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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-05-08
''speaking Of COrns''-The ChirOpOdist
WresiIes with IL Champion ENcres-

cence.
From the Rochester Democrat.l
"Speaking of corns," said a chiro-
podist, who mad applied to us for a job
in his peculiar line the other day, 81
runs acrost some very extraordinary
ones occasionally. Medina hes got
some pretty sizeable ones, Pll admit (;
hut nothin' like what they has in
Brockport. l stopped there a week
ago last Friday, and advertised to take
out corns and bunions at the reg lar
rates, and it came very near bein'
the ruination of me. | got hold o.
sev'ral tough cases there, l tell
We. There was two which l
took ofPn one feller as I've had turned
Into terbacker boxes, and they'll either
one of 'em hold enough to last mod
crate chawer a week. / shouldn't
u minded these SO much, but one feller
came along and wanted me to 60 with
him to his house, and do the job in a
private like manner. There's just
where / got sucked in and lost money.
/ noticed this fellow had remarkable
mud-crushers, but when he got his
boots of his feet kinder expanded like,
and on maxim diagnosseous of his
case, found that in the first place /
didn't have pennyryal lie enough to
soak up the corn with, and my instru-
ments was too little for the operation.
1 thought awhile, and then con-
cluded to try kerosene lie, AMI or
dered barrel of the article to be
sent up to the house. For an instrument
1 procured the use of a sythe, and 10y
calling in some of the neighbors with
crow bars and an axe, we finally got
the pesky concern started around the
roots. Then of all the pu lin and hail
in and sweatin', and gruntin' and tug
gin and liftin', and yeehawin' you
ever seen or heard OF, we yeehawe |.
Must ha' been we worked twelve hours
on that'ere corn, and when we did fin
ally get it loose we had to tip it up on
one edge to roll it out doors. Of course,
| couldn't very well charge over twen-
ty-five cents for the Job, as long as
I'D advertised as / did, but the
fellow made me a present of the
eXcrescence, and j got a cartman and
we loaded it up and drawed it to tire
depot. From there / shipped it to
New York, where it will be made into
hairs combs and mouth-pieces for
meerchaum pipes. These fellers down
in New York will make a good specu-
lation out of it, tut, countin' In lost
time, shan't make a cent"
How was business in Albion 2" we
inquired.
80, l didn't stop there at ALL" said
the corn doctor; Folks there told me
that although Brockport probably bad
twice as many cOrns as they had in
Albion, that they couldn't boast of any
half as big; and besides, Albion corDs
weren't hard enough to work up well
into combs, knife handles and such
like. So / skipped by Albion, and
dropped off here at Medina"
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-05-08
Irish Mythology.

With all condescension, I'd call
your attention, to what l would
mention of Erin so green
And, without hesitation, I'll show
how that nation became, of cre-
alton, the Gem and the Queen.
1t happened one morning, without
any warnin', that Venus was
born in the beautiful say;
And-by the same token (and sure
twas provokin) - her pinions
were soakin', and wouldn't give
play.
50 Neptune, who knew her, began
to pursue her, in order to WOO
her (the wicked ould Jew;
ind he very near caught her, at tho
top of the water-Great Jupiter's
daughter, who roared "PhilIaloo!"
Then Jove, the great genius, looked
down and saw Venus, and Nep-
tune, so heinous, pursuing her
wild;
So he roarod out in thunder, he'd
tear him asunder (and sure twas
no wonder), for teasing his child.
And q star that was flying around
him, cspying, he seized, without
signing, and hurled it below
Where it tumbled, like winking, on
Neptune, while sinking, and gave
him, I'm thinking, broth Of
blow.
And that star became dry land, both
lowland and highland, and formed
the sweet island, the land of my
birth
Thus plain is my story, that sent
down from glory ould Erin, the
hoary, S Heaven upon earth.
Then Venus stepped nately on Erin
so stately, and tainted, being
lately so bothered and pressed;
But ere it quite killed her her father
distilled her of Helicon's nectar
drop Of the best.
And that glass, so victorious, it
made her feel glorious-a trihe
uprorious, | fear | could prove;
Then how can you blame us that
Ireland is famous for Beauty and
Fighting and Whiskey and Love?
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-05-08
THE DEADLY GUN.
A Brutal and COwardly Murder at
DenlSOn.

