The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-02
STATE PRESS.


The BRENNAN Banner doubts the abil-
NY Oh Col Elllolt TO secure specimen
OF Texas mOssbaCks. No.hing can in
duce genuine III b. to quit his native
state Houston Journal.
The papers may talk of Lieutenant
Governor Gibbs as they may, but thew
can't deny that ho gives the 5oys some
lhlnS TO think over, and that Is some
thing other prominent men can't do, try
they ever 50 hard Gazetteer.
Fence-cutting in Kinney county ia
stirring up the law-abiding people of
that county. The cutting il said To he
unne by aregularly organized gang. We
think their career will be briof.- Vi SEQ
Telegraph.
A dispatch from San Antonio saws
That the cattle in the Ross neighborho0d
are dying in large numbers for the want
OF grass, and the recent rains have not
furnished An adequate supply of water.
lhat state OF affairs never occurs in
eastern Texas.-ITyler Democrat.
A fashion paper saws, stocking are
"ibbed" anc are striped" from Ion Ia
toe. The fashion editor of the Ago ore :
lerS white rtOckingS, but he can nov
nave his way IN matters of female ar
parel, nor can he shut his eyes to facts
that stare him in the face, and his OBJ
seINatIOn Is that the stockings mostly
worn are red.-- ll0 ston Age.
We have often been asked whE. sun
ports Cisco. Let us say for all, that
Brown, COmanChe, Coleman ana SIC.
riths counties are naturally tributary
To Cisco; that our railroad facilities are
superior to all, and that our merchants
are live, energetic, go-a-head business
men, aud hold out inducements that the
people cannot refuse or Cisco
Telegraph.
The council of San Antonio has passed
an ordinance eXemptiug manufl, tori S
from taxation for term OF wears. his
l. the most potent and equitable pro.
lection that can he extended to foster
such Enterprises; and, with the natural
advantages possessed by Laredo, a
similar act certainly could not fail in
producing the ellecJ DESIRED I.aredo
Times.
The capitol building syndicate want
To get hold OF the 5000 600 acres which
are to be paid Tor the structure; but the
state administration cannot see it that
way. Gov. lreland's positive refusal To
countenance such a thing will meet the
nearly approval Of the people of the
'N"hN' LANbAA'hu lNtDpILtIs
Many town has been killed by tho
rapacily OF property holders. II is al
ways BEST Tor owners of property in new
and growing towns TO sell to parties
VINO want To Guild dwellings, stores or
factories NJ moderate price. Improve
ments make town, and the more inn
prnyements the more valuable pronerLv
becomes. Many towns have been
ruined by property owners holding their
lots at exhOrDltant prices.-[ Brenham
Banner.
The great necessity for ADVERTISING
sheriff sales through the columns of the
COUNT papers received fresh illustra-
ZION this week. Eighty-tive head of
stock horses, the property OF Andy Lee,
OF blackberry, were sold befol Q
the courthouse, Tuesday morning,
under an execution from Mitc6,
ell county, at 50 per head
) w. Merchant was the purchaser,
Tho same stock was rendered n tnx,i.
ton year ago at 81, 400, and tho loss TO
the owner by the injurious system of
posting up notices that nobody ever
scarcely sees or reads, must be Sl,5O
IL mat unfortunate Stnckman should
ever be sent To the legislature there can
he no doubt about how he would vote
ON thls advertising question,--lS san An
gelo Standard,
Let the commissioners courts of north
west Texas give good attent ON tn the
question of better rOnds aud bridges.
Tho state law provides Tor the epening
.ui hrStclaSs roads from county seat to
county seat, and a county tax 10 nav
l1r he same. Every county
should HAYS these roads sur
YHSed aud danpros apprajscd
by tho tine the tax is rnllert,d. for
every year will add 10 thu EXPENSE Of
tho county ot opening these roads. AS
the country * settled aud the lands
increased in value, the cnst aud ditN-
cnliy OF securing the nujch desired llrst.
c'a's roads butN cen county seats will
be pro- UruOuntely increased Delpy
viii DO very eNpen,ive.-l Abilene Re
porter.