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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-08
Mc\i,O's Military.

In the event of "a war with Mexico,
says the Savannah News. there would
doubtless b. call for volunteer, hy our
government without much delay. II
reports from our southern ncighbor r..
garding her military strength arr true,
she could entertain IA very nicely in /,
very short and sharp, but perhaps not
decisive campaign. II is stated that the
regular Mexican army Of all arms is over
~, 600 strong. ar not far short Of double
the strength Of the army Of the United
States. 10 il believed that in u short
time that country could enlist and mo
billzf an army of 1000 men, and that
for home defense the lighting strength
could he increased tn nearly half II mil
lion, or practically about rs many men
no the Confederate States had in thu
field in the spring Of 1861. 1t is believed
however, that Meyico has comparatively
a small supply Of improved arms am,
munitions of war.
With our little army Of about 2j,0'
scattered all over our immense territory
it is not to ln wondered at that the bar,
possibility of war with Mexico causes Il
good deal Of excitement, if not alarm
in Texas, and it cannot he expected that
our government can proceed much f r
Their than It has in making demands or
the government of Mexico until it j.
ready to act with effect 4 feeble at
tempt to resent "a Mexican air mt to Oul
national dignity would he n hlun,ler. |,
is very certain, however, that it woulo
not bc long after IA declaration of wal
before the MrNcans would begin to get
very much the worse of it. Texas coult
easily put toe, 600 volunteers in the field
who would bc as elective hs the regular
troops of almost any other country, AM
the nitrd States could muster 800. M,
muskct. within few weeks AMI c,luiI
them very we'll. BESIDES Mexico is ON,
country that could not hold its han,
with us ON the SEA, and its seaport!
would soon le at the mercy of our navy
Should there he "A war. Mexico, in about
three months, would be- whipped srea
deal worse than she was forty years ago
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-08

The Interesting ia,t was learned hy re-,
porter that the hide, Of about bu hnrN,44
and the ~kiti, 1T AT least ten times as many
sheep arS at up into Coverings for baseball,
in this city every season liy one mantlta,-
tnr,r alone three tons 1T yarn ara used IA year
for the inside, Of hH~alsills The hil, nul
skin used l. perfectly white. hing alum
tanned, amt come, from PHILADELPHIA cat
Of one horses hide the coverings for TIVE Is,
dozen balls are cut. and out If uur sheen
skn three d"z,n Two strips Of the leather
ARE required Tor each hail ut wi,l, aui
rounding n' each end So that they tit iute
each other when put around the yarn hall
Each piece, tur league ball /, seven inches
long hN two IN, hes wade at the rounded end,
The pE'e~ arc cut With "A die old fashioned
blue shaker yarn Is used Tor the inside Of n
lGa.li' ball, which l. ,voHui tightly arulnl
a small rullor hall weighing exactly one
ount" The improved League ball ha, now
duull,' coverings uf hur~,htlc. which /, re-.
garlic. rs great Improvement New York
Mail and ENpr,ss
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-08
\ Negro On the Rampage.

Yesterday afternoon little bullet
headed negro by the name IL VIM. Huff
man, full Of mean whiskey. went into
the office of tho hardware establishment
Of MI f.. I. Lane, and began to curse
the bn@kkeeper. Mr.. Scott. Mr.. George
Weller. seeing that the negr. was in IA
fair NAY to get hunt, undertook to put
him out at the store, when the negro
attempted to draw his pistol, but before
lie couil do so Mr. Weller struck and
knocked him out of the door. The
negro dil not like that sort Of proceed
ing. AMI when he gained the pavement
he began cursing Mr.. Weller, and when
that gentleman went up to him the
negro got out his gun AMI snapped it
twice in Mr.. Wellers face, luckily the
hammer striking on cartridges that had
already lsen fired. The negro was very
promptly and properly knocked down
AMI relieved Of his weapon, as well a-
having his fever sonlew hat cooled oil hy
the tlnw Of blo1i form some Of the blows
that Were administered tn him. lIuT
man was arrested and carried Iefore hi.
honor, Mayor Baldwin, where he plead
guilty to the charge Of disturbing the
public peace, and WAS fined s. AMI costs
He will probably have to answer to a
higher court On the charge Of assault,
with attempt tn Kill and for carry inp
concealed weapons.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-08

