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J. D. Johnston, Secretary.
A STARTLING STATEMENT.
Under the above caption the Atlanta
News prints the following editorial:
"One of the most significant and posi
tively startling of recent utterances
comes from a member of President
Roosevelt's cabinet.
It is enough to give the honest peo-
ple of the country the Indignant jim-
jams to -think of it.
Tlie authority Is Walter Wellman of
the Chicago Record-Herald, ablest and
fairest of Western political correspon-
dents, and known to be particularly
close to the present administration.
In a second dispatch to the Record-
Herald Mr. Wellman revealh the fact
that the cabinet officer was none other
than Secretary of 'the Treasury Shaw,
and that the utterance which we shall
quote followed upon the Initial as-
surance that It was all .nonsense to
talk about a revision of the tariff; that
it could not be done; that the presence
In the senate of Aldrlch, the higih pro-
tection leader, and his eolid following
would make tariff revision Impossible;
that republicans wiho are demanding
revision are demanding the Impossi-
ble, and they might as well understand
it. The cablnot officer went further
and declared that "the agitation of tar-
iff revision la the worst of It," and con-
Ceased that one agitation was worse
than two revisions, although we can't
get one without having the other.
And then, after tihese comments, suf-
ficiently startling In themselves, the
bold secretary of the treasury of Pres-
ident Roosevelt's cabinet proceeds to
open the eyes of the country in the fol-
lowing remarkable statement:
There Is widespread belief that no
danger of ,panic or hard times exlstB In
our country noiw. Prosperity is so
great and so general that t>he people
are unable to see any end of It. I am
not an alarmist, and 1 am not expect-
ing trouble, but it is true that we have
today all the conditions for a sharp
reverse. There Is a general supposi-
tion that both the banks and the peo-
!le have ao much money they do not
now what to do with 1t, and that
therefore a panic is an absolute impos-
sibility.
Let me give you some facts without
comment. You go out to tthe farmers
and ask them bow they are getting on.
They wlUtell you that they we.ro never
before so prosperous. They are out of
debt and have plenty of money Ask
them iwihero their money is, and they
Will tell you it is in the local banks.
Call ott tfeo country banks and inquire
lato their condition, and their officers
Will tell you they are all right. Money
plentiful and reserves above 40 per
cent. "Where is your money?" "Oh,
:t is In the banks of Omaha, Minneap-
olis, Kansas City, etc."
Next you go to the hankers In Oma-
ha, Kansas City and Minneapolis, nnd
Ithey will tell yoti the same thing. They
are in good shape; reserves 35 per cent.
"Where is your money?" "In Chica-
go." Now go to Chicago. Same Btory.
Banks ail right. Reserves 30 per cent.
But the money Is in New York.
Finally, pursuing your Inquiries to
New York, you will find that both de-
posits and loans have been enormous,
rrbe money Is not In the banks. There
are only six national banks In New
iYork that 4iave not been below their
legal reserves since January 1. You
"want to know where this money is?
Well, $450,000,000 is loaned by national
banks on the bonds of Industrial cor-
porations. Theso corporations issued
bonds instead of stocks because the
national banks can take the former
and can't take the latter, intrinsical-
ly they aro no better than stocks, in
most of tlhem there has been a lot of
water curing. Here you seo where
$450,000,000 of the country's surplus
Btands against a lot of undigested,
promotion-produced securities. The
trust companies have put out millions
more In the saino way.
That is where we stand. It Is all
rigfot as long as it is all .right. But I
don't want, to see these Industrials be-
gin to topple over, to fall against onc-
another and come down in a head like
children's playblocks. And this Is one
reason why I am opposed to a tariff
revision agitation that might start
things going the wrong way."
WORTH REMEMBERING.
Every political contest breeds bitter-
ness and animosities. Most of us are
Intemperate in judging men who dlfTer
from t , and in matters of religion and
politics there are few that are not bi-
gots. Young men, especially, are not
tolerant. They are vehement, violent
partisans and their side Is all white
while everything opposed is all black
There is never a gray tone in their
views of men. They aro so fast set
In their own opinions that they can
not allow for honest differences. They
believe that any man who does not
bold as they hold must be dishonest.
