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SELECT RHODES SCHOLAR
Examinations Will Be Held In Column
bia on October IS and 16.-Detaii
of Offer Given.

Columbia.-The Cecil Rhodes schol.
arships, the qualifying examinations
for which will be held in Davis col
lege of the University of South Caro-
lima Tuesday and Wednesday, October
Is and 16, at 8 o'clock offer to ambit-
ious students one of the most splendid
opportunities which can be found in
the modern folrld today. From the
last of qualified candidates as deter
mined by the result of this examina-
ton, the committee of selection for
South Carolina will in December
choose the Rhodes scholar for this
state, who will enter Oxford in Octo-
Der of 1913. The examination will
consist of translation from Standard
Latin and Greek authors, simple Lat
in composition, all "at sight," elemen-
tary Latin and Greek grammar, and
simple original propositions in alge-
bra and geometry.
The Rhodes scholars are chosen
from the number who pass this ex-
animation, regard being had to excel
lence in athletics, general scholarship
and what Cecil Rhodes in his will
specified as qualities of leadership"
that is, reputation for character and
ability.
The last South Carolinian to win
this distinction was Irving F. Belser,
A. B. Of the University Of South Caro-
lima, 1910, A. B. of Yale university, 1911
and prominent in athletics as well as
in scholarship at both institutions.
Mr.. Belser has won a scholarship IN
Roman law since entering Oxford, and
has represented his college, Christ
church, in athletics.
Christ Church, which was also the
college Of another South Carolina
scholar, W. Plumer Mills, formerly Y.
M. C. A. secretary Of the University
of South Carolina and now missionary
to China, is in the extent and num-
Der of it's students (who are called
members of the house") the leading
one Of the 2O-odd colleges Of the great
English university.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-16
DoEs yorTR HEAD ACHEs

Try Hicks CAPUDINE. It's ~liquid-pleas.
ant TO take-efects immediate-good to prevent
Sick Headaches and Nervous Headaches also.
Your money back If not satisfied. l0c., 25c. and
Boo. at medicine stores. Adv.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-16
One Killed, One Wounded in Duel.

One Killed, One Wounded In Duel.
Edward Gregory is dead and Oliver
H. Watson lies dangerously wounded
as the result of a grudge of long
standing. The difficulty occurred near
Kershaw, Lancaster county. 1t seems
that Gregory and Watson, both in bug
gies, met in the public road and as
they started to pass each other the
buggy wheels became locked and both
commenced shooting. Gregory was
instantly killed, being shot through
the head, and Watson was shot ir
the left dung, and his physician state
that he has little chance for recovery
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-16
ENOUGH to XIII il.

Enough to XIII 1t.
"Oh, papa" exclaimed the young
girl, that pretty plant I had setting
on the piano is dead"
We'll, 1 don't wonder" was all the
father said.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-16
Start Crusade Against HookWorm.

The South Carolina state board Of
health and Lexington county are
arranging for a crusade in this coun.
ty. Their Batesburg office will be
open to the public in the rea Of the
Citizens bank Thursday, October 10,
and will remain open for about six
weeks. DR.. L. A. Riser, lately prac-
ticing in Leesville will have charge
Of the office. Examination and treat
ment, including medicine, will be en-.
tirely free. 1t is said that the hook.
worm is more prevalent in sandy soil
than elsewhere.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-16
Significant.

"He proposed to her in a canoe"
"Did she accept him."
81 presume 30. The canoe cap
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-16
Bunkoed,

Griggs-How about that piece Of
land you bought down on the cape?
Anything come up on 1t?
Briggs-Yes, the tides.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-16

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 2sc q bottle.
Adv. " 4
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-16
Charleston Presbytery Closed.

it's fall session at New Wappetaw
church at McClellanvl1le, after a meet
ing marked more by devotional exer-
cises than business, although several
matters were disposed of more than
passing interest, notably the action
Of the Charleston p~resbytery in reiter-
ating the position in opposition to the
removal Of Chicora college from
Greenville. The real feature of the
meeting was, however, in the delight
full character Of the hospitality of the
people of McClellanville.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-16
What human nature wants in some
body to pay the freight.

