The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04
FLORIDA.

Brooksville Star: Crange-growers are be-
ginning to look for buyers for their fruit, The
orange crop, will be large in fernando
county this year, and, if good prices can be
realized, prosperity will reign supreme in this
county.
Lake City Reporter: During the hurricane
at Iybee. Ga, last sunday piano was blown
a half mile and smashed into kindling wood,
There's man not far from Lake City who
says he doesn't care how soon the cyclone
strikes the music box at his house.
Leesburg Commercial: II Is unnecessary
advice to the people OF Leesburg and vicinity
not to complain and talk OF hard times, be
cause there is but little of it. They are al
ways too busy TO think Oft, and the rush of
fail and winter business comes on before they
realize that there was remote occasion for
complaint.
Ion, in BroOksville News Register: God
bless the man who can open his mouth until
1t looks like the entrance to Mammoth cave
and laugh until the hills, plains and forests
sport with the echo andreturn it in few short
seconds, less strong but as full of mirthful
melody as when it left the one who made it.
Ia rather be president Of the Cotton Tail
railroad with smile on my face than over.
seer OF the biggest doOdle-hug farm in the
United States with tears digging burrows
through the dirt that has tried to furnish the
soil for cotton plantation on my face.
Florida Star: Mr. Willie Walton Of Cliff
ton, writes US that his wife, few days since.
went to pick up cabbage palm ettO fan in the
hammock, and while STOPPING for IL noticed
something notified and colored under IL and
on examining more closely found huge rat
tlesnake in coil with his head just peepiug
from under this fan; she called for the gun
and with il blew its head on besides cutting II
half in two in the middle. The delectable guest
measured over six feet long and was as thick
as a man s calf around. If She had picked IN
the fan carelessly the RATHER would inevita-
bly, have bitten her
Oeala Banner: Capt. Bill Kendriol. the or
1ginal FLORIDA era kerr was in Ocala the
other day and scouts theidea Of any appear
ance of hard times in Florida He has
been around, has visited the farm houses IN
many counties. and says he knows whereof
he speaks. He says this win bc recorded as
the most profitable and bOuntlful year Flor
ida has ever known. That the corn crops are
most apundant-the ears ueing heavy and
large. the 10 alto crop promises to lie i'm.
mense. plncars and peas are ! sntCd heavily
which lnsures plenty OF fat pork, rilh milk
nne nutter anu good beef And lastly that
the orange crop VIII be as large as ever re
cordeq In the history OF the state. Oh, no
says the captain, there no evidence of hard
tim. IN Florida or the semblance or pros
poets OF any. Florida will have an album lance
and plenty to spare.
Delanc Weekly News: Mermalds are no
longer myth; at least to one of our Young
men who has returned from Coronado and de-
cares that he saw the lovely creatures there
lie declares that they are eautiful beings as
the} are seen sporting in the surf They have
wei SNAPPED ana comely forms pleas
ant faces. cherry red lips and Laughing ewes
ana long s1lken hair which falls in masses
over the shoulders When swimming or
noaung IN the water fun grown suecimens an
pear TO oe from four 10 four and one half feet
~ length their voices are sweet and must
Cal- ana their screams Of delight as the
breakers dash over them are almost human.
Allho little shy. they are not easily fright
ehed, nut may G seen almost any day snort
ing IN inc surf while people are bathing near