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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-02
Lrl1UDR1.

ALCoHoIs-fS gallon, s23l "a $40
haANDIES-pomestic, q gallon, $500 % $3.50;
imported cognac, 1877, = gallon,S4. lS72, $3.50;
80, 900; 1856, 1888; 1880, $40; 1868, $500;
,SiS, 1850; Otard, Dupuy Il Co.'S cognac, 1873,
$50; 1870, 300; 1851, 1900; 1873, $l0.25; Bis
80; lS4S, 500.
GIN-pomeslic, New York or Philadelphia,
3 gallon, sl.20; Holland, p gallon, $2.75(d2S 5;
Sir Robert Burnett's Old Tom, q gallon, S8.l5
g3.6; Sir Robert Burnett's Old Tom, y cask,
S.5ygS.OO; Holland, q case, $3.50.
WHIsHY-LOuisiana recti1ed, 80 h cent.
proof, Il gallon, Sl.l5; Western, S1Snl.l7,
bourbon, $l.4O@350; Rye, Sl.JGG35O; Scotch,
.mported, S4.oS1i.25; lrish, Imported, $500
@$4.25.
CHAaPAGHEs Kouderer Carte blanch,
quarts, q dozen, 200; Piper Heidseick quarts,
I dozen, $500; Krug 4 Co, quarts, p dozen,
$50; Moer * Chandon, Sllery Mousseux, y
iulen, A.0O; Cremant dAy, r dozen, $500; g.
II. Munm ~ Co.'s, pints, - additional; dry
vefsenay, A.75; EXtry Dry, 2S.5O.
WINES California claret, y gallon, eOG65
Sienfandel No. |, u gallon, 7Np75, imported
eloIets, ordinary, i caSh, 70.OGlgS0.00; family
alarets, per cask, 7O.00g6O.0O; Ane clarets, "A
cssk, @,hGl75W; Medoc, 4 Gaze, 400; st.
luiien, q case, $50; Margaux, Is case, 100;
ppnte Canet, II case, 1000; Larose, 2 case
200; LeOyill, n case, 1870; Chateau i.adtte
aa-e 40 or"iparv. = case. S.agE3iS
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-02

The Rev. George II. lasyer OF Bour-
bon, Indiana, says: "BOth myself and
Vile owe our lives 10 Sh.loh's CouAumr-
ton Cure" sold bv j. ~. House.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-02

Group, who0pinE cough and bronchitis
immediately relieved 10y Shhoh's Cure.
Sold 10y J.. NJ, House.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-02

Dr.. j, II. Gibbs, physician and occu.
list, office, Gl1 Elm street
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-02
rorty Years, Experlonco OF nn Old Nnrse

Forty Years Experience of an Old Nurse
Mrs. WinslOw's Soothing Syrup is the
prescription of one of the best female
physicians and nurses in the United
States, and has been used for forty years
with never-failing safety and Gpccess by
millions of mothers and as fsu, from
the feeble infant of one wCl }il to the
adult. ltcorrects acidity OF lno stomach,
relieves wind collie, regulates the bowels,
and gives rest, health and comfort to
mother and child. We believe it the
all cases of dysentory and diarrhma in
children, whether arising from teething
or from any other cause. Full directions
for using will accompany zach bottle.
None genuine unless tho fac-simile of
Curtis IL Perkins is on the outside wrap
per. Sold by all medicine dealers. 20
cents a bottle.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-02

The Batavia canned goods are tho
finest ever sealed, at Loeb Il Frcihug's.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-02

Carr E--t'ood steers. &c to- q per 10; cows
per io0 lbs.
!, Hoes Corn fed. SIC to &c per ID; masl fed,
snsn ;.Ggod. 2sc to sl.ci common, 81 to
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-02
Headquarters for Artificial, Limbs.

PERSONAL---VERY. and Undeveored
PAnrS Of the .iur .an Body Enlarged, 1 e, eli.
ored and ~ ag' ienod," ETC., Is an I'M, n Al.
ING advertisement long run IN our pape,. In
reply 10 Inquiries We will say that lherr IA no
evidence OF humbug about his. ON the 90 n.
,rary INC sdvertisersa are very highly Ind, r I'd.
interested persona may uot sealed dir oil -
giving al pnrticulf II Nv addrcasins y "a
Medical Co. p. o. = ~ sla. nufisin, N. IN.
"a. b .e,.in. Be
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-02

e'eepless nights made miserable the
fhn " h'f"ti~u. ~hiioh'S tnis = "
kv----.-s - - -ls-- =. - ...s.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-02
4 SKIN OF BEAUTY Is A JOY FOREVER
Dr. e. vells Oouruud's
0taai3I Cream OF Magical IGaut1Gr
PURIriEo IS WELLASBEAUTIWES
TUE SKIN.
40 other Cosmetic wiz u1u.


