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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-04-17
A Wife's Qualification

On the 9th of last month John
Aboons published in the San Jose
(Cal.) Patriot a card to tho effect
that Mary E. Aboons, his wife, had
left his bed and board without any
just cause or provocation, aud that
he consequently declined to pay any
debts of her contracting. In reply
to this Mrs. Aboons published card
in the same paper stating that she
lived with the said John for ten
years, or 1850 days; that she had
cooked him 10000 meals, made
1000 milking of cows, spent be-
tween 10000 and $4,000 hours over
a hot stove, borne him six children,
and has loaded hay, sewed sacks and
cleaned stables. In payment she
has had board, lodging and clothes,
and not many of them. No man,
she maintains, would have done as
much for the samo consideration.
We have no hesitation in agreeing
with Mrs. Aboons, especially on
that point in which maternity is
concerned. Mary has now left
John. "My reasons" she says, "aro
my own" We are disposed to SYM
pathize with Mary. A woman who
did so much ought to have been
allowed a little pin money.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-04-17
AGRICULTURAL.
small Fruit. on the Farm.

To advise farmer to grow smal
fruits for market, and at the same
time carry on his farming opera
tons, is something wo will not do
But there aro hundreds and thou,
sands of farmers who have n natural
taste for fruit growing, and to whom
farming has become drudgery-
especially that class who are not
strong, to whom II change is desir.
able and necessary.
To these we would say, If you are
living within three or four miles of
a good home market, and cities not
far away by railroad or steamboat,
change to fruit-growing will be
both profitable and pleasant. The
first thing to do is to rent out most
of your land, reserving your home,
and from ton to twenty acres of
land for your fruit-growing opera
tions, and if you have a love for
the business and 60 at it systemat-
ically and energetically, you will
make more money from ten acres of
land, than you have ever made from
your farm, and that, too, with less
real hard work.
Plant only of leading, well.tried
sorts, that are hardy and productive,
give them good cultivation and
plenty Of mulch, and you will reap
a large reward, and, too, this kind
Of work makes less hard work for
the women folks, and, besides, sup.
plies the table with fruit daily |
throughout the year.
There are farmers who have no
liking for fruit-growing; but, as q
rule, these have sons or son who .
have, and who do not like farming.
These are very anxious to keep
their sons on farm, away from the
city. To such we say, let your son
have the use of u few acres to grow
small fruits, and the longer he is
engaged in it the more will like it,
and consequently his attachment for
home strengthened, and, too, by this
The table is supplied with luxuries
you would not dispense with after
'ne seasons experience. There are
20 many inland towns and cities not
supplied with fruit and vegetables
hat we advise the readers of this
paper to take advantage of such
,penings.- Small Fruit Recorder.
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Jefferson Leader, Sth "Mr JOIN
q. Boyle, formerly OF this city, aud ~
some time district attorney Of Thu
Judicial district, was lately married II
the city OF Houston, to Miss Maggi,
Mitchell, daughter OF DIR. Thomu,
Mitchell, Of Harris county, Texas"
The San Antonio papers are max,
ing vigorous efforts 10 secure the loca
ton OF one of the new penitent iaries
In that town. by all means let II be
done. II will save the state consider
able In the way of transportation of i'll
mates and mileage Of officers and
guards.
The Houston Telegraph says that
iron for the narrow guage road running
northwest from that city has been pur-
chased in st. Louis, and will com mence
arriving the coming week. IL Is said
that ten miles Of the road will be COM
pleted before the meeting Of the state
fair.
-Denison News: "Wereceiveda call
Wednesday evening from Mr.. Georges.
Rowley, sargent signal service, United
States army, who furnished us the fol-
lowing interesting information: The
rate established on this line is twenty
five cents per message of twenty-five
words, or less, including address and
signature. All words over at the uni
form rate of one cent per word. The
wires are up and in working order
nearly to Decatur and an Office is to be
opened there soon.n
San Antonio Express: "rhe veter-
ans of the Mexican war lying in this
section will camp near the Vance house
on their way to Austin, where there will
be II grand reunion. The anniversary
of the battle of Palo Alto is to be cele-
brated. They VIII be entertained as
the guests of the city for three days,
the hotels will be free and the railroad
half price.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-04-17
"COntempt of Court"

