The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-11-16

ut the rate of half second in century.
Therefore, says The Boston Journal II
the earth ever ceases to rcvolve on its
axis it will be more than 5000. 0Oo 600
wears before it will stop.
ALARGE panther is roaming through
the mountain rance between the North
aud South branches Oi the Potomac
river, West Virginia. 1t has OF late
grown very bold and committed serious
dcpredations on farmers llocks.
ALFRED A. TAYLOR. the republican
candidate for governor of Tennessee,
has become i'll from his exclusive tour
of the state and has been forced TO re-
tire from the stump. Emerson Eth
ridge is advertised to take his place.
REV. MR. De NoRMANDIE, OF the Ell
lot Square church, Boston, in recent
sermon surprised his hearers by insist
ing that the only true way of solving
the labor problem was by studying do
nestle economy, not political economy
Mrs. TABOR, the divorced wife OF
Colorado's ex-senator, is living quietly
with her son in Denver BY her good
business tact she has increased the
$500, which she got from her ex-
liege lord into a million, while, ON the
other hand, Tabor has been gradually
losing his fortune.
The iiftieth anniversary of the death
of Pushkin will fall Oh Feb. 10 next
year, and it is proposed TO celebrate it
in Russia by popular subscription for
the purpose of preserving the different
houses IN which he resided. HIS men,
ory IS also TO be honorcd by the publ
cation of a new edition of his works in
Moscow
The remains of Joel 7. Hart, the
Kentucky sculptor, which are still in
the receiving vault at Frankfort, where
they were laid two years ago on their
arrival from Florence. Italy, are TO be
inferred this fall with appropriate
ceremonies, an appropriation having
been made for that purpose by the last
legislature.
BosToN has had two literary men for
postmasters. One was Nathaniel
Greene, who occupied much o! his time
while postmaster in making transla
tons from the German, and the other
DR.. Palfrey. The latter gentleman was
appointed at the rc9ucs, of Charles
Sumner, who knew that DR.. Palfrey's
history of New England had not been
remunerative in pecuniary point OF
view.
Mrs. JAMES BRowN POTTER, that
social queen of whom so much has
been heard since she startled the good
people of Washington last winter by
reading "'Ostler joe" has cndeared
herself to the feminine world by the
invention of an ingenious dancing shoe.
This shoe is warranted by the inventor
to unlace six times every hour. In the
invention of this valuable addition TO
the feminine ball toilet the force OF
the lady's genius was spent not upon
the shoe itself, but upon the lacing, in
which more destiny may be said to be
involved A series Of trials demon
stated TO the fair inventors satisfaction
that a shoe tied with stiff ribbon
would become unfastcned The requisite
number of times, and after much
judicious shopping a ribbon of the pro-
per stiffness was found. As soon as
the muscles of the instcp are exertcd
the ribbons give way. then unite, and
the next moment trail upon the floor
This. of course. nccessitatcs kneeling
knight at beauty's feet provokingly
triumphant number of times. In n
crowded ballroom the effect is said 10
be superb. There is. besides, no law
to prevent woman with vcrv pretty
feet and unusual chic from using the
st,ff ribbon in both shoes instead Of one