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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-09-12
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

You must not expect to catch hi.
fish by simply dropping your tackle int
the water and pulling it up again. You
have to offer genuine inducements tha
will impress the fish as to your gooG
faith-sort of worm yourself into his
confidence, as it were, so to speak
LOlCeU (NaSs.) citizen.
Woman, God bless her bright eyes
can make roses bloom in the desert, anG
when 50 minded she can give to the
most commonplace affairs of life rather
much of rainbow look; but to save he
eyebrows she can'tuse n pen without
getting ink on her fingers any more
than she can remember the day of tn,
month YonberS Statesman.
A dispatch from Keene, N. H., il
speaking of the killing of an elephant
at that place, says: The huge beast
fell with dull thud, without noise o.
struggle" We are glad we under
stand what dull thud really is. w,
have heretofore been led to suppose i
sounded like a fat man sitting down OF
banana peel.-M. Y. Graphic.
When the young man, after fom
years of hard training, graduates from
college with tremendous biceps and
phenomenal chest and enters singh,
scull race on the Harlem River and i.
wiped out by horny-handed son O.
toll, who never heard of Cicero OF
Tiberius or Horace's cars Rowetica,h
then is the time he wants to know why
he has labOred all these weary, weary
years.-N Y. Sun.
The disposition of children not tc
allow other children to get ahead OF
them is once more illustrated in two
families as follows: 1--WE got silver
dollar" 1--WE got two" You
haven't got a baby in your house"
Yes we have; we've got twins"
.Well, you haven't got crazy grand,
father; | have. "-BOSt0n Herald.
Il never did take much stock in
that story about fish being such fine
brain food" inadvertently remarked
Smith, land | take less stock in it than
ever now that I've lived Off little else
for some time past. | think I'll quit
them" Il wouldn't if were YOU, old
boy" feeling1y remarked Smithers;
you see the fish in order to improve
the brain must have something to work
upon. They can't create the thing"
And then Smith said that Smithers
talked Tor all the world like his wife,
oil city (Pd.) Blizzard.
-"Cud ye' help me er little dis
mawnin', boss?" inquired limping old
darby. Use de erigernal Uncle Tom
in Mistah Hennery Wa'd Beechah's
story, entitled Dat Dittle Ole Log
Cabin in de Lane My name is Harris,
sab, Geo ge Harris. Is tryin' to raise
money enough to git obber to Brook
lynn No" smiled the gentleman inn
Dortuned, Il don't believe can do any
hing for you to-day, Uncle Tom"
Has yo' ncbber read dat book mem
stunned sahPn mo, never did" Den
yer eddicashun hab ben sadly neglected,
ooss. tuks yer fo' er gemmen of ed
dicashun, deed | did. "-Chicago zri6-
pjAs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-09-12


That now and then sweet memory brings,
There's nothing dearer that love recalls,
Than the Old-fuShiOned house with its white
washed walls.
Not mansion to-day, though a marvel of
art,
Can ever usurp its place in my heart;
For there my earliest prayers were said,
And slept nj night in a trundle bed,
Meath coverlids reaching from feet to chin,
BY mothers hand tucked gently in,
And a goodnight kiss Onmy tired brow
o, earth holds no such blessing now!
The garden was fragrant in fiower-bcds
Where mari%Olds lifted their velvet heads,
And warmed by sunshine, refreshed by dew
The bachelOr-buttOn and touch-me-nOt grew
In the river that curved like a Shepherds
crook,
We tshed for minnows with bent pin hook,
Or with little bare feet oft wudcd through,
And bravely padded our own canoe.
Twas a home of welcome no one could
doubt
Whose latch-string hung invitinely out;
And many stranger supped at its board
While blazing logs in the chimney rOared.
o, this is an age of reform and change!
And things aesthetic, modern and strange
improvements that SAVIOR of silver and
gold
Are superseding the cherished and old
But tnrn from palaces built for show
With Mansard roofs and stories below
OF frcsCOcd, kHlsOmincd, dadOed halls
To the old-fashOned house with its white
washed walls.
Boston Budget.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-09-12
A Valuable Antidote.

