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Fair. and Eemst.

The ladies of the NJ. E. Church, sou,h
making Great preparations for their a,.a,
Fair and Feast" next Tuesday night Il -
store of Mr.. George W. Saxon, in the new ,.;.'
block on Monroe street. 'A
Everybody is Notwithstanding sisters no.,
sins and aunts-and, OF course, uncles and ..'' w.
ews:and sweethearts. f"'
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Mrs. Gruady Says

French Kid Boots Button and Newport Ties, Opera
Slippers, and oil other late Styles just received, at
ID. b MEGINNIss'. Jr
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The County Bonds.
TALLAHASSEE. March Both. Il

TALLAHASSEE, March 3Oth, 1885
EfttDrS FlOrtdtdn Ii has come TO my knnwl-
edge that the County Trustees OF Leon county
Messrs Rlncy, Lewis and Houstoun, since their
last report was made, viz: December 18th, 1885,
purchased forty-five hundred dollars of Leon
county per cent bonds, and cancelled same,
leaving now outstanding $62 500, instead of $67 :
600, rs stated in presentment OF the Grand Jury
Please do me the favor TO give this information
To the public in your next issue, and oblge
T. J. PERKINS,
Late Foreman Grand Jury.
The first report of the Trustees Of Leon county
bonds also shows that at the time OF making said
report they held for the sinking fund $4,000 of
U. 8. Bonds. This amount was thus invested
because county bonds could not then be pur-
chased.
Since the first report was made 81 500 of Leon
county bonds have been purchased and cancelled
which will be included in the next annual re.
port Of the trustees.
Less than two years ago the bonded debt Of
Leon County was $71 600 Before the close of
the present year il will have been reduced TO
$57, 900, to illustrate which we append the fol-
lowing statement:
Total bonded debt Observation-Disclosures. S7lUOO
u 8. bonds in sinking fund ..........$2,OOO
County bonds redeemed. ..."........... $500
1884 taxes now being collected, say 1000 1900
$4,000
A reduction of ga, 900 in the county debt in
two years is good showing for old Leon. At
this rate the debt will be wiped out in few
vnaro
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For Remt.

House, with 5 rooms, acre garden
well water, one square from capitol f.. sou
at once at store Of Y. A. Lew fufe
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hare entertainment is offered Cor to night and
"-piorrow night when the Bilou Opera Com.
parF will perform Olivette" and "G,ros.
at iiailies Hail. The company comes to rs
""h high repute for artistic ability, and doubt.
less will sustain the reputation acquired in
many cities. Admission SO cents; reserved
seats % cents, to he secured at Rawls' dmv
store:
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3 TIE most annoying thing in the world ,
EawIs costs no more than a poor one elsewbsgr 80 one
money back 'ee " OF get your
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-Eufant terrible" Say. Mr.. Snobby, can you
play eardsl" Snobby: Why, no, JENNY
can't play very WELL" E. T.: well, then, yoau
be,ter look out, for ma says it Emma plays n''
cards well. she'll catch you
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OF SPRING AND SUMMER SEASON. At Jos rogEy
cos, MONDAY, APRIL 6. AT 10 A. NJ, THREE
l'OoRs SOUTH OF LEON HOTEL
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Mems Prince Alberts, French Ties. Seamless oxi0H
Waukenphast Oxford and Strap Ties, all French Cs'
Handmade Shoes. in the latest Stylee, at
D. B. MEaLNNIss, 'h
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Next Monday night, at Galc's Hall, will he
presented by our young men minstrel show
THAI will rival in music. jokes, dancing and sing.
ing haverlys or the celebrated California Min.
slreS- We know that the Happy Hottenlois
viii Lave crowded house on account of tho oh
jcct FOR which this performance will be given
Tallahassee has long needed band, and now
that the boys have determined to have one thew
WIZ certainly succeed and have good one. Go
everybody, at once TO Rawls drug store and Sc.
cure good seats
Prices OF admissOn-reseryed se,ts ~ cer,o
general admission. 80 cents; children under l2
years, % cents IS
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Raster SUNDAY

Every Young Man ought to come out in A nobhv Dr..
hat Largest stock Of new styles at Y A Iyvy's
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New RuPnlfura


An elegant line Of new style furniture inst ,.c.;.,
TALLAHASSEE FURNITURE Exnosn..
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White Cora and BoIted M..,
at John l. Fla,aucr'.
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straw Hats! Straw Hats!.

