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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-09
workingmen Among the Statues.

Mr.. Leonard Volk, the sculptor who Is en-
gagged in mounting the casts in the Minneapo-
lis exposition art gallery, is frequently in
wardly convulsed at the naive criticisms Of
the workmen who assist him in the delicate
operation. The ignorance of these gentlemen
in art matters is not confined to the ''nude in
art" They utterly fail to grasp the whole
situation. They do not see what is the use Of
mutilated statues at all. As to their remarks
on the nude figures, they would be quite per-
tinent if applied to anything else than divine
art" As it is, they are inappropriate, if not
blasphemous
Some Of these workmen have so little rev.
erence for the classic and antique that they
make rude use Of the statues to hang their
clothes upon. The effect is somewhat start
ling. Augustus Caesar in bobtail coat loses
all the dignity Of the Roman emperor, and
degenerates into the semblance of ward
politician, while the Venus de Milo in a
Derby hat and cardigan jacket looks like an
advanced apostle of women's rights, and the
Apollo Belvidere in a stand-up collar and
blue speckled tie becomes a modern dude
The ancient heroes and goddesses are much
more interesting in their original summer
clothes than when thus decked out in modern
toggery.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-09
Dust for Dressing Wounds.

In paper read before the last meeting of
the Pennsylvania State Medical society, DIR.
Hewson, of Philadelphia, stated that for six
teen years he had used different kinds of
earths topical applications in diseases
which involve the skin. He had used it in
the form of paste and busted dry upon the
skin. Clay has proved to be the best applica-
ton. Following its application in cases of
smallpox, measles, scarlet fever, erysipelas,
ETC., he had always noticed direct and rapid
reduction of temperature, dissipation of
pain or distressing local sensations,
a diminution of the duration of the
disease, an alluring of the intense
general or constitutional symptoms, preven-
ton of complications which so frequently oc-
cur as to have long been recognized as char
acteristic of each special disease and the de-
struction of all contagiousness.
In the various forms of scarlet fever, as
well as i'm German and French measles, DR..
Hewson dusts the powdered earth al over the
skin. In erysipelas and smallpox the clay is
mixed with water in a glass or china dish
with a wooden spatula until a smooth paste is
formed, which is applied directly to the skin.
A marked increase in the temperature of the
dressing is appreciable at first, which lasts
until the clay has become dry, which DIR.
Hewson recognizes as indicative Of the Sc
verify of the disease according to its stage,
and he is always satisfied with that taken at
the end of twenty-fo hours-the greater re-
duction showing the greater destruction of
the morbid progress.-Exchange
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-09
An Agricultural Editors Kindness.


The conversation drifted to publishers, and
he told me a pleasing little story, in which
Mr.. Moore, publisher of The Rural New
Yorker, was the benefactor. A naturalist Of
considerable note resided in Lancaste. city at
the time. He owned a little home, had a
profession, but was not rich in this worlds
goods. Mr.. Moore used to send to him all
queries in connection with obnoxious insects,
etc. The naturalist would make a drawing
of the insect, give its proper name, explain
its habits, peculiarities, ETC., all Of which
would appear in The Rural New Yorker.
One Christmas morning the naturalist said to
his daughter: MY dear, there is a turkey in
the stove, to be sure, but this twenty-five cent
piece is all the money / have in the world.
Not bright outlook, is iti"
Presently needy neighbor dropped in to
solicit aims, and the naturalist promptly
handed her the quarter. He was q big
hearted man, devout Christian, and with
sublime faith in Providence. Daughter, the
money will come back to me fourfold," he
said. Just then the postman handed in q letter.
The naturalist opened it, and found in it
check for $50. 1t was from Mr.. Moore, who
wrote in substance: "You have been very
kind in preparing those articles for us from
time to time. You, no doubt, regarded it as
"a labor of love, but we must ask you to ac-
cept this check, not as complete compensa-
ton, but as a slight expression Of our appre-
citation of the value of your work. "There,
Mary, what did l tell you!" the old naturalist
cried, his eyes filling with tears. This is q
true incident, and, should the Lancaster
dailies copy it, they will have no trouble in
supplying the naturalist's name-Philadel-
phia Call
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-09
Beauties Gazing at Each Other.

