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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-16
The United States About Einishe

Prof. George w. Harper. of Cincin-
natl, geolOgist of some note, in an in
terview on the recent earthquake
shocks says that the highest mountains
are found nearest the deepest waters;
and this would seem to indicate, from a
natural features occur the earth has not
settled down To actual solidity, but is
still undergoing a certain kind of change
that may be classified as reformations.
Investigation has proven that our coun-
try Is much older than those portions of
Europe and Asia where earthquakes are
of more frequent occurrence than on this
continent. Regarding the location of
Cincinnati, especially in case of an earth
quake of vic lent action. he said:
Il do not think that any internal com
motion would have any sci ious effect
here. We are located upon a plates u. in
this portion of the State of Ohio, which
has a deposlte of gravel to the extent OF
demonstrating that it was formerly, at
least, 900 feet above the ocean line and
this deposit has been placed here by the
sinking of the waters. This is shown by
the fossils found, which indicate that
these are identical with formations that
do not belong to the natural elements
which form our crust. They are fraC-
ments of leaf in our history that prove
conclusively that this part of the world
il so settled that no serious revulsion
will ever occur again. / think that ma
ture has quarried out this section to the
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-16
Are We Democrats or Arc We Re-
publicans?

puDiicanS!
The Lake City Reporter propounds this
question to Democrats, and answers by
saying:
If Democrats, we will enter the light
regardless of our preference for the
standard bearer before the nomination,
and work hard and cheerfully for the
success of Democracy. Work cheerJutfy,
and not smile assurance, while with un-
demanded might we give the party of
grand principles stab in the dark. We
cannot serve two masters. We are either
Democrats or we are Republicans in this
Congressional sight. The Democratic
party is holding to her right of represent
alton from this district-the Republican
party is trying to wrest it from her.
Which are you going to assist: We
have a Democratic President. For
quarter of "A century we have been strug-
Cling and toiling to get him. At last we
succeeded. Are we to thwart his policy
by giving him opposition in both branch
es OF Congress? Unless we, by our votes,
make the coming Congress Democratic
one. our President becomes but figure
head and cannot remain a powerful d.
recting mind. Think of this before you
decide to knife the party, to which, here
in Florida especially, we owe our present
prosperity ana success.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-16
Bold Abduction.

1t Is reported that while l.. III. Martin
and his young bride were out driving
Sunday evening last, near Maple Hill,
Michigan, wagon, driven by two men,
was purposely ran into Martins buggy
and one of the men Selling Mrs. Martin
dragged her into the wagon, which was
driven away rapidly. Martin is wild
with grief over the abduction of his
wife. Many think the young woman
in the plot and that the abductor is n
former lover of hers
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-16

WASHINGTON. Sept, 6.-The President
has appointed Samuel e. Tucker of Flor
ida. to be Register of the Land Once at
Gainesville, Fla. and Zach. T. Crawford,
of Florida, to be Receiver of Public
Money at Gainesville, Fla.
The above notice of the appointment
of Hon. Z. T. Crawford, of our county,
To the position of Receiver of the Public
Money at Gainesv lille, was announced
on the It'll inst. We, the people of the
State. and most especially of South Fla,
feel very much graf flied at this selection
by the President of our most noble and
worthy friend. There was perhaps, no
place to be filled in the State of greater
interest to us, than this one, or rather
two places, Register and Receiver. for
we have felt the might of sectional, po-
litical and selfish interests for years;
such considerations having ruled and
governed these places for "A long time;
and those unfortunately out of the ring,
and unable to,bring to bear Influences IA
orable TO certain syndicates and parties
altogether ignored. Universal COM
plants were heard all over South Flor
ida at the cavalier manner with which
outsiders We're treated; and in the ex-
ercise of the plenary powers of said
offices, they had to submit to state of
things simply Infamous.
Now that we have such man as
Judge Crawford in the place. we feel
assured that fairness, will hold the
scales so evenly balanced that none will
have grounds to complain.
Judge Crawford, a most worthy son
of most worthy and illustrious ancestry,
knows nothing but honesty and fairness
in his dealings with all. and that he
will Act well his part" no one, not even
his enemies Gf he has any, will dare to
doubt.
His record in Mauatee county is one
he may well be proud of. and most no
bly, has he discharged every trust con-
fided To him by her, and while she can
but deeply regret his removal from her
limits, she can, with a fond mothers
pride and affection, point to him as one
of her brightest jewels. and in resign
ing him to another field of honor and
usefulness, say of him as of Chevalier
Bayard. lie is altogether without re-
proach." Accept, Judge, our most cor
dial congratulations on your recent ap-
pointment, and Of Madam Rumor be true)
for the most elegant taste displayed in
selecting your pirate cohnseiOr.-Fort
fIJ.i.yl (,D-,ffg
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-16
The Indian Hostility Biil-.i Just
Debt Not "A Claim

