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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-10-24

One of the express trains running be
tween Berlin and Frankfort has been
fitted with the electric light. Each coach
has two distinct storage batteries, and
the lamps are on two distinct circuits
30 that in case Of accident to one circuit
or on changing the batteries the car
riages shall not be left entirely without
light The storage cells are especially
designed to stand rough handling. and
have capacity of 200 ampere hours
Each battery supplies current to four
eight-candle-power lamps for the com
partlnents, ard to one fve-candle-powel
lamp IN the lavatory. The batteries
which weigh six hundredwelght each
are placed in boxes underneath the car
riage floor, and can be taken out and re.
placed very rapidly .-Exchange
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-10-24
An English View of Church ChOirs.

Every poor girl who has any sort OF
voice aspires to the church choir. where
she knows perfectly we'll she can always
earn bread and cheese. The church in
the Omitted States is free church, de-
pending for it's support solely upon the
congregations The clergy are alive to
the truth that man cannot live by ser
mons alone. and they bring music to the
aid of pure religion, thus attracting the
rich worshipers who give grist to the
mill Some of the churches have paid
choirs of twenty voices. and few intro
duce orchestral music. Boston and other
cities swarm with church choirs. and in
New York alone there are upward Of
1000 paid church choristers. the total
salary list. it is said. exceeding 5000 a
year All this gives an incentive tc
budding vocalists and particularly tc
American sopranos and contraltos.
The girl will first join some elementary
singing class. and will drift into the
church choir There. if she have good
voice, she will speedily attract the no
tice of the wealthy members Of the con
gregation, who will forthwith resolve tc
| send her to Europe. Sometimes one rici
man will put down all the money; some
times subscription Is raised; sometime
a concert is held. 1t was in this las
mentioned way that European audience
| first came to make the acquaintance o
| Nine Albani After two years stud.
| in Europe the American singer eithe
becomes favorite in the older cont
nent or returns to take higher place II
church choirs in the states.-Londol
Truth
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-10-24
Electric RKtters.

This remedy is becoming 50 well known
md so p pular as to need no Sp' cial
mention. Al who have US E et trlc
Btters sing the same song OF pra'sr.-A
purcr me 'icinc does not exist and it is
:uarar teed 10 al that is claimed. En- c,ric
Buffers Will cure al; diseases OF h Liver
aud Kidneys, will remove P.mpl s, b lis,
Salt Rheum and other aft ctions caused hy
impure biOo1.-Will drive Malaria tr' m
the system and proven, AS well a. cure al,
Nslarial ftvers.-Fr cure nl Headache,
CONSTIPATION and Indig' Sion try Electric
Brlers-En'ire satisfaction q, a-an,rrd, or
money refunded. p ic: 50 cnt, and
81 90 per bottle a VI. Llvcly's d ng stpr'.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-10-24
ESTABLISHED lSss

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Medical without
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DR.. Fa:ader" cahartie reliable =
DIFFUsIBLE Co.. "
uncorpHated these
large dss 400 Medium Co., fis d Wo1 6otRis xs
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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-10-24
Music From Insects.

The notes Of the katydid are perhaps
as familiar as any and have certain
Vaccination. the sounds taking on various
infections and meanings. They are pro-
duced by rubbing the inner surface OF
the hind legs against the outer surface
Of the front wings-hddling. in fact
when the male cricket sings In the
hearth It raises its fore wings and scrapel
fhem against Ito hind ones. Even the
nutterdy makes . sound audible at some
aistance. certain species having beer
hsard 3 utter . clicking sound. st
GAnl DiauAtch.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-10-24
How the Gar Dism Used Minister.

lgnatieff, lately prime minister OF
Russia. has just taken up his residence
i'll Prague The story Of his dismissal l.
interesting, us ii illustrates the autoclacy
Of the cars lgnatief1 one day presented
some papers to his imperial master say
ing, "lour majesty may sign these with
out reading them. as they are not o.
much importance, The ear h&n,l,-i
the papers back, with the answer IN "pi,
these for Your successor | never $lSli
papers without looking at them san
Francisco Ar5onaut
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-10-24

