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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-01-29

He wuz a good-lookin' iron grey man,
and didn't look as if he meant to be
mean, and answered him with dignity :
SO have been told time and again. !"
But he spoke out again with more en-
phasis.
"You are fair"
WALL" says |, "you needn't make
such fuss about it if l be'-and then
not bein' one to hold out no false hopes,
| says, :" am married woman on a
tower, and this is my lawful partner by
my side"
But Josiah mud ged me, and says he,
"Don't get excited, Samantha, it is the
ways Of fashionable life, they pass sights
Of compliments back and forth, sights Of
'em-but they don't mean 'em," says he,
lookin' critically in my face" they don't
mean 'em"
believe Josiah Allen wuz jealous
But before we had time to handy anv
more words back and forth, about my
looks, the man spoke out and SAYS to
Josiah:
"Ten cents if you please"
Josiah took it right out and handed it
to him, and whispered to ne with
shrewd wink, He wants to get drink,
Samantha; that is one of the ways of
high life. goin' out to get drinks, anon,
and sometimes Ottener."
Oh, how gcuteel Josiah's axent WIZ,
and distant
And says, I" No doubt it will be high
life before he gets through with it, but
you wouldn'. have gin him one cent,
Jo>iah Allen, if had mistrusted what he
wanted it for"
Every little while the gentleman who
owned the carriage would have it stop
and take IN other ladies and gentlemen,
he WIZ juS1 that liberal make 70 him
ANA there he So. not seelnjn to notice
what he wuz Ioin' and there his wife
>ot u~I a quiet and gcnteel on the other
side OF the carriage, not noticin any
thing apparently. Such opcn-handcd
they wuz able lare persume to say.
they had more money than they knew
what to do with. Md pretty soon We
see another mark of their lavishnesS and
awful polite ways.
j iutle boy came into tn" car, and
caip,! ont :" " ONT you have Telegram
Wont you have a Telegram: and the
Nragic-the NeAglc:
josiah hunched m, and says" " More
fashion. Samantha, a,--Ion't act surprised
---bnl est watch me, ana see me appear"
-\ul as the boy passed on to josiah,
(>ane as you would pass round apples at
II social, the libcrclt>l, genleele>t creeter
| ever saw that gentlemen wuz) Josiah
took it, and says, Much o4lceged, Bub,
much nbeegcd."
Tne little fellow looked surprised,
could see the surprise under the dirt on
his face, and tnat shows that have 90; a
keen eye, and says he
"2 cents for the Telegram"
Josiah handed it to him, and whispered
to me, II won't mortify the lady and gen
tleman by speakin' about it, after they
have been so kind as to have the papers
passed round-..nd the boy wants TO get
some candy, or sumthin' most probable
we won't mention it,"
Poor little crcetcr, | wuz awful sorry
Tor him, he had such old face, on such
very young pair Of shoulders, and as he
went to go out, ketched his foot and fell
flat down; Josiah Jumped and picked
him up-and then the coachman asked
Josiah where he wanted to go.''
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-" When your husblnd comes home
dru ,k,' said the magistrate, d" is he
ugly 2" 4" No, sorr, he's plisant. "Then,
why don't YOU try to smooth matters
OVER" "Oi, l did, sorr; O hit him wild
q smoothin' oirun. ."-Lte.
--!lc--I must break off my engage
ment-Nioiet She--Why shoul you
do that? He--WelI, your father has
failed how c-.n be support son-in-law
in the style in which have lived? She
WHY, you goose, he failed on purpose to
meet the extra expense.--Hwper's Bazar.
-lfyou can live gently, patiently, un-
murmuringiy amid all your frets and ir-
ritatlons, day after day, that is heroism.
That is your task. You are to resolve to
do it. No one, not even God, will do it
for you.
-Dealer-Here, boy, it's beginning to
rain and there goes old Neverpay across
the street with the new hat he got here
last week. Take him out an umbrella, or
he'll have it ruined before he gets home.
Clerk-Why, sir, he'll keep the umbrella.
Dealer-No matter, hurry up; I'd rather
lose the umbrella than truA him Tor an
other hat Detroit Free Press.
Huntington Free Press A fashion
exchange says: Bangs are again in or
der" Some of them are not. In fact,
we've seen some very much out Of order.
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And Josiah says, "To Miss Asterses
tavern And the coachman says, ct
will let you off there"
And then Josiah says in friendly
way, my wife and Miss Aster were old
friends" and then happenin to think on
it, he says, kinder lookin' all round the
carriage:
81 hain't introduced you to my wife,
have /?
And comm back to me, he took holt
Of my hand, and says:
Gentlemen and ladies, this is nv wife
this is Josiah Aliens wife of Jonesville.''
riz up and bowed. But felt like
fool And | says to him afterwards that
| didn't believe there wuz any need ont.
But he says to me every time, "That
is because you don't understand fashion,
Samantha. Don't you remember how
tickled they all acted ?"
And couldn't deny it. They did act
ticked to death to be introduced to me.
Some OMEN snickered right out, they wuz
so tickled. Wall, few minutes after
this, the driver come to US and saws:
"Here is your place, here is Asterses
tavern"
And that driver was fairly laughin', he
wuz so good-natured. And everybody In
the carriage looked as good-natured at us,
as if they fairly loved us. l had ruther
think on it in that way, bein' one that
cares more for love than for admiration,
but Josiah said, They looked so because
he had made a great hit, and had acted
awful genteel, and they all admired us
so." He cares more for admiration than
for love, as the ways OF men mostly is.
As we went by the man who owned
the carriage, j osiah stopped and says:
am very much obleegrd to you, sir.
Come and see Us in .Jone>vllle at any
timr, and the mair i, at service, and me
too
The man looked up wi h that cold,
distant look onto him, and didn't seem
to notice Josiah at all. He Is perfect
hightlyer NJ fashion, >'pose, for never
did see anybody act digni6eder, and
more cooier.-.Josiah Aliens wife in The
Ladies Home Journal
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THE HOME CIRCLE.
EDITED BY " BESSIE. Z"
CHAT CORNER.


