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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-09
CHURCH SERVICES.
First Baptist Church

p. Q. Cason, Pastor.-Preaching every Sun.
dny at II a. m. and 1880 p. nj.
Md-week prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening at 1880
Choir drill each Friday evening at 1880.
Sunday School each Sunday morning at IL
O'Clock; G. N. .Vanlandingham, superintendent
Senior BY. P. U. meets each Sunday evening
at $780,
Junior b. Y. P. U. meets each Sunday at 8 :OC
p. m.
Ladies' Aid Society meets every second Tues
day afternoon at 3 30.
woman's Missionary Union meets every sec,
ond Tuesday at $3.50 p. m.
Business meeting, or regular monthly confer
ence Wednesday after each first Sunday.
All members of the church are requested to
familiarize themselves with these functions
and attend regularly, and the public is cordial
ly invited to attend such as may interest ol
concern the people.
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Card of Thanks.

We desire to express to the public
our heartfelt thanks, and also to oul
many friends and relatives for the many
acts of kindness and cheering words
spoken during our great bereavement in
the call of our loving wife and mother
to her Heavenly home. You will be
kindly remembered by US always.
J. w. CONWAY and Children,
Palatka. Dec. 7th. 1910,
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St. James Methodist Church

Next Sunday closes this conference year, the
pastor leaving for the seat of Annual Confer
ence on Tuesday morning.
Sunday School at 945 u. m. J. N. Blackwell
superintendent.
Preaching by the pastor at II a. m. and 7:SC
p. m.
The Fourth Quarterly Conference will be
held Monday at 1850 p. m. Rev E. F. Ley
presiding elder of Miami District presiding
The church has been renewed in appearance
in the interior by kalsomne and paint. 1t is
always warm and comfortable and everybody
NvpIpOma
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County Spelling Contest.

Superintendent L. K. Tucker of the
Putnam county schools has issued cir
cular letter to teachers in which he ad-
vises them that the county spelling con
test will be held on March Sd, 1911 at
the Palatka school building, beginning
al 1 80 p. m. The county board OF pub,
lie instruction will pay the expenses OF
the winner in the county contest 10 the
state contest, which is to be held at Talla.
hassee, April 9th, 1911. Each school
in the county is privileged TO select moi
over two contestants for the county con
test from below the 11th grade, and to no
tify Supt Tucker by Jan. 14th.
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NOTICE.

The Annual Meeting of the share
holders of the Putnam National Bank o.
Palatka, Fla, will be held Tuesday
January 10Th, 1911, at the office of the
Putnam National Bank, between the
hours Of 10 a. m. and 4 p. m. for th'
election of Directors for the ensuing
wear, A. S. WILLARD,
Cashier.
December 7Ih, 1910. II
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Notice.

Splendid opportunity for man or wo-
man in each locality TO sell combination
Sick, Accident & Life Insurance policy
Cash distribution or paid up policy in
10 years. Premiums payable monthly,
No examination. Experience unneces
Sary. Address.
HARDWOOD WALLACE,
District Manager,
Rodman, Fla.
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The Presbvterian Church

REV. ]. W. PURCELL, D. d, Minister.
Meetings for Divine worship in this church
are announced tor the week as follows:
Sunday school at D:45 q. m, in charge of Mr.
H. NJ. de MOntmolin, Superintendent
Morning worship at II 100 a, M, with sermon
by the pastor, theme of the discourse. Lights
and Shadows in the Life of a Preacher"
Evening worship aud sermon at 1880 O'Clock
subject of sermon, "Soul Solace from the
Shepherd Psalm"
A cordial welcome awaits all who Will jor
us in these services; strangers especially in
vited to worship with us
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Woman's Club Sale and Dance

The sale of the Woman's club, now
going on at the store next south of the
postoffice will continue through next
Monday.
The dance which was 10 have been
held tonight has been postponed until
Monday night, the 18th inst
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Farmers, mechanics railroaders, la,
borers rely on DIR. Thomas Eclectic
Oil. Takes the sting out Of cuts, burns
or bruises at once. Pain cannot stay
where it ia used,
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Just ihinkl A big room full OF light
for only half a cent per hour. John T..
Bonds,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-01

