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Rough on ma. Ilurts.

"Lcnd me your umbrella minute,
cir; there's poor old lady around
the corner wants TO go across the
street" and the man rushed Off with
Mr., Burt's umbrella and left him
standing under an awning with the
water trickling down Off the end of
his nose. Mr.. Burt didn't care for
awhile. lie muttcrcd, "Poor wo-
man, poor woman" and thought of
the treasures he was laying up in
heaven, but after half an hour had
passed he buttoncd his coat up and
stepped around the corr er to see il
the old lady hadn't got across yet.
lilo didn't soc any old lady, and
couldn't find any one who remem-
bcrcd seeing her, and the policeman
said he must be drunk, so Mr.. Burt
wandered up the avenue, looking
under every umbrella to see whether
it had his name on it, and swearing
enough little oaths to overbalance
all the treasures he ever laid up in
Heaven or any where clsc.-- Ma
tlonal Republican.
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MEDICAL.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS WATER.

THIS water, NJ AIMED for iia medical ylr-
tueH, has, by the lnbOred efforts OF Dr. a, n,
Coleman, beon placed NJ tho command OF nil
who may require iia curative properties. II
wlA let for Texan, nnil llOrdun, To con.
denao two gallons Of milk ~ tho compass Oi
one pint, ana yet retain all iu pure and
nutratiyo properties M ngnln has n Texan
reduced two gallonA OF White sulphur
Springs wnter 10 sixteen ounces, without tho
allghtcAt loss OF ita medical vlrtuoa.
Thoro aro thousands OF persons suffering
from the following discusses, Dizziness, do.
preston OF spirits, irrltnbllity oi temper,
vertigo, headache, palpitation OF the heart,
gastric arrangement, disorders OF the liver
and Kidneys bleeding from tho roctum,
piles, dyamonorrhon, ainenorrhoa, monorr-
hngla, luoorrhoa, foul breath, npoploxy, Cpl.
lepsy, paralysis, hysteria, melancholy and
insanity, and many other Diseases, traceable
20 habitualIy sluggish bowels, and yet ro-
main Ignorant OF the cause, and have sough hi
In vain for relief. Not uniroquontly The
COM laints which originate In constipation
take an independent existenoe, and con t!nuo
though the cause may cease From oil these
considerations II follows that tho disorder In
question, whether original or Induced, 70.
qulres close attention, and should DO made
an object Of treatment Whenever II occurs,
ono bottle OF Dr. q. y. Colomnn's White
sulphur Springs Water IL warranted 70 cure
any case OF habitual constipation, II taken
according 10 directions found upon the bot
tie. Its action IN cct0 tuto q tuculde.
10 BIO had NJ any OF the drug stores OF the
city. Price one dollar, 2odiy20wly
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monors 10 Mrs. s,oncwoII IncI,son.

From the Charlotte IN, o. Olsorycrl
The handsOmcst thing Of the
centennial occasion was the honor
paid Mrs, SlonowaII Jackson by the
lalcgh light artillery company
and tho Raleigh light infantry, and
BY the steam fire company Of Now.
bern, aud tho cilizons' band OF tho
Of same place, The Raleigh com.
pauics both called at the residence
OF Colonel John Il, Brown, on North
Trade street, whore Mrs, Jackson
lycs, and gave three cheers for her,
In response TO these Miss Julia, the
only daughter Of tho immortal
SlonowaIl, came out and csontcd
both companies with II bouquet,
arlor which, upon returning to
camp, each of the companies fired n
salute in honor NJ the widow Of the
widow Of the Christian hero. Tho
Newborn band and fire company
called also, and gave three cheers
for Mrs. Jackson, They, too, were
presented with flowers by Miss
Julia, after which The Grcmcn were
received by and shook hands with
Mrs, Jackson, They spent n few
moments in the parlor, looking at II
largo portrait Of the general, then
silently departed, many Of them
wiping away the fast falling tears.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
OFFICE OF TIE DALLAS HERALD
June s, 1875.
GENERAL, MARKET.

