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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26
CHRISTMAS IN THE ARCTIC
AYEAR AGO NEAR THE NORTH POLE
Lieutenant Lockwood's Diary on Holiday
Preparations by Greedy survivors
Happiness Amid the Gloom
Chimes oil Yesterday.

WASHINGTON, Dec. - The National
Republican prints to-day an extract
from the diary of Lieut., Lockwood, Of
the Greedy arctic colony, describing the
manner in which the starving party
spent their last Christmas in their are
tin settlement. Lieut.. Lockwood kept
he diary in short hand, which has been
translated by a member of his family,
and he appears 10 have made n iull rec
ord of everything important which hap
pened in the daily life of the party. The
extracts which the Republican prints
relate TO how,
AS CHRISTMAS DREW NEAR,
the officers and men drew Lear and
talked of home aud planned grand
leaSts for the time when they should
reach the civilization of the world, and
| how they made preparations for ieaS'
on tae approaching christmas by setting
apart small portions of their daily IA
uons. "On December p, !" writes Lock
wood, "by great effort was able to save
one ounce Of my bread aud about twr
ounces of butter for Christmas. | shall
make vigorous eff brts U abstain from
eating It before then " lie adds that 1T
put IL in charge of his comrades as al
additional safeguard. On December =.
| he writes:
1--WE look forward to tom orrOw and
| Christmas. / offered to give anyone q
roast turkey on reaching home for a sin
gle dog biscuit now, hut found no TAX
| erS
He says on the next day: ~ have
saved nearly all my hard bread foJ
Christmas, though | need it sorely,'
aud that To make his Christmas dinner
grander, he had made tremendous eff
tort and
WENT WITHOUT HIsRUM
in order that he would have it fol
Christmas to add To the punch. o.
Christmas eve he added 10 the scautl
saving Tor next days feast half of his
bread and his share OF lemon
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26

The Evening mail, of Fo'tt Worth.
says: "The next legislature which
meets at the capital on the first Tuesday
in January next will have some knotty
problems to discuss. Texas has now
arrived at that point in her growth as
a state and great commonwealth
which demands wider and wiser legis-
lation than has heretofore marked her
history. She has not in all her ex-
| tended coast line single first class sea
port, strictly speaking. Her yearly and
rapidly increasing commerce demands
| larger and better outlets than nature
has given her. If the application
Of Galveston for deep water
| should be favorably regarded in
congress. it is to be sincerely hoped that
not dissenting voice will be heard
| from our home legislators" If the
Mail will be so kind as to inform Us
| what the legislature has to do with
deep water on our sea coast and witt
congressional appropriations for making
sea ports, we will be much obliged in
deed. Christmas must have gone to the
generally level and wise head OF the
Nail.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26

Tue Evening Mail, Of Fort Worth,
enumerstes line things possessed by
that city which, combined, make good
showing for the place. Among other
things enumerated it is stated that
Fort Worth has a limit OF nine miles
square ard the directory says she has
q, 900 people in it," "Nine miles square"
makes an area OF eighty-one square
miles, just friy-four times the area of
! the corporate limits of Dallas, and in the
limits of Dallas "the directory SAYS
there are 27,67s people. II Fort Worth
extends her limits much more she will
take in the entire Pan Handle. The
Mail neglects several important points
In its enumeration Of the advantages OF
the Fort--the White Elephant for in.
stance; and the county Jail and that 81
or colored school-house that cost the
city the rate of 90 per cent. interest pei
| snuuin.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26
ARMlES-IhE RUSSIAN

Russia has the largest territory OF any
civilized country, but her territory is
not well guarded. Her standing army
is only l,OOi,9i5. Just suppose the army
OF he United States should be Increased
10y 6,OO enlistmentsl What AN outcry
would be rai>,dl How threatening To
Democratic institutions would the
movement he cOusideredl Aud vet,
right here a our dearest diplomatic as.
sociate, we find an autocrauy called Rus
sia, with standing army OF over l,UOO,-
oOot enforced soldiers, ready to throttle
aud stauo out the faintest Republican
or popular thinking. russia may lee a
friendly ally, but when that country
perseuutes Jews, Just because they are
jews, aud has to keep down its popu-
lace With n million bayonets, America
should not claim very close cousinship.
| IL Is certainly not onr mission 20 reg.
ulste the affairs of the world. Ii they
will "let us alone"our fingers will never
he suiled with the material OF their con-
cernment. But for the lite OF an Amer.
can he cannot refrain from sym pathlz
lug with pa'ents In the old countries
who raise children to be drafted In adj
olesceuce into the ranks where their ex
istence is Imprisonment. Our army Is
the very smallest In the world Its
lighting capacity is strained, but re.
cruiting Is voluntary and yet this fact
must be remembered; That our volun
teer system has developed the bravest,
hardest aud most stubborn armies that
ever shook the earth with the battl,
shock.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26
IcXAS.

