The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-11-10

people Of this section lived and man
aged in the ages before modern
methods came into vogue.
One of the many interesting curios
exhibited in the forestry department
which is Managers Smiths pet de-
partment, is a four-barrelled pistol
made in 1901. This piece of fire arm
was loaned to the present fair man.
agement, having been entered in a
prize contest for relics with a real
history known from the date of man.
ufacture or finding down to the pres
emit time.
FORESTRY EXHIBIT.
The beautiful fish in the aquariums
of the forestry department are at
tracing great deal of attention.
These aquariums have fresh water
going through them all the time from
the city waterworks and the many
fish to be seen In them present a
beautiful and captivating sight. Some
of these fresh water fish, mostly
trout and Dream, have been caught
in the streams near Mariana during
the past ten days. Among many
smaller trout may be seen a beautiful
six-pounder, which was caught from
the river four days ago by Manager
Smiths son. They can be seen with
ease as they scoot from place to place
in the clear lime water of the aquari-
ums. These exhibits have been sur
rounded by a well-arranged rustic
fence and overhung with branches OF
trees and palms in such manner as
to appear as much in place as If they
were seen in their natural haunts
| Scattered around and about the fish
exhibits are the cages of the various
wild animals surrounded by another
wire screen separating the whole
from contact with the visitors.
Perhaps no better array of farm
products was ever made in any ordi.
nary fair in the south than that being
seen at Mariana this week. There
are velvet beans, corn, peas, sweet
potatoes, sugar cane, pomegranites
apples, peaches, pears, plums, grapes
oranges, lemons, grape fruit, water
melons, pie melons, pumpkins
squashes, pea-vine hay, velvet bear
hay, corn fodder, cabbage, okra, beets
Irish potatoes, oats, rice, syrup
honey, home-raised meats, lard, but.
ter, beeswax, tallow, tobacco, iellies
jams, tomatoes and practically every
kind of vegetable grown in the south
The sight is sufficient to make sicI
person well and to give the dyspeptit
an appetite. The arrangement is such
as to command the admiration of al
! who visit the big fair.
INTERESTING CURIOS.
For interesting curios with history
| the West Florida Fair now in session
here could hardly be surpassed any.
where. There are some relics on
exhibition in several of the depart
nents of this fair that attract ant
hold the attention of visitors unit
sometimes a very large gathering o.
people may be seen viewing one Of
more at the same time. In the for
estry, building there is very larg,
crocodile skull on exhibition. Thi
squll is perhaps fourteen inches
broad just back Of the eye sockets
and is about twenty-four inches il
length from the hinge-bone of tn,
upper jaw to the end of the nose. I
distinctly shows the ravages of tn,
more than 100 years that it has beer
stripped of its flesh, though it ap
pears to have been sheltered durin,
these years. 1t is as white as tn
average bone which has been lyin,
out in the weather for only a few
years. 1t has been handled so mucl
] and been exhibited so often to tn
admiring and wondering multitude
that it is almost as slick as if it ha
been polished by an artist.
!. Attached to this large crocodil
skull is typewriter card whicl
says: "Head of crocodile whicl
killed Rev. Glasseker, missionary VIII
first brought the teachings of tn
Gospel to the Indians of the Chipol
tribe" If this card is true the skul
is more than $50 years old and ma
be considered one of the priceless
treasures Of the state. The Chipola
were a brave and courageous trib
Of Indians and they were among th
first to receive the Gospel, whicl
many of them readily embraced. ]
is quite probable that they told
true story of the death of their frs
missionary and handed down thi
relic of the awful tragedy of hi
| death to the early white men of thi
section, as is claimed by many.
| There is on exhibition in the for
estry building couple Of bank note
issued in 1881. These were anon,
the first Florida bank notes ever is
sued and they were issued from tn
Bank of Marianne. One is for 81 an
the other is for Is cents. They ar
yellow from age, but show up won
| derfully well for the great number o
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