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The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-02-14
Seahoard Acfs Atone.

A recent issue of the Times U Mon
and Citizen contained the following,
which will be ofinterest to the travel
ing public:
"Capt. A. o. MacDOnell, assistant
general passenger agent, Seaboard
Air Line Railway, with headquarters
at Jacksonville, yesterday announced
that effective February Is, the Sea-
board will withdraw from sale one
thousand-uile tickets which have
been sold over their Florida lines at
rate of $50, and on and after this
date will sell one thOusand-mil tick
cts under the same conditions at a
rate of S25. which tickets will be
good for passage over the entire lines
of the SeabOard Air Line Railway,
including the State of Florida.
"Ihis news will be hailed with de-
light by the travelling men, as it will
enable them to reach all the principal
points in the State with these mileage
books at a rate of two and one-half
cents per mile.
'Col. Max Krauss, president of
Post A. T. P. A, Georgia, was in
the city from Savannah yesterday,
and announced the mileage ticket
change to his fellow travelling men.
Colonel Krauss said to areporter:
F"The Seaboard Air Line is and has
friend friend of the drummers.
@There has never been time when
either Mr.. Maxwell or Mr.. MacD DoneII
has not been willing to do all that he
could for the travelling men, and this
latest change on the Seaboard with
regard to the mileage books will be
received gladly by all the drummers
on the road.
SIT is several months. since the
travelling men began to look forward
to this latest concession, and al
though at times it seemed as if the
reduction would not be made, the
the travellers know that they had
friends in the railway bushes work.
ing for them, and they were willing
to leave the matter with them until
the time was ripe for the change.
q met Captain MacD Donell this
morning and he told me that be had
sent to my address At Savannah !
Modification Of the reduction u order
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-02-14
State Seminary Notes.

The Normal Department will open
next Monday two weeks, March 4th.
Indications are that there will be
seventy-five or one hundred teachers
from all parts of the State in attend
ance.
Hon. L. W. Buchholz, a man of
wide experience as a teacher and for
twelve years County Superintendent
of HillsborOugh county, will be
added to the faculty during the
Spring Normal, and will hold the
position of Principal of the Teachers
Department. Prof. BuchhOlz is very
popular among County Superin-
tendents and other school officials
and teachers throughout the State,
and will no doubt he an inducement
for many to come to the Seminary.
The enrolment is growing nearly
every week. Among The recently
new students are Mr.. II. NJ. Whar-
ton, of Virginia; Miss Fannie Man
ming, Warrington; Miss E thel Baker,
st. Andrews Bay, etc.
The officers elected at the semi
annual election of the Platonic De-
batting Society are as follows: Paul
Carter, president; Clyde Evans, vice.
president; John McDOugal, Secre-
tary; Flagg Rawls, sergeant-at-arms
The general average for the first
term just ended is said to be unusu-
ally good, larger proportion of
students reaching the 'spass mark
than usual. A greater interest
among students seems to be taken in
all the departments of instruction
than is usually seen by an outside
observer. TIis is a healthy sign for
the Seminary.
One of the extraordinary advan-
tages this year are the courses in the
modern languages, German, French
Spanish and Italian. They are taught
I by an American who has had all the
advantages of several years residence
abroad and in the best universities
of Europe.
| Such an interest in, these Ian.
guages is shown in the community
that Prof. Calhoun has been in
duced to give private instruction tc
classes outside the regular colleg'
hours.
/ This is an opportunity which il
not afforded in many places, and
any who desire To- take advantag'
of it, should see Prof. Colhoun befor'
all the time which he can give Il
1this privats instruction is engaged
| by others.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-02-14
Honesty in Reference to Parent,
Child and Teacher.

