The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-10-05

guest for the city Hotel, 10 doubt hut
there were none o. the drunlmer7 OF
that wcll-known house around when
our reporter passed.
Fresh and hrst'cinss baking pow
der twenty-five cents per pound, fresh
roasted coffee thirty cents per pound,
fresh yeast cakes twenty five cents per
pound aud ground spices generally at
the Dallas Coffee and Spice Mills, corn
er Elm and Live Oak streets. I'D,
The original French Johns re-.
cclved this day, ten brrrrls Of fresh
shell oysters, fine aud fat, also choice
lot OF fish and game. Old Fellows
Hall, Austin street, Open day aud
night. Fresh oysters, fish and game
received daily -Ad..
No one can complain Of want Of
activity in Dallas now, 50 far as wag-
on trade Is concerned. Every wagon
yard is filled, and the farmers seem ab-
sOlutely to swarm on the streets aud IN
our business houses On Elm street
we are told that the merchants have
all they can attend to.
r, Klein, the prince Of merchant
tNilors, has moved into the western
room of the LeCirand hotel, first floor
and IN busily engaged iitting up his
apartments in excellent style. His
new invoice of goods will bear close
inspection. I'D.
The question Is often asked by
suburban residents: "What are we
to do in order TO protect our shrub
berry against the grasshoppers 20
IHE HERALD answers Mt once; your
shrubherry be flowers or small plants,
wrap them in old newspapers. If they
be bushes or good sized stalks, wrap
them with lint cotton. The grass
hopper don't live that can crawl
across cotton with the fr1e sticking
out.
The ladies of the NJ. f.. Tabernacle
congregation, ON elm street, give Il
social entertainment at the church to
night. Mr.. Z, d. Holman, of ~
Louis, win have on exhibition one OF
Adams charts of universal history. \
must interesting aud wonderful lilera
ry and art production, costing sixteen
years OF constant labor. Admission
free, Everybody welcome.
The best prepared food for mock
ing birds is sold Mt the Nov Orleans
fruit store, opposite LeGrand Hotel.
Candies, lemons and all kinds of fruits
at wholesale and retail. Also main
depot for the celebrated Bethesda min
eral spring water. Orders from the
country promptly filled. -Ad.
Mr.. Henry l4acossette, of Shrcve-
port, called at The HERALD Office yes
torday afternoon aud secmed some
what surprised that this paper should
have stated that the course of \, H..
Leonard, n particular friend OF TIE
caller, was 80 deserving Of reprehen-
sion. After showing him the evil
dence In newspapers, har0ssette
agreed with The HERALD that Major
Leonard was no longer friend of
Louisiana, and could no more expect
II defender In him. Mr.. lhcossette
had been On the extreme frontiers for
some time. and was quite sick for "a
number OF weeks, hence he was una
bic to keep up with Louisiana politics.
Mr.. Il. a. Hughes, corner of Camp
and Griffith streets, has shown rnE
HERALp's reporter II sample of the
Centennial Ironing Table, which he
Is now manufacturing. This table IL
selt.adjusting; there IL no lifting in
opening or closing II or in ironing
shirts, ~ one-half of the board IL clear
to slip the skirt over from the point.
The bottom board is NO adjusted rs to
stand above the table, so that the shirt
BOSOM can be slipped on IL and polish
ed III few moments and oil again,
without moving the board, which
makes it convenient for ironing chill
dren's clothes. The sleeve board Is
used in the same manner for pressing
seams, ironing sleeves or pantaloons.
Ii occurs TO the reporter that this table
is the most convenient and durable of
any yet invented.