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There are about forty-fve pub.
lie schools in this county, and about
the same number Of private schools.
Every child in the county has an
opportunity to go to school, and
there arc but few, if any, who do
not avail themselves ofthe oppor.
tunity. The blacks and whites at
tend different schools.
There are some twenty
CHURCHES
outside Of the city. In the city
the Methodist, Baptist, Christian,
Cumberland, Old School Prcsbytc.
rian and Catholic are all repre-,
scented, .,6i. isi VIZ
THE poLITlcs
Of THU county arc purely ncma'
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THE WEEKLY HERALD
OMcial Directory.

Henry BOIL,
JEnE. NJ. BRowS, Sheriff.
nv, OoLE, Treasurer.
N. A. KEEN, County Surveyor.
CITY OFFICERS.
u m. LoNG, Mayor JAS. II. FIELD, City Atty
n Exnl Boil, Treasurer, THos FLYNN, Marshal,
4 O. s, MITCHELL, ssc'y, D. KING, Assor &Coll'or
VI ALDERsrN.- E.P. Bryan, c. Capy, @. NJ. swink,
Frank Austin, NJ. Thsyenst, W. II. Castor, Jno. W.
x Ixne, A. NJ. Cochran.
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cratic, but in no country In the
world are politics moro thoroughly
discarded in social relations. A
man is respected according to his
merits, and it matters not whether
he comes from tho North or the
South, from tho East or the
West; indeed, men who COMO here
soon become thoroughly Texaniz.
ed. There are but few native
Texans in this country, but the
adopted sons Of the " Lone Star !"
State, have all tho affection for her
that any people have for their ma.
tive country. ssA..,. III. l.x
THE oTY or DALLAS
has . population Of 1000, is at
the junction of tho III. & II. G, r. r..
and tho 7. p. r. R. 1t has about
200 business houses, six hotels,
street cars, public library, court
house (half tinishcd) 66xl2O feet,
built Of tho finest stone, a fno sus-
pension iron bridge, six white and
two colorcd schools, six churches,
and last, but not least, a live daily
paper.
In short, tho citizens Of Dallas
county are energetic, law,abiding
educated, hospital, charitable ladies'
and gentlemen.
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Against these fippant, reckless SANDER
sar brutality Of the English labormg pop
ulatiou. We place the testimony Of Dir
Archibald Allison and Lord Broughsm--
men who hoi regulations at stake and
who we're not prone ~ indulge IN battery
W random statements that the influence
NJ Trades Unions had elevated the mechan-
ic pa the soci al and moral scale who sub
stmtutrd their assertions by positive proof
ana declared time and again that through
their agency, pauPerism, vice, and crime
had been p,rc,ptiJly Diminished
There Il however another phase ~ tbs
question. which We commend to the editor
" the z teoH and those Of his ilk Eng
Hsh ANA American workers don't propose
tl submit to the importation Of debased,
seryile race. and they are IN no huRpr to
bytampered with They propose u remain
Whore they are, and If there IS any fitting
ta he DONE IL Is quite likely they may N
slst on manufacturers picking up stakes,
making thu Fuwery Land their future
dwelling place And It is even possible
thai tins project may be tested alittle nearer
home than England, and that the editor Of
thc VIVA willhaye an opportunity to prove
On. manhood in a different manner than
IA s.auderinF the most peaceful, useful and
Indispensable members ii the community
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FROM TEXAS
JEFFERSON, Marion Co., Tex

