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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-09-17

How dare you then, Mr.. Sherman,
in the face Of this misconduct of your
party-this filibustering, by which the
Legislature of Tennessee has been
broken up and prevented from pass
ing registration law for the protec-
ton of honest voters, and against re-
peating and other frauds-how dare
you claim that the white man Of the
South prevents the colored man from
voting, when it is you and your party
who are the enemies of a free ballot
and fair countY The whole claim
of your party upon the subject is an
imposition and fraud. 1t is an i'm
position upon the Northern people
whom you try to make believe that
elections at the South are not fair, and
it is fraud upon the people of the
South where your party is ready to
destroy State Legislature, in order
to secure the benefits of corrupt elec-
tions.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-09-17

II stores Of dry and learned lore we gain,
We keep them in the memory Of the BRAIN
Names, things and facts-whate'er we knowl'
edge call
There is the common ledger for them all;
And Images ON this cold surface traced
Make slight impression and are soon etfaced;
But we've page, more glowing and more bright
on which our friendship and our love to write.
That these may never from the seul depart,
We trust them to the memory Of the heart
There is no dimming, no effacsment there:
Each new pulsation keeps the record clear;
Warm, golden letters all the tablet ill,
Ner lose their lustre till the heart stands STILL
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-09-17
SEPTEMBER FASHIONS.

While the tournure stills grows lar
ger and larger, the side draperies are
decreasing or disappearing altogether
and that the marked feature of the
skirts of dresses for fall will be the alb
sence of the bunchy side draperies.
There are numbers Of new bodices,
but the favorite shape is the bodice
made with a small basque curved in
over the hips, with or without waist
band. Short jackets, too, are very
fashionable.
The coat sleeve still retains its hold
upon popular favor, but it must be re-
membered that coat sleeve presents
a totally different aspect when trim
med with its own or with a foreign
material, with brocade, with lace or
with jet; and it is in the endless
changes which the various trimmings
effect that novelty in sleeves is obtain
ed.
Old dresses can be entirely conceal
ed beneath the still fashionable dust
coats. A new model in light weight
cloth, mixed red, brown, blue and
gold, is trimmed with garnet velvet
and secured by clasps of old silver
The coat is pleated back and fiont
and has small shaped velvet basques
at the waist. The collar and cuffs are
also velvet and the garment is just al
long as the skirt of the dress with
which it is to be worn.
Among other noticeable features are
the collars, which are not all made
high, and turned up. Some of the
new bodices are cut round quite plair
ut the top and trimmed with a turned
down lace border; others are made
with plastrons on vests, which can b,
removed with the will and others sub
stituted, thereby changing the appear
ance of the toilette. Some dresses ar,
: also made with two sets of sleeves, on,
, short to the elbow the other hong, 81
7 as also to be useful both for outdoo
and evening wear.
Something really unique is toilett
l Of plain and fancy woolen goods, witt
: an upper garment which is neithe
one nor the other and yet is a mkt
$ ure of the jacket and polonaise. TIL
!, bodice opens in the shape OF the jack
ct with a round basque, but it is cor
), tinued into tunic skirt falling i
loose folds at the back and shaw
points at the sides; between thes
Z, points is q plain piece which come
q up to the waist and appears to be tn
I, lining of the skirt, showing the dral
y ed points this is Of the plain materia
The underskirt is also Of the plai
material and is pleated in fat plea
4, in the front only, and is simply gail
cred at the sides back The bodi'
it opening with the reSers of the broca,
r ed material, shows a plain vest of Il
le same fastened down front with dou
"a le row of very small buttons it
finished at the top by a plain coll
band. The plain sleeve is oomplet.
r with pointed turned-up revers
IS brocade, which simulate cuff.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-09-17

bandl As for the wife's amusement,
the stove becomes hei piano upon
which she is expected to perform
skillfully; broom the willowy cane
which she is to WELD gracefully and
well, there is no ice cream at all, es'
pecially in keys case for she mar
ried only-4-an editorl Oh, Ikeyl
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-09-17

This irls-tinted shell
Is breathing ceaseleSsly,
With mimic surge and swell,
The music Of the sea.
And so, deep in my heart,
That made an empty choice,
Rings clear. while years depart,
The music Of her voice.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-09-17
Farewell.

