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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-11-17

when sum of the ladies got rite boy
sterus in there talk. l felt reel sor-
ry fur Mrs. Nucom; she wuz settin
quite and not sayin much, til sum la
DIV made a remark tibet wasent very
kind, about one of runnin ladies (and
it wuz her sister-in-law.) Mrs. Nu-
com ups and sez-"How dare you say
such a thing about my sister, she is
fine woman and is doin heaps better
in razen her 4 babies then you are
with your angel-child.- This wuz too
much for the other woman and she
blazed out and called Mrs. Nucom, cat.
Thet word seemd to be the straw tibet
set them all on fire, and you never see
sech a jumbel, Il shure wuz glad
there wuzent no men there.)
The lady who wuz leadin the meet
in DO .nded and pounded on her table,
but it jist seemed zif bedlum wuz
turned loos, and she coudent get no or
der out of tibet roomful of blazin and
INDECENT wimmen. Every body jist
seemed to be smolderin volcano and
| got reel nervus and wished l wuz
home. Finally, when the lady who
wuz facin us, got order, the comitty
went to another room and counted the
votes and decidud that Mrs. Upper
wuz choze as president. We got
thru the vices quick, there didn't seem
to be much interes in them as Their
wuz in the presidunts; then the Sec
rotary wuz up and nobody anserd;
seems like nobody coud be found in
the leag who wood even run for the
offs, but after a lot of begin and
blarny, Mrs. Meeks consented to be
candydate and she wuz choze unani
mus. There wuz several up fe1
treasure, and the votin BEGUN lively
and I wuz afraid onct tibet things
wuz goin to get to excitin like at first
but finally Mrs. A. Grabber wuz choze
by the committy, and then one lady
moved we agurn, which I spozed ment
to travel, so I wuz glad to breath the
fresh air agin.
The excitement of tibet meeting
and rezults wuz felt fur many {
month and sum of them ladies ain
on speakin turnes yet, furs | know
But we learned our lesson and things
/ finally got settled like, but l fergo
/ to say thet one caus of the backbit
in, wuz, tibet on the quite, sum of the
! friends of these runnin wimmen haC
been doin sum outside work, sort o
snekin, l CESS, and the ladies wood
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-11-17
Why Do BOYS Leave The Farm!

The schools have been blamed lor
educating boys away from the farm;
This charge was emphatically denied
bv DR.. A. A. Murphree, president OF
the University of Florida, in a speech
to the county demonstration agents
recently. The fault is not with the
schools but with existing conditions in
the country. The lack of opportu-
nifty for a career has probably led
more farm boys to the city than any
other cause. Furthermore, the lack
of entertainment and amusement has
contributed it's share. The young
folks of the country have been left
to their own devices for amusement
and they have turned to the city
where amusements were provided.
Instead of giving instruction which
will take young folk away from the
farm. most universities, and especial
" state universities, have provided
instruction which educates in the OPP
nosite direction. The sole purpose
of the extension work is to make the
country a better place in which to
live. That the aim of the work is
heino realized is shown by the back
n the country movement that has
Noon in evidence during recent years.
Fewer bows are migrating to the city
because provision for their welfare
and entertainment are being made to
hold their interest in the country.
On the other hand men of all trades
md stations are going back to the
fnrms. DR.. Murphree attributes
This movement to the work of agents.
They are largely responsible for the
better rural social conditions, better
rurnl TRANSPORTATION and improved
conditions generally that have obtain
ed since demonstration work was be-
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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-11-17

