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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-02-26
THE FUN OF HELPING A pRET.
TY GIRL.

Maybe man feels happy and proud
and hattered and envied and -hiaaaad
among men when he sees a pretty girl
trying to raise window of a railway car
and jumps up and gets ahead of the other
boys, and says: "Allow me ?" oh, SO cour-
teously, and she says: "Oh, if you
please; / would be SO glad" and the
other male passengers turn green with
envy and he leans over on the back seat
and tackles the window in a knowing way
with one hand, if peradventure he may
toss it airily with simple turn of the
wrist; but it kind of holds on, and he
takes hold with both hands, but it sort of
doesn't 60 to any alarming extent, and
he pounds it with his fist, but it only
seems to settle "a leetle closer into the
place." aud then he comes around, and
she gets out of the seat to give him fair
chance, and he grapples that window and
bows up his back, and tugs and pulls,
and sweats, and grunts, and strains, and
his hat falls off and his suspender but
tons fetch loose and his waistcoat buckle
parts and his face gets red, and his feet
slip, and people laugh, and an irreverent
young man in remote seat grunts and
groans every time he lifts. and cries,
"Now, then; altogether; as if in
mockery and he bursts his collar button,
and the pretty young lady, vexed at be-
ing made 30 conspicuous, says in her
iciest manner, "Oh, never mind, thank
you ; it doesn't make any difference" !" and
calmly goes and sits down in another
seat, and that wearied man gathers him
self togsther and reads book upside
down-oh, doesn't he feel just good.
Maybe but don't be fool enough to ex-
tend any of your sympathy. He doesn't
need it.-Burlingto's Hasckeye.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-02-26
CHAPTER 3558-GNO. 81
Approved February 12, 1885

AN ACT provide for the Assessment and Collection of Taxes Rail-
Properties
Assessment.
The People of the State of Florida represented in Senate
and Assembly, do enact folloWs SECTION That in all
which any railroad the properties thereto belonging
appeainng in this State in the tax years commencing
March 1879 1880 and 1884, years.
assessed for for such years. shall be the duty of
Comptroller to the much thereof
assessed to be assessed for State and county taxes and
twenty centum of the taxes assessed for said
unpaid shall be collected at the time the
year 1885 shall be assessed and collected each year
thereafter additional twenty centum of said shall
be collected at the time and in the the
for such collected until the whole amount Of
said unpaid for the 89 1880 and 1881 paid
The be assessed under this shall be the
they would have been had they been
such of them to which there failure to
assess.
Approved February 12, 1885,
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-02-26
CHAPTER 3609-1No. 54. !

AN All Prevent Excessive Rates of Tariff Telegraph
I Cable Company within the State of Florida.
People Of the State of Florida represented Senate
ana Hcmbt do enact oosos SEcrIoN From and after
the Of this act shall not be lawful for telegraph
caoie empany any company transmitting Telegraph
the State OF Florida to charge and collect than
four per word for the first ten Words exclusive of the
oale and signature Of transmitted
o. cable telegraph line, distance Of hundred
-ever, adfsioaai wosizsssItas
same number Of miles within the State Of Florida Proper
onate rates for greater less number Of miles that
message is transmitted They shall also charge than
two cents word for the first ten words Of message
over any land telegraph line within the State for
the rs one hundred miles, cent per word for add
tonal word of message for the number of miles
within the State of Florida Proportionate rates for any
greater less number of miles that any message transmit
ted
SEC 2 That agent officer employee of telegraph
company in this State who violates this
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and conviction
thereof shall be punished by fine exceeding thous
and dollars by imprisonment in the county Jail exceed
ing six months, by both such fine and Imprisonment.
Approved February II, 1885
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-02-26

The Chicago Tribune, in comment
ing upon Washington's personal appear
ance, says that he wore q No Is boot.
His hands were large and he could not
get q glove to fit him. He was in no
sense a dude. His finger joints and
wrists were so large as to be genuine Gu
riosities. He was An enormous eater and
hunger put him in a rage. His custom
was TO take drink of rum or whiskey
every morning Immediately on awaken
ing. As he grew older he drank more
drinking whiskey or rum in the morning
and two bottles of wine at dinner. He
loved fne horses as we'll as fine wines.
To all of which we say: What is the use
of showing up mans weak points after
he is dead, and the stFather Of His Coun-
try" at that
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-02-26

