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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-12-19
IlSh thlS IeLteT.
Very respectfully,
T. J. APPLEH
connection and underst

Oar connection and understanding
with Mr.. Fraley, of the World has al
ready been given; that with Mr.. Apple
ward. of the Southern Sun, can be given
in a few words. Mr.. James, connected
with the Southern Sun, came to us say
ing he would write the article for the
World and asked us to give him such
particulars about THE NEWS as we wished
10 appear. We declined to do 50, and he
remarked that THE Sun would take
care of ITSELF" IT we had written an ar
ticIe on Palatka for a New York paper,
knowing that others would help pay for
it, we certainly would have demanded
ray for our work. This being true, Ii
will be seen that no reflection or sneer
at Mr.. James or Mr. Applcyard was in
tended, and in the light OF more accur-
ate knowledge afforded by the above ex-
PLANTATION, we acknowledge that we were
wrong in using the word hire" and
disciajm any intention to wound the
feelings OF any one.
At the same time we still think we
We're right in refusing to insert fulsome
praises of ourself or of cur business into
an article paid fer in part by others. Il
Mr.. Fraley's work in Palatka is sam
pie of what he did elsewhere, we are still
more decided in our opinion that the
mule delivered is not the horse bought,
and therefore should not be paid for.
Mr.. Appleyard says that no part of
the article sent was published there
fore he is in, no sense responsible for it.
and our remarks do not apply to him or
Mr. James. or the paper they represent.
Ed NEWS.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-12-19
Maude Price
Din for Divorce.

Maude Price
VS.. IblIl tOr divorce.
William i. Price
1t appearing by affidavit filed in the above
cause that the defendant. William L. Price.
resides out of the state Of Florida, that he IS
over the age Of twenty one years, and that to
the best of the com pla nant's knowledge and
belief re resides at GCOdland, Newton county
state of Indiana. Now on motion Of COM
plainant'S attorney il is considered and ad-
Judged that the defendant do answer or de-
muir TO the bill fled in this cause on or be
fore the 18th day of January, \. ID. 1856, other
wise said bill may be taken as confessed.
Provided this notice shall be published once
a week for four cOnSeC utive weeks in the Pa
latka Daily News, q newspaper in the City of
Palatka. and that all other notice be given as
required by law. Witness my hand and Of
fetal seal this 18th day of December a. u.
1855. WM. i. FORWARD,
Clerk Circuit Court.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-12-19
PaIatka and THE World"--An Esx-
DIanation.
The following is published by request

ne IDI!O"IIlS 10 ptsHiicitoNA - - 4
OFFICE OF SOUTHERN Sun
PUBLISHING COMPANY,
PALATKA, Fla, Dec. 1S, 1885.
JUDGE BENZ. HARRISON:
DEAR SIR: In this mornings NEWS,
in referring to the Worlds addition, you
say: ''He paid another TO do the work, >
etc And further on: "If the person
employed treated others as he did US,
each man was allowed to give an ac-
count of himself and his business, and
therefore, if he availed himself Of the
opportunity as we did not, the criticism
as an opinion, is worth nothing"
AS it was known by quite number III
Palatka, that Mr.. Fraley requested (not
''hired'') US to furnish him data on which
to write an article, the above can only
have allusion to ourself, and, inasmuch
as the article we furnished was not used
no part of twill you be kind enough
to publish this letter.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-10
KANSAS WOMEN.
And various rhings Concerning Them.

