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A. Ill. Steagall, merchandise
broker, cOnveyancer and no.
tary public. Onice-NO. IO7
Lamar street.
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Good Cheer and Good News.

Now raisins aud ngs, all kinds OF fresh
nuts, and large, fresh stock OF stick and
fancy candles, for the holidays, just received
and for saleby j. l.. DOWNS n Co,
2Bidlw OOO Main atreet -
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unions NJ the San Jaeiuto, 10 no quite
Informal, has been faYorably discussed
aud II may result IN series Of enJoya-
BILE affairs,
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FOR CHRISTMAS
Holiday Goods go TO FranlxIin's
book store, 5O4 Main street.
where they are sold very low.

FoR rent By W. +. Eytle & Co., real estate
agents, No. 100 Lamar street, number of
business houses, centrally located. Also, a
hotel, large boarding house, and many res.
licences situated in different parts of the city.
Oytrkliua
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SOCIETIES.

Masonic,
DALLAS COMMANDElN No, q, knights
Templar, viii meet ~ the Asylum In the city
OF Dallas, on the first Thursday AFTER the last
saturday In each month, -
FRANK AUSTIN, u. q.
ED. a. BOWER, Recorder
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Parties deslring 10 buy anything 1.-THE
jewelry llne will do well by going 10 Her
man Lange, Ito has the finest display and
sella ~ reasonable nguTea, 202d2w
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TnRTE,HlGHT hundred acres 81 Land lilTsa
miles west ~ Dallas eleven lhpnhand acres
Of choice lands Ia Gillespie, aud splendid
sheen "raneh ~ lwrnly-lhrse hundred
acres on the Guadalupe rYer la Kendall
county, for sale by W, " l-yle6 Goa real es
tate agents, No, no Lamar street, 2bbdlm
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THERE is jewelry establishment in this
city that, for rich, tasty and fine solid goods,
cannot be excelled-that of Hermann LANCE,
SOL south side of Main street. 2j7dla
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Biggest stock Of Holiday
Goods In town at
PIERCE AZ LYLES.

ALL ye who do hunger and thirst after
something good for the coming holidays, can
have your wants supplied by calling on
]. l.. DOWNS & co,
26idlw 6O8 Main street.
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WANTS-WANTED.

A &c IN This column uV be fn,er,s, a,
LINFJor drs. insertion ana FJVEf 70 S, nHh
per nne Joi. each additional insertion M ~
SrsEt. wTS n'serred for Ies than FfF SS'v
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Persons wishing to buy supplies for the
holidays will do well TO read the advertise
ment OF Williams Bros. In to-day's paper.
202djanl
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THOMAS CHAPEL LODGE, |. o. q. T.,
meets every Saturday night NJ the Thomas
Chapel church.
SION y. RECORD. W. c. T.
j. W. RECORD W. Secretary.
LODGE No. li5, /. q. q. r., meets
every Friday night, at their lodge room, on
Main street, between Austin and Lamar
w. II. BIRMINGHAM, W. L. T.
FANNIE SAWYER, VS.
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The best place TO buy your
crOckery and queensware IL the
Dollar Store.
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WANTEp-A situation as salesman ~
Nv Nv STOCK Keeper in a dry goods bonsa ~ ~
one one, VINO has had ten years esperIence' ny ~
si S3Sss siVen' Address SCOT, Herald once.
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AZ you want "a line Iiibie, or
picture, or hymn hook, or
prayer hook, or work box, or
writing ease or album, 20 10
Franiiiin's bookstore, 5Ol Main
street.
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Eureka Lodge, Y. d., Il o. o. r., meets at
Richardson, Dallas county, every Wednes-
day evening, NJ half-past7 O'clock.
4, H. FRANK, N, q,
j. y. FLOYD, Secretary.
RDaELEY ENCAMPMENT No. 20, /. o.,
D. F. meets ON the first and third Friday
nights In each month, ut the Odd Fellows,
Hall. IL. q, BOHNY, c, =,
MoIsR KAHN, Scribe.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE TO SCHOOL TEACHERS.

have lust received si,Gs0 10, ono.half OF
me state school iund, for the present scholas-
tie year, apportlOned 10 Dallas county for the
payment OF teachers, and Hm ready % pay
the same out ON the order Of the county SUI
porintondent NV. COLE,
Treasurer Of Dallas Co.. Texas.
December ", 1874, 2OSd6t l6wit
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Reed d Lathrop.

