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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-26
Sacred Concert,

By request of many of our citizens, the
Tsgliapietra opera company will give a
sacred concert at Craddock's opera house,
Sunday night. The selections to be rendered
are from Haudel'ls Grafton, The Messiah,
by Miss Phillips, Messrs. Hugo Talbo and
Gottschslk. This will be followed by NJ
Faures celebrated sacred song, 1.-THE
Palms." by Signor Tagliapietra; recitation
by a little child, Laura Tesio, only Ave years
old, and lst, Cd and Sd acts from Faust, in
which the whole company will take part.
With the exception of the three acts from
Faust, the entertainment will be in English.
A sacred concert is something new in Dallas,
but in all the metropolitan cities, both in
very popular but very fashionable, being
pstronixed by the elite everywhere The
price Of admission will DO 81 90, without sx-
ira charge for reserved seats.
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OyERTIIE CITY.

The weather /; growing colder.
Go to see "Freaks" tonight.
Yesterday was smother dreary, dull day.
Mating is being put down in the county
court room.
Yesterday being Thanksgiving day, Mayor
Good did not hold court.
If freak of nature don't interfere, Freaks
will be crowded tonight.
Nickel sugar uDequaled in this country
L. F. Hughes, 100 Elm street.
Mr. John Rawlins has been sworn in as
deputy sheriff and has charge of the books
Of that office.
The morning passenger train over the
Texas Central, due here at 900, YVES three
hours late yesterday.
The streets are filed with mud and the
drsymen try to see how much they can
splash on pedestrians.
So far during this term of the criminal
court there have been fifteen convictions out
of nineteen cases tried.
The funniest company ever in Texas is the
Criterion, which gives us Freaks Of Grad
docks Opera-house tonight.
Finest selection of fruit and ornamental
trees, shrubs, etc. ever brought to this city.
Call and see me, opposite post-ofice.
Charles Miller, charged with vagrancy,
wa. found guilty in Justice Prices court yes
terdsy and sentenced to the poor farm.
Don't have freak for boarding money, but
freak for laughing tonight, and go to see
the Criterions render Freaks at Craddock s
Opera-house.
Smoked salmon and halibut, Holland her.
ring in kegs, dried herring and Goldfish in five
pound boxes, just received from New York.
L. f. Hughes, 72O Elm street.
This Is cold, dlsagreeable weather, and o
drink of pure, unadulterated liquor will not
hurt you, and tho place 10 get ii is at the
Board of Trade, and don't you forget it.
The Texas Express company had built in
this city handsome car to follow tho con-
struction Of the Texas and Pacific road, 10 bo
kept at the end Ofthe line and used as an ex-
press Office. At present it is stationed at
Esstlsnd.
Too great howl of complaint could not
be created at the careless and dangerous
habit of a great majority of the people own
ing front gates leaving them open at night.
Such is the quantity so left these dark nights
that pedestrians are compelled to feel three
or four times before stepping by a gate, or q
plece whore gate is supposed to be, for fear
of Il collision, whereby tho gait must Ego
shut" or the unfortunate colliders eye. The
upper portion Of Main street is selected by
the reporter as sample of this seeming
sporadic nuisance.
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silver
st, Louis Times.

Whatever may be the opinions and pur.
poses of the east and north-the millionaires
and capitalists-in regard to the standard sill
yer dollar, the south and the YVES, are entire.
ly willing to use it, and il has served them
commercially ANGST important purpose. The
New Orleans Times says OF il in the south:
"since September the mint in this city has
distributed nearly $4,000 900 in standard sill
yer dollars, and will before the end Of De-
cember next, have sent out to points in
Texas and the Mississippi valley at least So
100000" This will be moro than the mint
at New Orleans can coin during an entire
elve months. In fact, considering the
scarcity Of gold and currency in the south,
the cotton crop could not well have been
moved without tie aid of silver, But we are
told that with both houses of congress and
the executive department in the hands of the
republicans, this money, so satisfactory and
important 10 the people, is doomed. Once
before this same party tried the experiment
of demonetizing silver aud in Consequence
WAS swept from power A like experiment
may again produce alike result.
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Dallas Railroad Time Table.


