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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-02
The Confederate Cruisers.


The hearing and adjudication of<the va
rious claims which have been pending for
some time before what is known as the
Alabama claims commission. i'll Washing
ton, diec!oses some very interesting facts
about the depredations of the Confederate
cruisers upon American commerce during
the civil war The damage done to I'M
armed vessels, however hurtful it may
have been to the Union side in the late con-
test, was OF little practical benefit or inn
portance to the Confederate cause.
The claims presented to the Geneva trib-
unal for ia images done by Confederate cruis-
ers aggregated $50. i0S. ITO3l, of which the
Alabama destroyed 5000, 293. 70; the Bos-
ton, $500: the Chicamauga, SIS, 90 IS; the
Florida 81 U51. O3i 90; the Clarence, tender
of the Florida 500 80. 10: the Tacony, ten
der of the Florida SGD 1913 81; the Georgia,
St;I 100 -; the jefferson Davis, s., 90; the
Nashville. SOS 4;i3. %; the Retribution, S29
OIs 53: tre Sally, S5.j4J; the Shenandoah,
81 CiS S3S 81; the Sumter, $40, 699.6I; the
Tallahassea, $50, S41.13 In addition, the
miscellaneous damage was S419, 033, and IN
creased insurance. So 146, 2I97L There were
us American vessels, of an average tonnage
amounting to 4S0, $50 tons transferred 10
British registry. The foreign cOmmerce of
the United States 20 per cent OF which IN
1850 was carried in American yes els, fell to
IS ) per cent. at the close of the war, in con-
sequence of the terror inspired by the Con
federate cruisers.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-02
ARremus WARD. THE HumoRISr'
Ills Ideas of Fun-Tast Days 81 HiS TX
istence-His Magnetic Control


fstence-His Magnetic Control
[Dr. Robert Morris in Courier Journal
Tn anpearanc, "the genial humorist," a.
he was distinctively styled, was tall, SENDER,
Itqht-conpIexioned,w with prominent feat
uras, fair hair aud eyes that twinkiei with
mirtb. BrimfuIl of gooi fellowship. ha was
generous to fault. He exprs 5sei to me his
firm belief in tho truths of tho Chri5tian re-
Iigion, and in none Of his writing or lectures
were there any derosatory remarks upon
religion or its professors or teacher' fro'
family he abhorrel, declaring that 1T was
not funny, AMI if funny, 1t was intec9nt ana
vulgar lie agree with Samuel johnson
that testing upon holy things was so easy an
accomplishment that no real humoflSt would
indulge in it.
Like all victims to the insiiuous disease
nlption-- Ward grew moro and more
cheerful an hopeful of recovery as ne APP
proa chel the end and his 10 t u teranca was
| a pleasant alIuson to the prince q wales,
who lust then QSG7J was receiving many
presents lie said to his companion: Il be-
! lieve | will make over my panorama 10 MS
! royal highness.' He rerlem bered me IN
/ his closing hours as one who had cheered
| and aided him in his early struggle Had
known of his condition in time | would
| have made a winter journey over the sea / o
extend to him parting hand.
! An EnglisIl writer de cribes him as he ap-
nerei in those last months, in the horrible
| winter c'iusts OF LonIon. Sometimes he
was profoundly do jected, at others shy or
renroachful He seemed nery3u.ly anxious
! to please We. with a certain tromble III ms
! ave that convinced you of his perfect sang
fruid. and one thing always-full, une soap
ably full of fun. Ills humOr was delicate,
eyeryescent and personal He hal loving
dispositions. but was Of prou AMI lnde-
pendent spirit The bursts of quaint
humor connected with his history
could only live in the subtle at
mospheros which his presence cre'
ated Within two minutes after com
mencing a lecture his audience responded &
his slightest breath. The original vino ap-
peared before them demure, impasslVe,
quite simple unaffected, slightly gauche
twiddling his little dudish cane, piayei IL
reality upon his audience as upon an o'c
fiddle. People not accustomed to hin
laugh he'd out of time, laughed before the
joke came in, laughed at his looks. which
were pregnant with laughs. Never wa
there a stronger ca o of magnetic control
, His tall. gaunt, though slender figure; IN
curly, light hair, AMI large, aqulllne nose
; which always reminded me of Il parrot )
his thin face, flu he'd with consumption; HI
little cough which seemed to shake Inn t
pieces, aud which he said was wearing hin
| out at which remark we all laugh u IRE
, | sistibly and then felt ashamed of oucSr've
l. | for laughing But he seemed to en- JOY III
cough, and showed it to all sides, an
e psttel it, and was evidently prOul of it.
I was all part of his queer, topy-turv1
mind, in which every thing seemed mos
: natural when upside do WI.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-02
piTHI.IC OPINION.

