The Fairfield Recorder. (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, July 24, 1903 Page: 7 of 8
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The Daughter* of the Republic
of Texas is a chartered society com-
posed of the descendants of the
early pioneers and heroes of the Ue-
public of Texas. The society has
among its ohjects the fostering of
the study of Texas history, the erec-
tion of monuments to the memory
of the early fathers and statesmen,
and the preservation of relics and
landmarks relating to the early
"S
)eZavala Chapter is trying .to
save the old Mission del Alamo.
The state already o'wns a small
part, but the value of what it owns
will be impaired if the plan con-
templated by Eastern capitalists be
^carried out—that of purchasing the
remainder of the old rtiission, buy-
ing the surrounding property and
inclosing the Alamo as it were; us-
ing the sacred spot where the blood
of our Texas heroes was shed as an
advertisement of a commercial
eeheme. The Daughters of the Re-
public of Texas need the co-opera-
tion of every true Texan and lover
of liberty in the effort to save this
sacred antiquity—the Alamo.
It is the desire of the Daughters
to buy the remainder of this build-
ing and its surroundings—sacred to'
the hearts of all Texans, and re-
store'it and make it a worthy and
artistic monument to the memory
of those dauntless hero martyrs
who fell inside its walls.
They propose to convert* this
Thermopylae of the New World
into, a Texas Hall of Fame—where
every hero and all great Texans
shall bo remembered—to make of
it a museum of Texas history, art,
- literature and relics—where shall
be gathered all matter interesting
and instructive pertaining to Texas
or her people—a noble monument
of which all Texns shall be proud
and to Which they may point in re-
futation of the old adage, “Repub-
lics arc ungrateful.” Let each Tex-
an or citizen “Remember the Ala-
mo” apd enter his name on the lists
to be kept as a perpetual record of
“those who saved the Alamo.” ^
One dollar only is asked from
every loyal Texan or citizen of,the
state to accomplish this eu<j. so that
each may have his name inscribed
on the roll of those seeking to per-
petuate the Spartan deeds of the
early Texans.'
All contributions are to be sent
to Miss Clara Driscoll, chairman
Alamo mission fund. DeZavala
Chapter, Daughters of the* Republic
of Texas, .postoffice box 1021,’ San
Antonio, Tex.
Trusting that all will respond to
this appeal and assist in accomp-
lishing one of the noblest patriotic
schemes ever undertaken; a scheme
that should it reach fulfillment will
reflect honor and glqry on the state
and nation, is the hope of
THE DAUGHTERS OF THE RE-
PUBLIC OF TEXAS.
Pecan Valley Produota.
A Santa Fe car came up from
Broafnwood that was the object of
much interest. It contained a num-
ber of Brown, Coleman and Co-
manche county citizens on their
half of which would bo
$15.75. Mr. Leal's expense was 25c,
and he has a net profit of 115.50 in
u few months on an investinnnt'of
25c. .
That Rio Pecos Country.
The Rio Pecos might be called
the Nile of America, says a writer
in the Boston Herald, flowing from
thb eastern slope of the Rockies
southeastward through New Mexico
and Texas, until it runs into the
Rio Grande on the border of the
United States, it pusses through a
desert whose few traijs are marked
with skeletons of men and animals
who have perished in their endeavor
to cross the sands. A part, of the
Llano Estacado, or Staked Plain,
is included in ^his waste.
For years this region was known
principally for its sage brush and
rattlesnakes. The only human -be-
ing who defied its terrors were
hands of southwestern Indians; such
as the Apaches, a few halfbreeds
and the Indian fighting troopers
like those who followed Custer and
were with Generals Milps and Wood
in the pursuit of Geronimo.
As the course of the Nile ean be
traced as far as the eye can see by
the groves of trees on its banks
here and there, so the dark lino on
the desert horizon pf the southwest
has saved the life of many a travel-
er, inspiring him to make a last ef-
fort to reach it, assured that there
would be found water.
Like the other water courses of
the southwest, it is a capricious
stream, being one week so dry that
its bed can be crossed, scarcely wet-
ting the horses’ feet, and a fort-
night later it may be rushing toward
the Rio Grande in a muddy torrent
which nearly fills its banks.
A few yoaiu ago the idea.of dam-
ming was conceived by the en-
gineers, who little thought of the
benefit which would result. They
found a site where the river could
lie. transformed into a lake which
covers 10,000 acres, and from this
lake the waters have been spread
over the desert to furnish the ele-
ments to fertilize the soil!
