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Origin Of Familiar Phrases.

" You cannot say boo 7 to goose.
When Ben Jonson, the dramatist, was
introduced to a noblcman, tho peer was
so struck with his homoly appearance
that he exclaimed, What you are Ben
Jonson ? Why you look as If you could
not say boo 7 to goose" "Boo 7 ex-
claimed the witty drnmatist, turning to
the peer and making his bow.
He's peg too low" "Taking man
down peg" may be traced to tho peg
ging, or marking the drinking cup,
which was introduced by st. Dunstan to
check the intemperato habits of the
times, by preventing one man from taxi
ing = larger draught than his compan
ions. But the device proved the means
of increasing tho evil it was intended to
remedy; for the most abstemious were
required to drink precisely to peg or
pin, whether they could soberly take
such quantity or not.
"Blue Hen" is the nickname given to
the State of Delaware. Tho origin of
the term is this: Capt. Caldwell, an
officer of the First Delaware regiment in
the Revolution, was very fond Of game
cocks, but maintained that no cock was
truly game unless it's mother was a
"blue hon." AS he was an exceedingly
popular man, his regiment was called
"The Blue Hen," and the term was af-
terward transferred to the State and it's
inhabitants.
There's many slip
Tween tho cup and lip.
The ancient Greeks had the following
story as to the origin of this proverb
A King of Thrace had planted vine
y9rd, when one of his slaves, whom he
had much oppressed in that very work,
prophesied that he should nover taste OF
the wine produced in it. Tho monarch
disrcgarded the prediction, and whom at
an entertainment he held q glassful of
his own wine, made from the grapes OF
that vineyard, he sont for the slave, and
asked him what he thought of his
prophecy now. 10 which the other re-
piled, Many things fall out between
the cup and the lip" and scarcely had
he delivered this singular response be-
fore the news was brought that mons
trous boar was laying waste the favorito
vineyard. The King, in rage, put
down the cup which he held in his hand,
and hurried out with his people to at
tack the boar, but being too eager the
boar rushed upon him and killed him
without his having tasted of the wine.
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GONSWlNd THO N.

&here positI!e ronoey for the sbovo disea.o te
thoueands of Of tho worst kind and Of long
stHntng have been cured Inaesd strong e p1y fats
gethcr with VALUABLE TREAIlsE on thts dieoaSa q
'-'' DR. x. A s9oS y, III P:ari 81, fsw Yo1s;.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-10
CLEBURNE.
ihcendiary flre-relegraph Facilities
The Telephone SUPERINTENDENT Local
Summary

fncendiary Fire-Telegraph Facilities
The Telephone SUPERINTENDENT Local
summary
CLEBURNE, April 9.-[Special. Last
night, about half past IL O'Clock, the alarm
of fire was sounded through the streets,
Locket's mill and cotton-gin were dis.
covered to be on fire. Having gotten SO com.
pletely enveloped in flames before the
lire was noticed it was utterly impossible to
save the building or contents. About three
bales OF cotton and probably some lint cot
ton were burned in the building. There
had been no fire in the engine since Satur-
day night, and the belief Is that it was the
work OF some rascslly incendiary. The
| loss on the building machinery and other
contents, was about $1,000, insured for
| 81, 500.
The Western Union Telegraph company
have connected their Office at Alvarado. and
also At Fort Worth, via Alvarado and
the Missouri Pacific railroad with
the Cleburne and Dallas wire, giving our
city direct telegraph communication with
these points.
A strong movement is on foot among our
citizens to obtain telephone connec-
ton, in conjunction with the exchange
system to be established here.
with Thorp Springs and Granbury. The
company will build the line soon il the nee
| essary amount is guaranteed by the above
places. Messrs. Graham and Gugsnhem,
| OF this city, will visit these points, probably
this week, in the interest of this worthy en-.
prise. and the object OF their visit will
! doubtless be accomplished. Hillsboro and
other neighboring towns will likely be SINH.
larry connected during the summer.
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LAR HDO,


