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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-04-25

The Csrsicsna saloon keepers are
engaged 10 the hopeless task of sur
fsitine Van Horn. OF the Observer, on
SBack" beer. What waste of ma
eRiaL
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-04-25
The area covered by the recent

The area covered by the recent
-sraoy y y Louisiana comprises over
Leddillion acres Of land, much OF
which is already planted in cotton,
ecrn and cane. This comprises In
North Louisiana, the parishes of Carr
rsll, Madison, Tensas, Concordia
Oua ohlts, Franklin, ,Catahoula, More
house, Richland and Caldwell. Be-
lev Red River all the lower parishes
ere involved TO q greater or less ex-
tent Poor Louisiana! ten misfor-
tunes ssmes apon the back Of every
enc that occurs there.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-04-25
NEW ADvERIIsEMENTs. /.
MRS. ADDIE CURTIS
V1PRIyATE q BOARDING HOUSE,
LATE CAPITOL, UOThL)

Only one block frOIn The State Hensc.
CONGRESS AVENUE, AUSTIN, TEXAS.
This House bas recently changed hands, and been
thorough rcnoy ated The proprietre . 10 determ.
her House, the quality vf her fare. She invites
the pa rOnsge oi stranger visiting Austin, who will
e1periegee AZ good At hotel fare NJ half the price,
apr2idly ----.-.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-04-25

The Statesman has long and ably
written account Of the dolngs in Aus
tia on San Jacinto day.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-04-25

We acknowledge the compliment of an
invitation to the Fifth Annual Texas State
Fair, to be held in Houston from 10th to
22d of May.
We hope to see the agricultural interest
of Texas, that Is to say, all great indus
trial interests, and more especially, those
directly connected with farming opera
tiOns and rural home life in the State,
largely represented on this occasion
There is no interest of so much impor
tance, and none more susceptible of i'm
provement by the dissemination of ideas
and the cultivation of a spirit of generous
rivalry among the farmers and Their
wives. Fairs, when properly conducted,
are, in general, highly conclusive to these
ends, and we sincerely hope that Fair at
Houston may prove to be, in all respects,
one of this class
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-04-25
THE OLD COURT HOUSE
FOR SALE AT AUCTION!

In accordance with an order N ade at the April
Term, 1874, Of the County Court Of Mailer hAA
county vii proceed to 'ell at pablo auction to
Court House, on MONDAY, May 4, 1874 Al eleven
O'Clock A. N. The purchaser will be REQUIRED 70
nary 1875 bearing 10 PEI cent interest per mum
from date and to remove the building with iusixsy
dsys from the date Of sale.
E. p. MASSEY,
Presiding Justice, McLennan County.
April Z, 1874. D&Wla
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-04-25
CENTRAL ROUTE !


HOUSTON & TEXAS CENTRAL RAILWAY
AND ITS CONNECTIONS.
Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad; Atlantic snG
Pacific Railroad Missouri Pacific Rail.
road Chicsgo, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad, and
MISSuRI RIVER, FORT SCOTT a GULF r. r.,
Offer the bert reut.s from the Gulf Of Mexico,
via Red River City to all points In the
Moth, Bast and Vest
Passengers haye choice Of Sutes ya yiaitsi
Springfield. Missouri, and st. Louis. 6edAlis and
81. Louis; Hannibal and Chicago; Port Scott aid
Kansas City
Pullman Palace Sleeping Car on all night traiAs.
Tickets can be procured, asd baggage checked 10
all points In the United States and CAnadaa, nom
me following Stations on the line Of the Houston .
Texas Central Rai way: Houston, Hemp tead,
Br, an, Hesrne Calvert, Corsicana, bal a., AeKih.
ney, sherma., Austn, Waco.
Condensed Trough Time Card TO all points HcrtA
and East. via the
HOUS ON AND TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-04-25

Official returns made To the Bureau
of Statistics, show that during the
quarter ended March 81, 1874, there
arrived al the port OF New York. l5-,
726 p 'ssengers, Of whom 1873 wen
immigrants, consisting ot 1905 males
and 390S females. O the ,alnumber
of immigrants arrived, 2o4s were uD
der fifteen years OF age. $3.50 6i,een
and under forty, ano i4s2 forty years
of age and over.
Na,ionalities- From England, 2444 ;
Scotland, 64s; Wales, 10; Ireland,
1882; Germany, 1858; Austria, 2o4
Sweden, 70; Norway, IA Denmark,
OF; France, sol Switzerland, 200
Spain, &c; Portugal. 8; Italy, lose
Holland, l4s; Belgium, Al; Russia
1877; Poland, 2lo; Finland, l; Hun
gary, 1o2; Turkey, 8; Greece, l.
China, Z; Aus ralia, o; Corsica, /
Mauritius, Siberia, E; Sicily, l6
Malta, /. Canada, 8; Nova Scotia
l; Newfoundland, L; New Bruins
wick, l Mexico, A; Granada, /; Bra
zil, Q; Venezuela, +; Columbia. 2
West Indies, A; Cuba, %; Port
Rico, / St. Croix, Q. Haytl, l Bar
BADGES, A; St. Thomas, l.
Born at sea, Z; died on the voy
age, Z.
The above immigrants represente
2l6 different occupations.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-23

