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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-08

strv'rg for 10 any great extent, for the
double reason that II IL unlikely that both
the president and vicc-prtsident will be
taken away during The same term, and II
such en- extraordinary event should happen
the president of the senate would only be-
come the chief magistrate until another
election could be held, unless the death OF
The president occurred few months only
preceding the expiration Of his term The
advantage at best, therefore, would be
small, while the disadvantage OF IN
sis.ing upon carrying their point against
The wishes of the republican senators
would be very great. Thus, the employees OF
the senate are now democrats. If the sena-
tors of that persuasion should insist npon
taking advantage of the situation Mt the out
set, they would expect the republicans 10
retaliate when they obtained the majority
after organization, and if they did so, all the
patronage of the senate would fall INTO
republican hands, while the democrats
would only possess the figure-head OF the
senate, whose only real importance lies IN
The fact that he is possible successor to the
presidency" Ifthe office of president OF the
senate is of so little importance, and hardly
worth striving for, the Inter-Ocean ought
not to object to the democrats taking it.
1t knows the republicans, while they may
have verY taking ways, never take ltte
things, so why so much ado about
nothing?" In the above extract, the
Inter- Ocean does not make an implied but
positive th1eat. .,'If the democrats don't
compromise we will take all the senate Off
GERS from them when we do get the ma
jority," quoth the Inter-Ocean. Sir Her
cules Graball speaketh and 10! the demo-
Gratis must tremble. Well, we shall see
what we shall see in the neAv ten days, but
we doubt if the democrats, like flies, are to
be caught with treacle.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-08
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ton where The murdered men died. one
WIS In England, where man died FROM u
wound inflicted on the high seas, and the
other In New Jersey, the wotinding having
been committed In New York. In both
cases the results were the same as In the
former cases referred TO. The president
died In New Jersey. and with thisprecedent
in that state backed by the others. II would
be folly to try Guiteau there. we have
not space here to give the why's and where
fore of the courts in their decisions on these
cases, but we must say that every position
taken by the courts, both in this country
and in England are apparently tcnable'
certainly most reasonable and plausible
If the aggregated legal az amen and learn
ing of England and Amer a, then, say that
Guiteau, having inflicted death wound
on the president in the District of Columbia,
and the president subsequently died OF that
wound in New Jersey, neither jurisdiction
can try and convict of any offense, what IS
to be done? We ask this question-we
have no assertions to make, take no posi-
, tions that we here maintain-but we ask
,, this question: Is not the District
of Columbia virtually :one of the
territories of the United States? Is it a
separate sovereignty, like one of the states
of the union? This is q question for the
| lawyers to consider and investigate. If it is
teri tory, that it has only territorial or
ganization-and are not all its officers ap-
pointed by the president, as in the terrific
ries?-is not Guiteau amenable in the
| United States district court for the murder
of the president? The criminal statutes of
the United States provide that, an officer
is assaulted or killed in one of the terrific
ries, the assailant or murderer must
| answer in the United States court. Presi-
dent Garfield was an officer of the United
States, the highest officer within the gift OF
the people; he was killed because he was
the pre- sident of the United States
and if the premises we have laid-upon pre-
snmntion-are well taken, is not Gulteau
onswerable in the United States Court?
If so the question of being wounded IN one
jurisdiction and dying in another is settled,
for does not the jurisdiction of the United
States embrace New Jersey as well as the
District of Columbia? Now these are
queries we PROFOUND to the legal fraternity
for their discussion, consideration and in
vestigation and we would be pleased to hear
from some of them on them. We have an
other view of the case, that oftreason, on the
part of Guiteau, which we may discuss in
some future issue. If Guiteau is guilty of
treason, then certainly the United States
court can try him. What we want to see,
is this murderer get justice, and without
any stretched or forced construction of the
law, for the law is dearer than all else in
this free land Of OllrS
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-08

