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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-12-18
NOTICE
To Purchasers of Lands, Railroad
Companies and Others.

TTNO SECURE PARTIES FROM PURCHASING
j. worthless ands the undersigned. who first
stretched chain on the public domain Of Florida
thirty four years ago, will visit, inspect, survey,
state, and make report on the same as to its quail
ty, growth, &c.
Will attend to the selecting and mapping of lands
Of Railroad Companies and others. Will engage
the most reliable real estate agents and the best in
formed attorneys in matters pertaining to land
grants, titles and land matters generally Will ex-
anime the complications in the public land surveys
and field notes viii make estimates, surveys and
locations of proposed railroads at short notice. and
will make surveys of small unsurveyed parcels and
islands of U. s. lands according to the instructions
OF the u s. Surveyor General.
Fl. s. DUVAL, Tallahassee, Fla.
tB Office at the Capitol State Engineer for the
Board Of Internal Improvement.
October 20 1881
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Burlington Hawkeye.l
HE WAS Their r..

"You were in the war, then, Captain
McKillen ?"
"Oh, yes, ma'am, yes, ma'am fought
all through it."
"Is there not" she asked, hesitatingly,
ca great deal of danger in battle2
Well, yes" the captain replied rehec-
lively, "there is-there is. So many
standing around, you know, and such
careless handling of firearms as Is sure
to occur during battle, makes it really
unsafe"
Mrs. Lillipop shuddered and then re-
sumed:
care not some persons severely hurt
at timesp"
eyes," the captain said, "they are.
l once had friend who was hurt 30 badly
that he couldn't leave his room for several
days"
And then she said there ought to be a
law against them, and he said he believed
the Legislature of Iowa contemplated
passing some such law at the next ses-
sion. And she said she was so glad
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-12-18

The coming session of Congress is very i'm
portant to Florida in many respects
Appropriate and prompt legislation is needed
to settle the claim of the State for moneys ex-
pended in suppressing Indian hostilites 'fhe
United States now holds in the Indian trnst
fund the bonds of the State of Florida for The
face value OF $130 900, with interest accrued for
some twenty-five years or more, amounting 10 a
large aggregate of Indebtedness
The State has claim admitted by the War
Department amounting upon its face to $220O0O,
and is entitled to interest for about the same se
riod of over twenty-five years. All that iis ne
cessay to be done is TO procure the passage of an
act to pay the State its just claim, which will re-
suit in considerable balance in favor Of the
Slate. ,t,.
We trust our Senators and Representatives
will unite in urgently pressing this claim uE,on
Congress The objection ia raised that it is STALE
claim owing to our procrastination In presenting
it. A bill should be introduced the first day of
the session, and followed up with the same Der
sislent energy which was shswn BY the members
from Georgia in getting their old revolutionary
claim through at the last session. Our clsim
was favorably reported on at the last session aud
ought to have passed. and we have never under
stood why il failed to be acted on At al events,
If there has been neglect, we hope 1t will be
made up for by active persstency now.
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WHILE THE CHRISTMAS LOG IS
BURNING.

Hail to the night when we gather once more
All the forms we love to meet;
Wnen we've many guest that's dear TO our breast
And the household dog ut our feet.
Who would not be In the circle of glee
When heart to heart is yearning-
When JOY breathes out In the laughing shout
While the Christmas log is burning1
'Tis one of the fairy hours of life,
When the world seems all of light;
For the thought of woe, or the name of foe,
Neer darkens the festive night
When bursting mirth rings round the hearth
on where is the spirit that's mourning.
While merry bells chime with carroll and rhyme
And the Christmas log is burningl
Then is the time when the gray old man
Leaps back to the days of youth,
When brows and eyes bear no disguise,
But flush and CLEAN with truth.
Oh then is the time when the soul exults,
And seems right heavenward turning;
When we love and bless the hands We press,
While the Christmas log is burning.
Eliza Cook
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The J. q. @peer."

