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Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-22
Amenities Of Congress.

Lest our readers suppose that "Amen"-
tiles means concluding scenes, we observe
that the following extract is from the Bos'
ton Posts report Of the discussion on the
salary bill on the 2Sth nt
MIR. Stevenson declared that the snlar
les pnid by the government were sufiicien
to secure the services Of good and proper
men. He was satisfied with his presen
salary.
Mr.. Dickey-Speak for yourself.
Mr.. Stevenson (vehemenlly)-I will
speak for myself and you too. l believ,
il is enough for you. Laughter ! be.
lieve It is all you are worth. Laughter.
would not lire you for the balance o.
The years of your life at that rate. Loud
laughter
Mr.. Dickey-You never made So 900 in
your life outside of your salary as a mem
Der of Congress.
Mr.. Stevenson-I have made SIC, 900 in
a single case, and | doubt if the gentle
man ever did the like.
Mr.. Dickey-1'hen you fooled your eli
ent. Laughter.
Mr.. Plat asked Stevenson to state what
he paid for his board and rooms, and
whether il was not more than his pay.
Nj. Slevenson--That may be so but
that is my business, and ought not to do
it.
Mr.. pratt-Do you not DO ltT
Mr.. Cox-Do not answer that question.
We live in the same house.
Mr.. Stevenson-lf / spend more than
my pay, spend my own money, and
maj who has no more sense than to board
At the Arlington, ought to have money OF
his own to spend.
MIR. Chapman, of the District OF Column
bia, spoke in defence Of the fair women
and pious, moral men Of Washington,
all ciassed by the epithet Of Stevenson Of
dissolute, and he declared that Washing
ton compared :avornbly in its rclig Gus
institutions and its moral worth with any
other city in the country. The birds OF
prey, the men and women Of bad repute,
who flocksd to Was hington, came and
went with Congre IS Laughter
Mr.. Stevenson expressed regret at hav-
ing used the epithet "dissolute, and he
Withdrew il, but while the term might moi
be applied to old, permanent, aris,ocra'ic
people of Washington, yet he would say
{ the population which was found here in
the winter was an extrdvagant and
frivolous one, beyond that of any other
city in the land. He agreed with the dele
gaie from the Dist. of Columbia that that
population was drawn here by Congress
MIR. Dickey-Is not all that derived
from the fact that the gentleman live.
at the Arlington Laughter.
Mr.. Strvenson-I do not know why thu
gentleman from Pennsylvania endcavor:
TO inject nonsense into everything in this
House. Laughter.
Mr.. Dickey-I should like to inject
some sense into the gentleman from Ohio
Laughter.
Mr.. Stevenson-The gentlemen nigh
engraft some sense in me If he bad any
himself. II | could buy the gentleman
at what he is worth, and sell him again a
what he thinks he is really worth, | neve'
would need any salary from Congress
Laughter.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-22
Spring Days.

"The flowers appear on the earth-the
time OF the singing birds Is come, and
the voice of The turtle is heard lii our
land"
How beautiful those words are
utilized by the wise man, Soloman,
and how full of the sweetest of
poetry. Soloman In all of his
songs uttered no words of sweeter
meaning than those of the above.
We read them over, and apply them
to our own time and our own beau
tiful land, where sweetest flowers
are lading the air with their frag-
rance, where Towering shrubs and
green grasses are inviting the low
ers of nature to liirn aside from the
dull hall of business, and cast their
brows in the cooling shades and
balmy breath of Spring.
The songstcrs Of the forest are
heard in all their glory, tho mock
ing bird perchcs himself on the
highest branch of a ncighboring
tree and sends out upon the morn
ing air his enchanting notes; the
flute-like whistle of tho red bird
comes to ps from the deep recosses
of some leafy bower, where he and
his rato nre planning their future
home, though it be only for time ;
the low, plaintive cooling Of the
turtle, thrilling our soul with love
tor all that is good, pure and true
dear old bird, we love no music
better than TINT thou dost give,
every note, every strain of thine
goes to tho depth of our soul and
causes our heart to swell with emo.
tons of the purest sublimity. We
love thee, for thou didst mission
perform when across the mighty
waters thou didst 60, in search Of
something to show to poor man
that all was going well, and that
the earth would soon shine out in
robes of living green, and flowers
and birds would contribute to his
happiness oncc more.
We love the frasran. flowers,
We love the birds sweet lays,
We love the cool leaf flowers,
And we love the bright Spring days.
MARION MURPHY.
Dallas, March l8, 1878.
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Tim f.nulslninro IA hnslly on.

