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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24
Not Without Honor.

William Phelps Emo, who devised the
system of traffic regulation now prac'
ticed in New York and who has been
called the father of street traffic reg
ulation," had a hard time at first i'm
pressing his ideas on public officials
Foreign cities appreciated them more
than American cities. Paris. threatened
with strike Of the cab drivers unless
the system Emo were put In effect.
adopted it Then Buenos Aires sent
for Mr.. Emo. asked him to work out
plan for its traffic and agreed to ev
cry suggestion he made.
A year or two later Mr.. Emo was in
troduced as a traffic regulation author
ity to much Travelled resident OF
Washington
The globe trotter shook hands will
him and then said in a rather patroniz
ing manner:
"If you want to know what's wha1
in street traffic system. Mr. Emo, yot
ought to see the way they do the tricl
in Buenos Aires"-New York Post
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24
- 0G>- eT- CITY News

E. W. McGrady was a business
visitor to Palatka on Wednesday.
Mrs. ]. J. McGrady and little son
have gone to st. Augustine for brief
visit with friends.
A gentleman and lady stopped at
the Turner House over Friday who
were returning to their home in Tam
pa after a vacation in sections north.
The lady wanted to see old Crescent
City. She spent some little time here
as a young girl, she said, and want
ed to see how the old town looked.
She was here with her mother, a sis
ter of the late Mrs. D. w. Burton,
and at the time the latter died.
Mr.. Pursell, the liveryman, has
purchased the lot at the corner of
Central avenue and Main street, his
space including the ground where his
livery stable stands as well as the
garage of Paul c. Smith, fronting on
Main street. On the vacant space
at the corner Mr.. Pursell expects to
erect an apartment house. His own
residence will be erected so as to join
the Austin lot on Main street. This
is one of the most valuable corners
in town and Mr.. Pursell is to be con-
graduated on annexing it. The pur-
chase was made of Paul c. Smith last
week, and the consideration is report
ed to be 81, 400.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24
Her Contribution.

A man, new acquaintance, once
told Or. Joseph Parker Of London that
he had put a five pound note In me
plate instead of the half sovereign he
had intended.
II hope you don't repent OF your
charity" said the doctor
Indeed, no." said the guest.
"Recuuse." said Parker. II remember
that one of my congregation once did
1t was a woman. and she came to the
vesstry after service one Sunday morn
ing to tell me that week before she
must have put a sovereign in the
plaite instead of shilling. because she
could mot account for the loss other
wise Put she didn't get the change
from me" said the doctor, with
smile Il told her 1t was too bad. OF
course. particularly as God would only
give her credit fer the shilling
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24
Curious ,Epitaphs-

Old New England graveTards ar
cot the Only ones which coutain curl
ors epitaphs. The old time 6weller OF
Maine who died Of ia falling tree, a.
his headstOne asserts. had fellow liz
misfortune i'm faroG Austria, AS Is
shown by w. A. Baillie-GroEman'S
The Tyrol aRd the Tyrolese."
A wooden slab, paintad with the rep
reservation of a PROSTATE tree Gnde
which lies man in spread eagle att
tude, bears testimony to the violent
death of johann Lem6erger. aged
fifty-twO and three-quarters years
This upright and virtuous youth was
squashed by falBng tree"
The record of Michael Gsrstner u;
eren more succinct and convincing
He climbed up. fell down and was
dead"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24

When holes are drilled and then
reamed in soft steel bars the meta'
increases in strength. the
lverage limit of elasticity improving
l2.3 per cent and the average tensile
strength 80 per cent This phenomp
non is explained thus: In putting to
.ether the parts of a test piece broken
under tension it is found that the tw"
ends do not coincide and that, while
the edges make good contact. the
central parts do not. thus indicating
that the rupture begins at the center
and that the edges have higher ten
Sile resistance than there is along the
axis Of the bar Therefore, if several
holes are drilled so as not to inlure
the material too much. as might be the
case with punching. the average ten
sile strength of the section across the
holes per unit Of metal will be higher
than before the holes were drilled
since each hole creates. so to speak
additional edges.-London Mail.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24
Tine In Swimming.

