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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-09-18

One Of the most effective thrusts in
Judge Blacks admirable argument be-
fore the electoral Commission in the Flor
ida case was suggested by a famous re-
mark attributed to Chief Justice Mar
shall Gone of the gentlemen who spoke
Yesterday" said Mr.. Black. repeated
what had been said by Judge Marshall,
and which am glad he did. We have
heard it before, but it cannot be told too
often, for it contains very wholesome
moral. The Judge said to a counsellor
who was addressing him that Judge of
the Supreme Court was presumed to know
something Ihoj,e that no 1ecision lchich
you ntuy make IN this cose ,rW repel that
presumption"
This is going very near the line where
respect for a judicial tribunal ends and
contempt of court begins. 1t reminds us
of what Rejoice Newton, a well-known
member of the Worcester county bar,
once said to the full bench Of the Supreme
Court Of Massachusetts, when the great
and severe Chief Justice Shaw presided
over that tribunal. "May it please your
Honors," said Mr.. Newton, 81 have the
greatest respect for the opinions of this
Court, except-exccpt IN q ter gross
cases."
A story is told Of Tom Marshall of
kentucky that he once spoke of a ruling
on certain trial as without parallel
"since PontiuS PLATE presided on the
trial of Christ" This struck the Judge
as rather disrespectful, and he imposed
fine upon the lawyer, who protested
against it most earnestly. 81 confess,
your Honor" said Mr.. Marshall, "that
what said was a little hard on Pontius
Plate, but this is the first occasion in the
history of Kentucky jurisprudence that
to speak disrespecttully Of Pontus PLATE
has been declared contempt of court"
Thus bold AMI brilliant men relieve the
ordinary toll of laborious profession.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-09-18
KISS QUICK, NOBODY H. LOOK
ING.

One evening last week, while coming
from Long Branch on boat, maiden
fair to see sat with her lover in the corner
The writer sat outside, near the window
"Do you remember when we first met,
darling?" he asked.
Yes, pet" she answered, in oleomar-
garne accents.
EDO we love each other as well and
truly as we did then ~
Yes, sweet"
"Will we always love each other as we
do now?
eyes, dovey; trust and pray that
we may!"
Gone kiss, then. Quick! Nobody is
looking"
With eyes uplifted, looking love, she
pursed her cherry lips, and just as the
critical moment arrived cruel, horrid
man with a bumped nose and sawbuck
eyes poked his head through the window
and remarked:
"You didn't see anything ov my ter
backer did yer? l was sittin' in that
corner. o, no! ! Here it is. Beg parden :"
and as he fished paper of tobacco from
his coattail pocket his head disappeared.
She resembled Roman mother plead
ing for her babies, and if she had had a
gatling gun with her there would have
been murder.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-09-18
From the Baltimore Day.]

The Republican quarrel in this State cvet
the United States Senatorship reminds us 6f> tbs
old and well-worn but entirely applicable 3ory
of the fight between the Irshman and his swife
over chist of drawers" The priest came in
just in time to prevent bloody conflict and
carefully listened to the statement of each lArts
as to whether it would be better to pat ths,
"chisl against the wall or beneath ths
windy" In order to arrive at the most cerrer
decision he proposed that he be shown the ';shisi
of drawers" 90! your Reverence" exclaimed
both belligerents." "we havn't got any cllM q
drawers; we were merely discussin' as to Is hers
we should put il If we were ever able 10 buV
one" Old as the story is our readers will torkr;
US for recalling it, since 1t so nicely illustrates the
character of the present Kilkenny fight besNeeS
the Maryland Republican bosses as to. VIA
amongst them shall be sent to the United Hiates
Senate. I
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-09-18