ITCH Relieved in 80 Minutes.
Woolford's Sanitary Lotion for all kinds OF
itch. At Druggists. Adv.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-16

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, a safe and sur remedy for
infants and children, and see that It
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Two Thirds of Amount on Second Day

The second day Of the chamber Of
commerce campaign to raise $4,000
for three years, ended with two-thirds
of the amount subscribed. A mass
meeting Of citizens was held at the
theatre when large subscriptions were
made by j. B. Cleveland and w. E.
Burnett. This campaign is regarded
as the beginning of a movement to
put the state chamber of commerce
upon a safe financial basis as ten per
cent of the fund goes to that ~organiza-
ton.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-16

At the age Of forty a man begins to
live and unlearn.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-16

Inspiration that comes in bottles is
often adulterated with regrets.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-16
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDYSQ1O0L
LESSON
LESSON FOR OCTOBER 20.
MISSION TO THE GENTILES.
By e. o. SELLERS, Director Of Evening
Department, The Moody Bible Institute,
Chicago)

LESSON TEXT-Mark 7:24-30 and Mat
thew S:5-13.
GOLDEN TEXT-"Him that cometh to
me I will In no wise cast out."-John
6:37.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-22
What She Ate.

1T has been my experience that the
custom of taking an appetizer before
breakfast in the morning, which used
to be so common among visitors tc
New York hotels, is dying out" said
manager yesterday. 81 should also
say that fewer persons drink anything
spirituous with the first meal of the
day.
But the weirdest mixture Of fruit
and food and stimulant for a break.
fast 1 ever heard Of was ordered in
our restaurant the other day, and by
a woman, too. She was about fifty
years old, l should say, and was not
stopping here, but came in about 10
o'clock in the morning, took a table
and gave her order. And she consum-
ed 1t. Here is what it consisted of:
Grapefruit, accompanied by two
ponies of brandy.
Oatmeal, with a pint of cham.
payne.
"a demitasse, into which she put a
spoonful Of paprika.
There was bread on the table, but
so far as l know she didn't touch it..
When she had finished she paid her
bill and went out, showing no more
traces Of exhilaration than l would
after my matutinal coffee and eggs"
New York Sun.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-22
FRAIL, SICKLY CHILD
Restored to Health by Who'll
Letter to Mothers.

Anxious mothers often wonder why
their children are so pale, thin and
nervous and have so little appetite.
For the benefit of such mothers in
this vicinity We publish the following
letter.
]. Edmund Miller, New Haven,
Conn, says: my little daughter, ever
since her birth, had been frail and
sickly, and was a constant source OF
worriment. Several months ago we
commenced to give her Vinol. i'm
mediately noted an improvement in
her health and appearance. gave
her three bottles Of Vinol, and from
the good it has done her l can truly
say it will do all you claim"
This child's recovery was due to
the combined action of the medicinal
clements extracted from Gods livers,
combined with the blood-making
and strengthening properties OF
tonic iron, which are contained in
Vinol.
Vinol will build up and strengthen
delicate children, old people and the
weak. rundown and debilitated. We
return the money in every case where
IT. fails.
Ackerman-Stewart Drug Company,
Palatka, Florida.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-22
Sikeston, Mo.
fered everything.


have an operation. Iwould not listen to
that. and when friend of my husband
told him about Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and what it had done
for his wife, l was willing to take it.
Now l look the picture of health and feel
like it, too. can do my own homework,
hoe my garden, and milk cow. l can
entertain company and enjoy them. I
can visit when l choose, and walk as far
as any ordinary woman, any day in the
month. wish l could talk to every
suffering woman and girl. Mrs. DEMA
BETHUNE, Sikeston, Mo.
Murrayville, I'LL have taken Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
for very bad case of female trouble
and it made me a well woman. My
health was all broken down, the doctors
said must have an operation, and Twas
ready to go to the hospital, but dreadedit
SO that began taking your Compound.
/ got along so well that | gave up the
doctors and was saved from the opera
ton. Mrs. CHARLES MOORE, R. r.
No. 8, Murrayville, Ill.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-22
NORTH JETTY is TO BE
MADE MUCH HIGHER
The Sum of $125,oo Is to Be Expend'
ed on This Work by the
Government.

