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The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-08-10
Do Away With MiddIemen,

The English Cooperative Whole
sale society is one of the largest man
utacturing enterprises in the world,
has factories scattered all over Eng
land, in which almost every variety of
useful article is made and owns its
own farms, dairies and creameries,
Most of the other wholesale societies
carry on more or less manufacturing.
Inc English societies have S5OOOO.-
700 invested in homes built for their
members. The two great wholesale
societies of England and Scotland.
created by consumers societies. be-
gan manufacturing and now produce
SoOOOOO,OOO worth of commodities
yearly. The largest tea warehouse in
the United Kingdom is that of the CO.
operatives, where 25,OOO,OOO pounds of
tea are yearly distributed from their
own tea lands in Ceylon-Londoa
Mail
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-08-10

best III our protestant churches. They
are too good to be insulted. And
they VIII not be insultcd in the col
umHs u this paper.
If this editor could be permitted to
offer q piece Of advice to the Rev.
Crowson, VINO is a very. young man
just beginning his work in a noble
calling, it would be this: Spend your
time and effort in preaching the Cos
pei OF JC,us Christ and winning souls
to Him. Let the Devil do the work
of sowing discord among Christ's dis
cipIes.
Mr. Crowson doesn't regard the
Catholic church as al Christian church,
Jut that Is the fault Of his prejudi-
cial training; not the fault Of the
church.
A tree is known by its fruit"
Mother thing; Mr.. Crowson refers
to the article in The News as the work
If our correspondent; it was written
oy the editor of this paper, who has
10 mind to escape responsibility.
In the audience hearing the sermon
criticized was a retired minister of
he Florida Conference, Methodist
church, South, a man who has filled
ome four Of the leading appoint
nents in the state, and his opinion Of
he elder Crowson's Sermon coin
idcd exactly with that of this editor.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-08-10

In a special to the Atlanta Journal
Of Wednesday, Ralph Smith says:
The w37 department has finally in
rlined to the opportunities Of south
crn senator's and representatives and
included the sweet potato in the ar
my diet.
Gcmer&l Henry G. Sharp, of the
Guartermasters corps, this morning
assured Representative Schley How
ard, Gordon Lee, Randall Walker and
Carl Vinson tht the formal order
would be issued at once.
The action of the department
means much to the southern soldiers
in the national army and to the farm
cr> of the south 1t meams that the
MI ties of the soldiers will be tickled
with the taste of the luscious yam,
and that the farmers will receive a
fine financial return from their sweet
pou TO feds.
Yellow vans, Spanish yams, Porto
Rican vans and every other sort of
v.m raised in the south win be pur-
th ed in plenty by the government
to supply the demands of the soldier
Several weeks the attention of
southern senators and congressman
wa directed to the fact THAT the ar-
nv and navy have always discrimi-
n-,G 4gainst the sweet potato.
" m they recovered from their su-
Prise they Joined in a movement to
hive the yam included in the soldiers
Dict They contended that the sweet
potato contains more nutrition than
the spud; and that the inclusion of
vans in the diet would help to re-
''eye the food situation.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-08-10
GERMANY IS HARD
PRESSED FOR MEN
" hen it Calls Consumptives
Like Anton Lang to
COlOrs.

"hen Germany called Anton lama
I@iilouS Chrlstus of the Oheran,o,.
sax,i slaG Fa5slon Play, to the military
o1t o1tVlce She Inadvertently let the cat
tsr,, "v VI VHe 1.5 Dag regarding her mill.
I"1y, condition today. I'LL /
nat move, according to Gor+r,ao
1llertoh, famous American o,tbon e
eSS' proves Germany is on bor 1o :
tegs and is going to extremes 70 70 con .Cto
tlnue fighting. ~ ''ileS 70 con-
Anton Lang is consumntiro 49,,
mas not been expected to iiva 'o "1lu H
s'S'GuiI oS OF his fame and popularity
''o c,,, III VII ,llnLp'et.So2hator pei. Of Christ, and biS
,,sl UolllT4erclal value to GERMANY ,o ho
Jo"aI Tou-4 perhaps be the last to be or
me obvious deduction" saws Misc
AIheftoh, rs if Germany is ordoI.i,," ,'1 ",
@nef @ consumptives out, She mnst Dle be
pretty hard up. For all we know he Te
may nave emptied her sanitarilms on o,
to the battlefield" w. i''''iS OIL
MISS Atherton visited Oboro,,,,o,,
home. ~" III VIC Lang
oS HuSOallu IS tubercular," Fran
Lo LLs'i!G toid Miss Atherton. "He NAV
oe a, inc Chrlstus in 1910, but he never
VIII live until 1920. What little ha
makes as a potter is due to the fact
that ne is the Christus, and tourist
Others in the village told me the
same same tnllnIg,,, says Miss Atherton,
that with Anton Lang it was only a
question of a few years. I have
seen few men look more frail. He is
not more fitted to serve in the
or in warfare at all, than a
delicate woman"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-08-10
Girls Have Pretty Face
and Beautiful Complexion

