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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-09
OUR LETTER-BOX.
A Voice from the West.


To the Editor Of the Herald;
The weather is extremely hot. and
we have hat no rain since July third
IL Is the most severe drought within
the recollection of the oldest citizens.
lhe forest Is shedding its foliage and
the grass and all vegetation is driving
up. But for this lovely river, the San
Marcos, which is fuller now than it
was last winter, this section would
soon become II desert. 1t is thirty
miles north and twenty miles south TO
running water. Many lam.Ips and
thousands OF cattle, horses and sheen
are supplied with water from the river
on each side for miles away.
The farming interests are above an
average, except that Of cotton, winch
has been cut very short by the severe
drought The yield Of wheat, ofwhirh
there was large increase in acreage
over previous years, Was about an
average OF eight or ten bushels.
Enough made for home consumption.
Large crops Of corn and oats have
been realized. Prices are: wheat,
from 8 to Zoe
The political ocean is smooth in this
section comparatively. The rpnomi
nation of Mr.. Schlpicher, AT san An.
tonic, "A few DAYS aga. for Compress
from the sixth district, il truly prnti.
fying To friends and meets with almost
universal appreciation. Air Echlr,rher
had no oppOsition.
The many friends in this portion NJ
the State of Governor Throekmorton
are reioiced to learn that he viii he re-.
turned TO Congress from the Third dis.
trict. While he goes specInlly in thr
interest of district. his friend. here
him ms an ahlr trnp and faith
fuI representative for fine entire State
And many ARE auxious for tine time to
come when they can support him for
They beliaye him npouIinr.
lv fitted for the Mace ,,WhvU rp-
a friend fine othrr dov
,TLror, marian RIM the Staie Tan
yeors 400 md mid no he went md thn
iov wDs nnIv ona.fomrth nf ono mar
can't and nav n 10 nna,hair ~ ana
n.r onnt and M n,nna,- Stats
p,' co." Nv H'i'S ',.I'o
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-09

Business has been unusually orlsk
for the past few days. County Court
il in session, and this brings quite a
mum Der to town. There are a good
many eases on the docket, and tne
business is being pushed through
Next Monday our District Court con
venes, under Judge Carol. lie mas
given universal satisfaction in the AL.
ministration of the affairs throus hout
the entire district, and is highly non
ored by the members Of tie bar.
Weatherford is looking forward 10
her fair, which commences in ort0
her next. Some of our to@nsmen WI
he among the exhibitors at the Daiia'
County Fair Association for North
western Texas. Among them IL Mr.
James II. Millikin, whose exhibit o
tinware will be hard to beat. ,
We learn that the store ana posi-
office at Centre Mills, in this county
near Granbury, was destroyed by nr'
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-09

TO the f. itor of The Herald
DEAN SlR-Thc netmious lies that are
being published by the Northern Eodi-
cal press are calculated to mislcad u
good many honest man. and require AT
the hands Of the poopIo of the South a
true statement Of the facts,
This is fight in which we cannot
treat with contempt the low, mean,
malicious. slandcrou. tmustS OF the
enemy. These letters are written in
such u mnttcr.ot-lact sort of way that if
they 90 unnoticed, the people of the
North, however wary are liable To bc
imposed upon Toy these eliminating
GulWcrs.
In their false penniugs they would
make our Northern brother believe that
the spirit of 1850 is still tostcrcd; that
in the State of Texas the white Radical
and the negro are denied the privilege
Of voting. that negroes are killed for
the least proyocation and that thepistol
in the hands Of the Democrats rules su-
mcme and undkputed throughout the
Lone Star State.
One of these yililicrs writing to pa.
per in Cincinnati, the same being copied
into the Cincinnati Commercial, at
tennis to taducc even our very minis
! try. In substance it says that the cltI-
Gems Of Texas hold themselves al oot
from the Northern people when they
come among thom. refusing to associate
with them. In connection with tins
they mention the name of several OF our
minister's, whose christian virtues and
sociability are mqucstIoncd 10y those OF
the North who reside with Us.
The people Of Texas are glad to nave
the honest Northcrncrcomc, and he Will
always be welcomed Those already
here know that full well, and 1t 10 their
duty, as it is that of every Democrat to
write home TO their papers and de,
no,moc these tulsohoods as they should
be- This is the only and best means OF
defending ourselves.
The Radicals are STOPPING to the low
est things possible to carry the coming
election, Let our Northern citizens
among us read the letter from Texas
in Unlpers last weeks illustrated week
w. and they will read a string of false
hoods that would make the Devil him
self jealous OF the one who penned them
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-09

