The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-10-17
New syrup and buckwheat cakes. Are

New syrup and buckwheat cakes. are
n season.
Business has been good with the wood
dealers this week, but the Ice men have
had dull trade.
Mr.. w. W. Douglass, city editor Of the
Jacksonville Metropolis, has returned
from an outing in New York.
Large sales of leaf tobacco at good
prices have been made by the Leon
county planters during the past week.
After diphtheria, scarlet fever, pneu-
monia or any other severe illness, there
is no better tonic than Hoods sarsaparilla.
Mr.. Henry G. Stern, formerly Talla-
hassee counter-hopper, was here this
week representing large notion house
of Cincinnati.
The merchants of Tallahassee are putt
ting on city airs. Two Of them are now
using the mechanical cash boy system.
They are T. B, Byrd and Levy Brothers
Henry H. Harrison OF Titusville will 60
to Washington to convey the memorial to
congress passed by the recent legislature
asking an appropriation of $500, 900 to
build break-water at the cove of Cape
Canaveral lighthouse
The Green Point Canning Company of
Apalachicola has filed articles of incorpo-
ration with the secretary Of state. The
capital stock is $25 0OO The incorpora.
tors are John 2. Grady, John 81. Gardner
and Victor Cainors.
Governor Fleming has offered a reward
of $50 for the arrest with evidence to con.
vict of the person or persons who set fire
10 the Apopka academy October A. The
town and county have already offered re-.
wards aggregating 1886.
Mr.. H S. Duval of River junction was
welcome caller at the FLoR1D1AN office
Tuesday. He has been engaged n solv-
ing the water and sanitary problem for
the State Insane Asylum and came down
to file his report with the board of state
institutions
Gov. Fleming has appointed delegates to
represent Florida at the Southern Road
Congress, which meets at Atlanta October
80, as follows j. A. Carlisle of Gaines
vile; J. W. Trammell of Lakeland j. 81
M,Kinne of Mariana, and j. F. Rich
bourg Of Oak Grove.
John Henry, merchant at Oil Still, was
found dead in the woods Wednesday with
,hree pistol and one Winchester ball holes
10 his head. He was found by drummer
Mr.. Pierce, who went down there to sell
him goods. There is as yet no clue to the
murderer or murderers.
Among the many unique decorations tC
be used in the decorations of the Colum.
bian exposition at Chicago, in 1898, will be
impressions of the great seals of all the
states and territories. Application has al.
ready been made to Gov. Fleming for i'm.
pressions of the great seal of Florida TO be
used for that purpose, and the request has
been granted
Articles Of Incorporation of the Gddsden
county Tobacco Sale and Packing Ware
house Company have been filed with the
secretary of state. The organization o.
this company is step in the right direc-
ton. The company has capital stock Of
5000 They will receive, store, har die
pack, manipulate, prepare for market and
sell leaf tobacco. The directors are VIM
Bruce, W. D. Talmaee, Sias Weekly, E
L. Hutchinson, &. w. Lamar. Jr., A o.
finger, II. F. Sharon, D. M. Hinson, G. D.
Munroe, w. W. Shelter, T. M. Scott and
D. Mcmillan.
The cultivation of Japan persimmons
has been thoroughly tested in the ITALIA
hassee country, and the results are entirely
s .tisfactory. Mr. g. G. Gibbs has several
hundred fine trees in full bearing. He
presented tue editor of this paper with
one of the persimmors Wednesday that
was indeed beauty. 1t was clear almost
to transparency, of deep orange color.
and measured eleven inches in circumfer
ence. Mr.. Gibbs recently sold 200 trees
to a gentleman from Georgia. He has
several of the very finest varieties. There
is good demand for the fruit at cents q
piece.
When the hair shows signs of falling,
begin at once 10 use Ayers Hair Vigor.
This preparation strengthens the scalp.
promotes the growth of new hair, re-
stores the natural color to gray and faded
hair, and renders it soft, plant and
glossy.
THE BEST AND CHEAPEST.
Go and examine the immense and we'll
selected stock which now literally lines
the counters and shelves of j. r. Cohen's