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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-24
PERSON AL.


The Misses Masons. of Boston, have
given s., 900 to school ut Tusl;egee,
Ala.
Mrs. G. Dawson Coleman has been
elected a director of the First National
Bank of Lebanon, Pa.
John Dillon has been compelled to flee
from cholera in Malta, but it is not prob
able that, although in London. he will
undertake severe parliamentary labor.
The late Mrs. HELEN Hunt jackson
wrote 'Zeph," a story of frontier life in
Colorado, giving it the finishing touches
on her deathbed, and this story is about
to be published by Boston firm.
Prince Frederic Leopold, of Russia,
who it is likely will marry the eldest
daughter and fourth child of the Prince
and Princess of Wales, is the fourth son
OF the famous RED Prince Frederick
Karl, and is a granddaughter of Empe-
ror William. He is now in his 22d
year while Victoria Alexander of Wales
is in her goth year.
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Eli Gets Iniormati on on the Alton

Eli Gets Informal on on the Alton.
Eli Perkins.
Last week we took ride over the
Alton" and during the waking mo-
ments were higiv edited, amused and in
structed by the tone and conversation OF
two ladies in the seat behind our own.
rhe variety of their intelligence and the
vast fund OF general information at
tracted our attention, and we just sat
from living spring.
'' Do you suppose they have air barkes
on this train 2" inquired the one next to
the window. with bronze green plume
in her hat.
''Oh. yes, they run EN- on all trains"
''What are they for?"
''Oh, they are to ventilate the cars and
give EN- more fresh air. heard they in
tended to put them on cattle cars so the
poor cattle could get plenty of oxygen"
Indeed! This is wonderful age.
Did you ever ride on q chair carr"
''Oh. yes; they are just the incest
kind Of cars. Some of 'em is real easy,
TOO, nave TOchSTS on Sul- but Ilhe
the sleepers the best
YES, they are more honelike and
comfortable. If any accident happens
they unhook the sleeper and leave it at
the last station"
Why, my How nice, :"
Yes, and the sleeper is much more
comfortable to ride in, because it don't
so so fast as the rest of the train"
cit don't?"
''Oh, no; Charles says the Pullman
Company won't allow the railroad to
haul the sleepers near so fast as the bal
ance of the cars
why how strange"
Yes, very"
What do you suppose makes the cars
sway so, back and forth:"
''Oh, heard the railroad company had
been experimenting lately with rockers
on the cars. It's something TO do with
conclusion and retraction of the eXpan-
sive compression, or something of that
kind
What wonderful age,
1t is really. And these accident in
surance companies are great improve
ment over the old style of travelling.
Charles says all first-class roads carry
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Good For General .5oc.

Hawiey's pccch at Philadelphia Club BAN
quet.
l believe in the American Government
the American Congress, universal suf
frage, and the progress of the world.
am an optimist. Ii you want an honest
decision on any question send it to the
people. | believe you can tust the peo-
pie. and you've got to trust them. / have
an iliimitable contempt for the man who
gets on the fence. 1 do not believe in
that class OF men who. when the boys
were marching through the snow with
icicles on their whiskers. sat in their
homes with their feet on the CRATE and
wondered why III the devil the army of
the Potomac didn't move. Finally, l
believe in the American people, in the
editor. in the Congressman, auI in the
Glover Club.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-24

Men With ices in Their BOnnets.
WASHINGTON letter in the Cleveland Leader.
There are a number of ambitious men
in the house of representatives, and not 4
few who have the presidential bee in
their bonnets. There is Sam Randall,
heavy iawed and darkfaced. His name
has been before several conventions.
The speaker of the house is the favorite
soii of the free traders and the south,
and William K. Morrison has aspired to
the white house for years. John d. Long,
of Massachusetts,, with his big brainy
head. and wonderful diplomacy, is anoth-
er possibility, and Thomas 3. Reid, the
giant from Maine, may he more success
full than james @. Blaine. Still present
prominence is little indication of pres
idential possibility. Look at the men
talked of for president six years ago.
Consider the accidents of presidential
nominations. Wonder at the sudden
elevation OF Hayes, Garfield, Lincoln,
Grant and Cleveland, and you will de-
spare of predicting presidential nosn-
ination within two years Of lis occur
ance.
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TO Change the Tide.

