The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, September 11, 1885 Page: 1 of 8
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Snodar of each month; lajr arntaa ji
eeoomi ad fonrtli rtondar- nt 11 :
a. . and 8:00 p.m. Snaday-aakoa t-
ety flaaday at 3 : 00 p. m.
Cimxmix. Serrloaa eTcy d and
4th LonTa Day at the Tx ! Hall.
Elder Xr I. Stbrman preachar la chaise.
pRMBTiWAiav-Dr. K. P. F1
paator. Sarvloea ad and 4th 8bbatja
kfwaMHtallockyai.tad8JQ
p. xn at the Northern Methodktcharofcu
ReruUr weekly prayer meetkia; aTery
KiarsaaynlRhtatSOo'clock. Teacher'
inaetlngafterthecloae of vrmyer iiMmF
SuiidyBelwoleTetySahbathoo'otoek
a. in W.A.Mlnter8uperiftaAat. A
cordial welcome is extended to alL
Colored M. B. Cmntcii. Bev. Alaert
Haaon pactor. Preaching everr lit and
3d Habbatha at 11 : 00 a. in. and 7: JO p.
m. Sunday-school at 3:00 p. m. every
Sunday.;
LODCE DIRECTORY.
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Masons. AMfeJ40jre o. aw a.
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F. & A. 41. holds its etatenwmannic
tion the first Baftirday nlcht in each
month at 8 o'clock p. m. Vlal-Ina; breth-
ren are cordially Invited to attend.
C. 1. Evanjs W. M.
F. C. AVukvxkr Secretary.
R. A. CnAiTKR. Abilene Chapter No.
M9 holds its etated -communication on
the second Friday in each month at 8 : 30
o'clock p. tn. Visiting companions al-
ways onftiBytoTKed to attend.
TK Bulkkxokk High Priest.
C L Wortham Secretarj'.
Enioht8 or Hoxon. Abilene Lodge
meets the tod and 4th Saturday nights
of each month.
Gro. P. Phim.iw Dictator.
Gkq. W. Jalomck Reporter.
Kmgiits ok Pvthia.s. Star of the
WeetLoilge meets even Thursday night
nt their Hall. F. C. Haux C. C.
E. J?. Kkax K. of R. k S.
A. L. IL Abilene Council No. 486
meets the lt and 3rd Monday nights in
each month. C. E. Gilbkut Command'r.
J. A. Smith Secretary
Onn Uni.M)W8. Abilene LodGe No. 274.
holds regular meetings every Tuesday
night at their Hall.
David J. Rr.D N. G.
!. UIlAMnf t Sccretar'.
Tkmi'kuanck. Abilene Council No.
352 U. F. of T meets every Tuesday
night at 8 : 00 o'clock in Labor's League
hall. J. D. Stinchcomb W. P.
T. R. West R. S.
Labokkrs' Lkagitk. The Taylor Coun-
ty Loborcrs' League meets over Terry's
store every second and fourh Saturday
night at 8 o'clock.
J. SrEiynT Smito Secrer -y.
COURT tad 0FHCIAL DIRECTORY.
District Coujit. Judge. W. M. Ken-
cdv ; attorney. I). G. Hill. Meets the
eleventh Monday after the lirst Monday
in September.
County Court. Judge. H. A. Porter;
attorney S. P. Hardwicke. .Meets ou tlie
lirst Monday in each month and may
continue three weeks. Civil criminal
and probate acted upon.
COMMKSTON'KIW Coi'KT. JtldgU. II. A.
Porter ; precinct N o. 1 . J . K. Webb ; pre-
cinct No. 2 P T. Hurt; precinctNo.
X J. W. Holliiy; precinct No. 4.J.T.
Tucker. Commisplonerp.
J. V. ''unningliHni.shcrllF; D. J. Ited
district nnd county el'k ; J F Northington
animal and hide inspector; T.O. Ander-
son treasurer ; Thos. Knaus assessor
J. A. Thomus. purveyor.
CITY DIRECTORY.
Mayor G. A. Kirkland.
