The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-06-21

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JACKSONVILLE, fla, Jane ~, 1881.
Editor FbrSdian N afsn weather. hsvinx set
in in earnsst. siie Baskerville water work. II
for no other purpose ssrve wei p ID volulAes
Of heated dustahd tlier antst city eaf1ens.
We have had veg little rain eesiAk, and
our farmers are wishing heartily for frequent
showers. Vegetables are In the market IN abund-
ance consisting Of cabbages, turnips, Irish po,a-
toes. cucumbers, tomatoes, squashes and green
corn, and sold al reasonable prices. Chicken
arc scarce at go cents per bead for grown fowls,
20 cents per pound neat Cor drcssed). The only
green fruits are lemons and pldnis. The orange
crop in city gardens the coming season will be
less than one-half
The street railroad, contrary 10 general expec-
tation, is paying handsomely 60 Gar. No one
believed it would pay expenses during The sum,
mer, but whether from the novelty of the affair,
or to save walking in the hot sun, each car Il
generally filed with passengers, and six OF them
are run, making the round trip in about twenty
five minutes The length of the track, commen-
cling at its depot on the lot adjoining the Florida
Central Railroad depot, runs down Bay to
Catherine street, thence west to Duval, up Duval
to Hogan, from Hogan to Forsythe, up Forsythe
TO Julia, thence TO the place of beginning-pass-
ing all of the principal hotels-a distance of two,
miles; SO that the mules drawing the cars have
to travel at brisk trot to make time considering
the number of sioppages to be made. am told
that the cars earn about $50 per day each. They
are run from A. NJ till 10 O'Clock p. n. During
moonlight evenings the young ladies and gentle
men enjoy themselves riding and in social con-
versation upon the cars. Just how jolly il must
be TO the young hopefhls, we who look back 10
the times we used to have at their ages can well
imagine, but never more enjoy, not in this mum
dane sphere. The ladies look particularly cool,
neat and charming in their summer dresses
Who is it that does not love to look upon female
innocence just blooming into womanhood 2 Their
pure affections are steadfast for US through life.
and at its end soar unto heaven. We can only
give them the same assurances in the following
lines: fs
Dearest, ask me not whether
When you old I'll love trues
Shall we not grow old together,
And Times changes mark me- too
Life may cease, but then to heaven
Shall our pure affections soar;
And when free from earthly trouble,
Dearest, then III love you morei
1t is TOO true that the cares Of life apparently
detract US from our home loves yet, in fact IL is
only because We love them more indeed than the
vicissitudes of life will allow ms to make appar-
ent, for the very reason that we are engaged
battling against them for the safety, innocence
and comfort of our loved ones at home. He
that perseveres 10 the end shall be saved "Lay
on McDuf," &c. The spirit is at war with the
world. the flesh and the devil and we must con-
quer or die.
Those persons who can afford it are enjoying
sea brcezes at Maypon. 1t is refreshing during
the summer months 10 live on the shore of the
broad Atlantic and be famed by delightful and
healthful salt sea breezes. bath during the
cool hours of the day strengthens and animates
them, whilst we in the crowded cities and towns
are languid, drowsy and mOrose, particularly
feverisb, during sultry evenings when his Mos !
quitoship, with an army of followers, assaults
and nips us at every exposed point What bar
is there to such action or onslaught as they,
the blood suckers, make upon US when the only
alternative is TO lower the net and smothere Oh
that they had remained inoffensve wiggletails,
and sported in the iron-tinted streams OF the
water-worksi
Manufacturers in Jacksonville are charging
their facilities for doing iron work w. G.. Mer-i
rill, at foot OF Liberty street. is making two boil
CLIO. lucy arc dH improvement vi tue IetuI0
fiue boilers, and said to be the largest ever made
in this tate. Merrill Brothers are reliable men,
and have always ON hand second hand engines
and boilers for sale, and make them 10 order
Water-meOns are coming in In quantities, and
being sold at from twenty-five cents to one dol
lar EACH don't care TO sample them at that
price, but will agree TO recommend the growers
melons who furnishes sample free. Who
wouldn't? They are genuine melons, too not
raised from cucumber seed, like the cantaloupe
seed mentioned in Tallahassee paper a few
days ago.
There is nothing new under the sun.
CARLOS.