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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-03-12
\ New Use for the Electric Spark.

The electric light, says an English pa
per, was employed in doing some work
on the banks Of the Duleper river, in
Central Russia, to enable the workmen
to prosecute their labors at night. The
rays Of the light prove fatally attractive
to the fish, drawing to the surface vast
quantities of the different species found
in the Dnieper. Within the charmed
field of illumination they lay in masses,
apparently blinded and stupefed, and
the workmen easily made immense hauls.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-03-12
Let Him Dig 1t.

Thomas Hunter, of Shane's Crossing,
Ohio, advises that in order to prevent
the disastrous floods in the Ohio river in
future an enormous ditch be constructed
from the river at Wellsville, Ohio, to
Lake Erie, and thus the food water be
diverted into the lake. He asserts that
at that point in times Of freshet, the river
is considerably more than one hundred
feet higher than the lake, and that the
recent great floods have done damage to
an amount that would, in a great meas
ure, cover the cost of making
this proposed drain Mr.. Hunter re
marks: zone difficulty in the way is
that the country along the river is hilly,
but hills have valleys between them
through which an outlet may be found :"
Amy one wanting further views" as he
says, can apply to him.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-03-12
CURRENT COMMENT.
The CostIiest Army in the World

The CostIiest Army in the World.
According to Senator Plumb. the army
of the United States is the best paid army
in the world. He makes the startlingan
nouncement that to keep the army of
the United States on its present peace
footing, which comprises but about 25,-
600 men, it costs within $685. 900 Of the
amount annually spent on the German
army, which numbers 400, 900 men.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-03-12

DoUGLAs.-Fred Douglass red-headed
white wife not only parts her hair on one
side half an inch above her left ear, but
she sits by the stove hours at a time read
ing the Atlantic Monthly. The enemies
of Douglas feel fully avenged.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-03-12
What the Editors Think.

The following neat compliment from
the Tallahassee Economist. We have re-
ceived several issues of a new daily pa
per published at Palatka by Messrs.
SpeIr and Harrison which, it is but JUS
tice to say does great credit to those gen
tlemen and to Palatka well, named the
Gem City of Florida" Not having
seen the first number containing the
announcement Of its principles, we can
only infer them from subsequent issues
and thus Judging we should say the pa
per is to be democratic and Independent:
and as such most cordially welcome it.
And this from the St. Augustine Press:
The Palatka DAILY News is the name
OF new paper which made its appear
ance in Palatka on the 23d ult. 1t pre-
sents that bright crisp appearance so pc
culiar to newspapers when managed -by
live, practical printers. and It's columns
are replete with interesting and valua bic
news and information prepared by its
editors. Messrs. Speer and Harrison, who
are old and experience veterans in Jour
naIsm." Success to the new venture.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-16
T. Plaribus Tnun.

odd you know that the words n Php
vibns Unum, which have appeared on
different United States coins, and are
ON the standard silver dollar, were new
or authorized to be so placed by lsw?"
mo When were they first usedT
'1n 1876. There was no United
States mint then, but there was pri-
vate one at Newburgh, and the motto
OF the United States was first placed
on copper coin struck at that mint.
A very few collections have specimens
Of this coin. They are very valuable.
In 1887 A goldsmith named Brasher
coined piece which WAS known as the
sixteen-dollar gold piece, and the mot
to, placed in this form, 'Unum r Pluri-
bus, was stamped upon il, The coin
ia worth to-day 81 900, and only four
are known to be in existence In 1887
the motto also appeared on various
copper coins of the State Of New Jer-
sey.
"A great many Of our early coin, be-
fore there was any legal authority for
national coinage here were made in
England. The state Of Kentucky had
some peculiar copper coins which we're
ninted in England in 1871, and bore
the national motto The United States
mint was established in 1892, but the
use Of the motto on any Of the gold,
silver, or copper coins was not author
lied or directed by any of the provis-
ions of the act establishing it. The
motto had not appeared on any Of our
coins since 1897, until the standard sill
yer dollar was coined 1t remained on
our early gold and silver coins until
1884, when it was omitted from the
gold coins In 1886 it was dropped
from the 25-cent piece, and the follow
ing year from all silver coins."-New
York SIN.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-16
The Organ Grinders Profits.

