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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-19
what II Needed.


A learned professor has invented .
seismograph which gives perfect pic
lures OF the earth during earthquake
convulsions. This IL . smart trick, but
what We want h IN instrument that win
show ~ how the earth looks just be-
fore IN earthquake.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-19

j. II. Ruff, OF Branford, who II inter-
ested In the culture Of cassava 1t that
place, was in the city yesterday. Some
twenty OF thirty acres will be- planted In
this root this year. and experiments
made IN preparing Il for market In VA
ri0us ways.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-19

On Monday night about 3 o'clock, 9th
inst, Mr.. Enos Ciaicomb, of Vincennes,
Indiana, was drowned in the Caloosa-
hatchee. near Mr.. A. I. q. Parkison's
place eighteen miles up the river. A
party was seated around a camp fire,
when Mr.. Claicomb went out ON the
small wharf there to get some sugar to
make a lemonade There was a splash
heard and some one exclaimed: "Heis
in the river- Mr.. Parkison immedi-
ately jumped into his skiff to assist Clai-
comb, but was unable to find him. Mr.
Parkison thinks he came partly to the
surface, as he heard faint gurgle, then
all was still. The party did all in their
power, but the night was dark, and
their endeavors were useless. Ii Is prob
ably the young man never came to the
surface. We learn he was subject to
heart-disease. Probably the shock OF
falling into the water stopped the hearts
pulsafion, and he died almost instantly.
1t seems to US il that had not been The
case he would have made a fight for
iife-as it was. he went down without
struggle. His body was found next
morning few rods below where he fell
in.
The body was brought to this city.
Coroner Washburn held an inquest, and
Q verdict was rendered in accordance
with the above facts. The remains
were sent to his late home.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-19

The National Democratic Committee
will meet in Washington on the I'D of
February 10 fix tine time and place for
holding the National Democratic Con-
ventiou.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-19

The bill which passed the Senate of
Mississippi Monday providing for an
election by the people to decide whether
a constitutional convention shall be held
September 4. 1883, has passed the House
and viii go to the Governor for his sig
nature
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-19

At the joint session Of the two branches
of the Mississippi Legialaturs yesterday
the election Of E c. Walthall 10 the
United States Senate was made ol13cial.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-19
JUSTICE LAMAR
TAXES BIS PLACE ON The BENCH.
Ceremony Attending the Occasion-secre
Among the Spectators

WASHINGTON January Is.-The Supreme
Court Of the United States sits with
full bench to-day for the first time since
the 4th of May, 1885.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-09-27
Causes Of Sea-Siekness.

The French Psychologist, DR.. Dastre.
has been making curious experiments
with animals with the object of deter
mining the causes of seasickness. The
creatures have been subjected to vari-
Gus kinds of motion, corresponding
to the rolling and pitching Of vessels.
DR.. Dastre found. on examination, that
the intestines were thereby strangely
displaced and violently thrown against
the diaphragm. and he presumes that
similar disturbance produces sea-
sickness on board Of . ship. To eoun-
teract this irritation. DR.. Regnault il
stated to have administered cocaine
with excellent results. Another
French physician, who attributes sea-
sickness to the Same causes q DR..
Dsstre. reports that he has discovered
two infallible preventives. one mkt
urs Of atropine and strychnine. and The
oGher ca0sine.-M z. Post
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-09-27
THE INDIAN cocKRoAcH.
A Nasty Fellow That Is Even Worse Thar
His American Brother.

