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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-16
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Carefully prepared, beautifully Illustrated,
aud expensive books and periodicals are pub
lj~h.i n great Humhcr To teach the breeder,
how ~ turn 10 account the forces of hcrciitv.
iut i!ttle or uathin- is said or done to teach
tie world haw u apply the same great forces
{" the elevation 81 humanity, physically, in
tgll-ctuaIjy and morally. Many are the
physical. mental and moral weaknesses and
diseases resulting from or perVctuated hy j..
norancc or disregard of tine laws Of hereditary
influence. Is it greatly 10 the honor u this
age that man studies mora thoroughly the
breeding and character of the animals he pur-
poses coupling than lie does those Of the per.
sons whom the unguiled fancy of his children
head them 10 wed. Breeders 50 manage their.
stock rs to avoid reproducing defects and to
secure desirable points They assert that
the sl.iilful breeder can, in few generations
develop almost any desired type Of animal
Shall principles SO long and successfully APP
piled 10 tile Improvement Of the lower ami
mails remain unused for the development Of
their master. Shall not ut least as luuch be
done for the Improvement Of mankind hy the
study, Development. and application Of the
laws Of Incredibly % that purpose rs has been
done iy their aid for the Improvement Of thu
beasts Of the fic!ll Is man less worth the cf-
fort than tL'y.-E. W. Perry in The Cur
TrU-
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-16
T4E ten O'CLOCK" LINES.
A Indian Method OF Fixing the Bound
aric, u Grants to White Men.

aric, III Grants to White Men.
That il o'clock liae,n said an old gen
tl-nIal, pattlag lis finger on delicate line
ON one il the Grand Pacific maps the other
div.
What ils creation is a Id o'clock liner
choTu-ci two Young companions, as they
traced the l.uc in question from near tho
mouth ot -sc Miami northwest through IN
diana
~ WINS the boundary Of an Indian grant
lsi-l ri natural way Of surveying. | was
down w-th a party once to ratify treaty 10y
which a tribe agreed 70 cede some territory
to the whites. 1t was q small matter. but it
was q big occasion with the savages Every
thing wa- ..@dy. Tho surveyor had his COM
pass and telescope, and had mounted them on
a tripod The head man of the tribe came
up, looked steadily at the Instruments for
awhile, ErUated, and returned to the circle
around thn council FIRE. Not a word was
spoken soon another Indian got up walked
seiGtey t. thc Instruments graycly examined
them. granted, and IN silence returned to his
place 10y th" fire. This example was followed
hy hall q dozen other bucks. Then they held
q short consultation, and the heal man arose
AMI came over to the white mon.
That " lat Indian know, he said, draw
Ing q small circle on the ground with a stick,
tGat what white man know he continued,
drawing larger CIRCLE around the first
This what nobody know 10 concluded
pointing t3 nh without the last circle. White
Elat sI-Jv that pointing TO the Instruments
'lu.!...G ..rt know Il. Indian know the sun.
HIM never cheat. IIim always Same. Him
throw shadow uI!gn give white man lana
uus r..ir shadow anu keep other side After
"a big paww. it was decided that line
drawn III tle direction the sun would cast q
SHADE" from an agreed Point, az ~ o'clock.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-16

tive state. He voted against secession, but
pledged himself To 60 with his state, which
ever way the majority would decide. Secs
sion being the decision, II entered the Con-
federatc army.
He YVES elected to the state senate as
Democrat il 1870, and served four years. AS
q member Of the constitutional convention OF
49, Lie had clgrafted into the constitution
mandatory provision under which the iegis-
latura vas compelled = enact the local OPP
ton law Since that time Mr.. Dohoney has
worked Tor constitutional prohibition. IN
ISL Mr.. D0honey founded The North Texan
in the interest Of agriculture, education, in
tcTnal improvements, temperance and reform
generally. Mr.. Dohouey Is ct present an ad-
vocato OF financial reform, prohibition, anti
monopoly and the knights Of Labor He "a
likely to cut quite o figure in the guberna.
torial canvass in Texas.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-16

