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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-25


One day when such a question con-
fronted him the Cardinal, summoning
his secretary, dispatched him with per-
sonal letter to Mr.. McKeon. But the
letter vas no. delivered Grape hung on
ne 3oor of the district attorneys office
I.an Iri[aoI. was dead. Il was not b.
.>-. 81 that IL would he safe 10 tell this
news at once to the Cardinal he was
himself in poor health mighty respon-
sibilities and devotion to his work were
weighing him down, and it was feared
that the reception of sudden news of his
friends death might unnerve him and
put his own life in danger. But, finally,
by degrees and with diplomacy, the fact
was told. He bore up braveiy, so far as
OnlOokers could see
John McKeon dead! John dead, toor'
he said, as if in calm soliloquy, Il am
alone at last. All the others are gone.
John is the last of my youths circle. 1t
must be my turn soon-my turn soonT
They who heard him thought there was
almost exultation in the tone of the last
words. The first Cardinal of America
seemed inspired by the prospect of de-
parture from the labors of this world for
the rest and the recompense Of the next.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-25

future standing. The position of
the secretary of the treasury is the
great one of the cabinet, and the
only one in which a cabinet officer
has any real opportunity of making
a reputation. In general that posi-
ton has been held by representative
men in national politics. The curt
o>ity Of the senator's TO learn how
AZ Manning viii cou1uc. himself
,l.s "Int,4 - noC ,neTeIore sufprs-
inc.
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Cancer of the Tongue
A Case Resembling Gen. Grants.

50 ne ten years ago had Il scrofulous sore
on T. y right hand which gave me- great tIou-
be, tud under the old-Uimc Treatment Wa-
aea MP, AMI supposed was well. & found
z.., var - --s'' ri r. b"Hu IEIE.F 5"... ft,.
1870 - ~ .-. py.a= Hna L4.i,.tr.
and j March, lsr., il broke out in ny .HruaI.
and .Oncentrated in what some of the doctors
dem minated cancer. | was placed under
OF q best physicians in the country had me
al di ferent times under their charge, among
then three specialist in this line; but one
after another would exhaust their skill and
droi me, for | grew worse continually, The
cane er had eaten through my check, destroy
ing ne roof of my mouth and upper lip. then
4ttr. ad tongue, palate and lower lip, de
strU ing the palate and under Lip entirely am
half any tongue. eating out To the top of my
left heck bone and up to the left eye. From
Il he .rty, robust woman of $50 pounds, ! was
redU ced TO IA mere frame of sknin and bones.
aim st unable to turn myself in bed. 1 could
not lat solid food. but subeistcd on liquids.
talk The anguish of mind and the horrible
suffe rings of body which ! experienced never
can be revealed, Given up by physicians 70
die, With no hope of recovery upon the part
of fl lends who sat around my bedside expect
ing very moment to be my last: in fact, my
hust ana would place his hand On me every
now and then to see whether was dead -
not and at one time all decided that life was
eXtIIct, and my death was reported all over
the country.
Such was my wretched and helpless condi-
. ton ne first of last October 0SSD, when ms
friends commenced giving me Swift's SpeCI-
fic. In less than a month the eating places
stopped and healing commenced, and the
It-afl III aperture III my cneek mas been closed
and firmly knitted together. a process of "a
new under lip is progressing finely, and the
tong ne, which was almost destroyed Is being
recovered, and II seems that nature Is supply
ing Il new tongue. | can talk so that my
friends can readily understand me, and can
eat solid food again. 1 am able TO walk about
whe rever please without the assistance OF
any one, and have Gained fifty pounds OF
fiesl. All this, under the blessing of a merci-
fuI heavenly Father. is due TO Swlft's Specific.
an a wonder and a marvel to all my friends,
hun reds of whom have known my intense
suff rings. and have visited me in my alict-
ions While | am not entirely well, yet my
graz Jtude is none the less devout, and / am
con dent that perfect recovery il now in
sigh If any doubt these facts, / would refer
the. 90 Hon. John III. Traylor state senator
of Z is district. who is my ucighbOr, Dr. I. :.
Bra field. of Lat range. ga, or to any other
pers IN living in the southern part OF troupe
equity, Ga.
MRS. MARY L. CONFER.
La Grange, Ga. May IA, 1855,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-25

