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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-08-14
a Jamaica Trick.

Detroit Free Press
There was a large crowd of excursion
lists in the depot at Savannah There
was pale-faced, slim wasted young
man, weighing about 105 pounds, who
paid colored man quarter to get some
baggage checked. The man didn't APP
preciate the situation, and took his time
for it. Indeed, the young man hunted
him up to discover that he was gossiping
with some of his color, and that the bag
gage was still uncared for. He spoke
his mind pretty freely and was prompt
Iy ''sassed" in return. All of a sudden
the burly colored man drew a razor from
his pocket and started for the light
weight with the remark that he'd make
bloody carpet rags of him.
1t would have been good time for
the young man to pull revolver. but he
made no motion. In such a crowd no
one knew exactly what was happening,
and so tho rush of the negro was not
stayed. He took two skips and jump,
the razor in his right hand, and as he
landed in front of the young man the
the white throat. Next instant it was
flying among the rafters of the building,
and the would be murderer was caress
ing his elbow and bowling with pain.
As he whirled around he got a couple of
''lifters" which shot him out of the cir
Gle, and the young man went to see about
his baggage.
ssWhat did you do:" l asked him after
we were off.
''Kicked the elbow of his razor arm,
he answered.
''ls it trick?'
''WeIl, it took me a year to learn it,
''Where?''
''In Jamaika. 1t will be six months
before he can raise his hand to his collar
button. You ought to learn it. 1t saves
carrying n revolver, is handler than a
knife. and you don't bang your knuckies
up knocking folks down.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-08-14
AGenuinc Mind Cure.

From the Hartford Times.
A lady at the South End was enjoying
a visit from her mother, who had Deeh
stricken with paralysis some years pre-
yious. AS soon as she arrived at her
daughter'si home she stipulated that she
must sleep down stairs, as her health
would not permit her to climb upstairs.
The man of the house, like dutlful SON
in-law, gave up his bed below and went
up stairs himself. Finally a severe storm
broke out, and the lightning and thun-
der We're terrific The lady of the house,
little timid, thought she would light the
gas in the dining room. As she had done
so and turned to go back to the bedroom
she was startled to see the face OF a
rough-looking man peering at her from
one of the piazza windows. The woman,
clad in her night clothes, was chained
with fear for only an instant, and then,
without uttering a sound, she fled up
stairs to awaken her husband. In the
mean time the old lady, the mother,
heard her daughters bare feet swiftly
pattering across the floor, heading for
the stairway, and intuitively feeling
that something was wrong, and entirely
forgetting her own condition, sprang
from the bed and fairly flew after her
daughter She reached the stairway, and,
in spite of her paralptic intirmities,
which she had so carefully nursed for
wears, found herself rushing up stairs.
Her daughter heard the steps behind
her, and supposed the man she had seen
on the piazza had broken in and was
pursuing her. Not for an instant did
she imagine that her invalid and para
lytic mother could move SO rapidly.
This added to her fright and increased
bands bedside, shouting Save mel
save ner' and, looking round, saw
her invalid mother.
s.Why, mother, is this you? | thought
you couldn't walk up stairs"
81 thought / couldn't; but never tried
before
Then the man of the house went be-
low to reconnOitre as to the visitor on
the piazza, and grandma crawled into
bed. She always went up stairs to sleep
after that.
A squad of fifteen gypsies had taken
possession of the piazza to shelter them
from the storm, and the gentleman, not
having the heart to turn them out until
the rain was over, allowed them to re-
main.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-08-14
An Arkansas Duel.

Chicago Current
About the year 1880, Gen. Conway and
Robert Crittenden, of Arkansas, were
opposing candidates for the position of
territorial delegate in the National Con-
gress. Their speeches were bitterly per-
sonal but for Il time they abstained
from coming into direct collision with
each other the one contining his canvass
to the northern portion of the State, and
the other confining his canvass to the
southern. But this prudent course could
not long bo pursued in Arkansas at that
day. The public became impatient with
invective that did not reach its object
except in faint reverberations. An ire
sistable demand was made for a joint dis
cussion. Little Rock, and n day in mid
summer, were the place and time fixed
for it. In the course of his second
speech, Conway, faithfully complying
like q good representative with the
wishes of his constituents, used language
which made a challenge upon the part
of Crittenden moral necessity in that
portion of the United States. 4 meet
ing was arranged for the next morning.
A ''vast throng,' some of whom had
come over a hundred miles to hear the
discussion of the previous day, took their
stand about the spot where the gladito-
rial tourney was to come off. The sec
onds disagreed. Conway, who, while
man of undoubted courage, was more
nervously organized than his competitor
became restless and reluctant but Crit
enden, who is said to have inherited
the nobIest of human FORMS" quietly eX
tended his shapely limbs upon an out
stretched blanket, and remained iii that
attitude, with his eyes half closed, as if
enjoying a peaceful slumber, until the
seconds had settled their differences.
This was finally done. Their principals
fired. Crittenden lost a button, and
Conway lost what would, in the case of
some duelists, be thing of equivalent
yalue-hiS life.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-08-14
ALIVE
Watching the Market.

