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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-05
Arithmetic for Omce-seekers.


From the New York Evening Post.
There are fifty thousand offices to be
disposed of, on the Eustis plan, within
the space of eight weeks. Five appli-
cants for each place would be a low
average--it is said that there are thirty
FOR the Mission to Belgium. Hero are
two hundred and fifty thousand names
to be considered, but to be within bounds
we will throw off a round hundred thou
sand. How are one hundred and fifty
thousand separate decisions to be made,
each one affecting some part of the i'm
mense machinery of the public service
all by seven men acting separately or in
concert? The Eustises, the Barnums, tho
Germans and all the bosses must be al
lowed to have their say. There are three
hundred and sixty-fve days in the year.
Four hundred decisions per day, includ-
ing Sundays, would suffice to reach a
conclusion on the supposed number of
applications in the space of twelve
months. Working under the eight-hour
law, this would require about one per
minute, leaving no time for the consid-
Grafton of any question OF public policy.
no time for the real duties of public ad-
ministration. Obviously the only ma
chinery capable of meeting such require
ments would be the wheel Of fortune.
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THE ARABIAN NIGHTS.
How the TaIes Were Gathered and
How They Were Brought to
Europe.

London Society.
In a letter written by the Rev. Robert
Hall to Sir J. Macintosh, in the third
year Of the present century, we read of
gentleman who, before the age OF seven
teen, had made himself master of He
brew, Chaldee. Persian, Arabic and
Turkish, besides Latin, Greek and French
and Italian, and many other modern
languages. This gentleman, who began
Arabic at nine and Chinese at fourteen;
who was devoted to the study of music;
who was well skilled in horsemanship
and in the management of the scimitar
and lance; who had the eve and pencil of
an artist, and a deep-rooted sense of re
ligion in addition to other physical and
moral excellencies, was Claudius James
Rich. 1t was he who gathered together
while consul at Bagda, that fine collec-
ton of Oriental manuscripts in over
eigh hundred volumes, which, having
been purchased by Parliament for the
British Museum now forms a portion of
ment of our National Library. OF this
large collection, Nos. 7,404. 1906 and
1906 are the three codices, composed of
Oriental paper, the first small quarto and
the other two 12mo., containing all to-
gether some six hundred folios of ''Ihe
Arabian Nights, " written in the Naskhi
character or that of modern Arabic by
various penmen, who are not .on all oc-
casions to be congratulated on the care
| bestowed on their writ ng or the per-
! spicuity of their meaning.
Tho Arabian Nights" is not a story
emanating from one person. 1t is We
hicle for many tales told by var ious story
tellers with very different degrees OF
ability, Many of the stories in the Rich
Mss. present a remarkable similarity..to
Western anecdotes. Nor will any reader
be surp rised at this who remembers who
closely connected is the old history, first
told by Galland in a western tongue, OF
Schahriar and Schahzenan with that OF
Astolfo and Giocondo in the twenty.
eighth Canto of Ariosto's "Orlando,
or the Genie imprisoned, in the brazer
vessel in the story of the Fisherman
with the "Diablo Conjuelo, " in phial OF
Luis de Guevara, or the Sleeper Awak.
ened," with the induction to THE Tam
ing of the Shrew; or, the Enchanted
Horse with Chaucer's Steed of Brass, 81
on which Pierre carried off the fair Ma
guelone, afterwards initiated by Cervan
tee in the "Clavileno."
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-05
PRLATKA BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Banks.

