The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-05-29

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Z. johnson has erected a large house
at his fine place on the shell road.
lie has growing therein number of
hne guavas, and intends to grow both
the tea and coffee plant. We hope
ne will succeed, as this may prove
the beginning ola new and profitable
business for this section of the State.
The citizens of Quincy know how
to enjoy themselves. Festivals, mu-
steal and social entertainments at
which ice cream, strawberries and
other delicacies are served in sbund-
anee, are of frequent occurrence with
them. Amusic stand has been erected
on the public square from which the
band "discourses sweet sounds dur
ing the summer evenings.
st. Augustine Press: One mile
and a half from St. Augustine, and
about two hundred yards from the
Picolata road, is an old tombstone on
which is the following inscription:
In memory of Gershoen Peznanski,
a native of Storchnesb in the Duchy
of Pasen, who was killed by the In
dams on his journey from st. Angus
tine to Picolata, on the 18th day of
Kislew, A. NJ. $780,"
Improvements are going on rap
idly at the new town of Blake, on
the Halifax river. They have sold
twenty-three lots and most OF them
are being improved. The company
has cut canal six thousand feet in
length, retaining some of the richest
land in the county. Mr.. Rodgers,
the gentleman in charge and part
owner of the tract, is cutting off and
grating about four thousand trees
this season. -Worido Star.
The press generally, and very
many of the leading men of the State,
are advocating a convention to revise
the State constitution. Judge B. r.
Hilton, of Tallahassee, declares him
self in favor of new constitution
"more in accordance with the princi-
pies of popular government than that
now fastened upon the people, with
greater safeguards against ruinous
taxation He also fayors its forma-
ton and adoption at the earliest day
in which this can be done, with due
regard to recognized forms of pro-
cedure In such cases.
The Fyoridso,s publishes the fol-
lowing snake story, which it says is
little steep, but that it comes from
a reliable source: sold Ben A.,
near town, one night heard one of his
wife's ducks, which she had set over
a lot of eggs, making noise. He
went out, but could see nothing. Next
morning he went to where the old
duck was sitting upon her eggs, under
a brush pile, and-imagine his aston
ishment-he saw large black snake
coiled up under the duck, his snake
ship having swallowed twelve eggs.
Mr.. Williams cut it's head of, cut it
open, took the eggs and placed them
under the old duck, and eleven of that
dozen eggs Matched Nextn
Time and again have we insisted
upon it that orange growers should
pay more attention to diversity of
products. 1t is unwise for man to
put all his strength and capital, ex-
clusively in orange culture. Raise
corn, potatoes, and cotton if you like
it-sugar and vegetables for market,
and make your own meat, milk and
butter and live within yourself, and
depend not on Northern and Western
productions. We know man in this
county who bought place, the former
occupant of which could not make a
living out of it; he said it was too
poor. But the present owner makes
all of his own provisions, and sells
lots of truck in the market, and has
nv his iudustrv and nnerov hrouobt.