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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-05
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M ARE REQUESTED TO ANNOUNCES W.
w I. WILLIAMS as a candidate for County
JUDGE. Election, November Z, 1882.
M ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
w Il. f. BURKE as a candidate for reelection
70 the office of County Judge Of Dallas county.
at the ensuing November election.
WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
w II. II. YVES T foI the office q County Judge,
the ensuing election.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-05
a;or CouiItN Attormeu.

WE ARE AUTHokI2ED TO ANNOUNCE q,
i. CLINT as a candidate for County Attor-
'ney. Election, November I, lsS2
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-01-28
What is the Extreme Limit of
Human Life.

Can man reach and pass the age of
one hundred years is q question con
corning which psychologists have diff
ferent opinions. Button was the FIRST
oue m France TO raise the question of
tie extreme limit of human life. In
his opinion, man, becoming adult at
sixteen, ought TO live six times that
age, or to ninety-six years. Having
be n called upon to account for the
phenomenal ages attributed by the
Bible to the Pstriarchs, he risf ed the
following as an explanation:
Before the flood the earth was less
solid, less compsct than it is now. The
law of graYitation had acted for only
a little time; The productions of the
globe had less consistency, and the
body of man, being more supple, was
more susceptible Of extension. Being
able TO grow for a longer time, it
should, in consequences, live for q
longer time than now"
The German, Heusler, has suggest
ed, on the same point, that the an
clients did not divide their time as we
do, Previous 10 tbe age of Abraham,
thv year, among some people of the
East, was only three months, or a sea-
son ;so1hatthey had 4 year.of Spring,
one of Summer, one of Fall, aud one
of Winter. The year was extended so
as to consist of eight months after
Abraham, and Of twelve mouths after
Joseph. aa's
Voltaire rejected the longevity 49,
signed 10 the patriarchs of the Bible,
hut accepted, without question, the
stories of the great ages, attained by
some men in India, where, he says,
sit is not rare TO see old men of one
hundred and twenty years,
The eminent French Psychologist,
Flourens, fixing the complete devel-
opment Of man at twenty years,
teaches that ne should live five times
az long as it takes him to become an
adult. According to this author, the
moment Of completed development
may be recognized by the fnct of the
junction of the bones with their
apophyses.
This junction takes place in horsesa at
five years, and the horse does not live
beyond twenty-five years : with theox
at four years, and itdoes not live over
twenty years with the eat at eighteen
months, and that animal rarely lives
over ten years. With man 1t is effect
ed at twenty years, and he only excep-
tionally lives beyond L hundred
years.
The amt Psychologist admits, how
ever, tpat human life may be excep-
tionauy prolonged, under certain
conditions of comfort, sobFiety fr e.
dom from care, regularity Of habits,
and o~bservaaee Of the rules ef by
giene; ana he terminates his inter
esting study of the last point with the
sphorism, MAN kills himself rather
than dies"
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-01-28

daughter Of a poor colonial, and left
with little or nothing, was one of the
aristocratic family Of the Aberdeen
shire Gordons, could not marry a
Kirkcaldy sehoolmaster. Perbaps
some dread on her own part, arising
from these perceptions of the harder
side of his character, which she com.
municated to him 30 tenderlv and
frankly, may have aided in the sepa.
ration.
Her subsequent history is known,
and could be told, with abundant de.
tail, by persons still living. She be-
came the wife of Alexander Banner
man, of Aberdeen, a man of note in
the commerce of hat city, and of a
family of old standing, and Of landed
estates in the shire. | might have
seen " Blumine," over aud over again.
when she was Lady Zimmerman. If
only in "A carriage, when she drove
through the streets of Aberdeen, to
grace one f Der husbands elections
but / have no recollection of her.
TO my surprise, Carlyle did not seem
indisposed to talk of the " Blumine"
episode in his life. He once sketched
the story to me, not naming names
very distinctly, though | then knew
for myself that " Blumine" had be-
come Lady Bannerman, but dwelling
on various particulars, and especially
on those casual meetings with his first
love, in her married state ia or near
Hyde park, about 1910 which he hiss
described in his "Reminiscences"
He used to make inquiries from
others l chance 10 know, about the
Aberieenshire Bannsrmaus. Though
be talked prettily and Cenderly on the
subject, the impression was, that the
whole thing had become ~''otjective'r
T. nin, a mere thing of the pat.
But fifty years had then elapsed. since
those Kirkcaldy days, which Margaret
Gordon and he used to meet.
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-01-28
Woman's New Employment.