MAckinaw and other fancy braids. just opened, at
ID. B. MEGINSIss, Jr
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Gents, Furnisbtng f7ood.

NecKwear, Underwear, Hosiery, Shirts Gloves &c
for Spring aud Summer Wear just received At -
d. Is. MEGiNNI.> Jr
No old Stock
Al the Tallahassee Furniture Emporium Goes on IN IA.
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Linen busters! Linen Duster.,,
Also Black Sican and Serge Coats Whit v
Tor Summer Wear just opened, at 'e 'e''S &c.
ID. b. MEGINSrss' !,
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Clothing ClOthing!! ClothIng!,,
70 orter in the latest styles. at D. B. MEeIss,,. r.
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Planters. Attention,

Meats are firm and advancing Would advice
oy n2W ana save from $40 to SIS box fu ! yUu
''-S WI MANU- A IT,
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AN ATLANTIC OASIS.
me orange Groves of st. Michael,s in IN !.
Charming Azores

Inc orange Groves of st. AIichael's in tn
Charming Azores.
Out in the Atlantic, over | 9Oo n;los
from Lands End and about 600 miles
due west from Lisbon. lies the beautiful
island of st. MichaeI's, the LARGEST of
nine Islands forming the Archipelago of
the Azores. 1t is beautiful in its variety
OF mountain, lake and valley scenerv
IN the rich verdure of its cultivated
lands, its eqIable, mild climate and in
ITS wonderful thermal spring. Tho
principal commerce of st. Mic6ael,s Is
the orange crop. The mode of picking
ana packing remains unaltered since
early days. The city, Ponta Deloada
the capital of the island is set in tha
midst OF orange gardens, and the air in
lhe early mornings or late in the even
ngs comes laden to you with the fra.
GRANGE OF the orange blossoms. o.
/, Either IN the town or suburbs Won see
me gates OF many orange gardens in |
open. and you will be po]itelv |
invited to walk in and help Yourself 70
lowers and fruit. If you are a STRANGER
ne "cabeca" or head man of the Garden
VII bring you bunch of lovely
anellias and branch on which hang
lusters OF ripe oranges, and invite yo5
De seated on a garden bench. for
,ougn II is the month of February, YOU
"a ENJOY sitting out of doors. There
ou can watch the Juvenile toilers sort.
g the fruit and dried leaves of the
lo'ah corn. The picker can eat as
any oranges as he pleases, and take
way every evening bag or basket
IL OF fruit that has fallen from the
.es' which ne sells at thirty or forty
a penny.-Leisure Hours.
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

H.
L --Itis pleasant to see that the sani-
tary condition of the school-rooms is so
Frequently a matter of discussion now.
And it is to be hoped that the discussion
will result in some practical reforms. -
NJ T. Tribune.
AN application for the position Oh
teacher in school at Lawrence. Kan.,
could not explain the difference between,
horizontal and perpendicular aud de-.
clared that circular meant fur Ened
cloak. Chicago Herald.
The Roman Catholic churches of
the diocese of Massachusetts, under the
direction of the Bishop. will hereafter:
sell seats at every mass. Free seats
will be given to those too poor to- pay,
and ushers will protect those who do,
Boston Post.
"A lad in the Cambrian deaf and
dumb institute, on being asked ques-.
ton he could not answer, thought for a.
moment and then wrote ON his slate:
s"Short of information on the subject.n
Such candor is worthy of initiation
Chicago Times.
DR.. Philip Schaff states that, whiIe
the change of text in the revised edition,
OF the old Testament will be found moro.
numerous than in that of the New Testa-.
ment, they are less important. He,
thinks long time will elapse before
another revision is made, and that it
VIII take about a generation for the
new revision to crowd out the old Bible.
"A new Christian church is about to
be built in Jerusalem The Germans
have obtained possession of the site of
the ancient hospital of the Knights of
st. John, and arrangements have been
made Tor the erection of German Pro-
testant church. In this cradle center Of
christianity are to be found Greeks.
homanlsts and Protestants; and Jeru-
salem presents in miniature divided
Christendom.
The colored people of Philadelphia
nave undertaken to raise funds for the
establishment of an industrial training
chool: They claim that while there Is:
10 lack OF opportunity for the colored
,outh to study Latin, Greek, astronomy
neoiogy, ETC., no provision is made.
whereby he can learn to make boot or.
erfect himself in any industrial ayo-
anon. 1t Is high time that something.
no1ld De done to give colored youth
hese advantages, and it is especially
ratIfying to observe that the colored
eople are taking the matter into their
wn hands. Current.
The eagerness of the japanese for
le Scriptures the past year, writes DR..
Altman Brown, from Yokohama. AaS
cen astonishing. Four thousand Cos
els were disposed of and over 10000
mailer portions and tracts. DIR.
rowns principal colporteur has sold
ID distributed over 1900 books and
acts with his own hands. He is, be-
de' an exhorter, and never goes among
g people without giving them an ex-
anatlon OF his work and what is the,
'Ject OF selling the books. All Japa-
Sc Christians, Rev. f. II. Jones writes.
IN Bibles and read them, always
rnlng to the passages referred to by
preacher in his sermon-not bad
Dit for Christians of every race.
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An unkind Reply.

