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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-09-27
PALATKA, FLA. SEPT. 81, 1885.
THE COURAGE OF CONVICTION.

- -
THE COURAGE OF CONVICTION.
1t il useless to deny that the new
constitution il democratic baby,
born lawfully and, unless doformcd
beyond the possibility OF usefulness,
entitled by all law, human and pi-
zinc, to the protection Of It's parents.
i.al rs soon as it began to breathe,
friend and foe FASTENED to wage
fierce war over its cradle, and it HOW
seems that when Hercules stIan@l les
the serpent the life Of the babe viii
90 out with that OF its enemy. The
struggle is n most interesting one,
and were it not that the IsSuc is so
important to us all, We MIGHT be
satisfied to watch the coiniafauts
aud "lct the devil take The hind
most"
If there is truth in TIL provcrb
,hat Gin the multiplicity al counsel
i.r- ttere is safety" then the people
OF Florida should be congratulated
most heartily, for advice was never
50 cheap or plentiful rs now. On
all the important questions involved
our ideas have been expressed fully
and frankly, both cditoriaIly and on
the stump, and II We now stand
aloof, it is ont in the ,dIenrss en-
forced by prolonged an1 dangerous
illuess- IL l. not tii:,t So iaci> a. G
desire to speak, but word have TO
formative power in the present cri-
SIS and we simply bidc our time.
However, observation Of WAYS
and means IN the convention torrih-
or with some knowledge of public
men and public affairs in the state,
have endowed with peculiar interest
the present newspaper controversy.
Meantime we study with close at
tantiun the heavy do@matic muttcr-
in1s of the Times-U MON, the fiery
assaults Of the Florida Herald and
watch the effect of strong straight
blows from the Ocala Banner, the
PensacOlian and other cotcmporG-
rles of whom we are proud. II We
are absent from the fray it l. ncitil-
or because of indifference nor dvscr-
ton, but simply that We see in the
struggle at the present time only
lanrels To be gained for the SOL
dier who chooses to participate
Therefore, even If our temporary
withdrawal should be observed from
ranks SO filed with talent and cucr-
~ ~ those of the Florida editorial
fraternity, the Ocala Banner bases
its apprehension on a foundation too
frail when 1T says: 'ln making
Major Ben Harrison postmaster at
Pa!atka we fear that timber for
making good editor has been
spoiled" After disclaimlng the mil
itary prefix and thanking Brother
Harris for hiH Con! opinion, ~ beg
him to believe that as long as sc
haze any reason 10 btlierc IN cur
!i.Hess for the position we will new
CT willingly descend from seat
earryInr with n So yuuch Of bouor
and opportunity for useful work Us
that of the editor ial chair in free
country, and we Trust the near fu-
ture will bring with it returning
health so that we can prove our anx-
iety to merit q continuance of his
good opinion.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-09-27

Private tables ut IIomburg, Ak
les Baines, and Baden Baden are as
common as private baths or private
dinners. Duchesses, countcsses and
vIscountesses play all night and
sleep all day, and in some places the
stakes have been SO high as to bring
the fair losers to absolute bankrupt
cy. cat Aix-lcS-Baines especially"
writes an American, ''the life led by.
ladies of fashion would disgrace cv-
en- those who nave no character or
responsibility to lose, and from whom
nothing is expected. Right minded
people on this side of the water
shudder to hear that many Ameri-
can ladies are to be found at these
places, aud are intimately associated
with these high-born gamblers"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-09-27

Sold by all druggist.
Treatise on Blood ana skin Dlscascs malle
free TIE SWIFT SFETfFBc Co.
Drawer .. Atlanta, Ga.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-09-27
Fri8htful Ga Sc
Of a COIOred Man.

