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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-23

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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-14
Gloss. tpthe Ranks.

Tili, l. tie. earnest advice of the Jack
SONY ILL.,. Herald 10 the democrats Of this
rnngr, >~iunaI district. There will he NO
trouble L" elect Mr. DousherIy if this all
slcr Is followed. hut a. far as we have
Ia, nj the only di-ailectIon casting in
the ranks uf the PARTY II ia IIuyal conn
N. If our democratic friends down
there will harmonic. all will te well
throughout the district. There can lie
No. fta-on why every democrat should
not cordially support lnugherty. lie
w, the choice Of four tifths of the dem
ocratS i.fur,. the ocala convention as
~rmhlei. and If we 10 not count a few
s"r,. heads. a.. Is l. now the choice VI the
cntirr party. Mr. lousllerty secured his
nomination. in tho usual WAY, by ac-
tiun Of his patty through convention.
and there j. no excuse whatever of dis
sal 'sfurtiun \ democrat that will re
fiS,. t. surrort l'ougheIty under these
circumstance, $. wnulI bolt any nomina-
tom nf his party on the most trlfiing
and s,lli-', rretrNt lie is the Nominee
81 the democratic party, and should.
therefore, receive every vote If his or
.,anitatlun. There is some sly work
.,uinE ON in some portions VI the district,
hut the mnm.nt il COMES to the surface,
rs il certainly will, the authors will h.
Spotted ahd shown up To the public.
This canvass should h. manly and
earnest one, and no ON, regularly nom
matted hN thu convention ~ the party,
should receive any thing lees than the
inll AMI cordial support Of all the dem
orrat, IA the county aud district.
The Herald is quite right, ''close w
the ranks. 1t adds
Mr.. Grerley says the Second district
3 republican and that through dlsafftc'
tlon among republicans Mr. lhugherty
WAS elected two years ago. This district
should u" longer he doubtful, aud It can
b, made surel, demos rate II the party
81 wills. i,ut It it should lie horne in
| mind that there il now no disalf.c-
tlon among the republicans, and "a walk
over by the democrats without an III
{, /, il impossible ani such idlc talk will
head to certain defeat. Ii the causes III
d-niirction can be- traced to any csitain
point aud can la renedied, lot such dis
riiptlup lutll, uc,, ls, removed AMI the
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-14
A TEMPERANCE sARRooM.
One Of Boston's Institutions Which IL
Well HatTonixsL.

A ,arr.ranfs h,rra,r, In B.,S.nn THAT /, A
era, s,,',,,., IN ayrrv NY i, an Ha,hA,t,u
s.r,,, AMI advertise. in no LII, = -T,ml.r-
am. prinL,r Tin. man sho started this -
t,IIi,l.u.n, time wears ago saws he. list s.v-
,raI th,l,,..l ,IlL,rs the first SIX Is.,l.tlls If
tt.,u.riu,u, Eut IA. i, willing AMI ai,l,. u
wai, H,kt, his saIo.an adyertis, Its.lf by
~. r.fr ,Iintr drinks ami nttrartiye furnish
inc. Behind tho marble counter stant six
y,linr man m Whit. r,stts AMI cars. Earh
man Near, "A flwrr In Iii, luttanl., lie anil a
,,lg,,,,t k..k ou HI, ta,s al t.lu., In IA Lu,i-
n.Ss which msksth not ashamed over the
,,.,,nt.r i, "A hong L,t Of the beverages On
.s,L. E.,ni,, n,.,oLi s..il in all It's agreeable
euununts. there nr. lctarts, e.. ph,n-
t,hat.s. aehI nh. SpLat.s. Muxes nerve ty.I,
i,ot lof tea. chicken tea AMI other refr.shin.
ami ln,lsor,tting f,uht,-all u tL.. Ainl that
cheers without insbrl,tin... In the rear uf
tl., ,lspu there is IA lunch counter, where the
very last chicken and ham sandwiches, ID, :,
StIl, uni delicious coffee. may L., haI at ns.t
srats rate.
I'm ANY ,iay al l,u. d tim, the room will h.,
found crowded, m.u waiting their turn To
take their iuucL. The custom at tLl, counter
i, only limited hy th. rom Meantime ut
th. drinking counter there i. no slternissiun
m IA. stream If customers. Iurin: the hour
slant thrr, talking With tLe proprietor Their,
Mere more alpll,ants than could Ia.
immediately att,mtl to by the large
ami ut.,e force Of attendants, The
,r.uri,tor s,id that they hail CON
s,,,,,c.i 100 dozen ..u, in ol.s day during
TIA, hot season Tor .p, uL,~phat., alone
That n,,al, that 40 I.opi. took IL glass at
hi, o,s fascinating drink ON that day. What
the sab, If ia. other drinks we've h,, ,lli not
Say. lut IA. .i,s siy That tL. mn Tits of tl,.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-14