A Nasty Fellow That Is Even Worse Than
His American Brother.
Il should like to make your flesh
creep" is the involuntary thought OF
one who essays to describe the Indian
cockroach. Who that has been in
India does not know the fat, shining,
ill-savored, coffee-colored thing seen
only in dimly-lighted places, the eyes
starting out of the head, the long, ever
moving feelers, the swift, uncertain
movements, the sudden, uncontrolled
fight when he dashes, perhaps, into
your face, and for a brief and horrible
moment his clammy legs cling to
your skin? What q life he must lead!
Ever in cowardly terror of his life. his
perpetual instinct is to hide himself.
From some dark corner he glares at
you with guilty eye. As he darts from
place to place he knows you will kill
him if you can, and he knows he de-
serves to be killed. Even in the houses
of the highest in the land the cock
roach is not unknown. Boots, gloves
and books bear witness to his ravages,
and pungent smell betrays his pres
ence in your wardrobe. But the par
adise of the cockrOach is ship. 1t is
in the depths of the ships hold, where
he may hide among the cargo undis-
turbed and feed on all rank things,
that he is in his glory. Happily, he
seems unable to live except in tropical
heat. so that in the great passenger
steamers constantly returning to Eu-
rope he is seldom seen. The home of
his heart is the hold of the ship whose
course is limited to tropical seas.
There, among bales of rice and kegs
of oil, where darkness reigns and the
air is hot and foul, and where human
foot rarely intrudes, he roams at will
from post to post Thence the moro
venturous spirits ascend to the upper
decks and haunt saloon and cabins, and
pantries and stOre-roOms,
where corners and crevices shelter
them, and there are endless chances
of '.loot" Hence comes the chief in
gredient Of that sickly atmosphere
which strikes the sense on descending
from the outer air, and often makes
voyage in such vessel a penance in
deed. Magazine.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-09-27
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

An effort Is being made to estab-
iish National organization of the col
ored \. N. {. A. of the United States.
The Free Church Girls School at
Tiberias. Palestine, is attended by fifty
girls. of whom twenty-five are Mos
lens.
The Young mems Christian Asso-
citation of Philadelphia has received
gifts to the value of about $S5. 900
from Mr.. John Wanamaker.
Rev. George Schwartz. OF JEFF.
fersonville, is tho Oldest Methods,
preacher in Indiana. having been Ii.
censed to preach in 1922, when he was
twenty years old.
Bolivia should be virgin field for
the exploits of missions. 1t contains
population of 1900. 900, and there is
not a Protestant missionary in the
whole land.
=" When l look at the congrega.
ton" said London preacher. Il say;
Where are the poor?' When coun,
the offertory in the vestry l say:
Where are the rich? - Lining
Church.
The Foreign Missionary regards as
orthodox the prayer of the little girl:
20 Lord. bless the missionaries, and
help them convert the heather: and
bless the Mathematics and help them
convert each other"
"A United Presbyterian congrega-
ton in Pennsylvania divided on the
question of using fermented wine a,
the communion service. Twenty-siN
members who favored unfermented
withdrew and organized a new church.
The member of the church who
will not work only as he obtains the
unanimous consent or approval Of
those who are associated with him. is
likely to have an easy time. Unity
and harmony are good things, but it is
possible to sacrifice too much to Sc
cure them.-Unitcd Presbyterian.
Edmund Yates says that Canon
LiddOn, one of the finest scholars and
preachers in the Anglican church.
forfeited the goodwill of the Queen
by addressing her as madam" in the
course of sermon preached before
her. This, Mr.. Yates says. is the rea-
son why the reverend gentleman is not
invited to a bishopric
According to the Japan Weekly
Mail, the japanese publicists are earn
estly discussing the propriety of an
official adoption of Christianity, as a
means of perfecting their civilization.
and of maintaining a moral standard
among the people. 1t is said also that
many high officers of the Government
are in favor of such a step. not because
they believe in the Christian religion,
but because they believe its adoption
would promote the best interests OF
the country.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-09-27
HOUSES FOR POULTRY.

How to Construct One That Is Sure to
Give Satisfaction.
In building fowl house the comfort
and health of the occupants are far
more important than fanciful orna-
ment. The best house for practical
purposes may be the least expensive.
Plenty of floor room is a great object,
and height is of little consequence, so
it is sufficient for convenience of the at
tendant. unless it is desirable to have
8 second story for storing feed or for
setting hens and for very early chicks.
One error in most articles written on
this subject for many years has been
the advice to put in as much glass as
possible. We often see sky-lights rec
commended and sloping sides filled with
sash, to give the sun full play. These
are grievous errors, as the poultryman
who experiments with them soon finds
out. So much glass makes the in
terror very hot on sunny days. even in
winter. The sudden change from this
warmth to the cold of night will al
ways cause colds and roup among the
fowls. 1t is hard to regulate these
''rehectors" to the weather. Discard
sky-lights; let the sides of the house be
straight. with plenty Of sash for the
admission Of light; furnish them with
shutters for use in hot weather. No
item is more important in building q
house for all-the-year use than ventila-
ton. The windows should be nova
BILE, and the sash removed in very hot
weather and wire screens put in. The
best ventilator for cold weather is the
''stove-pipe ventilator." A common
stove-pipe or square wooden pipe is
used. One end should be q few feet
from the floor Of the house, the other
extending through the roof. This pipe
carries Of bad air arising from the
droppings and admits fresh air with.
out causing draught. No floor can be
put in that Is superior to dry earth or
gravel. filed In to a depth Of eight
inches. Roosts should be low and
roosting poles broad. High roosts
have no excuse except in country
places infested by minks. foxes. etc.,
and then If the house Is vermin proof.
- it should be, they arc unnecessary.
Plenty Of room. good ventilation.
dryness, warmth and sufficient light
are the main requisites Of . good
poultry house. and whether Il b .
chAayn NJ = fAnNv atr,arvHnra thAna arn
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-09-27
STOLEN FROM ESOP.
The COtton-Tail and the Turtle-A Fable
With q Moral.

