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The Osceola times., 1884-07-12
A BANKER's BALLAD.

My dear, get out your poloDaisc
And weep for my mustsche;
Get all the Doodle you can raise,
Your bonds turn into cash.
Your hubby's got TO jump the town,
He busted up his bank;
So, dcary. fix q quiet gown,
3cniting to his rank.
made turn the other day
OF million dollars four;
Ny house and lot and new coupe
Are unto you made DER.
So meet me at the dock, my sweet
The steamer sails at eight;
Beware the cop-let on the street.
Resign thee TO thy fate.
Life.
The Osceola times., 1884-07-12
Why they Didn't Leave.

Atlanta Constitution.
Depositor; Where is the cashier"
Bank Boy: "Gone to Canada"
"And the president?'
Gone to South America"
Mercy save us! But the directors,
where"
Nobody knows"
is any one left2"
"Yes, me and the watchman."
We'll, why didn't you two 60 also, ana
make clean sweep Of it?"
There wasn't nothin' lef when our
turn came"
The Osceola times., 1884-07-12

Microbes are those microscopic plants
which abound everywhere and cause dis
ease and decay. They include the germs
of cholera, measles, diphtheria, etc. as
well as those which cause an apple to
rot a dish of preserves to mold, or pan
of milk TO become sour. All forms of
bacteria ana micrococci are microbes.
The Osceola times., 1884-07-12
vfRs DE sOcIErE.
rHE PASSIONATE LOVER TO HisrA D.

Not for thy soft, tawny-golden
Wealth OF sunshine-fiashing hair,
such Ms Helen In the oidcn
Days combed back from eyes of vair;
Not for cheel-s y here twin red roses
Grow and bloom. one perfect Hover,
Not for lips where Love reposes,
Finding there his faircst bower;
Net fer hands in whose dear keeping
Lics my heart In sure controls;
Eyes where maiden dreams are sleeping
Where through shines maiden soul;
Not for pert, coquettish kercher
Tied beneath dimpled chin;
Not for mind of soundest nature,
Do seek thy hand to win.
Though the beauty of thy face is
Brighter than the brightest day;
Though beyond compare thy grace is,
Not for these love thee-nay.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06
Pastures and Population.

The gentlemen who are advocating
leases and wire fences for Northwest
Texas. in order that the school fund
NAV be benefited, should consider the
effect on the settlement and growth OF
the country. Population, settlement,
taxable wealth will! produce more for
the school fund and all other funds
than the leasing of lands will produce,
and ten thousand families actually
settled on small farms in the North
west would be worth more to Texas
than all the money 1t would receive
were every acre of the public lands
leased and inclosed. The effect OF
pastures on population may be seen by
comparing counties In sections where
pastures are situated with counties in
section not thus cursed. In making
the comparison below The GAzETrf
sought to find the same number o.
| counties liz each section with about
the same population in 1S6O-and i
will be seen that the nine pasture
countless actually had Ill more in
habitants in 1860 than the nine free
grass countless" whereas, in 1880, TIN
nine "free-grass" counties had owe
one hundred thousand more population
than the nine pasture counties. lie
every lover of Texas, let every man il
North and Northwest Texas ask him
self if he can indorse a law which pre-
poses to fix upon section as gran'
and capable as any in the state an in
cubus like that which has paralyZe
other sections:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

to make something out of nothing,
must take back seat in the light of
the failure of the Oriental Bank of
London, which went to the wall last
month The examiners who have
been figuring up its accounts place the
liabilities at the enormous sum of $42,-
500 600, if computed according to our
monetary standard, or over $500, 900
pounds sterling. The bank did an
immense business on the continent of
Europe, and had branches in India,
Asia and America. It's paper was as
good as gold anywhere in the civilized
world. The assets are said to be nearly
as great as the liabilities, and under
the insolvency system that prevails in
Great Britain there is fair prospect
that creditors will receive nearly all
their dues.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06
popu1A,IoN IN PASTURE couNrIEs.


