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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-01-21
THE PUMA AND ITS PREY.
Ease With Which Patagonian Lion
K;tiad a Colt

KiNeu a SOit,
The puma is so fond of horsefesh
th&t In Patagonia it is difficult to
pr@ed horses, as the colts are killed by
this American lion A native told the
author of The Naturalist In La
Plata" that on one occasion willie
driving his horses home through a
thicSet a puma sprang out of the
bushes to the back of colt following
behind the troop,
The puma allghted directly on the
coltsfback, with one fore foot grasping
its Shoulder, while with the other it
seized Fhe head and, giving it violent
wrench. dislocated the neck, The colt
fell to G he earth as if shot.
Next 70 horseflesh. the puma prefers
mutton. He does not like veal, al
though lie will kill calf upon occa-
sion. A Cunning puma which on cloudy
nights raided sheep ranch used as a
place 1T ecncealment the pen where a
dozen caves were kept while 1t was
waiting Is attack the sheep, but it did
not 1nJurei calf
figs Wien in large herds defy the
puma by = passing themselves together
and presenting a serried line of tusks.
The ass Also resists successfully the
pumas attack. When assaulted it
thrusts ITS head between its fore legs
and kicks violently until the puma is
driven Or thrown off.
tine day an Indian while riding saw
you1g COW watching his approach
Her manner showed that it was in a
state Of dangerous excitement, and the
indian conjectured that some beast of
prey had killed its calf. He began
searching for the calf's body. While
thus engaged the COW repeatedly
charged him. Presently he discovered
the calf lying dead among the long
grass and by its side dead puma with
large wound just behind the shout
Ter.
The calf had been killed by the
puma. for Its throat showed the
wounds of large teeth. The COW had
driven one of its long, sharp horns into
the puma's side while it was sucking
the calf's blood.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-01-21
Fully Guaranteed and will positively
GIVE YOU LIGHT.
NOTICE

will be at the following places for
the purpose of assessing taxes for 1910.
Johnson, January .......-. go. 18th.
Baldwin, , ............... 10Th.
G. F. BULLARD,
T. A. P. Co.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-01-21
An Old Machine,

The Tubingen Morgenblatt of Oct,
81. 1899. contains j description of such
a machine as then in use in the Lon
den coffee house 1t was in the shape
of Il tobacco jar. which stood ON the
table and had Slot into which a pen
ny had to be inserted to obtain 4 pipe
full Of tobacco. The weight Of the coin
depressed 4 lever and released lock,
The writer adds TINT halfpenny
would not do the trick. and the would
3e cheat could not recover his money.
London Notes and Queries.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-01-21

The cocoa is native OF NeheAu..
1t is a pod bean the size OF the !"
Joint Of the finger, six or eigb'
these beans to the pod. The wei ".
are shelled from the pods and W..
fermented In heaps for six days w. =
cured. During this ferment heat e. ~,
veloped that win cook an egg 50 ~
say. The cocoa bush begins beafn ~,
Eve years, gresss into a tree ns
feet Sssh. and, like the olive, the ~ -,
the tree the better. The beans
from the trunk and the under s
the lmhz sticking cut On sts2s
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-01-21
The JUDGE AGREED.

1t is recorded that Lord Mansfield,
the famous English judge Of the sec
ond half of the eighteenth century, lis
tened impatiently to an argument of
Sir Fletcher Norton upon a case in
volving certain immortal rights.
My lord" said Norton, who was in
sufferably dictatorial, Il can instance
the point in person. have myself two
little manors."
I'VE are well aware of that" re-
sponded Lord Mansfield. Selling his
opportunity.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-01-21

1t is not usual for a ship on the high
seas to elect to cast anchor on the deck
OF passing steamer, but that is what
four masted schooner did once in the
Atlantic. The two vessels grazed In
the fog, and the "catted" nart anchor
OF the schooner caught In the steam.
er's deck "by a fiuke." 1t fastened To
an cnEiHeer's stateroom in such a man
ner rs 10 lar his exit. but fortunately
the clsil parted just as the room was
being ripped into fragments. The
schooner followed the steamer TO its
destination to recover her anchor
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-01-21

'FFFNVsNTFN 70 FFdNV FTUuWut
Are you still engaged to Mr..
Briggs?"
mo. broke it off last week. l
was afraid to marry him. He knows
too much. l gave him some ribbon to
match. He found it in the first store
he went to, and he bought 1t for 2
cents below the regular price"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-01-21
NOTICE.