An Atlanta man makes new discov-
,ry that makes an old face look years
Younger. If your skin. is dark. brown,
or covered with freckleS or blemishes.
inst use little CocotOne Skin Whiten-
,.r. it's made with coCOanut oil and is
perfectly harmless. \ few days. use
will improve your looks lOO per cent
Nh, vornout skin comes off evenly,
leaving no evidence of the treatment
Tho new healthy under-sllin appearing
as lovely new complexion.
lust ask your druggist for an ounce
nr Cocotone Skin Whitener, and If he
viii not supply you send twenty-five
cents to The Cocotone Co, Atlanta, Ga,
and they will send you box by re-
turn mail.
If your hair is hard to comb, is
llinly. nappy and will never stay
straight, Just use Cocotone Hair Dress
ing and it will become straight, long,
soft. glossy and beautiful in a few
DAYS. Mail orders filled 25c for large
box.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-08-10
HAZARD OF THE SOLDIERS
(Atlanta Constitution.)


Staggering as are the totals of
killed and wounded on the battle
fields Of Europe, the fact remains
That the hazard of the soldier TODAY
IN France is mathematically far be-
low that faced by a participant in the
civil war.
In one month of bombing and
trench warfare France and Great
Britain lost in killed and wounded
lI4,OOO men, according to authentic
reports-which is enough to make
the world throw up its hands in hor-
ror.
But when it is remembered that a
total Of 100000 soldiers were en-
gagged and subject to the same dam
gers to which their 114,0O0 comrades
fell victim, the percentage of casual
ties is brought down to less than 6
per cent.
In twelve hours fighting at Antie-
tam $4,000 Union and Confederate
soldiers were killed or wounded-or
20 per cent of the forces engaged!
And taking the war as a whole the
hazard of the civil war soldier was al
IlOoG lOul lllliCS etS SlGtC DIS Is liltlI
Of the soldier in France.
This is largely accounted for in the
modern methods of fighting, as COM
pared with the old. Trench warfare
is responsible for the greatly de-
creased percentage of losses in Eu-
rope.
Military experts tell US that if the
armies now engaged in the greatest
of all wars had continued to follow
the open warfare methods that mark
ed the early days of'the war-and
that characterized the methods en-
ployed in the civil war-the opposing
armies long ago would have been an
1t is remembered that
the original army sent to France by
England at the beginning of the war
was practically destroyed during the
first six months.
That was because they pursued the
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-08-10
D TO TESTIFY
f!oSa Lady, "As To What
\ Y Has \ J. Done For Me, So
10 Help Others"

/. E%, va-AIrs, S. W. Caldwell,
C,'iisssS C% says; "When about l5years
/ ','IT0 greatly -. Sometimes
[,t,a month or two, and | had
f. |irs'l,Ie, 0aekache, and bearing
bnsti,a anu v, would just drag and
t'saI.s s' lhen it would last
F,Ss', |s,',s and was so weakening,
I,aeT .a , bought me a bottle of
Il ~. ! began to improve after
/ "''' bottle, 50 kept it up till |
! gained, and was well we
!. s',;as and owe it all TO Cardui.
,sru 5sraI, now and have 3 children
,,,S,. lL.st mad 10 have a doctor for
atori', anO Just resort 10 Cardui
/, ,'Iis. 5s. am glad to testify to
N0ne for me, so as to heIp
ckacb.O. t.OuS or weak, have head
) I,,,5Ss, cona, Or any OF the other
ui s'l,.ioa a lrisI5 10 women, why not
sisisD, s''It Recommended by
lGing c,Is.. IN use over 40 years.
u'Fol'ine you need. may
NC-l3O
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-08-10

open warfare tactics. But the sue
cessors of those unfortunate fellows
soon learned to dig themselves in,
with the result that the percentage
OF casualties is greatly decreased.
And the soldier in France TODAY
stands a far better chance of coming
out alive and whole Of body than did
the soldier Of the civil war-whatev-
er comfort that may afford TO the
mothers, fathers, wives and sweet
hearts at home!
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-08-10
CRESCENT CITY NEWS

