The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-29

The highest point recorded by the |
thermometer yesterday was IS degrees, !
being five degrees less than the proceed |
ing day. Last night, with clear
sky. bright moon and temperature of
20 degrees, it made one feel reluctant to |
yield to the necessity of sleep even at a
very late hour.
Hymen's victims will be numbered by
scores as soon as the Lenten season is
over, Madam Rumor says-and that old
bag is generally correct THE WEEKLY
NEWS Isl a year. has some very useful
hints on economical housekeeping, re
trenchment in the culinary department
and other information useful to young
married couples.
Only those whose eyes were familiar
with the old wooden buildings on Lemon
street before the fire can properly appre-
ciate the great change wrought in that
portion of the city by the erection of the
present magnificent buildings on the sites
of the former: and the unbroken view
from the site of the old st. Johns hotel,
greatly enhances their appearance.
Mr.. Fred Sulzner, through pity or else
to add to the comfort of this reporter,
presented him with handsome cane the
other day. The cane is constructed on
the dude plan, but that is no reason why
people should think that dude is carry
ing the cane around to poke out items,
or that the cane is carrying a reporter
around to stir up the dudes. Anyway,
the new owner is proud of his cane.
A heavy column of smoke, on which
was reflected the blight glare of fire,
was seen from the Florida Southern
pier in the direction of the cove about 7
o'clock last night. We could not acer-
tain what was feeding the consuming
flame, but hope no building was
burned, and another of our citizens
made sufferer by an element with which
they have had so dreadful experience re-
Gently.
Mangold, the photographer, is having
a complete suite of rooms fitted up in the
Kennerly and Hickman building for his
gallery. The. rooms extend from the
front to the rear of the building, with i'm
mense skylights for light, and are so ar
ranged that the ventilation will be most
thorough. The rooms are to be elegantly
fitted up, and he will put in new and
complete apparatus for the.photographic
business.
Henry Simmons, a young man hailing
from New York city, who has been in
the employ of Messrs. Earle & Co. for the
past six weeks in the capacity of sales
man, was detected carrying goods from
the store a few days since, when a watch
was put on his movements. 1t was dis
covered that he had carried several arti-
cles to his room, a valise and a supply
of new shirts being among the goods.
: He also took small sums of money at
various times from the cash draw, TAX
ing in all, his employers think, about $50.
, He was accused of the thefts, which he
at first bitterly denied, but he was made
to return the goods, and, on a promise to
leave town, he was permitted to depart
/ without prosecution, of which privilege
, he quickly availed himself He has
probably gone north.
Mr.. Eli Sauble, of Sauble station,
brought to our office yesterday several
objects of interest The first and most
, important were samples of brick, made
! from clay found in great abundance at
Sauble. The brick seem to be hard and
firm, and will be submitted to experts
for theiropinion as to their durability.
The next was a bunch of oranges con-
tanning an orange Of the crop of 1898,
: two of the crop of 1894, and on the same
tree, Mr.. Sauble informs US, there
are a number of young oranges of 1885.
The tree is growing in Mr.. Saubles grove
and yields the best favored oranges. The
: next was a sample of rye, grown by him
on some of the poorest land he has. The
bunch brought us will measure some
thing over seven feet high, well headed
t out, and we learn the entire patch aver
ages nice height, and promises a full
S yield. The rye was sown by Mr.. Sauble
on the Goth of October, and so far he i.
a more than satisfied with his experiment,