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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-18

L. Meyer mas in his employ expert pa
per hangers sells wall paper cheaper,
and puts on the same for less money
than anyone in the state. Call.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-18
PALATKA, FLA, NOV. IS. 1885.
The Daily News


Can be purchased at f G COCHRAN ES..N f.V
STAND, at the postOffice building.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-18

Attention .'Icrcnant~.
Two cars OF Flour Just received at eli
trees & Co. n13-tf
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19
Henry Wilson as a Soldier.

Henry Wilson arrived at Washington
in October, 1861, in command of the
regiment and attached companies
raised by him in Massachusetts,, and he
at once turned over the command to
Captain Cove, a regular officer, who
had come to Washington from Utah in
command of battalion of volunteers
that was encamped on Franklin square.
Mr.. Wilson had had some experience
as brigader-general of uniformed
militia in Massachusetts, but he found
himself unable to command body of
men mustered into the regular service,
and he wisely resigned. To avoid
criticism, he solicited an appointment
on General McClellan's staff, which
"Little Mac" gave him, and he re-
ported for duty at headquarters. A
few days afterwards he was shown on
the order-book an order directing him
and two of the young regular officers
on the staff to ego the grand rounds"
of the Gordon of forts which then en-
circled Washington, and to report on
the condition of the improvised roads
which connected them. So the next
day the trio started. The two young
men were used to the saddle, and they
dashed away at hard canter, soon
leaving Mr.. Wilson, who was mounted
on a spirited horse, to follow as he best
might. The entire winters day was
consumed in riding over the roads to
be examined, and when they returned,
late in the afternoon, Mr.. Wilson had
to be lifted from his saddle, and he
was sent to the Washington House in
hack. There was a demand for
arnica, and several days elapsed before
the volunteer staff officer was able to
leave his bed. When he could go to
headquarters, he did so, and rendered
his resignation, which General McClel-
Ian accepted.-Boston Budget.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19
Labor and Capital.

1t is evident to every careful observer
that the greatest war the world has ever
seen is going on, and that each year the
conflict grows fiercer. We refer to the
conflict between capital and labor.
Scarcely day passes that does not re-
cord some fresh struggle between the
two great contending forces-on the
part of capital, an effort to render labor
effort which, if successful, would end
in the destruction of capital and all
property rights. We have largely lost
our sympathy with both sides in this
struggle. 1t is for the most part god
less war, and if not remedied will ulti-
mately end in the ruin of both parties
and the overthrow of social order. In
the bitterness of this strife we know of
but one remedy The war will never
be ended by strikes, or any of the
worldly methods which have been en-
ployed. The Savior has given to the
world the only balm for these ugly differ
ences, when he laid down the golden rule,
Whatsoever we would that men should
do to you, do ye even so to them y
Speaking from these words, in their re-
lation to the labor question, Mr.. Tai
mage recently said: "That is, the lady OF
the household will say, | must treat
the maid in the kitchen as | would like to
be treated if l cooked and washed and
swept down stairs and she entertained
in the parlor.' And the maid in the
kitchen must say, If that lady up.
stairs seems more fortunate than | hei
prosperity is not to be set down as a
fault, and i will manage her affairs with
an industry and fidelity such as / would
expect from subordinate if happened
to be the wife of silk importer The
manufacturer will look over his re-
sources and say, / mean to do the
best for my employees that | can, and
will treat them in the matter of wages
as / would like to be treated if / turned
the iron bar in the furnace or stood al
the factory wheel or had my foot on tn,
treadles.' And the toiler will say
Though my face be smutched will
the furnaces and my hand hardened OF
the wheel, must be a gentleman, and
will not act as though my employee
were an enemy, and will do my dut,
among these wheels as well as though
were up in the counting-room among the
ledgers. '"-EGchdnge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19
An Unusual Occurrence.

