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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05

have wings, and why we think so?" We think
they have, Calvin. We never saw their wings,
out we know that whenever a young man be
comes perfectly convinced that he has met an an
gel he spends about all his spare time holding
her tight with both arms as though he feared
she would fly away the minute he let her 20
ana II they had no wings there would be no
cause tor this widespread, almost universal fear
-fetliions are beag circulated for signatures
10 Ike presented to Congress asking for an appro
priation OF lands rs an endowment of the Flor
Ida University, located nj Tallahassee We learn
that the petitions are being nnmeroasly signed
Large land grants have been made to railroads !;
Agricultural Colleges have been endowed by APP
preparations of lands then why not endew
Medical and Literary Universities? Hurry up
the petitions and forward them to Washington rs
soon rs possible
Charles Williams, the colored snake charmer,
died quite suddenly on the I'd, at his home, a
short distance west Of Tallahassee He was Ia =
miliarly known in this city as Raitlesnake
Charlie. RaiteSnakes were his tavori,c pets,
over which he exercised a peculiarly wonderful
power. He would bring half dozen or more
large ratters to town, turn them all loose, and
manage them as il with magic wand-wrap-
ping the reptiles around his limbs, body and
neck, and even inserting their heads in his mouth
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05
T'he Mutual Life OF New York.

The 4lst annual statement of the Mutual Life.
Insurance Company OF New York, which is pull
lished in another column like all the statements
of this corporation, is of interest TO the siatlsl-
clan, the political economist and the student OF
science The accumulation of more than $lO1, :
OOO,0 900 of assets, a surplus OF over $4,000 900,
and the distribution in a single year OF nearly
&l4 OOO, 900, or over 5000 every business day
ia the year TO policy holders are facts which are
full Of meaning and produce practical results.
No man can measure how many homes have
been frightened, griefs assuaged and hearts re-
vived by the bene6cient operations of this great
con.eryator of trust funds which, in practical
way, accompshes the good for which it was
founded. With all its powers the Mutual Life Is
but AN association OF individuals, each policy
holder having an equal voice in the management,
but it ia the perfection OF the mutual system as
applied to life insurance
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05

On Wednesday night very strange robbery oe.
Cured in this county Mr.. Jacob Worthiuriou
Sr., an independent. well To do farmer and an old
resident of the county, ,kr on Thursday lnornlpr
to end that his two horses, his hu.rry all of his
money which had been placed in a trunk a quantity
OF cooked food which had been lett from a .iu.
rolling given bv him the day before and two
adopted children, one boy aged about fourteen
years anil The other girl aged twelve were missing
whit. laborer claiming to he from North Carolina
ana who had been working with Mr.. Wnrthngtnn
about month, also missing and it is supposed
he committed the robbery. party headed bv Mr.
Worhington and his son set ont soon As p~s IDLE
To hunt for the robher with his plumber and the
children, and had tracked hIm along the road lead
ing To Monticello for some dl~tanc, but nothing
further has yet been heard Nni,~," I,cor,Ier F,h-
r"Vy2.
Messrs. A. A Worhington James Bass and
L K Marrow, who started in purSni, from Ma,,i
son, were joined by Mr.. George Garter, Deputy
Sheriff OF Brooks county, Ga, and Mr. James
Brooks, Marshal of Boston, Ga The fleeing,
thief, T. b. Bush, with his strange booty, was
traced through Leon into Gadsden county, where
Sheriff Mitchell ard his deputy, Mr. lanes
Bowen, Joined the pursucrS Pursuing Bash into
Liberty county, McsSrS. Johnson ard ONon,linr
of Bristol We're added 20 the posse
About 10 o'clock Sunday morning the plr,ll.
ing party came upon Bush at a point - miles
from Bristol and one mile east al the Apalachi
cola river Bush was armed, showed fight, and
refused To surrender. The posse W, r. determined
Ia capture the thief H., was fired upon and fen
to the ground dead shot through The heart it'll
a Winchester rifle bail Bush claimed Il, he from
Calhoun county, and was making bis way
thither
His remains were buried and the pursuing
party started on their return trip arriving at
Tallahassee about 8 o'clock this morning, having
the stolen property aad children in their posses
sion They stopped here an hour or two and re-
srmed their journey towards Madison The
stolen children Were William and Lilias Burnett,
brother and sister and aged Is and X wears re-
sptCtiVplv.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05
Quarterly Mpelim~S.

