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Cotton Worms.

Prof. J. p. Steele, of Mobile, has
published i'll the Mobile Register the
result of his experiments in search OF
a cheap and effectual destroyer OF
this destructive and annoying pest.
His experiments were performed
while in the United States Entomo-
logical Commission. These expert
ments were conducted in Texas, and
his great aim at first was to discover
the object of bis search among the
native plants of the South. He failed
in all his vegetable tests to discover
anything that would answer the de-
sired end = being compelled, after
thorough investigation, to discard
even the pyrethrum, which Prof. Riley
and others OF the commission Landed
so highly.
He gives the preference over every
thing that has yet been tried to arsen-
ic. and asserts that there is no more
danger in its use than in London
purple or Paris green the destruc-
tive agent in both the last named
being arsenic itself. Care must be
taken in either case to keep the
poison out of the stomach. Ii this If
done, there is no danger. 1t is al
cheap as either of the other prepare
tions. The following extract from
his report will show an experiment
and it's result as conducted by the
; professor himself
A permanent solution was made b.
adding to five gallons OF water, NV
| pounds of arsenic and one pound o
sal soda, and then boiling over a fir
in a common iron pot until all tn
arsenic was Dissolved. This makes
solution of arsenic that will keep TO
= any length of time without the slight
5 est precipitation. We have now Il
our Office bottle of the solution
made on this plan last summer.
a is just as perfect to-day as 1t was o
8 the day when we made it. Of thl
= solution one quart was put into fort
gallons of water, which was the
sprinkled over field of worm-infes
r ted cotton in the usual way. 1t d.
stroyed the worms, which were
strong force when the application Wa
r made, leaving the plants uninjure
O to any extent worth naming. Se'
4 eral similar tests were made, all wit
! uniform success. Forty gallons wei
: found amply sufficient to go over 9
Is acre of cotton of ordinary growth.
1t Here we have remedy with Whit
we can save our crops from the co
ton worm at a cost of one and qua
N ter cent per acre, rating the price
g arsenic at cents per pound and To
II of sal soda at cents, which won
be very high for the latter.
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SHERIFFS SALE.
Twelfth Judicial District Court, Parish of
Grant, State of Louisiana-No. liz.
/. Bloom e. Co., VS.. Michael Cans.

/. Bloom & Co., VS.. Michael Cans.
By virtue of and to satisfy writ of fieri
facias. issued and to me directed. in the
above entitled and numbered suit, l have
seized and will offer for sale, at public
auction, in front of the court house door,
in the town of Colfax, La, between the
hours prescribed by law, on
SATURDAY, Sd day of Sept, A. ID. 1881.
the following described property, seized as
the property of the defendant, to-wit:
One STOREHOUSE and LOT in the
town of Montgomery, La. having fifty
feet front on Water street and running
back one hundred feet, being bounded on
the north by Main street and east by lot
of ground on which the Office formerly oc-
cupied by A. b. Conley is situated.
Terms of sale-Cash with the benefit OF
appraisement. z. d. ILaL,
Sheriff's Office. Aug. 8, 1881. au6-St
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LOCAL DO Il >

Subscribers ,oilt notice q series o.
numbers after their names ON The paper.
These numbers indicate TO tchat date
your subscription is paid. The first
number denotes the month, the second
the dan, and The third the year. For
instance, if your magae is folIo'oed By
LISP, it indicates that your subscrap-
tion is paid to Jan. l, 1882. II your
name is followed By 5-2l-sl, your SUD-
scription expires May 81, 1881.
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A friend sends us the rhythmic
and expressive rhyme entitled, "When
the Cows Come Home" which has
had quite run in the papers for the
last year or two, requesting that we
republish it to oblige lady. The
measure is little awkward for the
width of our columns and the kind
of type we shall have to set it in,
but the lady shall be obliged at an
early date.
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The Red river mail agent passed
through Colfax in buggy Thursday
with the mail that has usually been
carried by the boats. Owing to low
water and the boats not being able
to make connection with Shreve-
port, the contractor has adopted this
plan to meet the requirements OF his
contract. Why not use this same
money and run a mail service by
land?
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
Twelfth Judicial District Court, Parish of
Grant, State of Louisiana-No. $50.
Succession of Giles Smith VS.. VIM. s. Cal
houn, ct ais.


