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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-20
During the Week

We might il perfect truth repeat that aaid
lsst week, the suls of which was, no work
has boon performed or the farm save that
necessary in taking care of stock aad market
ing to more or less extent tho surplus of
last years crops. Thus great deal Of cot
ton and come grain and hay have boen
brought forward and converted into money.
1t is now past the middle Of January,
with not furrow run, not seed in the
ground. And the same causes heretofore given
still exist: alternate days Of frozen ground
and sunshine. 1t has been simply impossi-
bic for farmers TO do anything scarcely to-
ward this years cropping Nor will they
until the winter is sver.
There is, however, ample tine before
them to bsgin, prosecute ard success fully
raise m abundance. The dispatches during
the week have furnished additional proof Of
this being the s0yerest winter felt in the life
timSot this generation. Old men say its
parallel occurred in l832-forty-niao years
age. AT vari0us points north of us the MGR.
curry has stood at from 20 to 81 degrees bs-
low zero. In Dallas il was ss low as 10
dsgracs above. From that point it rose
rapidly until at noon several dsys uSst it
stood at 60 and 10 degrees above. But ths
nights ara very cold.
Reports from the fall oat crop are very dis
couragiuC. IL is estimated that so per cent
has been destroyed literally frozen 10 death.
In many sectiops none ut all remain, the
grouad bejng perfectly bare of single
sprlg. This will nscessllate replsnG.g. AS
this is az important crop farmers will do well
TO Tesow at the earliest practicable day. They
are invaluable TO Texas farmers both
as q source of revenue and for homo
consumption. We cannot affOrd TO rsduce
the acreage. II ought to be increased. The
demand is growing greater every year, and as
We will nave bettor arrangements for chip
ping 10 Nov Orleans next season than now,
the dee and will be still greater and the
price highu ltis, moreover, more relia-
be crop in Texas than whest or corn. II
natures before extreme hot weather Snd
drouths usually begin, and, when tao corn
crop fails, plenty IF oats around the farm
come in at the right time and prevent visits
to city corn cribs where they hayo
Iowa and Wisconsin Ghell0d corn for sale at
65 cents por buahol, and 3 sorry artcla ut
that. The soner we enter into pernanuat
dissolution Of the existing partnership be-
tween Texans and those northwestern fol-
lows, with US putting up tho monoy gnd ,hoy
the Hour, corn, meet, apples, ETC., the better
II viii be for us. We hayn 10 way Of got
ting that money bgck. 1t is Questionable
economy to bug an arliclo for fifty cents
which would cost Oua dollar to raise ut h51ae.
II is GemCla "a, - 5-y the least VI il.
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STATE LuNArIQ AsYLuM.
reapondauo4 Of the Herald.

COubaponddAOS OF The Herald.
AUSTIN jan. "A, l5Sl.
This report has been brought dowD 10 ho
lst day Of November 1880, b. pmsidsat
Joha a Green and ta3 managers.
One ye,r ago there were 292 patj.ni' in
the asylum, l75 males md 1T Ismalus.
Tho number Of both eezss admitted daring
the yehr was 20: l4l macs 4Rd SO females
Tbs proportion OF 5iacharso1 ~ tho nuasor
Of admissions, was resly so psr cant. willie
.ho proportion OF reccy,rioa VIA met NJ
over 81 per coat.
OK ihe IS patients who diaa g vera malls
and II females, apd Of thess destas q w.te
ol the nervous or organic 3iseagEs. Nntrs
nSw remsiu'ip thu asylum $3.50 pArrors, sid
Of these there Gre 2ll msas and los 70 lsles
The first patient was admitted in March,
1861, nearly tweSty yssrs ago, and hG il to
ibis dLy an inmate. II is prstty well e.
tabished fact that unless person Tsc9vere
from sSsa &C insanity within Psy lwslva
months from ;hs dsto OF the hrht attack, the
caae is likely 10 prove incuysbls.
| iind from this report tina following in
iorssting dsia: OF ihe 400 laas yeaT ,d
miitsd, 40 were farmerS or thsir wives,
widows or daughters, So being male farmors
aad 10 were housekoGpsrS, while Of
nny other occupation the nuHhsr aces
not egcs,d 3. lRd slso that there ere 1903
married cat OF the 800 and Of thp,o inc
males aR6 females are in the proportion u
So to 80 ONLY 90 Of the pasisntl are ns.ivs
Texans, 81 Of Tennessee, md Alabama, Geor-
ga, Mississippi ssd Germany furnish is
zach. Nearly tho saIirs 22o we're pus il BY
the coun,y court, and % are supported BY
their families. Concerning tic causes oi
insanity soma 81 are regisIersd ~ unknown
whilo % ara frsm religious exei!en,sn,, ls
frorn epilepsy, and 10 from incompetence
The stewards repor! shswa total rocsiptG
from state, county, private donations. ETC..
62503T; whio !ha Disbursements for the
year dry goods, clothing, medioSl stsre-,
salaries, repairs, etc, S6Q,2ll IS; farn and
garden products, S1,7l2o0. So far SO can be
aseertaiaed, tho average proportion Of in
Sane parsons 70 states population is abon;
! ! in 1000, whilc Texas shows in the neic h.
borhoad Of | in 1880 There ere to-dsy
least 800 insane people throughout our limit
that ought to be in the lunstic ssy um, nd
they are increasing AZ tho rate of 100 year
| To accommodate thl dsmaAd would Veouii,
buildings and grounds that woali cost nesrl
$4,000, and thia amount viii DO asked for
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~ Yorl.toWn celebrntien

