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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-22

The telegraph operator at Silver
Springs, Fla, shot and killed colored
man at that place on Monday. The op-
orator was arrested, but afterwards
made his escape No cause of the shoot
ing is given
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-22
Rusted Oranges the Best.

Tho Eutomologlst of the Agricultural
Department at Washington, in his official
report of 1891, has the following 10 say
about rusted oranges
RHSted FTWH.-If severely attacked 10y
rust before it has completed its growth,
the orange does not attain its full size.
Very rusty fruit Is always small. It's
quality is, however, improved rather
than detsriorated. The toughened rInd
preserves it from injury and decay, pre-
vents evaporation from within, and car
ries the ripening process TO a higher
point.
Rusty oranges can he shipped without
loss to great distances. They keep longer.
both on and off the tree. ana when they
reach the Northern markets are superior
to the bright in flavor. Consumers not
being aware of this fact, however, prefer
the latter, and the reduced price of the
brou Zed fruit more than offsets to the
producer its superior keeping and ship
ping qualities. -EHtOmOiogicd Report.
agricultural Department, 1884. page 361.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-22
Maverick National Bank,
BOSTON,. MASS.

Accounts OF Banks. Bankers and Corpor-
atIOns solicited
our :uCil.tI,s Tor Ct1I.LFCTI6\S are excel
lent and VIC re-'iI, count fer BaU KS when bal
auccs warrant 10.
Boston is Reserve City, and balances with
MS from Banks mot located IN other Reserve
CiricSl count as reserve.
We draw Our own ENchaur" or London and
the Continent, and Z Ehe Cable transfers and
place money 10y telegraph throughout the
| njted states and Canada
Government Bonds bought and sold, snd
Exchanges in Washington made for banks
without extra charge.
We have - market Tor prime fr>t-Cass In
vsstment Securities. and invite pros Osa i
from States, Counties ana Cities " hen issuing
bonds.
We DO general Banking business, and IN
VItc cores Ondcuye.
ASA l.. POTTER. Pres denr.
JOS. W. WORK. Cashier.
oc3l-w&Sa6m
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-22

IL KGtsrERED AT THE PALATKA Posi- OFFICE
AS SECOND-CLAss NAIL NAT1ER-
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-22

When the Florida Southern Railroad
was located south of Barlow, il left Fort
Meade out in the cold by about mile
and half This made it very inconve-
nient for residents of and visitors to that
place. The citizens are wide awake,
however, and after suffering the annoy
ance long enough, as they think, they
decided TO build street railway from the
depot to the town. The stock was all
disposed of easily, and the PROJECT pushed
with vigor. The iron has been received
and the track is being laid. Such pluck
merits success. and if Fort Meade does
not grow in spite of opposition, it will
he due to lack of enterprise. The town
is backed with progressive people, ard
a fine agricultural region. These com
bined will build a city whether railroads
are willing or not. Possibly some of the
new roads may strike the town. and then
the citizens will have a chance to get
Orlando Reporter.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-22

Minister Pendleton Is not coming
home.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-22

PALATKA, FLA, DEC. %. 1886.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-22

America pays yearly for food s4.562,
600, 900.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-22
Parker'S InteTlachen Dye Works

ALL KINDS OF LADIES SILK AND
"A WOODEN Dresses Dyed and Cleaned with
out ripping. GenteLneE'S Clothing Cleaned
and Dyed in the most perfect manner. Also.
Piano and Ia BILE Covers. LS mbi oqujns, etc.
E. K. FARRAR \ co, sgcnrs Tor Palatks
ana vicinity. viii give yUu into: nation in re
gard q prices etc. del6-lN
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-21
PERSONAL.

