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SEsssBLE.-Ncw here is what can he
called sensible husband He lives in
Athens, Georgia. Recent. his wife got
TO lIkiug another fellow The two made
arrangements to elope, which the husband
Uncovered He didn't get into a passion.
nor try 20 commit murder He went to
his wife AID eaii Look here, there's no
n'e Of your clipping. ] don't Object to
your going. I'll hitch up the horse and
take YOU TO tie railroad depot, aud III give
Won 5000 to star, lille with He was as
coed ~ hi word. and did everything in
his power TO aid the couple in th.ir speedy
departure. A, he shoot; hands with the
brevet husband he said. Old fellow. I
don't wish you any worse !uck than you'll
get with her, and then you won't think
Yourself in paradise"
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ANGUS ia
SEMINARY,
STAUNTON, VA.

mrnces the middle of Soptcnibcr and closes the
corresponding time the following June.
This IL the largest hrst class Institution in
Virginia. IL has eOrl,s Of upwards Of twenty
oncers and teachers. The English course eN.
t.nsive and Thorough.
Advantage for Music and Languages cannot
be surpassed.
Seven Masic Teachers. four Instrumental and
three Vocal, ure constantly employed, whose
reputation has been extended wherever the
school IL known
4 resident Frcsch governc,s and native
French gcntleinan teach IaPil 10 speak the
language well ~ read and write IL.
The Building for eoHfort, elcgnn, q aud ron
vcnienec Unsurpassed in the State.
for full particulars address Miss M. j. BALD
VIZ, Principal.
The character and reputation OF the school
may be learned from the annexed testimonial,
from gentlemen whose position and character
give value 70 their Communications.
Two Of my Daughters h.ge bccn pupils Of
Miss Baldwin, SCHOOL 1 have thus become
familiar with her rystcta Of instruction and the
merits of the insttUiion. The School l. y
Christian h"uscbolA. In which love and duty
are the controlling Fowcrs."
ALE1sNDEE II. II. stuart. stanton, Va.
II consider this School ~ amongst the best,
if not the very best In the south"
WH II. MCGrFgIy.
University 81 Virginia.
II regard this School in il whole organira
ti"n and con duet. worthy Of the unrcseryed
confidence Of parents who wish their daughters
Taught sound learning, graceful accomplish
co, MT and correct principle
JOnE y. BALDWIN. stanton. Va.
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Asa matter OF statistical Information IL
IL said thai there are 10 the Juitcd States
fosrteen tbou-aud drug stores. and tia, the
member ~ persons einpIoyel 10 she yario,-
brnaches Of the drug husine-s il estimated
a, one hundred aud rhiry-fvc thoussnd
Wbst a country We have, and what society
~ ought u have, with 20 many pill ere.
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MERCHANTS HOTEL.
Geo. So'SIsss2oo, Proprietor.
tor--ep S--cpn1 Avr,.a. suA Nrutb rtsesi
HUEIMGToS Wss7 W.
ron SALE

a two story frame h,us, .aDi "a sii Iat-
I'll 10 a desirable locsl,. ou 4;b Ave ne.
b,t~ccu Sih AMI IUth sirvrts. Tern. mod
esata Api y 81 th.epG,c
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DHgANs To dream a n milestone
about your neck i'll rirn Of What you
may expect lyon marry an crtrsvsgant
woman.
u Is very lucky to dream that yca lay
Tor a thing twi.e over, since evc- rher-ard
you viii Prolahly take care 10 hsye our
bile rece.ped
For persOn ip etrt,srrasse,i rircuu,-
ssNnccr 70 dream ,hst b. ,> .rTe-sei IL very
tou0nate, f'f 10 t. v~r'd'g 10 Liin on 90
sooorot fa accepts TN
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-06
THE wAR QUESTION SETTLED.