"He's got 'em on! He's got 'em on !"
triumphantly exclaimed young Johnny
Jarphly at the breakfast table.
"Got wot on - asked his mother in
surprise. "What ails you, Johnny
What are you peeking under the table
for? Why don't you sit up straight and
eat your meal ?'
"Pah's got 'em on! see 'em'' en-
phatically asserted Jarphly's heir.
"Got wot on, sir? Wot are you talk
ing about p sternly asked his father.
Why, you got your pants on, and
heard Mr.. Sniff say he thought nah wore
'em."
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-02-26
Two Millions

of acres Of Farming, Orange,
Timber and Grazing Lands,
situated in 20 counties, and
comprising the lands bought
by Sir Edward ]. Reed, from
the State of Florida in 1881,
are now offered at graded
prices. These lands were Sc
lected by Hon. Hugh A. Cor
ley, late Commissioner of the
State Land Office, and Mr..
M. A. Williams, late agent for
sale of State lands, which fact
is a guaranty of their high
quality. The purchase known
as the Reed Purchase was only
opened for sale this year, and
the lands have not been culled
or picked over. No part has
been reserved in any manner,
and the whole is open for sale.
Special prices on large tracts.
Timber lands, virgin forests in
bodies of $4,000 acres and up
wards. Lands sold for cash,
or on long time.
The Florida Land and Mortgage Go
(11MrrrD) JACKSONVILLE. FLORiO"
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LAWS OF FLORIDA SESSION OF 1885.
CHAPTER S6ls-[No. CAL

AC 10 Declare what shall be Lawful
| Owned by Anyone.
1he People of the State of Florida represented IN Senate
nd assembly do enact foloos: SECTION All fences or
to land shall be substantially whether
logs, post and aings iron, STEEL other material
% less than nve feet high and to the extent of two feet
tne ground there shall be a space between the mate
useo IN the construction of fence greater az
ana when fence constructed wire there
De plank or board the top of said fence or
ol SAID board plank the top wire in any wire fence
snah De wire provided with wood or metal tablet Pro-
ca0ed That when enclosure shall be made with
or dtch the shall I've four feet wide that
case tne fence shall be five feet high of the
oltcn to the top of the fence.
S3e u fany trespass damage
orchard plantation settlement being or
encose as provided in the section the
uption breaking in srayng of cattle, horse sheep
goat or swne the owner of the shall liable to
swe Tor such trespass to make good satisfy damage
anu IN case any person shall KILL mam or DESTROY or
cause to be killed. MANNED hurt destroyed any CATTLE horses
sneep hogs goats swine respassng and strayng
breaking INTO garden orchard plantation settlement
noI eced and enclosed in by this is directed
all and every such and shall and
gooo TO the owner thereof all such injury and dam
ages as me- she they shall sustain thereby the
before court having Jurisdiction the
as amended by act of December 49, 1924 section of the
act OF June H. 1928 be- and the hereby repealed
all other acts in conflict with this act
SEC That all wire fences made of barbed we less
twenty feet apart the bottom wire less than eighteen inches
from the ground the second wire than twelve inches
above the first and the third wire than eighteen
hches above the second with plank board metal tablet
extent of aong the protection to the of
such fences against and horses provided the
foregoing sections Of this
Approved February 1885.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-02-26

=. So you are the nav girl" said the
boarders 70 the pretty waiter lass; and
what name are We p call you p
aPeari," said the maid, with : saucy toss
Of her head. = OH aaked the smart
boardeS aare yoa ths pearl Of greet
pricer No, I'm the peari that was
cast before swine,n Tetcsted tie pretty
waiter. There Was = lone siilsn1e. krolrssh
oaly BY the busE Of tie lila q - alilk
pitcher.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-02-26
Small Voices

Sometimes shake Nation of people and arouse
them to action. Expressions similar to the fol-
lowing. from well known druggist of Atlanta,
pour in from sections where B. b. B. has been
used
ATLANTA, Jnne II, 1884.
1t is our firm belief that b. B. B. is the BEST
Blood Purifier on the market. We are selling
f0T or fire bottles Of it to ONE of any other
preparation of the kind 1t has failed in TO in
stance to give entire satisfaction. Merit is the
secret.
W.P. SMITH & CO., Druggists.
This is the only blood medicine known that
combines quick action, certain effect cheap price
and unbOunded satisfaction.
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TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, FEBRUARY 26 1885, NEW SERn

and c64eCtion Of such claims
That all Judgment costs, reasonable attorney fees
rendered necessary in enforcing the liens prov
deg hs act shall be paid by the defendant providing the
attsch1ng creditor shall sustain his claim.
That all laws parts of laws inconsistent with
this acs are hereby repealed
Approved February 49, 1885,
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-02-26
We PROVE

