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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-11
PLAN Of DISTRIBUTION,

10 every customer purchasing goods NJ ps
snonnnog 10 Ten Dollars. from this dale 10 the
sNsmng o. February "a lSSk a PreSent,tion
n Act VIII he given zach ticket Is stamn,S
anu numbered, aud duplicate therecf viii ne
depoSited IN sea ell box Ats O'Clock on ina
evening OF saturday, February 9Th. sid seaIeS
SoN VIII he opened in the provence Of the nnh.
nc and pken charge otby three respoasible Ana
aisintervsled ciuSsnS, selected by our q Stomers
ihe nineih. one-hnudretih aud one hundred
sud n,ueta dupllc ste taken Ogt OF the hox nom
among ths whole number OF tickets viii deter.
mine who Is entitled 10 these three yalnahie
pr,.sents IN the foloviag order, o-wit:
Inc NUMBER corresponding With the flieth
Iurhcaie taken out OF the box entities The
holder 10 The Grand Piano Wv
The one hundredth duplicate takcn cut %
Service. N'Ns""' S'''e'
The one hundred aud fflleth duplicate t,seu
out OF the box entities the holder 10 lho 4 ma,
some Lady's Dressing Case Wv - an
Whoever has any wants in the Line Of Mems
OF BOYS Wearing Apparel viii harily fsil On
participate In this presentation sale when ,he
goods we offer are sold with our usual eusrsntee
change return. y
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Tho wild Mnn Cartnrna

For several weeks past various reports
have reached the city OF the presence of
wild man along the line Of the Western
Il Atlantic railroad. 1t Ia said that two
weeks since he was seen Cartorsvllle de-
vouring tho remains OF horse. He was
perfectly nude, and before he LETT the car.
cass hc skinned IL and encircled his body
with the skin. Hi1 beard was four or five
feet long, and his unkompt hair hung far
be leath his shoulders. He was very tall
and strongly built, and had the air OF 1 per.
fect demon. When next seen lie was near
Chicamnuga, about eight miles from this
city, devouring dogs carcass. lie carried
a skillet with him, aud when possible
would cook his meat, but only on rare oc.
casions.
Tuesday night he boarded freight train
on the road and succeeded in terrifying the
crew, but they were enabled, by careful
management, to secure him In a car and
carried him to Cnrtersyils, where he was
lodged In iail. lie wore nothing but The
horse-skin, and on his little finger gold
ring, firmly embedded In the flesh. IIe
answers no questions, and his identity Is A
deep mystcry.--lChattanooga Times, Feb.
rtintv at
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I. REIN HARDT.
AN OPEN LITTER,

cer'aia parties have tried 10 make It appear
that our liberal scheme OF presenting to the pub.
dc three han 'some. useful articles on The si,h
OF FeeruS'v Is gotten up tOr The purpose Of
masiug money. We wish ~ state 10 the public
most smphs,ically that any such statement az,
nc, OF implied. Is uatyue.
The articles In question are Presented to our
customers In return for their liberal patronage.
ana We pledge our word that TIE CLOTHING ann
GxSrs' FrsSlsslSa GOODS sold by US now are
no, only ssld below former prices. hu, we have
absolutely marked dowi our entire stock Of
Clothing 10 cosr PRtcg and we further pledge
ourselves Ihatno one, except hona.iide eps,o.
mer OF the house. Is entitled 10 participate In
THIS grea, distribution ofpvesents The public
Is bvnehtted by our marking down process while
W, on the other hand, are thus enabled, by The
realization Of money from our present LARGE
slocs, W prepare STITCHES Tor the coming Spring
and summer season, sni thus exhibit, In Hallas
stock OF Cloth ing and Furnishing foods here.
after such as win please the most aesthetic and
fastdlous In price, style quality and quantity
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A MOTHER,s REASON.
Why sho Wished Beryl Frelinghuysen 10
Marry