ent stand fer it, when it wuz foun out.
Things kinda agusted themselves
before the mex meetin, only those la
dies who had did the big talkin at
the first meetin' and RACED all the
fuss, dident apper and there wuzent
enuf to make, what the body sed,
(who led the meeting quorom. Il
looked tibet up but cudent find it; l
suppose l cud learn how they are
made if l jest keep my eyes and ears
open.) | new jist how LATE wood
chukel if l told him and | deciedd l
woodent, but l mite as well of, be-
cause sum of the men got holt of the
rumpus and you never herd sech laf-
fin and teasin in all your born days.
LATE come home next noon and Lad
one of those wickid looks in his eyes
tibet he has when he thinks hez got
one on me, l jest knew whut wuz
comm, but comlike went on about
my work and dident say nothin, and
made him open up the subjec. He
wuzent long in brakin out ether and
seq he "well, how'd the lection come
out at the leag yisterday?" I'm uz-
ally truth-lovin' critter, but woman
like, | wuzent agoin to let a man
get the best of me, so l seq, "all
right, lestwize there all duly lected
and reddy to serv." He seq, "Wuz
the votin' peaceful? and | seq, "Some
parts was peacefuler than others"
He laffs and seq he. Men are hu-
man, wimmen are human, men makes
mistakes, wimmen makes mistkes,
and | cant see how you wimmen eX-
pee to improv condishuns by votin
with the men, if you cant carry on
lection mongst your female selvs
without hair pullin, back-bitin and all
sech doins." l coufes l had to think
a minet befor l cud anser tibet onslot
but finally | sed, "Lafe, I'm goin once
more, to thro your argement back in
your face agin and jis say, "Men are
human, wimmen are human, men
makes mistakes, wimmen makes mis-.
takes, but if thru all the years tibet
men have had the franchis, wimmer
in the same ZENITH of time cant show
emmy more improvement than they
(the mem can show in runnin poll
ticks, all kin say is I'm truly sorry
for EN- (the wimmen) and they hav-
ent the brains | give EN- credit fer
thets all l hev to say.
LAFE'S WIFE.
MRS. R. S 0.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-11-17
PRACTICAL FARMERS
FROM NORTHWEST
Will ColOnize on Lands East
of Crescent Lake to Raise
Potatoes
Sixteen Thousand Acres Are Comprised
in Tract to be Drained
by Company.

The Hastings Herald tells of wes-
tern colonization company's purpose
to Immediately develop sixteen thous-
and acres of rich agricultural lands
in st. Johns county. 1t says:
A Western colonization company,
headed by j. M. Parkhill of Kansas
City, Mo-, and Peoria, ILL.,, has just
taken over and planned for plating
and draining a large body of land
in st. Johns county. These lands lie
Just west of Espanola, between the
Florida East Coast Railway and Cries.
cent Lake. A drainage district OF
10000 acres is planned and engineer
ing work will begin this week. Re
ports on this body Of land show it to
be one of the best bodies of potato
and general agricultural land in the
county. 1t is all underlald with
clay from a depth of eighteen inches
to two and one-half feet with DARK
grey sandy loan surface, much OF IT
open prairie land. There is grad
ual fall of fifteen feet west to Ores
cent Lake. ,,,
The company which Mr.. Parkhill
heads employed w. B. Edminsterr
to locate a large tract of potato land
for them, and after nearly a years
inspection of Florida properties Mr..
Edminster selected these lands, as
the best large body in the potato belt.
Mr.. Parkhill and his associates have
been interested in Texas colonization
lands for several years and have tax
on millions of dollars into that State:
The Mexican war and the disturbed
condition along the border turned their
attention elsewhere and it IS largely
due to Mr.. administers activities that
St. Johns county secured this agency,
which he believes will be a great
force in colonizing tbs section.
This colony will be made up OF prac,,
tica1 farmers from the Dakotas and
illinois. Mr.. Parkhill says his agenI-
CIV force has enough purchasers, IN
sight to settle large portion of these
lands. He is a confirmed believer IN
the agricultural future of Florida. lie
has at his own expense brought many
farmers and financial men from the
North into this section to get their
opinion only after the closest investl-
cation, and each one has gone INTO
their several locations and reported
enthusiastically on the prospects OF
Florida lands as an agricultural IN
vestment.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-11-17
VOTES FOR WIMMEN

know what equl means; well franchis
las | take it and it wuz told to me by
Mrs Hi Brow (the woman who asked
me to iine) means woman'S rite to
vote equl with the men folks or hold
publick offs; leag speaks fur itself.
LATE and | had meny a argement
fer and agin the subjik, which seems
to be stirrin things up so lively these
days, and he seq, more'n onct, "To
my noshun the hull rumpus wuz
started by a pack o wlmmen who
hadent married hapely or hadent any
Children and dident know whit to do
with there time" | had to conced,
sister, tibet there mite be sum truth
in this, but, (and here | jes throWd
nv hull strenth of argement at him)
ives, but whut about thse here VIM
men who own there own property"
(you see Id red up sum- "Why shu-
dent thay as owns there own property
Il mean wimmen) hev a rite to vote
fur the men Cor wimmen as time Will
tell who make there taxes, or to as
send higher, to vote for the men or
wimmen) (you see I'm optlcal) who
makes the laws tibet govern and cen
troll there taxes?" This argement eff
ected him sum, but l see he wuzent
convinced yet by no means. He SEE
agin. Men are human, wimmen are
human. men makes mistakes, wimmen
makes mistakes and [ cant see as
things wood be improved emmy if VIM
men cud vote" l SEE, "Well cant
see tibet things (meanin politicks) cud
be emmy wurs messed up then they are
now"
That stumpt him and LATED in my
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-11-17
! .

