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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-07-08
0lmpses Of the Past.

We have q file of the FIorsdd Argus,
a four-page weekly paper issued in PEN
sacola by Mr.. Thomas Eastin from June
II, 1928, to November Is, same year,
when its publication was suspended and
the material moved to Key West. Its
size was Eve columns to the page, and its
price - in advance, or IS if payment was
delayed six months. We find in its pages
matters which may interest Tallahassee
readers, among them the prospectus Of
the FLoRID1AN, established the same year
and shortly after the Argus, but not like
its early contemporary doomed to early
death. Referring to this enterprise the
editor says:
THE FLoRIDrAN-We have seen the prospec-
tus of Newspaper under the above title, to be
published in the City of Tallahassee We are
happy to find that the rapid increase of popula
ton in the Territory is such as give encourage
ment sufficient for the establishment Of fifth
Newspaper. Where publications of weekly
Journals abound, proportionate thirst will pre-
vail for literary, scientific and political knowl-
edge. We will insert the prospectus of THE
FLoRIDIAN in our next, and add our best wishes
Extracts from the prospectus referred
to-:
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
FLORIDIAN
The influence of the Press, unshacked by ar
bitrary power, is universally felt and acknOwl-
edged. When rightly conducted, it is one of the
strongest safeguards of liberty and frmest sup
ports Of order and good feeling in society. Yet
in the hands of the unprincped, it is often
made subservent to the purposes of men who
make no scrQple to sacrifice truth and honor for
the qualification of their passions and prejudces,
munity for the sake of personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Its utility, therefore, depends, in a great meas
ure, on the talents ard integrity of those, who
assume the high responsibility of conducting it.
From these considerations the Editor, in pre-
senting himself to the citizens of this Territory
for their patronage and support, deems that they
have q right to expect a disclosure of the views
and principles by which he will be governed.
Educated in the principles of the Jeffersonian
school, the judgment of maturer years has only
confirmed him in the belief of their moral and po-
litical correctness. For moderate and judcious
Tariff, he is decided advocate; but the present
is considered by him, both partial, unjust and
| impolitic Every measure, therefore, consistent
with the obligations of an American citizen.
will be supported to obtain its repeal or mOdifi-
cation.
"Our country, our whole country, and moth
| ing but our country" will be his motto, but as
an adopted citizen of the South, he will ever be
| found among the most sincere and ardent sup
pOrters of its rights and interests.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14
Food and Sleep.
TTL


DR. R NJ Hodges once read paper
before the Boston Society for
Medical Improvement, in which he
touched on this question upon
which doctors disagree. and said:
food Immediately before going to bed and
answered by reminder that the instinct
of animals prompts them to sleep as soon
as they have eaten; and in summer an
after-dinner nap, especially when that
meal is taken at midday, is q luxury in.
dulged in BY many. IL the ordinary hour
of the evening meal is or z o clock, and
of the first morning meal I or S o'clock.
an interval of twelve hours, or more,
elapses without food, and for persona
whose nutritiOn is at fault this is alto
gether too long period for fasting.
That such an interval without food is
permitted explains many restless night,
and much of the head and backache. and
the languid- half-rested condition on rising,
which is accompanied by no appetite for
breakfast This meal itself often dissi
pates these sensations 1t is, therefore,
desirable, if not essential, when nutriment
is to be crowded, that the last thing be-
fore going to bed should be the taking OF
food SleepleSsness is often caused by
starvation, and tumbler of milk, If
drunk in the middle of the night, will
often put people to sleep when hypnotics
would fail Of their purpose. Food before
rising is an equally important expedient
II supplies strength for bathing and dress.
ing. laborious and wearisome tasks for
the underfed. and is better morning
pick -me-up' than any tonic"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14
THE MILLER AND THE MAO.
III. N. Scottl