1t is understood that these prices are for
round lots; for smaller quantities higher
rates have to be paid.
BALING SrUFF-B agglng, domestic, lie;
India lie; ties, Beard, SIC; arrow, DC.
BACON-Stocks light, but ample Tor inc
demand. Clear sides, he; breakfast bacon,
l5c; no shoulders or clear ribs scarcely III
BRAN-Sl 10 "a 81 25 " 100 ID.
,oCANDLES-Supply large Full Weight'
60 GlS65FFIE;E-Falr, 2sc; prime, Ole; strictly .
prime, 2lc Stocks light, but ample lor pres
UORN~Coming in freely from the sur
rounding country. In the ear Wc@9oc
shelled Il 0j@Sl 10 n bushel.
CORN MEAL-City mills only In Market
Selling at 81 05@l rs u bushel.
FLOUR-Stoclss large, and equally divided
between western and Texas production
lAMS-Uncanvass;cd sugar cured !rL ioe; can
Vassed sugar cured, tic u ID. Inc sup
ply Is falling off temporarily. 49,.
HAY-Country baled, new, SS@sb per ION.
No western In the market, as tne
supply of the former is sufficient ana OF gooo
lIlDES-Dry flint, 2Olb weight and upwards,
lIjI4c. Dry hint, under ooh, PFC; wet, saltcd,
&c; dry, sailed, lie; green, &c.
ooWOOL-W hite, free from purrs, 2Sc; biacN'
LATHS,SI so. The demand for them is
principally for city trade, though quite
large business is done in shipping to The III
terror.
LARD-Market well supplied. Tierccs,
LIME AND CEMENT-Dnlas lime Is sell
Ing at Csc per bushel northern, Is w per
barrel: Cement, a 20 per barrel, ,r, l.,
SASH, DOORS AND BblNDS-inere ~
quite large business done In these articles, us
the interior merchants buy here what irreg-
lar sizes they may need, but cannotnnoru 10
Keep In stock. Prices re nominal: o., n
HlNGLES-Cypress, first quality, "a ..
per 1000; second quality, 50 80; white pine ne
IN shingles there are immense stocks ON
Aand, large lots having been receiver IRON
southeast Texas, when they say must Ut
sold"
SALT--The market has been quite over
stocked, but has been much reduced by
large sales, and prices, 1t is Thought, VIII I'M
prove. Selling at 81 10 per sack for coarse
and " 40 for fine.
SOAP Dallas Manufacturing Co. GAc pei
10; olive SC. That of home manufacture u
giving good satisfaction and being home
enterprise deserves enlarged patronage.
SrARCH-71sc v h for corn, ana ample
SUGAR-Stock large. Fair, SIC, prime, &c
strictly prime, 915e; choice, lOAci Y. u, libe
a, l2c;cofiee A, l2hc:powderedllS 1lc; crushed
1R0N-Bar, &c y ID; round, square and
band, 6@7Sc; horse shoe, nc; nail rod &c
HORSE SHOES-Burdans, S@S,1c VI ID, ac'
cording to class.
NAIHS-S 90 u Reg for "rates' Q0d, 2Od and
higher); smaller sizes, each 25c y keg hlsn
er: casing 81 90 y keg higher; horse shoe' "a
LUMBER-White pine, ceilir as linen, Ms,
quality, SO % per 100 feet second qualify
70; weatherboards, first quality, " %
second quality, 50 Is. Texas pine, rongn
ZOO; ceiling, 81 5O@s IS; flooring, 81 5og2 90
are very large and well assorted, in fact the
pest In the Interior OF the state.
NoLAssEs-Fair coo; prime, 66c; choice
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THE WEEKLY HERALD

