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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03
EIentrinitx In ths Chiffon Fisld.

| EieOtrlClty IN tns Outbn iioiu'
The New Orleans Times-Democrat,
remarking upon the fact that the cleo
trio light has been found thoroughly
destructive to predatory insects In the
vineyards aud fruit fields of California,
suggests that II be utilized to destroy
the cotton worm--not after 1t has be-
come worm, but while 1t Is In the
miller or butterfly state. There Is
little doubt. judging from what we
have read of the effects of the electric
light upon insects that come within
its influence, that the "miller" would
succumb to the intense heat that is
generated from the carbons. The
Times Democrat in all apparent seri-
BUSINESS, advises the cotton growers OF
Louisiana and Texas to try the pro-
posed remedy. The trouble is that not
one cotton grower in hundred could
avail himself of the electric agency; 1t
Is too complicated and costly and there
fore impracticable. Here and there,
on extensive cotton plantations, that are
operated by men with large capital,
an electric plant, on small scale,
might be established. Even in these
cases II would perhaps be necessary to
confine the experiments to the power
derived from what is known as "boxed
electricity or the Faure accumulation
The small farmer could not afford to
have anything to do with the cleo
tricagency, for IL would be altogether
beyond his means. Paris green Is sure
death to the cotton worm, and until
science furnishes electricity in more
convenient and cheap form than
II can now be obtained, we opine the
cotton grower will have to depend
upon chemical agencies to war against
the cotton pest. Mechanical genius
has devised number of machines to
pick cotton, but they are all impracti-
cable, and to this blessed day we have
to rely upon the dizziness of human
fingers, stimulated and quickened by
anywhere from six bits TO dollar per
hundred pounds, to gather the cotton
crop. However, We should like to see
cotton planters who feel that they can
afford to try the electric light. II
would he novel 81 yht, the white car
bons glowing in the cotton belt, say
along the lower Brazos.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03

Is the exercise OF this right IL viii be the
province OF the Houston convention, which
has 10 deal only with state analis. to discuss
the land and financial policy, tde sale and
lease OF the school lands and the permanent
and available re venues for the public schools
arising therefrom. This In nil the convention
can do upon any subject. The balance Is in
the hands OF the legislature. That body may
or may not adopt the policy Indicated by the
convention. AS long M both bodies are in
political harmony the wishes of the convcn-
ton may he carried out by the legislature,
In 30 far as that body deem them consisteni
with the constitution and to the best interest
of the tate Marshall Herald.
Thank you. Some months ago the
land-lease papers declared that the
Houston convention would sit down
on free grass, violently. Thank you
there is nothing so soothing as cour.
tesy.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03
A Source Of Danper.

Reports come from the West that u
large proportion of the purchasers Of
the school lands are actual settlers on
paper only, and that the frauds which
have prevailed for years in the pur-
chase of those lands are being repeated
under the present methods of the land
BOARD. So high an authority ms Sena-
tor Fleming bore witness to this in
Austin several weeks ago, and album
dant corroborative testimony is not
lacking. This suggests u greater dan.
ger in the leasing system than any on
which 1t has yet been arraigned. The
leases, rs Is well known, are chiefly In
large bodies, ranging from ten to two
hundred and fifty thousand acres.
The lessee Of hundred thousand acre
tract will stock II with 1t at least ten
thousand head Of cattle, the manage
ment of which will require forty or
fifty employer. What could be easier
than for the employer, during the life
of the lease, to pick out the choicest
sections and purchase them through
the agency of his employees, each one
OF whom Is entitled to one section of
agricultural or two of grazing land :?
After three years he could openly nc.
quire title and his lease will not then
have expired by three years. This is
not mere speculation to be laughed at
or dismissed incredulolsly. 1t is an
analogous case to operations now GO
Ing on, and rs a result of the lease Ia
not only a possibility but an INN edi.
ate probability. The history of the
sale OF the lands under the seven sec.
ton act is made up principally of eva
zion and subversion ofthe law. Names
were lent, forged and imagined to eff.
feet the purchase of the lands, as was
abundantly developed by the investi.
cations of the land fraud board, and
there is no reason to believe that n
milder form of swlndling will not pre-
vail under n law which makes 1t not
only possible, but extremely easy.
Those who favor the lease and yet az
feet to believe that the land should
only be sold in tracts of $40 acres
should pause ere they assist
IN fastening upon the state
In the lease law a greater evil than the
land policy Of the Roberts admins.
tration, which Is now so generally
condemned. That was not more pro.
life of mischievous results than the
present leasing system, which is in
fact but second edition of 1t in dis.
guise.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03

