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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02
A FADED FLOWER.
Death of a Bright and Interesting
Little Girl.
Special to the Gazette.

special to the Gazette.
HILLsBoRo, July 1.-Mr. P. F.
Fox and family were again visited by
that grim destroyer Death, this time
taking away their bright little baby
girl Lula. who was the pride of the
parents. The little one was buried to-
day. The sympathies of the commun.
Ivy are extended to them as this is not
the first time they have lost dear one.
Aprotracted meeting is now in prog
ress Mt the Methodist church, under
the auspices of our local minister. as.
sisted by Dr. Mackey of Waco.
our new postmaster, VIM. Wood
took charge of the office to-day. and
MS charming daughter, Miss Jennie.
VIII hereafter answer to The calls of
Inc anxious ones for mail.
New wheat and oats are coming i'm
ana soon the farmer will be jinglinp
the shekels IN his pocket.
Cotton Is coming out finely under
the late weather, and good prospects
are now IN view for all.
Miss Kate Upshaw, the CHARMING
daughter OF our towpsman, Cant. In.
shaw, arrived home on the eyeniny
train yesterday from Austin. whers
she mas been attending school.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02
A Woman Not Welded TO IDOLS.

ALIEN, COLLIN Co., TEA, June Is, 1sS4
To the Editor OF the Gazette.
L will write you few lines in regard
to fee grass. / have just been reading
your reply to the Dallas Herald. Ev-
erything you say is plain and reason
able. ! have been reading your paper
for six weeks or two months, and it is
of my belief in every respect. i have
been raised in Texas, have been in this
county eighteen years, and can't see
the actual interest TO the average peo.
pie OF the state. to lease the public
lands. Who will start West TO settle
on small tract of land situated in the
middle of some large leased tract of
land? Most people desire to have
neighbors, and what hopes can a man
have who settles in one of these large
pastures? When the state votes to
lease the wild lands, the immigratIng
class, seeking homes, will turn To
other countries, and taxes collected Off
OF leased lands will amount to very
little. Being leased, it will be the
states land, and exempt from taxes,
when, If settled, there would be a
tax cole cted Off of the owner of It.
which being improved, would be
valued nj say on an average of s. per
acre. There would be taxes on The
machinery and farming implements
ana the necessary stock to run the
farm. The large land companies of
course can lease out their land for more
than enough to pay the annual tax on
IL TO the state, also the interest on the
money they invested. Therefore they
hpI tl,A
settlers, because the interest Is what
they want. The land beats loaniug
money ut the present, and it is much
safer OF late than a deposit. All you
need is to get the people aroused To
their own interest.
There Is not one-half of the people
that read u paper of any kind and thew
DO not know what is going on. 1t Is
the duty of every man to look into
THIS matter There are too many that
stay Mt home on convention days, not
going and expressing their opinions
and wishes, and too MANY
look to what is told them
by designing leaders, who are iuiiu-
enced or controlled by monopolies. |
think now is the time every fair
thinking man should he aroused to his
own interest, which is to vote for free
grass and free grass only.
a few words in regard TO the coming
election for governor. simply ask
what the people of Texas owe Gov,
Ireland? He has been honored with
the Office one term, and l say he has
not given general satisfaction. So let
us nave another, and see IL he can't fiji
the Office fully rs honorably and with
more satisfaction. / simply write this
to you, believing that every actual
settler OF the state has Il right 10 his
belief, and to fully express it. / have
always aud still will support the
Democratic nominee, therefore | will
say think there are lots of men i'm
this broad state just as honorable and
deserving ~ the present governor. q
VIII simply mention John II. Reagan
or Sui Ross, than whom truer friends
OF Texas and her people are yet to be
iouhu' A FARMER.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02

THn Austin correspondent of the
San Antonio Express, speaking of the
feeling In Austin against the lmporta-
ton OF Missouri granite to build the
new capitol, says that the contractors
goi their granite from Missouri be.
canse 1t was offered them cheaper than
they could get 1t In Texas. Then why
doesn't the Express call for protect.
i've tariff against Missouri granite? II
the same granite were to be had on
the other side OF the Rio Grandt
cheaper even than the Missouri prices
the contractors could not import il
without paying ajax of dollar n ton
which they could not afford, Yet, &c
TAR rs the owners Of Texas grant,
qnarries are concerned, the competi.
ton of the quarry owners In Missouri
Is more disastrous than If they wer,
located IN Mexico,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02

