The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-08-20
STATE NEWS.

its size, was at Palatka last week.
--Mesars w. w. Lyons and J. E. AL
len have published a handsome map of
Putnam county.
The Gainesville San makes the total
population of Alachua county, from the
enumerators' returns, 1904.
Hon. II. T. Lykes, of fernando
county, has recovered from his injuries
inflicted a short time ago by vicious
steer.
Miller d Henderson, of Tampa, have
brought from New Orleans the steam
yacht Hostetter for use in Tampa harbor.
This makes the eighth vessel of Miller h
Henderson's feet.
"A manatee was recently captured in
Indian River by two enterprising Ger
mans 1t is a fine specimen, about eight
feet long, and weighs about 500 pounds.
II is to be taken to New York for sale or
exhibition.
III. B. Hardaway, of Townsville, Ca,
writes to the Florida Dispatch that it is
wrong to gather corn within thirty days
after the fodder is pulled, in the hope Of
saving it from the weevil. He thinks a
decoction of china-berries or leaves, sprin-
killed. over the pile in the crib will keep
out the weevil
Colonel Dancy says that the juice of
q lime and half teaspoonfnl Of salt
mixed and taken before breakfast at inter
walls through the summer, is proven
tive against malarial diseases. He has
tested the mixture through series of
years in his own family, and it proved a
positive remedy.-JdcksonviNe Telephone.
w. A. Scott, of Gadsden county,
writes to the Star that a blank power Of
attorney, authorizing the signing and re-
ceipting for his witness fees in the politi-
cal cases recently tried in the Federal
Court at Jacksonville, has been sent him,
although he received and receipted in
person for all that was due him long since
We are authorized to state that there
was collard grown SO high in Live Oak
this summer that Florida hooking bird
built its nest in the leaves and Matched
out brood of fine young singers. If any
person doubts the truth of the story, it
can be verified by the necessary afidavits
from under the seals Of the courts, and
we challenge the word to produce sim
liar occurrance.- Oak Bulletin.
We have received copy of the
Southern STAR" little amateur paper
published by the son of Mr.. Russell, of
the South Florida Citizen. We had
hoped the amateur business had "played
out" 1t is silly way of wasting time,
and the boys engaged in it should be at
school or otherwise improving their time
and learning something useful. There
is time enough for them to learn the prin-
ters' trade when they have secured good
| education.
Professor A. H. Curtis, botanist,
Agent of Forestry of the Interior Depart
ment, who has been examining the differ
ent woods of the peninsular of Florida,
arrived here last Saturday and leaves to-
day. He had with him Mr.. A. P. Canova,
of Key West, as guide, and Mr. William
Sands. We are under obligations to Mr..
Canova for the following list of woods,
which were found on this coast: Lignum
Vitae, Crab, Dog, Medara, Prince, Mastic,
Ink, White Torch, Bloly, Poison, Black
Iron, White Iron, Red Iron, Saffron, Pig
con Plum, Black Torch, Wild Tamoran,
Gumbolimbo, Bustic, Fig or Rubber Tree,
Lance, Bastard Box, Wild Lime, Joe, Sea
Grape, Cocoa Plum, Seven Year Apple,
White Wood, Tillon, Soap Berry, Coral,
Long Cod, Royal Palm, White Button,
Black Button, Black Mangrove, Red Man.
grove, Custard Apple, Bay Cedar, Hack
Berry and Satin.-1ampa Tribune
Col. William Munroe has four acres
of land in town, upon which is his dwell
ing house, outbuildings, four hundred
orange trees, fine Scuppernong grape
vineyard, about fifteen pecan trees, peach,
pomegranate and fig trees, large sweet
potato growth, and upon which are the
evidences of the gathering of an abun-
dance of garden vegetables, Strawberries,
melons, &c. About twenty-three of the
orange trees are loaded with fruit, all
planted from the seed, and one, which the
Colonel calls his Drag tree" is of only
four years' growth, and is so full of or
anges that it has to be propped. His
grove is beautiful, and all this has been
done by the industry of the owner him.
sell, with little assistance in the putting
of fertilizers about the bottom of the
trees. From his pecan trees he sold over
three barrels last season. What is it that
judgment and industry will not do in our
county, with the good soil that heaven
blesses us With Quincy Star.
There are about one thousand hands
at work on the Waycross and Jackson
vile Railroad, and others being sought
for and coming from all directions. 1t is
proposed to haye trains running to Jack
sonville by January LIST Passenger trains
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