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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27
The Fort Worth Schools.
BENBRooK, TEX, MI

bENbkooh, ZEN, March % 1888.
To the Editor OF THE GAZETTE.
Your correspondent happened to ar
rive at the Fort on an early train
Monday morning and being member
of the genus pedagogue himself, he de-
cided to vielt some ofyour city schools,
and thereby gain some information
bearing on his future work.
The first school visited was No T.
Prof. A. j. Robbins principal. Here
your correspondent remained ali day
Monday, and the first hour Tuesday
morning, visiting every department
and watching, as only teacher can.
every action of teachers and pupils,
and he can safely say that he has
never In nearly twenty years expert
enoe. seen better discipline than pre-.
walls in every room of this building.
The methods OF teaching with very
slight exceptions, seemed to be based
on the grand principles of the new ed
ucation, The scribe was es.
pecially pleased with Prof.
Robbins methods OF teaching decimals
aud the geography of Texas, showing
great originality and deep insight
INTO child nature. A fine example of
childish enthusiasm was given bv
Miss Lever, teacher of second grade.
In an oral lessen on physiology.
The remainder of the morning was
spent at Mrs. Walden's select school
Mrs Walden and Miss Haywood are
50 well known to the readers of THE
GAZETTE that 1t would be superfluous
Tor your correspondent to attempt 10
describe their work; but he would at
least say that he observed wonderful
progress made since former visit last
october. 1t seems pity that such
teachers are lost to the public schools
OF your city.
The afternoon of Tuesday passed
quickly and pleasantly away while
viewing the work at the high school
80 efficiently conducted by Prof Ger.
rard and Mis- Cooke. Very satisfac-
tory progress since former yisit was
also observed here. The good impress
sion formed of the greater part of this
school was rudely ,haken by a few
pupils who, seeming to take advantage
OF the presence of visitors, behaved in
q very unbecOming manner.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27
DODD CITY.
Corn planting Nearly Completed in
Fannin County.

Special
DopD CITY, Tex, March 25.-Our
little city was treated to pleasant sur
prise last night. Prof. Goben's cornet
band Of Bonham drove over and dis
coursed some excellent music for us
Our band-boys entertained them until
a late hour. A nice impromptu col.
lation was spread in the band-room.
which all present enjoyed.
The Baltimore Il Ohio telegram
company have opend an office at this
place, with ID. w. Sweeney, formerly
with the Western Union here. In
charge. Our people will now have
the advantage of competition and
greatly reduced rates.
Ten or twelve of our mos, promi.
nent citizens left for the New Orleans
exposition to-day, and several more
will go soon.
complaining is about completed in
TINS section. The acreage Will be
larger than last year. From present
Indications the wheat crop will he
light. Many farmers have plowed nm
their wheat and intend planting the
ground in cotton. The Indications
are that the acreage in cotton will he
the largest ever planted in this county.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27

Commissioner Walsh reports that
there are 2i,67s,279 acres of land be-
longing to the common school fund.
Comptroller Swain says that II the
land should all be leased at an aver
age price OF four cents an acre, 1t
would produce 1897, 1918 annually to
the school fund, and relieve the PEG.
pie OF the l2a cents school tax.
"If they are all leased -! To lease
them all II would be necessary to sell
none and now, If the people are so
anxious to be relieved of that l2} cents
school tax, all they have to do is to In.
struct the legislature to withdraw the
school lands from sale and lease them
out. Then, we will escape the school
tax.
But the rabbit cannot be skinned
until he Is caught and killed. The
school lands are in alternate sections !;
and TO lease them all IL would be nee
essary TO utilize their alternates. This
would require us to dispose of 40, $780,
55S acres of land; or 50,0OO,OOO acres
in round numbers. Allowing ten acres
to the brute, 50,00,000 acres would
Craze 8 900, 900 head of cattle. Where
are they?
The comptroller's report for the year
ending August 81, 1884, shows that
there are less than 100000 cattle in
all Texas. Some of the cattle in the
state are In the farming sections,
some are in pastures which are owned
by the stockmen; in fact, THE GA
zErrE ventures the assertion that all
the cattle in the state available for
land lease purposes do not number
one more than l 5000 600 head In other
words, that there are not 500, 900 cat
tie In the hands OF "syndicates, -
corporations, n"kingsn and "baronsn
that any lease law, however linguistic.
rial, will ever force into leased land.
A herd law, by securing the piney
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27
Fight the Lease Law.


