The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-19

sauu auQ the ant llOu PUSHES OuJ W seq " t4ue
kind of grist has fallen into his
mill hopper. Yesterday, while in
quest Of something new and entertaining
for the MORNING NEWS, its reporter witt
messed on a small scale ons of the most fe-
rocious and protracted struggles ever waged
for life and food. 1t was between an ant
lion and what every boy who has ever
driven cows 70 and from his fathers mead
ows knows as the "cow-killer, u but for what
reason cannot tell, as never heard Of any
COWS being killed by them. They, too, are OF
the neuroDterous family, their bodies being
bi-articulate and divided like that OF the
ant lion, fly, etc, into head, thorax and ao-
dome1, but as far as the reporters knowledge
goes 1t has no chronological name. In ap-
pearance it resembles somewhat large
parti-colored ant having large, sharp ice
toug SNAPPED pincerS, with which IL selzes It's
enemy or impales its fool, and is very
strong and quick Of movement. One of
these, GA its ramble in quest OF food, run
into large ant lions den, and, Of course,
lost its footing, and, rolling down with
the sand was promptly seizei by the lion
and tee combat was on. AT first it was
rough and tumble, over and under,
MP and pinch. each making the sand
fly In its effort to conquer. Then after
each had become blown with the effort, the
lion having the advantage of a better foot
ing began slowly TO draw its prey under the
earth, when with a supreme effort the cow
Killer rushed half way up the treach-
erous slope dragging the lion
after it. But alas, for the former,
its footing failed, and down to the apex OF
the pit both went again, each tearing the
flesh OF its plucky antagonist in another
Laocoon-like embrace at the bottom. Time
and again this was repeated, and how it
would have ended this reporter knoweth
not; for as the lion for the fifth time was
drawing the "cow-killer" under, baby
cyclone on a juvenile picnic waltZed over
the spot. and both comoatants and battle
field vanished in the Dir.
Rev. a. B. Curry left yesterday for Lake
w cir to attend the meeting of the Suwannee
preshytery- On his return he will stop
over on Sunday at Ocala to assist in the
installation of a new pastor at that place.
A new variety Of The guava is becoming
very popular in Florida. It is the catla, a
fruit about the size Of the loquat. having q
geiatinous marmslede like sesdless pulp,
aud not having 80 much individuality as its
larger namesake. but bids fair to surpass it
for all family purposes. There is a
branch of the Keelay bi-chloride of gold
treatment for alcoholism located in Palatka
and letter to person In this city from
DIT. Kelley says that it is q siInon-pure Off
shoot of Dwight. Pure or no pure, the
great majority of Florida drunkards will
never be able to raise enough cash to take
one shot" even, a. $25 per week for the
shooting.
The people at Waldo are hauling in
wagons their oranges from that village to
Hampton, where they can place taem on
ard the cars OF the Georgia Southern
and Florida. thus avoiding payment of the
rates of the Florida Central and Peninsular
between those points.
Two darkies appeared before Judge
Gardner to have him settle ''diffikilt" be-
tween them. A son had found ''false face
so his sister said, on their mothers land.
"unbenonst" to materfamilias, and had per-
suaded her to will 1t to him, uader a "swsr-
fo'-gawd" promise to support her the rest
OF her life. lie soon sold the land, and the
sister, being compelled to support her
mother, asked the Judge what she must do.
Burn the will" he promptly answered.
But Jedge," said the girl, The got de will
hide"
Then get your mother to mako another"
thundered the impatient justice.
"Bress goodness, jedge," she joyfuly
asked, "kin er CONAN make two wills and
testermintsW AID away she went. prais
ing God and the Judge with the same breath,
to carry the glad tidings to the Ignorant ola
mother in the woods.
At a meeting house in the pines few
days ago the reporter heurd ser non upon
of the exgehcies of the church upon the
capabilities Of its members" 1t was a stun
ner. and if a rural infant, with a mustard
box partly filled with blue whistlers had not
furnished him with a diversion now and
then, the strain Oh the gray matter OF the
reporters brain would have been too great,
and a collapse would have been the result.
Than ks to the infant.
The men who handle all the cotton in
this section, H. f. Dutton q Co., say that
the crop this year will not more than reach
20 per cent. of last years yield. The best is
now only bringing So cents in the seed. At
this rate the staple must give place to other
produces.
What becomes of the great numbers of
ponies brought from Texas aud Montana to
this state, | am at a loss to know. 1t seems
that every man. in the land buys a new
horse every year. The pastures in this vi
clnlty are full of them, and carloads pass
here daily for South Florida.
The Methodists of Lakeland are having a
great and successful revival at that place.
From the fine facilities at that place it
would seem chat the attention of our Bapp
fist bretheren would be turned hither.
The presbytery OF Wet Florida met at
Quincy yesterday.
A free delivery" system is something
take for granted intended to do all people
good, at any rate the alliance exchange has
put one in working order at Clear Water.
The demand for grape fruit this season
is greater than ever before, and when tee
value of this, the most magnificent and ina
posing of the citrus tribe, is fully known,
it will be more profitable than the
orange or lemon.
The state alliance meets at Dade City on
Oct 60
At Oviedo lately 81, 900 boxes of oranges
were sold on the trees at 81 per box. Close
on to 10000 packages Of vegetables were
sent last year from the Clermont region,
for the transportation of which the railroad
companies were paid S33, 600.
Rev. NJ. M. Wombolt preached sermon
at Waldo last Sunday.
Two new freight trains have been put to
work on the Florida Southern to meet the
demands of the orange shippers.
Clerk of Circuit Court j. A. Carlisle,
has been appointed by the governor as dele
gate to the southern read congress, to meet
81 a.