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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-03-27
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From Europe this country receives
many worthy additions 70 its census rolls
thrifty, decent persons crowded out Of
their own land and into ours by excess Of
population, or led here by the migratory
spirit which Was created In man that be
stonld work out the destiny Of the hu-
man animal on this planet. The majority
Of these immigrants are welcome acces-
sions, for they bring willing hands, frugal
habits, practical arts, to assist in solving
the greatest Of national and race prob
lens the world has yet know-the fulfill
mens Of these " States" this American
reopDe--to become in the course Of time
q race homogeneous from the thoroughly
mixed heterogeneous material Of the eau
czsian stock which, in every variety, is
~ c1mningie TO result In the native Ameri-
can Of the coming ages. But with the mass
u immigration comes some of the scum of
the political and social slums of the old
world, frotbed over by necessity of su-
psSior vice, and drifting here for asylum
from merited punishment Among these
unweieome corners may be master burglars,
def pickpockets, felon abortionists, cal
t01s mardersrs, but none 30 Objectionable
~ his j0Gdei " socialist the scorner ofdi-
yiss and human Iaw--whose glib tongue
dsibs poison into our civilization by ap-
DeafiSg 10 the vicious rather than the vir-
tH9as fsstiocts u humanity, and suggests
fat1Fe when strong government
may bGvs 70 supercede our repablicanism.
lie breaches that strong governments
caused communism, bat it is a. false as
bis whole theory Of rebellion against God
and earthly rulers, for his kind make strong
governments necessary lest virtue be-
come myth, right become wrong, society
chaos, and earth hell, - when the Com
mape," the Jacquerie," the ungoverued
masses, have prevailed in different coun-
tries and cities Of the old world, - they
have ut times during the whole historic
period. This expstristed viper finds the
qualification Of his vanity and bis venom,
and the profit Of iii gsins, in abusing the
freedom Of speech IN America to become
: leader Of the baser sort Of bis country
men, and in public meetings gives vent
70 foul talk which st home might have
sent him 70 deserved imprisonment; but
which here i published in the leading pa
pen with SCARCE condemnstory comment,
and spread abroad 70 SOW the seed Of vice
whers Il msy take root in congeniaI
minds among the people and there are
always many 70 accept new yice, made
attractiye b IL novelty. Thus ) yet
nnhnng impoftSd secundrsl, Herr Most
BY pams, ~ tie other day enabled TO
81 up fsstivai ,sst;ngs j. New York
coau,oncsatiys ~ 1hs FAria coinmnne,
ana, nndeg - mcltc 8 . God, haran-
ened + ~ ID u ~ r.yiuhnsnt
md ~ = lls pti1ipg ths|
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-03-27