The steamer now In process Of construction at
tip Tavares ship-yard will, when completed, un-
ddubtedly be the finest steamer ever ON these
lakes, As heretofore stated, 1t is intended 70 run
from Tavares through the Apopka canal into
Lake Ap"pka, touching at all intermediate points
on Lakes Dora and Beauclair, and was therefore
mqdeleds with = view to passing easily through
th4 canal. Il is 8S feet long. by 10 feet breadth
Of beam. and is built after the style OF the Mis-
sisSippi river boats with open sides and stern
whhei The lower deck will be devoted entirely
to the machinery and storage of freight, and q
ample TO enable her to carry very large amount
Of Inc latter 7duares Herald
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-12-18

A well-known Santa Fe business man
had fine business and was making
money rapidly, but was All inveterate
gambler. Every night would find him
away from his wife at a faro table. The
quick-witted woman saw where the
trouble was, and one night after supper
she asked her husband to 90 with her
into another room. There was faro ia
BILE, layout and stacks of chips.
"Now," said she, Il have $4,000 be-
longing to me in my own right. When
you want to gamble come here"
He was thunderstruck, and swore he
would never gamble again.
"No," said she; 81 don't want that
promise. You can afford to lose very
little money. What / have you can win.
| want you to promise me that You will
never play faro except here"
lie promised and that faro layout has
been used for the last five months. With
what she has won from him, dealing her
self, she has paid $3.50 for buggy and
built pretty little hrick cottage which
cost little over 81 900.
"I told her to put the whole arrange
ment in her trunk last week." said the
reclaimed gambler, "that was tired of
gambling. l shall never touch another
card"
The correspondent happened to look
into gambling room the other night, a
few hours after he had heard this story.
There was big game of faro going on,
and at one corner of the table, his face
flushed with the gambling excitement,
betting his chips and losing steadily, sat
the man whom his wife thought she had
reformed
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-12-18

The Republicans of Virginia are
openly renonncing Mahonism. Mr.. J. Fl.
Rives, Chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee of Virginia, has re-
Gently published a letter, in which he
says of Malone:
He has wrecked everything he ever touched,
and venture to predict that he will wreck the
Republican party unless they avail themselves
Of the present opportunity to get rid of the
dead Weight. Every lover of his country and
OF republican institutions should rejoice in Ma
homes defeat.
| wrnie the President under date OF November
%, 1882, in the following language II desire
also 10 say that Senator Malone does not repre-
sent Republican sentiment in this State, if am
correctly informed, and that the Republican ele-
men' would be greatly rejoiced if you would in
dicate some other source through which it would
be agreeable TO you to receive their views"
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The tramp is still securing the cou


try. 1t is the only thing he does scour,
sadly neglecting himself in this respect.
This was the very concise verdict of
a coroner's jury in Idaho: We find that
the deceased came to his death by calling
Tom Willings liar"
Offer you got a rebutation, yoost put
him by der key und lock. He vas yoost
like some umbrellas-ven you loose him
you don'd see him not any more yet.
Don't you Think" said a husband,
mildly rebuking his wife, "that women
are possessed of the devil?" Yes"
was the quick reply, " as soon as they are
married"
=" Here's fly in my soup, waiter" :"
eyes, sir; very sorry, sir; but you can
throw away the fly and eat the soup, can't
your" "Of course can; you didn't
expect me to throw away the soup and
eat the fly, did you ?"
"A French Marquis was riding out
one day, when he passed an old priest
trotting along contentedly on q quiet
donkey. "Ha, hal exclaimed the Mar
quis, How goeth the ass, good father -
q On horseback, my son, on horseback !"
replied the priest.
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The sneeze was one of the old ld-fashioned
whoop, three-times-three or
der. l was surprised to see my friend,
the Captain, step forward with eager
spryness, and hear him shout, with the
joyfulness of a man who had made dis
covery, Why, how do you do, Major !"
The two men clutched each other, shook
each other by the hands and shoulders,
and finally made me understand that they
hadn't seen one another for nineteen years.
The Major had changed greatly, and he
asked in bewilderment, how the Captain
knew him. "By your sneeze," was the
answer. "There is no other sneeze like
that in this country, you know. And
when heard it ring out, remembered
that time at Guyandotte, you know, and
l knew Major Mitchell was before me-"
Then, turning to me, the Captain said:
"That was our first scouting expedition
early in the war. We landed in the even
ing to look up some guerrillas who had
made a dash that day to the steamboat
landing. The regiment divided, and the
men went scampering over the country
in gleeful recklessness. Soon it became
very dark, and both battalions lost their
way. hOVluS IOTWdTu Ill lllc, onc DaCC6I-
ion came suddenly on body of troops
formed to receive them, with skirmishers
out. Neither officers nor men were clear
as to what the regulations called for in
such case, and there was hurried and
excited conference. The troops might be
our own men, but they ignored every
challenge, and we knew that they, like
ourselves, were ready to fire. There was
minute of terrible suspense-everybody
in doubt. Then suddenly there rang out
from the ghostly line in the distance the
Majors double-shotted sneeze. 1t was
like the ringing of joyful knell, and in
our relief both battaions fairly danced
as roar after roar of laughter succeeded
the sneeze. 1t was narrow escape from
a mistake too common then, of one Union
regiment pouring murderous fire into
another. The Majors sneeze saved u.s.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-12-18