All persons, firms or corporations do.
ing business in the city of Palatka are
hereby notified that, unless their city
license has been paid by January 18th,
1910, the penalties provided by ordinance
for payment will be enforced.
HOWELL 4. DAVIS, Mayor.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-01-21

L"nity is part of Mercy. but she
must uCt speak too loud for fear Of
waking Justice.-Joubert.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-01-21

Blohbs-No; | shall never marry.
Siobbs-But you don't seem like a We
man hater. In fact, you seem very
fond of the fair sex. Blobbs-Yes. and
| talk in my sleep.-Exchange.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-01-21
Notice.

The annual meeting of the Stock
holders of the Selden Cypress Door
Company will be held at the office OF
the company in Palatka, Florida, on
Friday, February 4th, 1910, al 10 O'Clock
in the forenoon.
GEO B. SELDEN,
1921 St President.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-01-21
In Honor of Minerva


The most notable festival at Athens
was In honor of Minerva. All classes
of citizens on this particular day
marched in procession. The Oldest
went first. then the young men. then
the children. the young women. the
matronS and the people of the lower
orders. The most prominent object in
the parade was ship propelled by
hidden machinery ard bearing at Its
masthead the sacred banner of the
goddess.
WiSs Boy.
According TO the Boston transcript,
the teacher Of an east Boston primary
school was recently giving her charges
instruction on coins.
(which would you rather have-a
dollar or two half dolIars?" she asked.
A Hebrew boy Of seven promptly re-
sponded that he would prefer two
halves.
'WhyE" he was asked.
''Bseausc." he replied. 1t you lose
ne you've got the other"
An iatuitive application Of the old
precept, Don't put all your eggs In
enc basket"
The Republican journal., 1910-07-07
DROWNING OF PERCY CHAMBERLAIN
He Sank Before the Eyes of his Mother and
Sister.

When Percy f. Chamberlain, aged II, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Chamberlain of Six
teenth street. went swimming in kenduskeae
stream on Wednesday afternoon. June 29th he
begged of his mother to come down and watch
him. He had just learned to swim a little, and
was proud of the accomplishment.
So Mrs. Chamberlain, her daughter Eliza
beth and girl friend, strolled with the boy
through Mt. Pleasant cemetery and down
little wood road leading to the stream. There
is a ledge at this spot, that for some dis
tance from the shore the water is very shallow
only three or four feet. Then it deepens
suddenly to total depth of ten feet or more.
The boy ventured in bravely, but he had
tried but one stroke when he suddenly sank in
the shallow water. He rose again moment
later however, sputtering and gurgling
Don't do that again, called his mother not
suspectng any danger. You'll frighten US if
you do"
To their horror the boy Immediately sank
again This time it was in the deep water be-
yond the ledge. and he did not reappear.
The three women screamed for aid, and
man who working near the stream some
distance below came running up, much out of
breath He plunged in at the spot where the
boy had disappeared, but he couldn't find the
body and the police were notified. Daniel
Golden and Police Captain Sproul responded
with graphing irons, finding the body after a
half hours search at least Is feet from where
the fatality had occurred.
Young Chamberlain, who, as stated, had just
learned to SWIM had undoubtedly been seized
with cramps. He was a bright boy, very popu
lar with his companions, and his death will be
sincerely mourned. He leaves, besides his
parents, three sisters, Elizabeth, Dorothy and
Kathleen and two brothers, Stanley and Earl
The family came to Bangor about eight months
ago from Befasu.-Bangor News.
The Republican journal., 1910-07-07
TRANSFERS IN REAL ESTATE.