Cath is responsible for good
story. He says that one of his friends
who was at the battle of Wilson'S Creek,
in Missouri, where General Lyon was
killed, went to the office of the Century
Magazine with some of his reminiscent
ces which he had designed to publish
in book. Some conversation ensued,
and he said to the military editor: g We
had at Wilson's creek ten thousand
men and Lyon had five thousand" The
astonished military editor lifted up his
ears as if by patent spring, and, said
he: "Will you be good enough to re-
peat that?" The man repeated that
General Lyon had five thousand men
and the confederates ten thousand at
the battle of Wilson'S Creek, he being
a confederate. The astonished editor
came right around from behind the
counter, shook the mans hand and
said: " Will you let me enroll your name
on the list of my friends?" " What for?"
said the contributor. Why" said the
man, d" there have been some four thou
sand generals, warriors and heroes of
various sorts here, and you are the first
one who ever was in fight where the
enemy was admitted to be inferior in
numbers. You must be man of sig
nal truth and of great joy to your wife
and children?"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19

and sewed on fast. The button was
made altogether of thread, and pos
sessed decided advantage-it never
came off, il lasted just as long as the but
ton-hole. Homemade tumblers were
an ingenious contrivance. A round
bottle, white if it could be obtained,
was selected, and stout cord was
wrapped once around it. One person
held one end of the cord, another held
the other, and moved the bottle quite
rapidly until the glass became hot,
when it was plunged into cold water,
which caused the bottle to break in two
quite smoothly. Queer tumblers they
were, with their sharp edges, but they
did splendid service. But in the in
terror one may still find an old-fash-
toned spinning-wheel. All me! How
sweet was the hum of the old wheel as the
shadows crept slowly eastward, and the
swish, swish, swish of the cards kept
time to the dreamy music. And the
old Georgia loom,' with its queer
looking beam and well-worn treadles.
The click of the shuttle and muffied
bang of the beam have lulled me to
sleep many time, as my dear old
mother worked with untiring energy to
furnish copperas and checked for my
little breeches. In the manufacture of
hats there was wide field for the exer-
else of their inventive minds. The
tender shoots of the saw palmetto,
plated in round, square, or notchedy'
strips, was most frequently brought into
requisition. But then there were cloth
hats made of that same homespun by
cutting conical pieces of cloth, some
times of different colors, and sewing
them together, the points meeting at
the top of the crown, and the brim
made separately. These funny hats
were worn by some of the last con-
scripts, and gave them the name of
flop-eared milish.' Shoemakers were
exempt, and they showed wonderful
skill in the manufacture of shoes. The
hides were tanned with red oak bark,
and the shoes were made for use and
not for show. When any one was so
fastidious as to desire black shoes, the
shoemaker employed solution of
vinegar and rusty nails to blacken the
leather"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19
A Touching Story.

Among the emigrants who arrived at
Castle Garden, the other day, was an old
woman bent with age. She had lived
the allotted three-score years and ten,
and her feebleness made her an object
of universal pity. On the steamer she
occupied sitting quarters in the steer
age, but her companions were kind to
her, and the voyage was made as en-
durable as possible. She said that her
name was Janowski, and that she came
from Cracow, Poland. She told an
interpreter that she had a daughter
somewhere in the states, near the At
lantic Ocean, but where she did not
know. The government officials finally
decided to send her back to Poland, un-
der the law which prohibits the land
ing of emigrants who are likely to be-
come public burdens. The old woman
protested, but in vain. The day for
sailing arrived and she was told that
she must go on board of the vessel.
Age made her childish, and she sank
upon the rude wooden seats and cried
as if her heart would break. An Off
cial gathered up her bundle of cloth
ing, when the shawl which was wrapped
around it became loose and the cloth
ing fell out. An envelope, torn and
soiled, fell on the floor, and the official
picked it up. 1t bore the postmark of
Newark, n. j., and was addressed to
the old woman in Cracow, Poland.
" Where did you get this?" asked the
interpreter of the old woman. My
daughter, Jennie, sent that" she re-
piled, sadly. She is my only child,
and all that I have on earth" 1t
was decided to take Mrs. Janowski
to Newark and endeavor to find her
daughter. A gentleman who had be-
come interested in the old woman vol
unteered to 90 with her. and next
morning they started. Arrived at
Newark, inquiries were made, and a
Hebrew woman was found who said
she knew Jennie very well. "Come
this way, will show you," she said.
The trio proceeded up Canal street I'M
til they came to frame house in front
of which a crowd had assembled.
"Jennie is to be married to-day" said
the guide. 1.-The ceremony is just be-
ing performed" The old woman forced
her way through the crowd in the mar,
row entry. In the neat but poorly fur
nished room the wedding guests had
assembled. The bride, attired in q
dress of spotess lawn, trimmed with
fresh daisies, stood beside the groom, q
fine-looking young Hebrew, awaiting
the words which would make them one
A commotion was heard in the hall.
way, and, as the guests at the dool
separated, the bride uttered cry OF
Mother!' and the old woman rushed
into her arms The scene between the
mother and daughter was very affect
ing and tears of joy were shed at the
nuptial feast.-The Evangelist.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19
Stray Shots.

