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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-07
Woman as a Traveller.

Strange as it may seem, it is fact, never
theless. that men are more difficult to man
age than women when they are travelling, and
are in doubt Us TO which train they want to
take or when it is liable to leave. When you
tell a woman that her train is on track No. s
and will depart at s:25 she may ask: swell,
why don't you show it to mei" but she will
coolly gather up her half a dozen bandboxes
and various other articles and follow You to
the train, while a man will want TO know If
you are certain about it, and in 99. cases
out of 100 will he ask half dozen peo-
pie before he can be persuaded to get
aboard. He is inevitably behind time and
arrives fretting and excited, while a woman
Is on hand at least an hour before train time;
and her only fear seems to be that the train
will get away from her.-Depot Master in
Globe Democrat
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-07

Self possession is nine points OF the law
Puck.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-07

A New York professor tattcos 5000 per-
sons every year.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-07
10000
Cleaning and pYeing.

ANING HAD ~ EXPERIENCE OF -
IL y ears in two of the largest tlveIu.r ami
pfIhIihS eStab abLlshmenfS in the North-vfz-
ihe New York DyeInE and PRINTING EStabli~tt-
mctt, and h.trrett, NephcWs a Co--T am no,s-
Prepared 10 clean or dye Ladies' Dresses Of
= KINDS, such as silks, SatinS Nelver< ami
nouI'tHS OF the most de iCtt.- COlpFs: Cfoak~
wraps, Shawls, Sacks, Mantiilas Iases. RIA
IONS, Gloves, Furniture Covers. Islmhr,psgfuS
&c rrntleinenS Coats. Pants. Vests, ana
hfs'' bstlI suits cleaned dyed and made u
i"oh e,luat TO new. Goods received and re
tti'ned tg mail or express. Work done, .,f
new ORR prices. JOHN +. PARKER.
lpterlachen, Fla. Office opposite ,iepo1
r X FAEtsR Agent Tor Paiatka and vic n
ITy - -,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-07

gentleman who has had previous ex-
perience with an earthquake writes to The
Post of Washington that he was near Spott-
sylvania Court House, Va, on Monday night,
and closely observed what occurred. At the
first tremor he looked out of the window.
The evening was quiet and calm, and num-
berleSs insects that chirp nightly were in full
blast Suddenly all these voices of the night
ceased. ard there was an intense silence,
broken only by the rumble of the earthquake,
and this silence continued until after the third
shock, and then the insects resumed their
noisy concert. He asks Savants to account
for this-New York Sun.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-07

Embossed leather sunshades are among the
queer imports.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-09-18
CURIOSITY COLLECTORS.
Conscience Not Useful Commodity with
the Most Enthusiastic of Them.

Conscience Not n Useful Comm dity with
the Most Enthusiastic of Them.
Conscience is, perhaps, of as little
practical use to the collector as to any
other class. l have been told of a block
plate gatherer who attended a reception
at the house of family whose name is
frequent in revolutionary history, took
a volume from the drawing-room table,
carried it to the dressing-room, where
he left it properly soaking until it was
time to 90 home, and finally retired
with a specimen of Hurd's engraving,
which he retains in his collection with
out the faintest tinge of remorse.
Another amusing story is told of
crotchety connoisseur in continental
porcelain. His son met at Mount
Desert a pretty girl Of no money and
not very much family, with whom he
fell violently in love. His father at first
bitterly opposed the match, as it was
expected he would; but one day, to his
sons great amazement, he expressed
himself willing to give his consent to
his marris ge-but upon a condition.
The son inquired with natural eager
ness what the condition might be.
IL have Just discovered the fond
father answered, "tEat Mrs. X."-the
mother Of the young lady-"has a
Washington pitcher that is absolutely
unique. Now if you can manage
"All right the son interrupted brisk
ly and brusquely, "Tl see what can
be DONE And the match was arranged.
II always supposed, the son said in
telling the story, that the governor
would sooner or later sell me for an old
teapot or a cream-jug, and | think it
was lucky it was no worse. But you d
better believe I'll look sharp that he
doesn't trade Off my babies for old truck
He's capable of it."
DR.. j. S. H. Fogg, of South Boston,
has a complete set of autographs Of tho
| sigaers of the Declaration of Independ.
ence, having, it is said, paid sixty dol,
lars for one scrawling signature, cut
from the fly-leaf of book, 1t is said thai
when it was first known that he had SCI
out upon this undertaking a brother
autograph hunter went to him and en-.
deavOred to dissuade him from the task
The doctor, who has one Of the finest
collections of autographs in the coun
! try, did not at first understand thi
solicitude; but at length discovered
thatth visitor cherished some desperate
hope of securing one Of the autograph
already in DIR. Fogg's possession, whicl
was lacking in his own set.-0rIo Bates
IN Boston Courier.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-09-18
EAR AND LEG-ACHE
Some of the Tortures of Childhood and
How to Cure Them.