! contracted n fearful casc of blood poison
in 1883. | WAS treated 10y some of the best
physicians in Atlanta. They used the old
remedies OF Mercury and Potash, which
gCstivc organs. Every joint in me was swol-
len and full of pain. l was in Al horrible con-
dition. when 1 had been given up To die.
my physc ans, who had seen the workings of
the medic inc In other cases, thought it, would
he u splendid time to test the virtues OF
Swift's Specific When ! commenced taking
j. :. = the physician said could not live two
weeks under the ordinary treatment lie
com menccd + give me the medicine stric Y
according to directions which continued for
several months. took nothing else, and com
ulchccd to improve from the first Occasion
lilly would have IL backSet from imprudencr.
.'0On the rheumatism left me, my appetite he
'-llnc all right, ana the ulcers. whiC the doe
fpr said Were the mo + frightful he had ever
seen began to heal, and by the first of Octo-
Der, -SSi. was well man again. lam strong
= now than ever was before, AMI weigh
.itOrc. have not failed to report for duty
NEE that time being engaged in the oil ware
'srCn, and still am, doing sou of the hardest
work any man ever did AMI ready tn an
'wcr any question that may b asked concern
ng this case Swift's Spec ic has saved me
irpIn an early grave.
LEM MCCLENDON.
Atlanta, Ga April IS, lSS5.
lem McClendon has been in tho employ of
.'nl know the above to he true. Al the time
began taking Swifts Specific he was in IL
norribe condition, and ut my solicitation his
featment with =. 4. =. was undertaken 10y Il
physician after several others had dccarcd.his
.s5e to he hOpcleSsly incur;lblc. He took moth
- but \ = X, and has been az sound us a dol
.-.r for several months, l regard the cure I'll
most miraculous
w. H. CROSBY, Manager.
ChesS-Carcy Go; Atlanta Division.
Atlanta, Ga: April II, 1870.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-09-27

All trains OF this road arc run by Central
C90th) Meridian time, which Is ri minutes
slower than Jacksonville time.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-09-27
The FOLLY NURSERIES,
Pa LA. Heights, E"Ep.asII.

The largest ana finest nursery of or.ln'~s
trees i'll Putnam county. These trees have
,.ocn grown on high pine ldnd ami buds e"lcc-
ted from the choicest fl ri on the ~. John
river. Stocks sour.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-09-27
NEW ORLEANS ExPRE9s.

hN end after sunday. May ;. tSs5, Pas
~ scnEer Trains will leave and arrive
! follows.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-09-27

W. &. IIARGBpVE. PROP,
PAI.ATk \. FLpHIuA.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-09-27
S u FER Z NG
WOMEN +.
Road what the Great Methodist Di-
vine and Eminent Physician
Says Ct
Di. ]. HRAniFiELD'S
Female Regulator

ATLANTA, GA, Fch. ~, 1881.
ps. !. BRkBTIELD- Dear Sir: some hftcru
years ago J examined the recipe of Female
Regulator, and carefully studied auth0rfic-
iu regard 10 it, cpmponcuis, and thcn Gs wei
uS now pronounce 10 tn To- the most scientific
and SkiiIIui conttiu.t' ion af ~" really r'.iItJl"
TsinCdirtl NC.sCt.I1tH accents known 80 -,sDfl"'.
80 act directly ON the womb and uterine or
;riuS, and the DcxJH- and parts sympIthlE.ug
directly with tH,s.,'; and, therefore. prDNidIuE
specific remedy 1ar ali diseases ~ inc womb
AMI of thr adjacent oTsraus and parts.
Your ITuiy.
JESSE BORING, ". ~, -. -.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-09-27

Competing at ChattahoOchee with Pensaco-
la ana Atlantic railroad daily for Pensacola,
Mobile, New Orleans, Texas and all transmits
sissippI points. Passengers for Brunswick take
inns train, arriving ut Brunswick via b. * W.
Railway at l:l0 p. IN.
Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars jacksonville
TO Pensacola. Mobile and New Orleans
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-09-27

Detroit, Mich, hay ~, iss5
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-09-27


TNIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PALATKA,
Il successors to VIM. j. Vinegar Il Co. A
general banking business transacted. Front
Street.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-05