d. L. MELVIN, who had been pau
per on the town of Underhill for sew
eral years, recently procured pension
of S24 a month and over ga 900 arrears.
He is now happy veteran.
GENERAL BUTLER once stated that
he did more for the soldiers than any
other man in the United States, as he
got more pension claims allowed The
chief clerk of the pension office lately
informed pensioner that Mr.. T. j.
Deavitt of Montpelier procured more
pensions for the soldiers than any other
man in New England. If this state
ment is correct, General Buffers
should be disallowed.- Ne,cs.
GENERAL JOHN G. BLACK, the COM
missioner of pensions, has published
in Washington paper a long letter
describing the disability for which he
receives a pension of 500 month.
He says: Il am, physically, totally
disabled for labor. l am not aware OF
any manual labor which l can perform
l have not raised my hand to my face
for eight years. The little work which
/ do with the pen causes my arm to
swell, and this you can understand
when l tell you that half of its muscles
are entirely cut and have never been
reunited.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19
Questions Answered.

I. w. j., West Randolph. Thirty
dollars month is the highest rate of
pension paid on account of officers
rank.
T. L. F., Richmond.-Judge Rixford
is still the attorney of the pension Office
He has been employed in that office
for over twenty years.
G.. o. c., Hardwick.-The rate of
pension for the loss of hand or foot
was SO a month from June 6, 1866,
S1S month from June 4, 1872, and S24
month from March 3, 1888.
G. j. NJ, Orange.-If the widow of
soldier loses her pension by living
and cohabiting with a man to whom she
is not married, and there are children
of the soldier under sixteen years of
age, the children could receive pen
sion until they arrived at the age of six
teen years.
n. A. H., Windsor.-When it APP
pears that the soldier was sound at the
date of his capture, in line of duty, and
that he was disabled, as alleged, at the
date of his release from rebel prison
his disability may be presumed to have
originated in the service and in the
line of duty, provided said disease was
incident to the service or to such i'm.
prisonment, without furnishing com
rades' testimony.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19
Parental Authority.

1t is well for the father and mother
to do all that they can to make their
homes attractive to their children. We
have urged this again and again, and
shall urge ii as frequently and as
strongly in the future. But no attrac-
tiveness can take the place of authority.
The billiard-table and music are not a
substitute for law, firmly and consist
emily enforced. The first lesson which
a child has to learn is obedience-frst
in time, first in Importance. No pa
rental persuasion, no kindly influence
can serve as a substitute for authority,
enforced submission. We all have to
live under laws-laws of nature, laws
of society, laws of the state, laws of
God. He who does not know how to
submit his will to superior will has
not learned the first lesson of life. The
mother who attempts simply to per-
suade her son to stay at home in
the evening fails of her duty. Back
of all persuasion must be compul-
sion; back of all influence, law. The
authority may be rarely expressed,
but it must be habitually felt, and the
child must be taught-not only taught
but trained-to know that the will of the
parent, not his own will, is the law of
his life. -ChriStidn Union.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19
Amid Bullets at Vicksburg.

