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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-09
LEGENDS OF THE SWORD.
Curious Beliefs That lowered Round
the Ancient Weapon.


Countless legends and superstitlonS
have attached to the sword since the
days when fighting was the principal
occupation of life. So highly was the
sword esteemed that Mohammed in
the Koran declared it to be the key
to heaven aud hell"
The warrior or knight gave a name
to his sword. He vowed at the altar
never to draw it in false cause. 1t
was his companion and friend and de-
scended from father to son for many
generations. One sword named Broth
er Of the Lightning" had II golden hilt
inscribed with magic words. In times
of peace these we're said to be illegi
BILE, but before battle they glowed
red as blood"
1t was believed, moreover. that II
sword after long use acquired a life of
its own. Many famous swords were
said to utter cries before battle, and
after a weapon had killed five score
men it became blood hungry and leap
ed from its Scabbard at the approach
of Il foe. Certain swords were said
to refuse to give wound in a bad
cause. Among these was the brand
Excaibur. which was given to King
Arthur by fairy and which Richard
Occur de Lion professed to own
In the east superstitiOus reverence Is
still paid to the sword. The Daimos
of Japan. when they voluntarily sur
rendered their rank, kept as rule the
wonderful blades which had been
handed down from generation to gen.
Grafton. in some cases for more than
a thousand years, and which had alb
sorbed. as they believed. some of the
character and life of the men that had
owned them Harper's Weekly.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-09
LAKE COMO.

John Haymart and Emiel Kirch-
helmer were visitors at Palatka.
Mrs. W. l.. Gable and son Willie,
visited Palatka of recent date.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. MacNabb, who
have been guests at All View cottage
for the season, have returned to their
home at Oakland, N. j.
Miss Copes, who has been the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Dusenberry
for several months, has returned to
her home at Montreal, N. c.
James Manchester, who has spent
the winter at ST. Petersburg, stopped
over here for a few days to see his
old friends. He has returned to his
home at Cleveland, o.
H. C. Gates, Mrs. George Davidson,
Mrs. T. Carson, Miss Cora Bull and
Miss Lillian Shaak autoed to Palatka
Saturday.
The L. C. F. Club held a picnic a,
the residence of H. c. Gates recently.
This hospitable home was thrown
wide open to the club and a full day
of enjoyment was spent in launch
rides, good music, and a sumptuous
dinner and supper. They had as
their guests Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Bart
lett and daughter, of Crescent City.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Sullivan and
daughter, Miss Susie Carson, Rev. and
Mrs. Hitchcock, Mrs. W. L. Gable and
son, attended the |. o. o. F. reception
at Pomona Saturday last. A large
crowd were present and speeches were
made by Prof. Eigel and Rev. Hitch
cock, Rev. Drisco and C. C. Sullivan
All were greatly enjoyed. After the
speeches refreshments were served,
consisting of sandwiches, cake and
ic cream and lemonade. There was
singing also by the Bray family of
Nashua, and by the entire audience
A very pleasant evening was spent
A few friends surprised Miss Lii
liam Shaak Monday evening at the
hall; the occasion being her birth
day. The evening was spent in play
ing games, dancing and music. Re-
freshments of ice cream and cake
were served.
Services were held at the NJ f.
church Sunday morning. c. C. Sulli-
van led the League meeting in the
evening.
DR.. and Mrs. F. E. Jenkins and
Misses Laura and Alice Whiteside
spent Sunday at the Jenkins resi-
dence.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-09

The largest factor contributing to
a mans success is undoubtedly health
1t has been observed that a man is
seldom sick when his bowels are reg
ular-he is never we'll when they are
constipated. For constipation you
will find nothing quite SO good as
Chamberlain's Tablets. They not
only move the bowels, but improve
the appetite and strengthen the di-
ge3tion. They are sold by all deal
ers.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-09
Fantastic House Names.

Switzerland can show some house
names quite as fantastic as those in
Holland There is u villa near Bale
christened in a way worthy Of Uriah
Heep-"Klein aber Mem" 1t would be
hard. however, to parallel. Gustave
Dores attempt in this direction. He
expressed the name of his house at st.
Cloud in stuve OF music with the
notes G Il b A G ID lido mi 81 la do REL
which, being interpreted, means Dom
icle Il bore, London Standard.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-09
Roy RISES IN COFFIN.
Double Funeral Held When Physicians
Fail to Revive Child.