Loves embers are gone out,
There is no hope for doubt.
We once did love. Good-by,
Cold ashes, Cold and gray,
Good-by. We go loves way;
Naught's left us but to die,
All, no, no, no.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-15
A Baok-Action Argument.

THE GAZETTE finds IL difficult to
make the arguments Of It's friends,
the lease.law advocates, consist. "
on one hand, we are told that Texas
should not sell its lands now at 81 an
acre, because, in time, these lands will
be worth So OF s., and some of them
even go so far as to say that in time
they will be worth so an acre. THE
GAZETTE agrees with these gentlemen,
and goes further and says that in a
few years lands west OF Fort Worth in
counties now unorganized could be
made to sell at $50 an acre but they
will never sell for such prices while
used as cattle ranches, nor will immi
grants and pioneer settlers ever pay
such prices.
But, on the other hand, we are told
that these very lands, of whose future
value some gentlemen of the lease-law
persuasion affect to entertain such ap.
probation, are fl only for grazing pur.
poses. Now II these land are unit fol
agricultural purposes, as some men AS
sert, how is 1t possible they can be
worth more than s. an acre now; or
that they will be worth more?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-15
An Incomprehensible Objection.

Among the objections urged by the
Houston Post to the land bill now in
the hands of the governor is the fol-
lowing:
Again the bill gives preference in
the right to- lease to persons occupying
and claiming the range, thus enabling
those who have been so occupying the
school lands, even in violation of law.
to virtually confiscate and take to their
own use alternate sections belonging
to private owners for the full PEE
Rod OF the lease, and thus Gre
ate confusion and bring about strife.
THE GAZETTE fails to see the force
of this objection. If present occupants
of the land would be enabled, by .
lease of the range, "to virtually con-
fiscate and take to their own use alter
nate sections belonging to private
owners" why could not any other
man do the sAme2 The new bill con.
fers no special power on present occu.
pants of public land; it only gives
them the preference for specified
time, which is simple Justice. Prea'
ent occupants are occupying the range
in violation of no law; the law ha.
heretofore permitted such occupation
and it is but justice to give them tho
preference In the right to lease; els'
other parties could slip in, lease tn.
range and force the present occupants
to sell on, their stock or pay bonus
TO secure the range.
Butwill the Post explain how pres
emit occupants" more than Others
could contiscate alternate sections be
longing TO private owners
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-15
What win the Governor Do ?

THE GAZETTE's Austin special yes.
terday explained the delay Of the gov
ernor's action in the new land bill he
has twenty days in which to give the
bill his approval or to veto it, when il
was popularity supposed that he had
but ten. The matter is OF sufficient
interest TO justify repetition of the
statements made by our Austin CORE
spondent, viz:
The land bill does not become q law un.
til twenty days after the adjournment
OF the Legislature without the COVER
nor's signature. The indications are
daily growing stronger that IL will be
vetoed. kilograms and letters are
pouring in inquiring about its DISPOSE
ton, and the demand seems to be uni.
versal that the governor shall veto 1t.
The interest in the governors &C
ton is very general, for men are wait
ing upon the fate of the new land bill
~ guide to their action. Free. grass
men united with lease-law men to
pass It; free-grass men unite with
lease-law men In the demand for a
veto. II 10 veSed problem and upon
the governor will depend Its solution.
Apropos of the governors action in
the premises, the Austin staff cor
respondent OF the Houston Post, whs
Is a warm persoaal and political friend
OF the governor, writes thus sug.
estively of the matter;
Those disposed to criticise the acts of
Gov. Ireland upon every possible coca.
sion, charge that his deliberations on
this bill have been tinctured with a
desire TO promote his fortunes DO.
litically. / do not believe there
10 a syllable of truth in this
! charge, because, II the governor
had contemplated any such contin.
| gency, he would.haye velced the bill
long ago / remember to have had q
conversation during the last few days
OF the session Of the legislature with
one or the most prominent members OF
the house Of representatives, leader
in that body and man Of fine thought
and general observation He asked
mo IL thought Gov. Ireland
would veto the land bill / replied
that did not knew what the execu-
tive would do, whereupon this gentle.
man remarked that II the governor did
veto II he the governor) would be the
next United States sen ator. But, as
before remarked. | do not believe the
governor has ever thought of such a
thing as coupling politics with his
action in the matter.
II the gentleman who said veto
would make the governor United
States senator was correct, 1t is great
temptation. 10 he United States sen.
ator from Texas is great honor, and
the correspondent ought not to have
made the temptation public.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-15

