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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-02
FINE TEXAS OATS.

We send You by mail sample of GraySon
county red ruSt-proof oats weighing forty
five pounds TO tha bushel-thirteen pounds
over standard weight. The sample was
taken from a crop raised py Mr.. JEFF Hogan
of Graysou county. and we hereby certify
that this crop of oats actually weighed
forty-tive pounds to the measured bushel |:
and furthermore, we wish TO challenge,
through your columns. the state of Texas
and the whole United States at large to
produce its equal, either in weight or
grade. II must be admitted that this is a
broad challenge, but we feel confident that
it cannot be successfully met-if it can,
we'd like to hear from the competitor. A
sample of this oats will be placed in the
Texas exhibit car soon to leave our state.
PITTMAN * HARRISON.
Sherman, Tex.
The oats are certainly finer than anything
in that line before seen By us. We are
sorry that Messrs. Pittman & Harrison did
not give us full particulars with reference
to the origin of the variety. If it is of
Texas origin we can say that Texas has IN
doubleday struck it rich. If the seed from
which the crop was raised came directly
from some other section of our common
country, then we must give Texas credit
for having no equal as an oats producing
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-02
OUR CORRESPON DENTS.

This department is devoted to answering
such questions may be asked by our sub
Scribers. which may be OF general information.
Inquiries OF personal character that require an
sver by mail shor Id always have stamp in
closed. Please gle full name and postoface
address in addition TO any such sigma ture
subscriber, or A G. D. not for publication.
If against the will OF the writer. but TO admit OF
iirecr communication should such q thing be
OF his page
WHAT Is A CITRONe
IA settle q matter Of friendly dispute
plesAe inform Is through your columns as TO
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-02
POPULAR SCIENCE.
THE GRAND PRAIRIE REGION OF
TEXAS.
The Beautiful Prairie Surrounding Fore
North-How to Find 1t by Rail
road-Surface Character.

The grand prairie region of Texas Is il
what biologists style the lower cretaceous
and lies Immediately west Of the black
prairie region described by US in these notes
of last week. According TO Professor Roo
ert T. Hill, in his contribution 10 the first
annual report Of the state geological survey,
the region covers Il multitude Of diverse
geographic features, Of which the absence
Of timber growth is, To the casual observer,
that west of the black prairie region and
its basal lower cross timberSl there : an
other entirely geographic and geologic re
gion, which, until recently, has been cou-
fused with it,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-02
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
j. p. STEELE, EDITOR.

Hsa NOTICE All department
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-02

wholesome than the cheap glucose molasse,
now extensively on all markets.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-02
The Ruggedest Path in Life

The Ruggedest Path in Life A..
II It be but irradiated by good health. is shorae
tinguished men ar women have uttered RI
grets for = past sken young, full o; ..y,gor spd
hope, 4 bugh yfttlingk win obstacles -
Seemed en MD insusno unsabls. their pg3ses
beat, keir {eins Yhgled With the ow
S you no fssi s a sTnS ysa .;
yorG psleepTeat, dis~Bt perfecaV: ken Nssv>
x16persidence, H6setters Stohseh Bitters,
ING ufedfcines. Nervousness, dyspepsia. hypo-
chondria, q loss of appetite and sleep, this
grand reparative OF debilitated physique and
impaired constitutional vigor speedily prevails
against. Rheumatic and neuralgia ailments,
malarial disorders, kidney troubles, and the
growing inflrmities OF age. successfully
Undated by this benign specific.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-02

The beautiful prairie country surround
ing the city Of Fort Worth SAYS Professor
Hill, is the grand prairie. II lies between
the cross timbers. The so-c,.,rj
mountain country of western William
son, Travis. Hays. Comal amt other couu-
ties of the southwest is of this formation,
marking its eastern border along the black
prairie region. This mountain border
lies south of Austin-further north, say
above the Brazos river the mountainous rS-
carpment ceases TO be, and the narrow for-
est region of the lower croSs-timbers marks
the eastern border of the grand prairie.
The east and west railroads between White
boro and St 10. Fort Worth and Weather
ford. Fort Worth and Decatur. Fort Worth
and Graubury Waco and DeLeon. Britoa
and Brentwood, .IcNeil ami Buruet and
san Antonio and Kerrville, al cross the
grand prairie region.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-02

