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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-10
MATERIALS FOR MAKING LACE.
Fiber Of the Aloe Tree As
bestos-Spi.ier's web-Hu,,an Hair.


Human ingenuity has almost exhausted IT.
eli In finding new materials frora which this
product OF marvellous industry and patience
Tan be manufacturer rh. thread used i'll
making Br,lssels lacc II u sph cxtTrnle fine
nes that it has, b son background TO
prevent the dry air causing il 10 break That
this lace is 50 expansive is duo 10 the tinen,sSs
u the thread spun by hand. which costs al
the way from 81 80 TO Saa,UD IL pound
The fiber Of the aloe mas been successfully
manufactured into lac. both in its natural
color and dyed black in Geneva. the Greek
klAnds, and Spain. In Jarnais Il peculiar lace
10 leen made from tho inner bark If the
egether, or lace-hark tree, AMI in ISL a
dress from this material was presented 10
Queen Victoria. Asbestos has alSo l.tn skill
fully worked into lace, AMI even ca,erpillars
have been made Ia act ~ their own lolbins
and thread by the ingeniotl, ,leyicc Il a Ger
man gentleman, who has presented several Of
his young friends On their marriage with
bridal wells, more .x,.i>itely tine and light,
weighing but five ounce, to the square ward,
than anything they could buy.
In South AM$bs q native spider weav,s
SORT oflacs in rgilar oieu-work pattern,
and which was utlhssl bya an English mi-
trcss Of Lopez u tihny hangmgS ior her
boudoir over panels Of crimson satin r,ante
tresse, or lace woven from human HAIR has
. also found place in history, and both Queen
Elizabeth and her fair cousin of S,otlan. had
valuable sl,~'insns OF it. Cincinnati En-
Quirer
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-10

IN F.a-As'l Pnjs"savs> aat tho Hlad,s are
scliH ""nf'iaini ~ ;hei'f' -tor quality OF
tl"is furnished them by TIN. birmingham
'nnntachr-s. 10 seams that tht-. MANI
"a tlr"r hev" tN-r fr,yincing sucii ugly tses
OF hi'i5 that even TIE most rBgSpus Hnioo
can't worship them with any fervor More
"E"r 10y ar mnhs out ~ cr,,ss-arainai
t7"t'i wy. and are laintei with cheap
nina. int which in hot weas Der comes
~ g I'f the tlsvo'ees Kiss tprn. Tn, Hirrioo
= very ia.snt, hut IL dos i-ile him when the
p a- d high i'ris' god sticks 10 hls liT-. II
birmingham dos no. manufacture better
il7tS there may " = r,'Ngips revolution in
l''iia -N.w York Tnbuno
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-10
rhs Chief and the inflated Pillow.

Mr.. Runsll, the war Correspondent. was
good story teller, and had many "reminiscences
Of his adReut,tree In tho First Once. wAile
travslingln Insiia, he carrisI with hla, al
India-subbe pillow, which at night b. in
nated. One evening he took it out of hi.
pocket I'D showed II a. chief. who asked
him ~ ~. He told lin it va, Il pillow
-No good; log of wool much t"tter '
1Whyr Nked Mr. Russell "Brause It is
aat," replied the chief Mr. Russell then in
hatcd it and it was handed around to all thc
family, who, In turns, 1t out the mir md
again inAaAsd it. At last tn chief took if.
N Is good aid lr,, "yrry, very ,qud.
swhyr askei Mr.. Russell "Beca,o BY AMI
BY you will BE- an Old man, and will have bit
. hftle breath in You, and You ran SCI some
out Of this bag Ben: P.iley Pyore
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-10
LAZY, eFFEMlNAIE PEOPLE.
Field sports in the House-Our Ideal OF
supreme Characterization.

Little by little the American people are
learning 10 take all their field sports in thu
hous, when the first white frost COMES Gro
qret was brought into the parlor ten years
a-o; then some lazy villain invented the par
lor rifle, and all the targets AMI rifle ranges
were brought INTO the house Then the ring
ing steel blades were taken of the skates and
wooien casters substituted. and the lake Was
moved into The house and boarded over with
yellow pine. Foot hall, polo, walking
matches, target practice, has' ball cricket,
all the field sports. have hen taken into the
parlor or rink.
The horse ra.'es will b moved IN next. In
Il little while America will have no earthly
U.s. for "oIt doiT>. not evsn as !. place 10 tss
lIriesi IN ,-Sause after we have fenCsS IN
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-10

