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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-13

opinion endorsing the writer's was
given to the proper authority and
no action was taken Prisoners
from these holes have beeu brought
into court, term after term, with
compilations ashy pale, eyes lustre-
less and yellow, movements languid
and painfully slow. No judge has
spoken, or taken enough interest in
these degraded wretches to inquire
into the cause. Jury after jury has
inquired as to sufficiency of food and
had no care for lack of air and wa
ter. Prisoners fearfully foul in per-
son have been arraigned before the
solemn courts of a civilized people
and no questions asked; counselpure
in life, of enlightened brain and
kindly feeling have claimed mercy
Tor the prisoners life and made no
appeal for the bodily well-being of
brother man or client.
The soul is mans choicest heritage
from his Creator, but his soul is so
welded to his body that it is impos-
sible 20 benefit the one while the
other is clothed in filth and tortured
by discomfort. The end of punish
ment for crime is protection to
the public, but men who call them
selves Christians should consider al
so the good of the criminals. We
arraign the people of Putnam coun-
ty for careless cruelty to the help
less. Let us give our brothers, how
ever degraded, air and water. We
must build a jail, more commodious,
more secure as well, in which neces-
stiles demanded by our common ma
ture may be provided. Feed the
prisoners on bread if you cannot do
better, but give them light, air and
water. We accuse no man for no
one man is responsible. We call be-
fore the bar the people of our coun-
ty. The grand jury intimated that
better quarters should be provided
and the judge proclaimed it necessa-
ry: we declare that humanity to
others and a decent regard for com
mon charity make this work one of
immediate necessity. 1t is Sunday;
think of this, and remember that a
man just declared guiltless of crime
has suffered in this place for long
months. Living as brute among
brother brutes he comes out the
wreck of his former self.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-13
PALATKA, FLA, APRIL 10, 1884.

Our valuable exchange, the Jour
nal, e Sanford, congratulates Palat-
ka on the change in her government
and expresses the most ardent wish
es for G.. ser connection and nearer
reciprocity of interests. Thanks
from our city and THE News for
this good feeling which is fully re-
ciprocated. Soon the two cities will
be joined by the loving hands of our
broad gauge, The Gem City Route
and through the Gate City of South
Florida will come the wealth of a
country hitherto unknown to our
merchants. We will come on the
first train, neighbor, and the two
sisters will celebrate their meeting
by a grand jubilee. Say we well?
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-13
The Chinese Minister

Cheng Tsao Ju, the Chinese minister at
Washington, according to a correspon-
dent of the Chicago Inter Ocean, wears
steel-bowed spectacles and garments of
the most radient hue. He is very much
cultivated by Washington people, and on
reception days the callers are very nu-
merous at the legation, which is the
brown-stone mansion on H street which
was occupied by Zachariah Chandler for
twenty years, and is still owned by his
widow. The baby is always brought
down on reception days and is admired
and fondled by the callers, but Mrs. Ju
seldom If ever appears, as Chinese Ell
quette permits the husband to have all
the fun alone. The minister is very
generous with his curis, and gives good
many ornaments to those who please his
oriental fancy. He cannot talk much
English, having command of only few
set phrases, such as good night good
morning, glad to see you, come again,
and the like"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-13
The Philadelphia Times.
1 SS1.
THE PHILADELPHIA TIMES, 1884.