That one single bottle Of B. B. B. will do much
work in curing Blood Poison, Skin Affections
Scrofula, Kidney Troubles, Catarrh and rhueuma-
tsm sir bottles Of any other preparation on
earth.
One 50-year old chronic ulcer cured Scrofula
OF children, cured with one bottle. Blood Poi.
sons cured with few bottles 1t never fails. We
hold home proof in book form. Send for it.
Large bottle 81; six for s..
Expressed on receipt of price, if your Druggist
can't supply you. Address
BLOOD BALM co. Atlanta, Ga.
FEBRUARY 19-lm
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-02-26
BLOOD

And its unparalleled abuses, are fully and freely
discussed IN neat b page book. mailed FREE to
any address, by Blood Balm Co., Atlanta Ga
Drop postal for it, az every man and woman
needs it and will be delighted with it, valuable
and entirely new revelations
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-02-26

AN All to Prevent Excessive Rates Tariff Telegraph
80 Cable Company within the State of Florida.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-02-26

" All 10 declare what shall be Lawful
Owned by Anyone.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-02-26

AN ACT on Ger
tain Lands Granted to the St Johns Railway Company.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-05-29

a representative of the Remington
Company was in town last week and
called at the store of Messrs. W. L.
Spalding & Co.. saying he wished to
see Mr.. Spalding. Mr.. w. r. Spald-
ing responded.
The stranger explained that he
wished to use water from the well in
Court Square in connection with his
machinery, and had been recommend
cd to call on Mr.. Spalding as a menu
Der of the Board of Trustees. Mr.. S..
told him that Mr.. w. f. Spalding
was the man to see.
Mr.. w. f. Spalding told him to see
the County Judge.
"What is his name?". asked the
stranger, with notebook and pencil
in hand.
ellis name is L. A. Spalding," said
Mr.. S., and the stranger made note
of it,
Judge Spalding was seen, and
said:
"See the County Attorney,
"What is his name?"
ellis name is Sam Il. Spalding."
Down went the name in the note.
book.
The County Attorney happened to
be passing and was called in. lie
said:
"The Jailer has charge of the Court
house and grounds. See him."
The stranger had his notebooks
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-05-29

which the false skirt is attached has
been buttored behind. The back drap-
cry is ckcd across thosfalSe skirts ut
the end of the puff and down each side
below the puff.
Embroidered yokcs initiating the
guimpe dresses worn by ch'lircn will
b. worl again by young ladies'. The
all-over embroidery may be used for
the yoke, on else it is formed of al
ternate bands of fine tucks and of in
serton. The lower edge of the yoke
has low of edging set on it with the
scallops turned upward, and this is con-
t,nued over the armholes like shoulder
straps. Standing collars with lace ruff
iles, and also Byron collars, are used
with these yokes, Two or three lows
of shirr,ng are at the top and belt of the
full muslin of the waist The sash may
be also of muslin three-eighthS of Il
ward wide, trimmed with scal'opcd
edg,ng and attached to the back of the
embroidered belt, where it is shirred in
stead of beng strapped between it, two
loops, each Ealf yard long, and its
two longer ends. This waist is prctily
worn with skirt entirely COW
cred by two deep ilounccs trimmed
with tucks, insertion, and edg-
ing, or else these ilounces cover
the front and sides, while the back has
waterfall plaits, or it may be croSSw,Sc
tucks. The most effective tucks are
from an inch and quarter to two
inches in width, placed an inch apart
Embroidered belts are narrower than
formerly, measuring only an inch and
a hu in breadth, and are stitlly lined.
Muslin about forty inches vide Il used
| Tor the back breadths that have deep
pun ut top and a full tlounco below \
fat Panel of embroidery, with the seal
lopCd edge turned toward the front, is
down the sides of some skirts, Scparat'
ing tho front tIounces from the back
drapcry, Colored mushns and organ
dici are made up in the simple designs
described here for white dresses. The
full ro1nd houstmaid-skrt will be wor
quite plain with only hem, or else Il
will be tucked nearly i'll its length from
Just below the belt to the hem.
Egyptian lace and the Fedora lace
in i.ounces and a' net coverings are t,
b. used over mulls for graduat.ng
dresses. The basque of the lace is line;
throughout with the sheer null, eXccp
iu.t below the neck in front. where it i
cut ont triaugularly, and soft puff O
the transparent net is sewed there Il
drop as low as the top Of the FIST darts
The ret is then draped as Gree
apron. and founces of the lace ar
galhe Ell mt the foot and up the left sd
to III, belt, while the back falls IN plat
from the belt to the foo. Nuns We lin
dresses, with rows of Egyptian lace be
tween the box plaits OF the skirt front
and outlining vest on the corsagc, ar
also made for the dresses of gradual n
classes. Still more elaborate dress
IRE of white India silk and the en-
b:odercd China grapes. -Hdypcr'S BC
-yr
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-05-29
April Fools.

