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PROCLAMATION.

la obedience 10 the following resolution
passed by the tily Council, VIII
whereas, II IN believed tnHi the city can
hr bruenltrd Hnd boHuilfed by concert OF
action ~ The matter ~ bulldog sidewalks
hnd planting trees ~ tho intersection ef
hllOWalkH nud streets, aud thai suiu concert
uf hcllon may l0 ELECTED hy the Mayor IN.
SUING hlA proclamation requesting al prop.
tnly'owhrn 70 20 Improve their property,
therefore, be- n
Resolved, by the Guy Council that tic
MayOr he Nud ho IN hereby instructed ~ n.
tur his PROCLAMATION calling on all real en-
lnlr uwnufH Ia Improve their property, RA
suggested IN The foregoing preamble de-
hcflblng the Kind Of Hidownlks ana the kind
of liocR be,t 10 be- p ant d,
therefore, Il W, l., Cuhell, Mayor Of the
clty ~ DALLAS, do hereby request NIL real es-
lnto owners IN the city OF Dallas 20 improve
thelr property by making good gravel side
walkAln mont Of their property, Aun 10 plant
shade trees, tu0h IN Naples Elm China,
hon Elder ana yoamor0 tree, along the
outer edge OF an'i sidewalks, ana thereby
dement, unr property, ana also add ~ the
hehllll ANA comfort ~ well M the beauty OF
the city,
In witness wh0roo' have horeunin set
my hanl and utllSNd the Ronl Of the city Of
Dallas, this 2ld day OF january, 1873
Altsl W, l.. CABELL,
DE- H. lEhEF0ND, Mnvor,
Secroay, Inn2ld0t,
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The Most EnlHnet Living Authors
ssucn ~ III, Hon. W. Il. Gladstone, Prot
Max Muller Prof Tyndall, Dr. ". h. Oar
penter, x; A. Proctor, Prof Huxley, Jas A.
rr9ude, Edward \, Freeman Frances Power
Cobhe, ID. Mackenzie Wallace, The luke Of
Arsyll, Mrs, Muloch, William Black, jean
inBelow, Miss ThackerRy, Mrs O,lphanL
Mrs Alexander, Geo. Macdonald, Matthew
Arnold, Turgueuief, Auerbaoh Ruskin, Ten,
nys0n, Browning, ana many Others, are rep
resenked IN the pnEea of
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TuRaH IL not enough reform abroad TO
discourage Mr. Schuyler Colhx, He
asplrea TO MI uporllon Of the sp0ce In
the United States senate recently ooou-
plld by Oliver I, Morton, aud now filled
by Mr.. Dan Voorhees,,
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Tag Williamson county SIN carries
~ Ils masthead, Stephen H. pardon,
for governor, aud q, NJ, Lemer, Of Wil-
Hanson county for comptroller.
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DALLAS, TEXAS,
TUESDAY MORNING : FEBRUARY ~,

TnR Bslion and Round Rock tele'
graph line will be In operation by lhe
first Oi March,
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me above represents the Shortest and
quickest Route nom NJ. Louis to the Sea.
populous aud Interesting portions of ih.
country, with many large and important
elties up0n its line, IL passes through Van.
n ga Einnghs m, Terre Aaute, ludianapo.
Columbus, Newark, Steubenmyille. P,tts'
ourgh, Uresson, Altoona, Harrisburg, Lam.
caster, philadelphia, Trenton, Newark. N
j., ana Jersey city, on It's route TO New
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For SALE.

The nnf steam mllll known 40 The Valley
inillh, lplalrd on lhe bpfgne IiYpT, b Hllds
wesl ~ waco in q nle Wlbai grOp ing
puuplYi Whlph u lapldly settling up. Tna
buildlnH ~ vi llnWhlunr, hbOui ilK7O ftt
square, lWp aHd rnp-hsif Stories hish, aud
gOnlAins nnr hri ~ earn and two ~ wheat
rppht The mar.iprly ~ inrly horse pnWrr
10 Ia gO0i prer This iehlfablf properly can
DO pNIlNaHel pn ipf most advantageous
Fiinsi hplh 40 ~ pflcp an. iimt FOR nrln-
"a PARTICULARS rillipr address orc u pu no &C
waco, IfAHs,
dfelll2n WM, A, FORT,
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Honey.

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Selg nnly yours,
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NOTICE.
janl2-wSn. cod.

