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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10
sherman's Democratic Precedents.
b Chicago Herald

John Sherman, who can blandly state a
part truth when the suppression OF the
rest of it suits lis purpose, says that
when Jefferson had the good fortune OF a
surplus revenue, he asked TO what pur-
pose the surplus should be applied,
and expressed his belief that the patriot
ism of the people would prefer the con-
tinuance of the imposts and the spplics-
ton Of the money 20 III cit purposes of
public education, roads, rivers and canals.
But John Sherman does not state that
the treasury receipts ran from twelve to
sixteen millions per annum during the
Jefferson administration, and thai the
surplus, the result Of frugal administra-
ton, did not reach ten millions, and that
the imposts were very light, not having
reached the scaDdalousiy excessive rate
now demanded for the enrichment OF
manufacturers. Z
john Sherman also states that General
Jackson, when he, too, WAS burd eued
With q surplus, recommended its distri-
button among the states and signed bill
to that end. But John Sherman neglects
to mention that General Jackson deeply
regretted the act because such use efthe
surplus was practically demonstrated To-
be vicious, and in his last message 70
Congress showed the utter folly OF the
proceeding and though ne had been
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION.

We are nation Of workers, and yet
until within score of years, nothing ha
been done to cultivate the hand. Tn,
head and the heart have been psrcelle(
out between the "doctors'' and divinity
teachers. In this division the body-tht
sano corpore has been treated as o.
lower order, the mere receptacle of the
mems ssno, forgetting all the time thai
the sound body is necessary, absolutely
necessary, to the sound mind. This idee
even in Hamilton's time, was the recog.
nized teaching Of himself and his school,
for, said he: "O1 earth there is nothing
great but man; in man there is nothing
great but mind" Man in his entirety
was not thought Of; the hand was not
considered, only the head and heart. Il is
little singular, too, that this should
be SO; for if we look at the words ety.
mologically-head, heart and hand-each
begins with the same letter. In the
latin-mental, moral and manual-each
begins with the same letter. This could
not happen by CHARGE. 1t shows that
man is trinity in unity, aud as such
should be so educated. Il is gratifying
to see the Independent thinkers and pro-
gressive men of the latter part of the
nineteenth century bringing to life and
light the long dormant fact that our chill
dren-We ourselves, have hands as well as
heads. This fact being recognized the
next question presenting itself is, how
and when shall these hands be trained or
educated? The tendency of modern times
is towards teaching both head and hand
in the same school and at the same time.
Drawing, when first taught, met with
much opposition. Various objections
were urged against this branch of study.
yet drawing is really the only universal
language because it is the perfection OF
Illustration even Of our thoughts. Para
bles are word drawings and hence their
frequent and successful use by the great
est OF all Teachers. All cannot be
draughtsmep, but all must be workers.
The great demand Ct the world is for pro-
ducers. Hence, as nation of workers
we should put into the schools into the
hands Of pupils alternately books and
tools-little books and little tools, greater
books and greater tools. Children and
men learn to saw by saving, to plane by
planning. They become workers by work
ing. The extra expense necessary, If
considered fairly, is no more than that Of
the equipment OF colleges and so-called
uni 7ersities, and these few are for
the fewer few-the wealthy. Said VIM.
81 do not want art for a few
my more than education for q few, or
freedom for 8 few" Athens claimed
"the democracy Of art" America "a
nation Of workers." should claim that
The nation should be taught how to work.
In this new departure Of combining in
Iustrial education nth the ordinary
studies taught in our common schools,
Boston has the honor OF being the flrst
;ity in this country to put 1t in practice.
} sher CT ties have followed suit and are
Cannot Fort Worth, the first
:ity in Texas, be the first in this?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10
An IMMIGRANTS, HONE

The Houston Post adapts the sugges-
ton of THE GAZETTE to the needs Of it's
own city, and thus amends the Fort
Worth idea of such home for the uses of
the Bayou City: "Now that the general
movement looking to the peopling of the
state by immigration is about arranged,
the Post has suggestion to make to the
citizens of Houston. 1t is this: Erect or
lease buildings In this city to be used as
an Immigrants Home, somewhat after
the plan of the one maintained by the
international and Great Northern Railway
some yesrs ago st Palestine. This
could be done at q comparatively
small expense. Il would be necessary
only to furnish q building for the use Of
those unable to afford the more costly
luxury of hotel. The building or build
ings should be situated conveniently to
some eating house where plain, cheap
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10