on Monday The origin ofthe Ire Is
uHNh"wn to your correspondent at
present The building, together with
IT, contents, was entirely destroyed.
| me loss viii be between one thousand
ana two thousand dollars.
7 The Meth0dists are holding Il
cAhlpmtrtlug ~ the edge
OF town. II Is well attended, ami We
| mar there have been several CONVEX.
sluus.
Mr. Wallack, OF Fort Griffin, passed
through our city to-day, euruute home.
lie had been to Dallas and Galveston,
where he informs rs he purchased u
large stock OfROods.
Nj, Matthews, one Of the largest cat.
tie dealers in this State is in the city.
| This gentleman has some eight or ten
thousal d head of cattle under herd,
on his rancho IN Shackleford county.
lie has several valuable head OF in.
ported bluUded stock, which will Oe u
great benefit to the country, and "A
source OF revenue To himself
On Monday last number of COW.
ardly rutliaps went 10 the place Of
| Nous Bdplste, an luotitnSive and
hard working FrenChm4u, who keeps
"A wine garden near town, and commit
ted cowarllr assault upon him. They
commenced stroying his garden, aud
upon his demonstrating with them,
they set upon him, and beat him up
rather severely, though not danger
ously. y Mexican who was near 10y
went to his assistance, and he shared
n similar fate. The parties
ARE unknown to him 10y name, but can
he identified by Bapti-te. Mons. Bap-
tiste has been in the county but Il
short time, and is regarded as ID very
peaceable aud upright citizen, one who
makes his livelihood 10y selling the
fruit he raises and home made wine
and cider He has the sympathy OF
the community, and when these cow
ardly lack guards are caught, they
viii be severely dealt wflh 10y the law.
GAIElL.E.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-09

We tn" undersigned Druggists of Dallas
Texas, having been selling nr. Coleman 2
Concentrated white sulphur Sprt1gs Water
for the past year or more, and having ample
opportunity Of learning ui itsCilect upon ia,
parties to whom we have sold, 10 uuhesi ia
tngly pronounce II one Of the best rrmtdlr,
upon the market, Ana for the diapaspa
mentioned IN br Coleman circular, aud rs
peciHlly chronic constipation, sick and uvT
Vous hen aches, and rs " common purWtiyt
we have never sold any preparation lhu
gives such UNIVERSAL satisfaction.
knowing us pleasant and untHillng effects
together with It's perfect safety under all rlr
cumSinuccs, we most cheuihiy recommend
its use To the suttcring everywhere.
CONNOR n WALKER,
GAlLAWAN N GALE,
HO*kINS & HOWELL,
WILLIAMS ~ TOLLlNFR.
HONH a COFFIN.
DALLAS, Texas, july /, 1876.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-09

DALLAS, Texas, july /, 1876.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-09

We, the undersigned Gtiarnu Of Dallas
having used nr, Culrmans Concentrated
White sulphur Springs Water. for one al
more e the following diseases, Wa Chronic
Neuralgia or Nervous Debility, aud in every
instance have received speedy relief, and in
cases OF Chronic Constipation, II permanent
cure. Asa cOnmOn purgatve IN all dlsen-
ces. we have never used medicine So un-
falling In its effect and at the same time 50
pleasant in its action, being entirely free
from any nausea, gripping, or even unpleas
antnoss. We huJ by using II regularly that
we cnn reduce the dose gradually until one
halt ol The usual quantity Will ns eilcctiv,
ns the full dose.
knowing the merits OF this valuable pre-
puration, we can recommend Tin an uH
qualined inanuur, ~ the suffering every
where. W. a. NbBl NSbN,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-22

men are working hard to get things
into trim for the occasion, and talk of
their great work as worthy rival of
Philadelphia's great gift to the Centen-
marian Republic. It's lucky their
darned old buildings amt around here" "
said one of the workmen to the Telegram,
reporter as he stood looking into the
yawning cave Of the great mine; " I
guess it wouldn't leave much glass in
their window frames" "It," be it I'M
derstood, is the workman's pet name
for the mine, and he rarely calls it by
any other. But the utility of the pro-
posed explosion extends beyond the
addition it will make to our noisy ma
tional holiday, and when the stately
ships sail down the Sound and New
Workers passing through East River
look in vain for the seething eddies of
old He'll Gate, the toll of ten long years
will have it's own reward in the new
gateway to our matchless harbor,
which it has thrown open to the world.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-22
Sugar.

