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NO. 49,
Texas «¿i-asaes.
A Perfect Womauliood.
Wo extract from tho Chicago'
and freighted tho balmy south wind
with sweet fragrance thousands of
youru previous tafihe' time the
tramp of civilisation liad
these beautiful plain*. The
ovv contains thirty-five aero*,
;goí'Se sior lEjas*,*6" BiSJrwsv 5¡H£
TiiRKAps from St^üuks'^* m"v tfW*ee, so ° human soul rises
inv
#ing through earthly media,
TIIK ^rar
in illt0
been turning' his a'M¡ ri8h,l ™ iw4frUwjt
attention to'the value of the stalk t !ro, an]
of the cotton plant, for the purpose W,H avcn .. , .
1 - ■ r pendeneo upon the body
reat is
ritorft imposing edifi
one but Born'
self know* when it will
resent the ii
hod. The "
some of hi
over tho p
e visits t
wée i?,
Tho aroa of the Stato is estima-
ted at 1 Of),504,560 acres, of which
♦only 2,758,4415 acres are improved,
^«qcoi'ding to the census of 185U,
and 80,4815,990 aro reporte i in ad-
■dition as unimproved. Wo pre-
sume this includes all on whjeli a'pícaVan't plucer
taxes wero then paid. It is prob- ¡.A..... i í>flsti1it*' i
able that jíparlj lOO.OOOjQOO W®*
fof Texas lands remain unsold, most
fof which are iu the wostern and
northwestern pawt of the State, and
lea pubic of austaUiiug nuiuy. more Coxton Ul-wni--—Au
[sheep than are now it! the United ^ Orleans has beei
states; and we predict that it will
ret bo done, and if done rightly, ot- tll0 cotton plant, tor the purp
Northern wool-growors cannot not only of thread, but of clotii, • - ■— .> • *"!u,nrj t.nllt
Icompete with us. As one acre ol linci j,ttS succeeded in making the 'no''0.sur0l-Y tlno* th® *0W®PJ?f tl,°i • *?•
í?híhh is sufficient to keep trom former slionir, iine, and ovory wuvj pe depend upon the soil fot* nu
[three to live sheep, it will bo seen ¡valuable to the industrial world. j|rim®1'' * n (,oos the s
Ithat our estimate is not ovordrawn, Tj)0 WPtic|e j8 us soit ail(i pliable us:1,011,10* °'man "P.011
thread fVom flax, and can at once:s PP0I,t.°f tlie body.
bo converted into a ser
fabric, full as durable as muslin, , .. .
the ordinary cotton cloth. Olio:.-* aestrov'ed^thhi Vgivcn poriod no child's play. It requires $fnind
hundred and twenty ponnds o " i ■. i 7 8 I 1 fnp fii><mtiyiitinn "
stalk will turn out forty pounds of hVb* VJC0S' habl. ?' a d m,lT?noftl o,«UBuatl0n
thread. A factory is t¿ lo es- ® a ™fruPfc omUmtioti. Dress,
tablished according to our inform- if;. 11 !ei'ef' tfal*0 «™upaion*,
ant, for the manutketuro of thread k^llo diseases that sap the vitality
•and cloth, at an early day. This
discovery is not now, but tho an-
fibia shoukf not bo; and as the 'plication of tl.e discovery has never !!?"111,1 V®mo.om
cros growing weeds aro not very been made till now. It ban long! ...^ ..V sP|in. .rin?
[many, it is not too late, and still
|comparatively easy, to -a^nply the
irojjer remedies, which are to sow
jrass seed in the fall on places oC'
iupied by weeds, or bare of grass,
nd also for tho owners of the
land to enclose their grass lands and
New l'ork Herald
mammoth establish me)
Scbamrl,>ti
Aftor hiit i
r59,Schamyl,
Ian chief, #aa
mmmammmmrn
i ltorjr of tbeJMtddlc j
tn the middle
at lords and ni
. «.•
wh<
ly to. Kalouga. nt war with eaol
thinii
7, */" quoro
hi,,',
bave expected nothing them resolved
tmoiit flrom his con- upon
ut the llussian policy him. It
erwiae,, and he has from evenir
Ibesides.giving ampio room for large
IhertUi of horses and cattle.