Gen. Logan calls hi. book "The
Great Conspiracy History and
Origin" 1t i presumed that he has
reference TO the counting out of Til
den.-Bosi on Post, Dem,
And if the other commissioners
should conclude To follow Eaton
example We Ito not think that any
body would weep. But We DO not
believe any of the reformcrs will re
sign The salary is $4,000 a year,
and the reformers are but human
Cleveland Plain Dealer, Dem.
The political campaigns in Ohio,
Virginia and Iowa onl yserve to show
that Blaine is the boss Of the repub-
lican party. His Augusta speech was
a keynote to which the republicans
have responded Sherman echoes
il because he dare not do otherwise.
ia national convention of the par
tv were held to morrow Blaine would
own it as a peice of personal prop
ertv. The bloody shirt will be way.
ed Just as long as he chooses the
party shall wave it.-Louisvllle
Times, Dem.
Outside of the few thousand men
who are after Offices, why should
democrats wish the civil service law
evaded or repealed? 1t works vel
for the interests of the service ano
of the public. Every one admits
that. 1t enables a democratic ad
ministration to give great dea
more time than could otherwise bt
given to the real business of The
government, and thus to strengthen
the confidence of the country in The
capacity of the party. For all pro
per purposes the party is strength
ened by the law, and the more IN
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-02
The Hotel Bill of Faro.


Amid all the fierce competition of summer
resorts, it is strange that no hotel-keeper has
vet arisen with genius or courage sufficient
to make a new departure in the bill OF fare.
The effort of all these eStimable men Is the
same-to make tho longest possible list of
dinner dishes. And the effort of all their
guests is constantly the same-to find some
thing in the list that they care to eat After
many experiments, more or less disastrous
or. in the case of old stagers, without taking
any new rsks-they commonly settle down
upon a few of the rlainest items that the
menu offers. The rest remain untasted.
So universal is this experience Of the fulfil
itv of the bill of fare that one can not but
marvel to find it year after year unchanged
Who wants the dozen kinds of roast and
boiled meat the score Of entrees, all tast-
ing alike; the pretentious array Of canned
vegetables and the innumerabie other lmi-
tations or repetitions of tho same old bill Of
fare presented at every hotel throughout
the winter? Nobody cares to sample all
these things, and most OF them would never
be sampled moro than once by the same
person Ami yet they must occupy great
deal of attention from the cooks, which
might be concentrated with much better
| effect upon the few things that the guosts
| do eat.
| 1t is apparently an inseparabe part of the
/ American hotel system that everything
| which comes out of one kitchen must have
| the same flavor, and thus oven the variety
that is promised by the long bill of fare
| proves only q moro aggravated monopoly
Ii the cooks could be persuaded to drop two
thirds of their alleged French dishes and dc
i vote themselves to tho rational preparation
of good square meal, we'll cho en-, wei
cooked and well served, the health, comfor
and good humor of the guests would be won
derfully promoted and the fortunes of tn
hotel could not fail TO be advanced. There l
a wide fell for hotel reform here, in wheel
money NAV be both made and saved.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-02
Two Months Intercourse.