City Marshal Peak, Saturday night,
received dispatch from the city au-
thorities of Denison, requesting him
to arrest and hold Major Doran and
Charley Sherman, two members of the
sporting fraternity, well known in this
city, for murder.
From Il gentleman who was present
nt the time of the killing the reporter
CLEANS the following facts DOran and
Sherman entered saloon in Denison,
Saturday night, and were engaged in Il
noisy and boisterous conversation,
sherman the meanwhile flourish
ing his pistol. a policeman named
Barney Daniels attempted to disarm
Sherman, who resisted, and struggled
to free himself. Charles Patman, an
other policeman, came to the rescue of
Daniels, when Sherman called on Doran
for assistance. Doran drew his pistol,
and resting it on his arm, fired at Pat
man, the bail striking him just below
the left eye and penetrating the brain.
Daniels then released his hold of Sher-
man in order to assist Patman, when
Doran and Sherman very quietly walk
ed out, pausing at the door to fire three
or four more shots, one of which strutl
Daniels in the arm. They crossed tin
street to livery stable, secured tw,
horses, and left for parts unknown. /,
is supposed, however, that they art
making for the Indian nation, and the
officers are in pursuit of them. 1t is t.
be hoped that they will be overtaken
and given Il taste of that punishment
which they so richly deserve.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-05-08
Ornngc IIOMeTa.

Balls, parties, plcnlcs and weddings
seem to he the order Of tho day in Mar
shall. Terpsichore, Cupid and IIymcn
have no more ardent worshippers
than can be found in that pretty little
city, and IL must be true as England's
poet laureate warbles, "In the spring
time young mans fancy lightly turns
to thoughts of lOve'-and, let us add,
matrimony.
The last event was the wedding Of
Charles IL. Pepper, chief operator and
train dispatcher of the Texas and Pa
ciilc railway, to Miss Elizabeth III.
Ross, youngest daughter of Colonel
j. w. Ross, proprietor of the Capitol
hotel.
The invited guests embraced almost
all the chiefs of the different depart
ments of the Texas and Pacific, with
whom both bride and groom are uni
versal favorites, and the excursion
party of distinguished railway men
which visited Dallas last Friday.
Among them were Colonel Thomas A.
Scott, president of the Texas and Pa
ciiic, and railway king generally; Hon.
Galusha A. Grow, president of the In
ternational and Great Northern rail
way, and at one time speaker of the
national house Representatives Hon.
William Walter Phelps, eX-member Of
congress from New Jersey; II. NJ.
HoXie, superintendent of the Interna-
tional; John Durand, superintendent
of the Houston and Texas Central rail
way; Colonel George Noble, superin-
tendent of the Texas and Pacific; J. p.
Mackay, private secretary of Colonel
Scott, and Others.
The marriage ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. L. A. Wagner, rector
Of the Episcopal church, at 0 o'clock in
the evening, and at midnight the party
seated themselves at the hospitable
of the brides father, who
had prepared feast for the occasion
Lucullus might have envied. The par
Iors of the hotel We're beautifully
adorned with flowers, tastefully ar
ranged in the form of wreaths and
The bride was the recipient of
number of presents from her friends,
md when the happy pair left for Phil
A. NJ, the sleeping car, and
the bridal berth, had also
'eceived their share of floral tributes
rom loving hands. THE HERALD
wishes bride and groom pleasant
Quincy to the Quaker City, and safe
'eturn to the home of their adoption in
he Lone Star state.
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the main line Mt that point.
The stay ut lIrool,ston which IL but
terminus town Of Il few houses, aud
/ only eight miles west Ol Paris, the
| thriving county scat OF Lamar county
was brief, just long enough to run
out on the \ and point the engine west
ward. On again getting under way,
supper was announced, and the guests
/ of Colonel Scott sat down 10 that meal.
After II was discussed, an impromptu
meeting was had hy tonst being
offered by Governor Throckm0rton,
"1o the early completion Of the Trans
| Continental division of the Texas and
PaciIic railway" Colonel scott being
called upon, addressed the assembly in
few pointed remarks expressing his
wish and belief that the road, from its
present terminus, Brookston, to Ten
arkana, would be completed during
the present summer. He gave the
basis on which the company expected
to do this work, and said that he fully
expected at the next session of con-
gress to obtain the aid asked
for from the government, which
was simply to guarantee the interest
on the first mortgage bonds Of the conf
pany--no subsidy was asked, and no
outlay demanded of the government,
while to protect itself against any con-
tinsency, the government would be
secured 10y the whole franchise OF the
company, its lands, its roadbed and its
rolling stock.
Colonel Scott was very plain and
happy in his remarks. He is fluent,
easy and conversational in speech, and /
impresses all with confidence in his
sincerity and earnestness.
lie was warmly applauded on con-
cluding, and was briefly replied to by
Mr.. Grace, of Fannii, after which
Governor Throckm2rton was called
upon, and in his usual happy style, adj
dressed the gentlemen present, giving
the condition of the company, its eX-
pectations, its prospects, and what he
considered was the duty of the govern
ment as well as the people of Texas
towards the road. The governor
touched upon many points of import
ance, of state and national policy, and
held his hearers chained by his elo-
quence and interesting facts presented.
THE HERALD would he pleased to give |
his address in full, but appreciates its
Inability to do it justice, and will not
attempt even summary. His special
remarks to the members of the press
present were well timed and will no
doubt be fully appreciated.
He was followed by Messrs. Crooks,
ofthe Courier, Darnall, Of the Patriot,
Martin, of the Register, Mr.. Lyd ~,
of Fannin, and Others, in general
terms, particularly applicable to the
occasion.
The party reached Dallas at half-past
. O'Clock yesterday morning, Mr.. Scott
and his party going on direct to Mar
shall, which place he would leave this
for home. He expects to be
in our city again in the fall, when he
intends to devote more time in each of
the towns on the line of the road, 1t is
needless to add that he returns home
well pleased with his entire trip.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-05-08