The writer once accompanied Nellie Hazel
tine in a visit to Adelaide Nelson, who was
found surrounded by a bevy of callers. She
received the St Louis beauty, who was already
personally known to her, most warmly, and,
holding out her hand, said in a low tone:
"Stay until these people are gone, please, and
the belle stayed. Hardly had Nelson bowed
the last caller out of the reception room be-
fore she bounded to the sofa, where our home
beauty was seated, and seizing both hands
she said: Il want to look deep into your eyes,
for men tell me here that mine are like yours,
and, you know men read us through our
eyes,
And those two sat, half laughing, and gazed
for minute into each others eyes, such
glorious eyes as both proved, with looks that
had all the earnest innocence Of two children
who seek for "wellsr in each others eyes. II
only see that yours are the most beautiful
orts ever looked into," said Nellie at the
end OF minute. -And I understand why
men think mine beautiful, il they look like
yours, answered Nelson; and they relaxed
their regards as the French would say. but
seemed 70 have found each in the other q
source OF great !nterest-St Louis Repub-
Hcan.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-09
FOR HIS MOTHERS SAKE.

An Ingenious Tramp Who Understood
Human Nature--He Got Money.
People who crowded City Hall park the
other day might have noticed an ill-drcssed
and sad -visaged man down on the curbstone
industriously pecking away with pocket
knife on piece of stone. The stone was six
inches square, and the man with the knife
was carving its face. An inscription all PEN
ciled out was before him, and the first line OF
raised letters was complete. The one word of
that first line was Mother" Below it the
pencil marks read in this way.
The boy you loved remembers you even in dire
distress.
In common with other folks stopped and
looked at the oddity of tramp at work. He
didn't obtrude himself, hut be held the block
of stone so that it was not hard for the pass
ers-by to catch that first word, Mother"
And he was willing to talk. He had a sad
story. He was a nice boy once, but he went
to war, was shot at or shot into at most Of the
prominent battles, spent year or two in
rebel prisons, went through hospital tortures
and generally had seen tough times ever
since. There wasn't anything particularly
novel or new in the tale he told; most
tramps have had similar experiences, but this
individual had testimony in the half-carved
block of stone that somehow lifted him above
the common herd.
SOUTH he said, land never have been able
to get her a tombstone. Three or four times
I've scraped together almost enough only to
see it slip away from me before l could use it
for the sacred purpose of marking her grave.
Now I'm trying to cut just little bit of
tombstone myself. God bless the dear angels
memory"
The dirty hands of the talker went to his
eyes; no listener could question that he was
less town, but men don't cry on these streets
anywhere or any time without getting SYM
pathy. And this man, in CRIME and in rags,
with that little bit of human nature showing
in his desire to honor the mother dead-that
fellows tears moved the crowd who listened
He got money, a lot of it.
healthy man never gets pleasure out OF
exciting distrust. But truth is to be told, and
that tramp with the penknife, the half carved
stone, the sad history and sentimental remi-
niscence-that tramp was fraud. But what
a clever scheme he hadi What a student of
human nature he wasl He was an artist, a
genius. And the old threadbare recitals that
other tramps begging nickels obtrude upon
US, how paltry and poor they arel Ii an
American citizen must be humbugged it is q
happy thing, perhaps, to be humbugged ar
tistically.-New York Times.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-09
The Premium Dry Weather story.

Gen Jennison is responsible for the pre-
mium dry weather story. He says that the
pilot of Mississippi steamer in the olden
time was interviewed by an eastern lady, who
was on board the boat, about the water in the
river, then quite low. YES" said the pilot,
the water is quite low now, but it's nothing
to what have seen il why. one season it
was so dry that when the cows came down to
drink in the middle OF the stream here they
got in the way of my boat tell you it made
me mad to see them drinking water that
actually needed r-Pioneer Press.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-09

