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Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-02
Texas Disputed Territory.
QrARrz CTY, Greer Co.,, TEX,, |
 December 27th, 1888. 1,

QUARrz CITY, Greer Co.,, TEX,,
 December 27th, 1888.
 The near approach of the organiza- ton of Oklahoma is attracting great interest in the disputed territory known as Greer county. This is a body of land, lying east of the tooth parallel, between main Red river and the north fork of Red river, cmbrac- ing an area of about 3200 square miles, about fve-eighths of which is fine agricultural lands, with fine flowing streams and some timber thereon. The county has been or ganized two years, and now contains g population of nearly 5000 people, and is filling up more rapidly than any portion of Northwest Texas. II now has six postoiiices, twelve free
 schools in session, and four new towns. Mangum, Frazer, Navajoe and Quart City. Quartz is situated near the eastern line of the county, about one mile from the north fork, among the Wichita mountains, and at the foot of the finest mountain in the range. known as Mt. Breckenridc il is on a high plateau from 300 to 4OO feet above the surrounding country, From the town site. looking north, YOU can trace the timber on the north fork of Red river, in its mean anderings for twenty miles looking west. is the valley of the Elm fork.
 level prairie extending as far as the eve can see. an unhroken body of as fine farming land as there k in the world, resembling very nearly the famous "blue grass regions of Kentucky. In the back ground of this beautiful picture. to the east, k seen the peaks and tops oi the Wichita mountains raising heil lnysty tops among the clouds, form ing one of the finest landscape, to he seen in the world The surrounding country k settling up rapidly with cnterprising citizens. and the town is situated on the direct route of the course of the great cattle trail, \ railroad, now being surveyed from Albany, in southern Texas, north to Kansas. As soon as the boundary question is settled, and the settlers can get title to their land, there will be family on every quarter sec lion of land, and the fine quality of the soil will attract to the county a class of well to dD citizens, that will build up moral, vigorous and en- terprising society, that will make it
Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-02
GOOD OLD ARkkNSAW.
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will he u., to Arkausaw. there surely 'hoHd
 be oEe,- 'Tis lruc I'm not \ uafiyc born but her adopted
 sou; Tn, v ell aware T libel aRainst good old sta'c Has La.a circulated tar aud v ic among the good
 aad neat;- ri said ner brave and Ic sor, e" "o''c'pcci
 the law vnfcl i. s l1e er deep, .ll" aa.us' good od Al.
 kaaaV. Nov la, aside your prejudice, ,onr malice and
 yonr hate f,rldstols, dirk. ant bowie knivo, are hani'hcd
 rom our -ia'c ri, uo, tcrriinr, now, but e state among thc
 best. AS prosperous a, any in the North, or south or
 West And more hospitable people no man ever saw, sa, with pride than do abide in good old Ar
 kansaw. have tsavclcd East and ,ralelcd Wet, butncv
 morc shall roanI,- Arrived nt good old Arkansaw, my now adopted
 home; have left the northern winter with il, cold and
 chilling blast, And found home that suit, me well, ill Arknnsaw
 nj last, ind her true and noble sons do well respect the
 law, And welcome every honc,l man to good old Ar
 kansaw. Her broad and fertile valleys are of the finest
 mould, Her mountains steep and craggy, but tlrir baNcin
 lined with gold; Within her rugged bosom lie jewel, sparkling
 bright, Which honest perseverance will some day bring 10
 light; she has iron, coal and timber, and material crude
 and raw Kind nature has been bountiful 10 good old Ar
 kansaw. Here towering shrubs and roser arcc ever cease
 to bloom, And all the summer brccles are laden with per
 fume. For variety of timber the like was .ne'er sern- Pines hollys and magnolias are ever growing green. Her climate is periection-l cannot pick flaw Or raise one round objection, gainst good old Ar,
 kausaw. There is irnt in great variety, which surely will
 compare With that of any other state-as large, as s"eei'
 as fair The fig tree in lI bearing, with its fruit fine lana
 is blest, In her branches sings the mocking bird and there
 she builds her nest; All day she sings most sweetly, but aN night it's
 curtains draw, She sings her loudcst sweetest strain for good old
 Arkansaw You floating population, who have Il home to find, Ifcvcr you come to Arkansaw, you'll never fcelin
 clincd To leave this land of plenty where grows the
 wheat and rye, And corn and cotton blooming pleasing 10 the
 eye, For from such vast resources n income you may
 draw. And live independent farmers, here in good old Ar
 kansaw. You Northern men of enterprise who have d mind
 to roam, Break through your icy fcttcra now, and leave
 your frozen home Emigrate to Arkansaw and dwell among the blcst, This is the land of promise, here your weary soul
 may rest; The people kind and friendly, will shake you by the
 paw And welcome you brother here in good old Ar,
 kansaw, Prescott, Ark. Jan. l. lN>u,
Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-02

