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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-09-12

A WIDOW AN UNCLoTHED BRIDE. AT
recent Centennial celebration at New
Fame. Vermont, the address was de-
livered by Judge G. X. Field, the we'll
known anecdotist, and among the
stories told by him in it is the following,
as given in the Montpelier Argus:
By strange perversion of legal prin-
ciples, it was supposed by our ancestors
that whoever married widow who was
administrative upon the estate of her de-
ceased husband, represented insolvent,
and should thereby possess himself of
any property or thing purchased by the
deceased husband, would become an
executor de son tort, and would thereby
make himself liable to answer for the
goods of his predecessor. Major Moses
Joy became enamored of Mrs. Hannah
Ward, widow of William Ward, who
died in 178S, leaving an insolv9nt es-
tate, of which Mrs. Ward was admins
tratrix. To avoid the unpleasant penal
ties of the law, on the morning of her
marriage with Major Joy, Mrs. Ward
placed herself in q closet with tire
woman, who stripped her of all uher
clothing, and when in perfectly nude
state she thrust her fair arm through
diamond-hole in the door OF. the closet,
the gallant Major clasped tie hand of
the buxom widow, and was married in
due form by the jolliest 'parson in ver-
mont. At the close of the ceremony
the tire-woman dressed the bride in a
complete wardrobe which the Major
had provided and caused to be de-
posted in the closet Mt the commence
ment of the ceremony. She came out
elegantly dressed in silk, satin and
lace, and there was kissing all around.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-09-12

CocoA-Nur TREpANNISG.-There is a
we'll known trick performed by the
clowns i'll rantomimes, to the mistifica-
ton of the juvenile portion of the au-
dience, which consists in shooting hole
in mans head, and then artistically
plugging up the ori6ce with carrot,
thus completely curing tho apparently
assassinated individual. While this is,
of course, very ridiculous, it is no mere
so than somewhat similar operation
practiced by the inhabitants of Uvea, an
island in the Loyalty group. These
queer people have n notion that when a
person gets headache his skull is
cracked or that the bone is pressing
down on the brain. Consequently they
proceed to cure the trouble by cutting
open the scalp, and scraping hole in
the Uranium with q bit of glass, and
then stopping the aperture with a piece
of cocoanut she'll rubbed smooth.
Sometimes the surgeon scrapes too far
and Injuries the pia mater, when the pa
tient dies; but ordinarily the boring pro-
ceeds to the dura mater, leaving hole
in the skull. 1t seems that few adults
are without perforated heads, and that
the cocoa nut patch is common.-Scien-
tGc american.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-09-12

STAINED AND POLISHED FLooRs.-A
correspondent who thinks that carpets
nre too expensive for daily use and that
something which is cheaper and at the
same time more easily kept clean is
needed, says that friends hall and
kitchen were hoored, as he supposed
with strips of black walnut and pine;
but he was informed that the owner
had caused the floors to be smoothly
laid, and with his own hands had
stained each alternate board dark
color, and then with shellac had fin
ished the whole with fine polish.
He says: 81 shall have my hall and
dininS-room floors pluned smoothly and
evenly by II carpenter, and then myself
rub carefully with sponge or brush,
avoiding any daubs over the seam, into
each alternate board a stain prepared as
follows: One-quarter of pound of as
phaltum and half pound of beeswax
to one gallon of turpcrtine. If too
thin, add beeswaX; if too light in color,
add asphaltnm, though that must be
done with caution as very little will
graduate the shade, and black walnut is
not what its name indicates, but dark
rich brown; or burned umLer in alco-
hol, to the proper consistency of easy
application, may he used without the
beeswax: and, after thin coat of shell
lac has been laid over the whole and
the surfaced smoothed over with sand
paper, coat of common varnish will
give it u splendid finish. A breadth of
carpet or mating, or piece of oil-cloth
laid down, will protect it where the
greatest wear comes. The narrower
the floor the finer will be the effect;
but in any case it will excite your own
and your neighbors' admiration and
prove Joy forever
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-09-12

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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-14
HISTORICAL, SOCIETY.

We see with pleasure, the movement
of prominent men of all parties, from
different parts of the state, now in Aus.
tin, for the formation of a State His
torical society.
BY all that is sacred to the memory
Of the dead, and by all that is just to
our children yetunborn, this should be
done. With history, rich and glori-
Gus in incident, as wen as in grand
illustrations in craftsmanship and
heroism, the men of to-day who survive
the deceased actors, have toolong been
recreant to high trust. Our history Is
daily losing valuable elements of per
petuity in the death Of men who figured
in the past. Dorm the society, collect
and preserve the fragments and in
ages to come the sons and daughters OF
Texas will be proud Of their origin--a
noble possession, which will excite the
bosoms Of children yet to be born OF
parents who to-day live in Europe, and
all parts Of this union. From all such
countries emlgrants are coming and
will continue to come, who will be-
come members of our common house,
hold as grand and glorious common
wealth of freemen. Their children and
ours will share common glory, win
marry and be given in marriage, and
they, as well as we, are interested in
preserving and perpetuating the true
history of this sunny land of ours.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-14
LITERARY NEWS.

