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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-01-15
Death from SufIOcatiOn.

Mr. Malcolm Nicholson, son Of Mr.. Angus
Nicholson, Of Quincy died from the effects OF
.,as poison at jacksonville hotr! last Thursday
niyt From the Itncs- I"iDn OF Sunday we
clip HE following
Mr. q. 3. Floyd, clerk in Mr.. IiutI'S store, has
known the deceased for years in fact was Il bosom
friend ni his, and as soon As he heard Of the sad
death of youn" Nicholson t'lcEraphrd a cousin OF
the deceased, Mr.. VI. j. Nicholson, OF Darbyvllc,
who aIlivcd here si night and will accompany the
remains To his former home III Quincy
Mr.. Flnvd ais. tccgraphcd To rN-Shrrlil Angus
Nicholson, of ti.r>dcn county, father OF the de
ceased, who, it i, said, tainted when he heard the
sad news.
Young Nc. .Olson, Mr. Floyd says was a young
of high moral character, professor OF rcg
ion and together with other articles found on his
person was Il Biblc soncthin" he always carried
with him and read regularly.
He about ,! years of age, had never been
away from home aud had only left This time to find
lucrative business and thus better his condition.
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The Times tnton give hc following Il, a pAi-
la isl 81 The regular and special premiums 10 be
distributed AT the State Fan to BE- held in Jack
sonvillc on the 18th. 13sh, ;4ih aud l5lh {" Feb
ruary
For the best exhibit 10y any one farmer of The pro
ducls of any one farmer, III amy comfy, $50.
For the best exhibit of ali the products and
growth Of amy Que county, tw" or more counties
competing, 500
For the best collection and display oil fruits grown
IN Florida so, and for the second best, 50.
For The best collection OF the citrus family, %
aud ion The second best, SD
For the best one hundred oranges, so.
For the best display oi Strawberries, $50
For The best collection and display OF towering
and ornamental plants, n"t les than % varieties
and not less than 100 llanla), SD.
For the best market bale OF Sea Island cotton
crown in Florida So and the same amount for the
be / display Of the short staple colt ~.
Best dis play of honey in all IL depart lnrnis OF
production and care, SO
Best display oil honey comb, not less than ten
pounds, so.
Best display OF oil paintings, SID
Best steam engine in operation on the grounds
81.
Best modern cotton Tin in operation on the
grounds, SD.
Best rice hullcr, Florida invention, $40
Best rice mill, Florida inventions, SO,
Best Durham hull, go
Best Aldcrncy bull, $40
Best Jersey bul!, SO
Best ANr,sLire bull, $40
Best native bull $40
Best collection of poultry, $40
Best drilled Infm>N Company, 800, and ~rcond
best, SO.
li.St equipped company, Tournament Knights,
TX ne, Sl'5 second best S5, aud third best,
B,,r drilled Artillery Comrauv so and second
best 50.
Best score made by any rilr team, 200 yards, $50
Best drilled brass or c"rnct band from any county,
so
The above j. only "A partial list OF the premiums,
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Table Talk.

Every lady who prcsides AT table is inter
cstcd To know how she can depend upon having
things come upon the table n she would like
Them. How often are remarks like this mace
" THIS is just my fate; when especially wani \
nice thing somehoto on either, ii t"FnS mt l1oo' ~
A lady expects company for Tea She orders.
for instance, biscuits, and they are brought Il;
HE table heavy and indigesiblr How man"
housekeeperS can testify Ia modification, az
well disappointment, under such circlm
stances 1t may not. however, have occurred To-
them that II is not always the cooks ianii."
Your biscuits cakes, pot-picS puddinss, ETC. etc,
cannot be raised with earth or worthless sah
siitu,es, aud il becomes your own fault Wher
you permit any Baking Powder 10 come into
your kitchen about which You know absolutely
nothing rs To its purity or healthinlncss.
The market is flooded with " uw-priced )"
Baking Powders, gotten up t" make an UNJUST
profit by unscrupulous manufacturers and deal
crs, and it is worthy the attention of all house
keepers To note there is at least one brand OF
Baking Powder distinctly sold upon its merits,
and which can be relied upon for uniform
strength and purity. The Royal Baking Pow
der now known almost the world over as II stand
ard article, has stood the test of nearly quarier
OF Il century, and its friends among the ladies ate
lnuinn
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u" A Word OM the Tariff"

