The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-19

acres, forty Of which are under cultivation
The Professor has hal uch practical ex-
perlenee IL the cultu q Of field crops. flow
erS ana vegetables, I Is TIL auth0i' o. a
very eXc@lient hendbooA n gardeuing. The
museum of the college contains many valu-
able specimens of m,oeIals. ores, fossils,
stuffed animals, sorpelts, birds and fish,
ard save Ill extent, has no superior in the
South.
MASToD0N REMAINS.
lchtuckpee river which enlpties into the
Suwannee few miles from Lake City, is
becoming famous for the quantity of mas
todon DO es inbeddsd beneath its waters.
In no otbeT SPOT on the globe are they as
numerouss Not fewer than six skeletons
have been found within the short space of
two miles. One specimen. Ie4rly complete,
Is pronounced by Dr. Koot to be the largest
ever discovered in the world The doctor
Is taking steps to have it properly mounted
and has purchased a small area of land in
the vicinity of the State Agricultural Col
lege, where building with ceiling of suf
| hcient altitude to admit the monster in a
standing position will e erected. The doc
tor has men engaged in probing the bolt nm
OF the stream with sharp iron rods with
view to making other ante diluvian discov
cries.
IMPROVEMENTS.
Several new sto es have recently been
opened i'll Lake City, among them those of
NJ. j. Barnett, and r. r. Bixlev, dealers in
general merchandise, and Mrs. S. /. Hodges,
millinery and fancy goods. j. F. Lewis
runs large and well stocked livery and
sale stable, and is well patrpnized. J. A.
Fisher is now sole owner of his carriage and
wheelwright shop and turns out neat bug
gies, wagons, etc.
PERSONAL
Hon. w r. Bush is the popular Mayor of
the city and prominent lawyer.
j. A. Bethea is the efficient Town Mar
shall, and E. L. Snowden, City Tax Col
lector.
The county is fortunate in is selection of
officers. Hon. B. NJ Ives, County Judge,
will doubtless hold the position during 'od
behavior, which means until he dies. The
same is equally true of John Vibrant, Jr.,
The veteran Clerk of the court.
Mr. James w Payne is county Tax Col
lector. Henry R. Thomas is an old Georgia
comrade and Confederate brave, who is now
engaged in the cross tie business for tue
Northern market. Our readers perhaps are
not aware that the pine forests of the South,
aside from the building material, ships
masts and spars, and lumber of every de
scrlption sent to forei IN and coaStwise ports,
are now supplying the railroads of the
timber. The price paid for ties delivered
on the line of the railr ad is 92c. apiece.
This traffic, now in it's infancy, is de ii ed
to assume immense proportions. j. d. Cal
loway, an enterprising Georgia boy, is en-
gagged In mercantile pursuits and doing well.
HORTICULTURAL.
DR.. j. +. Appel, scientist and physician
of much repute, is probably the Target
amateur florist in the State. His grounds
embrace about eight acres, a portion of
which is made land, filled in from the ada
cent lake and veryrich. Here he cultivates
IN their highest perfection $50 varieties of
roses of the choicest species, and many other
rare flowers fruits. The repeated cold
snaps the present winter killed many of his
plants, but their places have been quickly
supplied with others, and nothing could be
more charming and beautiful than this
wilderness of bowers so tastily grouped and
arranged.
IMPECUNIOSITY PERSONIFIED.
On the street CHANGED to encounter a
rough specimen of countryman claiming
to be from Savannah, and the son of Capt.
-, highly respectable old citizen and
cavalry officer. He seemed very anxious to
subscribe for the NEWS, but was minus the
wherewithal. A gentleman present offered
to get the necessary sum from a merchant
close at hand, and stand his security for the
same But no; nothing could make him go
into debt. At length he exclaimed with
great emphasis, Mr., / am dead broke Ii
the biggest brick building in This town was
offered TO me for one cent ant able to buy
single brick-"Nuff said" l let him
pass" II. H. j.