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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-21

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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-21
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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-21
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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-21
LETTER from FORT MYERS.

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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-21

\ Nu>pEE The odd Mutual l.lfr Ia
snroncr Company, Of New York, NOW
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pad IN case OF death within "A given pc
mod. Tin, never was done by any other
company tall ON billiard ami exam
IN" tor your elves. Ir4t It
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-21

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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-21

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tnat lJI" Insurance company ON the tive
\'at 'strihution return premium plan.
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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-21

Tine old Mutual Life Insurance com
l,t,N, of New York, J. the oldest, largest,
cheapest and best company in the world
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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-03-07

H..Iu>. Mas, March 6.-At 1
o'ru.h obi, afternoon lire broke ont
100 tLr American house Two alarms
hyyr been turned iu and 10 is impos-
-iHIr NOW To- tell what the loss will be
lUc retreat oip number of domes'
ii,- wa, cat ull aud they were driven
tu lh, root where they were rescued
with great difficulty 10y the iiremen.
Later the tircmeu were able To con
tine the Hume, to the wing in which
they started. Loss ON building about
S5Our0. on furniture, $4,000. In
,urpt
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-03-07

PNcKslANrLLE H.. March q The
nwphboriup loWuul brntun is VERY
much stirred up over "a social scandal
that has developed within the past
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-03-07

NENicH March g. Cholera has been
discovered on board Greek brigau-
tine here. which had been ordered TO
he qlarautined.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-03-07

or hcn.tn j., to be found in Dr. r. Y.
Pierce, "tayorite lrescrpiou,' to
the merits ot which, HS n remedy for
female weakness and kindred allec-
tions, thousands testify,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-23
Propagating Diphtheria by Chickens.

It has been known for some time that
pheasants, pigeons, turkeys, domestic
fowl and the like were liable to be at
tackled by dipthteritis. A medical journal
informs us that Professor Gerhardt, of
Wurzburg, has carried out a series Of OBJ
servations for the purpose of determining
whether the disease may be communicated
by this means, and has come to an
affirmative conclusion. In September,
1881, 1900 fowls were sent from the
neig ghborhood of Verona to Nesselhausen,
in Baden, where there is great fowl
rearing establishment. Some of them
must have been affected with diphtheritis
before they started, and in the end 1, 400
fowls died of it. In the summer Of last
wear 1000 chickens were hatChed from
eggs collected from many different
places. Six weeks after their birth diph-
thcritis manifested itself among the
young chickens, and so badly that in a
short time they all died. Five cats that
were kept in the establishment also be-
came ill of the same lnalady and died. A
parrot that hung in cage in the house
was also attacked, but recovered. Last
November an Italian hen, which had
been "painted" about the jaws with car
bolic acid by the keeper, bit the mans
wrist and foot. Presently he became i'll
with smart fever, considerable swelling
at the wounded parts and all the
symptoms of trumatic diphtheritis. His
recovery was very tedious. This was not
the only case of the transmission of the
disease to men. Two-thirds of all the
laboring persons employed about the es-
tablishment became i'll with ordinary
diphtheritis, and one man conveyed the
infection to his three children. 1t is
worth noting that duringa this time no
other diphtheritic cases occurred at Mes
selhausen or IN the neighborhood. The
inference seems obvious that all these
cases originated with the sick fowls.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-23
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.
A Judge Of Characterize Had the
Figures-An Offended Conductor
-Tenderloins Versus Sir
loins-The Bad Boy.

Mr.. Armour prides himself on the men
be picks out to do his work, and natur.
ally. He no doubt believes himself that
his faculty in reading faces contributes
great deal to his money-making power.
Armour gets down to business at A.
NJ, and while be does not require every
body to be on hand at that hour, early
corners are appreciated. There is cap
ital fellow in the Office who was re-
warded for this very thing not long ago.
He had been out all night; so mnch of
the night, at any rate, that at dawn it
was a question whether a cat-nap
wouldn't be more fatiguing than restful,
and so he decided to clear up his head
and clean out his body by o Turkish
bath. 1t was 6 o'clock when this sober
ing-up process was over, and not Z
o'clock when he turned up at the Office
as smooth as silk and fresh asa daisy.
At 7 Armour came in. His eye fell on
that Turkish bath young man.
"Say," said Armour, "you're the kind
of fellowI like to see. You just 60 to-
day and get the best suit of clothes you
can find, and charge 'em to the old
man. Chicago Mail.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-23
An Offended Conductor

