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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-16
The Extra Session.

WAsnINoToS, October l5-In the senate
to-day Mr.. Morgan introduced resolution,
authorizing the printing and distribution to
the members ofthc senate of $500 copies of
the consular report, recently issued by the
department Of state, on the cotton goods
trade of the world Referred. The senate
then went into executive session.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-16

Continued ON Fourth Page.
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A TOUGH ScHooLMAsTER. =
The old man approached the
new schoolmaster with a bull
dog glare in his eye. "You got
after my boy yesterday because
he left a live hornet glued to the
chair. !" 81 did" "You tickled
him so that he thought the
world was coming to an end"
THAT was the impression / in
tended to convey to him."
"I'm his father, and I've come
to let you know what l think OF
your proceedings" Then they
clinched; hair and blood flew in
the air, likewise dust and frag-
ments of garments. Then it
quoted down a little, and the
old man implored him to let up,
stop choking, and take his teeth
from that ear. "What do you
think ofmy warming your boyf"
asked the teacher. al think
you did just right, and when 1
go home I'll give him a tanning
that'll teach him to come to me
with his complaints and stories
that the schoolmaster can't
fight" They parted, and the
schoolmaster murmured: 81
did right to tackle the son of
the worst fighting man in the
district. None of the others
will bother me-"
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How He Found He Had a Trotter.

stranger" said the stage
driver "this is how found out
her speed. l was driving along
the railroad track just as big
load of hotel furniture started.
The freight car would't hold
all, but they managed to
squeeze everything in except a
long bar mirror, which they
hung on the side of the car.
The mare saw her REFLECTION in
the glass and thought is was
another horse squirting for the
lead. You wound't have stop
ped her with a steam windleass.
She just laid back her ears and
snorted along like a twenty
nine inch shell. The passen-
gers all began to get excited.
They rushed out on the plat
form and commenced making
bets. The conductor jumped
upon the seat and commenced
selling pools. The engineer
pulled the throttle-vale wide
open and tore along at ninty-
FIVE miles an hour. Soon the
mare was abreast the cow
catcher. At San Brude we
had half a mile the lead. Near
the six mile house the train was
so much ahead of time that it
fell through an opened draw
and everlastingly mashed up
II killed and 1919 wounded. 1t
was pretty rough on the passen-
gers, but we -distanced the train,
bet year life. About a month
after l sold that mare to her
present owner for $4,000
New Orleans Picayune.
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Weekly Banner.
De True Gentleman. J


Show US the young man who
can quit the society OF the young
and take pleasure in listening to
the kindly voice of the aged !;
show US a man who is ever ready
to pity and help the deformed ;
show US a man who covers the
faults OF others with the mantle
Of charity; show US the man
who bows as politely and gives
the street as freely to the poor
sewing girl as to the millionaire ;
who values virtue, not clothes;
who shuns the company of such
as gather at public places to
gaze at the fair sex, or make
unkind remarks of passing girls;
show US a man who abhors a
hbertine, who scorns the ridicule
of his mothers sex, and the ex-
posure of womanly reputation;
show US a man who never for
gets for an instant the delicacy
due woman as a woman, in any
condition or class, and you show
US a true gentleman.
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To Owners of Gins and
Sewing Machines.

have a new process for sharpening gins,
it is done with two machines, one to give
the teeth the proper length and the other
to round them, leaving them regular, SO
they will not break, cut, or nap the cotton;
gins fast, cleans the seed and leaves good
sample. fill brushes and boxes, and make
old ibis do as good work as when new. l
repair all kinds of sewing machines and
have new parts for different machines. /
put in such new parts as the machine needs
when repair one, making old machines
do as good work as new one. Parties in
the country wishing gins or sewing Ma
chimes repaired will drop me postal.
Terms reasonable and work guaranteed.
All kinds ofmachine needles, attachments,
parts, oils, ETC., for sale by the undersign-
ed. Do not let cobblers work on your
gins, or machine agents on your sewing
machines, nor fool you out Of them, but
have them repaired and save money.
Write to me or leave your order at c.
Brockschmidts, and will call and do your
work Can give any reference in regard to
work. am going to travel in this and adj
joining counties and work this year. If
you wish the best sewing machines in the
market, call at c. Brockschmidt's and get
the White. G. W. DAVIS,
wtosepI Brennan, Texas
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Most farmers, probably, be-
lieve that the great bulk of the
constituents of their crops is
derived from the soil. This is
a very great mistake. Take, for
instance, a hay or pasture field.
The carbon, by drogen and oxy-
gen of the plants are derived
from the atmosphere, the nitro
gen and mineral matter from
the soil. This would be equiva-
lent to o2 per cent of dry hay
being derived from the atmos.
phere and only 8 per cent from
the soil. From this it may be
seen that the farmer who has
all these ingredients locked up
in his manures, which he might
apply to his lands for plant
food, by letting it lie scattered
until decomposed and wasted,
sends off o2 per cent of it to
feed the plants Of other lands,
perhaps of farms a thousand
miles away.
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Farm Notes.

