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Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-12-14
.FoUHD-A PEARL
Two Rival Lunch Counter Propris,
Now Companions IN Misery.

1T was at jeans little luncn countN
er. The man who had been quietly
devouring q small fry suddenlysprang
from his stool and shouted:
81 have found itP
Jean left the chair behind the cash
register and came over to find the
cause of the guests excitement.
"What els cit you have found?"
A pearll The biggest pearl found
in an oyster this season." and he
placed the opaque object in his palm
for jeans inspection 1t was jeans
turn to be excited.
"a pearll All, cit is one beauty"
"A gem Of the first water"
Gone hundred dollars would be
moderate price for such a jewel"
"Will you sell cit to me for feefty
cash?"
Fifty? Why, ! told you it was
worth double fifty.
eyes, but you found cit in here"
The man with the pearl appeared
to be in deep thought, says the Chi
cago Daily News. AT last he placed
the pearl in jeans hand and said:
"Well, considering that | found it
in your oysters it is only right that
| should do the square thing. But
what use are you going to make OF
.it?"
81 will place cit in re window for
one advertisement l will write on
card and re people will know my
oysters have ze pearls. get ze trade
Of Bumgarten across ze street" D."
Great idea! But give me the
fifty and the pearl is yours"
Jean fshed $40 from a greasy bag
and the remainder from the cash
register. With mumbled thanks the
lucky man departed. Ten minutes
later the pearl adorned the window.
A neat card informed the public that
the rare jewel had been found in one
Of jeans oysters. All morning a
crowd stood before the window and
Jean was proud. But at noon Jean
noticed a similar crowd in front of
his rivals establishment.
"He is Jealous" said Jean, slipping
on his coat and hat, 'and he fix up
something to make one look"
But there was a surprise in store
for Jean. In Bumgarten's window
was an exact duplicate of the French
mans pearl.
"Bumgartenf' called Jean, ''where
you get re pearl?'
The Teuton's chest expanded with
pride.
dot bearl vas found in mient oys-
ters. pay der man dot found it $40
and keep der bearl."
"But paid feefty for one re same
size. What kind Of man found your
pearl, Bumgarten?'
"He yOre a golf cap and a blue
coat"
"Then cit is re same man. Bum
garten, something els funny. Let's.
take re pearls to re jeweler' -
The Teuton agreed and Jean hur-
ried over after his attraction. To-
gether they hastened to the jeweler
in Van Buren street.
care zey ze genuine pearls" asked
Jean.
The Jeweler examined the pearls
and smiled.
"Who said they were pearls?"
"Ve bought dem as bearls."
"Then, gentlemen, you have been
sold. These are only smoked glass
beads. They are intended to hold
puff Deckties together"
Then Jean and Bumgarten went
out to tell the police all about it.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-22

Continued on Eighth Psge) }
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-22
Death of Rek. W. c. Collins.

The sudden death of the Rev. w.
C. Collins was; announced Sunday
evening. 1t tOpk place in Salem
Church, Gadsdeh , county, just before
service, and was baused by paralysis of
the heart. The:deceased was pastor
of this church, and was in apparent
good health up Ito the time of his
death. He lea+es a wife and four
children, all grogn, among them one
of our prominenk citizens, Mr.. }. w.
Collins.
Mr.. Collins ca6ne to this State from
Texas about twenty-five years ago
and was a member of the Florida
Conference OF the M. E. Church,
South. He was 63 years of age.
He was buried il this city Monday
afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
Rev. Mr.. Householder, assisted by
Rev. Mr.. Carpenter, oficiated.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-22
A Tallahassee Garden.

