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The Raymer enterprise., 1915-08-26

name Chong wah Tong. thinking OF
the investigation which the coroner
had asked him to make into the muir.
der. He and Long Sin moved few
steps away, discussing the affair.
Elaine and l were still talking over
the entertainment.
She happened to place her hand on
the desk near Long Sin. My back was
toward him and ! did not see him start
suddenly and look at her hand. On 1t
was the ring-the ring which, un-
known to US, Long Sin had found in
the passageway under Aunt Tabby's
garden. Of which he had been robbed,
Long Sin decided to recover the ring
by stealth.
Elaine was still talking enthusias.
tically about her party, when Long Sin
turned from Kennedy and moved to-
ward us with a bow.
THE lady speaks Of an Oriental re-
ception." he remarked. Would she
care to engage magician?"
Elaine turned to him surprised. "Do
you mean that you are 4 magician
she asked. puzzled.
Long Sin smiled quietly. He reached
over and took small bottle from Ken.
nedy's laboratory table. Holding 1t in
his hand almost directly before us. he
made few slight-of-hand passes and
presto! the bottle had disappeared. A
few more passes, and a test tube ap'
peared in its place. Before We knew 1t
he had caused the test tube to disap'
pear and the bottle to reappear. We
all applauded enthusiastically.
a. don't think that is such a bad
idea after all" nodded Kennedy to
Elaine.
It was the night of the reception
The Dodge library was transformed
The Oriental hangings which Elaine
and Kennedy had purchased seemed
to breathe mysticism. At the far end
of the room platform had been ar
ranged to form stage on which Long
Sin was to perform his sleight Of hand
Almost everybody had arrived when
Elaine turned to the guests and intro
duced Long Sin with a little speech.
I shall not attempt to describe the
amazing series of tricks which he per.
formed. His hands and fingers seemed
to move like lighting.
He had finished and every one
crowded about him to congratulate
him on his skill. His only answer,
however. was his inscrutable smile.
This is wonderful, wonderful"
repeated as happened to meet Elaine
alone. We walked into the conserva.
tory while the guests were crowding
around Long Sin. She seated herself
for the first time during the evening
MAY get you an ice?" l suggested
She thanked me, and l hurried of
As passed through the drawing room
| did not notice that Long Sin had
managed to escape further congratu'
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Kennedy and dashed up before the
apartment house in which We knew
that Long Sin lived, leaped cut Of the
car and hurried In.
1t was on the second floor, and we
did not wait for the elevator but took
the steps two at time. Kennedy
found the door locked. Instantly he
whipped out his revolver and shot the
lock In pieces. We threw ourselves
against the door, the broken lock gave
way and we rushed in through the
front room.
No one was there, but In back
room we could hear sounds. 1t was
Elaine and Aunt Josephine struggling
with the Cinnamon. Long Sin and
the others had seized Elaine and
Aunt Josephine was trying to help her
Just as we rushed In. With a blow
Kennedy knocked out the secretary,
while l struggled with the other Chi.
namen who blocked our way.
Then Kennedy went directly at Long
Sin. They struggled furiously.
Long Sin, with his wonderful knowl.
edge Of jiu jitsu, might not have been
a match for six other Cinnamon, but
he was for one white man. With a
mighty effort he threw Kennedy
rushed for the door and. as he passed
through the outside room, seized q
Tong ak from the wall.
Afraid Of the wonderful flu jltsu,
had picked up the first thing handy
which was q taboret. l literally broke
Is over the head Of my Chinaman. then
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Back in the apartment Elaine and
Aunt Josephine were Just about to
run out when the two Cinnamon who
had been knocked out recovered One
of them threw himself on Elaine.
Aunt Josephine tried to ward him on.
but the other one struck her and
threw her down.
Before she could recover they had
seized Elaine.
With a hasty cultural exclamation
they picked her up and ran out. In
stead OF going downstairs they crossed
the hallway, slamming the door behind
them.
As Kennedy and reached the
ground floor we saw the janitor and
one of the elevator boys on either side
OF Aunt Josephine.
Elaine. Elaine." she cried
whats the matter?" demanded
Kennedy. leaning heavily on me.
They have kidnapped her." cried
Aunt Josephine.
Kennedy pulled himself together.
Tell me, quick-how did 1t hap
pen?" he demanded Of Aunt Joseph
Inc.
ut was the ring" she cried. hand
ing II to him.
Kennedy took the ring and looked
at 1t for a moment. Then he turned
to us blankly.
All the rooms were empty.
Elaine hal been spirited away.
Go BE CoNTINUED.l
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-07

