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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26

the people are thoroughly aroused on the
Subject-once they can be brought to see
that the whole movement has for its pUr-
pose the saving OF thousands of dollars TO
neighborhoods and individuals, to say moth
ing of the enhancement of land values and
the increase of the conveuiences of farm
life-once they can be induced to examine
the subject in all its bearing-they will not
fail to realize the vital Importance to their
own interests of improved roads.
1t is true that habit and custom have
dulled the public mind in the matter of
roads. Those that we have in Georgia
and Georgia is no worse off in this respect
from colonial times. Our method OF making
roads and of keeping them in repair is also
an Inheritance. There has been no mate
rial improvement in this method for hun
dred years. and if an attemp. ware made TO
show in figures what this method has cost
the peopleple of Georgia alone, to say moth
ing Of the rest of the country, with no re-
suit whatever to show for the outlay, the
amount would be startling one. II to the
cost were added the loss that has accrued
by reason of bad roads, the figures would
be almost past belief But the estimate is
a very simple one, and any intelligent
farmer can figure il out to suit his own
case. If, on 4 good road, one horse can haul
as much as two horses on 4 bad road if
on good roads with less Inconvenience than
one trip could be made on bad roadside
difference can very easily be set down i'll
figures.
Ii is claimed. and with good reason. that
in the matter of progress and development,
the farming industry has not kept pace with
the other industries of the country. This IS
partly accounted for by the vicious Repub-
lican legislation of the last quarter of cen
fury, but the main reason is to be found i'll
the fact that the farmers, except in spe-
cially favored regions, are handicapped by
the wretched system of roads which inter-
venes between farm and market. When
the intelligent farmers of Georgia thor
oughly realize this fact we shall have a
change. In the nature OF things IL will be
gradual change, but the results thereof
will be none the less obvious.
1t is not the cost of good roads that has
kept the farmers from agitatiug this ques
ton. When the cost of good roads is COM
pared with the cost of the wretched ones
my is altogether with the former. 1t would
cost the farmers less to have good roads
than it does TO make pretense of keeping
up the present barbarous system. taking
into account, of course, the wear and tear
OF stock and vehicles, and the lost time.
The cost of hauling al average load over
the roads as they exist is not less than three
times what it would be if the roads We're
good, or even tolerably good. 1t is this ele-
menJ of coSt-the eXtravaagnt waste that
is constantly going on under the present
systen-that will finally convince the farm
ers of the necessity Of making n radical
change in the character of The public roads
and the method of mendine them.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26
ABOUT SOME PEOPLE.

Jane Hading, the actress, always wears
slippers and hose to match the color of her
eyes.
Associate Justice Stephen ]. Field, who
has been in poor health for some time. has
so far recovered that he expects to return
to the bench this month.
The aged Louis Kossutn, the Hungarian
patriot, knows English remarkably well.
He learned the language while L prisoner,
with only 4 dictionary, Bible and copy
of Shakespeare to aid him.
Herman Celman, the South American
millionaire, owns 4 81, 900 yacht, the
Southern~Cross, is only twenty-eight years
of age and has an income of $780, coo a year.
He is the only son of ex-President Celman
of the Argentine Republic,
The famous tenor Van Dyck, who has
been hailed as The greatest of living male
singers, lacks the height and grace of bear
ing of the beau ideal tenor. He is short
and stout, and his closely shaven chin and
lips, delicate features and long. fair hair
give him an almost feminine aspect.
Tasker Polk of North Carolina, nephew
of President Polk, is now the nearest of kin
surviving his distinguished relative, and
will seek to have his uncle's will carried
out, by which he should inherit the Nash
lille estate. But Mrs. Folks adopted
daughter and residuary legatee will contest
the will and some interesting litigation is
promised.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26
Always a Market.
Waco Day.

