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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-01-17
How Much can a Man Read?

The longest single poem, believe,
extant, is an Italian poem, the "Adone"
of Marini, who lived in the time of our
James |. 1t contains $4,000 lines. As
for Spain, one single author of the
seventeenth century, Lopes de Vega,
wrote l 800 plays; his works altogether
fill forty-seven quarto volumes. Al
onsO Tostado, Spanish Bishop of the
fifteenth century, wrote nearly forty
folios, having covered with print three
times as many leaves as he had lived
days. To come to England. Our
William Prynne wrote 200 different
works. Chalmers collected edition of
the English poets only comes down to
COwper, who died in 1900, and it fills
twenty-one volumes royal Svo, double
columns, small type. The volumes
average 700 pages. This gives total of
l4,7OO pages, or 2O, 400 columns. Now
it takes-I have made the experiment
four minutes to read column with fair
attention. Here is good years work
in reading over, only once selection
from the English poets. The amount
of reading which student can get
through in given time hardly admits
of being measured by the ell. The rate
of reading varies with the subject, the
rapid glance with which we skim the
columns of a newspaper being at one
end of the scale, and the slow sap which
is required for page of, say, Kant's
"Critique of pure Reason" being at the
other. Still, just to get something to
20 upon, make a calculation in this way /:
Suppose man to be able to read eight
hours day. No one can really sustain
receptive or critical attention to written
matter for eight hours. But take eight
hours as the outside possibility. Thirty
pages Svo is an average hours reading,
taking one book with another. This
would make 240 pages per day, l,6SOper
week and 81, ,3G0 pages per year. TAX
ing the average thickness of an SvO vol
ume as 400 pages only, the quantity of
reading which diligent student can
get over in year is no more than an
amount equal to about 220 volumes SvO.
OF course this is merely mechanical
computation, by which we cannot pre-
tend to gauge mental processes. But it
may be worth while knowing that the
merely mechanical limit of study is
some 800 volumes Svo per annum.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-01-17
Edmund Kean Riding an Elephant.

A famous operatic piece of the old time
was Blue Beard, written by Colman,
the younger, the music by Michael Kel-
ly, produced at Drury Lane in 1901. In
the first scene there was a procession of
Blue Boards army, which is first seen
in the distance winding among the
mountains. To preserve the perspect-
i've boys were employed for this part of
the spectacle. He who represented
Blue Beard, mounted on an elephant,
was little Edmund Kean. Did he then
imagine that he would one day be the
great and all-dominating genius of that
house? 1t is not at all improbable, for
the boy had soaring ambition. AprO-
pos of the elephant, agood story is told.
While the piece was preparing, Sheri-
dan went into the property room one
day to consult with Johnson, the prop
erty-maker, among other matters, about
this very animal. "DOn't you think, "
said the great lessee, "that you had bet
ter 90 to Pidcocks at Exeter Change
(then celebrated menagerie) and hire
an elephant for number of nights 2"
"Not l, sir; if can'tmake a better ele-
phant than that at Exeter Change |
ought to be hanged" contemptuously
replied Johnson, who evidently believed
art to be superior to ure.--Belgrdrtd.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-01-17
A Plucky Cat.

A Little Compton man has plucky
cat. While lying on the doorstep, the
other day, a large hen-hawk swooped
down into the yard and seized fat
chicken which it attempted to carry off.
The cat at once leaped upon the intru-
der, and clawed him so Justify that he
relinquished his hold and sailed away.
In short time, however, he returned
again and made another attempt, in
which he as signally failed, the cat at
tacking him as soon as he alighted.
Three times did the hawk essay to car
ry off his prey, and as often did pussy
succeed in protecting his charge from
the intruder, until the bird becoming
disgusted with the prospect of obtain
ing dainty bit of spring-chicken from
that hen-yard, scared away To repeat
the attempt upon some less guarded
grounds.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-01-17
Catching Fish in vancouver's Island.