Every Man Not His Own Doctor-Personal
Mention OF Railway Grandees--Uther
News.
LAnEDo, April 0.-[Special. IA Mexican,
who had been bitten by rattle snake on
the arm, came in on the train last night,
looking for medical assistance. 1t seems
three days ago he had been bitten, and be.
ing on a rancho where he could not get i'm
mediate assistance, had tied buckskin
string so tight around his arm, above the
! elbow, as TO completely stop the circulation
of the blood in consequence of which his
arm, from his hand to elbow, had mortified
to such an extent that the doctors think it
very doubtful If his life can be saved by
amputation OF the afflicted member.
Mr.. +, A. Lister, general superintendent
OF the Mexican National railroad, leaves to-
night for Lampasss, Mexico, accompanied
by surgeon from this city and the wit
nesses In the case OF the murdered operator
of that road at Rodrique. An investigation
Of the case will be made there tomorrow.
Governor Hunt, president OF tho Rio
G-ande Pecos railroad, and Herman Ger
loch, consul-general OF the German empire
to the United States, left for Monterey in
the governors private car last night, to be
gone week.
Stockmen in this locality complain Of the
scarcity and high prices.
An ice factory has been put in successful
operation in New Laredo, Mexico, and Is
hardly able to supply the demand at cents
per pound.
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A LEAF FOR LIBERTY.
Two Convicts Mako "A Bold Dash for Free

Two Convicts Make "a Bold Dash for Free.
dom-One Reported Mortaiiy Wounded.
Saturday evening two members of con-
vict-gang working on the northeast exten.
| sion of the Texas Central railway made a
bold break for their liberty. A passenger
who arrived in the city Sunday from Gar
ret station, says that he heard there that,
while the force of convicts were at work,
one of the number and another, who had,
on account OF his good conduct. been
elevated to the position OF "trusty," while
the guards, who were armed with double
barreled shot-guns loaded with bucks
and who also had pistols, were not suspect
| ing any attempt at escape, made bold
dash. The guards opened fire on the
regular convict when to their establishment
the trusty, who had been keeping watch
over his fellow subordinate prisoner
returned the fire, and, covering
his fellow prisoner, both Of them escaped
near Garrett. The bood.hounds used in
hunting this class were brought out, and q
guard followed them. A report was cur.
| rent that they had been captured, one OF
them being MORALLY wounded. The names
Of the parties, or the crimes for which they
were convicted was not learned. There
was quite stir among the other convicis
when the two escaped, but the guards hud-
died the rest of the gang together and kept
them controlled.
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HOUSTON.
Citizen Slugged by Some sneak-Railway
Matters olorsd Odd FeIIows-Etc.

Citizen Slugged by Some sneak-Railway
Matters olorsd Odd Fellows-Etc.
HousroN, April Especial THE pro-
prietor of the Drummers' Exchange, while
going from his place OF business home at a
late hour Sunday night, was assaulted by
an unknown party. While his injuries are
not serious, they were very painful for d
time. Who the party is, he is unable to
| say, but rs the party fled at once he thinks
| it was done to crafty bad feeling and not
| for the purpose of robbery. The way the
matter stands, it seems there is no way of
| catching the scounnrel.
Captain A. G. Hutchinson, president of
the Houston e. Texas Central railroad and
OF the Morgan interest in the Star & Ores
cent route, has returned from his tour OF
inspection over the main line and branches.
He was accompanied by Major Swanson,
Colonel Jordan, and part of the trip by Mr..
| Quinlan. superintendent of the northern
division of the line. Captain Hutchinson
has returned to New Orleans.
| The chief officers of the Texas Western
Narrow Gauge road are expected to arrive
this morning to attend the annual meet
| ing Of the stockholders and directors of the
road. There will probably be new board
and new offers chosen to-day.
The Gulf, Colorado d Santa Fe ran the
| first passenger train over the road from
| Galveston to Houston yesterday. IL was
an excursion train chartered by the col
ored Odd Fellows OF Galveston for the pur.
pose of visiting this city. The town is full
OF negroes here to celebrate the Odd Eel.
lows anniversary.
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LANCASTER.

