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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28
The Negro Wants Less Work

The colortI rlVFeseatatiIc Of
North Carolina in the rtccn, labor
meeting A, Wa>hirg ton said tina, the
worhinsmen, in their efforts to Sc
cure shorter hours If labor had tue
sympathy OF the class he repr, sent
ei. No one observing the habits Of
the colored men standing On tie
street corners in Jacksonville wouli
have any douht on the subject.
Shorter hours, or 10 hours at all for
work would command unanimous
amen,-Florida Dispatch.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28

Orlando is to be lighted with gas. A
company has been organized that will
undertake the work a, once. BY next
winter the mains will he down AMI gas
burning. A meeting Of the company
was held at Orlando on the cath inst,
and the following named gentlemen
elected officers: President. y. l.. Mills;
secretary, ]. Edward Allen; treasurer,
Nat, Poyntz. The hoard Of directors is
composed Of Orlando's best and
s,aunchest business men,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28

II. X. Duval, receiver Of the Florida
& Navigation company, is out in very
lengthy and exhaustive communicated,
in the jacksonville Times Unien, Of yes
terday. in reply to Senator Calls re-
marks in the L. $. Senate relative TO the
affairs Of that railroad. We haven't
read it in full. bu, enough to know ,ha,
Receiver Duval is an able man and ap-
paren,ly competent tot ake.care OF him.
self. Hn figures are formidable.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28

There is trouble at Kew West in cul-
Letting the insurance on the property de
s,royed by the recent fire, The Dem.
ocrai says that some Of the fire insu.
rance companies which have been taking
risks, now that they are liable for the
insurance. are endeavoring to back ont
Of as much as they can, and adds, that
il they were not willing u assume the
risk what did they insure for:
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28
A ZUNI PRINCESS IN WASHING.
Ton.
Among Paic.Iared Society Ladies'.
An Eccentric Child OF Nature.

Society has had recently a notable al.
dition in the shape Of an Indian princess
Of the Zuni tribe. This is Princess Wa.
wa. She is the guest Of the wife Of Col.
Stevenson. Of the geological survey.
Princess Wawa goes about everywhere
at all the receptions and teas Of Wash.
ington wearing her native dress. The
princess has very large, round, heavy
face. Her black, thick, long hair is par
ted upon the side and Combe1 with
statesmanlike carelessness across her
broad brown brow. The princess dress
il made Of gay rel blunket stuff trimmed
with beads. From underneath her short
SKIRTS are seen stout ankles and small
feet, covered with buckskin lcggns and
moccasins. The general style OF the
princess is massive. Her broad face, her
stern features and the peculiar parting
Of her hair give her masculine look
among the pale-faced society ladies.
One prominent society lady the other
day who saw the princess for the first
time was charmed because the princes
gave her n sweet smile and low bow
without the formality Of an introduc.
ton. She said to friend: II always
knew that these Indian chieftams were
remarkable for their taste She was
disguised when she found that the chief
tain was q member of the other SEX
The princess held regular levee at
the house Of the handsome Mrs David
Porter Heap the Other day. Mrs. Heap.
who is one Of the mcst attractive LADIES'
-. - Ia-
deserted on account Of the rival charms
Of the Indian princess. The ladies
crowded about the Princess Nawa. and
amused themselves engles.lv in attempt.
ing to converse with her hy signs and
broken English. The princess can spfak
but very little English.
The princess j. an eccentric child II
nature. Although she Is moving a.
present in the highest circles Of Wash.
incton and is the pet guest Of Mrs Stew.
ens0n. she yet has laTses from the con-
ventionalities q lie anl C5es back to
the freer action @. life on tae plains
During the late heavy Snow fall the pin.
cess heard the Stevensgns talking about
the heavy load 81 snow m the roof Il
their house Il was Jlst beginning 70
thaw aud they were fearftl that tie wa
ter would get through the roof. some
way or other through their signs she
seemed n understand. A few moments
afterwards she disappeared and could
not he found. A little later a Leavy rush
on the roof and then fall Of snow in
front Of the house Indicated where the
princess was. She wa. found up on the
ridge pole hard q. wcrl; clearing off the
rpof. The work was full If peril. but
the princess would not como down until
she had completed tit. e. Crawford
in New York World.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28

The board Of aldermen If the city Of
Key Yves, voted, at 4 meeting held: on
Friday night last. in favor Of excluding
the erection Of wooden structures within
the fire limits. This was very prudent
and businesslike action, AMI will give
tie outside world confidence in the fu.
ture prosperity OF the island city.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28
The One Mill state Tax.

