The Florida agriculturist., 1884-09-10
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FLoRIDIANA.
Barlow is to have a new hotel.

The contract has been given out for a
new Court House at Gainesville, to cost
$3l 900.
We understand that the last cattle car
ried to Cuba by the Dictator sold for but
$40 per head This leaves balance on
the wrong side of the account.-1dmpd
Tribune.
The Informant Says. Mr.. NJ. Ray,
living near Barlow, has tomato vine 8
feet long. But our old friend, DIR. Pat
terson, of Sanitaria, had one II feet high
ON the 4th of July, and we expect it has
got above timber by, this time.
The Chinese or strawberry guava of
which J. d. Mitchell on the peninsula
has such a splendid crop, makes ex-
cellent Jelly. This has been effectually
proved by Mrs. w. b. O'COnnell. We
are almost tempted to get up pseudo
spell OF sickness in order to have her
send us some.-Hdlifdr Journal.
Yesterday a sad coincidence was
noticed in the sombre mourning drapery
attached to the doors of four of our prin-
cipal shoe stores of the city, three being
in the same block. 1t was in respect
to the memory of Mrs. Geo. Emery, who
died Thursday, in Ohio, on the part of
Emery, Simmons & Emery, and for Col
Onel w. j. Lawton, who died Friday III
Macon, on the part OF Stockton d Stribl-
ing.-JdcksOnritIe Herald.
The water in the lake is now higher
than we have seen it before. In fact,
the lower end of Col. Aderhold's pea
patch will be in condition to hoist sail
and leave for parts unknown, ifit rises
much more. We learn that the dredge.
in the Southport canal is in such a
position as to act as dam, not leaving
enough flow to let out the water drained
from the marshes as fast as it is emptied
into the lake. Consequently the high
water.-Kissime Bitter-SWeet. wsI
Our people were treated to grand !
sight on the river Sunday evening. Just |
before hard shower a water spout was !
seen about mile off shore in a south
easteriy direction. 1t seems to have |
been formed by the meeting of east and |
west currents of wind. There was a
great commotion on the surface of the |
water and above it spiral column OF |
water reaching to the clouds. With in
cessant flashes of lighting in inky black |
clouds for background, the spectacle |
was very interesting.-Stdr.
Some arrangements should be made |
by sort OF joint action of families about
impossible to get competent servants.
In fact they are getting to be worthless,
and as general thing, there is no
reliance upon them. AS a relief it is
proposed for a number OF families to
have their dinners serVea. This WHY
necessitate the cooking of breakfast and
supper, and leave out the most odious
labor of spending the heat of the day
in cooking dinner and cleaning up. 1t
would be a great saving to a wife and
make her Pdldtkd Herald.
In conversation with Mr.. Brown
few days since, of DeLand., we learned
that he was negotiating with Mr.. +. S.
Sauble, of Sauble Station, four miles
north OF this city, the object of which is
to start Il brick yard near the mouth of
Rice Creek. At this point they have
discovered bed OF clay superior to any
other, for this purpose, ever found i'll this
section. We also learned that the best
and latest improved machinery would
be placed in operation with moulding
capacity of twenty thousand brick per
day. This will be a great benefit to
Palatka and this section and we wish
the gentl emen unbounded success in
their new and much needed enterprise.
-Pdldtka Herald.
The schedule now in vogue OH the
Florida Southern Railroad gives it the
prestige over any other road in the state
as regards fast time. a passenger can
now leave Leesburg in the morning and
by making connection in Palatka with
the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
Railway have one hour in Jacksonville
and return the same night, arriving here
at 9: :1o, the distance from Leesburg to
Jacksonville being 31S miles. This is the
fastest schedule in the State. This
road has lately added now rolling stock
and having good road bed, it is pleas
ure to travel over their line. Just think
of it! A man can leave Leesburg at
6 100 a. m. and be i'll New York in 80
hours. This is quite difference from
the transportation of three years ago,
when it took two days and a-half to
reach Jacksonville, from Leesburg.-
Leesburg Ne,rS.
Guavds are now making their ap-
pearance, and the old resident is happy
while the newcomer wonders what the
nasty smelling things were ever made
for To ninety-nine persons out of every
hundred, the smell of the guava is al
first offensive. But after eating several
Il taste is formed for them. An instance
recently came under our notice where &
recent arrival had her first tussel with
guava. Although offensive, the party
succeeded in facing down about half o.
Il small one, and TO use her own words
it made her sick. She wanted no more
and could scarcely bear the sight or smell
OF the fruit. Several days afterward size
did try second one, and remarked that
it was a gaeat deal better than the first
one, and in a short time she had eaten
half dozen, and if you just mention
guava to her now, her jaws will begin to
work. She now wonders what can be
4 better in this world than to sit down be.
ni.ln q La roe ha eft of oIlaNas and he in