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The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-02-04
Gatherino Dates,

Dates grow at the top of such tall,
slender trees that in order to gather
them men have to swing themselves
up the trunk by degrees by means of
rope. one end of which they fasten
around their bodies. while they loop
the other end so that it will catch on
to the notches in the trunk of the tree.
London Telegraph.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-02-04
Real Economy,

Economy also means that the father
with turkey wing income ought not
to undertake to buy ostrich plumed
hats for six daughters who regard
washing dishes as drudgery and sling
ing the frying pan disgrace.-Hous
ton Post.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-02-04
How Mr.. Davis Got Rid of a Bad
Cough.

Some time ago I had very bad
cough" writes Lewis T. Davis, Black
water, Del. "My brother McCabe
gave me small bottle of Chamber
Inns Cough Remedy After taking
this bought half dozen bottles of
it but only used one of them as the
cough left me and l have not been
troubled since" Obtainable every
where.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-02-04

The harvest Of friendship is gath
cred only by those who have sown the
seeds Of kindly purpose and trust
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-02-04
Different From Her Ma.

He-Why is it that there's never
match In this house? She tcurtly,-I
can't make matches. He That's
strange: your mother could.--Boston
Transcript.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-02-04
Equivocai Sympathv.

He-l feel nervous. Miss Sibyl. My
head feels So full. She-Don't worry
If your head feels that way. Mr.. Simp.
There's nothing in it.-Baltimore Amer
ican
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-02-04

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A History of the Worlds
Happenings During 1915

Y OU need this new National Year
BOOK, Almanac and Encyclo-
pedia for 1916-your family needs it
everybody ought to have it
order your copy today. It's chock-
iuil or interesting facts and useful
Information.
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10

can meet the requirements. The game
consists in carrying peanut upon the
blade of table knife while walking
the length of a room. And, to make
the test more difficult, obstructions
must be placed in the path SO the
girls and boys must step over them
while crossing, Fig. suggests how
the distractions may be formed with
boards placed across books, and
broomhandles placed across the
rounds of chairs. Award a prize to
the boy and another 20 the girl who
crosses without dropping the peanut.
Pinning the hatchet in the notch Of
George Washington's cherry tree is
an adaptation of the game of pinning
the tail upon the donkey. Paste to.
gether several sheets of wrapping-pa'
per. Then place this large sheet upon
the floor, or pin it upon the wall, and
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10
TAKES OFF DANDRUFF
HAIR STOPS failing
olrISl Try ThIsI Makes Hair ThIclt
Glossy, Fluffy, ReautIful-NO
More itching Scalp.

Within ten minutes after an applt
cation Of Danderine you cannot fnd Z
single trace Of dandruff or falling hali
and your scalp will not itch, but what
will please you most will be after {
few weeks use, when you see neN
hair, fine and downy at frst-yes-buI
really new hair-growing all over The
scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately dOe
bles the beauty of your hair. No de
ference how dull, faded, brittle and
scraggy, just moisten q cloth witl
Danderine and carefully draw L
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time. The effect is amas,
ing-your hair will be light, fluffy and
wayy and have an appearance q
abundance; an Incompatible lusteE
Boftness and luxuriance.
Get a 25 cent bottle Of KnowItOns
Danderine from any store, and prove
that your hair is as pretty and soft
as any-that 1t has been neglected Or
Injured by careless treatment-thati
all-you surely can have beautiful hail
and lots Of it If you will just try llt
tie Danderine. Adv.
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10

with a crayon or soft pencil draw a
tree five or six feet high, as in Fig @.
Draw the hatchets upon heavy card.
board Gig. 81, making them in pro
portion to the tree; cut them out, and
paint the blades red and the handles
brown. Stick pin through the blade.
After giving out the hatchets, blind.
fold the players one at time, turn
them about several times, and start
them in the direction of the tree. A
prize should be awarded to the one
pinning hatchet nearest the notch
in the tree.
George Washington shadowgraphs
is splendid guessing game. Hang a
sheet in doorway, and have all the
boys go on one side, and the girls on
the other side. Then beginning with
the boys, have each in turn put on a
cooked hat and pose between strong
light and the screen, so as to throw a
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10
MANGEL BEETS FOR POULTRY
sueeulenee Acts as Tonic and Pro.
Vldes Water, One Of Essential
Requirements Of Ration.

