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ThcytermrofI Ieet~ James L, Carter,
as superintendent PFis6n&' expired
by natural limitation, and on the 9th
Of last menth he sent GOV Bate thdl
following communication;
To HIS ExCELLEEcYg WM. B. BATE,
}GoVERN6nk i.ti tr8
You did me the honor to confer up
on me the appointment OF Superin-
tehdent Of Prisonsof the State; and
since my appointment / have earnest
TO discharge the duties
Of the Office with industry and fideli-
ty.
Ex term Of office is now approach
ing its close and the duty OF making
another appointment is ineumbeDt
upon you. 1t is clear to my mind
that an effort To injure you is attempt
ed through nae, and, therefore, | have
Edetermlaed lto,say tegNoa that, under
no CIRCUMSTANCES VIII I permit the
usepfmylnmmG iii thqi sppointmePt
which youmust. make | haft endeAY.
STqgt 10 Is1iye Without Eeproqehs and,
S.l9fifIEe Ss.l9fifIEe am growing OK, Tor tie 81 st
tHne,in my Jife my reputation asa
tidli' of honor has been agsailed. ] do
not choose to remain in q &position
where my enemies may have the op-
portunity to critise me unjustly. |
IL & -ia0 man, BIZ BIZ * siiItipt 80 nr
tlMCb must make-i iny liVisg ia an oil
flee which exposes nc tonsi ant4N
ttounkind assaHlti's f.ifv fs,, ,st;e-
lahItnay be thati9I have made. mis-
takes, but l have the proud eoneious-
ness that ! earnestly and honestly Mt
tempted to do nlysdutys Lit is desil-
liable, when my successor Is appointed,
viii very .che@rfdlly accompany-him
oall the prisons, and give him all iH-
formation thatI can WHICH viii help
him. .al. 'a5ia
Before | close 1 want to saYqto you
chat ! am grateful to. you for yo}n
confidence in me, expressed IN the
appointment N0a yggye me. And !
isincerely trust ,ggnrlgener0sity to me
rwill never result in injury to you. 4
haye the honor to- be Your obedient
servant. faaJAs. W. GARTER,
SSdpt Stated risJiiifss.1'
Nashville, MlrcAs2Z, 1880. + l.
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London correspondent OF y. Y sun,
Women with douhtfulor unfortu-
nate compilations must hasten to
adopt or inyenta cnsmetim, paint. or
enamel which win enable Them to
wear green Yes, plain, honest, aut4
mitigated, vprd;Ent green,is to be the
fashionable Color for dinner and bail
dresses. Queen Margherito, Of Italy,
has worn it,. The Queen of the Bel-
gians and her sister-in-law, tile Cpufi.
tess of Flanders, appeared II green at
the court ball. The best Partisan
dress-makers are sending out dream
like costumes in that trying and long
discarded color, Even in tsUdy Lon
don signs OF its iiar6ddtttohgrrS iaitrt
ly visible in the shqp wiRA1lAs'and ia
the sanctumS Of the Arst-class millin-
ers. We are always ., ctliAe dilatory
III the matter Of fashiDhs, and ~piQk
them up when they are. df Yesterday
but, with national thAoAghpess, when
once we have lain hald d. Them we
make up for4lQs tine and adopt theln
with an energetic heartiness, that puts
in the shade the original creators, and,
it must be allowed, tends to hurry
them to an untimely end.
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Brutal Assault on ~ Member OF
the Legislature by IA Nash.
willie s-sSaaMbIer-


NASHVILLE, kpril e.AIke JeR8soRs
salocn keeper, ,approaehbd nRethei
sentative Fisk, Of Mhite a&5hhtt 9alld
asked him If he had stated .sQn the
floor OF the house that,gamhRrS, were
no better than thiexeSglRlffgH feltGa
in the affirmative, Mhen johnson
Knocked Fisk dow, and STRUCK him
several times. 1t is said tiidt Feisk
drew a pistol but was prevented from
using it. Fisk was arrested and taken
TO tine station, whageesmte Treasurer
Thomas secured his release. There is
great indignatiqnqoyer Jqhnson's un-
warranted assault s, ,e ,rhs.
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! Make the Most of This Life.

