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VOL. a.
TEXAS,
DAY.
1885.
NO. N.
to tile labor* of C'ux
Ion by tiie almost unanimous
content of all historical account
it liatt been recorded in
tbers' 'information fur the
" that a little book print-
Corsellis had been dis
. ring date at Oxford
in the year 1468, being three
yearn antecedent to the iiresum*
ed commencement of Cnxton's
A THKILLING EXFKKIENL'K.
Ktrui|ll«ff to Km|i Awake
When Bleep Meant Deatli.
| The suicide of
school teacher at
a young lady
Emporia,Kan.
has brought to light a sad story.
Mis* Mary l«arick, the teacher,
, — , ,. was u stranger in the comuinni
lam FrunoUto call.] j V- «l* "* vnrv sociable,
(was morbidly sensitive and
es, we operators sometimes (dressed slmbiiy. H« r neighbors
have strange experiences," said began to criticise aud tiiid fault.
a vouug looking, white
telegrapher; replying to
* lH
haired
. . in in | periiiieiideut of schools to noti-
terogatory of the Call represen-| fy the objectiot^le teacher
would
nornin' 1 put on niy be*' clothe*
Ml* thought dut I'd go obe
A W emeu's Sixth Mease.
. | ry the objectioimfe
tative. "By all odds the most that her resigiiacflp
pu
The
four hundredth auuivcrsuiy of
the introduction of printing
into Euglaml wa* !•*: io-l! \
the Caxtou Exhibition at K« n j
sington in the year 1877 a-i lie1
date «#f that ei«*iit, *<> that it'
would seem a - if there was Mill
m doubt as to tii' artu.il «ln •
and us lo whom is wally * nti■
tied to the honor > t tit.- inn •
duciion of pr'tinim. into iv g
land.
The HI nr. It >Voimiu,
The coinitiaints caused tin* su
u
irepresen-|fy the
the most ttiut her
l t'Ver railie acccptcd
V OWU expel " " " _ ^
continued, musingly, "occurred Maid in her letter of resignation acquaintance, trying thus
11 I'llil l'«t * 1... • if* . I . . A*. .! I ... I «... ,u> .. . . ... I ...1. . 1 . ..... ... 4 1. k...ll Iliti
Those who have
with the aged have o
them a chating agniust the
Hrmities of their y«
expresses itself iu
and a de ire tor chauge. i t
grow weary of the inaotD
which has * succeeded the bn
time when they bore the
and burden of the day« and
sometimes, they wander h«
e Uiwson place an* J i
e IIIOIISIIOIIS big ligin
her ter
iueiu wid
ous meet-
iu what da's got ober dar
Itcker mvself tin wid er eve ter WW
F singing' nil* shouting' will dem 'w ' more than men, ami
Here i* a tungului instance,
^ayt the iioMoii Courier, of tin
working of thai subtle, tiiu*.
sixth sense, which is apt to at
A humane society
arre«ted a young lady
ilia all ei!<J.
1 her- .ir "•'Hi T \a
' i ! on ftil'lto>. iilrl IJW oh
load.,.
labois This book is a snu.il f T,-' ■ y "" T 11,8 n1"81 that her resiguad^i woum i.e sometimes, they wander neri
Quarto of forty-one uuires.fouifs i 'hrHhiig mcideut that ever came accepted. .Miss Larick bowed and i here, dropping in to visi
of which are still extant. rue * owu experience, he to the inevitable and kindly a friend or talking with a obr~^^
myself up wid er e
an' shouting' wid clem i ., . . . . ,
widder wiiiimiu whut libes in | which is so mysU'rious in chat
town; but now look ut tne. 11tM'terthat we often inflitit' to
started to cross de lot, an' had ! d uy its existence at all. A lad\
got er short distance when 1, 8,11 sewing quietly hi her^ sitting
heard suthin' belihi' IM^ U uni, and u an Utner room the
Look in' 'roun,' 1 seddat blame 'V11'"' •*«? )"*} .! "* Uie Imbv to
bull shaking' dat ouery head of j nud laid Iter iti her nasi
his,mi. 'Look out,' s' I, 'case As the nurse came < ut
iiarnion psidover ♦J^,1
•oh* ittsiiig liis circuit iu
papers last year.
The Eugltsh House
uioiis has voted
rhuaboui iweive years that if she tailed to give satis
urn* then a young op«-ia factiuii the fault must Ik- her
the Northern i\u iti«- rail- nwn Tin
ver doan want no truck wid me. 'd the rhamber she said to her
one lit
ago
tor on th^Northern i'au itic'rail- „vvii.
road, at a small station iu east
ern Minnesota «
iwas doing the night
from 7 p. iu. t< 7 a. m., aud t *-
iug t>t a social disposition u ►■d
to sleep (*llly when til le
notiiuigof interest g" ug ou.