are n power in Texas. III she would
only resolve to become q MANUFACTURE
inp center also, she would elevate her
self permanently 10 the first rank OF
Texas cities. A factory or system of
factories In Fort Worth would prove
more propitious than an Aladdin's
lamp to the prosperity of Northwest
Texas. IL would create all outlet and
a market for agricultural products; II
would secure larger expenditure of
money in our midst: it would restrain
financial circulation more within
home limits; 1t would at least after q
time cheaper manufactured fabrics;
It would multiply the prospects OF Fort
Worth as u larger railroad center; IL
might be q step toward closer CONNER
cial relations with Mexico, and 1t
would he decisive and momentous
commeucement towards making our
city the Industrial and monetary capi-
tai of Texas No factory was ever es-
tablishedin any city without trying.
aud no city ever tried to inaugurate a
system of manufactures without some
discouragements. III we walt till dis
couragements vanish from the hori-
zon like clouds leaving a clear sky we
may wait till the fame Of Fort Worth
for enterprise grows dim. Why can
not some of our progressive merchants
organize an association and institute
correspondence with Northern capital
lists in reference to this important mat
ter? Perhaps some OF the Northern
tariff advocates might aid us in the
delusive hope of converting us into
tariff men. FORT WoRTlIITE.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03

O faint sweet vision in fnr OF dream
That lures me onward with magic wand,
That bi ings bright hopes ms fair and fond rs
false.
And beckons still with snowy, shadowy
hand.
oh, sweetest, ssddest words that eer from
pen
or lips of mortal fell with tempting power,
Old words. but ever new, at might have
been" t
The sad refrain that nils each passing hour.
at mi ght have BEEN The tender cllnging
oflopg dead hours VIII CHI IN, mory br ngs
again,
Recalled by dark deep eyes or Ire IA ofdewy
flowers,
Or gentle music OF II , summer ran.
at might .haye be ~" On. wild and willful
words
That MI with dark despair my doubling
heart;
You shall not mock me with your strange,
sweet power,
For will crush you, even at the start.
There Is q magic word whose simple spell
VIII put all dark and doubling thoughts
aside:
Where homely Duty nils the heart and mind,
Wild longings. vain regrets cannot abide.
And making this my guardian and my guide
Life will grow calm and filled with perfect
peace,
And in my heart content will take It's place
And wild regrets and longlngs vain viii
cease
Until the fair, sweet vision in dream
That lured me onward with magic wand
Can tempt no more, for Duty, calm and
strong,
Has closed Ger mine her firm and even hand.
Mis-. NJ. w. CONNOLLY,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03

The GAZETTE says: "Free grass develop Il
twothirds OF reNas." I'm IA horn" free grass
retarded the pillow and hoe. Only few year,
ago the poor "nester" was subject to the In
suits ofihe cowboy and forced to leave tn,
range. Hut the number OF "nesters' 80 In
creased that the cowboy was compelled tc
leave. FREQ grass did II, you say No, n
was the bravery OF the sons OF toll tina. did
the work. Montague Northwest.
There's logic for you. The poor
''nester" was driven away-and yet
Increased" so fast that the cow boy
had to so West! May we ask !; Did
the "nesters" 80 out West to be encir
cled with barbed wire put around
leased land by "syndicates and cor
porations outside of Texas" or because
the range was free and promised tn,
farmers n living while they were plow
ing up the rain from the ground
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03

