davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
DELUDES ITS ENEMIES.
Cunning Of the Castor Oil Plant In
Protecting Its Seeds.

Dressing them up to look like foul
tasting bugs, this plant protects her
children from hungry birds If it were
not for their DISCUSSES the children
might be eaten and never have q
chance to grow and become big plants.
The wise mother plant realizes this.
hence the masquerade It's the castor
oil plant.
To the average persV anything re-
lating to castor oil is not regarded as
much of delicacy. Birds, however,
think otherwise. The seeds of the plant
are like candy to them.
So the mother plant schemes to pro-
tect them. When she sends them out
into the world she clothes them in
variesated and fantastic dress until
the seeds resemble coccinella beetles.
Now, if there is anything birds dis
like more than anything else it is a
coccinella beetle. AS a result they
make wry face when they see tho
castor oil beans and pass them by.
These seeds are oval and about a
half inch long. They grow in spiny
capsules, three seeds in each capsule.
TO show that the castor oil plant is
no newcomer on the earth, archaeolo-
gists write of finding seeds in tombs
of ancient Egyptians. - Philadelphia
North American.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05

When blowout occurs on the road
and no spare tube or shoe is on the car
and the blown tube or casing is beyond
further repair, the usual method Of
procedure ts to run to the nearest
garage on the rim. In every case this
means positive destruction of the rim,
If the casing is removed, and serious
damage of the rim or the destruction
of the shoe, IL it is left on. Recently
motorist was in this predicament.
and he procured some rope from u
farmer and wound 1t tightly around
the rim, felloe and spokcs. The first
few turns Of rope were wound circum-
ferentially; the remainder was wound
crosswise. so that holding places were
obtained at four or five spokes. Suffi
cient rope was used to make the thick
ness Of the novel tire equal to that Of
the rubber casing.
If properly wound the rope tire will
not make riding very uncomfortable
In any event it Is better than destroy
ing rim.-Popular Science Monthly.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
FRAGMENTS of Guineas.

Few geographical names have In
turn swollen and shrunk in Importance
as Guinea has. Originally this or
something like this appears to have
been the name Of forgotten little
town and Kingdom in the Niger re-
gion. Then the name expanded in Eu-
ropean use to signify everything from
the coast opposite the Canaries to the
boundary of Southwest Africa and
gave us not only the coin called after
its gold and the guinea fowl, but also.
by natural error. the guinea pig
really the Guinea pig from South
America. Now those tiny fragments,
the Spanish. Portuguese Snd French
Guineas, alone preserve the name on
the map, together with the gulf.-Lon,
don Chronicle
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05

Early one bright spring morning q
ragged tramp called at country vicar
age, where the lady Of the house had
the name of being very charitable.
"Kind lady," he began whiningly as
he doffed his cap politely, II amt 'ad
a bite to eat since my supper yester-
day, an termorrer will be the third
dly."
poor fellow said the kind hearted
woman. "You must be hungry! But
you look strong! Why don't you look
for work?"
"Ah, mum, We see I'm a little bit
silly began the man in explanation.
"Yes, but silly people can often get
work." interrupted the lady.
"But I'm not that silly" finished the
tramp quickly.-London Telegraph.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
STORY OF A LAWSUIT.
aaeer Way In Which an Umbrella Case
Was Decided In Poland.

Inc central Law Journal saws that
the Old fable Of the lawyers and the
oyster IN which, the ownership Of an
oyster being contested. the <.wyers ate
the oyster and gave a slNll to each of
the lltigants, Is matched by story of
lawsuit which Russian journal re-
iates as entirely authentic.
In city of Poland, 1t appears. two
men came into court with a suit over
the ownership of an umbrella which
mad been left in restaurant. Each
one introduced evidence to prove that
the umbrella was his Being unable
TO match the wisdom OF Solomon by
dividing the umbrella between them,
the Judge postponed the case. Pend
ing Its decision the umbrella was left
in the judges private room.
Later, as he left the court TO 90
nome, the judge found that the wealth.
er was rainy. He went back to his
room, took the umbrella which was in
htlgaton and spread it over his head
IN the street. On his way home he
went into restaurant and left the
umbrella on the rack, and when he
was ready to leave the place he found
that 1t had been taken away by some
unknown customer. Then he bought
another umbrella and took it to his
courtroom.
When the case came up the litigants
were confronted with 1t, and neither
was able to identify 1t as his own.
The court thereupon fined them both
for invoking the law on a frivolous
pretext, and they departed empty
handed and decidedly "nonsuited."
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
THE IDEAL CITY.
A Vision of What May Perhaps Come
to Pass In the Future,