Before the wall of stone was half
completed settlers began to come
into the region with their “.prairie
schooners,” an<J to secure the hand
patches which the government call-
ed land. When the engineers had
finished their "work, and the waters
were turned into canal and ditch,
these pioneers of civilization plant-
ed seeds, shrub and tree, even the
doorvard garden was not neglected,
and the biblical saying, “The desert
shall blossom a* the rose,” has been
literally fulfilled.
Altogether nearly 200,000. acres
have been taken from the desert
and made fit for habitation bv util-
ization of the waters of the Pecos.
They furnish pasturage for over
500,000 cattle and almost as many
sheep, some single herds and flocks
running into the thousands.
American
TROUBLOUS.
Vessels Reported
tured.
Port of Spain, Trinidad, July '9
New Town of Melons.
Hillsboro: TJhe Trinity and
Brazos Valiev railroad has estab-
lished a town at its junction with
the International and Great North-
ern on the'farm of [.on Walling.
The new town will bp called Ma-
French gunboat Joufffoy passed | jone> iiavjng been named for Su-
here last night on her way to Ciu-
dad Bolivar, Venezuela, which is in
the hands of Ihe revolutionists, to
protcet French interests'and collect
documents relating to claims aris-
the revolution, the post- j
lorities at Ciudad Bolivar!”
rained them for tjirec
prevent them being pre-
tonteil to the, mixed tribunal
It is reported from Ciudad Boli-
var, Venezuela, that the Venezuelan
government forces yesterday cap-
tured three American steamers
near Apure *md that the revolu-
perintendent W. Malone by Mr.
Walling. It is some distance from
;ner railroad town, aad is in
any other railroad town,
a fertile section of- country.
lionists and Ciudad Bolivar have
captured two American vessels.
An attack on Ciudad Bolivar is
expected to take place , but before
attacking the city Gomez will offer
Gen. Rolando, commander of the
revolutionists, in the name of Pres-
ident Castro, the presidency of the
states of Venezuela if Rolando will
support the Venezuelan
ment.
govern-
Harvest Hand* Wanted.
Boston, Kan.: Forty farmers
stopped a Missouri Pacific train
and searched the cars for har-
vest hands. The train ordin-
arily does nor stop here and the
farmers flagged it by means of a
lantern and a red handkerchief.
They offered passengers $2.50 and
$3 a day for three weeks. At To-
peka two negroes climbed on the
aution block and were hid in. Tlipy
are John and Harper Porter, known
as good workers. The b‘' ''-'g was
spirited, starting with $27.j0 per
day. They finally got a bid of $3.21
a day. Adpm Bender was- the auc-
tioneer.- At Victoria, just over the
line in Ellis county, a colored man
asked for bids for a farm laborer
who would pitch and stack all the
grain one header could cut.. On this
condition the negro brought $(! per
day.
Wante4 a $3,700 Job.
Dallas: Bountiful as the crop of
wheat is the crop of applicants for
the post mastership of Dallas. _jV1-
bert G. Joyce has entered the race
and the number of candidates is
pushed up to the number of twelve,
or thereabouts: J. N—Baker; D. M.
Baker, Alfred Rockhold, I). A. Rob-
inson. S. H. Milliken, M. T. Con-
ner, C. C. Middleton, J. T. Witwer.
H. Capers. Mrs, Olive B. Lee and
Mrs. A. B. Norton ,and Albert G.
Joyce.
Rotation Gives Others a Show.
The Austin tragedy is the out-
growth of the evil of keeping
man in public office for a long se-
ries of years. We do fiot claim
that all men would, after long ser-
vice in public office, commit vio-
lence when turned out, but more
frequont changes would make it
Texas Railway Mileage.
Austin: There were 11)0.7 miles
of railroad constructed in Texas
during the first six months of the
present year, according to the of-
ficial report of R A. Thompson, en-
gineer to the railroad commission,
which made a total "of 10,105.4
miles in operation in this state,
which does not include 100 miles of
logging road and 42 miles of elec-
tric interurban, which are in oper-
ation. About 700 miles are under
projection and partially contracted
for.
