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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-03-12
Spring Seeding

Is here and we have on hand very
large and well assorted stock Of Seeds,
(which have been tested at NJ. A. {. as
to their purity to meet any and all re-
quirements
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-03-12

No. | June Clover Seed
No. l Mammoth Clover Seed
No. l Alsyke Clover Seed
Pine Tree Brand Timothy Seed
Pine Tree Brand Alfalfa Seed
Silver Gray Buckwheat Seed
No. | Canada Field Peas
No. l Hunga ian Millett Seed
Seed Barley, Seed Oats, Etc.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-02
Curry Occupies New Store.

Another great improvement in The
store quarters of this city is the new
store of W. NJ. Curry. The new store
lis almost directly across the street
from the old one, and in the new
Merryday block.
The new quarters have more thar
three times the floor and shelf space
of the old and consequently q mucl
heavier and more complete stock will
be carried. The new store is a hand.
some place. The beautiful white
electrolliers shed strong. soft light
about the place in the evening, and in
the day time the ample window space
gives strong light. The fixtures
are modern and the goods we'll ar
ranged.
All the best makes of shoes for
men, women and Children, together
with a complete line of up-to-date
mems furnishing goods will be car
ried, together with samples for tail
ored clothes from a house of reputa-
ton.
Mr.. Curry moved into his new
quarters on Wednesday. He smiles.
He has a right to smile, for he can
now take his place among the best
housed merchants in Palatka.
Mr.. Curry was in his old quarters
eighteen vears-siX years as manag.
er for H. T. Vatterlin. and twelve
years on his own account. Twelve
years ago he bought out the Vatterlir
interests. He started with Capt. J
ID. Lane as q partner unCnr the firm
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-02
Bank Interior Progressing.

Work on the interior OF the new
banking office of the State Bank OF
Palatka is progressing finely. On
Wednesday W. A. Walton moved the
big steel vault doors to the bank and
unloaded them. Representatives OF
the Franz Safe & Lock Co., Jackson
vile are on hand and are getting the
big vault in readiness for the recep-
ton of money and valuable
J. o. Mcbride of Jacksonville who
has the contract for the marble work
is also on hand and at work getting
the counters and floors in. The floors
are to be of fine thing, and three
colors of marble will be used in the
counters. 1t will be one of the pref
test bank interiors in the state.
President Fearnside is taking a great
pride and interest in the progress of
the work and spends much e his
time about the new building. He is
somewhat disappointed at the delay;
he had hoped, as had all of US. that
the bank would be in its new quarters
in time for the Elks' Convention.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-02

fathered by United States Senator
Nathan P. Bryan, whom he contem-
plated opposing for the senate at hat
time, and his interference, through
his brothers and other go-betweens,
with legislation that did not meet his
august approval" The Palatka News
is sorry The Times has made this
sweeping charge. 1t is a mistake on
the part of that paper. 1t is true,
undoubtedly, that Gov. Trammell did
not like all features of the original
primary bill, but this opposition man
Tested itself only in efforts to amend
and improve and strengthen the
measure The editor of The News
was member of that legislature
and as an associate member of the
House committee on Privileges and
Elections held several consultations
with Gov. Trammell over The bill, and
| if the Governor opposed it that OPP
position was not made manifest to
the writer. Gov. Trammel's "Cor-
rupt Practice Act" was an impor-
tant measure-important in that it
sought to fix penalties for violations
of the spirit of the Bryan primary
law. That Gov. Trammell had in
mind opposing Senator Bryan for the
Senate, was never more than current
political gossip-gossip which subse-
quent events have shown to have been
never more than gossip. Gov. Tram
mell's brother was much about the
Legislative session, but if he ever
sought to influence legislation, it was
never known to this editor. The fact
that he was about caused some adj
verse criticism of the Governor, but
so would the presence of any other
relative of a high official with an am
bition to secure petty Office. There
were others in Tallahassee at the
time, who, like the Governors broth
err, were disappointed in their ambi-
tons.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-02