The following are the appointments for the
Tallahassee District first round OF quarterly
meetings, with names OF pastors
tadsdcn a. A. Barnett, February ., 10
TalIaIas~rc, II ii Kennedy, February Is, II
Monticello, +. w Moore, February %, "A
Little River X II lIowren March |, =
Cr,w torivIlIe, w. G. Booth, March ), 9
Liberty, J :. Barnett, March II, 16.
Waukrrnah, W Richardson, March % %
Leon + i Holmes, March 20, 30.
Union, VIM. Gray, April 3, q.
Grcenvlllr, ). Black, April 10, Il
Perry G. W Morrison, April 10, 20
The District Stewards will please meet at Tai
lahas4re on the 10th day of February, at 3 NJ
}. ATKINS, Presiding Elder
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05
The Tide Settin. I'm.

February came in bright, sunny and pleasant,
and with this charming, spring like weather, also
came a steady flow of tourists and pro~peclors To
Tallahassee and the number is daily increasing
Walking and driving in all dncctons may BE-
seen numbers at visitors viewing the fine land
ScApeS and general plcinrrSqnrncSs OF the Hill
city and hill country.
Though the three large hotels and the dozen
or more trSt-clAss private. boarding houses AZ.
filling up rapidly, there is ,.lrnty Of room with
good accommodations, t" he. hal III The Capital
tIlN Come on --"om" now, and @,,. la. b,.tuii
fIi hill country al Middle Florida
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05

The following civil appointments have been
made by the Governor and duly commissioned
during the past week
F. Bryan Snmmerall Sumter A. Bullock aud
s. A. Murden, to be Notaries Public in and for
the State at large.
William H. Allen, to be Justice OF the Peace in
and for the county of Leon.
james f. f. Bowdeu, TO be auctioReer in and
for the county OF Duval.
Washington Chapman to be Justice Of the
Peace in and for the county Of Jackson.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05

Prof J W B'arlsrr, the great American 20
calist proposes Ia favor Talahassce,nS with on.
OF hie Grand Juvenile musical concerts H.. has
| Is girls and boys in training far tins rare aud
pleasing ENTERTAINMENT and those who attend
will certainly he highly entertained and delighted
with the glreful and sweet little singers under
the wonderful management and admirable orer
ton ot their instructor.
The Daw tGa.) JuyDH. in referring to a
concert given At that place hy Prof Bcar,lsrt,
SAYS
The concert givelSby this gentleman last Fri
day night AT the college, and which will be re
pcatrl again on Tomorrow night, was one at the
most magnificent successes that il has ever been
our pleasure Ia witness We scarcely know
where and how to limit our hyh appreciation of
its excellence. II was grand, imposing, over
W htlming. Never before. had seen ANYTHING
like it 1t was novel; therefore, rs we'll as grand
A. a vocalist. We very much doubt if Prof
Beardslrc has an equal in the South As IL
executive ability. he showed himself. in this CON
cert to lr a complete master. He combines.
therefore the musical aud executive talent in a
very eminent degree
The concert will take plnc" ON the evening of
Thursday February ith. At Cables Hall Al
mission 20 cents reserved seats without extra
charge
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05
SPnSOu:Ahl& Articles

Such rs Pluw Stocks aud Points Backhands
Singletrces and Lines, and Il variety of ether
farming utensils. also nice lot oil IRISH Pola
toes tor planting jus received and for sale at
kwlecki Il Fiataucr's AZ
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05

