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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-21

The work Of q Rurali1ins cracksmsn.

The residence of Mrs. Williams, widow
lady living three miles from this city, on the
Cedar Springs road, was entered ON Friday
night last by some one and robbed OF nifty
tiollars in money. Mrs. Williams was Sleep
ing in the apartment which was the field OF
the robbers exploit and knew nothing OF
the shortage" of her resources until the next
morning on rising, when she discovered the
lid OF the trunk, in which the money had
been deposited, thrown open and the con-
tents topsy turvey or turvev topsy, and on flr-
ther investigation, the Hny doilars gone OF to
itself The enterprise must have been c0u-
dncted by sbstractive talents familiar With
the geography Of the different articles in the
room or by some foxy 'lirer" grey az the
husfueaz
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-21

WE are glad to state that our imme'
diate representative, Mr.. John A.
Cochran, is true and industrioi rep
resep tat4ve of our interests at ikastin.
Sober and assiduous, the pcopie' may
rest assured that he will spare no pains
to serve them with fidelity. Except
ing thv election for United States sena-
Tor, we may say the same Of our whole
delegation. They are devoted to the
interests # the district, and on the
paramount question of II constitutions
al convention, we are proud to say, the
whole cation is unit in its favor
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-21

CAPTAIN ROBERT JosELYN has re-
tired from the Austin Statesman, a
paper he Las conducted with dignity,
a, l'Aq !. q STR L hdelity 20 those sound
principles Of which tbe has ever been a
consistent advocate! AS an editor
Captain J. never wrote anything Of
fensive TO morality, but always sought
to inoulcale correct principles, moral
81 well as political.
He Is succeeded in the Statesman by
by r. w. Loughrey, Esq, all editor Of
marked ability at Marshall and Jef.
ferson for twenty-five years past, q
gentleman who has for that length o.
time uDwaveringly labored for the wea
Of our State. Under his leadership the
Statesman will maintain its high
character.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-21
Worth Knowing.

The following reminder is from n gentle
man who has occasion to look into what he
speaks of, and as about two-thirds of our cit
liens come under the admonishment cm-
braced therein, we assume that it will be
looked upon in spirit of gratitude:
In number of stores, churches and dwell
ing, the use OF the ligher productions of kero-
seue oil is used for lighting purposes. The
danger, the terrible peril to which our COM
munity is subjected by such horrible incendi-
aries seems to escape entirely the attention of
our Council, and our merchants seem to be
using it in blissful ignorance of the fact that
by doing so, they vitiate all of their Insur-
ance policies. In the last two years the peo-
pie of Georgia have been saved millions of
dollars by an act of the legislature making
selling or storing any oils or burning fluids
less than ll0 degrees farenheit, United states
standard, and II is TO be hoped that our pres
ent Legislature will follow their wise exam
Y,ln
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-21
From Sundays Daily Herald. ]

THE air was as soft, yesterday, as the
first touch of mothers arms.
"MEAsURING the size of his collar"
is what Dallas young ladies declare when
caught with their arms around their beau S
neck.
"HAvE you voted ~ excitedly eX-
claimed man running up to mel
low looking fellow Mt the polls. "Voted.
voted! was married once. Is it anything
like that"
81 TOLD the fool he'd have the itch,"
was the rcjoinder of II woman up town, yes
terday, on being told that her husband had
done more Scratching" than any man nj
the polls.
A CHAP who lives near the grave
yard was awakened Friday night by u noise
like some one snoring, and after rejecting
where the noise came from said, 81 told thai
damned fool not to bury that fellow with his
bottle full. for he'd get drunk under ground
the first time he got dry"
"NO YOU don't get me to stick one OF
them little white things in that pox and
then when get home have my wife ask me
how often I'm in the habit of writin' TO Nan
cy," was the response Of a fellow at one ol
the polls yesterday when approached by sew
| eral parties with ballots to east q vote.
The follOwingmemoranda was found
| in the possession of q gentleman in this city
yesterday, the entries being dictated by hi:
wife before he left home, to go down town
Two switches of hair ten dollars; four pair
of kid gloves 4'll scald you If you don't ge,
the finest, twelve dollars at the very least
two bustles dts well enough to have an extr;
one and they must I'LL out well, reInembel
thau, eight dollars; and twenty-five cents
worth of potatoes don't get cents wortl
more of them, as it looks as ifpeople though
of nothing else in the world hut to eat, tt
! have n whole house full of provisionsl.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-21

