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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12

IRA DAVENPORT, n millionaire who rep
resents New York district in congress
and lives in Washington, was arrested
recently by the sergeant-at-arms of the
house and marched away from an enter
tainment that he was giving to aristo-
cratic friends to respond to Il call of the
house. 1t was his second appearance
upon the floor of congress since Septem-
Der This was the man whom the Re-
publicans ran as reform candidate for
governor of New York against Hill in
1885, and who received the ardent
support of the Mugwumps. Day
after day brings new evidence
of the unreliability of the judgment of
the prophets whose chief occupation is to
pray upon the street corners.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12

lfeve that marriage is a failure than any
thing else. Louise has been married
three times in the last five months, and
she is only eighteen years old. Louise
probably thinks it o bowling success, but
other people do not.
The governor of the state of Delaware
has appointed Thomas f Bayard, secre-
tary of state, as commissioner to see that
Delaware is properly represented at the
centennial celebration of the Inaugural
ton of General Washington.
1t is said that General Lew Wallace is
more anxious to be appointed minister to
Rome than to receive cabinet appoint
ment under President Harrison. The
author of Ben-Hur' has his eye on an
historical novel with Rome as the theater
of the work.
The duchess of Connaught, who is now
with her husband in India, had a valua-
bic Christmas present sent her. II was
an umbrella with a solid silver and enam-
eled handle set with valuable gold
watch, and the cost was St00-not a bad
price for an umbrella.
Despite the reports to the contrary,
Secretary Bayard is a comparatively rich
man. He is worth more than $500, 900.
He inherited from his father, the late
Senator Bayard, $50, 600. From his wife
he acquired three times that amount. By
judicious investments in Baltimore real
estate he has added, at the very least,
500 900 to all this, and is now in receipt
of handsome and assured income. He
has fully determined to indulge in rest
and recreation for the remainder of his
life.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean wants TO be
belle at an Inauguration bali and calls
attention to the fact that President
George Washington attended the in
augural ball, May z, 1889, and danced
in the cotillion with Mrs. Peter Van
Brugh Livingston and Mrs. Maxwell, and
in the minuet with Miss Van Zandt. The
father of his country also danced at ball
given by the French minister, at another
given at the annual commencement of
Columbia college, and for several weeks
he was engaged in acknowledging con-
gratulations and attending parties given
i'll his honor. General Washington was
never accused of forgetting the dignity
nor of neglecting the proprieties of the
presidential office.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12
EFFECT OF BAD ROADS.
How Preacher Lost His Soul on the Road Be-
tween Fort Worth and Benbrook

BENBRooK, Tex, Jan. 9, 1859.
To the Gazette.
What does it profit man if he get to
Fort Worth and lose his soul on the road
at Niger Hill, for instance?
A short time ago your correspondent in
company with another citizen, was on
his way to Fort Worth on horseback (the
only safe way to go), when we found
man stuck in deep gully i'll CTS. Ed
ward s pasture. He had a fine span of
iron gray horses and was on the bank
swearing in most blOod-curdling man
ner. When he saw US he stopped swear
ing and looked appealingly at us and
with tears in his voice asked if we could
do anything for him. He told us he was
a preacher in good standing when he left
home, but the road from Benbrook to
Fort Worth was more than he could bear
and ne felt that he was travelling on the
road to sheol faster than TO Fort Worth
And while on the road question
would like to say that
there is a bridge badly needed
across Mary rs creek. Quite number of
our citizens intended TO attend the road
convention at Fort Worth on the 29th
ult. j, but Mary IS creek was past fording
all day, and besides it is a very swift
stream and several people have been
drowned in trying 10 cross it in time past.
CT. BLACK.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12
THE DIVIDENDS OF STATE SPECU-
LATTON.

