The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-05-28

pays down is never called upon to pay up
Washington Critic: The bald-aeaded mar
should wear mo- hair cap.
-Pitsburg Chronicle: A Pittsburg girl
whose lover is whitewasher named KELSEY
always calls him Kelsey mine"
No wonder soldiers are so often defline~
they always pitch their tents.-Batimore Amer
ican.
=" What shall we do to get rid of the smoke s-
asked Cincinnati newspaper Move the town
Chicago Journal.
There is nothing in the language of flow ers
so eloquent as pair of pressed tulips-Balti-
more American.
The moths have strange tastes They fre-
quently appear in overcoats in summer-For
Plain Free Press
And now it is reported that man out West
has murdered book agent. We knew it would
come to this-Albany Express
-Smith-Miss Jones is sef-possessed young
woman.
Brown-Very; but she won't be much longer.
She's engaged to be married. bingham ton Re
publican.
-Dck-What an angular girl the elder Miss
Diehard is
for ten years-Chicago Journal
-Father-Robert, is it not about time that
little boys were abed g?
Robert (aged six, carelessly glansing at his
atch)-Really, father, must be excused frous
venturing an opinion. 1t is subject in which
have little interest; have no little boys you
know.-Bnghamton Republican.
1t is said that among prominent Republi cans
there are mutterings of dissatisfaction with the
President and that there are signs of re volt (
the leaders against Mr.. Harrison
The Southern people taxed pretty wei
to pay pensions to Union soldiers who fought
against them and if they choose to tax them
selves Still more to pension the disabled vete-
rams who fought for them, for heavens sake
why not? asks the New York Herald
The Madison Recorder and Monticello Con-
stitution urge the organization of Middle Flori-
da fair. The Times I Mon heartily Joins them.
The world has yet TO learn the immence resorr-
ces-the undeveloped wealth and splendid pos
sibilites OF that rich section-Tmes-Union
-Greenceve Spring: fne cest ofan outfit for
a small caunery estimated by the Hern andco
News, is as follows Twelve-horse power boil
er $22O, open kettle SIT, extra kettle ifneededSSs
exhaust box $l7, crane 1913, air pumps Sc, OF
tank $S fire pot $40, Gaping tools $S-tota I,
$307 Such oltf, thea News claims vii
prove adequate to the canning of peach, pears .,
berries and all vegetables except corn and peas
lfthis is 50, these factories should certainly bs-
more generally established over The State
Pensacola News: One Of the brainiest meuo
in the lower House OF the Florida Legislature Il
w II. Milton Jr., Of lckson county. Milton
like Yancey, has historical blood in his veins
and, like Yancey, he is adding honor to fame
by a noble ancestry West Florida is
proud OF Milton OF Jackson, and will select hitr
for greater honors when he and his section shall
become Alabamian.
-Wakulla Times: We noticed team on our
streets last Wednesday from Tallahassee, and
upon inquiry found that it was enroute for the
famous chalybeate springs, near Dickinson Bay
on our Cult coast, for the purpose of getting
supply of water from these wonderful spri ngs
known to contain valuable medicinal properties.
for Ex-Governor w. D. Bloxham. A fortune is
in store for some one who will erect large hote
at these celebrated springs, and which will no
doubt be done in the near future
-Palatka Herald: Cadet First Lieutenant
Walter NJ Davis, of this city, awarded the
first prize in the debate at East Florida Semi
nary, Gainesville. 1t will be remembered that
he was also awarded the prize during the com
mencement exercises last year. Lieut. Davis
has made splendid record In Florida's far
famed institution. AS scholar he has never
fallen behind his fellows in the search for that
knowledge which will fit him for life of USE
fulness and as Lieutenant of one of the compa-
nics of the cadet bat talon he has made a credit
able record tactician and is every inch q.
soldier We congratulate Mr.. Davis on his
having carried off the prze, and feel assured
that we voice the sentiments OF his many Palat-
ka friends.
Courier Informant Banker Nieuenkamp.
of Lakeland, publishes the following notice IN
the Lakeland paper In view of the foolish So
called usury bill before the Legislature,
hereby notify all parties interested, that until
the final disposition of this bill it will be useless
to apply to me for any loans, or for any further
extensions of any outstanding Indebtedness,
and all paper maturing in the meantime will
have to be paid on the day when due, or it will
be protested and placed in suit for collection.
Mr. Meicalfe, of Fort Meade, has quite sue
cess of Bermuda onions He will get about two
thousand bushels from ten acres. They are
large. clean aud solid. We measured one that
was twelve and a half inches Mr.. Metcslfe is
an energetic man of business and is bound to
succecdS.