The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-03-19

Mr.. and Mrs. RoDefC haylholiu
Price, formerly of this city bit now
of Jacksonville, are rejoicing over the
arrival of little daughter. The
Young Miss arrived on March 4th, and
her name is Olive Rae.
Hon. F. J. Fearnside, president of
the State Board of Health, was in
Jacksonville the early part of the
week attending the annual meeting
of the board. He submitted his an
nual report.
The serious illness of his son, Tom
Russell, at his home in Crescent
City, makes it impossible for the edi-
tor to give much thought to the pa
per this week.. The young man has a
severe attack of typhoid fever, and
while very ill, fortunately so far
there are no complications and he is
doing as well as could be expected.
Within few weeks Florida will be
shipping one of her greatest money
making crops, Irish potatoes. 1t is
stated that the prospects for a bum
per yield per acre were never brighter
than at this time. 1t is estimated
that there are close around 5000 acres
in Hastings, Federal Point and Pa
latka potato farms.-DeLand Record.
Jacksonville voted Tuesday in IA
vor of 100000 bonds for school
purposes. The total vote was 1,164,
of which 9Os voted yes, and 256, no.
This is not large vote in city of
10000. The people do not take the
interest they should in elections. The
man who does not vote when he has a
chance has no right to kick afterwards
when things don't go to his LIKING.
Mrs. F. ]. H. Won Engelken of Vim
golf-on-the-St. Johns is enjoying a
visit from her sister, Mrs. H. 7. Fos-
ter, and little daughter, of Tacoma,
Wash. Mrs. Fosters husband is a
son of ex-U. S. Senator Foster of
Washington. Mrs. Foster expects
to leave today for her home on Puget
sound, but will visit for a week or
two in Kentucky en- route.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Thompson and
Mrs. Thompsons father, all of De-
troit, Mich. are in the city and will
remain until June. Mr.. Thompson
has spent the last twelve winters in
Florida down along the east coast, en-
gagged in truck commission business
This spring he will handle potatoes
from the east side of the river and
his opinion is there will be good
market for them.
Ponder this truism: Ignorance is
the mother of suspicion, hate, back
biting, lies, SANDER, and the whole
brood of evil imaginings that keer
people apart" and this by wise old
Marcus Aurelius, who is remembered
for his sayings, and not for his ex-
ploits on the battle field: "Be not un.
easy, discouraged, or out of humor be-
cause practice falls short of precept
in some particulars. If you happen
to be beaten return to the charge.
The Board of Directors of all the
National banks have received a let
ter from the Comptroller of the
Treasury Department at Washing
ton forbiddihg any officer, or EN-
ployee of the bank, paying tanlovel
draft of any depositor, when there
are not sufficient funds on deposit K
the credit of the drawer of the checl
to meet the same. Do not blame the
cashier if you allow your check tt
| go to protest.
| All of the readers of the News may
not know how Wall street and TIT
other stock jobbing agencies are op
| Grated. Here it is in nutshell
"If the manager of the pool wishes
| to make a stock appear active, HI
gives buying and selling orders il
about equal volume; if he wishes tt
put up the price, he gives an excess
of buying orders; if he wishes to de
press, he gives an excess of selling or
ders."
The Western Union Telegraph Co
has adopted the policy of showing II
plain figures the time a telegram is
filed at the originating point of all in
dependent Western Union offices, due
allowance to be made between the da!
message and day letter service. In
dependent offices are all offices oper
| ated in cities and towns outside o.
| railroad stations. 1t is believed thi!
new method of handling kilograms
will be a great convenience to thu
public. This new method is strictly
| Western Union feature.
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