The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-03-13

agriculture. DIR. J. c. Boozer Of the
Commercial bank at Ocala. Is Offering
cash prize, or prizes, for the best
specimens OF corn at the Marion
i county fair. TO be held next December
and also agrees TO furnish the seed.
That ought to produce great results.
Judging from indications. the three
homeseekers excursions arranged by
the railroads for March l6, April 6
and April 20, will bring large NUN
Der of passengers to this state on
those dates. Starting from Chicago
and picking up homeseekers at Yari-
GUS points, these trains viii be wei
loaded by the time they reach Jack
sonyille. The excursions from Ohio
river points that were run during the
early part OF the winter Will serve TO
advertise the later ones.
The Dutch treat" or anti-treating,
crusade has struck New York. IL will
soon extend 20 Florida cities. Ger.
man-Americans are pushing this
movement against the great American
habit OF treating" aud I'm favor OF
sane method OF drinking. The man
who pays for his own drinks Is not
likely TO get drunk. But II he does,
he should be punished. But many
man drops into a saloon because he
feels that he could recover from men
tai or physical fatigue II he had but
one drink of beer or whiskey and
leaves the saloon drunk because he
had the misfortune TO meet q friend
or friends there. Not every man Is so
constituted that one drink starts him
on a carouse. but Il is the habit OF
treating that makes so manw drum
kards. Neither treat nor accept
treat-or else get on the water wag-
on and stay on.
To promote interest in the growing
OF corn In Marion county and with
a view Of producing a larger and bet
ter grade Of corn, DR.. J. G.. Bobzer
OF Ocala is Offering a cash prize for
the best specimens OF corn at the
Marion County Fair to be held next
December. Much interest has been
manifested In this contest, and
large number Of people have signiGed
their intention OF competing. Dr.
Boozer also agrees TO furnish the
seed In addition to this offer to
stimulate action along agricultural |
lines, DIR. BOozer will also give a cash |
prize TO the boy or girl who writes |
the best essay on George Washing |
ton and his mother. This offer Is |
open TO all school children in the |
county.
The same trouble appears this year
In the early tomato market that was |
Of last year in the or
ange market-much of the crop is |
picked too green. This keeps the |
price for tomatoes down, though It Is |
still true that q crate Of well-matured |
tomatoes unmixed with green ones
IN other words, ready to be sold upon |
arrival at the market--will command |
OPP prices.
De Soto county made a fine show at
he State fair at Tampa, winning the |
great prize and a sectional prize be
sides, the total number OF points
awarded that county being LOTT. The
lext highest were fernando county,
With 635 points, and Polk, with 4S3
points. and Manatee. with 400 Wash.
ngton county, In the West, came out
With 1888 points.
Eight thousand, four hundred and
ixty-four buildings erected in Jack
onville since the great fire Of May
!. 1901. up to March 1. See Jackson.
lille grow!
Buck" Crows, a United States dep
lty marshal, who has for years hunt
d moonshiners, In Pensacola district
s dead at his home I'm Bombay as a
esult of a gun-shot wound. which he
eceived accidentally while on his
way with others to raid a gang of
st. Petersburg is generous. IL gives
he county seat OF the proposed new
ounty OF Pinellas 10 Clearwater as
he most central point. AS st. Peters
urg has the largest population OF any
I the municipalities on that sub-pe-
insular. this should settle the mat
or The next thing Is TO get the new
Ouniy