A double funeral was held at the
home of Mrs. j. R. Burney, of Butte,
Col.
While the family was listening to
the services for Mrs. Burney's three
year-old son, the boy sat upright in
his coffin. Mrs. L. P. Smith, his
grandmother, aged 81, saw him and
dropped to the floor dead.
The boy fell back into the casket
and efforts of two physicians failed
to revive him.
The grandmother and boy were bur-
led together.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-09
ROPE WAS TOO LONG.
Shocking Failure Made of a Penn
sylvania Hanging.

Too much rope was employed to
hang John Harris, a negro, at Union
town, Pa, and when the trap was
sprung beneath him in the county jail
he fell to his knees under the scatfold.
1t was believed that the fall had brok-
en- the negro's neck, but when he
started to rise to his feet the sheriff
and several deputies jumped to the
scaffold, and grasping the rope pulled
Harris body up until it was clear Of
thl floor.
For eighteen minutes the condemned
man struggled and twisted, and slow
ly strangled to death. Harris killed
another negro a year ago.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-09
Slow Chan,

YES" laughed the girl with the pink
parasol "he is the slowest young man
| ever saw"
I'm what way, dear?" asked her
chum
why, he asked for a kiss, and told
him wore one of those knotted wells
that take so long to loosen"
And what did he do?'
why. the goose took time to unite
the kuOt"-MaCk's Monthly.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-09

Of the original words of Yankee
Doodle" it is impossible to say one
good thing. They are to be seen in
the British Museum on a single sheet,
quarto, printed about 1925 and sold at
the time by L. Denning, Hanover
street, Boston. There are 10 stanzas,
and each succeeding one from the be-
ginning grows more idiotic. And yet
what sensation the melody has
made in the world!-Fftzgerald Sto-
ries of Famous Songs.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-09

Change OF Life that
| could hardly live.
My husband had to
nail rubber on all the
gates for l could not
stand it to have a
gate slam.
81 also had back T.
ache and a fullness
in my stomach. |
noticed that Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table COMPOUND was
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-09
After Material.

Editor-"Why do you persist in CON-
ing here? l tell you | don't buy tie,
ton" Author-"Oh, | don't wish to
sell any of my stories. / am writing
short serial, entitled The ugliest
Man on Earth, and came in merely to
obtain local color"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-09

advertised for such cases and | sent and
got bottle. 1t did me so much good
that kept on taking it and found it to
be all you claim. / recommend your
Compound to all women afflicted as |
was. Mrs. F. P. MULLENDoRE, Mum
ford, Alabama.
An Honest Dependable Medicine
is Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. A Root and Herb medicine orig
mated nearly forty years ago by Lydia
E. Pinkham of Lynn, Mass, for con-
trolling female ills.
Its wonderful success in this line has
made it the safest and most dependable
medicine of the age for women and no
woman suffering from female ills does
herself justice who does not give it a
trial.
If YOU have the slightest doubt
that LYDIA l.. Pinkham'S Eegeta-
BILE Compound will helpyOu,write
to Lydia Il. Pinlham MedicineCo.
(cOnfidentiaD Lynn, Mass, for adj
vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by woman,
and held In strict confidence
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-09

The annual festival of "Mother's
Day" will be observed in the Presby-
terrain church on Sabbath morning.
Due tribute of affection and remem-
brance should be rendered to all
mothers. Free public conveyance will
be furnished all mothers and any
aged infrm persons who desire to
attend such service if notice is given
at Grove Hall not later than o'clock
Saturday morning.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-09
Strennth Of Human Muscles

The total strength of all the muscles
in the body of strong man can be es-
timated at about l0,OOO-pounds. Apart
from the voluntary muscles. which
number over 500, there are infinite in
voluntary ones which are even too
great to attempt to estimate.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-09

Now this country place is improved
with asphalt streets, electric lights
and brick walks"
You don't understand. I'm looking
for II country place that is improved
with some turf lake. perhaps, and Il
few trees. KANSAS City Journal.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-09

Sallow complexion is due to a tor
pid liver. HERBINE purifes and
strengthens the liver and bowels and
restores the rosy bloom of health to
the cheek. Price so cents. Sold by
Ackerman-Stewart Drug Co.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-09

Very Young Man-You wouldn't
think it, but I've just paid $4,000 in
cash for house. and it was all made
by my own pluck and perseverance.
Young Lady Really. What business
are you in? Very Young Man-l'm a
son in law London Tit Bits.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-09
Familiar Letters.

