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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16
WANTS $4,000 FROM ROAD.
ocala Northern Defendant to Suit for
Damages.

Damages.
Delight II. Verdenius, minor,
through her next friend, Thomas A.
Verdenius, has brought suit for $4,000
damages against the Ocala Northern
Railroad and others because OF inJu-
ries sustained when two trains crashed
into each other, January 9, 1911, while
running in opposite directions.
Delight Verdenius and Thomas A.
Verdenius are residents of Illinois. e.
P. Rentz, doing business as the RentZ
Lumber Company, is one of the de-
PENDANTS, and George Rentz, an agent
of the railroad, is another.
1t is alleged that Rentz was, by per
mission of the Ocala Northern Rail-
road, operating an engine and box car
for passengers between Burbank and
Mccoy, in Marion county, on the night
of January 8. George Rentz, it ap-
pears, was in charge of the engine and
box car, which contained several pas
sengers. The car was pushed in front
of the engine, it is alleged, and was
without light.
When about one mile from Burbank
the train was pushed into another
train coming from the opposite direc-
ton. All Of the passengers, including
the plaintiff to the suit, were badly
shaken up and bruised, the car in
which they were riding being demol-
ished. Negligence is alleged against
the railroad for not having light on
the box car.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16
TEN KINDS OF MONEY.
But Not All Of Uncle Sans Assortment
is Local Tender.

Sut NOT All OF Oncie oanl y ASsortTneHt
Is Legal Tender.
Uncle Sam officially has ten kinds
of money-gold coins, standard silver
dollars, subsidiary silver, gold certifi-
Gates, silver certificates, treasury $500
notes, United States (greenbacks)
notes, national bank notes, nickel
coins and bronze coins-says the In
dianapolis News. While some Of this
paper currency is not legal tender,
minor coins are legal tender in small
amount. Legal tender is so called be-
cause in payment of debt or obliga-
ton of any kind 1t can be forced on
the creditor "in full Of all demand"
Gold certificates, silver certificates
and national bank notes, despite the
enormous quantity in circulation, are
not legal tender. So far as silver coin
is concerned, only $40 worth Of
"halves," quarters" and dimes" are
legal tender, and, as to nickel and cop
per coins, only % cents can be forced
on the creditor. However, with the
standard silver dollar there is no limit
to the amount to be paid in liquida-
ton of claim. The creditor can re-
fuse the silver certificate, but when 1t
comes to the dollar of the dads" the
dollar must be received at its face
value, even If thousand weigh 1892
pounds,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16
Mexico's Way With Women.

Woman's place in Mexican life is the
inevitable mingling of the Moorish
ideas of the Spanish conquerors and
the savage ideas of the natives, the
Milwaukee Sentinel says. The Castil-
ian hides his wife and daughters be-
hind stone walls and the picturesque
lattices of romance. and he is their
lord and master. On the other hand,
the Indian tribes are, of course, still
bound by the spirit of the ancient saw
age customs Historians tell of one Of
the baptismal ceremonies of the Mesh
ic tribes. who fought their way to SUI
premacy long before the Spanish ar
rived on the scene. To each boy baby
the priests chanted this command:
"Thy profession and faculty is war.
thy obligation to give the sun to drink
blood of the enemies and the earth
corpses of the foes" To the girl baby
they said with far less ceremonial:
''You are to stay within the house, as
the heart does within the body. Our
Lord enshrines you in that place, and
your office is to fetch and to grind
maize in the metate."
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16
ORIGIN of the Saw.

According to Apollodorus, the inven'
ton of the saw came about in the fol
lowing way: Talus, so the account
goes, having found the jawbone of
huge snake. used 1t to cut through
piece of wood and, finding that 1t
worked so well, formed an instrument
of iron similar to It. The first saw
mill concerning which we have any
clear knowledge was erected on the
island of Madeira somewhere about
the year 1900 A few years later one
was built at Breslau. There were no
sawmills in England prior to 1868. IN
that year one was built there by a
Dutchman, but he was forced to aban-
don 1t. Sawmills were erected near
London about 1770.-New York Ameri
can
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16

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 q 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??, 1911-06-16
Scarcely Credible.

