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6 I AN ODD CORPORATION. iWHAT MRS. MARY TYLER DID TO I SAVE HER HEIRS TROUBLE. She Transferred Nearly All Her Property to an Incorporated Orjfanlz.it ion Called “The Tyler Estate*' —Real Estate In Several Cities. Among tlu* property items which the city is trying to acquire title to for the proposal Ninth regiment armory in Fourteenth street is a lot belonging to the Tyler estate. The TyJer estate is a novelty among the corporations of the country It is not the estate of a de ceased person, as one would naturally infer from the title, but is the estate of a wealthy western widow, who has had her reakestate holdings capitalized and a stock company formed to take and hold the titles to it. Her object is said to be to so arrange the titles to her property that when she conies to dispose of it by ; her will there will be the least possible opportunity left to disappointed relatives to contest her will and drag her name and private history into the courts and , before the public. ; The certificate of incorporation of the estate recites that it was organised un der the laws of Missouri as a corporation for manufacturing and business pur poses, and is called “The Tvler Estate.*' It was organized under the legal advice and direction of Henry Hitchcock, of the St. Louis bar, a lawyer of that western city, who is said to have assured his cli ent that the laws of Missouri authorized the organization and formal incorpora tion of real estate corporations The founder and principal proprietor of the Tyler estate is Mrs. Mary Law rence Tyler, widow of Robert Tyler, of Louisville. She is said to be worth sev eral millions, principally in lands and property in this city. Philadelphia, Lou isville. St. Louis and other places, all of which, however, she has conveyed to the Tyler estate, taking the stock of the pe culiar corporation in payment. The es tate is capitalized at $‘,00,000, but that does not begin to represent the actual Value of the property it owns The real estate records of this county show the transfer of two pieces of prop erty to the estate by Mrs. Tyler in Feb mary, 188S. the tithe when the corpora tion was formed. Out* of the items is the lot in Fourteenth street, which is wanted by the city for armory purposes, and the other is a business building and lot in Crosby street, between Broome and Spring streets The city authorities and H/e representatives of the estate could Jbot agree upon the price to be paid by -/the city fertile Fourteenth street lot and condemnation proceedings have there fore been begun, wherein the price will be fixed by a commission But the principal interest in the uffair attaches to the corporation itself Many devices have been resorted to in times past by wealthy people who had large estates to disjiose *>f by will to prevent the quarreling of heirs over the manner in which the property has been distrib uted by the owner in his or her will, but this is the first instance ever heard of in which a private person, having uo desire or intention of going into business, where Borne occasion for forming a limited lia bility corjKration might exist, has vol \ untarily had her property capitalized and represented in stocks and bonds \ in some of the states corporations for ' the purpose of holding titles to real es tate are prohibited by law New York i$ said to be one of these states and llli nois another But they are apparently sanctioned by the laws of Missouri, and the laws of tins state permit the holding of title to real estate by any corporation organized under the laws of any other 6tate. the laws of which authorize the existence of a corporation for the pur pose stated , _ , Who the present officers of the Tyler estate are could not be ascertained, nor any statement regarding the details of the organization—whether the corpora tion has more than one executive officer, how the property is managed by the officers, or in what manner transfers of real estate belonging to such a corpora tion could be made so as not to affect the value of its shares or to impair the secur ity of the bonds How long a life such a corporation could have is a question, furthermore, which no lawyer could an swer offhand But it is claimed for it that the prop erty can in this manner be held together for long periods of years, whereas, un der ordinary conditions, no sooner is a wealthy person's will filed for probate than a long contest begins in tile courts between the various heirs over the man ner of its distribution among them By incorporating, as Mrs Tyler has done, it is declared