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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-07-30
FOUR O'CLOCK p. NJ.

The Convention resumed its session.
President Pasco in the chair.
The following communication was received
from State Treasurer Grill:
TREAsURER's OFFICE,
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, July 20, 1885.
Hon SAMUEL PAsCO,
Pesident of the Convention
DEAR SIR In reply to 4 resolution of this
date, calling for detailed statement showing
what amount OF the appropriation made by the
Legislature for the Convention has been paid
out" would respectfully state that have paid
to date Complrolers warrants Expenses of Con-
vention) amounting TO the sum of three thousand
three hundred and seventy-One and 70 100 dol
lars. For detail " for what purpose il has been
paid" l would respectfully refer you to the
Comptroller. Very respectfully yours
E. s. GRILL, Treasurer
Which was read.
The consideration of Article XIV, on Suffrage
and Eligibility, was resumed The question was
upon the substitute for section l, offered by Mr.
BlOunt; which was adopted
Section was passed without amendment
Section was passed without amendment
Section was adopted without amendment.
Section was adopted without amendment.
Section was passed without amendment.
Section was struck out.
Mr.. Mann gave notice that he would on TO-
morrow move TO reconsider the vote by which
section was struck out
Mr.. Turnbull gave notice that he would on
tomorrow move to reconsider the vote by which
section was passed.
Section was read.
Mr.. YOnge moved 10 amend a. follows Strike
out in line z, section 8, Article XIV, the words
"by the Clerk of the Circuit court" aud insert
" OF the legally qualified vOterA"
Pending discussion, the Convention took q
recess until o'clock tonight
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FORTY.FIRST DAY.
EsriAY, Jslv 90, l.


The Convention met pursuant H. adjournment
President Pasco in The chair.
A Quorum present.
Mr. Rogers offered the following resolution
WHEREAS, Under the mos strici economy the
expcnses OF this Convention have exceeded The
amount appropriated by the Legislature, VIZ
xi5 600: and Whereas, The Stats officials de-
cline to pay the expenses ot this convention to
AN amount exceeding the; sum- appropriated
therefor therefore, be II
Ordnined. That the President os this Conycn
ton be and he is hereby authorizes 10 appoint a
committee of FIVE he Che PfesideEt to be chair
man of said committee, whose duty il shall be
TO consider and provide ample wigs aud means
IN negotiate the loan OF sufficient sum oi
money 10 de(ray the expenses u this Convcn'
ton; laid over
Mr. Love, Chairman OF the Consrnittce on Mis-
cellaneous Provisions, made the following re-
CONVENTION HAIR,
TALLAH assoc, FLA, july 90, 1885 {
Hon. SAMUEL PAsco,
Presilent of tie Contention
SIR. Your Committee on Misce. ianeous Pro-
Visions 10 whom was reierrcd-
Additional section No. 10, in relation to the
State University, by Mr.. Walker, Jr., respect
fully report that they find thai said institution is
a Driyate one operated solely by ivivate enter
prise. and the State having no moIs.lary interest
therein whatever your committee q mot see the
Justice or proprcty of assuming Encouragement
and control of the same by the State Your
Committee therefore recommend ttsat said addi-
ti0nal section be laid on the table, Your CON-
mittee have also examined addiiioAal section in
relation TO the redemption Of landf sold under
legal process, by Mr.. Randall ana recommend
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of the death Of General Ulysses 8. Grant with
the deepest sorrow that bis time, the most
eventful in this country's history, brought him
forth q historic character, who - civilian, SOL
der and statesman has commanded the atten-
ton and admiration not only Of this republic bu t
of every civilized nation. His achievements IN
war and In peace have filed the world with his
praise that his greatness does not belong to any
section of his country. He struggled in
war to preserve the Union of the
States in peace TO maintain the Union
in the hearts of the whole people !;
that we tender the family of the illustrious dead
our sincere sympathy and coincidence; that a
copy of these resolutions DO entered upon our
Journal, engrossed and forwarded to Mrs. Grant
and supplied to the public press
J. F. MCCLELLAN,
JAMES r. CHALLEN,
A. f. MAXWELL,
l.. w. BETHEL,
DAvIDS WALKER Jr
Which was read.
Appropriate addresses were made by Messrs.
Challen, Baker, Maxwell and ConOver.
Mr.. COnOver moved the adoption of the reso-
luton; agreed TO.
Mr.. Baker moved that as a further tribute to
the memory Of General Grant, the Convention
do now adjourn until tomorrow at o'clock
A. M.
Adjourned
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The Georgia Midland Railroad is having
quite boom In Columbus, Ga, and q large
amount Of money has been subscribed to aid in
lis construction. 1t this road Is built it is proba-
BILE that it will be extended to Bainbridge.-
Quincy Herald.
Is it not also probable that it will be
extended to Tallahassee ? If 80, it would
be in the route of the sometime projected
line intended to traverse the State from
its northern boundary in a southeasterly
direction to the lower Atlantic coast OF
the Peninsula, aud which would supply
the most direct communication with the
central Southern and Northwestern
States. Such route would take the road
through the orange belt and across the
tracks of the principal railroads Of the
State, which would be its feeders, and it
would be assured large share in the
travel and traffic of Florida.
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FOUR oCLrCE r. VI