The tramp looked shrewdly at Miss
Sparhawk. and she returned his gaze
with equal shrewdness, but her ex-
preston dill not soften in the least
you see, it's like this, ma'am," said
the tramp humbly, lowering his eyes
until they rested on Miss Sparhawk's
congress shoes, neatly showing below
her short skirt six months ago |
had little home Of my own, but
made an unfortunate marriage. MY
wires temper was such that 1t kept me
In hot water all the time"
"M-mr' said Miss Sparhawk dryly.
Its a pity there couldn't have been
a little soap with 1t. Only six months
ago, did you sayT-Youth's Compan'
ION.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16
Mot 70 Be flushed,

Bishop Littlejohn Of Long Island
who died at the age of ninety, refused
up to the day of his death to accept the
assistance of coadjutor bishop, de-
claring that he was perfectly able to
perform his duties and care for his
people. At meeting of the clergy in
the last year of his life Archdeacon
Bryan was requested to call the meet
ing to order. The archdeacon arose
and requested the delegates to give at
tention, remarking:
"The bishop wishes to say few
words"
"A few words, sir; few words" in
terjected the bishop. II would have
It understood, sir, that the bishop will
say as many words as he pleases."
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16
PunetuaIity Promised.

HAS your husband an old suit that
he amt usin', ma'amT asked the
tramp, respectfully removing from his
head the shapeless remnant of hat.
"No! shortly answered the woman
of the house, eying him suspiciously.
my husband has only one suit, and
it'll last him six months yet"
"All right, ma'am,' he rejoined, TAX
ing from al inside pocket a soiled
scrap of cardboard and making a men,
orandum on it with the stump of a
lead pencil. I'm be round ag'in six
months from today. Afternoon,
ma'am!"-Stray Stories.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16

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
brother of mine and about the most
unfortunate fellow in the world.
have set him up in business three
times. The last time 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? l went, and
the first thing that caught my eye was
a ticket in the window inviting the
public to Try Our Barking Sausages.' !"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16
Jokai's Joke,

At a banquet held in his honor in Tor
da, Maurus Jokai was called upon to
propose the toast of "The Ladies'" He
made an excellent speech, during
which he continually toyed with the
brown curls upon his forehead. Final
ly he said: 81 raise my glass in honor
of the gracious ladies of Torda. May
they all live until my hair grows
gray" His audience drank to the
toast, but it was easy to see by the
faces of the ladies present that they
did not think much of the compliment.
Jokai rose again from his seat and
took from his head a magnificent
brown wig, showing an entirely bald
head beneath it. my hair" he added,
will never grow gray" And the la.
dies, who had not known Of his bald
ness. were more than pacifed.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16
Noisy MaIcolma.

Sir John Malcolm, the first chairman
of the Oriental club, was a great talk
er and had been nicknamed "Bahaw-
der Jaw"-it was said by Canning. 1t
was a family failing. as we learn from
Mr.. Ralph Neville's London Clubs"
There were ten Malcolm brothers,
two of them admirals. ALI ten seem
to have possessed the same character
istic, for when Lord Wellesley was as
sured by Sir John that he and three
brothers had once met together In In
dia the governor general declared 1t to
be impossible--quite impossiblep NAL
COIN reiterated his statement I re-
peat it is impossible. If four Nal.
COINS had come together we should
have heard the noise all over India !"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16
MEASURING THE EARTH.
Erastosthenes Made the First Attempt
and Did Fairly VOL.