Mr. Mr' and Mrs. A. W. Chambe,1in s0,,
.IIIle .I;II infant came up from Jackson.
vile on Monday to spend a few C|5Un+. denr.
-''i NJ and Mrs G. l.: Chamberlin.
Mrs! MrS. Bessie Neal Boyd of St, An
&QStIne arrived on Monday for y visi+
Neal. -'-l' anu MIS- D. T.
az up to Wednesday noon there was
niue Improvement noticeable in the the
- MUTTON of Rev. A. ?. Pugb, pastor
OF the Baptist church. and 1, Who p''ICol bos
o0o' very i'll now for two weeks.
chas. Mathis and family Of Has.
Ihg3 spent last Sunday With their
parents, MI and Mrs. T. n Mo+I,in
lhoy made the trip over in their au.
IneEe are some 80 or more coIorcd
men subject to the draft from fniS
pace ana among those we have talked
with the majority are quite wijjin%
70 go; anyway they will make ne
cain Tor exemption.
,,,+LI SI - hiduleton and her
mother Mrs. Cook, are enjoying the
GeHgAtluI climate of the White
1oun,dlAs. They are at Bethlehem
N. H. vi O0'l""N
Iho&' \" Roulke Of the regular an
my recruiting service has been SPEND
iAg several days in Crescent CitV trv-
ing to persuade some of our Young
men not subject to the draft to en-
|'t IN the regular army. But as
most oi them are subject to the draft
ne Is not meeting with much success.
t. Ihos. Clark for several years
connected with the Beach 4 Miller
Lane .a purser and traffic manager.
,c. ,cs .igned his position last week, and
WI Eugene Epping has been ap-
pointed to succeed him. Mr.. Epping,
who boards with Mrs. Shaw, has been
in Crescent City several weeks.
Several Of our Crescent Civ hovs
went to PaIatka the first three days
OF the week to appear before the To-
cal conscript board for examination
for the National Army. Among |
J4,oSe to go on Monday were Z. L.
Hancock and Phillips Cash. One
thGg about the Crescent City boys
VINO have been "numJcred' is this:
NmIe none Of them are anxious to
go to war, they will 90 with a smile
On their face if they have it to do.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-08-10
DR.. Frederic Jacobson says, 75%
of women need Phosphates to
give them Strong, Healthy,
rounded figure and to
avoid Nervous break
down. Thousands of
women grow strong
in Natures way.
Consider the Lilies of the Field.
How They Grow"

The life of the lily is but 2 feu,
weeks or months. The life of man is
three score years and ten" But 70
ilNe one life in it's fullness. women
like the lily, must be nurished bv those
same vital elements which nature nr0-
Nldes for nourishing every living
thing; and these include the valuahIe
phosphate so often lacking in the usual
1ood we eat today ArgO- Phosphate is
rlch IN these wonderful elements. 1t
contains them in concentrated tablet
form which is easy to take and quick
ly assimulated and absorbed into the
system, and from youth to old q re
builds and rebuilds body and brain in
beautiful harmony with Natures per-
feet plan. That's Why Argo-PhOs-
phate makes good solid flesh and mus
cles. -
SPECIAL NOTICE: Argo-Phosnhate
contains the Natural phosphates which
thousands of physicians are prescrib-
ing daily to build up thin, pale, color
less women to give them ROSY cheeks.
red lips. and a beautiful comnlexiOn
Many cases have been reported where
women have increased their weight
from Is to 25 pounds with a few
weeks treatment and any woman who
desires well rounded and develone1
FORM, should secure from her drureist
this new drug which is inexpensive
ana Is dispensed by any reliable drug
glst with or without a doctors pre-
scriptton. If your druggist will not
Supply you, send S1.0O to the Argo Lab
oratorles, 10 Forsyth St, Atlanta, Ga,
ana they Will send you a two weeks
treatment by return mail.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-08-10
Soils for Alfalfa.

"ny nH SOILS in general are par.
!, we'll suited to alfalfa, but
!, !. '&nus u are frequently acid
N, l,y inning to grow this crop
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-08-10

L. Lime for Wet Soils.
|S |pas need larger applications
|.-u well drained soils.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-08-10

T'uOIe and Sorrow.
1 pl'cnforkS and axes living
O"'uyaIl signify trouble and
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-08-10
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PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

D. E; Bartlett was a business yjsi-
tor to Palatka on Monday, going over
as the motor guest of Mr., Govee '''i
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-08
PRIME NEIGHeoRHooD.
Home of Garrett Dykstra is Damaged
BY Fire.