1he H0PDtness and Lnhdppiness Of Karraage
Hunted By Aaother Peu-M1tters Of Great
htcres'-1r5or D'y aud tie Grand Results to
Come from it,
The below published letter was received this
week from a lady friend, who resides in an ad-
joining county and should have reached me in
time for last weeks ssuc but ii is never too late
to give sp ICE TO such excellent communicate ons
know YOU. friend r, and have heard the
beautiful romance OF your life. :" Home Circle :"
would be glad to welcome you as one Of its reg
ular contributors.
DEAR EDITREss " HOME CIRCLE Though late
please allow us yet, to express appreciation of
your excellent editorial Of last week, We admire
your good sense in the choice of topic as well as
your manner of handling it. You touch respon-
sive chord, doubtless in many hearts What to
those Of sufficient maturity can be of more all alb
sorbing interest than how TO make married life
happy? What young lady or young gentleman does
not need to give thought and attention before
hand, to iting themselves for the responsibilities
OF married life? Not only in knowing how to take
hold and do-so to meet the daily necessities and
comforts which happy home will demand at their
hands-but to think! For oh how often is it the
case, that there is real cause Of unhappiness be
tween married people, only they have failed 10
properly think If We blunder al my without giving
any thought to what We are about, we may expect
to stumble into little difficulties
Now that we married mast think We
must remember that l. am not the only one. IT'S
me now. How would please my other self? is
thought that must ever fill our minds now. This
WAS pleasing thought before marriage This is an
AL important thought after marriage-is duty
nothing pays better We strovc To please each
other before marriage. We should strive to please
each other after marriage. But It's now an every
day thing! its human habit TO be Indifferent and
negligent in the commonplace things and duties of
life. TO be less attentive and respectful those
whom really we love dearest--than to those we
meet with more seldom This is very bad habit
We should be civil to ALL But TO our boon compan-
ion, we should be most tenderly considerate and
detcrcntia in our department. his is important.
We must be unsesh towards each other. Then
We will not hear so much OF unhappy marriages
Yes, Bessie, with all of yonr iutcrcatin chat mix
in some solid talk about the realities of life. We
like fashions, cooking recipes, chit chat in general.
and occasional lttle lecture the Gutcs of lille
wont hurt Us Ut ali Wen not cali youa " sour Cd
maid" but "A good sensible girl, that sens
be man viii hunt mp tor a wife.
We @irie wish You would tell us how to grow fit
to rn"kc good men good wives. And we married
ladies k OW tha' ought 10 have learned more Of
Tue n actic,i while girs--wc'd be happier now. T.
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hI}Br K DAY.

