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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-06-04
AIITaAT You CLAIM.

have tried your CurIcURA REMEDIES
and md them all that you claim, and the
demand Tor them in this section i great
AUGUSTUS W. COLLINS.
HIo0sroS, Ga.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-06-04

CUTICURA REMEDIES are a positive euro
for every form OF skin and Blood Diseases,
from Plmples tn Scrofula. Sold everywhere.
VENT, 81; Prepared by the POTTER DRUo
AND CHEMICAL Co., Boston, MASS,
Send for GLOW to Cure Skin Diseases"
cKIN Biemishes, Pimplos, Blackhead and
oNiN Baby HumOrs, CUTIcURN SOAR.
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SUMMER LAW LECTURES tnine
weekly begin 9th July 1885, and end sin
September. Have proved OF signal use--lst,
10 students who design to pursue their stnd
les at this OF. other Law School; End, tothose
who propose to read privately; and Bird. 70
practitioners Who have not had the advsp-
tage of Systematic instruction. For circular
apply Up. q. University OF Va.) TO John ia
MiNoR, Prof. Com. and stat. Law.
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PILES TWENTY YEARS.

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the truth, and felt sorry for him. was
taught from childhood to honor and re-
spect old age. We quietly conversed
for some time, when suddenly, the
mount. Information had been received
that the expected scout had returned on
another road. The old man started to
90. | told him no, that the captain
must see him; at the same time he
made familiar dive for his havei-
sack-a practice common among sol.
diers. Hardtack and cheese satisfied
me something was wrong, Down tne
road, saw my company had mounted,
and filed in my direction. Knowing
my horse would be led to me,we waited.
Then was the first uneaslness mani
tested by the old man. He begged me
piteously TO let him 60. Duty and or
ders said no. "Hello," said the captain,
"wbo have you there?" The citizen, Mar.
Furgerson, was the first TO speak, at
the same time dismounted ana ieveiea
DIT is old Tidwell, and, damn
him, he knows where my
negroes are. grasped tho pistol and
said: "Hold, sir, this old man belongs TO
me, as yet. He Is prisoner"
The captain spoke and said:"Old man,
you are charged gravely by MI FER
guson. You are both citizens: You
shall DO protected as Q prisoner II you
will tell all you know. Otherwise
you are at his mercy.
With lear and trembling the old man
replied: ~ will tell all and rely on you,
captain, for mercy"
The men had dismounted and gath
cred around. In few words all was
told. But short distance in the woods
were concealed six negro men belong-
ing to Ferguson. He had them in
sharge and, when arrested by rae, was
on the lookout for the same SCOTT we had
been In wait for, and suggesteC the plan
Of their capture, which was for few ofus
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-10-09
DUST N ASHES.

She practiced on him all her wilcs
Till in loves silken net she caught him,
And showered On him her sweetest smiles
When to her feetshe captive brought
him. ~
But when he pleaded with the maid
To be regarded as her lover,
She sighed a little, ilushed and said,
"Please wait uptn the summers over"
And then began loves golden dream;
To every picnic, every dance he
Took her, bought her lemon-cream
And other things that maidens fancy.
At beach hotels with herb he hoped,
For she was quite an ardent dancer
At length the youth the question popped
And waited for the maiden's answer.
1t drew the sweetness from his life,
1t burned a~ndscorched him like blister;
Twas this: II cannot be your wife,
But / win be to you a sister"
Boston Courier.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-10-09

The South has 233 cotton mills in
operation, running Owe q million
spindles.
Boston's total property valuation,
Just reported, is $685., 100000 The
tax rate is $3.50 per thousand
against SIT last year.
The city census OF Albany N. ",
shows a population of 6,155 against
90,907 in1770- \
1t is related as a fact that in France
in the summer of 1705 nobody VEN
tured out of doors between noon and
4 p. M, and people cooked their dim
ner by laying the meat onplates in the
sunshine.
The Adventists have revised their
calculations, and now announce that
the world will comets an end-noIpost-
ponement on account OF the weather.
May Ia, 1885.
Rattle snakes havetwoh ingedteeth,
or fangs, which they project outward
in attack, which actiolisrees q poison
GUS liquid contained in small sacks at
the root of the teeth. Thebite in com-
mon water, garter and milk snakes is
not poisonous, and black snakes do
not bite, but squeeze the life from their
prey, as does the anaconda.
Gold is found in all parts of the
world. 1t is said to be everywhere.
Prof. Foote recently made a state
ment to the effect that there is moro
gold Id the clay under the city Of Phil
adelphia thea would equal the entire
valuation Of sae city. In 1912 men
made go cents a day washing the
sands neal Chester, on the Delaware
river. where William Penn first landed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-08
Peanuts.
Boston Herald.


