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The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-08-22

The Tallahasseean Pan-American
Club is about the most popular thing
going now. From the surrounding
towns every mail is bringing in new
members, while the home list is
growing faster than was expected.
Two. coaches will be. needed (and
perhaps three if it keeps on growing
at the present rate. The 'mOre the
merrier," and the cheaper the rate.
Hurry up, you who want to go and
have not yet sent in your name. We
must close up soon. The Tallahas-
seean wants to get the best rate.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-08-22
PURIFY THE BLOOD

By taking the old reliable Botanic Blood
Balm (B. B. b.; cures ulcers, scIofula,
eczema, pimples, itching skin, aching
bones, boils, carburcles. If you are all
run down take B. B. B. 1t will give
life. vigOr and strengh to the blood. B.
B. B. makes the blood pure and rich.
Druggists, 81. Trial treatment free, by
writing Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-08-22

pecially the young men, discounten-
ance entirely tEe use of it, they
would not only promote their per-
sonal benefit, but the good of our
country and the ;wOrld."
The presidents so signing were
Andrew Jackson, James Madison,
John Quincy Adams, Martin Van
Buren, John Tyhr, James X Polk,
Zachary Taylor Millard Fillmore,
Franklin Pierce5 James Buchanan,
Abraham Lincoln and Andrew
johnson.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-08-22

Caps. Rose, the present State
ChemF Ft, has done a great deal for
the advancement Of South Florida in
an agricultural and horticultural
line. In conversation with the ed
itOr Of this paper few days ago rel
ative to the necessity for Leon
county making an exhibit at the
State Fair, Capt. Rose said: ''You
should see to it. I am not yet ac-
quainsed with the people, but am
goings to help. We must have it.
Why,ssir, do you know Florida is
looked upon as being the poorest ag-
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-08-22

The Decatur County News is a
new applicant for public favor and
patronage at Bainbridge, Ga. W. W.
Ingram is editor and manager. It
is three column, twelve page paper
geographically beauty. Sue
cess to the new paper.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-08-22
TWO BIG LAWSUITS.

Two suits were filed Saturday
with the Clerk of the United States
Circuit Court in Penacola, says the
Journal of that city, aggregating
nearly half a millin dollars. The
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-08-22
WHAT'S YOUR FACE WORTH?

Sometimes a fortune, but never, if
you have a sallow complexion, a jaun-
diced look, moth patches and blotches
on the skin,-all signs of Liver Trouble.
But DR.. Kings New Life Pills give
Cleer Skin, Rosy Cheeks, Rich Complex
lon- Only % cqnts at all Druggists.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-08-22
MUST MAKE REPORT

Comptroller Groom has sent out
the following, which is self explain
atory:
''It appearing that the reports of
auctiOneers and remittances Of Tax
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-08-22

The man who arrogates to him
self exclusive knowledge on any
subject is apt to be very ignorant on
that subject. No man "knows it
all.o
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-23
RACE PROBABLY OFF.
An Apparent Disagreement Between
ScanneIl and Lawson.

BuStou. March u. When Mr.. Law
son learned Yesterday tlmt an agree
ment had not been reached between his
representative in New York and the
rcprrSrnlntiv Of Mr.. Scanncll. owner of
The Abbot. for II race between Mr.. Law
sons BOrama and The Abbot, the BoS-
ton man said that after having lad his
offer accepted. and a request made 10
send Il man TO New York with Il certi'
fled check, which request was complied
with, he did not feel inclined tu accept
any new conditions in regard to the race
between The Abbot and Eoralama.
The proposition which Mr.. Lawson
accepted. he said came from Mr.. Sean
nell The conditions of acccptancc on
Mr. Lawson'S part were made previous
~, and were plainly in black and white.
and Mr.. Scnnncl announced that they
were all right. If, since then, Mr.. Sean
nrll had seen fit To alter the conditions,
Mr.. Lawson declares that he does not
feel bound to accept the changed con-
ditonS. especially as in making the
match all the odds We're in favor of the
New Yorker. Mr.. Lawson states that
Mr.. ScanIclls original proposition was
for any number Of heats, from II TO 20.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-23
Inherited $6,OOO,OOo.

