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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-25
The Changes in the Election Districts
Of Putnam County.

In accordance with the statute in such case
made and provided the changes in the bOun-
diaries OF the election districts OF Putnam Conn
~ Florida are hereby made matters Of public
notice, at the regular meeting Of the Board of
County Commissioners for said county Jan
nary ., 1883. III compliance with a petition to
such effect,
ON motion ordered. That the north half of
section >. township II. south of range - east
be embraced within the boundary lines of
election district No. ), as heretofore laid out
with voting place or precinct at c. T. Potter's
store.
In compliance with u petition from the citi-
ZenS in the vicinity of and living at Buffalo
Bluff, asking to be annexed to election district
No y: ON motion ii was ordered that election
district No. :. be bounded and described as fol
lows. Beginning at the intersection of the
OcklaWaha and the st. Johns River thence
following the Dcklawaha River to the line he
tween township II. range p. and II range. ri
= y L. Thence running north to Rice Cree K.
thence following Rice Greek TO the st Johns
River; thence s0UthcrIy along the western
bank Of said river to q point directly west of
the mouth Of Dunn's Greek: thence east across
said river to the mouth of said creek: thence
following said Greek to point where il crosses
the township line. thence west i'm direct line.
To the west bank of the st. Johns River.
sOutherly along said west bank to place of be-
ginning, with voting place or precinct at Pa
iatka.
On motion it was ordered that all that Dor
ton of election district No. II lying south of
the present northern line of Putnam county
and east of Sims Creek, be annexed to and
made part of election district No. a.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-25
Call for Second District Convention.

Call for Second District Convention.
At meeting of the Democratic Exec
utive Committee Of the Second Congress
sional District of Florida, held in Jack
sonville May 90, it was ordered that a
convention of the democratic party in
the district be held at Palatka Putnam
county, on Tuesday, the 1st of July next,
at II M, to nominate a candidate for
Congress. to appoint an Executive Com
mittee for the district, and to consider
such other matters as may be brought
before it.
The basis of representation will be the
same at that prescribed by the State De
mocratic Executive Committee for rep
resentation in the State Convention.
The several counties in the district are
requested to select delegates to the Con
gressional Convention at the same time
that they select them to the State Con
vention as far as may be practicable.
f. NJ. LENGLE, Chairman.
w. B. Young, SeC'y.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-25

Newark Journal.
Thus the decks are cleared for Chicago.
The democratic party, represented in ma
tiOnal convention at Chicago three weeks
hence, can make no mistake The brain
and the Drawn OF the party will be there
in full force, the spirit that brooks no de-
feat and a conscience always sensitive to
what is wrong. There may be earnest
contests over the men who shall be the
instruments to lead in the victory for good
government. Pure craftsmanship may
plead in the name of Bayard; vigorous
reform may rise up and cry for Cleve-
land; sturdy honesty may demand Thur
man; the correction of fragrant abuses
seem to require that the knife be placed
in McDonald's hands-but, no matter
who he may be. he shall not wholly lack
Bayard's craftsmanship; nor CIeveland's
vigor, nor Thurman's' honesty, nor Nc
Donald's pruning-knife. The party is
rich in many good names, and, whoever
he may be, he cannot but shine by CON
trast with Blame.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-25
Entertainment at ST. Augustine.


ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. June q.
Editor PALATKA NEWS.
Last night an entertainment was held
at old Fort Marion in this city for the
benefit Of the Presbyterian Sunday
school, also of this place. It was a
grand success. Some two hundred
friends attended its literary and refresh
ing exercise.
Among the literary notabilities were
the following: Mr.. Reidy. of Augusta.
Ga, an Irish elocutionist of very supe-
rior attainment, who pleased and de-
lighted his appreciative audience Now,
why can't he be heard again, and that
at an early day?
Then came some of Mr.. C. NJ. Bevan's
peculiarly pleasing rec;tations. Nex4
tabieau-"R Romeo and Juliet" by Miss
Josie s. Van Dorm aud Mr.. J. W. Ems
low, Jr. This was simply grand.
Music-Vocal duet, by Mrs. Foster and
Mr.. Enslow.
Then other 'Pocahontas
and Captain John Smith axplaining his
compass" played by Miss Florence Hue
/ lett and J. S. Cowdon. The dress of this
! Indian princess was superb.
! The Wax Works of Mrs Jarley, other
wise DR.. Dewitt Webb, was the hit OF
the evening.
The concourse was i'll its most happy
humor, and, guess, the reason of this
was the abundant and excellent supply
of natures sweetest flowers by one of the
fairest of st. Augustine's flowers in the
person of Miss Mary Reynolds, who re
allied a handsome sum from the sale OF
those of her own raising, and which sun
she generously donated to the Sunday
school fund
The music by the artillery band wa.
also of its usually superior selection anC
rendition.
One young lady i'll dancing a mOmen
tary whirl or two with some of hel
sweet girl friends tainted, near the enc
of the entertainment, which caused
commotion, but Dr. Dewitt Webb as
sisted in restoring her to speedy con
seriousness.
Especial credit is due to DR.. J. K
Rainey for the excellent stage of which
he 50 ably and kindly managed the cree
ton.
Drs. Rainey and Webb and Messrs
Bevan and Enslow, all four composing
the committee of arrangements, were
untiring in their efforts for its success
and the good result following their labor
add another link in the chain of kind re
CARDS which binds them to US, and which
link we one and all unreservediy extend
to them. 1t was certainly an affair no
soon to be lost in memory among the
many happy ones held in the Ancien
City during the past season. Everybody
had a good. fine, jolly time, and surely
this is the fairest winter and summer re
sort on this mundane sphere. Com,
over with all your friends and see us.
Senator Mann, of CRYSTAL Rive P O.
fernando county, Florida, spent Satur
day and Sunday nights in this city, Will
his children, who are at school here
and early Monday morning he left 70
the Pensacola convention
Mr.. E. c. Beasley, of Lake MAITLAND
P. o., is here with some of his family, 70
his health. j. S. COWDON.
.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-25
AGENTS FOR THE NEWS.

The following gentlemen are the authorized
gents of The PALATKA DAILY AND WEEKLY
NEWS, in their several localities:
w q. Dewitt, San MateO.
w G. Valentine, Nashua.
G.. s. Packard, Welaka.
r. NJ. Bard, Eorwalk.
J Il Marshall, FruitlRnd, Fla.
il McCallum, Orange Mills, Fla.
A. b. Bartlett, Georgetown.
Daniel Darling, Drayton Island.
E. l.. Higley, Lake George.
j. L. Burton, Crescent City.
j. G.. Strickland, Interlachen.
A. HunrOe, HcMeekin.
VIM. G. BrAddOck, Seville.
J. S. Cow6Dn, st. Augustine.
n. A. VoPeibach, Aelrose.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-25
Arrested for Murder.

On yesterday Mr.. John J. Thomas was
taken to Georgia on requisition from
the Governor to be tried for a murder.
alleged to have been committed in Chat
ham county in 1875. Mr.. Thomas was
found by Anthony Manns at DeLand
and Immediately expressed his willing
ness to go home and abide the result.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-25

About the time Mr.. Bayard was max
ing his Dover speech Mr.. Douglas and
Mr. Lincoln We're exerting all their infiu-
ence to keep Senator Logan from going
off to the Confederates with a regiment
of Southern Illinois young men.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-25
THE DAILY NEWS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Solicited on all interesting topics throughout
the state. We will be especially grateful for
all local items of interest to the public. News
sent by wire should be abbreviated when prac-
ticable, and sent after O'Clock, 2. M, address
ed to PALATKA DAILY NEWS.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-25

THE HARNETT HOUSE, STANDARDIZATION
to Savannah, Ga, will find the Harnett House
IA comfortable and desirable stopping place,
where the uniform excellence of the table is
subject of general remark, while the price is
only 81 per day.-ChicagO National Hotel Re
lnrfpp
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-25

Hay, Grain, Lime, Cement, Brick etc. at
VIM. +. Forwards, Give him call when in
need of anything of the kind and examine his
stock and prices.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-25
Reading Notices.

