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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01
HARLEM NOTES,

The wedding bells rang during tn,
Christmas season. Mr.. Aaron Mintor
of this place and Miss Lindsay wer,
married at the home of Louis Bo
harmon, Rev. Mr.. Malphus of Starke
officiating.
One daughter, two grandsons and
and one granddaughter were Christ.
mas visitors at the home of H. s.
Minton.
Rev. Mr.. Malphus of Starke preach
ed at Providence church on Satur-
day and Sunday, they being the reg
ular meeting days. He preached two
strong sermons which were highly
appreciated.
E. ]. McLendon and wife of Hol-
lister were guests of L. Bohannon
during Christmas week.
Mrs. Mary Norman of Silver
Springs visited at the home of her IA
Their, H. Pruitte, during Christmas
week.
N. L. McRae of Palatka was the
guest of his father, W. ]. McRae over
Christmas.
The Misses Effie and Alma Man
ming were at home from their school
during Christmas week.
j. G. Minton and sister, Nancy.
went to Palatka and spent Christmas
with their two brothers, James and
]. M. Minton.
A ham through the mail is some
thing new in the way of present. and
yet made possible by the parcel post, |
Il. s, Mintoh received one on Christ |
mas, and OF course it was appreciated.
HARLEM
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01

Leo. NJ. Frank, Atlanta's convicted
murde'er under sentence of death, is
at las to have another chance. JUS
tice lamar of the United States Su-
premt Court has granted Frank 5 ap-
peal and the entire court is to pass up
on the question of his right to seek
release from custody on a writ of ha-
beas corpus, on the ground that the
trial court in Fulton county, Georgia,
lost jurisdiction over him by its fail
ure to have him present when the jury
returned its verdict. Frank was to
have been executed on the 22d inst,
but this action of the court will call
Tor a stay Of execution.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01

By majority of eight (197 to 1897
the Congress of the United States
has said it favored submitting to the
people an amendment to the Federal
Constitution to forever prohibit traffic
in alcoholic liquors for beverage pur.
poses in these States. Of course if
takes a twO-thirds vote to submit.
and therefore the States will not be
called on to act-not this time. But
we submit that this heavy vote favor.
able to nationwide prohibition is re-
markable beyond all other political
developments of recent years. The
vote is notice to the liquor interests
of the country that the traffic must
soon go. Now the larger efficacy of
national prohibition will impress the
social thinker more than ever before
The liquor interests of the United
States will read nothing short of
doomed" from this Congressional
vote.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01
VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION.

From now on more and more viii
be heard of vocational education. The
public is just beginning to awaken
to the benefit to be derived from Civ.
ing every boy and girl instruction in
the fundamentals of successful and
profitable production along those lines
in which they are likely to engage
when leaving school.
What the agricultural college does
for the young man who has selected
farming as his calling, so the common
school is in the future to do for the
ordinary boy and girl who is forced
to leave school between the ages of
IA and IS in order to earn living.
Hereafter, if the vocational train
ing advocates have their way, these
two years will be devoted to those
lines of instruction that will permit
the boy or girl to step from the school
room to the factory floor capable of
earning his or her own living without
that lingering process of picking up
a trade" now done at the expense of
employers.
In New York city there has recent
ly been organized a Commercial Ed
ucatiOnal club, consisting of the
members of the New York chamber
of commerce, public educators, labor
leaders and others interested in vO-
cational training, to bring about CO.
operation between civic, educational
and industrial institutions for the
education of common school pupils |
in industrial training.
This is what must be done every
where, if the public attention is to be
successfully focused on this progress
sive step in education. While a scat
tered fire from half dozen or more |
directions may do some good, the |
same amount of effort, if concentrat-
ed, will bring results commensurate
with the energy expended.
1t is proposed by this New York
club to establish two groups. One
group will visit industries and find
out Just what kind of industrial edu-
cation should be taught in the pub
lie schools in order that the pupils
may be quickly changed into wealth
producing units; and the other group I
will visit schools and see what can be I
lone to economically and successful 4
" convert them into industrial train I
ng centers. In this way vocational r
education can be made practical and
not merely academic or theoretical. b
OF course here in Florida there is f
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01
McNEEKIN NEWS

