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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-12-21


The advertising pstronsgeof the Bull
LErn this yesr shows up tolerably well,
but the election interfered with our work
very much and prevented any effort to
procure advertisements until it was high
time to issue the 6rst huinber.
The Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway kssds the list With It's double
column advertisement, and No take espe-
cisl PleAsaFein directing the attention Of
our readers to its ststsd stxsetions.
From JacksonElle re have the novel
aunounosmsnt 81 b: GrssnIsaf, whoss
stock Of jswslry, Florida curiosities and
brsc-e5r0c for Holiday presents 10 one d
the largedsaHd aost unique and attractive
in the Sonth Ms John 8. briggs. The
principal dealer II cainH glass and stone
ware, crockery, sfc in Jacksonville, has Z
handsome card Mr. Q. 4. KeeDs, the pro.
prietOr d the leies nillinery and dres.
goods ators il thaf 6lts rsnsws his COM
prshsnsive savss sszeat Of Int year.
Hsrs e home - Rave tts business
c.ras II On III q a. 4 Rsndolph,
phyicians I'd 1iFssons; ]. Bprihardt,
nsrdhsnt tsiler; r Don Mcleod, our
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-12-21
MEASUREMENT OF AN ACRE.

To aid farmers In arriving at accuracy
in estimating the amount of land in differ
emit fields under cultivation, the following
table is given: s
{ yards vide by.pss yards long, / acre.
l0yardswideby 4s4 yards long, l acre.
go yards vide By 252 yards long, ! acre.
+ 20 yards wide by l2l yards long, / acre.
N 20 ysrds wide by 90 yards long, ] acre.
90 yarda wide by so yards long, ! acre.
90 feet Wide by 796 feet long, acre.
ITO feet wide by Sp0' feet long, | acre.
100 feet vida by S6Sa feet long, ! acre.
220 feet wide by Ise feet long. 4 acre.
$40 feet wide by Isl feet long, ! acre.
40 feet wide by % feet long, l acre.
4 A box saxig inches % inches deep.
holds l barrel. .E.a's I ',.si #
& A box i6xl6 inches, IS inches deep,
'holds 1 bpshel: d, A1ials,' .ls.ls.a
Aaboxsi5 @xsf inches, Skinches deep,
holds / peck. : az s'sl
"a Box XXI inches, Al inches deep,
holds ! peck. sapa bSia z Egs'es'ss
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-12-21
SPECIAL PREMIUMS.

The only special premiums offered so
far are as follows: .4s- ..i.... d.
r. Don Mcleod, Photographer, Tallahassee
Offers
TOthe handsomest married lady on the grounds
during the Fair. halfa-dozen finely finished pho
iOgrzphs. cabinet SIZE
To the prettiest baby on the grounds during
The Fair, . splendid. 6x1O photograph, framed.
To the ugliest young bachelor under 80 years
Of age on the grounds during the Fair, halfa-
dozen Cartes-de-V isite photographs
The premiums offered by me last year for the
pretiiest young lady, the prettiest baby, and the
ugiiest old bachelor, were all awarded and all
called for szospt tAs last Tia
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-12-21
PLAIN TALK TO PRACTICAL PEOPLE.

We address these few words to every
man, wom man and child in Middle Florida,
whether rich or poor, young or old, black
or white.
We W ant every person to make or raise
something for exhibit at the Fair Every
person can do 80, and all we want is for
them to determine that they aoiU do so,
and proceed at once to carry the deter
mination into execution. 1t is not the
mere pr miums offered (though they are
by no m cans to be despised,) that consti
tute the greatest inducement to comply
with our simple request; it is the grand
and intellectually good result of having a
profuse display of all the products of in
dustry; whether from the plantation,
farm, garden, stock-yard, field. wood, pas
ture, hop sehold, workshop, or boudoir,
to exhibit, with a pardonable pride, to
each other, and to the thousands of visit
ing strangers who will attend our Fair,
and thus SHOW WHAT MIDDLE FLORIDA
CAN Do!!! That is the true and primary
object of the Fair, and there is not hu-
man being of sound mind and body in all
Middle Florida who cannot do something
to attain this end. No class or age or
condition of life is exempt from the obi
CATION to do all that is possible to make
the best and largest display Of exhibits
ever brought together in one place within
the borders of the State. Even the in
FAINT in arms will contribute its precious
presence to make the Baby-show an at
traction long to be remembered. The
only class possibly exempt are profession
al men, for we would not know how to
offer . premium for the best lawyers
brief or the best sermon but even these
are inevitably certain to be amateurs in
some branch Of industry, and we could
name those of both mentioned professions
who can easily take prizes on some one
or more of their amateur products of
field, garden or Preside.
Let ALL, therefore, as soon as the pre-
MUM List il carefully scanned, determine
to bring or send something TO the Fair,
and remember that'if the list should not
happen to mention articles that the more
fertile and ingenious minds of our many
readers viii think Of, there is Judicial
dis~esion to be exercised by the Award
ing Committee IS to the giving of premi-
ums to articles not enumerated in the list.
An entries must be made before noon
Of the first day of the Fair, and entries
may be made previous to the first day by
application to the Secretary. "a
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-12-21