Jacksonville. to the de
cision of Capt. John R. Slattery, corps
of engineers, U. s. A., in charge oil
this district, improvements amounting
to $4,000, will be made to the north
jetty, at the mouth of the ST. johns
river, these Improvements being need
ed and the time being opportune to
make them.
This decision was reached after Cap
tain Slattery found that 1t will be
some time yet before dredge can be
obtained for the work in deepening
the channel of the river, which work
was interrupted with the wrecking OF
the dredge st. Johns on the south
jetty. The work which will be done
will be to build up the north jetty
where it is low, this being about the
middle of the jetty. 1t had been fig
ured for several years to have HAD
this work done, but with the demands
made for other imperative work, II
has been put off until the present.
The specifications for this work are
now in course of preparation. The
expense of this work does not count
against the general cost of the river
and harbor improvements here, but is
charged against maintenance.
The money which will be used would
have been expended for dredging, the
inability to secure a dredge making
this work in the jetty possible. There
are no new developments as to when
a dredge of the type required for the
work to be done in this section, will
be obtainable. Captain Slattery was on
the track of self-contained dredge
belonging to the Maryland Dredging
company, but on investigation found
that the proposition would be too ex
pensive and the plan of securing this
dredge was abandoned.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-22

Another Swindling scheme that
should be wiped out by the State is that
of selling worthless lands, a practice
which has been accomplished largely
through foreign colonization companies
with headquarters in the north. A
remedy first suggested by Mr.. c. H.
Kennerly of this city in a communica-
ton 10 the Times Union of Tuesday
last, is State Land Commission with
power TO inspect and pass on the hon
eSty OF the proposed deal. The remedy
offered by Mr.. Kennerly is worthy Of
careful investigation by the law making
power of the State. There is plenty OF
good land in Florida and il doesn't have
to go begging for buyers. 1t is being
acquired by men of foresight from all
quarters of the country; the poor lands
have to be advertised in such glowing
terms that the poor ones of earth-poor
in purse and poor in business sense
are captivated and captured and rob
bed. This brand of "hold.up" can, and
should be stopped.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-22
II Saturday
Seritlonette.
Help those women. Pills. 4:3.

Help those women. Phils. 4:3.
They are in business, these wo.
men" are. AT almost as large per
centage of increase as obtains among
men, they are still going into bust
ness And, as employees, at least,
they are likely 10 be business factors
for years 10 come. "Help those
business women" Howl Well,
maybe, you do not like the situation.
You do not like it because the wo-
man is your competitor, mayhap.
You do not like ii for finer and less
selfish reasons. 1t subtracts from
woman'S sweet Sensitiveness, il
blunts her indefinable feminine
charm, ii coarsens the fiber of her
being; and, generally, you do not
like the situation because il makes
woman, as you have dreamed of her,
less womanly. And, maybe, the
woman agrees with you. How
quickly, when she can, she leaves
the MOL 10 marry and make home!
And, very seriously, some of you
could help her by taking the other
half of this sacred contract.
But while yet she works, in the
way OF business, you may help her,
by the courtesy and chivalry of your
bearing, to keep the ladyhood that
corresponds TO knightly manhood.
If you are her employer, you can
help her by square deal in wages
that will enable her to live in honor,
at least, if not in affluence, and in
hours that will not wear her SenSi-
tive organization TO prostration. |
am not asking leniency for lacking
and incompetent employee. | want
TO remind you that what she lacks in
mere physical strength, she more
than supplies by other finer qualities.
And these ought to be reckoned in
the quare deal toward her.
To all men ii ought TO be said that
the fact of woman's going out to toll
in business ought not TO be an ex-
cuSe for discourteous disregard of
her as we meet her in the lanes of
business. We may meet the same
business woman when we are both
in evening clothes. And, then, be-
cause it is conventional, you may
rival the manners of a Chesterfield
in your behavior 10 her Why did
you forget your manners TO her in
the elevator, or the car? Really,
were you not a Chesterfield to a
dress, and a boor TO woman?
Think of it! And do not let the
fine manners of men to women die
in you because you hate "woman's
rights, and that sort of thing"
Help those women" who are
about you in business by guarding
that honor of hers which is more
than life. Women have gone, with
glad hearts and pure lives, into office
and store. They have come out
shamed, shrinking, silent, ruined.
And a being called a man wrought
the wreck. Men with wives and
little children who trusted and loved
them, have done such deeds. o, let
manhood make impossible, again,
terrible things that have been. And
for the brute whom no Christian or
chivalrouS appeal affects, there ought
10 be, as there will be, hell. Man
ly men, help women in business to
be all that the best wish them to be.
]. M. B.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-22

