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3ssj ILLUSTRATES.

is peculiar journal Ia combination Of literature
assan6 fashion Its Stories poems and essays by
writer's Of Europe and America; tn ensrsyings
psk NJ highest artistic exceence and In al n.Etsrs
pft iIIg fashion 1t Is universally acknowledges 70
bh eitSding authority In the land. The yolzme
T9 sohtazn many brilliant novelties.
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! Csefal as Well an Ornamental,
Are the Beautiful Holiday Goods, at Elliofs
City Drug Store. 81
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- Regular meetings of LEON I4oDlE MOI
90 erery Tuesday, Ecssisg, their Lo1kS Roosss
scIeck All Brothers In good st.ndinR ar aeyissa
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METEOROLOGICAL.

Ro.,rf II Temperature at Tallahassee Florida,
for The past socek. -. s.A,S
ss,s-~rrsiion- taken by W. A. RAwLs, Dsuxxis sbd
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Candies! Candles (! 4

A splendid assortment, just received by T. II.
Randolph e. Co. "a
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Fruits Frails!!
The best and cheapest, always at Byrd &
Coles. "A
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BIDS FOR COUNTY BONDS.

TALLAHASSEE, FLA, December IL, 1882
~ EALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE
- Board of County Commissioners of Leon eoun-
ty at the Clerks Ofce, until the 18th day of JaHu
ary, 1888 for the purchase Of ell or any part of the
issue of the Bonds of Leon County. limited in
amount - Seventy three thousand Dollars ($73 O0O
OF the dissemination of Five Hundred Dollars each
and bearing interest at the rate Of six t6) per cent
Principal payable 1t the One ofthe County Treas
urer, in Tallahassee, Fla, February l. 1902 redeem
able at the pleasure Of the County Commissioners
at any time after February J. 1887 interest payable
at the County Treasurer on the first day Of Febru
airy in each and every year. (:
All bids for bonds shall specify amount of bonds
bid for, the denomination required, and the time
when the bidder will comply with his bid and
shall specify whether the bid is in current money
or in bonds of the county.
The County Commissioners reserve the right to
reject any and all bids.
Bids must be addressed to The undersigned.
JOHN BRADFORD, Chairman
Board County Com'rs Leon County,
4-5w Tallahassee, Fla
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Fire Works! Fire Works!!
Al Carpenter & Heads. "a
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HARPER's PERIODICALS.

H4RPEas FRANKLIN SQUARE LIBRARY
One Year tss Numbefs) 10e0
r. fsssage Free to all Subscribers In tAe Unitea
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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-26
Hard and Soft Water.

You often hear of water for household
purposes being called "hard" and
''soft." The reason why some waters
especially spring-water, are ''hard'
is owing to the mineral matters dissolved
in them. Raiu-water is never "hard, 3"
because it is nearly free of solid matter.
The reason you had such an uncomfort-
able wash and shave this morning al
your friends house was owing to the
water being largely charged with lime
and magnesia. When the soap is rub.
bed between the palms in water of this
description, the stcaric acid in the oil Of
the soap combines with the lime anC
magnesia, and forms compounds which
the water cann)t dissolve; and hence
the provoking curdinesS you observed
For the lather to be n perfect one, com
plcte solution OF the constituents of the
soap must take place, and in pure water
this would be the case. But some water,
are permanently hard, while some az,
only temporarily so. Permanent hard
ness is caused when the water is charged
with sulphate of lime and magnesia, ant
temporary hardness by carbonates o
lime and mngnesia. Pure water dissolve'
the sulphatcs, but not tho carb0nates
Then how do the carbonatcs come TO b,
in the water at all? The reason is this
All natural waters, but especially spring
and well water, cont lin more or less fret
carbonic-acid gas in a state OF absorp
ton, and, when thus charged, arc capa
bic of dissolving the carbonates; but
Whenever this gas ia expelled from tn,
water, say by boiling it, the carbonatc'
are at once deposited; and this account
for the incrustation in the kettle; ant
when this takes place the water become
quite soft. The boiling does not affec
the sulphatcs to any degree in this way
in water that is permanently "hard.
Temporarily hard water can be mad
soft by more means than boiling alone
If tubful of it ut night be stirred u
with little "slakcd" lime and allowe,
to settle, in the morning there will be
white deposit at the bottom of the tub
and the water will be found to be quit
"soft," because the lime added wi
,, combine with the free carbonic-aoid "a
in the water, and the whole of tn
carbonatcs will become deposited, j
virtue of their insolubility in water with
out this gas.
For drinking purposes, rain-watel
after being passed through a charcos
filter, to remove the organic matter
contains, is the most wholesome fo
adults. The general objection is il
tastelessnese. A pinch of salt wi
remedy this. For the young, however
solid matter in the water, the right kind
such as lime and magncsia, is good, a
these 30 to build up the bpny structure
of the child. ChnDlberS' Jou1sal.
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Frances Var Debt.

