The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1883-01-10
FL ORIDIANA.
Geographical Divisions of Florida.

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EASTERN FLoRIDA-Is composed of the
Levy Baker, Nassau, Duval, Bradford
Clay, st. Johns, Putnam and Marion.
WEST FLORIDA Is composed of the cou1
ties of Escambia. Santa Rosa, Washington
Walton. Holmes, Jackson and Calhoun.
MIDDLE FLORIDA-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 fernando. Sumter, Orange
Volnsia, Brevard, Polk, Hillsborough, Man
aztec Monroe and Dsde.
Mr.. Henry Jones, late of the Bal.
timore Day, and formerly OF the
Washington Post, is expected in
Jacksonville in day or two, and will
be connected with the editorial staff
OF the Union.
1t is reported at the Treasurer De-
partment that United States Treas
urer Giltillan intends at no late day
to resign his position. He is now
in Florida, where, representing a
Washington company, he has pur>
chased an immense tract of orange
growing land. 1t is said be will re-
move his family to this State and To-
cate here permanently. Florida
seems to have peculiar attraction
for United States Treasurers. Gener-
al Spinner, whose chirography once
ornamented our legal tenders, now
makes Florida his home. John G.
New, who was Gilfillan's predecessor,
also has interest here. Mr.. Gillfillan
would have resigned his position as
Treasurer when Garfield came In had
1t not been for the personal request
OF the latter that he remain. Gilltillan
and Garfield were classmates at Will
liam's College.-U3oioas.
The run of mullet has been unusu
ally late in Sarasota bay this sea-
son. Heavy roed mullet generally
"bunch up" about the middle of No.
vem5er, when they are taken in im>
mense numbers sometimes as many
as 100 bbis., in one haul of the seine :;
but up to the 24th inst. there has been
but one or two large shoals in the
bay. Capt. Mac Witherspoon, who
has force of q men, the largest on
the bay, and who has, as well, the best
fishery on the coast, has succeeded in
securing only 225 bbls. within the
past two months-a very poor show
Ing: The other fisheries are meeting
with aDos'e shessaEs.a ;goor luck; but
as the "northers" EaVe not apparent.
ly set In for the season, the fish will
likely bunch together and gladden. the
heal is Of those "toilers of the sea-
GuJ Coast Progress.
A meeting OF the Library Associ-
alton was held last evening at the Du
val House. The new constitution was
adopted and the following permanent
officers chosen: President, John @.
Burbridge; Vice President, Damon
Greenleat; Secretary, H. II. Bucks
man Treasurer, G. II. Ashmead; Di-
rectors, Dr.. Max Moses, A. B. Camp
bell, A. E. McClue, H. r. Stout, D.
G. Amber, John Il. Graves, w. &.
Barnett, J. M. Fairlie, J. Z. Marcy,
Jr., and the President, Secretary and
Treasurer of the Association, er
oficio. About $500 were subscribed
last evening, including donation OF
500 from Colonel Burbridge, the
new President. 1t was decided to
take immediate steps toward the pur-
chase or erection of a suitable library
building.-JocksOnUiVe Times.
The wonderful capabilities'of Flor~
ida never seem to be fully UNDER
stood. Gov. Gleason tells us that at
Miami Il person who was building a
boat and who had run short OF paint,
coolly walked to his chimney, IA dirt
one], and scraping from it quantity
of dust coolly proceeded to pour oil
over it and mix it up. "What are
you going to do ?" asked the Judge.
why paint that boat, as a matter
of course" But not with that stuff"
eyes, with that stuff! Why man
don't you know that the prairie to
the south OF here is nothing but pur~
est paint of all colors and in building
this chimney we had to use It," The
Governor in prosecuting his inquiries
further found that it was used to quite
large extent and that it had the
wonderful and valuable quality OF
keeping the worms which are such a
pest TO bottoms of boats in these
waters, from attacking it.-Key JVes1
Democrat.
*When the fountains of life are not
corrupted and embittered by suffering