Our dispatches this morning state
that the Spanish Government has
agreed to the demands of the United
States OH The Virginius question, thus
settling the question of war, as far as
the Cabinet at Madrid is concerned.
It remains to be seen whether >or not
the Cuban authorities, which seem not
to obey the mandates OF the home gov
ernmcnt, will consent 10 the release of
the Virginius and the remaining priso-
ners captured ON her. From dispatch
es heretofore published it would seem
that the Cuban Government is acting
en- their own responsibility, regardless
of the wishes of the CASTELAR, cabinet,
and this question rnay yet be far from
settlement.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-06


THE great day is passed. The strug-
gle is over, and in a few days we shall
know the general result. Whatever
that result may be, we now declare
that our part in the issue has oeen die
tated wholly and unreservedly by de-
sire to free Texas of oppressive laws
and administration, and to rcinaugti-
rate once more the reign of peace, good
will among the people, security to per-
son and property, low taxation and
public virtue.
We honestly REGARDED every inde-
pendent candidate, calling himself a
Democrat, as an obstacle in the way OF
achieving these grand results. But we
have not assaiIeo the motives of such
men. They had legal, if not a moral,
right to become candidates against
Democratic nominees. We do moi
think they were morally right, but
they probably thought otherwise. BE
that as it may, the election is now over
and we can truly say We have no per-
sonal unkindness towards single can.
didate. Let all Dow to the result, and
let us, of ralIas county, show that We
are worthy Of freedom, b yielding e
The expressed ysill Of lhe majority,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-06

If there is anything that should en-
courage every true Texan in endcavor-
ing to develop the best interests of the
State, it is the advanced ideas that
have taken hold of our leading citi-
zens in the improvement of their
stock. Texas cattle are the most
valueless Of any that go to the great
cattle marts of the country. This fact
is attributable alone to the fact that
cattle men have advanced in their
ideas of what the most profitable
demands of the market consist, and
have adapted their transactions in
stock thereto. In few years Texas
cattle will become as valuable in Eas-
tern markets as those raised in Ken
lucky or any of the other middle
States, flour people will but grasp the
opportunities Offered them, aud at once
begin the improvement of their stock.
1t is with no ordinary pleasure that we
announce that the facilities for this
improvement are daily increasing.
General Gano, of Kentucky, las but
recently brought into this section a
fine lot of both cattle and horses, and
now we have the pleasure of stating
that Captain Ed. Stiff, Of Collin county,
the great hog-raiser of fNorthern Texas,
encouraged by his endeavors in inn
proving the breed of Texas stock, has
just imported large number. of Short
horns, and is now offering them for
sale on terms that demand patronage.
Captain Stiflis the most energetic stock
man in Northern Texas, and Is SO not
so much for his ownership of large
herds, as his devotion to fine breeds.
His exhibitions at our fair last fall will
be remembered by our readers, and as
he always bore off the palm in all his
entries, we feel that to commend him
to our people is entirely useless.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-06

THE Fort Worth Standard Is sim
pie enough to object to The HERALD
publishing as news what has been pub
lished throughout the Union about the
reported failure of the company which
had taken the contract TO build the
Texas and Pacific railroad. We cam
not handy words with such captious-
ness. The Standard may continue
20 shaw the g.ecn-eyed moas,er,
'jcalousy," but we trust our friends in
Fort Worth have sufficient intelli-
gence to understand ordinary common
sense. We challenge all grunblers to
show that TIE HERALD has ever at
tempted to injure that town. We
trample under foot all such petty jcal-
ousy as unworthy of Journalism. Dali
las has no such Jealousy. but would re-
joice at the prosperity Of Foit Worth.
We have never heard respectable
citizen Of Dallas utter a word Of jeal-
ousy towards that place. On the con-
trary, the scnsitivencss of the Demo
crat and Standard have only been re-
garded as wholly uncalled for.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-06

ON yesterday we examined a lot of
thorough bred young Short Horns, now
at the stable of Mr.. Nussbaumer, some
recently brought from Kentucky by
the Messrs. Gano, the others by gen.
tleman whose name we did not learn.
The first is bull, eighteen months
old, bought of the Ganos by Messrs.
Nussbaumer, Eakins, Camp and Gas
ton. He is very handsome, and of i'm
meuse size for his age, and cost $3.50.
He arrived in rather bad condition,
but is now hearty and full of life.
Next comes five yearlng bulls, still
unsold, and very likely, but ONE or two
not fully recovered from the trip.
And lastly, five beautiful heifers, four
yearlings and one six months older,
all bought by Mr.. Nussbaumer at the
average price of thirty dollars.
We rejoice to note such additions to
the stock Of the country. 1t foreshad-
ows better day for our farmers, and
we hope to see thousands of thorough
breds spread over the country.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-06

