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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-14
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kind we reproduce III
Dr. Hammond has startled tho town with
new and horribly hard word, which, how
ever, IL n success, no doubt, 80 far no he m
tended that Ia 10 say. II attracts attention
and II expresses accurately tho accepted
opinion Of psychologists as to the interpre..
tation Of the phenomenon otherwise called
hypnotism, and which Ia condition OF
somnambulism Intentionally and artficially
induced. The Greek word upon which Or:
Hammond's hard word Is formed signiiied
equally ito hold communication with or ITO
be- born with;" you might BIO twin with
somebody in the physical sense OF ordinary
brotherhood or sisterhood, or you might be
twin in some deeper and more mysterious
sense of spiritual affinity and mingled your
natures irretrievably and irresislibly, despite
all contrary and inimical influences and
endeavors. But the sense found in the FORM
alton of that original Greek word is even
more suggestive than the word itself in the
ordinary significance it acquired. In this
view it would mean ito enter into new
STATE of existence together with" In this
sense the hypnotizer and the hypnotized
together develop between them a sympathy
and relationship that constitutes new state
of existence. But the word might 20 beyond
this phenomenon, and we fancy is likely TO
find favor with fond creatures gazing into one
another's eyes 10 the moonlight nights. How
| many gentle and desperate mon and women
| in the old times and the new have been
afflicted with syggignocism and didn't know II!
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-14
The Anti-Kent Movement In Now
York.


The committee of twenty-one appointed
at the recent anti-rent meeting in New
York, met there Monday. II was announced
by the committee appointed to secure the
cooperation of the Irish Land League that
such branches of the league as had been
visited had promised their support to the
anti-rent league. A series of resolutions to
be submitted to workingmen and tenants IN
New York for signatures was then unani-
mously adopted. They begin: "We, the
undersigned neutrality-suspicious. and tenants
of New York city, for one and all, declare"
and then, setting forth the intention ofthe
landlords to raise all rents from 10 to ~ per
cent. on Nav /, says that even if the increase
ofsall wages, assumed as the justidca!io
this step, were fact, the implicationg
be that all the earnings OF
workingman, all the increase of his wa4g,'
returns into the fathomless pockets of tn Q
capltalis,ic classes; that an increase of rents
crowds tenants into smaller lodgings, breed
ing thus disease, poverty and immortality, and
strikes not only the room tenant, but also the
shop keeper, by reducing the tenants
standard of life.
The competition with western industry, OF
which New York manufacturers complain,
will, it is further stated, become still more
dangerous after an increase of house rents,
which will drive many industries out OF the
city and as our government and legislature
should represent and indicate not
only the interests of the capitalists
but also those of the working people,
which constitute nine-tenths of the whole
population. it is agreed TO constitute an anti
high rent league, of New York city, to resist
by all available means the proposed increase
Of rent to send copies of these resolutions
to the governor of this state, to the senate and
assembly, and to the mayor of New York
city; requesting the passage, of bill providing
| for the institution of real estate valuation
commission OF the city of New York, with
power to institute normal rate OF rent
according to The capital invested; and it was
| further resolved to hold the legislature OF the
state and administration of the city OF New
York responsible for all consequences result
ing from a boundless oppression to the work
ing population.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-14
Asouthern Press Association.
Memphis ApPea

The Southern press association will mat
at Augusta, Georgia, April 18Th. All the
South Atlantic and Gulf cities, and msny Of
the interior, will be represented. The New
Orleans Democrat tskss advantage Of this
approaching meeting 10 suggest the forma-
ton of Southern news association, simi ar
TO that Of New England, New York and the
Western, Of which the Appeal is 3 member
ave want" says the Democrat. "less eastern,
mrrs western, and more and better southern
news, and the very best way 10 get 1t is to
form an association Of our own, when,
doubtless, some basis Of arrangemsnt for an
exchange Of news with the Western
and New York associations can be
established which will be. advantageous to
all parties concerned. Under such an ar
rAngsment the northern and western papers
would receive much more efficient service
from the south. and the southern papers,
both metropolitan and rural, would get
| fuller and bsttsr infJrmstiOn from the coun-
try ct large" The Democrat is right
NiDsseen years ago one Of the editors OF The
Appel made an efori IN the direction Of .
southern news associstion, 90 great personal
srpenss Of time sud money, and would bsvs
nc sded but for the New Orlesns pres,
which vss too much sfrsi1 Of the New 1ork
prsss association. 70 venture upon what vas
tbsr. even more thsn nov. q CREST necessity.
| IN. pre-s of the south csn never Be inoe-
| oendsrt nor csu Il claim 20 Be ertsrprising,
urtIl il + independent IN The MISTER Of news.
We bops % sss the Democrats Suggestion
tsks bodg and form 81 An esrly dsy.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-14

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VIII ALSO rXHInT AT
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-06-29
Dressing for the Children.

