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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-18
ABOUT WOMEN.

Mrs. Scott-Siddons will make u profess
sional tour in this country during the coming
season
Mime. Patti knows forty-seven operas by
heart, she says, and is still studying.
Miss Dolores Lleonhart Y Cassanovas has
Just received the degree of NJ. ID. Barcelona
"She began" says The Pail Mall Gazette,
her university studies at the age of 5; when
IL she became a b. A and now, at the ripe
age Of -, after coming out first in all her ex-
aniinations and after taking numerous prizes,
she is fully qualified physician and surgeon.
Fancy female Is. \. of - discoursing on
hideous diseases with siX-syllabled names,
and correctly diagnosing and prescribing for
her brothers and sisters. But it Is what we
have got to expect and the fair Spaniard Is
to be congratulated on being the first OF her
sex TO show what can be done in the way OF
rapid advancement"
The Stars and Stripes are always kept float
ing over Minnie Hanks castle III Switzer-
land
Mrs. Cleveland is said to write ON an aver
age about twenty letters "a day, most of them
III reply 10 communications from entire
strangers.
Ida Lewis, famous for her efforts in rescu-
ing the drowning at Newport, is the only wo-
man in the world who holds the position of
past middle age.
Santa Cruz, Cal, Is rather proud OF Miss
Alice Boston, who swan To II revenue cutter
a mile from shore, swan around it while a
male companion did some high diving from
various parts of the cutter, and then swan
back to- shore without resting.
Miss CieveIand's novel furnishes this ad-
mirable addition to the number of mixed
metaphors: He felt the magnetism of his
conjectural passion at his side, and many
wavelets of emotion played upon him rs they
walked"
Mrs. Langtry's novel is expected to be tho
book of the season IL contains portraits OF
living celebrities. Mrs Langtry supplies the
characters and incidents, and is assisted in
the construction of the plot and in the dia-
logue 10y literary friend.
The Misses Shannon, of West Newton,
Mass, who have a handsome residence ut
Bar Harbor have rooted III IA spring ON their
grounds from which boy serves glasses of
the pure and delightful water to every one
that passes.
1t is said that Mrs. Victoria Morosini-
Schilling is getting very tired of singing and
supporting her coachman husband, and that
she Is contemplating appealing to her father
for forgiveness \ gossip says that he has
offered to take her abroad if she will give up
her spouse.
Miss Celeste Stauffer, who is a beneficiary
to the extent OF 500, 900 by the will of our
late uncrowned president, Samuel j. Tilden,
Is u native of New Orleans and descendant
of one of the oldest and finest families of that
aristocratic and exclusive old city. She is a
connection Of Mrs. james Brown Potter, and
is now abroad with her mother She was one
of the bridesmaids at the beautiful, still talked
about wedding of Miss Matthews and Mr..
Pierre Barlow last May in Paris, and she will
this winter be the guest of Mrs. BARLOW in
New York.-New York Graphic.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-18
Harmless Tricks.

While we cannot recommend the following
"tricks" either new or brilliant, print
them because now and then a "catch" of this
kind causes some little merriment on the part
of the young people ut father, mother or I'M
cles expense:
Can you place u newspaper on the floor in
such a way that two persons can stand upon
II, and not be able to reach one another with
their hands, Answer: Yes; by putting the
paper in IA doorway, one half inside and the
other half outside CT the room closing the
door over it; two persons can easily stand
upon it, and still be beyond each others
reach.
Can You put one of your hands where the
other cannot touch it. Easily; by putting
one hand on the elbow of the other arm
Can you place pencil on the floor in such
n way that no one can jump over It'll Yes; if
l place it close enough to the wall of the
room
Can you push n chair through u finger ring'
Yes; by putting ring on the finger and push
ing the chair with the finger.
You can put yourself through kcyhole by
taking piece Of paper with the word your
self" written upon it and pushing 1t through
the hole.
You can ask n question that no one can an
swer with no" by saying, What does yes
spells"
You can go out OF the room with two legs
and return with six by bringing chair along
with you.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-18
Things to DO and to Know.

