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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-22
THE SWELL REPORTER.

4 Young Millionaire VINO is Prepar-
ing Himself 60 Run Newspapers.
Washington Star.
The Baltimore American has the swell
reporter Of this country. He is a man
about 80 years Of age. There is not the
slightest necessity Of his doing any work,
as not only is his father millionaire,
but he has a fortune in his own name
which yields a large revenue. Never
theless this young man is so passionately
devoted to journalism that he entered
the service of the American as a minor
reporter in order to master all the details
of the business. He has now been a re-
porter good many years, and loves his
work as well as ever He gets a good
salary from the paper, but spends twice
ss much every week. When he goes out
on an assignment he uses his own pri-
vate coupe or hires a cab, and if he does
not wish t1 return to the newspaper Of
fee he viii telegraph all his matter at
his own expense. The journalistic phe-
uomenon travels like a lord. He always
stops at the very best hotels, and will
take two sections of sleeping car when
he can get them. AS for clothes, he has
an infinite variety, and if ever a special
correspondent had a suit for every day
in the month this enthusiast has one for
every day in the year. He cares moth
ing for the salary, but works hard to
make his mark, and is one OF the best
newspaper men in the country. He says
that one of these days be viii have a
paper of his own that he will devote
himself to- Wiring is his chief amuse-
ment. When he is not writing for his
paper, he is composing a book, and in
dulges in the luxury of a strenographer
lie occupies a large suite of rooms in a
fiat, and they are furnished like those of
a prince.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-22

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A tramp walked into a warehouse on
Water street Friday morning, went up
to the Office window, pozed his head
through, and said to the proprietor of the
store:
81 am Victor Hugo Look at me well.
have been in two hundred and eight
battles and have never received a single
scratch"
Although victor, Hugo somewhere
and soak yourself, will you" said the
proprietor.
After staggering few feet, the tramp
turned around and said: That settles it
boss, 1 was intending to ask you to lend
me dollar, but respectable man that
can talk to soldier like that is worthy
of my contempt" And before the pro-
prietor could give him the twenty-dollar
gold piece he had in his hand, the tramp
had segregated toward peanut stand
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-22
senator Vests remarkable Dog.

Washington Letter in the Memphis Appeal,
81 have a dog" said Senator Vest, who
had just heard of precious crow story,
''who is very sagacious. One day he
watched intently while a negro boy
blackened my shoes. The following
morning he came to where l was sitting
with q backing brush in his mouth.
You may not believe it, but that dog got
down on his launches, spit ON my shoes,
took the brush in his teeth and rubbed
away like a house on fire. But | must
admit that he did not get up much Of
polish. One Sunday, while | was living
at Sedalia, this dog followed me to
church. Noticed that he watched every
movement of the preacher. That after
noon / heard a terrible howling of dogs
in my hack yard. l wentout to see what
was the matter. My dog was in the
woodshed, standing on his hina legs in
an old dry goods box. He held
down torn almanac with one fore paw
and gesticulated wildly with the other,
while he swayed his head and howled to
an audience of four other dogs. even
more sadly than the preacher I heard
that morning" The narrator Of tie
crow story threw up the sponge.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-22
Pretended Admiration.

London Letter.
When will the world be honest and
cease shamming to itself? In music, as
in art, the great majority pretend to ad
mire hundred times as much as they
feel or understand. People appeal to the
multitudes in Albert hall drawn by the
love of classical music, but the poor souls
would go as soon to see or hear anything.
L shall never forget how in my young
er days of journalism, when | was doing
the musical and dramatic criticism for a
daily paper, a friend who did the same
for another and who was himself ca
pable musician and composer said to me
one night in a crowded opera house
where everybody seemed enraptured
over a sonata to judge by their frantic
applause: DO you really believe there
are twenty people here uneducated in
music who care II straw for the music or
know what it is?"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-22
THE RoTHsCHmDs IN PARIS.
Nothing Mean About the Great Bill
iOnaires.

