The Florida agriculturist., 1884-07-23
FLoR1D1ANA.


ing his team TO the fence, thus blockad
ing the sidewalk, after being told it wa
III violation of the town ordinances, wa
arrested this week and fined $50 and cost
OCdtG Banner
The largest egg plant ever seen in thii
country was sent to The Advocate offic,
by our Trenton correspondent p NJ
CoIson. 1t had the dimension of a water
bucket and weighed over nine pounds
1t was raised by Mr.. B. S Williams
near Trenton.-Aldchud Adcocate.
The Banner scores one for Acting
Mayor Fox. He charged citizen of the
sable race S. and cost for using profane
language on the streets the other day.
Mr.. Fox is the first mayor who has ever
enforced a fine for violating that ordnance.
--OcdIn Banner.
On last saturday night, Mr.. Smith a
railroad contractor, put his weil-filed
wallet under his pillow and lay down to
pleasant dreams. 1t was missed on
awaking, and nothing but the discarded
purse has been found. In it was five
hundred and thirty dollars. Pnlatha
Dad9 Ae.rs
Mr. j. " D. Girtman living upon
Lake Apopka, on July Sd killed another
catamount, which must have been an
old one as it measured three feet III
length and 70 inches high, as an evidence
that the slaving had taken place he sent
Us one ear and a paw. We are not fond
Of cats either Wild or tame, hope friend
C5iItman wil continue his good work
among the yarmits. 81 popko Cjt'sea.
NTr. }. il. Norton ofJacksonville, State
agent for the Equitable Life Insurance
Company. OF New York, arrived in San
ford This morning. He is looking into
the affairs OF one c. T. Griffin, who was
here few weeks ago, representing HIM
sell as all agent for the Equitable Com
pany. AS was stated II The Jo'NWGl at
the time. he secured pOlticies to the
amout of over $40, 600 from our citizens.
We have noticed during the week
qute a quantity OF second crop oranges,
raised in this county, offered for sale III
town They were full grown, ripe and
well favored, and fully equal to those
that are picked in October and NOvem-
Pel: The second crop this year will be
lefger than ever before, owing to the
recent second blooming OF the trees,
caused by the recent rains, after the
prolonged drouth. h.-Tampa Tribune.
Capt. z. Hoaston 10 thoroughly
large that the negroes can't steal them.
He sees MIR. Quaileys 46-pounder and
goes pounds better His wagon drove
in Wednesday, loaded with 53-pounders,
of Which this office fell heir of two. We
are assured by parties who saw them,
that he hauled load to the depot Tues
day that would nearly weigh onehundred
pounds each.-La@d Of Flowersl loyi
The ladies of this city employ a Dane
to attend and keep clean the cemetery
He is faithful and speaks very little
English, and sleeps among the tombs;
his home being the little cottage in the
center of the cemetery built for refuge
in time of inclement or rainy weather.
But what IS startling is the fact that he
unearthed tomb stone last week with
a Danish inscription. The relic seems
not TO belong to this age, and inscription
is so much defaced that it is impossible
for him TO decipher it.-Tdrdt"s HCrotd,
On Tuesday, while the steamer Lake
Apopka was passing through the channel
between lakes Dora and Beaucialr n
great commotion was observed by Capt.
H. +. White, in the shoal water. One
OF The crew Jumped into the water, and
found that the cause OF the racket was 81
large Leather back or soft shell turtle.
A blow on the head brought the turtle
down, and It was captured and taken on
board Il was as large as halt bushe
measure. and weighed over twenty
pounds. Herald.
Nt. Teller, the cashier of the Florid;
Southern Railway, has invented new
rotary engine. it has been CAREFUL,
perfected after months OF study, and ol
last evening at q O'Clock he connected I
with the power at the workshops OF tn
Florida Southern, and exhibited It i
operation TO some friends, both ladies
anG gentleman. \ patent has bee
applied for and those present expresse
themselves as highly gratiied at tn
simplicity Of construction, as we'll 4
the high rate of speed attained.-Patatk
Daily Nelcs
Italy has 4,S00 600 lemon trees, whic
produce 200, ,000, COO lemons per annul
whilst Florida has not reached the a
abs of orange culture and virtually h;
not touched lemon growing yet we he;
no complaint that Italy has even reache
the alarming point Of over-productiol
! The enormous product OF lemons
Italy shows that Florida can compe
! successfully III growing lemons with ~
, foreign country, and experiments alread
! ma de demonstrate the fact that we ca
grow much superior fruits Citrus fru
growers will no doubt turn greater attel
ton to the propagation of choice vari
ties of lemons and lines, and can excee
Italv's average of $50 lemons to the tire
One lemon tree near Orlando produce
1000 fruit one season. n.-OrlGnd0 RepOte