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Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-10
0BSTRUCTYNG SETTLEMENT.

The land laws of Texas should be
retarding the country's settlement: or
those who administer them should feel it
incumbent upon them to do all in their
power to simplify the tedious routine to
buying and locating lands. The follow
ing letter Will bear reprinting as convey
ing hint Of the obstacles to settlement
that might be remedied, it would seem:
CHILpREss, TEX, March rs, 1890.
To the Gazette
/ wish to place before your readers, and more
especially those seeking to purchase school land
for the purpose of building up homes for them
selves and thereby developing the resources OF the
Panhandle, a correspondence had between my
self and Land Commissioner r. NJ. Hall in
gard to school section upon which was living
and desired to purchase. Now, the two letters
received from Commissioner Hall, to say the
least, are very contradictory. Whether they
are intended to assist or retard the development
of the most fertile portion of the state, or
whether in the interest OF the settler a foreign
cattle syndicate, your readers must judge for
themselves. will give you a verbatim copy of
both, as have the originals before me. 1 first
wrote the land office for informa ion in regard to
the section upon which was living (section 50.
block 10, Collingsworth county,, and received
the following reply:
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
AUSTIN, TEX, December 70, 1889.
A. R. Beck, Arlie, Tex:
DEAR SIR have to inform you that section
so, block 10, Houston and Great Northern rail
way company, in Coliingsworth county, has not
been sold or leased ''to anyone The land has
not been classified and appraised, and appli-
cation to purchase will not be received and
awarded until that has been done and the county
clerk is notified TO place the his list of
lands for sale. AS soon this matter can be
attended to it will receive the attention of this
Office. Respectfully, &. G. SHELLEY,
Chief Clerk
In reply to my application to purchase, dated
February "a, 1880, Commissioner Hall wrote
follows:
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, !
AUSTIN, TEX, February "a, 1880.
4. R Beck, Childress. Tex.
DEAR SIR-Rep ying to your favor of the oath
instant viii say that section 50, block 10, cert.
llS0, Houston and Great Northern railway COM
panY, Collingsworth county, was sold under act
of 1888 to j. r. Haynie, and does not appear to
be forfeited. Respectfully,
r. NJ. HALL, Commissioner.
II VIII appear from the above that Commits
siOner Hall or his chief clerk. 4. G. Shelley. has
made mistake, and mistakes like these are ex-
peIsive to the settler who is DESTROYS of getting
in crops before it is too late for the present year.
The Rockingham ranch company claim 20 be
the present owners of the section above mem
toned, and from all can learn from Commits
sioner Hall they may own two-thirds of the
whole Panhandle. A. R. BECK.
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carried to q successful termination.
Rev. Mr.. Frick stated that he thought it
was not only a financial but a religious
duty that the people owed themselves in
setting forth the products and aaPafsS,
tages of our county, and turtheEmore
stated that he wouldendeavor in aH pos
sible manner to further the objeets of
the organization.
On motion the chairman appointedsR
committee of six, consisting az three
ladies and three gentlemen, toSso1feit
contributions to defray the expsnse OF
securing material for an exhibits The
following named ladies and gentlemen
were appointed:
Mrs. c. L. Rowan, Mrs. S. E. BaERss1
Miss Carrie Cassiday, Messrs. W. H !
Many, F. E. Lister and Charles lam
mond.
The meeting then adjourned to re-
assemble at the call of the Shairmans
1t viii be advisable to have tfeexhibits
ready for shipment by the 10Th, SeES NOT
later than the goth of next month, and
our live business men and citizens should
see that no time is lost in preparing the
same. The committee will wait upon
our people at their earliest convenience,
and we predict that thew will meet with
the success the enterprise deserves.
long pull, a stroEg pull and a pull all
together will accomplish wonderful re-
suits for Trinity county.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-10

