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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-24
Administrative Notice.

The undersigned having this day been duly
appointed and qualified as ADMINISTRATIVE of
fhe estate of AUGUSTUS w. MANN late of Palat-
ka Putnam county Florida hereby notifies all
persons who have any demands against the IS
tate of said Augustus W. Mann To present them
to her. within the time prescribed by law.
PaIatka, Dec. 5th, 1856
MATILDA MANN.
Summer c. Chandler. Solicitor.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-24
Special Masters Sale.

Under ami 10y virtue OF Iu.5 decree ,!
court OF the NTH Judicial circuit vt Florida.
for Putuam county. Tn chluUgrv, uB he 3~Iu
DAY Of bvcrm T-- 81. =, l5s5 ia % certain cause
therein pending, wherein Annie d. I0HcT aud
Juli1 j. LOPEZ are CHmp.".UIHJs ana iavlu5a
J. Wiley Is defendant viii sell at TUhliyaUc-
tionto Observation-Disclosures aSh, ruNoully the
lSt day al February l0Si in front of the
front door Of the court house in tho Ci:E OF
HaiatS1- III -=g county between the ts-riri and
legal hours al S-}e- the following desert bed
property tp-fsit- Being in Putnam county
and state OF Florida ana GCsyrirgd more par
ucJIlariy as follows: Being part of the =. Ii.
Eutrdl-s grant IN section thirty seven $50
township .'Dc 800 south ct range twenty SIX
.3ai east. and Guuuicdas follows. C1uw-s 90 ing
on the west bank of the -. Johns river az u
point y hisR marks the south east corner of
land conveyed 10y John e GTorus aEI 81. D."
sIl james d. GEaoE-= AID wife - s.e-=F-.
Sheppard aud iiitlhcac- AMI Running taeuc-
west along SAID aUaari Is G.-g-yrrs= $ .rf.I
line to their south west corner, and euUtiuu-
ing thence west six and -I--il chains 10 the
public highway. thence along sail highway
suUth. seven degrees cast niTe ana Jl-lip
chains TDa stake standing in z small pond,
thence east 70 -r. Johns river. thence DCrtEeg-
y along west bank of said river ga place OF
beginning and containing ug estimation forty
three and gI-lfH atrs= IHusu ~ less.
l'.trCh2-- Is 10 pay .'t. .--cr.--
be. seth, i~-5. e. T.. COCHRAN.
Special Master ia tEaH Gt-v.
Calhoun n tr4is5~ gHl-u.ts. solicitors.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-24

All persons-heirS, creditors and others
having claims of any nature whatsoever,
against the estate of William III. Wells de-
ceased, late OF Putnam county. Florida, must
present the same. duly authenticated within
the time prescribed by law, or they will he
barred. and all persons indebted 10 said estate
are requested to make immediate payment
\. J. BEACH.
Administrator of the Estate of
William III. Wells. deceased.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-24

letters OF administration upon the estate Of
John = Gruoils. deceased. Lls iu- been grant
Putnam county. Florida. all persons holding
c.d inns v the said deceGguc are hereby noJi-
fed to present the same ta INC, within the
time prescribed 10y Jaw or rle same viii be
barred. Al! persons iH-c#HrCi 80 -.5.. deceased
are required 20 make u8y NEXT 20
JAMES IT.. fIEDgEt~. Admin st IA Tor.
H..iatS5. TIA. Oct. 5Td, I,-5
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-24
Savannah, Florida < Western R'y
nNSrosN Short Line.

-. - lrs5itls % tins road are run by Central
s,--i- -,lt t'i,5t-1 time. which - minutes
slower than Jacksonville time.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-24

nN aud after sunday, Nov Il. lSS5. P.z-
I - sen-e- Trans y-lll leave an arr5ve ~
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-24

SSw uaLcA,sS ENTEESs,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-24
F'iurIua Southern Railway.
The Grunge Belt Route.
Through to Tampa.
November Is. ISIS.
GOING SOUTH.
STATIONS

l-F Jack. uV.l.e. j. i. \
Is. ". it'y.
-. Augustine, ~.
Johns Ky
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-24
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.

November 10th, 1885.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-18
A BRIGHT NEWS AGENT.

