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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-09

1919 i" lHUS - 1lUUU,UUU -
Increase in 1910 over 1909 was 100000 gallons
Thus, even allowing for the increase
in the last year, which | shall explain
later, the 1910 consumption is still A.
600, 900 gallons short of 1907.
And note that decrease from 1907 on
down. A decrease of 5000, 900 gallons
in 1907; further decrease of 15S, ,OOO,O 900
gallons in 1908; II 900, 900 more decrease
in 19O9-a total decrease of 244, 100000
gallons in three years, 1907 TO 1909, in
elusive. The reported gain of 43,OOO,OO
gallons in 1910 still leaves the liqour
consumption 200, 900, 900 gallons shy of
what il was in 1906. Not much COM
fort for the local QiquoD option crowd
there.
But the true way TO measure the ac-
tual loss TO the liquor men by the on
ward sweep of prohibition is TO figure
on the basis OF such gain as they were
making before prohibition hit them so
hard. To illustrate, from 1904 to 1907,
(see first table, the increase in the CON
sumption of alcoholic liquors was $780,
23S, ,473 gallons; or an average OF lis, ,746,-
t24 gallons per year. Their "expectan-
cy." therefore for 1910 would be the
1907 consumption plus 56,23S,473 gal
Ions; and that would have made their
business for 1910 amount TO 2,375, 929, 5S4
gallons-it was, in reality, but 1,q7S, ,6lO,.
637 gallons, being almost 4OO, 200, 600
gallons shy of their reasonable "expec-
fancy" They did gain 43,OOO,O 900 gal
Ions in 1910 over 1909 but that is over
5000, 900 gallons less than the average
annual gain before the cyclone hit them,
as appears from the above figures.
1t is the old principle of bailing water
out of boat. The boat leaks. If you
don't bail out any water, you will soon
90 down. By continued bailing you
save the boat until you can stop the leak
and then you can put up your tucket
and your pump. The leak in this matter
of liduor consumption is Interstate null
LITIGATION of States rights. But the end
of that is in sight and none know il bet
fer than the liquor men. Once given
freedom from Federal overriding of the
will of sovereign states and the Times.
Union, even, will have no leg to stand
upon In any such matter as their alleged
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-09

WHAT IT MEANS.
Comparing the 1910 consumption of
liquors with that of 1900, you have an
increase of 46 per cent (The Times
Union figures the beer and spirits Sepa-
rately, but the actual result is the same
Comparing 1907 consumption of liquors
with that of 1900 and the increase is
over so per cent. 1t was early in 1908
that the largest sections of the South
went dry and from that date the decrease
in consumption of liquors begins. Had
the Times Union wished to be fair it
would have shown these facts. Instead
of there being a constant increase dur
ing the period from 1900 TO 1910, as that
paper would have its readers believe,
the figures show tremendous decrease
dating from 1908.
These facts justify our contention that
prohibition does lessen the sale of
liquors. The local Qiquor) option press,
however, coached as they are by the
liquor dealers and their literary press
agencies (which furnish many of the
canned editorials given unSuSpecting
readers as the product of the local press,
are so determined to prove" that PRO
hibition does not prohibit" that they
are forced to resort to this sort of arith-
metical jugglery.
Note the following comparisons as
showing the straits in which the liquor
people are during these days when state
after state is joining the tall dry column.
See above table for the figures from
which the following table is computed.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-09
No Matter

What you want in the way OF Harness,
Buggies, Wagons and Farming Imple-
ments, have got it. The largest stock
from Jacksonville to Tampa. A great
variety of goods to select from. Wagons
for all, High-g grade and medium. Farm
ing Implements of the best makes. And
all sold with strict guarantee. All
goods are from the best and most reli-
able houses in the country. Come and
look over my stock before you buy, for
| am satisfied can save you some
money. | will sell you for less than
others no matter what their price is.
Anything from a needle to locomotive
Mail orders filled just the same as if you
came yourself, and the price and goods
guaranteed or | pay freight both ways
When you come TO town, ask for
"Edmonson's place." then come up and
will do the rest. Prices right. Goods
right. And you will be used right.
J. E. EDMONSON,
PALATKA, FLA.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-09
KalbfieId's Orpheum Gets En-