Messrs. Pierce " Lyle, booksellers
and stationers, send us the following;
The Hidden Sin Is the name of Miss
Eliza A. Dupuy book, just published
by II. b. Peterson x Brothers, Philadel-
pha, in handsome volume. In "rhe
Hidden SIM the consequences of an
evil deed are brought home to the per
petrator and many complications arise
which give zest to the story. Bessie is
charming creation, and for her sake
the reader feels that he can forgive the
sin committed Oh her account, though
she refuses TO be benefited 10y il when
the truth becomes known TO her. 1t is
decidedly the best work by this re-
nowned authoress, and abounds in
thrilling incidents, told in an absorb
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persons and places are drawn with q
master hand. "rhe Hidden Sin" is is
sued in q large duodecimo volume, and
sold by all booksellers at the low price
of 81 rs in cloth, or 81 SO in paper COW
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Oh receipt of the price of the work in q
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books, comprising "rhe Hidden SIM"
''fhe Dethroned Heiress,' "The Clip
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Mysterious Guest "Why Did He Mar
ry Her." "Was He Guilty." "Who
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up in sets, each set in neat box, and
are bound in morocco cloth, uniform,
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and beautifully designed backs, in full
gilt, price $40 rs q set, and are publish
ed by 7. b. Peterson Il Brothers, No. 3U6
Chestnut street. Philadelphia, Pennsyl-
vania, who will send set to any one,
freight prepaid, to any place, on re-
ceipt of price.
VICTOR's TRIuMpH-The Sequel to n
IA Beautiful Friend,n by Mrs. Emma
ID. Il. N. Southworth.-The simple an
nouncement of O new novel by this
popular American authorizes will be
sufficient torecommend It to the thous-
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peculiar characteristics of her style,
Astounding in melo- dramatic situations
land intense portrayal of incident and
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thing she has ever written. All of Mrs.
Southworth's thirty-scven popular
books are put in neat box, price
S64 rs set or 81 70 each, bound in
morocco cloth, with very handsome,
newly designed, fun gilt back. Copies
OF "Victor's Triumph" or u set of Mrs.
Southworth's complete works, will be
sent to any address, free of freight or
postage, on receipt of price by the pub
fishers. A complete set of Mrs. South
worth's works should be found in every
Library and in every family in the
| land
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-14
The Dallas Daily HERALD is now one
OF the leading newspapers of the state.
Il Paris North Texan.
poverty of the Blood.

If the blood be thin and watery the whole
system IL Impoverished. The flesh IL nabby
the muscles lack hardness, the nerves are 70
Taxed, the Internal organs but imperlcctly
perform their functlons, the brain is inert,
and, In short, the entire body is only half
alive. The stomach IL mainly responsible
or this wretched condition of the human
machine. Stimulate and tone that organ
with IIostotter's Stomach Bitters, and n
marked change for the better will soon be
apparent. The result of improving the dl-
gcstiop with this potent and genial tonic will
be the conversion of the food into rich, pure
blood, and as the blood Is the raw material
from which flesh, muscle, brain, bone, and
every membrane, tissue ard ligament of the
body are manufactured, all those compo.
nents OF the material frame will be gradually
regenerated and invigorated. This is sound
doctrine, and 1t is sustained by the logic of
facts. .f p
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-14
THE STORM Ann THE SUNSHINE.

The late elections, north and east,
are Significant. For the first time in
fifteen years the democrats have car.
ried the gritty State of Connecticut
throughout. Heretofore, when they
elected the governor, the republicans
had large majorities in the legislature
now they have, carried all, and for the
first time In seventeen years, Connec-
ticut Will elect a democratic United
States senator, the first one from the
New Englsnd states since the sectional
wliirlwind which elected Mr.. Lincoln
In New Hampshire democracy has
also carried the Legislature, which in.
sures a democratic governor. In
various other states the local elections
have gone largely in favor of the dem-
ocrats, including the cities of Cincin-
natl, St Louis, Dayton, Kansas City,
st. Joseph, and many other large
places. These signs i'm the political
zodiac certainly mean something
more than ordinary party, victories.
They unerringly point to a consumma.
ton for which the purest men n 1.-THE
republic have prayed-the triumph of
calm reflection over the asperities and
animosities engendered by the war
They indicate o healthy return 70 the
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-14

MANY persons are put to inconven-
fence by late rule forbidding the
market to be opened after certain
hour la the morning. To persons living
in the northeastern quarter of the city
and doing business down town, 1t is a
convenience to attend market Oh their
way home in the evening. The limits
of Dallas cover so large an area that,
at best, ono market fails to furnish the
accommodation necessary. Some per-
sons in the limits, aud their number is
considerable, now have to travel from
three quarters to q mile and quarter
to reach the present market.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-14
About u Postal Card.

