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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-29
A SPECIMEN.

One of the republican nominees
to the constitutional convention from
Putnam is a preacher who in former
years ranked high on the list head
ed by the immortal Hicks as CON
scienceless vilifer of Florida and
her people. He did not spare even
his nearest neighbors till these in
teryiewed him in body and obtain
ed from him a statement that the
lies were written and published for
the use of his fellow-partisans in the
north, and to provide bread and but
ter for himself. Since then he has
been sheltered by universal con-
tempt from public notice till he is
resurrected by the nomination which
he now holds. And in the canvass
he is making, he begins to practice
his old tricks or we would never call
up his buried past to shake Banquo's
locks at him. Since however he
has charged that his opponents are
going to Tallahassee to abolish the
common school system, place spe-
cial tax on colored voters, and that
one of them killed man named
Chisholm in Kemper county, Miss
issippi, we beg leave to present his
own odorous record to the freshened
recollections of our people.
We rejoice that our nominees
have made for themselves a record
in Florida upon which they invite
criticism; we call upon our friends
to remember the speeches we have
made, the opinions we have published
and, better than all, the consistent
tenor of our lives. And as to the
last charge, Mr.. Woodwork, the
reverend gentleman to whom we re
fer, may find without much inquiry
that when Chisholm was killed not
one of our nominees was in the state
of Mississippi. If he can prove 9th
erwise, we pledge ourselves to pay
all expenses of the investigation, to
keep Mr. W oodworth in bread and
butter for a year, and to resign the
seat in the constitutional convention
TO which our nominees will be elect
ed by the people of Putnam county.
And since Mr. Woodwork has
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1t has been charged in this county
that the democrats have not pub
lished the statutes passed during the
last session because they wished to
conceal from the people that pro-
vision had been made for pension
ing the the wounded and destitute
survivors of the. late war. We will
state that special attention was
called to the law by an editorial in
THE News, and that all the laws
enacted during the last session have
been published as soon as usual and
the usual number of copies, we
learn, are now waiting the orders of
the county officers at the court
house. If such citizens as the Rev
erend Woodwork are ignorant of
these facts, should the blame be at
tached to democrats Next !!
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given the Chisholm joke on his own
authority, we offer him the use of
our columns that these proofs may
go before the people before election
day. Even Mr.. Woodwork him
self must admit that his own word
will DO little to substantiate such a
statement among those who know
from his own statement that he viii
say anything for bread or butter or
its equivalent And we also apollo
gise to our readers for bringing to
the light of day SO odorous a sub
iect.
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1t is reported that Oscar Wilde now
favors the abolition Of the coat and
waistcoat. If Oscar keeps on in his ar
tistic development we may expect that
he will ultimately get down to first prin-
ciples and a pair of spurs.-Pittsburg
Times.
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PARTIES IN THE CONVENTION.