Washington, Jan. 1S.-The Yorktown
centennial celebration bin, which passed the
senate to-day, creates tho mSmbers Of the
joint committee appointed last year, consist
ing Of ore senator and representative from
each Of toe original thirteen statot. Tht
committee is clothed with power to cit dur
ing tho recess and make arrangements fol
the celebration. The committee is consti-
tuted as follows; Senators Jones, Rollins
Dawes, Anthony, Eaten, Wallace, Korrsn
Randolph, Baysri, Whyto, Ranaon, Battle
and Hill. Representatives Goode, Hall, Lor,
ing, Aldrlch, Hswloy, Dick, Brigham, Nil
Ter, Martin, Talbot, Davis and Richardson
They have power TO e;nd for papers aad per
soma,
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lie TIER FROM AUSTIN
Gsry.spondsnce Of she Herald.

cervsspondsnee Of sac Herald,
AUsrIS, Jan 10, 1881.
! comme2cs today in the istsrsst Of our
readers, who dc not care to 60 tkrovsh long,
Intricate accounts, statements, etc, to send
to the HEEAp 3 series of analytical or sya-
Optical summaries Of tbs reports and OOH
dition Of inc vsrisua departments Of the
state gevSrmspt, Tho psopla 0heuld know
how theso mStters stand, sad | propose to
put them ia possession Of the information
for their enlishtsament, discussion AID use
| begin with the
STATE TEEAsUEER's REPOET.
The balances, as shows en- tha LIST day Of
Ssptsnbar, 1850, 2re summarized as follows
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SANFORD'c5
$ADICAL CURE
FOR CAT RRH.


! Poisonous catarrhal matter filing the nasal
tpassaSeH rVti away The membranes, tissues,
,AnG oartll 60, causing loss Of Smell, aste
iand Hearing.
The, putdd aecumuAtions drop durlpg sleep
into 10 throat aAd arc swallowed, paralyzlng
digestion
Taken up by the ahSorbenls, the virus en-
itelN me uio. q, Weat"u ng and ,lculiuling
ever 0gu ana .snsraitt fatal airee tons
,of the bupg Liv.rhai K'dnWs
STlkaa, he roJteoi tns * gautic hseA q
nloanse. ru, ifJ, and he ! the inemrr II lin
ling the nasal l1n'dger, 'll es c0GAti-
NtSStl2lg,al tfe tines 9eutran@ uis p ls0n la
the OlnUd ant olhel Auds.
4. gauio'd'a haiica cure, rit. Improved
,lnhal =, nnd Catarrhal solvent I aches ~
lcry part Of IN olleoted sys' "a. cleansing,
.pmifyiny, acd es.orur ig rndical and
p rmanent II Is ec)at ui;ntl ANA .ai, FRY
10 before 4 Is 500 late,
P.ice, vita improved IlhRlor Carnrr ~
solvent, Treatise and lireo.on9, "a Scd ~
ierywhstU,
Gene al ARents, WEEKS &POFJEt. Boston
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-20
CO.
yhe Weather In 'roxns,
To the Editor of tho Herald.