Nearly all the peanuts that are brought to
this market come from Virginia. said a dealer.
"a good many grown in Tennessee too buS
the central point of the peanut raising business,
which is one of the greatest industries of the
State, though of very recent growth, is at Nor.
folk, Va. In old times-fifteen years ago-all
the peanuts were imported from Africa. The
African peanut was small and round, the shell
containing usually bat q single kernel The
American peanut is simply the African nut mod
flied by the conditions of the soil in this coun-
try. The best peanuts are hand picked; others
are threshed out like grain In Norfolk there
are several factories where peanuts are prepared
for the market. They are first thoroughly
cleaned and then sorted. The bad ones are
picked out by young girls who stand on either
side of a wide revolving belt on which the nuts
are thrown. Afterward they are packed in bags
and shipped to the market Peanuts have be.
come a recognized article of commerce. and are
quoted every day on Change like corn or wheat.
They SELL wholesale. at from three-and-a half to
FIVE cents pound Best hand picked fetch about
five cents usually. Spanish peanuts, inn
ported article sell for higher price. frequently
as much as 20 cents yound Peanuts are large
ly used to make alleged olive oil. Not more
than fourth part of the olive oil sold in this
try is real; generally it is made either of pea
nuts or cotton seed The only way to distinguish
peanut from olive oil is to pour nitric acid into
it. The peanut or cotton-seed oil will char but
the real olive oil will not. Most of the peanuts
grown in Africa nowadays are sent to Marseles
and expressed for oil. The latter is sold as low
grade of olive"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-08
A Child's Prayer Answered.

Grandma, do you always pray about every
thingW
Eyes, everything"
Harry's home was not the pleasant place it
should have been. His foster mother was not
Christian, and the little waif she had brought to
her home in q moment of impulse had grown
burdensome with the years. The sensitive child
felt keenly that, though he was housed, and fed,
and clothed, he not loved. He often ran
in to his grandmother, just across the street. as
he had come that winter morning when he asked
the question, Grandma, do you always pray
about every thingl" And his grandmother
talked to him sweetly, just as she al
ways did, and told him how Jesus loved
little children, and how ready He
was to listen to and answer all
their prayers. Then she went away, perhaps
to attend to her morning marketing and left
him sitting with grave look on his face, by the
kitchen fire. When she returned he looked m
brightly, and said: Grandma, I've had my
prayer"
Yes; and what did my boy pray aboutl'
why, you know. the last time my watch
me if it ever stopped again she would take it
away from me- Well, don't know what was
the matter with it, but it stopped and told
Jesus didn't want mother to take it away from
me. and asked him to make it co." then he
added in voice very like glad shout, "And it's
ticking" This is true story, little ones.
Harry's own grandmother told it TO me herself
wish all little boys and girls and big ones.
too, knew what a JOY it is to take everything
to God in prayer"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-08
A Man Who Can't "Catch On"

Robert j. Burdette.
Somehow or other my boy, this old world
seems to be getting away past me. I don't seem
to catch on, somehow. Mr. Beecher declares
himself Cleveland Republican, then Mr.. Curtis
proclaims himself an Ira Davenport Democrat,
and now the Rev. Mangasar Maneasarian de.
clares that he is Bob Ingersoll Presbyterian.
am just waiting day by day for old Garrison to
get out of his grave long enough to declare him
self proslavery Aboiitionist. and then l am
going to join the Roman Catholic order of Amer
lean Protestants and see if the Irish-Americans
can't do something for the American Irish in
English prisons. | tell you my son, these are
cannot feel the low mutterings of distant thun-
der that smells to heaven in the zimmerman dark
ness of its glaring polyglotery. suppose it's all
right my son. but / don't understand it at all,
and I'm thankful that don't, and that don't
desire to understand it, for in much wisdom is
much grief, and he that increaseth knowledge in
creaseth sorrow"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-08
THE YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
Turning the Tables on Pussy.


