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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-02

IL MIR. CoNKLrNG should accept and hold
the position now rendered him by his
friend, it will be only the most convincing
proof that his pride has truly been hum
bled. 1t was but few years back that
this political ApoSIs couldn't see enough
glory for himself in even the chief Justice
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-02

List now looks much older than man
of 20 should, Ills face IL thin, worn aud
wrinkicd, and his form Is bent Hut his
mind Is still vigorous, and he works and
studies with as much force and effect as OF
lii
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-02

ss-AuDiToRsN oTlcE An persons hold.
Ing claims, whether In Judgment suit or other.
wise, against the Texas Trunk Railway Co., are
requested TO present said claims at the Office of
10 be thcrc audited aud adjusted.
THoS, NJ. SIMPSON,
Receiver T. r. nv,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-02

record or more promising indications OF
future likely to bring us a more wonderful
development materially and in wealth
and population in the next de-
cade or TWO, than can be expected in any Of
the older members of our great and grow
ing family of states. With our thirteen
electoral votes, our progressive and intelli-
gent citizenry, unsurpassed soil and eli
mate, tremendous railroad systems and the
attention of the capitalist and emigrant
of every country in the world directed
toward us we could not nationally calculate
on lesser destiny than that ofthe first OF
the new worlds commonwealth.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-02
Special alotice.

ne-kNEpFLY & soN-Manufacturing Jewell
crs, are the Agents for the Celebrated Mcdcated
Glass spcctaclcs for DALLAS, Texas Beware Of
coun,crfcin, None genuine unless stamped
with my name HERO HousAH.
% St Charles street. New Orleans Crescent City
Spectacle On. fciS.lm
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-04-07

Garfield and Harrison are the only
two OF our Presidents who never had
an opportunity TO hold an official New
Years Day reception.
"A. Bronson Alcott attributes his
strength Of body and freshness o. mind
TO the simplicity Of his habits and The
strictncss with which he has kept The
Ten Commandments.
Samuel w. Small cold sly. former
" Of the Atlanta Constitution. has 90
quired half interest in The Union, q
Jacksonville, Fla. and will be pcrznar
nently connected with that journal
Senior Zamacona. the retiring Mexi-
can Minister At Washington, says thae
he leaves this country. where be has
spent much Of his time for nine years,
feeling as II he were native o. Il.
Mrs. A. T. Stewart Is described -
little old woman who wears . brown
wig and snowy diamond earrings. Her
figure Is &25, O00. 900. and Il is asserted
that Mr. Stewards determination that
none OF his relatives should ever have
any Of the property win be carried out
by her.
DIR. Joseph Pancoast. the eminent
physician and emeritus professor Of
anatomy Of the Jefferson Medical Col
lege, at Philadelphia. died recently Of
pneumonia, aged sevcnty-seven. Few
men have contributed so many processes
70 the surgical profession as DIR. Pan
coast. He was an eminent surgeon.
bold, rapid and skillful in the use Of the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-04-07

johnny q. Roberts had been a drum
mcr-boy in one Of the regiments Of
New York State Volunteers. and at the
close Of the war, after lettering about
his old home in Auburn a few months.
importuned me 70 accompany him % the
West In our youthful fancy we pictured
the Great West as an Eldorado. and
Chicago a. It's capital. To this capital.
therefore. we directed our course. but,
like thousands who had preceded US.
We arrived there only 20 be disappointed.
The posies we had expected TO find
seemed a. remote as the fountain Of
youth proved TO DE Leon. We were
discouraged. however. only after numcr-
Gus adventures and failures common TO
boys who had for the first time invaded
large city. Then we turned our backs
upon the mythical capital. and sought
employment At Moshervillc. among the
agricultural districts of Michigan. Dur
ing our brief stay In Chicago. my
companion for the first time developed
The peculiarities Of soinnambulist.
The excitement incident 70 the days
adventures continued with him at
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-04-07

