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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-12-12
A DIZZY BUSINESS, INDEED.
That OF Painters Who Work Upon the Domo
OF the National Cnoitol

AS you stand Mt the foot of the terrace be-
low aud look up at the immense dome ofth
capitol, the aorkmen there seem midgets,
clinging by toes and finger tips 20 the CON
veX surface. To the nervous spectator the
sight is more exciting than interesting. Tho
narrow landings surrounding the lower and
upper ends of the dome appear as threads OF
white marble upon which hardlya fly could
obtain secure Tooth Id, much less man.
You shudder rs you see a human form
uprear itself from the interior of the Gu
pola and with apparent oarelessness climb
backward over the narrow ledge TO the lad
der beneath That ladder seems fearfully
small and unable to support the weight OF,
or give tootho,d TO-. several men who are
upon 1t. They lean forward at times until
only their feet and one hand are on the
ladder as they run their brushes over that
part Of the dome within reach. They seem
suspended in mid.air, and you tremble lest
the next blast of the autumn wind,
which you know blows feariully hard
up at that dizzy elevation, should loosen
their trail hold and dash them shape
less masses, against the cold, cruel stones
OF the pavement, 200 feet below. Suddenly,
while you gaze, one Of them rapidly de.
sends the ladder 10 the lower landing,
which is in reality about eighteen inches
wide, but seems to You u mere line, and
lightly, recklessly even, jumps down upon
the projecting edge Of the column immedi-
ately below. You notice, however, that he
climbs back with much more care. And
you watch with sort of fascinating inter.
est till the eye grows dim with It's constant
gaze, and you seek inside for further inior.
nation.
Dangerous as this work seems to be, very
dangerous nv 1t is in fact, more gruesome
job Is that OF painting the pedestal on which
the Goddess OF Liberty stands. The statue
is oil bronze, the pedestal OF iron, and the
latter must be frequently painted 80 as TO
correspond In hue with the goddess, From
the very top of the dome the cupola uprears
its graceful proportions without any inte-
rior means Of access to the statues
=. I stal. Ascent must be made verti-
oslly from the outside. When the pedestal
IL TO he painted, riggers from the navy
yard are detailed TO erect temporary
structure by which the workman ascends TO
the top Of tho cupola. TO climb over tho
outside ledge ofthe latter. either In coming
down or going mp, Is said TO DO the most
dangerous undertaking. So hazardous Is
the entire job fpainting the pedestal that
only one man on the force will do IL.
He is II native OF Capitol Hill and is said TO
be utterly Indifferent to danger, apparently
unconscious that he runs any risk what
ever Washington Star.
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Obituary.

The funeral of Louis Robert, infant son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. W. c.. Padgitt, took place
at 10 a. M, yesterday, from the parents,
residence, at which large concourse of
relatives and friends gathered together to
pay their last respects to the tender bios.
som that was gathered by the angels of
God to bloom again in the purer radiance
of the heay enly paradise-where the pure
ana bright forever dwell.
Pure, sweet and fair, ere thou couldst taste Of
Ill.,
God wlled It, and thy baby breath was still;
Now mong his lambs, thou livest thy savior
care,
Forever as thou vast pure, sweet and fair"
To the bereaved parents and family we
tender our kindest sympathy In their great
sorrow. r.,
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. A Mexican, whose cognomen is fuerento
Martinas, sped up Main street yesterday
morning at a fox.trot, closely followed by
Policeman Gates, who pushed him hard
OF Main and Field streets, and placing his
official palm upon him. called him his prs-
oncr. Never before in the whole his
tory his existence was this son
ofthe Montezumas so much at n loss for
English to express his IDEAS. He had a
falling out with dark.hued son of Africa
named Henry Caruth, and rushed upon
him with drawn stiletto, threatening to
carve his anatomy for him. lie was lodged
IN the station.house. The name of Henry
Caruth is familiar to the courts, and Us he
was completely stampeded and the Mexi.
can unable to talk good United States talk,
II was impossible to get the true inward.
ness of the affair,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-12-12
DISTRICT COuRr.
December rerm-rhe Grand Jury.