Mr. J G. krmper will sell you Carriages, Bug
gics, Road Carts, &c, cheaper than they have
ever been offered in Taahasser New Buggic~
from $50 mp Second hand huggies from $2J mp
Give him Il call ~
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05

A large house near depot. containing eleven
rooms with good cistern and kitchen on SAME
floor. All in good repair Suitable for dwelling
or boarding house. Apply at
4O3t FLORIDIAN OFFICE.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05
OtFI. + or ~rAKkt'~ "l.INIk Prov WnKk~

OtKIt + or ~rAKkt.> "lINIE Prov WnRk~
No South Fifteenth STREE
RcHN">D, Va, .Innnars !jh. 1881.
We desire Ia inform III" trade and public gen
rrrllv that the " Dixie Plnw is hlV protected
by letters patent under dates al December 9th
1865 AHeu~l l~i, 1871, AM Au4u-l l9ll, 1873
and lhal We will prosecute - the tuil' ! c\trnr
Of the law ANY inirIn-tmoui thereon, either IN
the manufacture uI sale ri any Iu>, infringing
"f Initiating anN "t III" Di>ir r"W patents
We especially caution The 'tad'' ',l Ia hnndl,
eurh limitations
SrNEkE's nI<lt Prov NuEkS
A. f. ID Sr>rht Maulo,l
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05

The second edition of 5000 copies of the Leon
County Pamphlet is now ready for distribution
Send cents in stamps for copy. Address
r. &. Lone, Tallahassee, Fla
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05
Blank

Contracts, Mortgages, Deeds, variety of Crop
Liens and other blanks neatly printed, on good
paper for sale 1T the FLoRIDIAN office Orders
filled by mail OF express.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05

ANrs Trace Chains llamc~
L"ne and short handle Sh"v,l~ aud Spades,
I"hv trnl short handle Forks,
Pl"N Line Rope, Horse Collars,
Sin4lc and Double. Leather Brrrchlng
Pow Brides, Single Trees Lap Rings an
t.NtlV other article necessary to start Your farm
y"u can hlv cheap, AT W r Wilson's 3.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05
Bear in Mind

There Is no use in sending of tor Il spring suit
when yon can find a large assortment to select
from AT \ a. Lcvy's A.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05
Read Tn is.

If you want the perfection or household RENE
dies get a bottle of Hoods Eureka Liver Medi-
cine In tins climate it cXcells all remedies
known ion Liver Diseases, DSorlcrcl Stomach
aud troublesome Constipation. For sale by W
Kawls and VI Lively, Tallahassee, Fla 80 - 4
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05

w X Wilson has a large stock OF Keeps
Lnundried ami tnIaundried Shirts which he is
selling at manufacturers prices for cash 40
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05

For Surveying, Mapping and Engineering,
clll ON II DnNnl, AMI il y"u mol willing
I" pay ten dollars per day, and All necessary rN-
nnSr~ lol each days work or less than = day,
please don't call on him 40 II
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T'O Rent or Lease.

will save you 25 per cent in buying youl
enr;no clotbinp al Y. A. Levy's AZ
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05
Pillow -
civil AppOintum e % a..

The Boss Plow, price 81 -, at b A Me
ginnies' -
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u.rron"L.i,.ucA
COTTON AJAX ~.