THE PHILADELPHIA TIMES, 1884.
THE TIMES will enter upon the new year
stronger and more prosperous than ever be-
fore in its histOry-mOre widely read and
quoted, more heartily commended, and more
hercely criticized, with a more complete Or
ganiZatiOn, and an able ssOff of contributors
and with the same independence and fearless
ness that has made it successful and powerful
in the past.
THE TIMES has no party to follow, no candi-
dates to advance, but will meet every issue, as
it has ever done, with consistent devotion to
the right, to honest government. and the pub
nc welfare And, while maintaining its posi-
ton as the leading journal of Philadelphia it
will aim to be continually in the advance in all
that can add value to a newspaper.
The value of newspaper is not in its size or
display. but in the intelligence and care, the
conciseness and freshness with which it is
from all parts of the world, but all its dis
patches are carefully edited and condensed, in
order TO give the complete news of the day in
the most concise and attractive shape and with
IT a large variety of entertaining and inStruc-
tive reading. The best writers at home and
abroad are employed to enrich its columns,
and to make it a journal adapted both to the
busy man and TO the leisure of the home cir
Gle, welcome visitor to intelligent and honest
citizens of every political, religious and social
taste.
THE WEEKLY TIMES is altogether different
from the weekly newspapers of twenty years
ago. The day of those papers have gone by.
The telegraph and better local newspapers
everywhere, especially in the thriving centres
of rural population, have made the old weekly
iIetEopoIltStH newspaper. ulSalIbLy ing. InOse
that cling TO their ancient uSages have lost
their hold on our fOrward-moving people; they
are bur shadows of their former greatness, and
they have but shadow of their former power
Those papers have had their usefulness, but it
is gone: and, with it. they going, too. 1t
was not the fault of the papers; it was the i'm
provement of the country that brought about
the change. Men and women, wherever they
live. now require fresher news; and they re-
Quire more than news.
THE WEEKLY TIMES gathers of the types of
every passing week whatever has lasting in
terest TO the people at large, and sets it before
them in such generosity of paper and print as
would have astonished us all twenty yeors ago
DAILY-Twelye cents q week, fifty cents n
month. Sc a year. two cents a copy.
SUNDAY-Four cents copy, So a year.
WEEKLY-0ne copy, & year; five copies.
IS a year: ten copies, SIS a year; twenty cop
les SIS year, with one copy free to the getter-
up of every club.
THE TIMES.
PHILADELPHIA.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-13
FOR SUNDAY THOUGHT.

Once upon time people half
civilized, irritated by bitter wrongs
during years of oppression, in the
moment of triumph, at the bidding
of depraved tyrant threw some
three-score prisoners in small cell
and smothered them to death. These
murderers were ignorant soldiers,
living in the open air, knew nothing
of the fatal properties of carbonic
acid gas and never dreamed that con-
fined air, deprived of oxygen by the
respiration of number of animals,
becomes a deadly poison. The
world shuddered at the horrors of
the Black Hole of Calcutta; the
name of Surajah Dowlah has passed
down the ages loaded with the exc
crations of mankind; after all allow
ances made for ignorance and pas
sion, for deadly wrong and stern
punishment, the tale is yet told as
blot on our common nature more
foul than any left by the butchery
of kingly wrath, the horrors of rev.
olution or the massacres of whole
cities taken by assault after long
siege. Why? Because the silent
death of asphyxiation is more cruel
than the rack. History tells how
strong men fought for breathing
space at the little grated window;
how manhood was forgotten under
torture, and the weak were trampled
under foot and died for want of the
air God made universal, and free to
the meanest thing that crawls on the
earth He has blessed with His pres
ence.
What would be thought of brave
people in an enlightened age, with
churches in which to worship, and
books wherein to read, who would
inhict death by inches, in such a
shape on those committed to their
care by the operation of law, and
made helpless by regard for the good
of their fellow-men? With women
beautiful in their kindly charity and
men whose purse strings fly open at
the hint of need; with ministers of
that Christ who died for the sinful
and helpless in our midst, can this
be true?
The citizen need only visit our
county jail to satisfy himself. For
two years the space given has been
utterly inadequate to accommodate
the number of prisoners committed
to its keeping. Two new cells were
built, and the careless public was
satisfied We have visited the build
ing often and have always come
away sick at heart 1t avails moth
ing to say that innocence may find
for time an abiding place there.
Even the guilty, rendered helpless,
claims of right the tenderest care
consistent with due regard for the
public safety. We will take it for
granted that only murderers of the
blacklist dye are here incarcerated,
yet the horror is not lessened. In cells
barely capable of containing air en-
ough for two, four or five, sometimes
six or eight, are locked. We spoke
of it. We then asked the opinion of
a scientist on the subject. He saw
the cells, and pronounced such con-
inement certain death in time. His
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-13
NOTICE OF SALE.

TN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ORDER OF
Il the County Court in and for Putnam coun-
ty, Florida, bearing date April 4, 1884 / viii
sell at public cutlery on May 5th. 1884, being
the first Monday of said month, within the le-
gal hours of sale, at the Court House in Palat-
ka, for cash, the following real estate, belong
ing TO the minors Mabel l.. Webb and Clara l..
Webb, being in said county and state. and
comprising SO much of lots No. Is, private sur
vey, in Sec. T. Z. 10, Range % east, as remain
ed unsold after deed February 9, 1876, of
Thompson and Webb to George E. Marvin.
Also part of Section Al. T. I3, s. r. 26 e..
bought at sheriff s sale in July, 1874, portion
having been sold to George Z. Marvin being
the remnants OF the said two lots of land and
containing about nine acres of land more or
less. Dated this, April 4. 1854
E ;. GRILL, Commissioner
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-13

BENZ. HARRISON, Editor.

