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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-04-19

he had proposed never suffered change
ward whom he maintained an ipfexibis
fidelity. Clifton was his pride, and
upon 1t he spared no expenses. Here the
great university was to be founded bat
In this his design viii be baf1sd. The
city authorities have taken some seventy
acres just in front of the imperial man
slon, and the noble chestnut grove he had
nurtured, not one tree of which would he
cut down even when withered, has fallen
before the rsmorseless Axe of progress
The foundations Of . vast lake for the
water supply Of Baltimore are already in
course OF excavation, and the engineers
and their rude implements occupy several
of the beautiful chambers of I" Clifton
An uncanny old tramp used 10 station
himself under giant oak that stood SEN
try By the lodge of aClifton." This made
Mr.. Hopkins nervous and became q NOR
tai nAa1a~ -,-.lR ne u10 not know how to
abate the nuisance Why not pay him,
uncle, and send him away ?" queried the
young man. "Pay him money % Mr..
Hopkins shrieked, while his long arms
few about like wind-mills "Pay him
money! God forbid When do there
will be hundred vagabonds here instead
of one 7" Swell then," added the neph-
ew, if were you, uncle Johns, would
kick him out" I cannot do that" the
old man pleaded. II am afraidr' "What!'
the nephew retorted, "are YOU afraid of
such cur as that ?" "No, nor Mr..
Hopkins whispered hoarsely, 81 am not
afraid of him, but afraid of God. Did YOU
never read in the Bible how Dives treat
ed Lazarus? Would you have me re-
peat that story and burn in hell forever9''
That ended it.
On one of the last days of his earthly
existence Mr.. Hopkins called his devoted
gardener to him and said ''I am begin
ing to hate this place, because it does not
bring in money. hate everything that
does not bring in money. Did you ever
feed hogs? Have you not observed that
the strong animals bear away the ears of
corn and that the weaker ones pursue
them squealingly, In hopes that all or
some of the treasure will be lost or drop
ped p The gardener replied that the
sketch was true one. "Well, then,"
replied Mr.. Hopkins, &c am that strong
hog. l have that big ear of corn, and
every piggish rascal in Baltimore is in
tent upon stealing it or wrestling it from
mer' SIR he said turning brusquely
to the gardener, do you think very
rich man is happy ?" "The extreme Of
poverty is sad thing. The extreme of
wealth, no doubt, bears with it many
tribulations" Mr.. Hopkins rejoined:
" You are right, my friend; next to the
hell of being utterly bereft of money is
the purgatory of possessing vast amount
of it. | have a mission, and under
its shadow have accumulated wealth,
but not happiness"
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From the Augusta Ca Chronicle. |

from Inc AuguatA lo1.) CuxunlE1e.I
He left $4,000, 900, moiety of which
was divided between eighteen relatives,
and the bulk retained for university and
several hospitals. The nephew who was
often at variance with him received al
most twice as his brothers who never
contradicted him. Mr.. Hopkins never
married. The daughters Of Epaminondas
were that hero's famous victories. The
children of Johns Hopkins are the splen-
did institutions he has left to learning, to
mercy and to science. There never was
. stronger man.
He started life with e4oo, and built up,
by hIs own exertions, colossal fortune.
From the beginning, he declared that he
had mission from Sod TO increase his
store, and that the golden food that
poured into his Golfers did not belong TO
him or to the hundreds who soughs to
borrow or beg il from him. He declared
that supernatural power prevented him
from taking money from hin pocket TO
bestow foolish alma, aBd that some day
the world would know that he wss not
the grasping. avaricioas and nassow-mind-
ed man be was accounted He nsvsrthe-
less helped secretly many worthy persons,
and. after his death, is was discovered
that not o few merchants had been saved
by him from financial embarrassment and
sorrow. But in the common acceptation
of the term he wns net liberal.
His smission " prsvensea that To
ward the close Of 3 very long lie he BE-
came stingy snd suspicious, bot the end
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-04-19
WHAT 1T COSTS.
Marion Merchant and Farmer.l

How few of our farmers know what it
costs to make cotton. Not one in hun
dred keeps any particular accounts, even
in a general way, and scarcely any against
individual farms, fields or parcels of land.
There is one fact that all will admit,
and that is that much of the land planted
does not pay the expenses incurred Many
lose sight of the fact it costs as much, or
a little more, to cultivate poor lands as it
does to cultivate good lands.
To illustrate how farm account may
be kept We give the following, which is
very near an average;
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-04-19