II. A. RoMtIee and Calhoun Vaus,
attended tIun Christmas tree enter
tainment atbsIe Melrose NJ. e, Church
South, LAST Thursday night and re-
port that fhey had a very pleasan
time
Sidney Johnson of Lake Butle,
spent Christmas with his pararts AZ
johnson. F' O'i'' at
Mr.. and NH. B. Bedenboupb of AL
achua are 81 ending the HOLIDAYS as
guests of S. j Vause.
Eugene Allen of Miami is here On
visit to his sister, Mrs. L. ]. Stokes
Tax Assessor Billiard was bero -
a two days hunt the first + the woo al
and succeeded in bagging a number
Mrs. S. f. Rountree and Rev. A p
Johntry and family were the guas y. &c
VIM. E. Miller and family on Chr Chs ~
mas. S41 49,
The Palatka and Gainesville road
in this section needs more CLAW. '"u
MAC.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01
= +++*+ + + - = = ++++++.
il Saturday
Seril1oflette:

+ Thanks be unto God for His 1
+ unspeakable gift" 2 Cor. 9:15. I
= knowledge that issues in pity 1
and tenderness, such as we noted I
= last week, may not appeal to some I
+ people. They are so proud, in u 4
+ weak and ignorant way, that they I
= do not like to be pitied. So God, I
= condescending to their weakness, I
+ has yet more wonderful word I
T for them-a word that men ab',se I
+ and carry into very low places and !
+ associations. 1t is the word "love.' I
+ With love as pure as infinite holt I
= ness can make it, as high as is I
= God himself, and as deep as the I
+ abode of lost spirits. God so 4
+ loved the world that he gave his I
+ only begotten Son that whatsoever I
+ believeth in Him shall not perish, I
+ but have everlasting life." And I
+ that gift that nestled as the Babe I
+ in Mary's virgin bosom, was, and I
Fis, the nnspeakable gift" for I
+ which Paul cries out, Thanks be I
+ unto God" The Gift is unspeak- +
+ able because the love motive that 4
+ prompted it is unspeakable Di- /
+ rections and projections of meas +
+ urements of this love have been +
+ suggested above. We have talk +
+ ed of nights and depths. BIT it +
+ is really Unreasonable. +
+ For the love of God is broader +
j. Than the measure of mans mind" /
+ Even inspiration can but say !
j. that God so loved" Paul, urg- i
+ ing men to go on to know the love +
+ of God as fact, declared that it (
+ "passeth knowledge" And it is +
J. this unspeakable motive to the +
+ gift that makes the gift unspeak- 1
+ able. /
+ The gift is unspeakable, also, +
= because it was sent to a recipient +
+ in unspeakable want. The gift +
= was given to,the object loved-the :
+ world. Now the world is place, +
i a people, a spirit. +
+ This place, created in the vast /.
+ past by this very Gift (for "all +
+ things were made by Him, and +
J. without Him was not anything I.
+ made that was made,O was +
+ usIrped by another. And the +
4 people, in a spirit not of God, fol- +
+ loved the usurper To such an +
+ unspeakable condition, to lay him T.
7 self up against the unspeakable T.
+ hurt of this condition, was the T.
+ Gift sent. 1t had to be Inspeak- +
+ able. +
I And the Gift has been unspeak- T.
+ able in its effect on the condition. I.
+ What is that effect? Who can 1.
+ describe it? No one. 1t is in +
! describable, unspeakable. We try +
! to tell of it in terms of transform +
! ed society; of childhood changed; +
+ of slaves emancipated; of woman =
+ hood raised so vastly nearer to +
: her rightful place. But the deep +
+ err effects, the effects told in terms +
: of regenerated spirits who have 1.
suffered and served and gone up +
to put on white robes with Christ +
who can tell of them? Not
one. They are unspeakable. T.
And hence the whole world, the 1.
whole universe, should thank God +
for his unspeakable, his Christ, +
gift that has made the Christmas +
gift, the cheer, the Joy of the l.
whole earth. We ought to thank +
God for his Inspeakable gift with 1.
the answering gift of ourselves to 1.
Him. tH +
j. NJ. B. +
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01