The advance OF Texas in population
and wealth is altogether unprecedented.
At the same ratio, and it will be greater,
in 1890 we will have n population of over
100000, and greater national repre-
sentation than any state in the Union
Kansas is the next in proportional in
crease, and Will press upon the heels of
the Lone Star state. But the home of
the sattle, the Nile valley for the cot
ton Of the world, and the broad belt Of
magnificent grain production with its
great timber area, laughs to scorn the
idea that moving, enterprlsing people
can ever neglect the opportunities they
see presented.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26

GIN. SHRRMANs speech. At Govern
ors Island yesterday, was well con-
ceived aud expressed. He favors SLo-
CuM's bill in the nature Of a national
guard controlled by the states them
selves, but adds suggestions of his own.
Taking the data of S32 congressman and
territorial delegates, he could at the
rate OF an individual expense Of $50 and
incidents, charge TIE states and the ma
tional government with an annual APP
preparation of between 100000 and
"A 10000. The aggregate of these trair
bands would he 100000. The expense
is not ruinous, and the advantage Is
great.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26

great as o,ro~n. Vie, III scribe k,pnb-
Iican mismansg- has b. ought about
this state of affairs, and it is the prov
ince of the Democracy TO res ore pris-
tine and normal conditions. We are a
people eminently calculated to rule the
commerce OF the void, and when the
peoples man gets fairly seated as the
nations ruler, he will respond to the
call of New England ship-builders and
cause the ak to ring among the ever
glsdes of florida.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26

THE San Antonio Express remarks:
The Express would like to know it the
Fort Worth Gazette Is in favor of or OPP
POSED to the present lease law. It's time
hat paper should say something on this
ubiect.' P-haw! What does il matter
whether the Gazette iayors or Opposes
he lease law?
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26

THF For Worth Democrat asks: " n az
Fort Worth no candidate for assistant
attorney general among all the brilliant
array of legal luminaries at her BARI"
Of course she hasn't. If you want real
talented lawyer, one worthy OF the po-
sition, come TO Dallas and get him. You
can't expect to get blood out of tur-
-.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26

THts is an exceedingly tame Christ
mas. We are glad to note the absence
Il that rovdvism. inebriation, noise and
turmoil that too often m IKE the Christ
mas no days hideous. Christmas is
properly Time fr Thanksgiving and
rejoicing, and not of revel, wsssail aud
aHcess
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26

DR.. w. NJ. YANDELI., late editor OF the
Seguin Times, and late president of the
Press associa ion, is an applicant for the
position of collector OF customs at El
Paso. He is eminently qualified for the
place and has done faithful and eilicien,
service for the democratic party. lie
fills the democratic bill, he is honest
capable and worthy.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26
FRIDAY. DECEMBER &c, 1854.

To Mr. X. b. Parrot, manager OF the
texas Benevolent association, the HER
lid is indebted for beautiful Chri-t
mas gift. He has sentus Grains Family
ATLAS OF the World, and our grateful
acknowledgements are as broad aud
leep as thg subject OF the volume.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26

WHY should the state lease railroad
corporations convict labor at low cost,
when she could utilize it in building =
road OF her own, upon which to locate
her peniientiaries, and by which she
would develop her school lands. We
hope the Nineteenth legislature viii
show some broad craftsmanship in this
important matter.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26

THE Siamese believe the human body
is composed OF twenty parts of earth,
twenty kinds of water, four kinds O,
ire aud six kinds of wind. There are
many persons in whom these proper
lions are considerably changed. Fol
instance, some have twenty kinds Of
wind instead of six, aud we know a few
Journalistic gentlemen not more than
thousand miles west OF Dallas who ar,
very WAterV.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26

VIZ have received a copy OF Weeks
Floral Guide tor 1855. II is an elegant
book OF $50 pages, a colored plate OF
flowers aud more than l.01O illustrations
Of the choicest flowers, plants and veg
etables, with directions Tor growing II
is handsome enough for the center table
or holiday pre- eut. Send on your
name 60 JAhts NIK, Rochester, New
YORK, with 40 cents, aud he will send
you copy, postage paid, IL is printed
In bbh Euglish aud German.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26
DoCroVED DRINKS.
What Topers Take when rhcy Order the
Real Old stun,