A new vegetable is about to be intro
duced to the people of the United States
through the department Of agriculture
1t is the root Of the sacca lily, which re
sembles somewhat in appearance the
ordinary Irish tuber, with the addition
Of few whlskers that have nothing tC
do with the quality of the article as al
esculent. 1t is more elongated. and
when cut the interior is trihe more
viscid. But a section of it is SO potato
like you would not be likely to distinguish
any difference. In cooking. it has first
to be boiled in order to destroy certain
acrid properties, after which it may be
fried. roasted. baked or what not. ac
cording to taste
Farmers in Florida have begun to
raise these Gala roots for market The
plants grow readily in swamps. and SO
thlckly that the yield Of single flooded
acre is enormous They reproduce them
selves by the multiplication Of their
bulbs underground, SO that the grower
has simply to dig up the offshoots and
leave the parents to propagate anew,
For centuries the Egyptians have cult
waited similar crop during the season
of the Nile overflow. and AT the present
time Gala lily binds are a common vege-
table in japanese markets. So prolific
and palatable are they that their propa-
cation in many parts of the United
States where conditions are favorable
may reasonably be looked forward to as
an agricultural industry of the future
Portland Oregonlan
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-10-24
Women Wanted!

Between The age Of fifteen and forty
five. Must have pale, sallow compilations,
no appetite, and be hardly able to get
about All answering this description will
please apply for bottle of DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription; take it regularly,
according 10 directions, and then nDte the
generally improved condition. BY a thor
ough course Of seli-ireatmfn' with this
valuable remedy, the extreme cases o. ner
vous prostration and debility peculiar tc
women, are radically cured. A writ en-
guarantee TO this end accompanies every
bot lie.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-10-24
ar should be I'm Every House.

J.B. Wilson. 81 Clay ST.. Sharpsburg
Pa, says he will not be without DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds, that 1t cured his wife who was
threa, ened with Pneumonia after an attack
OF LA Grippe" when various other
remedies and several physicians had done
Pa. claims Dr.. Kings New Discovery has
done him moro good than anything he
ever used for Lung Trouble. Nothing like
It. TTyit. Free trial bottles OF N. Lively's
Drug Store.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-10-24

w. 81. wider. mayor Alimn, Ga J, lays
he has suffered with rhelmat'sm o. MT tn
wears. and In tina, tim. he tired q re s'-
called spet,fics hut 10 M I'nrp',-e. hi.
grands n, who WIS on the b. u W. r"il-
a., finally g"i him h''l.' Of +. r.
showed lis remarkable effects, and using q
short tim the rh,umAii-m dI>rrpr ted,
and he v RI. he ,e Is likr man, and
takes prAsu' in commend ns II to
tb um.ii, n, 81 ffett"s
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-10-24

Ground bone is an excellent fertil-
iZer 1t is lnsolubla in water. hlt be.
comes decomposed IN the ground The
finer it is ground the more readily it de
COmpOSeS
The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23
THE BEAVER HAT.

Revived After = Long Period or Retire
ment-
II II satisfactory to find that fashion
mas at last brought in reasonable Gov
ering for the head 70 which the most
fastidious lady would find il difficult 70
take exception. The old beaver hat has
come in again, and bids fair to rival
most Of the other rhead-coverings. wheth-
er in the form Of bonnet or hat: for. in
deed. beaver is q material that admits
OF being nodded into almost any shape
or form. and remolded time after time
when IL has been seen sufficiently often
on any individual head 70 make il dis
tasteful. The particular suitability Of
beaver in this or that design. or in this
or that color. for this Or that con6gura-
tion Of face or tint Of complexion. II
not a matter we are much concerned
with. though we see no reason why Il
should not be adapted 10 any require
ments: but il is with the material as .
healthy head-covcring. either during
the approaching inclement period Of the
year or during finer weather even, that
we interest ourselves
For years past ladies have been led
by fashion TO display entire disregard
TO the elementary principles which
should guide them in this respect for
il may be said that they have not
adopted any real head-covering either
for themselves or their daughters
While we avow. on the one hand. that
we are in no way indifferent to the cle-
giant appearance Of the fair sex. and
not desire TO detract from their fascina-
tions. we. on the other hand. know Of
20 many lamentable results In sickness
and suffering that we can not fail TO
impress on those Of our readers who
have reasonable influence over their
lady patients tas most successful prac-
titioncrs have) that they now have .
favorable opportunity Of calling the at-
tention Of their fairer patients 70 the
hygienic improvements this autumn y
likely 20 bring about in the material
for ladies' hats and bonnets- - London
Lancet
The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23