LANCASTER. April 0.-[Correspondence +
On Friday of last week the interesting
swine case of Clark VS.. Kitchener was tried
in the Justices court, and resulted in YER
dict for the plaintiff. Colonel d. A. Viii
li.ms represented the defense, and the
Hon. A. S. Clark made the opening argu.
ment in his own case.
Misses Addie and Minnie White, the two
lovely daughters of Mrs, Lou II. White,
returned yesterday from Nashville,
whittier they went last autumn to attend
college. These young ladies are greatly adj.
mired and universally popular, not less on
account of their intellectual attanments
than the sweetness OF their DISPOSE
positions and the easy dignity
and condescendlng graciousness of their
manners, which render it delightful
pleasure to be in their society.
A Quaker preacher is advertised to oc.
cupy the pulpit Of the M. Il. church South
tonight. He comes highly recommended
by ministers of other denominations, and
will no doubt draw large congregation.
Mrs. Phmbe South, an old and estimable
Christian lady, died Sunday and will be
buried this evening in the village grave
yard.
The Rev. A. w. Averill's health contin.
ues to improve slowly.
The weather continues fair and the farm.
ers are busy with their plows.
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only Of the Synagogue people. but Of all
the Dallasites, in unstinted commentator
OF the rabbits piety, public spirit and al.
illustrative capacity In promoting har-
mony and peace. His address was compii-
mentary, well received and judicious.
The reply OF Rabbi Schulz was full of
feeling. His usual eloduence was some
what impaired by the feeling excited by 80
tender an appreciation of his successful
career in Dallas, but he managed to make
feeling reply, in which he pronounced the
same sentiments which the reporter believes
has ever governed his life-unalterable de-
yotion to truth; Interchangeable devotion to
God, and sincere purpose TO devote his lie
to the promotion OF the interests of the
great human family.
If purpose can be nobler. the reporter
knows II not. II esrnestness Of conviction
be better certified To by more consistent
conduct than the life of Dr. Schulz eyinces,
the reporter IL again vt fault but he hap
pens to be right this time.
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SAN ANTONIO.

Etch Old Mexican Wanders lnto Death.
Arms-Presbyterian Nste-Kow In mn
Opium Den-wsdding In High Israel
itish Lfe-rhe Wool clip.
SAN ANTONIO, April 9.-[Special. l-Old
man Juan Rodrigo, a rich Mexican, aged
= years, wandered from his friends here
about four months ago, since which time
he was only heard of once alive. SUNDAY
his dead body was found about nine miles
nom CastrOville, on the Medina river. The
BODY has been fully identified. Rewards
nave frequently been offered, and search
Kept up nearly ever since his disappear.
ance. Deceased had hosts of relatives and
friends In this section.
The Western Texas Presbytery meets in
this city on Wednesday.
general row broke out Sunday morning
IN ChlneSe opium den among the inmates
and habitues all males but one-in which
several arrests and broken heads were the
result. There are seversl dens of the kind
mere, some OF which are patronyed freely
by trail females and other disreputable
characters.
A Hebrew wedding in high life occurred
mere sunday afternoon, that Of Max Oppen-
heimer, OF Eagle Pass, and Miss Rachael
GAM, OF this city; ceremony by Rev DR..
Rewenthal. A large number of prominent
jewish citizens were present. The bride
ana groom left for their home at Eagle
Pass. 's'N
Wool is now arriving freely. Three hun.
dred and ilfty bags arrived to-day, con
signed TO commission men and dealers
Sales have not opened yet.
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CORSICANt

Correction-Obiectt TO he Arrested-F as-
tidious Cattle Thisves-A Corner on
Houses.
ConsIcANA, April 0.-John Sparks, erro.
neously reported dead in Saturday
special, died this morning from the effects
of his wound. The verdict of the coroner's
jury MAS I'm accordance with facts already
published. The Fuller boys say they will
not submit to arrest. Public opinion exon.
crates Fuller from all blame, as the killing
was justiliable under the circumstances,
Cattle thieves in this vicinity are becom-
ing fastidious in their selections. Captain
Angus had line Devon heifer stolen few
nights since.
The need OF more dwelling houses is be.
coming more apparent every day. There
is not vacant house for rent In town.
LATRR-Fuller has been arrested and
brought here, and will be held Tor trial.
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A very pleasant-indeed, n very crafty.
ing little life episode occurred Saturday
evening at the homo of the Rev. DR.,
Schulz, Jewish rabbi. A number Of his
congregation made descent upon him
with seemingly hostile intent, as they gave
no notice of their purpose but they did not
mean harm. On the contrary, they 30
signed handsome tribute of regard for n
highly respected citizen and an honored
Jewish rabbi.
Springfield movement, engraved Hpre.
sented TO II. Schulz by his ffiends,n md
monogramed outside III. 81 The band OF
Meme brothers discoursed sweet music. In
the presentation OF one OF the hanisomest
jewels of the watch family the reporter has
ever seen, swung 10 chain OF California
quality and dimensions, the presenter, Mr..
Il. Bauman, expressed the sentiment not
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SAN SABA,

