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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22

Adyces from the British consulate At
Noumca the 'apital # the French colo
nv If New Caledonia. stat, that IT,.
French military expedition which pro
crrd"d to- the New lIcbrllcr Islands
recently. hoistr.l the French llag over
them on june !, and that the captain ut
the french transport which performed
the ceremony exchanged vista with the
commander of u British man of war l,.
lhs IN that vicinity. England ~ en-.
gagged ~ seeking from France a state.
mrnt as Ia the truth or falety of the H.
puft
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22

on the subject Of the revision ct The
tarliI. the president said recently II
ha," no defined policy. leyond the gen
elal principles set forth IN my hret an
nlial message h. congress- AMI in the Ic-
port of the secretary Of the treasury. Il
Is the duty ot congress To- SAY how such
general recommendation shall l,, ear
rird ont. The message refers IT, th, gen
ernl interests OF the country aS they NAV
hc promoted by wise legislation on eco.
nomlc questions. Congress, composed
Of the representatives of the states aud
Of the people, must say how such inter.
e-t- may he promoted. II may lrrossi
bic that il is late in the session To cntri
into any very extended revision of tn,
rates Of duty by specific legislation, hn'
such general doctrines Of tariff revision
might br presented ~ to fairly affirm
tn" policy of tho party in nccordanc,
with its pledges. Without some ailirma
tive action the party will be- false to II,
duty. have no conn ents to offer u.
to measures, but have decided c0nvic.
tons as to the Importance of taking {
position on the question Of the article,
which should bear the burden Of taxa
ton and yield the bulk Of the revenue o
the country"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22

ActinS Secretary Ealrrhlli SAYS that
tlramunnt oi refunds tn hr paid under
the bh,rtcuilar decision ~ tu the duty
un cartons, etc. Is estimated ut between
- 600 unN AMI +, 900 ,odU, that the item
of - o' 600 specified IN th" book OF go
Inmates Is for the ordinary rrpa, nrnt tn
lmpnitrrs uIrNcrs- -. deposits upon AS
ccrtaincd duties, 81 upon duties and
other moneys paid under protest, should
hc increased to about 5000, Wl, or 49,
on.ooh. The receipts for the next fiscal
ycnr, although given rs estimated ut
S3io ,WM, 600. will prubali, amount to
SI}l, 'Nh. nuo, accorlina To the ratio uf
increase during the present fiscal year.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22

VI political convention IN Louisville
Nv. Friday wound mp in something of
free for all fight with ~ entrance Zee
rharg,s \ prctt, general knock lnwn
and drig out PIE M, was the tr.ilt. S.,
rral I"rons Received painful wounds.
hut none fatal. The hlIl@r, is sad to-
hav" gone 80 otssll, that th" ALTAR
seemed almost Ik" auction IN which the
Nomination uas To- ~ ~ the highest
bidder
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22

III" farmer. IN convention At san
Jn-,', Cal. did sensible thing the other
dny IN adopting resolutions conlrmning
IL" p"l'tirians who promote agitation for
I.rsonal"nds advising newspaIs ~ which
recommended un-hill. labor Ia hurti.
rlltnrlsts ,"try the experiment them.
selves. asking congress to max" more
stringent the naturalization laws, and
recommending the state legislature To
wo,id II "vrrr punishment for the al.
vuracy ut sucmli~tb', nnarchlral ur hoy
ruttlng doctrines.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22

New comes from liIbOmingtun. H.
of the serious illness If Hon David
Davis. ~ ,,ccriesldent ot the ntrd
States. His ph, sirian fears the result
will lH' fatal and declares 1t will lt hut
little lc~s than mirical if he should
rally. Judge Davis j. believed hy his
friends to l' slowly but surcl, sinking
t. death. tie was taken i'll with ear
bunclr ON la, shoulder at Chicago MAY
=. ptu two weeks ago his condition.
though at times attaining. seemed To- ht
one Of gradual Improvement. Two
weeks ago severe cry slprlas set in and is
growing worse. For some weeks his
suiIcrings have been intensified and
complicated by Bright, disease. Sever.
al Chicago doctors have been summoned
for consultation.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22