Even the worm that Is trod on will
turn at last, and society is now NOV
ing for protection against the baggage
smasher. The baggage.smssher is q
product OF our American civilization
nobody else claims or pirates him.
rhey do not have him in Europe
where the system of checking baggag.
ON railways is yet crude and barbarous
lie Is peculiarly American, like tn.
paragrapher, the book-agent and tn,
iightning-rod peddler. New York, be.
lug the ivotal state aud cock of the
walk generally, has very properly led
In t. protest against the baggage
smasher. her legislature having re
Gently enacted the following law
which went into effect July 1, and i.
now b ling enforced:
Any basgase-master or other person whose
duty II Ia, for or on behalf of ary common
CARRIER. 10 handle, remove or care for the
baggage OF passengers, who shall wlllmlly or
reckiessly injure or destroy any trunk.
vaiise, box, bag, package or parcel while
loading, nnloading. transporting, delivering
or storing the same, or any Railroad corpora
ton which shall knowingly Keep In Its EN-.
ployment any such wllihii or reckless bag.
gagc-niaster or other person, or which shall
permit any injury or destruction OF the prop.
erty aforesaid through failure To proyias
su ricleni help and facilities for the proper
handling thereof, shall be liable TO n penaI,,
not exceeding my dollars.
People who have Travelled or have
to travel much on railways, will no,
fail to appreciate the good points of
this law The fair sex will rise up
aud call II blessed. 1t Is an examnls
worthy Of imitation, and we shall not
DO surpr'sed to see a Texas legislature |
some OF these days emulate 1t. Society |
has borne with the baggage.smssher for
|. long time, but II Is a lengthy lane
nat has no turning.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03

The Democrats OF the Fourteenth
Missouri congressional district have
had novel experience in politics,
Their recent convention, after ballot
ing for four days, adjourned sine die
after the 4Toth ballot, and relegated
the matter to the people for another
convention. 1t is understood that the
central committee Is TO meet, call
another convention, and the counties
are TO elect new delegates who will
meet and try 1t over again. The same
candidates, with one or two exceptions
will be in the field, and the fight will
be renewed with Increased earnestness
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03

THE current years distribution ofs5 TO ev.
cry school child OF Texas ought TO he re-
minder 10 the "bnrons' that the state Is uu.
der obligations 10 these children 10 Increase
the permanent ms well ms the available
school fund TO the largest ngure pos.iblc.-
tHouston Post,
The ''barons" agree with you they
are In favor Of the lease law because IL
ties up the country from actual settle
ment and enables them to perpetuate
their business. All the ''syndlcates
and corporations outside of Texas"
also agree with you. 1t Is the people
who want Texas settled that oppose
you and your lease law.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03
A CURE FOR HOT WEATHER

"heh you are walking along the
street so weak and willing that YOU
think you will surely faint before
reaching the ice water cooler and.
when your silk umbrella is no longer
aprotection against the SUMS rays. Won
can cool OIL by simple means if YOU
Try. Just think of the long ago, be.
lore you commenced wearing Won.
other clothes" every day Of the
week; when white shirt
and a clean collar vnmit
last you three or four SUNDAYS when
you used to get down on YOUR knees IN
weed the carrot patch or run in the
stuoDies TO drive out the old blue sow
tnat worked her way in through the
renee corner, near the big bass wood
stump. 10 was hotter then, wasn't n .
~ this don't cool you, lust think Of
ule Time when you were tplowinv
OUT" corn the last time. 1t was talisr
man you We're and you were Lost from
Tue time you entered the rows mill
you emerged at the other end: or. think
OF tne day you Were loading hay on
the Dig wagon bed, down near tha
branch, where there never was n
breath OF air, and where
me Canadian thistles would run
down yenr back and tIckIa
yon, and the great beads of sweat
rolled down your face and trickled of,
~ the point OF your chin. You hawa
never done any hard work Won sav >
linen IL don't much matter whet5s :
you suffer or not. The boy who has
not done hard work. il not do.
veioped, and is incapable of feeling
either JOY or pain. The boy who has
never let the sun dig down In his
skin after the freckles Will die early
anu when his puny free Is hidden m /.
Yer tue daisies the world won't miss
"' u'aVn' ABRAHAM STEEp.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03
HOUSES AND HOUSES.