DALLAS WICHITA.
No. leaves 9:SOa.m. No. , arrives $3.50 p m
TEXAS & PACIFIo-EAsr BOUND.
Leaves Lower Depot. Union Depot
No. A. Arrives. Leaves.
Mail and exp's :55 q. N. lam. 7:03 am.
go SO 5;l5p. m. 500 p m .5;4O p. m.
WEST BOUND,
Union Depot. Leaves Lower Depot.
Nc. SNAIL aud express
Arrives. Leaves.
S;30a.m. Gam. V;Oo AIN.
No. l--Mdll and express Arrives Lower Dep.
S:i0pm. S;45p.m. 6;5O
Nos. l ana 3 run daily between Eastlal and
st. Louis.
Nos 2 and run daily between Dallas n i st.
Louis.
HOUSTON TEXAS CENTRAL--Go GOING NORTH.
Arrives ga m, .......",..,... departs WOW a'm'
9;10 y IN, ..,.....'''' '''V pine
GOING SOUTH.
Arrives $50 am. Departs $3.50 a m.
550p m............., DIV M
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COKSICANA.

Correspondence ofthe Herald.
CoRsICANA, Texas, Nov. %, 1850.
Several of our citizens are enjoying the
races at Dallas. Why not get up n scrub
race for the amusement of home people!-
Work on the Narrow Gauge has been almost
suspended owing to the cold and rainy
weather. Bets are being made on its not
reaching here before May |, the officials
promise to the contrary Notwithstanding
The artesisn well engine had steam up yes
.erday, but nothing has been done as yet TO-
wards deepening the well-The trains on
the Central have been very irregular of late,
owing to bad weather and waiting for other
trsins.-The streets and alleys about the
city are in terrible condition. light
rain has been falling since last nigh, making
the roads very muddy and travel almost i'm.
possible. Mr.. Frank Cruaden, of ST.
Louis, was in town yesterday in the interest
of his house.-The pressing need of hotel
accommodations was practically demon
strsted night before last when the italian
opera company arrived here, many of them
sat. up all night not being able to get room
in the town.--Next week our citizens will
be RECALLED with the opera burlesque com.
pany Of Rentz Santley. They are spoken of
very highly by the northern press. Sergeant
Hagoh, the soldier who was not expected to
recover from the injuries received in the re-
cent railroad accident, is doing we'll. All of
the others are nearly well.
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New York Special to Chicago lnter-ocean.
A Washington special says: "Quarter.
master General Meigs, in his annual report,
gives the total earnings on account ofmilitary
transportation of the bonded Pacific rail-
roads as follows; Union Pacific, S6,s59, 97I;
Central Pacific, Sl,321 276; Kansas Pacific,
S2,2S7 1872; Sioux City and Pacific, SS4,9s9.
The debt of the United States to Immigrant
railroads on account of the war department
is increasing. A general order of the war
department is being printed, regulating the
business of military transportation
over land.grant and bonded rail:
roads, and the adjustment of sc-
counts therefor in conformity with the latest
legislation, decisions of courts, and opinions
Of the department of justice. The cost OF
wagon and stage transportation Of military
supplies for the year was $S6,l6a Co. and
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, Professor Bolts SUCCESSOR:

Mr.. w. +. Cummins, a co-lsborer of the
late Professor Jacob Boil, has been appointed
the successor of his deceased friend by Pro-
fessor Cope, of Philadelphia. A scientific
expedition i, now being organized for the
purpose Of concluding the unfinished scien'
tific exploration of the domain between the
Brazos and Colorado from Canadian river
southwark. The expedition will leave in
about two weeks.
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FORT WORTH.