IFHIadeIplia BuUetln.I
The manners of people at summer hotels
furnish a boundless field for study year
or two ago two Philadelphia ladies arrived
at Lake Mohonk ana were placed at a table
already occupied by an Albany party of
six. bearing aristocratic names that con-
trasted strikingly with their behaviorS. For
two months these patrician Albanians sat at
the little table without addressing word CT
ciyility to the Philadelphia ladies At the
close of that period the Albany mater ia
milias suddenly remarked: 1--WE leave you
to-day" Whereupon the drawer Philadei-
phia lady said: @lndeedp And SO the two
months CONSTANT intarcourse began aAa
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-02
Eczema i!

.5"r Gle ir.lcHt of sIfar.ug htrpsa.l,. pu1
ia Luug ,ror lfatitl4tyHt ihp wonderful t.-uif.
deem 10 only JOY nHt} i' 4iht I'M hfi-ttI.#.
tra tr-tiInuu1 iu favor ~ +Htfi'4 rIrcIt."-
Eczema or salt lsi'um IRON h"f itiHi'A
hu- Increased iu intensity With 'fch succeed
INK wear. AMI noiEHx somewhat Is I..Df iu Md
hrIu,Iuy-'lf. ! tried eyer. rojn"Iti r'nitfiHnL
of for Vgiir~ ~HI-HpuII.ia "HuIfsH,.J FIflt
.cssry form Of l'ptHs-uI'. "a ufirfuH," piilt 81
every kind. but tN"t City gaze Temporary I'll Fl
Irf. During 10" -Ir.ifg of if-I h'r lower 60
frsuitic~ IcCBmt 80 Unframed ,BI 4gtt th"f
-lf,. WIS Obliged to keep fiuriu constantly
mixed wet md allowed ~ dry 90. AWDuF
other things ~hr WIS afflicted VII Trrlrt.
every seven days. som" ilucs i".io".f hl 'u.
tcrmlttcnt f,ytF for weeks a. % iimr, -u tha'
her lifc becamc 20 burden 80 bcr.
This spring determine = -Hr sH"uld taAf ~
s. Il. ana f1ilD1, .trictly tie dIcrtinIl- iu ace
gard Is ,la~e. dict. enc. Ihia Ua- about ssNfu
Ncoh- ago. AtIrr tah luE the M I'r9" hDifl'
tho Gt,a-r seemed - increase: rhr burning.
itching and inilh1naiip - came uill1"ftti .",
SAc. however. pcrEfNcErd ~ the tise 81 tif'
medicine. Aftrr taking tine SECOND tnttio tb'
lufummuf ion hogan 20 -ulI-.d hitI ftt
mind bottle the inflammation Il .eHpprar'd. and
-1Ift spots dried ~ ana tUFHtH Wh fr AND
-.glv and finally .l.s brushed them or it ati
impaipab'c ~ hitr powder rrsrHlb.iHPIuf, salt
rur j. uuw tHkIn- the sixth HDrJ". thiH
tHIlt~fspDuIul four times ani.F. l.sUrs 49,
pcaHHc" - the a. H-' l"S rom, aiti =, I
fla-h j. becoming soft. white ami eWH"ff
again aud what D. moro. her TfTsphtcdi
headache have disapI enrol IHd ~hc o. nov
nj SO years Of age. enjoying tho HnlA ~ ="
Louith she has known Tor upwards ~ ~ t"t4t
NDWoudcr she declares win emphasis tha'
cvcrN b,htfe Of :. =. =. Is WDTN p fb1HrHb
times is weight 90 gold.
any further information cni,o. .ifs.r~ d..
case viii be checrfnlly given 5 f".s if =
I her residence, - Mi!irtt -frref. ~ ~ 3d..
JOHN BRADLEY
- Gr.swpd 70
T Tlci rnff Mich n. s. lB lt.B
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-02

