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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13

The stage child has no more valiant
champion than the comedian Francis VIII
son. Mr.. Wilson has argued before leg
islative committees in every state where
the laws prevent children appearing on
the stage and in most instances has sue
cessfully convinced the lawmakers that
the child Of the stage is better cared for
and is far happier than is the child IL
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-07-29
Secures Health in the West.

Hundreds OF Putnam county people
will have only pleasant recollectionS of
Hon. Neil NJ. Alfred OF Ocala who sue
ceeded Hon. Sgd. L. Carter of Gaines
vile as states attorney of tho old circuit
of which Putnam formerly was a part,
and to which position he was elected by
an overwhelming majority. 1t will also
be remembered that soon after Mr.. ALL
reds induction into office his health
failed and he was compelled 10 go the
far west. AS he began TO improve he
returned TO Florida, resigned his office
and took his family west TO reside per-
manently. That Mr.. Alfred is again in
good health and taking an active interest
in public affairs is apparent from the
following which appeared in the Ocala
Banner of last week:
"a recent letter to this office from
Mr.. Neil NJ. Alfred contains the pleas.
ing information that he and his family
are all we'll and are doing nicely. He is
in the law business at Globe, Arizona,
and has as partner Mr., G. F. Whitcher.
The firm is meeting with much success,
and Mr.. Alfred says that everybody there
is now most pleasantly busy in convert.
ing their former territory into a great
state. The host OF Ocala friends of this
popular family will be exceedingly glad
TO hear such good news from them
Mr.. Alfred says we are all quite well.
You may be able to imagine what .
great time we are having here now,
making a new state out OF the territory,
but doubt if anyone who has not been
through the experience can realize juSt
the feeling that we all have. | know
you we'll enough TO know that If you
were here you would enjoy it very
nuch.'"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-07-29
A GAMBLERS RING.
When its Owner Deals tho Cards Are
an Opsn Book.

When Its Owner Deals tho Cards Are
an opsn Book.
A curious ring seen recently is one
that belongs to a gambler, one of the
most famous card players in the Unit
ed States. 1t is a heavy gold band af-
fair and is exactly five-eighths of an
inch wide. Running around the band
in such a way as to completely circle
it is row of FIVE small signets. Each
one of these is worked in gold in the
form of a shield. These shields are
polished on their surface and bear no
marking of any sort.
Inside the ring and grooved into its
outer circle is another gold circle.
When the ring is put on the operators
finger by slight movement it is pos
sible to slide the outside band around
on the inner one. The instant this is
done from under one Of the small
shields appears minute mirror. This
mirror is a scant quarter inch in diam
eter.
When the operator sits In at a game
Of cards he wears the ring on the little
finger of his right hand.
When he slides the cards off the pack
as he deals this little mirror comes di-
rectly under the card that is being
dealt. The dealer, looking down at his
hands as he deals, sees each card as it
comes off the pack. He knows each
card that he has dealt and exactly
who has the card.
AS the dealer puts the pack down by
movement either slow or fast it is a
perfectly simple matter to give the
ring slight rub, sliding it back into
its original position. The mirror, even
when it is exposed, is always on the
inside Of the hand and concealed from
every one. After long practice it is
possible to pull every card off the pack
in such manner that it will reflect in
the exact center Of the mirror.-B
Post.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-07-29
anniversary
DANCE and PICNIC
St. Johns Park Will Hold Big
Celebration,

