The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-04-25


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TIE q sapen Of the ubiquitous Ass,
coupled with his editorial work, COM
pels Bro. Russell, of Fhb AHqpka o.
ises, to pefformr double dutj. While
reaching r-fieas with onehsnd hewrites
editorials with the other.
"A boom of unprecedented prosperity
10 prevailing among the newspaper Of
Florida The PAlatka .lossrssof viii sooh
occupy new twO-story Office, and will be
printed on . new cylinder press, in the
form of nine-column folio.
Pensacola Adcance- Gazette: d" Flor
ida cabbages are worth 50 barrel in
New York. Florida cotton is worth
about fifty cents barrel Moral-plant
more cotton and less cabbage, if you
would succeed in being poor"
Work on the Leesberg and Indian
River Railway progresses rapidly. The
AdUGnce says: " The distance from Lees
burg to Wildwood is twelve miles; three
hundred hands are at work, and FIVE
miles of the grading il completed"
The leading hotels of Jacksonville
have enjoyed very successful season.
The St. James closed on the nth with
$500 names on its register. Up to the
same date 1892 guests had registered at
the Windsor, S,O27 at the Duval and s.
OLA at the Carlton. t#
The quiet town of Madison was dis
turbed by ghost sensation last week.
Most of the stores were closed, Q large
party organized, and the would-be ghost
captured in swamp near the cemetery,
which proved to be fun-loving citizen
dressed to represent ghost
Manageable young ladies must be
scarce about Pomona. Mr.. Henry Dash
wood, of that place, advertises in the
Gainesville AdvocGte for wife. He says
"She must be young, good housekeeper,
kind and amiable. One of the above de-
scription can find loving husband,
good home and pleasant surroundings"
Brother Marschalk, of the AdvGnce-
GGzette, says: "We are hsboring a
young whale which we desire to send to
the Tallahassee Fair" Let the hand
some editor come with his whale. In the
meantime he might do little cotempora-
neous whaling in brotherly way. He
may be harboring (unswares, Of course,)
q much larger whale than he imagines
Mr.. w. Lake in Savannah Nescs::
The Red Men of Starke have chartered a
train for st. Tamarind's day MAY l2) to
convey them, their squaws and papooses
to Hawthorne, where they will meet all
the other tribes of the State in grand
basket picnic to- celebrate their patron
saint. Prominent speakers of the order
will address them, bands of music will en-
liven the day, and ! grand time is ex-
pected.
General Elias Earle, President of the
Green Cove Spring and Melrose Railroad,
Informs the Gainesville Bee "that about
FIVE hundred hands are now engaged
grading the road bed toward Melrose, and
that this work will be pushed rapidly to
the completion of the road to the Suwan-
nee river via Gainesville and Newnans-
vile. The road will open up to settle
ment one the most fertile, as we'll as one
of the best timbered sections of the State"
Captain T. j.. Shine presented the
Orlando Reporter with some 6ue cherries,
whereupon the editor remarks: "Some
day the people of South Florida will, in
a measure, recover from this everlasting
orange craze, and then they will find
time to cultivate some other kinds of
fruit, which, while they may not yield
such profitable returns as the orange, will
bring returns earlier, and at the same
time add materially to the enjoyment and
Injuries of life"
Jacksonville Times, April goth
Yesterdays experience in wading
through Bay Street after items has sug-
gested the following idea to ye local !:
Alderman McMurrsy, being on the Street
Committee, and q wagon manufacturer as
well, might take out a patent for combi-
nation wagon with an adjustable top,
with wide spokes and movable tires, which
in rainy weather could be taken of, the
wheels converted into paddles, and sail
made of the top. The passenger travel
on such . concern would be immense"
There are some queer coons in Hills
borough county. The Barlow Lnfor-
nsant is responsible for this coon item:
A coon came to VIM. L. Wiggins' in
Hillsborough county, some nights ago,
and after rambling over the house awhile,
crawled on the bed where Mr.. and Mrs.
W. were, and laid down. Mr.. w. got up
to kiIl the coon, bat found Il 90 tame he
spared its life, and it 10 now . family pet
hugs and kisses the children, uncoSks
and eats syrup out of bottle, takes OF
the lid and eats sugar out of the dish.