THE DAILY NEWS is published every morn
ing. except Monday, and delivered by carriers
in the city, or mailed postage free, for 80 cents
a month, 81 80 for three months, $3.50 for six
months, or s. per annum.
THE WEEKLY NEWS is an SPACE 48-column
paper published every Saturday, containing
all the news of the week, local and general. 1t
is the largest and handsomest weekly paper
published in Florida, and will be mailed post
age free for 81 a year, or 30 cents for SIX
months. Specimen copies free to any address.
Local advertisements 20 cents per line for
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ditional insertion. Special notices 10 cents per
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ments.
All advertising bills become due pro rata
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inserted.
All remittauces should be made by express,
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Address,
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BUSINESS MANAGER,
PALATKA, FLORIDA.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-13
Mr.. Geo. c. MORGAN

OF JACKSONVILLE, ALABAMA, WILL
~ exhibit samples of leather tanned from
five to seventeen days; also show the demon
stratiOn at ThomkinS s. Weeks.
He has letters from leading Boston merchants
and othets who acknowledge it to be equal to
if not superior 10 bark tanned leather.
inst the thing for Florida. as it requires no
bark, and persons of limited means can start
with a small capital and double same every
sixty days.
VIII tan alligator skins, and furs with hair
on, such as mink, deer. rabbit and cat. in seven
days, leaving the skin softer than any tan
known.
win sell tanners county or state rights.
Persons can have alligator skins tanned by
leaving them at Thomkins Il Weeks,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-13
PreSbrev's Dravton Island Mari,
ADMINISTRATORS N0TICE.

4 LII CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF
II 5. H. Demont must be presented as pre-
Scrlbed by law or this notice will be pleaded
in bar. And all parties concerned will take
notice that six months from the date hereof
| will ask for my final discharge from such
administration before the county judge for
Putnam county, Florida.
c. 4. KNOWLTON
Ap Administrator,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-13
THE MOST NATURAL AND SUBS TANTiAL
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Important Questions:

Important Questions:
10 YOU DESIRE A STEADY. HEALTH
y fuI, vigorous growth, do You desire CLEAN
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Every PERSONS fruit where it has been APP
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Charles Groves and many others have dem6f>-
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Drayton Island, $40; or at City Wharf, San
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filed c. 0. ID. Address
a. A. PRESBREY & Co. Sanford. Fla
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-13

.EGISTERED AT THE PALATKA POsr OFFICE
AS SECOND-CLAss MAIL MATTER.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-06-11

There is q peculiar and interest
ing feature in the insurance meth
cd of England and Australia. A
man can insure his clerk or cashier
just As he can house. When ap-
plication is made, the company in
quires into the habits and anteced-
ents of the man, into the value Of
his bonds, and into all questions
which can throw light on the risk
taken. Then he is rated, his insur-
surer paid SO much a month or a
year, and the insurance company
assumes the responsibility and
agrees to make good what losses re-
suit to the employers by defalca-
ton. To protect itself the compa-
ny maintains to q certain extent .
private detective bureau to watch
over the habits of the clerks. If
an insured cashier is found to visit
gambling saloons, or to be living
beyond his salary, notice is given
that the risk has increased, and
greater payments must be made.
Thus all parties are protected. In
view of the cases of dishonesty SO
constantly occurring, it might not
be a bad idea to start a similar in
surance company in the United
States. A merchant could then
rest secure and know that he could
not be seriously embarrassed by
the sudden departure Of a trusted
clerk,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-06-11
SPRING GOODS!