Leaving Professor Hill for lack of space
TO follow him further on this occasion, We
may add that the soils of this grand prairie
region are of 4 superior character, being
very rich in lime, potash and phosphoric
acid. Under correct management they
would be practically inexhaustibIe. No re-
gion Of the world offers more favorable
sites for colonies and small farming in all
its branches, and the immense quantity Of
water underlying the region in its artesiau
strata renders it possible to irrigate most
Of the region, vast as it is, by means Of arte-
sian wells. 1t would not be possible for
any region of country to be more healthful
at all seasons of the year. Its altitude
above the sea places It entirely above the
yellow-fever hne-yellowfever, the dread
of so many people at the North, could
never, by any means, reach the grand pratt
RE region of Texas.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-02

T. I'm general Tue grand pfdliLe ftglCu -
more elevated than Is the black prairie
region described last week. Unlike the
black prairie its plateaus are nearly level
instead Of undulating. and its valleys more
precipitate Its soils tend 10 a chocolate
brown in color instead of black. The un-
DERIVING rocks compose beautiful sub
structure. whose hundreds of feet of white
chalk and yellow magnetism layers of al
ternatng degrees of hardness gave to tho
landscape a unique tone and topography not
found elsewhere in America The Western
border of this region is carved into rugged
scaryp accompanied by outliers of terraced
buttes and meSaS.
Along the western border of the grand
prairie region lies sandy district of lin
bered country, like the upper cross timbers
of Northern Texas. which is the areal out
crop of the lowest rocks composing the Sc
ries underlying the region. These sandy
deposits cropping out to westward, and de-
veloping under the grand prairie, constitute
the most valuable rock sheets in the state,
dipping between two impervious strata 70
the eastward, constitute a ready medium
for the percoiation and transportation OF
most Of the water that falls upon them 70
greater depths, where from lower surface
altitude than their outCrop hey are pcne-
trated by artesian wells driven from above,
and bountifully supply the artesian water
now being secured all along the co untrv
adjacent to the black prairie, as at t'ort
Worth, Taylor, Waco, Austin and other
places. Since these sandy strata under.ie
all the grand prairie, most of that region IS
converted into a gigantic artesian area.
Leaving Professor Hill for lack of space
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-09
PEOPLES PARTY PLATFORM.

We, the representatives of the Peoples par
ty of Barber county, in delegate convention
assembled hereby heartily endorse the action
of the Cincinnati conference, believing that
the declaration put forth there is one of the
most important events of the century, and we
invite the voters of Barber county to stand
with US for the overthrow of the combinations
of capital which have first forced one party
and then the other, to submit to their selfish
demands.
We present not merely theory, jefferson
ian or Lincolnian; but like those great states
men, we ask you to- meet the conditions which
confront you, and with their fearless states
menshp. "Sink or swim, live or die" we have
unfurled our banner for '92, emblaZoncd with
the battle cry, Equal rights to all, and spe-
clal privileges to none"
We condemn the action of our state senate
in obstructing reform measures demanded by
the people; and while we could not expect the
house, fin single session, to reform all the
abuses which have grown up under republican
action for the past twenty-five years, we com
mend them for what they did, and demand
that they shall continue in the good work till
it shall be fully accomplished.
We commend the efforts of the county OF
GERS to enforce the law, and we believe tn
moral sentiment of thecounty condemns mock
trials at the expense of the people. We pledge
our candidates to be law abiding men, who viii
not wink at crime or corruption, and we pledge
ourselves 10 ask the resignation of any one
found guilty of the same.
We demand an economical administration OF
national, state and county affairs, and n strict
accounting for all money taken from the peo
pic in the way of taxation, and we denounc,
the boasted extravaganza of the recent billior
dollar congress.
We believe that the politics of the past ha,
| become corrupt, and that a change viii prove
| beneficial and thus believing We invite al
persons who are interested in the welfare OF
| our state and county tn unite with in Oul
efforts to bring back the dccalogue INTO poll
| tics, and to prove that purity in politics is no
an iridescent dream.
We commend Judge Mckay for his tirn
stand i'll administering the law without fear o
favor, and we denounce the spirit of dema
gogy which has attempted to bring him int,
| reproach.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-09
County Central Committeeman of the
Peoples Party.