The December term of the district court
convened yesterday morning, Judge &. n,
Aldridge presiding. The docket is light,
both criminal and civil. No business of
special Importance was transacted outside
the empanneing Of the grand Jury and the
charge Of the court, which was very explicit
and to the point The court gave the jury
to understand that 1t was their duty TO find
bills of indictment according 10
the laws of the land, and
the court cited rs an illustration that If IL
was the law to hang all red.headed men, IL
would be their duty to fluid against all the
red.tops, but, MS one of the staunch twelve
is red-headed, the reporter has great hopes
of the good work of the Jury. The old
residents say that there never was better
lot OF men empanneled as granddaughter.
They are staunch citizens. and
while while they will prosecute the
violators of the law they will not persecute
and will, under no circumstances, he II
grnd-stone upon which the petty preju-
dices Of individual spite can be ground.
Their names are; A. h. GraCey, foreman;
T. J. Strstton, j. A.Crouoh, ii, L.
Lanlz, j. l.. Thompson, G. G. Bledsoe,
George w. Halter, X. Il. Hamcrick, S. ii.
Finley, John w. Rose, Watt Caruth, z. f.
Stephenson.
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or the 10000 white persons over 10
years OF age In the United States, 3,0l9, 0s0
Tor less than 10 per cent? cannot write. OF
the I ,60l ,2W colored persons over 10 years
Of age 362O,S1S Tor 20 per cent? are returned
as unable to write. on the 33,10l ,G07 per.
sons of all colors and classes over 10 years OF
age 1923 i5l (or 10 per cent? are unable to
read.
In Illinois there are 80 800 persons re-
ported unable 10 read and 1887 unable TO
write. or the latter IS $40 are native whites,
ISy07 ioreign.born whites and 1901 coll
read is lowest IN Iowa go, and highest In
New Mexico (G0). The per cent. OF those
who cannot write Is lowest In Wyoming
go and highest In New Mexico (G5) and
South Carolina (a5).
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-12-12
STREET STKAWS.

Shell oysters at the Delmonico.
Goto the Delmonico for your shell oysters
The best of liquors at the Glen Lea
saloon.
Don forget the 8 and 10 cent store whe
you want Christmas goods.
Grini;hs & Cowser has just received car
efblinds and two cars plaster lath.
For hot drinks aud the best Of drinks go
TO the Parlor saloon, Lamar street.
New ticket office Gulf, Colorado Il Santa
Fe, Texas Midland route, at Grand windsor
hotel.
TOYS and everything for Christmas gifts
at the 3 and 10 cent store, second door to
post-otlice.
Tickets to and from all European cities
on sale at Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe ticket
office at very low rates.
Look at the toys at China Hall, up stairs.
The salesadies there do not consider 1t any
trouble to show goods.
w. Shone, No. sos Main street, whole.
sale bookseller and stationer. A full line OF
holiday goods. See card.
Tendency to weakness and premature de-
cav are prevented by the use of Lemp's
extra export Bottled Beer.
Holiday goods, toys and everything to
please the children at and 10 cent store,
second door from post'oilice.
Joe Hawkins, alias Texas Joe" con-
yic,ed of habitual drunkenness, was
shipped for the county poor farm yester-
day.
II YOU wish a drink of the very best o
whisky, concocted to q queens taste, or
Straight II you please, 20 the Glen Lea
saloon. ,s
Lemps Extra Export Bottled Beer is &C.
knowlcdgcd by all to be unexcelled in
purity aud freshness. Those who use ii
proclaim il the best
Lyman & Curtis wooden toys, almost In
dest,uctible, are made q specially, at
China Hall. The salesladies will instruct
you how to set them together
Swords, guns, drums, flies, trombones,
flutes, wagons, horses, pistols, Xmas can
dies, aud nine thousand other things, at ID.
Goslins china hall toy bazaar.
To all requiring an excellent tonic, com.
posed of natures own prod uct, and most
luvigorating beverage, wecheeriully recon-
mend Lcmp's extra export Beer
Dolls dressed.-dolls In undress; dolls
made OF china, dolls of leather, dolls indie
struoti6le dolls In every shape and form, ut
ID. Uoslin's china hall Toy bazaar.
For the nobbiest and best suits of furni-
turc and foreign chairs, 90 TO the old roli'
able, GEO. lick, $50 and 532 Elm street,
who has the best assortment In the city,
The recent cold spell has kept the
plumbers busy. Water pipes innumerable
nave bursted from the hard freeze, and con-
siderable damage has been done TO prop
erty.
The Ladies' Musicale will have their
meeting Aud exercises on Thursday. the
ian instant, at the home Of Mrs. DR.. l.. II.
Locke, instead of on Thursday, 2lst, the
regular LAY.
partie, visiting 81. Louis should call on
Fred Manget, ticket broker, corner Fifth
and Chestnut streets. lie sells tickets to
MI points at reduced rates, and also buys
tickets at highest market prices.
Jnck Duncan, who captured Creswell,
alias Williams, the Tarrant county muir:
derer, will insist on getting the reward OF
All 300 offered for him. Jack arrested him
for horse. stealing and turned him over TO
The sheriff Of ffeestone county where he
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-12-12
A Good Amendment.