WEhaye received from the Gilbert Book
Company, ofst. Louis, some advance sheets
of the forthcoming book by Governor o.
NJ. Roberts. The book will be entitled: IA
Description of Texas, Its Advantages and
Resources 1t will contain some account
of the development past, present and future
of these advantages and resources, and the
book a small volume, is written in the gov
ernor's plain, lucid, graphic style 1t is
from notes taken by him through all his life
in Texas, from his personal observations
and from enquiries made, and it viii be re-
liable and Trustworthy a. far as it goes. 1t
is dedicated to the farmers of Texas. the
governor closing his dedication with the di-
vine apotheghm: On the principle that the
civilization capable ofrepublican, local self
government, begins and ends with the
plow."
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-08

D1sBY SAYS ham and eggs will cure dys-
pepsia. We don't know about that, but we
do know that ham and eggs are good thing
20 have around handy in the house. There
has been vast deal written about digestion
and Indigestion, just like there has been a
monssrous sight'' said Of art and nature, OF
politics, this way and the other, and We IN
cline 20 the opinion that each writing y only
safety valve fOr the Escape Of the penn up
desire ara impulsion TO write. A man has
20 have 20 many vital organs and each one
:, v,-,,r,,.ed 40 have q function, but no man
1;vire tnsus any more about Whist those
funrsions really are than HipPocrntes did,
hur;sd centuries ago. II the liver isn't All
-i,lt the melt i and vice versa, and who =
4, leu-ueaor unlearned. scientific on unsci-
entifr, q YhysiciAn ora pie driver Who can
,r.e1I;re-,fiV ss1l Whist the functions Of the
uslf, espsriaIly in the sumner tine.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-08

We KNOW an editor-in-chief who once
counselled one of his subordinates that he
used the w rd that too often in his articles,
and we aspect that he was right about it,
for that" was said e.i.c's forte. Suppose his
subordinate had said in paragraph ut
would be whimsical, though not INGRAM
NAUTICAL to say that that that that that per-
son placed an emphasis on, was not that
that that should have boon used" That
would have fixed him.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-08

IT takes all sorts of women to make all
sorts of wives for all sorts of men, but the
most economical woman for an economical
man we have yet heard of, is woman IN
Foxboro, Mass, who stopped clock from
running because it would wear out too fast.
That is what we would call taking advan-
tage of time, an old gentleman who is gen.
)erally very kind to those who let him be.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-08

IT is Il fact that the higher science rises
the purer and holier it becomes. To scott at
science and it's revelations is the pastime of
the herd who know nothing of its truths.
The black cloud of superstition and a
blind adherence to what somebody else has
said; the theology of the church in its
letter, not in its spirit, and the metaphys-
ical metaphysics of the colleges have fur
nished but diet Of husks and straw upon
which reason has starved well nigh to death.
The thoughts and theories which are de-
nounced, derided and ridiculed in one
century become the practical knowledge of
the next. Calico, Harvey and Newton, and
even Morse, were resisted and counted as
but dreaming fools, yet we know now that
they were akin to the demi-gods. And
who can say that in decade or half a Sedf-
fury it will not be an acknowledged faet
that mosquitoes are malaria's antitode2 q
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-08

WHITTIER, who is a sort of two-horse
poet up in New England-they have poets
and cotton mills in that country, and the
difference between the value of the two is
very marked-Whittier says:
There are, who, like the seers Of old,
Can see the helpers God has sent
And how lifes rugged mountain side
Is white with angel tents"
The question with practical men is, II
life's rugged mountain-guess 1t Is noun
tain as it has always been uphill work with
us--if life's rugged mountain is white with
angel tents, are there any angels in 'em?
We wouldn't give cent for the tents; it's
the angels we are anxious about. Wonder
if those white angel tents are not the New
England cotton mills with their millions of
yards of white cotton goods, the manufac-
ture of which feeds and clothes thousands
upon thousands? There is something
practical in that idea.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-08