BY virtue of and to satisfy writ of fieri
facias, issued and to me directed in the
above entitled and numbered suit, l
have seized and will offer for sale, at pub
lie auction. to the highest bidder, in front
of the court house door, in the town Of
Colfax, La, within the hours prescribed
by law, on
SATURDAY, August 18th, A. ID. 1881.
the following described property. seized as
the property of the defendant, to-wit:
Two large black MULES, young and in
fine working order.
One medium bay MULE, also young and
in good condition.
One four mule iron axle WAGON, in
perfect repair.
Terms-C Cash with benefit of appraise-
ment. G. III. TEAL,
Sheriff of Grant parish
Sherif,s Office, Colfax, July "a, 1881. st
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The literary exercises of the Colfax
Lyceum, at its next meeting, Sunday,
August It'll, at pm, will consist OF
an Grafton by DIR. W. G. Deal, on
Education" an essay on Temper
ance" by Judge W. L. Richardson,
and readings by R. s. Cameron and
j. G. Wicklife. The publicsare in
vited to attend this and all Other
meetings. By order of the Lyceum
JNo. C. WIcKLIFFE, Secy.
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SUCCESSION SALE.
In the matter of the Succession of Mere
dith Calhoun, deceased.


By virtue of commission issued from
the Twelfth Judicial District Court in the
parish of Grant, and to me directed, COM
manding me as Administrator OF the sue
cession of Meredith Calhoun to sell for
cash, to pay debts, all the real estate be-
longing to said succession found IN the
parish of Grant, dated on the 14th day OF
Nav, 1881, under an order of sale granted
and signed in said Court on the 10th day
of May, 1881, in the town OF Colfax, state
of Louisiana, parish aforesaid, l Will offer
for sale, at public cutlery, at the door OF
the Court House, in the town OF Colfax,
State and parish aforesaid, on
SATURDAY, the 9th day of August, A. ID.
between the hours prescribed by law, all
the real estate belonging to the Succession
of Meredith Calhoun, deceased, situated IN
| this parish, consisting Of the following
described landed property, to-wit:
The sw quarter of the sw quarter OF sec.
| Sc, containing 1000 acres,
| The Sc quarter of sec. S5. and the sw
| quarter of the ne quarter, and the ne quar-
| ter of the sw quarter, and the sw quarter
| of sec. IS, containing 400. 80 acres
The south half, and the Sc quarter, and
the west half of the NV quarter. and the
Sc quarter of the sw quarter OF sec. "a,
containing 500 AZ acres.
The west half of the sw quarter OF Sec
ton 33. containing 1896 acres.
The east half of the ne quarter OF Sec
ton 80, containing 1896 acres.
The south half of the ne quarter, and
the Sc quarter of tine NV quarter, and the
Sc quarter sec. "a, containing 26O acres.
The sw quarter of sec. rs, containing
100. 10 acres.
All in township range west.
Also, Spanish section No. 8. containing
200 acres, more or less, IN township
range west.
The ADORE descriptions and specification
are made from Special Surrey by George 4
Johnston, June Is, 1881, under an order
Court dated May 81, 1881, and does not "a
clude the lands belonging TO said Suocessto
heretofore sold at Tar Sales, and Which al
aow in Litigation.
Terms Of sale-Cash ON the spot, an
with benefit of appraisement.
w. s. CALHOUN,
Administrator.
Co1FAx. La, june 20, 1881. jy2 81
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A new thing and good thing can
be had by calling at Capt. Nash's
store. "Herbine, n sure cure for all
diseases of bilious nature. 1t is
not a "cure-an," but will do what is
claimed for it. If you call in time
you may get a bottle free of cost, as
he has a large lot of it on hand fol
gratuitous distribution.
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Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic restores appetite

The steamer Cornie Brandon, while
on its way from Shreveport to New
Orleans, struck snag, about fifteen
miles above Coushatta, last Monday
morning at 10 o'clock. The steamer
Immediately sunk across the stream,
everything being swept away by the
current. No lives lost. The boat
had about seventy tonssof railroad
spikes and other material en- route
for Alexandria, to be used in the con.
struction of the New Orleans and
Pacific railroad. No particulars as
to the loss or condition OF the steam
err Natchitoches indicator.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA, |
PARISH OF GRANT.

