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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-12-14
BUILDINa MATERIAL.

TO-nANiE QUOTATIONS..
IITcT-At The kllns 10 go kiln rua.
BToTE-At the Dallas quarnes, q PEI G. &c
foot II for foundation; 70 ~ wan sac - ioi
dressed front -,
LUNnEa-Yeilou pine, roggh, q 90 peI loe
f-ee over "a feet In length: e. e5. haicho1 eno
dressed flooring and finishing. g ~ y collins
~ n ceiling Q So yellow pine
Si,ne A. whiss plne oeninr. g - sfsi
oomu1on. white pine Eitina drli common. " &
ash and walnut flooring, 500 Per to0usf na
poplar. dressed both sides, So; rough walnut
Sl& 70 $50 Common door, y n % ~ sAsh- q =
PosTs-Csdsr. 90 80 Bose6s-n. Sd
La Hs-e3 5odl per thnurs1d
y AsTrEsPArIs-f'eT uerreL ssla ~
HArR-Pur pound, IKE
STIEsLEs-YellOu. are. g. y y 3 p uai.s
pi1s, 9 90 v g o. cT5laia 20. g 70 q
cI1sEsT : Elssussis g - LouisVina p 20
pssTs ms iuoh. nc ~ ss,t finch. &c
fnrh s5Ec- in11, sc lll-s. alr
orrFrT FIirg--f iIr.l. r5sf- 11nr &c ti11t
oaIilna lnirL q. 6 inrh ca, l1e 7 lfl ia
r.lrf u ~ Tfrff rsr ~ 81
Nrrrr ra1Ere-feErT - ra ff - '.l'a'f
-arkss s-e g. ssll 81 fff
EFrrrE LEaIH-r--r .-.r.
I-rr-Cocr1rsd. Aas'.l q ~ 1---l- ~
n - ur-us1n CT los. - Fal b1I-a- p =
Drilsa In lota ~ uer bushe -
TrrErNrrINE-f7c
IrFsruD OlI--fkffL
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-12-14
HARDW ARE.

TO-DAY's QUOTATIONS..
Axes-Collns', yer dozen, $50; Colo Dolsrr
per dozen, 500; Diamond Edge per dozen,
loco; Double Bit 20O0 q.
Shoyels and Spades-Rowlands discount SQ
per cent; AmeG' list steel goods, discount 40 Gnd
Rubber belung-Discount so per cent
Eails-aO0 rate.
Horse shocs-6.25 per keG.
Horse nails-Northwestern, No, z, 300; NO D.
SOS per box.
IF0n-.c rate.
steel-plow, 70; lay &c; cast 1Sc per pound
Sheet iron--H b. Co. gel7anised discount
skiilets and IDS, SC per pound; sugar kettles
TGcks-in boxes oOpspers, 1. 50 per boz.
Grub hoes-per dozen, e.c0i railroad picfA
per dozen, 0.0c.
MattOcks-per dozen, ITO.
Ecales-F airbsnks, discount ~ PEI cen1'
Howe, discount 25 per cent -.
Tin plate--L c.. iux1A per box, 60O; o.. l91
20, per box, 500; Terne, i4x20 per box TOO;
Terne 2Oz2a per box, 1850.
Tinware-pieced, discount 60 per cent.
stamped. discount 20 per cent
solder-No. i. i5c; no. Ia and IL, lsc per
pound.
Rabbit metallic 10 1sc per pound.
Bar Lead l-2c per pound.
No. duck horse collars 90 per dozen
Hames-two loop, 40 per dozen, three loop
Bscf baDds-three inch. LIS per dozen.
Barbed wire-oHDs1Ec
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WOOL AND HIDES.