PARTIES IN THE CONVENTION.
Since it is now acknowledged on
all hands that Florida has outgrown
the constitution of 1868, the attitude
of the two parties towards that in
strument becomes interesting. The
republicans are not only responsible
before the people for making a bad
constitution; they may also be just
ly charged with supporting the con
stitution thus made even after eX-
perience had pointed out and en-
phasized its bad features. Since
1876 the democrats have bent their
best energies to the work Of con
vincing the public shat the old con-
stitution must be changed. Because
they insisted on paying pressing
public debt before mourning fresh
expense even in a matter so import
ant as the formation Of suitable Or
ganic law, Pope charged us with
bad faith in the last campaign. But
experience has again stepped in and
showed the value of these appeals
since the records will now come in
to prove that Perry's supporters
voted for a constitutional conven-
ton, and Pope's did not. And even
when the better elements of the re
publican patty avowed their inten
ton to make no fight at the coming
election, yet we have an opposition
ticket in the field throughout the
state. What is their object in doing
this ? Certainly not to aid US in
making a constitution which would
be acceptable to the people of Flor
ida.
But it must be obvious that the
party which made the old constitu-
ton in 1868, and did not wish it
changed in 1884, would I've directly
interested in defeating the adoption
of the new instrument that they
might force a return to the old one.
What will be effect of this ? Only
that our people will have wasted
about one hundred thousand dollars
to no purpose, and must be hamper
ed, cribbed and confined by an old
organic law which is in no respect
suited to their changed conditions.
Party consistency, party pride, par
tisan love and partizan zeal all would
urge them to engraft upon the new
constitution features which the peo-
pie would not ratify. On the con-
trary, the very existence of their
party in this state is dependent upon
the character of the constitution
which convention held at the in
stance of the democratic party, com
posed of a majority of their party
friends convened by the proclama-
ton of democratic governor shall
give to our people. Consistency
would aturally lead the republicans
t. pr, ride for the defeat of the new
constitution and return to the old;
every principle of self-preservation
on the other hand would urge upon
the democrats the formation of a
constitution which would appeal to
our whole people in the interest of
no party, section orrace.
Since both parties have put in
nomination separate tickets; since
it has been found impossible for the
people of Florida to hold a constitu-
tional convention without employ
ing the par tisan organizations, we
appeal to the people to decide,
whether other things being equal, it
would not be better for the people
of Florida to have democratic
rather than a republican majority
in Tallahassee.
-
1t is reported that Oscar Wilde now
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BENZ. HARRISON. Editor.

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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-29

A writer recommends a cheerful greet
ing by the wife and good meals as an in
ducement for the husband to go home
early from his place of business and re-
main there of evenings. We've got a
better recipe than that-a hot teddy in
winter and mug of cool lager in sum-
mer.-Kentucky State Journal.
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PaLATKa BUSINESS DIRECTORY.