Already an antidote has been dis
covered to the sting of scorpions, which
although rarely fatal, are extremely
painful, and the poison is closely allied
to that of the venomous snakes. Mr..
A. M. Markham, of the Indian Civil
Service, has written to one of the Indian
papers calling attention to the fact that
the root of AchyrantheS aSpera, known
popularity as cbircbirrG, affords almost
instantaneous relief from the pain
caused by the sting of scorpion. The
plant is very common everywhere in
India, and is one of those whose cling
ing burrs are such a nuisance on ones
legs when out shooting. The root,
macerated in water, is applied to the
part stung, and small quantity is
drank in water. If this be done quickly,
there is absolutely no pain half an hour
or so after the sting, instead of the
twelve or twenty-four hours of intense
suffering which follow an untreated
sting. Three eases occurred recently
in Mr.. Markham's camp, in which the
sufferers, thanks TO chircbjrra. and the
presence of a khitmutgar who knew
how to apply it, were going about their
work within an hour in each case, feel
ing nothing more than numbness in the
part stung. Whether this remedy
would be equally eilicacious against
snake bites is doubtful; but after such
striking proof of its efficacy against the
venom of scorpions, the matter is
assuredly worth investigation. 1t may
be that the Achyrenthcs aspcra is the
antidote used by snake charmers.-
London Standard.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-09-12

"A snake twenty-five feet long, four
feet in circumference. and bearing
eighty-nine rattles, was killed on Boston
Common recently, after desperate
fight. When killed, it was placed on
scales and found to weigh trine over
twenty-five tons. N. b. We are tired
of base dependence on Southern ex-
changes for snake stories. ]-Boston
transcript.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-09-12
THE OLD-FASHIONED HOUSE

OF all the tender and comfortable things
That now and then sweet memory brings,
There's nothing dearer that love recalls,
Than the old FASHIONED house with its white
washed walls.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19
THE UNFAIR ASSOCIATED PRESS
AGENT.

The Associated Press sgent at Gal
weston continues to transmit through
ais agency ex-parte accounts of tho at
tacks on the "Gsvsrnor aud tho Land
Board" In his dispatches of the 10th,
he says:
"Among the several anonymous con-
tributors on the practical application
OF the land laws was the "Disinherited
Knight" whose arraigpment OF the
land board, supported by numerous
legal references, attracted widespread
attention. The "Disinherited Knight"
not only sustained the News in all its
charges against the governor aud
land board In the alleged matter of d.
vertinR several million acres OF school
lanGs from their constitutional usage,
but viciously attacked tho present
State administration and the land
board, charging them with patonting
and leasing several hundred thousand
acres in Greer county, while the title
to this county is In dispute hotweeu
the Federal government and Texas"
Now, In all justice, If this agent
purposed the fair thing, why has
he not presented tho other side
OF the caser He il fully
aware of the fact that the other side
has conspicuously been given to the
Texas public, for no makes two.liro
announcement TO such effect. Colo
MEL JOHN M. SwIsHER, OF Austin,
and several journals of this State
have publica'ly and completely an
aworod every charge that tho "Disin-
herlted Knight" has brought against
tho governor and tho land board,
showing them to bs oil froth and fury,
with no basis, aud have thus not only
lef. him stranded Ia his futile attacks
but distressingly impaled consplcu-
ously in most unenvlab 10 position
For that gentleman was shown to be
o State senator, uuder o:th, to-day, to
serve HIS State, and yet, 10 tho paid
attorney oil a large, powerful, foreign
cattle ard land corporation, resisting,
through the courts, for them, the pay
ment Of taxes duo to the State, whlo
that same company, not long ago,
through that sane gentleman, not
then their attorney, but the district at :
tornoy, lost their sits. Aud, besides
that, they have contracted to winter
5000 head Of cattle from tho Indian
Territory at 81. pec head, er $4,000,
on land not theirs in any form, and
even while they are resisting the pay
mont Of single dollar to Texas. And
all this besides, furthermore, while
they are seeking to keep and are keep.
Ing the veterans OF Texas out OF better
rights TO the land, and while they arc
doing all In their power 10 prevent tho
final, formal decree Of the clear right
OF Texas to this Greer county. This ia
the record OF the foreign Francklyn
Land and Cattle company, and OF their
attorney, tho "Disinherited Knight
And yot tho Associated Press agent ia
Galveston ignores all these essential
facts. Surely this sort OF thing should
cease. This is tho third The
HERALD has called attention to the
wrong, and il the said agent con =
tinues thus his war on the governor
and tho land board, 1t would urge
upon the Associated Press manage
ment an investigation.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19
THE extreme prohibitionis.s in Tex

