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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-10-13
FAMILY AVOIDS
SERIOUS SICKNESS
By Being Constantly Supplied With
Thedford's Black-Draught.

McDuff, Va.-"l suffered for several
years" says Mrs. B. Whitaker, o.
This place, with sick headache, and
stomach trouble.
Ten years ago d friend told me to try
Thedfofd's Black Draught, which ! did
and found II to be the best family medi-
cine for young and cid.
| keep Black Draaght on hand all the
time now, and when my children feel q
little bad, they ask me for dose, and il
does them mere coed than any medicine
they ever tried.
We never have a long spell of sick.
ness in cur family, since we commenced
usina Black Dfaught."
Thsdfora's Black Draught Is purely
vegetable, and has been found to resti-
lats weak stemacbs, aid digestion, re-
lievc indigestion, collie, wind, nausea,
headscke, sick stomach. and siHitiaI
symptoms.
II has beea in co lstant Use for more
thsa 10 wears, ani has benefited more
shaA MflIieA people.
Ysar druggist sell. and recommend:
Black-Drarght. Phi e only 25e. Get
package TO-DAY. N c. I23
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CITY NEWS

The c. H. Preston Co. store is be-
ing painted up and put in order for
the coming fall and winter campaign.
Mrs. E. w. McGrady has been
spending the past week in South Car
DINA, whittier she was called through
the serious illness of near relative.
5. Mullins is talking of buying a
downtown home instead of rebuilding
his place in the country which was de-
srroyed by fire in the spring.
Hon. and Mrs. J. H. Harp were
among the arrivals of the week. For
three months they have been wander
ing through Georgia and up in the
nigh mountains of North Carolina and
should return rejuvinated and happy.
A special meeting of the board of
trade was held at the Auditorium last
Friday evening. President Tilling-
hast presided and there was good at.
tendance of members, including a del
egation from the woman's club. The
object of the meeting was primarily
to consider plans for the entertain
ment of the National Farmers Union,
should that body decide to make an
excursion to this place on November
oath as planned by the Palatka board
of trade. The meeting decided that
nothing could give the people of the
place greater pleasure than to enter
tain these delegates, but the decis-
ion was that it "would be a physical
impossibility for a little place like
this to give a dinner to approximate.
ly 600 to 800 delegates" a number
which it was thought would be pres
ent. The ladies of the Woman's Club
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-10-13

derived from that of maize cores
bonded to the Ceres of the Greeks
and the first fruits of the maize har-
vest were offered to her. At Cuzco
the virgins of the sun offered sacrl.
fees of bread made from the meal OF
Indian corn.
"Nothing is better calculated to
show the antiquity and generality OF
the cultivation of plant than TINS
intimate connection with the religious
rites of the ancient inhabitants.
at was not only in Peru and Mexl-
co. however, that maize was extern
sively cultivated. 1t was the great
food plant of practically all the Am.
erican Indians who sought the aid OF
cultivation in obtaining food. Co.
lumbus found it to be the principal
food of the natives of the Island OF
Santo Domingo, and his was the first
account of the grain made public N
Europe. Linguistic evidence shows
that it was introduced into the United
States from the tribes of Mexico and
from the Caribs of the West indies,
but the time of this introduction can
only be conjectured.
'That it was long before the ap-
pearance of the Europeans is evident
not only from it's early and wide
spread cultivation by tribes of the
area now embraced in the United
States, but from the fact that indi-
cations Of its cultivation are found in
mounds and in the ancient pueblo
ruins and cliff dwellings, while corrob-
orative evidence is found in the fact
that several varieties had already
been developed at the time of the dis
covery, four being mentioned as in use
among the Indians of Virginia"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-10-13
In Hot Water.

Two citizens were todd!ing up the
street one day recently. earnestly en-
gored in exchanging their experiences
with dyspepsia.
ard did you ever try the hot water
cureg" asked the thin one.
"Did II" repeated the melancholy
one. who had also something OF the
saving grace of humor in his makeup
as many meiamrnUiy men have, Il
sbould say | did. Why, man, I've beer
married fifteen years
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=. WAS Movements Reported.

