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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-10
PROCEEDS OF COUNTY SCHOOL
LANDS.

An act, to amend section of an IAN
Act requiring the proceeds arising
from the Leasing or renting of Coun-
ty School Lands and from sales of
timber thereon to be applied exclu-
sively TO educational purposes, ~
passed at the regular session of the
Sixteenth legislature.
Section ]. Be il enacted by the leg-
islature of the state of Texas: That
section one OF an act entitled IAN Acb
requiring the proceeds arising from
leasing or renting OF county school,
lands and from sales of timber thereon.
to be applied exclusively to educa-
tional purposes" passed at the regular
session of the Sixteenth legislature, be
SO amended as TO read as follows:
Section |. The proceeds of any leas-
ing or renting of lands heretofore
granted by the state of Texas to tho
several counties thereof for educational
purposes, shall be appropriated by tho
commissioners courts of said counties
In the same manner rs Is provided by
law for the appropriation OF the inter-
est on bonds purchased with the pros
ceeds of the sale such lands. And
that the proceeds arising from the sale
of timber on said lands or any part
thereof shall be invested. in like man
ner as the constitution and laws re-
qulre of proceeds of sales of such lands.
and IL shall be unlawful for the COM
missioners court of any county to an
ply said proceeds or any part thereof
to any other purpose, or to loan the
same or to invest the same excerpts rs
above required.
Emergency clause.
Approved Feb. 7, 1884.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-10
OF AM public bulldings and

of all public buildings and
proyements thereto under II
charge, showing the exact lecatio
of all water, gas and sewerag
pipes, so that In case of needed repair
or inspection, their post ion can be de-
termined without un necessary ex-
pense.
Sec. S. 1t shall be the duty of said
superintendent to make report TO
the governor on the first of December
next, and biennially thereafter, show
ing the manner in which he has dis
charge d his duties, the improvements
and repairs that have been made un-
der his superintence, with an itemizetf
account of his receipts and expendi-
lures and the condition of all property
under his charge, including an esti-
mate of needed improvements and re-
pairs to same.
Sec. 0. For the purpose Of carrying
out the objects of this act, the sum OF
three thousand dollars, or SO much
thereofas may be necessary, Is hereby
appropriated out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated,
and 1t shall be the duty of the comps
troller of public accounts to draw his
warrant upon the treasurer for all sums
due by the state on accounts certified
TO as correct by the said superintend-
ent as incurred in the proper performs
ance of his duties and approved by the
governor.
Sec. 10. The present condition of the
property of the state at the capital, and
of some of the improvements upon the
public buildings OF the state--there be-
ing no officer of the state who Is au-
thorized to care for and protect the
said property OF to supeI1ntend the
construction of said improvements
and emergency, which justiiies the
suspension of the constitutional rule
requiring this bill to be read on three
several days in each house and IL is so
suspended, and that this act shall take
effect and be in force from and after.
It's pa ssage, and it Is so enacted.
Approved February Z, 1884.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-10
SCHOOL, TAy