The New York branch Il the -p.rt,
for III. suppression 81 sic. has taken The
advice II IA. sun AMI turned It, htt.n.
ton to the li-.rtr.ful .sr,ttr ahyrI.
tl-'ng pIcnr"s. Attention -houll l." panl
I" the. stores that display them, and
to the firms that publish them. Attack
the supply at It's source and thus put an
end H. this a omina,lr method Of ad,,r.
t,siu,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22

\ wonderful Yield IL tomatoes u 4"
ported b, the fernanalna Mirror Il
SAYS Mr.. VIM. Hamilton. who manage
the farm 1T Mr.. G.. ". Nulrr, ha. ship
ped this season over 3n crates IT tumi
toes from AN arr. and half. Among
the Shipment. made last Seek We're fort,
crates % large ami smnp,h tomato.
averaging eight otincr- in weight
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22

The t.rnapdina Mirror thinks Nj,
Doughrty has made u very gr"l record
as u new member Of congress, AMI that
h. will grow in strength and influence
~ hr acquire, experience. y" new
member can 20 at once to til" front.
1t would Il" but just /" ren"mlnatr lam
for nnnihpT t.Tn.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22

4, Niucrnn"-, ininnt, lat week
tsr,.c- brewer ,."Iur.-i va, thu. only
scholar graduated from thr,hlgh school,
all tn. White s,fl- IN her class havin.
l,ft tl'- srh,a,l rather than a,-ociat.. with
her of the risht s.c,,ling gnt- The.
fatirr. = hive AZ republican ahi three
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22

During Al election al Santiago, thili,
on the 1911. instant "A not occurred AMI
forty persons We're Killed aud n great
number Wounded, All ia" hospital, III
the plac" ATE iull of ia" wounded. ~
nor lhnatpi, prominent radical lraler,
was killed
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22

recent meeting IL th- hou-s. com.
mItt.t. 81, tvlurattuu a resolution tu al
Iourn untrI th. End af the PRESENT >.--
-l',n prevailed. Then. Will L.. ~ further
action ls the present. congress an the
HlaG ,tiuratnnal hlll.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22

Archibald Forte<. Of England. VA
married o. Ms Lula Nriss. daughter Of
ten. VI. e. Mrigs. At Washington Satur-
dag morning. The newly wei lrl cnuplr
70 o. England To- reside.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22
The Great West Lead. the World,

Il was AT Fort kcosh ono summer not
long ago, when an explosion occurred IN
the huilcr which lIcw 1t some distau,, from
the fort into "A swamp The men started
after 1t When they got there the mus
quit,cN were 81 thirk that it wa, intpr,sihl,
t. work The men got inside lht, lutpr
aud the mus luitoes punched their ~tIn- GER,
right through the plated iron The mon
cIinched the bills ON the inside ami kcu; Il,
cln'hns them until hundreds and hundred,
OF mosquitoes vera fastened to the hull,r
Ih' men built n tire inside OF the boiler To
scare oh the other mus ltlitoe~. an the latter
started to ~ away.
'nt course those that were fastened trie
to lily with the rest aud actually carried the
heavy boiler and the men out OF the swami,
and on to the dry Land After that Il va,
no til, 10 haul the boiler into the font
How dIi they got rii Of the mus iut,..>'
bills Why they just filed them OFT clos,
aai left them there ST lauI Ulole
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22

Northern exchanges ar, al the "plni"n
,hat If Mr.. E,lmunds should h. elected
again a senator from Vermont, It will
dpubtl,s, IT, on distinct and unIual Ii.
tied pledge that in ls~s hr will support
the republican candidate tot president
aud vice president.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22