The Dallas Mercury has discovered
that cattle men are In favor of the lease
law; The Houston Post has discovered
that Republicans are In favor of the
lease law; the Dallas Herald has dis
covered that the Grcenbackers are In
favor Of the lense law; the Dallas
Times has discovered that the negroes
are In favor of the lease law. II thus
appears that all the elements in the
state opposed 10 the Democratic party
ARE In its favor, leaving only TIE GA.
nErrE aud the Democratic farmers of
Texas TO demand It's repeal. But In
spite of Republicans. Greenbackers
aud negroes we propose to fight II
out on this line until the law Is re-
pcaled,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02

IN the course Oft POWERFUL edito
rial IN favor of the lease law, the Dallas
Herald uses these figures;
There are over three hundred millions nj
acres OF nnoccupled Land In Texas, tho most
ot"in the West Tho school fund only
owns thirty-ilve millions OF acres, yet W. mr.,
toid that The temporary lenso OF fftcen min.
ions OF this VIII interfere with the settle
'nent OF the counlry.
This Is the kind OF facts that lease.
law organs use to bolster their argu.
ments. Does the Herald know that
soo'oV,ooo acres Of land are equal ia
tos,ooo square miles, The entire stat,
has but IA 900 square miles of terri.
tory, and a pretty good patch OF tina,
Is taken up, Where are the vacan,
s"s'OVo square miles in tho West ope.
for settlers?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02

Missouri is the first manufacturing
state west of the Mississippi, yet at the
Democratic state convention resolu.
ton was adopted recitiDg that 1--WE
especially declare In favor of tariff
for the purposes OF revenue and that
the taxing power OF government
should be thus limited, and we are OPP
posed 10 all policies intended or calcu.
lated 10 foster monopolies at the ex-
pense of the people" The attention
OF the San Antonio Express is respect
fully called TO this Irrepirnble error.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02
Fort Worth = Who Built the First
House /!

PARIS. TEX, June 90, 1851,
To the Editor OF the Gazette.
A communication in your excellap,
paper, signed SOP in reply to Paris
correspondent of the oath inst. In an
swer, l have no knowledge of "wbo
built the first house;" in that prorosi.
.lon agree and harmonic with him.
auuihg' what little / know combined
with the knowledge of the esteemed
writer, We may give some correct
u W az TO the development OF Fort
WORMS history. Capt. Marcy if /
mistake not, in his report of his sur-
vey IN ls4o, pointed TO the locations of
Fort Worth, Belknap and Arbuckle ns
suitable points to serve as a protection.
az that time from the depredations al
the wild Indians. Many have been
.he changes since then, aud my
knowledge is but limited, and yoir
correspondent and l would not take
the credit OF Fort Worth's location
from those noble veterans and Mo.
neers and their kind, loving wives
VINO have gone through the trials and
hardships ola frontier life. In fact I
heartily agree with "C.n wheL he saw.
II would be glad to see the parlieuiar
spot marked and a picture OF the loo
1aoin and the venerable couple, Uncle
fres Farmer and his good wife, gotten
,eany Tor our coming exposition in
1871" Here Is our hand TO "JJpeIe
res and his good aud noble wife
wnom ! credit for building the first
mouse, !" and add, let us keep fresh and
steen IN our memories the many
happy days Of long ago, and bring To
iight the cares. tolls aud hisiorv
oI a life partly spent on
me frontier. When we realize tha
hand Of time extended to-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02