MAYORS 0gFICF,
CITY OF DALLAS, February s, 1873
AZ a regular meeting of the CITY Council
held February 9th, 1873, resolution was
nuopteu, ihstrueting the Mayo to appoint
co nmittoc OF three aldermen to be known
ny the Purchasing Con mlttee"
The duty OF this committee in to make NIL
purchas OF every kind and description, that
III DC necessary In the different depart
ments of the city government. Aldetmen
Shone, Hill and Crowdus have been mn
pointed on said committee. The officers Of
every department of tho city government.
as Wen MS the citizens of the city generally
accordance with the same.
,,,o ma. W. l.. CABELl.,
leot-dlUt, Mayor, City of Dallas.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
OCCUPATION TAX,

Notice In hereby given to all reasons o,v-
Ing an ocoupat ON tax, either state or county.
70 come forward promptly and pay up, M
the. grand Jury VIII meet the first Monday
IN Ma On, 1875, by 80 doing they will save
costs. Respectfully,
W. II. PRATHER,
Tax Collector, Dallas County.
February IL, 1878. fehlldSw-wSt
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9nt one change 10 Boston, Baltimore and
Washington, IL arrives In New York early
the next evening, only one might out, an3
gives daylight View of tbe far famed
emery OF The Pennsylvania railroad.
FAST,LlEE E&PRESS-Leaves I'm
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ping only at principal stations, with
Pullman Palace Cars for Louisville and Mn.
clhheti, Palace Sleeping Car for Chicago.
ana thef yorlte Ploueer Line OF PULL
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~ lar, four aGfns pf Wupndl ana wafer
blahles ANA o0w-aleds, orchard grhppylnrai
hlaek herLleaeleu 0n Leonard slTsel' ,Apply
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LTOMAk 10 ~ % sherman u respecla'
w bio w0maii white Or 0plnfrll 10 90
lppking ana h0pHnW0ri lnf hlnall family,
upOl references required, Apply ~ lyH
hfYny street fpblb-il
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nOAhn- flHl-rlnas boarding No ne lirYAn
ID hpusn, Lamar slIHe ipf gentlemen ani
VIE 90 slnglH Rfnilemfll, ltpll'lW
A. ARLINGTON HOphh-lhls house "
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ilIfis, TaTl,fs trrkiug hnuhA win an me
com arts M % home can nni ~ hnllfr lhHli
eve ihf Washington house cal, lhp lhplt
W supplied Win thn hnst hr niHfkrl can az
10 ~. pislslp water fupla1pd ~ pniufn,
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Attention, Properly Holders

Notice ~ hereby given that viii begin on
NO nTHl day Of January next 20 mako Tho
assessment ~ real estate and personal prop
awning ~ having Ia tneiT possession ~
agent ~ another, any real ehlale or perspnal
property 40 hereby nplinel 20 fDmf ipI-
WaIl ~ The Once az tbs ny Assessor aud
Loll eglof anu fendeT llie same before Tho
INST day 0f February, ls1a
j, N, OGDEN,
dep2JrlUt Dlly Assessor e Collector,
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loOd rplprepees required, Apply ~ 1873
ErYay street ihbls'il
kNANTEp,--A situation m nook keeper,
w salesman Of Ia any posi- ~ frlihl'
~ hnhlnehs have FAppr riirp, Address WIZ
lard walker, fremont House Dallas, IoKah'
irhlh a.
uO ENOllAkGil.-s h acres ~ lnnd IN
Young, lliU IA luhutpn nnd Nl lu nnn'
ton onnnllni "a exchange inf luud lhll 40
Olly property or good land ron llya % rlglll
miles lfum DHliHH, lle i H,lhle ONCE III
Main street, oppOhie tho court mouse
iHn2g'lu, W, o. hlukLhs,
NJ acknowledgements may no handed
~ into our huhlnesa once NJ 20 y, M
ANA into lhr oolnpuRlng roam llll u, IA
iI'O MOVE FUHNlTuHE, PIANOS, LOOK,
1 Ing ulaasua, y o. win care, ANA very
Gnphp, H. N khElI lElt Leave orders ~
or Murphy o., Lamar street, 0el2-lm
AZ ANTED - Everybody ~ have lheil
w clothes cleaned, dyed Hnl lephlrod ~
JACOB. WElikl pA cleaning ana DYolng hs'
labllshlUunl, MN Main street, Dallas Nnlis'
faction warranted lulyll'lyT
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We will find buyers for Lapda Eor,,
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26