WITHIN the past three years we have
Travelled extensively in the Northern,
Eastern and Western States, but we
have never seen a town of the same
size, say nine thousand inhabitants, in
which there was as much life, trade
and improvement as in this little one
horse city of Dallas. Strangers from
all parts of the Union are struck with
the same fact. Look abroad and what
do we see? Houses going up in all di-
rections-the streets, from early morn
to night literally jammed with wag-
ons discharging or receiving freight
freight trains arriving and departing
day and night, keeping up such ring
ing of bells and blowing of whistles as
to render sleep almost impossible to
strangers and the sick-lumber piled
daily twenty feet high for half mile,
rapidly transferred to wagons and the
piles rebuilt next day.
Covering space one and half miles
wide and two and a half long, all is
bustle-the sound of the hammer, the
anvil, the trowel, the. locomotive and
all kindred sounds, everywhere greet
the ear. The idea that such town II
Jealous of any other place is supremely
ridiculous.
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wow ,,,c Lion wooos His II, Idle

Let us first sketch the story of the
lion's life, beginning with his mar
riage, which takes place toward the
end of January. He has first to seek
his wife; but, as the males are far
more abundant than the females, who
are often cut Off in infancy, it is not
rale to find young lady pestere' by
the addresses of three or four gallants,
who quarrel with the ascerbity of jeal-
Gus lovers. If one of them does not
succeed in disabling or driving away
the Others, madam, impatient and dis
satisfied, leads them into the presence
of an old lion, whose roar she has ap-
preciated at distance. The lovers fly
at him with the temerity of youth
and evaporation. The old fellow
receives them with calm assur-
anca, breaks the neck of the first with
his terrible jaws, smashes the ley of
the second, and tears out the eyes of
tie third, No sooner Is the day won
and the field clear than the lion tosses
his name in the air as he roars, and
then cronches by the side of the lady,
who. as a reward for his courage, licis
his wounds caressingiy. When two
adult lions are the rivals the encounter
is more serious. An Arab perched in
tree one night saw lioness followed
by tawny lion, with full-grown name.
She Law down at the foot of the tree;
the lion stopped on his path aud seemed
to listen. The Arab then heard the
distant growing of lion, which was
Instantly replied to by the lioness under
the tree. This made her husband roar
furiously. The distant lion was heard
approaching, and as he came nearer
the lioness roared louder, which
seemed to agitate her husband, for he
marched toward her as if to force her
10 be silent, and then sprang back
to his old post, roaring defiance at his
distant rival. This continued for about
an hour, when black lion made his
appearance oh the plain. The lioness
arose as if to go toward him; but her
husband guessing her intention, bound
ed toward his rival. The two crouch
ed and sprang on each other, rolling
on the grass in the embrace. of death.
Their bones cracked, their flesh was
torn. their cries of rage and agony rent
the air, and all this time the lioness
crouched and wagged her tail slowly
in sign Of satisfaction. When the
combat ended, and both warriors were
stretched on the plain, she rose, smell
them, satisfied herself that they were
dead, and trotted off quite regardless
of the uncomplimentary epithet which
the indignant Arab shouted after her.
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REFLECTION.