"Tell Beryl to come here"
The Lady Agatha Frelnghuysen spoke
these words in the commanding, decisive,
l.will'getthere-or. break.a-suspende tone,
that was habtual to her, but as Mud Lake
Maude, who had been faithful servitor OF
the Freinghuysens Tor forty years, and seen
Beryl grow up from cooling babe to a
splendldly beautiful woman, turned away.
she fancied that the lips OF her mistress
quivered slightly, and that her breath came
in quick gasps.
ut may have been carrying that bucket
oi coal up stairs said Maude softly TO her.
salt, az she hurried away to obey the man.
date given her, "but fear that my lady's
emotion hath another and more seriOus
cause, and that Beryl, whom ! oft have
tossed In these withered arms, will think
sn' as struck a blizzard belt when the old
LACY begins TO paw the air."
Ju7t then Maude fell over coal-scnttle
thu lad been carelessly left In the corridor,
ami "a rising, met Beryl, who was intently
iesding n note.
~ our mother would speak with you, -
said Maud. and then, to conceal the sorrow
that 'llled her bosom, she began eating an
ap =.
NJ you wish TO see me, mamma ?" asked
Eery ripping lightly into the room where
her her was seated.
"Irs nv child" was the reply. al fain
would peak with you on matter that
doth J. .fly concern your future happipes,
you. MARRIAGE
Tn eirl shrank back instinctyely, and
the b. ny look faded from the pretty blue
eyes, 'lunging her right hand impuisiveiy
into pocket, she discovered that the last
Letter ON Y Wan PerEins, the man whom
she Ia d with all the passionate intensity
OF ia srchauce affection, was still there.
Hef secret was safe.
81 ~ ready" she eaid to her mother IN
the r. 'pectful toncs which ever character
ised cr speech, TO hear you twit,er.n
81 inow," said the ubthcr, speaking
calmly, "of your love for Vivian Perkins,
Beryls corns were throbbng now, but
she mastered her emotion brayeIy, and gave
no outside sign OF the great bait. 20 that was
icing waged IN her soul.
"You wish To marry this man2n said the
Lady Agatha
If do, replied Bcryl, "and nothing but
his word, his acc shall ever keep
me from his side. love
Vivian with wild, four-truck.
a.sleeperon'cvery.train love that will
brook no restraint, and some day, oven
though the fiery jaws of hell itself were
opened to stop me. shall be his bridc.r
81 know all this said the mother al
know that you will marry Vivian, and |
have but one request TO make"
What is thalri asked the girl.
tits, said tho Lady Agatha, "that you
will arrange to have tho nuptinls occur as
soon Ms possible
"lirt why2n asked the daughter.
because was the reply, ~ am think
ing of making u similar break myself
TChicago Tribune.
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mustaches they are fathers of twins before
they are proprletors OF two pairs of pants,
and the little girls they marry are old won.
en- before they are 20 years old. Occasion.
ally one OF these gosling marriages
turns out all right, but ii Is clear
case OF luck. If there was law against
young galoots sparkling and marrying
before they have all cut their teeth We
suppose the little cusses would evadc il In
some way, but there ought to be serti.
ment against 1t. II is time enough for these
bantams to think OF finding a puIlet when
they have raised money enough TO buy
bundle OF laths to build henhouse. But
they see a girl who looks cunning and thew
are afraid there is not going to be girls
enough to 20 around, and then they begin
to get in their work real spry, and before
they are aware of the sanctity of the mar
ringe relation they are hitched for life, and
before they own q cook.stove or bedstead
they have. to get up IN the night and 20
s'"r The doctor so frightened that they run
her selves out Of breath and abuse the
doctor because he doesn't run too and when
The doctor gets there there Is not enough
linen In the house to wrap up doll baby.
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ADDITIONAL TELEGRAMS.
Weather at Lenyenvorth.

LEAvskwonrH, kAs., Feb. l0.--Tho TEN
perature tod.y was 40 q the lowest tenn
pernture, "A o; mean temperature, ST. o.
mean barometer. 30.l&; prevail
ing wind, south; character o.
weather, cloudy; amount OF melted
snow during the last twenty.four hour,
unapprecablei river frozen; rapidly f,llinp
barometer, with warm southeast TO sonth
winds mean temperature same date 1881
2}go: 1852 5l9o
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Early Marriages,

Nlnc,enths Of the unhappy marriages
are the result OF green human calves being
a"owca % run ~ 'arge IN thc society pas.
lures without any yokes on them. They
marry and have children before they do
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-11

Persons whose blood has been corrupted.
and the circulation deranged by foul score
try Of tho body--need for their puriilc stlon
something like an inward baptism Ct lie
hands OF Mrs. lydia ". plnkham, WHOSE
labratory Is ut No. 23S Western avenue.
Lynn, Massachusetts,. Her Vegetable
Compound Is fairly inundating the country
rs with river OF life. = -
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NEW yoRK CHINESE PApEs.
Ths Novel Experience that Two Americans
and Q Chinaman are 10 Try.