Mr.. Dougherty very justly says the In
dian Hostility Bill is demand for the
payment of a just debt due from the
United States to the State of Florida
debt recognized by the War Department,
amounting. so far as proofs were then
furnished, To S22O, 200, with interest
from 1857. which is also as Justly due as
the debt. and has been always hereto
fore recognized by Congress in the adj
iustment of all similar claims with the
several States where there has been a
similar Indebtedness. The bill before
Congress ia properly framed TO secure
the payment to the State of this debt
Our delegation in Congress should be
strengthened by the earnest support of
the people in this matter. The OCala
convention wisely gave their endorse
ment to the Justice of the claim. The
Legislature should promptly request the
Governor of the State To personally
press action upon this bill. and the peo-
pie should express themselves in public
meeting and by petition.
The sum due the State Of Florida Is
over half q million of dollars. The
claim for the payment of this Just debt
has been too long neglected. and prob
ably no more favorable opportunity will
be found than in the next session of Con-
gress 10 obtain the passage of this bill
Ii Is the most important matter now
pending. Mirror.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-16

The Way They DO Things IN Mexico.
The marriage feast and funeral pail go
hand IN hand in Mexico. The following
is the latest:
Reports from Gerald say that Maxine
Gonzalez and Hilario Gonzalez captured
one Feiciano SaerZ near that place and
hanged hIm as a bandit. 1t appears that
some years ago Saerz ran away with the
daughter of Hiiario and was pursued,
and he and the girl were captured. At
forwards she married Maxine, and the
two swore vengeance against SaerZ,
which they have now carried out by
hanging him as felon under n new law
authorizing the summary disposition of
bandits.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-16

extent that such thing as violent up
heaval would be impossible. In other
words. this land is finished-it Is mill
ions of years older than Europe. and no
danger need be anticipated on the score
of earthquakes that will destroy our city.
Il is the safest in the country for that
matter, as can be proven by all geolog-
ical research"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-16

Colonel Ingersoll's ideal of great law
yer is the English attorney who ac-
cummuIated 81, 900, 900, and left It all,
by will, to establish a home for idiots,
on the ground that he wanted to give it
back to the people from whom he took
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-16
FOR CONGRESS- DISTRICT,
CHARLES DOUGHERTY.


1t is made public the Due dAumale
has married his housekeeper. He wanted
her to accompany him in his exile, but
she refused only on condition of mar
riage The wedding was secret.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-16
s;,,..,,,r EcIic of the Flood.

A singular and BEAUTIFUL relic of tn Hood
last Summer i the crop Of daisies that IL
soyye,l ,,.r..i,..h the bottom lands of Kansas.
Some s,.,I4.is are dotted thickly with these
flowers. u..J Il, they were never known to
grow brfo.. /. seens certain that the seeds
were brou l.. down by the Hood Chicago
Herald
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-16

People in the West try every dodge to
get railroads to run near their property.
y railroad man tells the Chicago IGH
OF ar instance of this kind that recently
took place in Kansas. One day when he
was laying out his road "A citizen came
up and began to boom his town. Il
have named her Chicago" he said = and
she is bound to be as big as the other
Chicago sometime. Nou want to run your
railroad through her it will only take
you about six miles out of the direct line
and the business you will get will be i'm
mense. Besides, you will be the first in
and will get the best location for your
depots." well, how big is your town
now" asked the railroad man. Not
very big yet" replied the citizen, " but
she is boomin', you bet" How many
houses have you now:" further inquired
the man. "Well, to tell the truth, we
haven't any yet" admitted the boomer,
" but I'm diggin' a WELL"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-16
Mr.. Dou9herty Entitled to Our Suf-
t'c1ucS