"A Mr.. Smith writes to the Sanford
Journal under date of November oath to
say that while ont hunting on the night
Of the Esd he Witnessed . yeritable snow
storm, which continued from 0 until half
past II o'clock I. n h
iIfqa-A correspondent Of the Leesburg
Adedss6e, says: Orapges, when cut from
the stem with knife 81 shears, will ship
fresher nd keep longer than those which
reptllsa wellesley from the trees. The
los of cksnges which have come into
TOM during tie psst week hare proven
tia One Iot hpd been c1t %, ana out
sks6 900 loxanees about lB only were
thrown dpt5 llilt anpfher lotn 81 5000
sil E3d bsen Rullsd ID, had $50 lost,
which we're rottins, and pn that account
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-12-21
A MODEL FARMER.
TALLAHASSEE, November 81, 1888

TALLAHASSEE, November 81, 1880
Editor FOridian; na
DEAR SrR:-I constantly see published &C.
counts from ether sections Of the State, claiming
large results from their farming operations.
claim for Leon county a. good returns when
judgment. industry and pusA are employed, as
from any section of this or any other Southern
State ia. a so
A customer of mine, we'll known throughout
this county as man Of strict integrity, has just
housed his crops of cotton, corn, fodder, sweet
potatoes, sugar cane and ground peas, from two
mule farm. #E '-s#
This crop pans out as follows:
% bales cotton, weighing eleven thousand
pounds; 500 bushels corn, 5000 pounds fodder,
500 bushels sweet potatoes, 200 gallons syrup,
100 bushels ground peas which sold at cash
prices today will yield the nice sum Of 81 597 so.
The estimate of money yield is, at value of
10 day, as follows:
II 900 pounds cotton at &c. per pound, 5 900 90
500 bushels corn at SOC. per bushel... $50 90
5000 pounds fodder at 75c. per hun.
dred POUNDS. ............ 81 on
500 bushels sweet potatoes at SOC.
per DuSnel ....... lou w
200 gallons syrup at 35c. per gallon, 10 90
100 bushels ground peas at $1OO per
Dushel ............ lV w
1887 so
see no objection 10 giving the name of this
farmer. His name is N. M. Isler. Mr.. Isler does
not claim his land TO be better than the average
lands of this county.
With this showing. why the cry we so often
hear that farming will not pay in good old
Leon
The answer to all such complaints ia found in
the statement of this crop Mr. Isler has exer-
cised good judgment. industry and push. The
lesson here taught is, let others who ill the soil
do likewise. Any industrious man with the
same good judgment, industry and push can do
as we'll
There are thousands of acres of first class land
in this county which can be had at moderate
prices, either for sale or rent
TALLAHASSEE MERCHANT
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-12-21

hayea, situated IN the mlQst thereof ana
appears to have made bis headquarters
at that place for some little while, await
ing there the return Of the exploring ex-
petitions which be sent in various direc-
tions. Several circumstances make it
probable that this. Anhayca was near the
present site of the city, Of Tsllshassee;
and / am told that complete suit Of old
Spanish armor was found not long sgo in
a field in this vicinity, At any rate the
ground upon which the city Is built had,
in 1923, long borne signs of Indian occu-
patton; and in that year the commission
ers who had been charged with the duty
of selecting a seat of government for the
then new territory of Florida, attracted
by the general beauty Of the loea-
tiouamong the hills: IS j well q
by the noble growths, (according
to Fairbanks) sof Iye,oaks and mag
nolias, and the vicinity Of : bean
tiful cascade, which has long since disaP
peared, pitched upon this spot And
surely no one with an eye either for agr-
cultural advantages, oflfor the moro sPlr-
final beauties Of hillrcgrves and tree
arabesques, can do other thaa praiss the
happiness Of their choice:s' ,.sss isA
= And the author goes on ~ dsscribe tne
view from the GALLERIES ol'shs City Hotel
Tallahassee, lookine vedtwsfd,
1. Toward every sids tie, hills svsllsd sP'
coiored with 6oIof that sag Si
tility and abnndanos !; thsiE isennoea
BroRs, their slopes, ths bs 8
,,hsm, we're fnll q ssssl asoEs CO.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-15

