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

Total .........2i 81 llG.fg SyaL9i 43iJ,Ji0
Last year ..... 81 u.s. 22s.0Sl I. $4,000 .....,.
Exponrs-rns week all the T. tied states
ports Great Britain. IL 7oS; Fran ., 1887
Continent, q sos 81 cks An the United states
nnrts, this day, Oii 1868. yesterday USS, 45';
sgw ORLEANS MARKET.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. Flour quiet and
steady; family fair, 81 80; high grade, 50
to $3.50. Corn in fair demand; mixed and
white, Of 10 81; vellsw, So. Oats dull and
easier; choice, A. Corn meal firm with
moderate demand; $3.50. Pork steady
with good demand; old SIG 50: new, Sl1 E.
Lard steady; fierce rehued, o; key 4.
Bulk III ~ats in good demand, scarce: shoal-
ders, hacked, 81; long clear and clear
rib, $40. Bacon steady with fair demand;
shou lders. 7; long clear and clear rib, q y
1884 Hsms-Choice sugar cured can
vassed, stead; ~ to ~ 2. Whi'ky steady.
Coffee steady and In good d. mnnd; RIO
csrgoes. common to prime, 10 IL to IL l-S:
Sugar quiet and steady, common TO good
common SIS to s; fair to fully fair, 4
TO 5 3 8; prime 20 cnoice 8 l.2 ID rs. vel.
low clarified. 6 "a TO Z; white clarified, les
TO IA Molssses steady and unchanged;
centrifugal 10 to SO; common, ~ TO %;
uir, % u 2S prime to choice, IS to ~.
Rice active and firm; Louisiana, ordinar
- prime. I SIS To- SIS. Bacon scarce aud
Rrm, 81 10 Cotton seed oil-prime crude.
20 90 So 10; extra summer yellow, 4S to 40,
February.
Sight on New York SLIGO per 1000
premium; sterling exchange, bankers bills,
( SO TOD 81 .
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-02
No. 600 Main street.

II gently he was named dom site Trela' q
b. Pope Leo, aud n brilliant aud nsiiul
carte was before him,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-02
Money stocks and Bonds.

NEW YORK, Feb. Mooney, 1 . to 2
prime mercantile paper. to 3 | 2; sterling
exchange, Il. b., firm; 1856 3 4, sight, ASS l.2.
Following are the closing prices bid:
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-02
AUSTIN ADDENDA.

The Governor has an Important Extra
ditlsn Treaty ON Hand.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-02-16
A Temperance Lecture.

The Springfield RepuJ'ican says =
"Yes, Pete would be a fine workman,
said Dea Crocker, in whose repair shop
on the Hill Peter Fortin had done many
an odd job, "if he'd only let drink
alone. You see, l was fixing mp chair
outside there t'other day. and Pete was
working here in the shop. ! had pint
bottle Of corrosive sublimate dissolved in
alcohol which put on the chair to XIII
the moths. When ! brought the chair
in here Pete began shifting. Pretty soon
saws he, What's on this chair, Mr..
Crocker?' oh, alcohol says /, and.
putting the bottle On the shelf there, /
went outside and never Thought any
more about it. Pete had been mopng
and mum all the morning, and | knew
he wanted stimulant, but it never entered
my head that he'd fool with that bottle.
But all of q sudden he rushed to the
door rubbing his hands mp and down on
his belly, and cried ont. Mr.. Crocker,
what did YOU say was III that bottle !?
The land ! sake / cried, Poison, Pete,
deadly poison. You don't mean TO say
you've been drinking it = i have,
have, SAYS he. i tasted of it. Well. /
tell you, | was scared, and when looked
at tile bottle ! saw that half Of il was
| gone. VIVA: under the canopy, Ps'cr,
were you thinking Of? You've drank
| half Of that poison. Pete, you're dead
| man. When ] SAID that, he jus: doubled
M on the floor, and l tell You h
F! eroanel. l told my wife to pour milk
| ,,oan him, and then ran Tor the doctor
| Well, Ill that afternoon III. doctor kept
pour.ug raw eggs down Pe'e's throa: anf
feeding him from vial that he hal
| Pete's stomach rejected the eggs fas
AS ne ;...k IN. but they absorled III.
polsou dli think oae time that Pet
| vas a coaer
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-02-16
GAVE IT Up.

