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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-07

ami On cur rivers. assures me- that he has
seen O;,iy five rattlerS. seven mOecasins
and oEe copperhead. All except these
three are as utterly powerles> To harm
us by a bite as mouse.
THE TOAD.
This little creature is So asly that he
Is universally disliked, and no compari-
son seems o,lious enough for description.
The name has passed into our language
a. applicable to the most odious Of the
human fatnily-a ''toad-eater' is one
who eats moral dirt and submits to ev-
Try. degradation 10 secure favor or din
ner. but in Nature the toad has mis-
sion AMI is given special provision that
lie may fi.lti'i H. IT. tongue Is secured
10 the entrance OF It's mouth SD that il
lies down tho throa;--il is further COW
cred with sin'i Of liquid glue that it
can be thrown ont upon an insect
which is then fastened and drawn in.
This provision. i'y way Of compsnsating
the toad for his awkwardness. is only
Iarallelled in the case Of those women
whose tongues are loose at both ends and
only secured in the middle. The load-
not the lad.es-is very voracious. and
feeds ereedily upon grubs, worms and
bugs, aud if undisturbsd will live and
die as u servant among your vegetables.
In Ergland and Belgium they are bought
and kept il greenhouses, cucumber
frames and conservatories. Yet we have
known only one gardener who WAS
thoughtful enough, in this country. to
carry home toads in his pocket to be
kept in his gardens. II the postulus
secre,ions of this animal be inoculatel
under the skin Of small animal OF bird
death may ensue, nut they are entirely
harmless IN a garden.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-07

was like TO Gte, them As they usually
know as much about the state as news
paper reporter. i'y the bye, that bsau-
tsful aud modest missionary of Cach-
raneS book sore is frequently seen on
cur streets. Has >nme fair maiden BY
ksuka's sweet waters lurcd the Nc. or
Is it ''biz" alone
f.. Gilbert and daughter. Of New lia-
ven, Conn. arrived here on Thursday and
are stopping at the Lake View House.
Mr.. Bailey who came down to build a
grove was compelled to return to Ohio
this week, he having lost his farm house
10y fire recently. nRAwpE
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-07
kissing Tor Cash.

Philadelphia Times
The market value of kiss has nevel
yet been definitely fixed. This is prob
ably owing toa numi~rot causes. First
there are kisses and kisses. a kiss from
a pretty glrI lingering just over the Dor.
der OF sweet siAteen--that age at whiCl
pretty femininity fingers indefinitely
while the years work all sort, VI damag,
ul,on'the personal appearance Of untor
turate males would doubtless h. consid
cred worth much more than the kiss oi
an angular person with u penchant fol
voting and lec.uring. Then again the
supply has something to d. with the va.
ne of kisses IA with Ot,,er articles Of Eler.
chandse. When awhole regiment Of
pretty girls rut themselves up to he kris
ed IN the cause OF charity or religion at q
fair, the very plentitude Of the merchant.
able sweetness tends to cheaper il.
Out in Chicago. where everything i,
put up and sold. from lard to votes, an
attempt was lately made Ia fix an arbi.
trary price on kissing. N n wedding in
that city tho bride put herself up to he
kissed " 81 a kiss. Everybody agreed
that the price was reasonable and many
availcd themselves of the opportunity
But there are dead beat kissers ~ well as
"."i nea. b,ivera ~ -,c"' tickets and
good clothes. Some Of these fellows who
kiss on trust kissed the pretty bride and
when the new husband insisted that the
dollar must bc paid there was trouble.
\ row foll)we,l, which called for the in.
reference Of the police and ended the
kissing business abrutly.
Usually there isn't anything moral
about a Chicago story, bat the moral To
this one would seem that " hen the price
of kissing is agreed upon the party sell.
ing the kisses should do n cash business.
NO money. no kiss should br chalked
in big letters on the wall above the fair
ebslaver who retails sweetness in this
form. 1f thi. is done and the money h
collected in advance there seems to be no
reason why kissing may not be as profit
able aS some other kinds Of business.
Tho who sel kisses will probably never
be able to fix a uniform rate the world
over, but there Is no reason why they
should not get the price agreed lipon,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-07