Atlantic. Any intelligent man who
has reached the age Of sixty or seventy
YEAR,, can readily recall the methods
Of cholera--bow 1t has always moved
as we have above stated--and that 1t
comes in cycles or periods Of seventeen
TO nineteen years. IL Is now just
eighteen years since IL prevailed to any
materially fatal and general exten, in
this country. 1t is to be hoped that
sanitary science in Europe will be bet
ter able, this time, To deal with this
outbreak than on previous occasions.
| If not, il Is far from an alarmist the
DRY which suggests that the end of the
year may witness this ruthless dis
case entrenched In American
cities and re-enacting the scenes
of eighteen and thirty-six years
ago. There are men now living
In New York, Boston, New Orleans
and st. Louis-notably the two last.
mentioned cities-who can recall
when their fellow-beiugs died like
sheep, slain by the cholera. They
dropped on the streets and in the pub.
lie places the hospitals were crowded
the grave-diggers were wearied. 1t is
fact capable of substantiation by the
mortuary statistics of New Orleans
that in that city cholera, during the
last half century, has slain more peo'
Pile than yellow fever has. Medical
science knows but one precaution or
safeguard against cholera, aud it Is
embraced in the one general term
cleanliness, whether as individual or
collective. The city that has made
cleanliness distinctive feature of its
policy, working through sewerage,
clean streets, plenty of pure water and
an intelligent code of sanitary regula-
tions, has much less cause for
alarm than the filthy, ili-kept
town. The individual whose per-
sonal habits are regular, abstemious, !
.emperate and clearly, is thrice forth q
led against the Asiatic scourge, as
compared with the man of reckless
habits. THE GAZETTE IL not
writing to alarm people, but merely to
mt them TO thinking, that they may
vet, or be prepared to act intelligently.
The best medical authority in the land
will bear THE GAZETTE out in the y
proposition that this is matter which c
merits more than passing attention. "
We have, In the South, annual scares ~
egarding yellow fever, our particular v
scourge. THE GAZETTE, y
owever, il free to say that unless ii
here is an early change, and for the y
etter, in the tenor of the news from IL
.urope there Is more reason TO dread, ol
'ithin the year, an outbreak Of cholera In
the United States than of yellow n
yer. In this day the increased facili. h
es for travel and transportation only p
rive to render the situation graver cl
IAN 1t was in other years. a hundred o,
lips plough the ocean now to where o
oy did few years ago, and cholera 81
ay be passenger when least en- "
'cted. There is no cause, as we have tt
I'D, for alarm, but there are grounds v
+ intelligent consideration OF the v
Inject. n
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02
After Eighteen Yearsr-lase and 1884

After Eighteen Years7-l866 and 1884.
Anyone who reads the cablegrams
from Toulon and Msrseilles must be
impressed with the apprehension that
Asiatic cholera, the most dreaded
scourge the East has ever imposed
upon the world, has obtained n stronger
foothold in the two French cities than
the health or civil authorities there
arc willing to concede. The first
death was reported on June 10. and
for two or three days the new cascs
and deaths were not frequent enough
TO excite alarm Cholera in its sporadic
form has appeared In France several
times during the past year, and II was
believed and hoped this time that the
present outbreak WAS due to sporadic
sources, But the daily reports, from
the first death up TO the present time
furnish apparently substantial grounds
on which to base the theory that II ia
the genuine Asiatic cholera which ~
now at work in Toulon and Marseilles
me new cases increase and so do the
deaths; the precautionary measures
however well taken, of the sanitary
authorities do not appear competent to
check the growing force Of the disease.
IN short the cholera is getting a foot.
mold In France. Whether IL can he
'ohhned there Is purely question Of
sanitary intelligence and effort. Itlsa
question for Europe ami America alike
and one, even in the practical and
hurried routine OF daily life, that must
needs attract the thought ul attention
OF The medical profession aud more
'nan passing interest ON the part of the
general public. Cholera, like history
repeats Itself; its course has been ever
.he same and II may be said to move
ia cycles Always originating In the
East 1t has lesped to Europe, finding
It's hrst resting place on the French or
spanish coast; aud there, renewing lts |
strength, Il has taken up is westward |
March, staying its thousands In contI-
mental Europe and then crossing the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02
Open and Aboye-Bo

IL Is the Houston Post now that has
scented Trojan horse, to be lugged
Into the Houston convention. Saws
The Post: Judge Flcming's interview
confirms the report Of an organized
iree-grass movement TO tackle tn,
state convention Well, perhaps tn,
Post Is right, measurably, but the
"tackling" will not be OF an insldious
or halfway nature, no Trojan hors,
will be struggled within the walls by
night, no russ dc gucrro will be prae.
tlced. The movement will be bold
open, honorable. 1t Is the demand Of
thousands OF industrious and con.
sequently wealth-prodnciug Texans
that the land lease laws which stand
In the way OF their legitimate right 10
live and prosper; which impede the
development Of the state which re.
verse the Evolutionary policy OF Texas
aud Texans--that these laws, we saw
shall give way TO a policy more in nc.
cordance with the necessities Of the
people. This, In nutshell. is the
movement TO "tacklen the state con.
'enuon' III panner worthy of the
cause the Democracy OF Texas will be
requested 10 interfere, for the common
good and stay the course OF policy
That, ifallowed to proceed, will COM
PEI Texas TO retrograde rather than
advance In material prosperity. Itis
= cause worthy the aspirations OF patrl.
plle, progressive Democrats, and the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02
WEDNESDAY MonsrNo, July =.
Tho Gaso,tO's Dallas Office.


