Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13
MONTGOMERY.
Practical and Successful Application OF
Convict Labor to Farm.
ing Pursuits.
Prohibition Petition POstponc,l-Dnnnge
by Cotton Worms-Dloodles Duel
Between Colorcd Citizens.
Special to the Gazette.

Special 10 the Gazette.
MONTGOMERY, TEN, Aug, l2.-Con-
Wet labor is successfully employed by
Col. Jack Baker of Planters vile, Grimes
county, on farm of more than l0OOacres.
This now presents beautiful, unbroken
view Of luXuriant cotton. The plan OBJ.
ylates every rational objection to the
iarmng-out system Of penitentiaiy man
agcment, The farmer furnishes the land,
teams and implements and the state cul-
tlyatcs the soil, for stipulated portion
of the crop, for It's convict labor. The
farm used is being provided with such
appointments as render 1t AN elegant, safe
and hcalthful quasi branch of the penl.
tertiary. The state relinquishes nothing
of It's actual custody, care and control OF
the cOnvicts, while their unframed hands
are inspired and guided by the wisdom of
Intelligent experience II the object of
punishment be "to suppress crime and
reform the offender" then the farm is
better suited to this object than the walls
OF the state prison, 4 large percentage
of criminals, by reason of the structure
and
I'M ~ - VT THEIR hINDNs
cannot be developed into good mechan-
les, artisans, etc, but they may succeed
ON the farm In learning the methods and
fruits of an honorable and hcalthful
industry, aud at the same time
be creating values and therefore incrcas-
ing wealth
County commissioners court was In
session yesterday and declined to re-
rntlp ipnIu Inair tpInnar untinn vail H.,
International 4 Great Northern railroad.
for taxation, at $4,000 per mflc. The
| court also postponed acton until next
term on Il petition of citizens Tor an
order proclamimg an election to deter
mine the question of prohibition in the
county.
Cotton worms have appeared in dam
aging quantities in several farms in this
section, but experienced planters con-
tend that more of the staple has already
matured beyond the effect of their raw
ages than can be gathered.
In the suburbs yesterday Doc Cornell
and Josh stephens, a pair of Scncgam-
ban knights, engaged in II bloodless but
boistcrous shooting ARRAY, In which sew
cral Intellectual shots were exchanged.
Council was indulglng his genius for
hyperbolical and dinbolical epithcts, and
directing them at the ebony zantippe of
stephens, when the latter, in convenient
proximity IN his castle, sought TO
PERFORATE THE FORMER
/ with the microscopic missiles of his
| quarter Quarter of a dollar) gun, but
exhibited great celebrity of back -ac.
| ton, when the former became aggravated
and responded to his inimical salute
/ with audible explosions from avisiblc-to.
the-natunl-cye pistol. Their chivalrcs
are now In custody OF the law
Rumor whispers that on the Gulf
/ Colorado 4 Santa fe railway regular
trains will run through to Courvac, the
point of intersection with the Inter
national \ Great Northern railroad, som,
time next week, Then IT Is hoped TIN
GAZETTE, with which the people ar,
greatly pleased, will roach us on its day
OF publication,
Montgomery is daily expecting hel
( "ilrSt BALE