"Fisteen-yrar0 Whisky for sail
Heat" was the way It read. II was A
dimmutive swinging sign la one nf
Pllt>hurp's dingy site = reets, which
hat evidently, through its lack OF con-
Spicuitv, escaped the argus eyes oi the
mil ions of the law In tue late sign war.
a, II creaked mournluliv on its hing :
it was suggestive of the probability that
lisnwn age was equal to that of thu
whisky II announced for sale. The
spelling, too, of the words 1t bore, Was
dtlapidsttd in the extreme. The
Slgu was SUSPENDED over the dor
~ t~O-St'ry frame house
{ the latest shade Of PittShurg smoke.
and M he door stood the proprietor. liz
was ashor-, tat, Jolly man, win ruhi
rund cnunienance aud a double chin,
tnd his presence would have been M
i"nSt tnlersbl. had il not been for the
cynical look he east from his right eve.
'nr he had but one eve. the other beins
covered with u greasy patch vf what AZ
1ne time had hern green silk.
"Nell, how's huSine~s2" said tho rr.
| pnrtof. IS he stop 'ed in front of thu
lwari T. iyphene Ia the dur.
"Rushiu' sir, rushin'." was tho
answer. and the whisky man walked
into his establishment, followed nv tha
reporter. A door l,ading inlo n back
r'"'n, stood Wide op'n, aud Was 40,
closed by the proprietor In time
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26

THE win eroitne year 1855 was the cold
est ever known in Texas, JuD0E BsN.
FORD, at that time judge orthis district,
started to ho,d "A term ct his court ~ Al.
ton, nov known as Denton. He crossed
White Rock on the ice on horseback,
There was iss.nos Ia the nsig lbo, hood
hut the judgs coulin't stop to partsxe.
Those who knew him best in th"s,
days say the ruurt was delayed Gully q
short period. lilo came up on horseback
aud on time.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26

THERE are quite number OF our
Texas exchanges coming tn us in holi.
day attire. They are all lively, and give
evidences of prosperity, we are glad to
note. Wetrust all our contemporaries
NAV meet with success during the com
ing year, and that their lives NAV he
cast In pleasant places. We sometimes
have little tiils with some of them, but
they are always good-natured and pleas
antly meant on our part.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26
coMpARA1We NATIoNAlITIes.

Status les reveal the fact that the TIM
mage OF the United States in foreign
shipments aud homo returns Is omy
srcond To that OF Great Britain. This is
pleasant only In the fact that her ton
n-g- should far exceed that OF Great BIZ
tain. whose tonnage Is three times rs
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26

Mr.. Hum nERI, editor of the Corsi-
cana OBSERVER, who has just returned
from New Orleans, says: "rexas viii
excel nny other of her ster states Ia
the extent snd variety OF her exhibits.
MAJ. ELLIOTT is ambitious to have her
exec IN desisn anu arrangement OF her
vast display, and when every tuing Ia
she Texas line Il properly adjusted. her
'depar,ment will attract universal ad.
niration aud attention. MAJ. ELLIOTT
Is the right mau In the right place."
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26

CABLE dispatches have been cut to 40
cents per word to England, Ireland and
France. This is big reduction from.
81 a word, but we never were very talk
alive
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26
lie Kissed for tn. Nation.

A lady correspondent relates the fol.
lowing: During the sdminisu alton of
Mr. buchanan, the daughter of sena.
tor was married in Washington. The
president, cabinet and many members
of congress We're In attendance. Art.t
the ceremony Mr.. Buchanan stepre,i
Forward tn present his congratulations
to the bride, a prominent feature nl
which WAS hearty XII A membn,
standing IN close proximity inquired;
SIS understood that | Hni tn fniloN
.ni,f "Nn, sir" replied the resident.
~, Understood ! NJ tor the nation
rhe b. Idle WAS the laughter of Gen.
roimbs, ofGcurvis; the demhpr oi COZ.
siess VS. Gen NJ Queen at south Car.
plina.-lN.e q 3" n. Times. Denocrn,
Ifffla Ialaxff a. sh. A.. .--as
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26

TnE Abilene Reporter very manfuliy
remarks; "The Fort Worth Gazette
seems TO disaprrove OF tho Repo er'-
hish regard for the Dallas IlKR
ALp aAd the IERALp's very coun
plimentary alusion TO the Re
porter editors candidacy for Unto
States marsnsl. Better To express These
rooa cpluions prompte' by kind feel
Ing aud bun.siy. than th cash-so murh
a-line policy suggested In the Gazette o.
che 2ei. The editorial columns OF q
pswspaper should not DO marketabis.'
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26

THE HERALD AT NEW ORLEANS.
To acc immediate the throng fom Texas
mo will desire 10 read their faVori'e home
paper Willie attending the Worlds EVposi-
ion, the HERAi can be found in New Or
,ans at Geo F. Wharton & Bros, No, Ca
treets
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26
CHRIS ma, No,ee.
AT CoksICA>A.