A man was bounding around in a car
On new Dakota road when the conductor
came through.
ssCan you tell me-" said the man, with
great show of sarcasm, "whether this
car is on the track or not?"
"Sirl" replied the conductor, reaching
into his pocket, 'here is a volume of the
rules and regulations of this road"
'.But what do I want of it?"
"Lcok it over and see if you can find
any rule saying that I must spend my
time running along side of the train re-
porting its position to the passengers.
See if there is anything in that volume
that compels me to 60 humping myself
along on the prairie and yelling through
the windows: -Four wheels off nowP or
ehind trucks dragging on the ties! or
Gentlemen, the baggage car has just
rolled into the ditch!' or passengers will
please remain seated while we turn off
here and scoot across the prairie after q
Jack rabbitp Look over them rules, sir,
and see if you find any of these directions.
If you don't, in the future please take your
own observations on the wheels. "-EstsI-
line (Dak.) Bell.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-23
Ocean Valleys.

The deepest valley on the bottom of
the seas has been found near the north
eastern extremity of Dampier strait,
about 12O miles north of New Guinea.
For a distance of six leagues the sound
ings showed depth varying from SO,-
500 to 81, 600 feet, or considerably more
than five miles. Another sea abyss of al
most equal depth. though not of the
same width, has been discovered near
the Tortola group of the Virgin archipel-
AGO. in the West Indies. The submarine
banks of Newfoundland sink abruptly
from 200 fathoms to depth of more
than four miles, and southwest of st.
Helena vast basin maintains an average
depth of 81, 900 feet. Yet Commander
Tcnneman, of the Prussian navy, reminds
the topographers of the sea that the rec.
ords of Ill soundings and dredgings OF
the last $50 years represent only dotted
lines, traced here and there over the sur
face of an immeasurable area, and leaving
as many unexplored interspaces as if our
topography of the North American CONT
nent were limited to the lines, or rather
stations, of the American railway system.
DR.. Os,oaM.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-23
Drink, Crime and Pauperism.

General Stewart L, Woodford, in an
address at the annual meeting Of the
Massachusetts Law-alld- Order League,
held in Boston recently, said:
"It is the conscience that you must
touch, it is moral force that you must
create. Think of the cost of this traffic
to the State. During term of seven
gears as prosecuting lawyer in the federal
service at New York City, I seldom,
during those seven years, knew case OF
criminal violation of law by violence and
force of arms that WAS not either con-
ceivcd or committed or aggravated by
the use of intoxicating liquor. I have
been present when tn, chairman of the
board that examines jails and poorhouses
and asylums of New York went through
those places; and I know it l., the simple
testimony of thoughtful, truthful people
that liquor, in some form or other, is re-
sponsiblc for three-fourths of the crimes
of violence, is responsible for three.
fourths of the pauperism, of the State Of
New York"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-23
He Had the Figures.

he stood on the postoffice steps with
an open letter in his hand. He began at
the mouth and slowly turned pale until
the rins of his ears lost color, and
during this process he was tearing the
letter into fine bits.
"Hello, Charliey" called an acquaint-
snce who came up; "what's new3"
"N-nothing."
Chow does married life hold out9"
"Humph!"
''say, old boy, let me congratulate you
On having such q Mother-in-law. We
were talking about it in the office yester-
day. That spread she got up on the oc-
casion never cost less than $175."
"It cost $2O0-an even $780," said
Charles.
"Did she give you the figures in con-
6dence2"
"No, but the caterer just sent me the
bill. ."-Detr0it Free Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-23
ChinatOWn's Sleeping Places.

The bulk of Cinnamon employed as
servants in San Francisco sleep in what
is known as Chinatown, leaving the
house at nightfall and returning at day
break. These men sleep in lodging
houses or hotels. Under the wooden
pavements of the streets are narrow pas.
sages with tiers of shelves on one side.
These shelves are the beds on which the
children of the Celestial Empire repose.
1t is these filthy, dark places which give
the Chinaman such bad name as dirty
fellow. The only light of these dens
comes from the entrance, close to which
and side by side stands fire. The
slecners often spend an hour or SC
smoking tobacco or opium, and 50, what
with the cooking apparatus, the dirt fall
ing continually down through the pave.
ment, the opium and tobacco smoke, the
air is foul as it can be.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-23
TEMPERANCE DEPARTMENT.
A Dangerous OK.

