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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-08-27

Sam Benson was young man who
had embraced merchandise as o pro-
fessien. He failed in business, but not
discouraged he sold little piece of
land his wife owned, and started up
again, but disaster again overlook him.
He then went to New York, and applied
to his uncle, who was successful mer-
chant, for small stock of goods.
"You are no good. You will never
amount to row of pins" was the re-
ply.
~But, uncle, think / can avoid the
rocks on which split, and by honesty
and industry 1 can establish myself
firmly in business"
"You have fritted away your oppor-
tunities. You have failed in business
twice. and you have not got anything
to show for il. When man neglects
his opportunities as you have done,
there is no hope for HIM. There are
some men born without any sense, ano
you are one of them. I'd like to help
you, Sam. but ms long as you cling to
the foolish notion of being honest and
square in your dealings. it's not safe to
intrust you with money. '-Teras SUt-
Yp1s. .
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Dining In Persia.

Persian dinners are always preceded
by pipes (hubble-bubbles), while tea
and sweets are handed around. Then
servants bring in long leathern sheet
and place it ON the ground; the guests
take their seats around it, squatting on
the ground. A fat loaf of bread is
placed before each man. Music plays
The dinner is brought in on trays and
placed on the ground on the leathcrn
sheet; the covers are removed; the host
says "Bismillah" "in the name of Cod },
aud in silence all fall to with their
fingers.
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-. .
March that he experienced il. So-
we're weather-that il, intensely celd--
had set in just before Christmas in
1879, the Thermometer sinking down to
65 degrees below zero, and never get
ting above go degrees below. and we
were having very hard time with our
sleighing along the river. our camps ut
night almost in sight of those we had
lett in the morning, SO close were they
together and SO slowly did we labor
along. Reindeer, on which we were
relying for our daily supply OF food,
were not found near the river, and be-
ing seen some ten or fifteen miles back
from it, determined to leave its bed
and strike straight for home in Hud-
sons Bay.
We had been gone two or three DAYS,
and as we assembled the higher levels,
the thermometer commenced lowering,
and on the Sd of January, 1850, at 3
o'clock in the afternoon, reached seven
ty-one degrees below zero, the coolest
we experienced on our sledge journey
of nearly year in length, and the cold
est ever encountered by white men
travelling out of doors for that day we
moved camp some ten or twelve miles
to the southeastward. The day was
not at all disagreeable, must say, un-
til long toward the dreary night, when
O slight zephyr, the merest kind of mo-
ton of the leaves on tree, or even
sufficient to cool the face on a warm
day, sprang up from the southwark,
and slight and Insignificant asst was,
it cut to the bone every part of the
body that was exposed, and which for
tunately was only the face from the
eyebrows 10 the chin and about half OF
the cheeks. We turned our backs to-
ward it as much as possible, and es.
pecially after we had got into camp
and got to work building our snow
houses and digging through the thick
ice of the lake for fresh water, and so
lazily did our breath that CONCEALED
into miniature clouds float away to the
northward, like the little light rus
clouds of q summer sky, that we knew
well enough how terribly GOLD it must
be without looking at the thermometer
that stood at II degrees below zero,
Fahrenheit.
1t 10 not so much the intensity of the
cold, expressed in degrees on the Their
mometer, that determines the disagree
ableness of arctic winter weather as it
is the force and relative direction of
the wind. have found il far pleas
anter with the thermometer at 80, 60,
or even 70 degrees below zero, Fahren-
heit, with little or no wind blowing at
the time, than to face rather stiff
breeze when the little tell-tale showed
so degrees warmer temperature. Even
an arctic acclimated white man facing
good, strong wind, at 20 or % de-
grees below zero, is almost sure to find
the wind freeze the nose and cheeks,
and the thermometer does not have to
sink over or 5 degrees to induce the
Eskimos themselves to keep within
their snug snow houses under the same
circumstances, unless want or famine
demands their presence In the storm.
With plenty in the larder for all the
mouths, brute and human, none Of
them venture out in such weather.
Lieut. SchUGtkd.
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Patience n Virtue.

