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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-03
Nothing Omcialabout IT.

There is an impression that the Statue
of Liberty just erected on Bed,oe's Is
land, New York harbor, is the gift of the
French to the United States govern
ment. This is incorrect. The French
government had nothing to do with the
gift, and the United States with receiv-
ing it. "Tattler," correspondent of
the New York STIR, has this 10 say on
the subject:
You know, of course, that there is
nothing official about this gift from the
French, and nothing official about its
acceptance by this country. When Lib
erty's fingers and toes were still lying
neglected and unsought for about Paris,
and 1t was decided to call them Liberty
Enlightening the World and give them
away TO US, a POI ular subscription was
started in ParI~. which languished as
the Grant fund. Then an international
society was organized, and the interest
and influence of VI. Laboulaye, the
George Washington Childs of France.
was enlisted. and he procured permission
from the French government TO omen n
Liberty lottery. That was the only Off
cial act of the French government in
connection with the scheme. You can
do anything with = lottery in Paris.
When the people began TO gamble. and
their losses amounted 10 something. the
Union League Club was asked 10 take
charge of the scheme over here. Mr..
John JAY, the president, was much en-
barrassed 5y such a request. but diplo-
matically got out Of the scrape by saw
ing that the club could not arrogate to
itself pleasure which belonged TO TIE
nation at large. Finally, 0Ir. Abram S.
Hewitt got skilfully worded resolution
through both houses, deciding Bedloe's
Island TO Liberty, and that is the only
official action that our government has
taken. If il had rot been so involved.
from motives OF delicacy and good will,
the Federal government would not have
been represented at the ceremonies"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-03

The Southern Culdvator gives the follow
ing formula frr q famous fertilizer in the cot
ton state.
The materials Of Furmans compost are
barnyard manure, cotton seesl acid phosphate
and laiHit. The proportions are thirty bushels
each Of the first two, 900 pounds Of phosphate
and 600 pounds Of kainit. These may either
be intimately mixed nj first, or put in alter
nate layers % cotton seed, phosphate and
kainit, IUi manure, anl so on. The whole
to be wei! rEoisteucj and the mixing in the
latter ease, effected by cutting down the mass
clear through FROM top 10 bottom. You could
add % "a heap from time 10 time, using al
ways the same proportions, bat 10 is usual to
make up all oil a given heap ~ one time If
the heap Is made in pens, Cs It should be, with
perpendicular sides and at least four feet
high. and IN. compost covered on top with n
layer OF rich earth six inches thick, there is
no necessity for a roof; rain, unless very ex-
cessivc, Wi! rot more than keep the mass as
moist Us IL should be- The compost should
be put up at least three weeks before it is to
be applied; it is usually done six 70 eight
weeks in advance.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-03

The antagonism between the prince
and the car IS not of modern birth or
later growth. 1t dates back from the
time when they were both children. They
used TO meet every year at Darmstadt.
The Empress Marie of Russia was in the
habit OF annually revisiting the city of
her birth, 70 spend few weeks with her
brothers. Alexander of Hesse, and the
former Grand Duke Louis III. They
Were so much liked by the Car Alexan-
der III. that, in order to be near them, he
had his summer residence at the castle of
Jugenheim, and never failed to summon
near him the two little Battenberg boys,
his nephews.
Prince Alexander was so particularly
fayorite OF the emperor that the jealous
rivalry OF his own sons was thereby ex-
cited Thus was laid the seeds of enmity
which has attracted so much attention.
One day at Jugenheim, the little Batten-
berg boy, seated on the cars knee toy
ing with his orders, asked the name of one
particular star. at is the cross of st.
George answered his uncle, "a cross that
you VIII wear on your breast when you
are Russian general and have won your
first victory"
At these words OF his fathers the car
ewIch turned away, impatiently mutter-
ing, so rs 10 DO heard, "Of course, all the
good things are for Germans now"
Are you not German yourself?" asked
the dauntiess little boy. German blood
flows in your veins, imperial highness."
The czarewitch never quite forgave or
wholly forgot the retort of the pampered
child whom in his heart he considered an
objectionable poor relation; and there
never was then or thereafter much love
lost between the two cousins. London
Cor. New York sun.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-03
Congressional Balance sheet

The foTty-ninth Congress closed its
first session August 3, 1886, having begun
it on the eth day of December, 1885.
That intelligent attention may be paid to
the results of the ensuing session, il viii
be best if the cost of the first session be
compared with that of the second. 1t
must also be remembered that the first
session lasted about eight months; that
the second session will have but three
short months of work.
In the debit size of the balance sheet,
the appropriations for the fiscal year
ending June Both, may stand as the cost
of the session. IL any error is made in
the following statement of cost, it is that
il Is too small:
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-03
Lincoln,- suhstItute in the FisId.


