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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-02-05

and poster, and WEcn She handed 1t To the
business manager he came near iainling The
poor fellow had never heard Of a female barber,
bu! t. have bcr comc jH~l when II barber Was
most needed seemed To aim much like the work
OF Prov Vilencr. She arranged with him 10 have
her posters put up in conspicuous places, and
Informed him that She would return To The city
ON the next train 20 purchase an entire new ,flic-
OUTFIT ana would be ready Tor customers at the
earliest possible mUmcnt. The news spread like
wildfire. Great crowds gathered around the
bill boards To read her posters, and the town
was in a greater state OF excitement than ever
Well, she fitted up in elegant STYLE for that
town, and The first day she opened bad such a
steady run OF custom that when night came her
arms ached. She fitted up private tonso,ial
parlor for ladies, and all the girls of the town
came to have their hair banged. The city editor
OF the town paper gave her two column write
up, and called her an "apterous ton
serial angel" She secured two bright young
girls from the city apprentices, and ii was
not long before she was running three chairs
and had all the business she could attend to-
Young men who had never before thought of
shaving dropped in regularly to have their faces
scraped, and if they were going to ball or party
always came to her tOnsOrlal parlors to have
their hair dressed. 1t is needless to add that
she accumulated much wealth, for with such
run OF trade that fact is very evident If this
novel it would not be complete without
marrying her to some prince of the blood, but
this is simply business illustration, to show
what a'girl can do when push comes to shove,
Now, for fear of encroaching on the valuable
space of the FLoRIDIAN, must put on brakes
BESSIE
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-02-05

ten Isl years, and of recognized ability and ex-
perlence in the diagnosis of disease and
graduates of medical college of
known reputation. The duties, powers and priyil-
eyes to be enjoyed by the county Boards of Health
shall te formulated and published by the State Board
as early after its organization as practicable As
soon as practicable after ewing tt cir appoint
ments the mem bers Of the county Boards of Health
sha! meet, and shal! organize by selecting one of
tnelr members as President and one as Secretary
who shall also serve as Treasurer. The members Of
the county Boards OF Health shall serve without
pay; provided, however, that in hose counties ber
State peculiarly exposed epidemic diseas es the
President and Secretary of the county Board OF
Health, md the county health officer, to be
hereafter provided for, may receive such salarv
as the State Board Of Health may deter-
mine upon which salaries, together with.
all necessary expenses, shall be paid by the
County Treasurer from the county funds of
each county, and shall be especially provided for
annually by an assessment levied by the Counly
Commissioners on the assessabe property of the
county. AT no time shall tue assessment exceed
two mills or this purpose, unless specially au hor
lZed oy the Legislature of the State.
SEC TO- The State Board Of Health shall appo MT.
ior each county in the State, where in its indg.
mcnt 1t is required, County Health officer upoR,
The recommendation of the County Board of
Health, who shall also be er o1fcio member Of he
County Board OF HEALTH and shall he subject to The
GO 1nly Board, under the rules aud regulations of
The State Board of Health. The County Health.
Officer shall be paid by the county in which he.
serves, salary, to be fixed by the County Board of
Health, and approved 10y the state Board of Health
SEC H. All acts or arts of acts in conflict With
this act are hereby repealed
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-02-05
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.

The Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania
decided IN a recent case against the Pitts
burg, Cincinnati and st. Louis Railroad
Company, that among the transportation
rights of the travelling public is the right
to stop off and receive their baggage 1T
any regular station or stopping place for
the train on which they may be travelling,
and that any regulation which deprives
them oi that right is necessarily arbitrary
unreasonable and illegal The plaintiff
bought n ticket from Washington to Pitts
burg, and on getting off at one of ahe-
regnar stations OF The road within the,
corporate limits OF Pttshurg was rct,sed
his baggage, the baggage agent Insisting
ON carrying ii to the Union depot. Under
the ruling ot the court substantial YER
dict IN 'avor Of the plaintiff was sustained
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-02-05

-!-X-Nenator Jones, OF Florida, has,
written TO the Detroit Tribune that he
does not want and would not accept an
otlicc' uuder Gen. Harrison. He also de-
nounced as being maliciously and lbe-
ously false the statement that he had be-
come a citizen of Michigan
Brother Appleyard, OF the Southern
Sun, Oakland, has issued special illus
trated edition of his paper. 1t is an ex-
cellent immigration inducer and will ac-
complish much good tor that section.
We publish two health bills-one-
prepared by DIR. Porter and the other by
DR.. Daniels. The latter was endorsed by
the State Medical Association. Neither,
in our opinion, will meet the exigencies
of the situation--in many particulars
We have indicated, in brackets, some
suggestions as to amendments. Both
bills are Objectionable in that they leave
too much of the details to be performed
by the Board of Health. The law should
prescribe some of these.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-02-05
HERE'S A RACKET.
Startling Information for Girls.

