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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-08
APRIL TESTING,

J heard two robins singing in the wood
one April daN
And what they sad ms heart well understood,
Thai April day
oh love is sweet through ali tine busy daytime
on love is true in winter AMI in Mayiilne =
But then, you know, tine hour was FollJ playtm
Twas Aplll day.
And |, 10 Keep In tune the merry birds,
That April day,
Sang with them thoughiessly some foolish words
Twas April day
MY love is fair. could not help but choose him
My love Is good, could not bear 10 lose him
Nv love Is wise, oh what could refuse him
THIS April day:
YET, should he hear me sing, let hlIn beware
Tis April day
And If say, 4 love him. have no care
"rls April day.
Tue token that he sends-oh yes, kiss IL
And II he sen lis 1t not sorely miss II :
Rut promise, song or kiss, now pray what Is 1t
on April day ::
Singing and laughing through the wood came
That April day,
Until a clear. strong voice sang back again
.'oA, April day
This girl of smiles and tears. this little rover,
With pleasant jestlng does her heart discover
Thy mirfh is wisdom l her happy lover
Thou, April day
He clasped my hand, and Through the wood We weur
That April day,
Singing like robins in our glad content
That April day.
Oh, golden sunshine and oh, silver raining
On. earnest testing and oh, sweet complal ning
Two happy hearts stood watching daylight's waning
That April day,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-08

TnSquestion of the restriction OF the
manufacture and sale Of alcoholic liquors is
under discussion all along the line, in the
State Legislatures. OF the action ot the
massachusetts, Wisconsin and Pcnnsylvan
ia Legislatures we have already spoken. lu
New Jersey and Indiana local option bills
have been defeated. prnhhitory constitu-
tIonal amendments failed IN Michigan. Hi
nois, Texas and West Virginia. In Della
ware there is every prospect that stringent
prohibitory law will bead"pte,l- indeedithas
already been passed hy the Senate; and in
North Carolina law has been passed, sub
iect to the opinion of the people OF the State,
which is to be taken at an election on the
first Tuesday of next August, prohibiting
not only the sale, but the manufacture, and
even the importation Of sPiriiuous drinks, In
Ohio the Temperance question is undergoing
active discussion, though no action has been
taken; and in South Carolina Il new law
prohibits the sale of liquor except in munic-
ipal corporations, where saloon. keepers must
pay 800 for license, the amount going
into the county treasury.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-08

At the dance the other evening he was
introduced to a very modest and becom-
ing miss, and 80, of course, was doing
his best 10 merit his good luck. Feeling
II sudden indispositiou, he excused him
self for minute, and on returning was
in the act Of removing few kernels OF
coffee from bis vest pocket, when the
damsel astonahed him by saying; Don I
chew that, | had rather smell the new
rum" He didn't apologize NenJury-
port U0raid.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-08

Drunk again, eh p said the magis
trate, contracting his brows and looking
severely at the prisoner. 'Yis. yer hon
or, candidly returned Pat, 81 was afthel
splittin wood at yer honer's house. an,
the Teddy asked wud | take suthin. =
will, says /, and | TUX two glasses, but II
had known yer honor kept such bad Ii
quor, pom my sowl, ! wudn't have TUX
but enc. - Brookiyh Edgte.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-08

THE decrease of the public debt in March
was So 192, ,sl914. The coinage at the mints
during March aggregated G,49G, 4G6 pieces
valued at Sl3.O5s, l61, including 2,e99, 800
sllvcr dollars
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-08

The new Gar Of Russia has taken nota-
bic step in the direction of reform by issu-
ing an ukase ordering, with view to the re-
storation Of complete security in the capital,
the creation Of temporary council charged
to- assist the commandant If the city. The
council will consist of member for each of
the 22S city districts, and will he elected by
the votes of all the landlords and independ-
ent tenants. 1t is understood that the coun-
Gil will decide by majority votes on all meas
ures submitted To it by thecommandant, and
the decisions of the majority will he execut-
ed on receiving the Emperor's sanction The
persons entitled TO vote will also be eligible
As candidates Ii is said that the measure Is
part Of scheme for the whole empire pro
jected 10y the late Car.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-08

An old Irish hcggar, pretending to he
dumb. was thrown ol1 ms guard by the
question. How many wears have You
been dumb % Five wears li-t ~. John =
Ave. plagr Nour honor
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-08

Tn. following advertisement appeared
IN M Edinburgh paper For snle, Il
handsome pane, the property OF Il younl'
lady who IL leaving Scotland IN walnut
,n-o with romd legs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-08
Is THIS To BE EVER 30 2
ny GERALD MASSEY.

