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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-14
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CLoAKs.
Our stock Of CLOAKs 10 complete In every de-
TAIL All the styles that now prevail are shown by
us In our handsome oak-parlors-NrwMAR-
KITS, RUSSIAN CIRCULARS, DOLMANs,
PALETOTTEs, BAvELOCKe, &C., &c.
We would suggest that nice present tor child
would he one Of our pretty PL UsH AND ASTRA-
CHAN-TRIMMED HAYELOCKs at from - to
sl2.50.
Remember tha: our stock OF CL0AKs will have
to. be sold before Christmas. Go they must.
PLusHEs, SILKS, vELvETs.
In this department we still keep our reputation
OF giving the best goods for the least money:
PLUSH In all colors sl25;
BEAUTIFUL vELvETEEN In all colors, 50c.;
SILK vELvETs, all eolsrs. t1.2ot
GRAY AsTRACHAN, BROWN-BLACN AS
TRACBAN. suitable for Trimming, t2.2o;
A full line Of CLoAKINGs, sACKINGs, SUIT
ISGS, &C., &C.
BLANKETS.
A BLANKET for VI worth tl.6o; q BLAN-
KET for ALSO worth ~; BLANKET for ~
worti fz.1o; a BLANKET for $3.50 worth % .
s3 BLANKET for $3.50; IS BLANKET for
a.. BLANKETS all sizes, all qualities, all prices.
GENTLEMEN's FURNISHING GOODS.
We bave replenished this department for the
holidays, and are prepared 10 show as full a line
OF FURNISHING GOODS as any dry-goods or
furnishing goods house IN this city:
GtNTLEMEN's ALT.-sILk and sATIN-PUFF-
ED ED SCARtsS, ,AHsS,: 2se;; ;;prs ose
GGGNTLEMfS's wiYDsoR sCARFs, 2oc.-
some of these scarfs are worth 81;
GENTLEMEN,s DUDE In TIES, les, .ps al rn.0
GEHTiEMEN's ALL-LINEN TURS.DowN
GESTLKnENs WHIT uEMsTIrCHED
HANDKERCHIEFs. three for o0c.;
ALL-LINEN BANDKERCHIEFs, 10. l2H, l6a,
Bg&UTiPUL CoLORED. BORDLRED HEM
STITCHED HANDKERCHIEFs, 35c. worth
SILK iND COTTON MUFFLERs;
GENTLEMEN's RIpING.GLovrs. fur topsi
REESi RREEEETisa2S's fa2Sssi JtMgnhY; fk2hH YSLo'sS'
BEAUTlFUL RHINESTONE SOLITAIRE
so, sTAGdit5Is ~ t;6ilb IP,Ss. Al;
CUFF-BUTTOSs, CoLLAR-BUTToNs,& &C.. &C.
LADIES FURNISHING GOODS.
NULL HANDkERCHiEFs, colored borders,
EnBRoiDERED hANDKERCHIEFs, hem
LIShS ;iisnsSi eSitSss ltsssS standing and ,uruaowu;
hHDIEs' i,0f CASHMERE c. GLOVES. black and
coiors, a. COCA great BARGAIN:
COI.LARETTrs, LACE COLLARS;
LACE HANDKERCHIEFS,& &c.
SILK BANDKERCHIEFs.
Just Eeeeiysd Per express. 500 eoIen q, sLLk
These goods were bought cheap, and WI be sold
cheap. The prices are 25c., SOC. Soc. 4Oc, See,
s9c 7os, and % soc., . 81 a, stIo' sioo' " ana
Remember the time-between now and Christ
mas. The place, sYCLE BROTHERS.
do 14-su&W5t 3iI Broad street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-14

HOLIDAY PRESENTS. S
Just opened, an elegant assortment OF xx&A
fine Diamonds, exGuisitely mounted; Gold and
Silver Watches, Bracelets, Necklaces, Lockets,
Iacepins, Chains. Buttons, Rings In every desira-
ble style, scarfpins. Gold-Headed Canes, Gold and
Silver Thimbles, Clocks, Sterling Silver and best
silver-plated ware, etc. Above goods are strictly
first class, and warranted as represented. Prices
lower than any olher house. -
please give me a call j. T. KOHLFR.
de I8-2wt us Broad street.
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WO0D AnD GOAL.

