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Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-12-26

vessel viii finally devolve upon the
one man who heads the other three or
four.
Having attained the rank Of cap
tain In the company's service. the
others are perhaps a little better as
officers than the usual complement Of
subordinates, but even this may be
disputed.
The routine duties of handling and
navigating big steamer are always
a source Of the most curious interest
to passengers making their first trip
on the sea.
On the coastwise steamers which
have their navigating bridge or pilot
house on the upper passenger deck,
the officers are often annoyed beyond
the limit Of their patience by passen-
gers whose curiosity leads them to
crowd about the windows Of the pilot
house and ask numberless questions.
On the larger ocean steamers this
bother is avoided because the bridge
from which the vessel is controlled Is
built well apart from the passenger
accommodations.
In the popular mind the captains
job is to steer the vessel from one
port to the other. SO It is, in man
ner, but not in the way that the lands
man believes.
On anything larger than harbor
excursion steamer the captain Is sell
dom seen to touch his hand to the
wheel that controls the rudder. Mel
Their does his first officer or other
navigating officers. A petty officer
ranked as "quartermaster" is en-
gagged for that particular duty.
These men have practically no 9TH
or duties and really have little to do
with the actual navigating Of the ship,
They are given a certain course" to
steer, by the senior officers, who know
the vessels position and how she
should be headed to reach her proper
destination.
This ability to find the way across
an ocean absolutely devoid of tracks
or guide posts is one Of the greatest
mysteries to the initiated. Navigation
lie really highly complicated science,
requiring the use Of astronomical prin-
ciples and the higher mathematics
But it has been so simplified by the
use OF rules and formulas and by the
publication OF elaborate tables that
masters are able to find their posi-
ton at sea with the "sextant" or hog
yoke" as it is Familiarity called, as ac@
curately as an accomplished mathe-
matician could.
The sextant is an instrument Of
great precision, with which the navi-
gator is able to measure the angle be-
tween the horizon and any heavenly
body, sun or stars. He also makes
use of a very accurate chronometer.
or clock, which keeps Greenwich
time.
With these two instruments and his
tables and formulas he can get the
latitude and longitude of his vessel at
frequent intervals. In the hours or
days between observations the vessel
is navigated by compass, and her dis
lance measured by patent log which ,
records the miles travelled. Her direc-
ton and progress from the last Job
served" position are plotted on the
chart so that her officers can point at
any instant to the exact position Of
the ship.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-12-26
Fire

Harry-Tbey say that Belle has had
more proposals than ali the other girls
in town.
Larry-You see. she fans every
spark into regular old hame.- Dart
mouth Jack O. Lantern.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-12-26
j. S METHOD OF PREVENTION IS
THE BEST CURE FOR FOREST FIRES
Federal WatchesS Has Cut Down the Devastated Areas From
10000 Acres to 10000 in Two Years-Rairoad Light
4 ing and Careessness Of Campers Cause Most Of
Ht# CONGREGATIONS.

Washington.-H S. Graves and
other officials of the United States
forest service who are charged with
the responsibility Of conserving by
proper use and care the wealth Of tim
berland on the public domain are con-
graduating themselves on the fact
that the fire season Of this year has
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-12-26
DiphtherIa Traced to Pencils.

sufield Conn.-Lead pencils, dis
tributed and collected each day in a
school here are blamed for an epi
selDic Of dirhtheriA among the pupils
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-25

ci+i7ars of p,l,+l-, mot of +,o lou,
offfros of I y Woi+on Wodno,la,,
niobt and orasni1nJ y ow and ~,
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FoIInwiGS11 i is tho I,HU ntedco that WAC
lihpralIv eiSnad hv tboSo nroSant "HJ
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W. +lo rr,,Ars;a,od o;t;oors 81
paIatl,a and Pntna,n coI,n+T 'li,I'I 4" boro "
bV nnito in tba fo,nnst;n,' G,,''I of ~ ~ TaIr
and 0rdar aagno ''tl, to ' Tn I,roH,n ,''. ~. .
% fbe Ia,v onJ 6~I2r ,no,n D ,l''o " - Do ,,'
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selves to assist in aTar,, way, D4u tSat we
can in " tba nnforcan,ont wy of +bn ,c'I !. we we
Of this St9ta and citT o and - j; 'iv fba :" @or
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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-25
WILL IMPROVE
THEIR PROPERTY,

