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Americus
Recorder.
Established 1879.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1885.
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AMERICUS.
Americas is tha county seat of Sumter
onnty. Georgia, situated on the Sontb-
westeru railroad, 71 miles southwest of
Macon, and about BO miles north of the
Florida line. It is situated in the finest
section of Georgia, raising a greater vari
ety of agricultural and horticultural pro
ducts than any other part of the South,
comMliug all the traits, grain and vege-
tablesofthd temperate and semi-tropical
eones—wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, Irish
r.nd sweet potatoes, peanuts, ohutas,
act ton peas, sugar cane, apples, pears,
peaches, grapes, plums and other fruits,
The climate is mild and equable, and one
of the most healthy in the world, the air
being pure and i • ry aud most beneficial lor
lung and throat diseases. All kinds of
outdoor work can be performed without
inconvenience from summer heat or
winter cold. Americus has a pop
of 6,000, is beautifully sitn*ted on high
and rolling ground and toasts of some of
the handsomest business blocks in tbe
South. Tbe city has fine publio schools;
good churches; a lorge public library;
one daily, one semi-weekly and two
weekly newspapers; a new opera bouse,
completely furnished witu scenery and
capable of seating 1.000 persons; a well
organized fire department, including
two fine steamers; the streets are well
paved, sewered and lighted; there are
two flouring mills, a cotton seed oil mill,
planing mill and variety works, carriage
factory, and a number of minor manfaclo-
ries; about two hundred firms areenguged
in mercantile business; three banks with
an abundance of capital; two g>od
hotels furnish good accommodattion.
Americas is the centre ol trade for six
counties comprising the richest agricul
tural sectiou in Georgia, the average an
nual cotton receipts being 30,000 bales,
which will be largely increased by the
completionbf the Preston and Lumpkin
railroad now in process of construction,
It is the largest city in Southwest Geor
gia, and has been appropriately named
the “Commercial Capital” of that
lion, and it is rapidly growing in popu
lotion and wealth. As a place of busi
ness residence it presents attractions
equaled by few ciiies in the F'outh.
Property of all kinds is comparatively
cheap, although rapidly advancing in
value; the inhabitants of both city and
country are cultivated, courteous and
hospitable, with a cordial welcome to im
migrants. To enterprising tradesmen, ju
dicious capitalists and industrious farm
era this section of Georgia offers fine op
portunities. Any information in regard
to city or country will be cheerfully fur
nished by addressing the Amkiucus Re
corder, Americus, Ga.
[All trains of thla road are tun by Central (90)
Meridian time, which U M inmates slower than
Savannah time.]
Superintendent’s Office I
Savannah. Nov. 1, 1884. t
O N AND AFTFK SUNDAY. NuV. 9, 1884,
Passenger Trains on this road will rna as fol
lows:
ATLANTIC COAST LIN* EXPRESS.
L*flve Suiannab daily at 8 12 a m
Ai rive si Savannah daily at. 7 40p m
Arrive at Jraup daily at 8 10 a m
Arrive at Wayeros* daiiy at 9 . 6 a rn
Arrive at Callahan daily at 11 SO a m
Arrive at Jacksonville da'ly at 12 90 pm
8to a at all r-sslar stations between Savannah
and Jacksonville.
FAST MAIL.
Arrive at Je*np daily at. I 4:1 a
Arrivs st Way cron* daily at 9 50 a m
Arrive at Cal'ah in daily at 11 29 a ra
Arrive »l Jacksonville daily at 12 00 ra
Arrive at 1 runout daily at. 11 18 am
Arrive at Valdosta daily at 12 08 p m
Arrive at Ouiiman daily at 12 40 p m
Arrive at Ti oma ville daily at 1 80 p in
Arrive at Bainhrldxe daily st 8 .10 p m
Arrive at Chattahoochee daily at 8 32 p in
Stops only at stations name* above and ai all
stitlons between Thomasville a* d Chattahoochee.
Passenger* for Brunswick take thia train, ar
riving at Brunswick (via RAW lU'Iway) at
1248 pm.
Passe tigers f r Femandlna, Waldo, Ocala, Lecg-
burr, Gainesville, Cedar Key and all stations on
Fior ds Kailway and Navigation Company take
this train.
Close connections at Jacksonville daily for
Green Cove Springs, St. Augustin*, Pa'atks, En
terprise, San lord aud.all landings on St. Juba’s
^CAPITAL PHIZ IS iT5,000._ja
Tickets onlyf8 Shares In proportion.
