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ONLY A PILE OF ASHES.

soft and still, cold and gray,
A pile of ashes before me lies;
/, mOtionless, wonder II they stir,
When the first faint breath of morn shall
rike,
All night loGg have watched them fall
Softly and silently oneby one;
A gray, cold mass ne.ih the blackening CRATE,
1ney all have fAllep-lny watch Is done
some hours ago, when lit the fire,
Us 1t hours or years ave passed since
thenO
MY heart beat high with strong desire
Above, hope, like other men.
The CHEEKY ii anne leaped quick and high,
Az If II waited the touch OF my hand,
And flashed "A reply to my innosI thUught-
almost think IL did understand.
What pictures saw in the glowing GOALS!
What a truthful Inner bright thoughts
And mine were bright IS the dancing flame,
AS they painted the pictures fair to See,
What was 1t that dimmed the pictures glow?
letter, marvel OF delicate art
We have botn been quite mistaken, aud so
You must sse Ii 10 better that we should
part"
Twas dainty sheet, like "a rose-leaf palei
lis breath OF perfume I'LL I'd all the air,
Since l crushed IL IN lay cruising hand
There's scent OF rose leaves everywhere.
Give II to me-" the 1srcs n ame cried,
lSmoothed il out and kissed 10 thrice
Then laid 1t upon Ihe glowing COAL
IL was turned TO ashes In trics.
. God! How 1t wrlthed in the flames
hot grasp; ~
stroVe with my might its mad course to
stay;
Then knew by the GOODNESS felt within
IL was my heart that had burned away.
There 10 no flower when the root Is dead.
What need OF hope when the heart is gone?
SO said farewell to my hopes 80 bright,
And burned them to ashes one by one.
They were sweet as the first warm breath of
June
And fair rs the blossom on Alpine snow
My hand WAS ice and my lips were dumb,
As yielded them up t. the crimson glow.
My fair, false love, could you see them now,
The heart And the hopes that were yours
before,
Would You care, l wonder, tina, nought
remains
But ashes piled on the marble floor"
The night is past, the day dawns fair;
Below the street eChoss with busy tread;
l opsn the door and leave behind
Only pile of ashss-dead.
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LiihOgraDllinx.

The lithographing establishment and book
bindery of Miles Strickland Galveston is
one of the largest and most complete in the
State. 1t is the only bindery in Texas that
ever got diploma for blank book manutac-
turing, Strickland is the pioneer book binder
in the southern country, and he has added
TO bis office all the late Improvements and
machinery, until now it is without an equal
in the whole South. His prices are as low
and his work as substantial as can be found
in the best Offices in the Eastern cities. Send
for circulars and prices. Orders promptly
filled
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-13

For the past few weeks the HERALD Jon
OFFICE has added largely to its extensive
stock of job material. Several new fonts of
book type, together with forty fonts of latest
style display type, six presses, all run by
steam, render the HERALD jon OFFICE the
most complete in all its appointments in
Northern Texas, and without superior in
the entire State. Our worhmen are all men
of experience, which is a guarantee that the
work is executed in an artistic manner. Our
friends and the public generally are invited
to ca and examine specimens and to hand in
their orders. Prices moderate and work
done 81 shortest notice.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-13
A CHATELAINE OF FLOWERS.
Pen Monthly,

Pen Monthly.
When order out of chaos came
And n, buiie cOnhensedin space;
When stars 1T up their lamb9nt tlamH,
And planets found their eth or place;
Fen then the tateflIl atoms mixed
When hid these 10 ~ers In their embrace!
This Maiden hair com down tina years,
Trailing their ireshnoNS, ever green;
These Rose buIs bring from out the 1pheres
A beauty that all wears have seen;
And -Pans!es They're for thoughts, you
knowD
Iher dyes from vanished sunbesms CLEAN!
Aud so the old is ever new;
The past lives on though lying ever;
The ages still the age pursue,
While faith keeps young In fresh endeavor;
Aud love, that lights this endless maze,
Lives warm in fern and dover aud glyer!
Francis Emily White
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Watches,

The largest and best stock of Watches in
the West or South is carried BY Mermod,
Jsccard u Co., corner of Fourth and Locust
SITS, st. Louis. Send to them for an illustrae
ted catalogue and learn how cheap they ar
selling fine Watches Their celebrated
standard" Watch, which they sell in . or.
silver case for Sl5, has won national repu-
tatlon for accuracy. Send for one if you
need reliable, inexpensive watch.
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Here Jimmie, run up to Jones and get me
ten-eent package of BLACKWELL'S
FKAGRANT DURHAM BULL SMOK-
ING TOBACCO. See here, mean the gen.
ulne Durham; look for the Bull on it, and
take no other. All right sir, l noes it; dee
kant fool me.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-13

English Female Bitters is not a beverage
but is n powerful and unmlstakabls female
tonic, imparting, iron TO Impoverished blood
gives keen appetite, aids digestion and
proper assimilation OF food, strengthens the
feeble, invigorates the chronic, aud Is promp
and relisbel:in is effects.
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She ntlenned hnll-hnnr,n hi a lnle hnnr.