For strong egg production plenty OF
succulence in poultry feed is required.
By succulence is meant a food mate
rial which contains the original vege-
table juices Of the plant as it grew;
for example, cabbage, lettuce, sprout.
ed oats, mangel beets, etc. Succu.
lence, as here defined, has two definite
purposes to perform in the ration:
1t acts as tonic, increasing the food
consumption by having a definite eff
feet upon the palatability Of the ra.
tion; where plenty of green food is
given, the birds relish the food better
and digest more. Succulence also pro-
vides plenty of water, which is one
Of the essential requirements of a
ration.
Mangel beets have peculiar advan.
tages as succulence carriers. They are
very succulent, containing approx
mately rs per cent of water.
Mangels are generally fed by cut
ting in half, lengthwise. The halves
can then be nailed to the wall (the cut
side out) with 2O-penny spikes, about
a foot from the floor. This keeps the
food clean.
Mangel beets are essentially a win.
ter feed, and should be fed in such an
amount that the poultry will clean
them up each day; il greater quaint.
ties are given, there will be waste.
Some poultrymen grind the beets in a
vegetable cutter, and feed them in an
open wooden trough. This method
admits Of the birds eating the entire
beet, but on the other hand it requires
considerable labor.-Farm Journal.
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10
IS CHILD GROSS.
FEVERISH, Sl.
Look, Mother! If tongue
coated, give california
Syrup of FiqS."

Children love this fruit laxati,.
and nothing else cleanses the tenda
stomach, liver and bowels so nlcely
A child simply viii not stop playl,
to empty the bowels, and the result
they become tightly clogged VA
waste, liver gets sluggish, stoms1
sours, then your little one becoms
cross, half-sick, feverish, don't 81
sleep or act naturally, breath Is bsl
system full Of cold, has sore thru,
stomach-ache or dlarrhoea. Lists,
Mother! See II tongue is coated, tbm
give a teaspoonful of "Califomk
Syrup Of Figs" and in a few hours HI
the constipated waste, sour bile IA
undigested food passes out of the "a
TEN, and you have a well child agsI1l
Millions Of mothers give "CallfoFD,
Syrup of Figs" because it is perfeclIy
harmless; children love it, and it neV'
or falls to act on the stomach, Live
and bowels.
= Ask at the store for 5O-cent botu,
Of California Syrup Of Figs" whicA
has full directions for babies, childru
Of all ages and for grown-ups plainII
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10
SAGE TEA DARKENS GRAY
HAIR TO ANY SHADE. TRY lTl
Keep Your Locks Youthful, Dark,
Glossy and Thick With Garden
Sage and sulphur.

When you darken your hair with
Sage Tea and Sulphur, no one can
tell, because it's done so naturally, SO
evenly. Preparing this mixture,
though, at home is mussy and trouble
some. For 80 cents you can buy at
any drug store the ready-to-use tonic
called "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Hair Remedy" You Just dampen a
sponge or soft brush with 1t and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at a time. By morn
ing all gray hair disappears, and, after
another application or two, your hair
becomes beautifully darkened, glossy
and luxuriant. You will also dis
cover dandruff is gone and hair has
stopped falling.
Gray, faded hair, though no dis.
grace, is a sign of old age, and as we
all desire a youthful and attractive ap.
pearance. get busy at once with Wy
eth's Sage and Sulphur and look years
Rounger.-Adv.
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10
lnVOkes Gods Reward
For PeIIagra Cure

Jumbo, Val. H. Satterwhite writes:
n want to thank you for what you have
done for me. You have cured my wife.
God bless you in your work. l hope some
day to see you; if 1 never see you I hope
to meet you in heaven. God will reward
you for your grand and noble work."
There is no longer any doubt that Pei
Iagra can be cured. Don't delay until it
e too late. 1t is your duty to consult the
Tesourceful Baughn.
The symptoms-hands red like sunburn,
akin peeling off, sore mouth, the lips,
throat and tongue a flaming red, with
mucus and choking; indigestion and
nausea, either diarrhoea or constipation.
There is hope; get Baughn's big Free
book on Pellagra and learn about the
remedy tor Pellagra that has at last been
found. Address American Compounding
O., box 2OsO, Jasper, Ala, remembering
money is refunded in any case where the
remedy fails to cure.-Adv.
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10