Holland, Mich. March II. L. II. Oat-
man. Il Canadian. who came TO this city
about IL year ago. and has since been
employed by the Flint and rrrr Mar
Qucttc railway as Il SWitchman, was
yesterday advised in Il letter from his
mother at ST. Thomas. ont. that he is
m heir to $G.OOO.Oou. left by II distant
bachelor relative nnmcdlI. Il. Kline. 1t
is said that Kline died about Il wear ago
on his Virginia plantation. ami. since
then his estate has been the source of
continued litigation. 1t has been de-
cidcd that Uatman's mother ana her
two sisters are the only relatives, and
therefore Oatman is IN line for his Sc
100000 share. He does not know what
relationship exists between himself and
the rich Nirginian. but the letter from
his mother was accompanied. il is said.
by The necessary documents to cStah,
liSh the truth of the claim
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-23
BEST TRIAL CONTINUES.
Women Giving Testimony Attract At.
tenton at tie He airing.

Salem. Mass. March Il. Women en-.
tered consvicuously into the story of
John &. BrSt'S fight for life and liberty
yesterday.
For the first time some of the women
witnesses in the ease were called.
There were four of them.
There was Miss Hannah Hawkes.. the
old lady who says she heard Railry'S
team 20 by her house on the night OF
the alleged murder OF George Bailey,
There Was Mrs. Harriet II. Graves the
woman who. in her house ut Hawkes.
Corner. heard. she says. the two rifle
shots ring out that mGrky night OF Nc-
tobcr Sth.
There was Mrs. isabelle Gowns. who
lives near the Floating bridge. She is
the woman who saw the team drive 10y
her hoESr that same night: II team
driven rapidly by Il man, in which there
were things piled up which Mrs. Gowns
took for the dead bodies of slaughtered
PIGS. Horse. wagon and man passed
like an appnrtion of the night through
the rainy darkness into the glare Of an
electric light she says. and on again
into the darkness. This man. says the
government. was John Best. the
slaughtered pigs were the discovered
parts Of George Bnilry'S body.
And there was Miss Henrietta
Hawkes.. Miss Hawkes. is Il niece Of
the old lady, Miss Hannah Hawkes.. anl
she also heard what the government
says was George Bailry's wagon lN,s
the Hawkes. cottage that fatal night.
There are other women in the case
waiting to be called. Susie Young is
among them. but only the foru named
took the stand yesterday.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-23
M'CAUGHEY REAFFIRMS.
All That Was Said in the Letter
Which Has Been Published.

Providence. March II. Robert l.. Eos
burg and his son, Robert :. foSburg,
were here yesterday. The elder MIR.
FoSburg had arranged to n!akc Il visit
with Detective Sherman to the Rhode
Island state prison to interview Will
lam MrCnughcy regarding the letter
he had written Mrs. FOSburg offering
To give information relating to the cl>r.
After the interview the elder Mr.. Fos-
burg and Detective sherman said Me
Caughey had reattirnrd I'LL that was in
the letter which has already been pub.
lishcd. They said lie had also Sug,
rGstcd something that they hoped might
rrovr'of use later. What this was they
did not say.
John bly,. accused by McCaugll"!, was
taken by n Journal reporter to til" Mar
rngnnSrtt hotel to meet the FosburgS,
but could not do so. The younger Mr..
F0Sburg said he had certain reasons
for not desiring to meet and talk with
bly,.
The father of Bertha Sheldon told
Mr.. FOsburg that if Miss ShrldOn's
knowledge of what occurred on the
night May Fosburg was shot was of
Use she would be ready to go TO Pitts
field as Il witness in the case.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-23
Drank CarboIic Acid.

North Abingdon, Mass, March 2l.-
Miss Edna Evans, the 1I-yrar-oll
daughter of Edward Evans committed
suicide yesterday by taking calbol!r
acid. She was an rmployc of Il local
shoe factory and the other employees
noticed that she was seated on Il shoe
box and appeared to be very sick. ~
the time they reached her Miss Evans
fell over and became unconscious. \
bottle of cArbelic acid was found in her
lap. which disclosed the cause Of her
sudden illness. Physicians We're Called
but We're unable to render medical aid
to save her life. and she died about
& o'clock. Her family and friends are
unable to advance any theory as to
the motive of h"r act. as she had Il very
pleasant home. was very popular in the
community. and apparently. up to The
time she took the poison, she was IN II
happy frame of mind. Non, ol the EN-
ployrs Of the factory happened to see
her as she took her seat on llr box AMI
drank the acid from lhr bottle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-23
Wreck of the Portland Recalled.