Cut fodder when the corn begins to glaze.
Next spring try fiat culture of potatoes,
without any killing up.
The Mann apple, SO highly recommended,
Is not proving hardy in the north
1t costs more to take a bushel of potatoes
from Albany to New York by rail than from
Liverpool to New York by steamer.
a cross of the Jersey with the hornless
Galloway cattle is said to be productive of
excellent results The calves from this cross
are hornless
A good sized bag of charcoal hung in a els
tern will sweeten the water if it has soured or
become foul The charcoal should be broken
into small Jumps.
A broad mouthed fruit jar partly full of
sweetened water will catch the cabbage
moths Have several such jars around the
cabbage patch.
In setting milk for cream tosise this simple
principle must be remembered: The depth of
the lower it is the deeper milk may BE- set; the
higher, the shallower il should be.
Four million dollars worth of potatoes are
imported into the United States every year,
yet American farmers cannot get paying
prices for the home product The cause Is
that internal transportation is so high.
Picked olives and dry bread are said to be
Q sure cure for dyspepsia The olives are
simply picked in weak brine. The patient
must eat no ueat. Olives are beginning to
be raised in California in abundance.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-18

Deacon fcttybone Ito 20-year-old SOM
jaime. You know my love of liberty, right of
cons..i,n.", freedom of speech and worship;
you hav" heard nh proclaim them III public
time and time again You seem To prefer the
other church To- our own, notwithstanding
my arguments ami IcrsuaSions. Well, this is
n free country, You arr free citizen; far be-
il from nc 1" C"err on influence you in any
way. Go, my son, go: ii your heart tells you
you arr liking the right path, GO. But II you
do %" my III, may ! H.. struck deaf, dumb
and blind, ii don't drive You from my house
like dog. III follow your path, and take
from You all means of earning an honest
livelihood Ill drive you To want and crime,
and Ii iir cursing You with my last breath. 1
am d.. .uiuod to do my whole duty as a
Christian.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-18
COVER FOB MOUTH OF DRAIN.

Tho end OF the tile Is cut away, rs shown.
The trap is made of galvanized iron, heavily
wired around the sloped end for the lid to
rest on brass hinge Is used, to prevent
rusting. When the water flows down
through the drain the trap is lifted by the
force OF the water until it assumes the posi-
ton A. When the water stops flowing, the
cap falls of its own weight until, when the
water ceases, the opening is closed Mr..
Crane found that muskrats crawled up his
drains into the fish pond to destroy the carp
One Of these traps placed at the lower end Of
the drain prevented any further trouble
One placed on the end of the house drain will
give good satisfaction.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-18

The present is "A good time for looking after
tho apple trees that were grated last spring
The scions which i,nve grown fast and are
tender should be checked by cutting OFF their
ends, that the wood may ripen and not be
winter killed. Cat away the native limbs
slowly, SO as not I , cause too great u shock to
the tree. 1t is not generally safe to cut limbs
closely at first, bus to cut them off one foot
or more from tn body at first. Then let
them sprout AMI grow the next season. If
they sprout and row very fast then let them
grow the following year until the leaves fall;
break the sprou:i from the stubs and limbs;
let them grow another year, then cut them
of smooth.-Amcrican Cultivator.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-18
THE EDITORS DRAWER.
Quaint Anecdotes of Real Life Vouched
for by Harper's Monthly.

The IteV. Tor Father" as he
was calledl was lifelong pastor of the Con-
gregational church in Massachusetts,
He was IA man Of great sobriety OF deport-
ment, Yet was noted for dry humor which,
though chiefly exercised in private some
times cropped out in public. His people were
fond OF him. and when the fiftieth year of his
ministry was completed, made II grand cele-
bratinn in honor OF the event He preached
a 81 rnnn oii the occasion. In this sermon he
made extensive review of the half century
that had passed since his ordination He
spoke Inst 81 the changes it had witnessed
there ia the town. Next he spoke Of
chanGS- II. the state Then he spoke of the
country IL the same strain. and finally OF the
world showing how nifty Years had in the
case at ! oh wrought wonderful transforma-
tons ~IiUt-" liz added there Is one thing
my dC;s. TAI MT. that has not changed-that
through al tkt~e fifty Years gone by has
been til -s.i.i" Empires, Us have described,
havr "a. sad fallen; kings have been born,
and rci, mo- and die'l; great men have had
their lay ai.'i pissed from the stage, TO be
succeeded ~ other great men, who in their
turn E..N' su..S from view. There is one
thing | II IN;.t. that has not changed pause
and ~Il.Ls %. nni that Is my salary Ii was
$500 l. iti ago: IT Il $500 now
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-18
. ral~:,ISG HIS FEELINGS.