A correspondent tells this singular
story: washington churches outrage
decency in their begging operations.
] was witness ayear ago i'm one of these
scenes General Grant was invited
to be present, and not dreaming Of
what was coming after the sermon he
was compelled to wait two hours In
his pew, while three or four profess
sional beggars coaxed, whined, threat
ened, and denounced the audience.
Those present were beseeched to give
$500 apiece, and $3.50, and finally 500
each. 1t came almost to calling those
present by name. was glad to see
that the president refused to surrender
to this highwayman's style of begging:
There he sat for nearly two hours, and
euchered the great begging feat"
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-21
rIMnER ON THE PRAIRIEs.

The house at Washington on the jtl
passed bill 10 amend the act OF last
Year "to encourage the growth OF tim
on the Western prairies," which vii
be of some interest to settlers living on
the great trceless domain west of us
II provides that any head of family
male or female, who shall plant, pro-
tect and keep growing for eight years
| forty acres OF trees, set at distance 0l
twelve feet apart, on any quarter sec
ton of public land, shall receive a pa
tent for the whole quarter section. II
he shall plant twenty acres of trees, he
shall receive Il patent for eighty acres;
| If he plants ten acres of trees, he shall
receive patent for folty acres. the
object of this liberal amendment is to
promote the planting and cultivation
of patches of timber on the plains
: Under it, any head of family can Sc
cure one hundred and sixty acres OF
land by planting forty acres of it IN
| twigs, acorns, or other nuts, and culti-
waiting them for eight years-the pro-
cess improving the very homestead
which he gets for nothing. The bill
provides that when forty acres are
planted, ten acres may be plowed the
| first year, ten the second and twenty
| the third; and that ten acres may be
planted the second year, ten the third
and twenty the fourth. This affords
an opportunity to the settler to raise a
crop on each ten acres before planting
it.-[St. Louis Republican.
In addition to the above, the Wichi-
ia Southwest Kansas) land Office re-
ports that ninety-four claims have
been taken in that district under the
tree planting act of Congress of March,
1873, in a period of only nine months,
the amount of land taken being l3,O4O
acres.
This subject of tree planting in large
rairieS and on the table lands of the
plains is one of vast Importance to
Texas, and worthy the attention of our
ablest statesmen. The ablest practical
scientists of both America and Europe
are giving anxious attention to it and
one sounding the alarm to govern
ments, warning them of the danger
Gus effects to follow the indscrminate
destruction to forests. 1t is said as a
demonstrated fact, that denuding the
land of trees has the twO-fOld effect of
increasing the severity of winter and
lesssning tho fall Of rain. The older
settlers of the timbered southern States
are living witnesses of the fact, within
their own recollection.
On the other hand, the growth of
timber Oh the plains and in the prairies
of Texas, it is argued, as an equally re-
liable fact, will have the opposite ef-
feet. 1t will break the force of the
fierce north winds and increase the
rain fall
Texas, with her boundless untim-
bered public domain, can well afford
to compete with the wise liberality OF
the United States in offering induce.
ments in this direction, and we trust
that, as soon as more imperious neces'
sites are attended to, this grave sub
iect may receive its merited considera-
tiOn.
In the meantime, we would again
and again impress the matter upon all
who own prairie land. 1t is II life in
surance to their children, and bene-
faction to the commonwealth.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-21

On the 9th instant the house passed
a bill appropriating four hundred thou
sand dollars to pay all arrearages due
to school teachers prior to the first day
of July, 1873. We are indebted to Mr..
]. A. Basye for a copy, but will not
publish it till it shall have passed the
senate, as it may be amended by that
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-21

