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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-26
LYNCHERS HANG MAN.
orkey Had Confessed to Committing
an Outrage on a Woman.


an Outrage on Woman.
Praying vainly for mercy at the
hands Of determined mob, John s.
Orkey, tramp, after confessing to
having committed an assault on Mrs.
Harvey James, wife of a miner, was
hanged at Bluefields. Va, to the cross
ON little church in the suburbs of
the city. 1t was in the shadow of the
church where his body was hanged
that he lay in wait for his victim.
After Mrs. James told of the crime,
dogs were put on the trail, and when
he was identified he confessed the
crime. The sheriff vainly tried to get
the mob to give up the criminal. The
mans prayers for mercy were cut
short by the rope, which had been
thrown over the cross of the little
church.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-26
WROTE FAREWELL NOTE.
Then Macon Man Took Dose Which
Ended His Life.

Ended His Life.
The funeral of Charles Bailey, who
killed himself last night by taking
morphine, was held from Harris
chapel, Macon, Ga. His brother,
from Americas, who is said to be
quite wealthy, was in attendance
Bailey was a gambler, 1t is said, and
recently went broke. When his
room was broken into, a note to his
mother and one to his brother were
found. He had written to his moth
err: ITO My Dear Mother: Taking all
things into consideration, l think this
is the best way, so goodbye. I'll meet
you in the sweet by and bye" To
his brother, Walter Bailey, he re-
quested that his death be made GER
tain before burial. Bailey was &c
years of age.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-26
6 NEGROES LYNCHED
BY FLORIDA MOB
Held at Lake City on Charge Of
killing LumberInan.
BODIES RIDDLED BY BULLETS
The lynchers' Visited the Lake City
Jail During the shertf's Absence
and Presented Bogus Order to
Young Son to Deliver Negroes.

jail During the SheriH's Absence
and Presented Bogus Order to
Young Son to Deliver Negroes.
Masquerading as officers of the law,
. dozen mSn appeared before the
county Jail at 2 o'clock Sunday at
Lake City, Fla, and presented a
bogus telegram to the credulous IT,
year-old son of the sheriff ordering
the release of Mark Norris, Jr., Jerry
Gusto and four other negroes, who
had been held for safe keeping on the
charge of numbering B. B. Smith, a
sawmill man, at marlborough, Leon
county, and wounding another man,
named Register, on May r.
Negroes Shot to Pieces.
The men, who had come from Tai
lahassee to Lake City in automobiles,
carried the negroes about a mile out
side of Lake City, compelled the ne
groes to stand abreast, and about ten
men commenced firing with winches-
tiers and pistols, until every one of
tiiV SiEh hlu bOCl Win JULIUS.
The firing lasted about half an
hour, and a few struggling citizens at
daybreak found the negroes, butch
cred beyond recognition, just after
the automobiles left the scene of the
lynching
lynchers Travelled 1906 Miles.
The men who planned the execution
of the six negroes came overland
from Tallahassee, a distance of 100
miles, and covered most of the dis
lance at night.
1t is possible that the occupants of
the two automobiles were never seen
from the time they left Tallahassee
until they 'eturned. The plans of the
men were the most daring, and but
for curious combination OF circum-
stances probably would have never
been accomplished. The sheriff of
Columbia county was out of the city,
and left the jail in charge of the boy,
who, aroused in the early hours of
the morning, allowed the six negroes
to be taken from the jail without
knowing the sinister purpose of the
mob.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-26
MEETING PLACE CHOSEN,

Baptists Name Oklahoma City for
1912 Convention.
Oklahoma City has been chosen as
the next place of meeting by the
Southern Baptist convention, which
has been in session at Jacksonville
Fla.
The convention unanimously in.
dorsed President Taft's plans for In
tsrnational peace.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-26

Sick headache results from a disorder
ed condition of the stomach. and can be
cured by the use of Chamberlain's Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets. Try 1t. For
sale by all dealers.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-26
FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT.