"Ere's yer april fool candies-all
the fun you want, only five cents.
Chocolates filled with cotton and
sawdust," shouted a leather-lungcd
street vendor as two magniticently
attired"slims'floated gracefully down
Chestnut street in the rays Of yester-
days 3 o'clock sun.
"By Jove, YOU know we'll buy
some, Chawlie," said one elegant.
SCOT a nickel?'
"By Jove, you know we WILL" said
the other. "IIave you?"
The investment scheme was finally
capitalized by the conjoined efforts of
the pair, who continued on their way
to Eight street, where they met a
friend and counterpart.
CAV, Jack, old chappie, have some
chockolate," said First Slim, hand
ing out the package.
Jaw thanks, deah boy, / will,
said Third Slim, accepting it.
First Slim and Second Slim saun
tered along by their friends side
their mouths gaping with astonish
ment, as they watched the confection
ery's disappearance down his throat
As the last brown cone went out Of
sight, the First Slim broke the silenc,
with:
"Aw, old fel, do you like cotton ?"
"And, all, sawdust?" put in Secont
Slim.
"Don'tcheknow, deah boys" calml.
answered Third Slim, that all thosC
candies are veal? Those wetche(
candy men are April fooling the peo
pie, instead Of the peoples friend
don'tcheknow Then there was
silence and a sucking of canes.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-05-29
Cancer Cured.

Mrs. Oliver Hardman, an old resi-
dent of Walton county, and lady of
culture and prominence, has this TO
say of the treatment of cancer with
Swift's Specific:
Over fifteen years ago a cancer
made its appearance on my face.
1t was treated with plasters and the
core came out. The place healed up
after some time, and seemingly my
face was well. However, in few
years it returned again with more
violence than ever. 1t gave me a
great deal of pain. The former rem
edy seemed TO do it no good. Know
ing the disease to run in the family,
having had one sister to die with
cancer, | became seriously apprchen-
sivc of my condition. 1t continued
to increase in size and virulence. |
almost gave up all hope of ever being
cured. The physicians advised the
use of the knife and caustic. This
was more than l could bear, aud re-
fused to have it operated upon in
that way. All other remedies were
used, but the cancer continued to
grow worse. The pain was eXcru-
eating, and my life was burden.
In this extremity my son, DR.. Hard
man, recommended me to try Swifts
Specific. 1t was the last resort, but
| was so prejudiced against the use
of patent medicines, and especially
this one, that | hesitated some time.
At last | gave my consent, not be-
lieving there was any virtue in it.
The first bottle only increased the
size of the sore and the discharge
from it, and hence did not inspire
Inc with any hope. On taking the
second bottle there were signs of i'm
provement, and my face strengthen
ed just in proportion to that improve
ment. The spot on my face began
to decrease. as well as the discharge,
and hope sprang up in my heart
Could it be, | asked myself, that
was at last to be relieved of this dis
ease? 1t has given me so many
dark hours in the past that the idea
Of being well again almost overpow'
cred me. There was contest be
tween hope and fear for long time
1t was a long night of weeping, bu
Joy. came with the morning. There
is nothing left to mark the place but
a small scar, and feel that it is i'm
possible for me to express my graft
tude for this great deliverance. 1t il
a wonderful medicine.
Mrs. OLIVER HARDMAN,
Jan. 8, 'S4. Monroe, Ga.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Dis
eases mailed free.
The Swift Specific Co., Drawer 3
Atlanta Ga.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-05-29
A Plain Spoken Preacher.

