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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-19


With the modern elevator almost any
speed desired can be obtained; it all de.
ponds on the power used and the dis
lance travelled. In building which has
shaft Of $50 feet speed Of from $50 to
1000 feet a minute can be obtained. On
a rise of $50 feet it is easy to get speed
Of $50 feet per minute with weight of
1000 pounds aboard the elevator. In
New York the fastest elevators are in
the Union Trust company's building on
Broadway, near Wall street. They shoot
up or down, carrying 5000 pounds, at a
speed Of 600 feet a minute. When tested
with lighter weights they have travelled
from 800 to 900 feet in minute.
But the average speed of elevators in
Office buildings in and around New York
is 800 feet minute. It is best adapted
for work, and experience has demon
strated that more passengers can be car
ried daily in car going at that speed in
the ordinary large building than any
other. The increase in the size Of ele-
vators is in keeping with improvement
in other directions.-Chicago Journal Of
Commerce.
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An Incident in an Engineers Life.

Far. far down the track is a dark spot.
over which hovers great cloud. The
engineer sees it, hauls out his watch,
glances at it, then resumes the business
Of looking out of the window. He was to
meet an east bound freight at that point.
He did not know if the switches were in
place; he did not know but the passen.
ger train would dash into that freight
and the death of many people follow.
There was no way for him to know ex-
cept that it was the duty of his fellow
employees to see that the switches were
right. He did not slacken his speed.
Rapidly the huge mogul on the side
track doomed up. a roar and a dash
and No. 81 flew past the waiting freight.
passing within three . feet.-Chicago
Times.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-19


Under the rule and inspiration of the
art decorator, curious confusion and
introversion of ideas has come to pass
Instead of a room being the reflection Of
the person who mostly lives therein
(Which should make the sight of a room
even more than that of persons friends,
be true index of character), the room
is now looked upon as the ruling guide
The owner must live up, dress up, to the
room; she must try to harmonic with
the room instead of her room being
brought into harmony with her. In
fact, she is like a person who has bought
a particular picture frame and must
strive to find some picture that will fill
it fairly we'll
A womans room should be her frame,
which completes and perfects the picture
Of her individuality: but in the schemes
of the art decorator she is mere acct
dent of no account, and he would design
pompadour bOudoir for Lady Macbeth
or Greek music room for Becky Sharp,
wherein to sing Yvette Guilbert's latest
success to the Marquis of Steyne, with
out qualm ruttiing his serene self sat
isfaction. The genre atelier was one of
the modes of this craze for domestic
decoration. which was perhaps the most
ludicrous, when estimable souls who
knew no more Of painting than a cat
does Of a case of pistols thought it neces-
sary to establish easels about their rooms,
and even went SO far as to hang palettes
ready ''set" for painting on their walls.
National Review.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-19
The HOtGtO.

Humboldt says that 1T the time OF the
discovery of America the potato was
cultivated in all the temperate parts or
Sou.h America from Chill up the coast
The Spaniards first noticed it in Peru.
Tie variety Of potato cultivated in Eu-
rope and North America grows wild in
Chill. Different species of the plant are
found growing wild in most parts of
South America. and. it is claimed by
many botanists. in Mexico and Arizona.
New York Her.ld.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-19
A Colored Love Letter

Miss Matilda SNOWFALL, having closed
the door, approached the lady of the
house in most mysterious manner, and
asked as favor that her employer write
letter to Sam Johnsing.
what do you want me to write"
Write to him dat was at de corner
at de 'pinted hour. and dat he didn't
come"
well. have got that down"
Den add ter dat ar: I consols myself
wild de fond hope you was KEEP away by
sickness. Your only true Tub, Matildy
SNOWFALL. '"-Texas Siftings.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-19

Mary. the nurse girl, c.nes in from a
walk in the park. carrying the pride Of
the family, Young gentleman whose
age amounts to some fourteen months.
"Oh. ma am, little George spoke this
afternoon for the first timer
Really: what did he say"
"Why, when was showing him the
animals he made me stop before the
cage of monkeys and. clapping his little
hands several times. he called out. oh
papa! papa! New York Herald
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II have just recovered from second at
tack OF the grip this year, says Mr.. Jas.
o. Jones, publisher of the LIE; der, Mexia,
Texas. I'm the later case used Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy, and .hink with
considerable success, only being in bed a
little over two days, against ten for the irst
attack. The second attack am satisfied
would have been equally as bad as the
first but for The use Of this remedy,
as l had to 60 10 he'd in about six hours
after being "sruck" with it, while in The
first case was able to attend to business
about two days before getting down. "
so cent bottles for sale by NJ. Lively drug
giSt
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Specimen Cases.

