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NUMBER "a.

turned over, counted the tops of the
telegraph poles through the window, ana
dreamed that | was walking through a
green meadow and lifting my feet very
high to avoid snakes. A hOrrid serpent
suddenly sprang up and bit ne in the leg,
and bumped my head against the upper
berth as I suddenly sprang up. The old
lady's head was at the curtains again, and
she was saying:
"Waal, con-duc-ti-or, you know best,
but I've got it on my mind that poor
Henry is grieving for mel"
81 wish your dog was drowned in the
seal" growled fat man from the third
berth down, but she was enough for him,
and talked - dOgolOgy until fell asleep.
was making up for lest time, and had
oyerhauled an hour of lost sleep, when the
locomotive uttered dozen short, sharp
whistles, indicating some sort Of Obstruc-
ton on the track.
"Here here!" the old lady was calling
as satup. "Where's the con-duc-ti-Or ~
He was dozing-at the lower end of the
car, and as he came trotting up she con-
tinued:
- was dreamin' that the baggage
mister had piled eighteen trunks and a
sachel on top of poor HeHryl"
"Oh, thunder! give us q rest on Inat
dogI" growled the fat man, and she went
at him and used him up again.
She must have slept from midnight to
one O'Clock, for she permitted the rest of
us to do likewise, but at that hour she
called out, and then regularly twice an
hour until daylight. AS ssoOn as she could
see she wanted to go forward and have a
look at Henry and see if he was joyful
or sorrowful, and when prevented from
so doing she got her voice on a pitch
which reused every sleeper.
About eight O'Clock the train drew up
at her stopping place, and she entreated
me to see that Henry" was passed out
to her. | stood beside her as he was
dropped from the baggage-car, and when
l gently informed her that the miserable
apology for dog ought to be asphyxi-
ated, she grasped my hand and heartily
replied:
''Therel l knew the minute l sot eyes
on you that you had tender heart and
would like Henry! IN. Quad, IN tn
Graphic.
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Venerable Trees.

1t has been claimed that the cypress OF
Somma, in Lombardy, is the Oldest tree
on record, but late writer overthrows
the claim by stating that there is at An
uradhapura, in Ceylon, bo-tree that was
planted B. G. 2S8-that is 246 years before
the Lombsdy cypress sprang into being.
The bo-tree is so decrepit with age that II
would have blown down long ago were IL
not fora strong wall encircling the trunk
and pillars supporting all the main
branches. Every leaf that falls from the
tree is picked up with pious care by Budd.
hist priests and preserved in holy part
of their temple. The leaves are thence
sold to the people as a sovereign panaees
for their sins.
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THE fine clipper ship Champlain, tnat
was wrecked off the Farrallon Island, was
so1d hv encfion ia fbe San Francisco Mer-
eSants eSu y ETchange E re- last I week for $500. The
auctioneer could not tell where the ship
Is and it is not probable that she Will
ever be heard OF, unless some other Vessei
rms into her mast-heads.
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MARY RAFFERTY,, hardmaiden who
serves in Philadelphia, has fallen heir TO
the sixth part of fortune of $500, 600 LETT
by dear old bachelor uncle. Mary Is not
upset by this good luck, but, if reporter
may be believed, adheres TO her mon
DAVIS washing"
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HIS wife doesn't consume as many yards
in her dress now as formerly, but she
makes it up so in the gorgeousness of the
baby's outfit that man has no difficulty
in tracing his squalor TO his squaller.
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ARIZONA PLAINS.
By JOAQUIN MILLER.

