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Year: 1874

R,cH Poor PEopLE.-The title to
the subjoined is as above, and
though it may appear very paradox
ical, is yet true in every word and
line. There are those in this world
having not a single acre who are
fer happier than the ones who count
their thousands. Acontented mind
is happier itself, and study, appli-
cation, and the exercise OF 4 little
philosophy will be found most
excellent recipe to produce content
mcnt. There is deal OF truth in
this extract, and We give it, hoping
that like seed cast by the way
side, it may spring up i'll SOME heart,
and produce the richest flowers of
happiness:


There are such, and We have
seen them. They are in our judg-
ment, the profoundest philosophers,
and the happiest fellows on the plan
ct. We have been in modest houses
of those who never were and never
will be over-supplied with the wealth
OF this world, and there witnessed
what wealth could not buy-scenes
Of happiness that were real, because
they grew out of contented and dis
ciplined hearts. 1t is easy enough
to be rich-misfortune excepted
Let a person elevate his thoughts,
developing in intellectual and spin
itual parts more than the qualities
that have to do with nothing but
material and earthly existence, and
be will be astonished to find what a
sllrinkage his income is easily cap
able Of undergoing. He will find
that he is obliged to labor for others
less, while he does for himself yet
more and more. There is many q
man, intelligent and refined, who
dwells in apartments Of moderate
dimensions, yet gets vastly more
happiness out of existence than any
millionaire. 1t makes great differ
ence whether one is comfortably sit
uated, and with slender means at
that, or is perfectly wretched with
the care of his accumulated means
in the shape of stocks and bonds"
Year: 1874

Some thief entered the sleeping
apartment Of e young lady in Louis
vile. Kentucky, on Wednesday
night, and cut of and carried away
the long braid Of her rich dark
brown hair" on the right side
Year: 1874

Among the candidates for admis-
sion to West Point is one named
Sauermilch, from Pennsylvania
Should he graduate he may do 1or
frontier service, but he can never
represent the cream of the army.
Year: 1874

Tipkins aroused his wife from q
sound sleep the other night, saying
he had seen a ghost in the shape
of an ass. 20, let me Sleep" Was
the reply of the irate dame, "and
don't be frightened at yonr own
shadow"
Year: 1874

Olive Harper, writing from Con-
stantinople, thus lays bare the mys.
teries OF the bath in the far East:


I have read, certainly not less
than fifty times, elaborate descrip-
tions of gcnu ne Turkish baths, by
Bayard Taylor, Ross Broune and
others, and I have always had my
imagination filed with the COM
bined ecstacies of being scrubbed
with hot water and perfumed soap
and iced sherbet, and T made up my
mind not to leave Turkey without
having that delightful experience.
You know thai [ belong to the
softer sex. and that they do not
bathe promiscuously here as in Ba-
den. Long Branch and many other
fashionable places. This Iath where
I went is for ladies alone, not even
the common herd" being admitted,
for the charge is very high.


-Four of us went, together with
two women servants, who carried
our towels, bathing dresses and
lunch. It is an all-days job, and
the ladies all take lunch with them.


On entering we were conducted
tc a large room, where we must un-
dress and leave our things. I think
tl2ore were nearly fifty women there
il all stages of undress, who all
paused to regard us with curiosity
while we disrobed. Men can pull
off their most sacred garments, toss
them in heap, and run about as if
nothing were amiss, but somehow I
felt as Eve did when she had made
the discovery that she was little
too thinly cad for the time of the
year.


\ servant caught up our bathing
dresses and left the room, beckon-
ING us to follow. We ian the gaunt-
let of a hundred pairs of eyes be
fore we reached the divan where I
was laid like a defunct The room
was very warm and grew warmer
perceptibly, though how: I don't
know. until l bean to feel as if I
should sutfocate, my heart beat
painfully hard and I grew very faint,
when one of the women gave me
some lemonade, of which I drank
two glasses. Then all of sudden,
I began to perspire, and I looked
like a pumpkin that had laid out all
night in heavy dew. I felt as if I
was dssolving, and waited patiently
till the end should come, and I
should be but the transparent es-
sence of what was once very sub
stantial body; but that time had
not come. I was so sleepy that I
felt like calling very hard names,
when the woman came and made
me get up, after she had rubbed me
| down like a race horse with a pair
Year: 1874