sos Main street, have full stocks of
goods for Christmas presents.
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up an emigrant agents excursion,
Whlph you submitted % me SOME days
sinee, upon consultation with our rail-
road connections, our company have
concluded that u can be carried out
and that we will guarantee FREQ trans
pOrlallOn for the agent OF agents OF
any counties on our line " aud from
NJ, Louis, Louisville or Cincinnati, as
the case may be-
II II IL gone into, We desire u general
movement, and on scale that will
promise good results, VIII you take
the lead and Initiate and carry IL out ?
II not, who shall lead We will do
what lays Ia our power 10 develop and
make the undertaking a success,
Let me hear rom you Immediately,
aud embOdy such suggestions as occur
10 you, Yours truly,
Wee President
He then moved that u vote Of thanks
be rendered Colonel Baker aud the
directory Of the Houston and Texas
Central railroad, for their generous
offer Ia aid OF immigration, Carried,
The prOprlety Of selecting practical
farmers TO go north aud east 10 adyo-
cate the superior advantages OF Texas,
was layOrably considered
Colonel Mccoy spoke OF the proud
position occupied by Dallas, Of her
manufactures and advantages she pos
sessed ~ u business point, aud that II
was emlnently proper that we should
be up aud doing,
District Attorney Bower moved that
u committee DO appointed 10 issue u
call 10 the citizens Of Dallas county 10
meet NJ the court house on Monday,
2sth Instant TO take linal action, Mo-
ton carried, aud chair appointed Ed,
u. Bower A, II, Norton, A, l., Frank,
j, II, Cochran, q, i, Bowser Z, NJ,
Browne aud James Bentley ~ such
committee.
ED, q. Bower moved that u copy Of
the proceedings OF this meeting be
furnished each daily aud weekly paper
In the city for publication, aud that
an urgent appeal be made 10 citizens
10 attend the called meeting and take
action,
On motion the meeting adjourned.
j. &. MCCOY, Chairman.
w. ), ODELL, Secretary.
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For cheap dry goods go TO the
Dollar Store.
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DALLAS CHAPTER, No. II, Royal Arch
MnAona, meets NJ tho Chapter Rooms In the
city Of Dallas, ON the first Monday In each
month.
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Lord Byron.s Ln.t words.

Tel me, ye winged winds
That round my pathway roar,
Is there, for holiday goods, a grander
place
Than Pierce Il Lyle's book store.
The wild winds whistled round my face
And sternly answered, "nary place.
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TANNEHlLL LODGE, No, 90, 4. 4 A, M,
meets ON the second and last Saturday even
ings OF each month, NJ the Masonic Hall,
JOHN j. GOOD, W. NJ,
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The largest assortment Of
Fancy Goods and Holiday Pre-
SCENTS al the Great Southern
Dollar Store.
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TIE REFRESHMEN IL.

Now comes the most interesting
feature to most people, the dining and
supplng arrangements. When this
reporter chronicles the fact that this
department IL presided over 10y such
thorough housewives AZ Mrs. Walker,
Mrs. Hor6ach and Mrs. Wallace, whose
taste and skill in culinary and domes-
tic economy make them models for
the younger matrons, II Is u foregone
conclusion that those who patronize
these tables will leapn thoR, II they
never never knew before, what good
cooking Is, served with grace and
good cheer. Mrs. Rosser, Mrs. Jet,
Miss Leman and Miss Stephenson
are the charming assistants to the
superintendent.
COPPER THAT is COFFEE"
Hard by the refreshment tables is
the coffee stand, presided over by Mrs.
George w. Baylor and Mrs. Scripture,
assisted by Miss Malone. Nothing
could be more delicious and refreshing
than such coffee as these ladies pre-
pare.
THE POSToFFICE.
Our reporter saw George Meriwether
struggling with piece of scenery near
the head of the steps and supposes that
the locality of this institution can't be
far from the head of the steps.
THE BOOK AND ART DEPARTMENT
is presided overly Miss Fanny Sawyer,
Miss Cora Lee kennon, Mrs. Sutton,
Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Van Horn.
The rich and varied display of choice
books, suitable for the holidays, a
beautiful collection of photographs,
water colors, chromos, library articles
and brio brac, must be seen to be APP
preciated.
THE CARDIFF GIANT,
brought at fabulous expense from
New York, by the especial per-
mission of p. 4. Barnum, will be WISH
BILE and the excellencies of this curious
geological buffer dilated upon by Joe
G. Booth, who has been examining
himself for the occasion vigorously.
THE TABLEAUX
Is in active rehearsal for Wednesday
night and cannot fail to please. Go
everybody. Admission free.
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knights OF Pythias.