Some of the fortunes of Childhood and
How to Cure Them.
One of our little girls has been trou-
bled with ear-ache since her babyhood.
No sores have gathered, but a cold or
exposure to a strong wind is almost
certain to cause her acute suffering with
ear-ache. After trying nearly every
thing that l have seen or heard recon-
mended, have settled on this appli-
cation as giving surest and quickest
relief. 1t is flannel bag stuffed with
hops and wrung from hot vinegar.
lay the bag over the child's ear, as hot
as she will bear it, cover the whole side
of the face with dry flannel and change
the hop bag as often as it becomes cool.
The warm steam filling the child's ear,
soon relieves the pain.
Stufling the ear with the "heart of q
roasted onion" tricklings of molasses,
wads of peppered cotton and Jumps of
mutton tallow, has never yet, in my
experience, eased ear-ache, and such
irritating messes crowded or poured
into the delicate labyrinth of the ear
may do much mischief.
Another child is q victim of leg-ache.
Inherited, possibly, for well do we re-
member what we suffered with its tor
lures in our own childhood. Heat and
moisture gave us relief and, following
in our mothers footsteps, we have
routed night after night from our warm
quarters, in the dead of winter, to kim
die fires and fill frosty kettles from
water-pails thickly crusted with ice, that
we might get the writhing pedal ex-
tremites of our little heir into tub Of
Got water as quickly as possible. But
lately we have learned all this work and
exposure is needless. We simply ring
n towel from sailed water-a bowl of il
standing in our sleeping-room, ready
for such an emergency-wrap the limb
in it from ankle to knee, without taking
the child from his bed, and then swathe
with dry fannels, thick and warm, tuck
ing the blankets about him a little
closer, and relief is sure.
A croupy cough can often be loosened
and prevented by swathing the throat
with dry, warm flannels; a thick pack
of them to sweat the throat and chest
that often helps so speedily it is not
necessary to sicken the child with ipe-
cac, or to wake the house kindly fires
and preparing hot paeks.-ClariSSa Pot
Ter.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-09-18