JEFFERSON, Marion Co, Texas
RI tie Editor VI th- woRAI>eNA>'s ADvo,Art
After encountering a series Of hardships,
which would occupy tuo much Of your val
liable space 10 give IN detail, We arrived
at this place, tired, wearied and fcotspre
The Journey has taught us one lesson, and
opened our eyes to one fact, that Is that
there are more Railroads On paper thar on
the ground between here and Chicago
But | will not trouble you With the details
If the Journey A few facts IN regard to
the state. ana the people here would he
more interesting and useful Tins state
possesses advantages over any other state
ia the union, which should make her the
wealthiest. as well as the largest. When
first admitted INTO the family Of states, she
reserved all her public lands, which have
proved to her source If great wealth.
They are rich in soil and minerals.
Iron is found here in various localities,
ana in abundance The western part Of
the State ahounds in coal. The State is
selling good land at % cents all acre, which
with a little labor, will in few years bear
rich and abundant crops Of grain. The
system Of Railroads, which III tie north
eastern portion Of the State form com
plete net work, will prove great auNill-
larry in developing the wealth q the state.
Immigration Is pouring in from all sections
Of the union The people here are open
ing their eyes to the advantages Of, and
necessity for, internal improvements, and
are dong all they can to promote it The
Texas and Pacific Railroad construction
company, Of which Gen. Geo. NJ. Dodge
is chief engineer, is pushing the roads
through with great vigor. notwithstanding
the great disadvantages under which they
labor IN securing supplies, which are
mostly all received by way Of Galveston.
Chicago merchants ought to have an inter
est in tins State, for when communication
is established by rail, they can handle the
hides. wool cattle, and cotton Of Texas,
AS well a. Galveston, or New Orleans, If
they will but make the effort.
Although specie has been, and is, the
circulating medium, i'll this State, the
effect Of the railroad company paying out
nearly million Of dollars monthly. in
currency, has been to change the minds Of
the people to favor its use, and it is c Ont-
IDENTIFY expected that in short time,
gold and silver will be withdrawn, entire
ly, from circulation. The people here are
very hopeful, and cheerfully look forward
to a brighter future.
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BY unprincipled men for the purpose of
crushing the legitimate demands Of their
workmen, furnishes one OF the strongest
arguments why magnanimous, straighfor'
ward policy should uproot the petty jeal-
ousy which now pervades too many Of our
labor organisations Disguise the fact As
they may trondn is destined to occupy a
higher position i'll the future than she has
III the past, and right glad are We that such
10 the case While the world has been
prone to regard her as little better than a
mental imbecile, she has frequently proven
herself the superior in perception, decision
aud execution, of those v \" rank them
selves as the lords Of creation 1t was the
boast Of Sam Houston that he never en-
barked ia an enterprise without consulta-
ton with his wife /; and that IN every IN
stance where her advice was adopted sue
cess crowned his efforts, while where it was
discarded disaster invariably followed and
few, We think, acquainted with the history
OF the man, will charge him with weak
ness Of character We might continue
these examples, at length, but we forbear,
feeling satisfied that thousands Of similar
instances will, on reflection, present them
selves 10 our readers
Even in our every day life we find the
business man who consults his better half
who recognizes and treats her as his equal
and confident. outstrip his associate who re
CARDS her as a cypher. In our counting
rooms, telegraph aud insurance offices and
dry goods estabhshm ents, in short Sherever
an opportunity has been afforded her to
demonstrate what she can 10. that test
mnny has been invariably in her favor
Prompt 70 discern, neat and methodical III
execution, she often outrivals her clumsier
and more pretentious competitor. In the
watch factories of Geneva the most mtrl-
cate mechanism is contded 10 her skill in
art and literature she has occupied the
proudest positions, while the deeds Of Flor
ence Nightingale and our own nameless he
rolnes have proved their courage, devotion
and endurance at times when the bravest
quailed- And yet, strange to say, this Is
the class to whom society has denied the
privilege Of engaging lnmechanlca pursuits,
and 10 whom the terrible alternative star
vatiouor prostitution has been presented;
while those WIZ forced the issue hold up
their hands IN holy horror at the result
Happily a new era Is dawning, an era in
which il behooves our labor organi cations
To pursue Just and generous policy To the
daughters Of toll 70 welcome them 70
everv avenue of useful industry. assuring
them II sympathy and support, while they
insist that their services shall be recon
pensed on all occa,lons Oh the same terms
which they demand for themselves, provi-
ded the quality and quantity isequal 70 their
own They must prove they have no
longer sympathy with the narrow minded
selhshness which would exclude them from
earning an honest livelihood, simply be-
cause such competition might infringe on
their own chances uf success
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WEST CASIO, Mich, Feb. %, Il

WEST CASIO, Mich, Feb -, 1873.
To the Editor II the WoRGISGNAN's ADVOCATE
"A WORKING CLASS ILLUSION"
Under this head the Evening Post and
Mercantile Journal, undertake to instruct
the workingmen as to their position, their
duties, the way to get homes, and the OBJ
ject of Government. The occasion of the
article, is petition Of the Workingmen's
Union that the city Of New York may pro-
vide lands and erect houses, giving work
ingmen an opportunity to pay for them by
installments, and the object being to avoid
the wholesale swindling always practiced
where such jobs are performed by capital
lists The caption is hit for every at
tempt of workingmen to better their con
dition by appealing to legislators has been
. most palpable Illusion, however good
might be the prospect, or unconditional
and solemn the promises and pretences of
the Legislators. But We are taught in this
article that the legitimate purpose of Gov
ment is, as the organ Of justice ;" that
class legislation is always dangerous to all
classes !" that homes and success in the
world belong to the sphere of individual
activity, ARE the reward of merit ;" that
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LABOR lIEMS.