y. McCray, Mingona. ..-..-........... Chairman n
Leon Beals, Sharon. Secretary
Medicine Lodge township-R. NJ. Sparks, K. ].
Tahaferro, E. II. Howard.
Sharon township-Perry Hill. VIM. Brown,
Leon E. Beals.
Elm Mills township-M. E. Roddy, s. T. Dicker-
son, B. +. CoffmAn.
Hazelton township-G. W. Drake, j. J. King,
w. s. Ballard.
LOckard precinct-Jas.A "A. Lockard. J. S. Jones
l.. :. McElwain.
Nippewalla township-W. B. Springer r. ID.
Gaddie, G. j. Skeen.
Deerhead township-Clay McGrath, j. w. De-
Geer, l.. G. Drury.
sun City tpwnship-N. G. Rowley, Green Ad-
ans, c. H. Douglass.
McAdoo township-C. w. Wilson, VIM. Said
ID. T. McAdoO.
Mingona township-Wm, Doles. j. d. Purscll,
A. McCray.
Valley township-Lester White, Jesse Haw-
kins, ]. w. Jones.
Cedar township-J. Elmore, L. NJ. PresnalI, d,
Conger.
Elwood township-R. NJ. Smith, E. Gibbs. VIM
Jarvis.
Kiowa townships. II. Smith, J, G. watrous,
II. G.. Waltner.
Moore township -Chas. Heskott, R. Clark, F.
II. Patton.
Aetna township-T. d. Finley, L. H. Robertson
Geo. Eckert.
Lake City township-Noah Warsntaff, f. A.
Lewis, j. w. Lappin.
Turkey township-M II. Clements, e. A.
Clark, L. I. Walker.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-09
OmcIaI Notice.

In pursuance of authority conferred
upon the executive board of the confed-
Grafton of industrial organizations. at
the session of January "a, 1891, held in
Washington, d. c., and after corre-
spondence with members of the board,
as chairman thereof, hereby give mo-
tice that the next meeting of the said
confederation of industrial organiza-
tions will be held at Washington, D. c.,
February %. 1892.
By authority of resolution passed in
the said meeting January "a. 1891. as
president hereby invite the attend
ance of delegates from every industrial
organization In the country to meet
with the confederation of industrial or
ganizations at the meeting hereby
called, that there may be harmony Of
action and combination of influences to
effect the reforms which all deem nee
essary.
Basis of representation will be made
public hereafter. BEN TERRELL,
President of confederation and chair
man executive board
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-09
r. N. HUMPHREY.

Brief sketch Of Hia Life and Work-A Min
lister. Soldier and Friend OF the People.
R. NJ. Humphrey was born in Claren-
don county, S. c., on the 14th of Febru-
ary, 1886. He grew up on the farm and
learned to take his part in the usual
farm occupations At fourteen years
of age he professed religion and united
with the Missionary Baptist church
Three years later he was licensed to
preach the Gospel. The next year he
entered Furman university, where
he pursued all the various branches
of an ordinary collegiate educa-
ton, closing the curriculum in
November, 1858. The following year
he opened a school at Carroll
ton, Ala, where also he was called to
the pastorate of the Baptist church and
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-09
The Medical Record calls attention

The Medical Record calls attention
to a new morbid habit which of late
years has become enormously prevalent.
1t is the inhalation of tobacco smoke
quite akin to the opium habit. ''The
old cigarette smoker" says the Record,
would not exchange few deep whiffs
of his cheap cigarette for the finest Ha-
vana that could be bought with gold. :"
1t should be borne in mind that this
habit, once established, becomes, ac-
cordiDg to the testimony of physicians,
practically incurable.-N. Y. Herald.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-09
Texas Alliance,

The Texas state alliance, lately IN
session at Dallas. aside from adopting
the Ocala platform and reafirming the
sub-treasury scheme. took no other de-
cisive steps In a political way. But in
running through the delegates the
third party was found with more
friends than enemies 1t is useless to
deny that the tendency of the alliance
Is to drift away from the republican
end demoEatic paytieA
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-09
Take Your Choice.

"A Busy Season-Mrs. Ebony-.T
spects youse very busy now, Mrs.
Black?' Mrs. Black Deed l am wit
de big revival of religion goin' on in de
church and foh visitin' clergymen to do
for. Keeps me coolkin' half de day, am
my husband he has to be out half de
night gettin' chickens. "-Demorest
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-09
-Ex-Qoy. Ames of Massachusett

-Ex-Gov. Ames, of Massachusetts,
was once asked to pay q physician one
Thousand dollars for services, which the
wealthy patient did not consider worth
that much But a. his medical adviser
would not reduce the bill one cent. two
checks for five hundred dollars each
were sent In payment, one distinctly
stating that it was for professional at
tendance and the other 'for extortion. !"
The doctor framed the latter check,
and has il I'm view in his Office to-day.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-09
CHURCHES.