The Orpheum has been packed TO the
outskirts every night this week. This
may be due both to the return of Mr.
Kalbfield's popular mascot, and the ex-
cellence of the weeks bill.
1t is the Adde Musical Comedy Com
pany of six very much alive people, who
have aSSiduouSly cultivated the art of en-
tertaing, and have it pat.
The first two nights the company pre-
sented "The Beggar Prince" on Wed
nesday "Joe's Family" and last night
"Charley's Aunt" There will also be
a change of bill tonight and again to-
morrow night.
The attendance has been from 450 TO
500 each night. The pictures were also
excellent.
The company has caught the popular
favor, and its stay for full week is do
ing much to stimulate the Orpheum
habit. Those havn't seen the Adde Co.
would find amusement in doing so be-
fore its too late. Some of the with
cisms are little off acknowledgement
not in keeping with dictates of a refined
taste, but there's nothing vicious. Any
way even with these, il isn't so much
what is said, as how il is said, that
makes you laugh; and good laugh in
such weather as this Is good for torpid
liver pad.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-09
POMONA LETTER.

f. L. Brannon from Arcadia is here
looking over the orange crop with the
intention of buying some fruit on the
trees, if possible.
Among the recent visitors 10 the
county seat were MeSSrS. w. II. Cook,
w. S. Middleton and Holscy Hcule.
Miss c. NJ. Green, manager Western
Union Telegraph office at Henderson,
KY, is home on her annual vacation.
M. o. CauSey, wife and little son from
Seville, spent Sunday with Mrs. S. S.
Green and family.
We are glad to note that Mr.. Middle.
ton has commenced TO remove the shan
ties on what is known as "pcanut row."
This property was sold by Mr. Middle
ton last winter 10 northern parties with
the understanding that the ShanticS were
TO be removed within a specified time.
This street is centrally located and will
make an ideal place for the erection of
winter homes for our northern visitors
and we understand that several houses
will be built on this property this winter.
We hope so.
w. H. Cook, one of the most exper-
fenced orange growers in our state, is
making arrangements TO install oil heat
erS in his grove. These heaters burn
crude oil and il is said are complete
success. Burning these heaters at full
capacity the temperature can be raised
II degrees and it will be an easy matter
10 save the fruit as we'll as the trees from
the cold.
Mrs. Dexter Wakefield, after visit
with old friends, left Sunday for Sea
Breeze.
]. D. Wyeth and family are expected
soon, and we shall be pleased TO see
their pretty home occupied again, after
their absence of two months in Cam
bridge, Mass.
Willie Keown from DeLand is spend
ing the week with his sister Mrs. c. A.
Knowlton.
News has Just reached here that Mr.. ].
T. Stier died the last of July at his home
in Louisville, Ky. Mr. Stier owns
grove in West Pomona and has been
making Pomona annual visits, coming
here 10 see TO the handling of his orange
crop. His many friends here deeply re-
gret TO hear this sad news and extend
their hearty sympathy to his wife and
children.
c. G. Gorden is visiting his relatives
in Ludowice, Ca, this week.
Miss Beatrice Waid arrived Saturday,
and opened school Monday with a good
attendance of pupils The early date
for commencing school was surprise,
but with one or two exceptions the
children were all on hand Monday.
Rev. w II. MCDOWELL will preach in
Crescent City next Sunday, consequent
ly there will be no morning service in
our church.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-09
THE TIMES.UNION
JUGGLES FIGURES
To Make a Showing Against
Prohibition-The Actual
Facts Presented
In Mastery Argument by Supt. Col
Inns of Florida Anti-Saloon League.
HEADQUARTERS
THE ANTI-SALOoN LEAGUE OF
~ FLORIDA