Pullman i, beauty now Of the luSu-
RANT Brunette type. Al the great Chic
ago Sanitary Fair she and a daughter of
the late Eiltor Wilson of the journal
were voted the hand>omest women in
Chicago.
Mrs. Charles l.. Hutchinson i Il bead
tiful woman of an altogether different
style. She is bright, petite. brilliant and
still in the beginning of the twenties.
The beautiful Thompson girls are all
now married to rich men. Two Of them,
Mrs. John 7. Lester and Mrs. sam All.r-
ton preside over the elegant holmes OF
millionaires.
Mrs. 4. \. Mum, n It'll 81 ,Uai, trpl Now
IN her own right, MAS Miss turner.
She is tall and stately and elegant look.
ing. She WAS left .;.000. 600 by her lie
ceased husband. III. q. Armour. and ear
ried the fortune TAI her present husband,
the nephew of David Dows.
Mrs. Marshall Field. quiet, rather
qneehly looking woman, with face oi
great refinement, was Miss Scott al
cincinnati. Her family Was Of excel
lent social standing.
Mrs. Potter Palmer would divide with
Mrs. Pullman any laurels for beauty il
they should ever come in contact. Will.
they are both Of the same type, til.
character Of their beauty is Very differ
ent. Mrs. Pullman IL the sweeter AM,
Mrs. Palmer the grander hacking. The
latter was Miss ilonore, daughter oi
the whllom millionaire real estate holder
and Spectator His daughters wer.
considered the lelles of tho city. Cine
married Col. Fred Grant; the other
millionaire Potter Palmer. The Other
now presldes oyer the most magnificent
home in the city, ami the most magniii
cent, probably with one exception in III,
/ West.
Mrs. J.. d. Armour is IA bright faced
youthful looking woman. with AN inter
e,ting face and attractive manners. Sh,
IL "A brunette, rather petite, and a PLAIN
though elegant dresser. Her nal,ieI
name was Ogden, AMI her family Wal
one of wealth ami excellent standing
Her time is given almost entirely to h.l
home and to charitable duties. In thes,
she takes great pleasure. One woul,
not believe On seeing her that ST. Young ;
looking woman had "A son the artis,
partner Of his father ~ the great tirn
Of Armour Il Co.
Mrs. II. Met crmick, the richest widow
/ IN. A. =. IA
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-08
SMITHS SALOON.
Nh, - Piitshurs Man Went Ont ol
The I.ii,iur j,u.iurss

~" s''tuti buStVtSS.
! heat that Smth has sold ont his "a
I""'', shld one ul Il couple Of mld.t.ayr,l
men who sat slipping their beer and eat
lns piece Of cisrsr in "A Smithbrll
street saloon last Friday night.
''(o., responded the other. rather
slowly,
:" hat was ih" reason: thought hr
was liNt coming money there.
The other nllhl,da cracker abstract
,iiN tor moment aud then said: "lt-
iatl,l "A Iunry story. Smith, yen know,
it>rN On Mount Washington, right u,a,
',r. whrIe he has AN excellent wife a
me-" i"ne and three rs pretty children
a-r>'t played uiIt doors. All bows, YOU
knew, the oldest not over nlnr, ana all
about the same sIir. Smith IL u prctty
respectable sort ii ritizen, never drinks
~ CANDLES, and thinks the world Of his
taull,.
well, he went home one Afternoon,
last week, and found his ulit ont shol.
lhhs ~ something 1T that sort. liz, wen,
ia through the hu,ls,' INTO the back ward
ah'l thtI" under an apple tree, were tn.
itttl" fellows playa ing. They had IA brncl,
hhd H'iir' bottles and tumhtrs and were
play ny keep saluun.' He noticed that
th'h were drinking something out of /.
PAL. dnd that they acted tiIsy. Tn,
Youngest, who was bchlnd the bar. had
a towel tied around his waist. and was
setting the drinks up pretty tree. Smith
walked over and looked IN the pan. II
was beer, and two Of the boys w-r. 81
drunk that they staggered A nrlghhor'.
hoy, II couple "t years cider lay ASLEEP
behind the tree.
My God, boys, you must not drink
that, he said IA lac lifted the slx-,rar. OLD
from h,hihd the bench.
Yves playin' slonn, papa, an wa.
s,llin 1t Just like YOU, sand the little G,I
low. smith poured unt the beer, ear
i"l th" drunken boy home and the,
took hlS own boys and put them To- bed
When hs wife came back she found hin
crying Ikea chlld. He came back dow,
town that night and sold ont his bus
mes. and says he viii never sell or lr,n,
smother drop of liquor. III, wife tol,
mime about It, and she broke down rry
my while she told it.
This II true story, but the name i
not smith.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-08
THE PRIEST WHO HROkE HIS
vows.