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--- Advert -ements inserted less than one month Al
- sea4rr arst. and IS for each SUBSEQUENT
.n-er- or
Asrerr1-ements unaccompanied by the CASH will not
--crive affention-
4 tie Money enciosed does not cover the number of
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ssr-- -euen-- not marked with the number of times
r b. userf until forbid. and charged accordingly
owe or I've copies only OF the paper WILL De sent to
,- .r-s IT - a special agreement to the contrary
nae
-nurrsc- advertisers whose amount OF space and
~ of -nt are dxed by above raies, will be required
cusns rae advertising strictly theft business
r--s Otherwise stipulated.
a-ua-es exceeding four lines will be charged same
.. afv-rri-e alents.
Terms Of Subscription:
Psr Annzn- in zdrGncs, 81 90
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Tarrs Months IS
singe CsPy
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A. IN ACCOUNT wTTH THIRTY ACRES.
By net sale l0OOO pounds cotton, 1oc.. .DO0G

By changes in the amount produced,
and lower price, it will readily be seen
how the profits are cut down, if not en-
tirely swept away. For instance, eight
cents per pound for cotton would reduce
the profits to 1900, leaving only $l0Oprof-
its on one-horse farm The same would
result by falling off from 1000 to 500
pounds per acre. Six hundred pounds
Der acre, even ct ten cents, would bring
the farm In debt. So also would 500
pounds at eight cents for lint cotton
The average product in this county is
about 600 pounds seed cotton per acre, so
that those who only make an average, or
less, sustain losses in farming, and only
those who make 1000 pounds or Ensre
make any money. Bat some wih say
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-04-19

these figures are not correct. Thea make
your own figuring this year by actual
transactions on your own farm. Let
every farmer do this, and he viii zee
where the profits and losses come In. aud
viii be euabled TO increase the one and
guard against the other.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-04-19
MARKING AND SHIPPING.

Mark plainly on the outside of the pack
age, the name of consignee and the name,
initials, private mark or shipping number
of the cpnsignor, and when the contents
can not all be seen plainly, the exact gross
weight and tare, or when the goods are
to be sold by count, the number of doz-
ems, pairs or pieces We will gladly fur
nish any shipper with stencil plates with
a private mark or number or suitable
shipping cards on application. Neatness
in packing is very important. The ship
per should strive to have his goods strike
the eye of the buyer favorably at the first
view. Receipts should always be taken
from the express or transportation com
panies, and full advices, with correct
invoice of the shipment, should always,
without delay, be forwarded by mail.
There is nothing sovexatious or intolera-
BILE to Commission House as the receipt of
cOnsign ments not properly and distinctly
marked and advised. Every shipper who
designs to make business of forwarding
to this market good goods, and who ex-
poets to obtain the best prices, should
have brand or mark of his own. By SO
doing, he may establish reputation for
his goods which will be available to him,
for buyers will look for his particular
brand. Ship by the quickest route and
as soon as possible after the goods are pre-
pared. Perishable articles should arrive
here as early in the week as possible
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-04-19
PACKING AND SHIPPING FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES.

We herewith give few practical hints.
by Messrs- Trelease and Underhill'
whose card will be found elsewhere. IL re-
gard to preparing, packing and shipping
southern Fruits and Vegetables, for the
New ! ork market Fully one-half, if not
more OF the risk of loss in shipping goods
may De avoided by paying particular at
tentlon in preparing and packing, so that
the goods may arrive in good order. and
when opened, present a handsome ap-
pearance.
PAcKAGEs.
Shippers should be careful and only
use neat and well appearing packages.
The standard sizes are barrels, half bar
rels, CT ates and third barrels or bushel
crates. A smaller crate is sometimes
used, called quarters or one-fourth of a
barrel, but not generally liked as well as
the regular bushel size. The PACKAGE
should be as light as is consistent with
carrying its contents safely. Southern
shlPperf are very apt to disregara III;
from the far South, are frequently sent in
irregular, cumbersome boxes which are
inconven nient to handle, put an uncertain
value on the contents and detract mate
rally from the price. 1t is important
that all the packages of line of goods
should be uniform in size, shape and gen
eral appearance. Perishable articles
should not be sent in close packages
proper ventilation should always be Sc
cured Never &" top-offr a package but
let the contents show on opening fair
average quality.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-28
LosDoN the Salvation Army