In summer fields the meadowsweet
Ssbren,e its white bloom around the feet
OF those who pass In love or play
The golden hours of holiday;
And heart to answering heart can beat
Where grows the simple meadow-sweet.
Embosomed In some cool retreat
The long seed grasses bend TO meet
The stream that murmurs as it flows
Songs Of forget-me-not and rose;
The filny haze of noon-tide heat
Is faint with scents of meadow-sweet.
All, Love! do you know meadowsweets
Does some pale ghost Of passion feet
Adown this dreary lapse of years,
So void of love, so full Of fears!
Some ancient, far-off echo greet
The once loved name of meadow-sweet?
w. L. Courtney in Time.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-09

The bar is provided with oil the best acces-
sories, and is presided over by an accomplish
ed mixologist. The patronage of the public
respectfully solicited Good order preserved
at all times. my2-u
Water STR ees-Pslt's Id IalatIs, ]
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-09
His Delicate Apology.

Robinson is short sighted and wears specta-
cles. Going along the Strand he trod ON the
foot Of very pretty young lady. awkward
fellow" said she, "don't you sect And you
wear spectacles, too" " Robinson smiled sweetly
as he contemplated the injured member. Il
beg your pardon, madam" said he, "but
should need a microscope to see your foot
Nav York Sun
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-27
Miscellaneous Notes.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-Alonzo Nebeker, of
Wiliamsport; John B. Roberts, of Staunton;
Henry G. Starr. of Richmond; Alexander M.
Hardy, of Washington, and Thomas Roe, of
Rushville. were to-day admitted to practice in
the Interior Department
Haugh, Ketcham e. Co., of Indianapolis, were
among the bidders. to-day. for iron roofing on
the public building at Council Bluffs, La. They
bid SO. 608; the Motherwel iron works, of Logan,
o., were the lowest bidders. at Sc, 964.
The President has referred the oleomargarine
bill to the Attorney general for an opinion as to
its constitutionality.
The issue of standard silver dollars from the
minis during the week ended July "a was 487
849 the issue during the corresponding period
last year. 336, 995.
The President to-day returned to the Depart
ment Of Justice the papers in the case of VIM
Watts, the captain OF Maine vessel undergoing
imprisonment at San Francisco for ili-treating
his crew. In accompanying letter the Pres
ident says he denies the application for pardon
for the reason that, since approving similar
application few weeks ago, he has received in
formation which has satisfied him that it is not
a case for the exercise of clemency
The President to-day sent to the Senate the
following nominations: Charles NJ Thomas, of
Kentucky, to be associate justice of the SUI
preme Court of Dokata Ezra Baird, to be mar
shall for Idaho; w. III. Talbot, of Colorado, to be
agent for the Indiana Of the Tulali agency, in
Washington Territory.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of
B. f. Ellsberry to be postmaster at Ironton, 0.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-27

A Proposed Constitutional Amendment Pro.
hfbiting Their Manufacture and Sale

A Proposed Constitutional Amendment Pro-
hibiting Their Manufacture and Sale.
WASHINGTON. July Ex-senator Blair, from
the committee on education and labor. to-day
submitted favorable report from the majority
OF the committee, joint resolution propos-
ing that An amendment to the Constitution, in re-
lation to alcoholic and other poisonous bever
ages. be submitted to the legislatures of the
States for ratification. The amendment pro-
vides that from and after the year 1900 the man.
ufacture. and sale, and importation of distilled
alcoholic Intoxicating liquors, except for
medicinal, mechanical chemical and sci
entifc purposes, and for use in tho
arts, shall cease. The report which
accompanied the proposed amendment says the
committee does not deem it necessary to discuss
the evils of the of alcohol, but believe the
people have right to decide what measures
shall be taken for the regulation or extirpatlon
of this traffic. Why it asks should they be
denied the opportunity to be heard in the only
forum which can pass upon the question: When
any considerable and respectable portion of the
American people desire to plead their case in the
great tribunal of soveregns who, in a free coun-
try, decide every question Of fundamental issue
In the last resort it is the duty of Congress to
take such preliminary legislation as is here pro-
posed, so that, under the forms of the Consttu-
tion, they can be heard on the question of its
own amendment To deny this is of the very
essence of despotism, and for Congress unrea-
sonably to refuse the hearing is just cause for
revolution u
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-27