With . Moral.
Children. yous want ole aunty 10
tell yOus story, Ell? Why, in course
l will. Moses, nessle closer, an, Alb
solOm, you sit down hyar. Use gwinn
to tell youse bout de race tween dc
cottin-tail an de tortle. Dey bof start
ed to once. De rabbit he ran an ran.
an ran. De tortle he crep an: crep an
crep. Well, children, desday was hot
an de road dusty, an by-um-by de
cottin-tail he git tired runnin'. He
stopped to fan hisself in de peach
orchard, fooled along de mill race an
los time nibblin' cabbage in de farm
er's garden. He started off agin, but
he didn't go fur, cause he knowed he
whar miles an miles ahead in de race.
Oar whar a big clump of grass dat
looked mighty green, an cool an in
vitin'. In dar de rabbit scrooched
outen de dus' an heat.
"Well, children, what you tink hap
pen mex? Jis' what might a been
'spected. De rabbit he fell asleep. an
he slep', an slep' an slep'. An all
dat time de tortle he crep'. an
creep an crep'. At las de cottin-tail
waken up. De sun whar in de Wes',
de swallows whar flynn low, de air
whar gittin darker Den de rabbit he
felt skeered. He looked at his watch,
and gracious alive if it weren't amos
seven o'clock!
Den he started off de bes' he
knowed how, but, children, it whar TOO
late-it whar too late. De tOrtle had
won de race. He'd jes' KEEP on, an ON
an on. Oar wasn't no funny bis'ness
bout him. He hadn't stopt to fan his
self, or to frow stones inter de creek,
or to nibble cabbage, or to snooze in de
grass. Now, children. dar's pint to
dis yer story. De race isn't alters won
by de nimble-but de slow ploddin' am
jis' as likely to win. Dey dom brag.
an squirt an fool. Dey gifts right down
to work. an keep dar, an dar 'duranse
lasts dem to de end. Better, boys, se
. low-down, hard-shell, creepin', git
thar tortle dan a giddy. big-eyed.
loit'rin, race-losin', no-mind-of-his-own
ole cottin-tail!' Detroit Free Press.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-09-27
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN


TO proven: dry murrain in cattle.
keep trough full Of equal parts of
salt and air-slaked lime where the
cattle may have free access to it and
you will not be troubled.
-Horseradish cut in thin strips
lengthwise and a dozen or moro of
these strips placed on the top of each
keg of pickles will keep them from be-
coming stale or moldy.
If you wish to raise seed from any
favorite plant, only the earliest and
finest clusters should be allowed to
ripen, those which come later be cut
off, SO that the whole strength Of the
plant may go to the maturing Of the
seed.
Some farmers are In the habit
of cutting sowed corn with their
self-binders. These machines are
made for cutting light grain. wheat.
rye, oats. ETC., and there is danger of
injuring them by putting them into q
field of heavy-sowed corn.
Green Corn Pudding. Twelve
ears of green corn. CRATE or scrape
them; to this add one quart of sweet
milk, One-Quarter pound of butter,
four eggs well beaten. and pepper and
salt to taste; stir all well together and
bake one and half hours in q buttered
dish.
The more the cabbage plants are
hoed the better they will thrive. The
cabbage is plant that succeeds best
when given clean cultivation and plen-
ty of manure. as it is grass feeder.
During dry seasons the loose earth
around the plants assists in retaining
moisture.
Farmers boys like to read. II
they can not get good reading matter
they will read trashy literature. Many
a farmer boy has been ruined by read
ing vile, perniciou, literature. Farm
ers who desire their children to grow
up virtuous and respected ought to
supply them with an abundance OF
good wholesome books and papers.
Veal Patties. -Mince little cold
veal and ham, allowing one-third ham
to two-thirds veal; add a hard-boiled
egg, chopped, and seasoning of
pounded mace. salt, pepper and lemon
peel; mOisten with little gravy and
warm. Make puff paste. roll thin and
cut in round pieces, put the mince be-
tween two of them, pinching the edges
together. and fry in hot grease.
Wash lace curtains as you would
any delicate white article. rubbing
them with the hands rather than on q
dashboard. Boil in clean suds and
rinse well, the last time dissolving q
bit OF bluing in the water. Starch
with ordinary boiled starch, and while
they are wet pin tightly upon white
cloth which has been fastened to the
floor of an unoccupied room; stretch
evenly and when dry remove carefully.
They require no ironing.
Hardy roses will not endure
neglect or scanty care any more than
tender. They must be well fed. well
pruned and well protected. Plenty Of
well-cOmpOsted manure will give Wig
Orous growth; free cutting back in
spring will give fresh, blooming
shoots, and mulch of leaves, stable
litter, ETC., during the extremes of hot
and cold weather will keep the roots
in right condition. All this will give
you roses on almost any soil. though
the roses prefer strong clay loan,
and a vigorous, healthy growth is the
best preventive of insect attack.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-09-27
HER VOICE.

All. sing the praises as you will,
The sweethearts OF your choice
May falrer be IN face. but none
Can match my love in voice.
IT'S soft with that sweet cadence that soothes
the weary soul:
IT'S firm, too. with that miidness that yields
asweet control:
IT'S gentle, comfort giving and giving comfort
Oft;
IT'S merry on occasion. but always, always
soft.
Her eyes are dark and luminous,
There's beauty in her face:
The tresses pileAabove her brow
Add witchery % grace.
The tiny teeth of pearly white
Clean 'twixt ruby pair
OF lips that dimple every time
She speaks. You would declare
1t was chime OF slvery bells
Rung out upon the air.
But better far than beauty fair
Or dark and lambert eyes,
Her tender voice soft cadence rare
Is that which most prize.
So sing your praises as you will
And in your loves rejoice,
The only melody hear
Is my beloved ones voice.
Flora ~ Montgomery, in inter Ocsan.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-09-27

Husband" I've some bad news.
my dear; that old bachelor brother Of
mine has failed; lost his entire fort
une." Wife, oh, John, how dread
ful! and Just a. We had named tho baby
after him. Poor little tellowg'-Har
per's Bazos.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-09-27


her baby was lying.
All had been done that could be done,
but the spark of life in that little, frag-
lie form had gone out forever. The
doctor had cleared the room of the
crowd, and it was strangely quiet. He
rose to meet the poor mother as she
entered. She looked at him with wild.
beseeching face; then, seeing the an
swer to the question she dared not ask,
in the grave compassion of his, the
stricken mother, with an agOnizing
wall, fell on her knees beside her dead.
She kissed the little face. while her
tears rained upon it. With words of
passionate endearment she held the
cold form close; then she laid her baby
down. and with her anguished face
turned upward and her hands out
stretched. she cried: II never will for
give her; SO help me, God! never.
never, never!'
These were the sights and sounds
that Mrs Bray saw and heard in dim,
far-Off way, as she struggled back to
consciousness. One dazed. uncertain
moment she looked vaguely about her,
then. in an instant. sharp as q sword
thrust piercing her heart of hearts, the
memory of it all came back to her.
With an anguish 90 great that it over
came her almost mortal weakness,
with great cry she sprang from the
bed. and rushed to thelounge on which
the dead baby was lying.
"She Is not dead! She can't Be- dead!
God would not Let her dic!'' she cried,
clasping wildly tho little kfeless form.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-09-27