The subject Of snakes in Florida has
been enlarged upon by all who wish, for
any reason, to hit us blow. Bnt all,
especially the smaller species, feed upon
insects and small animals which arr en-.
emies to the farmer. and scarcely one
snake in fifty deserves the hatred with
which its kind is visited by the crj,oi
and thoughtess. According to tho cat.
aloyue published by Baird & Girard there
arr l1s species Of s,rpents inhabiting
North America. and out Of this only :
per cent. are venomous. In Florida anly
the moccasin, copperheal and rattle
snake are venomous and these are eN-
.remely rare. A gentleman who has
spsut ten years in Florida, during which
ne - - lived, while fishing and
IL, who,s months in our hummocks
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-07

TAYLOR & SANCHEZ, Com pits. sDir..
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-07
1886. DEvEREUx'S 1856,

superb assortment, of New Go~ls in all departments
pene MAKE up stock that for style excellence anil rlcs>
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-23

my former letter that all personal pron.
erty not specifically disposed az hv ne
will had better be sold. This Is NV onin.
Ion, as II is from the crops aud personal
estate that the debts must be maid The
surplus, be 1t more or less. Il DIVIDED
among her children, and this. I nresnnno
aaa better be done in money than in stock,
olu furniture, or any other troublesome
articles which It might be inconvenient 70
remove, out In one or the other OF these
ways tney must be disposed Of, as they
are not given In the Will. II there is any
tnlng belonging TO the estate IL ought to
De collected. In a word, all the property
except lands and negroes is considered as
personal property, and after the debts are
discharged is to be equally divided into
nve parts, one Of which you are enti-
tied to-
A sort Of epidemic cold has seized upon
us herej everyone almost seems laborlng
under It, Hitherto have escaped, and
propose In two or three days to set out
for Boston by way OF relaxation from
business and re-establishment OF my
health after the long and tedious COM
plant with which l have been afflicted,
and from which 1t is not more than ten
days have been recovered; that is, since
the incision which was made by the doc
tors for the imposthume on my thigh had
been cured.
Mrs. Washington joins in every good
wish for you and our other relations In
Fredericksburg, and am, my dear sister,
your most affectionate brother.
G. WASHINGTON.
MRS, BETTY LEWIS, Fredericksburg
Va -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-23
He was HIS own Lawyer.

Atlanta Consultation.
CLAMP Stroud In COURT" asked Judge
Anderson, during the session Of the police
court yesterday morning,
eyes, sir" answered the patrolman as
he arose in full uniform.
swell, Nr. Stroud, you are charged
with throwing watermelon rlnds In the
streets, Are you guilty or not guilty."
"Not guilty, your honor"
"Haye you an attorney, sir1n
"Yes, sir"
"Who is heIn
"Myself. l am going to study law
when get of the police force. l
have"
care you ready for trialpn
"No, sir. ask for a continuance"
"upon what grounds2n
81 have never been served with copy
OF the charges. The law says TIL
"Ifyou have had no copy OF the charges
that Il good grounds for a continuance
and enc case will be passed rGth morn
ing Can you give bond tor your appear
ance?"
"rn sign the bond" said Patrolmau
Holland.
nMe, too" said Patrolman Martin.
"Me, too,n put in Dan, the janitor
"That makes the bond good" said the
Judge.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-23
uushlnr,. Manual N tho Pulpit.

A young man in this city, who had been
prominent In lyceums and secret societies
and whose strongest point his friends
thought was the very natural and easy
way In which he grasped parliamentary
usage, recently began studying for the
ministry and progressed so far that he
was invited TO take charge ON certain
Sunday OF the services In suburban
church where the minister had gone on
his vacation. "He'll be a shining light
without a Doubt said his friends. But
somehow when the young man came to
get up In church he felt himself all at sea
and didnt know what in the
world to do. SO he provided for
all possible contingencies by in
viting one OF the deacons TO
sit up In the pulpit with him, where he
could be on hand to prompt HIM II any
knotty question arose. After the young
student had pronounced the invocation,
and the choir had got up OF its own mo-
ton and sung a voluntary, and chapter
OF the bible had been read, the young
man turned little uneasily TO the dea.
con. "Hymn 499,n whispered the dea-
con. The young man rose again with
great confidence and said: "lt is moved
and seconded that hymn 400 be now sung
AS many as are In favor OF the motion
will signify 1t by saying aye.n An awe.
struck silence fell upon the congregation
CONTRARY minded, no." said the "prosid-
ing oflicer.n at is vote" be went on
The hymn was sung, and the services pre-.
ceeded from that point like clock-woIk
IL was evident the young parllamentariar
felt the ground firm under his feet -
| Boston Record
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-23
An INTERESTING RELIC.
''''sraph Letter from washington to
His sister.

