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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12

What State Editors are
Saying.
Reward for "cood Fellowship

Reward for Good Fellowship
The Legislature now In session is
neither better nor worse than its prede
average Legislature, which means thai il
is an average body OF men. 1t is not a
representative body; it would be libel
on the State TO say that this gathering
is composed of the best man, or two of
the best men, from each county in the
State. There are some of the brightest
minds in Florida in the present LegiSla-
ture; then, there are some members who
cause one TO wonder how they ever
found their way TO the Capital-if they
brought guide with them, or if the
conductor put them off. A few such as
these sit at their desks and dream, or
yacantly turn the pages of some report,
utterly failing to comprehend what is
going on around them. Some of them
furnish little amusement for the bright
er members; others show some natural
sense, and never open their mouths ex-
cept to answer the roll-call upon some
question with regard 10 which they
have been previously posted, or upon
which they vote by taking their cue
from some member in whom they have
confidence. They were elected be-
cause they were good fellows" because
they were "born in this yere county,"
or for some other equally cogent reason
OF course, the people can do no wrong,
and if they want these kind of law
makers, and are willing TO pay for them,
who shall say them nayi-Lakeland
News.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12
Keep the Kidneys We'll
Health is worth Saving, and
Some People Know How to
Save 1t.

Many Palatka people take their lives
in their hands by neglecting the kidneys
when they know these organs need
help. Sick kidneys are responsible for
vast amount of suffering and i'll health,
but there is no need to suffer nor to re.
main in danger when most all diseases
and aches and pains due 10 weak kidneys
can be quickly relieved by the use OF
Doan's Kidney Pills. Here is Palatka
citizens recommendation.
G. w. Hall, River ST., Palatka, Fla,
says: 81 can strongly recommend Doan's
Kidney Pills, for my experience with
them convinced me that they act just as
represented. have taken Doan's Kid
ney Pills on several occasions for weak
kidneys, and a lame and achhing back
and have never failed TO receive ben,
eft. This preparation deserves all the
praise that can be given it,.
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cents
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the nsme-Doanis-an
take no other.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12
Punished For LOOKING Healthy,

In the days of the Puritans the stocks
were not unknown as penalty fOrlook.
ing too healthy. Ruddiness Of complex
ion was a crime when gaunt visage
was regarded as an outward sign OF
sanctity. DR.. Echard. writing in the
early eighteenth century, remarks:
"Then 1t was they would scarcely let
a round faced man go to heaven. II
he had but a little blood in his cheeks
his condition was accounted dangerous,
and / will assure you very honest
man Of sanguine complexion If he
CHANGED to come nigh an official Zealot's
house might be set in the stocks only
for looking fresh on frosty morning"
Few of the January faces to be seen
In London street, however, would run
any risk of dra wing down this penalty
London Chronicle.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Mount Etna,

Mount Etna is one of the great vol
canoes of the earth. 1t is great in size,
great in activity, great in beauty. In
size it would cover the entire metro
politan district of New York and the
surrounding counties. Its height is
II, 900 feet above sea level. AS to its
power, one of these eruptions some
centuries ago killed $4,000 people,
which is probably more than Vesuvius
has ever done in all it's existence as
a volcano, not excepting the great
eruption of 70 A. d., which destroyed
the cities of Herculaneum and Pom
peii. AS to its beauty, this is also
very difficult to describe. 1t is teeming
with life, animal and vegetable, and is
snow covered one-half the year. The
other half 1t is bare to its very sum.
mit.-Christian Herald.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12
CHANGED HIS OPINION.

