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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27
Living a Century.

Polly Wilcox. Of Hope Valley, r. l.,
has Just celebrated her centennial birth
day.
Jacksonville, N. j., boasts of two
centenarians, Bartholomew Coles and
Michael Potter.
Christopher Mann, of Independence,
Mo-, died recently aged Ill years. He
was born in Virginia in 1774.
Benjamin w. Bowdie's old slave, Ma
than. died recently at his home in Talbot
county, Mississippi, aged 107 years.
After living century, Mrs. Elizabeth
Thomas was killed recently while walk
ing on the railroad track at Reading, Pa.
William Waterman, aged 100, lives at
Oshkosh. He is Methodist. He uses
liquor and tobacco, and finds no fault
with this world.
Among the celebrants Of the one hum
dredth birthday of Jane Wilson. of Edge.
worth, Me-, we're her sister, aged 81,
and her three daughters, the eldest 81
years of age. ,
Probably the oldest minister in the
world is Thomas Tenant, of Vineyard
township, Arkansas. He was born in
l771. He is an itinerant Methodist
preacher.
At Wilson Greek, N. c., Mrs. Susar
Phillips died recently Just as she va.
closing . century Of Life. She hsd thir.
teen children. sixty.three grandchildren,
and sixty great-grandchildrsu.
One of the most forcible and effective
,houters in the Methodist church Of
Browns bridge, Forsyth county. Ga, il
Did Auntie Scroggins. who has enjoyed
religion for "a years, and is now 104
years old.
Rosalinda Caruso, an actress Of
Verona. has just completed century Of
life At the one hundredth anniversary
Of her birth she offered to recite at On
actors benefit performance. She read:
as well as ever without spectacles.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27
Il Astonished the Public

% hear Of the resignation of DR.. Pierce Is
Congressman TO devote himself solely to his
laoor& - physician. 1t was because his
Gue constituents were the sick and afflicted
Golden Medical Discovery q benefcent
use Of his scientific knowledge in their be-
half Consumption, bronchisis, cough,
heart disease, fever and ague. Intermittent
fever, dIopsy, neuralgia, goitre or thick
neck. and all diseases Of the blood, are cured
by this world-renOwned medicine. It's pro-
perttes are wonderful, its action magical.
BY druggists.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27
The Barber Disguised Him.

Quite a good story leaked out the
other evening at the expense of Il gran
ger who had come to Cincinnati to see
the sights. When he left home his hair
and beard were of fiery red. Landing
at the Central Passenger Station he be-
came fearful of thieves. and deposited
his wealth with Chris. Killmeyer, who
keeps q restaurant on the opposite cor
ner. Several jokes were passed at the
expence of his personal appearance,
and he concluded that he would get
shaved.
Accordingly he went next door to the
tonsorlal establishment operated by
Peter Matt. This knight Of the razor
has an eye to business, and after hav-
ing trimmed his customer up very neat
", succeeded in convincing him that
bis personal appearance would be great
y improved by changing the color Of
bis hair and beard to . jet black. This
w. soon accomplished and the granger
was informed that the BARRIERS bill
amounted to Is IS. Not having that
amount of money about him, he return
ed TO Killmeyer's and remarked to that
gentleman in gruff voice: "Give me
$90."
Killmeyer looked at him with aston
ishment and replied: MY friend, you
must have been drinking. don't know
you; Why should ! give you e2oP"
why don't you know me; didn't
deposit III had with you not an hour
ago. and did you not give me thise"
producing due bill from Killmeyer for
the amount.
Chris. took in the situation and 50
did the house. The hsyseed received
his money with the remark by Kill
meyer:
"rl wager his wife will set the dogs
on him if he attempts to get into the
house on his return home. Times
Star.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

VENUS HERSELF would not have been
beautiful if her complexion had been bad.
LADIES, instead of resorting to paints and
powders, should remember that an impure
blotchy, or sallow skin is the proof Of feeble
digestion, torpid liver, or vitiated blood, for
all Of which DIR. WALKER's CALIFORNIA
VINEGAR BrrTERs is a safe, sure, and ef
feetive remedy.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27
Gold In Our Fioldo.

