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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-12-26

- w. H. b." the Jacksonville CORE
fponnent Of the Savannah Ne,os, writes
,huss.bout the Ohio editors" His let
Ter IL dated the 18th, and we join with
him Gin the regret that the strangers
lfaied to see the prettiest portion of the
Maee:"
"A ;1lndred Ohio editors have been /" doing
fuis gate for the past week. Every attention
Md Courtesy have been SHOWN to the press
.5ana, and Florida has thrown open her doors
And been profuse in her Inequalities. They
hava been up the river, down TO Ocala, over to
q Augustine, and number have traversed a
rortloA Of the wierd Kissimmee. They have
seec sae alligator, pucked oranges from the tree,
t5elhesed moss, purchased shells, caneA sea beans,
:qte ,ieac., and have had a splendid time gene
AlE Governor 1ioxham has welcomed them
% Flrr'da Ia his VAIN, hearty manner, while
the ftess and the people have united in the effort
70 reEder their visit pleasant. They are de-
ilghied with their reception and with the eeun-
aty, Ahdlfye score ready and able pens will soon
lie telling the Ohioaps that Florida possesses
some advantages that will bear inspection.
FloriSa will get frst-class and widely extend
ed advertisement at very moderate rates, and the
uctit. will appear In the most conspicuous col.
uipHssof hundred Journals ! am sorry that
The Hssrty could not find time To run up 10 Tai
tahatee, for they failed tn sec the pretiest SEC
,tiont y the State, in my opinion. Generally
tpeak!ng the scenery of East Florida is far in
tcriOr 10 that of the middle section.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-12-26
-ADeLand correspondent of the Union

"A DeLand correspondent of the Union,
writing on the 18th, says: "Frost, ground
frozen, and ice one-third of an inch in
thickness on vessels containing water ex-
posed Sunday night The query goes up
from one end of Florida to the other,
where is that frost line? The same
correspondent says:
Fruit growers here say they do not think Or
ange trees have been injured by the frost; but
the young lemon trees are wearing a garb Of
sappheron lustre-those that have not dropped
their mante-and stand out as nude as the
Greek slave. and looking nearly as cold.
Some predict future benefits from the cold snap
They contend that this freeze from the Arctic
regions will prevent the orange trees from bloom
ing too early - subduing the sap, as it were
and insure bountiful crop next year.
Many of the growing vegetables, such as to-
matoes, beans and Irish potatoes, have succumbed
to the icy breath of winter Cabbage, turnips
and radishes are uninjured.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-12-26
Wa cross Reporer.l
The Cassava-and Hts Commercial
Values.
: ARTICLE NO, Nv,


In our last article we promised 10 discuss the
commercial values of the cassava. In doing so
we wish our readers to distinctly understand that
we arrive at such deductions or facts as we will
give the public .rom what has actually been
proven from scientific experiments and analysis
We have given our readers, in a very plain way
the history of the plant, and the most approved
plans for planting and cultivating it, and for
what purposes it is valuable for domestic uses.
1t is known TO all who have any personal knowl-
edge of it, TO be the greatest starch producing
crop that grows in or out Of the ground. It's
values, when converted into starch alone, are
from $500 to 5000 per acre, so abundantly rich
in that property is it. The estimate being one
eighth in weight of the entire product per acre,
or one ton of starch 10 every eight tons of roots.
Now take our lowest estimate, viz: "a tons per
acre, and we have three tons of starch, which
never sells as low as five cents per pound, but
we will reckon it at that price, and we have $500,
OF course any estimate or product above that
given would be in the same proportion. More
recently its most important and valuable prop
critics have been discovered, and it il found to
contain more saccharine matter, when estimated
acre. than can be had from any other plant on
the same amount of land. This fact adds vast
amount of interest 10 this important plant,
which is destined 10 occupy an important place
In the estimation of commerce and of CONNER
cisl values.
We now propose to give you some results.
This sacchariae matter Is convertible into glu-
cose or what Is known as grape sugar. Last
year over eleven millions of bushels Of corn
were converted into glucose IN the West. This
year corn has been much higher in price, and yet
It Is estimated that between fifteen and twenty
millions of bushels will be consumed 10 the man.
ufacture OF glucose alone. II 10 estimated that
bushel of corn will produce thirty pounds Of gtu-
coec or grape sugar, which we calculate the
value of Ut seven cents per pound, which changes
bushel, the home market price, 10 e2.1O per
bushel. Now, Il has been demonstrated BY ex-
pertinent that hfty-stx pounds OF the cassava
root (the weight of . bnshel Of cofn) will pro-
duce thirty pouuds OF glucose (the same ~ corn).
This, according to our lowest estimate, will give
US an amount equal to $40 bushels. Of corn In
weight. which, y thirty pounds OF glucose per
bushel Of tiflysix pounds, would be equal to
q, 900 pounds OF glucose per acre. In the West
q fair yield per acre, which. at thirty pounds Of
glucose 70 the bushel would make an amount
equal to 600 pounds 81 sugar Per acre. which, ii
seven ccnts per pound, makes the productive
value t68 pr acre. The casasya, n twenty. four
tons per acfe, # se ssne Tate, win give a. over
5000 pounds of glucote. which, q the same e..
Innate, seven cente Per pound. gives NJ an In
come value of q 40 pr acre, loH sugar alone, 10
say nothing of ths valus q The reajdnum.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-12-26
Sc Winter Cities i'm A Summer
Lamd.o