You sympathetic ladies' who send
nickels and silver pieces by a servant
TO the poor organ grinder who stands
at your door, or who throw down to
him from an upper window pennies
wrapped in thick writing paper, may
like TO know how much the man gets
in the course Of the day, and what he
does with his money. For the latter,
he does not spend more than seventh
part of it. He puts it in bag and then
in a long, low, chest in his room,
to save till he has enough to go
back to southern Italy and live at
ease. More often he Joins every night
q select club OF fellow-countrymen, who
stack up their organs Il, the end of the
room, and gamble, gamble the pennies
away in long and delicious excitement.
How much, think you, does he earnp
More than a carpenter or bricklayer,
or policeman, or postman, or a
salesman in store, who wears gloves
and silk hat He averages 81 a day.
He labors Systematically, and has his
regular beat, and his varied art to ex-
tract the pennies from persons OF each
class he plays before. As he expresses
it himself in moment of rare expen-
siveness, he plays on POO blocks every
day, and it's Il ID poor block .i.s
does not give two cents, '--Boston Cosr.
YER.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-16
The Guides AT Pompeii.

The guides through Pompeii, in the
season of the rush to Naples, eat moth
ing between 3 A. NJ. and sunset, /. e.,
from the opening to the closing, be-
cause they have no time to cease, con-
stantly walking and brskly talking.
They are of the governmental corps,
which is distributed at the noted arch
geological points Of Italy, Pompeii be-
ing the chief. They are usually married,
have small pay, are intelligent, cour'
teous and untiring, and they are pro
hibted from taking, on danger Of dis
missal, the smallest solid compliment
of appreciation. The tourists only
method, and most worthy OF all his in
evitable prodigalities, is TO buy some o.
their photographs, whether they are
the best or not. - The Manhattan fol
JnnndrN
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-16
Ia your Life worth n DoHlare

Perhaps that seems nigh price
for it, considering how poor your
blood is, and how your whole sys..
TEN is FRUSTRATED, debilitated, and
enfeebled. People have been heard
to say, under such circumstances,
that they would not give the toss
OF a copper for the choice between
life and death. But when il comes
to actually drawing near the grave,
a man naturally draws back, and
says he does not want to die. Life
is very precious, and even TO bro
ken-down man ii is worth saving,
One dollar will buy a bottle OF
Bro1n's Iron BiHcys. That one
dollar may start you on the road
from misery TO recovery. A man
must take a very mean NEW OF
himself who is not willing TO invest
that much in making one serious
effort TO rescue himself from deadly
debility, and to step into the en-
ioyment OF solid health. Broan's
hpn Bitteys vitalizes the blood,
tones the nerves, and rebuilds the
system. Its work is well known.
Invest that dollar in a bottle. s
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-16
CHURCHES.

(NAIRO BAPTIST Corner Tenth and Poplar
~ streets; preaching every sunday morning and
night at ususl hours. Prayer Meeting wednes
day night; sunday school, $50 am.
Rev. JSo r. EDEN, Pastor
CHURCR OF THE REDERMER-(EpiscopG
y Fourteenth street; Sunday 7c0a M, Holy
COMMUNION 1880 m o., Morning Prayers II q. M
Sunday school3p. m, Evening Prayers T:20 D. m
r. P Davenp port, 3. 4. r. Rector.
CrTRsT MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
7 Preaching a. 10 80 q. n, p. rl and 1880 p. m
Isbbsth school AZ 7:s0 p. m Rev, r. J. Shores,
)Sstor
4 Observation-Disclosures street; services Sab
L. bath 80 q n Sunday schoola m. Rev
<nappe, pastor
ALETHODlsT-Cor Eighth and Walnut street,
vi Presiding Sabbath 90 q. N. and 80 D. m
rsday schoO' at a:00p n Rev, J. A. scsrrett
PASTOR,
DRRsBYTRRIAN-y ,ghth street; presenting on
Sabbath at 1900 q. n. and 7:30p .. N. prayer
meeting Wednesday AZ 1880 p. no; Sunday Schsol
,tsp. N. Rev B. Y. George, pastor
ct. JOSEPH s.1Roman Catholic, Corner Cros.
, and Walnut streets; Mass every Sunday az 8
and 10 q. m; suuday sch COL 81 D. N and vssp-
ers at op. m. Mass every morning at So. m. Rev.
@. Sweeney pastor
ct. PATRICK'S-(Roma Cath fic) Corner Ninth
> street and Warrington avenue; Mass every
Sunday and and 10 q, m: Sunday schoo at .. N
and Veeperg at D. NJ. ass eve'y morning at 9
p. m. Rev. j, Murphy, pastor.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-16
AS A WARRIOR DIES.