1t is not perhaps known to most
people that there has been change
made in the moncy-order rates,
which is to take effect on the first
of July. 1t seems that by the
present low rates the money-order
department has lost large sum of
money annually. Five cents has
only been charged for sums less
than ten dollars, which includes
about seven. .eighths of the orders
issued. By this rate the depart
ment, it is calculated, has been
conducted at an annual loss of $780,
000. The new law fixes the rates at
ten cents for any sum up to fifteen
dollars, fifteen cents for sums from
fifteen 10 thirty dollars, twenty
cents for sums from thirty TO forty
dollars, and twenty-five cents for
sums above forty dollars and not
exceeding fifty dollars.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-05-08

independent voter Of the north has
made up hls mind against wIrc-pullcrs
and lobbers; against ring rule and boss
politicians; against the prostitution oi
law to personal aud party ends against
tile distortion of the enforcement and
kukluX acts 10 electloneering purposes;
against the conrprtion of plots for the
forcibe seating Of defeated gu
bcrnatorlal candidates; against
the suboruinati0n of the
civil authority TO military rule; against
caucus schemes by which the south
has been robbed of the right of self
government; against force bills to
control and tcrrOrize sovereign states;
against u third term for any man;
and against the revival of sec
tional passions and animosi'
ties for partizan purposes. For
these and kindred reasons, the inde-
pendent voter will again cooperate
with the democracy, If the party has
the good sense to assign him II lit place
IN its ranks, as distinctive element, by
nominating us its standard-bearer the
absolutely most fearless andpronounced
foe of corruption; and upon these hon
est and worthy dissentients of all fac
tlons hangs the presidential contest of
1876. With such a nominee and ap
earnest admission on the part of our
people that what the south staked in
the war is lost forever, disastrous and
overwhelming defeat is the portion of
radicalism. The Independent voter
asks nothing more than this, and they
will accept nothing less. Governor Til
den, the free-soil democrat, who step
by step is crushing out corruption and
ring rule in the great metropolis
and the Empire state, combines
the qualifications and has record in
the past that would emphasize and
illustrate the fact that the party is not
prowling in the wreck of lS6l-5 for
grounds for reclamations and dam
ages, but has turned its face to the fil-
ture and will use the opportunities of
its administration to the honor of the
nation, the welfare of the country and
the unity of the people.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-05-08