president Lincoln had a substitute in the
war;" said Alr. Noble ID. Larucr, while talk
ing over old times in Washington, and he
was credited to the Third ward of this city
Ii was in the winter OF 1SG4-C5 that Gen.
Fry, then provost marshal here. sent for me
and told me that the president wanted a sub
stitutc to 60 to the war for him. 1T that
time was connected with the Third ward
draft club, the principal object Of which was
to secure substitutes for members who might
be drafted. There lived in our ward son OF
n clergyman who bore the usual reputation
given to ministers sons, and he was naturally
n ne'er do Well This fellow was desired to
represent tho president. and n check from the
White House for $500, payable at Riggs
bank, was the consideration
Nothing was ever heard of the young man
afterwGrd, but it was generally believed that
he was killed during the Wilderness cam
paign. Our draft club gave a concert for the
benefit of their fund at Ford's opera house,
on Tenth street, the evening that the presi-
dent received lis exemption paper, which
remember was inclosed in gilt frame and
exhibited from the stage during the perform
anCe.-W Washington Critic.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-03

The will of Mrs. \. T. Stewart, the de-
ceased widow of the great millionaire
dry goods merchant, was filed for pro-
bate in New York City, on the 31st ult.
She divides her property among relatives
and one or two public institutions. The
Stewart Memorial Cathedral at Garden
City gets big slice. She also provides
for the building of two seminaries to be
attached to the cathedral and TO transfer
of Long Island, when completed. This
is about all. The relatives are generally
well provided for. If any heir or legatee
institutes an action to set aside the will,
it will make null the requests to them
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-03

LORD Lonsdale sailed from New York
for Liverpool Thursday last. The an
nouncement of his sudden departure oc-
casioned great surprise in New York.
Everybody jumped to the conclusion
that he had become disguised with his
theatrical enterprise, and had decided to
get away as quietly as possible. Among
theatrical people the impression was that
it meant collapse of Miss Cameron's
engagement as soon as her time at the
Casino expired, which will be in two
weeks
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-03
Bank Stockholders Must Face the
Music


The Supreme Court of the United
States has Just rendered a decision that
will interest bank stockholders. The de-
cision is plainly made that stoc hholders
are personally liable for an assessment of
one hundred per cent. on their bank
shares The decision was rendered in a
series of cases on the 31st ult, known
as the Pacific National Bank cases.
brought before the Supreme Court by an
appeal from the United States Circuit
Court for the District of Massachusetts,.
There were suits instituted by the re
ceiver of the Pacific National Bank of
Boston against the stockholders of that
bank, To enforce personal liability for an
assessment of one hundred per cent.
upon the share of both the original and
standing upon its books in their name.
The stockholders maintained, when the
cases were tried in the court below, that
they were not liable on the shares of in
creased capital stock held by them. for
the reason that the increase of capital
from 5000, 600 to 1901, 900 was unauthor.
lied and illegal and they were not part
les TO it. The court holds that the stock
holders are liable upon their shares of
increased capital stock, that the defences
at law and the alleged ground of relief
IN equity are alike insufficient. and that
the judgments and DEGREES of the Circuit
Court in favor of the receiver must be
affirmed IN all cases, and it is so ordered.
This decision covers ten cases in the Su-
preme Court and several hundred pend
ing suits in the courts of Massachusetts,.
The opinion was delivered by Justice
Matthews.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-03

--IlNIiH- WiIilNt NHu v ia NHerfy Irccs-
Professor J. J.. Budl tells us, in The
Iowa Register, how 10 start the seeds of
these shy growers. 1t IS safer 10 plant in
early spring. With the shuclis ON, spread
walnuts or butternuts on the ground in thin
layers ut gathering time, and cover with six
or eight inches Of forest leaves If where the
leaves are liable to blow OF, fasten them by
spacing rails or sticks over them. Plant
where wanted Us soon rs ground is fit to work
in spring. Wash the pulp from pits Of black
cherry when gathered and dry on boards in
the shade for two or three days, with frequent
stirring. Then mix with four times the bulk
OF sand and pack in shallow covered box or
boxes. Bury the boxes Just below the sur
face on dry ground, and il the surface is COW
cred with snow before severe freezing OF the
soil rake away the snow until the frost has
extended deep enough To freeze all solid.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-03

The beef men of the Chicago Stock
Yards have entered on another strike,
and to the number of 5000 have quit
work. The trouble is over the adoption
of the tn hour system, the men refus-
ing to work two extra hours without
additional paw
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-03

Ex-senator Lyman Trumbull, who
looks as young as he did thirty years
ago, lives in little frame cottage, near
the Douglass monument, in Chicago.
aim Mo
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-03

Adirondack Murray has again scandal
lied the Puritans by publicly insisting
that if show of hands could be COM
PEELED the people would discover that
two-thirds of the Congregational clergy
of New England have not believed for
the past ten years i'll the old-fashIoned
hell
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-03
simple.