Kimberly was vjuift a re oi for
piciiic-s, being situate : oil one
of tliose l "amitui ket« for
w|ii« li Mmn. «ota i.- famed, and
wlitU
.111 mistaken Kiiiuuees iuiu • ; '■ i'-u MKuv innii, .""<! ■ , 1 .
next day she took kind affection we often oppress] er long wid me an' de fust thing tniee am.
by our veigflyer know yer'll waiiter be tuck ,UJ'V
te supervision, j ter de 'syium somewhat*." Den ' 'u* u« at
tioiis regitrding the disptisi'hm The tender watchfulness which he shuek his head agin an* gun ",u , . a ",ut u ,ni,iuu'
of her etfe« ts.y Alter her ibath to us ?eems due to their physK ter rake npd" sewea on.
it becatiic WWwn that she had 1 cat feebleness. iIm Well as a m feet. "Itoe
i «-ea uot only
Once upon a time a tonu<\)
<•■11 into a deep tiol*- a. d ,t t< i
iiearly starving, caught sigtit • t
4 passing fox. and implored tin*
Htranger to help him out. "I
tin too small to aid you." said
the fox, "but I will gi\ e j mi j «*tm naval oxpeuses
some gootl advice. Only a t w A Pittsburg astrtiloger
rods away is a big, strong ele- " - ' - *
phut, call to him aud lie will
get you out in a jiffy." After
the fox had gone the donkey
thus reasoned with himself:
of Com
for
in Egypt.
diets that Jay Ootild will
I Hill v.t> w.-uk f..r til- want -f V,"l.>''"'r'.i'" .'"Jl"''1'"
ourUhi -nt. Kv-rv mov- I il> Italian e,.rll i«
...n.. £ ...i..i>; i ><• «Ute hurt.
fawav tile tedious hours. U ain't got no time fur yer, an* j ,, . . , ...
listakeii kindness aud uii- leainie tell yer right licali. Fool j ',l'' little thing is as Jeep tor
... , ... ... t.... i ...j.i. _• i.. I ihret* liourtt. ma mil. Ill wi r-
affliction we t
statiou in east- tuorpliiiie aud died, leaving a dear, aged people
ulled Kiuil>erly iettei containing minute direc- care. Thuydisiiki
• night work— lions reirardinu: the disoosiMou I The tenrler watchf
* yeatltwia mscore ; "V"7\ « ..v tlouKey settlea Ulliiseit WK ; B,„| |'llim Ufxi,n vi„ „f ('..riiy
Ml s' u W yorll rril)'.ttud UJf bhrisii. to ...rniou e" ifv moSth
i roun Iteali dat 11 P1'11® ' terwards the fox on pushing the .|,;s .
suthin' drop" "^ hat nonsense. she said ||0|e, saw within a withering
lie shuek his ht«ad agin an' gun
. .. ter rake up de yeath wid his fore
thai she had caI feebleness, an well as a lit feet, "fciep ott
upporiiug her^ return for their care for us in be complainin"
A'... .i .• . t !.. i... v . i
uourishtiieiit
make isjustso much additional
loss of strength. If 1 raise m\
voice to call tile elfiihaiit I shall
lie weaker still. No, I will not
I waste any substance that way.
lown stairs, | |, js (|n. duty of the elephant to
,1 come without calling." So till'
Suddenly a donkey settled himself l u k
a violent death within
years.
A bottle of gunpowder was
en«
Parliament.
Huntington promises to build
exteiisiv«* railroad shopes at
Huston as soon as times get
bett<r.
It is estimated that ten car
loads of silver ore will be ship-
ell. but that she was the main earlier days, is by them rcMeiit
stu) of an aged father, ami was ud as restraint. It ami') ■ them.
educating a ) ou .get br ilier at
ail easieru college. Litt'e by
'.iiiii ii cauie <at that ilie p ut
Woman had practiced tin- m< st
If tie
There is uosweeter aud more ' V -V lvb'rie i i had
interesting character, whether been out vviih a paiiy «d young heioic self tfeiiial. Iluriug ail
in fiction or real ife, than the Io1^; and by uigh was thor- the cold weather she had never
spitisier who ha , for some good oUKhl.V tiled out. 'I here was no had a tire in her room, aud her
reason, refused a lover's propos-; ,ro"' WuJ)h, bed was witTiotit blankets or
al, and now being past the hour 'hough, and 1 uad to report lor sulllcieiit covering. When the
ef old maid. Theordea! through dutv as usual. \\.!1. I strug ■ ** —
I'lieii, too. we try I 1 take all tin1
work out of their hands, and
that they don't like. Nobody
who has been acttv and useful
enjoys the fueling of iieiug laid
oti tIn1 shelf.