Heretofore he one mill tax col.
lected by the state for school rug
poses, has been ,grnei over 20 the
treasurers OF the county and cred.
tied to the schoo. fund. BY re.
cen. decision of the Supreme Court
Of the state, this tax il in future 10
60 to the state and not 10 the couu.
ties, and when collected must be
paid over 60 the state Treasurer.
Ia accordance with this decision
Comptroller Barnes has Issued an
order to the county ,reasurers Of
the state to forward all moneys
hereafter received for ar on accoun,
of the one mill tax to Tallahassee.
The following is the order:
CoMrTIoILEE's OFFICE,
Tallahassee. Fla.
April 18th. ls>6.
To the County Treasurer Of
County:
DrAE SIR: The Supreme Court
Of the State of Florida has declared
the &C, Of ISIS, Chapter $500, Laws
OF Florida, entitled AN Ac, in re.
laiion to the appor,ionment Of the
one mill State tax for schoo. pur.
poses" to be unconstitutional and
void, and have been directed by
the lnsniamus 10 revoke all instrUc.
tons based upon said Act; there.
fore, you will at once forward all
state school moneys in your hands
to the State Treasurer. and all mon.
eys hereafter received for and on &C.
coun, of the one mill state school
tax must be forwarded TO the State
Treasurer, the same as though said
Act had no, been passed. Yours,
etc, w. ID. BAENE>,
Controller
What effect the action Of the court
will have on this county We are not
fully advised, but VIC understand i,
will reduce somewha. the revenue
for school purposes. Prof. Wood,
the superintendent, OF rublic instruc.
ton OF Putnam county, has promis.
ed to give us full information on
the subject as soon as he gets in.
s;ruc,ions from headquarters at the
capital of the state.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28

The Orlando Daily Record, published
on Sunday morning last. one OF Rev.
Dewitt, Talmage's sermons for the edit
cation Of its numerous readers. A good
idea. and we sincerely trust the sermon
was duly read and its admonitions ap-
preciated. Dewitt Talmsge, with all
his cratic ways, is one Of the greatest
preachers and thinkers in the United
States.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28

Mr.. T.. J. White. editor Of the Gain, O.
willie Daily News, was married Yesterday
to Miss Lena McBurney, Of Cambridge,
Ohio. The bride is the daughter OF Prof.
John McBurnay one Of the foremost
educators in the Buckeye state We
congratulate our neighbor and wish him
no end ot happiness.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28

Mr. wilkins, Of Ohio. has offered a
resolution in the House reciting that the
new tariff bill places wool on the free
list. that the time is at hand when wool
is being marketed. and that its price is
affected by the agitation Of the bill, and
declaring il 10 he the sense OF the House
that wool duties should not bc touched.
NJ ac,,,,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28

The News says that Capt. {. A, Shell.
don has received official information tina,
he will he appointed postmaster Of
Gainesville. On May sad vice Judge Geo.
J. Arrow. whose term will then have
eAnired.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28

The streets Of Orlando are TO he drain.
ed. The sewer-pipe has teen ordered
for the street crossings, and the work Of
placing II will be begun immediately.
What Is Palatka doing in this direction:
We should be pleased 20 hear from cur
present mayor on the subject. Aspecial
message, explaining the situation, with
suggestions as to ways .ani means,
would I've quite in order.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28

The National Education bills progress
slowly. The House labor committee has
voted to report the Willis educational
bill without Recommendation, but a mo-
ton TO reconsider that vote has been en-
tered. All national educational bills
meet with opposition.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28

Washington {. Whitthorne has been
sworn in as L. S. Senator from Tennes.
see. in place Of jackson. resigned. Some
objection was made to the form Of his
credentials. but passed over for the pres.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28

