The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-07-01
STATE NEWS.

cumDefS MS Is aSsurculy ""&AsNf"
profit, considering the short space sElsme
required for this crop Who e4H say
that the sandy soil of FLORIDA is apfo
ductive? .Hj
bradford Times: We need a rx,apad
to carry off this years crop of farAi,pro
ducts, and in short time it willglIs an
absolute necessity to our fruit gr~kers.
Our fertile soil and fine timber inv,tGI it.
BY united and iudicious effort Oh the
part oi those mostly interested, wN can
have it before another crop H. mada3t Our
columns are open to any one whasmay
wish To make suggestions, and weSpvite
the thinking men OF Hfadtord tnsister
change their ideas Of the ENTERPRISE
through our paper In The meantiNst we
shall offer some suggest IONS in ouY11ekt.
Huntsville star: Our new Caf3RsDtl
printing press is expected to aTiv3it, a
1av or two. 1t has been nearly ninth
coming from Sanford Ia this place 1f1en
we get it in running or'ler' we shtH be
pleased t" have our friends rail- AMI ;sce
ii in motion We received vcsttffiav
evening per mail boat from our agfilml-
tnral friend. Jas H. White, Of G,or9iSna.
"a fine Specimen of the tropical Hfsiit,
cherrmoyrr. crown on hi, place. Stand
Home We have to pronounce u The
finest of all the tropical frnits. Ia S$int
Of dclicarv of flavor il is without a Seer.
Jasper Times More, old corns and
fodder brought to town last week. 1--WE
have rs fine an agricultural county as
there is in the State. and Gu, voung Enen
II IL
p','c, f"r yp'1~. Iro&. boys. and hceonHson
of The most independent mon on "aath.
good farmer. -. since tbs cXtensi1h ot
The :. +. Il W. nv. To Gain"s:ilIft thr
business al the road has increased tnsSuch
IN extent that >iN trci@I I. 'rtiuss fire
iucn'lv pas here IN one LAY. \<s,the
road progresses turt her south. thr iii,ri-
ness Will continue I" increase. and w,,.EeN
pee, IN los than ten years 10 see a dSaNile
rack from Savannah to Gainesville Il
-Paa,ka N~rS : \ day or tw" aas% a
ljtlr Girl who lives on Fourth stree sFsw
snake abou' five feet in l'plg,h crawling
through the yard, when she picked lib a
hoe lying by and cut il in two. tEhe
little girl was somewhat surprised teEkte
Young snakes ahout foot in leng' hs bh,n
out of the old one, and Size kept killing
the little fellows until she had ditpatthsd
five, when She called a gcntlemat tosshtr
assistance. who killed eight more, maleng
in all. including the old "ne, ton,sseen
snakes killed bv them. Fhi> storN is
vouchcd for bv reliable parties. and sioes
20 show that Florida. in snakes ae WA as
everything else, is inst a little &h"aH Of
the balance OF the country. Il
--t;recn Cove Spring.: tn day
Guards returned on Tuesday from Heir
trip I" Pensacola, and all declar.d dat
heir experience Of camp life. nn1er s,th
circumstances, was very pleasant: Iaey
>pok, IN the highest terms of the hnSpit,
ahl" reception given them bv 'he E,sGsn-
hia Rifles. who kept "oper house ;;for
all comrr> during the week. Although
The camp duties and the sharp :lrilAns,
we're rather severe upon green trotla, 4Tl
PIE time for fun and frolr was alIoHed
,hem. anil they had an ahunlanctF Vt
lancing, bathing and visiting J. Mfi4.
II Gardner, ot Girccn Cove. having eSrEy
completed his contract for crOsssticss con
'hr Jacksonville and Atlantic Rga1, aias
aiken a contract t" supply the Seville And
Haitian Road. forty miles in lsne;h, yin
all the tic needed. amounting TOGO 900
Fort Dadc Mss. ny.r. The Flo4ssta
hallway Il Navigation Company, bc1 tei
known A. the Yulee railroad, are lrni.sna
4 survey between the thlacc"5,"c fi9
g, and Int Ford. The company j. p,&ll
lny il road 'hrough, and The thal;ce~ han
W. viii have wo railroads through Fs,ri
Dlde. We can stand two. WhcnS IL
;ro"k-'illc last week We had the pleas aJs
at meeting Mr Joseph Bonanno, ct IhI
rrmo. Sicily. Mr.. Bonann" has Seen sn
>pecIiu@ the methods and success Of slr
angc and lemon culture az practiceasit
Florida. He says Florida resembles &c
lily in climate more than any part Srt
America he has vet seen, and thinks Gar
nando county the best ada pied Ito b,
raising OF semi-tropical fruits. lie -
purchased a tract of land in IIesnaa4b
and will engage in the business of ;raistis
and shipping Sicily lemons s
-Paatka Wprnld: There will: be !,r
increase of over one hundred DcmDcrakl,
votes this year in Putnam county, oN
that OF the last election. Immixrat il
shows this much in our favor. Tvs ve:Ts
ago negro voters brought in by rsiIroS<
work have gone to other counties: VIII, &,
their labor Is more needed. Ifut 81 III
increase will not he available unldss Of
old workers in the party hunt them u
... The Florida delegates to the STAG.
Convention will have good time PEG
sacola is anxious to make it tell, ami tht,
are just the kind of people TO give {,
princely reception, for they meyer fl
things over there by halves. The citiff,
on the gulf were always noted for Erintss
ly hospitalities. Old ApalachicoIa, 81
instance, in ante-bellum times is SILL i,
membercd for its social qualities anT COS
old fashioned greetings to visitors. 8
Green Cove Spring., The tness raj
OF timber on the river may be sSen &
tow weekly on their way to JacksoSviIl5
cut from the timber lands of Clay c5un- !.
49,. Now doth the little red-bugs off&
lively employment, during the AileG,
hours Of the night, to the admifer Of nj.
turc who ventures to seat himself Daring
the day on fallen log, to enjoy thetluit..
beauty of the surroundings e. The xoad
an animal hitherto regarded az beinx cs!
namental only, is being made very Gsetrt
by the Green Cove small boy. Seyeras
teams, both single and double, are dAvea
on our streets, which supplement- thS irs
tense enjoyment given in driving fheni
10y pulling the water buckets and eahei
burdens which have been hitherto i'm,
nOspd uDOn the owners az the taa M 9;