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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26
Prohibition IN Alabama.

Prohibition. which has such strong
foothoId in this State. South Carolina.
Florida and even Louisiana. Is beginning
20 make a stir in Alabama The black
belt Of that State includes twenty five
counties, and they are the most FrUduC-
tive Of the counties. The negroes, how
ever, are becoming more and more de
mcraliZsd. and, as laborers. are Gradu-
ally but surely approaching the point Of
worthlessueSs. 1t Is alleged that whisky l.
working their ruin, and the planters are
therefore. interested in having !: re
moved from their reach. They are ask
ing the Legislature TO adopt a local Op-
ton law, and it is not improbable that
their request Will be granted.
1t seems that the Mobile liquor men,
thinking that local option law will be
passed, and having good reason 70 be-
lieve that if il does the Prohibitioni-ts
Will get control of the city, have at
tempted 10 flank them by asking the
Legislature for high license law. In
their petition they ask that the license
shall not be less than 800.
Ii will be admitted that their idsas of
a high license are not extreme. Most
towns which make no pretensions to high
license put greater tax on saloons than
that. \ license Of $500 or 81 coo is what
Mobile wants, and then she will get rid
of class of barrooms which do the most
harm.-SdrdHHdL NslcS.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26
The Bare-Iegged HichIandets.

The Scottish Highlander, with his bare
legs, is a continuous subject of interest to me
and look Mt every one 1 see, taking especial
note of his knees. AT some places you may
see one Enthusiastically dressed dancing, and
this is one of the sights of the country fairs
The Highland soldiers are everywhere, and
note that an anticourt paper called Society
says that Princess Beatrice, Queen Victoria's
favorite daughter, never FLUSHED while her
pretty eyes Travelled over a whole regiment
Of bare legs during her visit at Parkhurst the
other day. Iquote:
The Princess Beatrice gracefully officiated
as judge of the dancing, and also examined
the men in the competition for the best
dressed Highlander. In this latter task the
princess took a great deal of pleasurable in
tereSt, scrutinizing every portion of clothed
anatomy, and accurately measuring with her
eye the inches of bare leg displayed. Nor did
her royal hiGhness blush the while; but the
laddies did, furiously, and were evidently re-
lieved VIXEN the eagle gaze of the young mar
ried Lady was removed from their gallant
persons. "-Frank George Carpenter in Cleve-
land Leader
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26

Il is easier to forget wrong than 1t IS
to rcmorHhcr "A favor. :" l can forgive
him, sgid man. lie did mo n great
wrong. hst forgive him.
'You have not been On good terms with
Jackson, " q fricnJ replied. DO YOU for
give him"
No. after % uuIaeu.'s reflection. Il
cannot D.. Ola good terms with him
Did la ever do You an iuiurys'
''Nes. rAe greatest OF all injuries. lie
loaned uc money and I can pay him.
Let lgn tell you something You have
read If lryat deeds Of heroism, of won
dcrful sacrifice, Of men made glorious
by coming indebted out OF some great
temptation. but the man who Is unable
10 pay q debt of honor and who can still
have a kindly feeling for his ucugfactor
is greater than heroes, pUrcr Of heart and
soul than The man who has proved him
self 10 hc-ahpye temptation. Excuse me
n minute. / must cross the street. You-
der comes Bangs. l borrowed so OF him
some ..rsr ago. ''-NvkluSIw Traveller
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26
PERSONALS.

Il. Il. Thomas and wife. cf George
town, Ky, are guests Of the PhcniN
Hotel.
c. w. Gano and wife. of Dallas, Texas.
are in the city. guests of the Phcnix
Hotel.
Messrs. AdoIph Wolf, of Atlanta, and
Dan G. Gillette. Of New York, are guests
of tine Phenix.
Miles Mcneil and wife. of Seneca. H..
are stopping in the city for a time at H."
Saratoga Hotel.
Messrs. Chas. II. Hewitt, of New York.
and John Collins, of Boston. are pleasant
guests Of the Saratoga.
Major O. w. BromwcIl returned YES
terday afternoon from short but pleas
ant trip to Punta Gorda.
Mrs. l.. T. Mckay and child. Of Louis.
vile, Ky, are guests al the Saratoga.
They are EN- route to BrooksvII,e. where
they viii spend the winter.
Mr.. Pierre IA. Pratt. Of the Rrocks
vile Nr,rS. is in town FOR a few days.
He reports everything in South Florida
Frightening up, and everybody anticipa-
ting prosperous season.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26
Roeero < Co.'S New Quarters.