A Lady Pays the Forfeit OF Personal Spite,
or AN Amateur Drug Clerks Ineompe-
tency.
SAN SABA, April Especial. Mrs. David
Williams, who resides near this place, with
her husband, was on last Saturday evening
taken suddenly Ill with violent convul-
sion. DR.. Holman, a prominent physician,
was sent for, but before he arrived Mrs.
Williams died. She had been in feeble
health for some time. and had
been using solution of citrate OF magne-
STA, She was feeling badly, and took her
accustomed dose, and In short time after
commenced having commissions. The bot
tie containing the medicine was brought to
town and analysed, and found to contain IA
quantity Of strychnine. 1t is believed that
the strychnine was put in the bottle un-
known to Mrs Williams, and with the in
tent to accomplish what it has.
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KuIghts Of PythIns.

The meeting of the grand lodge X. of p,
of the state Of Texas meets in Dallas on the
18th OF this month. Extensive prepora'
tions are being made by tho lodge here ia
entertain on scale that will .surpass any
The X. Of p. lodge here is composed of our
prominent young business men, who will
sustain the reputation Dallas has of doing
the best and little better than any Other
city. We hope to see large attendance.
No X. OF 7. should fail to attend.
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There was fine attendance upon the
Mission Sunday school at the courthouse
last Sunday afternoon. Although it was
only the second Sundiy of its organization,
II numbered considerably over one hun.
dred. 1t isl noticeable TACT, az well as
very commendable, that large number OF
our young ladies and gentlemen are repre-.
sented. A great interest seems TO be mani.
tested by all in this school. Methodists,
Baptists and Presbyterians arc uniting
their efforts IN the work. The question Is
not asked, are you Methodist, or Prcsby.
terrain, or Baptist but, are you Chris.
tian? The music is splendid.
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Washington MISCELLANY

WARRINGTON, April 0.-The contract for
constructing the proposed marine hospital
at Memphis was awardad John Reed, OF
Memphis, for $3S,775.
The following order was issued to-day:
-os.. oaicee Department, Washington, D. c.,
April 9th:
Ordered that order No. 1853, January 10Th,
lSS5, IS hereby revoked. Section 81 OF the
postal laws and the regulations of 1879 is
amended so as TO read as follows: Postal
eards and prepared letters TO be
forwarded ii requested. Prepaid letters
shall be forwarded from one post.oflice to
another at the request OF the party ad.
dressed without additional charge for
postage. All letters upon which one full
Eue postage has been paid and all postal
SaFus shall be forwarded from the office
rom which they are addressed to any other
glIce at the request of the person ad-
dressed, or the person whose card may be
w the envelope, or whose name may be
signed to the postal card. without addi-
tohal charge of postage. Such forwarding
must De continued until the party ad-
dressed is reached.
lS!snedl FRANK HATToY,
~, Acting Postmaster. General.
me commissioner of internal revenue has
- N'HS,iciatlol proposition LOT SUI
leuuer by the government of plates used IN
pTlht'ng private die stamps after the LIST of
May when the stamp tax repeal goes into
eject; Mr.. Raum said such surrender
would be mere matter of grace, us under
tue contract with manufacturers the plates
9eIohged TO the United States He was
disposed, however, to accommodate the
mrahulacturers rs far as possible.
ine commissioner Of internal revenue
says the allowance of export
drawback under the provisions of section
looo Of The Revised Statutes on all tobacco,
shuii, cigars and cigarettes entered for ex-
port on and after the LIST OF May, 1888, will
pe limited to tax on articles of this class in
!orce on that day, as follows: On manufac.
suted tobacco, including snuff, cents per
pound; on cigars and cigarettes weighing
not not over three pounds per 1000, 50 cents
Indian Agent Wilcox, at San Carlos
agency, telegraphed Commissioner Price
to,uay that the telegram sent by him (Wil.
Soxl March q, has been in some parts mis-
r9nstrued that he has been made to say
Nnlte men killed near the upper G liza river
were depredating; while in fact he did say
tne Indians who did the killing were depre-
uh,lng. The misconstruction OF the dis
pMoh, Wilcox says, does him great injus-
Arizona.
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REINHARDT, the Clothier
7O4 ELM STREET,

