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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-07-16

Saw pgats. jHyif ftouof ~
Lulld Il No, iil Hitu saa0 Hsl
burned to-day. The buildings on either
side we're badly damaged, mostly by
water. The lower floors we're occu-
pied by Laroussini Bros., hattersj
Leon Barnsditto, bar room, and j. "
q. McCloskey, soda water. All arc
fully insured. The loss IL estimated
Mt 10000,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-07-16
JIM wlNTERsMITH DEAD.

The Prominent Young Texas Politician
Dies at His Old Kentucky Home.
LOUISVILLE, July A.-James G..
Wintersmith, door keeper OF the Ma
tionsl House of Representatives, died
at the house of his parents in this city
this afternoon, after painful illness,
aged SO years. Mr.. Wintersmith was
a native of this State, but was elected
from Texas. and was one of tho most
popular officers in the capitol. His
brother and deputy, John Winter
smith, is dangerously i'll here.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-07-16
Wife Murder and Suicide.

LOUISVILLE, July 14.-Albert Ross,
we'll known grocer, shot and proba-
bly, fatally wounded his wife and then
killed himself this morning, at his
home at Jacksonville, Indiana. The
cause OF the tragedy is said to be .jeal-
ousy. The couple were aged q and %
respectively, and had only been mar
ried two weeks.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-07-16

ty iho strange Ifflt4 NJ ~ hose. 49,
E'rH NtH rWfuf 'Nfnn and ~ So
i..u Nuuff rhtn hir horse hrOHo
.U nu NU Yl0W HrI Itu through
~ uiIO fence 10 ala. y. 4. DOA1t. 'f.rfl
ldenoe. After running around In a
circle for some time, he finally made n
straight shoot for Mr.. Dohorty's fenco,
completely demollshing part OF II. lie
then tried 10 run in tho house at the
window, but failed. He then tried u
run on the front porch, but
struck a tree, which knocked him
back. Mr.. Doherty having but n ~
calibro pistol, shot the animal, hitting
him under tho right car, but AZ the
pistol was 10 small, II did not kill him,
but he Immediately came TO his senses
and allowed them to get hold OF him.
Some say he had hydrophobia, others
say II was blind staggers.
Bids are advertised for letting the
contract to build the new public school
building. IL In to be of stone.
Mr. Collin Shaw, OF Colorado City, IL
In the city visiting his parents and
friends.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-07-16

( The quotations given below refer to grass
cattle, living weight.
BggyEs- 30 LII 10 &c q II.
Cows..2z82iSc e. 10; mich cows, COM
mon, 800 r bead
saEEI[- Prime, 21sQ325<c.
GoATs- None or the market,
T5ous--2 l-s to3c = fl. et'
BuLIsAxD sTAGs--l IL to 70 r d,
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ESpecial.l

WEATHERF0Rp, July I4.--tSpeciaI.l
Professor A. j. Robbins, of Fort
Worth, In introducing some of his OWL
methods of teaching children primary
arithmetic, geography and grammar,
which Is giving universal satisfaction
snd he is undoubtedly master of his
profession.
This Aiorning the citizens of the
south part Of the CITY were attracted
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-07-16
A Texan Suicides In st. Louis.

A Texan Suicides In st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, July A.-Henry Minis, a
guest at Koetter's hotel, from San An
tonic or Houston, shot and killed him
self to-day. Pecuniary troubles are
said to have been the cause OF the act.
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Al Manxunh. PA

PHILADELPHIA, July H.-Benjamin
schofold'sysrn mill In West Manyunk
was burned yesterday. Loss, S9Co,0O).
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Palestine .

PALESTINE, July IA. [Special.] 20
Colonel w. l.. Chew, for several year s
chief clerk OF the International q;
Great Northern stock and claims
agents. department, of this city, wa
married last night At $50 to Mr..
Mamie Slade, at the residence of her
mother, Mrs. Alexander, Rev. Mathis,
of the Methodist, Church. officiating.
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MONEY. STOCKS AND BONDS

NEW YORK, July IA Money on call easy,
at / per cent prime mercantile paper.
4 to5. Foreign exchange lower; 1884, for 60
days and 4S5 for demand
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FoR7 DAVIS, July 14.-[Special. AT
the election to-day on the removal of
the county seat of Presidio County
from Fort Davis to Maria, six towns
gave Fort Davis 2S1 votes; Maria, 24S.
The vote of the remaining towns will
not change the result, and the county
seat remains here.
Six companies of the Third Cavalry
left to-day by rail for the Cheyenne
agency, Indian Territory.
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uor,oS