Thou white and dried up seal so oldI
30 strewn with wealth, 80 sown with RoidI
Yea, thou art old and hoary white
With time, and ruin Of all things;
And on thy lonesome borders night
sits brooding e'er with dropping wings.
The wind that tossed thy waves. and blew
Across thy breast the blowing saiI
And cheered the hearts Of cheering crew
From further seas. no more prevail.
Thy white-walled cities all lie prone.
With but pyramid, a stone
SET head and foot in sands TO tell
The tired stranger where they fell
The patient OK that bended low
Ills neck and drew slow up and down
my thousand freights through rock bull
Is now the free-born buffalo.
No longer Of the timid fold.
Ihe mountain sheep leaps free and bold
HIS high-b built summit and looks down
From battlements Of buried town.
Thine ancient steeds know not the rein,
They lord the land, they come, they go
Al VIII they laugh at man, they blow
A cloud Of black steeds on the plain.
Thy monuments lie buried now,
The ashes whiten on thy brow,
The winds the waves have drawn away,
The very wild man breads 10 stay.
OH thou art very old. lay,
Made 'umb with awe and wonderment,
beneath palm within my tent.
With idle and discouraged hands,
Not many days agoBe, on sands
OF awful, silent Africa.
Long gazing on her mighty shades,
did recall a semblance there
OF thee. mused where story fades
From her dark brow and found her fair.
And yet my dried-up desert sea
Was populOus with blowing sail,
And set with city, white walled town,
All manned with armies bright with mail,
Ere yet that awful SphynX sat down
To gaze into eternity,
Or Egypt knew her natal hour,
Or Africa had name or power.
-Independenf.
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On the north side of some of the Maine
mountains the snow is said to be still very
deep. The snow banks appear in curious
contrast with the trees all around them in
their bright green foliage.
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rhc MMupllcnllon Of Dlaea.ca.

Diseases multiply. ono hcgoisnnolhcr A
lnnlng indlAposltlon may, therefore, origin.
ate - complication Of dangerous mulHdios,
lndlgetlon bogols far moro formidable dis.
omesi u multitude OF ailmonm are trlcoablo
% constlpalloni loy0r ana aguo unhinges the
entire nervous system, and il therefore tho
source NJ proteWn ailments which infect that
portion oftho human organism, llostclters
stomach bltters, however, whether resoriod
10 NJ the inception OF those disorders OF the
stomach, bowels orllycr, which give birth 10
the majority OF diseases aud disabilities or
taken when they have rlpened into formlda-
bio maturity, ARE alike powerful 10 cure. The
process OF recovery TX, ofcoursc, longer when
the mnlddy has gained Roadway, but II IN
none the less certain, Dyspepsia, constlpn.
ton, billlousnoss, kidney complaints and
Intermittent fcvor, invariably yield 20 the
operation OF the great Alternative aud .nyigo-
rnnl.
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amount w 10 say, Sisb,O0, aud Ibis
for thirty years would foot w about
n ,O00Ou0, The tax exempted by the
governors plan Of settlement will
amount, when the road Is completed,
Al 3l2,OOO per mile 70 ahoul sih,OOp per
annum, making an aggregate for tllr-
ly years of sliai0,OpO, liy Ibis plan oi
settlement NJ lhe end of twenty-five
years, tho property will have property
Liable 10 taxation, which will yield the
state sib,ODO q year The governors
hill il clearly the most advantageous
10 the company, but IN acceptance by
the company viii depend somewhat
upon their chances 70 negotiate landa
for money, very diliieulI undertake
Ing In lhe present depressed condition
NJ railway interests
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IRISH SECESSION
The Threat OF the Home RuIers-Wh hat
AN English journal Thinks OF 10.
From the London standard, Feb. 49,

