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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-11-13

tie dog Teller got half the dog letter and
half the love letter.
"And Susan's mad :"
"That don't express her feeins', mis-
ter; she's blin' over and she's ordered
me to stiy away from her house. She
sent my letter back with the one She
this fat envelopes.
"WcnA COZ mind lettinr me see the
letter you wrote"
" No. here it is. You see | was in for
dom this love maxim business up in
style"
The letter ran thus
Dear Susan:
For the last SIX months there's been
mighty load Of sorrer on my heart I've
had q scn!;' ,ar. ! ~ YOU hr. :
amt never told you yet, cause was
af4~~, ,-r,'A ! 49, 10 I'D I <Hc,.
that would mighty nigh Kill me.
am a wrtin' my sekrit now, so if you
laughs won't hear you laughin'. Susan,
want to tell you love you as hard as a
mule can kick.
| love you becausc--she is as pretty as
picture in the field.
She always hunts with her head high in
the air, and when she is hot her tongue
hangs out and she'll flop herself down in
the first mud hole that comes handy.
The only fault | find is that her ears
are a little too much like those OF a hound
and haven't got quite enough hair on
them.
Her temper is good, but she will growl
and snap at you if you fool with her when
she's eatin'.
She's got fearful appetite, and would
eat up her house if it wasn't covered with
tin, but still she's hard to beat when birds
are around. Hoping that we can get up
a trade, for | am sure you will know that
am telling yon the truth when say that
sometimes when [ think about you my
bosoms swells and there is kind Of fly
away feeIin' about my heart, and it does
look like to me that I'm wakin' on wind.
III only had the power I'd snatch the
cornders off the moon and pin them to
your breast I'd pull the stars from out
the west and fit them to your years, for
I love you plum to distraction and always
will now and forevermore.
Yours eternally, JOHN AxLETREE.
81 was mighty proud of that last part
of Susan's letter, and felt sure that
would fetch her to loving me, but didn't
cattleate she'd git part of the dog letter"
"Where is the letter you wrote to the
man who wanted to buy dog? 2"
"Here it is. The Teller writ back as
how he wanted to see that dog, and he
said if she was like what | said he'd give
me one hundred dollars for her."
The young man heaved a sigh, and
handed over the dog letter, which had
also been returned to him.
} Here is a copy of it:
/ DEAR SrR-The dog wrote you about
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-11-13
VOLUME ?, FLORIDA REPORTS.

have had V OIL Z reprinted at the FLoRID1AN
OFFICE The work is neatly executed, on good
paper, and is for sale-bound or unbound.
Address the undersigned, Binder and Dealer
in Law Books, Tallahassee, Fla.
G.. A. BRYAN il.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-11-13
COME QUICK BEFORE THEY ARE ALL SOLD!
CHOICE LANDS IN SOUTH FLOR

NURSERY FORT MEADE For full pac
on o. h. Jacksonville
March, & L.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-22
A GREAT CRAB.

It will be interesting to watch the perfor- mances in the national house of representa- tives during the next few days, and see how the public building deal fares. This raid on the treasury is one of the most important that was ever planned.
 In the house alone, prior to February 1, there had been introduced by one hundred and twenty-three members no less than one hundred and forty nine separate bills for the erection of public buildings. Of the one hundred and twenty-three representative participating in this movement on the treas ury sixty-three are Democrats, ffty-nine Re- publicans and one is an Independent All the States in the Union, with the exception of Rhode Island, Delaware and Nevada, are interested, the number of new buildings that each is to receive ranging from eleven for Ohio down to one each for Alabama and Mississippi, and the amounts to be appropri- ated running from $2, ,655, ,000 for New York down to $60, GOO for Kentucky. The eastern States ask for thirteen buildings, at total cost of 1,521, 900, the middle States for twenty-three at $3,315,00O the western States for sixty at $11, ,183, ,500, the southern  States for forty eight at $7,7s5, 900 and the Territories for five at $1,180, ,000 The one hundred and forty-nine bills call for sums ranging from $1, 800, 900 to $1 1000, averaging $167, ,748 eaoh and amounting in the aggre- gate to the enormous sum of $24. .994, |, ,5o0, just about five elevenths of the surplus that was in the treasury on the first of December.
 Of course some of the buildings asked for are really necessary, and nothing can fairly be said against such requests. But many of them are not. A striking illustration of the character of some of the schemes is that 8 building to cost $6O0, 900 is asked for in the town of Charlotte, NortE Carolina, where the population is only eleven thousand, and where the government conveniently trans acts it's business in building which 1t hires for $500 year. It will not be surprising if most of the schemes go through the house. There is great deal of money in sight, the representatives want to please their constitu- ents, and there will be great deal of oblig ing each other by voting for the bills. But $25, ,000,O ,O00 is pretty big grab, and the erabbers should be watched
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-22
Frauds in the Ruby Trade.