Orand father's st psare uiicer-
tain and liis arm less vrg
oron.s than of oil; but In*
rie'i treasure
aud he likes to
heard
"H.;i i\"se/ /• , all he made ut
me Ihiloiti my bieller, but It
v.anished in er limit and an'
ding 'def t kit >'vs what I did
g t ter. 1 I ti'de er bra ve fur de
fet|e«\ but lietdiertook tne lore
1 r«>i d ire, an' d • L iv I w !iut a
i-i'he-liil ptt in • r."f. Hooked
tis ho lis ttu'ei my vest - ee
ieah ^ -an' walked all ober me.
ilat's ui i'n I ken stan' tin'
be iu er pleasau' humor. I ken
skeleton, and remarked: "It it
be true that tin- souls of ani
mnls are transiniirr;;ied into
nietl, tile dollke; will bee- lie
one of l li isi*
ue\ er a If" fd
a-
an
I V e I
I*.
I.ftcruturt1 nftlic i'ncc.
ef old maid. The« rclea! through , ? usual. \\ e!J, 1 strug- people of Kiupona found out jiossesses a
which she has passed seems to . along until about three , these lacts they began to diiuly of experience,
have relined her feelings, and °. c. !*'heii I was aroused by understand why the discharged be consulted. It is his privilege put up wid r gootl eal an' stil'
itself, insensibly to her, the , e ticking of my instrument, teacher broke down ill the midst to give advice; his privilege, smile au'bow an'scrape an'say
card of all who knew her his- f dragged myself over to where of her misfortunes, ami put an too, at times to go into the Held , Mighty line wander , how's all
y. Such a one is eminently f stood ami receiveil the follow- end to her pain, anguish ami and work with the youngest, re- de fo'ks f" but when a dam bull
of itself,
regard of alt who
tory
lovable and synu
ward in all good works,
warm friend of
Mithetic. fer-
tile
married men
and women, the coutidnnte of
.. — — - pain, .. „
nig dispatch: _ wretchedness. The woman's ucwiug his youth as he keeps like tint tramps all ober me
fo Operator Kimberly: Hold fnneral was the occasion of con ' ' *' 1
tlis
ami
barely up with the hearty men «ay an' horns tne an* 'suits
the not hall his age. ' tne, I gits tiglitiif mad, I does
all west bound trains. 'Bridge siderable
z&iiu womwii, iue couiiuiiiitr 01 ''is was lied away. ciiurch was packed with people.; Grandmother does not want an' doan yer forgit it."
many a tender passion. Acre "image No. 6 was several Hut public sympathy came too' to be left out of the household! "Hotlney, I nm sorry-
does not wither the beauty i ""h'8 west of my station, and late. work. When tlie day come "So is 1, say."
of her disposition. 81m never spanned a small stream in — * • * around for pickling aud preserv- "Very sorry to hear of your
iug, and the domestic force is misfortune, but what can you
pressed into service, who so ea- do about it i You can only keep
to herself. "Baby is sound
itslccp. Nurse just put Iter
down. I shall not go."
Instantly, however, some
iowei stronger even than the
ast, uir,ed the inothi'i to go tt
let* baby; and aftet at moment
she arose, half vexed vv ilh her
self, ami went to her chamber.
The baby wa. asleep in her lit- *
tie bed, safe I \ tucked ill with' Obsri > lenv. wlien«iln
std't white ami pink blankets. I shrewd palmists i-. reading tie
One small hand was thrown lines of a hand. In* sr.ue the I'.ic
above th" little brown head. It with almost et|iial infer* si
was half open, the exquisite tin j These b ai net teo|l|e iv 111 OS i|o\.
gets slightly curved, and the the soul dwell* in tin* e\e, and
palm as rosy as th«* depth of a th" abilit x to umlersi;- <d ii
lovely shell. j language is inborn with m >:
"My imby!" whispetetl the folks without having to Mill,
mother, adoring the little sleep it, though extremely seiis i v,
! er as.tnothers will. "My own i persons lia\ w told iue that nnn
riower of disci iaiin.-
n
rht
auiiner o
tlecidt 11 a east wh
ber ettilimil ted
M i-l-. ;,!■( I ||e S'J
Supreme nmdit'al
villains of Ilomn !ias
i e tlie lll"IU-
uiciile. The
otv
am j>
l | -MI •
iirst
CI
-it i
Olllc
II. a<
i 'lit
ii'ii i
k, o
d t<
f co:
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it .It
la "t , .
pol
el
t In
t 'l"V i.ill'l.