The correct stroke of the legs us sex'
aetly like that Of frogs hind legs
Watch one of these frogs and copy his
style. Youacannot do better. The legs
are, drawnrgpr together slowly, nat with
a jerk. until they are gathered in close
under the bady. Then with sudden
quick spring rthey are shot out behind
the ankles being turned so that the
soIes of the feet present as fat a sur
face as possible to the water and so
offer more resistance from which to
make progress. AS the lick is made
the legs should be spread out In Tthe
shape of ester V, but not allowed
to sinE far down under the surface OF
the water If they kick downward at
an angle instead of out straight DE
hind mach of their energy is wasted in
unnecessarily forcing the sbody out of
the water instead Of forward.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24
The Eunuous Plant,

All the energies of the fungous plant
seem to he directed to the production
of germs for propagating its kind
Their number is often almost incalcu'
liable. You have doubtless observed
that the common puffball when ma
ture is filed with fine dust, and this
consists entirely of spores correspond.
ing to seeds. which are eventually DIFF
fused i'll the air by the bursting of the
puffball. In single puffball more
than 100000 of them have been
counted and when these minute bod
les are once set afioat in the atmos
phere they are distributed abroad over
an indefinite space. being so small thai
it is difficult to conceive Of a place
from which they could be excluded
Their astonishing fertility and rapid
ity Of growth are among the most re
markable characteristics Of this vege
table tribe.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24
Baseball Versus Cricket.

We have known only one big league
ball player to partake both Of baseball
and cricket as a pastime. He was the
late Harry Vaughn, who played cricket
in his early English days and later Oh
became one of the star catchers of the
Cincinnati Reds Remember Rhines
and Vaughn?
We asked Vaughn one day what be
regarded as the main difference be
tween baseball and cricket
His answer was the keenest we have
ever heard to this query.
"The main difference" he replied.
might be summed up in the difference
between the war cries of the two
sports-between We'll tried, old top,
and Slide, you bonehead. slider Col
liars
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24
Crescent City VS.. Welaka.

On a wet field Crescent City and
Welaka fought nine innings here
Thursday to a tie game of 3 to B.
The game ended lin "a rather unusual
way. =,
In Crescent City's half of the tenth
inning, with two men down and man
on third, MOhley made what every
body on the grounds thought was "a
balk. Umpire Norton promptly wav-
ed the batter to first, and the man
on third, over the plate with what
should have been the winning run.
At this point the entire Welaka team
surrounded the umpire, and after a
long argument, his Jumps decided
that it was not balk, and ordered
the man back to third, and the two
teams to resume play. During the, ar
gument three of Crescent City's play
ers, thinking the game was won be.
yond a doubt, left the ball park IN
noticed, and Crescent City being una
BILE to supply substitutes, Umpire
Norton was forced to call the game
back to the ninth inning.
Mobley and Watts opposed eacf
other on the mound, and both pitched
a creditable article of ball. Mobley
set the seasons strikeout record al
nineteen, the Crescent City sluggers
being unable to get on to his slow
balls. In the eighth inning things
looked dark for the Hunterites; Nor
ris went to first over the big foul
route. Gibson put him down, Duff
singled to right, Morris being held a
third, Watts then applied the brakes
and struck out Pete. Wilson, the
most dangerous hitter in the Welaks
clan then stepped to the plate, ant
the fans feared the worst. The frs
BAN pitched, Wilson hit hard to sh9r,
stop and was out at first by a pla!
that bordered on the big league or
der. Owing to catcher BradddoeK''
absence, Manager Hunter was forced
to switch his lineup, sending Alier
behind the bat ana placing Maui OF
the initial corner. Ewers a new mai
showed up in excellent style IN cen
| terfipld
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24
Privileges OF London.

