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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-02

Another one of these suburban homes Is
shown in the wooden cottage given herewith.
In the new aesthetics, any house built of wood
in a fantastic shape is a cottage.
This house contains seven large rooms on
the first and second floors The third story
rooms are pleasant and commodious The
total cost of the house is 81 800 This includes
the building of a cistern where it is called for.
The cellar walls are of solid stone all the way
up, and its floor is thoroughly cemented.
The first floor varies IA little from the old
plan, III that, i'll addition to the three rooms
81 often mentioned, 1t has a reception hall as
one enters oil the piazza. In a house where
many persons are coming and going this viii
h. a convenience.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-02

wonderful i"tcHtIV, fncuiiis Ia, .,iv, ,,.ioI IA
II i-.!a'u: his great sr,rct regarding. Tia, i"l,',
tu,-.sttt With the ntII! " ho ,aHt, uut there t.
iini 49, about II. =" up t. l;i-u large mum
Der 81 Il inches explorers Went Ia this crlr-
hratc,I t..ttrIin-s piI,,.. shot "a few p.umicln,
ate a i,t!.rl whale. slu,ldrIci a cnuI,l" of
tIn,'.. .ui died. 1t has i,,.u the history of
Arctir exploration from tho earliest ages.
Men have taken their lives and few dough
nuts ia their hands, wandered away into the
uncertain li-ht uf ia" frozen north, made "a
frv otr.'TNati,iiS-tn each other regarding,
tn" backward Sprim,-and then cached their
skeleton, forever.
la 1850 two Italians named Lem took "a
load 81 sun kissed bananas and made vny-
age H. the extreme north, hut the historian
says that the accounts arc 50 conflicting and
as the stories told by the two brothers did not
agree and neither ever told it the same ON
two separate occasions, the history II their
voyage is not used very much.
Wears rolled ON. Boys continued tn go to
school and see III their Biographies euticing
pictures of men in expensive fur clothing
running sharp iron spears and long, danger
GUS stahkuiv'-= into fcr""ious white hears and
snortmg around on large cakes al cold ic',
and having "a good time. These inspired the
growing youth tn rise up and do likewise. 80
every nation meath the sun has contribute
its aSSnrtmcntS uf choice, white skeletons AMI
second hand clothes tn the remorSceSS NAV
of the hungry and ravenouS north.
AMI still Tia" great pole continued Ia
squeak on through days that were six month
long AMI night, that made breakfast seem al
most useless
la Ia. Columbus went up that way, bat
dii not ~u,'c,rd in starving u death. lie get
a hir,i- cyc view of a large deposit of dark
hiup -. got hungry, and came home
During the Fifteenth and Sixteenth a. a.
turi,~S TIA" northern nations If EurnI-, anu
especially tl,. Dutch, kept the discovery hu-i-
m,S> T,,i-hot iut they did not get any fra
mcntS "f the t,,I, pnlc. The maritime nations
of Eur"i,. together with other forei, "a
powers dVn.,~ti'~, and human hcin%s, for
some TIM ha,l polls at visiting the polar seas
AMI nreht.tms To- come hack. 1t was thn
CIIS:om then. as II Il NOW, Ia 20 twenty reals
farther than ANY other man had ever ls'-d,
cat "A a,viiv! i.o,.t l,,E, curl up, and perish
/ thousands ii tin lat and brightest minds 1
all ag,e have lIcki.d L. This Wild desire t. hN,
on sperm oil pain killer, and jerk.'l walrI. 8,
keep a little hil.,. diary for thirteen weel e.
and then feed II {" "a tail white hear with "A
gums
That l. MT all. Millions ut gallons II
whisky are -ent h. th,~,. frozen countries, AL
used hv TIN liurrr Ia treating the untut"i-' 4
E>.IuimattN. VITO ar not, and never will ;,
voters Ii seems IL mc utterly Ill advised /
shamcfuIly iilutic.-Bill Nyc III Chic.i %
News
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-02

y pleasant example is the one in the illuStra-
ton. y striking looking house it is, with its
brick walls and Roman tower. If one might
venture "A criticism, it would lie that the
tower would have been much more effective
if it had been carried n story higher, and the
gaunt, factory like chimney beside it been
put inside instead of outside Still it is pie
turesque ms it is with its hint of Rhine castles
and dungeon keeps.
"A unique feature and the most attractive
of all is the round dining room ON the ground
floor of the tower. 1t suggests great round
table in the center, like King Arthur's, and
romance and legend without end The win
dows III this tower dining room command
views from three points of the compass.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-02
MOUNT VERNON.
A SHRINE WHICH Is VISITED BY
MANY PILGRIMS.