All Texas papers are advising farmers to raise
more hogs and less cotton. Hogs for home use
is all right, but to raise them for profit won't
do There is no market for them and even il
there vas the price offered would be SO low
that it would not pay. Every farmer should
raise his own meat and when he learns the pro-
cess Of properly curing it as they do in Mis-
souri, and other states then he Will have struck
the keynote OF success. TexaS-made bacon is a
a poor article and will not compare with North
ern cured meats,-LR eas an Herald.
If the Texas farmers would but raise
enough bacon for their own use it would be
big thing for them and for Texas. and it
will be several years before we can possibly
see even that much done But why does
the Herald say there is no market for hogs2
The Fort Worth packing-house would buy
from one thousand to two thousand a day if
it could get them, and it could not then fill
its orders. Look you what market it has
for its product in Texas, without going to
the farms. Texas has a urban population
of 100000 at the least, enough to furnish
purchasers for 1000 hogs day. Now, if
every farmer in Texas would raise hogs
enough to make his own bacon, and enough
besides to furnish this packing-house, they
would keep in the state several millions of
dollars that annually go to other states for
this very necessary product. There is no bet
ter market in Texas for anything than for
hogs, and no more profitable crop grows.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26

lied to operate in East TenneSsrc. A.
other enterprises reported for he -, D,
:. SlA,WN lumber company. siuuunr -
ing factory. So. $50 COMPANY for ,.-. &c
rum from molasScS, mangauSs. -.-, /,
company. a SJ1.iND -four mil CIV &
500. OGD glass works factory !,
THIS summary covers some ~ 30
important enterprises, showiEg ur
cral Is the Improvement exleugir4 T.
Maryland to Texas, and how wle-
Sitied is the development that IS NOW =
on, including almost every line or ma <;
turing, from the making of run ag. .s-
laSses 10 the utilization of Sou m
berS for woodworking en,eIrr.,.. *,
ali kinds, and of Southern IRON ores s,-.
and steel making, and of Soutteu, II,
for tin-p!ate manufacture. There m
ulation in any of this growth, bu. Sim.
steady, substantial deyelopucu. bass !
natural resources.
OF especial interest to New Ea-...5 ..,
pie DESTROYS of obtaining specific
ton regarding Southern enterp, ,gs
announcement that bureau has 5,.,
tablished recently in this city. h.r
its object the obtaining of such 'a,.s a..
possible respecting Southern .a,sl-f.-.. "
enterprises, with a view 10 cnrlufs.,.-. 80,
veStmentS in them by people in III. -.
ton, Every part of the SONY,
included in its scope, and its cnr'-,'.yg.r .-.'
are located at every importau; f.- e..
Virginia 10 Texas. A feature O. ;..a a,...
prise which will commend It toar ..F f.
sure its general use is that no charge ,r.,-
ever is made for any informant RENEE.
or for points given. while hear. -,y..
ton is extended TO all wOu.G..t. i-r.
tors to make the fulle>' ->4 -
the advantages OF the bur-. =,
getting inside facts as ta .l. -
STABILITY of any Southern Urdc-.a,
All the available printed matter fa ar. :
each Southern town, together w..a Il.
prospectus or other data, IS kept u. d. =.
that one may become familiar wiz. d.
claims and prospects of any l-iyra ,..IH.
at the minimum outlay of time art .z.-.
The bureau is located in the uov ..N.. l--
building, State street. and i L.E.- -.
management of Mr.. +. C.. Grif.'a
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26

300 inches. andthe pressure increases
with unusual uniformity to the west,
south aud east from this section,
and is highest along the gulf coast, where
it is less than the weight of 800 inches of
mercury. which gives the extreme range
for the United States east of the Rocky
mountains only three-tenths of an inch.
These conditions are accompanied by re-
markaby clear weather; the only stations
reporting cloudy weather are in
North Dakota and Northern Montana.
No rain has fallen since O'Clock this morn
ing Southerly winds prevail. Altogether,
the atmospheric conditions could not be
more tranquil than are shown on to-night's
chart.
The temperature tonight is decidedly in
excess of the normal for this season of the
year throughout the country. except along
the immediate coast Of the Atlantic, where
there is slight deficiency.
FORECAST-MIDNIGHT
Local forecast for Texas east of the Tooth
meridian for forty-eight hours ending at
midnight, October 81: Fair weather,
slight changes in temperature. variable
winds
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26