London still retains its picturesque
ancient rights and privileges. and as
iln instance It may he mentioned thai
Whenever the ruling monarch pays a
formal or state visit to the city il l.
customary for the lord mayor and Sher
ifs To meet the sovereign AT the bound
AIRY of the ancient city. where he viii,
enter sword is extended to the king
Implying that permission to enter Is
givpni who touches ii and returns it
to the mayor BY ancient right. upon
the decease of the sovereign and until
the proclamation of the new monarch
the lord mayor is nominal head Of the
state with full authority and powers
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24

Slagg had lived all his life in the
city. Never had he Setn anything II
the vegetable line except factory mndt
grass until he decided to spend Tn
summer working on Cousin Hiram e
farm. Not knowing much in the W.
of driving hoe Or Il harrow. the hey
Farmland WAS put to work Wn..r"aSh
lng the uuthuildiugS. while the rest u;
the staff took to the corntieIdS. Wh"l
Cousin Hiram returned TO the huliS.
ut noon Slagg was sitting on the Woo"
pile looking as if he had been rraWiiti-
Oh his face through ten acres of san"
burrS.
Give me my money. boss. SAID III
IN mournful voice I'm going back
to town."
What have We been dom ter yer
Self?" asked Cousin Hiram, wonder
ingly sizing NJ the new hand Whats
happened?"
Il don't know exactly what happen
ed" was the detected reply of Slagg
but it started when | tried to white
wash that thing they call beehive.
philadelphia Telegraph.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24
A CONFESSION
Hopes Her Statement, Made Public.
will Help Other Women.

Hines, Ala.-"I must confess, say.
Mrs. Eula Mae Reid, of this place, "that
Cardui, the woman's tonic, has done me
great deal OF good.
Before | commenced using Cardui, ]
would spit up everything | ate. had a
tired, sleepy feeling all the time, and was
irregular. could hardly drag around,
and would have severe headaches con.
tinuously.
Since taking Cardui, | have entirely
quit splitting up what ! eat. Everything
seems TO digest all right, and | have
gained 10 pounds in weight"
If you are victim of any Of the numer-
GUS ills so common to your sex, il IS
wrong to suffer.
For half century, Cardui has been re-
lieving just such ills, as is proven by the
thousands of letters, similar to the above.
which pour into our office, year by year.
Cardui is successful because il is COM
posed ofingredients which act specifically
on the womanly constitution, and helps
build the weakened organs back to health
and strength.
Cardui has helped others, and viii help
you, too. Get a bottle today. You
won't regret it. Your druggist sells II.
Write to: Ch.st.noors Medicine Co, Lsdles' Az
visory Dept. Chsttsnooea. Tenn. for SPECIAL 10
strzcfioas your case and 64-psse book. Hone
Trsatnest for wonsn." sent In plain wrspoer. kCx1o
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24
nn Ancient Mariners Tale.

A solemn man leaned forward as the
train approached the seaside resort
You see that ,boardin house orel
there | can tell you funny story
about that. i wns staytn' there thirty
wears since. and there was a 'usband
and wife there. .tOo-very pleasant PEG
pie. ,One day after dinner e says to
er. ,iis ANY 'usband might say to any
wife, Pass me them boots And she
says to i'm. as any wife might say to
any husband. Get 'em YOURSELF And
,e says. IN never ask you for NO more
boots.
well. lis that al1?" asked the victim
AS the ancient mariner paused for
breath
"No. !E went out at once and drown
ed 'imself in those very boots-a new
pair fresh on"
And the ancient mariner was OBJ
viously gratified by the sensation
which the climax Of his funny story
produced. Manchester Guardian.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24
Dentist
One of Ne.x Works Show Places.

The eOllectur's office at the custom
house is one of the show places OF
New York city. His ornate room was
decorated from designs by Cass GIL
bert who drew the plans for the Gus
tom house, and Will Guernsey This
high ceiiinged apartment. with its OAK
paneIing, mural paintings of Dutch
ships and Colonial scenes, and its great
fireplace, cost upward Of s$25.O0O. The
ceiling of raised gold figures on f'ur
pie ground is n copy of I'M old Italian
ceiling. with Original figures, such as
fish. tridentS. boEts and other apRro
pirate subjects. The big fireplace
with wide hearth and high mantel
shelf, is III gray stone Below 1.-THE
shelf is inscribed the history of the
first custom house. which -st"od on this
spot. -New York Sun.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24
BASE BALL GAMES
OF THE PAST WEEK.
Vivid Descriptions Prepared
for the News by Laurie
Maull. S. E.