You may go to your shelves in preference
to going to the bookseller. and, taking
down some volume which both of you have
often admired together, you write your
friends name upon your own book plate,
and the matter is settled at once. True
friendship has Il long memory, and divines
the taste to be gratiied with precision
nearly merring. If we give II book to
one who loves us, or who is loved by us,
it will convey charm quite independent
of its contents. 1t is us if we made offer
ING of an opinion which, though not &C
cepted, secures hospitable entertainment
because it is ours. 1t is like bestowing a
mOrsel of ourselves; and we know that it
will whisper to the reader with something
of our own tone and accent. So we may
sing with the poem, speculate with the
philosophy, narrate the history, and gossip
biographies and annals. SO, being dead,
we may yet speak. SO. long after we have
departed, the friendly hand may happen
to take down the votive volume; and as
the eye runs over the yellowing pages, and
catches here Il familiar sentence, and
there the penciled marginalia, how can the
old. happy evenings be forgotten or we
forgotten with them?-NeU York Tribune.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-23
Chinese Servants.

One Of our friends, Miss c., wa.
raining " boy" For three or four week,
She went into the kitchen and made tn.
bread. : Ting waiting upon her and oh
serving the process. After he had bccom.
familiar with the process, she said TO him
one evening:
. I"u make the bread tonight
"All light" he responded. r. is their
nSuprrable shibbolrth
He batlleL his hands oStcntaiou>lv, tied
IN L fresh white apron. took his stand al
the end of the kitchen table. and gravelv
posture'l :. few moments to catch the pro-
fe>sionil bend and play of the arms; then
he went 10 the pm, into which he had al
re;i lv sif,ei the flour.
"Iou bring water" was his require
ment of the aStonishcd Miss c.. No.
,h, no." she protested bat Ting was in-
lcxiblc
he brought water, Yeast and -four and
no hing could be palmer thin when he
nude bread She was to wait Oh him. No
to b. an example of in>l:br.linttion to this
ready pupil. She WAS Obliged To obey or
lrrS, nw.lrdlv laughing at her unc xpecte:
allotment in the east. She took COOL car,
10 ne out Oh Tie kilcltn When Dte.lu WIS
male again.
She was Il tall and portly lady with IN
unusual luNuritnce of h ,ir. Ting WAS =
warm adniirrr bur not Il blind one H,-
complnincd to her several time, tn It sh,.
WIS too large. and objected IT, her abln-
lint hair once when she WAS suffering
with :, he:,d.,che lie came into her room
and blthcd her head with gentle care, ::
then, lifj iny the loo>cneh tre>>e>, he said :
- loo muchee: me cut, pointing to hi
own >htven poll rs an evidence of his skill
md IL 4 mo lest assurance of it, belutify
M results
H. WIS one day preparing a steak to
brol. when his mistress sail 10 him
" Bring knife. Ting; too much fat. " All
he same you," was his brisk comp ,ri-on
This is seemingly very Siucv, but it m Isl
be remembered that they are :ts unconven-
ional ~ children. and every one knows
he awful dircctnes- of their opinions
until toned down by both precept and { <
p,rienc,.
Miss G. G- had f-ien much shorter
md lighter than herself. whom lii al
ways appreciatively mentioned rs nice
lady.
Through the result of illness her hair
am" ont 50 badly th,t she WIS bald. The
ir>t time afterw,rd that Ting met her he
mtnife>;ei decided pleasure. although un-
I~ulliy Reserved and undemon-trttive.
A. soon a She was g"ne-he had I'll" gr,ce
% wait un.il >hr. had lie gave vent To h :
,lmirt,ion. at I'll" same time ewing Mi->
G - sIT-c-tiv-ly: " She nice laly. velv
nice. She no too muchee f.lt. no tou
much-r hlir'-Nt,c York Post"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-23
GREAT SALT LAKE Growing CREATE

