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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-05-02

1t has been decided by the commission
er of pensions,subject to the approval of
the secretary Of the interior, that Mrs.
Emma DeLong, widow OF Lieutenant
DeLong, deceased, OF Arctic fame, liz en-
titled to a pension.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-05-02

The Bismarck Tribune argues the
cause of the imported territorial official
with true loyalty to the theory that
eastern politicians know more about the
management of territorial affairs than
our own residents. The man or the
newspaper entering upon this field of
argument must necessarily have lone
some time.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-05-02

Delegate Clifford has gone to Wash
ington in the interest OF the Crow Creek
and Winnebago settlers and will urge
their cause earnestly and doubtless with
good effect.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-05-02
excelsior Book Store ---WhoIesaIe and Retail.

The Oldest Bookstore in the territory.
we continue to offer to our many
patrons all the new and popular works
Ct the day at eastern prices. In this de-
rartmeat may be found everything re-
quired Tin the stationery line) in the
Office. store or chool house. Writing
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14
Pure CarboIic Acid.
tChicago Times

Picnic acid, which has been men
toned as medical agent in connection
with the illness of Gen. Grant, is chem
ically pure carbolic acid. The latter can
not be preserved chemically pure for
any length Of time, but will decompose
into substance containing other pois-
onous acids. In its pure state it is
never met in commerce, because of its
cost and the difficulty of production,
and it will not remain pure unless COM
bined with other inofensive substances
that will prevent the deleterious effects
of the LIGHT
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14
Mexican Floating Gardens.
chicago Journal.

The floating gardens in certain parts
of Mexico are among the greatest
curiosties to be found in that country
Says recent visitor: when a tract of
vegetation composed of reeds, water
plants and bushes, interviewer and
laced together, becomes so dense that
it will bear Il superstructure, strips of
turf twenty to thirty yards long by two
yards wide are cut from some suitable
firm place, tioated to it down the canal
and laid upon it; this is repeated several
times, and thus an island is securely
raised two or three feet above the level
of the water; little soil is spread over
it, and it becomes chinampa, or float
ing garden, on which Indian corn,
vegetables and towers are grown.
The gardens vary in size from 100 to
600 feet III length, and from twenty to
100 III width, according TO the nature of
the vegetation which supports them. To
secure these gardens i'll their proper
places, long willow poles are driven
through them into the ground below,
where they soon take root The poles
also throw out roots into the beds of the
floating gardens, and so hold them
steady
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14
An Island of CannibaI Crows.

On the lower ridge of the Japanese
island of SadO is fine growth of pine
trees, the home of crows Innumerable
The number is remarkable, even IN this
land of crows. In the morning, a great
whirring of wings, discordant cries, and
black cloud of these birds flying over
the city, tell that they are Off on q
foraging expedition, no one knows
whittier. In the early evening by the
same token their return is proclaimed
They seem to move in organized COM
panies and almost in military style, a
many wintered crow at the head of
each battalion leads the changing rock
cry home" In appearance they re
semble the raven more than the COM
mon crow. They are not an unmiti-
gated nuisance, as they are good scav-
engers. But still there is such an army
of them the question often arises, on
what do they subsist? 1t is a we'll
known fact, however, that they are
cannibalistic in their tendencies, the
sick and feeble ones being devoured by
the strong.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14
Russian Meat Expectation.


The Russians of the Baltic provinces
have not been slow in following the ex-
ample of Americans and Australians
who are supplying the English market
with frozen meat. According to The
Moscow Gazette, a large company has
been formed. at Libau for the exporta-
ton of meat. At one time it had to
suspend operations because of American
competition; st present, however, bust
ness appears to flourish. The scale on
which the company is carried on may
be inferred by the fact that unless
81, 800, 900 are realized per annum the
company will not be able TO declare a
dividend. The slaughter house at Libau
is so constructed as to enable the COM
pany to kill 80, 900 head Of cattle
annually.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14
Edwin Forests PecuIiarities.