I kne,- an old man who raised big OK;
He ate a great deal, but worked not
stroke.
Men put him in pound as tight as box,
And laid on his neck great iron yoke;
They fed him whole fields Of the best Of the
But he push like the dell with the point Of
his horn,
And oft from his pound and bis keepers he
broke.
With his head toward the ground, the pave
ment he'd take
And away he would rush through the
thick-crowded street:
The barriers and bars to check him he'd
break,
And hook at whatever he'd happen to
meet.
The cutters ran red with the blood that he
shed,
And many lay mangled, and wounded, and
From the push Of his horns or the crush Of
his feet.
OF this OK and his owner the neighbors all
spoke,
Of his pound, and his keepers, and his vic
Tins forlorn.
Some said he was good because of his yoke,
And some, he was bad because of his horn;
Some argued his pound men higher should
build,
And some that the OK deserved to be killed,
And other some spoke of the market for
corn.
The bars were quite heavy, but then it was
found,
As the owner paid taxes and bought up the
corn,
That reputable men" would open the pound
And send out the OK with the terrible horn
When some would complain of their terror
and pain.
And curse the great OK, and the pound, and
the grain,
They were laughed at as cranks and hooted
with scorn.
A wise man at last, with this foolishness
A Bible well-worn from his side-pocket
drew.
"Hear, neighbors," he said, "rn read you
text
Which tells with the owner and OK what to
do"
He read, and the OK, with his horns and his
bones,
Was crushed with shower Of merciless
stones;
And the owner went down as murderer,
too.
joel S,UartS, D. D., in Temperance Adj
UOclte
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-23
The Bad Boy.

"Spy," said the bad boy to the grocery
man, as he made customary call, "let
me have half pound of raisins and wait
for your pay till draw my pension"
.'Pension!" said the grocery man,
"what are you giving me2 What are
you going to get pension for?'
"Holding horses for the cavalry at the
armory during the Milwaukee riot and
CARRYING baked beans," said the boy, as
he took salt pickle out OF barrel. 9!
was down at the armoTy every day, and
when the cavalry would come in from a
scout I would hold horses, and when
anybody wanted a painful of baked beans
sent to the armory had to carry them.
suppose there amt better bean carrier
in this town, but there is too much dan
ger holding horses. have got wounds
all over my feet, where horses stepped on
me. asked the Governor if he didn't
think could get pension, and he said
it wouldn't do any hurt to make apDlica-
ton. He said people had asked for pen
sions from the government for less than
being walked on by horses"
"Well, let me give you pointer, y
said the grocery man as he covered up
the pickle barrel, and laid piece of bar
of railroad iron on top of it. "You
won't get no pension and you won't get
no raisins. But where is your pa2 He
hasn't showed up for ten days"
s'We don't know where pa is, but we
have telegraphed to several places to try
and head him off, but we can't find him.
He started for the woods just as soon as
it began to rain dead Polax, and he is
safe unless he has run against tree.
You see, pa has been taking good deal
of interest in the labor question, and he
has attended all the meetings and drank
some beer, and he has told the men in
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-23
RELIGIOUS READING.
The Sewers Prayer.

The Sewers Prayer.
Lord, I 60 forth to SOW,
Do Thou 90 forth with me,
lido so long to-day
To do some work for Thee!
There will be weary SOILS,
Laden, and sore opprest;
Help me to drop this saed,-
Come unto Ne and rest"
There will be anxious ones,
Who heavy burdens bear:
Oh, may Il ey hear Thy voice.
"Cast upon Me thy care"
There will be many more
Covered with stains of sin,
Standing outside Thy door;
Oh may l lead them in!
My Lord, need Thy strength,
l feel so very weak;
Sometimes it is the hardest work
One word for Thee to speak.
BIT, Lord, come to Thee,
Oh, strengthen me, nrav;
Helpme to speak Thy Word
And feel whase'er say.
Prepare the ground for me,
Break up each stony heart,
And when the seed is sown,
Thy quickeninggrace impart.
UnlasS Thou bless Thy Word,
And water earth'S dry soil,
Useless is all my care,
Fruitless is all my toll.
Then, hear me. Lord, l pray,
Thy presence may l feel;
Work Thou upon the souls
With whom have to deal,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-23
Tenderloins Versus Sirloins.