| am the oldest Furniture House
in the city, therefore, my experience
in where to buy and what to buy is
superior to any other house. keep
constantly on hand Chamber Suits
from SIS 90 to $50 90 and upwards,
Chairs and Rockers in endless yari-
ty at Ill prices. Bedsteads all sizes,
styles and prices. Ny stock is al
ways new, because the inducements
l offer in prices and styles never al
low my goods to remain on hand,
but make them move-in other
words | have my goods to sell, not
to keep and only low prices, we'll
finished goods and latest designs,
will do it.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-08-14
B. [. lILIENTHkL.

Cor. Water and Reid Sts., Opposite
Marrion's Hotel.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1885-07-02
\ t.fDI.tbt.f>I Z.
hose PIck-axe viii soon h.. Needed :,
nearth Hi> Own Memory

! AoA"tcA u l'r kbvnezer Emmons forms
the leading artlelc ii =, .enee" of June
9TH 1t appears to Us that the account, l.
incorrect and dcti, lont III many points.
aut :" eali attention la il for THIS reason
The writer >.n-, Ia fmnon, di,-i Al H.,
plantation ia Bruu>a5.A county. y q.
ou the l>l II October 500 Taf ,HRo>
r,Lf never hcar' TINS Cannon our trlcnd
of the " NImint'ou star tan "a
\bout ir Emmou>> worA fl. North
Carolina, thc writer say,
In 1851 pr Emmon> wa> appointed
state Geolugi~t OF North Carolina IN,
q i,cnNcrics IN the coal measures Of Deep
aud bau rivers OF a splendid trtasSlc flora
WITH old Nertebrate>. such a. fishes. -stu-
rIanS. and finally of the oldest mammal
lpromathcrlGm Sylyestrcl Vet found. not
only III America, but ia tn whole world
are justly counted among the most I'M
portaut contributions 10 the progress Of
American geology. Indeed his description
Of the new re,i sandstone flora of North
Carolina ) - valuable, that the :
geol o4Ical survey has recently reproduced
the descriptions and All the plates gwen
by tmmonS IN ihe sixth part ot his Amer
can geology
In conclusion he say, ol hun 4, = mat4 !.
Although educated in accordance With
the Puritan discipline Of the old New Eng
ltnd pattern Professor Emmons wa> of a
cheerful and most amable disposition
and Was respected and beloved by all " ho
came IN contact with him. | cannot better
finish this too short notice Of one Of the
greatest pioneers of American geology
than by quoting The opinion If one 81 no
WAS acquainted with hlln during hlS whole
life the respected and beloved Rev Marx
Hopkins, long President Of Williams Col
lcge, who says, "EmmonS was man Of
remarkable pow rs and great accuracy of
obserN alton. He seemed to have an intui-
tive perception of the differences in natural
objects. He possessed an intense euthu-
Siasln IN bis work, but IN his manner was
remarkably quiet | have never seen the
two things combined to the same extent.
His perseverance knew no limit 1t ought
10 be added, that, in connection with his
science, he was deeply religious. Williams
College is greatly indebted to him for its
collections in natural history"
Will not some friend of Prof Emmons
write a fuller and more correct account Of
his life and work i'll North Carolina. THE
CHRONICLE would like to publish such a
brief We'll prepared sketch Of him.
The Geological and Agricultural reports
Of DR. Emmons were issued the first re
port in 1872; second report III 1856; third
report in 1913: two reports in 1860. This
is about all that most people in North Car
olina know Of the work Of this great man
now
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1885-07-02
Fish crtnaaic ..ntku>ias snI