The reader for London magazins
says that as : result of nine weeks
reading he accepted just twenty-thrcs
out Of i..s7 poems offered 20 the maga'
xine for publication.
The late head Of the well-known
Publishing house Of Tauchnitz. who
died few year. ago. Is 10 have q me.
mortal erected In his honor nt Leipzig,
the cost Of which will he betrayed by
the citizens
-vice-Tresidcnt Morton Is loved in
Washington for his calm temper and
lack Of nffcctation- Some one who saw
him when he first heard Of the accident
20 the Shoreham says that his first
question was: rs anybody hurt?"
Mrs Fannie Falkcnburg. who ccle-
brated her one hundredth birthday in
New York a few days ago. is a native
Of Germany. and can perfectly recall
seeing Napoleon AZ the head Of his
troops. on black charger. 1t the time
he invaded Germany
Frank Stockton claims 10 work
with delibcration which would hard
" prove financially profitable 10 writers
less known He dictates 70 n stenog-
rapher. and sometimes. he says. he
waits an hour for the right word. In
this way he turns out about a thousand
words day.
The late countess Of Chamhrun.
who was one Of the few surviving
great ladies Of the French empire. had
an inspiration TO be poetess- She
wrote plays. also. in blank verse. land
used to send them regularly TO the
Comedie Franchise. but none Of them
was ever accepted
A queer sight to be seen almost any
day upon the streets OF Danville. Ind.
Is that Of Johnny Craig. the largest
man in the world. wheeling along his
six months old baby in an ordinary
baby carriige. Craig weighs s2s pounds
while young Master Craig. Jr.. is not
above the average six-inonths-uid child
One Of Prince Albert's wedding
gifts To his bride attracted much atten-
ton. II consisted Of an entire railroad
train Of sleeping cars. boudoir. saloon
and dining cars. eight carriages In all.
gorgeously appointed in every detail
Indeed il is regarded as the finest pri-
vate or royal railroad train in the world
The crown princess Of Denmark.
only daughter Of he late King Charles
XIV. of sweden. is superb woman
Her wit and intelligence have won for
her the friendship of many brilliant
men. while her striking beauty is the
admirafion Of Denmark She and the
queen Of Portugal are the taliest two
princcsscs in Europe.
Mrs F. d. +. y. Southworth. who
has written hundred novels. has been
made an honorary member Of the
women's National Press association.
Ms. Southworth and Olive Logan
Skies are the only two women thus
complimented- Their industry and en-
terprise-the one in the literary. the
other in the journalistic field-entitle
them 10 this honor.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23

Z Rye. bearing several crrots: q erRot genn-
mating; .. one 81 the heads KAsnined -
show the cavities containing the spores; =
an ascns with spores. y. magnifed section Of
ergotprodncing conidia-
posed Of roundi>h cells largely charged
with an oily fluid Ergotted grains.
when eaten. have powerful effect on
the animal economy. causing a mus
Guar contraction Of the uterus: II also
in some cases produces the disease
known as ergofism. in which parts Of
the affected animals rot and drop OF.
In order to understand the iife-history
of this fungus. let Us st>~t by pre-
suming that one Of these dark colored
grains has fallen 70 the ground and
that favorable conditions are present
for its development This may occur
in spring. We soon notice upon il lit
tie stalks more or less twisted with a
round body At the top (c)- IL one Ct
these is cut through and examined we
will see that il contains series Of cav
tiles lpcrithecia) around the border
ldD- In each Of these structures
tascD filed with long needle-like
bodies lascosporcs). are seen tsl- This
ends one period in the life Of the fun
gus The needle-like spores iascos-
pores are ripe and in the air ffor they
are exceedingly smaln about the time
rye IS in bloom; they gain access to the
flower either by the action Of the wind
or rain. where they germinate at the
base Of the pistil; rapid growth follows.
and the affected kernel shows increase
Of size in . few days The vegctativc
portion Of the fungus (mycelium) now
begins to grow, and rapidly replaces
the seed and even the pistil Of which
IL Is . part A section Of the seed IN
at this time will show threads Of the
fungus. AMI upon the ends Of them
conidia tsporesp. which are continually
dropping of these. reach other rye in
flower. and produce the early stages Of
ergot Old ergot will not grow. Err
gotted seeds. ground with others that
may be good. are very dangerous III
such get among -four il Is injurious to
human beings. and several instances
are on record in which people have
died from eating bread made from
-four into which ergotted grain had
been ground Great care should Be
taken not to feed II 10 animals Such
grain Is very readily recognized BY its
size and also by its color.
R<modtx Il Burn any heads Of plants
with ergottcd grain
> Never SOW seed containing grains
Of ergot
3 Before sowing. immerse the seed
- 100
The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23
POULTRY YARD TALK.