From the London standard, Feb. 1871
We are threatened with exciting
times for Ireland. Not only is John
Mitchell, the patient, tried and
true patriot" coming over TO re-
ceve the welcome of thirty thousand
lrishmen with Glands, banners and
addresses" the blessings of emil
lions of Irish lips all tho wide world
over" and the representation of
Tipperary, but certain patriotic
body called the "Eighty-Two Club"
has agreed to a scheme of parlia
mentary policy according to which
one more demand is to be formally
made for the repeal of the union.
Should the demand be "authori.
lively rejected, the Irish members
are to withdraw in a body from the
imperial parliament. To this scheme
the lrishman invites the earnest at
tenton of all "friends of Irish in
dependence. =" The invitation will
doubtless have its due weight with
those to whom it is addressed. We
cannot conscientiously say that the
prospect is one which will fill the
British mind with any terror. Tho
number Of colonies in the temperate
region requiring governors must
necessarily DO limited, and there is
no chance whatever of our satisfying
the other great ambition which pos.
sesses the Irish patriot mind. We
cannot hold out the smallest hope.
to Irish nationalists that the British.
parliament will reduce the union,
nor is it likely that it will be
tempted to do 50 by the considera-
ton that it is thereby promoting
tho cause OF Irish Independence
We shall regret the absence of the
Irish members from the house. of
commons, as tending sensibly to
diminish the stock of innocent
pleasure which the public take in
its proceedings. But, if we might
advise our Irish friends, it would be
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Lieutenant Taylor Of the Rloy,
onth infantry, fort Richardson, with
u small oecort of meu, Is awaiting
tho arrIynl Of the United States pay,
mestor IN this city,
Lieutenant A, W, Grocly, United
States army, inspector Of govern
ment telegraph, II regIaterod.at the
Alamo, aud will make Donison hia
headquarters,
Lieutenant Loeper, with dc,
laehment Of cavalry, from fort
Richardson, IL eueamped near this
city awaiting the arrival Of u ship
mont OF nix or seven hundred horses,
= DenIson Nova, lOth.
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heltrr lur them not W lay too much
emphasis upon tho alternative OF
aheeuling themselves wholly from
The imperial parliament That 10
an owl which We might posslblY
have resources enough ia our pull
l0f0phy 10 learn 10 endure The do,
hates will be shorter aud possibly
less lively, but we do not know that
tho business 0f the country would
greatly suffer through tho threat
ened secession, One consideration,
perhaps, ought 10 have weight with
those Irish members 70 whom ~ We
presume, the Invitation Of the Irish
man WIS given " they are home
rulers, II Is extremely doubtful
whethsr il they withdraw from
parliament they will enjoy any
authority on Influence, Tho very
Same organs Of national opinion
which insiat upon Irish members
having nothing 10 do with tho I'M
perial parliament declare that the
homo rulers do not represent tho
national feeling that there IL Moth
ing more 10 bo expected Of them,
aud that tho only trust II In Mr.,
Mitchell and olrlsh independence
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DALLAS, Texas, February IS, 1875.