The ST. Johns Park Concert Band has
arranged to give big picnic and dance
at st. Johns Park next Thursday, August
4th, with every promise that it will be
the biggest affair of the kind held in this
section of Florida in many years.
Great crowds of people are expected
to join in the festivities that day to cele.
brate the anniversary of the closing OF
one of the greatest real estate deals
ever made-greatest in point of success.
ful results, rather than in the number OF
acres sold.
St. Johns Park, of which Omega is the
poStoffice, comprises some $4,000 acres
of land, all of which was sold to 1900
different purchasers in the unprecedent.
ed short space of 80 days. Hundreds OF
these people are now settled on these
farms of 10, 20, and 40 acres.
The people of st. Johns Park were
drawn from all quarters of the globe.
From their number were found many
musicians who have organized the band
and orchestra which takes rank among
the best in the state.
II is this band, every member of which
is filled with enthusiasm for the future
VI JOluo dIh, tlldt 10 thS
people of all the surrounding country TO
visit the new town and have grand
time all day on August 4th.
The dance will take place in the eve
nings in large hall with an ideal floor.
The music will be all that could be de-
sired.
Every preparation will be made to
take care of the crowds and see to the
comfort of every visitor.
ST. Johns Park is a pretty place. 1t
has fine store buildings, hotel, admins
tration hall; its streets, stores and resi-
dences are lighted with acetylene gas
and there is every evidence of permance
The News would suggest TO the bust
ness men of Palatka that they make use
of the opportunity afforded by this pic
mic TO get acquainted with the people
of st. Johns Park whose trade will
amount to thousands of dollars annually,
Palatka is the most accessible large
town and should get the bulk of its
trade. The new town is at the head of
Crescent Lake and is reached by steamer
direct from the city daily. And until a
railroad is built, the travel to and from
will be by boat.
On the day of the picnic boats will
leave Palatka in the morning, returning
after the dance.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-07-29
Not Up With the Times.

In the old days, and not so many years
ago, either, a man who was down at the
heel but anxious to keep up appearances,
sometimes gave his personal check in
full settlement of some of his numer-
Gus and more pressing debts OF course
there was no money in the bank, or &c
man wouldn't have been down and out
financially. His check only gave tenn
porary relief to himself and his friend,
the enemy who persisted in pressing him
for money. But it did no real harm, eX-
cept to the giver. The creditor was
neither richer nor poorer for accepting
the worthless bit of paper.
But times have changed. 1t is now
against the law in Florida for man TO
give a check on a bank in which he has
neither funds nor credit
That was the extent of the shining of
L. G. Graft, alias l.. G. Jerome, mana
ger of the Welaka ice plant and hotel.
While in Miami Graft gave worthless
checks. He was arrested and held under
bond. He skipped the bond, came to
Welaka under the name of L G. Jerome
last April, and since that time has been
doing we'll He is an up-to-date ice
maker, and his wife has managed the
hotel in good shape, and both were do
ing well. Jerome was trying TO forget
all about Miami and his old moss covered
debts at that place.
Not SO the sheriff of Dade county.
He got word that Graft was in Welaka
and notified Sheriff Kennerly TO arrest
him. Deputy Hagan went after Graft
last week and brought him TO Palatka
Friday, where he was lodged in Jail un,
til Saturday, when he was taken TO Mi
ami. Graft did one wrong, then another
to cover up the first, and now he'll have
to pay for both.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-07-29
A Fugitive From Justice.

Tom Howard of Rice Creek stole
mule from the Utica Brick & Tile Co.'S
place at Rice Creek and rode the beast
to Green Cove Springs and there sold it
for SOL. The mule was worth $l75 of
anybody's money in need of mule.
Sheriff Kennerly traced the mule, re-
covered it and then traced Tom to Jack
sonville where all trace was lost, though
Mr.. Kennerly spent two days there in
trying to locate the thief.
Tom Howard is son of his daddy,
and most every one in Palatka knows
the old man. He is Frank Howard, i'm
pecunious, chronic hook worm victim,
and who has a horror of toll, preferring
to live on the county-if the commits
sioners would only let him.
The sheriff has notified police OF
other towns
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-07-29
Crowds Visit the Orphem.

The new Orpheum open air theater
has proved popular resort this week,
the crowds each night occupying the full
seating capacity.
The show has been way beyond any
thing heretofore given, and that ii has
met with approval of the patrons is evil
dent from the favorable comment one
hears from them as they come away from
the performances. That's fine show;"
Say, that performance is all right" and
such like expressions are heard.
Manager Kalbfield says that in starting
he of course had difficulty in securing
such attractions as he wished, but now
that he has had more time to make en-
gagements, the kind he wants are com.
ing his way.
The Orpheum has certainly met with
popular favor this week.
For the balance of the week Leslie
and Lillian Howard will appear. They,
like the Hawthornes, are singing and
dancing artists, and are said to be the
best of their kind on the road. Della
phone, who has won such popular favor,
has been induced to remain through the
balance of the week.
Next week Careless Briscoe," Jug
gler, and the Creighton Sisters, and the
Leslie Brothers, English acrobats. All
crack-a- jacks.
Tonight some amateurs will be on in
addition to the regular program.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-07-29
BETHEL Am E CHURCH
Congregation Expects to Wor.
ship in New Edifice Next
Month.

