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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-29
Palatka Library Association.

The annual meeting of the Palatka
Library Association was held at the
reading room on Tuesday March 26th.
The officers, chairmen of committees
and a number of members were present
The work of the past year was carefully
reviewed and much interest was mani
tested in the plans for the future.
During the year 40 books for adults
and 50 books for children were added.
A demand for more solid literature led
to the purchase of 5 volumes of "MakerS
of History" and IS volumes of "South,
ern Literature" "Stoddard's Lectures
have been ordered and will soon be on
the shelves. 12 books OF popular fiction
will be placed in the library for rent at
the rate of &c per day and others will
be added as fast as the books are paid
for from the rent received.
Three books have been lost during
the year. Anyone holding "The Pow
er and The Glory" "Return of Sher-
lock Holmes" and "The Doctors Lass
will kindly return them TO the library
without fine.
Votes of thanks were rendered 10 the
MeSsrs. Ledbetter, proprietors OF the
L ~ Otub aiN "
the City Council for courteSieS extended
10 the association.
The interest manifested in the library
is shown by the fact that there were
6,145 visitors during the year and that
2,S03 books were given out.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
Mrs. Stewart Worden, president; T.
B. Merrill, first vice president; Mrs. W..
P. Merriam, second vice president; Mrs
Richard F. Adams, secretary; w. S.
Burdette, treasurer; H. F. Lecks, collec-
tor; Mrs. E. Priddy, honorary librarian;
Miss Louise Moragne, librarian; 0. W.
Pierce, assistant librarian; Mrs. Priddy
and Miss Louise Moragne, alternateS.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: Book-MesdameS, G. E. Gay,
]. L. Gardner, ]. H. Haughton, R. F.
Adams, E. Priddy, r. H. Cooper, S.
Worden, MeSsrs. H. Strunz and w. S.
Burdette. Observation-Disclosures NJ.
S. Brown, w. P. Merriam, S. ] Hilburn,
d. w. RamSauer, H. o. Hamm, E. W..
Howe, H. F. Lecks, Miss Louise Nor
agne. Finance-MesSrS. w. P. Mer-
riam and H. +. Lecks.
Mrs. Richard F. Adams, Sec'y.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-29
The Woman's Club.

The Woman's Club met March 22nd
at the home of Mrs. M. S. Brown. The
chairman of the park committee report
ed that a number of the citizens had
very generously donated towards the
keeping up of the park, which was very
much appreciated.
We hope others will also help in the
good work.
Ii was also reported that the sanitary
fountain which has been purchased by
the Woman'S Club has been shipped
and will soon be here, ready to be
placed in position. The election OF
officers took place which resulted as
follows:
Mrs. George E. Gay, president; Mrs.
Robert Gibson, first vice president; Miss
Mabel Bassettt, second vice president;
Mrs. Ola Holmes, third vice president;
Mrs. Peter Gardner, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Lillian S. Knight, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. NJ S. Brown, treas
urer; Mrs. Richard Adams, auditor.
Press Reporter.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-29
Continental Casualty in Florida

H. Finley Tucker & Brother, Florida
state agents for the Continental Casually
Company, have been receiving the con-
gratulationS of their friends on the fine
volume of premiums forwarded the Con
tinental through the Florida agency for
1911. To lead every other company do
ing business in that state in accident and
health premiums is rather handsome
accomplishment for a three-year
state agency.
Continental business in Florida is un-
der the general jurisdiction OF the South
eastern office which handles ten states
from Washington, D. C. Resident
Manager Holcombe G. Johnson, one of
the best known underwriters in the
country, and Eugene G, Adams, South
eastern superintendent of agencies, have
just completed swing through the ter
ritory which ended with two weeks in
Florida. AT Jacksonville, on March 7thi
the state agents rendered these gentle
men banquet at the Windsor Hotel, al
which the entire Jacksonville agency
corps was present. The affair, which
was also attended by prominent accident
men from other sections OF the country,
was presided over by II. Finley Tucker
and was a pronounced success.-The
Insurance Herald.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-29
Measuring Party Tonight.

