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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-25
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The County Agent and Agriculture.

The county agent is part of a
great agricultural movement. This
movement has for its Ultimate pur-
pose the building up country life
that shall be wholesome, attractive,
cultured, efficient, and profitable.
There are many sections of our coun-
try to-day that have one or more of
these conditions, but the sections
where all are found in happy unison
are comparatively few. The desire
of those who are thinking on rural
problems is that rural communities
everywhere shall be wholesome, at
tractive, and cultured, and that eacn
individual shall receive a fair reward
for the labor done and the capital in
vested. The county agent has one
dominant part in this program. While
he may take other parts, his pri-
mary function is to help make agri-
culture efficient and profitable. In
proportion as agriculture is made
profitable will the community become
attractive, Cultured, and place
wholesome and desirable to live in.
Just what is meant by profitable
agriculture? Simply this: There
shall be a reasonable return on the
capital invested in farming and
reasonable return for the farmers
labor and managerial ability. A
farmer, like any other man in any
other business, is entitled to just
what he earns and no more; but what
he earns should be sufficient to give
him and his family some of the more
essential conveniences of modern life,
time for study, some recreation, and
opportunity for education for his
children. With some money in his
pocket the farmer will support the
church, place conveniences in his
house. magazines and literature on
the sitting-room table, and send his
children to the best schools with very
little outside prompting.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-25
WELAKA NEWS =.

Messrs. L. J. and Duff Mcleod will
entertain their friends with a card
and dancing party at the Casino
Christmas night. They have issued
a number of invitations and a merry
time is anticipated.
There will be a municipal Christ
mas tree Christmas Eve in the school
house for the children. Following
the distribution of presents must
cal program will be given by the
children.
The Misses Francis and Mary FL
lott of Newtown Square, Pa, will be
guests at Sunnyside for the holidays.
l.. S. Benjaman and Arthur Villiers
of Petersham, Mass, have taken the
Gaffney bungalow and will spend the
winter here.
Justice Dallow of Daytona was the
guest for day, of his parents Mr..
and Mrs. John Dallow.
Miss Olivia Carney of DeLand has
returned home after spending two
months in Welaka.
Messrs. L. J. and Duff Mcleod took
the following party to Keuka in their
automobile last Sunday, Miss Erma
Baker, Miss Olivia Carney Miss Vio-
la Mcleod.
Mr.. E. F. Whitney of Mt. Royal has
gone to New York for the Christmas
holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Phipps have re-
turned to their home after an extend
ed trip to Chicago and points in Ken
lucky.
Mrs. W. H. Coy and Miss Elizabeth
Piper of Mt. Morris, N. Y, are the
house guests of Mrs. E. j.. Hildreth
near Welaka.
H. E. Richards and party of six
are cruising in Mr. Richards boat
"Kennesaw H." Mr.. Richards lives
in Philadelphia, but has his winter
home at Green Cove Springs.
Ex-Congressman John B. Corliss
of Detroit has returned to his home
after pleasant visit in Welaka.
Mr. o. R. Redfeld of Salisbury, Nd,
is a guest at the Casino Hotel. Mr..
Redfield has an orange grove here and
for the past week has employed a
of men to pack and ship the
fruit.
The Welaka Gun Club will have a
turkey shoot at the baseball park
Christmas afternoon. A large crowd
is expected to attend.
Mr.. Edward Hilbert, Mr.. Jerome
Miller and son, Clint, have gone on a
hunting trip near Norwalk
Mr.. Hutchins of this place is con-
fined to his home with broken rib.
Mr.. Hutchins is eighty years old, but |
has carried the mail between Welaka
and Pomona for the past eight years
having missed a day, until a
few days ago.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-25

