The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-10-05
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ried last month Count Grayina.
The people Of Munich nre about to pell
ton their king to put In an appearance "
public.
The London and Northwestern Rnilrond
company have bought 800 cows TO supply The
best milk at their bullets.
Ex.Secretary Blaine and Speaker Keller
will attend the Kansas state fair In pro
gress this week at Topeka.
Lorne and Louise on their trip through
the United States, neyerused gas nj the ho'
tells, but burned the more aristocratic can
dies.
Elk. Secretary Blaine is expected to be
present at the reunion of the Sons OF
Maine in Illinois, at Chicago September
10th.
A huge sawlish, twenty-five feet in length,
was recently killed in Tampa. Florida;
The saw is three and a half feet long, and
contains fifty -eight teeth
Herbert Spencer characterizes Oscar
Wilde as IAN outlandish person who at
tempted to reconcile idiocy with art and
namby-pambyism with sentiment.
The case of Mr.. E. D. Gray, 81. F., wil+,it
is thought, lead to curtailment by the
Legislature of the unlimited power of the
Judges in the..matter Of contempt ofcourt.
Coronets were first granted to marguises
by Richard H., to earls by Henry H., to
viscounts by James l.. Barons up to
Charles l. had only crimson cap mount
ed with fur.
John Snyder, one of the Oldest and
wealthiest settlers in Kendall county, died
Friday morning after short illness. lie
went to the county in 1882, and had resided
there ever since.
Bowery museums will learn with interest
that NJ. Sary has opened negotiations TOR
the future appearance in Paris of the
giantess Marian" who is now-st q
heighth of eight feet two inches-all
a-growing, and possessing the true pre-
Raffaellite maxillary angle.
The Rev. J. G. Sullivan was the elderly
and respected pastor OF the Methodist
church at Salem, Ohio, but he had to re-
sign when it came out that he wrote to
young Mrs. Halwie, one Of his converts: =
hunger to press your pouting, pretty, and
persimmon-liSe lips to mine"
Ralph Ryder aged 80, insisted upon being
allowed to kill a bear, which was roaming
around Springbrook, Wisconsin. The spec
tators hid themselves, and the old hunter,
waiting until the bear was within q few
wards fired with a good aim. But the
beast lived long enough to hug and bite
it's slayer, breaking both wrists and barring
his skull.
| A drummer usually carries his own drum
and beats it, but in some parts OF Ireland
at land league professions the drummers
| refused to do duty without the assistance OF
carriers. The carrier put the big drum on
his back and walked before the musician,
who was less Interested in keeping time
than in staggering his assistant and
tightening him out again.
President Arthur gave bret impromptu
reception to the people in Bangor, Maine,
Tuesday afternoon. In the midst OF 1t, the
Commercial says, he found time to compll-
ment a little miss upon her Tam O'Shan-
ter Nat" and to say to some very small
bows who were sliding through the room,
"Come, boys, and shake hands with me.
l like boys"
Gen. Oglethorpe, the founder of Georgia,
used to tell of q missionary who, ilatterlng
himself that ,he had thoroughly imbued an
American Indian with the right spirit IN
which to take the Lords Supper, said; DO
you not feel mental comfort, an inward
refreshment from that holy cup?" 1T is
very good" said his promising proselyle,
but, with a smile, "rum's better"
| The last member OF the British royal
family regularly embalmed was the Prin-
cess Charlotte. The opera ion took place
under the direction of Sergeant Surgeon Sir
Everard Home. The process disguised
George ", and hence was not repeated IN
the case of other members Of the family, In
compliance with George His express
wishes he and Queen Charlotte were SIM
ply wrapped in oere cloth.
NJ. Tourgueniefs admirers will be pleased
to bear that q decided improvement has
taken place in his health. One OF his
friends who recently paid him visit at
| Bougival, near Paris, where he possesses
charming summer residence, on the slope
OF hill crowned by shady woods, found
| him able to move about a little, and con-
verse as brilliantly as ever. He is for the
present restricted TO milk diet; put ne
looks forward to a return to an ordinary
fashion OF life, and even to possible visit
to Russia next year.
A writer, describing Newmarket fifty
years ago, says ats staple trade is blood
| horses; its inhabitants, for the most part.
Jockeys and gamblers; its language that OF
rattersalls; its business an endless success
sion of matches on the race course, IN the
cock pit the tennis court, on the billiard
! table or the card table. About 800 horses
are trained every year. From S2,5oo to
| $4,000 is common price, NOW ana
again $4,000 is given. Nearly every one
| In the town bets more or less. Even the
children learn to lisp the pedigree OF
horses, the long odds, and the merits oil
Jockeys" 1t is much the same to-day.
The st. Louis papers tell pitiful story OF
/ three young BifIs VINO went ouG HVAA ~ "
York to sing in an opera chorus. They
were engaged by one Of the sharks known
as dramatic agents for SIS week. When
they got to 81. Louis the manager told them
that $14 was all that he would pay, and at
the end of the week he concluded that sl0
was enough. When they complained OF
this. the manager, according to their story,
suggested that there were other ways by
which good-looking young girls might IN
crease their income, and he didn't care for
girls that would not attract the young men.
Ii any man did say or suggest such a thing
TO decent girls il would be hard to hnd
words strong enough TO characterize him.
And these evidently were decent girls;
When they found how they had been duped
they did the only thing they could-took
refuge with the sisters at a religious mouse
until thew could find means to get home.
/ And the worst OF this story is That just such
things are happening every day.