Judson r. Mills, of South Caro-
lima, was judge Of a distict court in
northern Texas. He was fond Of u
joke, but was very decided in the
discharge Of his duty. Thomas
Fannin Smith was q practicing law
yer at the bar, and having shame
fully misstated the law in his ad-
dress to the jury, turned to the court
and asked the Judge to charge the
jury accordingly. The judge was
indignant, and replied:
"Does the counsel take the court,
to be- II FOOL p
Smith was not abashed by this
reproof, but instantly responded:
81 trust your honor will not insist
upon an answer to that question, "a
| might, in answering it truly, be
considered guilty of contempt of
court"
"Fine the counsel SO, Mr..
Clarke" said the judge.
Smith Immediately paid the
money, ana remarked, III was SlO
more than the court could show"
"Fine the counsel $780," said the
judge.
The fine was entered by the clerk,
and Smith, not being able to respond
in that sum, sat down.
The next morning, on the open
ing of court, Smith rose, and, with
much Difference Of manner, began
"May it please your honor, the
clerk took that little joke of yours
yesterday about the $50 as serious,
as perceive from the reading from
the minutes. Will your honor be
pleased to inform him of his error,
and have it erased 7"
The coolness of the request, and
the implied apology, pleased the
Judge, and he remitted the fine.
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? The state Medical Association.
SECOND DAY.

SECOND DAY.
AUSTIN, April !, 1875.
Tho association met at half-past nine
,,,;s ,,or,,;ng
Tha committee on credentials report.
od f,vorahiv ON the following gentle
aan Co.. narnanant membershin. M
w Mnndr Lamar county. n. A. Int
wi ',ii"n oJ,, T,a,ta oo,ntv, Il TT r. Rihh
Tna,';s oount,. n III Rose William,
Ia,' ,S 'n,,,. n Nick Ieson UamiI.
,on ,on ooumty, o n # Eads Harrison conn
~. n Morris Rrazoria county.
~, ~, ora varo M con, nnnications To re-.
nrt
p The renort of the committee on by-
Laws WAS adonted.
Tha saoretarv was allowed two hum
arad a,'Iiars for his services
Ranorts were received from commit
,o' IA octed on emong them one bv
NJ ~ n W,oten m Surgery. His
article embraced inflammation. its
h;story and treatment. wounds. with
rasara1oa to their mode of infiiction.
tbair dif,srent modes of treatment:
d;saasos Of the ,oints. club- foot. stric.
,n.o 81 nra,hro. annerism SURGERY of
III ~ root',n, tors;on the hIoodiess on.
sretion anesthetics. aspiration. lar
enan.nonv. = iitbotomv. ovariotomy
yastrotomv. The paper presented the
mi yisws of the nrofession In this
comntrv and in Eur6pe. Report adop-
,oS an5 orJored refarred tn the nnh-
iisb;ng committee.
Dr aedra nresented a naner ON tricb-
;rns;s as n occurred i'm the citv of Ans
49,, d,,r;northo yaar 1874 The ranort
nresants The fnil views of the profes-
sion, and ordered handed 10 tne pup
i'srs It'll s,oIinrina ,vas adon,ed.
PasoiyaJ That q committee of five
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-04-17

There were twenty-four female
members in attendance at the late
session Of the national grange.
The agriculturists of the country
are reported, by the journals which
represent their interests, as being
in an exceptionally strong condi-
ton.
The fine wool sheep, formerly SO
numerous in Vermont, and which
were q source of much wealth, have
almost disappeared from the state.
Corn is said to be so scarce in the
mountain regions of Kentucky that
the hogs are dying from starvation,
and yet there is abundance OF
whisky.
Now is the time to be looking
over the orchard for the eggs Of the
tent caterpillar, on the twigs. Pick
ing with the hand is the only rem
edy.
In using gas tar for painting wire
fences, etc., add a double handful Of
Stacked lime to every gallon Of gas
tar. This gives a fine gloss to the
paint, and adds to its durability.
We hope, in some future time, we
will have talent enough in the ma
tional grange SO that they can find
persons competent in their own
body for committee men, [Des
Moines Register.
Broom-corn was introduced into
our country by DIR. Franklin. While
examining a corn whisk (imported)
he accidentally found single seed,
which he planted in his garden, and
from which the corn was propagated.
A northwestern correspondent in
quires if chinch-bugs will injure
hungarian grass. The only time
the bugs ever visited our farm was
in 1868, when swept our fine field Of
hungarian grass clean, and injuring
but few other things on the farm.
They like it better than anything
else.-[Des MONIES Register.
We have it from a trustworthy
source that about fifty per cent Of
the nursery men Of Kansas, Nebras-
ka and Iowa, with nearly as large a
proportion of those of Missouri and
Minnesota, are either bankrupt or
so badly crippled that they will
abandon the business as soon as
possible. The interest seems TO be
depressed over nearly the entire
north.-T Prairie Farmer.
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FOURTH DAY.