Iis cold, dark midnight, yet listen
To the patter OF tiny feot!
Is IL one OF your dogs, fair lady,
Who whnes in the bleak cold street
Is II one of YOUR silken spaniels,
Shut cut in the snow and sleet
Nv dogs sleep warm in their baskcis,
Safe from the darkness and snow
All the beasts in Christian England
Find pity wherever they go
These are only the homeless children
Who are wandering 10 and fro.
our beasts ani our thieves and our ehattef'
Have weight for good or Tor Ill
Bat the poor are only his Image,
His presence, his Work. his Will
50 Lazarus lies al our doorstep,
And Dives neglects him still.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-08

The Gtl1tlohi.In naturally docs not like it
that Mr.. Dana has been superseded as col
lector OF internal revenud by Mr. Stearns,
though il admits that MIR. Dana had no claim
upon the Office, and that Mr.. Stearns will
probably fill the Office we'll" But when
our St Johnabury brother calls John e.
Stearns trimmer, "it seems tn us it does him
some injustice. Wchaye known him good
many years, and we never knew him to he
on two sides OF any question, or afraid To
give hearty backing to the men and measures
he decided 10 support. lie is by nature
a strong partizan but he is also good square
man, as well as 'good fellow else
we have wholly failed to read him
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-08

The Massachusetts, House of Representa-
tives, after two days Of debate, declined to
pass prohibitory liquor law OF t. refer the
draft Of the law to the people. On the 9th
CT hand, the Pennsylvania House 1f R.pie-
scntatives. hy II vote of 81 to u, gave II Sec
Ond reading to bill proposing all amend
ment to the constitution forever prohibiting
the manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors, except for mechanical, medicinal and
scientinc purposes, in the State. There have
been presented to the Legislature during the
present session petitions signed by at least
100 900 people favorable to the passage ot
actment into law by decided majority
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-08
Tho Debate In the Senate.

propose 10 give my best abilities and to ex-
ert my every energy. applause and hlsses
in the plllcucs)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-08

food. Mother, with gentle reproof
"Well, what does baby say iokind nursey
that brings her all these good things
Baby, with her mouth full More"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-08

Thirty days after Miringan man got II
divorce from his wife to marry one with Il
hnndsomer face, the W"mrh tell heir to
52S7. 900 You bet that cN husband feels
like man with the lumrm" t"oihnchc.-
DetrOR Ercc Prcee.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-08

Mrs. Ilomospun threw down the paper
and pulled oil her spectiurles with nvicIoriS
Jerk. "It's perfectly scand lous! sht
exclaimed For my part. can't H"'
how any respectable woman could even
wear such thing NJ that. When | wnt
II gal we used 10 wear low neck and short
sleeves but mercy = and here she cast
II whitening glance at the paper III her lap
before llinging it upon the floor. why,
what is the matter, aunt 2 asked Cicely,
picking up the paper Matter mnttei
enough, / should shyl = cried the excited
old lady "Just look ut that faHhlon-
plnte there, if you arc not ashamed To
look at 1t. 1t IL perfectly scand loua.
say" "Why, aunt r said Cicely, hei
eyes brimming with fun, that IL only d
liver pad picture = Il don't care what
kind new tangled name they give To 1t.
persisted her aunt ITS scand lous and
disgraceful, and no woman with spark
Of modcsty about her would ever he seen
M one Of them. - boston TrduscriIi
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-08

WHO THEY ArE-wmIrE THY COME FROM
WHAT THE, ARE poINu-uow THEY DO
lr AND WHAT THEY AMOUNT TO IN Chl-
u,Gn MENTIONS OF SOME SUCCESSFUL
yREMoNrERs WHO CAME FEoM AND NEAE
HUgIINGToN- l. Il. GEAY-CoLilNs
EATON nnN. WILLIAM L. WHEELER
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-12-15
A Few Reflections.