With regard to manner, be care
full to speak iu soft, tender, kind
and loving. Even when you have
occasion to rcbuke, be careful to
do it with manifest kindness. The
effect will be intellectually better.
Year: 1874

save your money, and make your own clothing on
the celebrated Wilson Shuttle Sewing Machines,
which can be purchased By making small pay men
down, and the balance payable In from one to two
years+ 6aIesroou at NO. 197 State streets.
Year: 1874

The second meeting of the Ladies' Special
Bureau Of Relief was held yesterday afternoon
at tho house Of L. Stone, 1871 Indiana avenue,
set Of rules we're adopted for their government
in the solicitation and dlspeuoation Of their
beneyolence the chief objects being to afford
Year: 1874

From the Davenport Gazette.


When the train from the west
rolled up to the Perry Street Depot,
yesterday, one of the whcel-sounders
discovered bulky object among the
bars and timbers of the forward
truck of the postal-car At first he
could not tell what it was, but he
poked it with a stick, when it bent
sideways, and in moment a human
form came creeping from behind the
wheels. He was SO completely COW
cred with dust that it was impossible
to tell whether he was black or white; +
but, after he had wiped his face, he
proved to be colored man. He got
into the place where he was found ut
Brooklyn, l3O miles west of this city,
and all that distance he sat OH an
iron strap not two inches wide, with
his back against the upright at the
centre Of the track, his body leaning
forward so that his head almost
touched his legs, which were bent
nearly double, and his hand resting
on bar in front of him. There he
rode, subject to continuous jolt, en-
veloped in endless whirls Of dust,
with the pelting of little pebbles
which constantly fly up when train
is in motion. When asked how he
stood such a ride as that, he replied:
81 declar, Mis'r, it is tough, but I'd q
held thar clar to Chicago eff ye hadn't
fotched me out" Then it was ascer-
tanned that on Thursday night he
rode in that way from Council Bluffs
to Brooklyn, but was discovered at
the latter place, and made to give up
his free ride But he watched his
chances on Friday night and resumed
his journey.
Year: 1874

Of Mrs. Hannah Ward, widow Of
William Ward, who died in 1885,
leaving an insolvent estate, Of which
4rs. Ward was administrator. To
avoid the unpleasant penalties Of the
Law, OH the morning Of her marriage
with Major Joy Mrs. Ward placed
herself In closet, with a tire-woffan,
who stripped her Of all her clothing,
and when in . perfectly nude state
she thrust her fair, round arm through
a diamond hole in the door of the
closet, the gallant Major claspcd the,
hand Of the buxom widow, and was


married in due form by the jolliest
parson in Vermont. At the close Of
the ceremony the tire woman dressed
the bride in complete wardrobe
which the Major had provided and
caused to be deposited in the closet
ut the commencement OF the ceremt
ny. She came out elegantly attired
in silk, satin and lace; and there was
kissing all around.
Year: 1874

Within the last few years the
breaking of water-spouts-if that is
the proper name for the phenomenon
like that which desolatcd a town in
Nevada last week, has been frequent
ly noticed. Nor is it confined to
mountainous districts. A few years
ago water-spout, or the bursting of
a cloud, caused very serious damage
near the bridge of the Chicago and
Northwestern railway across the
Rock river, three miles west of Dixon;
and similar disaster befel the same
road a few miles east of Dixon.
There is an abundance of evidence
in most parts of the country that
they have occurred in all its past his
tory. Especially is this true along
the line of the Pacific railway.
Broad beds Of streams perfectly dry
are common in the Black hills and
Rocky mountain districts, which
show plainly the action Of terrible
torrents not many years previous.
Experienced railroad men have Civ
Ell it as their opinion that sufficient
allowance is not made in the con-
struction of our roads to let off the
water in such eases. A similar dis
aster occurred in Southern Minnesota
recently, where very considerable
damage was done, and a few years
since the President of the Michigan
Southern railway and many passen-
gers came near losing their lives, not
far from Mishwauka, from the same
cause. Several persons in the car next
to them were drowned.