"See here" suggested the artist, COM
ing up and taking both of Miss Wilde's
gray -gloved hands in his, "suppose We
both stay 2"
What" grasped Pamela.
"The carriage is over there on the road
vet. Let us drive back to the city and
get married. Pm in love with YOU al
ready. Say yes"
"Oh," SAID Pamela, 81 couldn't"
"Why not ?"
81 hardly know you at ALL"
But your father knew me ?"
"That's SOL" said Pamela, frightening.
Come, then"
And they went
Mrs. Tobey and Susanna moved in the
accumulation on the garden path; and if
those rooms weren't cosy and delightful,
never rooms were before.
One day Mrs. Won Bergen, rummaging
in the desk, found the note she had writ
ten to her landlaly She held it up for
inspection.
"There is proof. engaged the rooms
tirst-I was right 2"
Her husband paused, with brush held
suspended above her rosy face upon his
canvas.
"You always are, my love!" he admit
ted, in meek alteration"
And Mrs. Won Bergen went straight
way down stairs, and hung Susanna's po-
lonaise =" egpsackly 80 10
"Susanna," she said solcmnly, to that
grinning and astonished damsel, "ol,cdys
be obsent-n,inded! If there is ANYTHING
laudibe, anything conducive to supreme
happiness it is-obsentn,inde,lnesS -
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-09-18

Leaves of parsley, eaten with little
vinegar, will prevent the disagreeable
consequences of tainted breath Ivy on
ions.
A gray eyed Tennessee girl is said
to have discovered that she can make her
eyes look blue by wearing dark blue
velvet lining to her hat and eating loaf
sugar slightly favored with cologne wa
ter. Grav-eyed young men make their
eyes look red by taking another kind of
flavoring with or without sugar.
observations made bv VI. Rafford, u
member of the Society d'Iforticulture at
Limoges, show that castor oil plant hav
ing been placed in room infested with
flies, they disappeared as by enchantment.
Wishing to find the cause, he soon found
under the castor-oil plant number OF
dead flies, and large number of bodies
had remained clinging to the under sur
face of the leaves 1t would, therefore,
appear that the leaves of the castor-oil
plant give out an essential oil, or some
toxic principle which possesses very
strong insectlcide qualities.
-" Pm going to give you good
thrashing," said young married man:to
another "What for?'' Because you
smiled at my wife as she passed aloag
here to-day" "Well, your wife smiled
at me first" "Did she Oh that alters
the case. Of course it was etiquette on
!, our part to return the smile; and
and you being much larger mnn-s sssaF
thought you were, am glad you have
acquainted me with all the facts in the
case. Pm a great admirer of etiquette.
Come and take something. ."-Kentncky
Journal
CoTToN SEED FOR Cows.-The editor
of the English Agricultural Gazette says :
I have for many years had large
dairy and have taken first prizes for bat
ter. My cows get three pounds daily of
cotton cake all the year. The quantity
and quality of the cream and butter are
so sensibly increased by cake that if BY
chance the cows are without it two days,
it is at once known in the dairy. In sum
mer the cake is especially valuable, as' Tit
firms " the butter. Oatmeal and bran
give a quantity of white milk: cotten
cake gives cream.
According to an old sailor good
swimmer cannot commit suicide by drown
ing, because he will involuntarily begin
to strike out the minute he begins to
choke. He adds: " How many times we
hear of folks changing their minds after
they get under water, and of course
there's lots that never let on what they
meant to do. When you read about a
suicide weighting himself down with lead
or something, and the paper says it was
done to hide the corpse, don't you believe
it. Such persons are good swimmers,
who know-perhaps from experience
that they've got to have heft to keep them
under"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-09-18
Arkansaw Traveller


"A boy met a youthful acquaintance
on the street and exclaimed "Didr't
tell you, Jack Busby, that | was agoin
to whip you when | caught you out y
$50 away, Bill, don't want to fight
Maybe you don't think | can whip you. .
1t don't make any difference whether
you can whip me or not. don't want te
fight. My mother" Yes, your mother
knows can whale you" My mU,he.
is dead. She died this morning." In a
moment the braggart boy was trans
formed into the gentle child. 81 dian't
know it, Jack" he said, and you musn't
think hard of me- l amt got nothing
against you. would not hit you, and
if another boy waster come up and hit
you now, I'd knock him down. There,
don't cry. What yer got in that bur.
dle?" CA black dress" "Come on and
let me carry it for YOU
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-09-18