Mr.. VIM. Hamilton, Of Flint,
Mich, one of the best starting
judges in the country, will
oficiate at the Chicago trotting
meeting.
Adroit full brother to
Audax) died recently at the
MeGrath Farm, Kentucky. He
was two years old and bid fair
! to become a frst-class race
horse.
Next Saturday there is to be a
great race meeting in Honolulu,
Sandwich Island. They have
a fine field of race-horses, and
trotters with records down in
the twenties.
Mambrino Belle, which Com
modore N. w. Kitson, of St.
Paul, recently purchased for
$1,000, died of pneumonia.
This is a severe loss to the
Commodore's new breeding ven
ture.
Six thoroughbred horses were
recently shipped from Ken
lucky to Japan, this being the
second installment of blooded
stock purchased in this country
by agents of the Japanese
Government.
At a recent sale of condemn
ed animals at Fort Dakota,
mules sold at from 500 to
SI5o cash-one stone blind at
SII2. Horses, broken down
hacks, unfit for army service,
sold at SIIo cash.
A Cincinnati telegram says;
Although not generally known
it is fact that Maud S. has
stopped in her work, and it is
not improbable that she. will
soon be sent back to Mr.. Van
derbilts stable in New York.
The New York Sportsman
says that Mr.. Keene has sold
Lord Murphy, FL Captain,
Brakspere, Gemsbock and Bran
Dance to Mr.. Ten Brock. They
have been scratched from the
engagement made by Mr..
Keene.
DEMONSTRATING has become
almost a nightly occurrence in
and around Richmond. Va,
and farmers and horsemen are
in fever heat of excitement.
About a dozen horses have
been taken during the two or
three weeks.
Mr.. H. V. Bemis has placed
his young stalionl Mambrino
Sturges, by Mombrlno Gilt, IN
the stable of Matt Colvin for
training, and ne has already
improved beyond the utmost
expectations OF his owner, and
bids falr to equal ms sire re-
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paul" exclaimed the fair
daughter Of a bonanza king.
addressing one of her suitors,
Paw has settled 100000 on
me, and l thought ther'd be no
harm in telling you" "Flor-
indie, he said, nervously 6ng-
ering afew nickles in his waist
coat pocket, and striving to
hide the profound interest
which the communication ex-
cited, "Florinde, do you think
I'm so sordid as to let such a
consideration affectme1" mo"
she added, monchalantly, 81
didn't suppose you'd care much
SO l engaged myself to Mr..
Stacker last night" 1t was a
ten strike and he Topped, but
she was a cool girl, and sum-
moning a servant told him to
set the sufferer out on the back
stoop until he felt better.-W.
H. Vanderbilt.
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AN MrEREsrING LETTER.
II rings of grateful heart and gives hi
,t-bar, la,,a,- d diva

