The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-09
STATE PRESS.

Has anybody ever thought to enquire
II there is single Republican In the
nineteenth legislature of Texas? If 50,
how many Pilot Point Post.
Prohibition petitions and resolutions
viii soon begin to flood the legislature.
All such papers should he permitted to
die natural death. BRENNAN Banner.
The only thing the Austin cattle CON
yentiOn seemed to want of the lGgisla.
turo was the reduction Of the ease price
OF lana from eight to lour cents an
acre. Bosque Blade.
Oysters are reported to be good for
dyspeptics, They never produce indi
gestion, and are preferred by invalids
when all other food disagrees with
them. Raw oysters are used by singers
Tor hoarseness.- Baird Clarendon.
In three years not death or accident
has occurred on the Kansas, Gulf d
Short line road, owing to the excellent
equipment and management. No other
railroad i'm this country can say az
much.-l Palestine Advocate.
The Dallas HERALD is strenuously
opposing deep water ut Galveston This
is very strange. Dallas can never he
anything but live inland town. It's
possibilities arc no greater than those OF
GreouYillc.-i Greenvllle Herald.
It has been uncharitably said that
Judge Reagan's Interstate commerce
bill was originally drafted by IL Penn
sylvania abroad man, ami that Reagan
Incorporated its lending features into
his BILL Statesman.
We are glad to see our young repre-
sentative is forging to the front MIR.
Crane has the "get up" about him and
viii make himself felt in the legislature;
and, TOO, II he fails ID do his full duty
toward his constituency 10 will be an
error Of the heart Alvarado Bulletin.
4 good showing is made for our coun-
try In tho way OF exports for the month
OF December which amounted to over
@l,OlO,UuO or about S3,O00,0OO dav, while
the imports for the same month was
only about Si2OOO,00O, being less. than
any previous month since July lS7g.-
| tCorsicanO journal.
! The proposition to raise the salary of
tho president 10 100000 will not meet
with much popular favor. We are now
| thinking more of Democratic simplicity
In government than of Republican ex
| travagace. The salary is $4,000 anC
there is no reason for its increase. Mr.
| Cleveland does not desire change
] lfNNAlNNillNlls
Denton county now has one prisoner
In her jail, b. Il. Paschall, and to pre
vent his going 30 hunt the dozen ant
q halt escaped during the last year, on
| comfy authorities have walked up will
four guards during the day and eight n
night. quite costly escort, but i
seems the only safe way of keeping ,
Man In our $4,000 jail Is 10 guard II
| Pilot Point Post,
Just let Mr.. Underwood's hill to max,
"drunkomess sufficient ground for di
/ vorce" become law la Texas. and
many 4 heart that is heavy with woe un
| uttorahle will he made light as down
/ from elder duck. Then indeed will di
vorce Toe made easy-it will cost but
quart OF whisky, or as much of II as will
mako one drunk, aud the benefit will b,
brought within the reach of the poorest
men land womeu) In the state. Monde
| II Mr.. Underwood drinks9 If so, won
! der II he wasn't drunk when he formed
the bill?-l Palestine Advocate.
The Northwest thinks, like all otho
sensible journals, that tho caffeine,
want the lease law If they can get tn,
land for almost nothing, but If They
cant get IL that way tney "set 'em upn
few times TO these little cross road
journals and set them 10 bowling fo
free grass. The Northwest has neve
denied that the cattlemen looked ON the
lease law iavorably when IL was frs
passed, hut when they began to find on
that they could not get tho land for
, and cents an acre, ON long time, the,
fell out with the lease law, and abuse,
the land board for raising the prices
The Cross Timbers hastreQuently bee,
informed of these facts, but II Is no
honest enough to tell the truth in Tia
matter. A rel able paper that Nor
tague Northwest.
Tho Dallas HERALD knows "no conn
try paper In Texas that Is not worth !
year, and Its patrons should be willin
to pay that amount for IT," The word
of this able and manly paper arc point
with truth. Tho country weekly fills
sphere that cannot DO assumed by tn
city daily, periodical or even the rolip
; ious paper OF the age. IL is over ia
, grand guido in all tho wlde-awak
movements OF rural progress; II mingle
in all the social events of the counlr
world; IL weeps with sorrowinI
ones at the grave of the "dea
departed;' it makes golden wishes fo
, tho "sweet young brides" IL "booms" {
greatness tho rural statesman, anNiou
: Tor Legislative honors,it spaculates wit
/ pride upon tho progress of It's count
town, and grand attractions of its cOuI
~ soft; II "putfs" in earnest all acts {
private and public enterprise, and
. we'll, in brief II does thousand haut
some little things tor which II receive
little credit from the hearts and pocket
OF many people for whose interests
INCREASINGLY labOrs In dreams by nigl
IL as we'll "a thoughts by da,
The HERAf ID has given us u fruitlr
text, but we canuot, Nv present, "gush
longer over It's MERITS Brown Count
Banner.