What Literary Women DO NTH IN Mea- Bessie
Went 7ohe Il BacI Seat-7He IVoman's Agc-
carts eoh Brain and Byucn-A Fine TTeld
t"r L0dy IHySiclo0S An Interesting Story Of
What Il Gir3 Found to do and Hoe Ste Suc-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-12
CHARMED BY A TRAMP'S LIFE.
A 1O-Year- Old Wealthy Boy Who Persists
in Living on the ROad.


in Living on the ROad.
NEW YORK, March 11.-John A. Walsh,
10 years old. and the son of prominent
architect of Savannah, Ca, was surrendered
to the custody of private detective from
that city Saturday bv Superintendent
Wilkin, of the Brooklyn Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The
boy had been arrested on Fulton street
Wednesday by Officer Grant, of the society.
He has an interesting history.
Nine months ago he was found asleep un-
der the Sands street exit of the Brooklyn
bridge and arrested as vagrant and turned
over to the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children. At the time he
alleged that he was q nephew of
Senator Leland Stanford, Of California, and
that his home was in San Francisco.
He said he had been cruelty treated at home
and had run away; that he had stolen rides
on the different trains until he had reached
Denver, COL, where q kind-hearted old
lady bought him a. ticket for New York on
his representation that he was an orphan
and was on his way here to hunt for rela-
tives.
Johnny's story was investigated and
found to be false in every particular. About
that time Superintendent Wilkin was noti-
fed to look out for son of Architect
Abram W. Walsh, of Savannah, Ca, who
had run away from home and had been
traced to Jersey City. The description of
the missing boy tailed with that Of Super
intendent Wilkins prisoner, and when
questioned the lad confessed. He was sub
sequently sent back to his home.
Last Wednesday he again turned up in
Brooklyn, and was again taken before
Superintendent Wilkin. This time he said
his parents had died of yellow fever at Sa-
yannah. His story was doubted, and dis
patch to the Chief of Police of Savannah
proved that he had lied He had run away
from home second time The detective
from Savannah who took him in
charge told a reporter that tramps
had induced the boy to leave home on the
first occasion, and that life on the road
seemed to have fascination for him., He
was away from home two months on the last
trip. During that time a wealthy aunt had
died leaving Johnnie property estimated to
be worth $40, 200. The boy will be sent to
an industrial school on reaching Savannah
and care taken that he does not again escape.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-12
A POPULAR SUPERSTITION.
Curious Belief About Drowned Bodies Dis
covered by Means of Bread.

Curious Belief About Drowned Bodies Dis
covered by Means of Bread.
Notes and Queries.l
Among beliefs current among sailors in
our own country is the notion that it is un-
lucky to turn loaf upside down after help
ing oneself from it, the idea being that for
every loaf so turned ship will be wrecked.
1t is also said that if a loaf parts in the
hand while being cut it bodies dissention in
the family-the separation of husband and
wife. Again it has long been a widespread
belief that the whereabouts of drowned
body may be ascertained by floating loaf
of bread down a stream, when it will stop
over the spot where the body is.
A curious account of body thus recov-
cred near Hull appeared some years back
in the Gentlen1dn's Magazine: "After dill
gent search had been made in the river for
the child, to no purpose. 2-penny loaf
with quantity ofquicksilver putin it, was
set floating from the place where the child
was supposed to have fallen in, which
steered its way down the river upward of
half a mile, when the body happening to
lie an the contrary side of the river, the
loafsuddenly tackled about and swan across
the river, and gradually sank near the
child, when both the child and the loaf
were brought up with the grapplers ready
for the purpose"
A correspondent of Notes and Queries
maintains that it is scientific fact that a
loaf and quicksilver indicates the position
of the body, as the weighted loaf is carried
by the current just as the body, is. This
practice, too, prevails on the continent, and
in Germany the name of the drowned per
son'is inscribed on the piece of bread, while
in France loaves consecrated to st. Mich
olas, with a lighted wax taper in them,
have generally been employed for that por-
pose,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-12
AN ENGLISH OPINION.
Interesting Comment on the American
Baseball Players.

