The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-02-06


picious characters to lark around his premises
amer sun down. Mr.. Cogswell is watching Tor
the rascal, and should he make another attempt
to IRE the fence he may become the subject for
Q coroner's inquest.
Two crops of Irish potatoes can be grown and
marketed in less time than is required to grow
and market one crop OF cotton. One crop OF po-
tatoes IL of more value than two crops of cotton,
one crop of cotton will exhaust the land more
than two crops of potatoes, and two crops OF
potatoes can be made with less labor than one
crop of cotton. These are facts to be considered
BY agriculturists before determining what crops
they will grow this season.
The public temperance meetings held in the
Capitol every Sunday afternoon, under the
auspices of the Ladies' Local Society, are well
attended, and interest in the temperance move
ment seems to be expanding and taking stronger
hold on the minds of many. r. c. Long, Esq,
of this city, addressed the meeting last Sunday
afternoon Prof. Kost of Adrian, Michigan,
will lecture at the meeting next Sunday after
noon, treating the subject from scientific stand
point. Senator Baker, of Nassau county, will
or popular view of the subject. All are cor
daily invited.
Rev J. L. Hugon delivered the first of the
series of scientific lectures under the auspices of
the Board of Education of West Florida Semi
nary, at Gallie's Hall. The subject of his dis
course was Electricity" and though the damp
atmosphere materially interfered with many of
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and instructive The second lecture, on the in
teresting science of" Astronomy" was delivered
by Dr. W. H. Carter, of st. Johns Episcopal
Church, who made very able and interesting dis
course upon this sublime theme. The next lee
ture will be delivered at Gallies Hail. this even
ing, by Rev. J. L. Hugon, of the Roman Catho-
lie Church, upon the subject of Magnetism"
Admission free.
Some barbarqus fiends invaded the premises
of Mr.. J. d. Perkins last Sunday night, took
from under the kitchen the vessel in which his
COW is fed while being MIXED, with which they en-
ticed fine, fat calf TO follow them TO the back
yard where they knocked it down, cut it in two
taking the hind quarters and leaving the C.
mainder in the yard This is an unusual freak
iousness is only exceeded by their vilanous
cruelty. The circumstances attending this theft
certainly suggest the suspicion that the thieves
were we'll acquainted with the premises and
might be caught if proper and prompt measures
had been taken to trace them up. They should
be punished, not alone for The theft but for their
fiendshness
Tho Niccc laet Tbnr
took up the old eight per cent. bonds of Leon
county and issued new bonds bearing six per
cent. interest. These bonds are TO run nineteen
years, at the option of the County Commission
ers, who may call them in any time after the
year 1887 With an economical and wise admins
ration of county affairs, such as has been in
vogue for the past few years, Leon county will be
out of debt and have a regular cash balance in
the treasury long before the nineteen wears ex-
pires We congratulate the people of Leon coun-
ty upon the hopeful financial outlook for the fil-
ture, which will in few years greatly reduce the
annual levy of taxes for county purposes With
this bonded debt liquidated our county taxes
will be reduced to very low rate
The annual statements of none of the great
financial institutions of the country are looked
for or read with more interest than those of the
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York
1t has an army of policy holders, and its opera
tons are on so grand a scale that its influence is
felt throughout every State and Territory in the
Union. Its transactions far excel in magni-
tude those of any other life insurance company
in the world and they are constantly becoming
larger. When the limit will be reached no one
can say. but seemingly not while the same in
telligence in management is displayed as has
characterized the company since its foundation
The exhibit of the business of the Mutual Life
for 1882, printed in another column, shows
nearly $9S 100000 assets; paid poicy-holders
during the last year more than $12 800. 600:
surplus, over $12,0OO,OOO; income, over ST.
100000, and insurance outstanding 1929, 900, OoO
In other words although the company has ma
terially reduced its premium rates. it has in
creased in strength and volume of business.
The Art amateur for February contains
some striking crayon and charcoal drawings, in
Guiding the Lions in Trafalgar Square by F.
hopklnson Smith, portrait of that artist by
Milet and Abbey, and a very life like figure
study by Geo. H. Bough,on, whose beautiful
painting, Flowers and Falling Leaves" is also
handsomely reproduced. The illustrations of
inexpensive Home Decoration" by Lewis r.
Day, and OF japanese Decorative Art by DR..
Dresser, are numerous and extremely interest.
ing. Capital designs of narcissus, clover and
barberries for jug and vase decoration, and a
clever honey-suckle design for screen are given.
besides variety of suggestions for general de.
eoration and ecclesiastical embroidery. The
text Of the number is especially sirom. Ed.
ward Strahan has an excellent article on water
color painting; Clarence Cook dissects without
mercy The alleged Raphael at the Metropolitan
Museum the art of the past year is reviewed;
picture exhibitions in New York and Philadel
phia receive ample attention, and my Note
Book !" b full ofsharp paragraphs. New houses
OF artistic pretensions in New York and else
where are keenly criticised. There are valuable
articles ON fan painting, china painting and
needle-work, and various topics relating to
oric-a-brac, and art in dress are agreeably dis
cussed. Price, IS cents; "a a year Montague
Marks, publisher, % Union Square, New York.