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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
New Clyde Boat.

The commerce on the upper riyel
has increased to such an extent thai
the steamboat companies are not abb,
to take care of the increased demanc
for freight space, with their presen
equipment, and they are casting abou
Tor additional facilities.
One of the first of the companies t.
increase its river fleet is the Clyut
Line, which is having built at tn
Merrill-Stevens shipyards here, fin
type Of stern wheel freight and pas
senger boat for the up river route
This steamer has been launched, anc
the superstructure is being built, auc
it is expected to have her ready TO
the real fall business this year.
The steamer is to be Of such
draught that it can navigate easily tn
upper waters of the river, and is ci
such breadth of beam, and along sucl
lines on the water that it will be able
to take a maximum tonnage on .
minimum draft.
Other lines are said to be contem-
plating increases to their fleets. In
quiry at some of the offices was met
with the statement that they had moth
ing definite to give out yet; but that
they were considering additional YES
sells because they We're actually drive
to it, not so much by competition al
by increased tonnage and prospective
growth at practically every point
along the river.
There is quite a respectable feet of
steamers plying the st. Johns, and all
DO good business. While some Of
them refuse to give out their annual
tonnage reports, they all admitted
that the year had been most success
Iul one for river steamers.
The new Clyde ship has not beer
given a name yet, and no announce
ment is ready as to when it will o,
into commission; but work is heinz
hurried on the building, the engine,
are in, and the additional top work j,
we'll under way.-JacksonvilIe Ne
tropolis.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
NEGRO MURDERS
SHERIFF CHERRY
And Determined Mob Riddles
Body of Murderer with
Bullets.

Sheriff T. S. Cherry of Clay county
was shot by negro named Rosco
Smith at the turpentine camp near
Yellow Water in that county.
W. T. Harrison, the turpentine OPP
orator at Yellow Water and who was
an eye witness, tells the story of the
murder as follows:
Sheriff Cherry drove up to my
place last Sunday morning about 6
o'clock, stopped his horse and began
to talk with me. We had not been
talking long when one of my negro
employees named Rosco Smith came up
the road carrying a short barreled
shot gun. The sheriff called to him,
Hello, sport, where you going with
that gum"
81 am going about my own bust
ness" answered the negro.
"Wait minute, | want to speak to
you," called the sheriff, and made a
move to get out of the buggy.
81 am not going to let any - -
white man get me-" said the negro,
and he ran behind one of the shan
ties.
"The sheriff was getting out of his
buggy when the negro opened fire.
His gun was a single barreled weap-
on, and the heavy shot tore into Cher
RVS vitals, and he fell to the ground,
dying in five minutes afterward.
Sheriff Cherry's deputy don't know
his name-opened fire upon the negro,
but at the first shot cartridge clogg-
ed in the magazine of his gun, and the
negro got away. We then did what
we could for Sheriff Cherry, and
spread a report of what had happened
as soon as possible" concluded Harri-
son.
The murderer escaped into the
woods while attention was being Civ
en- the dying sheriff, but soon blood
hounds, followed by a mob, were hot
on his trail
He was captured after brisk chase
through the underbrush, and when
questioned by angry members of the
mob stated:
81 don't know why / shot the sher-
| if, Boss" answered the negro. 81
guess didn't know what | was doing.
He didn't do anything to me. l had
been drinkin' liquor, and | thought
Sheriff Cherry was after me for steal
ing whisky"
The murderer was taken back to
the camp, and at the place where
Sheriff Cherry was shot. Here there
were remontrances by officers of the
law present, but they were Intellectual
against that angry mob. The negro
was stood up with his back to the
mob.
Some one fired; then there was a
volley Of some one hundred shots and
the negro fell, his body riddled with
bullets.
Sheriff Cherry was well known in
Putnam county and his tragic death
will be the cause Of sincere mourning.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11

