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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-06-17
Diamond Genius.
Magazine

The pitcher is a mighty man.
And well and skillfully be throws.
He loves applause from every fan,
But it's the umpire word that goes.
Buffalo Express.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-06-17
Leading Question.

Now. don't you think yo faith would fai
Ef you should take yo' stan
An try ter ride dat comets tan
Inter de promised LAMP
Atlanta Constitution.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-06-17

"Our new dairymaid is a bird"
"Why do you call her thatf'
"She dips and skins so gracefully.
st. Louis Star.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11
MARITIME EXPRESSIONS.
Used In a Metaphorieal Sense They
Are Quite Common.

Used In a Metaphorieal Sense They
Are Quite Common.
Maritane expressions used metaphor.
ically are, in fact, very common. We
say couple are ''spliced," a young
man is the 'mainstay" of his family,
an intruder puts his oar in," man is
"hard up" sometimes taken aback"
or has 1.-THE wind taken out of his
Sails" topper is Slowed" loafer
"spins a yarn" sometimes tries the
other tack" and ruler "steers the
ship of state" through troublesome
times.
This last metaphor is extremely an
cient, by the way. Horace refers to
Rome as a ship at sea. and Plutarch
says the Delphic oracle referred to
Athens In the same way. A Tamil
saying embodies like metaphor, 1.-THE
soul Is the ship, reason is the helm,
the oars are the souls thoughts, and
truth Is the port" An old collection
of English proverbs contains this one:
"The tongue is the rudder Of our ship"
A Malay maxim says, 'The boat which
is swamped at sea may be bailed out,
but the shipwreck of the affections Is
final"
Aristophanes, Plautus and others use
an expression which comes down to
us as an English saw, ITO row one
way and look another" An old Eng
lish proverb (614) was, ut is not good
to have an oar In every ones boat"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11
STAR GEM OF cEYLoN.
The Astoria Brought Health and For.
tune to It's Wearer.

The Astoria Brought Health and For.
tune to Its Wearer.
Familiar to some of the ancient writ
ers and credited with supernatural
powers, the astoria. or star gem, was
highly valued for the benefits sup
posed to be conferred on he wearer
Its bright six rayed star, ever chang
ing and shifting with every play Of
light and especially shooting out its
flames In the direct sunlight, would
seem to be something more than an
ordinary crystal, and to the supersti
tious mind 1t could readily be believed
to embody some tutelar spirit.
The particular virtue attributed to
this gem was the comforting upon the
wearer of "health and good fortune"
when worn as an amulet. and to those
fortunate to be born In the month Of
April, with which the stone was asso-
ciated or represented, the wearer was
insured from all evil.
The star stone is found principally
in Ceylon, invariably in soil peculiar
to rubies and sapphires. Indeed, IT is
composed of the same constituent "co-
rundum," its chatoyant, or star rays,
being caused by the pressure Of what
the natives call "silk." 1t is found In
many different colors. from pale blue,
pink and white to deep dark blue, ruby
and purple. The blue are termed sap.
phire stars. the red ruby stars. 1t is
always cut en- cabochon, the star divid-
ing into six rays at the apex. 1t is
next In hardness to the diamond.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11
Snubbed the Composer.

Gustav Mailer had queer expert
ence in Munich one day for which his
name was partly responsible. His
new symphony was being rehearsed.
and he took advantage of an hours
intermission to get some fresh air.
"On returning to the building" says
a Munich paper, "he lost his way and
tried to reach the hall through cor
ridor in which plasterers were at work
You cannot pass through here he was
told. But l am Mailer (Mahler is the
German for painter.) You look 1t, :
was the unsympathetic reply Of the
man who blocked his way. we are not
ready for the painters yet, so run on.
And the composer, realizing that argu-
ment would be useless, plunged into
the labyrinth and finally reached his
destination"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11
THE YELLED PROPHET.
He Was the Most Noted Impostor Of
the Middle Ages.