2A@4E2AA-Eas
EIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PALATKA,
L successors to VIM. ). Vinegar y Co. A
general banking business transacted. Front
Street
Dry Goods.
nEVEREUE, ROGERC & SON, CORNER
1Lemon and Water Streets, carry at all
times full stock Of Dry Goods Clothing,
Hats, Shoes, etc. Also deal extensively in
Groceries OF every description.
7 JACOBSON, LEMON STREET, DEALS
l sexclusiYely IA staple and fancy Dry Goods,
Hats Caps.
Book and Stationery.
Z c. COCHRANE. AT MASONIC BUILD
L stng. ON Lemon Street, wholesale and re-
tail dealer in Books, Stationery. Florida Curl
osities, Maps etc.
ID FRANK CURTIS, BOOKS. STATION
Ds cry confectionery, etc.
Groceries and Commission.
ID r. REID, WATER STREET. DEALER
LGsin Groceries, Vegetables, Fruits, etc.
yyERTREES & Co, WATER STREET, COM
' mission merchants, and wholesale dealers
in Hay. Grain. Fertilizers etc.
4 NJ HAUGHTON s. BRO, GRIFFTN'S
~ Block, Water street, wholesale and re-
tail dealers in groceries.
THREW. Il. L., s, GARDNER, NEAR FLORI-
Ida Southern depot, wholesale and retail
dealers in Hay, Grain, Fertilizers, etc.
Hardware Etc.
II 4. LANE, WATER STREET, DEALER
1Lsin Hardware, Stoves, Iinware, house fur
=.
Architects.
II J. CAMPBELL, GRIFFTN'S BLOCK.
L. architect and civil engineer.
Musical Instruments and
Sewing AIa g hines.
~ T. SULZNER. LEMON STREET. DEAL
Sser in Musical Instruments and Sewing
Machines.
Drugs ana Medicines.
DUTNAI PHARMACY. CORNER REID &
f4fTiF1 TJsilH
ticles, etc.
A CKERuAN & JACKSON. CORNER LEM
LAOn and Front Streets. Fun line Drugs and
Medicines.
THE H0BAGNE PHARMACY, CORNER
Z Lemon and Front Streets. Established 1856.
Prescriptions carefully compounded day or
Beef, Fish, Etc.
w.MANN, LE3ION STREET, OLDEST
3sbeef market ia the city Orders filed
promptly.
w b. CROSS, WATER STREET, BEEF,
~ Mutton, Fish, etc.
Furniture, IEtc.
y L. LILIENTHAL, CORNER WATER &
ID sReid Streets. Wholesale and retail dealer
in furniture, house furnishing goods, etc.
/ UGUST HALL, LAUREL AND Kirk
y land Streets, Manufacturing JphOlsterer
and Dealer in Furniture.
ESaIEcrs.
d J. GROOMS, LEMON STREET, NEXT TO
les, and Bakery.
UnCL ertglz eEs.
d S. MOONEY, LAUREL STREET, UN-
IL sdertaker and embalmCr
NEiSceIuleOu
TTHE PAIATKA INSURANCE AGENCY
L over three hundred millions capital, repre-
sented and coIresponded with /. HarEins Hill
lard. Manager.
TOHN BANSAUR, FRONT STREET, ONLY
q stables in the city: prices moderate.
y CUNNEELY, WATER STREET, FINE
/ Wines, Liquors, etc. Billiard and Bowling
ParlOrs.
HARRY HEATH, LEMON STREET,
matchmaker and eugraver
I Fl. MERRYDAY, CORNER OAK AND
- Fourth Streets. House and Sign Painter.
7 II. CONOVER. ARTESIAN WELLS. Pc.
81 Box, 207
WEBB s. NICHOLS, real estate agents.
w Harris building, Water Street.
CALHOUN, GILLIS & CALHOUN, LEMON
SStreet, Insurance agents; represent only
first-claSs companies.
I MEYER WATER STREET, DEALER IN
IPaints. Oil, Ladders, etc.
II L. GREEN & CO., BOOTS AND SHOES.
H. p Lemon Street
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Begi ming Thursday, January 22d, trains
and win run daily between Gainesville and
Leesburg as follows;
Leave Gainesville, ......---.. o.. $50 a N
Arrive OcaIa. ...-..--.. ......---..... HOS a N
Lcesburg, ...---.---. 49, .... 1910 p m
Leave LCesburg, ............. e.. lao p m
Arrive Ocala, Observation-Disclosures. .-.. ST p m
Gainesville, 49,. .......-........ SIS p m
This train connects both ways with trains on
5. Z. & W. Railway.
Trains leaving PaIatka at 600 a. m, and ar
irving at s. p. M, every week day, connect
with trains ) and at Grueue.
Trains Is and Il win run between Palatka
and Gainesville, on Sundays only, leaving
Palatka ut $50 a. N.
Arriving at Gruelle....... ........ $40 a. IN.
" Gainesville ... .-.... 1000 /"
Leaving Gainesville ----.-.-..-. AGO . n
Arriving at Gruelle ........... .-....-.430 ."
Arriving al Palatza.-.. ........... $50 "
These trains connect with trains and at
Gruelle.s
J. d. HOLLISTEB,
Superintendent.
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what is warmer than a woman's
love? ?" asks western poetess. We may
be mistaken, but it strikes Us that the
atmosphere of the room when s man
has returned from the club loan beat it
by several degeees. Pest.
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Savannah, Florida 8 Western R'y
Waycross Short lime.

An trains of this road are run by Central
(50th' Meridian time, which is 50 minute
slower than Jacksonville time.
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H. J. CAMPBELL,
ARCHITECT & CIVIL ENGINEER
Plans, Specifications,
Superintendent and Estimates
For all Kinds of BUILDINGS.