more than q year that the alternatives
OF the disposition OF our public lands
were herd law and free grass. And
right here we beg sensible men to be-
lieve that the term free grass is simply
used TO indicate land policy, time
honored In Texas and in the United
States, and that 1t is not an object but
an incident Of that policy and means
OF encouragement to pioneers to brave
the privations of frontier life, and
bring the West under the domin
ion Of the hoe. The fidelity OF THE
GAZETTE to this cause will not be
questioned by any man; but we have
endeavOred to yield mistaken convlc.
ton to the inevitable; the overwhelm-
ing majority in the legislature has been
fully recognized, and the apparent
willingness of that majority to make
some concession to policy that has
peopled other sections of Texas, and
one that would rapidlypeople the West,
has been gratefully acknowledged,
and won our support Of the compro-
mise intended to lessen the obstruc-
ton that any sort of a lease law would
be to the settlement Of the West.
The action of the senate il proof that
no consideration for the settlement OF
the country actuates the majority In
that body. It's amendments to the
lease-law bill are ~ devoid of justice
| 10 the owners of cattle in the Fast ~
TO the millionaire in the West. 1t
know what herd law Ia, and the
free -grassn members OF the house
should fight its amendments by every
device Of parliamentary law. The
bill, as it went back to the house, Is
iniquitous, and, If passed, should be
against the vote of every man who re-
CARDS the settlement and development
of the West as the prime considera'
ton. Let the men who fasten such a
law on Texas be, alone, responsible
for II.
The issue is clearly defined. Shall
the law promote the settlement of the
West? "Free-grass' men are for the
settlement of the country their pc
sitlon IL right; let them maintain it,
and henceforth vote against all laws
that obstruct settlement in any degree
they are In the minority; then, LEI
the majority answer to the people
for the law enacted FaYoring the
settlement of the country, the free
} grass men should vote only for suct
measures ~ promise to promote set
Element. The policy that beet pro
notes settlement not only creates the
largest school fund but adds to all tn,
states revenues by increasing the tax
able wealth Of the state. The senat,
has Knocked at the compromise anC
concession accepted by free grass men
: and boldly proclaimed It's herd-lav
proclivities. Now, let free grass mer
: rs boldly display the courage OF thell
b. convictions and propose the measures
, by them deemed most promotive o
. the settlement of tie West. One sidt
demands lease law regardless OF set
Element; let the other side demand set
r Element regardless of lease or here
law; and let the people decide.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27
Settle the Country.


TIL way to settle West Texas is to
offer inducements to men to go into
that section. One inducement is to
put the lands at as low price as pos
sible another is to sell man enough
land TO insure him a support until the
agricultural resources of the country
can be developed The law that would
the most rapidly people the West
the state lands at so that would allow
man to buy one section OF watered
and four sections of dry land, or five
sections Of dry land, and that would
repeal the lease law in toto. Such a
law would not only settle the West,
but, in peopllng that section and add
ing thereby to the taxable wealth of
the state, it would create larger
school fund than any lease law will
ever create.
Large areas of West Texas are en-
other large areas are but scantIy sup
piled Herewith. Such lands are I'M
available to the large cattle raiser, be-
cause of the lack OF water, and will
never yield the state u cent of revenue
through a lease law, Men who want
to farm will not go onto such lands to
secure one section; but II they could
buy four or five sections there would
be rush to West Texas unequalled in
the history of immigration, With
five sections OF land, a man could live
on the product of small bunch of
cattle while he was developing the
land, and the tendency of the move
ment would be to make of large .por-
ton of the West q stock farming coun-
try, just what it is designed by nature
to be.
The counties comprising "the Staked
Plains" are demopstrably adapted to
the growth of small grain, and for
this and certain other products will in
time become famous. The soil pro.
duces as luXurlant grass as any in
Texas, and II cattle could live on
grass alone, the Staked Plains to-day
would be the stockman's paradise.
But, while water can be had within
from fifteen to forty feet of the surface,
there is none available for ranching
purposes. To expect to lease this land
to cattlemen; or, that immigrants
will endure the piivation of frontier
life for one section of it, is the dream
off visionary.
II 1t ia desired TO settle West Texas,
and thereby to create ademand for the
lumber of the East and to add to the
taxable wealth OF the state, let the
legislature take a common sense, prac.
teal view of the means to accomplish
the purpose. In the time consumed
by some Lord Jeffreys skirting the
praries In search of tax recalcitrant
the operation of a wise, practical law
would fill the land with settlers, pro.
mote organization and civil govern.
ment and, thus, insure to the public
Golfers the states dues.
The lease law is a fundamental
wrong, The edifice erected thereon
will never be more than patchwork.
and time will demonstrate 1t. The
sooner the statesmen of Texas admit
the fact, the better II will be for Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27
PERRY.
German Counts and Countesses Pour
ing into Falls County.
Special,