The trail OF a serpent bends to the
right and left and makes curious turns
This trail, as you suddenly pick 1t up
In the rank grass leads away a. straight
as an arrow. The trail Of q wounded
beast displays weakness and terror.
There are greater clots of blood at long
intervals on this trail 10 show where
the victim rested, but had he been in
fear he would not have held such de-
termined course.
Not an hour ago q young Indian war
rior passed here. Had you been con-
cealed In the grass as he pulled him
self along you would have betrayed
your presence by cry. Ten miles
away and twenty hours since there was
4 sudden rush upon a train-whoops,
Yells, shrieks, the crash of small arms
and the redskins were whirled aside.
More than one bronzed corpse was left
on the grass, and more than one
wounded man rode away with teeth
shut hard to prevent screams OF pain.
Two hours after the trsin had moved
away one Of the corpses suddenly sat
up. The growl Of the wolf and the
cry Of the vulturs had brought life TO
one who had been counted among the
dead. A bullet had passed through
his cheeks, second had broken his
left arm, and the hand of white enc
my had twisted off his scalp and borne
it away az q trophy. He was horri-
Bile object as he sat up and stared
around. The wolves shrank back with
short barks Of alarm instead of growls
Of anger, and the nearest vultures took
wing and croaked hoarse notes of sur
prise.
Wsterp Not a drop! Foodp Not
morsell Safetyp Well, the white men
are miles away, while the defeated red
skins have been scattered and driven
before them. The one will not return
to use knife or bullet, and succor need
not be looked for from the other The
wolf knows this and he returns to his
feast. The Vulture knows this, and he
folds his wings and drops heavily to
the grass.
Liver Drag himself over the grass
foot by foot, under tho burning July
sun, TO the grove miles awayp Yes!
You do not know an Indian warrior
--Biackfoot, Pawnee or Sioux-if you
think he yields up his life while there
is hope to cling to. Let the blaze of
life burn ever 40 low and dim and he
will seek to WOO it back by shouting
defiance at death.
Diep No! The hot sun boils down on
his bleeding and mutilated head-his
face has swollen until his eyes can
scarcely see the corpses around him,
aud the first move of his body wrings
cry OF pain from his very soul. But
the journey begins.
1t was early morning when the war
rior began moving. Noon came--nigbt
concentrating broke again, and he
was still alive aud still moving. Every
foot of his trail was stained with blood:
every foot of progress brought horrible
suffering. Here was another boiling
sun to increase his awful thirst, and
here was another long day before him,
ont neither groan nor murmur escaped
his lips.
IL Is when the sun rests upon the
distant prairie like ball of fire that
the crippled warrior drags himself into
The shelter OF the grove. His face was
terribly swollen yesterday; now it ID
ga'int and pinched and ashen. The
eyes are large and CLASSY, and the fire
In them burns strong and steady.
| Waterp He has pulled bjmaelf ali
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-16
The Daily Bulletin.
MOI any Too Smart.

had sworn TO he bachelor, she had sworn
to be q maid
For we both agreed IN doubling whether mat
rirnony paid.
Besides had my higher sims Tor science MI
ed my heart,
And she said Der young affections were all
wound up in her srt,
SO we laughed at those wise men who say that
friendship cannot live
Tviyt man and woman, unless each has some
thing else 10 give
We would he friends. and friends a. true az
e'er we're man and man,
I'd bea second David, aud she Miss Jon"
We'd IKE each other, that wss all. ssd quite
enough to say,
So we Just shook hands upon II In q business
eort Of way,
We shared our eorrous and our Joys, toseth-
er hoped and feared,
With common purpose sought the goal which
young ambition reared
We dreamed together of the days, the dream
bright days to come,
We were strictly confidential and called each
other 'chum,
And many a day we wandered together DER
the hills
I seeking bugs and butterflies and she the
And rustic bridge. aud the like. which pict-
makers prize,
To run In with their waterfalls, and groves,
and sunny skies.
And many quiet evening, in hours of full
release,
We aoated down the river, or oafed beneath
the trece,
And talked in long graduation, from the poets
to the weather,
while tho summer skies and my cigar burned
elowly out together.
But through II all no whispered word or tell
tale look or Sigh
Told ought of warmer sentiment than friend.
ly sympathy.
We talked of love as ooldly as we talked of
pebulR,
And thought no more Of being one than we
did Of being three.
swell, good.by, old fellow" took her hand,
for the time had come TO go,
Ny going meant our parting when 70 meet
we did not know.
had fingered long and said farewell with q
very heavy heart,
For though we were but friends. you know,
' 'ta hard for friends to part;
"Well, good-by. old fellow, don't forget your
friends across the sea,
And some day, when you've lots OF time, Just
drop u line W me"
The w .os :. came nasnS lightly ssyly but great
Rose upward with story Of quite different
kind;
And then she raised her eyes to mine, great
liquid eyes of blue,
Full TO the brim and running o er, like violet
cups with dew;
One long, long look. and then I did what
never did before
Perhaps the tear meant friendship. but
think the kiss meant more.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-16