A postal card may be the means of a
prOdigious amount of mischief Mr..
johnson, of st. Joseph, sent one with
the label of his firm pasted on it to a
firm in Chicago, but before 1t was de-
livered to the Chicagofirm the Chicago
postmaster demanded and received six
cents extra postage. Mr. Johnson was
notified of the fact, and requested to
make good the amount lost through
his infraction of the postal law. He
took the matter to the st. Joseph post
master and asked his advice. The st.
Joseph postmaster declared the decision
of the Chicago postmaster wrong, and
told Mr.. johnson he might send as
many postal cards, with labels pasted
on them, through the mails as he
pleased. to. ThereupOn Mr.. johnson
sent another postal card to. 1.-The Chicago
firm, with this superscription: "Our
postmaster says your postmaster Is an
ass" That was all. But the Chicago
postmaster wouldn't standit. He did
not care particularly about being writ
ten down an ass; but to be made the
official medium of communicating the
information to a third person was q
little too trying. He sent the obnox-
ious card to the head center, Mr.. Cress-
well, and Mr.. Cresswell, after a, pro-
found and exhaustive consideration of
the matter, sent instructions to the st.
Joseph postmaster to have Mr.. John
son arrested on charge of sending
obscene and scurrilous languageb
through the mails "a q
The question presented is novel and
complex. 1t involves the accuracy of
Mr.. Johnson's classification of the
Chicago postmaster-and here the fact
may be against Mr.. Johnson. The
Chicago postmaster may not be an ass;
IL so, he can deny the classification and
defy the classificator. But it involves
the reputation of an animal of shith-
erto uHimpeachable respectability-
and on this point we are bound to say
that the overwhelming testimony Of
history and experience is against the
p0stmaster-general. Things have
come to a pretty pass, Indeed, in this
age Of Darwinlan demonstration, H. BY
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-14

supremacy Of the civil over tho mill
tary power, and u counterniarch Of the
people back under the acgls OF conail'
tutlonal government, We have
long believed that time only
was necessary to wipe out
n government of hnte, oppression ana
corruption, aud restore equal rights TO
all. Demngogues aud coiruptlonlsls
naturally seiged on the sectional pref
udlces of the north 10 ride into power.
The horrible murder Of Mr.. Lincoln,
by mailman, was n God.send to TINT
class OF men, and they used IL to re-
double and frenzy the northern mind
towards the south, and, however I'M
just, we have felt too deeply the biting
fangs Of their success, But nine years
have rolled by Oh the wheels of time,
and sober, calm reflection has come TO
the same people. They can now par
TALLY realize that the lncorruptlble
hearts of President Davis, General Lee
aud the south M bitterly detested the
assassination Of Mr.. Lincoln rs they
did.
We have never doubted that ab-
stractly the north possessed as warm
an attachment TO liberty as the south,
and that whenever the storm Of see
tional antagonlsm passed away, they
would show IL. Being the vlctors, hold
ing the sword and the purse, their
temptations to wrong have been much
greater than ours, and they have, In
consequence, been duped to much
greater extent in allowing corrupt men
to hold official stations. But the great
heart Of the business an tolling null
titudes though misled by the passions
Of the hour, has not been innately the
enemy of liberty or good government.
Ii was thirteen years yesterday since
Sumter fell, and we write these things
with sincere pleasure.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-14
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.
Written expressly for The Dallas Herald.
VIENNA, January 10, 1878.
A BAUER HocHzEIT IN sTYRIA.