An overworked letter, /; busy let.
ter, b; deep letter. c; surprised let
ter, G; Il rustic letter, ] financial le-
ter, o; Chinese letter, @; social let
ter, II; an inferior letter, U.-Life.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-09
a Woman's Watch.

The reason woman is a woman is
because If her watch has a beautiful
monogram engraved on the back she
doesn't care whether it keeps time or
nOt.-Galyeston News.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-09
cour,rv,s FARMING Population.

Classed according to color there are
5,422,S92 white farmers in this couL-
try and 917,46S others.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-09

TO be happy here is your chief end,
for to be happy We must needs be
gOod-H Kirke White.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-09

Ia 't ~. Reduces Temperature.
h. , Teea learned by actual ex-
b snd 'I aaS alfalfa planted on the
vss,s southwest Of the homes of
|eatprya' :, farmers will reduce the
% oDo rom six to fifteen de,
kk co vi those hot, sultry days.
ban ~, Sool breath from the alfal.
|eanrea' V :, ume, The difference in
ads ., nom the south to the
p By s !, large field of alfalfa is
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-09
HUSBAND NAILED
RUBBER ON GATES
Wife so Weak and Nervous
Could Not Stand Least
Noise How Cured.

Munford, Ala. al was so weak and
nervous while passing through the
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-09

James Manchester, who has spent
the, winter at st. Petersburg, stopped
over here for few days to see his
old friends. He has returned to his
home at Cleveland. O.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-09

Miss Copes, who has been the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Dusenberry
for several months, has returned to
her home at Montreal, N. C.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-09

H. C. Gates, Mrs. George Davidson
Mrs. T. Carson, Miss Cora Bull and
Miss Lillian Shaak autoed to Palatka
Saturday.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1913-08-22

Millinery, Mrs. Alexander, New
ark.
Floyd Stien of Batesville was in
town Tuesday.
L. 0. Johnson of Swifton spent
Friday in town.
If you want work by the day go
to B. H. Adams.
Fred Gre was over from Tuck
erman Saturday.
]. w. Taylor of Oil Trough was
in town Monday.
Fine new honey 15c a pound at
J. H. Holderby's.
Twenty hands wanted at once.
See B. H. Adams.
Full line of tinware of all kinds
at ]. H. Holderby's.
r. +. Burlington of Dota was in
the city Wednesday.
]. c. Outlaw was over from
Oil Trough Monday.
Burk Wright of Sulphur Rock
was in town Monday.
A. t. Best of Dota was in town
on business Tuesday.
J. A. Weaver of Batesville spent
Saturday in Newark.
Mrs. E. M. Wilson has been quite
sick but is improving.
Knox mends shoes cheap. Ill
Walnut street, Newport.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1913-08-22

Miss Lille Howard, from neal
Newport, was the guest of Mis-:
Pearl Craig a few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hall oil
Batesvllle spent Friday in town
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. C. A
McKaig.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Hawkins OF
Oil Trough were here Friday at.
tending the picnic and visiting
friends.
Rev. r. L. Lewis of Knobel ar
rived Tuesday to assist in the re-
vival meeting at the Baptist
church.
Emmett Rice and sister, Miss
Narcie, of Tuckerman visited rel
atives and attended the picnic here
last week.
Miss Annie Jack of Little Rock
arrived Tuesday to spend a few
days visiting her mother, Mrs.
Ella Jack.
Misses Edythe and Nellie Cypert
and Dee Williamson of Batesville
were the guests of friends here
last week.
j. H. Holderby will pay you the
highest market price for your
chickens, eggs, butter and produce
of all kinds.
Misses Hettie and Minnie Mag
ness returned to Little Rock Mon
day after a pleasant visit here
with relatives.
Miss Sarah Childress of Bates
vile spent several days here last
week visiting friends and attend
ing the picnic.
Barnett Bros. Nero Co., Bates
vile, Ark, has a car of new seed
rye. Now is the time to SOW for
winter pasture.
If you appreciate good biscuits
go to J. H. Holderby's and buy
your flour. He handles the best
flour in Newark.
w. D. Baker of Charlotte was in
town Monday en- route to Boone
vile to enter the State Tubercu-
losis Sanitarium.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Barnes of
Jamestown spent several days here
last week visiting their son, F. M.
Barnes and family.
If you want to buy or sell prop
erty of any kind it will pay you
to see the Henderson Real Estate
Co., Newark, Ark.
Mrs. Walter Pascoe and children
returned to their home at Wood
son Monday after a pleasant visit
here with relatives.
County Clerk and Mrs. T. M
Waldrip were down from Bates
vile Saturday attending the picnic
and visiting friends.
Miss Pearl Faulkner of Little
Rock who spent several days here
last week visiting relatives return
ed to her home Monday.
We have some good White river
farms and some good town proper
ty for sale. White River Land &
Investment Co., Newark.
w. D. Hinson and Edwin Her.
rington left Wednesday for Alicia
to attend the big three days picnic
being held there this week.
Henry Hawkins and James
Davidson and their families were
among the Oil Trough visitors at
tending the picnic here Saturday.
Mrs. Herbert Benson left Tues
day night for her home at Swift
ton, after a visit here with her
parents, DR.. and Mrs. V. L. Pascoe.
Rev. w. |. SADIE of Barren Fork
will preach at Mount Carmel Pres
byterian church the fifth Sunday
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The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1913-08-22