An act to amend article 1862, chapter
], title SO of the revised statutes, IA
| amended and approved May 4, A.
I ID. 1882, and to amend articles 1866
and 1868, chapter |, title 95 of the
revised civil statutes; 10 reduce
taxation for general revenue pur-
poses; to conform the tax laws TO the
amended constitution, and 10 pro-
vide for the levy and collection of %
tax To maintain system of free
schools, under the amended consti-
tuition.
Section /. BE IL enacted by the legis-
lature of the state OF Texas: That arti-
Gle 1862, of the revised civil statutes,
as amended and approved May 4, A.
ID. 1882 shall hereafter read as follows:
ARTICLE 4662.
There shall be levied and collected
an annual ad yalorem state tax OF sew
enteen and one-haif (l73) cents on tho
one hundred dollars, for general reve-
nue. purposes and twelve and one-half
(l29) on the one hundred dollars for
the maintenance of public free schools.
of the cash value thereof, estimated in
lawful currency of the United States,
on all real property situated and on ali
movable property owned In this state
on the first day of January of each and
every year, except so much thereof as
may be exempted by the constitution
and laws of this state. which cash
value shall be estimated In lawful cur
rency of the United States.
Sec. 2. That articles 1865 and AGES,
chapter l, title 30, of the revised civil
statutes be so amended as hereafter to
read as follows:
ARTICLES 1866 AND 4G6s.
The commissioners courts of the sey-
eral counties Of this state shall have
the power TO levy, for county revenue
purposes, tax OF not more than one
fourth of one Fer centum, and for
roads and bridges, fifteen cents ON the
one hundred dollars valuation Of all
property subject to state tax by the
provisions OF this act, and to pay all
outstanding indebtedness Incurred
subsequently TO the eighteenth day OF
April, A. ID. 1876, and prior TO the
adoption OF the amendment to section
o, article 8 of the constitution, an
amount not to exceed twenty-five
cents on the one hundred dollars val
uation In any one year. And shall
have The right to levy one-half of the
occupation tax levied by the state upon
all occupations not herein otherwise
specially provided; provided, any one
wishing to pursue any Of the yocaiions
named In this act uR0n which ceup-
ty occupation tax may be levied, and
upon which the state tax la sucll
cases exceeds twenty dollars, for less
period than one year, may do SO by
paying the same quarterly; and pro-
yided further, the receipt Of the proper
officer, under seal, shall be priina facie
evidence Of the payment OF such taxes
as are herein named; and provided
further, the provisions OF this
act shall not be deemed to affect the
provisions Of any law specially author
Izing any commissioners court TO levy
different rate of tax; and provided
further, no person shall DO allowed
license for selling Intoxicating or splr-
llous liquors, or for keeping any nine
or ten pin alley, or billiard, bagatelle.
Continued ON Fourth Fsgs.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-10
yoR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

A GOOD FIRE AND BURGLAR PROOF
y Mosley safe The safe has been In use
but a few months and Is as good as rev. APP
nv To- j, II. Doughty al Rouse's old stand on
the square.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-10
STOCK CATTLE


We desire to call the at
tention of STOcKMEN to
the fact that we are hand
ling large numbers of Stock
Cattle, and that we are pre-
pared to contract for spring
dehvey any class or grade
of Texas cattle they may
require.
OUR FACILITIES
for handling Stock Cattle
prompW and economically
are unsurpassed, ond we
believe 1t will be to the m
terest of all to see US be-
fore making their purchases.
We hare perfected arrange
ments for
DELIVERING CATTLE
IN any of the Northern or
Western.States or Terrific
res, in herds of 10000 or
over and will be pleased to
submit our prices to those
who may desire topUrchase
for dehvey at those points.
TEXAS INVESTMENT co. LIMITED
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-10
SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
PROFESSIONAL.

N A. STEVENS, II. Il. GRAsIsIER DRs.
". stevens II Grammer, Office over Cruee' \
drug Store, Houston street between Eighth
aud Ninth. Dr. stevens residence at airs.
Tackabery's, East Weatherford street; Dr..
Grammer's, corner Fourth and Lamar. Tee-
phone communications at Office and resi-
dences.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-10
FoK sALE-LIyE STOCK.

NREAsoNABLE TERMS, AT THE EN-
Cpire fine stock and dairy farm, two
miles south ofthe city OF Fort Worth, MY
head OF acclimated S ay heaa
oShslf and three-q,iarter bred native short
horn bulis one and two year old. Cattle are
large. fine and well suited for eed,ng pur,
pp,,1 ,,,rnaS over 10 purchasers in good con-
d an Apply to X. Il. Maddox. Fort WORTH
TaynR
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-10

vryEh have n good supply of wagon lumber
w an hand. ana are prepared 10 I'LL or
dars on short notice, viii deliver the lum-
Der by the carload at Savoy or Bells, any,
one Wishing TO purchase piease nuu,.ss s
Savoy, Texas. i'H'
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-10

T POLLOCK, M. d., Homeopathic PLY.
81, sican and surgeon. Office over Royal
4, Twombley Il Sous Land Office, Main street,
one block south of court house. Residence,
IA East Weatherford street. Onice hours
nom II TO II a. IN. and TO and 7 to8 p. m.
Speciality of diseases of children.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-10
LAW CARDS.

hyde JENNINGS, LAWYER, OFFICE
IL over banking house OF ridball, Van
Xandt q Co., Fort Worth, Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-10
EOUSD.
FOR RENT-DwELLING HOUSES.
sTRAYED OR STOLEN.