that all trouble of this character Is done away with. The testatrix wills not her property, but a certain number of shares of her estate to each heir, who is limited by his op portunities to either accept or reject them This, however, still leaves the contesting heirs opportunities to fight over the distribution of the shares. Bat Mrs. Tyler expects to get the bet ter of this class of heirs by giving away the shares to the persons she desires to have them before her demise. The cor poration. as wild, is a novel ’one, but. like the trust, may prove to be only the forerunner of many which will be or ganized as soon as the legal status of the Tyler estate shall have been passed upon by some competent legal tribunal. — New York Times. “ v Muitle Prom Insect*. The notes of the katydid are perhaps M familiar as any and have a certain fascination, the sounds taking on various inflections and meanings. They are pro duced by rubbing the inner surface of the bind legs against the outer surface of the front wings—fiddling, in fact. When the mile cricket sings in the hearth it raises its fore wings and scrapes them against its hind ones. Even the butterfly makes a sound audible at soma IMu* oerUln ipedet taring teen baaed to fitter a clicking sound.— ot fSI Dfanatch. Wheu the Domestic, Saffm, The columns of advertisements of serv ants seeking employment indicate the extent of the practice of many families of discharging their help before going out of the city for the summer months and employing other help after returning if their former servants do not seek re employment with them. Years ago. be fore Jhe times of flats and apartment houses, families had some consideration for their servants, and if they went to the country or seashore for a few weeks the servants were permitted to remain in the houses, and without any loss of wages In many instances supplies for the table were furnished. But now it is a common practice to discharge servants and let them shift for themselves, even if the fime of absence be only a few weeks. Owing to that practice a servant must seek other work at a time when little work is to be had. or must support herself with the little savings that she has put aside, and board with relatives and friends until the close of summer. Every week of idleness cuts into the savings. If she had been no tified of the intended discharge she might have sought employment in the country, but in many instances she was aeld until too late for that. She had no residence and very little sympathy. Now the family that em ployed her may offer inducements for her to return or employ somebody eLsj. probably the latter. She has not the kindliest of feelings for the family that discharged her, and she knows that the next family that employs her may act likewise next year; but she is obliged to work, and she gets the best employ ment she can under the circumstances. This practice is undoubtedly one of the reasons for the objections to work ing in flats, as the tenants are less like ly than the occupants of houses to con sider protection necessary during their absence.—New York Sun. Katins Cstlla Roots Cooked. Anew vegetable is about to be intro duced to the people of the United States through the department of agriculture. It is the root of the saeea lily. which re sembles somewhat in appearance the ordinary Irish tuber, with the addition of a few whiskers that have nothing to do with the quality of the article as an esculent. It is more elongated, and when cut the interior is a trifle more viscid But a section of it is so potato like you would not be likely to distinguish any difference. Incooking.it has first to be boiled in order to destroy certain acrid properties, after which it may be fried, roasted, baked, or what not. ac cording to taste. Farmers in Florida have begun to raise these cal la roots for mark-t. The plants grow readily in swamps, and so thickly that the yield of a single flooded acre is enormous They reproduce them selves by the multiplication of their bulbs underground, so that the grower has simply to dig up the offshoots and leave the parents to propagate anew For centuries the Egyptians have culti vated a similar crop during the season of the Nile overflow, and at the present time calla lily buds are a common vege table in .Japanese markets. So prolific and palatable are they that their propa gation in many parts of the United States where conditions are favorable may reasonably be looked forward to as an agricultural industry of the future.