The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-03
GENERAL PRESS.
NO WONDER 1T DIED.

H. 1885, infant son of Ulysses and Ada
Gage.
The grandparents on the mothers
side were cousins, stbe great grand
mo theirs on the mothers side were sis
ters; on the fathers side the grandpa
rents were cousins, and both were
cousins to both of the great grand
mo theirs on the mothers side; the
great great grandmother on the moth
er's side was sister to the great grand
mother on the fathers side; the great
great grandfather on the mothers side
was brother to both the great great
grandfathers on the fathers side; the
great great grandfather on the moth
er's side was an uncle to tho grand
mother on the fathers side, and double
uncle to the grandfather on the fathers
side; the great grandparents on the
fathers side were double uncle and
aunt to the great grandmother on the
mothers side.-- Little Falls IN. W
Journal.
SOLVING A SOCIAL PROBLEM.
How TO deal with the social evil has
been problem in all countries almost
since the beginning of time. 1t would
be rather curious il one Of the "evil
socialists" should be the person to give
the correct solution for the abolish
ment thereof. The woman in Detroit,
who has given her lawyer the names
of her heightened visitors in order to
prove the "respectabilityn OF her place,
seems to have struck il.
a SHIP WAITING FOR AN ASS.
The hired transport Lydisn Mon
arch, which is due ut Portsmouth next
week, was detained in Suez Harbor for
three days, waiting for an ass which
had been presented by somebody to
the Queen, orders having been re-
caived that the beast was TO be con-
veyed to England in that vessel. But
the animal did not arrive on the APP
pointed day, so the chip was kept till
1t turned up, to the indignation Of her
officers, as she was full OF invalids and
horses, and the detention must have
involved considerable expense 10 the
public London Truth.
PRACTICAL BATHING SUIT.
a genius somewhere in New Jersey
is making bed-covers and pillow cases
out Of paper. We are advised that he
is also about to introduce new style
of bath towel, consisting OF full suit
OF heavy blotting paper. A person
upon coming from the surf will have
but 70 don one OF these suits--priCe 10
cent5-and in four minutes he win find
himself as dry as q toper's throat in o
prohibition town. Science is getting
ahead of itself over in jersey Phila-
delphia Press.
WHY TILDEN II EMAINED a BACHELOR.
One of his friends tells me that Mr..
TiIden in past years had semi-occa-
sional differences in his household,
sometimes vulgarly called rows, At
ter one of these, Smith NJ. Weed drove
up in front of Mr.. Tilden's Grammercy
Park house. Mr.. Tilden got in with
Mr.. Weed, to whom he presently re-.
lated his troubles i'll despair. He cap
ped the climax by saying, as he slap
ped his companion on tho knee: "By
thunder, Weed, I'd get married i'll
wasn't afraid to-" New York Trib-
une.
ABOUT NEPoTIsM.
Nepotism, or nephewism, had an
origin in the middle ages. II was first
applied to the actions of the pOpes and
other ecclesiasticB Of that gloomy
period, who, having no legitimate Off
spring, were permitted by courtesy TO
cloak their immortality under the title
of tho "nephew." 1t was next applied
to any special favoritism shown to
kinsmen or relations by men in high
official position, and this usage has de-
sceDded 10 us. Our presidents have
hole various views as to the
right OF public man to
make provision for his own kin.
Washington act his face strongly
against il; Adams brought much
odium on himself by adopting and de-
fencing II; Jelierson--in our opinion
q erka Doe
Heved-made political capital out of
his emphatic denunciation OF tho sys.
tom of nepotism. jackson, the
strongest and most vigorous OF our
chief magistrates, is accused or origi-
mating the "spOils Bystem," and pro-
vided liborally and markedly for his
relations and friends. General Grant,
another Of our presidents with q
strong personal character, carried
nepotism to q degree which we can
not commend. Hayes had not person.
ality enough TO save his
name or his views (if ne had any
from oblivion. Arthur, with a high
sense Of the proprieties, steered clear
of the political rock, and Grover Cleve-
land, his honest, sturdy successor
seenas disposed to follow in his foot.
steps, Ifthe President cannot secure
the confidence of the people without
disregarding family claims, we admire
his wisdom in leaving his relations
out IN the official cold. Butwo think
It would be only fair and just for pub
lie opinion to grant him the privilege
OF recognizing, TO moderate extent
at least, those who are connected with
Times.
THE NEW MARRIAGE LAW.
Governor PattisOn has approved the
new marriage law, and il viii go into
operation on tho lat day of october
next. On and after that date no per-
son can be joined in marriage in Penn
sylvania without first obtaining a
license from tho clerk of the Orphans
Court Of the county in which the mar
rage is TO take place, ana any minister
or officer who shall marry persons
without such license will be fined Sl00.
Minors can be married under the new
law by dling the consent of their pa
rents or guardians with the clerk OF
the court, properly ACKNOWLEDGE be-
fore notary or other officer,
which will warrant the issue of the
necessary license. Informal marriages
may be entered into under the new
law, as in the past, by the mere agree
uuent OF parJlesi out al buon mafrlaSeA
must be first authorized by license Is.
sued on application Of the parties To
the contract. 1t ia claimed by some
that az the new law has no nullity
clause, parties may contract informal
marriages aitor the LIST OF october As
now and heretofore, and that they will
be legal and binding. 1t is possible
that the new law may be 80 construed
but tho Supreme Courts OF severa
States have construed like laws against
the validity OF such marriages, anC
there will be safety only in the stric
observance OF the now statute Phil
adelphia Times.
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