She ate AIDED u ball -danc I'll to late hour
became ACKNOWLEDGMENT hone thinly clad.
IN cold, damp night air, nnd caught cola
Next day -hralache--lo-, of urpetita-- sllgh,
fcvcr-,lry sk.r-rains md ACCESSIBILITY SEQ
sat' ons-indispoSition TO get up. Remedy
one bottle English Female Filters, prepared
per'ally i1r such conditions. Never tails
el"er In resent or chronic cases.
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RlcDRD'S VITAL. RESTORATIVE

EULLY y PER CENT. OF the human race are
L victims to partial or complete impoteucy
This startling assertion will be fully corrObo
rated by every intelligent physician. The
principal causes producing this disease are In
discretlons. or excuses. Some of the common
symptoms nre loss of vigOr, spermatOrrhea
pain In the back, disposition 10 avoid society
languor, gloomy forebodlngs, mental distress
nervous debility and leucOrrhuH lin females)
facilitating dreams &c. Let no false modesty
prevent the parent from warming the child Of
this great evil. Secret habits are the result of
Ignorance, The medical profession has been
almost eriminally negligent or reticent about
these things, as the demand for increased 40.
commodationa at the insane asylums amply
attest.
There is q well-known principle In animal
physiology that no vital action can take place,
except through the agency of the nervous sys.
tenn. II the nerve power IN any organ is weak
ened, then that organ is.weak, There Is q rem.
edy in the reach of ALL one that has stood the
test for over half century. Dr. Records
Vital Restorative has been scruti nized and In.
dorsed by the Academy of Medicine in Paris,
as an infallable specific for the above contalne
no phOsphorous, cantharides or ether poison;
is prrely vegetable, producing no reaction,
amt Is permanent In effect; is n sugar-coated
pill and can be had of Levasser 4 Co 10 bis
NE Richelieu, Paris, (Fraucel, or Of Or. s.
Brown Sigesmoud, sole agent for the y. g.,
Singer Building, St Louis, Mo-; box of 100
pills, 81, box of 400, $40, sent by mail upon re-
ceipt of price.
CERTIFICATE
PAms ,July lS, lST3--lD Itnr do IN Paix "A
air. L.. h., fifty years old, nuu Deen widowed
twenty I'VE years, nervous temperament; hBr
suffered for thirty years with spermatOrrhma
and for ten years with nervous debility and
entire impotency. For eighteen years he tried
every known remedy without any benefit. He
cam. 10 me and advised him TO try Ri.
cords Vital Restorative. After four months
he was discouraged, but 1 insisted upon his
continuing Its use, and In nine months he was
restored tofull health and vigOr-gOt married,
and has two fine children.
Out of $40 patients tr aated IS were cured
within 80 days, lis In ak weeks, $50 between
two and three months, between five and SIX
MONTHS in line months,
DR.. NJ PERIGORD,
Med 'ne de la Hospital Charity
Sold by Wholesale and Retail Drug.
g5sts generally marc
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TWENTY-FIVE CENT COLUMN.
NOTICES.

NOlICE = Advertisements NAV be handed
- into our business office mp to p. IN :,
anu into the comHoSlug room m 10 a, m.
NOTICE Boys in Blue" Attention. A
~ meeting of The Unien Veterans Is hereby
called at Liberal League Hail, 100 Main street,
mack9y, NJ. d., date surgeon L :. Vols,
President
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-13

EOR RENT-New cottage containing : rooms
L. aud kitchen, corner of Wood and Browler
stS; water on premises. Inquire at Sll Wood It.
DOR RENr-A house with Il rooms also de-
L. slrable cottage OF four rooms ;cistern water:
healthy location; convenient to street cars. Rent
cheap TO good tenant. Apply to 1882 Main st.
NOR RENT-South front rooms furnished or
AZ untarnished, ut Washington Hotel.
NOR RENr--A hous- ut four rooms. with
a. porch, s.e.'corner of Jackson aud Houston
streets Good water abundant Apply 10 -
Jefferson st., between Elm and Pacific avenue.
E0R RENT 6li Elm street, now occupied by
l. Calm Bro, possession given May Sth.
II Is - feet wide, $50 feet long and well furnished
for dry goods store Apply Jno, Browning,
1857 Elm st, apll5
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-13