The earliest attempt to measure the
circumference of the earth was made
by a Greek, Erastosthenes, who was
born 276 3. G. He found that at
Syene the gnomon, or upright pillar,
used by the Greeks to measure the
height of the sun in the sky, showed
the sun to be exactly overhead at
midday ut the time of the summer
solstice, while at Alexandria the gno-
mon cast a shadow upon the same
date, showing that the latter point
was one-fiftieth Of the earths circum-
ference north of Syene.
Erastosthenes reasoned correctly
that the length of the shadow at Alex
andria bore the same relation to the
circumference of the small circle de-
scribed from the top of the gnomon as
center that the distance between the
two cities bore to the circumference OF
the globe. This latter was 5000 stadia,
or about 625 miles, which when null
tiplied by fifty gives 1880 miles as
the circumference of the earth. This
result is not quite correct, but as
nearly so as could be expected from
the first rough attempt to estimate it.
New York Mail.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16
CANINE HUMoR.
More Marked In Monsrels Than In
Dogs With Pedigrees.

More Marked In Mongreis Than In
Dogs With Pedisrees.
generally find, writes well known
English scientist, that mongrel dogs
when they happen to be sociable have
keen sense of humor. An aristocratc
dog with a pedigree may have some
inherited smartness, but has no origi-
nality. A common yellow dog with no
ancestry to speak Of, who has to gain
his living by his wits, could give him
cards and spades at his~o tricks in
two lessons.
Once l took into the house out of
pity mongrel yellow dog who insist
ed on installing himself at my door
step and always came back, no matter
how often he was chased away. had
at that time pedigreed water spaniel,
and tried to teach him some tricks
when took him out along quiet road
at times. The yellow dog, who made
friends with him, always came along
and beat the water spaniel at his own
tricks without training. Then he be-
gan to play tricks Of his own on the
spaniel. When he had bone he look
ed out for his comrade, and when he
saw him Looping along he would lay
the bone in his path and disappear.
The spaniel always made for the bone,
but the yellow dog, just as he was
about to grab 1t, would dart from his
hiding place and, Selling 1t, run off
with II. This happened over and over
again, but the high bred spaniel never
tumbled to the joke.-New York World.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16
Plants Without Roots.

The "fower of the air. is a curious
plant found in China and Japan. 1t is
so called because it appears to have no
root and is never fixed to the earth. 1t
twines around a dry tree or sterile
rock. Each shoot produces two or
three flowers like a lily-white, trans
parent and odoriferous. 1t is capable
of being transported 600 or 100 miles,
and it grows as it travels, suspended
on twig.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16
c.n.F,,I About His Vote.

Often a mans reasons for giving or
Withholding his vote are subtle. Once
a country squire solicited the support
of a notorious poacher whom he had
previously sent to Jail. The man de-
clined to give it.
But" urged the magistrate candi-
date. that little poaching affair was
years ago. You should let bygones be
bygones."
at wasn't for locking me up" re-
piled the man. ITS the reason why
you did it that puts me against you
"What was the reason%
"Why, you said l had stolen RAD
bit, and it was hare, and the man
who don't know the difference amt
fit for a member O. parliament."-Lon-
don Chronicle.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16
The Chatham Chest.

c0rofr,,v preserved at GreenW y,,t
England, hospital is the i L,,u "nriously
han, chest. It is a great box cu I,.ossod
W. wrought. its iron body being er E@nds
w ,,,I socrossed by Strengthening oa nuS
a =. s,ooI If was the nearest approa ,.or
OF S'er ,t,,,oars of Elizabeth's age ever
made to the modern iron safe li, anu III was W
maui ,,oS a with special care, since II . ma5
w ' ,,eository of the funds of the s ,at
the repo ,,,,.ity In 1858 it was felt tha'
Something un should be done io had 50
S lands disabled sailors who 10 t hua sea
nOo,y practically the whole ,, woatu'
So the Chatham chest was
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16
STATE OF FLORIDA !
rounty pf Putnam

Before me, an officer duly authorized to
take acknowledgements of deeds, personal
W. came Howell A. Davis, r. H. Cooper, A.
I, Davis. and M. @. Bulky, to me known and
known to me to be the individuals descrlb-
ed in and who executed and signed the ac-
companying Notice and Proposed Articles
of Tncorporation Of G. NJ. Davis Il Son, and
thew. seyerally, acknowledged their sigma
tures to the said notice and proposed char
ter and that they executed and signed lie
same.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ] have here
INTO set my hand and affixed my seal OF Of
nee this 9th day of NAV, A. d. 1911.
fsEALl + b. MERRILL,
Nv com mission Notary Public. State
expires the 6th OF Florida NJ Large
day of March
A o., 1913.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16
Making 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 a 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 good fisher is worth good
deal of money to fisherman.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16
Lottery Chances.