TIE Fort Worth GAZETTE indorses the
reading out of Cole because he believes in
the sub-treasury scheme. In 1882 the Demo-
cratic state convention declared against free
grass. In 1854 there were good many free
grass men in the convention, and nobody
sought to exclude them. Suppose they had
been excluded, wouldn't THE GAZETTE have
thought it an outragea-Waco Day.
The Day is little out of the way as
to dates, but that makes no difference
as to the relevancy or irrelevancy of its
comparison OF the free-grass demand of
1884 with the sub-treasury demand of
1891.
If the free-grass Democrats had had
a separate and distinct party organiza
ton, as the sub-treasury Alliance men
have; if, through this partisan organi-
cation, they had opposed and beaten
regularly nominated Democratic candi-
dates, as the sub-treasury Alliance par
tisans have done: if they had held a
national convention and formulated
depand for free-grass legislation, as
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26

THE progressive men and women of
Texas should prepare to second the eff
forts of Mr.. and Mrs. Potter Palmer of
Chicago. who will arrive in Texas next
Friday. Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer come to
Texas TO assist the Texas Worlds fair
exhibit association in its patriotic ef
fort in behalf of representation at
the Worlds Columbian exposition.
Texas has much to gain by presenting
its advantages to the millions of peo-
pie who will visit the Worlds fair, and
this visit of Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer may
be taken as evidence that Texas will
have influences friendly to the state
when the exposition is opened
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26
4 HEART THAT BLEEDS.

Mr.. Niedringhaus of st. Louis is get
ting in trouble with the workingmen's
unions. who are going to prosecute him
for violating the contract labor law.
He imported a number of wOrkmen
from Wales to work in his stamping
mills in ST. Louis, and in doing so vio-
lated the Federal law that prohibits
the importation of laborers under con-
tract. Niedringhaus endeavored to
evade this law by bringing the men
from Wales under verbal agreement
to give them work, and upon their ar
rival in New York entered into a
written contract with them.
Whether this device will afford him
loophole to escape from the penalties
of the law is not to be decided outside
of the courts. We call attention to the
incident, however, as illustrating the
sincerity of Republican professions Of
regard for the welfare of the laboring
men, whom they have protected" by
a heavy tariff.
This Mr.. Niedringhaus was lately a
Republican congressman from st.
Louis. He was devoted to the prin-
ciple Of protection by a high tariff.
His heart bled for the poor working
men. He voted for all the tariff legis-
lation of the Republican party while he
was in congress. When the Mckinley
bill was put through, raising the tax on
tin to such rate that foreign competi-
ton was shut out, Mr.. Niedringhaus
was the first to go into the tin-plate
business. 1t was announced that the
Niedringhaus tin-plate works of st.
Louis would soon demonstrate the ben
eficial effects of the Mckinley tariff,
by giving employment to at least a
thousand workmen. The only apparent
results are the importation of foreign
workmen to do the work of the new
tin-plate plant. The American work
man is still looking for employment.
The effect that the new tin-plate tariff
has had upon his fortunes has been to
increase the cost of his dinner-bucket.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26

the sub-treasury Alliance followers
have demanded legislation for the es-
tablishment of sub-treasuries: if they
had held state convention and pledged
themselves to support no man for any
Office who would not commit himself in
favor OF free grass, as the sub-treasury
men have pledged themselves to oppose
every man who will not commit himself
to the sub-treasury demand-then,
under such circumstances, The GA
zETTE would not have regarded it as
an outrage if the regular Democrats
had refused to allow such free-grassers
to remain on the county executive
committees, or to participate in party
conventions or primaries.
But inasmuch as the free-grassers in
1884 did none of these things, and mas
much as they acquiesced in the decision
OF the Democratic convention, the
Days comparison is entirely out OF
place, and has nothing 10 do with the
case under consideration now.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26

AN Illinois law encourages voting by
making non-voters sit on juries. That
is, a list is made of every legal voter
who fails to go to the polls and cast a
ballot. and these men are selected in
making up the juries. The theory is
that, as men are averse to jury duty,
they will vote rather than be subjected
to this burden. But what OF the juries,
who are to be made up of men who have
so little interest in public affairs that
they won't even go to the trouble of
voting? Jury material is poor enough
now. and such a law will still further
lower it,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26
County Roads.
Houston Evening Press.