"
NRead what we have to say and then call and verify
sta tements. We have STOVES Of every variety and
Of the best material at prices lower than ever, by which
from So to S5 will be saved on every purchase.
Choice FURNITURE at corresponding low rates, where
you again save money. W= I have secured low rates of
transportation, which give me a margin to lower prices
to their utmost limit. / will sell FENCE WIRE at New
Orleans prices with cost of freight only added.
CLOTHING a speciality, and sold at small profit. Large
stock on hand. SHOES of all styles and Of a quality
that cannot be surpassed | always have on hand the
celebrated shoes manufactured by the reliable shoe house
Of. Hamilton, Brown, Hamilton & Go. of st. Louis. These
shbes are renowned all over the country.
II will purchase COTTON, RICE, HIDES and all coun-
TIL produce at highest market prices for cash.
4 -se-
MEAN BUSINESS business to mitigate the hard
times and a scarcity of money a business to relieve the
wants of the people at a very small outlay Of money.
0ur Come and examine my stock'and prices, whether
you buy or not.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-05

lag6 de sa perte, perta ses pas.
Mime Parletrop fut aux quatre
cents coups. Ellie trouva que
|c'etait trop fort; oui, ellie await
dit a Nine Chose que Nine Fine
|langue 1ui await dit que son ma
ri lui await dit qu'on disait que
T.. await coupe quelques cannes
dams le champ en- PEASANT; mails
ellie, n'avait nj compile nj WI les
cannes, ct ellie men savait rien
ct ne voulait pas Sc trouver dams
aucun conte. Ellie n'etait pas
'bavarde, du reste; chacun pou-
wait lie dire.
NJ. X... s'empressa de partir
pour metre pas assourdi. II
croyait d9ja avoir I'm poteau de
tel6graphe dams chaque oreille.
quand meme sayoir OH
celia fnirait, il ALA trouver le ma
ri de Nine Finelangue, d'abord
,parce que c'6tait la premiere
source, ct puts parce quill craig
matt d'aborder une nouvelle ma
chine d paroles. LIE brave hon.
me lui r6pondit que tout ce quill
en- savait, c'6tait que fautre
jour, 6tant allie SO faire raser
chez Ouny, il await entendu M.
.Seldoseille dire quill await VII
Y. couper une came dams lie
champ du planteur. Les chooses
en- seraient restees Ia 81 le plan
teur, en- retournant chez lui, ma
wait rencontr6 NJ. Seldoseille Ell
route. II lui demande sill st
vrai quill a WI Y. copper Nne
came dams son champ, CONNIE
il a dit chez lie barber.
-Jen'airien dit de semblable,
repond p~interpell6; tQut c6 que
j'ai dit c'est que Y. y PEASANT
lautre jour sur lie Ghemin, a re-
gard6 vos cannes CONNIE sill an
raft en- envie den couper nne.-
Meschacebe.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-05
Histories des Cannes.

Prendre un came asucre dams
un champ, e'est presqu'nn pri-
Eilege en- prendre en- trop gran.
de quantite fnit par constituer
I'm DELFT, mais les en1ever PAL
charret6e devient IN vol
qualifi6. Aussi, quand, PAU
ire jour. notre excellent plan
tetlr, M. x. nous taisons les
mons pour DIES motifs
qu'on appr6ciera) apprit que son
voisin, M. ", jusque ID consi-
d6r6 CONNIE I'm pauVre homme
inohensif, pas satisfait de lui
prendre SEES cannes en- detail,
await etc lui en- enlever IN wa
gon plein dun seul coup, sa co.
lere fut immense. Il y await
Vraiement de quot Sc facher, ct
81 n'etait que uste que M. K.
allat deposer une plainte irnm6-
diate contre le Foleur pour quill
fnt puni par la conr qui siege en-
ce moment. I'll crnt bondesar-
rater, On PEASANT pour Sc rendre
chez le JUICE de paix, chez Nine
UneteIle, qui await r6pandu le|
bruit du vol, den conna1tre les
details. Cette brave femme MIA
swgt4a
The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-05
ADoLPHE JUICE,
(Aneiennenelt de WaskinatonI

Rue Bslevue, entire les rues Dumaine ct de
la Cour, O~peloasas, Line, q constamment en-
magasin IN bon assortment de Groceries
fraiches. quill vendra plus bias prix pour
du compliant. IL donnera anssi une attention
sp6ciale a toute espece d'ouVrage d,ARMU.
RERIE, ct ses prix eont mod6res. II tient IN
bon assortment de fusils D bagnette ct d bas-
Guile ct de pistolets, ainsi que des munitions
de toutes sortes.. Manufacturer des famenx
Its q RESORTS de Wildermuth, ct seul agent
pour les paroisses st. Landry ct Lafayette.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-05
Town PTODeriY for Sale,

