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St. Nicholas for 1877,

OU. NlCuO1dS lOI lO"
Which opens with November, 1876, BE- gin,
A short and very entertaining serial from
the French, "Tke Kingdom OF the Greedy"
story adapted TO the Thanksgiving season.
Another serial, OF absorbing intereslto boys
CHS OWN MASTER"
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He BOYS OF MY BOYHOOD,"
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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-06-16

fore tue house 10y the great John Mar
shall, from which we make this ex
trsct: Our Washington, is no more.
The hero, the sage, aud the patriot of
America--the man on whom, In times
OF danger, every eye was turned, and
all hopes were placed-lives now only
in his great actions, and in the hearts
of an afiectionate people" IL also
states that the speakers chair was
sbrouded in black, and the members
would wear black the rest of The ses-
sion. A poetic eaiogy, from the pen
OF young lady, also appears. The
paper also mentions the taking of
Spanish fTigate, with upwards of
$, $4,000 on board, by four British
vessels.
The war in the Netherlands wss also
In progress, and accounts are given OF
the action of the British troops in the
hattie of Zurich. Mention IL also made
OF Napoleon and his army on the
Rhine, taking Mentz, Mannheim and
Frankfort. The local advertising il
also interesting, aud shows the differ
ences produced 10y the lapse of time.
A good stout negro wench is offered
| for sale 10y a man named ShOonma-
ker, in Rochester, New York. IL il the
most interesting relic In the shape Of
q newspaper that We have ever seen.
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This ngular man lived in ireeee He was
distinguished for his eccentricities, b al man
ers, and bad disposition. II was m. chief
busine = 70 md fault. For example, be took
a lantern one day when the sun was aiming
brightly, and went out 20 search for an hon
est man, thereby in.inusIing that such per
sons were exceedingly scarce. When Alex
ander. a distinguished military gentleman.
paid him visit, and inquired what ne could
do for him. lac had the impudsnee To tell
him to ''get out Of his sunshine" To cap the
climax OF his oddities, he dressed like a leg
gar and lived In tub, He was a sour.
grabbed, erusty Old bachelor We infer thai
that he han no wife, FIRST, because history
does not mention her. second. because no
woman would take kindly To one of ms
habits, dress or manners. or aspire 10 he
come mistress OF his mansion. There was
an old woman who lived in = xhs~ A. ~
true, bal the woman who would live in /.
ted, and especially with such a o5H..srs.,.g
has not been heard from. The tnisauthrupIe
less due to disoi dered digestion and n hit
iousnsss, one OF the prominent ~ IA ptoEn. of
which Is morose, fsuIt-Gnding disposition
The tongue is heavily coated, giving ri-e 20
bad taste, the arpstiTe Is not gooI, aud M.
70 be fretfui. UnfortI natsly, Mr. Dio.enss
lived several centuries before Dr. Pier,e',
Pleasant Purxsiiye Pellets were Invented a
rev do . of which would have relieved him
OF his "bile." and enabled him To md srvT,,,
of honest men p without the aid OF bis an
tern Under their magic innusnoe, CON-
bined with that OF the Golden Medieai Dis
covSry, tn cleanse his blood, he might nav.
been Jed to take "A more cheerful View OF f.f.
70 exchsbee his tub for more decent hsbi.
TALON, to spruce mp In personal appear
anoe, and a. last have taken a wife 10 mend
his clothes and his manners, both OF which
were in evident need OF repairs and bseame
the happy sire of little Diogeneses " no would
nave handed down 10 pOsteilty the name
not OF q eynie philosopher, but OF q choezJ,.i
heaAhB, huppH, tIrttoLs laaa
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-06-16
SCALDED BS GAS.
An TNpIostou at the lee warh--A
Man hRdIs scAiaed by Ammonia Gas.