Make the most Of this life; where the shadow
\ Tep9ses
4 & The beams OF the summer shall cluster in slee
And the snow on the graves OF the lilies and
But cradles the blossoms that Mhiten the Leaf
Though the hopes OF the heart he encrcled with
! fAhd billows OF wretchedness muttor and r(,lf
There shall come with the morn of bountiful
+ morrow tU f<t,4 +}4t4 }4}fr
The pleasures that gla lden the desoate soul
Make the most Of this life; where the carols are
That Fqse in their rapture from lips OF the
And awakened the world from its winters Of
Sweet songs shall be sung by tho birds on
or~ the wing tne fH .s,T.e
Through the bosom be dark with the dirgcs Of
i sadness ht4. a,,s
And solltudes gather so heavy and lone,
There shel float from the musical meadows OF
gladness
h The rafishing measures that banish each
"A groan.
NaSo the most Of this life; lis garden Of bean
y tfs
Where, blushing, The blossoms grow 'tenderly
sweet.
While they brighten The days ofnan's labor ana
duty,
\ And scatter the kisses Of love At his feet:
lisa world that is wild with the laughter OF
4 When hands do the brothetly kindness they
can,
And its hearts agethe treasures OF tenderness
giving,
Tosolteu aud sweaten the nature Of man.
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what Arc, tairfs Wade ofy
New York Herald.

The air is just'pow full otrepoits Of
escapades and elopemen4s ly young.
couples who have a thousand ways in
which to insure fpiEepy forgthc future
and to make fools Of themselves im
the present There seems to be.a GER
tain proportion of our' girls who are
ready at any moment to fall madly in
love with a pair OF pantaoons withous
reference to tle quahtyyor charactor
vof the possessor thereof They are
romanticalk giaHl9n fed bs#f y man
whose face has no attractions and
whose habits are positively repulsive
A worthless -brainless-v be9byp who
hasn't even the eapeeityN5 earn salt
for his potatoes, who cart be invited
your table because he docs not know
how to behave himself and who can't
be set up in business simply because
he is an idiot,s will llrnnb away with
your only daughter beautiful and
accomplished girl, who would order
him out OF the house II she knew him
better, aud who !, will leave him
with broken 4 heart after six
months of married. life. This is one
OF the problems Of social life which it
is hard to underdan,fs 4 esg sSsRB n
4 ~
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The Heal Dixie.
IENellanara-I

1t is a curious and generally unknown
fact that DlAis, the topia Of the former
Southern slaves, was not The states Of
the south, but the island Of Manhattan.
4 Stakeholder named Dixie, who lived
here When New YORK was 8till a slave
state, became so unpopular on this ae.
count that he rSmotrd t0 the south with
ris negroes Thef5 they had to work
50 much harder; oand were so much
e'5rse Of in every way than here, that
,hegwere ever longing for the dear old
land OF Dixie, from win Oh they had
eeh torn AS time went on. this place
was mQFe idealiled;Iindeed itngrew to
40 a delightful tradition, and nat last
Expressed itself in POPULAR song Of
Chat emotonal race. j ie Nasfan ideal
an Imaginary Eden, literally an Utopia,
beeapse i'll wasenoWhere. M i5a La,
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rha SINH Of rss.ln ~ mnnl..

Iff. e y g ANI. + lNbl N oiAu,I
At.12 o'clock the royal liz akrast is
served, / is a.so.itary meal Tho king
is squattlng op the ground, some fifty
dishes are set before him. His mpjesty
selects the simplest, and quenches dis
Thirst with bnttermilk or iced sherb Is,
which are served in delicious profusion
IN maghih ent china lows Dead ST.
lence is observed by the few favored
courthrs who stand moqnl the walls
.ot the apartm nts The royal ut.ers
Silently hand the various dishes. AS
The king eats he addres es those whom
he may dtign to Eoaor with his notice.
and tIlaSa fortunate ones bow oW, and
answer in ham lie Alternatives, May
te your sNrihce, Asylum of the Uni
verse. 80, it is. "it happened ex-
actly as your ma. .esty ordained;" and
50 on. @
The same kind of language is used
by the royal princes in addressing their
father, and they would not preauml to
atteHpt to sit in the royal presence but
as in crsia no son would sit Il his
fathers presence unless ordered to do
ESQ, this IS more duet tlial resp 2ct than
the awe OF ina esty The king rnses
his mouth and wipes, hls iand5 over a
golden bowlll and then be rises and the
ae,d Is served 10 the princes Gnlgav.
ing them it goes to the courtiers, and
li,St4ythe royal farrashes pick the hon Is,
land literally aitk the platter3 clean The
te}M dlnueG served at p. m, Is a
OF the breakfast; generally it
Is onl4enel by the phying Of the brass
e9nds, or Us the music OF the native
ImusiG MS attached 1.-THE court. 4 7t
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Copsiantinople' va. g ans.