"I am glad of rainy day once in a
while,' said Mrs. Lake, especially when
have some work want to finish off, as we
have to-day, Lucia. There will be no one
calling to-day, surely, so what is the use of
your stopping to dress Your husband is
away for the week, and we can Just take
our ease in these morniDg-dresses, and keep
on with our sewing" "The boys will be
home at three o'clock" said her friend, TAX
ing down her wavy hair and proceeding TO
dress it in her accustomed graceful fashion.
/ will Just remark that it was not done up
in "bangs or frizzes," or snars OF any
sort, but was arranged in rich, classic style,
which gave her the appearance of the noble,
beautiful matron that she was. Dressing
for your boys - exclaimed the other. No
wonder folks talk of the extravaganza of the
times, when mothers make such parade
Just TO meet their school-boys at the tea
table," and practical Cousin Eunice shipped
off thread in a very energetic manner.
" 1t pays" said the mother quietly, as she
took fresh pair Of cuffs and slipped them
into pair of sleeve-buttons Freddie had
given her on her birthday. He had saved
up his pennies to buy those garnet buttons,
and he liked TO see her wear them, as she
did almost every afternoon, although she
had prettier ones. Cousin Eunice could
dress up richly on occasions, but for the
bosom Of her family she had set of old
gears" as William said, which, if they were
useful, were not ornamental. The children
did not admire mother as they might in
those dresses, though she was quite good
looking woman in good clothes. But
Lucia, you can't afford to put on that pretty
cambria suit which it took such time tc
iron. What is the use of mussing it this
rainy day ?" "I am not going out in the
rain, and the duller it is out-of-doors, the
more cheerful like to have it in the house
| The boys always like this dress, and / like
to see them pleased. Indeed, think care
much more for the opinion of the folks un
| der my own room than l do for those away
would rather be admired by my own boys
than by an Indifferent company in some
body's parlor. And, Eunice, | think all
these things help to keep our hold on ouI
boys when they grow older. When they
| are Just passing out of childhood into youth
feel that they need mother almost a:
much as when in the cradle. Indeed
another might give the baby food and cloth
ing; but boys at the latter age need great
mother-love and care to keep them from
going wrong. Everything that draws them
nearer to mother, and makes them respect
her more, is worthy Of attention. My boys
never think of a walk in the street in tn,
evening, but sometimes spend an hour at I
friends house, or ask few boys here
Mother is always importuned to join in an.
games or plays, and very often takes hanC
with them. "Oh, it would be dreadful h
me to feel that my boys were slipping away
from mothers influence, and l hope neve
to know it, even when my head is gray
Arthur's Home Magazine.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-06-29
Alone With Ourselves.

The machinery in large factory was
working badly, yet the superintendent could
not tell what was the matter. He went
from shaft to shaft, from wheel to wheel,
from pinion to pinion. He consulted the
operatives in each department. He tight
ened screws, he shortened belts, he oiled
bearings. But all in vain. At twelve
O'Clock he said TO his men % am going TO
overhaul this machinery; your wages will
go on as usual, but you need not come back
until whistle for you" They went away.
lie stopped the engine, locked all the doors,
and then, alone and in silence, began to ex-
anime every part of the factory. An hour
has passed. II is time to begin work
hundred men are idle and under pay. No
matter he must find out what the trouble
ia and stop it. He keeps the engine still
and the doors fast until he has finished his
examination. He finds a defect where he
least expected it; where he might not have
dicovered it until it had proved fatal One
of the massive foundation stones had settled,
and thrown everything out of plumb, and
of course slightly out of gear. This defect
was promptly remedied, and then all worked
well again. Those were costly hours to the
owners of the factory, and yet they were
profitable. By being alone with the ma
chinery the superintendent saved it from
rack and ruin. Our hearts are like that
factory. They are complicated; they are
very liable to get out of order. 1t is not
easy TO discover what is the matter, amid
the hurry and hustle of life, with the steam
up, and our fellow-men around us. We
must go alone; enter our closets and shut
the door. There, in consecrated qaietness
we must "think ourselves over" We shal
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-06-29
Mothers Last Lesson.

