The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-03-19
FLORIDA.

Interesting Talk of a Cantonian--- Conn
pairing Florida with Ohio. Florida
Oysters are luscious. Henry Ward
Beecher's Brother No Irish In Florida
IAN Alligator Story.
ED. News. DEMOCRAT: Should the read.
ers desire history of the early settlement
of Florida-its discovery, conquests, re-
conquests, cession and recession, much Of
which is as Interesting as romance, IL
can be obtained at our city library. L
write of Florida of today. In area il is
larger than Ohio, and old enough to be
her greatgrandmother; and yet, i'm those
things which count In making tip a State
population, industrial wealth, municipai-
ties, internal improvements, enterprise
and taxes especially, Florida as compared
with Ohio is but n nursing. Why Is this
thusP submit IL as u conundrum TO the
senior class of the Canton High school. II
| can be told in word, and the pupil that
comes nearest to IL within five lines-A.
McGregor 10 be the Judge, shall receive as
a reward a years subscription to any
weekly newspaper he or she may select.
Florida has a more desirable climate
than Ohio, and barring an occasional epi.
demic of yellow fever, (the result of a dis
regard of proper municipal regulations,
in the Observance of sanitary law), il is
more healthy. This is proven by vital
statistics. 1t has a soil adapted to the cul-
tivation OF great variety of products.
jefferson county belongs to the northern
tier OF counties bordering on Georgia, and
contains 35S,4OO acres. Her population in
1890 was 16,O65. Her staple crop is cotton,
from which she obtains her ready money
| and as such takes precedence over ali
others, and yet the calculation is made
that her pear crop this year will bring in
SlOOOOO. Is this not more than the aver.
age yield of the wheat Of Stark county?
There are many portions of the State
well adapted to the cultivation of an ex-
cellent quality OF tobacco, said to be the
equal To the best Cuba tobacco. The
manufactlre OF cigars has become quite
an industry here. Tampa has a popula-
ton OF 5000, and one-half, most of them
Cubans. are engaged in making cigars.
Any kind of Ohio fruit can be raised
here, with the exception of apples, and i'm
addition, oranges, lemons, pineapples,
guavas, Japan plum and many other
fruits, They are now shipping strawber-
ries North from the neighborhood of
Jacksonville, that return those who cult.
vate them from 81 80 TO $500 quart net.
A great many cattle are raised i'm
Florida, more than sufficient to supply
the home demand but II is not of the best
quality, and the hotels of jacksonville
and st. Augustine furnish Chicago dressed
meats. The best of fish for the table, can
be had in any quantity and at all seasons
THE DOCTOR SAMPLES THE OYSTERS.
The Florida oysters, are the most
lucious l ever eat. Like the canvass.back
ducks, they must feed on special local
product, that developes adispose tissue
and gives peculiar flavor that renders
them very palatable. They are in great
abundance along the coast aud very
cheap. Passing a stand the other day, 1
was shown an oyster that measures 81
inches by Z.
THE'RICH BEDS OF PHOSPHATE.
The phosphate beds lately discovered
in different localities have created no lit
tie excitement and are likely to be the
means of bringing into the state much
money. A tract containing between 600
and 200 acres in Hernando county was sold
to European party for 100000. Another
tract of $3.50 acres in Leroy county, to
parties in Covlngton, KY, for S33, 900. An.
other of l3O acres for $1,000. This was
sold year ago for $500. A half interest
in a twenty acre bearing orange grove
was sold the other day at Citra for S17, 600
THE TREE WHERE GEN. JACKSON HUNG
THREE MEN.
l was down at Newport near st. Marks
last week to visit famous sulphur spring
and the home of Charles Beecher, a broth
er of Henry Ward, who frequently visited
the place. Charles had lived here twelve
or fifteen years and having entirely re-
gained his health, the family were anxious
to return north. He sold the property to
my cousin, William p. Slusser. Iimprov-
ed the opportunity while here, TO take
look at the tree, said to be the identical
one, live oak, upon which the three men
were hung by Gen. jackson for their guilt
in tampering with the Indians in melting
them to war against us.
NO IRISH OR GERMANS.
The people we meet are natives, north.
erners or negroes, the latter particularly
on Saturday. have not once heard since
here, "A single expression, in "the rich
Irish broguen or 1.-THE sweet German ac-
cent? as Gen. Scott described it.
a NEW ALLIGATOR STORY.
will close with an Alligator story. Fol-
lowing in the wake of the buffalos in the
west, the alligator in this section is fast
being decimated-not only for his hide
and teeth, bnt because of his destructive
ness to cattle and hogs. A resident of
Mawatee county gave me the following
facts: 1t was "a dry season, and many set
tiers around Miakka Lake, were losing
hogs and young cattle, and frequently
steers came home minus "a leg. Aware
that alligators were doing III mischief, the
neighbors combined and determined to
wage war OF determination upon the
saurian reptile. They met to tue number
of twenty or more, and armed with Win
chester rifles and axes attached to pole
twepty feet long, they commenced opera.
tions around Miakka Lake and during the
day killed over 500, several 20 feet in
length. This may be considered a rather
tough alligator story, but tell the story as
twas told TO me aud believeit. At night,
the alligator bellows like bull, SO loud
that they can be heard for miles, and
when they hold caucus, il is said the neigh
borhood for great distance are disturbed
of their sleep. II may not be generally
known, that they propagate by laying
their eggs in the sand, to the number of
three or four dozen at a time, covering
them up, and the heat of the sand does
the incubating, never giving thought af-
terward about their offspring, hut force
them TO look ont for themaaIyea I. <