l.. /. Sparrow, engineer of roadways,
and +. Nj. Self, roadmaster, called at the
office OF the board'of trade, on Tuesday,
together with c. f. Thigpin, local agent
tor the Atlantic Coast Line R'y.
The object OF the visit was TO aCquaint
the secretary with the fact that the work
will soon begin on the improvement OF
the two blocks near the Union passenger
station, work which has been so long
contemplated and so much needed.
These officials and Mr. RoySter are
about agreed that it is too late 10 PLAN
trees on this property this year, the
work having been deferred too long
but ii is the hope of all concerned tha
the trees will be placed there as origi
nally planned as soon as it is slfe 10 re
move them.
The work of grading the lots viii
probably be taken up next week.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-25
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Harrison.

1t is with SinccreSt regret that we an
nounCc the death of our dear friend and
neighbor She, with her husband, was
one of the first settlers of Floraho ne,
Fla, coming in 1899
After living here about seven years
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison moved TO Dako-
Ia, then 10 Colorado and Texas; coming
back 10 FiorahOme in August of last
year, settling on their old place and
happy in the work of making the home
as near perfect as possible.
Ii was only for few short months,
though, for now the wife is gone TO
rest, and the husbands Joy has turned
to sorrow.
Elizabeth A. Palmer was born in
Pennsylvania, July II, 1917, was married
to William Harrison December 18th,
1871, died April 10th, 1913, and tu;ied
in Oak Hill cemetery, Palalka, Fla.
She leaves TO mourn her departure
her husband; three children, Mable,
Leila and Mack; twenty one grand.
children; three sisters; two brothers; and
host of other relatives and friends.
One child, baby Grover died in infancy
SincCrcst sympathy is extended TO all
4 FRIEND
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-25
PhLATKh AND
ST. AUGUSTINE Z
To be Joined by Trolley Line
That is TO be Built Be-
tween the Cities.
New Transportation Co. Formed, With
Hastings as Axis of the
New Road.

"St. Augustine and Palatka are to
be connected with a trolley line,
which is to work in conjunction with
the Jacksonville and St. Augustine
Public Service Corporation that has
already started the work Of building
a line between this city and st. Au-
gustine, with a proposed line up the
Atlantic beach to Pablo" said j. G..
Merceur, Of Washington, D. c., pres
ident of the st. Augustine and Pa
latla Rapid Transit Company, who
was visitor to Jacksonville yester-
day.
"The trolley line between ST. Au-
gustine and Palatka is to be known
as the St. Augustine and Palatka
Rapid Transit Company and is cap
italized at $2,000,000, the principal
stockholders being capitalists OF
Washington, D. c." continued Pres
ident Merceur.
"rhe trolley line, which will have
twenty,siX mileage, will run from
st. Augustine to Hastings, where the
power plant is to be located, and then
westward to Palatka. At Hastings
the company proposes to erect a 100
room hotel of the old Spanish archi-
tectural style.
at is further proposed that Hast
ings will be half way stopping place,
the hotel being built with porte
cochere in which the cars of the COM
pany will arrive and depart, Thus
allowing passengers to stop over for
one day.
1.-The company proposes to operate
an express and passenger car service
every hour daily from 5 a. M to IL
p. NJ, and from the hours of 12 mid
night to 5 o'clock in the morning a
freight service will be operated" :"
concluded Mr.. Merceur.
The company, Of which Mr.. Mer-
ceur is president, and William La
CroiX, of Detroit, is secretary and
treasurer, expects to have the road
in operation within the next eight
months
The company being capitalized at
$2,OOO,000 and working in conjunc-
ton with the Jacksonville and St.
Augustine Public Service Corpora
ton promises much for that section
of the East Coast 1t is also pro-
posed to have union depot in St.
Augustine.-Thursday's Times-Un-
ion.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-25
the GREAT
ST. JOHNS RIVER
Some Present Activities in
River Traffic Shipping in
PaIatka HarbOr.