and greeted her with a smile chat had
conquered sorrow. This girl was GER
tainly growing more and more kindly
natured from contact with her aunt
She said, quite gently now:
"Was he greatly altered, AuntieP
You must have seen much change in
him, fear
81 knew him." returned her aunt
And then, after a pause; "He was my
lover for many years, and Inever loved
but him. Only, misfortune, chiefly of
our own making, rash and foolish that
we were, came between us.
"You are very white, Aunt Dorothy.
Had you not better, after all this, let me
bring you some wineP"
''No, my child, nothing Leave me
here alone a little while longer, for |
want to rest, and may God bless you and
make you truly His"
Laura looked at her aunt half-fright-
ened at the solemnty of the words and
tone; but already Aunt Dorothy had
turned from her and was gazing sbN
stractedly on the moor, where the gorse
and broom caught from the sunset
! blood-red reflections, that ripping like
waves over their surface, left shadows
of deep purple in between.
When she was alone; 81 have had
very happy life, said Aunt
Dorothy; although some things
were denied, and the greatest Joy
granted me was followed by the direst
sorrow. But buried the sorrow. 1t
was the joy that lived and has been my
companion and comfort all these long,
long years; the Joy of having known
love fully once; the certainty that all
true love holds immortality within it.
Thank God that He gave me strength to
take up many cares and Interests and to
live with all my might. 1t has moi
been useless life, and now at the end,
He has given me the great wish of my
heart, this browning joy-to look even
yet again upon the face of Ernest
Picardy."
She had no tears to shed, they were
done with for ever, and she was very
calm. Two or three signs she gave,
but there was nothing to tell whether
| Juef SpTdHS lrOn SaunGSS VI IOlu Vic
satisfaction of deep content
X X X
When Laura returned she found hel
aunt still sitting there, but her spirit
had flown. Disease of the heart haC
long threatened, and agitation so un
wonted at her age was all that wa
needed to snap life's silver cord. The
fullness of her cup had overlooked, anC
the hour in which she had looked again
upon her early love had been her last
In one heartfelt Nunc DimitjS, she haC
passed from age and helplessness ant
pain into the country where such thing
are not, and it is many year nov
since Ernest Picardy joined her there
When she lay in her coffin and the,
went to look at her and give her las
kiss, who had always spoken to then
such wise and loving words, they wer
awed, even the most careless, at tn
unutterable Joy and peace upon he
face. And they said that look of he
youth had come back to it, in this, he
final sleep.-IHe Argosy.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-09-18
TO A SERENADER.

Ihear thy music soft and low,
And know that thou art nigh:
That strain! / hear it come and go
As on my couch lie.
Now near, now far, it dies away,
And then it comes again;
All, me! To keenest dread prey,
listen to that strain.
Just as soft slumber DER me crept
| heard thy melody;
Had st thou but waited till | slept
'Twould have been well for thee.
Thou mightst all night on me have fed,
But now thOu'lt meet thy doom,
For Pm about to spring from bed
To chase thee round the room.
know that thou art swift to flight,
But rage and hate are ditto,
And mashed thOu'lt surely be tonight
PestiferOus mosquito.
Boston Courier.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-09-18

-Oneida's Chinese laundryman keep
his small change in his ear. He ca
carry one dollar in dimes in this way
Utica IN 7. Herald.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-27
THE AMERICAN EXPOSITION.
Spanish-American Day-A Reccp
ton in the Music Hall.

New Orleans, Feb. 24-This was Span
ish-American day at the exposition. Ex
ercises occurred at the music hall, where
the state and territorial commissioners,
representatives of the management and
others assembled at o'clock to welcome
his excellency. Senior Don A M Soteldo,
Venezuelan minister to the United
States. Hon. w. p. Curtis presided and
introduced Hon VIM. Burwell, the ora
tor of the day. Addresses were also
made by Senior SoteldO, Consul MARTINEZ
OF Guatemala, and Dr. r. Fritzgartner,
commissioner of Honduras. The Gus
tom House records show the value Of
exports from this port to Central Ameri-
ca, for three months ending Jan. 81, was
500. .O3O, and the number of passengers to
the same country during the same period
was go, Of whom nj neteen were fe-
males.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-27

SENATOR PUeH of Alabama goes OIL
record as the champion of the sntog
onlsls OF Federal aid to education
This is singular, since the the edu.
catlonai status of Alabama is among
the worst in the Uuion. Senator
Pugh objects 10 measure because lie
thinks IL ia unconstitutional. Senator
Ha"ley OF Connecticut, standing
candidate for nomination for Presl
dent by the Republican party, it also
opposed to the measures as proposed
by Senator Blair of New York Hamp-
shire on the ground that the meas
ure as proposed would not aid edu-
cation but put premium upon
illiteracy IN. Y. Freeman.
Allofwhich refers to Senator Morgan,
and does Senator Pugh an injustice.
Senator Pugh is a warm supporter
OF the measure. taking pride in being
one Of the original trainers of the bill
Alabama sustains him.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-27
FavOrs of Blair Bill.