— Fortlaud Oregonian Women Wanted t Between the age- of fifteen and lort\- live. Musi have pale, sallow complexions, no appetite, and he liirdly able to get about. All answe ing this description will please apply for a hoi tie of Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription; take it regularly, iceording to directions, and Hun n >te the gi nerally improved condition. By a thor ough course of sclf-trealmtni with this valuable remedy, the extreme cases o ! ‘ ner vom prostration and debility pectiMar to women, are radically cured. A writ en gw. rati tee to this end accompanies every Ik it ie. Ad English View of Church Choirs. Every poor girl who has any sort of a voice aspires to the church choir, where she knows i>erfeetly well she can always earn breast and cheCse. The church in the United States is a free church, de pending for its support solely upon the congregations The clergy are alive to the truth that man cannot live by ser mons alone, and they bring music to the aid of pure religion, thus attracting the rich worshipers who give grist to the mill Some of the churches have paid choirs of twenty voices, and a few' intro duce orchestral music. Boston and other cities swarm with church choirs, and in New’ York alone there are upward of 2,000 paid church choristers, the total salary list, it is said, exceeding £70,000 a year All this -gives an incentive to budding vocalists, and particularly to American sopranos aud contraltos. The girl will first join some elementary singing class, and will drift into the church choir. There, if she have a good voice, she will sjieedily attract the no tice of the wealthy members of the con gregation. who will forthwith resolve to send her to Europe. Sometimes one rich man will put down all the money; some times a subscription is raised; sometimes a concert is held. It waa in this last mentioned way that Europeau audiences first came to make the acquaintance of Mme. Albani After two years’ study in Europe the American singer either becomes a favorite in the older conti nent or returns to take a higher place in church choirs in the states. —London Truth. IT Should be In Every Home, J. B. Wilson, 371 Clay St., Sharpsbure Pa., says he will not be without Dr. Kiug’s New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, that It cured his wite who wss threatened with Pneumonia after an attack of “La Grippe,” when various other remedies and several physicians had done her no good. Robert Buber, of Oooksport, Pa., claims Dr. King’s New Discovery has done him more good than anything he ever used for Lung Trouble. Nothing like it Try it Free trial bottles at M. Lively's Drug Store. THE WEEKLY FLORIDIAN TAHAHA*W^WI|gr Tfa Temperament o t Genius. An eminent literateur has raised the old question of the celibacy of writing men. He says to the matrimonially minded virgin, “Don’t marry a man ol genius.’* So and on much the same grounds has the author of “Virginibus Puerisque" spoken. To quote him. “The practice of letters is miserably harassing to the mind; and after an hour or two s work all the more human portion of the author is extinct, he will bully, hack bite and speak daggers.*' But the doctors differ. A day or two ago I was talking to one of the most eminent and also one of the busiest ol our literary men I asked him what portion of life lie thought most enjoy able. “That in winch 1 am hard at work." In 1 answered, without a moment's hesitation. “And does it not make you feel nervous and irritable?'' was my next query. “Not at all.’’ be replied; “on the contrary, a spell of composition ex hilarates me. I never feel depressed oi gloomy except when idle." (Jne fancies that Sir Walter Scott did not make a bad husband, and he worked about a.- hard as most men. Depend upon it, the marriage of a literary man is as much of a lottery as any other wedding.—Lon don Globe. Electric Lights in a German Train. One of the express trains running be tween Berlin and Frankfort has been fitted with the electric light. Each coach has two distinct storage batteries, and the lamps are on two distinct circuits so that in case of accident to one circuit or on changing the batteries the car riages shall not be left entirely without light The storage cells are especially designed to stand rough handling, and have a capacity of 200 ampere hours Each battery supplies current to four eight-caudle-power lamps for the com partments, and to one five-candle-powei lamp m the lavatory. The batteries which weigh six hundredweight each are placed in boxes underneath the car riage floor, and can be taken out and re placed very rapidly.