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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-10-21
Advice to q Letter-Writer.

A man whose early opportunities for
learning were few and far between re-
ceived letter the other day from a
young college student. wherein he
spoke of the ares and penates of the
household. The receiver puzzled over
this classical allusion for some time.
and could make nothing out of it, but
finally burst forth as follows: "Whai
in thunder does the darned fool mean?
'Hares and peanuts' / may sell pro
visions, but remember when his stingy
old father was tin peddler- 'harcs
and peanuts. indeed! If he can only
learn to insult people at college, he had
better come home" Moral-lt is al
ways well to adapt your letters TO the
intelligence of your correspondents
Boston Transcript.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-10-21
Zigxag Morality.

II Is Of no avail to shake your head.
for propose to show you in this brief
article. that zigzag morality will apply
admirably to the occasional acute
curves in the line Of conduct of certain
indiv duals inhabiting this mundane
sphere
Many persons Of abscrvant habits,
must have noticed that there does exist
class of men who possess double
character; or the power, when abroad,
to metamorphose the morality which
wc have become accustomed at home,
10 associate with their names. They
are much like bats. We sometimes
mistake them for what they are not,
but what they seem.
Some so-called respectable persons.
ut home are paragons of all that mer-
its imitation. in moral sense; but
away from home they present to view
u widely different picture. Look at the
moral married man suddenly summoned
to the city to attend to particular bust
ness. Forgetting home restraints and
his influence there, he PUSHES into n
clark" that would shock his trusting
wife and tender children could they but
see. OF course, he does not neglect his
business. 1t is merely recreation aft
err business hours, you understand.
Then he goes home so refreshed. or. on
the other hand, worn out with business
cares Little does his patient wife
know the true cause of that frown on
her husbands brow is due to q loss at
q game of pool and not to business per-
plexities at all.-Prof. A. II. Gibson in
50. Louis Mdgdzine.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-10-21
The Eagles Aspiration.

'That eagle aspires to high 20
sition," said Young man to his girl, a.
they gazed to the top of n liberty pole
upon which stood bronzed eagle.
eyes, indeed" responded the girl,
"and are you not aware. John, tina
there is no glory in attaining such o
position"
Indeed there is" replied John,
seven il it is vane glory. ADDITIONAL
Weekly.
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Money to Loan.
1 am prepared to accommodate ali
borrowers desiring sum over $1,000
and Offering real estate security.
JAMES b. SIMPSON,
701 Elm street, Dallas, Texas.
, 1886-03-18
Horse Trading Down in Georgia.

Horse swapping is one OF the attractions
at jackson court. This is a time-honored
custom, but 1t is now INDUCED in with
unusual interest. The swappers assemble
on the Martin institute hillside. with their
blooded and Grub stock (most OF the lat
teri, prance up and down M across
the grounds, finally stopping under
the shade of a tree or in some fence cor
ner, exchange saddles and brides and
ride away to cheat or to be cheated by
some other jockey. Your correspondent
saw one man who had snapped twenty
seven times In one day. He was riding
the first horse he snapped early in the
morning, and had put out during the day
ll5 differences-Athens (Gal Banner.
, 1886-03-18
4 LeeeNo-faoM THE GERMAN.

know a legend Once a wanderer came
From forest ~aisles, where bell-tones
nlled the cir.
He held a magic flower without a name,
And dreamily entwined 1t in his hair,
Then among care-worn men he passed
unknown;
All gazed upon him with dislike and
dread;
Tn world a hundred years had older
grown
Z None knew the wandering youth with
Hover crowned head.
Thou. my beloved, art my magic flower;
And | am captive to enchanting
dreams.
Banished are earthly thoughts by thy
strange power,
A hundred years has passed away, It
seems.
| Am a stranger grown. A weary sigh
Sweeps through the sad world where I
roam apart,
In spring-like garb. Youthful alone
am /;
All else is old, and sere, and lead at
heart.
SO | return, with thee for aye to dwell,
A happy settler in the forest ground.
Forgotten / would be. For me the well
or life and love has balm for every
wound.
Your blue eyes softly beam through
happy tears,
Your kisses drive all pain and care
away,
| would that thus might pass a thousand
years,
Back to the toilsome world I'd never
stray.
Northwest Magazine.
, 1886-03-18