GREAT SALT LAKE GROWING GREATER.
-Stlltman $ Journal for September gives,
on the authority of the Ctuh N.ul,l1 Jour-
na.. some very remarkable statements in
regard to the level of Great Salt Lake.
The Valley was settled in 1917. The level
Of the lake is now twelve or fourteen fee,
higher thrn it WAS then. From 1917 to
lo5e there was no noticeable change.
From 1892 to 1896 there WAS Il rise to the
extent of about six feet above the lowest
level of the first mentioned year. From
1876 to 1861, 4 gradual subsidence took
place, until, in the fall of 1861, the level
was two feet below the lowest mark of
1892, and the lake WAS contracted to .,bout
threefourths of its are. in that wear. But
from the spring OF 1861 to 1868 there
went on Il steady rise; the lake extended
to once and Il half its are. in 1861, and its
surface stood twelve feet above its earlier
level. Since that time, the rise and fall
have been about equal, the tendency on
the whole being to gain, the tluctuation
not exceeding Two feet. AS to the pros
pect for the future, it is stated that the hu-
nudity of the atmosphere annually in
creaseS as the area of cultivation becomes
greater, and, rs a consequence, the evapo-
ration becomes less. On the other hand,
the mountain streams are steadily enlarg-
ing. Thousands of acres of farming,
meadow and pasture lands have been sub
merged along the eastern and northern
shores of tho lake, and many square miles
of valuable lands still occupied by the farm
ers will be completely Inundated should
the waters rise but few inches above the
Lowell of the past five years. unless protected
by levees. A monument has been recent.
ly placed near the shore of the lake to in
dictate the fluctuations of the level. Thi,
will be watehe with great interest for the
next few years.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-23
DARTMOUTH IrEMs-'rhe Students have

DARTMOUTH IrEMs.-The Students have
sent delegates 10 the meeting f the rowing
association. with instructions to vote for
Saratoga rs the place for next summers
regatta.
Adviccs from Prof. Young Of Dartmouth
College. who accompanied the American
expedition Ia China 10 observe the transit
nt Venus. state tha, he i in god health,
md would. at the close of the observation
probably come liomr by WAY of Esvpt and
India, assisting Prof. Watson of the
university of Michigan in taking meteoro-
logical and astronomical observations in
hose parts.-Pr"f. Young and party are
reported by telegraph 10 have been very
successful in their observations of the
lan>it on the sth. ,rtmouih will not
ne represented. this velr at the inter-
delegate literary contest, having received
IN invitation 10 plrticilute. top late; but.
next wear, the college will probably send
'"n'estlnls. a> til" project i, regarded with
favor 10y the students There will bee good
,kttin5 on the Crnn-cticut NJ ii mover.
his winter, us the deep snow. which
i"rmerly WAS permitted 10 liz. on the ice,
will be cleared off after every fall. Money
IL being RAISED, and Il contract has been
ma lie. for that purpose.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-23

cut. " BY my word, we'll done, that was
not a bad leap for q calf"
She looked at him for moment. and
then resumed her own shape Lau-
renee said she. You are Il bold fellow ;
will you come back the way YOU went?, )
- And that's what | will, - said he ;" if vou
let me- SO changing to a calf again,
Larry got ON her back, and at another
bound they were again upon the top of
knocksheogowna. The fairy. once more
resuming her figure. addressed him: ~ on
have shown SO much courage, laurence
said She, "th,t while You keep herds on
this hill YOU never shall be molc>tcd by me
or mine. The day dawns, 90 down to the
farmer, and tell him this; and if anything
can do may be of service to You. ask,
and you shall have it
She vanished accordingly; and kept her
word in never visiting the hill during
Larrv's life: but he never troubled her
with requests. He pipcd and drank ut
the farmers expense, and roasted in his
chimney corner, occasionally casting an
eye to the flock. He died ut last and is
buried in a green valley of pleasant Tip
perary: but whether the fairies returned to
tke hill of Knocksheogowna after his
death, is more than | can say.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-23

TRACT SOCIETY. The American Tract
society celebrated its iiftie.h anniversary
in New York. Sunday evening The an
nual report showed that tn. ANIMAL ISSUES
lIring these D Years have averaged m ,re
Ia lo,opo,0J1 publications. more tnln
10000 of them being volumes. Th.. work
during The past Year amounted 10 S500o0.
Grants have been made dlring the wear TO
The number of t., $4,000 pages. and To the
value of more than $1,000. which have
been distributed through mission schools.
prisons and hospi ;.l>. The gifts for foreign
distribution in the form of printed matter
amounted To- : iprp. and in cash ln,l pl ties
=" be u>ei in printing TO the amount of
; 5000. More than t 'oJ publication, nave
been ISSUED abroad. and in i3 languages.
Since the form ttion of the society il las
expended more than : S611,0J0 in cooper
ulng with prominent American missions.
A liress,.~ We're delivered by R.v- DR.
ryng. Williams. Piatt, lloilOck and 9TH
crS-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-23

