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


Everywhere, everywhere. Christ
. mas tonight!
Christmas in lands Of the fir
tree and pine,
. Christmas in lands of the palm
tree and vino,
Christmas where snow peaks
stand solemn and white,
Christmas where cornfields lie
sunny and bright
!! Everywhere, everywhere. Christ
mas tonight!
Christmas where children are
: hopeful and gay,
Christmas where old men are
patient and gray,
I Christmas where peace. like
dove in it's flight,
j sroods DER brave men in the
I thick of the fight
1 Everywhere, everywhere, Christ
!. mas tonight!
For the Christ Child who comes
is the Master of all,
No palace too great and no cot
I tage too small.
The angels who welcome him
] sing from the height,
ain the city Of David, king in
1 his might
! Everywhere, everywhere, Christ
+ mas tonight!
+ Then let every heart keep it's
Z Christmas within.
I Christ's pity for sorrow, Christ's
: hatred of sin,
+ Christ's care for the weakest.
Z Christ's courage for right,
+ Christ's dread of the darkness,
Z Christ's love of the light
I Everywhere, everywhere. Christ
+ mas tonight!
I So the stars Of the midnight
Z which compass US round
+ Shall sec a strange glory and
Il hear a sweet sound
! And cry: "Look, the earth is
+ aflame with delight,
i o sons Of the morning, rejoice at
I the sight!"
4 Everywhere, everywhere. Christ
= mas tonight!
! Rev. Phillips Brooks.
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You may be able to convince your
self that contentment is better than
great riches-if you have both.
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oh, child. come here The door shall
" close!
Your mothers breast my darling knows,
And mine shall take you. child. tonight,
While down from heaven a ray of light
Falls on us both. a ray divine.
Linking your mothers love with mine.
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And sings the pretty CIT ST IHIu song
She sang to me one whole hour long
In our own warm fires light last year.
And so, you see. tonight I'm here
Because the matron said that you
Needed a merry Christmas too.
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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-25

v "DLEASE. am Luther, from the home.
8 The matron said that l. should come
= To wish you merry Christmastide
81 And, maybe. some sweet wish beside.
.. Because my mother last year hung
Candies for me green boushs among.
But this year in Gods heaven she
J Holds some child there upon her knee
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weekend guests of Mrs. johnson IS
mother, Mrs. Mary Farling.
Miss Lille Frankem, of Harrisburg,
son George.
DR.. and Mrs J, N. Baker, of Lykens,
and DR.. H. G. Schaner and family spent
Christmas the guests of Mrs. Rebecca
Baker and family.
}. F. Hicks met with a serious acci-
dent on Saturday afternoon by running
meat hook into his shoulder.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bernhardt and
daughter, Anna, spent Christmas the
guests of c. B. Care and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. Walker and son,
Robert, of Harrisburg, we're the guests
of Mrs. Walkers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Lutz, on Christmas.
Edward Buck, student at Gettys-
burg College, is spending the holidays
with his parents, MIR. and Mrs. John
Buck
Mrs. George Rade, daughter, Goldie,
and son. Martin, of Piketown, spent
Christmas the guests of w. G. thinner
man and family. {.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Kicker and
daughter, Myriam, of Hummelstown, on
Christmas visited Mrs. Ricker's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Clay.
Miss Myrna Specie, of Penbrook,
on Thursday was the guest of Miss
Marion Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shell Fishburn spent a
few days of last week the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Heckert at Pine
grove.
Miss Lizzie Kramer and Miss Mary
Seller, of Harrisburg spent Christmas
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Line
baugh.
Miss Bess Early, of Hainton, is
spending several days of this week as
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Feeser.
Andrew Hetzel, of Steelton, spent
Saturday and Sunday the guest of the
Eagle hotel.
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MUMMERS READY
FOR BIC PARADE
Continued From First Page.

