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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1885-12-16
COukling FiOsred.

The New York Sun tells nf "a grind ,
witness got on Roscoe Conklns
George r. Blanchard. PresldeHi of The
plaintiffs company and Wee President
of the Erie Railway, was under Mr..
Conklings cross sxamlIra ron tor five
hours. Mr. Conkling Was trying to
get him 10 tell how hong su rntervi. W
had lasted. "Osn't youteil whether it
was FIVE minutes ,r five hour,!" he
asked finally. Yes" saiti th.h witness,
readily. "Ah,' said MI, Cohkhng,
"you can do that, chs Well, which
was 'ilS" And ne stuck DTS l4gIhl hand
in bis trousers pocket ara hooked
hoperal!y al Mr. Blanchard. Neither,
said thxt gontlemGn,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1885-12-16
The Secret Or PIay-vvrittng.

A man who has \ feeble argument
geaerslly supports il with great
number Of words and rhetorical finar
ishes, thereby hoping to delude our
imagination when he cannot convince
our Judgment. 1t is 50 with the play.
writer. A clever dramatfst, like an
accomplished artist, can take the sim.
plest incident in lifa and by hls MAR.
seloas skill fashion it into a pic,ur.
whose intense humanity appeals to the
heart and fingers in the memory. But
man whose fancy whose fancy is
dorld, while his power is limited, will
take .he history uf II dozen pcop1e and
make cut of it u plot so bungllne, 80
forced and SO unreal, that the actors
arc swamped in trying to unfold IT.
and the audience wearled ny its tcdi.
ousness. 1t is the true province OF the
stage to illustrate the different phases
of human life; The joys ami sorrowsS
the eRoiioss and passions OF men and
women. The less apparent effort there
is in the achievement of this end, the
stronger she play is. The naturalness
of dramatic illusion is lost, if We
hurry through SO many incidents that
human character ia lost sight Off
instead of tho picture Of life that we
came to see, we are given only series
Of accidents and hslrbresdlh escapes
form dangers which seem unnatural,
because they have never happened TO
US, and are not lik.ly to happen with
anybody else.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1885-12-16
CHA RIrY.


The winds are signing through the trees
Or, piping shrilly
Over the hills. when Autumn hecs
From bla.ts so chilly.
Anti nature brings as trophies meet
For Winter-stern-and at her feet
She laws her gifts of snow and sleet,
Pure AS the natal lily.
But round the farmers rudd; hearth,
All fee from care,
Contentm eht sits, with solid worth
And Low" SO iair,
And warm and bright beneath Its glew,
THAT only farmers hearts may know,
A charity so broad will fow
That all may share.
And a. he gives from out his store
To feed the weak.
That long their heavy burdens bore,
70 faint to speak.
Dispen ing with n Godlike hand,
The charities AT his command,
Disclosing traits that rich and grand,
Are always meek;
He speaks a lesson, not of words,
Or idle cam;
Though silent as the flight OF birds
The lessons seem.
But deep within the human mind
Twill be revealed. 'tis sure to find
A recompcnsc in all mankind.
Where charity's the theme.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1885-12-16
A Mooteti Question.

Young Featherly-"Of ShakespearS
plays think | prefer 'Richsleu.
Mis- Clara-"Er-- But Shakespeare
did not write 'Richelieu,' Mr. Feath
erly.N
Young Featherly with An amused
smile)--"Ab, l see, Miss Clara. You
'are one of the few left who believe that
Bacon wrote Shakespeare's plays. l
wonder if the question will ever be
satisfactorily settlcdy"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1885-12-16
An Underground Grottc OF tho Coda

A short time ago,a great cave wss
discovered in the Bennet mine, situ-
ated IN the Organ Mountains, and
about twelvs miles from this place
This cave is II verilable crystal palace,
grand beyond description. URderfoot,
overhead and all around it is as white
ae snow aad clear as crystal. In some
plnncs il takes the form of iciclcs, in
Others the form of irosIed glass. What
seem to be groups of trees, from four
to seven feet high, are seen, and have
been given names. Pictures Of all
kinds OF objects, such as birds, ami
mails and reptiles, may be seen, and
the cave is really wonder,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1885-12-16

