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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-04-23
The South's Railway Outlook.
New Orleans Picayune

We have repeatedly called the attention OF
the Southern people to the period of eXraordi
ing The activity OF capital in the new West
will necessarily still go on Tor some time TO
come, but beyond all question the Southern
States are to be the field OF the greatest railway
expansion for years in the future.
The Chicago Railway Age, one of the most
observant and ably conducted of the railway
journals in lis issue of the 18th of April, presents
some interesting and striking figures upon the
subject 1t gives the mileage of railways pro-
jected, incorporated and actually ander con
structn in the several States of the Union in
the period from the first of January, 1889 to the
31st of March We make some extracts. The
mileage in the Southern States is given in detail
as follows:
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Our travelling men as a rule are men Of lively
disposition. They make a good impression on
the public by their engaging manners, but when
the true gentleman with kind and sympathetic
impulses and that feeling OF tenderness, known
only to men Of the highest order is to be shown,
the F" drummer" is not behind his fellows Capt.
&. +. Hoke, one of the most widely known
travelling men IN The South writes: Z" got from
you bottle Of DR.. Wcslmoreland's Ctlisaya
Tonic for my little daughter, who had been
Frustrated with f. yer and was very weak and
had no appetite She had not used more than
half The bottle before she had an excellent appe-
lite and rogancd her strength with astonishing
rapidily. | believe il to be an excellent Tonic"
This great Tonic is sold by VI. Lively. Lipp-
mann Bros Whoes ,c Agents, Savannah Ga.
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Mercury is frequently Injndiciouslv used by
quaCk doctors in eases OF malaria and blood poi
SON. Its AFTER cil.cl is worse than the original
disease b. i. Is. G}planic Blood Bllm) con-
,ans no mercury, bn1 Will eliminate mrrcnila.
poison from The system. Write Ia Blood Balm
Co, Atlanta, Ga, for books o! convincing proof
OF lis curative virtue.
A. +. Buion, jackson, Tenn, writes: Il
caught malaria IN Louisiana, and when HE icvcr
al last broke, my system was saturated with poi
son, and hal sores IN my mouth. and knots on
my tongue. g"l wv" bottles OF Is. b. b., winch
healed my tongue and moN,h and made a new
ni,n OF me-"
VIM Richmond, Atlanta, Ga, writes "Mv
wi!e could hardly see. Doctors called II sypA-
litic iris. Her eyes were III dreadful cDndi-
lion. Her appetite failed. She bad pans in her
JOINTS ANA bones. Her kidneys Gcraneed
also, and no one thought She could be cured
DR.. Gillian recommended B. Is. b., which She
used until her health was entirely restored"
Is. L. H. Jones, Atlanta, Ga, writes: {" | was
troubled with copper colored erupuons, loss OF
appetite, pain ii back, aching jo,nls, debility
annexation, loss OF hair, sore throat, and great
nervon,ncss. b. B. b. put my system in fine con
uitlon. April In
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OCAla Free Press.