In «eme of tho old settled coun-
Itles to® little ^tteutiou is given to
■the preservation of native grasses,
liíy overstocking and feeding so
[close that the grasses are not per-
|mitted to rii>en seeds, many of the
innuai and biennial grasses of
Borne sectiorrs aro 'exterminated
ind useless «moods growing instead
iUkf
p'od. At
hardly ton
has relaxo
suporvisi
old oHilflf)1 ____
loral cxcellencei t^r^0® a wéek, 'fi
it maintains its do-laroumíí P^bably to kecj
ii the body. •No|i - .V^utig Honnott, a
h, rather brig'
former stron" tine and everv wavi l,'uu ""I1""" vau BOU Ior nu-i^^1 ¿ bustling air abou
itormei fctiong, une, anu e\ei^ «aj tr¡|mM ¿ than ' doos tho spiritnal; the control of tho ostab"¡
• ■ I He sticks to his business
'und is said bv those who
occu*
rior is
man "
vigilant
ra-
tion
to time, it «mpoars, been ibad
ith Imperial favors. A «pa- to
house is at bin disposal, and fe
come more (hagjyimt^ent for op
ants. On tbe^occasion of the
hia faxiwlte daughter, a
>r
lieartj
as near
oast
I men
i him.
■ -
jrtunity to take
ied
of.
,
,| igeneration of slaves is destroyed!know, to have talc
11 n m l ¡ 11 m'|in sovei1 years in Cuba, and it mayiot li00Pj.11^ ft
ft. A.,,, he said that a generation of women i!lH t'ie li«''wld in wi
the Cumbfé!11® afciclt fc0 his business
It is said a . .
talent,
lingo
orking
of life, so that, as a ru'e, woman
docs not live out half hor days.—
With the loss of health, the bioom-
reap the
property.
full benetit of their own
Wherever this has been
lone, and such instances are not
Iftcommon, the owners of these
jastiffe* fields are highly satisfied
iith the result. They know where
to find their stock,j^'liich often has
?ood pasturage when other cattle,
bheep er horses are suffering for
rant ef food on overstocked un-
feuced prairies. In these enclosed,
natures, some spots of grass rarely
iU to~ rlpqn seCil , ami tbcgrnns
continues to cover the ground. In
|the stock region of the Western
mrt of the State, it is not practi-
cable to fence the larger portion of
¡the prairie lands, and there aro
any who own only 15 or 20 acres,
c.iio have large herds of cattlo or
iroves of sheep. It is probable
Ithat tho time is not far distant
b'hen these grazing lands will be
)wtied by stock men, and defined
>y suitable boundaries, and sliep-
|j«rds or herdsmen employed to
teep that stock within proper
fange, or else large stocks be
sought by companies, and each
shareholder bo allowed to keep bis
proportion of stock. We may rest
insured that the cheapness of keep-
ing stock in Western Texas will
lot permit the lands in that section
to remain much longer as State
jroporty. Fortunately some of
Ihe best grasses ot' Western Texas
iro dioecious, that is, tl.ey have
lertile and barren flowers on d ill or-
ín t plants; the seeds being at or
[icar the roots of the fertile plant.
Others are propagated extensively
f y runners, often seeming to thrive
pest on side hills and poor dry
Boils.
There are about 250 species of
rass growing in tho States east of
Ehe Mississippi river. We are sure
[hat Texas has more species than
liny one State, and certainly not
loss than two hundred species, for
Ive have many which are not found
In tho old States. Now many of
the old cotton States are almost
Entirely destitute of good native
rrassos, simply becauso they neg-
lect to cultivate them.