'~sraph Letter from washington to
His sister.
'epn I Smith of the treasurer's Office
y Pennsylvania Canal company, says
.llAaelIhia Press, is having framed
...s' Of the first president of the United
A. s % his sister, Mrs. Betty Lewis
e,'. %ssei Is one OF many lately in the
is ms Of Miss Lewis Of the Corcoran
tlb,2,l washington, who is grand
ma s.Wf u the recipient of the epistle,
toss',. ~ reprinted below. The envelope
T,,Siaaa,g ]. has an autograph frank OF
gansS IONS title, president of the
t,,s ',~ y Ates, bat not Of his name. The
nsnrpe mas black wafer in sign of
no'As. as Ios the death of the writer's
yer It runs:
Ssf,1s ON, Oct. II, 1898 MY DEAR
npss Your letter OF the LIST Of this
Assl,r-o zane duly 10 hand. l believe
laSs,is. y right with regard TO the dis
y slor INN. !, y The negroes. When / gave my
paltt ,- ~ slAt you were entitled TO child's
va NO. not occur to me that my mother
Nc rsa n onder the viii III my father,
ds.~ : distribution uf them after
sshis Il tais is the case, aud be-
ia M X yVa do not come in for any
syn thought | had desired In
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-23

most pure gold. But when morning came
jennings wasn't there 10 see It, for the
cave-in had smashed his cabin lust as You
see II, only not so bad, and buried him.
He never walked up In this world, but the
men who dug him out a week OF two after
made a rich strike In the pocket, aud
paid for q handsome notice OF him 10 his
home paper in Missouri.
Nobody ever sleeps around her now,
they say the water calls IN a lonesome
way, and loose rocks from the ledge he
worked at so long slide down In the
dead watches and bailds each night lit
tie higher monument to him"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-23
Editor moLsnn was Greatly Surprised

Louis N. MeghrBeo'h 'by INC "af'
John r. Mclean, the editor and pro-
prietor of the Cincinnati Enquirer, ls
very fond of joke, and has the good
sense to appreciate one even at his own
expense Summer before last he was
walking rapidly with a friend along
Twenty-ninth street in New York. AT the
corner Of Fourth avenue he saw very
hard-up looking old Hibernian standing
on the opposite corner, gazing llstlessly
into vacancy. "Watch me surprise this
old fellow.i said he to his friend "Look
right into his face and see IL II won't be q
stndv y second later they were abreast
the old chap, when John pulled SILVER
coin ont of his pocket and said, as ne
thrnst Il into the old mans hand; heres
that oparter | owed you. Now, don't go
around any more telling people Una.
don't pay my debts. always SPEAK "S'i
Of Won and you have no reason 70 ~
otherwise by me-" For secono tns
mans face was study. He was amazed
az the uplooked-for kindness, ana lheh ss
lie nurport dawned on him he raised ms
ta,tered hat, and said "God bless yer
arr IN niyer say another word agln ye,
mt land here his eyes twinkled merrllyl
are We sure IL wasn't half yez owed
MI, The friend roared, and as Mclean
reddened 10 the roots Of his hair ea-
claimed, "Oh, pay the man IN Iuii,
Oon,t try To beat him out Of q quarter
The freshman got two halves In addluon
10 his quarter, but be editor no Io"sS'
paws debts at sight unless DEMANDED
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-23

The Finest RaEors In the World
At Anderson's gun store.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-23

Don't forget that mixed tea for soc at
the Fort Worth Grocer Co.'s.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-23

Consult your own interests aud Civ,
the Fort Worth Grocer Co. call.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-23

A carload Of graduated sugar auu
carload OF hams and oacon, lost aiii''N
al the Fort Worth Grocer CO.'S
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-23
DALLAS.
~, IN the primaries Is I'M
i'l .s.IrweI born Leads on the
|'''''' uncsniested Vote.

