The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-07

incoming train, from 200 to 500 bachelors
dressed to kill, with button-hole boquets
and lemon-colored kids.
The latest abSurdity in fashions is fur
sunshade. They are made of plush, velvet
or Turkish satin, heavily trimmed with
deep chenille fringe or rufiles of colored
lace, headed by band of fur. They are
intended for sunny winter days.
Fund du Lac and Oshkosh are to be con
nected by telephone in about three weeks.
1t is then calculated to extend the line, as
soon as convenient, to Neenah, Menasha
and Appleton, thus connecting within a
distance of forty miles, five of the most
important manufacturing cities Of the State.
The building operations in Minneapolis
the past season represent an Investment of
1904 800, including 81 Ola, 100 for mills and
manufactures, 81 ,053, 900 for brick and stone
business blocks, and 81 ,95l 200 for resi-
dences, There is frontage of 5, S0j feet of
business blocks erected and in process of
erection.
A cooperative society in Philadelphia has
six stores open. This represents steady
growth from very small beginning eight
years ago, The three groceries and one
meat market yield a handsome profit, be-
sides providing goods for $50 members at a
discount from regular rates; but the dry
goods and the shoe stores have barely paid
expenses.
There is one encouraging fact about litre-
erary work. Men and women who engage
in 1t seldom become insane. Perhaps they
are as crazy as people get before they enter
the field, but, be that it may, it is found
that out of l39, l43 men and women engaged
in authors, editors, reporters, translators,
etc, in England, but twelve are returned as
lunatics.
Mrs Garfield has forwarded the photo
graphs Of the late President requested by
Queen Victoria. The photograph was en-
closed in an envelope bordered with mourn
ing, addressed to Queen Victoria, with the
| name of Mrs. Garfield written on the lower
corner. 1t was encased in box lined with
dark blue satin velvet. which was again en-
cased in mahogany box, and was trans.
mitted by the Department of State
through the regular official channels for the
| Queen.
A lake in the rear of Manzanillo, Mexico,
| burst its confines last month and poured its
waters into the sea. The lake was full of
alligators and the harbor of sharks. When
the monsters met water battle immedi-
ately began, and it was waged for several
days in the presence of most of the people
of Manzanillo. For a long time victory
trembled in the balance, but the sharks
finally prevailed and took dinner on tie
last of the routed ntruders. The'inhabi
tants of Monzanillo pronounced it better
than bull fight,
The New York Postoiice has a m n
whose business for the past twenty -ti> e
years has been to decipher bad addresses.
lie has collected directions of the various
cities of the country, and is said to know
all the streets and great number of the
residences Of New York City. Some tin c
ago a letter came directed to Patrick Ma
hony, First House in America" The letter
was from Ireland, and after the usual in
quiries the clerk learned the time the vessel
bearing the letter arrived. As an expert
ment he placed it in the hands of carrier,
who was instructed to deliver it at the end
of = pier. The house was sailors
boarding and, strange as it may
seem, Patrick Mahony was found. When
the letter was opened the only contents
were found to be draft for $400