That Palatka is having n boom no one
doubts. New buildings are going un
right and left buildings ,quai to any
to be found in this State.
The new Lente building. on Front
street is one peculiarly adapted to the
classes of merchandise To be found there.
The portion Of the block occupied by
NJ. II. Rogero & Co. Is specially worthy
OF notice. The above firm. fully real
ling all this, set themselves to work to
prepare such plans as would give ~ a
store equal if not superior, TO any TO be
found in tie State. \ careful eNamiua-
ton shows that the ideas % this firm ara
worthy OF more than passing notice.
Long lines Of shelving, curniced y iIh
drapery rods and frout,d with ample
counters. are conveniently arranged on
each side Of the room. In the center Of
the store is the oflicc and cashitr'S desk.
while at either end are large central
double counters. Dress goods, silks.
iiannels, cottons and piece goods y III be
on one side of the store, while gloves.
hosiery, ribbons, corsets, buttons. gen
tlemen's furnishings and other wares
will he located on the opposite side.
The central counters front viii he for
small wares and notions. while the rear
central counters will be used for ladies'
underwear exclusively. \ fine lavatory
and waiting room for ladies IS being fin
ished in the rear Of the store. \ com
plete system of automatic cash carriers
will be put in. SO that the money for
merchandise can lie delivered from the
salesman to the cashier. Dust ,ight
show windows, superior - any we have
yet seen, is feature Of this store. and
great pains will be taken ID make the
window display conspicuous and eiTrc;
tive
MeSsrs. Rogcro X Company propose
keeping III stock full aud complete va
riety of everything appcrtaining to the
dry goods and furnishing business, Of
all the best grades. \ grand opening
will be the feature II Monday the 29th
inst, ard our readers should make an
effort TO attend. We cali attention 10
the large and attractive advertisement
TO be found in to-day's paper.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26
SISCCD

~Ie,.y -p.ui,urr a. IHE NIw~.
Persons looking for good high pine
land, IN q section recently opened 10y the
railroad, are invited 10 come and see this
part of Putnam county.
The large buildiu. ~ be occupied 10y
Mr. w. If. Sisco a, :. tenement. store.
post office and railroad depot. IS APP
preaching completion.
Mr.. Coy looks after black~mjthInS ana
the making and repairing of wagons.
IN" work OF building u cottage Tor
Rev. \. L. Main. of Rhode Island. on
Pine Ridge, q homestead owned 10y Mr..
l.. +. Burrows. Is ueing rapidly pushed
forward. NeSsrs. W. j. Moore, of RI lie
Island, AMI \. q. Eairbrother. OF Sisco.
are the principal carpenters.
y meeting tor Bible study Is held every
Sabbath or Saturday afternoon NJ the
house of Mr.. Geo. W. Taylor, and al!
residents in the n,ighb0rhood are cor
daily invited 10 attend. There are two
classes. ore for adults and one for chill
dreH. NJ.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26

and others riding or walking about all
enjoying their well earned rest from the
cares and eNactions Of business.
The churches were we'll attended.
where appropriate services We're held.
and the decorations in the Episcopal
Church particularly were greatly ad-
mired. There would no doubt have tc-n
a much larger attendance at the churches
had the weather been less threatening.
These holidays come in very nicely for
the business and wo.kingmen. AM We
are glad to see that they are 50 generally
ohserN el
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26
IA Intelligent sc.rrs.

An Intelligent setter is that uvuyd by
Editav Crosby, Of The Boston Advertiser,
if all accounts Of its wonderful actions
may he believed. The other day a lady
walking through the Gc!l where Mr..
Crosby was spending his vacation lost her
watch. The setter was made 10 smell of
the lady's watch pocket, and then told TO
''bring dead bird He ranged the field
in fine form. and finally came 70 stand
at little tuft of grass When his mas
ter came Un he found the watch ticking
under tHo dogs reliable nose. n Chicago
Times
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26
Peril From Lightning.

DR.. Andres estimates that the peril from
lightning is now from three to five fold
greater than it was fifty years ago. owing to
the vastly increased electrical intensity in
duced 10y the charging Of the atmosphere with
steam and smoke at all centers OF population.
New York Sun
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26
Thanksgiving II; the HoucIs.