REFERRING to Secretary Lamar's
"dreaminess" the Chicago Herald
says: Secretary Lamar, who was
called visionary and dreamy, absent
minded and careless, is said to have
surprised his best friends by his after
ton to details, industry and aouteness
in the interior department, and the
opinion is freely expressed that he will
make model executive officer. 1t is
hardly fair to estimate mans ability
to run business of any kind by the
attention he gives to 1t when it ia in
charge of somebody else. Mr., Lamar
can find precedent for his preoccups-
ton relative to the interior depart.
ment when 1t was in charge of Re-
publican Probably some Republicans
look dreamy now when they hang
around headquarters "
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-15

WHEN the Texas Investment com
pany of Fort Worth was in the throes
OF dissolution, because of the financial
depression, and THE GAZETTE was
supposed to be ON lite death bed in con-
sequence, the Dallas Hercld Knocked
at our distress, and tried to hasten the
funeral 10y declaring the Galveston
News and itself to be the only daily
newspapers in the state to whom life
was possible. The vitality of The GA
zETTE conquered everything, and not
man in fort Worth clamored for
another paper; the poisoned chalico Is
put to the lips of the Herald by its
own people, and few month"; will tell
by what sight the Herald presumed to
anticipate the demise OF an esteemed
contemporary.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-15
Should II Be Vetoed ?

THE GAZETTE Austin spe, n yestsr-
day told the story of the interest felt in
the fate of the new land bill. At this
Office there have been received in
quiries without number concerning its
disposition by the governor; so great
has been this public interest that
The GAZETTE was impelled to print
the bill many days ago. The bill will
affect great section Of the state, and
it is not strange that its fate is regarded
with such deep solicitude.
The sale features of the proposed law
are vast improvement on the law
now in force, and they commend them
selves to all who sincerely desire the
settlement of the country.
The provision allowing the pur-
chaser OF one section within the
boundaries OF lease inclosure to lease
four adjoining sections THE GAZETTE
regards as favorable to settlement in or
gauized counties containing less than
1900 square miles.
THE GAZETTE has great respect for
the men who fought so hard to carry
through this bill, and knows them to
be actuated by the best motives.
We can see in the sale features OF
the bill some compensation for the
odious provisions in other respects, in
case the governor gives his assent to
ii but we cannot forego the wish that
the bill may be vetoed.
We trust it may be vetoed, because,
in unorganized counties, the lease
provisions of the bill will enable cat.
tie syndicates and corporations to
Theoretically seal up the country from
settlement because the non-competi-
tive features of the bill will force even
the smallest stock growers to lease
land in order to prevent the syndicates
from absorbing them because five
cents an acre is not enough for
Texas to receive for granting
men the privilege 20 delay
the settlement of the West; because
this bill will not permit future legisla
lures for six years to open the leased
counties to settlement; because, in
the unorganized counties to the north
west and west Of Fort Worth there are
about 10000 900 acres of these lands, OIL
nearly one-half OF the entire amount
and because, If the bill is vetoed
time may bring better understand
ing Of the adaptability of West Texal
and law that will promote its settle
ment.
THE GAZETTE dislikes to pray for
veto of the work done, in part, by III
free-grass friends; but when we re
fleet that this bill would force men {,
lease land, that it places no limit OF
the amount in unorganlzed counties
and that 1t will Theoretically close tn
lands leased for six years, we heartily
wish thegovernor may veto the bill.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-15
The Intarnal Raxsnna Taxes.