How He Persuaded Secretary Eyarts to Buy a
Book
at takes an artist to sell books on the
railroad cars. You never See an artist
slam into car, bang the door, and start
right down the aisle, hit or miss, throw
Life of Jesse James'to minister, Gems
from MoOdy's Sermons by Texas cow
boy, Allan Pinkerton's detective books by
young lady from Vassar, and Bouquets
of Verse by shiriff taking a prisoner
to Sing Sing. Your artist saunters noise
lessly into car without book, tells the
Brakeman funny story while he sizes up
the crowd, and moves leisurely down the
isle, picking out suckers. When he has
studied the people long enough be deter
mines just how he will strike each one
and gets his stock ready. Then he sits
down by the minister and talks to him
gravely and III pleasant subdued tone
about Moody's great work. He drinks
some of the cowboys whisky and tells
him story that keeps him laughing all
the way to Utica. He discusses poetry
with the yonng woman from Vassar and
conVerses in an engaging manner with
the slim young salesman from the dry
goods store. The result is that he catch
every one Of them. Those are the men
who make $50 or S75 week and throw
the peanut and fruit stock out of the
window rather than bother with it. Amt
they artists? The Hebrew clothing mer-
chants down in Baxter street think that
it is great thing to sell man coat at
all. That's simply nothing. The trick
is to sell man a book that he doesn't
want can't read, and has been Emporium
ed hundred times in three days to buy.
And that's what booksellers who are ar
fists do.
"Now, there was 'Homely Dave red
headed, ugly as hedge fence, without
single handsome feature-he could talk
any man that every lived into buying
book. Did you ever hear about Senator
Evarts experience with Dave? It was
when Mr.. Evarts was secretary of state
under Mr.. Hayes. He had been out to
California on kind of jaunt, and was
coming back with a number of distin-
guished gentlemen senators, congress
men, land officials. They struck Dawes
run at Council Bluffs. Before they had gone
ten miles Dave had looked the party over
and determined to sell them so me books.
He decided that he would make his first
ssult upon Secretary Evarts. Mr.. Evarts
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-18
Most Fellows Know.
Tobe Hodge in Puck.

When Mr.. Jenkins went to his bed
termination of going to sleep, and with
another determination that he would
not be interviewed by Mrs. Jenkins.
So as soon as he had entered the door
and deposited his lamp upon the dressing
table, he commenced his speech:
II locked the front door. I put the chain
on. l pulled the key out little bit.
The dog is inside. put the kitten out.
l emptied the drip-Pan of the refriger-
ator. The cook took the silver to bed
with her. put a cane under the knob
of the back hall door. [ put the fasten-
lngs over the bathroom windows. The
parlor fire has coal on. I put the cake
box back in the closet. [ did not drink
all the milk. It is not going to rain.
Nobody gave me any message for you.
L mailed your letters as soon as [ went
down town. Your mother did not call at
the office. Nobody died that VIC are in
ested IN. Did not h@ar of marriage or
engagement. I was very busy at the
office making out bills. l have hung my
clothes over chair backs. l want a new
egg for breakfast. [ think that is all,
and will now put out the light"
Mr.. Jenkins felt that he had hedged
against all inquiry, and a triumphant
of the gascheck, and sighted a line for
the bed, when he was earthquaked by a
ringing laugh, and the query from Mrs.
Jenkins:
why didn't you take off your hat?'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-18
A Cousin of the Kelly Motor.
The Boston Transcript.

Mr.. G. G. Loeber, native of Germany,
who was at one time member of the
New York bar and later resident of San
Francisco, is said to be engaged at his
work rooms, on Albany streets, this city,
in building air ships. He says that, after
years of study, he has discovered a law o.
motion that will make it as easy to nav
gate the air as ii is now to navigate The
ocean. The means by which he hopes to
accomplish this object will be steamer,
which he says, will carry its own fuel,
carry passengers and carry freight, as
easily as if resting upon the water. 1t
will be of steel, in the form of bird with
outstretched wings, the wings, to be them
selves immovable, though the mechanism
for elevation and propulsion will be sit
uated in them. The part of the machine
representing the body of the bird will
contain the steam boilers and engines,
and will carry the coal or other fuel ne
cessary for the production of the power
required. 1t will also be fitted up to &C
commodate passengers and to carry
freight. Mr.. Loeber claims that the ma
chine cannot be overturned unless tor
nado is encountered. He places great
faith in his scheme and in order to OBJ
tain money to carry it out, will PROBABLY
soon deliver course of lectures on air
navigation in this city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-18

