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FANCY BREAD FOR LONG VOYAGES

We have in this city an ancient
mariner with a glittering eye and
snowy beard who can rival Sinbad,
the sailor, in his tales of the salt,
salt sea. Way back in the sixties
when o. f. Gerrish's store, next to
the First National bank, was the
headquarters for all the jokers IN
the town, Capt. Jack Bunsby was the
oracle, and his sea stories which are
well remembered by many now liv
ing here are chronicled in the un-
written archives of the town. One of
these which he repeated with an
earnest zeal was about his voyage to
Mediterranean sea in 1875, and the
bread he eat of which he said: ''The
best bread I ever eat was in the Gre
clan Archipelago. It was made of
the same kind of -four that is used
for making maccaroni. 1t was shaped
like common ship biscuit but very
thin and as hard as flint. When it
was to be eaten We dipped cake il
boiling water until it was soft, then
put quill in the edge and blew it
up into regular loaf of bread"
1T was like bladder, was it not?"
mo; it was regular sponge bread.
[ think it was some like the com.
pressed sponge in drug stores, which
when soaked will swell up rs big as
bucket 1t was very sweet and
nice"
Wouldn't it be good plan for
the steward of the vessel to have q
silver tube instead of a quill to blow
up the bread?"
No; it must be quill, a goose
quill; hard and bright. This bread
is very economical; it packs SO close
that a common bread box viii hold
enough for three years voyage for
the cabin stores, Captain sits down
to breakfast; Steward, LOAF OF
bread Steward dips biscuit into
boiling water. blows it up and there
is fine loaf Of the most delicate
bread | had ine breakfast with
an Arab chief on some OF this bread
and cup OF mocha coffee, with cam
els milk. Young camels milk is the
only kind used by the chief.'
"Wouldn't pigeons milk be good
with mocha coffee?"
"OI if you want to interrupt me
with your frivolous questions when L
am telling the truth, 1 have done.
So saying, the ancient mariner
hitched up his tarry trowsers and
| left.
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ALL HE HAD LEFT.
Senator Blackburn Tells = Good Story
on Himself.

Not long ago Senator Blackburn
went out to Western Texas on a
pleasure excursion, and en- route
took in the Indian Territory. He
was SO pleased with it's green, blue
grassy appearance that he concluded
to make horseback journey through
part of it. One day, when he was
riding alone, taking in the glories of
the great pasture land, he was over,
taken by well-mounted, we'll armed
and wellzdressed rodskin, who spoke
little English.
"Cowman, chg" was his first in
quiry.
'Oh, no; I'm just looking at this
fine country. I don't live here; l
live in Kentucky"
"Kentucki Ughi You got whis-
KY"
The Senator had a small flask of
"Old Grow" in his side pocket and
Immediately produced it. In little
time the aboriginal wanted second
drink, and finally the whole flask;
but after giving him two small zig
gers" the civilities were brought to
an end.
That evening, when the Senator
was IN the public room of the hotel
at the little Texas town, he told the
circumstance of having met the In
dian, and said:
"In all my life have never seen
any human being on God Almighty's
green earth that ever had tithe of
the appreciation for a bottle of
whisky that this redskin manifested.
Gentlemen, am telling you not q
whit more than the absolute truth
when I say that that Indian begun by
offering me his repeating Colts rife,
and ended by dismounting from his
horse and offering me his Araphoe
blanket, his Mexican silver-mounted
saddle, his gun, pistols, and the horse
itself for what remained IN my flask.
l really believe be would have given
me his leggings, moccasins, gee
string and all, and gone back naked
for just that little modioum of whis-
ky"
"Well, Senator" said one of his
auditors, why didn't yea trade with
him?"
"Trade with him9" exclaimed the
Kentuckian, in utter astonishment at
such suggestion. "My God, man!
it was the last half pint had"-
Washington Critic.
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a Deaf Mute Lawyer.