Jfurshal-J. T. Hill.
Aldermen y r. Houscr II. Mont-
gomery G. P. Thtlips I). W. WriPten.
J. C. Camp; W. G. Swnnson Clerk.
JPofttofiices in Taylor County.
Abilene IF. II. Harden Poetinaster.
Buffalo Gup J. S. Mlllian " "
Xerkul-J. T. Vaughan. "
Blount Moro A. O. Urower "
Guion ( T. Traylor.
Trent E. A. Boone Postmaster.
Daily Mail Except ttiindny.
Daily mtiil go to the following places
'from Abilene by stage closing unavedi-
ately after the arrival of the 0:20 11. in.
mails from the East.
Anson Newman.
Truby Phantom Hill
Buffalo Gup Mt. Moro
Ft. Chadburne Guion
Junnel8 Content
Maverick Psint Hock
Knickerbocker Sherwood.
Ft. Concho San Angelo.
Abilene is the distributing otlice for the
above postonices.
Tca dc Pacific Time Table.
BOUND WEST:
Xo. 301. Ar. 0 a. tn. Depart 0:20 a. in.
Xo.307. Ar. 4:30 p.m. Depart 4:30 p. m
BOUND EAST:
No. 304. Ar. 8:40 p. m Depart U p. n.
No. 30S. Arrive and depart II n. 11.
No. 308 does not take breakfast.
Xoa. 301 and 304 stop only once be
tween Abilene and Colorado which is a
Sweet water and carry mails.
Pwtalce !! rs.
The general delivery opens at 8 a.m.
nnd closes atC p. ni. The register and
money order department opens at 9 a.
in. and closes at 4 p. m. All mail
pouches are closed 30 minutes before
train time. Kails for Fort Worth and
Dallas and east of Dallas are made up
foi the 11:50 a. m. trala la ctoeed ponehes;
that Is they an aot epened on the train.
thersr being no postal clerk. The 5:40
trala goiag wait takes bo malls from Ab-
llr'n. The 0 a. m. mail going west is
t ay special permit firom tne Post
.. k A . w Ks Hat
oiiicc department at
7 p. m. the day
Dexore
a'iltaiLn. llBAMlTOCBMtai
w r-Hi - m r. v .a v -
wiee ttr
Legal aractlaeiaenU f 1 per Inch.
10 cents oer
5 cents per line
o trstpage $8 per
year.
Half pace aaal page advertisements
wfll bava apaelal taraas giraai on applloa-
Dp. JOBW ItODHABU
PHY8XC1AN A SURGEON.
OflkaHi Hear of Carter's Drugstore.
ABILENE TEXAS.
D1S CAUUXfiTu & FIELD
Ogict 0ter CaMerox'i Bank.
ADILENS
TEXAS.
D. C. CHALMERS
ATTOaWTEY-AT-I.AW
AND
LAND AGENT.
(OfT: 8pmt 4" Isfett Building.)
AklleaM t s Texan.
DR'S. A. E. S F. S. BEOWX
DENTISTS
USl MiTtOTO 0HDE Ois.
Office orer Wkeeler's drngatore. on
North SeooadSt. Abilene Texas. Teeth
tilled with care. Artificial teeth made
to order askl a ftt gaaraateed.
DENTISTRY.
Dr. J- L. TAYLOR.
( Office ottr Wiley' u U'arcktwe. )
Teeth ExtneM Without Pain
WITHOUT DANCER!
GEO. H. HI6GINS M. D.
(IUeidmce Nortk Pine Strtst.)
KUASBf V TO
timat An mum.
U. A 8POONTS. K.K.LKGETT.
SPOOXTS & LEGETT
Atiorneyt-at-La w
Office on Oak St.
ABILENE : : TEXAS.
S. P. HARDWICKE
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW'
Office in the cnurt-housr.)
ABILENE TEXAS.
A. T. rATTOX. X. E. HAHTSOOK.
Notary Public.
HARTSOOK & PATTO"V
.4 ttoneys-aULa ir
ABILENE V. :: TEXAS.
Office over Camrrone Bank.)