Don't CO." she said gently. 'Ten me
what you meant?"
"When Lieut.. Haywood came back to
claim his own what could do but abdi-
cater"
Lieut.. Heywood?" she repeated, knit
ting her brows in perplexity. Il have
not seen him."
perhaps not lately" he said and
laug he'd. Then, becoming suddenly
grave, he continued: II Wish you would
try to understand me without forcing
me to be more explicit"
''Speak plainly. : I have nothing to
fear in any revelation you can make"
Proudlessly, fearlessly her eyes met his,
and for the first time there dawned on
him the possibility that he had been mis-
taken IN the identity of Lieut.. Haywood;
but no, that was not possible! Neverthe-
less his manner softened as he said.
'Then listen. The Thursday that l
proposed to return to Sutton did return.
At the Griffin heard of Mrs. Testers
death, filled with tenderness and love for
you; but some one preceded me thither
"a young good looking man, with the I'M
mistakable military stamp upon him. He
went to you and paused at the gate and
y L
child; to be true to him you had to be
false to me; but" with a Pickering smile,
perhaps you know 1 was very jealous,
even for the first of Lieut.. Haywood"
It was long since Bel Urmson's face
had worn so happy and blissful a smile.
cit was not Lieut.. Haywood who came
to me that evening, but my brother-in
law, Capt. Lester"
"Capt. Lester! he was drowned before
I met YOU"
$50 we thought, but we were mistaken.
He was picked up by an African coast1ng
vessel and carried to Loango, and thence
to several places on the Congo. He was
kept prisoner for several years, and,
with little shudder, cannot tell you all
the cruelties they made him suffer.
Finally he effected his escape aud landed
in England a fortnight after Clara had
died."
Her voice shook little and she paus-
ed.
"Do you blame me now" she asked
and then broke down III a wailing, piteous
cry. "John, forgive me, for I have been
true in my love for you"
"My poor love-" he whispered.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-18
A Lonely Ghost Hunt.
Boston Record.

There had been some spirit rappings
in the town and the talk ran from them
to ghosts, and some very spooky stories
told. Finally one of the rustics, Jake
Starbuck by name, who was whiting
with big jack knife, avowed his belief
that there were indeed such things as
ghosts.
give seen 'em myself" said he, "plenty
on 'em; but [ amt mite afraid of any
ghost that ever walked"
"Jake," said one of the farm.ts, "Ill
bet ye We dissent go out behind the
graveyard this very night"
"Dassen't, eh?" said Jake: swell, I'd
be purity kind of man if I dissent,
wouldn't II"
'Well, I'll tell you what I'll do" said
the farmer. Give got an old hay rake
standin' down Ia the edge of the medder.
just longside of the buryin' ground. I'll
hang pocket handkerchief on that hay
rake early this evenin', and if you'll go
down through the buryin' ground to
where it is and take that handkerchief
m1un1gnC, I'll give yo a shoute."
"Greed,' said Jake; I'll do it,
That night, just at II O'Clock, Jake
found his way down to the burying ground,
CROPPED his way through the thick daIk-
ness and finally saw the handkerchief on
the seat of the hay rake and was reaching
up in father agitating way for the hand
kerchies, when two ghostly, sheeted fig
ures rose up from behind the rake and
pointed their arms menacingly at him.
Jake hesitated minute and then
whipped out his big iackknife saying.
Look out there" Ghosts or no ghosts
I'll hev your insides out IN two minutes,
as sure as my names Jake Starbuck!"
With that he gave leap clear over the
hay rake, brandisbing his knife as he did
so.
The two ghosts took to their heels
across the meadow, with Jake after them
First one sheet blew to the wind and
then the other, as the cow hide boots of
the ghosts clattered over the field, with
Jake tearing holly after them, still bran
dishing his big jack knife. 1t was a ter
riable race, but the ghosts finally got in
to the woods and escaped.
Needless to say that the ghosts were
the farmer and his hired man, and that
Jake Starbuck got his shote.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-18
HOMESICK.
JACINTA JACQUES.