Louisiana State Lottery Co.
“ We ao fore by certify that ire supervise
tJtc arrangements for all the Monthly art
Semi-Annual Drainage of The Louisiana
State Lottery Company,and in per son man
age and control trie Drawings themselves,
and that the same are. conducted with hon
esty, fairness, and in good faith toward al
parties, and we authorize the Company to
use this certificate, with facsimiles of out
signatures attached, in its advertisements.'
LA WYERS.
C. R. Mct'HORY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
i-LLAVILLE, ga.
TERMS—All claims from $80 or under, $3;
f rum f.lQ to $800, ten p r cent.; over §600, seven
per cent. No charges unless collections are made.
MlSCKLLANKO VS.
J.M. H. WKS1 BltOOK, M. D,
Physician and Surgeon
AMERICUS, GA.
office at Dr. Eldririge’a drug store.
Iteuidenc* on Church Street, n^x» door
to W. D. Huy nee. feb7tf
W. D. SMITH,
Contractor and Builder
AMLHIVUS, UA.
Plans, specification* and material fur
nished. All carpentry work done in beat
end most workmanlike manner.
jan21-dltu
82,000
At small cost can be^ secured for your
loved ones, by joining the
Knights of Honor.
Letevrry husband and father do it. Regu
lar lodge meeting first and thiru Friday
7 p. m. For paiticulars call n
^ K. TAYLOR, Die.
(Or, D. K. Brinson, Reporter, decllyl
Wwt J. Mi’ler. 0, HoraoeMcCall.
Monumental Marble Works
SILLEH m McCALL, Proprietor*,
Booth* eot Corner of tte Pablio Square,
AMERICUS, GA.
Monuments, Tombs, Etc., Etc
»f ths best Italian and American Marble.
roii Railing far Ccmetarjr Baelss-
Passengers for Pensacola, Mobile, New Orlenaa,
Texas silo trims-Mississippi points take this train.
vine at Pensacola at 10 05 p m„ Mobile 2 40 a
m. New Orleans at 7 48 a m.
Pullman buffet and sleeping cars Waycrcss to
Naw Orleans.
CHARLESTON EXPRESS.
Leave Savannah daily at 1 84 p m
Arrive at Savxnnah daily at 1 80 p m
Arrive hi Jesup <la ly at 3 3| t> m
Arrive st WnycroM daily at 8 00 p m
Arrive at Callahan dally at 7 18 p m
Arrive at Jackson*file dally at 8 00 p ra
Stops at all regular stations between Savannah
id Jacksonville.
Pullman |>arlor cars Savannah to Jacksonville.
JEfr'UP EXPRESS.
Leave Savannah d uly at 4 20 p m
Arrive at Savannah dady a n 46 a m
Ar ive at Jesnp daily at 7 Oo p ra
Stot-a at all tegular and flag stations between
Savannah and Jeaup.
ALBANY EXPRESS.
Leave Savannah dally at 7 20 p in
Arrive at Savannah daily at 6 >6 u
Arrive at Jesup daily at 9 38 p
Arrive at Waycr* a* daily at 11 38 p
- 4 45 a
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Commissioners.
Incorporated in 1868 lor 26 years hr the Legisla
ture for Educational an I Charitable purposes^
with a capital of #1,000,000 to which a rese/v*
fund of over $660,000 has since been nddod.
By an overwhelming popular v:.*e it* (VancMsr
wns made a part of the ptewnt State Conetitutloi
adopted December 2d. A. I).. 1879.
The only Lottery ever tried on and endorsed ly
the people of any mate.
It never scales or postpones.
Its Grand Single Number Drawings
taka place mouthy.
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO
WIN? A FORTUNE. THIRD GRAND
DRAWING, CLASS C, IN THE ACADEMY
OF MUSIC, NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY
March 10, 18S»-lT8th Monthly Drawing.
CAPITAL PRIZE, $75,000.
100,000 ticket* nt Fire Dollars Euch.
Fractions, In Fifths, In Proportion.
LIST OF PRIZES:
1 CAPITAL PRIZE $76,000
I »*o do 28,000
1 . do 10,000
2 l’RRBS OF 6,000 19,006
6 do 2,000, 10,HOT
10 do 1,01-0, l(i,000
20 do 61*0 10,1)00
160 do 200 2<»,(UK)
30.000
TH E COST OF COM UR ESS. ! Pr#flt I* Tobacco Cnltore.