\ ..;.u wh' =, matrimonial life had been
anythi'..' al happy in consequence of the
quar-, n.ir habits of his wife, who thus con-
triNci /" keep lin, constantly in hot water
with H., II, i-hlnrs. was AT last relieved OF
her company 10y death As the widower's
means ~ limited the funeral was plain,
but resp table enough Ia satisfy any reason
able relative. The brother of the deceased
lady, however, was not reasonable man;
and ON the return OF the mourners to the
house he rticuled the funeral, said that it
was mean, undemoIstrative, and so quiet
that all the neighiIors must have considered il
niggarily.
YES 1t was rather quiet" responded the
widowcr; but what did you expects Did
you want me to show my submission to the
decree of Providence i'll removing my late
lamenrci spouse 10y closing the funeral with
u display of fireworks: | did think of
cheerful display of some sort, but abandoned
the idea because | feared the neighboIs
might tall, about it, and say that was Civ
ing too much expression 10 my feelings.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-18
Seed Wheat.

The 18th to the 2U,h of September is the
time fall wheat is usually sown 1t is well to
change the seed every year, certainly every
two years. The best varieties of wintaS wheat
are the Fuitz, the Diehl- Mediterranean and
Michigan Amber. a new kind, called Mig
ger" wheat, is very highly commended in
some Of the northern states. 1t is said to yield
abundantly and to make beautiful flour. Mig
ger wheat is bearded, has "a white chaff ana
stiff straw, and stands up well; the berry very
large and Of q dark color 1t Is exceedingly
hars1
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-18
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
HOW TO RAISE PEACHES AND WHAT
VARIETIES TO PLANT.

a Fodder CIa::l., and = Trap to Keep
Eat. and Snakes Out Of Your Drains.
or Advantage to Apple Shippers-Seed
Whcat-Peach Culture.
HI!'s Early is considered by many to be
the bt,t early peach now III the market 1t
issaid to have originated in Portage county,
O., from seed planted by a German 1t ripens
very early, from the middle of July to the LIST
OF August, is a fair, healthy grower, the leaves
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-18
HALE ) EARLY PEACH.

are glossy, flowers large, and it Is an abund-
amt bearer. The fruit Is of medium SIZE
nearly round skin notified red, dark red
cheek, flesh white, melting, high flavor, and
parts freely from the stone. Since its intro
duction into New Jersey and Delaware, the
peach season begins at period very percepti-
biz earlier than before
Peaches will grow in most parts of this
country. But the central portion Of the United
Stats is where they thrive the best, notably
In New Jerse: and Delaware. The Delaware
peach = now the fa-hin. al IL one in city mar
kets
Where this fruit l., known to do WELL it
may be planted iii Ltrse quantities, and is a
valuable Crop. In Other localities it should be
experimental with cautiously. Nearly every
farmer has had experiences of the curses,
both lout and deep, with which All unprofit-
able peach orchard has been cut down.
1t is sail now that the practice of budding
the peach tree, Year after year, has weakened
Its vitality and mai: it liable to disease, but
noloty knows. II you want to begin care
fully with peaches, plant first few trees
near your house and sheds to see if they will
do well That l. for places which you do not
know to Ia adapted To them.
THIS f.TIif .A-S well trained against a wall
or n hou-.. whore it will be sheltered. a few
trees y. III la all that are necessary for home
u,e, eating al assortment OF both early and
late Oh. fL.ntc,t III orchard tho peach
thrive@' best Ill II dry sandy or gravely loan.
Ii peach rtiS-r5 get an average Of three crops
i'll five years they do well, and make the
business piy. la setting out an apple orchard
1t l. gooi plan to set the apple trees the
proper iii lance apart, then fin In the spaces
between with young peach trees. They will
have got their growth, borne their fruit, and
died and been cut down by the time the apple
orchard is larSe enough for them to be in its
way.
Select western northern slope for your
orchard This keeps it back In spring and
makes the fruit germs less liable to be killed.
y peach trees best bearing life is from its
fourth II is tenth year. Whole crops have
of late year-' been destroyed by the disease
called yellows. Plenty of spent lime mixed
with the soil about the roots will prevent this
and often cure it. In this disease the leaves
turn yellow and the tree dies Insufficient
nourl 'hInent Is one cause assigned for it.
Orchards may be set out either in fall or
spring. IL the fall, the time from the mid
die of October to tho middle Of November, Is
the prcP,r season for planting. In the spring
u soOl Us the frost Is out Of the ground
Opinion i; divided as to whether fall or spring
planting is best.
Besides Hale's Early, another approved
variety is Crawford's Early. Excellent me
dunn late varieties are Honest John and Vel
low Itos,ripr.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-18
Circular for Apple shippers.

