The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-13
NORTH TEXAS PAPERS.
A PlNeY WOODS JouRNAL'sWIEw
Criticism. on the Special Features of the
Free Grass Organs, Democratic
Champions, Secular and Sec
tartan Publications.

The Wiuusboro Sentinel, published
near the dividing line of Wood ana
Franklin counties, and imagines its
mission on earth to dictate tho political
course of both those counties, gets itself
in good trim and let's off the following
shots at all the North Texas journals:
The Fort Worth Democrat takes free
grass for breakfast, Peter Smith for
dinner, and the magnitude of Fort
Worth for supper first; next is Peter
Smith for breakfast, tho hub Of Texas
for dinner, and free grass for supper;
next the hub of Texas for breakfast, free
grass foT dinner, and Peter Smith for
supper. She Dallas Herald, a nGwsy
paper that lmagines it is the only Jour
nal within the broad limits OF the
State that is calculated to advance
the interes $ Of the true Democracy, and
like the Arkansas fiddler, is only capa-
bic ofplaying one tune, but gives that
HI. The Black WaXy, an ultra anti
Mack organ, its sole object being to
"fire OUT one Mack, who is free grass
candidate for local Representative of
the entire State of Collin. The Van Al
styne Enterprise, sprightly little
weekly, whose editor and proprietor de-
sires to part with, in orderstO engaged in
Il more lucrative business. We would
advise him to get his paper out on time,
pay his comps" and paper bill
promptly, and we dare say he will
lind this will keep him actively en-
gagei. The Sherman Courier, paper
of wide circulation, keeps on the even
tenor Of its way, is rather
aged, and of antiquated appearance, hut
as yet hardly considered as being in its
dota2e. The Sherman Democrat, an
enterprising journal, that gained consid-
cradle notoriety a couple of years since
ON account o its support OF more
whisky anu better whisky, is progress
sive paper. but seems to hold to tho long.
exploded idea That stale kilograms are the
only editorials tina are calculated TO
please its peculiar class of readers. The
Denison ) uday Gazette, ono of the
newslest and neatest printed weeklies
published in the State, devotes the
greatest part OF it, space to the prOscCu-
ton OF gamblers and the persecution
OF the Christian religion, usually
taking Bob luEurSOll tor its brenk
fast, dlnnor and supper. The Herald
News, "A great Christian daily and week
~, generally filled with the very latest
news, has for ilS object: |. 70 differ
with the Sunday Gazetteer on every
local and moral question. .. Touphold
and maintain ,ha principles enumerated
in the sacred scriptures. 5. An uucoas-
ing effort TO prove that gambling, is
regulated ia JprOper manner, is exceed
lngly beneficial TO society, and high
license on the ,railic and sale of ardent
spirits, would be highly conducive TO
thG happiness and prosperity of the
whole American people. TIE Pilot Point
Post, an average weekly with good in-
tenuons, but Ike the late Democratic
convention, little cranky on the lease
law question. Tho Gainesville indie.
pendent, au ably edited journal, Demo
cratic to the core, that takes n special
pride in differing with it's neighbor. the
lespcriaui on ali local and political
questions, is doing good work for the
democratic cause and the buildingup OF
Gainesville The lIespcrian, the Oldest
and most widely circulated journal in
Cooke county generally brimfull of
news, neutral npolitics, but a little like
heold durkcN who was baptized in the
the Baptlst filth, and upon coming out
OF the water cSclaimed, with the water
dripping from his face: "I'se ready for n
'spute with You now" The Register. an
old and substantial weekly, very neat in
appearance, and as general thing well
filled with the latest newsstand continues
to jog along pretty much the same old
way.