_ Savannah News.
Nome,Interest lug P -els About the Bi r m, .. .. . ...
pans* of Handling 8k« Maiis. The attention of funner! in this
Washington, Feb. 14—The leg- ' ‘“ d atlio,nin K StatM <® king turn-
Ulativn appropriation' bill, making ! ed t0 ,0 ® e ext « nt ***ooo cul-
tbe appropriations for the next; t,ure - Very few, however, raise
Congress, has Just been completed ?“* tobMCofor the market, but it
and printed. It gives some idea l* probable that many experiments
50,.
. 1 vO a i
. 8 47 at
. 7 Go a i
. 3 30 a i
, 430 ui
eooat
Arr v
Arriva at vaidosU dai y at
Arrive at Quitman daily at
Arrive at * huinasville daily at.....
Arrive at Albany dally at loao a
Pullman palace sleeping care Havaunab
Gainesville.
Pullman buffet and sleeping cars Savannah
Jacksonville.
Pas engers fbr Brunswick via. Jesup take thk
train, arr.ving at Brunswick at 6 16 a m.
PatreiiMers irora Fe nandlna, Gai-esvllle, Cedar
K y.Oc »la, Wildwood. Leesburg and all stations
on Flordi Railway and Navigation Company and
Florida Southern Railway take u is train.
P.eaentter* lor Ma-Hflon, MonticellO, Tallahae-
eei- and afi Midole Florida points take thistrtln.
Connections at Jacksonville daily with Paopis’s
Lino Steamers and Railroads for St. John’s river.
Through tickets sold and sleeping car berth ac
commodations secured at Bren’s Ticket Office,
No. 22 Bud street, and at the Comtany's Depot,
loot o| Liberty street. * * ■* * m *
R. G. FLEMING. Gen'l Sup
Brunswick and Western R. K.
Baunswioa, Ga., December 99, 1884.
Oa and after Sunday, Dec. 21st, 1884, Passen
ger trains on this road will run aa .allows;
WESTWARD-No. 1.
For Savannah and Jacksonville, New Great
and St. Louis.
Leave Brunswick •••••••.. . 6:60 a i
Arrive Wax-roes 9:48 <*i
Savannah via 8. F. A W....,. 1:30 p i
Arrive Jackson* ilia via 8. F. St W 12.00 n’
10:06 p
1000 do
AFPROXIMATI 0* PRISES.
9 Appioximation Prizes of $76<)
# “ “ 600
280.,
1,967 Prizes, amounting t
Application for r
*268,600
.. - should be made
only to the o'hce of the < u.npany in New Orleans,
For further Inform,iti^n write riemly, civt**g
full address. POSTAL NOTES, ’ Express
Money Orders, or New York Exehange in or«i|.
nary letter. Currency by Kxpr m (all sums oi
*5 nod upward at our expense) iiddieseed
M. A. DAUPHIN,
__ New Orleans. La,
or M. A. DAUPHIN,
AOT Seventh »t., Washington, U. C.
Make P. O. Money Orders paj ao.-e and address
Registered Letters to
NEW ORI.EANS NATIONAL BAftK
New Orleans, La.
New Rouse. New Goods.
Arri e Peusacula.
Arrive Moioie
rrive New Orleans............
Leave Jacksonville
Leave Way cross...
Arnv Ainany
Leave Albany
Arrivs aiacuu
Arrive Atlanta
Arrive Cbattan oga
.... 2:40 at-
7:43 a
.... 7:30a
urns ~
.... 2:40 p
.... 9:60 p m
..... 7:16 p
....11:28 p
.... 6:13 a
.... 11:45 a ra
8:06 p
o«t3y
•rao, a Specialty
tylanfler Academy.
1885.
f : R - MATHIS, IVi tpal.
Will taVg charge of the above school
»Monday January 12th. next. I have
jyht for the people of Americas before,
a Would respectfully ask a renewal of
'“t support.
Terms, Bates, Etc. :
trn.rj Dep»rtment per month,.. ,.|il ro
wm.dmte, p.r month 3 00
P«» month 4 00
lutlton dn. »t th. end of enab Scbo-
Swwaitf *' *■ MATaM > V'lMlp*!.
