The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-12-07

CLAY, st. Johns, Putnam and Marion.
WEST FLOEIDA-IscO composed Of the conn
ties OF EScambia. Santa Rosa, Washing 0n
Walton. Holmes, Jackson and Calhoun.
MIDDLE FLoRIDA--Is composed of the
counties of GadSden Liberty, Franklin
Leon, Wakula Jefferson, Ma'lison, Taylor
Lafayette and Hamilton.
SOUTH FLORIDA-Is composed Of the
counties of fernando, Sumter, Orange
Volnsia Brevard. Polk, Hilisborough, Man
aztec Monroe and Dade.
An everyday rel'gion-one that
loves the duties OF our common walk;
one that makes an honest man; one
that accomplishes an intellectual and
moral growth ill the subject; one that
works in all weather, and improves
all opportunities-will best and most
healthily promote the growth of
church ana the power OF the gospel.
-BuSh1a@,
Afew days since, about twenty.
five or thirty citizens of Washington
county Assem- bled at Vernon, the
county seat of said county to express
their Indignation and take some steps
in reference to the action OF the last
Legislature in taxing Improvements
made on public lands. DR.. Mountien
addressed the crowd at length and
urged his readers to enjoin the col
lector and pledge themselves never
to support any man VINO Avors tax@
ing claims on public lands. TIE
sense of the meeting was then taken,
and all, concurring with the doctor,
ordered funds to be raised to em>
ploy an attorney to enjoin the col.
lector and pledged themselves never
to support any man who favored
taxing such Standardization Cou>
rier.
Orange City is booming, and the
one saw mill here will not be able
to supply half the demand ior lum
Der this winter The mill is already
behind. and, among other orders, re.
ceived one this week tor $4,000 feet |
OF mber-S0aah Florida Times
Crescent city is perfect bee hive.
Everybody is busy. The constant
hum OF the Pile driver, the buz OF
saws and the sounds Of the notes OF
industry is heard in every quarter
and it hearlds the rapid strides we
are making toward prosperity. Ere
long a large packing house will loom
up and other buildings will 90 ur
and when spring shall come again,
great will have been the improves
ments.-Her0iN.
A reliable gentleman informs MS
that there is, or was, about the waters
of Tampa Bay, schooner OF 10 tons
burden, belonging to Capt. Campbell
that was cut bodily from a single CIV.
press tree, and that she has made
one or more trips to Keys West; and
in order 10 improve her model that
she was sawed open lengthwise and
two feet added TO her bottom. We
ask our Tampa contemporaries iftbe
statement is true and we suggest
Il true, that this schooner be sent a.
once to the Atlanta Exposiuon,as we
are informed that it is not only prac.
ticable but easy. What saw Won
northumberland Informant
Capt. Henderson informs us that
two live oak trees are now GROWING
within seven miles OF Palatka. near
the road from Green Cove SPRINGS
which measures respectively sc feet
in circumference, and third one OF
of similar size, near the same spo,.
has recently fallen down. Green
COve Spring.
We have received information nj
the digging OF a well on Col. II. G.
Lanier's place, at Orange Bend that
is truly wonderful. Isaac Gary, pro
fessional well-digger, had reached :
distance of 323 feet from the earth,
surface, Wednesday eveuing,and ouit
work, leaving the well perfectly drv
On returning, Thursday morning. h,
found water gushing from the TOP O
the we'll and running off in stream
This is certainly wonderful wei
and will doubtless create much inter
est and curiosity.-Sa00ter Cou,ta
AdU0S1ce.
A lively industry is springing VI
on the Withlacooehe river, in the
shape of killing alligators for their
hides and teeth. Men earn from
tour 10 five dollars day at this bust
ness. One Company at work on the
river have, we learn, a contract with