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Ed Young of Batesville spent
Sunday here with friends.
Squire M. E. Burt was down
from Magness Wednesday.
O. F. Landers of Pacahontas
spent Saturday in Newark.
w. NJ. Hughes of st. Louis was
in town on business Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zed Griffith of Oil
Trough were in town Friday.
]. W. Maddox of Mayfeld, KY,
was here on business Monday.
Mrs. G. W. Yaney of Paroquet
was shopping in town Saturday
Full line of feedstuff; bran, corn
chops and oats at ]. H. Holderby's.
]. 0. Robinson returned Sunday
from trip to points in Oklahoma.
Builders hardware of all descrir-
tons at the Newark Lumber Co.
]. E. Hutchinson of Kansas City
was a business visitor here Monday.
James Johnston, the Batesville
shoe salesman, was in town Mon
day.
| want Is or 20 hands to clear
land. Apply at once to B. H.
Adams.
d. c. Lane spent few days last
week visiting relatives at Plum
merville.
Mrs. Ida Hogue returned Tues
day from visit with relatives at
Newport.
Robert Weber and Ray Brown
of Batesville attended the picnic
Saturday.
If you have a farm for sale list
it with the Henderson Real Estate
Company.
Basil and Burley Wingo were
up from Newport Saturday to at
tend the picnic.
The incest line of strictly new
and fresh groceries in Newark, at
]. H. Holderby's.
R. NJ. Davidson and family of
Oil Trough were here Friday at
tending the picnic.
]. c. Gibson of Judsonia was
here last week to attend the picnic
and visit relatives.
Lots of fine Elberta peaches for
sale at SOC per bushel, cash, in the
orchard. R.K. McHenry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Arnold of
Batesville attended the picnic and
visited relatives here Friday.
Miss Willie Roe, who is teaching
near Huntington, spent Saturday
and Sunday here with home folks.
The Washington times., 1913-08-27
METROPOLITAN POLITICAL MARvELs.

Just to watch the merry -go-round of New York
city politics is enough to make a mere outsider
dizzy. A few months ago Charles S. Whitman
district attorney for New York county, which is the
buttend of the big town and the one stronghold OF
ammany, was being guarded by detectives lest he
suffer personal assault at the hands of gangsters
vhom he was prosecuting His fight on the system
accepted everywhere as in effect fight against
Tammany; and by nobody more frankly than the
average Tammany man.
Yet now Whitman's nomination to succeed him.
self has been indorsed by Tammany, and he will be
en- its regular ticket, as he will also on the Repub-
Ecan and Fusion lists
John Purroy Mitchell who, as a member of the
board of estimate, opposed the dual system of SUBJ
way construction, was nominated for mayor by the
Fusionists; McAneney and Prendergast, who favored
it, were placed on the same ticket with him. Gaynor
who also favored it, is anathema to the same Fus-
ionsts. Yet It is conceded all around that the
subway contracts made up the big record of the last
administration and will be the most important work
of the coming one.
Mr.. Mitchell is collector of the port of New York,
and doesn't intend to resign in order to make the
for mayor. For that effort at riding two horses
ne has been roundly denounced by his enemies Now
his opponents have named on their ticket, as city
candidates, two Congressman, neither of whom in
tends to resign his seat in order to make the CAM
paign!
Which are just a few of the amusing aspects of
the current campaign in the metropolis.
The Washington times., 1913-08-27
HERE'S A PRETTY HOWDY-DO.

