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AMONG ORANGK (JKOVKS. THE SUB-TROPICAL EXPOSITION IN PROGRESS AT JACKSONVILLE. ril(llt' of loino dT (In' HullilliiK III" Scope mill Intent if the (Irrnt Show It In llilil to I .el tin. World Know All Aliimt tlw Smith. A MEDAL FOR PITMAN. Now ork l'li(iiiocralirr Honoring ttrn lim-ntnr of Mini tloiiul. Tlioslioitlmiul writers of tlio city of Non York have recently had n flno gold modal made to bo presented to Mr. Ifutac ritiiiim, tlio Inventor of phonography. This in THE CURIOSITY SHOP. The Orlcln of it singular Crrnmntiy Lout In Oli.ottrlt;--It has lieon sugesttsl by some who Imvo written on tho Milijivt Hint It Is jsijwlhlo tlio throe volleys Hivd omt n soldier's univn ro losont tho thus- sentences In tlio regular ser vice for tho dead -"Knrth to cm tli, uihes to i I Ranson Carbon Light rainnuMiioralloii nf tho imlillnitiuii of Ids i n,,pi ,,, ,,,,, Homo time since wo iv Mfit w LOIUDA'8 subtropical ox- porit'on, now open in Jack sonvlllo, In likely to result In convoying to tlio rest of tlio world 1.01110 knowledge of tlio grout changes wlncli Imvo lately taken plnco in tlio tieniusulur statu. Until recently Florida 1ms been regarded as nou-produotlve iln dm I: swamps covered liy tlio muhmgeous pnlmotto or tlio pino; tho Imitio of tho alligator; It product only oranges. it Is intended to show nt this exposition that Florida produce iiviny vnhinhli- 1hiii" Thu ui)niotti Tut ni-iii'H ptilpfoi paper; pine needles, comortod into a rich product, nliord fiber for cirpet, wliilo tho skin of tho alli gator dooointos tho foot of thousands, uud his teeth t lit- heads of many a fair woman a oinnmentH. Tho city of Jacksonville is tho location of tho cxihmIMoh. Jacksonville's population is about :15,000, though lu winter tho lulluxof tourists uiiilouhtedly innkos it much larger. Tho oxK)sitIon grounds are In tho city water works park, being an Inclosiiro of aliout nine neios. This, by a system of landscaiio gardening, has boon converted into a park with streams, fountains, miniature lakes mid lawns. Tho buildings nro the main build ing, tho nuno.-c, tho Hernando, Citrus nnd Pnco iHiildlng, tho Scmluolocamp and other minor buildings. Tho main building displays considerable architectural tnsto. It cos ors one acre, living IXKifect long and lit! foot wide. It has Mx towers, as seen in tho accompanying sketch; nnd near the top of tho tall tower is an tuV sorvntory, reached by a winding htair. Tho vlow from this tower is thus described by a correspondent of Tho Atlanta Constitution: Tlio eye rests upon a pauornnin of wo.nt-rful beauty, comprising tho eutlro city of Jackson ville, about six mill's tu leugtli un.l three miles la width, llh tho Ht. Jolim rhcrtlolui;uluug ltd Koiitlieiitti'in border, mid across tlio rler the grow lug suburb of South Jacksum llle. Tho Niino correspondent dehcribes tho in terior of tho main building: Entering tlio building, tlio iralu-rsnl expression is one of admiration ami delimit, l'roui tlio entrance, htiirtliuWo. through tlio center, ex tendi tlio central uLsle, twenty-four feet In width, Its Hiilfnco lino broken In the center 1 a fountain of lowly deslgu and great beauty. The b.iMu of this fountain (eighteen foot in (Hum ctcr) Is fan rounded liy a curbing of handsome do. Elgn, twentj-Klv inches in height from tlio lloor, octagonal la its outline, and mirmoiuued nt each of Its eight corners with u graceful wiso of the sanio manufacture, twenty-two inches high, nnd filled with growing lion cm. rroin tho center of tho Inula ri-.es a mound of coral rock and shells fciitooued with viueiiaud aquatic plimts, from the BUinuilt of which bursts tho fountain of pure artesian water at tho top. In this main building nro tho erfuinery exhibit, tho horticultural garden and exhibits of Florida's diirorent counties. There nro also in this building tho products of other sub-tropical regions w hlch havo taken part in tho exhibition. From tho southwestern comer of tho main building extends tho