In recent issue OF the New Orleans
Times.Democrat occurs the following notice
under the head OF Railroad Racket; "Mr.,F
Il. Guedry, formerly a prominent ticket
broker, has been appointed a passenger
agent Of the ChCKasaw route, with head
quarters in this city. Mr.. Guedry Is well
known here, and will doubtless ably fill his
new position Mr. Guedry will be remem-
bercd by many Of the citizens of Dallas as
an old citizen of this city some time ago,
and his good fortune will rejoice the many
friends he left behind him in this section.
The Chiokasaw route has ut The same time
secured the services OF an excellent man.
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And ttili Another

BRrYH,N, TKxAs, December &, 1852 Colonel
r. II. parfo,t business Manager Texas BE.
ncvolent Association. Waco, Texas,
DEAR Sra Having just received from
You the sum OF three thousand dollars. the
full amount of my claim under certificate
300, terminated by the death of my late
husband Herman Werner, take the OPP.
portunty TO thank you for your prompt
settlement Of this claim and 10 recommend
the Texas Benevolent association 10 all
those wishing to provide for their families
IN the event Of sudden death as sure and
reliable medium through which TO effect in
surance. Mas. SoPntE WERNER.
ALBERT WERNER, Guardian.
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THE CITY.

LUMDER--We have the largest and best
assorted stock of lumber in the market and
will at all times compete in prices. Come
and see us before purchasing, Yard near
Howard Oil Company.
GRlPFirHs & CowsER,
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yenu.aad tho Drawers.

The transit Of Venus was viewed by as.
tronomers throughout the world and all
OF them were mystiiied and unable, with
all their astronomical appliances,t TO catchon
to the true maneuvreings Of the old girl,
but telegram from old Sol stating that
she had on drawers doubled-lined IN the
seat made by G. IL. Clancy, 6i2 Main street,
explains all. In her flight she made some
fearful and pronounced gyratlons, BUTT
drawers never weakened.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-12-12
AT D. GosHns China HAIL. sos Elm Street, Dallas, Texas


Among The many elegant pianos sold
during the past few days from the music
house OF Q. IL. Edwards, 795 Main street,
are the following that are especially fine:
Chickering concert grand TO Captain Waiter
laruth; Chickering grand upright to Major
]. b. Soruegs; Mathnshek square grand to
Hon. Olin Wellborn. Large stocks Of these
elegant instruments are constantly arriving
and being sold at prices that cannot fail 10
secure the attention OF all intendngto pur-
chase pianos. The assortment of fine in
struments for the holiday trade will be well
worth seeing.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-12-12
A Word In Season,

In view of the cold weather now OF
hand, anything on the subject of cloth
Ing may be aptly termed word in sea-
son. And word in season is always
worth listening TO. Our seasonable
word takes the form of advice. 1t is
this; Come and see what we can do for
you in the matter of supplying your
clothing requirements. You run no risk
ofhaying sheli-worn goods thrust upon
you for new ones. Our stock Is all of
this years manufacture, and designed
strictly in accordance with the STYLES de.
creed for 1S32-S3. In the matter of price
We are enabled, by our immense facili-
ties and consequent large sales, to un-
aersell, and do undersell. all competi.
tors. We do not claim to sell $2j suit
or oyercoat for half that sum, but we do
claim to sell all qualities of suits and
oyercoats for less money than the same
goods can be bought for elsewhere. Par.
eats and guardilns will combine profit
with pleasure by patronlzing our Boys
and Children's Department.
Besides our vast stock of Mems and BOYS
Clothes, here is everything else you need
Shirts, Underwear, Neckwear, Hosiery,
Gloves, SuspenderS, for both men and boys
with Hats for boys. We call special at
ention to the grade of Heavy, Soft, ALI
Wool Underwear, we are offering for $l.50
yer garment, or So per suit, Same quality
retailing generally throughout the city
Y 5O cents more per garment.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-12-12

"prickly Ash Bitters" Is an uulailing
specific for all complaints arising from n
arrangement of the functions of the liver.
1t puriiies the blood and infuses new life
into the invalid. Pains in the side, general
uneasiness, loss of appetite, headache,
tions that a corrective is needed. "Prickly
Ash Bitters" is especially adapted for these
complaints. II arouses torpid liver TO ac-
ton and restores II to healthy condition
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-12-12

mi. bVrfERcuH 1ErAS Sept. a iSS2.
Inls y to certify that We AAve uSe6 vo,,
-woNnkRUL EIGHT for BLACK IES
IN Satue by giving from IS TO " drops inter-
naliy ana applying externally once OF twice 10
The parts affected, end il gave immedia,e reisas
A, J NcLCRF. NJ. N suIFIFTrS
A, STEWARD. WILL McLuRE
IN & NyIIlIxN n., -,
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SURE CURE FOR sLAcK LEc.