RELATING to Southern iron as it has
been shipped to that city, the Pittsburg
Iron World intimates that it is only
foundry iron, having an excess of sulphur
and PHOSPHORUS that renders it unfit for
making steel, also that this difficulty will
continue until Southern manufacturers
adopt the basic process. 1t adds:
1T is plain. too. that this fact is becoming
recognized in the South and plants in which the
basic process is to be employed are being estab-
lished. The Henderson steel manufacturing
company viii soon make its first run OF steel
from furnace located at North Birmingham,
Ala, using process similar to the basic, by
which it proposes 10 make steel from the pig iron
of that district. The Southern iron company is
preparing to make $50 tons of steel per day by
the basic process in its mills at Chattanooga,
Tenn. With the success of those plants may
come the solution of the steel problem in the
South,''
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BLANCO COUNTY COMING q.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
JOHNSON CITY, TEX. March 31.-On
with the bust! Hurrah for johnson City
Make room for Blanco county, for we
are coming to the Spring Palace. A
large meeting was held here Saturday OF
the representative men, and it was de-
termined that we should make an exhib-
it of everything we have, and we have
many things people know not Of.
The plan adopted was as follows: Let
every man who has stone or other mate
rial he wishes to show prepare the same
at his own expense. Then a committee
of three in each precinct is to superin-
tend the collection. This committee has
power to add others 10 the committee
All material is to be collected at Blauco
this precinct having assured the free de-
livery Of the material to the railroad. So
make room for US. We are coming.
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and destruction in wider track because
of them. If the proposed channels were
cut to convey the upper waters to reser-
voIrs conveniently placed in those regions
destitute of water, the land that is now
valueless might become the big pastures
of the West, and eventually productive
farms. Such ideas may appear chimer-
ical, but the wonders that have been ac-
complished by man leave little or no
ground for saying this is an idle dream
wrong place is destructive agent, but
brought under control becomes beneficial
to man in every department of life.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-10

THE cyclone cloud that swept over
Louisville and adjacent towns is thus de-
scribed by an eye witness and taken from
one of the city papers.
The cloud accompanying the cyclone was OBJ
served along almost its entire course by DR.. Lyon
who resided at the Falls. He says the cloud APP
preached up the gap in the knobs through which
the Ohio flows. It balloon shaped, twist
ing an attenuated tail toward the earth. 1t
emitted constant fusillade of lightning, and
seemed to be composed of lurid, snakeIike
mass of electric currents, whose light would
sometimes be eItinguished for few brief mo-
ments, making almost intolerable darkness.
It was accompanied by fearful roar, like that
of thousand trains crossing the big bridge at
once. It could be seen to strike Louisville and
then with incredible rapidity, rumbling awful
ly, the awful mass leaped the river, changing it
into white foam as it came toward the Indiana
shore. Ii appeared to cross near the Louisville
bridge, just over the falls.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-10

THE project to appoint colored censue
enumerators ia Georgia is meeting with
much disfavor from the citizens, partic-
ularly III Monticello, Jasper county ,
where there is an added grievance in a
proposal 30 put in .colored man as post
master. The colored man would be as
pleased with office in Pennsylvania and
Indiana as in Georgia. but he would not
serve the purpose of President Harrison
ct al. as we'll. A white mans indigna-
ton needs the Southern flavor tc crafty
the appetite Of Republican bosses.
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TARIFF reform goes marching on. The
Haverhin (Mass.) Gazette says:
"'Speaking from the standpoint of a Re-
publican newspaper, the Gazette is con-
strained to believe that there is q we'll
planned and sknlfully carried out plot to
ALLEVIATE thousands OF Republicans from
the party by the idiotio provision 8
of the new tariff schedule just reported
to the house by the ways and means COM
mittee. The industrial wants of New
England have been and are being per-
sistentIy ignored, and If this course be
longer pursued the party will have to
look for its majorities elsewhere. -
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KAUFMAN COUNTY COMING. .
specia1 to the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
KAUFMAN, TEX. April 2.-The people
Of Kaufman county express desire and
determination that the county be repre-
sented at the Spring Palace. We have
everything in Kaufman county necessary
TO make an exhibit equal TO any county
of the state, and those of our citizens
who attended the Spring Palace last sea-
son realize the benefits to be obtained
from these county exhibits, and propose
to reap some of them.
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TRINITY COUNTY AWAKE.