Mr., DouSherty, by the action of the
Ocala convention, is the candidate of the
tic-Conservative party. The
convention have done their part in pre-
sentiDg a candidate with great unanim-
ity. 1t remains for the people who de-
sire that the interests of the State shall
be cared for 1T Washington to cast their
votes for the only candidate who, as
matters now are IN Congress, can do ef-
fectual service. The work to be done is
positive. actual hard word, and can only
he made successful with the aid of the
dominant party. To succeed in Con-
gress, the member must have the aid
and sympathy of party associates. No
Republican, however well-fitted person
ally for holding the office. so far as res
pecta bility and character is concerned,
could be of any real service to us, go-
ing as new man, without previous
training and experience there.
Mr.. Dougherty has shown ability and
energy in his work at Washington. He
is entitled to the support of every Dem
atic-Conservative supporter, and of
every other voter who regards the inter-
ests of the State "a of paramount i'm
portanCe. -EGTHdHdiHd Mirror.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-16

The above figures indicate that ut mid
day August was warmer than July. The
thermometer readings always show u
higher temperature at Q than at o a. IN.
AS there is but little breeze at and al
ways some at Q, the thermometer of n
mans person would indicate the oppo-
site result. 1t is cooler at 9 than at 6.
ALBERT w. GHCHRIsT
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-16

In the Times Union of the 9th, there
is an account of the Dade Massacre, by
some one who commences by giving the
wrong dates, and it is full of ether err
rors. Every now and then somebody
who knows nothing about the occur
renee, but pretends to know all. writes
a description of the massacre. and they
are invariably incorrect. If persons
cannot give the correct version, they
had better not write on the subject at
all, as these erroneous accounts only
tend to mislead.-Key Of the Gulf.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-16

Experimenting with Earth Currents
Thomas Ellison is going TO Florida 10 ex.
pertinent with earth currents, which, he
thinks, may rcvolutionize telegraphy. He
says, sooner or later, telegraph wires VIII 10
thing oi tine past-Inter-Ocean
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-16
HOME OF THE BANANA.
HOW The POPULAR FRUIT IS
SHIPPED AND TRANSPORTED.

Growth of the Banana Tramc-Ris!1s of
the Tradc-Varieties of the rIantain.
Value of Acre OF HananaS--Thc
Crop-Iow to Cook Them.
y few weeks ago l stood under a bunch IF
ripe bananas hanging from a beam iii a house
in CataCaluas, one of the most thrifty Of
Olancho pu, bios. As personal favor the
Indian owner Of the house suspended for a
moment operations on the bets;e:ld he was
hewinS out of solid mahogany and sold tho
fruit To- EIc for two reals. That was c,Ital t.
twenty cents of American money. | can
prove that the fruit was paid for for a dozen
witnesses say the whole transaction. AMI
laughed 1T my companion when he jauut.ly
caught hold IF one end of the bunch, anal let
60 To get a better hold. lie hai not expected
that the thing would weigh nearly or quite
lO0 pounds The comandantc in Whose nous.
we in,lS'Ti assured us, when We had mE.,c,l
the bunch To- his dining room, that th. cali-
ncfinalsur was a sharp rascal, in that he had
charged rs twice as much aS would have b.,n
an ample price But he reelected plti!,-
sophirnlly, you must pay for being Amcri
canoS and strangers" As it was too late We
tried To not mourn too deeply the loss or or
ten cents, and ate the fully ripe, mclly. sweet
fruit. Many a time before and after that |
bought bananas for two to four Ccutayos a
dozen
Considerable quantities of fruit are brought
from Nicaragua, but about the middle If May
quarantine regulations forbade the entrance
OF vessels from ports ON the east coast "f that
country without pasSSin2, IA very clusc csaluiu-
alton and undergoing considerable delay ut
the quarantine stations. Amy detention would
be most injurious to a fruit - I,.rieh:tlr!,. a.
are bananas rlIntains, manage, and other
tropical fruits \ frw days in quaraHtfnr ia
hot weather would he aS fatal Ia frUi. in "a
vessels hold a Yellow Jack would H. 10 "a
patient on whom il had a hold; therefore craft
trading 10 suspected e.Ions refused To- r.c,iy,
cargors IL fruit They could not afford to
risk losses That kept ont oC the market "a
larLsf U!I1utitv of fruit
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-16
Az ACRE OF BANANAS.