lNsiHctS tluteN
~ According to l#stadvices coustahti,
.aOplg is aloat 10 be deprive OF tue Sen
slit Of another ancient institution. The
government, having mdde a tra,ado
late y against the numerous eliar.C TIN !,
has now given directions 10 its o cias
to prosecute the mag oa'is, dehouhting
them as common leheats and r0gues.
Whether Tie eolirt astro.ogeri. doomed
rem4lns to heseen onstantinopn has
always en- oyedsa good supp y of magi-
.lms, the best Icing IRON Aoroeco, and
many Of them lacks The magicians,
whose stp los eaR te seen IN many q
siGeet. haze been foan OF the greatest
kepeft, eeiugpreferred todocsors, dong
Ia large business in love charms, and
ming more thie es than the police.
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A ohIenro Rene,s Tollet.

H ~ haro Views IntervieV1 lQr1.
To illustrate what she said the belle
opened q bureau drawer and took out a.
itiieer looking object 1t was a mask
which perieutly fitted hel0faee. ta1
fh'Nhen Lretire at night she said, 81
take this and ru0 the INSIDE of it with
lream. / tie it on and sleep in it,
OH see, the lotions / Use make tho
skin Of any face rough, and the applr
Gallon Of the ream has a tendency to
open the pores 0. the SKIN, and when i
wake up my face is smooth and SOFT
/ ! hen here Is the hare foot, This 1
use to put the powder ca,
The belle kindly displayed all The
ARTICLES re .niEed to make her up" for
the opera, There was the face powder
the cream and tho hare's foot men
toned Then she had a, cake Of nicely
tperfumed Soap, a large bottle of elegant
cologne, a bottle Of toilet water, per
fumed; a balm for the sgin; a little bot.
Ito Of yasoline; a wash for the scalp;a
metallic brush aud eyebrow pehel and
a dark Ii lui4 to put on the eyebrow and.
lashes' a cake Of camphor-ice for the
khandslf they, become chapped; q bottle
k0i l1snd0 ine; one OF haiF4oIl, and q box
IDf beauty spots The latter were simply
little pieces Of sticking plaster cut into.
tho shape Of stars; crdscents, eirsles, and
hearts, Another little bottecontaining'
black liquid was marked ghe9dache
cure, AN he belle as:s.: ;,i iiF isi; ysit0
! that Sic used itfreAuGntly after attend,
ing ball Tile list OF her toslet articles
Iof course in, luded a icomb, a, tooth
brush, ami a nailrAruShaa sponge of
delicate e~tures THrkish. towei, q bot
of shoe dressing, a'YaSlpag, an. atom
lzer for throwing cologne over herself;
d fiesh-brush and q hand-glass. She
then displayed velvet eoloted toX. II
contained about eight .dl erent articles
1 designed to cut oil long nShls, trim
them, and tone them down. A hatet0
| show w'you uthat, she e6htinucd, holding
up little phLl. ~ sHHit
4 ''Nhht lis lt; ,4i1.it nHpi
"MeH you she, am troubled withan
obstinate corn, and this mixture 're-
moves the pain 'Ehen | always keep a
breath perfume" and shc3dliAslayed a
. small boN Of silver coated taj hUilSl The
Top drawer of her dressing case con
gained paper Of sachet powder, ana q
| 3hlna'bOX or t0oth-pastc WaS part otthc
complement. h.a allHIis II baa
There, think you have the whole
list, she said. Htul | i5 evlsTN. E,5,.
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Hsnrnes. in Their sscsls.