There is slight misunderstanding
between McGinnis and his wife's
mother. 1t came about in this wav.
Hostetter McGinnis is thinking abont
taking trip to Ell Paso for his health.
but his mother-in-law has been telling
him that there is danger of his being
scalped by Indians. and that he had
better stay right here in Austin.
Nonsense, replied Hostetter Nc
Glnnis, there used to DO Indians on
the FL Paso road, but they have ali
been driven off. don't believe there
Is an Indian in the whole country"
well, WELL" replied his wife,s
mother, when you get out on the
plains. and one of those wild beasts
comes at you whooping and yelling.
then You will think Of me-"
II don't doubt it; anything of that
kind is calculated to make me think Of
Tou." replied Hostetter McGiunis. and
now the entente cordiale has been
spilled and there is GOODNESS between |
hem.-Teras Siftings.
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THE BLUEBIRD'S SONG.

The bluebrd sings. His trin of hope
Comes ringing down yon snowy slope RI
To say: "Cheer up; cheer up; tits spring.
bear her greeting on my wing
Goodbye to winter, stern and cold;
Goodbye to sorrows. new and old;
Welcome 10 hope and warmth and cheer
The bluebird sings and spring is here
How soon each frost-bound field and wood
Will hear his prophecy of good.
NOW buds may swell, now sap may flow.
And happy brooks may seaward go.
A thousand thousand sleeping things A
Waken when first the bluebird sings
And meath the sheltering turf begin
With JOY their rainbow-robes to spin.
What hear in this clear refrain?
Inc gladdenng sound of April rain,
The How of waves, the hum of bees.
The gossip of the woodland trees.
shut my eyes and listen. Loi
sunshine above and bloom below.
no winds TO vex, no rime to wrong
a world OF beauty and of song.
A prophets voice, so sweet. so strong
Though wait the glad fulhllment long
Hope, ever tfustful, trusts anew
ana holds the blessed promise true.
The sun Is hid. The clouds hang low
WIN suien threats of drifting snow, |
AND In the leafiess boughs hear
The North Wind sound his bugIe cIeer
But since I've heard the bluebird sing.
NO matter what the days may bring:
Inc wintry winds may wake or sleep.
Wy neart with Spring her tryst will keen.
Lue'sd Ozark, In Chicago Current.
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GRANTS LOVE FOR HORSES.
iils skill as Bareback Rider yyhi,e q
Boy Still Rememheraa 7 y :