Joseph G. Parkinson of Chicago
and Robert II. Parkinson of Cinc1n-
natl have beon admitted to practice
IN the United States courts by Judge
Brown. They are twia brothers and
the first named is deaf and mute. In
spite of the absence of these two i'm
portant senses, Mr.. Parkinson is a
successful lawyer, paying particular
attention to patent cases. His strong
point is the preparing Of briefs,
which he makes remarkably clear
and comprehensive. although he at
times carries on REORGANIZATION
with the aid of pen and paper. He
was at one time Chief Examiner of
Patents at Washington, resigning in
1879 to practice law. The Parkinson
brothers have spent the past week in
this city, appearing in a patent case
argued before Judge Brown.-De-
troit Tribune.
, 1889-03-14
Girls as street-Car Conductors.

"lt is amusing to watch stranger
on one of the street-cars in Valpa-
raiso," SAID Bishop H. o. Riley of
Santiago, Chill, who recently arrived
in this city, as he was speaking of the
customs of his native country the
other day. The stranger first gazes
all around for the conductor, and
then look of surprise steals over
his face as he sees pretty young
woman coming down the aisle and
collecting fares. The fact is that in
the recent wars in which Chill has
been engaged all Of the able-bodied
men, including the car conductors,
were pressed into service. The COM
ductors' places had to be supplied
with girls. That made themselves
SO popular that, although the men
have since been mustered out Of the
service, the girls have continued to
hold their positions as conductors" !"
Tribune, N. Y.
Why not have this idea intro
duced here. We hope that Mr. T.
]. Doolsy will take notice.-EDIToR.
, 1889-03-14
He Owned the Boy.

"A boy is a strange machine, isn't
he?' queried the Colonel, as he
looked out of the office window.
ST don't see anything 30 very
strange about that particular boy"
replied one Of the other loungers as
he sauntered up and saw boy of
ten on the opposite side of the street.
"But he's got Jug" persisted the
Colonel.
"Well, what of it? Can't a boy
carry iug2"
"But he is swinging it around his
head?"
"Let him swing. You never saw a
boy who wouldn't"
"I'll bet he breaks it before he gets
to the cornerW exclaimed the Colonel.
"Nonsenser'
"Bet you $20w
"Donep
Half a dozen rushed up to watch
further proceedings. The boy cons
tinued to swing the jug, apparently
bent upon performing some particu-
lar feat, and just before he reached
the corner his hand slipped and the
jug was dashed in pieces.
II knew it! I knew itw chuckled
the Colonel as he danced around.
"Drat him-here's your money!
growled the other.
An hour later, after spending the
interval in solemn thought, the loser
mildly inquired:
Colonel, did you think you had a
sure thing on mel"
"Oertainly, I bought that jug for
the boy, and gave him fifty cents to
carry out the programmep-N. Y.
San,
, 1889-03-14
MACAULAY's WRITINGS.
Few Men Endsavor to Initiate His
Style.

1t has become of late fashion,
says the Liverpool Courier. TO speak
OF the decaying influence of Lord
Macaulay. In a measure there is
truth in the reflection. The number
of those who are tempted to initiate,
or try to initiate, the perilous com
bination of ease and stateliness in his
style, has dwin lied down to one or
two assiduous but not over fortunate
disciples.
1t by no means follows, however.
that because it has ceased to be a
model, it has in any degree lost its
attraetiveness. 1t is no dishonor to
vanished hero that no survivor pre-
sumed to WELD his sword. Macau-
lays style was perfect from the pen
of Macauiay, but it was not one that
could be reproduced by lesser men
at will. "Soak your mind with Cice-
ro," was his advice once to a begin
ner. 1t was not so easy a thing to
imbibe Macaulay. What was with
him effortless splendor became with
the mechanical copyist poor efec-
tation. The flavor of novelty soon
left the Fictitious mimicry, and
nothing but the artifciality remain
ed. What was grand became grandi-
ose; the stately periods, the pictur-
esgue imagery, the mstchless lucid
ity shriveled into spiritless array of
thin, stilted sentences, painfully sim
ulating an appearance of rich and
restful ease.
Macaulay could be reproduced
just as little as Carlyle, and though
the copyists of the more kindly mas
ter offended less than those who
caught at secondhand only the crab
bodness and ruggedness of the Sage
of Chelsea, still they offended, and
little by little have wisely abandoned
in despair an enterprise on which it
was folly to enter.
, 1889-03-14