What manner Of people thu French
may be, and how they have borne with
such apparent ease their immence finan-
cial burdens, are questions which a
political economist may proftably study.
The figures have been given before, but
they are perennial source of wonder.
The German war laid upon France II
public debt of 81 ,500,0 200, and the
indemnity she had to pay was 81, ,0O0,-
900, 900 more. To this should be added
the debt previously existing, and the
cost of the Commune, which was the
relatively triaing sum of $4,000, 900.
The loans required TO meet these obliga-
tions had to be obtained from people
exhausted and impoverished by war, and
it was believed to be impossible to raise
them. But not only we're they raised,
but ten-fold the amount required was
rendered to the Government. For the
payment of interest the public taxes
were increased by about $4,000, 900
per annum So far from being crushed
by this new burden, the industries OF
France hourished under it to such n de-
gree that large surplus accumu-
lated in the TREASURY, and S6O,OOO, 900
has since been remitted. For people
who have been supposed to drag out
miserable existence, this is, to say thu
least of it. creditable record.
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A Steam.PlOw at Work.

A Fargo, Dakota, letter to the Boston
journal says: "After all that has been
done with reference to bringing out
steam-plow in this country. it remains
for an ingenious Englishman to invent
and place in successful working steam
plow. Mr.. j. e. Allen, of Leeds, En-
gland. agent for John Fowler Il Co.,
the manufacturers of steam-plows at
Leeds. is accomplishing some excellent
work on the Aurora farm, belonging to
Captain Thomas w. Hunt, at Blanchard,
Dakota. 1t is attracting great deal of
attention. and farmers are coming long
distances 10 see the plow at work. Two
enormous traction engines are placed
about 800 to 500 yards apart. Beneath
each engine and belted to the boiler is
steel drum about five feet in diameter.
To this drum Is attached steel cable
about three-quarters of an inch in
diameter, 500 yards long, and capable
of sustaining weight Of thirty tons,
which drags the plow to and fro across
tho field. The plow is framework Of
iron resting upon two large wheels; on
each side of this frame are firmly fixed
six plows with Golfers that cut six fur
rows sixteen inches wide each time the
machine crosses the field. On the ar
rival of the plow at the end of the fur
row the gauge changes position, and the
plows that have been in the a,e are low
cred and ready to start back. One man
is sufficient to guide the plow, and,
seated over the body OF the machine,
directs one of the two large wheels in
the furrow last turned by means OF a
handwbecl. Each engine is Of about
forty-horse power, and weighs about
sixteen tons. When the plow reaches
one side of the field the engine on that
sides moves ahead eight feet, the opera
ton takin,. three and onc-half minutes
only, and tho plow is started back to
the other side of the field. The plow
will break from twenty-five to thirty-live
acres per day, according to the soil,
location. and lay Of the land, etc. II
also does narrowing"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-26
The Fiery Pepper.