f.a Y fHi Vi 81 Aa 1lf 81
AsHEvrLlE, n, CA horrible acci-
dent occurred on the 4th pear the
turnpike in Buncombe COUNTY, twelve
miles ftom Asheville. Tire shbdse III
Mr. ]. 7. Joyce was burned dowHdm
ing the night, and himself, his daugh
ter Margaret and hefehfd three years
old, and Miss Mary Rice, an old lady
living with the family, were burned
up in the house lH
THE DISCOVERY.
The first knowledge had sby tae
neighborsloI the fire was stsing the
smouldering l1rins this morning! ahd'
the remains Of the unfortunate family
were found in the lsiiIai'ig, the hilfiJ
cations being that they had been burn
ed up in their beds, with no evidence
however, oi'Ary foulplay rtesINrda
ner left here this evening To- inwsli
gate the matter, Some Of the neigL-
bors left the house at a iete hoQr yes
terday evening. 6NrsJoFee was some
seyenty-iiye years Of age and was one
Of the most esteemed citixelis Of this
county. The affair las dast 4 tf56Ri
on the whole comisunity.
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How Poe Hel7'ere,l . The Raven"
tCor Courler-J 1urhal.l

.
lie would turn down the lamps till
The room was almost dark, then stand
ing in the center of the apartment hei
would reciie those wonderful lines in
lhe most melodious OF voices; gradu
ally becoming more and more enthused
with his new creation he forget time
Spectators, his persona identity, as the
Wild bores and oppressed longings Of
IA siheart found vent in the impassioned
#sOrlssAf The poem. 10 the listeners
umn the sounds Of filling rain and
waYlnsbran hNi tie raven slapped his
fluskygNngs a. owe The bust Of Hallass
and the lov face IF Eenore appeared
to rise before hem so marvellous was
his poNpI. ASA reader that the auditors
wo9tdi be Afr n to draw ureath lest the
enchanting ~ tf0ken We sH
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vetoed the lsa 95 ~ pFoint-

Governor Bate vetoed the bill for
the repeal OF heT-Raiiroqdf- .t9taamis-
sicn law, and both Houses 'Passea it
over his veto the Senate by a vote OF
% to 10, and the House by Il vote OF
IS to 49,
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Th3 NEoqs Gampbqll.


i1I23H" Nh2su'p LEADER
The author Of "Tl.c Pllasures 81 iio1e"
being on q ,isit to &ygshre happned
70 go into a b ol;se ler Shop in i,i.mar-
mock Iht LOOK 5e,ior, rs be entered,
Whispered sometime over TIE eounfar
toaa oitly and comely old lady Who
was caking a small purchase OF. sealing
YAK and note paper ord save US,
She replied, in an aut.Ll6 whisper, "ye
Editlha maanit." TITS ture, / til We, ~
said the bookseller, also in whisper.
Ihe old lady turned towards th4 poet.
snd said, moi NitHout tetraying a slight
lem 3arrassnent. An sac we're the
IlsreH Thomas Campbell, are yes ! am
very prood TO meet We, and didnd think
when lsleit ham in tho mprnin' that
sic great donor Was to besa me.
! The poet felt much battered by { is
tribute, b5todlifHsiof took en,ire poses.
iston Of him rs tie worthy old.solA con-
ILnAed d There's no man in Ayrshire
lthat has the great sKAl ye haze Mr.
! ampbell, an VIII be greatly obleeged
@. We itge W,li come and see mVcoo he
lore ye leal tAis part Q the country an
I'et ne p2w il yo sn do onythjng for
lter she 5 a yoIn{ teastie and-a guid
eaSti, and ! sRdulh Ike to loseher y,
There was an eminent veterinary sur
3 ton Or COW doctor in the neigbborng
ounty Of Ulm ries whose name WIS
| also I'lioa3as aiap ell,' and the worthy
Homan'had mjsitsep rhe poet for 4 tai ' !,
q eifa'od person This anecdote was
rotated by the poet himself, in .ondon,
Imany yesrs ago 10 Mr.. Bobert Car-'
IfaJheIs, Of INVERNESS ~
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Applications Of IileetrIaIty

