The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-03-05

A CantoDian Gives An Interesting Ac-
count of His Travels---Florida is Win
ter Paradise.
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, Feb. p, 1s61.
ED. Ews.DEMOCRAT:-
/ should say, from what have seen and
heard of travel south since | left Canton,
that it is decidedly on the increase. II
asked whether for health uT pleasure,
would say both. Middle Tennessee, ,Geor-
gla and florida have a climate to be pre-
ferred to the cold, clustering, cheerless
north. Several families came on the same
train with me, who had lived in Minneso-
Ia, sold out there because of the lOrg and
severe winters. They were looking up
homes in Middle Tennessee. | came in
contact with number of parties from
Chicago and st, Paul on their way to tenn
pOTary homes on Indian river, Florida
They gave evidence of wealth, and learn
ed that it was their custom about this time
every year to migrate south and remain
until about the 1st of May. Happy the
family possessed of the wealth to enable
them to move about at will.
AFEMALE TOBACCO CHEwER.
Soon after leaving Chattanooga, my at.
iention was attracted by female with a
child occupying the seat Immediately in
my rear. The child had a cough, not
much unlike whooping cough, and it an
noyed several mothers sitting near. To
relieve their minds, drew the mother in
10 conversation as to the history and
symptoms of the case. No sooner did she
commence talking than l discovered she
had quid of tobacco in her mouth as the
saliva would appear. She could spit as
eXperty as any man and rolled the uuid
around as sweet morsel. | had some
reflections, and they were that having had
experience with both gum and tobacco
for the comfort and sOlace to be obtained
from either, give me the tobacco, though
condemn the use of both.
PASSING THE ANDERsoNvILLE PRISON.
Not far below Macon, on the Georgia
Central, you pass AndeTsonVille. A deep
cut hides full view of the grounds. As
you emerge from it, remnant of what
was the prison inclosure may be seen. 1t
would be well if every vestige of the place
were removed. The treatment of our men
az Andersonyillep prison is reproach upon
the Anglo-Saxon race.
THE BULL TONGUE PLow.
Oats was up, and looked promising, l
motto ed in passing through, the old time
one mule bull-tongue plow at work, pre-
pairing the ground for corn. | supposed
the bull tongue had been supplanted
since the war, but some people are chary
touching innovations.
7HE LUSCIOUS WATERMELON.
The watermelon crop follows the corn.
Hundreds of acres will be planted, and
north there is a hustling time with rail-
road men in southwestern Georgia. Buy
ers come in from Cincinnati, Chicago, st.
Louis and Kansas City and purchase by
the carload on the track. Occasionally
several planters combine and ship on
their own account, and they are often left
without any returns, after paying ex-
penses. This year, the Alliance is to
manage the business.
TALK ON FLORIDA.
Very little is known of Florida in Stark
county, yet no southern State has kept
pace with it in improvements since the
war. There has been more miles of rail-
way built and more towns located within
its borders the last ten years, than in any
olher State OF the Union in proportion to
population. The largest hotel in the
world is Plants at Tampa. 1t will accom-.
modate over a thousand guests, Has a
dining hall 80 by 100 feet, with a dome
equal to the rotunda of the Capitol. The
most unique and expensive hotel In the
world, is the Ponce De Leon at st. Angus
tine. There is no room TO be had at less
han 50 day, and from that up to S25.
The latter figure is charged for the use Of
he bridal chamber, Cheap enough when
young man can afford 1t.
ADVICE TO OUR HoRTIoULTURIsTs.
II would be a good idea for our Stark
County Horticultural Society to take
run down here next month, and see the
wonders in the department of fruits and
flowers. With view OF facilitating such
a movement, am now gathering inform
alton from the different railway compan-
les as to their best terms for round trip
in sleepers from Cincinnati. The party
should start from Canton about March 20.
In my judgment, froll whatI know per.
sonally Of the West and South, there are
stronger Inducements for a young farmer