Go,rnor FImln4 na9 SCI ap,t T .ursdav, TIE
IA b ol FcinuaI,, - A'b,f Day, anI lh- ochop,
5 p p.i1irnd,..'~ . tl. y..oa. c)la ~ are pre-.
pltin- i" lr.Ne u a 1r'o% h,i.,'y in all the
s,hDo.- W...n W .4.n> IT t.e ntry thousand
schocI eniiafen ia Fot' r. an ,,:r,ure them
etc.s I,la'IlD. Il t:c.. ~nr,,h nr i wer On The
ts.~.i,y, il ), a -sr.n1 Ia u-h. H." each child
Ike an incest n a. uwu ~nccitl tree, and de-
vo:c .po.,j,u oI every dtt', recess to wlterin5
ar& caring T.! and j! WA soon gro lnd II ,ur
in. ! hope thni every citizen IT Florida will
observe .l;bpl Day. Etcn ,iiould plan at least
one lle,, whcrhcr Il be lor shade or .rut. Han
G'rtis of l;ul owners Il Fiuiidl have s me Old
frid thot thry 90 no' cultivate. Il hoy were to
plant his il ssonr qhCk growing ,Or:-' trees it
would in time hrCome sVnlce rf profit. Tnc
woo6smans "X j. playing sad havoc with our
forests, and Tie mc is not many CENTURIES OFF
when, il We DO not plant more ree~, there will
b. no valuable timber lands and the supply o.
firewood i'll be exhausted. Wem'y not live to
SIC il, but We should remember The coming
generations and plant trees for their benefit.
The China tree is quick grower, ana il
makes excellent .Grcwood and beautiful
furniture. Plant grove Of these
your spare land Il yon Lase q running
b tnch your place set out pecan trees along
its banks. The pecan comes to maturity and
fruits much quicker where lis roots can get
plenty OF water TO drink. Ifyou have no branch
Sc; u pecan or walnut tree in each fence corner
Those in towns or cities might proftaby observe
A,b0r Day. by setting shade trees around their
property, along the sidewalks Think OF what
beautiful results would grow out OF Arbor Day
if each man, woman and child should plant one
fruit or nut bearing tree every year. The Mexi-
can, wherever he may be, never eats peach but
what he bures the seed in the EARTH that il may
grow and bear fruit in the gears to come for
someone else TO enjoy. Let US not think so
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TIE HaPD{mess and In1appiness Of Narrlage
Htnded By Another Pu-.Mttters Of Great
hteres'-Ar5or Dty aud tie Grand Results to
yo,,o
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A Pennsylvania Bear Story.

PITTsToN, Pa, Oct. 15.-Great ex-
citement prevailed in the village of
Duryea, near here, yesterday after
noon. A monster bear, tired of his
seclusion in the Moosic Mountains,
came down into the town and stalked
about the streets.
The men, seeming the pleasures of
a chase, went out with guns, revol-
vers, axes and clubs. Bruin met
them and was at first inclined to
make fight, several of the hunters
having narrow escapes. At last,
however, he was forced to give in,
and started on run for the woods.
Before he reached the friendly shell
ter, however, he fell covered with
wounds, and few more shots finish
ed him. More than one hundred
shots were fired at him. The bear
was of monstrous size. Though thin
as rail he weighed more than three
hundred pounds. he had been fat
he would have tipped the scales at
500 pounds.
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Rats In the White House.

WASHINGTON, Oct. Is Fora great
many years the executive mansion
has been infested with numbers of
rats. Many Of these unwelcolnc resi-
dents of the White House have been
domiciled within its confines during
many decades. But lately the in
roads of the rodents have become so
great to really cause alarm among
the occupants. The burrowing Of
the rats have undermined certain
portions of the basement wall, while
they have even invaded the executive
bedroom as well as the other apart
ments in the upper stories.
A contract has been entered into
to clean out tie entire building Of
rats. The contract allows the rat
exterminator $40 day, with time
unlimited. Ferrets and dogs are to
be used in the work of determination,
and the job is to proceed till it is
completed, if it takes all winter, the
government to pay for all loss of
ferrets, etc. While examining the
building Thursday, Mrs. Harrison
requested the contractor to begin
work at once in her room, as there
was one impudent fellew who night
ly invaded there and grated around to
her annoyance.
The war of determination was be-
gun yesterday. w. III. Hosmer, of
this city, who contracted to kill off
the rodents, started in with three
ferrets and a small rat tarrier brought
from New York. He began in the
garnet, and it is his purpose to drive
the rats down into the cellar of the
mansion where they can be more
easily dispatched.
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ALSO TWO LOTS