CHEAP JOHN Is GONE, But CHEAP
~ rHoN Is ief behind % furnish Als frissAs
sSs ssSs Ss ~ ss o. Sf l.S: and !. :s
THRACiTE. CROwN.HILL SPLINT, POCxr
HoNfAs. and CLOvER. i'll LrNP ior srssss,
All kinds Of ENGINE-COAL. OAK snd RlH6
wOOD-LoNG. SAWED. ant SPLIT.
Yard and oface i7lt east csry. rslsgAeee.
oe 1O.2v
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-14

nRAwING AND PAINTING.-MRs.
~ HETH viii reopen classes 1t the Young Nen'x
Chrixtian Association building, corner roursh and
Franklin Streets Children's claases % 8ATUR-
DAY. Terms moderate. Apply u SIC east Nals
street, &c t-eulot
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+: / 1 l"iER5l
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DEPARTMENT.
TOYS FOR GIRLS AND BOYS
PRESENTS SUITABLE FOR ALL CLASSES
ALL STAGES OF LiyE.
PRESENTS SUITABLE FOR ALL CLASSES
ALL STAGES OF LiyE.


Wehaye Just received our second invoice or
TOYS AND FANCY GOODS.
Two weeks ago we purchased ofs bankrupt 10Y
nrm 100000 worth Of Toys, &C., which vere
boust at such low rates that We have sold the bee-
ter part Of them already; Therefore We we're com.
PEELED 20 make this second puschsse, which is ~
sr,st as the drst one but they win all have 10 be
sold before Christmas, and We have marked them
at prices that viii make them 20.
AN INVENTORY OF A PORTION or SANTA
CLAUs's STOCK:
MECHANICAL TOYs, GUNS, TRUMeeTA
RATTLEs, HARMONIOUS, sTORY.B00x1s
PAINT-BOXEs. ALBUMS, ~
PUNCH-AND-JUOY BANKS,
DONKEY BANKS, GOAT BANKS,
ORGAN BANKS, MUSICAL TOPS, l
MoUsTACHE.CUPs AND sAucERs,
FRCIT.PLATEs, VASES. CiGAR-srANDs,
CIGAR-CAsEs, wRiTING-DEsks,
WORK. BOXES, TowEL-RACks,
wBIsP BRoOM-H0LDERs,
wALL-POCKETs, MIRRORS,
HAND-MIRRORs, P0CKET.MIRRORs,
BIsQUE FIGURES, sTATUETTEs,
sCRAP-BoOKs, PLANTATION DANCERS,
FANCY YHANDKERCHIEF-B0xE
6LOvE-BOXEs, &C., &C.
DOLLS, DOLLS, DOLLS.
Last week we spoke 20 you about adopting Q
Baby DOLL. and the people Of Richmond have in-
deed displayed their phiisnthrophy. All the lioo1U
walls that we had on hand then have been sAoDee
ed. This week we have received new supDoy -
DOLL-BABY ORPHANS that can be adopes6 q
q nominal figure by all charitably.inciinedp per.
sons.
MALE DOLLS. FEMALE DOLLS,
INFANT DOLLS,
BLONDE AND BRUNETTE DOLLS,
TALL DOLLS. SHORT DOLLS,
SLEEPING DOLLS, CRYING DOLLS,
GERMAN DOLLS, FRENCH DOLLS,
SPANISH DOLLS, PERUVIAN DOLLS
In fact, dolls Of all nationalities;
NURSING DOLLS and last, hut not least,
BLACK NURsE-MAiD DOLLS.
PLUSH GOODS.
DREssING-CAsEs, 81; PLUSH DRESSINGS
CASES, s2.25; PLUSH DREssISG-CAsE,
s2.75: PLUSH DREssiN0-CAsEs, t3,
ss.s0.e4. s4.so, te, and upwards.
PLUSH JEwEL-CAsEs, all prices;
PLUSH TOGLET-CAsEs, PLUSH MIRRORS,
PLUSH wHisP BRo0M.HOIDERsa and WALL
POCKETS combined:
PLUSH TOWEL.RACKs. hand painted, 4e.
The above Is only . portion Of the immense
stock OF B0LlDAYGO0 that We have on hand
the % time thai we Would take % wrie ii the printer
20 print IL, the reader 10 read IT, Christmas would
have come and gone. We only ask You 70 come
and look nt our goods, knowing teas me sempsa-
ehase SYCLE BROTHERS,
3ll Broad street, Rtehmoad, We.
Ps-We keep our toys on the art 6oor. Ho
steps 10 mount. de l+-su.4Wot
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-14