In private letter to the editor of THE
commends the course of this paper with
respect to the public lands, and asks that
it shall ''continue to plead for the settle
ment and development of this portion of
the state. OF the condition in his own
community he says:
Within the past year nearly all our school
lands were selected for location; but when the
situation was calmly considered scarcely one re-
turned to file" It is needless to say why.
Could not cur legislature calmly view situa-
tion-the difficulty of securing water, and no
timber with which to improve? Let not our law
makers so hedge us about that we can have
neither neighbors, schools nor churches.
have been here nearly two years and have not
s'6led'' for reasons beyond my control.
Here is basis for calculation of the
cost of the land system of the state. In
one year all the school lands in a county
almost wholly unoccupled at present
were selected for location, and would
have been located upon but for
the onerous obligations imposed upon
purchasers by the land law. Prospective
settlers came, investigated and left.
1t is not the fault of the Panhandle
that but 1000 votes were east there in the
late election 1t is the fault OF the land
system, the fault of the state. Nor is
the Panhandle the only sufferer
Every mau who pays cent of
taxes is deprived of the assistance
that population in the west would give
him in the maintenance of the state
government Selfish land policies have
already cost Texas infinitely more than
their monetary results. TO sustain them
it has sacrificed population, wealth,
political power, something of every
element that Is connected with the pros
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12
about MEN AND WoMEM.

Dan Dougherty says he believes Blaine
viii be secretary of state under President
Harrison.
A London correspondent says that the
name of the author of s.She' is pro-
nounced Reeder Haggard, +" with the
accent on ''gard
Andrew Thomas, a Presbyterian min
lister of Louisville, was arrested in Gin
cinuati a few days since and confined in
the cooler on charge of drunkenness.
The discovery has just been made that
Daniel Boone was once a member of the
Virginia legislature. His many biograph-
ers never suspected it, and it was re-
served for newspaper man to bring TO
light.
1t is such girls as Louise Krause of New
York who do more to make people be-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12

TIE discussion in the Texas senate of
the resolution to subscribe for newspapers
rather than for the senate journal was
suggestive of the opinions of newspapers
held by senators as well as entertaining
The motion to subscribe for newspapers
was lost; and for this result THE GAZETTE
has no regret, as these subscriptions al
ways cost more than they produce, for
the reason that newspapers feel under
obligations TO print more of the routine
work of the legislature when they are
thus sent out by the members. Senator
Fields idea of Furnishing newspapers
by not subscribing for them lest
they have opinions of their own concern
ing public servants was hardly as logical
as that of Senator Pope, who proposed to
do his duty as he understood it, and to
permit the newspapers to do their duty
as they understood it This whole mat
ter is one in which the legislature has the
prime interest, and the senate has saved
the papers some money. For this much,
thanks; and the papers viii be "sent
out all the same with their opinions of
the work performed at Austin.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12
CHOCTAW COUNCIL.
Making Arrangements to Disburse the Re-
mainder of the Net Proceeds Money.

Making Arrangements to Disburse the Re-
mainder of the Net Proceeds Money.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
AToKA, /. 7. Jan. 10.-The Choctaw
council is now in special session. The
call was issued for the purpose of making
arrangements to disburse the remainder
of the net proceeds money among the
claimants. Half of this money or over
81 900 900 has already been consumed by
the attorneys, middle men and strikers
engaged in securing it from the United
States treasury through congress. 1t is
believed that the large portion expended
session of council last October has
been used up and this special
session has been called to get
another pull. 1t is openly declared by
many that the actual, just claimants will
get little or nothing of this vast sum of
money. Your correspondent saw an old
man the other day, a full-blood Indian,
who has just claim to several thousand
dollars of this net proceed money, walk
ing the streets of this town begging for
food and clothing. And he is worthy and
needy, very old, seventy or more years,
lame and cannot work. His clothes were
ragged, and he said he was hungry. There
was no good reason why this money was
not paid out last fall, that the poor claim
ants might have had the benefit of it this
winter. 1t would have relieved much
suffering
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12

WHY should the message of the COVER
nor of Texas be printed in German or
Spanish or French or Bohemian? The
language of this country is English, and
no premium should be offered on ignor
ance of it. The man who cannot read
the language of a country is hardly COM
petent to rightly estimate the genius of
its government. Every state should do
its share towards Americanizing Ameri-
ca, and those who want to be Americans
should study the language of America.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12
AN HOUR OF TRIAL.