CoEUR DE LEON LODGE No. 8, meet
every Tuesday evening. II. b. Seay, Past
CHANCELLOR; y. Ward, Chancellor Comman-
der 1. M. Miers, Vice Chancellor; Il. p.
Prelate; A. y. Jet Masterof Exchequer: j. a.
Downs Waster of Finance; j. q. Leigh Keen.
erof Records and Seals; Cross. NJ. at A,
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nENhf BOIL, Htcftthly,
DALLAS LODGE No il2 Il. a A. NJ,
meets on the first Saturday evening OF every
month"; NJ It's hall over WhOat'R store, ON
Main street. VIC YOUNG, w. NJ.
A. W. NowLIN, Secretary.
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..Neuril.,,

instantaneous cure for Neuralgia.
Wdly II. G. HOSKINS, Agent for Dallas.
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M. O. YOUNG, M. d, HIP.
HENRY BOIL, Secretary.
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BritRnic society,

The Britanic society meets every alternate
Monday evening, In Knights OF Pythias
hall. j. b, MUNDEE. Presi3ent
j. Fl. RYAN, Secretary,
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Patrons OF Husbandry

BRECKlNRIDGE GRANGE No. q, OF the
Patrons OF Husbandry, meets nj Patrons,
hall, Richardson, on the first and third SAT
urdays OF each month.
~ :, W. II. HARRIS, Master.
W. II. STARK, ST., Secretary.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

OFFICE OF THE DALLAS HFRALD,)
December %, 1874. !
Exchange.
New York commercial, buying, q discount
~. Louis commercial, buying, "a discount,
New orleans commercial, buying, ID discount
galveston commercial, buying, Y discount
New York ank,!selling, from par to n pre-
~. Louis bank, selling, from par to u pre-
New Orleans bank, selling, from par to y
premium. w ~
oasveston bank, selling, from par to h@h
premium. ~ |aS/a
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-05-01
CHR salarietta 5lonraal.
Marietta, Georgia. May /. 1874
IMPROVEMENT or GRASS LANDS.

~
Thousands of meadow and upland
pastures produce less than half the
quantity of hay and feed which the
land is capable Of, from a deficiency
of plants Of those kinds which are
most productive and suitable for the
soil. In some cases, where the
pasture is very foul with weed and
moss, it is advisable to- pare and burn
the old sward, and re,sow the land
entirely, as above directed. In
some other instances II may be desr
irable to drain and manure the land !;
but in most cases great improvement
can be effected BY merely sowing
renovating seeds (which should con-
sist ofthe finest and most nutritive
kinds Of perennial grasses and Glow
ers) in the following manner
Heavy harrows should be drawn
over the old turf early in the spring,
to loosen the soil for the admission
of seeds, which, if sown, freely, will
occupy the numerous small spaces
between the grasses already growing
and supersede the coarse grasses
and noxious weeds. After the seeds
are sown the land should be carefully
rolled. II is a good practice to sow
the seeds at the same ame as the
top dressing, if any applied but
this is by no means NECESSARY. The
months Of February, March and
April, are proper for sowing the
seeds; the earlier the better, as the
old grass win protect theyoung from
frost. 1t is also useful to sow in
July and August, Immediately after
carrying the hay. Should the old
turf be very full Of moss, this is
generally an indication that draining
would be beneficial. The following
is, however, an almost infallible
remedy for the moss, moi only de-
stroying it, but preventing the
growth in future. Mix two cart
loads of quicklime with eight cart.
loads Of good light loan, turning the
compost several times, that it may
be thoroughly mixed and the lime
Stacked, and spread THIS quantity per
acre over the pasture, dragging the
turf well with iron harrows. Land
and Water.
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FARM FENCES.