He Was the Most Noted Impostor Of
the Middle Ages.
The celebrated yelled Prophet" of
history was a Moslem fanatic whose
real name was Haken Ibn Hashem.
He was born about the middle of the
eighth century and became The most
noted impostor Of the middle ages.
He pretended that he was an embodi-
ment of the spirit Of the 'living God"
and, being very proficient in jugglery
(which the ignorant mistook for the
power to work miracles), soon drew
an immense number of followers
around him. He always wore gold
mask, claiming that he did so to pro-
tect the mortals of this earth, who, he
said, could not look upon his face and
live.
At last, after thousands had quilted
the city and even left the employ Of
the Caliph al Mohdl to join the fanat-
ical movement, an army was sent
against the "Veiled Prophet" forcing
him to fee for safety to the castle at
KEN, north Of the Oxus. Finally.
when ultimate defeat was certain, the
prophet killed and burned his whole
family and then threw himself into
the flames, being entirely consumed,
except his hair, which was kept in
museum at Bagdad until the time Of
the crusades. He promised his faith
full followers that he would reappear
to them in the future dressed in white
and riding a white horse.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11
Jack SHEPPARD as a Text,

Jack Sheppard had great hold upon
the Imagination of the people Of his
time. The fact that 100000 people wit
messed his execution at Tyburn on
Nov. IS, 1924, upon the tree that bears
twelve times a yeare" is some witness
to his grim popularity. But one Of the
strangest tributes ever paid him was
the sermon preached upon him in a
London church.
"Oh, that We were all like Jack Shep-
pard" began the preacher, to the stu
pefaction of his congregation. He went
on to draw a parallel between things
of the flesh and those Of the soul and
to point out that the genius shown In
housebreaking might have been be-
slowed upon picking the locks Of the
heart with the nail Of repentance.
London Standard.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11
John Stockton Space
ALittIe Journey to the Fire
sides of the Common
People
BY ONE OF THEM

NupETY there is q great and increasing ma jority
= If oil the people of florida who regard the office
Of United States Senator part of the heritage
hraathed to them by the revolutionary fathers, in
oornetuty and without charge or liability to
ront restriction, curtaiment or alienation.
This being so-and it is to BE hoped that no one
ill disnute it. and thereby declare himself member
in GOOD standing of the Ancient Order of Old Foges-
i fellows that all but few of us) feel that the Office
Of limited States Senator should be filled by man
wbo-as our friend W. J. B. ,of Nebraska says-"hasa
bart in rhythm moved by the heartbeat of humanity,
n,d NOT in cadence with the pulsations of the full
pocketbook
Domocratc doctrine. Therefore, it follows that it
wall to give ear and heed to the sentiment preponder
otno when we are submitting senatorial candidate
to the acid test.
JOHN N G. STOCKTON is A SENATORIAL
CANDIDATE.
HEIs ALSO A MAN IN HEART TOUCH WITH
HUMANITY.
His FORTY wears record as a business in Flori-
do is unmarried by single instance of ungenerous
treatment of rivals or serious disagreement with
sOciates.
All those with whom he has dealt in business have
good words to say of him.
He has helped, to the utmost OF his means, those
who have applied to him for aid and counsel.
He aided the churches, the schools, the hospitals
and was active in the organization of other agencies
helpful to humanity.
He has been active in relief work IN time of stress
Sufferers from the yellow fever epidemic of 1883 and
from the confagration of 1901 knew his name.
He has warm friends among the men and women
who work for wages which his acts as public official
and private citizen have drawn to him.
He early learned the lesson that the wage-earners'
the small merchants and the farmers pay nearly all
the expenses and he has denounced the
tariff as the chief conspirator in this pllage OF the
poor.
He has publicly declared that the high cost OF
living is the crime of the government, because 1t IS
directly due to special favors from congress to special
favortes.
He is student of governmental problems, and
might therefore, be called by Understanding name,
but we are considering this little treatise the COM
mon people, which brings back to the place OF be-
gnning-ths by the way, being the best place to end
to say
JOHN N. c. STOCKTON IS A SENATORIAL
CANDIDATE.
HE'S ALSO A MAN IN HEART TOUCH WITH
HUMANITY.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11
Minute Animal Life.