Honesty in all things is the only
safeguard for the boys future. The
dishonest boy will, as certainly as the
sun shines, develop into the dishOn-
est man. II has been said that
"honesty is the best policy" The
writer must have meant to convey
the idea that an honest life was the
best life to live. Without this in
terpretatiOn the phrase means moth
ing, for when honesty becomes
policy, it becomes dishonesty, and
when a man leads a polite life he
lives an insincere one, and insincerity
is the synonym of dishonesty, for the
synonyms of ''politic" are, artful,
crafty, cunning, shrewd, wary, willy.
The definition of the word ilself is,
'.Sagacious in devising and carrying
out plan; pursuing ones ends with
prudence rather than principle" @.
A. Brownson, in "The Convert,
says: "Almost the only blunders I
ever committed in my life, was when
1 studied to be polite and prided
myself upon my diplomacy" and
Cudworth says of Plato that when
ever he spoke of the gods plurally,
he did SO in a polite spirit of COM
pliapce with the opinions of the
Athenians. Was Brownson honest
with himself2 Was Plato honest
with the peopleF Was IngersoH
honest when he was trying to con-
vince the world that there was no
future life, and then, broken-hearted
at his brothers grave, prayed that
he might meet him sgainG You an
swer, aNo." Then judge for your
selves whether honesty be policy, for
certainly policy is not honesty Then
let rs eliminate the policy part. and
say It IS best to be honest at ali
times and in al things not becsnse
Iit is pOlitic, but right. both IN the
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to St. Peter rather than
the light on a planet wbes
some weed of old Virgins
.tnrives. Now what rieSi
rents to send a cigaretts
school to make a cipsra.ss
my boy. l hal rather ~
taught to play poker and
even to drink, for all tbes.
the wake of the fumes oF tb
cigarette. Drunkards. oamti.
prOfane swearers do soms,:s q
form, but the cigarette sens
Then had you not as well g.
hoy as to neglect your child 80
beoomes addicted to the yils y =.
then send him to school to 49,.
mine? Be honest with voT,'.ls' Nh.
your child and you will have :. s. !. .
complaint to make of bis 80. y
1t you really love your child -
sire above all things his 49, Il
when he walks crooked. voS - !.
chasten him. Throw tendosa.s..
.of the window, be a man -
whatever Is right for Won, = :,
good and you will find in h. - .
a worthy and painstaking ami. m
. Gainesville, Fla , Jan. 2 IOsi
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-02-14
A Large RadiSh.

Mr.. E. w. Russell, Of Spring Hill,
this county, left at the TALLAHAs-
sEEAN Office a few days ago the
largest radish we have ever seen.
1t measures two feet and eight inches
in length and seventeen inches in
Circumference at the largest place. II
any one doubts this statement they
are respectfully invited to call and
inspect the tadish itself, and if any
one has a larger one we would like
to hear from them.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-02-14

The editors who ''knOw it all" will
now say that England's new King
pardoned Mrs. Maybrick because he
wanted to show his friendship to
Americans. If that was the real
cause, no one will thank him much
for it, for husband pOisOners are not
in great favor this side the pond.
However, there has always been
some doubt about Mrs. Maybrick's s
guilt, and this coupled with the del
icate health and the further fact that
she is a woman, will make Ameri-
cans rejoice at her pardon. @.:3,..
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-02-14
AMENDMEAT no SCHOOL Law.

AMENDMENT TO SCHOOL LAW.
The Board! !of Public instruction
OF Brevard county has prepared an
amendment 10 the school laws
which they hope to get through the
approaching Legislature. In ap-
peallDg to tho people of the State for
support they Say:
"The STATE is what its people
make it. The future of Florida de-
pends upon il b children of today, and
good cOmmpn school education Is
the best equipment for good citizen
ship. In maby of the counties the
present millase is insufficient to pro-
vide schools for the full school year
OF eight mOhths, and the people
would cheerfhlly add to the tax and
ecOnOmize in IOther directions for the
cause of EDUCATION. The enclosed is
q proposed al faendment to the exist
ing school Law providing for local
option in the Imatter Of raising suf-
ficient fund for the support of the
schools. Y 4ur investigation and
support is athestly Itquested."
The amendment proposed is as
follows:
''Be 1t Enactfd by the Legislature of
the State q Florida:
"SEcrrON That paragraph four
teen of Secti4 In 242 Of the Revised
Statutes of Ehe State of Florida be
and is hereby amended SO as to read
as follows:
"FOurteenSh. The board of public
instruction i each county SHALL, on
or before theslast Monday in June iof
each year, prepare an itemized esti.
mate Showing tg the amount of money
required for the maintenance of the
necessary cd qFnmOn schools of their
county for tie next ensuing schoIas-
tic year, stating the amount in mills
on the dOlIad of the taxable property
of the county, which shall be not
less than llfee nor more than five
mills, unless; at. said meeting there
shall be presented to the board a
petition signed by a majority
OF, the registered voters of the
county who are taxed for
real or: perPOnal property in the
county, reqhesting a higher tax,
when the m9lage fixed in the peti-
ton may be adopted, but not to ex-
ceed eight mtlls, and furnish copy
of the statendent to the assessor of
taxes in the bounty, and file copy
in the office Sf the Board Of Public
Instruction; and the assessor shall
assess the an Aount so stated, and the
collector SHAY collect the amount as,
sessed and pay over the same
monthly to the county treasurer,
who IS also y law school treasurer,
to be used far the sole benefit of the
public schooE.
''Sec. 2. Z hat all laws and parts of
laws conflicting with the provisions
of this act sbe and the same are
hereby repealed.
"Sec. 3. Ihis act shall take effect
immediately upon its approval by
the GovernF."
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-02-14
&EWERAGE