Crescent City played return game
at St. Johns Park Wednesday, and af-
ter the game another scalp was dang
ling from the belt of Chief Hunter.
But four innings were played, Jupi-
ter Pluvius interfering after that
stanza, with the score standing 3 to 2.
Crescent City won the game in It's
half of the fourth inning. Ewers sim
gled, stole second, went to third on a
passed ball, and scored on Braddock's
Single. Allen tripled, scoring Brad
dock. Manager Hunter then stepped
to the plate with his big willow and
proceeded to lace out a three Dagger,
sending Allen across the pan with the
winning run
Manager Hunter elected himself to
do the tossing for the Crescent City's
while Burnsed served them up fol-
st. Johns Park.
The Hunterites Will likely cop the
game here Thursday, when these
clubs are to play again.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24
JACKSONVILLE BUYS SITE
FOR A NEW DOCK
Old Soldiers Home Site is Purchased
for Location Of Municipal
Docks.

Jacksonville.-By authorizing the
drawing of vouchers in favor Of Mrs.
Amelia A. Harwick for s27.193. Mrs.
Adalina D. Warrock for $SO,S5S,
charles Wichman for $4,000 and Eve
Ivn NJ Sanderson and Minnie Sander
son for the sum of 100000, the board
of port commissioners has acquired
over onethird of the total holdings OF
property constituting the old soldiers
home site. wherein the city expects
to construct new municipal docks.
The action was in the nature OF
adopting the report of the dock com
mittee, recommending the purchase OF
the property. at recent meeting oil
the commission.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24
WILL BOOST DRAINAGE
FN STATE OF FLORIDA
Reclamation of Overlooked Lands IN
Florida Will Be Big
Issue.

Jacksonville.--A meeting of tie ex-
ecutive heard Of the Florida Drainage
association, composd of George w. Oil
yer. w. S. Jennings, A. W Gilchrist, z.
Nelson Fell S. F.. Sherman, P. A. Vans
Agnew and L. l.. Mack was held here,
all being present except Mr. Sherman.
C. w. Oakley, drainage engineer
United States department of agriell-
ture, department of drainage investi-
cations, was present and assured the
board of the disposition Of his de
partment to aid the ASSOCIATION to
forward the drainage spirit" and en-
compass the reclamation of Forida's
overlooked lands.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24

Geo. Hall, who has been at work
ON the dredge boat, Florida, for some
weeks, has decided to stay with this
boat and in consequence has moved
from Crescent City where ne mas
lived pretty much all his life: Nrs.
Hail and the children left on Monday
for Gainesville, where they will ne
main some time with Mrs. Halls par
ents. and until they .hsve decided On
their future location. Mr.. Hall was
many wears with Capt. LaBree on
the transfer boat, but for the past
three wears has been with Capt. WIN.
M Miller on the st. Johns.
A copy of the Putnam N. - re pc
view of the 9th inst. says that ia ar
mer H. S. Springer of Woodbury. az.
enue. is the proud possessor of q 1914
Ford touring car, which he pare,hd2IT5u
of the local agent last Friday. we
don't object down here to this COCO
man getting about in a Ford, car; III
fact we have always contended that
the wealthy would be gettln IN style
nv a purchasin' of the Ford cars
soon: but what we do object TO Is
this man goin' up among the Jersey
skeeters and palmin' off hisset as
farmer, tho gettin' back 70 t thI
soil is also fad in society now. MI
Snr;nger is a drummer and a neal
preacher, and he couldn't make any
thing else of hisself without a stretch'
in of his capacity for work, and we
don't want him to do that, we want
him in our regular S. 0. X; colon.
during the winter season, where NJ
will have nothing more strenuou:
than lawn tennis.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24

Doing hard work in bent or stoop-
ing position puts stitch in the back
that is painful. If the muscles have
become strained, you can't get rid of
it without help. The great penetra
ting power of BALLARD'S SNOW
LINIMENT will appeal to you most
strongly at such times, because it is
the very thing you need. Price 25c,
soc and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by
Alderman Stewart Drug Co.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24
enuiand's Great Aquarium.

The aquarium AT Brighton, England
is one IF the largest and most heauti
full aqu;ria in Europe 1t is operated
with aInpXpS. like theater and res
taurant. but the place is admirably
maintained and during the summer is
one Of the attractions of the English
watering place.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24
Unfair Advanta oe.