David Upchurch Meets Instant Death
When His Car Goes over Bluff.
David Upchurch was instantly
killed and his companion, Dick Hall,
probably fatally injured at Selma,
Ala, when their automobile ran over
the embankment of the Alabama river
at the foot of Church street in Selma.
Both young men belong to promi,
nent families at Uniontown, Ala
Witnesses to the accident declare
the machine struck a second bluff in
its descent. turning a complete somer.
sault, and was crushed to splinters by
the fall. Upchurch's body was so
badly crushed as to be unacceptable
George Dubois, aged IS, died in
New Orleans at local hospital from
lockjaw as the result of running a
splinter into HIS foot.
As he was motoring into Elberton.
Ga, Oyerton Lowe. of Washington,
ran over a l4-year-old negro boy. who,
during the day. died from the Injuries.
1t is said the negro ran in front of the !
car.
Judge w. L. Dickson quashed the
perjury indictment against George B. |
Cox, the republican boss, Of Cincin- !
natl.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23
burgess 6randpn Office Fore and KOrkrus Crew
CAILLAUX WOULD Be CHIEF
New Prime Minister Of France is a
Interesting Man.
Is VERY WEALTHY AND AMBITIoU'
Just ACCOMPLISHMENTS Artists
OF France Make Success of
Their Exhibition.

PARIS. July 22.-France is intensely in
terested IN the personality and career OF
her new prime minister. Joseph Caillaux
,or among other things he is accredited
With ambitions to the presidency when the
resent term Of Failieres expires. Mr.. Call
aux has great wealth. He Is the son OF
: distinguished father. Eugene Csillaux
no had a prominent place in politics after
he Franco-Prussian war and was. like his
on, minister Of finance
csillGux becomes premier at g. He is
e personification of tireless activity and
-lrk. In appearance he is clear-eyed and
-sressive. There is a French saying that
&c great orators OF the country seem al
est always TO come from the south. Call
TX is neither OF the north or the south
ut like Baron d'Estournelles de Constant
was born in the Sarthe department in the
west central district
He is not an imprisoned orator like
the brilliant BRAND but he makes a strong
business-like speech. Sometimes in the
heat Of interested discussion he becomes
passionate, eondemnatory. but invariably
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23

year. Business houses are not the only in
situations which are using the picnic ides
TO good advantage. Such institutions a
commercial colleges and schools for bus
ness training use picnics as a means
getting their people well acquainted vii
their teachers and each other. Employees
public buildings hold their picnics. For Il
stance, the employees of the city engineer
office are planning to go to Carter la
next Wednesday and have an outing dU
ing the afternoon and evening. They vii.
have a program of sports and aquatic con-
tests and a dinner. The grounds of the
Rod and Gun club will be used and the
mayor and city council will be present as
special guests The success of this affair
may be great enough to warrant a picnic
for the entire city hall later IN the esason.
Clerks in other offices in that building
and in the court house have always had
their outings
One Of the most famous picnics in the
summer Is always the newsboys' picnic
Three OF 900 hundred newsies can have g
better time at an amusement park on one
OF their annual pleasure days than other
crowd OF boys can have at anything. Sports
the use OF all the devices for beguiling their
pleasure, plenty Of fried chicken and ice
cream, all these things make that one day
gala day for them and a day of high
colored memories.
Other boys, and boys are after all tbs
class OF human being most interested IL
picnics. go to as many as possible of tn,
church picnics which are so plentiful dur1ns
the season Every Sunday school has III
day and is boy lacking much in ingenuity
II he fails to attend at least a half dozen
/ What are woods and parks, and frieC
chicken and ice cream for. II not for small
boys and grownups 10 enjoy at picnics?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23
why the Jury Acquitted Pat.

An Ir1shnan was arrested for stealing
q piece Of pork. The evidence was All
AGAINST him, and everybody present ex-
Dected that he would be convicted When
the Jury came back the verdict was not
guilty.
The Judge was angry. -
IS I'm sitting here l know you are guilty,
but I can't do otherwise than as the jury
says"
His own lawyer. who had given up the
case said 70 him:
Tell me, Pat how you got OH seot
free when ! know you stole that pork.
well We see SOFT" said Pat, each man
IN the jury had a payee o the pOrruk. =
Topeka Journal
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23
$4,000 TO 100000 A YEAR
For . High Glass Man Of Exceptional
Selling Ability.