A gentleman living near here, Of close
observation, was called by his wife TO
witness strange spectacle that lay in
the path before her. When he came up
he found 1t 70 be q battle between q
centipede and striped snake near three
feet long. He called 70 another gentle
man, and they watched the contest with
interest. The centipede. with wonder
full activity. darted upon the snake and
caught him by the neck. from which no
effort OF the snake could dislodge him.
The snake turned, twisted and lashed
himself. at times standing almost on
his head. and again on his tail, SEEM
ing TO be in agony. In the meantime
the worm was cutting through the
neck Of the snake. When the snake
became still the worm would loose his
hold and move on several inches. but il
the snake moved he would dart upon
him In an instant and 20 to cutting
again. After q little the snake was still.
and the centipcde stretched himself out
and began 70 fill himself with the blood
Of the snake. This he did rapidly. and
the gentlemen could mark the increase
Of his size. until all the blood seemed to
be drawn from the snake and the worm
had gotten very large. The head Of the
snake was nearly cut of, and he was
dead. One Of the observers. with his
knife. cut or the head Of the now al
most torpid worm, and let out more
than two tablcspoonfuls Of the blood
which II had eaten from its prey. --
Crockett Patron.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-04-07

A lady who suffered from phthisIs
When asked by her lover for khthisis,
Said; i've such q cough

"A lady who suffered from phthisis
when asked BY her lover for khthisis,
Said: .'rvc such a cough
You had better 80 ough
And be counting some healthier mhthisis-"
They say an alligator Is incapable
Of nausea. This will afford a comfort
ing reflection to the man who has just
been swallowed bY one. -LoUeu Citi-
zen.
Since the custom Of shooting editors
has been started, this Office wishes il
distinctly understood that il prefers be-
ing shattered with volley Of advertise
ments. --B Boston Star.
"A Wisconsin woman who was lost
in the woods for three days says she
didn't suffer 80 very much. but was
greatly annoyed By her absence Of mind
IN not bringing along small looking
glass. -- Detroit Free Press.
"A burglar in California asked the
Judge 70 20 light on him because he
went to tie trouble Of Juggling or . lot
81 plated ware when there was q heap
Of solid silver on the next shelf. Burg
lars can feel chagrined and put out as
well as other folks. Detroit Free Press.
An he exclaimed, IS he pressed
her tenderly to him az parting. shall
i hold you in these arms again to-mor-
row and paint our future with the
bright pigments OF the imaginationP"
NO" she said. calmly, mot to-mor-
row; to-morrow's wash-day. "-- Chicago
Tribune.
Friend Of the family TO the boy
twins.) I'm afraid you little fellows
don't always agree. You fight each
other sometimes, don't youPn Twins
80. Yeth. thir, thumtimth." Friend Of
the family" All. thought 90. Well
who whips?'' Twins Mamma
whips. - Gcrmanto,cn Telegraph.
"A lady was singing at : charity
concert, and the audience insisted upon
hearing her song second time. Her
daughter, little child. was present,
and on being asked afterwards how her
mamma had sung. replied: Very
badly. for they made her do Il AL over
again. London World.
-..Wipc your feet. Johnp" screamed
Mrs. Careful 70 her dearly beloved. II
can't have all the mud in town tracked
al ONtI lily I'll |It@s Yt&tA AN4 tt@&
carpets and shall track as much mud
on them Is please was the surly re-
ply. But at Che same time he was i've
minutes scraping his feet and wiping on
the least vestige Of mud from his boots
on the door mat. Men are not always
As cross as they appear 20 be. --Ncs0
Harcn Register.
Seven Arkansas men, who had been
nearly slain BY q mule. resolved 20 get
revenge BY making a bonfire Of the ami
NAL, and sailed In 20 do so. But when
the fire got well TO going. his mulcship
began to kick the brands In every d.
rection, and the seven were forced 20
flee from the shower Of flame. all being
badly burned. while flying brand SCI
. haystack on fire and nearly crcmatcd
two tramps who were asleep therein:
| And then the mule broke bis bonds and
| Callopcd away with q cheerful bray.
| Man has not learned 70 cope with per
| petual motion or the mule. - Boston Post
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-04-07