DdscDdh iuycFss
In long editorial on the visit of the Ameri-
can ball players to England, the London Stand
ard says:
Fifteen years ago. an effort was made to in
troduce the game into England by the Boston
Baseball Club, the Athletic club, of Philadel-
phia, playing series of exhibition matches IN
England and Ireland. To the great disappoint-
ment of the Americans, the pastime found no
favor with u.s. The attendance at thematches
was poor, and, so far as we can gather, there is
not at this moment single baseball club in the
United Kingdom. In this respect the game
fared worse than Lacrosse, which is in Canada
what baseball is in the United States. For a
time Lacrosse seemed to have equally failed,
but though it is not now regarded with actual
enthusiasm, Mr.. Sachs and his colleagues have
succeeded in keeping up certain interest in
the sport.
There is better hope now for baseball, though
so welded are we to cricket that 1t is doubtful
if the new game will succeed in deprGing the
old one of any of the enthusiasm which is be-
slowed upon it. Still, the American pastIme is
well worth seeing. and it might almost be said
that until a student of International manners
has witnessed contest at baseball, he is
scarcely in position to properly appreciate
the American character. 1t is not merely the
national game; it is almost the only one in the
great Republic. There are few Americans
who play cricket, and a few more who have
taken an interest in football and lawn-tennis
since the time when Wendell Holmes stigma
ttzed his young countrymen as ''pasteboard-
backed crew." Yachting is popular among
the wealthy, Just as rowing in becoming more
and more general among the same class as
those who practice it on this side of the At
lantic. But baseball is the great game. Even
the persons who do not play talk about those
who do, and pay their money to see them,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-12
DISFRAECHISEMENT FOR CRIME.
Some Offenders Who Might Properly be Ex
cIuded From the Polls,

cIuded From the Polls,
The Century,
The complete disfranchisement of men
who have been guilty of the lesser offenses
would not be just or expedient. Such men
ought to have space for reformation. The
first term of their disfranchisement might
well be brief. Conviction for drunkenness
or disorderly conduct might exclude from
the polls for one year. More serious mis-
demeanors might entail a longer disfranch-
isement. And it would be we'll to give
large discretion to the authorities who grant
pardons, and who regulate indeterminate
sentences, that they may restore suffrage
more speedily to those whose conduct in
prison has been exceptionally good. But
we should make sure that every conviction
under the criminal law works some tenn
porary forfeiture of political privilege. We
should make it plain to the dullest mind
that good conduct is the Indispensable con-
dition of the possession of the franchise;
that those who wish to take part in max
ing the laws must refrain from violating the
laws.
Some offenses should be followed, as now,
by perpetual disfranch sement. That ali
felonies should incur this penalty is not at
all clear; many of those committed to our
prisons for crimes of passion may, under
proper care, be reformed and rendered use
full members of the State. That door should
by no means be forever closed against them,
nor should the opening of it be left to exc
cutive clemency. The felon's record in
prison should determine whether he may,
after space, be restored to full political
privileges. But there is one class of
crimes for which the laws of many of our
States do not entail any political disabili-
ties which ought to be punished everywhere
by the final forfeiture of political power
These are the crimes against suffrage itself
bribery, both in the briber and the bribed
fraudulent voting, the falsifying of returns
and the like. No man convicted of one of
these crimes ought ever be permitted to vote
again. Some of the States with moral OBJ
tuseness on this point which is positively
grotesque, provide that man caught in at
tempting crime OF this nature shall lose
his vote Sin that election" What a sense
of the sacredness of the suffrage the men
must have had who could frame into a
statue such grinning gibe as that. The
man who strikes with poisoned dagger at
the very heart of the republic-he shall not
be allowed to vote sin that election. Gould
the force of anti-climax-of priori theory
go farther? Such an offender deserves to
be banished and forbidden ever again to set
foot upon our soil under penalty of death:
certainly the lightest punishment that can
with Justice be meted out to him is perpet-
ual exclusion from the franchise.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-12
AbGut Those Article..