The nrst number Of the fret Chinese
Newspaper ever published in this city is to
mako Its appearance to-day. Mr.. Wong
Chin yoo 10 The editor.in.chisi. and TIE
publishers, az 80 and 10. Chatham street,
are Meers. y. r. and l.. p. Cole. Tho
Chinese American Is 10 DO o four.page
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-11

Is no more inspired than any work Of merd
human genius. II that is 80, he has takon
away from the Book Of books that which g
the very essential food for the religious lie.
the Bible devotionally, 10 use II to auIcien
spiritual lie, II the divine inspirstion n
gone out oft. 1.-THE Bible Is not The al.
lucrative voice Of God, II IL little bstNr
than literary curiosity. We want to hsar1
not what men Of genius say, but what God
says, or else we do not very much ca, 8 10
read read. the Bible.-[Illustfated Christian
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SURE CURE FOR BLAcK LEG.

BUvExscvr, rkxss. Sept. 1 iSSa
~, ms NJ. j. 20 eeFniF Ia; We have used your
IN Gate by aung nom Is 20 q droDs taieS-
naLy al applying externally euce OF twtCe n
TIE psIts anee,et sne q gave Immediate relief
Al s srtwSsn v; b salELErE
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TO THE MSINFOVMEO PATRONS OF GOLDSMITH bros.

we the BOUGHT the &c
P SIMPLY because Wolfe Bauh only merchants and Goldsmith
offered to hem their t
R @ j We know the public well Wolfe
was % wen selected and well bought
the stock OF Goldsmith Bros which Dallas to Fort Worth d XII
induce
buy them they thought best customers by means Of tns
run down their competitors ~ - ''"s :"
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RrIrEacrr. TkxAA Anrnsi ii .

NVfrAacVf IKNAS August - ~ :.
Aessys Morley bros;
GsNrEKNsS: = have sod ~MONDEREUi.
EIsdt 70 several OF my Customers whO used
2 .oS the cure 0f SLACK LEG by giving
ne o. Two doses internally ami applying Il ex.
J. B. HUTCHINSON
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-11

Waco, Feb. 10. We think all will ag-ec
with us Nhen VIZ saNwe have Just expert.
-nced the sevetost spell OF weather Waco has
recorded for years. Many were the con.
trivanocs gotten mp for sleighing, and some
Of the sheep bulls Il should hare said
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-30

