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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-30
.,udcr Lasting obligations Z o the
FlOridiams

r,a Tallahassee FLORIDIAN his put the
Ala country under lasting obligations by
wn rGsbno tables from an official source, COM
pu .;nr the financial condition now OF each
ps, ,nty Of the State with il when the Repub
G s'.a" bo,dlers, III Bill Purm IN, were in
s. .a5 down AMI out OF their bankrupt offices
hr an outraged people Monroe county, which
" exceptionally well differed, in comparison
with Tor instance, Leon, Duval and Alachua,
", Rennblican Governors, comes in for large
share Of financial gain, as we show by publ
sue" elsewhere We ought to draw an impor-
."n, lesson from review of the condition OF the
S e, and people then and since The Democratic
"a az ss.s-hoders have conducted the peoples pub
w fairs Ever since Gov. Drew took the seat
-. ~ CIV Searns, everything making for the best
:n,sre.ts of The whole people has boom ed so
,;l.a q Young Western State that we have
naan ever since alternating between astonish
,,ant and pride The people who have thus
haon blessed by three State Administrations in
o,ocession. with otficc-holders in high and low
'os;rions of trust, who have 81 faithfully dis
ppba,gpl their duties, owe the Democracy much
,ore than empty gratitude. 1t is reasonable to
nall mon every one to give r.ctical endorse
.~ont If The benefits received by continuing The
oame honest ani competent. or other equally
oanahle and trustworthy Dem Dcrats, in the
nlacps OF responsibility involving care OF our
ffroncal credit and development OF our popnla-
lion wealth, trades, commerce, aud education.
Eyerv man is brought under obligation 10 vote
1r o1r influential and honorable Democratic
nominees. and thus show the right kind of APP
nreciaon for good gOvernment.-Key Vest
Eoudter. Democrat
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-30

See our liberal offer of cash premiums to all
who send in clubs of new subscribers to the
FLoRIDIAN at only one dollar year. You can
make money by working for US. Write for same
pie copies, advertising matter etc, and try it. If
Hon r. II. NJ. Davidson, our Con-
gresham from this, the First Congress
sional District, will walk completely over
his Republican opponent, Benjamin, on
next Tuesday.
In the Second Congressional District
General Bullock is putting in good and
telling work. 1t his opponent, Goodrich,
ever had a shadow of show, he has now
lost it, and General Bullock is as good as
elected.
Every colored man in Leon county
in all Florida-should read the splendid
advice given them by men of their own
color, which appears elsewhere in this
Issue.
-D4n Gratis! Work! Work will bring
VICTOHf
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Fever Notes, &C.
MONDAY.

Jacksonville-New cases, 43-whites 8, colored
g: deaths, Wv. II. Pearl.
DR.. Paul Gber the French expert, has arrived
and is looking for microbes.
Fernandna-New cases, ii deaths, none. Four
of the new cases white. Six new cases have
developed in the neighboring country in the last
tweny-four hours.
Cainesyille--Mr Tilghmun is critically ILL., The
Board of Health has ordered the Relief Committee
10 remove the Commssary away from the business
part of the city.
Decatur Aa-New cases, l i; deaths,2.
Green Cove Springs-The County Board of Health
have officially announced the city healthy.
TUESDAY
Jacksonville-New cases, 33-whites 10, colored
g; deaths Mamie Kline
Fernandina-New cases, IA; deaths, none. Four
Of the new cases are white.
Gane,vIle-New cases. DIR Phillips.
Gov. Perry has sent the Relief Committee $500,
contributed by friends in Minneapolis and New
York
Decatur, Ala.-New cases, / deaths, !.
Euterprise-A private telegram states that there
has been three deaths from yellow fever.
WEDNESDAY.
Jacksonyille-New cases, 3l--whites II, colored
l9; deaths MRS. j. P. Broward Ethel May
Wech, W. P. Sandy, Benz. H. Deas.
Bishop Weed, who was taken with the fever yes
terday is doing well to night.
Fernandina-New cases, 10; deaths, none
Enerprise-lt now comes out that the fever has
been in this town since June, and that there have
been sixteen cases and two deaths. The surround
ing country and neighbOring towns very much
excited and badly frightened.
Decatur, Aa-New cases, 2 deaths, none.
Montgomery has raised her quarantine against
all except infected towns Of Florida.
THURSDAY
Jacksonville-New cases 7l--whites 90, colored
40 deaths 2-Alexander Wood Felix Tribe.
Fernandina--New cases, IA deaths, |.
Ganesylle-No new cases deaths, Daniel
Tilghman.
Enterprise-Tbe fever has been declared to be Of
violent form One death to-day
Maccenny-New cases : deaths none
South Jacksonville had panic to day Several
cases of fever were reported and the people closed
thelr houses and rushed in panic manner
to the woods.
Decatur, Ala.--New cases, ,; deaths, l.
FRIDAY.
JackSonyle-New cases 23-whites s. ColOred
Is; deaths 2-Geo Touscy and Jno. d. Green
fernandlna-New cases, 25 whites, 4 colored
q deaths none
Oct "a
Sanderson-No new cases in ten days.
decatur, All-New cases, deaths, l.
Sapt john Jlllard of the Steamer Careuse died
al Brooklyn, y. y, Of yellow fever
SATURDAY.
JacksonvlHe-Ncw cases 4t--whitcs -, colored
% o. ceaths 4-Nrs. f. Hedrick, Julian Sumeral,
nun NcDuga colorcd-kobcrt Birch
Fernando New Gases, 10; whites 2, coored 8 !;
deaths, none
- Enterprse--Sixteen cases under treatment. DR..
0faVen died to-day,
6alnesyille--One new clse colored
lolai eases at jacksonville to date, 043 total
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-30
What is a Mongrelite ?