spoeihl Correspondence OF THK LEADER.
-FoRT FErTERMAS, Wyo.. March IA. -
We hear reports from all portions Of
Wyoming about cattle being fat. As a
general thing they are not fat through
this section of the territory, but look un-
usually well. The loss throughout the
winter will be no less than it was during
summer, in fact there has been no time
this winter but what both horses and cat
tie could have free access to both grass
and water aud from present indications
shipments will be early.
have heard so much talk about the
new railroad, that / almost imagine | can
hear the iron horse tearing along the
Platte valley from one end 70 the other.
Old Fort Fetterman is looming up.
Cowhiek Il Whitoomb have opened up a
inst-class dry goods store, represented by
your worthy townsman, Frank Sparhawk,
spd beis doing a aourishing business. lie
sells bis goods at living prices, something
unknown heretofote in that line of bust
ness at Fetterman. One man actually
asked me if knew Sparhawk. | asked
him why he said he sold his goods so low
he was afraid he stole them. There is
also a first-clasa saddle and harness maker
and boot and shoe maker that cannot be
excelled west OF the Missouri river. One
blacksmith in full blast, postofhce, ieweller
shop and one irst-class hotel, and if there
Is any place north Of Cheyenne where you
can get a square meal, it is at the new
hotel kept BY Bury 4 Nicols Our old
merchants still stay, Bolln 4 Raestettcr;
besides, there are places ofbusiness where
8 man eau get his tarantula juice aud
other refreshments whenever he wants
them.
There will be a stock meeting At Fetter,
man. March 29, for the purpose Of ar
ranging r~ound-ups, also to ~reorganize the
cowboy hospital You sec we believe in
taking care Of our fellow man 10 trouble.
The boys on the range do not approve of
the Cheyenne cut In wages, but ike true
men With generous hearts, they do not
kiek. hut say. ''here goes for the British
possessions. A. FALKNoR
, 1886-03-18
NEW KIND OF MARKET REPORT.

The Commercial Outlook from the News
paper Humorist's Point of View.
Breadstuffs are somewhat unsettled-at
least that is the case with some of the
widest Of the recent ventures. Bears are
Inclined to pause, being no little amazed
at the favorable turn In affairs. Holders
are less mealy-mouthed, and affect to he
lieve that their condition will ere long be
ameliorated, and that a very large share
OF the remaining stocks will be kneaded
for domestic consumption. Operators in
provisions have been viewing the eastern
question with much interest, hoping for
the establishment OF a provisional govern
ment as a method Of curing existing evils.
They hope that Greece will yet get the
bulge on the Bulgarians. or at least find
some means OF Balkan them, while Others
feel sure hat all parties will o be
cheek by jowl, as the only way to save
their bacon. In this unsettled state Of
things operators in live stock are pretty
effectually cowed.
No data have been rendered concerning
the late heavy transactions in lard. Oper-
ators In butter are disguised with their
meager returns, and sigh for the times of
the ole marg(r)in. Consumers are doing
better, and regard this as the cream of the
joke. Whisky continues to rave its ups
and downs and the laying in of family
supplies is attended by marked IRREGULAR
ties. Dealers In futures in tropical fruits
have been badly squeezed by the recent
remarkable demonstrations of the mer-
curry. There are said to nave been syrup
titious movements discovered in moIasses
operation, and the feeling is somewhat
strained.
Holders Of canned goods are exceedingly
anxious to unload, but while a few can
accomplish this, by far the greater share
can not. Drugs are slow. 1t has been
found impossible to produce any very &C
tive movement in opium, and there are no
willing holders of large quantities of cas-
tor oil Measures are being constantly
taken to promote activity in dry goods.
Long ticking is not in favor. Very gay
ladies continue to prefer fast %colors; deal
ers In shirts seem TO make a shift to avert
loss. Holders of iron have considerable
mettle, and some Of them are rather pig
headed. Lumber is quiet, and some few
operators have to resort to no little log
rolling to enable them to plank up.-De-
troit Free Press.
, 1886-03-18