~->UN THE ODD day of June, 1874, the late
President Garfield in a speech in congress
said: 1.-THE divorce between church ans
state ought to be absolute. 1t ought to be SC
absolute that no church property anywhere,
in any state or the nation, should be exempt
from equal taxation; for if you exempt the
property of any church organization, to that
extent you impose q church tax upon the
whole community"
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-08

| WHILE there have been but twenty-one
INHERENT persons who have filled the presi-
initial chair, including President Arthur,
Vt President Arthur fills the twenty-eighth
residential term. Washington Jefferson,
MAroe and Grant each filled two terms,
and four vice-presidents, including Presi-
ident Arthur, succeeded by the death OF
the president elect, to the chief magistracy.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-08

THE Banner of Light is the great spirit
ualist organ and exponent Of this country
1t has always been most interesting news
paper, and ably conducted, but in the last
few weeks it has increased its size one-hall
on the beginning of its fifth volume, and it
is now Just that much more interesting
We don't believe in ..spiritualism, but. We
know good newspaper when we seeit.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-08

THE New Haven, Connecticut, Register
says: Hoop skirts are to be revived, and
there is hustle in the feminine world"
Yes, it is leg-I-see ofthe past.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-08

The DUTY of the hour is TO take care OF
the minutes, thus making up the day, just
like saving the dimes swells the number Of
dollars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-19
Viewing Venus.

From the Las Vegas Optic.
Last night on the street corner the Gu rb-stone
astronomer was standing by his instrument
waiting for a customer. Presently two miners
came along and paused to take look at ''the
machine" What in thunder's that ?" asked
one of the miners. sit is a telescope" said
the student of the stars. you see Venus for
ten cents" Consider me in," said the miner,
and he put up ten cents and turned the tube on
a constellation of the fourth ascension Don't
think much of It," he said after a look,
and then he turned the instrument
down until it was focused on a private re-
sidence some nine blocks away Here the
miner paused, pressed his eye close to the
instrument and became as still as a mouse
"Ain't you too low?" asked the planet sharp.
Il alters was lOw-sighted," responded the man
of the pick. "YOu can't look all night Other
customers are waiting" The miner surveyed
the crowd standing about him and handed the
Snowman dollar, and asked him to tell him
when he had used up the money. He lowered
his eyes to the telescope once more and was
again engrOssed in his observations. Suddenly
he rose up with sigh and remarked to his
companion: "Billy, she pulled the curtain down.
The handsOmest woman ever saw in my life!
She let down her hair. took off her collar, and
then, just after gave that coon dollar. she
lowered the curtain and shut the blinds. think
/ ought to have about ninety cents change
That old glass tube, though, is about two hun
dred horsepower. 1t was like being right under
the window with step-ladder. I'm going to
buy one of those machines the first time make
raise"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-19
Tithing Eggs.

RESULT OF LAYING HANDS ON WHAT BELONGS TO
THE LORD.
From the Salt Lake Tribune.
On last Sunday morning, an old Mormon.
whose wife was sick, attempted tocook break
fast on his own hook He found some eggs in
the pantry, which he proceeded to fry. IL was
pretty hard work to fry those eggs, but good
deal more Of a job to eat them. One mouthful
was enough, and the old fellow rushed up
stairs with:
''Betsy, what in thunder's the matter with
them eggs?'
''Did you get 'em in that earthen crock on
the top shelf, just alongside the sassengers?'
That's the place."
"Oh, John, those eggs have been under the
red hen two weeks. They amt for table use
Them's tithin' eggs John. When can't hatch
eggs 1 turn 'em over to the Lord"
The old man then laughed inordinately and
said that would be good joke on Taylor, Pen
rose. ct al. In connection with the above mel
anchOly exposure of the luke-warmness in Is
rae it is said that of late nearly all of the eggs
which come into the tithing house are looked
upon with suspicion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-19

81 know" said the little girl to her elder
sisters young man. at the supper table, ':that
you will join our society for the protection of
little birds, because mamma says you are very
fond Of larks" Then there was silence. and
the limburger cheese might have been heard
scrambling around in its tin box on the cup
board Shelf
ers, ''who ran through his wife's property in ten
minutes-shortly after marriage. too" How?n
inquired the BIS. eagerly. ''Why, you see, said
he, 'he had on q red flannel shirt, and there was
q stump-tail bull behind him." Then he lodged
fourteen bricks and coal hod.-Boto. AnaS-
can.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-19
The BOY Peddler,s Mononania.