cast tool do, 5000 wagon spokes, set,
225@S 90; hrbs, per set, / IS; f~elloss, sawed
dry, l4Oj tongues, esoh, 70C9Sbc; sxles,
each, 75o; square nuts, per n, 1311c;
washers, per Id, 8@1Sc; rivots, per ID, lie;
coil chain, per ID, 6@l2c; iaslleable, Sc;
Iron wedges, &c; crowbovs, Go harrow
teeth. DO; epring teel, 7@sSc; Burdens
horseShcas. s q; Burdens muleshoes. @ %.
BAiBED WIEE-In car lots, z sec
S 80 per lW.
NAUS-IRatcs. 10 to fOt', 8 IS.
SHOT.-Shot, 8l.65; BuoS shot, 90. 10,
odeutal Powder, kege, $40; io..' hal
,Soso; eS.4si do, quarter kegs, sl.Ss; Blast
Ing, kegs, sass: Fuse, per 100 feet 60e.
UOAi~Gunborland biaUhsnith. el2,
Moyt,D Run Blo,sburg, Ii2; Whitebreast
lump, - 20; RhitehroNct nut, a 30; Iowa
lprap, "a 80; Iowa nut So 80; Rock Spriug,
= 90: Anthracite. n1 eCGl2 60; Canon
City, 81 60 per ton.
Liquors.
ALCOHOL ltS proof. 2 % per wine
gallon; extra CAiiiorni, ppi.it,, 1877 proof,
20 per proof gallon; tripie refined spirits
ls7 proof, / % per proof gallon; ro.diTtillod
rkiskiec, | cool 90; fpo blended l 509
o 10; keutuCky bou'bcus, 20o(GG 90, Kon.
trcky and PenuSylvauia fyoS, 2 OcC57 co.
BRANpIES-Irnrprtod, Sc o06AiG 20,
HNoAAAflNA ~ 4 WV W
GINs-iG ported, = SCQeC 90! domestic,
l &0G2S 90.
RUNS Imported, 4 toG6 co, Now
England. 2 00G.4 90; dcmotsio, l b0@lS 30
PEACH AND APPLE BRANDY
l 1904 90.
OHAMPAGNEs-Inposted per c,re,
AZ eocas4 o. AmO1l,sa. case, IL O0Ss
10 90.
CLARE'rs- OF cAse, 4 50@lG 90
WINES-Rh ne wins, por case, 8 0o@
2 70; Cathwha, por case. 4 0oG07 %.
olgars and looaoeon.
FINE CUT-in paile.-hnrd TO Beat'
75c; Golden Thread, ,7Oc; Fountain, s0e,
Favorite, 6bc; Rocky Mountain, 60c;
Cstlins O. S., ID boxes, per ID csc; Lorl.
lizards Tiger, 6oc; Diamond Grown. 66c.
SMOKiNG--Al grndcs--Oommon, % Il
&c. Granuluted-Blnokwens Durham, IL
OK Ole; Dukes Durham, 16 on, 46c; Seal Of
North Carolina. Is OF, 46; Seal Of Eebras
ka, 16 OF, SSc; Lone Jack, 4 OF, linen bags
por ID, Oh. So; Marburgs' Puck 2 or, Sin
oil, CSC; Dog 7 all CSC.
Wool.
Merino unwss cd, light, lS0pl6o, hosvy,e,
GlSl5c; medium unwashed, light, 1920
washed, choice, get fair, 300, tub-ding
end W., $50, bury. blncsand eottad wool
2GGd lsa
Ntorscv and Nuics,
Tie market ia briak and all grades are
selling well NJ = slight advance In ptices
The demand for good horses exceeds The
supply oonhidersoly. priees range ~ iol'
lows:
Fiue single drivers, Slb1. Co S00.j EItra
draft horace, Sl7b. 80 2G5.; Common drSi,
horsos. Sl01. to lb0.: Extra farm eorses,
Sll0. TO 12b.; Common co good fsrm horaes
600, to a1O0.i Extra plngH, $50. so 7E.i
Common pluse, $40. 70 $40,
MULBS.--l6 Go l5s hands ~(nIcrs), Hl25,
tn 100; 145 TO 10 hnnds, SiQ0. to lao.
IA to LA hAn6s. a7H. 60 iC9.l I9s 60 IL
hands. $50. tn 10
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-30
The Nebraska Rational Bank,
Or Omahs, Neb.

PAID up Capital. S96o,ooo
DIRECTORS:
p. JOHNSON, President, Of Steele, johnson 4
c..
A. f r,UzALIS, Vice President, Of O., B 40
X. H., Boston.
". v MORSE, OF W. v. Morse a. %.
John =. COLLINS, Of @. II. ~. 8. Collins.
J. NJ vooLwoRTH, Counsellor aud Attorney.
Rt.Isw.
H. S. REED, o. Byron Reed 4 Co.
Il. ". YATES, Cashier, late Cashier Of the Ytgs.
National Bank Of Omaha, and connected With
she active management OF hot Bank since its
organization In 1859.
oPsSiv fer business April p, 1882, with the
Vas' cap'lA' q a. bsna la Nebraska
CoLLBcI1oss receive special attention and char
yea lowest obtainhSle here OF elsewhere.
~lSrIRssr allowed Oh time deposits upon iAvoy.
able terms and upon accounts OF banks and bank
~.
FuEaiaN KkUHASas, Government Bonds, AMI
Count End CITY Feoties bought end soid.
1t is prep red 10 do q general banking business
al ~. details and In the treatment OF custom =
eis in viii p irsue the most liberal policy oons'l.
tent with sac banking.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-30