The following transfers in real estate were
recorded in Waldo County Registry of Deeds
for the week ending July 4, 1910:
Perley o. Andrews, Searsport, to August
Wheaton, do; land in Searsport.
S. L. Ludwick, Palermo, to Martha Beden
do; land in Palermo.
Rufus E. and Alice S. Stone, Troy, to Grover
c. Gray, Dixmont; land and buildings in Troy
Isaiah w. Cross, Belfast, to William F. Jelli-
son, do; land in Belfast.
Fred c. N. Parks and Eva Clifford Parks
Walker, Greenville, to Bernard E. Perry, Sears.
port; land in Searsport.
Harry R. Hichborn, President, and James D.
Leighton, Treasurer, of Stockton Springs Trust
Company, Stockton Springs, to Joseph M
Staples, do; land and buildings in Stockton
Springs.
Emma A. Partridge, Stockton Springs, te
Edwin B. Colson, Guilford; land in Stockton
Springs.
Addison Weed, Unity, to Byron H. and Ida
M. Purinton, Dexter; land in Unity.
Hannah L. Jackson, Liberty, to Efie M
Jackson, do; land and buildings in Liberty.
Northport Wesleyan Grove Campmeetine
Association to Benjamin F. Simpson, Dixmont
land in Northport.
Annie H. Batchelder, Northport, to F. L
Fairchild, Mt. Vernon, Ohio; land in North
port.
Elmer A. Sherman, Belfast, to Penobscot
Bay Electric Company, Bath; land in Belfast
Wendell H. Boardman, Islesboro, to Charlie:
Dana Gibson, New York. N. Y; land in Penob
scot Bay. 1.-TWO deeds.)
The Republican journal., 1910-07-07
NEWS OF THE ORANGES.

Two candidates were instructed in the third
and fourth degrees at Union Harvest Grange
Saturday evening June 25th. At the meeting
July End ice cream and cake were served.
South Montvile Grange has adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions of respect:
Whereas our Heavenly Father Las again en-
tered our grange and taken from US an esteem
ed member, sister Annie Gordon, and whereas,
we members of South Moptville Grange, wish
to show our respect for her memory and ex-
press our heartfelt sympathy to those bereft
of their loved one; therefore, be it.
Resolved, That We tender our sympathy tC'
the husband and children in their deep sorrow
and commend them to the God in whom She
trusted.
Resolved, That our charter be draped and
that flowers be placed on our altar for 80 days.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions
be sent the bereaved family, one to the Bangor
Commercial, one to The Republican Journa,
for publication and another spread on our
records.
20 blissful day of promised rest,
We yet shall share thy peace
And every sorrow, pain and care
Shall in thy radiance cease"
MINNIE A. SPRAGuE, Committee
F. E. HowEs, on
B. A. DlNsIow. Resolutions
The Republican journal., 1910-07-07

The resignation of H. M. Bennett, park COM
missioner. was taken from the table and on
motion of Alderman Woods was accepted.
The petition of Elmer Small that the taxes
on the Fred M Staples estate be abated was
laid on the table.
The report of the city solicitor on the Pc
tition of L. H. Piper for the extension and
acceptance Of Charles street was read, accepted
and ordered placed on file. On motion of AL
derman Woods, Aldermen Hall and jackson
and Street Commissioner Cunningham were
made committee to ascertain the boundaries
of Charles street.
The petition of Mrs. Caro- B. Stickney, ct
ais, asking that the pole of the Western Union
Telegraph Co. in front of the Star Theater be
moved in a northerly direction to the line be-
tween the Harris and Stickney lots, was re-
ferred to the committee on sidewalks.
The petition of Isaac Baker, ct ais, asking
that the pay of the street laborers be raised to
50 per day, was referred to the committee on
highways with instructions to ascertain the
prices paid in other cities and report at the
next meeting.
The petition of C. W. johnson, ct ais, asking
that street lights be located on Swan Lake av-
enue was referred to the committee on lights.
The following orders were passed in concur
renee with the council:
That the city treasurer be authorized to
draw his order for the sum of $50 payable to
the American Surety Company of New York,
for the premium on bond of Ralph Hayford for
support of city poor.
The street commissioner was instructed to
build gravel walk on Mayo street as petition
ed for by F. H. Mayo and others.
IN BOARD OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
An inquest was held on the fire at the estate
of F. A. Hodsdon, Cedar street, July 4th, and it
was voted the cause of the fire was unknown.
The report of ]. S. Davidson, collector of
taxes for 1909, was read, accepted and ordered
placed on file.
The petition of G. B. Marsano for victual-
ers license was read and granted.
The contract for support of the city poor for
five years and bond of the American Surety
Company New York, submitted by Ralph Hay
ford, was read and accepted.
Adjourned.
The Republican journal., 1910-07-07

