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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08
sheri6s' Sales.

We hope that the Twenty first legfs-
lature which is about to assemble VIII
indulge IN an intelligent discussion of the
manner in which sheriff s. sales shall be
advertised. The present method makes
the way of the debtor much harder than
it might otherwise be. TO sell a mans
property without proper advertisement is
unjust. Property sold under execution
will seldom bring its full value, even
with the most favorable attendant cir
eumstanees and where the ancient moss
back method of advertising is resoFted to
very few know anything about
the sale until if has
passed. Newspaper men should
not allow their inherent Hodesty to get
the better of them, but ought TO adFo-
cate the more liberal policy of having
property advertised TO the best advan-
tage; this means work for the printer,
but we doubt whether any work viii give
better returns. It is only the narrow
minded Vho would oppose such meas
ure in this age Of improvements The
day of posting notices should be thing
of the past, as few men ever read the no.
tice on the courthouse door when they
pass it, and the courthouse is not as
public a place as many SUD-
pose; it is doubtful whether one
man in ten in a county goes to
the courthouse oftener than once during
the period intervening between the semi
annual sessions of district court. and
hardly one IN ten of those who 90 ever
read the notices there posted. This Is
the nineteenth century, and we, the men
of to-day, think that we have numerous
ways and devices that are vast improve
ments upon the primitive customs of our
ancestors. In some respects it is true,
but there IS stin room for more improve
ments, and pesterity viii doubtless find
enough TO labor upoR without leaving the
sheriff Is sales act IN its present crude
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08

Gates were issued, their builders were
fully aware that certificates had been
issued in excess of the public domain sub
ject TO location.
To contend, under this state Of things,
that the state is indebted to the holders of
these certificates is TO seek to interiect a
new term into the contract which gave
them existence. The appropriation of
lands for building a capitol, for
the establishment of a state uni
versity, and for the maintenance
Of eleemosynary institutions was made by
the constitution that gave the legislature
power to grant lands to railroads. The
statement that these grants were subse-
qGent to the issuance of the subsidy GER
tificates betrays the purpose of the au-
thor of the Appleton publication who
could not honestly have made such an
assertion, and who is doubtless an attor-
ney for the holders of barred subsidy
certificates working under the cover of
reputable publishing house.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08

grapheF OF Bolton, Tex, has gone TO
Clinton, Miss, where he viii enter
college for literary study Il is his lnteu-
ton, after thorough preparation, to en-
ter the Baptist ministry. Mr.. Hillyer IS
a young man of fine promise, and has
many friends here who viii wish him en-
tire success in all he undertakes.
Senator Palmer is writing a novel. Its
origin was peculiar He was talking
about current literature to Senator M
gals one day when the latter remarked
that he had abandoned his effort to pro-
duce work of fiction. ''No man can
write novel and also attend to his du-
ties as senator, - remarked ingalls,.
You are mistaken, returned Palmer,
''and II prove it to you.
Mr.. Isaac Pye ran for sheriff of Rock
land county, New York. His. numerous
friends made merry with his name by
prefxing to it, instead of Isaac, such
good things as 'mince, - pumpkin,
"apple'' and ssoyster, - and several
wrote there "mud - Now Pye is en-
ragged because he is beaten, but THESE
joke votes did it. He thinks there Is
such thing rs being too internal funny.
Secretary Bayard has bought a farm
near Wilmington, Del. and viii devote
himself to raising cereals and fancy
fruits thereon He will also retain
limited practice at the Delaware bar.
His residence, "Delaware Place. is
being renovated preparatory to his re-
turn from Washington. He has always
had desire to try fancy farming, and is
rich enough now 10 indulge this expen-
sive taste
Captain Billy, fuH-blooded Ute In
dian, who draws salary from the gov
ernment as an interpreter, displays con-
siderable versatility as a politician. For
the last four years he has been an ardent
Democrat, but he has already given in
his adhesion to the new administration.
But Captain Billy is only an untutored
savage, and OF course no white man
would do thing like that merely to re-
tain an office.
Grace Greenwood urges the formation
of a society for the protection of chorus
girls, who are subjected TO the cruel
tyranny and brutality of the coarse and
mercenary managers of certain migrat-
DRY companies. Facts have come to my
knowledge concerning these poor young
bondswomen which, if divulged, would
surprise and appal Il Christian, perhaps
Hebrew, and possibly Mormon COM
munity.'
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08
MR. HALLS REC0MuENDAT7oNs.

