Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-02-22

men belong to the Masonic order, and
4 welcome you with a brol beIly feeling.
| All seem kindly disposed togsrds US Of
the Mort b, save one old lady wnO IS not
yet reconsi rucied nor learned 10 love
/ Yankees. She will seldom engage IN con-
vefsation except 10 lament the loss OF Der
| slaves. Her hus band als avs brought b. r
| sulDbur water from an artesidn vii
/ which vas quite a distance aAsy. AT last
, he sickened and vas not able To 20 so far
| for water. Ny desire was {" be good ana
as believed su phur was proper . TT Of
/ her composition, / ursed her to
allow ne TO bring IL for ter, which she
reluctantly decided to do. she received IL
with more grace each day and now she
seems to like this Yankee "son OF gun"
As this town is he oasis of Florida for
oranges and the or stest industry OF the
state, cattle raising, / mast give you
readers a brief desIripI ion OF the industry.
1 know that pen cannot convey to you h.
peculiar appearance OF Florida, 1t is so IN
like any OTTER portion OF the United
Slates. All OF Florida save the swampS IS
, pasture lands OF the second n third class.
East of b. re is what is called the pr 'irie,
which is as nesr as can arm 30E60 miles
in extent Florida is an empire OF ltself.
This prairie is devoid Of trees in the main.
Ii is estimated Inst 200 900 head OF cattle
are owned in this equity. M one seems
TO own these vast tracts OF land. A drain
age company claim them, but their title is
disputed. No two people tell the same
story in regard TO hem. 10 to 10 yesr,
ago, all owned cattle in ccmmon. Steal
ing cattle was the order OF The dav. To
run off thousand head OF cattle was no
uncommon thing, but the rifle partially
stopped this and With tue advent of
barbed wire a few Thousand acres is fenced
If TO tie seclusion OF each Seattle king
oa fsuI cd bar rnarn M
open roads over this vast prairie. Gates
are used along he dim highway. Strsn
gers would soon be Ist without a guide
As you move along, birds OF all descrtp
ton, that a northern man has no concep
tinn OF, meet your eve. Among them are
the sand crane, or, by another name, the
NhOOping crane, which stands fully six
feet nigh and seems to he very tame rs /
drove within a few DDS OF bevy OF them
feeding n he sWales. The bird called the
gritis l. the most valuable. IL Is as white
as snow. It's feathers are USED on the
ladies' hats and are very valuable. After
passing hundreds OF pastures, which run
from one creek to another for water for
the cattle, and thousands 81 4 I'm, YOU ar
rive at sand bills Of great extent.
Nov you are again IN me fo-ests, 81 ed
with small lakes H. | 81 fish and few al
gators. IC is eli med u 10 600 men
nave hunted the g tor by n g II Tor wears
as their hides are vtI4a1t Bea's, deer,
wild turkeys, c'ons aud rati esnakes
abound. Ratlle-nskes' hides are worth
so cents each The hunters wear leggins
~ Tin to protect ther' from bites ABOUT
10 or ~ pee pie ] Sc the lives each year
IN the state from Utur ~ the rattler and |
vet no one seems to fesr them The wild
cat or species OF the panther is the most
destructive animal He is hunted with
dogs Perhaps freed as the hunters ap-
pear, he comes to he ground, kills one or
fVn dogs, then moves on. Some dog
rings him 10 bay q The hunter xii 5
him He usually weighs from GO to rs
pounds. Judge King OF this town i
really the king OF beasts, as be IL supposed
to own 30 600 head OF cattle. Tney bring
about Sts per head.
There has been warm wave over Flor
ida for [ he past ~ days. No one day dur
iug the time has the Their nometer b en-
helow 707 nor above 50. During the
lights, il Il no. hel1V 607
NV better h. is an explore, not that
she has explore the remote ora r. OF tn
asrth, but in the 'nsence I the negro |
cook, she was okin for hot water She
found plenty of fea ners in the teakettle.
No doubt IL was 30 o e CONVEX l mt 10 scsld
tne chicken in the teakettle itself than to
transfer the water. Forgeti ing To wash
the teakettle az coun ed for TIE feathers.
[ have recei, ders to move on.
Dear RAIDERS, ynur sympathies will be sp- |
oreciated, but too late to help me. So,
Arcadia, goodbye.
ITO be continued.)
q. w. FLAGG, Arcadia, Fla.
Feb. 10, 1900.