And Various Things Concerning Them.
Howard Colsrant, The Masquerade
Ball given by the Howard Ladies AssO-
citation at the Opera House, Christmas
evening, was quite largely attended, and
passed OF IN every way successfully.
About three-fourths of the attendants
were masked, and they all seemed to en-
Joy themselves immensely. The music
was furnished by "hOme talent" but it
seemed to give general satisfaction. The
receipts were S72, and after paving all
expenses the ladies viii clear about $25.
If the weatherhad been miIder, OF course
the attendance would have been larger,
but taking all things into consideration
the result and profits of the occasion are
entirely satisfactory.
Wellington Press: The maddest
young woman up to date lives IN the
west part of town. She hung up her
stocking Christmas eve. She took 1t
down the next morning and discovered
nothing in it. She was mad. She flung
the stocking disdainfully from her. Re
Gently she went to put on said piece of
her wardrobe. She made a discovery.
Down deep IN one corner of the tee was
two POUNDS Of chocolate drops, a new
silk dress and a pair of roller skates. She
is again happy, and prides herself on
her little feet.
Columbus Times: Miss SaIIie HutseIl
started a few days ago for New Orleans
to take in the Worlds Exposition. She
viii be gone for about two weeks. She
viii probably be the only female
county superintendent In attendance
and viii be a most fitting representative
of one of the rare productions of the en-
terprising State of Kansas. Truly a live
lady superintendent of schools viii be q
credit TO Cherokee county and we con-
graduate the exposition, as well as Miss
HutseI, on the mutual honor thus con
ferred.
A young lady In Parsons has served a
written notice on a young gentleman
who claims the first place in her affec-
tiOns, that after January /, 1885, he must
do one of two things: Either cease visit
ing saloons and using strong drink, or
relinquish all claims on her, as she de-
spises a loaEsr and positively viii not
keep company with a gentleman who
she knows is addicted to the habit Of
strong drink.
Mrs. Corchran, a farmers wife near
Greenwich, was accidentally shot by an
old gentleman who was visiting at her
home. The entire load of shot took eff
feet IN her right limb, midway to the
knee, shattering the bone and decorating
the flesh in q horrible manner. A sue
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-10
FARMING IN KANSAS.

Noteworthy Incidents Among the Farmers
OF the State.
COncordia Empire: There is no use
talking to US about the grain and stock
men not being in combination to beat
the farmers. We know they have com
bined in previous years and believe they
would do it as quickly this year as before.
What they lose in gambling ventures
they must make up from the producers.
When you take in load Of corn or hogs
ust notice If there is any bidding gp of
prices. Not a bit. Mr.. A. takes the first
load at his own figures and all the other
buyers stand back or talk soft nonsense.
Mr.. b. takes the. second load and Mr. @.
the third load in like manner, and the
buyer who owns the grain for one day
makes more profit than the farmer who
has tOiled a whole year. Between the
railroads and the buyers the farmer is
ground pretty thin. The low prices for
grain and stock are the chief causes of
the hard times. If farmers could sell
their stock and grain at fair prices they
would pay off their debts and buy more
Of the necessaries of life from our trades
men. We hope to see the ball rolling
soon.
Downs Times: The farmers in this
vicinity who have a large sur
plus of feed should make ar
engagements to feed more stalk now that
the price of corn is so low instead Of sell
ing their grain below a living price. This
IS done quite generally in the eastern
part Of the State and must eventually be
done here. Our farmers should have
stock enough to eat up all their surplus
corn. Feed for others if you have not
the capital to buy yourself
Hartford Call. Oneof the largest land
sales ever made in this county, was con
summated recently. Tt consisted In the
transfer of the Narret Brown ranch, south
of this city, comprising thirty-fOur hun
dred and eighty acres, to Captain S. B.
Warren, Mayor Of EmpOria, the price
being $50, GOO. There are thirty miles of
ence upon the place. This immense
tract VIII now be cut up into small farms
and sold to settlers, instead Of remaining,
as heretofore, in one uncultiVated body.
A Mr.. Waldron, living on the old Bill
Richardson farm, near Labette, died
very suddenly q few nights ago Of sup
posed heart disease. He went to bed
well as usual and at 4 o'clock in the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-10
STOCK ITEMS.
Points of Interest About Kansas stock.

