The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-12-02
MOUND CITY.
A Druggist Tells Tales Out OF
School.
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Presidential Aspirations and the Dell
unaticO InqulrcndO.
Female Ball TOssers-NeW Paper.

Female Ball TOsscrs-NeW Paper.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. q. Especial Cores
pondence.l II had quito an interesting chat
with adruggist friend Of mine today on the
subject OF the extent to which board of
trade men, especially tho spectators in
grain, rely upon drugs as mems Of WOO.
ing sleep at a time when an excited market
drives the gentle goddess from their eyeldB
lie Baid that ut such times as the present,
when war news sends the price OF grain up
and down dozen times u day, the specua.
tors flock TO bis place and invest in their
little ten grains OF chloral
hydrato and twenty grains of
bromide OF POTASSIUM. Some OF them, old
stagers In the sopOrifc line, take much
larger doses, he said, and he added that
numbers OF them, were II not for this con.
venient relief, would in very short time
80 crazy from insomnia. The mental
strain which tho grain speOulatOr under.
goes during the excitement OF u war deal. ~
10 most exhaustiug. An accomplished Op.
the facts III the case aud upon these he
buldH, from waking to sleeping, theory
alter theory TO guide him In his operations
II he did not take his little soporiho he
would 30 on framing hi8 theories all night
long, until finally the brain would give
way Denoath the unnatural strain,
One OF my customers in the Letheau
line" tho druggist said, has got SO
that nothing under 0Ograin dose
OF the combined drugs will give him any
relief during timog OF extraordinary press
ure. lie is one Of the most imaginative
men | ever met with, and the dreams,
ihould rather say dream, which he enjoys
ahile under the influence OF tho soporihC
surpasses In fantastic glory any OF the
pleasures which must accompany even
Vanderbilts or Goulds actual accomplish.
menls. lie always goes through the same
delightful experiences. He starts of into
drcamland from the exact point nc which
he closed up his day business on change.
In iUct, his dream consists OF magnificent
tomorrow of the day whose mental and
bodily fatigues the drugs are helping him
TO sleep OIL. Beginning with what are the
ordinary ventures OF his every dAy
business no meets with success after
| success ard constantly increasing the scope
OF his operations as he succeeds, he be-
comes the heaviest dealer on Change. In
| the brief space o. one glorious day Is reign
as king Of the board, he corners markets
brings the shorts 10 his feet, squeezes them
In q magnanimously merciiul way as be.
comes the biggest frog in the pond, makes
fortunes for his friends as well ms himself
dlspenses hospitality with royal hand anc
wakes up in the morning with head
ache, and for some minutes during which
| hn hunlghnq IhR linUartntF 81 al.
| mystic meanderings, with q supreme con
tempt for the comparatively small way IL
which ho is doing business in the common
place world to which he has awakened
rHE JOURNALISTIC WORLD
| here Is full OF TumOrs regarding important
| changes which have occurred and are like
| ly to happen In the future. While IL Il
impossible to aft all the stories that ar,
ailoat and save only the true ones, IL issah
Nv say that new republican paper will bI
started here within month. Since th,
death OF old Billy Mckee the republican
| party have not been satisfied with tn,
Globe'Democrat as an organ and this dis
satisfaction has finally resulted in the form
alton OF strong combination who Intent
70 start u 2.cent paper patterned after tn
Chicago Daily News, to come out at
o'clock IN the morning, and TO keep OF
NhN hlA Nul lNllkt whenever lFhhl
news warrants n new addition, until
O'Clock or later In the evening. The strong
est capitalist 10 tho new vent re Ia Geors
w. Fishback, the veteran journalist who's
brilliantly aggressive editorial manag,
ment OF the old Democrat Just at the tim
the whiskey scandal was being Matched, 8
alarmed the Globe people that they glad
paid $500, 900 TO him for his property, an
by blending the two papers formed Ia
Globe.Democrat. The editorial control
the new paper Is to be placed In the hand
OF Stanley Waterloo, ut present the mar
aging editor Of the Globe Democrat an
the local department is to be given In ca
OF Frank O'Neill, one OF the most hrilliar
newspaper men In the city, who Is now oi
gagged at an enormous salary on the Loo
force Of the Republican. Approaching N
necessity Of doing something TO presery
itself from extinction tho Chronicle-a
cent evening paper which has been hither,
only moderately suocessful-has undorgor
reorganization and Is now vei
lively rival of the Post. Dispatch
which hitherto has had things pretty niue
to ITSELF With three evening papers he
the city ought to be well supplied. The IA
is that II cannot support them and the resu
will be the survival OF the fitteat whiehey
they may prove TO be. The
TRIAL OF THE coNsrIRAroRs,
has been going on all week In the court
criminal correction, an adjunct OF the erin
inal court whore misdemeanors and light,
oiienses are dealt with. IL israther iunr
sight to see two such prominent officials
police business men on trial, with q four
companion In the shape of a steady blao
smith IL draws hundreds TO the cou
daily, and the commissioners, one Of the
l WEALTHY RnNVahant thu aNkar
. nent physician, look very unoomiortab
when they happen TO turn their eyes In Il
direction Of the audience and fluid Their
selves the observed Of all observers. III
! Indications are that the defendants vi
be acquitted az the court h
ruled out the evidence upon which Il
, grand jury found tho indictments and II
. prosecuting attorney hoped to secure co
vlcllon.
A very dangerous crank visited the oil
. during the week. Like his greater deceas,
: brother, Gulteau, he Is u black republics
aud boasts In his cell that he IL hand al
glove With Senators Logan and Cameron
General Grant, ex-senator Conkling al
. other well.known stalwarts. He claiu
! that his visit 10 st. Louis was caused by
suggestion dropped by Mrs, John A. Logu
during conversation he was having Wit
that shrewd and estimable lady. He vi
visiting "tho Logans," he said, and Ii
conversation turning upon matrimony MI
Logan advised him that, as he Intended
be the next president, he could not ,
better than to get one Of General She
! mans daughters TO grace the White Hou
: with him, Aching upon the suggeslio
the crank, who has tull faith that he Ia
be Arthur's successor, wrote 10 Gener
Q sherman, asking his daughters hand
marriage, and not receiving any answer,