IKR. HALLS RECOMMENDATIONS.
There IS demand for land legislation which
VIII be very urgent The law passed last session
seems to have operated well enough, but the
commissioner of the land Office recommends
notifications which would be likely to place
land matters back where they were six years
ago. Over this recommendation and the propo-
sitions for relief of purchasers of school lands
the legislature viii be sufficiently bewildered.
Special interests of great influence viii be repre-
scented in the attempt to change the laws so as
again to subject control of the school lands to
speculative operators in real estate Dallas
News,
Two changes in the sales system of the
land law are recommended by Commits
sioner Hall; one, to protect settlers
against confiscation of their homes
for non-payment of interest money
upon certain day; the other,
to fix the minimum price of the dry and
the watered lands at the same figure.
Neither of these propositions, if adopted ),
could affect IN any way the relationship
of the SPECTATORS to the land system.
Mr. Hall distinctly declares that the
main features of the system, which we
understand to mean those reserving the
land for actual settlers, should be rig
idly preserved.
In this position the commissioner viii
be sustained by the preponderance of
public sentiment, although it does not
agree with the ideas of the News, which
fought the adoption of the actual settler
policy and favored the continuance of
the old plan of selling the lands in I'M
limited quantities to whoever wanted TO
buy. In view of this fact the talk of the
News about land spectators is amusing,
if not convincing.
The first recommendation of the COM
missioner is backed by the demands of
experience, of good policy and of COM
mon honesty. The forfeiture by the
state of the homes of actual settlers to
the state, because of a failure to pay a
sum Of interest on the 1st day of August,
is simply legaIized robbery-nothing less.
The state has as much right TO eonaseate
property for a failure to pay taxes there
on as it has to- confiscate it for the nom
payment of interest. During the two
last years 566 ,493 acres have been for
feited for this reason and only
S45 ISL acres have been sold.
The people of Texas, as honest
people, do not desire to fitch from unfor-
tunate hone-seekers their little accumula-
tons for the sake of building up school
fund. 1t were better to have no school
fund than to accumulate it in that way.
When M. Hail asks for a modification
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08

TIE Twenty-first legislature of Texas
meets to-day. Upon its action depends
much. The present legislature can give
an impetus to the growth and develop
ment of the state; or it can retard the
good work. This much the legislature
should never forget: people in Texas
know much more about the climate and
soil and boundless opportunities of the
state than do people outside of the state;
that immigration has made the state
what it is, and that Texas is not the only
state that needs immigration. And the
legislature should never lose sight of the
further fact that other states not only
need immigration, but are at work to
secure it. AS the Twenty-first general
assembly shall legislate upon the lands,
the roads, the schools, the railroads and
other important questions so shall the
people measure the rate of their progress
for the next two years.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08
ABoUr MEN AND WoMEM.

Oliver Ditson left S25 200 for the aid of
needy musicians.
1t is generally believed in Cairo that
the mysterious white pasha is Henry II i.
Stanley and not Emin Pasha.
Robert Bonner takes special pride in
the fact that he never gave or Endorsed a
note, and never borrowed or owed dol
lar.
william Hunt of Connecticut kissed
his girl while her mouth was full of pins
The doctor is working over her still, and
William is paying the bills.
Mrs. Mnnfiu of Hartford, Conn :,
takes a philantbropic interest IN twins =
Whenever she hears of new arrivals in
that line Mrs. MunsiI makes call and
presents each baby with handsome sill
yer porridse cup.
John s. Wise had made an interesting
contribution to the CentHry's war series
in the shape of Il narrative of the heroism
displayed by the cadets OF the Virginia
Military Institute in the battle of New
market Mr.. Wise was one Of the par
ticipating cadets and was wounded early
in the fight. General SigeI will read this
little story with interest
Colonel Elliott Shepherd, owner of the
New York Mail and Express, when asked
the other day how he came to be an
editor, replied. IAN editeri I'm not
an editor, and never expect to be. The
editing is done By the men upstairs. I
am not one of those who believe that
man can be an editor without special
training
Mr.. Ernest HHlyer, formerly a photo
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08
PATERNAL SoLIcITUDE.