William Lehman Ashmead Bartlett,
whose aame Was changed TO Burdtt
Coats on his marriage to the Baroness,
is the one elected To Parliament from
Westminster by majority OF 1850
over Prof Beasley, the famous pos
itivist writer. His brother, Ellis ASH
mead Bartlett, alAo elected from Shrf
field, has been a member of Parlia
ment since 1880. He is now In the
Ministry Civil Lord of the Admiralty
and was an orator .f distinguished
ability during the late election canvass
in England. Both the brothers are
American. born, gong to England in
boyhood aud graduating from Christ
Church, Oxford.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1885-12-16

The proprietor vii snaeavor 10 sell the
very best OF every articis in their line. and
hereby iaerita tpera. shAte Of the public
PATRONAGE.
c. A. RICHARDSON.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1885-12-16
NOTICE

10 hereby given, to each Of the above named
deiinqa nqaent'taxpaysrs, that unlsss the tsIss'
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1885-12-16
DgllsQJear TEX LIST 0F the
COUNTY rf .SMERAlOh. FOR
THE YEAR 1885.

Pursuant to Statute, in such case made
and provided, requiring the ex.oilieio Tax
Receiver To sell all the properly on Which
the taxes for the year lb& have mot beei
paid, o. so much thereof AS INDY be necessary
to satisfy The tax. penalty aud cost as hercin-
after specified and set opposite to each delin-
queul Taxpayer : name, and The property ON
which such TAX, penalty and Costs are Il lien
duly levied, and. that tcu per cent on such
taXes and the cost OF advertising will be col
iectea in addition To the original tax, or the
property sold for all OF said sums
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-15
The Degrees of Celebration.

The Degrees of Celebration.
New York sun.
Our highly esteemed contemporary
with that enlightened curiosity which is
the mark Of a very large and expansive
mind asks us TO explain the peculiari-
ties of a bay steers kick" Is there any
thing that differentiates the kick of a
bay steer from that of any other color,
and if so. what?
In celebration are three degrees: To
kick, to kick like a steer, to kick like a
bay steer. The positive degree of calci-
tration is indefinitely and generally ex-
pressed by the first. A higher, more
forcible, and in every way more impress
sive variety of celebration is expressed
in the descriptive simile, ito kick like a
steer" For the steer is, or at least was,
before the mule had come into general
culture, q symbol of striking and impet-
uous celebration. ANY steer kicks re-
fractorily, but the bay steer kicks with a
heartiness, an intensity of propulsion, a
putting of his whole soul into his hoofs,
that distinguishes him from non-bay
steers.
If it be asked why the bay steer has
gifts above those of his fellows, the an
swer must be that it is its nature. Per-
haps its temperament is more choleric,
perhaps its temper is subtly influenced
by its coloring matter. It's held that
red haired persons are fercer, more chol-
eric, and more sudden in quarrel than
the fiaxen haired or the pink-haired, and
perhaps the bay steer is the victim or
beneficiary OF its color.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-15
Charlotte Cnshman,s Foot

Charlotte Cushman had foot Of
her own in size and generally wore
fours, bnt could crowd into a three-and-
a-half on tight squeeze" One night,
soon after recovering from an attack OF
infiamatory rheumatism, she was wear
ing pair of slippers much too small
for her. Darling behind the wings be
tween scenes, she snatched them off and
threw them as far as she could exclaim-
ing: I'VE gods. Somebody lend me a
pair Of slippers, Or l will go on in my
stockings y What number do you
wear:' asked a young actor, ready to
help her in the emergency, %, never
mind the number; anything fro m five to
twenty, she replied"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-15
FRANCIS ITEMS

Health Of the community is excellent.
Mr.. Street has returned from trip to
Maryland.
The Methodist folks now have a very
neat looking church almost completed.
4 fine shower fell on Tuesday, doing
much good to gardens and young orange
trees.
Basket meeting at the new church
next Sunday, preaching at II a. m. and
3 p. m.
3Er. Hamm is clearing up a ten acre
tract Of land preparatory to putting it
out in orange trees
We understand a party from Ohio has
made a purchase of land from Mrs. Sew
ers. with a view Of making a permanent
home.
Mr.. Caldwell, of Hartford. Conn, has
been in town looking after his interests
here, and has recently made anotherpu r
chase of land.
Mr.. z. L. Patterson has recently been
remodelling and painting his new resi-
dence, it is thought. preparatory to some
great event" It is now in order to call
him esquire, his commission having
arrived.
An entertainment of a varied charac-
ter, for the benefit Of the new church, is
to be held Thursday evening next, (21st.
A very interesting programme has been
arranged, consisting Of music by orches-
ira, solos, quartettes, recitations, dia-
logues, etc.
ST~RSCRTRFR
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-15
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT GAINESVILLE. FLA,
Nav I3. ISS5.