Fine spring per lb., % to 25c.; medium spring
per lb:, 20 to 22c.; Mexican improved per lb., IL
10 I6c: bury OF all grades. 2 TO &c. OIL
Hides-Dry flint sound and heavy II to lac;
ditto light 10 to l2c dry salt, heavy, lie; ditto
light, 9 IL to Ice; wet salt TO z lie; green,
butchers, 5 IL to &C. all damaged, wet or dry.
half price. DeersIdns, 20 TO &c; sheepsKlns' 70
shearlin rs, + TO l6c.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin says there
has been no material change in the market Tor
wcolen goods. Trade is always quiet lhapks-
giving week, but there is an improved tone In
many classes of woolens. The colder Weatner
has stimulated the wholesale clothing ana dry
goods jobbing trades. &c,
The wool market has been quiet with safes
for the week of 1855, 200 pounds domestic ana
l0i 900 pounds foreign, or 1642, POUNDS IN az,
against 2, 024 200 pounds last week and Y3I,4OS
pounds for the corresponding week OF last year.
Prices have continued rather Irregular, but1alrly
steady upon the whole.
This week the receipts of wool In Boston nave
been 759 bags and bales domestic and 400 pales
foreign, Egainst 7,76s bags and bales domestic
and ,449 bales foreign for the previous week;
and {, 1913 bags and bales domestic and 3Si bales
foreign for the corresponding week OF last year
The total receipts since January ], 1857, nave
been 402 gS7 bales domestic and 81, lo4 bsles for-
eign, against 374, sG6 bales domestic and Az 06S
bal, foreign for the same portion OF 1881, an IN.
crease of 2SO7l bales of domestic ana l3,Oll
bales foreign, or Al 112 bales in all.
The total reported sales of wool IN Boston
from January !, 1882 to the present time, have
been llO027,775 pounds, against lV9,Ssl ,4Os
pounds for the corresponding period OF 1881, 0
decrease of ll6, 1857 pounds.
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Yick,s Floral Guido.

We are glad 10 see that the old familiar
name of wick" is to be continued as a
household word, aud, judging from the
Floral Guide now before us, should think
the sons, who are running the business
under the old name Of James Wick, Roches-
ter, New York. have the same enterprise
an / determination 10 be first as was ex-
hib.t by the late Mr.. Wick. Their Floral
pages profusely illustrated, three colored
plates of flowers aud vegetables, all en-
closed in an elegant lithographic cover.
Price, 10 cents, not one-half Of Its cost. II
you afterwards order seeds. you can deduct
the 10 cents. This is, in reality, giving it
away.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-12-14
DALLAS COUNTY.
Its Soil, Climate, Producuons- The city OF
Dallas, the County Seat and Commercial
Emporium of North Texas.

Its Soil, Climate, Productions The city .ot
Dallas, the County Seat and Commercial
Emporium of North Texas.
This county lies in north central Texas,
and the parallel of 80 deg. As min. north
latitude. and the meridian Of 90 deg. 30
min. longitude west from Greenwich, cross
square miles.
Population In 1870. .............-........ 1854
Population IN 1850 4. s5s colored) 800. 3s ass
Assessed value taxable property 1870. 80, 1913 30
Assessed value taxable property 1882. 10. og0
Assessed value live stock 1882. ......... 747,695
About three-fourths OF its area is high,
rolling prairie, rising in some portions into
hills Of 800 feet in height, and sgain stretch
ing out into broad valleys. The hills ere
generally highest on the south side Of the
large streams, and in the southwest corner
Of the county is range OF low mountains,
which overlook the wide and beautiful val
leys Of Mountain creek, which flows At the
base. The Elm and West forks Of the
Trinity, aud Mountain creek, about equi-
distant from each other, h0w In from the
westward and unite their waters near the
centre Of the county, forming The main
river. which passes ont near the southeast
corner. All along and between the forks Of
the river. ard on The main 1ream, ~ vel
a. in several other psriions Of the county,
is found q suf1c'ency cf post oak. burr oak.
sr3rish rex, c-dar, pecan, black walnut
lict0- btis d'arc, elm, blackberry. and
cottonwood Ton fencing. Iuel aud otDer Do
nestle purposes, not great deal Of II, how
ever, being suitable for lumber or build
ing except for common Jog houses.
In addition % the Trinity end its forks,
Were are Cedar, Five Nile, Ten Nile.
White RucE, Duck. Rorieti's and Wilson's
fretts. ard mary smaller streams. which
Distribute rn unf1iling SUPPLY a water
thrbuFhDut tie comfy Pure water for
dosnesiic use is obtsired from SPRING., and
also from wells af q depth q from eighteen
20 cry feet. bot cis1ern vnter is preferred
ard reneraIIT used.
Nine-terths Of the area Il r11i frmine
lard. q uhiah not erceedirr one-f '1h is -
culfivnfion. TIE rrairies nre generally q
black, tenaoous. rarT sol. The timbere1
portions Light s1ndT. and he riTef Ard
rrrsk bott0nIs q dark loan. al easlT tille1
ard ve-T r.-o1uciiTs. Win ordinarily f.
r1rntls ssss1ns nd proper cuItIrEilon. the
TieIc ~ Dc-e - = rCttor. cne-t1lr1 -
1tIree- iUurtts 81 . bale corn. % bushels
r'hent. Is - - oats. ~ - g. re. % 70 l1.
tzrIer. - ~ ~ rnIIet. z tons. All he
rrreIetIes rrrrurr r. lII,s IetItult rTt r
lr-s Ens 11un1ari r1p. 1hs msun au1nnl
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49,. n mn rtrirrinr The rnfrfeir
- r-1I~r a. ne last weeE . Il ascerralned llal
~. ---1lr.tr 81 cotton rrIIsllefInf ne Nrtl-n--
,----..lillr- al ne ruada hare Zen rEI
-. t.-~1'-~ ~ fffg ctr have nrerfs IN neGrlT
- --01I~Irr POM in ftII par q ne siete
- 49, ~--1-rt nFeI cnr1t . DalaaL beicf.
rIl'rrafs uErt erertcc. - ~ .-.y-- =.
-..'.-. = - ~nr1~fef 81 ne rreEf rutto1 -
- =. --.----.-1IrI rrrIer ri nortt TerEt y Il
,---.-li - q Ne CD Pres e1-lnF - -.
49, -. - r1|aerrEE. IN -. l1rt few
49, T~I.rr Cellar - r-tTEIel - =
--...--r~ frI'rr1t lEEI frun t1I1 1r1 tr-1-c
- -.--t. .-rII ..-'-~.rrrr.f = tEIIer frrre- Tre
49,. - .--rI~ fr~l fsrI1r 81 nrt -. r1r.-ll
.-..-...|-. - rI.nIre1 ~ r11I - ~ ~ n
-. $500 - f1U9r III ~ Uurl
q - - -s71I,lnIs-s q - sss'sr'
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Trrs Il Ne grent oeut-aI dsp0t for All kinds d
wsrrrlr turr1es carrinrea. etc. from Which
r-11Irf-r cfaIafs rst their Euprliea 1he foll0H-
me are rrllnr prices here
Tr-ulT'E croIATIOEA
r-sr-r-ff1-e poiaa f1eI5 per dol
prarrFa-f4rnff p and rTrinr. t1T ttrllf %
rrIer f714at 40 de SPRING. up tlolElt.f 90
- r---i~r ffert a. rfaeiu1a f1s.eW
f.-11--r - l1rrfaa fI7tI4l5t ratfDrn nrrlnzI
rIfn1.rTt o. srrInr vHsuuE tr1Gu5.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-12-14
1nrrntltudo, ungrrateruI, unthaDkful