AUSTIN, April 9.-Dr. Harrison's re-
port on the epidemics of Bryan, Cal
vert and Columbus, was called for, and
elected discussion upon the point
whether the disease was yellow fever
or not.
On motion of DIR. Burroughs, Miss
Nettie Power Houston was thanked
for her beautiful poem, entitled. "The
State Medical Association"
DIR. Taylor presented paper on Es-
marchs method of bloodless opera
tions, and DIR. Young one on indigen-
GUS medical resources of the state ; DIR.
Matchett one on spinal meningitis /;
all were referred. A paper was intro
duced favoring the amendment, by the
Legislature, of the tax law regarding
occupations. Bill to regulate the sale
of poisons, and the sale of medicines,
and paper on hydrophobia, malarial
hRmatuna, were considered.
Among the many resolutions which
were passed on during the last hours of
the session, the following are the more
important:
That committee be appointed on
the subject of quarantine, its past re-
suits, its present status and its future
promise.
That a committee of three be ap-
pointed, whose duty 1t shall be to re-
port at the next regular meeting OF
this body, the organization OF sections
of this ASSOCIATION as nearly after the
model of the American Medical asso-
citation as practicable.
That the president Of this association
appoint one member Of this association
in the cities of Galveston, Houston, In
dianola, Corpus Christi, Brownsville,
Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, Waco,
Brennan, Calvert Marshall, Jeffer-
son aud Tyler, who will Immediately
put himself in report with the mayor
and aldermen Of these cities, and that
he shall watch the introduction Of yell
low fever, or any other epidemics, and
report TO this association, through their
chairman, q complete history and OBJ
servstions upon these subjects,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-04-17
ELItTION OF RAILROAD DiHL'.
TORS AND OFFICIALS.

At the annual meeting of stOckhold-
ers, at the Office of the International
aud Great Northern railroad, held at
Houston on the 9TH, the following gem
tlemen were elected directors: Samuel
Sloan, Moses Taylor, j. 5. Barnes,
Thomas w. Pearsall, New York city;
w. J. IIutchins, II. 5. Hayes, III. NJ.
HoXie, ID. :. IL. Smith, Ira II. Evans,
Houston, Texas. The board of direc-
tors met in the afternoon and elected
the following officers: Samuel Sloan,
of New York, president; X. 5. Hayes,
of Houston, vice-president; ID. ii. 5.
Smith, of Houston, treasurer Jacob ).
Wctmore, of New York, assistant treas
urer; Ira II. Evans, Of Houston, secre-
turV.
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OF TIE noon STEP.

We were sitting on the door step
! remember IL so well;
She was huliin shadow hidden
save where the moonlight fell,
And the dear head resting,
with Its wavy, soft brown hair,
Made more than ever lovely
Tha face thought 80 fair.
| know we talked but little,
And at last, beneath the stone,
We neard the cricket chirping
SO clearly all alone.
Til my heart had mustered courage
TO tell her then and there,
How for her sweet sake truly
"Twould all things do and dare.
Then came the soft, shy answer.
AS her shining eyes dropped low;
"My heart Is niue no longer;
Twas yielded long ago!"
And even If she doomed me
To misery and pain,
The soft cheeks filled with dimples.
Gathering DER and DER again.
How well now remember
Tha turning fast away,
| would not heed the whisper
That softly bade me stay,
Till, at the low Pate turning,
Her flce once more to see,
saw the tear drops shining
In the eyes that follow me.
All! then, with heart fast beating,
To her side turned again.
"0h, tell me, Madge, my darling,
Has my love been all in vain?
You do not love another?
Your words were only play?
Look up and answer truly
Madge, must go away"
Again the dimples gathered,
Fen while the moons pure light
Betrayed the tears still shining,
Like dew drops soft and bright.
"My heart was mine no longer;
have given it, tits true;
Why could you not have waited?
Because-ah l mean'tyou"
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THETHRONE ATTILA.