Mcssrs. A. N. Bradshaw, VIM. j. Ward, Robt.
Ogden, BIZ. Star, y. Loeb N Co., and others:
GENTLEMEN-Your communication re-
questng mo to become candidate for the
office of Mayor, ofthe city ofDallas, has been
received, and werel to consult my own in
clinations would still decline doing so, ms
have heretofore DONE for the last three
months, TO numerous individual solicitations
of the same sort, but recognizing the fact
that the people have n right to demand the
services OF Its citizens, do not feel at liberty
to refuse the use of my name for the office,
which your kind partially has ovinced IN
the call made upon me.
|, therefore, In obedience to that call, an
nounce myself candidate for Mayor, sub
ject, however, TO the action of u convention
or primary election, should either be held
and In doing so here announce that shall
at once tender my resignation of the Office
now hold, the same to take effect at as early
day as my successor can be elected and
qualified.
Thanking you, gentlemen, for the kind
expressions contained in your call, remain
your obedent servant,
j. d. KERFOOT.
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THE Waco Examiner makes haste
to rise and explain the beauties of the
governors bill for the International
settlement, which has been signed by
him, and is now law. In regard to
the exemption from taxation beauties
of 1t, the Examiner tells us that the
property exempted is not here now
and will only come in consideration
of the advantages offered, because the
road as il now stands is valueless, con-
sequently 1t works no hardship to any
one. There is no deficit in this plan,
because there has been no property re-
turned by the International for taxa
ton from Roekdale west. The inter
est and sinking fund on the 23,OOO,OOO
would be 100000, the cost of collecting
about $4,000; to which add, one-quar-
terror delinquents, which the solvents
would have TO pay, would run the
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PARTIES in Memphis who bought
tickets in the Louisville lottery, upon
the assurance that the full amount of
the prizes would be drawn for, are go
ing to institute legal proceedings
against the officers of the association
in order to compel them to refund the
money paid for tickets. Colonel II, NJ,
Brown is said to have been retained TO
conduct the eases,
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WASHINGTON bellies are Mortified by
the late social sensation there. a
young, good-looking fellow by the
name of st. Clair, has been going to
all the ballsdressed ms a young lady. He
managed his trail so gracefully, and
was so generally fascinating that two
members of congress succmbed.
When discovered, arrested and Gala
boosed, the establishment of Mrs.
Grnndy was past all bounds.
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THE New York Tribune takes Il very
sensible view Of the civil rights mons
frosty, and thinks II is not wise states
manship or likely to amount to much,
1t will prove far more irritating to both
races than either beneiicent TO the one
or Injurious TO the other.
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THE usual weekly attempt to burn
the navy department. is reported. The
suppositiou is that the archives con-
tain the records Of raseality, which par
ties are interested in cremating before
that dreadful democratic house Of rep.
resentatives commences to probe the
various departments, and unearth the
corruption which has been covered
up for about twelve years In them all.
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lE II had not been for Alexander II,
Stephens, of Georgia, congress would
not have acted on the Louisiana report
recognizing Kellogg, But for his vote,
the rules would not have been sIls-
pended by which 1t was reached,
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The leading negro politicians OF
New Orleans consider the civil rights
bill merely an act to be used in
the next presidential election. The
opinion is gaining ground that the
United States supreme court will de-
clare the law unconstitutional.
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GENERAL JOHN b. GORDON, the dis.
tinguished senator from Georgia, and
Mr.. Lamar, the member Of the house
representatives from Mississippi, fore
Swallowed the policy of the demo
cratic members Of the next congress in
their New Hampshire canvass.
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CADETS lIoop, Of Alabama, and Mel
ton, OF South Carolina, have been dis
missed from the Unitcd States naval
academy for thrashiug the negro cadet
Baker and refusing TO fence with the
gentleman from Africa.
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THR Marshneld club, Of boston, have
dned and wined Senator Gordon aud
Mr., Lamar, u very agreeable way To
"shuke hands over the bloody chaHm,"
and very credIlablo to the disciples of
Daniel Webster.
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WHEN the Cincinnati Gazette, one
of the dyed in the wool Radical papers
of the first class, says that mot cor
poral's guard of the republican party
could be brought to support any living
man for third term,n it is time for
Grant to withdraw his patronage from
Clncinnati's distilleries.
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In TIlE dry goola trade Of New York
hopeful fooling prevails, anda hlr
safe business h expected, The lobblng
trude has commenced with fair pros
poets, The importing trade con'ld'
cred promising,
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TuE Judiciary committee Of the sou
nle has reported adversely to The Mis-
slsslppl petition oal'Ing tho ro0lndlng
of the cotton tax. They have u III OF
olhe unoonslllullonnlsl also,
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TnaChallanopglaus, q friendly Ten
ncsaoe tribe, clhm the dyll rights OF
pitching any negro out Of The window
who lnvadea the sancly Of their prl'
VITO hNnrdInR MlgWAma.
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A MYsTrHlous excursion Of United
states senator "a MeSleo II puzlllng
lAeWashlngtou qnid puucf' They want
10 know why thia n thus,
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MEMPHIS viii hardly believe tho
evidence Of her senses about lhp
twelyo,lnoll SNOW last weol', The old
eat Iuhphllanl mover naw the like of H.
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Canada II suffering from u tight
ness Of tho money market That hasnot
been equaled for many years Various
causes arc assigned lor the slrlngenpy'
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MAtsAcnrtrrm hns "a characterized
another democratic congressman nom
tho Grsl district The DEATH Of Hon
james lhllugton h pnnQnneed,
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hHEATs Is The name of one Of
GRANTS new auditors, II about llhe
10 show clean balance sheet
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DALLAS, TEXAS,
FRIDAY MORAlAG ilfiii AAhOll w.
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SESSION

The general incorporation bill for
cities of over 5000 inhabitants being
the special ORDER was 80 far amended
as to make the charter applicable to all
towns of over 1000 inhabitants, and
passed.
Adjourned
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a GALL.
10 ihe Hon, jOnn ., RerfOOi,