Charles \. Dana, of the New York
sun, and a stock company, purchased
WiImurt Lake, a small sheet Of water on
top of the Catskill mountains. Charles
Went up there last week, and after gazing
INTO the pelucl depths for an hour (scar
ing the fish with his gold specs be. an to
sing like this
NO wonder that Greely was charmed
Wiimurt is, indeed, a marvellous lake.
Its reputation has filled Oneida and its
adjoining counties for more than half Il
century Nature made it home for trout
alone. No other fish swims in its waters.
In vain have Seth Green and others
searched its depths for dace and sinners.
Even the ubiquitous eel is missing The
lake Is a paradise for trout Fed by criS
tai springs gushing from its sandy bot
toms. its elevation IS so great that the Wa
ter is always cool. 1t produces more IN
sect food than its trout can eat Great
patches of moss on its bottom breed myri
ads of caddis, eel, dragon, March brown,
grizzly king, and other flies. The trout
feed upon the pupa IN the moss beds and
snatch the insects from the top OF the va
ter. About SundOWn, on a still day, they
can be seen leaping from the surface and
knocking flies into the lake IN every dlIec-
sion. The abundance of insect food ap-
: =
Thousands have been opened at the lodge,
and no sign of fish was ever found in
their stomachs. The insect diet gives them
Il flavor more delicious than that found III
any other trout. Its delicacy surprises
the most educated appetite. II have
eaten fish from all parts of the world,
said Eugene Blackford recently, and
/ have never tasted of one that has so fine
a flavor.
Nor is the flavor the only excellenc e.
/ The trout have a symmetry and brill
ancy of color unsurpassed. An ill-condI-
| toned fish was never taken from the lake.
The tlntS are cNqulsIte-natnre choicest
painting At times all the colors Of the
: rainbow are seen The fins vary from !
I roscate hue to a Tyrlan purple. the bel
/ lies have Il delicate salmon color that fire
quently runs into that of the finest gold
and the speckled sides flash in the sun
light as though sprinkled with small ru
bes Fishermen are often SO enchanted
with the shape and perfection Of colon
that they lay the choicest trout on th,
dark green grass near the lodge and gaz,
at I ZEN III ecStacy
Among peculiariti. Of these fish is thci
gamy nature. They take ~ artificial H.
so ravenously that the yeriest tyro in tht
art of casting can easily hook them
When one Of them is struck on the cres
of a wave the angler is thrilled TO the III
most fibre, for they fight like Arabs, dart
ing hthcr and tlither like yellow jacket
surprised in a thicket. now under an
then ststern OF the boat and always keep
ing a wary eye on the landing net.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1885-07-02
NJ. F'>., VI. Ms. and VI. rs. versus
NJ. As. and ID. D'>.

Why could not Davidson follow the fash
ion set by the University and by Wake
Forest and omit the usual batch of NJ As
y. D's. and IL. Ds1 1t is a pity She did
not. The custom Was never any thing but
Il means of clectioneering, or what is
worse, of paying empty compliments.
The custom was alway bad and it is now
obsolete. In our modern life Of sh;tns
ard pretence, if our institutions of learn
ing and our churches, are 1t the teachers
of genuineness in all their works, then, III
the name oil sacred truth, who are going
to be the apostles of genuinenesS2
II mev not hurt the preachers so much
who are made ID. Ds. But the principle
of the thing or the want of principle in
the performance, what can be SAID for
that! We have never heard any rational
! arguments for the practice. But we have
seen many dozens of two year old college
graduates utterly ruined for usefulness by
clubbing them Masters of Arts when they
We're hardly out of their teens The cram
ming of Il little Latin, Greek and Mathe
matlcS, and a Smattering of all the OlOgle>
under the sun, makes the seventeen year
! old IL batchcl,r of Arts. He goes off
teaches school or reads law two years and
forgets nearly all he learns, and that makes
/ him a Master Of Arts. But the worst ol
/ 1t Is that 1t spolls the boy. 1t nils nm
with conceit and makes him too good tC
! soil his hands, too good to work on tn,
! farm or in the shop. He must now entel
one OF he learned professions, and that /:
The last you hear of him.
When will our colleges learn that it i.
not Master of Arts the State needs in these
new days, but Masters of Farms, Master,
Of Mechanics and Masters OF Trade, NJ
Fs NJ Ms and NJ Is.
OF course we mean no reflection on th,
selections referred to. In fact, we fee
free to speak on that account. But il j.
! time to speak.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1885-07-02
\ Printers Error.

Sweet are the u,cs Of adversely, the
printers copy said, but he set it up, sweet
are the uses Of advertising Sweet, IN
ing have seen the advertisement of -pm-
sovereign remedy. which upon trial has
brought hem from deaths door The
best thing | ever saw in mv paper was thu
advertisement of Dr. PIerce- Golden
Medical Discovery Is again aud ayai
the testimony Of those who has,. beet
healed by it of lung disease bronchial III
fcrtions, tumors. ulcers liver complaint.
and the Ills to which fest is her
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1885-07-02