Citrus fruits, although members of
the same family, doing well on the
same soil, and having a common re-
semblance, are much unlike in their
qualities. They all contain in vary
ing degrees the acid called citric, but
the difference is so marked that the
experts of the department of agri-
culture invite attention to them. AS
a result of many experiments we are
told that grapefruit juice can be
cheaply and easily bottled and that
it will keep indefinitely. 1t is proba-
bly, that public bulletin will soon be
issued giving all the particulars.
This discovery will be of great value
to Florida, since a product largely
wasted because of low prices, can be
turned to account. But the point we
are making is that the juice of or
anges and lemons, if treated the same
way as grapefruit, will not keep
equally well and will not retain their
natural flavor.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-07
MEASURES OF
PROSPERITY.

On the whole are business affairs
in this country out of joint; or, are
they in a prosperous state? The
correct answer will depend on the
point of view. The manufacturers
of powder, guns, and nearly all war
material are running overtime. The
shoe, blanket, and other factories of
that class kre rushed with orders
from abroad. These are all meas
ures of prosperity for those con-
cerned
Take the most talked about indus
try of them ALL the one whose ag-
gregate output is probably greater
than any other, that devoted to au-
tomobiles. According to reports
there were never so many of these
factories; they were never so hur-
ried by orders; and the actual sales
were never so large as they have
been this season, as they are right
now. One concern is turning out
1900 cars a day and cannot catch
up with orders. Others are max
ing thousands every week and
there are several of them. AS a
rule the buyer does not get his car
on credit; though sometimes he may
secure it on the installment plan
But it means literally hundreds of
millions of dollars going into cars in
1915. Some of them are used strict
ly for business, but most cars are
run mainly for pleasure. Then the
1pkeep of the cars makes an enor-
NOUS total. The tens of thousands
of buyers of automobiles must have
money. An investment so large
must indicate prosperous times.
Judged by the sales of cars alone the
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-07
SUMNER WEATHER
WARNINGS.
B. F. T.

All things, or nearly all, are said
to come to those who wait long
enough. Shippers of perishable
goods, truck and fruit growers, trav-
elers, those out of fuel, those with
fuel to sell, and many other classes
take notice of the cold wave warn
ings the weather service sends out
during the months of winter. Most
times the warnings are realized in
low and damaging temperatures,
though now and then the cold wave
changes its coulse, and fails to make
good the forecast. Storm warnings
for ships and shipping are sent out
all the year through, and attention
| is paid to them.
But something new is announced.
Only few years ago the weather
experts at Washington did what they
could to discourage the putting of
trust in long-range forecasts. They
called such alleged prophets fakirs,
and claimed that science had not pro-
gressed far enough to foretell many
days in advance what the atmospher-
ic conditions would be. Now the
United States Weather Bureau makes
a concession. 1t intends to give
weekly weather forecast designed es-
pecially to aid farmers in planning
their work and shippers in handling
their goods. These forecasts for the
summer were announced only last
month, April. In order to have these
weekly forecasts reach those most in
terested the Bureau has arranged a
system of which the forecast will be
taken Tuesday and reach the weekly
newspapers a day later. The fore
casts will be prepared at Washing
ton Tuesday morning and will cover
the week beginning Wednesday. They
will be telegraphed to state distribu-
ting centers, at once printed and put
into the mails. The daily papers will
receive the forecasts by wire through
the press associations. So for the
first time we are to know officially
what to expect in the way of rain
and temperature for at least a week
before it comes. B. F. T.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-07
STAND BY
YOUR TOWN.

