Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-06

own estimation, don't turn over Jne
ink stand and will of course likewise
give ne coaster" for my last
specify
From the mouth Of the Sabine river
westward, the state extends eight
miles (ride a Spanish cavio
across it if you don't believe me) and
from the mouth of the Rio Grande
northward the same distance, these
two points being the extreme eastern
and Southern eXtremities Of the state.
The present population of Texas
estimated from the last census is two
million human beings, beings such
as cattle, horses, sheep, goats, hogs
wild animals such as bear, deer and
hogs, are as st. John saw in his vision,
such as no man can number"
There is no uniformity in the
climate of Texas, covering the vast
area as she does there is every variety
of climate from almost tropical to
the extreme of the temperate zone.
About nine tenths of the state is prai-
RE country interspersed with timber,
the remaining one tenth on the cas-
tern border is well timbered. The
prairies are rich black soil variable
depths under which is limestone
formation. The timbered portion is
mostly light sandy soil covered in
many places by heavy pine forests.
The prairie country is in general
very healthy and exempt from every
character of malarial disease the tim
bered portion is subject to ordinary
fevers and malarial diseases usual in
such regions.
Texas can well maintain popula-
ton of twenty millions of people, a
large portion of the state being as yet
unsettled. The average price of UNI
improved arabic land is from three
to five dollars per acre; land for pas
toral purposes can be bought at from
two to three dollars an acre.
Writers on Texas have said so much
of her grandeur and vast resources
that il should seem the world at large
should be well informed of all she
offers.
Texas isn't an Eden where idleness
can bask under the vine and fig tree
Work must be the motto of all who
would prosper in Texas. Poor men
with large families are wanted in
Texas. Call on Texas rich and cheap
land for reference and moi land spec
ulators. Galveston is TO Texas what
New York is to the United States.
This city is situated on the Gulf and
has a delightful climate. 1t is gaining
renown as a pleasure resort as report
has gone abroad that its atmosphere,
moonlight and small pleasure boats
are after the similitude of Italy's
Genoa. No people on this globe
verify and exemplify Patrick IIenry's
views OIL liberty more than Texans,
who as it were are living monu-
nent to this American inspired
Henry. Long ago Texas started the
mandate $50 tell every creature oil
me" on the winds and to-day like the
Star of Bethlehem, The Lone Stal
shines benignly on the wise men ol
the East and the lonely shepherds
from Judean hills, and the language
Of Babel is now the language oil
Texas.
1t is said of John Howard Payne
that as he walked the streets of New
York City a beggar that he heard
the inmates of fine mansions singing
his immortal "Home Sweet Home;
so laborers from every nation who
without home among the numbers
they have made for the upper "gradt
or patricians" have found in Texas /
helping hand. And the greater pOr'
ton of its free lands are settled by
laborers from other countries ant
states.
The state has over three million o
dollars appropriated annually fol-
free schools. AT Austin the capita
of the state is worthy monumen
erected to the honor of Freedom, {
university second to none in thu
United states, free yes absolutely ire,
to all Texans and would be to other
but Texas is somewhat behind in al
educational point Of view-that j
Texans, OIL account Of being mostly
laborcrs and therefore uneducated
nonopolize all the school facilitie
offered.
Now word for the benefit of som
Of you who anticipate a home il
Texas. When you land in the Stat
with your boiled shirt and fried col
lar glistening as they will in on
bright sunshine don't let their glis
tening eclipse the seemingly little in
telligence or rather native shrewdnes
of Texans, as is often the case so grea
is the contrast; because ere long Ii
you allow the eclipse) some Texar
will have changed coat, pants, an,
vest, with you and you will be hear,
singing "Once was happy but nov
am forlorn, like an old coat all tat
tered and torn" Some of you lik
the Jews will not believe but com
/ along and after you stay awhile lik
Thomas you will honestly comics
THAT | believe"-T do.n Anothe
great mistake emigrants make
investing all their money in chea
things which at home they pay S
dearly for; such as lands, horses, COW
etc, which of course is good propert
but like the little boy eating suga
in a barrel they cease to be good BE-
fore long. They cease to be goo,
simply from the fact that in no othe
state money is as influential as hel
for example the banks at Brownwoo
are letting money at % per cent. An
with money you can often put you
own price on things and take then
Texans are always on the NOV
which gives spectators fair chance
at their property. Auctions are dali
but none but Texan should dal
trade for support simply because
is done in "latin" as it were to Other
than Texans; for example should
man sell his farming implements [
! the highest bidder, this highest bic
der knows Of a certain "new Gomez
.. that he can sell to at a profit.
| must now bring my letter to
close but will give one more sugge
ton. If you don't like Texas (shoul
you Gomez don't tell us so becau,
Texans are also very free spoken pc,
pie and will color your check wit