The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-21
FROM SULPHUR SPRINGS.
TICKLE wsATHER-FARM LOGIC,
The Fun for the Fourth of March-Poor
oldLocai Opiion-Larruping a Leg
islatar-Col. Crawford and
Barney Gibbs - Etc,

SULPHUR SPRINGS, Feb. 19.-lCorres
pondense THE weather the first of
this week was beautiful, but Tuesday
night Boreas ragged down from the
north, as cold and uncomfortable Tor a
southern man as if he had headquarters
with Mr.. Blaine, of Maine.
1t is to be sincerely hoped that the
weather will now settle, for "what 1
know about farming," proves that the
corn planted in February makes the
best yield in Texas, anyhow. The HER
AIDS correspondent Is not writing ag-
ricultural articles, but when such
chunks of wisdom like that is thrown,
it would be well for the honest yeo.
many to slice off and pack away in salt
for future use.
The festivity for March 4, first origi-
mating with few fuu-loving boys, has
grown into Eood-sized proportions.
Citizens, en- masse, are becoming inter-
ested. Col. j. A. Weaver. grand mar
shall of the day-King Menus. Well
Maybe that is a secret? 1t shows, how
ever, that the soldiers of "the blue and
the gray" can have good time to-
gether.
The best part of Black Jack-in num-
bers mean-was down in attendance
on county CORTLAND the charges mostly
whisky selling. Very few convictions
10 be noted. When any, $25 fines are
taxes enables whisky dealers
to pay these fines with equanimity. Lo-
cal option is just grand, roaring, farci-
cal proceeding. When law can be so
perverted, and the demands of Justice
defeated, it invites attention from
some one.
Representative Camp has made him
sell conspicuous before the eyes of this
people in two instances. The first. in
: respect to marketable bale of cotton,
In the second instance, Judging from
public expressions, he did not at ali
voice the sentiment of his consti.uen
Dy voting against the measure of en-
ploylng women in the departmel Is.
Mr.. Camp has not only failed to rep
resent MS county in that matter, but
ii3 mas run counter to the teachings OF
MS native state, Georgia. "Representa-
tive wanted may be the sign lacked in
an important place in the newspapers
two years hence.
The Gazette is poking taffy at Judge
Clark ona long stick, and declares this
district owes him debt of gratitude
that can never be- discharged. Wonder
II that refers to the Judge beating Sam
Hunter twice for the Office?
Slate making tor the next governor is
already IN progress, and so far as news
paper scannings go, w. l.. Crawiord's
name appears oftener than any other;
Barney Gibbs occasionally. AS he is a
public man, everybody can have their
say. he has had his own. Unripe
statesmen are like homemade wines
they must stand quite while to fer
ment before being bottled for use.
One thing can be said in favor of Col.
Crawford, the ladies will be for him.
That Will assist to swell the volume of
his majority. That must never grow
less in Texas, but bl-ennially increase.
Galveston and Sulphur Springs can
now enter the ring together as com
petitors in asummer resort. The tor
mer is shorn of ner glory by not getting
her Jumbo deep water appropriation
and the latter by her coal fields being
no good. 1t is we'll though to have
natural resources to fall back upon
when fortune fails.