THE extreme prohibitionis.s in Tex
as, who claim to be the only genuine,
unadu!teratod friends of temperance,
charge that any man who don't favor
immediate, absolute prohibition, be-
longs absolutely on tho side of the
devil. Tho Methodist conference in
Missouri has just declared that the
best thing the law can do Is to let each
community settle the question for It.
sell. Tho Georgia legislature has
amended la local.option Law 10 "a
TO have elections ON the question evory
two years, and they let tho locality de-
termine that no liquor shall
DO sold. We limit tho sale to wine and
beer. In New York tho temperance
people have had convention of their
own, and repudia,ed the prohibition
party by favorlng LEGAL option or high
license, Extreme proh'btory measures
find but little favor anywhere, because
they have failed wherever tried;
whorsas reasonable police regulations
have produced beneficial results. The
Methodist conference, in Ohio, refused
to consider the question from politi-
cal standpoint. The extremists in
Texas will donounce all this Ms fence
straddling.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19

THR vast nsjority of people in this
country belong to the debtor class. II
Is 20 their interest to have silver as the
medium for the payment Of their
debts, and if there IL any justice or
Democracy in tho policy of ".he great
est good to tho greatest num-
ber," silver ought 10 be maintatEed as
the principal curregcy OF tho country.
The New York Sun presents the
matter IN the following just and clear
light:
"Tho debtor naturally fsvors tho me.
dun which will relieve him, and tho
creditor that which will be most TO his
advantage. In this part oil the country
1t seems 70 generally assumed that
only tho creditor is entitled to sympa-
thy, and that the debtor Will DO dis
honest If he does not pay in gold. II
there had been no change i'll the rela-
tive value of gold 10 other commodi-
ties since the creation OF the debts now
10 be liquiuatsd, there would be no in
justice in requiring the debtor to pay
gold. But the fact ia that for every
dollar OF god lont by a creditor five
years or more ago, he now is getting
back a purchasing medium worth 100
cents. Hence creditors are pleased
with the gold standard, and debtor are
discontinued with It,"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19
SINCE SENATOR CoRn's interview

SINCE SENATOR CoKE's interview
Il seems that the only issue between
tho Democratic leaders is: Which ID,
most Democratic ard cilsctual, Ii "a
license or local oplione CoKx, RgA-
GAN, Ross and MILLS were opposed to
local option. WELLpoRN, LASuAA,,
CrLpHRsoN, GINS, HARE, HUNT,
SiMpKINs and CRANE hold that 10 col
option Is Democratic and effective, and
deny tnss II Is anything moro than a
police regulation. When moro have
expressed themselves twill DO found
that tho prominent Democrats arc
about equally divided on this cues.
ton, and that they all deny being pro.
hibitioniste, or having any sympathy
with State or Federal prohibition,
Whom tho question Is submitted It
will DO found that state prohibition ia
not favored by many loca,-optionists,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19
Forty Ycars' Experience of an Old Nurse.

Forty Years Experience of an Old Nurse.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup IL
the prescription of one OF tho best fe-
male physicians and nurses in the
United States, and has been used for
40 years with nover.failing safety and
success by millions OF mothers and
children, from the feeble infant of one
week old TO the adult. II correcta
aoldity OF the stomach, relieves wind
collie, regulates the bowels and gives
rest, health and comfort to mother and
chilli. Wo believe it the best and sur
est remedy in tho world in all cases Of
dyseutery and diarrhms in children,
whether arising lrom teethins or from
any other cause. Full directions for
using Will accompany each bottle.
None genuine unless the FAC sj,nilo Of
Curtis d Perkins is on tho outside
wrapper. Sold by all medicine daSl
ers. - cents a bottle,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19
Wootan Wells.