scriptIon 81 his nights tramp. ne ex-
planned that he was hunting for me.
His malay. for such Il had now be-
come. had assumed alarming symptoms,
and we sought by some means 10 ~
least alleviate the difficulty. We took
the precise course, or rather allowed
him 10 take Il. that only aggravated the
trouble. lie went 20 college prcpar-
afory school located nc Hillsdalc. Mich.
and straightway became the one object
of interest for the whole institution.
His freaks became daily more eccentric.
AT one time he remained IN somnam-
bulistic state for fifty-six hours, during
which time he was guest a. 0 semina-
~ soirce. and Of course the exposure Of
all eyes. II was during this brief pc
Rod, and while asleep. that he wrote me
letter in answer 70 friendly one
which but few days before ! had sent
him. II began and ended with abuse,
and was filed up with inyective. Only
q few weeks previously, ~ David and
Jonathan. we had parted, and SO far -
knew. our friendship was still firmly
cemcnted. / was therefore not little
stunned at the reading Of my friends
vituperation. The writing was on three
sides Of sheet Of note-paper, and con-
cluded with: = You need never answer
this letter. shall never receive any
thing directed in your handwriting. An
enyeloped thus addressed to me will be
returned unopened
On the last page Of the sheet he had
used the cork Of his ink-stand in black
| ing the paper around several lines. rep
resenting iigure-heads most grotesque.
portrait. done in black ink. ornamented
with the mythical horns and forked
tongue, and directly under II the sug-
| gestive. not TO say personal, inscription
IN capital letters "YOU."
Once out Of this sleep. the young man
lapsed Immediately into another, until,
finally. studying began TO make insan-
| ity appear inevitable. Indeed, his SOM
nambulism already had all the charac-
teristics Of insanity-it was insanity.
Urged by his friends. he returned 70
Moshcrville, when, only a few evenings
, after. he went 10 bed as usual, and in
usual spirits, only TO awake in the
morning in a semi-unconscious state.
This was some time in September. HI
did not recover his wonted reason till
early in December. During the day,
he would read and write some, perform
little labor. eat heavily. and All the
time act precisely as he had done whtn
on his nightly somnambulistic excur-
sions. Retiring To bed. he would siri
into death-like stupor. from which u
was impossible to arouse him. Al
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-04-07

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4 You Won p's snsr r' III, 3'.s " ~, Mi
TX ~, N. $1,000 ~ I. roni Knows tn rander!
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W. '''-~ - = ~
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And fell % the Garth Just - stln
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49,. ........ .. ...n.a,
s~nop upon me tne RANT t y ~ cIa-n ~
An u seemed q shrek out for revenge.
herenke' JUST - n " nHd spoke ~
Help cTicu; nut long nour naa f9ne
Ana bnrle's Voice wouldn't hin heard
In them thick woods aud bushes a mile on.
"Icou]dn't he there all the night.
1know'd AZ ~ ~ III ~ m,,st so,nc 81
~ ~ AZ II ,nys..lf beat rerkon'd
~Onc stroke what was left Of the leg
Ana .xh.t ,,.,..r mn Z. ,,.l.,,, rhcn s.,.f
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-04-07