The River Steamers Toiling Bell-The
Die.,--s;ome of the Interesting Features
of it's Interior.
4 pilgrimage that will never cease, while
Columbia lives, is that which daily makes
Mount Vernon its mecca. The trip is made
in u steamboat from Washington, and the
distance Is "A long sixteen miles. The scenery
/, citIming this portion of the Potomac.
Every moving object, from the darky fisher
I.Ian Ia the throbbing steamboat seems to
move in a 'irowsy, iiti,Ss way which is pos
itiVely soothing to the nerves of the visitor
from the rushing, restless city.
At last Mount Vernon is reached This is
announced by the tollins of the steamboats,
bell and the dipping Of hcr colors- The bells
toling Is hut triiinS token of respect To the
de.l,l yet it makes n wonderful impression on
the visitor when heard for the first time.
WAse il is considered that all steamboats,
passing up or down the river i'm all seasons,
and I~pssibiy for all time, shall honor with a
tnliin;, bell the beloved remains they pass the
thought overNhelIBs one
Mount Vernon has been for the last quar-
ter century in the possession of an association,
whose object is its preservation forever to the
American people, who regard it as their most
historic treasure. The association paid for
the estate 'S.aO,WO, which sum was contrib
ufed 10y the people of all the states. The state
of Virginia has the supervision of the whole,
though each state has charge of one room
The mansion in which Washington lived
from the time he was II years old, when he
inherited it, until his death, Is a wooden
structure, ninety-six feet long and thirty feet
deep. 1t comprises two stories and an attic.
The picture of its exterior, with its long row
of columns supporting the portico roof, is
familiar
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-02

But 1t is to the largest bedroom mp stairs
that the greatest interest centers Ii was here
that " Washington died. The arrangements of
the bed hangings and other furnishings of the
room are IL nearly possible just rs they
were the night he died. Here he slept every
night from the time'h retired from the pres
ldency On March 1, 1877, until it became his
deathhe'i on the night Of Dec II 1872 He
,ied OF acute laryngitis assisted it is claimed
since hy the physicians who, ON finding that
their patient had sore throat. blc,l him no
less than four times. The old fashioned ma
hogany bositea'l, six feet square, is the iden-
teal one in which he died Here also Is the
little oval medicine stand, the secretary, the
little table with the cracked shaving glass,
the snuif and match box, the fender and iira
irons, all in their oli-time places
The very atmosphere about the place in
spires One with reverence. This is evidenced
by the care with which men keep their heads
uncovered while in this sacred room. whiIa
no one thinks of speaking above the faiutest
whisper, as If ihe father OF his country was
simply sleeping mStsaio ri resting in the tomb
three hundred yards away.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-02

but hc dd NOT live II meet Lieut.. Greedy
or any of cur most celebrated northern tour
lists Why Naddodr yearnci to 20 north and
discover a colder country than his own; why
he should seek to wet his feet and get icicIcs
down his back in order 10 bring to light more
snow hanks and chiIblans, | cannot at this
time understand. Why should a robust and
prosperous viking roam around in the cold
trying Ia nose out more frost bitten Esfui-
mauX, when he could remain at hnn. and
vikcs
But leave this to the thinking mind Let
the thinking mind !Erarplc with it. 1t has no
charms for mo Moreover, haven't that
kind uf mind.
Octhcr another Norwegian gentleman
sailed around North cap" and crossed the
Arctic circle in 500 \. - but lac crossed 1t
III the night, and didn't motto, 1t at the time
Two or three years later Erik the Red took
large snow shovel and discovered the east
coast Of Greenland. Erik the Red was "A
NoTthman, and Ia 1lnuriShrd along about the
Ninth century, and before the war. lie
sailed around in that country for several
years, drinking bay rum and bears oil and
having good time. lie wore fur under
clothes all the tin", winter and summer, and
eva'ic,l the l"li tax for a long time. Erik
also established u settlement ou the southeast
coast III GrU, nlaTd IN about latitude ia dcgs.
north. These people remained here for some
time, Sule,i.'tin; on shrimp salad, s,:t moss
tarina and meats foot oil. liut finally they
became - bored with the quiet life and the
backward springs that they removed from
there t. a lauI that T. fir"r than day, Ia Use
the words "f another They removed during
the holiday, leaving their axle GrenS" and all
they held dear, including their remains
From that ou down L. ESQ we hear or read
varyin. li.d Disconnected ".,".ntS of people
who |. -. been uIl that Wy. "a. ,piTCd IA large
rel o.. LII had. stI observation md dirl
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-02