Experience with men and alTalrs
teaches that it Is unwise to be extreme
either in admiration or In detestation.
The godlike hero of today whom all
acclaims is the oastoff leader whom all
morrow, whose name carries blight to
him that mentions it. History is a
record of the rise and fall of favorites,
whether they be favorites of a king
or favorites of a people. Wolsey and
Rlensl, Bismarck and Dennis Kearney
point the same moral and adorn tha
same tale.
It Is the old story of the gored ox
over and over again. The man who
conies to our side from the enemy Is
a convert; the man who goes from our
side to the enemy is a pervert. De-
serters from the other camp are allies.
Deserters from our camp are traitors.
All the goodness, all the honesty of
purpose, all the Intelligence Is always
In our party and our church. People
how to advise, and often does advise,
his friends what he intends to do; that
as he can only purchase four sections,
they can quietly file their applications
to purchase some of the land embraced
In the expiring lease, immediately
after the expiration of the sixty days.
The people, under the law, are entitled
to this land, provided they comply
with the conditions, hut the public has
no means of knowing that it would
come on the market at this time. I
In the other party or the other church I have given only two Illustrations, yet
are purblind, stubbornly Ignorant, In-1 numerous other Inequities and In-
tellectually dishonest creatures who 1 equalities might be stated.
who merit all the bad words we give
them. Our champions and leaders ar<-
the most brilliant, most upright, most
infallible of all champions nnd leaders.
In every controversy, every debate, wo
very seldom listen to what the other
man has to say. We know he must
be wrong else he would concur In our
'In 1890, 1892 and 1893, during the
time the Jester amendment to the con-
stitution was adopted, the proud boast
was mado 'that our magnificent school
fund, the pride of all Texans and the
envy of all other States, equaled In
value, including bonds, notes and
lands, a round $100,000,000.' At that
opinions. We, therefore, scout him |jrne no school land was appraised at
and scoff at him without Informing our
sehes about either him or his views.
It was shrewd advice of the sage
who counseled us to act toward every
friend as though he might some day
be our enemy, and toward every enemy
as though he might some day be our
friend. In times of enthusiasm never
put yourself Into the power of any
man: and when a man Is on the oppo-
site side do not be too bitter against
him. One's champion this year be-
comes one's opponent next year. At
one of the State convention lately a
well-known orator nominated a candi-
date in a very fervid speech. "Queer,"
he remarked anerward; "two years
ago I was denouncing that man on
every street corner, and he held a meet-
ing for the special purpose of attack-
ing me. Since then we have become
warm friends. 1 was mistaken In him
and he in me."
When a man who was up Is hurled
down, remember that he Is the same
loss than $2 per acre. All watered
tracts were appraised at not less than
$3 p< r acre. What has become of this
fund? Let us see. The act of 1895 re-
duced the minimum price of all graz-
ing land from )2 to $1 per acre. It au-
thorized, also, the reclassification of ull
land to grazing land, provided the
commissioners' courts of the several
counties certified to the commissioner
'that, the classification of agricultural
was erroneous, and that It Is In fact,
only grazing land.' As nearly all coun-
ty Judges and commissioners in these
western and Panhandle countlcs were
alike interested In purchasing this
land at a reduced valuation, or had a
client or constituency to serve, who
desired to purchase at the reduced
price, It was no trouble to find evidence
upon which to base a certificate that
there was no agricultural land In many
of the best, agricultural counties In the
Panhandle country. The law further
gave to the forfeiting purchaser a pref-
erence right for ninety days to rcpur-
of dollars, with as much more behind
it If needed.
It is the intention of this Meat Trust
to invade Oreat Britain and If possi-
ble effect a worldwide control of the
meat market. We may reasonably ex-
pect meats of all kinds to be advanced
in price till the "man with a dinner
pall" will not be able to grease his
bucket more than once a week, and his
starvling paupers whom he has
brought into the world will know as
little about a tenderloin steak as he
has shown himself to know about how
to vote.