No one thing is more neglected or
less appreciated apparently, than
that which is esteemed by many as
being the greatest asset the city of
Palatka possesses.
The St. Johns river, one of the
greatest waterways in America, be-
sides being one of the most beauti-
full, is susceptible of being made a
much greater freight carrier.
The passenger traffic over the St.
Johns river is quite large at present,
but by judicious management this
feature Of the business could be Won
lerfully increased.
Freight traffic over the st. Johns
river, even from Palatka itself,
amounts to a great deal more than
the average citizen realizes, and
could be built up to enormous pro-
portions if efforts were made in this
direction. Over one-half million tons
of freight are handled at one wharf
Of Palatka annually, and this business
is on the increase, while thousands
Of tons are handled generally; prac-
tically unknown to the citizens OF
this city.
Schooner Herbert May, Captain H.
L. Black and the Schooner Granville
R. Bacon, Captain George Beekman,
ire in the harbor at present loading
with cypress timber; the former for
Brooklyn, N. Y, the latter for Al
oany, N. Y. These vessels carry
on an average of 375,O0O feet of lum-
Der each, and are present visible evil
lences of this great industry. These
vessels are being loaded by the Will
son Cypress Company, which has sent
forward recently the Flora A. Kim.
Dall and the Emma Lord, for New
Haven, Conn.,, Anna NJ. Hudson for
Albany, N. Y, the Francis Sawyer
or Providence, R. l., and the Emily
White for Portland, Me-, carrying ar
aggregate of nearly 100000 feet
of lumber from this harbor.
The Phillip NJ. Brooks, Captain W.
). Sanders, recently cleared from
Palatka harbor with 100000 shingles
for Salisbury, Md.
This evidences some of the activi-
ties of river transportation from Pa
Iatka, and our information is that by
the deepening of the channel sixteen
feet between Palatka and Jackson
vile, this business could be increased
200 per cent, reducing transporta-
lion charges that will make a saving
Of $1,00O,O00 in the Palatka district,
which naturally covers q radius of
about one hundred miles.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-25
Sunday Sacred Concert.

The sacred concert given by the
Palatka Military Band in the Ham
mock last Sunday was much enjoyed
by all who attended. These. concerts,
which will be eagerly looked forward
to from Sunday to Sunday, are very
much appreciated by the citizens, and
for which thanks are due Prof. Chat
taway. the able director. We might
say here the music used has all been
arranged by the professor. Follow
ing is the program for next Sunday:
Sacred March-"Tha Diadam, Boyer.
Grand Religious Selection Chadwick.
The Lost Cord" IA. S. Sullivan.
Our Boys Band-(a) Shall We Gath
er at the River. (b) Walk in the
Light tc) Onward Christian Sol
dierS.
Hallowed Memories Z. Frock.
Calvary -----------------P. p. Rodney.
America-(All Sing)-"Of Our COun-
try and Our God"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-25
TINE PRLATKA
BOARD OF TRADE
Interesting Meeting Of this
Energetic Body last Mon
day Might.

The business transacted at the reg
ular meeting of the board Of trade
on the 21st inst, was devoted largely
TO the discussion Of matters of legis-
lation.
Quite a number of members were
present, including Hon. A. Usina, Pa
latka's patriotic mayor.
1t seems that there is much divl-
sion in the Putnam county represen-
tativCs in regard to the FlorahOme
drainage district law. The board of
trade has given a good deal of time
and thought to the perpetuation of
the present law, at the request of
some hundred owners of property in
the district, all of them being desir-
Gus that the contemplated improve
ments should be carried out as plann-
ed originally; while some few of the
larger owners of lands want the law
repealed, Senator Wall representing
this coterie. The board of trade is
standing fast in it's original position,
and urges the members of the Lower
House to resist any effort for the re-
peal Of the law passed for draining
this valuable territory, which will add
large area of fertile lands to Put
nam county, which are at present ,un-
available for agricultural purposes.
Another matter of legislation, one
Of the formation of Santa Fe county,
which contemplateS reducing the area
of this county by taking quite a slice
off its western portion, was up for
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-25
Very sincerely,
LANTNM CITIZENSI REL LEE cow


Tom Mellon gave a delightful wa
ter party last Friday, going as far
as Crescent City. An elaborate
luncheon was served at Grove Hall,
and after a pleasant visit to this very
attractive little city, the party re-
turned by moonlight.
Mr.. MELONS, guests were: Mes
danes J. w. Purcell, w. II. Hoyt
Dana Walden, T. K Bates, D. j.
Coughln, NJ. M. Vickers; Misses
Pansy Dayereux, Maude Kennerly,
Ellene Merryday, Susie Walton, Min
ME Blanchard, Mervin Ray; and jon
athan Purcell.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-25
VIII Enter New Field.

