The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-08
LIGHT LINES.

IAClnh NuS hdliVh Po'Hi
Only a pair of cOat-tails
Bear wltnsss 10 his wrath,
only the maiden's elbow
sitting wi hin his room
Only soma seatless trousers
To tell Of the bull d SIS boom.
pSy-Hsycs last message is an attempt at
.,slwartism. But "His Fraudulency," rs the
psper tina! shines for all dabs him, has about
a, much chance to become a stslwsrt as a
fried chicken has at Il niger festival
pSg- They have begun to hang Nihili'!s
ovsr in Russia Formerly these gentlemen
when caught, were forwarded to Siberia by
qpecial escort, but the crop seems to suffer SO
l,la diminution that the Texan method has
been adopted.
MsspNew York ought now to be wholly
bsppy. In addition to John Kelly, who, like
III. poor, they have always with them, they
arc charmed with the society of Chang tue
Chinese giant, the tallest man in the world
and bogus British lord.
Es'g~ Georgia Doesn't seem to know how TO
c,st an electoral vote, and the failure OF its
electoral college to assemble on Wednesday
co.ts Hancock its vote. But the General Will
hardly care. A few votes more or less VIII
not make any particular difference in his
case.
nsg-Itis very kind and thoughtful OF the
Cincinnati Enquirer TO mention that, Mentor
ise village which might.mu'ter two hundred
,b,a.ho,Iied men and boys AT afre. Indeed,
Il soarcely rises to the digaity of a village
1tisa compact farming settlement. Il has
No hotel with an elevator, and head c!erh
with diamond pin. We mention this in the
wsv Of admonition to the numerous large
bands of pilgrims who want to See Garfield
n6z-n was formerly supposed that th'
o.,onco Of " check :" could be found only in
lifa.ipsurance agent, but it can now be ioun'
/, the party with monthly publication &c
voted to some specially who writes to leg'tl
innate newspapers thus 1--WE shall D
pleased to place your journal upon our eA
change list for 1881 if you will kindly lnsei
the prospectus as often as you can 'ilor u,
with sucb editorial notice as you think II
noner merits. We are compelled to adol
this course on account of the necessary ca
nanse Of issuing paper of the character
the -.
N~General Grant is going to W"snih
ton about the middle Of The month"; SO u
Washington correspond nts say, and he Is
have what they arc pleased to call an III
mens." reception. When the ex'preslde
visits that city, however, no will be som
what disappointed at not meeting TWO
thrae If his old and intimate friends. Amo
them NAV bs mentioned "Boss' ShepneI
who is away in Mexico engaged
the pleasant and, i. is to be hoped, proh.s'
o,cunation of IN honest miner, and Inc OF
famous B Abcock, who, we believe Is a hg
house. keeper somewhere near Baltimore
hay We are frequently asked regard
the hast manner of dropping money Il
tho contribution box at church, and NJ
carefully considering the subject we sug!
the following rules: First ifyou ieel p
ticn,srlv mean, and have only penny 10
STOW, YOU must keep it we'll covered IN y
hona sna when the box is under your NJ
Won r,ust. with quick, nervous notion
yoa- mite fall 50 that it will escape CD
walton if you have a quarter OF 'uy "
silver coin Of considerable size 10 e'NS'
NAV hold it in plain sight between y
thumb and forefnger, and when you aeI
It YOU must let it drop from comparau
lofty deviation, so that it may make
steal Jingle when it reaches It's oeS''n''
tb;,aIv if YOU contemplate Offering
Won must not take the money cut Oh
vest pock.t until the happy time CO.
when your neighbors can best see your
paralleled generosity. The moment tina
collector appears at the pew door 10 'r'
vb.n Won must fpmble for your money,
Nucu JOu hANS' -
,bep having methodcNly folded the bill
put on your eyeglasses to ascertain "
nomination, you may slowly place 1t II
ton of the box. These three rules, W
heve will be sufficient for all ordinary
noses. MIA button should away
placed in blank envelope.
sss~ There is in the composition o
mule of any cline perversity OF dlspo
which has become .proverbial, Tow
aloft. however, above the rest OF It's 81
stands the American mule. He is OF hi
kind and scorns even reputed conn
with ary ,iher 1t has been belive'
this fur-,,oted emblem of constancy
achieved notoriety aud Immortality in
tons enough TO crafty the most I'M
palate. But it was not SO. a new hs
been opened to his ambition and ne en
with a successful ad,r which promise
results. He las become tram WI
We read a few days ago of that solid
ern mule who threw locomotiv
4 passenger train down
foot high embankment and XII
man or two, by simply opposi