At the Dallas road convention, where
only seventeen counties voted on the
proposition to petition the legislature for
local option road law, speeches were
made expressive of unalterable opposi-
ton to bonding the people -
Did not the speakers assume too much?
They were not sent to Dallas to . bond
the people. No action that could have
been taken at Dallas would have bonded
the people. These gentlemen spoke as
if they had been charged at Dallas with
that right and power which rests alone in
the people of each county, and their So
licitude for the people was at variance
with their power to speak for the peo-
pie.
When local option road law shall have
been enacted, and when the people of
each county are confronted with the ques-
ton of issuing bonds to procure money
for the construction of passable high
ways, then and then only will
there be occasion for the express
sion of opposition to bonding the peo-
pie. - Tarrant and Johnson and Milan
and Navarro and Parker will not ask the
advice or solicitude of Ellis and Kaufman
and Grayson and Fannin. Each county
may be supposed to know what it wants
and to be able to take care of itself.
The enactment Of local option road
law does not ''bond the people. - In
der such law 1t will be left to the people
of each county to say whether they viii
fritter away, year after year, the road
taxes, or, whether they will AT ONCE use
the taxes Of twenty or forty years to make
good roads for the service of people now
on the earth. And when the question
does come up under such law, this
paternal solicitude win have am
pie opportunity for utterance and
where it will be appropriate. The express
sion of such solicitude now smacks more
of politics than of road-making. The
people of each county in Texas have as
much right to local option road law as
they have to a local option prohibition
law, and if this solicitude of one county
for another in this matter of improved
roadways is to control legislative action,
why should it not assume to repeal all
local option laws?
The Twenty-first legislature should
bear this in mind: The enactment of
local option law did not give prohibition
to every county, and the enactment of a
local option road law does not bond the
people, - but simply enables each county
to attend to its own business as its inter-
ests demand.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08
Homes for the Homeless.
d.. a.. nh

That the public lands of Texas are
among the best in the world no one will
deny; but in their present condition they
are no better than a wilderness, except
in possibilities. When the poor man is
given fair opportunity he will make of
this country a veritable garden; until he
is given chance these lands VIII not be
placed upon the tax rolls of the state.
Will the state enrich herself and at the
same time extend helping hand to the
thousands of poor men who are willing to
undergo the tolls and hardships incident
to the opening up and improvement of a
new country, by Offering him something
IN return for his toll and privation, or
viii she, by retaining her present IRON
clad land law, permit these rich lands to
remain the home of the long-horn and
the coyote, producing nothing and bene-
fitting nobody?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08

break their alliance with that party.
Taking the entire election returns Of the
country, they show further that if
their strength should be e1imin-
ated the Democrats would have
not far from million majority in
the total vote. That is to say, the Dem
ocrats have nearly million majority Of
the white voters of the country, but by
throwing their weight into the scale the
eoIored voters have brought the Repub-
lieans UP TO within 100 900 less than a
majority of the entire popular vote.
Upon this ground they demand seat
in the Harrison cabinet, and they have
pitched on ex-senator Blanche X Bruce
rs the man. With representative of
their race in the administration they feel
that they would receive in the sh9pe of
appointments the fair share Of recog-
nitiOn to which their Importance TO the
Republican party entities them.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08

of the laws in the interest of the man who
is on school section and trying to de-
velop it, he pleads the cause of the home
less people of Texas, and there are
enough of them to efectually dispose of
the sneers of those whose sole efforts with
respect to the land system have been to
shift the ownership of the public lands
from the state to the spectators.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08

THE needs of the state, says the Uvalde
News, demands revision of the road
Law, and aIneng the many changes sHg-
gested none win meet with more hearty
approval than that to permit counties to
issue bonds TO secure good roads The
demand IS so general for a new law that
our solons win hardly let it pass without
some attention
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08
WHIST.
BY HETTY M'ARvAN.