eessis. Morley BIOS: s' AUGUST y 1854
0ESrgEMEN: Il have xn,a ..wovnrpr,,x
slSdr TO several OF nv custor, en- VI
,or the cure Of BLACK LEG by giving wing
,s VI TWO doses internally aud apply WINS n exs
eihai!y' worked like charm Yeurs F,e
,. B. HUTCHISoN.
EOr Sale nN Nis.ANNnirS nArln,,
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Those old Santa Cruz Rum Punches at
the Parlor are still the rage and beat
norther In breaking the monotony OF sum-
mar heat
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-12-12

When You want candy, toys, vases and
fire. works, 20 10 u. keachs, 7i2 Elm street.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-12-12

One Of the largest stocks Of Perfumery,
hair aud tooth brushes, at jeff
Houses, rs Main street.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-12-12

DO not delay, but call at once and got one
OF those 50 tea sets al the Crystal Palace.
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Ladies' from Distance.
All orders will be carefully filled. AID.
dress Mrs. Il. Bauman. 100 Elm street. Dal.
3 Texas
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-12-12

Clocks at Austin's cheaper than the
heapest.
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Death of Mr.. Charlie. Gilman.

Mr.. Charles Gilman, who had been con.
fined TO his home on Elm street, for the
past two months by typhoid fever, died yes
terday morning, In the fdy.sixth year OF
his age. A few months prior to his death
he was appointed deputy collector OF Inter.
nal revenue He was formerly resident OF
Sherman, where he lived for some ten
ter, New Hampshire, and leaves wife and
step.daughter TO mourn HIM lie was good
citizen and iayoritc with all who knew
him. The funeral takes place this 3 p. IN.
from the family residence.
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twenty-five cases Of assorted toys. one
hundred aud fifty dozen vases, twenty-five
dozen toiletsets, to the trade cheaper than
was ever heard of before. T.. Reach, 7l2
Elm street.
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- -" nee. hAiIowlN x WILLIAMS. Dallas Texas
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-07-19
TIE POSTOFFICE.

One of the largest express companies
and dealers in exchange in the world Is
the Government of the United States.
The difference between the postal ser
vice and the express and transportation
companies is that the people of the
United States hire private corporations
to do their heavy freightlng business,
and pay them what the aforesaid COM
panies can manage to exact, while they
have organized a cooperative concern
for the distribution of letters, small
packages and small bills of exchange,
and the business is done, not for the
most that can be got from its customers,
but for the least that will pay expenses.
AS it is deemed important that the
charges should be low, it is not even at
tempted to quite pay expenses, the de-
felt being made up out of general taxa
ton. In other words, nearly 80 pei
cent. of the cost of operating the service
is collected from those who use the ser
vice, and in proportion to the amount
they use it, and the other per cent. is
paid out of the general treasury.
In its vastness the postal business
looks down from towering height upon
most of the railroad and transportation
companies. The routes over which the
Government sends the mails aggregate
344, 600 miles, or a distance equal to
about fourteen circumference of the
earth. Its Immediate agents, moi
counting mere employees, number "A, 512.
The Postmasters in the United States
would make two army corps-that is,
they would if they were all forced into
the army. The salaries paid to these
agents amount to more than eight mill.
ions of dollars, or about the same as the
total net ordinary revenues of the Gov
ernmenb including loans, in so recent
year as 1913.
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AmOs's BoOk-KeepeR,