NAUTION.-CONsU MERs OF
" .DILL's BEsT- TOBACC0 VIII please mo-
tice carefully The yellow TAG ssc. and see thai
Il has the woFdinf. in black letters, uirs Best-r
Other tobaeeos are being placed On the markel
tar, snd may mislesd consumers ofthis celebrated
brand 90 tobacco To he genuine. the little yeiicw
net ash for the little yellow tag. ~ formerly, bot
nilrs Bestr and see that you see what vos ash
for. no 4-Sm
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$ss$ $$,s j iii / / L. /: III Il
e. sss % Ess Ess IS.
sBh sskk 4 30 90 I'll I Err I I ] Ssss
HAVE MADE SOME EXTRAORDINARY PU2-
CHAsEs IN DRY GOODS.
THE GREAT REDUCTIONS.
There is no comfort in the idea OF carrying
goods over to next season. Few merchants, in-
deed, could be induced TO buy this late In the sea.
son. ourerperienee has always been that.
LET THE PRICE BE CHEAP ENOUGH.
A GUINET's sILK-BACK VELVET at $3.50,
che price OF which has been sl1-ought to sell;
A BROCADE SILK VELVET at e2.95 that has
been e6.5e-will not be carried over to next
season;
A GOOD CALICO, in pretty designs, at 3kc.-is
cheap;
A PIN-CHECK ENGLISH DRESS FABRIC at
l2hc. that has been 25e.-is not likely to be
carried ever to next season:
A CURTAIN-POLE at 22c. that other houses buy
whole factories out In order 70 sell at 50c.-Is
certainly cheap.
SOMETHING ABOUT CURTAINs-we have
made very extensive purchase recently by
BY which we are enabled to sell these goods at
precisely one half their value. The values Of
the various grades and qualities extend from
e4tosIs pair. We shall sell them from s2
toe9.5O a pair. We have every kind Of FIX
TUREs at less than hall their former price,
LADIES' AND CHILDREN's WRAPS.
We have Eve times the stock We intended 10 have
had this late in the season. There Is bat one way
to dispose OF them
PUT DOWN THE PRICE
a remedy that never fails. We have concluded to
reduce them TO
zoe. ON THE DOLLAR.
A $50 GARMENT will hereafter be sold for sSo
A $50 GARMENT for s21;
els GARMENT for slo.o0, etc., etc.
We have been Instructed by the New York house
for whom We are agents tor
SEAL GARMENTS
70 SELL after the 18th instant, at reduction Of 25
per cent-thatis,
A $500 GARMENT for t225.
5000 GARMENT for el50,
Asl2S GARMENT fer sIo0.
The same reduction will apply to every ausiit,
Of SEAL GARMENT.
There are hundreds OF various bargains In th'
various departments which We are unable to speat