10 inc LuIIOT OF mo NbTNIu.
The extraordinary weather wc have been
having since the Srd day Of November has
provoked great deal of comment, and i,
is common for old settlers to compare notes
and give dissertations on the past.
AS au old citizen, who has passed AZ win
tiers in Texas, l submit the following cursory
recolleetions of previous cold snaps:
In April, 1884, a slea. occurred through
out Texas, which killed al carly vegetation
and the folisge on tho troes, though ii proved
10 be hn excellent year for such crops ms were
then grown.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-20
glGNRa'SA V RESTOOAfINe


arc "a @ weu-AnOwn principle In animts
NblOlOgy thsC no vital action can take nlaoie
Through Tho agency Of the nervous Hys
1.-THE nerve power In sny organ Is wesk-
An then thNi organ i5-weak. There IL areIn-
ely L the reach OF all, one that has stood the
yital Eaetor alive has been scIutlnized and In
dOr8ed by the Academy Of Medicine IL PART
e. an inlaliable apeciHc for the above, contains
no phosphorous, Canthordes or other pOsGsa,
apEJaiy Vegetable, producing no reaotioe,
nu0 IL permanent In effect; 10 Q suGSg-ooNtoa
PIN. ana can be mad OF LovHaser y 60 Is nlB
&c GiGhellSU, Paris, (Franeel, or Of Dr.. 8.
bfown elgesN0nd, ptoirietOrs. Address
Room 10, World Building, N, York. None gen.
llne without the pignatnr9 OF 8. b. Sgo.mond
on the Side Of each box, stud for catalogues;
bsE efl00 pilla 8S, box Of Wv, Sl0, eert ny mail
Sc, Leas, April 2Gd, 1890.
! DR.. IS. n. Slsefmond:
Dear sir,--ln Justice 10 You snd to the pro-
,ussion, feel 1t my duty to state the results Of
| my trial Of Wcord'e Vital Restorative In my
| practice, following tho challenge you made.
Case J. MI. B., aged so, impotentisr years
with spsrnIatorrhseG, weight 100 lbs, very
nervous aud d0bllitstsd, .leeplos8 and hllea
with nervous fears, had triea every known
remedy. lput him under treatment with the
| Vitst Restorative alone. In six months be
WA discharged, perfectly cured. lie had re-
gained all hisyiEorand manhood and weighed
| loe popnds
| CASE y. Ny. nj. partial loss Dr poR or. In
six weeks roataest with the Vital RestorA-
ave, desire snd manly vlgor were fully re-
storeS. WIN IL. ROM, ii. D.,
1898 Pine st., ST. Louis.
W. seals, November is, 1870.
Iha 10 10 esrtify that have been afiicted fol-
ys&rs with nervous and general debility, sper-
rastsrrh eas, and softsning OF the brain. have
keea uAdsr the heatasat of several prom
mont phYsiaiaps during this tlIRo with no ben.
eQcial results. Several mouths ago / began
, taking Richerds Vital Restorative, 2nd am
now esrfsotly curs0. I weighed at the tins
III posnd.l-t now wsigh 1876 pounds
WIN. BOpRoH,
1918 Cass Avenue.
st. Louis, April s, 1880.
had boon inpotest for q number OF year,
Nhan / commenced 10 take Rlcorda Win
Restorative. within three months | founC
mJselt gxddouly restored to my former health
tsl Vigor, and tho care has been permanent
j. y. VINCENT.
know Dir. YlaNsni. whose name is sigre,
IL the above Certificate lie is friend o
mine, aad know the facts 10 be as he ha
slatad them. j. NJ. WAnp,
sroprle,er Grand central and Europoa
Hotal.
,OiG by vghelGsAiA and Retail prus
gtatS Ra1"Enlty mare
Wholesale Agents: Richardson 4 Co. st. Louis
Missouri, l. Lyons, New Orleans, Louisiana
Van SHACK, Stevenson X Co., Chicago, iii
nals Smith, Uoolittle &Smith, Boston, Ma
Nachasetts John Reeahau, Cincinnati, Ohl4
Charles y CrittSuton New York.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-20