Ingratitude, Ungrateful, Unthankful
NY dear reader, what is your first I'M
oulse upon seeing the three words above2
You stand abashed. They are big words.
Full of meaning. Ugly, .scornful, meaning.
The very extreme in wickedness Oh Wnat
those words mean to drop the first syllable.
Their use Is repulsive TO even the lowest
grades OF depreciation of humanity, and
lives uumeasurable grief and boundless
aIscontent not to say sorrow, 70 those who
are moving in good society, who live in the
nineteenth century. Shakespeare saidi
blow blow, those winter winds;
Thou art not 40 unkind
As mans ingratitude .
Aoain. n rs said. "He that calls a man
ungTateful sums up all the evil that a man
can be guilty Of.
With little time j might ADD 10 the
above. but | refrain, believing the reader
will get at least a faint conception OF the
point desired. In December, 1875, JohL !;
Eakins conditionally decided the city OF
Dallas ten acres Of land almost IN
square. about one mile southeast OF the
courthouse, for a city park. The land was
enclosed with q rough plank fence, win
openings on the east and west py gate.
! Nothing more was done, kept that STOCK
broke down the gates ana fence in several
places. until last summer, six years ana
sir months. when ore Of the conditions re-
ouired some Improvement 10 hold the land.
ana the Place was much improved. Near
the west opening preparation, believe
was made for hhrubbery and flowers. 1he
work on the east opening is-Eel-yes,
viii call il grand, gloomy snd peculiar.
| The rate has been replaced, barred and
nailed fast, but TO make surety doubly
sure. = iarre ditch has been dug inside, I'M
r,ed-rtsiy in front Of the ga-e. For the
d1a1r 60 e.i an inside lcoz De must scale
that fence and ditch, or frayei tai.e ane
I half 70 the west gate, yet his residence =
vithir 20 yards Of the east gztc. Truly
Major Eatins can erclaim, God save me
I from my friends ~ This property. could
nov fs cashed ct 5000. To make lis
opening would shorten The distance one
third. IA not One-half. f1r the citizens Of the
city 10 this psrk. And % rebuild The
/ brfdre on HaruOod street. near The east
gate. II opened, would acronlmodate many
I fifireus IN retfinR % ard from The perE-
The street rs one Of TIE main thorguKh-
fr~rs 20 nud from t1e Dusintss PORTION o.
I1lIe rifr until the fall a the bridge, more
49, sIrhteen mOnlhs aro. Al things con-
ri1r~rf. h Il uriusf 20 ~ ffat corporations
A. rouIIess. and that. therti1-e, he cliT
rrfko-liies ars Wholly irnu1nnt 81 TIE
nsnrinr q Ire words beading 11s A.
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The Great Comet to Burn up the World.