Tho outside OF the house is cut up into patch
work 10y he Introduction uf different patterns
Of weather boarding and paint. This is all
the fashion, hut II cannot * said u h. really
ornamental When the fashion goes 10y, the
patchwork woodwork viii not seem a thing
of beauty.
Also there is no closet room in the dining
room This, too may Ia the fashion. but it
is not convenient. There never will lie any
thing prctticr than the fine porcelain and
glassware which one caught glimIs.S of in
old-timc china closets in the dining room.
Every American must rejoice mt the i'm
proved architecture for homes, which the new
time is bringing Us The Possibilities Of orna-
mentation in tiling and brick work from our
many-colorcSl American clayS are only begin
ming tn he understood. We have brown red
and yellow and pale cream brick in exquisite
tints, all from the naturally colored cIays.
Pale cream walls, with rcd facinSS AMI trim
innings, or the opposite would make a beauti-
full and aTsiStic home So would brown and
cream tintS together.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-02

In this state parlor, 81 called, is n beautiful
nls,ntei of variegated Sienna marble. On its
panels are sculptured artistically in has re-
lief subjecty, of husbandry and agriculture.
1t Is about the only thing left in the room
which Washington once owned The furni-
turc of the house was unfortunately sold by
the heirs after the death OF Martha W ash
ington, and but little has been returned,
though efforts ar. being made constantly to
secure what Is Mt present scattered as relics
IN all directions. Much of the furniture are
careful reproductions of the original pieces.
Du the first iloor are six rooms used a
museum for curioSities of a century ago.
Back ut the house carved colonna,les lead To
the family and state kitchens tho rear Of
these are the servants quarters, consisting of
small brick houses, and also brick barn.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-02


Stepping over the white hagStoncs with
which this piazza is paved, stones, by the
way, which were impaired from the Isle of
Wright, it was not surpassed that this coun-
try p"ss,-SSe,i any, We cross the threshold into
the great broad hallway. In glass case,
shown III the picture on the left wall is the
great rusty key "f the French BlStilc, which
presented Washington by Lafayette
When the prison was destroyed i'll l!So. In Il
frame is Hartford newspaper, announcing
the sal intelligence of the death of the great
chief. It's closing lines refer to Mount Yer
non as follows:
There the groves, the spacious
avenues, the beautiful and sublime scenes,
the noble mansion; but, alasl the august in
habitant was now no more! That great soul
gone. His mortal part was there, in
deed; but, ah how affecting, how awful the
spectacle of such worth AMI greatness thus
to mortal eyes falleni Yes, fallen, TALENT
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-02
III wares win Wear.

An IL. I-s!,ai, O. while. cong the rounds -,
the Hsil. -. l",tt. ,ii~ morning, WAS aSi. 4
10y "a woman L,.N. .nt.-h Ia wOud charge ! 4
for "a, i,k 81 - ~. tot her. The wou.-rt
t.xUr,->,s! ...it..-.-,. AMI said that the M.
who ;...i,. ti', b..Uilt h,r lee dill not char e.
near "a, uIIriI a. h,' dial. "But, madam
answered TIM i,'idlr &, my lee does not III. u
away like uth,r IL. and b, worth more. Abe
hotter the weather = t!.c better my stock y II
stand il -'.!t. we'll il that l. 81. | will take
"a cake a'n,ic.i thu delighted woman.
When -t:tiiN l. i,ti IL tine right kind Of I-'o-
pie IL viii -it,trh ..-si "ays,-hingstoH
Ere man
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-02

Re In t'ltiN'
from almost every
quart. . Il thu -l"!',
have ! n t. the
lar north, -itrli
their i.ttIc huic'll #
lorkri polar bear,
and 81 IA tlU polar
bear il.IS eaten his
iittlr ham u Of
lrrked v..l ai'.i'-
an,, ~ Ia n~i
Woii I "a iitr
lslI,I ar with IN.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-02

NJ Brouar,iel has reported to the Paris
Academy of Medicine upon the mummifca-
tion of the body of young woman which
was found III "a heap OF straw i'll a cellar.
The cellar had not i.Sen opened for eight
months. Tl,c body was in "A remarkable state
Of pm serv.ition. The mUmmifiCation was
si,.. .u,,nriing To NM Brouar,ief and
Mt-.uln To myria,is III ags,ri of various kinds
who's, eggs, were emboi,isSi III the tissues
Chicago News
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-02

pede to Iceland has
always been under
control, and you
can get corner lots
III the most dcsir-
able cities of Ice
land and wear n
long, rickety name
with links la il like
a rosewood saus
'aS", today, at a
low price. Mad =
dodr, "a Norwegian
viking, discovered
Iceland \. ID SiD
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-02
BILL NrE ON POLAR HISTORY.
Where Choice White skeletons and
secondhand Clothes are Deposited.

HUDSON, Wis, Aug H. 1856
The excitement consequent upon the an
ticipated departure of Mr.. Glider for the
north pole has recently awakened in the
bosom OF the American people a new interest
in what | may term that great terra incog
nita. if may be parloned for using a phrase
from my own mother tongue.
Let IA for n moment look back across the
bleak waste Of years, and sec what wonderful
progress has been made in the discovery of
the pole. We may then ask ourselves who
will lie the first t. tack his location notice on
the gnawed and season cracked surface of the
pole itself, and what will he do with it after
he has 50 filed upon it:
Iceland, l presume, was discovered about
sGJ y. D., or ,U2i years ago, but the STAN
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-02
RURAL ARCHITECTURE.

Sketches of Two Picturesque Homes In
New Jersey.
Time out of mind the three ground floor
requisites of an American house have been
kitchen, dining room and parlor. The
changes that have been sung on these three
essentials to give them variety in shape, ar
rangement and coloring are infinite
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-02

Fast mnil trains stop only wheTc Inn. i-
given, and only at Lennon street. rIIdtka.
\ MIXED tram ~ IHT between ial:tikd HEti
sanford, IN both directions. which stop ..t
.ttI stations, sIditiun tu tie regular trHIlt-
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-02

Trans leaving JHcksnHEiit" - 80 y m, AMI
arriving ~ a. m. run daiiS b-tWryu .Ia,k
snnNillc, Enterprise and SAINT rTd. bth,r+
'iuiS except sunday.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-02
st. JOHNS AND HALIFAX
Tho White,}

Az 26. Is Sc.

NORTH BOUND.
I,aV. Tomoka, Il. N.
ATTENr Eolt~fvB. iH a. n, usi SINS CuuuCC-
JIuu Vttn D., 4 y n " Hy tram yhtCh I,-sN *
tBiaJkH at il:lh, arrive Jacksonville l.. %. N,
SOUTH Round.
Leave f.o'lSTnn, 1850 "a. III.
AtrESC Iumokss. = = IN, uaki H-- connection
With D., T. y X ~. ts'y tram whiSh I,..iyy-s
J.'v r., HN 'ie ,-lU, arrive PsisstAa iu-lU,
NuTE No l. Train runs daily Nccpt sunday
Nom NJ Connection between Idigtkst
aus tt"il>Ivn Is Ea,tc by ferry.
Hacks make connection With train AZ Tome
ksJ tal- bytlaud aI-u t3aL fcE-a-
g. : SItN GER IL WHITE,
Cen H~~. and tTt. AEr-- President.
San Nticu, fia. san Mstco, fla
BN-sII
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-02
ST. JOHNS & LAKE EUSTlS DIV.
CHARLOTTE RARROR DIVISION.

t''ls. v-.Hu, ctEvuS uuac with steamer Tues
i'', Thursday au. saturday Iur i'gutl i.f--;,.
Fort Myers, etc.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-02

-tEAMfRS = :. t.A.EANB bfSrAI,H
Attk, tasiA s-utl, round trans - t.,k, .,l.f i
tU.i HtIGg-. fatt,.itlit. al .tI4 i.,r,tsr,.-
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-02

The l. 30 y. m. Fast Mai from JackFouyIti,
and 81 81 IA. Past Maui from sanford HyNv
direct connections with South Florida Esiii-
way II sanford Ir and from Orlando, h ,~SiIH
NEE, Htr,"w, Lab emnd. Tampa. ana ala sit
tIati~.
Steamer Mascuttr leaves Tampa Ter ~.
West ud HaN tut t,,i,r a We, D..
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-02
ss,a""sh. FLORIDA y Western ~


Al tTgusr .t th,s roat are ran ~ Central
iFrilf At.tt,ifa time, which - MINUTES
sl..s,, Ef.r1t -ist, a,sn Vaii, time.
~ SHd alter summons. Nuv D.. iS5H, Pas
~ ---s.-,f sFstsHS vile leave lrss stglys "a
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-02

ANNE .IItylnusit8 .......-.. - ti.sai a e..
Pullman !FtsJss- ~sc.-54u. tzfrS ami MANN
iiugs'i"tT -tys EsuG ears k4 Nay.T,.>- .i,--tig.
anal Mac t,gFssg ga, k-s.IlN iI. aud en-
'4isstts- Also TisE,g.-fls lcg-~ niger COACHES
UaTtf TuEg'- EaTv,,gs SON, iI .id Jhittts.
HesEI-
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-02

A. IVES. Agent
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-01-12
Rules of the Riding Academy.

Rules of the Riding Academy.
Outdoor exercises will b held once or twice
a Week, according To the wishes OF The Class.
All pers' ns holding class tickets admitted
free TO ,vchii riding.
Any one vi hing e. use his own horse In the
cia-s will te l.eIhi.tr Il to do So
ANY persons who desire Their horses trained
und, tine saddle shvu Il apply to the Ring Maui
agef.
Every me NIB of he riding class, and all
vi-iturs. ni,st str.ciy observe all The ru. es of
the -,cajemy.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-01-12
The Sam Fraucisco Argonaut, il

The San Francisco ArgOnaut, In
dealing with the Chinese question,
beiravs the secret of the opposition to
the Chinese BY declaring most EN-
phatically that the loudest opponents
of he Chinese are socialists from Ger
many, communists from France aud
laZzaroui from Italy, "w no have not
been here long enough TO learn our
customs or speak our language" but
have evidently been able TO imb be
The idea that this il free coun'rv and
t. take advantage of its freedom To
excuse their own idleness by declain-
ing against Chiuese cheap labor. The
Arg naut reads The city gu ernnrn'
of san Francisco very severe lecture
upon the outrage on the iibe' {,
of public a-semblage committed
everv Sunday by the gatherings OF
these foreigners, aud conrludes thai
u lille the Chinese evi! is bad enough.
its presence is MT much wor-e than
the nuisance of the anii-Chi csc M ell
ing-. Viii The remarks of the Ar
Youaui are not little iinyed wi, h
wi Il westeTni-in, particularly. we re-
greet to state, when ii sd,i es The chirl
of D lice Ia surround the square where
the meetings are held with a Gordon
of policeman. to allow The two factions
of ''furriyn l"afe-s" TO murd each
other to their hearts content, and
then 10 give the survivors ga sound
clu obin.." iis structures are, in the
m-in. justified by the circumstances
and it, estimate of the case CORRECT
| Globe Democrat.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-01-12
WHERE THE CHAIRMANSHIPS
WERE PLACED

Speaker Carlisle has appointed The
chai men of forty eight standing com
mli' of The house. They have been
yiv-n To the following states:
AlabaIns 2, Arkansas /. Florida /,
Georgia 5. Kentucky 8, Louisiana /,
Mississippi l, Missouri 4. North Car
olina 3. South Carolina 2, Tennessee 2,
rexas 2, Virgins 8, West Virginia 1.
Connecticut 1, Illinois 2. Indiana 8
Iowa /. Michigan /, New Yo'k 5, Ohio
3. Penns, wanna 2, Wisconsin /. To-
tai 4S.
The following states have failed TO
secure q chairman-hip:
California. Colorado, Kansss, Maine,
Massachusetts, Minne-ora, Nebraska,
Nevada, New Hampshire. New jersey,
Oregon. Rhode Island, Vermont, Del
aware aud Maryland.
Kansas congressman were rerog-
nized as follows: Mr.. Thomas Ryan
is on appropriations; Mr. JOHN A. An
,ierson il On pualic lands; MIR. Morrill,
is an levees aud improvements "f the
Mississippi and also Invalid pensions;
Mr.. Peters r. on posioilice- and posi-
roads; Mr.. Hanback, il "n Pacific rail-
Gays aud al-O in the department of
ju>iicr; Mr.. Funston ia on agriculture
aud also an labor; Mr.. Perkins 10 On
lpdiaa Affairs.