The New York Sun says IN a
word, the Republican party appears to bc
getting ready to go in 1884" This. is
true enough, adds the Baltimore U;ry,
and only one thing can stand in the way
of its going, and that is contest upon
no policy other than that Of " turning tbe
rascals out" If we next year formulate
the issues so plainly that every voter oaa
comprehend them, there ought not to be,
and there probably will not be, any doubt
of our success.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-09-18

james Ammons, an itinerant Baptist
preacher from East Tennessee, was lurel
into a bunko establishment in New y ork,
a short time since, and when he attempted
to 60 out found the door locked Mueh
to the surprise of the bunco men, the rev
erend gentlemen drew a revolver from h;s
hip pocket and threatened to send it's cor.-
tents into the crowd. 1t is hardly neces-
sary to add that the door was quickly
opened for him.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-09-18

Two boys were sleeping together
One was Catholic, the other Protestant
" Oh, l had horrid drame last night. >
" Well, tell it to u.s." said, the oaAer
" Well, will, said the Protestant boy
" Ye see, drained that saw Purgatpry
opened and all the Papists fell down into
He'll" "Och, murder ~ exclaimed ths
Catholic boy: "the poor Protestants--
won't they be crushed ~
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-09-18

In the dim dawning SOW thy seed
And in the evening stay not thv hand
what 1t will bring forth-wheat or weed
Who can know, or who understand
Few will heed,
Yet SOW thy seed
See, the red sunrise before thee glows
though close behind thee night fingers still
Flapping their fatal wings, come the black foes
Following, following over the hin
Ne repose,
Sow thou thy seed
We, too, went sowing in glad sunrise;
Now IT is twilight, sad shadows fall
Where is the harvest : Why lift We our eves
What could we see here? But God seeth all
Fast life flies,
Sow the good seed
Though we may cast it with trembling hand
Spirit halfbroken, heart sick and faint
His winds will scatter it over the land,
HIS rain will nourish and cleanse il from taint
Sinner or saint
Sow the good seed
The Adhor Of" John Ha1itor GfntLmaa
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-09-18
From the Florida Agriculturist.l
Tobacco Growing.

Inquiries are made by Northern Subscribers, II
tobacco culture will pay in Florida. Thete a,
nothing better. In former days Gadsden cjan;ys
was noted for its fine Spanish tobacco, whicls
commanded large prices. A great deal OF this
article is still grown in the State, but not i1ear
equal to the demand for it, We notice frora an
exchange that one firm in Tallahassee adverisas
to buy a large quantity. /: :
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-09-18

"A young fellow loudly announced ii
Southern hotel dining room that hs is-
tended to shoot the Colonel on sigks:
Before night every male boarder had lets
some in such hurry as not to pay their
bills e
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-09-18

Negroes are sometimes very careful
not to say anything to injure the reputa
ton of neighbor a gentleman stopped
at a cabin where an old negro woman
lived, and, while waiting for one of the
children to get a bucket of fresh water,
entered into conversation with her con-
cerning the crop prospects.
81 did hab fo' or five fine hogs" said
the old woman, but da's dwindled down
till | amt got but one now"
Somebody steal them"
CT neber talks bout my neighbors, an
doan' like to say what become OBJ de
shotes. nebber makes mischief,
doesn't"
"Did the hogs die 2"
"Da muster died; but yer amt gwine
ter git me to say nuthin' agin my neigh
bors. De man what libed up dar is dead
now, an | amt agwine ter say nuthin'
agin him. De hogs appeared away from
heah while dat man was libin', but amt
agwine ter say nuthn agin him."
"Do you think that he took them ?"
"Mister, dat mans dead, an l doan'
want ter say nuthin' agin him but, lemme
tell yer, while dat man was libin' he was
a powerful stumblin-block ter hogs"
There are great men in this country that do
not live either in New York or Indiana.-M-
con (Gd.) Telegraph (Dem)
The Republicans look uron the tariff with
out surplus revenue as a barren ideality.-Sdn
Francisco Examiner (Dem)
The election Of any man to the Speakeiship
who has made fTectrade speech will cost the
Democratic party the next Presidency
(Ga) Chronicle (Dem)
Editor Haskell, of The Boston Herald, and
the other Independents maintain that there can
be no genuine reform unless it is carried out by
the Republican corrupionists.-A Consh-
tuition DEM.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-09-18

Boston, November 26, 1881,
Brown CHEMICAL Co.
Gentlemen For years / have
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and could get no relief (having tried
everything which was recommend
ed) until. acting on the advice of
friend, who had been benefited by
Browns Iron BITTKRs, / tried =
bottle, with most surprising results.
Previous to taking BRowN's IRoN
BITTERs, everything ate distressed
me, and l suffered greatly from a
burning sensation in the stomach,
which was unbearable. Since tax
ing BRowN's IRON BIrrERs, all my
troubles are at an end. Can eat any
time without any disagreeable re-
suits. am practically another
person. Mrs. w. J. FLYNN,
90 Maverick ST., E. Boston.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-09-18
BALL & LONG,
REAL ESTATE DEALERS AND AGENTS,
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We have a complete Abstract of Titles to every OF
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Information OF Middle Florida it's lands climate soil,
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The Portland daily press., 1883-04-12
Brief lettings.

A northeast rain storm set in yesterday
morning. The rain came in showers, very
fine in quality but extremely penetrating.
Mercury $50 at sunrise, $50 at noon, 500 at sum
set. A decided change from Tuesday.
The Psi-Upsilon Society will hold dinner
at the Falmouth Hotel the first of May.
The contract for furnishing 100000 brick for
the city use has been awarded to V. L. Law
renee.
Two teams colIided On Portland street yes
terday, and the occupant of one, an old gem
tleman, was thrown to the ground. He was
not seriously hurt, neither was the tenn.
The youths temperance meeting will be
held at the Mission this eyenins at 7.30
o'clock All are invited.
Schooner Stella Lee, Captain Hiram Hamil-
ton of Cape Elizabeth, is lying at Widgery's
wharf bound for Bar Harbor with the loco
motive mt Desert and the railroad iron for
the Green Mountain Railroad Of Bar Harbor.
AS the president and secretary of the Sol
sers' Monument Association were the only
persons present a. the meeting last evening,
except the, reporters. the meeting adjourned
without transacting any business.
A couple of fellows were put off the freight
train at Mechanic Falls, at a. M, yesterday,
supposed to have been Sullivan and Conroy.
A couple of fellows went into Mrs Leon
ards house on Vine street, last night, and one
Of them stole pair of trousers and vest.
When pursued he dropped the trousers and
got away with the vest.
Robert Darrar's wife and brother cleared
out from his house Monday night, taking a
watch and chain. meerschaum pipe, bed
spread and pair of boots. The brother got
away to sea after pawning the watch and
chain. Darrar found his wife at work at
woodford's. She said she camped out in the
woods Monday night.
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-12
sar;o,,s Accident.


Tuesday evening Mr.. Frank Brown, the
Exchange street bookseller, was standing in
front of Mosher's store at Woodford's, talking
with two ladies, when horse attached to a
broken shaft came around the corner at a
high rate of speed and knocked Mr.. Brown
senseless, the ladies narrowly escaping injury.
The ANNA. then turned and would have
trampled on the PROSTATE man II Mr.. Foss,
clerk for Mr.. Frye, had not dragged Mr..
Brown out of the way. TIE horse was after
wards caught before doing any further injury.
-.appears that the horse belonged to Mr..
whitney, who was driving along in quiet
way when team going at high rate OF speed
in the opposite direction collided with Mr..
Whitney's team, smashing it and throwing
Mr. Whitney out and badly bruising him.
The occupants of the other team did not stop
to see what damage they had done. Probably
the accident would not have occurred If there
had been street lamps on SO public highway.
DR.. Foster said Mr.. Browns collar-bone was
broken
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-12
The BROOKLYN,