6 00@6 so; common ~ fair, 5 50G6 90,
butchers stesdv at2 1895 90; stookers and
I 81 deu S1C@5 10.
Sneep SLOW exceot on the hest; low
grades dull at fully 15@25c lower; exports,
dull at 6 70; good to choice, 5 60G6 70;
o,mmou 10 iEir, 3by@5 co.
NEW YORK.
Nav YORK, March 29.--Tho Droyers'
journal Bureau reports;
Betves Dressed beef n shade firmer at
0 6Oel0 80 per cwt, ia the city; 9@lO for
western
Steep Prime and extra we hers tteady,
common TO fair. for shee Of all grades;
ye,rlng lambs dull ami lower; q carload of
poor sheep sold a. ; Is per cwt.; two car.
load, o. strictly prime sheep for expoita.
ton = Id att 20; fsirto good y~earlin, lambs
{ 6OGS % per cws. A clearance was not
m hte.
Hogs - Al consigned; market nomiually
unchanged roo l2A per cwt.; city dress.
cd firm at 97j@lO co per cwt.
sr, LOUIS
ST. LOUIS, March 20 Cattle Fair
dem md but the movement IN ac,oGnt of
tue light rffhriugs the holders ate 6Im:
exports, & 5Od7 20. Tho outside and ex.
IRENE p,icc; good to choice heavy, 6 O09
6 10. n,edumt flir, 3 1856 IS; common
hutchers' stock, 8 5u@4 o.; fair to good,
4 25d5O 90; good com fed T,x,ns. 5tO@
B 60; ,ttckers and feeders, 4 2i@575.
Sheep Firm; common, 375@4 10; med.
ium to fair, 4G1@5 %; good to choice, 3 80
@6 %; fancy, + 50G6 70
Hogs Active; RooI light, z 25@7 IS;
mixed to god packing. Z 2597 40; butch.
ers' to extra, Z 50G7 60.
KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Mareh 29.-The Com.
mercial indicator this afternoon reports as
follow,:
Cattle Weak and slow and 5@l0c lower;
steers of | 200 to l,500 pound, at 8 00@
6 60; stockers and feeders, 4 00@5 10; cows,
3 50@4 so
Hogs HIGH AZ; light, 6 S5@7 90; med.
ium, z C5G7 Is; good to choice, z 2j@7 40.
SHEEP Steady; 3 1904 90.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-30

Special Dispatch 70 THE BsH.
NEW YORK, March 80.
Money-At 6@S per cent; closed and
offered at 6 per cent.
Prime Mercantile Paper At 6@7a per
cent.
Sterling Exchange Bankers bills strong
at 4 Sl4; demand, 4 "a.
Governments were strong old ia per
cent higher.
Railroads were irregular; Texas incomes
droplei to $50, from 6SAc in the morn.
ing.
The sock market in the main WAS
strong, but dull in the forenoon and became
weak and declining in the afternoon 30 that
the net result of the days business was a
dacl;na Of J In 4 per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-30
LIVE STCCk

Special Dispatches 10 The BsR.
For receipts and shipments OF grain and
live stock, see 'Trafio" In another col.
umn.l
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, March 20. The Drovers' Jour.
nal rep ,rts as follows;
Hogs-Actiye and firm and &c higher;
common to mixed packing, 700@7 65;
heavy, 7 60@7 9j; light, 7 1907 go; skips,
5 0O97 90.
Cattle = Market active and firm; OK.
ports, in large supply. but light request
and slow at steady rates at 0 60@7 10;
good 10 choice shipping, active and firm at
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-30

Hon. Edward Madden, Louisville,
Ky, membor Of tho state legislature,
sSys B. / suffered with rheama i'm
for some timt; ii ally | begin TO uce
st jacobs Oh, whioh AT orcc relieved
AID in a short timo cured me-"
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-30
FOR SALE.

a now side. bsr, eud spriug top bug
e., msde by Snyder n took fret
pr,zs at thu state fair laat fall; never
used and Will be sold low. Apply at
Western Newspaper Union, cor. 18th
and Douglas at. feb28m&otf
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-30
D Il PROVISIONS,
Special Dispatches 10 THI Bee.
CHICAGO.

Special Dispatches TO THs BEE.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, March 29.-Flour-Market
quiet and unchanged; spring wheat -four,
s 50@5 90; Minnesota, 3 50@4 25; New
York, 4 75@5 rs; patents. 6 00@7 so; win.
ter wheat -four. southern Illinois and Mis-
souri,, 4 00@6 90; Michigan, 4 00@5 %.
Wheat-Market active but unsettled;
/ 05 for March; l 05t for April; l 1Os
al 10s for May; l 11s@l lit for June;
/ 1Os for July; No. 2 Chicago spring,
l05@1 OF; No. 8 Chicago spring. 92c;
No. 2 red winter, l 0Sa.
Corn-Dsmsnd active but unsettled;
gIa@54bo for cash; 5l5@52c for March;
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-30