DEFINITION: A hybrid; cross between a
Chinese stnk-pot and North American skunk
like the latter animal, it is subject to divers
changes in ance-chamelion-like, d"ns
the garb of sheep clothing while he is a wolf in
reality; a turD-coat back-sider; h0cus,
pocus presto change mendicant. lis general
characteristics are notwithstanding upon
corruption ready at all times to sell its progen
iture for potion of swill; a vampire, it would
suck the life-blood Of morality and at last pawn
its hide to Satan for the loan of satanic Pc
gasus to ride into perditiOn on.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-30
Prudence! Prudence!

In medication in aught else prudence should be
guide. Yet thousands cast it to the winds Every
nostrum finds its patrons, the medical empires of
every false school have their guls Every change the
gamut OF hnmbug is rung successfuy-for a time at
least the notes being furnished by the credulous In
happy contrast to the many mpostures of the
day stands Hoeetters Stomach Bitters now in it's third
decade of popularity approved and recommended by ply
cans Endorsed by the press of many lands sought and
priced by nvalds everywhere 1t an ascertained pe
cc for and preventative of maaria diseases chronic
Indigestion liver complaint and constipation checks the
gro Nth of rheumati and neuralgia is peerless nvig
GRANT and useful duretic Nervous people benefit by it
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-30

CUTIc' KA, the great skin cure, and CUTICURA SoAI
prepared from i: externally, and CUTIcURA REsoI
VENT, the new Blood Purifier internally arc a DOS
tive for every Of Skin and Blood Disease
from Pinples to Scrofula
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-30

Sold everywhere. Pr'ce: CUrIcURA 50 cents; SOAP,
% cents RE-oIyENT e. Prepared by the POTTER DRUG
AND CHEMICAL. Co.. Boston, Mass.
Send for +" How to Curc Skin Diseases "a pages
so lustr atoms. aud 100 testimonials.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-30
NOT APIMPLE ON HIM NOW.

asad with Eczema. Hair all gone.
scalp covered with erupaiOns.
Thought his hair would never
grow. Cured by (uticura Reme.
dies. Hair Splendid and not a
nimDIe Om him.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-30

colorel lad, seemingly not Uver eighteen
years of aye, was on the streets few days since
offering to sell his registration certificate for the
price of drink. He admitted hat he had been
induced to register by one OF the candidates on
the Mongrel ticket but, AS he was under age,
he feared to attempt to vote. Democrats, keep
your eyes open.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-30

few weeks my wife suffered very much from
cutaneous disease of the scalp, and received relief
from the various remedies she used until she tried CUTI
GU The disease promptly yielded to this treatment
aud in a short white she was entirely well There has
been Of the disease, and CUTICURA ranks No
in estimation for diseases Of the skin.
REV. J. PRESS LEY BARRETT. D. D.,
Raleigh. n G..
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-30