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IT, ..lr- Inst -c'.lr.' "l tc"I i"'' H. al
pHjeu~ = A,,.o ,,4z.,
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''' 81
+" ''' ave" ; ''''''l ''
ift huf.l- 81 Seal P'rtl'o< al pnpull
l'n''n~ A.
II b.: hi"ihers l'nllr tphgl Shoes Tor
"h Il Wilson "a 81
IT,. n p.l~.r R,kir, = v1,1il, n III,
i hNrb> ~
e." h"'~t chcwin" l'''r'cr" III ;tn ''tv just
Al i uYrd> IL
N4,laul " htr Seed Cora inr r.. i, plant
' II i'tn'l"irh COS ~
f'c3 melhinc ad>rrii>e'. mi III paper.
r. t'nd At i'"l- Drug Store ! |3-n
Nnrn the Iarbclor >..,- j," l,rsali,s single
ia ,b.'ee, '-> him Who's. 'Llcr
- ai.it'rn1l nrme 10 e':rlih4ai@ ,rcom
..!.n " tlcma Comt,'l E,rg.f
.',..r!. ft,p.... 81 Tie, y sim; 0gt gale NJ
~..t. tt,~ L Nill pay vNu we'll !: 30
T ~nsrc.a,. Count IT; Florida a'iiotrned
t.c ..t>..,,,. .t.r,4rrnn III, 9Th.
l4. f,.-t .,, 81, p.t.,t, Finn, IN ,h,, cir,
xrt.ta.,,s. ,tT n E,nd.E,b n o., -
a. h,,g. "A I.rrc -h...i .. e,.npr. GOODS
..-a t.or 49,. Fuckers G y 1.3nn &C.. :iO q
Ho--' is The l.-f,t. :, and Le-t GLOW
.v.- hr.,.ut T." this market 1t Il a Mesiuni~,'
a'.4 stock nt pir, Sew Orl%sn- Sugar
500, ...i,.~ hy fhe p,rha NO w S;<xan 4
t,> Mpr
- ..,.et To- .ro TO W Y Wilson's for
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05
Gut thi. Out and Keep ID.

An nlallhle cure for Neuralgia Nervous
Headache Eriachc Toothache and painful men
situation in females \ te;.spoontul of DIR. Jor-
dams Joyous .Iulip rs per directions on bottle.
Nothing like il for pain. For sale by VI. Lively
and w \ ItlwlS, Tallahassee Fla 80 - 4
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05

Forward march to w X Wilson's for A grie
tural Implements
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05

The cheapest and best BngSies and Wagons in
the market can bc bought at
81 I'm NJ NJ CoBH's
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05
Sea Island Brown Shirling.

K Wilson T. Hing best N"a Island Brown
Shifting, one Sar.l Wl,l', At 10 cents yard, cash.
hen Your only beloved son comes home
Scared up ~ the result "i Il juvenile tight, APP
ply ktndalrS SPAWN Cure aud The pain Will
and The intellect Will he greatly strength
rncd and IN all probability he will soon be in
the White House Read advertisement
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05
MA.Ustaa.

- mo-l'aee ~ ,:irKkoN LonaE
r. IA an 'er a'-' '"I' 'hi'a'"Nsesy- i" "acn
..,,.nsk +. VI.
N. .MclNrs'sA Secretary.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05

Pl"w~, lIlrrowS. CulivitnrS, llanIcS Traces,
Hackbands, Hril'S, Collars, Sin@leirr~, A\rS,
Hoes ShovcI> Rtkc.. Forks. Iron Wedges, Gtuh
Hoes Saws, Spades, and everything is. n,''lrl
on i farm, n lower prices than even before al
- l. a. MEGINNI~~'
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05
Boots. Roofs. Boots.

| an selling my double sol, mtn'e " inter
boots low down +" maxi. room Tor ~piInT took
II d. |; MFcI>NIsS .JR
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Meat. Firm md Advanc,ug

l.. {. Stiles, Slc.; Fat Backs, S4c Bellies
We Freight added, AZ cents per hundred pound,
on gross weight, at V A. kevy's -
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05

Durable, comfortable and cheap, at ID T. n
ginnisS, Jrs A.
500 Dixie HSIOWA
For sale by w X Wilson 3.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05

Ion can hrv -In.e c"pI,~ Al The FL"KInIAN
al tnrk News Depot, enclosed in wrappers
and >t1nl.eJ ready f,I mtlIrnE.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05
Everything Mic,