S. N. Clifford, New c. sNl, Wis. was
troubled with neuralgia anil rheumatism;
his stomach was disort ered, his liver WIS
affected to an Alarming degree, appetite
fell away, and he WAS terribly redUcsd in
flesh and strength. Three bottle Of Elec-
trio Bitters cured him.
Edward Shepard, Harrisburg. ILL.,, had q
running sore on his leg for eight years
standing. Used three bottle OF Electric
Bilters and seven boxes of Buckle e Ar
MICA Salve. and his leg is sound and well.
John Speaker, CA,awba, O., had ave large
fever sores on his leg, doctors said he was
incurable. One bottle Of Electric Bitters
snd oLe box Of Bucklen's Arnica 6alye
cured him entirely. N. Lively.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-19

Il may be pertinent to ask why, in the
name Of all that Is reasonable. Is it any
more dangerous to society for woman
to neglect certain wifely duties once in
cluded within her sphere Of action than
for man to shirk all home responsible
tiles except that OF growing about the
things the woman leaves undone? Now,
in the humble homes which the man
writer and lecturer extols so eloouently,
where the ideal wife looks we'll to the
ways of her household, the husband
kindles the fires, sweeps the walks,
splits the kindlings, brings up the coal,
does the marketing and lends a hand on
Mondays.
Who kindles the fires in the city
households?
The maid servant.
Who scrubs the stoop and pavement?
The man servant.
Who mends the broken lock or re-
duces the refractory hinges2
The locksmith.
Who does the marketing and settles
the bills and hears the growing because
they are larger than they were last week?
The wife.
What particular use is the city hus-
band in the household anyway
"Just to pay for things and find fault. :"
one exasperated wife says.
And why is it 50 much more to be de-
plored that the wife doesn't do her own
cooking if she can earn more money at
something else than that the man should
not make his own trousers and split the
kindlings evenings instead Of going to
his club?-New York Sun.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-19
M NO MANS LAND.

Two shapes were walking on the strand
One starlit night in no mans land;
Two shapes that during earthly life
Gave hate for hate in deadly strife.
They met. Swift forth their falchions few;
Each pinned the other through and through;
Yet neither fell. Again they strove
For mastery. and madly drove
To right and left their falchions bright
Nor sound nor cry profaned the night.
Through corselet, casQue and visor, too.
As through the air their swift blades few:
Until amazed, they stood aghast,
And on the sands their weapons cast.
Then laughed they both at mortal strife.
The passing dream Of earthly life.
And clasping each the others hand,
They walk the shades of no mans land.
james Clarence Harvey in Academy.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-19
LEMON ELIXIR.


A Pleasant Lemon Drink.
For biIousness and constipation, take
Lemon Elixir.
For indigestion and foul stomach take
Lemon Elixir.
For sick and nervous headaches, TAX
Lemon Elixir.
For sleepiessness and nervousness, TAX
Lemon Elixir.
For loss of appetite and debility, take
Lemon Elixir.
For fevers, chiils and Malaria, take Lem
on Elixir.
DR.. Mozley's Lemon Elixir will not fail
you in any of the above named diseases
all OF which arise from torpid or diseas Il
liver. stomach, kidneys or bowels.
Prepared only by DR.. II. Motley, Al
lanta, Ca,
SOC. and 81 90 per bottle, at druggists
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-19
DANGEROUS GAME or BLUFF.