iesaAeas q - hM raPes ~TzA skirh 70
srnen5 fz.e msrx disease EAa xMse4&
hmsH
TheEe y sensadarr rxrsssy d germ
e2steg msre Eaaseaiesons IN his anzaence,
P<1knSe. thza the arsa ssssra1s 81 esIi whose
wsrk ne hare traced directly up 70 esast-
Thess Ere good, sansae geassemea Wis
zrs 2s2osrzts bee&ase II Il prOPez &@a
rexyeezxhaE 20 he - Assseaxsed- a3d whose
persaasa responsibility gives fhsn sOne
ss2aesce n thar SEn Szzasvsckk. bat sos
xrE quite ossET5oas ~ 10 the dEsE thai
devesFes aPoa their cocup&Sioa. of ra1sD-
taaaing sAs nnitE md Easegr5sE q she pc
Escaa orgEasrxs5cn Rpos Which the sasssy
q sscaesy asd the welfare OF The Sogshern
eozusry dspesds- These tsoagissess per
soas fod rzA printers INK rs 4 L
we're 1906 rs d2sgsrnrss - dyaa1asae when
esseaess2y used, Aud rsYroduoe xiihozt
reSsezaOa The assfsl All @ssignzBs ARTICLES
whssb exaeh :sre;r fAary By tie @spses-
neM," or she pssassb1liF IL which the
germ ysoas0s l. covered And there zre
oslers-4 Fery small aad inferior class Ct
gerDk-wbc really can't think for tbeEn-
selves On sBr t0p6e, bas feel safe IN adop:
iog tie E0ris AID IDEAS 81 somebody
wbo, they haze jass serse eoozgh 70 PER
oeive, IL snzrser t5&n themselves il baviog
soy iiezs a. al Tbas ~e hare three sets
II germs 81 indepso3essism-sbe mali
esesa, tke though,Iess, and the irnbessle.
TIE FIRST xe deooznce, the second We al
ra1>-sssh- tbs .hiya so aaviee 90 41it Ell
itaSg-~ Try disehing or something.
H2Tirg analyzed the germs OF the in
dependant naaisdy let Us briefly consider
the naxteriAI which it aE;icts Il il cOnn-
posed II those who can vote, and those
who are dependen; On them--tbe females
Ebo would have comfortable homes, the
children who should grow up 10 prosper
gus communities OF those who can yote
= majority can read, and considerable
proportion Of them give 80 little thought
~ pablic saairs that they biindly accep.
the ;hogghts Of oiherr printed in the pa
PER they take" Many take only the
bonae paper; they " sjt under - its preach
Ing, are no; informed of jts fsiIaey By
reading Other prints, and are corrupted
into i:s teachings are politically dis
eased Il !, ;s independent. Tbis Is the
material IN which The independen; press
works By roaline, By sho0gh,lesspess, or
BY stupidity. Hence they have quasi
sapr>,rt, ba, they base 10 real follow
ing" b~caqse they ifculca'@ 10 hred prin-
c.pIey Ahout tt.eir whole stnck 10 busi-
pe@. j. &r.;zgonisn-tb theory and the
pr!ocipa! weapon Of demagog0ery The
world oyer AMI IN all tine-aptagonis
a. u lawful power. that be-antzgonism
~ tbs rneth5ds which the people by ma
jority haze selected a. tbe;T safeguaTds
These arr shining marks - strike a., ard
Il is weakness n poor human nature 10
enjoy evil report of tbose in authority.
81 The malignant germ Of independentism
paoder. 10 the weakness fr bis profit or
biz spite, and dezls out SANDER 70 snit the
taste Of the ,ess intelligent class Of readers,
while it disgnsts all whose good opinion
is worth baving. The malicious germ
ENJOYS bis "here" in his OWN way, but
bow about his thereafter 10 its way?
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-03-27

We have D1e1d with naDre than csri.
e4ssg, esen With c1Reers I'm he pubic
ws'fkJe, tbs Dr0zysss IL our kta4@ sod
ae@fssa Of stss teitafesI disease diagfesed
~ ff5s,dspee'ientisaa," It's only sposa<jn
~ s4s, sBd dkosgh We bays two saei,
Sf,sFs|l~eee 10 tbs sess@ 81 Ass pseps< ~
saslltse that IL ess f,ee0xss sv4sssie, Is IL
Eef fs1sgis ~ isteSfers viii lbs wert IT
ds4sA wbo w1sga Disseminate IL, tsyeset,
gafiaag tbe pbsn@assss, ss1 sesk1sg ~,
tsehN essses for The disesder, W trses IL
4sf.s4 aiseegy 70 ~ germs, sad ascertain,
ssei,i tbs msts1aj II feeds on 10 ssstsia it,
bslsEd growtb, Tbs original germs we're
sstl3as peysoas who wanted Offices for
elf lor frlends, sad did not get them
ppktsy selfish germs whose patriotism WAS
IL Sheir pseksts, and when these were
snsyty tbsiv patriotism was nil Among
shess germs, o. their interested associates,
wsya eeytaln lev who hsd pspers--not I'll
sssspspera, bat sons thumb pspsrs. -
ana they put them 70 work 70 spread the
iRfahtion Of tbsir ewn disease. The germ
fdstor could not do this BY openly stating
that he opposed the party and the I'd.
mseistrstion because be did not get Office,
ps:Ais frisad o. brotbsrin-iaw did not |;
VA DC began By ipuendoes, insiDuationa,
pbn, mesa sspersiops, and then, 70 Dol
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-03-27