Mrs; Asa Sluws, MNde Mess, had
Salt Rheum un body ana llnbs for eight ,ea ar,-
~ klnd u uestmeet on medicine or doctors
uld her a"y good Limb, so rsw aud plinfll
IN = she was 0bllg 1t times 10 70 about on
cru'ches Many OF Madeu's best citizens
OF cure Vr even relief. Used the Cutioura Re-
SOW u internally, md he Cutienra aud Cntl-
cura soap externally, ant was cgred Ia six
months " 80
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)elro. pouaanoe Of tho Herald,

Celrts p3uasnce OF tho Herald
AUSTIN, Jan 10, 1851,
Attorney. General Goorgs Mccormick
lGmenIa thG' uodor tbs prasant law it is i'm
possible - mako district sad county clerks
sand 10 lathikotory reports The badness Of
his Office shows thpy during tho past year
there wora 3,525 indictments charging fsl-
oniss, and Of tho casaS tried there we're Q08
coavic,ieas of felony. Indictment for theft
constituted just sne-half Of tho whole. Next
in tho list comes murder, 259; then burglary,
20k, and than forgery, 1871, eta. Below the
grade Of felony there were found 4,946 liz
diotmonts SEd 800 csayictisni. This shows
largo percsntAgo o. dsaresss Of criuo
and Of lncrusss OF Number VI ass-
vctiSni "a compared with provieai y sars.
Yer aGsmbls, isspss! ;Ah Ebls OF sons Of
,ho indictlaarts
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ga EkQ'gJAkA aG N.gt \. sbb IN

Are prepared rs Weeks y Potter. Chculs,s
anu Dluggi "a, 3NH Washington street, Boston,
Hmedicips' je ~, small boxes, 5lclA,i .arge
boSe5 Sii Cuiiclr9 q alyeut the new blood
purifier, 81 or hotties Cutcurs, Medicinal
Ipuet Gay, 70 6 ue; Cutlcua Medicinal
Shaving SOAP, Q ceu'i ~ bars FOR Bsraers
and large tonsun. fS, so ceutS.
w an mhlLrd ON M. int of nrcn
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In his ropor! Stats Treasurer Frank Il.
Lubbock briNgs down tho balances to Sep
tImkor l, 1880, tbs,e bsisg m exhibit for
tho tPs hacaO yosr, j. is also observed in
tho report that unusually largo SALES Of
vnlvsrsity, s>vlu@ and csmnBR schsol Ian S
have baaa sold and chiefly gu tOp Year,
time Uuder tho ptss'at arrangement Of
his department, tao treasurer insi,t5 that
bis forcs ~ iRsdsquAls snd ths mode Of sell
leg ths public lAa6s oxtramGIy cumbsr.
sssao. Treasurer LuGbs0k tosk chArg3
in Jbnusry, 1872 ard hcsoe tho bslsncss.
This exhibit earttal shows y hsnltsy con.
ditirH Of tho treasury department Prior to
the Lubbock administration rua obtained
of paying cut oRly 0ao-tOurth 81 the rsvsuuS
81 il osns ia, 70 NS hrrt perspn who
called with Warrant liz shasSsd tai, AZ
once 10 the mere equitable rule OF register
igg the warrant. ss taey were rreSsntsa LS
bins, Gad thOn psyiRS the total amsant whee
tho lUEds we're on BANG L. permit it, Ii wSs
the operation Of this buainSas liGs regulation
that SOFT Ia warrants 10 par No fhr back IS
Ass, 1879. ep)y four moaLks snsr hO hsd
bgsn 10 oflcS
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-20
FARM AND HOME.
THE FIELD, GARDEN AND STABLE.