NJ. Henri Poincare, the mathemati-
clan. told us a few years ago that II
every one who buys lottery ticket
knew how little chance there was Of
any one winning a prize there could be
no successful lottery. The chance Of
each was about equal to the danger
of being killed in railway accident
Iondon Truth
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16
STATE OF ILLINOIS
County of Kane

Before me, an officer duly authorized un-
der the laws of Illinois to take acknowledge
10 me known and known to me to be one of
the individuals described in and who eNecu-
led and signed the accompanying Notice
and Proposed Articles of Incorporation of
a. NJ. Davis & Son, who acknowledged his
signature to the said notice and proposed
charter, and that he executed and signed
the same,
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have here
unto set my hand and affixed my seal of Of
flee, this 18th day of May. A d. lall
CHARLES NICHOLSON,
tSeaD Notary Public
Ny commission state OF Illinois
expires the 10th
day OF Jan. A. ID.
1914.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16
BURWELL & HILLYER
GET Big CONTRACT
viii Build WharVeS and Ware
house For S. A. |.
THE COST WILL Be 100000
jacksonville Firm Gets the Contract
to Make Dock improvements at sa.
Vannah, Ga.

Blair Burwell, of the contracting
firm of Burwell & Hillyer, returned to
Jacksonville, Fla, from Norfolk, Va,
with 100000. contract from the Sea
board Air Line Railroad Company to
build extensive wharves, warehouses
and sheds for the railroad company
in Savannah, Ga.
Burwell g. Hillyer we're in competi-
ton with some of the biggest contract
ing firms in the country for this work,
Mr.. Burwell states that already pile
drivers are at work on the contract.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16

Repose of manner was considered at
one time essential to the well bred
woman. but this is an ideal long con-
signed to the past. Every one tidgets
in these restless days. no one has time
to sit still nor to listen for more than
a minute at a time without being bored
and showing it.-London Queen.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16
No More Ro,,.,oo

hro ~, iof drink from the OLD oaken
bo,ss, exclaimed the early summer
' .r, Where is i'll"
b,ru Ne Old oaken bucket was insani-
NM, - replied the farmer. I'VE nave
stea gueu Individual drinking cups in
Su-Pittsburg Post
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16

Figg (sententiously)-To him that
hath shall be given, you know. Fogg
Yes, the man who has head gets
ahead, I've noticed. Boston Transcript.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16

The beautiful seems right by force
of beauty and the feeble wrong be-
cause of weakness. Browning.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16
TRIVIALITIES.

1t is in those acts called hiWalides
that the seeds Of joy are forever
wasted until men and women look
round with hargafd faces at the
devastation then own waste has
made and say the earth bears no
harvest Of sweetness, calling their
denial knowledge.--George Eliot.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16
River. Mud and Lava.

The mud moved by rivers and lava
discharged by volcanoes are great fac
tors in Transforming the face of the
earth year by year. The Gauges, in
India. carries down every year as
much mud as would make sixty Of the
great pyramids Of Egypt and which, II
it were brought in ships, would require
1000 full sized merchant vessels
laden with the mud to sail down the
Ganges every day. The eruption OF
the Shaptar Jokull volcano in Iceland
in 1888 produced torrent of lava
ninety miles in length, from seven to
fifteen miles broad and at places 600
feet deep, mass equal to Mont Blanc,
the greatest mountain in the Alps
Louisville Courier journal.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16
Frenzied "Fun."