Special.
PERRY, TEX, March 25.-Our genial
postmaster, Mr.. w. II Moser, has
just returned all smiling and bright
from a two months visit at his old
home in New York city, where he
purchased large spring stock for the
firm of Moser d Tanner.
The Count and Countess Bernstorff,
direct from Germany, arrived this
evening via New Orleans 1t is un-
derstood that the count will invest ex
tensively and bring a large number of
immigrants from his native country.
Rev. Il Won 5chluembach. with his
daughter, is expected home from Ger.
many April 20 He brings with him
large party, something like seven
teen or eighteen, including ladies, of
eminent persJnages Of Germany,
among whom are Count Peucker and
Count Phillipes, who is president of
the Y NJ G A. of Berlin, Germany;
also some three or four others who
wear the title OF count. These are all
people of means, and If our state suits
them, ~ we know it will, they will
add In no small measure to our state 8
wealth and population.
Our railroad agent also expects his
father, Mr.. G. S. Carver, from Ohio, to
visit him in April, and he hopes to
convince him that rexas Is not halt
as bad as Gen. Sherman used to de-
clare in days g me by.
Crop prospects up TO date are good.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27
Fixins tbe Prios.

The failure 20 fix the price on the
school lands that will attract home
seekers to Texas will be one OF the
chief evils resulting from failure 10
pass a land bill at the present session
of the legislature. Cheap public lands
attract settlers, and II the price of our
state lands was put at two dollars an
acre, the mode OF obtaining title SIM
plifled, and no discrimination made
between watered and dry sections,
more home.seekers would be attracted
to the state than If the price was fixed
at tour OF at three dollars and the
present cumbersome system main
tanned.
The price of public lands regulates
that OF private landss and every rail-
road company, every land syndicate,
every large land holder, has direct
pecuniary interest In fixing as high q
price az possible oa the state's lands
These private owners are compelled TO
cut the price Of public lands as an
indacement TO Offset the long
time offered by the sta'e,
and 1t is much to their interest that
the state fix the maximum price on
its lands. 1t would promote the sale
OF state lands and the more rapidly
settle the West to put the price at So ;
but the coEmorants who secured their
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27

lands at fifty cents and one dollar an
acre demand that the price be more
than two dollars. in order that they
may underbid the state and sell at ~
Settlement would conquer eve a =
lease law under favorable cond' .dons
but II the law fixes minim IN, tease
rate and minimum sale price and
hampers the purchase by complex
methods of securing dtIe, the settle
ment Of the country, is impossible. DC
some men pref n to see it unsettled
unless they CO Il use the law TO appre-
ciate their own property?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27
COLORADO.
Special.

Special,
COLORADO, TEX, March 2s.-Our
English cousinsleft for the country this
morning, part ON horseback, equipped
n English style, and made very fine
leaving. oeiore
Dr. 70, II. Sabin, formerly of tbIs
p, lSoe but more recently from Evans
VIE, Ind, arrived this morning ac.
o3lnpanied by a party of Capitalists
VINO VINO are seeking a field for good in,
vestments as we'll as homes for A iar1a
Immigration yet TO come. 's 90
=, United states Marshal Hughes from
hiehmord, Va, was arrss,ed o ~
"arienheid yesterday eveping Inv
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27
ToYAH.
special.