Ian
EuRST NATIONAL BANK OF PALATKA, /
II successors to VIM. J. Vinegar x Co. 4
general banking business transacted. Front
Street.
DEVEREUX, ROGERO s. son. CORNER
bLemon and Water Streets, carry at all
times a full stock of Dry Goods, Clothing,
Hats, Shoes, etc. Also deal extensively in
Groceries Of every description.
T JACOBSON, LEMON STREET, DEALS
L sexclusively in staple and fancy Dry Goods,
Hats Caps
Books and stationery.
L C. COCHRANE, AT MASONIC BUILD
Il sing on Lemon Street, wholesale and re-
tail dealer in Books, Stationery, Florida Curl
osities, Maps, etc.
ID FRANK CURTIS, BOOKS, STATION
De- cry confectionery, etc.
Groceries and Commission.
ID r. REID. WATER STREET, DEALER
1Gsin Groceries, Vegetables, Fruits, etc.
UERTREES & Co, WATER STREET, COM
' mission merchants, and wholesale dealers
in Hay. Grain, Fertilizers, etc.
4 NJ HAUGHTON & BRO, GRIFFIN'S
N. Block. Water street, wholesale and re-
tail dealers in groceries.
THREW. H. L., & GARDNER, NEAR FLORI-
Ida Southern depot, wholesale and retail
dealers in Hay, Grain, Fertilizers, etc.
Hard ware Etc.
II T. LANE. WATER STREET, DEALER
II lin Hardware, Stoves Tinware, house fur
uishing goods, building material; plumbing,
Architects.
II J. CAMPBELL, GRIFFIN'S BLOCK.
II sarchitect and civil engineer.
Musical InStruHnCn and
Sewing Ma chimes.
~ F. SULZNER, LEMON STREET. DEAL
O.er in Musical Instruments and Sewing
Drugs and Medicines.
DUTNAM PHARMACY, CORNER REID s.
L Front Streets, Drugs, Medicines, Toilet Ar
| ticles, etc.
! 4 CKERNIAN s. JACKSON, CORNER LEM
/ hon and Front Streets. Fail line Drugs and
/ Medicines.
| THE MORAGNE PHARMACY, CORNER
/ i Lemon and Front Streets. Established 1856.
Prescriptions carefully compounded day or
Beef, Fish, Etc.
A W MANN, LEMON STREET, OLDEST
| a. beef market in the city. Orders filled
promptly.
w B. CROSS, WATER STREET, BEEF,
/ Nv sMutt0n, Fish, etc.
Furniture, Etc.
ID L. LILIENTHAL, CORNER WATER s
/ ID sReid Streets. Wholesale and retail dealer
in furniture. house furnishing goods, etc.
A UGUST HALL, LAUREL AND KIRK
| ~ land Streets, Manufacturing UphOlstereI
and Dealer in Furniture.
Bakers.
u j. GROOMs, LEMON STREET, NEXT To
ID Opera House. Fancy and Family Grocer
! les, ana BAKERY.
Und ertalEers.
d S. MOONEY, LAUREL STREET, UN
IL sdertaker and embalmer.
Miscellaneous.
THE PAIATKA INSURANCE AGENCY
L over three hundred millions capital, repre-
sented and correspondent with l. Harkins Hill
! lard, Manager.
| IOHN RAAfSAUR, FRONT STREET, ONLY
| u stables in the city: prices moderate.
ID CUNNEELY, WATER STREET, FINI
l Wines, Liquors, ETC. Billiard and Bowling
ParlOrs.
0"ARRY HEATH, LEMON STREET
1Iwatchmaker and engraver,
7 H. MERRYDAY, CORNER OAK AM
u Fourth Streets. House and Sign Painter.
7 t. CONOvER, ARTISAN WELLS. Pc
81 Box, 207
NTEBB & NICHOLS, real estate agents
w Harris building. Water Street.
? / CALHOUN, GILLIS & CALHOUN, LEMO1
; S,Street, Insurance agents; represent Onl
l frst-class companies.
I MEYER, WATER STREET DEALER II
LPaints, Oil, Ladders, etc.
II [. GREEN & co, BOOTS AND SHOES
) Z Z I
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-05
RUfLnING sTATIsTICs.