NOR RENT-A NEW SIX-ROOM HOUSE,
/ TO East Third street. Inquire oil chas.
Baggett.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-10

c,TRAYED-A Bun calf, mostly white, no
- marks. Any Information or delivery OF
same Will be paid for. w. w. Dunn Man
sion hotel
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-10

HOUSTON n uENDERSON-W. u. HOUS-
III ton, N. Observation-Disclosures and Land
Agents, Office In Bank building, Wichita
Falls, Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-10
L'oR SALEr-BLANK DEEDS WITH VEN
L doris lien retained. GAZETTE Job Office.

CoR sALE--BLANK DEEDS WITH SIN.
/ sleand Joint Acknowledgements. GAZETTE
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-10

M ELvEN n BRITT, LAWYERS AND
nj general land agents. We have n COM
plete abstract of land titles of Baylor county.
Seymour, Baylor county, Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-10
APPROXIMATION FOR PUBLIC
GROUNDS

An Act to amend Articles 1872 and
1915, chapter ., title LNNVI, Re-
vised Civil Statutes to add Art
icles 5000, 3e756, 3875c, 3675d, and
s675e, and TO make an appropria-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-10
ALL SORTS

NEW FIVE TON WAGON SCALE.
"A VIII be sold cheap for cash. Apply At
the GAZETTE Office
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-10
ROOMS FOR RENT.

NICELY FURNISHED ROOM ON COR
"A ner Second and Taylor streets. Apply AZ
residence of Mrs, Dr. Marshall,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-10

WANTED = WE WANT MEN AND
w women everywhere to sell our dia-
monds, No previous experience necessary
For particulars address Weakley & Burnett,
237 Vine street, Cincinnati.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-10
PERSONAL.

If You WANT n good fight Tor hotel, bus
i iness house, a restaurant or "a street lamp,
fail 10 call at No. y Main street and examine
the Electric lamp.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-10
IN THE SENATE.

Section l. Be it enacted by the legis-
lature of the state of Texas, That arti-
Gle 1872 of the revised civil statutes be
so amended rs hereafter to read as fol-
lnus
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-10

I L. RUSSELL, ATTORNEY -AT.LAW
IL. Cameron. Texas. Prompt attention Civ
en- 10 all business placed in my hands.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-10-03

BREAKING IT TO HER GENTLY
a young wife's husband had fled
with another woman, and the par
ents OF the deserted one sought to
break the news to her gently Are
you prepared to hear some very
bad news! asked the mother, with
tears in her eyes.
HAS George failed?, Tell me +!
Is the bank broken? Am beg
gar? Tell me! Don't keep me in
suspcnse% shrieked the wife, wrin-
ging her hands.
My poor chile said tue father,
you little dream what a blow is in
store for you. Calm yourself,
pray.
L know he has becp down to the
Board OF Trade squandering his
money and mine. ] feel it in my
bones. Something tells me that
he has pawned his house and all
my bonds. On, what has he not
doncy
1our fortune is intact, my child,'
continued the mother, embracing g
her, but your home is most cruelty
deserted. George has run off with
that Wabash avenue woman that
you caught him with at the opera
last WINTER
Goodness gracious, is that all
gaspei the wife, as she sank into
chair and famed hersclfferocious
ly; what did You want to scare me
to death for?' Chicago Post.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-10-03
The Next LETTER WAS SlGNGED

The NEXT LETTER WAS SIGNGED
JEssIE.-Therc is a young man in
Oakland, CAL. who has young
sister by the name Of Jessie, who
was sent to a fashionable school
for Young ladies. He said when
she left home he wondered if she
would a ,quirc the airs and afecta-
tions that certain young ladies he
knew had by attending the fash
ionable seminary. After being
there a year he began to t1atter
himself that his sister was proof
against such nonsense, when he re-
ceived letter signed "Jessica' in
stead of Jessie, as heretofore. In
answering he wrote something like
this: "Dear Sister Jessica-Y Our
welcome letter received. Nam
maica and papaica are well. Aunt
Maryica and Uncle Georgia. start
ed for the Santa Cruz mountains
yesterday. Have bought new
horse; it is beauty it is named
Maudica, etc. Your atf'ectionate
brother, Samica." The next let
ter was signed Jessie.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-10-03

