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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-04-09
EQMaliZe Values.
Clear Water Times.

We have been told that our editorial on the
subject of taxation struck the keynote The
fact that no two individuals can agree as 10 the
value of improved real estate is sufficient evi-
dence that some method should be legalizcd
whereby the fixing OF values will not be a
matter of controversy between tax paver and
tax-assessor, 10 be decided at last by the Board
OF County Commissioners. Some one may say
that the Commissioners are a. liberty to adopt
some method, and can tiX a value upon improve
menis as they have already done upon the land
itself That is we understand that the Com
missioncrs Of this county have concluded to fix
the value OF all ordinary lands al $3.50 an acre
ard if they can do this, they coui fix the value
OF bearing orange trees at So or $40 casi, bv the
same authority Perhaps they can do this, and
thus relieve the assessor, aS well as The tax
payer, of considerable annoyance. Nobody is
willing to pay more than he knows his
ncighbor is paving for The same article
You mnv sell in iivi lual AN article
n such figure that he will know il to be
bargAin, bat men sell more cneaply to another
anj ihr first VIII feel thai he has been svindlei
JAS so, Ii a tatn give in ms own propcrlv for
taxation ~ what he nrWs is n low estimate
" ll'n Hr beg 'np~ aware HAT So.nc one else gpi
ia his lawrj hc y,ll V,n' IA klcN iin~ H. .u-f
..,j~ ~ srn t,r -. ~, f't4l com 1l;fs :ha' n,~
taN.~ Wtit :: 20 ar lil1" luIt,ir. pai.N whose
property Wa vo.ti' 'pH' If - times "a, much
Is ill~ 60 of w.tn about go TulS Complain.
an EHyt that zoe atto2ul as>Cs>eG against him
5 rni q. rr sos ," j. "a, ~ Fact vc'y low
Whom 'ar,s '.,1- ...nt.n. o's d,cr j. can,ii~rcd
~. il~ G npl tiii u,~ i2~t one. And when
tns matte ie '0>t-'.-s..t i MA b. topni that
't.i- t i"al.n~ ,~.." Is tu' .tn eAc.D ..,lri one
/! l"H ct +" .}"r in' a,p tN Nl'np.r, yol
At.. il... i..~ t'' cttt'H d },n. iirecp or So
t.. VS. .,-is cDN whsle 'A0.c
$500 ..'+t I.t-r ~'u, - -..NplN e~fi.na'c jhcir
a'' 20 .i'- -'.# l.ut g., --i thtH 'un large
..st ! ."' ,.i .tt.f iD ia H4lU<r It.i>t~
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-04-09

DEAR BESSIE: | a4r,e with you that nojhin.
50 improve, The mind of eXh'l crates me c'nS''
tuition generally as lille judic"uS thinking :;
nni hpW many OF Us 90!
IT, ,,.. 81 .,lacc il i, troublesome, tOl il re-
c,,iT.. = ,ood deal of effort for real sensible,
Mcll directed thought and then, t"o' Bessie we
Oncn need Stimulus -
viii Tell YOU secret, however, i you VIII
nromis. not 10 di-clnse il. 1t is reported That
n,t less than iour marriages are I" come olf IN
,hn mex, six weeks, and the agitation assure
rnu i great Oar sisters are evidently thinking.
This is quite boom for Tallahassee IN one Sc 1
son. and il seems to have opened new 'raiils "l
thought and awakened deeper inspirations BG' E,
.s i always the case there are some perpcXinI
questions I" solve.
One is. that al things else being unequal,
yonli il be safe for u g!il to mary man Tor
ihe sole and >impl" reason OF loving MN
c,nl,ss the subject is too deep for me, and
would he glad ii you will give 1t yonr KIND ana
ar"n,l cnnsider.lion A FRIEND.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-04-09

st Augustine N-ws: For the benefit of a
f.w Thousand head of low grade cattle the an
uull grass burning is now taking pace. and NIL
lions of acres of what would soon br rich land are
again sapDel of their strength and further imcOv-
ershed. The loss in fences destroyed by fire every
year would nearly counterbalance the gain of
few weeks earlier pasiurage.
THE IMMIGRATION FLoRIDIAN is on sale at
E. w. Clark's Price, cents IA copy, IA pages
Send it to your friends in other States
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a Great Battle

l. continually going on in The human system.
The demon nt impure blood strives l." gam VIC
tory over The constitution, I" rum nral'h, 10 niag
veins u the grave. A good reliable medicine
like Hoods S.rsiparillt ls me weapon ""h
,.h;ch ~ defend ones self, drive The desperate
enemv from the field, and restore peace and
bodily health for many years. Try this peculiar
medicine.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-04-09
EsOnrIrrs Wanted.