lDSh- tTity IooEe-I
Edwin Forrest played an engagement
at Washington in January, 1871, and
large audiences went to see him, partly
out of curiosity and partly to compare
him with younger tragedians. Although
well advanced in the autumn of life, he
appeared somewhat as he had quarter
of a century before. He was n heavy,
imposing man, of large stature, a good
head, deeply engraved features, car
riage of dignity, and that great voice,
like the musical roll of bass
drum, ~hich in its softer tones
was eX,, 70. and in its highest
compass W., ike lions roar. He was
older, and he showed it in his legs,
with their lumpy and set muscles, desti-
tute of the rOundneSS of youth, in the
heavy eyes, the smile which he appeared
to lift to his face with as much labor as
the drawing of cold water from deep
well, the easy adaptability with which
he assumed aged parts and his utter
failure to simulate youth.
The defects of Mr.. Forrest were those
incurable traits and mannerisms, partly
inseparable from his o'er-ample phys
ique, and partly acquired in those years
of his fame when the pit &C.
cupied the place of the present orches
ira floor. Some of these were the work
ing of his jaw to express rage; the
particular nalignity Of his smile when
there was no special occasion for any
thing lurid; the Quaint soto voce way
he had on the eve OF action, of mutter-
ing his sentences at running speed, and
the long, yelling interiectiye: "Ha-aw-a
a-aw-a," with which, after copious rhet
oric, he flung himself toward the flies,
to express sorrow. lie was truly sweet,
and also very grand in the quieter
places, where his huge voice, strength
and countenance were let down to our
more average humanity, and his roar
became a grateful rumble, as if we had
been all at once released from tunnel
and We're riding along in the open air.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14
CARRYING THEU. S. MAIL
THROUGH FAST Mail.

THROUGH FAST MAIL
The elegant iron compartment Palace Steam
ers CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, OF the De Barry
Baya Merchants Line, and II. ID. PLANT, of
the Peoples Line, will perform the Fast Mail
pany's wharf at II m, and De Bary-Baya Mer-
chants Line wharf, foot OF Laura street, daily
800 P. M, for Palatka, Ast3r. DelAn nd
rive at Sanford Railroad wharf at Il. IN. Re-
turning leaves sanford at 4i2p m. arIlN ing at
Jacksonville at : a. ~ the following morning;
making close connections with trains for all
points North, East and West,
THROUGH FAST FREIGHT.
Leaves Jacksonville daily, Saturday excepted
IA p. for sanford Enterprise; and ali in
termediate landings. Returning. leaves san
ford at 9 IN, arriving at Jacksonville early
steamer Welaka leaves Wednesday and
Sunday and makes Highland Park. Steamer
Rosa leaves Monday and Thursday ana goes
through to Lake Jessup-
JACKSONVILLE, PALATKA X CRESCENT CITY
DIVISION.
and Palatka Fast Mail
daily, except Sunday,dt $50 IA m, for Palhtka,
Crescent City and intermediate land ngs. Re
turning, leaves Crescent City daily except
sunday, at eco Al. III. ;Paatka at 500 "A. m. Con
Augustine
PALATKA AND SANFORD DAYLIGHT DIVISION.
New and popular Steamers WATER
LILY and ANITA leave Palatk t;
val OF j., \. and X. w. Hallway Fast Express
Train with Parlor Cars attached, leaving Jack
a.
prise and intermediate landings. returning.
leaves Sanford at 500 a. m, arriving at Palat,
ka at 400 D. m, connecting witt Fast Express,
arriving at Jacksonville at 6:l5 D. M
steamer GEO. NJ. BIRD leaves Palatka at
p. III. for Lake George, Seville, and inter
mediate landings.
ST. JOHNS BAR DIVISION.
Steamers MAGNOLIA and PASTIHF daily
except Sunday, for Mayport. Fort Gc,.--rc Is
land and intermidute landing at 40 =. a. he
turning. leaves MayOrt at $50 a. m.
Elegant Waiting Rooms, with all modern
improvements, will be found at Passenger
wharf.
Close connection made at Palatka with the
Florida Southern Railroad; at Aston with st.
Johns and Lake Eustls Railroad; ut Sanford
with South Flor.la Railroad, for Orlando.
KisSiInmee, Tampa, Key West and intermcdI-
ate points, and with steamers for Indian tIyer.
For further Information apply TO Ticket
Office, southeast corner Bay and Laura, or ut
the cOmpany's Offices, foot of Laura street.
Frcig hit wharves foot of Pine street: passenger
W. srves foot of Laura Street
CHAS. Is. FENWICK.
Ger. Freight and Pass. Agent.
H. BaYA GEO. CECIL, j r.,
General Manager. Assistant Manager.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14
Feat of the OWNING Rod.
TScientifc Americana