or COHEN BROTHERS,
de l4-lt corner Fourth and Bread.
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REsTANTHRAcIrE EGG. Vs;
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S.Pos q 1905 carS sssst fslssssss iss'
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E.: +: :! : I. III
3 snF sRF q 90 . rTTr## H #EEnERf #E R :sss
3 BBb sk / so 4 90 Q T Il Il HHkkrrs sssss--
OUR GRAND DISPLAY THIS WEEK.
PROPER SELECTIONS FOR HOLIDAY PRE-
sENTs.
Our success OF las, week by far ecIipssd any OF
our past business record. No wonder. Our house
is alled with GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Our great alm-to produce them at less price than
.uv other house. These are the emphasisers that
strike other merchants with 80 much wonder, and
is a, once the key 10 appreciation on the part OF
those who desire TO possess themselves Of the va
rious comforts in a manner perfectly reliable as
well as economical.
The proper selections, and st prices In many In
stances perfectly marvellous, make goods sell them
selves. For instance:
ALADY's sCOLoRED-BoRDERED HANDKER-
CHIEF for &c.;
or..GESTLEMAN's m. FULL-sIZE INDIA SILK
HANDKERCHIEF at 4oc.; one ditto, wide
h,mmed, at 5Oc.-either would be cheap at VI !;
A LADY's DREssISG-CAsE, leather,bound,
satin-lined, at 75c.;
ALEATHER. BOUND WORK and MANICURE
SELL pcaIf sctsihksf& &s FA'SNf
ALADY's HAND-sATCHEL at 2oc.;
4 VERY HANDSOME REAL ALLIGATOR
LADY's HAND-sATcHEL at s5c- value
$3.50;
Another in the new design, extra large al sl'oo.
We are told they cost upwards OF $3.50 20 make.
Here we are carried among the
BIsQUEs.
This handsome little female nsare. drapsd most
artisticaliy in bright colorins, with handsome
floral decoration at Its side, soe.;
A very handsome little figure, that IN its WORLDLY
mission seems designed to hand you at the
same time match and smile. price 23c.;
No chance 10 give even q remote glimpse at the
hundreds OF Others, In price from loe. TO
$3.50;
DOLLS from &c. size TO the 7oung girl about TO
make her debut In society;
BAND-MlRRoRs, LoTTOs. .wRIrING-DEsKs,
sIyGING-ToPs, INKsTANDs, Etc, Etc.
In Justice to themselves no one would possibly
buy a present without calling TO take peep as
uh.tis offered NJ our house, which was Designed
This season to make merry Christmas" merry.
COHEN BROTHERS,
Alt corner Fourth and Broad streets.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-14