/ Harper's Young People.
Most birds are as fond of froc as any of you
| little people, We seldom catch them at it, to
be sure, but that is partly because we do not
| watch them closely enough, and partly that we
| have taught them to be afraid OF US, and they
| take care to keep out of our sight.
| Any one patient enough to wait for them, and
| careful not to brighten them may see birds
| amusing themselves In many ways, even in our
| city streets
One of the droest things of this sort was
| seen lately by clergyman. It was plainly bit
| of fun, kind of practical joke, ana the victim
| was dignifed cat. Pussy had seated herself
comfortably on gate post. where she was out OF
| the way of impertinent dogs Or boys and yet
could see everything and everybody that passed,
which need not tell you, if you are knowing
IN the ways of these pets, they are very fond OF
doing
She might have had quiet hour in this spot,
but, unfortunately she noticed by small
flock of swallows which were Swimming over the
fields IN merry mood, as it proved.
No sooner did they spy their old enemy in this
| exposed place than they apparently resolved to
pay her off for the rights she had given them by
| little fun at her expense
DO you know how a small bird worries or
| leases an enemy bigger and stronger than him
seltf He docs it by flying swiftly over the foe,
| ana giving it peck in passing. In this way
olrd IKE the swallow or klng-bir will annoy
eagle.
Well, this was the plan of the swallows against
pussy. Each one in turn few past her. Tapping
| his wings in her face, almost touching her ear,
| and making her think he would surely peck her.
Naturally, she did not like it, and tried to turn
| the fun on her side by catching one of them for
| her supper
But they were to quick for her. Around and
| around they few in perfect circle, or like an
endless chain, each one coming near as he
dared, and evidently enjoying the joke greatly,
while pussy snatched and clutched wildly at
them as they passed
| If she had caught one of her tormentors in
that cruel paw he would have had sorry time.
| But she did not; and when she had endured the
| rough play for some time, till her patience
| gone, though long before the birds were tired of
the sport, she gave up the strange contest and
! come down. very huffy, indeed.
1t is all right in her opinion, for cat to play
with bird or mouse before she is ready to eat
it, but for these insignificant creatures to turn
the tables upon dignifed cat-that is quite an
| other matter!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-08
The Christian Citizen.


They will be foremost in every reform which
is to come 1t is not the leaders of civil-servce
reform who are the most active in the overthrow
of polyeamy. 1t is not the anti polygamists who
are the champions of the outraged Indians It
is not the keenness, sympathy and sound judg
ment of an III. HI or General Crook which
opposes the immoralties of an unsound currency
or of an unjust system of taxation. Each
specific reform has its specific champions, but IN
front of them all, the pioneer for each and every
one of these diverse demands for justice and
righteousness toward Some wronged class,
stands the worker for practical Christianity
the truest, broadcast, most earnest most active
most efficient and yet most humble politician of
them all
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-08

an obligation to fulfill the duties of the place
with an honorable and disinterested regard for
the interests of his employer It must be shown
that this view of employment applies to the cook,
the errand boy, the cashier. tho legislator, the
Governor, the President This is trite. and
apparently simple. and somewhat stupid view
of the opportunities of smart" and ambitious
American of our day. But, unless this common
place view Of responsibility is laid hold of by in
creasing numbers in the future of our country,
we will not say that society will go to pieces,
but we will say that our calamities will increase,
and that we will get into troubles and not soon
out of them, compared with which the dangers
and distresses of the past will seem almost in
significant
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-08
A Pretty Fancy.