The Convention resumed ~ sc-~' N.
President Pasco in lhe :hAr.
quorum present.
The consideration OF Article Mi. on Ccl>u>
and Appointment, Was resumed.
The question was upon psciI.. section , OF
the Minority Report in place OF se~i"n ot the
Majority Report; which vas not aLreeJ To.
Mr. Taylor offered the following Substitute for
section l:
The Legislature at lis first revf~ion after the
ratification OF this Constitution sual apporilon
the representation in the House &: Representa-
tiycs as near as may be according 10 population.
But each county in the State shall have one
Representative, and no county Shall have eX-
ceedng three Representatives, aad The whole
numh,r of Representatives shats not exceed
sixty-eight
Mr.. Cook offered the following substitute:
SECTION l. The apporuonmcnt 81 Representa-
tiyes in the House of Representatives shall toe
made from time to time upon ihe following
LASTS to-w;.: There shall be one Representa-
I'VE for each county there shall BIZ one addition
al Representative for the FIST twelee hundred
voters from each county, hire shat be one other
additional representative tor the :icXt twenty
four hundred voters, from each county, there
shall be one other additional representative Tor
the next thirty six hundred voters, from each
county and the representation shat he increased
nv the Legislature upon the additiAn To its voters
al n number double the last preceding number
upon which representative has teen allowed,
and in forming new counties representation
shall he allowed upon the torcgoISg basis
Mr.. Mcclellan moved 10 rrcomnat the entire
Article, together with depending substitutes for
section |, to The Committee on Ce;.sus and APP
porlionment; agreed 10.
Article VIII, on Counties and Ciiies, was read
a third time
Mr.. Yonge offered to am nj as follows In
sert ANY" between from ard c,aInty,' IN sec
lion 3, line Z. Strike nut lettc' "a before
"County Assessor and County. collector and
County Treasurer" in section 6, snfs and 8
and insert that of" before Cou!iy Assessor,
and "who" of Treasurer in sar,sc section and
lines Strike out the word tax between l!it
words Assistant and Assessors in section I
line Z. Insert the words "or appointed after
-,lec,ed." in section Z, line 10; agrees TO- and Ar
ticle VIII was then pass. a.
The Majority and Minority Exports of the
Committee on Census and Apr'sfionment 10
whom was referred an ordinances looking 10 n
division OF the State were read
Mr. Mcclellan moved The Adoption of the ma
jority report; adopted
The Convention adjourned until O'Clock A.
NJ. Tuesday, 2oih
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Not that Road.