Is fhe title Of beautifully illustrated,
well written and neatly printed volume,
Gently issued by the Cincinnati, New
Orle4us and Texas Pacific Railway Com
,anyt 1t is an invaluable guide to all
:,sin& of interest in Florida, and should
6e Ing the hands Of every person visiting
pur sHate. From what it says Of Middle
tfortla, Tallahassee and the hospitality
# OR people, we extract the following
(" Kgraculturally speaking, we have now
Ieachtd the acme of our tour. The lands herea-
bout re fertile to degree eminently satisfactory.
Cptte, corn, sugar-cane, wheat and tobacco, are
grow With equal success and particularly the
tooat 60 oS kind which makes a Havana cigar
"a fragrant, requiring popularity of soil, grows
here sixufantly, while fifty miles away will not
pkOdH;e the amount of seed. Market gardening,
h,'wi*er, is destined to become a large part Of
1allsassec's trade; the one thing needful. cap
it'll, Z iii BOt be long coming, as soon as the ia
cbitk&, for marketing the produce are perfected"
Tos he invalid, we commend the climate, and
IL ans day on the hills becomes too COOL let h m
ran OWN ir the pines for little season-he will
not Is gone long. To all corners we commend
The hospitality of the people. Dan Mullaney, 10
bis cur in Florida" says: Why the tourist
who winters in Florida don't visit this section
naOres am unable 10 understand, unless they
don't know anything about it for must say in
al rns travels have never met pleasanter set
rf p.4pIe than at Tallahassee; without any ex-
crptisfl the houses have visited are first-class
b, eve.y respect" An Dan has travelled
An15.ther popular writer, Lanier, has to say on
esiis ssatject: 1.-THE repute Of there people for
sosEisality, was a matter of national renown
efOs& the war between the States; and even
lie dseadlul reverses Of that cataclysm appear
IA haze aren't their force in vain aOaiust tho
aAtrtS of Tallahassee manners; for much testj-
!" .ony-since the war-to which this writer cheer
ri ally Odds bis own-goes to show that this exists
nhInEa;red"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-12-26

Ese forthcoming report Of Comptroller
Mrtss viii show . sufficient increase in
t9 aaxabie resources Of the State TO war
t4kt! considerable reduction in State
tftssl for the coming year. The tax
Spess for 1882 show = return Of a., 1885,
VIZ in property values. This includes
tAf 5alue of certain railroads the owners
aGss *hich dispute their liability to taxa
siyns This matter has gone through the
SAN courts and is finally to be settled
h ahe Supreme Court Of the United
S>ptfs and perhaps will be SO settled in a
sl,ht& time. If the State loses, the tax
reasr will be decreased some three and
aAg2f millions. The total return for 1851
was :*s6, 243, 1923, the increase in 1882 be-
inA {%042,4 54, as follows:
Rflurn for 1882 - $45. 2S5977
e 1881 ..... 36,2:3,523
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-12-26

d -t1he Tampa Tribune seconds the mo-
ision:ef the Union for the next Legislat
ftare - appropriate $25, 900 for the pur.
peace D She Bureaa Of immigration. The
Z'ldfsSe MI The sum annually
apppaE riss eke purposes Of that bu.
rear StghtirI 10 ANAL and insignii-
sapt q accomplish much good, or even
rsy fS} tAe moro clerical work necessary
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-12-26