AS the siege wore on at Vicksburg
additional precautions were necessary
in the trenches to avoid sharp-shooters,
and in the rifle-pits the exposure of per-
son was almost certain to bring disable
ment, if not death. The "pits were
provided with portfolios, if so they may
be termed. 1t so happened one morn
ing that the writer and Private Alex
ander of Company l, Eleventh Indi-
ana, were stationed in one of these
pits, the approach to which, owing to
Slight rise, was under cross-fire for
several yards, and it was customary to
give warning of the danger to soldiers
unfamiliar with this particular exposure.
One or the other was generally on the
watch for chance visitors, and "Stoop
down." was common salutation. The
morning in question Alexander was
the first to discover two persons saun-
tering over the dangerous ground, while
little flickers of dirt here and there
showed that the watchful sharp-shooters
were on the alert. Without stopping
for a second look, and in his anxiety
forgetful that they were officers, even
had he recognized it, he shouted,
"Stoop down, down; stoop down. :"
and in his zeal he exposed himself and
narrowly escaped shot, which singed
his cheek as it passed beyond him.
Neither of the officers needed his warn
ing. Grant, accompanied by General
Hovey, sauntered toward Parrott-gun
battery little distance to the right
This battery commanded an advantage
GUS position, and, mounting upon the
earth-works, Grant took long and
steady look at the enemy's lines, sweep
ing them from end to end with his
glass. General Hovey clambered up
alongside of him, their respective
figures so conspicuous that they at once
attracted the enemy's fire. They stood
there for several moments, until Grant,
perceiving danger, suggested to Gen
eral Hovey to step down out of harms
way. Hovey, however, persistently
begged the " old man " to protect him
self, and when Grant replied, " Why,
Hovey, you are in as much danger as
myself" the latter answered, I'm
only general of division, and it's easy
to fill my place, but with you, sir, it is
different" The " old man " yielded
to this and both stepped out of the
range, to the eminent satisfaction of
hundreds of soldiers who witnessed the
terrible exposure.-IndidnapoHS NeCs.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19
Ventilation and Appetite.

Some curious experiments have been
recently made in England in the mat
ter of ventilation and its influence upon
appetite. In weaving mill near Man.
chester according to an English eX-
change, where the ventilation was bad,
the proprietor caused fan to be
mounted. The consequence soon be-
came apparent in a curious manner.
The operatives, little remarkable for
olfactory refinement, instead of thank
ing their employer for his attention to
their comfort and health, made for
NAL complaint that the ventilator had
increased their appetites, and therefore
entitled them to corresponding in
crease of wages. BY stopping the fan
a part of the day, the ventilation and
voracity of the establishment were
brought to medium standard, and the
complaint ceased. The operatives wages
would but just support them; any adj
ditional demand by their stomachs could
only be answered by drafts upon their
banks, which were by no means in a
condition to answer them. The same
paper says that in Edinburgh a club
was provided with dinner in a we'll
NChlldlCu tHO DCihS POI
fumed as it entered, initiating in sue
cessions the fragrance of the lavender
and the orange flower. During the din
ner the members enjoyed themselves as
usual, but were not little surprised
at the announcement of the provider
that they had drunk three times as
much wine as he had usually provided.
Elderly gentlemen of sober, quiet habits,
who usually confined themselves to a
couple of glasses, were not satisfied
with less than half bottle; others, who
took half bottle, now extended theil
rotations to bottle and a half. In fact
the hotel-keeper's supply was drunk
dry That gentlemen who INDUCED in
this manner were not aware of it at the
time is not wonderful, but that they
felt no unpleasant sensations the follow.
ing morning-which they did not-is
certainly curious.-BoSton Traveller.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19

be laid aside. The older ones tyran-
nize over the younger, the younger
wholly disregard the prerogatives of the
older members of the family Occa-
sionally the father and mother-one or
both-seem to consider the child, by
virtue of its position in the family,
sort of personal property, to be alter
nately scolded and petted and, as it
grows towards maturity, to be kept un-
der the strictest espionage. No free,
natural development is ever permitted it
from the cradle onward. But every
babe born into the world is an individ-
ual soul, with capacities, feelings and
desires wholly its own; and unless re-
spect be shown to its personality, its
growth must be stunted or preternat-
urally developed in wrong directions.
And the homes are the grand training
schools where men and women are be-
ing fashioned and sent out into the
world. 1t is in the household, more
than anywhere else, that personal char
acter receives its early direction and its
subsequent shaping. The sublime or
der of the material universe is the re-
suit of law acting upon each particular
atom and holding it in its proper place.
Equally in the sphere of human life the
general good is the product of the
special obedience rendered to truth by
the individuals composing a community.
Making due account of the general APP
pliance of education, whether secular
or religious, nevertheless we must come
back at last to the household as the
chief source of right training. Fathers
and mothers are and must be, for good
or evil, the main educators of their
children. -ChriStion Htelligencer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19
After Marriage.