Trinity Waterman: Quite number OF
Methodist church Wednesday night for
the purpose of organizing and taking
steps for securing an exhibit for the Pal
ace. On motion Rev. a. J. Frick was
called to the chair, and William Bennett
elected secretary. Capt. Dawson made
an interesting and instructive talk, in
which he set forth the object of the
meeting, and portrayed in glowing Ian
guage the benefits to be derived from a
good exhibit at the Palace; ex-
horted all to enter into the spirit OF
the movement, and see that it was
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-10

IT is reported that the women OF Kan
sas are taking less interest in elections,
and are more and more neglectful about
registering. Aside from law of nature
that makes the uuattained the desirable,
it is unreasonable to expect women t.
clean house, supervise the building of n
spring bonnet and look after elections in
the same season. The women, for
reason, suppose voting to be of no con-
sequence and waive the privilege.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-10

The latest and most unique electrical
invention is a machine for buttering
bread. It is sold in connection with q
patent bread-cutter, and is intended for
use in prisons and reformatory institu-
tions. There is a cylindrical shaped
brush which is fed with butter and lays
a thin layer on the bread as it comes
from the cutter. The machine has ca
pacity of cutting and buttering $50 loaves
OF bread an hour. The saving of butter
and bread and the decrease in the guam
tity OF crumbs is said TO be very large.
Now if the machine would only furnish
the bread and butter, electricity would
have the thanks Of the poor as well as
the wealthy.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-10

Hon. CHAUNCY NJ. DEPEw', president
of the New York Central railroad, says
that, during his experience, he has
known about 30 200 men who have been
ruined by rum. What q lot of life
Chauncy must have seen, and yet it is
true there is no money in rum-save to
the seller. The man does not live who
can attend to business and rum drinking
at the same time. In the case of the in
dividual who makes the attempt, prop
erty is sure to fly out of the window
while poverty enters the front door.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-10

IT Ia said that if cigar smokers will
blow through the cigar after cutting off
the mouth end before lighting, they will
escape the coughing that frequently fol-
lows the first draught. 1t is the fine
particles Of tobacco that IrriIate the
threat, and not the smoke, as has been
supposed. There are those who believe
that if, after cutting off the mouth end,
results will be more certain.
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WHY NOT DIVIDE THE WATERS2

Why NOT DIVIDE THE WATERS?
The fearful destruction occssioned and
threatened by the accumulated waters of
the Mississippi is sufficient reason for a
scientific investigation that may lesd to
the adoption of preventive measures.
Lying west of the Mississippi there is an
immense arid region so destitute of water
that the government sent out competent
men to ascertain, If possible, whether an
artesian system of wafer supply is prac-
ticable. Now, might it not be feasible
to divert by canals the superabundant
water of the Mississippi into these regions
and benefit by this plan both the mum
dated and the arid lands? The money
that has been appropriated both by the
general and state governments in building
and strengthening levees is only wasted;
the mighty waters laughs mans best
efforts to scorn, aud spread desolatiou
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protests against applying the word
congressman" to member of the
house. Words are not meaningless, and
the growing disuse of the name "repre-
sentative'' has signihcancy. 1t is well
to keep prominent the idea of representa-
ton, and that the men sent to congress
are not congressman by peoplemen, and
are there to represent their constituency
and for no other purpose.
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list, was worried over the prospect for ice
next season and, dreaming that the
water was frozen over, sprang out of
bed, seized a costly vase and smashed an
elegant plate-glass mirror to test the
thickness of the crust. The noise
Weakened his wife, and she soon oou-
WINGED him that the temperature of that
apartment was several degrees above the
freezing point.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-10

SOME time since the Indianapolis News
offered prize to any one naming the five
great battles of the late civil war. The
decision given by q committee awarded
to Mr.. A. E. Williams, who named
Champion Hill, Gettysburg, Chatta-
nooga, Nashville and Five Forks. If the
decision included Champion Hill Cor Ba-
ker's Creek) because that defeat led to
the fall of Vicksburg, with all that fol-
lowed that Confederate disaster, then
the battle of Franklin and not Nashville
should have been included. In its results
Franklin was greater battle than Nash
Vile, as Franklin was the cause and
Nashville the effect.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-10