Prime Neighborhood, Feb. 3.-(By
Alpha. "Wednesday evening at 7:3c
an Announcement came over No. s
line that the residence of Garrett
Dykstra was on fire and help was
needed. All the men that were able
FASTENED to the scene and found the
fire had originate in an upstairs room
from an unused flue in the main
chimney of the house. The fire was
soon under control and extinguished
The damage will amount to two Oh
three hundred dollars.
Feb. 2, Ground Hog saw his shadow
while the temperature was playing
around "a degrees below zero. Hope
Mr.. Hog will not predict any continu-
ance.
DR.. Parker was professional call
CT at John Lytle's and Claud Curry S
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Roscoe Steddom is in Chicago this
week taking in the sights.
Homer Griest is giving his atten-
ton to the district court this term
serving as juror.
VIII Pomeroy and family and Clar-
ence Hanna family took dinner Sun
day at the parental Pomeroy home.
Report from Mrs. C. w. Jordan OF
San Antonio, Texas, is that she is
nicely located and enjoys her winter
home.
Mrs. Mackey OF the city is making
an extended visit at he Curry home.
Charley Cruzen of Carnduff, Can.
visited his son Frank and family this
week and is now at Des Moines.
Miles Prime, who has had a threat
ening attack of pneumonia, is so he
can be up and around in the house
and is gaining slowly. DR.. Jerrel is
attending him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur johnson are
the proud grandparents of baby
grand daughter, born to Mr.. and Mrs
Dwight Johnson, Monday. Jan. %
1917, at Abbott's Hospital in Oska-
loosa..
Miss Carolyn Lyle was home from
her school at East Center last week
on account OF sickness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Dice of Duluth
Minnesota will arrive today to visit
his sister, Mrs. Andrew Lyle. and
family.
John Lyle has been adding to his
horse business some good stock this
winter. but the latest addition was .
young colt Thursday morning. which
Is doing fine. Isal
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-08
DOING GOOD WORK
GIVIN SCHOOL OF EAST DIES
MONIES is BUSY.

Independent School No. 2, or Givin
Of East Des Moines township has been
making a number of improvements
which adds to the efficiency OF the
school, and 70 the condition which
tend for efficiency in scholars. A new
dictionary has been added to the
equipment of the school, the interior
Of the building has been re-calsomined
and refinished, the porch has been re-
paired and number of other minor
repairs made which, while not so large
are most noticeable to those who have
to be in the building. Miss Pearle
Kentfield is the teacher and T. l..
Davis is the director in charge of the
school.
Two boys of the manual training de-
partment have made a fine sand table
for the school room, using an old
table for the base, placing new bot
tom in it, and making the legs the
right length, then lining it with oil
cloth and this making an ideal sand
table for the little folks. The oil cloth
to cover the bottom of the table was
all the expense to it, and that was on
ly thirty cents. From the top of the
table which they removed they made
a fine dictionary stand for the new
dictionary.
This is the Mahaska county school
which has an organization in the 9th
and Sth grades which they call the
Garment Making Club. This club is of
course for the girls only. The girls do
some excellent work. and are quite
enthusiastic about it. A Junior Audi.
bon society has also been organized
in the school, which is wonderful
indication of progress. At an enter
tainment given in the school just be-
fore Christmas thy cleard over seven
teen dollars, and with this money they
purchased pencil sharpener, and a
nnmb,s Of other things are being CON
sidered. such as library books, etc.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-08
HAS A BAD FIRE
DURING STORM
DUBUQUE CONCERN FER S
100000 LOSS SUNDAY.
THE CITY HALL WAS ON FIRE
Firemen Suffer While Fighting Blaze
From Intense Cold and High Wind
Was Worst Blizzard in
20 Years.

Dubuque, Ia, Feb. Fire Sunday
morning destroyed the building occu-
Pied by the Stilson Manufacturing
company diagonally across the street
northwest from the city hall. The
loss on building and contents is esti-
mated at close to 100000.
The city hall caught fire once and
it was with difficulty it was extin-
tinguished.
Firemen suffered intensely as there
was temperature of below zero
and "a thirty mile northwest wind.
A number of the men were badly
frozen.
The worst blizzard in twenty-nine
years ragged in northeastern Iowa on
Sunday.
Temperatures ranged from below
at o'clock to IL below at o'clock in
the evening.
A wind varying from twenty-four
to forty miles prevailed.
Street car service was badly Grip
Fled.
Railroads north and west are badly
tied up.
Six Burn to Death.
Philadelphia, Feb. Six persons
mother, father, and four children
were burned to death when fire swept
the home of Max Pammerhaust
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-08
KNOXVILLE PRODUCT NOT HARD
TO GET AT oLIvET.