The natives of Vancouver's Island
have peculiar mode of catching a
small fish which resembles herring,
but is inferior to it in size. Taking a
lath-like stick Of tough wood, the edge
of the end not handled being armed fol
several feet with thin iron spikes, they
proceed slowly in search of their prey,
using their implement like paddle,
and darting it rapidly through the fin
ny droves. By this maneuver dozen
or two are frequently impaled at a sim
gle stroke and adroitly transferred to
the canoe to be used as bait. Herring
and herring-spawn are largely eaten,
both fresh and dried, the spawn being
obtained by placing fir branches in the
quiet bays which the herring frequent.
As soon as the branches are covered the
spawn is collected and dried in the sun.
Halibut and rock-cod are also caught in
these waetrs. Among shell fish may be
mentioned poor apology for an oys-
ter, which seldom attains a diameter
exceeding an inch, Its near neighbor,
the clam, atones for this deficiency, and
is frequently got upward of pound in
weight. Very dear to the heart of ST.
wash is the mud-loving crustacean,
which plays an active part in rustic re-
pasts. The bivalve is often smoked,
dried and put on long skewers; and,
together with dried salmon, forms an
unfailing adjunct to the Indian cuisine.
Besides the oyster and clam, the mus
sci, razor-fsh, cookie, and few others
are found on these coasts.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-01-17
Making, Light of a Heavy Loss.

Edwin Forrest did not always show
the fiery temper with which he was
credited. In one of his latest years,
when his business manager lost a
pocket-book containing over $4,000 of
his money, and was greatly distressed
about it, Forrest, without one sign of
anger or peevishness or regret, simply
said In a gentle tone: Don't blame
yourself; accidents will happen. We
can make 1t all up in a few nights; so
let 1t go and never mind"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-01-17
CLEVELAND, TENN, JANUARY II, 1878

clalalice, ana, III II neenless 10 auu,
acted upon Sheridan's suggestion.
$50 far" said poor Tom, "the story
tells for me-now you shall have the
sequel"
After having RECALLED himself at the
squire's house, and having said five
hundred more good things than he
swallowed; having delighted his host,
and more than half won the hearts of
his wife and daughters, the sportsman
proceeded OH his way homeward.
In the course of his walk, he passed
through a farm-yard. In the front of
the farm house was green, in the CEN
of which was pond-in the pond were
ducks innumerable, swimming; on its
vcrdant banks motley group of gal
liant cocks and pert partlets, picking
and feeding; the farmer was leaning
over the hatch of the barn, which stood
near two cottages on the side of the
green.
Tom hated to go back with an empty
bag, and having failed in his attempts
at higher game, it struck him as a good
joke to ridicule the exploits of the day
himself, in order to prevent any one
else from doing so for him, and he
thought to carry home a certain number
of the domestic inhabitants of the pond
and its vicinity would serve the purpose
admirably. Accordingly he goes up to
the farmer and accosted him very civilly.
"My good friend" says Tom, 'I'll
make you an offer"
"Of what, sir?" says the farmer.
"Why," replied Tom, 81 have been
out all day tagging after birds and
haven't had a shot. Now, both my
barrels are loaded; l should like to take
home something. What shall | give
you to let me have a shot with each bar
rel at those ducks and fowls-I standing
here and to have whatever kill?"
"What sort of shot are you?" said
the farmer.
"Fairish," ;" said Tom, "fairish."
"And to have all you kill" said the
farmer, "eh?"
Exactly So" said Tom.
''Ialf guinea" said the farmer.
"That's too much," said Tom. "I'll
tell you what I'll do; I'll give you a
seyen-shilling piece, which happens to
be all the money | have in my pocket"
"Well," said the man, "hand it
over"
The payment was made, Tom, true
to his bargain, took his post by the barn
door and let fly with one barrel and
then with the other, and such a quack-
ing and splashing and screaming and
fluttering had never been seen in that
place before.
Away ran Tom,' delighted with his
success, picking up first hen and then
a chicken, then fishing out dying duck
or two, and so on, until he numbered
eight head of domestic game, with
which his bag was nobly distended.
"Those were right good shots, sir ?"
said the farmer.
Yes" said Tom; "eight ducks and
fowls are mere than you bargained for,
old fellOw-worth rather more than
seven shillings, eh?"
"Why, yes" said the man, scratch
ing his head, 81 think they be; but
what do care for that-they are none
of them minen'
"Here," said Tom, 81 was once in
my life beaten, and made off as fast as
could, for fear the right owner of my
game might make his appearance-not
but that could have given the fellow
that took me in seven times as much as
l did for his cunning and GOODNESS.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-01-17

not mix with the flock, but follow close
at his side, frisking and fondling about
him like dogs; indeed the degree of in.
telligence and understanding that exists
between the Arab and his flock is truly
astonishing. "Theyknow his voice, aud
follow him." and "he careth for the
sheep" 1t was-probably to such shep-
herd sas these that the angel announced
the glad tidings of the Savior's BIRTH
Wilke's NdrrdtfUe.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-01-17
LOVES REVEL.