! Points Of Interest About Kansas stock.
Dodge City Col550y: J. L. Colyer re-
/ Gently sold his cattle and a portion of his
ranch in Kansas, to AIorper Bros, of
/ Missouri, for IS, 200. Mr.. COlyer came TO
| Stafford county a few years ago poor
man and By industry and economy has
| secured a gOOdiy share of this worlds
/ goods, having two months ago sold q half
! section of land for q good price. He eX-
/ poets to make some more good money
/ out of Stafford county real estate, and
/ has invested a portion of his capital in
another track OF splendid land
Ness County Nelr8: Noah Chenoweth,
a member of the Smoky Hill pool, esti-
mates the number of cattle owned by
its mem ers to be 1900. The pool has
a drift fence of sixty miles on the south
side of their range, and about 100 miles
of dre-guards surrounding. The stock
are allowed to find theirOWn shelter and
feed. This system of herding stock is a
great saving to the owners, but viii like
ly be shOrt-lived on account of settlers
taking the land along the water courses.
Ifsheep are allowed to Craze wheat
during the Winter and early Spring, it is
said they Will destroy great numbers of
the eggs and larvae of chinch bugs, army
worms and the Hessian fly. These in
sects lay their eggs IN the Spring and
Fail, and they are Matched by the first
warm spell. There are many instances
where wheat has been saved from de-
struction by the grazing Of sheep.
Oberlin Herald: We are gratifed to
know that never before in the history of
the county have farmers and stOCkmen
been so abundantly prepared with fod-
der and shelter for the care and prOtec-
ton of stock, as this year, and we pre-
dict no severe loses viii be reported from
this locality.
Carbon City Sentinel: The cattle are
stemming the cold wave as well as could
be expected. The only noticeable
change is they are draWn.up considerably,
but are doing nicely. The sheep are not
suffering TO any great extent, with the
possible exception Of the young lambs.
Osborne Farmer: Mr.. A. B. Brown, of
Tapley, passed through town recently
with a flock of 1890 sheep bound for
Salem, Jewell county, where they will be
Wintered. The Brown sheep ranch, near
Tapley,h as an aggregate Of nearly 1000
sheep.
Humboldt Union. Quite a number of
cattle have died in OurtOWnship within
the last month. Authorities differ as to
the cause of the loss, but Dave Byrum
says his was afflicted with the "drive off"
The remedy for that is a rope and tree
Burr Oak Herald: Cattle in this vicin-
ity are still dying quite rapidly. The
cause is now generally attributed to dry
cOrnstalks. T. Z. Ratcliff, of Walnut,
lost two last week, and j. @. ArmagOst,
Of Harrison, has lost four recently.
Stock has suffered considerable during
the recent cold snap.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-10

morning his wife discovered the sad
truth.
More Kansas acres VIII be seeded TO
tame grasses within the coming year
than have been soWn in the entire period
that has elapsed since the frstsettlement
of the State.
The Mcpherson Freeman says that
Kansas corn cobs are so large this year
that people have to break them in two
In order to get them in their stoves
Farmers, see that your fruit trees are
protected from rabbits, as this is about
the time they begin 70 eat the bark and
destroy the tree.
Every farmer should put up a few load
of ice. 1t is not needed at present, but
viii be next Summer.
A farmer near Bull City harvested
1,O78 bushels Of wheat from thirty-fye
acres.
The value of this years crop in Kan
sas is estimated at $150,OO0,OO0
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-10

cessfuI amputatiOn was performed and
the lady is still living.
Newton Kaasan. Miss Churchill of
Indianapolis, Indians, who has
been practicing medicine IN that city for
some time past arrived here recently.
Miss Churchill is a graduate Of Ann Az
Dor. Mich, which is 8 sufficient recon-
mendatiOn, without US saying more.
She has located on Broadway two doors
west of the foundation of the new opera
house.
Lawrence Herald Tribune. Miss Cora
Gill took, through mistake, twenty drops
Of acOnite. Her mistake was discovered
immedjately[-and by the prompt use OF
remedies fatal results were arrested. The
danger viii be better understood when it
Is remem bered that one drop Of acOnite
is a dose.
Arkansas City Democrat: A little
daughter Of Mr.. James Lahore, of Pleas
ant Valley township, had one of her
hands so badly frozen while on her way
home from Sabbath school last Sunday
morning that it is thought that two of
her fingers viii have to be amputated.
Cherryvale GlObs-NelUs: A Cherryvale
girl who made a bet of fifty kisses on
the election, and lost, says she is going
to have a fair count if she has 30 canvass
it q dozen times. We glory in herspunk;
we would do the same thing If similarly
situated.
Hiawatha WorId. The Exhibition
given by Miss 1IcCIintOck's class in the
Methodist church last week was largely
attended and very much enjoyed. The
receipts were over $50 Miss Lily Baird
was elected Treasurer Of the class.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-10

have sufficient revenue TO pay expenses
and charges and s fair return % tlt
vino have invested their money ia tEeLn-
if their legitimate revenue is depleted 81
specuIatiOns and frauds of employees the
loss must be made good by the main-
tenanCe Of higher rates of charges upon
business that would otherwise be uecea
sary. This must be from the fact thai
the losses Occasioned IN this way never
appear as earnings or revenue. and 81 is
therefore & loss resulting 20 the public -
we'll as to the railway companies. The
purchase of q ticket is so simple q mat
ter that we think that all passengers
should be required to procure one cover
ing the journey, at all places where the
company keeps them for sale, or be sub
jeCted, If payment is made on the train.
to absolute charge in addition TO regular
fare of 8 sum sufficient to make the pur-
chase q ticket an inducement.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-10
- Founder II VEashIneLen.

