Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-14

teacher In West Texas. Grandpa Ochs
mas eeen actively engaged Ia the school.
room Tor iorty-three years. lie has eiu-
Gated uore boys aud girls than any live
teachers west OF the Colorado, and Is au
active, earnest teacher yet, and bids fair
To serve his country many years IN the
capacity OF teachor.-T Mason News.
AS TO wArERED LANDS.
To the man OF means II IL OF small mo-
ment whether the watered lands are nut
ON the market for sale or not, as he can
afford To dig or drill for water and erect
windmill, but 10 the man with the hoe,
the man who viii give all the ha d ticks
In making tA1 Panhandle bloom as a rose,
Il IL OF great Importance that he ahould
he allowed to purchase watered land IL
rexas Panhandle.
NOTHING IN NAME.
Some people say the beautiful yegeta.
tion on our commons is not tdog. fennel. %
and they are somewhat severe In their
criticism Of our calling the weed out of lts
name, We have only to say, in answer.
that we believe we are correct, but even
II wrong, the fact OF the city's ombelhsh.
ment remains the same. ga rose by any
othername would smell as sweet,N and
this "dog-ionuol by any other name would
grow as rank W. Calvert Courier.
QuEhR VlD GAM.
Early Saturday morning last an old
crippled gentleman, stranger, passed
through Gilmer ON his way 20 Marshall.
He drove a fine large horse hilched to
double-seated top buggy, and had two
large dogs ued 10 the rear end OF the We
hiGle, lie inquired Of one or two Of our
best citizens the road 10 Marshall They
promptly gave the desired information;
but the old gentleman seemed to doubt
their sincerity, aud gavt the citizens
genteel "cussing out" for their pains.
taking answers = r. xas Mirr,r.
THE OUTLOOK AT BRowEwooD.
From the present outlook, IL IL believed
that Brownwood will do fair business
this fall. There will be considerable cot.
ton raised, and as cattie-buyors are now
coming into this section, large number
OF cattle Will be sold. This will give the
people money enough to live on until
another crop be made, and with the az
siRtance TO be obtained In the way OF seed,
etc, Brown county Will be able TO pull
through, "slightly dleigured," tits true,
hut, nevertheless, "stlll In the ring -
TBrownwood Bee.
TUE TIME HAS COME.
We believe the time has come when the
leading citizens Of our county should
take some steps to put a stop TO the
wholesale horse stealing that IL going on.
There IL well.organlzed band OF horse
thieves operating from the Rio Grande
clear across the state. OF late there Is
scarcely week passes that one or more
good horses are not taken from this
county. These men have confederates
here and In other counties and they are
posted as TO where 10 find the best horses
and 1t Is an easy matter TO get 70 the
counties east and dispose OF them or put
them In the hands OF coniederates TO get
rid OF them 10 the best advantage ~
Brady Sentinel.
NO SPORTS NEED APPLY.
The manager OF the Ii Il ranch
couple OF weeks ago discharged three or
four OF his boys whom he found gambling.
An inverlable rule Of this management
forblds gambling or carrying six-shooters
about the ranchi We understand, and when
a new employe Is taken In he has full
notice Of what Is expected Whether
other ranches are enforcing rules OF the
same kind we are not informed, though
II Is hardly thought so. There Is some
pretty strong and sensible argument for
the adoption Of such regulations on some
OF the ranches al least. We wonder Il w
not more general - TaecOsa Pioneer.