The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-23

AsAOA 10 CtAlIeU 20 Inc advertisement
OF the Merchants Week association of
Savannah. May Week will attract hun
oreds OF Floridians to the Forest CITY.
Low excursion rates will be given.
MIR. l. 81. billiard of Palatka is here in
the interest Of the Old Germania Life
insurance company. He is introducing
their new bond feature and has issued
several to Tallahasseeans.
The FLORID1AN acknowledges the re-
ceipt of five dollars from Mrs. o. s. Por-
Ter OF Lake Worth, Fla, for the starving
Russians, which has been turned over to
Governor Fleming to be forwarded to
the national committee at W Washington.
Prof. E. Warren Clarks illustrated lee
lures at Munro's opera house Monday
and Tuesday evenings were we'll attended,
and the large audience was delighted
with the beautiful pictures and Prof
Clark's graphic descriptions.
After suffering horribly for years from
scrofula in its worst form, young son of
MIR. r. L. King, FOG Franklin street,
Richmond, Va, was recently cured by
the use of Ayers Sarsaparilla. No other
medicine can approach this preparation
as cleanser of the blood.
The State Industrial and Normal Col
lege tor colored students on the lofty hill
south of Tallahassee, with it's excellent
experiment farm annex, is hive of
industry, and the students are being
taught scientific farming as we'll as tool
craft and book learning.
The Buckler Granite and Marble COM
pany of jacksonville have built hand
some monument to be erected in the Tai
lahassee cemetery to the memory of Hon.
David S. Walker Mr.. Buckler is now
here experimenting its erection. 1t is
thirteen feet and six inches in height and
is made of the very best marble
Hon. James P. Taliaferro of Jackson
vile, chairman of the state democratic
executive committee, was among the
prominent visitors to Tallahassee this
week. He received hearty congratula-
tons from the citizens of Tallahassee
upon his victory over the "ring'' in the
Duval county democratic convention.
The moss business is being revived in
Leon county and considerable money is
being paid out weekly. There are two
moss works now in operation, one con-
Quoted by Mr. c. ]. NJ Shine and the
other by Maj. A. L. Woodward. This
industry is profitable and gives employ
ment to large number Of negro boys
who are not strong enough to engage in
farm labor. 1t also puts money in circu-
lation and will tend to brighten the dull
months.
Jefferson county has selected the fol-
lowing delegates to the democratic state
convention: S. Pasco, W. B. Lamar, s.
j. Turnbull, r. G. Parkhill, Wallace S.
Jones, W. G. Thomas, E. B. Bailey, D.
B. Bird, w. J. Smith, J. V. W. Cobb, j.
W. Wellington, A. D. Walker, John Fin
layson, J. D. Smith, T. J. Scurry. NJ. F.
Henry, George E. Dennis, j. NJ. Lamar,
S. a. Page, J. W. Bishop, VIM. Beazley,
Oscar A Sloan, Sid s. Matthews and NJ.
F. Douglass
Prof. E. Warren Clark and Capt. W. l.
Vason have entered into copartnership
and established an extensive dairy and
creamery at Shidzuoka. They have some
of the finest mich cows in the south and
will have dairy second to none in Flor
ida. They will put in improved sepa-
rators and possibly cheese making out
fit The fertile lands at Shidzuoka on
Lake Jackson, eight miles north of Tai
lahassee, will at once be planted in green
forage stuff This is another industry
which will aid materially in the develop
ment of Leon county.
Judge Mitchell was invited to address
the democrats of Ocala, but declined,
saying it was hardly the proper thing for
him to be delivering democratic speeches
" lille circuit j.dge. He continued as
follows: "IIowever, am democrat. l
have ever occupie any equivocal posi-
ton i'll regard to my politics. l believe
that the principles of the democratic
party are right, and 50 believing l could
be nothing but democrat. My name
has been mentioned in connection with
the democratic nomination for governor
Of this state, and should be nominated
and elected it would be my aim to serve
the people honestly and faithfully. But
should the state convention, when it as
sembles, think that am not the man for
the post on and dominates some one else,
you will find me ever among the foremost
supporting the nominee. Contingencies