divided against itself. If life in
surance company had a lot of agents
here, and they were cutting into each
other and lowering their rates, they
would all be discharged. Now, the
churches are actually cutting the
rates to heaven by holding out in
ducements to people to join. This
church Will let you dance, this one
play cards, this one go to the thea
tres, Actually cutting rates to glory.
I never saw dancing, card-playing,
theatre going Christian who was
worth killing-with big bullet"
The speaker referred to the wear
ing of fine apparel to church and its
effect upon poor people, and then,
taking up one of the collection bas.
kets, began to speak of the financial
side of religion. He made an appeal
for funds for the meeting and con-
cluded it with the characteristic re-
mark: Now, some OF you people
will go away from here and say Sam
Jones is preaching for himself, and
you are telling a lie bigger than you
are. Let me tell you, when started
to California L bought a round trip
ticket; Pm elected. Maybe some of
you are saying, tco, that you don't
like so much levity in the service.
Well, let me tell you, my friends, if
solemn preachin' would have saved
this old town she'd "a had her wings
on now"
The best man in the church, he
said, was the most unselfish man.
and the best woman was the most
unsel6sh woman, and unselfish re-
ligion was the best religion and the
only one that would down the devil.
, 1889-03-14
SAM JONES ON sELFIsHNEss.
The Evangelist Discourses Upon That
Enemy to the Church.

When selfshness ceases to exist in
the churches, he said, then the man
with millions viii hire pews IN which
to put the poor sinners and will sit
himself in the gallery. "The kind of
religion I want" he continued, SIS
the religion for niggers and poor
white folks. The rich man who has
his fine wines and other good things
here on earth can sorter afford to lose
the other life, but the poor man new
er. I ike tie religion where the
people look after the revival converts
and don't leave the preacher to do ii
all. You are always seeing a lot oi
people piling into wagon until they
crowd it full, and they've got poor
little preacher in the shafts, anC
somebody is always sayin'. tap hin
up and they expect to make 2:4(
gait on straw feed"
eThe power of SIN is organized
and whom you fight one form of sir
you light them ali. The ChurcA i,
, 1889-03-14
The Cypress Tree.
From Vicks Magazine.

A cypress tree in Somma, Lom-
hardy, is said to have been standing
since the time of julius Cesar Ma,
poleon, in maving a road over the
Simplon, deviated from a straight
line that he might not be obliged to
cut it down. Cypress wood is very
enduring, and for this reason, no
doubt, it was used for mummy cases
and statues. Pliny tells US a statue
of Jupiter carved from cypress w0o6
remained standing for six hundred
years. InTurkish cemeteries it is a
rule to plant tree of this variety at
every intermept- Oypsnissus, a
beautiful youth. was transformed in
to cypress by Apollo that he might
not grieye all the time. The cypress is
an emblem of mourning and Scott
thus writes:
When villagers my shroud bestrew
With pansies, rosemary and rue,
Then, lady, weave wreath for me
And weave it OF the cypress tree.
, 1889-03-14
THE WAGES OF MINERS.
A Cut of 10 Per Cent to Be Made in q
Short Time.