The question as to the magical or the
scientific value of the ''diYining rod
has Just been -2opened by the success
which has attended its use at the Flet-
ton wagon WORKS of the Midland Rail
way company. England, with reference
to the discovery OF permanent supply
Of water. According to The Sanitary
World Gondonl, the company requires
TO use about 800 or 600 gallons of
water every day, and the we'll on their
premises yielded only one-h half of that
quantity. 1t was necessary, therefore,
to supplement the supply by the sinking
of other wells or by the construction of
an expensive system Of piping. The
former plan was preferred, and two
new wells were sunk to no purpose.
The services of a gentleman of the
district, who bore the reputation of be-
ing skilled in the art of discovering
water by means of the ''divining rod,
were then called in. This wizard or ex-
pert employed for his purpose a fOrked
hazel twig, holding one prong of the
fork in each hand, the points of the
fork being directed to the sky. After
walking about the premises for some
time, the point of the fork suddenly be-
gan to bend down, purely, as the best
evidence goes, of its own accord, and to
point to the earth. The wielder of the
wand declared that here would be found
a plentiful supply of water. The same
indications We're repeated at another
spot, where the twig snapped
from the violence of its spontaneous
and sympathetic motion, and the same
confident assertions were made with
reference to the occurrence of water
assertions which the results obtained
by actually sinking wells amply justi-
fed, the quantity of water TO be OBJ
tanned being apparently inexhaustible.
Other persons essayed to use the wand,
but it rebelled against the usurpation
of its owners functions, and remained
contumacious and irresponsible. If any
persons, adds the writer, require water
III unlikely localities, it might be well
to secure the services of this diviner be-
fore he volunteers for a patriotic mis-
sion in favor of the troops in the thirsty
wiids of the SOudan.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14

fChicago Herald.

Trees have been found in Africa
which We're computed to be $3.50 years
old, and a cypress in Mexico is said to
oldest individual specimen of any
species-in fact, the oldest living
thing upon the globe-is probably the
cypress of Santa Maria del Tule, in the
Mexican state of Oaxaca If estimates
of tree ages are to be relied upon the
life of this venerable forest monarch
may have spanned the whole period of
written history. At last accounts it was
still growing and i'll 1901, when Hum
bolt saw it, it measured forty-two feet
in diameter, 146 in circumference and
aS2 feet between the exremities of two
opposite branches.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14
Fable of the Oracle.
From the Russian Kriloff. |

In a certain temple there was a
wooden idol which began to utter pro-
phetic answers and to give wise counsels.
Accordingly, it rejoiced in a very rich
attire. being covered from top to toe
with gold and silver, and was gorged
with sacrifices, deafened by prayers and
choked with incense. Every one be-
lieved blindly in the Oracle
All of Il sudden wonderful to relate
the Oracle began to talk nonsense
took to answering incoherently and alb
surdly, so that, if any one consulted it.
about anything, whatever our Oracle
said was lie; so that every one Won
dered what had become of its prophetic
faculty The fact was that the idol was
hollow and the priests used to sit in it
in order to reply to the laity, and so, as
long as the priest was discreet, the idol
did not talk nonsense, but, when fool
took to sitting in it, the idol became q
mere dummy.
l have heard-can it be true?-that in
days gone by there used to be judges who
were renowned for ability-so long as
they kept an able secretary
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14
FERTILE LANDS IN PATAGONIA.
Not Bleak and Sterile Waste-VaIleys
of Beauty and Fertility.

