The Nevada County picayune., 1918-08-01

of the year, if he so desires. He can eat the palmetto cabbage if he desires. and by the way, it is real palatable as well as nourishing. The seasons here are not as they are in Arkansas All over the penensula portion of Flor ida there are but two seasons-tbs, dry and the rainy. The rainy season usually begins about the middle oy June and lasts until the middle Of September. During this period there IS Il great deal of rain. The rest of he year is comparatively dry
 There are many novel enterprises ln Florida, one of which is the build ing Of very large platforms in the bay Tor sea gulis to roost on.s The owners Of these platforms tthey are all built above the high tide mark go there at stated intervals and remove the ab- dominal secretions of these birds, sack u, carry it to he nearest fertilizer factory and sell it. It is said to be q profitable business. Another is the gathering of the Florida bamboo ttbc immense fishing canes that grow here) and shipping them to northern mar kets to be converted into flower urns and other ornamental vessels Some of these are so large that one joint will hold more than a gallon of water. l have one that is II 1-2 in. long, and 0 1-2 in. in diameter and by matf,- ematicai calculation figures to hold exactly 1 gal. 1 pint and 1S464 gi.y and this is not the largest that I have seen by any means, There is a yard fence in Lakeland that is built of them and it is real ornamental too. There is also house the gallery posts of which is this same substance. An other novel and interesting enterprise is the sponge fsheries--but l have written enough for this time Much more, l suspect than you will feel like publishing, though l would like for you to do so, for I promised several of my friends that would, after hay ing been here longenough to do so in telligently, let them know, through the columns of your paper, just what the real facts concerning this state are and I have kept faithfully to that promise in this communicat ton. There is one thing more that I would like to say before closing Florida is pa triOtically loyal to "Old Glory" No state in the union is more SO Espec- ially is this noticeable among the va riOus labor Organiza( (iOns. To illus trate, the Phosphate labOrers volun- tarily agreed to give one days pay at stated intervals to the Red Cross,
 tthe two dollar man to give two; the three dollar man to give three the five dollar man to give five, etc. and in addition thereto many hundreds oOf them are buying War Stamps month ly. This is virtually true of all of the other labor organizat tinos of this state.
 Now, Mir Editor, tell every body who contemplates removing to Flor ida that l have written nothing but facts. That if it is an equable eli mate they are seeking to come by all means. If il is a place where work is plentiful, labOrers are scarce and wages are good that they are seeking, tell hem to come, but not to forget the hellish triumvirate (mOsquit0, gnat and stingamaree). If you are from Missouri MT. Editor, in regard to that joint of cane I mentioned just say you will pay the express on it to Pres colt and here it comes. Now remem
 Der, I like Florida for two reasons:
 First, the climate; second, am doing
 well here, and l shall in all prOba bility
 remain but there is no place on earth to me like Arkansas. Hsw I wish + could be in Prescott tonight. With. regards to all, l close,
 J. L. HOdnett P. S.-Send me your paper. the weekly edition. A ssss s.4
 How many of the school boys and school girls of Nevada county will tell
 me through the columns Of your paper just why Florida has her rainy sea EsOn during ;the esppner months, whale
 Washington, Oregon and California l have theirs in the winter. and let the answer be their own2 There is . physical cause for this. Who will
 find it? J. l.. N.