His arm was round my shoulder laid,
He pressed my head aga inst his breast;
/ sighed, but not word was said,
felt his heart beat through his vest.
The winds of May blew sweet without,
/ thought of BARNS at home so fair,
And good man, too, wond ring, no doubt,
[The hour grew late) was not there.
His fingers warm upon NY cheek,
Still toward his eyes compelled my face;
/ only felt, could not speak,
Fast fettered in that close embrace.
Pain-racked, sore tried, fain would fee,
His voice my futile struggle stilled:
Madame, a little patience. See!"
l rise, l smile. My front tooth's filed.
IL. w. II III Chicago Inter-O Ocean.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12

Will the Inter Ocean and Tribune, the New
York Tribune, Press and Mail and Express, the
Columbus (Ohio) Journal and the Philadelphia
Press please read in to-day's GAZETTE the report
of the superintendent of the Texas asylum for
the colored deaf and dumb and blind of the state?
There isn't much race war; in it, but there is
something in it of Southern white people S taxes
for the benefit of Southern unfortunate black
people Fort Worth GAZETTE.
Yes, the Inter-Ocean willard viii say all
honor to Texas for such humane work.-[Chicago
Inter Ocean.
For so much THANKS. Now if you would
only admit that there is no hostility to
the negro in the South and that opposi-
ton to the Republican party is not dis
loyalty to the Union, we might be happy
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12
SEMI-ANNUAL TAXES.
How Counties and Cities Would Be Able to
Meet Their Indebtedness as 1t Falls Due.
FoRr WORTH. TEX. J an. 10, 1859.

How Counties and Cities Would Be Able to
Meet Their Indebtedness as It Falls Due.
FORT WORTH, Tex, j an. 10, 1889.
To the Gazette.
There will be a bill presented to the
present legislature for the purpose of
amending the law on assessment and tax
alton, providing for the payment of taxes
semi-annually, with a prOviso that all
taxes can be paid as at present, with a
discount of per cent upon the One-half
becoming due on or before July of the
ensuing year, when the last one-half
becomes due In the event of the first
half being unpaid on or before December
81 the whole tax is assessed as delinquent.
Interest upon our waterworks bonds is
payable semi-annually, and other liabili-
ties of the county and city accrue and are
payable from and after the time provided
in this bill for the payment of the last in
stallment of taxes. Therefore d fair
proposition would be to permit the tax
payers the privilege of retaining One-half
the amount of their taxes until needed TO
liquidate claims coming due on and after
that time. Two years ago there was an
effort made by the legislature to relieve
the people, on account of snort crops ana
dull business, by extending the time
for the payment of taxes, but for good
and sufficient reasons 1t never became
a law. The present bill Is intended to
supply all needed funds to meet every IN
debtedness of counties and cities as they
accrue, and at the same time accommo-
date the farming, mercantile and all
other classes by permitting them the use
of one-half the amount they now pay in
taxes. A similar law has been in force
in other states for over twelve years and
its effect has been sufficient to meet all
expenditures and eminently satisfactory
to the taxpayers. G..
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12

THE Fort Worth GAZETTE should ever feel
friendly andunder lasting gratitude to the press
of the state, for we doubt there being single
journal within the broad expanse of Texas but
what has spoken a good word for it and praised it
more than any other. 1t is unexceptionally a
good paper, and the press of the state and the
people are proud of it, Lawndale Ledger.
And THE GAZETTE is grateful for and
proud of the good win of the Texas press
This paper would rather have the
good opinion of its contem-
poraries than that of any other class of
people on earth. Newspapers are critics
and iconoclasts, and to preserve not only
the respect and confidence but the good
will of its brethren for all the years of its
life is THE GAZETTE IS proudest reflection
and the source of unfailing pleasure It
is something a man cannot buy to have
this good will, and THE GAZETTE re-
prints all that is said of it because it does
appreciate and is proud of the kindly
sympathy of Its contemporaries.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12
FATTENING HOGS.