Some years earlier portion of the
city of Denver, Col, was submerged
in the nj ght-time by flood coming
down the valley of Cherry creek, Of
which the inhabitants had no pre-
vious warning. A cloud had burst
on the side of the moun.ain so far
distant that no sign of its existence
could be discerned, and spilled its
contents into the upper valley of
Cherry creek. This creek had been
surveyed and laid of in town lots and
built upon, constituting, indeed, one
ofthe most thickly settled parts Of
Denver. The flood struck the town
shortly after midnight, and in an in
slant of time swept off every vestige
of human habitation and handicraft
in the old bed of the creek and ada
cent thereto, destroying many lives
and large amount of property,
which was hurled into the South
Platte, which latter stream was
raised several feet in few minutes.


Probably nothing can be done to
ward off the calamities that often re-
suit from "cloud bursts" or water
spouts, but they are certainly wol thy
of careful study. Some rules may
possibly be drawn from the appear
ance of the clouds, by which people
whose homes may be located in the
valleys liable to inundation may be
warned in time to reach place of
safety. The phenomenon of a cloud
burst consists of the sudden, perhaps
instantaneous, condensation Of
vast quantity of warm moisture in
the atmosphere by coming in con-
tact with a current of cold air. 1t is
not improbable that the awful disast-
er at Pittsburg on Sunday was ident-
ical in its nature with the cloud
bursts of Colorado, Arizona and Ne
vada.- CHicet1o Tribune.
Year: 1874

If your horse is in the habit Of
kicking, use a low dash board, and
your horse will soon get over it.


Keep your horse fAt; don't allow
any one to get lien on him.


When your horse refuses to take
up an oat, consider him as having
failed


To make your horse very fast tie
him with two halters.


Look carefully after the bits Of
your horse, or you may be seen look
ing after the bits Of your wagon.


However You may be attached to-
your horse, You must be sure that
your horse is well attached to your
carriage.


If a horse is recommended to YOU
as being horse of good carriage.
don't infer that he is good carriage
horse.
Year: 1874

Over at Washoe City, the other
day, some men stopping at the prin-
cipal hotel while viewing the sur
roundings of the place saw a large
flock of ducks settle down on the
further side of Washoe Lake. A
Washoe Indian also saw the ducks,
and told the men he would 60 after
them if they would get him a gun.
] In the hotel they found an old United
States musket. This they lofHed
Year: 1874

Farmer, the cook Of The Stiner family,
four members Of which were burned to
death with their house two weeks ago. has
been arrested, pending the inquest of the
Coroner. Silver plate, known TO he in the
house, and iewelry belonging TO the dead
cannot he found since the fire, and robbery
and murder are now instructed in connec-
iious with tba terrible affair
Year: 1874

They tell the story Of Scotch Judge,
Sho, when one Of his colleagues fliled
to take his seat on the bench. leaving a
brother to excuse his absence on the ground
that he bad lost his wife, exclaimed, "Has
he. That is a good excuse, indeed, 4
wish all had the salne.1
Year: 1874

The annual list of real or technical de-
faulters in the Indian service, required to
be transmitted by the law of 1884, has not
been furnished since the year 1865, in con-
sequence of the demands made on the
clerical force of the accounting offices of
the Treasury by work growing out of the
war of the rabnlliOn
Year: 1874

word before he begins the next. The audience last
night must have been in measure hostile. and IN
still greater measure unused to scientific discussion


but he held them from beginning to end de con-
troed not only their attention but their sympathy.
and in Presbyterian Belfast itself the indignant sen
tences IN which Presbyterian intolerance was re-
PEELED and held up to scorn were most heartily ap-
nlauded as they deserved to be. q. W. 8.
Year: 1874




About half.past ten o'clock Friday night,
McCabe, the proprietor of the Comique Min
strels, informed Marshal Flynn, who was in
the hall ut the time, that pair of the fancy
were getting above q respectable height in
their spirits IN his wine room. and that he
would like them cleaned out. Back went
FLYNN with the agility OF Fannie Elleser
and the resolution of a Brutus and put them
out; but instead of leaving the locality al
together, they came around to the hall, and
stepping up to the bar had some words with
the barlSeeper, who struck nj one OF them and
then reached down for his pistol, as was sup
posed, as the party he struck attempted to
draw his pistol, as was also inferred.