Correspondence of the Herald.
FORT WoRTH, Nov. %, 1850.
Day cold with misting rain.--Mrs. 7. j.
Burton left yesterday afternoon to visit rea'
tives at Montgomery, Alabama. DR.. X.
Adams of Georgetown, Kentucky has
bought 100Sl00 feet of land on corner of
Third and Lamar streets, to build residence
at cost of 5000. ---There has been more resi-
estate transfers within tue last three weeks,
land at advanced price )than within the pre-
yious six moths There WAS services at
some of the churches this morning; the banks
are closed some schools have holiday; the
day is passing very quietly; business, on ae-
count of bad weather, is not SO active; bust
ness houses are open as usual.-The rail
roads, actual and prospective, have given
such bright hopes for the future,
that our citizens seem glad OF
their lot being cast here, and
| hear of no enc that wished to change his
abode is much demand for real
estate and some regret that they had hot
bought soouer.--With three long lines OF
railroad passing through the city-the Texas
and Pacific, the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe,
and Missouri, Kansas and Texas--giving six
roads leading cut from Fort Worth, the i'm
preston has taken hold upon our people that
this city will shortly be the first city of north
ern Texas; our people are alive to the occa-
sion. on the Gulf Colorado and
Santa Fe road was begun as reported yestel-
day. The northern terminus so far, on this
road, is built at Temple, eight miles from
Bolton. Forty more miles is under contract
there, and thirty miles between here and Gle
burne, leaving space of one hundred ard
twenty miles between these contracts, for
which the iron has been bought, but which
is not yet under contract.-Not as much
cotton as usual on the market to-day
Several of our citizens are making arrSnge-
mentS to go to Mexico shortly.
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The committee appointed by the new
loan AMI building association to frame a
charter and bylaws, have about completed
their labors. They have worked diligently,
and have framed papers that will doubtless
be acceptable to the association, which meets
at the city hall on Monday evening at 7
nirlonk
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the cost of water transportation Sl0O,s74 so.
The debt due June so, 1850, by railroads
which at the close of the war purchased rail.
road material from the United States was
Sl,06S,9ll ~"
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COMPANIES REPRESENTED

Underwriters Agency, New York,
German American. New York,
ManhattaR New York,
Star, New York
Liverpool 4 London & Globe,
BANK Building, Poydras street entra ce.
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FROM
A PROMINENT DRUG FIRM.

Chillicothc, Mo-, July 80, 1870.
j. @. Richardson, st. Louis-My Deas
Sir:-Herc is something reliable; IL you
can make any use of Il please do so. We
have sold hundreds of bottles with like
results. Your friends,
This is to certify that Ind the Fever
and Aguo this summer and tho use of
One-thfrd of n bottle of Clifford's Febri.
fuge promptly cured 1t. II is the speeds
est cure have known of.
GEO. SAILOR,
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IT is TE< gsST.

Stockton, Mo.. ~ 9Th, 1870.
J. @. Richardson, st. LCuis- Denr sir;--
Clifford's Febrifuge is tho best thing for
ThilIs and Fever that we have ever
handled. There never has been q caSe
that was NOT cured by it that was taken
according to objections in this part of
the country. Yours truly,
MACE s. MITCHELL, Druggists.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-12-01
Her First Watch,

She comes to school few minutes late.
She walks up the aisle, and lays her note
IF excuse upon the teachers desk.
There is smile curling the corners Of
her lips she sUhducs it rcsOlutcly. Her
eyes sparklc she fixes their glance upon
ho floor. Her hands have an unusual
tendency to tumble about the region of
her belt She rcprcsscs it sternly and
drops them at her side.
She passes back to her scat. Her car
rage her gait, her every motion, are
pervaded by such an evident desire to
appear unconscious, that her schoolmatcs
glance up as she goes by to see if she has
Oh n new dress. No, she has not.
She takes her seat, and bends assid-
uously over her task. Her seat-mato
turns and scrutinizcs her kecnly; her
eyes stop at the belt; she gives n start,
,laps her hands noiselcssly behind her
lesk, and looking at the teacher to see if
she is observed, bends eagerly forward to
examine.
The owner Of the mystery shakes her
head with affected nonchaiance; but the
inquirer persists. At last she succeeds,
and it is produced. A gold watch! They
open it, shut it, examine the works,
compare it with the school-clock, ex-
change pantomimic congratulations and
explanations. Finally, they telegraph its
existence to the neighboring girls by a
series Of mods and winks, unintelligible
save to the initiated.
At recess, all cluster around to express
their admiration; the owner receives
their bursts of approval with proud hui
mility. During class, she yawns every
five minutes, and then draws it out to
see if it is not time for dismissal.
On her way home, she compares 1t with
every church-clock she passes. She
holds it up to her ear to be sure it is 60
ing she feels of her belt to be sure it is
there. She times her walk to school I;
she times her tea she times her studies ;
she times the making of her toilet. She
receives with derisive incredulity any
suggestions that she may not take proper
care of it.
II lies beneath her pillow that night,
and the next morning, she forgets to
wind it up. The day after, she drops it,
and it has to be taken to the jeweler to
be repaired. By next week, she has re.
solved to wear it only on great occasions,
and when she goes out of town.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-12-01
The Feet of Chinese Women.