In Reading, Pa, dwells the ''boy peddler"
who has 80 fine suits Of clothing, "a overcoats
and 80 pairs Of kid gloves Periodically the
boy breaks out in local advertisements an
nOuncing an addition to his extensive ward
robe, as follows: "Thomas Jefferson Cummings
has the honor to announce that he has just adj
ded another suit to his fall afternoon wear and
now his fine wardrobe consists of forty fashion,
able full suits. twenty-fOur OvercOats" &c. It
is his boast that he can appear on the street
every day in the month and wear different full
suit OF clothing each day, and allow at least
three changes on Sunday. Cummings is 18
years of age, peddles notions, with basket on
his arm, helps to support widowed mother
pays cash for all he gets. sells close and is a
standing republican candidate for Congress.
On the streets his appearance is that of Beau
Brummel. His dress is exceedingly loud, his
weakness running to green kid gloves. corn
cOlored ribbons, pink eyeglasses, and silk hats
of the latest style. In the country, on business,
his appearance is that of poor, humble. meek,
and lOwly Hebrew, and his customary sa1utatiOn
to the people he calls on is, ''Have pity on a
poor boy and help him along" The young man
Is affable, and agreeable and succeeds in sell
ing large quantities of goods at very fair prices.
The farmers havea strong liking for him, and
when they visit Reading on business and see the
well-dressed young swell sweeping past in
broadcloth, kids. and gold-headed cane, they
little dream that the young man is the peddler
boy they know so well at home. His savings
are entirely invested in clothing and articles of
adornment. At times he is not seen for weeks.
He is then out on the country highways, coin
ing money in small way. He neither smokes
nor drinks, and has no expenses
worth speaking Of Then suddenly, he
will break out in reading, set the fashions for
week or more, and as suddenly afterward dis
appear. He generally leaves home on Monday
morning. invariably starting before dawn. in
order that his mountaineering not see him In
his country makeup. He tAiries q large basket
filed with goods, and he oHers his fresh sup
plies shipped to various points along his route
On Saturday night he generally returns, looking
decidedly weather beaten, hut II there is an
opera or theater in town he is generally in the
front row of the parquet by D o'clock, dressed to
rival the most fashionable swell in the land. He
is quite favOrite among Commercial men. who
know him as collins, the boy millionaire" It
is currently reported that be is to be married,
and that an insurance has been placed on him,
(married insurance) Of 4f25, coo. Cummings
claims that he has the larg4t wardrobe in the
world of any person of his age. He is i've feet,
Ave inches tall, and weighs l2S pounds.
Said Mrs. Smith. who had come to spend the
day. to little Edith: "Are you glad to see me
again, Edith !"
Edith. Yes, MN. and mammals glad, too "
Mrs Smith, Is she 2"
Edith Yes, min she said she hoped you'd
come today. and have it over with. Detroit
&See Press,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-19
The Widows TOuched-up Photograph.

The Widows TOuched-up Photograph.
From the Montreal Witness
story is related for fact of Montreal widow,
which, in it's details, is quite as strange as any
nOvelist's fantasy. An English gentleman in
some manner became acquainted by letter with
family ofladies-sisters-resi in Montreal
Being gentleman who had retired from his
profession, the pOssessor of an ample income, he
had little to do save enjoy life, and his cores
pondence went on for some time with the
ladies. At length he asked for photographs of
the sisters. One of the latter, an able cor
was widow of over 4O She
did not like the prospect Of holding the
mirror up to nature and revealing her real
features on photograph card-the more espe-
cially as there was q chance of getting ga, 600 a
wear and an elderly husband. The photograph
er's art was employed. and a widow Of Is was
transformed into widow Of 20. Time passed.
and doubtless to the surprise Of the other sis
tiers, the widow was chosen by letter. She was
asked to hasten to England and be married.
This she did. Upon her arrival, however, the
relatives of the gentleman refused to recognize
In her the features of the photograph. The gen.
tleman had fallen i'll, and the widow blamed
that news for her altered features. Still the
relatives anG the gentleman were Obdurate. In
q few days he died. The widow now threatened
proceedings. and the relatives believing that
she had claim, offered to settle with her for
Fl 900. This was agreed to, and the widow
came back richer by that amount than when she
started But now she believes she has a claim.
and despite the wry faces and objections Of
many relatives she insists on pushing her claim.
A lawyer will, it is said, leave next week for
England to push the matter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-19