Of course these benches AFRO ina,lelu ate to
the accommodation OF the multitulcs that
visit the parks, und who, sooner or later, arc
anxious To- sit down ami rest But a man and
woman will stand up or walk around long
time before they will sit down alongside peo-
pie whom they do not fancy. The park
benches are all as long as il intended to hold
Il geography class at common school, and
what usually happens is this; Ono tramp
takes sat at ono end Of 'nth, und soon
afterwa,l another tramp takes II seat at tho
other end, after which everybody avoids it as
carefully IA, il it were newly painted | never
saw park ltnch twenty feet long UT that
would accommodate but two or, at the most
three persons.
The seats provided for visitors should not
be longer than will accommodate two per-
sons Instead If one long bench there should
10 three short ones, ten feet apart. Better
still would bS six chairs, six feet apart A
still greater Improvement would be the sub
stitution If mere stools for tho benches. An
excellent stool could 10 ma,lo Of iron at u
very triiling expense, and would present
many advantages. a gentleman or lady
could sit ON IT without without b,ing in un.
pleasant iuxta position TO coarse AMI ill-bc.
bayvi people, and 1t would not 10 50 COM
Portable that they would wish t. occupy it
hours at II time Moreover, IL could MT be
defac~d with knives or pencils, and |, would
last almost forever. Chicago Journal
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-14
something Must BE Done

mi..' hnapp 81 thu Times ulnii has
much ~ -, about vegetable tiuWtng
aud marketing ~ lhil,ia and alt,l
carefully survey ,nu tIp li,iI adt l~,.4 uul
truck ana fruit .ruW,i- IT, chang" thru
plan "i dIsp'stnI Ut their annual crops.
II" says:
lie experience ct our GARDENERS AMI
truckers during the past and pr, sent
year has proved, II 1t proved ANYTHING,
va; the gruNcr had better fed his beans
peas. ctrunhtr>, sVuashcs. cabbage. to-
thaiurs aud "!.g fruits to his cattle than
H. lta'" sent them t. hi7 commission
IN Whu have So strongly solicited thrs,
cuuStynincnts to- them. Now, uuIrs,
some other mean, Of getting these fruit.
lttu market y found, Tia, whole hu-inr~.
# truck farming must close ont a ;
non paving business
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-14
A Rich Mans lA,iustrious sOn.