door, and cut crosspiece E several
inches shorter than D. Nail cross
piece E to the door an inch and one
half below the clock, pivot latch D to
1t with a screw, and nail block F to
the door just below e for a stop for
the latch. Screw a screw-eye into the
latch at G, and two others into the
door at H and I; then tie latch
string to screw-eye G, run 1t up to
and through screw-eyes H and /, and
down to the alarm winding key of the
clock. Pull the string taut, and, aft
er winding the alarm, tie the string
to tho key. Now, when the alarm
goes off and the key reverses, the
string will wind about it and raise the
latch. There must be a catch ] (Figs.
s and g. for the latch to drop behind.
The combination shown in Fig.
is make-belieye, The knob is a spool
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10

profile view Of himself upon the sheet,
as shown in Fig. 8. Each boy must
have number unknown to the girls)
and while his portrait is upon the
screen the girls on the other side OF
the screen must guess who it is and
write his name upon paper provided,
In this way: "No. 1-George Wash,
ington JONES'" "No. 2-George Wash.
ington Thompson" ETC., prefxing the
boys last names with that of George
Washington.
Fig. 4 shows the cooked hat. c 4
a circular piece of wrapping-paper 20
inches In diameter for the hat brinl
Gig. 81, and cut center opening fof
the crown. Make a crown of strip
OF cardboard bent into band to flt
your head, with a circular piece fittet
to its top Gigs. 6 and y,
Fig. 3 shows how to arrange :
lamp for projecting the light.
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10
TO DESTROY LICE ON FOWLS
Powder Should Be Worked Into Feath.
ers With Fingers-lnside of House
Should Be Cleaned.

Several kinds of good powders are
sold to kill the lice in the plumage of
fowls.
The fowl to be treated should be
held by the shanks, with It's head down
and the powder worked into its plum.
age with the fingers until the plum.
age is full Of it. II applied when
the fowls are on the roost and they
are carefully put back after being dust
ed, the powder will be more effective
To get rid Of little mites, all the
roosts and nearby woodwork should
be frequently busted with llce-killing
powder. The inside of the house
should be cleaned and whitewashed
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10
GHSCHRETS' FOR
SLUGGISH BOWELS
10 sick headache, sour stomach.
biliOuSneSs or constipation
by morning.
Get . 1O-cent boz now.


Turn the rascals out-the headache,
biliousness, Indigestion, the sick, sour
stomach and foul gases-turn them
out tonight and keep them out with
Cascarets.
Millions Of men and women take q
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by lazy
liver, clogged bowels or an upset stom'
ach.
Don't put in another day Of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach;
remove the sour, fermenting food;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the constipated
waste matter and poison in the
bowels. Then you will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight straightens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 10.cent box from
any drug store means a clear head.
sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver
and bowel action for months Chill
dren love Cascarets because they
never grippe or sicken. Adv.
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10
Whte LeqhOrn add aarred plymouth Rock cOekereIs.

means Matching birds of the general.
purpose breeds in March and April
The average farmer matches his chick
ems too late to secure eggs in the fall.
With well-matured pullets and i'm.
proved feeding methods farmers could
secure more eggs in winter than they
obtain under present conditions.
A well-balanced simple ration may
be made Of equal parts, by weight, Of
wheat, cracked corn, and oats fed
twice daily, usually in the morning
and at night. The grain may be Ell.
ther scattered on the range in sum.
mer and in the litter in the poultry
house in winter, or fed in the house
throughout the year. 1t should be
supplemented with wet or dry mash
of two parts Of cornmeal and one part
each Of wheat bran, middlings, and
beef scrap. One feed of mash may be
fed at any time during the day and
the grain fed for the other two meals
Regulate the proportions Of grain and
mash so that the hen will consume
about equal parts of each. About~one
quart of grain daily should be fed to
every 16 Leghorn hens, or to 13 gen.
eral-purpose hens, such as the Ply.
mouth Rocks, with an equal weight
Of mash. This amount, however, va.
ries, and should be regulated by the
feeder, as the hens should be eager
for each meal. Leghorns will eat
about tifty-five pounds of grain and
mash in year, and Plymouth Rocks,
or hens of the general-purpose class
about seVenty-five pounds.
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10

