The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-25
THE LOCAL NEWS RECORD
MAGNIFICENT ioRPHAN HOME
To be Erected in this City by the Catho-
lie Church-Real Estate Transfers
d A Talk with Cattlemen-Pro-
cesdlngs of the Courts
"a Nutting Party,
pallns "Knrnoters,D

The streets are full of them, Stores,
Offices and shops teem with a floating
people, who, attracted by the idea that
Dallas Is csntropolis OF wealth, have
come to catch from the banquet table
OF its prosperity some OF the crumbs Of
comfort. They abound in shoals and
show themselves In every variety.
THE BOOK MEN AND WOMEN
are most frequent and hardest to fend
of. They ali have some now publica-
tion--s0mething which no library can
be Enthusiastically illustrated and
peculiarly adapted to the feeling Of
some lung-telt want, Mono want
money just now, but ell want TO show
their ADVANCE sheets, and propose to
call again In n month or so. Never y
one comes along Without giving some
urgent reason why he or she should he
the recipient OF your patronage. Then
comes the
LIGHTNING ROD MAN,
who Insists upon you looking over the
list OF cssu aities that have occurred by
virtue of a failure TO provide oneself
with these home-protectors and en-
deayors to leave you In condition OF
lively apprehension lest In midwlnter
your tenament should be suddenly
crushed by vOlley from heaven's
electric battery. The
PATENT MAN
comes along with his new invention
and shows you how you can save in
household economy by some stove ar
raugemsnt or washing improvement,
and for q very small consideration
Then In walks
THE PATENT FITTING MAN
and he viii measure you for shirts,
underclothing, overclOthes, or any
other article OF wear, and save you the
expense of tailor charges whilst he
gives you clothes that never were on
the shelves of q "hgnd-me-down shop"
LIFE INSURANCE MRN
have also made their appearance, and
all OF them represent companies with
millions of assets. The Tontina plan
and every other plan Is presonted for
your examination, and toe only quas-
ton for your consideration IL as to how
you cnn possibly neglect an opportu-
nifty for leaving yonr tsmily indepan-
dent on the very small condition of
your dying.
THE STOCK suBSCRIPTIoNISTS
are not 80 numerous, but nevertheless
Is small amount more TO complete
the amount required for putting The
enterprise on Il sure footing. These
people are provided with certificates,
and only requirs an irslgnificRnt pros
emit assessment Church subscriptions,
benevolent contributions, relief funds
for parties whose names cannot be
mentioned, and railing subscriptions
for widows and d0coyed families
whose pride prevented open s0liclta-
ti0n, are daily visitatlons. A sick
mans list c1mes along, whose object
OF charity is to relieve aome very III
person who has to be 70.
moved or die, and whose relR-
lions Gro far away and beyond
his reach. Tho carpet for tbs
preacher; the presentto beloved pas
tor In the way of a carriage or watch;
the testimonial to brave fireman aud
the reward for virtuous woman who
has been deserted by her friends, y0t
still holds out against temptation, 20
TO fill up tho measure of demand
against mans hard earnings.
"Whst must be donew says tho man
OF generous instincts. "Shall / hold
out IS y hard. hearted wretch, or must
stand aud deliver to clamorous do
msnds the full tribute OF my daily In
Gomez" These forms Of polite
begghry are wonderfully prevalent
just at the present time In Dallas.
Tho tax list Is immense Of those VINO
are expected 10 contribute 10 the sat.
istaohOn OF such varied and frequent
demands, and when man who is doing
moderately well IN his business foots
up what he III almost morally COM
p.iiod 10 gave, the palance sheet Of his
These are Indications of hard times
and while 1t IL tn DO hoped the album
dant crops OF 1856 may disipato to some
extons this army of petitioners, 1t Ia
scarcely to be confidently expected
that one year Of prosperity can ac-
complish 30 desirable result.