BirIniu CHAM Chronicle.
For many years the tide of American.
commerce has been towards the eastern
ports. From them The lines of railroad,
like The lines over the backs of horses,
have been laid over the states, and few
hands guide and control the haulings of
the country. Vhe barrier presented at the
Isthmus between the continents prevents
what would otherwise be a vast water
road from our west coast around 10 our
east, passing ny Just oar dor on the
south. Should the canal be cut through.
or tho Eads ship railway be built, the
whole tide of southern commerce would
be changed. Our territory would be ov-
er-lacel with braid-work of railroad
iron, all looking to the Gulf ports In
stead of going to New York and Boston
for every thing. we would find great ships
loading and unloading European goods
at Mobile, Pensacola and New Orleans.
Our Gulf ports would he stations on the
water road from eastern China to west
ern Europe. The tide OF commerce
would be changed, and We would be in
tCstCn Oh IL rs we are ftt now. mere
was time when the southern cities of
Europe were the richest in the world.
They reaped the profits OF an overland
traffic 10 the east end % the Iediterran-
can sea, after it was loaded on ships that
passed their doors. These cities have
taken u new life since the Sucz canal was
cut. and are again becoming the richest
of the world. In like manner will Mexi-
co, Galveston, New Orleans, Mobile and
Pensacola grow into greatness.
Our government should decide which
of the schemes is most feasible. and
give it ali proper aid. We may safely
! consider that one or both OF the 18th
main enterprises Will succeed, and our
government should have an interest
such as will give it q voice in the con-
troll Of the passage.
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A Memory.
he Palatka News.

Written for the Palatka News.
A balmy night in the land of flowers
A low, sweet sound as fountains play
A faint perfume of orange flowers
Moon-beams dance on the fountain s
spray.
The mock-bird sings to waiting lover,
Sings of love in his sweetest strain:
And the moon beams cling, and dance,
and hover
Blossoms bathe in silver stain.
NV love comes down the walk to meet
me,
Clothed in u robe of brightness fair
Her lips are crowned with smile 10
greet me-
Winds are kissing her auburn hair.
Oh. soft and low, is ,:er welcome greet
ing,
Soft and low as the summers wind !:
Ny yearning heart in it's joyous beating
Leaves all the past in the mist behind.
Oh, love and life, in scene like this, is
Dearer than fame or fortunes mead,
And an hour of life with n loved-cne's
kiss, is
More than friends that are friends in
deed
Life is short-and those hours the fleetest
Spent with one whom we love most
And loves short hour is far the sweetest
OF all hours else our lives can boast.
= + :
The mock bird sings but his soug is
tuneless-
Gone is my love from my arms for aye,
The sky is dark and the night is moon
less
flushed is the fountains murmurinG
play.
i. III. CoNOLEY.
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"Yes, they must that. "
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i Street Railway.

Elsewhere will be found the applica-
tion for a charter for q street railway for
Palatka, indicating another step forw ard
taken in the growth OF our city. Mr.. S.
Conant, who has so successfully man
aged the affairs of the Florida Southern
railway, is among the leading movers of
the new enterprise, which is sure indi-
cation that the street railway will be es-
ta6lished in the near future, and that he
and his associates will manage it to the
best interest Of our people.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-24
The Putnam.

THE NEWS had talk with Mr. Barron,
of tho Putnam House, yesterday, and
learned that the house will be opened to
the public on Monday. Mr.. Barron ex-
poets 10 have the house pretty well filled
in short while. There will be no cere-
mony about the opening, but in short
while, when things are gotten in shape,
he proposes to show people what he
knows about hotel keeping. A state din
.ner so to speak Is the idea.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-24
Some inflammation Wan,ed.