Venice, lS74D
wrinkled lion of st. Mark.
Sailing through thine thousand isles
Some sunny summer yesterdays,
By unknown boats through un known bays
Whose sad, sweet beauty still beguies
My sombre, silent, hearse like bark
MY bark of crossed and shallow sail
And prov In steely coat OF mall
Below the TyrOl's beaks of snow
And grass grown causeways well below
Did touch Tel cello.
Once a-land,
took n sea-shell in my hand,
And blew like any trumpeter,
NV gOndOlier leaned on his oar,
Looked up amazed, but did not stir.
Back from n further island shore
Came rolling on in echoes clear
MY own wild note, but nothing more
Was heard or seen in all the land.
Yet here stood Venice once, and here
Attila came with sword and flame,
And set his throne of followed stone
In her high mart.
And 1t remains.
The crowded city, cruel King,
Has long since passed yet all alone
There sits that massive, empty throne.
turned me down the grassy ianes,
BY cattle paths grass-Erown and DIM,
And through the lone wood silent walked.
A bent, old beggar, white like one
For better fruitage blOOLing,
Came on. And as he came lie talked
Unto himself, Tor There we've none
In all that Isle to answer hin.
/ climbed and sat that throne of stone
Alas for prophecy! Alone,
In silent mOckery of this,
1t stands in wild s eet grasses set;
Aye. girdled deep in long strong grass
And Spanish clover, such as has
Usurped the Occident and grows
On Sacramento sundown hills,
With fragrance sweet and delicate
AS wOoing breath of woman is.
What prophecy was his He SAID
"NO grass shall grow where my steeus
tread ~
King! thy very throne to-day
Is hid and sunk in waving grass.
Sometimes the careless gypsies pass,
And wonder at this followed stone.
Bettmes some pilgrim steers this way,
And wearied sits him here alone,
And contemp plates the rise and fall
OF proud and puny man.
You hear
The sometimes song of gondlier
Afar and faint. Then fishermen
Sometimes draw boats upon this shore,
When sudden storms blow sharp, and then
Sometimes the Celt or turbaned TURK,
Half pirate, has some midnight work
To do herein, but that is all
A grass-grown throne and nothing more.
Some snails had climbed the throne and
writ
Their silver monograms on IL
In unknown tongue. sat thereon
And blew again my loud sea-shell
Blew loud, and strong, and long, and well |;
Then rested, waiting Tor reply.
Some cows that fed in lanes hard by
Looked up. A cow-herd came
From out the grass in hairy skin,
Half clad, nor yet half tame,
And wildly stared then turned and fed.
The gay old beggar barred his head,
MY only subject, brave and true,
Then spoke-and asked me for sou.
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/ That the officers aud members Ol
| the Texas Medical association be re-
questcd to lsc their influence IN the
cause Of state university, with Il
medical department, library, aud all
things necessary To constitute u grent
school of medicine.
That at the future meetings Of the
Texas Medical association, no report
Of standing committees or cOmmuni-
cations shall be read before the associ-
alton which exceeds twenty pages Of
letter paper.
That a committee of three members
be appointed by the chair, whose duty
II shall be to memorialiZe the legisla-
ture for law requiring the registration
of marriages, births and deaths
throughout the state. II shall also be
their duty to exhibit the different
forms Of other states, and from the
list to select the one of their choice.
That II subcommittee, composed OF
one from each city represented in this
association of over ten thousand in
habitants, be appointed. whose duty
IL shall be TO urge upon the municipal
authorities the necessity of establish
IhS Sity hoSpituioi "h" "'oo Pooi ho"'N"
in each county.
The essayist for the ensuing year is
DR.. Greenville Dowell, OF Galveston.
At the afternoon session, II resolu-
tion was passed that the committee on
the state board OF health submit to the
publishing company that circular adj
dress or anything they may deem
necessary to the advancement of the
association be printed.
Resolutions were passed IN regard to
dues, the use of funds, etc.
The following resolution was then
adopted, when the association adjourn
ed sine die:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