wav. .ia...the Ffcrmer-V.Cxmsres- at !,,‘tl!cr1fj,1' both the
College Station, but the interesting
■ part was the display of fruits and
vegetables. The exhibit of plums,
apples, peaches, apricots, pears, per-
simmons, figs and almonds was es-
pecially attractive. TheiVwore cab-
bages weighing thirteen and three-
fourths pounds grown without irri-
gation, onions weighing a pound
and a quarter grown from, seed
this year, Irish potatoes of im-
mense size and evenness, turnips,
beefs, radishes-—in fact, if there is
‘anything grown to eat that was not
shown in the car it was an oversight
in failing to get it, so some of the
farmers said, for they believe they
can grow anything. A sample of
this season’s oat crop was shown
that made 124 bushels from fifteen-
sixteenths of an acre, barley that
made sixty, wheat .that produced
thirty, alfalfa
tons to the a
fair to ma'- J
of
urns out five
corn that bids
bushels, millet
d, and all other farm
individuals employed. It is not a
good idea to retain a man in a cler-
ical or anv other position until he
concludes the position belongs to
him regardless of everything else.
Again, there scents to be something
vory attractive about these clerk-
ships. It is possible that the work
is lighter and the wages higher
than in the same class of work in
private service, hence a man who
can possibly get a department
clerkship will not take work else-
where at a price his work is worth.
Efficient service should be had and
a price paid for it not out of pro-
protion to the general run of such
service, then clerkships would not
be such desirable places for special
peti, mor wqubl the officials be so
ant to become the victms of the
wrath of discharged clerks,(for they
couir. then go elsewhere and get
work at something like the same
salary.—Clarendon Chronicle.
The report of Superintendent
Baker of the slate peiiitruliwiy
shows 4044 convicts on hand June
30 as against 3977 on hand June 1,
an increase of 07. During the
month 144 were ’ received, 15 es-
caped and 50 discharged.
Hot Time in Falls.
Marlin: -The prohibition ques-
tion has become such an absorbing
topic of discussion that several
business institutions in the city
have seen fit to post notices in tlievr
places of business, notifying em-
ployes that discussion of the sub-
ject will not he permitted during
business hours—they are urged that
where customers bring up to the
subject to politely discourage any
discussion thereof.
General Longstreet's Condition.
t<
i how a quar-
s yield-
*■
Now, len’t He Fixed Up Right
Col. A. P. Bush, a well known
cattleman, said to a newspaper re*.
ft “1
ranch and
after
•irS,
my
Gen. Japies Longstreet is danger-
ously ill and that physicians will
perform an operation far the re-
moval bf his left eye, d<*troyod by
cancer. On account of Ins age.
81 years, he may not be able to
withstand the shock, though he has
cattle, assented to tlm
ihe
Antis Active fn Psrker. ___
Weatherford: A petition signed
by ovor‘300 names for a local option
election in this county wis present
to the commissioners’ court by lead-
ing untis. A tong protest was filed
with the court by Judge G. A. Me-
Call on behalf of the pros, the sub-
stance of which stated that the
court could not at this time order
an election because local option has
not been in effect the required two
years.
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Oklahoma City, Ok.: In a run-
ning light with outjnws early Wed-
nesday morning. City Marshal Cross
of Geary was killed. It is believed
the men are headed for the Wichi-
ta mountains and a posse is in pur-
suit. Gov. Ferguson has offered a
reward of $500 for the arrest and
conviction of three outlaws who
killed City Marshal Cross of Geary,
Ok. Although a strong pofcse is in
pursuit, it is believed the outlaws
jiave reached the Wichita moun-
tains. - -
The president has denied applica-
tion for executive clemency in the
ease of Tanbara Fisahuret. a Jap-
anese, convicted in Hawaii of mur-
der; Chas. Harrett and Dora
Wright, the latter colored, also con-
victed of murder in the central dis-
trict of Indian Territory.
e
I*yiee Kirby, a fireman in the em-
ploy of the Dallas Electric Light
and Power company, fell Wednes-
day from a ladder to tjrc top of one
■of the boilers to the pavement, six-
teen feet. The fall dislocated a
shoulder and broke an urm in two
.places.
The application of Fred B. John-
ston, W. B. Brown, Dudley Brown,
Christaa Becker, A. L. Brown and
ethers to organize the First Na-
tional hank of Anderson, Tex., with
.captal of $25,000, has been approv-
ed by the controller of the cur-
rency. ^
Tuesday night after 11 o’clock J.
T. Stinson, a young Englishman in
the employ of ihe Colonial"and
United States Mortgage company,
of Hull, England, was drowned
while in bathing at Bachman Dam,
Dallas.
Frisco trains did not operate
north of Denison Wednesday on ac-
count of washouts. The qompany
advanced expense money to delay-
ed passengers who applied for same.