Olivct, Feb. 5.-(By II, Wilt Ger.
tainly was startling news to read in
the Herald Of the good people OF
Knoxville freezing for the want of
coal to burn. The good people of
Olivet and vicinity have been keeping
warm with Knoxville coal all the wn-
ter and will until the grass comes.
We were informed this week of the
death of old time friend and neigh.
Dor, Mrs. d. T. Williams, who was
buried in Ottumwa on January q
1917. The deceased was an old resi-,
dent of Evans and Bolton also at var
ious other mining camps in this coun-
tyty. She was better known as Mrs.
Ben Bosely. Both she and her hus.
band, who is left to mourn her loss,
raised a large family, largely sons by
former marriage.
The mercury stood 80 below at the
r. Williams home on Thursday, Feb.
1, all day.
C. C. White, of St. Louis, was was
in town Thursday talking up chicken
feed to McReynolds & Son.
e. l.. Allcorn of Oskaloosa, was in
town on Thursday talking up trade
for the H. L. Spencer house of Os
kaloosa.
Weather report from Knoxville at
a. M on February 2, was "a below.
Windohl, the real estate man from
Oskaloosa, was in town on Thursday
talking up land.
The Ladies' Aid Society is flying
high The ladies served lunch at the
Luther McCombs sale on Monday and
brought home $3S. 1t wasn't a very
hungry crowd either.
r. M. Moore, of New Sharon, was
caller at the Rock Island station on
Monday
Mrs. Herman Sedrel and the Sunday
school children gave play in the
church last Friday night that was Of
the highest of order. Door receipts
for the evening were ten dollars.
Il. w. Griffith of New York was In
town this week talking up Arbuckles
coffee. Mr.. Griffith reports trade in
his line good, but high prices are bad
ly abused. We all know it.
w. II. Wilkinson, an old time friend
of the writer from Lucas, was pleas
ant caller at this Office on Monday. We
were glad to see Billy and to see him
looking SO well.
The ladies Of this locolity had car
pet sewing at the Robertson home last
week. The attendance was large anc
la happy reported. Refreshments were
served consisting of buns, cake ant
fruit. Mr.. and Mrs. Williams acknow
ledge receipt of special fayors in the
ievening, for which we return thanks.
| Mrs. Julia Milcdge was a passenger
for Oskaloosa on Tuesday. Mrs. Mil
edge was greatly distressed on read
ing the report of her nephew Joe Pat
rick in the Herald.
Dan Reding of Tracy, loaded a car
of corn here this week for Knoxville
parties. He paid 80 cents bushel fol-
! it on the car.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-08
EXPENSE Of COUNTY
a REVIEW OF TIE COSTS AS
TOLD By AUDITORS BOOKS.

Unclaimed fees which were certified
from the Clerk of the District Court
10 the County Auditor totaled $l05.S2.
This amount Is certified down to the
county auditor at the end of each
ar, and the fees are placed On record
there. Unclaimed fees are noted on
the register for service rendered to
the district court fifteen and twenty
years ago, and which have not yet
Ocen claimed or called for. Error in
names, and number of other minor
.casOns leave the claims on the book,
and some of them are never claimed.
Those which are never claimed are
turned over to the county treasurer
after certain length of time.
Publishing the board of supervisors
proceedings during the last year cost
Mahaska County $1,766.70. Repairs
It the court house during the past
ear cost $41.39. For new black
books for the different Offices during
The past year warrants were issued
or $1.j07.61. The telephone system
II the court house cost S316.95, but
his amount included all telephone re-
pairs and toll calls. Miscellaneous
expenses of the court house totaled up
S4,129.65.
Lighting the Jail cost only $29.53
during the whole year, and the fuel
for the Jail only cost $1.S97 for the
entire year. Hauling away the garb-
age from the court house, the Jail and
the rest room cost Mahaska county
$S9.75, and the insurance ON. the Jail
cost $2O8SO.
$2,767.45 was paid out by County
Auditor Rowland for gopher paws
during the last year, and Sl07S0 was
paid out for ground hog scalps. The
wolves of the county cost $6S.0O dur
ing 1916, in bounty. $S71OO was paid
out in claims for sheep killed by dogs
during the past year.