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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-12-23
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Asussuusnast - - Hian1ln Esus
~ rsusnfay wri<ssn somsthing $780,
TnlInknsss I'D Lson .sD1nsy-s1n sstl
AssD Ihn1knssss he ssys:
TaIlnAalsssis alupy ely Of Ire 70. gs.ss-
- = Ia psuud q ~ -. - -
malennmee whieA ksers dekfh from her pillow
out q tAe rmsiR IT byxuue syseem md from
hr petition - cxpiinl Of the State
And IN order 20 sustain his assertion
that TaIlahassee II @hopeless of the fa-
ture" tasd his expressed opinion thst
Ralstka should be inside the capitai), he
proceeds to xecuse the soil Of Leon county
Of being worn out, and washed down
from the hills to Gil valleys with sand.
Obviously 1t Is his idea-an idea peculiar
to his peninsular habitat-that sand is soil !;
otherwise how could that which left the
hill as soil be sand in the valley? If he
bases his forebodings of the decadenee of
Tallahassee upon the wearing out of the
soil of Leon, they viii never be realized.
The soil OF Leon will never wear out If
washed from a hill into the valley it re-
mains there; aud the hill surface LETT bare
becomes fertile by exposure, and this
work of periodically replacing our soil
may 60 on for ages, so deep below the
surface extend the elements of its fer
tility. Why, a learned geologist told us
not long since that the hill country of
Leon was once plain, and that the hills
were formed by the process of ''pluvial
denudation were washed into hills by
the action of rainwater. This mighty
washing did not leave them bare of soil
and barren. for the fact is our soil goes
all the ray doscn-and go does the sand OF
our correspondent country. Our hills are
made of soil clear through, and phosphate
deposits have been found fifty feet below
the surface-fertilizers way down there
and we don't know how much lower
When wind-dried and sun-burned wastes
of sand shall still be little better than de-
serts hundreds of wears hence, the noble
hills of Leon will still be green-clad with
| stately trees or growing crops. Their sol
will wear out only when they do. We viii
| admit. however. for the comfort of the
correspondent, that exhaustlng culture
has temporarily impaired the fertility o
some tracts of land, but their permanent
value is little affected. Intelligent man
agement and small outlay will soon re
store the exhausted properties of the soil
and it will be found fully as profitable II
bring up our old landsto original produc
| tiveness AZ to clear our new land of tn
heavy forest growth and get it IN good till
1.-THE filth and rank fertility of its colder
youth
| Tallahassee is not "hopeless of the fu
ture," nor depressed in the present, 70
she has q firmly settled, established Vi
tality which de6es decay When cite
that are builded on sand shall lose thei
inflated values, fictitious prosperity, an
go down in ruin, Tallahassee, seated o
her Everlasting hills" queen of the Mic
die. will still be rich and robust from tn
resources of the inexhaustible lands c
| Leon
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-12-23

That all patriotic Fioridlans should 49,.
ten cents To the FIorida silk flag fund
That despite the inclement weather a. 81. 81
trade is good.
That 1t was really distressing to Sc
handsome and gallant ysung men ,o;.. ?. ~
to the entertainments at Gallie's ban -. -
The young ladies must have foryo,,ep -. -
- Leap Year. If il really was an -. 81
their part, the young ladies are ro;ur :. - !
the ameRde honorable by giving a T..
hop At the Leon -
That real estate men are busy show;us.
ess the attractions of the hiI city aud -.
That she hopes the Seventh Anuu.t ~.
Florida FAIR, to be held At Tsllahsa.er -.
week in January, win be grand s,ce..
That Strangers IN the city should VI, H..
sisy Library.
That tramps are avoiding Tallahas.ee -.
they are too proud or ashamed to wora -
dislike 70 be compelled to work-in =. -
gang
That ali the Tallahassee hotels d;-,a.....-
bunting this season.
That to-msrrow night she will hang 49,
well. ven will find it in tine usual -.
pended from the mantle piece, and i n {.
large enough to hold a turkey or a suuss...
fruit cake Ne egg nog.
Tennessee wagon
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-12-23

