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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-10-14
Mr.. Cheney Worsted.
From the Palatka News)


Mr.. Pasco does not leave much of Mr.. Che
ney's argument on the new constitution Mr..
Cheney pretends TO be afriad that, if the new
constitution is adopted, the Governor will have
more Iower over the local Offices of the State
than under the present one We had no idea
that the Colonel was right, or that he seriously
entertained such belief; but if he did, Mr.. Pasco
has shown him very clearly that he is mistaken,
and his objections unfounded
Mr. Cheney writes like one who had motives
tor the rejection of the new constitution other
than those set forth in his communication to the
Times Union. He doubtless believes that if the
new constitution is rejected the Democrats will
be defeated at the election two years from now,
and the Republicans again be returned to power,
when, il the present constitution stands, they
will again hold the State at their mercy, and
control the machinery of the State and local
matters for years to come. But, vain hope! Mr.
Cheney's party can never return to power in
Florida. The people who have lived under Re-
publican rule will never vote to give it power
again, and sensible Republicans will support the
new constitution on the ground of its greater
merit rather than on the vague and uncertain
hope that TO defeat 1t will. in some way, benefit
their party. The new constitution is much to
be preferred to the old one, and should receive
the vote of every citizen who has the best inter-
ests of the State at heart. -
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The Chaatansga, Csla0has and
FlsrsAa RailreaA Again.
.Afser copying 1om the Dsmosras Of week be-
fore last thu proceedings Of the city council OF
This city touching the right Of way through the
city and of the dona,ion of eight acres for de-
not grounds etc, the Cuthbert Liberal Of last
week proceeds to say:
This begins to look like business at that end
of the line. Now what shall We, in the centre
of the line, offer There is NO use III attempting
to disguise the fact that the building OF this
road e absolutely indispensable to Cuthbert's
future. With the competition In freight and
passenger rates that 1t would bring to this point,
the immigration Of men and money that would
accompany it, and the enhanced value of all
properly, together with increased business to
our merchants, the building up of manufactures,
ETC, Outhbert would at once spring into new
life and build up rapidly.
Without the road, the neighboring towns, vii
lagos and country stores will continue to con-
sumo our substance, and our new court house
will be all worth seeing. 1t is true that two eff
forts have been made to build the road and both
have proven failures
Instead of discouraging, this should stimulate us
to redoubled efforts to secure success. The
Georgia Midland is being rapidly built and will
soon be completed. The projectors of that road
are men who have the confidence of capitalists.
II th"v ran be induced 10 take hold Of t',is
lUad il viii be built lucy must have Con-
Meeting line southwark from Columbus. This
is Ivy no means the only route open to them.
Nor should we lay too much stress on the work
that has already been done on this route Other
places may offer inducements greater than we can
acknowledgements greater than we can offer in
this one item and secure q line in some other di-
rection. If this opportunity passes and we fail
TO get the road, our hopes for the future are mea
IS -v~I 81 h.xns
go to work to see what can be done. Let us all
do away with selfshness and work together for
the common good of all In building up the
town and county, property owners and business
men will be the largest bene6ciaries. The ad-
vantages TO the laborer will be incidental. The
advantages to the property owner and business
man will be permanent and absolute
Let our Cuthbert and Tallahassee c0ntempora.
ries continue the fire and awake to a realization
of the importance of this line the people of their
respective communities, and the road will be
hri1f
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A BOOM FOR PENSACOLA.
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO ROAD TO BE Ex.
TENDED TO THE GULF.

