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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-10
ON CHEAP IRRIGATION.

have been at considerable pains and ex
perse TO get accurate figures and facts re-
garding the possibility of irrigation i'll
Southwest Texas. They show more re-
markable possibilities of productveness
and wealth, as regards fruits, vegetables,
grains, etc, than California This will be
astonishing only because it is new. People
have not had the facts set before them, and
they are therefore astonished almost into
iucredulity at what actually exists in this
wonderful section of the United States.
1t takes an average OF nearly twenty-eight
inches OF rainfall per year, distributed al
seasonabs intervals, to make a crop i'll an
agricultural country l will put the rain
fall at thirty inches and make sure of an
abundance of moisture. Thirty inches of
rainfall is 81 ,G2S gallons per acre. Now, If
this 81. Cos gallons can be turned on the land
just when needed most and vice-vcrsa,
there could be no failure II sufficient
supply Of water is available, this can read
lily be done. In all Southwest Texas there
is an ineXh&ustibls supply Of water under
ground No well has yet been bored that
has failed TO spout up from 500, coo to ), !50-
600 gailous a aay. will take the medium
wels-5o0, COO day. This viii give 49,
oughly irrigate 2l47 acres Of land. But
since this water could be turned on and off
at will, giving the ground Just what was
needed and no more, at the right time, it
would DO away with the surplus, usually
amounting 10 one-third, and would thus
easily irrfgate at least $500 acres Of ground.
The cost of this style OF irrigation is q
marvel for cheapness. The irrigation ditch
companies usually charge 81 per acre year
for water. This is every year. A well can
be bored anywhere IN this section for s.. 10
per foot for a six inch well, everything fur
nisned. AS 1000 feet Is the deepest you have
TO go to get from seven hundred thousand to
two million gallons day IN six-irch well,
the cost would not be over $3.50 Since the
ditch irrigation would cost 81 an acre every
acres tfe first year, and nothing after that.
] make no comparison Of cost OF conduits
for distri busing the water on your land, as
the thing would be the same in either sys-
TEN, BIT ia the matter of elevation the
well system is superior to any other method,
since these wells all have force sufficient to
carry water up fifty feet or more. A cop-
mon well with windmill pumping only
10, 600 gallons day-a small amOunt-wiQ
irrigate forty acres. Three-inch drain tile
can be had, in small quantities, at so
1000 feet: for less in large quantities.
viii 1t pay? Ask Joe Trips Of kockport,
Capt A c. Jones Of BeeTille. ]. JoSey OF
Luling L B. Colman OF Hallettsville, VIM.
Armstrong and Mrs. Andrew Dullnig Of
San Antonio and others, who make from
800 to $500 an acre. mostly without irriga-
ton. This soil and climate raises every
thing raised in California. and more and of
better flavor and quality. Fortunes await
those who will follow the suggestions in
this article. WM. a, Bowen,
Sec'y San Antonio Commercial Exchange,
San Antonio, Tex.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-10
HOG FEEDING MISTAKES.

While the man who undertakes 10 raise
and feed up drove of hogs may make
many mistakes, there are two mistakes of
cording TO the Indiana Farmer. Both are
serious evils. constituting heavy barriers in
the way of successful hog production. One
of these is to feed on starvation rations,
and the other is to over-feed with carbona-
ceous foods. One is as detrimental to the
thrift and well-being of the hog as the
the other. And the careful feeder
will guard against either. Just enough and
p, more is the proper guide. Ii requires
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-10
cd The man who wishes to get a good

proved. The man who wishes to get good
fine specimens of fruit, could do so by
judicious irrigation of his fruit trees.
Where there is no other source of obtain
ing water, j good well with a windmill 10
pump the water affords ready means
of securing the needful supply for small
acreage 4 reservoir connected with the
Windmill would serve to hold a supply of
water for use whenever it was needed.
There is little doubt that many farmers
would find it advantageous to make provis-
ion for irrigating some portion of their
lands, and that they would be well repaid
for the expense. It is certainly a matter
that should receive the careful attention of
our farmers. The enterprising and pro-
gressive farmer desires to adopt all means
that viii promote his objects, and therefore
he should consider the matter of irrigation.
1t may be well for us to add that DR..
Reynolds is applying his article mainly to
the Northeastern states, fact going TO
prove that all interest in irrigation is taking
shape in all parts OF our common country.
It irrigation would pay up there the ques-
ton as TO whether or not it would pay in
Texas is no longer left as an open question.
There they can raise but one crop in the
season, on account of the short period lying
between late spring frpsts and early fall
frcsts. Here, under irrigation, we could
raise three as full crops as their one crop
could noSSibly be made I'D there between
our frost and frost. And this is not our
only special advantage-we have soils that
those New England people would be glad
to ship 800 miles for application TO their
host lands nc :, farrili7.r
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-10
POPULAR SCIENCE.
SOME NEW THINGS BEING SEEN
IN THE MOON.
A New Tolcano-Maps and Nanes-liy-
FERROUS Luminous Rays-Great DIS
coverIes Expected.

