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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-03

stores from Fort Worth houses are
mainly employed in carrying stores from
other points.
Fort Worth is not market commen-
surats with the demands of the West
and 1t never will be until men can find
houses in which to do business.
Fort Worth has the advantage to-day
but unless utilized the advantage will be
lost never to be regained.
Build houses;
Increase the water supply to meet the
needs of 80 900 people;
Erect city hall, fire stations and
other needed public buildings;
Make the city attractive; sprinkle the
streets, keep the sidewalks and yards
clean;
Don It wait until \ house ia rented be-
Tore beginning to build it;
Have the courage of your convictions,
as individuals and as a city;
There is not q city in the Union where
a man cannot find a house in which to
live or to do business in one hour; in
Fort Worth he could not find one in a
month;
Build houses.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-03
LEGITIlLATE REPRISALS.

A correspondent of the St. Louis Globe
Democrat writing from White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va, where the World -
fair commissioners are making their tenn
porarY headquarters, says that the place
is crowded with representative Southern
ers, all Of whom oppose the boycott as
much as they do the force bill. They
regard it us impractical and highly mis-
chieYous, but do not conceal DISPOSE
ton, if there should be return to tn e
infamies of the reconstruction period, to
make reprisals that would be highly in
furious to the North, and yet perfectly
legitimate and natural. They could, for
example, refuse to lend any encourage
ment or help to the Chicago World s fair,
or to go near it. Southern congressman
could oppose any legislative appropria-
ton for it, and perhaps otherwise en-
barrass the management. In various
ways, to which no exception could be
made, the South by policy of neutrality
could harm the big show, and the vast
Northern interests involved in it, ana
yet be attending strictly to her own BUSH
ness. With this aspect of the situation
before them, the commissioners will, it
is believed, do what they can to avert
the danger, and bring few Republican
hot-heads to their senses.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-03

Near Fayetteville, Tenn, shortly after the
recent cyclone which did SO much damage in
that state and Kentucky, old Jed Tompkins-
colored, was hauled up before Squire Mason TO-
Before the trial the squire, the colonel. Jed and
several others were lounging in front OF the
squirrels dingy little Office. all hands, with the
exception of Jed, relating incidents of the terri
BILE storm; the squire winding up with tree on
his farm from which the wind had stripped the
bark, and the colonel seeing this with a
brick wall on his place through which the tor
nado had driven wheat straw,
On the the trial the evidence was all against
Jed, the colonel Identifying the sheep, which
had been found hanging up on Jed's back porch.
''I'll have to hold you, old man, unless you
can explain how the sheep came there, - said
.'Caint spiain. squair," Jed answered.
''W' en- got up in de mawnin' dat sheep wuz
jes layin' dar.''
''And you dom know who brought it Thereof
'Ro, suh--lessn de cyclone blowed it dar. 4"
''Ahai 'lessn de cyclone blowed il dar, Ell.
And did you ever see cyclone that could skin
a sheep?'
mo, sub, CANT say as I has. lessn 'twar
dat same cyclone what peeled Square Mason s
tree en- driv de straw thoo Col. Ba!lentyue's
WALL
The squire pulled up his specks and took a
long look at Jed, and the colonel arose and
stated that he would not prosecute the case fur
Their. as this was the first cycloae that had ever
blown any OF his property into Jed's possession
POLK SWAPS.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-03
HOGG'S VOTE.
twenty polIars in Gold to the Person Who
6uesses Hogg's Vote IN the San Antonio
Convention, August II, Next