CHAS. 1. EVAXS
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Office over Cameron's Bank.)
Pine Street : : Abilene Texan.
H. A. PORTER
4ttrtt9-mt'Lawf
ABILENE - - TEXAS.
Will practice In the District Courts of
Taylor and adjoining counties.
(Office in the Courthouse.)
J. E. COCKRELL.
H. A. TILLETT.
Cockrell & Tillett
.4 ttmrneym-at-Ijntr.
Ofllce up stairs Wristen Building.
Pine Street : : Abilene Texas.
nous judls rone s
ATTOKEY-AT-LAW
Xotarg Public end Conveyancer.
Will practice la district courts and
court of appeala at Aastin. Will also buy
and sell hind and lira stock on commis-
sion. - ADYSHT3SBMEKTS.
J. T. BERRY ife CO.
GKNEBAL
Land and UTe-Stock
Agents.
Also agents forT. 4; P. Railroad lands
aad tea la Tartar Oaaaty. Texaa
L. C. WI8E & CO.
(Saiiiiawijn ta Halt 4 Wkw)
ABILKXB (TayVM- Oarty TEXAS.
AGISTS FOB
Laads la tkm CMnties mf
Raiaisiels TasGreeaTay-
lar Jssim Ftsher Has-
kell as)4 eHewhereisi
Northwest Texas.
Spedal Atteattaa glvsa la Mm isliialiaafraacaas
Controls orcr S0 Lste la all farts of AWede.
CHOICE LANDS NEAR CITY.
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Of Mtmd fc wke Ht. I. the ftww of tliHr Irc
Mmj & mwi asase faawl ;
Like the tanU. awl eatMrthrywem not to know
Tht Um mm mt thna Ita. a jttowkI.
IxwkahMlttafat. Ths pMt ia not yoan
Itak.tiMjrhMM'SheMMeBt ywow.
The SUM MT th. MWt i. aMther ' rrwmrd
For yarns prise tmt tk fatarc ihno .
lBhrrlte4 Htta. mthmmr art vaia !
taMh4.rauM'slHNMM.cfcasr
The ptal. ataa Hnas fhiwer. the titled looks
teek'.
Aad eTtthaea that leer the ise.
Look fenruitoUnWT4aadwheai.Uirpnd
Weil-awtiteel hoarye'vwi
Be pexwt that yw title herUiWotJie
la hetaf Lord Biikiay. mi.
Dtmarat Monthly ft Seftemhrr.
Texas' Chief WmMt.
&aa Aatoaio Ttaart.
Travelers from a distance won-
der that we do not utilize the gifts
nature has lavished upon ns.
Georgia and Alabama are rapidly
toking their places .:nong the
manufacturing states. Theyjiave
solved it to the satisfaction of ilp
moat akentical and cautious. Sun
pose Texas had the manufactories J
i j wi ioii t.Ai.1
cotton crop and utilize her wool
clip can anyone compute tho prof-
it which would accrue to our peo-
ple from cheap clothing and tho
demand for our immense food pro-
ducts t We may talk glibly of our
inducements to actual settlers but
we have not yet offered the in-
ducement of the factory whistle.
That is the most potent summons
we can send to wealth producers.
We are at a disadvantage but it is
oar own fault. We are dependent
on other sections and countries
for our clothing and much of onr
food but it is a self-perpetuated
dependance. We boast of our
natural productions while neglect-
ing the improvements which art
scieuce and skill can bring about.
It is an absolute wouder tnat our
people have progressed and made
money as tbey have. The fact that
they have done so shows how
much better they could have doue
had they improved their facilities
for manufacturing.
A Ga4 Deed.
Dallas MiTcurj.
On Sunday a poor emigrant ar-
rived in town with a sick wife and
several small children in a wagon.
