Telegram-herald., 1890-02-24

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geg a SOLITARY stouecutser % y ork on TIE
1oo because convlcr LaboT 4 2a beeD use1
Ia getting out rhe rough material. Our
contractors advertised al over tie Onl5ed
States. but ucg = man cz2eto work.
Hnally the difficulty was adjusted, how
ever
III is 3 saying al over the world, con
tinued the senator, that Ne Americans
DO things ln hurry. Certainly We were
not SLOW ln completing that state house,
al the difficulties - the contrary not
withstanding. The corner stone wzs laid
IN the spring OF 1888, and predictions were
then plentiful thar the building would not
he completed IN ten years Ia = little
more than three years the capitol wss 1in-
ished, TWO years ahead Of our contract
time II is probably the largest and most
complete building ever erected IN 50 short
time. Ii is d very large building cover
ing, as il does. two and a quarter acres Of
ground. The building has four stories,
and the large glass lone star-embiem Of
the state-on top Of the statue Of liberty
IS 81 feet above the base line Of the build
favorsbly with any other state capitol in
this country. though II was bulk IN
little more than three years, and at an
expense TO the state Of nothing more than
slice Of their still plentiful wild land.
That is how my partners and myself hap
pened 10 become the possessors OF a tract
of land in Texas as big as the state OF Con
necticut."
A few miles west Of the Farwell tract,
in New Mexico, is "a sheep ranch about
which have heard queer story. IL was
told me by dr. O'Brien Moore, a Wash
ington newspaper correspondent, who
knows the great empire called Texas as
well as some men know the towns in
which they live. Three or four years
ago." said Mr. Moore, when the survey
ors were running the lines for this Far
well syndicate, they came upon "a sheep
ranch on the headwaters of the Canadian
river. There were 1000 or 1000 head of
sheep, all in good condition, and the place
| looked like prosperous one, but no signs
of human life were 10 be seen. Knock
ing at the door of the cabin brought no
hand that man had been there for many
| day.
presently big shepherd dog came
running up TO them from the prairie. At
first he was inclined TO be hostile. but
finally yielded TO gentle treatment, and
then his JOY knew no bounds. A window
in the cabin was open, and in and out of
this the dog jumped three or four times,
till at length the surveyors concluded 10
follow him. They clambered in the
window and there found the skeleton Of
man. which the dog whined over and
treated as though something dear 10 him.
Thus the story was made plain. The
master, lone sheep ranchman, had died
in his cabin, and the dog had taken care
of the flocks. Records found in the cabin
showed that the man had been dead three
years, and that the flock had increased
100 per cent. under the faithful animals
management. Every night lie had driven
the sheep to the corral, just as his master
had taught him 10 do, and his body was
covered with scars and sores received in
combat with preying coyotes. This story
was printed about the time the discovery
was made, but it was not believed it
was everywhere set down as one of those
wild western yarns which are so com
mon in the newspapers. But | happen
20 know that this remarkable tale is liter
ally true. The relatives of the dead man
came on from the east 10 claim the ranch
and the sheep, and what do you suppose
they did with the dog? Why, they sold
him to a friend of mine for $3.50 If a
dog like that had fallen to me no money
could have bought him"
/ asked Mr.. Moore what he thought of
the future of Senator Farwels groat
tract of land.
"Why," said he, cit will make him or
his family almost as rich as the Wander
bits. You do we'll 10 call it an empire
The growth Of Texas, already one of the
marvels of the world, has just begun
Do you know that the census Of 1890 is
likely to show Texas to be the sixth state
Of the Union in population? Her popu-
lation is now not far from 2,500. 900. and
this places her next 10 Missouri. with
only that state and New York, Penrsyl-
vania, Ohio and Illinois leading. In the
year 1900 Texas will probably have
greater population than any other state
of the Union. New York alone excepted.
If Texas were as thickly populated as
Ireland it would have a population u
$4,000, 900, and nobody who knows the
state Will deny that it is capable of sup
porting population much more dense
than that 1t is a country in which can
be seen growing side by side cotton.
corn, wheat, barley, sugar cane. rice.
tobacco and all kinds Of vegetables.
where in tho orchards such tropical fruit
as oranges. bananas and pomegranates
grow side by side with hardy apples and
other fruits indigenous 10 northern eli
mates. The future Of Texas almost
leaves the realm Of mathematical specu-
lation and becomes like dream. In
the development and prosperity Of she
state this 3, ,000, 900 acre tract of the Far
wells is sure to become one Of the most
extensive and valuable estates in the
world WATER u NELLNAN.
where Geniu. Didn't Work.
He was Just plain tramp. unadulter-
ated with soap. and he carried over his
shoulder a wooden SNOW shovel several
sizes too biz for him lie pulled the bell
IN a business like way. and when she
oponcd the door be said: