Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-11

to improve themselves mentally. NOR.
ally aud financially. TO effect these
objects, the alliance favor the enact
ment Of more efficient school law IN |
tins state; one which shall guarantee
70 every child good common school ed
uca'ion. AS M aid to the more gen.
efal difiusion Of KNOWLEDGE amvng the
people, the alliance has made arrange.
nents with some OF the largest pub- |
fishing houses IA New York
nnd Philadelphia 10 furnish
to a committee MI assortment of stan
uard books OF the alue OF fifty IL Que |
hundred and fifty dollars. as the de- |
mand may be, for the purpose of ,stab-
iishing a library nf good aud useful |
DOCKS IN each subcrdiuate alliance.
An ignorant popul ton Is not condu-
GIVE 70 The perpetulty Of tree institu-
tuns, ana rs the farmers, mechanics
ana iauprers OF this country constitute
by iar The greatest part Of our voting
! popuation, more gen raj diffusion Of
! knowledge among these classes will
be conducive TO the best interest of our
common county, and the stability of
this government.
Tue farming Interest i the great, the
! paramount interest of this nation. LIZ
produces the we,lth Of the country.
All other CLASSES of the people are III
iectly or Indirectly dependent on the
farming interest. We have now five
millions OF farmers, and their yearly
product is over four thousand millions
of dollars. Seventy-five per cent. of
the exports Of the country are farm
products. TO every thinking man IL
must he evident that however small
tile influence of the farming element
in shaping the policy of our govern
4 mcnt at the present time, it Will OF
necessity exert "A tremendous power
, and influence In the future. either for
good or evil, In shaping the destiny OF
this nation.
The next meeting of the Grand AL.
+ lance will take place ut Chico, Wise
! county ON Tuesday after the first
4 sunday In February, 1884.
Bud FUndren and John
! Corbett had iisticnff Yes
: terday evening in town In which
. the former came out second best. and
e appeared on the streets to day consid
elably bunged up but stiil IN thu
4 ring.
. King Alcohol held "A lever yesterday
and rs a consequence several c,tiz.n
r couldn't (hicj 70 'ome till nornin.'
! Intelligence has been received her
: to-day FROM Lampasas o. The dtatl
r last night at that place of john.
Kerr, son of j. =. Kere of Vel Sta
ii lion, and Il brother of Ora y Kerr, tn
efficient deputy Surveyor this coui
# w. John was abuut twenty-five {
Is three years old and greatly beloved b
n all who knew him for his genial an
% lively disposition and his many oth'
y good qualities of head and heart.
: His bro. her left here yesterday morl
~ ing in obedience to q telegram, acco,
r. panied 10y the family physician, u
Gracy, but hardly arrived in time,
~ he died last night Ut eleven o'cloc
H. The family will have the sympathy
* all who know them.
Mr. =. b. Ross, our efficient tax c.
% lecIor, returned last night from Austi
in where he has been tn make settieme
= of his accounts with the colnptr"ll
lv He says his trip was very please
M and satisfactory one.
The county court adjourned vest
mt day for the term.
nv The district court is still IN sess'
e but its being nonjury week, little
pc doing.