III. N. Scottl h
Across the heath and down the hill,
A-back of patient Dobbin,
The farmers daughter rides to mill,
And moeks the thrush and robin.
For said le she's q sack OF grain.
Sine sidewise sits and chirrups;
A finger in old Dobbin's name
Is good as forty stirrupe
The miller comes-a merry bladel-
And doffs his hat and greets her
@What wish you here, my pretty maidF
I've brought . sack Of wheat, sir"
"And have you gold to give for gristr
Not l. we're poor, alacki sir; s
But take your toll-a tenth. I wist-
From what is in my sack, sir"
He lifts her lightly from her seat,
And laughs-a merry milleri-
Il cannot take my toll In wheat,
l must have gold or siller.
But since you've brought no coin nor scrip
he smiles and fondly eyes her
an ask no toll but from your lip
One kissf-vfon be the wiseri"
The maiden blushsd and bowed her head,
And with her apron fingered, "
And pouted out her lips OF rcd Hras.e Cd
Where countless kisses fingered.
"A single kissf7 CShe smiled in glee,
As who would say "Pve caught you,1
MY father said your toll would be
A tenth Of what brought you"
The mill-stream shouted to the sands:
He kissed the farmers daughter"
But the grim old wheel stretched out its
hands,
And spanked the saucy water.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14
The Triple somersauit.


A former circus performer Is q patient
at the Home for Incurables. His silment
Is spinal. and it has brought on consump
tion. The original cause was hurt re-
ceived while trying 10 turn triple somer
sault Doubtless You have heard ring
master grandiloquently announce, at the
close Of the spring board leaping in cir
Gus performance, while the orchestra was
hushed, and the boys in the front benches
bresthed hard, that Signor So-snd-so
would accomplish the unrivaled feat of
turning three complete somersaults In the
air twixt spring board and mattress Then
the gymnsst did something that seemed
to yealize the promise. But it was an
illusion His body really made only two
revolutions Experts differ In opinion as
to whether the genuine feat has ever been
accomplished. There are recorded deaths
resulting from attempts. The difficulty
lies in an inability tosalight on the feet
after so many turns.
Il thought i could do II, y said Henry
N. Northup, the man dying in the hos
pital. -as | was powerful athlete and
rugged up q. springboard in the
yard of my residence, and plucked up
the courage to practice Twice turned
triple somersaults fairly and squarely. but
the third time came down heavily on
the back of my neck. i was laid up for
a month. and on attempting to resume
work found that there was something
wrong with my spine have steadily
grown worse. and there's not more than
six months left Of me
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14

If the aidys caste. and Of respectable
amily. he must be well educated and
Of good moral character
Required. an educated widow IS to Is
years of age She should be of good
shape. feature. complexion. temper and
health, and not suffering from any hered-
itary disease. daughter Of a well to do
gentleman, and Of respectable csste-for
an enlightened young Bengal Zimindar,
landlord. of respectable caste and family,
accomplished. well built and free from
every present and idiopathic malady. He
is prepared to meet agreeable demands,
and In order 70 encourage widow marriage
among the mobiles and CENTRES he Is de
sirous Of presenting the bride at the wed
ding with jewels worth 10. 600 rupees
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14
Restaurant Waite ~ Slang.
IButte City Inser.A,ountain. ]


One morning recently hungry pilgrim
went into Pat Conlon's restaurant and
ordered some toast, boiled potatoes.
poached eggs. rare steak and some hot
cakes. The water, professor, Harris,
went to the kitchen and roared out to the
Chinaman: ~Gimme a graveyard stew,
potatoes in the dark. two men a. horse
back. a moonlight on the lake and fam
beau When the pilgrim heard this re.
markable order he incontinently fed
from the house, forgetting to take his hat
and muttering that he d -be gol darned if
he proposed to tackle that kind of a
breakfast. and that if the people lived on
such things in this country he proposed
to return to Missouri
A reporter for The Inter Mountain,
who happened to be in the restaurant at
the time. approached the waiter and asked
for an explanation of the order and the
professor gave the following version:
You see. he said, I'VE get tired of
commoDplaces, and besides. we try to
teach the Cinnamon the language A
graveyard stew means milk toast; potatoes
In the dark is boiled potatoes; eggs circus
stgle means scrambled sRas: rough and
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14
A Ceylon Co oanut Forest.