A party in Jacksonville applied to the
County Clerk for liquor license, tender
ing the money. The clerk refused to is
sue, as the applicant had not complied
with the provisions Of the new law.
Party, BY attorney, applied to the So
preme Court fora writ Of mandsmus, that
the clerk should show cause why the L.
cense should not be issued. The writ 10
made returuable this week, when the case
win be argued before the Supreme Court.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-03-27

-Afier long confederation Of means Tor stop
ping ship suddenly when emergency reQnires,
. German has adopted the pfinciple Of 3 recoif
Of gun - the only feasibls basis n experiment
he proposes to fasien On the front 81 the ship 81
immense cannon charged with acme powerful
@-plostsc and ready 20 b fred b. eiectrlcity 6
= moments n0iice. BE Supposes thAt lie fecoil
would exactly cCuutesbaiansa fhe rnornerlfs,n. ~
The ship, the armament, Of couFse. bcipr rropor-
Kssssnaw. -
70 carry ont this ingenious theory--f
one gun stops the vessel, two should driys
her astern, snd thrss shonN drivs h.r
quite out of night. probably u he bot
tor. shastsred = piscse.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-03-27

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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-03-27

Estimated K1rpscs A Hsx N
80 ~ 1zzl \ 6 I&s0sx3tse yeST
TAe jury have inquired into he csnditica Of
The ROADS thro0gAoss the coznEy, sd hAse hexrd
The ns1Al complaint Of bad places in almost e.
cry direc1son, and they call the s2senEion a Al
ne J1Soces Of the Peace 20 the lsw rcq1i1ing
hoad ComnizSo0ezs 70 make reports 70 TIE JUS
tees. and the jusY recommend the Jnz<sees Nc
q1ise nKld compliance WITH the satu1e thUs
heating The fssst- II any. upon particular per-
son4
The jury request the court 30 make IN orsser
requiring Justices Of the Peace 70 comply With
ihe recomrnendation Of The lAs Grxnd Jary. 90
ihai The State viii not be ~ the expense Of zum-
m0oing eAcn Justice, ~ W1s found nece7ary n
This term Of the court
The jury have visited the lal. exzmined the
prisoners and building and desire 10 express
Their satisfaction NJ the excellent condifion In
which they find everything under the charge 81
the Sheriff
The jury respectfully tender their thanks 10
dis Honor ID. s. Walker. for his able charge and
courtesy, TO the Distyicz Attorney, Hon Jno A
Henderson. and during his absence, Hon. r C..
Long, for their aid and counsel. and to The
Sheriff and Clerk for their services
Respectfully submitted
g. W. LEWIS, Foreman G. A RKARD
W. T. LEwEs. E a. MYERA
" n CARS, G. b STRICKLAND
L II BzKrox, Nm KUcHKx
g. W. JOHNSON. Jules DIAMOND.
A. ]. FHH w. n. RaII
B. A MKgNxIss. w. r. BLAKE,
JOSEPH WHITE, JOHN RKvok
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-03-27

ta0vesfes Bpxham b gstting ueak n The
spinal oCltm1. 5O hasn't - nurse 10 elder
@en g ves2 qas Laeal Optioa hnl, sd Il Vim
necoase fFN ~ lssnits iion- 0nsf o. llssrss
= the sssns column IL which this 10
hgiMas es'itpr perpetrates this missvahls
alaeder N pukliahes : pretsntioas crigi-
nal poem M 'sThs Cfueifxion, ooual.em-
otstiys " Coed Friday. That's Ia sort
q ! 3erpsshe
aDrsxNot B pxhAm mad ~ Locl 0paion
I'll 90 d1N s3le III n o0ralneni e ~ EaoiI-
htuEe 1S1rp NJ GNe anpl6 II jfnR
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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-03-27

