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The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-12
RELIABLE OASIS FAILS.
For First Time in History Savannah
Is DrV

Savannah, noted for years as the
most reliable oasis in the southern
desert, is actually dry, for the first
time since Oglethorpe landed with Il
cargo of rum. Some of the old fa-
miliar doors are locked and nailed,
some of the famous bars are serving
ice cream sodas to the regulars of
other days, but nowhere from Park
Extension to the Bay is there a high
ball or schooner of beer to be pur-
chased.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-12

Miss Mayme can shoot such glances
at one from under those long eyelashes
of hers"
BE careful; her shooting glances
have killing effect" - Baltimore
American.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-12

John Elliott, a farm hand of Put
nam, Conn, shot and killed his en-
ployer, Bert Pettis, and Pettis' daugh
ter. He attempted to shoot Mrs. Pet
tis, but she escaped.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-12
Zeppelin Destrnved

The Zeppelin L-20 has boor ,
ashore and completely destrori,l' uil'ea
the western side of Hafso Firtt ieI %
way, according to adyices fron, net
vanger. Some of the crew We're ~ s''' %
cued. WIZ hs
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-12

The sinking of a French a.,
vessel $50 miles from land by 'sn srs
marine is reported in an offjcis, gu sa'
munication issued at London, '
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-12
Candidate for State Comptroller

Through actual experience in long
service as Chief Clerk in three differ
ent departments of the state govern
ment, he is specially qualified to dis
charge the intricate duties of State
Comptroller.
He was born and reared on a farm
near Tallahassee.
He promises, if elected, prompt,
courteous and impartial service.
He will warmly appreciate your sup
port in the Democratic Primary.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-03-25
Germany and France Best Prepared on Land, Eng
land on Sea Tariff Enriches Sugar Companies

Ihen Secretary of the Treasury Me
Adoo announced that he believed the
tariff should be retained and the
price began to climb. The last quo
tation 1 saw was $3.50 per hundred
an advance of $1.6O since the Secre
tary made his announcement.
The effect of this on the stocks OF
the sugar companies may be judged
from the following:
On March 1, 1914, the preferred
stock of the Great Western Sugar
Company was selling for s91 a share
and the common stock-practicall
all water"-for $45 share. On
March End, 1916, this watered stock
was quoted at S16S bid and s17s
asked, an increase of between s123
and $133 per share.
This meant profit of approxi-
mately SIS, 100000 to the fortunate
owners of the watered stock of this
one sugar company The preferred
stock also advanced s25 or $50 a
share, thus putting additional mil
lions in the Golfers of the sugar mag
mates.
The Onomea Sugar Company of
the Hawaiian Islands has just issued
statement showing that in 1915 it
earened SO per cent on its stock, and
other Hawaiian sugar companies
have made similar showings.
Down in Porto Rico the benefci-
aries of the sugar tariff are also wax
ing rich. The South Porto Rico
Sugar Company, capitalized for S.
100000, half preferred and half
common-the latter probably all
water-is earning per cent on the
preferred and so per cent on the
common. Other Porto Rican Com
panis have done equally we'll
Isn't it about time for the sugar
beet farmer to get little more for
his raw product, on which all this
prosperity is based?
When the price of -four advances
the man who raises wheat generally
benefits to marked extent, and so
with other products of the farm and
range.
Why should the beet-sugar farmer
be an exception, and why should we
grant protection" to an industry in
which the distribution Of profits is
so one-sided?
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-03-25
BRANDEIS

Big interests and their attorneys
are doing all in their power to pre-
vent the confirmation of Louis D.
Brandeis as judge of the Supreme
court Senator LaFollette, who has
known Brandeis intimately for many
years, closes a long editorial in his
magazine, as follows:
"In appointing Mr.. Blandeis to the
Supreme Bench President Wilson has
rendered great public service.
There have been able men of pro-
grcssive type appointed to the Su-
preme Court, but thoy have demon
rated their point Of view after they
were appointed rather than before.
Years ago Brandeis might have been
chosen for his eminent legal qualifi-
cations. Knowing him as we now
do we can deduce what would have
But to take him after these years Of
Identification with the struggle for
social justice, knowing the powerful
forces arrayed against him is proof
indisputsble that when the President
sees the light he is not afraid to fol-
low it. The selection of Brandeis 20
this place Of power and influence
must strengthen the confidence of all
who love democracy, in President
Wilson"
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-03-25
nv EDWARD KEATING.
.ssmon from the Third Colo
rado DISTRICT.