AT this season of the year we are
prone to recall the rapid succession OF
events which in 1885 and 1886, inaagu-
rated the Texas revolution, and so
speedily eliminated in Texan inde-
pendence.
Tho first gun was fired at Gonzales,
September 2Sth, 1885. The Mexican
garrison at Goliad surrcn Tered to the
Texans, October 9th. The victorious
battle Of Conception was fought by
Bowie and Fannin, October 2Sth. The
victory Of the Gross fight was the seige
of san Antonio by the Texans, com
menced December 5th-Milam fell De-
cen1ber Sth-and the naughty Mexican
General, Martin Perfecto de Cas-, sur
rnuderd 10 our forces on the 10th, leaV-
.,.. .I.a,s free of Mexican soldcry.
in the renewed campaign inau-
ed hy santa Anna, the seige OF
Boa Alamoopened on the 23d of Fehrua-
r. 1886, the fortress was carried by storm
March 9Th, by the death of all OF rs
ore hundred and cighty-two defend
ers. Faunin surrendered to General
Urea near Goliad, March 10Th, himself
and men, nearly four hundred, were
bfuttily murdered few days later
loom spread over the land--all Texas,
west of the Trinity, was dcpopuiated,
the families rctreating east before the
victorious legions Of Mexico.
Houston at the head Of small band
of the bravest ofthe hravc-;hc iOrlorn
hope of rexas-feil back, followed by
the imperious and confident invader.
The DIST of April arrived. The two
forces confronted each other on the
plains of San Jacinto. With "Rcmrm-
Der the Alamow rs battle-cry,
Houston threw his ragged, half starved
followers, like a wirlwind, on Santa
Annals chosen division, and, in the
twinkling of an eye, the field was
cleared-half the enemy killed and
wounded-the other made prisoners.
From that memorable day leXaS hau
freedom, until the close Of the late war
Since the latter event our freedom has
been suspended, Or held i'll abeyance
nearly eight years
On Tuesday next, the people, SO long
held in an inferior position--undor
bondage more or less rigorous-wiii
resume their inherited and inalicDable
rights TO self-government, by peace
fully going TO the polls and once more
selecting their own public agents,
without fear or intimidation. The
spectacle is Il grand one, and well cal
culated to stimulate our people TO the
sublimest degree of patriotism.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-06
A Sad Accident

1t now becomes our painful duty to
report one of the saddest accidents that
has happened in our county for several
years. About three weeks ago nine
men went from Gainesville on hunt
ing excursion TO Beaver creek I'm the
Indian Territory, about sixty-five miles
west OF this place. On last Saturday
evening two of the hunters, Mr.. Hop
kins Davidson and his son-in-law, Mr..
w. T. Peery, went from the camp in
search of bear. After hunting a
while Mr.. Davidson concluded 10 re-
turn to camp aud on the way stopped
in some brush and was STOPPING under
some briafs when he was seen and shot
hv Hr. pesIy, ari He'd inmediuteiy.
Mr.. Peery's grief Has ihde=cFlhabia on
learning the f5tni result Of the shot; be
had kiliei bis best ffieHd--a trae and
genero7s nan.--f0ainssyiIle 0ssetls
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Remarkable pctrl,aetion.

A remarkable case of human petri-
faction was discovered Mt Whitehall, Il
few days since, by some persons who
were transferring the remains Of Sally
Jacket from the old to the new bury
ing ground She died and was buried
twenty-three years ago, and from some
unknown cause the remains have pet
riiicd. The coffin, hair, and shroud
had crumbled away, but her original
form was perfect, except an indenta-
ton across the chest. Every limb was
as natural and perfect as in life. The
hands were laid at the side of the body,
rs was necessary in laying it out. The
features were regular and perfectly
natural with the exception of the end
of the nose being absent, while the
sockets showed where the eyes had
been.
The hair was entirely gone, the skull
being bare and smooth as If it had
been shaven. Even the fingers and
toes were perfectly shaped, although
the nails had assumed the same ap-
pearance in color as the rest of the
body. What seems strange is, that
when the body was found it rest
ed only on the calves of the legs and
the back of the head, as quite hol-
low space was found beneath the body,
where the bottom of the coffin once
rested. The deceased was II large wo-
man while living, weighing two hun
dred pounds; and it is also a curious
fact that the phenomenal specimen
weighed about the same.-l Rutland
Wt) Herald
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TO DIR FAEm EisS.

We advise you to procure rom some
planter, In Matagorda, Jackson or Cal
houn counties, sufficient seed OF the
California clover to make II test OF Its
value in this part of Texas. This clo-
yer, for years past, has been tried and
found perfect success in those conn
ties. 1t is a fine-growing plant, and
hay of which horses, cattle and sheep
are exceedingly fond.
This fine clover comes up IN Septem'
Der and October-i5 perfectly green all
winter-goes to seed in May and juno,
and then dies out till September or
October. In mid-winter cattle viii hc
as fat on its pasturagu rs stall-ied cattle
are in Kentucky.
Colonel Hawki"s 20" '"rtair '"'n
Duncan lpostJii' r..' .
rexasp, we haze r. trHH. h.. 1r.'
to, win Willingly sou3 g e"
aud information TO cu, t HTUsn"
to make fair test Of th. mA. 4,H.
bic md extraordinary g7a "n0Hrs
seen It's excellence on tAc -u"
recommend i TO our people
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-06