dinners and receptions. As may well be
imagined, 1t costs very pretty penny to keep
the establishment in order. The $4,000 for
keeping the house In order for the next year.
which became available on July 1, is not by any
means all that has been spent upon the mansion
since President Cleveland took possession six
teen months ago. Mr.. Arthur left q large cash
balance unexpended OF the last appropriation
custom that the outgoing President shall leave a
lump sum for the incoming President to make
any changes he may desire
Nothing has been bought in the house since
Mr. Arthur left it in such complete and beawtiful
order. 1t undoubtedly, though, requires large
sum to keep it in condition. The cleaning of the
huge crystal chandeliers is q considerable item
of expense The whole lower floor is lighted by
these enormous crystals, each one with thousands
of pendants There no less than three dozen
of these chandeliers in the East Room, the Blue,
Red and Green rooms, the two dining rooms
and the corridors, and once year each one has
to be taken to pieces and every part carefully
cleaned and put back in its place. The care of
the carpets and curtains also requires the spend
ing of money. The handsome lace draperies are
torn at nearly every reception, and these have
to be carefully repaired, to say nothing of the
taking down two or three times year to be
washed and darned. Some people wonder how the
President can pay out of his salary the numer-
GUS expenses attaced to his Office.
There are separate appropriations. Besides
his salary Of 0,000, the estimate presented to
Congress this season asked for $4,000 addi-
tional, to pay the salaries of his subordinates
and clerks His private secretary is paid s., 250
his assistant private secretary So $780, his stenog-
rapher $780, five messengers leach 81, 2O0), a
steward $780, two door-keepers who each get
$1,000, four other clerks at good salaries, one
telegraph operator, two ushers, getting 81. 200
and 81, 400; a night usher, getting 81, 200; a
watchman, who gets 5000. and man to take
care of fires, who receives 1864 year. In addi-
ton to this there Is set down Sc. 600 for Incl
dental expenses such as stationery, carpets and
the care of the Presidents stables. And further
on, under another heading, there is a demand
for nearly $40 900 more. OF this, $12 500 is for
repairs and furnishing the White House, $500
for fuel SO, 900 for the greenhouse and SIS, 600
for gas and the care Of the stables. The White
House. all told, costs the country, In connection
with the President, considerably over $l25, 600 q
year. and at that rate it is cheaper relatively to
the work done, than the service Of Congress.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-27
Fortified Human Bodies.
lysician, in Chicago News.

Physician, in Chicago News.
remark on the editorial page of your journal
notice with the above heading The writer of
it. after casting ridicule all over the finder Of
thirteen petrifed bodies in a cave in Indiana
goes on to affirm that a petrifed human body
has never been found, and moreover, is impossible
to find. So far as the Indiana case is concerned
he may be right, but for the rest he certainly is
in error. Many museums in this country and
Europe have petrifed human remains on exhi-
bition. shall not here attempt to describe the
chemical process It is to be found in almost
every complete work on natural science; but
will tell where you can see petrifed body, or
still better, will give you the address of man
who will tell you of it's existence by letter. Johu
G. Curtis M D., professor of physiology of the
College of Physicians and Surgeons corner
Fourth avenue and Twenty-thrd street, New
York city. In the museum of that college there
is in glass case the body of large-sized woman
completely petrfed. The body has been on ex-
hibition there years out of mind. It is in fair
state of preservation of an ashy color, and about
the consistency of pumice stone. Besides this
body there are parts of others, petrifed arms and
legs: in fact, enough to make the colleges fortune
if, as your writer afirms, they could be disposed
of at the rate of millions of francs to the cubic
inch to French academy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-27

the Cherokee strip, Indian Territory. judy
MCCLELLAN appealed
The damage TO grain by Saturdays hail
storm is estimated at 100, coo bushels in the
country tributary TO Argyle, and 100 900 bushels
in the country about Warren, Mimi, together
with as much oats and barley. A ST. Thomas,
d. T., dispatch says that 10. 900 acres of wheat
in that section was destroyed in the same storm.
On Saturday afternoon, while returning homo
from St Charles, Mich, Ben and Hugh OHara,
VINO were both drunk. got into fight with Oil
YER and Andrew Rosecrans. The Rosecrans
brothers pounded the OHaras with clubs and
kicked them vigorously. A report of the dis
turbance brought deputy sheriff, who found
both men badly injured. Hugh OHara died on
Sunday. Both the Rosecrans brothers were ar
rested yesterday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-27
MINOR MATTERS.

