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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
A MYSTERIOUS DESERT.
WSird Tales That Are Told of the
"SouI Appalling Cobb"


Slowly we Travelled across the great
waste Of Dzungaria, the soul appall-
Ing GoDi' Of some writer's, but to us n
| land of beauty, even If of somewhat
| terrifying character, for here more
nearly than in any other land is beau.
ty allied to terror.
These silent steppes the natives be
| lieve to be the haunts of "geniP and
the rendezvous OF evil spirits. As a
| recent writer has said, THE great
sandy desert of Cobb has been looked
on as the dwelling place Of malignant
beings from the days of hoary antiq-
uity."
All luckless travellers In this region
from the days of Marco Polo onward
have recorded strange stories OF weird
beings that inhabit the depths of the
wastes. Mysterious singing and wall
ing, beating Of drums and distant mu.
sic are said to beguie the traveller and
lead him off the track until he is hope.
lessly lost In the wilderness. A recent
Russian explorer gives quite detail
Ell account OF the WIZ men OF the deS-
ert.
Listen to- the strange story told by
koslotf, who traversed the desert of
DZungarta in its widest part not long
ago: "rheSe wild men, the XIX, Kyks
as they are called, are covered with
short wool similar to the fur of
young camel. They have long black
hair and black eyes. They are of ordi.
nary size, but rather long legged.
They roam the steppe in pairs. and
when harassed by man they scream,
whistle and smart as they run away.
The native Kirghiz claim to have
caught them occasionally. but the cap
tives refuse food and drink and die
after a few days. Wide World Mag
aZine.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
WISHED SHE
COULD DIE
And Be Free From Her Troubles.
but Finds Better Way.

Columbia, Tenn.-"Manv q ti,rs ;.
says mrs. Jessie Sharp, OF this Mace
u wished ! would die and be reIieWad
3lm my Suffering, from womanly troubles
s : GOuia moi get up, without pulling al
s snoas 10 help me, and stayed in bed
most most OF the time. | could not do nv
The least amount of work fired ma
oW. NY head would swim, and / would
lreInble for an hour or more. FinaiIv !
look Cardui, the Woman's tonic ard
am not bothered with pains any more
and don't have to 20 10 bed. In 'i foci'
dill SOUND and well of all my troubles"
Cardui goes to all the weak SPOTS and
neipS TO make them strong. II acts with
naIure-not against her. II is for tbe
llrea, nervous, irritable women, who feel
aS II everything were wrong, and need
sonetnlng to quiet their nerves and
suengthen the WORKOUT system.
# you are woman, suffering from anv
OF me numerous symptoms Of womanIy
trouble, take Cardui. II will helm voIi
AT all druggists. 'O"'
W,ifs 70! Chattanooga Medicine Co., Ladies'
hnoVsory Dept, Chattanooga, Tenn, for SsSciai |
11rnrHfFfonJ on your case and 64-page book Home
treatment Tor Women" in plain wrapper. NC. 1879
Sold by Ackerman-Stewart DRUG
Co.. and ]. H. Haughton.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
Death of N. o. Tanning.

Mr.. n. o. Tanning, the well-know,
journalist of Brooklyn, N. Y, VIII,
with his family has spent several Sea
sois in Crescent City, the last two Al
the home of Hon. and Mrs. J. #. Ham
died on Monday, June Both, at the
Brooklyn Hospital. The following
account of his death is taken from
the New York Herald:
Mr.. Melville Osgood Famine
Deputy Commissioner of Charities
and Correction during the administra-
tlon OF Mayor Van Wyck, and a wide
~ known newspaper man, died Mon.
day at the Brooklyn Hospital, follow
ing an operation for gall stones. He
was forty-eight years old.
Born at st. Charles, ILL.,, Mr., Fan
nlhg was the son of the Rev. Melville
b. Tanning. He entered newspaper
work IN the Middle West when four
ten years old and continued in thai
calling until the time of his death
Mf. Fannlng was at the age of eight
cen editor and publisher of paper Al
Garington, N. D. Coming to New
York in 1895, he joined the staff of
the Press. Two years later he was
appointed Deputy Commioner Of
CHARITIES and Correction, a post to
which Mayor Van Wyck reappointed
him in 1899. '''''NN
Mr.. Tanning toured the country
Tor the Brooklyn Eagle during the
PRESIDENTIAL campaign of 1904, and
following that did special work for
the Eagle. Soon after he was EN-.
ployed by the Brooklyn Standard
Union, with which newspaper he was
at the time of his death. He
is survived by his wife, a daughter
and two sons. He resided at No. As
Martense street, Flatbush."
Few of our winter visitors have
50 quickly and SO thoroughly won |
heir way into the hearts of Crescent
City people as did this kindly, cuI-
,ured gentleman and his good family.
dis death has caused general feeling
If sorrow in the community and sin
ere sympathy for the bereaved fami-
y.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
LAKE COMO.