Void com, from Texas that t,rrlhl,.
wtni AMI ram storm passed oyer parts
at th. interior uf the STATE SATURDAY
evening and great iimag" was ,iunr 10
town property and rrols in the country.
At Waco several ho,is.S were haily
wrecked AMI one man WAS severely
wounded. Vt ntIias "A good deal Of
havoc was caused hy the blowing down
If small buildings ami the utruoting of
trees, etc. At Wrathtrfurl several resi-
d"nrrs. a larg" grain warehouse, color.
I'll l'aptlsts church. and number uf
'thrr buildings were badly damaged
AMI several persons more ~ less in lufrd
Accounts from the country are that I,
larg" amount of corn AMI cotton was
beaten to tn" ground, AMI harms and
other outbuIlling.. fences. trees. rtr..
destroyed The damage in Weather
ford is estimated at SI1.oaO. AMI the las
IN Parker county Is over $1,000
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22

l'r. \. VI. fauutlrruy. II stanton.
Va. late sutierinteuslt.n, of tllt. Western
lLInatic Asylum. ami one Of thu most
eminent Virginia physicians. ril'.'l sui
DENLY saturday evening.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22
LEMON Elixir.
\ Prominent Farmer Writes

Rut,rt station. IaurS county. uu., Iunr
Ntu, l,,t Nv the rrruum'tulntt ut lr,
I 80. l's,l-. used br Nullr1'e Lennon EiNtr
tvt indigestion. drhljltt, ana nervous prp~-
trtttuu, having BEEN = great ~ur,trI tor
wears. aud ttl,d ~ known remedies ter th,s,
,it>,.},~,.~ .,I st Wh,h tultd. 1--WE hutifr~ ct
!, m"u tpNr tualo q NV Wau 81 m, ami H.
STORED my strruRth and energy -u that can
Httrnt o. III, tatm with all cns, aud ruuifnit
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22

Daring the month # May the sales q
tobacco at DanyiIle. Va, amounted 10
:, 3a> ca pounds, realizing So 3l>.60,
an average ot 905 cents against So in
NFrsI
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22
THE DAILY NEWS,
BENZ. HARRISON. Editor.

THE btILN NEWS : puh.I-Lei every murr-
iu-, sArVIt Aurstly. an'l ,i.lyrT,d ty CARERS
IA ft .hA en- Hathai ps>fa-s ire, tot sftt o. !.
q month, SIS. tor three months. So fer ~
IN ints> ~ = gsr aHnIm.
tHk NtFkLN NtN~ l. ar page EH-cu4umn
PtI-rT, pdtal~Af4s every ri iay. containing
AL ths' u''N> ~ The apek al AMI .fsfai- 10
h the largest AMI hAn,t~sliiIt--t WEEKLY EtIsr
putlt>hs'i IA tinTHit, AMI viii b. mailed Ia,>t
Az tr'r inf - Year, 81 - Ctui- tef ~
u inth,. >tHrtusu ropes Ire 10 atty a,iircss.
Lsa' altet t-stnrutr ~ cents pr inc t"r
n~I Ia-rtI'iIi AMI ~ cents I-T flu. ttT at ai-
dfttuHt. tn>'ft.ttu. ~pstHti ttritt'> t"'"ut~ pr
line. hsltItt,I rate un continued ADVENT i.s-
IN ut>
All ADVERTISING Llii~ T.. t.u1e 'iut pro rata
every Mouth, issal ADVERTISEMENTS ,ius 1t
tn NI,T,tGt'u ~ 80. TIN ts.I shi,h thu are
lu~.-Ftt,l.
All rrIuttauss.- >tutIi'i b.. mail 10 -spTess.
u ,I.l utd.t "a Registered tier.
A,ttrr--
81 HAMMOND.
IA -lst-- MANAttk.
f.IsTsA. tiuhtEs.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22
4 Rock in Pyramid laL..

Oco of the largest of these rock. a tan
lake, - called Fremont pyramid IL, not
wholly perpendicular on all sides TN one 81
It's sides Is Il steep ,lup, which 1t /, Thought
might scaled IN some way \ story Is
current tia, the great Pathfinder found =
path to the top of thi, rock when he passed
through To talIfornia in lNiG. with Kit Gar.
son Tor his guide 1t i. the popular belief
that he left his field glass and soin, Other in
strulnents Of value on tho summit Of the
rock. Many attempts have been made to
climb it to secure these articles
The last attempt to scale the pyramid was
made hy sailor ile used a Ion. rope
throwing 1t upward until it caught upon "A
projecting point, then drawing himself NJ
and again throwing his rope to rock above
lie reached u height Of about TO feet, when
lie was uhaile t. find any more proie,t ions
that would hold his rope, anl catnt near
never reaching level ground alive iio was
obliged to- descend hy the same means used
IN ciiccting the ascent When h. finally got
down h. was completely exhausted TIL,
hands were bleeding an he was cut an |
scratched from head Ia foot. The fishermen
about the lake finally arrived at the. con, III.
sion that the only way in viii Ii the li,ld sla b,
aud other plunder could bc secured would
be- by alta hing "A line to a rock and firing
it over the top Of the pyramid from NOR
tar Don lie tiullc e>ada Latter
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22
The sparrow aud tn. trocu..