An American missionary, Miss Nor
wood, of Swallow, has lately described
how tho size of the foot is reduced In
Chinese women. The binding of the
feet is not begun till the child has learned
to walk and do various things. The
bandages are specially manufactured,
and are about two inches wide and two
yards long for the first year, five
yards long for subsequent years. The
end of the strip is laid on the inside OF
the foot at the instep, then carried over
the toes under the foot and round the
heel, the toes being thus drawn toward
md over the sole, while bulge is pro.
duced on the instep and deep indenta-
ton in the sole. The indentation, it is
considered, should measure about an
inch and q half from the part Of the foot
that rests on the ground up tothe instep.
Successive layers of bandages are used
till the strip is all used and the end is
then sewn tightly down. The foot is so
squeezed upward that, in walking, only
the ball OF the great toe touches the
ground. Large quantities Of powdered
alum are used to prevent liberation and
lessen the offensive odor. After month
the foot is put in hot water to soak some
time; then the bandage is carefully I'M
wound, much dead cuticle coming off
with it. Ulcers and other sores are often
found on the foot; frequently, too, a
large piece OF flesh sloughs off the sole,
and one or two toes may even drop OIL,
in which case the woman feels aftcrward
repaid by having smaller and more deli
cate feet. Each time the bandage is
taken off the foot is kneaded, to make
the joints more flexible, and is then
bound up again as quickly as possible
with fresh bandage, which is drawn
more tightly. During the first year the
pain is SO intense that the sufferer can do
nothing, and for about two years the foot
aches continually, and is the seat of a
pain which is like the pricking Of sharp
needles. With continued rigorous bind
ing the foot in two years becomes dead
and ceases to ache, and the whole leg,
from the knee downward, becomes
shrunk, so as to be little more than skin
md bone When once formed, the
golden lily" as the Chinese lady calls
her delicate little foot, can never recover
is original shape.-LOndOn Times.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-12-01
Household Perils.

Under this head the Boston Journal of
Chemistry names several dangerous sub
stances which find their way into house.
holds. There are two or three volatile
liquids used in families which are par
ticularly dangerous, and must be EN-
ployed, if at all, with special care. Ben
zine, ether and strong ammonia consti-
tute this class Of agents. The two first
named liquids are employed in cleans
ing gloves and other wearing apparel, and
in removing oil stains from carpets, cur
tains, &c. The liquids are highly vola-
tile, and flash into vapof as soon as the
cork Of the vial containing them is re-
moved. Their vapors are very combust-
iblo and will intlame ut long distances
from ignited candles or gas flames, and
consequently they should never be used
in the evening, when the house is lighted.
Explosions of a very dangerous nature
will occur if the yapor of these liquids is
permitted to escape into the room in con-
| siderable quantity. In view Of the great
hazard Of handling these liquids cautious
housckeepers will not allow them to he
| brought into their dwellings, and this
course is commendable. As regards am
monin, or water of ammonia, it is very
powerful agent especially the stronger
kinds sold by druggists. An accidenr
in its use has recently come under our
notice in which a young lady lost her life
from taking a few drops through mis-
take. Breathing the gas under certain
circumstances causes serious harm to
the Lungs and membranes Of the mouth
and nose. 1t is an agent much used at
the present time for cleansing purposes,
and it is unobjectionable if proper care
is used i'll its employment The walls
holding it should he kept apart from
others containing medicines, &c, and
rubber shoppers to the walls should he
used Oxalic acid is considerably en-
ployed in families for cleaning brass and
copper utensils. This substances highly
poisonous, and must be kept and used
with great caution. In crystalline struc-
ture it closely resembles sulphate Of
magnesia or EPSON salts, and, there
fore, frequent mistakes arc made and
lives lost. Every agent which goes into
families among inexperienced persons
should he kept i'll a safe place, labeled
properly and used with care,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-12-01
A WOman's Dress.