VIM. F. Forward delivers Ice free within the
city limits to his customers. Large quantity
of best Lake Ice on hand at all times.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-25

The Office If THE DAILY News is lOcai ed
on Water str :, in the new building next to
Reid's genera lore.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-25

For RENT-Furnished and unfinished
Rooms, fine Store handsomelyitted up on
Lemon Street. Apply ut this Office.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-25

First of the season again. Fine pine apples
from Indian river received at the Family
Store at reasonable price. X. II. REID.
MILLINERY GOODs.-Mrs. j. a. Smith is sell
ling her entire stock of Millinery Goods at
greatly reduced rates and invites the ladies to
call early and get bargains.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-25

Now receiving the honey peach They take
the place of the Deen-tO and are very fine tia-
yOr at the Family Store of X. II. Reid.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-25

An instant and permanent cure for Neural
gia. Sick and Nervous Headache aud all ner-
rous pains: Take a TeaspOOnful OF jordans
Joyous Julep - per directions on bottle. In
painful menstruatiou it acts like magic. II
one dose relieves YOU instantly don't stop TAX
ing till You are permanently cured. Price soc.
For sale by druggists IN Tdlatka and else
where. w&s
THE FLORIDA MEpICINE-HOOD's EUREKA
Prepared expressly for this climate. Atthis
season in this climate perfect household pan
acea. 1t prevents malaria. cures biiOuSneSS.
relieves constipation ana keeps You healthy
and well To the business man il Is invalua-
bic Simply take a dose when Won feel unwcu
and you VIII not have to lay up. but can at
tend t. business ana eat what you like and 20
in1any sort OF weather, Fer sale By druggi-ts
in Palatka ana elSCW here. WAS
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-25
Artesian WeIIS.--Irrigation.
lRRlGATE YOUR GROVES.

Tho rapid grOWth Of trees and tnc greatest
Development of fruit, can only be obtained
by proper arrangements for irrigation, du-
ring the dry spells that visit us every year
With plenty of water at command, the growth
of young trees, ana the crops of those in bear
ing, are an assured success.
IRRIGATION IS THE SHEET ANCHOR OF
ORANGE CULTURE.
The experiments that have already been
made abumdantly prove its value
E Fer the purpose of irrigation. prop
crly. constructed, ArtcSiau Wells are the
cheapest, best ana most reliable.
Correspondence solicited Estimates given,
Contracts taken for wells. Four to siX-nch
pipe recommended as most practical
J: T. tDNDVER.
Palatka, Fla.
P. Q. Box 207
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-25
PALATKA, FLA, JUNE %. 1884.
The Daily News
The News once.

Can be purchased at F. G. COCHRANL'E
NEWS STAND, ut the Post Office.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-25

Use Odenta for the teeth, prepared
only at the Putnam Pharmacy.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-25
, Their REPORT,
DAILY

The thermom. 1t the Moragne Pharmacy
sgistered yestP > rs degrees at 81. m; 81
d egrees atal2 n M - degrees at . .. m.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-03-25
Kentucky Whiskey Did 1t.

Two of the handsomest and brightest
young men that have grown up in the capi-
tai city of Kentucky since the war were
Thomas Crittenden, grandson of the great
and good John J. Crittenden, and James
Arnold, son of Rev. Isaac Arnold. With
physiques 1.-THE and sinewy as the thorough
bred horse of that bluegrass region with
the heritage of honored names and wealth
that was lavished upon their schooling, these
two young men and bosom friends might
have climbed to any position of honor among
people who love to bestow honors upon
robust men of courage and culture. But
Tom Crittenden and Jim Arnold early took
to drink, in town that boasts the manu-
facture of the finest whiskey in the world,
and introduced the breezy aff1uence of
frontier dash into the very proper society of
a staid old village.
In word, they painted the town SUM-
set red, and finally made it too hot to hold
them. Arnold drifted West and became
the prince Of cowboys. Crittenden went to
Louisville and took leadership among bar
room broilers. Arnold, while driving cat
with degenerate son of Lord Paget, was
shot and killed by negro. Crittenden kill
ed negro for testifying against him in mis-
demeanor trial before county magistrate,
and has just been sentenced to confinement
in the Kentucky penitentiary for eight years.
Both leave behind them honorable fathers
and loving, but heart-broken Mothers
Arnold left tenderer tie than that of faith
er or mother, and not less tenacious.
Whiskey wrecked all these lives.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-03-25
AT LAST.

