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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
GOOD BOOKS.
When Personally Owned They Gather
Wealth of Association.

When Personally Owned They Gather
Wealth of Association.
Cultivated men and women have al
ways good books among their most
valued possessions, and one cannot be-
lieve that this taste can be sacrificed
without definite loss TO our civilization.
The spoken word can never supplant
the written word, and in fact the pres
ent tendency is all toward substituting
print for speech. Nor can reading in
public places take the place of reading
ones own books in the quiet Of ones
home Books that are owned wait pa
tiently on the readers leisure. and to
have Just the book one wants when
one wants 1t must remain one of the
supreme luXuries of a cultivated life.
Books, too, when personally owned,
writes Earl Barnes in the Atlantic,
gather around themselves wealth Of
personal associations. The very bind
ing, paper and title page recall the con-
ditions under which the book came into
our possession. AS we open its pages
we remember the last time we read it,
the place and circumstances and the
people with whom we discussed 1t.
Books have personality, and they must
always remain the warm friends of
their pOsseSsors.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05

In loosening shale and rock to facili
tate hand or steam shovel work dyna
mite is also very effective, while stumps
may be blasted from the roadbed just
as though they were being removed
from field to be cleared and cultivated
Boulders also are easily shattered by
suitable loading and when of hard rock
may be crushed into surfacing stone.
The side bitches as well as the long
outfall bitches can also be blasted in
keeping with the nature of the ground
In fact there are no limits practically
to the many uses and advantages of
dynamite for road building when care
full and thoughtful attention is given
to the work.
incidentally the planting of shade
trees for roadside improvement and at
tractivencSs is greatly facilitated by
the judicious use of little dynamite.
1t is a recognized fact that trees plant.
ed in blasted holes grow much more
rapidly and progress more favorably
than those planted in the average spade
ding ground.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
Explosives In Road Building

One of the newer methods of road
building that is fast winning the in.
dorsement Of the better versed contrac
tor is that of employing dynamite for
reducing the heavy work.
Grading through hard ground or rock.
for instance. is tedious and requires
time and labor. The use of dynamite
for blasting such material is welcome
relief. Both rock and hard clay may
be loosened in the cut by well placed
charges Of explosives if holes are drill
ed into the ground a little way up the
bank and loaded. Careful spacing and
loading for electrically fired blasts will
result in bringing down both classes of
materials in the best possible manner
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05

.Nu,.n'.Uus irregularities
..rlI tn h.rlndcr about in AZ
l.,. Wa>triuI ways, and man :
.. r.tr,IrSS las added to these trou
.,r, Dy allowing Gtiftwood and loose
pii1h 20 form dams <nd sandbarS.
an OF these things help to hold the
food Of NUierS back and cause eithel
tooding o, swamps, which not only oc
cupy land that could be more protitably
used for farming. but also form fine
breeding places for mosquitoes and
other obnoxious pests. incidentally
they cause in annual loss running into
millions Of dollars per year.
In this day of enlightenment such
things are both wasteful and, one
might add, criminal, especially so in
view of the fact that almost instant
relief may be had by few well placed
charges Of dynamite. Not only will
these blasts straighten out the kinks
and bends and remove lodges and
sand bars, but they will deepen and i'm
prove the channels as nature has real
ly intended. incidentally by straight
ening the winding course of a creek
much area Of tillable land can be OBJ
tanned and farm operation in many In
stances made much easier.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
Deepening the Farm For Bigger Crops
The Third Dimension of the Farm Important Factor Greater
Crops and Bigger Dividends.

taking care of increased horizontal or
surface acreage are all right in their
way, but to go deeper into the farm,
to increase its fertility and productive
ness by increasing its depth, is a mat
ter that the practice Of vertical farm
ing accomplishes quickly and econom-
ically, and very often single car
fridge Of explosive will convert several
yards Of otherwise useless subsoil into
half an acre of new root feeding sur
face. Thus, instead of spreading out
and embracing more territory, vertical
farming enables the farmer to really
concentrate and by intensive methods
conserves in both labor and expense.
At the same time the resulting in
crease in crops emphasizes the profit
able features of the process.
And there is a practical reason for
this. By breaking up the subsoil oxy-
gen is admitted into the ground, and
the pent up natural fertilizing elements
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
Jaegery SUGAR.