one of the most desirable places to secure homes in the West. Ihe soil produces small grain, corn, vegeta- blcs and everything that is planted, in great abundance. 1 have known the county for the last seven wears, aud can assert, as the truth, that there has been a greater rain fall along the North Fork and among the Wichita mountains, in this time. than tn any other portion of Texas.
 J. r. x.
Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-02
TAX NOTICE.

t5nwser k HEREBY CIV EN that will be sSl ss5 at the following places H me sg, tho era townships of Nevada county fh'hS''' n' tt's c dnies mentioned therein. with the iaN DOCKS TOT fine year i.,s of said county for the purpose oi collecting the taxes for said year as charged on said tax books, viz
 cancy township at Ro>>ion. Monday and Tues dat. January gl.t and %nd .,s,' Jackson rp a 1iar.''. Siofr, "eln"Ndh! i'N" rnurs,liy. .laguttt ..tro aud ~itA 'a>'. loalr rp.. a' Ulom}!r. Fa'ria. and 0aihf"'l Jaauare -5.' aud .itI. i>e. gn,ior. h.. at Ty-ou'- -,otp '. u.ja. and Tues dat January .sth aud 2jih i~>". Alabama Tp. q, Falcon. Wcdhe>,a. a3i 'ENf,- day, January 50th and 3l-l, l>''' Parker rp.. al Rodcaw P. o., Ftiia and oainr- dar. February ist aud -nd- i''.. kTbaiy township. at Ilarmote taarrL NoH!a$ fphf.ar, ith. IS>l. and al t.t's"hFE' l"tS''"' FpbrHar9 Jttl, l>-". ,t.reia rp.. at Houc,n file, "Wednesday and Thurs das. Fchfuart 9th sud 1th, iN~5 rn;nH ru.. at Zlna r. O.. Friday February ,tl' lSs9; and at HuT City. >aturdat February 9th' l>>a
 Red Land Tp., at Whitc'- Ferry, Monday, Fchrua' ry llth, lNN9.
 Bonghton Tpa at Bougirton, Tuesday February 12th, lSS1.
 Emmet rp.. at Emmct "Wednesday. February lith, Missouri rp. at Prescott Thursday, February lith, to April 10th, lAs..
 From February lltll. I>~9 to Aprii lo'h l,>a, I will be in my office at Prescott Ark. for the puf- pose of receiving taxes, from all persons wishing fine for pawn, ut expire, April loth, ls>o, and affcr that date penalty of 25 per cent, and all costs. will be added, as oEided by law
 All persons are requested to bring along ttelf last wears tlN receipt. correct number of land.
 ED HOOD ShrnH.
 Nnd EN-bhcio Collector of Nevada Co., Ark.
Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-02

Ayers Almanac for 1889. puh- iished by J, (. Aver N Co.,, Lowell Mass, comes to Us in the shape of a neat presentation book of about fNe hundred pages, being made up of namerou, editions calculated for the attitudes of many lands. A score or more of nationalities are addressed in their own languages in this vol tune, and could they all be heard clamoring together fer Ayers Sar- saparilla and Ayers Pills what a Babel would break forth.
Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-02

To fill the vacancy on the Supreme Bench, caused hy Judge Smith s death, we suggest Col. Geo. F. Smoote of this place. He is not only thoroughly conversant with our laws and an able iurlst, having State reputation, but ia also q scholarly gentleman and literary genius Col Smoote. for number of years, has done valiant service for both Demo- tracy and the State. and should be honored with the position.
Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-02

Col. Logan II. Roots, of Little Rock, is talked of for cabinet place with President-elect Harrison. Ne trust he will get it for the honor it will reflect upon Arkansas, and, too, Col. Roots is amply qualified for such a position.
Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-02