Jaisc u. s. Walker, Of the second lu-
,licial ciredll. was too i'll to travel and.
therefore. no court was held in Liberty
and Calhoun counties las, week. lie
may be able to open the regular spring
term 1T Apalachicola this week.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28

The health officer and city authorities
Of Jacksonville, are taking action rel.
alive to the sanitary condition Of tina,
city, and are formulating some plan by
which the city can lie governed in ,ha,
respact
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28

The Gainesville News says that the
LeCon,e pear trees in the vicinity OF that
city, promise to yield fair crop Of fruit
this season.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28

A bill was introduced into the House
Monday for the admission Of the whole
OF Dakota into the Union. Mr.. Springer
Of Illinois, introduced the bill.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28

The Blair bill is practically defeated.
The House committee on labor. after a
long and very animated session, which
lasted all night, decided by vote Of Q
to 3, 70 report TO the House as a subs,i.
tuts for the Blair educational bill meas.
ure which. In substance, provides thai,
the receipts from the sale of the public
lands, ETC., shall be divided among the
several States and Territories in the pro-
norton Of their school population for
educational purposes for the next ten
years. The committee agreed that indi.
vidual members should not he bound by
their vote in the committee. either in
support Of or against the bill when il
comes up for consideration in the House.
Il 3 quite clear from this action, that the
Blair bill win hsvs little chance for be.
cemiae : law this seagion.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28

The Pensacola Commercial says the
daily issued at its Office did not las, long
but il made things lively. 1t made no
money, but i, made friends and did a
heap Vt good for Pensacola. As Il.
nancial venture it demonstrated the COS,
Of a daily and gave the publisher expe-
rience, an article, he says. he stood in
need Of. Pensacola orgh, to support
one good daily newspaper.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28

The question Of the annexation Of
West Florida 10 Alabama, still agi,a,es
the mind Of the editor Of the Pensacola
Commercial.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28

Decoration Day was pretty well OBJ
served in the State, the aG,h inst. as We
infer by brief examination Of cur ex-
changes.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28

The Danger Of n Little Learning:
Teacher-"Why Freddie. how did YOU
get those black and blue wells on YOUR
arm: = Scholar-"Them, your fault.
teacher" Teacher-"Ny fault: What
do you mean" Scholar sobbin- remin.
iscently Why. you told me that it
was a poor rule than didn't work both
WAYS. SO when | went home | took
my ra's new two-foOt rule that doubles
up on hinge and lent i; hack till it
worked both WAYS. and then pa said I'd
broken the joints. and he went and got
his razor strop. Think ]. was a mean
trick to play on fellow. and I'll never
forgive YOU. --Tid-Bits.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28
THE DAILY NEWS.
BENZ. HARRISON. Editor.


THE dairy NEws i published every mern-
ing. except .oEday. ami dsliseFSd o. carriers
N the city, or maiiesi postage fTe, Ter & cents
. month. FLO for three months. ss-s4 for az
uontas. or S per annnrn-
me NEENLY SEwS L an >-psge ts-colGEn
ptper, puhisae. every Saturday. containing
81: the news nj the week. local and sercEsL IL
D the largest and han tson.S, vsekiv PAPER
pae.ssaed IN Florida. AM sil, b. mail ! TOst-
a9e itee for - year. or s. Ctfl.s foT az
nn0ths. Su-einea copies fgv to any sdiress.
Ic<--. advertisements - cents pr Lire tor
or<t ln>crtion and II cents pei ..ne ter each ac-
0tioflii Insertion Spse.sl EotlCrs h. cents par
one. ks~tlced rates on Continued advertise
u -nfs-
0An aiyert.ssSs t.iis become d9e pro rata
every month. .aSai alyeri 4scinents due ss
me expiration - The tin. for which they are
boserted-
Al remiftancys should h FADE by express,
N3ney -orsier registere litter.
Adire~-.
:. L. HAMMOND,
brsINEss MANAGER,
PALArKA. ELoRipA.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28

Judge Cessna. near Gainesville, cult
Yates the Charleston variety - straw.
berries. Thir,y.fve Of them will ill a
quart measure.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28
PALATKA, FLA, APRIL ss. 1855.