iiimox, elghty-olght feet long and Blxty-two feet wide. In tho annex la tho art gallery, which comprises over -100 oil painting, iiiauy of thorn very valuable Tho Ilernuudo, Citrus and l'nsco build ing is built in rustic stylo of woods brought fiom tlieso counties, and is thatched with palmetto leaves from tho sauio legion. Each of the count los named has tin exhibit ill this bullilltit', tho center of encfi county's ex hibit space luing occupied by a pyramid of tho choice fruits of thn county. I first liook on Hint nubject In 1S17. Tho father of Miorthaud is of Hath, Eng land. He is nlxmt 7fi years old. Ho ro celvisl n common school education, and was, when a youngster, a. clerk In his father's cloth mill. When 17 years old ho timxtorod one of tho old systems of slcnogmphy (Tay lor'), with which ho rejiorteil slow njmikcrM. Subswpientlv Iwi pivpnnsl a mami'il of short hand founded on this system, nnd later Is sued n lMiok, called ".Stenographic Hound Hand; or, Hlgn Writing by Sound." It is tho anniversary of tho publication of this book, which Is to lw soon commemorated. Since that time Mr. Pitman has issued numerous books on phonography, which havo had a largo Rale, ono of them "Tho Teacher" bavin liooii sold to tho number of more than a million copies. A recent discovery hns shown, howovcr, that Mr. I'itmau was preceded in tho application of the phonetic, priuclplo by tho Uov. ridneaa Unlloy. A look on shorthand has been found In Vermont, written by Mr. Unlloy, in which cer tain rules for writing by sound aro clearly laid down. Ho published a book on tho sub- fjtisiicHtMia3 A L wiUwi ILM, tocc.(n H.i tvll If-fl f a'-sJ toll m '"-iw pVI& &C fall member to Iiiino read mi oliiervallou on this subj.rt in a mllltnry mor, In which tho writer Ri'iil;ing fiom it-colU'ctloii, liNmitlior ity IciMiiu I'ismi forgottou, srtdl tho threo vollcNH wei dexlgnisl to smbnllo thons Hcrlptlon. "Wnlii tlns in the grave waiting for tho ivxiirrcctiim. In the uanie of tho Father (olU-. uud of the Hon (volley) nnd of tho Holy (Hunt (olle ). Amen." .The Army mid Nuy Jotiinal miuio timoiignNald: The mitlllH'i' of ehis'iM for Hiilututioli of a multitude is tho same, The cart h to cm th, dust to dust, ashes to ashes is prct-islcd by a nikiiu cilHtom ivferusl to bj lloriuv, who eudsnuoof his elegies with Hiking the isltor at tho gme to piously let fall a threefold gift of Kieiillclal Kiiud. Right obliipio, left oblique, front, covers the ground. One Mil ley comma lilnw; IIiito is embruclug, but one Is not. The origin of tho practice Is not only dllll cult, but, lit present, luiiosshto of cxplnua tlon. Notes nnd Queries makes tho following rofercniv: '1 ho earliest account of the procession, etc., that 1 Imvo Imvii able to trace is codtaluoil in a folio cut it hsl "Tlio t'omplont llo.lv of the Art Military," b Itlchiird Kltou, lieutenant colonel, published In Iflss. In chap. v!"i, lib. xll, pp. UK) lit!, A. C. Irfimnx will Ibid full instriietlous for tho "ordering of u prlvnto compuio iulo a funeral ervlco," and In chnp. 'Jd, lib. Hi, p. 1C., similar instructions, though more brief, "for the ordering of u regiment ton funeral occasion." TUB riTMAV MRIIAI Joct in 1810. This book passd tin ough many editions. It Is not claimed that I'lliiian took tho Men from Unlloy. Iloth men seem to havo workisl on the Mine lines, uud, though Bnlloy's system Is Ingenious, l'itman's is bet tcr ndapted to practical use. Professional shorthand work Is very fairly paid, both in England and American, though owing to tho crowding of the profession of Into, this is truoonlyof tho very lest WTifc crs. Tho snlarlw of olllclal court stenog rapher" in Now York run from $2,000 to t.'l.OOO. In other states they will earn about $1,500. Tho reporters of tho congressional committees receive $I,!XX) npieco yearly. Twenty years ago newspapers were in tho habit of reporting sitooehoH and hs-turcs In full, and therovnsngrcatdeuiuiid for stenog raphers for this work. Hut tlio j;rcnt vol unio of news now crowds out tin-en