U' |"'its from ih- pii-
"I tile legislat llle III
|ietltioiis t'oiitaiiting
names. Inn •• been tiled
ill'
: he <jiit t si in t if Pi'ohi In t ion
■< II bill 11 • < I O lilt' pet Iple.
vetting
w t mt r
^O.IMM)
as!*, iug
I'm
of her disposition. She never , .
slanders, Sever retails ill-na- which logs were floated down
"Neven.
a sensible wor
not deem it
DAVID TOOKE, E^q., Co- gerund full of interestas she i It t out of the bull's way
IlllbllS. Texas, iu 187U. was idi'i-iiMl til nvt<rriil>> lu p ileeisioiiM : "ICmi.h ihiimii Ilia
tured gossip ; but on the other ^{'om the pineries. 1 had heard
hand, though prompt to put in ^ 'Jam near ..
vord on a crisis, does iT'u a'^d now realized'hat it luiuhus. lexas, in 1870, was ig cruel to overrule Iter decisions; "Keep otiteii his way!"
her miasioii to set had broken and swept away i attacked with black Jaundice, - to put her aside because "she exclaimed in disgust, "keep
pe bridge. I he section men followed by hemorrhage of the will be tired.'* Of course she! outen his way when he lititi
orted it west of me and kidneys, and was pronounced w\\\ be tired but she enjoys; made me looklike dis; no. sah.
all the people around her right. [ , ,
She makes an admirable aunt,
and is very necessary to a cir- or.
little baby.'
She bent over suddenly a
third time, impelled by that
mysterious force which was
controlling her, and, for no ap
parent reason, took the sleep-
ing baby iu her arms aud went
swiftly into the other room.
She had scarcely crossed the
'liminatiou rested
in their hands than they coui I
read frotu every feature of ih
face, the lingers being su mil -it
vision that they could feel ,i
color without seeing it : so I'm.
of nerves that au impression w.-i
instantaneous and could l-< r«
lied upon; so full "I life ill
very uecessary
de of cousins. Many
er was the result. Still, incurable. Seven "bottles of
1 was in that somnolent state Warner's Safk Cure restored
iiis. Many a young * ( uiii«?ib vni i«u r
fellow on the threshold of life w,,en nothing seems of initne- htm to health in 1880. aud July
: 1 1st, 1884 he writes, "My health
ami after me-
my signal
igatu t>u the
bears a kindly remembrance of / . '"'P^ruume, ai
her for the good nature ami tact J'hanically lighting
with which she helped him to , .,Mjn ;
steer clear of shoals where he.ta !e whlch I had risen,
uiiglit otherwise have been nw^ cT ,1^ ^ hang the lantern
wrecked out* ^ don t know how long I
t a had slept when I was suddenly
A Very Secluhle Spider. couscious that a train was nenr-
- | ing the station, at the same
Some years ago 1 was liviug time being unable to move or * gentleman
inSt. ' " " " - ' '
busy
uiy
my
to u
1 drew
has been excellent ever since.'
Try it, Try it!
The Might Hurt ef a Tenant.
the fatigue, aud rests the soon . | won't keep outfit his way I'll
er for the thought that she is • git iue erchunk er lire ter night
still of some use in the world, jan' chase him roun' dat lot till
To those whose homes are he think dc devil comes sho'
hollered by the presence of an nuff. Close gone an'ligion gone,
aged parent we would say, desil. fur I cussed tie dnim sconmlrel
very gently with those who are when 1 got on tlis side de fence
on the down hill of life. Your
i own time is coming to be west-
ward." Soothe the restlessness
"Oh, yes, I have all kinds ol Dfage by amusement, by con-
nsantu ' uiilQ IvillCl-- -t - % — l.. i..
but the one
tenants, said a kind laced obi Hide ration, bv non-interference!
the one 1 like „.ui kv iillowltiff ulentv of oVi
yas, an' I'd er cussed him soon
er ef I'd er had time. I nebcr
done uothiu' ter him let make
hiiu carry on dat way "
"Don't yon know the reason
lie attacked von
doan, but I'll
reason datI
threshold when a startling when their possessm \\a> in
sound caused her to look back, love tingled with an elfeeiion
Through a stifling cloud of ate intoxication.
thick gray «1 ust she saw that the It is said that ver\ tpi • . •
ceiling above the baby's cratlle that impress and • - i
lunl fallen, burying the heaps with their repose
of rosy blankets, and lying command, but al- ' .a " <
heaviest of till upon the spot plaeuncy and some «
where, but for her mystic warn-i Restless eyes that can not i . .
ing, her little child would even j one steadily in the face dm <•
now be lying. a deceitful, designing m n I
— Eyes iu which the white ha a
Haven't Yeu Felt Just To f yellowish tinge ami is sn.-.tv .
with reddish veins, prove m i. Ii
I he esf'tialed t"« -1 of ihe
Ibit ish navy for b-*.-" i.s I J,-
:hat..VH , i'ins i- for or liiiitjy
expenses and fol* the con-1 Mic-
tion of7:1 new vessels, inclii ::ng
eleven ilou clad-
I'tie e.\ pel ieliced edii '•. •
Ne,v 11. • I t. K , Jolll 11 a .
"A mail -tioiiitln't l lam i
inuii I'm ju' r'L ihi• • i... n-.>
1 ii leket mi .
olte o| lii i i,.
I*
• It.I. I V
ISAAC N.