..c,s Remain TO be Heard
|fal f,, =, rwo Conventions at wax
.n- falh y several street Fights.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-23

That bulk roasted coffee, seven pounds
for 81 90 at the Fort Worth Grocer Co Is,
Is getting very popular.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-23
f7T7 sl55VlI Rendered up his soul f1lei o. v
In prospect hole, IS 81 M 9
Wn4HER Fy since IN, days OF ~. NbEl llInAk2l

"Something seemed to tell Jennings 70
stick h out. He said he wanted a for
tune or nothing. Prospectors for dnst
for hundred miles up and down the az
vide talked about Crazy Jennings. ne
dng till his fingers were skin and bone,
and a great shelf Of rock lay exposed 70
the wind and frost.
lHis provisions were all gone, but ne
was hound 10 strike aquarlz lead. Well
one niebt the slope lie had dug away
cgyed 10, and uncovered pocket o. ~
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-05-22
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

The First Baptist Church, of Balti-
more, las just celebrated the one hum
dredth anniversary of its establishment
The Episcopal Church of st. James,
corner of Madison avenue and Seventy
first str ct, New York which cost $275,-
900, was dedicated recently.
The fact that Chinaman took the
first prize in English composition at
Yale ought to astonish none. American
students can't attend to football and
stusy at the same time.-H0rtJ0rd I0st.
"A skeptical nearer once said to
Baptist minister: How do YOU recon
Gle the teachings of the Bible with the
latest conc,u ,iol IS of science?.' Il
haven't seen this mornings papers,"
naively replied the minister What
are the latest conclusions of modern
science"
One of the many paradoxes of hui
man life is that W"ile every man thinks
education a good thing and W Shes that
his children may have it, there are
hundreds and even thousands in every
great State who neglect the free offer of
it, and allow their children to grow up
in ignorance. = ifttS6argh Chronicle
Telegraph.
"A new department has been pro-
vided for in the University of Feansyl-
vania, informed ate between those of
arts and science. and to be called the
dePartm Mt of philosophy. l viii haze
less of ancient and more of the modern
languages than the department of arts,
anu less of mathematc and technical
science and mare of biol Jgical work
than the department of science The
veterinary department of the college is
to be extended by the erection of a
stable and hospital building -Fhjladel-
phid Times.
Mr.. Sturgeon recently said to his
congregation: -'Do try to know each
other. There are some churches which
bear so much stiffness. l saw packet
OF starch the other day and it had nv
portrait upon it. | thought of all the
people in the world the maker had no
right to use my portrait for that. for |
was no starch-maker. ! do not like
starch. When starch gets into a church
1t Is wonderful how easily it prevents
communion. Get rid of that kind of
stuff, and do know that there are some
OF Us who are very poor. London Free
man.
The Canada School Journal. COM
menting upon the Currents suggestion
that the pay of teachers should be saved
from the operation of the law of supply
and demand, says: whether or not
the Current has indicated the true rem
edy, there can be no doubt that the
starvation salaries, decreed by the
school boards, are the bane of the pub
lie school system. 1t is these which
more than any other, or all other
causes combined, degrade the work to
the low level of stepping-stone to
other professions in which the law of
supply and demand does not operate. "
-CHrrent
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-05-22
A Tariff ON Immigration.

The Courier, published at Kenosha,
this state, is in favor of placing a
tariff on all foreign laborers who come
to this country, and 1t must be admit
ted that the Courier advances some
good legitimate reasons for SO doing
whether it would be practical to en-
force such a law or not. ltsays: "The
Courier last week announced itself in
favor of custom duty being levied by
the government on immigration to
this country, which seemed to strike
some of our readers as impractlcab.e.
But why impraGticable? 1t is entirely
within the power of this or any other
country to say upon what terms
foreigner may become a citizen, and
does not the same reason exist for a
tariff on the importation of labor as
upon the product of that labor? By
systematic pauperization OF the work
ing classes, England is able to produce
most articles of manufacture at less
cost than they can be produced In
this country. Either wages had to
sink to the English level, or tariff
had to be levied on the importation
of such articles, to enable home manu-
facturers to compete in the home mar
ket. The rulers of this country wise
" chose the latter. And justice
demands that such protection shall
not be perverted from its original de-
sign, by allowing the capitalist an
open labor market and compelling
our home laborer to pay tariff on
the articles they consume. If the
government has the right to restrict
the one it certainly has the same with
the other, and justice demands that
it shall be done. 1t is no more true
that capital has a right to buy labor
in the cheapest market than that
labor has the same right to buy arti-
Giles for consumption in the cheapest
market, without the restriction of a
tariff. Whatever may be the correct
theory in the abstract, it is wise
policy for this country to look out
for its own interest and keep the per
cent. Of pauperism as low as possible,
and thus reduce the tendency to a
state of anarchy 1t is claimed that
the introduction of Chinese into Cali
fornia reduced the average wages
from twenty FIVE dollars a week to
twenty-five dollars Il month; and
similar results follow from the import
alton of cheap labor from any source.
Ten million laborers stand ready to be
imported to this country, or to come
Of their own accord when the induce
ment is presented to them. There
has been no little agitation on the sub
ject of prohibiting the importation Of
contract laborers, but such a law
would not be sweeping enough to have
any effect. 1T would be easily evaded
so long as the laborers may come of
their own accord and make what con-
tract they choose after they get here.
Ninety per cent of the immigration to
this country is from the laboring class
es, which has a constant tendency to
an oyer supply of labor, and is mani
testify unjust to the laboring classes.
We believe an immigration tariff of
500 per capita wonld have a very de-
cided tendency to equalize the matter
and operate very greatly to the future
welfare OF the country"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-05-22
Gen. J. ?. S. Goblin. of the De