gentleman 10 question, be 1t added. is
as prosy In the enunciation OF this
theme as he 10 insistent upon 1t;
wherefore he Is affectionately known
as "Cap-Naps."
Just before the recent graduations,
he was for the hundredth time enlarg-
ing on the pet topic at the close OF a
long 80 minutes discourse, something
like this:
And let me again impress upon
you, young gentlemen. the prime
necessity of training yourselves to
that Invaluable habit OF sleeping
here, there and everywhere. whenever
an unexpected Is minutes offers itself
to recuperate your often exhausted
energies. 1t may be In a car, with a
ride ahead and no one at your office.
between calls--at first, you know,
there may be intervals! It may come
anywhere, any time; but seize the op-
portunity whenever you feel you are
bored, perhaps, With what Is going ON
around you-whe1 you feel your time
is being unprotitably employed"
And then, from the hindmost bench,
came two loud, unmistakable snores!
Judge.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-01
ODD REQUEST or ZEPPELIN
Caller Would Have Airship inventor
Do Small Job "on the Side" as
II Were.

The fame Of Count Zeppelin In his
own country Is similar to that OF Edi
son In this country In that he Is con
sidered a sort of wizard Like Edison
he pays the penalty of fame by being
called upon to accomplish trivial as
well as mechanical wonders. Early
one morning man called upon him
carrying bulky parcel You are
something OF an inventor, aren't
your"
I've done few things in the line, .
was the modest reply
Well" said the man, unwrappins
the package, here Is an eightday
clock that has been In the family il
years. What | want you to do is to
put an alarm In 1T that will ring for
two hours IL somebody doesn't go and
wind 1t up on the eighth day"
Like the stories which the little girl
said never came out" this one has NO
sequel, as the reconteur did not say
whether or not he put in the much
wanted attachment. 1t Is not generally
known that Count Zeppelin offered
himself as volunteer In the Amer.
lean civil war. His interest In the air,
ship dates from the time when he
made his first ascent in balloon be.
longing to the southern army,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-01
SCIENCE AS AN EDUCATION
Should Serve as Strong intellectual
Tonic, Inducing Interest in the
World at Large.

The recent successful test of the
brennan gyroscope car came as sur
prise to good many people, who had
dropped that sensational invention out
OF mind, assuming, since nothing had
been heard of it for year or two, that
II mad gone the way of most revolu-
t.onary devices. The y orld nowadays Is
rather surfeited with marvels. Every
promising idea is copiously exploited
by the press, and there are even mag
azines entirely given up to the latest
word in mechanical invention and pop
ular science. 1t is stimulating read
ng, and not unwholesome unless over
done. when it is apt to produce state
of fevered unrest in which all sense
OF perspective Is lost Science and In
Vention ought to serve as strong
intellectual tonic, giving to great null
titudes of people a healthy interest in
the world at large, and also educating
the critical sense: generation so
largely preoccupied with the work Of
scientists ought to have poise, acute
ness. self-restraint. But much, it
seems, depends on the way in which
the lessons are taught, and the appeal
to that nervous expectancy which
calls itself optimism has been some.
what overdone. It has educated peo-
pie to think that almost anything may
be looked for any day, and the result
is too often state of excited credul-
ity in which all sorts of decisions find
the soil richly prepared
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-01
MAKES FIGHTER CRY "NUF."
Assistant Secretary Winthrop OF Navy
Department Scores In Fresh
Air Contest.

Washington There is no doubt
about the navy department having at
Its head to-day civilians who command
for their physical prowess the utmost
respect OF the officers in the service
Assistant Secretary Winthrop demon
strated that during the recent cold
snap
II there is anything Mr.. Winthrop
likes more than anything else 1t is
fresh air. He belonged to the Roose-
welt Fresh Air club. In fact he was
charter member. All winter the hoisted
windows to his Office have allowed the
cold breezes fairly to freeze the fea-
lures In the paintings of assistant sec.
retaries of the navy who have pre-
ceded him.
One day recently, when the mercury
was hugging the zero mark, friend
called on Mr.. Winthrop and found all
the windows closed.
"Ah. thought you would get enough
fresh air some time" said the visitor
tauntingly
admiral --- was Just in and had
to pull down the windows" explained
Mr.. Winthrop, and as he let the
breezes in once more the visitor but
toned up his overcoat.
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He HAD FIVE TO THE GOOD
Naturally Dealer Could Not Under.
stand Why the Artist Was
SO Indignant.