these miles with such a vision before
him as comes to shipwrecked mariners
when they have been DAYS without
drink. His lips are parched and crack
cd; his throat seems full OF fire-his
very soul is shrivelng for the want OF
water, At midnight, as the wind blew
soft and warm and the terrible pain
chained him TO one spot for a quarter
of an hour, he lost control OF his nerves
for time He believed himself st the
edge OF cool spring bubbling up at
the foot Of the cottonwoods. The Slori-
Gus draughts softened his terriblep pains;
his psrohed lips grew moist again; the
flames burning away at his soul were
quenched, Strength and hope return
ed, and in his eXultation he shouted his
war-ory. The echo called him back to
his terrible situation, and as ii was an
swered by the plaintive howl OF CO.
vote the warrior shut his teeth like q
wise and resumed his progress.
He is here at last Pain is almost for
gotten as he pulls himself into the
grove. Here is water-hope life AT
ter one long draught he will have
strength even TO use his feet.
There is no waterl The hot sun and
parching winds have baked the sod
and sucked up the moisture until the
prairie pants and gasps for a shower.
Day by day the bubbling spring has
grown smaller aud the little rivulet
less, and this afternoon thirsty wolf
dug with his paws for half an hour and
went away with his red tongue lolling
from his wicked mouth.
II is the end. The warrior realizes
It, but were he burning at the stake
with enemies dancing around and hop
ing to see him quail in terror none
should see that he feared death In it's
most horrible form. He can die He
can die like brave warrior. All day
long the hoarse croak of vultures has
been in his ears, and dozen times the
foul birds have dropped down to dis
pute his path
Croakl Croakl The vultures are herel
One --two-four of the great birds with
talons like the claws Of bear and
beaks of iron alight on the tree over
his head They scent the blood They
hunger for the feast They peer down
at him and utter sounds which seem
TO be chuckles of satisfaction that death
is to break his iron will.
With an effort which shortens his life
by an hour the warrior pulls himself
up until he rests at the foot Of tree
He raises his unwounded arm and
shakes his clenched hand at his enc.
mics
"Croak Croakr'
The parched throat and swollen
tongue refuse to utter sound, but the
warrior taunts and jeers and defies.
Let them listen to his death-song! Let
them note how a warrior can die
Croakl croak!
Tho darkness Of night settles down
over the grove. II is too late for
feast, and the great birds settle down
upon their perches and hide their
heads under their wings. For hours a
pair OF CLASSY eyes stare at them
through the darkness never winking
never faltering, and as midnight
comes and the hand Of death is pressed
upon the eye-lids there is one final ef-
fort, one last struggle, and shrill cry
Of defiance echoes through the dark
hess and startles the vultures from
sleep.
"Croak! croak! croakr'
Daylight will bring them feast
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-16

Pope Leo Kill daily dimes at cost OF
thirty seven cents, on simple soup,
little bread, leg or wing Of a
chicken, six or seven grapes and one
pear with D big glass Of the very best
Marcia.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-16
OPTICAL DIREC1ORY.
City 0iheers.

Mayor Thomas. W Halliday.
Treasurer-Chsries T. Nellie.
Clerk-Dennis. j, Foley.
Counselor--Wm. u. Gilbert.
Marehal--L. II, Meyers,
kttornev--William Hendricks
Police Nagistrate-A. Comlngs.
BoARD OF ALDERMEN,
First Ward-wm. McTiale, Harry waikey
second Ward Jesse Hlnkle, G. N. Hughes.
Third WMd--B. +. Blake, Egbert Smith. 4.
Fourth ward--ohariss o. Pstier, Adoiph swo
bodA. aii..
fifth ward-Chas. Lancaster. Henry Stout.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-16
County Officers

county O1ncerS.
Circuit Judged. J. Baker.
Circuit Clerk-A. II. Irwin.
County Judge--J. II, Robinson.
County Clerks. j. Humm.
County Attorney .................
County Treaeurer--Miles W. Parker.
5herif.--John Hodges.
Coroper--R. Fitzgerald. ItJl .i,- J
.County COmmissionerE-T. W. Hsllidiy, J. u
Mulcahey and Peter ssup.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-16
Fast Time East.