The papers, says the New Orleans
Times-Democrat, are publishing a
list Of the new buildings construct
ed in the leading American cities of
this country as an evidence of their
growth. 1t is not always a perfect
test, because in a great many Amer
lean cities no proper record is kept
of building improvements. Where,
however, such a record is preserved
it is very suggestive of the growth,
progress and prosperity Of the town.
The table vindicates Chicago's
claim to a rapid increase of popula-
ton. 1t is spending more money in
buildings than any three towns in
the west, and erecting enough new
houses each year to accommodate
$4,000 people. IF the building inn
provements be taken as a test, Chic
ago will certainly have not less than
100000 inhabitants by 1890.
st. Louis, on the other hand, is
growing slowly, spending less on
houses than either Minneapolis OIL
ST. Paul and no more than Kansas
City. It is providing for not more
than 10000 people a year, and al
the present rate of increase will not
range much over 100000 in 1890.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-05

Through consultations and com
binations the match supply of the
Pacific coast is now in the hands of
monopoly, by no means hard
fact, says an exchange, for matches
are now sold by the California COM
pany at twenty-five cents gross,
which is lower than they can be
bought in Sweden, formerly the
cheapest match market in the world.
The Pacific coast prices are one
third less than those of eastern ma
kers, as match wood is cheaper and
the other material can all be obtain
ed at the same rate at which it is
purchased in the Atlantic states,
while labor is no higher
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-05
One cubic inch of gold, says the

One cubic inch of gold, says the
jewelers. Circular, is worth 1910;
one cubic foot, 1912, 1850, and one Gu
bic yard, $9,796,76 Counting the
ounce at $l8) At the commence
ment of the Christian era there were
altogether $425O0O,00O worth of
gold, but at the time of the discov-
cry of America only $5zoOO,OOO re-
manned. At present the value of
all the gold in the world is counted
Sc, 9OO,O 100000.
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1t is mentioned by some enthusiastic
papers as proof of President Cleveland's
democratic simplicity that his new har-
ness is to be silver mounted instead of
gold mounted.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-05
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Savannah, Florida & Western r.!
waycross short Line.

All trains of this road are run by Central
GOTH Meridian time, which is 80 minute
slower than Jacksonville time.
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NEW ORLEANS CYPRESS.

an and after Sunday, Novembe" 2, 1884,
" Passenger Trains will leave and arrive as
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-05

OULHtCIIHS at NHaJJalOOCIte WIN FtLsilCU-
Ia and Atlantic Railroad. daily for Pensacola,
Mobile, New Orleans, Texas and all transmits
sissippi points, Passengers for Brunswick take
this train, arriving at Brunswick via b. & W.
Railway at 12:45 p. IN.
Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars WaycrOss
to Pensacola, Mobile and New Orleans.
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Florida Southern Railway
SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE

PALATKA, Fla, January 18th, 1885.
Begi ming Thursday, January 22d, trains
and will run daily between Gainesville and
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-05
THE DAILY NEWS.
BENZ. HARRISON, Editor.

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will sell at public auction, at my store. cor
ner Lemon and Second street. saturday, May
end. Second hand buggies, fine new buggy
hand furniture | have just received $500
worth of dry goods, which | shall offer for
sale to the highest bidder. without reserve
These goods must be sold Hours of sale from
II Il m to , p N. Don't forget the day
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

We have now reopened with
an entirely new stock Of goods,
and areconstantIyreceiWngs ship
ments from the North. No old
or stale drugs on hand, every
thing new and fresh, Our prices
will be lower than ever, We
have not the largest store, but
the best and largest stock of
goods, also the most complete
and most select variety ofChrist-
mas goods, If you wish to make
your friends a Christmas gift
call and examine them.
MORAGNE & KERSTING,
On Lemon ST., one door abOv'
Fry's Brick Block.
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H. j. CAMPBELL,
ARCHITECT & CIVIL ENGINEER
Plans, Specifications,
Superintendent and Estimates
For all Kinds of Buildings.

Surveys, plans and estimates made for all
kinds of civil engineering, canals, docks, ter
minal facilities for railroads. water works,
sewerage, irrigation, drainage, river and har-
Dor improvements, and landscape gardening.
mapping off town sites. BarOmetric levels and
flying reconnaissance taken. Properties and
proposed work examined and reported on for
non-residents. Office in GrifIin's Brick Block,
Palatlla, Fla.
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Conservative Democratic Ticket for
Delegates to the Constitutional
Convention.
FOR THE nth SENATORIAL DISTRICT:
wM. H. COOK.
For PUTNAM COUNTY:
IRVING GILLIS,
BENZ. HARRISON.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-05

AT THE PALATKA Posi- OFFICE
AS SECOND-CLAss MAIL MATTER
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EIRsT NATIONAL BANK OF PALATKA,
II successors to VIM. J. Vinegar * Go. 4
general banking business transacted. Front
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-25
TIE POSTOFF[CE BILL
Likely to Go by the Board Unless the
Steamship Subsidy is knocked Out.