belong, Mayer Il Co, New York, issue
the following circular To apple raisers and
packers:
1t is XXI .,etcd that the English apple crop
will L. Ns.y ..,..aiil this Year, and that conse-
quently pgoIii.,hLe market will be found for
many Of a.; ap!ris abroad Last year in tho
nine mo.iill> t~'t''een August, 50, and May,
ST, s.'.1n L-riSs OF apples were shipped to
EE.L..LL Prizes were not entirely satisfac-
tory. hanover, and many were disappointed.
This var III consequence OF the reported
failn,S =. tie English crop, it is expected that
prisCs WI Ia more satisfactory. The
most L. oTtant point is the packing
Only nSw barrels should be used. and
the Iii.&g should be done on Q platform
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-18


At Palatka with jacksonville. Tamps 4 Kr-
W est Halfway, ami II, August iut. siuss E.igps
Halfway, anu last river steamers fer - 4
gu-tlne, Green Cove Springs Iarbrs,.t.,-i- o..
anu aii points North, Fast ami West sfrf.. ~.
zap river steamers Tor South flarlH-
WAN the Twin Screw Iron -ts=rus.f--t 81
faiHtka- and Steamship CITY OF Naurr,.5 q.
Tor Charleston, New York, Boston pisig.,
'nia, etc.
Mail trains mai q close connection h,s-,, ~,
wa }. Il. n N w R'y.. at .Jacksuuv!ll.. srift
lanI;c Coast Line, Fast Mail.
At Gainesville with through Pullman S1t-....
ers over Savannah. Florida y Western r.,
New Orleans, Cedar Keys. Pensacola S,1y-
nhh- ALBANY. Montgomery IutIISV-5Eft.
Louis and all points West.
At Ocala with Florida Hallway and MAJ
ton Co, ; : O. y g. r. r., and Hacks I,r
yer Springs.
At Aston with ~. Johns river stcarn.r-
Jacksonville, Sanford and way landings
At Leeshurg with the -. Johns and
kustis division of the Florida Sauf Bssrg
way, and boats on Lakes Harris arfsi
iOI points ON lakes.
AT Pemberton's Ferry with South Flor
Ky Tor Lakeland, Tampa. ki-sinlEn.. Hart.
Orlando, Sanf ord, ruckcrtu ~ and Fort TsE-
At Punta Gorca with steamer Alice II r
ard Tor Liverpool, IuHta Issis>a and ..
NJ ycTs.
\ CONAN1. a. W BhOMwELI..
oenerai Manage Gen'l Fa-z- a sr.t h.
A q COwAs. Ger TRAY. AIT
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-18

lay it in the clamp, and 50 on until 1t Is full
Place one knee GA the bundle and bring the
Irvine together, ami tic by passing through
the loop and making simple knot Cut tho
twinc; place one foot on the board and lift
the bun.llt out and replace the Irvine a. be-
fore The ba.irilc can be easily bound as tight
as the twinc " i'll bear \ clamp Of this sizs
will make about four bundles from a shock OF
lUu hills, AMI aasc used will always DC wanted.
w l. y in Rural New Yorker
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-18
HEARTS THAT ONCE BEAT IN UNISON.

For a year past n pair of souls in Flushing
Long Island, have been accustomed To share
thought between them, and two devoted
hearts have beat in such close and perfect
unison as Ia produce but one rounded and
complete throb Now, alas! they do 50 no
more forever, and all ON account of "A cough.
Miss c. and her fance, Mr.. L, at
tended the sociahlc at the Baptist church par
lors recently, and were happy as usual In
each others society, except that Mr.. L
was somewhat disturbed 10y hacking cough
with which Miss C was suffering When
at last tn sociahlc was over, and the pair
started ou the three quarter-mile lap To Miss
C--'s hou>c-which, it being moonlight and
not too late, II IL safe to assume was not tn lie
covered ton uuickly-the lady was seized
with a violent par"xysm Of coughing. In
great distress, Mr.. l. supported her ten
derby wishing M might cough for her, when
a happy thought struck him He always
carried tro-.h,s III his pocket: possihly one
was nI-,ut him then. y quick search filled
him with triumph.
"Tal.c this " he s,i.i, pressing il upon her;
lit will XIV. You +, lief, | ann sure, and the
youu- woman gratefully put the small Hat
disk upon u, 1 tongue.
They walked Miss G sucked upon
the trot,ic ami hung upon her lovers words,
and ou.. ar ti., ether acted 81 Suothingly thai
her .7nu an. ISIS were. few ami far between.
Several t..n,-> LT l. inquired with solicit
tudc " the trOChe were dissolved, receiving
each tl,u.. tIy assurance that 1t was not yet
There Ms Il prolonged AMI interesting fare
We'll at the tlopr, in which, for the time, both
cough and nIcdy were forgotten. As Mr..
l. moved away, however, his anxiety
turned and H.. called back, shall leave
other Ia. h.: And in the light OF later
events II >t,yIrk Hiss C there was a mock
ing tsutc..C.' la his tone
She IL h!Iy ,I,..incd his offer and entered
the l.ou> y t'W moments aftsrWard, 10y the
light oi i..I -draI!.G lamp a discovery took
place s,hi,l - ntou-e-i h.r indignation that
in "A m"...y..i g.. al he,:. AMI before she slept
the lett.r ,s...,.inIn,y tl,- fatal words all Is
over WI N.I.t..L
In his a..x.,iN Ia, had In willingly given her
O trous - LUTON. -Iarper's Monthly.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-18
Fodder Clamp.