A fine musical and literary program
will be given at measuring party to be
held at the Putnam House tonight under
the auspices of the Ladies Aid Society
of St. James NJ E. church south. The
following is the program;
Vocal solo, Mrs. Hilburn; piano solo,
Mrs. Lucas; Grafton, Mrs. James Creek,
man; vocal solo, Mr. N ]. Tilghman
ir.; orchestra; vocal duet, Mrs. w. T.
Hamm and Mr.. M. M. Vickers; vocal
solo, Mrs. Bassett; recitation, Mr.. w.
G. Tilghman; orchestra.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-29
Some Press Comments.

Hon. w. A. Russell, editor of the Pa
latka News, announces in his paper that
he is considering the matter of becom-
ing candidate for representative in the
legislature. Mr. Russell served Putnam
county in this capacity in the Legislative
session of 1907 and proved himself one
OF the ablest and most alert members OF
the House al that time.-Starke Tele-
graph.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-29
Hilburn at Gainesville.

Hon. S. ]. Hilburn, candidate for Con
gress, Second District of Florida, will
address the voters of Gainesville, Friday
evening, March 10Th, at 1880 O'Clock, in
the court house.
Voters of Gainesville and Alachua
county are cordially invited to hear one
of Florida's most gifted sons discuss the
political issues of the day.-GaineSville
SIM
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-29
Notice of Annual Settlement by
Administrator.

Notice is hereby given that /, Thomas
Murray as administrator of the estate of
Martin Griffin, deceased, will present my
accounts and vouchers and make my an
nual return as such administrator to Hon
orable NJ. /. Coke, County Judge of Putnam
County, Florida, as required by law, on
May 81, 1912,
THOMAS MURRAY,
as Administrator of the Estate of
Martin Griffin, Deceased.
This March 2Qth, 1912. 5-2s-st
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-29

Editor w. A. Russell of the Palatka
News is being urged TO make the race
for the Legislature. He was member
al the session of 1907 and made an ex,
cellent record and if the people of Put
nam are wise they will give him an en-
thuSiastic support. City Index.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-29

w. A. Russell, editor of the Palatka
News, is candidate for representative.
Mr.. Russell publishes an excellent pa
per, and evidently knows the needs of
his county as we'll as any man.-Ocala
Star.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-29

w. A. Russell, of the Palatka News,
is going to run for the legislature from
his county. A live man, one who will
look TO the interest of the people. Sue
cess to him.-EuStis Lake Region.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-29
Notice!

For the purpose OF taking tax returns
will be at Palatka from the Sth TO 18th
of April. G. F. BULLARD,
Tax Assessor.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-29

No trouble to give Conkey's Roup
Remedy. Just pinch in drinking wa
ter. The fowls take their own medi-
cine. For sale by Ackerman.Stew
Druo Co
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-19
PERSONAL HONOR.

One of the phest thoughts the memorable address which
Henry recently delivered in Atlanta the pending
that the duel lacked the equity manly
combat resolution of thanks Mr. Watterson the Evnge
Ministers association has particularly commended the spirit
of circumference and has taken occasion its essential truth
aistep Further by declaring In substance:
ia lse notions manly
counters personal
all right thinking men and women create where is needed and
settlement all personal disputes
reOtude and faith In the power of simple truth make
its and win its P.
The presented from being Utopan thorough
going gospel of and social well being 1t simply
application the principle which all law and order
by civilization itself is maintained
And when reflect that within the of few genera
tons fallen into dSuse and contempt
even the qucbooded Americans there
fsticuf place along with the pistol and
Gentlemen have that duel of value
establishing matter of truth and right yet
irving this conclusion and in putting practice it
break from what really social standard that
had prevailed for long years.
The great majority of whate call MISUNDERSTANDING be-
literally that is say, they
of thought statement which lead to hasy
conclusions There is frequently real ISSUE and
either Of the parties to the dispute COULD clearly get the other
the would dissolve
the hopeless possible way of arriving the truth
matter vindcati honor
Wars and fsicufs kindred stempers Since have
earnestly purge the wide world of the shall
well spend of influence in the hOmeier but
worthy task of Kidding each his parish of the other
The who think sObery become
of the folly of fseng disputes between
nations of uphodng what is termed national honor More and
becoming convinced of the folly
settling differences between and of
probation those befogged wOr cowardice and
Sge.''
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-19