The tree which gives character to the
landscape in the island of Ceylon is
the cocosnut palm. whose slender grayish
trunk scars up for sixty or eighty feet
and then bursts into dense crowl of
great festhered leaves. each from ten to
twelve feet in length These palms grow
close together in vast groves, and to one
walking about under their shade their ap-
pearance is very striking, and recalls the
comparison which has been so often made
between forest and cathedral for there
is rude but evident resemblance TO ar
chitecture in the lofty ais!es formed by
the shafts of the palms; and rooted in by
the archsd and densely intermingled foil.
age The sunlight filtering through the
leafy canopy makes q golden.g green twi-
light, in which multitudes Of gaudy but
terflies sport about and hit from cup to
cup of the pink campanulate flowers that
cover the ground.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14
How Signatures Are Obtained.


The ease with which signatures can be
obtained for almost any sort of petition
was under discussion by several members
Of the produce exchange. Il was re-
marked that solid business men were not
50 ready 10 write their names as had been
imagined. and that papers asking for ap-
pointment to political positions were the
documents on which the autographs
meant nothing. A dissenter from that
view offered TO bet that be could get fifty
signatures within two hours to petition
formally imploring the British govern
ment to make immediate war with Russia
in order to benefit business In the ex-
change The wager was made.
The maker of the proposition wrote out
the request in formal language, at the
top Of q long sheet Of paper, and made a
round of the floor at the most bustling
hour of the day. Here" he would
say to hurried member, Il want your
name on this paper Its something for
a friend Of mine Read it I" Sometimes
the man would glance at the writing, see
the joke and promise silence; but 10 the
requisite fifty instances the signatures
were appended without the slightest
scrutiny and on the bare assurance that il
was ali right Finally the remarkable
petition was posted on the bulletin board
TO raise i'm moderate Laughter.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14
tn. Cruelty Of /. "Grs...r..

One day myself and several others,
among them Tom Payne, one Of the most
de ,perate men in all of Texas, heard &
calf bleating most pitifully. Soon we
came upon Mexican. He had . calf
bound and thrown upon the ground, and
was cutting OF its hide while 1t was yet
alive. Many greasers do that. They claim
it makes the meat more tender. 1t was
more than we could stand, and had quite
iime to prevent Payne from shooting the
fellow. We gave him ten minutes to get
out Of sight, and you bet he did it.-Gen.
Henry Smith in Cincinnati Enquirer.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14
THE GLOBE REPUBLIC sUNDAYMORNING FEBRUARY ID 1896

SmusemenI-lovlug. ana II tnere were as
many, cities and towns in these sections as
in this they would ! g as good from
theatrical point Of view. But let me tell
you one thing. The west and south will
stand only first class attractions You
can't palm of anything second class on
them Anybody who tries 10 Will be
truly routed {"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14
Growth of Grass i'm Australia.

A very noticeable change has taken
place in the r-rass growth of the open
sheep plains of Australia since its civilisa-
ton. The grass originally grew in large
tussocks some distance apart, but now has
assumed the appearance Of sward, owing
to its having stooled out when fed upon
by sheep and cattle, and from the seed
having been trampled into the ground,
where In the absence Of bush fires, It germ
lnSted.-ForeiRu Letter.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14

ready means pork and means; fiambeau
is light. hot cakes. and moonlight on the
lake is rare beefsteak The walters all
have pet names for these things. and we
throw potatoes at the China cooks till
they know what we mean.
Another boarder came in and the pro
fessor roared out with the voice of
stentor: Gimme a. saddle bags and
springer, ,spuds on the side. tenpenny nails
and a shingle to come runnin Then
the reporter followed in the wake of the
Missourian
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14
A Moral Question.
THE ArxoDantl |

In the Crlmean war Q Pussian frigate,
one night, was In danger of drifting on the
Cornish coast An English clergyman
caused the bescon-fire to be lit The ship
was saved: and at the close of the war q
special message of thanks was sent by
Russia TO the man who had saved from
destruction the man Of war, which. it may
be supposed, very likely afterward des-
troyed many English lives and much
property. The clergyman. of course.
acted on instincts of humanity. Query:
Did he do rightf
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14
The Bear and the Wolf.

