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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-12

While the German Ambassador TO
France was recalled by his sovereign.
another sovereign. death, has recalled
his colleague. NJ. de Nelidoft. the Cars
Ambassador at Paris, who died recently
after short illness, and Baron de Ro-
sen. Russian Ambassador at Washington,
has been picked as Nelidon's successor
by the newspaper men,
Baron Rosen will not be removed from
his present post by the advisers Of Nich-'
olas. He is too valuable a man here,
not. perhaps. owing 10 the difficult prob
lens which he has to solve-there are
none-but because he is thoroughly
Informed as 10 Americas relations and.
perhaps, intentions toward Japan. he
IT was who sat in" with Count de Witte
at the peace conference in Portsmouth.
He has been here since Count Cassini
was sent TO Italy. and he is a polished.
absolutely reliable. and finished diplO-
mat. who still believes that diplomacy
may be practiced safely. and with sue
cess, without lies and subterfuges. In
short he is a ''rara avis" among latter
day diolomatists.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25

State Senator Eugene M. Travis OF
Brooklyn has testified before the New
York legislative graft committee that he
was offered 500, 1000 to vote against the
anti-race track bill in the New York leg
islature, $4,000 of which was to be paid
at the time, and $4,000 when his vote
had been recorded. This is mentioned
here for the purpose of observing that
il might be move in the interests OF
good government if some member OF
the coming Legislature would advocate
the appointment OF a committee to in.
veStigate all the members of the 1909
session of the Florida Legislature who
voted to amend the anti-race track bill
before that session, and which amend
ment postponed the laws effect until
after the race track bunco had been
played through two seasons in Florida.
That there was undue Influence" used
has been common talk in the state and
among members of the Legislature who
stood for the original bill.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25

Col. w. w. Flournoy of DeFuniak
Springs appears to have bloomed forth
of a sudden in the roll of a political
guide post.
He has seemed determined, in fact, to
make himself known in this campaign,
and as there is not overmuch competi-
lion there seems an opportunity for Col
Flournoy.
In a recent issue of the Pensacola
News, Col. Flournoy has repeated in
the form OF an interview the correspond
ence which passed between him, on the
one side, and former Senator Milton and
Hayes Lewis on the other side, in re-
gard TO the telegram that was sent out
by Nathan P. Bryan's friends urging his
friends 10 urge Nathan P. Bryan TO be.
come a candidate for senator.
From the beginning of this telegram
business unto the present moment there
is nothing connected with ii that any
body connected with il has anything to
feel proud OF.
The correspondence between Col.
Flournoy and forI-er Senator Milton was
undignified, needless, and displayed lit.
tleness on the part of each and an ugly
spirit, besides.
The tactics Of the peanut politician
are TO be frowned upon at all times.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25
AS OTHERS SEE US.

Noticing Florida's growth in popula.
ton as revealed by the recent u. S. cen.
sus returns, the editor of the Davenport,
qowa) Democrat is moved TO observe:
'Florida stock is at a premium these
days. The state gained AZ per cent in
population in the last ten years, accord
ing TO the census reports. Many other
southern states show fine gain. They
have been looming back" ever since
the war, and lately the movement 10 the
areas of low-priced acres, and the reve-
lationS of the manner in which scientific
farming will transform such tracts as
have been lying waste and fallow in the
western and southern states, has been
booming the population of these sec
tons at the expense OF states like Iowa.
oklahoma leads all the states so far re-
ported, with a gain of 109 per Get New
Mexico is second with 81 per cent, Ari-
iona third with 66. This is to be ex-
pected of the newer states. But Florida,
which at St. Augustine has the oldest
European settlement in the United
States-its renaissance is one of the sig
nificant events of the decade"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25