"The microscope teaches u.s." says a
scientist, that there are animals so
wonderfully minute that If thousand
Of them were ranked abreast they
could easily swim, without being
thrown out of order, through the eye
OF the finest cambria needle ever made.
Yet each of the minute creatures Is
highly organized number of particles,
capable of moving about, of finding
ana devouring food and of behaving In
all respects as becomes an animal as
distinguished from fragment of I'M
organized matter" The human mind
Is utterly incapable of realizing the
structure of these little creatures and
Oh fully approaching their marvellous
adaptation to the life they are des-
tined to lead.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11
He Sat.


1t is related of the Rev. Matthew
Clark that in the audience was once
a young British military officer whose
scarlet uniform far outshone any rival
habiliments and so fixed the gaze of
the young damsels present that the
wearer, enjoying the impression he
was making. not only stood through
the prayer with the rest, but remained
standing after all others had sat
down until the pastor had proceeded
for some time with his sermon, and at
length, noticing divided attention
and its cause, the minister stopped,
laid aside his sermon and, addressing
his new hearer, said:
"Ye're a Draw (brave) lad. Ye haze
q Draw suit of claithes, and we haze
a. seen them. Ye may sit doun."
The lieutenant dropped as If shot
From the Autobiography Of Horace
Greeley"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11
Mystery of the Sargasso Sea.

mo steamship" says ThaddeuS 5
Dayton in Harper's Weekly. could
ever penetrate the Sargasso sea, that
floating continent Of yellow weeds, al
most as large as the United States, ~
ing in the middle Atlantic. The tan
Cling weed would choke its propeller
and make 1t useless. The skipper OF
any sailing craft who runs his Prov
into this thick web Of weed through
any Of the mischances OF Navigation
is fortunate indeed If he escapes QUICK
". The Sargasso sea is t@hiihg' II
is not solid enough to walk upon nor
LIQUID enough to permit the Navigation
of a boat Whoever falls INTO II Is
drowned forthwith The clinging weed
grasps and holds and makes the STOUT
est swimmer powerless.'
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11
MANNERS.

Manners are Of more importance
than laws. In great measure the
laws depend on them. The law
touches us but here and there and
now and then. Manners are what
vex or soothe. corrupt or purify, ex-
alt or debase, barbarize or refine
us, by constant, steady. uniform,
insensible operation, like that Of the
air we breathe. They give their
whole color to our lives. Accord
ing to their quality they aid morals,
they supply them or they totally
destroy them.-Bmke.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11
Han,eIa In Arabia.

There are two varieties Of camels
in use in Arabia, the dromedary and
the freight camel. The dhelul drome-
daries are celebrated for their easy rid
ing gait and speed. A dhelul carries
about 300 pounds and travels about
six miles day. 1t can be purchased
for 100 to $50 Maria Theresa dollars
($42.50 to $63.75). A freight camel
carries about 500 pounds and travels
about two and g, half miles an hour. II
costs 300 Maria Theresa dollars $121
or more.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11

Notice of Application for Tax Deed Unoer
section OF Chapter 1888, Laws Of Florida.
r, Notice IS hereby given that Rodman Lumber
20 purchaser of tax certificate No. lA5, dat
ca eG the 9th day of July, A. D. 1908, has
MED said certificate in my office, and has made
appllcation for tax deed 10 issue in accordance
with law Said certificate embraces the fol-
lowing described property situated in Putnam
county, Florida, to-wit:
We OF neH OF neH, section 49, township II
s., range q O.; 20 acres
Ihe SAID land being assessed at the date OF
the issuance of such certificate in the name of
b. H Walker.
Unless said certificate shall be redeemed &C
cording to law, tax deed will issue thereon
on the 18th day OF December, A. D., 1910.
witness my oi1cial signature and seal this
the 18th day of November, A. D.. 1910.
lSeal HENRY HUTCHINSON,
Clerk Circuit CT. Putnam Co. Fla
By H. Hutchinson, Jr., d. g.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11

The three laws of planetary motion
discovered by Kepler, upon which mod
ern astronomy is based, are:
First.-Each planet revolves in an
ellipse, with the sun at one end Of the
foci
Second.-Each planet moves in such
a way that the line drawn between
the center Of the sun and the center of
the planet passes over equal areas in
equal periods of time.
Third.-The square of the time of a
planets revolution around the sun is
proportional to the cube of Its mean
distance from the sun.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11
Moist Air Saves Fuel.