One Of the nest gardens in Flor
ida, is undOut bedly that of United
States Refered in Bankruptcy John
J. Hodges at Tallahassee. Much of
MIR. Hodges TINE is spent among his
shrubs and fds swerS, and during the
entire year it 3 a mass of exquisite
bloom and ricl5 foliage. His son has
greatly enrich9d ID the garden by con-
trlbutlng plants selected and pur-
chased by him5elf while travelling in
far climes.
An enumeration of some of the
foreign shrubs may be of interest to
the hOrhculturFt. Besides the COM
mon flowers of. 1.-THE States, added to
a collection OF jover eighty varieties
OF roses (Ot that nature which any,
where but IN Florida, would De of
necessity hot kouse rosesl NAV be
seen the rubbeE tree and mahogany
from British Honduras; the dyewOOds
(several varietifs) from Guatemala.
number of nStmegs from Yucatan;
twelve varieties of orchids from. the
woods along the Belize river in Cen
tral America. Spanish Honduras con-
tribut 0ns to this garden are the
"Tamarinda" the "wild Plantinao''
and the Grain tFee." Northern South
America contributes the chocolate
tree, the May tree "a tree which in
its native element grows to the size
OF a water oak land is covered with
scarlet flowers, beginning to bloom
in May) and ihe Cocaine tree OF
commerce.
One Of the finest trees in the gar.
den is tree which, in Ecuador, has
the name of 'WanjOlez" of the order
of an elm, but fearing an edible nut
1t has grown height of twenty. fee1
this year from Seed, and if it winter,
here will be a fne addition to any
garden. AnotIi ier interesting tree il
1.-THE sKarat besn tree, (which bear
the 'Karat beaI }" which, when dried
was the old 81 andard of weighing
diamonds. Ea3h bean dries down t.
same size, shapS and weights.
There are aBo growing trees il
the garden sent him by acquaintance
(met while in taaveD from Australia
Honolulu and pdia.
i This autumn MIR. Hodges, Jr., ha
added to the col lection several varie
ties of dracena4 from France and
cacti from Paris TO take its plac
| with a number procured three year
ago in Grandi Canyon, Colorado
The heather of Scotland and a mum
| Der of bulbous plants from garden
/. in London ado interest. One of tn
l chief objects off interest is the man
5 moth CaladiumIbed, near the sOut
: entrance to the residence. It's file
entirely with varieties procured b
g Mr.. Hodges, JF., in Central an
D South America, They are of varie
colors, ranging from deep crimson
blotched white snd purple, and som
of the leaves me dasure fully six feet i
length and fourtacross.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-22
Important Work of the Railroad COM
mission.

The work of the Railroad Com
mission which was in session in this
city last week and at which all the
railroads was most ably representa-
ton NAV be of the utmost impor-
tance to all the shippers of the
Southern States. The Commission
submitted a new classification of
rates to the railroad corporations,
that it is thought, will be adopted by
the other Railroad Commissions
throughout the South.
The Florida Commission~gave the
railroad companies thirty days to
show cause why the classification
should not be made permanent. The
railroads in the South Eastern As
sociation last February issued new
classification sheet which increased
the rates from 20 to $50 per cent.
throughout the South. The new
classification of the Commission
simply restores the old rate in effect
before this new classification was
issued.
At their meeting, the Southern R,
r. Commissions at Lookout Noun
tain last summer formed an or
ganization for mutual, assistance and
advice they went into this new
classification very thoroughly and ii
was unqualifedly disapproved.
The matter was dealt with by
committee, appointed especially.
familiar with freight classification
matters and our Railroad Commits
sioner, Hon. FL. E. Day, who is
railroad man of thirty years expe-
rience was made chairman. Upor
Mr.. Days presentation Of the facts
the committee recommended that the
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-22

Opera HOuse.a That the question for
discussion shasl be "ResOlved, That
there should b an Educational DUAL
ificatiOn for fOters in the United
States" Thai w. B. Crawford and
A. Emmett Wilson shall have the
affirmative ana w. Munroe McIn-
tosh and Fra4cis b. Winthrop, the
negative.
The following gentlemen were
elected as hOfs sOrary members of the
Society. William d. BlOxham, Will
liam S. Jennili ligs, Jas. p. TaIiaferro
and William j innings Bryan.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-22

