The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-09-17
State Gleanings.

Several new boats will be started
on the St. Johns river this winter.
Absentees, who have been spend
ing the summer out of the State, are
returning home.
DR.. Seth French, Commissioner of
immigration, will return from Europe
at the end OF this month.
Mr.. Wesson, of Banana river, has
bananas, twenty of which weigh ten
pounds without stalk.-EIOriCl0 Star.
On account of the wet and unfa-
vorable weather for picking cotton
the farmers are slow in getting it to
market.-1MddSSon Recorder.
Mr.. Hancock is having excellent
success tanning. He makes very
durable and soft leather from deer
and otter skins. He is busy making
up slippers now.-F2orid0 Star.
Hon. Charles Dougherty, of Volu-
sia county, and Speaker Of the Flor
ida Assembly, has been commissioned
by the Governor as Colonel of
the First Florida Infantry, Seventh
Brigade.
The water of Lake Monroe has
raised so as almost to hide the wreck
OF the steamer Starlight, which lies
about mile northeast of Sanford.
Only the bow post and very small
piece Of the boiler now show above
| Water.-S021fOrG ,JO2ty71dL
Mr.. r. S. Marvin has field of
cotton near town, upon which the
caterpillar has been preying, and he
has been experimenting with gun.
powder for the determination OF the
same. Late in the evening heavily
charged guns were discharged be.
tween the cotton rows. We are not
advised whether Mr.. Marvin relies
upon Conclusion" or smoke to drive
the worm from his cotton CO9aSti-
futon.
People may say what they like.
There is peculiar charm about baby
dom that carries away everything
else by storm. Don't they make
things lively, though, all over the
house ? Every young mother seems
transformed in the presence of her
child, and as for the stupid, blunder-
ing papa, what a donkey he makes Of
himself, to be sure.-iSa0e and Press.
a few days since twelve olive
trees, direct from Spain, arrived here
for Captain o. O. Smith, of Twin
Lakes. They were stumps about an
inch and half in diameter and six
feet long Most of them were put
ting out nicely. The roots of each
tree were in unique cork box
about a foot square. Mr.. Street took
charge of them in Captain Smiths
absence.-SonJord Joeu1dL
At Starke, Florida, one night last
week the store Of Captain J. N.
Johns was entered by some unknown
party or parties, and something over
$12,780 taken from the safe. The
money, we understand, was sent from
Savannah few days ago, and must
have been followed to Starke by
some skillful burglar, as the entrance
to the building and the opening of
the safe bears undeniable evidence
that it was the work of an expert
Telegraph
Mr.. John G. Sinclair writes that he
will be in Orange county in four to
six weeks for the purpose of putting
in the machinery for the starch fac.
tory. He hopes to make a few tons
of starch this year, and all who have
planted cassava are requested to turn-
ish as large quantity for manufacture
this year, as possible. The manufac-
ture of starch should become one of
the leading industries of this section,
and all the seed grown this season
should be carefully preserved tor
planting next winter. Mr. Sinclair
has given an order for several thou
sand feet OF lumber, to be used in
constructing the necessary applian
ces for the manufacture of starch, as
well as to reconstruct the mill and
dam. In answer to an inquiry, if he
would gin cotton, he says he will do
so provided it does not interfere with
the improvements contemplated
Orange County Reporter.