On Sunday THE DISPATCH informed its
readers that Tom Delehanty and Harry Nikirk
had agreed to fight battle according to Lon
don prize ring rules. The two pugilists signed
a copy of articles which was left in this Office
as public prop rty. In stating the fact of the
proposed battle THE DISPATCH legitimately
drew attention to the fact that the ''articles of
agreement were very lax" and would permit
either man to refuse to fight without cost
This timely and friendly reminder prompted
the probably over-sensitive young man
who wrote the articles to imagine things
that couldn't possibly be suggested by
the reminder to anybody except those
of the most Jealous and suspicious tempera-
ment Sundays statement never for one mo-
Inent assumed. either directly or indirectly,
that NIkirk and Delehanty don't want TO fight.
The contrary was assumed, but certainly it was
fair and friendly to point out that the articles
were not "clnchers." This is done on all Occa-
sions where il is necessary, and II is to be hoped
that experience and tact will some day teach
some people this important fact. Most GER
tainly Nikirk and Delehanty each want to fight,
but as far as their present articles of agree.
ment are concerned they might as well depend
on each others word
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-12
SnnrfinR Nnfea.

THE Athletics may not sign Gleason this
year.
BOSTON ball players will report on the 25th
inst.
PRESIDENT SoDEN is quite satisfied with the
schedule.
THE Marquis of Queensberry will sail for
England with Kilrain tomorrow.
THERE are four letters in this Office for Will
lam Nolan, the pedestrian. Two of them are
important
MULDooN and Cannon have signed articles to
wrestle best two in three falls Gr8co-Roman
style, in private, for $50 side.
WHENEVER Dunlap takes the trouble to go
to Hot Springs it means that he intends to be
heard from the following Season. Look out
for Pittsburg this year.-Phila Press.
A COMMITTEE of pool sellers from this city
visited Chief of Police Murphy in Jersey City
last week and tried to make arrangements
with him that would permit them to sell pools
in that city. The Chief emphatically refused.
1t is probable that they will find place on the
Jersey side of the river, however, either in East
Newark, Hoboken or Weehawken.-N. 7. Sun.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-12
THOROUGHLY ORGANIZED.
The Allegheny Gun Club is New Rendy for
Business.

Business.
The Allegheny Gun Club is now fact. 1t
was thoroughly organized last night at the gun
store of F. F. Dawson. Ohio street. Allegheny.
The meeting was largely attended and exceed
ingly enthusiastic.
After adopting a constitution the following
officers were elected for the next IL months:
President, James OH Denny; First Vice Pres
ident, William NJ. Kennedy: Second Vice Pres
ident, Charles Richardson; Third Vice Presi-
dent, William Littell; Secretary and Treasurer,
Charles a. Robb; Field Captain. F. F. Davi-
son; Directors, DR.. W. H. Hamilton, William
B. Means, T. ]. Haworth.
For the time being the shooting ground Of
the club will be the Exposition Park, the use
OF which has finally been granted by the ofn-
GERS in charge. The organization, represent
ing some of the best shots in the city, will GER
tainly rank among the foremost. The game
and fish protective feature of the club must
commend itself to all who feel conscientious
sympathy for our depleted forests, fields and
streams
The club proposes to erect one of the finest
clubhouses in the country, in the near future,
where visiting sportsmen may always find
hearty welcome. With such material as the
Northside Gun Club possesses, and the bril-
liant future obviously before it, the Heron
Hill Gun Club will have dangerous foe to
contend with. 1t is proposed to establish q
rife range of 100 and 200 wards, when the club
secures grounds out the Electric road, that all
members may have their tastes catered to. 1t
is the intention of the club to hold weekly
shoots and annual tournament for its mem
bers, at which valuable prizes will be Offered.
Following is list of the charter members:
Drs. Hamilton, Mccain, NJ. T. E. Moore, B. B.
Smith, James w Dickson, John S. Phillips.
Messrs. James OH. Denny, Frank Denny, WIN.
B. Means. Richard Geyer, U. Baird, R. w. Ell
ton, E. W. Geyer. W. T. Geyer, John Robb, R
Taggert, James Stewart W. E. Littell, G. Au-
frect, Thomas Pusey, VIM. Dein, Theo. Sproul,
VIM. Seiffert, W. II. Singer. ]. R. Hostetter, E.
G. Craig. Chas. c. Donnell, Elmer E Young,
Charles Richardson, w. NJ. Kennedy, Charles
Hostetter, w. 81. Graham, Charles Robb, Ar
thur Kennedy. John Dippold Samuel Bell,
William Mcpherson. Charles Schoemaker,
Richard Thompson, John h. Purnell, Clarence
Easton, W. s. Bayne, 4. L. Boggs, Thomas
Cook, DR.. Christy, G. E. Painter, F. F. Davi-
son C. A Painter
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-12
A Big Entry,