aud augurs well for the enterprise q
our young men who are thus laudubl.
engaged
A difficulty, growing out of the pos
session of pair Of bullet moulds, oc
cured on the fnrm OF Mr., HIcrschiield
Il day or two since, In which white ~
antagonstlc to black, or black as an
tHgonistlc TO white, cXertcd their re-
spective energies and opposing quail
ties, resulting in the probable demise OF
one black man, the severe wOunding
Of another, aud the temporary absence
of several white men from the county,
without any great loss to the c0mmu-
nifty.
For six months past there has been
running in this city from one to three
keno games. For month back the
hour for opening the game has been
heraldcd through the medium Of
"Music 10y the band.Y y few days
ago the "authOritics" ordered the game
closed, and to-day some of our cclehrl-
ties were arrGigned before his honor,
Judge Morris, on the charge of viO-
ating the claw in such eases made and
provided" by participating in the
aforesaid game.
The trial proceeded, witnesses We're
examined, and verdict of not guilty
was returned by the jury. The evidence
before the court was conclusive that no
Keno game had ever been played in
our town. Courts are good things.
Burts was at the. trial, and informs us
that he is perfectly satisfied, from the
evidence, that no game of keno has
ever been played in our town. We
had thought quite differently, but are
glad to record our mistake.
Messrs. Frost and Elser, the "jolly
dogs are both here, and are Identify
ing themselves with the interests of
our city. Their coming has added to
our tax payers roll, and their invest
ments we hope will naturally swell
their Golfers. Frost is occupied in pre-.
pairing the "Hill Side Addition" |
for the "good time coming"
The past week has been an unusually
brisk one in land sales. a great many
from Minnesota and other
northern states have visited our town
and county and some of them have
and will make creditable Investments.
The extreme cold winters of the north i
are driving thousands to Texas for
homes. Let them come; we have
room for them all and will cheerful!y
share our destinies with them.
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\ man named BiddlecOme shot and
killed gentleman named Eads, on
Saturday last. 1t seems that the muir
derer made his boasts that he would
kill his victim, and quietly went to
where he was plowing in field and
shot him down. He was arrested and
placed in Jail. From the way things
are going on ia Grayson county, afew
frst-class hanging matches might have
II decidedly beneficial effect.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-05-08

Our New Orleans dispatch announces
the death of Mrs. Leonidas Polk, widow
of the confederate shishOp general.
She was lady of unusual character
and Intelligence, who passed long
and eyentful life as the companion of
an exceptionally great and good man.
Her husband fell as he would have
chosen to fall bad he been given the
choice of his taking of, with his face
to the foe and u cannon ball through
his heart. He was in every sense, II
model of the legendery chevalier, sans
peur ct sans reprOche. A Jupiter To-
mans under fire, aC rest u simple
minded, child-like man, General Polk
possessed the confidence and love of
his troops, spite of the jokes they were
fond of getting OFF at his eX-
pense, more thoroughly than ally
commander in the west. His wife
kept constantly near the theater of his
operations, useful helpmate no less
than loving watcher. Since the fatal
shot which laid him dead almost at her
feet she has lived in closest retirement,
waiting with Christian resignation the
call to follow her lost chieftain. Her
death, however, for all the seclusive-
ness of her life, Will raise up many SAD
memories ana bring many sorlowful
regrets to thousands of Christian
households north and south. She
was an ardent churchw0man as her
husband was an ardent churchman's;
and, divided as both were from their
church during the war, the fire-line did
not separate them from its love. 1t
can be said to the honor of that church
that it held itself intact during the
progress of civil feud, standing to-day
an honorable mark for the imitation of
christians everywhere. Idrs. Polk left
behind her large progeny of children
and grandchildren, who are scattered
over different parts of the south. She
was herself North Carolinian, and
bad reached an advanced age Louis
vile Courier-J Journal.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-05-08
THE VOICES.
ny !, q. WHITTIER.