detailed reports. It is raro now that a long sxseii is reiortod. When ono is to lie taken down n person especially devoted to this work is given tho job, receiving therefor from JO to (10 a column. rolled slnl,., Clilcf .lll.tlccn. John Jay was chief Justice from ITS!) to 17!.", nnd was sut-fccdcd In 17l. by John ltiitlislge, of South Carolina, who presided for ono term only of the court, hi appoint ment not lM-iiig ctmllrmisl by the senate. Oliver KlUworth was the next appointment, wrving fiom I itm tu Imhi, when ho resigned, uud was silo-cod by John Marshall, of Vlr glnln, who Hi-nrsl from IHll to K't,,, Roger II. Tnney, of .Maryland, wus next, and ho pii-sldi'd over the court for twenty-eight years, from I'd) to Inii, ninl In tho hitter jeur gave place to Salmon 1'. t.'hnso, of Ohio, Iiom"'mi for nine years, and in turn niado wny for Morrison 1L Wult, of Ohio, who lias held the olllco slucn P-71, ROGER Q. MILLS. Df-iiiocrat t'ongriMHiiiiii and Clinlrmnn of tlio AViivh anil Menu Committee. Roger Q. Mills, of Texas, is clinlrmnn of tho committee on ways and mentis. This ' chnlrmnnshipis regarded tho most important i iwsltlon in tho gift of tho sjieaker, and Is especially no just now, when the tariff ques tion is attracting so much attention, for this committee will havo charge of whutover ' tariff legislation is accomplished. Mr. Mills was born in Todd county, ICy., ' and Is -Ifi years of ago. At 17 ho went to ! Palestine, Tex., where ho studied law, finish ing his studies three years later; but lclng only 'M, nnd tho laws of the state of Texas "fs. requiring a prncti -sk r - m .Hsi ki-w, -i vy, Y1iPTH W7. "4FJr ?'S. T- 7 i Honor to bo ut least 21, Mr Mills would have been obliged 10 wnit ono year, but ii sjieclal law wus passed by tho legislature, nnd ho was admitted to prncti ii. without tho additional year being lidded to his nge. He settled nt CorxHiuiiu and oiiemsl nlawofllco. noaKn Q. MILLS. His prnetico noon beennio lucrative, but when the war enmo on ho left It for tho Confederate service, which ho entered with the rank of lieutenant colonel, rotlrlng nt the finish a full colonel, with honornblo scars, having lieen thrlco wounded. Going back to Corsicnna, he rcsumcsl the prnetico of his profession and was regarded as an able counsellor. In lsfj he was elected member of congress nt large, nnd in 1871 was chosen to repiesent the Fourth district of his state, and again represented tho Ninth dis trict. He was ono of Mr. Carlisle's most activo supporters when ho (Cnrlisle) was first n cnndldato for speaker of tho houso. This naturally ni.ulted In a warm personal friend ship between tho two men. Mr. .Mills is nlso a warm fr end of tho president. Mr. Mills has alreaily assumed tho leadership loft va cant by Mr. William It. Morrison. In personal apjiearauco Mr. Mills is tall, muscular and commanding. Ho stands nearly blx fret high nnd is broad shouldered. uo is open, frank and nggresslve. 'I lie liiM'iitor or tlin tllillliillne. Dr. (liiillotino, n memlH-r of tho national nsiemblv of Frnuco, nnd one of Unit uiert-i-less "Cnuiinftti-o of Uenernl Security," llrst iroxssl tin- iiM of thn iustrimieiit which now In-nrs Ins nanio to Infamy. It was really not such on imiiierciiul mode of dentil, since its work was instanlaiiisiiH, but It Is said that the Iiim-iiIoi-, Dr. (iinllntiuc, was so ocruln'lmiil with rt iuoie when lie saw tho uumlior or itiuis thn dally imtIkIhsI tllliler Its stroke that he gave up his Hilitcal nlllces nnd dexotetl his life to his legitimate art of healing. A 'I line to Stop I'lghllng. Tho "Truce nf God" was a regulation pro hibiting nil private warfare or duels on tho holy days from Thursday evening to Satur day evening in em h wis'k; nlso, Hiring the season ol ihent nnd lAMit, mid on tho "Octines," oi i-uhth duys, of tho grout festi vals. Tins rule was llrst introiluceil in 1017 then in France nnd Hurguinl), and later in Germany, England mid the Netherlands. It was the protest of the church uguliist evils which thus illicit be