Piles are frequently preceded by a sense
of want Of weight in the back. loins and
lower part OF the abdomen, causing the
patient e suppose he has some affection
Of the kidneys or neighboring organs. At
tunes, symptoms ofindigcstion are present
hatulency, uneasiness Of the stomach. etc.
A moisture like perpirstion. producing a
very disagrceable itching, after getting
warm. Ia n common attendant Blind,
bleeding and itching piles yield at once to
the application Of br. BosanKo's Pile
Remedy, which acts directly on the parts
effected. absorbing the tumors, allaying
the intense itching. and etfecting a per
manent cure. Price so cents- Address
The DR.. Bossnko Medicine Co, Piqua,
o. Sold by w. N. Hunt
, 1886-03-18
Proposals for Subsistence stores
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT on THE
PLAIrE, OFfIcE CHIEF CoMMIs-
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HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT on THE
PIAIrE, OFFIcE CHIEF CoMMIs-
sARY OF SUBSISTENCE,
OMAHA, Neb., March I, 1856.
Proposals in duplicate, in sealed enyel-
opes, addressed to the undersigned,
marked proposals for subsistence stores, y
and subject to the usual conditions, will
be received at this Office until II O'Clock
noon. central standard time, April 10, 1885,
at which time and place they will be
opened in the presence of bidders for fur
nishing and delivering, between May !
and 20, 1886, at the subsistence store
house in this city, or on railroad cars at OF
near place of manufacture of the following
articles, viz ..
$4,000 pounds OF flour, high ground,
to be made from good, sound wheat,
The bids will state the price in new,
strong, single cotton sacks, and in double
sacks; the outside sacks to be burlaps, well
sewed and corners tied. each sack to con
tain 100 pounds net OF -four.
4.440 gallons vinegar, IS grains strength.
10000 pounds laundry soap. pound
bars, in cases holding 60 pounds. cases
strapped.
5000 pounds salt. 3 300 pounds fam
lily -four, winter wheat, best quality, in
double sacks of 100 pounds net.
3,2l6 five pound cans lard, choice fam
lily. IL cans to case.
Proposals will also be received and
opened at the same time by Mai. w. ii.
Bell, q. s., Denver, Col, Tor delivery Of
the above at Cheyenne Depot. Wvo.. or
at Denver, COL, or on railroad ears at OF
near place Of manufacture. Proposals
must in all cases state the place at which
it is proposed to make deliveries.
Proposals will be received and opened
at the same time by the acting commits
sary of subsistence, at Fort Douglas,
Utah Territory, for delivery of 1870. O0O
pounds flour, 700 gallons vinegar, and
5000 pounds salt of the above qualities,
at Fort Douglas, and by the acting com
missary of subsistence at Fort Mckinney,
Wyo. for delivery Of 10000 pounds Of
the above -four at that post.
Samples of the articles to be sent with
the proposals.
Proposals for less quantities will be re-
ceiyed. The government reserves the
right to reject any or all proposals. Blank
proposals and full information as to the
manner Of bidding, conditions to be OBJ
served by bidders and terms of contract
and payment, will be furnished on appli,
cation TO this office. OF to the officers o.
the subsistence department at the places
named. John p. HAWKINS,
Major and c. s.
, 1886-03-18

the council alter several days interval
presumed tc again act upon the nomina-
ton II Mr.. Gannett for treasurer, that
body confirmed a man who had not been
Nominated, whose name was not before
the council at all and could not legally be
confirmed as territorial treasurer.
The second vote on the confirmation
stood nine in favor, three in opposition, a
reversal of the vote taken on the same
question three days previously. What
brought about this sudden change IN the
opinion Of the council? 81 would give a
thousand dollars" said q member Of the
council the other day. "if a verbatim report
Of the debate in the executive session
over the nomination for treasurer could be
published, and | think that a certain gem
tleman on the other side would give as
much money to prevent it from appearing
in print. if there were any danger, in that
direction. 1t was the most inexcusable
sacrifice of legislative dignity that | ever
witnessed / can't tell you what occurred
without a violation of confidence, but a
number Of men would forfeit the respect
of the territory IL the discussion had oe-
Cured In open session."
1t Is known that the nomination for
treasurer was at first rejected by an over
whelming majority, When the council
several days subsequently revived the
nomination, n prominent member arose to
make a personal appeal. He admitted
that the rejected candidate was his man.
He confessed that bis interest 10 the APP
pointment was that Of one who was under
political and personal obligations to the
appointing power. He stated frankly that
he had promised TO see the appointment
through the council And, yielding to
the persuasive influences of the executive
office, (the occupant of which manipu-
lated the other nominations to the best
possible advantage), the Republican coun-
Gil needed the solicitation of a brother in
distress and confirmed his man.
What a scene this would have made in
open council What a light it throws
upon the entrenchment Of the spoils sys-
tenn in the upper house Of our legislature,
and the shameless custom by which the
power Of confirmation, entrusted to that
body for the safety aud publication of the
public service, is degraded to the uses
of the political machine. Bargains
, 1886-03-18