"Why urge the long, unequal nghi,
since truth has fallen IN the street,
Or M anew tile irnmplcd Hight,
Qucnuhcd by the needless millions feet ?
"Glye DER the thanlllcss task, rorsakc
The fool that know not III from good
Eut, drink, enjoy thy own, nnd take
Thine ease among the multitude
"The world IL Gods, not thine; let Tim
Work out change, II change must be;
The hand that planted best can rim
Ana nurse the old uutrulliul tree"
$50 spalSc the temptor, when the light
Or sun and stars had left the sky,
listened, through the cloud and night,
And heard, inethought, n voice reply;
"Thy task may well seem overheard;
Who scatterest In II thanlltss SOL,
Thy life rs seed has no reward
Save that which duty gives to Toll.
"Not wholly Is my heart resigned
To heavens benign and just decree,
Which, linking thee with all thy kind,
Transmit their Joys and griets 10 thee.
"Break or that sacred chain, and turn
Back on thyself thy love and care:
BE thou thine own mean idol, buru
Faith, Hope, and Trust, thy children there
"The meal unshared IL food unblessrd
Thou hoardst in vain what live Shoul'
spend;
Self-ease Is pain; thy only rest
Is labor for n worthy end.
"a toll that gains with what It yields,
And soatters TO its own increase,
And hearts, while sewing outward fields,
The harvest song OF inward peace.
"What Is II that the crowd requlio
Thy love with hate, thy truth with lies?
And but 10 falth, and not TO sight,
The walls of freedoms temple rise?
"Yet do thy work; 1t shall succeed
In thine or In anothers day;
And, II denied the victor's need,
Thou shalt not lack the toiler's pay.
"Faith shares the futures promise; Loves
Sef-oiiering is II triumph won;
And each good thought or action moves
The dark world nearer to the sun.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-05-08
OUR FORT WORTH LETTER.
The Cattle Trail-Business Prospects
and General News.
FORT WORTH, April q

FORT WORTH, April 2S.
To the Editor of the Dallas Herald
We have nothing of startling
character to announce as having trans
pired since our last communication.
We have been blessed with copious
rain, which has materially advanced
our crop prospects, and has for while,
at least, driven from our minds the
fears of another drouth.
The great stream of cattle still flow
ing northward through our county re-
minds us that, in this respect, as well
as in many others, Texas has no equal.
The cattle productions of Texas for
the last nine years, have reached an
aggregate in dollars and cents COM
pretended by only the very few who
have closely observed ii. Not less
than six million head Of cattle have
been driven tut of rexas to northern
and eastern markets within the years
aforementioned, the gross sales of
which cannot be less than une hum
dred and twenty million of dollars oi
enough to have built and equipped
five thousand miles of railway.
The vastness of this trade can hardly
be taken in without an actual resort to
facts and figures.
To the stranger the "trail" at once
becomes an object of great interest
and is very sure to bring forth excla-
nations Of Intense astonishment.
Our merchants are now doing a good
business in supplying the wants of the
drovers, and this trade alone gives our
town an air of thrift and prosperity
a very decided improvement over two
weeks ago.
The Fort Worth cornet band sur
prised our citizens on Saturday last by
their appearance on the streets in a
new and neat uniform, discoursing
strains of sweet music, seated in a gOr-
geous band wagon recently purchased
for their use, and drawn by four pranc.
ing steeds, under the guidance Of the
redo1btable Shields, the prince O.
reins-men. The display was credita'
] bic one, both to the band and the city