Dr. Lincccum has tested and
kultivatod on his farm, at Long
roint, in Washington county,
Ibont 50 spocios of native grasses,
fpecimons of which he has presen-
ted to the State collection. lie
irrites :
" Thoso are all good nutricious
trasses, very suitable for a mixed
been known that the fibrous
stance in tho cotton stalk bore a
strong resemblance to tho fibre of
rf-ftx, but the test of its adaptability
as -a textile material is now for the
lirst time made. Should there be
no mistake in the experiment al-
luded to—the actual fabrication of
the thread—the manufacture of
cotton cloth from this thread is a
foregone conclusion, and the value
of the cotton product is increased
one hundred per cent, at once.
This remarkable and important ex-,
periment ought to lend extraordi-
nary buoyancy to the spirits of cot-
ton growers. It will be but a few
years if this discovery is what it
claims, before the S&uth can recu-i
peratc with a vigor she never ex-
perienced before, and her recupera-
tion will place hundreds of millions
iu the pockets of Northern mer-
chants, for cotton is the great staple
which moves commerce.—Journal
of Applied Chemistrv.
We notice in aimuut every house
in the city one or more pots of
geraniums sitting in the windows,
and as ladies and flowers arc, by
their beauty, so inseparably con-
nected and'associated, we are re-
joiced at a discovery of a process
by which they can be brought to
bloom together all the year round.
A most beautiful and easily attain-
ed show of evergreen may be had
by a very Niniple plan which has
been found to work remarkably
well on a small scale. If geranium
branches, taken from luxuriant
and healthy trees just be ore the
winter sets in, be cut. in slips and
immerse I in soap water, they will,
ai'ler drooping a fo .v days, she I
their leaves, put forth fresh one*
and continue in tho finest vigor a'l
winter. By placing a number of
botilc.* thus' filio I,in flower baskets,
with moss to conceal the bottles, a
show of evergreen is easily secured
for tho winter. All the different
varieties of the plant being used,
the vaii jus simpes and color of the
loaves blend into a beautiful eH'oct
They rc juiro no fresh water. Wc
get this information from a lady
who has tried •• • ,r *' *i Tel.
sul> out in l,ulKb, the powers
" of endurance depart, Woman
must soek perfection by a more
careful observance of the laws o:'
health.
But a perfect womanhood can-
not be attained except through a
perfect intellectual discipline. It
is remarkable that the degradation
of woman has been in all ages
through tho obscuration of her
reasoning power. In Africa*
woman is sold for cowries, like a
dog or u sheep. In Asia she is de-
nied by law tho participation of
social equality with man. She can-
not sit with him at the table ; she
cannot walk with him in the
streets; even hor son is hor supe-
rior socially. In western Asia she
is only a makeweight in diplomacy.
In many nations of Europe she is
a more drudge. This comes prin-
cipally through a false education.
\\ oman is educated, in our time, in
music and in the arts, but is be-
lieved to be inferior to man iu in-
tellectual powers. It
is a great
PPP
ed. This ^ seems to have give _r. _
ched the venerable chief, who great deal to
: once addressed an autograph sin of what be wm goi
ttor to the Czar, which is given but in vain. At lengt
length in the Russian papers, {that all his words bad n<¡
amyl here declares himself to ¡said: "My Lord since
no loss vanquished by the Km-persuade you to give up\
's kindness than by his arms,'of yours, will you at least eofi
begs that ho and his children, to come with mo to tho ohapél, t
r he allowed to take tho oath of, we may pray together before i
, " fldolUy. "I ftm ready," ho „a,Vgoi" 'I't Juk«5on,ontód,., J
,. a larire hotel "10 Pronounc® ifc beforo tho entire ohaplain and he knelt togo k
iilltnriftl alrttV. P®OP!®* Ti ' -
his hand
ill, awk-
looking,
dm, has
ihmont.