Happy SomrW here with the b. idr
Who was His ctheait IN the
Oid DAYS.
The persistent declaration Of the Rev.
Father William j. Sherman, of the
Church Of the Visitation, IN Red Hook,
Brooklyn. that he was not married to
pretty Tillic Mctny, whom he courted
before he became priest, had removed
all doubt from the minds uf his parents.
hut the record of the mari iage printed
in yesterdays sun convinced them that
hc had deceived them. Everyday in
! Red Hook. where the Young priest was
very popular, read the story and talked
about It. The Rev. William j. Lanes
doubts as to the marriage was removed
bv it. lie said the report that Father
Sherman had OBLIGATED at the church
since he violated his vows was not true.
| lie had been ON vacation for nearly a
month.
bishop loughin said that he had not
received even a hint Of Father Sherman :
marriage until the reporter told him
about 1t. lie then went into tie library
got his sun. AMI began reading the ac-
count OF the marriage, lie expressed
great snrpl ise over the conduct Of the
young priest. In answer to the question
IA to v hat the church would do about
the matter. the Bishop said that would
H determined after An investigation had
been made by the proper ecclesiastical
authorities.
The whereabouts Of the Young mar
rird couple is unknown except to the pa.
rents Of the bride.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-08
Administrators Notice.

THIS / IL nlNE NOri,E rilAT luE
hhirtstlmd, NII.lHm k,ni,l. i,ntp, at
,h'iliNtfat't 81 thr estate al luuleritk H.
l'hit, 'i'''as,'i, " III, IN th, l,th ,it, ct Iamt
ary, -, pr, sent IT, the t'Iuiat,. count Ion
futham county, tiulldii, hi. at,tdmt ana
NnlrhrrS, ana ash I I ia. ,ht,lt. ~ ,Ivh at
lnluI>trutur.
dated this nh day at .hlv. Isl
NJ kENii.E lENlE.
Administrator 1T thr,4tat,. ul frr,I,.tt,k "A
Ivntr, Il, ceased. IVA ,mv
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-08
Notice for Divorce.
IN tir,uit Court. tith Jnsln iai Car
cut Putnam County. Florida In
taan,rty.
COMPLAINT.
nm. k,Ilt u
'''Nt ~ " VI ~
AhIESIN 4, SMITH
AN


AEltSlN y. SNllN \blt L..
II Appearing 10y H.. uthdAttt ct complain
am, NJ 1t ~ ahuN" cause, that the ,t,'t, uant
Therein, Artr~H \. smith l. ahuir the aye ct
tNthiS uin' b,ar>. ami that the sHtt ,h'irnd
AM l. "a hutl.I>lti' NJ at the state ut Iiutidu,
"a it~titHt 81 the state ct t,,tIptl, ht
th' battl'iilir Iu'Iltt' ~ SHIi state ia.tng nm
hhuwn. ~ q, Therefore. upun muilun 81 cal
noun, laws a tllr~. SODA ii"f> tot cuIuphitn
ants uia,rr,i ~ follows.
i~t. That 'hiru'iaitt, Altt-Ia \. Smith ,ln
plead answer 90 II, luur To- the IAN ct o,m.
pIuint ll,d IN SAID ctu>,, ON 81 hrtur,. tn 1T
MONDAY IN september, A. b. ls,t, the siltu,.
beng NJ tan duN ut SAM month, dhI tu inn
huh nay nihtiNlS" u ,lCrteu pro cuntts~u
viii IL. rrii,i, ned AGAINST her ~ H. said hul
II. That n copy 81 tins uri,.T la, publish, II
once week l"r tour consecutive weeks ia
~, ihIa'ha ihilN News. a h"Ns paper puN
iI~h,d ~ l'alalka, ltuInlt, pc, luil> to sad
TN gay 81 S,pt, mltI, \. u. Islh.
Ia witness whereof, h,I,,u set NV hand
AMI sat, thus ~ day ~ July, T. u lest.
lSlgn'dl WN / FORWARD.
tNLhi IA?i 1t" tttk, neiu, count.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-08
The OcklaWn aha.

