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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-20

TnE Citizen and journal Of Industry is n
newspaper published by colored man, DR..
A. Array, Mt GAINESVILLE, Tennessee. The ed
itor Is nm educated man, n Republican in his
politics, but better friend TO his race than
he is to my political party, for he is striving
with his paper 10 elevate his people and
conduco in every way in his power to their
advancement What he says is certainly
worthy of credence by his own people, and
we commend tho following from his paper
to the colored people, every day
persons drop in at our office to ask
the outlook of things in Kansas. They
have all heard, so they state, that houses are
being built for them on government lands.
Who is circulating these liesY We say for
the information of all who are Interested that
there is no truth in these reports-there are
no houses being built-the government lands
are from twenty to thirty miles from the
railroad, and in order to locate on them with
q chance of staying you should have $3.50 to
5000 to each family, good health and plenty
of energy" We advise those without means
to hold on till "spriag time comes gentle
Annie" and see what the blossoms will bring
forth ndhear what songs the birds will sing.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-20
YIRaInIA GOHNTY JupaEs.

Richmond, Va, Feb, lp,-'fhe Supreme
court Of Virginia rendered m opinion to-day
in the test onso brought 10 decide the quos-
ton whether the powly-olootod county Judges
have right 10 enter upon the dulirs of their
offices nj once, or whether the pre- cnl lncum-
benls aro entitled to hold their places until
their torms Of office expire, Ia nccorlalea
with their construction Of tho law The
court decides TINT tho newly-olcrlrd ilign,,
SEVENTY lNr or eighty In number may Hssump
the duties IT their ullcp NJ once,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-20
All Right.


Politcno.s to Indies is justly considered one
or.om national attributes, but while the mn,
tive ci,izcu keeps up to the standard Of ga
lantry, the imported article Ia apt to work de-
lrctiyely. A passenger in a crowded street
ear, the other day. observed the entrance of n
man followed by nm old woman, and, seeing
that she looked tiryd and weak, he consider.
a,oy arose and offered her his seat Before
shccould take it, however the man had
quietly filed the w ancy, Here, just come
out of that said the passenger /" didn't
give mp my seat TO you but 10 the lady. To
viii h the the fellow replied, without offering
to move; 80, yawl dot is all rght-dot
lady ismein yile.0
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-20

THE st. Louis lobe-Democrat with an
injustice born of partisan hate towards the
South, that is cruel to General Fitz John
Porter, tries to force his case into politics.
He was examined by court martial during
the war, when prejudices ran high, and at II
time no could not get his evidence before the
court and was csshiered. Last year he got a
new hearing before board of army
officers who heard all the evil
dence in the case pro and con
and that board unanimously declared that he
was innocent of the charges preferred against
him by General Pope, and that he should
never have been dismissed the service and
should be reinstated. Only Congress can
pass upon the finding of this board and be-
cause Congress, being Democratic, is dispos-
ed to do General Porter simple justice the
Globe-Democrat and other stalwart Repub-
lican papers say it is the work of the
Brgadiers who want to reward him by
aiding the Confederacy. Such mean,
malicious, pettysmalignity is contemplate
and sickening to any man--to any decent
person with any instincts of q gentleman.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-20

The paragraph which follows is taken from
the Springfield Republican:
"rhe New York Mail is wagng vigorous
auti-Grant war, and calls fora ringing protest
Mt once from 5000 Republicans in the me-
tropols against Conkling's saddling the Cen
eral upon the States delegation to Chicago.
The Mail does not mince matters Mt ALL but
threatens that if the cameron swindle' is
forced on New York and Illinois, 100000
New York State Republicans will vindicatc
their independence md manhood by smasn-
ing the machine into smitherecns. The Ma Is
position is the more influential, us it dc.
nounced the 'scrMchers in the recent State
campaign
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-20

Nashville American After engaging the
attention of the Criminal court for whole
week, the murder trial of Arshy Bass was
concluded by a verdict of guilty and imp is
onment at eight years in the pententiary.
Bass was tried upon the .charg of murder
ing his niece, a girl of about twelve years of
age, She lived in Rutherford county, and in
February, 1879, came to live with her uncle,
who had no children. For some cause Bass
whipped her very severely, and soon there
after she was sent back to her parents and
died Her father claimed that the whipping
was the cause of her death.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-20
BAsR BALL,

Now York, Fob, lO,-1ho following olll-
GERS Of the National Da'o Ball ussociaion
were elected Mt the convention 'cstcMay
President y. H. Garfield, Albany Vice.
President, a., D. Bennett, Washington;
Treasurer j, A, Williams, Columhu, Ohio
Judiciary Committee II, h. Bennett,
Wmhinglonj NJ, Smplct Jersey CITY, The
Muhcr bull was unanimously adopted,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-20
The Waco Telephone, with conservati,