Herr Bethel. thu German sucIahst aud
labor advocate. has been r. elected tn the
Reichstau by the district w rlAnchau-
Merane, In >aN0ny.
THF TENEE CourFRS The members
" the Trtiee Coupcrs' Dr-anIzttinn dire
land) have notified their employers that an
increase W pay viii ~ expected.
In response IT, her plea Miss Jennie Collins
received from thc Washington. Pcmher
ton Everett Mills in this city. thr ~um VI
S3l5.5l. She expresses herself satisfied
with this exhibition " generosity.
The Labor Reform Party ~ Portland
Ne, mean to have An independent candi-
date fur Mayor.
William h Henry Labor Reform can
didate for Mayor w Jv.Iyt, was elected
over Porter. Democratic nominee. hy 80
majority.
Jenny CuILINS. The Boston NurkmE-Wo-
man, having maae great success ~ Bni
inns Bower. nov pr ,p">e d" establish a
school near the city. fer instruction "a d"-
nestle arts, especially conkmg She pro
poses 10 open a house ami take girls o.
teach, giving them fair Wages, and disp"s-
ing 81 the cooked vIctuals AZ c,'st prices IA
workshops md manufactures. Shere the
operatives carry their dinners
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FEMALE LABOR.

IT there IS one act more than another in
the conduct Of our trades unions To which
exception can be taken, it is the tardv jus
tee which they have doled out to the
weaker sex, in their efforts to sustain them
selves by useful industry While it is well
known among those acquainted with the
facts, that their employment in majority
# cases has not been the result of pure or
philanthropic motives, it is equally true
that they have rot received that encourage
ment and su they had right
to expect fro 10. The very fact
that they h been employed
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Scientific

PsoFESsoE A.As,il defends ms REJECTION
Ut the DarN lnian th--urt No evolution un
the ground that 90 his opponents are pre-
senting views on scientific principles which
are not even based IA rcai "t'-erS atl"l, f,
that they have not shown eynlaton, VT
the power II evolution, In The Present day,
and hence are not entitled a. assume 10 tn
the past tie further characterizes the
theory as mire 20 mere assertion.
PKEsEK, amos Nh C"LB Professor
Boussingault states that a quantity q beef
tea. having been submitted some years ago
t. a temperature ~ ~ fpr several hours.
has remained IN perfect !. cot condition up
to the present time. sugar cane Juice Was
al the same time subjected 20 ms treat
ment, and was found "a b. IA excellent con
dIuon. Both substances had II course been
kept In closed vessels
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THE CT 1872 ms.
From the Crispins Monthly journal

A correspondent, writing from UtIca,
under date Of Feb. llth thus refers to the
recent strike among the Crspins in that
city
W StH lire. and are not fools enough
to die in the Spring, after living through
this Winter The sun shines on both sides
Of the fence now, though We are fighting
against great odds The Reynolds Bros,
who employed about 200 Crispins, have
now only 10 or II ''scabs" III their shop
Owens factory employed lOO Crispins
now has only 4 OF ''scabs Thompson
and Cases factory about the same number
as Owens
All the Crispins say they are not going
To work for their employers IN | tca long
er than the 4th " July and then they are
going 10 move We hear that the bosses
have lately hired some snow shovelers to
take our places, on the principle Of "dny-
bjnd 10 beat GrdHt ]" But Grant will be
All right by the 4th Of March and the
prospect Is shall
We have been requested to publish the
following note by way Of correction of a
statement communicated to one uf the
Reporters ut me -4msircdn.
BALTIMORE, Feb, lst. 1873.
Mcss,s Editors Baltimore AmericdH
VIII you please make the following cor
rection ia regard to statement appearing
III tu-days ImertcdH concerning one James
7. Wright, who claims to be the head Of
the Order If st. Crispins IF the United
States, that the said James p Wright had
once been a policeman that had been dis
charged, and that he was i'll a needy coudi-
ton, when our foreman gave him employ
meut. He called at our office this a m,
and stated that such was not the case II
We we're misinfOrmed at that time, We Of
course could not know any better and the
iujus ice done this gentleman We cheerfully
hereby correct HENRY FAt ~,
Of the hrm ~ Faust Brothers
Bditimoy, iuerisuH.
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NEW YORK.