The proposition of the big tariff ad-
vocates to reduce the internal revenue
taxes, that tariff for protection and
monopoly may be maintained, has
bsen frequently discussed in the col
umns Of THE GAZETTE, The expe-
diency of releasing whisky and tobac-
co from taxation In order that taxa
ton may be maintained on iron and
clothing is not apparent TO communi-
ties outside OF mining and manufac.
ing districts. In the very field where
Pig-Iron Kelly and Sam Randall Join
hands il found one newspaper brave
enough to battle for the masses against
the monopolists. Discussing repeal
OF the whisky taxes, the Philadelphia
Record says: "Itis probable that the
people who clamor for repeal OF the
tax on distilled spirits have not duly
considered the financial conse.
quences OF such measure. Ac-
eording to careful estimates there
are not less than 10000, 600 gallons
of whisky in the country on which the
tax of ninety cents a gallon has been
paid. Not less than $4,000 900 gallons
of this tsx-pald whisky are held by dis
tillers, wholesale and retail dealers and
capitalists. bankers and brokers hold
the whisky as collateral for advances
of money TO manufacturers to pay
taxes. Repeal of theinternal revenues,
therefore, without restoration by the
government of the taxes already paid
on the wh!eky unconsumed would be
sweeping act OF oonfiscation which
would bring ruin to thousands. a
financial crisis would be produced
which would not stop with the manu-.
facturers, dealers and capitalists hold
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-15

THE GAzETTE's Austin special Of
yesterday stated that Land Commits
sioner Walsh has prepared a protest
against almost every feature Of the
bill, which he will present to Gov
Ireland as a private citizen. The OPP.
position of Mr.. Walsh may be under.
stood when 1t is remembered that the
new bill antsgonizes his views Of the
proper disposition of the public lands,
and that it not only antagonizes
the action of the land board, of which
he is q member, but legislates that
board out of existence. Both as pri-
vate citizen and public officer, his OPP
position was to be expected
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-15


ing tax.paid whisky, but 1t would ex
tend to other business interests. This
is consideration which alone must be
decisive against a repeal of the whisky
taxes unless provision is made by con-
gress to refund the vast sums of money
that have been paid into the treasury
on spirits still remaining on hand.
But the government has established
the Just precedent of refunding the
money paid into the treasury on I'M
consumedproducts when the tax levied
on them was repealed. In the act re-
ducing the tobacco taxes in 1853 pro-
vision was made by congress to refund
to manufacturers and dealers the diff
ference between what they had paid
Into the treasury ON tobacco and cigars
remaining unconsumed and the re-
duced rate. Though the amount re-
funded to tobacco dealers uu-
der this act was comparatively
small, the honesty snd justice
of such provision cannot be
disputed. But IL the treasury refund
100000 or S00,0O0,0oO of revenue
under the repeal OF the whisky taxes,
whence is the money to come? Tbe
money could not be produced from
customs, for that source cannot pro-
vide enough revenue to meet the ordi-
nary expenditures Of government and
pay the interest on the public debt.
Repeal of the revenues from spirits
would be necessarily accompanied by
repeal of the revenues from tobacco as
the less popular source of taxation,
and this would cause loss to the
treasury of one hundred and twenty
five millions q year-not to mention
the large sum to be refunded for taxes
already paid on the unconsumed
whisky and tobacco. 1t must be evil
dent, then, that repeal of the internal
revenues would involve the public
finances in irretrievable bankruptcy
unless provision is made for an in
crease of revenue from other sources
With the repeal of the internal
taxes, the only feasible way in which
sufficient amount of revenue could
be obtained for ordinary expenditures
OF government and redemption of the
public debt would be by q re-
duction of the tariff to reve-
nue. basis. 1t would be mani
testify unwise and unstatesman-
like to repeal the the internal revenues
and bankrupt the treasury in advance
of revision of the tariff. But the adj
vocates of tariff reform propose to
make such additions of the raw ma.
terials of manufacturing to the free
list as would keep down the volume
of revenue from customs. AT the same
| time the moderate reduction of duties
on manufactured imports would have
small effect on the revenues. While
reducing the revenues from customs
the friends of tariff reform
mean to hold on to the fiscal
revenues of Sl25, 900 yeal
voluntary paid into the treasury il
taxes on drink and smoke. Protec
ZIONIST statesman, on the otherha
insist on repeating these taxes, wher
1t must be manifest that the inevitable
result weuld be to bankrupt the treas
ury.n
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-15