Prohibition was completely defeated
in Richmond, Lynchburg and Manches.
ter. Va, on Monday last.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28

Seeking safe Place: Here, sttan-
ger shouted a policeman On one Of the
recent hurricane days, what Chertryi
to do with that coal holef' Coal hole"
exclaimed the stranger Well, I'm a
half.breed from up the river if | didn't
think it was some new tangled entrance
to cyclone pi.. New York Times.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28
Old Indian Remedy for the Bowels

Il ia free from opium aud parents need not
h afraid that their children will be poisoned
by 1t u never does harm but always docs
good. Cures iiarrhoea and iux in both old and
young. When you have run down in any of
tht - troubles here Ia your relief. The moth.
ers will never cease to sing its praises for their
little children will suffer no more from their
bowels II they keep IL on hand
ACkERMAN & JACKSON, AGrs.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28

One hundred thousand orange trees
were planted last winter in Southern CAL
ifcrnia. The crop next winter isexpectsd
to aggregate 9o0, 600 boxes Of fruit.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28
S.47.%

As shown by the above figures,
there was an increase during the
first tire months Of this year, over
the same time last year, Of $le,0oo,.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28

The reported engagement Of President
cleveland to Miss Folsom, Of Buffalo,
has been confirmed and they will marry.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28

kssfSTTREp AT rRs PALsyKA Posr 0TTiCs
A. sEc.psD-tLa-s MAIL AA-TEh
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28
Blood

l. tGl i.tc. AM he ,swS, who rem,ml.,-
Rat Ia Match If it>t lral uN>tb | CONTRA
blood poison. and being in savannah. It'd.
the t.mu, went IA the hospital there for tl' .
mcut ! Suffered very much from ftcy
ism ~ the time. lGi MT get wei ~ D..
the trt J''ncHt thcTc. nor was Toured by al, ,
The u.ua. means. | have now taken s.t.
bottles ~ swilt's Specific AMI am s0uul u'
wei. " drove TIE poison ont through hu.
Gn Ia" SKIN. DANLrtnN,
jersey ttv, y. j., Aug. :. Isl.
Two years ago ! contracted blood !. H.
Alter taking rresCtirtonLrom the hC = yI'
- uuS LDre az. ~ Dallas, concluded - f.s
Hot Springs, uud On reaching TcAaIkant
q doctor recommended me to try SW.t.
~ny Ills, assuring me that II would hpuc.' H
ralet than Hot Springs Although the
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-28
Poison

hd pre- 'r"l Etuat holes in my tar.
chest. naa utd removed al the hair or 90, '
ur'd, g.. hc-tal to improve IN wc,,
time. AMI The sutcs began to heal. an 81,
th'lwIl -nA" inside of eight weeks.
VIII JONES, Porter. Union Pass. b"irt
Cisco. !, Mas. Julyi ., lxi
Sold 10y all druggists.
Tna-.-" Ul hluud and skin disease iG.,.
TIM SWIFT SPECIFIC '.I.,
Drawer Atlanta co.,.
y. T., l., waist
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-09-21
Cultivation of style and Taste.

Style Is gift of temperament aud car
riage, cultivated by the clever use Of ones
eyes 1t Is the refinement of taste that does
not wear cloth to an afternoon reception or
a jetted wrap on shopping tour. 1t is
difficult to some in velvet and easy to Others
in plain cashmere. 1t furnishes the good
sense that puts the woman Of 80 into quiet
colors or black. 1t would not permit u
scarlet scarf drawn about the shoulders and
checked gators on the feet of a woman con-
spicuous in an opera house, affording amuse-
ment to the occupant of the stalls No blue
ness Of blood nor insignia Of caste nor aris-
tocracy OF intellect can palliate an ofPense
like this against the laws of fashion. Style
or good taste would not allow woman well
on in the fifties to invite the criticism of the
same gay assemblage will full blown pink
roses Unfortunately stuck about her bon
net, giving II the look Of a headgear for q
burlesque performance. One could ov T.
look the want Of taste which prompted the
roses better than the ignorance that made
the wearer explain to the person at her side,
when the massive head of Romeo as
"Orionn appeared above the rocks, That Is
Mr.. Orion. Puritan" in New York Star.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-09-21
parry ayrlonlo Garment. Of Grants.