Mr.: and Mrs. D. E. Dusenberry and
Miss Libbie Haight have gone to Mon.
treat, N. c., for a three months outing.
Mrs. Graham Smith, who has been
the guest of many old friends here and
at Pomona and Frutland, has returned
to Mulberry, where she will visit her
son and family.
Miss Ida Hitchcock was a recent visi.
tor at Palaika.
N, A. and Fred Vurgason of Tampa
are the guests of Bert Vurgason.
Mrs. w. L. Gable and son, Mrs. C. c.
Sullivan and daughter, John HaymarI
and John Hitchcock spent the fourth in
Crescent City and had the usual good
time.
Rev. Mr.. Hitchcock who has been
quite i'll seems to be a little better, but
is still a sick man.
o. B. Robinson, who has been i'll fer
some months, seems to be little better
but is very weak.
Mrs. Bessie Hart has been at her home
here for several days; she intends going
TO Alabama
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
crescent City News

Tom Russell has decided to 90 int
the auto livery business and for thu
tlme being and during the absence O.
capt LaBree will look after his rur
TO the trains. He has purchased 6
new! Ford touring car for the purpose
oelleVlng that this car is best for the
roads IN this country. He arrived OH
TUESDAY evening with the car and is
already on the run. After Capt. La.
Bree's return he will make a business
OF driving travelling men through the
country, and will also devote his spare
time to repair work, work he became
rfohclent In through nearly two wears
service in the Chalmers Motor Car
Co.'S factory in Detroit, Mich. and
where he was finally advanced to the
positions of tester, and then in
apector.
Crescent City was well filled with
visitors on the Fourth and all speak
IN high terms of the hospitality of our
people. The program was faithfully
carried out and the various sports at
tracted much attention. The parade
IN the morning was very pretty. AT
noon;all repaired to V. |. A. hall where
was held an old fashioned barbecue of
which most every one partook. The
ladies' in the hall also sold additional
dellcacies, including ice cream and
cold drinks. The baseball game
at 3 o'clock took the attention of
large crowd, and for six innings il
seemed to be a toss-up as to which
club would win. Here Perkins. tho
nome pitcher, gave out, and from then |
on the visitors appeared to have their
own way. The score at the end of |
The game stood to in favor of the
G. S. & F. club of Jack
'onville. The horse races were held
IN the Seville road, and these also
attracted many visitors. In the even.
ng the young people danced at the
=; l. A. hall and it was late when the
mar was over. But it was a sane,
enslble and sociabIe celebration and
ne that left no scars. Home people
nd close neighbors composed the
r.oWds. The music by the Crescent
lty band delighted home folk and Wis.
,ors alike. ''''N' '''
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
A Good Investment.

W. d. Magli, a we'll known mer.
chant of Whitemound, Wis, bought a
stock of Chamberlain's medicine so as
to be able to supply them to his GUS
toners. After receiving them he was
himself taken sick ami says that one
small bottle of Chamberlain's Collie.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was
worth more to him than the cost of
his entire stock of these medicines.
For sale by all dealers.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
I'D. to Give South $4,000 900 Yearly.

John D. Rockefeller is preparing tt
spend, through the general board o.
education, $3,OOO,OO0 year in educat-
ing southern farmers in the improve
ment of their farms and in assisting
through mortgage loans on farm lands
southern home building. The boarc
is a Rockefeller creation and has co,
operated for some years with the
southern board of education. 1t is tC
have the assistance of the department
of agriculture.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11

For every purpose of a flesh heal
ing liniment for man or beast there
it no remedy more powerful than
DARBG'S PROPHYLACTIC FLUID
1t is in addition to its effectiveness on
the flesh a wonderful internal rene
dy. 1t relieves Cramps, Collie, Dys-
entery, Sore Throat, Swollen Tonsils,
and Sick Stomach AS disinfectant
for the sick room it is of extraordi-
nary value. 1t destroys germs and
purities the air. Added to the water
for bathing the face of fever pa
tient it is not only refreshing, but it
tends to allay the fever. Price so cts.
per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
Fabulous Rise In Realty,

Announcement of the sale of the
sO-called Peerless corner in Birming
ham, Ala, Second avenue and Nme,
teenth street, for $175.00O to Frank
Nelson, Jr. reveals an unique record
The corner IS rs by 100 feet and has
a small building unon it. 1t has
changed hands eight times as follows
January, 1872, $3.50: December, 1872
$4,000; 1888 $4,000 1886, $4,000;
1898, $4,000; 1911. $4,000; 1912,
$l45,OO01s; 1918. S175 900.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
Selection of Food Imnortant.