The biennial report of Treasurer sf State, Hon. N. F.. Woodruff. is concise and clear, giving the dnan- sisl status of the State. The Demo- erat says The report is q very gratifying one Arkansas financial interests are in safe hands. We will give synopsis of it and his re- commentators to the Legislature in obr next issue.
Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-02

Elsewhere we publish a poem en- titled "Good old Arkansas" which is quite complimentary to our great and growing State It is written by Ar, NJ. F. Connect, who came to Prescott from Illinois last year. Hsad it.
Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-02

The Sentinel asks; What has be- come of all those broad-guage rail- railroads? ?" The City of Napors sesms as far from getting railroad facilities as ever.
Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-02

Late press dispatches state that IglYrosds entering TeNarkana have apnged to build a S75, ,000 union duet there, having fixed the location on Ahe State line.
Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-02

The destruction to life (also pro- psrty) by fire, on river steamers, the past two weeks, has been unprc- ssdentedly large Three steamers have heen burned and about one hundred and fifty lives lost, The last to burn was the Ouachita river stsamer, Jno. II Hanna on the 25th
Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-02

\ State board of pardons would prove of great advantage every way, and it is hoped our legislators will enact a law to this end.
Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-02

DeLessep's Panama Canal scheme has collapsed. The withdrawal of permit for continuance of q big lot tery, by France, was the direct cause.
Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-02

The great State of Texas is clam sring for q deep water harbor at one q her Gulf ports. Ii is but justice shs should have it.
Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-02

Cleveland is indeed a great and Wand mana man of unAinching in- WErity. who is ever true to right and psipciple. His letter to the Tariff Reform League of Boston, on the 24th ult., on the necessity of tariff reform, is both able and consistent.
Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-02

Much of our editorial matter is crowded out by communications and lscsl news. We always give prefer ance to local matter.
Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-02

Col. Jim Tom Story, of Malvern. will begin the publication of a new paper on the 10th. to be called the Malvern Monitor. We wish him ouccess
Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-02

Preparation on q grand scale, IS npins on at the National Capital, for the inauguration of President-elect Harrison on the ith of March
Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-02

The usual number of killings Christmas, in all parts of the coun- "; caused by whisky. in most in- stances.
Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-02

eThe compound oxygen treatment Drs Starkev K Fallen. No 1929 Arch Street Phil adelpha have been using for the last seven teen years. is d scientific adjustment of the elem mt, of oxygen and nitrogen maguetized and the compound i~ so condensed and made portable that it is sent all over the world.
 Drs Starkcy X Palcn have the liberty to refer to the following named well known persons who have tried tbeGr Treatment:
 Hon Wm D Kelley, member of congress Philalelphia: Rev Victor l. Conrad, Editor Lutheran Observer. Phtadf phja; Rev ChaS W Cushing, D D Rochester \ '. Hon Wm P1uu Nixon, Editor Chicago Inter Ocean. W II NartbiuGtou, Editor New south, Blr- mih6ham Ala. Judge & < Noorhces, New York Mr Frank ~idda.l merchant Phila- delphia Iarnrs Moore Sgpt Police Bland- ford, parsetshrc, England ,lae,h Ward. B1wral. New south Nale-. ARi thousands of others iu every part of the United states.
 .,Compound OXvgea-=it, Moio of Action an1 Re.ut,,' iS the title of a new brochure Of 200 pages. published bA Drs Sturkey X Puleu, which @lucs to all iuluirer- full in- formation as to this remarkable curative agent and record of several hundred sur prising cures in wide range of chronic ca scs-many of them after being abandoned to die hy ether physicnrs, VIII be mailed free to any address ou application. Read the broohNre
 DitN. -tARkEl X FALLEN,
 529 Arch Street Philadelphia, Penn.
Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-02

Hslena had q Christmas fire-loss about sl0, ,000.
Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-02

The Democrats in the Senate will fxst the Republican tariff bill.
Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-02

For consumption, asthma, bronchitis, dys- pepsia, catarrh hay fever, headache, de. bility. rheumati,m, neuralgia and all chronic and nervous disorders.
Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-02