"Is RELIGION failure?'' asks the
Christian Union, to which question we
are constrained to reply, by no means.
The people, some of them, who profess
10 practice it 90 not always toe the
mark, and newspaper is compelled to
notice the fact. Religion is not, how
ever, a failure, and there never has
been time when so much was accom-
phshed in its name as at present.
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ANNOUNCENEYT.

and will be an ornament to the city ~
a credit to the church.
Pursuant to a call of COmrade c. B
Bowen, meeting OF ten ex-Union 20.
diers was held in the courthouse yeste'
day evening. After due deliberate
they adjourned TO meet agein on Mo.
day, May 5, next, and they will issusI
call for all ex-UniOn soldiers to mH
with them on that date for the purpf
of organizing a post of the Grand Are
of the Republic. They desire all attend
ing the meeting to bring their discharga
Mr.. G. B. Bowen was elected preside
of the meeting; P. Edwards, secretary
and G. w. Lowered, treasurer.
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a BILL has been reported to the Massa-
chusetts Legislature by the probate COM
mittee which provides that if husband
adopts the child Of his deceased wife by
q former husband, he shall henceforth
have the use of all the wife's real estate
as long as he lives. This enables the
father to keep the child out of the
mother Is property for an indefinite time,
ana the bin is suitably characterized as &
measure 20 defraud orphan children.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-10

THE Christian at Work says that within
eight years fifty-nine new churches have
been organized in Kentucky and $50,
63l.73 expended in evangelistic work.
Statistics concerning the output of the
distilleries during the same period would
be interesting for the purpose of making
q comparatiEe statement
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-10

A FRENCH newspaper informs its read
ers that Chicago received the World 5
fair through Nj. Tomplatt Of New York,
who occupies the responsible position of
boss Of the republic.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-10

THRoCKMoRToN county advertIses itself
n an effective manner this morning in
THE GAZETTE. On cheap lands Texas
produces more than Missouri does on dear
lands. Throckmorton county does well
to show the farmer in other states what
he has TO gain by coming to Texas.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-10

New ENGLAND shoe and leather men
are indignant at the proposition to place
a duty on imported hides and at any in
crease of duty on fax or linen thread.
Dinobes
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-10

THERE is a bill before the New York
Legislature to compel railroad companies
TO institute a pension department for all
employees disabled in their service. This
seems such a clear case of simple justice
that it onght not to require legislation to
enforce the act, but corporations are said
to be soulless.
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romth
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WHIP Handy with
farming
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Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-10

WHEN farmers in all sections of this
Union appreciate that they are largely
RESPONSIBLE for keeping in power party
that is pledged to policy that is mimi
cal to their interests, they will take a
stand for reform. A reform that will be
radical and result in ejectment from
power men who legislate for favored
interests and 10 tax the farmer.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-10

We overheard man this morning EXPLAIN.
the difference between the regular and the eIr
session OF the legislature. This reminded Us
the old lady's statement of the difference b
tween pain and misery. some comes and goes
said she. land the other stays with US. - Nas1
vile Banner.
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RENrnN.s nnrNrY.

Vim. b ,Sterett has l25acres, so in corHaHS IS
in oats. could sell no grain Ct profiSszs ~ d
but little better by FEEDING as the laeses EIn
disease wa%Heavy. He lostmoney on's de veg 5
work. 90 =
VIM. B. HaTfss owns BOZ acres and last year
had s. in corn, 49gin hay and IS in oatsssaG ern
yielded IS bushe1sssasthe acre. and was the% best
crop; oats yieldeftAhppt 50 bushels but cost
more Fed all grain talsstaGk and hogs: Sold
at $40 and kept one year, so thsfSswas no profit
on them Sold A. fat hogs, and owing to heavy
He paid his way and saved a little. EAad worth
S25 to $40 an acre.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-10

SARA BERNHARDT' s latest performance,
that of personating the Virgin mother in
sacred drama. demonstrates, that how
ever scant she may be in flesh, she has
plenty OF cheek.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-10