A strange youth rambled on the fer
ryboat. First he whacked friend on
the back with a folded newspaper.
Next he took off a mans hat and laid
it on the deck Then he pulled a cigar
out of another pals pocket, bit off the
end and handed 1t back to him. Fol-
lowing this, he stepped on still another
friends newly shined shoes, pulled the
end of his necktie out Of his vest and
finally dropped cigarette down his
back.
Escaped lunatic" queried curious
bystander.
"Oh no." replied commuter who
hailed from the strange youths town.
HE is merely the village cut-up."-
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Sand as Fire Extinguisher.
Why are pals of sand kept hanging
in some buildings? 1t is the usual
thing to see hanging in large buildings
museums. factories, offices-rows Of
pals containing a liquid which can be
used for distinguishing the flames in
case of fire. 1t is quite common now
adays to see also a pail Of sand hang
ing with the others or in place by
itself. This sand is for use in case
of fire caused by an accident to the
electric wires, bringing about what Is
known as "a short circuit" If water
were used it would spread the cleo
trio current and probably increase the
damage, but sand, properly used, very
quickly extinguishes the flames.-Chris-
tan Science Monitor.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16
NOTICE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the
undersigned will apply to the Honorable
Albert W. Gilchlist, Governor of the State
of Florida, ut Tallahassee, Florida, on the
10Th day of June, A D. 1911, for LETTERS
PATENT to be issued to q. NJ. DAVIS &
SON, of which corporation the following
shall be the ARTICLES OF 1NCORPORA-
TON HOWELL A. DAVIS
r. II. COOPER
A, D. DAVIS
NJ. c. BULKY
+. s. MILNE
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16
Proposed Charter of c. M. DAVIS &
SON,

NAME: The name of this corporation
shall be q. NJ DAVIS & son, and its bust
ness shall be conducted in the state of Flor
ida and in such other states of the United
states of America, and in such Foreign
as may be necessary or conven-
lent. The principal offices OF the SAID cor
nOratiOn shall be in the City OF Paatka,
County of Putnam and State of Florida,
with lGaveto establish and maintain branch
nfllrns nlSnMhern.
The Lamar register., 1911-12-13

Last Friday afternoon and even
ing was held, at the Baptist church.
an interesting Sunday school in
stitute. The afternoon session was
helpful to the many workers who
attended. Rev. Stearns gave an
encouraging report from the Chris
tian Bible school. Reports from
other schools show an honest eff
fort on the part of workers. to
make the work effective. J. e.
Carman spoke ON the vital question
The Walk Out of the Big Boys. +"
Geo. r. Momyer gave a talk on EFT
ficient Teachers and How to Sc.
cure Them"
The orchestra opened the even
ing session with number of
choice selections. Helpful testimor-
les were given by number of
workers. after which Rev. Carman
gave the address OF the evening.
THE Greatest Business in Ameri-
Ca"
The Lamar register., 1911-12-13
Baptist Church

Services every Sunday morning
and evening.
Sunday school at 9:45.
Special music at each scrviee.
Prayer meeting each Wednesday.
The annual business meeting of
the church will be held on Fri
day. Dec. 29th at 1880 p. 10. All
the members of the church and
congregation are requested to be
present.
We extend to you cordial in
vita:ion to worship with us.
The Baptist ladies will have
d bake and Chinese embroidery sale
at Silver Bros. store on Saturday.
Dec. 18th.
The Lamar register., 1911-12-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department Of the Interior

November "a. 1871.
Notice is hereby given that Charles
u. Bowling OF Lamar. Colorado. who.
on Nov. IS. 1911. made second Home
stead entry, serial No. Oll262, for
Lots ! and and E1s NV Section 81.
Tow ship "a South. Range ~ West.
9TH Primo ipal Meridian. has filed no.
tice of intention to make Final Five
Year Proof. to establish claim to the
iand above described, before the Reg
lister and Receiver, u. $. Land Of
tice, Lamar. Colorado. on the 10th day
OF January. 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses: George
perdue. John $. Sipie. George Noble.
Thomas I Newton. all Of Lamar. Colo
RADIO.
EUGENE n. WHITAKER.