Az the gubernatorial contest absorbs
public interest in Texas, and as many
are estimating the probable outcome OF
the San Antonio convention, THE
GAZETTE has decided to pay
TWENTY DOLLARS IN GOLD
70 the person who sends to this Office the
most correct guess of Gen. Hogg' s vote
for governor on the first ballot taken in
the San Antonio convention to be- held
in August.
RULES FOR GUESSING.
The person guessing the eXace vote
cast for MIR. Hogg on the first ballot, or
nearest the exact vote so cast, will re-
ceive the twenty dollars in gold;
II two or more persons send the same
guess, the person whose guess is first re-
ceived will be decided the winner;
No guess will be received unless made
out on THE GAZETTE IS official blank at
tached below. which 'must be filed out
plainly TO avoid mistakes;
The number of guesses to each person
Is unlimited, provided the Official blank
below is used; Y
No guesses received after August u
and Ruessss TO begin at once. The guesses
will be opened daily and entered upon the
record book.
There are 906 votes in the convention,
exclusive of Franklin county;
THE GuEssEs.
All guesses should be enclosed In sepa-
rate envelopes and addressed "Hogg's
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-03

To PROVE that Blaine is riding his
hobby reciprocity to the devil, the San
Antonio Express dilates on the folly and
injustice Of removing the sugar tariff
There is, we believe, q general and
pretty well defined impression that the
Mckinley bill, about which our esteemed
contemporary loves to sing peans. re-
moves the duty on sugar as Clarkson
chops OF the head of Democratic post
master, circumstance to which Blaine
objects as strongly as the Express, I'M
less some reciprocal advantage can be
obta ined for the removal. Who then, is
riding to the devil so fast, Blaine or Nc
Kinley?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-03
PROTECTION. NOT INJURY.

We are glad to find the following sensi-
BILE and pertinent remarks concerning
the commission in the Austin Statesman.
Certainly, as our contemporary says, no
commissioner wants to injure the rail-
roads or in any way discourage their ex-
tension. No one but fool or a knave
affects to believe otherwise, or will say
that any sane friend of the commission
idea contemplates any other result than
a beneficial one. The Statesman says:
All that the people of Texas desire in author
izing commission is to protect themselves, not
to injure others. All they want is exact justice
to themselves and the corporations. They do
not believe they are now being fairly treated by
the present system which takes the money out
OF Texas to build up Northern marts. They
want this rectihed as a matter of plain, fair
dealing. The commits sion is to see that both
the people and the railroads receive fair play.
Who then in the broad state or Texas can OBJ
jectf The people will not, can the roads? How
can they when, we honestly, believe q COM
mission will, by = reduction of freights, work to
their own benefit by increasing the volume of
business transacted over their lines, just was
the case when the passenger tariff was reduced
to three cents.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-03
TAKE ITAT ITS FLOOD.

There is an opportunity coming TO Fort
Worth such as comes seldom to any town
and such as comes not at all to many.
A combination of causes have attracted
attention to Texas; the restriction of
vacant area in the Northwest, the OPEN
ing of Oklahoma, the persistent efforts
of individuals, newspapers and the Fort
Worth and Denver railway to advertise
the state, the question of deep water and
many other causes have directed pub
never had before. Indeed. it may be
truly asserted, in view of the immense
area of the state, that Texas has just
begun to grow.
West of line drawn north and south
through Fort Worth are located all the
cheap lands of Texas, and it is not too
much to say, to declare that the sections
west and northwest and southwest of
Fort Worth are better advertised than any
other portions of the state. The comp
troller's last report has shown and the
will show a marvellous Incease in popu-
lation and wealth west of Fort Worth;
but what has been done and what is being
done are as nothing compared to what
the next five years will do for the vast
section lying west of this city.
Fort Worth is the natural sutrepot of
all the western half of Texas, but to
utilize this advantage and to convert the
town of Fort Worth into the city of Fort
Worth requires energy, liberality, FORE
sight and vigilance. People IL this town
who have seen their tens of thousands
augmented into hundreds of thousands
by the growth of Fort Worth can be
made millionaires if they will but aid in
the work. Instead of 80 900 population,
little work will give Fort Worth lOO,-
900 in FIVE years. If the people of thi.
city are but true to their own interests
it is easier to convert this 30 900 into
100, 600 than 1t was to change 1000 into
80 900. Fort Worth Is now a town, but
it can be made into city. The recipe
is simple:
Build houses.
In order to capture and hold the peo-
pie who will seek homes in Texas 1t ia
necessary to furnish them houses in
which to live and do business. Every
man SO located becomes in turn q worker
to bring others. The fear Of vacant
houses has retarded the growth of this
city in the past and will continue to do so
unless the people put off village ways
and assume the methods Of the city.
Between the LIST day of January and the
LIST day of June, 1890, nineteen mer-
chants, wholesale and retail, came to
Fort Worth to locate and went away be-
cause there were no business houses to be
had. A repetition Of this nsrrow-minded
policy during the coming twelve months
viii be fatal TO Fort Worth.
While this city is the natural entrepot
of the Western half Texas, it depends
upon the people Of the city whether this
natural advantage is made benefit or
reproach. The railroads that should
transport to Western consumers thu
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Dirt Roads.
Corsicana Observer.