IN England great damage is done to cr1
fuses every spring 10y the sparrowS The~s
birds hlte uf the narrow part # the tute Of
the plant, III whit Ia nectar Is sscrtte<i
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22
The tlom. I.ul. l,al,i.

here afr llrt'tiN some luilrt
tInu> ot a change 1T bts.. among the
opponents nf hnu,r rnlr The i>>ur
" bach Mr.. tIal-t"r,, has made, hr.
tween home rule and ru,.rc.un /. on,
whlch they So, It II luil"->,hls Il"
meet, AMI II would not hr >urprl-ln"
If Tia" torres should 90 before the
country not ~ "rro>lrt" h"m" rub,
but with 4 modified humr rule
scheme ct Ihrir own "pp"s,'l 10
tltl>l"nr- scheme.
Thi, change Of front has been rr.
solved "u, /, /. said. b, cause the
tories saw that the English people
were shorkrd at Lord Slll,hnrv's
alvnrary ri continued corrciou aud
that the liberal rtlch.rhrl,c ot pa
per unlonlSts, with It's timely rili
culr, would h"romr popular Ia the
srrio0- hurt Of anti-t;lid>tonc lit.
erals. They saw also that the Glad.
>'onrltcs were getting a long start
IN the race and that something must
be- done. l,rsidrs this. the con.rr.
NATIVES became aware that the ~.
cent rlisod" between tarnar, on and
Pirn'Il had exposed til" hollownrs>
IT their opposition IL IRISH an'on
omy and that brtor" the British
public, taught by such leaders A,
Gladstone and l,rnrll, tories and
nnl"nl~ts that i, paper unIon>t>
had No cause to plead.
There are many reasons for be-
llrvlug that the tories now, with a
modified home rule rs their war cry.
Will hr less successful than they
might have been aS the al
yncatrN oi modified cocr.
rion. Hal the consrt, ativrs
been loyal Ia their understandings
with the nltIonall,t> last year and
III spl,o Of the royal discourage"
mrnt, had brought IN a ra-,ahlr ~
tenn at home rule, the pirhvllitr.
would most likely hay" accepted
II and Lard Salisbury might hay,
remained ia power Bat as the to
rirs l'ol hy Churchill, played fast
aud lon>r with the na,louill~t- isl
year they can not expect any
AL Ir,,n ,l4,t l,r.,ti,p anil IA.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22
PALATkA. FLA, JUNE -. l-sG.

IL i-sxpecteI call for REDEMPTION IT
: o~si, '"w & nited States three lar cent.
honds will he issued during the present
u..l
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22

: fire occurred IN >aH FEarei>cg at
urilv which DESTROYED S2t1.o'l worth
Of property, lucluiing buildings AMI
M rChaudi>s.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22
Prominent Lady.

have mot lt"n aldo IN two years T. watk
10 stand without suffering great pam. SIu,r
taking br. NulIry' It,uou EhNir can WHik
hat Il mic without TIN iyHSt Inconvenience.
Mrs, X. II ~ .iurwuKru, btttliu, ga.
sd ~ druggists. frvrHrct hN II NVIry
NJ. H.. Atlanta. ga. Juue!-WAsi~
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22

Nj cables admir- RS are greatly tick
l.i when h. alturatcs ANYTHING like
social equality for the south. but when
lr e ,krd his Concord audience the other
ia, How many churches are there be-
tween l'n~tun and Denver III which the
ruluied man aud his family can rn Io,
freedom ct worship; the silence could
almost hr trlt. Savannah News.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22
~ -l>t-- MANk,ttk.
IATsTsA, titthtIis.