—Exchange Ilow the Czar Dismissed a .Minister IgnatiefT. lately prime minister of Russia, has just taken up has residence in Prague The story of his dismissal i interesting, as it illustrates the autoeiae\ of the czars lgtiatieff one day present' and some papers to his imperial m ist't say ing, “Your majesty may sign these with out reading them, as they an* not o' much importance.' The czar haa J** I the papers hack, with the answr kep these for your successor I never s;gu papers without looking at them ’*— San Francisco Argonaut Ground bone is an excellent fertil izer It is insoluble in water, hut be comes decomposed in the ground The liner it is ground the more readily it de composes Electric Hitters. This r> mctly is Uc tmirigso well known .ml so p pular as to need no --p'ctal mention. Ad who have* us and Eettric Hitlers sing the same song of prats**. A purer me 'iciae dees not e\;st mdit is 'tmrat teed to ,U 1 that is claimed. El* ctric Billers wdl cure hI! diseases of th JAv* r and Kidneys, will remove P.inp!* s, Ii ils. Salt Kheum and other aff ctions caused by impure blood.—Will drive Malaria tr ni i!* system and prevent as well m cure til Malarial fevers.—F r cure ol Ilt-adtfhe, Constipation and Indies im tty EL< trie Hotels —Entire satisfaction gt a ant*** il, or in ney refunded. P iev 5d c nt< and $1 00 per bot’le a 1 M. Lively’s I) og st ir*. FLORIDA NORMAL COLLEGE WHITE SPRINGS, HAMILTON COUNTY, FLA. Management Strengthened, Faculty to the Best. Next session beL'ins September 1. 18*.1. Fully . quipped. Classical. Scientific, Preparatory, Teach ers’, Commercial, Music and Art department*. Equal advairages to students of either sex Rates low and facilities not surpassed Only independent normal school in *h.- state. Before deciding upon a school apply for full information to MELL fc .SKIPVV'ORTH, White Springs, Fla. itARRANGE FEMALE COLLE6E BUl Literature, Music, Art, Normal course. Prewmaking,tvpcwrltinfr, stenography. Music and Art unsurpassed. VOICK CULTURE A BPLCIALTY Bookkeep harmony, phyeicial culture unlfena Bend forcata ifiaMHi Growth. 18MhH6. 189THU-1 47lh IK ‘ 8,,10a bt> * mB **‘ P ' l6 ‘ IBW - M 162 1 SHORTHAND LAKE CITY INSTITUTE, W. H. Woodall, A. B. ( Pres. Healthful Locality. : : Attractive Surroundings. Thorough and Complete Course of Study. LIVE, COMPETENT INSTRUCTORS, XRXiMS REASONABLE. MUSlC—lnstrumental and Vocal, a specialty. Art, elocution and busin st> taught. NORMAL DEPARTMENT —The course is complete, progressive, practical, embracing history, science and methods of education, school organization and man agemont, constitutional and school law. FALL TERM begins September 2 ( 1891; ends January 25, 1892. SPRING TERMbegins January 2b, 1892; ends May 27, 1892. For catalogues and particulars address: W. H. WOODALL, Pres., Lake Ciiy, Fla. Or T. S. Clarkkr, Sec’y of Board. Chichester’s English, Red Cross Diamond Brand A r twnww nu * r\uus & W. H. wilder, mayor Aibanv Ok, ‘*y he has suffered with rfiettniet'Mn O* fi t en years, and In hai dm* he tried a ' t -e ***- Called spt'e'fif’S but o no pniq **-. Hi erandg* n, wh<* whb ou the B. & 'V. r,*it r a', finally got bun * b'Ml** of P. P P. showed ils remarkable effect', aid USUI* 1 a short tim - the rh. nmaii-tn di n-pe .ted, and he wri**s lie le is lik- n w mm, and takes pl. asui ill n commend Itg it to ill- uni ti-in si fl'e.ie * SCROFULA Is that impurity of the blood which produces unsightly lumps or swellings In t!:o neck; which causes running sores on tho arms, legs, or feet; which develops ulcers in tho eyes, ears, or nose, often causing blindness or deafness; which is tho origin of piinj les, can cerous growths, or “humors;” which, fasten ing upon the lungs, causes consumption and death. II is the most ancient of all diseases, and very few persons arc entirely free from it. TiT CURED By taking Ilood's Sarsaparilla, which, by tlio remarkable cures It has accomplished, has proven itself to be a potent and peculiar medicine for this disease. If you suffer from scrofula, try Ilood's Sarsaparilla. “ Every spring my wife and children have been troubled with scrofula, my little boy, three years old, being a terrible sufferer. Last spring he was one mass of sores from head to feet. Wc all took Ilood's Sarsaparilla, and all have been cured of the scrofula. My little boy is entirely free from sores, and all four of my children look bright and healthy.” W. B. Atherton, Passaic City, N. J. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists. gl;sixforfs. Tfcparedonly by C’. I. IIOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mast 100 Doses One Dollar Auk my nceiits for W. 1.. Dougina Shop*. If not lor unle in your place auk your denier to send for ca t iiloitnc, secure the agency, and tret them for you. car TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. (NT ...