At the meeting of the Benevolent
and Protective order of Elks in ko-
CHESTER, N. Y, this week, the annual
address OF the retiring Grand Exalted
euler of the order in the United
states. MADE the following reference
% the sale of liquor in certain local
.lubs of the order:
The manner in which the clubs
connected with some of the subordl-
nate lodges are conducted is dis
race to the order and in many plac-
Is a public scandal. Liquor is sold
,Ither IN open violation OF the laws OF
ne land or some miserable subtel-
,uge is resorted to in evasion OF those
avs, thereby trampling under foot
ne obligation and statutes OF the or
Ter. while it is true that these
.umes can be charged to but very
mail percentage OF the membership,
where INDUCED in, the fact remains
nat the outside world plllories each
nd every member of the lodge and
James the innocent with the guilty"
The report of Grand Exalted Sec
etary Robinson showed total mem
jersnp ON April l of 408,2ol, an in
rease of 23,96S for the year and eigh-
zen new lodges. Total assets May
i amounted to $500, 3z2.36 and liabiI-
ties $lO,O9I24.
lion. Howell A. Davis represented
he order in Florida at the Rochester
Meeting
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
WAR VESSELS TO
VISIT PALATKA
On Occasion Of Inland Water
WAYS Convention.

The Times-Union of "Wednesday had
special telegram from washington
in which Congressman Frank ('GiA
reiterated his recent encouraging let
tiers to the Palatka board OF tiaut
concerning the probability OF the WISH
of war vessels to this city on the oe-
casion of the Inland Waterways Con
vention to be held here this fall.
And as Congressman Clark is en-,
thusiastic concerning the prospects OF
the visit The News thinks best to
again call attention to the coming YES
sells, on the ground that too much can
not often be said concerning a goo"
prospect. r.,
the Wednesday special is as fol-
lows: .r
Washington, July 8.-(Special -
CONGRESSMAN Frank Clark is enthu
siastic concerning the subject OF nav
ing naval vessels visit Jacksonville au'
ring the coming winter when the At
lantic Deeper Waterways Association
meets there, and also to have then
sent to Palatka at the meeting OF thl
Mississippi to the Atlantic Waterway
| Association. -,
81 have taken this matter up with
, the navy department and have Just
written The proper authorities at Jack
sonviIle and PaIatka regarding the
matter"
Mr.. Clark also said today, 81 have
informed Secretary Richardson Of the
board of trade at Jacksonville, that
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, of the
navy, has promised to cooperate with
US in the matter, and if possible, {
send the largest ships possible to botI
Jacksonville and Palatka. Of course
these will be light draft vessels, no
the dreadnaught kind, but they vii
be big enough for all practical pur
poses. | think it is an excellent ldr,
to have some Of the navy ships sent t.
Florida waters when the meetings jus
referred to take place and | shall dc
my best to make the plan a success.
Senators Fletcher and Bryan an,
Representatives Wilson and Spark
man will also cooperate in the matter
This will probably be gala occaS'o,
for Jacksonville and Palatka, and il i
almost certain that thousands Of PEG
pie will be attracted from the interIO
by reason of the presence Of the SHIPS
In few days Mr., Roosevelt will ad
wise the members of the congressional
delegation exactly how many ship
will be sent.
1t will be noticed that the Telegram
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
COURSE OF THE STARS.
Measuring How Fast and Far They Go
WhIrIing Through Space.

Whrlng Through Space.
Away ont IN space millions of miles
distant is star. 70 the eye it re
mains, year in. year out, ii fixed point
of light Even through the telescope
it does not appear to move. so slight is
its orbit compared with the enormous
distance that separates it from us.
Yet it is whirlnG through space as
we are about some sun which it Obeys.
as We do ours How do the aStron.
omprS learn this? Through the spec.
troScope
Every one is familiar with the fact
that when a whiStling locomotive is APP
preaching the pitch of the whistle
rises and rs the engine rpredps it falls
This is because the sound waves are
crowded together by the onrushing en-.
CINE and shortened rs it approaches
aud are drawn out longer as it goes the
other way.
The same thing happens TO the light
of an onrushng star The eye cannot
detect it, but the SpcctrOScOpe does.
The astronomer allows the light of
the star to come through n slit and be
broken mp by the instrument He Sc
IectS a single line of the spectrum of
the star. chooses guide line beside II
and watches it.
If the stat is approaching the light
waves will be shortened and the light
will become slightly nearer the violet
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
A ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Beer, Liquor and Cigars Consumed by
United States.