The applications of electricity become
more varied every day. Feleharometers,
teletheremomet8rs telemapometeIsr and
telehydrobarameters haye Fepntly Ieen,
invented which respe ftyely record at
distant polIts, air pressure, heat steam
pressure, and yater-Stages. "a 1aiifor.
MIA electrician has also Invented pro.
cess whereby gold, silver and copper, can
he instantly smcltel by a'lightning
stroke. W u 4sglra vn t...'....
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Editor And you expect me, to use
this' ia mGe
Spring Poetr7Yes, sir but j don't.
want any pay for itqodlu t..
"Oh, yeudpnltll s.aad, 81
No, my only desire is to see how my
effusion will look in print p"
"Ah! Well, Lana @dlappy to say, that
your desire can be- gratified, that is,
providing you will do as i say ggarI
oh thank you What shall | do"
"Buy a typewriter. 'epa III. ra3 +
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The cause Of the red tolorof Mars
has never Been Satisfactorily aseertained
Its atmosphere does not aprcar to be
dark enough to produce such an ene t,
and perhaps as probable an explanation
as any is one the suggestion. Of which is
a little startling at frSt, tits that veg
citation od,Mars nls be led ilstt,id of
liiify in the idea ~ /" e
Gwen Meredith ealls the world q ner-
tle, a5nd gNys The sage advJe, savoid
Il OF crush It. q ~ ~ e-gEa 4
ia 3a30ms a8 Aag
..Lqn
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will Try 'HSbacco..

Fifty or more Cooke county farmers
will undertake the culture OF tobacco
ON an enlarged seaeslM cQming, sea-
son, Their neighbors across The line
in North Carolina have made money
oHt Of the weed for several Years.
The Teunesseans have land equally as
we'll adapted and now purpose to fol-
low suit.-Tribune.
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alail lF.,o litil..


A small VII are in4 an adjoining
eo8nty elamolet for IN jl facilities
faro seEerat years, sHt recently there
Was.a pesio 40 eafsAiishpd in. the place.
The mail the FIRST week consisted of
taree nateat MEDICINE oirculars, pack
age pn lie documents, anda horned
frog = nothing ho5ms q place SO much
as plenty OF "ihail faeilitiesHEa og
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. according TO Sir james Tennant leop-
ards haze ID GeyloH ri leaSty strange
fan gler the flesh OF naH-po2 victims,
the spec &c o1oF Of toe disease seeming
10 strongly attgaeL thems 48
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Y hat j sal 'er Eat. !.


hs 81 Louis Gl bs-p mpc at.
Al gentlemap scientifically inclined
captured a spider, and by careful esg,
mate made by means of att1ally weigh
ing il and then contining it in a cage he
found tbas It ate for times its weight
for breakfast, near,y nine timls its
weight for dinner, Thirteen timgs its.
weight for upper, frisitiiig up with an
ounce, and al p, 10 !, when gele6s ],
ran . in search d f5u8 1T his fat8
a man wei, ,hBg iGl pounas u 0uld re-
Quire the whoieoa fal sfedl Cor break
5Ist tte dose Flpeatedwda the sdAlt.uG
,pf d. .haIf-ga en- WslJWteAed sAfsp fpe
dinner, and two ipi!oe $, eight sheep
and louf hogs Tor sapptT. an9l then, as
q Innch before go.ngs 0 his cahhanelef,
Ae wonld indulge IA aeout Iour Darrels
Of fresh fish. ...
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ArSansaw Traveller. De worl may be
a heap better den it uster be, but a lie
sin takes de premium ober de truth. g
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4 Another Phase Of the Faith Cure

ssl Another Phase OF the Faith Care.
gaom [Chicag Inter o9ean.l @
Matilda Hptchins, of brooklyn, be-
iie9es in faith cures, but her faith is in
ler powers rather than in any super
laturai' influence. She had been an IN
valid from spinal curvature for thirteen
fears. he prayed .or relief without
feceivins any and soncluded the H6rll
mad pas.e her by. She lafterwafd
found that feelings were not facts, and
instead of waiting for the eiec-
tric thrill Of returning health
she merely believed she was
healed Under this belief she got
up, left her roomy went down to tea
md in tile tile evening walked TO church,
although. weak and trembling She
insisted upon doing Everything. Il as
though hshe were welperson, and in
three months was restored TO excellent
health. Here is hint to the believers
in faith cure.5o The tinyalidsI usually
restored to health bYi the faith healers
are those who perform miracles them
selves did they hayebthe courage and
the energy to leayela sick bed and have
faith in their power to drive out disease
Isby good, healthtul exercise, q.
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Mu@ y, o.. EEAa9HsAs.l ai Ha
WAToH-MAKER AND JEwELgR. aie
Room over the Postofice, Johnson
City Tennessee. aon