Owing to the great increase OF TIKI
GAzErrE's circulation In Dallas, II
has been thought proper TO open Il
branch olllcc In that city, which will
attend more fully TO furnishing news
for The GAzErrE and supply Ing our
Dallas friends with the paper. Mr..
J. 9. McNealus, one OF lire most ex-
perlenced journalists In tho state, will
have charge of this branch office, and
with all tho necessary assistance, will
attend 10 the business of The GA
aErrH, the Live Stock Journal and
tho Wool-Grower. The fullest and
latest local news OF the city will he
found In THE GAZETTE every morn
ing, and IL will take large degree
OF interest In Dallas aitairs, SubscrIb-
ers and advertisers In that city will
find 1t to their interest TO patronize
Mr.. McNealus,
The olllce will be ON Lamar street,
between Commerce and Main, oppo.
site the new Merchants Exchasge,
where the Dallas public are invited
10 call.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02

THE firm Of Donnell, Lawson &
Simpson, which was one Of the vic
Tins OF the late Wall street blow, Is
said to be In a fair way 10 resume.
Their statement shows unsecured liza
bilities Of $2,4JO.0OO, with assets
amounting to 81 ,055,O00. Their propo-
silion to resume will be good news to
Texas bnnks, rs large number Of
banks In this state, including one Of
our Fort Worth Institutions, were
caught In their suspension, and suf-
fered lOssea.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02

ward us and trace her outlines on our
brows and the checkered silver hue col
oring of cur locks, 1t Is true index,
that we will soon be numbered with
those noble, generousand kind-hearted
ones spoken Of by "C.n who have
passed over the "silent beyond"
Now, friend CO. MS we are floating
down life-time's boisterous current,
(which is but short), let us ever be
mindful to teach those who follow in
our footsteps, to hold sacred to memory
dear, the noble, kind acts Of our aged
pioneers and veterans, and may it
prove to be "A spring from which will
gush forth and forever flow a stream
of never ending friendship. With
well-wishes for long and prosperous
life for THE GAZETTE, and kind feel
ings for you all, remain,
Respectfully,
l.. S. G.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02
A POpnlar Ijca.
lETri,. I

VERNON, TEX, June -.
TO the Editor of the Gazette.
Free grass IL the popular idea here,
There is not a big pasture in the county
and the citizens say with the blessing
of God and their own endeavo1s there
never shall be. The free grass policy
of The GAZETTE is heartily indorsed
by the citizens of this county, and the
result is the county is settling up very
rapidly. 1t is II beautiful country and
is well adapted to both calves and
babies" and the citizens propose to di-
vide their business by raising u goodly
number of both. A good COW can
raise calf and baby ut the same
time-two teats is plenty for either.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02
Evolution of the Newspaper.

The Industrial South of Richmond,
Va, says: "There is a wood pulp fac
tory Mt Augusta, Ga, ut which the eX-
petition with which paper could be
manufactured wss recently demon STRAIT.
ed. a tree WAS. cut in the forest al
O'Clock In the morning, was made
into pulp and then into paper at &
O'Clock In the evening, and distributed
among the people as IA newspaper by
o'clock the next morning. From a
tree In the forest 10 printed newspa-
per, being read by thousands, in the
brief round oftwenty-four hours ~
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02
A Fair Choice.


1t devolves upon the Houston con-
vention to nominate two presidential
electors for the state Mt large. In maxi
ing this sci ection, the people will ex-
pect the del egates to look entirely to
the interest of the Democratic party
laying aside all preiudices against any
one on account of locality. Ofall our
political speakers there Is no one who
could so well serve the Democratic
party rs the Hon. A. w. Terrell, of
Austin. Able and eloquent and
thoroughly posted In all that pertains
to the political history of our country.
he never makes bluuder in any of
his political discussions.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02
A FREE-GsAs, poET.