uosb;ngton. d. ca washington
.sossor has undertaken to furnish
answer to the question: (Which
a,ntrv o. was best prepared when the
rrronean war began?'
uis figures are interesting at this
.,no when the great war has dls-
.,,oed the weather as the leading
ionic p of polite conversation.
Judged by the number of soldiers
=, soi,ors maintained in times of
soooe relative to population, little
pormaina leads all the rest. 1t had
* 7oo soldiers and sailors for each
million of population, and the United
c,otes was last with ,499 for each
million
sweden was second with 1929
and France occupied third place with
,.s74 while Germany trailed along
in seventh place with 1858. Austria
uos ninth with $3.50, Russia tenth
with 1850 and Great Britain was
eleventh with 6,963.
Excluding the smaller countries,
France claimed first position with
Germany second.
Judged by the actual number of
soldiers and sailors in active service.
Russia took first place with 1,26O,-
hoo. and Germany was second with
$50 900 and France third with $685.
boo.
England was the only great nation
which had more sailors than soldiers.
The cost of the army and navy,
Der capita of population, placed Eng
and well to the front as the most
nitaristic of nations, for it expend-
I'D 81 for each man, woman and child
in the United Kingdom. France
spent $3.50, Germany $470, Russia
;lS1 and the United States $3.50.
Like all other attempts to analyze
he worlds most stupendous conflict,
The foregoing may be used to sup
bort almost any point of view. To
he neutral observers it would appear
hat Germany and France were best
prepared on land, because they had
back of their standing army large,
Tell-equipped and homogeneous re-
erves. Great Britain was undoubt-
edly best prepared on sea.
Sugar Tariff Restored
The bill retaining the tariff of one
fent pound on sugar has passed the
House of Representatives. 1t must
how run the gauntlet of the Senate
where 1t will be vigorously opposed.
spoke for free sugar" as l had
promised to do in two campaigns in
Colorado
The debate developed some facts
Which should be placed before the
people and which are of peculiar in
crest to the sugar beet farmers of
he West.
Ihe sugar factories are earning
normous profits, but the sugar beet
armer is not sharing the prosperity
'nu the consumer is paying record
prices Tor the finished product.
Last october, when every one i'm
e'"ea sugar would go on the free
~ II was selling freely on the New
OfA market for $3.50 per hundred.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-03-25
The Court Of Last Resort

Around the stove OF the cross
roads grocery is the real court OF
last resort, for 1t finally over-rules
all others. Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy has been brought before
this court in almost every cross
roads grocery in this country. and
has always received favorable YER
dict. 1t is in the country where man
expects to receive full value for his
money that this remedy Is most ap-
prsciated. Obtainable everywhere.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-03-25

At the primary election held in
Indiana March 5, President Wilson
received a total Of 160,423 votes
which was the highest number an
nounced for any candidate on the
Democratic ticket. Charles W. Fair
banks, candidate for the Republican
nomination for the presidency,
polled a total of 176,17S. Less than
5000 votes were polled by the Pro-
gressives thruout the state.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-03-25

Charles Stein left Tuesday for De-
catur, Illinois, with his car of house
hold goods.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-03-25

Mrs. Charles Lunbeck went to Ala
mosa Friday night to meet the var
ious building committees of the East
ern Star lodge.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-03-25

e. F. Edwards and wife returned
to their home in Alamosa Friday
night after few days visit with Mr.
and Mrs. C. l.. Tucker.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-03-25

Mr.. Julius Hansen made a busi-
ness trip to Netherlands. Colo, Sat
urday evening.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-03-25

Paul Cronkhite spent Saturday
and Sunday in Alamosa.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-03-25

Mrs c. R. Armstrong of Alamoso
was the guest of Mrs. Elmer Johnson
and family Friday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-03-25

Oscar Lindei holm went to Alamo
sa Monday on businesses.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-01-06
HOME TRAINING TO BLAME
Norti,S-stcrl University Professor
Points Out iat He c 80 derg
One OF Crine's Chief Causes.