Mlddllng Uplands ................... o.
hiddllng OrloanG ......... ...........b ll'l0
ToSE! Closed-New York, dull; New
orleans, weak; Galveston, weak Liver.
pool, dull,
COTTON ABATEMENT
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ronrs TINS Ihls TN. Last
r""'9 Day Week season 1Season

EXPORTS AND STOCKS
Exports from all United States ports thus
far this week: Great Britain, 1888; France,
-.....; Continent, 3 1913. STOCK nj all United
States ports: This day. 2is,2iS; this day
last year, 27S,lSl.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-07-16

Rag.ss ems. Iuly iI.-whtat higheF,t
z.,l rs, August, 1875 10 9l1si september.
So 30 S2a.
Corn higher; cash, 37Isi August, IS bid;
September, - bid
Oats nominal; 2Sls asked
BLivestock Indicator reports: Cattle
Receipts, Q 500; best grades steady; others
weak exporters, 5.2j 10 80; good to
choice shipping, 5 20 10 $50; common %
Hos Receipts, lO,COO: steady $50 10 25.
Shscp-Recelpls none; quiet; lair TO
good muttons, 40 TO roo; common 10 me-
dun, 80 to- s.
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,npEsLaN YRIoEs
Sg4 Id IN
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-15
SUPERIOR TO KlLSOMINE,
READY FOR USE BY ADDING
HOT WATER.

Can be mixed by any one. Any
lousekeeper can apply il with.
out the aid of skilled labor.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-15

J Il was Cato and not Aristotle who
had such q disdain for omens. On
being asked IL he diI moi fear some
impending evil because the rats had
gnawed bis hose, he replied that il
was not such . strange thing; but be
would have been startled. be said, II
bis hose had eaten the ratsl We
commend this view Of the case 10 our
superstitious friend who asks US The
prophetic meaning Of q not unusual
incfdrntin his own life.-N 4. Jour.
nal Of Commerce.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-15
Wanted His Moneys Worth.

"IIow Eur Is Albany r asked q
countryman at the Grand Central
station.
zone hundred and forty.fOur
miles."
"How long docs itiake 10 get thar
"Three hours and twenty-five
minutes BY fast line"
"An' how much docs II cost r.
zone dollar and.foriy-four cents -
Gosh ! q dollar an forty-sour
cents for ridin' less'n four hours,
Why, up in Vermont | kin ride hall
a day on q railroad fur less money
than that, an not go near 20 fur
nuther.".
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-15

Ma
III the Government is TO received
silver bullion on deposit at all, LET il
do so and issue certificates Of its
weight and fineness and is value at
the price at the time of deposit, re-
deemable in silver bullion alone, Of
the same weight and fneness, and let
the value Of these certificates from
time to time be determined by the
laws Of trade and by those only, with
out any legal tender quality for any
purpose. Such certificates would
answer the purposes Of q medium Of
exchange 10 the exact extent that
silver should remain fairly stable in
value. They would cheat no one,
and they would furnish the only form
in which the silver could fairly and
honestly enter into the currency. II
is hardly necessary 10 say that the
stories Of Mr.. Tilden, Mr.. Manning,
and Others with reputation for sani-
ty In finance having approved of Mr..
Warmers patent currency have no
authority.-N I. Times.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-15
STATE NEWS.