Minnesota has just hanged man
under it's re establishment of the
death penalty. Seven years ago a
law was made to leave to the jury
the decision whether the convicted
murderer should be killed or imprls
oned for life. The jurors lnvar'a-
bly, chose the living punishment, IN
respective Of the atrocity of the
crime. Then the plan of letting the
court designate was tried with the
Same, result.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-02
PAJATKA. FLA. OCT. :. 1850.
A Belgian has invented CONN

A Belgian has invented coffin
that makes it impossible for any one
to be buried alive. The pressure Of
the earth throxn upon the lid liber-
ates sort of siillctto, which Is 50 rlac-
ed that in it's being dl@cngag-
ed it peirces the heart of th" occu-
pant. On the whole, the new invcn-
ton is not calculated to re-as-
sure those who fear that they may he
buried alive.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-02
sauie resul

The Evansville, Ind, Courier,
which created sensation lately BY
demanding n Organization Of the
democratic party Of the state AMI
the retirement of Hendricks, Nc
Donald and Voorhees, rs leaders. in
another article on Saturday repeats
and renews the demand. It says ::
"1he object for which the Courier
contends ia that the democracy of
Indiana should be placed zen rap
port with the progressive spirit and
intentions that have disclosed IN
President Cleveland's administra-
ton That this can be accomplish
ed without a change of leadership,
to us seems impossible. We need
not lie exercised by doubts as to
whether we have the material in In
diana. The emergency IL upon US,
A.. here is no Instance III history
II, {. ich the men were not at hand
vaea the great tests arrived. But
aust first dispose OF oar oft
honored antt re>p,ctahlc mi
D... ! leaarrs',ip. Il is n"t strong
enough for present needs, aud must
be laid aside with other plcasen'
"reminiscences, a. the little oligarchy
for which there is no longer any
room on the stage of action.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-02

Sold by ali druggists.
Treatise Blood and skin Disease IDsfite
free THE SWIFT rPEgIFfc Co.
Drawer 2. Atlanta. Ca
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-02

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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-02

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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-10-02

lVIf.SF NATIONAL BANK -. ..t.,ft-.
Z successors 90 VIA. +. EiuyrH.
general banking uusiu.r~ 'rtn-.." 3 ."H
Street
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-11
Slang.

Slang threatens to ruin the English
language Just as weeds and briars have
captured the rich farms of Virginia.
Australia is injured by rabbits, Jersey
is bitten to death by mosquitoes, Rome
and Florence are full of fieas. mules
are stung to death in Mississippi by
swamp flies. the West is ravaged by
grasshoppers, the wheat is smitten with
fly, weevil and rust, chickens die by
millions with the gapes, Chicago suf-
fers from rats, and along comes our
language to be almost ruined by slang.
A Slang Poison is needed. From the
nature of the case this slang poison
woald have to be given to the person
using the slang. The thought of kill
ing all the people who corrupt the En-
glish language raises the question why
persons who are not certain that life Is
worth living should still be SO unwill-
ing to die. A recent philosopher is
more consistent, at least. He said:
ITO die is just the same as to live-"
Then said his friend: why do you not
die?'' ..Why, my dear sir, to live is
| lust the same A most honest and
rather pensiye and altogether dyspep-
tic Judge out in Wyoming sentenced.
recently, an accused murderer to death
with the following calm words: The
! prisoner will please stand up The
Judge hastily reviewed the crime and
the evidence and then closed by stat
ing: II am by no means satisfied with
the evidence in the case and am not
sure whether you killed John Forbes oI
/ whether be died by visitation of God,
but my sentence IS that you be hanged
on the third Friday of June; and should
YOU know of your own innocence you
/ will have the comforting thought that
it is doubted by some of the wisesi
thinkers of the age whether life is il
| any circumstances worth living. -
Dauid Scing IN The Current.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-11
A Banquet to Canon Farrar,