The Rev. Sam Jones, of Nashville,
never goes out of the direct way to
say thing. The followingis sam
pie of his scrmonizing:
"God says that he who gathers not
with me is on the devils side. A
man cannot serve two masters. God
tells us in this fight that he'll help
us, and if we win he'll crown us.
There are thousands of men in Nash
vile who are neither good nor bad,
Just goody-goody. They amt worth
10 cents a dozen in any market in
heaven, earth or hell. They have
got little cotton string run up their
back that they call their backbone.
There's none of your tweedlety-
tweedle business about me. When |
told the church to putmy name down
as a member l meant it, and every
bone sinew, muscle, and thought in
my body has been Gods. There's no
neutral ground. If you've got one
good man who don't belong to the
church bring him up here and let's
all nave SOOu look aI nllll' III
hunting him. I'll offer most any
sort of a reward for him; just one
single man. The very essence OF
loyalty is to take sides. These men
neither Christians nor sinners, Meth
er good nor bad, are moral monstrOsi-
ties. You ought to hear ones wife
talk about him: "I'll just tell you
Bro. Jones, he's the best man that
everlived. You needn't come around
Inc, sister, Dragging on your old car
cass, Pm up to all that sort Of thing.
wish that every man in Nashville
could realize that there was no neu-
trail ground. The only step necessary
to 60 to hell is just to take your
stand on neutral ground. You seen
to be selling out to, the devil ant
boarding yourself. If right is RICH
and God is Jehovah, come out in TIN
presence of God and men and angel
and take stand. Let's be men ant
let's be ready to die when we take
stand"
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-05-29
SUMMER MUSLINS, ETC.
The Fabrics and Styles Which Seem to Be
Popular.


Null, organdy and French nainsooK
are the sheer plain muslins used for the
dresses to be worn by graduates, and
for midsummer at the waterinp-places.
10 t,,oso nor ho oddod orbroidar d
= ''''o mag 00 '''''0'' ,- 80 ,,'..,'
swiss muslin IN sprlgS ana III uoVS' WIN
embroidered flounces OF various widths
finished with scalloped edges. The
thick embroidery is preferred this sea-
,or I'm, tbe onon nottaros orc still
,',nd N osnooial,,, for hoo vior mrsiins A
o oo 81 Main md embroidered
n ,nmsiin ~ Saon ~ IN most ~ those dresses
Tho n'rbroij",.y fnrmS tho short hasnue
ond thn ,,Inin IoTvar nort Of tbe front
and .iJos Of tha sl,irt while Main mns.
lin is drancd rs n short wrinklei apron
r,i,h ,hn nJaos timed rnInr and sawrd
~ thn fomndation skirt The lack
Jr,nrrv mov he Ionr md boulinnt Of
niain muslin simnlv 6emmed mr. IL may
pn '' imclnd across from hall IN foot ond
Iong nlHinlv nv else there nav he
49, fon. -, fvc omhroidored domrcc. .
%ntLorrJ across tho hack The en-.
Iroi,Iarod hssoro l., moi lind Int
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-05-29

ter, ana tcoE MS placc II the PIP tran.
The brides mother was II ptttt Young
blonde, and the o'e actingi father \
fresa- ooli mr., he Thy y,Ith T.cmia-
lister 81 Il none OF tht party ever hal an
experience in mara q, md It was
read " believed All b inc in rcldi-
moss, the orgau'St Logan tie wedding
march from 'Lohnngrin, and tn pair,
preceded by two usherS and the com
pany of friend eItcttd and moved up
to tie young minister, where the bridaI
couple hllled No marriage ceremony
wa performed, but NJ, Sheath cX-
planned in II simple, effective way,
cveyth'ngin reference TO the ceremony,
IN my experience rs Il cl rgyman, ne
said, lit has often happened taat The
groom does not wait for thA clrrg man
to lin sh his question before he blurlS
out the 4 will. '"
THAT is beeauc he is so anxious to
have her for his wife," said Il young
man under his breath.
After the lesson the pair marche
down the right aisle and up The eft, with
two ush rs in advance, and took seats
in Il corner OF the room, where II re
ception' was cid. The hriic, dag
cling, beautiful! brunette, wore pure
white dress, en- train, bit there was
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-05-29
Badly Run Down.

lie was going along so slowly that
his shadow seemed to be pasted fast
to the sidewalk. Somebody said he
was lazy but he sadly said he was
doing the best he could, and his
trouble was debility caused by long
dyspepsia. "Then why don't you
take Browns Iron Bitters," said a
spry neighbor who was passing. 81
was run down badly, but this Bitters
did wonders for me-" Mr.. Thos.
Jones, Newark, Ohio, says, 81 was
so dilapidated 1 could not walk.
Browns Iron Bitters cured me-"