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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-10-16
Every smoker should try "Little 10:
A Snake Story.

The following story comes in from
Michoacan: An Indian went outside
tn town OF CherantZicuriD, state oil
Michoacan, to look tor some iuel in the
mountain near by. While cutting up a
dry oak he felt bite on the calf of his
leg, given in the frsction of a second.
4 moment later he telt coiling round
his b ,dy tho terrible folds of boa
constructor. Instinctively he leaned his
head over toward the wounded leg and
was almost fascinated by the glare OF
two bright basalisk eyes that cleaned
ike iiery Goals in the head of the ser
ysnt. Quicker than a flash the Indian
dncked his head and caught the neck
Of tho reptile in his teeth, clinging to i.
with the desperation OF the dying The
'uge serpent dashed his tail and tried
% twist his head to bury his faDgs in
i.e Indian, but the latter chung ON and
oegah to chew away on the neck OF the
boa, which is the thinnest and softest
part of its anatomy. After chewing for
long time, the Indian succeeded in
beheading his antagonist, the folds
iropped OF and the Indian was Free
CITY o. Mexico Two Republics.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-10-16
ACleveland's Club Meeting.

FoRNEY, Oct. l2.-ISpecial. Last
night was the regular time for the meet.
ing of our Cleveland club. Hon. j. o.
Terrell having previously consented to
address us, had a tendency to draw an
immense crowd. MIR. Terrell spoke tor
some time in his usual, easy and elo-
quent style. J. b. Putnam, of Sulphur
Springs, and V. w. Grubs, of Kaufman,
candidates for the judgeship of this dis
trict, then addressed us, each making a
very favorable impression. Either OF
these gentlemen would wear the judi
cial robe with credit to this district and
thamGalvas
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-10-16
Politics ut Harvard.

Harvard college is holding position
in the present political struggle, such as
she never held before, says the Boston
Globe (Democrat). The declarations o
President Eliot, made last June. all o
which he firmly adheres 10, are so wei
know that they need no comment, moi
does that of many of the overseers anf
professors, but the opinions of those per
sons, whom The near future, will be oq
nec'ed more or less intimately with IT,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-10-16

WA~IuNDruN, oct, H. special, -
puslunic,s discontinued; Angle, Walker
county, Mail Ia New Waycgly. Medic,
Bee county, Mail "a Beoyillo, New
burg, Comauchn county. Nail Ia Flcm,
ing. PuTkVille, Madison county, Mai
tp Midway, Neyer "a operation
star service changes; Route 3llHl
san Augustine to llomphill, From oc'
luhcr -, ISL, embrace supply OF to,
uvNH, between san Augustine ana
Milan, Increase distance, ono and ono
half miles,
Spccia, service discontinued; Geneva
Saline, county, from Milan. From uc
tuhcr |, ISL.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-10-16

have heavy lui, .H"H Hl seldom ftlls
un huiuhn shoulders. thtrn N uu
snufrn hut one t0 which thrY may luuk
fur consolation. Md 1s 90 the lold, the
hNnut .ll useful lifH that lHs illus gone
uut, thUtu will iH Iut one spni Uncut
and that is memory ut her virtues, hof
fUud lite, hur UNuellHnct Hs wife, uuthlr,
Christian, friend and member Ul society
40 circumstance viii uUpNr The prom
iSe uu the mount, "lilos-od are the pure
u huat, lur they shall Hun Cod
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-10-16

F"RNEY, oct. u. Special Mira D.
u, Cloud, of Dallas, il visiting the
family OF G, NJ. Hobbs, of this place.
+. y. Adams and George largran paid
Dallas Wis iaSt night, returning this
morning. They say Dallas grows too
last for amy ono man 10 keep up WIN
her.
The llFRAL" il making friends here
every day, and IN acknowledged u be
The hes, daily in the state.
The contract will bc let for tho new
Methodist Episcopal church next We'd
ncsday, which will be one of the hand
soonest structures In Texas.
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The saints Denial.