Though a Tmail poem enumerates
SUI ways in which the Palmya palm
may be used, one of its most interest.
ing uses is the production of a sugar
called jaggery. This is the result of
boiling down the fresh juice and is
on4 of the chief sugars of South India
-Four or five quarts per tree per day
is the yield for four or five months.
Once in every three years the sap
drawing process is omitted, as other.
wise the tree would die. The tree be.
gins to yield at fifteen years and CON
tinues for about fifty years. The fe.
male tree yields about twice as much
sap as the male. Three quarts of this
sap make one pound of sugar or jag
gerry, which is the chief sugar used by
the poor classes of India.-ArgOnaut.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.
This Old Time Punishment Was Costly
to the Community.

Imprisonment for debt was abolished
by congress in the United States in
1888, though this measure was not
fully enforced until 1899.
In nearly every country until com
paratively recent times debtors have
been subject to Imprisonment After
the panic of 1929 100000 writs for debt
were issued in England. In 1890 1000
persons were sent to London prisons
for debt, and on Jan. l, 1910, LOO per
sons were held for debt in England and
Wales. LOCO in Ireland and less than
100 in Scotland. From time to time
notifications in the laws governing the
Imprisonment of debtors have been
made. so that fewer debtors are i'm.
prisoned for this crime each year.
In 1920 there We're 5000 debtors In
prison in Massachusetts. 10000 in New
York. 1000 in Pennsylvania. 5000 in
Maryland and like proportion in 9th
er states. Many of these persons were
jailed for debts of 81.
The law providing for the impriSon
ment of men who could not pay their
debts was shown to be impracticable
by statistics taken from Philadelphia.
where in 1928 there were 1855 debtors
imprisoned for debts amounting to 500
600. The expenses Of keeping these
persons in confinement was $362.O0
which was paid by the city. and the
amount recovered by this method was
1926. Philadelphia Press.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
IDENTIFYING CRIMINALS.
The System Devised by Bertillon and
the Way Il Is Worked.


Any malefactor who gets into the
clutches of the law nowadays Is Il
marked man for life If he runs up
against the Bertillon system, which Is
scientific method devised by Nj. Al
phonse Bertillon for the identification
of criminals. Bertillon was born In
Paris in 1853. Certain measurements
are taken from every convicted per-
son, and these physical records of pris-
oners are kept on cards. any one OF
which can readily be found by an elab-
crate system of classification.
The measurements are taken on the
left side of the subject, as they are less
liable to alterations than are those on
the right side The determination OF
the convict's height is taken always
at the same hours. because the stature
may be as much as half an inch great
er after nights sleep than it is in the
evening. The color Of the iris of the
eye and the CHARACTERISTIC lines made
by the print of the finger are also re-
corded.
The following measurements are
made: The length and width of head:
the length of the left foot and of the
middle and little fingers of the left
hand; the stature of the whole body,
as well as the length of its upper and
lower portions; the span of the out
stretched arms: the length and breadth
of the left ear and the length of the
left arm.
The system has been used in Paris
since 1880 and is now employed by all
important police departments in this
country. -EXchange.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
FURNISHING A ROOM.
rry to Convey the Impression OF Re-
pose and Hominess.

rrv 10 Convey the Impression OF he'
pose and Hominess.
Tho furniture which we select should
ha designed for its livable qualities. 1t
is NOT a question of whether the room
is furnished consistently Win Louis
XVI. furniture or with empire OF VIII
something else, but whether the lurhi-
fire combines with the walls and 1oors
and ceiling to complete room Win u
single Representatives,, restiu''
ness, repose.
Now, repose and restfulness depend
very largely upon color harmonies, ana
It is therefore well that our furniture
harmonic in this respect. A room
which contains chair or two III wal
nut. others in mahogany and fumeu
oak and a sofa in golden oak cannot
help being bad. Such a room is bound
to affect the nerves of every sensitive
person who comes into the room.
For this reason room should be
yery predominantly mahogany in color
very predominantly fumed oak or very
predominantly something else, but II
should not be mixture. With a pan
eled interior of gray, mahogany will 60
very beautifully, whether it be Chip'
pendale. Sheraton or colonial or all
three mixed. - Lionel Robertson and
TIC. O'Donnell in Good Health.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
Donizetti and Coffee,