than wealth, then must we consider the cid
field mullen better than gold-at least the
medical world 60 recognize it, and attests it
merits over cod liver oil for lung troubles.
Made In tea and combined with sweet
gum IT presents In Taylor's Cherokee Rom:
edy of Sweet Gum and Mullen . pleasant
and effective cure for Group, whoOping
cough, colds and consumption.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

IL Is not understood Why druggists keep
in stock % many kinds Of medicines FOL
coughs, colds, and consumption, when II ID
only pecessaly to keep Allea'e Lung Bsisam,
that old, reliable remedy, which y . pure
vegetable preparation and perfectly harm
lesA ~ It contains no opium In any form.
Sold everywhere.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

A Georgia family lately sold piece Of sup
posed worthless land for SO to . stranger, and
1t would take q diagram nearly - big q the
lot to express the disgust they felt upon ssess.
tanning that the purchaser had started . ~
mine On ths ground
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets" are
perfect preventives of constipation. Inclos-
ed In glass bottles, always fresh. BY all
druggists.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

her mother.
why. mar
"What do you mean by striking your
beau on the cheek when he took his de-
parture?, Didn't You know that such
actions lare very rude and unbecom-
ing?'
why, ma, that's all the rage now,
aAd1s cohsidered the proper thing"
What! To beat young gentleman
in that shameful mannerP"
i&Ycs7to hammer brass, "-Neseman
iadspsDdtM,
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27
Riddles.

A lady asked a gentleman his age. He
replied, what you do in everythingT' X
l.. So does TaylOr's Cherokee Remedy Of
Sweet Gum and Mullen excel over other
medicines for coughs, Group and consump-
ton.
destiny Of all earthly things. d. K. But
many have died too early from neglected
cough or cold. If they had taken Taylors
Cherokee Remedy Of Sweet Gum and Null
lein long life would have ensued.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

As q toilet luxury, Halls Hair Remover
never fails to give Subtraction.
Sufferers from Bronchitis win and speedy
relief by taking Ayers Cherry Pectoral.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27
Say, why Is everything

10y, WY - tVeIy IuIuB
Either at skies or at sevens?'
Probably, my dear nervous sister, because
you are suffering from some of the diseases
peculiar to your sex. You have dragging.
down" feeling, the back-ache, you are debil.
itated, you nave pains of various kinds
Take DR.. r V. Pierce's "FavOrite Prescrip-
ton" and be cured. Price reduced to one
dollar. BY druggists.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

Greengage 10 called AFTER the oAge family
WHO hIet took it into England from mon
asteyy in Paris.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

When James Buchanan was Minister to
England he had ears of corn. Theoretically
sealed, sent to him from this country.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

The onion was almost an object of wor-
ship, with the Egyptians two thousand years
before the Christian era. 1t first came from
India.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

NANCE, Calls, Scratches, Cracked Heel
Thrush, and al diseases Of the feet and irrtta-
tions Of the shtA Of horses and cattle quickly
and permanently cared By the NE Of Veterinary
Oaybol3salve SOC, snd d st DrnSStets.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

1t is curious fact that while the names of
all our animals are Of Saxon origin, Norman
names are given to flesh they yield.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

II afflicted with Sore Eyes. use Dr. lsaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell 1t. "a
cents.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

Parsley Is said to have come from Egypt
and mythology tells us 1t was used to adorr
the head of Hercules.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27
Extremely Verdant.