Dryness of the air tempts to over
heating of the living rooms, for dry
air increases the evaporation of perspi-
ration from the skin, thereby increas-
ing the sensation of chilliness. Dry
air at rs degrees will feel about as
chilly as moist air at 65 degrees.
Stoves, coils and furnaces should al
ways have open vessels of water ex-
posed to evaporation for the purpose
of properly moistening the air. This
moistening Of the air will prove
saving of both coal bills and doctors
bills.-Designer
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11
A Snidar With a Lasso.

Spiders have a number Of ingenious
ways of alluring and catching their
prey. A writer in Popular Science de-
scribes an American spider which
haunts evergreen trees and snares Its
dinner by means of a kind of lasso,
The web Of the spider is triangular In
form. Two corners Of the triangle
are attached to twigs, but the other
corner, which ends in a single thread.
is held by the spider, perched on a
neighboring twig. When a fly strikes
the web the spider loosens his hold
and the elastic threads instantly en-
tangle the victim.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11

There is little danger from cold or
from an attack of the grip except when
followed by pneumonia, and this never
happens when Chamberlains Cough
Remedy is used. This remedy has won
its great reputation and extensive sale
by its remarkable cures of colds and
grip and can be relied upon with i'm
plicit confidence. For sale by all deal
arg
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11
Sure on One Point.

"Do you believe that great wealth
has tendency to keep a man out of
heavenY queried the party who was
addicted to the conundrum habit.
II am not prepared to express an
opinion on that subject" answered the
student of human nature, ''but I know
that great wealth has kept many
man out of the penitentiary. "-Chicago
NnwS
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11
Valuable skimmiIk.

The value of skimmilk as a food Is
NOT generally appreciated. Alone 1t is
IN unsatisfactory article of diet, as 1t
must be taken in large quantities 1or
- aU srficient amount of nourishment'
"nd If does not stay by" very long
Lrt combined with bread or used In
oooping # forms nutritious addition
m the diet. Two and one-half quarts
20 skimmilk will furnish nearly the
~ mo amount of protein and about the
same fuel value as a pound Of round
Stans Two quarts of skimmilk have
a greater nutritlve value than a quart
of oysters.-Deslgner.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11

Notice of Application for Tax Head Irnder
section OF Chapter 43sS, Laws OF Florida.
Notice is hereby given that Rodman LINN
5 Iet 70, purchasers of Tax Certificate No,8i,
oatea the lst day of July,A d 1867, has filed said
tteirtiicate in my office, and has made applca-
Ian LOT YAK deed to issue in accordance with
t I. SAID certificate embraces the following
4 NE ped property situated in Putnam county,
,o Ne OF swH and swH of seL, section 20,
'o,MNlnShlp y S., range "a e; 100 acres.
,b i. salu lahd being assessed az the date of
g. l.. Lyon. - WV l"''0 Vi
Unless said certificate shall be redeemed ac-
coralng to law, tax deed will issue thereon
vi WE ne l2th day Of December, A. D. 1919.
a, MitneSS my official signature and seal this
Ih ne llth day of November, A. D., 1910.
loealI HENRY HUTCHINSON,
Clerk circuit court Putnam 90. Fla.
BY Henry Hutchinson, IT,, d. g.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets do not sicken or grippe, and may
be taken with perfect safety by the
most delicate woman or the youngest
child. The old and feeble will also
find them most suitable remedy for
aiding and strengthening their weak
ened digestion and for regulating the
bowels. For sale by all dealers.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11
CATCHING On,

Young Mr.. Struckett-R itch was eat
ing his first meal at real restaurant.
"What are thoseY' he asked, point
ing at the finger bowls the waiter had
just brought to the table.
"Those are to wash your fingers In,
SIR" said the waiter.
"Oh, know that" rejoined young
Struckett- Ritch, with remarkable pos
session. 81 mean are they cut glass"
Chicago Tribune.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11
Mot Idle Curiosity,

Mrs. Wanterknowe-I should like to
know, Mr. W., why you are SO cross
when I ask questions. Surely you
don't think I have idle curiosity2
"Great Scott, mol Yours is the most
perniciously active, wide awake, sleep
less, energetic curiosity it was ever my
fate to encounter"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11
A Wild Poet.