The prohibition situation in
Grime* county has advanced to the
injunction stage. Judge Clark of
San Antonio is the person who is-
sued the restraining order.
The governor bolt broke on ihe
big engine of the Corsicana Elec-
tric Light and Power company. The
plant is said t» have been damaged
to the extent of $41000.
City Marshal Joo
rell had his right hand badly in-
jured. lie was leading a horse and
ltad_ the rope wrapped around his
hancR. The h„«rse plunged with the
result as alxive stated.
Dr. W. H. Olagett has received •
donation of $2000 from a lady in
New York for the Texas Presbyte-
rian university which is to be lo-
ci ted at McKinney.
Father T. J. Hays has been suc-
ceeded by Fathre Frank Foster as
president of St. Basils college, a
Catholic school for boys at Waco.
Joe Farrel walked in front <>£ the
train at Beaumont and was knocked
down and his right foot mangled so
that amputation was necessary.
As a result of urgent representa-
tion from Austria and Russia,
Macon, Ga.: A Gainesville, Ua., Prince Ferdinund has given the
dispatch to the Telegraph says that strongest-assurances that Bulgaria
will make no further military pre-
parations against Turkey,
Lightning struck three buildings
at Hutto without injuring anyone.
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Bell of Tvler
£? $***** '"*■
A Plea for the Preaoher’a Wife.
The duties of the preacher’s wife
are to any “fold and very exacting.
She apt only has the care of her
children, together with her house-
hold duties, but she ts also expected
to do her part in (he work of the
church and to keep up with .her
numerous calls. Hence she is re-
quired to be a very extraordinary
woman. As a rule, the preacher is
not able to keep a Servant to help
-with the cooking and washing, and
“hose drudgeries often fall upon the
shoulders of the wife. Bhe also us-
ually has the sewing to do and the
health and the clothing of the chil-
dren need her constant care. She
often has to reduce economy to a
science, and. how some of them
make so/good a showing in house-
keeping and dressing their children
tidily is a mystery, even to their
own husbands. No other class of
women could do better under the
same circumstances. And they rare-
ly ever know what privacy is, for
the parsonage is a public house.
She has more.company than any
other woman in the community;
but, notwithstanding all these de-
mands, the congregation expect her
to pay all her social visits, to attend
the society meetings, contribute her
part to the entertainments, keep
her house like a newpin, dress her
childron with tagte neatness
and always be ready to receive any
and everybody who may chance to
visit the parsonage. In fact, no one
scarcely has any idea as to the de-
mands made on the wife of the
Methodist preacher. Now, people
ought to he very considerate to her
already heavy burdens. Company
ought not to impose on her because
e? lier good and uncomplaining na-
ture. She ought not to be expected
to run a public hoarding house. To
make a convenience of her is unpar-
donable. This does net mean that
she is not to entertain her friends,
but it does mean that she ought pot
to be required to entertain those
who are willing to take advantage of
her unmurmuring spirit. She is
simply a woman possessed of a wom-
an’s nerves and tired body, and aft-
er she has carefully trained her
children and made them a credit to
the church, that is well nigh enough
for one poor little woman to do,
along with the other duties of the
pastorate, such as fall naturally to
her care. Therefore, be patient with
her; do not^criteise her and find
fault with her; do not talk about
her shortcomings, but strive to help
her in her work, and then she will
be a blessing to her home and to the
church of which her husband is the
shepherd. Give her your sympathy
and sisterly affection, and occasion-
ally carry sonic little token of ap-
preciation to her parsonage home.
Make her feel like ‘she is appreciat-
ed and this will brighten her life
and inspire her in her effort to make
herself a benediction to the social
crcles of the church life. Pray for
her and once in awhle speak a word
of encouragement to her. , It will
not oust you much, and will go a
long way to brighten her life and to
encourage her work.—Texas Chris-
tian Advocate.
. At the State University.
The average age’of the students
of the main university at Austin for
{Tie session of 1902-1903 was 23
years. At ibis department. .132
counties were represented, besides
14 states and two foreign countries.
Six hundred ;nd thirty-six of 832
students of the main university
were native hern Texans. Of this
same number. 317 earned the mon-
ey they expended on their educa-
tion, while 174 either wholly or
partly defrayed their expense by
work while in attendance at the un-
iversity. Almost every occupation
and trade is represented by too
parents of the students, farm-
ers, merchants, lawyers, stoqkmen,
teachers, real estate agents, bank-
ers, ministers, railroad m. n and
drummers, poming in the order
named. This institution derives its
sustenance lrom the whole -people,
aud it is right that evoiy e'ess be
represented on the rolls of its stu-
dent bodv.