Efforts are being made by our Tallahassee
neighbors to get up funds for building the T., T.
and g. r. r., by private subscription. There
is ample capital along the line of this pro-
posed road to build it. But the public has been
deceived 80 much already about this roud that
we tear it will be a difficult matter to persuade
them that any scheme will prove successful.
This is unquesionably an important road IL
Townsville, and a little indifference on our
part may cause us to lose it altogether. Thorn
asville needs another outlet and she needs II very
much homdsriUe Enterprise, July IS.
We beg to correct an obvious error
into which our ThOmasville contemporary
has fallen, inasmuch as he confounds the
present undertaking to build road from
Tallahassee, to some point on the line of
the Savannah, Florida and Western, with
a former attempt to construct from this
place to Thomasvile under charter for
such specific purpose. 1t is a new enter
prise that is now in progress and under
new auspices. The people have taken
the business in hand, and meeting of
citizens having empowered a Board OF
Trustees, these are receiving subscriptions
OF land and money in order that a suffi-
cient fund may be raised to secure the
construction of the road. If our Georgia
ncighbors wish the road built quickly.
they can join the people of Leon in sub
scribing lands or money. The Trustees
arc citizens of the highest standing in
this community and wherever they are
known, and their names not only give
solidity to the enterprise but are assur-
ance that it will be managed in the wisest
and iairest manner
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The Times Union has changed CORE,
spondents up here. Mr.. Choate, who
has for long time been the representa-.
tive of that journal at this place, has
turned over his commission to Mr.. E. d,
Moreno, a rising young journalist from
Pensacola, and nephew of Mr.. Dorr, the
popular editor of the ITALIA.
hassee Correspondence Jacksonville Her.
aid
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EIGHT O'Clock T.. NJ.

The Convention resumed its session.
President Pasco in the Chair.
quorum present.
The consideration Of Article XIV WAS re-
sumed. The question was upon the adoption OF
the amendment offered by Mr.. Parsons. Mr..
Parsons asked to amend his amendment by
striking out the words for the two years next
precedIng;" agreed to-
Mr.. Wilson offered the following amendment
TO the amendment Procded, The Legislature
shall so prescribe.
Pending discussion, the Convention adjourn
cd until o'clock A. ~, July 20
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From no section of the land Gomez
more earnest sympathy for the man ~OO
lies dead at Mount McGregor than from
the South. The bitterness of the sections,
strife has been assuaged by the lapse o
years. Nothing is remembered but y.
magnanimity of the soldier who iorsO'
aud forgave.-Neso York World.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-07-30

At some of the French boarding schools
in Paris, the girls are fed ON weak soup
two or three degrees stronger than hot
water; meat, from which nearly all the
nourishment is extracted by boiling
coarse veal, watery carrots and gray,
sour bread. The young lady who comes
home after few terms of this sort of diet
may be very learned, but il pale and
poor-looking, lacking vigor and health
Give her Browns Iron Bitters-the best
tonic in the world for young ladies with
impoverished blood-and bring the roses
into her cheeks.
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EIGHT O'CLOCK p. n.

The Convention resumed Its session.
President PascO In the chair.
The President stated that this was special
session called for the purpose Of considering the
following resolution on the death OF General U.
g. Grant, offered by the special committee ap.
pointed by this Convention on last Friday:
Resoseed by tho People Of Florida, in Ceastits-
hOndi O0nuention assembled That we have heard
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Provided, No person shall be eligible to the Of
fee Of County Judge or Justice OF the Peace
without fair education and thorough knowl-
edge of the law. Attorneys at law, if the Leg
islature in its wisdom shall so decide, shall con-
stitute such qualifications as required by the
provis ons of this section.
Pending discussion the Convention took re-
cess unti4 O'Clock
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FORTY SECOND DAY.
WEDNESDAY, July 90, 1873.

WEDNESDAY, July %, 1885.
The Convention met pursuant to adjournment.
President PascO in the Chair.
quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain
Mr.. Fowler offered the following resolution
Resoked, That this Convention request the State
Treasurer to present to this body statement in
detail showing what amount Of the appropria-
ton made by the Legislature for this Conven-
ton has been paid out and for what purposes has
it been paid, and by what authority adopted.
Mr.. Lesley, of the majority of the Committee,
on Census and Appointment, reported the fol-
lowing substitute for Article XIII:
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CENSUS AND APPORTIONMENT
SUBSTITUTE FOR ARTICLE XIII.


