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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-16
A Bright Boy.

Philadelphia Record
Have you seen the current stories
about the bright sayings of the little ne
phew of Henry James, the novelist. Let
me add another which Henry James.
Sr., used to tell with great gusto. He
took his little grandson, then a very
small boy indeed, to the circus one day.
Il was the small boys first visit. On his
return home his grandfather asked him
how he liked it. "Oh, it was splendid -
he replied. Did you see all the animals
you expected to see?" asked grandpa.
"All but one" said the small boy.
(Which one 2 asked grandpa. 1.-THE
transcendental ego" replied the small
boy. who had not listened to his grant
fathers discussion of current philoso-
nhies in vain
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-16

Maud S. is in the nine holes,
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 thell
baggage, ensconce themselves in through
Pullman Buffet Sleepers, and are quick
ly transported in feeling and person to
destination points,
WEST OR NORTH.
A ticket over the "Old Relable' is
the open sesame for comfort, safety,
speed, close connections-5ib 5iberal rela-
tiv9s-and stop over" to visit
MAMMOTH CAvF.
Elleu-N. requests ths pleasure OF
your company and a correspondence
with her Florida young fnan who will
reply with maps, time -caEds, quote rates
L. TUTrIE. Pass. Agent,
No. 80 West Bay, Jacks onville, Fla.
c. P. ATMoRE, Gen. ass Agent.
Louisville, Ky.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-16
The Artist Vindicated.

Inter- Ocean.
Harper's Weekly has been sharply crit
cised about the size of load Of logs
pictured in a scene in a Wisconsin log
ging camp. In answer to this criticism
a Michigan artist sends photograph of
a Michigan load taken in a numbering
camp. This load consisted of twenty
logs, each sixteen feat long, and scaled
IA, sos board measure, and saysthe artist,
1T was drawn four miles by two horses.
The best numbering camps have their
main roads as smooth as floor, and
when'the sledging is good enormous loads
are drawn.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-16
STATE PRESS.

A 75 room hotel will be commenced in
Gainesville within thirty days.
The Key West and Havana Steamship
Company is doing a good business.
Chickens of fine breeds are brought to
Key West from Cuba by every vessel.
Baker county farmers fear the contin-
ued dry weather will hurt the peach
crop.
A shell road is being built from Fer
nandina to the Strathmore Hotel on the
beach.
All the schools in Gainesville will close
sometime during the latter part of the
present month.
few of the Key West cigar factories
have stopped work for short time. Too
many cigars on hand is said to be the
cause.
A few days ago the colored proprietor
of the st. James Hotel at Spring Garden
undertook to drive out lot of flies and
other live stock by burning pine straw
scattele ed over the floors for the occasion.
The landlord was two liberal with the
straw, consequently the fire got beyond
his control, and he and his employees
barely escaped with their lives, while the
building was totally destroyed.
A few days ago W. Clifton Eames, for
merly of Fitchburg, Mass, while out gun
ming near Pomona, accidentally shot
himself and when found was dead from
the effects of the wound. He is said to
have been a young man of marked abil
ity and sterling integrity of character,
and during the past year he had lived
with his uncle, who is engaged in making
an orange grove.
Francis Urgos, of jacksonville, is now
in Apopka looking after the interests of
the Italians lately at work on the Florida
Midland Railroad He is sent there by
the Workingmens Union for that pur-
pose. He has encouraged the men to go
to work on the Tampa, Orlando and At
lantic Railroad, and will institute legal
measures to get their pay if it does not
come soon. Mr., Urges. although blind,
is full of enterprise, and is engaged in
settling a colony of Italians on the st.
Johns river to engage in the cultivation
of grapes, figs, almonds, chestnuts, f.
berts and other fruits suitable to Florida
climate and soil
Mr. Schneur, of St. Augustine, has
pair of black fox squirrels in a large cage
who were getting on nicely until few
days since, when the male commenced
rolling in the bottom of his cage, which
continued for several days. Finally, as
though nerved to desperation, he was
seen to fasten one of his teeth around the
wire of the cage and then pull back,
/ when the tooth came out, which was
very long and shaped like a half circle,
t also resembed tusk. He then COM
menced on the other one in a similar
( manner, which was broken nearly in half
I His nose and mouth were bloody, but
/ his groans ceased, and, like all those who
/ have suffered from toothache, he looked
releaved This squirrel having been fed
on soft nuts for some time had not used
/ his grinders in masticating, for which
reason they had grown so long as to lose
their usefulness and normal condition,
! and to develop toothache.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-16
Covers the Case.