Mrs Florida Warden will take, upon reason
able terms, a limited number oil Doarders during
the session of the Legislature. Applications
may be made either at her residence or al me
store of w. r. Wilson.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-04-09
From the Omaha Republican

From the Omaha Republican.
ran across song to-day,
A time-tried, worked out ballad,
Tnat lived its trill of life in days
When music wasn't valid.
a sigh in lachrymose it was,
a sob that went a sailing
On tender waves OF minor chord
Upon sea Of waiing.
A world worn bit of old time life,
So quaint AID yet SD tender,
That made me face the far, far time,
When | was land slender.
And as the keys sobbcd out the notes,
saw the sweet faced poem
The llttle girl who sang il once
When all of life was pruem.
The song WAS not a master song,
Nor diva's bur.t--hut hang il
1t seemed So sweet to me because
kissed the lips that sang it.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-04-09

Messrs Gilmore & Davis, contractors and
builders, have completed the elegant residence
OF MIR. George w. Walker, in Long Grove Ad-
diion, on the extension of Monroe street, an d
Mr.. Walker moved in Friday. The building is
two stories high, and has six large rooms an d
two roomy halls the parlOr is 18 by 30 feet
all the other rooms are Is by IS feet wide
plaza winds in and ou am ,ng the angles entire
ly across the blck of the house The kitchen ia
connected by an open plssigeway Leading to
the nam building, an | this opens into pls-,ge-
way leading To The dining hail. and this in turn
Is connected with the plrlor by llrg :. arched
folding doors, SO that both roo IA can be tn rown
INTO one when giving receptions, etc There
are two extra large BAY windows, archie d
to match the folding doors The south room Of
the ell has "A blth room attach H. Tne stair
case is of solid walnut and is without ex.ep ion
the most elegant IN the city. The up stairs room
are all ii ted up VITA closets and other conve-
nicnccs. The m.nles OF the fist floor are o f
han'i-om: dc'igl, m lrblcz i and the fire
p. .ceS arc fitted with grte,, f:nd,rs, etc. Tne
p.lior and dining room are finished in white
and the b4ltnc. OF the house is finished in wal
nul grain. Tnc house IS ii tel thrDu 5h mt with
Va> l,.I
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-04-09

MY mother mas ia cnuEh for twenty
wears, pneumunia leaving her with a brOn-
chial trouble. Two wears ago, her lungs he
coming involved, She became very much
emaciated and lost ali strength, being under
r gulrr treatment Of physician and taking
medicine all hours of The day. This continued
until IA wear ago, when | SAW your advertise
ment OF Dr. Acktr'S English Remedy for Con-
sumption and procured n hotil,, rs the tickling
in her throat was nrrtmttinr and so irritating
AS To make talking impraclc lb!e. She 40
much relieved tha' anoili"r bottle WAS pro
cnred and we now buy by The case she never
being without it. Shr has no physician and
takes no other medicines Sh" remarked lately
that if she had not procured it when she did she
would now be dead.
We have recommended il 10 others, who al
ways receive benefit from IT, 1t anyone dcsir.
ing further particulars viii address me with a
stamp, | will answer with pleasure, rs deem it
the best cough medicine made.
trial only j. necessary 10 convince anyone
OF its merits Very respectfully,
- w SIMMONS Postmaster,
Cave Springs, Ga.
Sold by j. +. A. Davidson, Druggist
DEVILLED CRABS,
With shells at RANDOLPH h Co.'S.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-04-09
JACOB Il. COHEN.