Shortly after the price of coal went
up the wages of the miners in the
Puget Sound district were raised I5
per cent. Goal was bringing good
price in San Francisco and elsewhere
and the mine owners and operators
felt that they could stand the adj
vance in wages. 1t was stipulated,
however, that if the price of coal
went down wages should be lowered
as much as they had been advanced.
During the past month an unusu-
ally large number of vessels have ar
rived in San Francisco and Portland
laden with coal from England and
Australia.
In addition to this, the Pacific
coast mines, under the impetus OF
high prices, have for The past year
run to their full capacity. The re-
suit of this has been that the supply
is greater than the demand, and the
coal shipped from Seattle has de-
clined from $40 to s6 in the past four
months in the San Francisco market
The coal companies now claim that
at the present prices coal cannot be
mined and marketed SO as to leave
fair margin of profit. To meet this
exigency meetings have been held by
the mine operators, and reduction
OF Is per cent. in the wages OF
miners has been determined upon
Just when this reduction will go into
effect has not been definitely deter
mined upon, but It will not be longer
than few days.-Post Intellfgencer,
Saaftla
, 1889-03-14
TERRITORIAL NOTES.

A gentleman recently from the east
says that it is noticeable that since
the admission has passed the num-
Der of immigrants bound for Wash
ington has increased fve-fold. Our
admission will be the means of
bringing 100000 people in here
this year. Port Townsend, beyond
doubt, will receive many of these
immigrants, and thus assist in the
onward progress of our city.
Washington leads every state and
territory in the Union in the yield of
wheat per acre. In the official re-
ports of the government, the greatest
yield of any state is that of Oregon,
placed at 1853 bushels per acre, and
largest yield in the United States is
accorded to Washington territory,
being 1875 bushels per acre. This is
grand showing for the Territory,
coming as it does from the commits
sioner of agriculture at Washington,
D. g., and tends to confirm the
amazing statement made by Henry
Willard, in which he predicted pop
ulstion of 2O,0O0,000 people for
Washington territory and Oregon, in
another generation.-St. Paul Press
Attorney A. P. Sharpstein of WaIla
Walla has secured some afidavits
here from persons who, in 1886, took
up coal lands for the Northern Pa
cifc Railroad Company in the vicin.
ity of Roslyn. 1t seems that num-
Der of citizens of Ellensburg refiled
on the old sections of coal land held
by the Mort ern Pacific Railroad
Company, some weeks since, alIeg
ius hat fhe latfer's ti5e t,a"r g.
, 1889-03-14
How She Played 1t,

A Walla Waila young man escortA
ed young lady to the opera house
the other evening to see The Con-
federate Spy. As they were coming
out he remarked, by way of opening
a conversation: "Do you like the
weather so cold and rgwp She must
have misunderstood him. Yes
she said, Il like 'em raw, but" she
continued, looking sweetly into his
eyes, don't you think they are q
great deal nicer frieds" A little
while after that we met them in Tom
Taylor's oyster psrlors, taking then
just as she said, fried H'utcl.ln4H
Walla Wslla.
, 1889-03-14
why She Is u Widow.

Two ladies from the West hap
pened to scrape an acquaintance
while waiting for connecting trains
at the Broadstreet station yesterday.
How long has your husband been
dead?" asked one.
"About q year." was the reply.
"And you are still a widow?"
Yes, his estate amt settled YET" +"
, 1889-03-14

Prisoner" said the police msgis-
trate, "you are charged with being
found drunk and disorderly on the
street last night at a late hour. Have
you anything to say?" Nothing,
your honor,"- replied the prisoner.
Pm guilty. I carved my first turkey
yesterday before dining room full
of guests" My poor fellow" ex-
claimed the magistrate compassion
ately, Il know just how you felt
Officer, release this man."-Chicage
Tribune.
, 1889-03-14
The Eardrop Paid For.