SALT LAKE, oct. l2.-Prcsidcnt John
Taylor and Gene l.. Cannon, leaders OF
the Mormon church, in an interview re-
pudiated the statements, by telegraph
from New York that the Mormon church
had appropriated money to aid IN
the election of n Democratic presidential
ticket, for which certain considerations
were 10 be given in return. They assert
that nothing OF the kind, in any form,
has any existence or foundation what
ever in fact, and that the dispatch re-
icrrcd To has been manufactured for
elcctioucerlng and prejudicial pur-
noses,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-10-16

Yesterday afternoon n young man
named II. Dnughoriy, about IN years old
who resides ON Highland street, while
gathering pocans on White Rock creek
frll from "a tree u distance If thirty feet
aud struck on n limb, sustaining IN
iurios which resulted la his death three
hours afterwards, lie leaves u mother
aud "a little brother and sister, who
were dependent upon him for support
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LpNpoN, oct. l2.--It is reported that
gen. Wolseley has sent to tho war Office
dispatches in which he bitterly COM
plains that his advance has been para
li2ed by the failure of the commissarlst
and transport service, and says that the
railway to the first cataract is broken
down: that the stores at Wady Halfa are
inadequate, the camel corps without
camets and that the equipments of the
corps have been round in rotten condi-
tiDu.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-10-16

ALBANY, n. Y, Oct. 12.-The recen
difficulties in tho State Labor bureau
we're satisfactorily adjusted yesterday
Commissioner Peck and Chief Clerk
Headley unite in a card, stating tina
Headley is reinsiated, and that the diff
ferences between the two which were
due to misunderstanding, have beer
adinuta1
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-10-16

BALTIMORE, Oct. l2.-The order of the
Pennsylvania railroad company cutting
OF tho trains Of the Baltimore ~ Ohio
road, between this city and
New YORK., which was 10 have
taken effect on and after the 18th was
not enforced to-day, and the Baltimore
~ Ohio train were taken out rs usual.
The impression here is that the Penn.
sylyania road will await the decision OF
the courts with the Injunction cases be-
fore taking further action,
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ST. LOUIS, Oct. l2.-The coal miners in
the Belleville, Illinois, mining district,
have demanded for operators an increase
of price to two cents per bushel for dig
ging coal. Present prices range from
one ana half to two cents. They also
decided to suspend work one day in
each week, as a means of maintaining
prices
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Rosencrans Encounters Logan.

CLEVELAND, Or Oct. 12.-General
Logan arrived at Youngstown this even
ing from Cincinnati, and will be the
guest of C. ii. Andrews till Wednesday
afternoon, when he will 60 to Chicago.
He speaks at the oDera house Monday
night, and Gen. Rosencrans, for the
Democrats, the same night will speak
ON the public square. There will be OPP.
po sition torchlight parades Monday
night,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-10-16

MARSHALL, Oct. l2.-[Speclal.l IA pro-
tracted meeting is going on at the
Methodist church. Several ministers
from abroad are assisting. Rev. Mr..
Dawes, the regular pastor, in the good
work.
The weather is delightful, and bust
ness of every kind is looking up.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-10-16

BALTIMORE, Oct. l2.-The new Roman
Catholic Church of st. Bartholomew, in
the northwestern section of the city,was
consecrated and opened to public wor-
ship to-day. Arch Bishop Gibbons, as
sisted by Vicar General Michigan and
other clergymen, otliciated.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-10-16
A Churcn Festival,

PILOT POINT, Oct. H. Correspond
ence. The festival by the ladies " the
Baptist church, at Oak Hall, last light,
was success in every respey' and an
ENJOYABLE occasion tor.all present. The
receipts were liberal, and we nope more
than sufficient to pay the ladies for leir
pains taken.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-10-16
The Confidence Game,

MARSHALL, Oct. 12.-lSpeciall-A. p.
Holloway, a stranger in our midst, was
taken in and done for to tho tune of
$40, by three confidence sharps, at the
depot yesterday. Mr.. Holloway had
just arrived from Georgia, Is a modest,
well dressed young man. NO clue.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-10-16
Change of Nominee.

ST.. LOUIS, Oct. l2.-The Prohibition
state central committee of Kansas have
put Ii. l.. Phillips at the head OF their
state ticket, in place of A. b. Jettmore,
who declined the nomination for gov
ernOr.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-10-16

New ORLEANS, Oct. ia Picayune
Shreveport special says: News has
reached here that James Boynton, a
planter residing eighteen miles below
on Red river, shot John Gibbler, his
overseer, dead to-day.
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WHAT IS rTe

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The house of Jack McGran, the Oldest
passenger engineer on the Texas e. Pa
cific railroad, was consumed by fire at a
late hour Saturday night with all its
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-10-31
Planting a Ooooanut.

