The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-28
FLORTDA.

Brooksville Star: Like a ship without a
rudder, like q COW without an udder is the
noble man and brudder, when he S broke. But
when he 5 flushed a quarry, and ell neither
lend nor bOrry. il S then he makes you sorry
that YOU spoke so everlastiugly prickly. FOR
your notes are out 50 thicl1ly, II you can't use
him quickly yOu viii smoke.
Ocala Banner; The south is no slupeard
The Georgia melon crop is estimated to have
been worth $3.50 90 20 the growers Texas
Will yield many millions OF pounds of sugar
Licenses have been Issued to a number of
planters, tie estimates of which aggregate IS
$4,000 pounds. and the state sugar firms and
other firms VIII run the aggregate way he.
yond this. The cotton crop is immensely
large. Florida $ orange crop win be as big as
ever The south is hustiing just saving
wood and saying nothing.
Fernandina News: You may walk down
the street dressed in the height OF fashion
feeling your importance and superiority and
meeting a little barefoot country bov slim.
ping along the side walks, stealing glances at
the handsome residences as II awed by
tpelr grandeur, you may look upon him from
your lofty self-cOnceitcd height in the light OF
contempt: vet the day may come when You
may kneel at his feet, as it We're, and beg for
favor at his hands-When YOU may recog-
nlze in him your superior and bow in humble
homage at the shrine OF his knowledge and
influence.
Orlando Daily Reporter: About 7:30 o'clock
Thursday night the moon. as She rose above
the housetops and got wen up into the east
ern sky. sailed through the air on a regular
dress parade, being surrounded by series
OF Varl-coloreQ rings, beginning with orange
then pronounced red. followed bv rnIlder
shades OF that color. ripeninR into purple
then into pretty blue. then came d. iicate
Opal, and so on through ali the col0rs OF the
rainbow. The phenomenon lasted about half
On hour and the rings gradually faded away
Inc unusual ana pretty scene was euloyed by
great many people who, with a sigh,
watched the beautiful spectacle fade away.
Mariana Times Courier: why do not our
farmers harvest the heavy crops OF crab and
other grasses that have sprung up in the oat
and watermelon fields? JudiciouSly cut and
saved it would solve the long forage problem
and prove quite an addition to the oftentlmes
100 slender stock OF feed. The only attempt
we have seen in this direction is few bundles
or IL pulled after all the substance has been
leached out Dy the rains and frOst) by chill
dren and women and offered for sale in its
worst marketable shape. All one would need
TO harvest tons Of as fine hay as could be
gotten anywhere IS grass scythe and u few
hours labor. Try it and our word for il Won II
repeat the performance next year on a larger
scale. Don't wait until Jack Frost has har-
vested all the nutrimeut from YOU.
Sumter County Times In our travels over
the state we find that there was neyar sue h
splendid yields Of farm products and that the
acreage Is unusually large. This is especially
so in Sumter county; for we ind that in
every settlement and in the vicinity of every
town there are greater amounts Of almost
every variety Of agricultural articles planted,
and the production is almost without EQUAL
Corn, oats, sweet potatoes, rice, peas, cassava
and cane VIII be gathered in abundance.
While this IS true Of Florida. it seems to be
the same all over the south, for nearly every
exchange that visits this Office from other
states is full OF good crop reports. This be-
ing true the farmer can live at home and be
TO great extent independent OF the money
strlngency. At least there is no class Of
people that will or can be so independent.