New YORK, Oct 30.-The banquet to
the Archdeacon in this city last evening
was very successful; in his speech he
said: "Of all the bodies in the world
Parliament was the calmest and least
likely to be swayed by emotion; twice
he had seen its members manlfestly
thrilled, once when MIR. Gladstone made
use of the words, srThe evils wrought by
drink are more deadly than the two
great scourges of war, famine and pesti-
Ience, because more continuous
s'I do not undertake to say concerning
America what may be the stain on the
hem of her garments" he said of intem-
perance, "but do say of England, that
not only is the hem stained, but it has
dyed all her white robes deep enough
and carmine enough to incarnadine all
the seas over which she rules"
John B. Cough travelled 200 miles to
be present. There was an impressive
scene when in closing short address
he stepped forward and exclaimed
asGod bless you, Canon Farrar, for what
YOU have done for humanity"
The guests of the evening bowed as il
| receiving benediction, and Mr.. Cough
repeated his words, which greatly moved
| the audience.
The above clipped from the associated
press dispatches, in daily newspaper
shows what prominent place is accord
ed to Temperance in the thought of ths
leading minds of the world; it shows
also, that Temperance has assumed suci
proportions as that items in regard to i
are transmitted alongside of -he mos
interesting news of the day. Wha
changes have been wrought in fes
years. Once banquet given to titlet
dignitary of the church OF England
would have have been considered incom
plete without varied list of cost,
wines, but now the distinguished CUES
takes advantage of the occasion to de
liver some stirring sentiments agains
the evils of drink. His postprandia
speech was not as it might have bee
wears ago, convivial tribute to tn
hospitality and grandeur of the tw
nations, hut it was faithful and in
pressiye arraignment of England an
America for their completely in th
! dreadful evils of intemperance. Whs
] flowing picture is here represented f.
| the interest and encouragement of faitl
I full workers. The thrilling words againi
!, the evils wrought by drink uttered b
J, the ex-premier of England are quote
0 at an American banquet and endorse
5 in words of still more terrible emphas
lby the foremost man of the establis
ment. Archdeacon Farrar, the "class
y writer of modern times
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-11


A temperance sermon? Tis lying there,
Written dark and deep ON the battered
clay
What more could the voice Of the preacher
Than the helpless hands OF murdered
wife,
Cut deep where they fought with the fren-
zied knife?
Little fingers frail, that were softly kissed,
Ere a loving hand grew a drunkard's fist
They are cold-so cold-with their bloody
stain,
Thee can never plead for her life again;
But for other lives, praying loud, they call,
Lifted up to God from their ruddy pail.
Little, dainty feet, that were wont TO pass
By the hedgerows sweet, through the
meadow grass
In the shabby shoes OF drunkard' s wife
They have toiled on the road of lie
70 the crimson door with its faded stain,
Out Of trials keen, out of want and pain.
Pallid, parted lips. All, they used to know
Merry. girlish songs in the long ago.
They have learned, alas how the watchers
sigh,
How the hungry moan, how the fearful
cry,
Till the mouth is SET with its lines of care.
Is there better preaching than this else
where
Doth the circle small OF a goblets brim
Grave aud gallows hold in its shining rim:
Can the liquid fire, with its glowing spark
Steal the light away from the homestead
dark?
AS the solemn face, hunger pinched and
white.
Can felon's death yonder treason right
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-11
Prohibition Triumphant in Maine