And what is a "Hochzeit?' The
dictionaries translate the word as
wedding" but the literal definition of
the two parts of the word hoch--high,
and zeit-time, nighttime, would often
give a truer Interpretation. A Bauer
hociizeit Is q PEASANTS wedding, and
furnishes the occasion for high time
to the whole community, which for
days previous, ferments with the idea
of prospective c0nviviality. lt
A grand wedding among the Syrian
peasants always takes place ON Mon
day, but when the parties are not very
wealthy, they consider Sunday good
enough for them. ris
The Bauer is q farmer and belongs
to the upper class in the rural
districts, mechanics and laborers
being the lower classes, and
among the latter the ceremony,
expense and festivity of q hochaeit are
frequently dispensed with, the parties
living together as man and wife, and
often rearing large families before seek
ing priestly or legal sanction to their
union. No shame attaches to the bear
ing of illegltimate children, and many
children stand upon the public record
as illegitimate who are subsequently
legitimized by the marriage of their
parents. These "unions of hearts, and
not hand, legally speaking, seem to be
as sacredly observed as II the solemn
vow had been taken at the altar, and
laziness, drunkenness, sicknesso or even
are not sufficient to cause
separation, but they toll OH together,
bearing and forbearing, enjoying and
suffering in common, and often not
until their children are grown up and
themselves plead for lawful right to
bear their fathers name, do they go
through the form that in the eye of the
law constitutes them man and wife.
The general apology for these unions
Is the lack OF means to get married,
although in reality the expense at,
tending the wedding festivities are
not very great 1t Is true the |
whole community, the village and
the farmers for miles around indulge
In time Of eating drinkingand being
merry, but each does it at his own ex,
pense,. the bridegroom paying only for
himself and bride or, perhaps, q few
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-14

the edlct Of republican postmaster
general, the name Of proper, we'll
behaved animal OF classic lineage IL 10
be made synonymous with obscenlty
and scnrrIlty--to say nothing OF the
feelings OF that large class Of molten
sive persons IN Chicago and elsewhere
who are prcjudIced by the poslmas' er-
generals decision. We do not care
whether the,poslmaSter at Chicago Is
an ass or not; that Is foreign TO the
more important question we are trying
to bring out. We simply assert that
the postmaster-general's association OF
asses with scurrilIty Is gratuItous aud
nncalled-for Insult 10 mn ancient fam.
lily, which In not without representa-
ton In the present cabinet, --lSt. Lsuls
Republican.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-14

THE nomination of the Hon. M. s.
Munson for the vacant legislative seat
from the Galveston and Brazoria dis
trict, is admirable. He is an able and
honest man, and moreover was born
on the Trinity river tifty-two years
ago, and was doubtless the first Ameri-
can born on this river, now celebrated
for the number and promising charac-
ter of Its babies, from old Anahuac to
its various sources, hundred Of miles
away.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-14

WE observe, In some of our stone
cutting yards, beautiful lot of brown
sand stones being dressed for fronts and
facings in buildings. They are brought
on the Pacific railroad from our young
sister town Of Longview, and are rs
handsome as the brown stone seen on
Broadway, New York, Although so
near, without railroad facilities, they
have been inaccessible to this part of
the state. \ 8ts
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-14

WOULD 1t not be gratifying to Dallas
pride to furnish st. Louis new Irish
potatoes from six to eight weeks
earlier than they can be grown up
there? From present indications, we
Dallasltes expect to send them fore
taste this spring, and afterwards to do
so on large scale, including vegeta-
bles, peaches, Strawberries and other
products. Why not?
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-14

JuDaEJ. A. HouoHToN, some time
Alnce Judge OF the Williamson aud
Lampassas district, has located in Dali
lus to practice law. He has long occu
pied Il prominent position at the bar OF
that section.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-14
Acc,ae", On me cn,ro aud Fulton

Road.
A telegram to the Little Rock Ga
zettc from Bought0n station, OH the
Cairo and Fulton railroad, says that
the passenger train which left there ut
2 O'Clock this morning, about four miles
north Of that place, IN the Little Mis-
souri, river bottom, met with serious
accident, by u piece of trestle work
giving away. The engine and baggage
car were Wrecked and the engineer,
Frank Johnston, was killed. Tho bag
gage car turned over into the water,
and considerable express matter and
all its mails were lost, the water carry
Ing them away, there being aswift cur
rent Tho express manager met with
n narrow escape, being in the baggage
car when II reached the water, but was
finally rescued.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-14

LARGE amounts of excellent coal ARE
now brought to Dallas from the Indian
territory by the continuous line Of the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas and the
Texas Central railroads. Tho mines
are about one hundred and forty miles
from Dallas by rail. So much for rail-
rnnda
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-14

TIE mex city council meets tonight,
when we suppose secretary will be
elected and policemen be selected.
There are numerous applicants as far
n we have heard
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-14

CAPTAIN Il, l., SMITH, Of the late
firm of Throckmorton, Brown &Smith
OF Sherman, has been appointed Uni
ted States district attorney for New
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-14

ligy, Mn ROY, Of Chicago, delivered
very fine dlscourses In the old school
Presbyterian church ON Sabbath fore
noon and evening, II 10 q good Sign,
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1ailg9erala

Hon. II. NJ. II. HUNTER, has been
elected state treasurer of Virginia, vice
Mayo, removed
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-01-27
THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN.
VOLUME FOR 1874.


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