Mrs. Lydia Maria Child, the author
ess and anti-slavery agitator, is now
II years old, and lives at her old home
in Wsyland, Mass. In the course of q
recent conversation with q writer in
the Boston Herald she spoke of Garri-
son as firm believer In Spiritualism,
and added: Whittier admits that
there Is something very mysterious
and unexplained in it. He told me
there was an old Quaker whom he saw
when he was lad, who was renown.
ed for his prophecies. He spoke often
under the Influence of the spirit. Whit
tier sent me a copy of prophecy
made by the old man in 1903. 1t be-
gan by foretelling great split in the
church, which would commence with
the Presbyterians,an and it would include
the Friends. We have since seen the
Presbyterians divide and the Hicksite
trouble among the Quakers. Then the
old prophet said he saw a great troub-
le about the slavery question, which
would end in a war and emancipation.
He foresaw finally q grand gathering
of the churches into an established
church. And he saw also a military
despotism of the country, though this
would only be for a while. Now, this
was remarkable prophecy, and all
but the last two statements have been
fulfilled"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-15
VALUABLE BOOKI
First Century of the United
States.


BY BENSON J. LOSING, l.. l.. DE-,
Is the most useful. the Cheapest and the best
History of the United States to be had. 1t con-
tains about 500 royal Octave pages
printed on extra calendered paper. illustrated
by AGO Engravings ON wood and II fine steel En-
cravings, and is printed in both English and
German at the same price in either language.
1t contains history of the Indian Nations. the
discoveries Of Navigators. the Indian Wars. the
War of the Revolution the War Of 1912, the
War with Mexico an outline history of the late
Civil War; and complete resume of the history
of the Republic for the first century of its ex-
istence and q full account of the preparations
for the Centennial Celebration. with handsome
engravings of the Centennial Buildings. One
advantage of the Work is that it contains an
elaborate Index, making it Book OF easy and
ready reference. It has the commendation Of all
the prominent newspapers and authors Of the
country, as being in every respect reliable
and valuable History.
This valuable Work is not to be had at the
Book Stores, but can only be obtained Of the
authorized Agent of the Publishers. who will
soon canvass this County and afford the people
an opportunity to examine and subscribe for it.
Sent q. 1879. 679-tf.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-15