SYRACUSE, February !, 1873.
10 the officers and Members y Cigar Makers
Unions Of the STATE Of N,,r lort
GESTLENEN A majority Of the Unions
in the State Of New York having in
dorsed the circular issued by Union No. &,
which proposed the formation OF Stat
Union, therefore, ia accordance with the
expressed wish Of said majority, notice is
hereby given that the state Convention. to
form state Union, VIII convene m the city
Of Syracuse, at Ryans Hall, on 4th Tuesday.
the 25th day Of March, 1873, at 10 o'clock,
A. NJ
Each Union to be entitled 70 one delegate
and an additional delegate for every fifty so
members on their roll
Arrangements have been made for the &C
commodstion Of the delegates, at reasonable
rates at the Kirk House, corner Sallna and
faystts streets. Delegates Will please send
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wages Of Delegates to and from 5xt Con
vention, IS follows

The votefor 50 per day being a majority
over all others, the National Forge will pay
her members at that rate.
The Rollers. Cstchers, and Hookers of
Chicago, have formed themselves into an
organization, and are desir us of entering
into correspondence with members Of their
craft IN other cities, having in view the for
nation of national organization. Cor
respondence on this subject will receive
prompt attention from THOMAS Mccoy. 10
Wright Street, Chicago, Ill.
q Among the valuable papers contributed
by members Of the organization is from
Jno Q. Edwards, on The Contest be
tween Capital aud Labor, and another
from Senator Miles Murphy, Of Allegheny,
Pa, on The Incorporation Of the Sons Of
Vulcan
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ST. Lorr,, No. March 4, 1873

chsrrrS 10 prefer will forward them within thirty days
from Ia, date " application.
loffdL rEos mE INTERNATIONAL President
ST. Lorts. No. March 4. 1873
~ nv ObTc-rs ava M,uJ,ys WI Lorai 1901
aa.ier hs jurisdiction III the fg,ernonon0f
tH.Du
GENTLEMEN he acancy Ia the luterna-
tiuual Executive Board has IN cOniuimit, tU
Article Five l5.J International Constitution.
been filed Wy the selection W MI H. Rolet
Representative Of keokuk Uuion, NJ %. To-
he pusitiun u Assistant International -
rotary Fraternally,
W. n NoERE,
International President
SYRACUSE, January 1S, 1879.
At our last Iegula meeting the following
resolutions were passed
MHFREAs. 1t U.s. pleased Divine Pro,i
.i-nee ID take from Cur midst our friend amt
fellow craftsman Will am Joseph Pyarge. ana
hob hi- l0ss we. the members Of Cigar Makers
I mon ~. q. recognize the loss ui Tim
inrud and ,g-lahorer n the advancement 10
our cause therefore We fen and deplure las
lu-> sincerely.
R..sl..d That while We most humbIy bow
u the decree II Divine Providence W. deeply
irplor- the event that has deprived his wife
W 4 loving husband his children W a kind
and sii-ctiouate father. and this mon Ut an
upr ght and faithful member
Re,oir~d, That Wg teuder our heartfelt SYM
pathy to the family ANA friends ~ our de-
ceased brother n tins their houf a deep At
Fiction.
R-s,irtd. That a copy "a these resolutions
~. ~, NM +,,;-, ,,J tJt+ .'.,,, ~.
san+ VA r,nllicat;on NJ ,,nr othriaI lr,,,,,
Nh. Ny.prF~r,f,>s- Ar,or,rF
y Jr<ro
ID DrAvHEu.F.
" KRAFT
WArR, RtGLY.
RoBERr GKFE~wooD.
'"lnlhittrt.
LEAvEN NORTH han, March :, 1873
7 s man bt the name of thas Alexander
native OF Belgium. claims On hail from south
america an" tht ltii'I'''v-. ni"is may lla
l'-l''s NJ" Fi'''i '''' I n,, ''''
,.- ~.... i-,ior \. ~
HAEEi-E Re-, Ia, March 8, lNtd
The following named persons have mIur
I application for membership ~ this Mon
I George ~ Allen. from Work Pa. Joseph
h'' l4Ih' Ano'yiS'''"'' rr rli',. i'1'''
49, IT,. ~, ,59
KANSAS trrt. Mo, March ., lS.J
\ Mr. A. Schrss W Arkansas, wishes ~ be-
/ come a member OF this Union ANY Union
HAVING charges v .lI prefer NV, same Your
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Au..f,a-r.or rI. ...,,.il..-. .r Liberty
mauuta urrd is tI- Fr..I Stone company.
"A about N, N. tI4.... nn ths Ntult. t tuay
Euilliu1
"f'N- M merely return 'Nl ''.'HA' \"
NI- Jones. 81 t"' N"Iih >'d' t"Ihhe NILS,
''i " h"nd-"u" eIu.r FURNISHED Y" te 7rt"-
'"AIt Nr want .Nrry mau there employed
?" trel that tins paper D. their property. amt
tlAt TO- columns arr at AII Tunes open tN d--
n"uurr thrlf wrongs nnd adN1yttr thru utter
ests.
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regular Bt.Ny--Lty u,..-it.. I'M -r-.,. l,II NM
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HOW THE PEOPLES MONEY is
SQUANDERED.