Likely to Go by the Board Unless the
Steamship Subsidy is knocked Out.
SPECIAL to the Globe.
WAsnlNGToN, Feb. 24-The postofilee ap-
preparation bill has been placed in very
critical position by the action Of the senate
in replacing the appropriation TO pay for
carrying the mails in American ships, under
contracts for four years, at a rate not to eX-
coed 80 cents per mile Travelled. II will be
remembered that this provision was in the
bill as originally reported by the house
appropriation committee, but was stricken
out by the house. The provision is
commonly called the Pacific mail subsidy,
because the Pacific Mail company is now
running only American steamers 10 foreign
ports except those plying between the United
States and Cuba and Mexico, for whose ben
eft the house passed the clause in the bill
putting the mail service with these countries
upon the same footing rs domestic steam
boat service. The house has drawn the line
at POO miles distant from United States
port Within that distance any price
NAV be paid for carrying the mail
which the postmaster general and the owners
Of American steamships may agree upon.
This in the opinion of tine senate is a legti-
mate mail contract, when it proposed to con-
tract with American steamers for carving a
mail TO longer distances to foreign countries
lying between the 200-mie limit. The
house considers such contract subsidy
and opposes the proposition with great de
termination.
Unless some agreement can be had there
is therefore danger that no postoflice appro-
priation bil will be passed. This would Of
course nccessitate an extra session of con
grcss, and gentlemen who have been proph-
esyiug that an extra session was inevitable
have been more positive than ever in their
assertions to day. 1t is generally believed
that advocates OF the obnoxious provision viii
yield at the last moment rather than force an
extra session upon this issue.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-25
A Kick in the North Against the
Three Southern Men in Cleve-
lands Cabinet.
Schurz Notified that No Mugwumps
Need Apply-Evarts Calls Up
OH His EXcellency.
The Publication of Mrs. Hendricks Picture
in the Press Calls Forth a Let
ter from Tom to Grover.
Manning Eligible to Handle the Money Bags
Bennett Aspiring to the French
Mission-Swaim's Sentence.
Rumors at Albany.

Special to the Globe
ALBANY, Feb. 24.-Up to late hour to-
day Senator Lamar has not returned to the
Kenmore hotel from Gov. Cleyeland's resi-
dence on Willett street. At that hour it was
believed he was still in conference with Mr..
Cleveland, but some persons asserted that he
had quietly left Albany, and that Col La
mont had gone with him. None
pretend to be able to explain
the reason for such mysterious movements.
In consequence of his failure to appear at
his hotel, some remarkable rumors get into
circulation. 1t is said that crisis has been
reached in the making of the cabinet, and it
has been brought about by
PROTESTS SENT TO Mr.. CLEVELAND
by leading Northern Democrats against the
impolicy Of placing three Southern men
among his constitutional advisers. In con-
sequence of this, so the story runs, Mr..
Cleveland has determined to let
Senator Lamar go on the ground
that as postmaster general he would seriously
embarrass the administration. 1t was said,
however, that Lamar might get the interior
department, to which Judge Thurman no
longer appears to have any claim. In any
event Mr. Lamar, according to Albany polit-
ical gossps, will not be postmaster general.
1t is also said that Judge Thurman's chances
for cabinet position have almost disap-
peared and
THE WESTERN MEMBER
of the new administration will beGov. Hoadly.
Frank Jones Of New Hampshire, it is still
believed, is slated for the navy department
and is now on his way to Albany and will be
the next visiting statesman to call on Cleve-
land.
Another singular report in circulation is
that Mr.. Cleveland i'm proved the opportun-
ity presented By Carl Schurz' appearance
here yesterday to give formal notice that
MUGwUMP INFLUENCE
will not govern the next administration.
Mr.. Bayard will be taken as a concession to
it, and that is the only concession Mr.. Cleve-
land will make. Considering Mr.. Bayard is
a Democrat, this does not seem to be much
Of a concession to Independent Republicans.
Mr.. Cleveland will begin his journey to Wash
ingto1 next Tuesday morning, March 3. He
will leave by the West Shore road, and reach
Washington late in the evening.
Senator Lamar finally got off for New
York late last night He refused to be inter-
viewed. Senator-elect Eyart called on Mr..
Cleveland to-day.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-25