The Washington Banker Corcoran ne
members the French engineer who laid
out the city of Washington, and writes as
follows to MIR. kassOn: In compliance
with my promise, j give you the follow
ing memoranda in relation to Mai. Pierre
LEnfant, a soldier of the revolution,
who made the plan Of the Federal city.
''P. @. LEnfant, born, 1855; Lieutenent
IN the French service 1877: Captain In
Corps of Engineers, revolutionary army,
February le, l17S; wounded at the
siege of Savannah, October 6, 1778, and
left on the field for dead, but aiterWsrd
recovered" knew him personally, and
saw MIN frequently in the early part Of
the present century. He was a grea.
pedestrian, and frequently extended his
walks to Georgetown, where he had
many friends and admirers, among them
my father, at whose house he generally
stopped. He was very poor
and very proud, refusing to receive the
smallest compensation offered him and
/ believe still due him for the great
remainder Of his life was entirely sup
ported by his personal friend, Dudley
Digges, with whom he lived at War
burton" and at "Chillium Castle Manor"
The hrst-named place adiOins Fort
Washington, which was then called Fort
Warburton, and the latter is in Prince
Georges county, Nd, north of Bladen-
burg, where he died June 4, 1925 1t
has always been my intention, if the
Government did not do so, to have his
remains removed from the Garden Of
the old mansion to a more suitable loca-
ton, and to this end Iapplied some time
ago to the present owner of the last
named estate. u. LaWrasOn Riggs, who
readily acCeded to my request, and / ana
sure there is not a citizen of the United
States who would not be glad 20 see
Congress pay this tribute of respect to
the gallant old soldier who planned this
city, which was once ironically called
the Getty of Magnificent Distances" but
which should be called the garden city
of the world.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-10

There are 5000 Sunday School scholars
IN L2bette county and fifty Sunday
schools and Al teachers. Crawford
county has 100 schools and Cherokee
sixty-elght.
Since Rev. ingalls, has gone to Emporia
peWs IN the congregational church have
rented for bigger money than was ever
known before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-26
Things Worth knowing.

From the Ladies' Home Journal
A half teaspOonful OF soda in half O cup of
water will relieve sick headache caused by in
digestion.
A fever patient is cooled off and made COM
Portable by frequent sponging with warm soda
water.
Warm mustard water should be given to one
who has accidentally swallowed poison; this
will cause vomiting; after that give a cup of
strong coffee; that will counterfeit the remaining
effects.
When going from a warm room out into the
cold air close your mouth and breathe through
your nose to prevent taking cold
A hard cold is Oftimes cured by cup of hot
lemonade taken at bedtime, as it produces per
spiratiOn.
Consumptive night sweats may be arrested by
spOnging the body at night in salt and water
TeetlIiny children may be relieved of convul-
sions by being immersed in a warm bath and
cold water applied to the head.
For Group or pneumonia bruise raw onions
lay on cloth with powdered gum camphor
sprlnkled over 1t, and apply to chest and lungs,
and cover with hot flannel This is q sure cure
If taken in time.
For nervous headache, when the pain is over
the eyes and the temples are throbbing, apply
cloths wet with cold water to the head, and hot
baths to the feet.
The juice OF red onion is a perfect antidote
Ior the sting OF bees, wasps, hornets, etc. The
sung OF the hOney-be, which is always left in
the wound, should first be removed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-26
How Royalty Travels.

From Mr.. Yates World. London.
The carriages which are used by the ouaen
when travelling long distances are Comfortable
enough to satisfy the most exacting passenger.
and the imperial train Of the late Emneror
Napoleon used to be considered a miracle ~
luxury; but the latter was not good enough for
the late car, who purchased il. and II was
improved and altered and refurnisbed ouf of
recognition before 1t was pronounced fit for nse
In Russia. The English saloons sink into utter
contempt when compared with IL, This train.
which is always used by the emperor and
empress for long journeys, carried them TO
kremsier and back. There are sixteen Carriages
OF which the first is a kitchen and then come
one for police agents, one for the military suite.
three for members of the household and two
Tor the imperial family, each grand duke having
an entirely separate compartment, which can
be ntted for either day or night USE The
carriage OF the empress has q spacious sleeping
compartment, with q hammock bed, furniture
OF ebony and utensils OF silver and an immense
looking glass. There is q bathroom completely
ntted, and compartment for the lady-in-
waiting. The empress sleeping-room contains
writing table. sofa and easy chairs. The
emperor's sleeping-ca is fitted with olive
green leather and only contains q bed and
dressing table and bath. Then comes q sitting.
room, htted very simply; and lastly the dining
room, which is furnished with carved oak and
merely contains tables, chairs and sideboard.
There Is communication throughout the train
nom one end to the other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-26