We regret to see in our State exchanges so
many complaints against our Railroad Commls,
sion. 1t should be remembered that the Com
mission is in its niancy-not one year old yet,
The first report, recently issued shows a vast
amount OF work done towards putting the law
into practical operation. II reasonable time IS
allowed the Commission it seems very clear
that the complaints OF the railroads, as well As OF
the people, will all be rectified in due time. Il
few Yeas attrition OF The cOntending parties, as
in the other States lnauguTatng Il RillIoad
Commission, will put matters in a satisfactory
shape with the people, and the railroads will
eventually submit gracefully to the inevitable
There seems to be some misrepresentation as to
the character Of the Commission. While the
act creating the Commission does empower ii
with authority ITO fix reasonable and just rates
of freight and passenger tariffs it also has ju
rSdiction in certain railroad matters as Il court
Of equity, to hear and adiudicate matters in
controversy, before which the humblesl citizen
can appear, either in person or attorney, or
in writing, for redress, and if not satisfied with
the decision appeal to the Board OF Revisors
as a court of last resort.
Only give the Commission time and it will
bring order out Of confusion, Commissions
have done in other States.
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PENSACOLA, Fla April 10, 1889.
To the Editor Of the FLOtuDIAN:
Having read your Article, Menacing Condi-
tons, ETC, in y0ur i,> ISSUE beg to offer ibis
amrndment 10 our present revenue laws, which
think will protect HE honest taxpayer against
The incompclency or ctrclessnc>s OF the asse>spr
the present law rcqu res every taxpayer 10
return Il list o. his property annually, and he
must do SO, and not expect Tie assessor 10 take
il off The last years books Anu rs The law now
requires this, let every taxpayer make out care
fully a lit of his property and hand the as
SCISSOR Now lei TIE law be 50 amended as to
REQUIRE the assessor To give To the taxpayer IA
copy oi This list This certified copy he will
keep safely until his taxes are due. Then let the
collector b: rcqlircd-in> cad Of describing HE
prep ltv on his recejpt-whcn the taxpayer
pays his taxes, to certify on HE receipt that HE
property pad on is correctly described the
certified copy 81 the assessment list, and let this
copy be attached to The receipt.
TAXPAYER.
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From I'D dc.
MIAMI, Fla, April -, 1899

MIAMI, Fla, April Is, 1899
v w. B,1ren, Esq:
DEAR SIR: Please renew ms subscription 10
ihe FLoRIDlAN. | am glad to see your journal
keep s. ~eil apace Wi The limes, and continues
liberal III hchali 81 all pats of our Stale
We have had our usual drlightNl winter in
Dadc county and an unusually productive sea-
son, rain Whenever needed. Bscavnc Bay has
been chvcnri by HE presence Of many pfoml-
nen' visitors from HE North and Wc,l dur ne
The past IN niho
Considerable interest has been manifested in
yachtlng. And visitors vino have left The
beaten tract" y and reached our bay say they
vii! come az i'm"
Our means Of transportation have improved,
and with Key West aS an rnlrcpo' Ia New York
Galveston. Tampa aud New Orleans by the
Mallory, Pant and Morgan. steamers, our ship
peis are qlilc encouraged.
With best wishes, am yours sincerely.
J. w. EVAN.
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as Mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell
and completely derangc the whole system when
entering il through the mucuS surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on prcscrip-
tons from reputable physicians, as the damage
they will do are Ten fold to tie good You can
possibly derive from them. Halls Catalrh Cure
manufactured by r. j. Cheney & Co.. Toledo
o., contains no mercury, and is taken internally,
and acts directly upon The blood and mucus sur.
faces OF the system. In buying Halls Catarrh
Care he sure You gel the genuine, ii i, taken in
Cheney & Co.
- Sold by Druggists, price % cents per bot
Tie. April Elm
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Under

This is remarkable showing truly. These
States, in respect to mileage projected and
under construction, present an aggregation of
new railway enterprises far in advance OF every
other section of the nation. The march of
development is now steadily southwark Soon
ii will be something far more formidable than
march. 1t will grow into tremendous rush.
The great money kings, seeking new worlds to
conquer, have turned their eyes southwark.
They will come as an avalanche
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what pure air is 10 an unhealthy locality,
what spring cleaning is to the neat housekeeper,
SO is Hoods Strsnparlla to everybody at this
season. The body needs TO be thoroughly
renovated, the blood purified and viazed, the
germs of disease DESTROYED. Scrolula. Sail
Rheum, and all other blood disorders are cured
by Hoods SarsapaIilla, the most popular and
successful spring medicine.
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i desile to State voluntarily and for the bcnc-
I'll OF the pubic, lst having been troubled with
a severe bronchial difficulty and Il terrible cough
Tor The past two years, that at times felt al.
most discouraged and even despaircd of getting
better, have, through the use Of DR.. Acker's
English Remedy for Consumption, been entirely
cured, and cannot say too much in its favor.
Judging from its effects upon me, consider it
the greatest remedy in the world for all throat,
bronchial and lung troubles. G. G. LEAKE.
Cedartown, Ga.
Sold by j. E. A. Davidson, Druggist.
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10 DiSyDclCoISIS.

