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The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-04-14
THE VELVET ROADS
Of LAKE COUNTY
Big Marion County Delega-
ton Inspects Them.

The News has received the follow
ing communication from a well-knowI
citizen ana business man of Putnam
County:
will SoU kindly give space for The
following report of the visit If The
Marion county delegation to .aspec'
the good roads of Lake county? The
matter is one of interest to the tax
payers of Putnam, more especially tc
those along the line of the Palatka-
Rodman- Orange Springs road, which
is to be of the sand-asphalt grade.
The writer saw the first piece OF
road of this kind made three years
ago, in Eustis. 1t stands today as
good as ever and will be as long last.
ing and better than brick. Three
miles of this class of road can be made
for the same price as brick road,
and practically all the money left at
home. Let the country people who
pay the taxes take notice"
The following is the account of the
visit of the Marion county delegation
taken from the Eustis Lake Region,
of which our correspondent speaks:
Between thirty-fve and forty au-
tomobiles containing about 200 citi-
zens and officials of Marion County,
led by Banker Monroe, went over our
wonderful sand-asphalt roads yester-
day from one end to the other, dis
tance of about thirty miles, inspected
the Velvet Way" at every turn.
watched the two plants in operation
mixing the asphalt and sand, saw it
hauled, spread, rolled and made ready
for traffic in twenty-four hours, at
the rate of nine feet wide and 1000
feet long per day, on six-inch clay
base at a total cost of from seventy
five to eighty cents per square yard,
by the Continental Public Works Co.,
of New York City and Mt. Dora, Fla,
That's the whole story in nutshell.
All that remains to be said is the
crowd admitted Lake has the finest
roads in Florida, at less than one-half
the cost of brick laid on sand!
Mr.. C. A. Childs, Lakes pioneer
good roads booster, Senator Igou,
Hon. H. W. Bishop, DR.. A. L. Brown,
ard Mr. McClelland had the visitors
in charge, and after dinner at the
Grand View they heard talks at the
Pavilion by Superintendent Jones, of
the Continental Co., Mr.. Childs and
Mr.. Woods. The party then returned
home via the Velvet Way to Grand
Island and on to Leesburg and Ocala
All We're delighted. 1t was literally
a pilgrimage to the good roads shrine
of Florida, where many come to knock
but go away to pray and praise the
velvet asphalt roads of
this section of Lake County. Among
the visitors were all the County Com
of Marion, all city officials
of Ocala and nearby towns, all the
bankers and lawyers, preachers, farm
ers, etc, that could crowd into forty
in ALL Editors Benjamin
Of the Ocala Evening Star, Harris of
the Morning Banner, and Collens of
the Summerfield Chronicle were of |
the party. 1t was little bit the lar
gest delegation that has so far in
Spected our asphalt highways. Il
ooked to US like the funeral process
sion of the American Brick Trust. !
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-04-14

The Lords Supper will be celebrat-
ed next Sunday morning The ses-
sion will meet prior to the church
service to receive any who wish to
ioin by confession of faith or by let
ter. Topic for Sunday evening is
"Loyalty.' The mems bible class
meets every Sunday morning at 9:45
All married and single men invited.
The mems club will meet at the
residence of Mr. ]. R. Mellon on Mon
day evening at 1870 o'clock. Thomas
Mellon has volunteered to entertain
those present with steropticon views.
There was no prayer meeting We'd
nesday evening on account of the
presence of Ex-Governor Patterson OF
Tennessee, who delivered an address
at the Court House on Prohibition.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-04-14

The political surprise of last week
was the announcement of Editor A
P. Jordan of Punta Gorda, that ne
would be a candidate in the primary
for Secretary of State. This is an
office that Hon. H. Clay Crawford
has held unopposed for twenty years,
and one that his father, the late Hon.
]. L. Crawford held before him. Fact
is the office has been in the Craw'
ford family so long that a man has
to be old to remember when it was
otherwise. Mr.. Jordan has been edit
ing papers and boosting Florida all
this time, and he has concluded to
give the people an opportunity to
boost him into the secretaryship. He
is worthy of the place. But the
Crawford habit is strong with the
people, and if editor Jordan wins it
will only be by breaking the life
time habit of the people.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-04-14

During the past six weeks some
three or four houses of winter resi-
dents have been broken open in and
near Lake Como. The last to be
broken into was that of Mr.. Force, a
New Jersey gentleman, whose home
is On the hill on the point of lano
near Mr.. Dusenberry's home. This
was broken into on Tuesday while Mr..
Force and the family were away, and
some 5000 in jewelry and money
taken.
Sheriff Kennerly was notified and
went to Lake Como on Tuesday, ac-
companied by P. NJ. Hagan and 9th
ers. The house was turned topsy-
turvy by the burglar, but several
valuable articles were not molcsted
That the sheriff has a certain clue to
the capture Of the house-breaker is
sure, and his arrest is only the mat
ter Of a few days.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-04-14
Women's Clubs of County.