Hon. Henry S. Chubb, the retiring
Registrar of the United States Land
Office in Florida, will probably move
from his old office headquarters in
Gainesville to his splendid grove
properties in Orange county, where
he will take up the life of a private
citizen among neighbors with whom
ne has always stood high-just as
he stood officially during all the
years of his administration of the
affairs of the Land Office. Mr.. Chubb
as an official was a man who looked
carefully after the public interests.
and in the administration of the Land
Office he has a record for efficiency
that is matter of pride to the peo-
pie of Florida. He is the undisputed
leader of the republican party in this
State, and should his party come back
into power it is more than likely that
Mr.. Chubb will be looked to more than
to any other one man for the bestowal
Of party patronage in this State.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01
EAST PALATKA NEWS.

/ Mrs. o. L. Hatch of Waycross, Ga.
spent Sunday here with her husband
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Hightower Of
Hastings spent Christmas day here
with relatives.
Mrs. Carrie McNarril of Panasoff-
kee is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. G.
Baughman.
Lloyd Clarke came down from St
Augustine and ate Christmas dinner
with his parents.
Emanuel Carter of Hastings we a
visitor here Friday.
j. F. Beck attended the Sunday
school Christmas exercises at San Ma
teo Thursday night.
Mrs. Ralph Knight of Hastings is
the guest of Miss Maud Yelvington
this week.
Mesdames Rob McKinsie and Lee
Cayan of Jacksonville are the guests
of Mrs. j. A. Helms this week.
A. T. Lowdon of Palatka has ac-
cepted a position as engineer with the
Browning Lumber Company.
Messrs. Helms and beats, with
Messrs. Cayan and Mckenzie of Jack
sonvllle, are in the southern part of
the State hunting "big game"
Miss Matte Yelvington, now of
Jacksonville, is spending the holidays
here with her mother.
Albert Phillips came up from New
Smyrna and ate Christmas dinner
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. X.
Phillips.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Shontz of Or
ange Mills spent Christmas day with
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Calkins.
W. T. Warner of Lyndenville, N. Y,
is here for a few weeks and is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. ]. A. Helms.
Miss Michilena Arnan, en- route to
Palatka from st. Augustine to attend
the Blackwell Spain wedding. stopped
over for the afternoon with Miss Kit
tie Clarke Tuesday.
Mrs. Matte Hanna attended the
Christmas exercises at San Mateo on
Thursday night.
Rev. E. 0. Irwin will fill his regular
appointment here Sunday morning
and evening.
The Sunday school Christmas en-
tertainment was quite a success and
was well attended. A number of peo-
pie from San Mateo and Yelvington
were present. 81,
Mrs. Dennis Darsey of Jamison
CITY, Pa, is here to spend the winter
with her son John Darsey.
Mrs. W. T. Trombly and family of
Riverdale is spending the holidays
with her brother, T. P Doyle.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01
HOw's This &?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY e. co, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
believe him perfectly honorable in an
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obi cations made
by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN
Wholesale Druggists Toledo. q
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
naly, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hairs Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01

Joe Hugh Reese of the Orlando
evening Reporter-Star gave his read
ers 2O-page Christmas edition chock
ruiz OF good reading and good adver.
Using Of local merchants. The paper
was a credit to the city in which it
is published and goes to show that
the people are alive to their great
opportunities. The Reporter-Star is
one of the real leaders of progressive
journalism in Florida.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01

The Call of Florida" is the title
of an article by Richard H. Edmonds
editor of the Manufacturers Record
Baltimore, and just issued in the form
OF a neat little booklet by the Land
and Industrial Department of the
Florida East Coast Railway Co.
(Flagler SYSTEM under the superyi-
sion of j. E. Ingraham, vice president
The article is uchas plendid tribute
to Florida that it should have a wide
circulation. 1t is an outsiders view
of the States climate and resources
and wonderful possibilities told in Ian.
guage that will result in great benefit
to Florida. Copies of the booklet can
be obtained by addressing Mr.. Inpra-
ham at st. Augustine. 1t is the pur-
pose of The News to publish in fu-
ture issues of the paper some extracts
from Mr.. Edmonds' splendid tribute
to Florida
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01