Speaking of the new employments
in which women have of late entered
into competition with men, the New
York Sun says: They study medicine;
a few of them have entered the less
congenial profession OF law, though
for that the feminine temperament
and intellect seem to be little adapted;
and many have goneiDto departments
Of industry from which they were for
merly excluded and from which they
themselves would once have shrunk.
In Germany they are found in or
chestras of theatres and opera houses,
and here they are t~elegraphers, artists,
j stmistresses and cashiers, while in
France they have long been important
assistants of their husbands in the
practical conduct of business or trades.
Whereas, not many years ago, there
we're comparatively few saleswomen
in New York, now they are counted
by the thousands.
Cultivated ome put themselves
in training to become professional
nurses, a business or profession at
which handsome wages can be earned.
Others have employment ia newspa-
per Offices, and there are many women
engaged in composing rooms. Much
OF tue artistic work, for many indus
tries, is also done by feminine hands,
and the occupations open to Them are
yearly increasing in number. Another
calling, into which women enter, of
late years, is the Christian ministry.
Some of them have become regular
preachers and pas ors, and some of
them, like the widow Van Colt, are
evangelists of the NJ jody and Sapkey
sort. They are mos frequently found
in the Method and UHiversaiist
churches, and 1t cannot be denied that
they are generally very popular
preachers, aud able 10 make their full
share of converts. They are fluent,
sympathetic, enthusiastic and tireless,
and in some eases have succeeded in
exciting religious interest, where
preachers OF the other sex have failed
to draw an audience.
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-01-28
Washington.

The President sent to the Senate
the name of Nathan Webb 10 be Dis
trict Judge for the district of Maine.
The President appointed John A.
Bigelow to be Marshal of the Consular
Courts of he United Statesi in Turkey.
"A bill introduced in the House by
Mr.. Ellis, of Louisiana, proposes to
pay auxiliary l~etter-earriers not less
than $500 per year.
The members of the sub.comnIit-
tee of the Committee of Ways and
Means were aodres ed BY gentlemen
interested in hoop iron and iron ore
subjects.
NATIONAL FINANCES.
Debate Resumed on the Sherman Three-Per-
Cent. Funding Bill.
The Senate resumed tho considera-
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-01-28
A Cynic in Love.
Cariyle's Frustrsted Love for Margaret
EnrHnn


This was the time dSl6-l8) of Car
lyie's frustrated, first love for Margaret
Gordon, the Blumine of his "Sartor
Resartus,' then n-orphan gIrl, resid-
ing in KiIkcaldy with her widowed
Anerdeensfare aunt. can not refrain
FROM the episode of Margaret Gordon.
hThis girl, interesting long age,t to all
inquirers into Carlyie'ss biography, as
the naneless original of his Blumine,
has become even more interesting,
since the revelation. of her name, and
the description of her, by Carlyle, in
his "Reminiscences"
Even this description, however, falls
far short of the impression made by
that fragment Of her W farewell
letter 10 Carlyle, which Mr.. Froude
has published, in his NineteenM Cen
tury article on Carlyle's early life.
Nothing finer or nobier than that let
ter has come to light, or even can come
to light, in all CarIyle's correspond
ence:
And now, my dear friend, a long,
long adieu One advice; and as a
parting one, consider, value it. Cult.
waite the milder dispositions of your
heart. Subdue the more extravagant
visions of the brain. In time, your
abilities must be known. Among
your acquaintance, they are already
bebeid with wonder and delight. BY
those whose opinion will be valuable
they, hereafter, will be appreciated.
Genius will render you great. May
virtue render you beloved! Remove
the awful distance between you and
ordinary men, by kind and gentle
manners. Deal gently with their in
feriority, and be convinced they will
respect you as much, and like you
more. Why conceal the real goodness
that flows in your heart?
Again adieul Pardon the freedom /
have used, and, when you think of
me, be 1t as of a kind sister, to whom
your Happiness will always yield de
light, and your grlefs sorrow. .
| give you not my address, because /
dare not promise to see you."
Valuable an ad itional ate ssation
Of the enormous impression made by
Carlyle upon Ell who came near him,
even a this early date, ana Of The pro-
digiuus expectations entertained OF his
future career, these word reveal also
such a character IN the writer herself.
a, almost 70 compel tire dream Of hat
might have happeued, ii she had De-
come his wife.
That it was . real love on both sides
is evident. The obstacle was partly
in circumstances, In the opiaion Of
her aunt and guardian, and of Others
Margaret Gordon, who, though the
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-01-28
A Case for Charity.