We, ihe undersigned nlnzuaof Dallas, APP
pleglAtng Your rnulsr ~ all llnns wlile ili'
ms tho offices NJ Justice NJ ihe pnarn mad pre-
siding Justice NJ Dallas cpugly, respectfully
solicit yGu u bropme candidate fer the
ofliee Of Mayor al our cily, HalePlraging you
our earnest support IA The eanyass, Hnd our
, 1875-02-13

addressed would treat the bearer court
eously, since he designed doing some
trading in the town, and the result would
be mutually beneficial. The name affixed
to the letter would be that of a widely
known house, and in the absence of any
knowledge that the signature was a
forgery the person presenting the letter
would be treated with consideration
The next step was 10 deposit check for
$1,000 or $40, 900, signed by the same per
sons who were imagined by the banker
10 have written the letter. The sigma
lures to both being identical he would
think, unless very suspicious, that he
had added customer 20 his list. \ day
or two subsequently, the depositor would
call again, state that he had made IA
trade with such and such dealer in
town, and as he secured an advantage bv
paving cash, OF desired 10 settle as he
went along. could be De accommodated
with a certain sum-generally half what
a smaller check called for. and third OF
one, say for $4,000. In three instances
out of five the money would be handed
10 him, and Of course he would never be
seen agaIn. In the other two a telegram
would be sent to the supposed signerS,
and an answer returned, forgery"
This profitable scheme was exposed
when il was tiOurishing, and the raScalS
who were engaged III the business be
came frightened ana, for time, ceased
their visits to the country. They have
however, lately resumed operations, and
the country bankers are admOniShed 10
be on their guard The safest plan is To
telegraph and find out if every check
presented by a stranger be genuine;
otherwise they will not discover that they
have been the victims OF sharperS until
their currency has disappeared.
What prompted the calling of atten-
tion to this matter was the fact that
man within the past week had printed
100 letter-headS" and envelopes of
well-known wholesale grocery-house Of
this city, with no other possible object
than using them for letters Of intrOduc-
ton Accordingly, those directly inter
ested must be very careful if they would
not be robbed by the SmOoth-talking de-
positor of bogus checks.-Chtcag0 T'rtb-
me
, 1875-02-13
DOg-Dentlstry in New York.

Dogs have the tOothaChe, and not only
do dogs have the toOthache, but they
have dentists, and it's hard to tell which
is the worst to have. A lady here has
beautiful black-and-tan, fragile bit OF
canine weighing no more than two
pounds The dear little man became
fractions. He plunged his head IN the
sofa-pillow and threw up his other end
as if life had no more bones. lie took a
lap at his mug of cold water, and then
sat down on his tail and lifted up his
voice IN such prolonged mysery that the
whole house cried hydrophobia and got
up on the top of chairs and tables. Had
this animal been a twelve-poundeT in
stead of two and affection the only tie
between the owner and the beast
though it pulled her heart-string-
" Claude" would have been shot; but
it was the purse-strings by which he held
on; he was worth $500, 4 doctor was
sent for The patient was found with
his nose in an india-rubber shoe and his
rat tail vibrating with big ache-an
ache the attendant physician lmmedl-
ately pronounced to be the toothache-
imagine the astonishment OF the family
when the prescription for Claude was
the dentist. His blanket was put on,
his spirits encouraged and of went the
poor dear to have his teeth fixed
4 regular practitioner was the oper-
ator. Claude was put into neat little
box, packed in with wool. His wonder
ing countenance stuck out of hole in
the cover. 4 rubber-covered stick went
into his mouth and kept his jaws open
and the investigation commenced. Two
of his back teeth were pulled-there was
no doubt of that He eXpOStulated
loudly notwithstanding the gag. Then
he was allowed a respite of some hours,
after which he reluctantly resumed his
harness and had three teeth filled with
amalgam. Thus tinkered, Claude has re-
turned 10 his home 10 think Of the past
and refuse all sweet things that may
bring TO his little canine soul such sOr-
row as he has just suffered
This little dogs dental bill was 500
and that's but one of his mistress
troubles. She has paid S25 for his pas
sage across the ocean four times. She
has paid 800 for damages done to a suit
of furniture from which he ale every
button in every tuft in the space Of half
AN hour She has paid innumerable
small sums for railway travel, for of late
wears they are trying, these hard-hearted
railroad officials, TO part the tender trav-
eler from her poodle, considering the
dog as a nuisance-N 7. Letter TO 81
/ Louis Republican.