We see from the Temperance Column
in the Gardner Weekly published in
New York State, that during the first
week in October the Prohibition Amend
ment to the Constitution of the State OF
Maine was adopted by a majority OF
about forty-five thousand, being three to
one of all the votes cast. This magnif
cent victory speaks volumes in favor oi
the benefits and blessings of Prohibition.
| 1t is we'll known that Maine was the
pioneer State in the Union to move in
the abolition of drink. What is called the
Maine law has prevailed there for many
years which has proved virtually the
| banishment of the social use of spirits
from the entire State. 1he results have
proved so beneficial to health, to com
merce and to morals that the Maine men
have now engrafted upon their Constr
tution an amendment prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of ardent spirits.
The same instrument which has hereto
fore guaranteed civil liberty to all their
citizens, now secures for them freedom
still more to be coveted, the deliverance
| from the tyranny of King Alcohol. Well
done for Mainel What state next? Let
State after State follow their noble
example. Then let the question of
inserting Prohibition Amendment in
the Constitution Of the United States be
submitted to the American people fol
their ratification at the polls.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-11
AInska.s Great Forests.

Alaska forests contain enough TIM
Der to supply the world. The forests
of pine, spruce, tir and hemlock cover
every island of the archipelago and q
ooodly portion of the mainland.
The trees are straight and tall, and
grow close together. The only saw
mill at present in operation is at Doug
las Island. and SO far there has not
been a cord of timber cut for ship
ment. The trees. as rule, do not al
wavs cut up into good-sized boards.
For fuel, however, the wood is excel
lent, and much of it is available for
building purposes, There is little dec
orative wood, although the yellow
pine is richly colored and might be
used to advantage in interior work.
Alaska spruce is an excellent variety.
and often measures five feet in diane
ter.
III is considered the best spruce II
the world, and the supply is very
abundant. In the interior of the coun-
try timber is of much heavier growth
than on the coast and on the islands
Regarding the hemlock there is large
supply. and the bark compares favora
hly with that of the Eastern trees used
in tanning establishments.
No one has yet attempted to com
pute the value of the Alaska forests
1t may be they will not be necessary
for wears to come, but whenever Wooe
crows scarce elsewhere or wheneve
civilization fastens itself upon Alaska
the timber of the region will be foune
ready at hand and existing in rich pro
fusion. Calculating only approximate
ly the value of our possessions to-day
the forests must be considered. frac
tically inexhaustible. they add mos; mos
materially to the wealth OF the lerr'
torv.-SGn Francisco Chronicle
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-11
Paris As To Health.

IN health. Paris is on level with
hundred other places. 1t has nothing
~,f Ire own to offer. Its climate pre-
cents n fair average of the qualities and
fs,,Its Of central Continental weather;
tba air i drier and more vivifying than
that of England; extremes OF nea. anu
cold are sometimes felt. out they als
unfrequent; strong winds are rarei anu
tbouun focs have become somewhas ac-
cljmatized of late years, the ar - ol
tine whole fairly bright and pleasant, p !,
Rnt the same atmosphere may ue Iounu
slr,ost eyervwhere along the same par
aiiel Of latitude. The sanitary conui-
lions are rood; the sewerage y eAcci'
lent the water is abundant ana pure
and the precautions against lniection ~
Iii III forms are minute aud Well aP'
.sl;aJ The material conditions OF iiie
,ra however, growing SO mucn aiiAe =
IN all large towns that we are hvins
..-arvwnere under more and more SIM
;iar I, fiuenccs, and it MAY be said VIII
,,,,.h inexactness that, SO Tar y
T's,.,.,,s, Il concerned, what used 70 y
aalIed [ especially healthy or unneaitnl
% .s1sca i becoming difficult TO ma. Epl
.5amics come and 60 IN faris = sLs. =.
e, in other centres of popuiation, pu
ssax ara seldom traceaole GO ioca
:ses sna and usually assume genera
shsrsster. But all these qaaliiies az
= .,,arely .,,sl,, negative; they Imply the "
sence Of objections, not the p.sss .ssssss =
recommendations; Paris possesses : !
nos,tive advantages ~ c1inas .,l -. 1
bsalth. and English people VIII no, ~ =
tempted to live IN Y for reasons = -
sorf so -1he E'ortnsghtsy Rerts~-