1t will be seen that this district lacks
only | ,Ol7 of giving half the whole ma
iority in the State, and that we only
lack IA of doubling our voting strength
in the next Democratic State conven-
tion, as compared with the last one =
also that Marion is the only county in
the district carried by Davis, where he
has but III majority.
This table ought to be preserved in
Democratic houses as an antidote to
the blues.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-21

WE are pleased to meet in Dallas
our esteemed friend, Hon. James Nj.
Maxcy, of Huntsville, Texas. He was
long Judge of his district, is one Of the
most eminent lawyers Of the State,
and one of those high-toned gentlemen
who adorn society. We should be
pleased to have him for fellow-towns-
man. did it eomport with his interests.
The Judge warmly favors a cOnstitu-
tional convention.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-21

The family rom Of the Texas Pacific
house, on tbe corner Of Pacific avenue and
Market street, was bnrglariously examined
into on Sunday morning about hali-pasi ave
O'Clock, By the explorer gainine an eptFsnce
through the unlocked door which leads 20
this Apa11nsnt from the pcreh faesng Nsr-
ksf sirssi. Af,sr ex,inguishing iepp' - u
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-21

The Hon. Roger @. Mills and Will
liam p. Mclean, of Texas, and Thom-
as c. McCreery, of Kentucky, have
sent us various public documents OF in
terest to the country. The gentlemen
named are all members of Congress,
of whom the people are proud.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-21

KATE FIELD has this to say Of Amer
lean women: "Never have L seen any
traditional type Of nationality as
strongly marked on its own soil as is
found in America. There are more
Greek heads in the United States than
in Greece. The purest classical profile
known to me is that of New England
woman. Mixture of races seems to
produce the Characteristic beauties OF
all -L
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-21
AGE MT . :

Merurs. Richard II. Griffin, Advrr'iMsIhhg Mh
Agent. No South street BmitimorS' nnw Nex Nu'
$ 4. pe,fengill Il Co., g ii, rarK h7w' tH NV n"
90, Ghtsinut street, Phlladclphln, are duly
auly authorized 10 contract f2r aSVITI,i.Spo- tT,.p
mcnts Tor Insertion in the DALLAS HEN
re- !Ntrssrs. Dashicll Il Waters, bankers,
Enufruan, are authorized agents Tor THE
HERALD in Kaufman county. IN, n
,oT,nty is m authorized agent for the Dali
Las HERALD and money paid to nm ON
o'irnrrount will be duly acknowledged by us.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-21

ufacturer or creator Of wealth by ad-
ding to the property Of the country, Is
n pernicious system. Dallas and all ol
Texas to-day groans under its blight
ing effects, and yet we have had scarce
lv n foretase of the ruin in store for US
unless we fall back, on this question at
least, into the beaten track OF the
fntbnrS
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-21
Gone Where the syIvnn.bine Twistetl

Yesterday morning, on disembarking from
the Pacific train, Special Mail Agent Calla-
CHAN left his valise. containing some valua-
BILE papers, inclusive, we judge, of memo
randum of the merits and dement's of some
Texas postmasters, in charge Of the route
agent, with directions to leave them at the
postofiice until he sent for them, he taking
the "bus" for the Central train for some
point on the line north. On backing down
to the postoffice the route agent deposited
his pouchers and sacks In the hands OF q
couple Of brakesmen of the train to transfer
to the office, and set the valise and blankets
on the ground, giving the direction to re-
move them to the office, also. Without CIV
ing the latter any further attention he was
somewhat surprised, on going to the Office
about noon yesterday, after receiving n dis
patch from the special agent requesting him
to forward his valise and blankets, to find
them not on hand, not in sight, not on the
distributing table, not on the bed not in the
wasll-bucket, in fact, not at all. II was
worse than "mule-meat" to cloyed syba-
rite. That they had absquatulated was
visible. How to recover them was not so
visible and when we left the rear door of the
postofce we parted from four as thoughtful
gentlemen as, perhaps, ever concentrated
their desires upon finding the exact locality
ofa respectable official valise, and q bunch
of official blankets.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-21