The Chicago & Northwestern, the Sioux
City and the Omaha roads have issued a joint
freight tariff, subject to joint western classi-
fication, naming rates between Chicago,
Milwaukee, Racine, Racine junction or Ke-
nosba and points in Nebraska. In the rules
and conditions covering the tariff, announce
ments are given that small consgnments,
covering articles of several classes, will be
extended at their several rates, but no single
shipments will be taken at less than 80 cents.
No less quantity, weight or number of pack
ages of freight should be charged a greater
amou t than a large quantity of similar
freight, nor should any extension Of charges
on the part Of a carload of freight exceed the
charges of full carload. Carload freight,
west bound, will be rated and charged ac-
cording TO the current rules of the North
western Railroad company governing maxi
mum aud minimum weights; cast bound the
current rules of the connecting lines will
apply. On freight in quantities less than
three tons, destinen to points beyond Chi
eago, for which bill of ladiDg is issued
guaranteeing through rates to destination,
an addition Of 5 cents per 1000 pounds must
be added to cover cost of drsyage TO connect
ing line at Chicago.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-25
Grand Preparations For the Inaugu-
raj Celebrati0n-Tamm Joyful
Over Being Placed in the Lead.
The PostOffice Appropriation Bill Will
Fail Unless the Subsidy Men
Back Down.
Iowa's Silver-TOngued Orator Drops Dead at
the Capital Overcome by JOY at
His Success.
A Noisy Time in the House on the River Bill
Public LandS-Latest Capitol
Gossip.
THE IDES OF MARCH.
Tammany VIII Lead the CoIumn-Pre-
paring for the Ball

Tammany VIII Lead the CoIumn-Pre-
pairing fer the Ball.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Feb. "a Next TO the prob
lem of roofing the pension building, the
most serious question the inaugural commit
tee had TO grapple with has been that OF
precedence of the rival New York city organ
izations in the civic division Of the process
sion. It has been decided that Tammany
Hall have the right of the line, and congrat-
ulatory kilograms have been sent on to New
York by the score. So on the
great day the braves will come down
Pennsylvania avenue with big Tom Bremen
ahead and a band playing "Solid Men to the
Front" while the banners of Irving hall and
the County Democracy will wave in the rear
The interior Of the pension building is be-
ginning 10 look as if ball would he held
there. The loose boards anu scatfolding that
presented a confused mass in the hall have
been removed and in the glare Of the electric
lights, which are necessary, now that the
roof is on, some idea can be
obtained Of the great extent of
the ball room To-day workmen are
IeFeLHB Lne caTJn UOOT, anu IN Lne center
and at each end the wooden floor is being
laid. The decorators are at work stretching
white cotton over the walls, thus making a
background for the decorations. Immense
ladders rest against the pillars, and wOrkmen
are preparing to begin the decoration. The
large Siemen burners in the rooms on the
first floor and in the ball room are
in place and will be used for night work.
With the exception of four brick walls which
inclOsc the ballroom, everything will be
provided by the committee, including the
heating apparatus, the gas pipes, the roof,
the flooring and the windows. The decora-
tion Of the room, the contract for which has
been given to a leading New York
decorator, will, it is said, be the
finest ever seen in this country. The
supper is to be cooked in New York and
brought TO this city on a special train. So
far the civic committee has on its list
organizations numbering 1870 men and
S72 musicians. The military now on the
roster number Is, 900, so that there is every
reasl to anticipate an event of at least
25, 900 men in uniform to accompany the
new president from the White houae to the
capitol.