A youth from Peru, South Florida, hzxisEun
a note IN the TIases- Union, g suggesting ihzkfM
ciaritabiy inclined could not do betsw -
sending to the inmates Of the Asylum, pssss6
&c, for Christmas" has recently sent to hi
g. Randolph, very kind and thoughtfnf l<lsn
enclosing a dollar, saying II was all he wnak
to give. but to buy something nice for the IN
aud afflicted inmates with it. He only rsxrnt
ms inability u give more
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-12-23
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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-12-23


comes to US with a new and admirable
feature, being page devoted to educa-
tional matter, entitled /" State Journal of
Education" and edited by Hon. Albert
J. Russell, State Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction, whose Introductory article
we subjoin
sALTTATORY.
In assuming the conduct of the Educatisnal
Department of this journal we ise most sensibly
the importance and responsibility of our task
In the whole country State by State and in
every community and locality the work OF pspa-
lar education is not only attracting the attention
but exciting profound interest m the hearts of
all good and true citixenA This apirif is peculi-
arily commendable in cur cpunfry. where every
man is expected to exercise the grandest privii-
eyes OF citizenship ever bestowed upan mortal
man, country whose perpetuity and prosperity
depends upon the intelligence and virtue Of It's
citizens especially is it commendable in the
Southern States, where % many millions nf vot-
ers who were totally ignorant ae IN the ees1omy
of our government were made such almost with
q dash Of the pen, and right glad are We to knsw
they are nobiy performing the work, steadily ad-
vancing upon the up grade.
To assist in this grand and giorious work is
the one object Of this department. We shall in
cur humhle way strive To lend Is strnng help
ing hand rs we may. specially In our own be-
loved Florida Weare aware Of some Of the dam
gers attending the great work. OF the insidh'us
enerafiing iutp otherwise wholesome ps&ns. We
KNOW Of the ever burning inventive genius IF the
American and tine ever prumpfing dcEire to- nm
prove and more rapidly advance, and we know
Of the evil results s0anstimes accruIug
To expnse these aud earnestly WARN the unssis-
pecfing, M axdently hsad mp and sustain the
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PROGREss AT THE EXPOSITION.


The following telegram from Director
General Burke lzst Saturday is brief re-
cord of progress at the Exposition to that
date:
The week closed with good feeling. Three
hundred Car loads of exhibits have arrived since
YESTERDAY. and the cargoes of the steamers
Obock, Explorer and Arden began 10 reach the
Exposition to-day. These vessels brought part
Of The Russian, French, English, and the entire
Belgian display, the latter containing two hun
dred and forty seven exhibits The Arden
brought a magnificent collection of tropical
plants from the Royal botanical institute OF ia
maica, and a complete exhibit of products Of the
island for exhibition in the main building The
exhibits OF Russia, Belgium, Austria, HUNGARY,
Italy, France, Great Britain, Mexico, Erai1,.
Portugal, China Japan, Siam. GaafemalA, San
Salvador, Costa Rica, British Honduras, Euanish
Honduras, Brazil and Venzuela, will be fuliy in
position hefore the FIRST Of January as tisy are
now being installed.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-12-23

TenRsnsee Wa&on4
To close cut my stock Of the eeseku~s.a -
Wagons, viii sell II juss what they cot
u WRw
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-12-23

Ny gaxe lift above these palaeed plaius
Where Peace her prcudest victory maintains
Remembering thoee never may forget
And ~ the eye the enphvrean gaine
lie Soto smiles and Joiie1 and Marquette
And brave La Sake and Ibervilie are there
This consummAfion of their dreams to share
They with Beinville. greet from on high
To all the rinmphs Of this day co-heir-
Such names. aach deeds, such heroes never die
Here smiles their fair faced Loulsizua 10
Mere fraction Of her regal seif-buf Oh
A spendid fraction stili Behold she sssnCs
With lips that with their gl&duese overflow
And welcomes for the world In her sweet hands
The blood Of Spain 10 warm upon her cheek
The IRE Of France h sparkling in her eve
And Creole grzces sit upon her brow
And tune the witEhiug sdence of her voice
Her sweeE-szpped cane deids glitter IN the lighr
Their iocHnd juices revealing In the stalks
Which shake their shining pennons In the wind
Her opuient magnolia year by wear
Ksbuiide iEs idle Villages, and sends
Its pomp Of perfume cut 10 freight the air:
While that white blessing which God gave the world
The bounteoue cotton In ffs npened grace
o Ct regal acres spreAde its frostiess snow
The tawny river the explorer found
A lonely monarch IN a wilderness
Now, commerce-erowned goes sweeping 10 the sea-
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-12-23