"An nesh is grass" the prophet said;
II this be true, ween,
Ne grass of which the dude was made,
W@v~y, vGy green
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

Apples were originally brought from the
East by the Romans. The crab-apple Is In
digeneus to Great Britain.
The new combination Of Smart Weed and
Belladonna, a. used in Carers BackAche
Plasters has proved TO be one of the best that
ould be made. Try one Of these popular
plasters In any case Of weak or lame back.
backache, rheumatism. neuralgia, soreness
surprised and pleased by the prompt relief.
N bad cases Of chronic dyspepsia, Q plaster
,ver the pit OF the stomach stops the pain q
nee. Ask for Carriers Smart Weed and Bel.
adonna Backache Plasters- Price IS cents.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

The cantalOupe is a native of America,
and so called from the name of place near
Rome, where 1t was first cultivated in Eu.
RODE.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

The gooseberry 10 indigenous to Great
Britain.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

Usually such things - are advertised pos
sess no value. But Who would say that DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup possesses no meris3 IL 10
the standard remedy of eur age. Price 10.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

The habit of running over boots or shoes
corrected with Lyons Patent Heel Stiffeners.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

The tomato is native Of South America
and IL takes its name from . Portuguese
word.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

Apricots are Indigenous to the plains of
Armenia.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

Salvation Oil kills pain every time. For cuts,
ruises, sprains. strains, burns, scalds, and
frostbites IL 10 an infsllible cure. Price only
Is cents q bottle.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

will begin aseries Of "reminiscences of the war
In the national Tribune, Washington, d. c.,
With the issue of April 2. Subscriptions
should be sent in at once to secure the frst
number. Price 81 90 per annum.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

No Opium in Piso's Cure for Consu mption
Cures where other remedies fail. $50
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

=. Pears were originally brought from the
East by the Romans.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

The cucumber was originally tropical
vegetable.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

Coriander seed came originally from the
East
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

PATENTS obtained BY Louis Baggef CO., A.
<orneys. WaahinRton. DC. Ised loez. Advios frss
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27
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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27

The Greeks called butter bouturos-''cow
cheese"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-21
Stir Them UD.

The Nassau county school board
adopted the following resolution at its
last session. 1t is a good way to stir up
teachers and parents, particularly the
latter. The superintendent of the public
schools in this county should close up
every school that does not keep up an
average attendance of the school children
of the district:
Resolved, That whenever, in the opin-
ion of the board or superintendent, any
school in the county is failing in having
fair average attendance, caused either
from negligence or incompeteDcy of a
teacher. or a refusal or neglect of parents
or persons in charge of children to send
them, the superintendent, with the ad-
vice of the chairman Of the board, may
either close such school or reduce the pay
of such teacher, as in their Judgment
may be Just and right.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-21
DAN MAGONE AT WORK.

He Discovers Large EmbczZIc-
Mails.
A few days before Mr.. Hedden vacated
| the Collectors chair to give place to- Nh.
! Magone, Acting Deputy Collector Doug
| las Smith, examiner of mails and who
is stationed in the post office, was dis
| missed from the customs service. Col
lector Masone has since discovered ir-
Irregularities in Smiths accounts, and yes
terday papers were sent to United States
| District Attorney Stephen A. Walker,
| charging Smith with embezzIement. In
vestigation so far places the deficiency
in the neighborhood of 81 1000, and Col
| lector Magone does not know how much
more, if any, will be discOverned when
the returns from other cities are over
hauled.
Ii was Smiths duty to collect the du
ties on books coming through the mmls
from Europe. When the books We're for
people living in other cities, ticket with
the amount of the duty was inclosed and
sent on with them. The known amount
taken was from duties on books deliv
| cred in tins city. The collector is wait
| inl for our-of- flown returns.
Two customs inspectors are on the
rack for alleged connivance at undervsl-
uation. The collector is investigating
them. lie doesn't wish to give their
| names yet. 1t is charged that the in
spectors, in collision with big import
ing firm, have foisted upon the apprais-
er's deartment samples of an inferior
character to the goods imported by thu
firm, and thus obtained lower ap
praisement, and, consequently the firm,
paid smaller duties.
VIM Devlin, a laborer, was dismissed
He was charged with being absent with
out leave.-Netc York sun.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-21