HE SHALL DO BETTER-A tramp was
sinking up to the side door Of the house,
when the dog came round the corner and
seized the tail of his coat. The man was
skulking out when the owner, German,
came up and asked, "Did dose dog bide
you p "He didn't bite me, but he tore
my coat," was the reply. "My good
friend, excuse dose dog if he didn't bide
you. He ish young dog now, but by
and by he shall take hold of some tramps
and eat dere bones. He bides a coat
now, but he shall soon do PETER"
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:.
The Presidential contest Ia confused neSe; by
old and gaHgrened organic relations of ceS4hin
persons to the great Office. Among these are
Tilden and Arthur. Til.len should have no s::,iye
relation to affairs his condition is d.sscrIbtl 70
me almost daily by men who 60 to see hE1 rs
absurdly helpless. He comes in automatically,
with one side OF him quivering and the other
side shaky, takes his seat and begins Ia whiEscr,
saying al reformed New York. Isucceedsa in
my administration. l was elected Prssidens.. 1
would have reformed the Federal Gosernraant.
did not think IL proper TO make ts)ntesk 5of
my Office. am very well. My phyacian HAS
examined my heart, lungs, liver and "%-wita Ah
effort to raise the hand to the top of bis hesd--
"my mind. He cerifes that l am sound \
like little excitement" Then he sits still ard
receives the compliments of the fools who cab
on him, and goes through the same sigmsxple
again in the same whisper. II | could tell Sba
the names and sayings of all who have beeE stc
see me on this matter could start the Defio-
cratic party to clubbing each other u
While Tiden is the corpse on the Democrats,
party's hands, Arthur is the baby on tbe Kernb.
lican party's hands. He has never been: SO
effective in this country since he ceased tOs%x
ercise any influence. He undertook To control
the politics of New York State first by anapsM
izing Governor Cornell; next by puitag C0irk
ling and Platt back in the Senate, and fsnaily!br
nominating and electing Folger in order to 9et
him out of his Cabinet and put somebody ID
there who would use the patronage mere in tes
half of the gutter-sHipcs The Republican party
in this State rose up one election morning aud
fell on him and his candidates like the tsraeltses
on the fellows about Jericho. The President I'm.
mediately shut up and in proportion TO lis nssg-
nifcance became influential. He is now expcct-
ing to be renOmnated for President on the scare
that he has no faculties whatever-ha: neither
eyes, ears, taste nor smell, but is beautifully Ic-
haved manikin. l do not venture to predict
what is going to happen out of this fso.race be
tween corpse and milliner's block. The
times are queer. But think it is high time f,r
the two political parties in this nation Il, give,us
something alive. Our interests are too large to
be entrusted to either tailors or undertakers
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-12-18
LEROY ID. BALL, r. C. LONG,
Formerly Surveyor General Attorney at Law
of Florida.
BALL & LONG,
REAL ESTATE DEALERS AND AGENTS.
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA

ey" Large and small tracts of improved and unim
proved lands in Leon and Wakua counties,-sHitable
For staple farm crops, fruits, truck farming darying
and general stock raising, especially sheep, FOR
al low prices and on easy terms.
ar Some specially desirable locations on Lakes Jack
Lafayette and Bradford in Leon county, and the
high hammock shores Of the Wakulla and ST. Marks riv
ers in Wakulla county within few miles of the Gulf
with abundance OF fish, oysters and game.
EE- Both State and Government lands selected and
entered for parties upon application.
tE Maps, plats and descriptions furnished.
We have complete Abstract of Titles every Of
land in Leon county carefully compiled from County Re-
cordr and Probate Office.
Information OF Middle Florida its lands climate, soil
productions and cheerfuly furnished and
respondence solicited. March IA, 1SS2-ly
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-12-18