Some weeks since the Committee o.
the Science of Political Economy Of the
Lime-KDn Club were instructed to caro-
fully investigate the query: why will
a man pay ont 81 900 to :c elected to .
81, COO office?" 'Ele matter was taken
in hand and every effort made to arrive
at q satisfactory solution, but the COM
mittee now came forward with the
acknowledgement that it was too much
for them, and they asked to be dis
charged from the further consideration
Of the subject.
Oar am sartin' things which kin
nebber be found out. an dis am one Of
en-" said the President. DE COM
mittee am discharged, an de meeting
will now close in due form. Remember
as you go out dat l am de only pusson
who brnng his umbreller along TO keep
of de wet"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-02-16
THESE QUESTIONS

The editor of a paper has more ques.
tions asked him, and gives more answers,
than any man living, though some OF the
answers may not be right. For instance,
correspondent OF an Eastern paper
says II have horse that has lately
suffered from periodical dizziness.
Please answer through yonr valuable
paper and LET me know what should do
with him. I'm afraid he viii get worss
if something j. not done soon." The
editor puts on his glasses, consults tho
authorities on blind staggers in horses,
and answers as follows: "Our advice,
based on perusal Of the valuable book,
Every man his own horse doctor.
would he to take him home and sell him
to stranger" The average horse owner
wouid not need the advice, as he would
sell the horse too quick. and warrant
him perfectly sound.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-02-16
A Wife'S Admiration.

Sir Arthur Wellesley, before he be-
came the Duke OF Wellington, married a
charming Irish Lady, Catherine Paken.
ham. They had been long attached to
each other, and the marriage took place
just after he had returned from his bril-
liant career in India. During his alb
sencc of eleven years she never wrote to
him, vet her affection was constant.
When Lady Wellesley was presented
to Queen Charlotte, her Majesty said,
Il am happy to see at my court so
bright all example of constancy. But
did you really never write one letter to
Sir Arthur during his long absence?
no, never, your Majesty
"And did you never think Of him q
"Yes, your Majesty, very often"
She was proud of her husbands repu-
tation, but prouder Of the fact that he
| merited it. Just before her death, she
was visited by friends who found her
living on a sofa in a room filled with the
magnificent presents of cities, kingdoms
ard sovereigns. When the visitors
gazed upon them with admiration, the
Dutchess exclaimed, with a weak
voice
"All tributes to merit There's the
| value all pure, no corruption suspected
even That could not be said OF the
Duke Of Marlborough - Youth Cpm
panion.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-02-16
FIvE LITTLE STcpIEa.

''Why did you buy a new hat?' asked
q husband Of his wife.
Because / hat to, that's why.
"WiIl you attend both banquets this
cvening?" said the cashier 70 the paying
teller
eyes, if the bank quits in time
"How many boys in your family ?"
"Si1, and boisterous time We have
Of il, too.
"Well, we've only got one. and it's
boy stir us enough without multiplying
by half dozen"
t'Pa. want An overcoat."
f"How much ?"
Twelve dollars"
THAT. low enough: don't overgo:t.
.Whs. a small man ModieakAs hns-
oand is, remarked lady At the dinner
table.
"Oh, yes she looks quite Modjestie
bv the side o! him." was the reply.
"A~," put in al old bachelor. "vs
don, want any Moijesting On such
subject. Merchant Trau>ier.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-02-16
"LITTLE ABE"