An Explosion 1T tbe lee work--A
Man hRdIy scAIasd by Ammonia Gas.
An explosion took place At the Ice
works last night ia which Mr.. Joseph
Rankin, "a cousin Of r. L. Rankin, the
manager, was badly injured. 1t oc.
CURED Ia this manner: the factory has
steam pump for cOndensing ammo
mia tefOre 1t enters the freezing room.
While the ammonia is being condensed
il is very hot, or al least II will seald
when 1t touches the flesh. 1t also
generates "A gaz. One OF the valves
not working in . satisfactory manner.
Mr.. Rankin went to 1t, aud proceeded
to unsCrew the cap of the valve, which
IL bottled on In similar manner
TO the cylinder head of a loeomo-
tive. He had lOosened the nuts, when
he found .hzt there WAS considerable
gas, and he attempted TO fssten the
nuts down again, when IL blew OIL,
the ammonia gas covering his face
and arms, scalding him severely In
the eyes, mouth aud, in fact, all over
his Hesh. The report Of the explosion
was quite loud. lie was completely
blinded, and was taken outside the
building aud n phys stefan sent for. DIR.
Locke arrived and administered to his
uecessitiss, aud states that although
Mr.. Rankin is badly hurt, he does not
thinh lac will lose his eyesight. We
sincerely hope he will not.
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The June number of this favorite
m agazine contains q number of highly
interesting and well-illustrated arti-
Giles. Among the many are the fol-
lowing: AFRICAN Explorers and Ex-
plorations,' by Alfred Ii. Guernsey.
"a Journey from Nuevitas to Ha-
vana," by Piron; forest Industries"
by Prof. Joy, in which we see and
learn all about the production OF ma
pie sugar; "How to Keep Hotel" by
which we are iaitiated into the work
ings Of the inner mysteries OF the hotel
world. Among the many beautiful
stories found ut Intervals throughout
the one hundred and twenty EIGHT
pages, We find 'Bond and Free" by
Eli PerkinE "Markson's House, by
the author Of "Helen's babIes.n We
count nearly one hundred Illustrations,
and numerous anecdotes, which con-
plete the number, On the cover facts
and figures are given, which certainly
provs. that Frank Lesiis,s Popular
Monthly and sunday Magazine are
the cheapest monthlies pablished in
the world. The former may be had
tree. by mail, for 81 50, and the Sun
day Maghzine IS per month, by ad-
dressing Frank Leslis's Publishing
House. 5S7 Pearl street. New York.
MAYA I'm.
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This fine trstting stallion, will stand
the present season al the stables of
b. l.. Burris at the fair ground at Il; fly
dollars the season, the money to be
paid when the mare is bred, with the
privilege Of returning the mare free OF
charge, until she proves In foal, II the
horse lives. Should the h orse be sold
before another season. arrangem men II
will be ma ie for the return of mares
not In foal. OF IL Ut q distance, the
money viii be refunded.
lakewood by Lakewood; first dam,
by Red Tiger; sc coDd dam, by Old
Imported Glencoe. lakewood, 10y
Norman first dam, by Msmbrino
frst dam, by Jessey Highla oder !;
second dam, 10y Hambletonian. Black
wood sold for S45.U0o. His sister, Lulu.
beat Goidsmith's Maid, and $50, 900
WAS refused for her. Black God, IT,, q
half brother to Biszewo Od, took the
Centennial premium, Mt Philadelphia,
lastly ear. and / suppose Is the best horse
Of his age In the United States. Blaze
wood now, not quite six years old, has
colts sold at rom $3.50 to $500 dollars.
A rare opportunity Is here offered to
fine horse breeders. Grass pasture
furnished mares from q distance ut
two dollars per month, and breeding
attention free Of charge.
r. NJ. aANo.
DALAI. Texas April zs, 1871.
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rIREMES's FRoLIC.
Turuing out tor cssissffan-lf Lively
varA-A pueI with " aier


Dn Wednesday, NJ s a. IN the alarm
was turned in. and light was see n
near the market house. la second
the sire, Is were alive with firemen
rushing t. the ,eue. Hook and Lad
Ser Ttuek No. / aud the steamer tlew
down Main street, with the horses u,i-
der the lash. The engine stopped at
the hydraut near Middieton's marble
ys-d, aud sitached. y bls boufi had
..ru built on the vacant lot, just east
81 the msrket-house Hook aud La {.
der Truck swung in on the grounds,
followed hy East Dallas No ., who
ran up close to the fire, and cut loose
thrir cylinder, bet the charge failed to
work. Tlua Hose No. attached
. tn the hydrant corner OF Main and
Sycamore streets, aud turned on the
water. Soon after, they attached more
hose, and put on the second stream.
. The hook aud ladder boys raised their
| ,,-cape. aud sent men 10 the top of IT,
I The engine had steam up, aud began
. " lllbN III Ntf Ca AiALAAAEN fiCA2 hhN t'AA
[ TAP. Every company worked with
might aud mali, and all showed great
proficiency IN handling their ma
chimes. There were at least a thou.
sand spectators who continually ex
pressed their admiration at the admi
ullr working Of the department. The
engine threw beautiful stream, and
thc .EtuR boys were throwing two
fffu the water works, when some,
thing turned up, and both companies
turned their streams on one another
lt was laughabIe TO see. The engine
stream was mos. the powerful, and Il
would knock the .Etns boys pin,
from under them, bot they hac
two streams and they woolt
make the engine pipemen get ~
and get 10 and fro the confess
wsgrd, and shouts ~ laughter went ~
from the crowd. Finally, the chic
rode up To put "a stop Ia the matter
" hen the boys turned their hose OF
him and nearly knocked him from hi
horse. More laughing. They desiste,
iu a few minutes, however, and al
packed up their machines and wen
back 20 their different houses In perfee
good humOr. The delegates, for W hos,
Duuslitthe display, was made, expresses
I themselves In terms Of the highes
. praise AZ the pronlptnes- and efiieienc!
i. VI nur i.NarLm-uL
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wheat.