change-total S7.17," and he cOmpla-
Gently smirks to think he is so well
off. "Many a poor devil" he says
to himself, hasn't more than enough
in his pocket to buy l5-cent lunch;
he's out of work and is looking for a
Job; if he finds something he will
be able to get another lunch to-mOr-
row."
Now, SILT isn't much; but if ev-
erybody in America averages this
small sum, the total approaches a
billion dollars. That is the first bill
ion.
All the money in America aver
ages less than S35 apiece; yet it to-
tails $780, 100000. Thus the billions
are increasing.
The total resources and liabilities
of the banking institutions of the
country aggregate over S14,675, OO0,-
900, and the entire banking power of
the country aggregates over $22,50O,-
100000. That's a goodly number of
billions, to contemplate which will
make ones head swim.
And to think these figures started
with an o. c. mentally counting his
SIT.
Uncle Sans ne wbanking system
has only recently gone into commits
sion. 1t has TO deal with what is
called the circulating medium" the
vitalizing influence in trade without
which business would dwindle and the
cost of bartering would immeasura-
bly, increase.
Is this new banking system going
to absorb state institutions? Are
the trust companies to become part
of this great financial scheme? Will
credit Immediately expand, with new
enterprises financed?
The o. c. has only to think as far
as his weekly pay envelope, but
those at the head of the country's
finances must think in billions.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-25
Look to Your Seed Potatoes.

The United States Department of
Agriculture has been warning the
farmers of New Jersey, other Middle
Atlantic States, and the Southern
States to see that the seed potatoes
they buy bear the white label of the
Potato Inspection Service of the de-
partment. This label is placed or
each container and certifies that the
potatoes have been examined by Fed
Cral inspectors and found free from
powGery scab, that they were grown
on tGrms free from, and have int in
any way been exposed to this dis
ease.
They are warned against the use
of table potatoes for planting pr
poses, as these, even though they do
not show the disease, may have been
exposed to powdery scab. Table po-
tatoes are usually shipped from
Maine in bulk and the car carries a
blue certifcation tag, while seed po-
tatoes are in sacks or other contain
ers Of capacity not to exceed $50
pounds, and each container is sep
erately certified.
Some dealers have been buying ia
Bile stock and selling it for seed.
These men are not violating any law,
but they are exposing their custom
ers to the risk Of the introduction of
a dangerous disease and a quarantine
should the powdery scab be intro
duced.
The white seed certificate relates
only to freedom from powdery scab
but potatoes so certified are likely
to be of better quality and less mixed
than table-stock potatoes. The sup
ply of certified seed potatoes in Maine
is ample, and the price this year is
low, so that there is no excuse for
planting table-stock potatoes.
The department also states that
the rigid inspection and other pre-
cautions thrown around certified seed
stock from quarantined districts
make such stock as safe as potatoes
from nonAinfeeted areas, and often
better selected.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-25

Deposited upon the silent shores of
memory,
Images and precious thoughts that
shall not die and cannot be des-
Stroyed.
Whether our paths lie in the coun-
try or the town, among the flowers
and birds of the fields and woods, or
amidst the rush of traffic on the city
pavements, whatever our vocation,
whatever our degree of wealth or
poverty, our earthly day must end
as did our brothers days.
For some, the sun of life may set
before it has reached the full height
of noon; for others, it may cease to
shine while yet high in the arch of
the heavens, while to others may still
come the natural sunset Of life's day
done.
The poet Bryant has told US that
when thoughts of the last bitter hours
depress our spirits and the contem-
plation of death makes us shIdder
and grow sick at heart, we should go
forth under the open sky and listen
to the teachings of nature.
And what does nature teach of life
succeeding death. Today, Deem
ber's chill is in the air. The trees
stand bare and all nature seems to
sleep. The months will pass and
spring bring bloom and joy to the
fields and woods. The trees will
leaf, the flowers will blossom and
velvety lawns Of grass and waving
fields of green delight the eye once
more. Following the long sleep of
winter, nature awakes to the joy
QUO life of spring.
May we not be sure that follow
ing that sleep that we call death will
come the awakening into the spring
time of more glorious, exalted life?
Shakespeare has said that all the
worlds a stage and all the men and
women merely players. If we
mourn today because some we loved
have made their final exit from the
stage of life, may we not be COM
forted by the thought that they have
but passed on to a brighter, better
stage to play far grander, nobler
parts.
We who have assembled here to-
day are not alone in these obser-
vances. To-day wherever men ac-
knowledge allegiance to the Stars
and Stripes, its silken folds are
draped upon an altar of Elkdom,
around which assemble, as we gather
here, the members of our order to
manifest their fidelity to its teach
ings and to the memory of their alb
sent brothers and amidst setting of
fragrant flowers and to the accompa-
nying melody of sweet music pay
their tribute to those who have gone
ahead to prepare the way.
AS the curtain of night, following
the twilight this December evening,
is drawn across the continent, from
the moment it passes that point in
the Atlantic where Columbus first
gazed upon what was to be Spain's
new empire in the west, until it
reaches that historic bay where
Dewey from his flagship saw Spain's
star of empire sink beneath the
eastern waters, it is gently stirred
by waves of eulogy and song, as
following the hours over 1400 lodges
of our order from Porto Rico to Ma
Mia offer their tribute to their de-
parted brthers.
Coming in a spirit of hope rather
than of sorrow, coming not with a
song of lamentation but with hymns
of praise and faith, we testify to the
virtues of those who have departed
and demonstrate by our attendance
here that it is not the fate of those
who wear the emblem of an Elk to
live unknown or die forgotten.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-25
!: II Saturday
!: Serflloflette:

+ "He knoweth our frame; He re- +
+ membereth that we are dust" +
+ Ps. 103:14. +
+ How weak we are! How sinful +
+ we are! How inadequate we are +
+ to reach even our own ideals! +
+ How often, when we would do +
+ good, evil is present with us! And5'
+ the sense of all this becomes de- T.
+ pressing if unrelieved And the +
+ relief is not in ourselves. 1t is +
+ in the infinite goodness of God. +
+ He knows US better than we +
+ know ourselves. He is more SEN +
+ sitive to our sins than we, +
+ ourselves, are. So SEN +
+ sitively holy is He that in His :
+ eyes the very Heavens are I'M +
1. clean, "and His angels He charg- +
+ ed with folly" But, 'like as +
+ father pitieth his children, so the +
+ Lord pities them that fear Him" +
+ Why? Because, in the first place, +
+ He is father-the father of all +
i. flesh. And, secondly, because, in i
+ His wisdom, "He knoweth or +
f. France" in His mercy ale re- i
+ membereth that we are dust"
+ So with the fathers pity and +
+ patience, God makes allowance +
4 for our frailties. 1t is fine +
j. line that runs between blame and +
i. blessing; and we do not always j.
j. discover it. AS one of great wis +
= dom has sung: +
j There is line, by US unseen, +
j. That crosses every path; j.
= That marks the boundary be- +
+ Gods patience and His wrath. +
+ But if one be sincerely trying +
\ to keep on the safe side of the =
j. boundary; and if, with all his try
= ing, he is vet "overtaken in a +
= fault" then is the sure compass +
.sgjvn of God for His child. No X
+ moth-r is more tender TO the +
+ standings of her toddlin.g baby +
+ than &c is to the one who. j.
+ though frail, is trying TO wall; 4
+ the narrow way. How often +
+ His hand is reached down 10 lift +
+ up the fallen! And if the stUm5- i
T. ling one be conscious of his fault +
+ and confess it, how faithful, with !
sail His fidelity, and how lust, !
*with all His business, is God to I
+ forgive our sins and to cleanse us /
+ from all unrighteousness. "For +
+ He knowest our frame; He re- {
+ membereth that we are dust" I
+ There's no place where earth's !
j. sorrows
+ Are more felt than up in Heav- :
i en-;
+ There's no place where earth's !
+ failings !
+ Have such kindly judgment I
+ given. i
T. j. NJ. B. I
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-25
Beware of 0intments for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering 1t
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable ply
sicians, as the damage they will do is
derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by +. ]. Cheney &
Co. Toledo, o., contains no mercury,
and is taken internally, acting directly
of the system. In buying Halls Ca
tarrh Cure be sure you get the gem
uine. II is taken internally and made
in Toledo, Ohio. by F. ]. Cheney e.
Co Testimonials free.
sold by Druggists. Price 7bc. per
bottle.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-25

Poles and Jews in Galacia are mis-
erably in want, many of them driven
from their homes now by one army
and now by another, buffeted by fate.
No matter who wins, Austria or Rus
STA, the common people will suffer.
The victory of kings spells the de-
feat of the poor. Not for liberty is
this sword unsheathed, but for ty-
ranny.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-25

Where are the great newspapers of
Florida published? Why, in Tampa.
The Tribune, and The Times, of that
city get out real newspapers every
day in the year. But for their
Christmas editions! Hully gee!
Why they beat anything ever before
attempted in any part of the State.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-25

The Florida annual conference of
the Methodist church at Arcadia, held
its meetings in the Baptist church.
The Florida State Baptist COnven-
tion at Pensacola, the same week,
held its meetings in the Methodist
church. Same house, mother family
moved in. Fraternity.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-25
CoIored Diamonds.