 Among the papers included in the report on mineral resources of the United States, just issued from the geological survey office, is one by George F. Kunz, the we'll known expert in gems, on precious stones. A DOT tion of this article is devoted to artificial ru- bies. It seems that early in the summer the Syndicate des Diaments ct Pierres Precieuses was informed that certain stones which had been sold as rnbies from new locality were suspected to be of artificial origin. They were put upon the market by Geneva firm, and it was surmised that they were obtained by the fusion of large number of small ru- bies, worth at the most a few dollars a carat, into one fine gem worth from ten to twenty five hundred dollars per carat.
 Some of these artificial stones were exam- ined by Mr. Kunz, but he was not permitted to break them for analysis, to observe the cleavage, or to have them cut so as to ob- serve the optical axes more correctly It was possible, however, to detect their artificial nature with 8 mere pocket-lens, as the whole structure was peculiar to fused masses Among the principal differences between these and the genuine stones was the pres
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-22
STUDIES.

Jones (who catches his pastor out fishing -"Gooa morning, doctori Are you study- ing theelogy" Minister-ssYes; ichthyolo- gy."-BurlingtoA Free Press. Passenger lon street car, alarmsd)- am, do you feel fit coming on?" Madam sughtily)-"No, sir; I'm trying to find my pocket. ."-Christian Register.
 Seedy guest-Landlord, what can you give me fer breakfast?
 Landlord-Nothing; but if you pay, you can have eggs and steak.-Tid-Bits.
 The gossip of single sewing society in Ohio has broken up four families and caused suicide. and yet the good work for the hsathen goes on.-Detroit Free Press.
 Unfortunate Rssults.-She-''I hear that you have lost your valuable little dog, MT. Sissy.n He-"Ya'as, in a railroad accident. was saved, but the dawg was killed.' She (shocked)-'What pity."-The Epoch.
 Dakota iady Returning from church)-Do you know how the thermometer is to-day,
 Husband-Sixty-eightb below
 Dakota lady-Is that all, John? Why, I feel real chilly.-Tid-Bit
 "Did you hear that Comsteck had arrested Prof. Jaysharp for singing original song at the concert last nighta" asked Briggs.
 No" replied Quimby. "Was there any thing bad about the song?
 
 A health writer says ''the washtub is an ladies tackle kindly to ita As Mr. Bacon says in Shaksspeares works: "Ay, there's the rub." And it is the Grub" that makes the washtub unpopular as gymnasium.-Nor- ristown Herald.
 Trying to make a meal.-Rich host (to poor relation)-"The duck seems to be pret- ty much all gone, James. How would you like some of the dressing" Poor relation s'That will do nicely, sir; and if there is any left you might give me small piece of the quack. "-Texas Siftings.
 The following questions and answers passed during recent examination in our public schools: "What is a man said to be employed in who raises cotton !" "A good employment" 'sWhat is a man employed in who weaves it into cloth p ssBetter still. ll."-Commonwealth.
 When Dublin cathedral was reopened after restoration at the expense of @ Mir. Wise the Archbishop took for his text, "Go thou and do like Wise" Not to be outdene, a clergys. man in his diocese when opening church built by brewer said that his text was to be found, He brews xxx.-Truth. Wealthy Floridian-':Here we are, wreath ed in orange blossoms, and the birds singing in every breeze. What could be lovelier in January" New York girl (2S and desper- ate-"Just one orange blossom wreath, and Mendelssohn's march ripping through the perfunsed air."-Harper's Bazar. Gentleman (getting his boots shined): ''Isn't your name Teddy McNamara, boyr' Bootblaok: "Dat's me name in private. Faint me perfeshna1 namsl' Gentleman: "Haye you professional ones" "Yes, sir. It's Garibaldi del torso Spaghetti. Yous have to have an Eytalian name, or you don't get no shines. ."-Epoch.
 Fair Matron-Won't you let your wife take chance in this lottery?
 Husband-Oh, no; she never draws any thing worth having.
 ':Weu, you know, marriage is lottery, sir''
 "Yes-er-that is-well. put her name down '-Yonkers Statesman.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-22
COMMUNICATIONS.