.ueral PerShing wired General
!, u from his field headquarters
h. I'dnclSco Villa, with about 600
'erS' passed through Santa Clara
|. 'Va' about sixty miles north of
h, american punitive expedition
|, On September %. This was
|s,l. N Time General Pershing had
k.,.tLy reported werd Of Villas
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papa was sitting by the table read
ing his evening paper. Generally,
when he came across an item OF III
terest. he read it aloud to mamma.
Little William, a tynical "little pitcher
with big ears" us Il rule was NOT III
the least concerned about the items
his father read aloud. But the other
evening he was mi@htilv interested.
81 see. ma" sail papa. that the
fishermen around cane Co" have gone
ont of the whaling business and
Up spoke William promptly.
Gee whiz, papa. wish you was a
Cane Cod Observation-Disclosures Jour
nal
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lux SALE-The Pratt cottage and
Nse' House has city water and
" Hstn plumbing, is completely fur
saed including dishes and bedding.
y. I'VE has about $50 bearing trees.
Y. y IN the best of condition. Should
. gIce between three and four hun
y boxes Of fruit the coming season.
.spe1did chance to obtain an ideal
4xf home ready to occupy that will
s more than self supporting. For
| D1S, particulars write, PORTER
ISTSERPONT, Care of Pierpont Mfg:
, Savannah, Ga. eow,tf
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Angelina, having said something that
offended Edwin, was panied at the look
Of pique on his face. "Oh. my dar-
ling, my darlingr' she cried Il have
hurt you." mo, my dearest" he re-
piled gravely. "The hurt l feel is due
to the fact that know it hurts you to
feel that you have hurt me-" "Ah, no!
Do not let that hurt you for an in
slant. My hurt is because l know 1t
hurts you to feel that | have hurt my
self by hurting you" mo, my pre-
cious Ny hurt is because you are hurt
over feeling that am hurt because You
feel that you have hurt ME and are
therefore hurt yourself. and
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-10-13
AGED FARMER
Made Strong and Well by Vinol

This letter proves there is nothing
equal to Vinol to create strength for
weak, rundown conditions.
Nestal Centre, n. W am far
mer "a years of age and got into a
weak, rundown condition as result
of the Grippe. Our druggist suggested
Ninol to build me up and 1 noticed
an Improvement soon after taking it,
and it has restored my strength so 1
can now do a good days work. My
wife has also taken Vinol for run
down condition with splendid results"
H. w. LESTER.
Ackerman-St Stewart Drug Co., Palatka.
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Dependency.

When you feel discouraged and des-
pondent do not give up but take a
dose of Chamberlain's Tablets and you
are almost certain to feel all right
within a day or two. Dependency
is very often due to indigestion and
biliousness, for which these tablets
are especially valuable. Obtainable
everywhere.
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rSte ReconciIes Couple.

H.. 'uu Mrs. W. r. Benedict, of
~ sO, VINO have been separated,
NY OU'n seized with the idea of get
N =. three children from nur-
n me same time. Mrs. Bene-
at,n rying to the nursery, acct
Dd sot into the taxicab her huS-
! -, .aa hired. They made up on
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-10-13

FUR SALE-In Crescent City, Fla,
GkNine, Ten room furnished house,
Eang water, bathroom, large gar
cottage, about 500 boxes fruit,
Edngs slated and painted, five min
\ walk to schools, churches, stores
Pixies. s. G. SAILS.
pit 29-tf.
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Public opinion, though often formed
upon a wrong basis, yet generally has
a strong underlying sense of Justice
Abraham lincoln.
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Optimistic Thought.
Better blush on the face than q
blot on the heart
A Bit Tired

A somewhat weather-beaten tramp,
being asked what was the matter with
his coat, replied, Insomnia: it hasn't
had nap in ten years. christian
Register.
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NOTICE.