A number OF the senator's are
looking forward to next winter with
a good deal of interest for the rea-
son that the secretary of the treasu-
ry will then for the first time be put
on his mettle and be made to show
the rank he will take among public
men. Whenever any financial leg
islation is up before congress the fin
ance committee of that body always
summons before them the secretary
of the treasury to explain his views
and to assist. if possible, in shapin g
the legislation before the commit
tees II n sam va Il any 5"g.o
lation Is penilhg before the depart
ment he is expected to come before
these committees and explain what
is and what is not required. The
senate committee is made up of very
skillful, experienced men. Mr.. Nor
rill, of Vermont, is chairman john
Sherman, one of the most experience
ed in financial affairs of all the SEN
ators, is on this committee. Mr.. AL
lison, of Iowa, Mr.. Aldrich, Mr.
Beck, Mr.. Mcpherson, of the same
committee, are all financial students.
Mr.. Manning will need to study very
hard between now and the meeting
of the senate in order to be able to
answer off-hand the many questions
these well-informed senator's will
ask him when summoned before
them. The way he carries himself
there will have much 20 90 with his
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-25

Recent statistics show that the
railways kill QUE passenger out of
100000 annually, while out of 2l,-
500, 900 there is only one fatal acct
dent on the English railways. On
the French railways one person out
of 100000 is injured, while only one
of 100000 is injured on the English
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PALATKA, FLA, OCT. %, 1885.

If Mr.. Blaine is as smart as
he represents himself to be, he will
certainly seize upon the result in
Obi, as a personal vindication. Still,
he missed great opportunity when
he declined to help Foraker beat the
bushes for voters.-New Ork
World. Dem.
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railways.

candidate for $3.50 clerkahip can
best be ascertained by requiring him
to answer off-hand hard question
in arithmetic, syntax, science of
government, ethics, aesthetics and
autobiography, the intellectual cali
Der of "A candidate for $500 coui-
missionership ought to be measured
by a test and list twice as arduous.
New York Sun, Ind.
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FriShtful Ga Sc
Of a Coiored Man.

contracted fc4.rit.l ease of blood poison
in 1873. 1 was treated by some of the best
phy aiciaIs ia AFlanta. They fised the Old
remedies OF Mercury anu Potash, which
brought on rheumatism and impaired my di-
.gtstivc organs. Every joint III swOl-
en- and full of pain / was in a horrible con-
ditiOn. When L had been given up to die,
my physicians, who had seen the workings of
the medicine in other cases. thou rht il would
a- j splendid tame to test the virtues OF
wits spec tic. Sd sf.G J commenced tukiU ?
:. the pay -lci -,tIt -oull nos live two
~ ~ r...-..-' '... TX ~ -rgt.rf IL
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-25

TIL, largest and finest nursery of orange
tree in Putnam county. These trees have
been grown on high pine land and buds sclec-
ted from the choicest fruit on the st. Johns
rive. Stocks sour.
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S u FF E r / NC
WOMEN I!
Read what the Great Methodist Dr.
vine and Eminent Physician
Says of
DIR. J. BRADFIELD'S
Female Regulator

ATLANTA, GA, Feb. 20, 1884.
DIR. J. BRADFIELD-Dear Sir Some fifteen
years ago examined the recipe of Female
Regulator. and carefully studied authorities
regard to its cDmponents. and then las well
now pronounce IL to be tine most scientific
and skilful cOmbina ion of the really reliable
remedial vegetable agents known to science.
to act directly on the womb and uterine or
gains, and the organs and parts sympathiZing
directly with these; and, therefore. providing
a specific remedy for ali diseases of the womb
and of the adjacent organs and parts.
Yours Truly.
JESSE BORING. NJ. D., ID. ID.
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NEW ORLEAGS EXPRESS.

IN and after Sunday, May B. 1855. Pas
~ senger Trains Will leave and arrive as
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-25

Concerning that southern Arts
tocracy" which Mr.. Chauncey De
pew dwells on with such emphasis
in his recently published after din
ner chat with the late General Grant
the Charleston News and Courier
well says: GAS a matter of fact the
so-callcd southern aristocracy' bore
about the same relation to the com
munitv at LARGE that Society bears
1t the north Il vG> 81 exclusive
socl~i circle, Hto hich SOM, people
we're. born aai others had to ti-a.
their way. Merit and manner,
more than money, were the requi
sites of admission, and the people
di1 not necessarily drnp out of south
ern aDte-heLjnm society h"aau~~
tn = ll>f .!-,r aEaresrs 'e,.t.
whose ancestors Tor generations IIal.
been cultivated and refined, and
who were reared in an atmosphere
of Intelligence and refinement, very
naturally did NOT tolerate she booc
:. their .i-a u.,-, "r"11- s,s--,a.
IRISH IT,, -,ss~ =. -.sne. .aa ..fTe
IA1rc .n.54. . ~. "a, .t5,t.AaC 4lIAl
but his boorishness. But any man
of ability and good manners could
work himself into society, and many
families that helped to compose that
phantom of the northern brain, the
southern aristocracy,' had a very
short history"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-25
EAST FLORIDA EMPRESS

Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars via WaycrOss,
and Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars via Jesup.
Jacksonville to Cincinnati Connections at
Atlanta with Western and Atlantic and East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroads
for all points West and Northwest.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars Jacksonville
to Louisville via ThOma5ylllc.
Pullman Buffet and Sleeping Cars Jackson
vile 10 Washington. II. a. Connections at
Mont gomerS with Louisville ami Nashville
RanrOud for New Orleans and Texas
points and tue West ana the Northwest. At
Savannah with Central railroad OF Georgia
for all points West and Northwest. Charleston
and Savannah Railway for all points North,
with steamships tor New York, Philadelphia.
Boston and Baltimore. At Charleston with
steamships for New York, Philadelphia and
Baltim ore,
Through tickets sold to all points by Rail
and steamship connections, and BLggag
Jhecked through. Also Sleeping Car Oerths
ana sections secured at COmDany's Office in
Astor's Building. a Bay street, and at Depot
Ticket Office, and on board Peoples Line
steamers ii. B. Plant. ChsittahoOchce and
Jennie Lane.
JAS. L. TAYLOR,
General Passenger Agent
A. NJ. IVES, Agent.
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Savannah. Florida Il Western R'y
wnv~ro~~ short Line.

A. t4slIt- u tH.- -Js-.. s.Ic r4u 10y central
tgUth) Merida Il time, which is 50 minutes
slower than Jacksonville time.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-25

Connecting at Chattahoochee with Pensaco-
la and Atlantic Railroad daily for Pensacola.
Mobile, New ORGANS, Texas and ali trans-M Mis-
sssippi points. Passengers for Brunswick take
this train. arriving at Brunswick via b. i W.
Hallway at I:l0 p. IN.
Pullman Buffet sleeping Cars Jacksonville
TO Pensacola. Mobile and New Orleans.
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~. .
SeV-rat months. L took n thing else. ana COM
menced TO improve from the first OCCASION
ally would have Il bdcl<set from ilnprudence.
soon the rheumatism left me, my appetite be-
came all right, and the GERS, which The doc
tor said We're the most frighttui he had ever
seen. began to heal. and by the first of OctO-
her. 1854. 4 was well man again am strong
Low than L ever Wa> before. and weigh
nlOTc. have non failed to tcpOTt TOR duty
-ince that time, beng engd..e ed ia ne oil
mouse 81 the Che-S-CartGy Company have
5cen, ana still am Going some OF the hardest
work any man ever did. and am ready 10 ali
swer any question that may bc asked Concern
ing this case. SwifU's Specific has saved me
from early grave.
LEN MCCLENDON.
Atlanta, Ga. April Is, 1885.
Lem McCleTdon has been in the employ of
the Chess Can icy Company for some years,
and know the above to be true. At the time
he began taking Switt'S Specific he was i'll Il
horrible condition. and at my solicitation his
treatment with =. =. was undertaken by Il
ply stefan after several others had declares his
case 10 be hOpelessiy iucuraDic. He took roth
ing but ;. >. ., ana has been as sound AZ dol
lar for several months, l regard the curc Al
most miraculous
w. b. CROSBY, Manager.
Chess-Carley Go: Atlanta Division
Atlanta, "a: April IS 1SSJ-
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las. II. JACKsoE. W. :. JACKSON f.
BUILOER'S MILL.
] ACKSON d JACKSON,
Late of Philadelphia, Penn,
Carpenters, Contractors, Builders,

T. ntracts taken for the largest 10 the smali-
est brick and frame buildings Door Hnd
vii dow frames for brick or frame buildings
ma lie 10 order. houldlHus, sawed and TUNED
la listers kept Oh asHta. scroll wing Hnb
turning To order. % Orange Ftret~, near
III urth. l.. laika. q
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-12-12
Public schools.