The Blaine fight Is getting to be very interesting to Democrats, as it has now reached stage which makes it certain that it will go right along for the next four years, no matter whether NIT. Blaine goes into Mir. Harrison cabinet, or gets snuhbed bl the Prcsideut-eect, Mr Harri- son only has the privilege of dccid- Ing whether hc will f3rn. .tht.h Blaine ties with the slnew- of uaf n4l h we them for nominal friends or tru them out in the cold and have thcm for open enemies. There is no iniI- dle ground to form the basis for a compromise Democrats are allhop- ing to see Blaine turned down hy Harrison, as they recognize the fact that that he has it in his power 10 make Harrison's administration q failure. and the defeat of the Repub- lioan party in 1892 a certainty. if he chooses to fight, and his friends are stating openly that he proposes war to the knife if he is not made Secre- tary of State. C. A. $.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05

Nothing got ripe when it should. There
were always vegetables in the market-good
and cheap-weeks before the home product
matured. By the time our stuF was ready
to eat we had become satiated with early
vegetables, consequently a good deal that
we raised went to waste. A good deal more
wasn't fit to eat, because it was green or
wormy or gnurly. suppose that during
the season we harvested about g 90 worth
of potatoes and tomatoes, % cents worth
corn, 60 cents worth of cueumbers, and pos
sibly 81 so worth of other green stuff of an
inferior quality, making the total
value of the produce utilized S6 25.
The expenditures and losses on account of
the garden, exclusive of my own labor,
amounted to SIP 10. The amount of work
performed by me would be- ehess- aI 600.
An outlay o. S212 10 and return of S. Is.
That isn't all. Fighting various kinds of
worms, bugs and other small pests is enough
to try ones patience without having to con-
tend sgainst hens, cows and neighbors.
Seven respectable persons incurred my i'll
will on account of the annoyance their
fowls and other domestic animals occasioned
me, Six worthy families are no longer on
speaking terms with my wife or myself and
all on account of that garden. Is it any
wonder that Miranda's most potent argu-
ments fail to convince me that it is my duty
to turn truck farmer again this year?
e. w. BARTLETT.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05

there, and / lied TO him. 1 had been pull
ing up weeds or radishes, as the case NAV
have been, but told him that guessed the
seed wasn't good. Then he poked among a
pile of uprooted weeds with his cane. and,
singing out plant, said it looked like q
radish. let the conversation drop there,
The things grew beautifully, and spent
my time among when ought to have been
at the office. put on overalls every night
and morning and crawled over the onion
beds and other beds picking out weeds and
cut worms, until my knees became so ten
der that the accidental touch of a gravel
stone put me in perfect misery. 1 may
remark that gravel stones were abundant all
over the lot. From the first our neighbors'
hens had looked with longing eyes upon
that garden. Miranda ''shooed" them and
clubbed them until she actually became SO
expert that she could hit hen a rod off
without missing more than nine times out of
ten. To preserve our selErespect, the good
Will Of our neighbors, and, incidentally,
the garden, bought lumber and repaired
the fenee-cost, $14 20. The potato bugs
began their work after the hens had been
shut out. I bought paris green and
squirter and made war on them.
Constant vigilance and S13 enabled
to save the crop. There were squash bugs
and other bugs that I don't know by name,
of which slew hundreds. NV cabbages
were doing splendidly when worms got into
them and gnawed and gHawed until little
was left except the stalks. Then Jones' COW
jumped over the fence and finished the
stalks, besides eating up half my sweet corn.
sued Jones for damages and had the costs
to pay-SI3 80. I went away for two weeks
in the summer, and gave a boy 80 cents a
day to weed and water the garden during
my absence. That was Sc.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