liz LONDON the Salvation Army-e
daeaehment of which has been in
-An5erlcs for some months-is mol
ezeated as we'll as in this country.
The members are grossly abused in
ga6lio streets, and even the police
E&rsiy interfere to save them from q
seoning or kicking. Their places of Wor.
.z41ip are invaded and taken possession
S. and gangs of rufians organized
Org the keepers of gin shops, hound
me unfortunate religionists abeut
l9sm place to place without mercy.
& goung scoundrel standing on one
.siae of the street, lsssoed member o.
tie Army standing in porch on the
other side. He then dragged him
INTO the street and brutally kicked
MN. The outrage was so gross ani
UE Estifsble that the law officers
SSsrs obliged to take cognizance of it.
EIAeyoung rascal vas sent to jail fol
exo months. The Army members
cultivate Weakness and humility, and
cause TO resent in the way OF retalia.
Con any indignation put upon them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-28
BRIEF TELEGRAM8.

Emperor William is suffering from
indigestion.
Its reported that Ayoob Khan
will retreat to Herat.
The betting for the st. Leger is 9
to against "IrOquois.'
Arthur will not go to Washington
unless sent for by the cabinet.
The Cemte de Paris is writing
another book on the American civil
war.
Clemenceau has left Paris for
Marseilles to fight a duel with the
editor of paper who insulEed him.
assurances were effected on Sat
urday for e5,0OO,0OO gold to be
shipped from London to New Y ork.
Russia will assist the projected
scientific expedition to Tekke, which
means that the country is to be an
nexed.
The herring fishing fleet having
been caught in gale off Peterhead,
Scotland, it is feared there is con-
siderable loss.
The Russian colonies recently ar
rested while examining fortifca-
tiOns in Galieia, have been sent
across the from tier.
The agent at Mescalero, N. NJ,
says designing persons are circulate
ing infamous lies about his Indians
who are all right on the agency.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-28

LIE GEORGIA senate. by vote o
"a 20 5. has passed the bill heretofore
EEsSefred to in these columns, in re-
Gsrence to the propagation OF certain
Nnrmon doctrines in that state. The
A5l makes it a felony for any person
sF persuasion Or otherwise to attempt
GO uislesd or influence others IN the
<S8aImission of the crime of bigamy,
E6e fret section declares that it shall
sgGf be lawful for any person in any
x&6Tess to a public or private Assem-.
Ss33sEe of persons to counsel. advise OF
discourage in any way the violation oil
GEze laws of the state forbidding DO
Fg&mY or bigamy. The second sec.
zion provides that any person or per.
ssrs wbe shall be guilty of the viola
sou of this oct shall, on conviction,
he punished by confinement at labor
.zz the penitentiary for any time not
less than two nor longer than four
Egsrs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-28
Gulf EAU
i" as &i~eat Danger as Gar
field
AH Organization to TO5 sure
Him 30 Death.

New York, 81 Worlds Philadel-
phia: Colonel COrkhill, United
States district attorney for the Dis
trict of CO.umbia, who has been
here taking d vacation at Cape May,
left to-day for Washington. Colonel
Corkhill Is reported to have said
that he has been informed of the
existence Of an organization in
Washington, whose purpose, is in
the event of Garfield'S death, to
break the jail and put an immediate
end to the life Of Guitteau. Their
desire is to hang Guitteau by a slow
process and in the meantime each
member of the organization is to be
allowed to put a bullet into Cult
teau's body, taking care not to
strike him in any vital point until
the last moment. The colonel says
he has good reason for the belief
that the guards Of the jail, who are
all eX-ULiOn soldiers, know of this
secret organization, and are in
sympathy with it. He is further
reported to have said that it has
been with the utmost difficulty that
the warden at the jail has prevented
these guards ere this from finding
some excuse for killing GUitteau.
This, it is alleged, in a measure, ex-
plains the encounter which took
place recently between a guard and
Guittelu, in the latter's cell. Cult
teau,it is said, knows that the guards
want to kill him, and for that
reason he has suffered great men
tai anguish ever since the first
relapse of the President He is so
nervous that he gets little or no
sleep. The colonel says that while
he believes that no torture is too
great that can be visited on Guitteau,
he must see that the law is Obeyed,
which protects Guitteau, and re-
serves for him fair trial before a
jury of his cOuntrymen. He SAYS it
would never do to go to the world
that in the capital Of the nation the
officers Of the law were unable to
enforce its mandates, and were at
the mercy of q mob. All that will
be necessary to secure the jail from
the interference of the mob will be
battery Of artillery, and there are |
now three batteries of artillery sta
toned at the arsenal in Washington,
and about-250 marines at the navy
yard.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-28
The Texas StyEe.