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ishnd every saturday mOrning kuhsdrip-
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hTa loss period thnn six month";
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MEDICAL
DR.. L. M'LANE'S
Celebrated American
Worm Specific.
V L X M | FUGE.
SYMPTOMS OR WORMS

o'MrIOMS OF WORMS.
THE counienanee Is pale and
Il leaden-colored. with occasional
hushe', or a cireumseribed spot on
one or both eheeksI the eyes become
dull ! the pupils dilate an azure
semlelrele runs along the lower eye.
lldi the nose Is lrriaied, swells, and
sometimes bleedsi a swelling Of the
upper lips occasional headache, with
hummlng or throbbng of the can +,
an unusual secretion OF saliwi Shiny
or inrred tongue breath very foul,
particularly In the morning, appetite
variable, sometimes yoncious, witha
Gnawlng sensation Of the stomach, at
Others entirely gone lleetlng pains
In The stomach, occasional nausea
Gad yomlIingi violent pain, through.
on! the abdomenj bowels irregular,
at times coi,ive, stools Shiny, not
unirequcnIly tlnged with blood belly
swollen and hard urine turbid, re.
splration occasionally difficult, and
accompanied by hiceough; cough
sometimes dry and convulsiye; IN.
easy and disturbed sleep, with grind,
ing of the teeth temper variable,
but generally irritable, etc. O
Whenever the above symptoms
gre found to exist, a
DN, c. M'LANE'S VRRMIFUGR
Will certainly effect a cure.
The universal success which hw
attended the administration of mi,
preparation has been such as to war.
rant US in pledging ourselves to the
public to
SRETURN THE MONEY
in every instance where il should
prove Intellectual: "providine the
symptoms attending the sickness of
the child or adult should warrant the
supposition of worms being the
cause" In all cases the Medicine
to be given IN STRICT AccoRpAscs
WITH THE DIRECTIONS.
We pledge ourselves to the public.
that
DR.. c. M'Lane's Vermlfuge
DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
in any form; and that it is an limo.
centpreparation, net capable @Going
me slightest injury 10 NE NEST iea2fy
infant. Address all orders to
FLEMING BROS, PITTSBURGH, PA.
,, s.. Dealers and Physicians ordering from
others than Fleming Bros, will do well to write
ther orders distinctly. and take none 6nt Dr., q
MLaTe'5, PrepareiIy Flrpiij,e Bros. ,Pit,iSa,rh.
a. 10 those wishing to give them trial. we Wll
forward per mail. post paid, 10 anv part Of ,hs
United States. one box Of Pins for Twelve three.
cent postage stamps, or one vial of yermiG,oe "a,
fourteen three-cent stamps All order, from TanaJ,
must be accompanied by twenty cents err,
y fs- For sale by Druggists and Country s,oro
Keepers generally ""''
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SOCIETIES