Arrive Nusliviile
Arriva Evansville
Arrive St. la*uia S:V0u
No. A
Cincinnati and Jackaonvills Express.
Leave Brunswick 6 0o*p
save Jacksonville (via H. K Sl W.) 6:86 p m
Leave W ay cross 9:3o p i
Leave Albany J l6,.t i
Leave Macon 8;20 a t
Arrive Atlunta 12 *8 p t
lv% Cbattsuooga. n;2u p i
Arrive Cl; cmnatt. 7:16 a i
EASTWARD—No. 2.
Jackaonviild and St. Louie Mail aad Express.
Leave Ht. Leuis 7:60 p ra
Le«va Evansville 7:60 a ~
Laave Nashville 9:60 p
Leave Chattanooga. 10:16 p m
Leave Atlanta 3:66 a m
Leave Hawn..., 7:50 am
Leave A-bany 12.M0 p m
Leav > Way i rue 6 .80 p m
Arrive J«cks nvine (via B. K. A W.).... 8:(X) p m
Arrive davannah, 9:17 p m
Arriva Brua>wick 9:21 p m
PASBKNGER No. A
From Cincisnati and AMBla.
Leave Cincinnati 1:47 pm
Lenv«* Chattanooga. 7:40 am
Leave Atlanta 1: 0pm
Leave Mat ou 6:20 t> m
l^avc Albany 19:86 p m
Leave W .ycruea 8;3o a m
Arrive Jack«it.vi le (via H. F. A W.).... 7;o0 a m
Arrive at Brut.* a ick 1:13 pm
Train No. 1 connects at Waycroas with H. F. A
W. train No. 12, liavlag Jacksonville at 7;30 a. m.
an-1 arriving at Navannan <;80 p. m., alro with
8. K. A W train (la«>t mail) leaving Savannah at
7:01 a. m., arriving at Jacksonville 19:00 no»n.
I rai’i No. 3 connect* at W a» crof with 8 F. A
W. tmln Ntk ♦, leaving Jacksonville at 6:36 p. m.,
and with n. F. A W. train No. 8. leaving Way-
cruet at 12:00 mldniuht* for Thomaavilie, daiues-
ville »nd inte-media’-e points.
Train No. 9 connects at Waycroas with A F A
W. No. 2, leaving Jacksonville at 8^0 p. m., ar
riving at Savannah 8,-17 p. m., and with 8. K. A
W. No. II, leaving Savannah 1;S» p. in., arriving
at laeksoaville at 8;0u p. m.
Train No. 4 eon nr eta at Waycroas with 8. F. A
W. train No. 3, arriving at Jacksonville LAO a. ro..
and with Fast Mail No. 1, leaving Savaouah 7:01
a m„ al-o wt h «irJeans Express, leaving Way-
arose at 10;10 a. m.
Pullman hotel cars and sleepers between 8t.
Louis and Jacksonville, without change on No. 1
an-i No. 2, and between J«ckaotiville aid Cineia-'
nail, without change on Ne. 9 o»d 4. Through
tickets t«*all points. ah tor tickets via Bruns
wick and Western R. R. fipeclal rates to excur
sion parties of ten or more to Brunswick, bt.
Simons, and Cumberland Island
J. A. MeDUFFlE,
8. MORflK, A. G. P. A.
Ocneral Manager.
DEALERS IN
FANCY AND STAPLE
GROCERIES
Tobacco, (igars, Etc.
Jackson St., 2d Door above T. Wbkatley’s
AMERICUS, GA.
Having opened a stock of
Choice, Fancy and Staple Groceries,
we respectfully invite you, one and
all, to call on us when in need of
anything iu oar line.
CANNED GOODS,
VEGETABLES,
FISH, OYSTERS, ETC.
FLO' R. MEATS, LARD.
TOBACCO, CIGARS,
CANDIES. NUTS.
DRIED AND GREEN FRUITS,
i fact every thins nanally kept in aFirat
Claaa Grocery Uonae.
AU aotlf delivered promptly
free of churye.
More Eye-Glasses
No
More
U'eiik
Eyes!
BALE!!
Oa* aeaoud band earpat, bit Util*
won, MMaiaiac about thirty yard*. K»
q*lr* *t tbit *•**. janJOtf
MITCHELL’S
EYE-SALVE!