ery made. Accept no counterfeit OF similar
name, The disuuguls Or. l., a, Sayre said
youlNdie will use them, recommend 'Gnu.
raud Cream as the least harmful OF all the
skin preparationsw one bottle will last six
mouths, using II every day. Also Poudre
subtle removes superiluOus hair without In.
Jury w the skin, MME. NJ. y. n. GouRAup,
sole proprietor, Is Bond street n. Y,
FOR sale hy all druggists and fancy goods
dealers throughout the United states, Cana.
da0nd Europe. Beware Of base limitations
VIM reward for the arrest and prOoiofany
one selling the same.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-09

appearances Of rivalry. But tnrve rapid
strides carried the fisherman. 10 the spot.
The great bird, ~relinguisheds iss prey and
rose slowly in the air; while, apparently
none the worse for its adventure, the ra6-
hole. Ts97 III .Ef9 49, =
"Ois vie tGood mighty, Mr.. Graham,,.
said Elsie, in her stateliest manner. Her
use OF the Maux expression made her
meaning sufficiently clear. Without an.
other word she walked across to Joe Quiz
liam and put her hand in his and together
they went away through the heather, and
As for Robin Graham, the. lesson was
useful, though calling in the extreme. Sit
ting alone upon the cliff, he thought the
matter over, and at length admitted that
worse might have befallen him. But it was
decidedly unpleasant to hear the voice of
his successful rival ringing out merri1y in
the distance:
" Red %top-knots and ribbons Of black thou,lt
wear: 5
I'll make the Queen of the May, I swear,
Robin y Rec, Robin We Rec ridlan."
-AW Me Year R0N72d.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-09
"A new plan of dividing tn

proposed by DR.. Theodore Dimon, of
Auburn, N. Y, who says it should be-
gin with March l, the beginning of
spring. This, he argues, would bring
our artificial '~'civic" year, so-called,
into harmony with the year of nature.
It would begin its ..March'' with the
awakening of plant life; September,
October, November and december
would. in reality, be the seventh,
eighth, ninth and tenth months; and
the year would come to a close with
February, which would become with
more reason what its meaning ledicates
"a time for expiration.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-09
VII GIRLS WILL WE'D.

cha rose at the early daybrcak,
'b1 ,vi aI' y sick and aching head,
W1S She said-this cross little woman
an. ~ Wonder why girls will wed!
."woIldn't, I'm sure If they reckoned
In i; things that a wife must bear: y
rhe nneyer.done work Of . household.
~ T,he ncycr.d0ne Mother care.
,.-ix dozen pieces to wash to-day.
T and the children must go t%o.school,
I'D every one knows on washing days
anahy is cross asa rule: 9Ep .
I'D bridget is new to the work yet. :.
AN Am dear. how my head does acheU
.,-,t | shall have the dinner to cook,
And Ant all OF the beds to make" I HI,
But as soon as breakfast was ready.
kissed the sick little mother, +,
" sure that her work was hard"
a., said TO the noisy boys: "Be still!
Your mothers no well today
And when he bid her "good-by," he wished
Al He could kiss the pain away"
And the coffee or kiss-which was it?-
"Tralcd like n ma yicalcharm;
nh spirit Of diligent gladness
Wns everywhere on the farm. fH+
Tho ,uther worked hard at the blowing.
Inc mother forgot her pain, 81 n
EriIeet did well with her washing,
There wasn't q drop of rain.
Tho baking and cleaning were over
When the boys came home from school;
Bqby forgot It was wnshing-day,
Aid pleasantly broke his rule; W. 81 &
And ut night the house was clean and bright
There was not a thing amiss.
ITS on'y Il wife" the father thought,
would do as much for q kiss"
And the wife. sitting down in the fire-lieht
The baby asleep at her side,
Ecrhusband chatting, u watching her
with Il husbands loving pride,
Thought much of her full and pleasant home
of her children asleep in bed; -
And said, with a sweet, cOntented laugh:
No monde1 that girls 1DuL aced!"
Lille Il. Barr, IN N. Y. Led1sr.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-09