Pasture fences now surround
All the rich aud fertile ground
In the West;
Around the settlers home
A strangers cattle roam,
And have rest.
For at the meeting yesterday,
The land was leased away
For asong;
And for many u coming year,
Poor men Will shed a tear
Ger the wrong.
For thrilling sum of gold,
Texans blrthrlght has been sold,
And made DER
SO that Englsad's favored sons,
And other wealthy ones,
Close the door.
Shall Texans turn their face
And assume strangers place
On the earth =?
Their children doomed TO roam
Far away from the home
Other birth?
VIII statesmen close the door
Against entrance to the poor
OF the land?
And Will they only say,
The wealthy of to-day
Have our hand
Texans! make bold endeavor,
And do not weary ever
In your might
To repeal the leasing laws
Before YOU ever paus,
In the fight.
The shades of the departed
VIII never see yoI thwarted
In the fray,
While the history of the past
win brighten to III , LAST
ofyour day.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02
Who Can Answer?

WEATIIEnFoRD, June 20.
To the Editor OF the Gazette.
Will you be 50 kind rs to inform me
where 1t was that J. II. Freeman was
killed and in what county. think 1t
has been over a month since he was
found on the prairie and he was iden-
titled by his name on the socks which
he wore. Any information in the mai
ter will be considered special favor.
Address lock box 25S, this city.
We have no recollection.-ED. GA
ZETvpr
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02
Lands In Coucho County for Sale.

SIX hundred and forty acres South.
ern Pacific railroad survey No. Ii. file
NO, o6I; $40 acres, Southern Paciiie
railroad survey No, 81, file No. 517.
besides many other tracts in sniu
county; Thomas T.. Martin, manager
land department Texas Investment
Company, Limited, Fort Worth, Tex
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02

IT sounds odd to Northern and
Eastern ears to hear Of commencement
exercises In Texas schools. They have
an idea that "Wild West shows' and
roping yearlings Is all that the youth
Of Texas study or participate IN.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02
What IL!


Allen G. Thurman is a delegate at
large from Ohio to the national con
vention. What il the convention
should pick him up the same ms Gar.
Held was picked up by the Republi-
cans four years ago? There would not
be many Democratic tears shed il the
Old Roman made n winning.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02
GAINESVILLE.
Timely Rains Bcneiltiug Crops-Base
Ball-rhe woodbine Celebration.

Specid 10 the Gazette.
GAINESVILLE, July 1.-Our CITY
ana the country north aud ives. OF
us had the benefit of good shower
sunday evening late. This will make
tne early corn crop sure OF AN abun-
nan. yieiu, without materially damag-
ing the small grain.
In game OF base ball Sunday even
ing between the Gainesville nstion.
ais and Paslimes, clubs OF this civ
the latter were victorious by n seora ~
ten TO twelve, Arrangements ara
being made with the Paris club for a
game In that city ON July 4.
ihe candidates win address the peo-
pie at the woodbine celebration his
week. WIS
shade yesterday. :" WIG
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02

cont I'm not a bit afraid Of the re-
suit" says the Texas candidate, "but
lam troubled with an ugly sensation
up my spine that makes me tramble !,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02

The woman suiiiragists have been
beaten In Oregon by majority OF
1868 Ia vote OF 80, 200. The Web.
foots can't bear TO divorce their wives
from the broom and rolling-pin.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02

MIR. KErFER has resolved to retire
from active politics. and is said TO be
laboriously composing a letter Of decli-
nation which Is intended 10 lay over
TIlden's letter or Washington's fare
well address,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02

Ir Is said that more than one con-
gresham Ia having his head magnet-
lied by the Georgia electric girl, in
the hope Of inducing the presidential
lightning 10 strike.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02

TIE country is yearning 10 hear an
authentic report from the historian of
the Yellowstone. Until Mike Sheridan
tells us who was nominated mt Chicago
we will remain In the dark.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02

IT'S said Mr.. Blaine Is preparing to
charge on the sou,h.'' as a bloody
shirt organ puts II. II no does It viii
boa thing be took good care 10, to do
from 1891 70 1866.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02

t'oINo away 70 spend the summers
y not generally lpdnlged in by Texas
newspaper men. A tonr Ia the back
garden aud slice Of watermelon 10
about " reckless W they get.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-02

BECOMING disgusted with national
management of the rascals, the gov
eminent has farmed them out on
shares to Attorney Bliss--he to prose-
cute for half the crop.