Speaking of turkeys reminds US that
New York Press investigation has dis.
covered that there are only one or two
turkeys for every farm in the United
States. Small Rhode Island raises the
largest turkeys perhaps 10000, but
nothing like as many as Texas, with
about 1000, 00O-few large ones Rhode
Island turkeys bring top prices, from 40
TO 90 cents, simply because they are
more carefully reared. A fine S-months
old turkey ought to weigh from Is TO 20
pounds. Turkeys are not fit to eat in
the spring or in hot weather. From
along about now until February is the
time. In some southern states wild tur.
keys are becoming plentiful again. They
range as far south as Central America,
where they are more beautiful than in
New England. Turkeys have been tame
for about 400 years, but this is not so
long, and is one reason why there is less
loss of flavor in a tame turkey than there
is in tame chicken, for chickens were
tanned too long ago 10 tell about.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25

Henry Cabot Lodge, senator from
Massachusetts, has been given notice tc
abandon any hope he may entertain o.
succeeding himself in the United State.
senate. The notice comes from the
new democratic Governors Eugene
N. Foss, who says:
''ln the name of the majority of the
sovereign people of the commonwealth
of Massachusetts, | demand that Henry
Cabot Lodge surrender his seat in the
United States senate by withdrawing
from his contest for reelection.
"HiS election TO the senate would be g
reputation of the great victory of the
people at the last election. He was on
trial as much if not more than Governor
Draper, and if he had been the candidate
my majority would have been double
what it was.
The issues on which the fight was
made, on which was elected, were
honest tariff revision downward, lower
duties on the necessities of life, free raw
materials, an untaxed food supply, reci
procity with Canada and more democra.
Cy in our form OF government.
"We all know where Senator Lodge
stands on these issues and where he has
stood all these years. To reflect him
would be step backward and MasSa.
ChuSettS has never learned to walk back
ward.
IL shall never sign his credentials ex.
cept at the end of a campaign which
will make the last one look like an after,
noon tea party.
'He must surrender or fight. He
must defend his position before the peo-
pie. The people of Massachusetts, will
moi permit him longer TO manipulate the
Legislature. am ready and if he does
not retire will be on the stump in every
section of the state and we will find out
where the people stand. Senator Lodge
is not in touch with the new order of
things, with the progressive spirit of the
times. He does not represent the PEG.
pie, the men and women in the ordinary
walks of lifen
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25
long whip dexteriously, to the admir-

long whip dexteriously, to the admire
ton of the assembly.
The offended man stood off for {
while and viewed the scene Present.,
he walked hastily up and said:
Bryan, If you will crack that whip
I'll forgive all and vote for you"
"Tll accept that challenge" replied
the candidate, with voluminous smile.
He circled the long whip over his
head, with all the skill of a Texan, and
when he brought the handle to position
the lash whistled through the air with
energy and the cracker recorded rec,
ord breaking "crack" for Wakulla.
A cry of appreciation went up from
every throat and Mr.. Bryan was the hero
of the crowd.
"You made more votes by that per.
Torrance, pard," exclaimed an enthu.
siastic friend, than you would have
done by an hour OF your beautiful talk. ~
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25

The negroes of Oklahoma are going to
test the famous grandfather clause" in
the constitution of that state, under
which they were DISTINGUISHED in the
recent elections, barring the negro from
voting, and the outcome of the litigation
will be watched with interest. The ne
groes of Oklahoma, being aided by
northern sympathizers of their race, are
more aggressive than the southern negro.
They brought suit in the Federal circuit
court of Oklahoma, which held the
clause in question TO be constitutional.
They are not satisfied with the finding
of this court, however, and have ex-
pressed their purpose to appeal the case
to the highest court in the land. The
negroes are doubtless of the opinion that,
unless the matter is contested, all the
states of the Union will eventually adopt
the clause DISTINGUISHING them, and they
will probably make a supreme effort TO
have the law declared null and void
Should they carry out their intention to
test the matter in the supreme court, the
probabilities are that this tribunal will
declare the law valid, and the eventual
disfranchiSement of the negro will fol-
low.-Lake City Citizen-Reporter.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25