mitigated, but which it was M)wcr)ess to wlmllj repu-ss. Pic on Anierleiiii Coins. The die of tho (ioddiNs of Uln-rty on Amerlcuu tsilns was originally cut by Mr. S'iiis-r, the Inventor of the Spencer latho. The llrst die was from a portrait of Mrs. Wushini'toii. (Jen. Washington was not pleased with the he.nl of his wlfo ns a me dium of circulation, uud at his request tho dio was clinugisl, only n few coins having been cast from the original design. Tho die as it now uppeurs wns iiimle from tho former ono by placing a capon the head and altering tho prominent feutures. It It'll People. Doubtless the Vuuilerbilt could command within twenty-four hours more money thun any other family: nnd H-rhups Mr. Russell Sago could command in two hours more money thun any other single jmtsoii; nnd perhaps tho cnpital of the Rothschilds is larger thun thai ui nny other family, but not so easily to be i.aliisi Tlio Vanderbilts, Jay (liiull, llu-ell Nige, the Astors, tho Goelets, D. () Mills, t , p. Huntington, Sid ney Dillon mid many others aro each worth over S,UHI,Uixi. main non.niKo. Ono of tho attractions is a camp of Semi nolo Indians. Every schoolboy has rend of tho Bemluolo war and of Osceola. When tho War ended tho Semliioles were removed to tho Indian territory, but a few hundred ro fused to go uud lied to tho Everglades, a region inncci-ssiblo to tho w hito mini, uud tin explored by them oven at the pro-out day. Thero tho remnant hae lived iieueofully over since. A number of them aro to occupy tho camp, living in tho manner in which they live in tho Everglades. llio uxhibltlou is to remain oiieii until May 1. ' I'eiitiires of l'emliio Serfdom. As to other fi rms of service resenihling slavery which still exists In Persia, but nro gradually falling Into "Innocuous ilesuetudo," there is serfdom of tho is-asjintry; but t hoy began yturs ago to do away with this In practice, although not exactly formulating ruch disuse in the expiossio Inmmngo used by thopiesiilent of tho United States. Tho chief font in oof Persian serfdom is tho obli gation of the peasant to liohmg to the vitiligo orostate where he was born The villages cither foi m part of thoroul demesnes, or they aro given as nppendiiges to tin- wives of tho shah, his sons, mid other giuuilccs to furnli-hthein with i-i venues, or the aieowned In fee simple lij men of wealth nnd are then transfei ruble by silo or otlnrwise The royal lauds an- in er sold. The peasantry go with th' e-t, ii c, uud aw assigned lands to cultivate on shares with tho propi letor. They may not change ther reiidcnee without his permission, nor tinvi lut .vlll ulsnit the coun try. Such Is the law of Persia. Hut tho law has been gradually fulling iiitouU vuiico, and It w ill i ot bo ninny mmi- U'foie it will bo u iemllol. i -N. (1. W lienjniliiu. his hair, which is gray, closo cut, nnd his faco Is adorned with a frosted niustacho ami gontco. Ho is said to bo truthful, and can say "yes" or "no" without keeping ono who wishes to engngo his interest in any mat ter dancing nttciidanco when ho has no In tention or ability to servo tho person seeking his inllucuce. All this has rendered him popular tn his state. How Artresses Liilioi-. People say s mo men nnd women nro "born actors;" but tho&o who Imagine that they hnvo not cultivated with an indftutlgnblo assiduity tho talents ho or sho possesses from nature have a very Imjicrfect kuowlcdgo of tho source of that merit which so astonishes thorn. Who that knows or reads of Itachcl realizes how she worked and struggled to gnln tho goal hour lifter hour, day after day, intonation, pauses, declamation all sho studied step by step with her master mid her friend Sniuson, All cried, "She is u genius," yet of how many hours of deep relied ion and earnest htudy were her raro exhibitions of skill tho fruit' "I havo studied my sobs," she wrote, "and shall watch to sco it you nro satisfied, for I am now sure it will couio." This sho said of perhaps her greatest pleco of acting, tho scene in "Phcdro" where