A Subscriber Wants to Know to What Extent
They Can be Fattened on Johnson Grass.
Cisco, Tex, Jan. 10, 1889.
To the Gazette.
Seeing an article in your weekly in re-
gard to some person fattening hogs on
Johnson grass by turning them on it,
saying he was well pleased with the re-
suit. 1t was not clear to my mind
whether he meant they could be fattened
ready for market on the grass or not; or
whether it required corn also. have
forgotten the address of the man in ques-
ton. Do you know if they can be made
ready for market on the roots of this
grass? If so we can raise our own pork
at home, think. Please be kind enough
to answer if a test has been made and
what result. A SUBSCRIBER.
Will not some reader of THE GAZETTE
give this correspondent the information
he asks through the columns of this paper?
= ED. GAZETTE.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12

Mr.. G. w. WATSON, under date of
Schulenburg, Jan. Z, writes THE GA
ZETTE as follows:
scHULENBURG, Tex, Jan. z, 1889.
Editor Gazette:
DEAR SIR-Nothing attests the fact more con-
clusively of your immense circulation than the
result of my notice you so kindly inserted about
one month ago. In a remarkably short time L
received replies from localities in three differ
ent states-Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas-aI
of which were favorable propositions in answer
to my notice in your excellent paper. I merely
sat down to thank you, please excuse the unnec-
essary length.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12
In VIEW of the libel law of Texas as it

In VIEW of the libel law of Texas as it
is made by "opinions, - THE GAZETTE
approaches personal criticism with fear
and trembling; but public duty is a
higher consideration with this paper than
dread of damage suit. Frank Grice
is the protector of the pro-
tectionists of Texas, but Frank Grice has
been recreant to his duty and has let
slip the opportunity of his life. In all
his discussion of the Mills bill and of
q free trade, - so-called, Mr.. Grice never
once showed what terrible effect the
tariff discussion of last summer had on
the little lambs of Texas. According to
the comptroller's report. the number
of sheep in Texas in 1888 ex-
ceeded the number in 1887 by A.
l19; and Grice never once told US
that the fecundity of the Texas ewes was
due to the Mills bill; and the value in
1888, notwithstanding the increase in
number, was $3.50 ,2l1 less than in 1887
and Grice never once thought to tell us
the loss in value was due TO the Mills
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12
West YIrcinia Deadlook.

CHARLESTON, w. VA, Jan. 1.-THE
deadlock in he senate continues. AS
there are thirteen senator's on each side
the Republicans say they will not allow
the deadlock to be broke till the Demo-
Gratis abandon the questions now in the
courts or until such time as the contests
will have been settled, This gives a
dreary outlook for much legislation The
house cannot work till the senate organ
ICES, and that time is beyond the knowl-
edge of any one. The senate meets this
afternoon at o clock to endeavor TO or
ganiZe.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12

THE Chicago Tribune should commend
Lucy Parsons for advising Northern an
archists TO go to the ballot-box with
musket in hand. In fact, the Tribune
must do so. That journal of anarchy for
the South gave the cue to the woman who
wants anarchy in the North The Tri-
bune and Lucy are nice pair TO draw to
and the hemp is growing for those who
may become the victims of their hellish
teachings.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12
CarroIlton.
CORRESPONDENCE 81 the Gazette.

CORRESPONDENCE OF the Gazette.
CARRoLLroN, TEX, Jan. 10. - The
weather is warm and pleasant. We
have had more rain than usual the past
fall and winter. If the nice weather con-
tinues farmers will soon be blowing and
sowing oats. Our wheat crop looks well
and Is full of promise. Corn is selling ut
80 cents per bushel here.
Mr.. Samuel Taylor of Denton, who is
paralyZed in his left side returned TO
Denton after two weeks visit
High water caused some delay on some
of the railroads.
DR.. Cochran of Kentucky. thinks of
locating at our place.
Some land sales have been made re-
GENTLY
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12

perity of state From them it has reaped
nothing but public and private misfor-
tune. What good reason can be assigned
for the continuance of a system which
ayowedly selfish in its purposes, is wholly
unproductiYe of the ends of se1fshness?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12

A. b. NORTON says Republicanism
in Texas is blighted by ignorance" and
what Mr.. Norton does not know of Re
publicanism in Texas no other Republi-
can fellah can find out
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12
TO BREAK FOR OKLAHOMA.
Fifteen Thousand Persons Under Pawnee Bill
TO Move February 1.