He Guessed Four Times Before He
Properly Labeled the Crowd.
At banquet attended by nearly 30U
members of a fraternal order in one
Of the large cities not long ago, given
In honor of citizen who had been
elected president of the order, the or
chestra, after playing several selec-
lions, struck up wearing Of the
Green" Apparently everybody pres.
ent began to sing it, almost drowning
out the instruments.
tits easy to see," remarked one Of
the guests, that this is an Irish
crowd"
Presently the orchestra began the
well known strains of die Wacht am
Rhein." and the audience sang it en-
masse.
81 see was wrong" said the guest.
"This is German crowd"
A few minutes later the musicians
started up Dixie" There was the
usual clapping of hands, and every.
body present turned his voice loose.
again was wrong" he said. This
is a southern crowd"
At last the orchestra began to play
"My Country, TITS Of Thee" 1t is
scarcely necessary to say that every
body stood up and sang with all his
might.
II take it all back" said the guest.
"This Is an American crowd"
Yet he was right, in one sense. in
all four of his guesses. Yes, this is
wonderful country.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12
Jack Robinson.

A. Foxton Ferguson of Oxford uni
versity. speaking of the old time bal
lads. said that as most of the public
executions took place in some park or
market place, where everybody could
be present, the onlookers oftentimes
amused themselves by singing ballads
giving the entire history Of the victim,
and this is the reason why so many of
the old songs are concerned with the
hangman and the gallows tree. Par
ticularly interesting also was his de-
scription of the origin of the express
sion quicker than you can say Jack
Robinson" heard so often in both Eng
land and America. 1t came, he said,
from an old ballad about a sailor nam
ed Jack Robinson, who returned to
Portsmouth, England, to find his old
sweetheart married to another. The
poor sailor vowed that he would roam
the seas forever, which he set out to
do hardly before his friends realized
what he was doing. They called after
him, but he had gone.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12

Palatka's city council has recently
taken under consideration the proposal
OF a Jacksonville man to establish an
electric light system in that city. A
committee will investigate the PROPOSE
ton and no doubt in short time Pa
latka will be enjoying one of the great
benefits of the present day-the use
of electricity.-TimeS Union "Short
Talks"
What profundity! Palatka, IS miles
distant from Jacksonville, has enjoyed
the benefits of electric lighting both on
its streets, in its business houses and
private residences so long that the mind
of the present generation knows no
other In fact Palatka's electric light
ing plant was established about the same
time as that of Jacksonville. The ques.
ton before the city council is simply
whether it will permit a Jacksonville
capitalist with money to borrow TO Sc
cure franchise that will give him an
opportunity TO diSlodge local capitalist
who is doing good job of lighting tand
is anxious TO do betterJ with his own
money. And the question will proba.
bly, be settled, as it ought 10 be, in favor
Of the home man.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12

Once more Tallahassee breathes easy.
That proposition TO remove the capital
TO some point east of the Suwanee
river didn't muster more than corpora's
guard of the Legislature and the propo-
sition met with inglorious defeat, as it
should have done. 1t is only 10 years
since the people voted on proposition
to remove the capitol, and though Jack
Sonville, Ocala, and St. Augustine were
in the race, old Tallahassee won by a
big plurality vote. To remove the CAPT
tol of Florida would cost the people of
this state several millions of dollars, and
we have no money to cremate.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12
How To Stop
49,
Stubborn Cough

We don't mean just stop the irri-
tation in your throat-but cure the
underlying cause.
Cough sWups cannot do this. 1t
takes a constitutional tonic body
builder to do the work properly
and cure you to stay cured. Vinol
is the remedy you need.
HERE Is PROOF
Mrs. Minnie osgood, of Glens Falls,
N. Y, writes;- AFTER trying several rem
edies for a bad cough and cold without
benefit, was asked to try Vinol. 1t
worked like magic, II cured my cold
and cough and 1 gained in health and
strength. consider VinoI the most
wonderful tonic and invigorator ever
saw
If we cannot stop that cough
with VINOL-our delicious cod
liver and iron tonic-which is made
without Olive viii not charge
you a cent for the medicine you
buy. This seems like pretty fair
proposition-and ought to be &C
cepted. Don't you think sol With
this understanding we ask you to
try a bottle of YINOL,
Ackerman.Stewart Drug Co.
Palatka, Fla.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12
MALADIES OF METALS.
Curious Contagious Disease That At.
4,nL, T;n Rraee and aad