A mother lay dying. Her little son, not
knowing of the sorrow coming to him, went,
as was his custom, to her chamber doo-,
saying "Pease to teach me my verse,
mamma, and then kiss me and bid me good
night | am very sleepy. but no one has
heard me say my prayers" Hush !" said
a lady who was watching beside her, "your
dear mother is too i'll to hear your prayers
tonight" and coming forward, she sought
gently to lead him from the room. Roger
began TO sob as if his heart would break. 81
cannot go to bed without saying my prayers
indeed | cannot" The ear of the dying
mother caught the sound. Although she
had been insensible to everything around
her, the sob of her darling aroused her
from her stupor, and turning to her
friend, she desired her to bring her little son
to her. Her request was granted, and the
child's golden hair and rosy cheeks nestled
beside the cold face of his dying mother.
My son." she whispered, "repeat this verse
after me, and never forget it; when my
father and mother forsake me, the Lord will
take me up" The child repeated it two
or three times, and said his little prayer
Then he kissed the cold face and went
quietly to his bed. In the morning he came
as usual to his mother, but found her still
and cold. This was her last lesson. He
has never forgotten it, and probably never
will as long as he lives.-Ihe Christian
Woman.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-06-29
Women Of the Day.

confess / am appalled, at the extrava-
gances and extremes of the lives of girls to-
day. On the one hand are the listlessness
and laziness and uselessness of many lives,
dealing with their bodies as not Z" more than
raiment," in the perpetual question, "Where-
withal shall we be clothed ?" forgetful of
their souls, trifling with what they call their
hearts, and seeking food for their starved
minds only in the intellectual desert of mod
ern fiction writing, whose barren soil drifts
over the earth in endless waves of vapid and
often vicious stories. like sand-storms in the
Sahara. desire not to be misunderstood
in either of these statements. st. Paul, in
his counsel to women, recognizes the fitness
and propriety of their natural instinct and
tendency TO "adorn themselves" Grace and
beauty are part of their power and hold upon
the world. LEAKAGE and flower, the sweet
scented snow of orchard bloom, honey in the
pink clover cells, the attractiveness the re-
freshment, the uplifting influence of beauty,
are as plainly parts of the divine purpose as
the practical service of garnered harvests
and in-gathered fruits. And so the mind
demands, | believe, the relaxation aud relief
of light reading as much as the body needs
play and rest and the digestion the variety
of light food but to elevate the one into
the only aim of life, and the other into the
chief occupation of time, is so disproportion-
ate as as to turn the industry which wastes
itself upon such trifies into incidence. On
the other hand is the great body of these
women who are busy doing something either
better left undone or as utterly without re-
suit as it is without effort and without aim,
For much that passes for doing to-day is
mere fussiness and restlessness of spirit, no
more like duty than the whirr of humming
top is comparable to the strong and almost
silent sweep of great driving-wheel. To
waste the graciousness of hospitality in
weary rounds of fashionable entertainments I;
to pervert the friendliness of society into
mere rush of calls and cards; to be always
talking charity; to fit from one to another
meeting of managers of something TO belong
to various intellectual associations, whose
members are lost in the wandering mazes of
impenetrable thickets of research for some
uuattainable or valueless discovery to be
getting up continual secular devices for ex-
tracing a minimum Of benevolence out of a
maximum of pleasure-in fact, to be prom
inent, conspicuous, notorious to keep your
self before the world, aiming merely at the
appearance or the reputation of active and
disinterested energy-this is not the doing
of a ruler, of queen. 1t is only playing do
as children on May day with mock scepter
and momentary throne.-Bishop Doane.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-06-29
Old Shoes.

In the course of the investigation by Mr..
Hills deputies, some singular industries
were brought TO light. 1t was found, for in-
stance, that some use was made of old shoes,
but exactly what use was hard to find out.
Large numbers of old shoes were sold by
rag-pickers, to certain men who disposed of
them at a good price. 1t is well known
that bit, of old leather make the commercial
article known as Prussian blue, but only a
few firms manufacture it, and the new call
for old shoes was evidently for some other
purpose. In new York city and Brooklyn
about three million pairs Of old shoes are
thrown away every year. Formerly old
shoes were plentiful in the cutters of certain
neighborhoods; now it appears that they
are sought after as choice prizes in the rag.
picker's line. BY dint of persevering indus
try, it was discovered that the old shoes
were used for three purposes. First, all
shoes not completely worn out are patched,
creased, and after being otherwise regener-
ated, sold to men who deal in such wares.
Some persons wear one shoe much more
than the other; these dealers find mates for
shoes whose original mates are past hope.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-06-29
To Keen Your Friends.

In the first place don't be too exacting.
II your friend doesn't come to see you as
often as you wish, or if she is diliatory
about answering your letters, don't make up
your mind at once that she has grown cold
or indifferent, and above all, don't over
whelm her with reproaches. Rest assured
that there is no more certain way of killing
a friendship than by exactions and upbraid-
ings. 1t is quite possible that your friend
may have other duties and engagements
whose performance employs the very time
you would claim, and instead of being ne
elected you are only waiting your turn.
Perhaps she comes to you in her rare inter
walls of leisure to be rested and cheered and
helped by your affection and sympathy.
But is she likely to find cheer or comfort in
your society if you meet her with doubts,
with coldness, or with a sense of injury,
and insist on full account of how she has
spent her time, and whether she could not
possibly have come before In nine cases
out of ten she will go away feeling that she
is injured by what you consider affection,
and that your friendship is trouble rather
than help.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-06-29
Lord Jesus, Come Quickly.