You know things jest natchelly
works out in the corse of time and II
kan lest leave it to fate, you are shure
n come to a conclusion, notwithstand-
ill.,
Sech wuz the condishun of things
when come to Painville in 1912.
Now Painville is a rite pritty little
town of near 500 soles countin' VIM
men and childrun, and when LATE
thet's my husband) decided to move,
i lest hated the worst to give up
home ties in the little town where L
Tuz born, RACED, married, berried my
first husband and found my second,
and where l had RACED two as likely
youngsters as you ever find; but sech
/ fate as | sed befor' and to Pain
vile we moved. Pm jest reminisln'
and tellin' you all about things tibet
happened quite a spell back, but it
hez bearin on these here modern
times, although to my notion they can't
mprOv much on the wimmen and
and there educashun of so years ago
Or 50. Now " nearly had the props
Knocked out from under me sense Nv
ben studyin so much of suferget lit
sratur. As | previous sed, we moved
10 Painville in the spring of 1912. By
fall had got aquanted pritty well
With the smart ladies of the town and
they Several of 'em) he'd called and
Invited me to there house and toard
The last of Sept. l wuz invited to jine
The Invest club of the village called
The eQul franchis leag.
Now to enliten my sisters who are
not rs fortunit as | wuz, I'll tell you
what it means. Of course you all
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-11-17

sleav. Then again l sed, fur l wanted
to drive home my point more strong:
"why shouldn't wimmen vote? hevent
they list as much brainst as MEM"
Yes seq he, "but it isen womens
place at the polls, she shud be home,
rocking babies and tendin' her house,
thets her place and not mixin with the
men at the polls" well" l seq, ex-
asperated-like; men are human, VIM
men are human, men makes mistakes,
wimmen makes mistakes, and | cant
see as mixin with EN- at the polls is en-
nv wurser then mixin with EN- in the
home, where you hev to live with EN-
year after year. only mebby theirs this
/ diferunce; if wimmen cud vote to the
polls with the men, the tightin and
hair pullin tibet you men say wood be
the rezult, wood be done in the open
and not behind closed doors of the
home, where wimmen must suffer in
silence. | think wimmen shud be Civ
the chanel to prov tibet they can take
care of the home and it's beloved ones,
as we'll as hevin brains to take care of
the home property, by havin a voice
in who shud say thus and so, to her"
LATE seems to think its a pursonul
slur agin the men folks and there
doins, in municipal and nashonul
affairs, is the reason fur this uphevel
mongst the wimmen of to-day. Taint
that a tall, fur as I kin see. Its jest
tibet wimmen, down troden thru the
arps is list comm to sert there wo-
menhood, and pursonel rites as citi-
zens of this fair land of ourn. LATE
had to agree with me on sum of them
points. But I'm dream1n agin and 4
wanderin away frum my subjec.
When I iined the leag at Painville, it
wuz elexion time and the new officers
of the leag wuz to be choze. l wuz
mitv GLAD | wuz iist new membur,
fur I dident feal responsibel enutf, to
take emmy offic then. Furs | ken re-
member, the president wuz the first
one to be elected and this wuz the way
il wuz done; (sumtimes it makes me
little ashamed when I think how
bitter wimmen can beg there wuz sew
eraI names that wuz Civ out to be
seIekted president; the lady sed it
wood be by poplar vote, and she 1.-THE
one tibet faced the wimmen) sed, La
dies there is severul candy dates who's
names are to be voted on this after
noon for president, and we will vote
bv rising as these names are called
and all YOU wimmen who favor each
lady may rise and if you don't favor
hen list set still" Not feelin eXacly
we'll huff acquainted with these ladies
who wuz runnin, I list set still thru
the hull afternoon, altho jist between
YOU and me, I did kinda think Mrs;
luke Cones wood a done fine. Well
thp votin BEGUN very ernest and wuz
done as my nabor sed, strikly acord-
in to parlyment rule. q he'd to look
thet M in the dixunary after l got
home from leag.) But furs I'm CON
cnrnpd. I hope never to run for presi-
dunt of no club, longs I live, party
ment rule or nothin; the way those
wimmen took on over there favoret
candy date wuz, well, III never forget
sum of EN- did, not all. Seams like
we never would get thru, so we wood
get to the vices; there wuz several
Of EN-. too. (but I'm gettin too fur
advanct.) A few lady like ones, like
myself, set quite and never ansered
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-11-17
Her Son Subject to Group.