Beer, Liquor and Cigars Consumed by
United States.
The American people drank more
whisky and beer, smoked more cigars
and cigarettes and chewed more to.
bacco during the fiscal year 1913 thar
in any other yearly period of the ma.
tons history, according to estimates
based upon the record breaking inter,
nal revenue receipts of the fedora
government for twelve months end.
ed June so.
The drinkers consumed 143,300, 900
Gallons of whisky and brandy anc
CI,500,0O0 barrels of beer.
Smokers pulled 7,7070O0,O0O cigars
and 100000 cigarettes. Patrons
Of the pipe smoked 4O3, 100000 pound.
Of tobacco and chewers of snuff dis
posed of 33,2OO,OOO pounds.
Despite the high record, the mum
Der of saloons Of the country de
creased by $4,000 during the year, The
retail liquor dealers numbering abou
45O GOO
Assessments on drinking and smok
ing Injuries, on corporations and OF
oleomargarine and other articles taxed
by the federal government brough
into the United States treasury $344,
l2G,S64, the greatest amount in his
tory, exceeding the previous high rec
ord Of 1911 by 81 100000.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
WIDOWS IN MADAGASCAR
Their First Year of Mournir, =
abuse and Misnr. N"e 0l

ABUSE and Misery.
Ihere are no gay widows j.,
gascar-not. ut least. for opa ,,,. 'ooa'
the husband has died In Mad., . "''eF
on the death Of any man of n ,S"Sy0r'
ON the day of the funeral tbu '" n',,
placed IN the house, dressed in MI" MI
best clothes and wearing her silva, w." "'F
naments' Of which in general shn '' Or'
sesses a considerable quantity ~, I'"'
she remains until the rest Of tho , ,"''e
have returned from the luupr,l "'''Ne
AS soon as her relatives rp,rrr II.
begin to revile her in most ,H '''y
language and tell her thar il "''''
fault that she has been Stronvon "'
her husband and that she is rnonn '' ,,
cause OF his death They proraDn ',p
tear the ornaments from her pory n,.'
neck and arms and give her q no.,,
cloth and Il spoon with brokor w.,
die and II dish with the foot hr,r ,"
off. Her hair is diShevplpd. and .,,,
covered with a coarse mat. under wTt',,
she remains all day LONG and con ,,,,,
leave at night. And she may not sn.,s
to any one who goes into the bon.a
Neither is she allowed to wash her f,n,
or hands, but only the tips Of her fl,
gers. ~"
All this the Madagascar widow an
dures for year, or at least for eIol,
months. and even when this is nvo, h..
time for mourning is not ended far 4
considerable period
The last straw consists of tbp fart
that she is not allowed IN 20 home +,
her own relatives until she has been
first divorced by her husbands family
Chicngn Trihrne
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
SIBERIA'S RINGED BREAD.
Makes Good Soup After Being Used In
Game of Quots.

No homemade bread in the world can
vie either in indigeStihiity or useful
ness with the small ringcd bread of 81.
IBERIA. probably the most extraordinary
bread in the whole world
When the Russian engineering nor
ties were constructing the Siberian
railroad this white ringpd bread was
their chief food As its name tmnIias
IT Is made in the shape of ring #
Is cooked without salt or Yeast and
Is hrSt steamed and then lightly baked
10 eXpel the moisture II Is potpp AMI
USED IN wonderful variety of WAYS
During the intensely cold vfntor
months it is soaked in hot tollov FOR
few moments and then eaten with
soup or dipped in tea and swallowed
rms tallow bread is considered IN H.,
one OF the most heat producing foods
IN existence
A curious use to which it is mt is as
lamp or stove. Half a dozen ar atrbt
holes are bored in the "t9lIov ri,,o
bread" and wax vestas are placpd in
them and lighted This bread stove
VIII burn slowly for about an borr
giving out sufficient heat to boil tho
necessary water for tea or coffee for
half dozen people.
During the day. when time borcs
heavily. the Siberian peasants nrar
quoits with their ringed bread tbo
same breads appearing in the SOM NJ
the evening meal Parsons Weekly
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
Auto HurIs Stone Against Mans Head

Unconscious and with his skull
crushed, Alfred Atteburg, a grocer
is in a local hospital, the victim OF
a peculiar accident. Atteburg was
sitting in front of his store at Louis.
vile, Ky, when the wheels of an auto.
mobile, running swiftly along the
street, caught up stone about five
inches in diameter and hurled il
against his head with such force that
the skull was fractured. The doc.
tors do not think he will recover.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
Palatka, Holy of HOlies."

