The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-09-11

glish capitalists offered 81 500, 900 for
the Sullivan farm, in Ford county, Ill.
The same property has since passed
into the possession of the Hoe. Hiram
Sibley, OF Rochester, N. ", who values
his interest at $500,000. Part of the
decline i'm value of the Sullivan farm
may be attributed to the general bust
ness depression. but n larger share
must be ascribed to the poor success of
giant farming. Mr.. Sibly, the new
proprietor, is fitted by nature and
education to carry on work of this
uescrIptiun, DuU lie Is one man picked
out of10,00O. Farming OH a large scale
depends for success on the elements
that are essential to the safe and pros
porous conduct of large business, and
also requires familiarity with details
of farm-Work. Since the Sullivan farm,
embracing 900 acres, are now under
one management, we may have an OPP
portunity to determine what brains can
accomplish in the highest departments
of observation-disclosures Tribune.
The fact was once extensively adver-
tised that Vice-President Wilson was
too i'll to attend to his official duties.
At one time it was said he had soften
ing of the brain, and was going to Eu-
rope to be treated. AT another he was
so bad off as to be confined to his home
with but little chance of his recovery,
and various other bulletins about his
health were circulated among the peO-
pie. All ola sudden he jumped up and
went to travelling, and we heard of
him one day with the dying Breckin-
ridge in Kentucky, and tue next at
Chicago, and the next in Kansas, and
afterwards roaming about among
the Rocky Mountains and i'll
speeding i'm the Mormon Valley the
wives of the prophet, and then again
making speech to the colored citizens
of st. Louis, and back again to his ma
tive heath, until the rapidity of his
peregrinations were something Won
derful, considering his former state of
health. The Richmond Wing, in
view of these facts, spoke of him us
''that energetic invalid" and the New
York Tribune says she isn't man
likely to go to bed and take medicine
just before National Republican Con-
tion," which leads us to the conclusion
that Wilson is humbug, and has
been playing 'possum all the WHILE
I Houston Telegraph.
-IulSS NiCSidChGh 10 ohC VI thosC !
Illinois prairie beauties who don't put
up with any nonsense. She was lately |
on the Chicago and North |
western Railroad. The conductor OF
the train wasso smitten by her charms |
that, while STOPPING over to punch her
ticket, he deliberately robbed her vir-
gin and peachy cheek of a kiss. She
blushed and vowed vengeance. The
upshot of the affair was Verdict
against the company of 81 900 damages
for the amorous trespass Of its en-
ploye Upon appeal, the Supreme
Court affirmed the verdict of the jury.
We are too gallant to quarrel over this
award. Miss McCracken's cheek was
her own, and the kiss ruthlessly
from 1t was clearly stolen !
But let us suppose that that
train had "telescoped" or run off the
track, or tumbled through rickety
bridge and deprived Miss McCracken
of an arm or leg, would the court and
the jury have been SO prompt to grant
her pecuniary reparation? We a-e
afraid they wouldn't. And doubtless
the reason for 1t Is this: that wbi,e tne
young lady could, II she felt disposed,
supply the place OF her raturai leg oy
a wooden one, kiss stolen from her
under such circumstances J.: iost
treasure that she can never either re-
store or repl..ce.-l Brooklyn Argus.
The French papers speak Of the
new Bastie glass as an article OF I'M
A. bted value, capable of many i'm
portant applications. IL is tough, as
well as hard, resisting the action Of fire,
and can be made specially serviceable
for water conduits and u variety OF GU
Iinary utensils. instead of the enamel
Or the loaded tin now 30 much EN-
ployed In certain departments of the
hardware trade. An account Is pub
lished of some additional experiments
made In Paris TO test the value Of the
article, the results appearing 10
have BEEN remarkably satisfactory.
Thus, THU plates Of the ma
terial were thrown on tiled
loor from height of three metres,
that Is, little faore than nine feet,
without injury; They were then hurled
with violence about the room and |.
against the walls and held over gas
cts, n weight OF one hundred grams /.
being also dropped on them from a !
height Of three metres, but all without
my effect. As Is well known, tie re- !
listing temper ofthis kind of glass Is
obtained by means Of chemical bath,
o which IL is subjected when hot from Z
me- furnace. In these experiments
ONE OF the specimens showed more
power than Others; hose
which yielded to the blows whleh<hey I