In letter from the West Indies we
find the following: To the gentleman
who has written me that he read OF
cocoanut growing nicely as house
plant in Brooklyn, and that he desires
to start one, and wishes to know wheth-
er the nut should be planted with the
eye up or down, I must confess that of
my own observation do not know.
always took it for granted that of course
the eye and stem should be planted up
ward, unless the planter desired to have
his tree grow through to China, for the
benefit of the Mongolian unbelievers.
But am surprised to find, in a trust
worthy work on cocoanuts, the follow
ing directions "They should be
planted as follows Place the ripe
nuts about four inches under the soil,
and about twenty feet apart. Care
should be taken to plant the nut that is
attached to the stem downward, as the
milk inside the nut will then cover the
eye and germinate the young spront
that produces the tree" But if you
follow these directions, my dear sir,
and subsequently find yourself the
proud owner of cocoanut tree grow
ing upside down, please don't blame
me-"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-10-31
A Literary Clearing House.

1t is not generally known that the
Smithsonian Institution is the greatest
literary and scientific clearing g-house in
the world, yet such is the fact. Its
scope in this field is universal. Any
person can send there any number Of
copies of publication, addressed as
desired, and the institution sees that
they are delivered without cost to the
sender. An American editor can thus
distribute an edition of a learned trea.
tise through all foreign countries, near
and remote, rs well as his own, while
foreign writer's can, in turn, reach ev-
cry learned society and student in this
country or in other foreign countries.
Practically the exchanges are made in
most cases between societies, rather
than individuals, and some idea can be
gained of the proportions of the work
from the fact that the institution has
now about 5000 foreign societies or
agents with which it is in regular COR
respondence. Ten years ago there
were only 1885, while in 1850 the in.
stitution was In communication with
only 173. For the sake of convenience
the 5000 regular correspondents are
reached through thirty.eight centres
of distribution as they are called,
these being bureaus, societies, or indi-
viduals authorized to act as its agents
in the various countries of the world.
Generally the agent is a government
bureau or learned society of semi Off
cial standing.
In return for the large shipments of
American publications the exchange
bureau receives copies of nearly all the
scientific works of the world as soon
as printed, and distributes them as de.
sired among our own learned bodies
and individuals. This constitutes the
second of the functions of the ex.
change A thild and final duty of great
magnitude is what is called the govern
ment exchange. In 1868 Congress di
rected the Smithsonian to undertake this
Office, and the work has grown until
now, by act of Congress, fifty complete
sets of public documents are furnished
the bureau for distribution among the
various governments of the civilized
world. 1t might be surmised that the
cost of making such extensive eY-
changes would be very great, but the
expense is surprisingly small. The
cost of boxing and wrapping is chiefly
borne by those who send the packages.
BY special arrangement the parcels en-
ter this and all countries duty free.
And, through the public spirit of the
great carrying companies the boxes are
transported to and from all parts of
the world free of expense. Publish
er's Weekly.
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Labor and Longevity.

Ericsson, the veteran inventor, was
81 years old recently. He is in excel
lent health, aud works, il is said, six
teen hours day, an exception to the
general rul0, proving it, like many
others that are received without ques-
ton, fallacy. Perhaps it might be
fairly asserted that busy men live lon-
ger than idle men that work is, after
all, the true elixir of life. Many note.
worthy instances where longevity
comedies with remarkable metal acti-
witty will easily occur to the read
er.
Was not Sophocles more than 80,
when, to prove that he was not in his
dotage-as his heirs claimed, in order
to get his money--he wrote ore of his
greatest tragedies : Did not Hum
boldt do more work at four-score than
many bright men do at forty Goethe,
as every one knows, died with pen in
hand at the age of S2. Won Ranke,
the foremost of living historians, has
Just published another volume of his
Universal History; he will be 80 years
old next December. Carlyle ane En-
erson lost none of their vigor until
they reached three-score years and
ten.
And to-day, who imagines that Oliv-
er Wendell Holmes. already on the
verge of IS, is old 7 Longfellow did
some of his best work shortly before
his death, at Is, and Whittier IS now
two years older than that. The vast
energies, whose sum in many direc-
tions are known as Victor Hugo, show
no signs of decrepitude, although ii is
now eighty-two years since Victor
Hugo was born. Historians, it may
be remarked, have usually been long
lived.
Voltaire died at "a. Thierry and
Michelet, at 76; Mignet and Guizot,
at 81. George Bancroft is now "a, and
George Tcknor lived to he 80. In pub.
lie life we have had several recent ex-
amples of great men whose power for
craftsmanship did not diminish through
age. Gladstone is nearly Is, and Pal
merston was Prime Minister at the
time of his death, two days before he
had completed 81 years. Benjamin
Franklin, in the last Gentry, lived to be
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-10-31
The Dome Of st. Peters.