lOnafreS.
Letter in the San Francisco Argonaut,
The Rothschilds deserve well of the
Parisians. They spend their money
royalty. There is not a more hospitable
house in the city than that of the Baron
Alphonse in the Rue ST. Florentin. The
Baron Alphonse de Rothschild-a daugh-
ter of the London branch of the family
is charming woman and perfect hos
tess, and, although grandmamma, has
retained fair amount of good looks.
Barronne Adolphe de Rothschild gives
dinners of a dozen covers once a week
throughout the season in the handsome
dining-room on the first floor, which is
opposite the picture gallery. Now and
then, also, a more splendid entertain
ment Ito which large number of guests
are invited) in the grand hall down stairs,
and the mansion in the Pare Monceaux
is often still ablaze with light hours after
the gardens have been plunged into dark
ness. Authors, pressmen, artists and
musicians, are often hidden to these
feasts. The baroness Nathaniel is also
a good friend and patron Of literature
and art, besides being an artist of no
mean order herself Her cousin, the
Baroness Solomon, is a widow, and for
many seasons past her house has only
been open to few private friends; but
this year she sent out invitations for
grand ball, covered in part of her garden, |
installed an orchestra in the gallery of
the great hall, and opened up a series of |
crimson and white drawing rooms wor-
thy of palace. Mile. Helena de Roths- |
child sole daughter of her house and |
home and as such somewhat despotic. !
These festivities were given in her honor
and are, SO they say, to be repeated in a |
week or so. The heiress is not after the |
usual pattern of young ladyism here.
She has suit compartments of her own, |
eigh horses for her separate use. is pas
sionately fond of riding and driving, IS
in the habit drumming down to Frascati's
every now and then (under the chaperon-
age of governess) and when in town
entertains her girl friends quite indepen-
IDENTITY of the Baronne, in her private
dining-room Or in the sale d'armes-a
room hung around with trophies of arms
which she particularly affects.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-22
A WALL STREET SPIDER WEB.
A sketch Of the Average Brokers
Ofice in New York.

Gath.
Said /: You have a nice-looking Of
fee here. What is you rent p
Give thousand year. We paid
$4,000 besides to fit the offices up"
He then stepped from his chair and or
dered the boy to open the grille of brass
or copper which led to the clerks desk.
A few feet beyond this was another
grille Of brass wire, which incloeed still
more confidential men. Then we passed
out through a third brass gate and came
to a sort of crosswise space, where was a
little settee for messenger boys. The
door fixings at this part of the shop were
peculiar, as if they could let IN quickly
anybody expected and keep out anybody
unexpected. Behind this space were two
small offices, one larger than the other,
and the hall and the doors from the hall
were worked as shrewdly as the three
cards in monte pack. Said Mr.. Schley:
We have some twenty customers who
'have keys to this door and they come
right in, but it will not open to any man
without key"
I sketch the Office to show you the
average brokers' office in New York
would suppose that the total depth Of
ehis office from the front window on
Broad street to the rear was not more
than ffty feet. The front office was all
open to the world. The two offices next
it were closed up, yet visible, and each of
them opened up a little space, or demi-
hall, where orders could be received
through little half-shut windows. Then
there was the place for the runner boys,
and beyond that the two halls / have
mentioned. The plant for this business
was $4, 600 for the office fixtures, and at
least 800 a week for rent, and seat in
the stock exchange for one of the part
ners, now worth about $22, 600. SO it
takes to set up in the brokers business
some 0,000 not counting salaries.
Within the first wired office was a tele-
Agraph operator who reached Philadelphia
sand Washington. ''When you come
Rhere, said Mr.. Schley, you can send a
8 etter if YOU want to, to either Of those
Scities through our man."
Here is another expense had not OBJ
served. 1t takes so much for the lease
fof the wire from the telegraph company
and the salary, besides, of the tele-
grapher.'
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-22
Fatal Midnight Duel on the Blue
Ridge.