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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-03-27

MAkang 40 AnnnA1 s1vlng 10 E1ttIe4 q u ,s56DD
The new b0nds m4tnrs in 1872, - ihe co1nsy i
nov resieved q al feaS q sn5ss en the pars 81
bond ho8ders 70 Sosce immediate payneaf u %
large . debe, sDd the tax payers caa look Ex-
yard Bow TO The gTstnsl exti5cz5on - IL USes-
cBs deaA widAO1f further fDereAse 81 iAxaaiOs-
Tie receDt 81 81 the Legislature. spgrDpsfs-
tng cezssin I&nds for the relied II fhe Ra1fnond
bonded counties. will pgobabsy result 10 de
dollars before 1862 which viii greatly aid In re-
deemiDg The bo1dA
TIE j1ry eod fhnt the revenne for cOgaty pzr-
poses fos the rear 1899 amounts to-
about. -......- eses -
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-03-09

One of the stockholders OF q new
Western railroad was q farmer who had
accumulated his money by hard toll,
and when he had put in an appearance
at the meeting to elect a Board OF Dl-
rectors he felt it his duty to remark:
Gentlemen, as l understand this
thing we elect the board and the board
elects the officers"
Someone said he was right, and he
continued:
Il don't go cent on high salaries,
and want that understood. am in
favor of paying our President a good
living salary and no more"
"How much do you call a good living
salary?" asked one of the crowd.
"Well 50 a day is the going wages,
but .n
Here the meeting began to roar, and
it was two or three minutes before the
orator had chance to conclude.
"But of course, we want man who
can run an engine, switch train, han
die freight, keep books and lick any
body who won't pay fare, and so :!
shall not object to two and half day.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-03-09
Tha Td,tnr,s Mnnsa

No one can tell, says the Denver Iri-
bune, no one knows how ever mouse
got into the drawer of the editor desk,
but the mouse is always there when the
door is closed and the editor is eliminat-
ing some abstruse, pondorous thing from
his DER taxed brain. Aye. the mouse
is there at work with an incessant and
everlasting nibbling. gnawing, scraplng,
saving filing, hammering, clawing,
grating, pounding, squeaking, rubbing,
claiming, biting, bowling, moaning,
rustling. hustling. busting, chewing and
serambling, till, in moment OF desper-
alton, he yanks out the drawer with the
vigor and celebrity of pile driver. just
in time too see something like the end
of leather shoe-string whisk over the
back fence of the drawer. There Is no
visible exit, there is no visible entrance
to the drawer when it is elosed-there
is not even key-hole for the mouse to
breathe through. 1t is as lonely as an
honest man-it is as vacant as a Con-
CHEESEMAN'S head. And yet the mouse
comes there, maybe grows there and
breathes and wakes fat there; and as the
night advances and all nature IS hushed
the mouse will get up out of bed and
dress itself and proceed to sing praises
and slam itself around like Grassland
and play the very old hob with the
three editors and seven reporters. And
yet, no one ever sees the mouse-lt
leaves little evidence of its presence ly-
ing around loose, but no one ever sees
the mouse. This may appear to the
cold, hard, inexperienced world like an
aggravated case of iim-jams, but every
editor knows its gospel truth.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-03-09
Enrl;sh journalism

