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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-11
SUSPENSION OF THE PORT WORTH DAILY
DEMOCRAT,

SUSPENSION VI THE fUkI WUhIH DAlbl
DEMOCRAT,
In bidding farewell to lis atrons, the Fort
Worth Daily Democrat says;
"As the business men Of Fort Worth be.
came firmly established, and rs they felt So
cure In their trade, they one after another
ceascd their patronage, until our once well,
filled columns began to assume gaunt and
nttenuatod appearance, The daily has strug'
glcd along, waiting for better day and look
ing forward TO renewal of It's patronage,
until it has expended ts resou ces and must
cease for want Of patronage. Its circulation
is all TINT could be desired, but subscriptions
sustalisho daily paper. 1t must have adver-
Using patronage in order to succeed. No
complaint is made against the paper AT
home and abroad it is pronounced fully up
to and beyond the standard of Texas papers,
Its advertising patronage has been withdrawn
because the business men Of Fort Worth did
not deem advertising essential to their bust
ness. We have never felt or believed that
Fort Worth could not and were 10th TO be-
licvc that it would not support one daily pm
per. We could not be convinced that in the
presence of stately business blocks, pNlatial
residences, tceming streets and the record Of
increasing business, that ability was lacking.
All must concede il n pardonable pride in us
to say that the Democrat has been "bonc OF
the bone and flesh of the flesh Of Fort
Worth, aud that the outside world
has measured Fort Worth's hope, eXpec-
tatons and works rs they were proclaimed
through the columns of the Democrat. This
has influenced us in continuing the publica-
ton longer than it was profitable for us to do
So But the ainful, patent fact is that the
Daily Democrat has not received patronage
sufficient to longer continue its publication.
For nearly a year il has been continued ut u
large monthly loss, the deficit being made
good from the income of the Weekly and
the Job office. No sane, prudent business
man would pursue vocation that was not
remunerative that did not return n reason-
able profit on the labor and money invested,
and for us to longer continue the Daily ut a
loss cannot reasonably be expected"
That the reasons assigned forthe suspension
of the Daily Democrat are full sufficient to
the prudent business mind must be conceded.
Yet we cannot refrain from remarking that
when city permits one of its best advertis-
ing mediums to go down, down even to ex-
tinction, it is pursuing an unwise policy.
Captain Paddock was loyal to the core in his
devotion to Fort Worth and has furnished
the full measure of his contributions toward
the welfare of his home lie has fought
her battles manfully and unceas-
ingly, and although he has aimed
many shot at Dallas and
made many thrust at our own Selves yet
our overlooking of all this in the journalist
was always insured by our esteem for the
gentleman and our admiration for the patr-
OTIS pluck. We wish him success in his week
", while the Fort itself has our hearties'
wishes for continued prosperity that her es-
Unable people truly merit.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-11

ELsEwHERE will be found u communica-
non signed Z" Ono of the Ministers OF Dalas,"
entertaining somo very practical mud por-
tncnt suggestions ~ TO modes of raising
funds for tho relief Of the sufferers in Ireland,
To act upon some orthcm, ought to yield IL
goodly sum that should be placed to the
credit Of the parties by whom the proceeds
may be rendered, As we said Yesterday and
AZ our minister suggests to-day everyone
can contribute bis little something in his own
way, and what is wanted ia promptncss,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-11

"T'ug leg Is undoubtedly ono of the most
difficult parts of the human body, for n pcr-
feet leg is among one of the rarest works OF
nature. OF course this remark Is limited to
the visible legs of the male sex, since it is OBJ
viously impossible to obtain any data con
corning that large class of csoteric legs, the
very existence of which Is conven,ionally ig-
uored, and can only be limited nj by the con.
scicntious anatomist, when tho interest OF
science demand such sacrifice of personal
fceling,"-New York Times, Jes so. But
what is tho fellow driving at Is he trying
to describe Kecly's Motor ora last years birds
naglq
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-11