Athens Banner.
81 remember as though it were yester-
day the march of Hills corps along the
winding Shenandoah up to the famous
Lurray Gap. When the camp was pitch
ed the soldiers lost no time in making
their way to the surrounding cottages.
At one of these cottages the belle of the
valley reigned supreme, while several
paying homage to the queen. Among
others were two young soldiers-one
from Georgia and the other from Missis-
sippi-who were especially energetic in
their attentions, and so marked had this
become that those present watched the
play with constantly increasing interest
fully believing that both exhibited a
case of love at first sight. The Georgian
seemed to have the lead on the Missis-
sippian, and when the dancers were call
ed to take their places he led the belle of
the valley to a place in the set. At this
point the Mississippian was seen to ap-
proach the couple and heard to claim
the lady's hand for the dance. An al
tercation ensued, but both were cool,
brave soldiers-two of the best shots in
the army-who did not believe in war
of words. So it ended by the Georgian
dancing with the lady and the significant
remark of the Mississippian that I will
see you after this set
'When the dance was over the Geor-
gian was seen to seek the Mississippian,
and together they each called friend
from the crowd and departed. When
outside both claimed that an insult had
been passed, which could only be wiped
out in the blood of an other, and that
duel to the death should be arranged at
once. A full moon was just appearing
above the tops of the surrounding forest,
and | tell you this talk of blood in the
silence of the night was anything but
pleasant. No argument, however, would
avail with these men, so it was arranged
that the duel should take place on the
top of the Blue Ridge, on the road that
passes through the gap; that the weap
ons should be pistols at fifteen PAGES, and
to fire at or between the words One,
two, three. firing to continue until one
or both were dead.
1.-The point was reached, the ground
measured off, and the men took their po-
sitions without a tremor The moon
shed its pale light down on scene never
to be forgotten A moment or two and
the silence was broken by the signal, |
One, two, three At the word one,
the report of two pistols rang out on the !
air, but the principles main
tanned their respective position. The !
Georgians left arm was seen to drop
closer to his side, but the Mississippian |
was immovable, and still held his pistol |
to the front Again a pistol shot was
heard coming from the Georgian, and
the BIississippian still held his position
but did not fire. The Georgian protest
ed that he did not come there to murder
him, but no answer was returned. The
Mississppian's second approached his
principle and found him dead, shot
through the eye on the first discharge
of the weapons. Death, it seems, had
been instantaneous, so much so as not to
even disturb his equilibrium.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-22
Maud s. VS.. EIIen--N.
Maud S. is in the nine holes,

MAUD >. is IN the nine nOIeS,
Calamity striving, now and then
To catch the mile a minute record
OF her fast friend Ellen-N.
While the ease loving travelling pub
lie complacently smiling, purchase tick
cts that read via Louisville and Nashville
railroad, secure through checks for their
baggage, ensconce themselves in through
Pullman Buffet Sleepers, and are quick
ly transported in feeling and person to
destination points,
WEST OR NORTH.
4 ticket over the "Old Reliable" is
the "open seasame" for comfort, safety,
speed, close connections-liberal rela-
tiv5s-and a ''stop over to visit
MAMMOTH CAVE.
Ellen-N. requests the pleasure of
your company and a correspondence
with her Florida young man who viii
reply with maps, time-cards, quote rates,
etc,
L. r, FUTILE, Pass. Agent,
No. 90 West Bay, Jacksonville, Fla.
C. P. ATMoRE, Gen. Pass. Agent.
Louisville, Ky.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-22
Notice of Dissolution Of Partnership


The partnership heretofore existing be-
tween the undersigned under the firm name
and style of "Petermann & Calhoun" dealers
in family groceries. is this day dissolved by
mutual consent. The said dissolution is en-
tlrely amicable. Mr. Calhoun retires from the
business, which will be conducted hereafter
at the same place by BIr. PeteFmann, to whom
the goodwill of said firm Is transferred, as
far as said place of business is concerned. Mr..
Petermann assumes all the debts and liabili-
tiles OF the Old firm and is to be entitled to all
sums of money outstanding and owing said
firm on accounts or otherwise. AL persons
holding any claims or accounts against the old
firm will please present them to Mr.. Peter
mann for payment. andGll persons owing said
firm will please call and settle with him.
Palatka, Fla, May 10th, 1885.
HENS PETERMAEN,
JEO. c. CALHOUN.
To the patrons Of the old firm and the pub
lie, would say that, as in the past, fair deal
ing and low prices will he the motto of my
business. will carry a fun ana complete line
OF fancy and family groceries. at all times
fresh and frst-class I respectfully solicit
continuance of the liberal patronage hereto
fore extended the bu siness
HENS IETERMANN.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-22

