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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-11-24

TIN death Of Mr.. Hoxie removes
from the stage of life one Of the
master organizers and disciplinarians
of the age. lie was born manager
of men and controller Of large forces,
and man of extraordinary will power
and courage. His methods in the
management of the Southwestern sys-
TEN of railroads, of which he was the
head, were those of n skilled general
in governing an army, severe, rigid
and exacting in the extreme. Had he
been content to take life easier, and
spared himself the mental strain and
anxietics incident to his responsible
ties the last few years of his life, he
would probably have lived much
longer.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-11-24
A Stiff. Ncckcd Cow.

Mr.. Taber. of Little Compton, had .
tough experience with cow few days
since. He was driving homeward in
his wagon. and the COW. an apparently
quiet animal. walked behind. She was
attached to the tailboard by rope
which was tied about her horns. When
the watering trough at Globe village
had been reached the COW stopped and
settled back on the rope. Mr.. Taber
whipped up his horse, but the COW
wouldn't be pulled, and quietly thrust
her horns under the wagon and lifted
her head. Mr.. Tabcr was thown into
the road. And the wagon was turned
completely over upoa the astonished
horse. A crowd collected. and some.
body with presence Il mind and
knife cut the rope and servered the
cows connection with the whole affair.
When last seen she was coming towards
the CITY, and her owner was not inter.
fcring. Providence Or. ~ Journal
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THE GREER COUNTY DECISION.

The decision of Judge Walker, an
nulling the patents to land in Greer
county and rendering judgment in la
vOr of the State for the land, was not
an unexpected result of the suit. His
decisions on all preliminary questions
have foreshadowed his judgment on
the main issue. That it is well found
ed and will be sustained by the SUI
preme court, should the next legisla-
turc not interfere, the HERALD has no
doubt. At the time the Greer county
patents were issued the State was
seeking to fully establish her own
claim to the lands, and their issuance
was an act of questionable policy, re-
gardless of previous legislation gov
erning the disposition of the land.
The legislature had been appealed to
by the land commissioner to authorize
the issuance Of the patents and had
refused, by vote almost unanimous,
to grant such authority. The ques-
ton was supposed to have thus been
settled, at least until another
Legislative assembly should convene,
but to the utter establishment of the
members of the legislature they had
not been long away from the capital
when it was announced that Commits
siOner Walsh felt authorized, under
existing law, to do what he had asked
the legislature few weeks before for
authority to do, and that he would
issue patents to the holders of veteran
certifsates located in Greer county.
Mr.. Walsh, no doubt, was actuated by
. desire to help assert the States claim
to Greer county, but his action stirred
M = hornets nest between individuals
and the State, which has undoubtedly
had its effect in preventing an earlier
settlement of the controversy between
the State and the general government.
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PROPOSALS FOR FORAGE.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS !
OFFICE OF CHIEF OuARTERMASTER.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS
OFFICE OF CHIEF QUARTERMAsTER.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, Oct. 20, 1856.
CtEALED PROPOSALS. in triplicate, sub
- ject to usual conditions, will be re-
ceived at this Office until II O'Clock, noon,
OH the 25th day of November, 1886, at which
time and place they will be opened in the
presence of attending bidders, for furnish
Ing and deliverery at San Antonio, Texas,
of 445, 900 pounds Of Oats, in sacks; 415,OOO
pounds Of Corn, in sacks, and 100000
pounds of Hay; all to be of the best mer-
charitable quality, in every respect, Guam
titles subject to Increase or reduction OF OF
exceeding 20 per cent, at option OF Uni.ed
States.
Deliveries as required between date
award and June 80, next.
Each proposal must be accompanied by o
guarantee in the prescribed form, with two
sureties justifying in the sum Of $500 each,
and no proposals not SO secured will be re-
ceived.
No split or scaled bids will be enter
tanned.
The Government reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids, to accept portion
only Of the articles bid for and to waive de-
fects.
Preference given to articles Of domestic
production and manufacture, and such
preference will be given to articles Of Amer
ican production produced on the Pacific
coast to the extent of the consumption re-
quired by the public service there.
Blank proposals and information can be
had on application to this office.
Envelopes containing proposals should be
marked: proposals for Forage" and I'D
dressed to the undersigned.
A. j. MCGONNIGLE,
QNartermaster U. s. Army,
Chief Quarterlnaster.
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Samples Freei Samples Freel
INDICATED
COMPLEXION zIlIII'' POWDER.
Samples Free!

Highly Endorsed by the Theatrical Profess
sion. Contains valuable medicinal proper.
ties, which quickly remove all blemishcs Of
the skin. 1t effects complete transforms
ton, and causes the most ordinary person
to become strikingly beautiful. Itisput up
in pearl and flesh tints, in large toilet boxes,
and is for sale by all druggists, or sent Sc.
price, 30 cents, in stamps or currency. La
dies can obtain elegant samples FREE by
enclosing 10 cts. in stamps to pay for post
age and packing. Address, naming this pa
per, CROWN CHEMICAL COMPANY,
1OlS Arch St., Philadelphia, p.
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Boston is to have similar expert
encc to that ofNcw York in her coming
municipal election. Geo. +. Mcneil,
Labor candidate, will stand for mayor
and test the voting strength Of the
laboring classes in that city.
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LAFAGAN'S LOGIC.

attentive.
All that is disgraceful about poverty
Is of our own make.
The misfortunes OF ignorance are tho
blessings OF wisdom.
It is wise to be prepared for evil, but
better to be out OF its reach.
l favor modesty in woman, gentle.
ness in man, and humility in both.
The true way to enjoy life is by liv-
ing up to the principles that sustain it.
An act of kindness is an emulation Of
the angels, and within the power of all.
The character of his work, not guam.
tity, is young mans best rccommen.
dalton.
Those who are willing to shield the
faults OF others are not afraid TO nc
knowledge their own.
Most anyone can make blunders, but
few people try to make the best OF
them after they have.
Many man has taken chance in
luck, and is now existing upon the
bounty of charity as result.
To think as you please is your priv.
lege; but to avoid the rough corners OF
life guard your actions.
Most people desire to be respected,
out many of them 60 at it in the "cart-
before-the- fashion.
When narrowed down to ''sink or
SWIM" the hard work that most young
men can stand would surprise them.
There is no satisfaction in success
without earning it. In fact, winning
it is two-thirds of the satisfaction in it.
1t is well enough to calculate upon
difficulties, but to include the POSSIBLE
ity Of defeat also evidences weak
man.
When you hear a man sheer about
"the virtue of woman" you may be
sure he has nothing in that line to
boast of himself.
Goodness is more often returned by
the like for the advantage that may re.
suit 10 US rather than to cancel an
obligation.
There is a bump Of satisfaction in the
thought that he has at least made an
effort, even though a man fails to secure
the persimmons.
Nowadays it is getting so that self.
supporting boy does not seem to have
an equal show with one who lives Oh
his widowed mother.
But few of us are ashamed to commit
sin, but ashamed t. repent of trans
gressisns, though the gates of heavens
mercy are always open.
Philosophy teaches us 10 accept our
conditions in life rs equal to our under
standing, and not to continually gr0wI
about the price of admission.
Several times, when pinched by adj
versty, have found stiff backbone
to be pretty reliable, but l cannot say
as much for my wfe's relatives.
Advice on the subject is plenty, yet
the surest way to obtain o paid-up
dividend in life is to keep digging"
/ recommend this out Of personal ex.
pcrience.
There are plenty of young men who
would not hesitate to accept . "dead
sure thing" What I want to see is
more of them who are willing to work
for it.
No ono who has faith and Is willing
10 work for satisfactory results can
sum life up as failure. Faith and
effort have made more than one man
street commissioner or constable.
Ones right principles do not always
crafty Others. but the outcome of these
principles, when put into practice, can
not fail to challenge their respect, even
II not acknowledged. Chicago Ledger.
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Tipping q Waiter.