the press Of the State, died At sedalia hst
sunday morning, Slngularly enough, The
very afternoon before this occurrence, Mr.,
Day, Of Ouray, Colorado, came into this of
Zee and said he was going to Sedala 10 secure
Mugforl's services rs editor Of his paper In
the far West, A iew hours subsequent md
poor Mugs soul had gone on u longer Jour
noG and to lhirer land, We wot MugIord
had one enemy In all the wide world, and
that enemy was no more when they closed
Mugs eyes and crossed hls arms upon his
broast, NJ uglord's heart was very very big,
aud that was his weakness, lilo was full OF
charity and sympathy md love for bio follow
man, lie was endowed with wonderful gifts
ofmnd, to which bis writings for years bacl'
do amply testify Ito be loved when living
and mournod when dead is better than gold
Mug leaves to hls children n legOcy more
precious than what the world calls riches,
"Ormmncr gfntle, ol nl'ccllonsmild
In WI n man, sim ullclty u child -
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-11

The Sherman Courier, speaking of Conrad
Hanoy's lecture on Ireland last week, says
"Conrad Haney's lecture last night at the
0pera-house on ireland and lrishmen' was
the finest address ever delivered in the build
ing. He gave clear condensation of Irish
history, and his words fell in golden clusters,
ike the patriotic memories that encircle the
Emerald Isle. Mr.. Haney demonstrated be-
yond question that he enjoys the wonderful
gift of his race, a fine, eloquent utterance.
His powers of description are wonderful, and
he holds his audience as in trance. The
lecture is worthy the exalted theme, and the
fashionable and intellectual audience that
listened to ii were unmeasured in their terms
of praise"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-11

The matter Of the applicability Of the
Monroe doctrine to the construction of a
canal across the Isthmus of Darien by Mon
iieur dc Lesseps is settled now. Mr.. F. M,
Kelly, an engineer in New York. boots at
the idea of the doctrine having anything to do
With it. Mr.. Kelly says he knows, because
h says he has studied the Inter-oceanic
problem for nearly thirtY years and is posted.
OF course, if Mr.. Kelly had studied the prob
lem quite thirty years he would be better
posted. Congress, is very rcmiss in its duty;
that is 1t dosen't send for Mr.. Kelly for en-
fghtenment on the Monroe doctrine without
wasting time listening to the views of states
men on the subject. In an interview with
. reporter in New York few days ago Mr..
Kelly said: "Itis plain to others that the
Monroe doctrine has no application at all to
Che case. 1t is proposed to raise the money
in this country as we'll Ms IN Europe. How
NJ. de Lesseps, or anybody else, going down
10 the Isthmus and constructing canal with
Jamaica negroes, and dismissing them when
the work is done, can DO considered MS in
ringing the Monroe doctrine | have never
been able to comprehend. Besides, our Gov
srnment cannot interfere without breaking
the Claton-Bulwer treaty, which provides
that neither this country nor Great
Britain shall occupy, possess or.iortify
any portion of the Isthmus. The
advantage of the canal would be shared
10 the extent of at least sixty per cent. by
she United States, and there could be no dis
examinations in regard to tariffs. When any
discrimination was made against us, then
would be the time for interference"
@Would the Nicaragua canal, as proposed,
meet the wants of commerce if builtg"
"By no means. You may build a canal by
the Nicaragua or Tehauntepec route, but
nevertheless the commerce of the world will
not be satisfied until deep, wide sea-level
canal is made through the shortest psrt of
:he isthmus, in order that ships may pass
quickly and cheaply on an even keel. 1t
needs no prophet to foretell that the Nicara-
qua canal, IL built, would become useless and
stand as piece of engineering folly; It
would prove, with its complex system of
locks, entirely inadequate to the expanding
yants Of commerce."
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-11
BIsHop GARRETT received yesterday


BIsHop GARRETT received yesterday II
telegram from the President of tho Western
Union Telegraph company stating that he
was requested by the Lord Mayor of London
TO cooperate in the work Of raising funds for
the Irish sufferers. lie will ut once issue u
pastoral" requesting his clergy to appropri-
ate the otlertory on the first Sunday in
Lent February 10Th, to that purpose. He
will hcld special service in st. Matthew
Cathedral, on Friday evening, February
18th at which time the offerings of the
people will be devoted to the relief fund
to be sent as requested in the telegram, to
Arch Bishop French, of Dublin.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-11