In Analysing the above comparison
it must be borne in mind that the
.pasture counties" have had free grass,
but the baneful wire fence has more
than neutralized the beneticent influ-
ence of free grass while in the "free-
grass" counties, no such hurtful agency
has been felt, and the country has
crown populous and prosperous. The
increase from 1860 to 1870 in the pas
ture counties was less than 20 per cent,
while in the free-grass counties it was
fiftv per cent; and the increase from
| 1870 to 1880 in the pasture counties
was less than fifty-tive per cent, while
in the free-grass counties it was oUer
two hundred per cent.
The question is: Shall Northwest
Texas be settled with people aud filled
with happy homes, fertile fields anc
wealth; or shall it be converted into
huge pasture the proceeds of which
shall 90 to enrich other states and out
side corporations and syndicates? For
as Gov. Ireland said, the barbed wire
fences in cattle and fences out pee
l. ple.n
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

explications Of difficult subjects taught
and how to use poor text books. el,...
or man fitted by natural endowment
legal qualifications aud Legislative ex,
perience and unanimously acceptable
to the people after two years cxperI.
ence In this identical line? ] do not
doubt that the practical teacher would
make better teacher; nor do doubt
that MIR. Baker would make better
superintendent. The cause of com.
mon schools is doing wellin the hands
of the present incumbent. Let the
good work go on. Teachers without
axes, speak out. Let us turn a lea
and go on to "baker"
PRACTICAL TEACHER.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

THERE Is no such Issue as free grass, sim
ply because there Is not and cannot be such
n sentiment as anti-free grass. The thing is
absurd, and those who are trying to force 1t
into the politics of the state calculate doing
a very large business ON very small capital.
-Round-Up.
True, but hard ON THE GAZETTE but then
IT Is trying hard 10 make an antilease fight
under a free-grass banner Waco Examiner
If free grass is not an issue why dc
YOU say in half.column editorial tina
1t is time for Gov. Ireland to speai
and express his views on the leas
question
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06
Out Of Politics.

The Wacoites appear to have gone
out of politics for good and all. When
the Democrats met there the other
day to hold their convention there
was not resolution passed or speech
made expressive of Waco sentiment
Upon any Of the burning questions OF
the day-not word about tariff, or
Coke, or Sui Ross--nothing. The
only issue at stake was that of primary
elections. for local offices. What
change is this hat has come over the
Wacoites9 In times past they were
wont to speak out, in ringing resolu
tions, concerning the various ques
tons Of the hour. Some people II
other sections were wont to look +
Waco for pointers or inspiration. Tn
erstwhile hub of Texas politics is a
silent now as any Delphic oracle
other ages. 1t IL indeed rather SUI
prising TO perceive how indifieren
such q center Of population, intelli
gcnce and ability can become to GU
rent topics of political interest and In
portance. 1t Is by comparison OF an
interchange Of opinions that men al
able to reach conclusions, and on tn
account the rest Of us would have bee
glad to hear from Waco on some OF Il
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06
Baker for Superintendent.
Fonr WORTH, June 4, 1884

Fort WORTH, June 4, 1884.
To the Editor OF the Gazette.
AS SO much Is being said and done
by certain ambitious teachers to sup
plant Mr.. Baker with a practical
teacher" it occurs to me that the many
who are well-p pleased with his course
should at least have a hearing. arise
to speak to two poin-s.
/. What criticisms have been passed
upon Mr.. Bakers course SO far? Who
is dissatisfied? None; not one. What
| more or better could have been expect.
ed in his Office?
2. Why should we prefer practical
teacher TO Mr.. Baker?
| "Every man to his businessn is one
of the wisest and safest sayings, buI
let us not be deluded by atch-senti
ment. There Is a wide difference be
tween the business of state superin
tendent and a practical teacher. Nov
if new man were to be selected
would rather look to the profession o
practical teachers for the man, bu
when we have man of two years. ex
perience, who has for that length O
time with limited power succeeded ii
developing our school interests SO SAT
isfactorily, 1t puts new phase upol
1t. Under these circumstances woult
1t be wise to shuttle the incumbent GU
and some untried "practical teacher
/ into Office because fOrsooth few ''pra(
teal teachers" have set their eyes o.
the Office and flooded the country wit
private letters working up covert an
Indefinite boom for the lucky "prat
r tical teacher?n
Now, l ask when Is better prepare
for the duties of the office In question
a practical teacher who. has for lon
. years been absorbed with the ques
tions Of the use and abuse of til
birch; how TO secure attendance
punctuality and hard work; how I
) beat the sharp tricks Of the student.
the best methods Of class recitation
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