There has been glut in the market
for refined sugars and the twenty-seven
refineries Of New York city that during
the war turned sugar into gold, have
long suffered from decline Wheatly,
Williams & Co., in their statement to
creditors, say that in the year previous
to their failure, they did an enormous
business, but an actual loss of Is cents
on every 100 pounds of sugar turned
out. From various causes the rate of
production is now so much lessened
that the market is regarded as ap-
preaching a normal condition, and an
improved demand is anticipated. The
sugar importations of the United States,
which of late years include almost the
entire product of Cuba, were for the
year ending June 80, 1875, 1895, S21,-
454 pounds, valued at SCOOPS, $40.
Some of our importers are of the opin-
ion that further advance in raw SUI
gars may be necessary to enable plant
ers to meet the costs of extraordinary
local taxation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-22
A Wonderful Story of Twins.

The Blue Ridge North Carolina)
Blade says: The wife Of Mr.. Joseph
Whisenhunt, of Burk county, gave
birth to two twins the last night Of the
old year-one was born 10 minutes be-
fore II o'clock and the other 10minutes
after II. So one was born on Friday
and the other on Saturday, one in 1875
and the other in 1876. Their birthday
is not the same, yet they are twins.
We doubt if such a thing ever occurred
before in the history Of the world. An
other notable circumstance is that one
was boy and the other a girl; the boy
was born in the old year and the girl in
this-leap year. If the boy should
prove gifted writer and amuse the
reading world with story after the
style of Tristan Shandy," the open
ing chapter would be peculiarly inter
esting.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-22
The Craving for Notoriety in Washing
ton Life.

A Washington letter to the Norris
town Herald says: There is in the large
corps of female correspondents in this
city one who is at the head of her profess
sion in the word-painting of toilets and
physiques, and in the superlative fiat
terry of everybody and everything, not
emitting the eyes and mein, the hands
and feet of Senators. No writer is so
popular as she. The carriages of
statesmen whose names are familiar in
all parts of the country are before her
door, and her table is covered with the
cards of distinguished personages and
those of their wives who have tasted
her dainty praise, while her portfolio
contains fulsome notes from others who
have been Initiated by her rare confec-
tons, and have replied in kind. While
she was reading one Of these epistles,
the authorship of which might have
been known even without the signature
of the Senator, from the forid rhetoric
and recklessness Of metaphor, [ could
not help thinking what interesting read
ing it would be for future generation,
provided it escapes publication that
long.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-22
NKnOW Thy Opportunity."