At the Art club in Philadelphia a
millionaire collector talked about the
late William P. Firth, painter of Der
by Day. and other Victorian sue.
cesses.
when Mr.. FIRTH" he said, sold me
my picture of child feeding white
rabbits, he told me an amusing story
connected herewith
He purchased for models, he said.
dozen white rabbits from a dealer,
and ordered them sent home. The
man who brought them to him foolish
ly left them In the garden-Mr. Firth
lived in the country at the time-and.
naturally, the little animals all got
away through the fence.
Well when Mr.. Firth returned and
found his rabbits gone, he searched
the neighborhood for them manful.
iy. He got most of them back, but
not all And meeting the dealer the
next day, he said angrily;
What did you mean by leaving
the rabbits loose on my lawn as you
did? had frightful task to capture
them and, as 1t was, ] only got IL
THE dealer scratched his ear.
But II was pretty good, govern
or he said. I'd only left six, We
know. The rest was comm on to-
morrow"
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-01
A TWlster.

The little girl was starting to Join
her mother. who was visiting friends
In a neighboring city. Tell mamma. f"
said her father as he put her on the
train and kissed her good-by, that I
am taking good care of the flowers In
the back yard" ....... ......
u viii, papa"
And be sure to tell her that the
goldenglow is growing glorlously."
I'll remember papa"
The train moved off and she was
gone, An hour or two later she deiiy.
cred the message.
Mamma" she said. papa told me
to tell you that he was taking good
care of the flowers"
Il am glad to hear 1t, dear"
And | was to be sure to tell you
that the groldengow is glowing-no,
the goldengrow is going-r mean the
glorygrow is golding glorious-the
goryglow is goring mamma. what is
the name Of that big, yellow flower.
Chat grows In the back yard?"
THE goldenglow. dear"
Well, he says It's doing first rate"
Youths Companion.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-01
FIFTH STREET RESORT
Negro Women Solicit Strangers in
Broad NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of
Citizen Yesterday.

There is house on Fifth street
which calls for police attention. ac
cording to the story of citizen yes
terday. This citizen was standing at
the corner of Fifth street and Com
mercial avenue, waiting for car. He
carried package in his hand ana
must have looked somewhat like an
out-of-town visitor who phad come to
Cairo TO make some purchases. At
any rate he attracted the attention of
a negress on the sidewalk in front
of the house in question, and she
succeeded in attracting his attention.
The citizen had heard much talk OF
the goings-on on Fifth street and he
made up his mind to experiment He
walked west on Filth street, on the
opposite side of where the woman
stood, and, just as he had expected
she crossed the street to head him
off. She stopped him and invited
him to go with her, indicating the
house. In answer to further cues.
tions the woman said there are sew.
eral Of us girls working the street
and We have different rooms in the
house. We work here only in the
day time
The citizen told the woman he
could not accept her invitation Just
then as he was due somewhere else.
He says the house has the reputation
OF being occupied by negro women
who entice strangers into the place
and deprive them of their money
through what is known as the "panel'
trick, Victime are generally kept
from making complaint because of
the unpleasant notoriety it would
give them and in cases where they
have complained they have seldom
gotten their money back for various
reasons.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-01
MOUND CITY.
January 81,


Mrs. N. Warrick and son, Ashley.
Ely, Mimi, are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Ashby on First street.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Pulley Of Cairo,
visited friends in this city and
Mounds Sunday. &
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith of Cairo
who have been the guest of relatives
IN the city the past few days returned
to their home Sunday
On Thursday afternoon, January
9th the Womans Club met at the
pretty home Of Mrs. w. w. Eough.
Roll call was answered by quotations
from James Russell Lowell Mrs. E
r. yesterday read a carefully pre-
pared paper on Early Life of Louisa
M. Alcott. Mrs. B. Hutchinson, our
most worthy president favored the
club with a recitation and followed
an encore with Christmas Baby" by
request. She is quite favorite with
the club as an elocutionist. After an
absence of quite a whit from the club
circle the members were delighted to
welcome Mrs. Eva Bowling into their
midst aiagn. General topics of inter
est were discussed by all present
after which a motion was made to al
journ which was done accordingly t,
meet on February 18TH at the home OF
Mrs. Joe Rhine on High street.
Mrs. VIM. Potter and little son
Darnell are spending a few days a;
Ullin where Mrs. Potter's father il
critically i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Tingate of Skies.
ton, Mo-, are the guest of the lat
ters parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Benton
on First street. They are contem
plating locating in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Weaver OF
Mounds were in the city Sunday.
l.. c. Perks was a Cairo visitor
Sunday.
Mrs. ]. P. Nesbit of Murphysboro.
is the guest of Mrs. H M. Smith.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-01
EAGLE AND COYOTE BATTLE
Death Comes to Both After Terrific
Encounter In Spokane County,
Washington.