He had. a good horse in his team
but was without money and need-
ed food and medicine for his fami-
ly. A sharper named Chaselearu-
ed these facts and traded the poor
man a worthless plug pony and !
five dollarg iu money for the horse
representing that the pony would
work. While the man was hitch-
in cr up the pony. Chase rushed off
with the horse. The pony would
not budge an inch and the poor
man was in a terrible plight. A
crowd soon gathered around the
emigrant and when his story was
known and they looked on his
ragged and hungry family some
sick with fever their temper be-
gan to rise and constable George
Miller was sent after Chase who
was finally found also the horse
but Chase refused to give it up.
A rope was procured and no was
given to understand that if he re-
fused any longer his time had
come. . Seeing that the crowd re-
ajjy meant business Chase gave
up the horse. A purse of forty
dollars was raised by the crowd
for the emigrants and they went
on their way rejoicing. There is a
gan; of such sharks as Chase in
the city and this warning may do
them good. It was a close call for
Chase as the crowd was much en
raged and woald hare developed
a first-class hanging.
While the crowned heads of
Europe are constantly dreading
and guarding against assassination
our chief raler Is now sleeping
sweetly under a tent iu the woods
and dreads nothing so much as an
Adirondac iy or muscjuito. Ex.
stock matters to Trhftt existed one
year ago. In the face of exasper-
ating opposition msajufested in the
quarantine action of tho north and
west against Texas ; in the face of
the lower prices which prevailed
last spring: in the very teeth of
I impotent rage which sought by
! foul means to turn cattle hack
j from the trail through all of this
tTcxaii8 have safely jtissctl and to-
j day are in :i comfortable frame of
mind. Their bank accounts arc
possibly not so largo sa they should
have been but they lave sold lib.
erally and made enough to pull
them through There is much
cause for Texans to congratulate
themselves. They eater tho wiu -
tor of J885-G with much better cat
tle and more promising prospects
than last year. Their cattle will ( McGaigan carefully exhibited to
be wanted by other sections next nc the modus operandi of hand-
spring and the periodical spasm j lg the rope and somo of his feats
of greed which took 00 many forms
against Texas will possibly be
toned down and will have learned
anothej lesson and will profit bv
it. It is no easy thing to come in -
to South Texas now and off-hand
Rp.iMiro. am- number of vonmrRtnrk.
i o
They have been well thinned out
and the prices are holding up well.
The calf crop of this year will by
next spring bleat-out a welcome to
tno bu3'ers from abroad
and the'
spSPS business of 3886 promises at
this difcone to be all stockman
could hope for. -SkTsSay be its !; dorful dextcritiVjt"511 show-
spring that the early buyer will jingine somo of tho finCriCliiJ?
catch the cheapest cattle.
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They o.
Tc.xaa Lire Stock Journal.
The removal ofcatUe from the
Cheyenne and Araphbe reserva-
tion is progressing as rapidly as j
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t.iia frmiiitjnnn will nAianit. Rwoi'.1
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except such stock as escaped
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recent round-up. For fifteen days !
past the area of countiy comjis-
ingthe leases has been tho theater
of activity iu which immense herd
of cattle droves of homes and an
qviiiv n!" nftii'l'nvj u'nvii ln ciind'ol
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ffTH-rQ Wiflim tlirt unci t nvi
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weeks moro than 1 4.000 h'.T.d ot
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cattle have been driven ofi the res-i.
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ervation which number added lo
1
those already removed makt a to
tal of over 100000. The estimated
number remaining is between GO-1
000 and 70000 head and these will j
IWlT.lLrf.n .lilt nc Lnnnthii u IiAim.
ble.
Cnlva few weeks bevoud the i
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date fixed by president Cleveland's
proclamation will be required to j
clear the entire reservation of all
cattie which do not rightfully be-i
iQng there. Cattlemen accent tho 1
situation cheerfully. There is no
grumbling so far as learned but
concerted action anion"; the !'-'
see 8 to comply with the executive 1 . . . ..
. . .. .gome: at full gallop so that the
mandate. Tho loss is est.mated . . . . t . -
. . next step he treads into it. lie
of Duma r.iiimir r.rtn a t fn'nu.
aiHuisiuigiufiiiuuMWiU "'"'ijliU! .iiii..t. litill .1nl
tv thousand dollars. The bulk of- .. . .