Iravoly,
night to
labor
shine
iW !
anc
mav
Then the mercy-loving
revengeful
and
that of uGeneral or u uhl uuiti -u ts i •
nronriotor The editorial «tntV Peol)!®v I invoke, as the witnesses prayer.
alone, of the Herald numbers over o1'mf. ,0-va,f>' a"d °/¿bo of,Christian said to tho
one hundred members, Every de-'l"/, thoW* Almighty God and j warrior^ ^
partmont has its proper chief, and ¿ i® pr?P tS wiU y0U ^Peat aftor me> 8en'
under him are subordinates évev at¡triloa,th b®foro bodv, scarcely tencb by «tíntenle, tho prayer which
ni«iiA,i i -i our Lord Jesus Christ tausht to
his disciples ?" i ¿
" I will do it," Replied the duke.1
He did it aoodidingly. The
chaplain said A seuterWo, and the " ,
duko repeatedrtji till he came to'
tho petition, "Poigive us our tres
passes, as we forftve thfqi that
%
his bock and call. There is a local ^beloved daugl.ter
editor, a literary editor, a dramatic; iLj?." a '™. - "Pon ^
e litor, au art editor, a political od-j°,' i íft ^e Czar at onco ao-
i tor, a nurino editor, a foreign ed-1 wu. Jf m « 7^°° a* R°i
itor, a imsical editor, a telegraph ', on ^10 'fj1 inst- Schamyl and
editor, tuid reporters of political sons oa "
items, base ball, chess, law courts,
A corresponuont oi u.e Chicago
Times, writing Irom Sparta, III.,
tells tho following story of a dog:
Some time ago, a gentleman re-
move 1 with his family from this
country to California across the
plains, and was accompanied by a
dog that had been given him by a
neighbor, shortly boi'ore he started.
In due time tho man reached the
land of gold, and settled down in
one of the beautiful valleys of that
Tho do,
Quito a number of j ¡
arc permitted
ge:.
d c
fine spring growing
government
not included in this
country. The dog was not sat
„ , . . t . isfled with his new home. lie was
razing pasturo for both winter and ¡ homesick and lonely, and often
lummer "" -
íem
trasses
■H
and
Ebe
idgo
)ecics, are
Election."
This meadow is stocked with all .f0lTnia her0
le original grasses, and in theLone from j,¡s |j¡t|Ct n;i(i
Months of April, May ami Juno, it we,.e worií- un | |,|ec ling.
a good place to visit to renew - - - - °
be recollection of how Texas
rairie looked thirty years ago.—
it are to be found all the kinds
the rich, luscious, wavv grasses,
id bighlv painted, nodding flow*
ts that fed the flocks of deer, an
mistake. Vassar college is tho
only college that marks an era in
the education of woman of our
country, since it aims to give her
that more complete education
Which is necessary to make her
the equal of man. This intellect-
ual perfection of womanhood car-
ries with it the perfection of the
race.
Womanhood must be perfected
through a perfect order of indus-
trial agents. Industry is tho duty
o ' all. It is a necessity of most
—it is the duty of all. That edu-
cation that rears our daughters
without teaching them to I o of use
to somebody is a false education.
Tho wise man, iu describing the
noble woman of his time, does not
notice tho arts of music, painting
and drawing; but she rises in the
morning, orders her household,
u-ies the spindle and distaff, and
thus gives us a proper ideal of a
well ordered industry. But in
this ago tho opinion is growing
that, to be truly aristocratic, ladies
must be ignorant of all pursuits.
A lawyer might, as well be igno-
rant of Blacustono or a physician
of tho diagnosis of disease.
But finally, this perfect woman-
hood is to be reached only through
a life of spiritual discipline. Wo-
man is inoro religious than man.
Man has moro vigor and strength
of body, more grasp of intellect,
more power of penetration, more
power of analysis; but woman is
man's superior spiritually. Man
is like a Gothic arch, massive and
grand ; woman is like a Corinthian
column. In tho highest scale of
oxcollcnco, woman is man's supe ,
rior. The vestal virgins kept tho
ifiroH burning on the altars of an-|
political meetings, suburban nows,
religious doings, prize fights, mili-
tary affars, firemen's affairs, Gor-
man and French local intelligence,
and the thousaud-and-ono multifa-
rious nutters which make up life
in a great city. There is an army
of correspondents, also, writing
from evjry part of tho world.—
Besides the editorial department,
there arc others devoted to equally
important parts of tho Herald
business. In the composing room
are a hundrod type setters, under
presto Jl^nrch^y^^ncCrs^
men, pap<r-foldors, wrapper wri-
ters and laborers; and in the office,
under a nnnager, there are clerks
to attend to the finances, receive
the advertisements and subscrip-
tions, sell the papers and distributo
tho avalanche of letters received
in answer to advertisements. Di-
rectly aixl indirectly connected
with thelltfruld are at least five
hundred attaehoos, each one with
his particular mission to fill, and
all to contributo to tho formation
and perfection of that groat en-
gine of good and evil, tho Now
York Herald. It requires a head
to direct it, and if young Mr. Ben-
nett is erpial to tho task, he is a
chip of the old block.