NHILDS' OvERCOATS AND ULSTERS,
~ age6 % 10. g. 80. s; 80 and e.
Boys Overcoas and listers, age ~ TO 6, g. - - mp
Boys Short Pants, TO 10 years. 7sc., Sc. up.
Boys school Suits, short Psntz, g. 81. $. = up.
Boys Drees Hetn. SOC. &c., and 81 mp.
Boys Under6hifte and Menr. 26c., 20 and 20.
Misses and Boys Schca Button SHOES 81 up.
o29 ]. W. SELBY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-19

are worth preserving. but the mass. both i'm
words and music. is whipped svllabub with had
eggs at that. Rowland Hill said he did not see
why the devil should have all the good tunes:
but there are some tunes in our modern revival
hymnals We would be willing to give to that in
diyidual or any other who would promise to
burn them The effect upon the spiritual life of
constant use of the wretched doggerel and
rollicking melodies OF these books is. | hold
bad- weak. efferyescing. unhealthy emotion
aiism Is fostered, instead of earnest, Intelligent,
robust piety."
Under the head, Rome without the
Pope" The Pail Mall Gazette of a recent issue
discusses the rumors that the Pope is about TO
leave Rome. 1t seems certain, The Gazette says.
that these rumors are not the mere gossip of
Roman Catholic religious circles. Their foun-
datiOn appears to be certain conversations of
Leo Kill, with French bishops, who have
brought back to their homes a very strong i'm
preston that the Holy Father is meditating the
removal OF his person and court to some place
outside the King of Italy's dOminions. The
step. If contemplated. will only be taken with
the greatest reluctance. There is no doubt,
however. that the position Of the Pope at Rome
Is becoming very nearly untenabe. The ru-
mors which have prevailed give SalZburg as the
place AT which the Pope proposes to settle him
self: and there is no question that it is only at
some place In the dominiOns of the Austrian
Emperor that he can find comfort and the honor
which ne asserts to be denied to him in his OWL
country.
The Rev. N ". Miner, formerly of Spring
field, H., and neighbor there Of Abraham
Lincoln, related at the Baptist ministers meet
ing. yesterday. some of his "reminiscences of Lin
coin In Mr.. Miners opinion Lincoln was q
Christian; perhaps not an experimental Chris
tian but one who read his Bible and prayed and
acted like Christian. LAS to the question
whether he did right or wrong i'm going ia
Ford's Theater in Washington on the night
when he was assassinated. said Mr. Miner ssit
has been cause of grief TO many pious people
1t is generally believed that Mrs. Lincoln urged
her husband to go. l know from Mrs. Lin.
coins lips that she tried to dissuade him. Lin.
coin, however, insisted that he needed rest; his
hand was swollen and his arm lame he said
from hand shaking over the declaratian o.
peace. and he expected more people to come
next day. At the theater, Mrs. Lincoln said
10 seemed to take no interest in what was go
ing on. That day had been the happiest day Of
his life he had said, and he went up and dOwr
stairs trying to sing. At the theater he wal
telling Mrs. lincoln that they would not re-
turn to Springfield at once; they would &C
abroad and see the Holy Land. They would see
the city which interested him more than any
other In Europe or Asia-Jerusalem. As that
word was half spoken the bullet crashed into
his brain."-G r Sun, Nou. Is.