The watch which Minister Washburnc
handed over to I,f,yet;e'> grandson at
Persons "Wednesday has had IN cventful
history. Presented bv Washing on. it WAS
stolen from The m Iui> while on his last
visit lo this country. in 1925. at Nashville.
Tenn. an for ne ,rly 40 vr,rS there was
no trace of it. But. 4 year or two ago, it
WAS discovered in 4 "-ecun,l-h ind shop
II Louisville. Ky. IN pIrc:las Il for ; 75
hv a gentlemen who knew is historical
vAlue, ana { ngre>s. last sumner. ap"ro-
pr..ted : ) ~ for its pIrclIts'- and rcstora-
lion 10 the lafayette ftmilv-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-23

A little story is told of Fe'ranti. the
singer. now with the De Mur>ka troupe.
which if not new, Is ut least good. He WIS
lin rinr in Italian. somewhere with Pirep,
ltoS /. and * she came forward 10 take
p,yt with her in ;he ductt. She remarked Il
Disturbed expression on hi. face. Not being
able To speak to him, she sung to the music
of the opera. : What is the mrtter with
Won my dear friend?" lIc caught The
words AT once. and. n the music Of his
part responded, : oh. madam. on my back
: Il terrible hole" In the name of Ilcav-
en-. warblrd She. in response. 'how came il
thrrr?" The learned III Hence meanwhile.
were in c,,>ta>i,S over what they imagined
WIS the height of the composers musical
poetry. | tore it en- I nail which stuck
out and nearly rent my garment in two. "
"Oh. vuu poor fellow. chirrupel the
lady :. but don't leg of vou turn round"
:: By the body of Bacchus, responded
he. " wish | were out of it, and they
went on with the part.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-23
The Life OF the Brute.

The following account of the behavior
Of 4 cow give a glimpse of ;he real nature
of the animal:
"TAe>r long tailed cows, say M">>r>
Hue and G:.bct. "ar- 50 r,.>tivr and diff
cult TO milk. that to keep them II all quiet
the hcrd>man has To give them 4 calf to
lick meanwhile. But for this device not a
single drop of milk could be obttinel from
them One day a Lama herd>mln. who
lived in the same house with ourselves.
came. with u long dismal face, to announce
that his COW had calvcd during The night,
and that. unfortunately. the calf WAS dv-
ING 1t died in the course of the day.
The Lama forthwith skinned the poor
beast. and stuffed it with htv This pro
cctding surprised Us at first. for the Lama
had by no means the Air of 4 m IN likely
to give himself the luNury of a clhnet OF
natural history. When the operation WIS
completed, we found that the hay-ralf had
neither feet nor head: whereupon il oc-
Cured to us that, after all. it was prrhal,
pillow that the Lama contemplated. We
were in error; but the error was not li>~i-
pated till the next morning, when ol
herdSmln went to milk his cow. SreinG
him issue forth, the pail in one hand. ;lnu
the hay-calf under the other arm. the fan
cv occurred 10 Us to follow him. HIS first
proceeding WAS to put the hlv-cllf dowi
before the COW. He then turned to milk
the cow herself The mamma 1T frs
opened enormous eyes ut her beloved in
FAINT: by degrees she stopped her hca,
toward it. then smclt at it, Sncczrd three
or four times. and at last proceeded to licl
it with the most delightful tenderness
This spectacle Tratal against our SrnSibl
tiles; it seemed to Us that he who first in
vented this parody upon one of the mos
touching incidents in nature must hav
been y man without a heart. \ >ompwlr,
burlesque circumstance occurred one dI
to modify the indignation with which thi
treachery inspired us BY dint of clrrSSin
and licking her little calf. the tender pl
rent one fine morning unrippcd it; the In,
issued from within. and the cow, mlnifrsl
ing not the sli ghtcst surprise nor agitation
proceeded TRANQUILITY to devour the unc,
pected provendcr."
The last touch entirely paints the brut,
She has recognized her offspring by I'll
smell chiefly, and having never he rd .
anatomy is not SURPRISED when the intern;
organs are found to consist simply of hay
; And why not eat the havo The absence
surprise at the discovery, the immediate
ness of the decision to eat the hay, II
perfectly natural in 4 cow. and if the
surprise us it is because we do not full
realize the state of the bovine mind.
we reflect, however, we must perceive tn;
Il cow can be aware of no reason VIII
calves should not be constructed internall
Of hay. On the other hand, the bovir
mind can not be wanting in It's own kin
of intelligence. for oxen know their ma
terS, and when in harness are remark;tb
for a very accurate and delicate kind
obedience; indeed, the horse is light-heac
ed and careless in comparison with then
-" Chapters on Ounl6 -4ninld}S.'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-23
4 QUESTION OF ErIIICs.-There is sol