FOUR years ago, when the last Re-
publican convention was In session,
Grant waited hopefully at Dubuque
while the 1906" did battle in his
behalf. He was in easy distance 10
swoop down upon Chicago in case the
nomination was given him, and be the
hero of a popular demonstration the
like of which was never witnessed in
this country before. To-day he waits
listlessly in New York; he doesn't
expect anything of the convention and
Is liable to have the sheriff swoop dowr
upon him at any hour. Poor Grant
| Aud what changes the whirligig o
time does bring.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

s ssS ss'dd'ss 81 Is se.,p.s,s..asa w.,
that ,h uas ,,. that The LINZ N va ~, s
S, p a,s, The defendant not sued on no! !.
before judSmsanr,y when III stnIshe|
Bates Ct Al Ieym IN w wil,,sSSss ast|
is ya"osh county. Aiers "a q ( o., am
amended, IN petition 's,n!iiis Jsae,,o y|
r ,e..non the jddr ,n "rg upon iii. ]
70 amend ai,sr' 4 plsinlIkiyIa,,Nssd.
set asidel n Without lirs' NJ ,n Y, a Il
ns, noa petition apS 'aalltdto esc"7
up = !, " In thu court ~, niisylns son7
make the objection 4, below. II nv
"A An arkoowledre 4, ~ .nls copf;
PA nfthe amount - willing h. a
ma ,ha upon his suretl %ac \, : 81
against v s,, ,ame Is admls,,h,cs tuch|
Wiilsosns' I " sureties. Af, ,u'vs n
Houston 4 Texa, 60.
t"ny w. NJ. ]. Hollis one Rkilv
Appellant haying ns appeal irum
iniar a. so. by appellee's I'M nh, ,he
ass az ~ nv was not such As e up uysic1
oeiieve from the eyidsrs.e 'ns joy]
pia y, itjuries whsw g =, nat III
porary ind NOT ns ren inflicted (
rendered permanent hsaneut, ID
neglected treatmer, ~ the inp1
,hn, ~, afterwards, then ppnsNcisl
annt NE deitndan. Womb on are /
any effects bropshto s at not b |
ment," Held, that ,h so s,., W 4
that the fact that ihs ~ r, rye y n
oeen aggravated by X p ,nut 1
tent surgeon, whom .nislake II
AM WIN not have The n ,, Ty'nploye|
u ,n., IN this cs,rs nv nv, ~. V 4
Mat plaintiirin good faI, y. eyidd
pctent physician a nd ' W. employI
degree OF negligence -, 10y eui|
not err In refus,n.a nu The
The appellant also we Id
. Az YOU lind f,r plaintiir. n 1 we
uamages You Will noi cor.1 esuu
Oh MIND Of plaintiff moi s,I.'uei a
pn,n inflicted by deiendsns q
, suffering may be eslims,as 10
!, age, and Va know Of M ,.,s Y
S ,,a,o which arises from ibe XIII,
J me,ed. and there WA no srr oI,l
To entille a pa, y Ia a r,. VI
: ground OF newly d,scoys,eS in
4 motion, In addition 10 ~ ~ wy
. must show fully VA suer
the reasons ana ivy
i which rendered 1t l,npcsaN.S,u
n testlinony at the trial, M y X
4 stated from which the CONT ,,,s
y party may exercise its iuasm
"a mine whether due dIlIgence yss
q none was used, then the isc,s ~
:, rendering II unnec,ssa,r ~
y ion by Wilson, j. AihF
a New York Insurance "a y,
=. Moore Il Co., etal., appsa,, H.
a county. The principal 4 bopn,
~ of hi agent, done within IL W.
- parent au horit,. In jeall,,v !
~ third persons, although spcn "
~ direct violation Of hIs priyats !
20 lfa principal puts II IN ibe !
20 agent to make contrasts, or n n
NJ rently within his authority ~
suit In injury TO innocent ihIni
n, to the principal, the law impo
I" !, upon the latter. Affirmed. MN
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

BLACK JACK LOGAN, in his raid on
the Chicago convention, had hoped to
be able to work the Fitz John Porter
case against Arthur. But congress was
complaisant enough to put the matter
in shape where it could not reach the
president until after the nomination is
made, and thus Logan is deprived OF
strong argument which he could ane
would have used with the soldier ele
ment had Arthur approved the bill
vindicating Porter.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06
An English Bank Failure.