WINTER BIRDS The Burlington Free Press
offers the following explanation in regard to
the birds whose nests with young, have been
found in certain sections of the State during
the past winter;
All through Central and Northern Vermont
the little pine finch has been remarkably
abundant, the past winter. 1t is less than
five inches long, of n flax brown color, streak
ed in each feather with black, lighter on the
belly 1t flies in the same manner as its coua-
in the gold finch, or summer yelow-bird
and its twitter and chirp and song are much
the same. II has lived on the seeds of the
evergreen cones, chiefly on those of the hem
lock and in all hemlock groves it has gath
cred by hundreds. In the coolest winter days
it has been seen, playful and gleeful with
song. filling the groves with its music, occa-
sionally interjecting sharp crickety screech,
difficult of description. The most remarkable
thing about them this winter, is that they
have been breeding all the latter part Of the
winter. The cross-bill has also been seen.
doing the same, probably. But some careful
observers have examined some of these cal
low birds and declared them not cross-bills.
The pine finch has been noticed to exhibit all
the habits of birds while breeding. In Feb
ruary and March they have been seen tearing
to pieces old nests of the hair bird, and fly
away with mouthfuls of the finest material
and hairs rs if TO build with. Birds evidently
young, with tails not of full length, and fed
by the old birds have been noticed OF this
bird a correspondent writes: ION April 10th,
Master Dean Worcester, of Thetford, led me
to one of their nests containing three young
birds. They were two or three weeks old f;
sufficiently feathered to show the general col
or. with the characteristic bar of yellowish
white across the wings. The parent birds
We're seen close by, and there is no further
doubt that this little arctic bird has been
breeding in Vermont, this winter" 1t is a
general law, that birds as well as other ami
mails, have their breeding propensities stimu-
lated at the season when their favoritc food is
most abundant 1t would seem that this finch,
and perhaps the cross-bill, have found the
seeds of the hemlock and spruce Of our noun
tain lands unusually perfect and abundant,
this warm winter, furnishing them all the
stimulus and supplies for housekeeping they
have been accustomed to find in their North
ern summer home.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26

An extraordinary colored revival prevails
at Richmond Va, and meetings are held
nightly, with 400 to 800 "mourners Rev.
John Jasper whose recent sermon demon
strating that the earth does not move attract
cd so much attention, is one of the leading
spirits. The people neglect their business
and the children their schools, and the pastors
are Rstonished at the magnitude of the revival.
Work in the factories is seriously impeded,
and there are over 25O0 in the peculiar state
known among the Southern negores as ''seek-
ing the Lord"
Hon. John T. Lyon, of Boston, president
of the Boston, Concord q Montreal railroad,
aged 20 years, met with a terrible death at
the Pemigewasset House, Plymouth, N. H.,
on Thursday morning. llth inst. He re-
tired at IL o'clock, and before morning the
night watchman heard groans in his room,
and bursting open the door, found the unfor-
tunate man ON the floor with his night cloth
ing in flames. He had apparently risen in the
night, when his night dress caught fire in the
rear from n lighted candle. He was unmar-
ried, and leaves very large estate, estimated
at over half million dollars. He had been
president of the Boston, Concord Il Montreal
road over 20 years, and his knowledge of the
railroad business of this country and especial
ly of New England was extensive, intimate
and accurate. He Had made it the study Of
his life, and managed the affairs entrusted to
him with rare skill and fidelity.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26
a Few Thoughts about Our Public
schools.

Our schools-the great lever that will place
us, as a people, in a higher or lower scale of
relation to the world. On entering school,
looking over the happy faces that meet my
glance, and looking into their eyes, | seem to
be looking into their souls and to me, it is n
wonder of wonders that the parents or guar
dians of those children can so easily risk the
responsibility of their care and culture to per-
sons of doubtful knowledge and discretion
Would painter trust the designing, coloring
and character of a picture of worth to any
but skilled hands or would it be deemed ad-
visable to have frequent change of persons,
chosen indiscriminately, to execute the work !;
and is it not necessary that the model be ever
present and earnestly initiated Now, when
the object to be rendered beautiful is of far
greater value than any transitory thing, and
one that will outlive time itself, and the moul-
ders of it are selected as chance may dictate,
each in turn ignorant of his or her predeces-
sor's plan, aim or manner, the plastic mind
becomes subject TO caprice or to a great vari-
ETY. of attempts each unfinished 1t loves
constant change, longs for it distaste for
constant application has been fostered and
developed, and must ever after prevent con-
tinued, strenuous application, which would
meet with success. On every side we meet
with too numerous evidences of the results OF
our present system, in ineffciency and want
of method. Now a remedy for this lies in a
plan much misrepresented and not under
stood but which, when known as it eventual
ly will be, will be productive of the best re-
suits which it is possible to attain. The rem
edy is the town system for schools.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26