|
 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 When you say that there is Ca growing sentiment in Maine in favor of high license" (perhaps you said movement am moved to ask if you can give the names of dozen men of any standing in Maine who favor such change from the prohibition laws which have done so much to restrict the traffic and banish it's attendant evils of crime and pauperism? The movement may be accu- rately described by recalling John Phenix's experience in little attempt of his to whip an opponent, in which he says substantially, sI found myself obliged to hold the scoun- drel te the ground by inserting my nose firmly between his teeth, placing one of his knees squarely on the pit of my stomach, tangling the fingers of his left hand in my long hair, with his right hand firmly grasp ing my throat, in which position held him fast till I could force from him permission to make humble apology" Perhaps I have not quoted him accurately, it is thirty years since I heard it, but I am very much nearer the truth than you are in saying that "prohi- bition in Maine does not prohibit" It will not be denied that Connecticut with pretty steep license buys and pays for three or four times as many Limited States government tax receipts" for the sale of malt and spirit uous liquors as Maine does with a few thous- ands larger population, and the writer can easily remember when nearly every town in Maine had from one to dozen ''grog shops" !" no saloons in those days, while the size and population of the farms for support of town paupers was in exact proportion to the num- Der of places where rum was sold within easy walking distance, just like Connecticut to- day.
 If prohibition does not prohibit in Maine how comes this disproportion in the matter of tax receiptsa But why not apply your argument to all laws which fail to abolish the crimes against which they are aimed? Does the law against ''disorderly and drunk en conduct" prohibit such conduct? Why not license such thugs as the one who so nearly finished Chief Bollman last year and get little more revenue? That villain is only 8 unit, while any one of the licensed sa- looms of this city is fully equipped for the work of transforming dozen otherwise peaceable men into just such demons as that one at short notice. But someone will say these men are not obliged to go into those saloons. Neither are the parties who are killed by cars at grade crossings compelled to get in the way of express trains or engines running wild. In most cases they are vie tims of their own gross carelessness. But for all that the grade crossing must go be- cause poer frail human nature is careless and the saloon keeper must go because poor frail human nature is weak and liable to offend by means of those very men of whom it is said ''Woe unto that man by whom the offense cometh." "P. F. A. B."
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-22
MORNING, FEBRUARY 22, 1888.
earnestly protest that it is wrong to make them disclose the secrets of their business.

earnestly protest that it is wrong to make them disclose the secrets of their business.
 The Produce Exchange of New York will make formal complaint before the inter- State commerce commission of the discrimi- nation of the trunk line railroads against the seaboard cities in making through rates from the West to foreign ports. The New York Times thus supports the complaint: Of course there is no objection to the making of fair through rates, but when it comes to making rates including 5000 miles of ocean transpor- tatien actually lower than for inland trans- portation to our own ports 1t becomes dis erimination not only against our own busi- ness interests, but against the whole country for the advantage of foreigners. It is hard to see on what principle the charging of higher rates on merchandise delivered in this city for our own markets than are charged on the same commodities to be shipped abroad is to be justified at all. It seems to us to come under the head of unjust discrim- nation
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-22

New York dame-'Who is at the doora" Daughter-"A strange gentleman, who wish es to see you. He says his name is Com stock" "Horrors! Your great grandmoth- CTS illustrated Bible is on the parlor table. Hustle it to the dark closet. ."-Omaha World
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-22
Superior White Toilet Quilts

At ?, 2.5o, 3, 3.75, 4 and $4. 50 each. We believe this line of Quilts for size, quality, beauty of design and finish is not eX- celled.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-22
Howe & StGtSOn
Special fOP HOuSGkHGDHrS,

We have bought from an inn porter going out of business a large line of Heavy Cream Damask Table Linen, which measures o2 inches wide, and shall sell it at 50 cents per yard. The closest actual value for same is Csc. All who need gen. uine sterling value in table linen should look at this special drive without delay.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-22
Wednesday,. February 22,

We shall open large line of Manufacturers Remnants of White Goods. We have made arrangements to be supplied di- rect from the mill with a full line of these we'll known goods, and shall sell them at the mill price of 12Hc per yard. You will save your time and express charges by buying of us.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-22
Special Sale of Black Silks.

