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Smyrna times., 1881-11-09

and revises moderately. He is one of the
few, very few, men who use manuscript
in such way that not single oratorical
grace IS diminished thereby Whether
this is because he commits his speech we'll
to memory or not we never could tell.
We rather think he does. But, with or
without manuscript, Voorhees, is an orator
of the first school. As rule the very
sight Of manuscript in the hands of a
speaker is enough to nerve one for bore.
Demosthenes was right when he said.
"Oratoryis delivery-delivery-delivery;'
and delivery is killed by manuscript.
Jones, of Florida. always hard stu
dent, labors diligently at set speech.
He is passiOnately fond of Edmund Burke.
and knows his works as we never knew
any other to know them. II" has Il
memory equal to Blainc's or Ben Hills
and time and again have we heard him
repeat page after page Of Burke's immOr-
tai speeches. 1t is the same with the
speeches Of Phillips, Grattan, Curran and
O'COnnel. Jones is a very able man.
His Democracy is extreme, but out of
politics he is one Of the best fellows the
world over.
Davis, of West Virginia, though an old
member of the Senate, has made but one
spcech--On agriculture. 1t was printed
exactly as it was written. His remarks
are left to the tender mercics of the ste
nographer.
Beck, Davis colleague on the Commit
tee of Appropriations, is the most rapid
talker i'll either House of Congress. Well
for him that the Sanate has such a stenog-
rapher as Denis Murphy, whose pen tray
els over paper like lightning. We doubt
if his equal could be found anywhere.
Beck is an untiring worker, has the con-
stitution of Kentucky raOe-hOrse. and
no amount OF labor is too heavy for him.
lie is not much Of reYiser-Coing on the
principles Of Pontius Pilate--quod scripsi,
Scrips'. He is as blunt as Joey Bagstock
and as good natured as Mark Tapley.
As there are mo leaves to print" in the
Senate no Senator can publish speech
without hgFlng at least read it from man.
uscript. The first page of the Daily Record
is quite desideratpm as the place TO air
the title of speech, and many grave
Senator who would willingly sit at the
end of McGregor's table is loath to have
his speech hidden in the middle of the
Record. 1t is vain to attack Solomon's
thery about vanity.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-09
Far ne co,y,,,,, TIM.
Letter from Missouri,

John IL. Hoflecker in subsequent
letter from BrOOkfeld, No. gives the fol-
lowing interesting description of the place
and the surrounding country:
Brookteld contains about 1000 inhabit-
ants and is well supplied with churches
and schools, has two banks. and a GREAT
variety Of stores and shops. four hotels
and very large establishment worked bv
steam for baleing timothy hay.
am very much pleased with this part
OF the West. The land is rolling. the
streams are deep, with rapid current
the long sloping hills are high, overlooking
the tops Of the trees bordering on the
creeks, and altogether it reminds one of
OF the vicinity CT Wilmington. Del. with
TINS difference: the soil here is as black as
coal dust and about twenty inches deem.
NO doubt it is the accumulation of decom-
posed vegetation upon the prairies for
many centuries, while in the timbered
lands bordering on the creeks and rivers
the soil Is not more than five or six inches
deep. The early settlers took up these
timbered lands not thinking the prairies
worth bothering with as they were co
tough they could not be plougbed but
since the introduction of Northern cani,oI
and brains, with large herds of cattle and
sheep, the long prairie grass has given
way to the most luxuriant growth Of bIue
grass and now in passing by one of these
native pastures you can count as MANY as
200 sheep in a field or from 300 to 500
head OF cattle, and hogs by the hundred
IL they desire it, the large steel sulky
plow is drawn out by three or four
horses and the virgin soil turned to the
depth Of nine or ten inches and in the
spring planted or sown in oats and wear
later planted in corn, it will produce one
hundred bushels pre- acre and if continued
IN corn year after year it does not run
down. This would be a poor place for
the manufacturer of super-phosphate as
the farmers do not think it worth while
to haul out their barnyard manure only
to pat on the slopes to prevent washing.
cannot see how these lands will ever
wear out.
Another feature that adds very much to
the beauty of these lands is, that the pub
lie roads some sixty feet wide with Usage
hedges on either side, are all laid out bv
Government surveys at right angle run
North and South, East and West: it is
just one mile from one cross roads to an
other, so that each square contains six
hundred and forty acres. This may all
be in one farm, or it may be in six or
eight farms, in either case they are rich
and if properly managed will make the
owners rich also, ] think Horace Greeley
gave good advice as far as this county is
concerned
Smyrna times., 1881-11-09

BUCKwHEAT CAKES AND THE MEA-
sLEs." When young husband had gone
from home, and with fond sOlicitude tele-
graphed his little wife," what have you
for breakfast, and how's the baby?"-he
received the brief, suggestive reply
Buckwheat Cakes and the Measles" We
have the report of a case in our midst, not
where Measles was in the bill of fare, but
where Sciatic Rheumatism confined MIR.
J. Dawson, the well-known druggist, to
his room for a long period. 1t was stated
to our reporter in the following words :
The senior of the firm was attacked with
Sciatic Rheumatism December last, and
for four weeks could scarcely leave his
room. He used st. Jacobs Oil, and is now
able to be at his place of business, feeling
no worse for his recent afliction. The
inference is convincing.-ROchester Senti-
mel.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-09

FEVER AND AGUE.-Are you troubled
with Ague, Chills and Fever, Bilious Fever,
Remittent or Intermitting Fever, Night
s,weats or any disease that comes from
Malaria or distorted Liver and Hot Suns {?
If so, procure bottle of Green's Ague
ConquerOl, which is an acetic extract of
strong tonic roots, combined with Sulphate
of Magnesia, ETC., and positively contains
no Quinine, Arsenic or other poisons. 1t
puriies the blood, cleanses the liver, spleen
and other secretive organs so cfectually
that the chills will not return. Uc hare
never found any case Of Ferer and Ague it
iuiU not cure. Price, 80 cents and 81 90
per bottle. One large bottle has cured as
many as five in one family. Sold by all
druggists and dealers every where.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-09

Every one is acquainted with the old
nursery story about the hen that Matched
the ducks, ard how one fine day they
went swimming in the pond near by, and
the inducements she offered them to keep
out of the water; but it may not be gener-
ally known that whenever poultry has
anything to talk about in the latter days,
the conversation always turns to the bene-
fits their species have derived from the use
of M. B. Roberts Poultry Powder. 25
cents per package, sold by all druggists.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-09

LEPRosY.-Physicians in Baltimore are
puzzled by supposed case of leprosy.
The patient is a woman. She was born in
Baltimore, but at the age of 10 removed
to the Eastern Shore. For year and a
half the disease has been coming on and
now her whole body is marked with the
plague spots, her face being swollen and
misshaped with globules This is only
the fourth case known In Baltimore, and
how the disease was contracted is a matter
for speculation.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-09

WINSTON, Forsyth Co., N. C.-Gents-
desired to express to you my. thanks for
your wonderful Hop Bitters. / was trou-
bled with dyspepsia for five years previous
to commencing the use of your Hop Bit
ters, some six months ago. My cure has
been wonderful. am pastor of the First
Methodist church of this place, and my
whole congregation can testify to the
great virtues of your Bitters. Very res
pectfully, REV. II FEREREE.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-09

No fewer than q thousand young women
recently congregated around the stage
entrance to the Drury Lane TheateT in
response to an advertisement that the
management wanted one hundred girls,
"young we'll made and pretty" for the
forthcoming pantomine. They were adj
mitted in squads, and the rejected appli-
cants, as they emerged upon the street,
were greeted with derisive cries by the
multitude without.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-09

Many of our readers will learn with
interest that the number of days from the
date of the late President Gaefelds cleo
ton to the date of his death, inclusive,
was Just three hundred and twenty-nine.
Was there anything prophetic in the cam
paign fgures-"S29?"
Smyrna times., 1881-11-09

A beautiful head of hair is appreciated by
everybody, and how to secure it, interests
everybody. The hair and scalp must be kept
free from icurf and dandrufI, and not be al
loved to get dry and and harsh. The roots
must be stimulated to healthy action Flexi-
bility and handsome gloss are essential. All
these requisites are easily secured by the use of
Ayers Hair Vigor
Smyrna times., 1881-11-09

Bully boy with glass eye, is what a
chap termed bottle of DIR. Bulls Cough
Syrup, which had cured his cold. 1t only
cost him 25 cents.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-09

Ayers Ague Cure is the only medicine in
antidote for fever and ague, and kindred dis
eases 1t not only affords immediate relief,
but it eradicates the malarial poison which
produces the disease, without leaving any
eneryating or injurious effect, as is the case
with many Of the ague medicines advertised,
Smyrna times., 1881-11-09

About President Garfeld's grave are to
be planted weeping beach, pyramidal
oak, buckeye and q silver fir. s
Smyrna times., 1881-11-09
U, S. SENATE CHAMBER,
Mnrr y 1870


My Dear &r:--I beg you 70 receive my
thanks for the bound speech, and for your
kindness throughout. am glad to have
made your acquaintance, and trust, may
know you better in future. Cordially
yours, ROSCOE CoNKLING.
E. w. OYSTER, ESQ.
The present Secretary of State, when a
member Of the Senate, used TO look care
fully after his speeches, which, for the
most part, were made from HEADINGS" J"
Probably there never was In the United
States Senate a man who needed less prep
aration than James G.. Blaine. He is i'm
fallible ia history and impregnable in de-
bate His memory of facts and faces is
absolutely wonderful. He can begin with
William the Conqueror and give you the
name Of every sovereign Of England
down to Victoria, with the dates of their
reigiis. Now and then the Senator would
give his personal attention to the printing
of speech. One morning Oyster found
him busily at work "cutting up copy fol
the printers. Hello, Oyster, I'm ahead
Of you. See, I'm dividing copyn Yes
senator, see you're ahead Of me but
went home only six hours ago, and shall
be here for sixteen consecutive hours
aWel, i know it's hard work, Oyster
I've been at it, and know what nlghtworl
means"
! Voorhees, prepares his speeches CAREFUL,
Smyrna times., 1881-11-09

The prevailing sentiment now is that
Guiteau should be legally tried and scien-
tifically swung.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-09

Chief Justice Waite says that there are
too many law schools and too many law
yers in this country.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-09

"What every one says must be true" that
coughs and colds. Try it. Price % cents.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-09

''The doctors said my wife had consumption.
Tried Lindsey's Blood Searcher,' and she has
better health than ever.n G. H. Hubbard,
Hampden, Ohio.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-09

Spiritual mediums say the next world
is counterpart of this. In that case
there must be q celestial Chicago, filed
with desire to increase its population,
and the Chicago spirits are probably the
ones that put it into the heads of earthly
servant girls to start their fires with kero-
sene,
Smyrna times., 1881-11-09

Circumstances alter cases. A strong
minded young woman who could boss
whole convention and was the terror of
every debater in town, got married some
time ago and is now the abject slave of a
bald-headed, toothless being commonly
called baby.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-09

christmas cards this year are to be I'M
mense.' This is not slang; We refer to
their size.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-05
anoh rhimru nhnnt Rncnn


Sheep will extrnctA living from, sud wher,
anything else will stavo Horses and caule
require six tilnes the amount Of food. Sheep
will gsihcr grass aud herbs, Gttou sud -four.
ish upon poor hills, cliffs andmuu4laiu aides.
Sheep injuro tho quality Of grazing land
less than any kind OF Ftock that ,ecd lnon II
They eata much greater variety OF plants
than horses, hogs or oows They devour
mny noxious weedg, MS well us the leaves
aud branches of bushes that aro likely 10 on.
oroacb on the land devoted to moro useful
vegetation. by these means thoy improve
the character of tho oative vegetation. The
presence of sheep on land is favorable to the
Introduction of blue grass md whita clover,
rs they firm the soil, so that the seeds Of these
plants are more likely to germiuale.
Sheep require but comparatively little IT.
tention except during tho season when they
drop their lambs They delight i'm beipp lat
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-05

The sasson is near Mt hand when rruit.tree,
must be planted. 1t is hold by roodly
number, If not majority of tho orchSrdists
of Texas, that they do better when planted
IN the spring than fall. 1t il better to plant
now than not Mt all, whether this opinion is
correct OF not. With the exception of apples
all manner of fruit does well In Texas il il
said apples don't flourish here, and yot last
summer there we're some oC tina finest we ever
saw brought to this Office from orchards around
town. Investigation proved these trees hsd
been well cared for. When attacked nv
worms the worms were killed and when tbey
showed symptoms of disoase effective roma
dies were applied and they got we'll A.
everywhere else upon this little clohe ot
ours fruit trees in Texas have 10 be looked
after, prunod, doctored, and mora or lass
cultivated. There is nothing without labor
A good rubbing down, rubbing up. shaking
turning over, does anything goo That !.
the reason boys who have srough time when
young make success US men. Ii is ar
dalned by the Creator that we shall bavo
nothing without work. There Il. No
seed, no soil, nothing that will com, ton,
without an effort. There is An idea al, =,
orchards, that planting tho trees and eslip..
thelr irut is the aloha and omega of tbs
whole book. There is a little mistake bere
You must bud and graft, prano and pare
ana take care OF the soil around the root.
keep the Insects away, aud do many other
things with au apgle and peach and poa,
tree you expect to take the premium nj tbc
next tar But you may do less of this And
sui have good supply Of fruit.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-05
shouId HORSES be shO De

la the last number Of FraZsr's Magazine
this question is discussed at great length The
writer thinks that horses sre worn out at
least fourteen years before they ought to be,
and that in this the United Kingdom loses
$o75,0O0000 every twenty-one years. Diff
ferent causes for the injury Of horses are
mentioned, but the writer thinks that abuses
OF their fec, are most serious, aud ho asks :
"If the working of the Evolutionary system
leaves the horse 4 wreck almost before he
has reached his primo, if the lessening OF
the weight ot iron and of the number OF
nails used 10 fixing the iron has bsen follow
ed by direct and important benefits in every
instance, If even those who hold that g
horse must be shod have discovered that that
which they look on as a protection TO the
fore feet is merely harmful to the bind feet,
is il possible TO stiflO tho suspicIion that this
insignificant remnant Of n system 30 fruitful
10 mischief may have no magic power, and,
in short, that tho horse may do jus. as we'll
without them 2" In his reply 10 this he
eRvs:
"Tho plsin truth is that differences in the
quality Of soil, be it hard or soft, stony or
sAIdy, smooth and slippery arc of compar-
atlvely little importance to the horse whose
fact are q, nature made them Ir the words
of Free lance the unshod horse can sue
cetsfully deal with all roads; and Nssuredv
no one will dream Of asserting that shod
horses can do this, for on tho setting in of
frost, for instance, they cannot bo worked
until certain ceremonies have been gone
through with at the blacksm.h's forge The
un,hod horse can tread firmly on the slime
OF wood pSvem mt whom shed horses are
slipping aud struggling in agony around
them; he eau gsllOp on ice, and tr0t for
miles together on the hardest and toughest
nint roads with far more ease aul comfort
than horses whose feet are shod with iron,
or even gutts-percha, FREQ Lance rightly
remarks that If they could NOT thor would
be "a ond Of the thing, for evidently tue
horse should DO able to 20 anywhere and
everywhere, and alta moments notice. 1t
seems hard to produce tho conviction that
the nalur solo Of the horse foot is slmost
impanstrable, that il is SO hard sud strong
as TO protect the sensible solo from all harm,
aad that all feet expo,ei 10 hard objects and
arc made harder by tho contact, provided
only tbst tho sole is never pared
II would not be difficult to tts5 this mat
ter. suppose some one try /. upon y span
shoe ono and allow tho other 10 20 bare
footed, and sec which one gets slong the
best, which has the beat health, lives tho
longest. The oxporimGnter must DO a man
without any prcjudices in the matter msu
who predetermines to determine the matter
in one way and that his way. Wa are rather
Of the opinion Shoes cNu be dispensed,
which is strengthened by cha conviction th
nature did rot make suy mistakes in Tho cros
ton. The horse existed and did man atr,. r
as warrior and y civilian thousand yetr
before tho first black smith WA barn.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-05
The Cost of Fences,

Inc cost Of fences has taxed the brain af
many legislators. They have never scraei
between fencing up and fencing out Sock
where the lruest economy lay. Il still NJ
zles them. Georgia has partially solved the
problem by ralegated it to the ponulsr vn,o
OF counties, and the majority rule. 6nt il
works lndtierently. Upon this mat,er tho
Chicago Times says: '''' 'N'
"Sosao years ago u sensational written do
clnred that tho cost of fences in tbis conrSr,,
was greater than that of all the bn,iIincs
lneIudlhS those used for public and priyste
purposes in cities and towns. II il ala,,a,So
i,lkely that no Jumped at his facts ~ well as
$ conclusions, as till quite recently no sta
tlstes nave Deem collected on the subject Of
lsrm fences. IL IS now reported thar prof
Collect OF the Indiana bureau of stati.,cs
mas beeo collecting the facts so far 30 ill.,
state Is concerned. Ia referring 10 tho mat
ter he says that there is fencing enoneb IN
the state to 90 around the world more Than
dozen times. The total length of fonce l.
lllN0 S9l rods, or S44, 20l miles. Of wbich
lOl SIS $50 rods is rail, or worm" fsnce
o,ll5, 100 rods efplank fence, 1925 COL rod,
OF post aud rail fence. lil 500 rods of stono
renee, S3I ,Oio OF wire and barbed wire fanco
l,4i8,620 of Usage orange, and 70 OSI ~
willow fence. He Says that the system IN IN
that state has been to fence against cattle in
stead OF fencing them in, and the result !,
that not less than $200,0000QO bavs hoor
! expended for farm fences when. If oattlo Ma
been fenced in instead Of being fencsd on,
tho cost need not have bsen one.lenth Of NV
amount. In this matter Indiana tools a ,sra use.
start Of the beginning, and has never cbsn0sS
It's policy. Some Other states found the fnrn.
ng process so expensive ihst they have nbsn.
doned 1t altogether. No other state IL ths
unien except Kansas has ever collected ua.
tistics on this subject" 'u ''A'
In state like Texas, where timh.r !,
scarce, where whole counties Arc eonnd ,n;,,
out enough to build a pig.pen, fenee or r' nc
fence 10 grave question, indeed, Tbe harh'
ed wire has to very great extent relieved i,
There are many objections raised 10 ths,
mode, however, and among them more stocL
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-05
TpRRPARuD FOR TIE HSRALD. !
During the Week

II has been Christmas times and the Their
mometer nearly Tapped zero besides. Th,
ground for four or five days was frozen al
hard as bulls horn. The week has, there
fore, been spent sitting around log Aces, eat
ing smoking hot dinasrs with We carna
farmer and his wife, getting up very paa
table and purely vegetable dish, out of th'
essence of corn and 'hen ruit'-which
when mixed, is better known as egg,nogg
Texas farmers are q temperate set, if they dc
take little hot apple.toddy when the wealth
er ia as cold rs IL has been lately.
Up to Monday farm work was suspended
on account of Christmas. Since then
it has been suspended on account of cold
Aside from taking care Of stock, keeping up
the fires, and ldllng around generally, there
has not been much elss tC.. 10 with those who
have finished picking cotton and gathered
their corn. There are many of the form Il
and few Of the latter, for lots of corn still 70
mains in the field, II shau bv all means be
gotte out during th 8 month, January. No
part Of the crop of 1880 ought TO be in tho
way Of 1881 later than january Ia February
Texas farmers ought to be busy blowing AID
preparing for spring planting. Tho fences
should all be n order and every detail
Of that portion of farming SGT aside for win
Ter completed by the first day OF February.
The winter IS an unusually severe one.
Good crops always follow Cold loosens md
fertilizes the ground A good frooAs is equal
to a good blowing. We therefore think our
farmers have every reason to .hink this will
be u prosperous yesr Enough rain has
alresdy fallen to guarantee an abundant
yield of all carly crops. We can make
pler'y of cotton on the rains we have re-
ceivtd, Grain will require an additional
supply during tho summer Year before
last, "a was tho case in 1865, We
rai'od big crop of cotton without any rain
TO speak of from November till October.
The stalks wero upon the humble bee order,
but like the boys small hill, "thar's power
o DIRT thar, dad" Thero was a "powor' of
cotton on these little plants. Good things
always come in,small packages" as the little
woman said when rallied upon her size
THAT'S no. There is good deal Of difference
between a strawberry and bois do arc
apple, in proportion aud flavor.
Our soil is naturally strong and spongy,
and good for Gfiy more crops without The
general use of fertilizers II would be well
enough however, not to preiume too
much upoa its being "exhhnstlogs.'
Just here is whore tho farmers Of The old
states made fatal mistake. They wore out
their lands By committing every folly that
could he thought Of -such as running fur.
rows down hill sad by that Inns shipping
thsr Soil down the river, and planting tho
same crop on thu Sane field until lh
couldn't got seed. They had remedy which
we had not "Aloyo to Texas.n We ara in
the last and only Texas there is. There are
no moro west of ~, south of US, nerh nor
east OF here, and therefore had better take
care Of what we have We won't got any
moro Ike ii, nor half rs Z God.