Captain 7. w. Abney's grasshopper
wheat, n field he had commenced
blowing and was induced to suspend,
i threshing out twelve bushels TO the
acre.
We have discouraging reports from
the wheat 10 the fine old county OF
Ellis. The rust has cut of the yield
wonderfully. The late wheat, notably
the Walker variety, has suffered most.
The last heavy rain which fell q
fortnight since, proved too much for
late wheat.
Wheat Is coming In 10 our market
quite freely, and notwithstanding the
many drawbacks VIII yield very fair
revenue this season. Already 10 bosi.
neSs beginning 10 feel its healthf full In.
fiueuec.
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Boston Post West Point has seventy
six students in its graduating class, the
largest number in several years. In
their ranks are the sons of two confed-
crate generals, son of Secretary of State
Bigelow, son of General B. F. Butler, a
son of General F. P Blair, and oolored
cadet named Flipper, who has been an
excellent scholar The annual exami>
nations began on Friday last, and will
be continued throughout the present
week. The following members OF the
board OF visitors have arriAed: Senator
Blaine David B. Hills of Iowa, ColoneI
j s. NcCalmont of Pennsylvania, Gen.
eral t w Hyde of Maine, the Right
Rev Bishop Quintard of Tennessee, the
Rev. Charles Richardson OF New York,
the Hon A. E Stevenson of Illinois, the
Rev. G O. Thompson of Massachusetts,
aud Senator Maxey of Texas.
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Yesterday Dr. J. T.. w. Phares, Of
this city, brought W a basket of those
delicious peaches Of his. known ~
"Hails's Early" perfectly ripe and
clear from Flemish. They are unusu-
ally fine, and we are proud that they
grew within the limits Of the corpora
tion OF Dallas. We are glad to zee our
citizens msnlfestiLg an interest In
fruit culture, and taking pains, ~ DIR.
Phsres dos-, to raise only the finer va
rieJles
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The rexss Expp~ss.

THE HERALD Is under deep obliea-
tiOns to Mr.. w. X. Cornish, the agent
Of the company, and his polite aasist-
ant, Mr.. Fawcett, for special favors.
We are glad to note the increased pat
ronage the company il receiving. The
safe and rapid transit Of packages u ,
great boon TO the business msn Of Dali
las, and when intrusted 10 the care Of
the express company both safety and
speed are Insured.
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LETTER FROM TYLER.
An Elegant Little city Prosperous
oty--H"-pitafiay ana elegance
Tsiisst People, Gossip. ae-

~OPs-- .~S-fPs - g
TYLEs, TEXAS, JnpeEs, 1877.
To de Editor OF The Hsrsia asSs
Here in the staid iist lie 5,,tty of oaks,
aud IN the very beginning OF the sum
lner's seistIee they are marry lug aud
giving III marriage. A double ed
ding ceremony WAS performed at one
Of the churches OF this city a eoupie
hof evenings agn, hence our intreduc-
tory remarks Leaving Dallas in tie
evening and arriving In this portion
of the country the next morning.
what wonderful Transformation of
scenery presents itssaL. Ia tise cate
CORY appears the Old worn red hills,
the lesfy Bowers, shaded groves, and
sandy roads. In fact, the surroundiug
carries US back 10 the days long sgcne,
| when We were a barefooted boy, tread
ing the sDiisof the good old state of
| South Carolins. In every direction
.e turn We get a glimpse of some
| beautiful cottage home. around which
blooms the sw eet-scented jessamipe,
| and upon whose portals Irvine the
Iever.fragrsut honeysuckle. Enjoying
a morning stroll through the wooded
| slopes southwardly, upon yonder knoll
observe the psiatial residence Of Judge
a., turn the westernarigle aud cross
the rsvine, behold the naaGnifieeht res
idenee of D Hdge Il then hook over ,posah
aud there, locked within the dou BILE
/ Enclosure of lawn and flower yard, see
the old home of Judge b. Truly, one
feels their insignificance without a
title III that classical burg. | find the
/ people OF this quiet little village cop-
tidentfy hopihg and looking forw ~ d
10 the'ttae that they are TO hsre direct
railway connection from the north
and noethw est. and 1t Is not without
reasonable calculation, for every indi-
oatiof1 points TO the exte usfpu Of The
line OF the Missouri, Kansas and Texss
seawsrd. am In possession Of In
formation that goes to prove sonne
kind of an alliance between the Inter
national aud the former mentioned
road, the most feasible project spoken
OF being lease of the INTERNATIONALLY
branch from Troupe tp Nj IN cola ID
Dallas prepared to witness the execu-
ftion of such an, impDrtaptInpye ppop
the railway chess boHrd?' Can sffe lay
supinefy by, resting upon iaureis
already won, and awaken 10 find her
self circamvented by prosperous and
ffiurishing cities? Ii does not require
n krowfedge of coming events, or a
mind OF genius, to foresee what ouid
be the result aud Stunning up what
tseems N me to be inevitable. / uttei
this my warning note to Dallas ans
her capitalists. Use it rs you will.
Yours truly. &. W. d.