Marie Corelll, the English novelist,
has made a ferocious attack on Ameri-
can society. She exposes its ignorance,
!ts upstart self-assertion, its dollar-
ocracy, its innate and acquired vul-
garity. Her criticism is entirely justi-
fiable if confined to that cancroid
growth which calls Itself society, and
which is all that the novelist has ever
seen. But then there is another so-
ciety, of the home and family, sound in
morals to the core, which she does
not know. This element does not ad-
vertise itself. It is patient and lons-
sufTering. But when It does bestir it-
self, as it will in the near future, then
the "proud flesh" will be burnt out as
with a red-hot iron.
man. And when a man that was down j
Is raised tip, bear in mind that he has ^raKerhtriand'ha'd"been forfeited
not changed Let us endeavor to Judge non-payment of interest. There-
men Justly, to allow for different minds | * , h hoo,
and temperaments and let us be blind,1 ' business on his part
ne ther to the faults of those who are Mr" • .. . ' ,
... . .l .. 4,i i If he did not decline to pay the lnter-
with us nor to the merits of those who i " # u„„„ i„t v,„ i«.rwi
■ i i i i est on a $2 or $3 purchase, let tne land
none'of tis imperfect * I * '°rfelid State, and again buy
ne is p | (t at per acre at a reduced rate of
WHAT WILL THE LEGISLATURE
DO ABOUT IT?
That there Is something radically
wrong in the way our public school
lands are being handled Is evident from
a recent report of Land Commissioner
Itogan, is evident. What will the next
legislature do about It?
Here Is what Mr. Ilogan snys:
"Every person willing to comply with
the conditions should have an equal
opportunity to purchase this land. This
opportunity has never been afforded
under any of the laws now In force.
Under present conditions this opportu-
nity Is practically denied. The school
lands aro situated in the west and
souhwest portion of the State. A, re-
sides in one of these counties, say
Sutton County. He Is engaged, per-
haps, as cowboy, or mall carrier, hack
driver or waiter in a restaurant or
hotel at tho county site; he may be a
merchant, clerk, lawyer, real estate
agent, ranch man or other person. Ho
and others may all want to purchase
land, perhaps In good falch as an actu-
al settler; perhaps only for purposes
of speculation, being willing to mako
some pret /pso of settlement, until such
time as he can dispose of his purchase
for a good bonus. There Is land leased
In thlB county. It wllKexplre, say on
the night of August 25th. A. residing
In Sutton County, having access to
the school land rccordgjbf that county,
knows those facts. Hfialso knows that
the first application filed with the clerk
in due and proper form gets title to
this land. ThereforAhe Is waiting at
Interest.
And now comes Bishop Potter of
New York and says that the Bible Is
a human document like all other
books, and must lie examined in the
same way, scrutinized and sifted, and
the good and true accepted and tho
false and vicious rejected. Rev. He-
ber Newton, D. I)., of the same (Epis-
copal) church, has long held and ex-
pressed tho same views, and Dr.
Brlggs, late professor of theology at
Union Seminary, a Presbyterian insti-
tution, who thought likewise and
could not endure the bigotry of Prince-
ton, took orders in the same church.
The coal barons need no tariff on
coal. We already produce more and
oheaper coal than any nation on earth.
With coal on tho free list, none would
come in. It has transpired that duty
of 67c a ton on coal was sneaked in by
Quay for "commercial" purposes. In
view of these facts, how contemptible
are the swindling speeches of Hill of
New York, who lays the coal famine
on the duty on coal! The reason is not
far to seek, it is to remove the odium
from the coal barons, to divert atten-
tion from the true cause of the evil;
namely, the private ownership of the
mines and the railroads.
the clerk's office bright and early on ... ,
the morning of the 26th ready to file i provisions of thin amendment no one
elorlr can vote ait any election after Feb. 1
Tho supreme court of the United
States in effect has affirmed the judg-
ment of the supreme court of Michi-
gan tihat the sliver dollar is a legal
tender. The case arose over the ten-
dor of Stephen Baldwin, of Okland,
Mich., of 330 silver dollars In pay-
ment of a mortgage which Fred. A.
Baker declined to receive on the
ground that the legal tender provisions
of the law of 1878 were unconstitu-
tional. The lower court and the su-
preme court held silver dollars wore
full legal tender for all debts.
Tho attorney general of Texas holdB
that tho poll tax amendment which
carried in last week's election by near-
ly 3 to I, will become effective as soon
as tho governor makes proclamation of
its adoption. This cannot be done till
40 days after the election. No addi-
tional legislation is necessary. By the
his application as soon as the clerk
opens his office for business. Having
previously mado his settlement, per-
haps on the 25th, by stretching his tent
on the land, he files his application to
purchase one or more sections of land.