BAPTIST. eaon sunday at II a.
Dm and at 80 D. M, at the courthouse sun
day school at 10 O'Clock, a M. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening of each week. Rev. w. A.
Cain, Pastor. Residence on Cor. Lincoln Ave.
and Cherry Streets.
OHRISTIAN.-Preac every Sunday at
~ II o'clock, a. M, and 1880 p IN, by Elder
J. Il. Nicholson. Prayer meeting every We'd
nesday night. Sunday school at 10 o clock u. III.
every Sunday. Pastors residence ut the par
sOnage study at the chapel,
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.-Servicese every
4N4 Sunday at II 100 n. IN. and Z 30 p. IN. Sun
day school every Sunday at 10 u. m. Prayer
meetine every Thursday evening at 1880.
Strangers invited. ID. w. PHILLIPS, Pastor.
DRESBYTERIAN.-Sc Services every Sunday at
= II a. IN. and 80 p. IN. Sunday School ut
10 n. IN. j Is. NORTH, Pastor.
OtATHOLIC CHURCH Services on End
- sunday OF every month atSherlocks hall.
at 1000 u. m. REV. BITTER Pastor.
GERMAN BAPTIST BRETHREN-Hold reg
" ular services at Miugona, Barber county,
the second and fourth Sundays in each month.
At Forrest school house on the second Sunday {;
Cedar Greek school house on the third Sunday.
BY Elders Shamberger, Smith and Neher.
CT. MARKS MISSION. Sunday school at
~ $3.50 O'Clock on every Sunday afternoon, in
the G.. A. Il. hall Children please come.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-09
THE NATIONAL BANKS.

Their Solveney DsPsnds UVen Their Ability
70 Collect Money Secured ~ Personal
Notes and chsttel Mortgages.
Herein below please And statement
which, while worthy of publication -
matter of interest to the public, II
also an appropriate text from which to
preach a sermon In relation to ''The
best banking system the world ever
saw" 1t gives the condition Of the ma
tional banks of the United States:
TREASURY DEPARrMENT,)
CONTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY.
Abstract of reports made to the comptroller
OF the currency, showing the condition Of
the national banks OF the United States at
tne close OF business on Monday, the 18th
day of May, 1891
Number OF banks .63S
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts. u $50, ,6S2 b39.3l
-O'eruraItS.. S..............-....... 13,213, $40 81
~. .. bonds to secure circula-
zion 1to,4S0, 5000
u g. bonds to secure deposits. 1854, 800 90
u 3 bonds on hand. d........ a76S, $50 90
'stocks, securities, Judgments,
claims. etc.................. 112,sss, ,7O7 ss
"Due from approved reserve
agents. .................... $4,000, ,72L6s
eDue from other national
Danks ....-...-........ III, SOC, 6.1S
Due from state banks and
bankers s....................... 2s.172,s5aa as
Banking house furniture and
fixtures. s......................... 6s,OlI.ols.1s
sOther real estate and mort
cages owned l2sss, ,so.Is
~Current expenses and taxes
paid. Observation-Disclosures. LAOS, .0A
Premiums on u. s. bonds. IL $50, ,597 lS
HChecks and other cash items. l., 7,607 ,l57 So
Exchange for clearing house. f26,IA7, 30k 81
sClearing house loan certif-
Gates. ........................ 100000
*Bills Of other national banks. 2o,l56, ISL 90
Fractional paper currency,
niokels and cents. 90, 1881 50
Specie viz:
Gold coin. 1872, ,s91, ,098 9e
Gold treas. cert's.. 5,314, $50 90
Gold cl hose cert's 62lOOLOO
| Silver coin, dollars. 7,l4s,4lI0o
Silver treas cert's. 1921, ,7sL0o
Silver coin, ,tr'ctnsl I,5sS, S,66As3
-- 1874, ,sS9, All. 81
Legal tender treasury notes.. 6,s75, ,24a oo
U. S. certificates of deposit for
legal tender notes. ........... ll,5ib, ,O0l 0C
Five per cent redemption
fund with treasurer........... s.15s,s6O.s7
| Due from treasurer other than
redemption fund .......... 72s.z2s 81
Aggregate. ate................$s 80, ,ls7, ,4s4, Sol Il
LIABILITIE6
Capital stock paid In. f667, ,787 406 II
Surplus fund Observation-Disclosures. 2G2, ,491, $50 A
| Otnor unOlVlU0Q prOutS........ lO1,oUL,oS4ot
national bank
| notes issued. :. :. 1928, ,s45, 1856 o.
| Amount on hand. 2,198, ,2S2O0
| Amount outstanding ....... I7s,4I7,6ss o.
| State bank notes outstanding. 74,1l7 81
Dividends unpaid ........... 2,1o4, 1885, 81
| Individual deposits. ts......... 81 506, ,G99 Il
| U. 8. deposits. its................. 2,411, ,606. II
| Deposits of U. S. disbursng Of
| hcers A7SL045.7
Due to other national banks. 277,660, 322. Il
Due to state bank and bankers t2,IbB, ,76s. q
| Notes and bills rediscounted. 1864, ,785 q
| Bills payable. ble.......... s,ls2, ,s42 6;
| Clearing house loan certificates 3S5, 900. O
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-09
The value of Cash In Band

