The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-04-29

The time of issuing lime for sanitary
purposes is between I'll A. NJ. and I2
O'Clock Nj. Each family is entitled to
one peck of lime per week. Baiabridge
Denocrdt
IT. V. Powderly, General Master
Workman of the Knights of Labor,
says: " Ii every laborer aud every man.
ufacturer would read good paper and
keep posted on the topics of the time, l
feel certain there would be less trouble
1t would be difficult to find man in
the editorial chair of any leading paper
who can be said to be the creature of cir
cumstances He has fought his way to
prominence in the greatest of arts and
sciences by innate power-Bain6ridge
| Democrat.
"A nurseryman of Union county, Pa,
claims to be able to grow apples without
cores. His theory is to bend the twig
when the size of small alder and insert
the top in the ground. When the top
takes root sufficiently cut it off near the
but and stake it up perpendicularly.
In addition to the 1900 tons of steel
rails received in this port for the Florida
Railway and Navigation Company last
week, nearly 900 tons arrived this week,
viz. per schooner VIM. Hayes $50 tons,
and per schooner Jessie w. Starr 40
tons. Both are now unloading at Broome
street dock. The schooner Anna II.
Bishop, with $40 tons, and the Annie 4.
Rickerson, with 225 tons, are daily ex-
pected.-FerndnIinan Mirror.
-Swindell Brothers magnificent float
ing saw mill, the only one east of Missis-
sippi river was successfully launched re-
Gently at Apalachicola with appropriate
ceremonies. The boat floating the mill
is 16O feet long with side wheels, and the
same power used in propelling the ma
chinery of the boat will run the saw mill
when standing still. The craft is called
the Triumph and draws but two feet and
eight inches of water.-Bdi,sbridge Dem
Ocr0t.
-Governor Lee has decided to order
"that the uniform and equipments of the
Virginia volunteers shall be identical
with those prescribed for the United
States army, substituting cadet-gray for
blue in the uniform coat, and the Virginia
staff button for the United States button"
This does not change any existing uni
form except that of field and staff fficers,
but becomes compulsory whenever a COM
pany orders a new uniform.
"A sample of crystalized figs from
California was sent to New York and
SO appreciated that syndicate ordered
car load at once, but their order could
not be filled as the manufacturers had not
contemplated so immediate a demand.
Major Russell, of Olustee, has planted
fifteen acres in figs, and has recipe from
a Philadelphia house for crystalizing, by
which the fruit will command a price
equal to three dollars per bushel.-Jaek-
sonoiUe Dispatch
While in the office of Calhoun, Da-
Wis S ellis yesterday, Necs reporter
was shown quite curiosity in the shape
of check signed by Jefferson Davis, on
the goth day of February, 1865. The
check was drawn in favors0f David Wise,
on the Farmers Bank Of Virginia, at Pc
tersburg, and the amount was for 5000, 600
The check was signed "J. Davis, Presi-
dent" and underneath the word econ
fed" the 'erecy" appearing to be obliter-
ated. The check belongs to Mr.. B. p
Calhoun and he is very proud of it. He
has quite number of such curiosities,
which he has promised to show us soon,
when we will tell all about them.-Pa-
Latkd Ne,cs.