WHY would 1t rot pay Fort Worth to scatter
Its printed matter on all eastbound trains from
FL Paso Capitalists returning from California
might be induced to investigate the chances OF
profitable investment here Fort Worth Ga
Zette.
1t viii pay, brother GAZETTE. Proceed to
distribute the information.-[El Paso Tribune.
Many Of those who went to California
in search of investments were deferred
from making them by the enormous prices
now put on climate by the Californisns.
These men, disguised with the outlook,
are returning through Texas to their
homes. Why would it not be profitable
to Fort Worth to induce them to lay over
in this city and investigate its offerings
to capital?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10
CALIFORNIA WATER RIGHTS.
Two Advantages Over Texas. Climate and
Irrigation.

Two Advantages Over Texas. Climate and
Irrigation.
MIDLAND, TEX, Dec %, 1857.
To the Editor OF the Gazette.
AS you are pitching into California
weekly about their boom can't help but
think you are wrong. In the first place,
who makes her just what she is? First
is the extra climate. Second is her sys-
tenn OF irrigation. In the first we are not
so very far behind, but IN the irrigation
we have no law that will give US 8 title
to water right even should ditch cost
$4,000. Some other party or corpora
ton can go right above you (circum-
stances being fsvorable) and take your
water away and there is no law
in the State that will prevent it,,
it makes no difference how much
it may iniure the first party.
But 1t is different in California. II
man takes ditch out of q stream, ne can
hold Just what the head of his ditch calls
for, Just as long as he uses it or can sell
it just as well IS the land. Some water
rights are worth :s high as 500 per inch,
and am told g.. in some cases more. Ii
you would quit abusing California and
get the state of Texas to adopt the Cali
FORMS water right laws in full. and
publish them in full SO !. that.
people can understand them, you vii de
this state more good than oil the abuse
that you can cram in your paper. >
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10

complete the triangle. Some one surely
should be taken from the House, and that
at the next election for United States
Senator. There is no disposition just now
to particularize or advance the cause OF
any Congressman; the primary and para
mount object to be accomplished is to
have people believe that change is one
Of the crying necessities of the times, and
that continuing such very ordinary man
as Coke in the United States Senate when
If the cry of ''tire!" were heard in Con-
gress better material would break its
neck tumbling over its colleague in the
person of Texas Congressman, would
be the veriest pigheadedness and q SIAN
der upon the intelligence and spirit Of
the state. In due time the gentleman
who represents Texas in Congress, and
who contains within himself such pre-
eminent qualities, will be put forward
by his friends. Just now it is desirable
only to school the public to the fact that
Texas Is poorly represented in the United
States Senate, and that much better ms
terial can be found in Congress. These
two propositions once becoming accepted
dogmas OF public faith, the rest will be
easily accomplished. The skill and in
genuity displayed by the enemies OF Coke
is worthy OF ell admiration and they may
succeed in sending the gentleman to the
shades of private life. It will not be an
easy task, however. There are q good
many people in Texas who remember that
we were not always blest with the piping
times of peace which we are now enjoy
ing, and that there were times when
man Of only ordinary ability would have
been but broken reed. They remember,
too, that Coke was the Moses who
smote the rock of Republican OPP
preston, from which gushed the
waters Of political freedom. They do
not forget that this "ordinary man" is
he who drove the unhallowed advocates
CT bayonet rule from the temples OF the
people and restored the long denied
blessings Of self government. They
know too, that Coke's name stands sec
ond to none as an American statesman,
and the trouble is that these old citizens,
much TO the discontinue Of ambitious
adolescents, will insist on poking in and
taking seat in the Legislature. There
sre great msny things people forget IN
til the proper time comes. THE GA
,ETTE repeats; These clever gentlemen
may succeed in sending sold Brains" to
The shade of his own outrageous. fig tree,
out they will have work enough to keep |
hem quite busy until after the next cleo
ION.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10
IMMIGRATION
a Lettar From Colonel Chilton-Ei Paso
Will Soon Take the Next Step.
FL Paso Tribune.