Curious Contagious Disease That At
taeks Tin, Brass and Lead.
The alleged contagious diseases of
metals is a topic that has been men
toned from time to time. but shall be
mentioned again because it tends to
promote uniformity In our views OF
mineral life and other kinds Of life
and to discredit the fashion of regard
ing anything In nature as dead and
inert.
In a lecture before the Societe de
Chime Physique at Paris professor
spoke Of the fact that tin when ex-
posed to a temperature below the
freezing point Of mercury shows a
kind of eruption of pustules in which
the metal loses its ordinary shining
surface, becomes gray and on being
cut with a saw either falls to powder
or breaks up into bundle Of fbers.
This affection is capable Of being COM
municated by contact, for the applica-
ton of a few grains Of the powder to
the surface of a block Of perfectly
sound tin brings about its transforms
ton in a few days.
In another transmittable disease OF
tin the structure of the metal is chang
ed and becomes crystalline. This dis
ease has a special tendency to attack
joints which have been soldered, but
1t attacks brass and lead as well.
Metals do seem more alive and or.
ganized than the earthly minerals
Century Path.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12

The question as to the wisdom of per-
hitting both--the United States Senator
ships 10 go 10 Jacksonville men will
probably be argued to a finish next year
when Senator Fletcher's successor will
be chosen by the people. That Senator
Fletcher of Jacksonville will be candi.
date TO succeed himself is quite certain.
But the Senator's path will not be easy.
That south Florida will have a candi.
date in the person of Gov. Gilchrist is
more than likely, and in such a contest
the chances are all in favor of the Gov.
ernor. His administration has been
popular. He has lived up to all his
primary pledges. He has made dozen
friends "where only one grew before, -
and they are scattered in all parts of the
state, especially in south Florida, where
the majority of votes will come from.
The News sincerely believes that in a
contest between Gov. Gilchrist and
Senator Fletcher, the former would win
hands down.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12
Murder as a Fine Art.

1t has been popularity supposed that
Napoleon was directly and indirectly
responsible for more deaths than any
one else of modern times. But that
estimate must be revised If the state
ment of Miss Southey in Storm and
Sunshine In South Africa" is to be
accepted about the great Zulu king
Tshaka, contemporary of Napoleon.
who sis believed to have accounted
for the lives of over a million of his
fellow creatures" There still existed
at the time Of Miss Southey's visit
very old lady who had known the des-
pot and had many "reminiscences of
him.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12

The Polk County Record of Barlow,
in Difference TO the most courteously ex-
pressed wishes of the pastors of that city
has promised that in the future it will
print no more of pastor" RuSSeIl's SER
mons. Why are the pastors alike of the
Roman Catholic, Episcopal and Evan
gelicll churches opposed TO this "Pas.
tor" Russell? Simply because he is a
fakir-as much fakir as was Joseph
Smith or Alex. Dowie. His doctrines
are opposed to the doctrines of all ortho-
dox Christian churches. This man
Russell has nothing TO commend him
self to Christian people except a white
lawn lie, chin WHISPERS and an unctious
look He is ''pastor" of no church, and
never was; he is simply the head of
congregation of religious CrankS who
5 vie themselves the "Millenial Dawn
Propaganda" and who set time for the
coming OF the millennium. If the great
recognized religious bodies of the world
pronounces as they have against his
teachings, you may be sure that il was
through no spirit of Jealousy, but In the
interest of the truths OF revealed reIig.
ion.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12
Is Ynnr Skin ON Fire2

Does it seem to you that you can't
stand another minute of that awful,
burning itchP
That it MUST be cooled?
That you MUST have relief
Get mixture of Oil of Winter
green, Thymol and other soothing
ingredients rs compounded only in
d. d. ID. Prescription.
The very first drops STOP that
awful burning instantly!
The first drops sOothe and heal
d. d. d. gives you comfort-cleans.
es the skin of all impurities and
washes away pimples and blotches
over night.
Take our word on it as your local
druggist.
Get a 81 20 or a 25c bottle today.
]. H. Haughton, Palatks, Fla.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12