Such is the prediction Of some noted
scientists, hut the managers Of the Com
monwealth Distribution company, being
practical business men, place no belief In
such q prediction, and they, therefore, oher
the public the most liberal lottery distribu-
ton ever before offered 1.060 prizes,
amounting TO 1872 400. Capital prize, the
enormous sum OF $4,000. Tickets only 81.
Drawing takes place in Louisville, Ken
70 r. NJ. Boardman, louisville, Kentucky.
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sADDIEHYAND LEArHER.


To-DsT's oCOTkTIoEs.
aorE f.raTHEs oAr--E0 l. nsE49 No. q 81 a
asrLocz-Best bufGlo slaughter, ~ good -
pest HEfam0rus ~ No. q - good damhfe -
Hv-uocz-Prima o. Do GOOD a. 90 No. . 20
FKEHcH CAIFlETE-fi n % 20 according %
FzIisr-1zH1A cil7zEu-lio. L q mol -
Prsi -B Il kiTs-Eo. l. &C % q se &C.
= l. --------
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FRUITS AND NUTS.
To-phY's ouoTATIQSs.

RA1s1Es--London layer, new, per box. u so
layer, SO 10. ,,
CuRTAETs-Sto SIG,
PEAcAEs-None III market.
CHAMPIONSHIP PEAEs-5 100000 per box.
ORLNsEs-Louisiana, 5 bU@6 80; barrels, 1O.0O.
LEMoNs--per box, Sicily, 5000 to 6.25; per box;
Malaga, t5.00@5 30. ,oa,n.
llberts, 15c; Naples walnuts, 15c 10; chestnuts,
Imported, none on the market peanuts, zen
nesee red lOc; choice white, i21lc cocoanut2'
8 COOS. SO.
DATEs--In trails &c per III new, 80.
FIee--Regs. 1Sc, layers Is to l7c per pound.
GRApEs-Concord l25S; California zoe per ID.
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dou


iii = III III
lrroH1r-f1 81 rer ga r. rtr hirt Wlnet.
VrrsrT-HectIfsd. . l1fi 81 AZ ~ T-o1i
nyr rask rrt yeHr cl1. = = 10 - -
49, 49, tiarr. 49, e. Tlr 81.
Wrwra-Crnrsl n c111. 80 PEI flNll-T- -
frufa - rsl eocel 81 fu-t 4 -. anei-li
49, - 49, q ofll
rE.rr9rrr-Ir1sT Nrr a o.. tztf.s 81
- r. 49, TE.ezs. Errr, n baafs- 80
D. sss-s.s 80 - - "a n nss = Fors-
49, ~ r.u-.l. V-r--s ~ r.nn q. =
> srslr1-. or1 - - = ~ - - II
- - - -; Z -
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TO-DAY . ornTaT1DEs.
rrrr cE~-In-1rtrErE rtnrf. -
parrrF rrus-FnL 11Gla cEu1
eEIrFrrr.-I - ceI1a
4~rrr-Frr rrEl fNEIIA
rrrr'r rrwr-Fllf csIlrss fEe1E
aosa-C1rr-lsf ~ r-uar t-nel ~ 1ifeffi
sr1r1-Er-,u- sxesx os-r r,u1E ~ 80
rsrn-Err-r<-s - 80 fr1et.11 t..g
hn-enL fU1fEt III - 49,
T7-@-s1si - ilz'Slze -sE-- nss
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-12-14
COOPERATE.