1t the residence Of the brides parents, In Orlaa
do Fla, ON Wednesday morning, the 26th inst,
hv the Rev. H. Keigwln, Mr. l. n. Aud and
Miss Mary McRae.
ress men, and is well known throughout the
cl,unty. His bride 10 one of Orlando's most
charming young ladies, who by her many graces
won the hearts OF all who had the pleasure Of
her acquaintance. The happy couple leA On
The morning train for ST. Augustine. - Orlando
Reporter
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New York Post, Rep.l
nHA GA~A ERA~<

One GOOD EMoCf.
Mahone's overthrow has had one good effect,
At least, In renewing all possibility OF contest
in any Southern State next year. Nobody
wants to see another Presidential election end
in that way and few OF us care TO see "monay
again. p. l1
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-12-18

The beam Of the benevolent eye Civ
eth value to the bounty which the hand
dispenses. .tHtt
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-23
POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY.

The high character of The PopaI-
tar Science Monthly is vigorously
sustained by its October issue. Of
its fifteen articles there is none
which will not repay careful read
ing. and from which something new
and valuable can not be learned,
The present state of thought in re-
gard to the nature OF life is well
reflected in the first article, by Paul
R. Shipman, on "Matter Living and
Not Living" DR.. Bayard then
takes hand in the conflicts Of the
medical schools, to show that
Homeopathy" is "Science." DR..
Abraham jacob has an elaborate
and most interesting article on "The
Historical Development of Modern
Nursing" "Clothing and the At
mosphere," by Rada1; 'The Chem
istry of Cookery" by Profess
sor Williams; and "The Alcohol
Habit" by DR.. Oswald, in his
series on "The Remedies Of
Nature" are papers of great prac-
tical worth. Those of more purely
scientific interest are "Cyclones and
Tornadoes, ""TheColors of Flowers"
"Vegetating Animals" "HoW the
Earth was Peopled," "The Liver
Fluke in Sheep" The Savings of
Science" etc, etc. There are por-
trait and biographical sketch of the
celebrated hygienist of Munich, DR..
Max Won Pettenkofer, and a large
mass of criticism and miscellaneous
information in the editorial depart
ments. The October Monthly is
kind of scientific book that will
be permanently valuable, and this
is wherein it differs from most OF
the other magazines.
New York: D. Appleton & Co.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-23
LITERATURE.
HARPER's MAGAZINE.

The October number of Harper's
MQ0azi1le presents unusual ats
fractions, and is remarkable for the
number and excellence Of its illu-
trations. The frontispiece is a
mastery engraving by Kruell, from
Gilbert Stuart's portrait Of Wash
ington. This portrait illustrates
the opening article of the number
-"Layt Days of Washington's
Army at Newburgh," by J. T.
Headly. The article contains
among its other illustrations a fine
engraving 10y Kruell, from Gilbert
Stuart's portrait of Martha Washing-
ton, and some striking pictures by
Howard Pyle and Harry Fem.
The second part of F. D. Millet's
"Delecarlia" is full of interest, with
characteristic illustrations from
drawings by the author and I. de
Fhulstrup. Mrs. z. B. Gustafson
contributes paper on Nicaise de
KeySer. of Antwerp the greatest
Of living Dutch painters-accom-
panied by four engravings of
the highest order. Mrs,
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop's nov
elette, "Prisoners !" is concluded,
with an illustration by Abbey.
Horse Farming in Kentucky, with
especial reference to the trotting-
hoIse, is the subject of an interest.
ing article byWilliam Henry Bishop
illustrated from drawings by George
Inness, junr., and photographs
Colonel Higginson continues his
American History Series, with
chapter on the Revolution, entitled
THE Dawning of Independence,
illustrated by Howard Pyle
Tighe Hopkins contributes an in
teresting and romantic story. enti
tied The Wood-Nymph." Phil
Robinson. under the title of "Saun
terings in Utah." describes some
wonderful natural curiosities in the
neighborhood of Salt Lake. The
Editorial Departments are full o.
timely and entertaining matter
The publishers announce the con
clusion of ga Castle in Spain" il
the November number, and th'
beginning, shortly atterward, Of ;
new novel of startling literary in
terest, by William Black, entitl e(
judith Shakespeare, Illustrated b.
Abbey.
New York: Harper s. Brother
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-23

