The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-03-05


hint? They are plentiful enough here
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Mr. J. Stephens, of Castalia, had the only FIVE
pounds of home made sugar at the State Fair and Will
get nice premium of s25 besides having the sugar
returned to him.
Tampa was hard hit by the fire of last Sunday, but
is bravelv raying her forces and WILL like Jackson
vile and Arcadia rise from the ashes grander and
more enduring city
Ats1 20 per bushel the rate at which sweet potatoes
retail in Tampa, growing sweet potatoes ought to be
very profitable business in South Florida, where
several hundred bushels to the is no unusual
crop.
Congressman Sparkman returned to Florida for a
few DAYS during the State Fair and did his share Of
the honors gracefully when his State entertained
statesmen from other nations He is now back in
Washington looking after our interests in the National
Congress- His campaign does not need to worry him
for nobody is so foolish as to run against him for
Congress
Politicians are now getting busy Doubtless hard
times and lack of ready money has held many candi-
this. Now, however the time in which to make the
campaign getting short and there unusual actv-
ity, much scheming and anxiety But the
newspapers are happy.
The Tallahassee Sun, that much awake newspaper
that is owned by its editor and he peases is
being pushed into wide circulation by one of the
editors H. Reese and Taylor, the clever cartoonst,
he n he al
paper. They should meet much encouragement and
gain many subscribers if merit and bravery in defense
of the peoples rights are considered.
From the fondness displayed by visitors at the
State Fair for chufas it is evident that fortune might
be made in growing them. Those counties having
chufas prominently exhibited could not keep their
supply up on account of the persons who in passing
took sample 1t did no good for the man in charge
to say they were only pig feed wormy, and
it was imposing on the public when one county exh
bitor sprinked his with cayenne pepper, for it was
always stream of people who tested the chufas
As is we'll known the chufa has pleasant chesnutty
flavor and except for its rough skin would be de-
ghtful to the palate, That it be converted into
food for and cooked like potatoes was new idea
This, was informed, is true. Now it only remains
for everybody go into the business of raising chu-
fas for family use.
The state scored great victory last week when
the litigation between the Board of Internal Improve
tnent Company and the officials of the railroads
eliminated in satisfactory settlement by which the
state gains SIPS, 000 The legal battle over the state
lands begun by Governor w. S. Jennings in
1901 and has been carried continuously ever since
Through the diligence of Governor Broward while
running for Office, the fact brought to light that
the state constitution of 1868 provided for the grant
ing of rs per cent of the sales of public lands the
school fund, and further that the state was indebted
to the school fund having applied the rs per
cent provided and calling upon the trustees of the
Internal Improvement Fund for all accounting II
view of this fact 1t is estimated that there is due
the school fund ender this provision upward of one
million dollars. To settle this indebtedness the In
ternal Improvement trustees have paid the sum O.
SIPS 900 received in the settlement from the rail
roads and conveyed by deed 44O 900 acres of land
the school fund. Surely now Florida may be able t.
have at least a nine months school term in tn,
country districts instead of the usual FIVE months eacl
year, and maybe can have some new schoo
houses, with necessary equipment