"A CURIOUS SToRy.--One Of our
and best-known knights Of the ra-
zor tells a curious story for which
he vOuches himself and brings wit
nesses whose words, as well as his
own, cannot be impeached. Sew
ercl days ago q man Gale in for a
shave, and taking his seat in Il
chair, had his wants duly attended
to. The operator notice | feath
er sticking out in his beard, which
was rather well grown, and suppos-
ing it had merely lodge | there star
ted to pull it out. The man quick
", stopped HIM sayiny,--
Don't, that hurts me.
He then told our informant that
ever since his beard began to grow
that feather had a place oa his
cheek, and that pulling it out did
not check the growth, but rather
increased it. He mad finally con-
ciudcd to except it as inevitable,
and accordingly never allow it to
be pulled out now. The feather
was very perfect, and about like
that ordinarily plucl1ed from a
chickens tail.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-10-03

How TO HAVE A LOVING WIFE.
If you would have q loving wife,
be as gentle in your words after as
before marriage; treat her as ten-
derly when a matron as when a
miss; don't quite make her the
maid Of all work and ask her why
she looks less tidy and neat than
when you first knew her. don't
buy cheap, tough beef, and scold
her because it does not come on
the table sporterhouse;' don't grum-
bic about squaling babies if you
cannot kcepup nursery, and re-
member that baby may take after
papa in his disposition; don't
smoke and chew tobacco, and thus
shatter your nerves, and spoil your
temper, and make your breath
nuisance; and then complain that
your wife declines to kiss you; 90
home joyous and cheerful to your
wife, and tell her the good news
you have heard, and not silently
put on your hat and 60 out to the
club or 'lodge,' and let her after
ward learn that you spent the eve
ming at the opera Or at fancy
ball with Mrs. Dash. Love your
wife; be patient; remember you are
not perfect, but try to be; let whis-
key, tobacco and vulgar company
alone; spend your evenings with
your wife, ,and live a decent, Chris
tian life, and your wife will be low
ing and truc-if YOU did not mar
ry a heartlcss beauty, without
sense or worth; if you did, who is
to blame If you suffer the conse-
Quenccs?
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-10-03

MONEY THAT NOBODY Owns
There are, it seems, 500, 900, 900 in
securities and money in the treas
ury Of the United States that no
one claims. In times gone by sun
dry persons have bought govern
ment securities which they have
lost or which have been DESTROYED: :
hence the twenty millions Of un-
claimed bonds in the treasury
There are savings banks in New
York which have in their vaults
large sums that will never be claim
ed. They belong to poor pcope
who died, Or have moved away, or
have forgotten they had ever any
money in the bank. There is sup
posed to be some $90,00Q0OO of
unclaimed money in banks and
trust companies throughout t lie
country which is lost to the heirs
forever.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-10-03
"A grand tuee4tuS Of the Tam

"A grand u,eeq!uS Of the Tam
many districh leapers was held in
the wigwam on Friday night, more
than 600 Of the 1900 men on the
roll being present. The spirit Of
the meeting seemed to be against
Cleveland and with Grady who
made long and passionate speech
denouncing Clevelond and announ-
cling his allegiance to the Beast
Butler. He was vigorously cheer
ed, but rcsolutiiona endorsing the
nominees were adopted $40 to 81.
1T is rtmoreh that Tammany may
seek to save it's credit and defeat
Cleveland at the same time by nom
mating an electrical ticket Of it's
own and throwing it's vote away
on it.
, 1884-04-19