Fencing has become one of the
most important considerations de.
rnanding the attention Of the farm
ers !; and it's, wonderful. that they
should 50 long submit to the want Of
proper legislation in their respective
States, which would relief them from
this most expensive and unnecessary
burden.
An impression, almost as old as
our country itself, seems to exist
that public roads are public proper
ty, and that grass which grows up
on them is the common property Of
all the inhabitants, upon which their
cattle may be turned to pasture. -
This is great mistake, and one
which requires immediate correc-
ton, if for no other reason than that
it is a very expensive one to farm
ers. Public roads are, to be sure,
public property, but only for special
purposes. While the public have
the right to pass and repass over
them, they have no other right thar
this, which the law gives them, and
no more substantial claim to pasture
their cattle upon the road than
upon the other side Of the
fence, il their neighbor,s field
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BURNING THE DEAD.

The question Of cremation. the
turning Of the dead, against inhu-
ation or burying Of the dead, has
one no short distance on it's way to
acceptance when q public meeting
III New York is called to discuss il.
But Ii has gone further in Switzer-
land and Germany. At Zurich,
where burial ground 10 growing con
tracted, two thousand persons have
subscribed toward an association
founded ia favor Of burning the dead
At Basic the movement has receiv.
ed the public approval Of orthodox
clergymenalso on the ground d
promotion Of health il the commun,
ity. In Germany the newspapers
are talking about the subject q great
deal, while one firm in Berlin hal
advertised the invention Of new
furnace in which 70 perform the
operation. And last, a church var
den Of q Hebrew synagogue 10 tbs
same city has proposed to establish
on a new burial ground lately &c
quired one Of these furnaces.
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THINGS / HAVE NOTICED.

have noticed that in society a
woman's soul weighs just the amount
that her clothes cost.
have noticed that most business
people are much more polite when
you call to pay than when you call
to collect.
| have noticed that nature gener-
ally repeats itself, When | see q
very bad child am pretty sure that
the parents have. not always been
blameless.
Ihave noticed that when there il
only ono daughter in family, and
her parents are very anxious to keep
her home as long as possible, some
chap coaxes her off before she is
seventeen. | have also noticed that
where there is house full Of girls,
and the parents are praying daily
for husbands for the same, the
whole lot are apt to live and die old
maids.
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AN pxcELLENT EXAMPLE.

To all thoughtful young women,
everywhere, we commend the fol-
lowing, clipped from the Vernon,
Chronicle. The example it gives
ought to be followed by all girls, in
reference to all young men Of any
evil practices whatever: "Why did
you not take the arm Of my brother,
last night +" She replied, because
know him to be licentious young
han" asNonsense,' was the ans .
her Of the sister; If you refuse
he attentions Of all licentious young
men, you will have none, i can as
lure YOU Every well, said her
friend; "then / dispense with them
altogether, for my resolution on the
subject is unalterably fixed. How
long would it take to revolutionize
society--and for the better were
all young ladies to adopt this rcsolu-
Non ~
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A. GOAL MIME ARLAzE.