W. W. CoRCoRAN is having bad summer
of it. He is still housed at the Greenbrier
Springs in Virginia.
MISS LoTTA's new cottage cost $25, o00-and
a Cambridge paper says with symp patty: "The
poor thing couldn't afford house."
CAPT. ISAAC BAssETT, the veteran door
keeper of the United States Senate, is passing
a few weeks at New London, Conn.
MRS. MCCLELLAN, mother of the late Gen.
George Il. Mcclellan, and her daughter, are
summering at Drifton as the guests OF Miss
RebecCa Coke.
Mr.. HowELLS is a frequent attendant at
the Music Hall concerts in Boston, where he
is sure TO gather around him at one OF the
tables choice company of congenial iirits,
of which he is the brilliant centre.
Mr. KELLEY, who hopes to tarry longer nv
the Nile than he did by the Tiber and the
Danube, was given gold-tipped walking
stick ny some friends at Bath Beach, l.. L. the
other evening. He is to set out for Egypt In
a few days.
BROOKLYN is a city Of protractcd pastor
ships." as the Eagle reminds us. Dr. Storrs
will soon celebrate his fortieth ann versary
Mr.. Beecher's term is nearly as long, That
Of DR.. haskns, OF the Eastern District If
recollection serves, is even longer. The Rev
Sylvester Malone completed his two score and
two on sunday.
SENATOR EDMUNDs has accepted the invita-
II
FAIR 20 deliver the animal address at the
Joint exhibition Of the Vermont State A gri-
cultural Society and the Champlain Valley
Association to be held at Howard Park IN
September. The management first extended
an invitation to deliver the address tn MIR,
Blame, who declined on account OF his en- :
gasements IN the Maine campaign.
THE Prince of Wales danced till dawn M
the latest ball given by Mira. Mackav at
wee. Mrs. james Brown Potter in white
without Jewels, was the person most paid
court to "The British matrons aud maidens
were once more ignored by the heir apnnr-
cnt.' saws Yates, the gossip, who tells hv
telegraph of this scene In Vanity FAR 1NIrs
Mackav hersef." Yates adds. appears to-
forget the very existence OF the British arts
t0cracy."
"GEN. WALLACE" says n Chautaucun
writer of the famous Lew, "is under medium
height and has n face OF good features and
harmonious lines. His hair is iron gray, ana
falls in hang-like locks over shapeIy fore.
head. His ohm and mouth are concealed nm
der a cascade OF gray hair. which, though very
short completes most hirsute Appearance
which makes one think OF a United Statns
senator or Godivp's earl. whose thair hung
down yard behind, his beard foot before -
DR.. WIN. r. DuNroS. whose cotthre noar
the Saranac Inn Nr. Cleveland Ia oronnvino
has been going TO the Adirondack for ma,sy
seasons pAst A fpw years ago, being run
down with ovorwork, he spout an entire win
ter as we'll as tho summer there, and unite
thai time that he bought the pleasant "camp''
which he tendered. through Or. Ward, 10 the
President. DR.. DuntOu IL at present nj homo
ia Germantown. Eo il one of the bnsleAt
practitioners OF that wealthy aua fhshionable
suburb, aud one Of the mostwidclv esteemed
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-21
A Drop In Circulation,
From The Detroit Free Press.

j. z. Warner, the well-known Michigan
circus man, was acting as advance agent for
Barnum when he entered the office of a
weekly paper in Ohio to see about an adver-
tisement. Warner was posted in the ways of
the weekly fraternity, and could plan just
what would happen in nine Offices out of ten.
After the usual greetings had passed he in
quired OF the proprietor his price for a two
column ad.
Forty dollars" was the prompt reply.
"YOu m ust have large circulation"
"JamesW called the editor to a sore-eyed
apprentice bow. who was lazy setting type
at the back end of the office, "what was our
circulation last week."
"'Leven hundred" replied the boy.
"Let me see your subscription book" said
Warner.
"My subscription bookp James, where is
our subscription book"
"Home," was the answer.
"Do You assure me that you have l,I0o cir
culation?"
flames, do we assure him as to the figures
named 20
"Yes."
"Well, I'll give you sl6. This is based on u
circulation Of 400 copies"
james ?" called out the editor, ''shall we
take SIG 2"
"Yes."
"Then you practically admit that your cir
culation does not exceed 400 ?" queried War
ner.
James what shall we do ?"
James turned around to get fair look at
Warner, and asked
ANY deadhead tickets ~
"Yes, sir"
"Oh, well, that alters the case. Circulation
275 copies, with a column puff for the show
| thought he was patent medicine and wanted
us to take stomach bltters,"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-21

Lord Brdbds0n IN Time.
The ordinary Epglishman's ideas about
America are often hazy. and sometimes
mythical. l hope the generation is now de-
funct which were under the firm conviction
that all Americans were black; but there are,
fear, some still TO be found, who, when they
speak OF America. picture 70 themselves a
country in the early stages of civilization.
This Is not to be wondered at. when we con-
slider how meagre is the information impaired
nj English schools or colleges in regnrd to the
history, geography, politics or progress of
this great country. The result of this IS that
some Englishmen firmly believe that dress
coat and silk hat are unnecessary impede
nents TO the trans atlantic tourist, and con-
sequently scandalize their hosts by appearing
at dinner parties in shooting coats and on
Fifth avenue in knickerbockers.
II Is also difficult for them 10 realize that a
black coat is de rigeur, not only in New York,
but in more than score of other cities OF the
Union, and that Americans are even more
particular than EnglIshmen with regard to
the little conventionalities OF society. The
former are, perhaps, little oversensitiva
upon some Of these points; but this should
make an Englishman only the more careful
not to be guilty OF any act which could be
construed into want Of respect for either the
country or his hosts.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-21
THE LOVE OF RUINS.
An Antiquity Which an American Might
Purchase.