Headaches and Fevcrs, TO cleanse the system
efectually, ye' gently, when co,tive or bilious
or when the blood is impure or sluggish to per
manenly cure habiiual constipation, to awaken
me kidneys and liver 10 a healthy act witty with
out irritating or weakening them, use Syrup of
Figs
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sumption Remcdy."" Hair Tonic" Extract"
for External ana Inlcrna Use, " Piasters,"
" Rose Cream" for Calnrfh and Liver Pills"
They are puf up by II. ii. Warner 4 Co., pro-
prictors OF Watnel's Sale Remedies, aud prom
Use 10 equal The standard vnluc OF those great
preparations. All druggists keep them.
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MY choice between mems kisses and cigar
cites p asks "a St. Paul woman add cled to the
weed. Give me the cgaratte. You have a
klss--tlre, smoke aud sensuous deght-and
aiter mat another; IN kiss you have cigar
cite, and after ito sit and eat the ashes IS
Paul Globe.
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n'es2s 'E'gage9:E3

Yearly subscriptions 10 the FIoRIDIAN. q,
one dollar each, We will send copy of the
Detroit Free Press--one year tree +,
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Warmers Log Cabin Il medies-Old f

w "!HoI . II7g NdUT11 III r.0!'TO7 w, '''''I
Toned, simple compounds, used in the days Of
our hardy torefaihcrS, are old timers, but ''old
rcliable.' They comprise
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-22
AHANDsoME COMPLIMENT.
Testimonial OF keene Business Men
10 Mr.. J. o. Davidson

From the New England (Keene. n. H. Observer.
The Keene Furni cure company has just
completed handsome sideboard, elabo-
rately carved'in solid quartered oak, and
a solid mahogany chamber set, which will
be presented to Mr.. J. o. Davidson, the
wealthy banker of Wichita, Kansas by
some of the business men of Keene as a
testimonial of their esteem for him per-
sonally and in recognition of the pleasant
business relations that have so long ex-
listed. The sideboard is entirely different
from any piece of furniture eyer before
manufactured in Keene, the design having
been made in Chicago. The carving is
very beautiful, and there are doors and
shelves arranged and finished In the most
unique and tasteful style One pair of
doors is fitted with panels of plate glass,
beneath which is set beautiful mirror.
The carving was done by Mr.. Fred Howe,
and this work alone required nearly five
weeks for its completion The chamber
set is also hand carved aud IS finished in 8
most elaborate manner. The shipment
will be made this week
There is probably no man who comes
from the ives. with whom the business
men of Keene have had more pleasant
and more extensive relations than with
Mr. Davidson, and this compliment is s
fitting testimonial of their regards for an
honorable and highly esteemed associate.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-22
MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION OF WICHITA

MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION OF WICHITA
Met at Baptist church at O'Clock Mon
day afternoon Rev Warren johnson was
chosen chairman pro tenn.
AS the time for election of officers was at
hand, by vote of the association the chair
man appointed the following committee
on nomination: Revs. Love, Everest and
Steiner.
The committee, after consultation, nom
mated the following officers for the ensuing
six months.
President-Prof j. NJ Atwater
Vice-President-Rev f. A. Hoyt.
Secretary and Traesurer-Rev. Festus
Foster.
The report of the committee was accepted
and adopted.
The following were chosen a committee
on program: Revs. II. c. Marshall, |. w.
Read, l.. III. Shaw.
The following subject was then dis
cussed, led by Rev. Hoyt: 1.-The Spiritual
needs OF Wichita" The following breth-
rem participated in the discussion: Revs.
Everest, Love, Laughlin, Foster, Johnson,
Davis. Steiner, Sternberger.
Committee on program reported as sub
ject for two weeks to be: What Duties
Belong Properly to the Pastorates" Revs.
Love, Read, Steiner.
On motion the secretary was instructed
to amend the bylaw to harmonic with
the vote OF the society to meet weekly in
stead of monthly.
Adjourned.
FEsTUs FOSTER, Secretary.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-22
PUPILS RECITAL.

