Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-07-25

we'll, OF Davis, or hell, an somebody
else that is ia the battlefield, and
cooked and Primei ready Io fight
back,
How about tho roses, Swlndellsg
Have YOU taken advantage Of these
summer rains To multiply the finer
uorls by buddingg | have, and with
good success, | have NOW shoots
two Inches long from buds pat in in
June, aud | have kept up the 0per-
alton of budding continually since,
rs | expect To continue t0 do for n
month TO come. IL Is by no means
too late TO begin, Ia fact many
prefer fall budding aud that the bud
should remain dormant till spring,
This is undoubtedly better than to
have II halfmaturcd growth in the
fall, liable TO bo killed by the frosts
of winter But buds that start TO
grow now are not liable 10 this dan
ger, as there is ample time for the
wood 10 be thoroughly riPened be-
fore frost begins,
II is not out Of place, also, am
sure, 10 say that the ground should
now bo prepared for the fall gardens,
August is the month for sowing
turnips, cabbagcs, beets, peas, beans,
onions, planting potatoes, etc, and
with little care vegetables may be
rs abundant in November and De-
cembcr rs at any time almost in the
year,
Something should be done TO re-
move from the constitution of Texas
tho prohibition OF banking. As
matters now stand, our National
Banks arc violators of the funda-
mental law, and protected in their
violation by paramount power Of
tho General Government, or at least
TO DO. doubt, however,
If thoy are, and i think similar
question has boon decided by the
Supreme Court of the United States,
when it was laid down that privi-
lego granted by the General Govern
mcnt could not override State laws.
At any rate, the antagonism should
disappear. The National Banking
system, while it has it's faults has
also great advantages over any other
ever in vogue. 1t is the first system
ever discovered wherein the bills of
n broken bank are worth moro than
those of n sound one. 1t is actually
the fact that all bills of broken Ma
tional Banks now command two per
cent. per annum in New York!
If in addition to removing this
prohibition, usury laws could be
abatcd rs n nuisance, it would be
another impr, r,vement. What is
wanted is that money should be
regarded by the law just like any
other commodity and that the de-
mand and supply should regulate
the market for it just as it does for
chickens, corn, potatoes and cotton.
Practically this is the case, and a
man who wants money gives two,
three, four and five per cent. a
month for it, something additional
being demanded for tho risk the
lender takes that he will plead usury
on him. Remove this danger, and
The money market would always
find its level, and the advantage
would accrue to the borrower.
What world of fruits we are en-
oying this summer. Peaches by |
the wagon load are brought into
market every day. Bushels and
bushels of the finest and most lus-
;ious figs are to be found at any
'ruit stall, and grapes in equal guam
,ites. AS for melons they go beg
,ing at two bits dozen, and no one
% buy. Next to abundant and
cheap corn and meat comes, in my
abundant and cheap
ruts. They speak volumes for the
native capacity of tho country as
we'll as for the civilization of the
people. We are as yot lacking in
bears, apples, nectarincs, etc, but |
loubt not year or two moro will
,ivo us an abundance. In fact there
ire several pear trees in Houston
hat have been fifteen years in bear
ng already, and almost everybody
las more or less that are just COM
ng into bearing.
Yours, truly,
CAPTAIN JOHN. \