Our crackers sell well because they are the
best. Dozier-Weyl Cracker company, st
Iouis
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-13

Atlas Portab lie Engine took First Pre-
MUM at St. Louis Fair, 1879.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-13

LNOR SALE-At bargain, Judge Barksdal
II handsome residence, built on the COrin-
THAN style. situated near the Fair Grounds, in
Apply to Jones n Murphy, Real Estate Agents,
office No. ia Main st.
NOR SALE-Tne Tom Fielt home property,
H. S2s Main street; ground fronts leO feet on
Main and extends back 20 feet to Commerce
street. Call early aud get bargain. Apply to
Jones " Murphy, Real Estate Agents, 10 Main
street.
NOR SALR--Stocks for sale-SO Shares Dallas
L City Water Stock and 20 Shares Dallas Real
Estate and Building Association stock. Adj
dress Offers, Lock Box lOi, Dallas, Texas.
Nor SALE - Elegant Residence for sale -
Il One of the most desirable, commodious
anil comfortable In Dallas or vicinity. In
qure at Editorial rooms, Herald and Com
merci,l office. iansltf
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ALL SOR sS
FINANCIAL.

ITO LOAN--On undoubted security, 81 900, on
4 would buy good paper Apply 10 FRANK
WHEAT, I07 Main vt
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THIS Is THE LINE
That rms the finest Dining Cars in the world,
between Hannibal, Mo-, and Chicago, Ill.
Meals, rs cents.
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TO EXCHANGE.

TJNO EXCHANGE = II 80 acres of fine grazing
J. and farming land, with part cash, to eN-
change for merchandise. Address, A. j. =.
Herald Office.
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MISCELLANEOUS WANTS.

WANTED-Ab boy to assist as mailing clerk
w No one need apply who Is not unusually
rapid with pen, Apply at Herald office,
WANTED-Six Carpenters Apply at new
wv. building ON san ,Ia0iuto street, above
Pearl. 4, II. Bowles
NTANTED -. A situation by n oompetent
w druggist, with ten years experience;
capable Of ta6lrg charge OF a store; object OF
e;hange more ulan salary. Address II. II. w.,
bon ", Tyler, Texas,
MANrEp A girl To do general work for
W smSll family InQuireat Herald ofce,
Wy ANrED-A nicely furnished room by
w single gentleman. Address Z. o. Box
No l6H
UTANTED -BOADERS-ln a private fanIiIv,
w where here are no other bOsrdprs; few
boarderS line rooms, good location and good
table, Reference required Apply to j H.
Davis, Real estate Agent lO9 Lamar st, -
WANrED-A white woman to 20 in toe
w country 20 do oking and general
housawUrk fol a small family. German pre-
lerred, Address K. L. Hadick, Decatur
Texas.
wv .ANHED--A man, to cook and care for
w horses and cows. Apply to q, NJ. Wheat,
at Sanger Bros
NANTED-rwo hundred tie choppers
w wanted Immediately On line of Dallas
n Wichita railroad Apply 10 Adams \
Leon ard, Dallas, or to H. s. Rosser, on the
line Of the road, Ties are TO he OK inches
thick, inches zee, and SN feet long, and In
spected by tie agent of the Texas & Pacific
ra lway
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THIS is THE LINE

That runs Palace Sleeping Cars between Han
nibsl, No., aud Toledo, Ohio.
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BANKING AND FINANCIAL.

StTOCK SPECULATION.
y Parties desiring to operate in Stocks will
find it 10 their advantage 10 communicate
with the Undersigned Large and small lots
bought and old through the New York Elk
change, on moderate margin. RUSSELL
SAGE'S STOCK PRIVILEGES A SPECIAL
TI. Highest price paid for Boston, Hartford,
aud Erie (Old stocks) Correspondence solic-
Tied. j. $. PUROl 4 CO., Stock Brokers.
~ Exchange Place, New York.
Reference-llon. Russell sage.
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FOR RENT,