N V
them from the inevitable de-; of a house tui it, but paid no at
st ruction which awaited them if leiition to it. After awhile a
they were not warned of the man catue to tne ami wanted to
carrying away of the bridge. 11 know if i would rent it to hiiu.
shall never forget the agoin " • What do you want it for ('
those though s brought me. 1 savs I.
near the wall ami began writing
Soon 1 was surpribed to fiud
thut my room ha t another occu-
pant, not her than au immense
black spider, which advauced
sociably toward me upon the
table. 1 was quite surprised to struggled to breuk the chains
tind thut he showed lio fear! 7* H'<>l iJ w hich In lti iue I he t-i
but sat looking at uie wiih al-,,ol t was accompanied a most
tention, I pulltii a straw from I peculiar'sensation lean onU
the broom and drew it gently compare it with the at • ion ol a
over hie body ami legs, to his watch spring which as been
great delight, !'• ten aitnutes,! drawn to its utmo -<ioii and
when he it-tin <1 The next e\e- . ' 1 *ou kuto'.* how it
ning he reaj |'-;. • d imv sur- w'ill lui/.z r r a tew nu neiits as) thai I
prifi", and we w-> n thiough the unwituls isell. I'ha.t is ex- wlni
*•" I'o liv * in,' he replietl.
*• * Well,' 1 said, *you can have1
ii Pay me what you think it i
is won li to you.'
"'.'he last im nth lm brought1
me $■>, ami the lecoml month a'
liti •• boy, who s.utl i'.e vv;ist'.iis
mint's son, calm- with After
miw the m: u once in a
but in !n •mil -c of t urn*1
same antics with the broom-i actly the way tuy oiain whirl-1 the boy ]>aid the rent re^ului(y _ ^
straw, to his evident pleasure, j e(* as I sank back exhausted sometimes #*Jitiid sometimes#:!, strikingly .set forth by kidney dre-s ter de uot'u
This wns kept up all tiiatlone- after each effort. I felt the tjain One day I asked the boy what feet, enormous lips so thick B'Jebe dat
ly winter and tlm solitude of drawing nearer and nearer. It hud become of his father. that they protrud. d in per net #1| MVuuiiiit' iu .v
my evenings was greatly re-
lieved by my big spider friend,
who came out regularly every
night for a frolic with me and
the broom-straw.
If Yon Doubt, Try It and See.
D. M. DEWEY, of Rochester,
N. Y., Jan. 25, 1882, wrote:
"One of the most oromincnt
physicians here fouud 22grains
of sugar to the fluid ounce of
my urine; was unable to benefit
me. 1 then begin using Warner's
Safk Diabetes Cure, and
Warner's Safk Pills. Having
used five bottles of each, I
found myself cured." B.—
Mr. Dewey remaius well.
What Shall Children"Read?
—Are teachers and parents
asking daily this question? The
power of reading? Is it possible
to estimate its force? All the
pupils above the age of nine
years, and many, especially
girls, of a younger age, are not
only able to read, but are liun-
was like the approach of fate.
If it passed I was a murderer.
Again and again 1 Mruggled
with the same result; I could
not wake. It must have been
but a few moments, yet I en-
dured what seemed hours of
torture. 1 think tim jar aud
rumble of the train as it sped
by must have awakened me. I
jumped to my feet, seized tin-
lantern, which was Htill burn-
ing, and dashed out through the
open window. The rear coach
wiu tint o'
the house In which it dwells, j hi/.en. Habit come to tlis aw
The blessing of the aged is a ful p'int dat eben a bull mils'
dew on the pasture, as the fall- 'late a nigger what he nuts'
iug of sunlight on a shadowy j w'ar t Hat's er tine come oil'.
i Doan wauter see tne whara red
jsca'f, eh? Wall, blame his
j ugly pictur, dat do make
mad. I wuz almos' willin.
'hcu/.c his mlder 'suit, but
be dinged ef he inns' tell
' whut ter w'ar. Ef yer gits
in ih* mawuin' an' tin's tint hull
feeiin' might y po'lv. yer neetln'
limit long fur de reason. It'll :
be tile (iood da\. sail." ami.
a- lie turnetl from the door In-
miitiered: "Wants me tei
til o' er scrub
white man is
id him si-ine-
liuw.
iAt N. N\ OOD. Fishkill, 0f Htrmg passions ami lia.-iv
.Jul}', 188-1, wrote, "It is, tempers. Veiy blue e"es ! •
two years ag«i last spriiuc since i speak a mind inclined to co
you wore a | Warners S vrt-: Cure etired me. quetry ; gray eyes signify •' .;
1 was called a dead man but uity, intelligence ami x«Ii -ut
that nieiliciiie brought me to i rtfiisoniiig faculties; green i«h
quao
liece -
to lit
li lli-<
to be
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Old Kodueyand the Hull.
(Ople P. Rrud.)