We asked Amos how his boy was get
ting on at school.
"Pleg take dat boy; dun tuck hin
way from dat school %
"Why, what for ?"
"Uh, oh he wuz gittin' mos toe
smart down dar wild dat book larnin'
'Twon't do fer some niggers to be toe
edgikatid.
"Why not, Amos %
"Well, sab, jess take dat boy, frin.
stance. / put dat boy to keep books fol
me bout de sellin' OBJ de garden truck.
Well, sab, he Jess writ down charges dar
In de book fer all de truck dat tuck out
de gardin, an charges fer all dat we cal
in de house, an den credit hisseH wild de
little mounts dat let him hab long al
odd 'casiOns, an den he go an add dem
all up, and struck or balance, he say T.
"And how did you come out?'
"COme out? Fore de good Master,
didn't come out at all Dat boy stuck
me fer bout thutty-five dollars. sides
his wages as de book keeper-now dat'e
what de figgers sed."
well, what did you do ?"
Jess burn up dat book right daf,
an den 'scharged de book-keepah, and
hire him ober again ter saw wood for his
board and close?'
"You did,"
Eyes sab, I did dat Why boss, IL
dat boy had kept dat book on till now
he'd done own dat hous' an gyardin
patch an bin chargin' me and his ole
nanny for bed an bred ! I tell yer dis
hyar book-larnin' is ruinin' dis young
breed OBJ niggers-'tis, shore !--AtEanta
CoRstitItion.
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NOTICES OF THOUGHTFUL
MEN.

They always talk who never
think. -[Pope.
Whatever's lost, it first was won
[E. B. Browning.
Health and chccrfulncss mutually
beget each other. - Addison.
Censurc is the tax a man pays TO
the public Tor being eminent
[Switt.
He who tenders doubtful safety to
those in trouble refuses it Seneca.
True friendship between man
and man is infinite and immortal
Plato.
Trust that man in nothing who
has not conscience in everything.
-LSterne.
Occasions DO not make q man
frail. but they show what he is
Thomas Attempts.
To tell men that they cannot help
themselves Is TO fling them into
recklcssncSS and despair Froude.
Education j. the only interest
worthy the deep. controlling anx-
iety of the thoughtful mani Wen
dell Phillips.
lie that w:cstlcs with us strength
ems our nerves and sharpens our
skill. q antagonist i our helper.
-[BuJ,c
Travc. make all men couatry-
men, makes people nnblcmcn and
kings. every mau tasting of liberty
and dominion. [A!cott.
Confidence is that telling by
which the mind cnharlS ia great
and homo able courses with sure
hope and trust in itself Cicero.
We ought not to look back unless
it is to derive useful le sons from
past errors uIi to- t!sc purpose OF
proftim" d dear bought cXper
fence. George Washington.
In life it is difficult to say who &c
you the most mischief enemies with
the worst intentions, or friend:
with the best. Bulwer-Lytton.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-07-19
A WOman,s Five.Minute Call.

Out of five-minute call woman will
gather inspiration for goodhour's speech
when she gets home She will tell her
husband-who is so interested you know
that Mrs. Stuckup has"new furniture
the second time within three years, if I'm
not mistaken, and lace curtains with lam
brequins, and her black silk dress made
over, and her hair done up in a new way,
higher than she used to wear it not be-
coming bit and her little girls got her
hair banged and all dressed In white and
is going to Miss Giddigurl's school in the
fall and her cooks gone off mad and she
SAYS she's almost tired to death and is
going to Swampscott next week and Miss
Flirt's going to have young Spoodlington
after all and Miss Smiths going TO
give her a pair of bouquet-holders she
SAYS they're good enough for her she got
them cheap up to RagshOp's and Miss
Ferguson's got boy lots Of hair on its
head and looks, three months old every-
body says and Steve Beaker awful dissi-
pated they say and that Lovewell girls
father ordered him out of the house and
she's beeu taking on awful and de-
clares she will have hmm and Stiggenses
have moved out of town and the Browns
have lost every thing and Miss Smiths
bought whole piece of cotton cloth and
BY this time the husband Is asleep
or has fled. A man could never make as
much out of a weeks visit. All he would
remember would be that Browns got
mighty pretty wife, or keeps good cigars,
on some other equally inconsequentil
matter
TUx ancestors of Edgar A. Poe, the
Doet cmigrated, according to Italian &C
counts, from Italy to England IN the
eighteenth century.
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$4,000 REWARD!

Will be paid for the detection and con-
viction Of any person selling or dealing
in any bogus, counterfeit or imitation
lloP BITrEEs, especially Bitters or pre-
paraiions with the word HoP or Hors
in their name or connected Herewith,
that is intended TO miS,eId and cheat
the public, or for any PREF aration put
in any form, pretending to be the same
as HOP BTTTERs. The grI u.ne have
cluster of GREEN HoPs (nOtice Ihi,)
printed on the white label, and are the
purest and best medicine on earth,
especially for Kidney, Liver and Ner-
vous Diseases. Beware of all others,
and Of all pretended formulas or re-
cipes of HoP BITTERs published in pa
pers OF for sale, as they are frauds and
swindles. Whoever deals in any but
the genuine will be prosecuted.
HoP BTTTERs MIRO. Co.
Rochester, n. Y.