The senate is passing almost anything
at this session. No longer do the peo
pie look TO the senate as the balance
wheel of the Florida Legislature. Any
sort of reform measure goes through the
senate with a whoop. Look at the
juvenile court bill, the anti-race track
bill, the anti-polygamous resolution, the
child labor bill and the bill for supreme
court building, etc.
The order has been reversed and the
conservatives are expecting the house to
hold up the legislation and see 10 it that
the unitieS are preserved. When this
appears in print the fifth week of the
session will have been passed, and the
house will have passed during the week
on several of the most important meas
uaes pending, namely the race track bills,
the Pinellas bill, the capital removal bill,
and next Monday come the school book
bills. There are a number of other
measures of great importance, but none
of them are of greater moment at present
than these.-Claude L'Engle's Dixie.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12
Why Business Fell Of.

Two London business men were talk
ing when a seedy individual came up
and spoke to one of them. After he
had gone the one to whom he had
spoken said to his friend: That's a
brother of mine and about the most
unfortunate fellow in the world. l
have set him up in business three
times. The last time l bought pork
shop business for him in place called
Barking. After few weeks he wrote
and said the business had all dropped
off. Would come up? / went, and
the first thing that caught my eye was
a ticket in the window inviting the
public to Try Our Barking Sausages.' I"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12
Probable Candidates.

Candidates for State offices are being
mentioned so fast it would take three
times day paper TO keep up with them.
The latest are Eugene Matthews, of the
Starke Telegraph, for Governor, and
Wallace w. STRIPPING, the Cudahy
Packing Company's travelling man, for
comptroller. OF course, Gene Matth-
ews would have the almost undivided
support OF the press, and Wallace Strip
ling, having travelled the state from
Pensacola to Jack sonville, and then TO
Key West and Miami, has hundreds of
friends among the business men who
would give him their support. Mr..
Stripping makes Ocala his home. liver
ness Chronicle.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12

We cannot enthuse over Jennings
bill 10 establish State institution where
politics will be taught and politicians
trained. We know not how it may be
in Mr.. Jennings home, the county of
Hamilton, but down this way the politi
cal idea needs no encouragement TO
teach il to shoot An institution to
teach folks TO forget politics and give
more attention 10 business would be
more TO the purpose. 1t would seem
that our schools and colleges could EN-
brace enough instruction in the elements
of civil government to instill sufficiently
correct political principles into the
youthful minds of the State, without the
necessity for an institution to make such
instruction its specially. All Floridians
are born politicians. Does Mr., Jennings
aspire to reputation as one OF the legiS-
lative humoriSts?-Lakeland News.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12
Makinn the cormorants Work.

The cormorants are among the most
interesting and useful birds in the
world. They are employed in the
fishing industry off the coast Of Scot
land to large extent. They are cas-
fly trained to work for their owners,
who place a brass ring round each
Of their Threats so as to prevent the
birds swallowing. They naturally feed
upon fish and soon learn to deposit
what they catch in their owners boats.
They display remarkable cleverness in
time, and a good fisher is worth good
deal of money to a fisherman.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12
Notice for Publication.

U. s. LAND OFFICE AT GAINESVILLE, FLA.
March II. 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Preston D.
watkins, whose post office address is Put
nam Hall. Florida, did, on the 22nd day OF
August, 1910, file in this office Sworn state
ment and Application. No. O7l50. to pur-
chase the VIZ OF Nw4, section 5, and EL OF
Ne4, Section q. Townships South, Range %
East, Tallahassee Meridian, and the timber
thereon, under the provisions of the act OF
June Bird 1878, and acts amendatUry, known
as the Timber and Stone Law at such
values as might be fixed by apprasement
and that pursuant to such application, the
land and timber thereon have been apprais-
ed, at Four Hundred Seventy-four Dollars,
the timber estimated l5S.000 board feet at
500 per NJ, and the land 5000 and the land
has distinct value of so per acre for tur-
pentine purposes; that said applicant will
offer final proof in support of his applica-
tion and sworn statement on the 2ith day
OF May, 1911, before the Clerk of the Circuit
Court, Mt Palatln, Florida.
Any person is mt liberty to protest this
purchase before entry. or initiate contest
Mt any time before the Eatent issues by
filing a corrobornted affidavit in tins office
alleging facts which would defeat the entry
HENRY 5. CHUBB,
Register.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12
"Noblesse oblige."