HOW THE PEOPLES MONEH Is
SQUANDERED.
lH nur last issue We promised e state a
few facts that would open the eyes Of our
working people. we nov propose to re-
deem uur promise There Is no subject
t4aJ interests people more than that Of
money and the manner a winch IL is spent
. NJ .ur readers viii bear with ~ We viii
\ -.yy them few stubborn facts T. read and
1 rvtrs, upon.
n is customary with those editors III
4 papers Me- both political larties. in the in
/ terrst NJ the money"cracy. e. write long and
I .tlured articles to convince the working
ueut.e that there is a Very small proper
truu ri the bonds drawing interest in goid,
AMI q stin smaller proportion "a be paid in
lld. VIZ trel that the working people u
rIr u.t,d States, are painfully interested
u this bond interest paying question. For
while they io HIT hold any II the bonds,
ur a...... auy oi me interest. d.,y have to
r4y both interest and principal. We viii
give statement ui the bonded indebted
ness .', '.''.'' .''''''' W." '''' MS 'H'
:" w ..'o' MN ''' '''' '''''S
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NM -.'.'' a'lo .''.'' twenty ans 10 ~"
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lAr interest on this enormous amount
must be paid in gold Then if We add to
rhis SU4 623, 3l2, Union Pacific Railroad
Bonds. issued by the Government, we have
a grand total # gold-drawing bonds, yet
unpaid, w - 3G6, 332, 80 Now We ask our
farmers, mechanics and laborers, to think
over these facts, and ask themselves if there
should not ue some reformation in our
""netary system.
II may solve the question Why have
Sc 70 sell our corn and labor so cheap
IN our next ve shall give few facts in
relation 4" the INTEREST T. be PAID ON
these bonds.
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their names to the Chairman Of Committee 80
soon as possible.
JoHN j JUNO, Chairman
ADOLPH Henry,
j. d. DRAwBKIDCE.
JOHN HEAD,
WM FRYAR
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THE CIGAR MAKERS.

EW win unions desiring changes in the addresser "
corresponding secretsrss please sta ias name VI the
iorrDer secretary
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lhL BRASS tiNiShEKs ANb MorIpEks
CNI"N.--ih union held ~ regular MONTH,
meeting "a their hall, over the t.Iobe Tbeatr.
on tuesday night. There vas a pretty far
attendance q members, though not a. full "
on former occasions owing IL the fact that
many Of Their members have left the city.
Trade in this line, however, Is getting bri,ksr.
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r. the OBic-rs avn N,aJ-rs w Lorai s-~-t
ae.ier Hs jurisdiction ~ N, fs,rpotjpnaf
Z h.Yu
GENrLEdEN IN: The vacancy IN thu Iuterna-
tioual Executive Board. has, w confuimit, u
Article Five l5,J International Constitution
been filed wv the selection w Mr r.. Rollet
Representative Of keokuk Uuion. M 20. t.
the position Of Assistant International Sc
rotary Fraternaly,
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| would earnestly request all Sub Forge
Secretaries to bear in mind that the tax Of
the present six months, ending June Both,
is fifty cents on each taxable member. The
vote returned to me by Sub-Forges, fixing