A short time ago Seaport, thu home Of the
hardy Nichols and P.ndleton-. came for
ward and claimed the distinction Of furnish.
ing one-tenth Of all the American sea cat-
tains. Tbomaston now shows up with IT,
On the active and twenty nine III the reirsl
list-a remarkably good chpwng at til" pres
emit shipping crisis. This i, an interesting
suAteCt. LET " bear n bath and the his
tort Georgetown, AMI ) 1iloborl anil Bn'.h
bay. They can each furnish long list uf OIL
sea gs-Portland Press
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She Rang the Tell ON Time

Talking about bird girls" said north
sidcr as hc tried to look pleasant IN refrig-
orator car, eve havr daisy up At oar house
She isa new girl don't know where my
wife rot her only know that sh, got her
and that sheis n daiS, green one The first
day after she como was Sunday. and we hal
some fricnls foi dinner The girl was told to
ring the bell when the meal was ready.
Pretty soon we hcar,ia lively ringing at the
door-bell, aud On goirl5 out what do ys,,i sup
pose we found' The new girl shiur1ng on
the porch"
PLEASE, sir, ''sayS she, I iin9ed the bell 10
let you know tt ut dinner is ready Chicago
Herald.
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Changed nj, Nam. Z, "r,ber. -.

SD BY side IN a recent number Of TIE
London Times were three advertisements,
sach ooe announcing that man aftHai
s1mi1As was about 10 change hi ,.al-s y
sDhk2~ II will be remembersd that ts 49,
= dmply the latin equivalent Of ~sr.f.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-10

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St"anlrt. hnttahot'u.' nu. J,u.. lame,
Of the ruiIArs nc, bui Ron, Ut1 N' |uhn ~
thrIlrnnty .lnYh NrrrhnnN" l.'i". u't" Jach-
HpuNIllc AMY, at 6 j.. m urir ru., "hu
-Hniptd dArlY atFn. 49,
Racing hy tun tuu.f ~ ''. .uItJ IA
siti,tb uruMnrt.t lut fUt..r lulluhiats
uyuIf.Gi Juii', BRADLEY. U.lt 'urt,
Dnrr Wnrrross .tfHIpla,. o whui
rlU.' tiu
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hcnrn 'ltffr hscn', 4 lyI lII'iuI
O. II. DWINs 'ru.H" N1ur'r.
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COnll NOt BE Cnllcal SNuni,l.


Fs,rc-ahfa f,ngcofiln--T h~,ieye. Mr. No
GinnI', that yon think am "A stupid Great
iIfr
lln-t,tt"r MrGslns oh, no. nothing Of
the kind Nobody can le called stupid who
ra..i 80 at7ufateit divine the til ougfto OF m
otnr rs YOU have dnie mine Texas Eift.
iisa.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-10

Mary land has Furnished 8, 11JjDyJ b,rsly.ls Of
red oysters per annuin, which in the Della
wave and Long Island sound increase in siza
% rs ~ make l7,D0yU bushels We get
$4,000 for our export, which in year
sells for SO ~, 80 baltimore sun
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-10
The Three Vast Int.re.iiny Men.

Mr. SainttlrIry. in The Academy, is an.
hority for the Statn.nnt thht the three mot
interesting innn ~ England dcacrifel IN
Mustard b,aY'-3 are Lord TDnnysou i'r.
frioIrherr, ond NJ. J1tin NcCartht
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-10

hif I iitrn - quite clever at re,art.~L Dor.
sh4hnor IA ~, o VISION said qtflte boaslnglv
+" TIN -yv"rarr My majority as lieutenant
rhithef v;.s niSe, whils y,NI-s was only
",,s7. "irS, ltrtyon forgtr . r,tort.d the
Eo'trnr, That gave you the -D,rt, and
you got the ! ...>S votes"
Nh head and tail" Is The wn, lis la John
mir t.ry-ri,sC. a -r.nsc
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WHAT CHINAMEN EAT.
ALL THE KINGDOMS OF NATURE RAN
SACKED TO PROVIDE FOOD.