Mobile tAla.l Register.
Col. Tom Saffold said; 81 was talking
with Gen. Toombs the other day and he
said: 'Saffold, the greatest vice to which
the human family is addicated is gamb-
ling, and yes do you know there is not
a word in the Bible in condemnation of
it?' Gen Toombs is in error. The tenth
commandment covers the the case.
Thou shalt not covet" stares. or ought
to stare, every gambler in the face. AT
the bottom Of every species of gambling
is the covetous desire to get the money
of other people without just recolnpense
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-16
BIAsTHEADED BY FISH.
The Funny Adventure of a Frighten-
ed Fisherman off Florida Reef.

The Funny Adventure OF a hrIghten-
ed Fisherman off Florida Reef.
Ny, Sun.
Here's an old acquaintance" " said my
friend, as we stood looking at the fish
display Of Commissioner Blaclzford,
pointing out a parti-colored eel-lile fish
several feet long and of most villainous
aspect. In form it resembled the typical
sea serpent that figures in the old works
of fPontoppidan and others. The body was
high, the mouth large, and in it appear
ed most formidable array of teeth.
THAT is the famous, or rather infa-
nous murray Of the south" explained
my companion, giving the creature a
spiteful dig. 'It's as much Of a sea SER
pent as l ever want to see, and I must
tell you a good joke on myself in which
one of these brutes played prominent
part. Some years ago, when | began
spending my winters in Florida, / de-
voted almost my entire time to fishing
sea fishing, you know-and almost the
first fish that caught me was one Of these
murrays. This is a medum-sized one.
They attain in the Bahamas and around
Cuba length of four or five feet. and,
being proportionately stout, present a
formidable appearance. One day ! was
fishing off the reef, in about five faith
oms, and had been having fine luck with
grunts and yellow-tails, when suddenly
I had bite that brought me to my feet.
I hauled the fish, and the fish hauled me,
and after ten minutes hard work had
him at the surface, and with a tremen
dous jerk, landed, not a fish, but one of
these murrays-a rouser. I was amazed
as much as the murray.
'.No sooner did it feel itself in the boat
than 1T opened its canvernous mouth and
made a rush for me. There was but two
methods of escape open to me, one to
jump overheard and the other to climb
the small mast of my boat. | choose the
latter, and rs the murray reached the
spot Just cleared it, and there | was in
the attitude generally known as shin
ming. The murray made the circuit Of
the boat several times, dragging the line,
thrashing the oars about and darting
its ugly head in my direction at every
move / made. 1t was impossible, how
ever, to hold such position long, and l
was about considering the possibilities of
leaping into the water and swimming to
the reef when the creature wriggIed
overheard. I then slid down and cut
the line. When | got ashore my friends
asked me what l was shining the mast
of the dingy for. They had been watch.
ing me through a spy glass. l told them
| had been clearing the hal-yards. If
they had ever got hold of it that l had
been there for ten minutes to get away
from that green-hued eel, | should never
have heard the last of it."
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-16
The Great Bulletin Panacea.

Chicago Herald.
doctor, how do you think am doing
to-day"
"Only fairly, sir. In our bulletin is
sued at noon we said we feared a fatal
change almost any moment"
Then you are issuing bulletins on me,
are you?'
Yes, sir
"Then please send out and buy me a
ticket to Liverpool. I'll go to Europe
this summer and see you later. That
blessed bulletin gives me renewed life and
strength =
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-16
EYES OF FIRE

"Oh, might l kiss ose eyes of fire.
Ten thousand scarce would quench desire:
Still would steep my lips in bliss,
And dwell an age on every kiss,
That young dude needs something for his
blood; he is utterly too fresh. B, b. B. is the
best thing for him. because one bottle will
cure him But that dude is not all alone in
his terrestrial glory-nOt by jug full
Many Orthers are considerably ''rattled'' just
now about that blood poison business. but B.
B b. will cure for the least money and in the
shortest time. The boom is coming. Purify,
Purify.
"Oh. josie said little gleefuI Maud, I'VE
are going to have some honey made at our
house" How do You knowt'' asked Josie.
Because mama sent the servant after three
BIS, and don't know what bees are good for
only to make honey
Blood Balm Co, Atlanta, Ga will mail any
one most wonderful book FREE
For Sale in PaatIIa, by
THE PITINAM PE ARM AEN-
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-16
Warm.Henrted uosnIlali,r.

