The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-23
SOME FLORIDA YARNS
SPUN BY a NORTHBRNFR WHO
CARRIED a NOTE BOOK.


Use for Pineapp.es-Lying in the
Land of Flowers Duck Shooting
Near Lake Monroe.
Sanford tFlG) Cor. NeD York Tribune.
Before leaving Rockledge and the pictur-
esoue Indian river our party received a
visitor from Biscayne Key the region Of
the cocoanut and pineapple. Here the coast
and all the islands along it are bathed in the
warm waters of the gulf stream, and tropic
vegetation is in all its beauty and glory.
The most extensive cocoanut grove in the
country is on Biscayne Bay. Ten years ago
an island was bought by an Alabama
bachelor, a man of curious tastes, with
Daniel Boone fondness for solitude, and in
the course of time he planted 100 900 young
trees. They are now yielding him 81
apiece each year. He grows the trees
for the fiber alone They require no
cultivation, and the gathering of the crop
costs comparatively little. He has become
rich and lives like a prince of the Golden
time His habits ere those Of the noble
Turk. He has his slaves. not in bondage it
is true but they are practically slaves.
nevertheless. His house is a castle. He
communicates with the world by means OF
magnificent yacht. Civilization knows
little Of him. The stories told about him
sound ike extravaganza romances, but find
pleuty of willing believers.
Not far from Lake Worth Michael Dwyer
has invested some of his race track profits
in a pineapple plantation, which, when it
begins to bear, will divide his attention with
Rockledge. Growing pineapples is now
more profitable than any other business in
Florida The recent discovery that the
;,,;co ie Of grant valua in treafincr bronchial
troubles is inducing many to turn their
orange and banana groves into pineapple
farms. One seldom hears of throat atfec-
tons in the pineapple region. Visitors
afflicted with hoarseness, sore throat, tonsi-
Tits and kindred maladies are taking home
with them sealed bottles of the juice.
A BLACK BEARS NARRATIVE.
A genuine Florida Cracker" arrived at
the Indian River hotel the other day, aud
was an object of considerable curiosity. He
was quiet, inoffensive hunter and had
bear skins to sell. They were quickly bought
at from 80 to SIS apiece. His ancient gun,
a smooth bore Of twenty or thirty years
ago, excited the wonder Of northern
sportsman who made the mistake OF ex-
pressing his contempt for II. Fire flashed
from the eyes of the old man, who picked
the gun up with fondness and Rugged it.
1T amt much fur to look at, stranger"
be said, but it's my wife an my chile, an
it's never failed me ylt. When put it on a
bar | allu5 gets the hide"
A gushing, fascinating bride from New
York wanted a bear skin.
20, MIR. Guide" she exclaimed raptur-
ously-she t-ok every native she saw for a
guide Of some sort-"I want the very incest
skin you have, and will pay you well for it.
Give me one that has no holes in it. o,
wouldn't think Of having one that has been
shot aud cut all to pieces. Won't you please
unroll that one and let me look at its Please
do. And ., must have one with long
tail, the very longest and bushiest tail OF
all. A bear skin without tail is hideous.
Has that beautiful tail2 like the color
SO much. Isn't that perfectly lovely? Do
lot it have u long, pretty tail"
He was unrolling it slowly all the time,
his face a study.
This un's got about ez much tail ez eny
Of the rest, missis, he drawled, "but bars
don't, ez q rule, hev much tail. I'll jes'
show you this un's tail. We never cuts the
tail off, cause, like you uns, we believe the
skin sells better with the tail than without
1t. This ez about ez much tail ez ever see
on eny bar en- these woods"
By this time the skin was unrolled and
the Mortified young creature was rewarded
with the sight Of q tail. which. like the rab-
bits, was only a bunch of hair. With a
shrek of dismay she fed to the hotel, while
Re%AAAA
laughter Of hundred amused spectators,
TWO CELEBRATED FLoRIDIANs.
had purpose in coming here, the head
OF navigation on the st. Johns and pitch
ing my tent for a week The town emits
fearful odor of mature eggs, which l soon
learned came from numerous artesian wells,
oil rich with sulphur. The whole state
seems to be built on a sulphur lake. But
one soon becomes used to the smell and is
willing to drink the water.
In Sanford live the three biggest liars In
Florida. Dick" Patton is one, and "Billn
Randolph the other two. These dis
tlnguished gentlemen cannot take excep-
uon to this statement, as l heard them
otter announce each other as such, and
Know that they are proud of the honor In
Florida. let it be understood, it is no injury
tothe reputation OF some men to call them
liars. Some men would rather lie in
Florida at sixty days than tell the truth for
Cash, but they mean no harm. There are
lew malicious liars The falsifiers do not
lie Tor purpose, but simply for diversion,
and he who can tell the biggest lie is
seldom obliged to "stand the drinks ~
IN some parts ef the state Floridians
are proud4gof their great liars, and
mat is why Sanford is proud of Patton and
randolph. l met Randolph at Philippi-it
Is snow conducted, belle We, by John Smith,
Just around the corner from Judge Mel
oorhs Office, and was duly presented to the
mayor and city council, then to the oracle
OF the county, John Whltner. A duck
hunt was what came for and they turned
70 with a will to get it up. 1t was planned
tlat we should start at O'clock, skirt along
the edge of Lake Monroe, past MellonvilIe,
cat through swamp and marsh to the banks
OF the 81. Johns, take boat there and row
70 tne great flats two miles farther on
"uere the water covers thousands of acres
auo Is only few feet deep.
AS my luggage had gone on determined
70 90 as l was-siIk hat, frock coat, patent
fathers and "spats,n Whitner assured me
mat we should have nothing TO do but sit in
le boat and shoot. Provisions we're car
nea along III a bottle-by Randolph-aud
sTo oarkles we're hired to pull the boats.
which were sent around by water in the
Inc afternoon was black, the clouds hung
wv ana Rnawing wind hummed through
sue PAIN trees and pines. "rhe very day for
uucAs,' said Randolph. They'll fly in
ssaarms from the lake to the shallow feed
Jug grounds. You'll see them going over
VuF heads ninety miles an hour"
PRoDIGIOUS FLOCK OF COOTs.
Inc 81. Johns was reached at 8 o'clock,
W., tSe team was left in palmetto grove and
W.. te expedition started across TIE flats in
aIee boats. There were numerous path
lays through the weeds and low grass, and