As advertised last week, proved a great success. We offer this week still GREATER BARGAINS. Examine our Silks at Soc, ST, I.I2H, I.25, I.5o and 1.75 per yard. Gros Grain Faille Fran caise and RhadameS.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-22
HIediCa1.
GLAlRY0YAkGE.

MRS J. J. CLARK, Business, Test and Healing Medium 22S GROWN STREET, convinces all who visit her that she is genuine medium. Her veget- able curatives, compounded by herself, have surprising control over disease Hours to 12 a. m, 2to 5p. m. and evenings. Diagnosing by lock Of haIrs loAHo
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-22
Black Dress Goods.

In this department we are of fering REMARKABLE BARGAINS. Just for a few days we shall sell lot of fine serges at 58c yd, that usually retail at 75c.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-22
ghe gnmrma1 aud Gnmrier.

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CrTY, 15 CENTS WEEK, 50 GENTS A MONTH, $3.00 FeR SIX MONTHS, $6.00 A YEAR. TEE SAME TERMS By MAIL.
 WednesdaV. FehrnarY 22. Isss.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-22

There may be strikes that fail, but the price of coal doesn't fail.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-22

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Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-22

Mayor Susana Madora Salter of Argonia, Kansas, is only twenty-eight years old. May she live long and prosper.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-22

Those who would like to see Manager Ab- bey make money, and there are many such, may be sorry that little Josef Hofmann's parents have taken him out of public life, but most people will be very glad that the little wonder is not to be tired out before he has a chance to show and to cultivate that which is in him.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-22
Salt Rheum
Hoods SarsapariIEa

Sold by all druggists. Sl; six for s5. Made only by c. I. HOOD & co, ,Apothecaries. Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar
The Press., 1888-09-06
nIsTRIOT OF HOLLAND, sg. Probate

O Court, July 2Sth, A. D., 1888.
 Estate of Mrs. Mary l.. Adams, late of Wilmington in said district. Y Pursuant to erder from the Court of Probate for said District will be sold at public auctOn to the highest bidder, on the 27th day of September at o'clock in the forenoon (unless previously disposed of at private sae certain tract of land containing acres, more less, bounded east Stafford Street. south and west land of John O. Larned and north on highway leading from Stafford Hollow to Stafford Street, belonging to the said Mrs. Mary L. Adams Sale to take place atthe town clerks Ofice in said Stafford. Terms to be made known at the time of sale. JAMES RISLEY, Conservation z
 A T 8 Court of Probate holden at Stafford,
 A within and for the District of Staffoni, on the Sd day of September, A. D., 1888.
 Present, JAMES F. CHAMBERLAIN, EsQ.. Judge.
 On motion of Ralph Wiers, administration on the intestate estate of Hiram Wiers late of Stafford with m said district, deceased M
 This Court doth decree that six months be allowed and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the tothe adminisrator and directs that public notice be gven of this orde by ad vertlsing once In anewspapeE pMblehed in Stafford and by posting copy thereof 0A the public sgn-post in said town of Stafford nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt. Certified from~R Record,
 JAMES K. CHAMBERLIN, Judge.
The Press., 1888-09-06