the Emperor and to the Gr"
]>uke at Kalouga. After the cer-
emony, the representative of the
nobles of tho province addressed
the exile in the ntune of the .Rus-
sian Government; " Live in peace,
valiant veteran," he said, "in this
city where your noble character jw
honored, and whore your calm and
modest life is a theme of constant
praise. May you long continue
this irreproachable life, glorifying
the high magnanimity of your pro-
tector, ow beloved sovereign Alex-
ander the Second.."
trespass against üü>" T
duke was silent)" said t
"Will you 0e so good
Radical Policy.—Harper's
Weekly, a radical paper, has the
following to siiy with reference to
radical policy:
Radicalism lias not a single vin-
dictive feeling towards the late
rebel States, hut it docs not pro-
i ose to forget that there litis been
a rebellion. It bus the sinecrest
wish, tisit, had the most undoubted
expectation, ol working with tiie
President to secure lor the coun-
try whut the country has fuirly
\Voii by the war, und*that is the
equal rights of every citizen be-
fore the law. and the full resump-
tion bv the lato insurgent StateM of
their functions iu the Union, onty
upon such lionoruble und reasona-
ble conditions as Congress might
require. All reasonable men Who
support that policy will not light-
ly denounce those who differ wi\h
them. They will strive for the
harmony of those with whom, du-
ring the war, I hey have sympa-
thized and acted. They will con
code minor points of method, and
hoar patiently with impatient rhet-
oric leveled at themselves. Hut.
also bear stead 11 v
to jciout temples; there was a philos- the words of Andrew
ophy in this. Woman kept alive'
oountv, footsore aid wou,v,
ling crossed the
plains from Cali- _ ,
TI,¿ huir m ncurly ^
his feet
women
religious culturo of tho all time." The Radical policy
of this country. John was never more tersely expressed;
Thi„ ¡8 Itandolph once said: "I should and it will unquestionably be
a true tale, even if it is a dog tale. ¡"u¡° ''f a" i,ltido1 \( n?otbo1:. "'«¡"tuined, for it is founded in tho
had not taken mo at the close ol plainest common sense und the pro-
file day, and, kneeling down and roundest convictions of tho loyal
A well informed^ writer of Muctplaoing hor hands otí my head, American
nesota. speiKing of the prospecto^taught mo to say, "Our Father
a short wheat crop, says that" I Stt"1 who art in hoavon!'"
will be as remarkable for high' Thus womun nurtures the faith
operand vast herda of buffalo, prices as lHil was for low prices." of the world.
people.
v- Turaos Wl'ta.
of learning is to attempt
at a time. The widest excursions
of the mind are made by shout
flights, frequently icpcatéd; tho
most lofty fabrics of science are
formed by the continual accumula-
tions of single propositions.
Little words, not eloquent
speeches or sermons; little deeds,
not miracles nor buttles, nor one
grand act or mighty martyrdom,
make up the true Christian life.