.: . . . . . iboth 01 our pomes were jumpmgl
the stock is being driven and ship-i . fnt . . f
& . . along on a dead run. The old fel-.
ped to western ranges. This isa. - . . . r .
r -r-x.i r. 1 'low was going about as fast as wo
special telegram from Little Eoek . f f . . . .
Arkansas to the associated press.
a a -
Couldn't Ici'eiid Him.
Arkan.iaw TrareliT.
'Gentlemen" said tho Judge ad-
dressing a number of lawyers who j and the bull rolled over in tho
had assembled in the court-room lust as cleverly caught as any-
toliear the docket read and to say 1 thing I ever saw. The brouch too
"no motions your honor" "Mr. understood hia part of the business
Calvin Gri"TK8 has been indicted 'thoroa'hlv. for ho bore at the
ev
for assault with intent to kill. He
says that he is unable to employ
counsel and I shall therefore have
to appoint one of you to defend
him. Mr. Blnnkcns I will appoint
yon."
"Judge I would much rather
some one else be appoiutcd."
"Why are you busy ! "
"No sir."
"What then is yonr excuse ! "
"I cannot conscientiously de-
fend him."
"Why sir!"
"Shortly after I got a divorce
from my wife ho married her."
(iThat should not concern you.7'
"It does Judge. It made me
mad to src5natsnyone else was
as big a iool as I had been. I do
not mind working trt a thief .but
I cannot work for a fool. "o. I
cannot dH'cnd himP
Xttxact fessalCsatuaLetteroa CoWbojs.
I noticed a variety of lariats with
a round up party nearly all which
were made of the very best quali-
ty of hemp twisted so extremely
tight that it was almost impossible
to untwist the strands. Others
were made of sinew cords and
were braided very neatly the ends
or lossoing parts being greased so
as to slip easily. Their lassoes
were CO or 65 feet long one-third
of which forms the nocseand when
swinging it is grasped a little
above the loop eo as to prevent it
from slipping until launched
through the air. The lasso is
swung over the head and left-
shoulder a peculiar turn of tho
wrist keeping tho loop wido open.
When flying througirtho air the
1 noose takes a slightly oval form
but remains open and settles qui
etly around the object aimed
at.
penormeil in my presence were
not only executed with marvelous
precision but were also beautiful
to look at. This model cowboy i3
! certainly an expert in his profes -
s""t Perhaps the best rider and
la?soist in the whole northwest.
One afternoon while loafing
around the cam) fire on the Mns-
Relshell itfeCiaigan and I got to
! talking of the skill he had acquired
1
i throwing cattle and I had a lit-
nt'tle diilicultv iu persuading him to
lot me into the secrets of his won -
'the. business. Mounting our bron
chos wo rode off through the sage
brush and out on the open prairie
where numberless cattle wTeH
peacefully munching the luxuriant
buffalo grass. 3fy friend had his
!wu lciriMt PoQniinrl to f.lia i-rrnrrtl
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of the saddle and first showed
'
I me many ianevshots throwing thoi
lasso from or to any point
over
11TI LtBKBla".v Ik lkikl v -k it I
Villi Ol .-jlUJlllUCi L'ClllUU Ui. ' UUlil.
lie caught a tremendous vt-ill by
the horns who looked up in sur-
priue and started off like a steam
engine but tho pony bestrodo by
the cowboy planted his feet firmly
in the "oui:tl and checked Mr.
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1 i.till iu hi mad career before the
I
.hitter got well started. The en-
i u A ii
iraecd bull went round and round
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" ma circle at a !i:40 gait tho ponv
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liii'f inc :: !iirliii. inviit. mul turn-
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ng Miiwiy nun mm dui 11 was no;
line ; the bull was a prisoner and
would have remained so had not
.McCiaigan passed the wonderful
T.m-r inu-.i tlii lino mirtii triiif.li t!:n
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and fell to the ground.