"What do you do with your cocoanut
shellsP" asked Record reporter of o
prominent candy manufacturer. "Sell
them to be made into pepper" said he,
and the aroused curiosity of the reporter
was not quieted blythe further statement
that the shells were really ground and
used by spice men to adulterate pepper
and other of their wares. Further in
yestigation showed that factory where
the shells are ground up is situated ct
the corner Of Line street and the rail-
road in Camden, and is a one-story
brick building, the capacity of the mill
being about two tons Of ground shells
per day. The shells are brought to the
factory in bags and deposited In the
roasting department. Here they are
carefully scraped and put in great revolv,.
ing ovens, which are constantly turned
over beds of blazing GOALS. Some OF
the shells are roasted light brown,
while Others come out crisp and black.
After being carefully sorted, the dark
shells are put in hoprers in the grinding
department and reduced to fine powder
like pepper. The brown shells are not
ground so fine, and come from the mill
looking exactly like ground coffee. The
Camden factory is said to have been In
operation for about month. The
I shells cost very little, and the milling L
done at an expense OF about . or .!
cents per pound.
A representative Of leading spiot
house, In speaking of this novel prepa
ration, said that while his house had no
used it, he supposed 1t was . harmless
adulteration for spices. 1--WE have ou
own methods of adulteration," said he
"and sell to the trade probably NOR,
adulterated goods than pure. We oan'
help it. There is no pretense on ou
part that the lower grades of spices ar
pure. We simply sell the retailer wha
he wants. We sell them spices as loV
as eight and nine cents, but it is abou
as much something else as 1t Is pepper
1t would ruin the trade to prohibit adul
teration, and, besides, there are no
enough spices grown to supply the dc
mand of the United States alone,
nothing but pure spices were sold. w
are constantly making experiments
discover the cheapest harmless foreig
matter with which we can make ou
t goods, in order to supply the dernan
! for low grades"
Q The powder made from ground oocos
r nut shells has fine color, and on at
: count of its weight and appearance
: considered by spice manufacturers
!. be choice adulterating material.--Ph'1
h ,JoI,,L,, Rorord
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Terrible PreAicament.

Messrs, +, $. Early and 5. 4. Hines,
who have Just completed II saw-mill in
the mountains above Wolf Creek, East
Tennessee, furnished the following par
ticulars of recent grounding hunt;
A few mornings ago man liVlnS
near Wolf Creek was attracted by the
barking of his dogs, and going to where
they had trecd on the side of the noun
tain he found his game in hollow log
lying upon the ground with the entrance
uphill. He procured long pole to
reach the game, but this being too short.
he crawled in to lengthcn the pole and
hung his toes over the end Of the 10y.
In this position he lost his hold and
down he went into the log on top ot the
grounding, and lively fight began
The mans superior strength prevailed,
but not till he had been bitten in clever
places and badly scratched and SCARED
But the trouble had not ended, but thu
man had, and wrong end down at that
but he could not crawl backward uphill
50 he was a prisoner, and in a critical
not to say ridiculous position, with nj
means of escape. Fortunately, at thi
frightful juncture, the family became
uneasy and went out to see what ha'
happened, and were Mortified at th'
discovery. Finally, after round o
cursing, praying and crying, the victim
was cut out Of the log and "set righ
side up" clothed and in his right mind
but the ground-hog was dead. Chat
tunoooa Times.
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A Brave Man.

At Brother Barnes meeting last
night, there was M episode in which
co!ored brother and the highest judicial
officer of the State gave public eNl,lbi-
ton of the fratcrnal relations cN'Iling
between the white and colorcd races in
Kentucky. While the evangelist stood
with outstretched hands asking: "Who
will trust the Lord" Judge Thomas
+. Hargis, of the Court of Appeals, was
moved to confession and took his seat
on the front row of chairs. Shortly
after ther3 passed down the aisle a
penitent, blacker than the midnight
ewes of the sable goddess. Then came
others who Brother Barnes observed
were careful to choose seats as far away
as possible from the dusky brother.
Stopping right in the midst OF the sing
inp, Brother Barnes said: "My dear
friends, you see that this colorcd
brother has come forward to confess
Christ, and you are staying away simply
because you don't want to sit beside
him. Here he sits alone on this front
row, and all that have come for
ward have been careful not to seat
themselves near him. Any man COM
ing forward despite the prejudice
against color and taking seat by the
side of this colorcd brother will he q
brave, noble man. know that in the
ewes of society there Is difference be-
tween you and him; but, dear friends,
before God the difference does moi exist.
He was born this way. He cannot help
his color. Still, he has q soul to save,
If YOU stay away now it will prove the
success of the devils device. The devil
knows Frankfort people and has taken
this advantage of their prejudices. Oh
my friends, this same devil is n sharI
old fellow, but Pm going to get ahcat
of him. He doesn't think any one vii
have the courage to sit next to this col
ored man, and friends, will you let the
devil triumph A brave man, remem
ber, is he who takes seat alongside the
colored friend who has cone forward tt
confess Christ and save lis soul from the
peril of eternal damnation." At this
Judge Hargis arose, and. taking the
sable penitent by the hand, sat down il
the chair next him, Brother Barnes in
the meanwhile looking on approyingly
and, with a quiet smile of happy salts
faction, cxclaiming' 1.-The Recording
Angel will note this in the Book Of Life
praise the Lordm FRANKFORT (Ky.,
DiSpatcl'
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The Season and Planting.