Accomac teachers will remember that
the superintendent conference will
meet in Richmond in February SO, and
that exhibits of the schools will be made
there. Last year Accomac received
three certificates and Il Peabody medal
for school work on exhibition. 1t is to
be hoped she will do even better next
time. The Horntown school. with a
full and free competition with all the
schools in the State, received the End
certificate for best general school work ;
and the Zion school for map drawing
Let every teacher make an extra effort
to present lis OF her school to the best
advantage. There is no time to lose; go
to work in earnest, improve your
schools; send specimens of your best
work that other counties MAY see what
you are doing. Accomac has aproud
reputation abroad and you are RESPONSE
ble for its maintenance. SuPT.
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Xmas Goods.

Messls. Lloyd, Dryden & Balm of Po-
comoke City are Offering large line of
holiday goods, embracing celluloid and
Florence toilet sets in silk, plush and
leather cases, work boxes, jewel and
over eases, manicure sets, whiSp holders,
albums, photograph frames, mirrors,
ETC.. in same material, walnut writing
desks and Work boxes, book shelves and
wall pockets, brackets. lamp and music
stands, oil paintings, artotypes, chrome
and panel pictures, political works OF
British and American authors, family
bibles, prayer books, and hymnals from
30 cents 10 SIS. Presbyterian, Methodist
and Methodist Protestant hymnalS,
pocket bibles, picture books, fire sta
tionery, silver plated ware, jewelry,
clocks, watches, guns, pistols, pocket
and table cutlery. builders and farmers
hardware, fancy glassware, mustache
cups and saucers, bsque figures, vases,
toilet sets, amberina and other fancy
water sets, novelties. china tea and
chamber sets from SIS to Sl2, hanging
lamps from S1.75 to $40, stand lamps,
childlen's toys in tin, china and wood,
velocipedcs, hobby and shoe fly horses,
carts, express wagons doll carriage Sand
many other articles too tedious tomen-
ton. Our stock Of drugs, patent me'ii-
cimes, toilet goods, purses, sporting
goods. ETC., is full and complete, and we
invite all persons visiting our town to
examine our stock before purcllasing,as
we think we can make it to their inter-
est to buy Of us. Thanking our Acco-
mac friends for their favors heretofore,
we respectfully ask continuance there
of. LLOYD. DRYDEN Il BLAIN,
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XmaHI :, Xmas!

Messrs. Lloyd, Dryden & Blaine of
Pocomeke City, Md, have opened out
their large and select stock of Xmas
goods, and are anxious TO make their
Virginia friends happy, who will favor
them with call. III Il circular issued
by them, the variety and quantity of
goods enumerated suggests the idea that
Santa Claus has his headquarters with
them. The old, young, children, bache-
lors and naidens will find everything
there TO CRAFTY the taste of the most
fastdious, and so cheap as to startle the
buyer. Make some one happy, by send
ing them present.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-12-12

Mapp & Co., lS9 Water street, Nor
folk, Va. whose store was partially
burnt some weeks ago, ard business
thereby temporarily suspended in some
Of its branches, are again at work with
a larger stock than ever. Theyannounce
in a circular tins week that they have full
iy resumed the stove business, with the
most complete assortment ever offered
in Norfolk. They are Accomac men.
of high character and deserve and should
receive especially the Patronage of the
people Of the Eastern Shore.
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CHARLIE w. FEDDMAN, Sec
Our Roads,

PUNGoTEAGUE, VA, Dec. s, IS.
EDIToR OF ENTERPRIsE:-Ih have read
with much pleasure, the leading editor
ial in the last ENTERPRISE on county
roads. This is a subject IN which the
people of this part of the county have
great interest. and consider able feeling
is manifested because we are not bene-
fitted 10y public outlay, to improve the
roads to the same extent that other vii
lagos are. Our village being about equi-
distant from the railroad and water
courses. travel and hauling over the pub
lie highways has not been lessened to us
by building of railroad and we think the
county ought to help us improve our
public roads. We have contributed to
the improvement of tloroughfares OF
other sections Of our county. Appro-
priations having Teen made to build big
bridge, and open new roads to railroad
in Atlantic, to build shell road at Oman
cock, to cut down hills and otherwise
improve roads near Onancock and in
other parts of county, why should our
5, ction be re- lected? As evidence that
the necessity exists for improvement OF
roads with us. we submit that in our
immediate vicinity IRE roads moi Effect
wide, iuli of ruts, cut into gullieS, with
three high hills on them and crossed by
streams, wide and swollen to consider
Fable depth at high water in two places
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A Big FIoa. for the Norfolk Line