Diamonds are in many colors. such
as black. blue, red, pink. green and
yellow. Black diamonds are extremely
rare and come from BOrneo. The Duke
OF Richmond OWNS uye big black dia-
moRd that for centugies did duty as
the eye of an Indian tdol.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-25

The new $40 reserve bank notes
bear a picture of the harvester trust
plant, which is certainly unfair dis
elimination towards the steel trust,
the whiskey and especially the elas-
tic rubber trust,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-25

A Christmas truce has been prOpos-
ed for that half of Europe which is
trying to kill the other half. What
is the use of killing if combatants
take no time for rejoicing?
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-25
A "GOl

James Cafe, Palatka, Fla.
Dear SIR
l note from Inspectors,
beg to inform that you are +
from the Georgia line, and f.
kFIRST RESTAURANT to FL
liver, you will note you only &
k2unt of having house flies i
.Nh this score, so all will know
Mint let your score fall below
1 Hpublished as falling off so n
sg always hold this score if !
every day, as there is no tellir
est personal regards, l am
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OF the second class.
palatka, Florida, on
& vICKERs.
ear in Advance
I st. Phone 1876.
SELL Editor.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-25

James Cafe, Palatka, Fla.
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! CITY HAPPENINGS \ K A NEWS
: PERSONAL MAdvertiser.

Palatka post Office as
OF the second class.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-25

there a voice heard.
and weeping and
ping, Rachel weeping
1,dren, and would not
Il, because they were
1 as dead, behold. an
peo.ord appeared in a
in Egypt,
nd take the young
: mother, and go into
: israel: for they are
= sought the young
d took the young
, mother, and came
of Israel.
ird that Archelaus
gudaea in the room
>! Herod, he was
= thither: notwith-
,Gg warned of God in
n turned aside into
sGalilee:
S,dwelt in a city call
o " that it might be
wv W" was spoken by
%r,.He shall be called
inst. Matthew, 2.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-25

fIoS 4FCIIIC WIISIII UI
a member of the Girls !,
and Canning club, has a I.
with all kinds of vegetable
is selling vegetables from
Gay Bros. in this city.
morning there was a lot o
greens and they were snap
house wives quicker'n Oh;
nong. Too much mustard,
no not enough of this kind
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-08-10
LITTLE Girl Traces Thief.

When Philadelphia policemen we're
bafied in their efforts 20 recover
dress stolen from the automobile OF
Frank Miller Of 2235 Chadwick street,
twelve-year-old Jeanette Mclaughlin
came to the aid of bluecoats. She had
traced the stolen garments by means
Of beads which dropped from it as the
thief fled. The policemen took up the
clue offered by the girl and found that
II led TO a moving picture theater Sure
enough. inside they found the garment
They arrested man who gave his
name aud address as Patrick Henry OF
Vine street west of Fifteenth. and
charged him with the theft
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-08-10

confronted with Democratic ticket
which contained the names Of more
than 100 candidates for state, con
gressional, legislative and district
offices in addition to scores of coun-
" candidates. The result was that
many voters were confused and the
election counters and clerks were
swamped.
Another serious defect OF the Okla
homa primary election law is that a
small percentage o. the voters OF any
party may choose the nominee for
any office for which there are more
than TWO candidates. The candidate
who receives a plurality over the one
receiving the next highest vote for
any office secures the nomination un
der the Oklahoma law. As result
the present governor. was nominated
by a minority of the members OF his
party voting in the 1910 primary and
the nominee chosen in the recent
election will probably have the af-
nrmative vote OF less than one-third
OF the Democrats who participated in
the primary As remedy the pre-
.eranaal primary plan has been urg-
ed This would admit of second |
ana third choice and the selection o
candidates by a majority instead ct
Jurality vote.
Some Of the provisions Of the pri
nary Ian. it is claimed. make elec
ton frauds easy and as result
here has never been primary elec-
ion in oklahoma in which election
teals were not charged AS rem
.dy for excessive campaign eXpen
tures and alleged election frauds
he enactment of a comprehensive
orru.t practices acts is being urged |
i some of the Democratic leaders.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-08-10
(Bliss 5 Carmda.