"When er person thinks dat
I won't Use dese heall tllllllls ill
de 'fetise o' my rights, w'y all
he's got ter do is t .• light, inter
me. dat's all." •*, -'I,timed old
Kodney. :t colon I gentleman
whose' African it mage was
Ilie
ter
I'll
Ilie
up
life. I tilke a few bottles ever\
spring to keep nie right." lb*
was afllicted for six years with
pains in the back, eliding in
kidtiev hemorrhage, t'ui
maneiit.
Nfonewsll Jacksou,
e per
uii I poii i, and hair that looked
| like the deatl Ulo^^ on a rock.
'How He had just climbed the fence,
or rather lie had just fallen
U
The Secret.
Asa professor .lacksou was
more fea ret I than liked -respect
ed more I'm his tuiiii\ i|nalities
than loved fm Ids s« rial graces
that i.-> ill his intercomse v\ ith
students. He was not what in
collegt pa. lance is uoially
Jt \ led i " | • p 11 111 1" | 1' if''.<tor.
.lacksnn's t'bati v\a- uaiiti illy
philosophy and astronomy, and
as a teacher In lacked thai pe
miliar faculty or tact for itu
parting instiuctioii so nece-.
s:iry to the successful practical
teacher; ano even in experi
•He's dead, sir, was
ply.
" 'Is that so?' said I
long since?'
"'More'u a year,'lie an-w, r over, and was standing in the I'nexplainetl noises at night mental philosophy ami pracli
ed. * doorway of the planter whom he are always mysterious, ami to eal u.siiotioiny he may be said
"l took iiis money, but I made: was engaged in "crahin' it." the superstitious especially so. to have been a flat failure,
mind that 1 wouhl go' For a moment the planter stir That a very old house should There was a peculiar inllu- iice
Up m\
over aud investigate, ami tlie
next day 1 drove over there.
The old shed looked i|lllte de-
cern. 1 knocked at the dour
and a little girl let me in. I
asked for her mother. She said
was just passing the wt ist end [ she didn't have any.
of the platform. 1 screamed,) "'Where is she?'said I.
veyetl the old fellows' torn gar gain tlm reputation of being emanating ft his pre em .•
nieiits. ami then, with as much haunted is not surprising, es which I nevm «• mhl fully c-mi
<if a smile as couhi be reasona pecially if it has been neglectetl prtdmnd nor explain li h<
b|y indulgetl during a disas-1 and -illowetl to fail out of re passed through a camp all eye-
trolls overflow, asked— pair. The wood work shrinks, were turned towards him. ami
"What's the matter, Rod- the plaster crumbles awav; and the exclamation. "Here c omes
through minute slits ami chasms | <d l .lic k," was whispered fro
eyes, falsehood and a foiidn
for scandal. A malicious mind
is often indicated bv greenish
! eyes. Black eyes shou a ois
Sloliatc, lively teillperaill' lit.
ami oftentimes a most decit il'ul
disposition; brown eye> aie
generally tender and tine, in• I>
eating a kind ami happy di • >. •
sition.
Of the nose. A H-oinau ii"se
denotes an enitu'prising. Imsi
uess like ehai.'o'ter : a long ii"-e
is a sign of good en -r . a i<->
fiM tly straight ii" <• i Ii.11• ,i
pure an I t-.t.b e ul, • •«
i e) i! eont radii '' 11 ; a ie/,
bi'oitsst i_nih* a tpirii of mis
chief, w i, an I lash ; a hng« 'f-c
generally indicate la. .; ■ min i
ami gtHid Ilea11 :i v< iy simt li
nose good naI ui e, 1)111 lack "I
energy.
Thick lijis generally mean
eithei great genius or great -in
pitliiy ; very thin lips, cruelty.
! avaricio'isiies.s. ami if the lips
f;Ir ■ habitually cotnpi'e--ed,
falsehood. Dimples on 'lie
.cheek are known as the a bo b ^
! of roguery , ami in the chin, < t
Cupid and his pranks.
A lean face speak?
guarantee i ai-<.
The Am i/.on n^er i.<
its iiioii h an.I tie- ciin
powell'lll llt.ll II I'l fallen.-,
watei iii the Atlainie O
twenty miles mit from tin
I he Ama/.on i- c >iisi f• >i.4 •
a stream.
I ."in |< in ha -> a cremat n >n <
opel a I I V e a it I at loll. wild ". I v
the pay me ii t of a guinea a ye.u,
yon 'an be cifinatei 1 in iii - *
cl'i s- sty | fni jfiit), an I
ashes will lie I'eiiirne I to
I fill t i V es.