continued FROM t1rsr fHke.
shals, aids, first division, second divi-
sion, third division, fourth division.
Formation of Parade
First division, organization, North
Front street, right resting on State.
Second division, Clubs and teams,
Forster street, north side, right resting
on Front.
Third division, individuals, North
street, north side, right resting on
Front.
Fourth division, floats and bicycles,
State street, north side, right resting
ON Front.
Rules for Paraders
No drilling across street at any
time, must keep on the forward march
and at intervals of sixty feet between
organizations, etc.
Marching in less than column of
four's prohibited and not more than
six feet between each set of fours.
Individual marchers will form them
selves in column Of fours under same
rule as Rule 2.
Any person intoxicated, unruly,
boisterous, or acting in manner unbe-
coming gentleman, will be removed
from the parade.
Any accident occurring in any of
the divisions, notice must be sent at
once to aid of that division, who will
ride forward and notify the chief of
staff.
All individuals, teams, clubs, organ
izations or floats must keep in their
proper position and formation over the
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ntire route or forfeit all claim to any

entire route or forfeit all claim to any
prize.
Comparative drills will take place
at $50 O'Clock in front Of Mayor S
Office. Any organization or club not
parading will not be permitted to drill.
The participants in the second,
third and fourth divisions will go to
their respective streets by the way of
Second or Third streets and not by the
way of Front street.
In conformity with the law with re-
CARDS to animals incapacitated for
work, such animals will not be allow
ed to participate in the parade and the
officers Of the Society for the Proven
tion of Cruelty to Animals, Charles j.
ODonneI, will be on hand and
promptly arrest any person violating
this law.
Rules Governing Entries
Entrance fees for participation are
as follows: For all clubs, organiza-
tions, firms, secret societies, etc, s.,
which entities them to membership in
the association for one year; for teams
consisting of from two to ten persons,
81; for individuals, so cents for males
and 25 cents for females.
Clubs, societies, firms, organizations,
etc, will be allowed the privilege of
placing their names on floats, banners,
vehicles, ETC., in line of parade, but the
displaying of wares will positively be
prohibited.
Any entry with ten or more persons
will be termed a club or organization.
No persons, with the exception of un-
paid musical organizations, will be per-
mitted to march in line of parade who
have failed to pay their entrance fee.
List of Prizes to Be Awarded
Comic, club or organization, first
prize, $25; second prize, SIS; individ-
ual, IS; unpaid band, $40; team, $40;
finest-appearing club or organization,
first prize, $685. second prize, $50; un-
paid band, $40; team, $40; aid, $5; in
dividual character, So; most elaborate
costume, first prize, $40; second prize,
s5 floats, finest, $40: most original,
$25; most historical, $40; motorcycle
or bicycle, finest decorated, $40; most
original, SIS; most historical, So; organ
izations having largest number of per-
sons, city, $65; visiting, $65; best
drilled club or organization, $25.
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Philadelphia, are visiting DR.. Sense
man s sister, Mrs. Frank Coover, and
her family, South Market street.
Charles Kutz, of Middlesex, is visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. Harry Berk-
heimer, South Market street.
George and Frank Mcclure, of Enola,
spent Saturday here on business visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Seig, of Harris
burg, are guests of Mrs. Seig's mother.
Mrs. E. R. Houston, East Main street.
Louis Kemberling was among the
visitors from this place to Harrisburg
on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Kunkle returned
to their home in Lancaster yesterday
after visit to Mr.. Kunkle's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kunkle, South
Washington street.
After lingering illness, Jacob Sides
died yesterday morning at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. William A. Roller,
West Main street. He was aged about
70 years. Funeral arrangements are
rot yet announced.
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SUBURBAN
IINGLESTOWN
Musical Recital in u B. Church Thurs
day Evening