Galveston, PA gang of desper.
ADDE'S have, the past week, been
committing every kind Of laWless-
ness about Dangerfeld. at Carson
Yesterday. they entered a barroom,
drove the propri torout, and having
satisfied their appetites, demolished
the establishment. A party of fifty
or more determined men, armed to
the teeth, went in pursuit of the
desperadOeS and overlook four of
them, and fire Immediately opened
and one desperate was killed. The
others escaped. The one killed is
thought to be the murderer. of
Sheriff Hodge of Grapson County.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-28

WILLIAM E. CHANDLER. the notori-
Gus BilIee who figured so promi.
nently in the political frauds of four
years ago, and who has since been
trying to find an Office into which be
could crawl, has been summarizing
to reporter his views on civil SER
vice reform. 1t will strike the ordin-
arily observsnt person as somewhat
strange that Biliee should ever in
dulge in civil service reform ideas,
but we have the testimony Of the re-
porter that he does, aRd here are
some of those ideas:
As long as local appointments are to
be made, the best source of information
as to the qualifications of candidates is
the Congressman from the district. The
true remedy, as believe and have stated
In my remarks, is to define the office
holders tenure, make him safe and inde-
pendent during his term if be behaves
b mse'f, aed thus lessen the frequency
Of changes and the opportunities upon
the congressman and the executive. Let
Us begin somswhprr and do slme enc
thi e, and not wait for there tlizstion of
q whole system of life tepares. pensions
for retired off ,efs, and opportunity by
competitive examinations which will not
come in your day and generation or in
mine. h 81 I
This is the kind of reform that We
might expect from Ohandler-a re-.
form that would not reform-a civil
service based not upon the quaiifcs-
ton OF the ofice-holder, as demon
strased in competitive examination,
but upon the judgment of bis mem.
Der Of Congress So to his fitness. In
other words, he would continue the
practice of rewarding service to party
or individual by appointment to
Office.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-28
TEE PkEsIDEH

At this writing President Garfield
is still alive, and some dispatches re-
port hi9 condition actually better
thsu it was on Friday. This can
hardly be tue case, however. as HE
pulse temperature and respiration
are ali less favorable than on the pre-
viops dav. Nobody whose wishes CT
affection do NOS blind his iudgm ent
nov tx poets the patient to recover.
The doctors say ne has been dying
sincs 4 o o'clock on Saturday morning,
Bliss now comedies that ne cannot
get we'll, bat thinks that he may be
kept alive two or three days The
family and relatives nave been So
formed OF the sad sisuation, aud are
prepared ioT the inevitable event
which may bs expected at any hour:
Mrs. Garfield remains by the bedside
Of her husband, bravely clinging 70
the hope that miracle will be
wrought in bis. case TO restore him To
hsr aud the nation. Probably sne
uext issue OF the HERALD will an
nounce the sad news which, though
all know that it is coming. will never
thsIess shroud the nation il despest
mourning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-28
WHAT LUST Did.