Lettar From Colonel Chilton-Ei Paso
Will Soon Take the Next Step.
FL Paso Tribune.
The following letter was received yes
terday from Colonel Chiffon:
PECos. TEN, Jan ), 1852.
Chairman immigration Committee:
DEAR SIR-In conformity with the plan
of organization for the State Immigration
Association Of Texas and agreeable to
propositions and suggestions contained
in the state address, you are hereby re-
Guested to call convention or
mass meeting OF the citizens
Of your county as early as possible, COM
plete an organization, formulate county
and precinct plan OF operations end re-
port same in full with e list OF officers and
other matter of interest, to this office at
your earliest convenience, in order that
your interests may be advocated before
the state executive committee, which
meets at Aus:in,.s Tex, January "a, 1888.
Respectfully, T B. Chiffon,
Representative Twenty eighth Senatorial
District, and Member State Executive
Committee.
reply was dispatched last evening,
asking Colonel Chiffon to come to Ell Paso
IS soon as possible to confer with our
citizens in regard to the best measures to
adopt. S. W. Russell, president OF the
development board, and John Julian, pres
ident of the Board OF Trade, have con-
suited with each other and members of
both organic stions. There is q general
desire that Colonel Chiffon, who was Sc
lected by the united delegations from
the country along the Texas and Pacific,
shall come here, and it is probable mass
meeting will be called on his arrival.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10
The NEW DISCOVERY.

The new "lead" struck by some of the
state papers is the discovery Of huge
boulders bullying out of the sides of ar
royos and containing y per cent. of the
fact that Texas has had only very ordi-
nary representation in the United States
Senate since the war. Mind you, there
is no complaint made; our Senators have
been good enough, and while they had to
look up through smoked glass to see the
star of fame, they had to peer downwards
to find the clouds of criticism-shey were
below the one, and above the other. This
discovery is thrown out every now anG
then in order that it may become an SC
cepted fact bye and bye. But if Texas
has been "short" on Senatorial superior
fly she has been "long" on Congressional
characterization, to use couple of
phrases familiar "on Change" In the
House, Texas hiss possessed all that is
brave and brilliant, ell that is
grand and glorious, all that is
masteiIy and msritorious. These
facts once recognized and accepted, their
compounding will, like different chemicals,
produce third Ingredient which will be
the question: "Why do we not transfer
some Of these magnificent attributes to
the Senator" OF course those who be-
lleve the other two propositions must
ADMIT that this is necessary in order 10
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10

SEvENTY-FIvE cases of sickness are re-
ported in the Huntsville penitentisry,
principally "messels, humps and pneu-
monia." Measels and mumps are una
voidable, but why should pneumonia
prevail? Pneumonia results from ''c.tch-
ing cold, fatigue, and impoverished Coz
dition of the blood" Ordinary care will
prevent catching cold, ordinary work will
not produce over-fatigue, and ordinary
food keeps the blood from being impov-
erished. Does the state of Texas not
vouchsafe these to her unfortunate if
criminal bondsmen?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10
TO THE PUBLIC.

Mr.. L. Calhoun Is the only Iegu-
lar authorized travelling agent fol
The GAZETTE, and this office viii
be responsible for subscriptions
etc, paid to him only. Our loca
agents are known In their respective 10.
calities, and are responsible to the sub
scriber until he gets the paper. Parties
wishing to subscribe for THE GAZETTE
are, therefore, advised to pay the money
10 the local agent or send it direct, and
shun all so-caIled agents who are not
known to them as being reliable. THE
GAZETTE cannot be held responsible fol
the actions OF those who have no author.
ity or permission to represent it.
DEMOCRAT PUBLISHING Co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10
Number
Number
During the same period other stock in
ressed SIS follows:

Thus, while the protected sheep of the
state have decreased under the war tariff
from nearly 900, 900 to less than 500. GOO,
the unprotected cattle, horses, mules and
hogs have correspondingly increased.
i Louisville Courier Journal.
The high tariff of 1867 so stimulated wool
production on the cheap lands of the pub
lie DOMAIN that prices in the home mar
ket were forced downward, instead of up
ward. AS the land in Iowa increased
in value the farmers found they could
no longer aft ord to rely upon sheep hus-
bandry as a profitable industry. The
result is told by the figures above given.
The same thing has occurred in Ohio.
The prosperity OF the wool grower is
largely dependent upon the prosperity OF
the wooden manufacturer. II the manu-
facturer should have free access to the
worlds market for coarse woods he would
be able to use a correspondingly larger
quantity of home grown wool, and pay
better prices for it. The proof OF this
fact may be found in the prices of wool in
this country in past years. The largest
average prices have been obtained under
low tariff rates. The iaterest of the con-
sumner, of the manufacturer and of the
wool grower are identical. All would be
benefited by the admission Of imported
wool free OF duty.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10

meals could be obtained until the immi-
grant inside choice of his or her final loca-
ton. Houston is the gateway to Texas
over one Of the three principal railway
lines into the state, aud by furnishing
such conveniences and accommodation
as those suggested, could be made the
distributing point n at least al OF the
southern portion of the state. The ex-
pense attached to such plan would be
but trfitng. and the money expended by
the new comeIs while in 1.-The city would
more thsn repay the outlay. Besides,
these people stopping here for several
days would afford our citizens, land
agents ana property owners an oppor-
tunity to show off the advantages Of both
city and county and perhaps fiud puI-
chasers and secure settlers. This is q
matter at least worth consideration, and
the Post hopes to see the county immi-
grafton society or committee give to it
due attention"
The Post claims that "Houston is the
gateway to Texas over one OF the three
principal railway lines" II Houston, as
"the gateway" over one line, would find
an immigrants home 8 profitable invest
ment, what would such home prove to
Fort Worth, the grand central distributing
point for the Fort Worth and Denver, the
Santa Fe, the Cotton Belt, the Texas Pa
cifc and the Missouri Pacific.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10

CAPTAIN JONATHAN GREENE, who is now 8
resident Of Phi adeIphla and who claims to be
the only living man who was in the battle OF
san Jacinto In 1885. was half century ago the
most skillful gambler in the United States.
Captain Greene renOunced gambling forty five
years ago, wrote several books against that
vice, and now he asks for aims In consldera
ton Of his having refrsined from winning a
fortune at cards.-l Hot Springs News.
If Captain Greene will address General
Walter P. Lane, Marshall, Tex, he viii
discover that he is not the only sur
vivor of the great battle. The General
was only boy, but he "ft like grown
man,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10

HERE is richness for you. The "pro-
tected" miners, We are told, "make on an
average between $500 and 5000 per an
mum. Many do not make more than $3.50.
Nearly all have large families, but most of
them live comfortably" When 1t is con-
sldered that these miners are paid in
checks on the company Stores" where
two or three prices must be psid for
everything, it will be apparent that man
with large family and $3.50 year must
olive comfortably"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10

HENRY S. IVES, the young Napoleon,
etc, has not been sent to the peniten-
tiary yet. He has not been convicted,
nor has he beenbankrupted. notwithstsnd-
ing he owes the trife of $4,000, 900.
Those gentle men who grayely pointed to
him as a horrible example can point to
him still as prodigy in f1nGnciering. He
has recently been elected director of q
opposition of the Dayton and Ohio Rail-
road people, and it is an open secret that
he is to be virtually president Of the
road. II he sustains his former record
he will soon own the road and owe an
other score of millions.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10
SPECIAL NOTICES.
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN.
A Venerable Negro who is silt Able 10
Do a Good Days Work.