Bill Blount was selected by the Aus
tin Debating Society to deliver an adj
dress on the subject of Moderation. I"
Bill has enjoyed q classical education,
and is good-hearted fellow, but he il
little hot-headed. This is the way he
began his address:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN-Moder
ton in all things-shut that door, will
you? Moderation, ladies and-the door |;
say, shut that door. Moderation in
all things is-will you, or win you not,
you blank, addle-pated fool, shut that
door? Moderation in all things is o
virtue
Just then another late conner opened
the door, and We shot out.-Teras
Siftinqs.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-08-27

The great progress Of Biblical learn
ing necessitates revision of our King
James version. but in nearly all lam
guages into which the Bible is translated
there is being felt the same need. Ger
many as revising Luthers translation
that noble work which took what was
without form and void, the German
tongue, and crystallized il as the Lam
guage OF the people and the beginning
of German literature. Sweden and
Holland are also moving in the same
direction to revise their version
Northwestern Christian Adrocate.
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start: and il Ole paints ideal heada
and faces. ono m INST have a model
Ethel laughed aloud.
do you know" she said, confiden-
TALLY. shat Mrs. Colby once remarked
in joke that--that If l hadn't my
thing better to do / might make my
living by loaning out my head-you
know the hair is the color Titan used
to paint"
IF you would only give me one or
two sittings," he pleaded, II should be
so grateful. But should not ask--it
would be too much"
no, it wouldn't" she answered, de-
terminedly; so after a little discussion
1t was arranged that she should come
there the next day and pose for
Madonna, or whatever he chose to
make Of her.
Mrs. Colby protested against the
sittings, but to no purpose, and then
interviewed Mr.. Harbridge on the sub
ject.
II tell You what, Ellen" said her
father, with wisdom that nineteen
years, acquaintance with Ethel had i'm
bued him with, IF we run contrary to
her wishes in this direction, sure as
fate she'd run against mine from sheer
obstinacy by falling in love with and
marrying this Ellison"
And that's the very thing I'm afraid
will happen"
"Oh, never you fear about that. 1t
takes opposition to make people marry
poor artists, and Ethel hasn't been
crossed in this within yet"
Nothing further was said, but Mrs.
Colby's fears were by no means al
layed.
The sittings went on. and the Ma
donna progressed rapidly. At length
it was finished. The artist. though far
from being egotistical, could see for
himself how immensely superior it was
to his landscapes.
He was standing beside Ethel at a
little distance from it, silently noting
its wonderful beauty.
Il could not have painted it so well
had it not been for your kindness" he
said, at last, in reply to a compliment
which she hesitatingly gave. "But my
opportunities are over. You are going
away, and even if you were not /
could not trespass on your patience for
sittings for another picture"
But there are plenty of models to
be had" she said. with CLEAN of mis-
chief in her eye.
Not" he began, and stopped alb
ruptly.
Not in Chicago" laughed Ethel.
$50 on and finish, Mr.. Ellison; I can
anticipate the rest, for 1 overheard a
remark which you once made about the
lack of female beauty in this city,"
He flushed hotly; but glance at her
face treasured him. Something in her
manner, also, gave him desperate
courage, ut which he himself was much
amazed when he recollected afterward
all the occurrences. of that afternoon.
But YOU have shown me my mis-
take" he said, coming q little closer.
"There is one beautifuf woman here;
but only one. What would not give
to possess her?"
"Well. what would you?" she ASKED,
coquettishly, with a smile that showed
him what the answer would be to the
question, should he ask it. But it never
came.
There was only little cry of Joy,
some smothered exclamation, the sound
which has always been supposed to be
peculiar to turtle doves, but which has
been infringed and improved upon by
the human species, and then the Ma
donna on the handsome easel looked
complacently down and saw her living
prototype gathered into the artists
arms. Chicago Ledger.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-08-27