The season Of 1882 will long be re-
membered for untimely frosts, continued
cold weather and deluging rains. These
have not been confined to any particu-
lar portion of the West, but it is general,
so that the opening spring, which prom.
ised everything that could be desired,
has given later anything but what was
expected. The winter was mild; wheat
wintered admirably, except that in some
instances it was too rank. From all
that we can learn half crop will be all
that may be expected. Spring wheat
ana oats were late in being sown, and
have grown slowly, and continued wet
weather has prevented proper growth,
but yet seems not to have seriously in
jured the crop; rs a whole the injury
has been confined to particular portions
of farms and to particular localities.
The worst feature in the season, how
ever, is that continued rains have pre-
vented the planting, or when planted,
the cultivation of corn. 1t is true that
disabilities OF a season are always over
rated. AS rule the worst view of the
season Is apt TO be taken by farmers,
and naturally so. If the soil is wet it is
always concluded to be disastrously so.
If too dry crops are burning up. II
frost strikes the blossoms, fruit is en-
tirely killed, while succeeding days show
perhaps that full crop is left. Thus
this season the outcome of fruit now
promises fully half full crop, or more,
except as to early blossoming varieties;
the severest loss being Strawberries, and
next peaches. Winter wheat will proba-
oily make half full crop, which means
almost or quite an average crop. The
damage early anticipated from destruc-
tive insects will prove next to nothing.
For the weather that was bad for crops
was fatal to insect life. So far there
seems no cause for being disheartened
over small grains, as whole.
In relation to corn the matter is moro
serious. Our great corn years are those
when the corn may be planted early
and cultivated right along. Dry sea-
sons give better crops than wet ones,the
best seasons being moderately dry warm
springs, followed by warm, rather moist
weather during June and July. As a
rule corn planted in June does not make
full crop to ripen on the stalk, but if
cut up at the time of the first frost, it
will ripen sound. If the autumn is late
and warm, the June paintings may
ripen perfectly on the stalk, but this
may not be expcctcd.-Pratrte Farmer.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-26
A Ludicrous Stage Death.Scenc.

Camille died last night at the Chest
nut Street Opera-house, not only to slow
music but to the unrestrained laughter
of the audience as well. The death
scence was marred by most ludicrous
accident. When the curtain arose for
the last act, with Camille discovered
lying on couch partly covered by u
furry robe, and the dews OF death al
ready gathering on her brow, the house
was still and cxpectant. After leaving
the death-chamber CASTOR re-entored,
and the dying woman raised herself to
greet him. Al that moment there was
an ominous creak, and one of the sup
ports of the couch gave way. The
actress seemed to grasp the situation
instantly, and attempted to conceal the
difficulty by heaving long-drawn sigh,
and throwing herself back, but the ac-
ton only made matters worse. Ihe
death bed gave way at one corner with
a crash, and the audience began to litter.
Nichette, the maid, entered at this juno
ture and kneeling in front of her mis-
tress began her part, but the couch CIV
| ing evidence by numerous groans OF It's
instability, she arose and wheeled a
chair up for the dying Camille's accom-
mediation. BY this time the audience
had fully appreciated the funnness 0
the situation and were laughing YER,
audibly, but when CASTOR approached
and he, together with the maid and tn
dying woman, could not control thei
countenances, the audience fairl,
roared. Camille, after dying in Al
mand's arms, was deposited in the eas
chair instead Of on the couch, ana ap
peared as very smiling corpse.--fn'l
adciphia Press.
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LAID By.

Laid by In my silent chamber,
hear them stirring below
Voices love are sounding clear,
And steps know are In my ear
Still passing to and fro.
And | ask my heart, Shall never moro
OF my own will pass through that door,
ask Oh il IL forever
That have ceased to be
One OF the group around tho hearth,
Sharing their sorrow or their mirth2
Am from henceforth free
From all concern with the things Of life,
Done with its sorrow, and toll, and strife7
Shall they carry mo forth In silence,
With blind and sealed-up eycs?
Shall they throw the windows wide to tho ai
And gather inementocs here aud there,
AS they think, with tears and sighs,
" This she was fond of-this she wore,
But she never shall need them any more"
-LRteHs Lifting Age