sho utters "Miser able ct jo vis " Not ono circct tliut delighted and eleetrdlisl her audience during two years of this great role but was studied mid tried and btuiliod again. Rachel was never lout in a character; it was lost in her. In referring to my humble elToits In thu past, I can only say that my lt results Imvo been through my greatobt btimv nud work. Many u night havo I cried m self to sleep unnblo to reach an effect or make a certain jKilnt. There haw- been times when certain roles Iium- been us a closed IsMik tome, nud oven after rcis-atcd rehearsals remained a blank uud I Usvunio wholly dcsonduut, when aUntouee the veil fell from before my oyes and I wvinisl to ivnlio the character and Its possibilities Fanny Duveniwrt. K I X 1 1 I a w 8 r i A WOIDEEPTIL IIYEITIOI . This will Furnish the Consumer Twice the Light that is given by any other process and Saves Gas. This light can be seen at our oflicel25 1 11th St Where Full Particulars will be given regarding its operation CiC, L. WESSEL, JR. General Agent. KNOB HILL Sailc, 100 Ft.l Inch. 8MITH STREET. I w 9 The spoil Tt-nii In tin, Senate. ThoJihort term in tho United States sonnto can only occur om-o In tho history of a state. On the admission nf a teuitoiy into tlio Union the llis-l United States senutors nro elected fur lour uud six nnr nieetively; this In older that the election of their suc cessors may lull on ibU'cieut dates. From this time forward the si.uiitoi-snioclcctiHl for Ho wears ' terms of six jeurseiieli, and ono would only till tliut olllco fur a shorter tiiuo to till tho vacancy made by tho death or resignation of 6oiuo senator. X H 3C Ui UJ a 3 O u. Orlulo of tho KiikIIsIiiiiiiii'h Sobriquet. The uamo Juhu Dull, asupplled to the Ivng Hsh people, is llrst found in A Hint hoot's ludicrous "History of UuroH," a book some times erroneously nscriUsl to Doau Switt. In this satire Arbutliuot calls the 1'remli Lowls Iliiboou and the Uutch Nicholas Frog. "John Hull," a comed , by George Coleman tho younger, was perdu uicil in lso.',. Tho John Hull, n Tory newspajier, supiKiibsl by Thcoiloro HiKik, was llrst published in lS-U A Sluirt ( at. Tho Panama canal, if it oer roaches com pletion, will b.-ivo IU.WX) miles in distunco be tween JCuropo and tho Pacille ports. Its length is to lw fort -six miles, including a tunnel of four miles, which will lie 100 leet wide uud UK) feet high. The original esti mated cost of the Panama canal is oli.'v.'.lo'S, 000. but enough has iiecu done to show tho estimate to bo low. 3 g as 3 S 3 o 3 3 I 3 I" 3 1 3 11 3 1 1 ! H 60 ui 3 X W ti, S9 a ax l 11 IB ia ot UI X to a i it 17 10 IS 14 ia m X s a s 3 3 3 T 3 3 S a it a a m f e VAN DORN STREET. X for tlie (.'runs. Tho use of the letter "X" to represent tho cross has liecoiuo commou with religious writcis, nnd is taken by them to symliollo Christ. Other words of tho sumo loot nro often uhbicvintcd thus; C'luistiiin, Xtn; Cliiistianlty, Xnty, mid Christ, Xt Christ inns is olten Kilauticully wmteii Xiniis. The l'aiilmiiilli'. "The I'niiliniidlo'Msii fanciful uamo for the most lioitherly portion of the state of West Virginia It is a long, mirror, projection between the Ohio riM-r nnd tin western lioundaiy or Pennsylvania. Tur. Tho chemist Ilccher tlrv, proiMsl to make tar from pit .-u.il in ITM. Mineral tar was first dUeoi en d at Colelu inilalalo, Shroiwhlre, nnghind, in l"a, uud in .Scutlaiid, October, K'J ! The foregoing plat shows the location of "Knob's Hill," the highest dryest and most I beautiful building sites yet presented to the public. These lots are not high priced when their sightliness is considered; they arc sure to be the homes of our best people, and will always be valuable property. Street cars, already handy, will soon run by the property. The terms are thus: One-forth Cash; balance- 3 Equal Annual Payment" WITH INTEREST AT EIGHT PER CENT. DRLAYS AREDANGEROUS. The lots will be advanced twenty-five per cent, when twenty-five are sold. Buy now. McBRIDE&MELONE ROOM 4, RICHARDS BLOCK