miss the bright bues of the wood in October,
miss The slow drip of the sad autumn leaves;
The orange and purple the gay tlnts ana sooer,
The meanings and tossings OF grieE-srlcken
trees. ,
long for the caverns, the rocks, and the
lodges;
The mou derng soil, with its odors 50 sweet;
The leaf den paths, the grottoes the hedges,
The branches which round me and over me
meet.
The prairies are scarlet and golden. and quvcr
With bright fluctuations, like sunset at sea,
They CLEAN and they glisten, and grow, grow for
ever,
So boundessIy beautiful bright, and so free
They curve to the east, the bright HORIZON lining
Then rush with magnificent sweep TO the west
TO meet and to greet the red day kings declin-
And IuIi him to sleep on their great. throbbing
breast.
Knee-deep in the pillows and swayed by the
motion
OF wind-waven grasses, and listening th.ir
Like sick mariner out on the ocean,
turn to the woodland and long for the shore,
For something to touch me, envelope nae. hold
To bind in some space which my being can fill /;
Some presence to lean on me, TO grasp me- enIolu
And warm my cold blood with it exquisite
thrill.
feel like an atom in all Its wide glory.
No space can 1 cover with presence or gold,
Close round me-, ye woodlands, and breathe me
OF beauty less awful and landscapes less cold
o. wild Western prairies, L love thee, greet
thee. 80
But long for the children of nature to meet me
With sense or companlonshlp-senseo Oh my
self,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-18
California Fruit Crop.
San Francisco Call,

One of the most extensive fruit
growers and shippers in California states
that the heavy consignments that have
been sent to the east this season have
been of the greatest benefit financially
and other wise, to the industry and those
engaged in it. He bases his conclusion
on what he claims to be facts which can
not be successfully disputed, and which
in brief are as follows: The shipments
have operated in two principal and sever
al minor ways to benefit the producer.
They have cleared away his surplus and
have enabled him to secure much bet
ter net result for his product. These two
hinge upon each other. In 1885, much
fruit was left upon the trees and vines,
because the market was so depressed it
did pot pay to gather it. Yellow plums,
peaches, apricots and grapes, he states,
were the principal fruits to suffer. Pears
did not, particularly the better descrip-
tons, because there was an active East
ern demand for all we chose to sell. I'm
der these circumstances the home market
was weighed down to such an extent that
little Or no profit remained for the fruit
grower, who was compelled to accept al
most any offer for the bulk of his crop.
This year there was a change. Fruit
growers formed combinations, which have
placed large quantities of fruit upon the
Eastern markets. Owing to various rea-
sons, many of the consignments have re-
suited in loss to the shippers, bat the
fact of their having been sent out of the
State SO affected the home market that
prices have been better, and when all the
crop is disposed of and the net result of
the business for the year has been ascer-
tanned it will be found that the growers
have made very satisfactory profit. The
number of fruit trees in California il
given as follows: Apple, 100000; peach
100000; pear 100000; plum and prune
100000; cherry, 100000; apricot, 100000:
orange, 100000; lime and lemon, 5OO,OOO
It is estimated that there are 10000 acres
of craze vines
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-18
Gladstone as a Church Sleeper.
Doyle's "reminiscences.

Here is story of Mr.. Gladstone, who
used to take me off to hear the university
sermon: One afternoon [ looked up and
discovered, not without glow of trium phi
that, although the reverend gentleman
above Us had not arrived at his thirdly
my mentor was sleeping the sleep of the
just. 'Ho, no." said to myself. mo
more o'clock sermons for me-" Accord
ingly, on the very next occasion when he
came to carry me off, my answer was
ready: mo, thank you, not to-day;
can sleep just as well in my armchair
here as at St. Mary's.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-18