lilShbUOhNl L END
THE ANTI-SALooN LEAGUE OF
.e FLORIDA
Jacksonville, Fla,
September 9TH, 1910.
Hon. VIM. A. Russell,
Palatka, Florida.
My Dear Mr.. RUSSELL
| have your favor of the 9th inst,
reading as follows:
"Dear Mr.. Collins:-
81 am enclosing a portion of a
Times Union editorial of the I'd inst.
and would be grateful if you would
furnish me with the explanation
one that would convince the aver
age reader that the T-U in this, as in
other things, miSrepresents. Thank
ing you in advance for the explana-
ton, am "Yours very truly,
(Signe6 VIM. A. RUSSELL"
1t affords me pleasure TO respond to
your request and am confident that a
careful study of the facts will show any
one the fallacy of the position taken by
the Times Union in the editorial re-
ferred to. The conclusion reached is
due simply TO juggling with figures and
is very far from correct The evident
attempt is TO show that there has been
a constant and more or less uniform in
crease in the use of intoxicantS in this
country annually from 1900 to 1910.
This is not true and here is where the
deception of the Times Union comes
in. Many facts throw a heap of light
on this matter, some of which | shall
give you, but first off, want TO submit
a table showing the facts. The figures
for the years from 1900 to 1909, inclu-
Sive, are taken from Bonfort'S Wine and
Spirit Circular, issue of June 10, 1910.
presume they are correct. AT any
rate, the liquor crowd will be willing to
accept that journal as authority. The
1910 figures in the table are obtained
from the mes-Union editorial in queS-
tion by adding the amounts of beer and
spirituous liquors there given for that
year. | do not doubt but that the liquor
crowd will accept the Times Unions
figures as readily as those of Bonfort's
Wine and Spirit Circular Why
thew?
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-09
of Popular Actress

Miss Mabel Paige, who has long been
favorite with Palatka theater going
people, is now said to be playing the
part of Little Eva" in "Unclc Toms
Cabin"
The News had intended to say some
thing concerning Mabcl'S latest engage
ment, but the Pensacola Journal, under
the above caption, has already said it SO
much better, that the News is content to
copy its comments as follows:
THE news comes that Mabel Paige,
the popular actress SO well-known in
Florida and SO much admired all over
the south and so often called the idol
of Dixie is playing the part of Little
Eva in Uncle Toms Cabin
"Mabcl Paige was born in the south
and has never played farther north than
Kentucky. All her friends are southern.
The fortune she is said TO have made
was contributed by southern admirers.
None of them believed she was a great
actress. None of them claSsed her with
Maud Adams, Ethel Barrymore or
Blanche Walsh. Still she was the idol
of the south and sixteen or seventeen
years ago they admired her in such juv-
emile parts as Little Lord Fauntleroy' in
which she was starred for several sea-
sons. She was a beautiful, sweet and
winsome child and from that grew into
a bright and promising womahhood.
All the time her charming personality
and her pretty little manneriSmS kept the
house full and the box office satisfied
'Now she has gone into the Uncle
Tom business.
"Mabel Paige is twenty eight years
old and has recently married a second
time. Her widowhood was of the
graveyard and not of the bayfield, varie-
ty ii may be said parenthically, and may
be this second marriage has something
to do with her decadency.
However if Mabel wants TO play Lit
tie Eva,' she ought to go where Little
Eva will be appreciated. If this is real
ly true, she is no longer the idol of the
south. The dream is vanished, the de-
lusion is shattered, the golden bowl is
broken.
'If Mabel Paige is going TO tour the
state in Uncle Toms Cabin let us hope
that she will not come to Pensacola" "
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-09
Fine Automobile Trim,

Noah Tilghman, Warner Hamm and
DR.. Harry Merryday reached home
Wednesday from an automobile trip
worthy of record because of the time
made.
The party started from Daytona
Beach on Tuesday, went to DeIand,
Sanford, Orlando, Ocala and thence
home, their actual running time being
49, hours.
The trip was made in Mr.. Tilghman's
Ford 20, Model T. which was the sec
ond machine sold in Palatka, and which
he has run continuously since its pur-
chase a year and half ago. He says
that the machines running qualities have
improved steadily with use.
While passing through Rentz Mill Mr..
Iilghman learned that the Ocala and
Palatka R'y would be completed to
Orange Springs this week, and the in
formation was also volunteered by Mr..
Rentz, that trains would be running into
Palatka over this road from Ocala with,
in six months.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-09
AN ORDINANCE

To Prohibit Prize Fighting, or the Illus
tration of same by Stereopticon or
Moving Pictures.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and City
Council Of the City of Palatka:
SECTION |. That hereafter 1t shall be
unlawful for any person to indulge in
any Prize Fight, or to illustrate any prize
fight by Stereopticon or Moving Pictures.
SECTION 2. Any person violating any
of the provisions Of this ordinance shall,
upon conviction, be punished by fine
not exceeding one hundred dollars, or
by imprisonment not exceeding sixty
days, or both, at the discretion OF the
Municipal Judge.
SECTION 8. This Ordinance shall go
into effect upon its passage and APPROX
al by the Mayor.
Passed in open Council this I'd day
of August, A. D. 1910.
BENZ. I. GAY,
President City Council.
Attest:
AT. TRIAY.
[Seall City Clerk.
Approved Aug. I'd, 1910.
HOWELL A. DAVIS,
S.5-5t Mayor.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-09
Bond Trustees Let Road Con-
tract,