never mtuIIIHt4 W ufm MHtH @W"HE.
SO deep was his chagrin, however, when
asleep. that Il became the burden u his
talk. Once he even preached the sub
ject Of suicide. saying: ~ I've q razor In
nv trunk. Guess I've made legitimate
use Of II long enough" ! took care
that the ugly weapon was no longer
convenient 70 his purposes.
One night, after being IA bed possibly
:. half-LOul. my companion arose.
dressed. went 70 the sit;ing-roofn. lit
the lamp, and, taking up the book. sat
down 10 read His extraordinary freaks
had excited the neighbors. some Of
whom had express d their desire TO
witness him At his best. They were
therefore sent for As two or three Of
them came filing in. Johnny laid down
his book and began lively converse
ton. answering questions glibly and
with degree d intelligence uneqnaled
by any one in his presence Suddenly
ne ceased talking. took up q basket Of
apples which had been left on the table
hard by him. and began deyouring the
ripe fruit with all the rapacity Of
scmi-famished beast. "A moment later
he seized pitcher and from II tossed OF
q quart OF water as easily rs AZ
daybrcak he would have quaffed half
glassful. From the bedroom ! called
ID him TO bring me an apple. He COM
piled by bring the basket into the room
and emptying the contents over my
head. saying There are your apples,
take one" Instantly he returned 10 the
sitting-room. in the center Of which he
threw himself upon the floor and APP
pcarcd to lapse into an absolute suspen-
sion Of All sensibility. Our efforts to
arouse him were for several minutes
without effect. Then suddenly he
sprang To his feet, fastened through a
rear door and out into little building
used as farm workshop. Roberts was
gone but moment when, as suddenly
as he had jumped from the floor, he
burst into the sitting-room, holding in
his hands an old army musket. Level
ing II at our host. Mr.. Manning, and
cssaying tragic air, he exclaimed:
s'Stand back. sir! Another step and
fire." Except Mr.. Manning, we we're
all paralyzed with fright. We believed
ourselves at the mercy Of one who was
bctraying all the characteristics Of 0
desperate mailman. We heard the
o,,ick click ~ the weapons hammer az
| Il was drawn back. and helplessly and
with bafed breath expected tragedy,
when the host coolly walked across the
room. and. just as the trigger fell,
seized the muzzle Of the gun and
wrenched il out Of the sleep-walker's
hand. at the same time explaining that
he knew the weapon to be harmless,
Inasmuch as. anticipating such an ad-
venture. he had few days before
drawn out the load and carefully con-
cealed the ammunition.
/ On another occasion. soon after we
had gone to bed. Roberts began mutter.
inc something about al attack made on
hin while III the army by soldier
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-04-07

means could he BE- awakened until. rs
morning approached. his sleep became
spent. Boy-likc. bad keen relish
for the entertainment which the freaks
Of the Young somnambulist afforded,
and naturally / did for him the worst
possible thing that could do. By reply
riiating what was rapidly developing IN
10 malady
AL the beginning ~ biz experience as
| 4 somnambulist. he confined himself ID
words. but these were soon supple
mented with deeds. To nv surprise. he
suddenly arose. one moonlight night.
partiallv dressed himself. and almost
before could realize Ills movements. SO
quick were they. he had thrown np the
w;ndow-sash. And feet first ind darted
thronyh H. oncn;no a nimble ~ :
son;rrel Nv Toilet probably never Wa
arrangcd more quickly than then. for
only s moment later was through he
window and in hot pursuit. caught
but glimpse Of my companion rs he
Disappeared throucht the doorway of
A barn located about 500 yards distant.
| Hnrrying to the barn my entrance
through the front door was the signal
for his exit through the rear. and then
began an uneven chase. had boosted
NOT little Of the nimbleness 81 my
feet. and on this occasion they were
not handicapped with shqrs and stock
inps. but they were no match for The
feet 81 the sleeper. In sixty seconds,
possibly less time. was distanced,
and with weird laugh. made doubly
weird by the circumstances attending
II. the somnambulist had disappeared
In the darkness Of the woods beyond.
Thoroughly alarmed, returned to
the house. aroused the sleeping family,
the head of which. Mr.. Manning. to-
gether with Il near neighbor. started
with me in search of nv unconscious
COMPANION. We secured the woods in
which he had disappeared. Finally. on
the banks IL the Kalamazoo River. =
stream on which these woods were To-
Gated. we found some Of the clothing Of
the missing boy. fastening 70 our
home for instruments with which 70
drag The river for the drowned body. our
joyful surprise can only be imagined.
when. on entering the house. the family
reported that the lost had been found;
that he had but q moment before en-
tered his room through the window
from which he had taken his light q few
hours earlier. and that he was then on
the bed. and in profound stupor
Entering the lodging apartment. we
found him as the family represented.
The clothing which he had worn during
his unconscious detour lay upon the
floor, drenched by his midnight bath in
the river. We sought at once 20 arouse
the sleeper. We shook him. and then
raising him upin bel, dashed cold water
in his face. and 70 al Of which ne
laughed again. and exclaimed;
DO SO some more''
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1882-09-09