Philadelphia Record.
We learn from the vjgilant Washing
ton correspondents of some Of our rePub
lican contemporaries that unusual activ-
ity is being manifested by the pestilen-
tial free traders. who are preparing to
expend the funds raised at the Chicago
conference so as to abolish the tariff and
stand the whole American system"
upon It's Eonored head. Do tell: What
republicans in the house have been pur-
chased: How is the republican majority
in the senate to be overcome: We want
to know.
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BOttledAdVertiSing

It has been demonstrated that bottled adj
vortising is superior to any and all modes.
We have adopted the plan of placing the
bulk o our advertising INSIDE of the bottle
ana corl<ing it UP. while others do all their
work on the outside.
That is the reason that Il. II. ID. proves so
valuable in the cure of all blood diseases,
Scrofuous wcllings and Sores, rheumatism,
Catarrh, Skin and Kidney affections. Merritt
: in the bottle and the patient is ut once con-
WINGED of the fact. Large bottles 81. three
for $50. address Blood Balm Co, Atlanta,
Ga
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-24

AriSanSaw Traveller.
An old negro with an air of utter de-
lection sat on bench in front of q cab
in. Some one, seeing that he must be
miserable, stopped and said:
You do not seem to he enjoying
yourself. old man"
No, honey. De time for nay Joy
ment is dun ober."
What is the natter
Wife dun dead. honey"
Il am very sorry TO hear that, and L
assure you that You have my sympathy. "
.'Thankee, sah.''
"a man loses good friend when his
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Broad Views in the South.

Nashville American.
There is far less provincial prejudice
in Nashville to-day than lin Boston; far
less p-ovincialism and sectionalism in
any country town in the south than in
similar community in Massachusetts, or
Ohio
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-24
Caught and Killed.

From the Ocala Item we learn that a
negro man was shot and fatally wound
ed 1T Fruitland Park Thursday, by Mr..
K. l.. Curtis. The negro is supposed to
be the one who committed the outrage at
South Lake Weir on Monday.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-24

them nowadays, and it makes one so
much more secure to know that they
are on the same train with one of them.
They are worked by electricity. and
must cost awful high: don't you think
so?"
..Uo. 49, ,,,,,.4 .I,a,
The Osceola times., 1886-08-14
FORREST CITY is to have a Bank
on and after the FIRST of September.

The Democrats of Memphis COW
cred themselves all over with glory
in the recent election, and elected
their ticket by 5000 majority. The
Stores and shops were closed and
everybody went to work with will
The set determination on the part OF
the leading men of the city te keep
the Offices out of the hands uf cor,
rupt Office seekers, became eonta-
gious, and the cry of "Reform and
Honesty" was taken up by the cal
ored citizens who stood shoulder to
shoulder with their white democratic
friends, and voted the democratic
ticket. The work accomplished ir
Memphis on the 9th, of August can
be repeated in Mississippi county on
the 9th, ofSeptember. A long pull
strong pull, and pull all togeth.
er will accomplish like results.
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himself and crew In Office and have
good time on.
| can't see why the man that wrote
Haskins' piece failed to say or men
ton the bills allowed Tor tin buckets,
wash boards, fine wooden blankets,
salt, lime, needles, matches and 9TH
er things too numerous to mention.
II YOU will make the calculation you
viii see at one time the county paid
Haskins about $3.50 per dag board
on some of the Jail birds, and you
read his piece and YOU will see he is
working hard for all their votes
treat prisoners to luxuries they are
not used to at home, at tho expense
OF the taxpayers, and then claim their
votes on the score of personal friend
ship and humanity. Sharp practice
that.
l see he prates about his quietuses,
what does he mean, anyhow; does
he want to make those that are not
posted believe that a quietus is a
receipt in full for all demands? with
the ignorant he may succeed; but
he will tail with those that can read
and write, for it means receipt for
what was delivered, no more, no less.
1t don't mean receipt in fall by a
long jump, nor a whitewash or pat
ent preparation to cover up defect
i've balances. Please let me know
what you think about quietus.
When gather and sell my crop
of crows on the 9th. of September,
will be better off and take rank with
the Four-bit men, until then am
as ever and will always be for Re-
form and Honesty.
A Two-BIr Man.
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Communicated |
GOLDEN LAKE, Ark, SO, 1886.