WANTED-First Assistant County Agent for Cook
ty relief work; male female pay S20S33 per month
Competitive examination open all citizens of the
United States will be held at 10 August 90, 1913
IN Chicago Requires person with administrative ability
experienced in modern charity methods For applica-
ton blank and descriptive bulletin apply Cook Coun-
ty Civil Service Commission, SAT County Courthouse
Chicago
We should like to call the attention of the persons
who inserted the above advertisement in the current
number of magazine to some notable omissions
In the first place, nothing whatever is said about
giving the place to Democrat, or a theosophist or
a vegetarian, "other things being equal" Did it
escape the attention of the Cook County Civil Service
Commission that the time-honored way is to forget
everything except the fact that you to give the
job to please the fellow who will be of the most use
to you politically?
Again, the opening of the competition to "all
citizens of the United States gross discrimination
against certain wards of Chicago which have not been
allotted many places some of their acquisitve
citizens would like to get Why depart from the
familiar method of finding which ward is entitled
to the next vacant office and then giving it to that
ward?
And, then, what is the use of holding an exami-
nation, anyway? 1t shuts out good party ren who
do the work in he precincts and may be expected
to get sore on the ticket if they are not "recog-
nized"
The whole proceeding is clearly irregular
What's the matter with Chicago?
The Washington times., 1913-08-27
The Stories of
iFamOus Novels
By Albert Payson Terhume
No. s5-THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD, by Oliver Goldsmith

No. 65-THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD BY Oliver Goldsmith
~ R. PRIMROSE a
kind and
worse
up big house..
local celebrity Squire Thornbm had his right
but
wanted The squire utterly thy such trust though neither his
the it.
Squire Thornhn
and doing thousand little favors for the whole family
with Olivia the eldest of the Primrose
A Misfortunes
his
brought her all
thick and FAST The Prmroses rented burned
Then Thornh whom Dr. Primrose
homeless And though climax
naped Sophia
Thornhs
serious a challenge
squs
his nephews infamy he released Dr. Primrose
A Turn
Thornhm had a wedding Squire
third OF
to
made her believe George father
she George
As Dr.
seconded with the famy funds caught And the bulk Primrose
fortune restored.
The Washington times., 1913-08-27
THE NEXT MOVE IN MEXICO.

Assuming that Huerta finally shall reject over
lures from Washington, and that President Wilson
shall be forced to withdraw and enforce his policy
Of non-nterventon it will then be for this Govern
ment to decide important detail of policy Shall
permit both federals and constitutionalists to
draw arms and munitions from this country or shall
permit neither?
Both must be treated alike; either both must
have the privilege, or both must be denied it.
To deny if to both, while apparently fair, would,
IN fact discriminate in favor of Huerta because the
American-Mexican frontier is the one avenue by
which the constitutidnaiists may get arms. Huerta
It'll controls road to the sea; he can bring supplies
from abroad, if he can get money credit; but
Caranza is wel-nigh shut off from the outside save
through the United States.
square deal to all sides demands that there be
embargo against shipment of arms and supplies
from this country. That moreover, is doubtless the
way to end the trouble soonest. The consti:u
tonalsts seem almost certain shortly to win if they
can get guns in their hands Huerta is just as
The Washington times., 1913-08-27
MORE MULHALL HISTORY.

If Mulhall had kept it up we might have expected
something like this:
Time, 2:3O p. M Colonel MuIhall, walking along
Pennsylvania avenue, sees the Presidential automo-
bile passing the way to the Capitol; President in
rear seat chatting with his secretary and smiling
Time p. m.-Coonel Mulhall writes the follow
ing letter to the IMAM higher up" for whom he is sup
posed to be lobbying and from whom he is getting pay
without any supposing about it:
Met President Wilson today Pennsylvania avenue.
He seemed to be in very good humor, but, of course
could commit himself definitely our scheme to
have him incorporate n his next message to Congress
Endorsement of anti-labOr bills could not see the
least encouragement for in his attitude expect
to get in touch with him again in the future I
would have pressed of points today but
he had number of matters hand and you will un-
derstand why It best that he should not be seen
talking with me too long.
And then, when there we're enough of these letters
to sell for $4,000, wouldn't President Wilson have
had surprise?