Tax payers are hereby notified that
\ Board of Equalizers will meet at
1 council room at 1880 p. m. on
|dnesday October 18th, 1916.
A. E. LOUNDS,
(2,St. Town Clerk.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08

The progress of the Negro during
the last so years has been marked by
a wholesome and steady growth, with
no tendency toward a lapse into the
state of bewilderment which character
ICED the business, agricultural and com.
mercial activities of the race imme-
diately after the war. Between 1900
and 1915. for instance, farm property
owned by Negroes has increased Ut
per cent in value-from S177, 404,6SS
to 1892, S92,21S. The Negro Business
league has recently published some
statistics which show that since 1900
the number of Negro business enter
prises in this country has increased
from 10000 to 5000; the number Of
Negro banks from two to 81; the num-
Der of drug stores, from $50 to 695,
and the number of general retail
stores. from 10000 to $4,000. These
figures show that education and a
more comprehensive knowledge of the
possibilities of freedom are helping
the Negro to do for himself that which
no one can do for him. And it is al
together fitting that leaders of the
race should agree that it is time to
bring to public attention the achieve
ments of the race
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08

ed Gigs. 8 and A.. Either remove
the girl and boy riders from the merry
go-round. and glue them to the turned
up ends of the teeter-board, or make
a tracing of them and prepare a new
pair. The teeter is operated by turn
ing the end of the spool axle Gig 81.
The sofa with arm rolls shown in
Fig. 9 is a good example of what can
be made in spool-and-cardboard doll
furniture. Prepare the seat and back
out of a single piece of cardboard,
curving the top and ends OF the back,
as shown. and making the width of
the seat the same as the length of the
spool arms. Fasten the spools by
reans of a strip of paper bent
over them as shown in Fig. IL, and
glued to the seat.
The base of the little center table
in Fig. Is is a crochet-cotton spool, and
the top is a square piece of cardboard.
Glue a spool to the exact center of the
square top.
The seat and back of the chair are
made out of a single piece of card
board, with one-third bent out for the
seat. Glue the seat to a spool base.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08

those were chosen who had been best
in attendance.
From the lamb roast to the last
crumb Of icing on MI. Jacobs slice of
cake both science and care were en-
ployed in the selection and prepare
ton.
I'VE were agreed that none of US
had ever eaten a perfectly pre-
parel meal. 1t reflected credit on the
teacher, who besides being efficient,
is very practical.
The work of the entire institution
reflects credit on A. H. Parker, the
principal, whose remarkable ability
and understanding eminently fits him
for the position he holds. He is con-
tributing a large share to the solution
of some of our social problems and
deserves the interest, assistance and
commentator Of every mar and won.
an in Birmingham.
The industrial high school has
not come into being in a day, but
has been evolved with our entire
school system, then the wonderful per
sonality and c~onsecrated service OF
him, who. for 33 years has been al
the helm.
MRS. DUPONT THOMPSON"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
.FlG..4.

which to duck your head to escape
snowballs thrown at you. Make this
shield of boards nailed to the box
on the bow. Nail a board across the
lower portion of the box, as shown in
Fig. 2. and you will have a "maga-
zine" In which to keep snowballs.
BY fastening a short pole to the
bow for a mast and attaching a piece
of cloth for a sail, it is possible to
onver the. puehmobile into a small
ice yacht. This yacht can be i'm
proved by fastening a c%rosspiece to
the bow end of the reach board. in
place of the bow skate, and then
clamping a skate near each end OF the
crosspiece. By the latter plan the
yacht is more easily balanced. 1t re-
quires three skates to carry 1t out. but
you can likely borrow n If you own
only one pair.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
AFRO-AMERCAN CULL|NCS

in spite of the school and the home
environment, they were picking up
bad English. Who is to blame for the
incompetency and ignorance of the
Negro servants? The illiteracy of the
Negro is bringing down the fair state
of Alabama to the very bottom of the
ladder in education. Some overcrowd-
ed. poorly equipped schools are doing
wonderful work. These are seldom
encouraged by a visit from the white
neighbor. We ease our conscience
with the knowledge hat there is some
thing being done and that is all-suf-
icient. The whole system under which
From an essay read at the Industrial
High school commencement by a
young Negro boy, we quote the follow
ing: The Negro in. embryo. is sur
rounded by the shell of ignorance and
poverty. outside conditions must be
shell prepared to be an asset and not
a liability to the community. The
most illiterate class of people should
have the largest opportunity for get
ting the rudiments of an education in
order that they may not lower the
standard of living in their city. Wheth-
er they go to school should not be left
to the within of this class-but they
should be com Ielled to go. The
STAT must protect itself from the ig-
nOrance of its masses by forcing them
into schools"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08