paccou yarc by this line go through to East.
nSSCnSCfS ern points without any delay
noon train frou csiro arrives In new York Monday
uorniug at 10 :35. Thirty.six hours In advance OF
ny other route,
~ For through tickets and further information,
spplY At Illinois Central Railroad Depot, Cairo.
J. II. JONES, Ticket Agent.
A. q HANSON. Gen Pass. Agent. Chicago
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-16
EASTERN LINES.

rRAIrs LEAVE CARo;
3:OS a m. Mail,
arriving in 81 Louis s:45 an; Chicago, 8. 30 IN;
Connecting At odin and bingham for Clnciu
matt, Louisville, indianapolis and points East.
IL rs p. M. Fast st. Louis and
Western Express.
trriyins IN ST. Louis s;is .. m, and connecting
for all points West.
3:4aS pm. Fast Express.
For St. Louis and Chicago arriving at st. Louis
I0:B M, and chicagoT:20 am.
3;4S pm. Cincinnati Express.
Arriving Of Cincinnati ZOO s.m, Louisville 6:H
an; Indianapolis 4.06 Am. Passengers ~
this train reach the ADORE points l2 to 3S
HOURS in advance Of any other route
Ey-The $50 p. N. express has PULLMAN
oLEEPIrG CAR Cairo TO Cincinnati, withou.
:hsngeE, and through sleepers to St Louis and
Cs'cago.
The bee., 1884-07-19
CLARA TO LOUISE.

DEAR LOU am now on a visit i'm
Annapolis, Nd. | read your letter with Il
great deal of Gale and satisfaction. 1t is
not my intention to doubt your de>crip-
ton of the Orpheus Excursion, but have,
been Informed by Maud that at least
thirty complimentary tickets were given
away to the representative persons who
attended. Such as Hons. B. X. B., f D.,
}. f. C., and others. This was done am
Informed to give the affair tone. While
appreciate the compliment rendered
those gentlemen anG others who received
complimentary tickets, | must say that
the Sparta never does such things as
that.
Well j. II. b. see has been appointed
oh the School Board. The news reached
HE through Maud. never was SO much
surprised in my life. IL was quite evil
dent that the people did not want him,
but, in spite of the great opposition he
was rc-appuinted.
The people here are very pleasant and
am having Il delightful time. Flora and
Alice are expected down sGon. Their
many friends are anxious to see them.
DIR. b. does not practice his profession.
He has been teaching school for some
time.
| received Il letter from Bell, who il
forms me that she left for Harpcr's Ferry
Wednesday morning. ] shall visit HaY-
per's Ferry next week and inform YOU
how the girls are enjoying themselves.
The weather is very pleasant here am
compelled TO wear thick clothing all the
time. am greatly pleased 10 see the it,
terest the people seem to manifest in our
etters. There is no doubt but that they
have had wonderful influence within the
household. Still there is IA great deal TO
be accomplished yet.
Our young ladies are not careful enough
with whom they associate. You should
call the attention of our social circle to
this one fact
The dismissal of Miss p. created ii SEN
satiOn in this section. Have you asccr-
tanned the reasons why the school board
dismissed 30 many of the home girls? A
lucky iIicnd of mine has been Informed
that Miss b. will be married shortly and
Miss S. will be appointed in the High
School. DR.. c. b. p. had an eye single
to that when he dismissed Miss. p. The
people will not stand anything like that.
You should enter your protest against it.
If our schools are 10 be based upon favor
itism, think it would be better to place
the whole system under the management
of white board of trustees.
The republicans are preparing to have
Il grand ratification meeting. Several
prominent speakers from Washington are
expected to participate i'll the demOnstra-
ton.
Things socially are at Il standstill in
Annapolis. There Was Il time whcn this
little place was the paradise Of pleasure.
Inc SIIle VINO Ohcc cToNhcu tilt SGcIa
arena are all married and made their
homes elsewhere.
There is nothing of Importance that |
can write you, but Sl.all give you an i'll
tcresting letter when visit Ilarper's
Ferry.
Yours Truly,
CLARA.
Annapolis, Nd, July Is, 1881.