IIiE HERALD has a larger circulation man
al Ne oiher DAHf pdPuS IN North 9ffas,
combined
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-11

w. II. MUGroRD, anoted journalist of Mis-
souri,, died few days ago at Sedalia. All
the papers of Missouri we have noticed that
mentioned his death spoke of him in the
highest, most generous terms. The Kansas
City Times of Tuesday last pays this tribute
to him: "W. II. Mugford, perhaps the
brightest natural genius that ever adorned
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-11
For the Benefit of his Starving :
Countrymen.

Let every one In whose veins there flows
drop of Irish blood. everyone in whose breast
there stlrs an atone of the milk Of human
kindness come out and listen to the tale ofDa-
TONS heroism and nations bondage.
Conn Haney has drawn crowded houses
wherever he has appeared.
A Second Robert Emmett In the minds and
heart of every lrishman present.-lDenison
Daily News.
The finest address ever delivered In the
building fisherman Daily Courier.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-11

PRoFEssoR JANIS De MILE, author Of
"The Dodge club, "'and other sprightly liter
AIRY works, who died few days ago, left n
novel he had just finished entitled ~ Castle
in Spnn," which will shortly bepublishcd.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-11

ATrESrIoNis invited 10 tho "POstom Let p
tor Of Rev. Alex, Q, Garrett, missionary
Bishop Of Northern Texas, appointing the
second Sunday in Lent, February 22l, rs n
day Of duplication and prayer for the relief
Of the suffering Irish.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-11

j, X, HUDSON, Of the Topeka Daily Capt.
ml, bus just been elected Secretary Of the
Kansas Board of Agriculture. Lightning
strikes newspaper man occasionally in the
shape Of u position.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-11

100, 900 acres III Eastland county, at from 81
to 81 so per acre.
5000 acres in Tarrant county, at from 81. 80
to "a 20 per acre.
Il 600 acres in Denton county, at from $500
to s. 20 per acre.
1900 acres in Kaufman county, at from S3 90
to 50 20 per acre.
1000 acres in Wise county. at from 81 80 to
IS 20 per acre.
$500 acres In johnson county at from Isl 90
to $500 per acre.
ls,77s acres in Clay county, at from 81 90 to
IS copper acre.
5000 acres in Jack: county, at from 81 90
to IS 20 per acre.
800 acres in Bosque county, at from 81 90 to
" 90 per acre.
5000 acres in Hamilton county. at from 81 90
to " 20 per acre.
1000 acres in Brown county, at from 81 90 to
IS 90 per acre.
6,4Oo acres in Coleman county, slOO
TO 81 90 per acre.
5000 acres in Callahan county,a per
acre.
To trade for improved Dallas city property; .
The following in Erath county:
l.. 800 acres finely improved, one mile
north of Stephensville.
Q. $50 acres, 8 miles east of stephensyille,
30 acres in cultivation, log house.
3. $40 acres, miles southeast of Stephens
Vile, Is acres improved, log house.
4. 2 tracts, 800 acres each, on line Hamilton
and Erath counties, all tillable.
5. $40 acres, about 20 miles northwest Of
Stephensville.
9. $40 acres, about 10 mile north OF Stephens-
Vile. Also 800 acres In Eastland county.
GAO acres in Taylor county.
Daugherty. Connellee & zimmerman,
DALLAS. TEXAS
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-07-16
A Model DlscEplIn0rInm.