Prot lt.u.Ut O.. ,,au,t Of No, est.
ern ""y ay. % r'port ~ tici
to o.. ,IWt y.nnissiun of tiI,a %.
dGc!..os iDa u, ntal deficiencies aid
unfit HON are the contribUtory
&C., "'r o.. "f 'n,
Hun'I.r V..rt submitted BY Pro.
.r. 60. .tUt.ituIrs an attack on
tho nl law ny showing that rrlui.
iulls whose history should exclude
thom from probation are given their
liberty. The cause of the latter, the
suCiUlugist says. is inadequate investi.
CATION
Compulsory education until the age
Of sixteen Is one Recommendation
made by the professor to solve the
delinquent boy problem. and another
suggestion is that vocational training
should begin at any time. optional with
the pupil and his understanding
his parents or guardians.
In the statistics compiled In tho
report, it is shown that many delin.
quent boys on probation in Cook coun-
ty are not working at all. others work
only half time. and OF those that work
many are errand boys. wagon boys,
bellhops. and have other occupations
that contain no future for them. So
ciety would best be served. 1t Is con-
tended. II the delinquent boy had work
where he realized he had chance to
make something of himself.--The Liv-
ing Church.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-01-06
NEGRO WAITER A DIPLOMAT
Was Fully Alive to the Importance Of
Keeping His "mouf Shot" at
Sundry Times.

Here is a story about a diplomatic
negro waiter; also about two we'll.
known Kansas men. who can go by the
names Of Smith and Jones, Just to tell
the yarn:
Smith and Jones look much alike,
an! are frequently taken for each
other One day Smith was In a GER
tain biz hotel not thousand miles
from Kansas City and went into the
dining room for dinner The negro
waiter busily brushed off the crumbs
and said Why, how is you Mr..
Jones. how is you? Use glad to see
you. hasn seen you since waited
on your table when you all used to
have a little game upstairs"
I'm afraid you are mistaken" said
Smith very quickly My name isn't
Jones. You have the wrong man"
"Nuff said nuff said" smiled the ne
gro, with much bowling and scraping
"Ah knows all right when TO keep nah
mouf set; an knows all right. MIR.
Jones. Unidentified
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-01-06
Ne,.4. View wiz


Take four pounds sitted .Iour. four
pounds OF sweet. fresh butter. beaten
to a cream. and two pounds OF white
powdered sugar. Take six eggs for
each pound Of -four. an ounce Of
ground mace or nutmeg and table
spoonful OF lemon extract or orange
flower water. A very pretty way in
which to present pieces of this cake
to your guests is to cut out each piece
in the shape OF heart, and put on
each separate piece the initial. in
frostiIlg, OF each guest TO whom the
cake is to be given. Present the cake
in either pink gilt-edged heart-shaped
boxes. or. II you cannot go to the ex-
pense OF having the boxes made. wrap
the pieces in frilled tissue paper, tied
with dainty pink silk baby ribbon.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-01-06

Announcement of data on a recently
discovered unnamed disease of the
teeth. affecting only people in certain
localities. was made today by DR.. Fred.
srick S. Mckay of Colorado Springs,
Colo. before the Panama. Pacific dental
congress. Doctor Mckay read paper
written in collaboration with DIR. @. v.
Black OF Chicago. who died recently.
and based on their joint research.
The disease. which was described as
q disiiguring. notified or streaked dis.
coloration of teeth, was said TO be cpl
demic in several localities in the
Rocky mountain region, In large area
In the Southwest. and here and there
In other places, including a small dis.
trict near Naples, Italy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-01-06
L. M. WOOD
THE RExALL STORE
KNEW USE OF AMESTHETlCS
Surgeons Were Familiar With
Methods OF Allev atinq Pain.

Those who imagine that surg"
knowledge began with later gel
tons, and that the discovery oi
chloroform, rcvolutiOnized the science.
should read an article recently pub
lished by DR. !. de Fenton in the South
African journal of Science
Various anesthetizing media and
methods were well known both IL
antiquity and during the Middle Ages.
Homer rlcrtiCus the ancsthetic oil
fects or neiruthe. HerOdotus states
that tn Scythians obtained similar
eiieD.s ron. TIE vapors OF hemp. pro
duccd by throwing hemp seed on hot
stones A Chinese physician of the
third century T. C. gave his patients
preparation Of hemp to make Their!
irs"nsihle during surgical operations.
IN" most important anesthetiC o.
ancient and medieval times was hoa
ever, V in Of ...Aldragora, the use OF
which mentioned by a great number
OF carly writer's and is referred to
by Shakespeare More recently. in
the year 1850. the German surgeon
Weiss, better known as Albinus, am
putated the foot OF Augustus III, king
OF Poland while under the influence
of nlaUiragOra
Two other anesthetizing agencies
w"r" employed in very early times,
VIZ. arterial compression and hyp
p. sm.
i is said that the ancient Assyr-
ia,IS produced a leihargic state by
comp. ssion of the carotid artery be.
iOr performing the operation OF cir.
cumclsion.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-01-06
Had TO Watch the Cana

