The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-07-01

~'"S uOWuWoTu COuTSe OI SILVER
and especially the rapid fall since Con
gress showed its determination not te
suspend the dollar coinage, is troubling
several silver men, who begin to think
that for the United States to continue the
coinage may not after all be the best way
to restore silver. The silver in the silver
dollar was worth before the coinage agi
tation began 90 $500 cents. Directly
after the Bland bill became law it fell
to 80 21-lOO cents, and it is remarkable
fact that silver has never been worth as
much as it was before the passage of the
Coinage Act. That Act was passed in
February, 1878. The silver in the dollar
was then worth 90 21-lOO cents. 1t is
now worth 754 cents. That is so say,
the Bland Silver Coinage Act having
been passed as . means of restoring the
silver dollar to par with gold, it has not
only entirely failed to accomplish this,
but the intrinsic value of the silver dollar
has fallen, in the eight and quarter years
we have been coming silver dollars, Is
22-1OO cents-an enormous and alarming
decline. Men who sincerely desire to re-
habilitate silver cannot fail to see that
the Silver Coinage Act has proved COM
plete failure as means to this end To
stop coming, at least for year or two,
would seem to be an expedient worth try
ing, for it is the belief of many expert
enced men that if We stop the coinage
that will compel England to join in a
European conference for the re-establish-
ment of silver. But if this is worth try
ing it should be done by Congress at
once.- Charleston Nescs and Courier.
The setting aside OF the will of the
late A. d. Ditmars, of Lancaster, New
York, who left $50, 900 "to ascertain
what children were created to do" leaves
it for some one else to try to develop his
curious idea. One of the features of the
institution which he hoped to found was
room containing musical instruments,
tools used in the various trades and other
appliances. When a child was brought
to be entered into the institution it was
to be taken into this room and its actions
observed. If the little ones inclination
led it to the musical instruments, it was to
be educated as a musician. If it's desires
tended toward the plane and the saw, a
carpenters trade would be taught it, and
SO on through the list of occupations.
We doubt the wisdom of battling the de-
sign Of Mr.. Ditmars, but the discussion
of the matter is suggestive of useful
thought. Too little attention is given to
the study of the inclinations OF children.
They are often assigned to occupations
".Uv2 2~~"u.
success which would be attained had the
bent of the mind been consd-
cred. OF course in many cases there
is no liberty of selection, necessity com
pelling the boy to work at what may Of
fer, but where there is choice of trades
too much care cannot be taken in ascer-
tanning the inclination of the person en-
tering into the business of life.
The general election recently held in
the Argentine Republic has resulted in
favor of DR.. Juarez, who is now Presi-
dent-elect. AS the ChiliAns delight to
call themselves the English of South
America, the Argentine' point to their
country as the United States of the South
crn Continent. The Argentine Republic
is outstripping all its neighbors in wealth
and increase of population. More than
100000 immigrants arrived in the coun-
try last year, and such is the anxiety to
secure houses in the city of Buenos Ayres
that rent is offered in advance for houses
the foundations of which are not even
laid The political progress Of the Re
public is indicated by the proud boast Of
Buenos Ayres journal that the recent
elections passed off without even an at
tempt at row, which is saying much for
South American State. "Fraud," adds
the same journal, ''as is natural to expect.
is reported to have taken place at nearly
all the voting tables, but this is incidental
in most South American elections"
AT precisely - o'clock on the night
of June 80 inst. the big clock in the
court house tower will toll the knell of
all the barrooms in Atlanta When the
first stroke rings out upon the air there
will be heard rattling of doors and win
dows, and when the last ceases to vibrate
the barrooms will have been closed not
to be reopened for period of at least
two years. The number to be closed is
not as large as the unlnformed may i'm
agine. Previous to July, 1884, the aver
age was about 100; but, after that time,
the license was increased from $500 10
$500, and the average decreased to about
100. Since the election by which it was de-
cided that prohibition should reign in
town and county after July l, 1886, 80
barrooms have been closed, leaving a to-
tai of 50 in town to be tolled out of ex-
istence at midnight on June 80. In ra-
dius of five or six blocks, with the Kim
ball House a. . centre, there are 35 bar
rooms. A few of these retail nothing
but beer. The majority retail not only
l,esr hut all sorta of alcoholic liauors.