Astronomical Photography has accom-
plished many very wonderful things, b.:
among tnem al none are more wondert-
and surprising than are brought 10 Light Ov
its recent work upon the moon. According
10 Prof. Titcomb, the moon so near is,
comparatively speaking, and has been ~
carefully studied with the most powerf
telescopes for hundreds of wears, ;har me
astronomers had come 10 think that hey
knew pretty much ali about il, or. al lea.
about that face of the moon which is turned
toward the earth. But it turns ont tuat
photography possesses the power TO rcyra.
things upon the moon which cannot be sr-a
BY the eve, even with the aid Of the bes-
telescopes \ careful study of the mega
tiyes Of the moon, made with the ali OF The
great Lick telescope. has revealed The exist
ence OF many unknown objects there. u
cluGing great crater mountains and riffs Or
chasm5 in the surface OF the moon, is vel
as some OF those mysterious objects that 90
under the descriptive name Of bright
streaks Or rays. -
For the benefit OF our Young reaCers 80
may state that astronomers have actually
mapped the moon out, as country would
be mapped, and have given names 70 10
ranges OF mount aims, mountain peaks, yol-
canoes, valleys and plains, as seen through
their great telescopes. 1t is interesting 70
be among them at some great observatory
and hear them talk about things on The
moon. They make use of tn. names giyea,
and speak Of localities exactly as one would
speak OF the various localities in Nor!a
America, never mentioning the moon IL
connection with what they are saying. 3:
to this new work Of photography
Near the great volcanic crater which as
tronomers call Copernicus another crater u
nearly equal dimensions is shown upon the
negatives, although it is absent from the
most elaborate maps of the moon, and can
Got DO seen eysa with the Lick TELESCOPES
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-10
PLASTER OF PARIS

Please give US through The GAZETTE the
processes OF burning gypsum to make plss-
ter of Paris. State how it differs from
burning lime kiln. Let US know if it can
be used for p!astering tanks to hold water
for stock, or for garden irrigation / find
it hard to make some tanks OF earth that
will hold water above ground in this soil.
Tulia, Tex II. l.. BRALY
The processes OF burning gypsum 10 make
plaster Of paris do not differ materially
from those Of burning Iuestane to make
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-10
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

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observation and Judgment 10 become ex-
pert as a profitable feeder; these qualities
ere Of high value in the business, and he
who exercises the most care and skill in
providing food suitable TO the requirements
OF his young hogs, will reap the best re-
turns at the least cost. which means sue
cess of the highest order
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-10
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
j. T. STEELE, EDITOR.

NOTICE Alcommu
c Pro. j.
The advocate., 1891-04-01

THE VARIED POPULATION or KANSAS.
The 1,42ZO06 people Of the COM
monwealth of Kansas is made up Of
l,374SS2 whites, 5l,25l colOred, s56
Indians, and 1O7 Chinese. OF tho
colOred people 7,O2S are in Wyan-
dOtte county, 6,194,in Shawnee, 4,7lS
in Leavenworth, 1896 in AtChison,
3,172 in Douglas, 2,3Ol in Bourbon,
1858 in LSbette, 1,4O7 in Sedgwick,
1852 in Cherokee, 1,O46 in Lyon, 902
in Miami, 964 in Montgomery, 936 in
johnson, 1888 in Franklin, 7O7 in Linn,
776 in DOniphan, 743 in Wabsunsoe,
72O in Osage 7O2 in Jefferson, CAT in
COwley, $40 in Graham and sos in
Morris.
The remaining counties run from
497 COlored people in saline county TO
l in HOdgeman, jewell aud Ness
counties. None OF this class are re-
ported in the counties Of Cheyenne,
Greely, Rswlins, Scott, Sheridan and
Stanton.
The per Cent0ge OF Che increase Of
the state in the last decade is 44.4,
while the COIored population hes in
creased but 1879 per cent.
The advocate., 1891-04-01
QUIT PAYING DEBTS.
Kansas Nan Joins tho Alliance and Ropu-
dIates HIS Obligations.