The fall of Captain ii. W. How
gate is an instance CT tow rapid a
mans desceot 30 the devil may be
when re Is helped down by lust
full nature to which be has given way,
lust as toe same persea's rise in the
world was an instance of what we'll
directed ambition viii do tor man
in this republican Country. How
gate when De rtsried cat In lie ior
hin55if w4s poor carpenter. snd
his family and frieodz we're hka him
all poor, nor was he we'll educated.
bat ne applied himself assiduonsly to
books, and By hard study made bim-
self known az man OF learning as
well as s good mechanic. When
the var broke our he went with
Michigan regiment as sec
ond lieutenant. and Afterwards
achieved fame as an officer in she
signal service, being practically at
the head OF the department for some
time, and came near succeeding Gen.
Niger as ohiet of the service. In lis
Arctic explorations also be won dis
tincticn. Failing il his efforts to De
appointed head OF the signal service
he resigned his commission in the
army and is now under indictment for
stealing from government something
like 800. 900, with which money he
lcut grand swell at Washington, his
establishment being one of the toniest
and his mistress one of the gayest in
the national capital. He is efectu'
ally crushed, and can never rise
1 again. His family. as well as ne,
are disgraoed, his property will all
pass from his hands, and he must
soon GO out of the world, as be is
already a physical, mental and moral
wreck. And all this through yield
ling to an unholy lust. We see in an
exchange that "his mistress ruined
him. Her demands for money were
greater than he could honestly meet,
hencs be vas forced to choose be-
tween giving her up and accept the
exposure which would follow, and
stealing from the public fund under
his control as disbursing officer"
The blame for his fell is attached to
the mistress, whereas she rather than
he is entitled to sympathy, if there be
any to waste on the guilty pair. Our
readers will remember that q few
weeks ago the HERALD con-
tanned the story of how HoWgste
came to have the mistress who has
ruined him. She was poor girl
employed in one OF the departments.
Her beauty attracted Der lustful eyes,
and he deliberately set to work to
ruin her by gratifying his base pas
sions. He used his money freely.
and after weeks OF scheming and the
employment OF much fattery, he
succeeded in his scoundrelly purpose.
The girl was debsuched, and her poor
but respectable New England parents
and family brought to sorrow and
disgrace. she became reckless and
made Howgate's money fly, spend.
irg Thousands upon thousands for
giddy pleasures, and in vain effort
to drown her shame. To say that
she has ruined him is to speak falsely.
It was his own lust, his bsse passion,
that ruined both him and her, max
ing her a vile thing, despised and
hated by herself, and him a thief
from his benefactor and a robber of
his own family. No one can feel
sympathy for the wretch who has
brought 30 much misery upon all
about him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-28
Mintoa Donhr Fire.

Chicago, 2T-A great fire broke
out about eight o'clock this evening
in the packing establishment of
John @. Hatley, formerly known as
Rickers, at Union Stock Yards,
which had not been extinguished az
midnight, at which time all the en-
gines in that section of the CITY
were working on it, being greatly
impeded in their efforts by the
scarcity of water. Few facts are
learned as yet, but it is known that
10000 pounds of bacon and a large
quantity Of lard and provisions
were stored ia the warehouse and
will be completely destroyed. a
rumor comes over the telephone that
several persons are killed. The loss
will probably reach S1,OOe,O0O.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-28

.aople both inside and outside. the
White House was very clearly
III rked to-diy. The unfavorabie
bulletins of the morning and noon,
to-day, caused gloom everywhere.
ARTHUR.
Some of the members of the
cabinet say il is the duty of every
one to held up the hand of Vice
President Arthur and to strengthen
his position before the people in
this trying emergency. There IS an
impression that if he should come
here now even upon notification by
the cabinet. it would give occasion
to minimizing people to say he had
done so to wait for the death of the
President in order that he might
the more quickly step into the posi-
ton.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-28
xE CONTENTS OF the HERALD tint

EEE CONTENTS OF the HERALD TINS
2zocniug are as follows:
Typ AGE-Latest TeIegrams-Awsiting
the End.
70 9AGE-Lilersture
Fs PAsE-Names Of Why
Uncle Pleasant Married,
yera PAGE - Editorials Awaiting the
End Hotel Arrivals.
s4za PAoE-Foreign Ghosts for Ever.
EE-H PAaE-Agrieultural - Housekeep-
ing Hereafter.
Tx PACE = Table Etiquette - Stop
Scowling-A Pen Picture of Sit
ting Bull.
fra PAGE-Prohibition in Vermont.
Irz observation-disclosures Telegrsms-
a Miners EKperlence-That Ro-
form-A Russian Marriage Cere'
szony.
zacE PAGE-Lady Artists on Lark
MIR. Oscar Wilde A Bully Boy
with Glass Eye.
ILTH PAGE-HIda. X --s7S - - :.
L2gH PAeE-Many Millionaries - Old
and New Creeds-How to Eat 8
Watermelon-JaRuary and May.
Xxx PAeE-Garden City Gossip.
EArH PAGE - The Territories - Shot
5.e~ Through the Liver. -
E5TH PAGE-A Wagon Load Of EIoping
Families. -
1874 PAGE-Horrifying, to Read Local
Items.