J. E. Edmonson of Palatka, was 2
arrival in the city yesterday, reg
istering at the Royal. Mr.. Edmonson
states that Palatka is not the Palatka
Of old; that the city after awakening
from a twenty-five years sleep several
years ago has grown and developed
in way that is hardly believable un-
less a visit was made there. The Gem
City began the major part of its i'm
prOvements by sending to the scrap
heap the mule powered trolly system
which Pat Kane used to act as chau
teur upon. Brick streets followed and
property owners to keep up the NUM-
cipal Improvements made some chang
es that have placed Palatka well
among the prettiest towns in Florida.
Other changes were made, among
them the placing of Putnam county on
the prohibition list. Lately, law
and order league has been organized
to see that Palatkans observe the Sab
bath, and citizens of the city who at
tended the recent state conventions
held in Tampa, state that the millen-
ium for Palatka is almost in sight.
"There is little more to be DONE" said
}. II. Haughton, a prominent druggist
of that city, attending the State Phar-
Convention. "Palatka is
now one of the holy among holes and
the next thing | expect to see is an
ordinance from the city council max
ing it a misdemeanor to smile on the
days that are printed in red on the
Tampa Tribune.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
PROPOSED SALE OF
A, B. & A. RAILROAD
Believed |, & n. viii Purchase
Property
OPINION OF RAILROAD men
Recent Order of Judge Pardee Re-
garded as First Step Toward TAX
ing Over of Road by Some Other
Line.

In railroad circles it is generally
believed that the order given by Judge
Don pardee, sitting as district judge
Of the federal court, by which fore
closure and sale Of the mortgages on
the Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic
railroad and its holdings will be car
ried out, means the taking over by
the Louisville & Nashville system OF
the Atlanta, Birmingham q Atlantic,
and supplying to the Louisville d
Nashville of the missing link between
the middle west, where great deal
Of its business originates, and the
South Atlantic coast.
The Atlanta, Birmingham d At
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
Melville Tsuaht Him a lesson.

An anecdote about the late Rear Ad.
miral Melville was told the other day
at Washington club. Melville, one
stormy morning at sea-" said the mar
rator, had occasion to rebuke a
young officer for wearing soiled
gloves, But, SIR the young officer
demonstrated, the men have been so
overworked in all this dirty weather
one couldn't well ask them to wash
gloves Melville took a pair of per-
fectly clean gloves from his pocket
Here, wear these he said quietly. I
washed them myself. "-Washingtou
Star.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11

She could pillow and do all the farm
work, and if she got land she would
get a husband, was the contention OF
a young woman who applied recently
to the land board of Heathcote, Vic.
toria, Australia.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
POLICE SAVE NEGRO.
Slayer Rushed Into Surf to Prevent
Mob Vengeance.

Ten thousand people, men ant
women, witnessed riot on Newport
Beach when negro, fleeing from q
sailor he had stabbed in the back
shot and killed a 14-year-old boy.
For nearly an hour police reserves
battled desperately with the mob
which was determined to get posses,
sion of the negro. Only by carrying
him into the surf and holding him in
the water up to his neck, beyond the
reach Of the crowd, did the police sue.
coed in retaining him.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
GRIFFIN, GA, GASPED.
First Slashcd Skirt Caused Much Rub
Der Necking.

DER NeCklnS.
Griffin got its first view of the ia.
nous slashed skirt when Miss Eleanor
McHarris, Of Macon, appeared at the
Spalding county fair grounds during
the Fourth of July festivities. She
came near breaking up the ceIebra.
ton. Everybody left the barbecuec
meats, interest was lost in the horse
races, and nobody cared whether {
game of ball was played or not. Miss
McIIarris made a brave effort to over.
come the gaze Of the crowd, but
failed.
The skirt was not of the ultra.
fashionable cut, but it was more thar
Griffin was accustomed to, so Griffn
took a good look.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11

when our sense Of humor becomes
so acute that it sees through our own
Illusions as we'll as other peoples"
says the Philosopher Of Folly, 1T L.
time to put binders on it."
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
One Way Of puttinu IL

Even the women admit that a GER
tain Topeka baby is homely. But
they put it automatically. They say
it looks like its father.-Topeka Cap
ital.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
Daily Thouaht.