Give us they cried. "a toastis
All were in merry trim:
Each. except me. could boast
One who had smiled on him
Dora we'd toasted. Kate.
Margery. Etheldred:
Now 1t was getting late.
IL was my turn. they said
"She that Won love the most.
Give us the name." they cried.
Forced To propose q toast,
-liilianl" 1 replied.
Lillian" sounded we'll.
Flushing eighteen. no more:
Was then bound to tell
That she had passed three score?
HAS she blue eyes-your queen
Hazel or black" said they.
Kindly and clear and keen.
And OF tender gray.
Why was forced to add,
-Spectacles large and blue.
Now that her sight Is bad,
Shelters their gaze so true
Golden or brown her hair?-
soft" replied. "and light.
This conceived was fair,
since IL is nearly white.
What il her voice In toner
Gentle and soft and low.
Was i Obliged TO own
Sorrows have made 1t So
And do you love her best
Under the whole blue sky?
And for her highest hest
Would you be glad to die2
Would you that for her good.
sorrows should fall on your
Gladly l said. Il would
That at the least was true.
Then as their glasses rang.
Dancing with flashes red,
"Ltlliani" out they sang:
Here's to her health" they said,
-Grey-eyed and blonde-a belle
Blushing eighteen-no morel"
Lillian seconded well,
Why should / tell them more2
nipple Bar.
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Sevcnty-one degrees below zero
means one-hundred and three degrees
below the freezing point.
1t was in the arctic regions, not far
from Backs Great Fish River, when
the author was conducting homeward
sledge journey to Hudson's Bay in the
depth of an arctic winter-November,
December. January, February, and
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-08-27
Not Tired.

Deacon-Boysl boysl you shouldn't
play marbles to-day. Sundays a day
OF rest, you know.
Spokesman--yes, sir, we knows IL;
but we amt tired, sir Harper's Bd-
ear.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-08-27

A FRENCH duelist, who has mad six
or seven affairs, says that ne felt like
a coward in every one of them, and was
only held up by the fear of ridicule.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-08-27

THERE is steady tendency to the
style of dress of fifty years ago.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-24
A Change Predicted.
PALATKA. March god, 1885.

PALATKA. March 22d, 1885.
Editor PALATKA NEWS:
[ have often heard it remarked by
dyed-in-the-wool republicans, that a ne
gro cannot he democrat | see no lust
reason why he cannot be democrat as
we'll as a republican. When democracy
means nothing more nor less than gov
eminent administered by the people and
for the people. whilst republicanism
means the ame-a state governed by
representatives elected by the people. In
reality, both creeds amount to the same
thing. At the birth of the two parties
one favored slavery, while the other did
not. The sentiment of the two parties
to-day are far different from that of days
gone by. Democracy to-day would not
soil its hand with slavery Were it pos
sible to reinstate such a system. While
on the other hand, l have not the least
doubt but what the republican party
would stoop to sanction reinstatement if
it meant restoration to power again.
These being facts, then why can't col
ored man be democrat? The negro is
not blamed for being a republican, as
long as that party protected his rights as
an American citizen. l seriously ques-
ton whether that party did this during
its day.
How many civil rights suits did the
negro win under the republican admins
tratioh: will answer none. Out of
the nine supreme judges the eight re-
publican judges declared the civil rights
bill unconstitutional, while the one dem
ocratic judge declared that it was con-
stitutio nal Since then, have we not
gained every civil rights suits before
democratic judges? will answer yes.
Then why not be a black democrat
How absurd and inconsistent some men
are. pronounce the assertion ground
less and viii futher say that if demora-
cy ful6lls the pledges made to The negro
by Mr.. Cleveland in his inaugural adj
dress, four years more will find the south
lined with black democrats from center
to ci rcumference, and what remaining
few white republicans that may be found
will have to stand from under.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-24
Crescent City Items.
BY CHRIS.

Mr.. d. w. Burton has erected a school
room near his residence on Summit
street. His wife, who opened school on
the 9th inst. is having good success.
Messrs. Beach & Miller have about
completed the reftting Of their store and
now have ample room to display their
large stock of dry goods and groceries.
y son of c. P. Roberts. of Crystl Lake
was brought to the city on Thursday, and
Drs. Sprague & Newsom removed about
seven inches of the radius from the boys
left arm. The arm was fractured eleven
years ago, since which time pus contin-
ued to issue from the carious bone. The
boy is resting nicely and does not com
Main
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-24
AGENTS FOE THE NEWS.

