The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-06-27

boat nls stomach in the stern 81 80 =
wafon ''ooKlng through an ordinar ~ .
wbioh bucket with a glass bottoTo
tba uoeS away with the oIare fron1
tbo later h"aIer and allows him tn snrvov
ro1,s OoCCom leisurely while the boatms1
lie" or SOULS the Ooat. A schoonoT
boSs dC anchor near bv from wb;oh =
SSI t uozen or more'of these small boa+s
in' Sn' which returns to mort wbon D";S ~ Is
Tho n VI at night, as the case NAV be
tbo an eh all share and share alike of
Iarao UolsO' the captain receiving a
voSs portion, and Inc owner of the
cIot LSsel one-fourth of the profit. An
onS XharDor, in Hillsborough county
S+ot,y % ney west are the principal sDonge
S'ions 4Sa on the coast of Florida After
- Sponges are caught and carried
~ pOrC tney are thrown into a nen
-ndue Dy driving poles into the sand
"Here the water at ordinary tide is
Snee ueep. In the meantime thew have
uLeu; After they are thrown into thie
swallow water they are tramped unon
w negroes, thus squeezing and fore
Che animal matter out and leaving
Ine remains or carcass of the sDonge
"nl0h Is the article of commerce so
E1onhonly used. Very few peoDle
Aho" When they are ~athing with a
sponge they are simply using the re-
mains of a dead animal, the sponge
oelhg the lowest order of animal life
- mas almost as many colors as there
are varieties. 1t attaches itself firmly
to the coral reefs. and is aImoct o.,
ways found in connection with coral
Inc sponges along the coast of Florida
dcC aS a barometer for the yachtsman
ana sportsmen when they are out fish
Ing or yachting. These old salts or
SpohgeS become very accurate in judg-
ing the weather, and rarely make a
mlStaMe about a storm. No matter
now promising day may look. an ey-
perlenced sailor either remains in port
or turns back when he sees the sponees
coming In from the reefs, and exDer-
1ence proves they do not make mis-
takes. In this connection it is also a
TACT that the large birds of the Gulf
can be found in the little bays and in
lets When there is going to be a storm.
In the same space with the spOnges
are many beautiful specimens of sea
weed and coral.
The musical event of the Exposi-
tlOn will be the series of concerts
gwen from June Oath to 9th by the
North American Saengerbund. The
directors of this great festival are:
Messrs. John Lund and Henry Jacob
sen. Singing societies from Pittsburg,
Allegheny, Chicago, Milwaukee, Jack
son and Toledo will be here. The
chorus will be 5000 strong. Prominent
among tho COlnictc
mann-heinke and Lillian BlauveIt.
Evan Williams and D. Efrangcon Dav-
les.
Mr.. Lund was educated in the Con-
:SerVatory at LeipSic, and has served
as assistant director in the Metropol-
itan Opera House with Walter Dam
rosch. He is one of the most thor
Oughly equipped musicians in this
country. The rehearsals have been
conducted under his immediate SUPER
vision, and the programs, which are
made up of the choicest classic Sc
aectiOns, have been mainly arranged
10y him. With 'SOusa and his band -
a number of other bands and LEADING
OrganiSts from all parts of the country
the musical feature of the EXPOSITION
for the coming week will come up to
the expectations of the most sanguine.
Mr.. William Scott, assistant super
jntendent of horticulture for the Pan
American Exposition, who is in entire
charge of Horticulture, has been WON
derfully successful with the 1000 rose
trees which he planted near the WO-
mans Building several months ago.
Among these 1000 rose trees there are
fifty varieties, 10000 roses are now
blooming, making a wilderness of
beauty which must be seen to be ap-
preciated. Mr.. Scott says there will
be 10000 in bloom next week. Not
able among this collection are the JAG
minot, the LaFrance, the Paul Neyron
and the Ulrich Bruner. Mr.. Scott is
enthusiastic in his love of roses. He
inherits the aptitude with which he
cares for flowers of every description.
His father was gardener for twenty
years in the south of England for a
well-knOwn British peer, and the son
has lived among flowers all his life.
Their culture is practically. second ma
ture with him. The profusion of fiOw-
ers forms a most attractive adjunct to
the beauties of the Exposition.
The Florida exhibit in the HOrticul-
ture Building continues to excite un-
usual interst because of the semi-trop-
icaI character. The fruit exhibit is
very large and varied. 1t is estimated
that 5000 people each day taste the
fruits here exhibited. AS soon as the
fruits get too old for exhibition pur-
poses, they are cut up and the visitors
given an opportunity to taste them. A
fruit. unusual in this part of the coun-
try, is the pOmelO. The amount of
this fruit produced is increasing. rap
idly, but not sufficiently to keep pace
with the demand. Mr.. Weir was Of
fered fifty cents apiece for the 300
specimens which he has on exhibition
A thousand specimens were on eX-
addition earlier in the season. The ex-
hibit of pine-apples will be very fine
later in the season. One pineapple is
6..Own weighing ten pounds, and others
will be seen later twice this size
There will be 1000 exhibited in August
that will weigh Is pounds. Mr.. WeiI
says the secret of growing pine-apples
so large is found in the fact that they
are grown under half shade, Stats foul