Bob Burdette, in the course Of an
nrticle in the Burlington Ua,cheye on
fine rights and wrongs Of women, says:
Our wife wants q dress. After two or
three or half dozen stores have been
ransacked for goods, the dressmaker is
sought out. The matter OF measure
ment is tedious, and then the matter OF
fitting is one of numerous and repeated
trials. Finally the dress is finished and
sent home. Then it is sent back to be
taken in here and let ont there, and at
last, after the customer has been fitted
more times for that one dress than her
husband has been measured for three or
four wears, the dress comes homo for the
last time and is pronounced by the
wearer, her friends, and the dressmaker
as beautiful and perfect fit, and is fin
ished.
Beautiful it certainly is, far more beau
tful than anything her husband ever
wears. Colors and material style, blend
ing shades and contrasting bits Of color,
are all in the perfection OF good taste.
No man can improve upon that. But 1t
isn't finished. When it is completed as
far as the skill of the dressmaker can lin
ish it, and it is put ON, it has to be
pinned. Somewhere; sometimes IN two
or three, often in half a dozen places.
It always requires apm. Leave out the
pin and the dress is all awry somewhere.
On all this broad continent there is not
one American woman who can dress so
as to make any kind of an appearance IN
good society without pins.
Now, suppose our tailor should send
our suit home, and when we had put on
the coat we had to pin it at the back?
Or suppose there was no suspender but
tons aft, and we had to use pins there?
Suppose he made our shirts SO we would
have to pin on the collar,-how long
would such shirt or such suit OF
clothes stay in the house? Who would
be responsible for the language used by
the man who had to pin his coat? No
tailor would dare to 50 tempt the wrath
of IN Independent man. But woman
alas, she patiently pins on the dress that
she paid some one $50 or $40 to make,
and doesn't think anything about it. We
will not pursue this painful subject.
Let the women of America take it up,
and think about it, and learn, III the
noble independence of womanhood, to
make their clothes before they put
them on
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-12-01

Miss Younglady owned to twenty-four,
but not year more The city's celebra-
ton last week awokc her to unwontcd
enthusiasm as to things military. She
naturally began to reminisce. She spoke
of the Bunker Hill celebration in 1875;
she spoke of the soldiers return from the
war; she spoke Of the scenes Of military
grandeur during the great struggle; she
spoke of the rush to arms when the gun
at Charleston awoke the nation to its
danger. She was going even back of
that, when gentleman remarked, Lets
see, it is nineteen years and over since
that gun was fired" That was all he
said but it was sufficient. She was
heard to gasp, "How time flies" and
then she tainted dead away. Some men
are so wanting in politeness!-Boston
Transcript.
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FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.

Ir is reported that $4,000 holes were
bored in the execution of st. Gothard
tunnel, $50, 900 pounds of dynamite con-
sumed, and /, $50, 600 drills worn out.
ASSN WILLIAM THOMPSON has shown,
the sun, if it were composed of solid
coal and produced its light by combus-
ton, would burn out in less than 5000
years.
TAoKs.-Two hundred and fifty differ
ent kinds OF tacks are manufactured
from brass, copper, zinc, iron and steel.
The material from which tacks are made
is first cut into long strips as wide as
the required length Of the tack. 1t is
then put into q machine which cuts it
into tacks or nails, rs the case may be,
as quickly and MS easily as u boy would
MUNICH stick OF candy.
The Cunard line has lost two vessels
in thirty-seven years, but has never lost
n life nor letter. The Colombia, one
of their first vessels, went ashore be-
tween Halifax and Boston. The passen-
gers and cargo were landed in safety,
but the vessel could not be got off, The
Tripoli went ashore near Tuskar,
off the coast Of Ireland, about six years
ago. The passengers and cargo were
landed safely, but the vessel was broken
up.
"TRA1N catching" says the Hour,
sis the cause OF more ill health than
is generally supposed. Those who bolt
their breakfasts, in order to be in time
for the morning train, know that such
course leads to dyspepsia with its at
tenIunt ills, and the violent eXertion
which is made by those who just save
their distance produces an excitement
OF the heart and blood vessels which, if
frequently repeated, is likely to end i'll
serious organic disease
ELEcrRIcIrY is used in Paris to con-
troll vicious horses. A conducting wire
runs from an electro-magnct in the seat
of the wagon through the reins to the
horses bits. By turning the crank of
the magnet current of electricity is in
duced and sent to the animals mouth.
No violent shock is given to benumb or
greatly alarm the horse, but the slight
pricllling sensation peculiar to electrical
influence surprises and subducs him.
An electric whip, to prevent rearing or
turning suddenly, is another ingenious
invention.
FROM inquiries conducted by Prof.
Hermann COIN, of Breslau, since 1865,
it appears that short-sigh tedncss is rare
" or never born with those subject to