WIS not feeling very well that day, and as
he saw Dave coming he turned away i'm
patiently and motioned the porter to put
him out.
g I have been bored to death by news
leftsSan Francisco and / am heartily sick
of it.
g 'Homely Dave was not frightened in
the least. He said, with bland smile:
Excuse me, Mr.. Secretary, but don't
want to sell you anything. just want to
read you page or two out of book just
issued. Have you seen it?'
'Mr.EVarts glanced at the title-page
and said he hadn't.
g Now Just let me beguile the tedious
ness of the journey by reading the first
page to your
''Se Dave, who had remarkable clear
and sweet voice, read on, not only the
first, but the second and third pages with
Mr.. Evarts deeply interested listener.
When 'Homely Dave stopped Mr.. Evarts
simply said: I'll take that book, Name
your price. Now what else have you got =?
''That. book was Edwin Arnold's Light
of ASIA 1t had just come out then. After
Mr.. EVarts had picked out lot of other
books and Dave had read to him from
them, he called the senators and congress
men, introduced Dave to them, and made
them sit down and listen while Dave read
a lot of things. He sold more than $500
worth Of books to those people before
they got to Chicago. You bet he didn't
touch the peanut basket that trip.
That was red headed 'Homely Dave.
There amt many news agents i'll the
business nowadays that can equal that
performance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-18
A Donkey OH the Witness STAND
TTfina Herald

a most amusing scene to philosophic
spirits recently occurred at London
court in a litigation concerning the owner
ship of donkey. The presiding judge,
borrowing hint from Solomon and the
Caliphs of Bagdad, had the animal
brought into court to test the allegation
of the defendant that it would eat bread
or vegetables offered it with Lord Sails
bury's compliments" but would reject
the same with symptoms of loathing and
contempt when Mr.. Gladstone was nam
ed as the donor. As it happened, the
willy quadruped, when challenged by the
claimant, not only devourod indiscrimin-
ately the tory and liberal carrots, showing
no partisan spirit whatever, but when the
experiment was acknowledged failure
set up such mixed notes of exultation and
protest that the magistrate, deafened by
the outrageous bray, summarily dismiss
ed the claim.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-18

CONNECTIONS:
Milwaukee--With all railroad and Steamboat
lines east, south, and west.
Weeden s-With omnibus for Sheboygan Fa
Is miieS).
sheboygan-Wit Chicago & Northwestern
Railway.
Forest Junction-With Milwaukee & North
ern r. r.
Appleton Iunction-with Chicago & North
western Ry.
Oshkosh-With G. q NV. R'y, G., II. s. st. F.
Ry and Wis. Central R'y.
New London-With Green Bay. winona g. ST
Paul Il. r.
CIntonville-With stages for Shawano, Is miles
Wausau-With c., M. & st. f. R'y.
FREIGHT transported with dispatch and at
/ low rates.
THROUGH TICKETS On sale at Rhinelaner
| and principal stations to all parts of the
United States and Canada.
| AND SEEKERS AND SETTLERS TICKETS
l. AT Low EST RATES Bear In mind that in
all cases you can SAVE MONEY by purchasing
your THOUGH TICKETS at starting points.
. THROUGH TRAINS DAILY .
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-18
A Phenomenon in the Pulpit.
PUCK.

'Mr. Goodman is certainly remark
able man." said Mr.. Daphane to Miss
Trala when he called on her after church.
why do you think so?" she asked.
Because he only returned from Europe
last week, and he didn't begin his sermon
with the remark: when [ was in so-and-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-18
An IdiOtic Fad.
RO.tOn Herald

One of the senseless fads of this whim-
steal period is poverty" letter paper.
The girl who sends you note written on
piece of paper with ''hard times print
ed at the top of the sheet may be fash
ionable, but she deserves to receive a
soup ticket or visit from the associated
charities in return for her missive. There
is nothing amusing about an affection of
abject poverty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-18

e3~For notices in reference to Special Excur-
SONS. changes of time. and other items of inter-
est III connection with the CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE
x ST. PAUL RAILWAY, please refer to the local
columns of this paper
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-18

A society paper states that thanks"
and thank you" are no longer proper.
The editor of that paper evidently rides
in street-cars.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-02-13
Figure 1t Up.

Under the above head the Carson
Appeal says: There are now employ
ed IN the county of Ormsby an aver
age of 400 Mongolians, who clear a
dollar a day above their living. Thir-
ty times 400 is twelve Thousand, and
twelve times twelve thousand is one
hundred and forty-four thousand dol
lars a year, which goes out of Carson
every twelve months to be dumped
into the Golfers OF the Six Companies.
and then shipper home. It never
comes back, except now and then a
few hundred dollars to San Francisco
to evade the Restriction Act: Is it to
be wondered at that merchants of this
city complain of hard times? The
same thing is gong on IN a proper
tionate degree in every town on the
Coast.