The big writer's are paid retaining fees
not to write for more than one paper.
Then they are paid so much column
for what they write So wild and un-
governable is the editorial mania that at
least one paper-the actually
keeps man in Paris at a salary of
$4,000 year, whose business it is to
send long editorial telegram every day.
News? Not any. Nothing but his own
private opinion of whatever may be GO
ing ON over there. This dispatch usual
ly has the most prominent place in the
paper, and sometimes it fills two or
three columns. 1t is the same system
of management which induces the de-
votion of not more than half or three
quarters of column to such paltry
event as the fatal burial of about sixty
people in the ruins of a falling mill.
The editors cling to the long-winded
editorial business here because they
think anything else would be failure,
and because their grandparents had
it that way. They are great chin
ners about the dignity of journalism,
and they don't take into consideration
the possibility that paper which is all
dignity gets to be almighty stupid. There
are few journals in London which are
beginning to demonstrate the fact that
brevity is the most popular thing after
all. Such weeklies as Truth and the
World, and such dailies as the Pail Mall
Gazette, go in for short articles and para
graphs, to the exclusion of the stupid
old system of telling things. The Daily
News is beginning to fall into line, too;
but that, fancy, is because Labouch-
ere, who owns Truth, and has made it
one of the most valuable pieces of prop
erty in the world, is also one of the pro-
prietors of the Meas.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-03-09
The Bad and Worthless

are never imitatsd or co.uterfeitei. This Is e.
peically true Of family medicine, and 1t is pos
tive proof that the remedy ini.s.ea is Of the
highest value. As soon IS it had been tested and
proved by the whole world that Hop Bitters was
the purest, best and most valuable family medi-
cine on earth. many limitations sprung up and
began to steal the notices in which the press and
people of the country had expressed the merits OF
H. B., and in every way trying to induce suffer-
ing invalids to use their stuff instead, expecting
to make money on the credit and good name Of
II. B. Many sthers started nostrums put up in
similar style to IL. B.. with variously devised
nsxiss IN which the word Hop" or Hops" were
used IN . way to induce people to believe they
we're the same as Hop Bitters. All such pretend
cd remedies or cures, no matter what their style
or name is, and especially those with the word
Hop" or Hops" in their name or in any way
connected with them or their name, are imita-
lions or counterfeits. Beware of them. Touch
none of them. Use nothing but genuine Hop
Bitters, with q bunch or cluster Of green Hops
on the white label. Trust nothiag else. Drug
gist and dealers are warned against dealing in
limitations or counterfeits.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-03-09
Wnn'4t Have Rut One.

my po' husband is dead" moaned a
colored woman, ''an' | doan' know
what ter do. Lady, won't yer please gin
me fifty centse"
lis your name Caroline Bascom?"
''Yessum, an, lady, fifty cents would
be mighty 'ceptable-' -
rs your husband named Rufe?"
''De same, lady"
.'Well, he's out in my back yard chop
ping wood"
"-Dat shows what a fool l isl muir
injured the woman, but frightening up,
said: ''Oh, means de husband what |
had fore de wah. Amt yer got no grief
in dis house fur widow no sympathy
heah for a oman what has lost one OBJ
her husbands? All right lady; may de
time come when yer won't hab but one
husband yerself ''-Arkarsa,o Trare1er.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-03-09
The Future Emnress OF Germany.

Mr.. Joseph Cook said in recent
lecture: "When the present emperor
dies there will come to the throne in the
German empire man of most liberal
opinions in theology. The crown prince
is not IL nationalist. I do not regard him
as an opponent to Christianity, but he is
married to daughter of Queen Victo-
ria, who thinks that any man who be-
lieves in miracles is either hypocrite
or fool She was pupil of Strauss.
One of the first important remarks |
heard on going to Germany nine years
ago--and the sentence came from no
less man than Prof. Tholuck-was that
the crown prince had married woman
of frivolous opinions in theology, and
that great harm might ultimately come
to the empire from her being pupil of
Strauss, the author of the mythical
theory. A sirailar opinion 1 met often
on recent tour to six of the foremost
German cities and universities.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-03-09
No Time for Temper or Tears.