Among the presents at the wedding of
Miss Angelo SeliGman, daughter of Mr..
James Seligman, the banker, Tuesday
night, to- Mr.. Gross, of New York, were
four checks-one for $50, another
for $50 600 and two for 81 900.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-03

accounts of Banks, Bankers and CoTpCr-
atlOns solicited.
Our facilities Tor COLLECTIONS are excel
lent ana we re-discount for Banks when bal
ances warra nj il.
Boston IS Il Reserve City. and balances with
US from Banks mot located in otter Reserve
Cities count as reserve.
We draw our own ENcha re or London and
the Continent, and Z abe Cable transfers and
place money 10y telegraph throughout the
United States and Canada.
Government Bonds bought and Sold ana
Exchanges in Washington made for bar Ks
without extra charge.
We have market Tor prime nrst-class In
ycstnent Securities, and invite prop osals
from states, Counties and Cities " ht Il issuing
bonds.
We do a general Ranking business, aud ir,-
Nite correspondence.
ASAP. POTTER. President.
JOS. w. WORK. Cashier.
sg..r-EV N-.f-fgs
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-03
THE DAILY NEWS.

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all the news of the week, local and general. II
~ the largest and handsOmest weekly paper
published in Florida. and will he mailed post
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Local advertisements 70 cents per line Tor
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line Reduced rates on continued advertise
meurs-
AT advertising bills become due pro rata
every month. Local advertisements due at
the expiration Of the time for which they are
Inserted.
All remittauccs should be made 10y cypress.
money order OF registered letter.
Address.
-. u. HAMMOND,
BUSINESS MANAGER.
PALATKA. FLORIDA
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-03

what IL Costs to Run a Great CITY.
lie costs something to run the munich
pal government of New York City. The
total amount allowed for 1856 is $50, SO2.-
800, and the estimated allowance for
1887 is "a, 19i,619. This Is fully one-half
the total valuation of taxable property of
all kinds in Florida. The objects and
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-03

Prince Louis Napoleon, of France,
called on the President on Monday last,
and had brief conversation with the
great CAPTAIN.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-03
PALATKA, FLA, NOV. 3, 1856.

The debt statement issued November
1, shows a reduction OF the national debt
during the month of October of Si3, 201,-
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-03

The first session Of the fJrty-ninth
Congress may claim prominence over
any other session. 1t succeeded in filling
about 80 per cent. more pages in the Con.
gFesSiOHdt Record than the correspond
ing sessions of the two preceding Con-
crosses. 1t also introduced" in this one
session nearly % per cent. more bills than
were introduced in all the sessions of the
two preceding Congresses.
The November Century SAYS: The
Congress OF the United States has be
come the most incapable Legislative body
of the constitutional world. So far as the
Senate is concerned, it is hopeless; the
only remedy is outside of it, in the re
generation of the constituencies which
elect the Senators. The case of the
House is somewhat different; its failure
may be redeemed by reform within
itself 1t will reouire
some intelligent self denial and a deter
mined suppression of a good many
leaders, to bring the House back to its
constitutional position as popular
branch of a really national legislative
body; and the second session of the forty
ninth Congress could not spend its three
months of existence to better purpose
than in beginning the work
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-03
Different kinds Of peas viii not mix

UIIeIeAL KINDS OF petls VIII not mix.
Fall blowing invariably makes better corn
crops.
The Crescent IS the most popular straw.
berry in the south.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-03

RgriSTEItED Al THE PALATBA Posi- OFFICE
A. SECoND-CLAss Nall MAT -EiS.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-03

Cost of session,

This, roughly put, IS the cost of the
session. Let US look at the practical re-
suits, and see what has cost this country
nearly three and one-half millions of dol
lars:
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-02-07
lNDlVlDUAlISM.

ut Il recent meeting Of the " Fed
Grafton Of Trades" held in Washing
ton, the idea was advanced that the
use Of the "Hoycott should be re-
Strlrtcd to a committee who should
have full power to act, that is. if, in
their opinion a boycott lsnrcdrd, they
were the ones to ISSUE such a boycott.
whether the majority were IN favor
Of it or not. | II other words, they
were to be the sole Judges of the
matter. They were to act the part
of the monopolIsts, to decide for or
against It's use. They. the creatures
of a body, were to dictate how the
body should act, They were to be
supreme. There was to be no APP
peal from their decision. In other
words. that the created Should rule
the creators. In every country or
movement there are few men who
get the idea that they hayca monopoly
of all the brains. That the Creator
had especially singled them out as
leaders for the people 10 put their
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-02-07
DIVIDING THE PROFITS.