Illustrated daily journalism is not an en-
tirely new idea. although not untfl re-
Gently ave the daily papers resorted To
Illustrating current events. Theodore X.
Davis, the war artist, told me recently
hat In the time Of the elder Bennett he
was summoned one evening to the resi-
dence Of the founder OF The New York
Herald, n the matter OF illustrating for
The Herald fully discussed. There were
limitations and obstacles In the way OF
rapid engraving which have since been
overcome, but which then prevented Mr..
Bennett from carrying out his design
Pioneer Press Listener"
, 1886-03-18


There are three forms OF atmospheric
electricity, viz: Auroras, st. Eimo's fire
and lightning. st. Elmo's fire is oftenesi
seen at sea, playing about the masts Of
vessels. 1t appears about points, some
times flaming up two feet high. Auroras
are always accompanied by magnetic
storms, showing that they probably de
pend upon disturbances Of the electricity
or the atmosphere.
Lightning appears in three forms; sheet,
Eig-zag and globular. The two former
are very common and known to all. The
latter Is rarely seen, and its existence has
been doubted by persons who have never
seen II. But the evidence of its occasional
appearance Is too strong to be cast aside,
An instance was cited in which a ball Of
lightning had been followed for two miles.
IL moves slowly and has never been
known to harm any person. An incident
was narrated in which a pig was killed
by a hreball. The ball was seen rolling
slowly over the surface OF the ground, and
a pig going up to it rooted 1t over with his
nose, and, @it was bad for the pig."-Cin-
cinnati Commercial Gazette.
, 1886-03-18

Capt. Coleman, schr. Weymouth. ply.
ing between Atlantic City and N. Y, had
been troubled with a cough 80 that he was
unable to sleep, and wal induced to try
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
tiou. 1t not only gave him instant relief,
but Allayed the extreme soreness in his
breast His children were similarly af-
fected and a single dose had the SAINT
happy effect DIR. Kings New Discovery
is now the standard remedy in the Cole
man household and on board the schooner.
Free trial bottles Of this standard remedy
at W. N. Hunts drug store
, 1886-03-18

Inhabited cave dwellings are found In
the Balkan peninsula, and also in such a
cultivated place as Ssxony. They are in
the n~eighborhood OF HRlberstadt, quite
close to the village of La~ngenstein. Here
In a sandstone hill about a dozen caves
have been dug which are used as dwell
lngs. They have different rooms, light
and dark. rs well as chimneys, windows
and doors, and are said TO be very dry and
habitable. The writer OF the account, a
physician. says he found the inhabitants
quite comfortable, and hat some OF them
had lived there for more han thirty years
without suffering nom any evil effect 70
their health. -Chioa9u Herald.
, 1886-03-18

THE officers Of the Michigan state prs
on, at Jackson, in their treatment Of the
eonvictI must have some very queer
notions Of what they ARE there for.
They gave the striped rascals a grand
banquet the other day, followed by a
presentation of a comic opera The ten
der hearted prison officials are apparently
resolved " make their Institution as en-
ioyable as possible to those inside Of it.
and as inviting AS possible TO those
who are % unfortunste as to std b. out
ade Of IL M
, 1886-03-18

YELPIsa cur s%narling at the heels Of
The LEADER will not receive the notice
in these columns they crave so mnch.
Before this paper is through with the
gang of pothouse politicians it has now in
view, they will needmore than two organs
to restore them to public confidence.
, 1886-03-18

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores. ulcers. salt rheum, fever,
sores, letter. chapped hands, chilblains,
corns and all skin euptions, aud positively
cures piles, or no pay required Ii Il
guaranteed TO give perfect satisfaction, OF
money refunded. Price % cents per box,
For sale by W. N. Hunt.
, 1886-03-18
technical Edue.tIon in EUROPE.

