The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-20
THE STATE PRESS.

TERRELL's ASYLUM.
The total amount of land purchased for
che asylum is CAT IL acres. one bird be ng
timber and the balance prairie. Nearly lUO
acres of this land lies within the corporate
limits, and ON this the buildings will be
located. There are two springs on this
tract, furnishing abundant water and
3 well forty feet deep and three
feet in diameter that runs over continually.
Plenty of timber and water are on the
premises, two important conditions worthy
o! prime consideration wherever human
habitations are to be erected
An avenue eighty feet wide, brick or
stone sidewalks, and shade trees on both
sides, Will be constructed from the city to
The asylum, by the time the building for
The institution is completed. Terrell
Times.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
The difference between the constitution
IS it stands and the amendments proposed
Is the road and bridge tax provided for and
the separation of the school and general
revenue tax. At present the levy Of a tax
ior road and bridge purposes is unauthor-
1ed, and the amendment proposes tax for
thls purpose, not to exceed 10 cents on the
SlOO valuation. For building bridges es.
pecially, 1t is very necessary to have
money, and there is no way to get
u except to tax the peo
pie for 1t. Another effect of the adoption
OF this amendment will be to separate the
taxes for school and general revenue pur-
poses. At present the amount OF school
money raised by taxation depends upon
tne amount necessary to run the state gov.
eminent. The school gets one.fourth Of
Whatever is levied. 1t may be fourth Of
81 or fourth of 50 cents as the necessities
o. the state require. There is, there
iore, no stable basis for public
Tnools at present, unless the people
ueslre to levy certain amount OF tax re-
CARELESS OF the expenses OF the government,
anu thus horde up an unwieldy cash bal
aace, II the proposed amendment is
auopted certain sum will be levied for the
support of the state government indepen.
uent ofthe tax for public schools, and the
people will hereafter know what 1t cost to
run the machinery of the state government
sione, which is almost impossible 1T
present. A specific tax for schools is pro-
viuea Tor in another amendment which
wui De noticed hereafter. OF course II will
ue understood that the proposed amend
meit only fixes the limit OF taxation Tor
seneral revenue purposes at thirty.ive
tents, aud the road and bridge tax ut fit.
.een cents on the one hundred dollars, but
uuCn less sum may be levied II II will
aaIns sr the purposes Of the government
LAREDO New Era.
n =, NEWLY MARRIED COUPLE.
cny al means let the young married
supple leave home and board with stran-
Se.s, unless they begin housekeeping on
iin sh own account. The first year of we'd
t, vcA Is trying one, and should be tree
i;v fun any danger Of interference by rela.
n ses, however well meaning. There were
tS ser TWO persons so near alike but that
Wy were different, and had their different
thys and .eccentricites. A woman may
! a. sue knows man Just as well as If
NJ NJ, ina, naa been through his head number
Ir ZINES with lantern; but let her come to
~ Twin with him from day to day, from week
aweek IN sunshine and In storm when
is,au Is ready at noon and when II Is
~h te when his boot ack Is on the nail and
snS sn LII. is lost; when stove-pipes are up,
o,h.w hen they are being put up; AMI in oil
sh se rh Trials and reveres OF life. l tell you
Nirs",i li come across little impatient, OBJ
on h N.Y. sIreake In him she never laid eyes
Ana .Sei little selfish overbcaring streaks.
bean " sns same with her. He may have
M n - nrm % rock in the belief that he
tjms hssfrying an angel, but the very first
Ss prings unsxpsotsd company home