One often hears citizens complain
ing that their home town is not
progressive; that the home merchant
does not carry a large stock; that
taxes are too high; that the roads
are not good enough. These and
other complaints are too common;
and often they are too true. Pa
latka is no exception to other cities
in Florida and elsewhere. The trou-
BILE most times is not with the town
or the home merchant, but with those
who do the grumbling.
The Tampa merchants, for illus
tration, through their association
have prepared bill and sent it to
their representatives at Tallahassee
for enactment into law. They want
to stop the itinerant vendors who
infict all towns. They come today,
take what they can get, and leave
tomorrow They take their address
with them, and, many times, the
money of their easy victims. They
make allIring promises; sometimes
show samples of better goods than
they furnish; and often practice de-
ception in different ways. The av-
erage transient peddler takes away
from the town much more than he
leaves with it; he hurts the town
more than he helps it. And it is the
same with many of the away-frona-
home order men. They do nothins to
make the home town better worth
living in.
Such intruders are not fair compet-
itors. On the other hand the home
merchant is a fixture. He can be
reached at all times and he has a
reputation for square dealing to main
tain. His stock will depend largely
on the patronage he receives. He
pays taxes; he contributes to public
causes; his family helps make the
town; and his children attend the
public schools. There is every rea-
son why he should be patronized and
the money kept in circulation at
home where it will confer benefit on
many persons. The action taken by
the merchants of Tampa ought to
have the support of merchants ev-
erywhere. 1t means town-building
and better times. B. F. T.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-07
Lane Adams Presldes

The Hague.-Miss Jane Adams OF
Chicago was unanimously chosen
chairman of the International Con-
gress of Women here. Two delegates
from each of the principal nations rep
resented were nominated members Of
the international committee. The con-
gress adopted resolution protesting
against the madness and horror of
war; opposing the assumption that
women can be protected under con-
ditions of modern warfare; recogniz-
ing women's responsibility in connec.
ton with wars.
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be some giving and taking on the

be some giving and taking on the
part of both bodies.
One stumbling block to full con-
cession by the board of trade will
be found in the fact that it has a
special fund for work which is be-
ing contributed by certain business
men. These men will naturally have
right to say something. Who are
to be the officers of the amalgamated
society is of little significance, except
it be that of secretary, who is paid
a salary from this special fund. Per-
haps the men who contribute to this
fund ought to be given the say in
this matter. But the other officers
are honorary and none Of them are
"stuck on their jobs"
By what name the organization
shall go by is unimportant, and the
matter of monthly dues and initia-
tory fees should be settled without
trouble.
The board of governors of the Pa
latka board of trade are: Howell A.
Davis, H. NJ. de Montmollin, Frank
D. Wattles, Warner T. Hamm, j. H,
Millican and W. w. Tilghman. 1t
will be seen that some of these are
still young men.
Gentlemen of both bodies: If the
Palatka News might be permitted a
word in this matter it would say:
For the honor and glory and pro-
gress of Putnam County, GET TO
GETHER IN ONE UNITED Eff
FORT. IN UNION THERE is
STRENGTH.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-07

The automobile to the extent of
more than a million-with the nIm-
Der of machines increasing by thous-
ands every day-has taken the place
of the driving horse. In some places
the horse is as hard to find in cities
as the automobile was Is or 20 years
ago. And now the gasoline-driven
implement is pushing the horse off
the farm where it was supposed his
usefulness would continue for long
time. The tractor has become the
competitor of the horse in earnest.
While yet in a state of development
the modern gas tractor of ten or more
horse power, has become so common
that the Department of Agriculture
has taken notice. 1t has issued new
bulletin, No. TIA, entitled Farm Ex-
periments with the Tractor" The
tractor has been in use on large farms
for some years but it is more and
more finding favor with the small
farmers. 1t is doing satisfactory
work in several citrus groves in Flori-
da.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-07

people generally must be in very
comfortable circumstances.
The farmers, especially those of
the North and West, are fast in
creasing their bank accounts. The
past year has been one of great
crops of grain sold for unusually
high prices. The promise is for a
larger yield of grain this year, with
prices as high or higher.
Still the cry for work comes
from the unemployed. The truth ap,
pears to be that there is a great
deal of prosperity, which, however
is not equally distributed among
the people. B. F. I
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-07
ThaW Loses Another Point