A city, sanitary, convenient, substan.
tial; where the houses of the rich and
the poor are alike comfortable and
beautiful: where the streets are clean
and the sky line Is clear as country
air; where the architectural excellence
of Its buildings adds beauty and dig.
nifty to its streets; where parks and
Fairgrounds are within the reach of
every child, where living is pleasant.
toll honorable ana recreation plentiful;
where capital is respected, but not
wCrShlped where commerce in goods
is great. but not grcntcr than the in
terchange of ideas: where industry
thrives and brings prosperity alike 70
employer and employed; where educa'
tiOn and art have place in every
home; where worth and not wealth
give standing to men: where the power
of character lifts men to leadership;
where interest In public affairs Is Il
test Of citizenship and devotion to the
public veal is a badge of honor; where
government is always honest and etti-
cient and the principles of democracy
find their fullest and trueSt expression;
where the people of all the earth can
come and he blended into one commu-
nifty life and where each generation
will vie with the past to transmit to
the next a city greater, better anu
more beautiful than the last.-Mayo
Fesler, Secretary of the Civic League
of Cleveland. O.. in New York lnde-
pendent.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
THREE NUNS ARRESTED.
Test Case of Florida Law Forbiddin
Whites to Teach Blacks.

In what was regarded as prelim
mary steps to test the recently en-
acted state law making it illegal fo,
white persons to teach negroes, thre,
nuns from st. Joseph's convent wer,
placed under technical charges of ar
rest at st. Augustine. They wer,
allowed their freedom on their owr
recognizance.
The charges, it was said, wer,
brought at the inStigation of severa
negroes. who sought to test the law
and it was indicated that the car,
probably would be carried finally ID
the United States supreme conrt.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
Origin of the Name Siberia.

In 1882 Ycrmak, a Cossack chieftain,
with band of warriors "chosen for
their bravery rather than for their mo-
rality," set out to chastise and subdue
a powerful Tartar tribe east Of the
Ural mountains When Car Ivan w.
heard of it he was badly frightened.
for he feared to stir up the fierce Tar
tars. He frantically sent orders for
the expedition to return. But it was
too late. 1ermak and his men had al
ready crossed the mountains. When
they approached the city Of Sibir, the
stronghold of the Tartar chief, they
found an army thirty times as large
rs their own awaiting them. But they
were far better equipped with arms
and ammunition than We're the Tartars
and administered to them crushing
defeat. Sihir was captured and be-
came the nucleus of the expansion Of
the Russian empire in Asia, giving its
name to the new country-Siberia.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
Got His Reply.

A funny man INDUCED in a practical
Joke recently He put an adVertlse'
ment in paper for wife ana re-
ouested each candidate to inclose her
carte de visite. 1t was foolish thlns
to do, but one of the candidates served
him out very well by sending the toI-
lowing letter: "Sir, do not incIose my
carte, for, though there is some au'
thority for putting a cart before a
horse, | know of none for putting one
before an ass"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
An Ancient Idea Of the North Pole.

The north pole is the place Of great
est dignity in the world, and the peo-
pie who dwell near it have a wonder
full eXcelency and an exceeding pre-
rogative above all nations of the earth
How blessed we may think this nation
to be. for they are in perpetual light
and never know what darkness mean-
eth, by the benefit of twilight and full
moons as the learned in astronomy 90
very well know, which people, II they
have the notice Of their eternity by the
comfortable light Of the gospel theh
are they blessed and of all nations
most blessed. Why then do we neglect
the search of this excellent discovery
against which there can be nothing
said to hinder the same?-"Hakluyts
Voyage" (Sixteentb Century,
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
Father of Astronomy.

Hipparchus, the father of astronomy
established the fact Of the procession
of the equinoxes-that IS, that the sun
crosses the equator about one minute
farther westward each year-150 years
before Christ was born, and It is con
sequently believed that he knew the
earth was spherical in form. He cata'
logued 1000 stars and invented an in
strument for calculating latitude and
longitude.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
Military Salute's Oriqin.

ne military salute had q curious
n II tradition is to be believed. 1t
nnld that it originated in the days of
tournament, at which Il queen of
wy was chosen to preside. The
sN's and their esquires and all who
part in the tourney on presenting
p4SelVes before the queen lifted each
hand level with the brows as
Psn dazzled by the light of her
ence' y nicely thought out COM
5ent this, and, though its signiti-
u now forgotten, the natural
ty OF the gesture has preserved it
l everyday mark of recognition Of
OeFlOr Tnk.-London Chronicle.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
FLORIDA TOURISTS.
All Previous Records Broken in Point
of Numbers.