Tho Legislature IA bu'lly en-
gngcd In dischnrging tho duties I'm.
posed upon II by the people. II Ia
ticking timc 10 deliberate upon i'm.
portnnt issues and allows no
measure to pnss without the
portals Of tho capitol without
being !iudiously considered and
correctly weighed in the scale OF
reason. There is any amount OF
work ahead of It. and we hope that
the members will not allow any
idle whims or careless suggestions
which may reach them from con'
stitutionnl grumblers, to deter them
from sticking to their lahors, until
our ship of State Inns been thor
oughly ovcrhaulcd and comes forth
from their hands as good ns new
For the most part, the Legislature
of Texas is composed of evperi
enced law. givers and true men, who
both know their duty and how tc
perform it, and In its virture, abil
ity and political integrity the PEG
pie have every confidence. Radi
calism is too week in that body Il
be dangerous, and hence tho hap
by ccntentment, which prevail
throughout our borders.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-22

The DATE nARvEsr.-Only the female
trees bear fruit, vnd this only when they
are impregnatcd with dust from the males
which is consequently done artificially
The male palms are often tied up aud
blanched to be cut for the Palm-Sundsy
festivals, and they are also sold TO be
stuck up in balconies as protection
against tightening, being considered quite
as eficacious and being certainly cheaper
than any iron conductor. SlO2,OOO worth
are sold annually in Elcho for this pnr-
pose, and SlO4, 900 worth of dates. The
latter we're being gathered during our
visit (January) by the 'EorlelanOs," who
climb the branchless trunk s, like cats, o
rope being passed round it aud their
waists, upon which they rest their whole
weight in horizontal position, lowering
their baskets when filled and raising them
again by q pulley. The defective palm
leaves are sent to the manufactures and
used as cigarettes. By the rOai side, bs
fore every cottage door, are quantities Of
dAtes'in baskets, no one watching them
any passer by may eat as many as h
likes, fill his pockets, and leave his hal
penny in payment. Il lie generally left
for v here Spaniards are trusted thty
scarcely ever abnse 4 trust. When walk
ed In the groves the bospitable peasants
we're only TOO anxious 10 load IS with III
best branches Of the fruit, aud would nc
cepi no psy ment at all.-LWandsrings II
Spain.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-22
Undisputed Fncts.

It has been truly and significantly said that do
nestle happine,s Is more dependent on good diges-
tion than vr iuous crtcds or moral codes. II the
dogma helds. the oracle can be consulted, by
prompt application to Price, the Delphic author Of
the Celebrated Aromatic Stomach Bitters. Wherever
within tn, length and bretdth ofiand, Prices Bit
tiers have penetrated, every Rouse hold has en-
lumin ed by the sunshine Of su unclouded joy, and
every family reveIled in the sweets Of health and
Commitment. The sparkling eye, the rudy cheek,
the cheerful smile and happy glance, ne less than
the elastic step and unfatering tread what are they
but the eloquent lItalles Of some vithlzHg elixir
No secret Botany nolds the charm, scientific al
ehrmy creates the spell. The day, OF miracles are
gone; the magic, mysfsricusly working ~onders.
have passed away, and the sge, plain, practical
one; give us a simple tonic, that, by happy ANAL
csmatiou, restores to energy and strength the en-
e.ys,eta system. Tske Prices Celebrated Aro-
matte Stomach Ditiers," and Yen bid an eternal
farewell TO suth welcome guests as dyspepslf w
dire.tion, nervousness. neuralgia, hatulene ID
debility. - - ,..,,, =
Manufacturers snd Sole Proprietnrs,
Lock Box tee, New Orleans, Ia.
darlington Marsalis q Co. Wholesale Grocer s
N alias Texns Sole Agents for Northern Texas.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-22

Dallas /. centrally located and IA
n regular depot for lnvnlids who
nrc brought from both the Tcxns
Central and the Texas and Pacific
railroads, and wc trust that our
Stntc government will not longer
tolerate the neglect which these
poor people uro compelled to en-
durc, only because Of our inabih.
ty to provide for all that come.
Let the State do it's duty At once
and build and support hospital at
this plncc,
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A CrsrEsaHrAs's sroRr.-Galignani