The suhoued remark ale from me D"yieS
town pa Democrat ANA coming from
Democrat editor, and ais" PennSy wanna
editor, " they have weight:
Congressman Hewitt has been giving his views On
the tariff and coming from Democratic member
of Congress- aud also heavy iron manufacturers.
they have weight. They are sonndiy DcmocrA'ic
and re1cc; the sentiment OF the party Tor III" laS'
half century He rejects the theory ol " tlilI I"r
revenue only,' and dcmtulS specific duties on
manufactured products, mot more than sniicitnt
make good the difference in the amount laid iuf
labor IN the production oi any .Nep a'''iS III tuIs
country rs compared with the amount paid Tor the
same labor i'm other countries with which We com
pete" This covers the whole question al pr"lec
ton, and is broad enough tor every man |" stahu
upon 1t clnbOditS the dnctrinr ol tue lalhcFs oi
the Democratic party, and is the essence OF Incl
dental projections While all lcgielation upon sun
jccts in which own penp" and foreigners are III
tere>ted, must necessarily, protect our own "h'n
We Law duties on imports, the protection can "hlN
be iac&yf1l. This is because revenue Is maze lll
itard"o"" Iohjcct If ing duties hN the cnn>li'n
ton, and protection l. the incident A tarln prop
crlV adjusted ON this basis, VIII CIV" our own Pr"
duccr- proper protection from the cheap labor Of
other countries. American productions need nut
mir protection their skill and enterprise VIII ii"
the rest. If the duty hr excessive II lnlnrea mos"
intended 10 he benefited, for il invites too much
competition at home; competition should be h'
tween the American ana l"rSl@ncr, Tor ll''th1
business 1t is 4, Mr.. Hewitt putt il Extra pro
trriiv,. duties merely result in over productions IN
the General dtrangcm rnt of industry. and in cohse
0lcncr suffering to the Workmcn lA The loss "l EN-
ploymcnt and the reduction OF wages one lh'nS
must not bc lost sight oil Whenever we talk ABOUT
living duties, We must have III mind an economical
admins ration of the government. hder 'hi' th'
American producer must be projected 10 the luilcst
extent. The doctrine Of protection Tor the sah'
of protection, contcndrd for half century ago, Is
harrily given mp and the more prac zeal doctrine OF
incidental protection substituted. On tins l'allorln
all Americans should be able To stand
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4 AgriCultNri-tl
Frozen Orange Trees,

When The leaves "i the 0Iang" tres have
been wltcd bl ft,St, il does very little injury Il"
the tr," and The foliage j. quickly replaced ON
the first growth II often truAo 10 make them
fruitful i1u' if The bark of III" trunk begins to
srit tl, tree ~uouil a un". b." SAVED down at
IN. .,lrun! New suckers Will then gov mp
vigorously. and in two or three years Will attain
large ~izc The sucker, should not all BE- re-
r,rlolcd Al once, bul glniu,lly cut away, lay
lne the strongest to replace the mother tree; the
tpp ~nnll!I hr piucjus OF when about ipllr or
iiyc lee, hi.h, Ia IN Ike II send ONT hrtnrhcS. 1t
ill., ~uIrIilutdi- suckers are All taken oil II an
cAliv -ra4r lhr Now 81 sap from The Old root,
via prove }na -IcaI iur he r'lnl.ini,. on, and
often mother l.. Th,i is III reason Why many
tree, h4v, several 'lunl>o II is HE mt'llc of
the ora.gc +" send up only one, winch, when in
jnlr.l. j. replaced by ~,.>rI.i, ton 'hc reason
above lated
Tnr ,l,,.- ~u"uI also be well lcru1cd and
cultivated at "uc,., 10 Inflow "ul an carly aud
strong gr"w,h .e FcbruarN and harden up by
th, middle Of Marcia y nee NAV often split in
one place, Nnilr the buk may mot have been
frozen all aonAd; in lht' ct>'' ca aw ~ HE If"
zen bark vita ~n'tr., knlc, 81 ae /" leave Il
smooth ~uriacc on lhV live larl, ana il will grow
and meet together after INN, but The nee gen
crlily gci~ hollow
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NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION.
The Federal Authorities Lending
Their Aid i'm Its Advancement.