PARISH OF GRANT.
RE TT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED,
that in obedience to an order of the hon.
orable Judge of the 18th Judicial District
Court, Parish of Grant, State OF Louis
lana, we the undersigned Jury Commits
sioners of the parish Grant, duly appoint
ed and qualified according to law, met
this day, in the Clerks office, in the court
house. in said parish, to draw Special
Jury. of Twenty-Five, to serve for the Sec
ond week of the September term of Dis
trict Court, for the parish OF Grant, for
the year 1881, which week commences
on the 18th day of September next (lo5ll
which will open on the 9Th OF September,
1881, for the trial of all criminal cases,
when the penalty is not necessarily i'm
prisonment at hard labor or death.
The Clerk of the Court, S. Il. Shackel-
ford. then furnished the Jury Commissions
with list of the Jury who had served at
the last term of the District Court, when
the Jury Commissioners, with the. assist
ance of the Clerk of the District Court
and ex-officio member of the jury Com
mission. proceeded to open the General
Venire Box, and, after revising the same
by striking from the list aud taking from
| the box all those who had removed from
the PARISH, uleu, etc., thoA Pio0SS.S ~
replace like number of names in the
General Venire Box, taken from the Regis
tration and Poll books of said parish, SO
as to supplement the number Of names
taken from the box to its original unm-
bers. Three Hundred, when Mr.. e.
Randolph drew from the General Venirt
Box, in the presence of the undersigned
Commissioners, one at time, the follow
ing twenty Five names to serve for tn'
| second week:
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The Lila is being fitted up to run
during the low water season. This
looks more sensible than letting her
lie in the mouth of Cane river to
serve as food for shrimps and water
lice throughout the summer.
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Thos. Giyens languishes in jail for
"nuffin' at all" so he says. But Nero
White has a head pretty well bruised
mp by a stick that Thomas tried
to beat his brains out with, and it is
on account of Nero's affidavit that
Thomas is in durance vile.
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Camp Meeting Notice.

The Camp Meeting on WINFIELD
circuit will be held at the new camp
ground, near Days Mill, in Grant
parish, commencing Sept. 2Sth. To
be conducted on the self-sustaining
plan. Ministers are specially in
vited. A. T. GALLOWAY, 2. Q.
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"The first bale" of the season OF
1881 was received in Galveston on
the 9th of July and sold on the llth
at the Exchange for 1926.
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LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL
COLLEGE.
BATON ROUGE, LA.
COL. WIN. PRESTON JOHNSON,
PRESIDENT.
SESSION OF NINE MONTHS BE
GINS OCTOBER 5, 1881.
BATON ROUGE, LA

Healthy location. Free tuition. Board,
lodging, medical expenses, etc., SIG 90 per
month. Cheap uniform. Full corps Of
competent Professors. Workshop of Me-
chanical department in operation. Mill
tary discipline For further particulars
apply to PROF. l.. w. SEWFLL,
au6-3m Baton Rouge, La
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The silent Wheeler & Wilson No. 8
and White sewing machines delivered
at Colfax at New Orleans prices by
Ferguson & Schnack, watchmakers
and jewellers.
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That was a pleasant shower We'd
nesday evening, but we can stand
several more like it.
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Solid silver patent lever watches
for Sl2 so and upward at
FERGUSON & ScHNACk's
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Hav while the sun shines.

Hay while the sun shines.
The business is honorable, straight-for-
ward and profitable. Do not neglest this
notice but write to us and find out what
our business is. 1t will pay you and only
cost the price Of one postal card. We send
full particulars free Attend to this mat
ter now for there is money in 1t for all who
engage with us. If you can only devote
one or two hours day, or the evening,
you can make $40 week. You have only
To write to us to be convinced of this fact.
Send us Postal card with your full name
and address plainly written thereon, and
receive by return mail full particulars Of
a business that will surprise you and make
you wonder why you never wrote to us be
| fore. Write at once 1t will pay you. Ad
dress.
BUCKEYE MANUFACTURING Co.
Name this paper.) MARION, OHIO.
M O N E Y /!
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r. z. HAYDOCK
[oFFIcrAL.
LIST OF JURORS

Drawn to Serve at the Term of the District
Court to be Held on the 18th Day
of September, AID. 1881.
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See proceedings of the police jury.
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MIR. Donas Lemoine was married
To Miss Charbino last Thursday.
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"A q e N is
Sd 600 Made in 80 Days.