Boston, March 2l.-I'he wreck of the
steamer Portland in the November
lS3S, gale, was recalled once again by
the finding of wreckage on Stellwngcn
hank, off the tip end of Cape Cod, By
trnwlcrs on the schooner Sylvia Nunan
While the location of the hull of the
craft has never been determined. the
theory has been held by many that the
Portland went down on the nOrlhrrly
edge OF the great Stpllwagrn bank.
which is plotted on the charts Of Mas
sachusetls bay. Every little while 4
ll"wlcr picks up something in that To-
cality to confirm the belief that Il wreck
of IL passenger steamer lies there. The
trawling lines brought up yesterday Il
lot Of wire springs aud material that
looked like bedding, but which was so
dccaycd that it could not be examined
carefully.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-23

Washington, March 21.-Consul Gen
eral Guenther, at Frankfort, Germany.
In report to the state department., sub
nits recent publication in which the
Frankfort chamber of commerce calls
attention TO the growing American COM
petition in the markets OF tile world.
The publication says that the barber
authorities of Calcutta advertised for
bids on locomotives. The lowest l.ng-
lish bid was $134O for each one, the
time Of delivery TO be limited to nine
months; the lowest American bid waS
SJG'S, the time Of delivery to hc limited
to six months. The American firm re-
ceivcd the contract
a recent contract for furnishing Il
large quantity of east iron pipes for the
Dutch colonies was awarded to IN
American firm, whose bid WAS nearly
- percent lower than the German COM
pc;iiOrs. Large orders for rails II"
Gently were placed in American hands
from Holland.
The English gOvcrnnl, has been
obliged to give the Americans prefer
rncc over their own works on account
Of the extremely low prices and til"
quick time of delivery. The consul
general says American competition will
he greatly felt. especially in the Chinese
market, after the hostilii les shah CEASE
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-23

Every one will recall the Aesopic
story of the lion and the mouse: how
the life of the mighty monarch was
saved by the small creature whom he
once had spared. says George s. Hill
man in the Atlantic. To our rccogni-
tion in this story of a truth universal
in its human application. is due. al.
most entirely. our interest in the
mouse and the lion. In our eyes they
are not mouse and a lion but two
men teaching the lessons that the
mighty shall be humbled. that nothing
is too insignificant to be of some ser
vice. and that it is good to east bread
upon the waters. We do not stop to
consider whether a lion understands
the mouse language. or whether a
mouse is given to gratitude. They are
merely convenient forms. essentially
human. and they show animal char
acteristiCS only very SpcOndarilv
when at all In the Indian tales
where animals figure as chief charac-
ters, the method is the same, though
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-23
Would Not Interfere,

Ticntsin, March 21.-Gentral Lornc.
Campbell, commanding the British
forces and General Wogack. command,
ing the Russian troops, met Count Won
WaltlcrSec upon his arrival here,
Learning that both had received inStrur.
tionS from their governments. Count
Won Wal,lcrSCe said ii would he use
less for him to give IA opinion regarding
the matters ut issue. General WOgacN
declined to discuss the question of own.
crShip until the British had withdrawn
from the ground claimed by the Rus.
slams. and occupied by his forces. Gen
cral Campbell stated that under his in.
strucions he could not withdraw 'rom
the position. The proposal which Gen
rrnl WOgack refused to consider was
that the disputed territory be turned
over to Il neutral guard. The ltCSsiallS
and British simultaneously withdraw
ing. pending legal investigation of the
questions involved. General Campbell
has received the approval of the govern
melt in his view of the dispute with the
l&lSSinn commander here and is hold.
ing his ground under orders from Lon
don. The RuSSiIn authorities at Ticn-
tSin are upheld by st. Petersburg in
the contention that any solution of the
difficulty. except the withdrawal of the
British troops. will be Incompatible
with their outraged dignity.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-23
KY COlLtCTlNC.
rhs Sew ard ,'""s" lad Of Feminine

The Sew ard s,rnng" Tad Of u Feminine
rn,"!rr
X o,. cuIl,ctiug /, ;.., --latest fail to at
tack y,unu and enthusiastic American
,,,s,,n., :, rrr,un,n sh,rns Tn, on.
~. -, ,,,, nr,y, I,cl,ilv isuot r..cda-
tcry Iut p,tisIi, Inn if IL also very
sns,,i,u, in i,s or,rts Indeed if an
,.or. ,h,i II, fine time the seriousness
nfYth. ,,r,z, ircnur.. manifest there re-
nsa ius neither courage nor deposition
~ combat il
IA In rho purjtol A.i,e Marie Oyertpn
corhiu r>uloins that tLc first KEY germ
~ oseoil brr v.,a in ono Of ,hc doors
al an old London show-placr. 1t VAS
irst , nloin M, dinyol iron key and
,v.ae opi,orrntly attending strictly t.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-23

New York, March 21.--Thc American
Surety company. at whose instance
Charles l.. COSgrUvr, State Senator Nc
tarrrn'S nephew, was arrested in the
City of Mexico on the charge of en-
bcZzling $l4.OOO. has received II tcle-
gram that the judge before whom Cos
ton had discharged him without .lotice
to the company, allowing him to escape.
Th" telegram also says that Cosgrove
is on the way to Vera Cruz with an in
sprctor OF the surety company close ut
his heels, and that the latter hopes to
out of Mexican territory, aud have
him held for rXtraditiOn
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-23
The American Leauue.