A CESTEYARIAS's SToRY.-Galignanis
Messenger says:
"a woman named Virginie Chesquieres
has lust uied in the Petitis. Manages Asy-
'lum, OF Issy, near Paris, within fifty five
days of attaining her hundredih year. A
remarkable act of heroism is related OF
this female under the first empire. Ii was
during an engagement in the Peninsula
war; the colonel of the Twenty-seventh
regiment had been killed, and left on the
ground, when q sergeant, slight young
man, and two soldiers devoted themselves
10 recovering the body of their officer.
They started together, bu: two men were
struck down on the way, and the sergeent
only reached the spot he attempted to lift
the corpse on his shoulders, but was too
weak TO do so perceiving two Of the enc
nv n n distance, he made signs rs IL he
we're wounded, and the others fastened
forward, expecting TO make prisoner,
when the sergeant fired and brought
dowd one Of them, then seized his horse
the other had fed-gst the body on il,
mounted himself and galloped back to The
French lines. There il was seen that the
Young mad was himself wounded, as blood
was flowing freely from his breast. He
was uudressed, in spite OF his resistance,
when he was found to be woman. II was
Virginia Chesquisres, Of Belmont. in The
department Of the North, who six years
before, seeing her young brother drawn in
The CONSUMPTION, had dressed herself in
mems clothes, and, taking his place, had
been incorporated in the Twenty
regiment, and had risen TO the grade Of
sergeant This is the woman who has JUS
died in the asylum at Issy."
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Our Hospital.

If there is any duty which our
representatives owe to this com
munity, it is to secure for Dallas
city some aid from the State TO en-
able it to provide proper accommo-
dations for the sick, who are con-
stantly calling upon our municipal
authorities for relief. The rapid
increase of immigration, bringing
into our midst men who are desti.
tute of funds, and who are at
tracted hither by the rich rewards
our fertile fields and countless re-
sources hold out to honest indus
try-the large numbers of en-
ployces engaged in the construc-
ton of our railroads, all look to
Dallas as the central haven of re.
icf when disease lays its hands
upon their brows and incapacitatcs
them for labor. To take care Of
these unfortunate people is a duty
which pertains properly TO the
State, and not TO a little city like
Dallas, which is as yet in its swad
dling-clothes, struggling and striv-
ing with commendable energy TO
secure its niche in the catalogue OF
great commercial centers. The de-
veloped condition of this city owes
nothing TO the State, for ithas paid
its own way up to the present prom
inent start it enjoys in the great
race which is 10 decide the ulti-
mate result as to which town shall
become the headquarters of the
trade of Northern Texas. Now as
the sick and destitute, who are con-
stantly calling upon rs for assis-
lance, are for the greater part nom
residents of Dallas, we entirely
fail 10 detect the existence Of any
just claims they have upon Us for
support when they certainly should
* to the State, the cor1mor -ro-
Of all for ths rich
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-22
SENATE CHAMBER,

AUSTIN, TEXAS, March 16, '73. !
J. s. ADAMS, ESQ:
DEAR SIR: Your telegram yes
terday to Col. Brown, announcing
that on Thursday next tho citizens
of Dallas would hold q Getting in
the interest of the Atlantic and
Pacific Railroad Company, and re-
questing me to be present, was
handed me this morning. 1 regret
that my engagements at this place
will forbid my being with you on
that day, but I assure'you that the
interest manifested by the citizens
of Dallas, in behalf of the Atlantic
and Pacific Rrilroad Company,
will be kindly remembered by me
as its representative, and whatever
can be done to aid you in the
growth and prosperity of your
prosperous city, shall be done.
The Atlantic and Pacific Rail-
road is now bending all its ener-
gics to hasten the completion OF
its mai n line of road, which will
pass through what is known as the
Pan Handle of your State. When
this road is completed it gives
security to life and property upon
your border, and saves the State
from three to four hundred thou.
sand dollars annually, that is now
expended for frontier protection.
Not only that, but il opens mp to SET
tlement a'country, now a wilderness
and the home and hiding. plucc OF
the wild savage tribes of Indians,
who desolate the homes fyour un-
protected citizens and assassinate
their wives and children. When
what is known as the Pan Handle
of yoGr State is traversed by n
railroad east and west, and that
beautiful country settled, n road
will be built from Denver to the
rich pineries of Southeast Texas;
and that line of road, in my opin'
ion, will BIO the best paying road
in your State. Dallas is between
the points I have indicated, and on
the natural line for that road, and
by energy and enterprise can Sc
cure it; and with tho advantages
incident to this road, with the
other railroad connections she has
Dallas would DO the town of North
ern Texas.
Let me again thank your citi'
zens through you, for the kind
invitation extended me to meet
with them on Thursday, and the
interest manifested for my compa'
ny. l hope to be able to visit Dial
las before leaving Texas.
Yours truly,
HENRY G. YOUNG.
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THE STATE OF TEXAS,
tn THE SHERIFF or DALLAS Co.-GREEr,ys