Christie Irving
To go into the house of friend one
has not seen for some time and have her
meet you with CHEEKY face and COM
mence to untieyour bonnet strings before
she has got through saying How de
do, and Il am so glad to see YOU" in
sisting you are going to stay to tea and
part of the evening, supplementing it
with Il haven't a girl, mine has been
gone for a week, but you'll havea a chance
to have one of my suppers, that's all, is
proof positive that old time hospitality
isn't dying ont, for all SO many claim it
is. 1t is far mole resting to have such a
visit than you are invited purposely for,
and be left in state in the parlor to
amuse yourself with the albums, cards
and photographs while your hostess, too
carefulfor things that perish, spends most
of the time in getting the table in the
order she wants it.
We all take pride of some kind in
our homes; and we all like to be found
at our best, am sure, but. after all
isn't the warm-hearted reception worth
more to us than anything else >
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-16
The Aristocracy ofthe Soil.

Carolina 6. e. spartan.
The young man who knows how to
lay off corn and cotton rows, and to regu-
late the distance of the same so as to get
the largest crops, is worth cow-pen full
of nice, kid-gloved. fancy-overcoated fel-
lows who may know how to lead the
german or caper around at a fashionable
waltz. Siding cotton, setting a plow
just right, and adjusting gears so that
shoulders and backs of horses will never
hurt, are worth a thousand fold more to
the country than knowing how 10 pose
in parlor or how to adjust the shade Of
the cravat to the complexion of the
wearer.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-16

Lieut.. Wheeler, Of the United States
army, viii be commander of the cadets
at Gainesville after the expiration of
Lieut.. a. L. Wagner's appointment
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-16
ORANGE GROVE
For Sale

a grove which bore 75,0E0 fine Oranges in
1884 within four miles of Paiatka. Trees
healthy and growing finely. Will be sold for
s6,5S1-it taken soon. Apply at this Office.
Daily Republican., 1885-10-19
Arresf OF ~ arner.

william 8. Warner, notorious for his
connection with Ferdinand Ward,
Was arrested in New York ON Saturday
and held in go, 900 bail, on an affi iav,t
sworn by dis riot Attorney Dorsh elmer
The latter charges tina. by certain check
operations, including the deposit Of a
check for $4,000 drawn by Mr..
William II NAnderbilt In favor OF the
late General Grant, and afterwarc
honored by the Lincoln National Bank
Ward produced an apparent balance
OF $50, 8S3 25 to his credit in the Marine
Bank Gu May o, 1884 Against this
apparent balance Ward, ID is alleged
drew oback for $81, 600 In favor ol
Warner, on which check Warner
obtained payment.
Mr.. Doraheimer finally AYERS that this
several operations OF Ward, by whtch
the balance was made to appear 10 III,
credit, where fraudulent; aud adds tba
William g. Warner, at all the time,
mentioned, was present aiding, abal
ting, inciuing, counselliUg and procur
ing" Mr.. Ward to commit the OF
lenses AZ Aforesaid" be (Warne,
intending TO injuie and d.fraud tn.
said VI, ssss S. Grant, and then spf
there intending 70 injure and defraut
the salne William II. Vanderbilt TO
hls use, benefit and advantage" TIL
re CURED bail gas given bv Warner.
Daily Republican., 1885-10-19

Last evening about O'Clock a. ofiicer
Todd Vas standing ON Market street
near this Brandy wine bridge lie heard
. man cry murder, and upon going to
the place found two colored men, named
Thomas Galloway and Samuel johnson
standing In = threatening attitude
toward each other. johnson declared
that Galloway had drawn . pistol on
him, and upon searching him one was
found In his pocket. Both men were
taken to the ha II and arraiRnsd before
Judge Cummins this morning, when II
trAnspired that the trouble was caused
by johnson 3 wife He said that for
some time he had cause 70 suspect that
his wife and Galloway we're 100 init.
mate last night he asked her 70 20 to
church with him, bus abe said she was
no tired, and be went by himself.
After being at the church, Twelfth and
Orange streets, for . short time, some
ono told him that his wife and Galloway
were over Market street bridge, and he
went after them. He met Galloway Just
lover the bridge, and Immediately after.
wards his wife came up. They walked
over the bridge together, and he told
Galloway what he had been told about
him nnning with his wife, when be
drew the pistol and threatened TO shoo,
him.
Johnson's wife gave her evidence,
which was altogether in Galloway q
favor. and the Judge remarked tina,
according TO her statement ho must Do q
nice, peacAble fellow, and that her hus'
band WAS to blame Galloway was held
In $500 for Court for carrying conceal.
ed weapon, and johnson WAS discharg
Daily Republican., 1885-10-19