In the bakery line can he ha,P al CARPENTER 4
Heads City Bakery. Quantities of fresh bread
cakes pies, Nc., baked every morning ~
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05

Don't send of your orders for spring and
summer clothing You lose money at it | am
receiving The largest spring and summer clothing
stock that has ever been exhibited in Middle
Florida at Y. A. Levy's AZ
500 Dixie PlOWS
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05

Call on ID Il Meginnlss, Jr.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-02-05

neck, andevcn inserting their heads in his mouth
Leon County Pamphlet
The second edition of 5000 copies of the Leon
County Pamphlet is now ready for distribution
Send cents in stamps for copy. Address
r. G. Lone, Tallahassee Fla
Meats Firm aud Advancing.
l.. G. Stiles, SIC; Fat Backs ssc Bellies
&c, Freight added, AZ cents per hundred pounds
on gross weight at Y. A. kevys 70
Everything Vice
In the bakery line can be ha,Pai Carpenter 4
Heads City Bakery Quantities of fresh bread
cakes, pies, &c are baked every morning ~
Ladies'. Misses and ChiIdren'~
shoes.
New goods every week sizes complete. ai u
L Mc"inni-s .Jrs -
Cash Price for sDIxie E'IOwE
l. 81 80, At W X Wilson's. Z,
A-hury Park - j .I"urnal Jan .Gl
Ross ON the !3d inst after lingering Illness th
T I'D IT,, IT,. ., "r ln@"Irr Mr. l. ii"'lon IN A-hn'>
81 lrIaw1tr III thu "a wear Of her Intrrm,nt
N"atnrd. Del
The deceased lady was the mother Of our IS
trcmrl fellow citizen. Col J c. Ross, OF Brad
Vile, ia his county
Halt Price.
Spring suits that sold last year for 80 Will
only cost This spring s.. al Y, A Lrvy'~ 1?
Tahy, TaHy!
Fresh all the time, at Carpenter X Heads
Try it Il
Willow GhaIre~ in Great Variety.
Just the thing for Spring aud Summer use AT
~ + G GIIMoEE's Furniture Emporium
boots and Shoes
In Ill grades, at ID Meginniss, Jrs. T.
Wam~utta Blearhed &hirIim..
" Il wilson is selling WnnSulta Blearhed
Shnng, one yard wide, at -. cents a yard
cash ~
Supreme Court Notes.
CASES SUBMITTED
llarWuol and wife VS. Root and wife Duyal
county iItrrll.se ~ Young, for Appellant
! x G., L. Walker, for ApptIlces
Ci1y al j Jacksonville VS.. Ba-nett-Duval com
ly. Summers G 2 and J G.. Cooper for Appel
liant; C"ckre j r aud q L Walker, for Az
prllrr
1Duck Vests
That formerly cost 81 only 80 cents this epring,
At LevyS AZ
Carpenter ~ Heads Candy Factory
l. in tull blast. Pure candles of every d,scIiI-
ton always on hand. A.
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500 HDiNie Pillows
An Evening az Song.

Fol sale bv W K Wilson
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Cash Price. for HDiNie Pillow
Special Notice.

Is 81 80. at ". K. Wilson's.
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500 Dixie PlOW.
BusgieS and Wagons.

For sale by w r. Wilson.
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Hold Your ORDERS!

Is 81 80 at W X Wilson's
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Fruit Of the s.OOm Bleached Shirt

W X Wilson is selling Fruit of The Loom
lIracIrd Shirtn" yard wide, At 10 cents
yard cash 10
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willow Chaire- i'm Great Variety.
Wam>uata Bleached shifting.