The largest irrigated orchard land pro-
tect in the Pacific Northwest. Completed
project. Proven district Developing rap
Idly. All modern conveniences and advan-
tages. Choice orchard home tracts; planted
season 1911; standard varieties apples and
cherries. Developed and cared for. five
year period bearing age. Price only $500
an acre, including perpetual water rights
which are more than adequate. Ten acre
matured orchard tracts produce $4,000 to
$1,000 yearly net income Terms OF sale
Ten years 20 pay IL desired-310O cash.
$50 monthly until orchard comes into
bearing. After fifth year, returns from
crop will make all further payments and
leave big yearly income besides. We have
completed payment OF the cost of our
project by investment of Millions OF Dol
lars and command practically unlimited
financial resources. For this reason, we
are enabled to make IL possible for the
man of moderate means to own one or
our high-class orchard tracts. when here
tofore II has usually been the wealthy
mans investment This we do by financ-
ing his purchase for him on the easiest,
most liberal terms and remarkably low
prices ever offered by any high-class, COM
pleted paid for and proven orchard land
project in the country.
Address Robert S. Lemon, General sales
Manager, Bitter Root Valley lrrigauon
Company, Suite SOC First National Bank
Building, Chicago, Ill
SUNDAY
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23

The watermelon is a lueious thing that
you stole when you were a boy, but a dark
green delusion that you pay 81 for as a
man.
The watermelon or commerce Is plucked
before the blossom fades and IL ripened
under the influence OF refrigerator car
charges. When opened IL shows a pale,
pink interior. tastes like circus lemonade
looks and inspires harsh thoughts toward
the Eroceryman.
Il Is an unregenerate fraud. and Is with
out even spirit enough TO promote collie.
People who sell the kidnapped variety of
watermelon should be compelled to eat IL
until they viii sign the pledge.-Chicago
Post
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23
The Slim Summer
Girl Is Winning

The day OF the slim woman's triumph
has arrived. The thinner one is the more
stylish" says the dressmakers, and the
more comfortable" say those whose fat
makes summer intolerable
This would have been sad news for the
fat woman a year ago. She would have
had 10 try dieting OF exercise Nowadays,
however. the woman who Is too fat for
the styles goes 10 a druggist and gets a
case OF Marmola Prescription Tablets. one
OF which she takes after each meal and
AZ bedtime and so reduces her superfluous
flesh quickly.
These tablets being made In accordance
with the famous prescription. are per
rectly harmless. even on the hottest days.
and they are. also. the most economical
Preparation a person can buy. for they
cost only Is cents a large case. one OF
which Is frequently enough 10 start a per
son 20 losing fat az the rate OF 10 20 IL
ounces a day. Pretty nearly every drug
sist keeps this tablet IN stock. but should
yours be sold out you can easily obtain
= case By sending 70 the makers the Mar
kr0it. Aich.-4dS.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23
Cynical Remark.

There isn't much hope for the fellow
who Is too lazy TO even go fishing
Many man who has no music In his
soul can play on a woman's heartstrings.
Those who believe in reincarnation would
probably object to being called has-beens.
Lots OF people who are thoroughly con-
WINGED that we shall know each other In
heaven succeed admirngly in forgetting
each here--New York Times.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23