4 QUESTION OF ErHICs.-There is some
disturbance of feeling ut Coimbatore
India. on account Of the means taken by
the government tiger slayer TO Kill "a large
m,n.eater recently. The beast had been
making terrible havoc in the district. and
the SLAYER hunting for him found MIN one
dav devourng victim. but the party was
not quick enough for him and he escaped.
Judging that at night tie tiger would re-
turn to his repast, the party saturated the
BODY with poison and left it, the result be-
ino that in the morning the creature wa.
found dead by the side Of the dead man
The event was one of great rejoicing to
the people. but resident English clergy
man has denounced the act rs sacrleglous,
and there is much feeling about the matter
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-23

matter again until in the evening. We
had broken the enemy's line, and were in
full pursuit. when we came upon Il dry
ravinc in the wood and Williams said
Just on the other side Of the hollow |
was shot in. my dream, and l will stick
my hat under my shirt Suting the &C
ton to the word rs he ran along, he doubled
it up and crammed it in his bosom. Scarce
ly had he adjusted it before mime ball
Knocked him out of line. Jumping up
quickly. he pulled out his hat, waved it
over his head, and shouted I'm all right.
The ball raised a black spot about the size OF
4 mans hand just over his heart and drop
ped into his shoe"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-23

The Springfield R,pu5'icw relates the
following: :. black-and-tan dog. on its
morning trip to this city with its master
n:s been of late, frequently assailed by
bigger dog in State Street. Friday morn
inr the little ,lor came with big comr.de.
but the State Street dog did not appear.
Nothing Disturbed the two dogs sat down
ana waited awhile, then the biz dog dcllb-
cratclv hid himself behind a tree. and the
little one. barking furiously. ran toward
the city past the home of his enemy No
fighting dog appeared, and the little doS
repeated the manTuver. this time calling
ont his as>ailant. The little dog ran
straight to his friend. who lay perfectly
still until pursucr and pursued were in a
rod of him. when he flew out from his
tree and killed the State Street dog In
second The biz dog and the lite on'
then razcd TRANQUILITY 4 few seconds at
their fallen foe. after which the little dog
kitrd off down town, and the avenger
ploddcd slowly back toward Wilbrah'm-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-23
A PRESENTIMENT.-AI Texas religion

A PREsENTIMEST.-AT Texas religious
paper, the Christian AdrocIte, relates a
story which :. clergyman. the Rev. l.. W.
Lewis, vouches for as being true. One
Joe Williams. Il soldier, had dreamed tha
the forces had crossed a river and camped
near Il church in Il wood, near which "a
terrible battle ensued; and that during a
charge just as they crossed ravine. he
was Shot in the breast. This dream he
had told to many, including Mr.. Lewis.
months previous to the event described as
having happened at the battle of Prairie
Grove, in northwest Arkansas. Dec. Z,
1862. We give the remainder of the story
in the clergyman's own words:
"On the memorable 9th of December.
1862, as we moved at double quick to take
our place in the line Of battle, then already
hotly contested, we passed Prairie Grove
Church, small, frame building. belong
inc to the Cumberland Presbyterians. !
was riding in the flank of the command,
and opposite to Williams, as We came in
view of the house. That is the church
Colonel, saw in my dream, said he.
made no reply, and never thought Of the
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-23

GABBY WORKMEN.-To the industrious
workman who takes deep interest in his
work. and who desires to be " let alone, :
nothing is more annoying than one next
him who is continually talking Of current
events. or volunteering advice relating TO
the business the former has in hand
These talkative mechanics are soon sin
gled out by the foreman Or proprietor.
and when dull times come are men who
can be spared" and consequently dis
charged.
While we do not object to men enliven-
ing the hours of toll by IN occasional joke
OF IA lively popular song. we insist upon it
that mechanics have no right to carry such
matters to the extent of interfering with
the proper execution of the work in hand
of their immediate neighbor, and while We
advocate the allowance to the operative o.
the largest latitude, that privilege SHOULD
not be exercised to the predjudice of either
the employer or the Observation-Disclosures