The bond swindle story told in our
Crescent City department this week is
but another short and lurid chapter in
the history of similar SwindleS that
might be prevented by the State, and
clearly emphasizes the importance of a
law which will reach out a protecting
arm over a class of citizens who have
done their full part in making Florida
great. Many are prone TO smile at the
Cupidity of men who invest their hard
earned savings in gold bricks and other
time-worn and time-tested securities"
which do not secure, and yet these men
who smile at the cupidty of their
neighborS may be the next TO invest in
similar securities" when presented in
another form and by men with an even
less plausible tale OF profit The vic
Tins OF such swindleS are not poor men,
but are men of means who have &C
quired the same through years of in
duStry and Sclfdenial. They have
usually been workers and builderS-up of
their respective communities. They
are as rule careful men whose eau
ton was finally tempted and gave way
to the lure of easy dollars, or rather the
promise of them. Florida should and
will protect such citizens In order 10
open banking business in this state the
inCorporatorS are obliged to go before |
the State Comptroller and make an ex
hibit that will satisfy that official that |
they are legitimate; that they have the
capital in money and not in worth
less securities. In the same way
theI State should look into and
place its o. h on every com
pany, home and foreign, that seeks TO
sell its securities TO the people. Such
law will be introduced at the next ses-
sion OF the Florida Legislature and will
pass. 1t will put an end TO one of the
most prolific schemes OF robbery known.
Other states have this law and it is call
ed very appropriately the "BIue Sky
Law" for the reason that it lets the
light OF day into all enterprises seeking
investors in Florida. Under such a law
financial swindles would be reduced TO
? minimum.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-22

Progressive democrats throughout
Florida are to be congratulated on the
certainty of a controlling influence in
the coming State Legislature. This re-
suit is foreShadowed by the certainty of
the election OF Hon. |. L. FarriS OF Jack
sonville as Speaker of the House. Mr.
FarriS has long been leader in progress
i've measures and that his popularity
with the plain people is TO be recogniz-
ed by his fellow members of the House
is a sign that the Legislature is to be or
gained in the interests of the many in
stead OF the few. 1t is stated on authori-
ty that cannot be disputed that Mr..
Farris already has over forty members
pledged to his support-more than
enough to insure his election.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-22
"That viii Do"

Big as house was one of the two
arguing at the corner and he sawed
the air with arm and mighty fist.
My, but he was laying down the law
to the other fellow-a little chap
and in such public place it was the
more humiliating. The big mans
anger was at its height and his words
the loudest and strongest, when the
little fellow turned to face him and
quietly said:
That will do"
Did you ever have a small man,
with little red on his cheek bones
and eyes between blue and gray
bore you with those eyes and remark:
That will do?"
Well, 1t did do.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-22