Nerve Displayed by Theatrical Manager
In . Eoolhardy Feat.
''Sam T. Jack Is splendid buffer, "
said q gentleman from Kansas yester-
day. 81 remember him best when he
was travelling through Kansas with a
burlesQue road company. He once struck
Dodge City with q big opera bouffe
troop. It was years ago, when Dodge
City was at the very verge Of civiliza-
tion-just hanging on to the edge, as it
were. There was no regular show
house, and no decent hotel. There was
plenty of money, though, and that
brought Jack and his company. The
town was full Of cowboys and roughs,
and they all determined to see the show
and incidentally have some sport with the
management.
"Mr. Jack learned this and realized the
necessity of impressing the natives with
due sense of his awfulness as fighter
before the show began. At that time
one Peter Mccarthy was the deputy
sheriff of Dodge City. and was reason
ably efficient officer. For this reason it
was that he felt in duty bound to warn
Mr.. Jack Of the awful possibilities Of
exhibiting himself on the streets of
Dodge City in a white plug hat and a
fancy vest. The well meaning deputy
sheriff affected to despise tenderfeet,
but because of this feeling Of official
responsibility - which sentiment was
doubtless more thoroughly aroused at
the thought Of possible free seat at
the show-he started in to give Jack
timely warning. and began his remarks
as follows:
"'Be you the show bossP asked Pete.
"'I am, sir was the reply.
"'You all allow to act out in the town
hall tonight, reckon?
"'Yes, sir
"'You goin y'se'lY
eyes, sir
"'Be you goin to rustic around town
much in tibet thar white stovepipe hat?
"'Well,' said Mr.. Jack, who had be-
come tired of being catechised, If you
will submit your questions in writing
provided you can write-I will lay Off
day and frame my answers for you, but
let me ask question. Why do you want
to know whether will rustic or no, and
why this pointed reference to my
Greeley hat:'
WALL responded the sheriff, little
hot himself, cause | KEN in hyer to
give yer pointer; eff you do war tibet
hat down town the boys are a-waitin
fer yer and they'll shoot it chock full O
holes. They don't low no sech tiles in
Dodge Pete then looked at Sam as
much as to say that he thought the hat
would not be worn. But the sapient
Sammy smiled serenely and said, That's
the trick. is it? Well. that's funny
Now, if the boys in highfalutin hilality
should miss the hat and hit the wearer
what would be the result?
"'You jest stan your chances, but /
reckin y won't do that-it's kinder
tickEsh: not but tibet the boys are good
shots, but the likker is kinder lively
an-an-wall, they mought raise little
ha'r, you know-see?
"'Just So said Sam as he continued
writing. When he had finished he
turned to Pete. and holding in his hand
sheet Of paper asked that genius if he
could read it. Pete could and did. It
read as follows:
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An Tnique Tum-tummer.

The finest sditar III Portland belongs
TO lady who thirty years ago took les
sons OF Angucrr;4. IF Boston, who was
one If the best gUitarlsts in the world.
Under hia supervision this guitar was
made for her after an old Spanish model
There are very few Ike it in this conn.
try. The box part is curved 1t was
made OF rosewood that had been sea-
soi.c>! for 1870 years. It is consequently
now $50 :elrs STAGE tie tree was cut
Bangor Commercial
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-19
Not Easy Going.

Now" said young Snimpkins, at
100 p. m, people say am lazy man
and that never hurry nor hustle. Do
you think that is true%
We'll" replied Clarissa, suppressing
q yawn. Il don't think you hurry much.
still should never call you an easy 60
ing young man."
And then he didn't go.-Elmira Ga
zette
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-19
4 Suggestion.

This rug doesn't look like an an
tique." said the purchaser.
1T is. though" said the salesman.
Lets take it" said the purchasers
wife. Wen put it in the nursery for
week and let the children play on it. 1t
will look thousand years old them
New York Sun.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-19
Cost of Small Elevators.

Elevators are gaining favor in private
houses. The common elevators of small
business buildings are worth at least
$1,000. From that they range up to 3d.
OGO in the same class of buildings. -Chi-
cago Journal of Commerce.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-19

The man or woman who speaks in the
simplest. most direct and unequivocal
language is least liable to be misunder
stood or 10 suffer the modification of
explanation or correction
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-19

I'm no pig: don't want the earth, "
was the remark Of baldheaded. gray
whiskered man in o Broadway restau.
rant few days ago 40 he sent back q
potato boiled in It's skin and part Of tbs
coil in which Il grsv.-Nsw York Re-
cordeR.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-19

Potatoes are now treated with acids,
hardened by means Of great pressure
and manufactured into buttons which
cannot be distinguished from those of
bona.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-19
Lemon Hot Drops.