WooTAN WELLS, Sept. 1s-[Special.l
1t has been raining steadily here for
the last two days and nights, ana no
indications of its holding up. Great
damage 10 being done cotton.
The Houston & Texas Central Rail,
way company have gotten ny very
appropriate poster for the wells.
Colonel Dan Rice, the famous show
man, is billed for this place, and is ex-
pected daily. He will remain several
daVs,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19
NJ rs.yyinslow's Soothing syrup.

Rev. Sylvanus Cobb thus writes 10
tho Boston Christian Freeman:.-We
would by TO means recommend any
kind Of medicine which We did not
know TO DO good-particularly for in
tants. But of Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup we can speak from knowl-
edge. In our own family It has proved
q blessing indeed, by giving an infant
troubled with collie pains quiet sleep,
and the parents unbroken rest at
night. Most parents can appreciate
these blessings. Here is an article
which works toperfection and which
Is harmless; for the sleep which it If
fords the infant is perfectly natural,
and the little oherub awskeB az "bright
al a button" And during tho process
of teething its value is incalCulable.
We have frequently heard mothers
say that they would net be without it
from the birth Of the child till il had
finished with the teething Siege, on
any consideration whatever. Sold by
all druggists. q conts bottle.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19

A PHILApELpHIA paper is rejoicing
over the fact TINT neither OF tho candl-
dates for State treasurer this year in
Pennsylvania has been involved In q
q scandal nor accused OF murder,
forgery or burglary. This Is wonder
full record in Pennsylvania. Wonder
where the candidates camo from?
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19

SHERMAN and Donison arc to have
another connection by telephone. II
they would run street cars between
tho two towns 1t wouldn't lake long to
NIL up the gap between them with cub
urban re'idences, shops and business
houses. They aso big enough now 10
begin patterning after 81. Paul and
Minneapolis.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19

WHEN the daily newspaper man
reads EDWARD EVERETT HALE's adj
vice to brain-workers to work only
three hours day and cat five meals
daily, he smiles audibly, es II some
thing just too awfully comioal had
suddenly struck him.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19

TIM season is upon us when the
college graduate Of last June will DO.
ain to cast about a. to "what no Ia
here for" Before dozen moons hc
will barter his medal fov theatre
money, and "stand of" his girls pa.
ternM with the halo Of glory that
clusters around his college "sheep.
skim"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19

THE Little Rock Gazette rofers to
the prizo-flght which occurred last Sun.
dNy between tho ST.. Jon KID and
BLACK, and puts tho KIp's victory
down as "a great victory for Texas
culture" Whom Arkansas begins 20
grow sarcastic about "culturo,o II In
time to balance tho books and 20 out
OF business.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19

DISCRETION or whisky, or both, have
80 got the better Of SULLIVAN that he
has backed out Of another fight with
PADDY RYAN. This Ia dissppoint-
ment to PATRICK and the public gen.
orally. 1t was fondly hoped that, be.
foro his retirement, the Boston bully
would get clicked" beyond reparation,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19

GENERAL FIELD, tho old Democratic
ex-doorkoepor of the National House
Of Representatives, has determined
not to be q candidate fer doorkeeper
Of tho Forty-ninth Congress. This
practically gives the place to Mr. SAN
DoSELsoN, Of Nashville, Tennessee.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19

AN Ohio Republican paper, the To-
ledo Commercial-Telegram, has made
the most appropriate and sensible
comment on SENATOR SHaRMAN's cam
paign speech ye. recorded. II simply
remarked, in big letters: "Damn the
bloody shirtW
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19
THE HERALD acknowledges tho

THE HERALD acknowledges the re,
ceipt OF en- invitation to DO present at
tho meeting Of the Fair Association of
Western Arkansas, to be held at Fort
Smith, commencing October 49, Tho
affair promises to afford grand, old
fashioned, hog-killing, Western Ar
kansas time.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19

OWING to the failare of the wires to
work last night, between Dallas and
Galveston, wo 60 20 press this morn
ing without our usual quantity Of
telegrsphio matter.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19

In the present Ohio campaign Gov.
rRSoR HoApLsY IL playing for q big
prise ~ 10 SnnnnAS, and will there
fore allow no grass 70 grow uudsr HE
~ between nov end Ne slsssioa.
oaoesos II oslpbse wguld make ffoAp.
tar leek w ~ lne Z unlnoa
49, seaa1et |! - s
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19