GOLDEN LAKE, Ark, SO, 1886.
EDITOR OF THE OscEoLA TINES -
Dear Sir: ] thought | would drop
you few lines. and let you know
what one of us thisks about the Big
chiefs address to the people, as the
country around about here has been
flooded with them, but the most of
item have been used for purposes
other than that intended by the big
chief
He says he will stand by his re-
cord. Now, to my way of thinking,
isn't the record disclosed by the
Commissioners and the Grand Jury
a rather weak and shaky affair to
stand by? l have heard some men
say, aud have heard it all my life,
that 4" Honesty was the best policy"
but to IN. it looks like this is all false.
and that "Hold on to what you get
appears to be the best policy; any,
how it has proved wrong, so far, in
this case, but when the forced bal
anced accounts are settled up, the
big chief will perhaps also conclude
that honesty is tolerable good poll
icy after all. A drowning man will
catch at a straw, and if he can make
every man in the county out a liar
and thsef, and clear himself, he
will do so, no matter who gets hurt.
But after the 9th. of September, he
will be very little chief, for all the
white men, with few exceptions,
say they will vote for democrats and
honest men, and many OF the color
ed men will vote against him, re-
| gardless of the threats by the hosts
of deputies, who, it is said, intend to
run all the colored men in the Mis-
sissippi river who don't vote for the
big chief.
have heard during my life that
a lie neatly told was good thing;
/ mean, when a lie is told and no
one is damaged or made the wiser
by 1t; bu: when he is told aud it
is so plainly a lie that man even
though fool need not be deceived
therein, then this Two-bit man thinks
it is a very poor thing to rely on;
and when the big chief says he is
not short, and that he has paid all
the money over that he has collect
ed and due the county, it is certain
ly one of the poorest story that ev-
er heard Of. This county don't want,
nor can 1t afford, to retain sheriff
and collector who keeps all the legit-
innate fees of the Office, and then
draws FIVE thousand, or near that
amount, each year besides. TO keep
The Osceola times., 1886-08-14

THE news of the approval of the
River and Harbor bill by the Presi-
dent, was received here by all classes,
with manifestation of joy and salts
faction. Already, scores of men IN
search of employment, are arriving
on almost everv boat, and as soon as
work commences, not less than a
thousand men, it is expected, will
find employment on the works at this
point.
The Osceola times., 1886-08-14
PATENTS

Obtained, and all Patent Business attended to
for aodcrat- Fees.
onr Office Is pposiie the U =, Patent ohlce,
and we can obtain Patents In less time than
those remote from Washington.
send Model or Drawing We advise as To
patentabiity free OF charge; ana we MAKE NO
charge unless patent is secured
We refer, here, to the Postmaster; the Supt
Of Money Order Div and to officials oi me
u. y. Patent Office. For circular, ADVICE,
tcrms and references to actual clients III your
own state or County, write to
g.. II. NN'O W. CO.,
Opposite Patent once. Washington. ID. 4.
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Official Directory.

COUNTY OFFICERS;
Couutv and Probate Judge--E Revel
C,,cnii and County Clerk-Huah MeN eigh
she, I'M and Collector w. b. Haskins.
County Examiner Leon Roussan'
County Treasur'r-James List1n
,fsounty Surveyor Thomas ii. Musga'e'
Inunty loroner j. NJ. Lawrence.
County ASSESSOR. X. k'ggans
MONROE TOW NsHiP.
y,.,,,.s NJ, The Peace-A. j. Lynch, Al. {,
TAndy
Constsble-John Eddie
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
Mayor-John o. BlsekwoJd.
Recorder-A. Heinz.
Aidermcn--James ListoL, Jas NJ ha"'e'o'''
u II Bacchus, W ID. Jones A. b. r'e'os
The Osceola times., 1886-08-14
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
FOR CONGRESS .

We are authorized to announce HON. PoiN-
DEXTER DUNN. % n candidate for re- election
to the lower house of Congress. from the First
Congressional District of Arkansas. subj.c,
to the action Of the Democratic CongressioL al
Convention.
The Osceola times., 1886-08-14

ew Advertisers by the year Will berestr'o'eo
70 their Legitimate business.
~ Yearly advertisements NAV be CHANGED oi
.eset four times during the year free oi chafse'
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charged snort time rates, as per time ihser'eu'
8EE RArEs.
tVForeign advertisements, sent through
Advertising Agencies. must be paih ior III i' au
vance, or q deposit made with some one "ho'"
we NAV designate.
wMarriages and deaths. not exceeding ing yen
lines. will be published as news, Tree OF ch"Iss'
hrt ohituaries. tributes of respect. funerai ho,-
c.s and Invitations charged as advertisements
sV-Ali personal mstter, letters or comm UNI q.
cations setting forth individual sehenss OF III
s.rssta TO be promoted, emana'ing rom parry
or parties, organizations or societier' VIII u
charged for as other advertisements
e0-fn all legitimate demands OF the demo
orstic or Conservative party. or oi the grea. IN
er,rts of the general public upon our coiunihs'
me TINES will not fail of its duty
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FOR CIRCUIT COURT CLERK

