Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-29

AcAts press.
an attractive feature Of the Queen ~,
o. the borderis the quantity and onaii,,
OK us music, which between nirhtly nm
10 the city, and fandangos In the man,
summer gardens In the SUBURBS. the sore
naulng OF parties on Saints DAYS mi
ieaYes the Impression that the great nroh,
ZEN OK lie can only be solved by ,nns,c
me iandango, In origin, stretching avs,
oack toward the dawn of erection nns,
sesses the two-fold power Of SOOTHING
the savage and charming the cuitIvats,
me connecting link Of these well-dlftered
snu Wloe-apart orders Of taste, like the
ulViulng line between sense and instinct.
mas never been traced, but undoubtedly
iles somewhere between the wild, weird
iancies brought into play by gauzy
open-air shadows whirllng in a glImmer.
ing torchlight TO the strains Of barbarous
music, and the courtiy style with which
the average Pilado basks in the sunny
glances Of his dark. eyed senorita, or helms
ner to candles, tortellas or tamaie for the
privilege OF her partnership TO a waltz.
Inc iandango carries with it sort OF
slde-show, various and sundry gaming
taoles, Tor which the DESCENDANTS OF the
aztec race have warm-hearted affection.
brownsville Is one of the prettiest little
cities in the United States. II has very
efficient system of schools, the finest mill.
tary barracks in the country, an ice fac
tory, theater, and an immense collec.
ton of jackals.
Here we crossed the river to Mata-
moras. At this point the river
is only seyenty-hve yards wide.
The river terminus Of the clty's
street car system Is reached
on the opposite bank at Santa Cruz,
which is noted for its famous fAndanro
plaza, a lovely little park having large
refreshment saloon, graveled walks and
numerous ornamental iron seats and
handicapped tables distributed under
decorated sheds The street railroad is
owned by Francisco Amanda, q mer-
chant prince OF Northern Mexico. The
streets through which this line runs are
paved with horizontal mesquite blocks,
and the road handles freight as well as
passengers. A ride OF mile, costing 81
cents, brings us TO the military plaza in
the center of the city, affording on the
way a good view OF many substantial
buildings Of three stories, mostly built of
brick, and, as everywhere else In the re-
public. the windows iron-barred like a
jail. Matamoras with 10000 people has
four public squares ornamented with the
fairest flowers that bloom anywhere, and
the air is fairly loaded with their
delicious perfume. Even the square
containing the cockpit is lovely with
flowers. Here the people spend their
Ssbbaths aud their earnings in the deyout
and pious practice of chicken lighting.
Imposing along near the public school
house noise like bees swarmlng is heard,
snd on examination it is discovered that
all the pupils study aloud, At the top Of
the hill, however, silence reigns supreme
and the classes proceed 10 recitation. The
are studious and polite to one
another and easily disciplined; are pro-
tected by the strong arm Of the law
against corporeRl punishment or harsh and
arbitrary rebuke.
The misery of the city is its hotels or
the want Of them, but after going on the
streets everything else Is forgotten in the
admiration Of the extraordinary beauty
and grace OF the ladies', their graceful
figures, magnificent eyes, gaudy and yet
becoming dress, superlatiyely delectable
mode of salutation, charming embon
point, etc.
III soil, scenery and population botf
sides of the river are about as much
alike as the Siamese twins The Next
can frontier has a decided advantage In
its rural police organization, than which
no better executive system for the pro
lection OF life and property was ever de
yised. Every alcalde has an executive
officer, on whom devolves the duty o.
permanently enrolling and commanding
for immediate service against malefactor
the brayest and ablest dependents In Tho
hacienda. These Cossacks have no ten
der mercles, and the wretched Bashi
Bazouk who has enterprise in murdel
and robbery is forced to swim the rive
or be run down like mad dog, the chase
spreading without interruption from
ranch TO ranch until the culprit is tasel
and killed.
The climate along the frontier here !
no less favorable to the husbandmai
than to the fruitfulness of his toll. A
'early as March the markets Of both theS
cities are plentifully supplied with mel
ons, green corn and all vegetables know
to Southern country.
In ordinary seasons two crops OF cor
can be harvested between March and Ot
tober, and the great revenue-bearin
crops, cotton and sugar, yield abuI
dainty.
Agriculture Is sadly neglected, bein
confined almost exclusively TO the Mex
cans, who have not yet advanced beyon
the Roman plow and the Grecian ox-yok'
II II be true that civilization begins an
ends at the plow, it would rebound to IN
credit of some alcalde acquainted wit
the advantages OF running his furrow
deep to give them push ahead by In
porting some professor of one OF u
many colleges in the United States wh
are supposed TO teach the science OF yel
| ing old Mother Earth. They ought to d
this or something else that would oet
directly on the agricultural actuallties
the nineteenth century.
when capitalist farmers come into Tn
country, as they surely Will, their grei
object and bonanza will be sugar-ean'
which In size and yield exceeds eve
now that of British Honduras Thef
uear lands easily accessible for the pu
pose Of irrigation, embracing nearly 10y
square miles, consist mainly OF alluvl
loan, black and rich, that can be broke
up to any desirable depth with Two GOO
horses or any other kind OF ordlhal
team. These lands are partial pIair
and partly wooded with mesquite epol
and a beautiful variety Of lance WOO
with some chapperel. In proof 81 y
success attending the culture OF this gre
reyenue-bearlng crop, II will be necessa