Volll
vour
I !i" <>hio Agt ictilluiid l-;.\.
| • i i int -ut tat I "ii c dls at ten t ion
lot he fact t hat in i ■> e\ |n t i-
V
ni"iii
lai to
daye.w
U'ei lent I
pol l t ' II
h It. ..
rai ••
I ii,
ei than I In
single i ye-
I tlolll
tl ill
i
aj"'i i
■••Iv If
liey
t«1
and in my frenzy rushed aftei
the departing train. The noise
and speed mocked me Reco)
; lecting myself I swum* my Ian
tern across the track- -the iiaual
signal of danger. Ttiere was no
one in sight. Just tbetiabrake
man appeared on the rear plat
form. A moment later I heard
what I have always considered tie sisters
the most
J
y in window frames ami door i mouth to mouth ; all mirth
We don't know, sir. She; yerse'f whut'sde matter. Look cases. The wind sighs ami
Look at me. sail, an' den say j in
went away after my father died at dese lieali closte dat I got from whispers through unseen tis
aud we've never seen her since.'! de gubermint during tlie high 1 sures, suggesting to the supei
"•.lust then a Httlegirl about ! water Look at dis hat -w'y j stitious the wailing of dismn
three years old came in. ami I whar dat hat gone ter f" survey botlietl spirits. A whole house
learned that these lliree cliil ing his empty hand. "Boss, j hold was thrown into constei
tlren had been keeping house ; d'aint no use in perlavering'. I nation, ami had Its repose dis- J ear-shot
together ft u a year and a half, kait stand no sicli er racket like , turlied one stormy winter night the street. I fel myself instinct
the boys supporting his two lit-1 tlis " 1 by a series of lamentable howls |y assuming a more precise mil
>y bln<*king boots " Whats the matter, I asked and shrieks that ranged through itary gait, an I struck int.. a
the rooms The sounds were quickstep, as if iu ranks ami
more "i
intelligence than u fat fan .
Seuerally speaking, and they
.. o say, beware ef a full, round
upon the groups of cadets as • ami greasy lace it means
lie passed a brisk touching of tenchery.
caps in salute whs the only sign ' Irascibility is accompani*
of recognition, and we In eat lied by an erect posture, open rtos
more freelv wie'ii he was < i<( of | trils, moist temples, disulayin
-shtit. Did 1 meet him on superficial veins which stand
out ami throb under the least
the most welcome sound thatj and selling newspapers, and the you f -
ever reached tny ears—a shriek older girl managing the house * "In cose dat's what yer axed harrowing, and as tin y rose fit keeping time to a band of uiiisi.
from the engine ami the rattle and taking care of the baby. me. an'in cose dat's whut 1'se fully at intervals, breaking the At recitations In- shot out .pies
# .. .tf of the air brake*. As I real- Well, I just hail my daughter tellin' yer. Dar's one thing silence of the night, urid espc tions like words of command,
grv ««• ;Ye: ued that the train was saved a ; call on them, aud we keep an mighty* sho\ b< ss. Dat dam : cially in rough weal her. When and the student who answer-
asked a w>y or tmrteen recently ; reaction overcame tne. and I: eye on them now. I thought 11 bull has got Ui leab dese here | there was a storm mere iug veils (quickly and rapidly was -un
lfbe read much. He thought i f,.n tai tho track unconscious. | w;ouldt 't disturb them while premises ur I kaint stay heah, J and shrieks would come, sud to receive a better mark than
he did, and upon telling ns| |t was six weeks before I
what books Ins hours for tbe recovered from the attack of
last twnr eks had bee| . Sfeal. | brain f«ver which followed,
we fo«Cv the list embraced Poruinately the train men wert
four dime novels. Ouard care- —
tally the
yonng person is made
good reading us easily as" to
they are getting along. The rlat'eall." startling, changing j one who replied -lowly an
next time the boy came with "Been heving trouble with the anon into a low mc!am holly with deliberation lb toieiat.-d
the rent I talked with him a bull. Rodney ?' wails. It was unaccountable. t no laggards, ami woe fM. .into
Mftle and then I said: * "Habin' trouble wid Mm? At length the mystery wns .solv the cadet who might be rtcgh
ovHs. Uuard catv I 0|d friends of mine, and the true f "My l t.y, you're a brick. Von Does ver call It habin' trouble ed. Complaints had b- m mnde gent of studies or the proper
school library. A .cause of my illness never reach- Cheep right on as vou have Ik* wid er thing when yer knocked of draughts through the house. | erformunee «,f his military
uJ^irfiw !ed ''^•U*u|"ar,'*rs- Cpon recov-1 gun and you will never be sor* 'down and trampled on
* i niece V> carpet: Huh?
ie iw ma< n w t. - ti
■inhies sat 'i t ti
iii« •( papei is i m • i"d wjth si/,
aatl moist asbestoes sptinkled
over it. The a sites | OH* i dyed
an I with aniline colors ib>sira-
ble e(let I - are produced,
\|| lila l toiie has an inc.-Uie
i nan hi li-nts of ;s >.' o,(Khi ji-*r
year Lord Hirtingtou owns
ijoo.oiHt acres, with a rental of
more than s.i.'io.ooii Lord
berby' rent roll is $86<),0(x)
yarly; Karl Spencer's ♦'Jl( ,' OU
per year.