SpeclNl.
ToYAH, Tex, March 25.-The party
who was shot here the night of the
ssrd, is getting along very well. The
doctors say he has fair chance for re.
covery. Ware, the party who did the
shooting, has not been seen since. II
is Thought he has gone TO Mexico.
Capt McMurray, of the rangers. mr.
rested a man named n. p. Hughes ON
train sol going west last night. He
Is United States marshal and ia
wanted In Virginia by the United
States authorities for defalcation.
DIR. Buck OF Pecos stabbed himself
twice last night.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27

If the legislature insists upon leas-
ing lands without giving present oc.
cupants the prior right up to some
certain date, the ranger force had bet
ter be increased. 1t will be needed.
When law organizes hell, by doing in
Justice, 1t ought to provide water for
putting out the fire. This is a sugges-
ton, not a threat.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27
PALESTIN e.
A Pilfering Tramp A Second Plant.
ing of Corn Necessary.
Special

PALESTINE, Ten, March 90 City
Marshal ROGERS is looking for tramp
who stole bolt of cloth late yesterday
evening from Crohn's store and sold il
to pawnbroker for fifty cents. Two
farmers had bought it, but they gave
1t up on being refunded their money
Some of the corn crop will have 10
be planted over in this vicinity, on
account of the protrscted cold weather
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27

THERE are wars and rumors in Eu-
rope and Asia, and America has meat
and bread to sell. Everything works
together for good to them that serve
the Lord.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27

THE GAZETTE does not derive pleas
ure from the sutlerings of nations en-
gagged In war. But II foreigners will
40 to war, we are glad that America
has meat and bread to sell A dollar u
bushel for wheat Is what we'd like
In ann
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27

EVERY owner of large bodies of real
estate has direct pecuniary interest
in the price fixed by the state for
school lands. The higher that price,
the more individual owners can hope
tn get
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27

Gov. IRELAND said 1.-THE day would
never come in Texas when man
could not turn his cattle out on the
commons" His reputation as a
prophet do Ponds on the power OF the
senate TO enact herd law.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27
THE House.

MORNING AND AFTERNOON sESgl
The discussion Of the senate Anst
ments to the land bib OagpiNits Z
tire morning and Afternoon isMan;H
the house, There sis tssAiy'hSeS5
these amendments, sndsOna q w
strike at the most important leslll
of the bill. The provision ayls
settler the prior right 70 less la1I
ticns in addition to hi. paFssQ
elicited the greatest interest ~
most prolonged debate, Flnay
vote OF As to SO the houss i'a
this feature and refused TO eoaI
The folio wing amendnsls NJ
also rejected; Providing ~ usa'i
limbertd lands. u
Providing for the sac
tracts OF less than GAO acIss ~
lied counties. ~. s,,|
Unlimitiug the qualuI' Nh
both in unorganiztd and '9
counties, which any one HiV
lease. ,-,,Js
Repeating the prior ile |. WI
pants to lease their presen l'. ,..s
Increasing the price Of S'''
to So per acre. IN ~
Reserving to the sts.s 81 Y
now known to exist or tnsl n.y. IA
after be discovered on school ~ n
Giving the purchaser ln AZ. \
pay the entire price imme1n,i
railroad town site shan 70
his land. 4. Nh
The house concurred ID ~, ~ NJ
ing amendments: ffos au-. q
rent agent or grass X. m
whose duty II is to act 'l''
on the school lands, IA
Striking out the proylsiO.. IN M 4
Gates in Travis county ~ h
tuted by the attorneey,, lI IanS. I
lawful Occupation Of the lss a Y d
Prohibiting the paymensse s, 4
purchase money uni Y. .S,r 4
ment and occupancy iOl ~, ss Il 4
Several other amendm uaoSlsi
ly a verbal nature were a0p gII. |
The following senate ~
passed to third reading S As,r.;
criminal jurisdiction o. 'sD
Ter and C0ncho counties .,.,ly, i
Amending the law Te's Y Va
indictments and repcfe
ries ,,A,n,nt u /
real estate may be ioLs'
tees and county courts AND
The constitutional ains '.o
passed providing ior wv l
supreme judges. s,sa,os /
In the house to plgnIs , ,Iv wv
providing that beneyoisppss q 4
without lodges shall m .,oIIeI
s's TSa senate ~ i bill donating y
appropriated public , ooar
school fund after the Ss. ~ III }
federate land certiticsiis. n tIIs
al m ILu - =
satisfied was passed " ,.isd lcs
inc. The senate reslrlss'IiSh s.s
the original grantes Il h sn6
Gates. but the house
The senate commins,l''.s,yi son y
Senators Traylor, 1a i,s tls e
appointed to inyeslsnnro n q &
recently preferred ,. JpS "
against Land CcmmIs'ivo Isp,r
Senator Davis, have ,bo ~
renort They exnv MN n
I land commissioner fI ere
conduct in the ~ "
locations and closed !, =
That their evidence q I
tanned from the recolud "
office. 1t Is undels'.Us'i hso
Davis freely exprs,s,s e XII
1t was q whitewashsaS,,s. ssit,S
he viii yet take o latter Y
about the u'H
oeaasion is afforded. IA
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27