Love in lethArgy onces lept
A week W thout awakening;
And day and night his mother wept,
AS IL her heart were breaking.
The Graces pinched the boy IN vain;
He never felt their stinging
They sang TO him Paphian strain
He slept through sll their singing.
To Jove at length the goddess scared,
Most misersbly crying
20, save my son, Hes' ems mighty Lord.
The God Of Love is dying!"
ITO earth, said Jove, "once more repair,
And cease your cries and weeping;
A friendly leech W Il meet you there,
Who'll cure loves oversleeping."
Venus flew back the boy was free;
For Jove ON special mission,
Had sent him green-eyed Jealousy,
Juno's own state physician.
The cure was worse than the disease
Olympus shook with laughter,
For Love was never at his ease,
And never slumbered after.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-01-17

TOtal... ..efziDo Ds
Compared with the previous year
there was an increase of 81, ,902 ,232. "a in
the amount of gold, and IS, 1882 236 in
the amount of silver bullion operated
upon; So 1893, ,236.50 in gold coinage, and
50 ,423, ,532. so in silver coinage. The in
crease alone in the silver coinage over
that of the last fiscal year has been
greater than the total amount of silver
coinage executed in any one year prior
to 1874.
In speaking of the coinage of the pro-
posed dollar, the Director says that half
of our minting capacity is in the States
west of the Rocky Mountains, and
where but a small amount of silver dol
lars will be required for circulation. In
order to insure the general distribution
of the new coin, the expenses of trans
portation should be paid by the Gov
ernment out of the gain or seignorages.
He also suggests that the legal tender
of silver dollar should be limited to
an amount sufficient to prevent it from
expelling gold froT. the country, and
for the purpose of restricting its issue
to the requirements of the public for
such money, as well as to keep it at par
with the full legal-tender money, it
should be issued only in exchange for
United States notes and Gold coin. If
such a restriction be placed upon the is
sue, no limitations as to the amount to
be coined will be necersary. These
coins should also by law be made re-
ceivable by the United States for all
dues except duties on imports.
The Director estimates the present
running capacity at about 81, 900, 900 per
month in silver dollar pieces, and be-
lieves the issue of that amount would
prove of much benefit to the public, aid
in stimulating revival of business,
steady the value of silver, and protect
our important silver mining interests.
The Director states that to estimate
the amount of coin and bullion in the
country is always matter of uncer-
tainty, one of the obstacles in the way
being the impOssibility of determining
with any degree of accuracy, the
amount of gold and silver consumed in
the arts and manufactures and especi
ally as coin as well as bars is used for
those purposes. 1t is also quite diff
cult to estimate the amount in private
hands. Taking these difficulties into
consideration he thinks it not far out of
the way to state the amount of gold coin
and bullion now in the country at about
$ls5,000, 900, and silver at $50,000,0O0.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-01-17
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Regular rates OF advertising. tl per square
hrst insertion. and 20 cents each subsequent
insertion.
Special contracts viii be made for all adTer-
hsements for four insertions or over.
Transient advertisements always payable
quarterly in advance.
Marriages and obituary notices, over one
square, charged for at half regular utea
All local notices 10 cents line for each in
sertion.
No notices inserted for less than hfty
eenta
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-01-17
Operations of the Mint.

DIR. Linderman, Director of the Mint,
has submitted his annual report to the
Secretary of the Treasury. The report
shows the operations of the Mint and
Assay offices for the last fiscal year to
have been as follows:
G,ld hutlion raeeIyed and onerafed
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-01-17

--Morristown, N. j., has "Ladies'
Club" which contests for prizes In
archery, lawn tennis and croquet.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-01
DAIIns Ci,s Lumbar Ynrd.

Everybody lunches at Gus Mig
mons free, from 10 "a. m. TO II m. Re-
member COG ELM street. IT.
County scrip, In Large and small
quantities, for sale by Fred Manget
ticket broker, Letirand hotel. Healso
buysan sells railroad tickets.--tf
Query: "Why viii men smoke
common tobacco, when they can buy
Marbur Bros. Seal OF North Caro-
lina, at the same price ?" jan.Sldly.
Adams " Co. III orders for grain
and produce. 1T.
Two car loads OF buggies and plat
orm way ons, Ut Orr's. TT.
If you want to trade All old buggy
for n new Que, Orr's IL the place TT.
If you want to buy n family car
riage, Orr has the latest styles and
patterns.
Picture frames and mouldings,
new patterns Of wall paper for 1878, at
Reed n Lathrop's. ja29 In
If you want well.made and cheap,
cheap clothing, examine at 5l3 Elm
street, -f23.lOt
You can save enough money to
pay expenses on the road by buying
your railroad tickets from Fred Man
get, tickel broker, LeGrand hotel. He
has also county scrip for sale. If
=. must and will sell all kinds OF
gentlemen's and boys wearing appa-
rel cheaper than any house in Texas.
Call before buying elsewhere. julius
Kahn, 5l3 Elm street. --f23 lot.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-01
NOTICE
MAYORS OFFICE,
CITY OF DAILAa, February N. 1873