Considerable hilarity has recently
been excited in Austro-Hungarian mill
tary circles by an incident quantity
illustrating the ridgld strietness with
which Magyar rnon-commissioned officers
are wont to carry ont, to the very
letter, the instructions contained in the
Imperial Royal Military Code. 4 few
days ago a private soldier died in the
barracks infirmary at Kaschau, and his
body in due course was consigned to
the grave with the customary military
honors. 1t was observed, however, by
superior officer present at the cere-
mony of interment, that the party fol-
| lowing the coffin marched into the eem.
etery with fixed bayonets, contrary to
the established military usage in such
cases. As soon as the burial rites had
been concluded, he sent for the sergeant
commanding the party and asked him
with some asperity, whether he did
not know that it was contrary to reg
ulations for a funeral escort to march
with fixed bayonets. Standing stiff,
at the salute, the conscientious sergeant
replied !: eyes, sir II am quite aware
of that. But beg respectfully to re
| port that the deceased, during his i'll
ness and at the time OF his death, wa
under arrest. 1t was therefore the du
ty OF his escort to f. bayonets." "Ver,
well you may go,7 was the rejoinder
and the model discipfInarian retired
with the proud consciousness that b.
had triumphsntlS proved bis case
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-07-16

In reviewing our Texas exchanges
in one OF them, the Dallas Times, If we
are not mistaken, we fEd the de-
tails of case that certainly presents
some of the most remarkable features
in the history OF jurisprudence in this
country.
This occurred in Waxchatchie, dur
ing the Ellis county District Court. A
colored man had been indicted for enter
ing conspiracy to murder. He was
brought 10 trial, the evidence was
strong, and in spite of the good fight
made in his defense by his attorney, he
was convicted. A motion for new
trial was made, and the Judge seeing
that no error OF law had been made,
and believing the evidence was suffi-
cient, promptly overruled the motion.
When the prisoners were brought in to
be sentenced, this negro was among
them.
| When asked if lie had anything 10
say why sentence should not be passed
upon him. he said he knew anything
he might say would have no weight
/ with the court, as all the forms of the
Jaw had been complied with, and he
knew be must 90 to the penitentisry,
but that he had something to say for
the benefit of his colored friends, and
with the permission OF the court he
would make few remarks.
The court told him that he wculd
listen.
The negro started off slowly and de
liberately. reviewing the testimony
showing the Inconsistencies of witnesses
statements, and lher, carried away
with the idea of the wrong done hin
he burst forth in a strain of eloquenc,
seldom beard.
When he sat down the Judge said
'Sam, l thought you guilty dom
believe sc now, and will set aside tht
judgment overrnling your motion fol
new trial, and give you anothe
chance"
So eloquently had the negro present
: ed bis case that the County Attorne;
dismissed the case, and the negro walk
ed out of the courtroom a free man
This rs the first case in Texas at least
where man brought up to be eentene
; ed was ever turned loose Every per
son present says that the effort was tn
} finest ever heard. The negro was IN
educated and a common feld hand
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-07-16
A Kiss and It's Results.

Our readers shall have the benefit
of a good story we once heard. Trav-
cling into town about dusk, Parson X.
had occasion TO call at the mansion of
an esteemed parishioner, who had,
among other worldly possessions, two
or three f1ne daughters. He had scarce
knocked at the door when it was open
ed by one of these blooming maidens,
who as quick as thought threw her
arms around his reck, and before he
had time to say ooh, DON'T" pressed
her warm delicate lips to his, and
gave hlm as sweet kiss as ever heart
of swain deserved In utter aStonish.
ment the worthy devine was endeavor-
ing to stammer out something, when the
damsel exclaimed, "Oh, mercy, mercy!
Mr.. X, is that vou | thought as
much as could be that it was my broth
er Henry'
"Pshaw - thought the parson to
himself, "you didn't think any such
thing" But taking her Land, he said,
in a forgiving tone, "There'S no harm
done. Don't give yourself any uneasi-
ness; though you ought to be a little
more careful"
After this gentle reprnot, he was ush-
ere;i into the parlor by the nar]eE,
who, as she came to the light, could
not conceal the deep blush that glowel
upon her cheek, while the bouquet that
was pinned to her bosom shook like a
flower garden in an earthquake. And
! when he rose to depart it somehow fell
| TO her lot to wait upon him
at the door; and it may be added
that in the entry they held discourse
together for some minutes, on what
subject it is not fit Tor us to say.
"Miss j. knew it was me who knock
ed at the door, or how did she recog-
nize me before spoke ? And is it
possible that her brother would knock
before entering ? She must be desper-
alely in-pshaw Why, if size loves
her brother at that ratio how must she
love her husband by the great squash,
/ never felt such kiss in my life 20
Three weeks after the above incident
Parson X. was married to Miss j.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-07-16
Rust IIl wheat.