Spokane, Wash.-Marsh Hill, near
Fairfield. Spokane county, was the
scene OF terrific encounter between
golden eagle and coyote, the lat
ter emerging minus an ear. The big
bird and the coyote were captured in
traps set close together by Ned Nor
rison. son of Col Il. II. Morrison
The eagle was heavily handicapped
by the trap which held It's left claw,
but stood It's ground we'll by using
the right spur and beak. 1t died
shortly after being released from the
trap and will be mounted The coyote
was the largest ever seen In eastern
Washington. The scratching on the
frozen ground and the wounds on It's
hind legs indicate that the animal at
tempted to get away from its tor.
mentor, but the trap held 1t firm.
Young Morrison, who witnessed the
last part of the fight, says 1t was
lively skirmish. the battle continued
half hour after he reached the
scene when he dispatched the coyote
with stick OF cord wood, The pres
ence Of the coyote 50 near settlement
Is said to be due to the heavy snow
In the mountains.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-01
Church Social Center.

Rev. George w. Stone. field secre
tary of the American Unitarian asso
citation In California, has established
social center at All Souls church In
Santa Cruz that has attracted much
attention. Through the gift of SIS.
900 by Mrs. Frances Hackley he
was enabled to make real his
cream that q church should at.
tract the peorle seven days In the
week instead re one. fhcre ;
a home room, with plenty of tables
for al games; billiard table In an
adjoining room, and the men may
smoke their cigars or pipes in the
house, too. There are rooms for the
youngsters TO have their games In,
rooms for afternoon teas. han on
the second floor for entertainments
and dancing, amateur theatricals, or
whatever may attract the chuch mem
Der.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-01

The state of the weather is, accord
Ing to rustic tradition, accurately fore,
told by observation of various birds.
Ducks. swans and water fowl give
warning of bad weather by bathing
and pluming their feathers with extra
care, and make a great fuss by clap.
ping their wings Should an owl be
heard hooting at night near a house
containing sick person, 1t Is regarded
by many as an infallible sign Of death.
A similar meaning, by the way, IL
attached to a flock of ravens, IL they
fly and cry over and around q house
To encounter a single magpie, and aft.
erward several together, Is most un.
lucky. To meet couple of them fore
tells an approaching wedding; three
speak of prosperous journey to be
undertaken; four proclaim unexpected
good news, while If Ave are seen
strangers may be expected. Home
Chat.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-01
DEAC JN A LITTLE TOO HAsTY
sinners Revelations Put Slightly DIFF.
ferent Aspect on His Chances
for Pardon.

Charles P. Taft, the presidents
brother, has one OF the finest art col
lections in America,
Mr. Taft was talking to a Cincinnati
reporter the other day about art
fakes.
I'VE all laugh at art fakes" he said
when our neighbor who Is taken
in. But when we are taken In our
selves, then we realize what heinous
business art taking Is, and we see how
necessary II Is for the faker to be pun
ished.
In fact, 1t is a good deal like the
case of Deacon Broadbent.
Deacon Broadbent, very honest
and pious man, was conducting n
Christmas revival with great success.
IN a word, his powerful exhortations
had rought Calhoun White, the towns
worst sinner. weeping to the mourn
er's bench
The deacon, gratified by this proof
OF his evangelical powers, fastened
to Cathouns side. ....
Deacon sobbed Calhoun, faint
40 use in NAH comm up. Tse sinned
away De day O. grace
mo. 20 hain't, Brudder CAL said
the deacon. All yo' got to do is to
GLIB up sin an all will be forgibben.
Use done glib 1t UP, deacon. but dar
haint no salvation TO me
. Yes. dey is, hon. Dey hafn't no
sin SO black but 1t kin be washed
whiter'n de snow.
"'fut done stole TO- young turkeys
last week, said the penitent
OATS all forgibben, Call
An free de week befo.'
Oats forgibben, too
An six fat Christmas geese
The deacon suddenly frowned and
stifrened,
six fat Christmas geese outer
yore own yard, deacon--dem fat geese
wot yo' lowed to set SO much store
by
Wots dat yo' say? the deacon
Kissed turiously.
." 1t was me wot stole 20 Christmas
gee. Q, sab.
The deacon rose.
I reckon, Calhoun, he said, slow
ly, I reckon Use spoken too hasty.
Dis case O. yours needs advisement.
amt sho' dat we's justified in clut-
ter!n' up de Kingdom O. heben wild
chicken thieves"
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-01
BUY ASHLESS TEA NEXT TIME
Quality Shown In Novel Test That
y Declared to BE In
faiilbIe.