cents are quoted at 1O5 proves that the
credit of the State is good.
The Financial and Mining Record is
very indignant on the subject, And says:
In essence and purpose, lerefore.
what is asked of the New York stock
Exchange is the very worst form of
boycott, for it is barefaced as
sertion to the people of Georgia that
they shall not sell their bonds{ here in
New York, however buttressed &hey may
be by the faith and pledge of be state,
until the people of Georgia shall be
forced to pay that which they ~ they
do not owe.
If such a step as this, SO strenuously
and potentially urged upon the Stock
Exchange, be not an application Of the
boycott, there is no such thing as logic.
And if the Stock Exchange can lawfully
be made the instrument of the purposes
of the men behind the above-quoted
paper, then it is plain that there is a law,
and a very different one, in New York
for forgetting, as administered by the
common herd of bakers and car drivers,
from boycotting as administered by
bankers and stock exchanges. Nous rer-
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-21
PrOhibitiOniStS.

"A call is out for a meeting of the party
prohibitionists at the court house, i'm this
city, on Wednesday next. The call is
signed by r. j. Morgan, chairman State
executive committee. Judge Norment,
Prohibition candidate for Congress, is
expected to be present. The object of
the meeting is stated to be to "organiZe
the county" in the interest of the third
party.
1t was limited by us few days since
that the Prohibition party would prob
ably place in the field Legislative candi-
dates for this county, and this meeting
is, doubtless, called for that purpose.
This movement looks entirely absurd
to us. All that the temperance men in
the State have asked for heretofore has
been granted by the old parties. The
old parties have attached the prohibition
clause to the new constitution, and, if
adopted. the temperance men will have
everything they desire. Why not let
well enough alone? Instead OF squan-
dering valuable time in "Organizing"
counties for the election of legislative
candidates, it would be much better to
put it in in trying to secure the adoption
of the 19.h amendment. There is no
real interest in this county in the Prohi-
bition party. 1t all has the appearance
of being a very big farce.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-21
Fertilizers and Cultivation.

Thousands of orange trees are killed
with kindness in Florida. If your land
is capable of producing fifteen bushels OF
corn to the acre, that land will not need
any help but frequent and shallow cult
walton while the grove is young. Ii the
land is poor and very thin, then apply
muck and lime as follows After plant
ing your orange and lemon trees in
strictly clean soil, free from trash, com
mencing twelve inches outside of the
roots of your newly planted tree, spread
two or three inches depth a cool quality
of muck, a belt three feet in width, and
turned in one spadng deep; then apply
lime well slaked at the rate of twenty
bushels To- the acre ; cultivate two or
three inches deep, then you have enough
for your trees the first year then, If
convenient, within the next year apply
and pillow and cultivate in lime and muCS
az above, over the rest of the grow.
Please bear in mind the necessity Of az
plying your muck to the land before =
becomes filled W tia young ropts, "a ~ =
not good to apply muck to the freshly
cut roots YOU may take a great many
things into Your stomach that would be
beneficial, which il applied To '""sh
wound would be positive ITl.irV.
Avoid all heating Snanur-s in light .''ii~ /:
very sparingiy applied To heavy l."d~
they will do, if applied without cutting
the roots. Apply every third year two
pounds each of sulphate Of pot
ash and ground bone per acre, and mulch
the ground all over.-I.J y. Beach a SON
Catalogue.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-21
Georgia Bonds.