We are glad to note an impetus ia given
to this subject. Live, active and watch
full papers are dealing with the theme,
and 1t is deserving of the attention of
every Que for it is very sad commentary
on our present boosted civilization to
witness farmer during the wintry sea-
son hitching four horses to his wagon in
order to haul sack of -four to his hum
CRY ones at homa. The dirt roads require
an amendment or commission to make
them at least passable. Let our coming
legislators study the subject and give the
country relief,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-03
TIE al HATNE MONUMENT.

SALISBURY, TEX, June Is, 1890.
Editor Gazette.
Please accept the enclosed contribution from
the little folks Of the Salisbury Sunday school to
the Al Hayne monumental fund.
We are trying to train boys to make
manly men and our girls to admire manly men,
and know no name worthier of admiration than
that of Al Hayne.
CoMANcHE, TEX, juno 80, 1890.
DEAR SIR; Enclosed find check for 81. 90.
which pleaseapply to the Al Hayne monument
Editor Chief.
FREDER1cKsBURs, TEX, June IS, 1880,
Democrat Publishing Company, Fort Worth, Tex:
GENTLEMEN-The movement on foot to erect q
monument to the noble Walter Hayne, in COM
mendatiou of his heroic deed at the Spring
Pa ace fire, is one that all lovers Of the brave
that will serve to kindle the hearts Of all future
visitors of the next Spring Palace and inspire
them with some of that courageous, un-
finching and unselhsh spirit possessed by the
noble martyr who died that others might live.
/ enclose 81 as my subscription to the monu-
ment Respectfully yours,
HERALD OFFICE, EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT.
DEEIsoN, Tex, July 10, 1890. !
Mr.. A. B. Smith, Cashier Merchants National
Bank, Fort Worth. Tex:
DEAR SIR-Enclosed please find my check for
500, being the aggregate of sums received by
the Herald for the proposed Al Hayne monu-
ment. A nobler drawer man never drew
breath. Yours truly, GEO. B. GOODWIN,
Editor of the Herald.
FoRT WORTH, TEX, July 81, 1890.
Editor Gazette:-Please accept this little con-
tribution, five dollars, from the Sunday-school
children OF the Fifth street C N. E. church to
the Al Hayne monument fund. We feel it only
Just and right to contribute to the memory OF
bravery and patriotism at any call. Very
specially, J. w. TAYLOR, Supt.
BEAUMONT, TEX, July 81. 1880.
Fort Worth Gazette, Fort Worth, Tex.
GENTLENEs-Enclosed please find our No.
1891 on Ball, Hutchings & Co., of Galveston
fnr hal rnT,tri hrrtin IN fla finn
being raised for the erection of a monument to
the memory of our heroic aad lamented friend,
A S. Hayne. Yours truly,
THE RELIANCE LUMBER COMPANY.
A. d Hehecnnrt. secretarY.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-03
PLUMB REBELS.