On November 3 Tarrant county will vote
on the question of a levy of ID cents on the
800 for road and bridge purposes under the
constitutional provision adopted in 1889.
The arguments for good county roads We're
fully presented to the people when that
amendment was before them, and it was in
dorsed by large majority in that county.
Only public apathy could endanger the re-
suit of the special election, and the advo-
Gates Of progress should see to it that
lively agitation of the matter is begun right
away and kept up until the election.
The plan of the constitution gives gradual
improvement of the public roads without
the creation of a bonded Indebtedness, I'M
der system that insures economy in ex-
penditure, and with but slight addition to
the tax rate. The money spent upon roads,
if iudiciously spent, is well spent.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26
SOME CURRENT COMMENT.

The goose. bone is unusually vigorous this
fall and the hickorynut shell is abnormally
thick Now should the hair on the back of
the coon sprout with unaccustomed luxuri-
ance what more certain presage of direful
winter do we want9-[ Baltimore Herald.
This is ,the season of the year when the
list of marriage announcements increases
greatly. The betrothals of the summer are
fulfilled in the weddings of the autumn,
and in all the circles of society we have
abundant and practical proof that the cry
about the failure of marriage, which has
been raised by few pessimistic philoso-
pliers, both men and women, is not needed
by healthy minds and does not check the
growth of the sentiment which results in
matrimony York Herald.
1t must have been new experience to
the English delegates to the Methodist
ecumenical conference to have the order of
business of that gathering interrupted Sat
urday that they might listen to an address
from the president of a republic of O.0OO.-
900 people The thought of Queen Vic
toria doing such thing could by no posi-
bility have ever entered anybody's mind.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26

THE Montgomery lAla.) Advertiser
writes paragraph that might be taken
seriously to heart by Texans: 1T is
said that the banks of New York city
have more money than they know what
to do with. and is accommodating at such
a rapid rate as to be alarming to cap
italists. The head of a leading tinan-
cial house on Broadway is quoted as
saying that
- During the past few days we have
been compelled to do some pretty lively
work in the way of drumming up custom
ers to borrow from us our surplus cash.
Any person who can give good security
need have no difficulty in obtaining loans
at moderate rate of interest. The princi-
pal demand for capital at present comes
from the South
And it is said that capital is timid
about coming in this direction just now,
on account of the disturbed political
condition and the wild, visionary, i'm
practicable legislation that is being de-
manded all in favor of,one class
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26
Velasco and Galveston.
Houston Post.

The trepidation of our Galveston friends
over the fact that Velasco has deeper water
and better harbor than Galveston is well
illustrated in the reports published in the
Post yesterday of the proceedings of the
Omaha congress. One of the resolutions
was as follows:
Resolved, that as the necessities of the
trans-Mississippi states demand ocean outlet
on the northwest coast OF the Gulf OF Mexico,
and the commission of engineers appointed
under the authority Of congress h1S reported
that Galveston is the only port at which such
deep water as is adequate to the needed pur-
poses can be secured, and in accordance with
this report congress has authorized the secre-
tary of war to contract for the building OF such
harbor at Galveston, we would respectfully
urge upon the honorable secretary OF war the
completion Of the jetties now under construc-
ton as speedily as possible, and that the West
ern trunk lines of railroads be requested to
tend their railway facilities 70 Galveston as
rapidly as the work Of the ietties proceeds"
In view of the fact that Velasco has Sc
cured deep water the statement in the reso-
luton, that s.the commission of engineers
appointed under the authority of congress
has reported that Galveston is the only port
at which such deep water as is adequate to
the needed purposes can be secured is
back number, q chestnut" year-before-
last bird s-nest.
The report further states that in spite of
bitter opposition from Galveston and Aran-
SaS, the congress, on Governor Hubbard'S
motion. congratulated Texas and the enter
prising Brazos river company upon having
obtained seventeen and half feet of water
on the bar at the mouth of the Brazos
river
Governor Hubbard was right to contend
for justice to Velasco, Sin spite of the bit
ter opposition of Galveston and Arkansas"
No pent-up island confines his interest in
the great state of Texas
is p0fad that tho Colr Na,r,
pressed that part of the report (as published
in the POST which states that the ''bitter
opposition to the resolution congratulating
Velasco came from Galveston and Arkansas
1t was an exhibition of extreme weakness
on the part of Galveston.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26
OUR BOOK TABLE.