.WTY RESIDENCEin Opel0nsas, two-storiee
lIsA wish five rooms and hall, brick kitche5,
and pantry attached, servants house, ~cisterD,
well, stahIe,s crib, etc, and half square oj
ground with tenement house, subdiyided into
yard, garden and10Es--buildings aII new, and
of cypress. Price, $S600-$I5OO cash,
balance D nierraa Do suit purchasers.
May 10. G. g. DUEON.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-05
L'orange.

lACtCS u6 LII ldullllG u0
les fruits connus sous les noml
d'orange, citron, limon, pample
, mousse, chadeque, etc. Dams
chaque cas-, lie fruit est pulpeuz
ct a des graihes unies ct une pc
!. lure spongieuse. Eoranger est
remarquable pour sa fecondit6
On volt parfois DIES arbres qui
%produisent 10000 oranges.
Sait-on au juste d'oh Went
poranger 2 Scion Gibbons, dams
sd D6cadence ct Chute de J,Empirt
Romain, porange ct le limon
avaient etc classes avec d'autres
fruits, parmi les pommes, ct Phi.
ne a dit que le citronnier etait
cultive en- Italie de son temps.
Virgile ct autres ont mentionne
lie citron eomme particulier d la
Perse. I'll est toutefois certain
que l'orange etait inconnue DIES
anciens siecles ayant Tere chre-
tienne. Ellie est originaire de
la chine, avec laquelle les Grecs
ct les Romans n'avaient pres:
que pas de communication. Ce
fruit nest venu en- Europe qu'au
seizieme steele ct c'est en- 1896
que lie premier Granger a paru en-
Angleterre. Certains recits at
tribuent son Importation aux
Portugais d'autres pretendent
que les Maures qui envahirent
PEspagne au moyen-age y ont
plante I'm grand nombre d'oran-
gers a Seville; que c'est de la
que sa culture s'est repandue en-
Sicile, a Rome ct dams lie midi
de la France. On croft que lie
Elimon etait cultive en- Italie mil
lie ans avant que rorange Y fNt
Iconnue. II nest pas douteux
que les deux fruits Yiennent de
|PAsie. Scion une l6gende, la
pomme avec laquelle lie serpent
tenta Eve etait tout bonnement
une orange, don't la belle cou-
leur ct lie parfum seduisirent ia
element notre undergraduate
Re. Les pommes dor du Hes
p6rides ont do 8tre aussi DIES
oranges ct l'arbre qui les pro-
duisait 6tait parent de rArbre
de vie de FEden.
Dams l'ile de Matte croft 70
range sanguine, ainsi nominee
a cause de la couleursd de sang de
sa pulpe, qui est disbursement
aromatique. La tangerine, on
orange de PAfrique du Nord,
ayee une pulpe savoureuse ct une
GEORGE odorante, est de tres pc
tite taille, mails rorange de St
Michel, tres douce ct don't Pc
corce est tres mince, est la plus
petite, OF l'orange Nayet du Bre-
sill est la plus crosse espece.
L'orange atteint IN tres COM
plet d'eveloppement en- Floride,
gu il y a environ 10000 arbres
en- culture. En- Louisiana. au
ct dams lie sud de Ia Cali
fornie, ainsi que dams d'autres
Etats m6ridionaux, Poranger est
cultiv6 avec success ct profit.
Dams les pa~roisses de la Basse-
on reussit mieux avec
l'oranger sur la rive occidentale
du MISSISSIPPI, Oh, proteg6 par
le henve, il est moins snjeta ge-
Ter. Dependant pendant, les biz
rigonreux il SQUIRE beau
coup ct en- 1880 les orangeries
out etc presQu'entierement de-
truites par la glace:
Ajoutons. pour terminer, que
les orangeries du Bonnet Care,
ii reput6es pour Pexcellence de
leurs produits, donnent cette an
nee une abundance de fruits do
res. Les d6sastres de phiYer de-
1880 ont etc r6par6s par 10
temps, ct les arbres sont aussi
Observation-Disclosures
,6be.
H.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-05