The tourist season in Florida now
being brought to a close has broken al
previous records in point of numbers
The estimates Of the railroads, based
on previous records, placed the num-
Der Of tourists from other states al
100000.
Fifty thousand tourists motOred ia
Florida thi. season, according to esti.
mates. Thousands are interested in
the completion of the Dixie high.
way and ii is predicted that the num-
Der Of tourists will be increased amaZ.
tngly next year as result Of this
project.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05

The Browns were always on the outs.
High words were heard coming from
their fiat one day, and neighbor said
"Ob, dear. have the Browns had
new quarrel?"
mo" answered another neighbor'
"bpt they've patched up the old one
till it's as good as new
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
Winning Success.

As matter of fact, the world owes a
man nothing that he does not earn.
In this life man gets about what he
is worth, and he must render an equiv
alent for what is given him. There is
no such thing as inactive success
Russell 81. Conwell in American Mag.
azine.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
WANTED.

A gentleman or lady solicitor
with $500 to represent US in Palatka,
should earn 81 100000 to $1,2O0.OO SELL
ing the best Article on the market. 4
refined, permanent position, no COM
petition, exclusive territory to right
party. =.
Address,
FLORIDA SPECIALITY AGENCY,
2O23 Hubbard St., Jacksonville, Fla.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
The Boy of It.

\ boy wanted dog, and the rich
uncle said
well, Eddie, suppose 1 give you
5000 for a dog. Would you spend that
whole sum in one dog, or would you
buy pretty good dog aud put the
rest of the money in the savings
bank?
We'll, uncle" replied Eddie, "if you
leave it to me | would buy 200 one
dollar dogs Ladies' Home Journal
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
Rv Wav of introduction.

Officer ito Tommy, who has been
using the whip freely on restlVe
horsel-Don't beat him; talk to him,
map-talk to him! Tommy Ito horse
bv way of opening the conversation
COON from Manchester-London
Punch
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
Fast FIiers.

The great German naturalist Gaetke
relates that with the aid of telescope
in his observation Of migrating blrds
he had seen the pIoyer and curleW' not
rast flying birds as we know tneh'
travel four miles per minute, 24O miles
per hour, in the attenuated ar OIL nlsh
attitudes.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05

MY husband is such blocEhead.
How now?'
Couldn't locate a lady | wanteu 10
find. although | told him plainly that
her gown had sleeves of nlnon anu
velvet revers." = Louisville courier
Journal.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
Shootinq q White Chamola.

A stuffed and mounted white chamois
buck that rests in the court museum
at Vienna is directly connected
through tragic superstition, with the
beginning Of the great European war
A white chamois-which is really not
so snowy as the word implies--is so
much Of rarity that throughout the
Austrian Alpine region superstition at
taches to the Staying of it. Whoever
kills such an albino. say the huntsmen
and mountaineers. dies within the next
twelve months.
This particular chamois was shot on
Aug. 2S, 1913, by the Archduke Fran
els Ferdinand, accompanied by his
wife, near Bluehubach, in the Salzburg
Alps. When the game was lying at her
feet the professional hunter, kneeling
over it and calling attention to the
whitish tint Of the fleece, told the heir
to the Austrian throne Of the current
belief. But Francis Ferdinand merely
smiled Ten months later exactly he
was murdered at Serajevo.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05

'Would you say that Blank is hon.
estT'
swell, I wouldn't say that he is dts
honest, but I'll tell you, Mr.. Lawyer,
whenever he wanted to borrow money
from me l always managed to be Just
out of funds. ."-Detrcit Ezac p-.S3
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
r. suL.e.ai Opinion.

why do you dislike your teacher
so, Willie?"
81 don't exactly dislike her, but it's
perfectly plain to me why she never
got married. Detroit Free Press.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05

What an impression the amateur
actress made on the hero when she
laid her golden head upon his shoulder,
with her face hidden in his embrace
"Yes, but it's the kind Of poWder
which will easily brush on,'-baiu'
more American.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
Willing to Be the Goat.