returns 10 the CAIN VesAhSss man ss'sa'~
point.
The pr.unier II q shrswd fiuancier by
heredity. training and experience. He 10,
for instance. the artisan Of the income
tax project which has been passed by the
chamber Of deputies. but which is now
held up in the senate. He believes IN pen
sions for the workingnen and intends that
this measure adopted b. parliament, shall
be put into operation soon.
In a few words, the new premier might
be summed up as a Observation-Disclosures
and as a millionaire radical working for
social reform
Insurgent Artists winning.
The salon des Independents, which has
Just closed its doors for 1911, has bad a
more complete success than ever before,
and quite justified its claim to the consid-
Grafton OF the art world
Started as a revolt against the conditions
Of official art" which ostracised Whist
Ter. Monet, Degas. Renoir, and the whole
Impressionist school well as such mas
ters as Puvis de Chavannes from the reg
ular salons. the Salno des Independents has
no jury. On paying the dues of s. anyone
| Is at liberty to exhibit on a given wal
space whatever he may choose. provided
plea Of decency or public order.
| At first the only exhibitors were men,
| bers of that advanced Post mpressionist
1 school which is headed by Matisse, whose
effusions were grouped in one section pop
ulariy known as the wild beast show;
worthy amateurs or semi-amateurs whose
I technical qualifications we're insufficient
( 70 obtain for them entry to the othel
| salons and a small section OF Russian rev
| lutionaries who communicated theil
| wildly symbolical dreams TO canvas, with
| great conviction but little skill. Soon, how
| ever the work of the few whose dan
gerous originality or bad luck had pre-
| vented them from obtaining a place IN
| other exhibitions, began to tell. Buyers
appeared including the discriminating un-
der secretary Of state for fine arts, WING
always acquires a certain number of pic
| lures for the government, and the aston
!shing fact became apparent that pictures
were obtaining better prices than at th'
two consecrated salons.
Now It is almost as hard to get into the
Independents as into the Old and New
salons. for many painters Of recognized
worth and reputation are throwing in theil
lot with the new organization and aban
doning the homes of official art
The march Of municipal improvement
has cost Paris her celebrated home o.
roaring farce" The vast scheme OF con
strueting new streets and extending other
in the heart of Paris to relieve the con
gestion OF traffic has led to the civic con
domination of the theater Nouveautes, 10
Gated in the most trodden part OF tn
| Grande Boulevards.
The night of June 30 was historical
among state people and stage lovers, 70
it was the occasion of the final production
at the Nouveautes as well as the L02Sd pre-
sentation Of 'ChampignoI Malgre LU.' {
great popular success Of the type which
has kept all Paris laughing at this theate
for years.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23
FrtKhtfaI SPANS

OF the stomach, liver torpid, lame back
and weak kidneys are overcome by Electric
Bitters Guaranteed. 5oc. For sale by
Beaton Drug Co.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

surpass all others similarly located.
The climate is healthful and invig
Grating. The mean temperature dur
ing the winter ranges from 60 to 50
degrees above zero, and during the
summer from IS to 50 degrees above
zero. The nights are invariably cool
and refreshing. Snow, sleet and driv-
ing winds, so common throughout the
north and east, are entirely foreign to
our section, it being possible for one
to live constantly out of doors.
An inspection Of the soil in this sec
ton will reveal how Marion county
has succeeded IL making such rapid
strides along agricultural lines The
census shows this county to be fifth
in volume of products.
Pine lands form the basis of the
lands in tbs section, and are divided
into three Classes. The surface OF
the best pine lands IS covered with q
dark vegetable rlcld several inches in
depth; beneath which a chocolate col
ored lcam is found to the depth OF
several feet This is mixed with lime
stone pebbles, resting upon a sUbstra-
,l;r.i of mari, clay and limestone. Their
fertility may be estimated from the
&c. mat they have been known to
y.elG for more than thirty years of
aIcce1 sive cultivation. without the aid
OF fertilizer. The second-class lands,
~ proper system Of cultivation, can
he made vaAable. They afford natu-
n paseuragS, are heavily timbered
T" ~ ne best species Ct yellow pine,
and are generally high, dry, rolling,
healtAy and vel watered. The third
c.;.ss m&y lie divided into two orders
The one comprising hisA, rolling
sandy districts, sparsely covered with
..i.e, the other embracing low, fat
swamp regions, covered with valuable
timer.
x lar &c portion OF the lands in this
section is utilized for the timber and
naval stores businesses, which have
grown 20 considerable Importance in
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