The Continental Casualty com
pany of Chicago, one of the largest
accident and health Insurance com
panies in the country, has just COM
plcted arrangements with II. Finley
Tucker & BIO, to handle the entire
business in the State of Georgia.
The local firm has represented this
company for the past several years
as state agents for Florida, and the
addition of such an important field
as the State Of Georgia is quite q
compliment to the powers of Messrs,
Tucker & Bro, in the insurance bus
mess.
II. Finley Tucker spent last week
in Washington looking after the de-
tails incident to the additional terri
tory.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-25
NO DIVISION OF
PUTNAM COUNTY.

A bill was introduced in the Iegisla,
ture 10 create a new county out of por.
ton of the counties OF Putnam, AIaChua,
Bradford and Clay, the name of the
new county 10 be Santa Fe, and its tenn
porary county seat 10 be located at Mel
rose, Putnam Co., Fla.
The following telegram gives the re
suit:
Tallahassee, Fla, April 81, 1913.
To Palatka News, Palatkl, Fla:
House Committee rep0r1s unani-
mously against creating Santa Fe
county.
w. A. RUSSELL.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-25

Dayton, u, April IA, 1913.
Mrs. Jennie R. Brown, NJ. r. c., Pa
latka Temple No. Is, Pythian
Sisters.
Dear Madam:-We acknowledge
with deep gratitude your letter OF
April 10th enclosing check for $63.50
for the relief. of the food sufferers
in our city.
In the name Of all of the afflicted
people Of Dayton we thank you from
the bottom Of our hearts.
Such an expression Of practical
sympathy touches Us deeply. Day
ton has been visited by dreadful
calamity and is passing through a
dark period in her history, yet we are
not dIsmayed, as the love of human
ity shown by our friends and sister
cities throughout the length and
breadth Of the land has cheered US
greatly and fills US with hope of a
newer, bigger and grander Dayton.
Be assured that the offering of the
members of your lodge, so freely
given, will be carefully administered
and used to relieve the greatest pos.
sibIe amount of suffering and dis
tress
Very sincerely,
DAYTON CITIZENS RELIEF COM
MITTEE,
W. f. Bippus, Sec Treas.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-25
Jealous.

First Satanic Imp-"Who's the
latest arrival? He's making quite a.
hit" Second Satanic Imp-"Travel.
ing salesman, l guess. Old Rabelais
and Munchausen are sore as puns
over something. Puck.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-25

LOST-Thursday gold ncckIess with
pearl pendant Was in an unSealcd en-.
velope addressed TO Mrs. IIarwood
RoSser, Jacksonville when lost. Finder
please return TO Miss ElIene Merrydly.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-25
Card Of Thanks.

| wish to express my gratitude TO the
people of Florahome who so kindly as.
sisted me during the sickness and burial
OF my dear wife.
WILLIAM HARRISON.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-25
cltY,s Many Fatal Accidents.

More than three thousand five hun.
dred accidental deaths occur every
year in New York.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-25
lake Long lime to Hatch.

Eggs laid by a New Zealand lizard
require fourteen months to hatch.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-25
Law and Order League.

A large number of representative
citizens of Palltka met at the law
Offices of J. V. Walton Wednesday
night and organized Law and Or
der League with the following Off.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-25

The business transacted at the reg
ular meeting of the board of trade
on the 21st inst, was devoted largely
to the discussion of matters of legis-
lrtiDr
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-25
Dayton Citizens Grateful.

Dayton, o., April IA, 1913.
Mrs. Jennie R. Brown, NJ. r. c., Pa
latka Temple No, Is, Pythian
SiStnnn
Putnam patriot., 1913-10-17