Do Good Days Work.
Boston Globe.
The relatives in Georgia OF one Frank
Hicks, q negro, over whose woody head
III summers have passed, have received,
as sort Of Christmas greeting, informa-
ton IF the old slave's whereabouts
With the assistance of his fourth or nth
wife, who is upward Of ninety years Of
age, he is working a small farm IN settle
ment in Texas. The proof that Hicks has
reached that almost Incredible age is con-
elusive, and is afforded by bill Of sale
from q slave trader to z. 81. WEIGH, dated
l850,a certifying that Hicks was eighty
years old. AS in the sale of g slave, like
that of 8 horse, the vender, while ne
might have an object in undertaking the
age Of his chattal, could have no possible
motive in adding to his years.
Hicks, though little bent. is in perfect
health, not joking day over seventy,
and giving hope of lasting another quar-
ter of q century.
When sold to Mr.. WEIGH ne IVES
HthroWn in" with his wife, but in the
thirty seven years that have since elapsed,
he has never failed doing q mans work ST
the hoe, and this year, with the aid OF MS
wife, ne has harvested eight bales of cot
ton. The cotton was grown on the
plantation of Mr.. WEIGH, who,
out of regard to his former
slaves old age and diligent ser
vice, allows him free use of ali the land
he can farm. By his present wife Hicks
had fifteen children, thirteen Of whom are
living, and by his former wives he had
many children he says the good Lord
only knows the cumbersome of whom,
ii yet living, must be centenarisps. His
descendants exceed thousand.-T Boston
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10
It Takes Money.
Tyler Courier.

Some simple minded western friends
of the Fort Worth stockyards want to
know what in thunder that city wants to
spend $500. 900 on cattle pens for. Why,
you dear goslings, the union stock yard
company of Chicago have spent several
millions on their property, have made an
enormous profit from the start and are
continually laying out more money on
new improvements. Shell out the cash
and you Will never regret it.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10
One Effect of 1t.


The City Council of Fort Worth hiss de
cided that the man who serves as Mayor
for the next two years shall receive the
munifcent salary of 5000. The San An.
tonic Express says: "THE GAZETTE
complains that even Corpus Christi pays
the head OF its CITY government $1,000 q
year. This is true enough; but then
Corpus is much better town than Fort
Worth -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10
syrup of Figs

only by the California Fig
Syrup Company, San Francisco, Cal, is
natures own true laxative. 1t is the
most easily taken and the-most pleasantly
elective remedy known TO clesuse the
system, wien bilious or costive5 to dispel
headaches, Gods and feyersskto cure ha-
bitqal consupation. indigestion, etc. For
sale in so cents and 81 bottles by Threl-'
keld & Lyme, druggists, Fort Worth.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10

moderately protectionist insisted upon
the true policy OF preventing the accumu-
latlon OF treasury surplus bv removing
the tax upon the necessaries OF life.
John Sherman, an adept in the school
OF disipgenuousness, never spoils good
illustration by regard for the truth.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10

THE City Council, so far as it could,
has succeeded in advertising Fort Worth
to the world as q $500 town. The people
should put men in office next April who
realize what Fort Worth is and what It
can be made
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10

THE seventeen months old King OF
Spain draws salary of 81, 900, 600 year.
The people have to pay dear for the lux
ury. National idiocy still thrives in
the older countries, and will continue to
thrive until more school books are dis
trinuted
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10
Sentenced to the Psnit. nt,ary.
Of the Gazette.

CLARENDON, TEX, Jan. To-day
Harry Hughes, convicted of stealing 3
watch and chain, was sentenced to three
years hard labor in the penitentiary. This
was the only case of anything like promi-
hence in the District court, and the hero
was newly arrived importation from
PennsYlvanis.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10

EAST TEXAS is boring oil wells, deFel-
oping iron mines and building canning
factories. By these signs the eastern por-
ton of the state shall achieve progress
and prosperity.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10

SECRETARY LAMAR and President
Cleveland have exchanged letters. The
only thing can be said about these seven
jointed communications between public
men is that they should pass through the
hands of some one who understands the
art of boiling down.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10

The railroads are running excursion
trains and the people are organizing
county and district immigration societies.
The harvest shall be people and progress
and prosperity.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10

TARRANT county has begun to act as il
talked, and will organize for action in the
great fight for population. The trains
are crowded now with immigrants from
the east, and the most energetic will de-
rive the most benefit.