n NAH Ont8H anu HIS hOun00.
SOMETHING THAT PUTS ONE IN MIND OF A
CRUELTY OF THE SLAVERY DAYS.
From the Birmingham (Ala-) Age.
E. 0. Coswell, the keeper Of the hounds at
Slope No. 2, Pratt mines, is q man OF the most
peculiar temperament in Jefferson county. He
had rather run after an escaped convict than
eat. He is Of powerful physique, and can stand
great deal OF tough work. An Age reporter
asked him to speak Of some Of his experiences
with dogs
~ have sixteen of the finest hounds that ever
yelped and struck trail, and q convict is my
meat when he gets away. The business of
catching cOnvicts Is interesting, but hard. The
hounds are dOcile ana quiet in camps, bit the
moment they are called on duty they become
fred with enthusiasm. The animals know as
well as we do when convict has escaped by
the commotion made. 1.-THE convict has the
start OF us the dogs circle for his track When
the track Is found the dogs follow 1t until the
man Is found. He Is held at bay by the dogs
who surround him until some one comes up.
The dogs never attack q man. once captured
man In Chiffon county, ten miles from Jemi-
son, after sixteen-hour cold track. The dis
man all day on = twenty-four hour track, but
the track was too cold. The longest trail ever
had was four days. went 1855 miles to get q
convict. DID get him should say so.
II nave some remarkable dogs-One Is Fan.
me, q nne hound, who has the instincts Of q
would follow a man to the end of the earth
whnOut leaving the original trail. II she is on
the wrong one, she goes to the end fit and then
returns nome. have seen herYo through the
streetS Oh birmingham on o trail. She would
~ 70 NAN pariOr II her trail led her there. l
1 law i've OI tee nnest puppies ever seen In JEFF
like velvet"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-26

from the Hartford Post Sept ID.
few nights ago b. K. Stoughton, of South
Windsor, dreamed that he was bitten by a
snake, and when he arose in the morning he
found one of his forefngers bearing the imprint
of a couple Of teeth. It was stiff and somewhat
swollen, and caused him more or less pain.
The blood escaped from the affected portion
when It was pressed. The following morning
the finger was no better, and considerable blood
was forced out through the injured parts. Mr..
Stoughton was unable to account for the bite
" lille in his room during the day, sitting near
the window, he discovered an adder making its
way through the vines which shaded the Side
of the house. The reptile had climbed up the
lattice work. winding its way along and darted
into the chamber There IL was killed by Mr.
Stoughton. Whether it had been in the room
before of course cannot be known positively
but the superstition is that it had, and that Mr.
Stoughton was actually bitten by it while he
was asleep. His hand was probably outside the
bedclothes, and the snake may have nestled
near it for warmth. The sensation from feeling
the reptile may have caused a movement Of
the hand while Mr.. StONghton was asleep and
occasioned the bite. Adders frequently get into
curled up in bed. The bites are poisonous
though not necessarily fatal. The fat-headed
adder Is an occasion Of dread wherever it is
found, and one is thoroughly justified in trying
70 escape from 1t without giving it battle, un-
less ne has q long club at hand with which he is
sure OF Killing 1t at q blow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-26
In the Saddle.
From the Chicago Herald.


The trot is fast becoming the fashionable gait
and II l. preferred by all experienced riders.
Single-footers are getting out of style Iti an
unnatural gait and in most cases denotes that
the horse has weak back The animal has
been overburdened or it has been shod badly
and conseq uently il lifts one foot at a time in
stead OF two The walk, jog-trot and saIIep are
The natural galts OF the hOrse-there are but
few PAGERS born. The English trot so much
affected Of late is harder on the horse than the
German trOt, because the rider lifts his flIll
weight in the stirrups and comes down forward
throwing the weight on the forequarter of the
horse IN the German trot the weight of the
rider IS more easily distributed. IL is the req
ular balance seat. the rider sitting upright and
the rider receives the olts the Thighs by press
Ing them close ID the saddle. The easiest but
not the most graceful is the jockey trot. The
rider springs up from the saddle as the horse
steps and does not feel the ioIting at all