To THE SHERIFF or DALLAS Co.-GREETiSG:
Whereas, Al solem Potter, administrator Of the
estate of Wat Mark decd, has filed in the mn ce Sf
the District Clerk Of Dallas county, his final how
ing as administrator Of said estate, and asks that
commissioners lie appointed Ia par titien said estate
among the persons entitled to receive the anne; and.
whereas Jane Wedger and the unknnwn heirs OF
Elizabeth Rose, decd, are non-rrsidcnts of the State
of Texas, and are heirs n. law of snid Wat Marks,
deceased theseforc, you are hereby commanded to-
summon said Jane Wedger and George Wehger her
husband. and the unknown heirs OF Elizabeth Rose,
decreased, by publication in the Dallas Herald, n
weekly newspaper published in the county OF Dali
las and State Of Texas. eight weeks previous TO
turn day, to he and appear At the next term of the
District Court of Dallas county, to he held at the
Courthouse in the city of Dallas, on the first MoL
day in June, A. d. 1873 then and there to show
cail,e il any they have why partition shall not be
made, rs prayed for, by said administration.
Herein fril not, but due return make Of this writ
as required by law.
Witness, John NJ. Laws, Clark of the
/sn.T District Court Of Palms County, anS
the impress of the seal Of saii Conrr,
w ~ herein imprc, sed, thus the 9th day Of
March, A. ID. 1873
JOHN NJ. LAWS,
Clk Dist, G. Dallas Co, Texas.
Atitct:
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GIRLS.
by a BOY.

Girls are the most unaccountable things
in the world-excep. women. Like the
wicked flea, when you have them they
amt there, can cypher clear over to
improper fractions, and the teacher says
| do'it first rate; but | cant cypher out
girl, proper or improper, and you cant
either. The only rule in arithmetic that
hits their case is the double rule Of two
They are as full of old Nick as their skin
can hold, and she would die if they could
not torment some body When they try TO
be tIean they are nc mean MS pursley,
though they amt as mean asthey let on,
except sometimes, and then they are
good deal meaner The oAly Wy 10 get
along with a girl when she comes at you
with her nonsense, is TO give herttit for
tat, aud that will flumux her, and when
you get girl fummuxed, she is as nice
as new pin. A girl can SOW more wild
oats in day than boy can SOW in
year, but girls get their wild oats sowed
a fter while, which boys never do, and
then settle down as calm Us placed as a
mud puddle.
But like girls first-rate, and l guess
the boys all do. don't care how many
tricks they play on me-and they don
care either. The hoitytoit,tst girls in the
world can't always boil over like glass
of soda. By and BY they will get into the
traces with somebody they like and pull
as steady as an old stage horse. That is
the beauty of them. Sc let them wave, !
say they will pay for it some day sew ing
on buttons and trying 10 make decent
man of the Teller they have spliced on TO,
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-22

A remarkable letter has come TO light,
signed by Mr.. Mort, Jspane sc ambassador
to this country, which, if authentic, sug-
gests greater hopes for that empire han
its most sanguine friends in Christendom
have dared TO entertain. From its con-
tents ], appears that japanese scholars
ard officials propose to recommend the
adoption Of Q new language for Japan,
more copious, practical and simple than
their own, which proves q hinderance TO
their advance in civilization. The first
choice for new language is the English
in q simpli6ed form; and Mr.. Mort has
asked distinguished linguist among as
whether such simpli6cation is feasible.
At first glance this project looks visiona-
ry; but nothing seems to be improbable
with that waking and ingenious nation.
But the point of it is that the English
tongue is their choice-tbe language with
which Christianity, liberty and liberation
are identified. IL Japan, in future gen
erntions, shall become an English speak
ing power, she can hardly fail also Of be-
csmine as greatly transformed in her re-
ligious faith and practices.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-22

To NEWSPAPER BORROWERS Hear is
how editors talk TO the borrowing indi'
viduals:
"Got paper to spare ~
eyes sir here's one Of our last. Would
you like to subscribe, sir, ard take it reg
ularly?'
~ would, hut I'm poor"
That man just came from the circus
cost, fifty cents; lost time from his fnrr I,
fifty cents; liquor, judging ION the smell
fifty cents, liking dollar and hall
already thrown away, ard then begging
for newspaper, alledging that he was
too poor to pay for 1t !
That's what we call saving at the spi got
.ard losing at the bung. hole.
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The New lord ryt,on.