Psnsacolas Deep Water Harbor Chosen as the Ter
Misunderstanding the Iron Districts Of the South
Route Of the Extension, Etc.
BALTIMORE, October TIT is pretty we'll I'm.
derstood in railroad circles. though the fact is
not officially stated, that President Garrett, of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
while in Europe, perfected arrangements for &C.
curing funds necessary for extending the She
nandoah Valley Railroad south to Pensacola, Fla,
and that the work is to be commenced within
thirty days. The road is said to be over the old
line direct to Salem, Va, thence south to the ia.
nous Cranberry iron mines Of North Carolina,
Birmingham, Ala, Dalton, Ga, and to Pensacola
The object of thus extending the line so far south
is to get an open and direct route to the Gulf of
Mexico, which is now blocked to the Baltimore
and Ohio by the Richmond and Danvlle syndi-
cate. BY agreement with the large capitalists,
who are TO locate fifteen or more blast furnaces
at Birmingham, the extension of road will run
through the Cranberry iron mines, where the
best of ore is obtained for the manufacture of
Bessemer steel. The new line, as is understood,
is 10 be completed inside of two years, and Is to
have all the northern iron traffic of Birmingham,
Ala, north to the Eastern market, which trade
alone will be q large feeder to the line.
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A big light dawns upon the prospects
OF Pensacola. That city has prospered
greatly of late years, and it now seems
probable that her progress will be re-
doubled, and that the Emporium of the
West will quickly realize the destiny in
dicated by the hand of nature, her match
less Gulf harbor becoming the gateway of
a great commerce. The subjoined press
telegram indicates that one of the most
powerful and far-reachlng railroad corpo-
rations of the United States, which links
the Western States to the Eastern, pro-
poses to extend its system southwark, and
open an avenue from its Atlantic port to
a Gulf port at Pensacola. Through such
a route a mighty stream of travel and
traffic would constantly flow, sustaining
and being sustained by the vast fleet of
ocean shipping that would seek the broad
and deep bay of Pensacola:
A Room FOR PENS CaAaA
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This able and distinguished gentleman made
a speech yesterday at Interlachen, and, although
brief, was one OF the most forcible of the cam
paign. Mr. Davis IL born orator, logical
speaker, and clear and satisfactory in his argu-
nentA His speech yesterday satisfied every
body Of his great power and eloquence. He
should be continued 10 the canvass and give the
people an opportunity TO hear him on every pos
sible occasion. He b also immensely popular
with the people, and q Democrat of the highest
character. We trust the people will turn out in
full force and hear him speak to day.-Pasatka
Dalr Nescs
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-10-14

We see that the Democrats of the
First Tennessee District have nominated
Colonel J. White for Congress. Colonel
White is young brother of our fellow.
townsmen, Colonel John r. and George
G. White, and Is said to be very popular
with the people.-Livs OAK Bulletin.
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The above fgures-all taken from official re-
cords-prove that the people of Nassau county,
who own property valued at $1,54s.676 more
under Democratic rule than under Republican,
paid ga, 1893 State taxes for the past three
years Of Democratic rule, whereas, under
Radical rule, they paid in three years, on great
deal less valuation, the enormous sum Of $49.-
76034, making the saving in State taxes IN the
people Of Nassau county, for three yes.r-', auder
Democratic rule, $27,2!S4t.
To reveal ilc ac,uAl saving to the people Of
Nassau county for the past three years of DEM
ocratic rule, we will apply the Republican rate
for State taxes, which prevailed during the last
three years of Radical rule, to the assessed val
uation for 1888 1876, and we discover that they
would have had to pay $66,O77.6l, instead of
$22, sol 90. what they did pay under Democratic
rule, making the actual saving for three years of
Democratic rule, as compared with Radical rule,
81. 575.68. more than 81 &c for each man, wo-
man and child-white and black-enumerated
in the county census for 1885.
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General X. B. Ayres, of the Second
y. 8. Artillery, having returned from his
sick leave and resumed command at st.
Francis' Barracks, in ST. Augustine, Flor
ida, Lieutenant Colonel l. /. Langdon
will 10 back to Fort Barfancas the last
Of this month, q which time the two bst-
terise now in camp near Atlanta viii have
returned - thsir old quarters there. --At-
ldsst0 Josurdk W : gatafF *@f
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Hon. Ned e. Farrell

-1On. Ned " F6FroII has returned
home much improved In health. This
will be pleasing news to his many friends
throughout the State who have expe-
rienced considerable anxiety on account
Of his impaired health. We hope that
his improvement will be rapid and his
oomplete, restoration to health Is near ct
hand end that many yeAm Of usefulness
and honor are yes before him. Waldo
AdvtyttSU. ~ 9 iA 87 ~
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$14,0S1,4l