Al iphSlNA -
CoRsICANA, Dec. 2j.- Special. -
Mayor john X. Smith, wh-, has Ueen
absent tue past week, i at home again.
Il. w. Sutherland, of Montgomery,
Alabama, is visiting his father her dur
ing the holidays.
notwithstanding the met curry reg
istered degrees above zero tins morn
ing, the races at the driving park were
well attended.
T. r Leeman, of the Journal, will
leave in the morning for north reXas.
The Advertiser viii become an organ
for the free Methodist church on the LIST.
DR.. Crisman, OF the Cumberland Pres
bSterian church, received large silver
! pitcher from his congregation last night.
| At the drawing last night Mrs. j. C..
! Foster, of Cnathed, drew the parlor sci
valued at $50. James LOchspeIch drew
the silk dress valued at so. Mrs. w
b Inch, of Blooming Grove, drew the
carpet valued at So.
MIR w. q. Jackson, keeper OF the
county Jail, is quite sick.
! Tue present nigh rates will prevent
many people from attending the exposi.
! ton,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26
AT MESQUITE.

ME.QuITE, Der2j.-l Special. "A most
enjoyable Christmas tree enter tuiumtut
was gwen at the Methodist chu,ch last
night under the auspices of the Union
Suudav-schoOl. Rev. Mr.. Anderson, the
new Methodist minister, delivered q
most appropriate aud eloquent address
Mrs. Cumhy and ",he litlle folks" sang
"fell it 10 Jesus" with telling effect.
"Sauta Claus and associates" brought
down the house with "We are ali here"
rhe tree was loaded with gifts, from "a
nice suit To brass monkey.
So numerous are the "Christmas tur
keys" that Everybody in town Is strut
ing and gObnling ike aturi ev.
1t Is whispered that n pair of most
popular Young gents viii lead TO the
| hymrnial altar a couple of suburban
| laIics next week
lhe MrSquitor is taking Christmas
spree this week, bpt viii re-appear next
| week.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26
AT n NRSUALL,

y
MARSHALL, Dec. % Special. THE
Sunday scnool children q. the Cumbtr-
land Pres hyteriau chu ch had festival
NJ their church last night. MIR. and Mr..
| StUta Cl us were there in person wi III
lots ~ nice things for the little ones. l.
! was avery pleasant all ar indeed. Bus
! iutss If Hll kinds ~ suspended to-day.
/ People have given themselves MP tn
pleasure aud social oUlu>ements. The
festive tire cracker j. un bust as Us
uil upon such occasions.
| the weather continues very bad. The
ground Is frozen hard this morning.
AT AUSTIN.
! AUSTIN, Dec r.. pecial This has
! been the coolest Gay OF the season, win
an occasional scattering of snow, max
! inu II exceedingly diSigrreAhle for al
| uuidu,r business. II is feared the cui,
map wi cause stocSmeu IT, suffer grea
loss.
! TIVE departments aud hanks wet,
closed for the Christmas holiday.
Al PLANO.
PLANO, Dec, 2j.-. special Christina,
trees At all the chucueS. All sorts o
e. JOY meuts were iudulgvd in.
Ar NEW ORLEANS,
NEW ORLEANS, Dee. 25-Chrlstma,
day Al the worlds exposition was some
what at disappointment in point nl
numbers Ia attendance. The cold, driz
2lns rain, which set i'm he
night continuing throughout TIN
! day keeping within doors an,
around fires, MANY ul thoS
who had expected to visit the exposi
tiuu
=, The Christmas tree from Connecticu'
, laien with .ijtS by the committee an,
mr,ctur-Geuera burke, was great a,
? traction to-day. \ time bail e. uuorte.
: with AN electrical clock at st. LOU
: AID dropped a. 10 o'clock wa
another feature ui the dav. TheeXpo>i
, ton warehouse amt free storage p.lot
= give genera sui,uciipu To al.
4 MR.. Pu. TIER's CHARITY.
N NEW NORK, bee. - Mrs Jpsap
: Puuizer, vile OF the editor ut the WorI,
). invited no boys aud me same numb,
girls, rHusug from three Co ten wear
d, to Fl rtu ~ htll aud distributed 81 .M
B.. worth at ovvrroats, shaNls, TOYS au
i, sugar plumS.
q Attic WHIT HOUSE.
/ WASH NurON, De. - -Presiipi
!. Arthur sp+ut Christmas quietly Ii
1 litrndrd divine service at 81. John
/. Eps'upa, church In the NOR,
lug nd duvd ut the a.
; eguiivo msuSol. Oaly mcmha
VI his family were pre,ei
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-07-17
CLEVELAND A A woRKKR.