Washington Gazette: The largest
shipment potatoes ever made from
this port went bsn 10 GA Dominion
steamer Newbern, on last Thnrsua,
There were l,700 barrels from point
up the river and the remainder b
truckers adjoining town.
Louisburg Times: There hav
been to date 20 applications for pen
sions from this county, IL Of whom
the clerk Of the court informs us will
go through. Eranklin will furnisl
about 30 pensioners including wild
ows.
Alady in this city, who has a falls
tooth sat on pivot, sneczed it ou,
the other day while feeding chickens
An old hen thought it was grain o.
corn and swallowed il as soon as il
struck the ground AFTER a long
chase the hen was scaptured, beheaded.
Its crop opened, the tooth found and
restored to the lady's mouth, where
it afterward helped to masticate the
old hen.--South Bend (Ind, Tribune,
We are getting to use the term
crank too freely as the designation
Of any man or woman Of special in.
diyiduality. A man who fights a
great corporation on public grounds
dis callee a crank; SO is man who de
votes himself to any unique work Of
charity or philanthropy; reformers in
general, no matter how sincere or
selfsacrifcing. are about as certain
to be dubbed cranks as the sun to
rise and set.-New Haven News.
The new Connecticut law again ST
flash" literature, which has Just
gone into effect, imposes fine ofs50
or less, and Imprisonment for three
months or less, or both, at the discre-
tion ofthe court, upon every person
who shallscll, lend, give or offer, any
book, magazine, pamphlet Or paper
devoted wholly or principally to the
publication Of criminal news, or pict-
ures and stories Of deeds Of bloodshed,
lust or crime. New York Tribune.
The Fayetteville Sun says. Tokay,
the vineyard of Col. Wharton j.
Green, is situated upon a high hill,
on the western bank OF the Cape
Fear, commanding view stretching
out for miles upon the eastern bank
ofthat "storied stream" .Atraveller
upon the eastern bank may view its
beautiful undulating hills for miles.
Now the vines are clothed with beau.
tiful garments Of green. - We no-
tice that the good crops our farmers
are Dragging about are not confined
to the lower east side Of the river.
Up the river we notice that the cot
ton is almost universally fine. All
the small grain has been cut and ID
shocked upon the fields. Though
not altogeth as fine as the average
it Is rather better than we expected
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-15
A Little Fun Now and Then.

The Chicago girls admire their
own feet, because they are carried
away with them.
When a carpenter goes on q strike
he doesn't use his hammer.
The man who always agrees with
you may be q pleasant companion,
but when you want advice 90 TO some
one else.
Florence Marryat has q new lecture
on "What shall we do with the menu
Lave them alone, Florence; that's the
way. Let all the women 20 TO heaven,
where they belong, and leave the
earth entirely 70 the men, who want
Il all TO themselves.
aWhat makes you look 90 down in
de mouf," asked Uncle Nose Of Jim
Webster.
my wife done broke anudder
plate dis mawning."
"Dats muffin. De plate don't cost
yer more den a dime. Dat don't hurt
much"
"Iiit don't hurt! I reckon yer don't
know dat hits my head she busts de
dishes on"
"Yes, dat's rough on dc crockery.'
There was a monkey born in New
York the other day, the first one In
this country. This was q real mon.
key, not dude.
Uncle Nose met q very dankiiied
darkey, who said in very dignifed
manner -
"IIOw Do you enjoy dis balmy wed
weder, sahI"
II don't know yer, sab, You has
me at q disadvantage" responded
Nose. .
"You cussed ole bow.legged, Ian.
tern jawed gorilla, yer Is de same ole
| authenticated baboon alters was.'
"Noy I knows yer. As soon as
yer quit talkin' like 0 germman /
1 knomed yer right Off" And they
embraced like Blucher and welling.
ton on the field Of Waterloo.
"As this Is the fourth time you
have rejected my offer Of marriage, /
consider II due TO myself 70 let you
know that I was only joking" said
Gus de Smith 10 Miss birdie McGin.
mis-.
"You say you were only Joking
asked Birdie.
"0nly joking"
i 20, Gus, don't say that, because
wasn't serious myself when ! rejected
you. Come now, don'l be . fool"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-15
ALABASTINE.

il a valuable discovery. Il consti-
tutes a permanent finish for walls,
assimilating with the plaster, and
will not rub OF. IL does not deteriS
orate by age; In this respect il is un.
like all other preparations of a SINH.
lar character. Alabastine Is disin.
fectant, and renders apartments
hsalthful. Cracks In the walls can
be filed by mixing the Alabastine
thick, which cannot be done with
KaIsomine. Five pounds Of Alabas-
tine will cover SO square yards, or
450 square feet, two coats. Sample
cards showing a variety Of beautiful
tints For sale by
7, III. BRIGGS q SONS,
Raleigh, n. G.
Mention this paper. ap 15-tf p.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-15