There is no going behind these official returns
for the years named, and they show that the
people of st. Johns county. for the three last
years of Democratic rule, with property valua-
ton more than half a million dollars larger than
during the last three years of Radical rule. paid
under Democratic rule, $50, 169O S less for State
taxes than they were compelled TO pay for like
period by an extravagant Republican admins
tration, the clear saving being more than SUI
icient TO pay their state taxes for four years of
honest Democratic government
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-10-14

Perhaps the people of no county in Florida
have been benefited more under Democratic
rule, in the matter of State taxes in proportion
to assessed valuation, than the people OF st.
Johns
The subjoined figures from tn record will re-
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-10-14

Record Of 7smpsrcturs at Tallahassee ~,
for he past soeek.
Observations taken By W. A. RAw1s. pr,.....
phArmacfst.l
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Prices from 9iS to SSs, and made 70 order, at
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MASONIC.

MASONIC.
~ Regular meetings OF JAcr.o
sc: arc held OF sss afsi and laird HosSs,. Loon
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q Regular meetings Of LEON Iona, y. .
arc aeie every zsse96y zsssasS, ct their To1s. NO
attend. John a nBk ". ~ tny3s{S
JoHx q. COLLINS, 4 8. AAncH n a
- Regular meetings Of Auc,Lr. n.c.
ataQS Of each month, at their Lodee Roo. - -
All Pafriarchs In good standing invited 70 Ss
W. n. CHAHcxY, SeyiAs DALI c 2
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Nassau 0aln Uaaer Nomocratlc
1gae.
The lax-payen Of Nassau county share With
those a Ill the Cher counties b Florida the
benefits derived from m honest administration
Of State allAip By tho Democrats. ~ The follow-
ing exhibit Of State taxes win chow:
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-04-29
IN THE LONE WOOD.

Z knew by the smoke that so gracefully
curled
Above the green elms that cottage was
near,
And said, "lf there's peace to be found
in the world,
A heart that was humble might hope for
ii here.r
II was noon, and on flowers that languish'd
around
In silence repos'd the voluptuous bee;
Ev'ry leaf was at rest, and heard not
sound
But the woodpecker tapping the hollow
beech tree.
And ~Here in this lonely little wood" !" Il ex-
claimed,
with a maid who was lovely to soul and
TO eye,
Who would blush when praisd her, and
weep il bland,
How blest could live and how calm could
die"
By the shade of yon sumach, whose red
berry dips
In the gush of the fountain, how sweet
to recline.
And to know that sigh'd upon innocent
lips,
Which had never been sigh'd on by
any but mine. Moore.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-04-29
To BE Done by Somebody Else.

A subscription paper is sent you for
the household Of some venerable philan-
thropist or eminent public man. These
influential people spent money freely in
their day for hospitality, or generosity,
or what not. You often wished that you
could be as liberal in these ways: because
you could not, you put something by,
and now you are called on to give that
and more to provide for their deficit. In
their palmy days these good people had
excellent opportunities to lay up some
thing for old age or for their heirs; but
as they preferred not to do it, you are
expected to pay their debts and support
their children. What they lavished on
dinner parties or on philanthrophy-it
makes, for the present purpose, little
difference which-would have made for
them the provision now expected from
you.
It may seem ungenerous to mention
such thing, but is it not worth while to
remember that the fact of ones being an
artist, or a scholar, or a philanthropist,
or public servant, is no excuse from
lifes ordinary duties, economies, and
forethoughts! If any one fails in these
duties, they must simply be done by some
one else.-"T. w. H." in Harper's Bazaar.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-04-29
Medical Value Of Lacteai Diet.

The other day went to see an English
friend who had been suffering from q
sharp attack of gout. He was taken
with it here. on his way to Cannes, and
thought himself too i'll to recover. There
were twinges everywhere. Each essen
tial organ becomes in turn the seat OF
the disease, and his spirits were depressed
and his brain foggy. An ordinary doc.
tor mildly suggested a lacteal diet, but
as the patient hated milk, he refused to
accept this regimen.
A specialist was then called in. He
said. Meat and wine-not excepting
Bordeaux-are, in your present state,
rank poison. You must take no tea,
coffee, or any other stimulant for ten
days. Your food is to be milk every
three hours. If you find it too heavy
mix it with Hauterive- Vichy. Vary it,
too, by having it mixed with onion or
leek soups, or with eggs done a la creme.
have had patients who were half suffo.
Gated with gouty matter in their blood,
and others who thought their brans were
softening. This treatment cured them
in short time. Milk is food in its most
perfect form, and should be regarded as
a staple ailment by old and young
Paris Cor. London Truth.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-04-29
To Purify sick-Room Atmosphere.