One of Detroit's millionaires was
walking homeward yesterday, when
he encountered a lame man with a
greasy paper in his hand. As the pair
came to a halt the lame man asked
"Will you do me the favor tt read
this paper?" o
Cant do it-left my eyeglasses
home,n wa the reply.
"Then I will state the contents to
you.n
mo sen use. I'm so deaf that
I couldn't catch more than one word
out of three.p
"I'm a poor man with a wooden
leg SIR
" Yes-I see-I see. Lots of poor
men have no wooden legs. You are
lucky, sir, and I congratulate you.
Must have cost you fifty dollars, and I
presume it is nice leg" 3
"Ifyou had any clothes, sir"
Yes, but I haven't"
"Or old boots.n
Pm wearing my old boots, you
see. You are just six months too
early 10 get 'em."
g haven't had a meal since yester
dav."
Nor /, either. We are cleaning
house, and for the last three days I've
had to eat a cold lunch off the piano.
"Then you couldn't spare anickel?"
How cal L? Amt / walking
home because l haven't money to ride
on the CARP
sis that so? Then we re both hard
up.n
OF course we are"
"And being you're the worst off,
here's a cold sassage l got at the house
below, and here's a nickle to ride on
the carl / tell yop, sir, Us poor folks
has got to have more pity for the rich.
and do better by 'em, or Wen all go to
the poor-house!
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-01-28

ton OF the Sherman funding bill. MI.
Morgan opposed the bill. He was en-
tirely satisfied Of the ability of the
Government to ray $3.50, 1000, 600 Of
Window continued bonds in eleven
years without drawing one cent from
the surplus revenues, and presented
figures In illustration. The figures
showed the amount Of appropriation
that would be required annually for
this purpose was $54, 600, 900, and that
this amount, gauging future annual
revenues by their average for the last
three years, would still leave an enor-
nous surplus. He also gave figures
showing The respective totals of appro-
pTiation necessary to extinguish the
whole debt in five, twenty and thirty
equal instalnents. He was in favor of
using this surplus to extineuish the
debt at the rate of 500, 600, 900 per
annum. In the course Of bis remarks
Mr.. Morgan incidentally stated that
there was no law to authorize the re-
ceipt of greenbacks for customs dues,
and that they were received in viola
ton of law.
MI. Sherman explained that as soon
as the greenback became az good as
gold the Secretary Of the Treasury, by
an order, required the Collectors to
take them, and called the attention of
Congress to the fact that he had done
this, but Congress had never made
any change.
Mr.. Back said it WAS true attention
had been called to the subject; tbathe
had introduced bills requiring greeu-
backs to be received at the Custom
Houses, and had n now pending in
committee. It seemed to him, how
ever, that the executive officers had
always preferred to have the matter
under their W control, SO that they
could rescind the order if they liked,
aud do as they pleased, instead Of hav-
ing a law that they were bound to
obey.
Mr.. Bayard said he had opposed
Mr.. Beck's bill because the contract
originally was that the payments
should be made in coin, aud he
thought that was an obligation that
could not be removed without the con
sent of the b~ondholders of tbs Govern.
ment.
The bill was them formally laid
aside until to morrow.
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-01-28
Scandinavian Hospitality.