The revised list of the entries received for
the Great Eclipse stakes, for 2-year-olds, three.
quarters of mile, to be run at the inaugural
meeting of the New York Jockey Club on the
new track in Westchester, shows the number
to be 2l0
There are SO nominators, the largest being
the Dwyer Brothers with Is; August Belmont,
9; John A. & A. II. Morris, R. w. Walden and
Santa Anita stables. each; Castle stable, Z; D.
d. Withers, George Hearst and W. L. Scott
with each, and William NJ. Conner 5. Four
have each, IL 8 each, l9 2 each and 55 each.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-12
Western Baseball Troubles.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, March ia cloud
of threatening proportions has appeared on the
horizon of the Western Baseball Association.
The Minneapolis Club had leased the grounds
in the center of the city, and to-day asked per-
mission of the Common Council to erect the
necessary grand stands and seats. Alderman
Laye. representing the ward in which the
grounds are located, objected seriously. on the
ground that baseball parks are unmitigated
nuisances." Action on the matter was deferred
to Monday. Manager Morton says if Council
refuses to permit him to use the park he has
selected he will disband his club at once and
offer his franchise for sale. Minneapolis is the
second city in the Western Association. and
its disbandment at this time would be thrust
at the very life of the organization.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-12
A UNIQUE CLOCK
Inherited by a Philadelphia From His
Grandfather.

lnnerlte0 Dy q tn1l0deIpnlan FROM his
Grandfather.
"A most unique and valuable clock is
owned by DR.. j. Newton Walker, of Phila-
delphia, Pa. 1t is production of the Louis
XVI. period, and was purchased in France
for 500 francs by the grandfather of the
present owner.
Its most interesting feature is the super
structure of bronze, copper and brass, which
contains an historical scene from the last
stage of the French Revolution, during
the Reign of Terror. The scene is
subterranean prison beautifully worked
in bronze and copper. A Girondist
of bronze has been imprisoned to
die by starvation. His feet are chained to
two huge stones represented in brass, while
on each of his wrists are attached light chains
fastened to several weights. Seated near
him is a bronze figure of a beautiful girl,
his daughter, who is allowed to see him
once day during his Imprisonment.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-12
A MISFIT CROWN.

The Emperor of Germany Has His Diadem
RemodeIed.
The young Emperor of Germany has or
dered his court jeweler to change the shape
of his crown and model the improved edition
after the exact pattern of the coronation out
fit of Charlemagne. A French journal sug-
gests that the crown ofWilliam the Victori-
Gus and Frederic the Noble ought to be good
enough for youngster who thus far has
done nothing more remarkable than snub-
bing the German Liberals and assisting his
court bigots in driving his mother into
exile. The Berlin wits cannot risk such
outspoken comments, but express their
opinion by caricature of snub-nosed boy
trying on an antiquated head dress about 40
sizes too small for his skull.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-12
A NEW INSURANCE FRAUD.
An Indiana Agents Ingenious Scheme to
Raar SevepaI Comnauia

An Indiana Agents Ingenious Scheme to
Best Several Companies.
Mt. ETNA, IND, March lis. W.
Vernard, prominent man of this place,
has disappeared from home, and evidences
of his crooked business methods
are numerous. Vernard was agent
for several-fre insurance companies, and
collected premiums which he failed to re-
nit to the companies. His method was to
write insurance for less than than the regu-
lar premium, collect the money and send in
the report, which, of course, was always re-
jected.
Recently the facts began to come to light
and Vernard resorted to forgery to raise
money to pay his dupes. He was about to
be arrested when he disappeared.