From che London Tsls0rdDh.
There are ruins in England, Scotland and
Ireland for each of which, and for che history
attached to it, our American kinsmen would
gladly paw their weight ia gold. W hat Euro
pean has ever paid q visit to fashionable
Newport, in Rhode Island, during the sum-
mer, without being taken to see the adj acent
Round Tower" about which -Longfe1ow
wrote his fascinating ballad, "Tbe Skeleton
in Armour" The fantasies woven around 1t
by Imagination serve, at least, to snow the
priceless value set uDon antiquity in the New
World. Why does not some American mil
lionaire approach the Duke of Rutland and
endeayor to induce him to part with Haddon
Hall. near Blackwell. one of the most inter-
esting ruins, or, perhaps, we should say unn-
habited houses, in the three kingdoms? Had
don Hall. though the chief residence of the
Manners family down to the commencement
of last century, has long been unoccupied,
but is still IN perfect state of preservation.
1t might, at no very great expense. be con-
verified into one of the most comfortable and,
withal the most interesting residences in the
world. No building in the kingdom, with its
towers aud battlements peering out from the
rich bank of woods behind it. has afforded
subjects to more artists and sketchers than
this admirable specImen,of an English baron
at home in the fifteenth and sixteenth centu-
ries. The long gallery is of the date of Queen
Elizabeth, and from 1t leads the postern door
whence the heiress of the Vernons made her
escape in company with her young
lover, Sir John Manners-the result being
that since that memorable flight from the
ball room, Haddon Hall has been the property
of the Mannerses. We can imagine no spot
in which a cattle king from Texas, or a rail-
way King from the Eastern seaboard of the
United States might more happily and gently
''dream his life away" Other ruins there
are-such as Kenilworth Castle and Fountains
Abbey-which it were sacrlege to touch.
Decays effaclng fingers have left little of the
original fabric. and neither the late Sir Gill
bert Scott nor any of his living successors
would desire the task of restoring them. Ma
ture has decked them with so tender and
loving a hand that Washington Irving and
Nathaniel Hawthorne have lost themselves in
admiration Of the ivy, moses and lichens
with which the shattered walls and mullioned
windows are covered. For ruins of this kind
there Is no need of restorer
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-21
ANNUAL SPECIAL EDITION
OF THE
Savannah Morning News
AND THE
Savannah Weekly News,
TO BIZ
ISSUED ON SATURDAY, SEPTEM-
Der 4, 1886.

The annual special edition Of the DAILY
MORNING and the WEEKLY NEWS, issued on
Sent. 4, will this year be larger than ever be-
fore. 1t will be an edition that Will be credit
to the city, and Savannah's business men will
have both pride and pleasure in distributing
rouies of it among those with whom they have
business relations throughout the country.
1t will contain a complete and comprehensive
review of the trade of the city for the past
year. aud will show the progress the city has
made in everything that helps to make up It's
wealth and that contributes to its prosperity.
The facts relating to cotton, naval stores
and the different branches of the citys whole
sale trade will be SO presented as to give
clear idea of the cty's business for the year
ending sept. l.
The facts relating to the city's growth will
be given in detail, and attention will be
drawn to prominent buildings which are
projected.
Attention Will be called to the additional
territory which has been made tributary to
the city by the extension of the Centrars sys-
tenn into South Carolina, and the construction
OF new lines by the Plant system in Florida.
The benefits which will flow to the city from
the construction OF the Savannah, Dublin and
Western road and the proposed road from
Tallahassee will be pointed out. In fact, this
Sept edition will put Savannah's business
and savannah's prospects for increased pros
perity before the public in their true light.
A limited amount of space will be reserved
in the united editions for advertisements.
The rates for advertising will be as usual.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-21
BRIGHT BITS.