The following gentlemen are the authorized
agents of The PALATKA DAILY AND W EtKLY
NEWS, in their several localities;
w r Dewitt, San MateO.
w Valentine, Nashua.
& s Packard. Welaka.
II NJ Bard. NOrwalk.
] E Marshall, Fruitland, Fla.
J NcCallum, Orange.Mills,' Fla.
b Bartlette, Georgetown,
Daniel Darling, Drayton Island.
T. f IIigly, Lake George.
J l. Burton, Crescent City.
j G Strickland, Interlachcn.
A Munroe, McMcekin.
VIM BraddOck, Seville.
J Cewdon, st Augustine.
A IL Vogelbach, Nelrose,
Charles Moore, Lake worth, Fla.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-24

the rudely awakened guest if his gas was
escaping, the halls being filed with it
from some unknown source. In the NOR
ming the answer to the universal ques-
tior was, 20, that fool in No. - blew
his gas out. Excuse me. gentlemen"
sale |, ''but have heen there myself,
That gas blew itself out, and the foolish
ness Of No. AZ consisted in ONLY expect
ing it to burn.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-24

Blowing Out the Gas" Explained.
There is undoubtedly a vast deal Of
gratuitous insult and contumely heaped
upon the head,of that fool who blew
his gas out" l cannot believe that there
are enough people of this exaggerated
type of idiocy in the country to fill out
the list of deaths from asphyxiation by
illuminating gas. am of the opinion
that in the majority of these cases the
fault lies in having the gas turned down
when retiring for the night, either from
an idea of economy in the saving of
matches or some other reason, and that
the fame is afterward extinguished by
any one of a number of natural causes,
with resulting insensibility and possible
death of the victim from inhaling the
escaping gas.
The following is case in point: While
staying at a hotel in Pittsburg recently.
l discovered, by narrow escape myself
from suffocation, that the gas had a Pc
culiar way of extinguishing itself. After
studying over the matter, I came to the
conclusion that the patent machine in
which it was produced permitted air to
enter so that at times there would not be
sufficient gas emitted at the burner to
sustain combustion.
One night the entire house was aroused
by the porter going through the corridor
and pounding on eaah door and asking
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-24

The Democratic Executive Committee
of Putnam county, viii meet in Palatka,
at the Court House 1880 o'clock,
on March cath, 1885, Important bust
uess viii be discussed and full attend
ance is desired. BY order of the Chair
man.
BENZ. HARRISON. Sec.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-24

HORSES AND MULES.-LoOk out for 80 head,
draft, light harness and fine saddlers. They
will arrive at Palatlla about the 18th. We will
keep supply on hand that will be sold at
Jacksonville prices. Call and see US at our
new stable on Lemon street.
Rafferty, Bros.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-24
THE DAILY NEWS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Solicited on all interesting topics throughout
the State. We viii be especially grateful for
an local items of interest to the public. News
sent by wire should be Abbreviated when prac,
ticable, and sent after O'Clock 2 ~, addressed
TO PALATKA DAILY NEWS.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-24

Mrs. Sarah NJ Fields died at her home
in this city early yesterday morning.
She was the wife of Captain Fields and a
daughter of Mr.. Barrett, and was well
we'll known in Palatka. She has been in
bad health for long time, and no doubt
she welcomed death as a relief from her
severe sufferings. She was aged about
IS years at the time of her death The
funeral services will be held at the resi-
dence of her father, Mr.. Barrett on
Third street. at l o'clock to-day.
Kennerly s, Co want those in need of
stoves to call and examine their stock
We can suit you.
The Jacksonville Herald lately gave
some names of negro children which
were peculiar by reason of excessive
length. To these we appended others,
and the whole has been going the rounds
of the press. Since we have placed in
our notebook two others which are at
least characterized by a cosmopolitan
spirit which scorns no mixture however
incongruous. A negro bore the follow
ing; Thomas Didymus Christopher
Holmes Peter Bozzaris Henry Jones, and
young white man has chosen to be
called Samuel Aretas Randolph Jeffer-
SOL Long. Next,
Look at our new Hamburg Meetings.,
Ruchings, Collars, Ruffting and Laces.
DEvEREUX, ROGERO & Son.
1t was on the upper deck Of the steam
er DeBary, and the fertility of various
lands was under discussion, when a SOL
emn specimen declared that in his ia
| theirs garden on Indian river the cabbag
es grew so tall that visitors slung ham
mOcks from one to the other and rested
in their shade from the TOO passionate
! chances of the mid-winter sun. Anothe r
said he had been to Brevard county, but
! would advise none but blacksmiths to go
there, because their work was in great
| demand. 81 saw thirty men at work on
one pot, said he. "What did they want
with such big one," asked the solemn
specimen. ITO boil your fathers cab
bage," he gravely replied.
Don't forget that Vertrees & Co. have
on hand fine stock of wagons, made
especially for the Florida trade. They
can furnish any kind of wagon desired,
and at prices to suit the times.
As sEMBLIEs DANsATE.-Prof. Motifs
assemblies meet at Capt. Lucas boat
house every Monday and Thursday eve
nings. s to II o'clock. Gentlemen not
subscribers, will be admitted for 81. No
charge for ladies. Parties desiring pri-
vate lessons can be accommodated by
addressing Prof. Mott, city. Waltz
guaranteed in very few private lessons.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-24