All persons holding deeds 70 lots u
cemetafy must present thsm 70 w. ii. Hog,
ers, that they may be registered, and al
those who have DOT paid for lots must dC
50, and take deed a, =, noovps
Ckii rm On of Gem. Com.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-15

low ny EY DON'T DIFFER MUCH FROM
LI~ DEscENDENTs OF THOSE LESS
kNowN.
A brother Of Vice. President Will
| son is 4 guide in the Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing at a dollar and
q half a day, and President Cleve-
tlapd Is asked to give him something
iy1ylef. It is curious how the same
blood which produces greatness 10
one member Of a family produces
mediocrity or worse in another. I
know ola Senator's brother who is
glad to hold a laborer's place about
the Senate chamber, and l can count
my fingers full Of the sons ofSena-
tors, Generals and Presidents who
loaf about Washington disgraeing
the tracks which their fathers hons
ored. The SON Of one Of the most
noted of the lawyers Of Washington
a generation ago will now be GLAD Of
an offer OF a drink at a second-class
bar, and there is a son of great
Senator and former Minister to Eng
land, whom sou may see any night
about Willard's Hotel, who is good
for nothing but loafng. know a
Presidents son who asked for drink
the other day Of the livery stable
keeper who used to hire out to him
four.in-hands while his !ather was in
the White House, and there are
working in the departments here the
sons Of the best men the country has
produced.
Some sons Of great men, however,
are turning out we'll. Senator In.
gals has a boy in Kansas who. it is
said, promises to be as bright as
himself Oliver p. Morton's son has
grown into very good standing as a
young lawyer at indianapolis, and
the SON Of Steven A. Douglass has
lust called attention to his abilities
by his speech at Chicago. Henry
A. Wise left a bright boy in the per-
son Of JohsS. Wise. who was in the
last Congress, and young Beckin.
ridge, who made the stirring speech
at the Chicago Democratic National
Convention, is fs offspring ofthe
great Kentuckian. is a pity that
Tom Sherman went into the priest
hood, for I have understood that he
embodies much Of the high quality Of
brains possessed by his family The
Garfield boys are said to be bright
young men, and Robert Lincoln has
many Of the attributes Of his great
father. General Grant will die and
leave no fitting representative Ciere.
land Leader.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-15

Raleigh Visitor. The proposed
tearing down OF the old Governors
Mansion, or, the Palace" will bring
TO the minds Of many Of our elder
citizens scenes and incidents Of By
gone days. We can well recall the
lays or Graham, Reid, Bragg and
Ellis, and later Of Vance, oil oi
whom made the mansion q scene o.
gaiety and hospitality. But like al
things mortal il must give way tC
sTather Time" and soon vii be mum
.bered q
"Ione relic Of The past
Anold moulderin pile"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-15
DR.. p. R. HARoEE

Having located in Durham, offers his pro-
fessional services to the people OF Durham
and surrounding country. Office at y. M
johnson & Co.'s Drug Store.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-15
.ALABASTINE

A Natural Material for Finishing
walls, ceilings, rough plaster, new
smooth sand finish, a soiled hard N.
ish, painted walls, wood ceilings, call
paper, brick, rough boards, canvas,
ETC., etc.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-15
Tobacco Ind It's Culture.

TOPPING, wqe sa AND sUcKERINa
The operasha TO be described in
this chapter ~ re great attention
and watchfuln we'll as skill, and
constitute by greatest proper
tion of work y be crop is stand
ing in the fields quantity Of to.
bacco planted Heed limited by
the ability oftb3lasrer to keep it
clear of worms in se from suck.
ers.
Topping is the PM ~ out Of the
terminal seed bud. inexperienced
l.sand rasfarmS,this N Atom very
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-15

yielded | ,200poupdds to the acre; lot
'numder .wo, 500. That grown on
lot number one was far less expen.
sive in suckering and stripping, for p
there were fewer suckers to pull Oft II
and fewer leaves tostrip, being one
fifth less than the number grown on
number two. The entire gain, con-
sidering the saving in labor, the dif.
ference in price and weight Of num-
Der one over number two, was fully
30 per cent, 10 favor ofthe crop
number one.
There was no apparent cause foi
this difference except thai fke X,
I t,6rcu uofnauat t16yss sorPsd. to eight
: leaves and allowed to stand a con,
siderable time after 1t was twelve
leaves and cut as soon as it was
thought to be mature; both pieces
J however, standing the same length
Of time in the field. Candor demands
the additional remark that black
! wrappers were at the time in great
, demand and scarce, and the price fvr
. that particular type may have been
inflated. Still, the fact ofthe greater
weight Of the lot topped to eight
! leaves over that topped to ten and
twelve remains.
After the plant Is topped it makes
vigorous efforts to reproduce its kind
by throwing out branches or suckers
from the axis Of the upper leaves.
These branches or suckers are pull
ed Off before making a growth or
J more than two or three inches and
should not be permitted to remain
longer than absolute necessity re-
! quires. These branches appear in
succession, first at the top Of the
plant, then leaf by leaf at the axils
Of each. until the final effort Of the
! plant is made by throwing out one
} or more branches at the base of the
stalk. Two sets Of suckers come out
at the axis Of each leaf and they
. should be promptly and faithfully
removed. IL permitted to grow the
. leaves will be dwarfted and the plant
will resemble a miniature thicket; the
!. suckers meanwhile drawing all the
sap to themselves and impoyesishing
the leaves. Under these circum.
stances the latter begin TO spot, grow
ing thinner and less valuable as the
suckers increase in lent. Once a week
certainly, and oftener If possible, and
the suckers should be removed,
otherwise the vitality Of the plant is
expended, not in expanding and
thickening the leaves, but in sustain.
Ing second growth not only value
: less itself but robbing the frst growth
Of its best and most desirable quail.
ties.
So important was the operation
formerly regarded in Virginia that
! at one time laws were enacted TO pre-.
vent negligence.
3 (Confinued.l
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-15