The automobile of Tiff county have admirable
example the of good roads by subscribing fund.- indie
pendent of the public maintain that portion of the
tona highway which their community Being justly
proud be found between New York
and determined that it shall be kept prime
condition
The county authorities rendered liberal effective
service construction of the road 1t happens however
that at this the conv needed other
lions of the county At the time the national highway
qures To this situation the automobile of
Tiff have organized and of their pockets have made
fund to keep highway continuous repair They will employ
the labor and machinery and will that at frequent
intervals the road is thoroughly gone
This prove stimulating lesson good roads workers
throughout 1t important to maintain highways
to build them like the house. need
of frequent REPAIRS is the part of to make them
promptly. A dOllartin time saves nlne
The best roadbeds if neglected month after month and
season after will under the attacks OF rain and
wind of heavy traffic But if the small breaks are
mnded as they and the rough places moothed they
arise the road good condition and the cost of keeping it
81 nominal
Our counties spending hundreds of thousands of dollars
on highway construction IF they to realize due and
returns from they must give equal heed to high
gaym maintenance.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-19
THE STATE AND ULTRY,CULTURE

The establishment of model poultry farm at the states
agricultural experiment station will go far toward supplying
Ionget vital need poultry culture is to attain its due
place among GeOrgas industries must be made profitable
well popular ample and definite knowledge
working its many problems be placed within
reach of the people
Hundreds men and vaous of the state
keeny today poultry breeding and its allied
There public awakening the fact that Geor
ga produces fifty per of the chickens and she
Attracted either by the potential profits OF the industry
avocaon, everncreasng num-
people investing time and money in its pursuit
significance and the value of this widespread enthusiasm
If is be of character
the be directed along practical lines
Otherwise it will prove only fad and will soon expire
Poultry raising and science and business In order
successful
methods and sound business principles In this any other
undertaking worth WHILE the amateur groupes number of
pitfalls His greatest need accurate knowledge of what he is
about. .i.
is the duty of the make such knowledge avail
able For past there has been continuous demand
that thoroughly equipped poultry department be established in
connection with the state university Scores and hundreds of Geor
fancer have found to eastern institutions
order of instruction this subject that counts
for much the material welfare of the commonwealth
the station will
deal of good but should be compemented by
still other educational enterprises for the that the
of Georgia will have the opportunities enjoyed
by their fellow fanciers of the east.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-19

notice yesterday in a daily paper
that south Georgia farmers are much
discouraged because their cotton is still
unpicked in many sections, and the hard
weather of November. December, and
thus far in January has made an oat
crop very doubtful. If not impossible.
and all their farming operations are at
standstilI etc. 20
All these things are pullbacks, and If
the weather continues nard and outside
work delayed until February or maybe
March, 1t will mean less crop, of course,
and maybe loss of money as we'll as or
time.
But there is still a side to the situ-
alton which needs mention and which
gives a silvery tinge to the clouds that
hover over US.
Every snow and every hard freeze
does the land good. 1t is equal to
blowing every time. II loosens the soil
and helps the land.
The cotton still unpicked has but lit
tie value, and after picking is paid for
the remainder will be small. 1t would
hardly pay expenses now to try to re-
cover the seed cotton from the land. 1t
is ,--e only time in my life when ever
saw the land produce more stuff than
could be gathered if labor had been sur
ficient to gather as we'll as to grow 1t,
or cultivate it, but we always see rest
less people move and change when
times get harder. They are dissatis-
fled and go elsewhere. When they get
to new place they will be no better
pleased and then they paddle back tC
where they started, no wiser but poor
er, nine times out of ten. A half crop
of cotton always brings more money
than a bumper crop, so the bad weather
wal cut down your acreage and perha os
save you time and labor and possibly
money.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-19