"Mv son Edwin is subject to Group"
writes Mrs. E. o. Irwin, New Ken
sinpton. Pa. az put in many sleepless
bonrs at night before I learned of
Cbamberlain's Cough Remedy. Mo.
tbers need not fear this disease if
tbev keen a bottle of Chamberlain's
Sonoh Remedy in the house and use
i as directed. 1t always gave my
how relief" Obtainable everywhere.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-11-17

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-27
JUDGE ROBINSON MAKES STRONG
PLEA FOR PARTY UNITY IN STATE
U. S. CONSULATE AT
TORREON DESTROYED

EAGLE PASS. Tex. June 96.-The
United States Consulate at Torreon.
Mexico. was demolished June IS by q
mob Of 5000 civilians. led by the
Mayor Of the city and Carrauza army
band. according 20 American refugees
arriving here late today. The popu-
lace was attending a bull fght accord
Iug to the refugees, when De- faCto
government troops forced them io join
Boz an autiAmerICan dsmonstrdf lion.
The mob rushed through the streets
shouting death to AN The 'gringoe- .
and upon reaching the consulate. do.
sfroyCd the furniture and then wreck
ed Tho building Aftcrward the mob
couErcEafod in the central plaza Of
the town. where a mass meeting was
held The Mayor and other prominent
NeNiCaus. 40 is said. addressed this
wecfinE. melting tho pCuuIdcc against
Americans. advising that al citizens
of tlr United States De- ruu out Of the
country.
Among mo Americans arriving hero
with fhI- story are DO o. Borcn. J..
q Martin. T. N. Rogers. D. vt Howard.
L s. SprckeImyDr. D. a Porter and
hIa son. Willis IFc. vs. 1I SfurCcOn
and family. Mrs Mary Love and hor
two SONS These refugees are ouroufo
fo their homo in variCla parts OF ihc
United States.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-27
SENATE PASSES RESOLUTION To
DRAFT GUARDSMEN INTO SERVICE

70 weaken the resolution by making
the draft authorization dependent up
on single section OF the army hill
n was said tonight that should 10 bo
found tnat the amended resolution e. %
IN fact give the President conscrip-
ton power. ~ would b. modified ir
conference. to which ~ probably will
be referred tomorrow
Relief Stricken Out
The appropriation for relief Of Do.
pendent families Of drafted guards
men was stricken out hy a vote of l5
20 30 after an an day debate Under
the provision substituted the Secrr.
tary Of War would be authorized 10 pN-
Cuse from service on their own applI-
cations. all militamcn who have fami.
lies depending on them for support
Twenty Democrats and nine Ro
pubIicans voted 10 retain the million
dollar appropriation The resolution
itself was adopted without a roll call
senator sherman ~ Illinois. offered
an amendment just before the final
vote was taken incorporating Boo Tho
resolution virtual declaration Of war
against the De- farfO government Di
Mexico. The proposal was tabled ou
motion Of Chairman Chamberlain but
not until The Illinois senator had ar
raiEncd Tho senate Tor DELAY in rrcp4r
ing for eyentualiNee iu Mexico
aII weary OF iIH.f fuIUf fu mere
form Of words Senator sherman do
clared Congress should declare hera
and now that state OF war ttI.fa
between Tho United States OF Arr..I,l
and tho DO farfO government of WpgIrp
n Dr. the acme of idiury fu inquire pf a
man what his purpose Ia after ho
shoots sou in the face
Senators Hifchcock. Reed fyee of
Mar land. and Lewis defended fhe pro
vision f0r relief appropriation and
Senator chamberlain Stone. William.
Th0ma Gore and others spoke against
if senator Lewis declared that If Hnr
anf ~ men we're Responsible for fho
failure of tho United States f0 hr pro
pared Ir The present moment if waa
fho par.faf. who hy teaching that war
wa. over bad made If impossible for
member NJ congress fo appropriate
money fIr adequate defense senator
Stone predicted that pcrunIHrr relief
Tor fhr guard mon would make "drUrr
IfHfN .ur. uf noble aHrI.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-27
NATIONAL PROGRESSIVE COMMIT TTEE ENDORSES
HUGHES; WILL NOT PUT TICKET IN THE FIELD
VILLA SHOT IN BACK
BY A MEXICAN ENEMY