There is yet no culture, no method
Of progress known to men, that is so
rich and complete as that which is
ministered by truly great friendship
Phillips Brooks.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11

You cannot dream yourself into
character. You must hammer and
forge yourself one.-Froude,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1913-08-05

rha. " n NeNurray tne Meal.
ester Iobbist n Washington, is laying
ns plans % make his presence felt
% the next senatorial race IN Okla
homa n order that ne may obtain
The election ii United States son
ator who Is more ID sympathy With
his efforts 70 grab or many thous
ands = do lars contracts with tbs
indians Of Oklahoma is appagent
McNlurray Is sometimes slick when
DE Is uot found out senator Ashurst
said he could o7rrv a bundle OF sels
astairs without dropping a one
Hts fine hand Is aAeady seen in the
senatorial fight Here's how On May
26 President Wilson charged there
vas an insidioas lobby in Washing.
t7n ON May RI Senator Cummins
asked ior an Investigation and on
MAY 9p'h BITS resolution vas passed
BY the senate few days after the
Fl pvetigai began Senator
Ash0rs' branded N-Nurray On June
efore the senate Indian
atfa.r4 committee surrendered his
right fo collect on many Of his con.
raets + now Is believed this sur
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1913-08-05
THE WEATHER

Nsr orleans IL
L 4s
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
HOkE SMITH FOR
COMM 7 TEE HEAD
Georgia Senator Is Slated as
Chairman of New Body to
Handle Banking, Etc.

WASHINGTON, March 11.-Senator
Hoke Smith is slated to become chair
man Of the new senate committee on
banking and currency The senate COM
mittee on committees has determined
that the finance committee will be re-
lieved of jurisdiction over banking and
currency questions, and that these shall
go to a separate committee, which is to
be created
Senator Smith will have opposition
for the chairmanship, but his selection
is probable
The senate steering committee has
definitely decided to make Senator Ba-
con chairman of the foreign relations
committee.
The biggest question now before the
steering committee is the Craftsmanship
or finance, which win handle the tariff
Dill. Certain senate progressives de-
mand that Senator Simmons. who
ranks for the place. shall be turned
down, but the opposition to Simmons
is gradually weakening. and he is al
most certain to be named Some of
the senate leaders fear, nevertheless,
that Simmons record on the tariff win
embarrass the party in the beginning,
and the more radical element in the
senate is holding out for the ousting of
the North Carolinan.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
BUSINESS NOTICES.
A CH|LD'S WASTE
CLOGGED BOWELS
Makes It Cross, Peevish, Restless
and FeVcrish-if Tongue is
Coated, Give "Syrup
of Figs"

Children dearly love 70 take dell
cious Syrup of Figs" and nothing
else cleans and regulates their ten
der little stomachs. liver and 80 feet
of bowels SO promptly and thor
oughly.
Children get bilious and consti-
pated Just like grown ups. Then
they get sick, the tongue is coated.
stomach sour breath bad; they
don't eat or rest we'll; they become
feverish, cross, irritable and don't
want to play Listen, Mothers-fpr
your child's sake don't force the lit
tie one to swallow nauseating cas-
tor oil, violent calomel or harsh
irritants like Cathartic pills. A
teaspoonful of Syrup of Figs will
have your child smiling and happy
again in just a few hours. Syrup Of
Figs Will gently clean, sweeten and
regulate the stomach, make the liv-
er active and move on and out of tho
bowels all the constipated matter.
the sour bile, the foul, clogged-u
waste and poisons, without causing
cramps or gripping
With Syrup Of Figs YOU are not
drugging or injuring your children.
Being composed entirely of luscious
figs, SIENNA and aromatics, it can not
be harmful. FNIfl directions for chill
dren Of all ages and for grown-ups
plainly printed on the package.
Ask your druggist for the full
name Syrup OF Figs and Elixir OF
SIENNA" prepared by the California
Fig Syrup Co. This is the deli
c1ops tasting. genuine old reliable.
Refuse anything else offered.