Special Correspondence
Linglestown, Dec. 2S.-The Christ
mas entertainment held in the United
Brethren church en- Christmas night
was well rendered to a large and ap-
preciative audience.
Miss Georgia Synder and Lewis
Zarker will give musical recital in
the United Brethren church on Thurs
day evening
; Norman Feeser, of Midland, Pa. is
spending the holidays with his mother,
Mrs. Mary Feeser.
The local institute of the fourth dis.
trict, Penbrook, Lower Paxton and Sus-
guehanna, vii! be held in the Pleasant
View Church of God Saturday after
noon and evening, January 8. Music
for both sessions will be furnished bv
the Pleasant View High school. The
program: Afternoon Session, 2.30-
Devotional exercises, the Rev. George
Harper; "Of What Should the Teach
ing of English Consist" (a) primary
grades, Celia NJ. Huffman and Caroline
#. Rauch, (b) grammar grades, Mrs. E.
s. Saum and f. Lillian Reiter: reading,
Mary j, Allwine; (c) high school, Mae
j. Levan and Mary Il. Coyle. Even
ing Session, 7.30-'Three Important
Factors of the School," D. James Pat
terson; reading. Annie h. Keiter:
What Amount of Home Work Should
Be Required of High School Pupils 2"
II. B. King; solo, Mrs. 0. E. Good :;
"To What Extent Should Written
Work Be Required of Pupils?" (a)
high school. Pierce Rettew, (b) grades,
j. w. McGarvey.
Mr.. and Mrs John Fox, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Crum a1d sons, John and
Ross; Mr.. and Mrs S. A. Seller and
daughter, Vera, spent Christmas the
guests of Mr.. and Ms. John Biber near
Penbrook.
The Misses Elizabeth and Mary
Rauch, of Progress. were week end
guests Of the Misses Fishburn.
Mrs. William Bowman, of Hainton,
on Saturday was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Feeser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cloyd Holland, of Har-
risburg, were weekend guests of the
latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Hicks.
John Hench and family, of Harris
burg, and Frank Hench and family, Of
Progress, were weekend guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Mcclellan Hench.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester johnson and
daughter, Ruth, of Steelton, were
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and Miss Agnes Olivia Long, gave a
reception at their home on South Mar
ket street, when the engagement of
Miss Agnes Long to Clarence Stein, of
Cumberland, Nd, was announced.
Yesterday morning the Methodist
Sunday school held it's Christmas serv-
ice. The program was principally by
the primary department of the Sunday
school and consisted of recitations and
songs. An address was given by the
pastor, the Rev. J. j. Resh, and recita-
tions by Mrs. Rowe and Miss Kast.
Yesterday afternono the last of the
mass meetings prior to the evangelistc
campaign was held in the Presbyterian
church. The last of the cottage prayer
meetings will be held in the several
sections tomorrow evening. Work on
the tabernacle is baing pushed rapidly.
1t is probable that the stoves will be
put up tomorrow and heating begun
soon. 1t is expected that prayer meet
ing will be held in the tabernacle on
Friday evening.
The funeral of Fl. NJ. Slyder was
held Saturday afternoon from the home
of his son, w. w. Slyder, West Simp-
son street. Services were conducted
by the Rev. L. NJ. Dice, of Grace Evan
gelical church, who was assisted by the
Rev. E. c. B. Castle, of the First United
Brethren church. Interment was made
in Mechanicsburg cemetery.
The funeral of John II. Lau was
largely attended. The funeral process
sion was led by the Singer band, Of
which he was at one time a member.
This was followed by the Eighth regi-
ment band. Interment was made in
Mechanicsburg cemetery
Miss Sarah Shelley, East Main street,
is spending a week with friends in New
Castle, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Creswell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hill and baby, of Harrisburg, were
guests last Saturday of the Misses
Bucher, West Main street.
Mrs. May, Of Harrisburg, was a
guest last week of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Rice, West Simpson street. Mrs.
May is Mr.. Rice's daughter.
s. P. Segelbaum and Miss Clara
Segelbaum, former residents Of this
place, but now of Harrisburg, were
visitors here on Saturday.
G. L. Zeigler' spent Christmas Day
with relatives in Carlisle.
Misses Clara and Helen Kast were
visitors to Harrisburg on Saturday.
G. A. DeVinney, of Hickorytown,
was visitor here on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Heffelfinger, Of
Hampton, Va, are guests of Mr.. Heffel-
fingers sister, Miss Julia Heffelfnger,
East Main street.
Miss Miriam Londen, of New Kings
ton, was the guest of relatives here on
Saturday.
DR.. Frank Senseman and family, of
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duties in connection with collection of
taxes and confining him to auditing and
accounting, the statement being made
that it would "bring about better re-
suits in the matter of revenues and
prevent constant changing of officials
dealing with such matters.
Reorganizing the Attorney General s
Department into Department of JUS
tice, whereby all departments will OBJ
tain legal service from the department
and the practice of different depart
ments having attorneys throughout the
State be discontinued.
Creation of Revenue and Finance
Board to take place of Sinking Fund,
Public Accounts, Private Bank License
and Revenue Boards as now consti-
tuted.
Extending State printing contracts
from four to six years and publication
of biennial instead of annual reports.
Two More Troops of Police
Abolition of position of Health Officer
of Philadelphia and of State Quarantine
Board and vesting their duties in De-
partment of Health.
Placing Dairy and Food Commission
er's office and State Live Stock Sani-
tary Board, now under Department Of
Agriculture, under charge of Commis-
sioner of Health.
Increasing factory inspectors and ex-
aminers; providing that anthracite mine
inspectors shall be appointed and not
elected and that there shall be inspect
ors of mining outside of coal.
Two additional troops of State Po-
lice.
A sinking fund or insurance fund in
stead of insurance policies for all State
buildings.
Abolition of Soldiers Orphan Schools
Commission, Statutes-at- Large Commits
sion, Underground and Elevated Rail-
way Board and Board of State Prop
erty.
Recommendation for liberal appro-
priation program for Improvement of
waterways in east and west ends of the
State and immediate start on work.
Discontinuance of reconstruction of
bridges destroyed by food and fire, such
work to be done by counties.
Plan of Experimental Farms
Abolition of the farm counsellor and
travelling advisor service and establish
ment of experimental farms instead
Legislation to give Banking Commits
sioner authority to close up all defunct
and insolvent concerns, doing away with
receiVerships.
Charts showing the relationship of
officials and employees in the depart
ments are submitted for the first time
in the report.
In addition to the 43 recommends
tions, the report says in regard to dual
office-holding:
owe recommend that legislation be
enacted combining Offices wherever du-
ties are compatible and providing one
salary for all services"
1t is held that the system of making
subordinate clerks has been in the main
an economical one, as to provide one
clerk to give sole time to each board
would be too expensive.
1t is also stated "the Comm ssion dis
approves of the practice of using the
contingent fund to increase the COM
pensation of positions created by stat
ute at fixed salary. If present salaries
are inadequate they should be referred
to the General Assembly for readiust-
ment. -
The Commission recommends liberal
appropriations for waterway improve-
ments in the eastern part of the State
and the inauguration of comprehen.
sive system that will increase the facili-
ties in the West.
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BIC CHANGES At
CAPITOL ARE URGED
Continued From First Page.