Achetez vos wins, liqueurs, cigares,
tabacs, cigarettes, pipes, livres blancs,
papiers, encres, &C., an Star Gro
cery, ":au-dessous du bureau du CoUR-
BIER.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-05

Ponr des groceries fraiches ct a bon
march6. allez an Star Grocery" au-
dessous da bureau du COURIER.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-05

ANNOUNCEMENT ssra de $3.50 par an,
payable d'avance, on trois piastres dams lie
courant de 1aann6e.
LES AVIS Be paieront ~cinquante cents par
carr6 pour la premisrsinsersion ct yingt-cinq
cents par carr6 pour chaque insertion subse-
quente. HUT lignes ii nofns aonstitueront
IN carr6.
Les avis qui serant en8oyes pour etre publi-
6s seront ine6r6s en Frangaise ct en- Anglais p
moins quill mem soft au5rement 0rdonnel jug.
qua co que P6diteur jugs 4 propos de les dis
lcontinuer.
Les candidats aux faveurs ~publiques =
yront payer quinse piastres diavance, s'ilE
veulent so faire announcer.
Les n6crologes, les lettres de .emerciment
les r&clames, les communications dun genre
personnel, etc, se paieront an taux des avis
Lesarticlesd q nne aature ACKNOWLEDGMENT
lis serous adnliesibles1 Sc pai6r5nt
III iigne ct d1avance.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-05

Travaux typographiques en-
tous genres executes q pimpri-
merle du COURIER.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-12-15
Webster aud Jenny Lind.

"Webster was very cOnvivial man,
fond of pleasure and social amenities =
On ole occasion he was at supper, at
Bro wn's hotel, and, the wine being good,
he imDibed great deal Of it. Jennv
Lind was singing at the Canterbury the
atre, and at late hour Webster and his
party Of friends adjourned from the ho-
tel to the theatre When they arrived
the curtain bad just gone up for the last
act, and the can,atrice appeared on the
stage to sing Hail Columbia Webster
joined in with his magnificent bass and
accompanied her through the song. The
audience yelled. stamped and shou'ed.-
They began again, and again sang it
through with the same enthusiasm per.
vading the audience. Tue procedure
was repeated third, a fourth, g th
and sixth time, before they were per-
mitted to retire. At the close Webster
made magnificent bow to the diva, such
as would have made him prince had be
made It at a drswing-room of Louis le
Grand; the singer re; urned it, and Weh-
ster repeated It. and the courtes es
continued until both had bowed IN the
most elaborate manner seven times.-
During the whole performance Webster
held his ine silk hat in his hand and
Mrs. Webster was tugeins at his coa'.
him to desist.- Louisville
Times.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-12-15
A Family Journal.

In certain farm house twenty year.
ago, great blank book was kept anf
labeled Home Journal. Every nigh
somebody made an entrv 10 II. Father
set down the sale OF tue calves, or moth
er the cutting of the baby's eve too'h
or perhaps JENNY wrote full account o
the sleighing party last night; or Bot
scrawled the professions Of the Phi Bets
Club. or Tom scrawled .Tried nv new
Qnn. Bully. Shot into the fence anG
Thomson old cat"
On toward the middle Of the bool
there was sn entry of Jannv's marriage
and one OF the younger girls had added
description OF the brides.maids' dress.
es and long afterwards there Was writ
ten, "This dav father died." In Bob's
trembling hand There Vas blank o
many months after that.
But nothing could have served better
TO bind that family OF hesds'rong boys
and Girl, together than the keeping Of
this book. They come hack to the old
homes cad now, men and women with
grizzied hair, to see their notter who is
still living, and turn over its pages rev.
erently with many hearty laugh, or the
tears coming into their eyes. 1t is their
childhood come back again in visible
shape.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-12-15
Country Schools.