A little further down the road toward lios-
ton one comes across tho town Of Triton.
which uSd to hc called Sanborton bridge
until tho Triton family took pity Oh II. They
have not only bestowed their own name upon
1t, but have endowed 1t with town hall, IA
railroad station, IL fountain with IA marble
nymph caI"ring ON top 1T 1t, u little park, n
bronze figure ot IL deer, "A ra'" course AMI Ii
yraycstunc that cast s:Dtn The ri nlng
Triton, who Is man about 10 years Old, Is
supposed to Lo worth In the ncishborhO'h Of
S6,UU,UJ, and his only soa !, AN engineer
vino daily plies up and down the Northern
railroad. When this son came Of aye his
fat.,cr sail 10 him:
",io ami earn your living young man."
"lIut how shall earn it, father
"ldon't care, 50 long rs you earn II honest
ly. GoIhy."
Tho young man went away, ami managed
after awhile to get work firing an engine on
thu Northern ROAD In the course Of seven
or eight yea .c,icvclol~i suili,ient capacity
to trust hin hthc engine oi IL gravel train
He sticks to- his business faithfully, and save,
inNt ui his wages Whenever his father "
tcrs him money, which is understood to have
occurred several times, ho takes it without
hesitation AMI puts it all Ia the hank His
capacity for getting up in tho world Is not
regarded ,,s great, but bis genius for saving
hi, spare cupprs is unIuestioncd Tho share
of the Tiltonnn wealth that falls To him is
not likely t. lc liSsipated boston Record
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-14

Bishops hay" hard time uf il in ar.
~lrr The l'ishnp # 4 laccio Wa Ca tl~
aay from IA Llor,an meeting At i'"i
,curr, when he WAS stopped ahrul ,i2ht
Mules from that ,lllapr hy two urlt vino,
presented at ia" same time them ul,', At
HIM, ordered him tngrt ont Of his ear
rage. IT, ohyrl their in uurtions and
oii'r"d t, accompany them, THINK Ing
thli rnr of them hal cltrirI oil .eunnr
youi, .lrl AMI wanted him IT, perform
the marriage ceremony. lln was .oun
undrrr,rrl, I " their motive wa not IL
rNtort money from him. bat to cytort
from hlmapr"mi,r that hr woull r..
move Ia" curatn II u village IN the neigh
hurhuul who had offended them The
Bishop lli ~ Alternative In, IT, promise
that he would in 80, aul IT,, hrigand,
then drnmprd, leaving him IN such !,
condition that hr has been i'll ,v,t since.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-14
n Rich Mans Tailor Made Clothc,

a New York tailor Who makes clothes for
fashionable young ncn-ai,d fashionable Old
men, too, tor that matt.r--says that a
marked change has come over tho methods Of
some ot his customers during tho past year
or Two. IL used to l." tho proper thing for
rich mon to make contracts with their tlilors
for years supply of clothes, at ~ much per
year. They got "a new suit, and woro II us
long IA 1t backed fresh; then they woull tako
1t back ami obtain new one in its stead,
AMI 80 they wero able to 10 through the year
IN a well dressed way IL was an English
custom that tho gentlemen imported, and il
was considered quits the necessary way for
several years, till suddenly somebody began
to suspect that it was not quito rs economical
as some other plan might Ia The Same
thing dawnci on lots Of other peoplo soon
after, and that ended tho custom. A rich
mans tailor made wardrobe ON this plan used
to cost anywhere from $1,000 to 5000 psr
year exceptional eases, of course, mount
ing much higher 1t was q bonanza for tho
tailors, whose hot tiatirons seldom failed 10
make u creased suit returned by ono Gus.
toner look bright AMI fresh enough for
another
Now ri'h men are paying for their clothes
as they bay them, at 80 much per kuit Tho
old style, which did not amount 10 much
NOR than u renting of the clothes, AMI which
went ulbl,r On the score Of economy, make,
way for u new scheme, which, il tho tailors
are 10 !" believed, Is agood deal more cxpen.
sivc. The average swell in New York 81, icty
Is spending now from 81, 800 to S2,Ov q year
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-14