(Bliss Carmla.
Hack and Hew were the sons of Coz
In the earlier earth than nov,
one at His right hand, one at His le.;
TO obey as He taught then now
And Hack was blind ana Hew Wa:
dumb,
But both had the Wild, wild heart;
And Gods calm will was their burn
ing will,
And tn egist of their toll was art.
They made the moon and the beIted
stars,
They set the sun TO ride.
They loosed the gIrdle and veil Of the
sea,
The wind and the purple tide.
Both flower and beast beneath their
hands
TO beauty and speed outsrew-
Ihe furious, fumbling hand OF Hack,
And the glorying hand OF Hew.
Then fire and clay, they fashioned d
man,
Ana painted him rosy brown
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-08-10
Wndcatting, Not IN on,
But Water supply.

The city is facing another wildcat
proposition. the Ellison lake, being
talked OF to be added to The number
OF already dry holes and lakes to the
city. / consider il IN advised d ttis
ume r you viii remember years
a4o the city council investigated the
lake with a thought OF purchase. Mr.
Poland and another member of the
council. With the assistance OF the
city engineer. spent days looking over
The grounds. The engineers report
was unfarorable and the matter was
dropped az that time The area for
drainage to supply the lase. is small:
only one ravine running southwest
about one and one-half miles Win
I'd few short laterals. feeding same
The argument that the- zurlnss VIII
furnish water i'm dry weather in this
art of Oklahoma. IS untenable My
experience Of three years operating
motor boats on the Cottonwood. con
win ed me that the water pro lem .s
thing 10 be- solved. Build dam
and hold the water so water supplv
can be- expected from springs in
llakts OF rivers until late in the fall
Wien the earth is cooling
some five or six sears ago the city
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-08-10

TO store the river water during win
ter and spring by improving and en-
larging the lake or lagoon in Mineral
Wells park near the fair grounds for
recovery of water supply for time OF
need, and the same time beautify the
parks at Mineral Wells. Second by
dammins the river either at the park
or near the Cimarron With flood
gates to shut out the Cimarron
water this will be a body of Eat2r
from seventy five to one hundred anu
fifty feet wide and from two to four
miles long at depth OF from three to
twelve feet.-P ~. Heilman
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-08-10
Woman Tax Payer Writes.

Woman ak Payer Writes.
Editor Leader In regard to levy
ing tax to maintain . kindergarten
school. l will offer a sugges ton, not
that am opposed TO educatine
babies-far from it, | think it is un-
just to tax the people who have no
babies to be educated We have been
living under a democracy, a word
which is very much misleading. AMI
therefore in order to live we must
hog root or die Why not turn these
churches over to the women five DAYS
in a week who have the time and tai
ent to teach babies so that they can
become useful as well as law abiding
citizens, and in due time Will be 2
blessing to themselves and mankin I
Instead Of advocating and teac rs
warfare-a fighting spirit, ami teach
them the truth and nothing bUt the
truth, maintain by this ap5fopriaton
congress is making for q vocational
training. Emerson SAYS we should
begin to train the children before
they are three years ot for their
future welfare, that means to teach
them tangible things aul not vision
AIRY teaching to depen on the daad
Tor their livelihood. thes AN net i've
spiritual life with SIR "a LoGics -
Woman Tax Payer.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-08-10
Beware of Ointments for
Catarrh That Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
OF smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles should
from reputable physicians. as the damage
they will do is ten fold to the good YOU
can possibly derive from them Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by i. J.
Cheney & Co, Toledo. o. contains no
mercury, and is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genu-
inc cit is taken internally and made in
Toledo Ohio by r. J. Cheney & Co Tes-
timonials free.
Sold by Druggists Price 75c per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.