McCaigau remarked that it was
no crcditi to catch a bull by the
horns for he cannot be thrown
by them and is simply held as a
prisoner but the skill ia throwing
a lasso i.s to pitch the noo&e just
:n fWii'i1. ni' jiii minimi wlio.n hn in
were but the fatal loop shot
through the air at a tangent aud
fell wido open justiu front of him
on the ground. The left fore foot
plunged into the circle tho rope
was tightened with a sudden jerk
right moment in an opposite direc-
tion else he might have been
thrown instead of tho bull to
which ho was much inferior in
weight.
McGaigan also caught great big
steers galloping past at an angle
by any leg I named. Zot once
was his judgment at fanlt. The
noose whizzing through the air in
every dixectiou went as true to
tho mark as a bullet shot from
a rifle.
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The following counties voted on
local option last week or will
vote on it during the present
month : Falls Grayson Montague
Collin Tarrant Smith Milam An-
derson Eastland Wise McLen-
nan Bowie Throckmorton Young
Leon Parker Gregg Navarro
Erath. Donlv. Cooke and Wdisfr:u:-iii; .h- Intl.- ry. tiehr
Zandt.
Gree.Tille
Sot only in Texas but from all
parts of the United States comes
the cry of low prices for farm pro-
ducts. The people have oate and
wheat and corn in abundance bat
these- will not bring much money.
What are they to do about it f
Let them turn their wheat into
flour for home tise. If thero is a
surplus hold it for better prices.
Feed the oats to stock Eaisc Cno
horses and mules. Have some fat
beeves to sell in the fall and win-
ter. Use the cheap corn in produ-
cing pork and bacon. Sell meat
instead of grain. Sell fine mules
and horses instead of hay and oats
Arrange your planB so that you
will not be compelled to let your
produce go at any pitifal sum tho
dealer may offer. It takes two to
make a trade. Be independent.
In order to be independent it is
necessary to keep out of debt. The
man who spends his crop before
it is gathered is in partial slavery.
He pays enormous prices for ev-
erything ho gets and is forced to
sell his. mortgagod crops at any
piice. Such a life is not worth
j living. It dwarfs the intellectaud
shrivels the soul. The children
raised up in such a home will not
possoss that vigor and manhood
necessary to give them a fair
chance in this selfish world.
A man may possoss independ-
ence even in poverty. The .poor-
est farmer or mechanic in all tho
j land may be a sovereign in noble
ncss of spirit his children maybe
princes in independence if he will
iieep the iron hand of debts and
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iVtSt08 from his throat.
N"ow v?nxP grain is low let all
these ti-ings bbNtfonsidered. Sell
the surplus at tlieNustolPortuuc
time but keep euoug!Sat your
families and flocks and heroS mny
have abundance. Prejiare to
care of every grain waste notl?
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uon'tgo 111 uent any more.
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What you cannot pay for do with-
out or raise. Just imagine that it
is ; war times' again and you can
invent many ways to lead you out
ii
01 close
.
places xi win cost a
RlVlinr
gle but it can be done and
e
when you are once moro free from
debt von cnn look upon your iiie
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and children and thank God
that ;
your loved ones are free from a
bondage that is gallinir and ruin-
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Mormon Ijands in Mexico.
Tinifs-Ivnwrnt
The lands in Mexico upon which
the Mormon leaders
have decided
to.locatu their proselytes and new
recruits from Europe are situated
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Arizona and cv; Mexico line. A
portion of the lands lie iu Sonora.
The new Canaan is a magnificent
grazing country well watered and
susceptible of a high state of cul-i
tivatiou.
The soil is virgin.
It
is
said that Hit
Mormon section cioui-
pn.ses about J ootMiOO acres which
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tavy have contracted to purchase
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at very low figures. 2ho money
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has passed yet as the titles are be-
ing perfected and the Mormons
demand that the Federal Govern-
ment shall confirm the legality of
the title before they hand over the
money. Arrangements are going
forward however for the immedi-
ate settlement of the lauds the
vanguard of the Mormon army will
arm e the first week in December
from Utah. Brigham Young jr.
while in El Faso recently said that
he was offered millions of acres of
good land at a remarkably cheap
price and that the Mexicans were
offering every inducement to se
cure the jviormon colony instead
of assuming a hostile attitude to-
ward the latter as has been cur-
rently reported.