On Monday last a most successful
county meeting was held in Palatka,
the Woman's Club of Palatka having
the honor of being hostess club. Four
state officers were present, Mrs. W.
S. Jennings, state president, Miss
Kathryn Thorpe, vice president of
4th section, Miss Crosby, librarian
and Miss B. A. Williams, auditor, and
one past president, Mrs. Richard Ad-
ans, with seven board members.
Many delegates were also present
from Crescent City, Green Cove
Springs and San Mateo. Preceding
the meeting a number of the hostess
club entertained at luncheon at James
cafe in honor of the state officers.
At 3 p. M, the meeting was called to
order by Mrs. D. J. Coughlin, presi-
dent Palatka Woman's Club. Miss
Thorpe was introduced and presided
in her usual happy manner. Mrs.
Jennings was the next speaker and
those who had come especially to hear
this distinguished speaker were not
disappointed. She always brings Q
of inspiration and compre-
hensive report, and the peculiar charm
of her personality has made her be.
loved by every club woman. Miss
Irma Jane Lewis, a most talented
vocalist from Kansas, gave much
pleasure by singing two numbers.
Reports from the clubs of Putnam
county followed. Crescent City made
a splendid report, showing splendid
receipts from the moving picture
theater, which the club owns and con-
trolls. Palatka gave an interesting re
port, and one item that brought forth
comment was the establishment of g
baby bed at the union station.
Mrs. Munsell, president of tho
Green Cove Springs club, reviewed
the work accomplished by her club in
various lines of usefulness. Cree
Cove Springs is the proud possessor
Of beautiful club house. The Elmo
guartette consisting of Miss Lewis.
Miss Leib, Mrs. Lucas and Mrs. Mann,
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-04-14
RECONCILIATION OF
PRESIDENT ASSURED.

William Jennings Bryan in tn
April Commoner, regards the nomina
ton of President Wilson by the dem
ocratic party as assured. He says:
at is now certain that Presi-
dent Wilson will be renominated
by acclamation. No other name
will be presented to the conven-
ton. The platform will endorse
his administration and the rec
ord made by the democratic con-
gress. The differences, such as
may exist, between the Presi-
dent and congress, will be COM
promised and the party will pre-
sent a united front.
1T is a remarkable record of
achievement, nothing to COM
pare with it in number and i'm
portance of reforms accomplish
ed. Where republican leaders
have been wrong the President
and the democratic congress have
been right. The republican lead
ers have opposed all that has been
done in favor of lower tariff
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-04-14

Editor Benz. E. Prevatt of the De-
Land Record is dead. This brave
sweet spirited man and conservative
editor passed away at his home in
DeLand last Wednesday evening af-
ter a brief illness, aged 81 years.
He is survived by the wife and one
son. the latter old enough to go on
with the business his father estab-
lished and of the calibre to carry the
family name in honor through the
coming generation. But to those II
US who knew and loved the father.
and who are passing on, there can De
no one to fill his place. We will miss
him much, but we will, all the more,
because of that love, desire the con-
tiued success of his old Record un-
der the guidance of this son whom
our friend reared to become his sue
cessor. Editor Prevatt was greatly
honored in Volusia county, where for
over a quarter century he has pub
lished The Record. He was for ma
nv wears a member of the county
school board and was vice president
and director of the First National
Bank of DeLand. May he rest in
paoca
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-04-14
S10O Reward. SlOV'