The Waco Telephone, with conservative
spirit that is indeed commendable, wants to
serve as mediator between the extremities of
the Democratic party. Those papers and
politicians who, supporting the administers
ton nnd policy of Governor Roberts,
classify all who do not agree with them,
derisiyely rs "progressionists" and notably
among his class of papersi is mentioned the
Austin Statesman and Waco Examiner, and
those papers and politicians who opposing
Governor Roberts, denominate his supper
tiers as ''mossbacks' and cold fogies," the
Telephone says are the extremists. 1t thinks
happy medium between the two will prove
best for the party. The Telephone says
But as long as the Statesman and Examiner
persist in denouncing every Democrat who
will not swallow the Roberts policy "a
"bolter," sore head traitor
and as long as the Telegram and
Express have no better names for the Rob
erts Democrats than sold fogies" and "moss-
backs"-just SO long will there be strife and
misunderstanding among Democrats. The
one element cannot afford to despise and I'M
derrate the other. Governor Roberts cannot
dispense with the support of the thousand,
of free-schcol Democrats who voted for him
ia 1873. And the progressive wing cannot
ALLEVIATE from il the Democrats who hav
stood by the old alcade. If either side risk
this reckless policy, both risk defeat; or, it
not defeat, disgraceful weakening and pros
tuition Of the party to personal and partisan
erds. tina. viii ultimately make il useless as
political factor"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-20

Richmond (Vs.) Commonwealth; A petit
ton, asking the General Assembly to pass
the bill now pending amending the charter of
this city, so as to make elective large num-
Der of offices now filled by appointment of
the city council, has been signed By the
members of the Tobacco Exchange and Corn
and Flour Exchange, all the leading mer-
chants and most numerous delegation of
prominent private citizens and capitalists.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-20

WILL the paper manufacturers be able to
control Congress and use it as an engine to
fasien another soulless monopoly upon the
country? The eyes Of the people are upon
their Senators and Representatives TO see how
they will vote on the Fort bill.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-20
A Brave Journalistess

Indianapolis Journal Interview
"By tho way, did you work nights on the
lntor.Ocean ~
"Oh, certainly, the same ms days"
odd you have an escort ~
"No, never, except by accident. Twas out
alone ut all hoars of the night went straight
along, and was never moddled with, I'll tell
YOU conhdentially that | carried pistol
when | first began, and know how to use it,
but soon left it at home, and came to the
conclusion that the men Of Chicago were so
tame and gentle that they did not need to
have it drawn on them, | think presence Of
mind is more protection than a pistol, any
way"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-20

Nearly S00,000.00O postal cards were used
in the United States last year. They are
made at Holyoke, Massachusetts, by p l.
vate concern, under the general supervision
of Government officer. The work is
nearly all done by machinery. even to count
ing and putting them up in packages of
twenty-five. The use of postal cards is said
10 have driven many makers of writing
paper and enveIops out Of BUSINESS.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-20
NOTICE.

County Commissioners Court, Feb 10, 80.
AT meeting of the Commissioners count to-
day the following order was passed, to-wit.
"That the County judge advertise for plans and
specifications to be furnished this court for the
repairing and rebuilding OF the courthouse
sad plans and specifications to be submitted
ut n called session OF this court, to be held on
me 18th day OF February, 1880, with the und,1-
landing mat the plan selected will he the only
one paid for" Therefore notice ia hereby given
mat the court will meet at the time, ana for
the purpose above specified.
X Il. BURRE,
leo2Otd County Judge, Dallas Co.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-06-12

to his wife. ''Jes rub him awhile. GYM
thy.an' seeif dat won't bring him roun )"
As she rubbed. he absent mindedly
raised the quart cupto his lips, and with
three deep and grateful gulps the whis-
ky bath went to refresh the inner man
Of Tiddiekins' papa
Then who so valorous and so alice
Tomato rs he? Dire were his threats
against Hieronymus, deep his lamenta-
tons over his child.
My POI little lammier he sobbed.
Work away. Cynthy. Dat chile mus
be saved. even if l should have ter
go over ter de Judges fur anudder
quart o. whisky. Nuthin' shall be spared
to save that prcciousest kid O. my old
age"
Miss Clara did not encourage his self
sacrificing proposal; but for all that. it
was not long before Tiddlekins grew
warm and lively, and winked at his
father--so that good old man declared
as he lay on his back, placidly suck
ing pigs tail. Savannah had roasted
il in the ashes. and it had been cut
from the piece Of pork that had shared
the well with Tiddlekins. The pork
belonged to a neighbor, by-the-way;
but at such a time the Pop family felt
that they might dispense with the vain
and useless ceremony of asking for it.
The excitement was over, the baby
asleep. Miss Clara gone. and the sun
well on its way to China, when small
figure was seen lowering efficiently
about the gate. IL had limp air Of
detection, and seemed to feel some del
icacy about coming further.
1.-The miscreant is got back" re-
parked Savannah.
Hieronymus." calls Mrs. Pop. "you
NAV thank yo' heavenly stars dat YOU
amt murderer dis summer day"
''A-waitin' ter be hung mex Wild
grape-time," finished Weekly. pleas
antly.
Mr.. Pop said nothing. But he reached
down from the msnteIsheh long thin
something. shaped like snake, and
quivered it in the air.
Then he walked out TO Hi, and taking
him by the left ear, led him to the
woodpile.
And here But I draw . VEIL
Hdrpers Magazine for June.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-06-12
HIERONYMus POP AND THE BABY