WASHINGTON, January 9,-The President has
appointed the following commissioners to the
Worlds Industrial and Gotten Centennial Expo
siipn of 1881 Charles NJ. Taylor and f. r.
Cnckrcll alternate for the State of Arkansas j.
NJ Phantom and J. b. Pace, alternate, FIR the State
of Virginia. and lIorncr Hamilton for the State
OF Ohio. These appointments were made on the
recommendation OF the Governors OF the respect
i've States
The Postmaster General has sent the follow
ing reply TO The communication received by him
from The Board OF Management OF the Worlds
industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition to
be held nj New Orleans:
10 So,,,ul Mullen, Esq., S.rretary, etc Ne~ orleans
DEAR SIR: | have received your letter Of the 9TH
instant transmitting copy of the resolution
adopted by the Board of Management relative to
the statement To me by West Steeycr to the effect
that the Exposition is under the control of the
Louisiana Lottery Company From what know
of the character of That enterprise and of the gen
tlcmcn connected with il did not suppose that it
was any manner connected with the lottery.
Permit me To express my lively sympathy with the
Exposition, which hope and believe will have an
excellent effect the business interests of New Or
leans and the South generally,
Yours very truly,
w. &. GRESHAM,
General
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y q. Times Democrat
Florida Travel.

The officials OF the l.. and n. road say that
the prospect of travel to This city this winter is
brighter than il has ever been They state that
the facilities offered by the l.. and y. road To
persons spending the winter III Florida are such
that they are induced to visit New Orleans
The H. am, u folks claim that hundreds OF
Northern people who are now located at Jack
sonvie Will during the next two or three months
come to this city for the reason that Though
line of bullet and sleeping cars have made the
Journey pleasant and enjoyable few years
ago the Tip was exceedingly rough, and attended
with many tedious delays, which tourists were
not willing to encounter in ORDER To see the
sights ol New Orleans. These "b>tacltS have
been removed by the arrangement OF The l. and
" road, it l. safe to say that very near all OF the
strangers nov snjournlng III Florida VIII spend
"A short time here before returning To their homes
X The North
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Dade Messenger
The EBrOOksville Tragedy.

The Crescent announces most unfortunate
series OF occurrences which transpired in Brooks
VILE las, week, the nature of which fills with
deep regret the entire community, under all cir
cumstances, however cXcusablc, The taking of
human life is TO he dcporcd, but under the con
ditions related by the crescent, the deed eXcies
The lust resentment and Indignation of every
Iaw-abiling citizen In the land That the mser
able wreiches upon whom the vengeance of the
nrrpctratOIs was visited were of that class
who seemed in their proper element only when
they were disturbing the public peace by daS
lardiy attacks upon some one or other, still they
were in the hands OF the officers OF the law and
under the protection of the law Whatever
their crimes might have been the States mandate
which suspended their liberty for the time, guar
antrcd security OF life and limb in special
sense to them while within the prison walls.
The country cannot be thus outraged by inCon
>idcIatc and vndctvc men, who To wreak their
vengeance set at defiance the laws to peril the
best interests OF the people. The deed is too
cold boodcd and terrible to be excused under any
possible circumstance, and it is the duty of the
aulhoriirs To use every means al their com
mand 10 bring the offenders TO Justice. The
car,rs which led To This horrible deed cannot be
ulctd in cNjcnllation of it. The defenccless
STATE OF the victims, the protection which the
Prison walls were sur posed to afford, and every
incident arising from such reasonably supposed
-crurity renders it OF the most terrible
crimes which can be inflicted upon any people,
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-01-15