Cures all Coughs, Colds, Horseness, Sore
Throat, Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Hem"r
rhage and all throat and lung diseases.
An elegant and reliable preparation.
Is cents at druggists. Prepared only by
DR.. H. Motley, Atlanta, Ga.
Rr.n
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-19
When Sedan Chairs Were Introduced.

When Sedan Chairs Were Introduced.
Sedan chairs were first used III Eng
land by the Duke of Buckingham dur
ing the reign Of James l. The first chair
aroused mnch Indignation among the
people. who said that men were being
used to do the work of beasts, but later
on they became very fashionable. -Har
per's Young People.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-19

The cries of none Of the quadrupeds
approach more closely that of the hu-
man voice than those of seals when la
menting the loss or capture Of their
Young
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-19

A San Jose judge has decided that
fence twenty feet high. and which shuts
Of the light from neighboring build
ing. h . nuisance and must come down
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-19

Hays1n never attempted composition
without frst putting on the valuala~
ing Given him b. Ffederick IL
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-19

Ins," "a Minister'S Outing"
Well Spent" etc, etc.
AUGUSTA SALISBURY PRES0
we'll known from her writing fa ].
New York papers, the Woidi A.
to-, continues to write for usszl
he year ~ill furnish a series 81
that will lie Well worth the pr1
magazi e, entitled New Lee
tions," An Aft ITO IL Tea
Going to be Married, "Wrdf1
eAts," etc.
BELLE C. GREENE,
VII. Sc numerous sketches, Thss
Family, have made her famOufl
way, will give us some nes
which eve are a>sured) VIII
mirth-prov oking than her pr
forts.
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GODEY'S FOR 1892
YOU NEED MAGAZINE IN YOUR FAMILY, GET 0mI
GIVES THE BEST SATISFACTION FOR THE MON

GODEY'S will save you in Dress Hints
ten times the cost in one year.
GODEY'S will give you better idea
of bow to dress and what materials to use
Than any similar publication.
GODE1'S will give you better reading
than most of the high class $50 caled)
magazines
GODEY'S will give you choice Of 10
cut Pater Patterns during the year, alone
worth double the subscription prize
GODY'S will give the best illustrated
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-19
With the January Nunlbe


THE DISCIPLINE OF PAIN,
BY Edgar Fawcett
A story of New York life. written in
his best vein and manntr His national
reputation is at any time a guarantee of
an inters sting novelette,.
MARJORIE LEE,
By Margaret Spencer,
Whose bright and attractive letters from
For the Latter Months we will
Short
THE LEGEND OF THE LANTERN,
BY Mrs. Olivia Lowell Wilson.
This charming story will run through
several numbers, and will be illu> trated
" it'll original photographers by Will
Philip Hooper.
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARY,
BY Ada Marie Peck
To those who have read The Feiean
Mystery" by his author, we need say
excep- hat it is thought t. be
better (if pos.ible) than any of her pre-
vious efforts.
ADVICE FROM EVERYWHERE,
By Olivia Philips,
such subjects as The Sick
Room" Home Nursery" Children's
Nursery" 'Amusemeuts for the Shut
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fashions, both in colors and 8
IL cted from the Partisan ~
models.
GODEYS will continue the d
Corner, which has been so fss
ceived and enjoyed by our yon,
erS.
GODEY'S will give you in All
Of everything within it, coVen
ing IS it does Literature. Fasha|
Engravings, Dress Hiuts, hon
Etiquette, ETC., etc.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-19
We will Begin two New Sa|

j Washington have met viii
favor from our readers. n
located in The Capital, and
there's herself resides there
real incidents. We predRt /
Lee a warm receipt; on iron III
ers, who will be sure toAst
winsome. and feel that hsantil
worked for them a fairy ~
many beauties and real inta1tl
it's meshes.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-01-14

A seni-flendish delight often seems
to possess people OF strong nerves in
sneerlng at those with weak ones. The
irritability of the nervous hypochon-
driac is ridiculed as nxtural III temper.
The very genuine and distressing
symptoms from which he suffers are
made light of. HE" or "she is q
crank" Is the cheerful sort OF sympa-
thy with which the nervous invalid
meets from the unfeeling and the
thoughtless. At the same time no
complaint Is more defined and real,
pone has more easily eSplainable ORR
gin when 1t is chronic. imperfect d.
gestlon and assimilation are always
accompanied By nervous debility and
anxiety. Build up the powers OF as
sinilation and digestion with Hostel
ters Stomach Bitters, and nervous
symptoms, sick headaches and a gem
orally feeble condition OF the system
are remedied. Remember that fearful
ravages are produced by II grippe
among weakly, nervous people. Hos
letters Stomach Bitters cures II, and
prevents malaria, rheumatism and
kidney complaint.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-01-14
Tho Pension eeftiGoate Case.