cannot say enough in praise Of the CUTICURA RENE
DIES My boy, when one year OF age, sc bad with
cred with eruptions, which the doctors said was scad
head, and that his hair would gov again Des-
pairing of cure from physicians, began the use of the
CuTIcURA REMEDIES, AID. am happy say with the
most perfect succers. His hair il splendid and
there l. not pimple on him recommend the CUTICU-
RIA REMEDIES to mothers a the most speedy economi-
CAL and cure for all skin diseases of infants ana
children and feel that every mother who has an afflicted
child will thank me for 20 doing.
Mrs. NJ. f. WOODSUM, Norway, Me-
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-30

must extend 70 you the thanks of one of my
who has II cured, by using the CUTICURA RENE
DIE, of an old sore caused by long pe sickness
fever eight years He bad he fearful he
won have 10 have his leg ampntacd but is happy to
say he j. now entirely wtl,-sound A. dollar lie e
quests me To his which is II. Ii. CAsoN mer-
chant of this place. JOHN V. MINOR Druggist,
GainesborO Tenn.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-30

* >>o>> would enjoy your dinner and
" SoN are prevented by Dyspepsia, use
Ackers Dyspepsia Tablets. They are u positive
cure for Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Flaiuency and
Constipation. We guarantee them. 25 and so
cents Sold by NJ. Lively Feb 16-44-cow
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Is N ,tu,s's n.n true laxative. 1t is the most
easily 81. and the most effective remedy
known :. >ioqrse the System when Bilious or
Cnsiivr: .':..rl Headaches, Colds AMI Fevers;
70 Cure II .','n,l Conslipa' on, Indigestion, Pies
etc. Mannflrurea only hv The California Fig
Syrup Comp nv San Francisco. Cal For sale
NV NJ I,iv,l Feb. 2-1s88 1y
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-04-06
Put to Flight by Monkeys.

1t must have been comical sight, com
pany of men chased by pack of monkeys
but this is the story as told by Captain Law
son in his "Wanderngs in New Guinea.
According to his account the monkeys were
the aggressors, but one would like to hear
their side of the question before passing judg-
ment
"While marching under some wallah trees
we were maiciouSly attacked by large
troop of monkeys, who pelted us with the
walah nuts and uttered wild screams of de.
light when they observed that their sudden as.
sault had been successful. A regular volley
of the hard missiles fell about our heads and
shoulders with such force that, being unex.
pected, we were smitten with dismay and
scrambled out ofthc way in a very undigni-
fled manner.
upon recovering myself laughed hearth
ly at the ridiculous figure we had cut, on
which one old fellow, who seemed to be the
leader of the troop, ran out on a branch that
hung over my head, and deliberately spat at
me with all the gravity of a human being, a
trick that had never known monkey to
perform before.
stepping back few PAGES to get better
aim at him, raised my rifle and fired He
appeared to be killed Instantly, but sat i'm
movable for several seconds before his body
lost its balance and fell.
THE hubbub that then set in among his
companions was fearful. They howled at
the top of their voices, and seemed to become
half mad with rage. They began to pelt us
with the nuts, and though we shot several OF
their number, they refused TO desist, but fol-
lowed us on our march, leaping from tree to
tree with great agility.
cat last we were glad to break into run
in order to escape their prosecutions, but
this move was unsuccessful, for the monkeys
were quite as nimble as we were. So we
were compelled to submit to the nuisance for
fully three hours, during which time receiy-
80 many blows upon the head, back and
shoulders that became quite sore, and my
light helmet was battered into highly dis
reputable shape.
EAT length, much to our qualification, our
foes tired themselves out and gave up the
pursuit, but while we remained IN sight tliey
continued to shake their fists with many
grimaces most expressive of defiance and a
desire for revenge"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-04-06
Full of Fun.

A swift appreciation of the ludcrous is
the happy birth-right Of some fortunate peo.
pie, but there are those that never see Joke
quickly, and who cannot comprehend why
1t makes others laugh, even after it has been
duly explained. If, us the provcrb says,
laughter is medicinal, they are much to be
pitied They are not cushioned against the
sharp corners and hard knocks of life. There
is u coarse wit which is allied to buffoonery,
and may descend to indelicacy, and the
less we have Of that the better. The bright
ness and buoyancy which make tine dulH day
cheerful, which lift the wCared and the i'll
from their depression, and which impart
courage when disaster seems imminent are
priceless gifts. The merry, making the best
of things, seeing the silver edge along the
thckenng cloud, remembering how much
worse misfortunes might have befallen, and
being CHEEKY when others are discouraged,
how noble are these qualities when put in
practice, and how brave they may be. A
brilliant French woman said that 1.-THE 10y
BUSINESS of spirit is and index of its power"
words true for all time 1t should be a
matter of consciousness with us to maintain
serenity of outward appearance under all
circumstances, and never to monopolize the
conversation with accounts of our pains, per-
plexities or grievances.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-04-06
VARIETIES.
Thou needst not ask the angels where
His habitations be;
Keep thou thy spirit clean and fair
And lie will dwell with thee.