Surveys, plans and estimates made for all
minal facilities for railroads. water works,
sewerage, irrigation. drainage, river and har-
Dor improvements, and landscape gardening.
Land surveying, examination, laying out and
mapping off town sites. BarOmetIic levels and
flying reconnaissance taken. Properties and
proposed work examined and reported on for
non-residents. Office in Grifhn's Brick Block,
Palatka. Fla.
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Connecting at Chattahoochee with Pensaco-
"a and Atlantic Railroad daily for Pensacola.
Mobile, New Orleans, Texas and all transmits
siSsIppi points. Passengers for Brunswick take
this train. arriving at Brunswick via b. s. W.
Railway at I2:45 p m
Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars Waycross
to Pensacola, Mobile and New Orleans.
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Jew ORLEANS EXPRESS.

an aud after Sunday, Novembe~ 2, 1884,
~ Passenger Trains viii leave aud arrive as
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

We have now reopened with
an entirely new stock of goods,
and eConstantIyreceiying ship
ments from the North. No old
or stale drugs on hand, every
thing new and fresh. Our prices
will be lower than ever. We
have not the largest store, but
the best and largest stock of
goods, also the most complete
and most select variety ofChrist-
mas goods. If you wish to make
your friends d Christmas gift
call and examine them.
M0RAGNE & KERSTING,
On Lemon ST., one door abOVl
FTy'S Brick Block.
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tlltit ttiltCG eitSI9IllB cars, J0chSOINllIe
to Louisville via Thomasyilie.
Pullman Buffet and Sleeping Cars jackson
vile to Washington, d. G. Pullman Palace
Sleeping Cars Gainesville to Savannah Con
nectonS at Montgomery with Louisville and
Nashville Railroad for New Orleans and TIE xas
points and the West and the Northwest AT
savannah with Central Railroad of Georgia
Tor all points West and Northwest. Charleston
with steamships for New York, Philadelphia
Boston and Baltimore. AT Charleston with
steamships for New York, Philadelphia ana
Baltim ore,
Through tickets sold to all points by Rail
and Steamship connections, and Baggage
Checked through. Also Sleeping Car berths
and sections secured at Company's Office in
Astors Building, 81 Bay street. and at Depot
Ticket Office, and on board Peoples Line
steamers II. b. Plant Margaret, ChattahOo-
chez and Jennie Lane
JAS. L. TAYLOR,
General Passenger Agent
A NJ IVES Agent
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REGISTERED AT THE PALATKA Posi- OFFICE
As SECoND-CLAss MAIL MATTER.
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Conservative Democratic Ticket for
Delegates to the Constitutional
Convention.
For THE nth SENATORIAL DISTRICT:
WIN. II. COOK.
FROM PUTNAM COUNTY:
IRVING GILLIS,
BENZ. HARRISON.
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IMPORTANT TO BUILDERS !
Lumber and Laths
In Small Or Large Quantities
From the New Mill at
DEVILS Elbow, Opposite Palatka.

Headquarters and yard at PalatIza. Office
corner Water and Madison Streets Having
our own tug-bOa and lighter enables us to de
liver lumber mp or down the river most advan-
tageOusly to purchasers. We challenge ad-
vectitious trace. PrOmptness and dispatch
considered. Guaranteeing satisfaction a spe-
cialty.
AVERY * KTNNAN
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Florida Southern Railway
SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE

PALATKA, Fla, January 10th, 1885.
,egi ming Thursday, January 22d, trains
win run daily between Gainesville and
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ETRsT NATIONAL BANK OF PALATKA.
L Successors to VIM. y. Vinegar x Co. 4
general banking business transacted. Front
Street
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TROPICAL HOTEL &RESTAURAHT

Times Bullding. phila.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-05-29
SOMERS.

The weather has changed somewhat
from cold and wet to dry and some
warm days. Some farmers would
like a shower or two to start things
they say.
. Vegetation is backward for the time
sof the year. Pastures are barely suf.
ficient for cattle to live off them.
Corn planting will be about all done
this week. Quite a number planted
last week. The ground is getting
warm, and there is at present a good
prospect of fair start for corn where
good seed has been planted.
/ Oats and what little wheat has been
-s0wn are up and look well.
There is some bloom on cherry trees.
Apple trees are budding, and with a
good season fair crop of apples may
be expected. Some of the tender va
rieties of apple trees and also pears
have been injured by the severity of
the past two winters, and not a few
are dead or dying.
DR.. Ed. Barnes has decided to locate
at Marinette, Wis, and leaves his
fathers the fore part of this week for
his future home,
Mrs Coates has returned from Hori-
con, and is stopping at Mr.. Samuel
Barnes, her uncle.
Alumber yard has been started at
the station by Biehn s. eraser.
Rev. w. Rollins, the Methodist
minister, has rented Gaylord Shepards
house, and moved into it.
I Superintendent of schools Grant
paid Somers schools a visit last week.
!: Sheldon Cronk and wife visited his
sister, Mrs. George Strong, last week.
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For the Telegraph.
PROPER EDUCATION FOR
GIRLS.