Several OF the governments OF Europe
have taken additional steps to further the
cause Of technical education. The pro.
gramme to be pursued is preserved as a
secret, as each nation desires TO establish
the most perfect and thorough system.
Technical schools rave been started in
nearly all OF the large cities of Great Brit
ain. France, Austria and Turkey are in
orensing the number OF their schools and
~eularging their cope.-PhiladelphiA Rec
-
, 1886-03-18


The railroad free pass system Is. no
doubt liable 20 gross abuses, and. is grossly
abused. But the calculations as TO its
cos. in which railroad managers OCCASION
ally iodulke. are pot wen founded Chadcs
Francis ADAMS, president Of The Union
Pacific railroad, recently said that the free
passes over that rosd costthe company
1900 a day, Perhaps, if everybody who
rides 90 a pass would have made the TIP
and paid fare II he had been without q
pass. this estimate would have had syup-
toms Of correctness, Bot the TACT is that
not one in a hundred. perhaps not one in
a thousand. Of the men who ride on passes
you'd ride at ~ If they bad 70 buy tickets
at cash rates. The loss to the railroad
company in all such cases is not the
amount that the tickets would have pro-
lduca If H. passengers had paid fare. for
the passengers would have stAid at home
but the mere expense and trouble Of issu-
ing the passes.
, 1886-03-18

PROGRESSIVE lunches having become
important factors in politics hereabouts,
Col. Murrin, yesterday. gave one in honor
of his new political friends aud allies, All
the prominent Republican o~hiceholders
were present and partook of the generous
hospitality of the genial penitentiary com-
missioner, who recently obtained another
two yeap' lease Of official life, Oh. man.
oh. mani M WhH
, 1886-03-18
rsoro-Ar- Fon 1Ar,roL sire

Sealed proposals will be received by the
capitol building commission, until March
IS, 1880. at 10 o'clock a. m, of that dag,
for the sale or donation of land within the
limits Of the city Of Cheyenne. for a site
for the capitol building Of the territory.
No proposal for les than sir lots in n
block will be considered; each proposal
must describe the property and the pri,s
for which il IL proposed to sell the same
10 the territory, and if more than one
block Is offered in one proposal. the price
on each block must be stated. Each pro-
poss must bs- accompanied by a written
guaranty that in case the whole or any
part ofthe proposal be accepted by the com
mission, the property or any part offered
therein And the uhe thsssto in fee simple
and unencumbered. will be conveyed to
the territory by good and sufficient var
nnty deed or deeds at the price or prices
mentioned in the proposal. The commits
sion reserves the right TO reject any aud
all proposals, Proposals to be handed or
mailed 60 DE az rotary offhc commission,
BY order Of The Capitol Building Com
misaonL VIZ lila l.
G. N. POTTER.
~ YJmneTD lllC Secretary.
, 1886-03-18

THE case OF the Florida senator who
fingers forlornly in Detroit, trying to court
a lady who won't have him, isa sad one,
and the papers ought 70 stop pokipg fun
ut the poor fellow. Imagine yourself in
his place if you can-apd see how you'd
Ike il.
, 1886-03-18

The Chicago steel.raii mill Is making
10000 tons OF rails to be laid side by side
with English hammered rails as a test Of
superiority. The experiment will last a
long time. but Il will be a conclusive one
when results are announced. -Philadel
ALL lteeQrd
, 1886-03-18

A DECISION from the highest judicial
authority Of this territory upon the valid
ity OF certain important laws enacted by
the ninth legislature, will be Of che great
est importance lust at this time.
, 1886-03-18

Mr.. Joseph Arch. having had the good
luck 10 be elected member OF parliament,
announces his intention OF pushing his en-
ergies la the direction OF free land for the
English peasants. THE possession OF a
small freehold" he said recently, ~hss
been the secret OF all my earthly hsppi-
ness."-Boston Budget.
, 1886-03-18

The word environment, now so popular,
was introduced into N Language by
Thomas Carlyle, who borrowed IL from
he French, they having used II for two
ientdries Boston Budget
, 1886-03-18
THE rREAsURssss',r AND rsR

aAn. EAEcuriyE SESSION as
Good parliamentanans assert that we
have no legally appointed tsmiorialtreas-
arer. When the governor sent the nom
j-ss4sc~s "a zAr. G.nssst-ze the %souncil
and tAst body 10 executive session reject
ed the nomination b. : vote OF oto J, no
nou a anoton to RECONSIDER rhe vols
rejecting the nomination was given and
ie,ssu de ssonea sdioutped thereafter.
the nomination disappeared from the rec
ord no sAn< being befcfs shs council for
that ofbs>. To revive ha domination
and bdngi Il again legally Before the coun.
81 rrs Dsasr-ap FOR The governor q
ahih send IN the name FOR confirmation.
,Tkspas ret dass, snd thsssfass vhsr