Before Takingco and sicohoiic Alter Iaklng.
stimulants: but is more especially recomm a.
sions and all diseases that follows as sequence
OF abuse, such Loss of Memory, Univer-
of Vision. Premature Old Age. and many
other diseases that lead to ConsumDtion and
are tirst caused bv devatina G from the oath Of
nature and over indulgencies of the generative
organs. Thousands and thousands of both sex:
es all over the world. annually die with so-cai-
ed consumption; but medical men Well know
the first cause, in nearly all cases, is produced
Spermatorrhoe. or Nervous Debility. is to
overshadow all the hopes and prospects of life,
Very often the unhappy sufferer is tempted to
commit suicide; in some cases the mind is en-
tirely destroyed. and insanity and idiocy with
an early grave closes the scene. ANY one who
doubts the vast number of intellects ruined by
these diseases, can visit any one of our Insane
of every ten of the of insanity among their
inmates are the result of Nervous Disease,
reach t Of the afiiicted. We feel that we are con-
ferring greater act of benevolonce than we
would in giving untold wealth. The poor. SICK
Diseases, too we'll know the vanity of wealth
when placed in the balance with health and its
frozen Norway to the vine-clad hills of Italy.
from Asia to our own merry England thou
cific M Medicine By its timely use many fellow
being has been saved from premature grave.
to comenssve tbpusands from NV Years EAR 81 ansush.
pain and suffering. Set the afflicted take war
ming before it is too late. delays are dangerous.
An old, well tried and scientific preparation.
one which will effect a speedy and certain cure,
is within their reach, and placed at price
which all can pay.
The Specific Medicine is the result of a life
study and many years experience in treating
these special diseases. Full particulars in our
pamphlet, which we desire to send free by mail
to every one.
The SPECIFIC Medicine is sold by all druggists
at 81 per package, orkix packages for IS. or will
be sent free by mail on receipt of the money by
addressing THE GRAY MEDICINE CO,
No. 10 Mechanics Block, Detroit. Mich.
Sold in Ravenna by BELDING s. ARMSTRONG;;
also. by L. p. Seymour & Co.
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ayes, I've had good many fights
in my time," said old JOHNNY Parky,
tenderly manipulating his dismantled
nose, and its kind of queer, too, for
when was boy the old man was al
ways telling me better. He wasagood
old man and hated fighting. When 1
would come home with my nose bleed.
ing or with my face scratched up, he
used to call me out in the woodshed,
and in a sorrowful and discouraging
way say +: so, Johnny, you've had an
other fight, hey? How many times
have got to tell you how disgraceful
and wicked it is for boys to fight3 1t
was only yesterday that talked to
you about the sin of fighting and here
you've been at it again. Who was 1t
with this time? With Tommy Kelley,
hey3 Don't you know any better than
to fight boy that weighs twenty
pounds more than you do, besides be-
ing two years older? Amt you got q
spark of sense about YEP I can see
plainly that you are determined to
break your poor fathers heart by your
reckless conduct. What ails your fin
ger? Tommy bit it2 Drat the little
fooll Didn't you know enough to keep
your fingers out of his mouth? Was
trying to jerk his cheek off, hey
Won't you never learn to quit foolin'
round boys mouth with your fin
gers? You're bound to disgrace Us all
by such wretched behavior. You're
determined never to be anybody.
"Did you ever hear of Isaac Watts
who wrote 'let dogs delight to bark
and bite'-sticking his fingers in q
boys mouth to get 'em bit, iikea fool
I'm clear discouraged with ye. Why
didn't ye go for his nose, the way
Jonathan Edwards, George Washing.
ton and Daniel Webster used to do
when they used to be boys? Couldn'
cause he had you DOWN. That's pur
ty story to tell me. It does beat al
that you can't learn how Socrates anc
William Penn used to gouge wher
they were under, after the hours sne
hours 1 have spent in telling yot
about those great men. It seems t.
me sometimes as if l should have t.
give up in despair. 1t is an awfu
trial to me to have a boy who dom
pay any attention to good examples
or to what say. What! You pulled
out three or four handsful of hair
H'ml Did he squirm any7 Now, i
you'd give him one or two in the ey
but, as I've told you many . time
fighting ia poor business. s.--Wen 20,
for your fathers sake-wont yol
promise to try and remember that
H'mI Johnny, how did it-ahem-
which licked?
"You licked him2 Shol Really
Well, now, had no idea you coul,
lick Tommy Kelleyl don't beiiev
that John Bunyon, at ten years ofsge
could have done it. Johnny, my boy
you can't think how hate to have 20,
fighting every day or two. I woul'
not have him lick you for FIVE, no, no
for ten dollars! Now, sonny, go righ
in and wash up, and tell your mothe
to put rag on your finger. And
Johnny, don't let me hear OF you
fighting again !" .ilai.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-15


1srrMKY
made
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dforiv greats Sendm a
rice Ocens IN
edonlyby Buffalo, N
NorE-Ez d
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-15

1t is reported that capitalists are
warned by Prof. Merriman against in
vesting money in New York City real
estate. 1t has been proved that the
island is sinking at the rate of 8 inches
every century, so that in 5000 years
it will be 25O feet under water, conse-
quently only the tops of Trinity church
tower, the shot towers, the stand pipe
of the engine at High Bridge, and >
few other equally high points, will
then be above water. As, under such
circumstances, it will be very difficult
to find tenants for the houses, or to
collect rents aud interest on mortgages,
real estate will not then be very de-
sirable property Ex.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-15
THE MAN WHO LOST HIS IDENT.
ITY,

The "man without an identity" who
turned up in Bellsire last January, who
did not know what his own name was
or where he came from, and who, q
few days ago, was recognized as Roy
al Cowles, well known jeweler of
Cleveland, has been taken to his home
from the Infirmatory in st. Clairsville,
Ohio, by Mr.. Geo. Ransom, of Cleve-
land. On meeting Mr.. Ransom he
failed to recognize him who had been
his intimate friend for twenty years
past, having learned the iewelry busi-
ness with Cowles. All was blank to
Mr.. Cowles' mind. He can remember
nothing previous to his arrival in Bel
laire, January End last. All events
since that period are perfectly clear to
him. For the past six months he had
almost entire charge of the dispensing
of medicines at the Infirmary, which
he performed to the entire satisfaction
of the physician and directors. In thus
rapidly acquiring such an acquaintance
with drugs, and in many other ways,
he showed himself man of more than
ordinary intellect. He was perfectly
satisfied to return with Mr.. Ransom,
admitting /; from the evidence furnish-
ed him, that he was Royal Cowles, yet
he failed entirely to remember his
name or any of his antecedents. On
his admittance to the Infirmary all the
name he could give was Ralph, which
it is now ascertainsd was his fathers
name. -4.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-15