The subject of practical education
for girls and boys has been often re.
ferred to in the columns of the .TELE.
GRAPH, but it will bear repeated atten.
ton, because it pertains to the future
welfare and prosperity of our common.
wealth. Public opinion has been
undergoing changes in the right direc-
ton, but it is desirable that the move
ment for the education of girls i'm
something more than book learning
and music should be accelerated. It
| is surprising to see what passion
prevails to give young girls an orna-
mental education instead of practical
one. The popular idea is that course
of lessons on the piano is essential to
qualify girls for successful career in
life. Parents in poor circumstances
have been known to put forth every
effort to secure money sufficient to pay
for the musical instruction of a
daughter. It has also happened that
orphan girls, who are being cared for
at the expense of friends, instead of
being taught a trade to enable them
to become self-supporting, and indie
pendent of the kindly aid of friends,
have been helped to take music lessons,
which, although an accomplishment,
does not ensure living. There is a
legend of man in central New York
who was the father of a large family,
and rather profigate. When his chill.
dren were clamorous for something to
eat, he was accustomed to take his
favorite fiddle and divert their atten-
ton with enlivening music. 1t may be
said the young women who learn
| music can in turn become teachers, but
the difficulty is, where are the multi
tude who are now learning to play the
piano to find employment? Besides,
perhaps not one in twenty will have
the adaptation to teach music. A
young woman who possesses no skill
or requirements more than knowl-
edge of music IS but poorly equipped
to meet the stern realities of life in
this changeful and eventful world.
Perhaps 1t is the expectation of some
parents, if their daughters acquire a
musical accomplishment, it increases
their chances for advantageous mar
riage. This is a precarious venture.
1t depends whether the young man
who desires to marry takes practical
rather than a superficial view of the
advantages of marriage. The best
security for the future, whether for.
rich or poor young women, is self
supporting trade. IF, under favorable
circumstances, the learner of a trade
is not necessitated to follow it, no loss
is sustained, and no reputation lost.
1t is by no means intended in what is
here said to disparage education in
music-vocal and instrumental. Mu.
sic has refining influence, and to play
or sing well is a desirable accomplish
ment But there are stern realities of
life which demand other acquirem ents
often indispensable. PoRTIA.
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VIOLATING THE LICENSE Law

The advocates of stringent measures
for the suppression of the liquor traffic
assert that our present law to regulate
the traffic does not accomplish the end
proposed. Their point is well taken and
sustained by facts like the following !.
The writer has friend who is the victim
of the appetite for alcohol. He struggles
vainly to resist. To help him, his near
est friend has taken such measures as
the law provides to restrain dealers from
selling him intoxicants, and all persons
from giving them to him.. He is known
to the public generally as man under
the dominion of the morbid thirst for
alcohol. Those who sell or give him.
drink know it is crime. He knows it.
and whether intoxicated or sober refuses
to tell his real friends where he gets drink.
A false sense of honor causes him ia
protect the villain or villains who con-
spire with him to evade the law made
for his protection. One day week before
last, after the chiefof police had been no
titled OF his presence In a saloon, and the
officer, it is presumed, exercised what
watchfulness he could, yet, IN spite of
officer and law, the man was intoxicated
within two hours. He acknowledged
afterward to having drank two glasses of
whiskey.
Some feel that he is so far gone he il
not worth trying to save. But those
who know him better and view him from
the standpoint of Christianity know that
there are in him the possibilities of q