Prohibition as war measure bids
fair to become an edict of the British
government. Hon. Lloyd George,
chancellor of the exchequer, has made
the announcement that drink is a
greater foe than Germany and Aus
tria. Employers and labor organiza-
lions are backing the chancellor, and
as it now seems probable the govern
ment will take even more drastic
measures with the liquor business
than Russia. If liquor is a greater
foe to the country in war than Ger,
many and Austria. what must it be ii
peace? The contemplated action OF
the British government is only anoth'
er giant stride toward universal
worldwide prohibition.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-02

Repeated efforts have been m~de to
induce the Putnam Comfy Com
missioners to meet the offer of the
Government to share in paying INC
salary of farm demonstration agent.
To show what a real live agent can
do the Cooperative Demonstration
Bureau of the Unite&>States Depart
ment of Agriculture has issued par
ticulars concerpifg the work of
agents in varioSs states. From this
we select STORY Of the achievements
of j. G. Bruce who began his expe-
riments four years ago in Culpepper
County, Va. He was among the first
to engage in the work, and he had an
uphill time of it, but the following
from the Country Gentleman shows
what the right man can do when he
tries, especially where the people he
tries to help cooperate with him:
Last year this agent saw total Of
1859 acres of grain, forage and hay
sown as the result of his influence.
This figure does not include the acre
age sown to cowpeas and soy beans.
Last year he influenced the bringing
in of 100 dairy cows and the putting
| in of twenty-five cream separat0rs;
$50 dairy cows were fed according to
his advice; 1000 beef cattle were fed
under his direction; 200 sheep and
SEQ hogs were similarly fed. rhlee
thousand fruit trees were rruncd and
sprayed as 4 result of his better-frlit
propaganda; ninety-fve silos were
erected. Along the cream routes
that he helped to establish the farm
ers are gathering eggs. Last year
he Travelled 5000 miles within the
boundaries of Culpeper. He made
more than 1900 visits to farmers.
Of the boy members of the clubs
he has organized, fifty-fve per cent
invested their earnings in land or
more education; last year seven Of
these club members qualified as DEM
constructors in the county.
The first year this agent received
$500 and paid his own expenses.
The next year he received $500; the
third year his salary was $500; the
fourth year it was $1,000; and for the
year 1915 he gets $1,000.
His salary is paid by the Govern
ment, the county, and the Virginia
Agricultural College. The first year
Culpeper's share of his salary was
S33.33 month; the second year,
$3.50 a month; the third year, $3.50
a month; the fourth year, S45 a
month; and this year $50 month.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-02
Fred Y. Owen HnnOred.

Fred V. Owen, merchant of Sat
suma Nights, has received from Gov.
Park Trammell his appointment as
member Of the Putnam county school
board to succeed J. H. Green of
Fruitland, whose resignation was ten
dered at the March meeting some four
weeks ago.
The Palatka News feels that it can
enthuse some in its congratulations
to the people of the county on this
appointment. Mr.. Owen is not a
politician; he is just a plain, honest
citizen of the county who through a
long series of years has bourn a rep
utation for thrift, enterprise and hon
orable dealing such as entities him to
the full respect of his fellow citizens
He is a progressive citizen, progress
sive not as the term applies to poll,
tics particularly, though we presume
he is that too, but progressive in that
he wants to see his county and state
take an advanced position in the mat.
ter of education and everything else
that enobles and makes for a better
citizenship and a better county ant
state. Again we congratulate the
people of this county on the appoint
ment of Fred V. Owen.
Mr.. Ovens bond will have to b.
approved by the board of county
commissioners at the meeting mex
week. He will enter on his new of
flee at the May meeting of the schoo
hoard
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-02
How The Money Goes.

The disbursement of the taxes of
Putnam county percapita, according
to Comptroller Knott's report Just
issued, is as follows: General ex-
penses, $1.39; criminal pro> e,ution,
40; building and maintaining roads,
$2.98; interest and sinking fund, .73;
schools, $2.76; total $685.. This di-
vision per each individual in the
county is based on the population of
1908 according to the U. S. Census
of 1910. Reduced to a minimum
rate each person in the county last
year contributed a fraction over two
cents a day to help rim the county.
And yet we hear people talk about
the burdens of taxation. A cheap
cigar smoked in thirty minutes costs
as much as the smoke, and maybe a
grumbler, has to pay-if a property
owner-as his share two days to keep
the county government going.
The counties in the south part of
the State lead in expenditures, Palm
Beach heading the list with S599l
for each inhabitant; st. Lucie is Sec
ond with $4755; and Dade third with
1871.
According to Comptroller Knr t
the Putnam county school fund is je-
hind $5,179.2S; the road fund s.
531.54. The receipts from fires and
forfeitures in Putnam county for the
year ending June 30, 1914, amounted
to S4,949.96, while the disbursements
were $6,305.13. Every county in
the State shows court expenses far
in excess of the fines and forfeiturcs.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-02
WHAT. ARE YOU
ANSWERED IET?"