On the afternoon of the 2(ith B. learns
In some way, that this lease has expir-
ed and he, loo, needs land, and is very
anxious to buy. He therefore Immedi-
ately files his application with the clerk
to purchaso the same land on the samo
day. Ho Is advised that A. has a al-
ready filed a valid application for it. B.
perhaps has a family, perhaps a small
bunch of cattle, and perhaps has Just
moved to Sutton County, from some
of the central or eastern counties. Ho
Is anxious for a home nnd place to
graze his cattle. A. is not so anxious
for a homo. He has made his settle-
ment. and having first filed, knows that.
In due time the land will bo awarded
him. In fact, he has no particular use
for the land, either for a home or for
grazlug purposes. He. therefore, says
to B: You pay me $320 or $040 per sec-
tion, as a bonus, and I will convey my
claim to this land to you. You can
move on the land and complete my oc-
cupancy.' B. being very much In need
of land, and not being certain ns to
what time he will bo able to purchase
direct from tho State, reluctantly pays
A. his price, and assumes tho payment
of A's obligations to tho State. U, over
In Hill County, has been writing for
six months trying to find when nnd
where he can purchase school land. Per-
haps he is In need of It for a homo,
and a small ranch, as much so as U,
and a great deal more so than A, but
he has never heard that this lease In
Sutton County has expired, and if
either D. or B. had an equal opportuni-
ty with A. to purchase, they would have
been willing perhaps, to pay tho State
twice as much as A. promised to pay,
or at least, as much more to which tho
bonus to A. amounted: because In such
case they would have to pay A. all cash
or part cash and 8 or 10 per cent in-
terest on the deferred payments, where-
as, if they had purchased direct from
the State, while he might, havo the
additional amount to pay to the State,
ho could have gotten It on forty years'
time at 4 per cent Interest. Again. A.
has land leased, say in Midland Coun-
ty. He knows that he can not purchase
any of this land during the life of the
lease. The law requires the commis-
sioner to cancel the lease unless the
annual rent Is paid within sixty days
after maturity. The law further reads
that tho land shall be on the market
for sale, not'from the time the clerk
receives notice of the cancellation of
the lease, but from the time It la can-
celled by the commissioner. A, the
lessee, knows these facts. He also
knows that no one cxcept. himself
knows that he Is not going to pay his
next annual rental. He, therefore. Is
In a position to know, and does know,
who shall not have paid his poll tax.
We are gratified to note that there
is at least, one city in the United
States which has refused to pay hom-
age to Carnegie and his millions. On
Monday last the city of Albany, N. Y„
by a vote of the people, refused to ac-
cept. a donation of $165,000 for the
building of a. public library to carry
on Its front portals the despicablo
name of Carnegie.
Several months ago tho Mercury
prophesied that, tho "asset currency"
proposition would become a verity,
even before the bill authorizing it
would be enacted by congress. By a
late ruling of the secretary of the
treasury, state and mu.nlcipnl bonds
are being received by United States dc-
dosltories throughout the country as
security for government deposits. The
Wall Street Journal of New York gives
tho following list of state and city
bonds already accepted by the treas-
urer of the United States as security
for public deposits: State of Maryland,
$100,000; state of Massachusette, $6,-
038,000; state or Virginia, $441,000;
city of New York. N. Y.. $5,790,000;
city of Philadelphia, Pa., $907,000; city
of Baltimore, Md., $426,500; city of Al-
bany, N. Y., $161,000; city of Boston,
Mass.. $829,000; city of Louisville, I<y.,
$541,000; city of Springfield, Mass..
$50,000; city of Cleveland, Ohio. $520,-
000; city of St. t^outa, Mo„ $447,000;
city of Cambridge, Mass.