The other side were losing ground;
Twas clear that they would beaten be,
Ny partners science made that sure,
And should share his victory!
And once or twice I felt so proud
OF my own Skill for / could see
His eyes light up in pleased surprise
As he watched me approvingly.
sob, hesitate and you are lost'I'i
He smiling said, for had paused.
looked so helpless he inquired
What my perplexity had caused.
But swift his brow grew black as night
might match the Thunderer's mood OF
dumps
AS one small question soft asked,
And all said was, ''What is trumps?''
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08
CONFIRMATION.

The brook ran laughing from the shade,
And in the sunshine danced all day;
The starlight and the moonlight made
Its glimmering path Milky Way.
The blue sky burned, with summer fired;
For parchiRg fields, for pining flowers,
The spirits of the'iiif desired
The brooks bright life to shed in showers
It gave its all that thirst to slake;
Its dusty channel lifeless lay;
Now softest flowers, withdrawing, make
Its winding bed a Milky Way.
Helen Gray Cone in American Magazine.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08
Public Sale of the stock IF Goods Of Harts-
field Roe.

Twill, as trustee in a certain deed in trust exc
cuted and delivered by Hartsfeld & Roe to the
Merchants National Bank of Fort Worth, sell,
at public auctio1, to the highest bidder for cash
in hand at the late business house Of said Hsrts-
field & Roe, on Houston street, in Fort Worth,
Tex, between the hours of 10 a. m. and p. m,
on Tuesday, THE 18TH DAY OF JANUARY, Iss9, the
whole stock of furniture lately carried by said
Hartsfield & Roe and conveyed BY said deed in
trust to me.
This stock is almost entirely new and viii be
sold without reserve. E.E. CHASE,
January Z, 1888. Trustee.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08
Another Explanation.

The Fort Worth GAZETTE is engaged in
explaining why Christmas is sometimes
spelled Xmas. Notwithstanding THE
GAZETTE explanation, we still cling to
the idea that Xmas is the result of an
effusion of an editor IS brain after about
eight whisky straights
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08

Territory for settlement. Fort Worth has
been invited to send delegation to this
convention, and this city. having a spe-
cial interest in this question, might find
it advantageous to par ticipate in this
convention
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08
They Want Black Man in the Cabinet.
pi.iIal5slrF,ia Rs.cnrd

1t is not without reason that the negro
voters of America claim that they should
have ample recognition under the ineom-
ing administration They show from
election statistics that not only in New
York and Indiana, but IN nearly every
other Northern state the Republicans
would be in a minority If they should
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08
Needs Amendment.
Athens Review.

The Fort Worth GAZETTE IS agitation of
the iniqmties of the present land law, it
is to be hoped, will result in an amend
ment being introduced during the next
session of the legislature.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08
VIII Be the Leading City.
Hallettsville Herald.

The city of Fort Worth, not to be out
done in 'go-aheadativeness viii soon
run its street cars by electricity. If
pluck, energy and enterprise constitute
an impetus to progress, Fort Worth will
yet be the leading city of the South.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08

THE people should iHstill it into the
minds of Texas legislators that the pres
ent generation owes something to itself
as well as TO its great-gr children.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08

SOME counties in Texas, or, rather,
the men who represent some counties in
Texas, would play the dog in the mauger
act in the matter of good roadways.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08
rher want Deep water.
Pos,

The people Of Texas want deep water
at that point on the coast where it can
be most speedily obtained fort Worth
GAZETTE
THE GAZETTE, N this, is laundering
right along on the immediate frontier Of
solid truth.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08

TIE report of priyations that are being
endured by settlers in far oft and frigid
Dakota, serves to emphasize the posi-
bilities of Texas development if Texas
would only ask and encourage settle
rpanf
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08
II Is Useless.