On Tuesd ay afternoon last = bold safe
robbery occurred in the ONCE OF the
Wilmington Dental Manufacturing
Company, King street above Tenth.
Mr.. Wiley, the secretary and treasur.
or, was out At the time, and the clerk
stepped out to mail . letter, leaving
The safe closed aud the key in the lock.
w hen tho clerk returned he noticed
the key WAS gone, and supposed that
some one author lied had been in ard
lockei the safe aud laid the key away,
never dreaming Of q robbsry, when the
door TO the workshop was open ard q
mum Der OF men were at work, A rigid
search failed 70 bring 10 light the miss
ing key, and on Thursday morning an
expert WAS employed 10 open IL, which
he had to do by drilling through the
door. When the door was opened the
proprietors were surprised TO find that
$500 in geld, used in the manufacture
OF teeth had been taken, evidently by
some person tho knew 1t was there.
1t was thought that the guilty party
could be discovered, and this was
the reason why no mention WAS made
of the robbery until there WAS no pros
pect OF finding the guilty party.
Daily Republican., 1885-10-19
7 HIR D EDITION.
A Victory for tho II. 4 d.

Jud 70 Thayer on Saturday, in Court
of Common Pleas No. 4. PhilAdelphia,
nled an opinion in the equity su1 OF the
Baltimore and Philadelphia Railroad
Company Baltimore and Ohio)
against the Philadelphia, wilmington
and Baltimore Railroad Company.
The decision Of the Court Restraints the
defendant from interfering with the b.
and Ohio In the manner in which
they propose to build bridge near
Fifty eighth and Paschall avenue, over
the defendants tracks After reciting
the manner In which the plant ills pro
pose TO build their bridge, Judge
ThAyer says that " the real question 10
whether the manner OF the proposed
crossing 10 in accordance with law.
Upon the subject onr guide must be-
the Act of June 18th, 1881.
This Act has secured . judicial con
struction by the Supreme Court In the
case Of the Pbiladelphia and Reading
Railroad Company, Vs., the Philadei
phia, NorrirIoUn and Ph9nixviile
Railroad Company. where the question
was rs TO the method of crossing the
plaintiff road upon bridge supported
by columns placed between the tracks
of the plaintiffs road, which tracks
were TO be nine feet apart, which Is pre-
cisely the width of the space between
tle tracks in which the plaintiffs pro
pose to place their supporting oolum ns
in the present case. There the length
of the span would have been l20 feet.
Here the DIRECTORS insist upon span
3IT feet. The dimension Of the col
umns in that case were two f-et. Hert
they are IA inches. There the clear
Ance between the columns and the out
side rail was 3 feet 6 inches. Here
it 10 8 feet 10 inches.
After protracted examination and the
fullest discussion, the plan OF crossing
in that case was approved by the lowe
court and Supreme Court. That case
therefore, seems 10 be decisive Of tn
present. The conditions are anal gous
The difference, II any, Is in favor of tn
plaintiffs plan in the preeent case
Daily Republican., 1885-10-19

William DENNY aud William Quill
Ian, both colored, were charged with
tisorneriy conduct In fighting NJ .
house ON Bird street. The evidence
showed that DENNY was not 70 blame,
and he was discharged, while Quillan
was fineG ~ and COSTS.
Emma Virginia Jones Shaw and her
"man," Antonio Delssse, for drunk
enness and disorderly conduct, were
hned Is and costs.
Frank Hughes WAS found last Satur-
day evening at Front and Market
streets, lying ON the sidewalk. Tbs
officer took hiH 70 the hall and prefer
red charge of drunkenness, but Hugh
o. told the Judge this morning that he
had only drank little for the ARus,
and he was let eff-witb 81 and costs.
John Woods, for drunkenness on Sat.
urdAy afternoon, Was ansd d and costs.
Luke Coddy for acting In q disordsrly
manner At Emil Beck's hotel in the
Ninth ward, wAs sentenced 70 pay u
and costs.
William Thompson, . Middletown
shoemaker, who came TO tbis city on
Saturday with g TO buy TOOLS, but got
drunk and lost his money, WAS COM
mitted until To- morrow morning.
Barney Lapiere, An old rounder, who
was just released from jail two wesks
ago, Was back in the dock charged with
drunkenness. and fined u and costs.
Daily Republican., 1885-10-19
Arresti nv she Rasc ais.