The Bear and the Wolf had been Warm
Friends for many years. when the W off
one day asked for q Loan to help him out
of Tight Squeeze To his utter Aston
ishment the Favor was Promptly Re-
fused
Haven't we been Friends?- asked the
Wolf.
Truly, we have"
And don't you wish to be in the Flu
tureH"
1T Is for that reason, answered the
Bear. that I refuse the Loan. II you
have no Trouble in repsying me you will
Depend upon me in all Future Emergen-
cies II you Fail TO repay you will Be
come my Enemy for Life
Moral-Go ~ your Friends for sym
pathy-to your Pswnbroker for leans.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14
A Substitute for Glue.
Gil ago Herai.

An American publisher Is producing
an excellent substitute for glue for the
use of book binders 1t is called gum
gluten, and is free from smell, very ad.
hesive and strong. BY its use it is
claimed that saving of rs per cent can
be effected in book. bindery in a twelve
month. 100 weight of gluten going as far
as 800 of glue.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14
tChicago Times.


The immediate publication Of the man.
uscript diary Of Shakes cares cousin, the
town clerk Of StratfoFd. on Avon. is an.
nounced The volume will consist of au.
totypes of the folio pages Of the manus-
cript and transcript by experts of the
British museum The diary extends from
1913 to l6l5-the years Of shskespeare's
residence at Stratford previous TO bis
death on the 5th of May April % o. g. }
of the latter year. From beginning to
end it is q record of the attempts made to
inclose. and OF the resistance offered to
the inclosure, of the common fields of
Ststford, in which Shakespeare was in
terested
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14
The Secret of Long Life.

Men of brains in New York sre apt to
enjoy hale old age if they do not ruin
themselN es by bad habits And the idea
now growing in my head is this: That
thought. hard and ceaseless thought, is
one Of the best means of prolonging life.
But you must not drudge like galley
slave nor drink like helot
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14

The Maluva tree of central India (bas-
sia latifolia) bears flowers which are now
being exported to Europe for their sugar.
of which they contain more than halt
their weight The tree resembles the oak,
and single specimen sometimes bears
ton of flowers
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14
A Roar OF Horse Laughter.
[English Papsr.l

Two soldiers, who may be known as
Corporal Flynn and Pat 0'Neil were one
day discussing the respective merits of the
infantry and cavalry. the one maintaining
the first 10 be the be ter service and the
other as enthusiastically upholding the
cavalry After q long argument, the
corporal exclaimed:
Troth, thin. We may prate about yer
horse, an yer sword. an yer spikes, but l
stick to il that the infantry is better thsn
the cavalry
"Hould yer whist" cried Pat @Don't
be talkin' that way. Why. man, If you
was to repate thin words out in the line,
livery mothers son of the horses would
laugh at ye" sz al
This latter fact the corporal denied. and
the two thereupon proceeded TO the horse
lines. accompanied by several Witnesses
Now, thin. what did We saytn in
'quired at. when they had reached the
scene Of trial.
Il say again the infantry is better than
the cavalry.
Instantly simultaneous roar of laugh
ter burst from 200 throats, and the ami
mails SO moved TO mirth were indeed
horses The laughter continued in every
tone OF voice. from the deep bass guffaw
TO the treble. whinnying giggle The
owners of the s0J throats also exhibited
their merriment in variety of fantastic
ways. such as snorting paving. biting.
kicking. plunging and rearing. and were
only restrained by the strong head and
heel ropes which kept them within due
bounds.
-Ha! hal bai Ho! hoi hol Hill hill
hil-
We'll. do ye give in that even the
horses laugh al YER cried Pat
-Troth. thin, it's mCsilf that was wrong
intirely. said the corporal
How was the trick accomplish? Pat had
artfully managed it so that they should
make the trial Just as the clock was on the
stroke of IL. knowing that the horses
were fed at that time. and that. at the
first blast Of the trumpet for feed they
would neigh with impatience until served
with their corn. 1t was at the moment
when he saw the trumpeter raise his in
strument to his mouth. that he invited the
corporal to repeat his assertion
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14
A Publ c-Spirited Man.