Itch You people nowadays are slow TO take
hold OF any new enterprise, About IA year
ago started branch offices of my shorthand
and typcwlting business IN the principal
hotel, IN thi, city. engaged the most cx.
pert hiy stcuosrarhcrs and typcwritcrs |
could ilpl, but at inst the guests did not seem
e. "ratch ON us To what IL was. Some
thought it belonged 10 the hotel Office for the
managers private correspondence; Others
thought 1t was IA new way Of sending tele-
graph messages while some people actually
thought 1t was u fortune telling machine and
. ,nc Of the questions put to my stcnosralhcis
were very amusing. However after II month
on two, the hotel guests seemed 10 iind out
what the young laly was there for, AMI now
am doing II large business. Why, often
have t. pat two and sometimes three ul-ra.
tors IN each hotel, AMI it IL no uncommon
thing for the hotel managers to receive tcl,'-
gram, iram parties travelling towards this
city engaging stenogral hers to he there ready
t. do their correspondence directly they
arrive. Cor t;luie- Democrat
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-14
WAY MEN CONTINUE SMOKING.
An inquiry Into the Alleged Reasons
Tor the MASCULINE Habit.

toF the Masculine Habit.
a number Of literary ms "A smoke simply .
maxi an iHoomc. Iury have lrarIt1i that
With plle in thfir ns"utE, thoughts not only
come usuE,. r-aAly, hut ~ b.tteT ur,lr. AMI
that, wtIb. il Is often Jill, Ult 20 ct the
proisr wvrl if they are not smoking, It runs
10 the pant Il TIE Isn tie H4'nleut they
light up f~ycholosstlly this Is the most
interesting, ami the reason woman klpt car
not grasp il probably is that psychology Is
MT, unfortunately, taught in Ltiie' scullna-
ms
Smoking Is a great safeguard against infec-
tl"us diseases, IL Is only by Z, alinc up tie
'utfCt ~'l"4titf ally ia nlrlia al treatl>s that
nhe thoroughly gets 10 understand the
thou>ani risks Of this kiGl that We
run every clay. In tho country dur
ins III" summer months. when n.n are on
their h''lbtIsS, they book forward to having a
temporary r>plte frum smoking. Then il
lbs not % nurh matter how tho t,mpera-
hlent n, living 81 much in the open air tho
smoking at otlper persons has httle effect on
them afid there is kss danger of infection.
II Is To keep oily the flies that men smoke at
the s'asbie and on the hills Their own
w"atheft+aten countenances can stand tls
tib>; hut these little demons would not only
| sl'll tlie summer Tor susceptible wives ami
| sister, ami eLil,lnn, but would disf,7ire
them ~ We'll That Is what man cannot ell-
dur. You may have secn picnics on tho
| river or among the tlrlis, with all tho men
| smoking AMI the ladies standing quite near
them With many men smoking Is merely
AN tA'u>a for staying at home. a man books
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-14
How Mrs. Cleveland shakes Hands.

An ull >tagcr who has shaken hands with
many II l.l, Of tho White House tells nic he
hk,s the way Mrs Cleveland shakes hln,is
better than any presidents lnly 1T the iast
Sald hc: Mrs cleveland shakes hands It's
thuulh she meant it, s,hu looks You IN the
eye ami trlt", to catch your good will before
she puts uut hrr hand. Sho grasls 1t firmly
and gives it IL lsrcrItitle shake. she USES
the whole arm ami does not shake only from
the wrist ur the elbow. Mrs. MrElroy was
tuu still and stick like, Miss Cleveland turned
her face away from you when size shook
hands With You, AMI she did not allSar TO le at
home Mrs Cleveland feels that she is doing
tn, houuis oi the White House and that She has
u right To- She acts as lady would act who
was presiding over her own home and She is
apparently as cordial IN her gestures. w ash
ingtuu Cor tleN iceland Leader
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-14

Dur uf oulcNcIangrs calls The. u,in.
NATION of iDuughcrty ~ c,IImatlun the
arary definition Of a faction hrthr unan
lmpus uprising If every delegate rs /,
unit IN "A convention Of lt,u member,
The faction hr mentions had lIi vote,
tut ut $50. j. that even a faction. Should
hr call the lDuughcrty delegates "A fartlul,
~ majuIity, does he not lmpugn III,
honesty 81 the Owens delegHtrs IN nom
mating aud endorsing Mr., Duugherty -
Titusyille Star
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-14
The secret uf SanguInary DucIs.