When the late George Washing
ton cautioned us to beware of foreign
entanglements, could it be possible
that he had in mind these barbed-
wire affairs along the Aisne and the
Yser7
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01

not the pressing demand for these vo-
cational schools that there is in New
York and other large centers of pop
uiatlon, but that there is need for
training our boys and girls in some
useful and practical means of main
tanning themselves, there can be no
doubt.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01
AND

AND
bse One ~
In An
out Gentain's first sea lord, Sir
-5hnot Fisher, when asked
n'-Alrmspondent of the United
lent BY an expression on what
solta would bring England said
names that ''the hope and good
bomb, lat the Christmas spirit may
id no damanity almost solely depends
sb navy hundred million Christian men
hon no omen in America, and the reali-
bned no. by this hundred million of what
rks All atty means. That word neu-
en retuty comes frozen on the frozen
hich coly, so l ask these hundred mill
~ wass to read William Watson's late
Froh'' oTem on the subject"
pilse For the benefit of our readers we
~ Dill blish the poem referred to by the
mans great sea lord, as follows:
cities" cart Thou her child, born in the
Ass proud midday
ers OF her large souls abundance and
val excess
dar; Her daughter and her mightiest heiri-
Ge tress' -.
~ VI on Thy great way
al BY her great lamps that shine and
fail not? Yea!
J And at this thunderOus hour Of strug-
gle and stress
Hither across the ocean wilderness
What word comes frozen on the fro
zen spray?
Neutrality! The tiger from his den
Springs at Thy mothers throat! And
canst Thou now
Watch with a strangers gaze? So
be it, then,
Thy loss is more than hers-for
bruised and torn
She shall yet live without Thine aid;
and Thou
Without the crown divine Thou
might'st have worn.
As between the lady and the tiger,
it will look to many Americans from
this distance, as if mother" did con-
siderable springing on her own part.
William Watsons MARBLE may be
all right as MARBLES go, but when he
considers the make up of our Ameri-
Sdl 1t PSihaPS oNSah
to him, unless he is extra dense, that
some other nations have contributed
a few mites to that citizenship, and
that owing to the cOmplexity of our
present makeup we can scarce be ex-
pected to look upon Great Britain
even as 'steenth cousin.
The United States is friendly to all
the warning nations, and in its Off
cial attitude is neutral. No official
opinion as to what we think of them
all for engaging in this senseless and
unhOly war has been promulgated.
Yes. mother" will have to go on
living without our aid, and as for the
CROMWELL, we prefer not to don it
at the expense of European war en-
tanglement.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01

War, they say is but the throes of
a new birth from which civilization
will emerge shastened, purged and
resplendent. oHeaven send the ''twi-
light Sleep" pat the eataclysm may
be the isss~fsdfui.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01

From Petrograd comes the news
that the Russian Singer sewing ma
chine plant has been turned into a
rifle factory. The "Song of the
Shirt gives way to new reel, for
now it is the ''The Song of the Bullet
and the cartridge is the shuttle.
"Ah, God. that guns should be Sc
dear and flesh and blood so cheapw
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01

Harry X. Thaw is probably as sane
as the European paranoiacs who think
thew have a mission to eradicate ma
tions of contrary opinions.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01

Modernized though Sing Sing
prison may be, Harvard will undoubt-
eldy refuse to sign up for a match
with the prison football team.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01


The Tampa Tribune of Sunday last
pays this could, if-he-wern't-so-
blamed-lazy" compliment to the editor
OF the Palatka News: "When he
really tries, Editor William A. Rus
sell, of the Palatka News, can write
as good editorials as are to be found
IN any paper of the country, big or
ilttie' He has turned out some gems
recently For all of which the edi-
tor mentioned is filled with graft
tude. Such compliment, coming
from the erudite Lambright, by unani-
nous consent the real lode-star of
Florida journalism, means much
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01