The following facts were given by a
gentleman who served through the war
and in the company with Little Abe"
who is believed to have been the young
est person enlisted. The gentleman
could not recall the name OF the Ind,
who was known in the army rs Little
Abe, and who enlisted at jefferson bar
racks, short distance from st. 1souis,
Mo-. May /, 1861, as drummer at the
age of wears and month He be-
longed TO Company F.. Second United
States Infantry, Captain. afterward
Maj Gen Steel. The reasons which in
fiuenced the acceptance Of so young a
recruit was that his !father was in .he
service and his mother dead. There We're
no relatives who could4ar would look
after the boy, and SO, With the consent
of the army authorities he was put with
his father in the army.
Little Abe was favorite with both
officers and men. He displayed at all
times the coolest bravery and utter ig
norance of fear. His favorite position
was in the front rank in battle, and as
soon as he saw soldier fall disabled he
would throw away lis drum, seize the
musket of his fallen comrade and load
and fire as coolly as the most hardened
veteran, although his diminntive size
and strength did not allow him to elevate
the gun without some kind Of q rest. In
the early part of his army experiences, at
one ofsthe battles when the UnionTorces
found it necessary to take up position
| in the rear, Little Abe got possession Of
| a gun, and when the army was forced
| back, his drum was captured by the
| Confederates. He was reprimanded and
told that when retreating il he could not
carry it with him he should destroy it.
Ever after this when in battle he saw a
chance to get a gun he smashed in the
heads of his drum, and then devoted his
whole time to his preferred employment
of popping at the Rebs. At the close
of skirmish one DAY he was found
crying. Somebody inquired what
troubled him, and received an explana.
tion to the effect that he had been ln.
able to find any gun not iu use, so he
had been unable to have any shooting
The men of Company f wanted to iii
him out with rifle made in accordance
with his size, but the desire was no
granted, as according to the regulation
he must carry a drum. Little ABB
passed through the war without receiv
ing a wound, although always i'll th'
frontz rank and in many engagements
or his career since then nothing il
known to the writer.-Boston Globe.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-02-16
Woman Killing.

By far the most startling and horrible
feature Of the criminal records of the
time is the frequency with which women
meet vDlent deaths and the mystery
which e1shrouds nearly every case re-
ported. There can be but one reason
able exIlanation-it is that many wo-
men are 7ery careless of their personal
safety. In the days not long past
when ne,rlv all the inhabitants of this
country lived ON farms or in small VIII
lagos, krew all of their neighbors and
seldom saw stranger, it was a common
boast that woman could 60 anywhere
alone without fear Of molestatiou This
cannot low be said of all localities.
Where. .ramps abound, where towns
grow rapidly and bad characters resort
to them, no woman should expose her
self to any possibility of insult or injury.
Many deaths of women smay he attrib-
utel to the recklessness with which
acquaintances are formed in certain
classes. In the cities and manufacturing
towns many women have accepted as
suitors men with whom their acquaint-
ance has been very short. and of whose
antecedents they know nothing. With
out the ordinary and proper restraints .oi
home OF society, such women are at the
mercy of the men whom they trust
Recent events should teach women in all
grades OF life that. although to appear
fearless and nnsnspicious may seem very
tp-etty, it is worse than idiotic. N. y.
Xtrnld
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-02-16
A BId MISTAKE.

"Ahl how de do?" exclaimed the
hotel clerk delightedly. grasping the
hand of a stranger and giving it vigor-
GUS shake. Il suppose you will prefer
the second floor front suite magnificent
apartments, and cheap. too, only $50 q
day"
$3.50 a what?" gasped the stranger.
"a day. Will you 60 up now"
"Not so fast, not so fast. young man..
said the stranger. Don't you think
your terms are just little high? am
a banker, but my ipcome is only $50. 900
year"
"Oh! see, l see" said the clerk:
"then a fifth floor 81 room will suit you.
l mistook you for an editor. ."-Eren'n9
Gail.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-02-16

THE only occasion upon which raiI-
<av trains in the United States are
known 70 attain speed Of eighsy-fve
.aiirs All hour Is when ven swrep n sigh,
Il station with yonr overcoa: oaiy h.i
Jn. ard SEE the train Won want jus. start
ing eus Before you can reach ,.e plat
form, sho. from Parrot gun ooaldn'.
catch tha. train. She uay io!: along q.
twelve miles al the res, G. the day, but
tof about one minute. AZ You go charging
Gown tbs platform, she makoe Al easy
hundred
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-02-16
Pistols vs.. Law.

The Buffalo Courier correspondent
gives us the following consoling item ::
Every ruffian in New York carries a
pistol and is always ready to use it. The
law says no one shall carry pistol with
ont a permit, but what of that? If a
ruffian OF any note were brought before
a police judge for breaking the law he
would be discharged at once. When a
lot Of policy dealers were arrested a few
lays ago three police judges made a
wild psh late at night to the place
wh-re they were confined to take bail.
Each seemed to fear that the poor policy
men might suffer some inconvenience ii
be did not hurry tremendously. But !
Doubt if any Of the three would hurry
himself in the case of some unfortunate
fellow locked up for spree. No poli'!-
cal influence. you see"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-02-16
Thei, Health.