10 Tire Eiiifo. IF he N,w Yoyh Ho,@d:
Why does the World Stigmatizc Senator Miller as
Woodpulp ?" Has not he been largely in.
strumcntal in reducing the price OF printing paper
from about ten cents per pound TO about six cents,
thereby enabling newspapers to rcdncc their prices
of subscription Respectfully, 5.
Mr.. Miller and his associates are the owners
OF patents which have chcapcncd printing paper,
but they are nevertheless monopolisis. They have
amused great fortunes, and il they and their
patents were ont of The way other people could
grind up Their saw logs and still further lower the
price OF paper. Two cent papers then might be
furnished for one cent ED. WORLD.
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lCOMMUNICATED.
Henry IL. R';tirb0mk y.

1t has passed into IL proverb that it is the unex
pected that always happens. The death "a MIR.
Fairbanks will illustrate This provcrb. Who
could have predicted IA few moments before the
fatal shot was fired that death was near II
hand? In The prime of manhood, in the splendid
enjoyment OF all those high capacities which con
slute the best and hi CHEST form OF lie, this no
bic man is, without moments notice, called
from the narrow and trivial affairs OF This world
to that High Court of which God is t'iIn-,
Judge But that he was ready To appear Al thu
Great Bar one who knew inn can doubt
The writer OF tn, AID known him for man,
years, aud that h. Was i most useful man thai
he accomplished much good that h. was one ri
our best citizens, this whole community can les
lily,
1t has been said, and we'll said, too,
Honor and Fame from no condition rise,
Act well yonr part, Ills there the Honor lies,
The life OF Mr. Fairbanks well illustrates the
truth contained in the lines of this great muster
oil English verse.
From humble conditions of lie he worked
himself up in thc world, and the day which
ended his existence more than saw accomplished
that which Il few years before he could simply
have hoped for, not being certain th't hi high
hopes-promptcd by love for others would he
most fully realized ere he had reached the nerd
ian Of noble manhood
That he was beloved, and that he loved, that
among men he WIS man, and that ii any are
saved that he will he among the number, no one
who knew him can ever doubt. A FRIEND
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Forest fires very detrimental and citizens
should unite in an effort to adopt some pl m
by which these may be prevented III the iuIurc -
HdklO advertiser.
We hope that all the papers of the State AT
least all whose advocacy will not prejudice the
public mind against this as against anything
they advocate-wil enlist in the crusade against
the ruinous practice of lis burning. Ii i'm
pOverishcs the soil and year by year dlminiohes
the growth OF grass and trees ON the land OF in
dividuals, corporations and that of the public
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On the 9TH instant Colonel f. l.. Ge tchel, n
sporting man and proprietor of Il gaming house
in Jacksonville, was shot and dangerously
wounded by Il young man named ID. IL, Chan
der, lately clerk OF s. Rilzwoller. The Times
Union reporter thus narrates the affair:
IIazcn's saloon is in the bull ding occupied by
Gctchcl. Last evening Chandler Was sitting in the
saloon watching several men playing billiards at
of the tables He went once to the bar ana
had 4 drink aud then resumed his seat Later Col
mel Getchel, who had been riding his handsome new
horse, came into the room, when Chandler rose,
went towards him and said, " nave been ruined in
your place, and you must take the consequence lie
drew revolver and fired, missing the Colonel, but
fired second time, hitting his victim in inc abdo-
men, on the left side, just above the spot In his
clothes where his watch rested. Then he walked
out and went down the street. Colonel Getchel re
treated to the end of the billiard table falling partly
across il, saying, " He has shot me- tie was re-
moved to his room up stairs where he now lies IN Il
critical condition.
Chandler is under arrest awaiting the result OF
the wound he inflicted.
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With This issue TN.