Donizetti, composer Of Lucia di
Lammermoor," sought inspiration in
the coffeepot. 1t would be interest
ing to know accurately the total
amount Of coffee this cratic genius
managed to consume during his short
career. 1t was his habit to shut him
self up in his room with writing ma
terials and three or four coffeepots
full Of steaming coffee. When these
were emptied he ordered in three or
four more and, these disposed of in
their turn, another three or four. His
biographer says that the amount of
coffee he drank was fabulous" and
one can well believe it. The effect on
his once fine constitution was deplor.
able. His face shriveled and turned
yellow, his lips became black, and with
the inevitable breakdown of his nerv-
GUS system his genius fell rapidly into
premature decay.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
Strengthening Streams
With Dynamite

The ancient Egyptians were noted
for their crops because, as history
states, they 'sowed their seeds In the
Nile" This does not mean that they
actually cast the seed in the river AT
certain seasons of the year the Nile
overfows its banks, depositing on either
shore rich silt or earth that is highly
conducive to bumper crops, and the
wise ancient Egyptians, realizing this,
profted thereby.
Water is a necessity. The tiniest
brooks up to the largest rivers play an
important part in the scheme of things
inasmuch as they are natures way of
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
NOTICE.

Inc Charter Board of the Citv of
palatka will meet at 1880 p. m. on e W
cry Friday and on the First and Third
Wednesdays and on the Second
Fourth and Fifth Tuesdays of each
month, starting this week for the mr. mr.
pose of drafting a Charter for for p tho
City of Palatka, to be submitted nc 40
the qualified voters of said Civ IVA az ~ ~
election hereafter to be called. "
All meetings will be held N tho
council Chamber of the CITY Hall and md
are open to the public. All citizens emu
are urged to attend these meetingS
ana to advance any ideas thew nsT
nave as to what the Charter sbnriJ
contain. The Board will remi,e tbat
any one submitting a provision ma az
provisions to be incorporates in +ba
Charter shall present the Sorno 'He
writing to be filed with the Board bnt
after ate filing such suggestions the Roo oui
Will gladly hear any oral discusses ms OU" "a
10 the merits of each proviSion Oi TS Ss
I Silne IN which the Board must act Is
limited by statute and it will he nc
promptly. SHALL act
Respectfully.
ID: q. HAMM, Chairman
w. A. WILLIAMS, JR.. Clerk
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
HIS HARD TASK.
1t Wearied Him, and Yet We All Face
the Same Problems.

- wv anu CT we All r aOt
the Same Problems.
A friend once asked an aged mar
what caused him to complain so OTTER
at eventide of pain and WEAKNESS
Alas" replied he, 81 have every day
so much to do. l have two falcons tc
tame, two hares to keep from running
away, two hawks to manage a ser.
pent to confine, lion to chain and o
sick man to tend and wait upon"
well, WELL" commented his friend
you are busy indeed. But ! didn't
know that you had anything to dc
with a menagerie. How. then, do you
make that out?'
why" continued the old man, Ills.
ten. Two falcons are my eyes, which
| must guard diligently; the two hares
are my feet, which | must keep from
walking in the ways of sin; the two
hawks are my hands, which | must
train to work that | may provide fol
myself and those dependent on me as
well as for needy friend occasionally,
the serpent is my tongue, which must
keep ever bridled lest it speak I'm,
seemly; the lion is my heart, with
which l have continual fight lest
evil things come out of it. and the sick
man is my whole body. which is al.
ways needing my watchfulness and
care AN this daily wears out nv
strength"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05