The readers Of this pape,,, !,
pleased to learn that there ,os', y \
one dreaded diseasa that sS. ",'rg
been able to cure IN al us ,ss,i ss1i
that is Catarrh. HalIs CaI%,l nnT
is the only positive cure nU'
to the medical fraterniM, n
being a constitutional dlseas.s
a constitutional treat;m.earrrr,
Catarrh Cure is taken inoStsTIS iiIoos sS
ing directly upon the DivOu tor D
cous surfaces of The sysse%ni ~ D
destroying the Foundation, y q
sease. and giving the pa.sttitStIs
by building up the eohsjn e,ISs ii
assisting nature In doins mut.
The proprietors have 50 Sat thgI
in its curative powers tn% nv rss
One Hundred Dollars tof Or al "iis
il fails to cure. SEND 10.
timonials. Ad9i "a "a TtA
F. j. CHENEY & Go"
Sold by Druggists, DIiis 12iTi, tr /
Take Halls Family rms
patton.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-04-14

rates, an income tax, currency
reform and antitrust legislation.
They have insisted on war with
Mexico and even want to enter
the European war. Where the
President has conceded more than
he should to the scaredness pro-
gram, the republican leaders have
demanded even more, so that the
President is nearer to the people
than the republican leaders. Let
every democrat get ready for the
campaign and 60 to work"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-04-14
FLORAHOME News

An affair of especial iE,Gs
be the garden fete and dinngyI
place Friday, April 2lst, at N
| grove, which is situated rOra \
depot at the end OF the gI
path. Leading politicians taiI
vicinity, including PalatA,
Point, Crescent City, Putn1 /
and elsewhere, will be present
pleasing program viii follow
ner which will be served at
under the beautiful oaks VIII
artistic festoons of SpariA /
All are cordially invited to n
An interesting demonSuar1S /
canning and preserving was II
Miss Mae L. Wells, EXtensia T
Instructor in Home Econona s
Miss Josephine Sipprell, club 4
demonstrator ,on Tuesday @A1
at Palmetto Hall. About II
Florahome women were pM
profit by the instructions give
A young peoples dance vi
at Palmetto Hall Saturday ra
Rev. T. A. Roland preachaF
church services held Sunday
The Putnam Hal baSeba-
came to Florahoma and won!
from the home team. Quite
ber of baseball fans from
and Putnam Hall motOred "
cheer the players. u
The dredge is about one y
yards beyond the bridge at
and the piledriver is still buq
bridge. A dam has been coTp Il
near that location in the cana
able the dredge 10 float as Il
do.
The new school trustees JUL
ed are Mr. Brandt, Mr.. H. ~
and Mr.. Revels.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-04-14
Lakes of Killarney.

The lakes of Killarney als
have been once the site OF w
populous city.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-04-14

rendered a pleaing numbs
which the social committee /
cream and cake.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1916-06-02
Ear Diseases

catarrhal dcafre, rcu, ears.
hsad-noises
nv. CIAIDF wOICoTI. sr-~i.Itst
Tusu. r'if
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1916-06-02

One Gal Can California Musoat Grapes for 3Oc
One Gal Can California Green Gage Plums for 3sc
One Cal Can California Yellow Chng Peaches for 10c
t1c c.. Csp .'i,rni. Prc'cd Apri-cts ior 400
g.. G. g.. s.I..r.. e,,t.a'' pears for 4-,
One Ca. Can California Backberrics for 45c
One Gal Can California Logan Berries for soc
One Gal Can CSlhorne Royal Anne Cherries for So
Coc Cal Can Pc Annie, for ...... ...... 2Oe
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1916-06-02

CHRISTIANITY 10 US rro~+h has o
.Ilsc. Tor rood neu ri iifi.r'c'
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27
a Already a Good. 81

Representa- i've Sam M. Wolfe, who
introduced seventeen bills in the house
! the first day, used to chrs0hool IN
Pickens. Probably that is what made
him arrive at conclusion that a whole
lot of legislation was necessary yet in
| order to make this good state. Spar
tanburg Journal.
We don't believe it. Pickens county
has the reputation of being the most
law-abiding county in the state and it's
jurors and officers enforce the law when
it is violated. but since it is getting to
where man can't go out of his house
without violating some of the so-called
laws we suspect Pickens will be forced
to take it's place along with other law
breaking counties, because juries of
good and sensible men will not convict a
man for violating some of these petty
laws. Mark the prediction: this multi .
tude of petty laws which the legislature
annually passes is going to make it so !!
that it will be hard matter to convict
a white man of any crime whatsoever.
You don't have to make this good |
state. 1t is good state already. If
South Carolina had not been Il mighty |
good state the Legislature would have
ruined it before this.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27
How a Georgian
Lost 500 Dollars