--Tne L,keland Cracker has been purchased
from Nr. l.. l. BiSiow by A. G. Mnnn, of
Louisville, l. j. j. Nicnw,nkamp and E. B.
Briggs.
The Secretary of State OF Illinois has issued
a license nt Incorporation 10 a company with the
following extraordinary name: United States
Eag"i krz pphone and Electrical Microphone
TumI,c Acoustic FL c,romotor Power Musical
Car Distance Lpnl- Speaking Transfer Instru-
mcnl Company, Chicago; capital, $65, ,000, 600
to mlnu'ac'nfe Instruments, rent rights and
p'iv.l IS. Corporatnrs, Wan. Vogel, Adolph
Gray, Richard II Dallin.
Col. Blocks oi-Five Dndley's visit TO States
which have always been honestly Democratic to
hunt Tor proofs OF frand on which 10 base a
sche me for managing al elections for Congress
men by the central power at Washington is an
exhibition o. adaman,ne cheek that beats the
record. Indiana has not been carried honestly
by the Republicans in dozen years How
would This inciier of corruption like to see a
Democratic Congress relsircing that State
aid a Observation-Disclosures bossing its cleo
tions IN. Y. World
-Fernandina Mirror: Mr. Hamilton john
ston and Mrs Hopkins, of Tallahassee are on a
visit To friends in this city. :. Our chief, Mayor
Fairbanks, left for Tallahassee yesterday, where,
in connection with other gentlemen, he goes to
present plans to the Legislature for the establish
mfnt OF Bureau of immigration and Agricul-
turc We congratulate both the Press Associ.
alton and Mr.. N. NJ. owen, editor Of the Flo
RIDIAN on tbe election of that gentleman 10 the
presidency for The ensuing year. We have no
doubt that he will fill the position with honor to
himself and credit To the assOci alton. The
Press ssncation could not get "A better Secre-
tary than Col. d. II. Elliott and they seem to
recognize that fact. he has just been reelected
for third term. Col Elliott, is "the right man
in the right place" Energetic and courteous to
AL. he is The most useful member of the associa-
ton.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-04-09
MAPLE SYRUP.
II quart can a RANDOLPH & Co.'S
PL Li<TFIiS<. .ATTEN EIDN.

F" far. noN 81 np.c +! or Il p ,1t arch .u.c an
are pffrl = 70 ptcr NoI @c..u FlDu
ttr..4. I"tt. ". f. or,-Ea & 60
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-04-09
THE HOME CIRCLE.
HOW TO MAKE MONEY.
EDITED BIZ " Bessie

R~%~FH sur0i-EeS &Nnlr Valuable.
ka5s,t--s E.estrI' frt E,l '';a ETicnd
-StVtG<. tGang Az sIauraitl Esead.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-04-09

Ire one Acc,yel timber in The wooden
mill-aan caused lts fall. The one little cold
carccs,iy caught and neglected, Will run int"
consumption and cause the death OF The VIC
tim
Warmers Dog Cabin s"m1h nnu
Consumption Remedy
viii cononnr The dreaded malady. Sold by all
DRUGGISTS so. anl 81.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-04-09
EREf;E TONGUES


And Fulton Market Cornci Bet, AZ
RANDoLPH & Co
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-04-09

DEVILLED CRABS,
With shells at RANDOLPH Co.'S
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-04-09
III IA'E'<.

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Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-12
TEE PAST IND PRESENT.
4 Writer on the Subject sho,cs That Vas
and Vhaf Nosr Is.

4 Writer on the Subject sHoscs That Vas
and Whaf NOsc Is.
Why do you not have supply of good
water when it can be easily had. Texas
is not a "dry' country by any means,
as Is the inference abroad. Years ago
before deep wells or well drilling was
thought of the homeseeker of Texas
sought place Of abode along the streams
that course their way among the hills
and low lands, where they got all the
malaria they could possibly hold, never
once thought OF seeking a healthy local
ity on the high open prairies. Why?
Could not get any water. This OBJ
stacIe has been forever overcome
= by the use of the well-drilling machine
and the wind mill and the deep well
pump, even the Tanchmeng depend no
longer on the streams and the mud holes,
but have wells CALLED insufficient num-
Der that by the use OF tife wind mill and
deep well pump thy are enabled TO sup
ply the largest hehcts of cattle with pure
wholesome water THE man with the
hoe now seeks his home in the most
healthy Iocality3 where he is bothered
neither by the rocks OF the hills nor the
brush Of thes low9lands, but the
smooth, open& prairiezs from which
he reaps ghis regard made
habitable by the windmill and pump,
neither is he compelled to depend wholly
on the rain for the nOIFishment and
maturing of his garden and crop, but by
putting up q reservoir tank some ten or
fifteen feet from the ground, he is enabled
to irrigate a large amount of ground.
While writing of the windmill, its uses,
ETC., it would be well to mention here
that windmiIls are of different quality.
We would Judge from the number of
ranches farms, private residences, etc,
supplied by the F. +. Collins Manufac-
turing company that they have
the best. They sell the "Star, -
and the Eclipse wind mill, which for du-
rabiIitv and general satisfaction are con-
ceded by ali to be the best Also their
deep well pumps and tanks are not to be
compared with those of other houses.
They have had more experience in the
wind mill and pump business than any
house in the state, and they know a good
thing when they see it, This is why
they have the "Star' and the Eclipse
mill They have been the means of
making Fort Worth the wind mill center
of Texas. Write them for catalogues,
prices, ete.A
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-12
AUSTIN.
Treasury Showing at the End of the Quarter.
FL Faso County Geological Map.