New York Evening Post.
Fine scrim is also utilized for the new jaunty
mob caps, the edges finished with shaded silk
embroideries In gay colors, with insertions of
drawn work fastened with silk and tinsel threads.
These are for young ladies with fresh. pretty
faces, and breakfast aprons to correspond are
added Roman shaped, and tied with silk girdles
at side. Other shapes have one slightly -gored
front breadth and narrow Fedora bib shirred
at the throat and again at the belt, where it
fastens to the apron-skirt with bright, floating
ribbons. The pockets made wholly of drawn
work, the patterns as delicate as lace when COM
pleted. One very dainty apron and cap was
lately noted made entirely of white scrim, with
out the addition of colored embroideries, and
underneath the drawn work on cap and apron
were set stripes of pale pink silk which showed
through the open-work patterns.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-08
Chestnuts Set To Rhyme.

Oh, what made the chimney sweep
And why did the Goldfish ball!
And why oh why, did the peanut stand!
And what makes the evening call9
Oh, why should the baby farml
And why does the mutton chopg
Can you tell me what makes the elder blowa
Or what makes the ginger pop!
Say, why does the trundle-bed spring?
And why does the saddle horse f1y9
Or what mean made the pillow slipg
And why do the soap boilers lye9
What made the monkey wrench?
Or why should the old mill damq
And who did the shoemakers strikel
Or why did the raspberry jam?
New York Star
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-08
Speak for Christ.
Rev. q. III. Sturgeon,

1kSV.
Speak for your Lord and Master You tell
me you nervous. Never mind your nervous
ness. Try once If you break down a half
dozen times. try again; you shall find your tai
ents increase. It is wonderful how these break
downs do more good than one keeping on. Just
deliver your soul Of what is in it. Get your
heart.red hos and then, like some volcano that
is heavng in its inner bowels let the hot lava of
your speech run streaming down. You need not
care for the graces of oratory nor for the refine
ment of eloquence but speak what you do know;
show them your Saviors wounds; bid his sorrow
speak to them. and it shall be marvellous how
your stammeriIg tongue shall be all the better
an instrument because it does stammer. for
that God hath chosen the weak things of the
world to confound the things which are mighty;
and base things of the world, and things which
are despised, hath God chosen, yea, things which
are not, to bring to naught things that are.n
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-08
just Reached the Metropolis.
New York Commercial Advertiser

New York commercial AdEertlser
A novel and absorbing entertainment is sweep
ing over the social surface of the country with
the rapdity and earnestness of the spelling bee.
Mum Social is it's name And mum socials are
all the rage. The rules are: First-All enter
ing the room will be!expected to maintain perfect
silence Second-The first person who speaks
will be fined SO cents. Third-Each succeeding
person will be subject to a fine of Is cents and
be entitled to a ticket for refreshments, and the
privilege OF talking and making others talk.
Fourth-No writing allowed The proceeds are
devoted to charity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-08
An Innocent Prohibitionist.
Philadelphia hews.

At meeting of a clerical club in a New Eng
land village the late Rev. DR.. Clarke read
strenuous and eloquent paper on total abstinence,
to the delight of all his hearers the hostess,
who took the first opportunity to tell her
husband that she had branded peaches for sup
per aud that it was impossible to make change
at that hour. When the peaches were served,
the essayist. who had the post of honor at his
hostess's right hand, seemed to find them re-
markably fine, and was persuaded to take a
second helping. After while the lady said to
him: 'Dr Clarke won't you allow me to give
you some more of these peachesl" "Weil, really
said the simple old Doctor, 'they are delicious,
eravv.n
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-08
"when Was Young and Went wooing.n

1t might have been dream of night
It might have been vision!
1t might have been thousand things!
But, OH it was Elysan!
The sudden thought that came to me.
In midst of weary doing
OF happy days when was young;
Was young and went wooing!
climbed again the dusty road,
The long hill winding over,
And smelt the haystack's dried perfume
OF Timothy and "Clover,"
felt again my pulses thrill,
Seeing with loves fancy
The TRUSTING place upon the hill,
The golden rod, and Nancy.
o dry, dull years, that stretch away
Like arid sands behind me!
0 carping cares that give rest
o fret and toll that bind me!
close my eyes upon you ALL
In spite of endless doing
To dream of golden days, when
Was young, and went wooing.
Mrs. Sarah Dew. Gamwell, in Good Housekeeping.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-08
Squirrel Navigators.
st. Nicholas