Society hall, Garfield University was
last night crowded to its utmost with at
tendants upon the pupils recital given by
the college of music. The following pro-
gram was rendered:
Overture Jolly Minstrel ~ Brooks
Conservatory Orchestra.
Tannhauser March % pianos. Wagner
Misses Edith Campbell, Laura Laugh
lin, Eta Barnett, Mrs. Eva Gill.
Piano. .Nalse Impromptu.. Raj
Miss Mile Hays
Piano Duo. 49,. .Terzen Polka. .Behr
Misses Puma kirkbride, Maud Case
Miss May Bell Boggs.
Plana, a, Toccatina- Rheinberger
b, Gavotte. PI-any
Miss Emeiie Bissantz.
Variations for CIarionet..
Comm Thro' the Rye. Thornton
Mr.. Cecil Marris-
Piano Lorely Fantasia. ........ Raj
Miss Eta Barnett.
Vocal Duo. -....-..---.......--.--
Dost Thou Remember ..... Cam PIANO
Miss Lena Richards, Miss Lulu Ana
walt.
Piano. a, Nocturne. op 90, No. g. Chopin
b, Impromptu, op. 80, No. So.
schubert
Miss Mary Pattee.
Overture Ny -aAklFe HIS hS2tl 2Cc4a
Conservatory Orchestra
Song Angels Serensde- ... Brags
Miss VirgaIine Lucy.
Piano, a, Bohemian Dance. -Smetans
b, Naise BriIliante. - Wieniawski
Mr.. John Shas-id-
Evesy number was delivered in q MAI.
ner that reflected great credit upon the
teachers of this excellent institution The
audience was made up Of music lovers and
their enthusiastic applause stsested thei'
hearth appreciation and enjoyment
The vocal solo Of Miss Boggs was ren-
dered in tone pure and strong. giving en-
idence Of careful classical training Miss
BeSsautz's piano soics were well delivered
and hes1iiy apola1ded The clar5oDe'
solo OF Mr. Harris Was good Miss Fife
Barnett delightfully."- rendered Loreleg
Fantasia The sympathetic touch and
technical ability Of Miss Mary Pas;ee we're
well displayed IN her execution Of Chcpsn's
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-22
OuT AT COLWICH.

4 party of Wichitans went out TO Col
witch last week and while there they had
the luck TO fall in with the wit of the
Courier who "done 'em up" after this
fashion:
Ben Downing. j. 4. Brown, Hank HE'S
erman, and Nessrs. Wallace and Doran,
all G. a. 4. boys from Wichita, were out
TO attend the installation, Saturday eve
ming. They seldom go out into the
country and their knowledge of rural pur-
suits was heart-rendering. At the supper
table Hank High-as-a-man will get got
mashed on some modest, shy horse-radish
and It brought tears into his eyes when he
found that the girl should be reddish Ia
nave the proper effect, instead of the
horse; Ben Downing dropped nickle
into the keyhole of the city scales think
ing that 1T was Tutti Fruit slotbox con.
Germ. Mr.. Doran took our calaboose for a
letter box and persisted in dropping let
ter in it, while the efficient county clerk
didn't know the difference between a brick
yard and yard of brick.
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TOUGH ITALIANS.
They Eat Horse-Steak Seasoned with
Strychnine, and Recover.