Your valet went on strike. did hef
| hope you did not accede to his de-
mands|'
"'Pon my life. | had to. old chap
The cunning creature actually threat
aned to leave me one morning when ]
was half dressed London Opinion
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24
Was 40 Reaqar.

Sergeant-Why didn't you pinch that
beggar on the, next c0rnerf | saw him
talking to you New Patrolman-Beg
gar! He was no beggar. he SEE,
Can We spare the a copper. sirT
Copper" seq l. "Divil one can we
spare We need 100 more in this pre-
cinct right nowr'-Exchange
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24

4 little girl heard sermon FROM the
words My cup runneth over; surely
goodness and mercy shall follow me all
the days of my fife On returning
home she WAS asked If she could re.
member the minister's text and re-
piled: Yes. indeed 1t was Mercy!
Goodness! Ny cups tipped over
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24
Didn't Want to Lose her.

"Why are you going arOund In fhat
horrible coatT'
"My wife needs a new gown"
"You shouldn't spend all your money
on her,"
"Wen. II she doesn't get that new
gown I'm afraid she'll get a new nus
Exchange.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24

LOST-At some time on the trip
to Palatka, April 4th, via. the Steam
err Crescent, Mrs. Rich lost a deli
catelv formed gold Brooch contain
ins three stones-a pearl, an anne
tbfst and a diamond. Mrs. Rich win
gladly pay SIS reward to the finder
For its return to her at residence OF
CHlS. P. HALE, Crescent City, Fla
&-17-H. LA
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24
Speaking OF Eyes.

"PopT
Eyes, my son."
'Kittens are not much use until they
get their eyes open, are theyP"
mo, my boy"
swell, pop. is 1t the same with pota-
toes %-Yonkers Statesman
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24
Accounted For,

THAT couple lead a cat and dog life.
| wonder why?"
Il guess 1t is because he is SO dog
matte and she is SO categorical
timore American
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24

Little BERTHE had just been stung by
a nettle. Mother" be asked. IF a bee
settled on a nettle would the bee sting
the nettle or would the nettle sting the
beer
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24
A Tryino Position.

This is going to put me in very
irving position. he muttered.
What. my dear?' she asked.
II have been summoned to serve on
a Jury. "-London Telegraph.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24
nwarfs and Giants,

Records show that dwarfs have been
known to live to the patriarchal age Of
ninety-nine years. whereas giants
usually die while comparatively young
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24
liar near Friend.

Her Dear Friend.
Maud-Jack told me last night that
was beautiful Ethel-And yet people
say lack has no imagination.-Boston
Transcript
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24

"nat 10 idNe For ""
SMART know Just what to take fer
seasickness Waggles eagerly Do
vou3 What is it2 Smart-An ocean
steamer.
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Eishlnn &na kos.

While fishing in the Fort St George
moat. at Madras. correspondent OF
Country Life saw snake fifteen inch
es long come out of rhe water with a
fish In its mouth On catching sight
Of the writer it dropped the fish and
bolted. leaving the fish ON the bank
alive. ON another occasion. while fish
ing In a reservoir near ,Ghaziabad. he
again saw snake emerging from the
water with a FISH in it's mouth. This
snake was abOW twenty-four inches
long, and on killing it he was able to
identify tie fish as n common species
of Indian fresh water fish. Later on
he saw a viper. nearly four feet long
lying in shallow water The WRITER
hooked it ashore with his tackle. uFor
which the Snake attacked him, leaNnl
a large yellou fang in his fishing ROD
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24

Judge Ito prisoner at the Oar'-@S
YOU confess that you robbed the saw
ings bank Have you anything 10
urge in the way of eEtenuatiAg cir
cumstances? The PriSoner-l have,
v honor | deposited adj the ssoney
in the savings bank the very next day
New York Post.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24
KIssIMMEE VALLEY BRANCH
For CODY of the local time card or other infor ~
nation ''see the ticket agent ~

ts nnaeea
his company
chanewi
n rAeentSr Florida
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-24

Cant. and Mrs. W. M. Miller and
the children expect to Leave next
week for Summer Haven beach
where they viii spend several weeks
W. B. Carrier was in town a few
DAYS last week from his south Flori--
da groves, riding here in his new and
elegant automobile.