The administration should seek
more among the churches and less
among the political clubs when in
quest of real diplomats. Now there
is the commission on relations with
Japan, 'frinstance, appointed BY the
Churches of Christ in America, which
lmportunes Congress thusIy:
Adopt an Oriental policy in.
such a way as to protect Ameri-
can labor from dangerous eco
monte competition and to promote
an intelligent and enduring
friendship among the people of
all nations.
In other words, kick out the Jan in
such way as to fatter him with n
sense of equality, fraternity and
blood brotherhood. Why has no one
thought of this obviously sensible
method before?
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-01

unconscious. since that scrap. He
can tell you what time he saw me
last. Bring the girls along. French
and hurry!"
Quest hung up the receiver.
Inspector French was as good, even
better than his word. In . surpris-
ingly short time he entered the room.
followed by Laura and Lenora Quest
gave them a hand each. but 1t was
into Lenora's eyes that he looked.
II mustn't stop to hear your story.
Lenora.' Quest said You're safe
that's the great thing"
Found her in an empty house"
French reported, ''out Grayson avenue
way. Now, Mr.. Quest. don't want to
come the official over you too much.
but if you'll kindly remember you're
an escaped prisoner"
There was knock at the door. A
young man entered in chauffeur's liy-
cry, with his head still bandaged.
Quest motioned him to come in.
ri just repeat my story of that
morning, Mr.. French" Quest said. I'VE
went out to find Macdougal. and sue
ceeded. as you know. Just as / was
starting for home those two thugs
set upon me. You know how I made
my escape. They went OF In my au-
tomobile and sold Ii in Bethel I ar
rested them there myself this morn
ing. Here's the sheriff who will bear
out what say. also that they arrived
at the place in my automobile"
Inspector French held out his hand.
Mr. Quest" he said. Il reckon wen
have to withdraw the case against
you. No hard feelings. hope?"
None at all" Quest replied prompt
ly, taking his hand.
Quest stood upon the threshold
watching the sheriff and his prison
ers leave the house. The former
turned round to wave his adieux.
There's an elderly guy out here"
he shouted, seems to want to come
in"
Quest leaned forward and saw the
professor.
MY dear Quest" he exclaimed, as
he wrung his hand. my heartiest con-
gratulations, AS you know. | always
believed your innocence. am delight
ed that 1t has been proved"
The professor sank YEARLY into an
easy chair.
Il will take a little whisky and one
of your excellent cigars, Quest" he
said. Il must ask you to bear with
me il seem upset. After more than
twenty years service from one whom
have always treated as friend this
sudden separation, to a man of my
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hundred willing hands to release him.
Quest drew up the rope quickly
warned by roar of anxious voices.
Then he commenced to descend, let
ting himself down hand over hand, al.
ways with one eye upon that length
OF rope that swung below. Suddenly,
as he reached the second floor a lit.
tie cry from the crowd warned him
OF what had happened. Tongues OF
flame curling out from the blazing
building had caught the rope, which
was being burned through not dozen
feet away from him. He descended
a little farther and paused in mid.
air.
A shout from the crowd reached
him.
The cables! Try the cables!"
He glanced round. Seven or eight
feet away, and almost level with him,
was double row of telegraph wires.
Almost as he saw them the rope below
him burned through and fell to the
ground. He swung a little towards
the side of the house, pushed himself
vigorously away from it with his feet,
and at the farthest point OF the out
ward swing jumped. His hands crap.
pied the telegraph wires safely. Even
in that tense moment he heard little
sob of relief from the people below.
Hand over hand he made his way
to the nearest pole and slipped easily
to the ground. The crowd immediate
ly surged around him.
Where is the man who came down
before me?" he asked q bystander.
Talking to the police in the car
over yonder." was the hoarse reply.
Say. guv'nor. you only just made
that"
Craig pushed his way through the
crowd to where Craig was speaking
eagerly to French. He stopped short
and stopped down. He was near
enough to hear the formers words.
Mr.. French. you saw the man come
down the ropes and swing on the ca
bles? That was Quest, Sanford Quest,
the man who escaped from the Tombs
prison. He can't have got away yet"
Quest drew of his coat, turned 1t in
side out and replaced 1t swiftly. He
coolly picked up a hat someone had
lost in the crowd and pulled It over
his eyes. He passed within a few
feet of where Craig and the inspector
were talking.
Say, boys. Sanford Quest is In the
crowd somewhere. He's the man who
jumped on the cable lines. A hun
-dred dollars for his arrest"
Quest turned reluctantly away. Men
were rushing about in all directions
for him.