We are living in our new house now
with its large rooms, high ceilings and
endless corridors. The walls are dec.
GRATED with the masterpieces of the
artists, the floors are covered with
spongy carpets that permit your feet
to sink in them as you tread, long lace
curtains hang on the windows enfold.
ing them in the purity of soft white
folds and the very light in the rooms
Is nellowed by ad Unstable shades. The
furniture is the finest and most elab-
crate that money can buy; tables rich
In quaint carvings, covered with cloth
OF Eastern pattern and sur
mounted by odd volumes OF
rare binding and vases OF
curious workmanship, and the whole
interior Is n perfect dazzle of glitteriny
garniture. Everything is large, grand
and beautiful. Our carriage drives up
the broad avenue to the very door
steps and he who seeks admission in
our new house must ring and have
the massive door opened by servant
in waiting. Everything Is quiet, stiff
and formal. A bolsterOus laugh would
| sound strange in our new house and
the sight of a baby shoe on the CARPET
or chubby boy tumbling over boyish
toys in the hall would appear s,cri.
legious. As the world goes, we have
everything the heart could wish. Am
entirely happy? Not always. 1t is
nice to receive ones friends in spacious
apartments and have them praise the
excellence of your surroundings by
tAnx
and polite to permit comments, how
ever hattering but when they are
gone, aud | am alone, | feel so little
In this big house, and everything Is so
new and strange and cold that l cease
admlrlng my environments and in
fancy steal back to our first home. 1t
was small plain house, it is true, but
shall always love it, | was taken
there bride, n foolish little girl |
must confess, and there spent the first
years OF our married life. Twas there
our babies came to bless and brighten
our lives, and as they grew | often sal
IN the little low room and watched.
through the tender tracery Of vines
that concealed the little front porch.
their childish pranks and infantile
sports. l fear | was happier then
We had in anticipation what we have
now I'm possession, but still il was
our own little home and | loved il.
No, am not entirely happy In our
new house. There are too many fem
der memories clustering around the old
one. 1 will always remember it, es-
pecially the night when the LAMPS
burned low and everything was quiet
and still and hushed; when kent
my lonely vigil and watched through
bitter, binding tears little form that
could not move, aud listened in vain
Tor Voice that WAS forever still. Onr
little boy died there. c. NJ. WASN.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03
How Calamity" Weller Got Ills Name,

Luman III. Weller OF Iowa IL gener-
ally known as Calamity" Weller. IL
Is reported that this mamie grew ont a,
u plea which he made several YEAR
ago IN SUIT against him upon n prom
issory note, la his defense he claimed
,na1 "a ms youth calamity fell upon
MN IN the shape OF "a stone. which in
Jureu his head so that he became non
.ohlpos mentis, and therefore unable
10 make a contract. This calamity
and tue plea seem TO have made him
IN en!lnently available candidate for
me National Greenback. Labor party
Q, the Fourth district OF Iowa, who
elected him to the Forty-elghth con.
sress by III majority.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03

PEOPLE who are tired of this inter
minable discussion about u probable
deficiency may find an easy solution
In the comptrollers report to the last
legislature. There 1t is shown that IA
deficiency of over 100000 was In
Cured under n revenue tax of %,
cents, aud reduction of under 70
cents was advised against figures be-
Ing presented to show that 1t would
result In n deficiency.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03
A Spiral Column From ain
Louisa News and fp'''

While the thunderstofn, \
over Bucks pond on ns
last, the water in the pom
up in a spiral column son. y
feet high, and then OF a., ss y
to pieces in every d'les]
misty spray, then ie'un y
pond, assuming oil me Y.
a huge aquarium. Ass e 1
ing wind accompanied "
ing the bluff on the sou;'
pond, very soon subsidea
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03

P0LlriCs and patriotism seem to be
divorced vlnculo matrlmonii In
Texas. Eager Ia keep his name before
the public the alleged statesman bleats
out what he thinks will pander to the
popular taste, without considering lis
effects upon the state, and, when once
committed, he would stick to II though
convinced of his error for fear that per-
chance he should not be- continued In
Office
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03

pkAR GAxsrrE-- Perhaps We didn't know
what we were doing when we Endorsed An.
drews, ana then again, per haps we did. A.
o. rule VIC genera ~ know what we are doing,
and ON this occasion We were particularly
pert Don't despair, you will learn more
about our people AFTER awhlle.--l Dallas
Times.
Dear Times-iou arc pert, that's a
fact. All right. Tarrant county in.
structed for Thorp, too, We CUES. we
all know what we are doing. The
lease law Is bound TO go but don't you
despair, for you will see that II was
best for the people.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03
a PRACTICAL suGGr,r,o,