,"uy should the spirit of mortal
T. p.Ouu quoted the impassioned
effect. ~ 'e' IL
.'s"' spoke up a half inebriated
tue audience, "I'll be the goat.
SHouId Iti'-Chicago Tribune.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05

@ ueat all the prisoners broke out
.,s were in Jail last week"
n 14s' a general Jail delivery?"
H. no; an epidemic of measlesw-
pmOFe American.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
PrnNinn Him Wrong.

From your bumps | should say you
are a very quarrelsome fellow
well you're liar. See? And if
YOU say it again III smash your jaw!
Exchange.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
Making Himself at Homo.

The Diner-Say, of all the vile, nau-
seous messes ever set before a man
to eat The Waiter-Sh! You seem to
think we're your wife.-Boston Globe
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
WHY It PAYS TO READ THE ADS,

There is every advantage in trading
with the firms that advertise. The non
advertiser who tells you he can sell cheaper
because he spends no money for advertising
shows by that very argument how little he
Knows of modern methods of merchandise
ng. You yourself, know he is wrong. Do
YOU ever go out of town to trade? If you
do, you do not go into the city and hunt
I'D the stores whose advertisements you
have never seen. You hurry to the stores
YOU are familiar with through their adver-
tising. This same non-advertiser will COM
plain about citizens patronizing mail-order
houses. What is the cause, if it is not the
advertising they do by flooding the county
with their catalogues? Ask yourself then,
if advertising pays. It pays the store, and
it pays the customer.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05

Life is a lease imposed on the tenant
without previous communication OF the
conditions in the contract
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05

INCUBATORS.-Two secondhand
ncubators for sale, standard makes.
practically new. Mann-Hodge Seed
Co., Palatka, Florida. r~
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
The Device on Turkish Stamps,

The curious symbol in the center of
Turkish stamps, an intricate and mys.
terious device, Is the 'toughra." or sig
nature of the sultan. 1t is said to owe
its origin to Sultan Murad l., who was
unable to write his name. st. Mich.
olas quotes from an article on What
Philately Teaches" as follows: HE
(Aurad ~ signed imperial DEGREES by
dipping his fingers in ink and placing
them on the documents with three fin
gers close together and the little finger
and thumb extended. In the course of
time this was adopted and, so to
speak, consecrated as the signature of
the sultan. 1t was also elaborated and
arranged to form written phrase
while preserving in a general way its
original form. The toughra contains
certain characters which are perma.
nent and minor ones which change.
The latter are the names of the sover.
eign and his father" Mystic signifi
cations in course of time have become
associated with this toughra.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
Heredity,

4 th'-'eraldine's th teacher says she
uie merit roll again. Grandmoth.
In >, ner fathers girl, bless her!
l always did the most meretri.
I WOrk.-Judge.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
VISIT YOUR DAIRY

Have you ever visited the dairy
from which you get your milk? If
not, how do you know as to the clean
illness of the milk you are getting and
as to the sanitary condition of the
bottles in which it is delivered to you?
The bottle delivered to you today
may not have been sterilized and may
have been returned to the dairyman
yesterday from a sick room where
there is measles, mumps, whooping
cough, scarlet fever, dyphtheria or
some other contagious disease. And
this endangers the lives of your chill
dren. Is this not a matter well
worth the attention of every parent to
Consider, that in single year the in
fant deaths in New York city were
reduced more than one-fourth simply
by providing for inspection of the
city's milk supply.
FROM THE TIME OUR MILK
LEAVES THE COW UNTIL 1T rs
DELIVERED TO THE CUSTOMER
1T TOUCHES NO SURFACE THAT
HAS NOT BEEN STERILIZED,
AND ALL OUR BOTTLES ARE
THOROUGHLY STERILIZED,
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
Appendiculsrlv Sna,L;

rbr rNpppi"endiouIarIy pi" Speaking.
M, e'u you rush out of the doctors 9
THIS morning:'
1 wa u ue wanted to see Inc apart.
RDs,, SaSH taking chances."-Farm
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05

BURBANK SPINELESS CACTUS.
For Sale by T. B. Hickenlooper,
Francis, Fla, or Hodge & Mann, Pa
latka. 5-5-2t.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
COME AND SEE

our dairy and see the milk produced.
Sylvan Dell is located less than half
a mile north of East Palatka station,
on the west side of the East Coast
railroad. Several trains run dailybe-
tween Palatka and East Palatka and
on alighting at the East Palatka sta
tion you simply walk north along the
tracks until you come to our large
sign, "Sylvan DELL" over the frott
gate at the first crossing beyond the
water tank. Our milking time Is
from 4:30 to $50 morning and eveh-
ing. Call then or at any time it suifs
you.
SYLVAN DELL DAIRY
JOHN M. PARK, Prop. ;
Phone 2211. :.
Evening star., 1916-04-24
TONS OF RUBBISH REMOVED.
Wagons Kept Busy in the City
Cleanup Campaign.