In anothq column a distinguished
citizen and3neavy Taxpayer of {his
city calls astentiOn to the pressing
need for sewerage in Tallahassee, and
suggests that the City Council adopt
some method whearby the sentiment
of the peolae may be obtained upon
the propisitip of issu ing bonds for
putting in q sewerage system. Any
action along the line of this sugges-
ton is of course wholly within the
province Of the City Council, acting
in a legislative capacity for the city,
and each member must be guided by
his own conscience, viewing the situa-
as it exists, and the results that
would folloT such action.
WhetheTthe Council can afford II
at present; or not, and whether Oh
not they wSl do it, we do not know
But a few thing are certain. The
need for sGwering is paramount, 81
much SO that is accepted as i4dis
putable by about all those who have
given the matter any thought. The
.;+uot;or MIST hefaoed sooner or later
It is the opinion Of high authority
that the sooner the system
Is put IN tie quicker we will have
fortified onrseIyes against an i'm
pending 70
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that / could notify my post. I have
been down the State and have only
just returned. / pave over the Sea-
board at noon FIR Savannah, and
will call meetingof Post A as soon
as / reach Savannah, and we will
send a vote of tEt tanks to the Sea-
board Air Line fpr their interest in
our welfare"
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-02-14
POOrhOnse and Prison Criminals.

Rev. and Mrs. A. ). Orne of Syra-
cuse, N, Y, who are travelling
through the United States inspect
ing charitable and correctional in
stitutions in the interest of aban.
doned or ill-treated children, have
been here a few days carrying on
their work.
They have held several street
services and will conduct another
mass-meeting next Sunday at 4pm,
infront of St, James. To our re-
porter Mr.. Orne said: Heredity and
environment breed criminals: poor
houses and prisons confirm them. l
will give you few facts to illustrate
this truth.
"The off spring of one abandoned
girl, traced through six generations,
numbered 900, and all were either
crooks or criminals, insane or idiots.
"a young man married a pauper
wife in 1910 and in 1850 thirty of
their offspring living had been con-
tinual county charges and when ont
of the poor house or prison got their
living by begging and stealing.
"Aother, farther and five children
were in a poor house in 1886. Now
all are serving sentences in semi
penal or penal institutions.
"Nine-tenths of the 100000 tramps
of this country came from this class
of children, as do from 95 to SO per
cent of the 100000 criminals"
.sOf 500,OOn criminals, 100000 are
under twenty-five years of age, 81
per cent of the 25O,uOO going annu-
ally through country jail, compul-
sorry schools of crime, being under
sixteen years of age.
Sin Chicago in 1896 there we're
1i,OO0 boys aud girls arrested $50
being under ten years of age. Two
hundred children under Is years of
age come before the juvenile court
their each month.
"PreventiOn of crime by taking
hold of the child before it gets into
criminal ways, is much cheaper and
more Chris1an-llke than poor house
or prison" said Mr., Orne.
Rev. Ome hrs visited our Reform
Scool Marianna, and is much pleased
with the present management He
will visit Gov. jennings during his
here and commend him to become
interested in. this institution, in a
special manner, as he(Mr. Orne) con-
Siders it to be the most important of
any or all others of its kind in 4he
country.
There is no investment that will
pay such interest, as in the care and
culture of children. The future veal
or woe of State and nation depend
upon their citizens. Shall they be
criminals or Christians Is the
supreme question.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-02-14
An Uncertain Dis.,,-

There is no disease more uncertsip / :
nature than dyspepsia. PhyEieisp. ~ :
tne symptoms of no two cases spr,s IS:
therefore most difficult to maks ; -. ss
diagnosis. No matter how sever ;! co.l:s
what acknowledgements attacks Won -
Iron Bitters will cure it. Invsl1sSiIs;;. ~; J.
diseases of the stomach, blood sDS TgIs ~. :
FeWns Iron Bitters Is sold by alI -, - }.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-02-14

Convention will be held there on
these dates, and the entire Inter
national party of FIVE workers, every
person a specialist, including Pri-
mary worker, will be present. There
is great interest throughout the State
in this meeting, and there will no
doubt be many hundreds of earnest
Sunday School workers who will
make the pilgrimage to the conven-
tion at this time. It is certainly an
opportunity of a life time to hear
five Sunday School specialists at one
meeting. Program may be had of
Capt. III. B, Shaw, OrmOnd, Florida.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-02-14
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
EDITORS: /:
EDITORS:
Miss NJ. Eth Hancock. Archer. Fla,
Prof. W. +. King, Bronson, Fla

This department is intended to be permanent
feItur1 and will ap1ar in future issues. with pei
hapS only occasion Il lap'es account of Lark Of
space fLilur4 to receive copy in time for pubi-
cation. n.-PuOliSheE.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-02-14
iI poads e tO .IaeksonxiIle.