Hark! there it was again, that strange
Melody floating over the silent sea and
and falling on the ear as softly
S tlistledown. 1t was II of the old songs
iihe country, perhaps sung by some fish
,utumn twilight with his empty creel on
is back and money in his pocket. The
niger was invisible, but the words were
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-09

w OOo0lNO UuO1A 4OOUoOOpS III UlO AAO AAlllSs
and then brushing it carefully from the
door towards the hearth lest a whole house,
full of good, uck should be swept away.
There would be nc doing anything for fear
Of offending these ridiculous spirits.
T Robin Grahamha decided upon attempt
ing a very dangerous thing-nothing more
or less Than an experiment. in matrimony.
He really had become somewhat tired of
the trammels and ways of the society in
which hts life had been spent, and he had
grown so fond of Elsie that he had deter
mined to marry and educate her. The SAM
thing had been done before; why not again?
About three months before this time he had
come TO the glen for the purpose Of fishing,
and he had taken and furnished a pictur.
esque little cottage. He had been thrown
much in Elsie Is company; she had helped
him with his boat and his lines, and She
had shown him the best places to go for cod
and whiting and mackerel. In this way their
acquaintance hadprogressed rapidly until it
had reached the present stage. Hewas sure
that she was good and beautiful; what more
could he want in a wife? OF course, it
would be useless to think of raising her to
his level; it would be equally useless to
think of descending to hers; but surely
somewhere between there must exist q
platform oil which they could meet on
equal terms. Compromise is tho very es-
sence of a happy married life; Robin Ora
ham had resolved to put this principle into
practice without delay. He had studied
he was convinced that the thing was prac.
ticable, though perhaps not without some
little friction at first. This evening, how
ever, two or three tribes, such as Elsie's
grammar, had Jared rather painfully upon
his susceptibilities, but nothing So much as
this revelation about her superstition. She
had displayed, too, an unexpected amount
| Of obstinacy; in the interest Of her educa-
ton this had to be ~eradicated at once.
"Elsie, your charms would be just as
| useful to you as a straw to a drowning
man. Such notions are out of date; they
belong to The days Of witchcraft and non.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06
In q Sea of Molten Metal,

A terrible accident has occurred at
Warren's Furnace, in Hickman county,
Tenn. 1t was rule to give signal be-
fore tapping the furnace that the blasts
may be shut off and all the men get out
of danger. The Taper, through neglect,
tapped the furnace before the signal was
given, and three men, standing near,
were covered by seething mass of
melted iron. Two of the men were
burned to death instantly. The other
man attempted to get out of the way and
waded through melted iron, walking over
one hundred yards. He lived two hours
in great agony. The flesh dropped off
all their bodies, leaving the bones al
most bare. The Taper was also burned
fatally. A mule and cart standing near
were consumed by the melted iron.
which poured out of the furnace.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06
Candid Advice.

Common report says that lawyer
seldom gives gratuitous advice to client,
butIshould he be so unprofessional, the
advice is usually worthless. The follow
ing anecdote, however, contradicts the
report in both of its specifications:
A disagreeable old Scotchman, the
plague of his neighbors, whose reputa-
ton for honesty was not as good as it
should have been, went to lawyer, a
countryman, and complained bitterly of
the treatment he was constantly receiv-
ing.
"Why," said he, "only yesterday, will
YOU believe me, old Mucklewraith, my
next-door neighbor, called me liar and
a seoundrel. Now you are lawyer and
a man of the world. What would you
advise me to do?"
"Do you want my advice as lawyer,
Sandy2"
Eyes, if it won't cost too much"
"Ob, 1 won't charge you anything.
You say he called you liar and scoun-
drel?"
eyes,
"Did he say anything more ?"
"No."
"And you really want my candid ad-
vice, do you?"
eyes"
"Well, them" replied the lawyer,
slowly, with twinkle of the eye, ''if L
were you, Sandy, l would take his word
ior it, as far as it went"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06
The Irishman and the Pig.