It is useless for local paper to boom
It's town unless its advertising columns
show the energy and progressiveness of
the business men Keep the patronage
OF your paper up with the procession.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08

TIE demands of the Chinese govern
mont upon Corea look virtually to the
absorption of the latter by the Flowery
kingdom. The contest is interesting, as
being the first exhibition of vigorous
territorial policy by the Mongolians since
their great wall reached point where q
man on tip-toe could not peep over it.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08

THE concentration of the opposition
TO Senator Coke 5 reelection is in your
mind s eye, Horatio. There is not enough
opposition to concentrate
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08

CALVIN s. BRICE has rendered his pri-
vate ear to General Harrison to make his
coming trip from Indianapolis to Wash
ington. That is right. All good Demo-
Gratis were opposed 10 the general s MAX
Ing the trip, but since he is so obstinate
about it, let him sleep on the dowRy pil-
lows OF Democracy, and tread on Demo-
cratic rugs as he goes
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08

THOSE people near the coast who fear
they may be crowded into the deep blue
sea should move up into North Texas
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08

IF TEXAS had twenty-one congressman
instead of eleven only, its demand at
Washington for deep water would be
more respectfully considered. More peo-
pie viii entitle us to more congressman,
and laws TO promote immigration will
bring more people.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08

THE gentlemen who are putting up that
Dallas water for ''medicinal purposes, -
20 doubt send along o carving knife with
each bottle
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08

Ar Fort Smith on the 24th inst. a con-
vention viii be held for the purpose of
discussing and deciding upon the best
plan for the speedy opening of the Indian
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08

LEVI p MORTON has gamboled away to
Philadelphia. Two and two together
add up Wanamaker.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08

TIE more Texas does to promote i'm
migration into the state, the less will
Texas hear of ga negro question -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08

To DICK COKE at Washington, greet
ing: There's nothing the matter with
you-you are all right.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08

II POLITICAL parties were more evenly
divided in Texas, the state would have
less politics injected into discussions of
economic questions that concern all men
oIil-a
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08
Stockholders Annual Meeting.

The meeting of the stockholders Of the Palo
Pinto Coal Mining Company VIII be held at the
Office Of the company, in the city of Fort Worth,
Tex on Wednesday, the 9Th day of January
1883, for the election of board of directors for
the ensuing year. j. q. WATKINS,
Secretary.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08
nsrAH 49, or Communications "a ~

ns~44H letters or communications for THE
GAZETTE, schefher on business or for
publication, should be addressed to THE
GAZETTE, or DEMOCRAT PUBLISH
ING co., Fort Worth, Ter, and NOT
TO ANY INDIVIDUAL.
IN communications intended for paGIioa-
ton mast be accompanied by the a1riter IS
name and dddress-Hot for pu5Iicatioa-but
as on eUidence Of good faith.
Parties qvritiRg TO THE GAZETTE on
business personal to themselves agiH please
iHcloSe stamp for reply
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08
sPFCIAL NOTICES.
Notiee-StockhoIders Meeting.

BY order of the board of directors a meeting
of the stockholders Of the Texas Northwestern
Railway Company is hereby called. and viii be
held at the Office Of the company in the city OF
Fort Worth Tex, on February q, a. d. 1889,
and at 10 cIock a. of said day, for the purpose
of authorizing the board of directors proceed to
construct and equip said railway, and TO issue
the bonds Of the company in aid thereof and for
such other business as may properly come before
said meeting Q. B. EASTMAN,
Fort Worth, Tex, Dee. IS, 1888. Secretary.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08

Imported pipes at A. stert 8 gun store.