Carelessly he said "Good bye"
Coldly touched her hand with his.
Needed not her gentle sigh,
Guessed not anything amiss.
"Ah, he loves me not" she thought,
Signing low with eyes grown dim;
So the months went by, but brought
Nothing new from him.
He is coming home, they said,
And her heart leaped as she heard,
Quick her cheek flushed rOsy-red
At the soul-reviving word
Then, as the morning light is killed
By the dim returning rain,
Suddenly her joy was stilled.
By the old, old pain.
HE will meet me as before,
In the same cold, careless way,
Touch my hand with his no more,
Have no loving word to say.'
But h g took her hand again,
Held it long and closely pressed -
"Darling, have tried in vain
Not to love Won besto
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-03-25
IE L WERE You.
BY soSEPHINE POLLARD.

II were you, my precious maid,
In outhful, radiant charms arrayed.
would not in each public place,
Mid brazen crowd display my face,
Nor laugh aloud. nor rudely stare
AT others on the thoroughfare.
NOR hirt as many maidens do,
If were you.
If were you, L would not be
On short acquaintance quite SO free:
Nor would 1 rapturousiy gush
Ger things that are not worth q rush:
For though my pleasure might be great.
1t would not be rattle-pate,
But let my words be choice and few.
III were you.
If l were you, 1 would resolve
In quiet circles to revolve,
Nor spend my days and nights, dear girl.
Within the merry, maddening whirl.
Where giddy fashion leads the way,
And all is dazzle and display;
would not such a life pursue,
If were you.
If were you, my heart I'd hold,
Above the price of sordid gold,
Nor be in haste with it to part,
To any one in Cupid's mart;
A wise and gracious life I'd lead.
The counsels Of my elders heed
Beginning now, the year is new,
If were you.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-03-25

THE EYES OF PoTAToEs.-A correspond
ent of the Country Gentleman writes: GA
potato has three crops in itself--an early,
middle and a late one. The cluster of
eyes at one end will ripen one or two weeks
earlier than the central eyes. The two OF
three eyes Immediately surrounding the root
end should in all cases be discarded in
growing for home use or for market. They
produce mostly small potatoes, and if large
they are watery and soft. My usual meth
cd is to set one man to cnt off the root end,
and another to cut off the eye end,' thus
forming three heaps. The root end heap
goes to the hogs. My great trouble is to
get them cut close. All the waste flesh
goes into heaps for cattle or hog feed..' We
pass this on to our farmers that they may
test it's truth If they care to do so.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-03-25
NEAR GREENv111E, March 70, 1884


A CHEERFUL HoME.-A single bitter
word may disquiet an entire family for a
whole day. One surly glance casts gloom
over the household, while a smile. like a
CLEAN Of sunshine, may light up the dark
est and weariest hours. Like unexpected
flowers which spring up along our path,
full Of freshness, fragrance and beauty, do
kind words and gentle acts and sweet dis
positions, make glad the home where peace
and blessings dwell No matter how
humble the abode, if it be thus garnished
with grace and sweetened with kindness
and smiles, the heart will turn lovingly to-
ward it from all the tumult of the world,
will be the dearest spot beneath the icircuit
of the sun.
And the influences of home perpetuate
themselves. The gentle grace of the moth
er lives in her daughter long after her head
is pillowed in the dust of death; and the
fatherly kindness finds it's echo in the no.
bility, and courtesy of sons, who come to
wear his mantle and fill his place; while on
the other hand, from an unhappy, misgov-
erned and disordered home, go forth per-
sons who shall make other homes misera-
BILE, and perpetuate the sourness and sad
ness, the contentious and strifes and rail-
ings which have made their own early lives
SO wretched and distorted.
Toward the cheerful home, the children
gather Gas clouds and as doves to their
windows" while from the home which is the
abode of discomfort and strife and trouble,
they fly forth as vultures to rend their prey.
The class of men who disturb and disor-
der and distress the world, are not those
born and nurtured amid the hallowed inhu-
ences of Christian homes; but rather those
whose early life has been scene of trouble
and vexation-who have started wrong in
the pilgrimage, and whose course is one of
disaster to themselves, and trouble to those
around them.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-03-25

ed tomorrow! I meant to give my real
name, but win carry my secret to my
grave. It may be in another world that che
little last elf-denial will be plea for me.
Go now. You may trust me-"
He kept his word, and Gerald Langton
kept his secret.
When Maude few weeks later, became
his wife, she little guessed the terrible Or
deal which he lad spared her, or the added
disgrace that belonged to the name she had
given up.-Erchange.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-03-25
Mr.. jefferson Davis.
COMPLETE TEXT OF HIS SPEECH BEFoRF
THE LEGISLATURE IN MISSISSIPPI.

