The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-23
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The Rev. Joseph Cook admits that his
knowledge as to the time that the soul
quits tne BODY is not exact, and his state.
hent that 1t remains for hours after death
IL partly a surmise. But he knows for a
DEATH r"''o' ave.
The supreme court of Illinois decides
that no man is obliged to clean the Sidewalk
opposite his house. The case was that on
resident of Bloomington, who allowed the
snow 10 accumulate in front of his prop.
erty, and, being fined under city ordi.
nance, appealed to the court.
The drink-sellers of Canada are afraid of
monopoly. by achange in the liquor law,
~ IL proposed to license the bar instead of
Tvs Keeper and this is regarded as a move
gu he part OF the brewers to get entire con-
trol OF The thousands OF groggeries which
they already'hold partially by mortgages.
Professor Shelton, Of the Kansas State
tnsr'orhturai college, holds that the cultiva-
ion oil such crops as broom.corn, hemp.
max, and perhaps castor.beans, which fur,
hisn pvt little, If any, stock feed, will ulti.
mater lead TO serious consequences in the
loss ,ol fertility sustained by the lands SO
ou' .ivated,
A Chicago boy, being told that Il narrow
bag iilled with sand was weapon that
would stun at sing lie blow without killing,
armed himself with one and lay in wait, on
dark night, Tor mon to hit and rob
The man whom he struck on the head how.
ever, instead ofdropping, drew pistol and
shot him dead
Green hair Is coming into fashion in Paris,
Already several beauties of the first rank
have been observed in the boxes at the
theatres' whose heads were in youthful
verdure clad, in the literal sense of th,
word Unfortunately, IL is no easy matter
be impaired to white hair. Hair of an,
other color must first be dyed white,
liking for one.story factories has bee,
developed among the manufacturers a
New England, and they are being built il
many cases where the nature OF sites per
mits. They are eaid to be economical
handy, safe, aud free from that yibratio,
which looms impart to tall structures. Al
Immense flax mill on this plan has ius
been opened at Jamaica Plain, near Boston
Anapple In perfect preservation ,althoug
ninety'slx years old, is in possession of
gentleman Of Ulster county, New Yorl
Asst rounded up from the blossom of Il,
parent stem in tile early summer of 1857
potte was drawn over it and attached !,
tne branch, and aite; the apple had ripene
,NieN tHt VOttie SeuIe
tightly. 1t looks as fresh as when fir,
pluoked. "''
The men of Westfeld, Massachusett
have been specializing wildly in mimi
stocks, and their losses are heavy. This
have also had to hear q reproyipT sermo
ny the Rev, j. II. Lockwood. Hc raj
them that he could sec no difference h
tween specializing aud ordinary ramhlin
ana no less sin in betting ON the rise a,
fall of stocka or grain than on The turn =" ",
card at faro, or the possibility of n,
horse out-trotling anotherat race.
Tho only minor peer who comes of !.
this year IL the earl Of Norbury (torvi i
attains his majority on July ID. Tbe moo
who are minors, with the dates thew cor
Of age, are; 1854, Viscount Clifden li,hera
1885. the duke Of Newcastle, Qiberal: liz
Kenyon, tory; 1856, Earl Russell, (libers
Lord Athlumney, (iberall; Lord Tent
den, 'iberaD 1883, Lord Southamptr
tory; 1850, Lord Ashton, (iberall, lS
tue marquis OF Downshire, (toryl 1885.
marQusofC amden, (tory); Viscount Son
well, Qiberal) Viscount Mountmor
tory, lY,s, Earl Coltenham, QiberaN. II
politicsoi their fathers. "''' "N'''
Mr.. Asheton Dixie, who. WI lea,n
cable, has Just retired from Tho renrsss,
sion OF NewcAstle.on.Tyne. IL hr,,i"s
Sir Charles Dixie, n. +. icr Chsls Ss.''r :