THERE is steady demand here for cooperage
and cooperage stock of all kinds, ana orders
from the country are frequent but not eehetaliy
very heavy.
Molesses barrels 81 SO; half barrels, II 20 SeHs.
75c: sugar barrels 81 hslf barrels. Az hoop polef
nov or 30
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-12-14
SCRAP IRON,

SCRAP IRON is in demand here. The following
arethe prices paid for all kinds of scrap metals
TO-DAY's QUOTATIONS..
Cast 81 per hundred stove, 80 cents me wroq IIn
dred; copper, $40 to IL so per hundred; nno and
nd s AMER hundred.
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HAY, SEEDS AND FEEDsrUFrs.


ro-DAY's QUOTATIONS..
FFED-Chopped corn, per 100 lbs, 81 30 crush.
81 corn and cob per 100 lbs, 81 So crushed corn
and barley per 100 1bs., 81 IS corn bran. per lOo
lbs, 75o.
HlT-Dsrk, Sac bright IS Prom stores-
he on hoard, car o. 10 ~ dark 5to6
CoTToN sEED-Firm at IKE. per bushel.
GrEnAH hIIIET-We quote at u 90 little
Garden. 81 per paper retail wholesale IN 70
2 or oaDm
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WAGON WOOD WORK.

DALLAS supplies nearly all north Texas with
wagon wood work, and the sales in this line are
steady and continuous. Prices are as follows
To-DAY's QUOTATIONS..
spcuru-Erom to ak inch, per set, xxx Sc
e' sASuD FETLoEs-lz to IN. 81 20 perse-.
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POULTRY, BUTTER AND EGGS

To-DAY's QUOTATIONS..
OTffcHREs--We quote Of So 5t@4 90 per doEen;
urkeys, 50@s1 90.
Eaos-22@25c per dozen.
INSTRUMENTATION. 20M25c: Texas. l5G25o
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-12-14

If your hair is coming out, or turning
gray, do not murmur over a misfortune
you can so easily avert. Ayers Hair Vigor
will remove the cause Of your grief by re-
storing your hair to IFS natural color, and
Herewith your good looks and good nature.
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FISH AND GAME.

To-DAY's QUOTATIONS..
FraH-Red, shecphead and trout 10hc; Heb
Orleans red snapper. l6c; Spanish mackerel. ~
,vboalvsin Nstai coutE hieb@
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COTTON.

THE receipts of cotton in this city to-day were
5sl bales, los bales of which came by ran, as ioi
lows bales for Sanger Bros for Schneider q
Davis for Blankenshp Blake from oa pi ~ f0i
" n Lightfoot & Co. from Kaufman, The
shipments were 22i bales by B. Mitchell over
the Gulf Colorad & Santa Fe; 100 by the same
party, over the Houston & Texas Central, ana
100 by the same party by the Texas racine;
$50 over the Gulf, Colorado y Santa re ior MOT
decai & Co, SO for W. u. Lightfoot 20
by the Texas & Pacific, 70 for the same parry
over the Houston & Texas Central, and ltO Tor
White & Co over the Texas & Pdciie. fesler;.
day the receipts in this city were $50 bales 20 O.
which came BY rail as follows; p for Caller
Hill from AIingIon, and for T. j. Cannon mdta n
nrices Is an advance of an eighth of cent IN
st. Louis The fluctuation in prices IN Other
centres do not effect quo atoms here, ard WINE
the market is firm there is no change 10 make
in our figures. "a,
Middling. e
Strict low middling .........,.,...'''.''''''
Low midding. 81
Good ordinary. ...............'''''-.'. &c
OrdlnarY....-a :. =. 80
LIVERPOOL.
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COAL AND WOOD.
TODAY s QUOTATIONS.

CoAr-Indian nation, $3.50 per ton.
CoKN-sOc per barrel. ann
WoOD Oak, hickory and ash, H;OO
Dor cord. Sawed stove wood is retailing OF Inc
rates OF "a 80 TO S % per cord.
CHARCobLr-65 cents rer barre
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p--.---- s-rtssrt n. " orn ~
sr-.- = ss-lis1a OF. krin rt-ssts Dr'lr,.
Trrrs.
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Cnrt1Ir join J. D1us1-. l1,e q ne BIZ
Tr~1rrI''s Ar erEir. ttis ctT. ezTs ~
- ~ 1nrts Oh rIfr "a rTe4te4 r'c.si-
- $780, utIrr n.-ir1e1 80 rta1lrnr-
ll.-r.-rE1r o1.s1t.l IIuEr- l'eu1C1t-
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QUEENS SNARE.