TAKEN FROM "LIFE."-
1t was summer. And Long Branch. He came
there. We met.
He was handsome and hasty, and coquette.
He proposed. frefused him., loved him.
r. But then
thought-don't you see?-he would ask me
again. ....
But he didn't.
81 DON'T think So muchstress should be laid
on the fact that Cutting is Obliged to subsist
on S12c, a day while in jail atPaso del Norte,'
SAID the snake editor.
sWhy2" asked the horse editor.
"He Is used TO circumstances like that"
Glow DO you make that outG'
"Why, ne has been editor of country pa
per some ."-PsttSbWrg ChrOaScle-Teie-
graph.
PRINTERS have much to endure. A morn
Ing paper that had sub-edited cheap lad"
received the following lucid complaint:
please lnsurt the abuve as it is roate down,
not alter it as it ware last week pleas"
This is how 1T was "roate" "a respectful
woman age A as good plane cook Trustworthy
TO eldy or small famely good reference. ad-
dress, etc."
1t only remains to add that the writing of
this was fully as original as the spelling.-
Wilmington Home Weekly,
A WELL known LAWYER once came into
room where Judge Lake and several others
were seated. He was not in good temper, and
they asked him what the matter was. ''We1l,
defended follow for murder. He was con-
victed. | took him to the Supreme Court.
back again, to the Supreme Court again, and
the Supreme Court confirmed the Judgment
and gave him 10 years. l charged him $1,000
Lake do you think that was too muchF'
"Well, " said Judge Lake, II think he might
have been convicted for less. '-SGn Francisco
Chronicle.
A SIN OF OMISSION &c, Charles, let us turn
and go off some other way; there Is that bad
n an following us.''
''Who is the fellow. my dear?"
"Why, that is the man who was so near
marrying me before 1 met you. 1 just hate
him."
by Joye, so do l."
"Yaa."
"You don't know him. How can you hate
him?'
He didn't marry you. don't yer knaw, my
love. "-Te1ds Siftin0s.
AN ENGAGEMENT BROKEN
The maiden took her chewing gum
And placed it on chair.
For she had heard her lover come
With swift feet up the stair.
Upon the chewing gum he sat
The joyous hours flew past
But when he rose to take his hat
He found himself stuck fast.
"Oh! worse disaster never was,n
She cried as out she ran;
81 ne'er can marry you because
You are fast young man."
Boston Courier.
AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER that / would like
to own was shown me a few DAYS ago. "a
Lincoln" was boldly signed at the end of it,
| and this wisdom was there, Photographed in
this manner:
"Do not worry.
Eat three square meals day.
"Say your prayers.
"Think of your wife.
"Be courteous to your creditors.
keep your digestion good.
'Steer clear OF the biliousness.
Exercise.
$50 slow and go easy.
"Maybe there are other things that YOUR
| especial case requires to make you happy,
| but, my friend, these. / reckon, will give you
| q good lift. "-'' HdISton" in YetD York Times,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-21
The Last One Convicted.

In the future the roughs of New Or
leans will be little more careful now
they commit murder in that city. For
long time it Was the belief that muir
/ derer. if he had money or political intu-
| ence, could not be convicted there.
/ Ground for that belief no longer exists.
The most sensational murder In New
| Orleans for long time was that of Capt.
! Murphy, who was killed by the Fords and
their friends. Murphy was shot at mid
day in one Of the principal streets, and
the chief OF his murderers was one OF the
police magistrates. The trial of the Fords
was most sensational one. An attempt
was made to corrupt the jury on the hrst
trial, which, it is believed, was success
fnl. Care was taken to prevent any COM
munication with the second jury, and
then resort was had TO perjury. Several
women gave testimony that was calcu-
lated to show that the Fords were not
guilty. They broke down under cross eX-
animation, and then it was not difficult to
show that they had sworn falsely. They
were held for perjury and finally con-
fessed.
Au6 aim vi Lu6 duIuOTIIi6b. HOWSNSiS
was to get the principal in the perjury
business. 1t was assumed, and that, too,
very correctly, that the women, who were
In no way connected with the FOrds,
would not have sworn falsely without
they had been paid for dong so. 1t was
also certain that somebody must have
| prepared them to act as witnesses.
A trap was laid to catch the man who
had induced them to commit perjury. The
women said that the man was DR.. Drey-
fus. He stood so high in the community
that their statement was doubted. Be-
sides being a physician IN good stand
ing and a man of good family he was
deputy coroner. One OF the women
wrote him note stating that she wanted
to see him at her house on certain night.
detective and reporter were there.
They were notin sight, however, but were
so located that they could hear all that
was said. The doctor responded 10 the
note, and he and the woman talked over
the whole case. What he said was OF
| such character as 10 leave no doubt that
he had procured all the witnesses to swear
falsely. He was at once indicted, and on
Wednesday a jury declared him TO be
guilty OF subornation ofperiury. He will
90 to the penitentiary for at least
| five years. In this remarBab
case of the Fords twelve persons were
convicted-some of murder, some of man.
slaughter, and others of perjury. The
moral atmosphere in New Orleans is a
little purer. For a while, at least, there
will be check on the desire to commit
murder, to tamper with juries and to COM
nit perjury. Swift and sure punishment
is the only way to check crime.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-21
HE LOST HIS COMMISSION.
A Claim Agent Whose Client Forgot 60
Pay HIM $4,000.
From the Warrington Post.