The Georgia papers are very indignant
at the interference of leading specula-
tors in New York, says the New Orleans
Times Democrat, who prevented the list
ing of Georgia bonds at Stock EXCHANGE
on the ground that the State had repud-
lated a portion Of it's debt.
The action of the New York money
sharks" as the Atlanta Constitution
styles them, is, 1t declares, a case of boy
cotting similar to that of the bakers who
were recently punished for prosecuting
Mrs. Grey. The courts punished these
bakers and denounced their offense as a
conspiracy against social order. "In
what respect" the Constitution asks,
do these bankers differ from the bak
ers? Are they not engaged in a sort of
Matchmaking scheme against an honest
commonwealth? Such methods cannot
prevail in this country"
The Constitution then proceeds to ex-
plain the alleged reputation of these
bonds. The IS, 1000, 900 in bonds which
the people of Georgia are said to have
disowned, was not a debt of their max
ing and they had nothing to do with it.
Tney were bonds conceived and issued in
fraud by the carpet-bag government for
the alleged purpose of building railroads.
Not a mile of road was built with them.
but they were divided among the par
ties who issued them. When their gov
eminent was overthrown the whole
transaction was repudiated.
Georgia does not appear to be with
out friends and supporters on Wall
street. The committee of the Stock Elk
change favored listing the bonds until
Drexel, Morgan & Co., Morton, Bliss &
Co., and other large bankers interfered.
Georgia bonds are still being sold on
Wall street, although not listed, and the
fact that Georgia four and half per
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-21

A careful examination of the newspa-
pers, study of correspondence, converse
tons with well informed transportation
men. and information received from par
ties recently from the North and Eng
land, leave no doubt in our mind that
| the rush of tourists to Florida this COM
| ing winter will be in excess of that of
any previous season. Transportation
companies in the South have generally
increased their facilities for rapi1 tran
! sit by the adoption of an uniform gauge.
and in various other ways done many
| things essential to the comfort and safety
of the travelling public. Rates for pas
senger traffic have been reduced, with
the promise of still further reduction.
TIE time for reaching Florida has also
been shortened. But the uniform guage
and reduction of rates are the great
things. These two circumstances will
enable thousands of people to visit our
State that could not have done so under
the condition of things as they existed
last season.
Transportation companies have also
generally exerted themselves to make
known the attractions of the various
routes in the State, and are ready to offer
every known convenience to the thous-
ands that will move southwark this
winter.
Other points in the South have been
tried. and none of them can compare to
IL. in,
the winter is charming. We haye also
thousands of other attractions to offer in
addition to our climate. Facilities for
getting over the State are quite complete
and any desirable part of it can now be
visited without difficulty.
Letters of inquiry roll In on our citi-
zens by the hundred. Houses are
already in great demand in all the cities
at reasonably high rental.
Hotel proprietors are cheerful at the
prospect, ami are not only cleaning
up" but enlarging their premises. The
State has hundreds of fine hotels, and
the ch-apness of supplies will enable
their owners to run them on a scale of
magnificence never before dreamed of in
Florida.
The fact that Florida has come out in
such splendid style so shortly after the
great free re" has greatly enhanced her
character as ''solid State" and raised
her qualities Of endurance" far above
anything anywere else deemed possible.
Her magnificent orange groves are prac-
tically restored to their former beauty
and profitableness, and, on every hand
we can see little evidence of the cold
disaster.
These circumstances and evidences all
impress us with the certainty of a great
rush, and that our beautiful State will
once more enjoy the proud satisfaction
of seeing thousands of old and new tour
lists within her borders this winter.
Every day witnesses the fresh arrival of
people from all quarters, and the rail
road trains are already comfortably
filled. People are here now from + G.
lang. California and many of the North
ern States, and our returning citizens
give accounts of thousands that will fol-
low in the near future.
If the times continue favorable, on
the Increase, we may reasonably expect
within the next eight months a quarter
of million of tourists and ten thousand
new and permanent settlers in the State.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-21
Mr.. n. Il. Cutting Dreams or 10, 900
Men,
Ell PAso, Ten, Sept. Q, 1886.

LII ASN', I'M sItpts % ICoU'
Samuel W. Goldberg:
DEAR SIR-Yours of August ,, direct
ed to FL Paso del Norte, did not reach
my hands until after my discharge from
the dungeon, since which time l have
been catching up" an accumulated
correspondence. | return you sincere
thanks for efforts in my behalf. Let
me suggest to you and friends that the
time is not far distant when 1000 well
armed and equipped Americans will
enter Mexico and right our wrongs at
the point of the bayonet. Yours, most
respectfully, A. h. CUTTING.