A good many anecdotes about Governor
Cleveland have of course got into print.
For instance, an Albany correspondent re-
marks: "Governor Cleveland is q treInen.
dous worker. Very few men have devoted
as many hours to work within the past
year and a half as he has. Certainly no
Governor of New York State of recent
times has been at his desk as early and has
kept at it as late. Half past eight in the
morning finds him there, and, i'll the busy
days, midnight also finds him there. 1t Is
no unusual thing to come across that port
ly figure at one or two O'Clock in the MORN
ing on his way from the office to the Exec
utive Mansion, half a mile away. The only
hours of absence are those devoted TO
lunch and dinner. With the assistance of
Colonel Daniel ). Lamont, his private Sec
rotary, the Governor carefully reviews all
bills, and il doubt or an unwise provis-
ion appears he sends for the intrOducer OF
the bill and points out the de-
feet. Many previous Governors did
not take this trouble, and thereby
chance. They vetoed without any warn
ing whatever. This work that has been
voluntarily assumed by Governor Cleve-
land, was done i'll the time of Governor
Cornell by three paid assistants of high
legal ability. When the warm weather
comes Governor Cleveland is not ashamed
to strip for his work and to sit at his desk
coatless while throng of visitors file in
and out of the audience chamber"
Another: The State provides the Elk
ecutive Mansion and the furniture-all
else is paid out of the Governors salary of
$1,000. The dollhouse is not paid for by
the State, neither are the numerous public
receptions which a prominent official must
give. Governor Cleveland often sends
flowers to the several hospitals, and his
hand is always open to deserving charities:
He keeps no horses, not only on account or
a. but of
not like them. Although he is a heavy
man, yet he always walks to his office and
to his church-the Fourth Presbyterian
which is about mile away.
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-07-17

Unlike the candidate for President, Mr..
Hendricks, nominated for Vice. President,
is an old acquaintance OF the people OF the
United States. He is the same Hendricks
who was named for the same place with I'll.
den in 1876 His biography, bri fly, runs as
follows: He belongs to a family which
traces its descent to the Huguenots on the
fathers side. His mother was of Scotch
origin, native of Chambersburg, Pa,
and a member of family that belonged o
the Scotch Covenanter school. His grand
father was q member of the Pennsylvania
Legislature during the administration Of
George Washington, his fathers home
was the resort of politicians, and an uncle
was one of the Secretaries OF the In
diana Constitutional Convention which
met in 1916, also Democratic Gov.
ernor of the State in 1919, and two
terms elected United States Senator. II
will thus be seen that Governor Thomas
A. Hendricks comes Of good stock, repre-
senting the sturdiest elements of our pop.
ulation. He was born in Muskingum
County, Ohio, September !, 1919. Three
years later his father removed to Indiana.
Mr.. Hendricks graduated at South Han
over College, in 1S41, and studied law at
Chambersburg, Pa, where he was admit
ted to the bar in 1913. Returning to Indi-
ana, he was elected to the Legislature in
1913, and was a member of the State Con.
stitutional Convention in 1850, From 1851
to 1855 he represented the indianapolis
District i'll Congress, in the next four years
was Commissioner in the General Land OF.
flee under appointment of President Pierce,
and from 1868 to 1863 was a member Of the
United States Senate. In 1872 he was
elected Governor Indiana for the
term ending January l, 1877. He was
CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT
in 1868. On the twenty first ballot he had
1872 votes, against 1857 for General Han
cock At this juncture Horatio Seymour
was sprung upon the Convention and unan-
imously nominated. He was a candidate
for the first place in 1876, but then, as now.
was nominated for the Vice Presidency.
Governor Hendricks has many admirers
among the Bourbons, especially those of
Indiana. One of them, nominating him
eight years ago, declared that
there was no spot or blemish
on his public or private character, and
then pronounced his Democracy as 'cath-
olic as the Constitution ITSELF" And a
third declared that he was "epdowed with
capacity for continuous effort, tenacity of
purpose and simplicity of habit" For
several years Mr.. Hendricks has been in
poor health.