"who was that negro you tipped
your hat 10 just now, Mr.. SnooksP"
asked Mrs. Snooks, as they were prom
enading at Long Branch.
The head waiter at the hotel. Maria.
1 understand it is the correct thing to
give those fellows tips down here
Tia Bits
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,PuR city ofDallas needs more waite

FHk Guy OF Daiias uecuS iuoTc Watcr
aud hstter water, and any reasonable
tax necessary to secure it will be will
ingly paid. Good water is essential
to both life and health, and the neces-
sity Of having it is not subject Of
debate. The only legitimate subject
for discussion in this connection is the
best method of raising the means for
improving our water facilities. Were
IL not for inhibitions Of the consti-
tuition that prevent the raising of the
money by direct taxation in time to
be available in the near future, the
HRAI.D would favor that plan as
opposed to the issuance Of bonds. A
heavy bonded debt is an incubus that
win rest like nightmare on the
bossn Of any city, and the lighter the
city debt of Dallas is the better it
win DO for the city, both as an adver-
tisenent abroad and as II affects the
individual taxpayer at home. The
history of Houston, Jefferson, Mar
shall, Palestine, and number ofcouH-
ties, Illustrates this fact, and it would
be superfluous to waste words on an
intelligent community to chow that
debt should only be incurred to pro-
vide necessities. If the city's bonded
debt is increased to one million dollars
the people will pay out in interest to
the holders of the bonds before matu-
rity more than the original cost of the
improvements made with the money
realized from the sale of the addition
81 bonds.
THE Pen may be ahead Of the sword,
but II Is not mighty-like the ballot
down IN the Laredo district.
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THE Pen may be ahead Of the sword,
but il Is not mighty-like the ballot
down IN the Laredo district.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-05-12

ion, unbiased by outside influences.
Next to downright hypocracy no
traitof character is more contempt-
ible in Il politician, or despicable in
Il newspaper than the practice ,
which ATS so prevalent in this
day, of waiting until public opin-
ION is formed, and then falling i'm
ON tn" popular side. \. politician
Wh" seeks to run into office by.
"%traddling an issue" that is fairly
h"i"r" the people, is unworthy of
support; and newspaper that is
all tn" time looking out for the
popular sid" of question, certainly
Fails to accomplish the greatest
good Chat * expected from the
press in AL free countries.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-05-12
Congressman who Sell Their
Books.

y Washington letter 10 the Wa
tcrbury (tonn.D american saws:
From time to time complaint is
heard that congressman are dis
posing Of the allotment of Govern
mcnt publications which each mem
Der receives under The law by sell
ing them directly to secondhand
book dealers, The scandal gets in
to the newspapers and then the
thing is stopped for IL while. Each
member of Congress receives Ger
tain number of copies of all GOV
crnmcnt publications, of which
thousands T. sent out from the
government printing Office every
year. Some of the volumes are
very valuable, being illustrated
with fine colOrcd plates, expensive
maps, etc. For instance, Il report
of the chronological bureau of the
Smithsonian institution. published
three years ago, il now held at 40,
and was sold as high as S12 within
a month after publication. Tie
intention of the law which makes
these ailOtmcnts of books to Con-
grcssmcn undoubtedly was that
the publicationS should 20 to the
public libraries in the various
States and districts. This is the
disposition made Of them by most
members. There arc Few, however,
who are said to scll,thc publications
which thus come into their hands.
Cases Of this kind are known to
have occurred within the last few
weeks, II old book dealer having
orders from certain members for
all the publications. due them. OF
course, these honorable gentleman
will say that their constituents
don't want that kind of publication,
and they might as well sell them
az 80 have them lie around and fl
nally go to the junk dealer, some
one else getting the money. How
ever, it is very small business for
members of Congress to be engaged
in.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-05-12
HOW NOMINATED.

The time is near at hand when
We must decide az to the mode OF
making nominations for State OFF,
rcrs and Congressman. This qucS-
tion has been considerably agitatcd
by the State press, md the Farm
crS' Convention has passed II rcSO-
luton in favor Of The Primary plan.
THE ADVERTISER has heretofore
advocated this plan, and it is to be
hoped that our Comfy Democratic
Club will give the matter attention.
\ nomination by the Democratic
Party is equivalent to IN election,
and, this being the case, we sec no
reason why every democrat should
not directly participate in making
the nominations. The County
Club Of AbbeYillc, has already de-
clarcd in favor Of the PLAN, so far
as CongrcsSmcn are concerned, and
we trust %laurcns will do likewise
at least.
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For THE ADVERTISER.
"Dutch' Aroused.
TIP Tor, $. c., ,
Nav Stb 1890

r. W
May Sth 1856,
Nix. i;plToR:-Win you allow me
space in your valuable paper to call
the attention OF the Comfy Com
miSSioncrS to the fact that we. the
people of the Fork, live bctv.rcn
two rivers, Rccdy and Saluda. and
that the only bridge we have to
cross to get out is one that thcv
have had advertised as unsafe. and
all parties crossing would do so at
their wv risk, for over Il month.
On Tuesday, tic 9th of APRIL
at LaurcnS c. H., they prom
iscd to meet the people of Water
too, on a certain day, TO decide ON
! some point where to locate and
build II bridge, and the people quit
their work and went to Waterloo
to meet them, several walking a
distance of four or five mics, and
when we cot there. instcnd Of n,,nt-
ing the County Commissioners we
found Il postal card i'm the ~nostof-
flee, saving that thcy would NOT
come that day, but would coma
some future day, inasmuch rs tbrv
had failed to give proper notice of
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-05-12
Items of Interest,

The late Joshua B. Llppincott
was probably the richest OF Ameri-
can publishers. lie was II shrewd
investor in railroad securities.
There are still public lands open
to settlement in nineteen States
and eight territories s&priccs rang
ing from 1925 to $3.50 per acre.
Mrs. Mary Gr@nt Cramcr, sister
Of Gen. Grant, is lecturing in Mas
sacbusctts under the auspices of
the Womcn's Christian Temper
ance Union.
Hallcr, the scientist, has kept pa
pers pcrfumcd with u single grain
of ambcrgris for forty years, and
there was no appreciable diminu-
in the strength of the odor,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-05-12
Meeting at NIaddcn'S.

The members of the Farmers
Club met at 1870 Z. NJ, and owing
to the absence of President MoO;p,
Nicc-PrcSidcnt Madden assumed
the chair and called the Club to
order.
The attention Of the chair was call
cd to the absence of Secretary Sui
liran, and j. l.. NJ. Irby was re-
pucStcd to act as Secretary pro tenn.
ON motion the reading OF the min
utcS of the last meeting, uS we'll as
the regular order Of business, viz:
reading ofcS$ayS &c, were poStpon-
cd until the called meeting, which
conNcncs on the 3rd Saturday at
10 o'clock \. NJ.
Mr.. j. NJ. Shoc!;lcy and Mr. X. w.
Allison were regularly elected
members Of this club. Capt. IIud-
gems, L delegate to Farmers
state Convention, made an accu-
rate, claborat" and intelligent re-
port OF the action Of the c0nvcn-
ton, which WaS received u& infor-
nation.
The following preamble and rcso-
lutionS were unanimously adopted
''''N' Wv WV 'ltIIlN iltN SIbtII'lS IT,
qu"strd to publish same:
Whereas, the convention of farm
crS assembled II Columbia on the
18th ult, passed Il series Of rrSolu-
tons touching upon the agricul-
tural and mechanical interests of
the state, as well giving special at
trntion to her financial affairs, and
whereas, widespread diSsatiSfac-
ton has resulted from a lctharyic
disposition upon The part of our
people in nCglCcting their domrs-
tie interest, as well as defeating
authority to others inimical to, ard
ignorant of their rights, therefore,
be it y
R"S0ircd, |. We assert our man
hood, our Independence OF thought
and action upon all matters touch
ing Il body polite. Our farms
must be made sustaining, To olsen
gage us from Il commercial Scrvi-
tudc worse than Il galley slave.
:. lnii> idCd we pledge our sup
port and influence to the actions of
the Farmers, Convention.
,. Organization is the only meth
od OF security, and we urge upon
inc people the necessity of prompt
and united action.
1. We renew our allegiance to
our already organized club, and
urge every farmer in the County to
JOIN the organization of the farmer,
so rs 20 make sure the victory.
.. (Dt1crcd as an amendment and
acccptcd.) That VIC unanimously
rcaSScrt Il allegiance to the demo-
ratio party, both National and
state, and frankly announce that
no man aspiring to political hon0rS,
from governor to coroner, need cX-
poet Il support in the Primary
Election, who is not fully and sin
ccrcly in sympathy with the farm
rr~' movement.
The Club adjourned, to meet
again on the 81 Saturday in May
ut 10 ~. NJ.
j. l.. NJ. IRBN,
Scc'y. pro tenn.
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IsE CALM.