Among the toothsome things that
can first remember is dish of I've hon.
my for breakfast on a cold morning.
My father, a Marylander, liked the
cooking of pur black nanny" who
could certainly send in the finest waffles,
the choicest sausage and the best hOminy
l ever ate, from her clean, well-kept
kitchen, and she always had a light
brown crust on her dish of hOminy.
With her sausage gravy it was dish
fit for an epicure or a king.
She would make a pot full every few
days during cold weather, and after
married and she expected me to arrive
at home on a visit, was sure to find
the expected dish of hominy every morn
ing, as one of her donations to the old
est child of the family, that she served
so long and loved so well, and was so
delighted to see me again. We were q
hominy-loving family, and we had beat
en- hominy, the year round. To make a
tine job of this corn preparation there
was a huge mortar burned out carefully
from the end Of an oak log, sound tim
Der, that would hold from three pecks
to bushel of shelled corn. To pound
the corn there was a heavy iron-shod
house and drove the carriage under
stood his business well. 1 can see him
in my minds eye, as I write, with his
white apron on and pounding the corn
into the usual hominy size.
There were no sausage grinders in
those days and our sausage meat was
also pounded in the big mortar with the
same heavy pestle Our farmer neigh
bors brought over their sausage meat
and used our big oak mortar with pestle.
This beaten hominy was a regular
breakfast dish as 1 said before, the
year round, until the cold weather gave
the opportunity for I've hominy as before
stated, and we had cornbread, hominy,
corn batter cakes and corn mush, some
one of them some days, some of them
the whole time in the big house and down
at the quarters" / am a doubling
Thomas" when people talk to me about
corn generating pellagra; the long-lived
people of the old south. I'll wager all
were users If not lovers of cornbread.
We never failed to eat corn in some
shape, the year round, and sick folks
were able to eat a bit of cornhread
crust, nicely toasted, when they had no
stomach for anything different.
What western corn can do for irrita-
BILE stomachs this deponent sayeth not,
but ! never shall believe there was any
thing wrong from our sound southern
corn, selected corn, ground at our water
mills, or cooked into hominy, or made
into delicious corn buildings or bread
or toothsome young roasting ears.
l occasionally buy a tin can of Grand
mas hominy," but 1t lacks the flavor of
my black mammy's hominy, and since
have been a prisoner with the dreadful
hard wintry weather my mind has gone
back many times to those dear old days
in the past when we had a superabund-
ance of good, wholesome, well fattened
meat, lard and sausage, and the de-
licious hominy that was a standard dish
for my childhood home and also for 90
years in my later home 1 surely can
write of its excellencies If am not
enough Of poet to sing about it In
verse. -a'
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-19
DALRYING FOR GEORGIA.

There is now in Athens the eighteenth annual
non of the Georgia and Live Stock association which
important and progressive endeavors IN
the life of the state.
on has grown comparatively large membership Its meetings
keen the darying and live stock IN
dustry. 1t is doing good and timely work
There manifest need however of larger following to this
vital cause Georgia spending abroad millions of dollars
live stock should be bred within the states
borders supply milk and dairy products fast becoming
inadequate to the demand.
Butter quoted today selling at fifty cents pound cities
not far distant.
The time when the state must ber itself to the
giving time and capital and intelligence to the
development of dairying and live stock interests .
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-19
NEW KIND OF JAG.