A writer who has just explored
the burning Empire coal mine, neal
Wilkesbarre, must have seen anovi
ell and magnificent sight. These
mines, when once on fire, some
times burn for years but is seldom
that any one can go near the flames
and even when it is possible but few
would care to attempt it. The de-
sceot at the Empire mine was three
hundred feet, and then along side
gallery.
Every stride onward appears to
intensity the warmth, and human
apparel seems more than human ma
ture is able to bear The perspira-
tion beginsAto start from the pores,
and a current of air constantly pour
ing in from outside appears to be
caught and subdued by that dread
full heat which almost ehokes and
STILES yous There is no let up to it.
no relief. Suddenly there falls up
on the sir a peculiar noise, like the
muttering of internal spirits, away
down in the deepest depths OF the
universe. Still on and these NUT
terings increaseto mighty roar,
until by and by one can detect cer-
tain sounds aboveal others. There
is sound as if made by falling wa
ters which gains and increases on the
ear as to the traveller does the rush.
ing of cataract. The old guide
continues slowly on his way /; clouds
of smoke envelop our heads, until
the cavern, taking a peculiar curve,
brings US undera mighty arch, the
door and sides of which seem to be.
mass of kissing, cracking fames.- -
1t may be wicked expression, but
it looks like a hell The fire ex-
tends over an immense area Of /, 200
yards, dread, awful and appalling,
indescribably beautiful nevertheless.
1t looks like an immense sea of gilt
terings gold, across the heaying
breast Of which pass and repass the
softest and richest combinations of
colors. Blue, green, purple, crims
son, mingling and eintermingling,
passing and repassing, disappearing
here and suddenly flashing up again
there, torture to the senses, confuse
the vision and leave one doubtful of
the place wherein he stands. 1t
Kisses, it roars, it flashes up and
smokes, driving back the men and
befouling the air, There are per
sons down there, human beings like
ourselves, who have spent many
months Of their past life in lighting
this fire, and who will spend many
months Of their lives yet to come =
They are terrible looking creatures
when thus engaged in their work,
whose besmeared faces and rough,
blackened forms give them the APP
pearance Of devils rather than Of
men. They spend but few hours
there, for so intense is the heat. that
new men must come very frequent
ly to their relief. AS it is, scarcely
a day passes during which some poor
fellow does not yield to these under
ground elements, and is carried out
insensible. It must be an awful life
to lead, and awful, indeed, the cir
cumstances which compel SO many
to endure it.
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TEMPERANCE LAW IN MfssIs
SIPPI.

The rights Of women have been
recognized in Mississippi, on the
temperance question, at least, by q
formal statute recently passed by
the Legislature. This statute en-
braces the principles Of 'local OPP
ton, as prevailing in several States
Of the Northwest, and requires the
signatures of a majority Of men over
twenty one years Of age and Of wo.
men over eighteen, in any locality,
to a petition asking for License, be-
fore it can be granted. The con-
cession in this instance was based
upon the idea that as women are the
chief though innocent sufferers on
account of inebriety, they should
have a voice in the matter of per-
hitting or abating the nuisance of
drunkenness in their own homes.
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Al FORTUNATE CoNvICT. four
correspondent learns that Frank
Mclaughlin, the smart and really
promising young man who was three
years ago convicted and commit
ted to the penitensiary for robbing
the Atlanta postofice, while a clerk
therein, is now enjoying most for
tunate career. Soon after be was
placed in the ranks with other com
victs, with pick and shovel, Mr.
Tom Alexander, a man Of quick dis
cernment and marked penetration,
saw fit TO allow him some Liberties
il consideration Of good behavior.
A few months thereafter he wae
mads strusty," and Mr. Alexan-
der made him his bookkeeper, which
position he was well qualified for
Your correspondent understands nov
that Mr.. Alexander stiIl has thiI
boy leased for number Of year
and still employs him in an easy ca
pacity, but SO a. not to violate thu
laws regulating the lease.
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THE ~soBER, SAD TRUTH. (

The New York World never ut
tered palmer or more truthful words
than Ii did in its edition Of Monday,
when, referring to the condition Of
South Carolina. it declares It the
asobar, aad truth, = THAT IT would be
better for that unhappy State to-day
10 be a colony Of Great Britain than
q member Of the so called American
Union. She would be free from the
curse (which now Expresses her Of
thieves at the seat Of Government,
and Of armed imperial forces sup
porting those thieves in their thiey-
cry. In q British colony the sort OF
people who are making laws to-day
in South Carolina would be break
ing stones on the highway or pick
ing oakum in the penitentiary.
There are few who viii dispute
the Worlds proposition, and there
are also many who 90 further and
say it would be better for every one
Of the ssreconstructedv States 70 be
British colonies than what they have
been made by Radical hate e
there Is anything more hateful, raia-
Gus and degrading in British rule,
anywhere, than unlimited negro sut-
fraee. we don't know what 4 Is.
I
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Lazy noYs.

An. exchange says: "a lazy boy
makes lazy man, as sure as .
crooked sapling makes a crooked
tree. Who, ever saw q boy grow
UP in idleness that did not make a
shiftless vagabond when he became
q man, unless he had q fortune to
keep up appearances : The great
mass Of thieves and criminals and
paupers have come to what they are
by being brought up In idlencss. -
Those who constitute the business
part of the community-those WIN
make great and useful men were
taught in their boyhood to be indus
trious. Boy, take that pipe out Of
your mouth and think Of this.