of the lower soils are released and
utilized. A reservoir for the storage of
water is created, and a good home for
the roots is produced. Good roots
are essential to good plants. Men
who look below the surface realize
these facts. They know also that a
plant produces only in proportion to
the extent of air, water and nourish-
ment given its roots Thus is the new
er method of vertical farming both
logical and profitable.
This method of farming vertically Is
in itself easy, simple and labor saving.
A half cartridge charge Of farm pow
der placed well down into the tight
subsoil at intervals of about rod,
tamped properly and fired carefully
will do the work quickly and econom-
ically. Subsoil blasting, however. can
be done successfully only when the
subsoil is dry.
Few tools are required for the work.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
n.nartmaut NJ the Iuter1or

U. S. LAND OEFIOE at Gainesville.
Florida, october z3rd, 1915.
Notice is hereby given that Julia sutton,
widow OF Fred. j. sutton, Deceased, of
Palatka, Florida, Box u, X. +. d. No. l, who,
on January Z, 1910, made Homestead Entry,
No 06260, for North half of Lot 3, Section
80, Township 0 South, Range 25 East, ITALIA
hassee Meridian, has filed notice of inten-
ton to make Five-year proof, to establish
claim to the land above described. before
Clerk of Circuit Court, at Palatka. Florida,
on the 9th day of December, 1915.
Claimant names as witnesses:
w. A. Williams, of Palatka, Florida, RE-. d,
Mol.
No. l.
j. w. Cannon, Jr., OF Palatka. Florida,
r. f. d. Mol
j. d. Johns, of Palatka, Florida, r. f. D.
Mol.
ROBT. w. DAVIS,
Register
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

All creditors, legatees, distributes,
and all persons having claims or de-
mands against the ESTATE of Samuel
j. Kennerly, deceased, are hereby no
titled to present their claims or de-
mands to me within Two Years; and
all persons indebted to said Samuel j.
Kennerly, deceased, are notified to pay
the same Immediately.
LEILA A. KENNERLY,
Administrative of the estate of Sam
uel ]. Kennerly, deceased
This 18th day of Oct, A. D. 1915. .
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
FAMILY AVOIDS
SERIOUS SICKNESS
By Being Constantly Supplied With
Thedford's Black-Draught.

McDuff, Va.-"I suffered for several
years." says Mrs. ]. B. Whitaker, Of
this place, with sick headache, and
stomach trouble.
Ten years ago friend told me to try
Thedford's Black-Draught, which | did,
and | found it TO be the best family medi-
cine for young and old.
| keep Black-Draught on hand all the
time now, and when my children feel a
little bad, they ask me for dose, and il
does them more good than any medicine
they ever tried.
We never have long spell of sick
ness in our family, since we commenced
using Black-Draught."
Thedford's Black Draught is purely
vegetable, and has been found to regti.
late weak stomachs, aid digestion, re-
lieve indigestion, collie, wind, nausea,
headache, sick stomach, and Similar
symptoms.
1t has been in constant use for more
than 10 years, and has benefited more
than million people.
Your druggist sells and recommends
Black-Draught. Price only 25c. Get a
Package to-day. NC i2a
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
Notice.

Tax Book will open November 1st,
for payment of State and County
Taxes for 1915.
If any tax payer shall pay his taxes
between the first day of November
and the first day of December, he shall
be allowed discount of two per
centum therefrom; and if he shall pay
on the first day of December, or be-
tween that day and the first day of
January, he shall be allowed a dis
count of one per centum therefrom.
R. j. HANCOCK,
Tax Collector.
Octohar Doth 1919
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05

All creditors, legatees, distributes,
and all persons having claims or &C.
mands against the ESTATE of Ed
ward S. Grill, deceased, are hereby no.
tilted to present their claims or de-
mands to me within Two Years; and
all persons indebted to said Edward S.
Grill, deceased, are notified to pay thu
same Immediately.
JOSEPHINE E. GRILL,
As Administrative of the estate of
Edward S. Grill, deceased.
This 26th day of Oct, A. D. 1915. 8w
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
How to Prevent CrOup.