Atthis juncture Officers Faris and Crabbe
put in an appearance, and taking hold of the
latter pulled him ont of doors, his crony In
the "joke" having retrcated up to the second
story. After the officers ha got him on the
outside they ordered him TO elsewhereit, a,.d
he struck for the faro room over the hall.
There both of them took possession Of the
room, driving out those not disposed TO join
them in their villainy, and taking q position
at the top of the stairs proceeded to empty
their pistols down this approach, by way OF
defiance to the authorities. The noise of the
Year: 1874




In the last Sundays HERALD read
with great deal of interest the edito-
rial upon Austin college, and upon the
value of such institutions to the COM
munities in which they are established.
It but confirms the universal expert
ence that theyery best investment into
which a city Scan enter is the estab-
lishinent of good schools.


No business enterprise that is likely
to seek footing in Dallas can confer
so solid prosperity as would first-class
college. The hundred pupils that Aus
tin college now has will spend here
annually $4,000, at a low estimate,
and who doubts that once established
here in this center of trade and travel,
the number will be at least doubled?


The fact that Dallas has such an in
stitution, manned by an efficient corps
of teachers, will be most effective
advertisement of our city, and will
altTdtt iluil.ifS GUS VI lufhihNo WIZ
otherwise would seek home elsewhere.
Another city, the capitol of the State,
has made tempting offers. and If Dallas
would secure the prize she must offer
lands and money also.


We are convinced. that our public
spirited and sagacious citizens will not
let slip this opportunity for most
profitable investment, but will at once
and freely respond to the call.


flour prosperous merchants, our large
laudholders and real estate owners are
not altogether blind TO their own
worldly interests in this matter, We
we shall look for q speedy transfer o.
this college from the present location
at Huntsville, to one of the many beau
tiful sites near our city, where a noble
edifice shall stand, a monumenttot th,
far seeing wisdom of our citizens.
] Apry
Year: 1874

Under the one-sided constitution the
Legislature is charged with the duty of
selecting two places, beside Austin, at
which the Supreme court shall hold its
annual sessions.


We undertake to say there can be no
question about one of the places. Com
mon sense dictates that Dallas is the
place. Centrally situated in the north
half of the State, with railroad connec-
tions North, East and South-with the
largest law libraries in the State out
side of Austin and Galveston, with the
largest, finest and most costly court
house in the State just being finished,
and more accessible to twenty-five
counties west of all our railroads than
any other town, it certainly cannot be
gainsayed that Dallas is the place for
one term of the court.


We have not alluded to the subject
before simply because we Thought the
facts were too plain to require refer
ence. Most assuredly the entire dele
CATION from North Texas will agree on
plan so plain and just.
Year: 1874

It's decided that the Monday morn
ing fire was arson. Now for the arsonit
man!


LITTLE boys of the lyrical twist, sit
on the steps of the Episcopal church, and
gazing on the "roling deep" in front of them,
sing "a life on the ocean wave" etc.


THE Pacific road took off several car
loads of cattle yesterday. AS is usually the
case with Texas travellers, they took their
horns along with them.


THE District court meets next Mon
day. The "court" that is held In private res-
week or the chronology Of the month, for Its
meetings.


SEXTON at the door of Dallas
church to milk vender, who hesitates a
moment on tho steps: "My friend, here you
can get the pure theological milk; there is
no water in 1t. Come in"


A YOUNG lady in this city has lover
by the name Of Virginius, and remembering
the fate of vessel of that name, she insists
that before she marries him that he will
show her that he can dive to the bottom OF
the Trinity and come up again.


A BOX containing ten pounds of pow
der was found buried under saloon in the
eastern part OF this city yesterday, with u
strain" extending two hundred feet from the
building. The intention evidently was TO
blow up that "cradle OF liberty"


"LET her snort, stranger" was the
request of a mother a short distance east OF
this city, yesterday, to a gentleman who was
about to stop and inquire of a young lady,
about eighteen years of age. what she was
crying about, "Let her snort, she biles up
this way often, but she'll soon blow OFF,
Year: 1874

tion. The Legislature, now in session,
will have to commence anew, wipe out
the frauds of the Radical system, pay
off its debts, and devise such plan as
will suit the situation OF the country.
But this will necessarily require some
time, and good citizens must be pa
TENT In the meantime the county
boards of school directors were conf
PEELED to stay action till the Austin
conspiracy was disposed of. But now
they are moving forward. The board
of Dallas county met second time
yesterday and proceeded in the dis
charge of their duties. Several teachers
were examined and the county divided,
partially at least, into school districts.