have been in this country long time
and all the while close observer of events
affecting the public. Although on the
north side of the line of life, speaking on
an equatorial basis, l am young
enough in body spirit and mind
to trot along with the boys" In
fact the boys ~ have kindly feeling
for me, as is daily evidenced in my passing
TO and fro along the journey of life. The
boys are kind, and consider me one of them
selves, but still sort of bridge over to the
side of the old coons who have passed be
yant the recollection of youth the old
scaly-bark fellows who think all the boys of
the present day are bound,
o os sSa New to aG Tevs to faen
Very well, as the old Collin county, man
swore when his $40 acres depended on it,
and the law required he should swear he
had been good citizen he refused to take
the oath, saying: 81 have an exalted idea
of what good citizen ought to be. and by
that test, Judge, they are DID scarce in
this neck of the woods. But am willing
to swear that / have been a good AvERsE
citizen of this country"
I'm with that old Collin county man,
and claim an average position in. this re-
gion. And, 80 feeling, | have read the
newspapers considerably Of late, and note
their talk about the next Governorship.
Some newspapers are too previous" They
talk too soon. They forget that the ''old
folks at home 40 their own thinking.
They have already slaughtered sew
eral very clever average men by
being dtoo previous" "Too previous" has
politically slaughtered numerous average"
men in Texas. TOO previous" is a
slaughtering animal His victims are
scattered far and near over this broad
State. "Too previous" ignores the COM
mon sense Of the voI populi, and thinks
he, she or it is the only man, woman or
thing that ever saw railroad, sent tele.
graphic dispatch, or read in the book OF
life the word progress, which, being in
terpreted, means ''git up and GIT"
Hence, the premises considered, i would
advise all too previous" people to go slow.
There's are several Of the boys-''good aver
age boys''-that the people are thinking
about, to put In the hat when they make
the next draft. will not name them, be-
cause IL would be "too previous" But
none. that We are canyassing are
aware Of the fact, because they do not
belong 70 the "too previous" class. But
when they are trotted out before our intel
ligent and patriotic people, ''unbeknovn,"
10 themselves, they will walk over the
track all the same, and the plaudits OF men
and women, who do their own thinking,
and are opposed alike to all Of the too pre-
yious . gentry, and political mountsbanks
generally.
Bretheren, Just wait for the wagon.
Coon AvERIeB.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-12-15

pflhn6ehouso. iiia private scfep.
boob containing copies N clippings from
anything and everything 10 ever wfde II
literary curiosity, aud will now provo y
most valuable relic. IN 1879 he passed.
through Texas, then just In her ibroes Of
birth az the coming State. IN com.
pany with his warm, personal
friend, Colonel Thomas A. Scott, ibis eye
was quick TO catch the extraordinary pros
poets that awaited the hand Of industry
alone TO convert into power that should
so soon astonlsh the country. In every
way possible he helped onward our great
artery, the Texas 4 Pacific Railroad, one Of
the objects OF his chiefest concern and
constant pride. And 1t is of peculiar coin
oidence that scarcely had the last nail been
driven in that great artery that bound to-
gether two pulsing oceans, thus realizing
the object of his wishes, than he himselfwas
called to cross another ocean that knows
no ebbing tide from that inscrutable port
toward which it flows with infnity of forms
in starle,s night forever from human
sight. But yet the hand of death
was stayed just long enough to allow
one other gracious line of epitaph
of Texas contribution. He had just
inaugurated another enterprise, the Dallas
& Western Railway, starting from this city
and making for Mexico. Of this he was
made President, but few days
ago resigned the position for one who
was citizen of this State and could
give more personal attention to the impor-
tant undertaking. These are a few, very
few of the numberless reasons why Texas
should honor the memory of good man
gone, pure patriot, a genial companion
and a sincere and active influential
friend of this State. But his stirring,
sterling life has found its close. The manly
mien, the always cheerful face, the voice at
once OF womanly tenderness and ringing
eloquence, the cunning finger from whose
tips dropped thoughts that breathed and
words that burned" are all now silent
captives in the chilly vault o
death, when but just in their fullest vigor.
Knowing the nobility of his nature, its
sweetness, its bravery, its grandeur, as we
did through our personal acquaintance with
him, we think of him now as saying, as he
himself on one occasion spoke of his be-
loved brother journalist, Morton McMichael,
of the Philadelphia North American whose
eulogy he was delivering before the City
Council, "To-day die. Crown me with
flowers; surround me with music,
so that may deliver myself peacefully
to Sleep What Mirabean begged from
his countrymen has come to him sponta-
neously, A proud and grateful citizenry,
with hands full of honors to his name, have
enveloped him in the incense of their loves
have crowned him with the unfadins flowers
of their memory.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-12-15
Give Us County Roads.

