The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-02-09

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the Union.
Several times l have thought /
would take my typewriter in hand
to write you a few lines, etc.; and
now, with your kind permission, l
will endeavor to carry out the
threat.
| AS is well known by many, Austin
in one of the prettiest towns in the
state, and can boast of as fine people
and as pretty homes and as pretty
girls as any of her sister towns.
| And Austin is not 50 small a town
as some would imagine, for there
are some 10000 people who live here.
This, of course, does not include
any but bona fide citizens. The least
said about some of the sidewalks in
the residence districts the better.
OF course, every one knows that
Texas capitol is the biggest one in
the United States, and that it is the
seventh largest building in the
world. The building is 566 feet and
| Il inches long, 81 feet high, has
nearly 1000 windows and great
many doors. 1t cost So 100000, and
was paid for by the state in land,
which was a good trade for both the
Chicago syndicate that built 1t and
the state, as the latter now gets
taxes out of the land and the former
got the land at a figure that they
could make something when they
choose to dispose Of it.
The state has been liberal to all
the unfortunates, and has provided
ample accommodation for the blind,
deaf and dumb and the insane. The
blind asylum is located in the north
eastern part of the city and is super
intended by DR.. Piner, whose record
under Gov. Sayers must have been
a good one, as Gov. Lanham has re-
tanned him. The same can be said
about Mr.. McNulty, who is the
/ superintendent of the deaf and dumb
institute, which is situated in the
south part of the city across the
beautiful Colorado river. The in
sane asylum is still in the hands of
our own DR.. Worsham, and every
citizen of Waxahachie ought to feel
proud to claim him as a citizen of
the town. The universal opinion is
! that the new governor could not
make a better selection for that
| place than that made by his prede-
cessor. The asylum is situated north
of the city and has by far the pretti-
| est grounds of any of the eleemose-
nary institutions. | liked to have
! forgotten the Confederate home,
where the gray haired veterans CT
war of almost half century ago
are bivOuacked for the last time this
side OF the final roll-call and muster
on the other side of the river. Their
feet almost touch It's brink, and
every now and then a comrade lays
down the battle of life to take mp
the duties of eternity. Gently they
are being cared for, and their last
days are being made as comfortable
and happy as possible. / would like
to mention some of them, as some
are famous in history, but space
will not admit. The home has new
SUPERINTENDENT, Col. J. q. Cheno-
weth, of Bonham, who was brave
Confederate soldier and is gentle.
man of the old school.
The state has as good a set Of
state officers as the best. From the
Governor on down the line. She
has in Mr.. Bell all to be desired in
the attorney general, in Mr.. Love
good comptroller, in the land
office we have Mr.. Terrell, whose
long experience in the position has
made him competent for the posi-
ton as commissioner of the office,
which is one of the most important,
as the title of every foot Of land in
the state is guarded in this old
building, which stands on an en-
| inence southeast of the capitol.
Among this list must be mentioned
the faithful and ever watchful guar
dian of the treasury, Mr., John w.
/ Robbins, who is truly entitled to the
soubrequet of Honest john This
/ is the third term of Mr.. Robbins as
treasurer, and this is argument
more eloquent as to his efficiency
than anything could say. A sight
at the money there is now in the
state treasury is q guaranteed cure
for the blues and is also good for
sore eyes. We, all of us Texans,
/ have over two car loads of silver,
to say nothing of wads and wads of
the long green. There are three
bills of ton thousand dollars each,
| the largest denomination Uncle Sam
makes and also some five thousand
dollar bills. There is enough good
old gold in the vault to make a