The Governor ofTexas was recent.
y arrested and fined $40 (Which he
paid for violating a city ordinance
Of Augustin for the safety oflife at
railroad and street crossings.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-15
A Thirst for Gold.
A FREYcnMAN SWALLOWS SEVEN
rIyE-DoLLAR GOLD PIECES.

A FREYcHMAN SWALLOWS SEVEN
FIyE-DoLLAR GOLD PIECES.
The side-show attraction who
thrnsts a sword down his neck and
swallows pebbles until he rattles like
bag Of marbles, has been outdone
in this city. says the Sunday Well
come, Of Portland, Oregon, BY an nm.
pretentious Gaul. While in Paris
several years ago the same individu
al gulpcd down a mouthfnl Of ria
ordinaire couple Of franc pieces, and
feeling no Inconvenience began 10
imagine that he had the digestion Of
an ostrich, and forthwith assumed the
strut Of wearer Of spangled tights.
Al few evenings ago, while seated
around d table with boon comrades
discussing q quart bottle or two Of
red logwood juice, he began TO boast
Of his Paris acquired accomplish
ment, and didn't hesitate 10 say that
he was feeling actually hungry at
that very moment. II having been
a gopd day for bullfrogs and craw.
ish, the cotcric was as well supplied
with as win, and finding that a So
fv0id 1Tgce was about the size Of q
hundred centimes in silver, one Of
the ex.bouIevard loungers challenged
him 10 swallow il and make good his
boast. In a twinkling the gold coin
went rattllng down Jean Dunard's
lgullet (at least that Is what well
cali HIM which was followed by six
more pieces Of equal value, which
we're pressed upon him by the now
thoroughly worked-up and excited
Frenchmen, with startling rapidity,
until his yorscity was thoroughly APP
persed. Thirty.fiye dollars richer,
the festive Jean went home that
night, but the next day felt so heavy
q sensation in the abdomenal region,
that he could not, or at all events
did not. leave his bed; and inasmuch
as his life Is at present In q critical
condition, we forbear 10 extend this
paragraph about the preambulating
money bag By perpetrating any Of
the very neat little jokes that We had
prepared for the occasion, not Il
mention suppressing his real name
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-08-22
FIG. -.


4
One of tae most remarkable dresses in
Princess Beatric,'s trousseau is a royal tar
tam velvet woven in broad stripes of rich
dark blue and green, with crimson, gold,
blue ana green silk stripes crossing 1T. From
the very naure of the material it must bo
simply made in ord r to show Off its beauty,
ana consequently the skirt is plain and long,
with delni-train, the finest little plating
of sap green satin only just showing UNDER
MEATH At the sides there are small OPEN
ings from waist TO hem, showing fiat folds
OF sap green satin, nnd edged with very
beautiful kind OF iringe combining all the
coors OF the tartan mxe1 with gold
thread. and similar but wider fringe fin
ishes the side md center breadtns OF the
dress, cach strmml Of silk carry ins on the
color of the stripe to which it is affixed.
The silk strands are diversified with strings
of small god THREAD AMI silk balls, and the
effect is unique. The drapery is made up
Ut the back ln'p something resembling
SHELLS, when look very handsome indeed.
The pointed corsage is perfectly plain, save
for a small sap green plastron in front
reaching about halfway to the throat, over
which is arranged a dainty tlchu of soft,
white silk muslin without a mor5el of lace
or EN- robbery of any kind. The sleeves
cont Just below the elbow, and are relieved
at the edge with loose fold and neat knot
OF sap green satin and u puff Of the same
soft muslin as the tichu