The little, constant sunboitn, not
the lightning, the waters of Shiloh
that "go softly" in their meek mis-
sion of refreshment, not " the wa
tors of the great river and mighty,"
rushing down in torrent force and
noise, are tho true symbols of a
holy life. Tho avoidance of little
evils, little sins, littlo inconsistcn
cies, little weaknesses, little follies,
little indiscretions and impruden
ces, liltlc Indulgences of self and
of the ncsh, little acts of indecis-
ion, or indolence, or slovcnness, or
cowardice, little equivocations or
aberrations trom integrity, little
touches of shabbiness or meanness,
little hits of eovctousnoss and pe
nuriousncss, little exhibitions of
worldlincss and gaiety, little indit
ferenees to the wishes and feelings
of others, little outbreaks ol
temper, and cro«sncss «<r solllsh
ncss ami vanity; the avoidance oí
such little things um these goes fur
to make up at least the negative
beauty of a holy life. And then
attention to the little duties of the
day and hour, in public transuc
lions, or private dealings, or fumi
ly arrangements ¡to the little words
and tones, little benevolonces. or
forbearances, or tendernesses, lit-
tle self denials, self restraints
>]nd self forgclfuiiicss; little plans
of quiet kindness and thoughlfu
consideration for others; punctual
itv and method, und true aim, in
the order of each day—these are
the active developments of tioly
lifo, the rich and divine mosaics o
which it is composed. What makes
yon green hill so beautiful? Not
the outstanding peak or stately
elm; but the bright sward which
clothes its slopes, composed of in-
numerable blades of gruss. It is
of small things that n great life is
made up; and lie who willacknowl*
edgo no life as great save that
which is mudo up of great things
will iind little in Uibio character
to admiro.
tinue to repeat the word
if you daro say po?«f<
trespasses ao wo tor;
trespass against us.
"I ciinnot," replied
"Well, God cannot
for he has gaid so. He
given this prayer.
must either give uj
or give up sayinj
to ask God to
was
vengeance' _
Go, now, my lord, and meet
victim. God will moet you at
groat day of judgment."
The iron will of tho duke
broken.
No," said he," I will finish
my prayer. Aly God, my Fatli r.
pardon me. Fdi'give ine as 1 de-
sire to forgive him who has offend-
ed me. Lead me not Into tempta-
tion, out deliver mo from evil I"
"AmenI" said the chaplain.
"Amen I" repeated the duke,
who now understood tlio prayer
better than lie had ever dono be-
fore, since he had learned to apply
it to himself.—Biblical Treasury.
Rbautiful Faixs.—It is not
gcncrullv known tlmt in Llano
county, Tcxfti, there are falls near-
ly two-thirds as high (perpendicu-
lar descent) as (hone of Niagara.
The falls of Falls crcek, situated
in the Llano valley, only a few
rods from the Colorado river, ore
one hundred and five feet high,
and consist of an unbroken sheet
of water, about sixty feet wide.
The creek is a beautiful, clear
stream, deep, abounding in fish,
and walled in on each side by
massive roc:s and overhanging
precipices, fringod with ferns, mos-
ses and climbing vines. Along
the margin arc cedan and other
overgrcetis while here and thero
the grassy banks are decked with
beautiful varieties of fragrant
flowers. Tho surrounding scenery
is most delightful—the eyo foast-
ing on mountuin and valley, hill
and dale; tho atmosphere is pure
and health inspiring; while just
above tho fulls is n largo sulphur
spring, ever pouring forth its med-
icatod waters " without money and
without price." At no distant
day this locality will certainly be-
come a popular resort for the in-
valid and thoso who wish to
escapo the hcut and dust find wor-
ry of our busy towus and cities.
S. A. llcrald.
There is a boy down Aist who
is accustomed to go out on the
railroad track and imitate the
perfectly
at the *
A Chicago publishing house has
med l,50U,r ~ ' *
coat $40,000.
■■■■■■■■■ nonsebold
issued l,50u,000 almanacs for lbU7}! badly when the mistress or mono- States no lass than twenty
fer Lies in bed late in the morning, manufactories of artificial legfc
steam whistle so perfectly as to
doceivo the officcr at the'station.
His last attempt proved eo very
successful that tho depot man
came out and u switched him off;"
As one of the resolta of the war,
it may be stated that there are at
affairs always go'the presentation in the United
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Thomas, Jas. W. McKinney Messenger. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, November 16, 1866, newspaper, November 16, 1866; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth179174/m1/1/?rotate=270: accessed April 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.