David Livingstone used to say, that the
day would come when men of wealth would
take more pleasure, aud think it more honor,
to support whole stations of missionaries
than in spending it on !" hounds and horses"
Was he visionary, or had he simply the
open vision OF those whom God makes seers
The evangeliz atiou of the world in twenty
years is as feasible as the Suez canal or the
Mt. Gents tunnel. There are six hundred
millions of the unevangelized to one hun
dred millions of Protestants. If every one
of the latter could be depended on to reach
six new souls with the gospel iu twenty
years, the work would be done. But say
that ten millions, or one in ten, only shall be
found to undertake it. 1t would need
merely that each shall in some way bring
the gospel into contact with three souls each
year OF course both men and means must
be multiplied. We emust have ten thousand
more missionaries; but that would be but
one in every thousand of the ten millions,
aud five dollars from each would furnish
fifty millions annually for the work -
Christian Inteligencr.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-06-29
Lost in the Pulpit.

They make great mistake who suppose
that extempore preaching has been the law
with all great preachers; in fact, we may
almost go so far as TO say the reverse has
been the case. Extemporiziug will often be
exposed TO difficulties which only a very
honest mind can overcome, and make the
best of. When Father Taylor, the American
preacher, once lost himself and became be-
wildered in the course of his sermon, he ex-
tricated himself by the exclamation, have
lost the track of the nominative case, my
brethren but one thing know, | am bound
for the kingdom 7 and the frankness of such
a confession would be sure to save him from
suffering in the esteem of his audience. But
the more stately and dignified masters it is
very obvious cannot deliver themselves in
that way. The most singular instance of
this kind in our memory is the case of
very distinguished man to whom we loved
to listen in our boyhood, preacher with a
wonderful command over every faculty that
could give brilliancy or beauty to pulpit ex-
ercises. He always preached without notes,
and always broke his discourse into divi-
sions but once, to our amazement and
that of the congregation, having travelled
through, so far as we remember, two depart
ments OF the discourse, he caught himself up,
and said, I'll forget the third division I
He turned round to the organist. 'Or-
ganist, strike up verse; He gave out a
line of hymn, aud while the organ was
playing and the people singing he leaned in
deep thought over the pulpit; the singing
over, he announced the missing link But"
said he, sis not that singular ?" and he
proceeded to show how it was that he had
lost it, and how he found it-proceeded, in
in really enchanting way, to talk upon the
law of association of ideas, and the mystery
and marvels of retentiveness and memory, as
proof Of the immateriality and Immortality
of the soul, until the time was gone, and
we really had no more of the sermon after
all. A similar auecdote has been often told
of the late Thomas Binney. DR.. Harris, the
author of "Mammon," had begged his ser
vices for some anniversary, and Bnney de
clared his utter inability to prepare a ser
mon--in those days he was strictly ex
tempore speaker. 1t was urged, 80 come
and preach such and such a sermon; that is
ready to your mind" And so Mr.. Binney
promised that he would take the serv
ice; but he also, having got through two
heads of the discourse, became bewildered
=" Thirdly-thirdly-Ive forgotten what oa'
thirdly !" he said, and he looked over the
pulpit to where DR.. Harris was sitting
" Brother Harris, what was thirdly ?" Har
ris looked up, and said 1" So and So" "Ex
actly," said the discomfited preacher, who
pursued his way with ease and happiness tc
the close.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-06-29
How 10 Hang Pictures.

No picture ought to be hung higher than
the height of the average human eye when
the owner of the eye is standing. II is the
most universal rule in our houses TO hang
pictures much above this level, and they
cannot be enjoyed there. II the picture is
portrait or If it has human faces in it, its
eyes should look as nearly into ours as pos
sible and if there be no such simple guide
perhaps good rule will be TO have the line
that divides the picture horizontally into
equal parts level with the eye. If one starts
to hanging pictures with the determination
! to place them so that they can be easily seen
and enjoyed without stretching the neck in
the least, or stopping the body, he will be
pretty sure to do well. In remote farm
houses and country taverns we often see pic
lures, particularly portraits, skyed as high as
if their owners had been academy hangers,
and the painters young rivals of new
school. The simple-hearted owners think a
picture such precious thing it cannot be
hung too securely out of the reach of med
ding hands. They are often not clear in
their minds as to what the picture is meant
for, and not finding in it any particular re-
lation to human life and society," they treat
it with reverence and put it where it will
disturb them as little as possible. But as
people come to enjoy pictures and to get
some intellectual, spiritual nourishment out
of them, they want them as they want their
books, where they can see them and use
| them