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Telegram-herald., 1886-08-02

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Telegram-herald., 1886-08-02

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HOTEL 70 RENT.

Tbs building IS new. 75xr44 feet.
The two upper stories = = finished for
hotel containing rooms. al steam
heased Two ocks from Union Depot.
on ore of the principal streets Street
cas- pass sscn way every seven minutes
IL ready 20 occupy. and wiii b. rented
cheap Inquire Of Joseph Head or A p
Watson
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Telegram-herald., 1886-08-02

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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-05
AbsOrptive Power of the Brain.

The absorptive power of the brain is, in any
Of its phases an interesting study. A refined
well-eiucated gentleman thrown for any
length of time into the society of a lot of
slang talking, ungrammatical people, uncon-
sciously acquires some of their deplorable
habits of conversation, and rarely discovers
it unless some friend in his proper circle of
society calls his attention to it. recall an in
stance Of young man whose pursuits were of
a literary character. He prided himself, and
justly, upon the purity of his diction and SPELL
ing with him was a matter of intuition. One
day he accepted an engagement in public
Office, and in the line of his duty he was requir-
ed to read and answer many hundred letters,
the great majority of which are -scrawled
missives from ignorant people with startling
original ideas of photography.
At the end of year l received a letter from
the young man. Its expressions were in some
instances most lily couched, and many simple
words were misspelled in manner that would
have been ingenious were il not so atrocious.
/ met the young man and mentioned the
letter to him in Kindly spirit of good nature
He became indignant and denounced my
statement as absurd. ] showed him his letter,
and explained to him the mental process re-
sponsible for the seeming decline of his intel
lect He asked for the remedy / told him
that be was in the position of a true gentle
man surrounded by evil associates. 1t was
possible to preserve his self-control and remain
with but not Of them-Dr. l. Bauer in
Globe Democrat.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-05
The Wizard of the Treasury.

In all the departments there are employees
who hold their positions, not on the strength of
their political influence, but upon the strength
of their peculiar abilities. Among these is
Patrick Byrnes, of the division of loans in
the treasury department. For dozen years
not an interest check has left the department
that has not passed through his hands. The
interest on the bond is paid quarterly, and.
to insure absolute certainty that none of the
checks go astray, it is absolutely necessary
that they should be sealed by one individual.
AS the holders Of bonds are represented in
number by many thousands, it would take
three ordinary clerks to do the work, but
Byrnes does the mailing single handed The
checks are brought down from the loan divi-
sion and piled on his desk in stacks like cord
wood. Each one must get in its right en-
velope, which has been previously addressed; ;
then Byrnes begins.
With no mechanical assistance except a
wet sponge he starts in to do the sealing
Those who have seen Blitz or Hermann han
die pack of playing cards before a wonder
stricken audience might have some idea of the
way that Byrnes RIFLES the checks into the
envelopes. Fifty minute. How he does it
no one knows. 1t is sleight of hand, but so
rapidly performed that the eye cannot fol-
low the movement Thump, thump, thump,
all day long, and at the close of the depart
mental day he had filled three store boxes
with sealed envelopes. Does he ever make a
mistakef Well, no. The checks vary from
$50 to 5000, and a single mistake ON his
part might cost him a years salary. 1t is
safe to say that he never makes one OF the
thousands of people who quarterly receive
these interest checks, few know of the wizard
through whose hands they have passed.
Louisville Post
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-05
A PICTURESQUE ARAB DANCE.