Assorted crates, $40 TO c75
Tn.nblers. Csc, to Sl.Oo.
stOueware, per 1.O0s ralloLA, $1,000.
1 asnps-B. r.. 81 T5:G. h. $3.50: EFT q
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This county lies in north central Texas,
and the parallel Of 80 deg. 45 min. north
latitude. and the meridian Of 90 deg. 30
min. longitude west from Greenwich, cross
each other near its centre. Area, 800
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-09-28
A Keen Rebuke.

He was commercial traveller on his
way from Bowling Green to Hopkins
vile, KY. There was wait of three
hours at Guthrie, and a party of young
ladies, with lively young married per-
sons acting as matrons, made the sta
ton ring with merriment. They were
going to visit the Mammoth cave. The
face of one of them is a study-a perfect
oval, yet with that rich, warm brunette
tint that you see more often in the
Latin races than in the Anglo-Saxon.
Her eyes look out from under the broad
brim Of Gainesborough hat, through
ha.f-closed lids, wonderfully tantalizing
in their subdued mirth, coquetry. and
love of life, lightly yelled with the lazi-
ness of good breeding. The brassy and
dapper little wretch of n drummer"
had been watching the girls as cat
would u bevy Of frolicsome and unso-
phisticated mice. Hastily Selling and
returning a handkerchief accidentally
dropped by the Gainesborough beauty,
he seeks, with the audacity of his class,
10 open conversation:
"a very gay party you have. miss"
Eyes" SAYS she. quietly, bowling ack-
nowledgment of the handkerchief. and
letting her laughing eyes drift slowly
over him; ''but then, you see, we know
each other.h
a very keen remark, keen-eyed as a
Damascus blade, but perfectly ladylike
in its unruffied good temper. The
drummer retreated.
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How Elephants Multiply,

The elephants are, of all known ami
mails, the slowest to increase in num-
bers. At the earliest the female ele-
plant does not become a parent until
the age of 80 years, and only six young
are capable of being produced during
the parental period. which appears to
cease at 80 years of age, the average
duration of elephant life being pre-
sumed to be about 100 years. But it is
most interesting, as well as important,
in view of any speculation on the in
crease of species and on the question of
competition among the races of animal
life, to reflect that, given favorable con-
ditions of existence, such as sufficiency
of food, freedom from disease and
from the attack of enemies, the elephant
race, slow of increase as it is. would
come in few years TO stock the entire
world with its huge representatives.
On the data afforded by the foregoing
details of the age at which these ami
mails produce young and of their parent
al period, it is easy to calculate that in
from 740 to $50 years 100000 ele-
plants would remain to represent anat-
ural population. If such a contingency
awaits even Slowly-increasing race,
such as the elephants unquestionably
are, the powerful nature of the adverse
conditions which have ousted their kith
and kin from a place among living
quadrupeds can readily be conceived
Popular Science MONTHLY.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-09-28
Lieutenant Winship's Famous Duel in the

Lieutenant Richard Winship was
years ago well-known in the u. S. Navy,
and his famous duel with Frenchman
at Marseilles is favorite Renaissance
of the service. Dick was then Second
Lieutenant of the Scorpion, stationed
there at the time, and as usual kept the
whole fleet and half the town on nettles
through his endless practical jokes
The slang expression for Frenchmen in
those days was frog eaters" and the
wife of a French captain of militia
having presented her lord with twins,
Dick had the nerve to tender the hap
py father, at public banquet, stuffed
group consisting of big frog holding
on mis- knees couple of smaller ones.
Of course there was challenge, and
when the captains second appeared,
Winship, as the challenged party, grave
ly insisted on the duel being fought in
the dark. with pistols, one shot only be-
ing allowed to each man. This new adj
dition to the code made terrible stir,
but as Dick held firm the Frenchman
was finally forced to submit.
On the appointed day, after dinner,
the principals were placed. blindfolded
from which every particle of light had
been excluded. At a given signal on
the closed door, the antagonists removed
their bandages, to find themselves in
absolute darkness, listening to the beat
ing of their own hearts, and each afraid
to fire first for fear of exposing his To-
cation to the other. Dick quietly took
off his shoes, and feeling for the CHM
ney-in front of which he had taken
care to be placed-he crept up the fue,
descended through trap door in the
roof, slipped into a carriage, and re-
joined his dinner party, which at once
devoted itself to making a night of it,
in the highest glee possible.
The next morning they returned to
the hotel and opened the room, which
had been as silent as the grave all night.
Kneeling in his corner, every muscle
quivering with the unbearable suspense,
was the militia captain. his auburn hair
turned as white as snow by the horrors
of that interminahle night