The departmtnt of agriculture asserts
that there is a concealed jag in some Of
the southern watermelons. It requires
some labor and scientific knowledge to
extract it, but out of every 100 pounds
of melons the government chemists have
made one-tenth Of a gallon of alcohol.
They have also succeeded in extracting
very good quality of alcohol from the
sweet potato, and it is expected that
these two vegetables can be turned to
good profit in the manufacture of de-
natured alcohol for manufacturing pur-
poses. Some experiments show that one
bushel of sweet potatoes will make about
two-thirds Of gallon of commercial al
cohol.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-19
MILLIONS FOR BARRELS IN
THE UNITED STATES

The farmer with his potatoes and his
apples, the miller with his -four and
meal, the hardware man with his nails.
the cement manufacturer, and the many
other users of the faithful slack barrel
that combination OF slaves, hoops, and
heading, which is not intended to hold
water or something stronger in fluid
form, used forests products last year
having the enormous value of $15,SOO, 253.
The average man would little suspect
that the humble barrel plays so impor-
tant a part in the expense accounts Of
the American farmer and manufactures.
yet figures compiled by the census in CO.
operation with the United States forest
service develop this interesting truth.
Moreover. statistics taken directly from
reports from $50 cooperage mills in all
parts of the United States show an in
crease of $1,569,6SS, or II per cent in the
value of last years product over that
of the previous year.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-19

Much of the cry back to the farm
comes from a class of writer's who work
in skyscrapers, live in flats and who
would not exchange these hideous tor
lures of modern civilization for the
best farm in the land.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-19
GOOD BOOKS FOR GIRLS TO READ.

An anxious subscriber requests me to
tell her where she can buy Home In
fIuence" and Mothers Recompense,"
story with it's sequel and written by
Grace Aquilar, at least SO years ago. L
have not read either book within 80
years, but they are among the best
books for young girls that 1 have ever
read. If they are out of print, they
should be republished again; and 1
would join in a petition for such repub-
LEGATION and would be glad at once to
subscribe for both for the sake of my
own young granddaughter.
Miss Austins story of Mansfield
Park is another book of exceeding
worth and interest. Miss Austins now
els are standard English works. Every
book lover is anxious to get her five
volumes-for the library. Miss Austin
had marvellous genius-is recognized
the world over as a genius and original
writer.
1 think David Copperfeld," by Dick
ems, is one Of the very best, and while
some may not agree with me, I find in
Henry Esmond" and vanity Fair,
by Thackeray. a mine of information
and never-failing interest. There is al
ways something fresh, they never grow
stale. / am rereading Dickens "Mu-
tual Friend" a magnificent story, ana
rivaling my old favorite, David Cop,
perfield."
The awful hard weather has kept me
close indoors and given me leisure
time for desultory reading that l have
greatly enjoyed.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-19

Redtop is an excellent grass to SOW
on low lands where it is too wet for
other kinds of hay. 1t is not first
class in quality, but will grow on land
where other kinds will not, succeed.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-19
From132 to 180lbs.
Wonderfully Built Up at Small Cost

The number Of cases OF general de-
hiity IN which Hoods Sarsaparilla has
shown its great intrinsic, medicinal
worth is very large. Mr. E s Fry.
Tvanhoe. Va, writes: I was all run
down and weighed only 1Sz pounds.
took Hoods Sarsaparilla, and before
the first bottle was finished / began to
improve. and when / had taken ak
bottles was wonderfully built up and
weighed $50 pounds"
Get Il today in usual liquid form or
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-19

Bananas are being successfully grown
in the extreme southern part of Texas,
but the experiment has not passed en-
tirely through all the stages necessary
to fully establish its success.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-19

Autumn is not the best time to prune
fruit trees. Wait until March or June.
Remember the Importance of having
plenty of humus in the soil, and that it
is best and most economically supplied
by growing clover and making good use
of the manure that results from keeping
live stock to consume the crops grown
upon the farm.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-19

With Atlanta ahead OF the nation in
increase OF bank clearings, and cot
ton climbing on up to ten cents, this
pars OF the country Oughtn't to be
alarmed BY any number OF presidential
candidates and near-candidates who
NAV choose TO so into the field
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-19

Alfalfa can be grown on stiff lands
with great success, but is not a success
on sandy soils unless the land is lined
and inoculated. a.e- t-...-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-19

Ever tried wrapping choice winter
apples in paper and putting them away
to see how they will keep? Fry 1t.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-19
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