There is talk of a duel b .
twfen t ov. Marina'bike, of
Missouri, and Major llaiiiwater,
ol'Ht. Louis.growing out of au
inlet vit-w the former had with
a new spa pel reporter a few
days ago, in which lie severely
criticised the gallant major.
I' is - id 'hat the wood oil I >;
north side >t ,i iree will u
warp as much as that from t
south side, and that if the rre
aie sawed in planes that r
east and West as the tree*to
it will warp less than if cut
the opposite direction.
It is proposed tt> establish
eidov trash. Teachers can't do
all, nut parents and teachers
can do the whole. Otiurd well
the reading of the boys and
girls. It makes character.—
Student.
The Albany Medium is prob-
ably the smallest dally paper
In the world. What the obi
said of the turk-y fits it
•'Be breed am small,
on like er and as a remedy strips of gutta duties
" peichu Imd at some tori
them. " Well, ves, I should regard been nailed along the window and enjoined silence and dost
lb* carried his soldier
rmerritue manners into the class room.
, , jmm. KP MKjmmmmmmmm, rii , , ,
erv I resigned my (N>sition at i ry Keep vour little sisters to-1 piece 'o carpet f Huh ?" nei-eha had at some f t
Kimberly and came west, lielng {getlnfr ami never leave them. ( Well, ves, 1 should regard; b ,
haunted with sitcb n dread of a 1 Now iot k at this " I that as troublesome," rejoined frames, while its owiiet s were at attention during recitation
repetition of the experience of| «| «howed him ti le<lger in the planter. j the seaside. This, for some rea Those at the black board were
that night that I dared not re ■ which! had entered up all the'
sume work in lia* place. Sim-t -tnonevthat he had i ai«l ine for
then I have had many
sail.
remark- L rent. a«d 1 told him that it was on rne like I warnt
able ex|M>rienc s. but. none ths* {all hi with intt.•Yttii i ilu )i..iili comi
prod m
i'as. i reckln' yer would, 1 son explainable upon acoustic supplied with wooden pointer-
I)at di i n bull tramped 1 principles, had caused the dis- in demonst>ating nroblcms. and
a voter of
••mi -o starJing or lasting J k
imjnessioft upon inc. The boys
often laugh a', 'o* -w white
hair, knowing trie to ! • scarcely
above thlrtt. little iuiugiub.g
what caused it.''
with interest. 'You J dis heah community. I'se been
tur'oance. Even after thegntta handled them -with the same
]mtcIui had been lorn awav. a precision as they di I their steel
| keep right on: savs L'Miid "l'li I spectingtrouble"^ him fur! sudden blast of wind striking sabers on drill" and dress pa
be vout banker and when this some time fur de udder day he I near some spot to vhich a frag rade; while those called up fot
Hiuoiiats K a Httle more I'll see shuck his head t • « , but 1 meat still adhered .wouldI bring ornl questioning took |w>siti. n
that vmi get a house stenew here didn't thinkd.it -Ie 'sletnnities a hnek to remind the family apart fiom the rest of the class.
•of your own.' That's the kind o' de ercasioti wu* gwit
vs.
[of the annoyance they
I fcx
had so and assumed theiosifion of a
i soldier as t^uad
ie J OS
drill.
excitement, large, unequal ust*
of both hands.
A genius may be expected
frmn medium stature, blue gray
or brown eyes, prominent ami
large forehead, with terupbs a
little hollow; under lip slight v
retiring, a fixed, attentive look
ami habitual inclination of the
head either backward or for-
ward.
The Farmer's Heavy Debt.
A WA V. Savaritio, N Y .in
ib7t . w is afHu'ted with neural
gia, ringing sensation in his
ears, hacking cough, pain in
the back, irregular rination. The wife of John L. Sullivan,
dropsy , nausea, and spasms of thechamtnon pugilist, has be-
acute "pain in the back. Then gun snit in Boston for a divorce
came chilN and fever. The doc- on the grounds of cruel
tors gave him up. but after using iiient and habitiul
'i'2 bottles of Warner's Safk ness. She asks the ciw
Cure, ht said. "I am hale, hear* her child ami that Sullivan's
• v and hnppv." On .l ine *jnth, property be attched to the
lh84. h • w tites. "My ' ndthwas amount t ftoo,(KX) for the
never Ih tter, I t> v-- mv exls- port of herself aud child.
tence t.t Warner's sah;* Cure," van will now haveM
Cure permanent. the law.
dairy school in tingland that
shall be superior to anything
of the kind in the world. Sub-
scriptions are asked for $300.*
i*mi. A farm of 880 acres has
been secured, ami it is hoped
that the school will be opened
the present year.
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Robertson, Orrin. The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 26, 1885, newspaper, March 26, 1885; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth191433/m1/1/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.