Frank L. MayeS editor of the PenSa-
cola Journal has been prominently men
toned as a probably southern member
of President Wilson's cabinet, and some
have gone so far as to pick for him the
Postmaster Generalship. AS far as the
place is concerned the News does not
care whether it is Secretary of State, or
Commerce and Labor, but by all means
let US push Mr.. Mayes for one of these
cabinet iObS
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-22
STATE OF OHIO, CITY CT TOLEDO, 90
LUCAS COUNT. %

Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he is senior
partnerof the firm of F. J. Cheney Il Co., do ng
b sinesS in he city of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum
OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and
every case of Catarrh that canuOt be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9Th day of December, A. d. 1886.
tSeaD A. W. GLEASON
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. Send for testimonials free
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, Price 76c,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-22

Is your husband cross? An irri-
table, fault finding disposition is of
ten due to a disordered stomach
A man with good digestion is nearly
always good natured. A great many
have been permanently cured of
stomach trouble by taking Chamber
lain's Tablets. For sale by all deal
erS.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-22

Socialism in the United States has lost
one Of its foremost leaders in the death
OF J. A. Wayland, editor of The Appeal
TO Reason, published at Girard, Kansas,
and which had a big circulation
throughout the country owing TO its
cheapness and the enthusiasm of social.
lists who paid to have the paper sent 10
those most susceptible TO influence by
peSSimiStic trades Mr.. Wayland'S
death was due 10 suicide; the task of
converting the world TO half-baked
ideas of governmental policy was too
great, especially as he was soon TO ap
pear before the United States court
charged with violation of federal laws.
Between the leaves of book lying on
the bed beside his body was paper on
which he had written: "The struggle
under the competitive system isn't worth
the effort let it pass"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-22
Ripen Dates ArtificiaIIy

Dates grown on the deserts Of Cali
fornia and Arizona do not ripen suf-
ficiently because the natural heat is
not great enough, but this process is
now accomplished artificially by plac-
ing the fruit in an electric oven,
where it remains for three days al
122 Fahrenheit.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-22

"There could be no better medicine
than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
My children were all sick with whoop-
ing cough. One of them was in bed,
had a high fever and was coughing
up blood. Our doctor gave them
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ana
the first dose eased them, and three
bottles cured Them" says Mrs. R. A.
Donaldson of Lexington, Miss. For
sale by all dealers.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-22
A Mystery

An old lady making her first visit
to the theater saw one of our social.
ed classical dancers. When the cur,
tain fell she turned excitedly to her
daughter. my soul, Melinda" she
whispered. IT'S wonderful! She's
that graceful, and yet she never once
moved her feet!"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-22
Skin On Fire d?

just the mild, simple wash, the wen
known ODD. Prescription for Eczema,
and the itch is gone.
A trial will prove it.
We have sold other remedies for skin
trouble but none that we could guaran-
tee as We can the ODD. remedy. II
the first regular size Sl.00 bottle does
not do exactly as We say, it will not
cost you cent.
]. H. HAUGHTON, Palatka, Fla.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-22
AnsW cred.

Teacher lin lesson on Holland)-
"Why, Willie, don't you know what
country the geography lesson is
about? Think hard Who were the
people who made war on skates?"
Willie-'De Anti-Saloon league."-
Judge.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-22

What's the matter with Hon. William
Bailey Lamar for Cabinet position?-
Tampa Tribune. We were savin' of
Bill for niche in the Temple de Fame.
He's been famous for office seekin a
long time.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-22

Who will occupy Joe Lees shoes
Ocala Banner. Couldn't recommend
the old shoes TO any white man, but we
would willingly contribute 10 new pair
for Frank Harris, knowing as we do that
he is not the only original Wilson
man in Florida who is worthy of the
office
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-22
The People Supreme.

I repeat that all power is a trust;
that we are accountable for its exer-
else; that from the people and for the
people all springs and all must exist.
Benjamin Disraeli.