fastening these together with battens
&c, Fig. 81. Locate the opening for
the clock face in the center of the
width of the door, and several inches
above the center of the height. Make
1t trile smaller than the clock case,
SO the case will set over it as shown
in Fig. 5. Fig. 8 suggests how to
make the hole by first boring a num-
Der Of holes and then cutting out the
wood between with small saw or
chisel. Hinge the door as shown in
Figs. and 4.
Now for the time-lock. Fasten the
clock back of the opening with sta
pie driven over the top ring and an
other over each foot Gig. 81. Then
cut latch D Gigs. and g. several
inches shorter than the width Of the
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10

: HAlIDICRAFT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
By
A. NEELY HALL and DOROTHY PERKINS
(copyrght BY A. Nicely Halll
FOR A WAsHlNGToNs BIRTH.
pay PARTY.

A Washington's birthday party may
be given several days preceding or
following February the twenty-second,
according to the time most convenient.
Crossing the Delaware is a good
test of the steadiness of ones hand,
and produces much merriment because
seldom more than one, or two at most,
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10
DANISH PIMPLES QUICKLY
Easily and cheapIy by Using cutlcuri
Soap and Ointment. Trial Free.

Smear the pimples lightly with Cuff
cura Ointment on end Of finger and
allow it to remain on five MINUTES.
Then bathe with hot water and CUT,
cura Soap and continue some minutes.
This treatment is best upon rising and
retiring, but is effective at any tina
Free sample each by mail with Boob,
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. 1
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10

TX, Fig. y, the large dial is the top
Of strip can, and the two are -piv-
otad to the safe door with a nail. A
button mold (M, Fig. y may be used
to keep the spool from pulling off Of
the nail.
Four spool feet fastened with nails
to the safe bottom, and a couple Of
coats of black paint, will complete the
safe.
By setting the alarm-hand twice a
day, you may have the safe open
each morning when you arise, and
each night at bedtip
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10
panaer In va Maah.

The danger in feeding a wet mash is
that some of the food in the trough
may be left to sour and mold, and
when eaten by the hens later, will
cause disease. The only safe method
of feeding wet mash is to remove ali
feed from the trough IN half an hour
after feeding
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10
A HOMEMADE SAFE WITH =
TIME-LoCK.

All of you boys will want to make
this unique safe for your bedroom.
An ordinary alarm-clock is required
for a lock.
Let the dimensions of the safe be
determined by the size of box which
you can get. Fig. shows the inte-
rior, with shelves spaced at the right
distances apart to allow for four
tiers of boxes. Cigar boxes with spool
knobs are excellent for these boxes.
Fasten the shelves as shown at A,
Fig. 2.
Nail strip about an inch and one
half wide to one edge of the box, for
a hinge-strip (B, Fig. 2.) Then make
a door out of the box-cover boards,
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10

Ask your dealer for the free boo
let, Useful Hints for Horse Owner
Issued by G. G. Hanford Mfg. Co, syG
cuse, N. Y, manufacturers Of Ha
ford's Balsam OF Myrrh. ADV.
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10
Then She Said nYes.D

She-Before / give you my answer
1 must know more about you. Are
you aiming at anything worth while?
He-You seem to have a very poor
opinion Of yourself.
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10
New Broom.

Gillet-How many people work in
your Office?
Perry-Only one. He came today.
The others have been with US some
time.-Life.
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10

81 wonder more spectators don't
make aviation trips"
"Why speculators?"
Because they're used to taking
flyers"
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10
Mlnht Be.

what is the Pan-American con.
gress, pa?"
Il don't know exactly, but 1t sounds
as If 1t might be a convention Of our
hyphenated fellow citizens"
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10
ImMEnlATE ATTENTION

should be given to sprains, swellins
bruises, rheumatism and neuralsg
Keep Mansfields Magic Arnica ~
ment handy on the shelf. Three 81.
.-25c, SOC and S1.O0.-Adv.
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10

The dancing master is always
Ing steps to raise money.
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10
Shallow.