The POstoffice ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Removals, Etc.. During the Past Year.
WASHINGTON, July 26-The annual report OF
Edwin o. Fowler, chief of the appointment di
vision of the Postoffice Department, for the ifs
cal year ended June 80 1885, has been made and
the details furnished for publication. The ap
pointments which this division has charge of are
those of postmasters only. The report is sum
married. as follows:
Number of postoffices established during the
year. 1882; increase during year, 1,361: number
of postofices discontinued during the year l. 100:
whole number of postofces June 80, 1886, SO, GA;
increase during year, 2,362; number of presi-
Dental postofices, 2,265; increase during year,
30; number of fourth class offices, 81, $40: in
crease during year. 2. 326.
Appointments have been made during the year
as follows: On designations and commissions
expired. 9,112, an increase during the year OF
2,908; or removals and suspensions, g. $50, an in
crease during the year of 175 on establishment
OF new postoffces. 1892. an increase during the
year of 1861; total number of appointments
made during the year, 2. TAT, increase during
the year of IL, 200.
The total number Of money-order Offices a,
the close of the year was 1856, net increase OF
22T over the previous year. OF these, Illinois
holds the largest number. 590 Iowa next, with
522; New York. 496; Ohio, 468; Pennsy lvania,
402; Michigan, 344; Kansas. 342; Indiana, 315;
Missouri. 2l3, and Wisconsin 271 The greatest
increase in any State is %, in Kansas.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-27
Proceedings in the House.

WASHINGTON, July 26.-Mr. Holman, of In
diana, from the conference committee on the leg
islative, executive and judicial appropriation
bill, reported disagreement. Mr.. Holman
stated that the real point of difference was the
Senate amendment providing for Senator'S
clerks. The other points of difference were
more formal than real
Mr. Oates, of Alabama, moved that the House
recede from the Senators clerks amendment.
The motion was lost--yeas 90, nays 121. and a
further conference was ordered.
Mr. Henley. of California, from the committee
on public lands, reported back the Senate bill
forfeiting certain of the lands granted to the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company. The COM
mites recommend that in lieu of the Senate
bill there be substituted the provisions of the
House bill on the same subject. Mr.. Henley
stated that the difference between the two bills
was that while the Senate bill forfeited the
grant from Wallula junction to Portland the
House bill included also the forfeiture of the grant
from Bismarck to the Pacific ocean. The House
bill forfeited 33 000 900 acres more than the Sem
ate bill.
Mr.. Van Eaton, of Mississippi, member of
the committee on public lands, supported the
Senate bill. He took the position that, where
the road had been constructed in accordance
with the terms of the granting act, in time or
out of time. the road examined, accepted and
certified to, through the company before any
steps had been taken by government to declare
it forfeited, the lands coterminous with road so
completed, were earned lands
Mr.. Price, Of Wisconsin, could find nothing in
the platform of any political party which could
justify Congress in violating an express or i'm
piled contract, as was done in the House BILL
He was not willing to bow so abjectly before the
communistic cry of damn the railroads. as to
break contracts, and TO break the pledges of
parties in national convention. 1t was dema-
gogy in the lowest and meanest sense.
Mr.. Voorhees,, oe Washington Territory ia
vored the House bill, declaring that there were
high reasons of public policy why the land grant
of the Northern Pacific company should be
taken from its control as far as this could legally
be done. He pictured what he characterized as
the oppression of the railway company as prae-
ticed in Washington Territory, asserting that it
dictated the laws relating 10 railroad taxation
and set at defiance every legislative action of
the people. The history Of the company was a
chapter of broken promises. misrepresen tation
and double dealing.
Mr.. Gilfllan. of Minnesota. submitted legal
argument in opposition TO the House bill. which
he said, was based upon a mischievous and mis-
leading misconstruction of the granting act
Mr.. Oates of Alabama argued against the
equitable and legal power of Congress to pass
the Senate bill
Mr.. Payson, of Illinois, entered upon an ex
haustive review of the case, but pending the
conclusion Of his remarks the House adjourned.