Golfers, in an article by George
Fitch. gives an amusing glimpse o.
some of the men who play chess witt
our tax moneys:
Over 100 congressman folded
up their careers when the late
congress came to a close. Some
of them marched on into the sem
ate. Others retired from age,
satisfied ambitions, cold feet and
ether disabilities. One of the
greatest bereavementS was Con-
gresham Charles Bartlett of
Georgia. He was noted for his
temper, his knowledge Of consti-
rational law. and his affection for
Georgia. One time Bartlett was
addressing poSterity and one or
two members with intense earn
estress during the lunch hour
delivering a beautiful apostrophe
TO Macon, Ga, his home town.
Merely to help the debate along,
Smith. of Iowa, rose and inter
rupted the speaker. Has the
gentleman ever heard of Red
Oak. Iowa >" he asked. NO"
said Bartlett, with tremendous
emphasis. Smith then proceeded
in kindly fashion to inform the
Georgia congressman that Red
Oak had more street paving,
more telephones. more churches,
more Carnegie libraries, and
more bank deposits than Macon.
That's not true" shouted Bart
lett, with extreme earnestness.
Il never heard of Red Oak. It's
a one-horse town. It's only a
clap-board huddle of shacks in a
private mudhole" loud and re-
peated cheering from the other
three auditors.) 81 deny it, l
deny it," shouted Smith, whose
Iowa loyalty had been awakened
81 don't care if YOU do" said
Bartlett. "a better man than
you denied Christ" Upon which,
having silenced the enemy, he
Numbered cheerfully on.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-02

as that SOL" yelled David.
And he whirled his sling and
soaked Goliath on the coco be-
tween the lamps. The giant
went to the mat and to k the
count. David took Goliath's
sword and chopped off the giants
head.
And the gang beat it.
The News is not advocating the
adoption of this modern street En-
glish by the pulpit. By no stretch of
the imagination can it view the Rev,
DR.. Purcell, or the Revs. Poage or
Cason of this city, talking to their
congregations in this language, and
yet it has the approval of 400 cler-
gymen in Philadelphia alone, and as
used by the Rev. W. A. Sunday was
a no mean factor in the conversion OF
over 100000 souls in ten weeks cam.
paign.
There is one thing only for which
we feel reanonably sure-there won't
be any "sissies" among Billy Sun
days converts. They will be manly
men and womanly women. During
the balance of their stay on earth
they will have a more practical com.
prehension of the Christian way thar
has hitherto been common among
those who have espoused the cause
of the Master under the influence OF
revival effort. Billy Sunday doesn't
teach his converts, either by precept
or example, to go about singing -
I'm but a pilgrim here, Heaven is
my home"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-02
SUNDAYS VERSION OF
DAVID AND GOLIATH.

Here is the Old Testament story o
David and Goliath as translated b,
the Rev. Billy Sunday into modern
street parlance-the kind quite com
mon on the streets Of Palatka an
every other American city:
David was the youngest son:
He had to wear his brothers,
band-me-downs. His father told
him one day to go and say to his
brothers. who were fighting in
the trenches with Sauls army;
"Your mothers getting nervous
about YOU. You haven't phoned
her in a long time.
When David got to the battle
field he saw Goliath. nos
that big lobster?" he asked. His
brotbers said: "Why, he's the
main cheese of the Philistines."
David said: "Are you guys going
70 let that stiff pull bluff like
tbstq Are YOU going to let him
get away with it? I'm gong 10
King SAIL fixed David up with
some armor, but it was four sizes
100 b;g. and David threw it away
he gof his sling and some smooth
stones out of the creek;
when Goliath saw David ne
rava him the Ha-Ha. LOOK
who's herel" he said. he klooeu
David.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-02