Jacksonville win be the scene of
much activity and great interest on
lAsIoh 8.b. Our State Sandsy School
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-02-14
Tax SALES and Redemp. ions

The State Tre{ {surer has RENTED
to the several cOunk lies entitled there
to the amounts d Ele them from the
proceeds of sales md redemptions of
tax-sale certificatei for the month of
TsOusY.,, IO0I a, fkliou,s.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-02-14

The Savannah Morning News per.
tinently enquiries: Cannot the gov
ernment get competent pilots to
navigate its transports? 1t looks a
little doubtful, or else politics are en-
tering too much into their selection.
Already two of the largest of our
transports are on the rocks, and may
be lost, through the employment of
incompetent pilots; and this, too, just
at the time when all of the vessels
are wanted to bring the volunteer
soldiers home from the various IS
lands. Is the government proceed
ing upon the theory that it has so
much money in the treasury that it
makes no difference whether a few
transports are run upon the rocks?
Since the restoration Of Senator
MaIIory's health he is rapidly devel-
Oping as one of the leading members
of that body. His speech on Satur-
day in opposition to the ship-subsidy
bill is one of the ablesL yet delivered
on the pending measure. When it
comes to constitutional law Senator
Mallory seems thoroughly informed
Gainesville Sun. The many
friends of Senator Mallory in this
city have always known that he only
needed good health and the OppOr-
portunity, to prove himself one of the
brainiest members of the United
States Senate.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-02-14

anuary. l9OI,aJ fbliows:
Evening star., 1901-07-04
POTOMAC To ROW IN FINALS,
Tied for Second Place In Their Heat
This Morning.

PHILADELPHIA, July 4.-The trial heats
in the Peoples regatta, an annual Fourth
Of July event, were rowed over the national
course on the Schuylkill river this morn
ing. The water was without a ripple. and
tremendous crowd watched the oarsmen.
All races were at III miles. Summaries:
Junior singles. first heat-Wm. A. McCios-
key, Pennsylvania Barge Club won: j. B.
Shibe Pennsylvania Barge. second: w. B.
Lake, Malta Boat Club. Philadelphia. third.
Time, 1O.17h. c. p. Mooney of the Della
ware Boat Club. Chicago. started in this
event. and claimed a foul. but the referee
refused to allow the claim. as Mooney was
out Of his course.
Second heat-Won by ]. e. Heller. Insti-
tute Boat Club. Newark: second. John
Shultz, . Harlem Rowing Club. New York:
third. c. w. Hecox, Potomac Boat Club.
Washington. Time, 1925.
Junior eight-oared race-F1rst. Vesper
Boat Club; second West Philadelphia Boat
Club; third, Pennsylvania Barge. Time,
8.O8. Pennsylvania Barge finished second.
but was disqualified for fouling the West
Philadelphia crew.
Second heat-Malta Boat Club. Philadei-
phia. first; Crescent Boat Club. Philadel-
phia, and Potomac Boat Club. Washing
ton, tied for second place. Time. sos
The first and seconds qualify for the
finals. which will take place this afternoon.
Evening star., 1901-07-04
ELECTRICAL PHENOMENA
Splendid but Terrifying Spectacle .t
Cumberland,

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
uMBERLAND, Nd, July A terri
lying electrical spectacle was witnessed
by hundreds in the northeastern sky
here yesterday evening. Just after the
temperature dropped nearly twenty five de-
srees A sheet of lightning OF the most
wicked type ran clear across the western
horizon. Following was a ball Of fire which
appeared almost as large as the full moon
1t hung stationary Just over the high noun
tain crown for at least two minutes. with q
great black cloud as background, giving of
particles OF white fire, and then 1t gradu-
ally hoated away in such a manner as a
balloon sailing. There was no report at
any time. although the lightning had previ-
ously wrecked the house of John ZoeIner in
an opposite direction in the city. The phe-
nomena, altogether unusual. because not
the least report accompanied it, Is dag
nosed as marking the climax of ultra heat,
for right after the thermometer dropped at
once and comfort again reigns. Peter Pee
bles, while acting as pallbearer at Lonaco,,-
ing yesterday. was proStrated In the ceme-
terry by heat. His condition is critical.
Evening star., 1901-07-04