***& Y % jO WHY IS THE W. L. DOUGLAS S3 SHOE GENTLEMEN Tut BEST SHOE IN THE WORLD FOR THE MONEY? It Is a s ‘."unit *s shoe, with t:o tucks or wax thread to hurt the tee:; intuit* of the bust, fine eaif, stylish and easy, and because %re male wore ah or* of t lii* 'iro lr than mm other manufacturer, it equals hand -".veil shut's from SI.UO to tT (5 OO Genuine llaud-v-sved, the finest calf shoe ever ottered for $5.(0; equals French in ported shoes which eo-t from £>.<( to 812.00. (C A OO 11 n nd-Sevved Well Shoe, flue calf stylish, comfortable anti durable. The best shoe ever offered at this price ; same grade as cus tom-made shoes costim; from sr.tu to O .>0 Police Shoe; Farmers. Railroad Mon I'd* and JitterCarriersall wear them; flue calf seamless, smooth inside, heavy three soles, exten sion edge. One pair will wear a year. CJJO <SO line eallj no better shoe ever offered at *> (5• this price; one trial will convince those who want a shoe for comfort and service. CIO -) and $.OO Workiiigniiiii’s shoes ijfrnmm are very strong and durable. Those who have given them a trial will wear no other make. Daual $*2.00 and $1.75 school shoes are of O worn by the boys everywhere; they sell on theTr merits, as the Increasing sales show. I oHSac Hand-slewed shoe, - : >t kGUIvS Dongola, very stylish; equals French Imported shoes costing from gl.uo to SG.nu. I.adieu’ ‘2.50, $*2.00 nnd $1.75 shoe for Misses are the best fine Dongola. Stylish and du.able Caution.—See that W. I*. Douglas* name jtixi price are stamped on the bottom of each shoe. W. L- DOUGLAS. Brockton, Mass. SOLD IJY D. B. Meginniss, Jr. Thorough. Practical Instruction. Graduates as sisted to positions. Catalogue free. Write to BRUNT & STRATTON BUSINESS COLLEGE, LOUISVILLE, KY. ■ CIT-Y- DRUG SToH H. V. R. Schrader. Proprietor # 11. V. R. Schrader, Sole Agt. HAB EN STOCK AND 18 CONSTANTLY RECEIVING ■JI Fresh and Pure Medicine Also Paints, Drugs and Oils , and all goods usually kept in % % first class Drug Stores , SHIRLEY'S SEEDS AND OTHERS OF KNOWN RELIABILITY ALWAYS ON HAND. This establishment aims to be primarily a Puarmacy where only Pare be bought and Prescriptions acc irately and conscientiously compounded X) AY AND NT IGPII T . Tallahassee, Fla., Julyl, 1884. - - —— "" " \mm ESTABLISHED 1838. ESTABLISHED 18& —' M. LIVELY, Apothecary, PIIAR MACE OT IST AND DRUGGIST, AT THE Old-Established (Drug and (Medicine (Stand, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA. I- now receiving and hat* recently added to his : arge and extensive stock many New Articles of Kngrlbh, French and American Manufactures, Chemicals, Medicines, SorfifliJ Instruments, Toilet Articles, Perfumeries, Brushes aud Combs, PAINTS, OILS, GARDEN SEEDS, FANCY ARTICLE!, ETC. In f ari wc have ac'naily in stock most of the articles known to the drug and rredxine trade, ißtf which w are celling on the lowest margin of prill;. Dealing largely in this special line of bazaar gives* ii- advantages* in purchasing, ns well as keeping our stock freshly supplied, possessed, perhifc to a greater extent than any sinrlar lions? in the state. jsfT”All goods are warr tntt.d as re. resented, and the utmost care and attent on will be given totf orders to insure satisfaction to our customers. PHYSICIANS' PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COMPOUND ED AT ALL HOURS , DAY OR NIGHT. tlTFor the convenience of persona requiring prescriptions or medicines at night & bell-pull wB be found on the right hand side of the door, which will always be promptly answered. January 14,1879 JH. LITELI, • MOSLER SAFE AND LOCI COMPANY’S PATENTED AND IMPROVED Fire and Burglar Proof Safes, Vaults, Etc. Offices and Salesrooms: Broadway and lOtli Street, New York; 86 to 96 Elm Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. Factories: Cincinnati and Hamilton, Ohio. D Y.ciBLETONIC f I F F tIS jut GUARANTEED 3 P^1F “ALL FEVERS Til only BSMKDY or irs kind in Tu* world. A Specific for all Fevers! • SAFE and SURE REMEDY lor every form of Sickness or Debility in which FEVER i “* gerous or distressing element. A Medical Record without Parallel i Yellow Fever, Jacksonville, Fla , lßßß ■' Fever, Negaunse JficA, 1889; Malarial Fever, Chills and Fever. Colds, Pneumonia, 9 SemUA Fever, Measles, Inflammatory Rheumatism, BUkms Attacks, Indigestion, General Influenaa or “ La Grippe withont grtpta***”* C * tfcarUc *d Alterative Pills, Purely Vegetable; relish** DIFFUSIBLE TONIC