4 Long List Of Culinary Vegetable
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some cities for tho s,,s,enanrc of infants and
old rnople. il being believed pruliarIv pnur.
ishing to aged persons,
The ,,,,nmnn beverage, IL ten TIM. ,itt,r,,
down to tc, meal seem, strange +, tlrrn,
anil they can not understand onr spolln,, tine
beverage Ly making II co STRONG. hluck. nnl
sailing surnr and milk Tea Is never in
,llgoI M a, II meal il is "A constant r,tora.
tive beverage ,lir,,, in, ,l,y taken very
weak and hardly allowed any time 10 infus,
II,, WINTER * mrr.ly drank md th, tronl ,f
frets Of this custom aro worthy Of n trial hy
~ Tn, month IL r,ns,d with hot water ar
H., nfter ,ech meal ,'nll water /, Seldom
drank ,'oll N,ui,l. nr any kind m, NOT CON
ssicr,d WHOLESOME The r,opln boil all their
WINTER ami this render, them cnr.loss AMI i'm.
dc,. nd.nt n, 10 II, source Coffee, chocolate.
nnI Cocoon arc unknown. ns nrc also hrer,
cider. porter. wine brandy. ctc They hoyo
n coarse fiery spirit callcl ,an,sboo. distilled
from sorghum, and a mild vino frrmrntci
from r,r, which ~ frank Ln, TIL, La,ln,s.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-10

The indians Of Ses N"vi9 Ike thc iiea q
bloylhounds btinz SIt In pursuit.. " them
They short the logs and eat them
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l~4.|ta -Uss
Merchants Line

81 IuHSs RIVER STEAMERS SIDE
WHIll. Low rlIs~t ~ PALACE
.Lt.ANIh- ~ M uF mos,
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Familiar Phrases for All People.


A Boston lNerutcur NMtanplate, the com.
pilation of u dictionary of familiar phrases
We trust Lc won't overlook the following
Let's 90 round tn corner and take
s,ithin'"
"Shut the doorf'
III take tho sAns US isfore. if you please. y
There's that ,lurndlbill collector coming
again Tell bnn I'm not in e
"rhis Is a nir, time Of night to come home
amt you ashamed Of yourself,'
-Rxeuse M, pl-ss' I'm going Out for a
moment 20 se,' n man"
Civ il ju,,ithc slight 1 favor of nutmeg,
please" II. =
I'm afraid i cant settle that little account
to-day. Call On Mon'las ami I'll tell you
when to cll Il. ain
"Whcr1 iii. .heih'- omcarth is that collar
button.'
by jingo Hcresa letter my wife gave
mo to mail three weeks ago. Boston Cour
inr
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TRAIN, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

From Ir;ntDrtuu'> I'r.
- and ihuk-Nt,i" % $50
From N,nIhN IC'-huig H. Pa ~
From ~. 'hd
From lhck .uit ili' i ~ y III u TT u u
From ~ kUgu~'tNu '
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-10
IN LIGHTER VEIN.
STRAY BITS OF FUN GATHERED FROM
The EXCHANGES.

Don Carlos Full Name-Eamiliar Phrase
for All People-The New Girl Rang the
Eeil-Not Stupid-Divoree in Burmsh-
s-Uau.lps Ff0ss,"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-10


Bell Not Stupid-D Divorce in Burmsh-
How sll's nus<-"
This simple littk tale, bi. of realism. is
founded on -Howelrs Titles
II not particular as 10 the chronological
order. William Dean Howelrs writings might
4, memorized as follows: At leaS, it would H.
s..,y IA Mnlern Instance" If DIR. Breens
Praetiee- in the ~fhree Villages should lead
ID A Chans AcQuAintanoer with The Lady
Of the Aroetoss = and Il be should take upon
himself A Fearful Responsibility Their
Welding Jounyr would b "A FcreSone Con
custom" after which they would naturally
take their Italian Journeys through ~Tus-
Cali Cities" avori;ns The Garroters"-dur-
ins the Indian summer il The Parlor
Tar, or The Sleeping Car OF course using
-rhe Register a. the hotel It. piing plae,s,
NJ each Il which they would take a Days
Pleasurr." They mi mt cha,lce to meet their
friends abraham Lincoln" Rutherford b.
Hayes" ar Col Silas Lapham." This would
all H. followed naturally enough by "Nene-
tian Life, wher,' III" "Doctor or the Lady
Or hoth, wpuki' make their suburban
ShAchs,r anil write their "Pens," or
Choice Autobiography Essays All this
would hut prelude their farewell a. earth, yia
The Elevator" To the "Undiscovered Coun-
Try" Would this supposition t.' a Counter
felt prtsentment, or "Out IF the Question"
How ellis could il bet-Charles Dudley War
iNr in Harlsrs Magazine
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FLORIDA Sout hern Railway.
The Orange Belt Route.
Through tai Tampa.


GOING SoUFH.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-10
bon Carlos Name and Title.