/ have just received a large shipment of best
family -four, hams, shoulders etc, which | Of
fer at rock bottom prices Give me a call.
b. II. BARKER
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-24
w cstmoreland Hotei---Arrivals Yes
terday.

c { Converse, Leesburg; G a Brett
ami wife, Brooklyn: Mrs D H DeBann.
New York; Mrs F W Boyen, Leesburg;
G c Lacey, Savannah; w Miller, Cres-
cent City; w D Holden, Orlando; G w
Shallcross, New York: II Benjamin, At
lanta; B F Carver, New York; L z Lett
er, Chicago; \ w Metzger, Mobile; F
Priest and wife, Boston; G H Russell and
wife, Detroit; C H Haskins and wife,
Milwaukee; w H Gregg, wife and
daughter, St. Louis; 7 Brumback,
wife and daughter, Ohio; w NJ Ladd and
wife, Portland; Mrs II J Corlett, Port
land; II L Garfield, Minneapolis; J r
Hotfiin and wife, Minneapolis; Mrs j T
Wright, Boston; E Forster s. Lake
Weir; N E Chapman, Philadelphia; G A
Porter, Syracuse; w W Webb, Manda-
rim; F B Jones, Chicago; A Durborro,
Chicago; F L Babbitt, Jacksonville.
B F Autlen, Pittsburg; w Cohen, Lon
don, Eng; G S Cohen, London, Eng
c S Baker and wife, Chicago; G Farwell
Detroit; Mrs Godfrey, Detroit; Mrs j
Firth, Detroit; Mrs \ E Robinson,
Springfield; Mrs H Robinson, Spring
field; H B Potter, Sanford; H j Corbett,
Portland; Mr. and Mrs Charles Allis,
Milwaukee; Mrs. NJ c Ball, Milwaukee:
James Erskine, Magnolia; J A Rennick,
Detroit; S Baldwin, Detroit; L Bloom,
Cincinnati; A T Cross and wife, W T
Cross, F Gross. Brooklyn; c c Bloom
field, wife and boy, jackson; c Lew
man and wife, jefferson; \ E Bunting
P P C Co; G White, Boston; w H
White, Boston; R P Runny, c A Otis,
Cleveland; T Munroe, Ocala; John
Jones, Wilmington, Del; Mrs Sarah
Alexander, Wilmington; S Goodman,
Wilmington.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-24
Reading Notices.

Flower pots and hanging vases for sale; also,
tine roses and eyergreens. H. p. DINsEN,
At West View Cemetery.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-24

For SALE-Thousands of old papers,
good for many purposes. Apply at the
NEWS office.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-24

For RENT.-Two fine cottages centrally To-
Bishop Block.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-24
INC News Omcc

Can be purchased at + COCHRANE Els NEW
STAND, at the postoffice building.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-24

FOR SALE.-20,OCO two year old seeding or
ange trees. Apply to
WTGG,& Bro, Lemon ST.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-24

The office ofTHE DYuLY NEWS is located on
Water street, in the iron Building next TO
Reid's brick store
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-24

House wanted in good ocllity for a yearly
tenant. Address A. Box IL.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-24

Two car loads horses and mules viii be
found at Rafferty, Bros. stable on Lemon st.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-24

WANTED-By young Man C22), with Bust
ness COlledge education, a situation in a store
or Office of some kind, Address, d A LONG,
Paaatka, Fla.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-24

Campbell's Mapof Palatka and Vicin-
ity for sale at f. c.. Cochrane's.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-24

A tull stock of family supplies, canned
goods, cigars, tobacco, croczery, glass and tin
ware, is AWAY kept on hand by b. +. Barker.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-24
The Daily News

PALATKA, FLA, MARCH "a, 1885.