The grim monster, Death, was steal
thily approaching. could almost feel his
hot frey breath upon my forehead. My
faithless goddess, Hygeia had utterly de-
serted me: Only now and then would
Morpheus befriend me, but on this auspici-
Gus day, he had deigned to moisten my eye
lids with heavenly ambrosia, and slept.
AS slept, behold, I had dream!
thought that l was roaming upon foreign
soil whittier my physician had sent me to
recover my health. I was in great metrop-
olis-one of the grand marts OF the world
In one Of my strolls I CHANGED to meet a
man who had in his hand a handsomely
bound volume, entitled "The Peoples
Common Sense Medical Adviser" and who
said that he was an agent for the sale of the
book. The title was such novel one that
I was impelled to give the work casual
notice. AS | hastily glanced over it's pages.
commonly found in medical works. But 1
had too many times been hoaxed by appear
ances, and determined that l would have
nothing to do with it. A voice within me,
like faithful mentor, whispered, Kgso,v
thy opportunity; in that book is thy saliva
ton |" l began reasoning with myself
Although doubtful and distrustful, yet /
put forth my hand to take the book, and,
10! the agent was gone! I was miserable.
In my agony awoke. Great drops of per-
spiration were upon my brow. By my bed
side was friend who had called during my
slumber to see me. Said my friend, II
have brought with me book, just publish
ed, which [ thought might interest you."
One glance at the work, and was assured
that it was "The Peoples Common Sense
Medical Adviser" by DR.. R. V. Pierce of
Buffalo, N. Y. Surely, this was the vertiable
book which had seen in my dreams. My
riend loaned me the work and every dav
as my strength permitted, 1 perused its
pages. Although it contained very inter-
esting treatises on Biology, Cerebral, Phys.
ology, Human Temperaments, Nursing of
the Sick; ETC., yet, being an invalid, I was
most interested on the subject of Diseases
and Remedies. l believed that I had the
liver affection, and yet more than one med
ical attendant had pronounced my disease
Consumption, and that I would fall with
the autumn leaves, In that book / found
my symptoms perfectly portrayed. 1 was
then confident that [ had not deceived my
self. reasoned thus: "Any man who
can so truthfully depict my feelings, and
apparently understands my constitutional
tendencies, must know Just aChat my physical
system demands. will trust my case with
DIR. Pierce. | will take his Golden Medical
Discovery as recommended for my disease"
The result is, that having perseveringly fol-
lowed his prescribed treatment, / once
ag enjoy the blessings of health. There
foe, [ would say to the afflicted, "Know
thy opportunity" and take DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. QUIs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-22
DIR. Scheuck's Standard Remedies

800 0SAAOACxA C&AnNATu xN0AN0OA0Ss
The standard remedies for all diseases of the
lungs are SCHENCK's PULMONIC SYRUP, SCHENCKs
SEA WEED Tonic, and SCHENCK's MANDRAKE PILLS,
and If taken before the lungs are destroyed. a
speedy cure is effected.
To these three medicines DR.. J. H. Schenck, of
Philadelphia, owes his unrivalled success in the
treatment of pulmonary diseases.
The Pulmonic Syrup ripens the morbid matter
in the lungs nature throws it off by an easy ex-
decoration, for when the phlegm matter is ripe
slight cough will throw it off, the patient has
rest and the lungs begin to heal.
10 enable the Pulmonic Syrup to do this,
Schencks Mandrake Pills and Schenck's Sea
Weed Tonic must be freely used to cleanse the
stomach and liver. Schenck's Mandrake Pills
act on the liver, removing all distractions relax
the gall bladder, the bile starts freely, and the
liver is soon relieved.
Schencks Sea. Weed Tonic is gentle stinluiant
and alterative the alkali of which it is composed
mixes with the food and prevents souring 1t as
s1sts the digestion by toning up the stomach to q
healthy condition, so that the food and the Pull
monte Syrup will make good blood; then the lungs
heal, and the patient will surely get well If care
is taken to prevent fresh cold.
All who wish to consult DR.. Schenck, either
personally by letter, can do SO at his principal
office, corner of SIXTH and ARCH SIs., Philadel
phia, every Monday.
Schenck's medicines are sold by all druggists
throughout the country
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-22
All Diseases Of The Blood.

If VEGETINE will relieve pain, cleanse, parity and
cure such diseases, restoring the patient TO perfsGs
health after trying different physicians, many
dies, suffering for years. is it not conclusive proof
you are sufferer, You be cured? WIZ is this
medicine performing such great cures? 1t works In
the blood, In the circulating fluid It tTuty be
called the GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER The gYsMs
Of disease originates in the blood and no ed
cine that does not act directly upon it, purify and
renovate, has any just claim upon public attention
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-22
" GOOD AND BETTE r."

A father sat by the chimney-post
On winters day. enjoying 8 roast;
By his side maiden young and fair
girl with wealth of golden hair;
And she leases the father, stern and cold,
With question of duty, trite and old.
Say, father, what shall maiden do
When a man of merit comes to WOO?
And, father, what of this pain in my breast ?
Married or single-which is the best?"
Then the sire of the maiden young and fair,
The girl of the wealth of COLDER hair,
He answers as ever do fathers cold,
TO the questions of duty trite and old:
She who weddeth keeps Gods letter;
She who weds not doeth better"
Then meekly answered the maiden fair,
The girl with the wealth of golden hair;
I'll keep the sense of the Holy Letter, :.
Content to do WELL without doing BETTER. !"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-22
Originality.