ed Sssses would have &c ksep forces In
readiness by land and sea 10 resent viola
tions of our right of domain, and 70: de-
fsnd our canal property. 1t would re q
vulnerable point of empire, And any csse of
half dozen naval powers eoald hold the
whip over US by threatening it's seiss.ure,
and force us TO terms to avoid q WAC, In
which our arms must be defeated. This,
unlss we keep up with other powers in
constantly improving 4 navy not yet
built, but which should be-->seapal on NO
canal.
The agitztiOn in the interest Of re
form of the municipal govsrnnsant of
Pessacola has resulted in tbs nominnrion
of . tickst composed of both Denociass
and Repahlicana, white and eolorsd. at
the hsad Of it for Mayor is ". FL Huash-
inson, the Democratic SHERIFF al tine
csuuty, who during two terms has feIiy
proved his capacity and inoegrity - an
oliniA:. The Republican. oppose shis
ticass with one headsd by Mayor Geo. s.
Wells, and including . naambsr of utasr
sfksiah Of the present gesssament that
lie RsfnEmsn aze sspsciallT anxSeaas 10
ssun ouk" The sys Of sRsaiseoiH's
iinksr sitia tint have isnE pixiiid lar
pws1isn.snf nm sn hx, asx thsis aRm-
- uitA har N Tn sEmxsse shSAascF
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-24
Culture of Celery.

Correspondence Weeks Monthly.
am a farmers wife, with natural liking for
all good vegetables, and if the guide mon" can
not get time to care for them, | do myself, with
some help For several years l have tried to
raise celery, and have at last succeeded in rails
ing the best | ever saw. At first had it set
out in the garden. but in never grew tall enough
to ad nit OF blanching, so L adopted the practice
of taking it up and putting it into barrels in the
cellar late IN the fall, and waited for
sprouts to grow. After while 1 found that the
and more than they could get so far from the
house. | raise the plants in hot-bed, sowing
the seeds in April, and like the dwarf kinds best
For two years l have used Turner's incompara
Bile dwarf white. Fresh seeds are indispensable
About the middle of July have trench made
near the house. where we can throw all of
clean waste water. The trench is about twenty
inches deep and two feet wide. Into this is put
well-rotted manure to the depth of four five
inches; then covered with about four inches of
soil. The plants are set in two rows, six inches
apart and the plants about four Ave
inches apart In this way the two rows
can be blanched by drawing the soil up
ON each side and pushing it through between the
plants. use a small trowel, doing that part of
the work myself. getting the man to loosen the
dirt and draw it near the rows. Care must be
taken to hold the stalks close together while the
dirt is being heaped around them We COM
mence using early, and in November have the
remainder put in the cellar We have dirt
thrown IL through a cellar window and plant the
roots firmly watering them about once month.
The plants are in fine condition all winter long.
When brought to the table the celery is perfect
ly delicious and many of the stalks measure
over two inches across.
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ElseMhere.