in South Bolivar, known as the House Tav-
ern property.
LOT NO. | lying north of Shenandoah
81. and fronting on same about SO feet, and
running back about 90 feet to the "Garrot
Lots containing IS perches of land
LOT NO. 2 lying south of Shenandoah
street, beginning at a point opposite Union
street in south line of Shenand oah street, be-
ing forty feet from the outer edge of the
pavement on the north side of street, thence
extending Union street line about A feet to
the old 9 S. Canal, thence down the same
. feet, embracing al the space between said
Old Canal AID Shenandoah street to a line
ten feet below the end of the Old Stone Tay-
ern House, and contains 10 perches of land.
Plats of the above named lois may be seen
IT the offices o. the undersigned in Charles
town, and will be exhibited on the day Of
sale
TERMS OF SALk--0ne-third of the pur.
chase money cash, and the residue in one and
two ears, equal paymenls-tha purchasers
to execute bonds for the deferred purchase
money, bearing interest from the day of sale.
The title TO be reserved till the purchase mon
ely is all paid.
FRANK BECKWITH,
T. G. GREEN,
FORREST W. BROWN,
Special Commissioners
W. f. Anderson, Auctioneer.
In the Clerks office of the Circuit Court of
Jefferson County, W. Va,
hereby certify thvt Frank Beckwith, ESQ.
one of the Special Commissioners, has given
bond as required by law aud in accordance
with decree therein.
T. w. LATIMER,
sept2s,5t Printers fee $24 s0.l Clerk.
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CURED BY CUTIcuRA.

am cured of loathsome disea Sc, eczema,
in its worst stage. tried different doctors
and been through tbs hospital, but all to no
purpose. The disease covered my whole bo-
dy from the top of my head to the soles of
my feet. Ny hair all came out, leaving me
a complete raw sore. After trying every
thing, heard of your Cuticura Remedies
and after using three bottles of Cuticura Re.
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would not be without the Cuticura Rene
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skin and blood medicines
ISAAC Fl. GERMAN, Wurtsboro. N. Y.
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8 Acres and SO Perches.

beginning at stone in the north line of
Washington St. and on the west side Of the
Old Furnace road, corner to the Thomas
jenkins lot. This tract has been plated and
divided into Lots-Lot No. cornering on
Washington st. and Old Furnace road, run
ming back from Washington st. 1919 poles to
an alley 20 feet wide, and containing roods
end 3 perches of land.
LOT NO. fronts on the Old Furnace
road 7.45 poles, and contains rood and 80
perches.
1sLOT NO. 3 fronts on said road 6.55 poles
and contains roods and perches.
LOT NO. a fronts on said road 6.5 POLES,
and contains roods and q perches.
LOT NO. 5 has front of about $50 poles
on said road and contains roods and SO
perches of land.
The above named tract will be sold either
in the above parcels or as a whole, to suit
purchasers.
Also tract in West Bolivar, containing
ACRES, RoODs AND 10 PERCHEs
of Land, beginning at the intersection of
Washington and Polk streets, and adjoining
Storer College Farm, known as the Small.
wood tract. This tract will be offered as
whole
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Burning and Etching.

| was sick in the fall of 1888 with burn
ing and itching so bad that in three weeks
was covered with rash, and could not sleep
nights or work days. Some doctors thought
il might be salt rheum (eczema), and said
they had never seen anything like ii before.
received no help from any of them or from
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diseases, G. Il. OSMER,
Taftsvile, Vt.
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A few days ago, at the meeting of
the Kansas Equal Suffrage Associa-
ton, Susan B. Anthony said that
every State in the Union within the
next forty years will accord women
the liberties asked for by the associa-
ton.
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90 ACRES