It would perhaps be rather hasty to in
fer from Senator Plumb's remarks in
the senate Friday concerning the aim OF
the tariffites to perpetuate the monopoly
given them by congress that he is pre-
pairing to break with his party on the
Mckinley bill. Plumb is party man,
cautious, prudent and not at all disposed
20 turning somersaults or taking polit-
ical headers. 1t should not be forgotten
that in 1888 he characterized the unfair
ness and inequalities of the tariff In
stronger language even than that en-
ployed two days ago. Yet in spite of
that, he renamed true to the party
standard, swallowing his disgust, and
accepting the situation as he found it.
AS the author of the fat frying circular,
he evinced his contempt for the entire
brood of tariff monopolists, who he said
chad reaped almost the sole benefit of
the tariff. And yet he threw himself
into the fight for Harrison and protec-
ton with as much apparent ardor and
zeal as Reed or Mckinley. Although he
is now in a rebellious mood, and eager to
plunge his knife to the hilt into the
Mckinley bill, it is by no means certain
or even very probable, that he will
do SO, or in any way commit
himself to an act that would damage his
party standing or lessen his influence
with the administration. He is a strong
man, but the crack of the party lash or
the rebuke of caucus has the same
terrors tor Plumb that it has for less in
fiuential members.
He struck the keynote of tariff reform
when he said Friday that the aim Of the
protected barons was now to employ the
increased tariff rates granted by the
finance committee to prevent whatever
reduction of price competition might
cause.
The time had come, in his opinion,
when "the people ought to have their
inning - The manufacturers never
asked for anything that congress was not
ready to give them, and now after a
quarter of century of protection, the
"infauts" that asked only to be put
upon their feet and supported for time,
are to be further protected and in
larger and more generous measure than
ever, lest they drop in helpless heaps.
These may not be the senator's precise
words, but they set forth the spirit of his
utterances and the substance of his be-
lief.
He believes that when the protection
leaders assured the public years ago that
competition would gradually reduce the
price of protected articles, they were not
seeking to delude and hoodwink the peo-
pie Those assurances and promises
should be respected now, and the nat
ural Tenderness of economic laws to
correct and adjust the imperfectlons and
inequalities of the tariff, should not be
defeated by renewed acts of legislation
calculated and intended to aggravate the
original trouble, and perpetuate the mo-
nopoly fostered by such acts.
That is the view Plumb takes of the
matter, and that is the view also of Sem
ator Paddock of Nebraska, who by his
vote in favor of some small reductions,
showed that he too thinks that the time
their inning"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-03
THE HoGG VOTE GUESSING.

In answer to a correspondent THE
GAZETTE states that one person can guess
as often as such person may desire. This
is one case where "voting early and
often'' is permissible.
All guesses must be made out on the
blanks printed IN THE GAZETTE.
The guesses should come in separate
envelopes (and one envelope may enclose
as many guesses as desired). The en-
velopes are preserved as evidence of the
day and hour they were received, as
there may be tie, and the award will
be made to the party whose guess was
first received.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-03
A City Builder.
Cleburne Chronicle.

The Democracy of Fort Worth have
healed their differences and nominated
J. Peter Smith for mayor. It is said Of
him that great many years ago a
panther lay down on the bank OF the
Trinity, and he remarked at the time to
Senator Parker and John Henry Brown,
the historian, 81 will build city where
the panther lay down. J. Peter
Smith, therefore, according to promises,
built the city of Fort Worth. He is now
known as "the Father of Fort Worth, -
and later on he may be known as the
mayor OF Fort Worth. Yet he will not
be If Broiles can help it.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-03

SENATOR BLAIR is become thoroughly
inooulsted with Reedism since his fail
ure to receive favorable hearing on
any of the cranky measures offered by
him in the senate. For q month he
hsrangued the senate on the merits Of
his educational bill, and would have re-
sented it as menace to liberty, and an
insult to the august body OF which he
was a member, had any incautious
Democrat suggested the need for the
previous question, or any other rule re-
stricting debate. Blair is something Of
Q pious fraud. as well as crank.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-03

from further pumping. His suit is based
upon the grounds that the city bought
the land from him upon which they after
wards dug the wells, for street purposes,
and now his (O'Neal's) water, from
which he derives, or did derive a large
revenue, is cut of by the CITY water
works wells above him. The case was
reversed in his favor by the higher
courts, and Judge Muse was here to hear
the injunction suit to-day, but all par
ties were not ready and the case was
continued until next Friday.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-03
TO THE PUBLIC.