And Sinl we are Frozen Up-The
Value ofGHr Cotton CrOp-Xeep.
Ing Apples 80 Curing Hams
Raising Eheep-HOrnleas Cat
tle - Choose FactOYieS.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-20

Il is confidently expected that trains will
DO running between Pilot Point and Whites-
bore Ii three weeks time.
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{ teura R'solgert is the greatest blood
purifier "a m,dicipe, IL acts through the
q Medicinal Jolly, arrests external dlsesSss
eats away II tlees hssh anu skin, allays In.
nNmatlou, Itching and irri alton, aud heals
Ontlyura soap olvsR es h aA, suitens, whitens
gnu eeensiasa the skin. II and the Cuteura
shaving -oan, the only tnadielnnl sbavInS
soap, are prepared from CuUcura,
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lion ought to be- whether tho offensc COM

ton ought to be- whether the otfense COM
mltted is murder at all or lot, when
Application for bail Is inside. And Justice
Of the peace should not De permitted to sit
as an examining court in capital cSses; only a
piage Of q court Of record, with clerk and
seal, should possess this power.
Z. Ihe law against carrying armS should be
changed SO as ~ make ii felony 10 carry
concealed wespons at all, and misdomeanor
70 carry them in any way except ms permitted
oy The code. At pteseal the vicious 10
armed while the good citiEoe il disarmel.
q. Perjury, forgery and tho making of
iGlse entries, should be more clearly de-
fined.
4. The statute furnishing persons for per.
suing occupations taxed by law, without b, At
obtaining Il license, should be smeAde hy
striking out article ll2 Of the peasl co2
Aa tho law stands persons prefer to take the
risk OF being caught rather than pay The ta<
rHE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURES.
LIST. The law authorizing attachment Of
witnesses ought to be amended so that whore
proper s,eps have not been taken TO procure
Nrlts of attachment, the clerk who Issues
the writ should DO hela liable for the efacers
coats.
I'd. The afirmsncs Of judgments in mis-
demeanor cases ON certificate ought g. 20
permitted by re enc, tment.
ID Ia the jury law, the t8lesmon H. caoi-
tai eases should DO Grawn fron, the ivry sox
By the judge and clerk, and not guna noled
by the sheriff as now
ash. Tho attorney general also rseou.
mends Amendments Of Arts. 685. 652. G36
tS5 525, 626, III, 722. Tnefe tour last arti.
clss ought 10 DO amended 50 ss TO p-otact lhe
country from tho effect OF tho ADVANTAGES Of.
ten Lgken OF the law by The plea Of iusauiLy.
/ nc HERALD has time and again poilted cut
That Iho trouble N certain notorious erin nal
CAGES lie n the detect of the law, apd these
suggestcd amendments propose the r meGy,
CIVIL BTATUrBs.
Article 406S revised statutes sugkt 70 be- 90
amended rs TO declare forfeiture urea .ka
ottorney-gencral, in all eascs where par
chsseTs in reasonable time fail to comply
with tho terms Of the purchase.
Article AlG7, permitting railroad companies
to use the matsrirl Oh the gchu9l laads in tho
construction Of their roads, he holds ts h,uA.
constitutional. And the statute giving hem
the right-of-way over these lasds etc IA hO
amended.
RAILRoAps
The following railway companies have
baen chartered during the pas. year, viz;
Capital.
Esst Texas, April 29............ 81 Oh, '006
Galveston & CamaIg', May t.,......... tu.Qs
S@eise Pais " DeElsop, Sept. 5......, 40OJ, 900
Chicago, Texas & AexicQe, Aest, ID. 7..01 G50
Rio Grsnde d El PeBo, Oct Is. ....... t,alu.QJs
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Hood Au'nOrs, Itching and seaIy Dis
eases, ScrOlula. ScrOfuIOus sores
ulcers, and SWeliings, positively
prominently and economically
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THE PENAL CODE.
The Encouragement complsins Of several
defects in the penal code:
l. That dsfaing murder, Tie saws tho dis.
tinction batween murder in tho Ayst AMI sec
ond degrees should be abolished, Tals CUES
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-24
A Bear who Drank Beer.