The surest way to keep and re.
store health rs to supply the normal
conditions OF life, which implies a
natural diet containing all the ele-
ments of nutrition in true proportion,
and based on the proper selection of
food for each meal For It will not
do to mix all kinds of otherwise prop
er food in one meal, but we must
made a meal of such foods as are
compatible. Otherwise we viii turn
our stomachs into an acid and gas fac
tory.-The Natrropath.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
Drys and Home Rule Defeated.

Daylight arrived before the Illinois
legislature adjourned sine die. In its
final hours the legislature passed a
public utilities bill after striking out
the clause that would have given Chi
cago and other large cities control
over the utilities within their borders
The house turned dry" victory into
defeat by allowing the residence dis.
trict bill to die on the calendar.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
hilled in Alabama Wreck

killed , aNS Russell X. Ayers wa,
men iD %na the fireman and two train.
tain s1Iit when a Frisco wreckine
PEI, A. E'' II switch 2 miles from Jas.
Carbon Hm Inc wrecker had gone to
urs on tbl to replace some freight
% Birmiu 1,J track, and was returning
,prsd Enam when the accident &C.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
Doing hard work in a bent or stoop

Doing hard work in bent or stoOp-
ing position puts a stitch in the back
that is painful. If the muscles have
become strained, you can't get rid of
it without help. The great penetrat-
ing power of BILLIARDS SNOW
will appeal to you most
at such times, because it is
the very thing you need. Price 25c,
SOC and S1.00 per bottle, Sold by
Stewart Drug Co.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
Mistake Made BY EARLY Man.

According to a German biologist,
man made a mistake when, centuries
ago, he changed himself from a quad
ruped to a biped, the contention being
that many present-day ills are due to
carrying the spine in an upright posi-
ton when it was intended TO be car.
ried horizontally.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
STORY WINS SUIT.
Huckleberry Firms Adventures Gain
Sympathy of Jurors.

VI ShiOlSs
Mark Twain's story of Huckleber-
ry Finn, Niger Jim, The Duke and
The Dauphin, was told to a jury in
Judge Henning's court at st. Louis
by the attorney for Clyde D. Richey,
fourteen years old, in his suit for S4,.
500 damages against the United
Railway company for a beating the
boy said a conductor gave him.
Richey sued for $500 actual and
$4,000 punitive damages. The jury
was told that Huckleberry Finn story
was an illustration of the sympathy
that goes out for mistreated boys. The
boy was given SO actual, and S1,2OG
exemplary damages.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
Meteor It,, Worth $4,000. OOO-P.rh.Ds

Will u "A"'VVV,VVV-TernR
Moo. ""t " digging a we'll on his farm
fs,r r FRESNO, Cal, Fred Williams, q
from sr 5, found twenty-ton meteor
Of mot mIleh he clipped small piece
esra e,al looking like solid gold. Jew.
and sd Pronounced it crystalized gold
sO66soI are the meteor would be worth
correct ot'OOO If their deductions are
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
Broke Egg Eating Records

Frank Blake won a bet of S25 at
Cairo, Ill., by eating 81 eggs. The
worlds record is supposed to have
been 60. The eggs were cooked as
follows: Scrambled, Is; softboiled.
Is: hardboiled, Is; fried, 10.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
MaYbe They Wera

Little Clara has a habit of stick.
Ing her feet out of the bed covers,
One hot night, on being told not to do
SO, she obeyed in silence for a little
While and then suddenly said. "Oh,
mamma, let me put my feet out!
They're choking"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
No. SiX-Sixty-Six

This Is a prescription prepared especially,
Tor MALARIA or CHILLS & FEVER
Five or six doses will break any case. and
II taken then as a tonic the Fever will not
return. 1t acts on the liver better thar
Calomel and does not grippe or sicken, 2Sc
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11