Philadelphia. March 21.-Thr schcd-
ulr meeting of the American League of
Baseball clubs was held here. In ad-
dition to President johnson all the
cities in the new league Were represent
ed. The only business of Importance
transacted WAS he considerable ion Of the
schedule rs arranged hy President
Johnson. Tn" schedule was not adopted
in full but the games for he opening
day. Memorial day ana the lourth of
July were agreed Upon
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-23
Saws Kitchener Is a Prisoner,

Dover, y. H., March 2l.-Baron ii. l..
Il lecture here in aid Of the widows and
orphans of Bocr victims of the South
African war. He made the announces
m"nt that General Kitchener is Il prls.
onrr in the hands OF the Beers. he cap.
turr having been mude last Friday.
This, he said, was an absolute fact. he
the South African league, of which he
is member.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-23

Tl, most s.rrn.,ful wolf iiuor the
,rri.,r n,, ,,.,r I.rnvn usoI tw, dor.
..,. .,.ro,h,,,nI .,r.I = lurldD,. The grey
.hnn,L u,!sa-.ri inability. hut cOuht
.n,t kim - wolf nlcur. H. clula circle
.,n,lr thr olimol and hold him ut ha,.
until his sIo,yrr plly the bulldog ar.
rived mon t.o scene and promp,ly di,-
r,t.h,I trn f,r Tho huIllum WIS tho
;,,r,u,ry nr tI,t combination II mirh,
lao ARMED thot ono dn., nu:s,gsiug the
..r,,d IF tb,. rnunl and ot thn same
,i,,,. ,,,, .rilii,,, ,,,.,r nr rho huIldn.
r,t,,t l,,ro l,,n n.cl tn orromulisl
,l,, ,,-u,, v,,,r rut ,,ot kind of .
-, ,... 20. ,voiI,llo. and in tho mat
.,,. ,f ,r,.n. an, of th, onini,n thar
+, .h,rll,, ,ss;hIo to mol,n q force oC
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-23

Hartford, March 21.--In the superior
court yesterday the jury returned vcr-
dict OF guilty in the case Of Marguerite
Carroll, an 1S-ycar-old Bristol girl.
charged with an attempt at statutory
arson. 1t was claimed in the complaint
by the state that on the morning of
Jan. IL, 1901, the girl was found in Il
car,ling room of the mill of y. J. Biryc
Il Sons. in the act Of dropping two heads
of parlor matches in some cotton about
to replaced in a carding machine and
that the matches were put in the cotton
for he purpose of burning the mill. The
defense has filed Il motion for IN arrest
OF Judgment.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-23

Boston, March 2l.-rhe authorities
of Bucharest. Ruumania, as well as
some people not so far away. may be
interested to know that nr. Theodore
NichOlcScO, son of General NichOlrscO.
in this state, III" is the lunatic who
created slight sensation at Trinity
church last sunday. after the afternoon
services. hy insisting upon seeing DR..
Donald, and claiming to be Jesus Christ.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-23
Quarrymen Dissatisfied.

Rockland. Me-, March 2l.-A strike of
lime kiln tenders and quarrymrn of
the Rockl"nd and Rockp0rt Lime conf
pany OF this city is threatened. For
several days past Il demand for an III
crease in wages has been receiving tho
signatures of the workmen. and the pa.
per has been signed by over 100 of the
l5O employees. The rate of wages is
now $l.I5 per day. and s.! is demanded
on and after April 1. with the under,
standing that these who atiiX their
names to the paper will insist on the
point at issue TO the extent of strihin.
If necessary.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-23
Japan Nav Take a Hand.

london, March 21.-ln an interview
yesterday, Baron Ilayashi, the Japanese
minister to Great Britain. said that
Japan did not regard with pleasure the
RUSSIAN operations in Mnnchuria. but,
he added there would be no cause for
avowal that she had no intention to per-
mnncntly occupy that territory. If,
however, she did occupy it and then
turned her active attcEtion to Korea.
Japan would take aci ion. When asked
what this action would be, the baron
replied that that would depend Oh cir
cumStanccS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-23
All Want Libraries,