A Certain, Safe and Effective Remedy for
Sore, Weak 1 inflamed yes,
Vrodurism I.ong-Sl'/htcdnee* f and He
ston tig the .sight of the Uld
CURES TEAR DROPS, GRANULATION.
H'lYl.R TU <4«>B8, HKD RYES. MATTED
EYE LAB KM, AN» PRoIH i’ING uUiCK i
RhLIKK AND PERMANENT CURB.
Al*o, eq’ially effic^cloua when need In other
.. aladiae. such aa Ulcers. Fev.-rS.ns Tumors
Sal Rhenm. B -rna. Pike, or whoever infl tma-
tlo exhta, wlTCHELL’S BALYK may te used
> ad aa age.
Sold ty ail UrUfgifts at 26 cents
fet>12-9tn __
OR TO WASHIRGTOR A.YD RET HR \
FOB
$26.60.
Sal, begin. February 20th, and Data
till Marsh In’, tnelnitve. Tiokata good
to n-tt* Mil March 10ih.
f,btl LOTT WABBEV, Agt,
of wbat it costs to bive a Con
gress. In tbe list of expenses tbe
first item, the compensation of
Senators, is put down at $380,000,
while for pay of tbe members of
tbe House the sum of $1,696,000 is
appropriated, making over $2,000,-
000 in salaries alone to - the mem
bers. Then there are still greater
expenses in tbe aggregate, though
none so large in a single item. Tbe
mileage of members of the House
and Senate is alone nearly $150,000.
For clerks to committees, messen
gers and others to wait upon and
serve the honorable statesmen the
sum of $617,000 is asked.
EVEN THE LITTLE ITEM OF STATIONERY
esunts up, the sum to be appro
priated by the bill as reported
being over $60,000. Then, too,
there is the usual appropriation for
the Botanic Garden, tbe principal
purpose of which seems to be to
furnish bouquets to members and
their wives—or through them to
somebody else’s wife—ot $11 000.
For the library of Congress the
appropriation is $37,000. On tbe
whole, Congress seems to be doin?
pretty well—even $2,000,000 for
salary list, $60,000 for stationery,
over $38,000 for library. $11,000
for bouquets, and more than $500.
000 for persons to wait on them
and do the work incident to their
presence here.
WHILE ON THIS SUBJECT OF WHAT IT
COSTS,
it may be well enough to say some
thing about <be cost of the Post
Office Department, which has been
under consideration. Tbe salaries
of postmasters alone amount to
over $12,000,000. That of the post
office clerks in all the land is near
ly $6,000,000, and the pay of letter
carriers $4,000,000. In tbe post
offices there is a habit of putting
up letters in packages, those for a
certain distributing offices being
put in packages to insure easy
handling. These are tied with
twine. And what do you suppose
the twine costs per year ? $85,000
or several comfortable little lor-
tunes for people of moderate ideas.
Then as to the cost ot carrying the
mails. It is not muqh of a thing
to carry a letter or a hundred let
lers or a few newspapers on a train
when it is beiug run anyway—yet
the railroad companies are to be
paid tbo snog sum of $16,000,000
for this service alone.
THEN WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE THE
PELLOWS
get who take a dozen letters and a
newspaper in a mailbag and swing
ing it over s $15 mole carry them
through the country not penetrated
by railwayaf The etar route* these
are called. For carrying the mails
«n star routes tbe modeet sum ot
$6,000,000 is allowed. Did you
ever aee the inside of a “traveling
post office” car, fltted up *• that
mail clerk* may work in it aa it
paesee along, distributing and as
sorting the mail which is to be da-
lived at the various towns along
tbe line, thus saving much valuable
time that would have been con
sumed preparing tbe mail at tbe
I ost office where mtiledf Well,
their salaries are $4,500,000 a year.
Tbe sum allowed for carrying
mail* on the ocean is $600,#00. For
printing postage stamps the
amount to be paid it $174,000, and
for postal cards $239,000. Tbe
total cost of tbe Post Office De
partment, a* put down in tho bill,
ill be $52,000,000. '
A correspondent from Manitoba
writes that with the thermometer
58 degrees below zero, the air is so
wonderfully clear and dry that it
docs not seem half as cold as it
really is, but the effects are reliable
proofs of the temperature. It is a
very common sight to see people
partly frozen, but unless they see
themselves in a glass, or are told
of tbe fact, they ate not conscious
of being frozen. Occasionally the
part frozen will snap off, and hit-
tens’ aod ponies’ ears often break
oil. Mustard two feet above the
stove will freeze. Water poured
from a boiler into a pail and taken
at once to tbe etable will frequent
ly be thickly coated with ice,
which must be broken before the
cattle can drink.