A we'll. known business man OF
Toccoa who, strange to say, was
not a subscriber to the Record,
paid this office visit one day
last week and ordered the paper
sent to him regularly.
Not being a regular reader of
the Record, this gentleman had
failed to learn that a certain
tract of land was to be sold on
the 4th instant, and it was a
piece of property that he very
much desired to purchase.
If l had been a subscriber to
the Record / would have known
about it and would have gone to
the sale" he said. THE prop
erty was worth 81 900, and as it
only brought five hundred, [
figure that l lost five hundred
dollars by not keeping myself in
formed as to what is going on.
/ am going to be subscriber to
my county paper regularly here
after"
As he handed over a dollar he
said he was not going to let any
more good things like that slip
by for the sake of saving the
price Of a years subscription to
his home paper, which he ought
to patronize anyhow. .-Toccoa
(Ga.) Record.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27
Forest Reserves
Bought by Govt.

The purchase by the govern
ment Of 81 1883 acres of non- agri-
cultural land in the White Noun
tains of New Hampshire and
the Southern Appalachians has
been approved by the National
Forest Reservation Commission,
bringing the total area so far
approved for national forests in
the east up to more than 1875,
600 acres. This latest acquisi-
sition will involve an expendit-
ure of $3.50, 900, or about 3.88an
acre.
The largest parcel is in the
Boone purchase area in North
Carolina, a block of 36, 1856 acres,
which the owners have agreed
to sell for $1.9O per acre. The
next largest is in New Hamp-
shire, a group of tracts compris-
ing 23,5l8 acres, one of which
will close a gap between the
tracts already acquired in that
region, the price being $7.21 per
acre. The rest of the plrchas Q
is distributed as follows:
9,723 acres at $4. 81 per acre, in
the Monongahela area, West
Virginia.
1902 acres ut So. l6 per acre,in
the Potomac area, Virginia and
West Virginia.
1854 acres at $3.50 per acre, in
the Massanutten area, Virginia.
1913 acres at $3.49 per acre, in
the Shenandoah area, Virginia
and West Virginia.
3,423 acres at $2.77 per acre,
in the Natural Bridge area, Vir-
ginia. Government Journal.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27
You Have a Standing Invitation

Tugaloo Tribune.
We certainly hope Brother Wallace
of the Dewberry Preserver and Harold
Booker of the Spartanburg Journal en-
Joyed their visit to Gary Hiott in Pick
ems. York News.
Hiott invited the wrong parties. Had
the invitation been extended to the
editor of the Tugaloo Tribune he would
have been right there.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27

The entire brotherhood of Twelve
Mile River, Pickens and Piedmont asso-
Citations join the friends thruout the
state in sympathy for the bereaved
family Of our dear Brother Walter E.
wilkins. Sadly do we feel when we
think Of him and know that no more
will we see his face bcaming with smiles
nor hear his voice pleading with the
brethren for greater missionary spirit
and praying to the God of missions for
strength to do His work. May God &
blessings rest upon the loved ones sc
| sorely bereaved.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27

Miss Cecilia Milow, described as a
Swedish educator and writer, says she
believes in women as wives and moth
ers. To be faithful wife and a good
mother is far greater vocation than
to be a lawyer, a professor or a popu-
lar club woman" Many of us believe
that, too; but what does Miss Cecilia
know about being wife and mother,
being as how she is an old maid?
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27

The late Thomas B. Reed one time
speaker of the national house of repre-
sentatives, called by the opposition
Gear Reed" had Colonel Roosevelt
sized up about right. Just before his
last illness he was the centre of group
of politicians and they were discussing
politics and men. Finally, when they
got around to Roosevelt, Reed drawled:
"Y-a-s, admire Roosevelt very much,
indeed; what | admire most about him
is his enthusiasm over his discovery of
the Ten Commandments. -
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27
Honor Roll Mile Creek School

First Grade Rector Dalton, Ionic
Nix, Elva Thomas
Second Grade Gladys Dalton, Lena
Turner.
Third Grade Lucia Lumpkin, Olive
Parsons, Ionic Parsons, Bernettie Nix.
Fourth Grade Eugene p 4rsons.
Fifth Grade-Russell Martin, 0. v.
Roper, Ora Roper.
Sixth Grade Dora Chapman, Odis
Dalton, Homer Nix, Earl Murphree,
Paul Parsons, Ruth Pickens.
Seventh Grade - Pauline Dalton, Annie
Lee Martin. BENNIE DUCKwoRTH,
Principal.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27

Here's a news item from paper of
1910: 'Orangeburg, Jan. 20. William
Blank was lynched near here last night
for taking drink of whiskey. Spar
tanburg Journal.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27
Glass Legislation!