the people voted for Tallahassee,
was that by leaving the Capitol
building there, it would save expense
to the Taxpayer. The Tallahassee
speakers asserted so on the stump,
and that is the reason, assert again,
that many of the people voted for
Tallahassee. l protest against the
adoption of that resolution"
MIR. McKinstry of Alachua agreed
with Mr.. GOodbred. "The suitabiIi-
ty of the location" said Mr.. McKln-
stry, "was not decided in the verdict.
| know that my people voted for
Tallahassee principally because they
were not in favor of increasing taxes
by the erection of a new Capitol"
Judge Raney, of Tallahassee: 81
want to express my admiration of
the spirit of the chairman of this.
Convention, who introduced the res
olutiOn. He has been an earnest ad-
VOcate of Jacksonville, and to him
belongs the honor of well-fought
fight. The contest has been made
in the Legislature, and was lost there;
it has been made before the people
and has been lost there, and l do not
think that this committee has any
authority to represent the entire
party and urge the Legislature to
make any appropriation. We are
only here to canvass the vote, and
that is all we have to do. The Leg
islature is the only judge of what
shall be done about Capitol building.
No matter what has been said upon
the stump, this committee has
no power to express itself on what
shall be done by the Legislature. l
believe the resolution, with all due
respect to the gentleman who intro
duced it, is mistake, and | ask him
to withdraw the motion. The peo-
pie of my county will know what he
has done, and will recognize the gen.
erosity of his motives"
Mr.. Clark, in replying, said: 81
am grateful to the gentleman from
Leon for what he has said, but
must again differ from him ss to the
power of this committee. The in.
herent right to express its opinion OF
any question is recognized after the
official canvass has been made anG
declared final, and it has right tt
say what shall be done relative Il
this question.
i "If Jacksonville had Won, we would
| thave expected a Capitol building here
that would have been credit to the
State and glory for all time t.
come.
This question ought to be settled
for ever, and we should erect on th'
red hills of old Leon a Capitol build
ing that will put us on par with tn
other States in the Union"
, Mr.. McKinstry renewed his mo
3 tiOn to lay the matter on the table
and the chairman put it to yea an
: nay vote, with the result that twenty
nine yea votes were cast and fOurtee
nays. SO the resolutions were lai
,, on the table.
, J. Emmett Wolff then moved tha
: the vote of the counties for candi
dates where there was no contest b
certified. This was carried.
The committee then proceeded t
the consideration of the contests be
tween the candidates for State Al
torneys in the 4th and 7th Judici:
Circuits.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-22
speciaIMeetin 3 of City Council.

At a special meeting of the City
Council held 4ast night, Mr..
A. G. SpiIler was unanimously elected
a member of the. Council. to fill the
vacancy recently caused by the death
of Councilman John T. Bradford. Mr..
Spiller is member of the large con-
tracing firm of Gilmore and Davis
Company, and i one of Tallahas-
sees most progressive young bust
ness men and VIII doubtless prove to
be a valuable m@mber of Tallahas-
sees City Council.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-22
uasted States circuit Court.


hsUnited States Circuit Court
for then Northern District of Florida,
was ckhyened in regular session on
Monday, the 10Th, inst, at 4 p, M,
with .adge Swayne on the bench.
Besides Judge Swayne, there are
present in attendance on the court
Hon. .,Jno. Eagan, United States
DISTRICT Attorney; Ii. Billinger,: AS
sistant District Attorney; F. w.
Ward, Clerk; 7. f. McG6urin,
United States Marshal; H. Wolfe,
Chiefs deputy Marshal; E. Walker,
Deputy Marshal for Levy county;
J. w. Bars, United States p. O. In
spector from Washington, D. c.;
AntOin Paul, United States Land
Office Inspector. Among the
lawyers having business before the
court are: w. B. Stickney of
Gainesville; F. w. Brier of Mayo,
Fla; Hon. D. Z. Foster of Jack
sOnvilIe, D. E. Blackwell of Live
Oak, and MesSrs. r. w. Williams, Z.
NJ. Hopkins and JnO. W. Henderson
of the local bar.
Before proceeding to clear the
docket, Judge Swayne reappointed
Mr.. J. j. Hodges of this city as ref
cree in bankruptcy causes.
The court overruled the motion
for the summoning Of a special Venire
as the docket was so small that he
thought the regular iuries could
very well attend to all the business
before the court.
The following cases on the docket
were disposed of up to the time we
went TO press:
United States VS.. p. II. Lewis
selling liquor without license; nOlle
pressed.
United States VS.. M. Hymson, sell
ing liquor without a license; con-
tinned
United States VS.. E. G. Moses
for inning an illicit distillery
q Stotes VS.. Jno. johnson
Eee liquor without a license
States VS.. Arthur Dent
qfor without a license
UnitedtStates vs.. Wfn. E.. Lind
say, violating postal laws; guilty
sentenced to eighteen months bar,
labor in United States penitentiar
at Nashville, Tenn.
United States VS.. w. B. RadfOr(
violating postal laws; compromised
United States VS.. Handley & Co
trespassing on homestead lands
First trial jury brought in a rdiC
in favor of the government for 81 ,2O(
which the court set aside and ordere
new trial. Before the SecOn
trial the defendants compromise
and agreed to pay the governnIer
| S3,321.
Yesterday afternoon the gran
jury brought in an indictment! V
o. P. and W. w. Williams, charge
with trespaSSing on hOmesteader
lands, after which the court Idi
charged the jury. T!
AS we 60 to press the court
still in session, but will be able
clean the docket by tomorrow.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-22

order PISSED ON, to the graves of
Frede4sk Eedoek, W. O., Head and
Jno. BmkkaTdt, deceased members
of this order where the ceremony of
dedicstson was repeated.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-22