Bank failures do not occur, 1t must
be admitted, very often with our Brit
ish cousins. Their methods are by far
more conservative than ours, and they
have way over there of showing as
little consideration for rascally bank
president or director as they would for
a burglar; it must be an honest failure,
or the culpable parties will pick oakum
or pound stone in an English prison.
But when the British bank or business
house does fall 1t is SO something to
be remembered. Mr.. Ferdinand Ward,
with all Of his fertility OF resource how
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

s,h,ects that will be state and national
issues this fall. A political campaign
without a Wacb man as an aspirant Tor
something, and without even con'f'-
bution of opinion from Waco VIII oe
something like "Hamlet" with the
melancholy Dane left out. ~ mas
been many years since such a thing
happened, and it is hard to oeileVe
that our friends down there nave
s,done their do" and are resting per
fectly satisfied as long as they have a
senator at Washington.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

talk will become the pasture kings.
Our "free-grass barons," so called, at
least are Texans and spend their
money in Texas; but once firmly es-
tablish the land-lease system and the
syndicates of Wall street will become
the pasture lords of Northwest Texas
soil.
"Texas invites immigration J! Aud
the land.lease system repels itand bars
its progress westward with barbed
wire Let the Herald go forth preach
log the lease doctrine. We welcome
its involuntary aid in behalf Of free
urnes
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

THE rapid progress made by free
grass is opening the eyes of the organs
of the land syndicates and pasture
princes and they are beginning to
hedge. The organs are ratified and
The GAZETTE is carefully preserving
files for future use. Take all the rope
YOU want, gentlemen; it will serve foI
a moose at Houston in August. The
lease system must go-the actual set
| tier must come.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06
The Mexican Veterans Pension Bill.

The New York Sun is making a
strong fight against the Mexican vet
Grams pension bill, urging as an ex-
ira clinching argument, that II Next
can war soldiers are pensioned it won't
be many years before demand will
come that every survivor ION the
Union side) of the late civiFwar be
pensioned. The Sun is borrowing
trouble in advance. 1t has been thir-
ty-seven years since the Mexican war
closed and 1t is highly probable 1t will
be thirty.seven years from the close of
the civil war before any congress will
consent to general pension bill for
the Union soldiers. That will be, If ii
ever occurs, in 1902. BY that time the
greater portion of those who were hon
orably discharged from the Union
army in 1865, will be dead; thirty-thret
years is generation, the average life
time ofmap. The number of surviv
ors will not be immense. and If tn
country feels that it wants to pension
them and can afford to do 1t, let then
, get the benefit of the country's gener
: osity. There is no need to worr,
. over 1t now and use 1T as an argumen
) against the Mexican veterans; let tn
next century take care of itself, as
, will. We hope and believe that tn
i Mexican war bill will pass this sessio
. of congress. We hope so, chiefly b
!, cause most of the survivors are In I'll
i Southern states, "a large percentage
a Texas) many of whom are in r.
= duced circumstances and need IL
r. small pittance that will come to ther
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

HAwKEyE BuRDErTE gets kind
words of sympathy from all newspaper
workers ON the death of his wife. The
little woman was a helpless invalid for
many years, but she was bright and
amiable, and Burdette loved and cher
ished her with chivalrous, devoted
tenderness that was and will ever he
an honor to the man.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

THERE'S a special apartment set
apart in the sweet bye-and-bye for the
newspaper correspondent who italicizes
every other word. When you feel ike
drawing a line under some word you
desire to make particularly emphatic
inst bite your tongue and resist. DO.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

A PAPER that didn't have political
weight enough to ra Sc ripple of ex-
element in its own bailiwick will have
poor success assailing the gates of the
Fort Worth Zion. With this allusion
to its new departure, the Waco Exam
iner's screeds against the Queen city
will u ass hereafter for whatever they
NAV be worth-unnoticed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

IL is stated, with all solemnity, that
ex- Mayor Palmer Of Boston VIII pre-,
sent Ben Buffers name to Chicago
convention No. ., as nominee 10, .ne
nresidency. If this is true, now Is the
time indeed, to ask, whittier are we
drifting?"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

WHY should Mr.. Tilden yell out to
the country, 81 want 1.-THE nomi-
nation? 1t would seem that events
are shaping themselves about as salts
factorily as Mr.. Tilden could DESIRE
without his troubling himself to ex-
plain his position. If Mr.. Tilden lives
he will be the Democratic nominee.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