| Yesterday about q hundred men were al
| work on the Brooklyn removing cargo, The
| Andrew j. York and the Hamilton continue
unloading the grain. About all the cargo TO
naming is bag flour and wheat Rotary pumps
will probably remove the grain into the lighter
aud it will be dumped on the dumping ground
Capt Willard expected yesterday to have the
ship ready for the wreoking company, II the
weather holds good In week.
Capt. Deering of the Maehias line, who al
rived yesterday with his boat, says that he nc
ticed a peculiar haze in the atmosphere which
distng.ed s sSI gh.s ana . nd . sssr s
er than they really were. He says he notio-
ed the Brooklyn near Fort Gorgee. but did not
suspect that she was aground. He was oonsid-
ering whether II would not be prudent for him
to so back TO the wharf and he supposed the
Brooklyn had been troubled BY the same Pc
culiar atmosphere that he had noticed and had
anchored on this account,
Inquiry at the Portland signal Office yesterday
revealed the fact that tue observer last Friday
evening noticed an unusual state Of the atnos-
phere and made record Of the same. There
seemed to be haze which tended to distort
lights and give the stars peculiar simmer or
twinkle.
The above has very important bearing on
the cause Of the wreck Of the Brooklyn. Capt,
Poor said that he was slightly deceived by the
lights bat made no mention OF any haze or Pc
euliar state of the atmosphere. The distortion
Of the lights as noticed by Capt. Deering may
have been the true cause of the wreck. by
causing the pilot to think he was going nearer
Bug light than he really was
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-12

Tuesday afternoon the First Parish (oftho'
doxl church held their annual meeting Geo
B. Emery. Esq, moderator. The trustees OF
urer, Governor Robe, reported that the socie.
ty had over S21, 900 securely invested, giving
over $500 annual income. The meeting wa
large and harmonious.
The second entertainment given By the
High School came off Tuesday evening, and
all were much pleased with the manner in
which the different characters were sustained
by the scholars. We hope GUS citizens will
show their interest in the school By an attend
ance in as large numbers at its close.
The entertainment to have been given last
evening as the Methodist vestry is postponed
to the first fair evening.
The following articles have been added te
the art gallery Mortar and pestle, brought Il
this country by Hugh and Elizabeth McLel
Ian in 1888; curious picture, partly painted
and partly worked in silk by Miss kellogg in
1923; several cariosisies by Mr.. Eden Gam
mon; fine tapestry by Mrs. j. 7. Mcclellan
two horse pistols from the Mexican war
loaned by Lewis Mcclellan; beautiful easket
in cover of which is set an exquisite miniature
casket made and miniature painted by VIII
liam Storer; loaned by Miss Catherine Storer
The stockholders of the Gorham Savings
Bank have elected the following trustees fol
ensuing year: Frederick Robe, Joseph Rid
/ Ion, Arthur NJ. Benson, John @. Gard. Joseph
Colby, Humphrey Cousins, Roscoe G. Hard
ing, Stephen Huxley, Charles Johpson AMI
Simon E. Mcclellan. The trustees elected ths
following officers:
President-Joseph Ridlon.
Vice President-Stephen Hinkley.
Secretary and Treasurer John A. Water
man.
Assistant Treasurer-John III. Card.
Examining Committee-JosephR idloa, Jo'
seph Colby, 5. 4. Mcclellan.
Investigating Cammittee-Frederiek Robe
Stephen Hinkley, John Q. Gard, Roscoe G
Harding.
Amount Of deposits April It'll, si76'
| III ~
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-12
A Pleasant Reunion.
Adjourned

TIE Denver, Col, Tribune says: "One of
the most pleasant gatherings lately
held in Denver was the reunion OF officers who
commanded colored troops in the late war,
held at the elegant mansion Of Gen. Thomas
No. La Veta place last evening, in com
memoration OF the capture Of Richmond, in
which most of the officers present performed
an important part.
Those present were Brigadier General Fl. g
Thomas, Commander First brigade, Fourth
division, Ninth Army corps; Judge w. s..
Decker, late First Lieutenant Nineteenth
United States Colored troops; General A. j.
Sampson, late Captain TEenty-Seventh United
States Colored troops; Captain r. G. Dill,
Forty-Third Regiment, United States Colored
troops; Judge Fl B. Jeffries, late Captain
Seventy Second regiment; Captain s. D
Barnes, Sixty-Fourth United States Colorsd
troops; Captain N. G. Ferguson, Twenty
Ninth regiment.
General Thomas is the soul Of wit, and with
his usual open-hearted hospitality made the
occasion one long to be remembered by those
present.
The menu was left to the direction Of Mr..
Jones, the caterer Of the occasion. whose judg-
ment and experience was admirably illustrated
No 6 uer dinner was ever served in the city.s