| An Nasonto ,o,,i.'
over a. NJ WHIT, ' s,n ,pe'' W "io NAN street.
DALLAS coMMASnElw No. d. Ko,sD,,
dpsinHnl,a,I WIZ net ~ no Asylum IN ne CITY
Haturiny ii, e,"l, ~" MN, "'H1ly hlIhf Tie laHl
WV" TuNNK Auar,N a. ,
DALLAS rriiI rrsit 'YNl NJ ~ vo
A MnsonH' meets ~ lho Chapter llooms IN lhe
month, WV ''''"' w won
n u, COOMnh9S, M, ~, u.p.
| InAEPn l., FlRnEH, n, pretnTV,
TANNElllLL Lodge, Ma. az, A, &A,M.
meets on the second aud last Saturday even
u, q, BOWER, W. NJ,
| w, u, CORNISH, Secretary,
DALLAS lOlGE, No ilg y. 4 A, NJ.
lngs of every monih NJ Nh" ~ nntn'',H 1EVh'
| WKeaIA store, on MINI street, "'' "''' W "'
A.w. NowLlN. so m,E y, SoNNoH' "'N'
"''' '''''''"'''
odd Fellows.
Eureka Lodge. A. H. f. n "A A. mazda
RiGnnrdson, Dallas oounty. "vorv W Win u.
WY '''"'"s' W "''''paTs' GEgW,WHNNiK N u
j, \. FLOYD. Secretary,
RlDaEI,EY ENCAMpNDNT Ma "a "A
q. n, meets on tho iirt md thiri hriInv
nights In each month, nj ti" obi f"iIows
lInIi, If a. IoIiWY ~ ~"
MolaE KAHN, Scribe.
on every Wn'ln"sdav ni,bt a. a. t ~, lhg g
lows HILL IA a i,iI,ri Nh n ~
GuA AAnoNsoN. Aocreinrv ''''"' "' We
TuINt,rv ,n,,nn
o,,i. niN ~ hopuM NO l. d, u, r. meets
uNe'S MoHuhy hlBhlhl oLh FOLLOWS nall,
Vii MVCoNNhLl' Secretary.
knights or pythios
'" '''
COEUR DE LION LODGE No, \, meets
every Thursday evening Il, Wnu' il, o.
n. NJ, Miers q. o.; IL. i. Aunspnugh, V, OK
Master ntI Arms, j, a. LeIph' Ii. Of ~, PM
Fuist, NJ. of H.; Edward j, AmitlI, X. H.
and T.; A, Il. lett, l. a.. Il. a. Sprniiov
D. "a. 80 '''"'''
tjood TeUnpInrs,
THOMAS CHAPEL LODGE, !. o.. q. r.,
Chnpel church, '
SION n. RECORD. W. q. ~.
i, W, RECORD W. SECRETARY.
DALLAS LODGE No, iiS. /. d. a. ~. meets
every Friday might, nj their loIpe room nm
Mini street, between Austin md Lamar v"
''' " ~ -" Az a, Inn..
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lhej all Louisiana product silver drlns y5c
Az Grades ia hall barrels 10 per hallprl
hlkngli hninelenl on hand inr lafgr sales.
pAIh-tpunlTy raised, supply n,iite I'm.
selling AZ u 0i600 u huslfl '"'' "''
ON luAs-si ~ per birlol. win, suai,ion,
Tor present nenesslips, hui shlpinuni NJ
slonRs are delayed, '"''''''f '"
FLAhptlt Ann HAlR-Only a modernte
sNpplf kepl on hand selling at NJ DO pur
lnIAIOfS- limsl 4.
hllhlik-ileaYy, D. los an.
WlihAT-sl Oigfl 10,
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ANN0UN DEMENT'S.
For the constitutional Convention
col, JOIiyC. Mccoy,

~ DALLAS county, ~ q candidate lurdolegnle
70 the oonslllntlpnn ,uronyenllop rom HE
nnl counties Election lirst Monday la Au-
gust ncNl
We aru authorized 10 announce JOHN
ULNNi HHONN ~ n candidate lOr
ihr Constitutional Convention FROM the
twentieth Senatorial District, composed Ut
llr counties Of ELLIS, Irrdnt uud Dnllns,
Three delegates a. be- elected FROM tic dis.
nlrL Election nHl Monday IN August,
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by Louisa NJ. Alcott, author of Little wo-
men," etc.
The peculiar features ofSt. Nicholas, which
have conduced SO largely TO Its popularity
will be kept up with spirit:
and Latin for translation, will appear coca.
sionally, while Jack-in-the-Pulpit, the Let
ter Box, and the Riddle Box, win continue
TO be full OF interest, and the department fol
very Young readers will be enlarged.
Bayard Taylor and other distinguished
travellers viii give stories Of foreign coun'
M. Rideing will continue his series Of de
lighful and Instructive papers on practical
subjects. ~, .,
department OF home entertainments, tab
leaux vivants, etc. ,,,.,
large corps OF contributors, will give young
people OF all ages, poems, Jingles, stories
sketches, and papers on history, biography,
travel, adventure, natural history, outdoor
and indoor sports, boys and girls handi-
craft KinderTarten games, literature, pop
Mar science, with hearty sprinkling OF FUN
throuffhout the volume.
Price, IS 90 year, but up 10 January Isl
we will send the twelve numbers Tor the year
inst closed Vol. ~, for only " ~. Inc same,
Elegantly bound In red and gold Will De sent,
cn nns Years S subscription and twelve back
numbers: IS 90. One years subscription and
volume one, bound as above, sent, charges
All All hostages will be prepaid BY us-
sCRIBNEH q co.,
No. el5 Drssavsy, New York.
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SHINGLES! SHINGLES!! SHINGLES!!!