The death on Friday last of Mrs.
R. C. Ivory at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. o. P. Havens, 35 W.
Church street, Jacksonville. will
bring sorrow to many old friends in
Crescent City, where Capt. and Mrs.
Ivory resided several years. Mrs.
Mary |. Ivory was II years of age,
and for the past several years has
been making her home with Mrs.
Havens in Jacksonville. Besides
her devoted husband she is survived
bv four children: Mrs. X. f. Lee,
Mrs. Joseph F. Young and Mrs. o.
p. Ravens of Jacksonville, and Fred
erick r. Ivory Of Worcester Mass.
The funeral services were from the
Ravens residence on Sunday after
noon at 4:3O and were conducted by
Rev. w. A. Hobson, pastor of the
First Baptist Cnurch, Jacksonville.
The interment was in the family lot
at Woodlawn cemetery.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1913-12-05

(T MY Guarantee as above not a rtsins talk only
My hayemor
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1913-12-05
INSTRUMENTATION Co.
A Splendid Chance.

Hon. W. e. Townsend, lecturer for
The Modern Woodmen of America, a
!ocal camp Of which order was recent
ly organized in this city, and broth.
er-in-law Of our Mr.. Vadakin, will
spend few days ia Forrest City next
week, enroute to till his dates in AR.
kansas He will be a guest in the
home of We editor from next Friday
until Monday following We would
very much like to hear his lecture,
Chips and Barks,' and we believe,
with a little cooperation on the part
of the local camp, he could be Undue
ed to deliver his splendid lecture in
this city during his visit. His work is
Of high literary character, primari-
ly intended to encourage the public
to take an interest in this order, but
which abounds in wit, humor and
pathos. He is delineator or no
small ability, and the press and pub
lie of cities and towns where he has
been heard, give him the most COM
plimentary endorsements
The Times will be glad to cooper
ate with the local camp in securing
this splendid entertainment. and we
hope they will take advantage of his
presence in this city to hear him at
a nominal cost.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1913-12-05

The readers of this paper will be pleased TO
earn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is the only positive cure now known to
she medical fraternity. Catarrh being con-
stltutional disease, requires a constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood aud
mucuous surfaces of the system, thereby de-
strpying the foundation of the disease. and
giving the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in doing its
work The proprietors have so much faith in
ITS curative powers that they offer One Hun
dted Dollars for any case that it fails to cure
send for list OF testimonials.
Address L. j. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for Constipation.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1913-12-05

Mrs. Thomas Tarver and two little
daughters, Mary Alley and Martha
Harvey, accompanied by the child
dren's grandmother, Mrs. Matte
Mcknight, spent two or three days
in Mem phis the first OF the week Wis
iting friends and taking in the sights.
BE Jealous of the Beauty OF YOnr Hair.
In other words, be careful of it. The
beauty of your hair depends upon its
health. If it's beautiful, It's healthy.
70 make it glossy, bright, Silky-Soft
to make it fall more easily into the
graceful, wavy folds of the coiffure-to
make ii stay where you put it-use
Harmony Hair Beautier. This dainty
liquid dressing is just what 1t iSnamed
"a beautifier. IL your hair is beauti-
full now, use ii TO make 1t even more
so, and to preserve its IOveliness. If
it is not beautiful now, Harmony Hair
Beautitier will improve its appearance
in way TO please you, or money back.
Its rose fragrance will overcome the
oily smell of your hair. Easy to apply
simply sprinkle little on your hair
each time before brushing il. Con
tains no oil; will not change color of
hair nor darken gray hair.
Tokeepyour hair and scalp dandruff-
free and clean, use Harmony Shampoo.
This pure liquid shampoo gives an in-
Simultaneous rich lather that immedi-
ately penetrates 10 every part Of hair
and scalp, insuring quick, thorough
cleansing Washed off just as quickly,
the entire operation takes only few
moments Contains nothing that can
harm the hair; leaves no harshness or
stickiness-just a sweet cleanliness.
Both preparations come in odd
shaped, very ornamental bottles, with
sprinkler tops. Harmony Hair Beau
titier, s1.0O, Harmony Shampoo, SOC
Both guaranteed to satisfy you in ev-
cry way, or your money back. Sold in
this community only at our store-The
| Rexall Store-one of the more than
1000 leading drug stores Of the United
States, Canada and Great Britain,
which own the big Harmony labora-
! tories in Boston, where the manv Gel
ebrated Harmony Perfumes and Toilet
Preparations are made r. Sanders,
'Forrest City, Arkansas.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1913-12-05