FIELD HEADQUARTERS. june .1
tBy courier to Columbus. y N. June
2hI Francisco Villa was shot from
ile rear by a Mexican he had imprD.a
ed into his gang during thp battle
win larranza troop af Guerrero. hl'
Die fate Dr. F'IIl unknown
IhIF Information was contained Ir
som official account obtained br
Major Robert l.. Howe. Uho was close
ON NHla's trail last APRIL and glvon
Ouf hrrD TODAY
Major Howe Learned thr defHfr of
The wOundinF OFF tho bandit rh.UffaIu
from ono Uf tha NrNIrarr Villa fr.r.
'd. aut who affrruard deserted
Tho details uf fhr story agreed vI'.
facfs American officer. obtained .n
lh'.r pursuit of villa ana hF fH.ir .r
dependent secret sorVrr work Iuf fH.
account does NOT SAY whether f.H
bandit died or recovered
villa. fhr NrV'rHu fr.,rffr Said. ...
Hihii'd every evidence u- terror H..
IrE fIu rHr.E STAGE" Uf f. nI... .f...
'ir American HTI defeated U. "..
Or turIItrn INn Informant .H.H ..
believed villa Was dead Iu. I HU ..
H'r' alive. N. HH In I|. HIHfH .f HH.
range f.r uII.. un.rf Ir Uu. |.HI...
during H.. NEhf from General T.. ".
IUU. mon
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-27
ITALIANS FORCE
AUSTRIANS BACK
NUMBER OF POSITIONS RETAkEN
AND AuSTRIANS ARE IN
RETREAT.
Withdrawal Admitted by Vienna-Rus.
slams Make Further Progress
In Bukawna Drive.

LONDON. June 26 Ql:42 y. m.)-
Turning to the offensive in Trentino.
and across the border in Italy where
they were driven recently by the Aus
TRANS, the Italians have forced the
Austrlans TO general retreat along
the entire front. A large number of
positions have been recaptured nv
King Victor Emmanuel's men and they
are still on the heels of the Austrians
who are declared TO be rapidly falling
back before the Italian advance.
vienna admits a withdrawal OF the
austrian forces between the Brenta
ana Etsch rivers, a manouevre which
IL rs declared was made in order to
saIeSuard their full freedom of action
The Russians in Bukowina have
made further progress against the Aus
tro- Hungarians in the region of Kim
polung but In the operations to the
north OF kuty the Austrians have re-
pulsed the Russian attacks. inflicting
neaNy casualties on the invaders. ac-
cording TO Vienna.
In Galicia the Russians in the region
OF BucZacz have AT last broken the
deadlock and thrown their Don Cos
sacks across the Dniester and occupied
ruye.
Heavy fighting continues in Volhv-
MA, especially around Sokul. 10 the
north Of Lutsk. Here Vienna saws the
Germans have stormed Russian posi-
nuns bNfT front OF abOut three tnOu~-
and metres and held the captured
positions against all counter attacks.
Along the Styr from Kolki to Sokul.
the Germans are still vigorously BON.
harding the Russian positions while
around Lienw KaCn on the Stokhod
River they have launched repeated in
iantry attacks in mass formations
which Petrograd asserts were all re-
pulsed.
In the region north Of the Prinet
marshes 10 as far as Jacobstadt there
have been intense bombardmeuts ~
Russian positions by the Germans and
several infantry attacks which the
Russian war Office SAYS were put
down by the Russian FIRE
Since Sunday night when the
French recaItured German positions
between The Fumin and Chrnois woods
northeast OF Nerdun and repulsed a
German attack west OF Thiaumont
only artillery actions have taken place
These have diminished in intensity.
In AsiatiC Turkey i'm the region of
TrebiZond. on the right bank Of the
Euphrates near Mosul and in the Vi
Cinity OF BaCdad the Turks attempted
offensive movements against the Rus
SLAMS. The manouevcrs were every
where repulsed. except on the Euph-
rates whore they seized a height Ia:-
or they were elected from IL. according
10 Petrograd.