The congregation of Bethel A. M. E.
church, whose present house of worsh
ip is on Emmett street, expects to oc
cupy its new church edifice at the cor
ner of Reid and Eighth streets on the
third Sunday in August-at least that is
the present plan of the pastor, Rev. E,
F. Williams.
A good many people have been look
ing at this new church edifice, and a
good many more ought to do so. II
will prove revelation.
The new church is of concrete and
the auditorium is size S5x65 feet. The
plans are modern both as to exterior and
interior, and the building will cost in
the neighborhood of $4,000 when com
pleted.
This building shows that the colored
Methodists, at least, are in line with the
new order of things in Palatka. They
wanted new church house and in their
efforts to secure it they were ambitious
to build in manner that would reflect
credit not only upon themselves, but
the city as well. This has been done.
Some people with more ready money
might have builded little more artis-
tically, but when il is remembered that
this church edifice is the work of peo-
pie with small means, and that coming
in in driblets, their ambition and self
sacrifice is all the more creditable.
The society will not be able TO COM
plete the interior of the church just yet,
but by the goth of next month il will be
in such shape as to enable them to move
in, and on Sunday the 21st, the first SER
vice will be held in the new edifice.
1t is planned to have Rt. Rev. M. B.
Salter, bishop of South Carolina here
on hat day, and the service will be in
the nature OF great colored Methodist
rally.
Bethel church is one OF Palatka's
strongest colored churches. 1t has a
membership of over 25O and its congre-
cations have been sufficient TO tax the
capacity of the old church.
The plan is to sell the old church and
parsonage, and when this is done the
money will be put into the new edifice.
The old property is held at $4,000.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-07-29
INTERLACHEN ITEMS.

Considerable repair work has been
done on the clay walks in and out of
town, and still "there'S more to follow"
until, it is hoped, our streets will all be
in excellent order before the winter sea-
son begins. Some new walks have been
laid, as we'll as old ones repaired.
Mrs. Jenkins, who has been absent for
the past four weeks, visiting in Jackson
vile, returned Sunday much benefited
in health by the rest and recreation en-
joyed in the city.
Mrs. f. A. Brush was weekend
guest of Mrs. Miller of Francis, return
ing home Monday.
Rev. ]. S. Collier is entertaining his
son and daughter law at the Methodist
parsonage for few days.
Friends of Mrs. o. C. OgIetree nee
Miss Rosa Davis will be panied to learn
that both her little children are very ill
with typhoid fever at st. Luke's HoSpi-
tai in Jacksonville.
Miss Erma Baker has been appointed
to teach the school at Bostwick, and will
begin her duties there at an unusually
early date.
DR.. Johnson, of Palatka, was profeS-
Sional visitor in town this week, having
been called TO an out of town patient.
/ An exceptionally heavy crop of fine
pears is demanding the attention of our
shippers at present, and if prices are
what they should be, the returns will
bring a goodly number of ShekelS into
this section of the county.
Mr.. P. Guser, of Arlington, Ala, was
a guest of the Brown House early this
| week
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-07-29
Administrator Appointed.

Judge NJ. |. Coke has appointed Mr..
Thos Murray of this city administrator
of the estate of the late Mr.. Martin
Griffin at the united request of the heirs.
Mr.. Murry is making an appraiScment
of the estate.
Just what the value of the estate will
total of course cannot be known until
the completion OF this work, but those
who are more or less familiar with it,
and close friends of Mr.. Griffin hold 10
the opinion that ii will not fall much
short of $125,OOO.
Mr.. Martin Griffin jr., who has been
here since his fathers death, expects 10
return 10 his home in Los Angeles, Cal.
some time next week. Mr. Griffin
states that he is very fond of Palatka and
its people, and will never lose interest
in the place, though it is not likely that
he will ever return here permanently
He likes California and its climate.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-07-29
MIR. James D. Smith.