The value of cash in hand has been
very forcibly illustrated over and over
again during periods of pecuniary en-
barrassment. The richest men are
sometimes short of it; many of them
have been quite destitute of money that
they could put their hand on any day.
Now we wish to give a word of advice
on this subject It is this: Lay up ten
per cent of your income-no matter
what your income is-and keep 1t where
you can put your hand on it at any time,
for the remainder of your life.-N. Y.
Ledger.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-09
Ready For Any Emergency.

A colored laborer was standing with
his pickax uplifted, still as any statue,
the other evening. Apasser-by watched
him for a few seconds and then asked:
What are you standing that way for,
John?"
docs you know what time 'tisP'
asked the colored man.
mo, not exactly"
"Well, done jes sent er boy to fin
out rs hopen de pick dissher way foh
convenience. Eff de repoht comes back
dat it's 'befoh six er clock kin drap
it in de groun', and if it comes back
after six er Clock can drap it on ma
shoulder. r."-Washington Post.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-09

-Shoemaker-"I want sign for my
new store. Just say that I sell shoes
and repair them" Sign Painter-''Oh.
that's so oldl Why not have something
Originally" Shoemalzer-"What would
you suggestY'. Sign Painter" Shoes
sold and half-soled-"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-09

The Arkansas state farmers Az
ance convention indorsed the Ocala
platform and the sub-treasury scheme.
The convention also pledged itself not
to support any man for of1ce who Is
Opposed to the scheme.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-09
THE suB.TREAsuRY INpoRsED.

Leavenworth County. Kan, Alliance Solid
on This Question-COl. w. A. Harris Let
ter Fails In Its Purpose.
At regular meeting Of Leavenworth
County Alliance No. 2, Ss7, held August
Is, 1891, the following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That ex-President Blakely, not
being delegate, be accorded the rights and
privileges of O delegate and be made a COM
plimentaFy member Of the county alliance
for the period Of one year.
Resolved, That the LeaYenWorth County
+. A. al q. hereby re -afnrms it's loyalty to
the OcaIa demands and hereby instructs Its
delegates to the First congressional district
alliance and TO the state alliance to give the
sub treasury plan their most hearty sup,
port, or 70 resign
trict and state alliances are further instruct
the district or state alliance, who has and
does at present oppose the sub-treasurv
plan O. W. BIssKTT, County Secretary.
After dinner given 0y stepnen
Price, of Drury Lane theater, all the
guests but Theodore Hook and Rev.
Edward Cannon retired. Price was
suffering from gout, but as they disre-
garded his hints to retire. he stole or
and left them in high talk. On the fol-
lowing morning he inquired of his SER
want: sPray, at what time did those
gentlemen go last night3" $50, sir?"
replied John; they're not gone, sir;
they have just rung for coffee. {"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-09

Strange Changes s--Sayso-"What q
wonderfully versatile fellow Tipman
is! He used to be dry goods dealer;
then he turned into q lawyer and then
into banker" Smiley Yes. and yes
teraey 1saMb him turn into ; bsrrooua. a