To say that A. b. Pierre is dead,
means little to anyone. To say that
"Oregon John" is dead will cause a
pang of sincere regret in thousands
of hearts. Oregon John is the only
name by which he has been known
in the mining regions Of the Pacific
Coast for twenty years past All
who have visited mining excite
ments west Of the Rocky mountains
know him well, and knowing him,
will be sorry to learn that he has
gone. lie was a grand, good fellow
in his day, had plenty Of money, and
spent it for others. He was good to
everybody but himself, was kind,
generous and open-handed to fault.
The strange fever that all miners
and prospectors fall victims to, the
fever that causes the pulses to leap
whenever a new camp is discovered
Oregon John caught a quarter OF a
century ago. 1t never left him. AS
a miner, as a man, and as one Of the
boys, he has made hundreds of warm
friends. No one ever spoke i'll Oi
him, and whoever followeda a mining
excitement, was sure to give a cor
dial greeting to the warm-heartet
old pioneer. He always came to
camp among the first, and Away
stayed to the last, or until some new
discovery was made elsewhere. HI
came to the Ceur dAlenes will
whitened hair and beard, and weak
tottering steps. He was an old
broken down man, vet he could no
stay away. The wierd facination o
camp lifeand the rattle Of the sluices
and the finding of gold dust was a
great as when he was in his prime
and though he was sick and decrepit
and stricken in years, he came will
the first rush. The result was inev
liable. The shattered constitution
and weak lungs and diseased bod,
could. not withstand the hardship
and exposure. From almOst tn
moment OF his, arrival he was de
y pendent upon Nthe kindness an
charity on friends. And friends 81
not fail him, l Az that he could r'
, 1884-04-19

they were told that they would have
to purchase tickets to Portland, hut
that it was the same thing. This
they did, but on arriving at WalllBa,
were compelled to pay passage to
Dayton and their Portland coupons
went for naught. 49, WdJId WG,ta
Journal.
If the above is true, it is but an
other reason why this gigantic blnd
of thieves should be refused further
assistance from the government in
the way of land grants or anything
else. II the immigrants had applied
for tickets to Spokane Falls, Tacoma
or the CdgJT P PAleRe mines, they
would have obtained them without
trouble but the company has no use
for any point south Of Snake river,
except to cinch the settlers on lieu
lands. The means that are used to
attract immigration to the cOmpany's
towns to the disadvantantage of
OtherpOrtionsO of the Territory, would
disgrace the dirtiest Siwash that ever
picked CRur d'Alene nuggets from
his body.-DoytoR Chronicle.
We have noticed of late that the
Dayton papers have made several
Just such breaks in coupling Spokane
Falls with the Northern Pacific rail-
road. Our misguided neighbOrs
seem exceedingly anxious to repre-
sent that Spokane Falls is a pet of
the railroad company, and that that
corporation is playing into the hlnds
Of this city. Please relieve your
minds Of this mistake that seems so
firmly rooted that facts as they exist
are entirely ignored. The hard-Rst-
ed monopoly has no kindly feeling
for our city, on the contrary this
place suffers from the same aggravat-
ing trials as are complained Of above.
People coming from the East buy
tickets for Wallula, and have their
baggage shipped clear to Portland,
and there seems to be no redress for
the traveller. Spokane Falls is un-
der no obligations to the Northern
Pacific and the company appear de-
termIned that the relations shall re-
main as they are. We cannot un-
derstand why the Dayton papers are
always so eager to lay particular
stress upon this point.
, 1884-04-19
THE WIDOW.
Last Weeks CIeRn-ups Aggregate
SLIGO.

Everywhere that the CGurd'Alene
mines are known, the fame Of "The
Widow" claim has extended. All
kinds of strange romantic stories are
circulated regarding its history, its
wealth, and the persons interested
in its ownership. "The Orphans" is
the name usually given to the nine
men who have possession Of the
mine. They are very quiet, gentle
manly fellows, who mind their own
business, have little to say, and yet
are always courteous and polite.
While they dOnot care to make their
business public, they never object to
any one watching their cleanup at
the close of the day. Anxious to
get every possible fact regarding the
true value Of the district, we visited
the mine last Wednesday. Thanks
to Mr.. Keeler, the superintendent,
and the gentlemen associated with
him, every attention was shown us,
and every opportunity given us to
see and learn the value Of the mine.
We picked gold from the crevices of
the bedrock, and were taught where
to look for pockets and rich spots.
The plan Of working the mine, the
difficulties against which they are
now contending, and all information
requested, was freely given and ex-
planned. We shOveled dirt into the
sluices, picked up pieces Of gold and
dropped them into the boxes to see
II they could be found inthe clean
up, and enjoyed an exceedingly
pleasanta Afternoon There were only
three men throwing dirt into the
sluices Wednesday, the, other five
being engaged in stripping ground
4 for futurv work, or attending tC
other duties, The cleanup for the
day was sI3O- The gold was verS
coarse, but tbere were few Of th'
large nuggets which were so com
mon in tho ground worked last fall