The Committee on Ways and Means discussed
the free tobacco bill this morning, and tested
the strength OF the measure so far as the CON-
mttee is concerned Messrs. Kasson and Has.
kell joined in u resolution that it is the sense of
the House that repeal Of the tobacco tax is
neither necessary no. desirable, which was voted
down, TO 4. The question of rebate, in case
of a reduction or repeal of the tobacco tax, came
up and tho committee agreed that Mr.. Butter
wOrth's substitute to the bill allowing such re-
bate be reported to the House.
TAX ON COAL.
Senator German, of Maryland, and Davis, of
West Virginia, were accorded hearing by the
Finance Committee Of the Senate yesterday In
opposition to a reduction of the duty upon i'm
portations of biiuminous coal, as proposed by
the Tariff Commission. The arguments adj
vanced were that the present duty is barely
sufficient TO protect our own products.
Loi THe POOR INDIAN.
Public attention has once more been called
rather pointedly TO the Indian question by the
discussion upon the Indian appropriation bill
In the Senate The criticisms INDUCED In by
Senators Plumb and Logan when the educa-
tional items were under consideration were
blunt and TO the point They thought the Gov.
eminent was wasting money 10 the maintenance
of an extravagant and useless Indian school
system.
THE PUBLIC PRIMER.
The annual report of the Public Printer has
just been laid before the Senate. It shows that
during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1859, the
total expense Of the aflce was 4A686, i6o.08,
which includes the expense Of binding, ESQ.,.
SibS8; OF paper, 41os, 597.e0; Of lithographing
and engraving, ta7l. 164eo, and Of The Cbngrss-
siosal Rseerd, 1f60 ,eoals. The aggregate
amount expended = el1o ISL, larger than the
expsassg Ia ny prsvions pear.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30
Rio Grande College

A FFORDS opportunity to both sexes for
II instruction in common English branch
es, preparatory studies for college, and in
two collegiate courses with degrees of A.
B. and b. S, Board including room-rent
S2,l5 per week. Tuition and Incidentals
10 to so cts. per week or sos to S2S for 10
weeks. Library, Apparatus Collections
and AtGRdancc constantly increasing. For
Catalogue, &c, address President A. A.
MOULroN, Rio Grande, Gallia County,
Ohio, [aug2-w3.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

How the man who never has any
money, never does days work, and
never puts forth an effort to earn an
honest dollar, can wear better clothes
than they who work six days in the
week, is an unsolved mystery.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

THE building OF school.house in sub
i District No. 2, Robinson District, on
the lands Of Peter S. Lewis, Esq, situated
on the Ohio River Road, near the Hay
Scales on said Lewis lands. Building to
be % X 30 feet, y foot story, will be sold
on Friday, September 18th, 1882, at the Of
flee OF said Board OF Education. Sealed
proposals will be received by said Board
up to II o'clock OF that date. Bond will
be required in double the amount Of the
purchase. The Board reserves the right
to reject any or all bids. Specifications
can be seen bycalling on Ambrose Yea ger,
President of the Board OF Education OF
Robinson District.
AMBROSE YEAGER, Pres't.
W. II. MAcnR, Sec'y. [aug2G-3w.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

The advertisement of the Mason
County Fair, at Point Pleasant, will
be found in another column. 1t will
be held the last week in September,
and will no doubt sustain the good
reputation the Mason County Fair
has already attained,-Pomeroy Tclc.
graph.
1t will be better this year than
ever.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30
FOR SALE.