A'OR kENT-A small neat furnished house
l. TO gentlemen aud wife. Young lady 10
board with the family. Address "Rent, -
Herald office
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soft and still cold and gray,
A pile of ashes before me lies;
l. moilonless. wonder II they stir,
When the first faint breath of morn shall
rike,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-27

torial eyes to gaze on such marvel
of intricacy.
An invitation to "come down and
write up our establishment" is a great
deal more common than two square
"ad" from the same firm. Newspapers
must be filled up with something or
other you know.
The lawyer, with strong prejudices
against advertising, is fond of seeing
his cases reported in full in the news
papers, with an occasional reference
to his exceedingly able manner of con-
ducting the same, 1t is cheaper than
! advertising.
In fact everybody, from to lizard
who has an ak to grind, asks the news
paper to turn the crank, and forgets
to even say thank you, but will kind
ly take free copy of the paper as part
paw for furnishing news.
The press being free, all hands
seem bound to get aboard and ride it
to death. That is why newspapers
are so rich that they can afford to pay
double price for white paper, and
never ask congress to aid them by re-
moving the duty on wood pulp.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-27
BY CABLE.

BERLIN, April 27.-Four more
deaths have resulted from the Bres-
lau explosion.
PARIS, April 27.-In the reports
which have reached here of the ex-
plosion in a gambling room OF Monte
Carlo Saturday night, one account
says a package Of powder was placed
on the mantelpiece, and another that
package Of dynamite was thrown
into the window. Windows, clocks,
and looking g-glasses were smashed.
The saloon was crowded at the time.
One player was attacked and robbed
by four men, but the officials re-
mained at their posts. The design to
rob the banks strong box failed.
LONDON, April 27.-The conserva-
tives of Oxford city will contest the
re- election OF William Vernon Qiber-
aD. Parliament meets Thursday;
the house Of commons adjourned till
Friday for the reelection Of members
in the new ministry.
PEsTLH, April 27.-The financial
bill for 1880 shows a deficit of S19,-
100000 forms to be covered by ar
issue of fifteen millions of gold rentei
and sale of railway preference bonds
| LONDON, April 2. The Times says
it is rumored that the liberal govern.
ment intends to convert consols intC
29 per cent stock.
LONDON, April 27.-Ragman wor
the Prince Of Wales stake; PlaisantC
second, Marc Anthony third.
The fifth consolidated Russian rail
way car of 100000 pounds will soor
be issued.
The exports of grain from Russi3
for January and February was 1899,
900 quarters below the corresponding
period for the previous year.
AT Mannheim Baden large social
ist meeting was broken up by tn,
police and five leaders arrested.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
MRS. SCOTT. stppoNs.

This eminent elocutionist enter
tained a cultivated audience at Leu
brie's theater last night, bringing
forth frequent bursts of applause. A
loud murmur of appreciation greeted
her when she swept gracefully in upon
the stage, attired in a splendid cos
tune of crimson, richly adorned with
white lace, her bearing proud, erect
and as queenly as became the princess
of English eiocution. Her selections
were all popular, and at no time did
the spirits of the audience drag, as is
so common during entertainments of
this character. She read, in the
order named, Beatrice" Much Ado
AbOutNothing) "Curfew mustnotring
tonight" Father Phil's collection,
the sleeping walking act in Mac
beth, chapterfrom "Helen's Babies, I"
the "Creeds of the Bells" the scene
between Hubert and Arthur in
"King John, and one of the lively
chats between Lord and Lady Teasel,
in the School for Scandal" In
dialogue she is very fine, as was espe-
cially instanced by her rendition of
the selection from "Helen's Babies, "
the little innocents, Bulge" and
"Toddy," being reproduced to the
life. Poor Prince Arthur stood be-
fore you in her. and Lady Macbeth
thrilled the audience to the core.
"Curfew must not ring tonight" was
grandly done, and in the "Creods Of
the Bells" the wavy sound noticed in
the resonant church bell was easily
detected. Mrs. Sidions, as an actress
and elocutionist, made a lasting i'm
preston upon all those who heard
her. She reads in Nashville tonight
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-27