A disinfecting compound for purifying
the atmosphere of the sick-room has
been presented to the Berlin Medical So
ciety. Oils of rosemary, lavender and
thyme, in the proportions of ten, two
and half, and two and half parts, re-
spectively, are mixed with water and
nitric acid in the proportion of thirty to
one and half. The bottle should be
shaken before using, and sponge satur-
ated in the compound and left to diffuse
by evaporation. Simple as it is, the
vspor of this compound is said to possess
extraordinary properties in controlling
the odors and effiuviA of offensive and
infectious disorders.-Frank Leslie's
Illuatrated,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-04-29
THE ART OF THE lAPIDARY.
A Walk Through the Workshop OF
Maiden Lane Firm.

h<h"0
The lapdary department, which,
through the courtesy of the firm, the
writer was permitted to visit and under
the guidance of the foreman, to inspect,
occupies the entire sixth floor of the
building and is devoted to the cutting
and polishing of every stone except the
diamond, the most important work, how
ever, being ON rllbies, sapphires and fancy
gems. Here are treated not only the
rough but large proportion of the cut
stones imported by the firm, and here
an extensive business is done in cutting,
shaping matching and repairing gems
for dealers and patrons. What most i'm
presses one is the apparent simplicity Of
the mechanical appliances, everything
seeming to depend on the knowledge,
skill and dexterity of the lapidary. The
stone, placed in an iron frame, is first
roughly cleaved by being brought in con-
tact with the edge of rapidly revolving
disk of steel charged with oil and dia-
mond dust. After, it is cemented to a
handle, then firmly pressed against the
fiat surface Of a horizontal revolving
wheel of lead. flooded with water and
emery dust. where the proper angles and
facets are formed.
The drilling and concaving machinery
introduced are extremely simple, that for
concave work being horizontal screw
lathe having adjusted TO it small lead or
iron disks. the convex edges of which
have the outline of the concavities they
are intended TO cut. The drill, awl-
shaped and having two diamonds at its
point, is set in a spool fashioned handle,
and when in use is adjusted with its
point resting perpendicularly on the OBJ
ject and held in place by horizontal
bar, one end of which is pinioned to a
slotted upright, the other resting under
the left arm of the lapidary, who, with
his right hand, causes the drill to re-
volve steadily and rapidly by means of
bow and string.
Here were seen in every stage of treat
ment the yellow diamond" and green
aquamarine of North Carolina; the tour
maline, from Maine: moss-agate, from
Colorado, and also the beautiful garnet,
comparing favorably with the Indian
gem and known as the American ruby;
topaz, bookstores and carnelians, from
India; sapphires, chrysolites, moonstones
and catseyes, from Ceylon; jasper and
lapis-lazuli, from Russia; and from South
America, pink topaz, carnelian, jar
goons and peridot, peculiar bright
green stone, all blending in a gorgeous
wealth of color such as the eye seldom
rests upon.-Cor. New York World.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-04-29
A Huge Piece Of Bric-a-Brac.

A British commissioner in Pegu lately
had to deal with very complicated
case, involving the sanctity and owner
ship of huge piece of bric-a-brac. A
Hindu contractor, who had engaged to
mend roads, supplied from the jungle
cut stones which excited attention. The
tracks of his cart led to quarry, which
turned out to be a great stone embank-
ment, on which reposed recumbent
image of Buddha. Deserted, neglected,
and covered by jungle full of snakes
and tigers, the image and its platform
were being destroyed when the unfor-
tunate Hindu was discovered at his van
dalism. The stones were hauled back,
the contractor went to Jail, and the
place became favorite object Of wor-
ship, until the tigers began to take an in
terest in the worshipers so personal that
many failed to return from the Jungle
The Argonaut.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-04-29

Alexander H. Stephens grave is still
unmarked, but above the grave of Harry
Stevens, his oolored servant, stone has
been erected bearing the legend: "He
was for many years the faithful, trusted
and beloved body servant of Alexander
ii. Stephens. Like him he was distin-
guished for kindness, uprightness and
benevolence. AS man he was honest
and true. As Christian he was hum
BILE and trusting. ."-Philadelph Call.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-04-29
THE PAPAGoS OF ARIZONA.
A Medicine Mans Failure to Cure Chief
The Penalty He Paid.