branch Of study in the common schools
Those schools afford about the only III
struetlon the bulk ii our people receive,
and IL Is beyond question that a YER, great
deal OF instruction III Hygiene and ~ani
tary science Is of necessity: Particularly
since the war turned loose five millions II
naturally iudolcEt and unclcanls people
/" live, move, and have their dwellings,
IN ulicr freedom among H. rh,. Atrit.tu
III Africa Is incicanla hn nature aud b,
habit. The old southern slave could be con
tro led by his master The Freedman aud
Freed woman have no spur except rrldc
and self respect. Thus ii happens that
While about one tenth Of the race are ;.d-
Vanclng, growing intelligent, wearing good
clothes, ornamenting their houses, buying
books, pictures, organs, sewing machines,
etc..-the great majority are huddl,d INFO
huts reeking with every drawback to
health and de2cncy
We regret 10 add that a large element of
our white population needs TO be. aroused
on kindred points. More combs and
brushes, more clean shirts. more bath
tubs, and the like, would help 10 remedy
the lack of ventilation in many public cdi-
fees; while even the commoncst laws of
sanitation must stand aghaSt At Il glimpse.
of the rear yards of amy city block in the
State; Raleigh in particular
1t is difficult to write of such things:
much more to teach them. bul Won must
remember it is among the masses that such
discussion IS most needed The rich, or
we'll tnlo, with their many convenirnccS
their plentiful leisure their spacious
grounds, good living, experience, servants,
etc, are apt to know how how to tax" care
OF themselves. 1t is otherwise with the
poor who may never have been ont of sight
of home; a home having three or fo;.r
families undt + the roof, and three or four
persons TO the room; and no convcnenceS
for comfort, or cleanliness: scarcely for
even deccuov. These can be reached only
by educating the rising generation IN the
free schools.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1885-07-02
HilI>borO Observer Items.

Judge Thomas Ruffin is visiting his
daughter, Mrs Thomas Hill, at Hickory
Mis- Edwin Heartt, Of Charlotte, is
visiting her husbands relatives at this
place DIR. " :. Strudwick was called
to Wadesboro by telegram last SUNDAY 10
see his friend Or Ashe, who was report.
ed very sick Mr.. Ed. Strudwick. Of
Norfolk. Va and Mr.. James II. Ruffin. of
the Roberdel Mills at Rockingham. are on
i visit to Hlllsboro Mrs. Nancy Eau
cette, so years of age died at her home 3
miles North OF Hilsboro. Sunday night
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1885-07-02
Mint in the RuI!',

Sad TO say. many "A good thing attain:
to nothing more than fair beginning
ON the Jther hand il is u matter for cGn
graduation that the growth Of some eyi
things may b- also promptly frustrated
4 large proportion of the cases Of the mos
wide spread and fatal Of diseases con
sumption have their inception in nasa
catarrh Dr. Sages Catarrh Remedy
pleasant, soothing and effectual. Try it
it has cured thousands By druggists.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1885-07-02
Last Year WarehOu>e>.-Thi> Year
Factories.

Mr. Joseph f. Pogue, who for IA number
of years has been manufacturing plug to-
baccO at Henderson, will at an early day
remove his extensive tobacco works to
Raleigh He has leased large two story
brick building just erected by Messrs.
Latta IL Myatt at No East Martin street,
where he will continue the manufacture
of his popular brands, Reindeer, Enter
prise, Leader, Legal Tender, Solid South,
Fanny Fern. Capt. Bragg and pogue
Premium. Mr.. Pogue comes TO Raleigh
not to make al experiment. but 10 get bet
ter facilities and prepare himself to meet
the demand OF an already established bu-
siness which he has by pluck and energy
made popular and profitable The CHRoN-
IcIE gives him hearty grasp Of the hand
and bids him welcome to the newest, but
one of the lvelie>t tobacco markets in the
State, and wishes him all manner Of sue
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1885-07-02
The hotel clerk, J ID, Savage. of Tar
)oro, whose affidavit was ielied upon by

The hotel clerk J . d. Savage of Tar
borO, whose affidavit was ielied upon by
Cluverius' lawyers to prove an alibl, has
printed card stating that he was intoXi-
Gated when lie talked to the lawyers; and
that although he may have seen the muir
derer at the theatre one night last spring.
he did not see him on the night of March
18th, because he was not even III Rich
mond that night. SO the last feeble reed
snaps; and the young murderer Of his
cousin must expiate his crime next Novem-
Der. If he will now confess and yindi
cate the majesty of the law which 50 quick
~ caught his track, he can at least cast the
mantle of courage over the closing days Of
!, wasted aud worthless life.
We do not denouncc him as seducer.
The chances are that he found a candle of
welcome at the window Lillian evidently
had seen too mucn of the city 10 suit a
quiet country village. But We have not a
doubt that he killed her TO hide their mu-
tual folly, and he ought to follow her.
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NERVOUS Debility, to either sex,
however induced, speedily, thoroughly
and permanently cured. Address with 10
cents III stamps for reply aud book OF par
ticulas, Worlds Dispensary Medical As
sociation, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, \. y.
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This article Il the first Fertilizer ever spec al.
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Of nineteen years continuou- Investigation
and experiment. II stands without au,
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land words of fine, bright silky tDLace ~.
Mai kagland has just completed the res 5
ion al nls famous essay on tobacco q uulu#
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whett We wIll supply IT 10 CUSTOMER. free. ~
charge on application. We keep the 4 y mon.
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Pleas let ~ have your orders "a earl s. i'm
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