Milroy, a Rush county town, seven
miles south of Rushville. is a great
place for marble fans. They hold a
tournament each spring and summer
One day recently storekeeper. who
Is Il marble fan, was standing IN an
alley by his store watching a closely
contested game. An Indianapolis tray.
cling salesman, who had come to see
the storekeeper. saw a person enter
the mans store He went to the
storekeeper.
There's a customer in your store"
he said.
psf, be quiet" said the storekeep-
er, he'll go out in a minute" And
he never took his eye of the game
Indianapolis News.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-01-06
Treasure Ship Ready.

The staunch old whaler Jeanette is
receiving a coat OF paint and a power
full engine is being added to her equip
ment in the Pacific shipyard at Ala
media Point, Cal. The jeanette. for q
long time, has lain idle, but now she is
going to sail again on long expedi.
ton to the South seas. She will carry
adventurers to Cacos island to search
for fabulous treasures thought to have
been hidden by Red Jacinto," pirate
chieftain.
The party is to be headed by Capt
James Brown Of Portland. Me-, and is
composed of business men from
Springfield, Mo-, and Kansas City. who
have formed syndicate to finance the
expedition. They will leave Oakland.
Cal, In few days.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-01-06

er in the center OF the dish and pile
the outlets around and serve. Serve
with a meat sauce
A small piece of cheese, II grated,
will add favor to any number of
dishes. II is good in escalloped po-
tato. in escslloped cabbage. adds to
the flavor Of milk toast and may be
sprinkled over lettuce which has been
dressed with French dressing. A lit.
tie grated cheese added to an ONE
let ia an improvement.
A dainty cracker to serve with
salad course is prepared by heaping
grated cheese on the crackers,
sprinkle with salt and cayenne and
then toasting in the oven.
Sour cream makes a delicious FIJI.
ing for cakes; add brown sugar and
cook until it is hard, add nuts and
beat until smooth
Sour cream dressing. using cream.
salt and dash OF cayenne served on
young green onions Is a dish not half
well enough known.
Sour cream may be used to enrich
any boiled salad dressing or used as
above on other vegetables like Gu.
cumbers or tomatoes.
A tablespoonful OF leftover peas
with a few cold potatoes vii! make a
most appetizing salad to serve for
Sunday nigh; supper.
Stale bits oil bread may he used as
crumbs for various dish Sc as crou.
tons as bread pudlings with fruit
or custard, rs filling with nuts for
peppers. or baked potatoes in fact
in thousands OF ways bits Of bread
may be utilized Not a crumb should
be wasted. even the cru'nb tray should
be emptied for the little shreds
Pieces OF cake may be soaked in
fruit juice, put in layers III a baking
fish, ana baked Served hot with
cream.
Orange peel and lemon peel may
be used 10 flavor sauces removing the
peeling before serving.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-01-06
Cost Of Wet Weather.

Wet weather is an expensive sum
mcr diversion. as the people OF Kan.
Bas have proved to their sorrow. The
state board OF agriculture figures that
there was loss Of 1000 600 bushels
Of wheat during the month of August
from this cause. That means at least
sl5,OOO,O00 deducted from the states
farm income and brings the Kansas
wheat yield below lOO,OO0,OOO bushels.
The abandoned area is placed at 20
per cent Of last faIls seeding, whereas
the loss in area figured on May was
only 35 per cent of the fall seeding
A wet July ruined many a prime pros.
pect.-Wall Street Journal
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-01-06
Risk Anything When Duty Calls.