News of the sudden death of Mr..
James D. Smith was received in this
city by large circle of friends last
Tuesday night.
Mr.. Smith had lived in Fitzgerald, Ga,
for the past few years and was supposed
to be in good health up to Tuesday af-
tcrnoon, when he was stricken with
acute indigestion while sitting at his
office desk, and died before leaving his
chair.
Jim" Smith had lived in Jackson,
vile the better portion of his life, and
we who knew him were fond of him.
His brother, John, in Cincinnati, Wash
ington, in Fitzgerald, Jere S. and Joe Of
this city and his sister, Mrs. Martin
Griffin of Palatka all survive this theiI
Younger brother.-The Floridian.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-07-29
Plant for Gulf Refining Co.

A. B. Garlic of Pittsburg, Pa, super
Intendent of construction of the Gulf
Refining Co., was in the city last week
arranging with the local agent, H. NJ. de
Montmollin for the construction of three
large storage tanks which will be used
for storing kerosene, naptha and gaSo-
line in large quantities. The company
is also arranging TO erect large ware
house for storing lubricating oils. This
concern has large and increasing busi-
ness here, and will employ local men in
making these Improvements as far as
possible.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-07-29
Married in Georgia.

Miss Bessie Eville, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert S. Eville of Palatka
Heights and grand daughter of Judge c.
|. Rowton of this city, was married at
Greymount, Ga, on Friday the 22d
inst, 10 Mr.. Ralph Waldo Sawyer, q
progressive and popular young man oi
Summit, Ga, and cashier of the Grey.
mount bank. The wedding was sol
emnized by Rev. DR.. Matthews oI
Summit.
Miss Eville has been visiting at Grey
mount for several months.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-07-29
Bell Family at the Howell.

At the New Howell Theater tonight
and Saturday night, the Bell Family will
appear in a spectacular musical produc-
ton that has won popular favor at every
point. The company carries IA people
and the music is interSperSed with clean,
bright and Snappy comedy-the kind
that all will enjoy. Popular prices will
prevail during this engagement and
different program is given each evening.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-07-29
Card of Thanks.

Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Canova and fami-
ly desire to thank their neighborS and
the people of Palatka generally for
their many kindly acts and profferS of
help, and unmiStakable sympathy in
their days of anxiety and following their
bereavement in the death of their son,
Dell T. CanoVa.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-07-29
Intent to Murder.

Ellen Wright cut Lille Iron with a
pocket-knife and carved her badly. Both
are society bellies of the Sixth ward
and of dark complexion. Ellen is an
inmate of the county Jail in default of
bond to answer at the next term of
court on the charge of assault with in
tent to murder.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-07-29

FOR SALE-One engine and boiler,
griSt mill, all practically new for cash or
easy terms. Write or call on S. F..
King, Hollister, Fla. July Is. If
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-07-29

DIR. Thomas Eclectric Oil is the
best remedy for that often fatal disease
Group Has been used with success
in our family for eight years. Mrs.
L Whiteaers, Buffalo n. Y.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-07-29

PLANK's CHILL TONIC is guaranteed
to cure malaria, chills, fever, colds
and lagrippe. Guaranteed to cure a
cold in one night; lagrippe in three
nights. Your money back if it does
not. For sale at all firstclass drug
stores. 3-25-1yr.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-07-29

5 or doses 1865" will cure any case
of ChillS and Fever. Price 25c. Atom
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-07-29

FOR RENT-House corner 5th and
Olive, newly papered, painted and
thoroughly repaired. Apply at the
house. 7-22-tf
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-07-29
NOTICE

To WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that four weeks
after the date hereof we will apply, by pc
tition to Hon. J. Il. Wills, Judge of the Cir
cult Court of Putnam County, Florida, for
decree authorizing and legalizing our adop-
ton male child Donald Thomas Mcclellan.
age years, and female child, Lillian Eunice
Mcclellan, age years. both residing in
Putnam County, Florida. This the 22d day
of July. A. d., 1910.
ADNA JOHNSON,
7-29-4w LILLIAN ]. JOHNSON.
Gilpin observer., 1910-09-01
New Mexico.