The News wishes to extend congratu.
lations to the distinguished congressman
from the First Florida district.
His time has come to render the great
est service to his district and to his ma.
tive state.
One of the greatest benefits that will
come to US from the great democratic
victoryis that we have kept Steve Spark
man in the House.
Unless all presidents are broken, Mr..
Sparkman will become chairman of the
Rivers and HarborS committee.
He is already ranking democratic
member.
His elevation TO the head means much
10 Florida.
Our state, with more seacoast than al.
most any half-dozen others, has fewer
votes than any other in congress. Mr..
Sparkman will be in a position to help
US.
We congratulate Florida at large and
Punta Gorda and Charlotte Harbor in
particular.
All Southwest Florida is interested in
the improvement of Charlotte Harbor.
1t is large and landlocked. 1t is natures
door to ingreSs and egreSS TO the com
merce of the seas.-Arcadia News.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25
Deafness Cannot BE Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased pOr ion of the ear. There Is only one
way to cure deafness and that is by constitu.
tionsl remedies. Deafness is caused by an IN
famed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube When this tube Is infamed
you have rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it Is entirely clos d, reaf-
ness is the result, and unless the tnfsmma.
ton can be taken out and this tube restored TO
its normal condition, hearing Will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out Of ten are caused by
Catarrh, which is nothing but an infamed
condition Of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
Ease Of Deafness caused by cstarrh) that can
not BE- cured BY Hslfs Cstarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
p J CHENEY CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
rake HslF Family pills for constipation
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25
ALL TO THE GOOD.

Key West, Fla, Nov. 1910.
Brother Publisher:
am sending you, under separate COW
er, copies of our Booster Edition. This
edition, consisting of 5000, was print
ed, four pages at a time, in our small
plant here in Key West, all composition
being done by hand.
If you feel that the edition merits a
kind word the same will be most highly
appreciated. Yours fraternally,
MARCY B. DARNALL,
Editor The Key West Citizen.
Thanks, Marcy, for that Booster
Edition" We have enjoyed every line
of it, and we believe that it will prove
the biggest investment the Island City"
has made in recent years. Your city is
isolated at present, but the time is COM
ing, and that soon, when in will be
known as the Southernmost railroad
terminus in the United States and the
point of embarkation for Cuba, the Pan
anna Canal and South American ports
Also as the great gulf naval station
Your 32-page Booster Edition" is a
marvel of neatness and is an honor to
the press of Florida. Never mind about
your hand work and small plant. There
was lot of head work back of that
edition, and those of US who have never
had the pleasure of seeing your city,
know more about it and the men who
have made il than they would have
known had ii not been for your enter
prise. When your railroad is completed
and all the new enterprises you have
outlined, come at us again. Your edi-
ton not only merits kind words from
the editors OF Florida and the south, but
your paper merits the full support OF
every man on the island of Key West.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25
WAITING FOR
THE RETURNS.

The votes are all in; the counting has
begun and the ninety millions OF people
await the decision. How helpless one
feels when the polls are closed and be-
fore the result is known After awhile
the victorS will shout and the vanquish.
ed will mourn, but now uncertainty re-
strains the hopeful and comforts those
who fear they are in the minority.
The nearest parallel is the experience
OF one watching at the bedside of pa
emf passing through crisis. AS then
he slightest symptom is analysed and
every glance and movement of the
hand noted, so as returns come in each
precincts vote is scanned to catch the
trend of sentiment. Scrutiny is follow.
ed by comparison and verification, and
finally shouts break forth from the
friends OF the winners, and the friends
of those who lose retire TO plan for the
next election when they hope TO profit
by the lessons brought by defeat.
And what tribute to the people! No
thought of resistance 10 the popular will
only anxiety TO know that will. How
superior TO all other forms of govern
ment is ours which derives the just pow
ers from the consent of the governed
in which the Joy OF those who triumph
is moderated by sense of responsibility
and a wholesome fear of the minority
while the gloom which overwhelms the
defeated is frightened by the conviction
that Truth crushed TO earth will rise
again. N-BrYan'S Commoner.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25