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20 any other person than those named Is
hereby revoked.
DEMOCRAT PUBLISHING COMPANY.
April Il, 1890.
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-03

CHAREs NoRDHoFF, for sixteen years
the Washington correspondent of the
New York Herald, has retired from the
service OF that paper, and Will spend the
remainder of his days on his California
farm. MIR. Bennett very generously
insisted on Mr.. Nordhoff's retaining a
nominal position on the Herald staff
with half pay during the balance OF his
life
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-03

HURRAH for the tile factory delegate
in the Dallas convention who, although
opposing a commission, said he would
vote for Hogg because he was Dem
ocrat, and because in the Democratic
party "rests the right of the whole
universe. That tile maker is ohock
full of Jeffersonianism, but can't stand
q commission. He is like the fellow
about whom it was said. "What a grand
fellow he would be IL he didn t drink ("
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-03

REED, through the committee on cleo
tons when quorum can be found, is
determined to compel recollection of
Congressman Breckenridge by the peo-
pie of his district In Arkansas. This
bouncing of Breckenridge is meant, we
suppose, as a sort of vindication of the
Claytons, ana to assure Powell that the
party is with him in whatever political
rsscality he may undertake.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-03

GOVERNOR HUBBARD acknowledges
himself beaten by Congressman Kngore,
and says that he will now devote himself
to his private affairs ana the preparation
of book of "reminiscences OF his pill
grimage IN Japan for four years. Per-
haps, if the genial governor had let the
people of that district know that he con-
templated writing a book, they would
have unanimously agreed to make q
congressman Of him. We only say
perhaps.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-03
SENATORIAL CONVENTION.

IL Is to Meet Meet in Fort Worth on Angus
10, 1890.
To the Democracy the Twentieth Senatorial
District of Texas, composed OF the counties Of
TArrsnt, Wise, Parker and Jack:
You will take notice that by virtue OF
the authority invested In me as chairman
of said Twentieth senatorial district,
hereby call a convention for the purpose
of nominating Democratic candidate
for senator of said district, to be con-
vened at Fort Worth. Tex, on Monday,
the 18th day OF August, A. D. 1890, at
IL o. clock a m.
THOMAS D SPoRER, Chairman.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-03
A Summer Maid.

Her gowns are white and simple,
Her ribbons blue and soft;
Her eyes were either down. cast,
Or gently raised aloft-
She seemed like one whose spirit
At earthly pleasures scoffed.
The maids of old romauces
Who tainted at a word
Were much like her, fancied,
Especially when l heard
Her sing an old time ballad
Where love and wealth demurred.
noticed that she never
Went forth with Alpen crook
To scale the shaggy mountain,
Or ford some pebbly brook,
But sat about the porches
And read a summer book.
The other girls, in suiting
OF rough and dusky blue.
In sailor hats and cellars,
Went daily out to WOO
Rude health and rustic frecBless
And sunbeam's sylvan hue.
While her enchanting pallor
And mournful, listless air
Were such as clustered maidens
May be supposed to wear
Sweet nuns that tend pale lilies
Far from the daylight's glare.
With gravest pains wooed her.
Has she changed, or have 1?
He rlistlessuess has vanished
Since marriage. Hanging high,
Her mandolin confronts me,
It's music stilled for aye.
She makes me keep on recoSd
Just what spend daY.9
She goes to early market,
Her thrift NAV none gainsayi
She's just busy housewife
And like her best this wayl
EVA WILDER MCGLAsso
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-03

THE Houston Post eyinces commend
able willingness in defending the press
fromthe charges made against it BY indi-
viduals. Now, what does the Post think
of Texas newspaper that will publish
the charges of blsckmail made against
Texas individuals by foreign corpora
tions2 Is 1t not a devilish poor rule tina
does not work both waysP