Wearc authorized to announce Harry Carmack
as an Independent Candidate for the Office o.
CLERK Of the Cireu, Court of Mississippi County
The Osceola times., 1886-08-14
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Notices under this head giving name. occups
tion. business or profession, and location. will
be charged 50 per annum.
The Osceola times., 1886-08-14
FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE

RIDDlCK We are authorized 60 announce
that Hon J y. Kiddick, OF Greene County, as
u candidate Tor the ofhce Of Judge Of the End
Judicial Circuit Of Arkansas, at the ensuing
september election.
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Total. &i4.SSS,6

Otal, *if,oON,oO.
Which deducted from the indebt-
edness, So, 10000, left IA balance Of
SO, lll,34, a difference between the
Clerks official report and Haskins'
assertion of $l7,SSS,66.
The Osceola times., 1886-08-14
FoR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY

We are authorized to announce W Edring-
ton as candidate for re-eleetion to the Office OF
Prosecuting Attorney oil this. the 2nd Judicial
Circuit of Arkansas.
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Another ONE Tackled UP.

"At the time Of my election the
county was according to the Clerks
annual statemenD in debt $2S,000,
and her scrip a drag on the market
at Is cents on tie sl,00, and in
many instances sold for 10 cents" "
/ Haskins, in open letter, To the
People of Mississippi County.
The following appears in the Os,
eeola TINES of January 18th, 1878,
(year Haskins was elected), as fur.
nished by the Clerk:
CoUNTY's INDEBTEDNESS.
Interest bearing scrip, { 7,952,6l.
Interest on same, l,S7S,6S
-Non-int. bearing scrip, l3,l5l,5O.
|. Total, $22,992, ~
"Besides the above, a judgement is
outstanding IN favor of Culver Page
Hoyne & Co, 800 and an additional
amount Of t1300 and odd dollars, in
scrip, held by T. B. Haynes, of Mem
phis, Tenn, making the total indebt.
edness of the county about S25 900,
which will be reduced by the in.
coming revenue some $4,000, which
will leave the total indebtedness OF
the county $1,000"
A report of the settlement made at
the following July term of County
Court, and published in the TIMES
of July 18TH, 1878, shows that the
following amounts were turned over
by the Collector:
Old county scrip, s4,03S,34.
New county scrip, 6,80S. 4S.
For district schools, 4,02l,S ,S4.
The Osceola times., 1886-08-14
FOR SHtt,ItF

FOR SHERIFF
W, are authorized to announce W B Has
kins rs an Independent Candidate for the office
OF Sheriff and Collector of Mississippi County
The Osceola times., 1886-08-14

THE following is fair specimen
of the written announcements of the
candidacy Of some Of orr colored
republican friends, for Office, which
may be found conspicuouslv posted
up throughout the county:
Notice to the Voters of this Town
ship that som are telling the peoples
that | Withdrew my canidateship
for Justice of Peace But have not |
still Rename A canidate as A Cant
date for office of Justice of Peace
untell the test of Election and have
not jorn no parties as it talk round
that | have jorn Diilrcns parties
But | will Ever look for the lntrest
of our county and childrens and will
sursport the Bes, mems,
yr Obt Servt
The Osceola times., 1886-08-14

The Osceola TINES, sla year.
The Osceola times., 1886-08-14

Elmot Ark S.6th S6
1t would, no doubt, be death.
blow to Mr.. Johnson's political as
pirations should he be defeated at
the approaching election, and a deep
source of lamentation ami commiSer-
alton at the dense stapiChty mani
Tested on the part of the dear voters
in not approaching and rewarding
his superior merits; but in view of
the "intrest of our county," it would
be far better to let the office remain
vacant than elect a man to disgrace
1t. No doubt Mr.. Johnson means
well, but until he is better qualified
-educationally, it would seem the
part Of wisdom not to spoil a good
cotton field hand to make an incom-
petent Office holder. Let the watch
word be, Incompetents TO the rear.