The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-10-31
NOTES AND OPINIONS.

Newark Call: 1t Is shining around
corners to avoid meeting creditors that
Is sapping the energies OF this genera
ton.
Already the friends OF Mr.. George III.
Pendleton are congratulating him upon
his prospective elevation to the United
States senate.
There is large majority in the
house Of representatives In favor OF the
repeal of the resumption act but that
majority must make itself heard and
felt, II the repeal 10 to be secured,
General James Longstreet, now liv-
log quietly at Gainesville, Georgia,
has been writing review of the bat
tie of Gettysburg-giving new view
of that affair. ffa..,r .4ttsta VA.
Napoleon |. was perfectly satisfied II
he had raw onions and erusts to cat,
but second lieutenant In the United
States army in these days wants four
kinds OF soup and perpetual peace.
Even poor Lo, Of the untutored
mind, has an intense sense OF the pro-
prieties of life. A lady Mt Washington
presented Spotted Tai with a picture
Of Venus, and the savage remarked
"Ugh! No blanket !"
General Harlin Is the third lawyer
who has risen from the bar directly to
the supreme bench. Justice Bradley
and Senator Davis also enjoyed the dis
tinctlod Of stepping TO the supreme
bench without having filed Judicial
position. ti A4
Notwithstanding the fabulous wealth
Of those who engage In mining IL has
been proved, not only In Nevada, but
In other silver-produeing states, that
capital devoted to agriculture yields q
betterTeturn than that invested In gold
and silver mines. $50 illp'iaa
A Philadelphia paper announces the
gratifying intelligence that Joaquin
Miller, since the populace has APP
proved of his dramatic efforts, has
made concession to the p0pulace. He
has assumed the outward garb of civil
ization, and dresses like other white
men.
Several men lately swan the Mlssls-
sippi river above New Orleans on a
wager A reporter of the race says:
"NOne of them seemed to be putting
forth much effort till 1t was discovered
that an alligator had struck out from
shore as competitor, and then--well,
every man did his best to keep the alli-
gator from carrying off the stakes.p
ma u.a.a.c..s,. ne used On pargs.
Baltimore American: "What be-
comes Of the old moons What be-
comes of the old crusts Of bread In Par
IL ~ asks the Figaro, and then tells OF
their transformations. The b0lddnger
en- uieie, freely translated, shaker OF
old,n utilities the pieces OF dry, dam
aged and abandoned bread. de gath
ers the crusts In boarding-h0uses, con-
vents and hotels. The morsels, covered
with sand, stained with ink and often
picked from heaps of refuse, are sold
by servants to the "bsker OF old,n who
turns them into new preparations.
The merchandise Is first carefully cert
ed out. The fragments which are
Judged to be still In a presentsble con-
ditlon are dried in au oven and form
crouees du pot, which are used up In
soup at low-class restaurants. Almost
all the lozenge-shaped crusts served In
dishes OF vegetables have this origin.
. The crumbs and defective crusts are
} pounded In mortar until they become
{ a white paste, which butchers use ts
adorn cutlets. All the material thai
> appears absolutely incapable OF furtheI
! service IL then roasted, reduced q
!, charcoal, ground into powder. and. bJ
! the addition Of q few drops OF essence
D OF mint IL converted into tooth
D paste, such IL one OF the metamor
Ipboses OF Partisan Industry,