At the last meeting of the New
York Homeopathic Society, one of
the speakers stated that be had
cured a lady of ne.voa* diseases by
having bar practice on rollerskates
a few hoars sank day tor three
months.
for the purpose of determining
whether the crop is a profitable one
or not will be instituted this year.
It is stated that the progress of
tobscco culture in North Carolina
has been marked by a steady im>-
provement in the financial condi
tion ot the farmers, whose profits
are said to range from $100 to $400
per acre. The figures look unrea
sonable, but there is not much
doubt that tobacco is one of the
most profitable crops that ean be
raised by Southern farmers. Tbe
prosperity of the tobacco planters
of Virginia, Kentucky and Tennes
see is proverbial, though it teems
that tbe partial exhaustion of the
lands ef the former State has con
siderably reduced tbe profitable
ness of the crop there. West Vir
ginia is now producing consideia-
ble quantities of tobacco.
Tobacco has been raised on a
small scale with profit in South
Carolina. Patobes of the weed
have been cultivated for home con
sumption in Georgia almost ever
since the first settlement of the
country, and in parts of Florida it
has long been successfully grown
A tobacco crop is an expensive
one. It requires heavy fertilize
tion, thorough preparation of the
soil, almost constant “worming,
and careful cultivation, wntle the
harvesting and curing of the crop
requires experience and watchful
ness. The yield is usually from
500 to 700 pounds per acre, while
1,000 pounds and over are frequent
ly produced. Leaf tobacco is
quoted in Richmond at from $5
per hundred and upwards scuord
ing to classification, fancy wrap
pers being worth $55
It would doubtless pay farmers
this section of tbe Union to
plant each an acre or two of tobao
co, in order to find out something
about the crop from actual experi
ence.
F1HK 111 KUFAVLA.
A H***jr Fir* la Wkl.k th*
Ar* *100,000.
Columbus, Ga, February IT.—
Eufaula, Ala., waa visited by a
disastrous fire yesterday morning,
in wbieh $150,000 worth of proper
ty was destroyed. Tbe Grange
warehouse, with 1,400 bale* of cot
ton, 40 tens of guano, 10 or 12
gins^tnd other property itored la
it, was oomamed. The lossee on
nsuranee are as follows: D.*T.
Sheehan, 236 bales of cotton, in
surance on cotton, guano and office
fixtures, $10,000; E. M. Meeker,
995 bales of cotton, insursnoe $44-
000; B. H. Jackson, 225 bale*,
$300; G. A. Robert*, 36 bale*, and
L. P. Dozier, 30 bale*, covered by
ininranoe. H. L. Hull & Co., owt-
ton buyer* lo*t their office fixture*,
amounting to $1,000, no inauranc*;
M. A. Richard*, stock amounting
$2,000, insurance $1,000; Mr*. R.
G. Rioks, carriage and china ware,
$500.
Tbe total insurance foot* up $85,-
000. The warehouf* ws* oie of
the largest in tbe State. It waa
owned by H. M. Comer, of Savan
nah, and insured for $7,000. Th*
origin of the fire is unknown.
The approaching celebration of
Sl. Augustine, Fla., renders tbe
romantic history of that quaint lit
tle town a matter of unusual inter
eat. The history of the plaoe is »
story of three centuries of battle
•nd change. French Huguenots
settled it in 1564. The Spanish
captured it the following year, and
butchered the Huguenots in tbe
name of the church, and founded
their own forts in blood. Tbe
French came three years later and
slaughtered the Spaniards. Later
tbe English came along and de>
stroyed the forte. Next came the
Franciecane. In a few years the
Indians rose against the priest*
and tbe mietiona were drowned in
torrents of gore. The buccaneer*
then scoarved tbe coast until tbs
English colonies north of Florida
were founded, and again there was
warefare between the English and
tbe Spaniard* until 1763, when
England restored Cuba to Spain,
taking Florida in exchange. For
two centuries St. Augustine bad
been tbe center of battles and mae-
eacree; now in possession ol French
and then of Spaniards; now ruled
by English, again by monks; some
times at the mercy of pirate*, and
sometimes cf ludians; at one time
frequented by treasure eeekers, at
another by fanatic* and bigots, and
again left as a half deserted store
house, but always picturesque.