Augusta, Georgia, has been treated in
a ScandalouS manner by the recent U. S.
census, the official count of the enumer.
atorS showing a decrease in the city s
population OF over A per cent since the
1900 census. The whole city rose in
arms against the manifest injustice. The
census bureau gave the city three days to
show discrepancies between the bureaus
report and any count the city would
make. Result; 200 volunteer enumer-
atorS were called for by the mayor;
double that number responded. The
work OF enumeration had TO be done on
Sunday. Census blanks were delivered
to every home on Saturday. Sunday
morning, from the pulpitS of the various
churches, the ministers called upon the
people to aid the enumerators. The
work was completed, except the compi-
lation, in about six hours, and by nine
O'Clock Sunday night the official Stats
tics had been compiled, showing that
the federal enumeratorS had missed
3,i69 people in the city, and giving Au-
gusta a population of 1891, instead of
81, S26, as sent out by the census bureau.
Il was found that one whole ward of the
city was not visited by the federal emu
merators at all. Augusta will get justice,
but the whole city had to go after II.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25
Blount and the L. & NJ

The Herald contends that il is both
unjust and unfair to Mr.. Blount to con,
tend that simply because he has been
and is now the attorney for the L. & N.
Railroad Co. in this state that his can
didacy is at the initiative of that corpo.
ration. The L. & N. is simply one OF
Mr.. Blount's many clients. That he has
served them faithfully and we'll in the
capacity of their attorney, and for so
long, is an argument in favor of his
worth. The L. & N. Railroad Com,
pany is no fool, though we have cussed
il for about everything else in the calen-
der, and propose continue doing so un,
til this miserable four-cent passenger
rate is abolished. Had the l.. & N. held
any kind of grip on MFR. Blount it is
hardly likely that he would have devot-
ed so much OF his time and energy TO
the building of a competitive line of
road into nsacola.-DeFuniak Herald.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25

1.-The Bryan Club of Florida" has is
Sued pamphlet in the interests of N. P.
Bryan's candidacy for the United States
senate. What is the Bryan Club" Is
ii close corporation? 1t has been
charged that Mr.. Bryan is the candidate
o. a small band of politicians who have
agreed among themselves to parcel out
the offices among the members. This
Bryan Club" has that sort of look
Perhaps Bill Milton can tell us what we
want 10 know.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25

Nathan P. Bryan we have regarded as
man of considerable force and calibcr
and we dislike TO think that he fathered
or even sanctioned, the methods that
were employed TO get him 10 enter the
race. If he didn't he should not be made
TO suffer for it, but this is the end and
aim of Col. WV. Flournoy of DeFuniak
Springs.
In the meantime, it is not likely that
there will be cataclysm because Col.
w. w. Flournoy takes five columns Of
space to let II be known that he is going
TO vote for Mr.. Blount. Miami Metropo
lis
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25

A grandfather" clause in the Consti-
tuition of Florida might not help grand
father much, but it would assist nightly
in aiding his descendants TO maintain
the old nationaliSm of the states right
10 control against the Pleas. Holt brand
OF county rights, or in other matters
where the consolidated negro vote is
needed 10 put the "kibosh" on a decis-
ion OF grandpa's boys.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25

What State Editors are
Saying.
Completing a Crime

~hPAcanb -
Robin ]. Cooper, charged with the
murder of Edward w. Carmack, has been
acquitted of all he charges against him
in the criminal court at Nashville.
This finally dismisses all the charges
against the Coopers in connection with
their deliberate murder OF great and
noble citizen.
Duncan Cooper, the father, was found
gully and sentenced to prison. Just as
the supreme court affirmed the judgment
OF the lower court he was set free by the
most fragrant misuse OF executive power
on record in this country. Now the son
has been entirely freed.
The processes by which these men
were spared from punishment for their
dastardly act constitute a grave crime
against justice-one OF the gravest ever
known in the history of the United States.
This shameful murder and Its sequel
have already disrupted the democratic
party in Tennessee and brought that state
into disrepute throughout the world
Tampa Tribune.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25
Base Ingratitude--