The I'~F-'F Courier doesn't think medical
stuieut- !.ly..t tl h.e1me hardened, but sub
mIts thcSe few remarks on one OF them 70 show
THAT thay d.. say, can You get mo III 10
vitUc-s the hanging Of the murderer they ar
rested yesterday! / must be there. don't
care anything about the show, lUt must SEQ
how n,au works whom he's stran-.ci I've
been e.. lhr head for two months ami I've got
70 pa. i.t s...re time Vet. Heals a biz study,
d'you i,uuF II. Heads are mighty s.arcc up
At CaE ,o..a-a They put five men on q stiff,
and W. iavc ta Flip cents to see who gets the
heal Mt hcal set I'm going 70 take
home vUi .l". / hal ono while ago, and
guulc -5le.e' .a.ilrel IT, think we had Ottos
body IL l.-Ia. hut never got 4 chance to SEQ
for sure. ,-,aw a day or two after the hang
Ing we :,A1 Il .rauI new Exchange.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-16

This then was the lass who has cargctl more
than a national reputation by her famous as
tensions at the Centennial exposition, i'll Phil
adelphia, during the summer Of 1876; who
stepped into her balloon as fearlessly and
gracefully rs she would if there were no posi-
bio reason for fear. Then a it was freed
from tho fasteuings and shot like n cannon
ball far up into the blue space above the heads
Of tho great crowd, strong men held their
breath and gazed steadily upward, watching
the little brown ball rs it grew smaller and
smaller, and the pretty head and its wealth If
raven locks rs il pccrc! over tho edge of the
basket was soon lost to view.
That night the newspapers would contain
short tcIegraphic item which generally ran
thus:
Blue ASCHoR. y J,-1IisS Wise aIightcd here
Mt p. Balloon and little lady in excellent
condition.
Then the balloon would be shipped to
Philadelphia on the first train and would lie
in readiness for the next days exhibition
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-16
MAKING AIR SHIPS.
WHAT THEY COST AND HOW THEY
ARE MADE.

A Visit to Famous Family OF Aero
nauts-Thc Last Voyage of the Elder
Wise-Thc Fate of the Daring Donald
son.
Early in the course Of one bright October
afternoon l wended my way toward tho
northern limit Of tho quaint Quaker city Of
Philadelphia and stopped before the door of
comfortable looking dwelling on the upper
end Of Eleventh street. / had set out by an
pointmeHt to visit the Wise family, whose
reputation rs aeronauts has gone almost as
high, in proportion, in the scale OF aerial
navigation as their balloons have toward tho
heavens
Ia answer 10 ilIy ring young girl of - or
1G, with mss of jet black hair and piercing
black eyes and n figure like "a young GOODIES,
opened the door, and after announcing my
name in ringing voice to some one up stairs,
invited me to await her father III the front
ROOM as all good PhiIadelphians term their
parlors.
IN the parlor were drawings hung upon tho
walls of the famous aerial sLfIs and their
RavigatnTs.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-16

He cnligrated q
Paris, Tex. il 1852,
yShere he has since
reside d AMI nc
quired 4 comfort
able fortune in tho
pra tice OF law an I
il tie real estate
business. lie has
always taken an ac-
tive interest in poll
tics since ISIS, when
lie assisted il bury
ing the Know Moth
iry ,,0,.4x- u, H. -,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-16

Mr.. Andrew the Democratic Nominees for
governor ot Massachusetts,, Is son Cf John
Albion Andrew, a war governor q that state.
He is hut - years 81 age. lie graduated
from Harvard in Isl and from the law
school three years later lie was elected to
the assembly in I--l. In ISIS lie was n Re
publican member OF the senate Of his state
and III 1881 a delegate 70 the National Repub-
lean convention. Being dissatisfied with the
nominee Of that convention he became rrcsi-
dent OF tho Young Mems Independent club Of
Boston AMI sturped the state for the Demo
cratic candidates. lie was himself returned
70 the stat senate ~ the Independents and
Democrats. lie is at present a park commits
sioner Of Boston, holding appointment under
the Democratic mayor, OBIi.u. Mr.. An
drews is a millionaire. Being what IS termed
"A "Mugwluup" i'll politics lsIs canvass will be
watched with interest over the whole coun-
try
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-16
lllIrol - st0rn

She swi-hed around over their heads scrapod
all the clothing from the line, ground it III the
dirt, knocked down the summer sheds, ripped
the fences up, scared the women to death,
bowed all tho ~brcath" (gas) out of herself,
and then 1T John drop senseIess ON the ground.
When the women gathered him up and got
him in the house ne came to" and recognized
an old friend of his mothers, who had gone
to Missourito live a few years before. Strange
wasn't IT. Do | think the oil critter knew
She livci there: Wen, if you 80 up stairs
and l1ok ut her where she is packed in her
bas!."t, ggl All Scared over with just such
affairs, as shown by the patches We've had to
MAKE. yautI allow she looks vicious enough
to la D.. Am afraid to Tt my daughter 80
up. Gfs, u,, s;h" is used To il since baby
hood"
After discovering that balloons are worth
from $50 - $1,000 apiece left, well satisfied
with my afternoon with an aerouaUt.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-16
{. [. pOHONEY.