Gen. ]. p. S. Goblin, of the De-
partment of Pennsylvania, and his
Assistant Ajutant-G General, Thos. ]
Stewart, have taken timely action to
avoid some of the unpleasant scenes
which haye marred the ceremonies on
Decoration Day by visit to Arch
bishop Ryan at his palace in Phila-
delphia. They called his attention to
utterances of the Plenary Council at
Baltimore in regard to the c. A. r.
and shortly afterwards received a
most satisfactory letter, in which the
venerable prelate says that there will
be no objection whatever in holding
the usual Memorial Day services in
Roman Catholic cemeteries, nor to
Priests taking an active part in the
services. This puts the Observance of
the day on the proper ground, and en-
ables all good Catholics to take as
active part therein as the rest of
their fellow-citizens.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-05-22
Afrer a While.

How often is this expression utter
ed by the procrastinating man or wo-
man; how often would that self same
person give all they possessed when
too late, they appreciate their tardi-
ness in acting upon what we suggested;
but with the remark, sob, I'll do it
after while" they let it go on until
too late. Now is the time for the
prudent to proyide themselves with
some simple semedy that will relieve
them or their children in the dark
hours of the night from the sudden
attacks of the bowels, at a time when
the doctor may be too far away to
give the necessary and prompt relief
after a while would be too late.
Get DR.. Biggers' Huckleberry Cordi-
ial at once, it is family necessity.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-05-22
That PiUcky Girl.

ORToNvILLE, Mimi, May 1S.-A
claim jumping episode of more than
usual interest is being tried in Justice
O'Brien's court to-day Miss Ellen
Dady, a daughter of ex Captain Dady
of the Minneapolis police force, was
holding down presumption near
Clinton, on the Fargo Southern road,
but left for few days visit to an
uncle several miles away, and liver
Martinson jumped the entry. Hear
ing Of this the plucky Minneapolis
girl returned. Martinson with one
or two companions, appeared and
opened a bombarment with revolvers
and guns in an attempt to dislodge
the young lady. Miss Dady watched
her opportunity, and made a sortie,
receiving the aid Of neighboring con-
stable and soon had Martinson in
custody.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-05-22

There is too much sense in this
country, says Mr.. Talmage, to permit
anarchy which is the abolition Of the
right of property. 1t makes your
store, and your house, and your mnoey,
and your family mine, and mine yours.
1t Is wholesale robbery. 1t is every
mans hand against every other man.
1t is arson, and murder, and repine,
and lust, and death triumphant. 1t
means no law, no church, no defence,
no rights, no happiness, no God. 1t
means hell let loose on earth, and a
society a combination of devils incar-
nate. 1t means determination of
everything good and the coronation of
everything infamous.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-05-22
a Riot tIufi,

CHI ,ago, May 19.-Inspector Bon
field has received from manufacturers
in Connecticut, what is called Riot
gun" for use by the city police. 1t
is centre fire weapon with a spring
needle and shoots six times without
reloading 1t has six shells, each
holds nine buckshot, little larger
than a y caiibre ball. 1t operates
rapidly and is said to be very afeca-
cious liz scattering crowds.