An enterprising and good-natur
visitor at Castle Park, Hot Springs, o
few days ago, in generosity of heart,
presented the bear with bottle of
beer. Bruin assembled his throne, and,
after uncorking the bottle, drank it.,
and appeared much refreshed and well
satisfied. This amused the visitor to
such an extent that he, took a glass
himself and gave the bear another
bottle. This performance lasted two
hours, the generous visitor drinkin q
his glass each time that his bearship
put bottle of the shop juice" under
his belt. At the expiration of the two
hours it was found that Bruin had In
dulged in nineteen bottles of beer. and
his friend had gotten himself on the
outside of nineteen glasses Of the foamy
stuff. The only difference to be dis
covered between the two was that
Bruin was quiet and docile, and walked
to the end of his chain with his usual
dignified tread, while the man imagined
that he was the Car of all the Russias,
and was momentarily expecting to
hear an explosive missile burst about
him. He was finally conveyed home
''upon shutter" while the bear
walked his beat and looked anxiously
for the appearance of another fun-lov-
ing visitor who would 'set 'em up"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-24
Acute Sense Of Taste.

The Emperor William has a very
sensitive palate, and is very fond of
asparagus. At one of the dinners at
the royal castle at the time of his grand
sons marriage the emperor remarked:
1T is very strange, every time l eat as
paragus at the castle it tastes of soap,
which it never does at the palace"
The most searching inquiries we're in
stituted, but nothing suspicious could
be discovered. Still the emperor had
been SO positive, that another council
of war was held, this time comprising
the treatment of the vegetable from its
entrance into the castle to the time of
its being served at the table. The re-
suit was complete vindication of the
emperor's acute sense of taste. The
castle kitchen is so unfavorably situated
as to necessitate the carrying of the
dishes to be served across the castle
yard, during which transit they are
placed in covered baskets. In order to
keep the asparagus hot the asparagus
dishes are covered with an extra sup
ply of hot napkins. These napkins,
like all other table linen, are washed in
soap, and asparagus, being more than
ordinarily sensitive, is but too apt to
acquire a soapy taste from the brief
contact with the napkins.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-24
Let the Bows Swim.

Such is the doctrine of the Buffalo
EGpress, which says: Half the pa
pers you pick up nowadays have ap-
peals to the authorities of one sort or
another to protect society from the
small boy who persists in ''going in
swimming without clothes on. So
ciety, of course, ought to be protected.
but, on the other hand, the boys ought
to swim. 1t is their nature SO to do.
It is odd that it never occurs to society
to look the other way when the boys
are about to swim. That would per-
fectly protect society, the boys, the au-
thorities, and the newspapers. 1t
seems like an easy thing to do, but in
practice society--or part of it-fnds
it very hard to do-in fact, quite inn
possible. And society has been like
that for at least a hundred years. 1t
was little longer ago than that when
a solid Pennsylvania Dutchman came
into the presence of the commander of
the British troops then occupying Phil
adelphia, and complained that the SOL
diers had habit of going to swim
within sight of his house. to the great
ANNOYANCE of his daughters. The Gen.
eral promised to look into it. The of
ficer sent to examine reported that the
swimming place was so far from the
house that the men could not be seen.
So they were allowed to continue. The
Dutch father came again to complain,
and when told of the officers report,
replied, ''Ah, but those girls have got a
spy-glass." Let the boys get health
and fun in the water, and let society
focus its spy-glass in some other direc-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-24
''Ouida."

An English critic draws this unlove
ly portrait of the novelist ssOuida:"
Some years ago visitors to the Lang
ham hotel, London. used often TO notice
IN the reading-room a lady whose
evident object it was to attract atten-
ton. She was of uncertain age, ap-
parently in the forties, but affected a
very young ladyish style of costume.
She had mass of c,lriously dressed
yellow hair, which seemed to be cooked
up in a different fashion every day.
now being buffed over her forehead,
doggy-wise, now being allowed to fly
out in wild wisps like horse-hair. This
lady was by no means pretty, and her
apparel was more ostentatious than
tasteful. She wholly lacked the French
art of good taste In dress. She had no
idea of asserting her colors. nor could
she even attain 10 that original eccen-
tricity which, being ahead of the
fashions of to-day, sometimes sets those
for tomorrow. All this would have
been immate7ial il the lady in question
had not, as above said, been so evident
w DESTROYS OF being stared at. Her
stupid posture, her intent way of gaz-
ing at people through o double eye
glass as if she had met them all before
hut could not remember where. and her