ALMANAC.
0,o<N-NNoc~--~CJecr-~~N <-N~rCcCNl,D@SO((-0SN
THE wARROCK- K-RICHARDSON
ALMANAC FOR 1855
is now In press, and will be ready for the trade in
afew days.
II contains, besides the usual
ASTRONOMICAL MATTER.
THE GOVERNMENTS or VIRGINIA. NORTH
CAROLINA, MARYLAND. AND
WEST VIRGINIA.
embracing the
COURTS OP ALL THESE STATES.
4 Alse, VALUABLE POLITICAL AND OTHER
TABLES, USEFUL RECEIPTS, Ac- &C.
JAMES v. GoODE, Publisher,
de Io-sodSs s24 Main street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-14
CHRIS MAS, 1884.

CHRIS STMAS, 1884.
We again make our annual Ithe forty-fflhl saln-
tation 10 our friends aud the public, and beg 10
offer our congratulations for what measure OF hap
piness and prosperity they have enjoyed In the
past, and our good wishes for their future well
fare.
We make onr usual magnificent exhibit of
CHRISTMAS GOODS,
and believing that the love sf the people for good
books has largely Increased. We have endetyored
10 meet their wants In this respect and TO this end
offer them very large collection OF
STANDARD WORKS,
the production Of men whose names the "world
will OF let de-" We mention. In part, shak-
speare, Milton, Scott, Burns. Byron. Thackeray,
Dickens, Tennyson, George Elliott, Mrs. Brown
ing. Goeth, schiller, Prescott, Motley, Cooper,
Irving. Longfellow, &C. o,,
AND HYMNALs Is very nne. .
OF the smaller wa"es, such as WRITING
DESKS, WORk-BOXES, LADIES BASKETS
SATCHEIS, ,JEWELRY-CASES,C CARD-CASES,
DRFsSlNG-cAsES, POCkEI.BOOkS. PHOTO
GRAPH ALBUMS, AuTOGRAPli- ALBuAs,
SCRAP-B0OkS, BACk X AM MOI CHESS,
GAMES, &C, their name Is simply legion.
We make no boasts, and offer no advice. For
tunsiely for as our customers are wise aud sensi-
BILE peole. and abundsntly able 70 form their own
opiRions, and we trust confidently 10 their good
Judgment
We beg to ask an inspection Of our stock.
Respectfully,
deIs-l0t BECK&ITH 4 PARHAM.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-14

T Will sEHI TTE KEy SSiSScsSs XNI5 SscsSSs
5SrissSs Bsfs 1ss.Isss:ss> Slessss ~. 81.
ssssssss@ sss;.ss:s.s WILLIAM sskLLi''aA
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-14

Ours is Lot TOY-sTORE, but q arst-class DIR
GOODS AT EXTRAORDINARY Low PRICES
LOVELY PLUSH AND LEATHER SATCHELS
sent to present lady. We have them from 25c. 20
KID GLOvEs.-For ladies and gentlemen We
and our stock is the largest and best-selected In
KID GLOVES froa soc.
In SILK HANDKERCHIEF we make the pret
soc. WHITE HEhsTITCHED SILK HA
gentlemen. AZ soc. each.
HOSIERY for ladies. children, and men-an i'm
WOOL. No present is more acceptable than
more useful.
In FANCY-BORDER HANDKERCHIEFs We
have sold at csc. We show beautiful EMBR0ID
the finest that are imported.
A nice SILK DRESS or q good WORST ED Il bet
lady, and something TO be enjoved after ChristnAs
We made big sale Of PLUSH WRAPS last We
during the present. No one can form an idea Of
We can show more lovely PLUSH WRAPS tAan
We have made prices ON them Tor this week that
CLOTH NEwMARKETs A
in every size and style. We have kept up osr
YoU CAN FIND NO SUCH As
We have made our prices specially attractive
USEFUL
cali
de Il.su&w4t THALHIMER BROTHERS,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-29

A Rutland. VI genius has invented
n machine for making paper from saw
dust which promises to revolutionl2e
the paper industry and do away with
rag-picking IN the future. A company
called the Rutland Sawdust Pulp and
Paper company has been organized,
and proposes furnishing paper for news
papers, books and other publications,
and also making pals, barrels, mold
ings, wallpaper and many articles of
commerce The expense Is compara-
lively light, twenty-five horsepower
engine turning out between two and
three tons Of dry pulp per day The
paper IL said to be stronger than
any other kind, owing to the methods
adopted by converting the wood into
pulp, which Is done by the steam
pressure OF rollers, which do not grind
or destroy the fibre. The sawdust is
placed In "A revolving cylinder In
which the rollers are stationed, and by
the aid OF steam aud alkali the saw
dust Is softened and all gum and resin
destroyed The uIsintegratlon Il
gradual and preserves the full
strength OF the wood, so that when
rolled out INTO paper It Is much
stronger than that made from pulver
lied wood or rags. Newspapers hay
, been printed ON samples made in
machine shop, where clnders and dus
cloud the atmosphere, but withal tn
paper Is frm, strong aud fairly white
II will reduce the price Of white pape
materially.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-29