Correspondence OF the Herald
DALLAS, December I'm your valuable
weekly of December we notice your re-
marks on the Improvements in roads and
streets, which we approve, fit is done by
the wealth of our county bearing a. proper
tional part Of the expenses of the mooted
project. But our present system places the
burthen on the poor and the renter, who
have not the cash to pay fines, consequently
must work. But the property and real es-
tate owner is released by payment of 81,
which days work should be- worth S1.50 TO
81, and the poorest man is made to do the
same and pay as many fines as the most
wealthy. II you will Just hold
a while our coming Legislature will bring
about good streets and good roads, at the
expense OF the renter and the poor, for our
farms are all being cultivated by the poor.
The credit system has driven so many such
to the towns that we have enough OF this
elias. tunder our present law,) to soon have
good streets, as well. as goods roads in the
country. Immigrant agents and immigrant
tickets will SOON get into Texas a SUM-
Gent number Of the poorer class 10 do up all
Of this much cheaper than your proposed
.yctsm Of bonds. Our Legislature has prof
tied by Irish history. Let us be hopeful.
Truly yours,
s. J. DoRRfr
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-12-15

December, 1ssl-l, 23. Storms or indica-
tons Of storms in Atlantic, and cold, blus-
terry weather at New York, Boston, and
other seaboard cities; snowfalls in the Mid
die and Northwestern States and Canada;
very cold weather West. Probably brief
mild term.
Ito N. Generally very cold weather.
nrohablv commencing and ending with
snowfalls in Northern. Middle and Western
sections, and bleak and stormy weather
Isand "A. Probably rnIlder in all sec
tioHs. With rains South and West 70 q lin
tied extent.
I5tO0 Very cold and blustry period,
with sn0vfnlls where these were e1peri-
enc-d In 1876 and 1850, the 18th and 1th
probably being the dsys most marked in
this respect Intense cold in Canada and
the New Eneland States.
3. Christmas has q cold and stormy
period both bef0-e and after II, but the day
ifself may lust escape.
FGto1f Affrr lie 1lth I zee nothing but
Via. srlur and blusfer 20 the close q the
venr f1r Canada and fnuch q the United
efefes. Wee end south. the month prcb-
shlv resembling in many resreCts. The De-
e-.-,f,e- III 1s7f and 80. As ~ the intensi-
~ al deere rr thee snoufalls. have 10
~.r-r a..6rifr ir,dicafi1ns. but am strongly
frrIr.-p--r.7 in the direction n low tcmpera-
tures for tie o.. Tzrt q TIE aT'F'r1alfing
Frf jr-n--v III have fis 'fh-x'' this
tirrs. ard probably TerT MAID 81
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-12-15