A Kansas Man Joins tho Alliance and Ropu-
dates HIS obligations.
HARTFORD, Conn, March iO.-A Hartford en-
yeatOr recently sent D coupon iOF collection
and received from President Lawrence, OF tho
West Side National bank, Wichita, thla letter.
WICHITA, March 3-Dear Sir, Mr.. Bently
refuses 10 pay The coupon you sent us for cOlloo-
ton, 600. Be sAy0 no has Joined tho Alliance
and has stopped paying debts Shall Ws 70
turn tho coupon
The above was sent TO the editor Of
the Kansas COmmOner with the ques-
tion IL this was a sample Of the ALI
anco men in Kansas Brother Kies
looked Che matter up aud unearthed
the following facts;
The debt NpudlalOr spoken Of 10 none other
than j. O. Bentley brother Of che famous o. IA.
Bentley Republican state treasurer and hW
partner, who has 80 ably represented the bank
and railroad interests from thla l9edgWlok)
county for the last four years In the state Senate
This j, O. Bentley lsa ldrBer, and q Republican
lawyer nc that, 80 Ia not, and can not bo, and h
not NO 10 DO member VI the Farmers Alliance,
and banker Lawrence knew II when no pennod
tho acandalOu1 libel, which so reflects, not only
upon Che Alliance, but upon every farmer In
sedgwIck county and the state Of Kansas.
This is the regular Republican
treatment OF the Farmers Alliance.
Here is Republican lawyer who re-
fuses TO pay his debts, and a Repub-
iCan banker to whom che debt was
sent for collection writes to the cred
itor in the east that the debtor said
"ho had joined the Alliance and
stopped paying his debts. Republi-
can papers all over the country arc
publishing this kind OF rot and then
charging the Alliance with "dam0g-
ing the credit Of the state" The Re-
publican party dies hard and Che
death bed scene plainly indicates
where il expects to locate after death
The advocate., 1891-04-01

a Oorporapa guard Of this old crowd
Of bOodIon aud ringsters in tho Sem
ate Of 1882
For, with the dismissal OF this gang
from the public service OF Kansas, tho
real sovereigns Of the state can oKul-
family shout 10 Che Peoples party,
Our heaFts, our hopes, are all with
theep
The advocate., 1891-04-01
Make Money.

A good, live man wanted In every cOun-
ty tOshsndle 3 speciality. Big money In Il.
Write for particulars.
FL. 0APALEN q Co., Kansas City, Mo.
The advocate., 1891-04-01

Mileage ~ miles nc 10 bcentH.,,,,.,.,,, t0OC
IOlai'''',''' ,''''''',''''','''s stiaSl
Now lot IL be remembered that Che
aggregate Of these Eve bills for ser
vice rendered by these conservative
Senators is $5,455, while $4,000 Gov
ers the per diem service of the mem.
bers Of the Kansas Legislature-l66
in all-at one regular session.
The Legislative brutality Of these
five ingalls, wOshlppers, and thirty
more Of their precious set is quite
well set forth in Che following from
the Peoples party manifesto:
The only serious difficulty which has been com.
promised by the House was one IN which the
Senate demanded chat tho House should
make an appropriation TO provide fOr the ex.
penses Of the senate revision committee pro.
vided for two years ago under Senate resolution.
by consent OF tho House 40 that tlmo an RpprO
priatiOn Of $3.50 was made 10 pay the expenses
OF the same. This House refused 10 pay the ex.
pensos Of that committee exceeding tho ei,EOOun'
less itemlzed statements we're filed with tho audi.
tor OF state After a struggle lasting noary a
week the House forced the revision committee Ia
nle their bill. That BIN 10 herewith included,
Item by item.
These Items II viii bo understood we're In case
Of fixed appropriation and made In violation Of
the law by Senators Of tho state OF Kansas
which law provided for their imprisonment In
tne penltentlary in case they exceeded tho ap
preparation. The House Anally passed the bil
which left these gentlemen free.
The value Of tho work done by the Senate re
vision committee is submitted 10 the people o.
the State Of Kansas and In connection with Che
declaration OF tho most prominent attorneys IN
the city Of Topeka that their work could have
been reasonably done Ut On expense Of 95OO.
The written, aud especially TIE un.
written history that stands related TO
the subject matter in the foregoing
quotation, were il fairly fully Chron.
icled, would make q book more OK
pansive and much more expensive TO
properly print, than the $50 pages Of
the report OF the Senate revision COM
mittee appointed under Senate resO.
luton No. 81, which, in cost TO the
taxpayers Of Kansas, runs into thOus-
ands Of dollars, where the same num-
ber of hundreds of dollars would
nearly have been the heighth Of eX-
travSgance, even under a reign Of
complete unlimited control Of the
Humphrey era in Kansas politics, for
$500 would have been FAX, Far beyond
the service rendered by these Sena-
tors to the best interests Of the great
commonwealth Of the greatly historic
Kansas.
The Peoples party Of this grand
state in view Of coming results can
thrillingly eEclaim:
Thou, TOO, sail ON, o ship Of statel
Sail on, o Kansas, strong and great
Our hearts, our hopes, our prayers, our tears,
Our faith triumphant Oe'T our fears,
Are ell with thee are alI with theel
And when the sturdy yeOmanry Of
Kansas are truly told that these five
Senate revisers, with their willing thir-
ty Republican compatriots held the
key securely which locked the treasure
lodged in the strong box Of the state
that was due to the Legislators and
emplovoa of the IeOielNture. and
The advocate., 1891-04-01