association that towns, cities and in
corporations should trely upon quar-
antine alone as II protective measure,
since in this day of active commercial
intercourse absolute quarantine is i'm
practicable. Therefore, we recommend
IA partial quarantine with strict hygien-
ic measures; especially, complete drain
age and removal of animal filth.
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a decade N Yonfl have pnaa0i
a.noo iho tloso ~ flio unfortunate
war and fof the Rfonior pact, iio
separation and distuoiion ~ hm.
ilios nnd lliinqi have snbsidod into
sOmo sort NJ Guiot npd reconciliation
natural Or unnatural nnd the
great nass ol Tho people ongaglng
IN the several departments Of bust.
ness have become 0biyious 10 tho
fact that sOmo human hearts God
knows how many-tlrOb and ache
and pray for u restoration OF those
privileges and pleasures that wore
lost in tho vortex Of the late doplor.
able civil strife. E
At some period of the war-dato
unknown lady left Texas to visit
her wounded husband, accompanied
by an infant daughter. The mother
was detained in Memphis by mill.
tary orders, and, before sho was
allowed to proceed, was taken sick
and died, leaving her little daughter
II pcnsoner upon tho uncertain
charities of the world. After vari-
GUS changes and vicissitudcs this
little girl found home with tho
writer, where for the past six years
she has lived quietly and happily,
but for the great sorrow which has
rested like ghostly incubus on her
young heart. She is now merging
into womanhood, and q childish
recollection of n home in Texas, of
n father, mother, brother and sister,
strengthened by natural intuition or
by constant thought, forces itself
upon her. In vain have examined
the newspapers for the past six
years, in the hope Of seeing some
advertisement or mention Of the cir
cumstances that have led to so long
and painful separation from her
friends and family. Inspired by
hope, too, of restoring her to her
family, | now make this summary
of her early rccolections:
The young girls recollection is
hat she lived in Texas. Her
ather was called James Boswell, her
mother was Margaret, her brother,
Albert, and her sister, Elizabeth.
At one time her mother was burn
ng corn-stalks, and the little girl
attempted to 90 to her, and, stumb-
ing near stalk pile, fell into the
ire and was burned, and TO this day
'ears slight scars on her lower
imbs. She had a cousin named
)rthea, an aunt called Orrie or Ann.
Ter grandmother was killed by
ightning. She was sitting in tho
oor wearing her spectacles when
truck. Sho believes her name to
ave been Lcthea Ann, but thinks
er mother called her Orrie. There
re other minor circumstances, but ,
hese are sufficient to lead to rccog-
ition, if not defective and delusive.
t is the earnest desire of the writer,
$ well as the heart-prayer of the
'st orphan, that every paper in the
tate of Texas, regardless of case or
will give place to this
+ u condensed form of the subject
latter herein contained. Anyone
fishing further information can ad-
ress me, at Eaton, Gibson county
via. Trenton), Tennessee.
c. W. TALIAFERRO.
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ANOTHER radical steal, approxima-
ting fifty thousand dollars, has come to
light in Louisiana. Certificates for the
mileage..and per diem Of the forty-nine
conservative representatives who re-
fused to occupy seats in the Kellogg
legislature, were illegally issued by the
ring and the money pocketed by the
managers.
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TuEpuzzLED DuTCisuAN.

I'm prOken-henrted Deuischer
Not viii die nit Crlci und shame;
iells you yOt der drOuble lsli,
doesn't know my nnmcl
You dinks dis ferry yunny, eh ?
Ven you der shtOry hear
You Nill not Wonder den 80 mOoch,
II vas 50 shtrnngc und queer.
Mein mOder had awe liddle twins,
hey vas mo und nIuln brOdcr;
We lOOkt 30 ferry moOCh alike
No one knew Won for iodcr.
Won of der poys vas "Yawcup,"
Und "Ilnns" der odcr's name;
Hut den IL made no Inference,
We pOth got called de same.
Vel, Won Of MS got tcad;
Snw, mynheor, dat Is 80;
Hut vedder Hans or NawCup
Mein mOdcr she toni know,
und so am In droubles,
CANT git droo mein he'd
Ncddrr I'm Hans vOt's litlng,
Or YGwcup vOt ish tead