1t may be surprise to you to learn
that in many cases Group can be pre-
vented. Mrs. H. M. Johns, Elda,
Ohio, relates her experience as fol-
lows: "My little boy is subject to
Group. During the past winter l kept
a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy in the house, and when ne
began having that croupy cough
would give him one or two doses of
it and it would break the attack. I
like it better for children than any
other cough medicine because children
take it willingly, and it is safe and
reliable" Obtainable everywhere.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
A CRIME AGAINST CHILDREN

1t is a crime against helpless chill
dren to give them bitter, nauseous
chill tonics that purge and cause seri-
GUS inflammation of the stomach and
bowels that frequently Proves fatal
Quick's Chill Tonic does not weaken
and phIysic. Children will take it and
never know it is medicine. Trv if
once on guarantee to be better than
any other. Price rs cents. Sold bv
j. H. Haughton, Druggist. y
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
A. H. ODOM.
"A. ii. ODOM,
Special Master in Chancery.
Morgan F. Jones, and
Hll6urn e. Merryday
Solicitors for Complainant,
OF Application for Tax Deed
'hder section of Chapter ASS,
Laws of Florida,

NOTICE is hereby given that
x. g; Burce purchaser of Tax Certificate
NO. 81 dated the Ith day OF July A. D., 1910
a naS MED said certificate in my Office,
al anq mas mas made application for tax deed
Sai sue IN accordance with law.
9dl9 certificate embraces the follow
p,,g described property, situated in
utham county, Florida. to-wit:
" nm TL. ~ a. OF VIZ of SwI4 of Nell, section
r rSo"hship 10, :. Range "a e., 10 Acres.
dsta ne SAID land being assessed at the
NN'e Vi issuance of such certificate in
the name Of F. W. Coneinr,
dee,.ieSs said certificate shall be re,
sI-u according to law. tax deed will
issue " thereon in9o on the sth day of November
illness my official signature ana
seal this the sth dav Of oc,ohar n 1915.
ISEAL) HENPy t LIT. ~
Nierk circuit Court. Putnam Co. Fla
by II. Hutchinson. Jr.. D. c
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Beware of Chean Substitutes

In these days of keen competition
1T is important that the public see
that they get Chamberlain's Couch
Remedy and not take substitutes sold
Tor the sake of extra profit. Cham
6erlaln's Cough Remedy has stood
me test and been approved for mora
where. every
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
Hand Shaking Dangerous.

Psychologists recently found I'M
der the fingernails of men, women and
children no less than thirteen differ
ent kinds of disease germs, including
those of tuberculosis, diphtheria and
influenza.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

All creditors, legatees, distributes,
and all persons having claims or de-
mands against the ESTATE of A. b.
Purdom, deceased are hereby notified
to present their claims or demands to
me within Two Years; and all persons
indebted to said A. B. Purdom deceas-
mediately
MAY H. PURDOM,
EXecutriX of the last will of A. r.
Purdom deceased.
This 18th day of Oct, A. D. 1915.
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Chamberlain'S Tablets

This is medicine intended espe
cially for stomach troubles, bilious
ness and constipation. 1t is meeting
with much success and rapidly gain
ing in favor and popularity. Obtain
able everywhere.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
More Fruits Should Be Used.

II Is rather strange how few people
know the medicinal value of our COM
mon fruits and vegetables. What a
pity more fruits and fruit juices are
not used.
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Corrected.

Suitor-T cannot live without your
daughter. Old Riehleigh-Oh. yes you
can. Work never killed anybody yet
Boston Transcript.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05

Employer-"Didin't your grand
mother die once before this year?"
Office Boy-"Yes, sir, She-she err
came pretty near bein' buried alive
that time!"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05

Half of success is in seeing the sig-
nifcance Of little things.-Henry F.
Cope.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05

If some people would take the
trouble to conceal what they think
they would be more popular.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05

both irrigation and drainage. But be-
ing formed according to natures die.
tates their courses do not always jibe
with mans desires or needs.
Rock lodges impede their progress.
Overhanging stumps and trees retard