The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-05-17
STATE pRIss OPINIONS.



cesslty Of diversity of crops and lessenng
OF the area devoted 10 cotton. With all
this unsolicited advice before them, the
advices from the cotton belt Is TO the effect
that more OF that staple will be planted this
year than ever before. 1t seems reasonable
to suppose that the people of the cotton
belt are very much like the folks OF other
sections, with the same nature, desires her
aspirations. We furthermore think they
are as acuteIy alive to their own interest:
as others, and being on the ground they
are the best judges as to their own ways
conditions, necessities and opportunities.
In our travels, and they have not beds
few, we always found growing in the fiela.
those products best suited to the soil. No
ture controls the crops, not the men. The
husbandman, whatever the nature of the
SOIL and climate, adapts himself to his sur.
roundings and plants such crops as exper
fence has demonstrated are the most RI =
munerative. The attainment of the cal
mighty dollar" is the end in view, and there
are no people under the sun who can see
clearer the road to it than the citizens OF
the cotton belt. If these conclusions are
correct there has been much gratuitous ad,
vice wasted. The cotton plant is fixture,
ana so long as It. remains so nearly negoti-
anle, Will remain green wave.-[ Colorado
Clipper.
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION.
The Texas Press Association will meet at
Dallas Wednesday, 10th of May. at II
O'Clock. As this will! be the last music day
OF the S@ngerfest, but little work can be
done, other than organization. The session
OF 1883 will end FRIDAY, and at $40 p. m.;
under the conduct of Major b. w. McCul.
Tough, the excursion to Monterey will start,
unless re.arrangement of the programme
is made at Dallas. The excursion train
Will lay at Fort Worth until
5:25 Saturday a. M, that a
daylight run may be made to Austin,
arriving there at 400 D. m-dinner at Tay-
lor at 1:3O. The party will lay over at Aus
by noon. The afternoon will be devoted
to sightseeing in the Alamo City, the route
to Laredo being taken up at $50 p. M. ar
irving at the latter place a. m. Monday.
Probably most of that day will be devoted
to sightseeing there ard Nuevo Laredo,
Mexico, it being understood that an invita-
ton will be given to visit the Hunt coal
mines, about thirteen miles up the Rio
Grande, on the Texas side. Monterey will
be reached in IL hours from Nueyo Laredo.
THE BRANCH LUNATIC ASYLUM.
Several towns are making efforts to have
the branch lunatic asylum located near
them, the last OF the number being Terrell.
The committee were invited there, and
were dined and wined in manner that
would have done credit to railroad lobby
during session OF the legislature while en-
deavoring to get an important bill passed
or killed. Why can't Denton do some
thing? Are there no public spirited men
here? With our natural and acquired adj
vantages, a good effort on the part of the
citizens might secure the location of the
building here aud this would be of great
benefit to Denton. What public spirited
man will take the matter in hand and COM
W mi
member of the city council. which body
have shown 50 much pluck and public
spirit OF late, would be the proper person
to initiate the matter. Who is he and why
don't he show up?
ENOUGH.
The best evidence of the practical sense
of Jay Gould is the latest-tbat he has de-
termined to retire from bushes at forty-two
years of age, because he has enough money;
supposed to be about 500, 000, 600. This is
what most acquisitive men are now willing
to do. They are unhappy unless adding to
the millions, although their annual revenue
is far more than they need now. The only
question Is, If Mr.. Gould can maintain this
philosophical comprehension of a suti-
cheney, OF whether like a professional
he will not find himself I'M
happy unless he is tapping bank vault, or
in Gould's case, the current value of rail-
way or telegraph stock, and depreciating
IT'S usual value, in order to acquire it, and
then run it up on the market and pocket
million or two by taking that much away
from other stockholders.-[C
Standard.
TWIN NUISANCE.
Political prophets are more numerous
than weather prophets. They are gener-
ally, also, as wide of the mark in their pre-
dictions. There are certain public men who
must feel iattered at the amount of atten-
tion they are receiving in connection with
the presidency. Every man who has ever
come prominently before the public in an
Official capacity is boosted forward as a
possible candidate for president. The
whole talk is, OF course, guess work. No
body is able, at the present time, to predict |
with any certainty who will be the demo- |
,ratic or republican candidate for president |
-[Denison Sunday Gazette.
A PARALLEL.
The Pamela Waterman denies that the |
Did Alcalde is entitled TO any credit for the |
,ash balance in the state treasury, and we |
have heard persons deny that Grant was
untitled to any credit Tor the capture OF |
Vicksburg. But nobody will 9eny, we
hink, that Grant wsS.ip command when !
he Feseral ar1Sv got into Vicksburg; and
venSae PsIola Waterman will probably
ionceR that the Old Alcalde was governor
when the cash balance got into the state
reAsuTy.-lHoustoH Age.
SHOULD NOT DESPAIR.
Friend Bowers, OF the Watchman, shoul
lot lose hope In the ultimate success Of his
cheme TO convert Pamela county into
mammoth goose farm. An experimental
oose farm has proven successful IN Ala
anna, where herd of 800 are said to be
ielding handsome profit. Pamela county
certainly an inviting field for an enter
rise Of this kind. -fGranville Herald.
WHAT THEY WILL UNDERSTAND.
There will be one ticket issued to every
rst-class newspaper in Texas by the Dallas
engerfest. According 10 the lists on the
Ociety's books, there are l0i frst-class
ewspapers. Papers that fail to receive
ckets TO the fest will understand that they
anK as second-class and below.-[B renham
anner.
Strawberries this season have been sold
eadily in Texas towns at seventy-6ve cents
quart, and no grumbliDg. IL would seem
disInterested party that there ought 10
e some money in raising strawberries at
3 a gallon.-[Waco Examiner.
IN LUCK.
Hon. b. Y. Fryniier, Of Crockett. a mem
er OF the legislature, lost his gold Masonic
adee while he was in Austin. A little
eaf mute at the asylum found Il, and
aided the same TO Colonel Ford, vhO1
DIV has it.-fGcorgetown Record.
HARD OE HOUSTON.
Houston does not appear 70 be q very re-
gi0usly inclined city. Bob Ingerson IL
I'D 10 have been offered more 20 lecture
lere one night on inidellty than the place
sys 10 any one Of i.s ministers for q whole
sar's servics-fEl Paso Thirty-four.
Ladies can secure smooth complexions
ID sweet breath by purifying the blood
it'll Parker's Ginger Tonic.
sent nm for T,eIve Years