We repeat that the Democratic party
is in no wiseresponsible for the confu-
sion existing, or the temporary sus-
pension of the schools. With rea-
sonable time allowed they will have
the best common school system in the
United States.
Year: 1874

ELM street is having substantial
outside put on 1t. That is, they are macada-
MIXING 1t.


ATTENTION is called to the new time
schedule which goes into effect on the Texas
Pacific road to-day.


AFTER the termination of the row at
McCabes on Saturday morning, Deputy
Sheriff Peak encountered n stupendous cuss
who didn't propose to clear the sidewalk
with the rest of the "lookers on" and to ver-
ify his determination to stand alone in his
glory he pulled out derringer about the
size of a barrel, ana said he thought he could
mortify Peak most to death with the little
story that thing contained. Peak disagreed
with him by knocking him down, and In
addition. TO certain medical treatment which
he is now undergoing he needs to take few
doses Of show to behave In company.v
Year: 1874

OUR friend of the Mckinney En-
quirer replies to our structures on his
thrust at General Wigfall, but fails to
overturn our position. He intimates
that Wigfall was all talk and no fight
In the war. That won't bear the test
of truth. Wigfail exposed his person
even rashly at the attack on Fort Sum-
ter. He was i'm the first battle of Ma
nassas, at the Seven Pines, and in the
seven days fighting around Rich
mond-always manifesting II courage
which was insensible to fear. His
pluck was fully attested in the FleIda
war of 1886, and this is the first time
we ever heard it questioned. His
faults we know full well, and they are
serious. We desired not TO hide them,
but objected to one of his own people
stepping aside to thrust an arrow in his
side, an act which would only be ex-
pected from one of the enemy. If
nine years absolute silence will not
shield even an imprudent man from
the fifth rib darts of his friends, what
will? Show us, brother Enquirer,
where Wigfall has meddfed since the
war, and we will bow in silence to your
superior observation.
Year: 1874

THE Fort Worth Democrat, noticing
our article OH the resignation of Judge
Hardin Hart, goes for lis with three
pronged pitch fork, because of our say
ing 1--WE do not believe Judge Hart
to be Intentionally corrupt man.
Well, why did not the Democrat pub
lish all we said, and not give its read
ers ain erroneous impression rs to our
position. 1t must not be SO Hardin
IIort
Year: 1874

FROM all parts of the country we
hear that farmers are alive in prepar-
ing their fields for the next crop. All
our farmers have to do to insure inde-
pendence is to plant an abundance Of
all food crops, and only put their sur
plus land in cotton.
Year: 1874

The GRANaERs-We learn from the
energetic Deputy for this Parish and
Vernon, Mr.. Joseph H. Hynson, that
he has within the last few weeks or
gan'zed two more Oranges on the
North side of Red River. aThis is
right and we are only sorry that the
number is two, instead of twenty q
week. This side of the river seems
to be slow about getting up their
lists. We have heard of several,
however, in the process of prelimina-
ry organization over here and have
no doubt but that they will spriiig up
briskly this Fall, when money gets q
little more plentiful than it now is
among our planters. We would like
to see every planter in the Parish be.
long to the order and then they
could control the labor question as
it ought to be controlled by them.
Year: 1874

CV' 1t is reported that a new
plank is to be inserted in the Re
publican platform in South Carroll
na, in consequence of an unpleas.
ant accident to a colored voter who
became the victim of a spring gun
while endeavoring to commit a bur.
glary. A meeting of coloycd citl-
zens, after a full discussion of that
lamentable occurrence, unanimous
]y resolved against hereafter giving
their support to any candidate for
Office, and especially for the Legis-
lature, unless he will pledge him
self to work for the passage Of a
bill making it penal offence TO
set a trap gun in the vicinity of any
corn crib, chicken coop, smoke
house, or pig stye.