At an Alabama fire, the other DAY,
the ladies turned out and carried
water, and helped the merchants to
remove goods. Nineteen newspapers
Ia the north viii copy the foregoing
item, and say something smart about
stfire hellsn
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-21

A man in Fayette county, PenDsyi-
vania, read in an almanac that nis ieet
could be kept warm by lining bis boots
With cayenne pepper. He doesn't ieei
much like walking now, but be says
he would like ITO find the man whse
pat that in the sluensch
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-21
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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-21

We are glad to hear that the great
Touring mill question is still alive and
showing renewed vitality. Don't give
up the ship.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-21

The Red river saloon, New Mexico,
is an exciting place for lunch. A ruff
fan known as Chunk amused himself
i'm shooting the eyes out of pictures and
openingi champagne bottles with pis-
tol-bullets. His eye became fixeL on
stockman named Allison. Atthe sup
per table they sat opposite, each with
his pistol in - lap. Allison dodged
Chunks baii, and shot Chunk through
the right eye before be had time to
eninv his COFFEE.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-21
WHOLE NUMBER 1O48

In supposed, which II Is the custom OF the oc-
cupants OF the room to keep burning during
the night, he takes down two Of Mr.. Scott's,
the proprietor, coats and troubles himself 10
know what their pockets contain. Not being
awarded according 10 his cupidity, he pays
his respects TO tho bureau drawers, and In
trying TO open one 1t responds to his muscu-
lar action ny q noise sufficient to waken Mrs.
Scott, who notices the lamp out and the
door open. Suspicious that something IL
wrong, and with Nellie Stark courage gets
up TO find her husband 's 0vercoat In thc mid
die of the floor, with the pockets turned in
side out, and at the door leading to the street
another one of his coats lying on the porch
and man creeping In box car standing on
the track adjoining the house, but whether
the right man who did the wrong thing Is
not yet known. Hereafter Mr.. Scott will
sleep with an eye open, his door locked and
a pistol cooked.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-21

CAPTAIN WILLIAM NJ. JOHNSON, the
accomplished railway engineer, has
bnuzht property and will make Dallas
hls psFnanent home,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-21

EVEN with an OctagOnal watch, un-
less a man has a mOuse-cOlored horse
and a yellow sleigh, be. can only skir-
misb on the outskirts Of god society.
LMilwaukee Sentinel.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-21

WHAT a jolly girl TO spark would b
one of those nycbatopisns who can nc'
see In the dsyiIght but do wonderfully
well In the DARK.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-21
1853 l67 1869 ills $40 l5'

cose,s majority in the district...........2 23 9si
Coise,s ,nojority in the State ,,.. 5O,0n
Whole vote of the district. ................ 3g,4li
Whoie vote of district in 1877. .......... % 1896
Increase of 1873 over 1877. l7,O79
D.mocrot,c majority in 1873 ..... 23,9si
Democrofic majority in 1872 ,..,........ II, ,j7l
Democrafic Incl eased majority ........ l3 Alb
Increase in Democratic vote .............. l5,2i6
Increase in Radical vote e............-..-...- ,SS3
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-11-13

beds only to be stricken down and buried
beneath The earth and stones.
We leave here at 8 A. M. for Bemis sta
ton, at present the western terminus of the
eastern division Of the p. g. o., and shall
probably reach Portland about IL NJ, from
which place you may again hear from f.
White Mountain Notch, NoU. 8.
We learn from members Of the party who
returned on Thursday that before breakfast
Tuesday morning several Of the party
climbed to the top Of Mount Willard, which
affords a fine view Of tho surrounding couu-
try. At nine they started by stage for Be-
mis- station, arriving there about eleven.
Here they met a delegation Of 20 or 30
Portland business men, who accompanied them
back to Portland. Carriages were waiting
for them and the party were taken about the
city, visiting the principal points of interest.
La Intervening the party dined with the
board Of trade at the Falmouth House,
where there were toasts and speeches aud
the company did not break up until near
eleven.
The next morning tho excursionists were
taken down the harbor on the boat ak
press" being accompanied by the band, and
they had a very pleasant time indeed, com.
ing home with the best of feeling for tho hos
pitable Portlanders. Special praise is due
to Mr.. ii. W. Ripley for the prominent part
he has had in bringing about the close COM
munication with Portland which we now en-.
inv.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-11-13
Publishers H'OIiCeS.