| Hls skill as Bareback Rider While .
Boy Still Remembered. ~
Grant's love for horses is a matter O,
history. He was fine horseback rider
as a boy at his little country home in
Georgetown, o., through which he
loved to ride standing on his bare feet
on sheepskin tied to the back of his
morse. The only thing he really ex-
celled in at West Point was his r;dino.
lie was the most daring rider of the
school, and in jumping the bar the Off
GERS who were accustomed to hold the
par over which the horses were to oo as
low as their waists for the others, but II
up even with and above their heads
when 1t was Grants turn to iump. He
saved his life in Mexico by his riding
abilities by throwing himself at the side
instead of staying on the back of his
horse, and when he was in the White
House his horses were the wonder of
Washington. =.
Grants Arabian horses are. tb;nk
on General Beal's farm, near Wasb;nr'
ton. They were given him by the Sui,
tan while he was in Turkey, in 1873.
The Sultan had taken him over his pal
aces and grounds, and finished up with
ms stables. He had his attendants show
OH ms finest horses, and asked Grant |
% PICK out the finest for himself. tellino |
nm he would make him present of rs
drant at first was reluctant to accept
% valuable present, but one of the
officers interposed, telling him
he would offend His Majesty by refu-
al. He then selected dapple-prav
arabian steed, and the Sultan formally
resented it to him. The Sultan after
YARD sent it to him at New York. ADDING
ms present another Arabian as black
; Jet' and as magnificent in form as
ne one Grant had chosen. The two
orses arrived in New York in the latter
art OF the following year, and sporting
len admired them greatly. They were
ken to blacksmith shop to be shod.
al many persons came to see them
ylng to buy their old shoes. or. even
le nails. as mementoes. When thc ;
,rses were taken from the boat to the {
able. one of them kicked a spoke from !
carriage which they passed, and cost t
rant twelve dollars to pay DAMAGES. {
Jdrp," in Cleveland Leader. $
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spring and Summer Bonnet.

small bonnets remain in favor hrt
are slightly larger than those of last
year The only changes,in shape are
tne narrow and short crown tfst. ,vbe,,
tne ha'r is dressed high. and the more
July trimmed fronts, VIII .ch now bara
pun OF lace or velvet. or else a s,r al in
s1de trimming of lace, bows. or Towers
tnere are also round and longer crowns
,or tnose who wear the. low Catooan
1raid but the general preference * for
the high slender crown that NAV 10 80
81 square across the top, and is usually
s euIse9 at the end to show the hair
.urRed upward from the nape of the
' .:sa ana hinged like a bang. or else
M WIN three or four small '.scolding ,ocksS
turning pelow.-HarDer's BazaT.
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SPIT UPON.
"A Oen1ral African Custom which II Not
considered an Indipuitv.

| "A Cehtrai African Custom which Il NJ.
considered an Indignity.
Most people consider it one of tho
worst OF indignities to be spit upon. and
yet according to Mr.. Thomson. splitting
has a very different Specification with
the Nasal of Central Africa from that
when is given to it elsewhere. With
the Nasal it expresses the greatest good.
Will and the best of wishes.
1T takes the place ofthe compliments
Oh 1ne season, and you had better snit
upon damsel than kiss her. You snit
when you meet and you do the same IN
leaving. You seal your BARGAIN in .
siinilar manner. As was a lybon (mad-
i,ine man OF the first water, the Nasal
nocked 10 me as devotees would do ia
springs OF healing virtue, and with the
aid OF occasional draughts of wafer
was equal to the demand.
!, Inc more copiously spat unon |
men, the greater was their delight: and |
Win Pride they would relate to their
riends how the white medicine-man
IGNORED them, and would point with the
greatest satisfaction to the ocular nroof
u the agreeable fact. 1t was certa;n1v
ather drying work for me when I had
large number to operate upon. and + |
equired the aid of bullets and stones in
y = mouth to stimulate the production
the precious fluid.
a. however, their simple faith in the
lncacy OF 1t made me suppress nv feel
II "a anu give them pleasure. How
,u,u = Tor instance. resist the upturned
'ce o, Nasal maid; and what better
, ~ could l have than her delighted
"a grateful glance when expectorated I
, "! ,ne little snub nose so eagerly pre- I
ntedr- fouth's Companion. G
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outcasts. They are not the class of men
who rob trains or hold up people cross
ing the plains, and l believe that. taken
Tor all in all, the American cowboy
VIII compare fayorably in morals and
manliness with any similar number of
Dispatch. S"
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