NJ. Au,lrcl S,hull, the witty French au.
thor, dovotts an amusing chlpnque to tho
late hr. ThtNcllt, whose notorious readiness
to magnify the met,st sword pli,k into "a
dangerous wound brought his ser,l,,, into
great Irinc~t "a such occasions NJ s',huli,
indeed g,s~ ST. far rs tu assert that the excel
lent d"t"r adopted the rretutiun Of
bringing vial 81 blood with him, when liz
was usk,pl IT, attend coinbaiaut into the
field. and he contrivel, ly u deyterous Use If
its contents, To- give such a CHASTITY appear
ai,tc to the slightest scratch that some aI-
parcntly sanguinary ducls ut which he as
sisted did not cost solitary drop blood
to either Of the parties The Argpualt.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-14
A Reform In SChool CominenCcmeuts.

Ii is gratifying t. note that the good fash
ION vt making the commencement at rrl>
Catholic schuuls as private rs rSsIhIc finds
many followers this year 1t very easy for
as,huul ounnntn,tlusut IL lstulnc merely an
opportunity for the qualification ut the vanity
Of young ltuplv and foolish parents. \ putt
lie exhibition II fine gowns graceful ,uurtc-
sizes, and musical proficiency can do nu good
to any school i'll the minds Of people who are
tho most constant and reliable patrons of
schools. An American boy seems to ho de
pi.d Of his birthrisht if ho dovs not got Ii
chance t. crate on commencement day over
the heads OF hot and sleepy tLronE but the
American girl ought not to la encouraged to
indulge in puhlr "sprcalcag ltism. N y
freemlns journal q,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-14

sherman Davis was hanged ~ Brooks.
Nlllron the l!th inst, at II, 20 o'rluE,
ter the murder If Sol. Taylor, last Va
yeml~r, The execution Wa, qunil, and
successfully conducted in the presence uf
u lew plmAls and witnesses
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-14

Where fruit grower. hay" not peat, cird
thoroughly good arrangements for IL,
posing II their oranges thu, fail AMI yin
trr AMI know from rNprriem" that nrh
arrangements viii do Ia d,',rnd npn,
ON advice il Ia sell the fruit On the
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-14

The early Germans and Tcutons were in ap-
pcarance much like the Celts, icing desc nd.
ants from the Aryan stock. Both The Gauls
and the Germans were superior to the liu-
mans IN one point namely, the usc Of sap,
though IT dos not seem quite clear vh,tAcr
they employed it wholly for cleanliness or
partly Tor the purpos, Of re,id,nins their hair
Boston Budget
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-14

The Waldo Adv, rtis,r says that Tai
hlood, Il carrl". AMI It may safely rhtl
Irnge any part Of the country to show
any finer -tuck
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-14

II, II. ~Idsnt has appointed Geo W
Lamar postmaster al savannah. ia.
Wee Wilson. suspended; alsn, jain !
Wheaton, collector ot that pift,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-14

II Is reported that Mexico II getting ~
readiness, in the event Of war het"ren
that country ah,i thu ntrd States
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-14

K...t-ttttt, AZ .lnt tNtueA t,a-t ''Fttst
-ttrNtlt ~ MAJ uNttAk.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-14

MIXING ttmDctanr" with politics Is
ealing the fate If the former IN flot-
ida aud before the election Is over the
few leaders Of temperance viii lind II out
to their sorrow. Mark our words. -
Dcala Free Press.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-10
a POLITICAL DEBATE,
The Merits of Civil Service Dis
cussed by the House.