" Il wilson is selling WamSutta Blearhed
Shrlin@ yard wide, at 124 cents "A yard.
cash ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-12-04
The Land of Dreams.

o land RI dreams! . beautiful land which
borders the unknown shore
Whose realms are flied with the loved and
lost. whom we meet on earth no morel
Land where the weary and worn may rest;
where the king and serf lie down;
Where The serf may walk in realms as fair
as he who weareth the crown.
With the loving and loved Of our youth we
wander by golden streams;
We reck not of care. Of wealth or loss, in that
beautiful land of dreams.
The maid whom we loved in halcyon days,
whose bed lies under the snow,
Fits back anu forth in the land of dreams
with the beauty of "long ago;"
Her bright eyes shine with the sparkling
glance Of the olden happy days
And our hearts again renew their youth
meath the radiance of her gaze.
We I've whole years of JOY ut once as the
Whole years of joy that have no night in
the beautiful land of dreams.
The love- Il opes and the knowledge vast
that We IN for in waking hours
We gather 81 when we enter there as the
earth drinks in the showers;
We climb the hills of the unknown land-the
land by no mortal trod-
Behoti the palace wherein our home, whose
builder and maker is Gods
And brightly its walls of Jasper shine as the
sunlight on IL CLEANS;
Its gates OF gems and its streets of gold that
we see in the land of dreams.
o land of dreamsi mystical landi between
the known and unknown.
There reigns no king in thy vast domain.
each dream is king alone.
He knoweth naught of the mystic realm,
cares not where its confines end:
He asketh not, for upon its shores he meet
eth his long-lost friend!
O land of dreamsi 0 beautiful land. where
the sunlight ever gleams
May we enter the unknown land named
Heaven from the beautiful land of dreams
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-12-04
The Florida MOSQUITO.

That there are localities and seasons
where mosquitoes are of enormous size
and ferocity and in great numbers,
writes Florida correspondent of The
CteUefcsd Leader, is not to be denied.
Away from the coast mosquito bars are
the exception, but think that during
part of every summer people every
where would promote their comfort if
they provided their beds with them. 1t
is n curious fact that the presence of
mosquitoes in great numbers depends
upon excessive droughts. In norma al
condition of things, when the ponds re-
main full, the fish, in which the ponds
abound, consume the ''wigglers," and
mosquitoes are only produced in such
wet places as are destitute of fish.
But when the ponds become-as they
sometimes do-completely dried up,
and are again filled by the rains before
they are restocked with fish, the wrig-
glers reappear, and mosquitoes are
generated in countless millions But
the fish presently return from some I'M
known hiding-places Git is mystery to
which | have observed parallel in
Siskiyou county, California;, and in
few weeks repeople the ponds with
young fish and the mosquitoes disap-
pear. On the coast, while they are
never so numerous rs in the interior,
they are moro persistent, though
scarcely rising to the proportions of a
serious pest except during july, August
and September. The draiDilg-and
sometimes this is simple affair-of
the neighboring sand-ilats. where the
tide and rains create brackish lagoons,
tends greatly to mitigate them.
Sand-fleas are just rs bad, and no
worse than in light sandy soils any
where where dogs and swine are al
lowed to circulate in or close about the
house. They are no worse than they
are in a certain class of hotels on the
sand-lots of San Francisco. The pres
ence of fieas to any considerable ex-
tent is a reproach to the personal hab-
its of the inhabitants wherever found.
Much the same may be said of house
fiies-they accuse the farmer himself
But no house, whether in Florida, or
elsewhere, ought to be without screens.
There is large rattlesnake, not exsct-
ly the same species as that of the west
and north. and, away from the coast,
the ground rattlesnakc, and about
sloughs and lagoons several varieties
of the moccasin. 1t is said that the ma
tive Floridians never kill non-poison-
Gus snake, as there are several varieties
of them which assist in making war on
the poisonous kinds. Ii | were living
in the country here. should. as q
measure of security, either keep shrub
berry out of the yard, and vigorously
employ lawn-mower, or | should
(ike the native Californians) exclude
all vegetation from the yard, and keep
the ground beaten down smooth and
hard. have yet to sec my first snake
in Florida,