The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-25
TOMMY TOURIST TABLEAUN.
Putnam COunty's Experimental Far
NOR Tells How Things Grow.

slippers. dropped into one of our hard
ware stores on Saturday last. BefOre
the fire he was noted bird-stufer-or,
as lila sign read, 'taxidermst' which
means not only stuiIer of birds, but ami I
mails. including tender feet He ac-
cumulated about 500, 600 from his pro-
fession. and then gave it to his son, and
is now spending his time and money in
building up one of the finest experiment
tai farms in Florida. He carries with
him. on mott occasions, 4 decided Eng
li,h accent. This, We are told, he has
only recently acquired, as it is all the
90, ycu Know. On the occasion referred
10. he addressed himself TO one Of the
proprie,ors Of the establishment:
Look 'ere. What in all Columbia
did YOU send them are six.penny nails,
when horlered three-penny. you
know"
The proprietor called ont. "Wh" took
this order
Il did" said sam.
What was the order
''One keg Of three-penny nails. I" he
shipped to Kerr city.
did YOU pick out the k"g sh'pped;"
INQUIRED the proprietor.
NO, SO. Bill did"
"IIo. Bill. Did you pick ont the nails
} shipped to kerr CITY"
No, sir" replied the han''som" clerk
What were they
Three. pennies, sir.
]. .'lIow did you know TINT they were
=. tlIree.pcnnics;'
{ "'ta,se they were marked thr,e.len.
MES on the Key. Cause the head was
ID broke in aud saw them. Cause ] took
;. some out to mend the head, AMI knows
@ II three penny when sees it,
is "Who marked them asked the boss.
- II did, myself, said Bill, "anl Nose
4 took them To- the wharf.
al "Ho' Nose. Did you take keg 81
nails to Capt. Adams wharf on last Sat
4, urday:"
|, VAS, sir; done TUX 'rm down la
:, 10 Cap Adams myself
i, "Do you know what size they Mere;
pa was three rent nails, sar.
=, Three. penny You mean, Nose.
" "Yas. sill, dat's what said tire,
=, penny. sar, yes. sar.
How did yea know they were tire,
penny nailsG'
~ Zoos ia was "a knot ole in lie si'i' ,
~ da key. and seed EN- frue dc ole.
y "bon't say seed say
Ill., That's enough" exclaimed the o.
=" perimental farmer. That's it, Can
II. you see through it; i.ook ere, now it
I" JUS, as clear ms mud. Them thar nai
: were seed nails, and rs soon AS they =
ore ON my experimental farm they double
'ed in size. Why. dang my buttons' b
ons everything grows and increases ON II
ty. experimental farm. l'y Jove' it's Il
'sts richest land in the world. See creme
i'm, man alive, I've wheat - understan
to wnEAr--six foot Ugh. And rye. WI
AIRY man, you never saw such rye. III
MS taller than your cad I've finer ho'
than hevcr saw in llengland. WI
l'he man. il would do your ear, good to
etc on, and see nv stock. ! bought %
are for 81. and dang my buttons II :
~ didn't have colt. IN two weeks ate
VI took her on my experimental FAR
rug worth hundred dollars. by Jove'
iar- all the blessed truth | bought ,jer
e"'' COW the other day-a wee bit OF TN
NOT WHY dang it. man, she could W
'us, under my arm, So; and in less ina
'''' month artc, she had been on my exp
mental farm she bad twins. One oil
Rnkcssrx sows came of her nest
; other day with II flock OF thlrteen-a
H., kcrs dozen. you know. liercry lien
-, the place has "a litter once III three mon
II YOU were to 80 gu. to my eNpeflh
Ili idIin ibI u Nt'ifl' VI h''"'''' :
family wouldn't know you. You W
~. look like Uutwin. Boyd. billiard
some nf them fine. fat fellows.
-, sir the whole thing is explained |
Raw. were thtep-pcnny nails before
reached my experimental farm W
,,,,i. they get uu the rich soil they did
=, mn. ever, thing .l~r has Jpnr-d"uhlcd
-, !, Tlfry came un the place tlIr'r-p'n
lilly. and now they ARE -iN.rennies. IN
.,,rv other week the, will be- twelve pen
,.,,,, and If we have rain. by the end o'
>, .,r1 month will afvest the biggest ere
now railroad spikes you newer sat eyes
most
ii the Mayors Court.
lerted Il II So seldom now ada!s That
resi-. mayor has Il good docket. that lie
, gets help INDUCING in u seli.satistied