The lg5l reee ntly had a call from Mr..
-,, r.- 1' Belmont, who will be 95 years
.tr Ar 1911 He was born in Plympton,
g.s - areG he was eleven years old his
s~...l 20 Belmont which has since been
us lie followed the occupation of
-- a,iyancing years compelled him
grs.-. active labor, when he gave the
~. ~m 10 his son Francis, with whom
..~- nome Two other children are
r.. Mari T. OF Melrose, Mass, and Mrs.
. -clil of Skowhegan, Maine Mr..
l.7s rarkably well preserved for man
,..s and aside from deafness has the
.s-- IF all mis- faculties. He has led
st and upright life and is re-
s,-. who know him. Mr.. Tower
ss distinguished family His an
s. 1wer, was born in the parish of
a. .laty of Norfolk, England, May
/. @ anne to this country and settled
-Es @ am, Mass, in 1887. John Tower
an ylght IN the King Philip war and
w. C4LCIL i4lAIC with bllS 1iidlGHS,
a.u4rg 5 their descendants fought in the
w5' 2-eoIution. A Ter Centenary cele-
aa. t.. LIVER reunion was held in Hing
n-g-.- LAY %, 80 and 81, 1909, with head
;z-sa aa old Tower house, built about the
.s The last century on the site of
la Rs house and owned by George w.
: IL
a- LIBERATION published in pamphlet
1r 0er pictures and portraits of the
al.a. TIE Tower Genealogical Society, in
M ;e Nay Il, 1909. The Tower Gene
us ate Hon. Charlemagne Tower,
v aa- n 1890, and soon after Mr..
l=-g Tower of Boston, one of the
ia a-se endants, whose interest in
1;t ame in and about Boston had
iet r-se Visited the old house in Hing
a1 Aass 7r uhsequently became the own
|sa through his initiative'that the
AIo, Held. The house was beautifully
8lSe iags and bunting for the occa-
an al3 from the clear, cool depths of the John
-2SeT Hs lie "Old Oaken Bucket" brought
'S's' /, ~ setreshment of those who We're
2sis s-d from travelling. Within the
545 en-. -sr.l covering the four walls of one
o'a @sr. -rJs of the FIVE branches of the
a. rr mich had been prepared by Mr..
'snss "4e Tower of Millinocket, Maine.
'' a4Hesz II welcome was by Ex-Governor
'aA y Lrg VINO said, am ong other things:
'-i ia one that has been illustrious in
|@4 ss life, in the military and naval
S''tot a= country, in its educational fields
the lines of commercial and
nance. uvity.' There were many other
+Ae'ses interest, and on Sunday May
.1 ali attended service at the Old Meeting
~1Ss To- which John Tower had worshipped,
Hesi Hurch in America, it is said, in which
'''Ne' ha' been regularly held.
The Republican journal., 1910-07-07
SECRET SOCIETIES.

At Ile 5e1a annual election of officers of
,4's0Ae tribe Of Red Men the following were
''sl herbert W. Healey, sachem; William
''' ssaI2r sagamore; W. B. Ingersoil, junior
s'aofe samuel Hodgkinson, prophet. The
-'-a49A viii take place on Monday even
e'-} .-Eb, where refreshm ents will be fur
'-s1 Under he direction of Samuel Hodgkin-
Rfed A. Robbins, Parker Cook, Orrin j
''s' anu William Estes. District Deputy
'1' Sseaem, Charles E. Sherman will install
% o4csrs
bS.'sle aapter, 0. E. S., entertained the
b,at a,Vst aapter of Belfast, Marguerite Chap
D,o. }g,ihalhaven and the Orient Chapter of
Ia "eqnesday evening, June 10Th at spe-
|5,.s meeting Supper was served at $50
! NJ a. and refreshments of ice cream and
l. aver the work Primrose Chapter of Bel
Ia II y 5ae baby chapter in the State and Pat
hi H. 9gler Of the home chapter called Mr..
d 1;ss' Tt Doak, patron and matron of the Bel
sts5 napier, to the front of the hall and pre-
asSl.. a% mem with large bouquet. They were
psf;n surprised but responded very
5 The degrees were conferred upon
assr5s Mrs, Arthur Halford.-Camden Cor
'4UsAee Bangor News.
The Republican journal., 1910-07-07

MONROE
Mrs. Martha Parker has been suffering from
a severe attack of neuralgia and is still very
feeble. -. Mrs. Isaac Curtis is very poorly.
The crows are making sad havoc in pulling up
potatoes. 80. The w. C. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Annie Conant July 7th. -. Mrs. Nettie
Smart spoke at the village church last Sunday
and will speak again the first Sunday in Au-
gust. Arthur w. knight, F. L. Palmer and
Joseph Plourd attended the Republican State
convention in Augusta last week.. >. AT the
class convention held in Monroe, July End, Ar
thur W. Knight was nominated as represen-
tative to the legislature. Mr.. Guy Twombly,
R. F. D. man on route 8. has new "auto" for
delivering his mail and gets in on good time.
49,. Mrs. Blanche Slower of St. Albans has
been in town on business.
The Republican journal., 1910-07-07
Political Short Stops.