NOT BLEAK ana sterile Waste-VaIleV0
of beauty and Fertility.
New York Sum-
The expeditions Of the Argentine re-.
public which in the past two years have
driven troublesome Indians in the
southern part of that country west of
the Andes, have brought home remark
able reports of Patagonia, large part
of which they crossed in various direc-
tons Patagonia has been generally
supposed to be bleak and sterile waste
The Argentine expeditions, however,
report the discovery there of a vast ex-
panse of beautiful and fertile country
capable OF supporting a very large popu
latlon.
These fertile regions are said to form
quadrilateral extending from the
Limay or Negro river, about 40 degrees
south latitude, far toward the straits
OF Magellan. They are about 100 to
100 miles wide, and lie between the
Andes and the barren country strewn
with lava and extinct volcanoes that
begins midway between the two oceans
and extends to the Atlantic.
Gen. Nillegas, who, in 1888 led part
of the Argentine army into these
regions, reports to the minister of war
that they will prove rich prize to the
republic when the pampas, 700 miles
wide, that separate them from Buenos
Ayres, are crossed by rail. lie says the
soil will supply a very large variety of
products, and that the country abounds
in lakes and small rivers, and is well
adapted for colonization.
col. KOa, who in the same year led
his command far south in Patagonia,
marching in various directions over
800 miles, has recently reported that
che numerous valleys in the region of
The Andes are unsurpassed in beauty
and fertility. Some of them, he says,
are exceedingly rich in pasturage, tim
Der and water. He also found many
evidences of minerals in the mountains.
A large part of Patagonia, he says must
hereafter be considered Il promising
field for enterprise, instead OF barren
land, destitute of all the advantages to-
make it home for mankind
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14
Spider Webs.
san Francisco Chronicle. 1

iSan Francisco Chronicle
The scientists indulge hope that
spider webs may be put to economic uses.
When we find as a matter of fact that a
Ceylon spider spins a web so strong
tina; walking stick when thrown into
it is held and eItangled in the meshes it
becomes quite a reasonable supposition
that spinning mules will one day be-
superseded. We may even cultivate d
community of spiders with better result
than a field of cotton.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14
Poison

had produced great holes in my back and
chest, and had removed all the hair off of my
head, yet began To improve in weeks
time. and the sores began to heal, and were
entirely gone inside of eight weeks.
WILL JONES, Porter. Union Pass, Depot.
Cisco, Texas. Julyl 3, 1885.
Sold by all druggists.
Treatise on Blood and Skin disease free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.
Drawers Atlanta. ia.
n Y L.. w I'D ST.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14

DR.. Max Busch announces that on
contracting a muscle by electricity it's
temperature will rise and be shown by
any small surface thermometer if the
person is living; if it does not rise life il
extinct
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14

CONNECTIONS.
AT palatka with Jack sOnville. TamDa Y Key
West Ry, fast river steamers for 81 Az
pustine Green Cove Springs. Jacksonville
and all POINTS North, East and West, and with
M river steamers for South rlOr1da. Also
with the Twin Screw Iron Steamer City OF
PaIatka'' and Steamship City OF MONTICELLO.
for Charleston. New York Boston Philadel-
phia. etc. - -
Mail trains make close connection both ways
via J. Il. x X. W. R'y.. at Jacksonville with At
lautic Coast Line. Fast Mail.
At waits Crossing with Florida Railroad
and Navigation Co.. for Waldo.
At Gainesville with savannah. Florida q
Western R'y for Tallahassee. savannah and ali
points North East and West, and with Florida
Railway and Navigation Co.. for Cedar Key.
Pensacola. New Orleans and Tampa.
At Ocala with Florida Railway and Naviga-
ton Co. and Hacks for Silver Springs.
At Ieesburg with the St. Johns and Lake
Eustis division of the Florida Southern Rail-
way and boats on Lake Harris tof points on
Lake.
At PembertOn's Ferry with Hack line FOR
BrookSville. Tuckertown. Fort Dade. Tampa.
and >Outh lOrida- -
5. CONANT, o. W. BROIN ELL,
General Manager. Gen'l Pass. Agent
\. c. CowAN, Gen' Trav- Agt.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14
Some Eye to kindIe.
lGeo rge Eliot.

1t is hard TO believe long together
that anything is worth WHILE" unless
there is some eye to kindle in common
with our own, some brief word uttered
now and then to imply that what is in
tinitely precious to us is precious alike
to another mind.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14
An Old Elephant.

As an instance of the great age to
which elephants sometimes live, it is
said that when Alexander the Great
had conquered POrus, king of India, he
dedicated to the sun a great elephant
which had fought valiantly for the king,
and let him go with this inscription:
Alexander, the son OF Jupiter. dedi-
Gated Ajax to the sun The elephant
was found 800 years afterward. still
bearing the above inscription.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14
Hydrophobia Antidote.