We quote lumber, LATIN and shingles On
cars ut Omaha at the following prices,
J0IST AND SCANTLING-l6 II, and
under, 1922 90; IS IT,, $23 80.
TIMBERS.l6 #. and under, s22 90.
Or TIM isH e. AND ~ Jo Dis f. It.. s2s 80;
FENCiN9-No. 1. ! and 8 in., "a 90,
No. Q, 1922 90.
SHEETING - No. 1 (2nd common
boards). $40 90; No. 2, s18 90.
LIME-Psr barrel, 81 So, bulk per bus
400; Cement. Dbl, 90 rs Iowa plaster,
Dbl, 81 30. Hair per bu, 400. 'Tarred
felt 100 lbs, ~ so. Straw board, % 80.
Heavy Hardware List.
Iron, rates, % 00j pillow steel, special
cast, 7oj oruoible, Sol special or German, 60;
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-30
COOPER WAGONS

have arrived. Practical experience
demonstrates and proves them the
cheapest In the market for real
service. For sale at
+. ID. COOPER & Cos.
m6-m.&p&wJm
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-30
FINANCE AND G0haMEaGE,
j. w. RqDEFK r.
Rrnhar

Stock. Bonds, Commercial Paper and all 9th sr
Coed ~ecuritits dea t in,
Room 4, No. % P,arl st., Council Bluffs, la.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-30
WOOD FOR SALE.

Three hundred cords OF WOO now piled In
Hsnseom PARK, will be lold In lots to suis pur.
chlseIs, ten cords or upwards. The cost and
/ rms OF : ur .hase will be furnished by Hon. u.
pellone, Chairman OF the committee on Public
property and improvements.
mar 23-lw ID. u. u JEW II.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-11-11
An Effect Of Circus-Going.

"Whatever YOU do. don't ask pa If he
was at the circus. You see pa and |
drove up to the race track, where the
circus was in the evening, and after the
circus was out we waited to see the men
take the tents down, and after they had
gone we started to drive home. 1t was
very dark, and drove out on the race
track, and the old horse used to be
racer and he pricked up his ears. Pa
took the lines and said he would drive,
cause il was pretty late, and ma would
be nervous. | told pa didn't believe
he was on the right road, but he said he
guessed nobody could fool him about
the road to town, and bless me if he
didn't drive around that track about
eight times. Every time he passed the
grand stand, which pa couldn't see, on
account of his eyes. | LATED, but |
thought if he knew the road so well [
could ride as long as he could. After
we had rode around the track eight
miles, and was getting sleepy,I mildly
suggested that maybe had better stop
at house and inquire the road to the
city, and pa got mad and asked me if |
took him for a fool Then he drove
around a couple of times more, and the
man that keeps the track he came out
with a lantern and said 'hello!' Pa
stopped and asked him what he wanted
and he said, oh nothin', and pa drove
on and told him to mind his business.
We went around the track again, and
when we got to the same place the man
was there, and guess pa thought it
about time to inquire the way so he
pulled up and asked the man what he
was doing there, and the man said he
was mnding his own business. Pa
asked him il that was the right road to
town, and the man said if there was no
hurry he would like to have us drive on
the track all night, as it was little
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-11-11
Wines Of Italy.

The wines Of Italy varies with almost
every mile Of territory, II is of every
grade, from delicious to vile, very like
their climate. The ordinary wine of the
table, either red or white, has decidedly
the taste OF the fruit. and is rather too
acid to suit the person accustomed to
French claret or the Rhine wines. There
is not too much acid in it, but it is a pc
culiarly tongue biting, skin-piercing
acid, that 10 one not accustomed TO ii re-
quires the wine to be largely diluted
with water.
The landlord smile, when he gets out
OF the room to see young man look at
the wine in the glass, and taste it, and
smell it, and 90 through all sorts of mo-
tons, and remark that he is glad TO get
Wh.Tc lie can procure an absolutely
article Of "Chianti,' or Capri or
whatever it may be- and that it is worth
coming to Italy to be able to drink an
absolutely pure wine. The landlord
smiles to himself, for he knows that il
isn't any more Chianti or Capri than it
i. the elixir Of life He knows it was
compounded in Il ncighboring wine
house, of a dozen different varieties,
compounded as a chemist produces
things, and that he himself mixed it
over again to suit the tast' Of the acute
young man. But it is no matter TO him.
He merely charges the knowing one
four francs more bottle than he would
any one else, SO that he may be sure he
is getting what he came for, an ''abso-
mtely pure and sound wine.
1t may be comfort to the exceedingly
sharp young men Of America who know
all about wines and sit and look wise
over bottles. and taste, and look at
corks, and 90 through all sort of thing,
to know that absolutely pure, untabri-
Gated wine is about as scarce a thing in
Italy as vital piety.-Iolei0 Biade,