SHERMAN is to movo In tho matter
OF securing better roads leading from
tho rural districts Into tho city. This
is u ms.tcr that every city in Texas
could turn attention and money To
with great profit ~ this timo every
yoar. Bad roads turn thousands Of
money away nom town, and often to
. moro fortunately situated rival anu.
Aft-
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19

THERE Is net profit Of s35 per head
in exporting American cattle, but
there IL still greater profit to our
government in exporting somo of its
politicians. Our girls and beef stand
better abrosd, though. than lour politi-
Niono
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19
just hs Good.

UUFJ NH UOOU'
Many unscrupulous dealers may tells
you they have remedies for Cough
and Colds equal in merit and In every
respect just az good as tho old reliable
DR.. Bosanko Cough and Lung syrup.
Unless you insist upon this remedy
and will take no other, you are liable
to DO greatly deceived. Prices, 20
cents and 81, Sold by all druggists.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19

Poor old Spain! Her brain IL 30
muddlsd aud her stop 80 feeble she is
liable at any moment to slip up on
some treacherous banana peel thrown
In her pathway and break her neck.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19

On. BALDWIN, president Of the Sam
Houston Normal school, is to begin
the publication, in October, ia the
Texas School Journal, OF Houston, a
series OF letters addressed to normal
school graduates.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19

A GsoRoIA citizen, the report goes
has been "driven crazy by the cer,s
monypf baptism" We knew that
arge SAUNDERS Of American citizens
looked with horror upon the use OF
water, bu. did not know that . man
could remove himself 20 fer from It's
uss - 70 b driven crasy by the eight
81 application. Prohibltionists had
bstser DO careful how thoy force this
Muid upou tha nsnnla.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19

MINIATURES is just so years old
aud as an illustration of tho manner in
which it has improved its time, it may
be stated that it drinks just 10000 bar
rels of beer year. How 10 that for q
tank?
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19

EARTHQUAKES, cholera and rumors
OF war In Europe this year are enough
to warrant the belief tina. the curse Of
the gods Is upon that land, bu, whom
the report comes that OSCAR WILDE
Is contemplating u lecturing tour, n
shout goes up from all over the coun.
try that tho devil has taken hand
also.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19

Ex.CoNonRssMAN DoRsnBIMRR,no now
DISTRICT ATTORNEY DoRsuRIMEp,
OF Now York, has become also,
Just recently, EDITOR DoRsnIIMER,
having bought the old Star, which ia
70 be continued rs a straight-out
Democratic organ. The proprietor do.
clares that "neither pains nor expense
win DO spared to mako Il a complete
matronolitan nnwsnAnnr.n
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19

The fact that there are 195,0G0,O0O
more bushels OF corn grown this year
than last will satisfy tho average citi.
ZEN that there Is bread In the land yet.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19

The crop OF tramps is getting ready
for their fell irolics. They are having
their pants padded in case OF railroad
collisions,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19

Tns "staksd Plains' Of Midland, At
"a early day. win issue q 2o.pase
pauphles devoted 70 the interests Of
West Texss In general. and Midland
eounty In Particular, ''providsd The
pabllsher nuds thas thoss who have
poo1nlary interest n that sseslon sub-
ooglbo fne eufaelect eopoos y jus&ify
~ uoloelAkln0." Zhuoo hovioR 49,
Goornlnsy inloE0o1s >eol1 ~ uISHo :
- ~ ~ !. - -
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19

If yellow fever or cholera should
show thelr horrid front In Texas at
this time, tho much-Rbused norther
couldn't got here too soon or by too
large o msjority--crop or no crop.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19

The dynamiter does not flourish i n
the soil of tho United States like he
docs in that of Europe. 1t may be bs
cause hemp is Indigenous to tho soil
here,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19

SECRETARY MANNING Is said to DO
justlike CAPTAIN CoRcoRAN in that
he never, never swesrs. What? Well,
hard.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-19

JUST now Now York is going wild
over bost-raolng, Now York nevor
does anything half way. Her cranks
always crawl to the top of the ladder.