The Saratoga Hotel, PheniN Hotel,
Carleton House, and Grand Central
Hotel, made special effort yesterday in
tho way of getting up Thanksgiving din
ners. We Judge that all were thoroughly
satisfied. for the guests of each house de
Clared that their dinner was the best.
some saying it was the best meal which
they had ever sat down TO. All the
houses entertained large numbers Of
guests, and 10 be about the places il was
hard to tell which were the happier, the
landlords for furnishing such excellent
meals or the guests for the opportunity
of devOuring them
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26
The Craze for s,amp COLLECTING

As nearly rs can be ascertaineo TWENTY-FIVE
years have elapsed since the first modest be-
ginnings of the universal craze for collecting
Cancelled postage stamps. How large the
business of dealers in this article has grown
Is evident from the fact that a single house in
Nuremberg disposed last year of %, OOo, eco
stannps.-The Arconaue
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26
ksSiViugIn PaIatka.

Yesterday was made a general holiday
in Palatka, aud it was observed by most
of our citizens. The stores remained
open until about noon, when everything
was closed up except tie drug stores and
saloons, and business men and clerks
spent the day as best suited their tastes.
some at the quiet of the home fireside.
some with guns and dogs in the woods,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26

Just received by f. K. Farrar & Co,
the largest and best selected stock of
Smyrna Rugs and Door Mats ever offered
for sale in Palatka. These goods will be
sold at astonishingly low prices. This is
no humbug advertisement. Come early
and make your selection. no25-tf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26
PALATKA, FLA, NOV. 20, 1886.
SPECIAL NOTICE.

All advertisements inserted in this column
will he charged eight 90 cents per line for
each insertion. There will lie no deviation
from this rule. Persons who wish TO avail
themselves OF this column can make their
own estimates of cost. Where the advertise
ment Is inserted in both Daily and Weekly,
the charge will be zen tlOl cents per line, each
insertion. Terms-CASH.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26
OYSTER Season Arrived.

lam prepared to supply families with
OYSTERS at 80 cents per quart, delivered.
Please send in your daily or weekly or
ders 10 Oyster Room, Lemon street, OPP
posIte the Telegraph Office. Largest
Raw at 30 cents per plate; Best Milk
Stew at % cents Large Fry at 30 cents.
II c. FRIEDRICHSEN.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26

Just arrived, Choice Fruit Buffers, Jel-
lie Mince Meat, Seedless Loose Musca-
tsl9i and Loudon Layer Raisins, Figs,
FIX0ss, Confectioneries. Almonds, Nuts
etc, Evapora'ed Raspberries, Peaches,
etc, Maple Syrup, and 4 fine selection of
Fancy and Staple Groceries, at 1.-The
Family Store X. X. REID.
NOES Ct
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26

81 acres adjoining keuka Heights
park, 800; worth 5000; will make 90 viii
lage lots. Splendid Young grove, D acre,
for 5000, Eear town. 10 acres on Lake
Howard, only $40 per acre.
no26-F-tf Ed. RUMLEY, keuka.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26

A nice little house and lot for sale near
j.. T. & h. w. Railway. Inquire at this
office. no94-tf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26

PARLoR RIFLE SaooTING.-StepheEs
Fine Rifles. Handsome Clock for Best
Score in Ten Shots. Directly opposite
Putnam House.
nO9i-tf WELLS NANDERPOOI.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26

Shall offer every morning a special
bargain in land. Ed. RUMLEY,
no2O-tf keuka.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26

For RENT.-Three cottages, at a fair
rental. Inquire of Il. Cunneely, owner.
noa0-eodtf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26

For RENT-Three New Cottages on
l. emon street. Apply at Griffin & Par
ker's. no20-tf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26

w. Loring, Agent for Rubber Stamps,
Daters, Revolving Self-inkers, Pencil and
Pocket Stamps, Seals, etc. no2j-6t
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26

The best and cheapest window shades
in the world, for sale by f.. Il. Farrar &
Co. no20-1w
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26
For Thanks Iying.