Marvellous Grace and Agility Of the Child
OF the Desert-Passionate Measure.
The Arab quarter tat Port Said consists at
present of booths and wooden huts and the
bazars possess for experienced travellers little
interest or picturesqueness. In one of them,
however, we found a native cafe, where two
Ghawazki girls were languidly dancing before
the usual audience of low class Arabs and
negro connoisseurs. One clad in scarlet was
a novice of no skill; the other-graceful and
clever, with q handsome face of the old
Egyptian type, worn hard and marked by a
life of vice-was prettily dressed in wide
trowsers of purple and gold, spangled jacket
and headdress of coins and beads, with
jingling girdle of silver amulets.
Asked if she could perform for the "bal-
ance Dance" she consented to exhibit that
well known Egyptian pas for the modest con-
sideratiOn of two francs and a bottle Of Eng
lish beer The cork of this contribution be-
ing drawn, a lighted candle was fixed in the
neck of the bottle, which was then placed
upon the crown of her black and glossy little
head. A carpet was next spread upon the
sand, and extending her hands, armed with
castanets, and singing i'll high but not un-
pleasant voice to the accompaniment of a
darabouka and rahab, she swayed her 1.-the
body in slow, rhythmical motions to the
words of her song and the measured beat of
of thy love which has scorched me-! Send me
some rain of help from thy pity, am thirst
ing for thee"
The Ghawazh began with Arabic words of
this tenor, keeping exact time to her strain
with foot and hand and the tremors of her
thrilling slender frame; now slowly turning.
round, now softly advancing and receding,
now clasping her hands across her bosom or
pressing them to her forehead-but perpetu-
ally keeping the bottle and lighted candle in
perfect equilibrium upon the top of her head.
Suddenly she sank, with the change of the
musical accompaniment, to the ground, and
while not only maintaining the completest
harmony of her movement, but even making
this strange posture one of grace and charm
she contrived in some dexterous manner
without touching it, to shift the bottle from
the top of her head to her forhead, and thus
reclined on the mat, her extended fingers
softly slapping the castanet, her light, girlish
frame palpitating from crown to feet, always
in the dreamy passionate measure of the an
cient love song.-Mr. Arnold, in Rochester
Herald.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-05
ALLIGATOR ISLAND.


A very curious case of this kind is told, in
which bird built its nests among the leaves
upon the monsters back and did not know
any better. Mr.. Coryen says:
"a plover was SO deceived as to build its
nest in the plant growth on the alligator's
back. The living island so freighted fioated
slowly down the stream until it was noticed
by party of boys who were out fishing.
They saw the plover rise from the little
island, and suspecting n nest to be there, they
gave up their fishing and rowed out to it.
They never suspected the nature Of the
bland until they bad bumped their boat
rather rtdeIy into it once or twice and SO
vexed the alligator that it opened its huge
mouth with a startling audiences that
brought n chorus of yells from the nest rob
hers and sent them off I'm fit mood to SYM
pathize with the plover, which was fiuttering
about and crying piteously at the raid upon
its nest
The poor bird was doomed to lose its nest,
however, for the alligator, having at last
been thoroughly reused, discovered how hN H.
CRY it was and dived down in search Of food,
thus washing of island, nest and all"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-05
BE More Particular and Accurate.

Say You were, not you was, it was l, or
we, or they, not it was me, or us, OF them;
fewer people were there, not less people;
he taught me, not he learned me; he put
it on the table, not onto the table; he ad-
vised or counseled me to use the book, not
he recommended me to do SO; she looks
pretty to-day, not prettily, although we
may say, "She looked prettiiy at her friends
while thanking them for 'heir kindness. "
DO not say Il done," did or have done, ID
correct. So, also, II seen" is barharism
often encountered; 1, you, we or they, saw
or have seen, should be used instead 1t Is
habitual with some people TO speak Of oysters,
the reverse' @ Be precise: an % oyster % may Se in in
the enjoyment Of robust health and, as an
article pf food. is wholesome or not, accord
ing to the season"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-05
HOW A BIRD BUILT ITS NEST
I .UeoN AN ALLiGATOR'S BACK.

The Boys Woke the Creature OPAL
ways Room at the Top. Boys-Rid-
die and PuzzIes-The Night Hawk Is
Not a Hawk st all.
One naturally has an impression that all
birds of the name of hawk are enemies to the
poultry yard, and ought to be killed This Is
q serious mistake in at least one instance
The exception is the pretty bird called the
nighthawk In truth, he IS not a hawk at
all, and no kin to that fierce family. He Is
wholly an insectivorous bird. II you look
abroad in the evening just before sunset, or If
you are up in the morning at daybreak, you
can catch glimpses of him flying rapidly
through the air to catch beetles and moths
and other insects on the wing.
So far from being the enemy OF man this
bird is q great friend to him. One night
hawk in the course Of q season will kill many
thousands of insects that are great hurt to
the farmer. They sting the plums, eat the
corn and potatoes, make worms in the wheat
grains and eat the very leaves off the forest
trees. They invade the garden and ruin your
mothers roses and your fathers cabbages.
When, therefore. you find bird that gets its
living by eating all these nasty insects and
worms protect it as you would q faithful
friend.
Never kill any birds but owls, English
sparrows and real hawks.
When the night hawk flies in pursuit of its
game it makes a curious sort of hollow sound,
"like blowing into the bunghole Of a barrel"
If the insects and worms which the birds de-
YOUR were allowed to go on and increase with
out anything to kill them, they would eat
every green thing of the face of the earth in
a year or two. Then men and animals would
very shortly all die. Never let q bird be
killed, therefore.
You will know the night hawk from its be-
ing mottled brown, with q white mark, in
the shape of a V, upon its throat. AS it flies
after its prey it utters constantly a sharp
cry, which sounds like piramidig." 1t is
sometimes called that. The tail is slightly
forLed The scientific name of the night
hawk Is chorsleiles Virginianus.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-05
ROOM AT THE TOP.