- dEaAaA AaszA-s
mittoe tho benefit Of their experience and oriu'
rlsmA From the suggestions and orltlolsmBso
made, from our own experience and observation
ls cltzons and from our Official deliberations,
the committee have made various amendments
and additions 10 the present laws upon tho sub
ecta under consideration, and framed such bills
coming within tho scope Of such resolution, a.
we're deemed advisable, as win moro fully appear
from tho bills herewith submitted.
Expatiating in somewhat copious
profusion upon the somewhat super
human merits Of the twenty bills this
committee proposed, their work is
dismissed in the following dulcet
strains:
The committee has had under consideration
other important measures, which could not be
presented with this report, owing % lack OF tmeln
which 10 perfect the same, tits believed,h Ow.
ever, that the substantial value OF the work no
compllshed, although, In the nature OF things
not perfect, will be appreciated by the people OF
the state; and IL Is hoped that In the main the
legislation recommended win commend itself 10
the Legislature.
AllOi which is respectfully submitted.
Ftp. HARKyKss,
T. h, MURDOCH,
o. H. KrMBALL,
o. M. KELLEY,
JOEL MOODY,
ReUbiOn Committee.
Ingenuity must have been tortured,
even put to the rack to have worked
266 days service Of each of these Eve
Senators from between January G,
1890, and December / 1890! And
yet these modest and patriotic Sena-
tors inform the Governor in the bea-
tifC peroration Of their report in apo
logetiC strains, the following:
The committee has had under consideration
other important measures which could not be
presented with this report OWING TO LACK or
TIME IN WHICH TO PERFECT THE sAMF.
Let the good people of Kansas just
pause TO notice the bill for the tax
payers of the state to bestow upon the
president pro tenn Of the Senate
Hon. Frank p. Hardness, of Clay
county:
For committee service 200 days, at 90 per
day ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3 798
For clerk service, 2i0 days, at S5 perdAy. 1880
For mileage, 200 miles at i5c. per mile, ,u,, 30
lOhl ''''.''' ''''',,,,,,,,sss,'',.s,'n &UDS
IF these things be done in a green
tree, what shall be done in q dryT
In the name of earthly and heavenly
justice, what would this Senator's
bill have been had the present Kan
sss House Of Representatives have
had l2O Republicans in the body Of
l25 members, as it was in the session
Of 1892 Think of the herCulesn eff
forts Of this Senator in finding him
self able--perhaps by the use Of stim-
ulating Auids-to perform 5l2 days
labor from January 6, 1890, 20 De-
cember !, 1890, when, as we reckon
time, there were 1856 days IN the whole
year 1890.
But TO the account Of Senator Kim
ball:
Tvo hundrad opd sivtv-aIv Aava aar,yica
The advocate., 1891-04-01

etioal account Emacking 30 much OF
the classics;
Committee Service 205 days. a eS.,,,,,,,. .gToaOO
Two hundred and nInolgtWO milea Of
travel ht 10 oonW.,,,,, 4S 30
AptAl''.'s'' 's'ssssss ss'ss's'' 'tedll'D
Thomas Benton Murdoch -hO Of
the Eldorado Republican -- who
counts himself a political purist pre-
sents the state the following small BILL
Service on committee 300 days az ST.. S7osOO
Mileage "a miles NJ 10 cents 600
TOtal...,o..,.,,,.,.,,,. $751; 80
The advocate., 1891-10-28