iitH 3 N2tcfcs. CLOCKS, Jew
ellF, H@d SewiuS MacIircs tl6aned
sand rtPa.rttl ,on .hntindtite. Salts
ac'loH SuaWHteCd u Holcharge made.
F9ptI lurgll that | rap repair a@-
Just ar fe-bllld as good rs new, any
Fn$eiH H4eGtFtr hatc. 9'''' S4deR90A
2 raay - 1--1
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73tH13a" tlhe Century
AS an infant Webster is described as
ElcryiuglDaby who worried his parents
considerably He grew up 10; boyhcod
Jalu weak and sic6lF as be himself
Often told ne, he Was tue slimmeSt in
the fs@ily. Md Yet, by doing a boys
work on his father iarm, by mdulging
4 propensity Tor o,td9or sports by lead
Ilnga temperate and frugal life, he sue
I eeded m Luiidlng up robust t0nstitu-
ion. Tn arriving at manhood he had a
physical frame which seemed made to
,ast handred years. 10 was an iron
frame, large and stately, with a great
mountain.o a head upon it.
When IhoIwaldsen, the Danish sculp
tor, saw bis head IN owes Studio iii
s ONE itsie exclaidipd 'Aht a design
1or Jupiter. | see" lie would not be.
,ieNe ahat it was a liying american.
arker describes him as a man of large
mold a great body and great brain
81 s. sjneso rates, there has sci
lom been head 50 massive, huge. a.s
cubic capacity surDBssei all former
of mind. "A large man,
1ecorous in dress, digniied in depOrt-
ment, 3he walked us ii he telt himself a
ding aIHe 9l3 if.aaiy sII.tt.,,
Menfrom the country who knew him
not stared at him as he passed through
o1r streets The coal -heayers an port
3rs of ondon looked on him as one Of
he great. tor, es Of the globe, lhe4 re
9ognl ed inJhm native King. Carlyle
,alied him "a magnificent specimeH
whom, as a logic fehcer or parliamen
AIRY Hercules one would inrlIne to back
At sight against all tie world.fteAnd
ydney Smith saii he was 5abiing lie,
'ecaiseno man ON earth ooald be as
,reataas he looked. l2s 4gum ggi#
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-27

AHoSG the list OF bills aud resolu-
lions introduced ia the Texas legis!a-
lure, we Observe the following;
There shall be no smohir :, eating nor
cracking nuts SLOWED within the bar Of the
houAe during lie ,ittns end the ser cant
alarms and door keeper are required 70 en-
force this rule"
This Is 81 unwarranted interference
with the prerogatives Of the members
Of the Texas Legislature. Its, in fact,
q 'sumptuary law" and is in violation
OF the constitution ofth- United States.
when the hungry legislator lie deprived
OF his privilege Of smoking. esting and
cracking nuts how is be going to pas
his time while the legislature is in ses-
sion q? Next thing, some fine haired
member will be wanting 10 get a rule
against chewing tobacco and squirting
the juice over the carpets.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-27

trii Us deiRns a.a'nsi the l,gisla-
ture. Men do not usually seek ques-
honable ends with brass band.
Every body will expect The cattle
men to DO their fuli shsre in bsaring
she burdens Of government, but il is q
reckless and reprthensible feeling that
Sights an interest 30 valuable and so
necessary to Texa- for many years to
come. Itisa hateful spirit that laughs
and grows glad at the loss Of thousands
Of dollar by these men through the
severity Of the winter. The effect Of
these losses, though We do not think
they are near so large as reported, will
be felt ia Texas next summer, and the
men who are now so happy will prob
ably blame the "bullionairesn for the
hard times.