Tn spanish Don Carlos, as stated in late
t.lrSraphir dispatches, has issued manifesto
to the spanish people which is regarded as II
dlre't bill for the throne The san AntOnio
Express says that his claim consists in thu
fat that his father, Don Juan, was the
brother II Carlos vi, who died witlsut
issue, His nrin strength lies in the north
western provinces His full name is Don
Carlos Maria do los Dolores Juan lsa,ioro
josef Francisco Quirino Antonio Miguel Ga
briel Rafael de Bourbon. duke Of Ma,irid.
Whn ho visited the United States SOM,
years ago the steamer iirennn throw In
chunks II IL for fuel
Possibly Don Carlos il relative Of that
traditional Sraaiarl vino WAS a nobleinan Of
high degree and happened to bc travelling in
TranN Arriving at a country hotel in the
middle Of tn, night, he knocked at the door.
The landlord protrricd his head from an
upper win.lov' AND asked who was there
Don Fersit!r IT, ,,Sa Blanca. H. Tres
Falacois, lie trll> l.o> SalLu>, etc. rt,.
~, bother, | haven't got room for tho
whole gang, said tn landlord, hanging the
window and leaving the man with the long
name out in the culi
Perhaps Don Carlos kig name has some
thing to d. with Li. l-aig lott out in the COLI.
--Tnxn> SiftutS.. -
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12

They call oleomargarins hog bntter'
now.
Don't feed cabbages or turnlps 70 miik
cows.
A man recently died Of glanders near
Red Wing, Mimi.
The price of wheat this winter Has been
lower in Liverpool than it was in Chicago
Southern farmers should raise more food
CROPS for themselves and stock II they would
prosper.
Don't 90 in debt for agricultural imple
ments. Going in debt y what makes panics
and hard times.
A farmer in New Hampshire has been fined
for cruelty in not providing shelter for his
cattle during the late cold weather. He was
me- richest man IN the neighborhocd
Peter Henderson does not believe ii emu
tinr posatoes down to one eye. The n1nr-
isbment Is thusltaken away from the young.
sprouk. aud it is stunied. An ordinaFysized
potato cut in two pieces Is the best 10 plant
Kafir Torn ia a new grain and fornes
rlant, which it is believed will be very vaias
able It can be grown moro cheaplE Waa
corn, It Is claimed, and Is equal TO Il fhn AZ
purposes except breadmaking. Il II v
hardy
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12


j I'll AissaHsaf. OF hHEaA
iHd successfully ~ ozpgf'H5at 81
Tires cfnfe q year Of TO aanf5 ground
drf laid o. ths pIat l0f WHs7Fmein
i0ki2 feet apaFt Thsu, botNss % AHl
prepared for tie nol0nl BE- usaHfe4 tlM
rows Of Adams extra carly CON. eonr
IN bill June 10 che crop q gfeea corn ior
table uso WIS exhausted It began te ~ 11
for NC the Last daf Of Nay.
Tho melon ground had BEEN prepared VITA
compost in hill The seed be planted ln Time
lots-tho FIRST one tho last week ID April aq
noxt a week later and the third q week aliar
the second. The melons woro the Kolb glm
watermelon. On two acres Of ground Mr.
Alexander raised 14oO watcrmeIou- 10
was convenient TO market for hts corn and
vegetables
At the first blowing pf The melon vines Do
dropped between every I've bills two o.
three seeds Of the Conch pea When ne
melon crop y as all cleared out ho dropped
into the hills a couple Of Coneh peat Ihs
vines Of this pea are cured for hay iln The
south. Two wagon loads Of hay were made
Some Of the melons weighed over hfty
pounds After the pea vines were removed
the land was seeded for a fourth time i'm
Burt oats. The crops were all first class
The ground was a high, sandy loan, lying
very level.
II any northern farmer can equal this 10
him ranort
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
THE COLD SNAP.

The Thormomotor8ly DegroosB Be-
low Zero IN New YQrk=-ofodt 8uf-
I9rlng Among the Poor
New York, Feb. 5.-The thermom.
etef this morning stands sl9 degrees
below zero. The present cold snap Is
the coolest Of the season and the SUI.
feriug among the poor ls very great.
Trains on the Elevated roads are great
~ delayed, and owing 10 the snow II
is almost impossible for horse cars to
make headway.
Twenty persons who walked across
Brooklyn bridge yesterday had some
portion Of their bodies frozen. Char
liable persons bought large numbers
OF tickets for rides In the Brooklyn
bridge cars and had the police give
them to poorly clad persons who at
tempted to walk across.
-Four steamers arrived at this port
yesterday, but nc sailing vessels have
been reported. Steamships were GOV
cred with ice and the captains reported
having passed a very cold night off
the coast. Large quantities of Ice
drifted about the harbor yesterday. A
dispatch from City Island announces
that the mouth of the sound was full
OF ice and DO water could be seen from
that point.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
FORCING Rhubarb and Asparagas.