II don't believe in bein' afraid of your
temper" said Mrs. johnson energeti-
cally. II say fight it out and conquer
it. If the Old Harry comes into my
family want to meet him right off. The
other night my boy came home ugly as
sin. He was tired out, somebody had
been sassy to him, and he had been
nursing the devil all day long, preparin'
an overpowerin' reply. went up to
his room. Now, he's never cross to me,
but that night he growled out: Mother.
I wish you would go down stairs and
mind your business I sat down and
took hold of his hands, and then / boxed
his ears little l wanted him to realize
my presence before / begun wasting
my breath. Then / scolded him. l
scolded him for an hour and half. and
when got through 1 could wind him
round my little finger. Mother, he
said, i suppose I am sort of hot-headed.'
'Hot-headed!' says |, you're just like
busted pepper Folks ask me why |
don't get mad. / tell 'em / amt rich
enough. It's as disablin' as a fit of
sickness. When keep my own car
riage I'm going to stir upas many rows
as my neighbors; but as long as keep
boarders for livin' / hain't no time for
temper and tears. ''-Sprinqfeld Re
publican.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-03-09
Prnnhacv.

Just before the great overflow in 1882,
John White, a negro ninety-six years of
age, came to the city, claiming that he
was sent by the Lord to warn the peo-
pie of a great flood. He seemed to be a
very sensible man aside from his hobby,
and preached several sermons, which in
point of clearness compared fayorably
with the average orthodox discourse.
The flood came as he predicted, and the
old man became known as John, the
prophet.
Several days ago he again visited the
city to warn the people of another great
flood, which he declares will come in
August. When asked how the revela-
ton was made to him he said:
''Seein' de great 'struction caused by
de high water what tole about, didn't
want ter hab nuthin' more ter do wild
de business, an when de Lord said,
John, go down to de Rock an warn de
people OBJ anuder flood / shuck my
head an answered.:
Lord, can't yer get some udder man
ter do dis work, for Use gettin' tired OBJ
tellin' people of great c'lamities?'
''Go as tells YER said de Lord.
81 shuck my head again.
"tIs yer gwine?' said de Lord.
Il still shuck my head. By dis time
/ had got ter big tree whar dar was
big puddle oh water, an de fust thing l
knowed, biff suthin' tuck me side OBJ de
head an inter de water went strug
gled monstrus, but suthin' hill me down.
is yer gwine?' said a loud voice.
''1'se gwine,'' cried way down in
side myself, an de suthin' let me up an
heah is"
He visited the Arkansaw Travezer
office, and relating his prophetic instruc-
tions, said:
s'De Lawd also said fur me ter come
heah an yerse'f would gin me dollar y
'.You believe that all which was told
you will come to pass, do your
''Oh, yes, sab; it's boun' teri
"Well, in regard to the flood your in
structions may be all right and eminent
ly correct but there is mistake in re-
gard to the dollar. We have received
no such instructions, and until we do,
we cannot part with such large SUM of
and this part of the prophecy
unfulfilled even unto this day.
IraUeler.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-03-09
Hay as Fnal.

In some parts of Northwestern Iowa
farmers are using hay for fuel. How
this is done is thus described by 8 cor
respondent at Sibley>
was at the hosae of one of the best
farmers in our county. q few days since,
and noticed that the only fuel the fam
lily were using was hisg-reoarse prairie,
or slough grass, twisted into skeins or
twists about as large rs an ordinary
stick Of, stoye-wood. / made some in
quiry as TO the utility of hay rs an arti-
Gle of fuel, and was told by this gentle
man that he had lived in this country
nine years, and had never bought ton
of coal nor cord of wood in all that
time. but had used hay for heating
purposes as well as forcooking. and had
never had any difficulty in providing
himself with an abundant supply of
fuel. He showed me the process of
twisting the hay into skeins and prepar-
ing it for use. and informed me that
enough could be prepared in a half-hour
to last his family two or three DAYS. The
amount of heat generated by this kind
of fuel, and, of course. the amount used.
depends largely upon the tightness and
solidity of the twist, and he informed
me that in the coolest weather he seldom
used more. than seventy-five pounds per.
day.