Best heart cypress shingles, sawed from
split blocks; thickness, inch at butt I;
length, Is inches. Price-cash, "a per thOus-
and by car load, delivered OF railroad depot.
Address STONER 4 ROGERS,
SOdlm Shreveport, Louisiana.
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Condensed Through Time Gard
TO points North and East via tho
Houston and Texas Central ny
AND CONNECTIONS.

Train leaving Galveston ats;00 y, n. and
Houston NJ 900 y. N, and HOO A. w., daily, mr.
riyon aA fpllOwui Ivy y 7-'--'-'
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Young Mems Christian Association

l.. c. Reed, president; l.. NJ. Martin, vice
president; MilGsk Thorburn, recording secre-
tnry; W. Vaughan, corresponding secretary;
A. j. Johnson, treasurer; p. ii. Clark, libra
rian. Executive committee--Nl a. W.
Nowlln, VIM. Blair and Henry g. Smith.
Finance cOmmittecMessrs. Knew, Russell
and ThOruburn.
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St. Nicholas for 1874
A BOOK FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.

Ofthis book Charles Dudley Warner writes:
ain the bound volume of st. Nicholas, with
Its glOay Of red and gold, we have perma-
nent addition to the literature OF the young.
tistic talent cooperated in the service OF chill
dren. 1t is q continual educator of their
taste and of their honor and courage. L do
not see how 1t can be made any better, and II
the children don't like 1t think 1t Is time to
begin to change the kind Of children in this
country"
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L0NeRGAN & MURRAY
OF LOUISIANA, MO-.

VI I'VNTNINNhI NVu
HeY leave 10 Inform the rlllznnR ~ Dallal
hnu lho surrounding country that ihey lnV,
lullovoI lhelf extensive works Ia illa plnee,
mid'nrc prepared 10 mnnuinOiuro all kinds
or Hienn Engines nnd MIN Machinery, unst.
ingN ni all description done on short notice.
We nave on hnnd several engines OF our avn
make nlHo House Fronts, window Onlh,
Nills, fGnolng, Balcony Railing, Fire Fronts,
Crate lidfH, uic. Wa have the mnlliti,s Tor
quickly turning out hnt,clnM wnrk we'll
mihplod "a tho wants Of this county, aud
nlso FOR repairing almr NJ the Hhnriui notice,
lONhRdAN n MURRAY,
SldGnl -NwUm
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LISBON GRANGE No. 3, meets on Satur-
day before the second Sunday ia each Month
ut nine O'Clock A. NJ.
JAMES 7. GOODNIGHT, Master.
Il. A. MCADAMs, Secretary.
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Stevens, master; +. q Swor, overseer; w.
H. Harris, secretary; W. Il. Thurmond,
treasurer W. Z. Cochran, gate keeper; james
4, Goodnight, Lisbon or Dallas postoillcc,
purchasing agent.
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THE YOUNG SURVEYOR"
EIGHT COUSINS"

by ]. T. Towbridge, author of the Jack Ha
ard stories, etc.
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st. Nicholas for 1875.