Seven Room House on Kirby street for
rent no2J-tf j. T.. BALDWIN.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26

For Rent, House of Seven Rooms.
Apply to Sumner G.. Chandler Palatka
National Bank Building. motif
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26

Putnam Chapter, L. D., X. y. NJ
Regular convocations second and fourth
Mondays of every month. no10-tf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26

Palatka Lodge, No. 81, F. C \. NJ. reg
alar communications first and third Fri
day of each month.
II. l.. LILIENTHAI., w. NJ.
r. c. Posi-. Secretary
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1886-12-04
..or MR.. STORM MET HIS
~ DESTINY.
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.
rhe letter read as follows:
# Edmund:

u not come to you, II there were any other
oa AS for myself do not care what be-
wv Of me, but you will not forsakr my little
:, Will YOU dear Edmund3 | know you will
81 promise you shall never claim her back.
eho will be yours always. Her name is Ragna;
:. uas horn February 25th, and was chrstened
4no months later have prayed to God that she
nav bring happiness into your life, that she may
,xaatate the wrong her mother did you.
Il was not married until five years after you lett
me- tits great sin to say it. but always hoped
th.t YOU would come back to me. | did not know
then how great my wrong was, Now know it
and have cea ed to hope. Do not try to find me-
II will be useless l shall never willingly cross
vnr path dear Edmund. Ihave learned that happi
ness never comes where | am; and | would not
darken your life again, [ would not, so help
me Cod Only forgive me if you can, and do not
say anything bad about me to my child-ah! what
ahorrible thought! did not mean to ask you that
because know how good you are. | am SO wild
with strange thoughts, SO dazed and bewildered
that do not know what I am saying Farewell,
dear Edmund.-Your, EMILY.
IF you should decide not to keep my little girl
las do not think you wilD, send line addressed E
H. H. to the personal column in the N. Y. Herald
But do not try to find me. shall answer you in
thesame way and tell you where to send the child
Ell"
This letter was not shown me until
some years after, but even then the half
Eligible words, evidently traced with a
trembling hand, the pathetic abruptness
Of the sentences, sounding like the grief
stricken cries ola living voice, and the
still visible marks of tears upon the pa
per, made animpression upon me that is
not easily forgotten.
In the meanwhile Storm, having read
and reread the letter, was lifting his
stangely lllumined eyes to the ceiling.
"God be praised" he said in trem-
ling whisper. 81 have wronged her,
too, and | did not know it. Twill be a
father to her child"
The little girl, who had awaked, with
out signaling the fact in the usual man
ner, fixed her large fawn-like eyes upon
MIN IN peaceful wonder. He knelt down
once more, took her in his arms, and
Kissed her gravely and solemnly. It'll
was charming to see with what tender
aWkWardness he held her, as if she were
some precious thing made of frail stuff
mat might easily be broken. My curios-
ny mad already prompted me to examine
'ne basket which contained variety of
'lean tiny articles, linen, stockings,
arattle with the distinct impress Of its
nationality, and several neatly folded
uleSSeS' among which a long, white,
e'doorately embroidered one marked by
q SllD of nona~ ~ ttD ab1,se ,>brictnninO
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1886-12-04

| eplgramS on, but became matters of VI
tai interest because they affected the
moral condition of the country in which
the baby was to grow up. Socialistic
agitations which a dispassionate baehe-
lor could afford to regard with philoso-
pho indifference now presented them
selves as diabolical plots to undermine
the baby'S happiness, and deprive her
OF whatever earthly goods Providence
might see fit to bestow upon her, and so
on, ad tdfnalnm. From a radical, with
revolutionary sympathies, my friend in
the course Of year blossomed out into
a conservative Philistine with decided
streak of optimism, and all for the sake
OF the baby. It was very amusing to
listen to his solemn consultations with
the nurse every morning before he be-
took himselfto the office, and to watch
the lively, almost childl-ike interest with
which, on returning in the evening, he
listened to her long winded report of the
baby's wonderful doings during the day.
On Sundays, when he always spent the
whole afternoon at home, | often sur
1prised him in the most undignifed atti-
tudes, creeping about on the floor with
the little girl on his back, or stretched
out full length with his head in her lap,
while she was gracious enough to inter-
est herselfi in his HAIR, and even laughed
and prattled with much inarticulate con-
tentment. Atsuch times, when, perhaps,
through the disordered locks, | caught
glimpse of beaming happy face (for
my visits were never OF sufficient account
to interfere with baby's pleaSures),
would pay my respectful tribute to the
baby, acknowledging that she possessed
a power, the secret of which | did not
know.
But in spite of all this, | did not fail to
detect that Storms life was,not even now
, without its sorrow. AT our luncheons,
; often saw sad and thoughtful gloom
settling upon his features: it was no
longer the bitter reviling grief Of former
t years, but deep and mellow sadness,
regretful dwelling on mental images
| which were hard to contemplate and
] harder still to Danish.
"Do you know" he exclaimed once,
e as he felt that | had OWNED his thoughts,
(. cher face haunts me night and day |
S feel as if my happiness in possessing the
child were daily robb ry from her. |
S have continued my search for her up this
a hour, but have found no trace Of her.
d Parhans IF vno helm me- 7 cha11 not al
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1886-12-04