SECTION l. The Senators representing the odd
numbered districts as said districts are now lies
ignated, whose terms have not expired, and
those Senators representing even numbered dis
tricts, to be elected in the year A. ID. 1886, under
the Constitution Of 1858, shall be the first Senate
under this Constitution, and the members of the
Assembly TO be elected in the year 1886 shall be
the first House OF Representatives under this
Constitution and the Senate and the House OF
Representatives thus constituted shall be the
first Legislature under this Constitution, and the
terms Of office of each of the said Senators and
members of the House Of Representatives shall
expire at the election for Senators and members
OF the House Of Representatives in the year A.
d. 1888, and In that year a new Senate and
House Of Representatives shall be elected.
SEC. 2. The Legislatures which convene in
the year 1889 and thereafter shall consist of not
more than thirty-twO C}2) members Of the Sen
ate, and Of not more than sixty eight (68) mem
bers of the House of Representatives The
members Of the House OF Representatives shall
be elected for terms of two years, and the mem
bcrs Of the Senate shall be elected for terms of
four years. except as hereafter provided the cleo
lions for members Of the Senate and House of
Representatives TO take place at the same time
aud place. The terms of Senators elected i'm
1888 from districts designated by even numbers,
shall expire at the expiration of two years from
that date, aud thereafter all Senators shall be
elected for four years, 80 that half Of the
whole number shall be elected biennially.
SEC. 3, The Legislature which shall meet in
the year A. d. 1887, and those which shall meet
every ten years thereafter, shall apportion the
representation in the Senate, the whole number
ofeenators not to excee dthirty two (32) memb rs,
and al the same time shall also apportlon the
representation in the House Of Representa- lives,
the whole number Of Representatives not to ex-
coed slxty-eIght (68) members. The representa-
ton in the House OF Representatives shall be APP
porlioned among the several counties as near as
possible according to population Proctded,
Each county shall have one Representative at
large in the House OF Representatives.
SEC 4. When any Senatorial District shall be
composed Of two or more counties, the counties
of which such district consists shall not be en-
tirely separated by any county belonging TO An
other district. Any new county which may be
created shall be entitled to one Representative
in the House of Representatives until the next
apportionment thereafter, and be assigned 10 one
OF the adjoining Senatorial Districts as shall he
determined by the Legislature; placed among
the orders Of the day.
Mr.. Mcclellan, Chairman of the Committee
on Census and Apportionment, reported the fol-
lowing substitute for Article XIII:
CONVENTION HALL,
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, July %, 1885,
Hon. SAMUEL PAsCo,
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that il do not pass Also additional section in
relation to condemning private property for cor
poraie purposes, by Mr. Walker, Jr., OF Leon.
has been duly considered. aud your committee
respectfully recommend the adoption OF the &C
companying section a substitute for the origi-
nal Very respectfully,
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President Of The Convention:

SIR: A minority OF the Committee upon Gen.
sus and Apportionment beg leave " dissent from
Census and AppOrt0nment recOmmitted and
the substitute thereto that was recommitted TO
said committee. They beg leave to report the
adoption Of sections one and two of the majority
Of said committee a. drst reported, and the adop-
ton of the accompanying substitutes for sections
8 and 4 and that section 8 OF the original Arti-
Gle AZ originally reported by the majority of tho
committee,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1885-02-20
How to Make q Good Wife.

Be attentive and courteous TO her.
Be cheerful when you enter your
house.
Don't be afraid 10 praise the neat room
and bright fire. Don't be afraid TO
praise her mending, and her skill 10
fashioning and making. Don't fail to
give her words Of appreciation whenever
you can conscientiously approve. Never
deceive her. Be ever true TO her. Let
your cond uct be such that she will be
proud of you. Be so upright that she
will be happy in teaching your children
to honor you.
Do not sit silent all the evening abb
sorbed in your book or newspaper
Give your family some Of your attcn-
ton. Tell them tho amusing things
that have frightened your days labor.
Speak kindly TO the children.
Play or talk with them few mo-
ments after supper. Interest yourself
in your wife's employment. Encourage
her when she is down-heorted. Be glad
with her when she is happy.
Let her know by words and actions
that she is appreciated, and you made
happier that she walks by your side. =
Don't wait to tell the world upon marble
that which will DO so grateful TO her
loving heart to hear from your lips. II
Share with her your good fortune as uu.
selfshly as you do your i'll fortune
Let her walk by your side, your hon
ored companion; your strong hand help
ing her over the rough places and sus-
tanning her when wearied lest she faint.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1885-02-20
Presidential HANDWRITING.

