The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-08-06

A Sea-Cow caught in indian river
was lately exhibited in Jacksonville o.
its way North.
Some of our State exchanges are ouf
lesouing Governor Drew, by adVoca1in'
him for President.
A new paper called the Fy0r7dd zee
0rn12h. has been started at StarKe ON
more candidate for the editorial paupel
club.
There is quite movement at SANFORD
in real estate. and number OF houses
are being built or will soon be erected
Part of the Grand National Hotel Of
Jacksonville has been destroyed by fire
at the same time Mr.. Biggs' house ao-
Joining was burnt down. Insured
Mr.. Joseph A. Daughtery brought in
q load of beautiful muskme!ons on MOL
dav. The largest one weighed twenty
nine and half pounds. Late CFty Re-
porter.
Mr.. O. S. Cotton handed US a pear on
Monday, a specimen of his own grow
inc. It measured eight and half in
cbes in circumference and weighed eight
ounces. It was of the variety known as
"The Flemish Beauty" and is regu-
lar beauty.-Lake city Reporter.
We were shown yesterday bunch of
peaches, eleven in the cluster, perfectly
matured and blushing in their perfect
beauty. This cluster was raised by that
successful fruit grower, DR.. Bates, from
a native tree. We were also shown
some delicious grapes from his place, OF
the Sweetwater variety C5ty Re-
porter.
Another victim to the careless and
criminal use of kerosene with which to
kindle fires, is reported by the Pensaco-
IA Gazette. The wife Of Thos. Cairns,
residing on Commandment street, was
terribly burned by the explosion OF a
can of the oil, in the act of pouring it
on a kindled fire. The result was sure.
Hon. H. L. Mitchell, of Tampa,
whose name has been suggested as a
proper one to be placed before the peo-
ple of the State as the Democratic NOM
inee for Governor, would make COM
petent and efficient officer, and if he re-
ceives the nomination, it will afford US
great pleasure to assist in his election
Gainesville San.
We are pleased to see that Fernando
ma is attracting some attention as sum-
mer resort. Two families arrived this
week from Gainesville and their report
of attractions to be found here, will
probably attract many of their friends
from the interior. Our Georgia friends
are also beginning to learn that it is
pleasant place to which to make excur-
sions. -FsYn0ndin0 Express.
James J. Cooper, son of Col. c, P.
Cooper, of this city, has received the
appointment of cadet-midshipman, at
the United States Naval Academy, An
napolis, Md. The appointment was
made through the recommendation of
Hon. n. A. Hull, of this State. The
above young gentleman is the third son
OF Col. Cooper. and is about Is years
of age. There is no doubt as to his
ability to pass all the examining boards
of the above institution. He is grad
uate of our home school-Duval High
School. He will leave IN September
Union.
DR.. r. ". Snead. whose veracity no
one questions, informed us the other
day, that his shepherd dogs, while out
near his house, heard the cry Of the
hounds and soon spied an old buck
coming along some distance ahead. As
is characteristic of these dogs, and we
are told by the Doctor that they herd
his cattle every evening, they undertook
to pen the deer, by heading and at
tempting to drive him to the cow-pen,
and not succeeding in this they soon
came running to their master, appar-
emily grieved and troubled that one OF
the herd was not penned.
Sensible dogs in handling cattle, but
certainly wanting in Judgment or good
sight in not discerning the difference
between a COW and deer.-M0ri019eG
Courier.
The vanilla season opened several
weeks ago, and has been carried on
with vigor, the labor Of which would
have made corn, potato or cotton crop
double what it will be. The wild, mar
ketable productions of nature lessons
labor and to the masses of men, inert
and lazy, the old long-ago theory that
by the sweat of thy brow shalt thou eat
bread, may not be pleasant, but it is al
ways safe, and leads to competence and
wealth. To get living by evading
this stern decree, is not in accordance
with providence or nature, and the soon
er a man learns to will and work, the
sooner will he realize the benefits Of in
dustry. So much time spent III gather
ing wild vanilla and drying il, at the low
price of q cents pound, is very poor
compensation especially when it is
considered that the same ratio OF labor
put in the corn and cotton field, would
double the per centsge. However. it is
better to gather vanilla than do nothing
q man in this business can nroYision bis