New York.-The APPELLATE division OF
the supreme court granted the attor-
ney generals application for an alter
native writ restraining Supreme Court
Justice Hendrick from empanelling a
jury to test the sanity of Harry X.
Thaw. Argument on whether the writ
should be made permanent will be
heard May 7. Justice Hendrick decid-
ed he had power to call in jury
to aid him in determining Thaw's
sanity and announced that he would
certainly do so. State authorities con.
tend the justice had no such power.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-07
SELF-PROTECTION
FOR FLORIDA.

1t has been claimed, the statement
being often made, that the legislature
of Florida has been more friendly to
other interests, and minor ones at
that, than to the growing of citrus
fruits. The citrus industry repre-
sents millions of dollars in invest
ment, millions of dollars in annual
cost, and in returns to the state. The
present legislature has recognized it
handsomely, and in doing so has per-
formed a great service to the whole
state. There is rejoicing with solid
cause for the better feeling.
The legislature, by decisive vote
in senate and house, has passed what
is known as the Crop Pest Bill or as
it is officially known, "The Florida
Plant Act of 1915" To show in
what general favor this measure is
held it may be said that it was ap-
proved by the State Horticultural So
ciety, the Growers and Shippers
League, the Florida Citrus Exchange,
and by all the growers of the state
who are alive to their own interests.
In the opinion of competent judges
this legislation is decidedly the best
law of its kind on the statute books
of any state in the country, and
there are several states with good
laws of this nature. The law car
ries an appropriation of S125,OOO to
carry on the fight against citrus can
ker, the gravest danger that has ever
threatened the citrus grower. So
large an amount will be of tremen-
dous assistance, but it is all needed
and more. The situation in Dade
county of late has been somewhat dis
q1ieting as a considerable number of
diseased trees have been located. Re-
newed efforts will be required, though
for weeks more than one hundred men
have been carrying on the campaign
in the field. They have done much
but they have not stamped out the
enemy. The law also appropriates
$4,000 for the purpose of establish
ing a commission to look out for other
pests, and this commissioner is to be
known as the State Plant Board, COM
posed of FIVE members. The law in
fu11 u-ou1d fill three columns of the
Palatka News but its purpose in well
known. 1t is long step in advance
in the development of agriculture and
horticulture in Florida and covers the
entire state instead of any particu-
lar section of it.
The legislature deserves the thanks
of the whole state for what it has
done in a constructive and protec-
tive way. Credit is also due to
President Hume of the State Horti-
cultural Society; to Manager Tenny
of the Growers and Shippers League;
to DR.. Hiram Byrd; to W. ]. Krone
as all of these men were in Tallahas-
see for days, some of them for weeks
explaining the many provisions of the
measure and pleading for the enact
ment. The thousands to be benefited
are grateful to these men and to
others who assisted in accomplish
ing the grand result. B. F. T.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-07

And now they are trying to take
away some of the ancient honors of
st. Augustine which prides itself on
its age quite as much as on its youth
fulness. St. Augustine may be the
oldest city in the United States but
San Juan, Porto Rico, is also under
the stars and stripes, and it claims
to have been there first> Palatka's
suburb has our sympathy.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-07
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 & CO., Toledo o.
We, the undersigned. have known
F. ]. Cheney for the last 10 years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo o.
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 Halls Family Pills for cOnsti-
patton.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-07
To Mend CeIIuloid,

Any article made of celluloid may
be mended with collodion. Scratch
the broken edges to be mended with
a sharp knife until smooth surface
is secured Apply the collodion and
press tightly together for several min
utes. Let stand for at least twenty
four hours. Liquid court plaster will
answer as well, since the main ingre-
dent is collodion.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-07