We know from scientific authority
that 95 to % per cent. Of all that goes
to make up the mature wheat plant is
derived tlom the atmosphere, and that
those portions Of the plant are organic
or capable of being burned and evap-
GRATED into invisible gases. We know
also from the same authority that the 2
or 5 per cent. remaining is derived
from the earth, that it is inorganic or
incapable OF being destroyed, tor when
the plants are burned there remains in
destructible ashes But scientific au-
thority gees further, and shows us that
without the presence OF those inorganic
substances in the soil which the wheat
and other plants feed upon, the organic
substances which the plants derive from
the atmosphere cannot be taken up, di-
gested, SO to speak, and assimilated in
a form to- make strong and healthy
plant. Where both organic and inor-
ganic matter are wanting there is bar
renness where both are present III snit-
able proportions for the growth OF the
plant, there is fruitfulness, and finally,
where there is too much of one and
too little of the other, there is one-sided
development, and especially i'll the case
of too mu ch nitrogen, there is over.
growth and a tendency to disease and
decay. When we use much green ma
nure on our wheat fields, the plants
make a great growth of blades and
straw for the grain. and the crop under
unSavorabIe weather is pretty sure to
blight, mlldew or rust and fall down.
i And the same result follows if we use
an over dose of nitrate of soda, or any
other plan: food of a similar nature.
So also, in hot and wet seasons, if near
or at the time OF harvest there is much
thunder and lightning, the phenomena
produces nitroge" i'll excess OF the wants
! of the plant, and the same thing follows
as where too much green manure or
nitrate OF soda is employed. There
! being in such cases want OF equilibrium
between the quantity of organic matter
furnished from the atmosphere and the
inorganic derived from the earth, under
/ the stimulus of heat and humidity, the
cell matters of the plant are prodaced
faster than it can be digested and assim-
Hated, and hence they burst their
/ bounds, whether of the leaf or stalk,
and are instantly seized upon by the
/ blight, mildew and rust tnugous germs,
always floating in the air at such sea-
sons and temperatures. This brief and
necessarily imperfect statement of the
cause of the fungons disease of the
/ wheat plant covers the whole ground
| and shows why it is the phosphates
which supply SO large portion OF the
ash of many OF the cereals, is the best if
not the only known preventative OF
i blight, miIdew and rust. B. F. I.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-07-16

In Rome the other day an ostrich
managed to suffocate itself by pushing
its neck through between two bars
swallowing bunch of keys that had
been dropped outside, and then tryed
to get its head back again. The result
was that il was choked, and on its
stomach being examined for missing
property, the usual assortment of stones
nails, coins and beads was discovered.
with, however, the interesting addition
of silver medal OF the Pope and the
cross Of an Italian order. By whom or
when these honorable decorations were
conferred" upon the sparrow camel, no
one knows but the ostrich, it seems,
did its best to show its appreciation of
the distinction accorded to il, and
swallowed both the medal and the or
der. II had no batton-hole from which
to display its honors, but at all events
it has coat-to its stomach.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-07-16

It was under Gen. Hancock's ad.
miniStration at New Orleans, wi en- that
commander had MADE mp his mind not
to enforce the reconstruction laws, that
"nigger killing" was introduced as a
political method, and soon after it be-
came favorite pastime. ''The civil
authority" that refused to punish such
crimes was that authority to which
Gen. Hancock insisted that the military
should be kept strictly subordinate.
The oppressed classes received no pro-
lection from Gen. Hancock during the
whole period of his administration in
the south and herein lies the secret OF
his popularity with the dominant party
| there O7e9Ouian