Some OF our contemporaries are remark
ing that in Kansas there is postofflce nam.
ed Zero" Well, what of it? That's moth
ing.
An Irishman wrote home to his friends
over the briny that, "in this blessed land
everybody is SO honest that reward has to
be offered for thieves"
II am feeling very blue this morning"
Doctor-"What is the matter?" every time
feel my nose it hurts me-" "But you are not
obliged to feel your nose" "But how can /
tell whether it hurts unless do feel it,"
Two young writers were talking of their
hopes, their ambitions. "If have not made
a reputation by the time Pm thirty | shall
blow my brains out" asserted one. my
dear boy" replied the other, "youare as good
as dead.
Uncle Nose, entering the house of Judge
Pennybunker, was astonished on hearing q
parrot exclaim flake off your hat ?" he
complied at once, calculating with chattering
teeth, "Scuse me, boss; mistuck ye for a
bird, did. suah."
First Club Man (heatedly)-"All have
TO say is, consider you puppy" Second
Man (coolly)-"If that were the case could
take the first prize at the dog show, and
that's more than you can say" First Man
"How sop Second Jit:o-"You lack the
necessary pedigree and breeding"
-lncensed newspaper humorist TO friend)
See here, that fellow johnson has stolen
my sketch and worked it over" Friend
Eyes, l see lie has" Humorist-"Isnt that
outrageous? Why, I'd rather steal
mans money than his IDEAS" Friend-"So
would l. Would rather have his money"
Grandfather Totter to aged wife: II was
teln' the minister yistidy, Mirandy, that
you'll be ninety-two years old to-morrer"
Grandmother Totter ndignantly)-"Well, We
he'd no right 10 say no sech thing, John Tot
ter; I'll only be ninety-one. Ye ought to be
more keerful."
-Reuben"It'st too bad, Pete, bout Wilsung
bein' out O. work. I'm 'fraid he'll hab kind
or hard work to make bofe ends meet"
Pete (who never heard the expression bcfore)
"Bofe ends meat, ell ! Well, judgin' by his
present circumstans, he'll qe mighty lucky
If he kin make one end vegetable"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-04-06
Hard to Say "Yes."

Among the Yankees there is occasionally
Il man who seems to find it almost impossible
to answer question with plain Eyes" oil
mo" He has way of bis own of express
ing the affirmative or negative which he finds
quite as effective as a flat Eyes" or mo"
One day Ephriam Z, a young up-coun
try farmer, who had this peculiarly of max
ing indirect answers, appeared before 6
minister to be married 10 Seraphina Y, 9
well-to.do yonug woman whom he had long
wooed and finally won.
The minister began the ceremony.
do you, Ephraim, take this woman, Ser
aphina, to be your lawful wife ?"
Ephraim grinned, "Wal-he he guess
lido"
ANSWER me yes, said the minister, quietly
And then he repeated DO you, Ephraim
take this woman, Seraphina, to be your law
full wife,"
Ephriam scratched his ear and answered
wall, don't say won't, parson."
THAT will not do" said the minister, firm
ly. ANSWER me categorically"
"What !" exclaimed Ephraim, Indignantly
"He won't take my word for it, eh?"
Here the young woman began to cry, and
Ephraim was finally induced to say Eyes" in
answer TO the question. Some of his friends
think it was the only time he had ever said
fright out"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-04-06
An Awful Story,

There was once an awful little girl who had
an awful" to everything. She lived in an
awful house in an awful street, in an awful
village which was an awful distance from
every other awful place. She went to an
awful school, where she had an awful teacher,
who gave her awful lessons out of awful
books. Every day she was SO awful hungry
that she ate an awful amount of food so that
she looked awful healthy. Her hat was so
awful small, and her feet were awful large
When she took an awful walk she climbed
awful hills, and wi N she got awful tired she
sat down under an awful tree to rest herself.
In the summer she found herself awful hot
and in winter awful cold. When it didn't
rain there was an awful drought, and when
the awful drought was over there was an
aWiu rain. So that this awful girl will come
TO an awful state, and ifshe does not get rid
OF this vulgar way of saying lawful" about
everything, am afraid she will, by-and-by,
come to an awful end
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-04-06
Something About Easter

