The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-02-04
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FLoRIDIANA.

paper published at Dade City, Fla.
Mr.. Z. G. White of the Gainesville Adyo-
cate, has sold out his interest in that paper.
The Gainesville Evening News is hand
some new paper that has taken the place OF
the Advocate.
Walton County has 10 lunatcs in the
hands of Committees, who are allowed from
s. to $12 to $50 per month for their main
tainance
Mr. ]. S. Brand of the Island has planted
that lucky pond in cucumbers again. He
realized last year from one half acre of it,
$56O.-Gulf Coast Progress.
1t is claimed that the water from Blue
Springs near this place has the best medici-
nal properties of all the large mineral springs
in Florida Orange City Times:
Orlando has a dog law, and, while up
there Saturday. we witnessed the death Of
six who had no tax paid for them Woe be
unto the canine that breaks his tag off for it
is certain death.-Bitter Sweet.
Our colored devil says that there is more
rejoicing in aprinting office over one person
who subscribes and pays for the paper than
over ninety-nine persons who subscribe and
never pay at all.--Ocala Banner.
White & Norton killed pig one year old
this week, that weighed 265 pounds dressed.
But large as it was Gwynn White carried it
from the wagon into the shop. pretty
good lift for such little fellow.--Eustis Re-
gion.
a few years ago money could be loaned on
good security i'll this county at from two to
five per cent month Just because it was
scarce. Now it is difficult to loan it at eigh-
teen per cent per annum. Twelve per cent
may be called the ruling rate of interest,"
Lake City Reporter
Two Tallahassee ladies recently saw
flaming advertisement offering to send
very unreasonable amount of goods for SIS
and forthwith they pooled their issues.
raised the So and forwarded it to the address
given. This week the goods came and con-
sisted of go fire crackers. Now the ladies
are fighting mad, but are keeping the matter
dead secret.-Land of Flowers.
Mr. Flewellen, of this city, left at our of
flee last night cluster Of Strawberries full
grown and ripe; also a bloom on the same
stem which shows they have not suffered
from the cold of the last two nights 1t made
our mouth water to see the luscious fruit, and
we thought of our lean pocket book when
we contemplated what quart of them
would cost in the marllet.-Gainesville Adj
vocate.
The town of Mckinnon on the South
Florida railroad, between Pinecastle and
Kissimmee is making a rapid growth. A
number of new houses have been put up
lately and q large area of ground is being
cleared and brought under cultivation
One noticeable feature of the place is the
substantial character of the fences about the
town lots and adjacent lands.-Orlando
Reporter.
This scribe on Wednesday last in talking
to gentleman in front OF Henshaw < Ed
wards saloon, finally solicited his name as
subscriber, when the gentleman replied Il
want your paper and need it, and so do nv
wife and children, but | can't afford to take
it this year. | need and require every cent
| can command" AT this moment several
acquaintance of his came up. Hello, jim"
he exclaimed glad to see you; and here's
Bob and Henry Well. boys let's go in and
have something" And so the world GOES
Leesburg News.
This is the durnest town | ever saw re-
marked gentlemen on the street yesterday.
On being asked by News scribbler the cause
for his thinking that way, he replied
We'll. every time fellow gets out of his
front gate he stumbles over the foundation
of new house Just being started They say
fifty new houses are going up here now, and
if this thing keeps on, Wen have to extend
the corporate limits and take in the Heights.
| tell you, the Gem City is going to be
daisy. "-Palatka News.
We understand that the committee APP
pointed by the late BaptistState Convention
TO locate the Baptist Female College, has not
decided on the site yet and have abandoned
its location for time. They have visited
both competitive points, Lake Weir and
DeLand, and between the two have failed to
make selection. Lake Weir cannot afford
to wait for this college any longer, and see
ing her advantages so well, will in all pro-
liability endow a college of her own at no
distant day.-Ocala Banner
J. T. Wilder, recently arrived from Gin
cinnati Sunday evening he came into the
Palmetto House office laboring under CON
siderble excitement. He had discovered
new curious freak Of nature which if
sklltully perpetctted would result in a
source of profit to the coast 1t was bunch
bananas IN
His discovery was challenged. As it was
dark he postponed proof until the morning
when he triumphantly brought his bunch OF
bananas with the remark that lie had
found out another good thing and that was
the new banana plant protected itself from
plliereIs by very sharp thorns" 1t was the
fruit OF the Spanish bayonet- Halifax Jour
nal.
A melancholy tragedy occurred on Sellers
Lake on Monday last, 18th instant, at about
So'clock p. m, by which Mr., Robert J. Lar
rlgue, son Of Daniel p, Larrigue, lost his life.
The deceased was aged about twentv-siX
wears, and has been afflicted with epileptic
fits since 1876 under which his mind had no
doubt gradually but steadily given way On
the night OF the 18th instant he retired, as
usual. and all the family, save his mother.
had also retired and he shortly after com
planned OF severe pain in his breast and as
he frequently had severe and sudden attacks
OF illness, his mother remained up so as to
De able to render prompt assistance to him
should he need it. He arose shortly after
retiring, and ran into an adjoining room in
Which was Smith & Wesson 32-pistol load
cd. His mother, from the other room, eau
toned him not to go out of doors as the
night was raw and cold, to which he assent
ed, and standing near the bureau on which
the pistol lay, picked it up. walked to the
front door, and placing the muzzle of the
weapon just over the heart, pulled the trig- /
ger and fell dead, pierced through the heart.
Death was instantaneous before his uncle
\ and father reached him, almost before he
! fell. On the instant of pulling the trigger