Charleston Post.
This here law making crime the
carrying Of an excess of liquor in ones
system while perambulating upon the
highways of South Carolina will give
some individuals a distinct advantage
over others, when the arrest hazard is
taken into consideration.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27

Austrians are whipping the Italians.
the Russians are knouting the Bulga
A'ians, the British and French are lam
basting the Turks and the Germans
have cleaned up the Montenegrins.
That's the way the war stands in Europe
at present.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27

a. A great hubbub has been raised in
certain quarters about the proposed tax
of 30 cents on each horsepower auto.
mobile, and some parties in California
are out in circular begging auto own
ers for money to defeat the law. The
Sct that the tax on the machine is to
!. paid by the manufactures before it
IN YES the factory, and not by the own
IA should entitle those California par
;aa 70 call-down from Uncle Sam for
,o;no The mails to defraud.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27

Doc Evans. Columbia States physi-
elan, has half column article in his
:" How to Keep Well - department
headed Waters Virtues" Shucks!
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27

1t is said automobiles are to be cheap
'er, and that by and by we can all have
one. When they begin to sell them on
the popular instalment plana dollar
down and a dollar week we'll get
ours.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27

"British Government Gains in
Strength" headline. But what many
would like to see is the British army
strengthening up a bit.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27

Industrial Germany is described as
<'the marvel Of the world" Miitaristic
Germany is close second.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27

They are still building railroads in
Georgia that is, the newspapers are.
That's why they are called paper rail
roads, we suppose.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27

General Huerta said he would die
before he saluted our flag" says Co.
lumbia State. Well, didn't he?
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27

Mr.. Lansing says that in time of war
neutrals have rights the same as belig-
erents. Maybe so; but why do the be-
ligerents get their rights and the neu-
trails do not?
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27

Booker of the Spartanburg Journal
has discovered that buttermilk will
make people beautiful. and the con-
sumption of the beverage in that town
is reported to be enormous since the
discovery.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27

Isn't it about time for some writer to
say: "Sit steady in the boat" anent
this latest Mexican outrage? 1t would
sound better if it would read: ''Shoot
true, and all together
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27

Everything runs to neutrality these
days. Now here comes Doc Evans of
the Columbia State sheath department
saying as how we must bo neutral in
taking our bathsl
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27

Dunk Bolts informs us that he disap-
proves of the way they raise negroes in
Georgia.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27

TT is no disgrace not to be able to do
i everything; but to undertake or
pretend to do what you are not made
for, is not only shameful but eX-
tremely troublesome and vexatious.
-Plutarch.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27

Paris and Berlin are fussing about
that Champagne district. There has
been lot of trouble hatched out of this
beverage ever since the French began
making it.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27

And the Hearst papers have also dis
continued their whiskey advertisements.
That's nothing to brag of. The Pick
ems Sentinel never started it.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27

We see by the papers that an expert
lectured or" Feeble -Mindedness" before
the members Of the general assembly
jast week Very appropriate. indeed.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27

, -FOUR WEEK LY RIDDLE. What letter
Z !, the alphab. ct is most useful to deaf
oldWoman?
( The letter A., because it maker her
near.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27

Bryan, Roosevelt and Wilson. And
the greatest of these is Wilson.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27

Chitterlings and cracklin' bread are
about gone. Now for the rabbit stew!
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27

Hokesmith is regarded as jokesmith
by everybody but Hokesmith.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27

We forgot to print our poem
La at week, so this week we
WHY write an extra good one.
This lis it.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-27
PER YEAR, INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE
GARY HIoTT. Manager.

Obituary notices and tributes of respect of
MOI over one hundred words will be printed FREQ
Of charge All over that number must he paid
for at the rate of one cent q word. Cash to
accompany man,iSc ript. .C Ga rdS Of thanks pub
ljshed for one half cent a word.