Hartford Tinles :: HurraE for the Pough keepsie bridges { The aast gap is closed and capnon Maa heen& fired from it's top The coal fields are more directly opened to us by this enterprise, r.s
 OFF1c1A1r Ias4f q P1rERNrs IssuEp TO Crrr zENs OF CoNNEoTJoUT from the U, s. patent office for the week ending Aug: 2S, 1888, a, reported from the office of Simonds & Burdett solicitors of patents, No. 2 Central Row, Hart ford Conn.,:
 Bayrer, William J., southington; machine for bending sheet metal, a5
 Morris P. Bray, Ansonia; corset.
 George Oonoyer, assignor to American Ring Co.,, Waterbury; clothes drier.
 George H. Day; Hartford, assignor to Pope Manuf'g Co.,, Portland Mo. !; step for veloci pedes.
 Joseph R. Hawley, Hartford, and H. P. Rust, Summit, Miss; proiectl!e.
 Lucius H. Hoyt, Danbury machine fol shaping hat brims. ...-ss5as.s
 Charles w. Huntington and E. A. Tracy, assignors to w.. A. Aiken, Norwich ;, since rest. \
 Joseph P. Lavigne, New Haven; making cannon. {-s
 JohnyM. Marlin, New Haven; velocipede.
 Edward <H. Phipps, New Haven; under ground electric conduit. fs u
 Clark M. .Platt,. Waterbury; button fastener. A Charles H. Preston and Fl. w. Whalen, De- troit, Mich, assignors to Diamond Match O., New Haven; machine for sanding mateh boxes.
 Frank Rhissa dsslgnot of one-haH to IL, Miller < Co.,, Meriden ,; central draft lamp.
 Daniel A. Streeter, Waterbury apparatus for placing. hyTaulic and other pipes in trenches Fl
 Roswell Thomps6n Bridgeport, assignor to Morley Button Sowing Machine Co.,, Boston, Mass button sewing machine.
The Press., 1888-09-06

Rockville Journal The tone and ac- ton of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union, held at Rockville on Tuesday, shows that there is a really strong work being done among the Irish population in old Connecticut. The delegates present were @ company of clean young men, in- telligent, representative men, whose hearts are in the work There was true tenn perance ring to the speeches, which means Q grand success for this organization, es- pecially when they have enlisted the warm hearted Irish ladies in the same work, as is now contemplated.
The Press., 1888-09-06

TIE Connecticut Weekly Press Association holds it's fifth bi-monthly meeting at the Park Central Hotel, Hartford, on Monday, Sep tember 17th. MT. Allen Wiley, of the Hart ford Sunday Globe, will read paper on 'tNewspaper Libel"
The Press., 1888-09-06

JAMES HoxLE of willington, in another col nmn, answers the article recently copied into this paper. It is fair to say that the com. munity, so far as we can see, is in sympathy with MT. H65le, Also that it was put in evi dence that the nj ] ownefs below him did just what they complain of him for doing-shut their gates when they had not sufficient water to run, and raised them when the supply would avail -
The Press., 1888-09-06
OF ELLINGTON, ss. Prob

D Court, Sept. sd, A. D. 1898. Estate of Alniira Martin, late of Ellington, in said district deceased
 Upon the application of Miss Susan F. Spelman of Stafford, praying that an instrument in writing purporting to be the last will and testament of said deceased, may be approved, allowed and admitted 10 proopde, opeer,edMt5af I1s .a ,Scat6f ba.rd and d. termined at the Probate 0face iI Rockville in said district on the 18th September, A. D. 1sss ct o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice be given place of hearing thereon, by publishing the same in some newspaper having circulation in said district and by posting copy thereof the public sign-posE iA;the town of Vernon, in said district
 iNN-S>e ", :; '>' GELoN w. WEST, Judge.
The Press., 1888-09-06

LAST Monday the New Yorks and Phila- delphias played Il innings of base ball with nary run..scored on either side. Next day they began again, and not until the 7th in ming was score made, the New YorkR, then making two runs. The Philadelphias made one score in the same inning, and these were all that were made. Pretty fine work, that;
The Press., 1888-09-06

At Greenwich. Saturday, Hon. E. H. Hyde of Stafford, chairman of the state cattle commission, released from quaran- tine number of cattle that have been de- Aainad for about two months. There are now no cattle in quarantine in the state, and there are no cases in the state of pleuro- pneumonia, the disease dreaded by all cattle owners.
The Press., 1888-09-06

VERMONT, at it's state election on Tuesday, went republican by about 27, 300 majority. The republican majority in 1884 was 21, 800, and in 1886 19,2OO. The prohibition vote showed small falling of. :