The following is an interesting ex-
tract from Du Chaillu's Land of the
Midnight Sun :"
Vivid, indeed, is the remembrance
of my visit to Wang, and especially of
the two days preceding my depart
IRE. l had TO see all my friends, even
across the lake, and TO eat wherever /
made a call. On the last evening /
was perfectly exhausted, for | had par
taken Of thirty meals in two days,
and thirty-four large cups Of coffee,
snd had to skale many times besides
There was no escape; 1 had eaten
with their neighbors, why should j
not DO the same with them? Was l
not to go on my journey across the
Atlantic? Would II not be a long
time before they would see me again?
As / took leave. the mother or
daughters would hand me a pair of
wooden stockings, gloves, mittens or
cuffs, and say paul, W. have made
these for you-keepthem to remember
us by - often my initials or their own
were embroidered upon them. Others
would give me a silver ring, brooch,
or other little token of friendship.
Some old matrons were more practical,
saying: paul take this cheese and
sausage" Expostulation was in vain
the answer was america is far
away, and you may be hungry on the
road"
1 was touched deeply by the feelings
of sorrow caused by my departure. /
could see tears in their eyes, and sad
faces spoke more than words. paul"
many would say, "do not forget us
write to us from America. You shall
be always most welcome" whispering
the PARTING words, God be with you
over the vide ocean" as they pressed
my hands.
One of the peculiarities of the Nor
wegian farmer is that etiquette de-
mands that a frieI d, when visiting
him, shall ignore that the preparations
made on his arrival are on his account.
The guest has no sooner seated him
self than coffee is roasted, the coffee
pot put on the fire, and food prepared.
When he sees that everything is nearly
ready, be gets up and says, Good
bye" upon which he is entreated to
remain, and after a little resistance on
his part, is led up stairs or into the
next room. The coffee cups are
always filled to overfiowing, for other.
wise it would appear stingy.
Another custom that amused noe
greatly is when milk or branvin is
offered the guest at first refuses, say
ing "Do not waste it on me-" The
host insists on his drinking then the
guest sips, and returns the bowl or
glass, saying: at is too much" An
other remonstranee takes place, and
then, the third time. he swallows the
contents of the glass.
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-01-28

Bradhaur accepted an invitation to
dine with Froh0erg, at Columbia,S sc.
The meal passed pleasantly, and a
bottle of wine was drunk. The sub
ject of baptism came up, and one held
chat immersion was the only proper
mode, while the ether argued that
sprinkling answered the purpose quite
as well. They grew earnest and then
angry. Bradhaur Withdrew in a rage.
Frohberg followed him into the door
yard, where his antagonist stabbed
him with a knife. Frohberg hastily
got a gun and shot Bradhaur. Tue
baptismal question, however, was not
settled.
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-01-28
Foul Cistern Water.

Our cistern is about six feet deep
and the same in breadth. Formerly
the water became so unpleasant that
we were obliged to pump it out and
clean up, thrice, from the last of
March to November. In order to OBJ
waite this, we first resorted to putting
hall a bushel of charcoal humps in the
ci~tern. This enabled us to get long
with only two cleanings during the
season. We then added two bushels
of pure white send to the charcoal,
which rendered the necessity of clean
ing still more seldom.
But as the cistern had a tight wooden
cover over it, we thought it might be
still better for the water if it could be
we'll aired. To effect this we cut a
hole six inches square in the cover,
inserted a wooden ventilator into this.
on the top of which wire gauze was
fastened, so as to keep out flies and all
else. The fresh air now entering the
waste, pipe, passes owe the water of
the cistern and out through this ven
%iilator, and thus keeps up a good cir
culation, and prevents its becoming
foul there. A wire screen is fastened
over the outside end OF the waste pipe.
to prevent insects or anything else
getting into the cistein through it.
The water now is kept free from
any unpleasant smell still the cistern
ought to be pumped and cleaned out
annually, as substances of various
kinds are carried into it by the pipes
from the troughs. The roofs of
buildings will gather these, notwith-
standing the best of care. Screens
placed over the tops of the leaders will
obviate this pretty well, however.
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-01-28
Peace between Bolivia and Chilli.
Railroad Interests.


President Vanderbilt has ordered
10000 tons of steel rails from the Edgar
Thomson steel works. .
The Delaware end Chesapeake
Canal will be closed on the 2Sth in
slant for repairs. 1t will remain closed
for two weeks.
President Garrett, of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad company, is
said TO have renewed his negotiations
with Mr. George f. Work for the
charter of the Chester county railroad,
The master of transportation of
the Pennsylvania railroad company
stated yesterday that there would be
no more special assignments of cars.
The supply, he said, would soon be
plentiful enough for an equal distribu-
ton among shippers.
A consolidation has been effected
between the Pittsburg, Rochester and
Sharpsville railroad and the Shenango
and State Line railroad. The Pitts.
burg, Rochester and Sharpesville road
is TO run from Pittsburg to Sbarpsville,
Pa, and the Shenango and State Line
road is to run from New Castle juno
ton to the Pennsylvania and Ohio
state line.
The stockholders of the Richmond
and Danville railroad company have
authorized the president of the com
pany to subscribe for 10, 600 shares of
the new stock of he Richmond and
West Point terminal railway and
warehouse company. The issue Of
S4 loco, 900 of debenture bonds, bearing
six e cent. interest and payable in
fortv-fye years, was also authoriz I'd.
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-01-28
Foreign.