LAND OFFICE AT GAINESVILLE. FLA,
May Is, 1855.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim.
and that said proof win be made before Regis
ter and Receiver at Gainesville florida. on
Tuesday, Jnne 50th. 1885, viz: Monroe c Will
liams, Clay county, Florida, Id No 1852, for
the " = of s W Il sec Sc SSr23e
He names the following witnesses to prove
ton of. said land viz: John 7 wall. Putnam
Hall, Fla; Oscar Whitcom, MelrOse Fla; Hen
ry Watson, Henry Montgomery, Putnam Hall.
L. \. BARNES, Register.
United States Land once,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-15


The Snalze-Cbarmer's Rcbulze.
Clara Belle,
heard it said the other day, quite re-
proachfully, that whenever there was
martial union Of repugnant persons, as
of whites with blacks or Caucasians
with Mongolians, and the like, the part
ner who makes a sacrifice of instinct is
the woman. OF course, that is going
down to low level Of refinement and
intelligence, but nevertheless it illus
trates the point I am making-that wO-
men are ever deferring to circumstances
in a manner that men won't. Ten girls
we'd old men where one young chap hus-
bands a venerable matron A debt Of
gratitude is owed to woman in this par
ticular, honestly and truly. Speaking
Of aged bridegrooms. enc Of them took
his youthful bride to Barnum's show.
She was so sweet in her manner, and so
bridal in her travelling costume that no
body could fail to see that she was right
from The sacriGcial altar.
Inc palr stopped IN IFOnI OF the snake
charmer, Nala Damajante, an East In
dian woman. who let's some pythons
crawl and wrthe around her bare nccl,
and arms most horribly. Nala is a very
bright, intelligent tourist, speaking Eng
fish with funny French accent, and
liable at any time tosay humorous things.
Above all the resents the imputaGon
that the snakes are nasty reptiles which
no sensitive person could bear to handle.
Well. the bride shivered at the sight,
chung to the arm of her husband. and
exclaimed:
''How can she bear to touch 'em -
II would rather do lis" said Nala,
spitefully, as she coiled asnake fondly
round her waist and patted its hideous
head ''zan hat re olt hoosband.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-15
Some Fun at the Expense ola Rail-
road.

road.
Editor PALATKA NEWS:
In some respects the Florida Southern
r. r. is q remarkable enterprise. | re-
gard it as one Of the "seven wonders of
Florida" Recently / CHANGED to be in
KeuI1a, a tasty little village on the west
of one of those charming lakes, nineteen
miles west Of PaIatka. I procured a
ticket for Palatka and was told that the
cars would be along at a. M. and with
fair luck and good weather we would
reach Palatka at / the same day. That
would be running at the fearful rate Of
over six miles an hour, almost as fast as
some farm horses travel in the north.
But the train did not appear till half
past eight, then she came laundering
along, and halted long enough to per-
NIT all passengers to get aboard, pick
out the best seats, and get themselves
fairly settled down to stay. then all
breaks were loosed, the steam turned on
and away we flew. reaching Interlachen,
two miles distant in about % minutes.
l defy any man to walk the
distance in less time. Here
we had time to get off and shake hands
with the good people Of this enterprising
place But we were soon off again, and
went plunging down grade towards
Meanwhile at the breakueck speed Of near
nine miles an hour After stopping a
few minutes to let some of the pious
people of this place aboard we again
loosed the bands and pressed with vigor
on. At times the old engine got right
down to it, and at one time went flying
through the woods at the rate Of near
eleven miles an hour. At Francis we
were showed onto the side track, and
there we lay and lay, till along came the
west bound train. After it had got well
out of sight, we backed out, and struck
for Palatka, and reached the junction at
half past ten. Here we had another full
stop. During the interval we improved
the tleeting moments by introducing a
debating society. sociable, &c. One of
our enterprising farmers concluded to
walk up to the planning mill and transact
some business. He returned in good
time BY and by we moved ON and soon
reached the depot in the Gem City of
Florida, having traversed 10 miles in
$50. When we returned in the eve
ming we met with about the same luck,
only little more of it. A ride of this
kind about once in a lifetime will 10 a
man good. We mean nothing out of the
way about either the road or the men
who are running it. but the next ticket
we purchase of the road ought to draw
interest at the rate of ten cents per an
mum. 1t seems to me that whoever got
up that time table ought to have wound
up his clock before commencing. Well,
taking it all in all, this road is one of the
wonders, and the man who can stand
more Than one trip of this kind a week
ought to be called the eighth wonder"
Long live the Florida Southern r. R.
PETER.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-15