SPRING GOODS!
| Fishing Tackle, HsmmCcks,
Base Ball and Croquet Sets,
Bird Cages and Window
! Shades, Writing Tablets,
Miscellaneous and
School Books. A conn
pIete assortment of
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Decorative
Goods,
Artists
Materials,
Macra me
Irvine, Guns,
Pistols and Am
munition, Musical
instruments, Stylo-
graphic and Gold Pens.
Baby Carriages, Toys,
Brackets, Cernices, Mould
ings, Picture Frames to order.
Paintings, Engravings and
Chromos, Prang's Anniversary,
Generalization and Reward
Cards. Singer Sewing Machine
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Meerschaum Pipes, Jewelry, and
1901 novelties of new designs at
CAGWIM & N0TEWARE'S
Two Stores, next to and opposite
Postoffice, Car son Street,
Carson, Nevada.
N. B.-We supply all Eastern
and Western Daily; Weekly and
Monthly Publications by mail or
carrier. Subscriptions solicited.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-06-11
The Eastern Press ON the N0ml-
nations.

verse to Blaine's nomination are
falling into line and freely admit
that no other nomination would
have been acceptable to the voting
masses. And the Democratic
press admits that he is hard man
to curry.
The Chicago Tribune saysA The
nomination of Blaine is triumph
Of popular sentiment. This nomi-
nation will be received with ac-
claim as long-deferred tribute to
his great abilities and eminent
craftsmanship. The people have
chosen their leader and raised
their banner. They will march on
to victory under the Plumed
Knight as surely and steadily as
the Blaine army in the convention
proceeded to the nomination,
gathering new strength at every
step. No Presidential candidate
ever had better assurance Of cleo
ton than Blaine has to-day. unless
it was Gen. jackson or Thomas
jefferson.
The Sun says: The Democracy
may now win a great victory for the
country, but we warn them that it
will be no holiday task; that every
point will be holly contested, and
that every advantage they may
gain will have to be fought for in
tremendous earnest.
The New York Tribune S leader,
summing up the points in the Blaine
canvass, gives the following promi-
nence: In nominating Blaine the
convention adopts the idea that no
form of seryile labor can be toler-
ated in this country, whether the
serf comes from China or Hungary.
The World says: The Democrats
must not over estimate the revolu-
ton in the ranks of the Republi,
can party at this time. Five months
will elapse before the election, and
in that time much will be done to
smooth existing asperities. 1t must
be borne in mind how the Republi-
can party twice elected Grant,
counted in Hayes, and elected Gar
field, and however bad Blaine's rep
utation actually is, his character is
really better than that of either
Grant, Hayes, or Garfield.
The London Times says: Blaine's
nomination will be received with
satisfaction, not only because he is
the most popular, but he is the
most conspicuous and respected
politician in the ranks of the Re
publican party which has'done it.
self honor by the nomination of a
man so well known and distin-
guished. If the Democrats should
make up their minds to a definite
and reasonable free trade policy
they would certainly receive more
sympathy on this side of the Allan
tic than hitherto. Meanwhile we
congratulate the country on the
choice of candidate so eminently
suited as Blaine to represent and
uphold the dignity OF the United
States.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-06-11

Further details II the programme will be
announced BY the Commi tee on Arrangements.
ICarsoa Tribune and Geuox Courier copy.l
Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1884-01-25
lam sincerely yours,
WITTER II. WHIDDEN.

The lypocrite is the man who tries to
he pious and can't, with a apreponderance
of can't.
The obituary editor of the Moscow.
Idaho, Mirror says: "Those contem-
plating dying will save money by
leaving their measure with Mr.. Ball and
get coffin to fit. The dead are request
ed to read his new coffin ADJ
A patent medicine manufacturer died
in New York last week. Before he died
his friends asked him how he would
like to be buried. He had just strength
enough left to say: ''Insert me top col
umn next to reading matter, fifty-two
times, electro by mail," and then he
closed his eyes and passed away to that
bourne where there are no omissions or
wrong insertions.
Theeditor and the reporter: "Though
unfortunate vicissitudes flow circumja-
cent to thy intuitional personality, per-
init no sesquipidalian augmentation to
sever the contiguity existing between
the equestrian feruginols crescent and
the portiere." (Blue Pencil Gut this
down few lines.-Editor Externally
refrain from removing the equestrian
foot-gear from the portal" blue Pen
ciD-Make it breezy.-Editor. ':Never
take the horseshoe from the door"
(Blue Pencil Correct Editor Y.
World.
Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1884-01-25
Valuable Publications.