GrecnbacE and Prohibition Candidate
for Governor OF Texas.
e L. Dohoney Is q Kcutuckian ly birth
and of Scotch-lrish ancestry. lie IS now 81
years OF age. He graduated from the Law
dan,,:. ,,,n-- ~ I.-u..L.i.Ia l,niLar---v IN -
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-16
CHARLOTTE HARBOR DIVISION.

N4U>t CUUUtCfi0FIs tulUC ', N ~-I.IIt 4 I Us
day. Thursday II.G Saturday Ltr Etut.i I.S>4-
Fort Myers. etc
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-17
Elephant Intelligence.

The author of "Two Years in the jun
gle," Mr.. Hornaday, defends the ele-
phant from the charge that its sagacity
is of a very mediocre description, and
its reasoning faculties are far below those
of the dog and possibly other animals.
He declares it to be the most intelligent
of all animals. "a horse" he remarks,
(which will promptly back at the word
of command, or dog that will back or
stand on it's hind legs when told to do So,
is considered quite accomplished; but in
India any well-trained elephant, at a
word or touch from his driver, who sits
astride his neck, will 'hand-up,' 'kneel,
speak (trumpet) 'salaam' Salute with
his trunk stop, back, lie down, pull
down an obstructing branch, gather
fodder and 'hand-up' to his attendant,
turn or lift log, or drag it by taking
its drag-rope between his teeth. He will
also protect his attendants or attack a
common enemy with fury.
Contrast with this the performances of
our most intelligent breed of dogs, the
pointer. Even when young and trained
under the most favorable circumstances,
they arc at best but capable of being
taught Il few things, as to go on. to
charge to 60 on in a given direction,
and retrieve"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-17
Fuel of the Future.

The house of the near future, the Bos-
ton Journal Of Commerce thinks, will have
no fireplace, steam pipes, chimneys or
flues. Wood, coal, oil and other forms
of fuel are about t.. disappear altogether
in places having factories. Gas has be-
come SO cheap that already it is supplant-
ing fuels. A single jet fairly heats a
small room in cold weather. A New
York artist has produced simple design
for heating entirely by gas at mere
nominal expense. 1t is well-known
fact that gas throws off no smoke, SCOT
or dirt. The artist filled brazier with
chunks of colored glass, and placed sew
eral jets beneath. The glass soon be-
came heated sufficiently to thoroughly
warm room 1Ox30 feet in size. This
design does away with the necessity for
chimneys, since there is no smoke; the
ventilation may be had ut the window.
The heat may be raised or lowered by
simply regulating the flow Of gas. The
colored glass gives all the appearance OF
fire; there are black pieces to represent
coal, red chunks for flames, yellowish
white glass for white heat, blue glass for
blue flames, and hues for all the remain
ing colors of spectrum. Invention already
is displacing the present fuels tor fur
naces and cooking ranges, and glass do
ing away with delay and such disagreea-
BILE objects as ashes, kindling wood, etc.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-17
Not Remarkable.

A party of gentlemen were discussing
domestic subjects. One of them said !:
"Oh, of course, when man marries he
may naturally expect to surrender many
of his liberties. He cannot stay out late
at night, nor can he 60 to so many places
of amusement as he could previous to
marriage. don't suppose there ever
was woman so sweet-tempered that she
refrained from scolding her husband for
staying out late at night"
"You are wrong" some one else re-
marked. 'No matter how late stay
out, nv wife does not scold me-"
''she may not scold you. but she shows
by her tone of voice if not by her words
that she does not like to be left alone"
"No, sir. The other night I stayed out
until 10 o'clock and when went home
my wife didn't say word"
"Didn't she ask you where you had
been?"
"No, tell you, she didn't say a word. I"
"She must be very remarkable per-
son."
"Oh, no, nothing remarkable about
her, and she possesses no peculiarities,
only that she is deaf and dumb. ."-Mer-
chant 1raueler.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-17
Going to Certain Death.