OcaIa Tanner: Major Rocks, of Fruit
land Park, says that at the next mt citing
OF congress an appropriation Of 800,
GOO will h asked for the improvement OF
tho above named famous stream, 10 that
steamers can run ut all seasons Of the
year into lakes Griffin, E,,stis and Harris.
The wires are being land and an influence
will be- brought Ia hear that the Major
thinks viii do the work. lie is ,nthu
Siastc on the question.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-08
Some beautiful Designs In Watches

The nrw watches If sInaih> Il sic exhibit
til" d,Ad white silver covered with
unique designs. with an open scroll
work studied with tiny ruti,,. tL, haII
watches, Again nNilI1cd. with foIia., and
de-, ia hi-h r,iItt. a iru- seated In sra .,,ftl
attitude /, PLAYING on a banjo ami ,,lirutly.
singing. also III high relief Another hrauti.
tul lttlr watch has an uxlli1d hanIn,r,,i
case. With hUt>,ulrH IN high rrllt haI,lpl, a
fence. trees AMI lMultul- lslgr ~ the ,i,tan,.
Others are uNidi.'d ami cNgui,ltrlv rnamrh,I
with ll"Nyrs aii vines. Another design con.
si.t> IT shells uu water leaves IN black enamel
With spray ~ "\ntt.ri waves and spider IN
e"li lhu hams, Just four inches luu.- ma,
Ut Nariou, stN lis. hammered iilasr,a. ,Ii,>,,i
cham llil fish scuie. having rtrln. IN A.,
way 81 pendants that promise t. cirtulat,
through tine whole rncy elope,iia O, natural
history The~c are suspended with other de.
sists New York Tribune.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-08
New Railroad south.

The I.esburg Commercial, Of August
9Th, gives brief account of a meeting
of railroad men AMI the residents on I'm
eralda Island. for the purpose Of con.
structing n railroad from Buffalo Blutf,
point ten miles south Of this city, tn
l"esburg in Sumter county. The cit.
liens Of Emcralla guaranteed a bonus Of
$1,000 to the company that is to under
take the work. The commercial says:
"rhe extension Of this road will bc
Buffalo Blulf, by way Of Lake Bryant,
Moss l,iuii, fmerakla Islands and Or
anRe Bend to leesburg. through one Of
the finest countries aud the largest or
ange regions Of the State.
The railroad company will commence
the work Of extending the road at once.
with force Of hand, at both ends Of
the route. The road will be completed
IA s'on ~ capital and large working
force can put It through, and the Finer
aida people are promised u sound 1T the
iron horse on or lctorr the 2jth day ut
December, this year. From then until
the time the road shalt reach lresburr
will M short.
The above road Is to he known as the
Tavarcs and palatka railroad. II will
run through Norwalk. Kerr city and
points south. st. CLAIR Abrams will al.
dress the citizens Of Norwalk and Kerr
City on the l2th and !ith insts. On III,
subject, and all parties interested in the
construction Of the road should turn out
and hear him. This is the opWltunity
for our citizens at Norwalk aud Kerr
tity tn scculc a railroad.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-08
look at GARDNER { EATON'S
Prices Of To-Day.
Administrators Notice.

'CNlS l. TO GIVE NOTICE THAT THE
l uuiursi1urd, administrator Of tie estate
1T Etr,irFi,k H. lrttr, deceased, " III, on titC
Ath ,laN ct nrtrInhtr. l~~'i. pres, ut his ilua
account Ia the county judge 81 PUTNAM
county, flurlia, ani Apply a. hc discharged
a. such administrator.
Dated June It, l>Nu.
WV. ktNBI lENIE
ADMINISTRATOR at the estate II ticbtr,h H.
ltutt deceased, hh-hhw
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-08
I,I('ll CIIltAt:D WOMEN.
est aud Mrs Potter Palmer the
Gran,lcst l.Ooking,