aboard for transit to Russia an alleged
spy In the Baltic ports are swarms
of purely military and naval spies who
serve belligerent governments, many
trade Spies" and large numbers of
spies of the neutral Baltic powers
whose work is to spy on spies.
The trade spies. all British, haunt
commercial ports. Their function is
to collect facts about Scandinavian
firms trade with Germany, which
firms trade, what they sell and to
whom. London takes care that over
sea goods consigned to Scandinavian
firms which trade with Germany do
not reach the firms. The trade spies
pose as language teachers or drum
mers. Many have been expelled.
Mile. Assanovitch, a handsome,
black-eyed Russian girl, who, posing as
~governess, spied on a great scale, was
expelled recently. The spies who spy
on spies are mostly Swedish. They
watch all foreigners, particularly those
who speak English. Two days after
an Englishman reached Stockholm he
visited a dentist. Half an hour later
an agent telephoned to the dentist to
ask who his patient was.
Copenhagen is the center Of the
false passport business. Danes point
to the Cosmopolite hotel and say:
There can be had passports of any
nationality" Tha false passport bust.
ness was started in order to save Rus
SLAMS from capture by German cruis-
ers.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08

turned Gown at the proper points, so
there will be only room enough be-
tween them for the spool. Punch a
hole through each turned down end
for a stick axle to run through. Then
cut two slots through the box cover
the same distance apart as ends A
Gig. q, %centering the pair both cross
wise and lengthwise of the cover. and
stick ends A through the slots and
glue portion B to the cover. Cut tho
wheel axle enough smaller than the
spool hole so the spool will turn cas-
lily, then push it through the hole in
the spool and the holes in ends A.
Glue a cardboard strip to the under
side OF the cover for a shaft.
The toy merry-go-round in Fig. 5
consists of a strip of heavy cardboard
turned up at its ends Zig. 81. which
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
smlss Insure Ar obleots.

Basel, Switzerland.-A million and
a quarter dollars insurance against
damage to artistic treasures as the
result of air raids has been taken out
by the Swiss government and citizens
of Basel. A great many valuable paint.
ings. tapestries and art objects have
been taken from museums and private
houses and placed in cellars since the
dropping of bombs at Chaux-de-Fonds
by German aviators who had gone
astray. The passage OF French or Ger.
man aviators near Basel is now almost
a daily occurrence
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08

The following letter will show some
of the practical workings of the pu-
pills of the industrial high school at
Birmingham, Ala:
MY Dear Mrs. Ullman: | had the
pleasure a few days ago of being a
guest at luncheon of the negro indus
trial high school, together with DR.. j.
H. Phillips, Mrs. Ben M. Jacobs, Mrs.
Echols, Mr.. j.. B, Gibson, Mr.. G. b.
Glenn, Mrs. Bruce, Mr.. S. J. Bowie,
nudge A. o. Lane and Doctor
Curren of North Carolina We were
impressed with the splendid, practi-
cal work done in every department Of
the school, but the demonstration OF
the cooking class appealed to us most,
for one very obvious reason, the hour
was one O'Clock. Besides this, all per-
sons who have made any kind OF study
of social problems know hat we can
not expect health, work, efficiency
and happiness without food that has
been properly selected and properly
prepared.
THE luncheon served us was pre-
pared by a group of girls from this
class of Al. They were selected not
because of their superior proficiency.
because all were equally capable, SO
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08

is tackled at it's center to the end of a
stick cut small enough to turn easily
in the hole in a spool. TheSpool
slipped over the stick is grasped ny
the right hand. and the left hand
starts the merry-go-round and keeps
it in motion by twirling the stick to
which the cardboard strip is fastened.
The boy and girl riders are shown in
Fig. z. Cut them out of the paper,
mount them upon cardboard. color
them on both sides.
The teeter-board Gig, 81 is made
of the same kind of a strip as that
used for the merry-go-round Zig. g..
Tack this strip at its center to the side
of a spool, and mount the spool in a
cardboard frame in the same way that
the spool wheels of the cart are mount
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08

W carriage, the emperor exclaimed,
in an angry tone:
Major x. what are you doing
here?"
Pulling himself together. partly So
bered by the czar's presence, the Of
hcer stood up, saluted, and replied.
with shaky voice:
Your majesty. I am Just taking q
drunken officer to the guard-house."
This presence OF mind and ready
wit pleased the emperor so much
that he pardoned the officer there and
then.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08

!: HANDICRAFTF FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
p By 2
A. NEELY HALL and DOROTHY PERKINS )
5Ssaaaa $4,000
AN ICE ~PUsHMosILE.
hit, by A. Nicely Hall.)

