The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-31
FLORIDlANA.
Geographical Divisions of Florida,

counties of Suwannee, Columbia. Alachua,
Levy. Baker, Nassau, Duval, Bradford.
Clay. st. Johns. Putnam and Marion.
WEST FLoRIDA-Is composed of the coun-
ties of Escambia. Santa Rosa, Washington,
Walton, Holmes, Jackson and Calhoun.
MIDDLE FLoR1DA-Is composed of the
counties of Gadsden, Liberty, Franklin,
Leon, Wakulla, Jefferson, Madison, Taylor,
Lafayette and Hamilton.
SOUTH FLORIDA-Is composed of the
counties of Hernandez. Sumter, Orange,
Volnsia, Brevard, Polk, Hillsborough, Man
aztec, Monroe and D0de.
The St."%Johns and Lake Eustis
railroad made its first regular sched-
ule trip last Tuesday.-AdUance.
Mr.. J. E. Howell shipped, through
J. F. Baya, on Tuesday last, the first
snap beans Of the season.-Rep0rter.
A gentleman near Leesburgh was
offered in our presence, one day last
week, $4,000 for the proceeds of one
acre and half of land for a period of
ten years and, sensible to the last,
refused the offer. Oranges at the
Observation-Disclosures.
While paying pleasant visit this
week at the delightful home of our
efficient sheriff, Capt. Peter Cone,
we were pleased to see that his esti'
mable lady has invested in quantity
of silk-worms, with view to testing
the success of silk culture in this
county. Mrs. Cone purchased num-
Der of eggs, and they have Matched
out most excellently thus far. She
now has about thousand OF the cat
erpillars, and, barring accidents, will
in about six weeks, have the pleasure
of witnessing the very industrious
little creatures commence the Won
derful operation Of spinning the CO.
coon. We believe that this is the
first attempt at the introduction of
the silk-worm into this county, and If
successful, will develop an industry
which will doubtless prove OF i'm
mense value. There is no reason
why the attempt should not succeed
as the climate is certainly favorable,
and Mrs. Cone has noticed that the
implacable enemies of the worm, ants
and other predatory insects, seem TO
leave the little creatures entirely I'M
molested. AS is well known the
white mulberry grows spontaneously
in this climate, and there will be no
difficulty in providing an abundance
of Its natural food. We sincerely
hope that Mrs. Cone will succeed be-
yond her most sanguine expectations.
-Fermd,adiaa0 E:caoress.
We have been permitted to make
the following extract from a private
letter to friend in this city, giving
an account of a most shocking acct.
dent which occurred last week at
Dungeness, Cumberland Island, re-
sultlng in the death of the little son
of b. M. Davis. The writer gives
the melancholy particulars of the sad
occurrence as follows: "A terrible
accident occurred yesterday at Dun
geness. Mr.. B. M. Davis, son of
General w. G. M. Davis, the recent
purchaser, had the misfortune TO kill
his eldest son, bright little fellow
OF five years ofage. The family had
just moved over from Fernandina the
day before, to take possession of their
new home. A flock of robins light
ing in tree near the house, Mrs.
Davis called her husbands attention
to them, and suggested that he shoot
some for their breakfast. He got
down his breach loader, and, standing
In the door, proceeded to put in a
couple OF cartridges, when, in adjust
ing the barrel, by some means the
charge Of one barrel was exploded,
the load striking the little boy in the
right arm and penetrating the lung.
Mr.. Davis, surprised at the explosion,
looked TO see where the shot had
taken effect. Only few PAGES from
him was the child, and noticing Blood
Oh his arm, he said: My darling did
papa shoot you?' He said Yes,
papa Mr.. Davis FASTENED to the
child, and noticing the red stain also
on bis lip, said +: Did papa shoot you
in the mouth also ? No papa, right
here, he answered putting his lett
hand over the wound in his right arm
and side. He looked up beseechlngly
at his father. but without cutlery or
screaming. Instantly Mi. Davis took
him up, and as he did SO violent
hemonhage burst from the child's
lips, and in less than fifteen. minutes
the little fellow was beyond the pass
OF shadows. 1t has spread cloud
OF horror over our little community,
and all tender to the bereaved pa
rents their heartfelt sympathy. II is