Dear jack" writes Jeanette c. W., may I
tell your children what squirrel did!
She invented n boat to carry her babies in
At all events. gentleman writing to a paper
called the Toledo Blade says he saw her do it.
and l believe him. for even animal mothers will
do wonderful things when their babies are in
question.
'"rhey we're on their way to new part of the
country in Ohio, and in the course of their trav-
els they came to creek. Mother squirrel tried
to induce the babies to swim across the stream,
but-bless their little hearts-they were afraid,
and could not pluck up courage, even with
mother to help them
The squirrel mother was very much dis
tressed at this, and for few moments seemed
at loss what to do There was the creek, and
it must be crossed. Pretty soon a bright idea
struck her, and she ran briskly up and down the
bank of the stream until she found piece of
wood about foot long and halt foot wide
She dragged that to the edge of the stream
and pushed it into the water until only one end
of the pie OF wood rested lightly on the bank.
the little boat They stepped on board very
timidly and Struggled together. The little
mother then pushed the boat into the stream
and. taking hold of 1T with her teeth, swan be-
hind it until it touched the opposite bank. when
the babies scampered nimbly ashore delighted
to know that their mother was placidly follow
ing them"
This story is all very well and very true, but
have one to match it: One day the dear Little
Schoolmaam saw squirrel sailing on the creek
that runs by the red school-house. To be sure
there was no sail to the boat, and there was no
boat either, for that matter. The squirrel was
seated high and dry on a big piece of bark and
another squirrel was swimming behind and
steadily pushing the barQue las the Deacon calls
IT.. Whether the furry passenger was timid, or
merely lazy, l cannot say, but probably she was
the mother of the family, and was used to being
waited upon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-08
Joys of Winter.

The winter days are near at hand
When silently through all the land
The snow will fall:
Its dazzling whiteness all around
Will drift above the frozen ground,
Deep over all.
Then the young lover haste will make,
And in narrow cutter take
His girl to ride:
And she will laugh blithe and iocose,
Beneath the buffalo snuggled close
Up to his side.
Meanwhile at home his aged faith
En- will. to shovel out path,
The drifts attack;
And while love holds the youth in thrall,
The poor old man at home will al
Most break his back.
-Somerville Journal:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-08
Too Rich for His Blood.

Philadelphia Call.
Remember those chickens you sold me Sat
urdayY"
Certainly"
aspiring chickens, weren't they2"
'Of course. What was the matter with them?"
oh nothing. The springs were all there
only wanted to tell you that the next time
want pair with rubber springs. Wire springs
are too rich for my blood"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-08
a Sense of Honor,
The Century.

There is little doubt that the thing which most
needs to be preached to this generation of Amer
leans by ministers of the gospel by both clerical
and lay instructors of youth, by all who have
public interest private authority, is sense of
honorl 1t must be shown and insisted upon that
every position in life, where one person is en-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-08
A Fastidious Bridegroom.
New York Society Gossip.

/ understand that young gentleman who was
recently married had eight pairs of shoes made
for himself by fashionable shoemaker before
he could find a pair which he thought
entirely suitable to be worn at the
ceremony Can he be any relation to the
young lady who sat down among her wedding
presents, and wept because she had received so
much silyerl
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-08
Where Are the Autumn Lea yes?

Where are the gold and crimson leaves
Sought by the youth and maid,
AS, hand in hand, through painless woods,
In converse sweet they strayedl
They're in the family Bible pressed,
And there they will remain;
The gentle maiden and the youth
Will ne'er see them again.
BOSTON Courie
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-08
Rhymes for Mugwumps.

New York Star.
A correspondent asks us whether there is any
rhyme for the word mugwump. Probably there
is:
In June the festive bug jump,
But in November skips the mugwump.
Or this may suit better:
Hill had of votes snug lump,
But of them mugwump.
If these are not enough we advise him to con-
suit Commissioner Squire.