c. 0. Codrington, editor of the De-
Land News and one of the oldest and
most prominent editors of the state,
was honored at the Miami meeting
of the Florida Press Association last
week with the presidency of that or
ganization. an act in which the asso-
citation also honored itself. Oscar T..
Conklin of the Miami Herald was
chosen vice-president, 7. J. Apple
yard. Sr., secretary, and J. W. White,
treasurer. Harry L. Brown Of the st.
Augustine Record was elected to rep
resent the Florida organization at
the meeting of the National Press
Association. The Miami meeting
was one of the most enjoyable ever
held: the entertainment was most
lavish. and the editors who attend
ed carried away the warmest senti-
ments of regard and admiration for
the "Magic CITY" The editor of The
Palatka News was not privileged to
attend the meeting owing to the e.
we're illness of his son, bit that he
was remembered by his brethren dur
ling these anxious hours is attested
by the following telegram: q am in
structed by unanimous vote to con-
vey to you the best wishes of every
member of the Florida Press Associa-
ton. We earnestly desire the early
and complete recovery of your SON
We all miss you. T. ]. Appleyard Sr.
Secretary"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-02
HE LEARNED
| SOMETHING.

1t is not only the things that we do,
but those we don't do that have their
significance, and Of this there is an
interesting illustration in an editorial
by Erman Ridgeway in the Delinea-
tor. He says:
In the February Delineator |
discussed on this page and heart
lily advocated military trainin~
for all boys and girls of grammar
school age. When l finished that
discussion and read it over, it
seemed to me good. ! waited
couple of days and read it again.
1t seemed one of the best things
| had ever written. My associates
all like it. We expected great
things from it. asked you to
write me what you thought of it.
l felt certain you would feel very
strongly about it. l expected
lot of vigorous correspondence
from you; l would not have been
surprised if 1000 of YOU had writ
ten me about it. You may or may
not appreciate my utter amaze
ment when l received Just II let
tiers.
Mr.. Ridgeway then asks his read
ers to write and tell him why the!
did not respond to that editorial, an
if they are opposed to military train
ing for boys and girls, to say so. HI
reprints two of the II letters, and O.
these the first one is interesting a.
probably representing the feeling o:
many women:
Do you think women go to the
gates of heaven to bring back
these wee ideas of God, to have
them shot for the pleasure of
some ruler who never knows or
cares about their existence until
he wants soldiers? ! have an
only son, so | know whereof |
speak. A man not prepared 70
fight will generally make some
excuse and nations are but MAN
in the lump. l have other uses
for my son than teaching him to
fight. or even to have the idea
that fear of attack will be good
incentive for any knowledge. Has
the great preparedness of Ger
many added one mite to the hap
piness of her people? So,
sir, please think again on the
plan of making all boys into SOL
diers. l do not think the women
will support your letter. y
R. L.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-02

The recent announcement OF Perry
g. Wall a yong and vigorous bust
ness man of Tampa, that he would be
a candidate for U. S. Senator in 1916
to succeed Senator N. P. Bryan, Las
caused more than the usual comment
which naturally follows the announe-
ed candidacy of a prominent Floridian
for high office. And more, these
comments of the state press have
been in the main favorable to a real
ization of Mr.. Wallis ambition. The
new candidate is a member of the
wholesale hardware firm of knight
& Wall, a man of fine business ability
and character, clean, clear-headed and
winsome. That he has caused YER
liable stampede to his banner from
the people of South Florida is appa-
rent. Mr.. Bryan will have something
to worry over from now till the close
of the primaries next spring.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-02
d
Sert1ct,ette:

= "Woe is me!"-Isaiah 6;5, +
= Whose utterance is this? is it i
+ the cry of castaway? Nay, in :!
i. deed. 1t is the speech o. +
= prophet predestined of Cod to an :
X extended and distinguished ca !
+ reer. Well, then, why this cry? :
+ What is the matter? Just this; !
+ God has come near to him. This i
j. matter of being intimate with :.
+ God costs. Sometimes it costs !
i self complacency, seif-esteem. -
4 Theprinter uses the mercury tube !
+ light for the reason that to de- !
+ gree said to be mot possible to :.
= any other artificial light, it re- !
= veals every blemish in paper and 7
+ printing process. And when !
+ man gets under the light of Gods !
+ immediate presence, then, as new !
:. err before. all his defects are dis !
+ closed. Man sees himself by the !
+ ultimate light, and measures i
+ himself by the ultimate stand I
:. dard And, compared to that di- 1
+ vine excellence, he finds himself I
+ utterly unworthy. And the dis I
+ closure presses from his soul I
:. Some such cry as this of Isaiah, I
+ Woe is me! for | am undone: !
+ because l am man of un- !
+ clean lips; for mine eyes have j
+ seen the King, the Lord of !
+ Hosts" Job, the most nearly +
+ perfect man of his times, expe- I
+ rienced this feeling. Before his !
+ self-constituted comforters and !
+ critics, who urged that some spe- !
+ cial wickedness had brought his !
i special affection, he stood out !
+ splendidlv in resistance. He as !
+ serted his integrity. and called I
+ God and men to witness to the !
+ truth of it all. But when his I
!. self-righteoIs tormentors were 81 /
\ fenced, and God spoke, then in !
= splendid Inconsistency with his +
+ boasting, he cried: 81 have heard !
+ of Thee by the hearing of the !
+ ear; but now mine eye seeth I
+ Thee. Wherefore, I abhor my !
+ self, and repent in dust and ash >
+ es." A very different thing ::
+ from standing before men is I
+ this standing before God in the !
+ white light of His transcendant !
+ glory. Peter felt the same !
+ thing. He who had had presump- i
: ton enough to reprove his Lord, /
+ sees the publishing of that d. j
+vine majesty and power in a mi !
+ racle, and he cried: depart i
= from me, o Lord. for l am :!
= sinful man." Modern men, con- !
= spicuous for their grace and in ::
+ tegrity, like Brainerd. and 9TH !
+ ers, have gone through the iden-
+ teal experience. As they have /
+ seen God up, they have seen i
= themselves down. 1t is even as 1
= Robert South says. that the man :
= with keen sense of God is !
= man with a keen sense of sin. !
+ So when this sense of or i'll de-
= sert comes to US, instead of al
= lowing the adversary to use it
''to discourage and dishearten us, !
+ as if God had forsaken US. let
rus the rather accept it as token
+ of the nearness of God to US !
+ in all His Divine excellence. Let
+us remember that !
+ "Still stands Gods ancient sacri-
+ fee :
+ An humble and contrite heart" !
= + + + + = + = + - + + - + |
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-02
HARD ON THE
| BOOZE ANGELS.

The somewhat genial F. P. A, an
other New York humorist, is also on
the wing. Here's what he says about
Kansas:
There isn't much poverty in
Kansas, and the kind of misery
that the liquor States aboTnd in
is unknown. | heard two trav-
cling men, riding from Newton to
Hutchinson, discussing it. "Since
Kansas went dry" one said, 81
make these little towns and sell a
lot of stuff. Couldn't touch 'em
before. And if towns that size
were in a wet State, I'd lose my
job for stopping off at EN-"
"Same with me-" the other said,
who represented" an adding-ma-
chine house. "These dry States
beef mighty little when business
is bad in other parts of the coun-
try. I'll bet New York'll go dry
before long"
All the walls of the booze angel
who howl about blind pigs, wood al
cohol, and allied topics cannot alte
the main facts. The saloon does no
get the money Under prohibition. Il
time the liquor habit is broken, an
as that happens booze ceases to b.
an issue and people turn to bette
ways of living.-Colliers' Weekly.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-02
500 Reward. 500.

The readers of this paper will be
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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-02

Americans are reproached from
time to time because they have chos-
en- to sit idly aside while civilization
is being menaced.' But let rs not
worry too much about civilization so
long as the Afridi, the Turco, the Ne
grod, the Hindu, the Cossack, the
Ghurka, the Sikh, the Sepoy, the Tar
tar, the Jap and the Senegalese have
rushed to its defense.