1t is strange that there are some
newspapers in this state that pr
SiSt in the belief that some people
arc afraid Of the TILLMAN move
mont. Whatever may have been
tn" fears OF some, before the con
vcntion assembled, there is cor
tainly nothing in the action OF this
convention to warrant Il continued
feeling of unrest. Nothing less
than Il revolution could accomplish
all that is involved in the ideal
government which it mapped out,
bus Wc do not believe that we arc
ON the verge of revolution; hence
all fears are vain.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-05-12
~tcn%iv Farming.

y writer in the (OtiON pluDt
says: Allow me to give Il little cX-
p~cficncc of mine ON one acre of or
binary land. | thoroughly pulvcr-
lied my land and bcddcd it up; |
then put on this acr.' 900 pounds
of compost and bcddcd this under
the old Way.and laid Off my rows
thrcc feet wide. The India silk
cotton being highly recommended,
| procured seven pounds and
planted this acre, dropping in hills
three feet apart. | gathered from
this piece of cotton 1913 pounds of
lint, which | sold for 8 cents per
pound, realizing $53.37, giving me
aUct profit of $iG.G0 outside of the
cost of ginning, baling and market
ing. The latter work | did with
my handSa IL cost of about 30 cents
per day per hand. The cotton
yielded 10 per cent. of lint. If we
could onlyrcalizc the profits to be
made by intensive farming, | am
satisfied we would all be better
off.
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SALE.

BY virtue OF an execution dircC-
ted to me by Clerk of the Court for
Laurcns County, | will sell on the
first Monday of June next during
the legal hours OF sale, before the
Court House door in Laurcns, the
following property to. wit:
sixteen acres of land, more or
less, situate in LuurcnS County and
within the corporate limits of the
Town Of laurcns, bounded by lands
OF Mary {. Sullivan, jamie Todd,
"A. II. Sullivan, and Harper Street,
levied on rs the property Of Arthur
L. Sullivan, at the suit of Darby e.
co. vs.. above named Defendant.
.Tcrms-Cash. Purchaser to pay
for papers.
b. +. BALJ.EW, s. T.. G..
Sheriff ONCE, May II, 1886.
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INDEPENDENCI

Bravery, the world admircs and
has admired since the world began;
so, he who has settled convictions
of right and wrong, and the moral
courage to express those convic-
tions, even in the face of public
opinion, will ever command admi-
ration and respect. Even though
we honestly differ in opinion, we
can but admire that spirit which
prompts II nan to give utterance,
when called upon, to his opin-
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One lesson taught by the hard
times is to keep out of debt, and
how To d0 il. This is Il forced les
son like some of the others, but
none the less valuable, for il has
been we'll learned. In many places
merchants and Others have mar
roWcd the doors of credit, and in
some they have closed them alto
gcthcr, and many were compelled
to forrgo that credit which hereto
Tore has been 80 easy. | am in
clinrd to think that the easy credit
system which prevails throughout
This country is one of the greatest
Inducements TO Extravaganza. 1t
Is 50 easy to obtain things up0n q
promise, that debts are made one
after another Ant when the day OF
reckoning OmC the cXtraVagaut
debtors are ready to cry that tabor
Is undcrpaid, and popular diSron-
tent grows to alarming proportions,
Bul we have been shown, net only
that debt is diSagrcrAbIc, but that
it is available, and that we can
keep out of lis clutches. 1t is the
hardest master and most ipvclcratc
foe the world has ever known.
There is no Sabbath in It's week, no
holiday in its year. II threatens
the poor wretch every moment of
the day and troubles his sleep at
night. Too often in thc end il
takes Il way the home. Happy is
he who rover goes to the money
lender.