Then came tbe strange episode of
the Minorcan*, who, after nine
years of servitude on a Florida
plantation, made good their inde
pendence, and left t* tbe rich, wild
growth ol nature tbe fields which
their unpaid labor* had made a
min* of wealth to their tyrant. er or
Tbs revolution was the next storm
that broke, and loyal St. Augus
tine waa tb* retort of lories. But
peace Drought no lasting quiet to
Florid*; in tbe arrangement* be
tween England and Spain she wai
given to Spain in exchange for
Jamaica, and the English were
forced to leave the place, their
homes *nd field*, •• tbe Acadian*
bad been driven from Grand Pre.
Florida relapsed into lethargy and
St. Augustine relapsed into a Span
ish military station. In 1891 Flor
ida was ceded to tbe United States.
The next episode was the Seminole
war, costing ne $40,000,000 and
2,000 Uvea, and a atruggle of (even
year* duration. But Florida baa
long been a region of profound
peace. It is a country of pine for
ests and orange grove* where in
valid* congregate. St. Augustine
■how* hardly a uaoeof iu stirring
Usury nseept the remain* ot aa
aid (on.
Hannibal Hamlin tell* that when
he was Speaker of the Lower House
of the Maine Legislature, there
was among the member* a very
dandified old fellow whose chief
weakness was in trying to conceal
the baldness which was rapidly
stealing over his bead. He came
into the House each morning with
bis hair so carefully combed that
it looked as though eaca particular
hair had been pasted in its place.
Even as it was, there were scarcely
enough to cover the bald spot. One
morning Speaker Hamlin, thinking
te have some fun, called this gen-
Ocman to bim and said: “My dear
Mr. Blank, I beg your perdon, but
one of your hair* is crossed over
tbe others.” Tbe member grew
angry at onre and replied : “You
fnbult me, sir t you insult me i” and
walked stiffly back to bis seat. He
refused to be reoonoiled, and he
became Hamlin’* life-long enemy.
A lew years later, when Hamlin
was a candidate for the United
State* Senate, this man was again
in tbe Legislature, and bl* vote
decided tbe contest in favor of
Hamlin’s opponent.
The arm of A L. Davis, of Hart-
land, Vt., was so badly mangled a
short time ago aa to necessiute
amputation, and tbe injured mem
ber was buried, but those who at
tended to this duty lailed to wash
and clean It. Boon after Davia
co'rplained of a bad feeling in the
hand. He said it felt as though
full of sawdust, and insisted upon
having it taken up ana washed.
While sitting in a room with his
wife, neither of them knowing that
tbe exhumation had taken plaoe,
be suddenly exdaime'd: “They are
pouring warm water on my band.”
This was thought to be imagina
tion, but on going tb a back room
it was found that some men had
dug up the band, whieh wa» un
dergoing the very operation de
scribed by tbs owner.
The mace, tbe offloial sign ot au
thority of the Sergeant-at-arms of
tbe House, which was called into
use Monday te require Mr. White,
of Keniuoky, to take hi* seat, ha*
been used very seldom In the his
tory ot tbe House. It ia the first
me for five year* that it hae been
ao used. Ordinarily there ia ne
neoessity for it. Tbe msec is kept
at the right uf the Speeker at ail
times when the Speaker U in tbe
chair. When the House gee* into
oommittee ef tbe whole and the
Speaker leaves tbe chair the mace
ia taken out of the House, but it
always is replaced when tbe Speak-
acting Speaker take* th*
gavel. Tbe mans consist* of a
silver eagle aboat the also of a
pigeon, fixed on a staff about three
feet iu height.
Iu Maryland in early time* a
box of 40 pound* ot tobaoco wa*
levied upon every taxable Inhabi
tant for tbe pay of the preacher’*
•alary. This lax was colleeted by
tbe Sheriff, who charged 4 percent,
for hi* services and also deducted
from tbe total collected 1,0H
pounds per annum for tbe payment
of tbe parish clerk. By the law*
of Virginia every clergyman re
ceived annually 1,600 pcaadn
tobacco and 1$ barrel* of flow.
Small candles, remarkable for
the parity and brilliancy ef tbe
light they give, are now li
into Europe from China,
they are made from wax
by minute lnaeeta bred
by tbe poorer