TIE Texas Farmer Is right in urging
the farmers to attend the primaries. 1t
is at the primary convention Of the DOM
mant party that the American sovereign
crowns himself, and THE GAZETTE joins
the Farmer in an appeal to the farmers
to go the primaries and talk ana vote.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-10

THOSE miners who were told not to
vote for Cleveland, for If he was elected
they would have 70 live on mush and
milk, are saying that now they have to
live on mush and water. The beauties
Of high protective policy are not appar-
ent to men confined TO so thin diet.
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MISSOURI.
BARRY COUNTY. i

BARRY COUNTY. ga
Carrick Blythe had IS acres ifkcorhSandsls In
wheat in the eastern half of thaScou hsSrSss' He
threshed l64 bushels of wheat, wfl8fA coakS him
over soc bushel, the ma ket pricSSs his corn
cost him Is. &c buShei Dy close cacufa&A r. and
is no. wor BIC. He fed several steefs.t 5thlch
cost about $40. and sold at $40 to SIS. ~,
Q. B: Smith received 6jc a bushea3for MAJ
whea he could spare, and m ade 25c a@busheAon
1t. Corn coSt25eS and could be sold ct 3Gc. S1n
such stoetas he SOLD he made 81 a head, P0t
made htE9e money. Land worth SIS an acre.
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MoNITRAU COUNTY.

I. S. Ferguson owns 555 acres, of which he
cultivated last year I50 in corn. He estimates
the cost OF raising corn at 20c busbel. He fed
30 hogs sold them at So. Is per 100 pounds, 4 sub
stantial profit; and is now feeding % head of cat
tie. He thinks it pays best to feed, but there is
very little money in farming at present prices.
Land worth SIS to $40 an acre.
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HOUSTON COUNTY IN THE LIST

Cherokee county is going to have a
frst-class exhibit at the Spring Palaces
The county that beats her can take&the
cake. This is authoritative. It Cherpk ee
Herald. 81
Houston county enters thee lists with
you, and if you ''take the eake rs you
must hustle.-[ Crockett Cougisr. 7's%'
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milgst seed, fresfF6m JeahsOl
grass LOO ssaae hss FROM & aSetFeFs
Democrats Victorious at Colur


COLUMBUS, OHIO, April 7.-1The city
election passed off quietly with mt more
than so per cent. of the votes pofled.
The Democrats elect their entire ticket
by majorities ranging from ten to 1900,
and make substantial gains IN the city
council.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-10

C. G. Mills. farmer in the northern p1r.
ThrockmortOn county. and 4 member of tie s-
of c. G. Mills & Co. at Round Timber>, s--
81 had so acres OF corn, cost y cents bushe
raise: production, 1000 bushels, which bEogE
$500. I also had Is acres OF oats which cos.
about o. 10 cents to raise. Got 10J9 measus
bushels: il sold a. S253, or p cents bushe.
put in % acres of wheat: cost me 20 cents . 5ue
ell; raised $50 bushels: sold for 80 cents q bus,
at the granarv. 1 also had q number OF stas
running on the uncultivated part of my lact
on which made fsir profit. My hogs did We
and made me some good money. All my Iei,-
bors did about as well IS L. Land w0r
about 81 to So 80 per acre.
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= - &sSsssSsE
ANDREW sos55s

Andrew Barr owns 225 acres, Of which in 1889
there were in actual cultivation 400 acres IS in
corn, 10 in wheat and 90 in OATS The corn went
621a bushels to the acre, cost I4caGd worth
25c to 3Oc for feed. The wheat went 30 bushels
and cost 15c and were worth ISc to zoe. Land
worth SIS to $40 acre.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-10

John Graham, who lived on Clear Fors
ThrockmortOn county, says: II put in e
crop of corn; raised 35 bushels to the acre; C
about 49, cents q bushel; sold ct Is cents.
also had in % acres Of oats: rised 1900 oUshe
cost me about cents q bushel to raise; sold
25 cents per bushel. AS our winters are va
and pleasant, we require no shelter or food
our cattle which do very nicely on the unCu
waited part of the Farm. Health excellent. II
lievs I did about as well on the farm as
neighbors.'' Gland worth So TO So 80 per acre.