The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-05
Denton locals,


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Denton has had breeze as was q
breeze In fact, If we wished to be
sensational, we might very properly
term 1t cyclone, for it reached about
sixty knots an hour and lasted about
twenty hours. The sky was generally
clear, and there was no perceiyable
electricity in the atmosphere. 1t scat
tered fences, shook houses, blew OIL the
fronts Of groceries, scared women and
kept men awake all night, and, in
short, did its best to attract attention
and acquire notoriety, and succeeded.
1t came from the northwest.
Small grain In the county is promis-
ing well, though there Is some COM
plant of rust in wheat already. Corn
has not seen tit to trust itself above
ground yet, and planters are getting
distrustful OF 1t.
Fruit has generally yielded to the
wooiBgs OF late northers, and garden
struck" is scarce. We read of roast
ing ears and ripe watermelons In other
counties, but we are like the King of
Siam when told by the Dutch ambas-
sador that there was such thing as
water getting hard from the effect of
cold-We are somewhat incredulous,
and class these things with the Cardiff
Giant and the Illinois FISH tale. As for
the fall of flesh we believe that for we
have had several falls Of the sort here
IN the last six months. But, sad to
say, it was not OF beef. The last fall
we had was out of grocery door.
Nobody but candidate in the late
canvass Is competent to testify as to
the accession OF population which this
county has received within the last
twelve month. These self-sacrificiDg
individuals (the candidates. had occa'
sion to sound the citizenship OF the
whole county, and they did 1t well.
But one great stumbling block to the
candidates was the newcomers, who
could not vote. 1t was really hsrrass..
ing to waste so much valuable gas aud
fall 10 srdently in love with "a dear
people" and to be told just at the oli'
max of the argument that he hadn't
been here long enough to vote. About
every sixth man in the country was
found, on a fair test, to have this draw
hack to his usefulness as "felloW-
citizen" at the election,
Our burnt district is fast rebuilding
and with far better style OF houses.
In fact, but for the summary disposal,
of our county records, the fire would
have been doubtless blessing In dis
guise to our city. The Baptist are
eraot;no a obnrch which, it Is promis-
ed, will be both oommodious and orha-
mental. In truth Denton ia still Kick
ino.U and when the Dallas and Wlchi-
Ia IL completed we will probably have
Mardi Gras, and reckon Decatur ana
Jacksboro among our suburban i'm
provements.-Selah!
Flowers are as plentiful on the prai'
ries as thieves in Washington, Out
their bills are not as long nor Walk as
crooked.
A couple of adolescents have been
on trial before the Mayor for indulg
ing in the delicate pastime ofrockine
q church during a concert anu tau
lesux. One of them has been fouh.
not guilty aud the jury hanged ttsei
In the tangies OF testimony In the oth
er case. The trial is yet pending. II
was testified before the court that the!
precede their performances with IN
phrase Of somewhat cryptic slsnin
canoe, "hldovous caverone." rhe.cour
wants an expert either In Greaser o
Digger Indian to translate 1t.
PETER GIFT.