The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-15

New telegraph lines, now telephone
lines, new railroad lines, new every
thing seems to be word now. In this
day OF progress, monopoiias will have to
be content with short lives.-i Mex a
Ledger.
The Dallas HERALD favOrs an amenC-
nett to the homestead law, limiting
the exemption 10 the value of 5000
This is the view OF the case the Star has
always advocated. The present law is
premium on rascality.-lT Terrell Star.
A ticket agent on the Sunset railway
has been adjuged insane because he in
sisted that railroad companies should
be compelled to put al electric light Oh
every telegraph pole along their lines 10
avoid the smell of oil lamps III the cars
and to prevent accidents at night. His
Naturalization had streak of good sense
in it, Waco Day.
In the valley Of the Rio Graude, some
twenty miles above Las Cruces, the
celebrated or rather notorious Dr.. Tan.
nor, Of furnishing fame, has located a
colony somewhat after tho style Of NJ
ucadnezar, who was graminivr
They say the doctor proposes
that cheap diet after
present the colony is e-
vegel ables alone, ms
they will got to- sraniniy-
eTous.-l Ell" -.
MIR, Green, OF Stoney, who
ca at the Chronicle Office on Tues
nay last, lnlor ca us that there is quite
n number OF cattle dying in the veste II
part Of Denton county. He says that
The majority Of cattle began the winter
In 4
the prOtracted drOuth during the sum
mer, and seems that some have begun
TO die already. II the winter should re-
main moderate, as every indication
points now, only "a few Of those now on
the ranges will likely die during til,
winter d ntou Chronicle.
The Fort Worth Gazette gets of itsusu-
al high aud elevated plane Of sound judg-
ment, when it assert that leasing tho
public domS.n in large tracts is not der
rlmental to the rapid settlement of the
country. IL is not to be disputed thai
population, As from Out stand point, il
wealth, aud If this be true to tnectu8liN
heck and keep out this element OF
growth and prosperity effectively, il u
dispose Of the lands in largo bodies. OF
To sYndlCates who plHce cattle or sheer
instead OF population on these vast
tracts. Agriculture, manufactures
nd mining enterprises, the greatest de-
velopments of IL country, always follow
population, and when o cut this SQUIRE,
| oil by putting the anus under cOntru
! # .yndlcatos, you turn away pJpula
ton. Study this propositOu over
| neighbor, and get on the right side
El Paso Times.
| We have received what ia called 9TH,
Deep Water" edition Of tie Galveston
News, with map. Deep water hades
We are not going to pay S,50J,0O0, to q
crank, Tor Water-spuut in the lslant
City, which may benz fit two To three
millions OF people, at the expense o.
50O00,0uO Of the same, and don't yOr
forget il! New York paid Tor her owl
deep water; Liverpool, across the "her.
ring pond" paiu Tor hers; who in thu n,
der is going To pay millions on millions
Tor deep water in u place where few
are u derive the benefit, A. the expense
OF the manyY When tho fellow uOt hi.
wheel In bog, and fell on his knees and
begged Mercury to lit il out, old Mere
ame, aud said: "Help yourself, you
cd fool. Ii | see you arc OyerwurEod
and can't get IL ou' alone, and you cal
On me, then may give you au assist
az 9, hut Ills a fact; help yourself FIRST
then others may help you, when IL is
clear you are OyerlaXrd. or all the
wild schemes TO rob the mass Of the pcu
pie, that II few may he benefited Their,
by, commend us tO that OF Eads, VIII,
ongh, TO he dangling to-day az tho enc
NJ II rope, ifjus1ce had its way. II /,
worse, by long sight, than the prltec-
| tive iarlfl, though bird of tho same
feather. Away with tho moustrusity
away with 1t; cruelty il, cruelty 10. Tho
Item il too hone 10 hunt ~ excuse,
for 40 palpable IObbsry--suEiained
though II be, NY the genius and intel
lcct ofa Willis Or an Uchiltree, with M
EadS to bring up tho rear. You hear IL
drepwater robbers, and through us vol
near The verdict Of nearly 5O,OO0,OO1 o
taxpayers, VINO can't SEQ through YOU
'!unuering spoctacles. - lHWutsvill,
Item.