Abraham Lincoln wrote small, care
full hand.
The handwriting OF General Grant Is
easy to read.
Andrew Jobnson's handwriting was
large and labored. His fingers seemed
all thumbs.
Zachary Taylor wrote with q blunt
pen, with few aoufishes and no attempt
at ornamentation.
John Tyler, next to Garfield, was the
best writer among the Presidents. He
wrote clear, legible, open hand.
Martin Van Buren, did not like 10
write, but when be did sign bis name it
was in large, round characters.
Franklin Pierce was the worst writer
Of all the Presidents. His writing was
not pretty. but ii could be easily read
The handwriting Of William Horny
Harrison was classic. He was man
Of varied accomplishments and wide in
formation.
No one would ever be able 10 coun-
terfeit the handwriting Of Rutherford Il.
Hayes. He never made the same letter
the same way
James Buchanan was proud Of his
handwriting, He prided himself on his
punctuation, spelling and the elegance
Of bis style Of composition.
james X. Polk made signature
which looks like copper plate. Every
line Of II is well made, and there Is q
flourish under II which would do honor
10 writing teacher.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1885-02-20
MisGellanenMs.
Writing Mean Letters.

Mr.. Robert Burdette, the genial hui
morist Of the Burlington HaWkeye, has
again been taking, the public into his
confidence by telling how he sits down
upon his enemies.
LET me tell you how | write mean
letters and: bitter editorials. my boy. -
Some time, when man has pitched into
me and cut me up rough, and | want to
pulverize him and wear bis CORY scalp
at my girdle, and hang his hide on my
fence, I write tho letter that is to do the
business. I write: something that will
drive sleep from bis eyes and peace
from his soul for six weeks Oh, do
hold him over slow Gre and roast him.
Gall aud ..aquafo.tis drip from my blist-
ering pen Then | don't mail the letter
and l don't print the editorial. There's
always plenty Of time TO cruelty man.
The vilest criminal is cstitled 10 little
reprieve. Iput the manuscript away in
drawer. Next day | look at il. The
ink is cold read it over and say, Il
don't know about this. There's good
deal Of bludgeon and bowie-knife jour
nalism in that; I'll hold II over day
longer The next day read it again.
| laugh, and say: 'Pshawp and | can
feel my checks getting little hot. The
fact is, am ashamed | ever wrote il,
and hope that nobody has seen it, and |
have half forgotten the article or letter
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1885-02-20

The old has passed away, in agricul-
ture as in other things, in this country.
When our soil was new the pion.er farmer
had only to "tickle the earth with hoe
and it laughed with harvest" Sloven-
illness, bad tillage and reckless waste Of
virgin loan alike failed for many years
to destroy the fertility Of the land.
But that good old day has gone for
ever, along with the great trees and
myriads Of wild game in the forest
primeval. The agriculturist Of our
period must practice improved methods
Of agriculture IL he would not be crowd
ed out Of his place and 60 down. The
farmer must keep up with the time.
Our ancestors wore out the rich vir-
gin soil The farmer Of to-day must
nourish it again and bring back its
strength. He must acquaint himself
with the best manures and fertilizers.
It is shown by the records that tho soil
Of Great Britain produces better crops
than IT did forty years ago Intelligent
fertilizing has brought about this good
result 1t shows, moreover, iudisputa-
bly,, that exhausted soil can be brought
up again.
In no way has the agriculturist and
stock-raiser put money in bis pocket
more successfully of recent years than
BY improving the breeds Of domestic
animals. Even the vast herds Of Texas
cattle, the widest Of their kind on the
continent, have been improved 30 Der
cent. in weight and quality Of beef by
careful crossing with the best civilized
breeds. This change has been effected
only since the wholesale expectation Of
beef cattle to Europe began, being so
short time as to be scarcely believable.
Horses, swine, sheep and poultry have
changed for the better In no less
marked degree within the memory of
very young farmers. This, too, he A.
riculturist, who would not be left be-
hind, must avail himself of.
He must inform himself constantly on
drainage. farm machinery, rotation of
crops, the best varieties Of seeds, fruits
and plants, rural homes, barns and out.
buildings and the best food for domestic
animals.
All this is the boldest outline Of what
the farmer Of our time must know IL he
would make living and prosper. Ag-
siculture is the oldest. noblest Of occu-
pations, and it will be an III day for the
land when farming ceases to pay. The
time for tho tiller Of the soil to gain the
necessary knowledge for success Is now
in winter. When the earth is at rest,
his mind should be most active, The
way to get bis stock Of information Is to
read carefully the farm and garden de-
partment Of his newspaper, and books
and magazines on the same themes.
The successful farmer must cultivate his
soil with brains, and winter is the time
to cultivate bis brains.