shores of this lake are elevated and
are dotted here and there with beau
tiful winter homes of wealthy north
erners.
Fishing in the lake is excellent, the
waters Astounding in bass, trout,
Dream and many other species of the
finny tribe. If the right time of day
is chosen and the proper location is
selected fish can be caught in abun-
dance.
The price of land depends upon
many things. Much of the good land
is unready for use because not yet
cleared. Improved lands, ready to
cultivate, close to railroad, sell from
$25 to $50 per acre, according to i'm
provements. Small tracts of from 10
to 20 acres would bring higher price.
Orange groves run from 5000 to $1,000
per acre, owing to age, condition and
location. The lay Of the land is very
attractive. 1t is generally undulating,
UuI uOL SuOuSH 50 10 NC CdltSQ uIlly.
Travelled visitors declare that our
best farming sections suggest strongly
the topography of the blue grass re-
gion of Kentucky and Tennessee. The
hardwood hammocks are especially at
tractive in their beauty of undulaticn
and their fertility of soil.
The soil varies from pure sand TO
waxy clay. The best land for gen
eral farming is a sandy loan. The
color varies with the subsoil. It is
generally brown or yellowish brown.
The subsoil is generally yellowish
brown clay, much mixed with lime
Many OF the hammock lands are well
adapted to celery growing and or
ions.
There are more than a dozen herds
of pure beef and dairy cattle in the
county, while thousands of native cat
tie range in the pine woods. There
are a large number of herds OF pure
bred swine, and great progress has
been made n he improvement of the
native razor back" hog. There are
few nociys OF pure bred sheep and
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Kendrick,

Mcintosh, Kendrick, Anthony,
Sharp's Ferry, Summerfield, Bitch
ton, Shady Grove, Cotton Plant, Red
dick, and, in fact, every part of the
county. In the matter of hard surface
roads Marion county surpasses all
other counties in the state, and will
the people of this section realize the
Importance of good roads and the adj
vantages derived therefrom, and work
on the roads in this section continues
year after year. The roads are we'll
built, the materials used being clay
and limestone, both of which are
found in large quantities in nearly ev-
cry part of. the county. There are
many miles of hard roads in the coun-
ty at this time. The amount of money
invested in good roads during the past
two years totalled many thousands of
dollars
One of the first considerations with
desirable settler is the facilities for
education afforded by the community
in which he is interested. 1t is a
pleasure to be able to state that in
almost every part of Marion county
one will find the school advantages
entirely satisfactory and in most plac-
es superior
Marion county ranks as third in the
state in point OF aggregate attend
ance and state appOrtiOnment from
the state public school funds. 1t is
only excelled by Hillsborough and Du-
val counties, in which are located
Tampa and Jacksonville, respectively
Marion county maintains sixty
white and forty-two colored schools,
employing eighty-four white and six
ty-eight colored teachers. These in
ClCde three white senior high schools,
giving graduating high school courses
OF twelve grades, the completion of
which secures admission to the best
colleges Of the country The senior
class schools are located at Ocala.
Dunnellon and Mcintosh.
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seen at Weir Park, which is at the
northeastern boundary, and until
Weirsdale is reached the wide ex-
panse of water to the west, and the
beautiful orange groves and resi-
dences dotted here and there delight
the eye of the passengers.
For natural beauty and healthful-
ness this section of Florida stands
without rival. 1t would be exceed
ingly hard to find anywhere a body of
water comprising as ~many and va
ried attractions as it does.
1t is an ever-changing picture, no
two days being alike. The water, ow-
ing to its clearness, reflects the blue
is as clear as crystal, the bottom and
beaches being hard white sand. The
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

Of the many interesting and pic
turesque points accessible to Ocala,
the celebrated Silver Springs, five
miles distant, is perhaps the best
sky above, with it's restless changes
of clouds as in a mirror. The lake is
very near circular in form, the water
known to the traveller. Here is found
the terminus of the Hart Line OF
steamers, which ply on the beauti1u
Oklawaha The banks of this river
are covered with the most enhancing
scenery, which never fails to deligA
the eye At the head of the springs
numerous craft await the visitor, one
of which has a glass bottom, enabling
one to view the bottom Of the springs,
where many species of fish are 10 b
seen at play. A coin at the bottom d
the springs can be seen as readily as
If held in the hand.
Twenty miles south OF Oca,a =
found beautiful Lake Weir, which mas
become equally as popular with Fior
idians as a summer resort, as it is
with the tourists who come to this
section to avoid the snow and cold
winds during the winter months.
The Atlantic Coast Line railway
skirts this lake on the eastern shore,
and the water is in full view of the
passengers for several miles. Going
south from Ocala the lake is first