! James ]. Spellman. colored, of Mississippi
has been appointed timber agent of the Gen:
eral Land ONCE.
Daniel c: Gentsch, of Ohio, and George P.
| Smith, of Kansas. special examiners In the
| Pension Office, have resigned.
Orders have been issued to the Dublin
prison authorities for the release from jail of
MIR. William O'Brien and Mr.. Timothy Har.
| rington.
M. Herbette, the French Ambassador at
Of the centennial anniversary Of the events in
France in 1T89
The authorities Of Schleswig have refused
to rescind the decree expelling certain German
Americans from the islands from Amron and
Fohr, in the North Sea.
The Papal Nuncio at Paris and all the
members OF the diplomatic corps in Paris, ex-
cept three, will attend the dinner to be given
M. Tirard, the Premier, on May16.
Secretary Tracy yesterday awarded to the
Union Iron Works, of San Francisco. the con-
defense vessel. at cost of 81, 62S, 900.
Sir Charles Russell, the arbitrator In the
disputes between the tenants and landlord on
the Vandeleur estate, has decided that the
tenants shall pay years rent to March, 1887
The Hamburg-American line steamer VIE.
and, Captain Barends, it Is learned, sailed from
passengers of the lost steamer Danmark who
were left there by the steamer Missouri.
The Journal Des Debats regrets the decision
of the French government to abolish the
French squadron in the Levant Italy, the
Journal says will be sure to replace the
French warships with italian men-of-war
The Provincetown, Mass, schooner Nellie
Swift, from West Indies for New York. has
been given up for lost with all on board. She
Is now 40 days out, and no report has been made
Of her. She was II years old and 1877 tons
register.
The White Book on Samoan affairs con-
tains retutation by DR.. Knappe, late German
Consul to Samoa, Of the reports published in
American newspapers regarding the violation
OF American property during the German
naval operations in that country.
Samuel Dunn, of Cohoes, N. Y, killed his
wife, Maria, yesterday morning, by cutting her
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05
S

Mems Spring Suits in good Wor-
steds and Cassimeres; all sizes
from SO to AZ inches breast meas
ure. Each suit made in an elegant
manner. Go where you will; enter
any other store you choose and
you'll find same quality suits tick
eted S9 and $40. Here you see
saving is effected of either $2'or s..
Quite a consideration, eh2 Now
you come to US, pay but 81 and you
pocket the difference. Come and
see these suits, whether you intend
to buy or not.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05
CENTENNIAL ECHOES.
George Washington's Fine Sense of
Honor in Money Matters.
HAVE VEWEPROGRESsED BACKWARDS
Neither the Crops Nor the Census the Real
Test of Progress.
PATRIOTISM IN THE PAST. PARTY now
WRITTEN FOR THE 11sPArcH.l
No times like the old times

WRITTEN FOR THE 1isPArcH.l
No times like the old times
Sydney Smith
The Washington Centennial has come
and gone, and it has been mainly q surfeit
of snobbery, an exhibition of bric-a-brae
and musty history and sham eulogies of
Washington and the men of the Revolution
ary days, when every one knows that the
animating spirit of that olden day was ut
terly wanting on this occasion. Offormal eu-
logy of the "Father ofhis Country" there was
no lack, but recognition of the real principle
for which Washington struggled was meager
and disappointing. Not that we should be
dumb as to the grand progress our
country has made in these 100 years, but
while glorying in that progress we should
not lose sight of the real principles that
made that progress possible. Who of the
Centennial orators, while clarifying our
national wealth and resources-our teeming
millions of population-our giant strides in
science-stopped. to ask: SIS the country
any richer in the essentials of good citizen
ship and true manhood?" And is not the in
tegrity of the historical reference right here?
That wise and candid Englishman, John
Stuart Mill, we'll says: "The worth of a
State, in the long run, is the worth of the
individuals composing it," and our own
transcendental Emerson says, in his best
vein: 1.-THE true test of citizenship is not in
the census-the size of cities, nor the crops
but the kind of men the country turns out "
Most OF US feel that this is, after all, the real
test of our progress
PAST AND PRESENT.
I need not harshly inveigh against the
present. There are without doubt in the
country to-day men who have come down
from this noble Revolutionary ancestry who
realize that duty and honor have a meaning
for them as for any Howard or Plantagenet,
but taking the mass sthrough-polluted BY the
social and political resIduum of the Old
World-and our home-bred citizens disposed
TO worship wealth and selfindulgence, we
DO not find the beauty and grace of conduct
that made the true gentleman and gentle |
woman of the days of 1889. 1 may be par
1oned for love of the antique. I love |
he old times and old things and old modes |
and manners. Progress and machinery |
have debased us, and put us further away |
rom Plato's dream of citizens living in |
beautiful and healthy places so that from |
'verything they see and hear loveliness and |
luty and honor shall pass like dream into
heir souls. Instead, take Is, you find the |
ot and rant of the dy1smiter-the loud
nouthed bray of the. E6te seller, glorying in
rs shard, and corporate greed and grasping
itself and the potency of bood- |
ing in every avenue of social and political
ife.
Here's the world al
Half blind with intellectual light
Half brutalized with civilization.