A Yorkshireman having killed pig,
and not wishing to divide with his
neighbors, as was the custom, said to
his man (who was an Irishman):
mike, if give the neighbors, who
have given to me, piece of my pork,
I'll have none for myself. Can you tell
me whau am to do?"
"Bedad, sir" said Mike, 'it's myself
that can do that same thing"
Good" said the Yorkshireman, look
ing at Mike, and rubbing his hands,
"now, tell me, what am 1 to do ?"
"Faith, sir,' said Mike, ''sure and
when the crather is cleaned, just be af-
ter hanging it against the door, where
every mothers son of them will see it,
and early in the morning, before any one
is about, get up and take in yer pig and
hide it away. Thin, when your neigh
bors come, just be after telling 'em that
the pig was sthole."
"Capital idea, Mike |" exclaimed the
Yorkshireman; "Tll do it, by Jove."
SO when the pig was cleaned it was
hung up outside, SO that the neighbors
might See it. The countryman anxious.
ly awaited the approach of night, and
at last retired to bed, but not to sleep.
Mike, under cover of the darkness of
the night, crept round the house and
stole the pig. What was the astonish-
ment of Yorky, when at early dawn he
rose to hide away his pig, but found no
pig there, can be better imagined than
described. Mike came in with his stop
O. the mornin' to ye, sir" and giving
him knowing wink, said:
master, how about the pig?"
"Well, Mike, the pig was stolen in
reality"
"Faith, and that sounds just as natur-
al as if you had lost your pig" said
Mike, with another knowing wink.
"But, you blockhead, I tell you the
pig was stolen"
Faith, and be CORY, the sorry bit
O me thought you could act so well.
Just stick to that; it's as natural as
life."
"By George" roared the now irate
Yorkshireman, 81 tell you the pig was
stolen p
"Och be jabers," said Paddy's
man, ''stick to it, and yer nabors will be-
lave yer, and sorra bit of it they'll get.
Faith, I didn't think ye could do it so
well."
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06
increased Length of Human Life.


:, The stage to Zshie.. - IsSye at present
attained may be stated thus. Compared
with the period 1836-54 (the earliest for
which there are trustworthy records), the
average duration of mans life is now
41.9 years instead of 1913, and of a wo-
mans 45.3 instead of 41.9 years, an ad-
dition of eight per cent. to the female
life and five per cent to the male. OF
each thousand males born at the present
day, forty-four more will attain the age
of thirty-five than used to be the case
previous to 1871. For the VIII ole of life
the estimate now is that OF LOCO per-
sons (one-half males and one half fe-
males), 35 survive at the age Of forty
five, 26 at fifty-fve, 9 at sixty-fve, 3 at
seventy-five and l at eighty-fve. To
put the case in another way, every ], 900
persons born since 1870 will live about
2. 700 years longer than before. In other
words, the life of 1000 persons is now
equal in duration to that of 1,070 per-
sons previously; and 1000 births will
now keep up the growth of our popula-
ton as we'll as 1,070 used to do. This is
equivalent in result to an increase of our
population, and in the best form-viz.,
not by more births but by fewer deaths,
which means fewer maladies and better
health. What is more, nearly seventy
per cent. of this increase of life takes
place Tor is 1ivedl in the 1'usaful nariod'
namely, between the ages of twenty
and sixty. Thus of the 2,700 additional
years lived by each thousand of our
population seventy per cent, or 1890
years, will be direct addition to the
working power of our people. 1t is to
be remembered that there might be
great addition to the births in country
with little addition to the national work
ing power-nay, with an actual reduc-
ton of the national wealth and pros
perity-seeing that, regarded as ''econo-
mic agents" children are simply source
of expense, and so also are majority of
the elderly who have passed the age of
three-score. On the other hand, as al
ready said, only one-quarter of the
longer or additional life now enjoyed
by our people is passed IN the useless
periods of childhood and old age, and
more than one-third of it is lived at ages
when life is in its highest vigor. and
most productive alike of wealth and of
enjoyment - COrahiU Magazine.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06
The Reason Why.

A good many years ago, when Ger
tain place in Texas was very small
town, quite q number OF prominent
citizens went out on a hunting expedi-
ton. One night, when they were all
gathered around the camp fire, one of
the party suggested that each man
should give the time and reason for his
leaving his native State and coming to
Texas, whereupon each one in turn told
his experience. Judge Blank had killed
a man in self-defence in Arkansas, Gen
eral Soandso had forged another mans
signature to check, while another came
to Texas on account of his having two
wives. The only man who did not make
any disclosure was sanctimonious'
looking old man who, although a pro-
fessional gambler, was usually called
''Parson."
"Well. Parson. why did you leave
Kentucky p
81 don't care to say anything about
it. Besides, it was only tride. None
fyou would believe me anyhow"
"Out with it Did you shoot some
body ?"
"No, gentlemen, 1 did not. Since
you want to know so bad I'll tell you.
1 left Kentucky because 1 did not build
a church."
Deep silence FELL on the group. No
such excuse for coming to Texas ever
had been heard of before. There was
evidently an unexplained mystery at the
bottom of it. The "Parson" was called
on to furnish more light.
"Well, gentlemen, you see, n congre-
CATION raised three thousand dollars
and turned it over to me to build a
church-andI 1 didn't build the church.
That's ALI.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06