Il rings of grateful heart and gives honor
where honor is due.
Mr.. S. w. Caps, of Scottville, Macou-
pin county, ILL.,, writes under date of Aug.
20, 1880, to DR.. Swayne & Son: 81 sent
to you for three boxes All Healing Oint-
ment, having had the itching piles for about
z3 years, and have been treated for them
by eleven different doctors, and have paid
out at least five hundred dollars-yes,
would be safe in saying one thousand dol
lars-but never was cured Of that itching
which annoyed me almost to death. When
l became warm, particularly at night, the
itching would begin, and the only relief
was to battle in cold water, sometimes as
often as sir or seven times in one night /
concluded TO try your Ointment and the
result is a perfect cure, and will say that
it is the best Ointment in the world, and
will recommend it to one and all as such.
Swayne's Ointment is sold by all the best
druggist.
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There is no need to throw
away fax seed as it is one OF
the most useful grains that can
be grown on a farm. One quart
a day given to a horse will soon
loosen his skin and give the coat
a fine gloss. 1t is very benef-
cial to calves in rations of a half
pint a day. and when boiled to
a jelly and cooled, forms one of
the most healthful foods for any
animal that is weak and ailing.
Every farmer should grow a few
bushels of fax for these uses.
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Cabbages are kept in fine Or
der by putting them in a trench
or deep furrow made with a
pillow, and with the heads down
ward, then covering them with
earth, leaving the roots project
ing from the surface. The soil
will not penetrate into the heads
and can be shaken off from the
leaves when the cabbages are
taken out. The soil may be
covered with straw and a few
light boards as further protec-
ton.
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Natures SIuiee.Way.

The kidneys are natures
sluice-way to. wash out the deb
ris Of our constantly changing
bodies. If they do not work
properly the trouble is felt ev-
erywhere: Then be wise and as
soon as you see signs of disor-
der get a package of Kidney
Wort and take it faithfully. 1t
will clean the sluice-way of sand
gravel or slime and purify the
whole system. Druggists sell
it, both liquid and dry, and it is
equally efficient in either form.
Independent.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-11-17

The Southern Pacific Railway
company has crossed the line of
FL Paso and is now laying track
eastward. Fort Davis will be
reached by the Ist of August,
which place is twenty miles
from FL Paso. Gould's Texas
Pacific will reach the Pecos riv-
CT, travelling westward, about
the same time. This will leave
q space between them of about
I5o miles.
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BRENNAN, TEXAS.

Special attention is called to the fact that
we are now representing the following COM
panies: La Con6ance Fire Insurance COM
pany, Of Paris, France, with assets amount
ing to $685. 667 n, of which amour
SS7348z IS is invested in U. S. AZ per ct
Bonds for the protection of American policy
holders. The Lien Fire Insurance COM
pany of London, with total cash capital of
S5,ooo,ooo and surplus to policy holders of
SI,233.52S, of which $500, 600 is in U. S.
4 per cent bonds.
All losses in either company promptly
adjusted and paid at the office of Dyer,
Beers & Kenison, general managers for the
state of Texas, Galveston.
SAYLES, ROBERTSON & co.
ianI, '8Id-wt Office in the Opera House.
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Notice to Creditors.

The Honorable County Court of Wash
ington county, having granted, on the sd
day of June, 1881, letters Of administers
ton upon the estate of H.F Windwehen
deceased, to the undersigned, he gives no.
tee that he requires all persons having
claims against the estate Of said II. +:
Windwehen, deceased, to present the
same within the time prescribed by law, i.
e: within II months after sald June sd,
1881.
V. WHITE,
Administrator Of the estate of
II. F. Windwehen decd
P. o. address, at burton, Washington
county Texas, Resi6eacd about one mile
from store of said late windwehen.
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Estray Notice.

NVAKEN UP BY ]. E. FoLLER,
4 at his reridence and estrayed before
S. a. Hackworth on the 18th OF Tune ISSIa
dark bay horse branded r : on left
shoulder, about IS hands high, crippled in
left hip. about : years old, Valued al Sex.
Attest: II. NJ. LEwIs, &C. c, VIC.
by c. +. IIERBST.
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zone swallow does not make
a summer, but it lowers a glass
of beer dreadfully. = [Carl
Schurz.
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Carriages, BIGgys and Wagons,
BIacksmiths and WoOdworkers.
St. Charles street, near Central Depot,
BRENNAN, Texas

Keep constantly on hand for sale, cheap for
cash, q full supply of MCCORM1Ck'S NOW
Frs and REAPRRS-the best in use. Also,
new and second hand BUGGYS at reduced
prices.
E- Repairing neatly and promptly done
by experienced workmen. june ., SLIT.
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Mr.. 0. B. Dickinson is tb

Mr.. o. B. Dickinson is the
owner of a colt by SCOTS
Thomas out of Maud Williams,
foaleG a few days ago. Unfor-
tunately the mare died soon
after foaling. She had a mile
record of 2:28, and one of s:I2
at two miles. The colt is do
ing well, another mare having
been secured to suckle it, and
has been named Orphan Tom.
A New York dramatist is
composing a new kiss for Emma
Abbott. 1t will be in two
smacks and one slabber.
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GENERAL HARDWARE

Stoves Hollow Glass Betting and g
Heating
Wrought
hand. feb2SwIY
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Sc EH
IIH m

houi anytH
! cooked. Se
Bean OF Jap
lists 10 be thu
fodder plant!
Qneen Water
ever grown h
sugay: best
seeds 6 pap
Muskmela
T Ssi,'
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H. c. BARNETT. E.p. ARMSTRONG
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-10-22
DARK NIGHT-NO GAS LIGHTS.
LEXINGTON, Oct. 13, 1881


EDITOR INTELLIGENGER:- = Last
nigh: it was dark, rainy and dismal.
aid yet there were no street lamps
lighted. l inquired the reason, and
was told that the contract with the
Gas Company did not require them
to light up When the moon shines.
But, said l, the moon did not shine
last night. The answer was-the
almanac says it ought to shine. Ii
VIC did not see it because of the dark
clouds which obscured it from our
vision. that was no evidence that il
did not shine. H..
But stiff the fact remains that il
was dark, rainy, dismal aud muddy
aud we had no street lights, and YET
we are taxed heavily to pay the Gas
Company for lighting our streets
Can it be that our city council arc
too imbecile to make contract will
the Gas Company that will ensure
lights in the streets on dark anC
rainy nights7 2 Such contracts can bt
made and enforced.
If the owners of the Gas Company
will not, for their owl, reputation
light up the street lamps on dark anc
cloudy nights, then contract shoult
be made which, will compel them t.
do 80, even if the almanac does sa.
the moon shines.
One who pays heavy taxes fol
lighting the streets with gas.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-10-22
There is a cry going up in the east to
Mr.. Window praying that he shall emit

There is cry going up in the east to
Mr.. Window praying that he shall emit
none " from the treasury to lease the
money market" Republicans may con-
sistently make such demand, as they
have made all sorts OF uses of govern
ment, but democrats should not. The
boarding OF money in the treasury when
bonds might be paid and interest stop
ped is all wrong, and on that ground il
is very we'll TO demand that the money
shall be paid out; but it ls very dan.
gerous thing to permit tho treasury to
be manipulated in the interests OF the
street. If it IS done once, it may be
done again. If 1t is done to relieve
treal distress" stock-jobbers will create
real distress again to profit by its relief
Black Fridays, with all their attendant
disgraces leading into the White House
will occur, and all manner of specula
tions and swindles be fostered. No
the government of this country is, wher
legitimately administered, the farthes
removed from a paternal government
and if the people know what is good to;
themselves they will never encourage i,
to enter Wall street. We had enough
OF that under Grant and Sherman.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-10-22

be prohibited. The charges Of cor
poratiOns which have taken the prop.
erty of private citizens for public use
should be limited to the cost OF SER
vice with reasonable profit instead
Of the mercenary exaction "Of all the
traffic will besr.%
We approve of the unanimous
action OF the democratic members Of
the last legislature in providing for
the early submission to the people OF
all amendment to the constitution i'll
favor Of free canale. =-e- @ilt
The democratic party, now and
always unalterabiy opposed to the
Capitalization Uf power in either the
state or federal governments, hereby
requests its representatives In tho
legislature to provide anu make eff
fective all amendment to the consti-
tuition which shall extend the princi-
pie and the powers Of local self. gov
ernment to the cities of the state.
To the record Of the democracy OF
New York we point with confidence.
We challenge comparison OF its
| record with that furnished by the
factions which were opce the repub-
lican party OF this state.
| To the candidates of this conven-
tion we pledge a hearty support and
| we confidently submit our action. as
the representatives of q troe democ
racy, to the good people Of this com
mon cath for their verdict at tht
polls.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-10-22
their readiness and attention exhibit

their readiness and attention exhibit
ed on the occasion. ....t.l ugsl
Colonel Tilghman, one of my aides
de-camp, will have the honor to de-
liver these dispatches to your excel.
lency; he will be able to. inform you
of everv minute circumstance which
is not particularly mentioned in my
letters; his merits, which are too we'll
known TO need any observations at
this time, have gained my particular
atten ton, and l could wish that they
may be honored by the notice of your
excellency and congress.
Your excellency and congress- will
be pleased to accept my congratula-
tions Oh this happy event, and be-
iieve me to be, with the highest re-
spect and esteem, .,arst
Sir, your excellency's most obcdi-
ent humble servant j, i.,4-.--.ssyav. -. II
q. WASHINGTON" .
His excellency the ,presiders OF
congress. asJ -..s -. ,tfe.a Y -
2. S.-Th0ugh am not possessed
OF the particular returns, yet have
reason to suppose that the number ol
prisoners will be between five and sia
| thousand, exclusive OF eealnen aud
Others" 49, -,--ri s-' ".'S
The foregoing is copied verbatim
There seems to be q word omitted II
the fourth paragraph. Mr.. Spofford
the librarian Of congress. thinks thi'
dispatch has not been republished II
in any of the histories, He says i
exists in QUO other publication con
temporary with the events. .. ..l.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-10-22

81, 600, 900 unnecessary taxation each
year, command the attention Of the peO-
pie. The democratic party has had no
supreme power in the federal govern
mont for twenty years or more hence
these abuses, many OF them without ex-
ample in the history OF the country.
When partially in power in congress it
did reduce the appropriations $40, ,OOO.-
600 in single session OF congress. and
demanded still larger reductions which
the republican senate refused to grant.
In like manner it sought to reduce the
rate of interest upon the eseonds of the
government and tailed by the combina-
tions and Vaccinations OF leading men
IN the republican party. In this state
when in power during five years of con
troll it reduced the state debt from SOL,
OOO, 600 to IS. .OOO. .00e and the state taxei
from SIG 200, 900 to $1,000, 900. Civi
reforms commenced IN all the state ser
wee under democratic administration
aud public opinion since their loss o
power has compelled decent respec
| for democratic example. au lie.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-10-22
GEORGE BL1ss-ARTHURs FRIEND.
Acknowledges Himsolf 60 be q
Trading Politician Of a Low
.. Order. = . 80

George Bliss, Mr.. Arthur's friend, was
recently interviewed by the New York
Herald. He very frankly and Ingenious
" spoke OF the republican trades with
John Kelly. The Herald asked:-
-'sDo you rely at all for republican suc-
cess this year on the division in the
democratic ranks p''AH Lh- ts7'
sNo. The republican vote has baen
increased at tunes by deals with the
democrats, but this year do net antlci-
pate that there will be any division In
the party"
"You say that there have been deals
with the democrats heretofore by which
the republican vote has been inoreased7"
f"Y Yes; that Is just what ! say. I
should know something On this tropic,
because made one OF the deals myself.
That was some few years ago. however"
"Wlth whom was the deal madef"
"With the Tammany boss himself
that is. with the Tammany Hall democ-
racy." gtf,.;f, s@,.s.,z.. q.
"What were the particulars Of tho
deal, II may ask P" 7.~-4-;,-
III was the year that Cornell was
running tor governor. The Tammany
boss, OF course, did not caro- anything
for Robinson or the rest Of the stats
ticket, and we both agreed to trade votes
| in this city. He waSto give 5000 votes
to Hamilton Ward and oJamea w. Wads.
worth, and We were 70 deliver 5000
votes to Gumbleton,. the nominee Of
Tammany for l0c&l Office, county
clerk, think. This deal, however, was
OF kind where the republicans ebtain-
ed what they wanted and Tammany did
not. We tried to deliver the votes To
Gumbleton, but we couldn't possibly do
it,"
"This Is strange confession to make,
Col. Bliss" losaf as s,.l s.sa
'sNot at all. I have no hesitation
whatever in saying that I believe the
republicans should do everything In
their power to keep alive the dissensionl
in the democratic ranks. They should
always help the under deg in q fight, and
that 10 what has been DONE" e ~r4
This tratiicking politician 10 one o.
the presidents intimates-a man astol
his own heart land in republican esti
nation very praiseworthy sort OF man