There seems to be no limit to which
the moving picture man will not go IN
the search of novelties to be thrown
on the screen. IL order that he may
get pictures at night or in dark places.
such as in dense forests, one company
has had a complete electric light plant
built on a motor truck. which is taken
around the country wherever there
happens to be a demand for its serv-
ices The portable lighting equipment
includes number Of projection lamps
which may he connected to the power
plant by 2.OOO-foot cables. This per
mits the projection lamps to be taken
into caves. ravines or other inaccessi-
BILE places that may be found suitable
as backgrounds for the photo plays A
l3-inch navy type searchlight ia one of
the features OF the portable lighting
plant. 1t is mounted at the side of the
drivers seat that its rays OF light may
be played in any direction. II need
be. this searchlight may be employed
to illuminate motion-picture settings In
conjunction with the other lamps. The
entire portable plant outfit weighs ap.
proximately four tons.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-01-06
HIS DIGNITY IN QUESTION
h.vi. NOTED Official TIRE neeip,.ot
G! lily : Neat and Deserved
Rcbuke.

For .uni.r uf years h" had been
emplu. a. t-nogr .uc for the
COM n such he frequently
tool .... u',l one of the direc.
tors $500 ydilru AZ the Office occasion.
ally lg. Wr.k he was made an as
sistaut s,.r.I ry Ut the corporation,
was relieved yf his stCnogrnrhic duties
and MAS given ID d,sk near the senior
officers
when III" " iting director called at
the Office a day or two later he greet
ed the former -tauoFrapher pleasantly
and congratulated him on his advance
'ment
= But there's no one around here who
can operate typewriter as you can,
he added ilatteringly, and want you
30 make copy of this paper before
] send It to my lawyer"
y Hut the new assistant secretary was
not to be fattered into a relinquish.
ment OF the dignity OF his position.
and he replied:
Really. Mr. Brown. I think that is
asking too much. Do you think !. an
assistant secretary of this company,
ought to let myself be seen bending
over a typewriter like an ordinary
stenographer?"
81 beg your pardon" said Mr.. Brown
81 forgot about the dignity OF your po'
sition entirely. | trust you will over
look my indiscretlon. BY the way
he added. Il see by the papers that q
man down in Washington named
Woodrow Wilson writes with his own
hands and on his own typewriter al
most all OF the important state papers
that he prepares for transmission to
the European courts"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-01-06
Deer With Glass Eve,

Abalardo Cooper of Salinas, Cal,
while hunting in the fastness OF the
San Lucia range, killed a four.point
buck that had green glass eye in one
of its sockets.
Besides. the ears had been swallow
tailed, a common practice in marking
the ears of cattle, and its tail had been
cut off in some manner so that only a
stub an inch long stuck out.
1t is thought possibly the deer was
\ pet of one of the ranches down in
the Salinas valley, and when the run
ming" SEASON started the deer an
swered the call of its mates and start
cd for the wilds.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-01-06
Jellled Grapes.

A very delicate dish is made OF one
third OF cupful of rice, two cupfuls
OF grapes, onehalf cupful of water and
two spoonfuls of sugar. Sprinkle the
rice and sugar among the grapes while
placing them in a deep dish; pour on
the water, cover close and simmer two
hours slowly in oven Serve warm as
sauce, or cold, as a pudding. II
served warm, increase slightly the
proportion OF rice and sugar.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-01-06
Best Sleeper In the World.

John H. Walker, a Phoenix, Ariz.,
man, guest at Summer house, Tulare,
Cal, Is adJudged the prize sleeper. In
some manner Walkers bed in his
room was set afire, and Walker only
awakened after he had been dragged
from the burning clothes and carried
to the open air by q hotel employee.
Walker was only slightly hurt.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-01-06
Ham for Breakfast.

Fried ham for breakfast is particu-
larry nice when the slices are cut the
night before and are allowed to soak
all night IN cupful of water, to which
tablespoonful of sugar has been
added. This softens the meat and
takes out the oppressive salt taste.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-01-06

Of Houston, Texas, says:
IF you have muddy complexion
and duh eyes. you are constipated SiA
glasses OF water daily and one or two
ReXall Orderlies at night will correct
this condition and make you ut as II
fiddle. Rexall Orderlies. in my opinion.
are the best laxative to be had. and can
be taken by men. women or children"
We have the exclusive selling rights for
this great laxative. Trial size, 10 cents
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-01-06

IT,. BIZ ..l - ~
form into Cl.irts.
place half an al.
rIond cut length.
wise at the small
end to represent
the outlet bone.
Dip in egg and fry.
Place a cauliilow.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-01-06

Voice-Is this the weather bureau?
How about a shower tonight2
Prophet-Don't ask me. II you need
one, take It.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-01-06
90 NOT SLIGHT LEETovERs.

Take any bits - lover meat. put
through a meat Cd ". ''Hr and