SouTlI AMBoY.N. j., Dec. IA new
car float for the n. y, p. s. n. r. R
Co., was launched last week at Soutl
Anlboy. 1t is the largest boat the com
pany has built. The dimensions are
Length 2224 feet; beam 35 feet; depth o
hold Il feet. 1t will carry II loadet
cars of 10, 600 pounds capacity each am
is to lie used in transferring cars from
Cape Charles to Norfolk. AS soon Il
the yard can be cleaned up, there will b
II keel laid for another one of the 81
model.
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Fighting Stock

The clerks at the office of the Eastern
Shore Steamboat Conn any. foot Of
South street, are making Il collection OF
fighting animals. They have had for
some time Il staggering old rooster
who has thrashed all the game cocks
that have stood up before him. Not
long ago they got a cat which can lick
any dog in the nelghborhood. Yestcr-
day gentleman in Accomac county,
Va, sent them coon whose eyes snap
as if he were spelling for fight. There
will be high old time in the office if
the old rooster, the cat and the coon
happen to be locked up together some
night.-Balto. Sun, Dec. s.
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and in another place, low and DOGGY
Roads i'll such condition necessarily are
used at great cost and labor, and COM
mon Justice demands that they should
lie worked as has Eeen done in other
parts of the county by liberal appro-
priatiols at the expense of the county.
We ae entitled to some consideration
and ere long will assert our rights if
Justice in this respect is not melted out
to us. PUNGoTEAGUE.
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The following is an extract from the
report Of the county superintendent of
schools for the month ending Nov. so,
1885. Number schools open in the coun-
ty. so: No, graded of more than one
teacher. Ii; No., pupils enrolled, 1924,
No, pupils in daily average attendance;
2.53l; No. Il tTerent schools visited by
Supt.; 26. Two more graded schools
will probably be opened during the
month of December; one at Mappsville
and one at Leemont. There are NOW
employed in the county SS male, and AZ
felnale.t eachers.
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At meeting of the citi zcns of Belle
Haven, m,mhers and friends of the NJ.
E. Chu lch. South this week, it was de-
cided that Il church and parsonage
should bebuilt at that place. The church
is to he located on land bnnght of D.J
Walling in trent of residence Of DR.. W.
+. Elickhouse ard the parsonage on
land purchased of DR.. ErickhonSe. The
meeting was organized by the election
of Mr.. S. J. Shield as secretary and CAPT.
David r. Mister as treasurer. Seventy
five dollars, the amount required to pay
for church lot WAS subscribed at meet
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Races at punsose. que.

A trotting race will come off on Nc
Connell's track, at Pungoteasue, OF
next Thursday, December 18th, inst.
between Sweepstakes owned Mr.. L. 0.
Gladson. and Willie Pryton owned by
Mr.. II. z. james, for purse of $780,
'rher race will be trotted in larness.m mile
heats. best two in three. Each of the
horses has a record under 2:4O, and AT
interesting race is expected.
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West & Willis. Belle Haven, have
taiready opened out fine assort-
sments of Xmas goods. Colfectioneries,
toys, cMdS. &c, the like Of which was
Enever seen on the Eastern Shore before
Bare advertised by them in great variety
sSlld abundance. Tleyhave enough and
10 spare to make every child happy in
8leir section during Nmas and at such
NV prices, as to be in reach of everyone
eB&hey have also marked down their cloth
az&g SO that every one wanting anew suit
Br Xlnas Can buy at so small price that
$e will think. he too is recipient of Kris
kingle's favor. Iouare respectfully in
Did to cali early and often.
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IN CIIANCEHY

hSttltiCo
Arinthia Scott, VIM. Henry, Harrison
Lewis and Mary. his wife, Robert W. 5.
Landlord. Robert S. Taylor and Virret-
tn, his wife, Samuel L. Lankford and
Mary Elizabeth, his wie...... Defendants
The object Of this suits to sell for
partition, certain real estate. situated
near Guiford, Accomack county. Va. /,
divised by the will of Margaret 14ank-
ford, deceased Affidavit having been
made before the clerk Of the said court
that Robert W 5. Landlord oneof the dt.
fendants in the above entitled cause Isl
nonresident of this State, on the mo-
ton Of the plaintiffs 10y their attorney.
il is ordered that said Robert w. 3.
Landlord do appear here within one
month after due publication Of this or
der and do what is necessary to protect
his interests land that this order be pub
lished once week for four successive
weeks in the PENINSULA ENTERPRISE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
House, AccOmack county, Virginia, and
also posted at the front door of the court
house Of the sail county on the first day
of the next term Of the county court OF
the said county
= T Tens M.'oLDHAM,. JR., C. C.
L. Floyd Mock, p. a.