BUFFALO, Dec. 23.-Cattle - Receipts to-day,
3S5 head receipts consigned through III cars
The market dull and prices unchanged; sales
were made of extra steers at $5900625 fair to
good native shipping steers, $l1005.7o Canada
stockers, So so.
Sheep and Lalnbs-Receipts to-day, 2 400 re-
ceipts consigned through Ia carloads. The market
dull weak and lower for common grades;
mon to fair sheep, So 9345; good to choice So 60
al; feeders, 81 10 al. %; Canada lambs SIS %
Hogs-Receipts to-day 5000; receipts consigned
through II carloads. The market fairly active
and shade higher; good to choice Workers 1920
4.35; good medium weights. 1925 04.35; choice
heavy $43504.45; pigs, $4.2044.25.
CHICAGO. Dec. 23.-The Drovers' journal re-
uorts: Hogs--Rcceipts, 10000: shipments. $500
closed weak; rough packing 81. 1004.30; packing
and shipping, $4 80 "a So; light 81. 10 04.40 skps
$500.
Cattle-Receipts. 6,Oo0; shipments, 1000 The
market was active; good grades Toe higher, export
steers So rs D6. %; good choice shipping ST. 70
$3.50; common to fair, $40475 Texas steers, So
al.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 5000 shipments
1000. The market was dull and lower common to
fair, $2a2.75i medium to good, 81 80 3.75; choice
SIS. 80 04.10.
of which "A carload go to British markets: 26 car
loads to the city trade all consigned to saughterers
direct dressed beef fair SO So common to good city
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 1000 Market was
fair and prices steady; extremes, SIS. % 05.624 ~
cwt for sheep; $475 06. 25 p cwt FOR Lambs dressed
mutton firm at $6OS: dressed lambs 500.
Hogs-Receipts 3,400. Market nominally steady
at $4,000. 60 $S cwt.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 23.-The Live Stock Indi-
Gator reports; Cattle-Receipts. 415. The market
was steady: export cattle So 1005 90 good to choice
shipping steers, $4.5004.90 common to medium,
So. So "a. 40 stockers and feeders SIS. 6004; native
Hogs-Receipts, $500 The market opened Zoe
higher but closed weak sales were made at $1,000
4.3O.
Sheep-Receipts, $40. The market was active;
fair to good muttons, $2.5003.
ST LOUIS. Dec. 23.-Cattle - Receipts, 300;
shipments, 400 Only local trade done at previous
prices.
Sheep and Lambs - Recepts 100; shipments,
500. The market steady; common to medium
sheep So 2503; choice, So. 20 04.25i fancy sheep,
So $3.50.
market was active and firm; light hogs. 81 10;
packing 81. 10 04.25i heavy, 81 150430.
EAST LIBERTY, Dec. % Cattle - Receipts,
6l5; shipments. 1,176. Market slow and un-
Hogs-Receipts, 13OO shipments, 6O0o The
market was Slow Phiiadelphias $4.35 "a 49, York
ers "a. 2004.30.
Sheep-Roceipts, $780, shipments, 5000 The
market was demoralized and 25c off from yesterday $
prices.
CINCINNATI Dec. 23.-TIoes firm; common and
light; $3.40 04.40: packing and butchers, $4.250
AGO Receipts ,S00 shipments, $50.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 23-Hogs higher at $40
4.4O
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-24

BRADFORD Dee 22--The crude oil market was
slightly frfner with small advance. Total National
Transit and Tdekater yesterday, not reported.
Total shipments. s6,375 brls. Charters p 302 brs
Clearances, 4472,G0O brIs. National Transit Com
pav certificates opened 7412c and closed at rs sc;
highest price during the day, 7Gc lowest price,
74l2c,
OIL CITY Dee. 23.-The market opened with Ma
tohal Transit COMPANY certificates at 4sc; highest
nrice 76c, lowest price II lsc and closed at 55sc.
Sales to-day aggregated 92s 600 brls. Cearances,
6314 600 brls. Runs, II ,603 brls. Shipments,
l94 6l5 brs Charters Of 302 brls. Oil City Oil
Exchange stock, $500 per share bid $3.50 asked.
PIrTSBURG, Dec. 23.-The petroleum market
was dull; United pipeline certificates opened at "a SIC
declined to 7412c, advanced to 76c, and closed at
765ac,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-24

January, 11.1oc February, 11.o9c: March. 11.21e;
April. 11.33c May, 11.44c; june 1866 July,
ll.61c August 1l77c; September, 11.45c.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 23.-Cotton strong; mid
to Great Britain. Is 4SO bales; continent. $3.50
bales; sales. 5000 bales; stock hand, 1913, 455
bales.
MEMPHIS. Dec. 23.-Cotton steady; middlinc
10 3-16c receipts 1865 bales; shipments, 2.205
bales stock on hand. l37,72o balesi sales, 300
bales.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 23.--Cotton firm; middlins,
lol4c; sales 500 bales receipts 1000 bales; ship
ments, 3 600 bales; stock on hand, AT 900 bales
CINCINNATI, Dec. 23.-Cotton strong and higher
middling l0lac.
LOUISVILLE. Dec. 23.-Cotton frm middling
10l4c.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-24
TRADE AND COMMERCE..
Business in Wholesale Markets Sluggish
Retail Trade Active.