WE owe an apology to the Evening
r,emocrat for not including 1t In the
lease law, anti-fres grass advocates
The land syndicstes and pasture
lords will find the Democrat as
stanch defender as the Aus.'"
Canital or Houston Post or Galveston
News or Dallas Times.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

ROOSEVELT of New York Is the dude
Of the Republican party. He affects u
kiss-me-auick style, wears natey
straw hat, silk underwear and u cane,
Int he has bushel of sense, ana
though only a youth in appearance
90 policies to the oldest leaders.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

A FEW weeks ago the Lampasas
Eagle carried the legend, "For Gov
ernor-Marion Martini" at its mast
head. 1t isn't there now, and presum-
ably the Eagle is for the nominee OF
the Houston convention, whoever he
NAV be--and that is good Democracy.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

THE white Republicans who vent
from Texas to Chicago are wondering
how Richard Nelson got there. But
he is there, all the same, as some OF
them are now aware; and he didn't
count ties on the trip, either.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

IT is said that by the failure Of the
Middleton (Washington) bank many
newspaper men are sufferers. News
paper men should learn to lay their
treasure UP in heaven, where moths do
not corrupt and cashiers do not SKIP.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

BETWEEN the man with the hoe and
the man with the COW there is no war
the irrepressible conflict Is between
the man with the farm and the syn
dictate with the pasture,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

THE GAZETTE has its hands full
these days. The odds are fearful. but
tue right will win. The lease law
must 90, and the settler must come.
Those who stand in the way Of victory
must take the consequences.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06
:, waco rxaminer has started o.

THE Waco Examiner has started out
under it's new management, to build
up ia own town by an attemptto pull
down Fort Worth. We dislike to dis
courage amateur talent. but are com
pelled 10 remind the Examiner that
there IL, and can be, only one biliSter-
cit In the state.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06
SAN SABA.
Hopes for Clear Weather Ell
Stolen Properly Ident

Special TO the Gazette.
SAN SABA, June 5-Yet
to-day have been clear al
with a light wind from |
which it is hoped will slo'
SAINT rains.
The Colorado river bps
second rise and Is now ADJ
four feet high.
A call has been made fol
convention on the 7th for
of electing delegates to the
vention at Fort Worth.
Wool continues to pour i
Parties came up to-day Il
Hill and claimed the ~
the counterfeiters were n
arrested by Sheriff Harksy|
has yet come for the horse1
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

Corpus CHRISTI Is to have q hang
ing to-day. Rsfugio Gomez, who Is 10
enact the leading part in the perform
auce, is II Mexican bravo and cut
throat, who boasts that he has killed
eleven men.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

SENATOR GIBBs ran down to Austin
the other day. THE GAZETTE is Gu
rious to know whether he succeeded
in making up with the governor about
that Plano backdOwn.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06
Corpus Christi

spec,ait to the Gazette i
CORPUS CHRISTI, luns|
ceipts sixty-two bags ana
at from twelve to lo!ll'ss'
The knights and lao ne.
an excursion to-day ,a as'J h
when about hallway sa;, n
Gained and have peen ,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

NEXT week Texas will look toward
the Chicago of Texas as we have. all
been looking towards the Fort Worth
of Illinois this week.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

THE harmony that iliuminates the
brow of the land commissioners when
the governor passes by is the KIND OF
harmony that makes a man 'cuss
his mother-in-law.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

THE News and the Post both stand
nat on Mr.. Walsh. The one hates the
governor for what he didn't do; the
other for what he has done.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

THERE is many man in Chicago
TODAY who takes pleasure in recalling
instances where lightning unexpect-
edly struck.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

HIS letter declining the nomination
If rendered has made Sherman the
Joey Bagstock of the convention
.,He's devilish sly" is Tecumseh.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

THE News killed Off Marion Martin,
BY rnisrepresenting him, and 1t VIII
kill off Mr.. Walsh by misrepresentihg
his opponent. Poor old News.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

BLAINE hes been the big suntiower
ef seyeral conventions where some one
who was only pansy blossom was Sc
leotpd
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

Ir matters little to the country VINO
the Republicans nominate your ohcie
Sammy can down the best of them
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

"THE Logan men" are those VINO
follow the banner of Mrs. Logan's nus
band.