"Buy it Now" This is the slogan
that many merchants and newspapers
in Florida and all over the country,
have given and are giving promi-
nence. 1t looks and sounds like bust
ness. 1t has a ring of the up-to-
date; the feel of coin jingling in the
pocket. But Wouldn't Buy 1t When
You Can Pay for 1t" be just as
business-like? In stimulating buy
ing too much are we not encouraging
debts beyond our ability to meet.
And debts, after a little while cry
for settlement. Hoarding money is,
of course, quite another thing. 1t
is sort of stagnation for those who
indulge it too far, and also discour-
ager of good times both for the one
who has something to sell and for
the one who has the means to buy.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-07

The real estate agents of st. Pc
tersburg, many if not most of whom
are women, know a thing or two.
They know that it is not enough to
induce the tourists to visit that place;
but even more important to hold
them there as long as possible. And
so a two weeks Chautauq1a is an an
nual spring event. The winter resi-
dent from the home point of view is
more desirable than the transient Wis
itor, though all Floridians are always
glad to see him.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-07

A letter from the Isles of Pines
contains some information which is
not especially gratifying to the ci-
trus growers of Florida. The letter
says: "The raising of grapefruit east
ly takes the lead among the Islands
industries. Many excellent specimens
of this tart but luscious product are
exported each year, and often reach
a figure as high as 35O,0OO crates for
a single season." An increasing
number of the Islanders are New
Englanders and they are still putting
young grapefruit trees into the
ground after the fashion in Southern
Florida.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-07

There are few of US who like a
pesaimist, one who looks on the worst
side of everything, and who, if he
cannot really find a dismal angle,
makes one out of his imagination.
To be sure prices have been low all
through the season for citrus fruits,
and for some kinds of truck. But
there is a farmer in Alachua coun-
ty, and not one alone, who says that
his crops and the prices he has re-
ceived for them have been better this
spring than for many seasons. The
Florida truckers are not having a bad
time of it; in truth many of them
are in clover.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-07

There may be some few possible
exceptions, but the rule is that So
called "cures" for tuberculosis are
worthless in some cases, dangerous in
others, and expensive in all. Under
the food and drugs act of congress
with no other object in view than
that of the public good thorough
investigation has been made of pre-
parations called consumption cures
Some of them contain drugs that
may at times afford some temporary
relief, but this is all. Some of the
preparations were almost as bad as
the disease, since the strongest con-
stitution could hardly stand a long
course of treatment. AS a matter OF
fact the successful treatment of tu-
berculosis requires much more than
the mere giving of medicine.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-07

In many lines of business in this
part of the country and in other
parts there is a lull; few of the in
dustries between California and
Maine are working overtime or ad-
vancing wages. But the baseball
business is showing no depression.
There has been no cut in salaries; no
reduction in the amount of newspa-
per space used; the small boy and the
proprietor of the factory are seen on
the benches in the usual nur Der.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-07
Mrs. Rumnweather ExnIalns.

'1 have observed" says Mrs. Bump
weather. that when | am extra kind
to people they think am easy-going
and take advantage of me. But l can
well afford to laugh, because it is per-
fectly true"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-07
Recording Sound Waves.

A new German method of recording
sound waves employs lead pencil
line Of varying thickness, formed on
strip Of paper by an electric current
influenced by the vibrations.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-07

The Floridians who go to the sea-
coast, up into the North Carolina
mountains, to the New England states
and elsewhere, are about equal in
number to the tourists from the
North who come south in winter. And
the change in climate and scenery
is about as beneficial to the one class
as to the other.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-07
THE IDEAL PLACE TO SPENDe
YOUR VACATION. II
Summer Haven, Florida.

Mrs. Jas. NJ. Bryant is prepared to
care for a limited number of summer
boarders, and now is the time to
make your arrangements if you wish
to spend your vacation at this popu-
lar resort which has always been m
excelled for fishing, bathing and
boating. For particulars write to
Mrs. Jas. NJ. Bryant, Summer Haven,
Florida, Via. st. Augustine. 5-1-2m