Some astute observer has remarked
that if two Yankees were cast away on a
desert island they wouid each make n
fortune by swapping jack knives. This
money making propensity of the Yankee
was illustrated some years ago in South
Africa.
An ent4rprising son of New England
had found his way to the Cape of Good
Hope. Looking around for chance to
speculate the idea struck him that it
would pay to exhibit party of Kafirs in
London.
In short time he had collected half
dozen Kafrs from a farm within fifty
miles of Cape Town. He had them in
structed in the native dances and took
them to London, where they appeared
clothed in skins and lustrous in paint.
A Kafr war was then going on, q fact
of which the specializing Yankee made
good use in his show bills. These Ka-
frs became the rage and thousands of
Londoners and visitors to that city
thronged the exhibition hall.
1t happened that about that time
a Dutch farmer from the Cape,
De Beer, was in London. Seeing a
show-bill advertisement Of the appear
ance of wild Kafirs, taken captive in
war, he went to the hall. The perform
ance went on as usual, until suddenly two
of the Kafrs rushed from the stage, and
the farmer round the neck,
shouted out in DutcE:
"Why, here is old Papa De Beer !"
The other Kafirs jumped off the stage
and threw their arms about the Dutch
man. He struggled with many Dutch
expletives to release himself from their
greasy embraces.
The audience, thinking the war in
stincts OF the savages had led them to
attempt to murder spectator, were
thrown into great excitement. 1t was
with difficulty that the Dutchman could
make himself heard. He finally calmed
the excitement by explaining that these
wild Kafirs were his own farm-hands,
whom the Yankee speculator had enticed
away some six months before.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06
Good Corn and Wheat Crops.

The Department of Agriculture at
Washington reports that the October re-
turns of corn average higher for ccndi-
ton than in the past five years, but not
so high as in any of the remarkable corn
years from 1875 to 1879. The general
average is SO, which is nearly an aver
age of any series of ten years, and indi-
Gates twenty-six bushels an acre ON a
breadth approximating 70,008, 900 acres.
The region between the Mississippi and
the Rocky Mountain slopes again pre-
sents the highest figures, which, in
every State, rise little above the nor
NAL standard of full condition. No
State east of the Mississippi returns
condition as high as 100. The lowest
figures are 73 in West Virginia, "a in
Ohio, IA in Louisiana, 80 in Texas, and
83 in South Carolina. The reduction
was caused by drouth. There is COM
plant of drouth in the Ohio Valley and
in the Atlantic and Gulf States, but it is
not sufficiently severe TO reduce seriously
the yield. Little injury has been done
by frosts. There was frost in Vermont
on the 25th of August and in several
Border States about the middle of Sep
tember, with slight injury to late corn.
The wheat crop will exceed that of
last year by about 1O0,OOO,O0O bushels.
Threshing is slow and late, with results
thus far confirming the indications of
former reports. The yield per acre will
average about thirteen and third bush
els. The quality of the present wheat
crop is generally good, especially in the
Eastern and Middle States. The average
is QR
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06
Did Not Object.

Ma-'I have my doubts about Mr..
Grayfellow, my dear, and wish you had
not said yes before consulting me"
Daughter-"Why, what is the matter
with him?"
"He has no trade, business or profess
sion that l can discover, and has GER
tainly no expectations, as his relatives
are all poor"
"But, ma, just think what a good hus-
band he will make. There won't be a
quarrel from one years end to the
other"
"You think so now, no doubt.
"Oh but ma, am sure of it. He is
so amiable."
perhaps his amiability has not been
tested"
"Ah but it has. You know how
most men dislike parents-in-law."
eyes"
"Well, he said he would not object at
all to living with you and pa. "-Phita.
! Call
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06
An ice CARNIVAL.

Extensive preparations are under way
for holding brilliant ice carnival this
mid winter at Greenwood Lake, New
York. 1t is on the line of railroad and
but few miles from New York
City. The Greenwood Lake Improve
ment Company has the matter under
control. 1t is intended to make the car
nival complete in every detail, and more
attractive than that in Canada last win
ter. One of the principal attractions
will be the large ice palace, which will
be erected on the lake and be used for a
week. During this time all sorts of
other attractions will be offered. Among
these will be horse racing on the ice,
curling matches, baseball matches on
skates, skating matches, toboggan con-
tests, running matches, ideboat races
and various other winter sports. The
hotels, which are only open in the sum.
mer and not arranged for winter, are be-
ing got ready for the vast crowd ex-
DeCted