With This issue the (0uricr enters upon its
twentieth year; for nineteen long years 1t has
stood the storms ni adversely with some spots of
sunshine and prosperity. To-day we begin a
new year tnll OF encouragement over the past,
with an outfit lar superior 10 anything ever be
fore in the county and in financial condition
that by no means dscouragcs us for the future
Neither the CDuripy nor our mercantile business
owes IL dollar that cannot be- paid any minute
with little surplus lett to delray expenses for
the present year Mnrianna Courie1.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-01-15

Tho State in a Presidential contest Is y"
close to indulge in sectional preference III ''''
tinn TO he Gubernatorial honOrs WINE VIC "'
doubtedIy prefer a South Florida man, anu ~
heve thu there are many in this portion ~ '"N
State fully capable for the position referred 10
who would most assuredy carry the DemocI'"s
.lmnner on 10 success, vel if the representatives
OF the pes.rle in convention think otherwise wiz WIZ
then it is not only our duty, hui that oil Eva a
Democrat who has the success OF the l'a n1,ao.
heart, to support the nomiuec--hty We" D'"''
c1Mf
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Hotel Arrivals.


Lively, city: ! Bnrrcll. savannah |. & cummins
Cfale@lon G'orse Nix Macon; Ga F c currcr, E
Ala Amos Graft, Knoxville. Tenn Q J II Summers,
Jack-nariIe W Moore. ST Louis; II NJ Coleman, John
K"sS m@' t? we%c3 9cupor e Ky Bait
zc f IL Poole f. rnandina Sol Mct'arty, Michael Car
Live U,k, Fla: ! Smith, Jr. Jasper, Fla Qnncy
Wright: south Carolina; George Henry Alden Charlotte
e: Lively. city: Geo NhcInu Deans. Jacksonville :.
GcnJ Il.Armand, Philadelphia, Pa & w Walker san
ford: Fla: d Maxwell Florida ID McDnusild Quin
t,aapr'is rhio; l. IL Parker. Louis T Hunter
Louisville; Chult~ /. Brown. W Miller. Alspansh
Adrian Mich l. 1imm"ns. city: " sesur and wife,
Adrian. Mich Jones. Atlanta Charles Plumb and
Il Brig,. and wife Albany y Y Jacob Meize, Phladel
phs Amos IIariridge, Knoxville, Tenn; W Fuller
Pitskcr. st I.ui~ + y Hall Waldo Fla Dynison OK
ford Mhh collins, city J (;arwood. Marietta Ca
f" " spn p"Gr ,'"FS m "s F Go"
W W F>imblc Savannah; W Lee. Jacksonville Alex
James u Clinton, Columbus Ohio Pope MeMichael l1 t
ogrwcll, Glendale Fla: II B lIillyard. savannah
PEI singer, N ID. tampte, La
ST JAMES HOTEL.
{ b i'nkhill Pensacola, Fla Chas Jones, Monigom
cry e Eduds Boston, Mass E Grant, Law ny
Thomas J sheppard, Bristol. Fla; W Martin and WE
Mount Pleasant / F liiman, Qnincy W EColi"n; wa
Co, Texas o Paul An2n.ta Ga L ID Palmer Nan an
ret. Atlanta: e Cooper. st Augustine; Robert lay
lor, FC&W n; 7 Gull Sa>rnhen, Scotland, fia.
VI
chce V 5 Williams. Fla ; >chrincr. savannah;
Finchcs. w X F'nrhes, Clay county Ga : Ne+oni;
Eml'orl, Fla G johnson. savannah: Mr. Martin aiu
wife. Quincy Fla Denham. Ir, Lawrence lenha"S
Waknlla Fla Pasco Christie Monticello; W ,n'
Gull Sanford VI ID Beard. } VI Cook city " + ToS S
we'll Leon comfy. Fla John Lawrence. mn, m
Gabriel KILLER, Marianna w Scay, Camilla Ga In"s
Mitchell Quincy ID 4 (iilchrist. Glen Julia tapl u
Porter, city Alfred Thompson. Chester, Pa Johh
Ashley. Gainesville J Ramsey, Dallas, Texas;
Weeks, New York City: Baldwin. Monticello =
,t;irsrdean jacksonville.
EoS HOTEL.
q Charles. city " Bruce and wife, burlington y
.Sammc = Chandler. Boston; W Baker, Atasl11; !" II
Coes, Philadelphia: ID 7 Patterson Florida; Jh94s ~
Fisher. G. Fisher VIM Fisher. Baltimore: Sis !,
IMAM, ] Wall. Tampa; a Hanson: Barrow. man
Webb, II, ifax; George Wheaton Deans II II but
u & COOPER, Jacksonville: Sam Stern, Baltimore; /
Frank, Philadelphia; Robinson Wallace. Jackson,
Me 'leIlun, Maranna; Wm Blount. Pen~icoraht
Greene Fla: Benz Lidden Marianna: Charles ore. 4
Akron ohio: Coleman u: J II urnor Baln hios
r. Glover, brooklyn, Y; George Lgowsky Clncln n A.
Ohio; ID Goldsmith. Savannah; Graceo SnaA Ash
.tanta: James ii Jones Cary G; solomon r"a,es
ile, G; Thoma- Deahunty, Philadelphia '"'
Snndcl, ''hicago; PHILIPPE Becky, Baltimore
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Library Movement ~ Success asE~
..amiZatiOn Board az
Directors Elected.

