The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-03-08

arClcleS. Every tnlnS points TO the
fact that it was some one thoroughly
familiar with the place, yet up to yes
terday afternoon nothing had been dis
covered upon which to base an accu>
sation. Entering through dining
room window, the thief lit a lamp,
went to the sleeping apartments Of
the judge, found his pants and re-
turned to the dining room with them
where the pockets were rifled of $25
He next turned his attention to the
pantry and took everything in sight in
the way of eatables, except small
bowl of cream.-Tallahassee
MI. Geo. l. Russell, the we'll known
pineapple king, informs the Sentinel
that interest in the pineapple business
is undated. the freeze to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. lie has con-
tracted to erect five pineries within
the past two weeks and says several
others are Figuring" with him. The
demand for plants seems to he great
err than before the freeze. as our grow
ers are receiving orders and enquiries
"thicker and faster' than before Tile
freeze-OrlandO Sentinel.
Gainesville Sun: The students and
eX-students of East Florida Seminary
are raising money for the erection of
a monument to the memory of the In,
mented Colonel (tater. ant. are meet
ing with liberal encouragement
throughout the State. 1t is proposed
to erect the monument before the clos
S10Cr 0f ccio Of 11n c>o11 ~
so that the school NAV participatp in
the unveilng ceremonies. If this can
not he done it will he unveiled at the
next session Of the school.
Barlow Courier-Informant: Private
John Hamilton. o. Rays regiment.
passed through Barlow on last We'd
nesday on his way to Arcadia. He
has just gotten up from a siege Of
seventy days stay in the hospital at
Guantanamo and having obtained a
furlough he came home to recuperate.
He reports that nearly all the men
were sick or enfeebled: also that Pri-
vate Hamilton, son of Mr.. Wade
Hamilton, of Auburndale. died Of
pneumonia in the early part of this
month.
If you have land along the line Of
the st. Johns and Lake A1ustis Rail-
way you can now have it cleared of
all palmetto roots without cost. The
Palmetto Company at Astor, who
have erected an immense plant for the
manufacture of lanic acid and other
products from palmetto roots, are now
offering to clear up the land taking
the roots for their pay. The company
have now nearly 100 men engaged in
digging the roots and they are pre-
pared to carry on operations on an eX-
tensive scale-Eustis Lake Region.
William W. Moore and L. L. let
ter and their families of Douglas coun-
ty, Mo-. passed through Gainesville
last week on their way to Polk coun-
ty. There are ten of them in all, and
they are making 49, trip in prairie
schooners. They have been on the
road since November LIST. and have
had most dismal trip. 1t has
rained nearly half the time they have
been on the road, and this, combined
with the cold weather experienced at
times, caused them to suffer many
hardships. They hope to reach their
destination this week.
The Southern Express Company is
authority for the statement that seven
thousand boxes or oranges. lemons
and grapefruit have been shipped from
Kissimmee this season. all grown in
oil in