This year Easter fell on the first of April
nine days earlier than last year. The earli-
est possible day for Easter is the 22d of
March, and it fell on that day in 1S1S-for
the first time in 200 years. One object in
arranging the calendar moon was that Easter
might never fall on the same day as the Jew
ish Passover. They did occur, however, in
1850, on the 18th day of April; in 1885, on
the 3D. day of April and it will do so again
in 1928, on the 1st of April; in 1927, on the
18th of April and in 1881, on the 18Th of
April. Last year Easter and the Passover
were separated but bya single night. The
Jewish festival usually occurs in Passion
week in Lent, and never before the Goth of
March or after the 25th of April. On the
other hand, the Christian festival is never
before the 22d of March or after the 10Th of
April. In 1918 Easter will fall on the 22d of
March, as it did in 1916 and 1856. The latest
Easter occurred in 1886, the 25th of April,
and it will not fall on that date again until
1943.-E,U
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-04-06
The Size Of Texas.
Fort Worth Gazette.

Fort w Ortn OaZette.
The area of Texas is more than equal to
the area fall the New England States, New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, New Jer-
sey and Delaware combined.
Texas contains more than four times the
area of all the New England States.
Texas would make PAL States as large as
Rhode Island, or nearly six States as large as
New York, or nearly nine States as large as
South Carolina, or nearly seven Kingdoms as
large as Portugal.
Texas is as large as Great Britain and Ire
land, Turkey in Europe, Portugal, Greece
and Switzerland combined.
Texas would make more than three States
as large as Kansas
Texas is as large as the German Empire
and Alabama combined.
1.-THE land in actual use for growing Indian
corn, wheat, hay, oats and cotton in the
United States now consists Of 272, 500 square
miles, or little more than the area of
Texas"
"The entire wheat crop of the United
could be grown on wheat land of the best
quality selected from that Fart of the area of
Texas by which the State exceeds the area of
the German Empire"
"The worlds present supply of cotton could
be grown Vpon an area equal to only per
cent vi the area of Texas.
The man does not live who can compute
the possibilities of this grand empire,
and the probability now is that, after the CEN
sus of A. ID. 1000. Texas will have q greater
number of Congressman than any State in
the American Uuion.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-04-06
The Resurrection Plant.

This singular plant is really one of the
wonders of creation. Imagine bunch of
withered looking, curled up shoots, brown,
stiff, and apparently dead, resembling a birds
nest. Place it in water, in half an hour
what transformation The withered look
ing bunch has now opened and is transform
ed into lovely patch of moss, entirely Gov
ering an ordinary plate In its native hab-
ilat,' when the dry season sets in, the plant
curls up into round ball and is waited
away by winds from place. to place, some
times for hundreds of miles when at last it
reaches moist spot it gradually unfolds it.
sell, makes new roots and thrives in its new
found home. This constituencies to moisture
is SO great that even after the plant may
seem dead it will open and close as if it were
alive
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-04-06
A Curious Manx Custom.

An English writer quotes curious custom,
which is to be found in the ancient records of
Castle Mona, showing that for many centuries
Manxmen have had chivalrous regard for
the rights of women. A decree in the black
letter book ordains that if a man was proved
TO have wronged maid the Deemster was to
hand to her an axe, q rope and ring, that
she might deal with the recalcitrant lover. She
had the choice to behead him with the axe,
to hang him with the rope, or marry him
with the ring. Tradition says the maids were
usually lenient."- Westminster Rerieoc.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-04-06
Two Souls With But a Single Thought.

81 have to thank you for pleasant even
ing, Miss Bilderback," said young Picking
paugh at 11.30 o'clock, as he rose to 20. II
have scarcely felt as i'll were an acquaintance
until this evening but now it seems as il
had known you for years"
81 was about to make the same remark"
murmured the young lady with her eyes on
the clock. at does, indeed, seem long
time.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-04-06
An Editors Apology.

An excited military looking gentleman
entered the editorial sanctum one afternoon
exclaiming, THAT notice of my death is false,
sir. I'll horsewhip you within an inch OF
your life, sir, if you don't apologize and ex-
press your regret in your next issue"
The editor inserted the following the next
day 1--WE extremely regret to announce
that the paragraph which stated that Major
Blazer was dead Is without foundation"