Now Is The Time 90 Form Clubs.
Those who have read the FARMER, have seen that II
not only advocates the principles Of concentration and
cooperation among the farming ard other producing
classes but IL proposes To be governed by those prinoi-
pies itself. Its subscription rates are put clear down
10 the lowest possible figure for subscriptions In clubs
to he paid for In advance. Its rates are particularly
favorable to Changers, soveroigns, Farmers Clubs,
and the like, as they can Divide tho cost Of a club Of
ten with one copy FREQ, among eleven members, and
so reduce the expense TO each, while II is all the same
to u.s. All the members Of such societies can hand
their subscriptions &c their Master or such person as
they may select aud he win see that they are forward
cd when enough are obtained to hl a club. Ifany
one wishing TO join a club Is In arrears he can pay his
arr0arages at $500 per year at the same time, Mas
tiers and any members Of these societies areEequested
10 present the advantages of the FARMER at every
meeting this fall and to urge upon all the benefits to
be derived by subscribing to a journal printed in the
midst Of them, that advocates their principles and
lives up to them too.
A little comparison will show how low and how IA.
yorable the terms of the FARMER are. In clubs of ton
1t costs IS cents less than any $500 county paper, as
the postage is paid by the publisher. It costs so cents
less than any $500 paper printed out Of your county
which adds 10 cents for postage. IL costs 81. 10 less
than either Of the Boston agricultural papers, even II
they are paid for In advance. II costs 81 .6j less than
the Boston agricultural papers II they are not paid
for In advance. 1t costs Changers, Sovercigns, and
other oo5peratsrs who divide the cost Of a club equal
ly, GftseH cents less than each Of the above terms.
Besides a reduction In cost there are other Adyan.
tages that the FARMER presents. IL is a home agri-
cultural psper. It is a home HsUspaper. II boldly
and fearlessly advocates the principles Of the grange
and the council because II believes in them, and no
other eastern agricultural paper does II. No other
odge.
Masters will benefit their Order as we'll as the
FARhER by causing this notice 10 DO read at each
meeting this all, and friends Of tho FARMER viii DE-
q tAYor by calling for the reading Of H.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-11-13
The Peoples Paper,

and can be neither awed nor influenced by
capitalists or rich corporations.
If you want such Il paper, send us two
dollars and you will receive it Il year, or get
up n club at Sl.65 per copy for ten copies
and you will get a copy free for ourtrouble,
or get a club of eleven copies at 5 l.5O, with
out any extra copy.
II you want q paper that will defend your
interests when they do not conflict with
others, but which will ever pay homage to
wealth and power, ut your expense, you can
probably get it for 50 per year, but it will
not be the VERMONT FARMER.
If you n to see the cause of the labor
ing classes advocated, and frauds and cor
ruptions in high places unveiled; if you
want the laborers of the world, who produce
its wealth, brought up upon the high plano
which is theirs by right, subscribe for tho
VERMONT FARMER; get your n~oighbors to
do the same, or get up a club.
The workingmen of Vermont and Of the
whole country have long enough filled the
back seats in public life. They have long
enough sold their products for whatever the
speculator chose to give, and paid whatever
the Spectator chose to ask for what they
had to buy. There is a great work Of re-
form to be done, and the FARMER may be
counted in for the fght-not a war Of blood,
oppression and wrong, but a glorious blood
less revolution.
Give us n rousing club in every grange,
every farmers club, every community Of
working people, thereby aiding in the great
labor Of reform.