$1, 600 Made IN 30 Days.
Now is the time to make it. Prosperity
has dawned upon the people OF this coun-
try, and all are enjoying its blessings
YOU can just as well make little
money by devotil,g some of your spare
time to our business. We offer one OF the
best opportunities ever yet given to any
one to make money. 1t takes no capital.
You do not have to invest a large sum of
money and run great risk of losing it,
Your energy and your business capacity
will be all the capital you require. La
dies can engage in the business as well as
gentlemen, and even boys and girls do
well. Even if you do not desire to en-
gage in business, we can impart informa-
ton to you that will be OF great value
You will readily see that 1T will be a com.
paritively easy matter TO make from $it
| to 500 a week, and establish lucrative
| independent business.
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+. ii. Page, ward l.
The above Twenty Five names were
written on separate pieces of paper, and,
by the Commissioners, together with the
Clerk of the Court, placed in an envelope,
sealed, and endorsed on the same, Jurors
drawn for the second week of the Sep
TENDER term of the District Court" Said
envelope was then placed in the Jury
Box, sealed, locked aud then placed in
the custody of S. b. Shackelford, Clerk OF
the Court, for nse at the September term
of the Court.
The said s. ShackelfoId, Clerk, did
then and there, in our presence, keep a
process verbal of all the acts done by SAID
Commissioners in said drawing. which we
hereby certify by our signatures to be cor
rect, this 18th day of July, A. ID. 1881.
f. G. RANDOLPH,
Jury Commits. ! G. C. DUNN,
JOSHUA KEMP.
S. b. SHACkELFORD,
| Clerk and ex-officio Jury Commissioner.
Filed July 18th, A. ID. 1881.
S. b. SHACKELFORD, Clerk.
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Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic prevents Malaria
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-24
The Southwestern Benefit Guild.

One ofthe most interesting insurance in
stltutons in IL C country, to young people
Particularly, is the Southwestern Benefit
Guild of Memphis, Tennessee. The insti-
stitution is founded upon q carefully stud
lied plan and one well devised to insure
success and does not in its operations pro.
mote hasty or mercenary marriages, but
rather offers a premium for waiting until
the young couple can be furnished modest
start in life. Nor does it propose to pay a
large amount in short time and so load
down its members, but is within
the reach of men and women of moderate
means. Each member receives cash
benefit upon marriage proportionate to the
length of membership. The full benefit i.
$1,000 At its head are such men as Judge
J. l.. 7: Sneed, ex-Attorney General J. b
Heiskell, OF Tennessee Congressman Sim.
onton and Others known to us personally
as honored and prominent citizens of Ten.
nessee, whose names are guarantee of sue.
cess and fair dealing. The Guild is repre-.
sented in Texas by Mr.. John Starett, who
is now in Dallas, and who comes among us
with the very highest personal and bushes,
recommendations. Mr.. Starett is the gen.
eral manager and agent for the entire State
ofTexas, and just previous to his arrival in
our city has been at Sherman, Gainesville
and towns along the Transcontinental
where he met with the most ilattering sue,
cess. He intends to make Dallas his head
quarters for the State.
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R. l.. Herman's CRYSTAL Palace.

moved to Dallas, and will make his futur,
home here.
J. $, Gninnin, banker of Terrell, is at tn,
Grandchildren.
j. Il. Couts, banker OF Weatherford, is al
tho nd-Windsor.
DIR. Ii. l.. Parsons, of Kaufman, paid the
HERALD APP leasant call yesterday.
Mr.. l.. A. Fuller, general superintendent
OF the Pacific Express Company, is in the
city.
T., D. Muse and X. II. Craig, two we'll
known lawyers of Mckinney, were in the
city yesterday on official business.
Judge John ], Good, who is afflicted with
bronchitis, leaves Monday for Laredo,
whittier he goes for his health.
j. Tstum, who has been confined to his
bel for the past three weeks BY a severe
attack Of pneumonia Is out again, TO the
qualification OF his many friends.
i. ID, Grise, one of the most popular
commercial tourists of this State, who halls
from Galveston, Is In the city and will
spend the holidays here.
Nat Durford. Jr., son of Judge Burford,
who has been attending the Agricultural &
Mechanical institute at Bryan, has returned
home TO spend the holidays.
Colonel Tom Murray, of Mckinney, was
In the city est"~'lav, aud LETT on the even.
ing train, &C csmpan''d by his daughter,
who has .Hen attending the Ursuline con.
vent school.
Thanks 10 those sterling saloonists,
Messrs. Hogan & Waller, for lot ct
Piper Hsidsick champagne, which was
drank with a gssto with a health TO the
donors.
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New Years Day