Mr.. G. S. Rice, the efficient mana
ling with friends in town Tuesday on
business.
FOR SALE. Good paying restau-
rant and grocery business at Round
Pond, Ark. Write or apply in person
to E. II, Hooper, Round Pond, Ark.
You will find the celebrated Silver
Seal hams and breakfast bacon at the
store OF The Fussell-Graham. lderson
Co., headquarters for everything good
to eat.
Mr.. Harry Nunnally, one OF the
mechanics who has been engaged on
the new Mann residence, spent two
or three days the first OF the week
with his family in Heber Springs.
Just received at the Newsstand, our
big holiday stock of Fountain Pens
for men, women and children. The
Ideal Waterman Pens have no equal.
We have them from $3.50 to $1,000.
Come and see,
Mr.. and Mrs, Scott Kirkpatrick
Z
homestead on the corner of lard and
Mill streets, and will move In as soru
as the improvements, which are now
in progress. are completed.
We want to print twenty page pa
per next week. We want you to helI
us with a nice, good-sized advertise,
ment, afid in return we will do you
all the good we can, and that will
be not inconsiderable. An ad i'm The
Times always brings results,
You will miss real treat II YOU don't
come ia and look over our magnificent
line OF Books. They comprise every
thing late and pretty. Landvoigt Il
Vadakin's Newsstand
Mr.. Fl, Kirk Becker spent Sunday
in Memphis on visit with his uncle,
Mr.. Chas. Lewis, who is now under
treatment in hospital in that city
for nervous breakdown. The Times
joins the gentleman's many friends in
the hope that he will continue to i'm
prove and that he will soon be able to
return to his home and friends in this
city.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1913-12-05

Capt. j. G.. Stern, who had been
spending several days in making q cir
cult OF number of the principal
Northern cities, arrived home Sun
day. The captain reports that he has
been suffering recently fromsan attack
OF fever, but is much improved and
thinks he will be all o. k, TO accept
an invitation to Christmas dinner
from any of his friends who may feel
disposed TO do The honors on that &C.
caSiOn -
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1913-12-05
How to Bankrupt the Doctors.

A prominent New York physician
says, III 1t we're not for the thin
stockings and thin soled shoes worn
by women the doctors would probably
be bankrupt When you contract .
cold do not wait for it to develop into
pneumonia, but treat it at once.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is In
tended especially for coughs and colds,
and has won 4 wide reputation by it's
cures OF these diseases. 1t is most ef-
fectual, and Is pleasant and safe to
take. For sale by all dealers.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1913-12-05
Who Suffers Pain i!

Those who suffer pain should try
Hunts Lightning Oil, the worlds
greatest liniment. 1t is the finest
thing for rheumatic pains, neuralgia,
sprains, cuts, burns, backache, etc.
All druggists sell it.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1913-12-05
Hunts Lightning OIL.

This is the liniment which has
caused SO much talk. So many people
are telling how it has relieved them
OF pain that one can no longer doubt
that 1t is truly wonderful remedy.
Every druggist handles it.
1.-TWO men, $50 years old, raised sew
en- and one half bales OF cotton, 500
bushels OF corn, and forty bushels Of
sweet lpotatOeS on their farms near
Palestine this season." Is the infor-
nation given us by Mr.. w. f. Klotz.
This Is only one OF the hundreds of
examples that come to our notice, of
the fertility of our soil, and the re-
ward which awaits every intelligent
and sincere effort to 'tickle" 1t. We
did not learn. the name Of one, but
the other was our friend, Uncle Har-
rison Robertson,
The Tupelo journal., 1913-11-28
News From all Over the County

Tupelo attending the Methodist
conference.
Miss Lowe Raine Whitesides
and her brother, Virgil, spent
Sunday with their mother, Mrs.
j. K. Whitesides.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Clark, of
Verona, spent Sunday as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. D. E..
Clark.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Hawkins
and daughter, Miss Mary Lou,
of Okolona, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. T. A. Trice Tuesday.
Miss Ethel High left Sunday
for Baldwin, where she is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Agnew.
Miss Millige Reed Wiygul, of
Nettleton, spent last week as the
guest of Miss Melville Springer.
Miss Maudine Rankin, of Net
Teton, has been elected to fill
the place in the high school here
made vacant by the resignation
of Miss Hawkins.