TnE GAgErrE's nameaake OF Shell
byville, Tenn, Is at liberty to''hypoth-
ecatea the editorial paragraphs Of this
paper. They are good reading. and
the inoandesoent glare of their bealilc
luminosity win light up the dark
places wherever they NO. It does TIKI
GAzErrE good 70 see eight OF It's para.
graphs run Ia ~ original matter IN the
columns Of rs esteemed namesaiSe, II
shows good Judgment, renued tast,
and the faculty for walking around
the river that Ia too deem 10 wade. w,
don't want any credit, but, as an act o
Justice 10 the people Of the Unitos
states, wa ask that when an itom 4
parloined which refers 10 Dallas
the stAle aud county be given. Civ
people ONE chance 10 fnd out wheri
ibe other side Of The TriDlty Is,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-29
1t Was Brewer.

The arguments in the twelve-page
nonpareil Galveston News deep-water
edition are very Conclusively answered
by the Fort Worth GAZETTE in the
following paragraph OF scarcely as
many lines long primer:
1.-The seven and a hAlfmillions asked
for by Galveston, IL is said VIII bene-
ilJ the state; that Is, II will make her
rich Surprising that seven and a half
millions was devoted to opening up
farms In Texas, and placing thereon
honest tillers OF the soil from the over
crowded districts, would it not enrich
Texas five TO one? II we had enough
20 come for, ships would soon find 8
way to our shores"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-29
anmn Alaermen-N o. the OIIy.

HCmo hiutImtu NV Wv ~ -. .
For the paat few years the city OF fore
worth has been making Giant strides -, ,llo
way OF improvements sewers have oeeh
bullt and several miles OF street heNe peen
nnved 20 do those thinfs bonds were iHsueo'
II seems that at ihitn day Of reckoning mas
come, tho city Is IN debt aud her paper Is
bareiv salable NJ discount OF 20 per cent
The CITY PAYS per cent month for money,
and iho present board Of aldermen have got
into had reputo II Is bist for elites as Wen
al Individuals TO make haste slowly; II ~
ooperauy much easier 70 contract debt
than II Is to pay it,--DIenham Banner.
The Banner is correct In It's deduc-
iions, but iis promises are wrong. The
Fort Worth paper sells at par in
New York, but we had come aldermen
who. in overhaste to spend money,
couldn't walt until the cash was on
hand, but went on with the work and
tried TO force the city to pay . per
cent. forfeit, because OF their lack OF
prudence. But Fort Worth's credit is
too good 10 permit such usurious rate
Of interest, and II win not be paid.
That's all. Fort worth's credit Is all
right. us the city council that need'
reconstruction. The fact that the city
kicked at its improvldent aldermen
who wanted to make haste rapidly, il
proof that the city knows what 1t Il
doing.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-29
The Tariff Must Go.
-le Courier Journal,

Louisville Courier Journal.
War taxes must GO That thieVing
tariff must 20. The revenue must be
reduced to the needs Of government
economically administered. Taxation
shall be exclusively for public nur-
poses, The platform says 70. The
president elect says 30. All who are
not Republicans say so. He who says
not so has no place nor lot within Dem
ard al its head. viii lie framed to pro.
nsle as IL, speaker, will be organized
10 carry 10 out
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-29
Tho Deaf Mutes Of Texas.