FL Faso County Geological Map.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX. Sept. THE following
cash balances in the state treasury OH
the last day Of the quarter ending Au-
gust 81, were announced to-day:
General revenue, S428 Hoop.
Available school fund, S54 242 80.
Available university fund. $50 ,905. 81 i.
Permanent school fund, Sl9G ,662 Al.
Permanent university fund $50 1856 .2l =.
Blind asylum land sales, S13 ,422 .O3.
Orphan asylum land sales, S66j3 40.
Lunatic asylum land sales, SS945. SO.
Agricultural and Mechanical college
fund, S248 4G.
Total cash balance in the treasury was
1864, 469 80.
The amount of permanent school fund
invested in bonds is Sc ,425, 737, and
university bonds S549, 800.
The full map of the mineral districts
of FL Paso county was completed in the
geological Office to-day and viii be de-
livered to the commissioner Monday. It
was prepared by Preseason Streeruwltz
and is comprehensive.
Data in Commissioner Fosters office
shows that since the bust up of the en-
derwriter' s association applications from
foreign companies to do business in the
state have increased.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-12
LEGITIME IN NEW YORK.

His People Called Him and He Went; They
Deposed Him and Again He Went.
NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-Legitime, ex-
president of Hayti, arrived this morning
on the Ward line steamer Manhattan
He was accompanied by his family and
several officers of his army. Besides his
party there were only five passengers on
the steamer. The Haytien party were
transferred from the deck of the French
man-of-war to the Manhat-
tan at San Diego. The voyage
to this city was a very pleasant one and
the eXiles were In excellent spirits
Their belongings consisted of twenty
two pieces of baggage and three little
terriers. AS soon as the Manhattan had
made fast to the dock at pier 5 she was
boarded by Consul-General Weslander
Of HaYti and stephen Preston, minis
ter, who were followed by half a dozen
reporters. Legitime and his family were
seated in his cabin all prepared for the
shore. The ex-president looked tired
and worn out and his eyes were blood
shot. His broadcloth Prince Albert
coat was dusty and wrinkled and his
high silk hat was lustreless. The attire
of his staff was similar to that of the
ex-commander. Legitime's daughter,
Is very handsome child with the COM
plexion of mulatress, while the father
is coal black Madame Legitine is a
fine looking, portly woman, not so dark
as her husband, and well powdered
The ex-president would talk very little,
but he made few epigramatio remarks
which were interpreted for the benefit of
the reporters.
my people called me and / came, -
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-12
MARRIED HIS HALF-SISTER.

The Terrible Discovery Made By a Young
Couple at sherman.
Special to the Gazette.
SHERMAN, Ten. Sept. THE Even
-ing-Resister contained in substance the
following romantic storySS
In 1860, George Wilson of J Joplin, Mo-,
married Mary Winters of shat place, by
whom he had enc son. shortly after
ward he was sent TO the BeRitent1ary for
some crooked business transaction. Dur
Ing the war Wilson escaped and enlisted
in the Confederate army ava was
reported killed IL 1866. Thomas
Johnson made his appearance
in little town in Illinois, he prosperesls
and was married ana became the sfatf.er
OF a daughter. Johnson lived untilsthree
years since, when he died His vie. sff1d
daughter went TO Cairo, H., where
Mary ;, the daughter, met a young man
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-12
What Else Was Expected?
Waco Day.