Mrs. Cumming and children and Miss
Addie Van Voorhis left yesterday for
their homes in New York city. where
they will remain during the summer.
Miss Van Voorhis made many friends
during her stay in Palatka, and her
charming manners and bright wit will
be missed in the social gatherings until
her return.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-15
The Ohio stnmneder.

Baltimore American rep
In the Democratic Convention last
summer a spare young man with big
mustache jumped out in the middle Of
the floor and tried to create a stampede
for Cleveland. He failed The young
man was John r. Mclean, editor of the
CINCINNATI Enquirer. The occupation
of this same young man is now taken
UP with sledge hammer efforts to create
a stampede from Cleveland
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-15
AGENTS FOR THE NEWS.

The following gentlemen are the authorized
agents of THE PALATKA DAILY AND WEEKLY
NEWS, in their several localities:
w r Dewitt, San Mateo.
W Valentine, Nashua.
G Packard, WelalSa.
Il NJ Bard. NOrWalk.
] Il Marshall Fruitland. Fla.
J McCallum, Orange Mills, Fla.
A b Bart'ette, Georgetown.
Daniel Darling, DraytOu Island.
q Il Higly, Lake George.
! l. Burton. Crescent City.
! G Strickland, Interlachen.
A MunrOe, McMeekin.
Wm.C Braddock, Seville.
} Cewdon, st Augustine.
A II Vogelbach, MelrOse.
Charles Moore, Lake worth, Fla.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-15
Notice for Publication,
LAND OFF CE AT GAINESVILLE, FLA

LAND UEF CE At GAINESVILLE, fla
May. 18th, 1885.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim.
and that said proof viii be made before w I,
Forward Clerk, ut Pa!atka, Florida, on Tues
day. July 18th, 1885, viz: Joseph c Stuart of
Crescent City, Id No 9G2S for the II C i see Is
{ - E. - @.
lie names the following witnesses to prove
lis continuous residence upon. and culfivu-
tlon of. said land, viz: John Varnes, William
Henry, John Long, Darling Varncs. of Ores
cent City. Fla
/. A, BARNES, Register.
United States Land once.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-15

On the morning of May 18th 1885, at
the residence of the brides par
ents, by the Rev. \. w. Knight,
Frank W. Comstock, of Malabar. Indian
River, Fla, and Ella N. Ely, of San Ma
teo, Fla. The ceremony was strictly
private. But the numerous gifts from
widely separated points indicated that
the lady leaves behind large circle of
warm friends. One of the pleasant Incl
dents of the occasion was the following:
While en- route to the Anita, which con-
veyed them to their home on Indian
River, the bride was presented with a
boquet of beautiful white lilies, by an
elderly friend, with the salutation.
A fairy lily in thy hand
Gates of brass could not withstand
The touch of lilies in thy hand"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-15

For Thousands of old papers,
good for many purposes. Apply at the
NEWS office.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-15
THE DAILY NEWS.
CORRESPONDENCE

Solicited on all interesting topics throughout
the state. We viii be especially grateful for
ali local items of interest to the public. News
sent by wire should be abbreviated when pTac-
ticable and sent after O'Clock p m. addressed
TO PALATKA DAILY NEWS.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-15
Reading Notices.

TAX ASSESSORS NOTICE. viii be in Palat-
lta for next ten days for the purpose of assess
ing property for taxation the year 1885.
HENJ. 7. BOYD,
Tax Assessor for Putnam Co.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-15

The Office ofTHE DAILY NEWS is located on
Water street, in the Iron- Building next to
Reid's brick store.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-15

Mr.. E. c. Nichols has a stock of dry
goods which he is closing out at auction.
and the goods viii be sold regardless of
what they bring. The goods can be
found in Fry's Block, on Front street.
where they viii be auctioned every eve
ming at 2 o'clock. See advertisement.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-15

For RENT stores. IS Offices and sleeping
rooms, one dwelling, by Webb & Nichols.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-15
The News once.