nous consultation which followed ; be #
salleient to chronicle the result. hast
ened homeward, and my landlady, Mrs.
harrison, reused from her midnight
slpm0ers she was, as I knew, a woman
OIL strong maternal instincts, who was
lond OF referring to her experience in
mat llne-a woman to whom your thought
would naturally revert in embarrassing
circumstances. She responded prompt
~ and eagerly to my appeal the situa-
ton evldently reused all the latent ro-
nance OF her nature, and afforded her
no small satisfaction. She spent half
hour IN privacy with the baby, who re-
appeared fresh and beaming in sort of
sacerdotal Morse night-habit which was
a miracle of neatness.
"Bless her little heart" calculated
Mrs. Harrison, as the small fat hands
persisted in pulling her already demoral-
lied side curs. "Shecertainly knows
me- then in an aside to Storm: "The
mother, who ever she may be, sir, is a
lady. | never seed finer linen as long
as I lived; and every single blessed
piece is embroidered with two letters
which reckon means the name of the
child"
Storm bowed his head silently and
sighed. But when the baby, after hav-
ing rather indifferently submitted to a
earess from me, stretched out it's arms to
him and consented with great good hu-
NOR to final goodnight kiss, large tears
rolled down over his cheeks, while he
smiled as thought only the angels could
smile.
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1886-12-04
'Wer yum ersten Male liebt,
Sci es auch glucklos list Elm Colt"
-HETNE.

During the following week, Storm
and I, with the aid of the police, search
ed New York from one end to the other
but Emily must have foreseen the event,
and covered up her tracks carefully.
Our seeking was all in vain. In the
meanwhile the baby was not neglected
my friend's third room, which had hither.
to done service as sort of state >parlor,
was consecrated as nursery, a stout
German nurse was procured, and much
time vas devoted to the designing of a
cradle Gan odd mixture Of Pompeiian and
Eastlake style), which was well calcula-
ted to stimulate whatever artistic sense
our baby must have been endowed with.
lift had been heir to throne, its wants
could not have been more carefully studi-
ed. Storm was as flexible as wax in its
tiny hand. Life had suddedly acquired a
very definite meaning to him; he had
discovered that he had very valuable
stake in it. Strange as it may seem,
the whole gigantic world, with its mani
fold and complicated Institutions, began
to re-adjust itself in his mind with sole ref
erence to its possible influence upon the
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-08-13

Beware Of Estimates of Profits" given with
life insurance propositions All we say is ''nomi-
mated in the bond,' not by word of mouth" only.
1t Is just as well to make contract when we
talk of things to be done twenty years hence
Washington Life Insurance Co. L. H. BALD
WIN, General Agent for Maryland, p. o. Ave-,
baltimore, Md. JOHN j. ALEXANDER, Agent
for Hartford County, Bel Air, Md.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-08-13
Women Who Please.

There are two kinds of gentlemen's favor.
ites-the bright women who amuse them, and
the sympathetic ones who love them. But
these last are of doubtful-what country
people call "chancy" kind women who show
their feelings too openly, who fall in love too
seriously, or perhaps unasked altogether, be.
ing more likely to irritate and disgust than
to charm. But the bright animated women
who know how to talk and do not preach
who say innocent things in an audacious
way, and audacious things in an innocent
way, who are clever without pedantry, frank
without impudence, quick to follow lead
when shown them, and who know the differ.
ence between badinage and earnestness, firt
ing and serious intentions-these are the wo.
men liked by men, and whose social success
in no wise depends on their beauty.