The Confederates had boat which
could be made to sink below the water
and travel there for some distance, but
they had not been able to overcome the
difficulty, which has been insuperable
till now, of making her return to the SUI
face at will. She was apt to put her nose
downward and make straight for the bot
tom with perfect disregard of the steer
ing gear. In experimenting with her,
precautions had been taken to counter
act by external means such alterations on
her part, but in actual war she was use
less, un less men could be found who
would strike one blow in her, and die in
striking it. And men were found who
would do this thing. The Federal fleet
were investing New Orleans, and it was
of the utmost Importance to the Confed-
crate force thatssthe hostile fagshipor one
of her consorts should be destroyed.
The boat was there in the harbor which
could 90 out and strike fatal blow
that her enemy would be powerless to
evade, but the striking of this blow
meant certain death. Men can generally
be found to lead or take part in forlorn
hope. The danger is great, but there is
always hope of return, and the glory is
in proportion to the danger. But in this
case there was no hope OF
return. Who 80 went out
in this boat must be prepared to give
his life absolutely for the good of his
country-to save her from her danger
and then himself die like rat drowned
in its hole. And such men were found.
They went on board calmly, made their
preparations, and then steamed out on
their last voyage. All the populace
turned out on the quays and the shores,
and gave the heroes godspeed, such as
almost must have been worth buying with
life. They never came back, and the
Federal ship never returned home. Both
sank together, and when, after the war
was over, it was proposed to raise the
sunken ship, the diver who went down
to examine found the monster with half
her bottom blown in, and her little an
tagonist, who had dealt the blow lying
by her slde.-AU the Year Round.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-17
Funny Cause Of q Panic.

In some stories of John B. Cough, the
temperance lecturer, printed by the
Philadelphia Times, occurs the following:
One of the most terrible scenes I ever
witnessed throughout my forty years
career as public speaker, and yet one
with very ludicrous side to it, occurred
in DR.. Herron's church, the first Presby-
terian, Pittsburg, in 1861. I was speak
ing to densely crowded house, when
ali of sudden there was terrible crash
in the gallery. A frightful panic ensued.
The people thought the gallery was fall
ing, and made stampede to escape from
the building. Some threw themselves
from the gallery to the floor below.
Others jumped from the windows. In
the midst of the confusion the stove was
upset. Fortunately the fire in it was
very low, and no conHagration followed,
but the occurrence terrified the already
frantic people. Above the din I could
hear the stentorian tones Of three or four
powerful men in the front of the gallery,
who seemed to be trying to quell the
panic by Shouting at the top Of their
voice, while they gesticulated wildly with
their hands and arms. ''The fiddle! it
was the fiddle, the fiddle" but what on
earth the fiddle could have to
do with it was more than I could make
out. At length some good brother near
the pulpit struck up "From Greenland's
Icy Mountains" Others joined in the
familiar hymn and order and quiet were
at length restored. The meeting did not
last long, though, after that. When the
audience had dispersed the floor was
strewn with false hair, hairpins, hats,
bonnets, overshoes, gloves, skirts, canes,
capes and wraps of all kinds, overcoats
and every conceivable article of wearing
apparel. A large cart load Of these things
were taken to the mayors office the next
morning to await the claims OF their
owners. After the trouble was all over
I learned that the crash which created
the panic was caused by some mans
stepping upon the big bass fiddle, which
was at that time used in the choir and
which, when not in requisition, was al
lowed to repose on the gallery floor: This
was what the men in the gallery whom l
heard shouting about the fiddle were try
ing to explain to the fright-crazed people
below
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-17
Cash Paid for Cats Hair.