One frequent cause of trouble in mar
ried life is want of openness in bust
ness matters. A husband marries a
pretty, thoughtless girl, who has been
used to taking no more thought as to
how she should be clothed than the lilies
of the field. He begins by not liking
to refuse any of her requests. He will
not hint, so long as he can help it, at
care in trifling eXpenses-he does not
like to associate himself in her mind
with disappointments and self-denials.
And she, who would have been willing
enough in the sweet eagerness to please
of her girlish love, to give up any
whims or fancies of her own whatever,
falls into habits of careless extrava-
gance and feels herself injured when
at last a remOnstrance comes. How
much wiser would have been perfect
openness in the beginning! eve have
just so much money to spend this sum-
mer. Now, shall we arrange matters
thus or thus?" was the question heard
very young husband ask his still
younger bride not long ago; and all
the womanhood in her answered to this
demand upon it, and her help at plan
ming and counseling proved not thing
to be despised, though hitherto she had
9 fed upon the roses and lain upon the
lilies of life" / am speaking not of
marriages that are no marriages-when
Venus has welded Vulcan because
Vulcan prospered at his forge-but
marriages where two true hearts have
set out together, for loves sake, to learn
the lesson of life and to live together
until death shall part them. And one
of the first lessons for them to learn is
to trust each other entirely. The most
frivolous girl of all the rosebud garden
of girls" if she truly loves, acquires
something of womanliness from her
love, and is ready to plan and help, and
make her small sacrifices for the gen.
eral good. Try her and you will see.-
| orr Continent.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19
A Devoted Wife.

The devotion of Mrs. Grant was
touching AS careful as any one not to
tax him when he needed only rest, she
was never beyond easy call, and had no
thought, apparently, but for his comfort.
Her greeting was the first to cheer him
in the morning after the doctors treat
ment 1t was her chair that was drawn
close to his on the porch. Whenever
he wanted company she was part of it,
and many hours in his last days were
spent with her alone. Often they could
be seen together when not a word was
spoken, mere companionship satisfy
ing them. Visitors, seeing them thus,
were wont to remark that it was as
though nothing so well suited them as
that their last days should be as were
their first, sufficient for each in the
company of the other. So anxious was
she to be at his side that she would not
leave the cottage at any time for any
purpose, even declining to go to the
hotel with the family for meals. And
when the general was confined to his
sick-room or needed absolute rest and
secluson at any time, she would retire
to privacy and comfort herself with
prayer in his behalf. Her faith never
wavered that her intercession spared
him so long.-Ne,o York Times.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19
Gbe Soldiers 8uoeet.
Pensions Granted.

To Seth A. Mansfield, Stowe, "a a
month and S514 arrears; John A. KEEL
ton, Worcester, "a a month and Sl36 ar
rears; Charles Pool, West Topsham, IS a
month and $50 arrears; Reuben Row.
ley, Bath, n. H., formerly of Berlin,
Vt, "a month and 81 ,050 arrears
Nathan b. Stark, North Leominster,
Mass, recently of Vermont, S4 a month
and 1862 arrears Captain o. G.
Wilder, Waitsfield, so a month and
$500 arrears; Levi Buffers, Brighton,
an increase of pension from IS to S24
month; Hiram p. Kidder, Bolton
vile, an increase from so to $16 a
month; Chester Orr, Groton, an in
crease from Sc to Sl2 a month; Anna
riah Smith, Lebanon, N. H., an in
crease from "a to So month; Thomas
L. Casavaint, Montpelier, S4 a month
and S206 arrears,