Hodge-Is he a deep thinker?
Dodge-No; he begins to found
before he gets out very deep.
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10
nanIed.

THAT young man is the salt Of ths
earth"
"oh, no, he isn't; he's too fresh"
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10
To Drive Out Malaria
And BuiId In The Syst

Take the Old Standard GROW
TASTELESS chill TONIC You h
what you are taking, as the formnll
printed on every label, showing i
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form
Quinine drives out malaria, the 7
builds up the system. 50 cents
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10

For calks use Hanford's Balsan
Adv.
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10

With the exception of diseolq'
eye, anything hand painted is faa
lonable.
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10

ANY man whose will power Is gu I
his wife's name is to be pitied.
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10
The Sort.

What kind of ships do they b
dog watches on?"
"Why, barks, of course"
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10

Many q man who seeks fame
nothing but insamy.
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10
Respectfully yours,
E. O. MENDENHALL,

Italy's imports in the frst si1
months Of 1915 we're valued at $685.
zo1.e5O: exports. ts4e.O26.66O.
The Southern herald., 1916-03-10
KIDNEY TROUBLE
WEARS YOU OUT

/ had Kidney and Stomach trouble for
several years and lost over 40 pounds in
weight; tried every remedy that l could
and got no relief until took Swamp
Root. It gave me quicker relief than
anything that I ever used. / now weigh
1876 pounds and am singing the praises
Of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root and recon-
mending its use to all who have stomach
and kidney troubles.
Respectfully yours,
r. O. MENDENHALL,
Mcneil, Arkansas.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, &
Notary Public, this 9th day of March,
1915. J. w. RHEA,
Notary Public.
frOVe Whist Swamp Root Win Do For You
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample size bot.
lie. 1t viii convince anyone You will
also receive a booklet Of valuable infor-
mateh, telling about the kidneys and blad-
der. When writing, be sure and mention
thls paper Regular ffty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
atores.--Adv.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-10-11
LAKE KERR

Lake Kerr. Oct. 10.-Last Thursday
afternoon the agreeable voice of Mr..
w. G. Townsend was heard in the
postoffice. His favorite pastime is
looking over his possessions on Lake
Kerr and Salt Springs. Mrs. Townsend
has returned to their home at Lake
Butler.
Last Saturday morning Miss Myrtle
Hicks went out with dog and gun and
brought in a squirrel and an owl of a
large species, and upon close exami-
nation the writer found herself some
the wiser. Miss Hicks is becoming
quite marksman.
The morning of the 9Th inst. Mr..
James Wallace in company with j. Y.
Hicks dipped his oars in the blue rip
pling waters of Lake Kerr and crossed
to the south side, spending the day
with the south siders.
Mrs. Joseph Rauch has returned
from an extended trip to New York,
where she combined business with
pleasure.
Mrs. j. Y. Hicks of Lake Kerr, who
is visiting relatives near Madisonville
KY, writes that she is enjoying the
Kentucky climate.
The birds sing continuously and
persistently. Why don't people sing
instead of sigh?
The writer was recently the recip-
lent of a box of fresh chinquapins, the
best ever, from Suwanee county.
Since goldenrod is in evidence in oul
locality, we earnestly hope that the
national flower will not be changed fol
the mountain laurel, for if the change
lis made Floridians will not be allowed
the privilege of gathering the national
flower in their own state.
/ Nothern friends inform us that they
Intend turning their faces southwark
iand viii spend a while fishing anG
hunting on Lake Kerr.
j At present fishing is no sport here
as fish won't bite for love or money.
i Mr.. j. F. Fanany spent a day il
Eureka in an effort to procure hogs
for fattening. A singular case it is
I've are surrounded by hundreds Of
head of razorbacks and we can't buy
one for any kind of money.
| Mr.. j. Y. Hicks left early this morn.
ling via Sharps ferry for his farm al
fLevon. He will return by 0ca1a, at
tending to business matters there.
| On old log landing on the nortl
shore of Lake Kerr there is a rut il
the road. All going that way vii
please drive around to save making
the rut any deeper.
"There is no such thing as an iso
lated act"
i For q few nights the moon vii
shine all night on Lake Kerr.