Alphonse karr Was .>:sly guest at
= dinner os sorne homeopathic physi-
c..il- s.: Paris. when. after snas.s had
i,e.-i. honored 10 Hauuemann and 10 tho
gr-a, lights of the science now living,
h. was asked 10 propose toast Gen
:!~snea," said he, "you have drunk the
aeal.h 0. nsnv physicians, bn. there is
=, taa-, yoa have forgotten. Permit
..l- ~ frpair the ufnt8sioa. drink Ia
Ac le al,a 0. your patients" ~
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-02-16
CHRISTMAS EVE.

God bless the little stockings
Az over the land 10 night
HWY in the choicest corners,
n glow II crimson light.
Jle ,.uy scarlet stocking,
}F.'! llp!e ia tie heel and toe,
won y, wonderful journeys
III laI.ing- have had t. 70.
Ar1 l.eaven pity tie children,
W ver thor home NAV be.
Vi aako at The first gray dawning,
An npty stocking TO see
LIFT ia tie faith of chi!Ilood
IianGu, against the wall.
Just where the dazzling glory
OF Sautas light wiz Au'
Ala. for the lone, mother
Wioee hou' i empty and atlll,
Who ha- ~ -csrlet stockings
With cAiiIlsli uv- t. fiji
Who rit- iii III, r~Arthy twilight,
With her face against the pane,
Wiu-c gIafc,ia out in the rain,
On, the empty shoes aud stockings,
Forever lAll aside,
ON, tic tangled. brphcI ahoc-stling
That vii nercrnorc bo tied
On, the .lttlc graves at the mercy
Oftlc cold December rain,
Oh. thr feet i1etllcir snow hlte sanda
Ihat can never trip again
BIT happier thcv who sInnbci,
With marble al foot and head
Than the child Who has no shelter,
Nolamcut, nor food, nor bed.
Yes heaven lieip the living
Children of want and pain.
KnoYilg no fold nor pasture
Cut tonight IN the rain
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-02-16
A CENTURY AGO.

An old brown leather covered book,
the leaves yellow, the writing scarcely
.egibIe, from tina" and dccay-cvidcntly
an old. neglected Ms. 20 the fire or
10 my private Shelf? Which?
These were my rchertio ns as I looked
over the papers Of my ate uncle the
rector of a Somersctshire village.
liked the look Of the book and de-
ciicd for the shelf; and | had my re-
ward for | found in the Grabbed char
arters a simple story, evidently written
toward the close Of the writer's life.
This story now transcribe into more
modern style.
Hell be fit for nothing" said my
father; "an awkward BOBBY who holds
his aw and cuts his food with his left
hand.
50 said my father, and SO, alas. /
frIt was awkward / was fifteen;
thick-sct, strong, but terribly clumsy.
| could not make collar, nor sew
pair OF blinkers, nor stuff saddle, nor
do anything that J ought to be able to
do. Ny fingers $, eIned to have uO me-
clanical feeling in them. l was awk-
Hard, and ! knew il, and all knew it.
II don't know what he's fit for" said
my father to the rector of the parish.
"l'ye set him to carpentering, and he's
cut his finger nearly off with al AK;
tlen he went to the smith, aud burnt
lis hands till he was laid up for month.
It's al OF no use; he spoils me more
good leather in n week than his earnings
pay for in month. Why cannot, he,
like other Christians, use his hands as
the good God meant him to-? There,
look at him now, cutting that back strap
fol tie squire with his left hand."
heard him; the knife slipped, and
the long strip OF leather was divided in
moment and utterly spoiled.
sfhsre newt iook.at thatJ \ piece
! oAt 81 thofyervnidlle Il the skin and
ms finger 'gashcd into The bargain" =
The fe0or endeavo vorel to soothe m,
fathers anger, Willie I bandageA my
finger. =
'You'd tctter let him come up for
that vase, Mr. Walters: should like a
case to lit it, foI If is very fragile, as all
that old Italian glass IS and line it With
the softest leather. please.
And SO | went with the rector TO bring
hack the vase, taking two chp neis
Gathers to bring it III.
We reached the house. and waited IL
The passage while lfe. went to -ietck il
he came back with large vase. tenlerl,
"rt,Y'ed IN the!leatheasG aaAlau y,4t tina
mOment there came from tile room
against the door uf which | was stand
LIZ. the sound Of voice singing.
voice that thrilled me through-a voic
! hear now as | write these hncs-s
>.ear. so sweet. so pure, as If an ang'
had revealed itself to me-
! trembled, and forgot the preciou
hurden IN my hands; il dropped to th
ground and was shattered 10 pieces
How shall H,describe the rector
rage?
She who had the angel-voice-
Llece-came out and | saw her. J. 10
got the disaster. and stood speechlcssl
gazing at her face.
You awkward scoundrel lock
your work. Thirty pounds Fif
Pounds An invaluable treasure cor
rrenarably in a moment Why don
Soa Speaks Why did Won drop it:
Drop it, said, waking up. "Drc
r. "'att' And then it flashed upon Il
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-02-16
owed so silently, so ter1ierly and so