Business in Wholesale Markets Sluggish
Retail Trade Active.
TNDIASAPoLIs, Dec, 49,
AS would be expected the wholesale trade is
sluggish and merchants are preparing to take
account of stock. Retail business especially that
incident to the holiday trade, is active and prom
ises to compare favorably in volume with that of
former years. In commenting on the trade of
the past year, the Indianapolis Grocer says:
taThe cholera, it is true, did not cast its black
shadow over US, but there has been plague in
manufacturing banking, mining, merchandising
and railroading, which to capital has brought
rapid dissolution and decay. 1t is a great com
fort to be hopeful; to have faith il ones town,
State, country; to believe in the hereafter of bus
mess; to dig solid chunks of sunshine out of
considerable breath of darkness. We take our
stand there believing that all things work to-
eether for good. The steady readiustments are
not lessening Failures are not only constant
but many. The whole system OF trade is going
through punishment for its many sins; men
must suffer and 60 down and others step in and
miss the mistakes of their predecessors Some
will do this and succeed; others go heedlessly on
in the same-well beaten path and go down; but we
believe the majority will be wiser by experience.
And to this, more than all else do we ascribe
our faith in permanent betterment. The pros
and cons of the Spanish treaty are having n wide
circulation. and while the treaty may not be OBJ
iectonable to the mass of the people, we look
Cor much pressure towards its suppression. The
December showing of merchandise shipped will
not be a disappointment; the demand is for gen
eral stock and is running lighter for heavy goods
the canned goods purchases are less than usual
at this season, but earlier in the year there was
heavy distribution. Foreign fruits show con-
siderable activity Coffees are dull, and I'm
roasted have the preference, Sugars find no
free buyers even at the low-down prices. Oils
active and easy. New Orleans molasses firm at
The late advances Syrups are engaged in a
free fight, and the question of first cost doesn't
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-24
Danger FROM Impure water on Farms.

Danger from impure Water on Farms.
New York Tribune.
1t is astonishing how careless even intelligent
and well educated people are in respect to
dangers from impure water have seen wells
sunk not over thirty feet deep in baPnyards
from which stock got their drink, and families
who drew supplies from wells not 100 feet dis
lance from filthy yards. ] remember that Mr.
Geddes once stated that the water in certain
we'll was found to be very deleterious in con
sequence of impurities fltering into the soil
from filthy rubbish lying on the ground more
than 1000 feet away from the WE'LL This
drained into a vein of water a considerable
depth below the surface, and this vein was the
spring which fed the we'll By inattention to
sanitary measures, the moment our watering
places become tolerably populated, fevers, dyph-
iberia and other diseases are generated. Some
of my friends got sick at these resorts in the
summer and some of the attacks proved fatal
70 dwellers in towns the danger from the
sources mentioned is great and ever present but
in the larger places considerable attention is
given by the authorities to sanitary measures.
In the country no such can be given to pre-
serving the health of the people. They must de-
pend upon their own efforts, their watchful-
ness, and their own knowledge of the
sources of danger and the means to be
adopted for avoiding the risks incurred IN
fortunately a knowledge of the measures
that should be adopted does not always lead to
prompt and efficient action. Not few compar-
atively well-to-do families in the country con-
tinue using, day after day, and year after year.
believing are impure. The custom of permitting
live stock to depend for almost their entire sup
ply of water upon stagnant pools, is almost uni
versal in prairie regions This has been one
and the principal cause of the inferiority of the
butter made in such regions Farmers wives
noted in the East as successful makers of gilt
edge butter. found that in their new homes
on the plains of Kansas, Nebraska
Iowa and Illinois, they could not
make butter fit for a human be
ing to eat That which was produced
sold for prices far below the figures that a really
good article would have brought, thus reducing
considerably tie income from the farms of those
States. There is good reason for believing
that the use of stagnant water has promoted if
it did not induce the ravages of epidemic diseases
among swine, and that it has caused the loss of
hundreds of cattle from what is popularity known
as milk sickness. These diseases have. cost the
farmers of the West millions of dollars While
it is not certain that Uhey could have been pre-
vented by furnishing TO the stock an ample sup
ply of pure water, it is more than likely that
drinking-water swarming with minute organisms,
as stagnant water usually is, has had much to do
with causing the maladies