STUDIES LITERARY AND SOCIAL
BY Richard Malcolm tombstone. Pub
lished by the Bowen-Merrill company,
Indianapolis.
In short preface the author of s'StudieS"
tells the reader how the book originated. It
is composed partly of selections from lee
lures delivered at the Peabody institute in
Baltimore, and partly from articles con-
tributed by him to several American Re-
views.
In the first of the series he takes the
average school-master and shows how far
he falls short of the requirements of his
place. as rule being man of textbooks
and not of general information. He shows
quite cOnclusively that the occupation tends
to dwarf him if pursued for any length of
time, substantiating his opinion by a re-
mark of DR.. Arnold, who was wont to say
that no man could teach successfully more
than fifteen years.
The essay on THE Legal Profession
while in parts there Is caustic vein, in the
main there is paid high tribute to this no.
BILE calling, and TO those who practice it in
honor and with justice and truth.
There is not in all Roman history more
interesting character than that of Belisar-
ius. and the short resume of his life given
by Mr.. tombstone is crowded with facts re-
lating to it. The pathos of that life is re-
peated in all ages. He served his country
with zeal that knew no abatement, and
yet brave, grand, self-sacrifcing as he was.
tradition tells that in his old age, blind and
poor. he sat at the gates of the city he had
saved, asking aims, a living witness to the
ingratitude that fingers IN the human heart
and blots out all memory of past services.
George Eliots Married People,"
Louise, Baron De Stael-Holsein,n Pre-
American and American Philosophy" The
Delicacy of Shakespeare and Shakespeare's
Tragic Lovers are all themes that must
interest people of literary taste. Mr.. John
stones style is finished and elegant, and
affords an admirable study in classic Eng
lish while pursuing with him the Studies
he makes so entertaining.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26

WHEN Texas plants enough pork to sup
plant cotton as the king crop OF Texas it
will be better day for farmers in the
Lone Star state. The Texas farmer who
plants wheat next year and plants
lots of it, will plant his foot solidly on the
bottom round of the ladder of prosperity.
-IGreenville Herald.
And when Texas increases its pork
and bread production, and makes roads
over which it may be hauled at any
season, the crop of sub-treasury orators
viii be diminished.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26
TO THE PUBLIC.

THE GAzETTE'S offer to send out OF
the state a Weekly GAZETTE one year
for every subscription within the state
one year, holds good only to the 1st
prox. After November l next, there
fore, the offer will be withdrawn, and
those who desire to avail themselves
of the offer of the extra copy must do
so during the present month.
October 90 1891.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26
A Demand for Good Roads.
From the Humboldt Union.

The cry for better roads is being taken
up throughout the country, and those states
which made good highways years ago are
now reaping the benefit in big advance in
real estate values. 1t is bound to come to
this country-If not now, then later on-but
why not now9 Why wait for years, weary
ing yourself and your teams out on such
roads as we have here in the winter and
spring! a good system of macadam should
be adopted, all road taxes paid in money,
and i competent road-builder employed and
have 4 road made good and lasting as far as
the means would permit