N. A. kten fannln station. y. y. flceae
ijohis0D station, u, T. McWherin, fOtis
hofp olfqult, ", NQgl1gi GOfdOnsvllle oifcult
a. II. Smith, Wlliesb0ro 6tnt II. 4
fJeetsl Pilot Point station, r., w. Sherwood;
Van Alstyne station, W, II, Malncy.
sifS.vfLLE bisrmor,
w. O., ifasley, Presiding Eldori
ggsInewIIIIIe station, + q, Archeegyi
son; Mountain Spring circuit, II. NJ. Shor-
wood; Dexter circuit Il. y, Palmeri Dexter
mission, NJ. T.. Rogers; Marysville circuit,
=. Crutchheld; Rosston circuit, II. N.
Brown: Decatur circuit, 4. Il. Norwood; De-
catur station, u. O. DeJernell; Boliver cir
cult, II. s. Williams; Denton station, Il II.
Pierce; Denton circuit, j. o. Armstrong;
Omega circuit, J. W. Blackburn, w. y.
Bates, supply; Denton Institute, u. d.
Pitts.
MONTAGUE DISTRICT.
NJ. G. Blackburn, Presiding Elder {;
Montague circuit, w: M. Rob
bins; Henrietta mission, n. p.
Shraden Newport circuit, L. w.
Queens Peak mission, f. o. Miller: Archer
mission, d. d. Duncan; st. Joe circuit, NJ.
w. Shearer
DALLAS DISTRICT.
r. NJ. Powers, Presiding Elder; Lamar
street, W. II. Hughes; Floyd street, j, W.
Hill, S. Armstrong, sup.;..Cochran and Ca
ruth, L. P. Lively; Plano, ]. w. Chalk (;
Mckinney station, j. Clark Smith; McKin-
ney circuit II. H. Sullivan; Honey Creek
circuit, L. z. Smith Bethel circuit, w. s..
May; Grapevine circuit, L.. M. White (;
Grapevine Spring circuit, G.. S. Gatewood ;
Lewisville circuit NJ. D. ,Cullum; Roanoke
ri n n Havao Dih1a auapt Par
ker; Dallas Female College, j. s. Smith,
President; G. j. Mum, Professor South
western University, j. III. McLane, .vice-Re-
gent and financial agent.
TERRELL DISTRICT.
deE; Terrell G f stafIEon F ". G Can.
non; Wills Point station, s. G. Kid
die; Able Spring circuit, j. B. Harrit; Pleas
ant Grove circuit, ]. l.. Angel, Farmers
vile, o. p. Thomas; Rockwell, B. H.
Bounds, A. H. Brewer, sup;
Dougal Forney, C. b. Fladger; Kaufman,
F. A. Rosser; Pilot Grove, W. II. Stephen
son, Whitewright, T. L. Miller.
SULPHUR SPRINGS DISTRICT.
II. M. sNe:ely, Presiding siding Elder
F. Ea.terling; Sulphur Springs
circuit, j. II. White; Sulphur Bluff circuit,
William Hay; Greenvile station, E. W. Al
derson, w X. Duff, sup. Kingston circuit, Ut
Stanley; Lone Oak circuit, S. w, Jones;
Reilly's Springs circuit, s. H.. Reniro
Winnsboro circuit, w. L. Griffith; Pitts,
burg station, 1. s. Ashburn; Leesburry cir
cuit, M. T. Ayers, ]. M. Stephenson, sup,
Emory Mission circuit, Q. }.
Sherwood; Gilmer circuit, S. j. Hawkins.
TRANSFORMED.
P. C. Bryce, to West Texas Conference
and stationed at Eagle Pass; G. W. Horn,
to South vest Missouri Conference; J. \.
Stafford, to East Texas Conference; !. 4
Allison, to Denver Conference; j. Z,
Shanks, to Indian Mission Conference; j.
A. Jester, to Denver Conference; located, at
his own request, A. c. Mayer; d. z. Haz-
card, to Northwest Texas Conference; W.
w. Bri.well, to East Texas Conference.
sUPERANNUATED.
J. w. Fields, A. Cunning, J. B. Rabb, G.
J. Cork. J. C. Randall, w. 2. Reed, G. Il.
Lamb, John Beverly, James Graham
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-12-15
True Representation.
To the Editor of the Herald.

To the Editor of the Herald
/ desire to offer a few suggestions on a
point in which every citizen of Dallas, and
no one else, is interested. 1t is in relation
to the division of our town into wards.
Under the charter Of 1870, it was provided
to elect our aldermen by general vote of the
whole town. By the amendments OF 1879
the city was divided into four wards, each
ward entitled to elect two aldermen. The
subdivision into wards was then very fair.
But the growth of the town has greatly
changed the population, and the wards
have ceased TO localiZe interests as is desi-
rable. The remedy is to increase the num-
of words from four to six, whereby each
distinct aggregation of local interests may
be fairly represented in the City Council.
This can be done fairly. The Council is
empowered to make the change; but is not
allowed to do so within less than three
months before an annual election. Hence
it should be doue in this month in order to
be operative in the next April
election. 1t is hoped that the council
will so act promptly The addition OF
four Alderman to the Council will add but
a trife to the cost and cannot be objection
able on that score. But every one is inter
ested in whatever promotes true represen-
tative government, even in municipal at
fairs. Besides, the change proposed will so
concentrate local interest and conveniences
as to encourage the erection of school
houses in localities where they will be per-
manently useful. CITIzEH,