The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-09

wasting space, cous"nhS ~
an, type over General Grant. He Is "a
hustled merchant" therefore the following
from the Leadville Democrat was entirely
unnecessary. As to coupling his name with
,bst of Mr.. Conkling, why attempt to mate
the crow with the esgles Conkling scars
in regions to which Grant can never wing
his flight, and as he is no longer OF any use
10 Mr.. Conklirg. that gentleman IL not
troubling himself about tho gift taker. The
Democrat says.
As an humble soldier, and one opposed to
Grant during the war, we would not plu ka
single lsurel.leaf from the bright chsplet enc
circlipg his brow. But as politician we
honestly regard him as the representative OF
all that is dangerous and sinister in the stu
alton. Corruption reached its climax duriog
his two terms as president. To-day we nad
him, Notwithstanding his brilliant lame, the
mere whipper in and hacker OF OonKiins'
and Ina merest faction in the republican
rsr,v What pity it is that he ever aba'-
doned his post at the hesi of the army to be-
come the mere trick mule and scapogoat OF
the yilest set Of political scoupdrels now in
b.bi,inp the earth. There Ia no good
American soldier OF either section, but who
SINGER " mourns the debasement OF one OF
our military idols.
Since the Talbot boys, sentenced to die Tor
numbering their father in Missouri, have
msds confession, a vast deal more
of interest in view of the nature
&c tina confession, cen.ers abou. them now
Than there did before. There lie such an air
oftrutb investing their statement and there
ara so many facts corroborating it, that al
most everyone who reads it believes 1T, and
whatever may be the sentiment in the COM
munity where the deed was committed,
.wsv from there there seems to be ageneral
sas;re that they ahould be pardoned. The
Fulton, Missouri, Telegraph SAYS the fol-
loving:
There is a strong feeling in Nodaway coun'
" against tho Talbot boys,and 1t IS general,
" teie, ed they murdered their faiher' put
Il does .scm like straining justice 70 hahg
them on the testimony OF man VINO swears
he got tnem drunk to worm confession out
of them, and that out OF residence OF e'gat
years IN X ,nsas, he spent four OF them IN
the penisenlary.
There is vast deal of truth and sound
philosophy in what the New York Evening
Mail says in the following. Take for in
stance the burglars and crscksmen Of this
and other couatries. If they devoted one
half the skill, labor, ingenuity and intellect
they do in their nefsrious calling 10 legiti-
mate svoca!lous, they would become wealthy
and leading citizens. And go is it in all IL
legal cslings. The Mail says:
The greatest knaves are the worlds
greatest FOOLS What greater stupidity could
Arthur LEROY have shown than the perpe'
tration of the murder in the English railway
carriage last Monday. Even had he obtained
MIR. Colds money, thrown his victims body
into the Bscombe tunnel without leaving q
trace of struggle in the compartment, and
stepped from the train at his station without
the slightest probability of being suspected
OF crime, the awful consciousness OF guilt
would have tortured him all his life, hard.
ened wretch that he is. But instead
Of escaping suspicion no Is
now fugitive, hunted by justice almcs!
the world over. Whether in France
or Holland or some other foreign land he
will be pursued until he is overtSken by an
officer or by death. Crime is almost always
detected, and its authors suffer 80 severely
that they must call themselves fools for its
commission. A man who has intelec,
enough TO make ti'st-clsss knaye has intel
lect enough to win honorable success in life
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for any possible reward Of knavery is unut-
terably stupid. Kuaves arc supposed to IT.
gard honest men as fools. The record of TIC
two classes warrants the reversal of the judg.
ment. Honest men may Justly consider pl
knayes fools. Crime is the costliest thing il
the universe 10 its authors. Let beginners il
crime consider the fact.
The Rural World gives some prsetics
slseealions in tho. following extract from ii
columns. No where in all our country car
Me acceptance of these suggestions prove
Of more lasting or speedy benefit than righ
iere in Texas. Nature has done vast dea
toward making this stock country, and il
costs no more TO raise fine horses, cattle
sheep and hogs than it does to raise scrut
Stock and tho remuneration is ten fold
The Rural World says:
With improved timen comes growing
demand for improved stock of all kinds
More fine stock is changing hands than we
have ever known before The spirit is rife
among farmers to improve their stock, ant
now that their pocket books are getting
p'e'hOrc, they aro gratifying their desire.
70 have as foe horses, cattle, sheep swine
ana poultry as any of their neighbors
Ihey have respcd tho benefit of improved
srm machinery, and new they want ia
reap the benefits that improved stock WILL
bring them. We are glad to see this desire
Ior Improvement among farmers. 1t is
40 evidence that there is intelligence
ana enterprise among tho farming
siNses generally. We believe it far b. tier
ior farmers TO invest their surplus cash 10
IMPROVING their farms, their buildings, their
STOCK, than in adding 10 the number of their
seres' The production Of most farms may
w DOUBLED. The value of Farm animals on
all farms can be more than doubled by SO.
vIu'og The best breeding stock and giving
ae proper care and attention to all stool,
, ,sseu on tho farm. II the present good
.nes continue, II will DO great thing fol-
american farming, Great progress will be
,m ,sIe ~ 10 oil directions, but in no direction
m mn anere DO more progress than In the In.
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