THE plums to Texas are small and
shriveled, but they have begun to fall !;
a postoflice at Sulphur Springs and a
postoffice at Gainesville have been
doled out to u majority of 1875, 600!
And for this much," the army of ex-
peotants exclalm in glad voice,
"thankstu
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27

Sheriff II. G. Ware. Hughes is sup
posed to be deiaulter The amount
is unknown as yet. He ia held till
further orders from Richmond are re-
ceived.
Some children at the school-house
IN the eastern part of the city were
fooling with cartridge and 1t ex.
ploded. Fortunately no one was
hurt,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27
AlX'h LEGISLATURE
ADprop1latIen' BIZ III a ~ g., Gu.
by the House, ''''d
The House Rejects the a.,.,.,
Law Amendments n. = e . t sssi T., 4 4
BY a Vote Of as to 8 Ss'' o
THE SENATE
MORNING SESSION.

TT-'N phcclON
SDecial
AUSTIN, TEX, March o.
senate this morning Mr.. K S.,,-la Y
the committee on co"s w Y
amendments an no, reported us,sSal' |!
the bill amending sections '''0''I
article 0, of the constitution !. 'aa
transfer the criminal busips.. "a y =
court OF appeals to the spn,a.. u0l
me house bill to probIf;.,s lle cevi
sale Of deadly weapons Il !, ,,s ins slt|
reported unfavorably as 4 W. 1,'u .''' \
till July /. paylngtn|
Mr.. Glasscock int,odn,
authorizing the governo, u : 4
three assessors and collao,o~ appcli
unorganized counties, ''is u 4
The general appropriate, i,
taken up and amended ~ plii VI
crease all the Sl2O0 ssl. y az 10
comptroller's Office to sIsa ID
The Terrell asylum itemv,.
eu 80 as TO permit an addlurrssiIi is II
man and increasing ina "s,u ,
the furnace from 800 O0O b s SS S
,od me summer-normal schools NJ
SoOou, stricken out by az bo,.a' a
again added. ~ ''Osss
An effort was made 10 ...
S9l 600 each year TO nav nss s's.
1t failed by a vote of YEAS s | - ss.,!
Adjourned till 8 p N ''''S
AFTERNOON SESSION
AT the afternoon stssi,n T,,,.
amendment to the apprn,j,i ~ a
providing that the Sam Eon.ior1 NJ
NAL school shall be stlppOrisS 'c on \ !
the available school fand aps Sot y.
the general revenue, was Al n,sS
An amendment was addeS Az
priaiing $500 to pay the ,xpsr.S
the state engineers Office snd nv
pay the fish commissioner and I.
ants until July, at which tins
offices expire by limitation
The sum Of $4,000 was added Ala,
the states agent TO present The
of the state to the general governs
The appropriation bill was u
pa sed.
The senate bill seeking to n.s
great reduction in the prices IA
printing was engrossed. II
The house bill relating to juns
cussed yesterday, was taken /, I
final passage but Senators KIN
Garrison, Harrison, Davis and ]
dolph refused to vote, thus brslihsb
quordm They we're declaredhs
tempt, but the minority rehss n
vote and there was no way 70 gE
the rules.
After much time was wssisihiH
clustering the senate sdjoumd
morning.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27

The Texas q st. Louis Railway Co.
Is still selling tickets 10 all points
North and East at greatly reduced
rates. Excursion tickets 10 st. Louis
S29, good for thirty days. Office 0ppo-
site postofiice. Il. Il. FosDIcK,
Agent.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27

The small stock.raiser had better
prepare to sell out to "the company"
If the senate land bill goes through.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27

THE churches and the Legislature
have declared war on the skating
rink, and ii Is doomed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27
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