The prospectus of the second volume show
that there Is TO be no falling of, but an In
crease in Its literary and pictorial attrac
lions. Among other attractive features ar
two splendid serial stories
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-06-05

Is CONNECTION with the subject Of the now
vacant post Of Hawaiian Charge d'Afaires in the
United States, we have heard Chief Justice Allen
mentioned as the probable appointee. There are
several plausible reasons for anticipating that His
Honor may be offered this honorable and impOr-
tant position. Rumors have been current in the
community for some time past, that the Chief
Justice intended, under certain contingencies. to
resign his present position as head Of the Judi
ciary, which he has 80 ably filled for a period Of
over twenty years, and in which he has grown old.
And though his physical and mental faculties
are yet vigorous, still the fact that he has reached
and long since passed three score years and ten
the period when the average man requires rest
Of both body and mind-has doubtless had a ten
dency TO strengthen those rumOrs. 1t may safely
be assumed that n permanent residence in the
United States, the home Of bis early manhood,
If coupled with an official position under this
government to which a fair compensation were
attached, would be far from distasteful to Judge
Allen, if we may be allowed to draw an infer
ence from his frequent and prolonged visits to
that country during the past years. We GER
tainly can think Of no one more competent
to undertake the discharge Of several important
duties which should presently devolve upon a
Hawaiian Charge d'Afaires in the United States
which are, first-tO personally assist in promoting
in the next session of Congress the necessary leg
i~slation for carrying out the treaty Of reciprocity
passed by the Senate; and second-to assist
Hawaiian exhibitors at the Centennial Exposition
next year. Here, assuredly, there will be oppor-
tunity to do the state some service. And there
after, the Office in question, or perhaps that of a
Minister Resident of Hawaii in the United
States, will continue to be important and neces-
sary in view of our increasing intimate relations
with that country.
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IRRIGATION.

In our issue Of last week We referred briefly to
irrigation Of waste lands, rs q species Of public
Improvement which should be Ut dertaken by the
Government. But while all will readily admit
that works of this nature on a large scale would
be highly desirable, that they would double the
area Of productive lands in the islands and greatly
enhance our taxable resources, yet the objection
will doubtless be raised in some quarters-as it is
in respect to many other projects Of public i'm
provement, when it is suggested that they be
undertaken by Goyernment-that when these are
needed, private enterprise will be found ready to
do oil that is required, better than it can be done
by Government, and that as a rule, this course is
preferable to Official intermeddling with such
enterprises. We grant the correctness Of this
position in countries like the United States, where
Government is always behind the people in enter
prise and cooperative ability. There, for several
reasons which are obvious enough, public I'M
provements undertaken by Government are often
VIGOROUSLY mere Jobs for beneftting contractors
out Of the public purse. Here however the con-
ditions are all different. Neither the capital for
speculation, the public spirit and enterprise, nor
the energy, exist among ne to undertake works Of
the nature indicated. Consequently, if Govern
ment refuses to move in the matter, il is quite
clear that nobody else will move, and that nothing
whatever will be done. The Government, with
u, in all matters Of public utility that are to
benefit the country at large-the building Of
steamers, among other things-must take the
initiative, If not the entire control and manage
ment. And in the project which we propose
here 10 advOcate-the construction Of extensive
irrigation works-nO corporation or association
OF capitalists or agrieulturists would possess the
same advantages as the Government. in all par
ticulars essential 10 success. In the hands Of
Government moreover, the danger Of a tyranizing
monopoly would be out Of the question. But in
a country like California, private enterprise
always comes to the fore in cases Of public neces-
sity, or even Of eIpediency. Several years since
q few farmers near Visalia, in the san Joaquin
valley, perceivIng the necessity Of irrigation for
their lands formed an association among them
selves, and in SIX weeks they had built and in
operation a . Peoples Ditch, - eight miles long,
twcnty-four feet wide and three feet deep, that in
the driest season irrigates sixteen thousand acres
Of land. The entire cost, besides the labor be-
slowed on it by the farmers themselves, was six