BETTER and cheaper than staples for
fastening fencing wire are twenty
penny wire nails driven in three
fourths their length and then bent
over the wire BY two or three blows
with the hammer.
SEE that enough breeding coops are
on hand: il not make more Those
from last season should be neatly
painted and put in good order. A
chicken likes q clean. neat coop more
than one would believe.
ScALY legs may often be cured BY
simply wctting the legs Of the fowl af-
fecsed occasionally with crude petro-
lcum. When crude oil Is not 20 be had
conveniently heavy oil or grease can
be mixed with kerosene, this tending
70 stag evaporation
IT Is always better 70 have all sitting
hens away from the layers Let them
eat BY themselves, have . separate dust
box. and remain quiet A dark nest
should be provided; they will sit closer.
This assists toward good hatch pro-
vidlcd the eggs are fertile
DURING the holiday season last win
ter the supply Of turkeys run out and
Is high as twenty-five cents per pound
were paid fer dressed fowls Ducks
and chickens had 20 be taken instead
and even they commanded : high mar
kct price. Why mot try turkey breed
in-: rightly handled Il will pay N most
sections Of our country. and mot mar
teriallv interfere with The rcvular
farm work -Amcricsa Agricnlturisl
The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23
HUMOROUS.

-She--vhen Is . honeymoon sup
posed to end?- He-"when the last
quarter is gone. guess s-"-Indianapolis
Journal
-Jack-.'You should never throw
kisses dear" Ethel-"Why not?'
Jack-.They are too precious 70 han
die 50 careiessly'" He was allowed to
help himself.
- can not see why do not get
along better. ] am not one of those fell
lows who want the earth. either mo:
what you want is the sand indian
spolis Journal.
-Tcacher-"Can you tell me why
lightning never strikes twice in the
same place?- Boy-.'Yes. sir. Because
there's nothing left Of the place after
the first strike
To be Continued Mrs Brown and
] never quarrclcd but once ..what?
! heard you two weeks ago. and heard
you again to-day 1T was the same
old quarrel. sir. ~. Y. sun
why didn't yer wear the blue silk
dhress at the parity lasht noight,
Bridget" .'Sure an oi wanted to. but
the misses. bad cess to her. she wore il
hcrsiif - Iiarper's Bazar.
They had . regular f:st-fght for
her. did they? And she married the van
pushed? ! should think she would have
picked the winner .'Oh. no; she want
ed man she could handle. " - Boston
News
-IIc-"The artists say that five feet
four inches Is the divine height for e
woman" His Darling lcrossly)-.You
know am five feet eight lie tquick-
lyl-"You are more than divine. dear
-Binghamton Republican
The Difference Mrs Trotting-
ssThere has been . great awakening nj
our church. Mrs Dimlong- I'VE have
great awakening at ours twice every
Sunday just when the minister CON
cludes his sermon. ."-Detroit Free Press
No Use in That I'D like to &c
away for the rest Of the week. sir. said
the tired book-keepcr There is nc
need for you 70 do that. replied the
employer. ''Stay here and the rest o.
the week will come 70 yon-"-N. y.
Sun
Fair Maiden ta summer boarder)-
How savagely that COW looks at me-
Farmer-''Irsv YOUR red parasol. num-
Fair Maiden Dear me. know II was
little out Of the fashion. but didn'i
suppose . country cow would notice
IT,
Cyril fin the gardenl-"Father
father. look out Of the window" Pa
terfamilias lrutting out his head)
What nuisance you children are
What do you want now?- Cyril with
. triumphant glance st his playfcllow-
Johnnie Cope wouldn't believe you's
got no hair on the top Of your head -
Canadian Tid-bits
Trying 70 Please Bcnnic. Actua
occurrence at one ~ the largest rail
rozd ccnters during the busiest hour o:
the day. Lady with bsndhox. um
hrella and a small boy TO tickct-selier
What time does the train go TO ----?'
Anabie Agent--"I2:30. madam. and
think this II the thirteenth time have
answered that question for you 10
nai~ lnquisitor Yes. air; but my bog
Bonnie here does 20 like 10 hear 70
salk"-utics Observer
The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23