TIE nsw Lord tytion, better known 10
ms as "Owen Meredith" rs become, since
the ,des'h ~ his father. The object Of con.
siderable interest. or large wealth, lbr g
Diplomatic exnerirnce, and no incohs ider-
able personal Interest, II was but natural
that either political party In England
should offer bids for the new vote In the
house Of lords Lord .ytton announces,
however, his intention 10 refrain ut pres
ent from taking his seat, wishing 10 con-
time in diplomatic pursuits. That path
certainly promises him the specdicst way
10 distinction, as his record, both in Tory
and Liberal service, stands high, and,
iehtcned by the successful csreer Of bis
uncle, cannot lorg. fail Of pointed reGog.
milton, ffe., is, even now mentioned in
connection with the position of minister
TO Americn, for which his services rs at
,ache here have well fitted him.
His politics are difficult TO determine.
In his public cnresr he has served Tory
and Liberal with equal zeal, whichever
happened 10 head the government; and in
his essaying, while writing alike for Rad
ical Fortnight Review, or 3lackwood, he
has avoided con hitting himself to either
party. There are those who saw. however.
Tint his leaning is decidedly Liberal, and
that he Iefra ms from taking his seat in
the bod,e of lords only through fear that
the Gladstone government is soon to go
out.
In person, Lord Lytion bears n striking
reese ENHANCE to his father, as also in the
eccentricities Of manner and speech. His
mini is well stored, though he has never
received a university education.
As an author, strange to say, he has
much higher standing in America than in
England. Few modern works of nara
tive poetry have been more popular or
widely circulated. than his "Lrcille," and
| the conception Of his heroine is so finely
rendered ns TO have received honor from
our best artists, both in marble and on
canvas. One of his rrose works, full Of
interest. ih'ugh hut little known, is "The
Ring Of Amadis"--e especially NOT iceable
as svincing the same love for ancient
myth and mystery that his father possess
ed.
But whether Lord Lytton's future will
be in politics, diplomacy, or literature, he
merits our sympathy as having been a
wa, m supporter Of the federal cause at n
time when in f gland there were but
few Cincinnati Times and Chronicle.
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What Might have Been.

Had poor Mr.. Greeley been elected and
lived, the ihronging of the people in the
keen winter air would have been as great,
their eager enthusiasm altogether more
irresponsible. Had his sklful pen draft.
ed the inaugural address, and the lips now
silent under the snow of Greenwood pro-
nounced 1t, admirirg multitudes would
have hung upon every sentence, and
praise been extsrted from unwilling
tongues. The %ond rful outpouring of
mourners who so thickly lined many miles
Of our streets in the bland December air
on the occasion of his funeral, may give
some faint idea of what would have taken
place In Washington had he, instead OF
his successful rival, been the recipient Of
Yesterdays honors. We trust readers viii
pardon this allusion
"Nly heart
Is in the coffin there,
And mist wait ill it come ba>k to
mel
Had i, been Mr.. Greeley, Instead of Gen
Grant, who was inaugursted yesterday,
with what simple warmth AMI honest
sincerity, in stead of the formal, grudg-
ing cbldness Of yesterdays address, he
Noli,d hive ihailed tack the elivairous
loyalty of the Southern people! And how
cordial would have been the response to
an appeal that would have touched the
deepest chords of generous Southern feel
ing "Of Ill the sad words Of tongue or
pen," sang Mr.. Greeley's favoriIe poet,
"the saddest are these-what might have
been."-lNcw York World.
A WOODEN RAILRoAD.-The wooden
railroads in the vicinity of Quebec are at.
tracing considerable attention. 1t ap.
penIs that there are now 100 miles in op.
Grafton. Tn guage is 4 feet &! inches
HE running time is about lG miles pei
hour, but trains have been run at The rate
of IS miles per hsur. The rails are made
of maple, Ak inches, set up rdgewisc, nd
noiched into the cross-ties inches deep,
ar held by two wedges down in the notch
on the outside rail. The ties are 8 inches
thick, and laid 20 inches apart The cars
have four wheels, and some Of the engines
weigh thirty tons. In frosty weather the
driving wheels has less adhesion than OH
metal rails but no considerable difficulty
Is EXPERIENCED from this cause. The rails
will last from two to four years, according
to the quality of the timber and the
amount of traffic. The cost Of such roads
is from $4,000 to $1,000 per mile. They
seem to be very well adapted for light
traffic, and, as soon as the business Of smell
lines may require it, metal rails may be
substituted for wood without any change
in the equipment.