DWELLING HOUSE, situate on Wand
IL Street, near the Court House. The
building contains four rooms and kitch-
en-. There is also good stable and car
riagc house on the premises. Will be sold
cheap for cash, Address, or call on D. S.
VAN MATRE, Point Pleasant, W. Va.
july l0-lw.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

Dr. Shaw brought back from Vir,
gina many rare curiosities, which
can now be seen in his museum Of
cnFlosities, at his office. 1t will re.
pay our readers to drop in and see
Them The Doctor will be delighted
10 give you any information.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

Last Thursday evening young
man who was wheeling dirt to the
dam on this side of the river, missed
his foothold and fell into the river
and his wheelbarrow after him. He
was pulled out by Mr.. Dave Harper
and others, and thus saved from q
watery grave.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

form company for that purpose.
stortz's new brick is almost CON-
pleted. 1t is a handsome structure.
Smallpox has about played out in
Clifton.
Why net get up a Water Works
Company in this placer 1t will pay.
Chickens that are sent to market
are small and scrawny. The price
demanded is big enough, however.
The NJ, E. Church, South, edifce in
this place, has been painted inside
and outside. A needed improve.
ment VIM. Duncan did the work.
The west end of Fifth street is to
be improved and put in good repair.
There was but very little business
transacted at the special term of the
County Court. One road case took
up nearly all their time.
This is the season of the year when
the editor of the county paper is
treated to big watermelon.
Peaches are worth four dollars per
bushel. Editors can't afford the lux
ury.
Howard has returned from the
State convention.
Heavy harvest is, according to an
old saying, the harbinger of a severe
winter. Better fill your coal houses
now while coal is cheap.
The days are getting very much
shorter.
-four friends will send US items Of
general local interest, we'll promise
not to get angry at them.
DR.. l.. F. Roush, of New Haven,
this county, is now in Denver, Col.
orado.
The late rains insure a big corn
and cabbage crop.
We are told that the wheat crop
in this county will average fifteen
bushels to the acre.
The track will be laid up as far as
Buffalo, this week.
The Republican County Conven.
ton was not a very enthusiastic at.
fair.
People along the Kanawha, from
Winfield down, can come to the Fair
at this place, by cars.
Reynolds tried to get up some en-,
thusiasm at the Republican County
Convention, but made miserable
failure.
Mrs. P. II. Kelly, accompanied by
her little son, of Portsmouth, Ohio, is
here on visit to her husband, one
of the bridge contractors.
Col. S. NJ. Seymour, of Columbus,
Ohio, is in town.
Col. H. D. Whitcomb, of the Ohio
Central Railroad, is stopping at the
Kline House.
Mrs. Sue Lilly, of Bellaire, Ohio, is
visiting the family of Capt. VIM,
Parsons, in this place.
A good cook, male or female, is
wanted at the Kline House.
Railroad officials are flying around
in our town quite lively.
Within the next sixty days trains
will be running from Corning, Ohio
to Charleston.
Chas. F. Sterrett, of Logan, Ohio
was in town Monday, on q visit To
his mother.
Ike Johnson, of the Parkersburp
Freeman, gave US q pleasant call Sat
urday.
Our friend AL. Stage is almost be.
side himselfwith happiness-bccause
it's boy.
Fulton Whaley, of the Postofice, is
the happy father of a bouncing
daughter.
Failing in the river from the dams
is getting to be very common &C
currence.
Mr.. T. Stribling, Cashier Of the
Merchants National Bank, is off or
a trip to the mountain resorts of Vir
ginia.
Charley Bowyer, Assistant Cashier
of the Bank, is having his hands full
now, having to do all the work il
| the Rank He is enual IN tho tnsl,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

Several lots have been contracted
for, we understand, in the Extension.
We also hear that one of our enter
priaing citizens proposes to build
about a dozen tenement houses in
the Extension. We hope this is true,
for tenement houses are badly needed
in this place.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

The funeral sermon of Timothy
Pofenbarger will be preached at the
Pine Grove Church, next Sunday
afternoons 8 o'clock, by the Presi.
ding Elder.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

The public schools of this place
open next Monday, with Prof. W. j..
henny as Principal; and Misses Ada
fillmore :, Alice Kimborling and Mary
T. Stcrrett, Assistants.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30
TRoTTlNG, RUNNING AND PACING
DAILY.