Now that, the Republicans have
swept the field and are ensconced In
power in tho national congress for two
years more, we may look for some
"strenuous" legislation. The recent
elections prove that the people are
wedded to tho Idea that prosperity for
the few Is^ the decree of destiny, and
that it is 'useless to make any effort
for a change In conditions. When the
trusts shall have obtained control of
everything; when tihe right to live
shall have ben reduced to mere suf-
ferance by the capitalistic element., wo
may then hope for relief, relief through
rebellion. There is an end for all
things, and the end of Industrial slav-
ery Is nearer than It was before the
electiou. There Is a limit to the for-
bearance of the people, and that limit
is being rabidly reached. Ood speed
the day when that wisdom which "ex-
nlteth a nation" shall possess every
son of toll in all this land.
Now comes the corroboration of the
report published several weeks ago
that the great Meat Trust Is a reality.
John D. Rockefeller tho Standard Oil
king. Plerpont Morgan and the large
Chicago syndicate of packers have
formed a monster combine by which
all the meat in America will be under
their control. The capital stock of this
new concern is five hundred millions
The Morgan ship combine has bad
the effect of causing Great Britain to
subsidize the Ciinard line heavily, and
also to cause tho Canadian Pacific
Railway and the Canadian government
to take steps for the maintenance of
the fast lines between Liverpool and
Halifax. It is a much shorter route
from England to China across Canada
than across the United States. All wo
want to do now Is to point our rail-
roads northward and tap the great
Canada Pacific and avoid the extor-
tion of tho transcontinental monopo-
lies of the United States. It is also
in the bills that Canadian competition
will check the extortion of tho Pacific
lines in the United States or put them
out of business.
3(ic dollars are legal tender for any
amount.
Regardless of his politics, no man
should be allowed to fill any position
of trust or honor who is not a strictly
sober man. If Mr. Lanham will con-
fine his appointments to this class of
men he will do the State a great ser-
vice and reflect much honor upon him-
self.
The Populists made a good flght In
Comanche county. They elected two
county commissioners, five justices of
the peace, two constables and county
attorney. Maliett received 1.490 votes
for governor. The poll-tax amendment
was voted down by 600 majority.
In Nebraska where Bryan's fusion
Ideas were worked for all they were
worth, tho fusionists elected five mem-
bers of the Senate and twenty repre-
sentatives—the Republicans got tho
balance, 108 members.
In response to a deputation repre-
senting the Sydney Labor Council, the
Political Labor League, the Tailor-
esses' and other trade unions, the pre-
mier, Mr. See, has promised to estab-
lish a government clothing factory be-
fore the enJ of the year.
Mr. W. R. Hearst, publisher of tho
New York Journal, Chicago American
and San Francisco Examiner, was
elected to congress in New York dis-
trict by a largo majority.
Southern Mercury, Missouri World
and Wilshlre's Magazine, all for $2.00
a year. Send to the Southern Mer-
cury for them.
Mr. G. M. Hitchcock, publisher of the
Omaha World-Herald, carried the
Omaha district by nearly two thou-
sand.
Pay no attention to the political
thoughts of the man who was too busy
or to careless to vote.
The man who voted to give special
privileges to others need no be sur-
prised if his own interests are antag-
onized.
Tho ballot of the ignorant'counts as
much as the ballot of the educated,
j That's why educated men should seek
I to eradicate ignorance.
Nscogdoches. •
101. W. i. Miller, Big Springs, Mid-
land.
64. G. S. Miller, Gause, Milam.
98. Chas. Montague, Bandera, Ban-
dera.
77. H. S. Moran, Weatherford, Park-
er.
33. O. C. Mulkey, Commerce, Hunt.
48. A. C. Murray, Caldwell, Burleson.
93. W. O. Murray, Floresville, Wil-
son.
8L J. C. Murrell, Gainesville, Cooke.
11. Thomas H. Napier, Winsboro,
Wood.
68. Pat M. Neff, Waco, McLennan.
26. Hayne Nelm, Groveton, Trinity.
96. J. O. NickoUon, Laredo, Webb.
92. J. F. Onion, San Antonio, Bexar.
19. W. B. O'Quinn, Lufkin, Ange-
lina.
61. John L. Peeler, Austin, Travis.
53. E. L. Perry, Velasco, Brazoria.
21. E. B. Pickett, Jr., Liberty, Lib-
erty.
63. C. C. Pearson, Greenville. Hunt.
13. W. T. Potter, Tyler, Smith.
52. J. T. Poynton, Hallettsville, La-
vaca.