1t Is believed around Texico- Farwell
that oil can be reached at a depth OF
1000 feet or less, and we'll will likely
be sunk there.
DR.. ]. H. Johnson and George B. Ler.
chen. owners Of the Big Tree proper.
ties in the Organ district, are taking
cut some high-grade lead-silver ore
that runs about 1000 ounces silver
with a little gold. The "low-grade'
runs about 300 ounces silver.
Development east and west in the
lower levels of the Socorro mines, Mo
COLON district, continues in the same
good grade milling ore, the 600 drift
east holding it's width OF over twenty
feet. About thousand tons a week
are being milled, of an average value
of $19 per ton.
Gilpin observer., 1910-09-01
CHAPTER XII.

Upon the sheltered deck of south
bound steamer a month later stood
two figures, Wilfrid Stennis and
Eunice, his wife. They had been mar
ried that morning. John Trevecca
was also on board, but in the smo-
king-room, out of the night air.
The Highland lights on Navesink
were flashing like twin-stars against
a pale streak of clear autumn sunset
which threw into relief the rounded
hills of Staten island.
His arm was around her waist, and
her head was pillowed on his shoul-
der. careless Of any chance beholders.
Two sentences are all we need to over
hear of their murmured conversation:
"Eunice means happy victory you
know" the girl was saying. TT has
certainly proved SO for us. Don't you
think SO, Wilf?'
He pressed her closer to him for
answer, and then with his free hand
he pointed to the dying day, saying:
AT evening time it shall be light"
THE END.
Gilpin observer., 1910-09-01
CHAPTER XII.

The summer swooped down on New
York in the latter days of June with
a rush, as is it's wont. The walls of
the new house on Riverside drive
were up to the heavy cornices, and
the roof was closed in, for Eunice had
given orders that the work was not
to be stopped nor the original plans
one whit altered.
Nearly every afternoon she and old
John would drive up there after the
heat of the day, for, having made the
mont, the old man developed a per-
feet mania for dining on it's covered
piazza, and so there was usually re-
served for the young beauty and her
rough and rugged escort his favorite
oorner-seat, whence they could see the
noble river losing itself in the haze
northward.
On one VI these trips, as they drove
slowly past the new mansion, Eunice
was sure she saw Wilfrid walking
away with hasty strides, his back
towards them.
Poor fellow!" she sighed How
he must miss it all! What dreadful
change for him to go back to the life
he always hated SOL"
For by dint of careful inquiries she
had found out that Stennis had ap-
piled to his old firm, and was again
doing desk work drudgery from nine
to five at SIS week.
Perhaps-for who may fathom the
heart of maid?-it was the knowl-
edge of this that kept her in town all
that summer. She often talked of 60
ing away somewhere, discussing the
merits of several places of which she
heard-the Berkshires, the Hamptons,
and even Newport-but John Trevecca
seemed very hard to move Just then.
"Bide a bit, lassie." he would say.
There's a mort O. time ahead o. zee.
Who'll see ia tn iron-work round tn
new hoose if I'm away"
Eunice laughed good-humoredly.
"Oh, WELL" she agreed, "if you are
quite comfortable l am content to stay
in town, dear. There is plenty of
ieisure before us, as you say. We
Gilpin observer., 1910-09-01
Founding OF khartum.

Khartum is not yet a century old
and 1t owes its existence to an or.
iental form of treachery. When Khe-
dive Mohammed Ali invaded the Su.
dan in 1920 he marched triumphantly
to Shendi, where his troops were en-
tertained at banquet by the sub.
missive natives. But while the khe-
dives high officials were seated at
the feast they shared the fate of the
viands and were, themselves reduced
to funeral baked meats Full of fury
the army fell on Shendi and demol.
ished 1t. Marching south, the inva-
ders reached the junction OF the Blue
Nile and White Nile. With the con.
queror's instinct they recognized that
the strip Of land. with its few fisher.
mems huts, Of straw, formed ideal
strategical headquarters. So Khartum
finally grew into the mos. sensitive
part Of the Sudan organism.