l8SG lOOks
The dreary time crept on. without
one ray of hope or comfort, while the
woman she watched trembled between
life and death. How long it lasted she
could not tell: to her tortured heart it
seemed an age of suffering. But stars
illumed this night of anguish. In
dreams that visited her brief sleep, q
glorifed, radiant little being came that
called her mother, bringing with it
subtle. holy influences which taught
the blessed truths of Christian forgive
ness, charity and love, and voice fell
from Divine heights, saying what it
said with mortal lips over eighteen
hundred years ago: Little children,
love one another" 1t would rouse her
from her sleep to watch with agony too
deep for words for some stray CLEAN
of the renson she had quenched, which
might never return, and to say over
and over. with streaming tears: God
will forgive"
As the days and nights went on, .
marked change came over her, born Of
these subtle influences, these divine
teachings. A great love filed her
heart for the woman who had wronged
her, and whom she had wronged, .
love springing from the Christ-love
that was born within her, deeper.
stronger, immeasurably moro tender
than the old-time friendship was. For
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-30
BIG BILLS OF CONGRESS.
The Status OF the Tariff and Appropria-
ton Measures

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-rhe sub com
mittee Of the Senate finance committee in
charge of the tariff bill was in session to-
day going over the details of the measure
so far as they have not been passed upon by
the Senate, aud determining what changes
To propose when consideration of the bin is
resumed next week. It. is hardy possible
that the committee will be enabled 20 COM
plete this work before the new year, and
it will probably be necessary to continue
the study OF the measure with view to
pertecting it until nearly, If not quite, tae
date fixed for the final vote upon it.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CASH.
The Subcommittee of the Senate appro-
priations committee in charge of the Dis.
trict of Columbia bill arc working hard on
it and will probably be ready to report ii
to the Senate next week.
In the House the Indian and sundry civil
appropriation bills are about completed and
will be reported to the full committee next
week. This leaves the fortifcations, army,
naval, deficiency and agricultural and post
office appropriation bills yet TO be com
pleted. Nearly all of the II are in an I'D
vanced stage, and the indications are that
the first month in the new year will see
them allw out of the way Of the House.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-30
WRECKED BY THE TIDE.
A STEAMER LEFT ON AROCK IN a
HARBOR OF SAFETY.

The OutfiowinR Torrent Fell Twenty
four Feet-The Vessels Keel Com
pletely Demolished When She Set
tled-The Gear Saved, but the Cargo
Lost-The Boats Eventful History.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Dec. ga Port
Townsend (W. IT, special to the Pioneer
Press says: ''The steamship Idaho arrived
here from Alaskan ports last evening, bring
sng news concerning the wreck of the steam
schooner Leo at Prince Frederick
eound, about seventy miles south
last of Juneau on Nov. 25.
The Leo left Seattle one month previous
laden with general cargo Of furs. When
stormy weather ensued she went into Prince
Frederick sound and anchored. The tide
receded and the storm abated and the Leo
was left high and dry on a ledge of table
rock. The vessel settled down a dista nee
OF ten feet, striking her stern on the rocky
bouliers and completely demolishing her
keel. The tide fell twenty-four feet. The
crew landed on the beach half mile distant
and saved nearly all the vessels gear.
THE CARGO LOST.
"The whole cargo was lost. a boat with
five men was Sent to Juneau for assistance.
beach for twenty-five days waiting for as
sistance. Capt. Whitford and the cook re-
mained at the scene Of the disaster guard
ing the saved material The Leo sustained
injuries which are irreparable, and the
vessel is a total wreck. The Leo was built
at Baltimore as United States revenue
cutter. She wns cons ructed OF Florida
live oak, and was considered one of the
staunchest cutters in the service. After her
arrival on this coast, She cruised on Puget
sound and Alaska, at one time being fifteen
months 10 Sltlla harbor and at another
eleven months.
FINALLY CONDEMNED.
"She was finally CONDEMNED and bought
by San Francisco parties. Under their
owne ship she made freqaebt trips TO the
Arctic, the most notable being the transfer
of Lieut.. Ray and his party of the United
States coast survey to Point Barron, and
her subsequent return two years later to
San Francisco. She also carried the famou,
Miner and Frontie sman Scbeffelin TO
Yukon river with his stern whesl steamer
New Racket" which was subsequently,
bought by the Sitka Trading Company, of
Sitka. After about one years use steam
was introduced. During tlis latter owner
10 she landed all the teachers for the gov
ernment school throughout Alaska. Capt.
A. T. Whitford Of the Sitlr Trading Com
pany recently refused S12, 900 for the Leo.
The cargo was very valuable"