The board of trustees for county bonds
met on Friday last for the purpose of re-
ceiving bids for at least two pieces of
road construction, both of which were
in Commissioners district No. 1.
James Padgett, jr., was the only bid
der for two miles of road south from
Crescent City. The contract was award
ed TO him at 81. 400 per mile.
The road from the Dunn'S Creek
bridge to SatSuma HightS was not award
ed; what was intended as a bid was
really not bid, and the bond trustees
will readvertiSe.
The board also decided TO advertise
for bids for the construction of five miles
of hard surfaced road from one half mile
east of Florahome TO Grandin, Putnam
Hall and toward Melrose. The adver-
tisement of the board asking for bids is
published elsewhere in this paper.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-09
Stetson Quartette Last NIGHT.

The News finds it impossible TO make
the mails this morning and give anv de.
tailed account of the entertainment of
the StetSon Quartette at the Howell The.
ater last night.
Suffice it TO say that the theater was
filled with one of Palatka's most repre-.
sentative audiences, and that these peo.
pie cheered with zest every number
rendered by this quartette of exoisite
melody makers.
mere were two addresses, the first
by Mr.. H. C. Garwood of Green Cove
Springs; the second by Mr.. D. E. Carl.
ton of Wauchula, and they were both
eloquent arguments in favor
OF the statewide prohibition amendment.
The quartette was introduced to the
audience by Mr.. H. E. Merryday.
Inc entertainment was the best ever
given here in the interests of prohibition,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-09
ANOTHER CIGAR
FACTORY here
Leases Athletic Club Rooms
Begins Business TO-DAY.

Jose Escalante & Co., another big
Tampa cigar factory is moving into Pa.
latka to-day
This firm has branch of its Tampa
factory in Chicago. 1t is the main fac
tory that is moving to Palatka.
The new factory has leased the Ath-
letic Club rooms. This lease was sign
ed by the A. C. L. Co. yesterday.
In the interests of business the Ath-
letic Club, at meeting Tuesday night,
decided TO give up the rooms.
The removal of this factory was ar
ranged by the Palatka Board of Trade
The new factory will employ about
800 men. Sixty-five of them arrived
last night. Others are coming today
Watch Palatka grow.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-09
st. James Methodist Church
II. DUTILL, PASTOR.

"The Supernatural in the Early Chris
tian Church" will be the subject at the
morning hour next Sunday. You will
be helped by the Service-Come!
Evangelistic service at the evening
hour.
Sunday school at 945 a. m.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-09

If you haven't the time to exercise
regularly, Doan's Regulets will prevent
constipation. They induce mild,
easy, healthful action of the bowels
without gripping. Ask your druggist
for them. 25 cents.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-09

FOR SALE-S2OO cash; balance like
rent, will buy dwelling Cor. Madison
and North 9TH ST. Four open Fire
and cold water
Bath Etc, and dry yard-very low
price II sold this month. ]. d. JET
FORDS, 4I0-N.4th Street. At,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-09

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 15-.tf
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-09

or doses $3.50" will cure any case
of Chills and Fever. Price Csc. i.l,bm
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-08-05
Yoke of Bondage Curtis Wore

Mr.. Curtis. I am going to find that
note and pay it. And he did. after a
diligent searching.
Thus, year after year, Mr.. Curtis
slowly, but gradually, lessened the
amount of the thousands he had sworn
to himself to pay off in their entirety
with interest. And then, one day. he
found that just two more seasons of
locturing would enable him to take up
the last note. 1t was that note that
he had just cancelled when I met him
yesterday-33 years after the failure
of his publishing firm-and do you
wonder that he felt as though he had
been released from PRISON."
A little over two years after MIR.
Goodwin told me this story the news
was flashed throughout the country
that George William Curtis, nationally
famous as an essayist, editor and pub
licist, was dead. How peaceful those
closing years of his life must have
been to him-"an absolutely free and
independent man once more"
Copyright. 1910, by e. J. Edwards)
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-08-05
Teach Poor to Cook.