New Y ork Star.
Bleached hair is doomed, and the un-
fortunates who have lately acquired a
growth will be accused of bad taste and
considered out Of the pale of fashionable
society. Reddish blonde, known rs I'll
tian red, red browns and delicate auburn
are in constant demand. Black and dark
brown can easily be given the desired
shade, but the bleached blondes will have
to shingle off their faded crop, and grow
a natural one, and meanwhile wear a
wig or take advantage of the Jockey
mode.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-22

Paul de Cassagnac, equally noted as
journalist, politician and duelist, says
his skill with the sword is not due TO as
siduous practice in youth. Il never
| was good fencer, he says, "and never
feared to be. I fenced only to amuse my
eelf. All that is said about my studied
tricks is pure invention. The whole Sc
cret is in this: / am pretty strong and
very quick Of hand and eye. Then
don't mind getting hurt. If am proud
Aof anything it is of being a good shot. I
8modestly consider myself one Of the best
4 4in France
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-22
Where There's viii There's Way.

Where There's Will There's n Way.
Danielsonyille Transcript.
In a corner of Windham county there
lived some years ago man of consider
able wealth. He knew he was near his
death, and sent for a lawyer to make his
will. His wife and daughte, were pres
ent, and greedily watched the proceed,
ings. After most generously providing
for them, the sick man directed the law
yer to designate $500 to his aged sister,
who was needy. The wife and daughter
demonstrated angrily, Quietly the sick
man said: ''Make it 81 900 for my sis
ter" Another protest from the vultures
"Make it 81 800, squire, coolly said the
legator You shall not?' shouted the
sweet -souIed females. MAKE it 50, 900, =
said the will-maker serenely, ard here
the selfish fools concluded it was policy
to hold their tongues. The lawyer has
kept the secret fer years, but somehow
it has leaked out.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-22
A shark obs.ructing the Mails.

Corpus Chr Ci Itic.
The mail carrier between here and
Rockport, last Tuesday, while crossing
the bay at the reef, was accompanied by
a male companion, who was in advance,
and when midway in the channel the
foremost horse reared suddenly back
ward, striking his rider SO seriously in
the face as to cause the blood to flow
freely. The cause of the horses fright
was large shark. which Immediately
afterward struck the carriers horse a
blow on the left hip knocking him down
and throwing the rider, one of whose
feet was caught in the stirrup and he
was dragged some distance before he
could free himself. The parties attack
ed got off with out further injury or mo-
lestation. They described the shark as
being at least twelve feet long.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-22

Cabul is pronounced Kawble, Merv is
pronounced Mahriv, Herat is pronounced
Heraht, Kurrachee K'rahcy, PeshawUr
is pronounced Peshewe. The accent on
Afghanistans is on the second syllable.
1t may interest those who discuss Rus
sian affairs to know that the name OF II.
de Giers, the Russian Minister of Foreign
Affairs, is pronounced Geerch
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-10-09

Alter = very tull ~rxprrusion Of
The meeting 90 the subject, tho fol.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-10-09