The Penalty He Paid.
l was talking the other day with Capt.
Frank Cloud, now living in Arizona,
about the Indians out in that territory.
Said he:
1We have a race of Indians in Ari-
zona called the Papagos. Time out of
mind they have lived at peace with the
whites, but in their battles with the other
Indians are fully the equal in pluck and
courage of the dreaded Apaches. Some
months ago, while temporarily residing
among them. / became witness to one OF
their customs, which, if ifpracticed among
the whites, would have the effect of de-
creasing certain portion of our popula-
ton quite materially. One of their great
chiefs was stricken down with fever.
The medicine man dosed him with herbs
and applied Ill the healing remedies
within his knowledge. Notwithstanding
his efforts the old man gradually grew
worse and finally died.
THE day following his burial noticed
an unusual commotion about the camp
all the men. women and children were
gathered together as if to perform some
great religious ceremony. There was an
air of solemnity about the scene that
. justified this impression. The mystery
was explained when saw the medicine
man, escorted by two young bucks,
march from his tent and take position
about fifty feet distant. At given sig.
nal one of the young men raised his rifle
and, before / could comprehend what
was taking place, fired bullet into the
medicine mans heart, killing him in
stantly. / then learned that it was the
the custom of these Indians where o
medicine man failed to cure one of the
sachems who died from causes other
than wounds received in battle that he
must suffer death as consequence of his
lack of skill"
asked Capt. Cloud how, under these
circumstances, they succeeded in finding
. person willing to accept such posi-.
ton. He replied that the Office car
ried with it great many perquisites and
privileges that made it very desirable
one. Moreover, he added, -every In.
dian expects to die with his boots on,
as they say out there, and as the post Of
medicine man relieves them from the
necessity of bearing arms, the chances OF
of death are no greater on the one hand
than the other. They bear their fate phi.
losophically, and have never heard OF
an instance where an attempt was
made to evade it by seeking safety in
flight. Jules Guthridge in Chicago
News.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-04-29
A Fire Banked for sixteen Months.

One of the blast furnaces Of the KEN.
BILE Iron and Coal company at Riddles
burg, Pa, was banked up in November,
1874. After being out of blast nearly
sixteen months, it was recently opened
for the first time, and the fire found still
burning. The coke glowed brightly, and
on the admission of the blast soon be.
came hot enough to melt cinder. The
furnace was started with as little diff
Guilty as if it had only been standing a
week. Scientific American.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-04-29

The longest coffin turned out by any
factory is nine-footer, in which the
dignitaries of the Catholic church are
buried. Such coffin was used at the
burial of Cardinal McCloskey, the extra
length being required for his crown
which he wore in death. About twenty
four hours were taken to put this coffin
ogether.-Exchange.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-04-29
He Dare Not Take the Risk.

DIR. James w. Ranney, Of New York,
relates that John B. Cough, not long be-
fore his death, told him Dr. Ranney)
that he Cough had not sufficient con-
fidence in his self-control, after so many
years Of abstinence, to partake of mince-
pie containing little brandy.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-04-29
The Size OF England's Colonies.

A recent careful calculation shows that
England owns nearly three times as
large an extent Of colonies as all the rest
of Europe together. Her colonies are
eighty-fve times as big as the mother
country.-New York Sun.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-04-29

1t is about as hard job assisting those
who know too much as those who know
too little, and not always safe to help
either.-Jud Lafalgan.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-04-29
To Borrow the Key of the BastiIe.

The French think of sending over to
the United States to borrow for an exhi-
bition in 1889 the key Of the Bastile. La
fayette presented the key to Washing
ton.-Philadelphia Call.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-04-29

A copy of the first book on arithmetic,
Of which only two copies exist, was sold
In London recently for $500.