90 ACRES
of valuable limestone and aluvial land,
and has situated thereon fine STONE
MANSION HOUSE, first-rate Cribbing
and Granary, Stabling and other necessa-
ry outbuildings Said farm has also run
ming water for stock in every field upon it,
and is justly celebrated as being equal in
fertility to. any lot of land in the Shenan-
doah Valley. Said farm has also all adj
vantages of railroad facilities, mills, chur-
ches, schools. &C., it being situated ada
cent to the town of Darkesviile, Berkeley
County, w. Va, Immediately on the ex-
tension of the g. V. r. r., with depot on
the farm.
The corn crop and tenants share of the
wheat crop now being sowed down, will be
reserved, the landlords share of the wheat
crop will be sold with the farm.
TERMS-One-thifd of the purchase mon
ey to be cash, the balance in two equal an
nual payments, with interest from day of
sale; the deferred payments to be secured
by proper deed of trust on the farm.
Possession given April 1st, 1890. For
further particulars apply to the under.
signed CHAS. STUCKEY,
Agent tor heirs of Harriet Thomas, decd.
j. w. DoDD, Auc'r. o12,5t
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NIOst Inlense Etching.

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MARY KELLERNANN. Beloit Kss
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On Saturday, October 20. g
DWELLING HOUSE.

LOT NO 50, on said plat, situated OF
High or Washington street, just below tn
stone steps; has a front of 81 feet inches
improved bya
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MUSCULAR STRAINS

DIWPLES, blackheads. red rough, chapped &
Holly akin prevented by CumcuRA Soar.
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Skins on Fire

A gonistRg, itching, burning, and bleed
ing Eczema ia ats worst stages. A rdao
sore from head to feet. Han gone.
Doctors and hospitals fail. Tried enc
rything Cured by the CNticu1'a Rem.
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oFFICEs

LOT NO. 8, in the Wager Reservation !;
has front bn Shenandoah or Bridge st. Of
20 feet, running back with sides parallel TO
tie Potomac river.
In the town of Bolivar, viz: A TRACT
OF LAND in Bolivar, containing
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BUILDING OCCUPIED AS A
STORE-ROOM.

Part of LOT NO. Sc, known as the Wager
Office Lot, fronting on High st. Sc feet 8 in
ches, running back to stone wall with Mrs.
Boerly about l8 feet and with Swayne Lot
about 90 feet improved by
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-12-26

THERE is not more pestiferous nui-
sarce in newspaperdom than the wretch
who reports for the Chicago Inter Ocean
over the nom de plume of pat Grant,
railroad laborer." He has assumed an
Irish name for the purpose of traducing
the Irish people and making it appear
that one of their own race is passing I'M
prejudiced comment upon them. The
Irish people are bad enough and there is
much in their conduct which is reprehens-
IDLE but this dirty whelp is laboring sys-
tematically to bring the whole race into
disrepute because a murder was COM
mitted in Chicago and Irishmen were the
perpetrators. The Inter Ocean seems to
be privy to the scheme and is willing to
abet. it. Grants ratings are given a
prominent place in its columns. His
anti-Irish feelings cannot be wholly sup
pressed in obedience to his purpose to in
jure the race through the cowardly
method of assassination under the guise
of friendship. He is bigot of the mar.
rowest stripe and hypocrite of the deep
est dye To read what he writes is to
feel that serpent is near.
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Chief Joseph, the famous chief of the
Nez Perez Indians, who deied the
United States a few years ago, is fully
six feet in his moccasins and weighs
200 pounds His features are fine and
denote decided character; his forehead
is broad and high, slightly sloping from
a pair of heavy, beetling eyebrows,
above pair of piercing black eyes.
His hair, black and straight is remarka-
bly, fine for an Indians, and is glossy
without any bears grease. His hands
and feet are small and well-shaped; of
the former he is proud and spends
much time in manicuring them. His
skin is of light copper color and in
the sunlight takes On a beautiful red
dish hue.
A stream near Benton, Tenn, is said
to be full of phantom fish. Standing
on the rocks and looking down into the
water the eye can see hundreds OF
trout, some of them remarkably large,
darling about the pools or resting with
the gentle motion peculiar to their
tribe. The angler casts his line in one
of these pools literally swarming with
fish, to all appearances, and no matter
how attractive the fly or how skillful
the fisherman he never gets bite. AS
plentiful as they seem to be no one has
ever yet been able to catch trout in
that stream. The fish pay no attention
to the hook or line, and when the bait
| is thrown at them or an attempt is
made to spear them the instrument has
the appearance of passing through the
| fish, but he is not caught; when the
barb or spear is removed he is still
| there.