The president of Il granite com
pauy at Westerly, r. l., makes
proposition to his employees that on
the face Of it seems all right, and
will no doubt be looked upon as "A
very liberal one by the superficial
observer. He SAYS that in his works
both the capitalist and the Workmrn
shall share in the net profits equally:
and this is how hc determines the net
profits From the GROSS receipts
shall be deducted the wages Of the
workmcn and all other expenses Of
conducting the business, including
clerk hire. taxes, insurance, icmd in
irrrSi in Hr rapjIm rmploYed and SIT
pcrintcndcncc,which probably means
also the salaries, fixed by themselves
of the officers Of the company.
A little experimenting ON the part
of the bosses would soon decide the
amount that the Workmcn would
average over and above wages; and
the "cat is let out Of the bag" when
the boss in ever 50 mild manner
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-02-07
CAPITALISTIC JOURNALISM.

1t Is reported that Il certain financial
editor in Chicago, who came out strong
one morning against the Missouri Pacific,
Was waited upon 10y gentleman who laid
$50 bill on the table.
" What for" asked the financial ed
ltur.
" own $4,000 worth Of stock in the
Missouri Pacific, and want you to come
out with an article tomorrow admitting
that you were in error
"Cau't do it, sir.
Another SEQ bill iluttered on the table.
THAT is, don't believe can"
\ third $50 tluttercd on the table
THAT is, can't do it tomorrow. That
come ont the day after and do $50 worth
OF the finest craw- fishing You ever saw.
Whenever make mistake. comp and
SCc me,
When the New Haven Water
Company was engaged in preventing
the city Of New Haven from brcom-
ing the proprietor Of It's water sup
ply, every one Of the New Haven
papers favored the monopoly: and
they didn't do very much crawtish-
my, either. The piouS stock holders
no doubt took time and the capital
iStic editors by the forcIork. rs it
were
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-02-07

H'venty-tive employees have been dis
charged from the Star Rubber Works
Trenton, \. J., within the past week,
and it is alleged that the only cause
was their affiiiauon with the knights of
Labor. Secretary Bell, of the company.
Is quoted as saying that the knights
should not run his works. no matter
what the did elsewhere He now denies
that he had anything to do with the
mems discharge. He declined an offer
from a committee Of the Knights to allow
the men to resume work and then have
the questions at issue arbitrated. The
Knights are threatening to boycott the
firm and To establish a cooperative rub
Der mill.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-02-07
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
WAGES WILL NOT 60 DOWN.

WAGES WILL NOT 60 DOWN.
The fact that under the eight-hour
system wages will be reduced is UNI
founded. The fact of the wage Qucs-
ton is labor saving machinery has
supplmtcd labor to such an extent
that about onr-tifth of the wage
workers are idle all the time. Labor
does not receive is due portion of the
wealth it creates and wages is the
only channel through which it can
receive it. 1t is this idle one-tifth
of the willing workers going about
looking for work that keeps wages
down. Were the tables turned, and
capital compelled to 90 about in
search Of labor, which will be the
result Of the eight hour movement,
the average wages paid would be
higher than they are to-day And
as IL corollarV, if twelve hours were
IL days work and still more men bid
ding against those who have employ
ment, wages would be lower than
they are at present. The history of
the wage question proves this, for
every artisan well knows that when
men worked for twelve or fifteen
hours their wages were lower than
they are to-day. A temporary re-
ductlon of wages may be the result
in some Instances in the outset, but
it will onl y be temporary, when the
idle labor is employed and consump-
ton increases, the market will brace
up and the wages Of labor with it.
AND 1T WILL NOT AFFECT FARMERS.
The farmers are borrowing a good
deal of unnecessary trouble over the
cight-hour problem. 1t is not in
tended to affect them in the least ex-
cept to give them Il better market
for their products, No one for a
moment contemplatcs law that will
compel the farmer to stop harvest
ing at ) o'clock in the afternoon
when his hay is cured and ready to
be raked and hauled in. The truth
Of the matter is the farmer must
work when the weather is favorable.
There are plenty Of times that he can
work and it is doubtful if the aver
age farmer and his hired help aver
ages eight hours day now, taking
winter with summer and throwing
in the rain. The farmer has every
thing to gain and nothing to lose --
1oI~(0 NpMy.