The editor of the Covington Adver-
tiser, an old army companion of the
late Colonel Clarence Prentice, says OF
him: "He was gifted with many OF
the mental characteristics of his father,
and had he adopted the sameprofession,
would have made brilliant record.
As soldier there was none braver; as
a husband aud father, none more fond.
He was the life of his camp during the
war, and was both loved and feared by
his men. We know of one instance in
the later part of the war, where he
took command of a rude, unruly and
ignorant hand of mountaineers, and
soon inspir d them with such respect
for his orders that they rapidly became
one of the best drilled bodies in the
Confederate service.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-06

[FIom the Ploushkeepsie IN. " Press,
November 10.
On Wednesday last, at Cold Spring,
considerable interest was excited by
the announcement that an enormous
cannon was to be cast mt the foundry,
which would require thirty-three tons
of molten iron for the rough casting,
and which was to weigh GO, 4SO pounds
when finished. A number of scientif-
ic gentlemen and interested spectators
were gathered to witness the work; but
unfortunately, when about half the
metal was safely conducted to the
mould, the weight and height of the
column burst the box, and the entire
contents escaped. Tho metal had to
be drawn from the furnaces and cast
in the sand, that it might be reheated
for another trial. The loss was various
ly estimated, some placingit as high
as 5000.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-06

THE adjustment of the difficulty be-
tween the United States and Cuba,
should it be perfected, will have one
bad effect. There are, by careful
analysis, from four thousand nine hun
dred and ninety to five thousand one
hundred and ten carpetbaggers in
Texas OH the eve of migration to other
parts. If brush had taken place, in
which Uncle Sam would have received
the beautiful and rich island, there
would have opened for these undone
carpetbaggers the prettiest field of OPP
erations for their class of thieves the
world ever saw. If that door is shut
they will have to retire into outer
darkness and whine rather than react
and shout.
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THE voting strength of Wise county

THE voting strength of Wise county
is about one Thousand. In an election
held in this county in 1871 there was
2ll votes polled. This is considera-
ble increase considering the fact that
we have no railroads or other public
enterprises to invite immigration. We
have nothing here to offer immigrants
except hearty welcome and soil and
climate unsurpassed for fertility and
healthfulness. This country produces
in abundance all the cereals, tobacco,
cotton, &c. A few years ago cotton
was unknown in this county. This
year the yield will reach about fifteen
hundred bales. A sufficient amount to
pay nearly the full Indebtedness of the
county, if a fair price could be real
ized.-fDecatur Advance Guard.
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Santiago de Cuba, n city whose name
will henceforth be heard with shud-
der, was formerly the capital of Cuba.
1t is n maritime city, and in 1853 con-
tanned apopulation of "a 253. 1t is the
second city in size on the island, and is
situated on the Santiago river, six
miles from its mouth, on the south
coast. 1t is well built, with wide
streets and houses chiefly ofstOne. The
principal buildings are the cathedral,
several other churches, college and
numerous converts and schools. Its
port is four miles in length, is well
sheltered, is defended by several forts,
and is deep enough for ships of the line.
1t is rOmantically situated, being hem
med in by mountains but the climate
is said to be very unhealthy.-[Wash-
ingtOn Star.
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A Mnn Pound Dead.

[FTOm thc WehthtrIOru I1IHts.J
Mr.. S. Crawford informs us, that on
Thursday of last week, n man was
found dead at the old Belknap crossing
on Keechi. He had evidently been
murdered, as he was lying by his camp
fire, having been shot in the hePd, and
also knocked on the head with club.
He was quite young man, with red
hair and light complexion. EARLY in
the morning of the same day a man
was seen coming in the direction of
Weathcrford, riding poor, tired pony,
and having number of blankets with
him. Suspicion was at once aroused,
and men started on his track. We
learn that he was captured beyond
Springtown, but have no particulars.