SENDING BY HIS FRIEND FOR WIFE.-The
Denver (Col.) Tribune says that the following
occurred on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe road A gentleman travelling between
Pueblo and Kansas City was engaged in con-
versation by very intelligent but rough
looking miner, who had been for four years
an auriferous adventurer in the San Juan
country, and who had ''struck it rich" He
made no secret of the fact that his visit to a
certain town in Michigan was for the purpose
of marrying the girl he left behind him"
for whose future comfort he had built and
furnished a house high up among the snow
capped mountains of Colorado. But this
does not interest the reader as will the bal
ance of the story. He left in San Juan
partner, whom he describes "as square man
as ever struck a drill, " with whom he had
constantly labored three long years as mere
"prospectors. and with whom he now Joint
ly held one of the most valuable properties
in their district. Jim, too desired to go
East, but their mutual interests made it i'm
possible; he didn't know any one in particu-
lar East but then he wanted to go. Jim was
rather bashful, reticent man, and did not
like to tell even his partner the real purpose
of his coveted visit but upon the eve of the
departure of the latter, the purpose of whose
visit was known, Jim made the request, in
dead earnest, that he bring him a wife. "Will
you do il 2" he was asked. do it, YOU bet :"
Had he any instructions to give in regard to
the salectiony' Yes. he said, Harry, bring
me a good, honest, sensible girl, what there's
no foolishness or show nbout-a girl whatll
make nm honest man an honest wife and
that's just the kind o woman I'll take out
and the one that'l be Jim's wife"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-26

rows At stated intervals one woman and
man were placed adexterous little band, WOW
en- from the cut corn, was laid on the ground,
and an armful Of corn laid upon it then the
mans stronger fingers knotted the ends round
it, and set the shenf upright. The driver and
his fellow hurried on the horses and tried to
keep the workers busy and the workers,
with many n hugh and jest, exerted them
selves with their utmost quickness, in order
to stand ostentatiously idle before the ma
chine came round again. Seated on the hill
side, where the lingering gorse flowers and
wild thyme attracted countless bees, l watched
the same, trying to distinguish the faces
knew.
After little while l recognized Jean, her
active and upright figure one of the busiest
there. As usual she was bareheaded, and
her hair cleaned like red gold in the sunlight.
As usual, too, her manner had the quiet re-
serve that she never laid aside and notice
able thing was the silent respect with which
the man with whom she worked treated her.
He followed her footsteps as though one wish
ing to serve her, not as an equal.
| sat long enjoying the peaceful and happy
scene familiarity had only made me more
fond of that secluded spot-and l thought
l had learned to appreciate it better; sweet
scents and sounds were all around me. The
breeze swept past me as it rose and died away,
ruflling the surface of the corn, as it rufiled
the surface of the sea- and hurrying the flight
of the countless insects that rustled their
wings among the wild flowers.
was reused from my dny-dream by
seeing little barefooted lad l knew run of
to Jean and pull her gown. In a moment
she had snatched up her plaid, spoken to the
manager, and was gone, followed by the boy.
conjectured that the old woman was per
haps ill., but l was always afraid of intruding
and knew that if was wanted Jean would
send for me. l left the hillside and wound
my way ups steep path leading homeward
l paused at the top to rest a moment and take
one other look of the brilliant and busy scene
when clear voice began to sing lovely
Gaelic air, with mOunful refrain in a minor
key. 1t was quaint and wild, with the pa
thetic sound that invariably accompanies
beautiful music. Another voice joined in,
and yet another; and as the voices swelled
up in harmony, l thought no melody ap-
peals so forcibly to our highest feelings as the
unframed voices of people, expressing in
their own natural manner the untutored feel
ing of their hearts