The condition OF the country schools
of this State is receiving much attention
from the State Commissioner, and from
leading educators throughout the S ate
Commissioner Brown is ben Ting bis en-
ergies toward bettering these schools.
6rst by securing more uniformity OF &C
tion, and second. bv securing judicious
legislation at the coming session OF the
General Assembly With this object in
vi " he has called convention OF coun.
" boards OF examiners and institute
WORKERS to meet in Columbus, during
the holidays. The purpose Of this is to
have full and free discussion Of plans
Of work by these people and secure, 4
possible, something like uniformity 10
the examination OF applicants for, certi6-
Gates and in the methods OF instruction.
At present every county board OF exam
iners has different set of questions
In some States there is Stale Board o.
e iucation, which prepares ell these
questions, and thus uniformity is secul.
ed.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-12-15

Christian Church.--No resident Minis.
tor. Social meeting and communion. every
Lords day morning ut l01< o'clock. Sunday
school at O'Clock A. NJ.
st. Sylvester's Catholic Church,
Rev. Father wEisrNeEn. Pastor. Services at
8 ana 10 o'clock A. NJ. Sunday school at r.
n. Vespers and Benedictian stSr.N
J N. e. Church.-Serviees AZ the u. ,.
Church. Woodsield. every Ss6bath Preach.
ing at 1880 A. NJ. and z r. N. Sunday school
1850 A. NJ. Prayer meeting every Thursday
at z Pm. Pastor. Rev. H. D. STAuFFER.
st. PauPs German Evangelical
Church. --Services every two weeks at 10
o'clock A N. SUNDAY school every Sunday at
o o'clock AM Services every alternate Sun.
day at Lewisville nc 10 o'clock A. n. Pastor,
Rev. A. J. WINTLRIcK.
Presbyterian Church. .--Services at the
Presbyterian Church. Woodsfeld, every two
weeks at q o!olock P. NJ Sunday school every
Sunday at o'clock P. NJ. PRAYER meeting
every Wednesday evening at " o'clock
Pastor, Rev W. T. GARROwAY.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-12-15
Advice to Boys.
Ac~douv Naus

Dr. LYMAN Abbott: Whatsoever thy
hands find TO do. do it with thv might.
E P. Roe: Do one thing honorably
ami thoroughly and set about 1t at once
Ex.Pres dent Haves Commit to mem
ory and reche Browns letter 10 q young
Trend.
Gen. Lyon: No one will ever become
a great scholar without constant study
close application, aud without thorough
lv understanding that which be NAV at
tempt before passing it by to'take up
some hing else.
Gen. Winfield s. Hancock, among
o her things: Be truthful, never try ia
appear wha, you are not, honor your fa-
ther and your mother.
Rev. E. K Hale: Tell the truth. Keep
the commandments. Do not drink. /
YOU have anything to cay, say it, If not,
certainly not.
Gen. D s s anley: That next to ex
act regularity In their hours Tor prayer
AMI pious reading, they allow nothing to
interfere with their hours OF study.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-12-15
NUMBER As.
Texan RIVERA

The T. xls river is an instiiusiou ths>
is peculiarly Texan. IN The southerd
portion OF the Siae many of the rivsre
and streams manage 10 IL ilooe during
the Summer Aiih very li,tlk xs,er. Neaf
e. Paso It has frstlneutlS occurred theS
the natives have had To dIt 6cIIs IL tbd
dry beds OF the Rio drsn,le ia order to
get drinking water, 4 )r mshy miIef
the river bed 6as a. dry ~ tv6 Volumes
OF the Cpngres lional record. 80
The writer has CROSSED tbG NuecAs
river without kno wing Il. The dust ~
so ibick that he did not perceive that tht
road crossed the dry bed dt lbs tivet -
About two hours alter | ufos5ed s6d
Nueees river, wilhoat knoxing Il, I tidal
wave s;x feet high came rdili6a sdb~n
that river bed Six. ,honra xitetxafdA
the river had risen thirty ieet, And before
twenty .'our houis had. peesed sWav M
ltisefsif sone placse 9ua' 'roRAcl. * &hSo<
miles Vide, and at the place where n
stirred up the dust the raging wstsrs
| .ete deep enough to 4 ,at the Greas
E1sterp,-
The Cibolo is q creek between Austih
and Antonio. thst tor many miles runs
almost altogether under ground. n conl
sists OF succession Of pools. The wsi
ter sinks out OF sight end reappesrs s
mile 6f so distailt. The banks oi thd
Cibo.b are quite eteeb, and 10 soms
places are forty Of afty feet, which maksj