Al Cincinnati, on Saturday, the ooun.
sei OF the COMMITTEES of One Humid d
il, the prose- ution of offenders against
the election laws, appeared in Court
and preferred charges against Colonel
Edw II Hnason, CLief of Police, for de-
relic ion Of duty IN failing to serve the
warrants piat ed IN his hands by the
con. n ittee OF October and o, for the
arreht Of seven men charged with vicia.
lion Of the Keais,ry law. The attorn, "a
sta,ei that one OF the men against WI ON
the warrants were issued is nos q
policeman; and that another one az .
special policeman on eli ction day, and
that enc or Two others are well own
10 Colonel Bndson and the p lice.
II udson said that he gave the wan anti
TO his LieutenAuts. The Court ordered
that the LieatenAnts ba brought init
Court to answer, and that the case
against Chief Hudson be continued un
I'll Monday. John Birmingham And
John Tosney, Democratic Judges o
election, and Francis Kelly, Chief Dep
MY Sheriff were also arrested for viola.
.ion Of the election laws.
Daily Republican., 1885-10-19
A.bury n. Lite raYy.

Church WAS crowded on Saturday even
ing with an intelligent audi nee to
be en;erta ned by the proct edipRs
Of tie Asbu.y M. I. Society.
The evening was devoted TO Poo and
his works.. Mr.. @. II. Bordner read an
interesting sketch OF the life and
character Of Pee. James Mcdowell
recited Fos'a " Raven" very finely, and
Miss George Carver and Harry Il.
heisler read poems from Pee.
Mrs. Forbes read the e sqaabbles Of
. Married Couple, and Mr. Grubb san e
SOLO. Next Saturday will be devoted
TO the singing of the Declaration OF
Independence, in character.
Daily Republican., 1885-10-19
H n EM OKLA,

Lines dedicated to Mary A. FsRxar, my
ested By the death OF her mother, Sar,h n
Tahey. BY her aunt, X. E. Woodrow. ofNev
ark, Del.
A little DER six months ago,
A bride and groom with fare aRlos.
Eaah with joyful, happy heart.
Promised 70 love" I'LL death doth parL"
The future loaned before their eyes
bright as STATS that decksd the TX =,
And not u ray OF earthly sorro~
Umm ed the vision Of the morrow,
Four short N onths OF welded liza
Had passen, and on this b Bppy wits
Foil sickpsss, with rs deeeptst gloon
Lead M III the bridal TO the tomb.
We gathered round her dying bod.
With ears intent on all fhe said
Watching her ca m and radiant face
Besming full OF Heavenly grace.
Saving "Oh that sweet. abiding rsu
To be with God. whom loved bs.l .--
sm resting In His love complete
Gould lay in ashes at His feet"
"Child," you asa. show can you STAY
When your mamma Ia called away
hon my soul from earth is free
still your own mamma shall be"
her patient life to us W. given
Has entered the shining gatea Of Heaven
Has found that rst. has clssped each hand
OF her many ffienos in that letter lard.
The days pass by, and wishes fade
L ur loved one meath the sod Is laid
''ust 10 Gus. the last repose
FROM all her Toys. from all her wott -
Amid recollcc.tors fresh will tie
Her living face in memory
Kindly deeds she scattered round
Freely a. sunoos MS on the ground
Her many virtues we will s.e
Although her spirit now il free.
W III cast IA halo ofsseet perfume
Like dew-drups, upon flowers In hccm.
Sorrowipg hubbard look up and soc,
rhy ~ife awaits, and hcckOrs for thee
Aged mother. so f-ithful and true,
rDy daughter Is also waiting for yea.
Ds uKhter, your mamma looks from above.
Down on " with pity and love
He who Numbers each hair In your head
Comforts the orphan though mamma is dead
Farewell, We whisper DER and DER,
Thy sickness has ces =, d forever more
Ihy patient soul has now found est
Thon'rt leaning now on Jesu. breast.
W hon tina with us on earth Ia Ger
We hope to inset on thar BIZ s5ed shore
\ nd that bright ami losoua bend,
Gan weller me US at Gsd's right hand.