The most enthusiastic meeting yet held lor the
purpose of establishing public library wa 'hai
at the Leon Hotel Thursday alterno"n, al
o'clock, when this movement which has E"eb
steadily growing in interest for several week:
past, resulted III provisional organic .ioh, i$lr!
the election of a Board oil Directors. ::
The Secretary being called on tor list O r,n,,
tributors. with the amounts subscribed nv cat a.
read as follows
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Written for the FIoRIDIAN.l
DRIFTED APART.
ny J. p. rIrZGERALp.

ny ,. r. FITZGERALD.
Ont on life boundless sea,
Meath cloudless skies OF blne.
Ger ripping. sunlit waves,
or changeful, radiant hue
Two frail barks met.
They glidet gently down
The current swift and wide;
Soft zephyrs famed their sails,
Az they fingered side by side;
Full fair the hours
Was it an adverse wind
Or n luckless turn of the tide '
They have drirted apart All me
Lies ocean is deep and wide,
And wild the waves.
Will the barks c'er meet again
OR, over the waters between.
Shall storms and tempests arise
TIL at last on shores unseen
They anchor eternally,
WAsmNGToN, January 5th, 1854.
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George Butler in Washington Post.
lsreaf Work doing On.

Mr. Mackry and Mr. Flood have bought silver
mine, in Mexico for $450,O0O They were
brought TO HE attention OF the bonanza men by
the Hon. Thomas Ochiltree aud 800 unasscssi
BILE shares are registered in his hume. The mines
are not to be placed on the market, but are to be
developed and worked by the bonanza firm
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WAsuINaToN, January 1.-THE meeting 6"
the stockholders of the Florida Ship Canal Com
pany adjourned to-day, after adopting pro-
gruinme submitted by the Board OF Directors au-
ihorzing the issue Of first preferred six per cent.
stock, and opening subscription books therefor
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-01-15

The sudden assaults of" old Boreas " rcmiatl
us OF the balmy breezcs Of Sunny Florida. WY
u man of wealth should spend his winters in I IT.
frozen North is an enigma we could never solve.
We don't wish to die until after, some time atlef,
we are able TO, and have, found IA home in tie
Southernmost State-The q. Shu6ert, Ne6.