ting me into an asylum. There would be no hope of appealing to them for help. The only witnesses to my sani- ty were far away in Vienna, and how could reach them if l were in Rich ards power?
 T watched the names of the stations as they flew by, but it gradually grew dark, and I could hardly make them out I thought one looked like the name of Philadelphia suburb, but could not be sure.
 T was freezing with horror and with cold, but did not dare to move, lest l attract their attention.
 We began to rush past rows or houses, and I knew we were approach ing a city Then, suddenly, the train slowed down and stopped, with very little warning. as if it intended to halt only a second and then hurry on.
 There was platform on one slde of the train, but we were out beyond the car-shed, for our train was long I could not climb over the rail to the platform, for l was sitting on the side away from the station. and would have had to pass the car door in order to do so. I should be sure to be seen.
 "On the other side were great many tracks separated by strong picket fences as high as the car plat form and close to the trains, and they reached as far as I could see in either direction. I had no time to think, ana there was nothing could do but ellmb over the rail and get across those tracks and fences somehow.
 My hand were so cold and trem- bling that I could scarcely hold on lo the rail as I jumped over.
 T cannot remember how got across. Twice I had to cling 10 renee while an express train rushed oy, anu the shock and noise almost stunned me. It was a miracle that l was not killed. but did not think of that uhlii afterwards. I was conscious only or the train I had left standing by the station. I glanced back once ana | thought I saw Richard come to the door of the car. Then l stumbled on blindlv. I don't reEember any more until I found myself hurrying along that dark passage under the bridge ana saw you just ahead. was afraid 70 speak to you. but I did not know what else to do. and you were SO gooo to me-!" Her voice broke in htue sob.
 All the time she had been taking he had held her hand firmly. she hao forgotten that any one might be waech- ing; he did not care.
 The tall girl with the discontentea upper lip went to the matFon and toid A-- that she thought the man and me
Putnam patriot., 1913-10-17

They even exhibited a marriage certificate. which. from what they said must have been made out with our names, and Mrs Chambray and the doctor signed their names as witness es As nearly as I could make out, they were going to use this as evi- dence that Richard was my husband, that he had the right to administer my estate during the time that I was incapable. They had even arranged that a young woman who was hope lessly insane should take my place when the executors of the estate came to see me, if they took the trouble to do that. As it was some years since either of them had seen me, they could easily have been deceived And for their help Mrs. Ghambray and the doc for were to receive handsome sum
 I could scarcely believe my ears at first. It seemed to me that I must be mistaken. that they could not be talk ing about me. But my name was men toned again and again, and as each link in the horrible plot was made plain to me, my terror grew so great that 1 twas on the verge of rushing into the car and calling for the con- ductor and porter to help me. But. something held me still, and I heard Richard say that he had just inform- ed the trainmen that was insane, and that they need not be surprised if baI fo hp rpCtrainaI told them that I was comparatively harm less, but he had no doubt that the conductor had whispered it to our fel- 1ow-passengers in the car, which ex- plained their prolonged absence in the smoker. Then they all laughed. and 1t seemed to me that the cover of tie bottomless pit was open and that was falling in.
 T sat still. hardly daring to breathe. Then l began to go over the story bit by bit, and to put together little things that had happened since we landed, and even before I had left Vienna and l saw that 1 was caught in trap. It would be no use to ap- peal to any one, for no one would be- lieve me. I looked wildly out at the ground and had desperate thoughts of climbing over the rail and jumping from the train. Death would be better than what 1 should soon have to face. My prosecutors had even told how they had deceived my friends at home by sending telegrams of my mental condition, and of the necessity for put
Putnam patriot., 1913-10-17


 was, with a phrase that has become trite to many. yet it seemed a message to her, and her heart leaped to obey. She went to the window to catch a glimpse of the man who would soon be her husband, but he was not there, and the hurrying people reminded her that she must hasten. Across the street a slouching figure in a baggy coat looked fxedly up and caught her glance She trembled and drew back put of the sunshine. remembering what Danham mad told her about the lrishman of the night before. With a quick instinct, she drew down the shade, and locked her door.
Putnam patriot., 1913-10-17

a matter of some bits of pasteboard. I'll do any reasonable thing to please you, but not that ]"
 couldn't you get a chaperon for her and bring her on to me? Then we could plan the wedding al our leis- ure"
 Impossible. Motheri In the first place, she never would consent Real ly. cannot talk any more about it. l must go at once. or shall be late. Tell me you will love her for my Eake, until you love her for her own"
 ~Tryon. you always were unreasona- hla Suppose you have the cards en-
Putnam patriot., 1913-10-17
r

Last Saturday at the Pomfret pae- gant, large heavy brown veil. VIII finder please leave same at PATRIOT Office.