A new variety Of autumn hat Il called
the Brighton; that with cleft crown
being 80 styled. In place Of the fancy
opcn-work straw Of which the model
was first made. the Brighton d nov
produced in q soft, hairy felt. like
pressed camel's hair. The most popu-
lar are Of fawn color. with . monde
script pattern. shading 70 brown. and
the hst is trimmed with . simple brown
silk cord or brown velvet A hat Of this
clas& when the shape suits. = o ex-
cellent investment. as Il defes boeb
weather and wear Chicago Post
The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23

II prolific In torture>, hut dyspepsia .
malady 20 which Ho<tefter's Stomach Bit
ters Is adapted, furnishes . quiver full Of
them Nausea. heartburn, biliousness,
wind on the stomach, heart palpitation and
many more manifestations characterize this
protean malndy. Each and all are dispelled
by the Bitters. which also eradicases rheum-
atism, kidney trouble and malaria
The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23

Is PRIcKLr ASH BrrTERs good for any.
thsngs Read what Frank Griggsby. Of
Dodge CITY, Kas., says: sFor three years
suffered from q disease that my physicians
pronounced incurable- Ny friends had
given me up 20 die. when was induced ~
try your remedy took il for three months
and have gained s. pounds in weight Am
well man and Prickly Ash Bitters saved
my iife- ] am under lifelong obligations q
this medicine, and will never cease 70 rec
ornmend it-~
The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23

There 4 : , inch display advertisement
words alike except one word. The same Is
true of each new one appearing each week,
from The Dr. Harter Medicine Co. This
house places . Crescent on everything
they make and p0blish- Look for Il. send
them the naSne of the word and they will
return You book. beautiful Autographs o.
samples free.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23

The pleasant effect End the perfect safety
with which ladies may use the liquid fruit
laxative. Syrup q Figs. under all conditions
make il their fnvorite remedy II il pleas
ing % the eye and 20 the taste, gentle. vet
efectual in acting on the kidneys, liver and
bowels.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23

"IwAxr some apples = "we're just out Of
apples. ma'am-- Then III have oranges"
s.We're ont Of them, too -Is there any
thing ye aint out OF" ~Yes, ma'am.
Debt-"-Harper's Bazaar.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23

"AH. II seemed that my remarks were
wholly uncalled for,r commented the au-
thor when his essays came back 70 him BY
way Of the dead-letter ce--Indianapoiis
Journal
The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23

a PEovERB RKvERsED.-Raggs-" isn't
always the coat that makes the man.
JaEgs-.So; II the man happens 70 b :
tailor q is the man who makes ths coat
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23

lis butt q man, Is the belligerent goat
remarked when he saw the lonely traveller
draw nezrer.-Baltimore American
The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23

How the world changes. No one wanted
70 get into stocks during puritAnical times
Boston Gazette.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23

Do NOT purge nor weaken the bowels, but
oct specially on the liver and bile. A perfect
Ever couecter- Carser's Little Liver Pills.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23

THE biggest combs in the world are the
catacombs, and they contain the most teeth.
N ". Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23

Az old squaw counting her wampum was
probably the original Indian sumner
Binghamfon Republican.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23

PooR little child. She don't look well.
She don't eat we'll Papa. she needs box
cf Dr. Bulls Worm De<troyers.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23

HAVE no equal a. . prompt and positive
cure for sick headache. biliousness. conssi-
patton. pain in the side. apd all liver trvub-
les Carer's Little Liver Pills Try them.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23

A Mfx bas attained . ripe old axe when
BE- togins 80 fall ON c. PicaYuas.