RtTt-TthtB II rita pstatka fu-f prstsE
A. SEu>b-' Las astt N,TfGh
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22
: SOFTER Al wCRK.
scheme Ia.tnteI ia Catch car sSn,lES-
tor, Mha Ar. Not Honr-'.


To Eoa want 20 zee a real '-l"'ler al
wJTk NLl>la'rei ia -t't4t' fddlN -idet'' sur
lzc.-ear cgI.lrt1T T. reporter whom u
Ape A. Tile lttseF s'liinl "a ui1,A 'h
rear t-or-A ~ "a 'E'N let al iti L" 'lii
"a tie "tLrF aitrTi1o''i Wen tHvh' IA"
I. q. rLts sIiI~ii boxing 'Ltl' III 'Ae Lar
cor7er on tAr' It-ht hand NlIt tAt tsi'o"
wlsl Il l'ooA IN lis h2,liI, mean
lLa REPORTER casually CANCEL IA the III
reytton Iu,ii,AJct AMI ~" Lani>"niely
.T,s-,-l Intelligent ."" kIr- l"un- ntth "ho
-e-.-eTG Z" Ia '.s'il II tnsf,s''si ia 'Ae 'oil-
tcEt- - nrlttt t"uht COPY ~ Jhiith
SHAKES. alf. the iIse' Il NLl'h h''
>a.IuIae With th' riI4'tIt' o. a veteran IT,
sl.Nrr h,. ha! a i~ncn IN MS han /, WIKI
vL.ph be- frequently wrote something on The
margin or Underlined s'nten't> that struck
Ia, fan Y. There wt> 80 little "l The mag
mary ~sI' tier about the youth make t'l
that the reporter Tunnel o. tn Ia e-ttAer
aStln With hall IN teduIoHS smile AMI
ssk,i him II h VA, not oil httt.
"uh, no, rclll,-l the con'lu tor. not an
Inch | am night on 10 that fellow AMI
have ben tor Wees Ia't Some OF the
hoy, found tim out about eight days az
ami II course the wort Mas quI lily pi'>' I
al NJ the line Just watch aim yourself.
le,n.t uu sc how h. makes some sort ct 4,
rl.lrk with his pencil every time passenger
get, on He got on near the tlty Hall,
aud Will probably RIDE up TO tho stable
With M, AMI II my rr-lst"r does not tally
with his marks you may te sure II hear
about 1t hut am not blowing IN any
thing for my household eNpen>..S this triI,
\ ou an I call this that he i working new
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22
The Pine Arts of Fasting.

Tie Russian peasant il sail To Lc i'm
proyident AMI il must 10 confessed that h.
Is sometimes tempted to prefer glass OF
>oika To tho welfare vi his eraniC hlllren,
Or even to his own hut. however, oil,
!isiou, hc may bo to the veal Of future gen
eratons. he never forgets the comm. Lent.
Ono IL scarcely past before he begins t.
make preparat ons for tho neNt, an,l
throughout the year hi, forcthou hit never
wearies From spring to autumn his chill
drcn range the wood IN search of fungi
which are carefully dried AMI stored away
for the great fasts, when by no means un
palatablc soup, are made Of them Instead OF
meat He knows that many Of those FIRE,
gifts of nature which the proud nritou
kicks aside IA nasty toalstools are not only
nutritious and wholesome, but tuothsom
food and acts accordingly
When his fruit is gathered in a part OF
such as can 10 preserved in amy way with
which no is acquainted Is set apart for til,
purpose. Large jars Of honey are stored
away. such apples rs can le kept arr 81
lsrte,i, but their number |, small as The
room ut his disposal, which is absolutely
protected IA ON frost, is limited, others ar,
cut into slices and dried, either
Ia tho sun or by artificial heat
the rest are treated in manner ,cculinrl,
his own They are packed in casks AMI
mixture of hot water AMI rye meal IS mad,
AMI allowed to ferment, after which 1t /
poured over them. When kept in this way
for months tho fruit loses all It's swcctno,
and becomes semi transparent In this stat
! 1t is considered u welcome addition to fra
gal meal, and when 1t i, not Iont Russian
OF other classes roIuently eat wet apples
with roast meat, though they are rarely
/ placed lcfore foreigners saturday to-
| view.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-27
Life OF the Russian Peasants