New Years Day.
Now that the holidays are approaching,
when gay festivities will be INDUCED in
and grand soirees will be given, where geA-
tiemen must appear genteel. 1t behooves
them therefore to take reconnoitre
through their wardrobe and be sure that it
will have been replenished ere the hour
comes, that they will have to appear on
New Years Day, there to mingle
with the convivialities of society.
Apprehending that there are but few ladies'
in Dallas who will not receive callers on
that day. and if so, as it is day when gen.
tlemen are PRIVILEGED to call, no matter
whethera previousacquaintance or not yet,
those ladies nuSt entertain them, and there
isno equal to such bore as the New Years
caller who appears i'll at ease, and it is simply
impossible for a gentleman to appear with
that, urbanity requisite, CARRIED in an old
hand-me-down suit, or the one which has
been renovated for at least the fiftieth time.
Consequently to avoid all mishaps for
Mash" that you may possibly
make. lust repare to the tailoring
establishment of our popular tailor, Mr.. II.
Zimmerman, and there clad yourself in one
of those beautiful dress suitings (of which
he has but few Left, and make your
debut with not only extreme elegance, but
perfect ease to yourself
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Grand Christmas Dinner.

Metropolitan or Ladies and Gents Din
ing Hall, Main street, opposite st. George,
an elaborate feast will be prepared on Mon.
day, 26th inst, at this new and popular
dining hall, which will be unsurpassed in
the city. The best of cooks are employed
and the most polite and attentive walters
will be in attendance. The hall will be
decorated with flowers, evergreens, etc., in
fact no pains will be spared TO make this a
most enjoyable affair, Those wishing de-
licious dinner will please not forget the
time and place
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| At Cost,

Owing to business arrangements, / have
concluded to close out my entire stock Of
watches, clocks, Jewelry, etc. at cost, and
tire line of jewelry, etc, will be sold at cost.
This is no clap-trap offer, to work off un.
saleable goods, but means exactly what it
says. Persons wishing bargains can not do
better than give me call. Don't forget the
time'-irom now. until January /, 1882. At
cost. +. NJ. CLOVER,
At Patterson's drug store
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W. /; Jarrett, Poydras' street, has every.
thing that Is good to eat, such us ducks.
turkeys, squirrels, quail and every kind of
Wild game in Texas He also receives Gaily
fresh fish and oysters which he sells at rea-
sonable figures. Go and look at Jarrett's
display OF game and YOU will surely pur-
rely upon what he SAYS
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TO all my. old fripnds and patrons wish
TO say thu, can aid will self boots, shoes.
CATERS slippers, .ctn, as low as the lowest
CHEAP for cash, | will he pleased to see nil
NY friends. H. Page, 70S Elm street Dallas,
aeNas, BOOTS and shoes made from meas.
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Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, etc,
at Austin's iewelry store. A fine lot of the
above named goods have just arrived. The
finest and handsomcst Diamond and Pearl
lockets ever brought to Dallas have arrived
and selling. at prices from $40 to $l75. Go
and examine before buying. Remember
6l2 Main street, older than the Oldest Jew
elry house In Dallas.
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The best Christmas presents for bows are
those nice hand carts, ut US. Witwer's.
Buy one before they are all gone. Remem.
Der, he has also the best stock n fine car
riagcs and buggies in the city, as well as
farm and spring wagons, principally Stude.
baker Bros. manufacture, the best yehi.
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A Terrible Outrage

negro man who has been hanging
around town for several days, at late hour
last night entered the house ola young lady
and stole her finest pair of French kid
shoes, which she prizsd very highly, fo,
.ney can only be obtained at II. $. Owens
500 Elm street, who deals exclusively In
boots and shoes and sells them at moderate
prices.