Ballous' Monthly Magazine for Feb
ruary contains large installment of
MIR. Willism II. Thomes's amusing and
instructive story tf''On Land and Sea.
or California in the Years 1913. IA. and
45.'' The author Of s.The Gold-Hmt-
ers" and the ''Belle of Australia never
wrote anything better than his auto
biography of a boys life at sea, and
the funny and serous adventures that
that he experienced on the passage
around Cape Horn, OH his way to CAL
ifornia i'll search of hides. This yarn is
something. for old and young to read.
and there is no fear of a person tiring of
it: The frightening of 1.-The doctor"
lively reading. Besides the leading
story, there is a clever Illustrated article
on submarine diving, a large number of
poems and stories, amusing matters. a
puzzle department, Il ladies' page. de-
voted to fine and fancy work, comic
pictures, household matters, wonders of
nature. and many other things which
we have not room To mention. Ballo,.'s
Magazine is only $l.5O per anlum, post
paid. but it is the best OF It's kind i'm the
world. as anyone can Judge by sending
in subscription, or only 10 cents for q
sample. IL is favorite household serial
anu is Instructive anu useful. Pub
lished by Thomes 4 Talbot, % Uawlrv
Street, Boston.
Coolers Laly's Book for February is
a veritable valentine, being the most
beautiful number ever published of.this
magazine. Its steel engravings, color,d
plates. and other illustrations are truly
handsome. It's literature. we notice, is
being increased'in quantity as well as
improved III quality. The opening poem
Sub Rosa, Valentine. by Mrs. d,.
i'ubna, is rendered very attractive by lis
pretty border. Tam" by Mrs. Ella
lSodman CHURCH, increases in interest.
and the second instalment promises we'll
tor a good story. "A Stray Valentine
and ''only Primrose both valentine
stories, :.Quarantinei in New York
Harbor," and the newsy sArm Chair
are all good. Taken all in all, the Feb
ruary number is very interesting, well
worthy the attention of the ladies'. Es-
pecially SO as it is the only magazine
that allows its readers the selection of y.
fnll-size cut Paper Pattern Of it's own
choice from any fashion illustrated in
the magazine. -. -.
Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1884-01-25

y Harry Clark, of Red Willow, was il
the metropolis Monday.
The publisher of thetoarier is still
wandering in ths wilds aatttaehigan.
"A Mr.. Randalhis in from Willow
Lake, and has in his possession a small
bag filled with gold dust picked up or
his claim on section 2-l4S-6l. Parties
who pretend to know claim there is gold
in paying quantities in that region.
"A young lady at Erie, Pennsylva.
mia, is reported as having taken advan-
tage Of leap year and proposedto young
man whom she loved desperately, and
on being refused, shot herself. Wehave
not as yet heard of amy similar cases in
Cooperstown. and should any occur We
agree to publish them at one half the
usual advertising rates.
The Cooperstown Courier gravely
tells it's readers that, ''The jamestown
Northern branch is very hard to keep
open, owing to numerous deep CUTS and
it is Liable to lie abandoned any time.
The railrcaders report no trouble Oh the
Coopelstown branch" In the same is
!. sue it protests that ''tLe mail facilities
afforded CoorerstoWn are an outrage.
Two mails in two weeks is all we have
had through kindness of the govern
ment." Also in the same issue it states
that delegate Raymond is doing all in
his power TO get daily star-route mail
service between Cooperstown and Sam
born" Furthermore, it groans that it's
telegraph line is down for week at a
stretch. .''-Calringto News. This is
easily accounted for. The reason we
received but two mails in two weeks
was simply because the train Was SNOW
bo'u'd o,, the Darlington branch, and
when We did get Il mail it was through
the kindness of Supt. Graham who put
on a special train.
Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1884-01-25


e9 '' Oats make a boss latf," says
Josh Billings. Laughter makes fat
ness" says the proverb. and we say that
any horse in Griggs county will giggle
200 pounds of meat onto his frame over
a load of our oats. Dayis 4 Pickett.
E4rGo to the old Pinkerton a. Shue
stand on Bnrre]l Ave. and ''ill up''-
with a load of our first car of feed. Davis
& Pickett.
q Take your teams to the old Pink
e1ton u Sllne building and give them a
smile" of our traiglt''-feed. Davis
& Pickett.
WA ear load of first-class feed oats;
now in bin and for sale at Davis 4
Pickett's.
u Old newspapers for sale OF the
Courier office.