Can be purchased at T CCOCHRANES.NEW
STAND at the pOstoffice building.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-15
The DaiIvNewa

?ALATKA, FLA, MAY 10, 1855.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-15
The snal1e-Cbarmer's Rebuke

SUBSCRIBER.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19
March of the Cholera.

The alarming increase of cholera in
Spain the past two weeks, the reappear-
ance of the disease in France and
fatal cholera case in Bristol, England,
has had the effect of renewing activity
on the part of the sanitary authorities
at our sea-ports. The summer is now
so far spent that there seems no imme-
date cause for apprehension this side
of the Atlantic; but the history of SIM
liar epidemics leads to the conclusion
that it will be almost impossible to pre-
vent the cholera from finally reaching
our shores--perhaps by another year.
1t may be delayed by stringent meas
ures, but so long as communication is
maintained with the infected countries
so long will the danger exist. The pos
sibility that the disease may be carried
to Cuba from Spain is source of
anxiety. In that case southern ports
will be exposed to the contagion, and
it could hardly be prevented from
spreading to other parts of the country.
1t is well known that the plague appar-
emily moves by a system of more or less
regular progression, following the lines
of communication between the various
countries and visiting each in turn,
sooner or later, with degrees of severity
regulated by the sanitary condition of
the people and the towns in which they
live. If the conditions favorable to the
spread of the disease are removed, its
ravages can be greatly circumscribed.
The people of this country should not
be lulled into false sense of security
because of the prediction that the chol-
era may not reach our shores this year,
and they should not neglect every neces-
sary precaution against the introduce
ton of the scourge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19

lawyer or the minister has most oppor-
tunity to apply such knowledge in his
professional career; and those who are to
devote themselves to business life, with
the view of acquiring fortunes, might
gain valuable ideas as to how wealth
may be best administered in the inter-
ests of the needy classes, and might
also have generous impulses early
awakened in this direction. 1t is
noted that Harvard University has
made beginning in the direction indi-
Gated. While giving to the philosoph-
ical aspects of ethics the study its i'm
portance demands, the interest of the
students has been enlisted in practical
ethical questions. Students who elect
this course are sent to visit the charit-
able institutions of Boston, which fur
nish an excellent opportunity for such
study. They are obliged to report in
writing the results of their observations.
Essays are written on topics naturally
included in such course. The thought
of the student is brought to bear not
only upon ethics in the abstract, but
as an important practical science. Their
attention is thus invited to the moral
and social problems of their own time
and it cannot be doubted that such a
course of study and observation will
yield excellent results.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19
A Southern Experiment.

A correspondent gives an account of
a normal school at Tuskegee, Alabama,
as an example of what the negro has
been able to accomplish at self-educa-
ton. In 1880 the Alabama Legislature
appropriated $4,000 to establish this
school, which was opened in July, 1881.
In less than four years the school has
attained membership of nearly two
hundred students, each one of whom
signs contract when he goes there
that he will teach at least two years in
the public schools of Alabama. 1t has
twelve teachers; five hundred eighty
acres of land, free of debt; brick-yard,
from which ten thousand bricks are
daily turned out by the students; and
windmill, and tank sixty-fve feet in
the air, with pipes and attachments for
carrying water to any part of the prem
Uses. There is one college building
which cost $4,000, and another, to cost
over $40, 900, is in process of erection
being built by students-besides
large number of cottages for boys,
poultry-houses, sheds, etc. There are
printing-oflice, a carpenter shop,
laundry, sewing school, forty acres of
growing crops, with live stock and
tools; and preparations are now being
made, with the limited funds that are
at the command of this most deserving
school, to add to the industrial depart
ment blacksmithing, tinsmithing, shoe
making, fruit-canning, Recommending
and saw-mill. 1t appears that this
school has been under negro control
from its inception, and the success of
the work has won the admiration of
the southern white people. In fact, it
can no longer be regarded as doubt
full experiment, and it affords a COM
plete refutation of the oft-repeated
statement that the colored people are
unable to develop capacity for self
education and self-support.