Scientists declare that an acre Of hanau-,
produce, vastly more nutritious food than an
acre of wheat or Of potatoes will. Cattl
horses, goats, pigs and poultry join man il
his liking for this fruit, without which maus
n family would bc on short commons much %!
the time. H. i To jewellers IN the tropics wha;
the potato has become to the Irish. No Won
der that belief Was accorded To tho story that
the plantain was the forbidden fruit Eve in
vited Adam to share with her, and that it was
the grapes that the spies brought away
from the Promised Land. liz plantains grew
I'm Canaan tho cagcrncSs of the lsrac!it,s' L.
gobble the whole country Is satisfactorily az.
counted for
The usefulness of the plant docs not end
with the feeding of man and beast. Tn.
leaves furnish an excellent thatch, and tin
stalks supply large quantity of fiber of gruat
strength and varying degrees IF fiucucSs
Some of this fiber i SO exceedingly fine that
an entire garment made of it may L. hidden
in the hand. But, notwithstanding the many
uses Ia which the plantain may hc put, and
its almost incalCulablc value rs food, not one
person ia ten thousand who would probably
become regular consumers ever buys
banana ur has ever seen a plantalu. There -
plenty Of room for the expansion 81 : hlI~l-
ness of growing the fruit AMI som" ra:s .ln for
thinking that it will Increase, for the business
is said t. bc fairly profitable now that i-iIis-
orator cars and cold storage on steamers have
made il possible 10 carry the most pcrishahle
tropical productions To most rcmut, parts Of
the United States and To Europe.
The cot Of preparing plantation "f plan
taius or bananas i said to l." about SD pr
acre Nine months after the shoots are stuck
into the ground the first crop is ready ior
shipment and from that time on punches ar.
continually maturing. New plants ~priHS NJ
20 take the place of the old stalks, which ii,
after PRODUCING, a single bunch each Of fruit
The punches weigh from thirty u eight.
pounds stems having less than six hand,
or half-circl,-s Of fruit are rejected 10y -
buyers tor market rs being too small {" io
worth the thirty-five to fifty cents they pay
on the coast. The vessels in the trade car
carry from ~. 90 to 10000 punches, and ~"
burch,.s salI IN New Orleans FOR about a dol
lar NOR, than they cost on the coast Tie
plants are st about sixteen feet apart. ami
receive little or no care after the planting
until the time comes to cut the LIT-rr
buncheS AMI 10 cut down all the youu-- plants
not wanted The dead stalks, with ali tEcir
val:rhle tiicr. are left To rot on the q asi--
~E " T." ~ Chicago Times
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-16
THE DAILY NEWS.

THE DAILY NEWS is published every morn
ing except Monday. and delivered ny carriers
in the city. mailed postage free. Tor - cents
"A month, 81 - for three months. S25a Tor SIX
N Inth -. - per annum-
THE WEEKLY NEWS IL an SPACE Mi-coluInn
paper. published every Fri hay, containing
ALL the news of the week, local and general IL
IL the largest and handsomest weekly paper
published i'm Florida. and will be mailed post
free for 81 a year. or 81 cents TOT SIX
months Specimen copies free 10 any addiess-
Lot al advertisements ~ cents per hne ior
nrst insertion and Ia cents per line Tor each ai-
ditiontl insertion. Special notices IT. cents per
line. Reduce! rates on continued ADVERTISE
m,-ut>-
All ADVERTISING bills become due pro rata
every month. Local advertisements due AT
~ expiration "f the tim tor which they are
ia-.'Tt..i.
Al! r,-iaHJ,l,,.,.- should be Md. by eypress.
tn ,,'t.-s -'.-,i.-r -o-i-Lcr, Il | stter-
iiirs~a,.
-. u. HAMMOND,
FuI-INES- NaNaGER,
PALATKA. FLORIDA
R...ts~-tFu Al rms PAIATKA POsT OFFICE
-rtHsD-,IAs@ Mali. MATER
pALATKA. FLA, SEPT. 16, 1856.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-16
DOOM OF THE pooI