For coaeting along an fey sidewalk
or over a frozen pond the ice push
mobile shown in Figs. 1 and Q is a
splendid homemade contrivance. Any
boy will find its construction easy to
carry out by following the simple di-
rections printed below.
The pair of skates are clamped to
the under side of the reach board in
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
CARLOAD OF HAY FOR so CTS.
Mistake In Telegraphic Message Costs
German Farmer Large Sum
Of Money.

Hamburg.--Through a most unusual
legal ruling, which. in many quarters.
is attacked as incorrect, a farmer has
been Obliged to sell a carload of hay
for two marks $50 eents). He had
autographed TO his would-be customer
that the price would be 200 marks,
and some employee Of the telegraph
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08

through the box into the board. Then
nail to the top of the box a broom
handle or a stick.
For a racer, the lighter you make
the pushmobile the faster you will be
able to make 1t go. 1t is complete
enough for that purpose at this stage
of construction. But if you wish to
use it in a snow battle on ice, as some
boys do, you should provide a shield
on the bow, as shown in Fig. 2, behind
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08

The heat of the sultry day had made
the kitchen stove about the most I'M
bearable thing m could possibly con-
jure UP The whole kitchen was
steamy and uninviting. Outside the
sun baked down, and the vacation days
made the restless children unhappy
and cross; a slovenly, unkempt col
ored girl was rocking e crying ba-
by; an older colored was get
ting a breath of air at the door. The
baby didn't stop crying, the dinner
was getting overdone, and the poor,
tired mother, almost distracted. won
dered where was the trouble. Some
how, we seldom go quite far enough
back in our minds to really get at the
root of things, writes Mrs. Sidney NJ.
Ullman of the Social Service depart
ment, in the Birmingham (Ala.) Age
Herald. This mother, like most of
us, saw only in her troubles the in
efficiency in her own servants. She
was paying for poorly cooked meals
and badly trained children; little boys
and girls of im~pressionable age, asso-
ciating with ignorant Negro nurses;
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08

Theodore Leschetitzky, who died at
Dresden recently, aged e~ighty-five, was
the principal master of Paderewski.
Leschetitzky made his debut in Vienna
in 1S45, and for several years taught
at st. Petersburg conservatory.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08

ofic lost the two ciphers in handling
the message. The astonished Gus
toner lost no time in accepting the
20" mark offer. When the customer
declined to pay 200. the case wen in.
to court. The supreme court decided
that the imperial telegraph office can
not be held responsible for the mis-.
take and that the sale must stand.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
TOYS MADE OF sPooLs AND
CARDBOARD.

The two.wheel cart, in Fig. 1, is made
of a small box cover and n of the
spools on which crochet cotton comes.
Prepare a bent piece of cardboard like
that shown in Fig. 3. with ends A
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
Youth and Old Aoe.

My little niece Oracle was sitting
on grandmother's lap. AS she was
rocking to and fro baby kept staring
into her face, and after a few minutes
of silence she said: "Grandma. you
aren't 81 very new. are youy"-Chi-
cage Tribune.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08

Among the titles Of the sultan of
Turkey are sultan Of sultans, king of
kings, bestower of crowns upon the
princes of the world, emperor and SOW
ereign of the two seas, and shadow
god upon earth.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08

President Wilson is the third chief
executive to marry while occupying the
chief magistracy of the United States.
The others were John Tyler and Gro
yer Cleveland.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
Her Mistake.

you used to have a house full OF
company" I'm" How is 1t that the
young men no longer com to see your
daughter?" TITS her own fault. told
her not to hang that cooking school
diploma in the parlor."-Louisyille
Courier-Journal.