MAYOR OFFICE,
CITY OF DALLAS, February %, 1878. /
The different wards of the city of Dallas
having been changed since the last election,
Information and guidance of all concerned,
viz
An ordinance defining the wards of the
city of Dallas.
Be Il Ordained by ne Citg C0uncil Of ne Cav
" Dallas.
Section. l. The city shall 6e divided into
four wards, rs follows, to-wit: The First
ward shall embrace all of the corporate lin
It's bounded by the river on the west, the
corporate line ON the south, Akard and i 80.
amore streets ON the east, and Elm street On
the north, and shall be entitled to elect, by
Its own vote alone, two alderinen, The
Second ward shall beginat the river on Elm
street ana run thence with said Elm street
10 sycamore street, thence with Sycamore
street To koss avenue, with Ross avenue to
Masten street, with Masten street to Dallas
branch, and thence with the Dallas branch
TO The north line of the city, thence with
SAID line TO Trinity river, and down the
river 10 tlie beginning, and shall be entitled
10 erect, bN Its own vote, two aldermen, The
Ihird watd shall embrace all the corporate
llmitS east Of the Second ward and sycamore
stiee, anu hotth oi Elm stree ANA snail be
emitted 10 elect, by us own vote alone, two
aluermen. The Fourth ward shall embrace
all OF the eorpo ute limits east of the First
ward aud south of Elm street and shnll be
emitted To elect, by lts own vote alone, Two
aldermen. i7ol.ded, That the present resi-
uenoe OF Judge Nat. NJ. Buuod shall also be
included Ia the Fourth ward.
Section 2. That this ordinance go info
erect from and after January /, ISIS.
Approved November 20, III
". l.. CABELL, MAYOR,
AtiesH d. Il. HEREFORD, Secretary. 28-lOt
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-01
NOT True.

From II gentleman who arrived in
this city yesterday, from Ennis, we
learn that report is riff in that place
that there Is smallpox in this city.
This Is not true. There il not, nor
has there been, any smallpox in this
city for more than year. low such
erroneous reports are circulated we are
at Il less to know, and the people Of
the surrounding country can rest as-
sured that there Ia not u mblance Of
a case Of smallpox in this city.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-01
THE UNION DEPOT TAKIIts,

Al uasopbisiioaiea you,n IL shawa
ihe nasuiy ~ she Scenery AIong she
Central and hebbed ~ Every Cen''
l'HE HERALD, on divers occasions,
has spoken of tho class Of suspicious
characters that infest tho Union depot
on the lookout for gTeenerh who arrive
on the tralns, Yesterday morning, u
young man arrived, on the eehl hound
train nom Fort Worth, named John
Wesley Oakea. soon after getting
of tho traiu, no was approached by
two men, who, after engaging him IN
conversation, soon proposed TO OakeH
" take walk with them down tho
track, but from some cause other than
suspeotlng foul play, no refused, aud
tho two soon loft him, aud were not
seen again by him until two o'clock IN
the evening, The walk was proposed,
QUO u the men remhrking that u was
u beautiful country short piece dewn
the Central track, and talked IN such
glowing terms Of II that Oakep, In his
unsophiatleatedneas, consented 10 no.
company them, walking some three
quarters OF u mile down tho track,
where they came 10 halt Here the
two men proposed 10 engage Que an-
other In u game Of chance, aaking him
II no would not take hand, which he
declined, The two men then began
pulling out money, which they pre-
tended 10 DO counting, boosting Of
their respective amounts, when Oaker,
not 20 bo outdone, exhibited hla roll,
which no had no sooner produced than
the men snatohed II and ran OIL down
tho track, a. soon M no could recover
from his amazement ho ran after
them, begging them 10 stop, hut they
outran him, and succeeded In making
good their escape, They got every
cent he had, amounting TO something
over twenty seven dollars. 0akeB was
on hls way TO visit HIS old home In Ar
kansas, aud states that he never suaN
pected anything wrong. Onlcer Dickey
has description OF them, and thinks
he knows who they nre We trust he
will succeed in finding them out, and
bring them TO the punishment they no
richly deserve,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-01
Tuesday, The I'd Day Of April, A. D. 1878
In tho different wards of tho city OF Dallai
for the following city officers;