A public spirited man is one who stops
to loosen the halter of horse which has
one foot caught over the tie strap: or
helps little child who. with quivering
lips, asks direction in strange places
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14

New York Herald: In nine cases out
Of ten candor is only a. other name for uni
s. eakabIe meanness and smallness of soul.
and in ninety nine cases out of 100 it
ought TO be vigorously suppressed
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14
Buddhism I'm Vienna

So large q colony of japanese reside in
Vienna that q Buddhist temple is to 10
erected there. The decorations and furn-
iture will be sent from Japan.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14
Man Targets for United States Soldiers
Boston B dset

Man Targets for United States Soldiers
Boston d dsetl
A new industry has been started at the
Rock Island armory and arsenal 1t is
the manufacture of man targets for use
in the regular army. These targets are
made of steel and as near the form of an
average sized man as can be outlined with
steel They are made in three positions
upright at 'front.' then in the position
of firing with arms raised as II holding a
musket Col Flagler himself invented
the machine that works the steel to the
proper shape The steel frame is covered
with cloth in such manner that at a dis
tsnce the resemblance Of man is marked;
and, what is important 1t can be told In
just what part the -man" is hit-arm.
leg breast. stomach, neck, shoulder or
head Four hundred of these steel tar
gets are being made. requiring the use of
1850 pounds of steel
In the TARGET practice they will be
placed in squads. in plato1ns. in CON-
panies, and the various other forms in
which soldiers mo in me opening of an
engagement The practice will commence
ot range Of $50 10 300 yards. and then
be gradually increased to long distances.
The targets will be sent to military posts
at which such practice can be best carried
in. The only drawback to the effective
ness of this practice is in the fact that the
steel man targets can not fire back; if
they could. the soldiers who are firing at
them might not be SO expert
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14

A Russian experimenter has found that
thorough dryness maintained for twenty
four hours viii destroy the parasite pro
ducing dry rot in wood
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14
FEELING Trees with Dynamite.


Several hundred trees In the eastern
part of Wayne county, New York. have
been successfully felled recently by the
use of d, Mantle cartridges In nearly
all of the Gases of telling trees by this
means it is found that the tree was not
fractured by the force Of the explosion,
and the wood can thus be utilized. where
by the old method of telling trees the
timber has been lost
Gen Putin ans ~ OF" Cave.
[Chicago Tines
The cave out of which Israel Putnam
dragged the wolf is seldom visited be-
cause it is in q stony. mountainous forest,
in q remote corner of Connecticut A
picnic party recently made the tedious
trip, which involved several miles of
rough walking There are pictures in
primers of Putnam entering the cave
erect, with blazing torch held above his
head. The hole is really so small that it
can only be explored on hands and knees,
and an adult can not turn around in il.
The length is 800 feet and tradition says
that the hero followed the beast to the
further end, shot him between the eyes
by their own glow, and then was drawn
out with him by means Of Q rope.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14

hccstnEef.l
This remarkable tree Is native of
China In the island of Chusan quaint
ties o. oil and tallow are extracted from
its fruit. which is gathered when the tree
has lost its leaves The twigs bearing
the fruit are cut down and carried to
farmhouse, where the seed Is stripped of
and put into-a wooden cylindrical box,
OPEN al one end and pierced with holes
at the opposite one. The box is then sus.
pended In cylindrical kettle containing
water. and the diameter of which differs
but little from that of the box
The water Is then made TO boil, and the
steam. penetrating into the box, softens
the seeds and facilitates the separation of
the tallow After shout a quarter of an
hours exposure to steam the seeds are
poured into q steam mortar. where they
are stirred about until all the tallow has
been separated into q semi liquid state II
is afterwards poured into q cylinder with
Q no e at the bottom, through which 1t is
driven by the action of press. Ii comes
out perfectly white, free from all i'm
purities, and soon becomes solid.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14
Dimensions Of the Flag.
tChicago Journal

The following are the proper dimen-
sions of the American Tag for decoration
purposes They are adopted by the
United States bureau of navigation: No.
l, 36x19 feet; No 2, IA 30-500x27 1900
feet; No 8. 12 1s-tO0x23 1O-IOO feet; No.
4, 8 941O0xl6 9+100 feet; No. 5. 5
I+l00x9 57.100 feet storm flagl The
measurements of boat flags are as follows:
No. 6, 3 52-100x6 67-100 feet; No Z, 2
9O-100x5 50-l00 feet: No. 8, 2 37-100xi
50-100 feet The flags are made with
thirteen stripes TO represent the thirteen
original states of the Union. and at pres
ent the field of blue contains thirty eight
stars, one for each state In the Union.