Tons upon tons of rubbish, trash,
ashes and other refuse were removed.
hauled to the city dumps and disposed
of during the first week Of the 1915
cleanup campaign that closed Satur-
day. The wagons of the street clean
ing department were kept busy all
week carting off the winter accumula :
tions that had been brought out of eel
lars and Easements. or raked, swept or
shoveled up from back yards to be dis
posed of in the spring campaign for a
cleaner and healthier Washington
In addition to the regulars in the
cleanup army. hundreds of volunteers
aided in the work. and every ancient
express wagon, no matter how rickety
and no matter how gaunt the horse
that drew it, had a chance to serve in
the warfare against dirt and disease
breeding conditions.
Trash collectors of the street clean
ing department began their summer
schedules during the week, these sched
ules being coincident with the actual
opening of the annual cleanup cam
paign. From now on collections OF
trash and rubbish will be more frequent
than during the winter, while the COL
iectors of ashes will make fewer trips
Evening star., 1916-04-24
SPRING DEcALoGUE" ISSUED.
Kansas Board Of Health Gives City
Sanitation Pointers.

Following is a spring "deca1ogue"
recently issued by the Kansas state
board of health that 10 of interest to
the residents of Washington as well
as those of every community in which
a clean-up-paint-up campaign is plan
ned or is being waged:
1. Thou shouldst cease thy hiberna-
tion and come out in the open. for 1t
is now spring.
.. Thou shouldst remember the
springtime is a good time to clear away
the rubbish and waste that has accu-
mulated during the winter.
g. Thou shalt not permit any ny
breeding places on thy premises. for
thy neighbors will not hold thee guilt
less II they are annoyed by thy flies.
it wholly; six days shalt thou labor and
clean up and paint up. that thy days
may be long in the land by reason of
preventing sickness and fires.
D. Remember thy friends-the rake
and the hoe-for though they produce
wearness of the flesh. they also pro-
duce strength of arm and good red
blood
6. Thou shalt dress thyself accord
ing to the weather and not according
to the almanac.
Z. Thou shalt eat greens and drink
an abundance of water to thin" thy
blood, thereby saving thy money usual.
| ly spent for blood purifiers" SO that
thou canst put something in the COL
lection basket for those who are starv-
ing in Europe.
s. Fret not thyself because Of the
smudge your neighbor is making in
burning his trash. for the result OF
his labors will purify the surroundings
during the days that are to come.
o. Thou shalt swat the fly, bat the rat
and raus nit the mouse.
10. AS the people are so shall the
community be. Keep clean.
Evening star., 1916-04-24
RAGS AND WASTE PAPER
GIVEN DEFINITE VALUE
Housekeepers in Cleanup Campaign
Urged Not to Destroy Such
Refuse.

Washington housekeepers who have
Joined in the cleanup campaign this
spring are urged to bear in mind the
fact that waste paper OF all kinds, as
well as all sorts of old rags, have a
definite cash value this year far above
that of former years.
The shortage of paper-making mate
rails or stock and the greatly ad-
vanced cost of paper Of all kinds are
responsible for this fact. Ofhcial notice
of the existing condition has been
taken by the government. and a bulle-
tin has been issued calling attention
to the value of old paper that formerly
was burned or thrown away, the bulle-
tin also calling attention to the fact
that old rags are worth money.
Should Have Separate Receptacles.
In cleaning up. householders are
urged to provide separate receptacles
for old newspapers. old wrapping pa
per, old correspondence paper. and the
verious kinds of old rags. Discarded
burlap bags make good receivers for
this kind of rubbish.
The old newspapers may be tied in
bundles ready to be sold. while the
other kinds of paper. should be kept
separate. as different kinds bring diff
ferent prices. The same is true Of old
rags. the cotton rags. woolen frag-
ments and rags OF other materials
varying in value. Clean old cotton
rags are worth from to cents a
pound. Old correspondence paper is
worth almost as much, while old news
papers and old wrapping paper are
worth less. but still are valuab