The Church of England requires
Sos, ,OOO, 900 year.
Reason is the gauge of truth and
ridicule the test of temper.
The milk of human kindness will re-
move stains from the regulations.
Good thoughts, like the leaves, give
ont a sweet smell if laid up in the jar
of memory.
If you have good health you have
nine-tenths of all the Lord has ever
given to any man.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-15

Judge Eldridge, of Memphis, fined.
himself $40 for hardness at court. Two
lawyers made able arguments for the
remission of the penalty, but his Hon.
or remained firm.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-15
Something Must Be Done

We are getting everything in our
line for the benefit of our customers.
Still working for glory and to benefit
the people of Portage Co., all should
come and see us. We are q clever set
of fellows, and are anxious to sell.
Don't fail to call, everybody. Our
stock is full, and of the best in the
market. Help US. and we will help
Won. No. 8, Etna Block.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-15

Trains no. and IL on main line run dauy
Palace Sleeping Coaches on trains No. l. 2. 8
and - between Cincinnatiand NeWYork daily
Hotel Coach on trains No. 8 and 10. between
Chicago and New York daily, via Mansfield,
Train No connects at Mansfield with Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad for Chi
cagO. Milwaukee, Omaha and all points in the
Northwest; at Meadville. Union and Cory for
Oil Regions and at jamestown for Buffalo and
Niagara Falls; at Salamanca for Rochester:
and at Binghamton for Albany. -
Close connections at Cincinnati with trains
for the South and West.
No " stop-over'' allowed upon local tickets.
Local passengers must purchase tickets to their
first stopping place, and may then repurchase
from that point to destination.
Passengers for Chautauqua Lake should on
arrlva! at Lake View, take the Steamers Of the
:" Peoples Line. the "Mayville" %" Griffth % or
"W. b. Shattuc'' which run In direct connec-
ton with trains on this road for all points ON
the Lake.
W. B. SHATTUC,
General Passenger and Ticket gent.
CINCINNAFIO.
p. ID. COOPER
General Superintendent,
CLHvRLAND. O.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-15
Wagon Making and
's.' Repairing. g. sa'
%. $. BUZZEI.I,

UYOULD inform the people OF Porta secoun.
w ty that he is prepared to manufacture all
kinds of LUMBER and SPRING WAGONS,
the best m amer. Also HORSE SHOEING 81
6ENERALB BLACKSMITHIN ,sfz4itlG
heretofore charged In this region. fo cash
WAGONS Of all kinds constantly on hand.l
Works on Main Street, West of c. q PR, b.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-15


The Deutsche Zeitung prints the
following in the report of q village
! shool inspection. The examiner is
trying to explain to the fat-headed
listeners the character of q miracle.
He asks q scholar:
: What is q miracle2
: I'll don't know, sir.
'If-all at once-the sun appeared
In the heavens at night, what would
you say it was?
The moon.
But, if you were told it was the
sun, what would you say2
I'D say it was lie.
'N0w, 1 never lie. Suppose I told
you it was the sum-
The scholar, after q moments deep
reelection, bobbed his head.
please, sir, I'd say you were drunk.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-15
80 z -. n |aaa
TESTIMONIALS.


. Kayenna, March 20.Ie7X
Mr.. o. s. RUzzELL: Dear Sir:EMy Wag0n tn.
tRurchased of you about two years ago. T. muss
cknowledge is much better than expected
Selng OF medium size.I thought it too lirht for
my business; but it is just right. runsligbt and
Easy, and L have often carried on it 14O0 bricks
rom my kiln. 1t. will carry, eight Thousand
pounds, and has never cost me one cent fox re-
PAIRS. Yours truly, III. +. F.CAKIS. !,
- ;. ilEa Shalersyifle, March ls. ISIS
MIR. 0. S.BUzZELL. Dear Sir I'm the fall of
662 purchased of yOn aIghtwagon. weight
With box on, $50 pounds. Jtis o thimble skein
which think is the easiest running wageri:-
nse-. have frequently drawn 600 poundsrs
on 1t at one time. All the expense that ~
upon it for the first twelve years was fors eS.
ting tire once. Yours, with respect,
iS '-'i sffirat-5 e IS. G. G-ELDRiDGE. 4
s.5.ot So Ravenna. March ii, Isis.
MR. @ s. BgzzELL: Dear Strive have berp
using one of your one horse wagons now Owl
TWO years in our lumber yard. often loadingf
with one thousand feet of green hemlock al
OAK, and we think it the best and easiest ru,
nlng wagon we ever had. 1t will carry 600,
6s, and has never cost us one dollar tor repairs
Tor thattame. Yours, truly, --sfsst - -
. &. SUTHERLAND & co.