The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-12
ALL SORTS.

Senator Edmunds' convictions are very
st.ong, and his fondness fordoing things
according to law and precedent is great.
The man who will refuse even to do right
in an irregular way is Of great service in
these DAYS, when there are 50 many OPP
portunities to do wrong under some color
Of authority. Chicago Herald, Ind
The republicans leaders have not been
friendly TO civil service reform, but the
reverse, as their contemptuous rejection
of Mr.. Arthur showed, IL is possible
that their partisan desire to keep their
own men in place may, against their
own intention, help the cause of civil
service reform in a very important way.
New York Herald, Ind
The Mormon agents in Washington are
keeping close watch on the administra-
ton; are seeking to find something in the
situation to hang their hopes upon. If
the President would give them to under
stand that he is determined 10 crush
polygamy out of the Territories he would
do the country a great good at an oppor-
tune moment Boston Advertiser, Rep.
If republican views, other things being
equal, render their possessor equally as
valuable in the public service as demo-
cratic views, then there is no issue of
principle at stake in politice. However
the lately esteemed mugwumps may
feel in the premises, the democratic
party will never be ready to make such
nm admission, even implicitly. st Louis
Republican. Dem.
To-day those who twenty years ago
mourned Gen Grants victory as the
downfall of their hopes, and held his
conquest to be their subjugation, join
those whose leader he was III anxious
and sorrowful pity for his sufferings and
the deepest distress at his impending
death The nation he fought to restore
is truly restored, and victors and van
quished alike rejoice in the fact.--N. Y.
Commercial Advertiser, Rep.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee has called upon the
President; but up to the hour of going to
press we have not heard it mentioned
that Mr.. Cleveland presented a first-class
appointment to the General, with the
remark, This Fitzhugh Lee. Boston
Transcript.
4 guess Mrs. Hickins has begun writ
ing spring poetry, mother. what
makes YOU think sol" she came into
the grocery while I was there, and she
had dabs of ink all over her hands and
face" Poetry; fiddlesticks She's been
taking down the stove Chicago Led
ger.
'They certainly do quarrel, Mrs.
Crapseyn Pshaw | don't believe a
word of it. Why, they fairly dote on
each other But heard hor call him
an old fool myself Why, bless you,
that's nothing" 1T aint?" La, no;
that's only way she has of being loving
and cheerful. Chicago Ledger.
Extremely pleasant Mrs. Blake Ito
Mrs Flinb-'And so you have moved
since | saw You last And how do you
like your1 new location? Mrs Flint
'Oh, very much better than the old one.
We are on an avenue that leads directly
to the cemetery. and almost all the
funerals pass our door, which makes it
extremely pleasant. "-Harper's Bazaar.
mo" said Mrs. Frank, Il didn't like
that minister at all. He made me so
nervous that | couldn't sleep wink all
church time. How different from our
own pastor3 ! always enjoy Mr.. Jones's
preaching; he has such a nice way of
speaking you know. Why, when he
begins to speak he soothes my nerves SO
that | doze off before he has spoken
twenty words, and l never wake until
he gets through. Boston Transcript.