THE bill lie lmperfectin construction,
ineidious and designing, aud will
prove mischievous in results. II Hous-
ton Post.
The great irnperfection The GA
zE1TE sees in tho new land bills, that
It turns over the unorganized counties
and organized counties OF more THAI
1900 square miles to the cattlemen for
ak years. 1.-THE governor signs that
bill, farewell, a long farewell to all
hope Of cutting up the big counties
and to settlement OF the unorganized
counties. They will be Theoretically
sealed for Six Yesrs.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-15
SPECIAL NOTICES.

SBGREafES COUNTY SCHOOL LANDS
for lease-Bids win bs received up TO May II,
1895, for The lease OF the four leagues of sohoo
land belonging 10 Grimes county. Stusted
In Taylor county, Tex. said land to be
leased for period OF years OF not less than
ave nor more than ten, all bids TO DO ad.
dressed TO the county Judge OF said county at
Anderson, Grimes county, Tex. The com.
missioners' court reserves the right 20 reject
any or all bids, GRO. II. NEAL.
County Judge.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-15

IN begins to look as II each candi-
date In Dallas for state and national
office would have an organ all to him
self. For the number of lts Office.
seekers aud newspapers, so-called,
Dallas takes the cake.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-15

TWENTY-FIVE thousand soldiers on
duty In Ireland, and not man to
spare from this number for service in
the scudan. And yet the cables tell
us of the ''grand demonstrations IN
Dublin in honor of the prince Of
Wales visit!
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-15

IOWA is fast coming to the front.
There are to-day over one hundred
families living together in Burlington
and being received in society rs hon.
orablo aud upright people, says the
Hawkeye, when the facts are the
heads Of these families have never had
the rites of marriage performed over
them.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-15
CHEAP COLUMN.

Advertisements under hts head wtu be ~.
serted ol The rate Of nee cents tine, each i,lse-
tfon, seven words 10 The Tine. No advertisement
inserted for tess than twenty-five cents. Purtfes
nth whom NE hare no running account must pay
"a advance.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-15

THERE are some good people who
fear that ClevelRnd's administration
viii be too cheap to suit people. When
II il considered that all forms OF gov
eminent are necessary evils, the cheap
est should be the best.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-15

WW DONOVAN of Elmira, N. Y,
the winner of the late six days roller
skating match at Madison square, New
y ork city, is dead. This is the second
death among the participants OF the
recent match.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-15

JOHN HENRY BRowN has been
mayor of two Texas towns-both
weakly. He was mayor of Galveston
in 1867, and Is now mayor of Dallas;
and may God have mercy on his soul.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-15

FORT WORTH Is to have revival OF
religion. AS Fort Worth does moth
ing by halves, IL is expected that this
revival will knock the spots oil any
revival ever witnessed in the state.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-15

NOBODY ever heard much about
Whitney, Endicott or Villas until after
they were appointed 20 cabinet posi-
tions and nobody will hear much
about tho next governor of Texas
until after the next state convention.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-15

ties TO settlement and turns over TO the
cattlemen the unorganized counties,
and the bulk of the lands are situated
in the uuorganized counties, and In
those organized counties which have
contained more than 1900 square
miles.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-15

THERE are papers and. rumors OF
papers in Dallas these days, Our DIAL.
las special tells Of a new morning
daily backed by $4,000 capital, aud
also 3 new evening paper, Dallas
seems to be fine field for newspapers
such az Dallas gets up,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-15

THERE is no middle ground between
lease law and free grass the one re-
tards, the other accelerates the settle
ment Of the country. The new land
bill is the result of compromise and
hespeaks tue patriotism of its support
ers, but it opens the organized coun.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-15
Property In Wichita Falls, Tex, for
Sale or Exchange.

Dwelling house OF five rooms, stu.
ated on two lots in the town of
Wichita Falls, Tex. Will sell or ex.
change for city property in Fort
Worth, Austin, or San Antonio. Adj
dress p. o. Box 1853, Wichita Falls,
Tex.