II bought tea the other day at
Japanese store" said the young New
York housekeeper. THE proprietor
saw that had doubts about the quail
ity of tea that had been recommended.
so he darted back to the rear OF the
store. expected him to return with
cup OF steaming drink, but. he
Brought a small ash tray and match
instead. He threw pinch of tea into
the tray, touched II with lighted
match, and watched 1t burn. Then he
applied the same test to another brand
of tea that had claimed my half-heart.
ed allegiance, The first sample OF tea
showed only small fake OF ash, the
second three times as much.
which shows he said, that the
first tea Is best. That is an infalIible
test. The better the tea the fewer
the ashes. invite all my customers
to test tea that way before buying.
Il took the ashiess tea. OF course"
Since then have wondered what the
average American grocer would say
II customers should apply lighted
match to their tea canisters before
giving an order"
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-01
Got Gid Of Him,

Judge Walter Evans OF the United
States district court ought to be in
the diplomatic service, his friends say.
He is known as a man OF rare tact.
The other afternoon Judge Evans had
a gathering OF Masonic brethren In
his chambers at the custom house Be
tore the meeting opened an outsider
strayed into the room. The outsider
showed no signs of going, and az the
meeting was private one, the Ma
sons began to wonder how the out.
slider was to be got rid of. Judge
Evans was equal to the occasion.
Approaching the intruder, he shook
him warmly by the hand. Are you
Mason?" he asked.
Sorry. I'm not" replied the out
slider.
Well" observed the Judge, Il was
going to say II you were we would be-
glad to have you remain. Louisville
Times.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-01
NEWSPAPER EASY 70 MAKE
Ask Almost Anybody and He WIN
Tell You at Once How u
Should Be Done.

Men who make newspapers some.
times believe that their profession Is
an exacting one. They are wrong.
It Is the simplest calling. Making
newspaper is an easy trick Anybody
can do it.
A lawyer with only diploma and
brass sign, who would lose a suit even
II the other side was ready to confess
judgment will tell you how to run
a newspaper. A physician who would
send his patient to the morgue before
the prescription has been filed will
know all the fine Joints Of making a
newspaper. An actor who never earned
any other plaudit than a soft tomato
will give instructions In handling the
worlds news. Amy old lady who
knows enough to get off street car
backward has positive opinions on the
press. Even a society person who
never paid anything but cab or
made anything but visit or cid any.
thing but tailor knows how stupid
these men are who write STORIES"
edit '"c0Ry," wrestle with heads" that
won't fit and get the paper out on
time. ~ AR
One reason for the universally Of
perfection in this trade. among those
who do not work at It. Is that every.
body has been employed in it. II Ia
a most unusual thing to meet man
who. when the occasion seems ripe,
Will not say. II used to be newspa.
per man myself" Every time a man
works his country editor for a pun
on the strength Of big pumpkin he
graduates In Journalism When he
writes = piece" for "The Squash
County Clarion" about "a most enjoy,
able entertainment" he completes his
postgraduate course In newspaper
work, and when he writes a communi-
cation on both sides OF the paper to
the editor he becomes a thirty-third
degree member OF the Tribe OF
Scribe.
That so many men have abandoned
literature for the law. medicine and
other easy walks OF life simply shows
that many men wonld rather fail In
one thing than another. Washington
Star.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-01
The
Exceptional
Equipment

of the California Fig Syrup Co. and the
scientific attainments OF it's chemists have
rendered possible the production of Syrup
of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA, in all of its
excellence, by obtaining the pure medic
inal principles of plants known to act most
beneficially and combining them most
skillfully, in the right proportions, with
its wholesome and refreshing Syrup Of
California Figs.
As there is only one genuine Syrup of
Figs and Elixir of SIENNA and as the gen.
uine is manufactured by an original
method known to the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, it is always necessary to buy the
genuine to get its beneficial effects.
A knowledge Of the above facts enables
one to decline limitations or to return them
II, upon viewing the package, the full name
of the California Fig SyrupCo. is not found
printed on the front thereof.