The following story comes from
Dixmont, Me-: A young lady em-
ployed at hotel in that town care
lessly left her eardrops in the sauce
dish. A young man who dined there
swallowed one of the eardrops with
his sauce. It so happened that this
winter the aforesaid young man
pressed hay for the father of the
aforesaid young woman. When they
settled the young man was handed
an envelop containing his pay. In
the envelop was bill for So for the
eardrop he had swallowed.
, 1889-03-14

The new President of the Haytian
Republic wants to have 3 standing
army. His wish explains itself.
There is not room in the island 70.
an army to sit down.-Philadelphia
T;5,1es
, 1889-03-14
A Graveyard of Mamnoths.

At point close to Dry Bay, and
some two or three days travel in an
easterly direction faom Yakutat,
Capt. Fleming has seen tract OF
territory, fully half a mile square
covered with bones supposed to be
the remains of extinct nammoths)
measuring in length 16 to 20 feet, and
in width about four feet. -AiaSkan
, 1889-03-14

halls Is happy because he
ern Pacific is gong 20 spend
5in q pew depot aud track ex-
, 1889-03-14

Popinjay-Blobson, you are get
ting too fat You need exercise
Blobson-I know it
so late IN the season
going to wait until :
tax-dodging comes
, 1889-03-14
DAILY ARGUS.

Il T=SCED
HyYRY MORNING EXCEPT MONDAY.
Delivered by mail or Garner.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES;
SiT HoHths so : Oae Month. / 90
In Advance.
k~Per week. . cents; payable weekly.
Advertising rates furnished on application
, 1889-03-14

A Pert Townsend Lodge No. 6, F. L A.
-HAAM, meets in Landes-Hill Building each
W%<Wednesdny evening on or preceding
the full moon,
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A. 0. Mcdonnell,
General Passenger Agent.
bog Poisoning.

Last Thursday night The large Newfoundla nd
dog, belonging to Mr.. VIM. w Perkins, died of
convulsons in the yard of Mr. Thos. J. Perk ns
Sr Looking around the yard piece OF square
cut corn bread was found near the front fence
OF which the animal had taken single bite
The dog was general favore mnlrsed no one,
played with the children, AMI, hitched to the
baby carriage, would draw it carefully about.
and WAS altogether desirable and Va la able an
imal.
The intent to thus pos N valuable dog is a
crime heinOus enough 10 deserve severe and
summary punishment, but when we contemplate
what might possibly result from poison thus
thrown around, if picked up by small children,
the nearious act becomes 4 crime for which
lynchng would b. Ugh til au5l just punish.
men Poison distributed in This form is liable
to cause the death of one nr IN IRE lnnocent tile
children, and the fiend who does such a menac-
ing act deserves to be shot on the spot-and
some fathers would shoot The scoundrel as quick
rs they would brute seeking to devour their
dear ones Let death upon detection be the rule
for thus who scatter poison.
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Sheriff Pearce received letter yesterday from
Pensacola describing two painters, who had given
their names there as H. E. Dewitt and E. r.
Nichols, and claimed to be citizens of Pittsburg,
Pa, and who had dep rted from that city leaving
a twenty dollar hotel bill unpaid. In less than
an hour Sheriff Fearce spotted his men. They
were registered at the St. James as II. E. Crow
and Robert H. Manning, of Cincinnati, and had
reeeipted for package at the express Office,
which they had shipped from Pensacola to H.
Anderson, Tallahassee Sheriff Pearce presented
the hotel bill and collected it. The gay painters
then paid their bill at the ST. James, reshipped
their package to Jacksonville, ma rked to Ander.
son q Co, and left Tallahassee to seek field
with less efficient sheriff.
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Grand Free Excursion.

Mr.. D. P. Holland, Jr of Jacksonville, was
in Tallahassee Friday and Saturday, scattering
posters and issuing invitations for the grand free
excursion to Jacksonville which leaves Talla-
hassee at s O'Clock this morning. This excur-
sion is given by the Sub Tropical Exposition to
its invited guests from Gadsden and Leon coun-
ties, tour hundred and fifty from each, and is Il
public spirited enterprise. Many of our citizens
will take advantage of this liberal invitation
and attend. Arrangements have been made
whereby those who cannot remain over night
can return on the regular train leaving Jack
sonville at o'clock Tuesday evening. The
special train will leave jacksonville at 8 z M.
Wpdnnshau
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NOW We co FORWARD!
TO BOOM AHEAD!
WATER-W0RK AND STREET RAILWAY ASSURED!