Now 'ONYMUs PoP," said the
mother of that gentle boy, '.you jes
take keer O. dis chile while I'm gone
ter de hangin'. An don't you leave
dis house on no account; not if de
skies fall an de earth opens ter swaller
yer"
Hieronymus grunted gloOmily. He
thought it burning shame that he
should not go to the hanging; but never
had his mother been willing that he
should have the least pleasure in life.
1t was either to tend the baby. or mix
the cows food. or to card wool, or cut
wood. or to pick chicken. or wash
up the floor. or to draw water. or to
sprinkle down the clothes-always
something. When everything else
failed. she had way. that seemed to
her son simply demoniac. of setting
him at the alphabet. To be sure. she
did not know the letters herself. but
her teaching was none the less vigOr-
Gus.
Whats dat. 'Onymus?" she would
say, pointing at random with her snuff
brush to letter.
"Q''-with sniff.
els you sho' pin hollow voice.
Woe be unto young Pop If he fall
tered, and said it might be a 4. Moth
er Pop kept rod ready. and used it as
if she was born for nothing else. Nat
urally he soon learned to stick brazen-
ly to his first guess. But unfortunate
ly he could not remember from one day
to another what he had said; and his
mother learned, after time, to distin-
guish the forms of the letters, and to
know that curly letter called S on
Tuesday could not possibly be a square,
shaped E on Thursday. Her faith once
shattered. 'Onymus had to suffer in the
usual way.
The lad had been taught at spasmodic
intervals by his sister Savapnah-com-
monty called Sissy-who went to school.
put on airs, and was always clean.
Therefore Hieronymus hated her.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-06-12
"SOMETIMES."

SoMETIMEs-not often-when the days are
long.
And golden lie the ripening fields of grain,
Like cadence OF some half-forgotten song,
There sweeps memory across my brain.
hear the iandrai far among the grass,
The drowsy murmur in the scented lines;
watch the radiant butterflies that pass,
And / am sad and sick AT heart sometimes
Sometimes.
Sometimes, when royal Winter holds his
When every cloud is swept from azure
And frozen pool and lighted hearth are gay
With laughing lips and yet more laughing
From far-of. days an echo wanders by,
That makes discord in the Christmas
A moment in the dance or talk sigh.
And seem half lonely in the crowd some
Sometimes.
Not often, nor for long. friend, my friend,
We were not lent our life that we might
The fowercrowned May of earth hath soon
an end.
Comes ali too soon the time of fading leaves
Come on the cold short days. We must
And go our way, and garner home our
sheayes.
Though some far faint regret may cloud our
Sometimes.
Sometimes see light almost divine
In meeting eyes of two that now are one.
Impatient OF the tears that rise to NINE,
turn away to seek some work undone.
There dawns n look upon some stranger face:
think, " How like, and yet how far less
fair'''
And look and look again. and seek to trace
A moment more your faucicd likeness
Sometimes
o sad. sweet thoughts, foolish. vain re-
grets.
As wise IL were. what time June roses blow,
To weep because the first blue violet
We found in Spring has faded long ago.
- love. my love. IL vet by song of bird.
BY Hover scent. b, some sad poets rhy mes,
My heart. that fam would he ut peace, is
stirred.
Am to blame that still sigh sometimes?
Sometimesr
And sometimes know a pang of jealous p ain,
Thst while walk all lonely, other eyes
Beneath the sun and stars OF Southern
skies.
The past il past: but is II sin. IL yet
Who will not grieve. vet cannot quite forget,
Still send n thought to you, and wish you
Sometimes?
-LOuisi r. Story. IN Time.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-06-12