Commissioners joining the organi-
zation emphatically express their
refusal to adopt or in any way rec
ognize the use of the new classical
tiOn, known as classification No. 81.
This recommendation was adopted.
Another important action taken by
that convention of Railroad Com
missionerS was the appointment of a
permanent classification committee
by the Commission, which will be to
the body then organized, what the
classification committee of the rail-
roads Is to them. Hon. H. E. Day
was made chairman of this commit
tee and now all changes desired in
classification must pass through that
committees hands and meet It's ap-
prOval before being accepted as
legal In the States represented.
The new classification just sub
mitted by our Commissioners to the
various railroads has been submitted
to this classification committee and
will be approved of by them. If so
it will effect railroad rates through
out the South and by being uniform
be of great benefit to all shippers
We thus see how important has beer
the work of our Commission during
the past week. Hon. Mr.. Day de-
serves great credit for his persever
ance in bringing about this result, {
result which we consider is the mos
important that has ever been effected
by Railroad Commissions during the
whole period of their existence.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-22


whole period of their existence.
Monument Unveiled to B. A. Megin-
Mss.
Last Sunday afternoon at 5 p. m.
the local Chapter of the Order of the
Woodmen of the World unveiled
and dedicated a monument erected
by their Order to the memory of B.
A. Meginniss. The ceremony, while
simple, was most impressive. 1t was
interSpersed with vocal music rem
dered by a full choir, and the follow
ing touching address, prepared by
Mr.. George B. Perkins, who was pre-
vented by sickness from delivering
lit, was read by the Hon. Jas. B:
Whitfield:
"We have met to commemorate
the memory of one who lived among
us and was known by US all; oue.who,
in the zenith of his life, and the per-
lection of his manhood, was stricken
unto death by the ever M sterious,.
bat omniscient&d decree Of aI a
Providence.
"The beautiful tribute paid his
memory by these last ceremonies of
your Fraternity is impressive, emo
bling and grand. 1t shows not only
the close ties which bound you to
him in the travels and Vicissitudes of
life, but the cherished recollection,
after death, of that union of life &C.
mented and made perfect by love, re-
spect, esteem and all that is good.
0Life! Death! How far apart and
unlike in meaning! How intimate,
and inseparable in reality!
t 'FThe one suggests the joy and sun
shine of midnight. How vainly we
cling to the one, loath to give it up!
How instinctively and unconsciously
D we shrink from the other! Yet we
know that the two form but one and
the same creation of an aD-foreseeing,
l loving and just Creator, whose mean
ing will ever remain mystery to his
creatures.
"The dedication of this monument
to the memory of your deceased CO.
: laborer is lasting token of the fra
S ternal esteem in which his memory il
e held by your benevolent Order.
= "Beniamin Andrews MeginnisG
: was a man of superior worth, and o.
e sterling character and virtues. II
n home life, a model father and hus
1 band. In every day life, a true
> friend, a champion of right, alwayl
y ready to counsel and help thu
s needy. In public life, an ex
emplar of a true citizen, 4:
e man of pronounced and firm convic
o tions of right and wrong, and O
a courage of character to stand b.
e such convictions. He was ever &C
! tive in the discharge of duty, eve
Y strong in stamping out that Whicl
u was unbecoming a true man. Hi
{. life with It's sudden close is ik,
" natures grandest picture, whicl
neither pen nor brush hath vet por
L trayed.-A summers sunset, tn,
S suns sinking to rest.
, Remember then life is but shadow,
'' It's date the intermediate breath VIC draw,
l. Ten thousand accidents in ambush lie,
To crush the frail tenement,
Which like the brittle hour glass measuring tim
4 Is often broken ere half It's sands are rum
" :FThis monument is a perpetua
it pledge of loyal friendship and o
cherished memories of a life wei
a spent; as well as of a christian belle
7, in the glorious immortality of tn
n soul and in a hereafter beyond tn
g. grave"
a Inspite of the threatening weathe
> large gathering of friends testi6e'
n to the esteem, in which Mr.. Megin
8, Miss was held in this community. A
le the conclusion of this ceremony th
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-22
For Mayor.