From an article in the SENTl,
MEL. we think that Ar. Cad Bost-
wick would make a splendid Emf
grafton agent for the Great West.
Parties contemplating q tour %
the Setting Sun, would do well to
call on him. HEN give you good
advice, and tell you how to get
there.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1882-09-09

Ripley Mutual Endowment Association.
The above company offers snperi'
or inducements to anything that has
yet been presented in the way OF
mutual aid societles. You do not
have to marry 70 get your money,
you are not liable TO such heavy
and extravsgant assessments as you
are subject to in marriage a%ssocia-
tions; the plan is simple, plain and
practicable, depending for it's sue
cess, like all other mutual cempa-
MES, upon the increase Of member
ship.
We think the plan 4 good. one,
and worth your consideration.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1882-09-09

Ripley Institute opened out
this week with 81 students, IA of
whom arc boarders. THIS is tho best
opening the Institute has made for
many a year, and is a fair indica-
ton of the sGccess that awaits it.
VIZ feel sure of having 100 Students
during the sehOlastic year.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1882-09-09

Board of Supervisors met on
Monday, levied tax for county and
school purposes, made some allow,
ances, changed a road or two, and
adjourned until tho first Monday at
ter court.
Detailed proceedings will be Civ
en- neHt week.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1882-09-09

The smiling Countenance Of
Mr.. Shelf Simpson is again seen on
our streets. Shelf is still excepting
bach" and going to school, and begs
leave to inform the girls that he
does not want a mate until he has
completed his studies.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1882-09-09

The country poured out IN
MAsSE to hear the contest between
Uol. Manning and Gen. Chalmers on
!aSt Wednesday The excursion
train brought in ! large delegation
from the upper part Of the county.
Everything passed off pleasantly
and quietly.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1882-09-09

Miss Oallie Amann, who graGu'
ated last session at Stonewall Col,
lege, has been employed to teach
the Primary Dept. of this institu-
ton. This is a deserving co mpli-
ment to home talent and merit.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1882-09-09

The following young gentle.
men have arrived during the week
and matriculated as boarding stu
dents Of the Institute, Lucas Nc.
OrOsky and Jas. Jordan, Memphis:
Bobbie Hurst, Grand Junction; j.
0. Byrd, Myrtle; Charlie and Rob.
ert Rucker, RuckerSvllle; Noah
Fitzpatrick, Cherry Creek; Geo.
Williams, Fredonia; Shelf Simpson
M. l. Smallwood and J. A. Barley
Cotton Plant; Mr.. Linville, Sam
McAIlister, county; j, g. jackson
Falkner.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1882-09-09

Miss Etter Miller has gone to
Memphis to spend some time. Miss
Etter's charming manners and
bright, pretty face will be sure 70
find many admirers.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1882-09-09

Business before the court this
week has not been Of a very excit.
ing or interesting nature. The
"Betsy- Marmoa" case attracted
some little attentioa decided tor
plaintiff
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1882-09-09
Wardie Hunt left on Mon

-Miss Wardie Hunt left on Mon
day to take charge ofthe Mnsic De-
partmeut Of Middleton High School.
Miss Watdie,a a graduate Of Stone
wall college, possesses fine musical
talent, Rad has received very care.
full training by the best Of instruct
ors. We predict much success for
her in the new role Of teaCher.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1882-09-09

Among our old Students who have
returned this session are Charley
and Robert Rucker, Of Fuckers
Vile, aud Mr.. John Byrd, Of Myrtle,
and Snelt Simpson. We welcome
them back.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1882-09-09

Among the students enrolled
al the Institute this week, are Mas
tar Lucas, son Of Capt B. A. AcCros-
ky, and jimmie Jordan, both
Of MemPhis.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1882-09-09

The liver Is the organ most speed
lily disOrdered by malariaI p%oisons.
Ayers Agus cure expels these pois-
Ons from the system, and is a most
excellent remedy fog liver co'n'
plants.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1882-09-09

For the best pianos and organs
and all kind ofmusicai instruments,
send to Il. G. H0LLENBERG,
Memphis, YenO. See card, Z.