The soap works neal Glasgow
were burned. Loss, G25 600.
Robbers are reported to have muir
dered the Greek Consul at Manfalout,
in Upper Egypt. q
M. Beaumieux, a cashier in the
French Treasury, has committed sui
eide owing to his speeulations IN the
Paris Bourse.
The Finneston Steamship Works
at Glasgow, belonging to the Anchor
steamship line, were almost wholly
burned. Loss, 100000
The death is announced, at the
age of "A years, of Sir Daniel MacKee,
President of the Royal Scottish Acad-
envy and well known as a portrait
painter.
The Under Secretary of State for
France thinks that the bill introduced
in the French Chambers will result
practically in the free admission Of
American sailed meats.
AT a meeting of the Ladies' Land
League at Dublin it was announced
that since the last meeting ESQ had
been received for the general fund
aud el635 for the prisoners mainten.
ance fund.
American Food in the English Market. !
LoNDoN.-BTr. Henry Stafford
Northcote, member of Parliament,
who recently returned fromAAmerica,
addressing his constituency at Exeter,
said he did not believe in the decrease
of American competition in the food
market. 1t was, he said, idle to talk of
the exhaustion of American lands.
The supply of land for many years to.
come, in the great Northw st, will be
boundless. =
Peace between Bolivia and Chilli.
2 BUENos AYREs,-A Valparaiso dis
patch the conclusion of a treaty Of
peace between Bolivia and Chit. The
conditions are reported to be that
Bolivia shall surrender her territory
along the coast and break off relations
with Peru. .
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-01-28
A N orning Melody.

Cool and sweet, o morning breezes,
Blow across the dewy plain;
Tell the old tale, tell It softly,
Tell Il DER and DER again.
Tell IL still in gentlest whispers
Where the dew-drops brightly ~glisten,
Where the red-rose bushes crimson
And the poppy bends 10 listen.
Breathe & softly, happy gale,
Tell again the dear old tale.
1 win listen while y0u tell H.
!, Loves slave aud worshippcr-
While You breathe the tale so sonly
That the aspen scarcely stir.
Tell II sweetly, morning b~reezes,
Where the d%ew-drops brightly glisten,
Where the red-rose bushes crimson
And the poppy bends to listen.
Breathe il softly, happy gale,
Tell again the lear old tale.
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-01-28

The Pullman car shops, at Pullman,
near Chicago, have secured the order
for the passenger train equipment of
the New York, st. Louis d Chicago
read, which, win that Of some c NJ
Meeting roads, amount 10 a total OF 200
cars, all Of which are TO be novel in
construction aud exterior finish, and
models in many respects.
Queen Ransvslomanjaka of Maia-
gascar is a strong temperance woman,
end a rigid advocate Of prohibitory
laws.
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-01-28

Barcelona is the most elegant and
popular of the fashionable Spanish
laces.
Colored women of Anderson, S. c.,
have formed a union, and will not
work for less than six dollars a month.
Whoever violates the agreement win
be fiogged by the others.
The legislative council of Washing
ton territory killed the woman sufI-
rage bill by a vote of five to seven.
Governor Cornell says he did not
grant a single pardon during the past
year.
The Penn's Grove record., 1882-01-28

A singular criminal case has Just
been tried at Berlin. Seine time ago
Prince EristoR, a Russian, called on a
fira Of jewellers in that city, and under
false preteuces induced them 10 send
to his hotel articles, TO the value of
about 9, 200 marks, for which he also
persuaded The hotel porter to advance
in payment the sum Of 5000 marks.
Thus possessed of the jewelry the
prince sold part Of it, and was about
TO depart from the Eastern Station for
St Petersburg, when he was arrested
on suspicion, at the instance of the
confdipg porter. The counsel for the
defence stated that the hotel porter
had been paid the money he had ad-
vanced, and that the iewelrv had been
restored TO its rightful owner, and he
begged the Court to regard these as
~extenuating circumstances, especially
a. the prince did not intend to commit
q fraud. The bench sentenced the
prisoner to two years Imprisonment
aud loss Of civil rights for the time.
The most effective lace, used for
fashionable fchus, is the Carrick ma
cross in improved modern designs.