From MERcURR.
We notice with pleasure and pride the
prominent and influential position Prof.
Lovett is justly commanding in the Ma
tional Educational Association in session
in Washington City. Although one OF
the youngest delegates, he has been ac-
corded a stand in the front rank. He
has been appointed by Hon. Warren
Easton. president of the association, on
the committee on national aid, to confer
with the committees on education OF the
House and Senate, TO urge the passage
OF some bill to advance national eluca-
ton.
The paper read bv Prof Loyett on
National Aid to Education,' was warm
~ received and created a profound i'm
preston. Evidencing its appreciation,
the Association ordered it to be printed
in pamphlet form for Immediate use be-
fore Congress. Pro-. Lovett favors the
passage OF the bill now pending before
Congress in aid Of education, and he is
not only righ, but heartily endorsed by
nine-tenths of the people OF Alabama
who will read with pleasure and pride
the news OF its young son in being 80
highly, but justly honOred.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-27
Personal.

MIR. Henry j. Lowenthal Of th.
Dry goods house Of Herstein and
Lowenthal has gone East for hi
spring stock of goods.
Mi Q. Annie Stiuve has returned
home after Writ to friends ut Gull
man.
Mr.. Jordan Thymes has been on
business trip to Birmingham
Mrs Alex Patterson. her charm.
ing daughter Miss Addie and Miss
Maria Col!ina. were in to enjoy the
concert Thursday night
Mrs. David Hall is convalesent
after . severe illnt 81
Prof j r Scales has returned 10
Athens after a successful session OF
school at Belle Nina.
Capt JOS Nj Kinds and his f,mily
have removed to Decatur
Mr. James NJ Thompson, of M e
ridianviIl-, is enrolled at Rust In sti
tute.
Mr. Silas johnson has the thanks
of the GAZETTE for valued services in
tue way of new subscribers.
Miss Julia Turner was at home
Saturday.
Mr.. j M Rice was down from New
Market last week.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-27
Local Option in Virginia.

RICHMOND, Feb, 24-The House Of
Delegates to day adopted, with some
amendments, the local option bill passed
by the Senate Monday. The House
amendments were concurred in by the
Senate, and the bill now goes to the Gov
ernor fol his action. The BILL as passed
applies to all cities and connties in the
State except where local option now
exists.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-27
NASHVILLE.
Pleasant weather.

Pleasant weather.
People begins to get in readiness
for work for another crop.
The weekly visits Of the GAZETTE
are always eagerly watched for.
"Jack DAVIS" letter are magically
attractive and captivating.
We need better roads in this sec
ton of the county.
Messrs Mathew Bone aud o Cur
Woods have gone to Tennessee
MIR and Mrs. Simon Bone have
located at SewaDee.
Where are your correspondents
Rev. WM II GAsToN and Mr. FRRNcIs
DAVIS If the blizzard frcze th+ir
ink what has becom. Of their Fa
bers
DAx1EI. j BONE
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-27
BOOT AND SHOE SHOP

Vacant dwelling houses are
scarce In Huntsville, and in much
demand.
1t isreported that iMr. Jno H
McMulIen has been appointed Post
NJ $50 s,es>ille, vice MIR. KT
Dsn3tls.
-Gndene:s vii soon turn spades
for trLmss.
Call up aud sign the petition to
Congress Tor tic passage OF the Blair
Educational bill before it is sent off
March marches iu Monday.
Attention If teachers is called
10 the meeting at tie NJ L Church
next Saturday.
The petion j. still oren in Il G
NAzFTTE tiicr
-Narrirg 's h ve eoAe right rln' 5
al a hveiier rate ihan very du' {
'he CT, cl hard lines
-C'n ont to the teac IS IN Ell
ing nex' sa,uIda,.
-Can..Idates are annouciDgI
alit mNels"s for The August -lec tion
lie G.zirTE is the proper ms dium
Cou ty pcli,ic, spromise 10 be qni'e
lively
= elvi Is a, u z Primitive Baptis
.ha4 ch morrowl by Elder VIM /
naston. aud Wm FL l,sci-r.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-27
GERMANY.
A CONFUSION oF NArlRs