Of the wives of the Chicago million
aires Mrs. George NJ Pullman is the
handsnmrst vt the patrons. She was
a Miss Sanger, daughter of partner OF
", H. Howard when the contracting
firm of Howard. Sanger 4 Co. WIS in
existence. The engagement had existed
some time before Mr. Sanger's death,
but the wedding took place in his pres.
ence while he was on his death bed, Mrs,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-08
10 Miles South Of ST. Augustine,

LYING tftwe, n Ia, nth tufk ot the Natdn-
OF >h.li and ,u'llIil4t roek, thee u4ti,.- .uag
and tWu Ia tour hundr,rl yti'l, wbi, The
htst 81 water, oy> Cr~, claims, GRATIS, tutth'
AMI ti>h ia abundance. A. beautiful IA Ia'aeh
l"raturt l,t, not Tea, lt,i aianNr - dee daring
th. sts,n
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-08

Profanity seems Ia have It's home in
Palatka. 1t IL almost the universal Ian
guage among the male inhabitants.
The sense of mO.lesty is thing that "a
iste'i perhaps III the long az The man
who can swear bitterest and oftenest Is
the ideal character Of the many. In
free country man has right to swear;
but there is such thing as abuse Of
ones rights
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-08

ialalka Lodge, No. -. =. Il \. NJ. reg
ular communications first and thru fri
ia, IL each month.
u. l.. IJIJENTHAL., ". NJ.
T.. q. Past, secretary.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-08
Always Cool Breezes

llIuW tny ull tia SAT- wat II, IN any Itatt,r.
Thrit IN, al"lh Iurt, tanittt- alrr.dS io,a.
tel there
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-08
Intelligence i.uscau.

Servants. cooks. nurses aul laloreIs
furnished IN sh"It n"tic", by I. l.. Me
Gay, the lraiing fruit AMI vegetable
dealer, corner Lemon AMI Peek streets.
aut ,OtdSw
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-08
SUMMER
HAVEN!

i his EEATuGttL SIMMER AABNtS-
TER T,-S..rt Is situated tone lie s.HIth fl
The Mttanli> Inlet, or
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-08

\srtrrs> X Ga. have lu>t received
rat lial nj heat which they arr selling
cheap Ter chicken feed. The gram h
perfectly sound and plamp. auitf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-08

suItuS. -; Forg"t mo nots, 1c; other
tl"weTs at equally bow prices. Apply tn
a. 4. bln,i.n. auSlw
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-08

FEtIT JARS An >izrs Just arrived at
VI ". Ming " COS t'r@kery liouse.
Aug. ! 10.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-08

Compare the olt Iuluns ~ the Mutual
late with Vi" polIrh's III th" same apr in
IL" New York Life aml Equitable, ami
t'u will srr some difference IN cost.
Ihi'ls what tells the whole story. Ton
TN" won't tell the story. AMI the Mutual
LATE poN'r gamble in fortunes.
jr2; If
A WuNnER. The old Mutual Life In
suranrc Company, III New York, now
iN>,lt Il policy that surprises the Who'll,
World, W.: returns all III" premiums
ri'd IN ease Of death within "a gwen ,n'-
fn"i. Tins Meier was done hv any other
company. t'all On billiard and exam
M Tor Yourselves. je2;f
The odd Mutual lAir Insurance com
pah,, Of New York, Is the oldest, largest
cheapest and m'st company IN the world.
Js2,tf
Insure with billiard IN the OlI Mu-
intl late INSURANCE" company ON the iiv,
YEAR ''irlh'ltnn return premium plan.
u '"a''hll' lce;if
Il" Ia l)r. w. ". Estes, over Hers
tiny drug store, for good Dental Work
AMI tine sets Of Artificial Teeth Teeth
fA'r,'trd without Fam. Iolotf
IIuTEL tuK REST. The hotel building
known ny the Graham House. ~ offered
t"i rent at reasonable rate. Apply to l..
falk. leStf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-08

N,rtrre> n ca. Just received "a ear.
load III IRISH potatoes. pa;tf
The Dawson journal., 1886-04-29
Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from practice.
having had placed In bis hands by m East
India missionary the formula OF simple
vegetable remedy for the speedy and per-
manent cure of Consumption, Bronchitis,
Catarrh, Asthma and all Throat and Lung
affections, also positive and radical cure
for Nervous Debility and all Nervous Com
plants, af er having tested its wonderful
curative powers in Thousands of cases, has
felt it his duty to make it known to his
suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive
and desire to relieve humanity suffering,
| will send free Of charge, to all who de-
sire it. this recipe, in German, French or
English, with full directions for preparing
and using. Sent by mail by addressing
with stamp, naming this paper, w. A.
MOVES, 149 Powers Block, Rochester,
N. Y.
The Dawson journal., 1886-04-29
GOOD-RYE.