Never mind the crowd. lad,
Nor fancy your life won't tell;
The work Is done for all that,
To him who dccth il well
Fancy the world hill, lad.
Look where the millions stop;
You'll find the crowd at the base. lad,
But there's always room at the top.
Courage and faith and patience,
There's space in the old world yet;
You stand better chance. lad,
The further along you get
Keep your eye on the goal. had.
Never despair or drop;
Be sure that your path leads upward
There's afwavs room at the ton.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-05
Where Heaven Is.

Mr.. Aackay, the poet, tells us in two lines
where heaven is 1t is no plaoe in particular,
but just in the heart that knows how to mako
it. The boy or girl who never frets; who
keeps a sunny, merry temper, and who tries
to make other people happy all day long will
make something very much like heaven
wherever he or she may be. MIR. Mackay
says:
The world is full of beauty. as other worlds
above;
And il did our duty, it might be full Of
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-05
At THE CONCERT.

Around the han the,lights shone down
On half the beauty OF the town,
On swaying, perfumed multitudes,
That r,iStled like the summer woods;
And my own well-beloved was there,
And wore a white rose in her hair.
And while, with many look and stir,
Men bowed and smiled their love to her,
And good named youths, whose blood ran high
Were happy when they caught her eye,
] knew, as sure as sure could be,
She put the white rose there for me!
All, well beloved, the space is wide
That keeps me yearning from thy side;
What hills and mountains intervene,
What seas and rivers roll between!
But Love can laugh at heights like these,
And Love can bridge the very seasI
Abraham Perry Miller.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-05
A Floating Fernery.

A strange picture is found in The st.
Nichols magazine for this month. 1t repre-
sents an alligator with beautiful fern bed
growing full and lively upon its back Mr..
John Coryell tells us this odd sight was seen
in Florida In cold weather the alligator
buries his body i'm the mud, nose first, and goes
to sleep. The mud sticks fast to his back
sometimes, and plants sprout and grow upon
it, and the great stupid creature never knows.
From place to place it swims with the flower
bed upon its back. 1t then looks like q small
island, and even a boy would not know the
difference unless he looked close.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-05
Cleaning and Dyeing.

HAVING HAD ~ EXPERIENCE OF -
i years in two of the l1rgest dyeing and
printing establishments IN the Norfh-viz-,
the New York Dyeing and Printing Esta biish-
ment, and Barrett, Nephcws Y Go--i am now
prepared to clean or dye Ladies' Dresses al
al kinds, such as Silks. SatiuS, Nclyets, and
Woo1iens of the most delicate colors; CloakS,
Wraps. ShawlS, Sacks, MautiIias, Laces, RIB
bons, Gloves, Furniture Covers, Iambrequins,
etc Gentlemen'S Coats, Pants. Vests, and
B4se Bal suits cleaned or dyed and made to
look equal to new. Goods rccciVes. and
turned by mail or express work done at
New York prices. JOHN F. PARKER
IntcriAchcn, Fla, Office opposite depot
Ses-im
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-05

Offer you got plaindy wisdom und not much
pluck der grass will grow pooty veil your
feets uuder.-Carl Pretzel's National W eeily.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-05
E'i.

Lufi yann n wolefr 81 onrb OF lsubh aeuuen.
Dna seaxt sit neewsses no eht sedtre ria.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-10-02