MI s,ppsa ao' true, as was said, that G ov. Fernald
w. kta'eq State Librarian Emer ry to give
llsas, orother-in-law. The reti ring official
", Tell the truth, critics .-Bridgton
Rsrma I. T. Burleigh, in the third district, the
e,sd rug nominee, this year as ever, has
M la7 elth conspicuous ability and devotion
saes .SI. great vote-puller i is he, always
Ebstn way ahead of his ticket. This year
10 xeeption.-Bridgton N ews.
er Editor Plaisted, nor any Of his close
sans !s believe for q moment that Plaisted
N / 70 " De elected. They may hope SO, but
ma wide distinction betwe en- hope and
Va tu l.. none of the Plaisted crowd has been
'"age the gap.-Bangor News.
The Republican journal., 1910-07-07
The Shoe Situation.

featureless. New England manufacturers an
ticipate some revival this month and that job
mrs throughout tie country will again operate
freely about the middle Of July. The leather
trade is dull and prices weak, especially on
Door tanned stodk, with which the market ID
heavily supplied -Dun's Review, July End.
The Republican journal., 1910-07-07
Chief Justice Fuller Dead

SORRENTO, Me-, July 4. In fulilment of an
oft expressed wish that he might end his long
life in the very room where his wife breathed
her last six years ago. the venerable chief JUS
tice of the supreme court Of the United States
Melville w. Fuller, died suddenly of heart fail :
ure here early today. The leader of the
American judiciary wound out his days in the
room where his wife had passed, and it was in
the State Of his nativity, the State he loved sc
Chief Justice Fuller was n years old.
The Republican journal., 1910-07-07
Wedding Bells.

DOWNS -ToMLINsoN. The Bridgeport, Conn.,,
papers contain reports of brilliant society
wedding in that city, in st. Johns church. the
invitation list containing 1,500 names of per-
sons of prominence in Bridgeport, New York,
Springfield, Derby, Ansonia and Waterbury.
The bride, Lille Beatrice Tomlinson, is the
daughter of Mr.. Russell Tomlinson, and the
groom, Nelson Horatio Downs, the only son of
Mrs. Edward Wallace Downs of Bridgeport.
Mr.. Downs is treasurer of the Bridgeport
Webbing Co., and "the bride is young woman
of grace and accomplishment, whose winsome
disposition has endeared her to her numerous
friends and acquaintances.' She is the daugh-
ter of the late Lille (Walters) Tomlinson and is
well known in this city, where she has large
circle of friends. Her grandmother, Mrs. E.
C. Bassick, was present at the ceremony, and
two little cousins of the bride, Miss Elizabeth
Morris Bassick and Miss Mary Morris Hincks,
acted as flower girls. In the immediate party
were the four aunts of the bride, Miss Minnie
Walters and Miss Margaret Tomlinson of
Bridgeport, Mrs Charles Fleming of Stratford,
and Mrs. William F. Parks of Springfield, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Downs left soon after the cere
mony for an extended bridal tour, and on their
return will be at home to their friends at 34l
Clinton avenue, Bridgeport. Before their de-
parture a reception was held in the handsome
home of Mrs. Edward c. Bassick, iii Fairfield
The Republican journal., 1910-07-07
contents of Today's Journal.

ps-soDal. The Fourth in Belfast.
pA1E b aoi,,,ary... Secret Societies. City
-,.ysrnment News of The Oranges
v sdding Bells, Peter Tower, Bel
mont.
r.i-erials Third District Republi-
PA5E 3 'grs Pattangall VS.. Democracy.
rsrghIiean State Convention. Re
os-7s .'SIrses IN Trouble. Lifted from Lip
p1-otts,
I1sr Edwin c. Burleigh.. The State
"a. .a euuon A Word For Belfast. .
qul ches The News of Brooks.
EDITORIALS.
Nse. Belfast.
o-r--r Correspondence.. General
-' way Improvement. Cruelty to
a4s.
north, 1910. From the Mission
Tie Wentworth Reunion For
a.atjon Trip.
lart Stockton Springs. Born.
gei. Died. Ship News. Bel
te7 Current.