WASHINGTON, June 9.-The house
went into committee of the whole on the
legislative. executive and judicial appro-
priation bill. A long debate ensued, which
called out the views of numerous members
on the civil service amendment. Mr.. RAM
dali was the last speaker.
He said that the very effect of this law was
to prevent more than half of the people who
voted for members of congress from securing
any position in the classified services. Should
not that law be aSSalled? Now, here, every
where, with propriety he would agitate the
repeal of such menstrous, such an unjust,
such an indefensible proposition as this.
(Applause.) This law was made by congress,
the power of legislation rests here, this one
man has legislated and deprived congress Of
the power which should be lodged here.
say with deliberation that I want the chief
executive to hear what have to say on the
subject. 1t is not an assault on the presi-
dent. but say here to-day that the repre-
sentatiyes of the people by the enactment of
these regulations have been deceived
and cheated and deprived of the
rights which they ought to have
STOOD HERE AND DEFENDED
in behalf of the people who sent them here.
Applause. Mr.. Cleveland is not RESPONSE
BILE for these regulations. Nay, more, it has
been but a brief time since Mr.. Cleveland
could possibly have had any influence over
the commission. hope change will come
over the spirit of his dreams and he will give
us a just administration of the civil service
act.
This closed the general debate and the
reading of the bill was commenced. Mr..
Morrison GILL; raised point of order
against the words lin full compensation"
where they occur in the general appropria-'
ton section of the bill. He intended, he
said, to have the bill conform to the rules
of the house. whether it took in the civil
service act or not. When the committee
On appropriations wished to appropriate
more or less money for salaries than was
provided by law, let it bring in bill to in-
crease OF reduce them. Applause.
Pending decision of the point of order
the committee rose and the house adj
iourDed
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-10
YERKE,s RECORD.
Career of the Man Who owns the
Chicago Council.

CHICAGO, June "a morning paper prints
long special from Philadelphia respecting
the career of Charles T. Yerkes, Jr., president
of the North Chicago Railway company,
which has just received such a magnificent
grant from the city council. The article shows
that Yerkes was indicted. in the court of
oyer and terminer at Philadelphia, together
with Joseph +. Mercer, treasurer of that CITY,
for the embezzlement of city funds to the
amount Of S47S,000. 1t appeared that all
these city moneys were turned over by the
city treasurer to Yerkes for investment and
were lost. The specific charge against Yerkes
was larceny of check for S5S, 04S.50, which
amount of money he obtained from the city
treasury Oct. IA, 1871, and declared himself a
bankrupt Oct. 16, 1871. Yerkes was sentenced
to the penitentiary for two years and six
months. Mercer was sentenced for two years
and nine months. Both were pardoned at the
expiration of seven months, according to the
special, for political reasons, and to prevent
disclosures of a damaging character against
other public officials then in Office. The pub
LEGATION has caused a great sensation here, in
connection with the allegations made as to the
supposed bribery in connection with the
street railway ordinance.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-10
Probably a Crank.

ST. LOUIS, June 9.-The following let
ter was received at the Four Courts by
Sheriff Coakley yesterday. 1t was mailed
at the union depot. and was written in
bold hand en- half leaf of yellow paper
which had been torn from book:
St. Louis, June 5, 1SS6.-John Coakley, ESQ.,,
Deputy Sheriff-Dear Sir: I notice you have
charge of Mr. Brooks and as am friend of
his, sent by his family and friends to save
him at any risk, would like to secure your
assistance. I have unlimited means at my
disposal, and if it takes $4,000 1 am deter
mined to arrange for his escape. 1t can be
easily effected when you lead him through
the crowd at the time he is brought up to be
sentenced I have watched you day after
day when you were taking him from the jail
to the court room, and can arrange how the
escape is to be managed when 1 meet you, if
you are willing to go into the scheme and
make a few dollars. I will deposit the
amount of your price in the hands of any
secret or responsible person. know you by
sight. No person here knows me or suspects
my mission. Meet me at Peckingtons,
Seventh and Pine streets, Tuesday evening at
o'clock. I will speak to you and tell you
my plans. Act the man, save my friend,
and make enough to secure your independ-
ence for life. Yours, Etc.
CuApTFC HTrNEE