Dear love! l will but say gpod-bye,
And yet some strange forebodings rise
Each smile is stified in a sigh. =
A heavy burn on me lies.
You. toe, within your inmost heart.
Divine a shadow lurkingnigh
But since we ROW at last must part.
Bay not farewell, but just goodbye.
| even thought to smile at this. >
That you might call me brave and stronr
But life will find so much to miss, .
And joyless moments wear so long!
Haply an undrawn curtain wells
The fateful future from each eve:
But true faith never flags nor fails,
And SO wen hope and say goodbye.
But now each instant only brings
My helpless feet more near the brink;
tremble like wretch who clings
TO straws when destined soon to sink.
Nl, have you counted we'll the DAYS
Which ere we meet must lag or fly?
My soul with you my body stays
Alone, when we have said goodbye!
How shall wait unfit you come.
AS weary woman wait and weep?
Ears deaf and lips to Others dumb, ~
To send you kisses when sleep,
And If, oh, we never meet,
My love, forget me not, and /,
MY soul shall journey with you, sweet,
And now indeed, indeed goodbye.
Annie Robertson Noxson.
The Dawson journal., 1886-04-29
Some of ti1e Fruits.

From the Athens (Ga. Banner -Watcbman.
A gentleman who owns land
over the river, while strollinG
around his possessions a few days
since, happened upon two indo-
lent darkies of whom he inquired
why they were not at work.
"Well, boss" replied one of
them, "we's jest waitin' to see
how desc yer things gwine ter
turn out"
"What things?" inquired the
gentleman.
"Dis yer fuss 'twixt de workin'
man and dem railroads out yon-
der in dc West" replied the dar-
kew.
."Well," said the gentleman,
"what have you to do with that?'
"Why, boss, we done heard dat
if workin' men gifts de bes' of it,
dat dey gwine ter take all de rail
roads, and all us workin' men can
ride whar we wants ter free, and
me and dis yer gemman war jes'
talkin' bout whar we'd go dis
summer.
you'll just about go as far as
Jim Smiths if you keep on your
speculations in that line," remark
ed the gentleman, as he started
off, and we are much Of the same
opinion.
The Dawson journal., 1886-04-29
A WHOPPEis;
A Snake Three Feet Long Pulled
Out of a Mans Throat.

A special to the Boston Globe
from Grand Falls, Me-, says
David Ferguson has been suffer
ing terribly for the past six
months. HIS disease baff1ed the
skill of all the physicians in the
country, and some were called in
from Lewiston and Auburn.
None of them could diagnose his
case. He has been constantly
losing flesh and frequently felt a
choking sensation in his throat.
Yesterday afternoon he began
coughing violently. He had grown
purple in the face when snakes
head suddenly tsafsea out of his
mouth. Ferguson saw the snake
but an instant and then fell faint
ing to the floor. His sister Re-
becca came in and he told her
what had happened. She asked
him to cough again. and said if
the snake showed his head she
would seize it and pull the reptile
out. Ferguson coughed two or
three minutes. Rebecca stood in
front of him, with her hands up
held. Suddenly the snakes head
appeared with such a hiss that
Rebecca jumped away. David
told her not to be afraid, but to
grab surely next time. Rebecca
neryed herself, wrapped q towel
around her hand and stood ready.
One more coughing spell and the
snakes head darted out. Rebec-
ca made a lunge at it and caught
It's head in the towel. Then she
quickly wound it around her hand
and gave a jerk. Out came three
feet of snake and around its tail
a piece of flesh from just below
the throat into which the snake
had grown. A blood vessel was
ruptured and Ferguson bled to
death in short time. Local doc
tors think the snake must have
been swallowed by Ferguson
while drinking water in the dark
during some Of his deer stalking
expeditions.