IncH lat tOrsE-StfAh Stasobth WIN
Strychnine, and Recover.
GLacxawaxen Pal Special
A few DAYS ago DIR. Brace, Of this village,
had call to attend patient in the neigh
borhood of Kimble's, backwoods station
on the Honesdale branch Of the Erie rail-
way. He was driving along the road be-
tween ..Kimble's and the house OF his pa
tient, when he met man who was tearing
along the road at the top Of bis speed and
with terror depicted on his countensnce.
DR. Brace recognized tire man as Randall
Kellun, a elI-known resident Of Kimble's,
and Kellum recognized the doctor at the
same time.
Goodness, doctorl' exclaimed Kellum,
''you're just the man / want. Two Italians
have eaten piece out Of my horse, and
they'll die il something isn't done at oncef"
DIR. Brace at first thought Kellum was
crazy, but when the latter jumped in the
wagon and told the doctor 20 drive as fast
as ne could and be would take him 20 the
spot where the sick Italians were, IL wa
plain the man was sane and doubly IN
earnest. They drove a mile. when Kella'n
told the doctor 20 stop and follow him. he
led the doctor about a hundred yards into
the woods, and there, sure enough. w-re
two Italian qnerrymen lying In the snow
by the side Of the remnants Of q firc. They
were rolling and writing, and grooming
with pain Keilum had told the doctor
enough on the way In for him 10 know
what 70 do, and he at once gave the two
sufferers powerful antidotes for stryehuirs
poisoning. They were helped into TIE
wagon and taken 70 the nearest houss,
and their lives we're saved
IF you ever catch me doing a thing Of
that kind again said RANDALL Kelium, In
relating the circumstances. you r1sy have
nv farm and all ths. belongs 70 X Thts
Is the way il happensd bad q horse % Al
had worked for me for nesrly s~eoty
years ! don't know ho~ Old Il vas when
got il, bus that doesn't nzstter. Tie otbsr
day il took sick and died The horss coss
ne ninety dollars, and VIA. should have
don. vax 20 give tbe old nag . nice, deoen,
burial. as some little recognition Of 10
faithful service be bad done rss. But yos
see. this whole country has becr overTar
with foxes this winter. and they have pss
tered the pasienoe Out OF me Sc vel Ne 9th
erz. depoprlatsng our hen honse- So
thought 20 myself: The cd horse is dsae
II won't hars him. and be woa't know i,
and IL win do tbs country ioss Ut god So
loaded shs horss's ssrcxss WITH ssrJca
nine and hauled kin back IL tie woods
| three or fear miles where knew he so0s1
attract the foxes When ] vent OUT 80
next morning found thirty nine foxes ~.
ing around prousscsonsly IN dtfsrszt d.
rsc.aoas from the dead korse- None 81
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snoun uau Bos very rar away.

This isn't so bad said
II was satisfied To let the horse rcxs
where had placed him, and went home.
The next morning | visited the spot, and
found nineteen moro foxes Things wers
booming and / had never been half 40
pleased with the horse while he was alive
as was with him dead While / was On
my way home with my nine
teen foxes I heard deuce Of . hull
| labaloo of Ia the brush at one side Of the
road Some Of the most frightfui groans
ever heard were mixed up with the COM
motion went In 30 zee what wa the maj
tsr found two Italians rolling around In
the snow and doubling Themselves up ss IL
tbey bad seventeen stomach aches concsn-
trated into One.
There was fire burning near. asked
one Of the groaaing Italians what tbc mai.
ter was As ueil a. hs could, between
grips. hs said:
" TN me eat-a dead-a ioFsef
Then I lnew uhs: tho trouble wa
Those fifty sons Of Italy lad come aoroes
the carcass Of my old nag aad hsd CT .
steak out Of him for their breakfast, t.niit
a fire. cooked Il ADD eaten T. dids't wsit
To hear any thing more drvrped those
ninetesn foxss and started on TIE ezra
double quick for Melville 70 telsgn.pA for
doctor. Proyideacs was on my Ode. snd
me. DR.. Braee- The rest you kno~- II
those nuen bodn have been ftaiinns tseyd
have died
Those City eight foxes will nse me afsy-
eight dollars II bos1tiss. Tie pels MA
fetch may 30 two dollars apisos- Thss'n
lie one hundred anA ssvsntyfzzF dorArs-
That ninety dollars inv-ss-d tr shs oi1
horse twenty years ago wasn't bad one.
after all Ba: 40: srea conzfcr.ssn Tor
the public veal ~lu ever indses me sTain
TO deny dsoen: szr1si 20 any animal thas
| dies On ny farm
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A RIG LITTLE BARY.