loved SO silently, 80 teFaerls and so
long.
sit IN the old seat in the church now
and play, and, once in the year, the old
anthem; but the voice is gone that
filhd the old church with a glory that
iay. feel, as the sounds swell out and
the strings vibrate under my withered
fingers, l am but waiting to be near her
unier the old yew-tree outside, and, it
may he, nearer to her still in the longed-
for fnture a +
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-02-16

PARISIAS PROFESSIONALS. - IN the
provinces they still employ professional
weepers the same as the 'heaters hire
applauders.
4 Partisan asked one OF these woneI.
how she was able TO cry over people sks
hal never known
"Yon use onions. don't yon ?
''Oh, no. replied the veeper y
tried then, but in the long run ths,
hurt my eyes"
"And now ?"
II have found better way. / mag
ine 10 myself that the corpse IA som.
one that | owe ard that he i. abo-t Il
De raised =
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-02-16
THE HUMOROUS PAPERS
WHAT WE FIND IN THEM To aNII.s
OVER.


IfTTI.E HIsfAIk
She felt he q claim her a. his owu.
For wunan's Wit is qnick TO aee
The growth of seeds by Cupid sovu
Just after tea
She hluslies red when slow she hearr
The iow-toned words he. just haa said.
And trembling on the verge Of ieara.
She biushcs red
And startled At tho hook she beAra
For. ere he finished. her soft head
Dtoops and 10 his shoulder nears
He hAs'es Ia say midst hosts OF gears
Il lore-l love tha. gingerbread
Your daint: little hand prepares
She bushes red
- Philadelphia rdl
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-05-29
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE

OftlCE UT Cf.tfffsi All UT v tAAGSt d
 STATE OF ARKANSAS.
 In conformity with the requirements of the act of the General Assembly of Arkansas, entitled. "An Act to regulate the mode of proposing and voting upon amendments to the Constitution Of the State of Arkansas,' approved April 2. 1879, notice is hereby given to the cleo tors of this State, that at sstlie next Seii- eral election for Senators and Repre- sentatives. !" to be held in this State, to- wit: On Monday, the lst day of Sep tember, A. D. 1881, the foregoing pro- posed amendment to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, will be "submit- ted to the electors of the State for ap- rroval or rejection;" and "that each elector, on depositing his ballot at such election, shall vote for or against said amendment;' and that each elector, in voting upon said amendment, is requir- ed by law to have .swritten or printed upon his ballot" the words. if in favor of it's adoption, "For the Amendment No. l,'' or, if against it's adoption, Against No. l Amendment.
 Witness my official signature fSeall and seal of office, this, the dth
 day of February, 1881.
 [Signedl JACOB FROLlCH,
 Secretary Of State.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-05-29
The Great Ague Cure! KreSS' Fever Tonic NO CURE, NO PAY.

The proprietors of the Krcss' Fevsr efliciency ns an nbsofufc Cure for the Ague, that they guarantee 1t of taken according to directions) to ,ffect cure in every case, and all Druggists are authorized to sell 1t on these terms. il 1t does not do all we claim for it, bring back the empty bottler and your money will be refunded. It is purely vegeta- bic and does not contain either arsenic, strychnine, or any other poison. In mnIarinl regions it Is a sure preventive, and will remove all liability to Chiils and Fever. A box of Liver Pills with each bottle free of charge. Give it n trial, and remember, if 1t does not cure you, it will cost you nothing. Full di- reefions will be found wrapped around each ssatt.s. Price, One Dollar.
 KREss' FEVER TONIC CO,
 SOLE Pnorpirrors ST. LOFTS.