TO Move February 1.
WICHITA, KAN, Jan. I1.-Paw-
nee Bill, in spite of the wishes
of some of his constituents, win
move upon Oklahoma on the date first
fixed for the invasion. He says he
wishes first TO learn the action of congress
on the Springer bill, and this will be
known before February |, which date has
been fixed for the advance. He is daily
receiving support and encouragement in
the movement, and says letters of in
quiry from all over the United States
continue to come in great numbers He
states the different colonies will enroll
over 10 900 persons, all of whom will be
ready for movement by the date fixed.
He regrets greatly the recent weak at
tempt and believes it will have a ten
dency to cause people to lose confidence
in him.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12

"GET acquainted with your horse, -
advises the editor of an agricultural col
umn. As nothing is said about it, we
presume if you own mule you should
adhere to the policy of frigid politeness.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12
The Yantic,s yellow Fever patients.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE United
States steamer Yantic was boarded
and inspected by Health Ohicer
William w. Smyth this morn
ing. He reports Lieutenant Miles
in preearious condition, and Cadet
Bristol and Yeoman Keller much i'm
proved. The rest of the ships crew aIe
quite well.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12

WASHINGTON speeded the parting guest
at his presidential receptions when the
clock struck 9. In these degenerate
times at that hour the White House tea
kettle has just begun to sing in honor of
the coming festivities of the evening.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12

No MAN has ever pushed a libel suit
against THE GAZETTE to a successful con-
clusion. The cause is simple: THE GA
zETTE has never evinced any disposition
TO wantonly injure any individual, The
institution of suits has cost this paper
something, and therefore THE GAZETTE
prays for law that will abolish the
premium now offered legal shysters.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12

THOUGH it were true, as the New York
Sun charges, that the president got the
phrase, GA public office is public
trust, - from Dorman B Eaton and Mr..
Eaton from Judge Cooley, still we must
confess that our Grover is very dear to
US because of the phrases that he Dor
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12

THE news telegraphed to some Repub-
lican papers from Washington is that
Blaine stock is rising. Investors should
be careful. 1t may be that somebody
has sailed the mine.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12

THE patent medicine advertisement
headed every Night Scratched" is
becoming wearisome. You might, sir,
have found equal relief in matrimony.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12

result of immigration. All that Texas
hopes to become must result from immi-
grafton. Prices of grain, sales of land,
progress and prosperity, are dependent
on immigration. What will the Twenty
first legislature do to promote immigra-
ripu2
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12

THE -president-elect rides behind a
coachman that was once in the employ of
the Prince of Wales With an energetic
Democratic campaign committee this
shameful truth would have been discov-
cred and revealed four months ago.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12

A PENNSYLVANIA man recently eloped
with the woman from whom he was d.
vorced several years ago. There is one
instance in which a reconstruction policy
is likely to conform to ante-bellum
theories
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12

ment in every county, and there is no in
justice to the people of any county to
permit the people of each to choose their
own plan and method.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12

PRESIDENT CARNoT Of France received
1000 presents in his Christmas stocking.
If Christmas presents in France resemble
Christmas presents in America, Sadi
Camot has splendid opportunity to
blow his own horn.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12

EVERY year there are taxes paid and
expended, and every year there is re-
newed demand for road law amendment
Why not pass local option road law that
viii enable each county TO choose any one
of two or more plans TO improve its road
ways? Permanent good roads in one
county would lead to similar improve
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12

WHILE it SHOWS in one end of Texas in
the other the roses are in bloom III yard
and garden. And yet men write letters
to people in Texas and say, "please an
swer and tell me something about
Texas - Texas is an empire.