Judge W. c. Little evidently proposes to
AXE no chances in the transmission of his
lame and house TO the coming generations.
Accompanying a box of highly favored
cigars is note announcing another boy,
The third-"three strikes and out" No
girl baby dear with eyes like the sky which
she came through, her cheek warm with
Lie pink of the white rose. but boy, a
--suncing, rolicking fellow whose cry will
,se for drum and horse. horns and clatter.
.Sell, after all, we must congratulate both
father and mother Girl babies are sweet.
girls, bigger, are a treat, but they mean a
heap o trouble. And, after all, this world
wouldn't often be heard from but for the
boys, so here's to the house of Little.
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PoRKERs PARALYzED.
Floor After Floor and labyrinth. orRoo


From the Colwich Courier.
| Accompanied by number of other gen.
| tlemen, Wednesday, we boarded street
| car at Wichita and glided off toward
Dold's great packing house. The mules
| drawing our chariot were OF the sweet
| mild, 10-cents-a-box kind, and had no
other object in view further than making
funeral cortege came up, SO we were SLOW
about getting to place of departed hog
spirits There was Doldful movement in
the mules lower extremities, and they
contracted the habit from sleeping too
| late.
Taking the lead we piloted the gang
through floor after floor, room after rom.
amending, increasing iabyrinths of rooms
until the sixth or seventh story was
reached where smell of hog was prevail
| ing the atmosphere and we began TO know
where we We're. The readers can take
that last statement as they may, but we
| know thing when we hear it.
| All: ha At last we found the room
| where the modus operandi was visible and
and we blushed and turned our heads as
the shameful hogs had nothing on-no
nothing-except a clean shave and hair
cut. The trouble is they cut the whole
head off with hair cut.
We venUured cautiously up the stairway
where a whole regiment were at work on
SAlCS, anu VIC NotNdSo "a 80 ~ p" %
first driven up gangway, then hook
grabbed it by the hind legs, hauled it up
where it was ''struck" and rolled on until
| it was suspended above boiling tank of
| water. There it squirmed its last, and
| leaving it a few minutes longer it was
dropped into the water, left there short
time and then it was grabbed by some kind
of an appliance like unto hay rake forks
and lifted on a table where it was scraped.
| Then its head was cut partly of, and the
animal was suspended by its legs and sent
on to the expert butcher who with one
sweep of his knife opens the porker
and takes the entrails out. His
| n anne is Zimmerman and his
record is to open ten hogs minute. From
there is is weighed. Then a man takes out
| the back bone and lard and passes it on its
way to another man who splits it open
| from one end to the other. From there it
is rolled to the cooling room where acres
and acres of hogs were suspended by their
| legs. All the different parts of the hog
are worked up in separate apartments. 1t
would be useless to go into detail OF the
immense packing house-it far exceeded
our expectations, and those of the friends
accompanying us. All we can advise is
for one to see the immense establishments
to catch an idea of its vastness. 1t is well
worthy trip. despite the slow mules, the
austere pass clerk, and a few other OBJ
stacies. Over one thousand hogs were
killed the day we were there and their
spirits sem to be fitting all about US
ever since