The Directors will leave nothing undone to maintain
the wellearned reputation Of this Association for Civ
ing the largest and best display Of Stock, Farm Pro-
ducts, &c, Of any Fair in West Virginia.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

Come and enjoy Jay of good music, magnificent
shade delightful lawns and chat with old friends and
neighborS.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

Our delegates, Capt, VIM. McDan-
iel, c. W. Phelps and W. C. Whaloy,
have returned from the Senatorial
convention, held at Spencer, Roane
county, last Saturday.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

Job work ofevery description done
promptly and at fair prices at this
Office.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

The Extension Company will do
nate one hundred and fifty feet of
their river front extending back to
Main street, for wharf purposes.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

We are told that the Point Pleas
ant Docks have done u big business
this summer. Capt. Billy Parsons is
in command of them, and several of
the best workmen are from Gallipo.
lis-among them Mr.. Charles Hern.
Bulletin.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

Mr. G. NJ. Cole has recently added
some more new machinery to his
mill, and is now turning out q super
Tor quality of flour, He deserves
success.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

J., John McCulloch, jr., has recently
quit new house and made other
r''Nanont and valuable improve
!, ,H'o'' on the lot lately occupied by
'''' mother in the upper end Of town.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

DR.. WILL S. Hoy, Physician, Sur.
geon and De.matologist. Tendershis
professional services to the public; at.
tends to all calls, day or night; can
be found in his Office, n. e, corner of
Main and Market sts., when not pro.
fessionally engaged, Telephone com
municatious from Office to residence
attended TO at all hours, night or day,
by Office boy. s.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

Surveyor Sisson has completed the
survey of the forty-fve lots in the
Extension, and will have the maps
ready for inspection at an early day.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

Daniel Roush, of New Haven, has
the contract for building the school
house on Mr.. Capehart's land, sub
District No. 5, Lewis District.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

II is no fault of ours if these col.
umns are not filed with locals. We
try to give all there is going.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

, D. H. Miller & Co., of Beech Hill,
'n's county, have shipped on the
steamer :, Claribell, within the last
'Nree weeks, over 1900 bags of wheat
W 70 Messrs. Lawson & Bell, Gallipolis,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

Mr.. Henderson Miller says the
wheat crop in Arbuckle District will
yield about - bushels to the acre;
while the corn crop will be almost a
failure.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

Two essentials are necessary in a
merchant who wants to succeed in
business: first, he must have what
the people want, and second, he must
advertise his goods.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

Brooks Irion, the famous runner,
will appear at the Gallipolis Fair,
September 16, in the twenty mile
race. See also the bicycle races.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

A brilliant meteroric shower is
promised for the last of this month.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

The Baby show at the Gallipolis
Fair will be immense, The prettiest,
the latest and the best dressed baby
will compete.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

on hand and over 900 burying
Robes Of all styles.
l am largely engaged in tho manufact-
ure of this kind Of goods and retail them
for less than other dealers pay for them
$l5 Caskets for $50; $35 o. G. Tops for $40;
S25 o. g. Tops for Sis; fine 6 II. Collins
trimmed and boxed for $40 and SD. In
addition to my own manufacture | keep
all OF the fine City grade OF Caskets, French
Walnut, best Rosewood Imitation Casket,
with full extension Silver Bar Handles,
full length, much finer goods than the
cheap Collins you get dt the small shops.
| keep White Collins for Children; sell
Metallic Cases from Sl5 to 500 less than
you will get them in any market. Keep
two OF the finest Hearses in this part OF tile
country. Can send Hearses to any part of
Mason county, and will guarantee best
preserved corpses and the best attendance
at funerals. Will come when called to
any part OF the county to take care OF or
embalm corpses.
paT0 Orders coming by steamer Luella
will be filed and returned same day. All
goods will be ready in half an hour after
receiving order. day or night.
am also dealer in
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30
General Hardware.

Shingles, Lumber, Lath. Doors, Sash, Glass,
Paints, Oils and Varnishes, &c.
mayl0-ly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

There will be a reunion of the Sun.
day Schools and basket dinner and
picnic at Hickory Chapel, on Satur-
day, September I'd. Everybody in.
vited.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

Our Tanner and Shoe Manufactur-
err, D. S, Snyder, calls your attention
to the fact that he pays the market
price for Hides, Bark, Sheep Pelts,
Tallow, &c. Sells all kinds Of Leath-
er, and makes to order out of best
material a good fit or no trade, Boots,
Shoes, &C., at lowest prices. All
business will receive prompt and
careful attention. Tannery, No. G
East 18th ST.; Shoe Shop No. 60 West
Main 81. jan. 1S-ly.