13 Sep 1879
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1879
Page
1
The Graham Leader lists advertising rates with a base one inch ad at 1.00 and 0.50 per additional insertion. Rates vary by display size from 2.50 to 85.00 per month, including special notices at ten cents per line. Political notices require advance payment with fees of 10 for state or district, 5 for county, and 3 for precinct. Personal ads incur a 50 percent surcharge.
Directory details in Graham Texas listing district and county officers commissioners justices of the peace church schedules Masonic and temperance notes and mail arrival hours. It lists officials such as Judge McCormick District Attorney Minor Sheriff Melton Clerk Girand and various precinct officers with court dates and service times. The piece also notes church services Sabbath times and Masonic and temperance group meetings.
The poem compares fleeting wealth and flowers to enduring knowledge. It urges youth to seek wisdom and love through learning, implying that true reward lies in mental guard and immortal fame rather than material riches. The speaker praises vigor, curiosity, and the pursuit of wisdom as the path to lasting garland and gold.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls travel from North Carolina to Tennessee and Kentucky, mentioning mountains, springs, and early figures. The narrative shifts to a detailed obituary sketch of Gen John B Hood, born 1831 in Bath County Kentucky, his Civil War service, campaigns, wounds, and later life in New Orleans. It notes Hood's family, finances, and the mourning of his wife and children as communities rally to support them.
Advice on providing shade for sheep in permanent or temporary pastures. Move shelters to new ground to avoid disease, scrape manure, and plow to bring cooler soil in contact with feet. Small weekly effort and modest cost yield long term savings and healthier flocks.
Gen Chalmers recalled a February 1842 scene near Holly Springs Mississippi where a 20 year old Bedford Forrest joined volunteers to aid Texas against Mexican invasion. He lacked funds and friends, split rails at 50 cents a hundred to raise money to return home, showing early military energy.
Local tale recalls a boy who ran away and returned as a preacher asks if his father killed the fatted calf. The reply says the calf was not killed but the prodigal was spared and welcomed home with a feast.
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