Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-24

namely, that men, women aud children
will come to Texas. 1t but strengthens
and confirms their belief that Texas is
nothing more than one vast grazing
country, filled with longhorned cattle,
and that cattle raising is the chief,
and about the only, employ
ment of the people. Some one might
thoughtlessly contend that Texas does
not seek those who are so ignorant of the
resources of the state. But this is a mis-
take. We do want them. They are I'M
tutored but good people, whose minds
have either never been reached by the
facts, or else have been proved upon by
the mercenary and mendaCious more in
telligent.
Well what next? When Gen. Harrison
was declared elected president of the
United States, great delegations from the
various states visited Indianapolis to
PROSTATE themselves before the general
and to leave with him some small token,
that in future might remind him of their
high consideration and supreme regard.
Among these delegations, possibly the
last, certainly not the least, was the
Hon. J. c. DEGREES, (not of the majority
before mentioned but chairman of the
state Republican executive committee OF
Texas. Col. DEGREES and his delegation
also thoughtfully conveyed to the
general a small acknowledge
ment. 1t was not specimens of the
splendid ores and minerals with which
our state abounds, richly inlaid and
sparkling from q beautiful back
ground. 1t was not the golden
grains of wheat artistioally ar
ranged and shining in rich profusion
from vessel of crystal. 1t was not
miniature bale of white, fleecy, silken
cotton, bound around with gold aud
silver ties, beautifully and appropriately
inscribed. 1t was not a splendid
painting of our state capitol,
nor yet pictures of great COM
meroial houses of Texas. What then
can it be, that the colonel conveys to the
general? The eyes of the nation were
upon them. The Associated Press told
the next day in detail the story to the
New England farmer aud the mechanics
of Pennsylvania pauses to hear il read.
To be sure, it was pair of beef horns,
what else? This farmer and mechanic
would have been much surprised if it had
been anything else. That's what they !
were looking for. They had heard of |
Texas cows and Texas beef horns before, |
but little have they heard of the white |
more cotton than in any state in the |
Union. Little had they heard of the |
bonndless wealth that lies in the |
bosom of Texas, and which is receiving |
light and life under the talismanic (
touch and nuiding hand of progress.
But they had heard of the horns.
They had heard but little of the grow
ing fields of wheat, waving in
the sunshine of the happy /
homes, and we'll cultivated farms,
acquired by the mere act of asking
They had heard but little of the Texas
state house, the seventh largest building
in the world, nor had they heard that
Texas had the largest educational en-
lowment in the world, but they had
heard of COWS, of yearlings, of beeves
and especially, gentle reader, they had
heard of the horns. But TO make assur-
lnce doubly assure, and TO have the
people of the North and East to under
stand that there were horns in
Texas, some friend of Gen.
Harrison living in or near San Antonio,
had an upholster to make him a chair
md send to the general. No doubt the
chair was surprisingly beautiful, elabo-
'rate and costly, and that it was greatly
admired and properly appreciated by
LII the beautiful and valuable hard
woods grown in Texas, along her water
ways and in her fine old forests, that
gentleman could not find an inch suscep-
ible to polish to satisfy his exactlng
to put in the chair. The
hair was made of horns.
Observation-Disclosures of the Texas Spring
Palace, relegate the horns. Have a
eW, not too many. Do not make them
90 conspicuous; you might be misunder-
TODD. Show your short horns-just a
ew. If your friend from the North or
Cast begins to talk cattle, which he will
10, don't hurt his feelings, but change
he subject: he knows all about the cattle
anyway. Show him wheat, corn, oats,
farley, millet, sorghum, grasses, min
rails. Talk factories to him, and if you
ak refrigerators let him ask questions
bout the cattle. Talk about everything
peaches, pears, plums, oranges,
rapes, peas, beans, Tarrant county
ut don't say anything about horns I'M
ess they are exceedingly short.
L. n. Cooper