"Did you ever hear" asked an old resi-
dent few days ago of a Star reporter,
chow the slaughter of the cats was
brought about?"
"No," was the answer, II never knew
of any particular slaughter of the feline
Species"
"Well," continued the old resident,
"forty years ago or thereabouts there was
a square not far from the patent office in
which the cats had multiplied so that
it was mooted question whether the ro-
dents or felines were in the ascendency.
The cats and kittens fairly swarmed, and
those who lived on the square finally
came to the conclusion that the party who
would devise some effective means of
thinning them out would be entitled to
the gratitude of the neighbors. This set
the wits of some of the inhabitants at
work, and it was not long before there
appeared before one of the doors an i'm
mense placard; Wanted! Cats hair.
Highest cash price will be paid As may
be supposed, this soon attracted
the notice of the boys, and due
inquiry elicted the reply that sudden
demand for genuine CATS hair had sprung
UP and that the article at that time COM
manded So. so per pound. The immediate
result was that for several days none of
the boys of the neighborhood could
be seen on the street, but the contin-
uous sound of stones thrown at the cats in
the alleys told where they were and what
they were about. Some six or eight days
had passed and the sign did not appear
to have drawn in the first ounce. About
sundown the dealer noticed approaching
his shop from an alleyway crowd of
some thirty boys, bearing in their midst
a long five bushcl hay sack stuffed full.
1t was dropped at his door beneath his as
tonished gaze.
why, boysr asked the dealer, what
have you there9'
Cats hair, SIR said the largest boy.
Every bit cats hair; killed them first
and then plucked the hair; can swear to
it all, sir.
sWhyp exclaimed the dealer. Ifear
that you will break me if you want your
pay in a lump, but bring in the bag.
Let's look at it,
1.-THE bag was carried in and hastily
opened. when the dealer exclaimed: Tut,
tutl boys, you have it all mixed. I can't
do anything with the hair as it is After
hesitating, he continued: Since you have
had all your trouble, I'll tell you what
I'll do. Just take it back and sort out
the hair, put every shade to itself, and
I'll allow you an advance of seventy-fvc
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-17
He Skinned q Sale.

"About four weeks ago." said farmer
on the market the other day, 81 con-
cluded to get,rid of several old stumps
near the barn, and I came in and pur-
chased some giant cartridges. Next day
forenoon went at the job, and had just
got cartridge tamped down in the first
stump when saw a man drive up to the
house. That was nothing to bother over,
however, and lighted the fuse and ran
around the barn to wait for the explo-
sion. I had only got in place when l
heard a voice calling:
"sAh! there, Sharp! I want to sell
you the best washing-machine ever
made"
ut was the chap who had driven up,
and my wife had sent him out to hunt
me up. He was within ten feet of the
stump when he called. Ihad two
minute fuse on the cartridge when l
heard his voice and called back:
"sFor Heavens sake, get out O. that!
"sOh, I'll get out, after I have sold
you machine. Sharp, where are youS'
'Well, sir. you can have my ears if
that idiot didn't walk up and rest his
elbows on the stump, and he was there
when she exploded. He took a rise OF
six or eight feet, came down spread
eagle fashion, and then scrambled up
and made for his wagon with slivers
sticking out all over him.. When he
went by the house my wife asked him
if the machine saved ten per cent. in
soap, but he never answered nor came
to halt. He just sailed over the fore
wheel to his seat on the wagon, give the
horses a cut with the whip, and was a
mile away when I went out to the road
to inquire if his machine was full-jew-
."-Detroit Free Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-17
The American Tretter.

It is now the American trotting horse,
and not the runner, which is the high
stepper of fashion. Runners are bred
and trained only for the race track, for
exhibition, and the chances which rem
der their performances of interest to the
gambling class. But for pool-selling and
private betting, the running race tracks
would soon grow up i'll weeds, and the
noble race of blooded runners would die
out. For personal use the running horse
is of little practical value, compared with
the RECOGNITION of his merits when saddle
riding was popular in the days gone by.
But Improvement in the trotting strains
receives encouragement in the demand for
horses of good movement for road uses.
Most horses which develop extraor-
dinary powers of speed, of course find
their way to the race-track, but public
exhibitions serve good purpose in ad-
vertising fine blood, and promoting an
interest in improved horses among the
neople. The wonderful showing in the
trottine records for the last few years
must bring out corresponding signs of
Improvement, not only in the fashionable
city drives, but, also, in the country
lanes; and while the dashing gentleman
flashes by everything on the road that
doesn't move faster than a mile in 2:30,
the farmers boy, with his girl by his
side, throws dust in the eyes OF his
fathers ambling "critter." Take last
years record and ponder. Two hundred
a and eighty-three trotters that in 1885,
for the first time knocked off a mile in
less than 2 80, and twenty-four who en-
tered the 2:20 list! There remains un-
matched Maud SIS time of 2:0S Sd, but
who knows that in few years this now
fancy record may be rated as rather slow
and ssunprofcssional," and abandoned to
the ssspeed rings" of the country pig and
pumpkin shows.-C Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette.