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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-05

The 1t. Louis Post Dispatch has writer
on its staff whose forte is getting up fictitious
reports, "fak'ng" a. some reporters call it.
His most notable exploit in this line was a
graphic description Of the resuscitation of
murderer, hung in St. Louis, by means OF
electricity His latest effort is an account of
spiritual seance in st. Louis few days
ago. at which the spirit of the Earl of Beacons-
field not only communicated with those
present, but was msterislizsd. 1t is rather
tame reading and SO transparent as to reach
the attenuation of thinness. He does not
come up to his usual STANDARD, but then all
genluses are fsbby at times.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-05

Alta banquet given to General Grant in
Mexico a few days ago, no said in reply to u
toast: "There Is nothing in my opinion, to
stand in the way Of Mexican progress and
grandeur and wealth but the people thom'
selves. do not anticipate their opposition,
but fully expect their active support.
think that can answer for nine'tenths of the
people of my own country when say that
we have no sinister motives whatever; we
have no designs or desires that are inimcal
to the honor and credit of this great republic.
I am aware that some the papers of Mex.
leo, rs well as possibly some in the United
States, have made illusions 20 the possibility
of the annexation of Mexican IL, rtory to the
United States. o. that subject I know that
there are no grounds whatever for appr''
tension
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-05

IT is said that if the Star route investiga-
tions are pushed that General Brady, the late
second assistant postmaster general, has in
reserve as part of his defense, docu ments
which, if made public, will wreck many
valuable regulations. Let the investigation
20 on, and let General Brady spring his
reserve documents, for no reputation that
ought not to be wrecked can be except by
the truth. In other words, no reputation is
valuable that can be wrecked on honest
eVidance.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-05

MRS. JESSIE FREMONT. daughter o
Thomas II. Benton and wife of "the path
finder" who failed to find the path to the
white house, however, is now spending her
time in Washington, and is one Of the most
charming ladies' at the capital. She is &C,
complished and not only beautiful in her
maturity, but she is one of the most remark
able women this country ever produced.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-05

WHAT is the use of continually offering
and passing resolutions resffirming the
Monroe doctrine as applied to the Panama
canal, and doing nothing else? Ifthe United
States government is going to adhere to
that doctrine why don't it do something to
stop Count de Lesseps in his canal scheme,
unless he carries it on under the auspices of
our government and under its control and
management?
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-05

THE Princeton college boys have to be
wa ched with much care. They are frail,
tender younglings, whose morals must need
be guaaed with great circumspection. At
least We presume this. to be the case, as DIR.
McCssh. tho president, has refused to lot the
college Glee club give concert in Trenton,
Now Jersey, for the benefit of the Grand
Army of the Republic. because there are 80
many saloons and houses of bad repute in
the city. That is little rough on the divinity
studants
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-05

THE Houston Post Gays that the HERALD
criticised rather severely its report of and
comments upon the late Ssengerfest at Gal
weston. Our contemporary is mistaken
The HERALD did not say word about il
one way or another. Our Galveston cores
pondent, in a special 10 the HERALD, stated
that the Posts article excited unfsvorable
comment in Galveston among citizens of that
city and visitors TO and psrticipstors in the
Saengerfest, and be himself expressed some
disApprobAiion of the article, but
the HERALD had no opinion 10 give utter
ance too. The HERALD makes il rule, for
il is q principal with il TO attend exclusively
10 it's own affairs, claiming the right to its
own opinions and conceding the same right
10 iis contemporaries. All people do not zee
the same thing in the same light and If the
Post saw suything about the saengsrfest that
in iis judgment was worthy ofprsiss or that
deserved sdverse.criticism.it would hsve been
recrssni 10 lie duty as public journal re-
porting The occasion, not 10 have uttered lie
honest convictions and this beng 20, the
HEzAID hsd no occasion 10 take the Post 70
sccouni in any wise for such utterADce. On
questions in which vital principles either In
politics, morals or the mstsrisl interests Of
The country are involved, when. two papers
disagree Is 10 the means or e 10 their views,
they can discuss in digni5ed and rsspscis-
be way fbsir differences Of opinion. that
good MAJ grow cut Of s1ch discussion, bat
mere cs-piaEs sn3 chickering's are uuprOfa-
BE 70 say The lsssi Of il.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-05
waco.
Special to the Herald.

Special 10 the Herald.
Waco, ipril 30.-The Brazos at this point
continues to rise SLOWLY 1t is what Is known
a. the annual red Use and II Is feared IT WI i
delay the construction of the Missouri Pacific
bridge, as considerable drift is coming down
to-day.
District court convene Mondsy morning
Two murder cases are on docket.
The Waco ST. ok exchange opens for business
Monday morning.
A saloonist struck a drunken Irishman on
the head with a bottle this evening, which may
prove fatal. The saloonist fled and has es-
capped arrest up TO this time.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-05

THE scarcity of water in some of the great
cities is getting to be u matter Of serious in
convenience. In New York, Chicago and
st. Louis, loud complaints are being made,
and the quality of water that is being used in
the former two cities is occssioning much
sickness, and new sources of supply have 10
be- found,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-05

Mr. w. M, Grow, graduate of the class
of 1874 of Emory college, has just founded
and hal chartered "Hubbsrd college" at
Overton, Rusk county, this state. Ills
assistants are all graduates of the best
southern colleges.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-05

The eriminsl term of &c district cour'
eon,usnssd yesterday. j. dgs Aldrioge pre-
siding. Frd Green etsrgea With robbery
"a Alsr B,isns chs-Es5 yth burglary,
b,.7h uiss3ed guilty srd v1s given tso
-. - Tss-s are ffissr more prison r
= a. rgu-ty isil 70 b. trisc ihis week.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-05

PROFESSOR TIcE said it would be cloudy,
rainy weather from the Let to the 3rd, and he
hit II exactly. Hessys that from the 4th to
the 9th it will be clear. To-day he says
will be one of the comparatively cooler days
of the month.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-05

A DISPATCH to the Chicago Inter-Ocean
says that Miss Mary Lee snd Mr.. John
Gedney we're married at Evanston, Illinois
on the 9th utimo' by Rev. A. w. Patten
with exquisite floral decorations. What did
Mr.. Patten, minister of the gospel. mean
by decorating himself with flowers? Was be
trying to make "Little Buttercup" of
himself?
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-05

preferred homage and flourish NIL Tho more.
Tho principle involved in zach Of these
illustrations !, idon,Ically the same ~ that In
tho matter Of comedy and we'll kompt and
aliired city Lot us have promp. attention
and adequate action on both these trsnspor-
tation desidernts for our "future great"
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-05
prours, elliott a HALL.

FoR tho year ending March 3lst, last, our
exports exceeded our imports by S243'4do,'
800, very good showing.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-05

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. At
ter hearing a few more speeches in
favor of situations for the new normal
schools, decided to locate the white
school as follows: Franklin, Macon
county; Newton, Wilson, Elizabeth
City.
Two Of the colored schools were loca-
ted defnitely-one at Franklinton, the
other at Newborn. The board resolved
to locate one of the other schools at
either Tarboro or Plymouth, as may be
found by the superintendent of Public
Instruction, after looking into the ad-
vantages of each. The remaining col
ored school will be established IN the
western part of the State, at Green's
boro, Salisbury o. Charlotte, as may be
found best by Mr.. Scarborough.
The board instructed Mr.. Scarborough
to at once begin to make arrangements
for the terms Of all these schools, secure
teachers, etc.
In the afternoon the board took up
the matter of the selection of books for
use in the public schools. A great
number Of publishing firms were repre-
sented by their agents or attorneys. The
hoard, after hearing all arguments, de-
clded to postpone a decision until Mon.
day, May 9th.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-05
Not Hot Enough for Him.

The world is full Of people.-and
there are ''Many men OF many minds,
and the newspaper Office is the place
to fnd'em out.
Here is a sample: Er no disco.
POSTAL.
New HILL, Wake Co., April 25.
"Messrs. Farm.er and Mechanic.
s.FRIENDs As you are publishing
''in your paper articles opposed to the
Great and Good Law (Prohabitign) l
decline receiving it any longer. hope
you may be converted ReSp't j.:
M. Rollins, Pro tenn II. U. Rollins.
Mr.. r. was due for some time but on
being notified, has since paid his ar
rearages, so that does o count, except
that he ought, as an honest man, to have
maid at the time be discontinued, and
not forced us to waste time and stamps
recovering our dues.
We print his postal to show what a
curious world this is. Every reader OF
the Farmer and Mechanic knows that
three months & when the Prohibl
~tionists were few, and with but little
sign of encouragement from the pubic,
this pen spoke plainly, clearly, and pos
sibly to some effect. At all events, the
Methodist, the Presbyterian. and halt
dozen other papers copied our remarks.
and the last named paper last week re-
copied them, to strongly endorse them.
And in every issue since, we have had
something to say on the vitality lmpor-
tant subject. Indeed more han a
dozen saloon and hotel men have
stopped their paper on that account.
But Rollins, and men OF his stamp,
overlook all this hard work IN
their cause, to take exceptions to
what? The fact that we give both
sides a heariDg-that we prlu.ed Col.
VIM. Johnston's speech at Charlotte,
in order to show what is said by a very
large body Of intelligent and respecta-
BILE North Carolinians. Col. Johnston
has / ever been a friend of ours on the
contf airy has opposed Us more than once +;
but e is now the most prominent OF
those who are fighting Prohibition,
openly, and we gave him a hearing, and
will DO SO again if he gets a new line OF
arguments, which by the by, he very
badly needs.
People will learn after while that the
Farmer and Mechanlc is a NEWS-pa
per, d Paper for the People" And
they may also learn in time that the
safest way to treat a great State ques
ton is to-"Turn on the light" 1T the
newspapers dc not print what is said by
the other side, how shall the Prohlbl-
ton speakers know how to meet and an
swer their arguments? IS Prohibition
50 weak that it dare not listen to those
who oppose it? 1t So, is will be short
lived.
Let our Temperance friends beware
that ''Intemperance of speech do not
damage their cause more than Anti
Prohibition speeches!
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-05
Redmond in Asheville JaiI--He
Tell the Story of his
Capture.
[Cor. OF the News and Observer.
ASSEMBLE, IN. C., April rs, g

IN. w., April 70, 81.
Redmond, the notorious outlaw, who,
about four years ago, killed, in T%ransyl-
vania county, a deputy marshal by the
name of Duckworth, and who has been,
in defiance Of the law, running at large
ever since, was brought to AsheviIle on
Sunday last and committed TO jail. He
was, at the time of his commitment,
and is yet, suffering considerably from
the effects of wounds which he received
in the endeavor TO capture him. He is
unable to walk, and seven balls are yet
In his flesh, and were it not for his iron
will [ have no doubt they would prove
fatal. In appearance the man is quite
a different thing from what one would
expect to see IN an outlaw. La figure he
is small, and his face, which is that OF
a boyish. looking man twenty-seven years
of age, is pleasant more than otherwise.
There is nothing repulsive about him
that | can discover except his name,
and this for crime and bloodshed is
aggcrated beyond bounds. The truth,
SO far as | have been able to gather it,
Is that Duckworth is the only man he
has ever slain, and that for the last two
years he has been living on the Ten
nessee river, III Swan county, the life
of a quiet farmer, harming no one and
no one m~olesting him.
The story Of his capture, as he gives
it himself, is about this: Being at home
one morning, nursing his wife who was
sick, he heard his little dog bark up in
the woods above his house, and think
ing that he had found a squirrel, he
Redmond got his gun and started in
pursuit, Going to where the dog was,
and being perfectly unconscious ard
u~nsusplclous of any one lyingin ambush
tor him, he was suddenly halted by a
party OF seven men not more than ten
steps away. Being a little startled and
not taking time for deliberation he
turned and fled, when the whole party
commenced to fire on him, sometimes
hitting him and sometimes missing him.
Running two or three hundred yards, he
stumbled and fell, and being unable to
rise, the party went up and took posses
sion of him.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-05
or the FARMER Asp Ne.un-
Life Saving Lamps.

The mere publications of article,
the causes of lamp explosions bou.,.
extensively said articles NAV he a,.
lated, will never effectua!.y >....
the evil 50 long as the peorIt ST.
versallv continue to use erl..,
lamps. There has for wears t..-
lamp before the people, safe uaIs-s.
and all conditions, and with auvg.
OF oil that can be burnt in a lan.. f..
safety device will not not add ez.-.
ing So cents to the cost OF n luua. I'D.
with care will last a lifetime.
not mention the name nor p....
manufacture, lest this articlo b..
strued into an advertisement. .
state however that | am not pecg.,.,
interested IN thu sale OF any Ian
But | do not believe that ous t.,
IN a hundred uses a safety
Hence the necessity for forclus. q
to use safety lamps by appropr-. a
lslation. How is this to ls 4a.'
Why let each State LegisIa,4so r.
8 reward of say $500 for the best .r
lamp; then, after the best lan..a
been selected, compel all her c....a
to use said lamp under a heayyss.l
ty.
In order to prevent explosion : PRE-.
that will afford q reasonable a-
should be fixed on the lamp sclec.e
The device, or burner. that I 1lr
referred to can be attached to ANY I...
IN use therefore it would not he arc-v.
to cast aside the lamps now ia u.. .
order to introduce the desired .ga.u
ton. For about 30 cents al. I.la
row In use can be rendered pr.
against explosion.
This is a subject of such m4gut.e
when properly viewed as to uepI sd
arguments. | Therefore aa.e
the press of the country will take b..
Of the matter and never let up. l..
there is a law passed compelling q
to attach safety device a.t
Heath dealing lamps nov SO gea-- 7
u use. PHILANTIEoT-.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-05
Georgian on North Carolina.

We resd Mr.. Grady's letter about
North Carolina in the Atlanta COnsti-
~tut,on with pleasure. We were glad
to see an intelligent Georgian taking
he trouble TO inform himself about this
State, and to write so pleasantly con
corning il. Here is what he SAID OF tins
State press:
..The press of the State, first class IN
many respects, does not handle prac
teal questions with scope and enthu-
siasm enough to give the general pup
lie al idea of what is being done III
the way of progress
We think this does the North Caro-
lima editors injustice. We do not re
member that Mr.. Grady's letter con
tanned any fact with which we were not
familiar. We do not recall any points
mentioned that we had pot seen pre-
sented in some of our State exchanges.
We are of the impression that nearly
every fact-posibly all has appeared in
the Star in some connection. Mr..
Grady spoke hastily. How many
North Carolina papers has - access to
He is on the wing constantly. tie o
not see the Star. and we dare say he
sees but few of our State papers and
none regularly. SO how can he under
take with propriety to pronounce judg-
ment upon the shortcomings Of the
North Carolina press
We find this in his letter:
I'm Madison county the finest to
bacco IN the world is raised, and the
county crop of last year, aggregating
|, 900, 600 pounds, averaged twenty
FIVE cent. per pound, while the average
in the State was probably only -!
cents
This will indeed be news to the to
bacco growers of Granville and War
rem, of Person and Orange, Of Caswel
and Rockingham. But is it truef We
trow not : Does Madison county
make the finest tobacco In the worldf'
We have paid some attention to tobac-
co statistics. and we put this statement
there are fifty farmers in Granville
county alone who acreage tlClce as much
as any ten or twenty or fifty farmers IN
Madison in their tobacco sales. There
ten farmers in Granville-possibly
many more-who make from 500 to
the acre and from 800 to Sl,400 to
Tux Iditi. Ii W.. bla'N hoN
ded his travels through the old tobacco
region Of the State where the tine
tobacco grows in fact he could have
added some valuable and astounding
statistics to those be published. Mr..
Grady told the story no doubt asst was
told to him - Wilmington Star.
We ale obliged to the Star for saying
what we designed saying from the mo
ment we noted Mr.. Grady's remarks.
me Farmer aud Mechanic may not be
very wide awake, or enthusiastic, but
it, FOX cne," has during the past three
years printed enough matter respecting
the of North Carolina, to till
twenty large size volumes. And every
one of the facts mentioned by Grady
has been repeatedly mentioned by us.
The only difference is that North Caro-
lima journals receive less support from
the public than any other States jour
mails, consequently our statements rarely
get beyond the boundaries of the State.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-05
For the FARMER y NE-Ht
Chufas.

Some three years since, | ow,c|s
small farm, and was eager to give Ii
agriculture all the impetus | could ..
ing sure that the customs and usage.
our parents could be greatly iut-u.
upon in this important department .
human labor. | made many cI,a
ments, some were a failure and ,a
were a success. One Of the neg ...-
introduced by me in my section Wis
what is known as Spanish Cuutr
Earth Almonds. | raised NY Gr>. H..
IN 1878, and the result wa far 5-..I
my expectations. | saw that slr. a.
10 more difficult to cultivate .lah s
ton, and that enc acr1 VA .
lands was equal in value for part
tenlng TO D, + or even 8 acre j .r
same land 4 corn. 1t wa not l.t.t
to raise 10 p250 bushels Orthe-ea.- @
the acr, ,thatt to saj he least TN Bushes
OF chutas were equal to one olr1u .-
hogs, aud III my judgment TIE -a-
weight is equal to the same weigh. "A.
corn. So well pleased was with I'll.
crop that | exerted myself To- spread
IN my neighborhood and State.
found many full Of distru.t aaI -.a..
take bold. Some planted a.. a1
year without confidence, aud ue-e.a.
to do their duty by this crop saI@e:
~displeased. In 1879 I rai,~. ag
ond crop and fatted near j.UJu IDS. g"
pork. At the close of this y....
having a good offer for my ftra. ,-
and returned to my merchauI-a 4
few OF my neighbors continued q, -..
vate the chufa with most sar.-4----
results; During last year ! 4-- a-a
calls for chufas, both at u.le 49,
abroad, but this season the Is.n...
been tar greater than ever. Hta.
my nelghbors would Willingly sar
eight dollars per busheI. | could a-.'
have sold, without any eff,rt. s--.
els at four 10 five dollars l.r 'a-.
But not n have | had. | w.'.'
10 the interest of our farmer a.l-@
II some of them will not tura .a...
tentlon to this subject, and r-.-r .A.-'
tor market. You a easily -g.a..
bushels to the acre and eel AZ ~.s
bushel. | have orders aud e'4a.-
now In hand from three or l.-r a--t.
States, and almost every count! '-
North Carolina.
Respectfully, H. co..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-05

The Book OF BOoKs.-We have re-
ceived from the Oxford Bible'' ware
house, ~ Becker ST., New York,
spec mems of the new Bible, or new
Test iment, or Revision of the author
lied Version Of l6ll. 1t announces that
the Revised Version (''the joint pro-
pert, of the Universities of Oxford and
Cam bridge'O will appear in five sizes,
May IL, at prices from Is cents to SIS.
Many persons imagine the translation of
the whole Bible is finished but it will
not be completed for -four or five
years" Only the new Testament is
ready. The samples sent us indicate
that the adjustment of the old style of
dividing into chapters, and verses, is a
very great improvement, and will en-
able uneducated persons to comprehend
the text much more readily because
the whole paragraph will be continuous
and the connection of one remark with
anOt 1er more apparent to slow under
standings. The number of the verse,
in the old style, will however be seen on
the margin, for convenience in designa-
ting a text. We notice, also, that quo-
%tations are put in better shape, as the
following will illustrate =
And, behold. there was a man in
Jerusalem, whose nam UaS Simeon
and the same man UdS Just and devOut,
waiting for the consolation Of Israel
and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
And it was revealed unto him by the
Holy Ghost, that he should not see
death, before he had seen the Lords
Christ. And he came by the Spirit in-
to the temple: and when the parents
brought in the child, Jesus, to do for
him after the custom Of the law, Then
took he him up in his arms, and blessed
God, and said,
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in
peace,
According to thy word:
For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
Which thou hast p repaired before the face of
all Ieople!
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-05

THE GENTLE SEx.-A meeting of la
dies at Good Templar's Hall, on Friday,
organized a Prohibition League for the
State. Prayer by DR.. Skinner. Mrs.
Mcleod, the Temperance Lectures,
made an address reciting the efforts and
success of the women Of Maryland, and
other States.
A Woman's Christian Temperance
Union was then organized, and officered
a. follows President, Mrs. Gov. Jar
Wis; Recording Secretary, Miss Blanche
Fentress; Corresponding Secretary,
Mrs. Rev. F. L. Reid Treasurer, Mrs.
n. B. Broughton. A local, or Raleigh
Lodge, was organized, with Mrs. Judge
Reade as Honorary President, (whatev-
er that may be- Mrs. f. G. 'Beckwith,
President; Mrs. Rev. w. S. Black,
Rec. Sec; Miss Effe Fentress, Cor.
Sec; Mrs. John G. Williams, Treas.
UNCONVENTIONAL lice Presidents =
Mrs. NJ. {. Williams, lst Baptist Mrs.
n. 3. Broughton, End Baptist Mrs.
Gov. Jarvis, lst Presbyterian Mrs.
DR.. Atkinson, End Presbyterian Mrs.
Gen. Hoke, lst Episcopal Mrs. Capt,
Ashe, End Episcopal Mrs. Rev. w. S.
Black, lst Methodist; Mrs. V. Ballard,
End Methodist - Catholic.
Prayer by DR.. Skinner. First meet
ing of the new Lodge at Edenton Street
Church on Monday evening.