An important piece of work has just
been brought to successful conclusion
in Rome, in the complete renewal of
the leaden envelope of the dome of St.
Peters church in Rome. 1t has occu-
pied twelve years, and has cost over
100000 lire 5000 pounds sterling).
The original covering was applied to
the dome in an imperfect fashion,
which made continuous repairs neces-
sity, and at last it was determined to
strip off the whole envelope and sub
stitute new one on better system.
New lead was imported from Spain and
mixed with the old lead in the proper
tion of one part old lo two parts new.
The total weight of the new cover is
given at 354,305 Kilograms, and if it
were spread out fiat it would ocupy an
area of 6,l52 square meters, or about
an acre and a half. In stripping off the
old plates three of them were found
to be of gilded copper. Chicago
Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-10-31
Contents of an Ohio Mound.

An Ohio mound was recently ex,
plored. 1t is located near the centre
of Morgan township, is about 6fty feet
in diameter at the base and six feet
high, the top being level circle thirty.
five feet across. The investigation re-
vealed that the mound was formed
chiefly of surface soil and made wholly
on top of the ground. At the
depth of three feet was found a
ring of ashes five feet in width and
two feet deep, containing bits of char
coal. The diameter of the ring is
about twenty feet. In and about this
were found human bones that had evi
IDENTIFY been burned. Inside this, lying
at the very bottom of the mound on the
original soil, were found in a tolerable
state of preservation the skeletons of
four full-grown persons, one of them a
woman, upon whom lay the bones of a
well-developed infant, The bodies
were huddled together without any
systematic arrangement. The skulls
were of good size and shape. Only the
bones of one showed signs of fire.
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NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN,

That every person excepting Justices OF the
Peace and Aldermen, Notarles Public and Per-
sons in the militia service OF the State who
shall hold Or shall within two months have held
the United States, or OF this State, and city or
corpOrated district, whether commissioned
officer or otherwise, subordinate oficer or agent
who Is or shall be employed under the Legisla-
State, or OF any city or OF any Incorporated dis
trict, and also, that every member OF Congress
and OF the State Legislature, and OF the select
or common council OF any city, or commissioners
OF holding or exercising at the same time the
Office or appointment OF Judge, Inspector or Clerk
OF any election OF this commonwealth, anu tnat
no Inspector Judge or other officer OF such elec-
tion shall be eligible to be then voted for.
The Inspectors and Judge OF the elections shall
meet at the respective places appointed for
holding the election In the district TO which they
respectively belong, before seven O'Clock In the
morning, and each OF said inspectors shall ap-
point one clerk, who shall be u qualified voter Of
such district.
The qualified voters Of the several districts In
this county at all general, township borough and
special elections. are hereby hereafter author
tied and required to vote by tickets, printed or
written, or partly printed and partly written,
severally classified as follows: one ticket shall
embrace the names OF all Judges OF Courts voted
for, and labelled, outside, "Judiclary;" one
ticket shall embrace the names OF all the state
officers voted for and TO be labelled "State;' one
ticket shall embrace the names OF all county
officers voted for, including the oflice OF Senator
and Members OF Assembly, II voted for and
led County," one ticket shall embrace the names
OF all township officers voted for and be labelled
"Township !" one ticket shall embrace the names
OF all borough officers voted for, and be labelled
And each class shall be deposited in separate
ballot boxes. JOHN MOUREl,
Sept 26-tf sherlh
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Just like a Boy.

The other day the driver of De
troit horse-car saw boy slip softly up
on the rear platform, and he presently
called to him TO vacate. The boy re-
piled by making faces.
81 tell you to git !!
The boy elevated his nose.
The driver seized his whip, but the
boy winked al him.
Whip in hand the driver dropped off
the car to make good his retreat, but as
he grabbed for the rear railing be miss
ed it and sprawled in the street, while
the horse logged along at such gait
as made it necessary to run two blocks
to overtake the car. The boy mean
while INDUCED 10 chuckles, grins, cack-
les, outlaws and gyrations, but as the
driver got within ten feet of the car he
walked in, deposited his fare in the
box, and came out coolly to observe :
"1m passenger now, and you lar
rup me if you want the company sued
for $4,000 damages !"
The driver didn't.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-10-31

To prevent the growth of moss or
weeds on gravel walks it is recommen.
ded to sprinkle salt pretty freely on the
paths, (about a pound to the square
yard does for one year at least,) care
being taken not to let the salt fall on
the box borders or the edges of the
grass. A damp but not rainy day is
the best for this operation. Some ap-
ply boiling solution of salt (about a
pound to the gallon of water) with a
common watering pan so that pound
of salt will be received by every square
yard of walk. A much weaker solu-
tion will serve the same purpose il it
should be required again.