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South Carolina prohibits divor-
ce permitting it on no gronnds;
prohibits the sale of liquor every-
where in the mral districts allow-
ing it only in incorporated towns
and giving these lo' option of
which about half tlw towns avail
themselves forbidt? he running of
freight trains on thv Sabbath and
all passenger trains except snch as
carry the United States mail
classes dueling with murder and
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Vc
Tkena Best.
AUbaaw SaptM.
No woman will love a ma any
better for being renowiu or
prominent. Though he bt first
among men she will be pr ler
not fqnder; as is often the
she will not even be .proud. B
give her love appreciation int.
ness and there is no sacrific she)
would not make for his tent
and comfort. The man wh ves
her well is her hero and ki No
less a hero to her though 1 not
any other; no less a king 'gh.
his only kingdom is hci nd "
home. It iB a man's own if
he is unhappy with his wife mo
cases ont of ten. It is a xt- ex-
ceptional woman who will 1 bo
all she can to an attentive hus-
band and a very exceptional ouo
who will not be very disagreeable
if 8b" finds herself willfully negloc
ted.
Shocking: Tragedy.
Mt ntgomer3 Ang. 24. A spec-
ial to the Advertiser from Tallade-
ga says that in that county J. Hi
McGowan killed and dressed a pig
for a barbecue last night Ilia
three children aged 11 9 nnd 4
saw the process of butchering tho
pig. Koxt day McGowan loft homo
and the children agreed to repeat
the process of the day before.
Having uo pig tho two older chil-
dren proceeded to butcher the
youngest. They cut his throat and
hung him up by the heels as tho
pig had been hung and were pro-
ceeding to disembowel it when tho
mother discovered the horrible
tragedy.
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C an out the water tanks every
wee .. Insects multiply rapidly in
wat t sta 'ding during this hot
weather. Ahen fed by windmill
and stock allowed to drink from
r
(jHSlulUKs of tnose water iiccjjj
poles and other insects. Even
though the water may be clear i!
In:lv conlnin niyriads of insects
that make good feed for fish but.
may not be so healthy for horses
and eat tic. Gorpux Ghrixii Caller.
Sheep love high giouud and in
selecting a typical sheep farm or
range this shonld be kept in mind.
Hough hillsides; if they are cover-
ed with rich grasses make tho
very best of pasture land for
sheep especially merinos. In fact
me 10s will not do nearjy so well
on wand damp bottomlands a
on .iese higher andrier hillsides;
'mt the larger mutton breeds aro
pastured on the low and damp
lands to a great extent in their
native England and do fairlv well
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1 on such pastures
here. Nolan
a a
A Knusas sheep raiser writes as
follows to tho American Sheep
Breeder: uTi.o sheep men iu this
locality are better and "more en-
couraged than they have been be-
fore in the past two years though
there have been thousands of old
scabs fed and disposed of forever.
Now the tendency is to keep few-
er and better sheep and still raise
more wool. Tho sheep men ar
getting waked up to the idea that
it bikes no more feed to keep sheep
that will shear from S to 10 pounds
of ool than it does to keep those
tlu shear only 4 or 5 pounds.
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Thetide of immigration has be-gu-
to pour into Texas again. It
sti mis in a northwestern dire.c-
tio and will probably eontiuuo
until that country is pretty well-
fill ! up before it can be induced
to irn this way. It is to be hoped
tha: tho stream will be strong so
as 1 fill the vacuum as soon a
poi iible because Southwest Texas
haf room enough left for half of
Europe. San Antonio Light.
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Seventeen years ego the- death
penalty for murder in the first de-
gree was abolished by Minnesota
and life imprisonment was substi-
tuted; but the gallows has jnst
been re-elected. Michigan tried
th same experiment and not long
since a bill was passed by the
Lower House of the Legislature
re-enacting the. hanging policy al-
though it failed of adoption in tho
Senate. Maine did no hanging for
six. u-ars and thn v
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