Editor of Tallahasseean-1 1ear
Sir: The time is fast approaching
for US to select a new mayor for the
ensuing year, and l write to suggest
the name of our highly esteerped
fellow citizen, Judge J. T. Bernird,
as a candidate for the post ION.
Judge Bernard needs no enconiSms
from my pen. He has served as pur
mayor several times already and al
ways performed the duties of thesOf-
fee faithfully and cOnscientlOus bly,.
His record as mayor is we'll kndwn
and we cannot do better than to eject
him as our chief city magistrate for
the next year. "CITIZENY
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-22
The PiatOnic Debating Society!

"Resolved, That the Negroes should
be colonized," was the question dis
cussed at the last meeting of the
Platonic Debating Society. w.
Munroe Mcintosh and w. b. Cr3w-
ford, arguing for the affirmative q nd
W.P. Byrd and B. A. Meginniss, for
the negative. The decision of ihe
Judges was in favor of the afirrb ba-
tive and in the irregular debate he
affirmative also carried. /
The question for debate next ii ine
is, 'eResolved, That Lee was a Greater
Soldier than Jackson" K. J. JoHn-
ston and J. T. G. Crawford, will
champion the affirmative and j.
Shutan and Julian Howard, the neg
ative.
The committee of the Society pn
the Anniversary debate made the
following report. That an Annivfr-
sary debate be held by the Society
on the 18th Of December at Munr5 q
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-25
For Ncighboring Ports.

Brig Daisy. Larsen from Brunswick
18th arrived New York 22d.
Schooner Evie b. Hall, Leighton, from
Brunswick L, arrived New York 22d for
Perth Amboy
Schooner Eleazer w Clark, Goodwin.
from Brunswick. 18th at New York %; for
erth Amboy.
hooner Horace p. Shares, Mount from
DaTien y, arrived New York 22d.
Bark Kentigern (No) Berg. from Pen
sacoa, arrived Cuxhaven 21st.
Bark Altal Rus) Himanh, Darien for
7 ethyl pd. Dungeness 22d.
Steamship Gracia tSp). Cirardi. from
ensacola, arrived Liverpool 21st
Banks Louise (NoU, Lorentsen, sid for
Pensacola from London, 22d; Nord (Nor)
Milzkelson, London.
Ship Ellida (NoD, Olsen, from Pensa-
cola, arrived Leith DIST.
Bark Mary (NoD, Nelson sid for Jack
son lie from Las Palmas 18th
eamship Urania (Aus), CosseVich from
Hue va for Pensacola, sid. Madeira nth
Steamship Sharpsno (No) Tellefsen.
Fernandina for Client, pd. Prawle Point
list
Bark Fiducia GtaD. Capurro, from PEN
sacola arrived Valencia 18th.
Bark Jose Roig (Sp), Roig, from Bruns-
wick, arrived Valencia 18th.
Steamship Norwood OBr), Norton, from
Pensacola, arrived Venice 10Th.
la J0sva tNoD, Ommundsen, Pensa-
cola for Buenos Ayres, spoken Dec ST.
lat. S5, long. a.
Sc1c oner j hn S. Deering, cid. for Jack
sonVille a Boston 22d
Sailed, schooners Susan ~ Pickering.
Boston-Jacksonville; Morris w Child
Boston Brunswick.
Schooner Gen Matthews. arrived Bruins
wck-Ncw Bedford 22d
S ho9ner Florence Leland arrived
Bruusw lex New London 22d
Schooner Waltham, bound Brunswick
Noank sid New London. I'D.
Schooner Alice b. Phillips, Jacksonville
Perth Amboy arrived 22d.
Schooner Stephen c. Loud, Brunswick
Pawtucket arrived Providence, 22d
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-25

British steamship Nenetia. from New
Orleans to Hamburg with cotton, was IL
heled shortly after arriving at Norfolk
vest rday for $4,000 by f. s. Marshall.
master, ana Christie x Christie. owners
of Tug Stella, viii n claims this amount
of salvage Nenetia is owned in GLASGOW
Size viii probably be bonded and proceed
The German bark Zion, from Plymouth
Tor New York. has put into Falmouth
with main sam broken
The British steamer Blythswood. from
Portland for Cape Town, has put into Val
Iaraiso damaged about hull
Fire N board the British ship Falkland
at Calcutta, FIR Hamburg. has been extin-
gu.shed. The vessel is damaged, also two
thirds of her cargo
lighter from the British steamer Will
vdene, I'm quarantine at New York
from Santos, filed and a portion of the
. 500 sacks Of coffee was damaged
The German steamer Austria from Bal
timore and New York for Hong Kong, ar
ri ed at Singapore on Sunday ana reports
while at sea ire broke ont on board m
cotton in after between decks. Fire has
iaaan aVrinRnished- hut sNtsnt of DANA