aries Of H Kansas agency have
BEEN remarkably large, and il war
rants the belief that the reverberating
echoes of the last state election in
Kansas have caused q serious commo-
ton in the4pOlitical atmosphere at
Washington, d. G. Kansas had nine
Republicans in the 51st Congress, in
the SD Congress it has three Of the
nine members, and in the 53rd Con-
gresS tBgy are likely to have one Of
the ten members And yet how often
has the Republican boast been made
that in 1883 kansas was the banner
Republcsn state, rolling up grand
and munifcent majority Of $4,000"
But in this year Of grace, 1891, so
sadly has this grand old party fallen,
that Republicans in order to stay the
rapi march Of the people for deliver
ance'frOm. political degpots, are in all
their holy horror Of the wicked De-
moCrScy, advising, commanding, en-
treating, persuading and affection
ately BuppECating the remnant Of the
rank and file Of the once powerful
Republican party to vote for Demo
Gratis for judges Otlthe courts, county
treasurerS, clerks, registers Of Deeds
sheriffs, surveyors, commissioners,
ETC., etc. What a laughing stock this
poor, old Republican pretense Of q
political party has finally become to
be! Don't it beat anything in history
The advocate., 1891-10-28
THE BEST PLAN FOB A DISCUSSION.

THE BEST PLAN FOR A DISCUSSION.
The best way to conduct a discus
sion is through the press. The peO-
pie all over the country then have an
opportunity TO judge Of the merits Of
the arguments, and do not need to
rely ON Specials to the CGpitGp for
their information. We venture, how
ever, that there is not a Republican
paper in che state that will open its
columns to q discussion where both
sides haVSean equal opportunity to
present tEeir arguments. The ADvo-
GATE is the only paper that has ever
offered this privilege. Last year we
published the discussion Of Mrs.
Lease and Minerva Walker, and we
now give Senator II. B. Kelly all the
space he desires to present the Re-
publican side Of public issues. So
long as We hOldithe position Of edi-
tor of The ADvooATE, its columns will
be open to both AideS Of any question
at issue before the people. Do Re-
publican journals dare TO offer the
same privilege? Don't all speak at
once.
The advocate., 1891-10-28

The NoncoJormiSt will be sur
prised to learn from the ST. Paul
NetuS that it is to be established in
Chicago as a daily for the purpose Of
booming Carter Harrison for presi-
dent in 1892 We have seem q great
The advocate., 1891-10-28
1T IS PAID FOR.

Parties who receive The ADVOCATE
and who have not subscribed for it,
need have no fears about taking it
from the Office. The ADVOCATE is
never sent to anybody with view Of
asking pay for it afterwards It is
paid for if you receive it.
The advocate., 1891-10-28
o EDITORS AND PARTIES WANTING
PAPERS ESTABLISHED.

PAPERS ESTABLISHED.
In response to the notice published
in TEi2ADyoCATE, we have received a
good nSnAbeF Of applicants for places
some 0f whom have plants that they
would move in case Of sufficient in
ducement and others who simply
desire positions We hope the sp-
plicants will not expect personal re-
plies to their letters. We have placed
them all on file, and at the first OPP
portuniy will place them in oommu-
nication with those who apply for
such services We desire to add,
however, that those who have no
plants will not be as likely 10 receive
applications as those who have. We
ShAll preserve their names, however,
and Il an opportunity offers will
communicate with them.
The advocate., 1891-10-28
STATEMENTS CONCERNING PENSION
AGENCIES-KANSAS TO THE FRONT.

STATEN MENTS CONCERNING PENSION
AGENCIES-KANSAS TO THE FRONT.
The pension agency at Topeka,
Kansas, now stands as first on the List,
the one at Columbus, Ohio, is the
second, and the one at indianapolis,
Indiana, stands as the third on the
roll, which contains now upwards Of
$4,000 names, about 400 being added
each week.
For the past four years Topeka
has stood fourth on the list, but since
January /, 1891, or 10 be q little more
specific, since the election cyclone Of
November, 1890, the wheels have
been very rapidly moving at the To
peka Office in the interest Of the old
soldier. During the month Of Feb
ruary, 1891, there were 10000 names
added and the list now reaches 50, ,000.
The law Of June q, 1890, allows
claims to be made without having 70
hunt evidence, and most Of the 10000
above mentioned as having entered
last February, are nearly ali under
the new law. sssaa
The number Of increases granted
for the pensioners within the bound