1t is believed that the best poetry Is
written by the untamed child of ma
ture-the wild poet, so to speak. In
fact, an eminent critic has maintained
that only barbarians can write good
poetry. This may explain why an edi-
tor becomes savage when a poet enters
his office. He probably wishes to meet
his wild eyed visitor on his own jungle
plane.
If you wish to see really and truly
wild poet, seek out the bard who has
written
A red, red rose informs the world the
spring we love is here
and finds, when printed, 1t reads:
A red, red nose informs the world the
thing we love is beer.
Judges Library.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11

81 am pleased to recommend Cham
berlains Cough Remedy as the best
thing | know of and safest remedy for
coughs, colds and bronchial trouble"
writes Mrs. L. B. Arnold of Denver,
Colo. 1--WE have used it repeatedly
and it has never failed to give relief"
For sale by all dealers.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11

A notoriously close listed man was
taking his golfng holiday in Scotland,
where he hoped to improve his game,
and by driving hard bargain had
managed to secure the exclusive serv-
ices of first class caddie, who was
known to be a very good player.
Mind, now," said the ambitious Eng
lishman, 81 expect to receive some
really good tips from you during my
stay. You understand"
aye" replied the Scotsman, hitch
ing up the heavy bag, IAN Ah'm ex-
pectin' the like frae ye, ye ken."-Golf
Illustrated.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11
Suffered Out tho chiId's Name.

Flannery-It seems his full name is
Dinnis K. K. K. Casey. What's all
thin KS fur? Finnegan - Nothin'.
Twas the fault of his godfather slut
term whin he tried to say 'Dinnis Ca
sey."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11

81 do not believe there is any other
medicine so good for whooping cough
as Chamberlain Cough Remedy"
writes Mrs. Francis Turpin, Junction
City, Ore. This remedy is also unsur-
passed for colds and Group. For sale
by all dealers.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11
SEE LIFE IN FULL

Farsishtedness and nearsisht-
edness are both defects in human
eyesisht. The same rule obtains
IN dail y living. The man who looks
forever into the far future does not
see his nearest duty, and the man
who sees only the daily routine
close about him cannot advance
toward larger things. To see life
steadily and see it whole" should
be each mans endeavor.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11

Notice. OF Application for Tag Decd
Under Section s of Chapter 1883, Laws
of Florida.
N tice is hereby given that kodman
Lumber Co., pur chaser of tax certificate
No 81, dated the LIST day OF July
A D., 1907, has filed said certln-
clte in my Office, and has made appii-
cation for tax deed to issue IN accord
ance with law. Said certificate embraces
the following described property sltuat-
eJ in Putnam county, Florida, to-wit;
WI of nw1 and set of nwf, section Sz'
township 9 $, range "a e.; 100 acres.
The said land being assessed at the
date of the issuance of such certincate
in the name of Hllburn & Redding.
Unless said certificate shall be redeem
al according to law, tax deed will issue
thereon on the 18th day OF December
witness my official signature and seal
+bis the nth day of November, d 1910
seal HENRY HUTCHINSON
clark circuit court. Putnam county RIA
BY Henry Hutchinson, ID. U
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11
Betty and the Kitten.

Betty is only four and often in her
excitement she makes very odd re-
marks. The other day she cried out,
"Oh, mother, there's dear maltine
kitten all curdled up in the corner"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11
Also IL Uses Up Gold,

Ibid you ever notice how ring Is
like the marriage obligation?"
mo. How do you mean"
"a ring is more easily put on than
It is taken ofr."-Boston Transcript.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11

The latest rendering Of the Burns
lines, "oh, wad some power" ETC., is
,iven in London evening paper thus:
sob, wad some power the gtftie gle us
70 see some folk before they see u.s."