1 Crockett’s Old Rifle.
One of the most interesting relies
on exhibition in the office of Secre-
tary of State Crockett at Memphis,
Tenn., is the rifle which was pre-
sented by admiring friends to hia
great-grand father, the immortal
Fnhv Ciockett, hdro of the Alamo
author of the equally immor-
phrase, “Be sure you are right
d then go ahead.” This gun was
i’oods is
boro. The barrel was originally
forty-six in'cheB long; but some of
?t has been cut off, and it is now
only forty and one-half inches. It -
was presented to Duvid Crockett
soon after his second election to
congress in 1829.by some of his ad-
miring young Whig friend* of Phil-
adelphia. It cost $250, and was
made especially for him. The don-
ors raised the money by contribut-
ing half a dollar each to the fund.
Tin* stock is trimmed in sterling
silver, appropriately designed with
figures of the Goddess of Liberty,
a raccoon, deer’s head and other
figures. Along the upper pact of
the barrel are letters, set into the
metal in gold, some of which has
worn out, “Presented by the Young
Men of Philadelphia to the* Hon.
David Crockett of Tennessee.” In
similar letters near the muzzle arc
the words, “Go aheud.”
A Pride Without Rhyme or Reaton.
The farmers of this country will
nfever occupy the position in the
community they deserve till they
have more respect for their busi-
ness. A farmer comes to town and
after much persuasion his wife in4
dunes him to bring along a few doz-
en eggs and rome butter. Just
watch him when he gets in. Nine
times out of ten he gees in at the
back door of a groQory store and
apologetically asks if they can use
a few eggs and some butter. The
shrewd grocery man has learned
that this man is ashamed to sell
these things and is anxious to get
rid of them Oo he drives a good
bargain. Hardly a farmer in this
county but could bring enough pro-
duce to town once a week to buy
sugar, coffee, etc., but they are
ashamed to do it. Shame upon
them. We never slip around to ono
side to ask a man to tuke our paper
and the merchant is as anxious to
sell 25 cents worth of goods as a
larger amount. But times are
changing. In a few years the pro-
duce business, dairy husibess and
kindred occupations will be the go
and the man who raises cotton as
his only money-producing crop will
be a back number.—Wi$.- Point
Chronicle.
‘Texas Cattle in Canada.
Breed Hurst has just returned to
the yards after a month’s trip to
Western Canada with two loads’ of
Kansas Hereford Bulls that he took
to the far northwest to supply the
needs of ranchmen near Medicine
Hat, High River, Calgary and oth-
er points. Mr. Hurst is enthusias-
tic over the polsibilities of Alberta
as a cattle grazing country, and
says one has to see the country
there to fully appreciate the claims
that have been made for it. -
“Until about two years ago,” said
he, “the Hudson Bay Fur company
had control of the land and jealous-
ly guarded all encroachments of
cattlemen. Now they have changed
tactics and are freely inviting them
in. While there I saw two or three
bunches of those Mexican steers
that went through Kansas City last
summer in bond. The shipment
created a great deal of attention
at the time. Those same steers are
now so fat j*ou would not recognize
them. They came through the hard
winter all righi.fi showing quick ac-
climation.
“The grass in Canada is wholly
unlike Texas and southwestern for-
age, resembling in texture the
bunch grass of Montana. Great
tales are told of its richness as a
feed. I was infm-ined by reliable
parlies thpt it was so strong it kill-
ed dogie steers shipped from East-
ern Canada, where the grass is of a
different composition, but it seemed
to have no such effect on the Old
Mexico steers that have been ship- j
ped in, nor on the Panhandle stock
either. You would be surprised to
see the cow-ponies they use in Al-
berta. After leaving Texas; whore
they think a 700 or 900 pound pon/
if heavy enough for the biggest of
men, one is astonished to see the
cowboys of the northwest rounding
up heyds with 1100 to 1400 pound
ponies. In spite of their weight,
however, the northern cow ponies
are plenty agil£ for the business as
they are compactly built and carry
their weight well.”—San Angelo
Standard.
Texas Schools Are Good Sohoole.
There are not many places in
Texas, except in the western coun-
ties, where a good school is more
than a hundred miles away, and
such schools generally are as cap-
able of imparting “ ’
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