of elephant collectively, but unhived
bugs individually, on the hands of the
charity committees. Various attempts
have been made to heal the dissen-
sions and quarrels among them. On
Friday last committee of colored
men, after working with closed doors
for several hours, discussing the stu
alton earnestly and at length, agreed
upon the following card, as explana-
tory of the situation, and a proper
means of adjustment. 1t speaks for
itself, and naturally calls for more
cash:
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:
a report having gone forth to the
world through the medium of the
public press that the Arkansas refu-
gees were rich and were dishonest, we,
the undersigned, were appointed as a
special committee from the general
committee having them in charge to
disabuse the public mind concerning
them, and we would say that they are
among the most unfortunate of all
persons who have ever come in our
midst. They are poor; the majority
of them have no means Of subsistence.
They are not lazy. They are willing
to work, and many Of them are at
work daily. The general committee
have unanimously voted to CON
tinue their benefactions as
long as the necessity. . tor the
same exists. We submit that the
published statements concerning
their internal affairs was most unfor-
tunate and quite at variance with the
truth ir the case. We are directed to
state that the refugees are still in need
and the charitable public is very earn
estly requested to continue its dona-
tions as long as the sufferers are in oul
midst and in an unavoidable condition
Of need. We have not abandoned oui
bretheren and do not propose so to do
Money, food and clothing are still
needed. Donations may still be sent
to Rev. Dr. Garnet, No. l65, West
| Twenty.sixth street Rev. j. II. Cook
| No. l640 Second avenue; Rev. D. N
Wister, No. 2O2 West Thirty. seventh
street; Mr.. Peter S. Porter, No. 25:
| West Twenty-sixth street, and to tn,
chairman Of this special committee
No. 2l8 Sullivan street.
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ISayarI.
Raleigh IN. C.) Observer Dsm.)

Raleigh IN. C.) Observer Dsm.)
If the republicans select Grant, as
seems not unlikely, the campaign will
be very bitter as we'll as excited. II
the democrats make weak nomina
tion, they will jeopardize our
promising prospects of success.
When, therefore, we approach that
matter all individual preferences
ought to be sunk, and we should
search for and select that one man
who is stronger than his party in
the doubtful states of the northeast
and of the Pacific slope. 1t is
thus and only thus, that we can
make our victory certain. AS to who
that man is, in our judgment, there
can be no question. He may not be
the statesman whom we would prefer
to honor, but he is the leader who
can give us the best hope of Demo
cratic success at this time, when sue
cess is the thing we seek. Nor do we
find it an objection to him that he
is Southern born and Southern bred
that he halls from state that has
always been accounted a Southern
State. Certainly we mean Bayard.
With him as our candidate, it seems
to us that our prospectswill be bright.
er than with any other of the noble
men we might otherwise delight tC
honor.
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The Scenic Extravaganza.

In the proposed coronation extrava-
ganza, to come off on the 7th and 8th
of May, 1l6 children are to appear.
They are rehearsing vigorously, and
expect to play splendid engagement.
The scenic and stage arrangements are
under the direction of Mr.. Harry
Buhler. Mrs. Rose Thompson has
been quite i'll for some days past, and
is too feeble to give attention to the
work.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-27

TOMORROW at eleven o'clock some
fifty members Of the Episcopal clergy
and laity, representing the diocese Of
the state of tennessee, will meet at
st. Mary's cathedral, on Poplar street,
to hold their forty y-eighth annual con-
vocation The right Reverend Bishop
Charles T. Quintard will preside over
the deliberations of the religious body,
he having already arrived in the city
The visiting clergy will be entertained
and provided for during their three
or four days stay by their friends and
the members of the Episcopal church
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-27

FoRTY-Two Massachusetts, editors
arc out on their eleventh annual ex-
cursion, and last week accompanied
by their wives and friends passed
through New York on their way to
Philadelphia, Washington, and Rich
mond, the old battle fields of Fair
Oaks and Seven Pines. The happy
fellows expect to go home the latter
part of the present week, and with
their pocket books still far from
empty.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-27
A FREE PRESS.
Some Of Hs Advantages Tersely
stated.

New Haven Registerl
The beautiful idea Of getting some
thing for nothing is nowhere more
readily traceable than in a newspaper
office.
So much has been spoken, written
and sung about a free press" that
people have come to accept the term
in sense altogether too literal.
| If a man has a scheme of any kind
terminating, he just steps into the
editorial room aud details it, with the
remark, Pm not quite ready to ad
vertise yet, but a few words will help
me along" He gets the few words,
and never gets ready to advertise.
Two tickets admitting lady and gent
to the &c. r. Y. M. Us grand ball, ''
are expected to produce six-line
local and a quarter Of column de-
scription of the ladies' toilets after
the ball is over.
Church fairs and the like are worse
than balls. They never leave tickets,
but demand more space, because "it's
matter Of news, and help to the
cause.
Should q boy saw off his finger,
''Dr. @. o. Plaster dressed the wound
with great skill" would be graceful
way OF stating it, and, besides, it is
"unprofessional" to advertise.
The patent rat trap man brings in
one of his combinations of wire and
moldy cheese bait, sticksit under the
editors nose and explains how they
catch 'em every time spring works
Its something Of interest to the
community, and if you put in piece
save me dozen papers" which he
quietly walks off with, as though he
had bestowed a favor in allowing ed