Tho Jaoss,,, faT;,a\ or
N'''''' C"Ito" gives tne
1olowlng complete report OF the speech of
MIR. Jefferson Davis at the ovation extended
to him by the Leeislature of that stoto ~
tho 1o+, ;ns+o,+. '''' o1
Fraends and brethren Of Mississippi:
IN pfleiesc Terms, put With deepest feel
ing, permit me TO return my thanks for the
unexpected nonor you have conferred on
me. away from the political sea, | have
IN my secluoed nome observed with intense
interest all passing events affecting the in
terest or honor OF Mississippi, and have re-
Jolced 20 see IN the dlversiflcatiOn of labor,
the. development of new sources of pros
perty, and the increased facilities of public
education, reason to hope for a future to
our state more prosperous than any pre-
| cedlng erss Fhe safety and honor of a re-
puplic must rest upon the morality, intelli-
gence, and patriotism OF the community
I'VE are now III transition state, which
is always bad one, both in society and in
nature. What is to be the result of the
changes which may be anticipated it is not
possible to forecast, but our people have
shown such fortitude and have risen so
grandly from the deep. depression inflicted
upon them, that it is fair to entertain
bright hopes for the future. Sectional
hate, concentrating itself upon my devoted
head, deprives me of the privilege accorded
to others in the sweeping expression of
without distinction of race, color, or pre-
vious condition. but it cannot deprive me
of that which is nearest and dearest to nv
heart, the right to be Mississippian, and
it is with great qualification that l receive |
this emphatic recognition of that right by |
= Tho, .L1Ls
on the soil of Mississippi, the ambition of
my boyhood was to do something which |
would rebound to the honor and welfare of \
the State The weiobt of many noaru ad |
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-03-25

Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky, was
once stumping his district in company with
his opponent. At one meeting he spoke
first and he charmed his audience by the
manner rather than the matter of his re-
marks. Then the other man got up and
turned the tide of popularity with a single
sentence, in which he ikened Mr.. Black
burn TO swan-ssthat beautiful bird glides
along, the perfection of grace, and dips and
curves in lines Of beauty, but only draws
an inch or so of waterp'
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-03-25

SoReHUM.|Sorghum is superior to corn
as fodder plant, as it contains a larger
percentage of sugar, does not dry and
crumble as easily, and is highly relished by
stock. 1t is valuable plant, not only as a
source of sugar and syrup, but also for it's
seeds, the product of which Is unusually
large, and make excellent food for poultry,
or may be ground into meal and used with
cut feed for other stock. Our farmers
should give it trial.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-03-25

RUsKIN ON LYINe.-Ananias and Sap
phira died most tragically. Have they left
any posterity to inherit their characters
tics Alas! too many. Says Ruskin:-
s1t is not calumny nor treachery that
does the largest sum Of mischief in the
world; they are continually crushed, and
are felt only in being conquered. But it is
the glistening and softly-spoken lie; the
amiable falEacy; the patriotic lie of the his
torian; the provident lie of the politician;
the Jealous lie of the partizan; the mer-
ciful lie of the friend, and the careless
lies of each man to himself, that cast that
black mystery over humanity, through
which every man who pierces we thank, as
we would thank one who dug through a
well in desert"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-03-25
TIMES CHANGES.
BY MATTE W. ToRREY.

Ihe songs we sang in other years
They greet us now no more;
The loves that reused our hopes and fears
Are vanished now, and o'er
me friends we love are scattered wide.
Familiar scenes are changed;
And hearts that once were true and tried
Are lifeless or estranged.
The lip the sweetest smile that wore.
The cheek that bloomed most fair.
Inc voice that charmed US ION before.
With music rich and rare,
The eyes whose glance could still
Our hearts with love enthralI,
Whose smile could bless, whose frown couId
Are changed or vanished all,
The way was bright before us then.
The coming day seemed fair:
9 mingled with our feliow-men,
With hearts to do and dare.
The hopes OF youth are faded now.
It's fevered dreams are past:
And time. upon our furrowed brow.
His silvery shade has cast.
we. too. are changed, but not in heart,
Old time may do his worst:
lie cannot from remembrance part
The things we loved at first,
The eyes may dim. the cheeks grow pale,
The SHOWS of age may fall,
Yet shall our memories never fail,
To heed affections call.