In the Gazette de Tterapeutique DR.
Valiant claims to have cured two cases
of hydrophobia, which had reached the
convulSiye stage, with an alkaloid taken
from the seeds of a tree indigenous in
South America After complete tests
are made. the full details will be given
to the public.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14
button Collecting.

The latest craze among young ladies
is the collection OF military buttons.
One young miss of the Astor family has
received a string of these trinkets in
which nearly every government of the
world is represented
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14
DISTANCE.
IBerry RenSOn-l

The captured bird is sweet, out sweeter the
bird that flies
And the sweetest voice of the lark is his
song from the highest skies;
The fish from the nets are good, but the best
remain in the
If tickle the woman you love, what woman
so fair as she,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14
What Allied the Baby.

THUrptT
What's the matter with the baby2'
asked lady of little girl whose baby
brother she had understood to be ailing.
''Oh, nothin' much, was the answer.
Hes only Matching teeth. "
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14
Largest Prune Orchard.

The largest prune orchard In the
world contains 10000 trees. Il is
situated one mile from Saratoga, Cal,
and was recently sold fer $40, 900.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14

Boston Contributor: History Finds
no solitary record of a really trusting
soul left desolate
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14
FACTS vs. FANCY.

Facts are. that Harry Heath makes speci-
atty of difficult repairing OF hne watches,
cleans iewelry chronOmeteTs, all kinds OF
nautical surgical electrical and medical in
struments. and understands all complicated
mechanical combinations and how to repair
them As to fancy. the ladies fancy the way
he finishes his jcwelry repairs. which cone
ont new every time. For tine work always
take il TO Harry Heath. in the Calhoun block
on Lemon street, Paiatka, Fla.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14
B,satisIas T smaIs R sguIs,o,

i STRICTLY n yopptHhIe compound, and Is the
product of medical science and practical ex
narience direcI ga towards the bcnft of
SUFFERING WOMAN.
IL is the studied prescription OF n learned
physician whose speciality was WOMAN, ana
whose fame becaInt euyIable and boundless
because of his wonderful success in the treat
ment and cure of female CONT lalnts. THE
REG CIATOR il the GRAN III REMEDY
known and rSchly deserves it, i,.tluc:
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14

This famo us mt dy most happily meets the
demand OF the age tor womsn's peculiar and
multiiorm ELECTIONS. IL is "A remedy for wD-
MAN ONLY, and for one SPECIAL CLASS of
her disease. Ii is specific for certain diseased
conditions of the womb, and proposes to 50
control the Menstrual Function as to regulate
all the arrangements and Irregularities OF
u
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14
De BARY-BAYA
Merchants Line

ST JOHNS RIVER fEAMERS-SIDE
WHEEL Low PRESS RE PALACE
STEAMERS BUILT OF IRON.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14
1885,
The PHILADELPHIA TIMES

Aims to cover the whole field Of progressive
journalism. No subject il too great for IL to
discuss intelliYently and without bias, and
none so insignificant as To escape its notice.
IL lays the world tributary to its wants. and
everywhere its agents may be found, alert
10 gather the particulars of all passing events
and send them by telegraph up TO the last mo-
ment of going to press IL IL "A brief and alb
stract chronicle of the time and contains NIL
that is worth knowing i'm the history OF the
world for the past twenty -four years.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-14
Blood

Is the life and he is Use who remembers 1t.
But in March of last year $3.50 ] contracted
blood poison. and being in Savannah. Ga, at
the time, | went in the hospital there for trent
ment. | suffered very much from rheuIna-
tism at the time. did not get well under
the treatment there, nor was cured by any of
the usual means. | have now taken seven
bottles of Swift Specific and sound ana
well, 1t drove the poison out through bois
on the skin. DAS LEAHY.
Jersey CITY. y. j., Aug. :. 1885,
Two years ago | contracted blood poison.
After taking prescriptions from the best ply
sicians here and at Dallas. concluded 10 visit
Hot Springs, and reaching TeNarkana
doctor recommended me to try Swifts
Specific, assuring me that IL would benefit me
more than Hot Springs. Although the