H.t IAmef1cuu ABrlculltittnsA
A method which we have frequently prae-
tised is TO dig up, in the fall, or at any tinia
during the winter when the ground IS NOS
frozen, a number Of clumps with as many
roots. attached az possible, and place them
close together in a cold frame, sprinkle fine
soil between and over them, water copiously
with lukewarm water, level again
with soil, cover all with a few inches
Of dry leaves and put on the sashes
The subsequent care Is the ANS as re-
quired for ordinary cold frames, giving air
on mild days, and secure covering in cold
weather. Water is rarely needed, as the
leaves prevent rapid evaporation. When
cold frames are not available, the roots may
be taken into a warm cellar, under a win
dow if possible, and GOV ed with soil and
leaves, or straw. Plants in a cellar need
more water than In a frame, and the water
given should always be lukewarm.
Another, and very easy way to forward
rhubarb, is to turn a one-headed barrel over
a strong plant, and bank fresh horse manure
all around and over it. The bottom Of the
barrel should have several holes bored
through it, to facilitate the escape Of super
abundant heat and gases, else the stalks are
apt to grow up sickly and decay.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
A cOmmi'slss e lgyss'Isas' the

A Commission % investigate tho
Liquor Traffic.
WA6miNaToH, Feb. b. Senator
Blair, from th0 COMMITTEES 90 Educa.
ton and Labor, reported fay0fabiy 90
Senator Ffye's blll 10 provide for the
appointment by the President Of o
commission Of i've persons, 10 invest.
gate The alcoholic liquor traffic. IL
provides that the members Of the COM
mission shall be selected with refer
ence TO personal fitness and capacity
for an honest, impartial and thor
ough investigation. IL stipHlates
that all Of them shall not
be advocates Of prohibitOry legislation
or abstinence and that they shall serve
without salary. Their duties shall be
to investigate the alcoholic liquor
traffic its relations to revenue and
taxation, and its general economies,
its criminal, moral and scientific
aspects in connection with pauperism,
crime, social evil, the public health,
and general welfare Of the people; to
inquire and take testimony as to the
practical results of license or prohibit
tory Legislation for the prevention Of
intemperance in the several States,
and to report the result Of their
investigations to the president, to be
by him transmitted to congress. 1t
appropriates ten thousand dollars for
the expense Of the investigation.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
Raising Corn in Georgia.

In 1885 / used seed fresh from the north
Of the large champion White Dent and the
improved sort Of Yellow Dent, that is now
known as the Golden Beauty. Used also
Blount Prolific on two or three acres, but
about six acres each of the other two sorts.
Ny land is very high, light sandy loan, was
thrown into beds five feet apart; corn drop
sed two and a half to three feet in the water
furrow; MANFRED at planting with q a
full of compost on each side OF the hill,
covered with a cultiyator. Compost Of cot
ton seed and stable manure, with half the
quantity Of phosphate and kainit that Fur
mans formula calls for. The whole crop OF
all kinds made vigorous growth, the early
season being favorable, and by July ! was
past any danger from dry weather. By
Aug. 10 it was all hard and dry in the field.
1t was on the same land that yielded in 1884
twenty-five and a half bushels, by measure
ment, per acre. This year l did not measure
any Of it. but believe 1t is heavier, better
corn and more Of it The White Dent is as
heavy and fine corn as one need wish-pure
white, large ears, deep grain. The Golden
Beauty is large ears, a lighter grain than
the other, yet good enough for all purposes
Therefore. l repeat the suggestion that seed
corn, fresh from higher ATTITUDES. is the besl
chance for a corn crop in this section II
win make every time, while corn that Is ac
climated here will not do to depend on alto
gether.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
YOUNG rRANKIIN.

Fig. 1 shows "Young Franklin" q mag
niGcent Galloway bull, imported. He is 5
years old. We reproduce his picture from
the herdbook of his owner and importer, Mr..
F. G. Babcock, of HorneIlsville, N. Y.
Young Franklin is claimed to be the best
type of the Galloway breed ever brought to
this country. The black Scotch cattle are
not unusual mixers. They have never been
cultivated for this purpose. Their strong
point is their beef producing qualities. For
this they are said to be the best breed Of cat
tie known. A group Of Aberdeen-Anguses
exhibited at the Paris international cattle
show in 1878 as beef cattle took a prize OF
$500.