In Mrs. Walford's story of Lora
Mansfield in her book entitled "Recol-
lections of Scottish Novelist" the top
note Of propriety is reached
The noble lords young nephew, see
ing him annoyed at railway stauoh
ct having no servant at hand to get
his newspapers, ran posthaste anu
nrocured them. Lord Mansfield show
ed no gratitude whatever.
edward" was all he would say,
"recollect, Edward, that gentleman
should never hurry himself in public"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12

The State Medical Association is in
session in Tallahassee this week, but
these doctors are modest men. Beyond
asking the Legislature TO pass law max
ing vaccination compulsory and for an
appropriation to exterminate mosquitoes,
it is not thought they will ask for any
thing special in the way OF legislation.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured.

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat OF the disease. Catarrh is a
blood or constitutional disease, and in order to
cure II you must take Internal remedies.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces.
Halls Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine.
1t was prescribed by one of the best physician,
In this country for years and is regular pre-
scription. II Is composed of the best tOnics
known, combined with the best blood purifiers,
acting directly on the mucous surfaces The
perfect combination of the two Ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results In cur
ing ttarrh. Send for testimonials free.
f. ]. CHENEY& CO., Toledo, o.
Sold nv Drup Cists. 75c
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12
PECULIAR SECT.
Israelites of House of David Send Mis-
sionarIes to Florida. r

israelites OF House OF David Send Mis-
sionarles to Florida. "
Five members of an odd religious
sect, known as Israelites of the House
Of David, who teach that the mortal
body can escape dissolution and that
believers in its doctrines go to eternal
reward without the Intervention Of
death, are in Jacksonville, and will
seek permission from Mayor William
S. Jordan to conduct series Of meet
ings there,
Another important object which
they hope TO obtain by their visit to
Florida is the establishment of col,
ony somewhere between Jacksonville
and Miami, on the east coast of Flori
da, where they will place converts and
live separate and distinct existence.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12
Lottery Chances,

NJ Henri Poincare, the mathemati-
clan, told US few years ago that If
every one who buys lottery ticket
knew how little chance there was of
any one winning prize there could be
no successful lottery. The chance of
each was about equal to the danger
of being killed in railway accident
London Truth.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12
The City Will Make Good

Live Oak, Palatka and Tampa desir
ed the next meeting of the association.
Willis Powell, the live wire secretary
of the Tampa board of trade, was here
with lot of mighty fine cigars, which
he distributed with a free hand TO the
press boys, but when Live Oak and
Palatka threw their caStorS into the ring,
Powell said whenever the state press had
no other place TO go TO TO come TO Tam.
pa. Palatka won and Editor Russell oil
the Palatka News said that every man,
woman and child of his city Joined in
the invitation and will give the press
boys big time when they meet there
-Ocala Star.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12

In the whole field Of medicine there
ia not a healing remedy that will repair
damage TO. the flesh more quickly than
BILLIARDS. SNOW LlNlMESi. la
cuts, wounds, sprains, burns, scalds anu
rheumatism, its healing and penetrating
power is extraordinary. Price 25c QUO
and 81 90 per bottle. sold by Ackerman-
8 writ Drug Co. and j. H Haughton'
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12

Rob't ]. Patterson for many years past
tax assessor of Madison county will
probably become candidate for State
Comptroller. In the event that he does
Mr.. Groom may as we'll prepare for
warm fight. Patterson is not only a
smooth politician, but he is most capa-
bic, conscientious official and one who
would enter the campaign with host
of influential friends ready TO spread a
knowledge of his peculiar fitness for the
office