We enter solemn protest against the
local option" papers ignoring Uncle
Henry Long so soon after the election
and giving all the credit for saving the
state to some one else. For fifty long
years Mr.. Long has been superintendent
of the Sunday school at Cotton Plant
and ii is dead wrong to rob him of the
laurel wreath OF victory and give it to a
young fellow who has never been Sun
day school superintendent for single
day. Don't drop Uncle Henry SO quick.
Let him down easy. You spilled barrels
of tears over him before election. Still
say good word for him occasionally
Bradford County Telegraph.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25
Needs Deliyerance From Friends

The Palatka News thinks John Stock.
ton made mistake in sending out the
pictures of himself and the late Cover.
nor Broward. Other OF Mr.. Stockton's
friends have expressed the same opinion,
but the Sun happens 10 know that Mr..
Stockton is not personally responsible
for this piece of political folly. 1t was
the work of an overzealouS friend OF
his.-Gainesville Sun.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25

A bust OF Col. Roosevelt will immedi.
ately be placed on exhibition in the
capitol building at Washington-it will
be on the senate side along with other
former vice-presidents. 1t is not the
purpose of the administration that the
once Big Noise shall be entirely forgot
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25

Count Leo Tolstoi, the aged Russian
novelist WHO died last Sunday, insisted
that literal translation of Christ's Ser
mon on the Mount was the only rule OF
Christian life and conduct, and yet the
old man was denied Christian burial by
the Orthodox (Christian) Greek Church.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25

II in event one county of the state the
primary should not be held, what would
be the legal effect and what would be
the party law under such circumstances
To bind the legislature would II not be
necessary that every county in the state
should declare its choice in a primary,
and IL one or more counties fail to do so,
could not the legislature with entire
propriety ignore the voice Of the coun.
ties which did declare their choice, and
discharge Its constitutional duty of elect.
ing a senator, regardless of an incom.
plete and defective primary
What frighful calamity II would be
to permit the legislature OF Florida TO
actually elect a United States senator
without its hands securely tied in adj
vance by stern, watchful and unre-
lenting democratic primary! Pass the
hat quick, and let US raise the necessary
funds TO hold the primary and save the
party, the state and the nation from such
an awful peril Our two.bit is ready
Suwannee Democrat
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25
Not Afraid.

"Aren't you afraid eating Welsh rab-
bit after the theater will give you
nightmare?'
NO" answered the cynical first
nighter "I'd rather have nightmare
than lie awake thinking about the
play."-Washington Star.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25
A Pretty State of Affairs

Down in Palm Beach county, the
youngest county in the state, the regular
democratic nominees were defeated by
the negro votes qualified to vote against
the amendment Now, this is a pretty
state of affairs, but what care the whiskey
interests since they can continue TO sell
booze and more booze?-Manatee Record
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25

Certain of the senatorial candidates
confine their newspaper advertising to
the running of their pictures in the
country weeklies. Some of these pic
lures are SMALL others large. Is it pos
sible that in the counties where the small
pictures are used only small vote is ex-
Dected2
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25
Won Votes With a Whip

Twas over at Crawfordville, in Wa
kulla county. N. P. Bryan, one OF the
senatorial cand dates had made speech
with uncertain effect. One man had
been offended and left the crowd 10
sulk. Presently, as the Tallahassee
True Democrat tells it, a backwoods-
man rode up with full cowboy equip
menL Mr.. Bryan. on being introduced,
walked up and patted the TANKS OF bis
beautiful sized and began to handle bis
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25
Bamboo Trees,

The bamboo Tree does not blossom
until Its thirtieth year, when it pro-
duces seed profusely and then dies. A
famine was prevented In India In 1912
by the sudden towering Of the trees,
when 10000 people gathered the seed
for food
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-25

The legislature of 1909 passed bill
abolishing racing, TO take effect in 1911.
Such law is probably not legal, and
was probably not intended TO be lsgal.
The people will have fight on their
hands in 1911 to abolish racing and book
making. News.