| -Buzzard's Roost. Ca, was a post
oihce. Postmaster General Villas has
changed it to Westlake. :.
The sea~serpent has been seen at
San Francisco. His head was crowned
with two huge horns.r If YOU will
notice it, there is always an intimate re-
ilation between horns and the sea-
serpent. -Boston Posi-.
ARE you any relation to my ssterp''
asked Little Johnnie. He blushed and
stammered, until the young lady. taking
pity on him, solved the matter by
saying: mo, but you'd like to be-
wouldn't you. Alfredo" Detroit Post.
The humorous market is dull We
quote coachmen jokes prime, at five to
SIX cents per million; ice-cream Jokes.
no demand; bank cashier Jokes. weak
at one to sCne-and-a-half cents per tom
choice plurnber Jokes in demand at one
dollar to two dollars per on.-Lincoln
(N. NJ Golden Era.
AN English lady recently gave a
whole ounce of tobacco to every sold;o,-
OF "a regiment about to start for the
Soudan. Here is chance for the men
who are always trying to borrow tobacco
Ge to England and volunteer for SERVES
10 Egypt.--Boston Courier.
Are you enjoying your dihnera-
asked kobby OF the new minister who
was taking Sunday dinner with the
family. '.Yes, Bobby" responded the
minister pleasantly. Mamma said tb;s
morning that she thought youwould. as ;.
she dldn seuppose that with your small
salary and big family you got much To
eat from one weeks end to another. -
~. Y. Times. CE-
;, "A negro brought suit in a Mitchell
county Justices court for possession of
W. wo siDats 2pd sow. and pigs. and \
'a'ned 1t. HIS lawyer. as soon as the
ase was decided, settled the fees for
limseii, Squire A., the lawyer ON the
ther side, and the court. .WelI Toe 4.
.guIre A. will take one .of the shoats
II take the other one. the Judge will
AXE thes-sOw% and pigs and yoo,,va y
alned the case."--lKacos fGa.j TEE. r
do you know, +" said basbfu, q
vain TO sweetheart. .that doc,ors
y there is danger of Contraction ,l;s'
'ses by .kissingp' as that sos sha
i'd: with an air of interest. $50 thas
y, me aJ mnrm,red. do you believe s.
well ! hayen't much fa:tb in ~
ctors, she replied. blushing furious
I besides, I've been vaccipated ;,
mat young man ever contracts the
art diseass,it Won't be his fanlt -, 'o
Il. journal - .refe1 .-
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"A wealthy and well-lrnown !,
"a M OF Paterson, N. j., was arrested
IA view iork City the other evening on
z charge OF drunkenness. He offered to
pay pay any amount of fine or to give 500.
~ 49, security, but be was locked up for'
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In Missouri court some time aoo
an illiterate person was sentences - >.
jan tih ne could learn to write. and
anotner was sentenced till he could
teach the former the art. In a little
over three weeks the prisoner re-.
appeared, able to write fair letter At
d,ctation, and both men were dis
Louis Post. u'S-
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III compelled to choose between the
Two always prefer good teacher to q
me school house. - Chicago Inter
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"A COW attached to the Gubernato
tiai mansion at Jefferson CITY, Mo-.
having been MIXED for five wears Inv
convicts. now refuses to allow auybody
Louis Post. rp'on ner'--nS
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.Engi.sb officers are killed off an
quickly that they seldom have time to
g.ow to be Generals. = AinneaDoll,
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Badly Mixed.

The following order posted upin the fire
engine house yesterday is the key to quite
a little unpleasantness existing among the
fire laddies of East Sedaiia.
Chief Baker, Engineer Kelk and all
members of fire department No. will
turn out for all fire alarms within the COR
porate limits of the city of Sedalia until
further orders.
By order of
JNo. B. HICKMAN, Mayor.
Attest.
E. W.SIScIAIR' Committee on
= W. S Masos. Fire Department
The cause of the order is said to be the
refusal of the members oil
department No. TO turn out to any more
fires until horses were furnished them al
the engine house, and as the COMMITTEES
considered they were best able to make the
necessary provisions for transit OF the ap
psratus, they laid the matter before the
mayo with a recommendation that the
East Sedalia fire department be disbanded
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Pickpockets at the Opera.

Yesterday aft moon at the close OF the
matinee, some OF the slick-6ngered gentry
made their presenca known 10 an extent
that destroyed the pleasure of the occasion
for at least two of the lady visitors: Mrs.
James Montgomery was relieved Of a
90. textbook containing SIT and Mrs. viii
d. Il,eufritz lost similar piece of prop
ery containing two or three dollars. As
this is the first instance on record where
this fraternity have made such bold ven
tnre In a Sed ALA house of amusement, the
thieves got the bulge on the officials and
escaped with their swsg, but repetition OF
the experiment may not prove quite SO sue
cessful.