About twenty-five years ago, when
one of the diplomats came to this coun-
try he brought man cook with him, and
this cook, by the buying of land in
Northwest Washington, got very COM
Portable competency. He had'a daugh-
ter, and one of the corner butchers OF
Washington falling in love with the girl,
married her. After marriage the butch
er's shop was carried on for some time,
when the city suddenly took a jump
in the direction of the cooks property.
The butchers wife became wealthy, the
butchers shop was closed, and the two
men began to live life of elegant
leisure. They bought fine house, and
the next thing was to get into Washing
ton society. They succeeded, I am told,
by the butchers wife paying $4,000 to a
society queen, provided she would intro
duce her into society. The agreement
was made, the money passed. Her card
was put upon the army officers wife's
visiting list, and within year or two
the daughter of the cook and the wife of
the cx-butcher was one of the leading
ladies OF Washington. A few years
went by, and her position now thor
oughly established, she began to try to
dictate as to who should come into the
society in which she moved. Speaking
of a poor but blue blooded family who
had Just come to Washington, she said
one day to Mrs. Admiral Blank, who, by
the way, is very elegant and well bred
lady. and who has spent lifetime in
society here: 81 don't know about these
people. Society is growing so common:
We must draw the line somewhere. "
sBut wheref" returned the lady Admiral
with a smile of sarcasm; "where,
Madame, shall we draw the line. At the
sirloin or the tenderloinF'- Washington
Letter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-23

A National Temperance camp-meetlng,
under the auspices of the National Tenn
perance Society, will be held at Ocean
Grove, N. J. commencing July %, and
continuing five days. George W. Balm,
Edward Carswell, and Mrs. Emily L..
Mclaughlin will be among the speakers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-23

Prof. TTilkens, Superintendent OF the
Washington Home, Chicago, says: ''This
year the liquor drank by the victims
seems to have been more adulterated than
ever before. The more saloon-keepers
haveto pay for their license the moro
thev adulterate their LIQUOR"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-23

A baseball reporter puts down more
strikes than any military in this great
and glorious country.-Sporting Lits.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-23
Total, f4s

1OIal. ............. tf., ,lOj ,.If
In other word, the drink bill of France,
direct and indirect, annually foots up To
S227, 759, 120.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-23
Frances Drink Bill.

The following item from a London
paper carries its own comment: In the
current number OF the Reuue des Deuc
Mondes there is IN article on alcohol by
NJ. Jules Rochard, wto presents the fol-
lowing budget as representing the direct
and indirect taxation which France IN"
poses on itself in the course of a year in.
honor of alcohol:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-23

nlTQU nave QeIlTu COulu IOu uei 70 hihoi oSeh W
stay at home all day, but never hear them; to
have no mourners at the funeral and even have
to carry on your shoulder through the merry
streets the light deal coffin; to see huddled
into promiscuous hole the dust which is
so dear to you and not venture to mark the
spot by planted flowers or lowllest stone;
some bitter winter or some costly spring to
barter for food the cloak or the curious cup
beard, or the Henry's Commentaries on
which YOU pride yourself as the heirloom Of
a frugal family, and never be able to redenm
it: to ie i that you are getting old, nothing
laid aside and present earnings scarce sut1.
cient: to change the parlor floor for the ton
story, and the top story for slngl attic, and
won ler VIII It chlnge will be next"
Ihave had great many beautiful flowers
given to me, but the most beautiful bouquet
ever had given was last week-three now
ers and three or four lsaves-around this
bouquet the words: "Thank you, from
workingman." If you are here to-day, thank
Now, I cannot spend any more time this
morning in talking about the hardshlps OF
the working classes, for I have two or three
words OF grand and glorious good cheer.
One is, that all these sorrows are going TO be
aleviatel and extirpated. How, cannot
now say, but Just as certainly as there is
God in Heaven, God of justice and love and
mercy, all these wrongs ara going to be
righted. Politicians cannot do it, worldly
! organizations cannot accomplish it, but the
! Lord God Almighty will do it. In some way
| believe He will soon do it;
Iwant to encourage you also blythe thought
that the greatest hindrance against all temp
! tation and against all evil is plenty to 40
! When man commits C crime where does the
police detective go to find hlni NOT amid mn
| the dust of factories, not amid the men VINO
i hive on their overalls, but among the people
who who stand with their hands in their pockets
in front of the saloons or the taverns or the
restaurants. re I saw poo! Of water in the
country co1u and said to it: :, Thou fetid ID
filthy, Shiny thing, what does all this means'
"Oh," says the pool of water, II have stopped
here, am going to stay hcre." But sey to
the water: "Did not see you dance III the
summer shower?" ooh, yes" says the Water'