The North american Re0ieaO for
October presents a most attractive
table Of contents. Senator N. +.
Hill writes of "Gold and Silver as
Standards of Value" and maintains
that silver should be coined as well
as gold, not for the purpose OF IN
fiating. the currency, neither in the
interest of the silver-mining indus
try, but for the broader and more
equitable purpose of preserving uni
formity in the value OF metallic
money, and of preventing such
contraction of the volume Of money
as would produce financial disaster.
In 'fSome Aspects of Democracy IN
England" A. V. Dicey makes clear
to the American reader how 1t is
that, while all the forms OF mon
archy and aristocracy persist, In
Britain, the democracy, or, in other
words, public opinion, absolutely
controls the action of the govern
ment. Under the tile of Cooper
ative Distribution" the Rev. Dr.
R. Heber Newton gives an In.
SCruCDlV6 ulSGOIlCal =.
the rise, progress and fluctuations
of co operative merchandising In
the United States during the
mast fifty years. Professor
Boyd DaWkins writes OF "Eal ~
Man in America" whose mode of
life and whose implements appear
to have been identlcal WIN
those of the races that contempora-
neously inhabited the MedltefIa,
mean countries, the Nile basin, an and
the tropical forests of India. tn The
possibility of "Astronomleeal Coll oil
sions." whether of the fixed stars
witHbne another, or OF comets Win
the 3 sun, the earth. or the other
planets is considered by Professor
G. ca A. Young. Moncure D. Conway
discouTses learned y, and at the same
time most entertainingly upon The
saint si;fa Patrick Myth" Van Bqrer
Denslow. in an article on "Board 0.
Trade Morality" makes a vigorous
defense Of the practices OF the Cofl
Fxchanee. and in particular reptile;
to the structures of Mr.; Henry u
TJovd, contained in the Rs0ielo f9l
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-23
ATLANTIC MONTHLY.

The October Atlantic is specially
notable as containing an essay from
the unpublished manuscripts of
Ralph Waldo Emerson. 1t is emit
tied "Historic Notes of Life and
Letters in Massachusetts," and
though it was evidently written a
number of years ago, it is thorough
ly characteristic and exceedingly
interesting. Henry James continues
his studies of provincial towns in
France, this time going from Poi.
tiers to Carcassonne. Two chapters
of "a Roman Singer" and of "New-
port" continue and increase the in
terest of these two excellent serial
stories. A very timely article is
one on "Volcano Studies" by Horace
D. Warner. The leading short story
Of the number is an East Tennessee
story, "A-Playin' Old Sledge &C the
Settlement" and a very pleasant
story is ''Pere Antoine" by Da-
vida Colt. "Cream-White and
Crow = Black" by E. M. De
Jarnette, is an engaging chapter of
ASI Ah4DOSHOOo VI SOOu O1O HALL
mics" in the South. Elizabeth
Robins, who has contributed inter~
esting chapters onB Mythology in
previous numbers, this time writes
on "M@nadism in Religion" Will
liam Chauncy Langdon contributes
the first of series of "Recollec.-
tions of Rome during the Italian
Revolution" Henry w, Holland
furnishes an interesting chapter on
"Heredity," apropos of Mr.. Cations
latest work. William S. Liscomh
writes engagingly of -'The Mutila-
ton of Ancient Texts" Edward
Iren9us Stevenson contributes 8
| philosophical tragedy entitled
fAmiability." There are several
poems, careful reviews of some Of
the most important new books, anC
three brief, bright essays in the
| Contributors Club.
Boston: Houghton, Mif1in & Co
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-23
A Voice from the Press.

l take this opportunity to bear
testimony to the efficacy of your
Hop Bitters." Expecting to ind
them nauseous and bitter ald COM
posed of bad whisky, we were
agreeably surprised at their mild
taste, just like cup Of tea. A Mrs.
Cresswell and a Mrs. Conner, friends,
have likewise tried, and pronounce
them the best medicine they have
ever taken for building up strength
and toning up the system. 1 was
troubled with costiveness, headache
and want Of appetite. My ailments
are now all gone. 1 have a yearly
contract with doctor to look after
the health of myself and family, but
l need him not now.
S. GILLILAND,
Peoples ADVOCATE, Pittsb'g, Pa
July 25, 1878.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-23

August Frederick Harrison con.
tributes an article, invaluable to the
historical student, on ''Histories Of
the French Revolution" Finally
the Rev. E. E. Hale presents an in
ventoTy of the volume and distribu-
ton OF Social Forces in the United
States"
Published at 80 Lafayette Place,
New York.