A CONTEMPORARY priats poem
called a. leather Ripe Fruits. o Death. F"
And that would be best. 1t is SO now
that the small boy gathers the fruits
before they are ripe. and Oh Death
gathers the small boy"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-06-12


would .st ber NJ ~nas,;ons sva,, whan
most in doubt as 10 which ,r.s wh;ch ~
The Letters n and n
"A nrettv tb;ror,, sbe wor,d r,r,,er
70 bersaf ..T INNS, he a-Iaarn;n,
things from my own chile dat ,-u- 40
mos coi;ctv bsbv srar had .n, Cos
me unbeerd-of miser;ss in do time of
her ,ee,,;n' ~
II seemed tn H;.ropvmus that tho
cl;max Of his imnos;t;ons had come
when be was forced 10 stay a, home
and mind the babv while hi mother
and the rest of them trotted Off cav as
larks. to see man hanged.
Il, ,y.s hot .f,arrnnn .n5 III. nm
willing Purse suffered. The baby
wouldn't oo TO sleen. He mt il on the
bed-a feather.bed-and WHY it didn't
drop off to sleep. as a proper baby
should, was more than the tired soul Of
Hieronymus could tell. He did every
thing TO soothe Tiddlekins. THE in
FAINT had not been named as VET. and by
way of affection they addressed il as
TiddlekinsO He even went so far as
to wave the flies away from II with a
mulberry branch for the sn,ce Of five or
ten minutes. But as il still fretted and
tossed he let II severely alone and the
flies settled on the little black THING as
IL il had been a licorice stick
After awhile TiddIekins GREW ay-
oressiye. and beoap 10 veil Hierony-
mus who had almost fonnJ consolation
in the contemplation of a bloody picture
pasted on the wall. cut from the weekly
paper of a wicked civ was derived
even Of this solace He nicked mn 90 do
miserbul little screecbrowI" rs he
called il in his wrath He trotted II
He sano TO If the sootbino dittv Of
sun shines down on rich and In po' ="
Ru, oil w.s vain FINALLY :, d.sr.;r
he undrasse5 T;ddlet;n: He hal
ho.rd h;s u,o,h.- s.r :. nr., ~ 80
when a cb;la ia a.Screom;n, ;ts hrea
swsv ,,a;n,t ro,h;n, ais Il ,cen,n
n;n:"
Rnt there wore M r;ns Plenty 80
str;nns and had Lno,s! hnt No, ~, 70
account for the antics If tbe unb,nnv
T;ddIeL;ns ~
How ii did scream! 1t Law on the
stifiiy-braced knees of Hieronyinus. and
puckered nm its face so TIGHTLY that II
looked as ii it had come fresh from a
wrinkle mold. There were no tears,
but sharp regular wells. and rollinos of
its head. and distracting monotony in
its performances.
IBIS here chile looks s if it's got de
measles" muttered Hi, gazing on the
sauirming atom with calm ewes of de-
SPAR. Then, running his fingers over
the neck and breast Of the small lid
dlekins. he cried, with the air OF one
who makes discovery. Its got de
heat! Dafs what ais Tiddlekinsr'
There was really little breaking out
on the child's body that might account
for his restlessness and squalls. And
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-06-12
John Bright and American Poets.

The purity of John Bright's English
has often been surprise to critical
hearers, who knew that he had en-
joyed in early life but limited advan-
tages of education. Even Mr.. Glad
stone, with his University training and
the literary pursuits Of long life, has
not the command of such n pure and
sinewy English style as that which
marks the speeches Of the Lancashire
manufacturer, who never went To col
lege or wrote book In an interview
with an American friend recently, Mr..
Bright referred to habit which ex-
plains the origin of his good English
style. He has always read, carefully.
the best authors, and especially the
poets. For many years he has read
poem every night before retiring. He
added q remark complimentary TO our
American poets. OF late years. he
said. his evening readings have been
confined chiefly to American poets,
among whom Longfellow, Bryant,
Whittier and Lowell were foremost.
English poets are too obscure and in
volved to be enjoyed, or to serve as
models. Poetry, he thought. like all
speech, should be Ineligible, and leave
no reader in doubt Of its meaning. In
this respect Americans are much su-
perior to their English rivals. YOUTHS
Companion.
In the backwoods Of Presque Isle
County, Wisconsin, is atown, that has
Just elected its first Justice Of the
Peace. Like the rest of the residents.
he is . rough lumberman. The first
case brought before him was that Of an
assault committed by q notorious
brawler. The Justice had no difficulty
in pronouncing him guilty. but how to
punish him was a harder question. for
he had no money with which to pay a
fine, and there was no isil in which to
imprison him. After mature thought
the magistrate said: 1.-The complainant
got TO pay me two dollars costs. |
sentence the prisoner to be whipped.
and, IS . peace officer I'm going to do
the Furnishing myself Then he rolled
up his sleeves and thrashed the culprit-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-31

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Chesss Prime cutting. i4,sa1Jc.; northern
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Lara Prime, oaTreis and ;iercee, 9c.; in half
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Hides. Leather. &c.
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