BERLIN, Feb. "a. AT Zochen, village
in Saxony, a piece OF ground twenty
acres in extent, upon which there We're
several houses, suddenly sank yesterday
leaving lake covering the entire area
OF the lost groInd Three persons were
drowned and many slred themselves
with great difficulty. The greater part
of the dwelers in the houses were away
AT the time.
DR.. Allicas q. Inyg'" visitt q
e City this week.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-27
/ he Young Folks Concert.

thursday evenings concert by
Students Of Rust Institute for the
benefit of the NJ + church, under the
sklllfnl management of Prof. VIM
kiley was brill ,nt affair A goodly
audience gatherd in the basement OF
The church and enjoyed the excellent
music and exercises.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-27

Buy your groceries, country pro
duce, glass and china ware and no
ions generally at
J. r. KIEss'
Grocery Store,
Bargains are offered at the lowest
cash prices in the market.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-27
TITT'S EXTRACT SARSApARil!.i La

Importer. Nanufactur4 & WnorxsAx1 DRAxz8U "
MUSICAL NERCHANDMK. MUSICAL BOxkA
DAHD IMsfKgM.ENTTG sLRATTOSg Gel CEkke.<
eMn ron oARAxo0vm
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-27
MAGIC CITY ECHOES.
Newsy Notes Knights of la
Dor Join stock Company
The Chain Gang.
BIRMI SGHAM, ALA
Feb s23. 1886.

Feb sZ3, 1856.
Tie Magic City is all aelow.
Two suicides last week-bo h
whites.
u. S. Court convenes next month
Business booms 81 zee the opening
of the weather.
Mr.. jordan Thymes, OF Huntsville
is prospecting here.
Very glad to hear Of the GONZALES
cence Of your Courtland correspond
ent.
There are thousands of laborer
here aud the eye beholds on every
hand work and business pushing
forward.
! The laboring men now have an
assembly of Knights Of Labor or
ganizfd by Mr.. j. w. Campbell of
Warrior the State organizer
Rev. I. ". Coffee. Of the A. NJ
E. Church is making arrangements
for the celebration Of the 10th Ami
versary of tbst church with promise
Of grand success. He expects to
raise on that occasion $3.50 for his
new church edifice now under course
| Of erection.
The Masonic suppe. on the 10Th
proved to be quite success Dep.
Or, Master j. H. Binford and Mr.
A. A. Sensabough made short sd-
dresses. The elite of Birmingham
society graced the occasion and the
proceeds amounted to $64.25.
A colored Joint Stock Company
with capital stock Of $4,000 has
been organized here. Its stockhold
ers mbrace our wealthiast men. Of
ticerp; W. :. Robinson. Pres; Prof
F. S Hazel, Vice Pres; J H. Bin
ord, Secv.;J. I. Peterson, Treas
s.1e L.
A certain DNirs herr i. an en-.
nv Ia tie ven-rxh!e institution o
Masonry. 80 m 'ch 50 that he de
ined TO read ,e no'ices of the Ma
:. nc supper to his congr cation
b. shallow minded fellow what
subject for pity.
The chain gang numbers nearly
hundred-white and colore1, ole
and ycupg-men and women. Thi
being the central point to all tn
coal mines it appears 10 that NOR
prisoners are brought here than ar
carried to any other city. 1t is
sad and sickehing sight to see
number Of humsn beings tied an
chained together in traunsit for thes
coal mines. And more startling
: is to see that these criminals ar
J mostly young men and women. an
7 who can neither read or write. Wha
f an arguments for the passage Of th
Blair bill +!
Eruo
Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-27
Go 10 j. Il Laughin:S

To get cheap Furniture. Also
fullneli of coffns always in Stock
]. b. Lanehlir,
East Side Public square
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-05-20
History Of the Eight Hour
Movement in America.