BAggy aygienlc Garments OF orantA'
aIf the lecturers on modern dress, said
physician to me, "ln relation to health and
disease would only be title more consid'
crate OF personal appearance, and not al
ways set their arguments by advocating
combinations and stockings Of wool,
wooden union garment, with divided skirt
and dress, there would lie some use in their
preaching But both men and women who
deliver themselves TO the scary instruction
relative TO the abandonment Of fashionable
dress always 20 a step too far They will
not DO moderate. They will allow OF no
medium way for women to look graceful
and pretty while conforming to these abom-
Unable hygienic prin iples
"Women ought to be told that when they
bare their shoulders below certain point
they expose the upper lobes of the lungs
the seat of consumption; that when they
can not fasten their belts without their CO..
sets they are laced too tight; that when they
wear high heels on their boots they throw
their weight on muscles that should never
be strained, besides eventually distorting
the shape Of the leg. All this and much
more 1t is we'll for silly women to be told, but
they will not heed this knowledge 80 long as
the only remedy offered be the baggy hygi-
enic garments devised by strong minded
cranlzs. Clara Bellies Letter.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-09-21
Good Manners OF southern ChIldren.

James Russell Lowell, in recent review,
says that about century ago more time
was given to manners than now Is These
may not be his exact words, and so we
unit the quotation marks. And this prompt,
us to speak of the manners Of the southern
children Not an instance, during sojourn
of several months in several states, has
come within our ob4ervation Of what in
common pIrlance IL called sass" on the
part of the young, either white or black,
and we have seen them in the most favora-
BILE conditions for making display of that
Kind had thoy been SO inclined. This cannot
90 owing to climatic influences, for the boys
and girls up north in New Brunswick and
the Islands of the St Lawrence gulf are
equally polite and respectful Neither Is it
tho result of any superior advantages OF
education, that Is, u school education or OPP
portunity. To whatever it may be due,
even IL to old fashion, 1t is far more pleas
ant than the rowdy ism, hoodlumism, and
contemplate department of some OF he
youth Of more highly favored sections
Cor Salem Mass Gazette
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-09-21
&cnrraI advertisements.
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Soop yacht 10 feet long, feet wide centre board
For further particulars apply to Captain on board the
Barkentine Amelia.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-09-21
why Our Grandmothers Were Successful.

why our 6rahumothers were successful.
Women should be educated for their yoca-
ton, just as men are trained for trades and
professions. Herein was the secret of sue
cess among the grandmothers OF this genera
ton. They were fitted for their position,
heacs were competent to govern, and his
tory records of that age, M such universal
complaints against domestics as are heard
in this, no. againGt the physical degeneracy
OF the women OF those times They were
well developed and vigorous in constitution,
a result brought about in consequence OF
duties and tasks" imposed upon girls as a
necessary part of their education. While
thus acquiring this physical development
they were laying In store such knowledge of
household acts as gave them confidence In
their own ability and inspired interiors with
a corresponding confidence and respect -
Mrs L. j. Gurkey in Good Housekeeping.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-09-21
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The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-09-21
Cause and Cure of Nose-Bleedlnv.

Bleeding from the nose is a very common
affection 1t may be caused by injury, by
a rush Of blood to the head, or by the stop
page Of some other discharge, or there may
be passive draining Of venous blood in con-
sequence OF obstruction in the circulation
by reason Of disease of the heart or liver, or
the blood may be too thin, and the vessels
too lax, as In scurvy, and sometimes in the
last st, ges Of severe fevers In the red
faced and tull-blooded who usually suffer
more OF less headache, this hemorrhage, con-
fined with narrow limits, is salutary, as
serious disease may thus be warded of.
Except in this condition, the bleeding
should be arrested as soon as it can be done.
1t 10 common practice to in.line the
head over basin Of water, which, while 1t
is convenient, tends to keep up the now.
The best position for the head Is an erect
one Cold water or ice should be applied to
the forehead and back of the neck, and
powdered nutgalls, tannin or matico snutfei
up the nostril This treatment proving in
effectual, as 1t will In rare cases, the surgeon
must be called, who can Immediately arrest
the hemorrhage by plugging the nostril.--
j. D. Loveland in Brattleboro Household.