Nine Durand Henri Grevi,Ie, in lecture
in Philadelphia said: Russian peasant:
are the common bread Of life That is why
love them Few people have gone into
their sorrows and happiness as have. To
gain their love and esteem one must work
hard They struggled through 50 nuch op
preston and cruelty that they oa.d scarcely
realize the freedom that came t. them
Their dearest friends are the rivers aad the
forests with which Russia is covered Der
ries, mushrooms, brown bread, vegetables
and oil is their fool They live in one
room, with a table and benches for furni
ture. They never heard OF a led, . mat
tress or pillow. They are sinful lusurisS
They sleep in q sheepskin bag, with ths
wool inside A stove built Of bricks i b
the center OF ones room
Doctors are not sent for when one IS sick
Go lay on the hot stove, Is the injunction
Some get well, some do not Fast days
take up nearly onehaif Of the year. They
fast and fast and drop and de Most fam
lies have ten or twelve ch;lirea- When
manhood's estate is reached there are gen
orally but three or four left The children
grope along in the dirt, feed on black brad
and onions, have Zig stor,acts wide waists,
are fat, chubby and good natured Tho
Russian peasants are great liars Whsr
they can't cheat the rich th-y cheat eacA
othe-. In summer they are hais the time
swimming In the rivsrx In winter they
cut holes through three feet Of ice n got
water for their houssholdA New Orleans
Times Democrat
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-27

"Here Is new Daniel Webster story,
says a Washington correspondent daniel
once invited Chester Harding, the artist, to
dine with him The day before the dinner
another friend sent Harding a bottle of rare
old Scotch whisky. When Harding went
to WebsJer's house next day he took this
bottle with him, knowing how highly his
host would prize it. Leaving it on the hall
table he entered the parlor. Cool evening,
Mr., Harding, said Webster. Cool even
ing Mr.. Webster said Harding; / have
taken the liberty of bringing an old Scotch
friend with me. 4 am very glad you did,
responded Webster, where is the gentle
mani He is in the hail. said Harding;
will you GO out and see himr YES, sir,
said Webster. So they went out together.
Hero he is, SIR said Harding, pointing to
the bottle 'Ah,' said Webster, smiling,
this is the gentl man who bathcs in hot
water PHILADELPHIA Record
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-27

There is now beiug exhibited in Chicago
beautiful picture done entirely with a nee
die At the distance of few feet il has
the appearance of q mellow old engraving
or etching, but ON close inspection shows
itself to be needleworK. The background Is
Of white silk, grown somewhat yellow with
age, and the material employed in working
is thread drawn from black silk crape
The drawing of the picture is perfect, and
aside from its value As a curiosity, it is q
marine view of real merit Its present
owner. an English gentlswoman now living
in Chicago, can furnish satisfactory proof
of its having been in their own family since
the year t7sT. Before leaving England she
frequently refused offers of large Sums for
it, not foresesing the misfortunes which now
compel her to part with it New York Morn
ing Journal
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-27
Badly Beaten bv Her Rival.

heard good story the other day Of two
ladies who were social rivals. They were
on visiting terms, but devoted much of
their time to considering how they could
surpass each other in the richness and
elaboration of their houses and raiment In
the progress OF this pleasing rivalry Mrs.
A. gave grand reception, at which she ap-
peared in a new gown of very fine and
wonderful texture, which quite surpassed
anything that had ever been made into a
dress for lady In tho whole history of the
town
Everybody saw the Incompatible dress
and marveied greatly thereat-that is,
everybody except the one unconquerable
rival, Mrs B., who gave a reception at her
own house fortnight later, to which the
same people were invited who had attended
the reception Of Mrs A. The establishment
of the latter may be imagined when, on
entering Mrs b. 8 drawing room, she beheld
all the upholstered furniture in the room
covered with precisely the same material as
that of the dress with which she had
startled her friends two weeks before In
the language Of the street, Mrs d. got
away with her" that time at least-Wash-
ington Capital