direction. Most of the Semitic people, on
the contrary, write from the right to the
lett OF the paper, Hitherto this very EN-.
phatic difference has been simply repre-
scented to be a mere characteristic of habit
Kept up by the reverence Tor tradition which
Is 80 deeply rooted in the Semitic mind. Il
has never occurred TO anyone, so lar as we
KNOW, that the direction taken by the hand
OF Semitic scribe in writing was due to a
physiological cause, namely, 10 the fact
that his left hand was his
better hand, and was much more
ready AVID "dexteroush than THE hand
which we Aryans call the dexter. DR..
Erenmeyer insists that the writers OF the
0Id Testament and probably the early
Ialmudists after them, naturally wrote
WIN Their lott hands, and would have found
~ difficult, II not impossible TO write with
the other hand. Hence il was only natural
that manuscript should travel along line
which started from the right and ended ON
the lett. DR.. Erlenmeyer says that this
hypothesis is not amere happy thought OF
his own, but that he has found striking
continuation OF the theory in the Tsmud.
FOR instance, he cites a passage which in
slsts that certain, special prayers aud in
scriptions are always to be written
with the right hand, and not with
the left. The execution of this ex.
ceptional prescription was work OF time,
patience and difficulty, and it is i'm.
Piled that the process OF writing with the
right hand was departure from the ordi.
nary easy and natural wav ofwriting. The
learned doctor also cites passages from the
Hebrew OF the Old Testament in which n
particular stress seems to him to be laid
upon the eil-handedness" of the old He.
brews. Jacob and Job. he says, preferred
to give the pre-eminent benediction with
the left hand instead OF the right, Jacob,
knowingly and deliberately, )" laid his left
hand upon the head OF his eldest grand
child. We commend the question to the
Anglo-lsraelites. II they can prove that
the majority of Englishmen are naturally
leit-handed, they will be in possession of
one more identity" In that case we may
expect them to write their letters and
print their magazines in future after tho
proper Semitic Manner London Echo.
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gram men, who are willing TO grant any
extension Mr.. Balm wants. Liabilities
about SoO,oo, 20 Offset which the company
has the Atlantic mills, new structure Of
oOo barrels capacity, valued at $3.50, 600
the fhWnlN mill, OF GO barrels capacity,
ohd the CITY mills, OF so barrels capacity
the value OF which is not stated. Mr.. BAN
expresses the utmost confidence that he
VIII have his affairs in good shape in a
snort time, and will art the mills again
as soon as the markets improve.
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GREEN WILLIE.

Additional Details Of the Ende Hotel Nor
rer-Eleven Bodies of tho Fourteen IN
fortuhates Reoovered-Siemoriai Ser
Vices Postponed,
GREESvILLE, April Especial, Work
on the ruins OF the Ende hotel has been
suspended. Eleven of the fourteen bod
les in the wreck have been recovered. The
body Of George Pruitt was among those
found, Mrs. Pruitt was buried yesterday,
NJ. Louise Albert this morning by the
Odd Fellows, and Messrs. James Ford and
Frank West this evening. The bodies of
the four colored boys, which were un.
earthed yesterday, were better preserved
than any, as they were sleeping in the
cellar. The body Of Miss Davis was taken
TO Kellyville, where her relations live.
The memorial services are postponed till
next Sunday in consequence Of not having
recovered the remains Of all the bodies.
Bishop Garrett, Of the Episcopal church
was to have preached here tonight, but
JAILED to arrive.
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WASHINGTON, ril9.-The issue of stand
Ard silver dollars from the mints for the
week ended April eth, was S03, 400; CORES.
ponding period last year, $4,000.
Secretary Folger was at the treasury de.
partment to-day for the first time in about
tw9 months. His left eye is still somewhat
Unframed, and is protected by shade.
otherwise, he is In pretty good health.
he received q number OF visitors, and NJ.
.snued to oil business requiring his attei.
uon, Assistant Secretary New relieved him
Q, all the routine business Of the depart.
inent. Secretary Felger says he has not
decided whether or not to 10 away at the
present. 1t has been suggested to him TO
take trip to Minnesota.
ine treasury department to-day made n
ruling that the provisions of the new tariff
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Dan Matheney and one Angelo, convicts
in the Nevada state prison, escaped
but have both been recaptured. Warden
Bells administration of the prison, not vet
much over thirty days old, has been
marked by an unprecedented series of es-
capes. man may have fine ability
IN one walk of lie and yet make a
very inefficient state prison warden. Ma.
theney, one Of the escapes, murdered his
employer and buried the body. tho object
OF the crime being to steal some horses be-
longing to the murdered man. II was a
dreadful crime, but the murderer's youth
saved him from the gallows and he received
life sentence.