From the Washington Post.
A good story is being told in washington OF
a claim agent who recently lost S6OOO. AS
the story was told to a reporter. the client was
a widow, of good family and fine presence.
The claim was just one for quartermaster
stores furnished during the war to the amount
of about $50. zoe, and had been penolng LOT
about twenty years. The attorney was an
old acquaintance and friend OF the IAN
lily, and was promised ten per cent?
or about $4,000, for procuring payment.
He went TO work in earnest. he saw inc
Secretary of War and the Quartermaster
General, and exerted hisseloQu,ence 80 per
suaslvely that the ella % was made the suoJect
of special Investigation. The attorney watch-
ed the course Of the claim through all the IN
tricacies of the red tape of the department.,
saw that the evidence was forthcoming at the
proper stages of the case, and finally atter
nearly three months labor, received notihca-
ton 10 cali at the Treasury Department with
his client to receive a warrant for the amount.
They went and received the warrant, nut
the cash-room was closed, 80 the money
could not be drawn. 1t was saturday.
The attorney was too gallant to mani
test any distrust of his client by retain
ing possession of the warrant until MS rec
was secured, as he had right to DO, ana pc
sides, had he not known her for fifteen years.
The warrant was. therefore, left with her.
and the lady promised to come to the Office on
Monday at O'Clock. get the money and settle
with the attorney. This was satisfactory TO
him, and the prospect of having, on the next
day but one, $4,000 of hard cash IN his pocket
opened his heart. "Well. Mrs. Blank" SAID
he, I'VE have bad a hard fight and have won
it. Let us go to Losekam's and have lunch"
They went. Money was no object to the at
tOrney then, and an hour laler, when the
waiter brought him a check for 1924 he
threw him twenty dollar DILL and told him
to keep the change.
One O'Clock on Monday came. but the be-
witchlng widow failed to appear. The attor-
ney remained at his oflce until O'clock
making plans for the expenditure OF the
$4,000. Tuesday morning he received tele-
gram dated New Tork: ''I sail for Bremen.
viii return aud see you in the fall" A few
days ago he received letter from his fair
client dated at Monaco. Among other details
of her jouYneyipgs it contained the following
consoling news: F'I have been trying the cards
but with very poor luck. IL fortune does not
favor me soon / shall be as bankrupt as was
before my claim YVES allowed"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-21

A correspondent Of the Times Democrat
calls attention to a Federal statute which
prevents an ex-Confederate, whether he
served in the army or navy of the Con-
federacy in any capacity, from holding a
commission in the army or navy of the
United States. In the event or trouble
with Mexico many of those in the South
ern States who would be ready 10 volun-
teer as officers would be debarred from
doing so by this statute, which ought to
have been repealed long ago. The CORE
spondent says: 1.-The President cannot
set aside this law, and the United States
Senate within a year refused to repeal it,
the bill for its repeal being intro
duced, l think, by Senator Cockrell,
OF Missouri. The law is a shameful relic
of that partisan hate now nearly consign-
ed to oblivion, and raises the paradox that
though any Of our 'eX-rebels' might le-
gallv become President of the United
States and commander of it's army ana
navy, he could not lawfully be appointed
to the grade of lieutenant. The Senate
having so lately refused to repeal this law
as an act of grace, may it not be well for
our people to wait and see whether they
will not do so as an eXpediency. Possibly
the veterans of Texas and other States
will be willing TO volunteer, with the
knowledge that not one of them can hope
to rise above the grade of sergeant, and
that they will consent to have their lieu
tenants, captains and other officers sent
from the North, but doubt it,"