Oil Inspector Brown is sharply criti-
cised by the newspapers for constituting
the oil inspection law so as to exact fees
for handling oil already submitted to
tests in other states. In the first place
il is suggested that the attorney general
alone is charged with the duty of con-
strung the meaning of all laws until
they may be formally passed on by the
courts. In the second place, Mr. Brown
takes occasion TO annul a very plain pro-
vision of the law by declaring it to be
meaningless, - when its language is
specifically plain TO any ordinary in
tellect precisely the reverse meaning
given to it by Mr.. Brown, and his con-
struction being in his own interest makes
the case doubly suspicious. A more use
less law, imposing a foolish tax. on all
classes of people speyer before sgot on
the ratVte books of any state. Senator
Kimbrough, who il also editot' of the
Texas Musquiter, said recently in his pa
per. 1.-THE people ssem@to have the 'ah
there on the Twenty-fiEst legislature for
passing the oil inspecti6Ihtsss Alexan-
der Pope Of Marshall is the author of the
bilI.< We don t know how we voted on
the bill, but if we voted for it we are
ashamed Of it. That Is all
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-12
Speed of TornadOes.
Detroit Free Press

Professor J. P. Finlay gives the width
of the path of destruction in tornadoes,
as determined from the records of elgh-
ty-eight years, at from 10 to 10, $50 feet,
the average being 1869 feet. The length
of the tornado track varies from 300
yards to about 200 miles, the average be-
ing "a. 70 miles. The velocity of progress
sion of the tornado cloud varies from to
100 miles an hour, the average being
II / ! miles. These extremes may often
occur in different portions of the track Of
a single tornado. The shortest time oc-
cupied by the tornado cloud in passing a
given point varies from 'tan Instant to
about twenty minutes, the average being
n seconds.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-12
assrpsp Seed.
Turner, MoCggEe & Co. have thirty
varieties of fresh Stgrnip seed.
Eled by Electricity.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Sept 5.-A horrible
and distressing accident happend about
noon to-day that again exempliies the
fact that electricity will kill. A line
man named H. P Ferry was working
among the telephone and electric light
wires on Seneca street, when he was seen
suddenly tc drop his head and hang to
the wires. The workmen were afraid to
touch him and the fire department was
called out, and in the meantime a rope
was &ttached TO him to prevent the body
from falling to the ground, as he was
evidently dead Ferry came from De-
troit The shock that he received
burned his hands and blackened his
face
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-12
AFTER SMART MONEY.
Two Fugitive Negroes from Fort Bend County
Suing for Large Damages.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX, Sept. &C. H.
Ferguson, late clerk of Fort Bend
county, and James D. Davis, assistant
district clerk of the same county, have
instituted suit through their attorneys,
James r. Burnett and Wheeler s. Rhodes
of this city, in the United States Circuit
court here against forty prominent resi-
dents of Fort Bend county, three in Har-
ris county and one in Brazo-
ria, for damages. Ferguson
places his actual damages at
S33 1888 80 and his exemplary damages
at SIS 900. Davis claims $4,000 actual
and S25 200 exemplary damages. Suits
combined represent actual and exem-
plary damages aggregating 500 400 and
S93 900 for which the parties seek to re-
cover judgment. Each of the petitioners in
their separate petitions set forth that by
the threats, violence, intimidation, and
by other malicious, Iawless and murder
Gus purposes, acts and designs of said de-
PENDANTS acting together in conspiracy
and confederating with divers other per-
sons TO the plaintiffs unknown, were
driven from their homes, families and
country, and compelled to abandon prop
erty, family and business without justi-
fable cause or warrant of law. This oc-
InHFred on the 9Th day of September,
1883. The petitioners further alIege in
their lengthy petitions that defendants
thPeEtaRsd to take their lives, to burn
-. skfoot into their houses,
Tegafdfess of the lives of their faEn5l
&Rd that they MeTeSs sst Taefsed
anaBy o resolution adopted BY setafend-
ants and others publicly notified to leave
the county within ten hours or suffer the
consequences; that by this summary and
lawless proceedings of the defendants
they were prevented from disposing of
their property, which they had honor
ably acquired in the county, and were
otherwise compelled to endure
and suffer great mental distress,
modification disgrace and damage to
character for which suit is brought TO
recover in the above amounts. Fergu-
son ana Davis in their petitions allege
they are residents of Nashville, Davidson
Tenn.
These suits are the outgrowth of the
action of the citizens of Fort Bend county
after the attempt to assas-
sInate Frost in the early part of Septem-
Der, 1888, and who was killed in the re-
cent unfortunate affair at Richmond
The outcome of this suit will be watched
with considerable interest by other refu-
gees, and should Ferguson and Davis be
successful others will undoubtedly be in