to care for State departments; system
attic improvement of waterways and
important changes in the duties of the
Governor and Auditor General, reliev-
ing one of fiscal details and confining
the other to auditing.
AS to the port of Philadelphia, the
Commission recommends that the State
now take the lead in improving the
Delaware; that wharyes and ware
houses with the best mechanical trans
shipping equipment be provided; that
it take steps for the early completion
of belt line railroads; that dry dock
be built to accommodate the largest of
ocean-g going vessels; and that deeper
channels be provided for the Delaware
and Schuylkill rivers.
Efforts to Prevent Waste
The report says in opening:
"Well-regulated business enterprises,
in order to prevent waste and dupli
cation of labor, undergo a process of
reorganization at least every decade,
eliminating unnecessary divisions and
departments and centralizing and con-
solidating others. Such system is
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MECHANICSBURG
Slight Fire Causes Alarm in Sunday
Morning Zero Weather
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Mechanicsburg, Dec. 28.-With the
thermometer at zero at z clock yes
terday morning, the citizens were
alarmed by cry of fire. Many citi-
zens were soon on the street and every
body was relieved to hear soon that the
fire had been extinguished before the
fremen arrived. The fire was in tn
home of William Myers on West Green
street and was between the ceiling of
the first story and the floor of the sec
ond story, caused, it is supposed, by
an overheated pipe.
Saturday afternoon Mrs. Robert P.
Long and daughters, Miss Ada Long
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$500 chiffon broadcloth suits in navy, green
and black; coat with wide velvet belt finished
with braid and buttons; yoke skirt with pleats,
$16.5O
SS250 velvet suits in plum, green, black and
navy; collar and cuffs finished with broadtail;
wide satin stole SASH plain tailored skirt, $22.5O
$500 velvet suits; short coat with the long
back; skirt and jacket trimmed with broad
bands of self-colored broadtail, $25.OO
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$500
Memo
Corsets
$2.95