WATER wORKs-sTREET RAILWAY-BIG BOOM
There is no longer any doubt. The tounda-
ton stones Tor grand boom in Tallahassee have
been laid
BY reference to our advertising columns to-
day our readers will note Il city ordinance Civ
ing franchises rights and privileges to com
pany who purpose putting in a first-class water
works plant also street car service. The con-
tract is an excellent one, and assures Talahas.
see abundant supply Of pure water at small
cost the details of the contract are given in
the ordinance, which we would be pleased to
have every citizen read
The FLoRIDIAN has frequently enlightened its
readers upon the advantages to be derived from
waterworks, therefore we need not handle the
question further, but can now all rejoice that
pure water-an abundant supply o. water-is
assured
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The incorporators, Messrs r. l.. Bennett, of
Philadelphia, G. w. Saxon and F. T. Myers of
Tallahassee. met yesterday and organized the
company, with Mr.. X. l.. Bennett as President
and Mr.. q. W. Saxon Secretary and Treas
urer The company is backed by Philadelphia
capitalists, and the funds with which to begin
operations are now on deposit The ordinance
gives the company until August to begin work
and requires that the waler-works shall be in
operation within eighteen months from that date,
bat, in conversation with President Bennett yes
tercay, FLoRIDIAN reporter was informed that
they would begin work not later than June /,
and expected to have the plant complete and in
operation by January next
Tallahassee property holders have cause to
rejoice and those who desire to invest shoul
"catch on quick.
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Asy Steam 10 RBra adfordville

Residents in the northern suburbs of Talla-
hassee were startled last week by the shrill
notes of steam whistle, in such close proximity,
arrival 0! tram from Thomasville, on the long
expected I. r. & G.
Closer inspection, however, revealed the ap
proach Of the ponderou, Traction Engine, the
" Peerless, "a road locomotive-w Col,
John Bradford has just purchased from Prot
f. Warren Clark, of " SAidzuoka."
This engine came in from Lake Jackson
6 niles and went out TO Bradfordvlle 90 miles
without any trouble whatever.
Owing to is weight OF 1000 pounds il
avoided all he bridges, the guleys, bu; il
ascended The steepest hills of Leon without any
difficulty, and can draw ten tons OF dead weigh:
easily on level road.
Daring the past four years at Shidzuoka it has
furnished the power 10 run mill with a
60-inch saw, IA griot mill with Gencn burr stones
% inches in diameter, Carver Cotton Gin with
60 saws and condenser, a steam pump for irriga-
ton, and has frequently carried from seven to
pertinent OF steam blowing.
lis ne owner will use it for fulfilling a con-
tract for a bridge near l. Ike Iamonia, and saw
ing TIMBER &c.
sold by Mr.. Clark to Mr. Geo. f. White, and is
now in successful operation at "Oil Still " on
the line oil the ST Marks Railroad.
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The third annual session of the South
Florida Chautauqua convened at Mount
Dora Tuesday and is splendid success.
In letter 10 the Baltimore Manu-
facturers' Record, Andrew Carnegie says
that on his recent tour through the South
he was convinced that it is becoming a
formidable rival to Pennsylvania in the
iron market.
The colored people of Jacksonville
have succeeded in getting Fred Douglass
to accept an invitation to visit the Sub
Tropical, and he will be on hand April 4,
and 6. The Florida Railway and
Navigation Company will inaugurate
series of cheap excursions for this occa-
sion, which will no doubt be patronized
by thousands of the colored citizens of
the State who are curious to see the much
talked of Frederick.