BE- it, use much is gained in time, when
handling, and there need be little waste, as all
loose hiadc5 can bc gathered and placed in the
clamp and bound with the longer fodder. The
clamp i nude from piece of scantling 2x3
inches by :; feet long, having two uprights
and a hoard nailed crosswise to the bottom, to
prevent the clamp from falling over The
uprights arc Is inches high and placed In NOR
tees IL inches apart, and nearer one end than
the other. The uprights should stand two
inches farther apart at the top than at the
bottom.
\ saw kcrf is made half an inch deep In the
top of each to receive the Irvine Il use reaper
twiie.l The clamp is light and valuable In
fell IN harm To use it, make a Loop at the
cad ~ the Irvine. and place it in the kerr at
the top "f one upright; leave the slack as
shown, and pass the Irvine on through the
other kerf Husk All armful Of fodder and
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-18
Boy and Puppy.

The Boy or Girl Who Will Rise
Show me a boy or girl who is self-rsspect-
ing, scorlls a lie and deception, Is honorable
among his playmates and pure in habits, and
will show you one who Will have mental
culture, no matter what his surroundings
may be. He viii manage by some fair means
to acquire enough Of the lore of books to en-
able him to carry out his chosen life york
with dignity and credit
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-18

During dry weather rats, snakes and other
creatures not wanted there often crawl into
the mouth of drain pipes and choke them.
To prevent this Robert Grain, n farmer in
Bucks county, Pa, invented the hinged cover
here shown {.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-18

fhst mail trains stop only where time Is
given. anu only at Lemon street. PHlutku-
MIXED tram - run between PaiaIka and
SANFORD, IN both directions, which STOPS at
all stations, in edition TO the regular tnIns
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-18

Inc 100 p m. Fast Mail from Iack>utr,- IlIe
and ".Su II. M Fast Mail from Sanford make
direct connections with South Florida HAL
way al sanford Ip and from Orlando, h I>sim-
NEE, Harlow, Lab Gland. Tampa, ANA all sta
tons
Steamer Muscutte leaves Tampa Tor Key
" Vest and iisty ana twice "A week
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-18

Trans leaving Jacksonville l. 50 u m. and
arrlN ing l. ~ p m, run daily between jack
snhNIir' Enterprise ana Sanford. DIbrrs
daily except SUNDAY
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-18
MAIN I'M
CONNECTIONS

STEAMERS A J. LANEAN HT>P<fF
Make daily double round trims of I sfLf- Fms.
and Harris, touching AT ali landings
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-18

The go a. IN. and u ~ y. m. trains from
Jac ksonVsiir. and he II. 90 u m and 40 D. m
Trains from Palatka, make direct connections
.it faiat hat with the Florida Southern RtilW ay
70 ana from gainesville, Dcald, Lsesburg Fort
Mason. laNares, Lane Park, Asrur. ami otht +
points reached 10y that road.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-18
ing Guide,

"Oh, good Mr.. Darning- needle, please don't
sew up my ears. IN never catch another in
sect in my life if you'll only let me off just
this once. "-Harper's Young People.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-18

\ gentleman travelling through the noun
famous and thinly settled districts of North
Carolina was overtakcn by IA severe storm
As he was on horseback, and therefore quite
unprotected he bchcld with delight log
cabin i'll the distance, and speedily betook
himself thithcr The old farmer greeted him
with true southern hospitality, and he soon
found himself seated at the dinner table be-
side the Old CONAN" as his host designated
his wife, while one by one "A seemingly end
less file of daughters entered the room. Turn
ing to the farmer, ne mildly observed, "Y gu
have line family of daughters, sir"
"Weil," said the old man, mournfully
"we've been kinder unfortunate with our
darters. The chimbly fell i'll and killed all
but nine ON en-" The historian dares not
guess how many there were at first-Har-
pars' Monthly