Helen Smith of Rochester has been
engaged by the New York Association
for Improving the Condition of the
Poor to go among the poor OF SYRIA
cuse and teach them the art Of cook
ing nourishing foods at cheap cost
She did much of this work In the
Rochester Italian housekeeping CEN
ter. and proved so successful she has
been engaged for a much more extern
sive task. It seems that the New
York association has learned that ex.
cellent results are obtained by send
ing trained women among the poor to
teach them economy In cooking and
other details Of housekeeping. This
instruction not only enables them to
save money and to have more health
full foods. but II educates them and
gives them enlightenment on many
things essential to health. Winifred
Gibbs OF New York is another woman
engaged In this work. In these days
of high prices these trained women
enable the poor to cut their meat bills
in half and teach them TO save money
for the proyerbiai rainy day.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-08-05

enough. But Mr.. Dickinson expostu-
lated.
Just wait, Mr.. President he
urged, until you have heard from
Michigan You are sure to have a
large plurality In Michigan-there
isn't any doubt about 1t. And as
Michigan goes. SO will go many other
western states
For a moment or two the gov
ernor, half smiling and half serious.
looked at Dickinson. Then he waved
his hand comprehensively. oh,
pshaw.' he said. I'm going to bed
And with that he stalked out of the
room.
Dickinson. clearly puzzled, looked
at me for an explanation.
Mr.. Secretary / said, the gov
ernor knew we were licked when we
got that confidential dispatch from
New York. He only waited to hear
from other states because you and
Mr.. Villas wanted him to-
And you never saw a more crest
fallen man in your life than Mr.. Dick
inson was at that moment" concluded
Mr.. Lamont, with reminiscent smile.
Copyright. 1910. by E. ]. Edwards.)
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-08-05
Original Of Captain Costigan. Blear'
Eyed and Drunken, Was Singing
Ballads In Music Hall in
London.

Whenever think of Thackeray.
two incidents invariably come to my
mind" said Parke Goodwin. the vet
eran author. journalist, editor and SON.
in-law of William Bryant, a year or
so before bis death in 1904.
when Thackeray was in this coun-
try on his second visit in 1854 and '55
he made his headquarters while in
New YORK. city in the Office Of the old
Putnam's Magazine. which was dis
continued in 1857. Here Thackeray
would come almost every day. draw
sketches with his pen upon any edi-
torial, manuscript or newspaper that
he found handy, and tell Us about the
studies that he had made for the novel
that he was to write as sequel of
Henry Esmond,' and which was after
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-08-05
Turned the Hose on EN-.

A serious conflict between soldiers
and civilians took place recently at
Scrapins, in Portugal. Lately the
troops. quartered in the town, have
been causing disturbances, and the
other day the inhabitants, armed with
various weapons, mustered in force
and attacked a group of them. The
news quickly reached the barracks,
and a horse of soldiers came to their
comrades rescue. A pitched battle
ensued, and at last the townspeople,
forced the soldiers to take refuge in
their barracks. So exasperated were
the civilians that they lighted torches
and threatened to set fire to the build
ing. The soldiers were training guns
upon them when the officers ordered
the fire hoses to play on the besiegfng
crowd. After being thus deluged for
an hour the townspeople were forced
TO retreat drenched to the skin. The
officers stratagem Is greatly COM
mended, and there is no doubt 1t saved
many lives. AS it was, fourteen per-
sons were injured. two of whom died
in hospital.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-08-05
Cleveland Was Calm in Defeat

a majority, and that a good many
states west of the Mississippi Will fol
low suit
WELL said the governor, In per
fectly easy and almost unconcerneo
manner, we will wait until we hear
from Wisconsin
by and by a message came from
Chicago stating that the Republicans
had won Wisconsin. Then up spoke
Don. M. Dickinson, our postmaster gen
eral from Michigan:
Mr.. President he said, let's don't
give up yet Our prospects are as
good as ever. You know. we have
private advices that you'll surely car
ry Indiana
We'll said the governor, In the
same easy manner. let's wait and
hear from Indiana
Soon the national committee IN
formed us that General Harrison had
also carried his own state. The gov
ernor got up, apparently having heard