Broken sizes in a low bust
Memo model with elastic top for
stout and medium figures, $500
value. Clearance price, $2.95
75c brassieres, lace and en-
broidery trimmed, open front
and back, slightly soiled. Clear
ance price, ..............2 .25c
an Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart,
Second Floor-Three Eleavtors.
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$4,000 navy and brown fine quality
fancy weave coats with broad belt and
finished with velvet cord and buttons;
made in regular sleeves. Reduced to
$f6.5O
$500 diagonal cloth coats with large
plush collar; fastened close to throat. Re-
duced TO $1,000
$500 coats in an imported oxford mix
ture with velvet collar and mannish pock-
cts. Reduced to .......S $3.50
S22.50 fancy plaid coat with velvet col
lar and ripple back. Reduced to $500
$25.00 navy and black heavy weight
eponge coat with velvet inlaid and mill
tary collar; plain tailored model. Reduced
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$2500 chiffon broadcloth suits in green, navy,
black and plum three-quarter length coat fin
ished with velvet buttons; skirt of full pleats,
$500
$1,000 black velvet suit; Jacket made with
surplice front and long back; plain tailored
skirt, ,................ S25. 90
$65.00 duvetyne suits; long coat with the
yoke front, leopard skin collar; skirt made with
gathered back, .................... $4,000
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$3.50 dark blue serge suits; hip length coats
pleated skirt with long tunic, ...... $3.50
$500 black broadcloth suits; velvet belt
collar and cuffs, yoke skirt, ......... $500
$4,000 chiffon broadcloth suits in green and
black; full length coats with simulated belt of
.
$3.50 gabardne suits in green and brown;
full length plain tailored coats; yoke skirt with
pleats, .................... $1,000
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soc pictures in oval frames in brown and ebony
7x9 inches. Clearance price, ................ 25c
SOC pictures in gilt frames, "Sweethearts," size
11x13 inches. Clearance price, ..............2 25c
soc and 75c miniature framed pictures, Old Fash
ioned Girls and heads. Clearance price, CSC
$100 hand colored miniature prints framed in plain
and handsome French gilt frames. Clearance price SOC
$150 carbons in II inch oak frames, 14x2S
inches. Clearance price, ....................75 75c
$195 to $3.50 French hand colored prints, hand
French frames. Clearance price, 95c and 81 25
ty Dives, Pomeroy 6 Stewart, Sc
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$2500 black broadcloth coats with vel
vet collar and silk button trimming. Re-
1uced to ...... $3.50
$3.50 broadcloth coats with large vel
vet collar; fancy back and button trim
med. Reduced to ........... $500
$25.00 imported chinchilla coats, with
marten fur collar; in plain tailored model.
Reduced to $4,000
$4,000 black kersey cloth coats; in
plain loose back style; collars and cuffs
finished with wide bands of broadtail.
Reduced to .$16.5O
Genuine Salts plush coats in full
pleated back style; belted models. Re-
luced to $4,000
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Women's and Misses Suits in Styles That Are
Exclusive Are Now Offered at Substantial
Savings in the December Clearance

The interesting sale of the Winter season. from the
standpoint of in the Dives
Pomeoy Stewart outergamen section There hundreds
of coats this important event at prices that will make instant
appeal to hundreds of
$25O0 fine quality Bayadere cloth coats of the attractive
styles of this seasons development finished at throat with fur and
futed velvet and trimmed in the back with silk cord blue
blue; sizes Reduced OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $1,000
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Cleaning Up the Stock of Christmas
Pictures At Half Price

Many subjects neat frames remain be disposed of the close and
holiday n Millinery
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100 Suits of Fine Quality at Big Reductions
$3.50 Suits, $3.50 $500 Suits, $3.50

from and md rcoas;t
of dexceent all sizes ormIses
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Favors More Publicity

Creation of Department of Publicity
'for the exploitation of Pennsylvania IS
greatness, the idea being to keep the
people informed of what the State is
doing by "proper and timely informa-
tion," etc.
Creation of o State Tax Commission
and taking from Auditor General all
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$2.25 sepia carbons in oak frames with gilt bead
ing, 20x34 inches Horse Fair, coliseum, St Peters
1895 hand colored pictures, 1Sx24 inches, heavy
oak frame. Clearance price, ............. 195
Nature Prints, Sepia Carbons Oil Paintings and
hand dcoored pictures
$3.50 value Clearance price, ......... .$625
$3.50 value. Clearance price, .......... S475
$500 value. Clearance price, .......... .SiO0
$500 value. Clearance price, .......... $3.50
$500 value. Clearance price, ......... $3.50
Floor, Front-Three Elevators