For y.lI-, two houses in New Orleans prls.-
tic1lly monopoli2.d the fruit trade oT tho
coast of Spanish Honduras, the islands there
about, AMI of that little neck of Guatemala
which separates Spanish from British iIuniu-
raS. Competition between the two firms was
raising prices, ~ they pooled their issues ami
divided the trade between them. That worked
nicely, and prices were iaInmod down b.
the traders, because they take all tn. chances
yc So, ami leave the planter none But ora"
bright day m ugly black smoke away To- the
nort!iEarI her.tiIod the approach 81 Ia" Maria
J.. AMI thu doom Ct the pool Tho = amer Is
owned ~ a firm of much enterprise ami with
money galore. - she harvested nearly al uf
the fruit thal ready for shipment Every
bunch Il bananas every plauta.u, every ,o.
coauut ryory mango, and al! the oranges,
lemon aui times the officers Of the Maria 4.
could buy were promptly secured, ~toWcI
away in lar hold, AMI contracts made Tor On
suing trips. When the old line steamer, ar
rived there WAS NOT half load Tor them, 80
they We're fiIaa with profanity by their ".ii-
GERS. Tho planters seemed to really enjoy the
situation, which was uukind of them.
OF the musa or plantain there are great
number OF sorts; some cultivatorS claim that
they have lightly different kinds, hut only two
or three varieties arc known in the market,
of the United States. The variety popularity
known in the West Indies and in the several
Central American republics rs platinuS, or
plantains. are seen in very few places in the
United States outside Of New ORLEANS. Tho
sorts generally recognized III the states as
banana are either red or yellow, but the lrUs
is found in all shades pro,lucad 10y the mixture
of the two "nlors named BY far the greater
part of the bananas brought TO this country
are eaten raw, but they may b. cooked in
several ways Fried in butter they are exc, !
lent food; baked in the skins they resemble
delicious pears; boiiel they are palatahl,;
dried after fully ripening they form a sweet
paste, and in every form they are very ms
tritiouS-far more - than bread. The tender
young plants are boiled and eaten aS asparg
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-16

Rs.:ts~-uFu Al TnE fAIATKA POsT OFFICE
A. --rtdSp-,,IAsS Mali. MATER
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-16

Growth of the Banana TraGic-Rislls of
the Tradc-Varieties of the rIantain.
Value of an Acre of HananaS-Thc
Crop-IIow To Cook Them.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-18
Not that Kind of R0Y.

For an hour yesterday afternoon q
woman walked up and down the ladies'
waiting room ut the Third street depot in
her efforts to hush the screams and yells
of a child about two years old. The lit
tie one was hopping mad about something
and could not be soothed by soft words
or sticks of candy. There finally came q
momen when everybody saw the moth
cr's face take on a look of grim determin-
alton, and at that moment a newsboy
who had been warming himself at q reg
lister broke for out doors.
"What's the rowe" asked one of his
outside friends as he joined them.
There's n woman in there goin' to
spank her young 'un."
"Why didn't you stop and see the
fun2"
Sum! 'Spose I want to be hauledrup
as a witness in 81 assault and battery case
and have the lawyers givin' me sass7"-
Detroit Free Press.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-18
The Favorite House Page.

There is a sunny-haired little page in
the House of Representatives. who has be-
come quite a pet among the members,
says a Washington correspondent. He is
a little tot of n fellow, with a bright,
open face, large blue eyes and sunny
blonde head of hair. He wears little
knee breeches and is as lively as a crick-
ct at all times. When the members want
an GRAND done fast and we'll they always
try to get this little fellow to do it. His
very p%oliteness and good manners have
brought many little tramps to his feet,
because the members all want him. But
he does not mind an extra run, and goes
as chirpy and happily on a new Grand as
possible. He never seems to grow weary,
and always is polite. But this is not the
worst part of his troubles. His very ap-
pearance is pleasing, and every time any
one secures him, they tap him on the
head or run their hand over his hair.
Now for three or four people to do this
would not amour to much, but to have
325 members and as many more strangers
to rub his head only once q day, it is not
only tircsome but is having a serious
effect. When the little boy came here
his hair was long and thick, but this con
tinual patting and rubbing is wearing his
hair off. He begins to fear that before
the session ends, if this thing keeps up,
he will be bald.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-18
Surviving a Fail Of ESQ Feet.

DR.. Evans relates in the Bristol eng
land) Medical Miruygieal Journal the
history of a girl who attempted suicide
by jumping from the Clifton suspension
bridge. The bridge is two hundred and
fifty feet high and has been a favorite
place for suicides. Sixteen persons have
been known to have succeeded in self
destruction by making the same leap.
One other only was picked up alive, but
survived only thirty minutes. Twenty
days after the fall the patient was con-
sidered convalescent and able to walk
without pain. There was apparently no
permanent injury. As far as the writer
knows no case of survival after a fall
from as great q height as one hundred
and fifty feet has hitherto been recorded,
and he considers this instance - proba.
bly, unique.