Southampton. March 2l. The arrival
here OF Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie.
who sailed from New York on the Amer
icua Zine steamer 81 Louis. March IL,
i awaited by delegations from various
missionary institutions. who want
checks. These include representatives
of WoolSton, Reading and other cities
seeking libraries. and agents of Il va
riouS number of institutions desiring
aid. Hartley college. Southampton. Il
technical school. has Il dcrutation of 60
awaiting the steamers arrival.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-23

~ he day Of big books has gone by
cnalkrd 4 Nov orleans dealer the
9th T. evening. - 'aking Of SCmc re.
,nn; fine rUbliyations. "tp to a few
Years ago nearly all the art prints and
handsome illustrated editions of stand
.id works wc'c either foios or some.
thing Ulmost as large. There's beau
tiiUl set of Dickens, for instance, print
ID in 1856. The Illustrations alone
cost iU,lr S5NoUo and it lenl, scnted
high-WalVr mark III mechanical excel
iCncr at that period. But look at the
size Of the volumes, They are almost
as hi" and heavy a. standard cyclOpc.
dia#, At present the tendency is Just
The ether way. and the majority of the
really lin" books that arc being pub
,shod az" small and light The usual
,Oycr measure mcnt is from JX1 to 6XS
inches. and most of the standard nov
lis are c0min% out in that size. One
reason why big books have gone out
II favor may strike lOu at first blush
as r"ther foolish. hut I'm assured of its
Importance by publishers who have
mace th' trad" Il lifetime study. The
big book can't hr read in bed. It's toe
heavy Ia hr held when one is in a
reclining position, whl" the small
compact volume can be- handled as
easily as Il magazine. The great, mas
sivc folios Of the old times made nice.
ornaments for the rCnt"r table ann
,,,
lIcn to lit on a table but to really
l"1d them was " Job for an athlete"
New Orleans Democrat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-23
Wenzell Identified.

New London, Conn. March 2l.-John
\. WrnHcll, the boston lawyer. who is
held in this city in default of bail ON Il
charge of passing worthless sight
draft, has been Identified by two New
Haven merchants rs the person who
they allrgr dcfrau,lcd them by similar
means. a warrant from New Haven
is at the Jail waiting to bc served, in
case Wcnzrll secures bail. Captain
Delaney of New York has sent word to
the captain Of the local police that he
has three indictments for grand larceny
NuSS.. authorities also want him.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-23
Foreigners Leaving Mining District.

llazlcton, Ia. March -. The fear ~
another general anthracit" coal strike
on April | is causing Il great exodus
among the forcigns speaking miners of
the llazlrton region. Today 10 Italians
secured work in the iron mines. Many
lluEgarians and Italians have engaged
passage on outgoing steamers. and will
rcma!n in Europ" until the strike. If one
oCcrgS. is over. The probability Of u
strike has also caused stasnation in
business circles.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-23
Portland Still Remains.

New York. March II. The journal of
Commerce says: The statement that
Portland. as well as Canadian ports. has
been excluded from the list of ports
which are to be accepted on Atlantic
coast contracts under tie amendments
to produce exchange rules, adopted at
Il meeting of the export trade Tuesday,
is not entirely correct. While the
Canadian ports were omitted. Portland
remains on the list Of such ports. which
now reads New York, Philadelphia.
Baltimore. Boston. Portland, Newport
News and Norfolk-scven ports in all.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-23
Travellers Have Dry Threats.

London. March 10 At Il meeting or
the shareholders of Il London wine firm,
the chairman. while congratulatiuS
those present upon having supplied the
wine on the steamer Ophir. upon which
the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and
York ar" making their colonial tour,
stated that this vessel had not space
enough to carry n sufficient stock OF
wine for the whole voyage. Consc-
uucntly. the firms agents would board
the Ophir at her various ports Cf call
and ill up her bins.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-23
Kinu Edward Receives.

London. March 21.-At st. James pal
ace yesterday afternoon. King Edward.
wearing a field marshalS uniform. re-
ceivcd between 10 and % dcputations
from various parts of the Kingdom. bear
ing addresses Of coincidence and con
graduation. His majesty made an
acknowledgment to the general body.
but made separate replies to the Free
Masons and to the deputation from
Trinity college, Dublin.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-23

there is often the added purpose of
doctrinal instruction. feasible because
of the Ruddhistic belief in the trans.
migration Cf mems souls into the
bodies of beasts. The Bible shows n
similar use; and perhaps in all litera.
turc there is not a noblcr instance OF
tho Introduction of animals to teach
ethical truth than is to be found in the
parable of the lost sheep