head and heart; for the aristocracy OF the
common people. for the dignity and divinity
of labor. When the workshop shall come
to be treated with supercilious contempt
when the laboring man is degraded to a
beast of burden. when toll is looked upon
as unmanly and un-American, the knen OF
che republic will sound
Our Place as n Nation.
1--WE belong to Christendom. to Christian
and especially to AngIo-Saxon Christian
civilization, and it is to our advantage and
to the advantage of the progressive world.
and to the advantage of the very kingdom
of God on earth, to maintain amicable and
most fraternal relations with all govern
ments and peoples. The prophesy Of the
worlds progress is not simply that Eng
land and America shall form an eternal
Anglo-Saxon alliance, but that England and
Germany and France. Holland, Russia.
Italy. Sweden and Norway, Austria China.
Japan, India, South America and Spain and
all the nations of the earth shall. Our flag
represents unitd people and an indissoin-
BILE Union. With sagacity equal to his
patriotism. the father of our country wrote
to the colonial governors at the close OF
the revolution:
There are four things which. / humbly
conceive. are essential to the we'll being, 1
may venture to say, to the existence Of the
United States. as an independent 10 wer.
First. An fndis5oluble union Of the
states under one federal head.
Second. A sacred regard Of public JUS
tice.
Third. The adoption of a proper peace
establishment and
Fourth. The prevalence of that pacific
and friendly disposition among the people
OF the United States which will induce
them to forget their local prejudic.s and
policies: to make those mutual CONCESSIONS
which are requisite to the general pros
perity. and in some Instances to sacitfice
tnelr Individual advantages to the interest
OF the community
inese are the pillars on which the glori-
Gus iaoric OF our independence and national
character must be supported.
Let US sit this day at the feet of Wash
Liston ana listen to the wisdom which
must ever guide u.s."
america by the band and a benedtc-
tion Dy Rev. DIR. Childs concluded the cell
ebration '"e Gel
Evening star., 1901-07-04
HOT SPELL BROKEN
frequent Showers Have Lowered the
Temperature at Many Points,


Temperature at Many Points
fiffSBtRG, Pa. July 4. - FREQUENT
heavy showers during the last twenty four
hours have. it is thought, effectualIy broken
the hot spell. At 10 o'clock this morning
the mercury stood at II degrees The sun
mas been obscured by clouds all morning
and the weather is threatening
PHILADELPHIA. July There has
been drop in the temperature in this
vicinity. but the weather Is still very hot
The minimum of the day was recorded at
am, when the weather bureau official
thermometer registered II degrees. At 2
In 1t had risen to 81. and at II am. 81
was recorded. as against 81 at the same
nour yesterday and 30 the day before. Thus
iar today the police have not reported one
case OF heat prostration.
CiNClNNATI Ohio, July AT am.
the thermometer indicated 76 No deaths
that hour. ny "
I-EF ELAND, Ohio, July 4-At 10 q n,
the government thermometer registered S1
with pleasant north breeze No deaths
or prostrations from heat have been 70
ported during the past twelve hours.
Evening star., 1901-07-04
- r.. s4SpLL FRACTURED.
MartaAnd Negro Hurt In Fight
Treated at Emergency.

Henderson Douglass. colored, twenty
eight years old. whose home Is near Town
send. Prince Georges county. Nd, was
operated upon at the Emergency Hospital
today for fracture Of the skull Accord
ing - the statements made at the hos
pital Douglass had trouble with another
chored man Monday while at work, and
he was struck on the head with an iron
bar. The doctors found Douglass in a
critical condition, although he had not lost
consciousness. While there is hope the
mans condition Is extremely critical.
Evening star., 1901-07-04
GUNBOArs co TO sAMAR.
Effort Of the Navy to Crush the InsaF
rectiOn.


PectiOn.
A. cablegram received at the Navy De-
partment today from Rear Admiral kempff
announced the arrival Of the gunboat Guar
doqui. and the Piscataaua at Gandara. on
the Island of Samar. According to the lat
est reports from the Philippines. this Island
is the scene Of the most tenacious iorlorn
hope OF the insurrection. and strong efforts
are being made by both the army and navy
to rapidly complete its subjugatio1- Ad-
miral Kempff also reports the arrival of
the gunboat Vicksburg at Cavite.
The department has been informed of
the departure OF the Mayhower from La
Guaira, Venexueia, for San Juan, Porto
Rico. her regular station. having COM
pleted the cruise ordered some time past
along the northern coast OF the republic