Free trade is very desirable Inn,
nome trade, though not so much EN-.
phaslzed by political parties or by the
PUBIC should be the slogan of the
south, OF business men and especially
OF Fort Worth. ifw we cannot succeed
10 overthrowing the tariff at present
Iet US build mp our industrial pros,
perity. Already no city In The stste
represents SO wide variety OF inn
portant interests AS Fort Worth. The
agricultural and stock-raising element.
meet and concentrate in her; in Soho
ias'ic, jnridical and .E.culapian learn.
ing she does not fear com
psrlson with any CITY In
rexas. Her princely merchants
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03

For people supposed to be impa.
uently waiting for an opportunity to
show their fondness for the whole
ticket" there Is n startling scarcity OF
instructions up to date, below the
oiilce Of governor. The whole ticket
business Is easily seen through. 1t is
an attempt to pull into office by clutch.
Ing hold of Ireland's shirt.tail--- mot the
same garment, however, that the News
would make Its readers believe was at
one time the governors sole article OF
toilet.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03

TnEeampaign seems to have opened
In earnest, and the campaign liar is
moro than usually productive this
year, The latest and worst is that
Cleveland vetoed "a certain bill passed
by the New York legislature for the
protection of farmers against oleomar-
garlne makers. Is disposed of by
the evidence that Gov. Cornell, Cleve-
lands Republican predecessor, vetoed
the bill, which, when repassed by the
legislature, was signed by Cleveland.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03

If ALL the men vote for st. John
who really believe in prohibition, the
ST. John vote will be very respectable
In Kansas aud Iowa. But political
associations and prejudice, and the
knowledge Of the hopelessness of the
prohibition cause, will make many
pronounced prohibitionists vote for
Blaine or Cleveland, sinking their
temperance principles beneath their
political animosity.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03

presumably, and the possession OF the
precious jewels does not affect anyone.
If Mrs. Mackay had Invested her mill
ion In breadstufis and held them from
the market, people would have felt 1t.
Not 50 with the diamonds; she pleases
fancy which affects the world at
large no more than II she had pur-
chased a half Interest In the rings of
Saturn,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03

IL the venerable judges undertak Q
to lmprlson all who have criticised
the Willis Adam, case, they will have
TO fence the state in for Jail, The
constitution provides that excessive
bail shall not he demanded. 1t should
say: Liberty IL commodity which
IL seldom denied when properly up.
nlied for
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03
The Versatility d |

From the Cincinnati Comus1
That there are person,
lieve that helping the u
the spoils is a work Of
wonderful thing. 1t hi
ample of the versatillE
making excuses for h1
caught In a scrape.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03
Can't Keep Up with Us.


We are willing to take certain
amount of stock in newspaper sc.
counts or Western cyclones. but when
an Arkanssw paper tells about a
zephyr carrying a bed-quilt sixty-one
miles, and then going back for the
sheet, we aren't there.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03

FRANCE wants 20,Ooo,OoO francs AS
indemnity from China. AT this rate
1t will be long time before the gov
ernment Of that country recoups Itself
for the milliard Of indemnity paid to
Germany in 1871.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03

WHEN "A county passes the stereo'
typed resolution indorsing "the ad.
ministration and the lease law" and
afterwards candidate for the legisla.
turc comes out on frec-grass plat,
form, IL smells like as If the people OF
that county had cen misreprescnted
by the wire-workers.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03

ELKINs esrmarks are plainly visible
In that Infamous scandal concocted
about Grover Cleveland. In fact those
appendices are entirely too prominent
to remain long concealed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03

The Express blows good deal
about the tariff plank of the national
PLATFORM but II maintsins very dis
Greet silence concerning the free-grass
plank OF the same platform.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03

In LOOKS as II Texas would send
back her old congressional delegation
with the exception Of Hancock and
Ochiltree. The one she can lily spare,
the other she might afford to trade oil
for bean pole without any arms.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-03

The politician who prepares his pro-
nunciamentos with IA view to their eff.
feet upon the people and without re.
gard to the eiiects..of their policies upon
the prosperity of the state is too sci ish
and Earrow.minded to continue as n
leader