Mr.. Junius Henri Browne, who seems
to be somewhat soulcd with the world,
asks in the Forum if anybody knows of
solitary journalist who has gained even
the most modest competence in his pro-
fession. Conundrums, as a general thing,
the Record DOES not cure to answer, but
this is one SO likely to deceive young as
pirants for journalistic fame on the pros
poets before them, that we hasten to set
the matter right.
Yes. there are some journalists who be-
come independent. Thee arc great
many of them. For instance, in New
York there is Charles Nordoif, of the
Herald, who has grown rich on $40, 0oO q
year. There is "Joe' Howard, of every
paper which is willing to take any o. his
products, on $l5, 900 year. There is Ed
mund Hudson, the Washington CORE
spondent of the Boston HeyG'd, who is
rich man while yet youug. We could
name Mr.. William b. Shaw, Wash
ington correspondent Of the Eoston
Transcript, who, on a mode t salary.
has accumu ated very handsom4 for
tune. And take Eugene Field, the
funny man of the Chicago Nc,cs, who
lives in great style and spends money
like water, and Mr. Mexican, the editor
of the Philadelphia Lcdger, one of the
most thriving gentlemen of that prosper
Gus city.
We might sp.a!s of Whitelaw Reid,
who has made his everlasting fortune in
journalism, and Charles A. Dana, with
his $40, 000 a year salary. In fact, the
woods are full of them; and coming
nearer to Boston, there is our gent i
friend, Colonel Taylor, of the Globe, and
Police Commissioner Smart, late of the
Post, and Editor Ernst, of the Bacon,
and numerous others who on Their jour
nalistic salaries have laid the foundation
of wealth.
Young friends seeking place on a
newspaper, do not be deferred by any
such yarns as this of J. II. Brownies.
There is wealth in journalism. 1t may
not come right off, bat sooner or later a
good journalist is bound to be rich-at
least in good constitution and con-
seriousness of upright deeds well per-
formed. Boston Record.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-10-02
A Russian oeneral's SUPERSTITION.

Vereschagin, the distinguished Rus
sian painter, in the course of some remi-
niscences of his friend Skobeleff. notes
that the General was very superstitious.
Skobeleff had made him present Of the
tag under which he had gained twenty
Two victories. II was made OF rcd silk,
with yellow cross embroidered in the
middle, and it was torn by many bullets.
On leaving for his last Turkestan xpe-
dition .Skobeleff remembered the flag
and asked his friend either to give it
back to him or to send him another in OK
change Nine. Nefeschagin made an
elaborate new flag, which was greatly
admired on its arrival in he camp both
by the General and his men. But Sko-
belief was just. then unsuccessful. The
enemy made soItie from Cock Tcpe,
took number of arms cannon and
flag. Skobeleff was in despair. "Gi.e
me the old flag back, the new one is I'M
lucky he wrote to me. ] gave nothing
back. Another sortie, another defeat and
considerable losses. mother appeal:
'Give hack, give back, my lucky flag;
take the one away which has no luck"
Still, Id not give it hak nally
Cock Tele was taken. argc numbers Of
the enemy we're killed all an abundance
Of arms aud iaggge fell into the ri
umphant Gene al's ands. ~ fig re
gained its favor, Skobele.f and HI, rurko-
mans we're nevr tred Of "dmiring it.
To-day This "lucky" ag rests on the
tomb of the General Pull Null Ga@,tte.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-10-02
Queries.

If young ladies allow young men to
smoke in their presence, how can they
expect the respect of gentlemen or any
one else7
If n man wants to live easy and have
good time, and he is allowed to try to
preach though i. is known he has none
of the qualities of a preacher, who must
bear the blame when he disgraces the
ministry, church and the race.
II brother falls out with fellow for
holding his sisters hand on the excursion
train. what was the proper attitude for
that sister and other girls to be in on the
way home with other boys while in the
carsl
If a benevolent society gives a dance
on one street and a Methodist church
gives ono onanother the same night, what
would that society do with brother for
extravaganza or that church with mem
Der for going fishing on Sunday!
If a society young lady meets married
man in a public hall with a kiss, what
should said married man do if his own
daughter smokes cigarettes and plays
cardsl
II a stranger comes to town without
letters and should find favor with the
ladies OF our first circle why should any
young man believe this stranger had ever
been irregular and a short-haired, fancy
dressed -
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-10-02
Our Sabbath School.

Last Sunday was grand rally day at
Zion church. The Sabbath School took
part and helped TO the amount of$4i. 16.
The members Of classes two and three
were conspicuousin their absencc, though
those present did well. We had two
weeks notice of the collection and are
glad to say there was none Of that bois-
ferrous rivalry witnessed on previous
occasions, but the collection was taken
up as usual and each class quietly sub
mitted to the verdict.
Glass II, taught by Mr.. W. Il. Moore,
received the first prize as it gave s6-thc
largest amount of any class competing
for the first prize. Glass IS, taught by
Mr.. W. w. Smith, received the second
prize; it give $1.65. Glass 20, taught
by Miss Lucy Medley, got the third prize
by contributing the sum of $l.57. The
collection amounted to $3i63, and tc
this was added 50. SO, collected for the
Sunday School in the church service
which made in sall $4i.1G. Will the
Star Of lion please make note Of this.