The Mute Ranger, published at Aus
tin, giyea a list Of the pupils enrolled |
in the deaf and dumb schools at that
place, with the ages, names of parents
or guardians, postoillce address, cause
of DEAFNESS, age at which deafness oc-
cured, whether or not parents were
related, how many deaf mute relatives,
whore born, where the fathers and
mothers were born and the date Of the
pupil'a entry to the school The total
number of students enrolled IL 1870, be-
tween the ages of eight and twenty
live years, aud arc pretty well di.
yldcd around among the va
rious counties OF Texas, The cause
OF deafness Is rs follows; Cougenital,
l3 fever, 10; meningitis, 10; rising
in the head, sickness, 9; fall, ear
troubles, 1 qulnine, Al measles, 81
scarlet fever, .; unknown cases, .;
erysipelas, . spinal affection, . and
one each OF poison, mercury, snake
bite, cold, whooplng-oough con.
gestion Of the brain, neuralgia, and
typhoid foyer. There Ia one case
dumb hut not deaf. The ages al
which deafness occurred were; Con
genital, i3 Of one year aud under, u
OF two years and over one, 30; OF three
, years and over two, 0 between tire,
aud eleven, the highest age recorded
10 the rest not accounted FOR, In l0i
! cases the parents were not related II
two cases the parents We're fourth
} cousins IN two cases second cousins
! and in seven cases first oouslns--th
Z remainder not given seventy-seveI
. OF them have no mate relatives, the r,
9 mainder reported haveone or moresin
/ ilarly afflicted. In the eleven cast
Q where the parents were related, ID
10 otispring had collateral kin afflicted /
le nine instances and none in two. III
g etates furnishing the pupils are: Texa
y slxty,six Alabama, four Missouri
ton; Louisiana, four; Tennessee
"a seven Kentucky. three MiaslsalpT
70 six; Arkansas, eight Indiana, threl
II and Virginia, Maryland, Connection
Kansas, Illinois, New York and Pen
/, sylvania each furnish one. We ha'
= one nom Canada, Scotland and pTu
= sla each, tho re : not accounted for.
- Is estimated that there are at prese
~ 1000 deaf niutes IN the itate, and
~ ~ the next census there win be 2ol
~ Some surprise is expressed at the tar
~ ness OF parents and guardians IN sen
I, !, ing their children or wards, there bel
~ =, only about half the number h attel
=, ance that should DO The report Of /
"a superintendent shows the schools 10
~ Ia neaithy condition aud the pup
I doing exceptionally we'll.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-29

" there is ono man In the world
who has tho opportunity OF leaving
his country for his country's good,
that man Is Glen, Hagen. He should
not be succeeded by one OF his under
strappers who Ia anxious 10 SO through
the same performance Witch has made
IIaEen's department a subject OF ridi-
Guile, but bya new, clean msn, who
will take hold OF this branch OF the
public service and redeem It, The
signal sesfice should have no connec'
ton with the war department. with It's
red tape aud nonsenslca formellties
IL should be separate, distinct aud
alone, untYammeled by any caua,
whatever, II Il cannot be redeemed Il
should be abolished,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-29

While we are complaining of hard
times over here, in that we cannot d-
ford buolSwheat cakes and ham gravy
every morning for breakfast, we should
recollect that Ol30 persons have been
ovlctcd from their homes in Ireland
during the quarter ending Sept SO
These people could not pay the blood
rent demanded by the inexorabl'
landlords, aud the only alternative
was the work.house.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-29
About what is Wanted.
AIilwnnltec journal.

MITWWUNtN IUWTUNI
What Is demanded In the interest of
consumer and producer is systematic
reduction Of taxes on free trade prinel-
pies, reduction which will give the
consumer the opportunity TO be free In
his purchases. which will give the pub
lie treasury adequate revenue, which
will stimulate manufacturing by open
ing "A large range OF markets for the
manufactured product, and which will
open free markets for the purchase Of
raw material.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-29
sraAYGD on sroLEN.

COO REWARDi STR AfED OR stolen
- M = From Button Willow creek, lou ui
iiiil0s south OF Abilene, on the night OF ueln
ber2 1884, one hay horse about lbN hnnua
high, 10 yoRre' old, saddle and harness mtiks
branded v on LETT shoulder; also one ~
horse about i5if hnndH high, years old WIZ
stripe down hack, and branded IS on ~,
thigh. When lnEf seen wore both ponpis"
and bay was wearing bolt Win pay ~ ~
ward FOR any Information leading 20 their ~
covery. Addresa j. NJ. Henderson, Assessor
Tom Green county