In tho different wards of tho city OF Dallas
for the following city officers;
one city Secretary
one City Treasurer
one CITY Attorney.
one CITY Marshall.
One city Engineer.
one Olty Assessor and Collector,
one Alderman in tho First ward, I'm place
of Alderman Crowdus whose term expires
one Alderman In the Second ward, in
place of Alderman Soay,
One Alderman In the Third ward, In place
of Alderman Jett,
one Alderman In the Fourth ward, In
place of herman Williams,
The polls Will be opened In each ward from
So'clock u. IN, until y. IN.
The election In the First ward will he he'd
NJ the court house, ". IL. Kendall presiding
officer.
The election In tina Second ward will be
at theOld Broom Factory, NJ, ID, CARING ION
presiding officer.
The election In the Third ward will be
held ut Friok's old store, corner of Bryan and
Harwood streets, John Henry Brown pre-
siding officer.
The election In the Fourth Ward win be
held at loung's School House, on Young
street, presiding officer, John j. Eakin,
In testimony whereof have hsreunto set
my hand, and caus d the seal of the city OF
Dallas to be affixed this, the Goth day,ot Feb
ruary, A. ID. 1878. W, l., CABELL,
Mayor city OF Dallas,
Attest j. b. HEREFoRD, City Secretary.
feb26dtilapr2
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-01
LOCAL J0TTiNaS.

See notice Of n plano for sale.
Sprinkle tho Streeta and lay the
dust.
--Phyaiolana report that there IL
very little sickness In the city nj pres
ent.
Officer Dlokey IL vlgllant officer,
and deserves much credit for the officer
like manner In which no performs his
duties.
Shade trees are being brought In
from the country 10 sell, and our citi'
zens should buy aud improve their re-
sidences.
The fire boys were out drilling
lass night, The engine was throwing
water In very short time, after got
ting out.
With the exception Of tho wind,
yesterday was fine day. High, blus.
terry winds prevailed, blowing clouds
OF dust through the streets.
The Evnngelsps continue 10 hold
their meetings with undated 2eal,
while considerable interest Ia being
manifested by those who attend.
There viii be u race at the fair
grounds this afternoon ut two o'clock,
between Santa Fe and Billie Button.
Distance, five hundred yards, for one
hundred dollars aside.
The Stoncwall team were ont prac-
ticing yesterday evening, doing some
very fine shooting Henry Waller
caine out first, and j. G. Arnold, Sec
ond.best.
Yesterday evening, workman
In the Ph@nix planning mill, named
Pat Connolly, got his righthand
caught In a belt, throwing 1t under u
wheel and badly crushing it,
Buck Riner, nm attached witness
In the Roll Johnson case, was COM
mitted to Jail for safe-keeping yester-
day. Rlner appears to be an unwilling
witness for the state, having on one
occasion escaped from the sheriff after
he had gotten him IN the courthouse
hall
Captain Orr'a sale of horses and
buggies at his stable on Main street,
yesterday, was SHINY attended, and
the sales meagre. Fine horses and
vehicles went for mere song, yet the
captain Is determined to close them
out at whatever they will bring, and
the sale will be resumed to-day.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-01
Lat Day Of aracs ,aane.

Yesterday was the last day of grace
with the taxpayers, and the Office OF
Captain Prather, the collector, was
crowded from "early morn till dewy
eve" with them. Those who have
failed to pay will nov be proceeded
against according to law, causing them
additional expense. The captain, while
he has been a faithful and vigilant Of
ficer, has at the same time been len.
lent with the people, and that the
taxes OF some will be collected at add.
tional expense 10 themselves, is no
fault of his.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-01
A graceful Den,

Yesterday evening Olllcer Dlckey mr.
rested and lodged In the calaboose,
Mary Harris, "A negress, who presdes
over notorionsly Infamous don Of i'll,
fame CD Pacific avenue. She was
drunk and swearing at every one who
passed. The officers should see that
this place Is closed, as 1t is Disgrace
that such den should be allowed to
exist. The citizens of that neighbour
hood are justly indignant that the
authorities do not have 1t closed.