The history Of the movement for
shorter days work in this country is
thus given by Bradstreet's; "Agita-
ton began about 1926, and the first
decided victory was secured in 1910,
when President Van Buren, proclaim
ed the ten-hour day. Gradually this
became the custom in the building
trade, and, considering industry all in
all in this country, that is about the
average length to-day, Massachusetts
and Rhode Island are the only States
which have compulsory ten-hour
law for factories; but many other
States have passed eight and ten hour
laws, simply declaring, but not COM
pelling. By President Grants pro-
clamation in 1868, and by the Act OF
Congress soon following, the eight
hour day was ordered for all the Gov
eminent yards and workshops, and
with some exceptions, this has been
theoretically the rule.
"The advocates OF an eight-hour day
can make d strong point by demon
strating the ever-increasing power oI
steam and its progressive substitute
for hand labor. The English statisit
clan Mulhall, in his recently publish
ed work on the History Of Prices,
makes number OF generalization
which are full of force in this connec
, ton. Taking the working-hours o
Europe anG the United States, h'
, shows that while population since 1851
: has risen "a per cent, working-powe
= has increased 105 per cent, and as {
CONSCIENCE OF this FIVE men can nov
e accomplish as much as six in 1870 o
> eight in 1850. 1t is also stated tina
1 the worlds steam-power is now fv
j and hall times what it was in 1856
and has nearly doubled since 1870. l
is such facts as these that the labo
l organizations are now utilizing i
Z claiming that an eight-hour day woul
g create demand for one-ffth more Ia
!; Dor, and thus bring back into the fel
Of labor the hundreds Of thousand
of who are now idle, 1t is not though
y that reduction from ten hours
ii eight would result in an equal produ'
ton with the same number OF operi
a. tives as was the case from twelve
ten. 1t is probable that the body
overworked, as rule, at the presei
time. 1t is thus seen that the NOV
III ment is an old one with new fac
e. and that its consideration involv
n other elements than have entered in
the case in time past"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-05-20

The Supreme Court OF Virginia has
affirmed the decision of the Hastings
Court of Richmond, in which Thomas
J. Cluverius was convicted of the
murder of Miss Fannie Lillian Mad
ison. The case is sknown throughout
the country as "the reservoir murder
mystery" from the body of Miss Mad
ison being found in the water works
reservoir. Cluverius and his victim
were cousins, of eminent families, and
were said to have held improper re-
lations.
A Mormon hegira into Mexico has
set in, over 100 families having migra
ted in the course of the last too weeks
The Saints generally travel in smal
caravans, the number Of wagons il
one family frequently representing
the number Of wives in that house
hold. Few OF those who have entereO
Mexico thus far are from Utah. The,
come from towns and villages in NeN
Mexico and Arizona,
Miss Constance Edgar, the beaut
: fnl and accomplished stepdaughter
Colonel Jerome Bonaparte, last wee
: took the vows of a nun at the Con
vent of the Visitation, in Baltimor
4 Miss Edgar, who is about twenty yea
of age, was much admired in Il
q fashionable circles of Baltimor
q Washington, New York and Boston.
Mr.. w. d. Howells' little daughtt
E. Mildred, is something of an arti
A. Several Juvenile stories Of Mr.. Ho'
70 ells's have beenillustratcd by his smt
10 daughter. A clever and not inte
al tionally unkind person says tn
ID oMrs. Howells looks as if her daue
to ter had drawn her.
The undertakers OF New York ha
at fronled trades union. 1t is suspe
ce ed that the members win boycott
III their friends who persist in remaini
ldisgustingly healthy.