It is only the shallow critic who mis-
takes the meaning of the phrase orig
inal, and is forever detecting quotation
or plagiarism. There are more parallel
passages, and there is less plagiarism,
in the world than most persons dream
of. The simple fact is, that all truth
is one; whoever has the genius to break
through the shells Of things and make
his way into their very center and
heart, brings back the same report as
his deep-seoing neighbor. The charac-
ter of the report varies with the indi-
yidual; but sometimes it happens to
vary little, Or not at all from his neigh
boris story, and then comes the ullwise
critic with his charge of larceny.-Ihe
Old Cabina; Scribner for March.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-22

For aged people, Ritmeier's California
Vine Bitters is an excellent envigorator.
1t rehabilitates the constitution'-Com
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-22
The Education of Crows.

In the battle OF wits between the
game-keepers and the crows of Ger
many, the latter are said to have &C
quired the ability to count as high as
six-rather more than some tribes of
human savages, if travellers tales are to
be trusted.
To protect the young broods of pleas
ants, the gamekeepers wage unsparing
war against the crows, which have con-
sequently become exceedingly wary
and good judges Of the range of ordi-
nary guns. Various stratagems are re-
sorted to by the keepers, one of them
being to erect shelters near the gather
ering places of the crows, from which
to shoot them when they unwittingly
approach. The crows suspiciously
keep aloof except when they are sure
Of safety; but the moment the keeper
departs they flock to their posts Of OBJ
servation with provoking assurance.
1t is found that the keepers must 60 to
the cover in parties of six or more, then
depart one by one until six have left,
leaving one or more behind to take ven
geance on the crows. Should less
number than six visit the shelter and
all but one leave it, the crows perform
the subtra ction correctly, and know
that there is yet no safety for them.
Beyond six their mathematical faculty
fails, or did some years ago. Perhaps
they have learned to count more by
this time
1t seems that the crows of Maine are
only half as highly educated. A farm
er In that State exasperated by the dep
relations of crows among his sprouting
corn, lay in wait for them often and
long, but without success. Then he
tried the German stratagem. He took
his son with him to shanty in the
field, and shortly after sent him away;
the hungry birds patiently waited until
the farmer also departed, then they
helped themselves. The next day he
took two persons with him with the
same result; first one person left the
field, then another, the crows cawing
their approval, but remaining in their
safe position; and not until the third
person had been seen to depart from
the field would the cunning creatures
trust themselves within gunshot of the
little building. The next day half
dozen entered it. Presently one of
them went back across the field. The
crows mentioned the fact among them
selves, but kept their distance among
the trees. Another person went away
with the same result. Directly a third
emerged from the building and disap-
peared. The unhappy crows, having
reached the end of their mathematical
rope came down in platoons to their
deferred breakfast, unaware of the
three armed enemies still remaining in
the building, who at once opened fire
upon the poor birds, whose great mis-
fortune was that they were unable to
count more than three.
A gentleman writing to the Portland
Adaetiser says that this experiment was
tried repeatedly, but the crows invari-
ably lost their reckoning when the num-
Der exceeded three
Evidently the education Of the crows
of Maine has been neglected It would
be an interesting experiment to repeat
the process of deception to see how
long it would take them to count four,
or more
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-22

ScRoFULoUs HUMoRs.-The Vegetine
has cured many cases of scrofula of five,
patient has had many physicians, tried
many Of the known remedies and, after
trying the Vegetine, the common remark is:
" It acts differently, works differently, from
any medicine have ever taken' Vegetine
will cleanse scrofula from the system.
Try it.-COm.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-22

PIMPLEs on the face, rough skin,
chapped hands, saltrheum, and all cutaneous
affections cured, the skin made soft and
smooth, by the use of Juniper Tar Soap.
That made by Caswell, Hazard & Co., New
York, is the only kind that can be relied on,
as there are many limitations made from
common tar, which are worthless.-Com.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-22

THIRTEEN cents is the cost of five gal
Ions Of soft soap, made from one pound
of Dobbins' Electric Soap, (made by
Cragin & Co. Phila) and the soft soap
will go farther than a dollars worth of
common soap. Try it.-Com.