Marshall County Republican., 1878-03-21

Editor of the Republican:
STOCK GROWING Stock growing
at present the leading industry
Texas cattle are quoted in all tn
great markets Of the East. Sheer
and the Angora goat, are especiall
profitable. Sheep are sheared twic
a year, and produce a trifle less thai
double the yield per head of north
ern fed sheep, of same grade. TIL
staple is longer. but not quite so fine
The only protection they require i
an inexpensive wind break to shiel,
them from the "Northers"-a col,
wind that occasionally drives dowl
from the northern mountains.
found these "Northers" the grea
dread Of the "old Texan" and tn,
only drawback he would admit. Blu
for these "Northers," his Texas wa
the long lost Eden. Give him &
good mule to ride, shut off these
"Northers." and shoot or enslave the
DANCED neiggurs, dogdrot-um," and
an "old Texan" lives, to his mind, il
paradise sure.
EDUCATIoN:-No state can boast ol
a more liberal provision for the en-
tirely free education of her children
Free schools are everywhere estab.
lished. A free University was pro.
vided as early as 1886, to which 221,.
400 acres OF land were set off. TIC
each country more than 1000 acres
OF land are given for supporting the
schools; and the last Legislature es-
tablished a college for the colored
youth Of the state, and literally en-
dowed it.
RELIGION The moral status OF the
citizens, contra to what 1 expected
to find, is second to that OF no State;
and am sure her religious standard
is as high, unless one forms an esti-
mate from what, no doubt, is found to
be the character in the western and
entirely new portions of the State.
In nearly every town noticed there
was one or more churches, and some
OF these villages OF 500 to 1000 peo-
pie were not, it was evident, year
old. In fact many OF the new rail-
road stations would show a church
nearly finished, and school building
in course OF construction, and the
hotel not ready for occupancy, and in
consequence the common rough
board shanty affords hospitality to
the traveller. At Austin 1 found a
number OF as elegant church edifices
as can be seen in our own State.
The Governor reports from official
sources, 10000 Baptist communicates;
10000 Methodist Episcopal; 1000
Methodist Protestant; 5000 Protes-
ant Episcopal; 1000 Disciples OF
Christ; 1000 Old School Presbyteri-
ans; 10000 Catholics; 1000 Cumber-
land Presbyterians: and $4,000 Sum-
day school scholars. Texas is toler-
ant OF opinion.
PoPULATIoN:-In 1850 the census
returns gave Texas population of
212.O00. In 1860 the showing was
100000. In 1870 the number was
s1s.OOc. In 1876 the claim was made,
from the estimates based upon the
enumeration OF children OF school
age, that the state had population
OF little less than 100000. From
the Bureau of Immigration it is
shown that tho annual increase Of
population, by immigrants settling
in the state, is quarter Of a million.
During the last year it Is said that
more than 300. 900 people have moved
into Texas from ether sections OF
the country. "The old Texan" has
already nearly become a notable
parsonage, in this young Yankee
Empire.
Who SHOULD go TO TExAsi"-I can
well remember when the severest
curse one could hear uttered in New
England was ego to Texasl" Not so
now! Men are seen there from every
state, and very many are from New
England. But, while the great want
OF the state is men,-men Of brain
and brawn,-who can toll, and who
can till her rich soil, dig in her rich
mines, and work in her lumber
camps, yet, men without some money
say not less than $500 to $1,000 are
not now needed there. II they go
they must work by the month or day
as they do here. Possibly, 1 may
state this too strongly. But my
opinion is, there is less demand for
laborers, clerks and that class OF
men who have yet to count their first
one hundred dollars capital, than for
any other class OF persons. Yet this
class may do well. Incidents are re-
lated Of men of this class having
great success. 1t is said one man
who went there a poor cabin boy,
now owns 100000 head of cattle, TO-
900 horses and mules, 10000 sheep,
and 5000 goats. Another, it is said,
commenced six years ago working
at S15, per month, driving cattle, and
is now worth s225,0O0, etc., etc. But
the hundreds Of inglorious failures,
that doubtless have occurred, are not
detailed. Three classes of persons