lowing Amendment was offered 10y
Capt. Thos. II. Woods, which hav,
ing met with Il second WAS unani
mOusly adopted /:
That in the last paragraph of the
Memorial between the words, ''tC
enact u law" aud the words, Eau
ihOrizins the President to appoint
there he inserted the following
words: "Dividing the State from
Nurih 10 South into an L istern ant!
Western District, having reference
to area and population, and estab.
! lishiug IA court at Meridian aud
Mississippi City for the Eastern
District, in addition to the court
at Aberdeen, audi
After adoption of the amend.
ment, OIL motion of Hon. James s.
Hamm, the Memorial as appended
WAS unanimously adopted.
On motion the Committee on Cor.
reSpOndence was Instinct d to have
the Memorial as amended printed,
aud to furnish each bar in the State
with a copy, and to request that
the same be signed by members of
the bar, officers of the courts, aud
other citizens in sympathy with The
movement, and to request that 1T
ter such signatures aTe secured It
he returned to the Committee.
Motion by 8. b. Watts that the
chair appoint a committee OF three
to select a committee OF five whose
duty it shall DO take the Memorial
in charge aud have it presented
before Congress in behalf the mo-
~mOrialisls, to draft a bill on the
subject aud to use tLeiT efforts TO
secure IT'S enactment by Congress ;
and also that said committee of
five be constituted a Executive
Committee. Carried.
The chair thereupOn, upon sug-
gestiOn If the mover of the resOlu.
tiOn, appointed j. r. Walker, E.
Watkins aud J. r. McIntosh as the
committee OF three.
The committee retired and after
consultation returned aud reported
the following gentlemen as selected
by them to compose the committee
Of 1--WE:
&. II. Wood, of Jackson county F;
ROderick Seal, of Harrison county;
w. II. Hardy, J. w. Jewell and j.
r. Mcintosh, Of Lauderdale county.
Motion by s. b. Watts that the
be amended by adding the
names Of Hon. II. IL. flanagan, of
county Hon. James S.
Hsmm, Of Lauderdale, and Hon.
y. Nash, Of 0ktibbeha coun-
", to the committed carried. The
'epOrt,t as amended, was on motion
adopted.
Motion by @. II. Wood, Esq, OF
Jackson county, that Hon, Jas. s.
Hsmm be made chairman of the
committee carried.
Hon. j. s. Hamm read to the
meeting letters which he had re- !
from Mai. w. T. Walthall
Ind Hon. Elliot Henderson, Of
county, with reference to
he object OF the meeting, setting
Orth It's imPortance and The great
iced Of additional Federal courts,
specially on the Seaoost and eu-
the object of this meeting.
Ga motion the meeting adiolrned
ubject TO the call Of The chairman
1 the Executive COMMITTEES.
WILEY N. NASH. Chairman.
r. dat S35sssary
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-10-09

Job Printing at this Office.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-10-09

bis garden spot Of the South is situa-
on the point Of land jutting far our in
the waters of Mobile Bay, eighteen miles
southeast Of Mobile and fifteen miles from
the Gulf Of Mexico
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-03-12

If George Jordan amt a hummer.
Who stole james Berry's spring
seat.
What Billie Coons found in his
grip.
What is the matter with jim Demp-
Why some more of the boys don't
go to farming.
Why we can not have a sidewalk
to the cemetery.
Who sent to the postufice for a
box of dynamite.
Who said A. Brown was not going
to stay in Mexico.
Why Bass Bush don't organize Il
good base ball nine.
If Brooks is really going to save
the world single handed.
Why the girls did not give "Pock-
etbook" a game in Mexico.
Which one of our Worcester cili-
zens Is partial TO Mexico widows.
Why the council don't call a citi-
zen's meeting to have the city cleaned.
What is to keep us from having
cholera in Mexico if we ,lonat clean
up.
How many people there are at
Washington who want otiice-any
Office.
How Democrat can go TO hear
Brooks speak when he knowshesxiH
be insulted.
If a man should not be a Democrat
for at least n year before he APP
plies for a postutlice.
If the LEDGER was not right when
it stated that there were people in
Mexico who would oppose improve
men of any kind.
If the American people don't enjoy
being suckers and going up against
travelling fakirs instead of buying
jeweiry from home merchants.
If the Seventh congressi nal dis
trict is not going to get any pie al
Washington, and whether our con-
gresham is taking any step in that
direction, as are all the other repre-
sentatIves.
How much moral courage a con-
gresham has to have to come out
and say and vote for his choice for
an appointive office. All but one of
the Missouri congressman appear to
be doing this.
If it is not rich to see religious
people who pirate and cant about lot
teries, gambling, etc, go up against
a game such as wa witnessed on the
Ringo corner Tuesday. We were
surprised to see some men buying
pocketbooks hoping to find money in
them. Is not that gambling?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-03-12

That the new city hall will be q
daisy.
That Dick Carter is a fine auc.
tsoneer.
That the Indignation meeting did
not indig.
That the Holiness people of Rush
Hill are hummers.
That every city in the State except
Mexico is cleaning up and filling old
wells.
That all the farmers who have come
to Mexico lately agree with US when
we say We need rock roads.
That as soon as you do some peo-
pie a favor they are always your en-
envy. Is there no gratitude in this
world?
That many of our citizens have
tried the tobacco cure, published in
the LEDGER a few days since, and
pronounce it a fine thing.
That some members of the Mexico
militia company took to the woods
when they heard the troops were to
he called out or account of the rail
road strike.