1880 p. m. Tuesday, the jury in
the case of U. s. VS.. Matthew Goslin
ip the u. y. District Court before Judge
Wales reported they could not agree
and were discharged until 10 O'Clock
q. H., next Monday. The Goslin pen
sion certificate pledge case is to he
tried again at that time.
Matthew Goslin, 60 years of age,
fought in the Mexican aud late civil
wars. At last session of this court he
was principal witness against Heze-
kiah Harrington, who was fined e5o
and costs for receiving this pension
certificate as pledge,
The law makes the penalty the same
Tor placing pension certificate as a
pledge. Against Goslin II. HarrinR-
ton, OF Harrington, Del, was the prin-
cinal witness, while Austin Harfing-
ton, Esq, and his defense, appealed to
the Jury for their sympathy,Hnd cross
examined the prosecuting witnesses.
district Attorney beniah Watson
conducted ths prosecution. lIeZekiGh
Harrington testified that Goslin came
to him and gave him his pension pa
peers as security or pledge Tor some
money that FIezeRiah Harring ton
owed him and fog some goods that he
had bought from him.
ii. l.. hllAW post master OF Hari1ng-
ton Del, testified that Matthew Cos
lin came TO his ONCE and told him to
put his pension paper in Mr. Harring
tens box and II any additional matter
came to him from Washington to also
nj IN his box. The Government theu
rested
matthew Goslin testitedthat he goes
down every summer to Wait lis da ugh
ters and benefit his health, and last
July he went to Nh Harrlngton's store
and asked him il lie would kssp hie
pension paper in his safe. as he intent
eli to be down there all summer and
would get his money there.
| Hexekiah Harrington said all right,
he would keep II for him. Then Cos
lin said he lett the paper with him and
when he came to Wilmington his wife
wrote to II. Harrington 10 send the
| pension paper up, but he did not do it,
| Then he came 10 Wilmington ane
told Marshall Mahaffy about 1t and tn,
deputy marshal wrote 10 LIr HalTiug
ton to send the paper up But he ala
not do il aud then the marshal went
down and arrested him and bioug h
him to Wilmington.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-01-14
WANAMAKEH's.
PHILADELPHIA Thu rsday Jan. IA. 1892

Never did locomotive Ell.
gineer, with hand on throttle
value and mind vibrating
from steam gauge to track
signals, watch more intently
the progress of his engine
than do we the various stocks
that indicate the movement
OF this business. The ad-
vance must be rapid and
steady otherwise we drift.
In all this there is no
point SO vital as dress goods.
Each seasons advent is
watched for notes OF pro-
gross. There is JOY when
they are positive and strong.
1t is therefore with no
common pride that we lin
ger over the new goods
Challis, Javanaise (surnamed
Bayadere) and Crepe Trian.
on. The fabrics, wool or
wool-and-silk, bear the stamp
of French genius in textile
printing. French gallantry
has done much to WOO the
Fine Arts back to industry.
These sorts OF Dress Goods
give witaess, each passing
season more completely, Of
the power of art t. grace all
useful things. Have you
seen the Javanaise!
Tete.a,tete with the deli.
cate Latin woods are the
Celtic silk and linen-Pim
Brothers & Cos. Irish Pop.
Inns. Like other eminent
emigrants they are from
Dublin. Like other Irisl
interests, they boast a grsa'
American constituency, but
more than this, they have
worldwide fame.
The following touch OF
prices cannot fail to rouse &
larger interest III the heart
of admirers:
Six eoIorlngs, also black, si.5oIroI
,
'Dnebessr grade, twelve coloringt
also black, S2.2i from 81.
'Royalp grade, black only, Eli
from s., %,
! 'Emptess" grade, black only, 81;
from $50.
Tartans, live clans, sl,25 from s
Southeast OF centre,
JOIN WANAMAKER.