10. B. A. Ragland. Gilmer, Upshur.
18. Sidney L. Ramsey, Timpson,
Shelby.
43. R. J. Randolph, Madlsonville,
Madison.
38. J. W. Reece, Royce, Rockwall.
86. J. M. Reiger, Comanche, Co-
manche.
73. E. A. Rice, Cleburne, Johnson.
105 J. C. Roberts, Crowell, Foard.
70. H. I\ Robertson, Temple, Bell.
62. W. F. Robertson, Taylor, Wil-
liams.
1. W. C. Rochelle, Park, Bowie.
82. J. T. Rowland, Nocona , Mon-
tague.
95. W. J. Russell, Brownsville, Cam-
eron.
30. M. G. Sanders, Canton, Van
Zandt.
99. J. R. Sanford, Eagle Pass, Maver-
lick.
50. F. A. Schlick, Gonzales, Gonzales.
8. L. S. Schluter, Jefferson, Marion.
95. F. W. Ssabury, Rio Grande,
Starr.
97. Hal Sevier Sabinal, Uvalde.
70. \V. T. Shannon, Belton, Bell.
79. Emory C. Smith, Denton, Denton.
35. Ike Standifer, Denison, Grayson.
5. Aubrey T. Stell, Cooper, Delta.
7S. Clarence Stewart, Grapevile, Tar-
rant.
27. C. C. Stokes. Crockett, Houston.
72. J. Webb Stollenwreck, Hillsboro,
We want every Populist—every man
who is determined not to give up his
political convictions and go back into
one or tho other of the old parties to
write us his views of tho situation,
and submit suggestions for future ac-
tion. We know there aro many men of
this class In Texas. We want to got
their views as to what is best to be
done to keep up organization and work
for reform. Don't be afraid to write
fully and freely. Later on we propose
to have a eonfcrence somewhere in the
State where we can map out plans
and devise methods for aggressive
work in the future. Send us your com-
munications.
Roosevelt will take a place In his
tory along side of Washington—we
mean Booker Washington.
• Hi
Some men are perfectly willing to do
the voting and let others do the think-
ing. .
If you couldn't take time to vote
don't waste time complaining if the
results injure you.
The honest ballot is the one cast for
principle.
Not the least afnong the radical en-
actments contemplated by the 58t"n
Congress is the reduction of the repre-
sentation of the Southern States in
Congress. The party in power proposes
that representation shall be based
upon tho voting strength of the coun-
try, and as the Democrats have tried
various methods effected legislation
disfranchising thousand of citizens, it
argues that a revision of the repre-
sentation is demanded.
Tho working balance In the treasury
has gotten down to $59,00u,000 in spite
of all tho prosperity we have had
thrust upon us we may expect to see
millions of wildcat securities tumbled
into the national treasury to bolster up
tho leaks continually being made.
Morgan Is at work on a plan to se-
cure control of the coal fields of Great
Brlttain, and is meeting with marked
success. Only last week he closed a
contract for the purchase of tho Staf-
fordshire mines, which have an annual
output of seven million tons.
Moody, secretary of the navy, vio-
lated the civil service rules by dis-
playing "a pernicious activity in poli-
tics." Ho mado stump speeches
for the administration. His burden was
the glory of the prohibitory tariff. Ho
said It has enabled "us" to capture the
markets of the world. But who are
the "us"?
Tho Southern Cotton Mill Trust,
known as the "Fries merger," Is
financed by a New York city trust. The
aim of the merger will be to put down
the price of cotton and labor and put
up the price of their manufactured
products, and do both by stifling com-
petition.
To rub out the disgrace of being
made a field for the exploitation of
rival Yankee multi-millionaires, the
I.ondon Council has come forward
with a proposition for the city to build
its own railways.
The Now independent, one of the
ablest conservative journals In the
country and Influential in liberal
circles, endorses all that Watter-
son said about the "Smart Set,"
and enlarges on their contempt
for the "bourgeolse," whom they
scorn quite as heartily as they do
the "vulgar" traditional morality.
The chief quarantine officer at Ma-
nilla states officially that since the 20th
of Maroh last there have been 75.000
cases of cholera oji t'he Island, of which
number two-thirds have been fatal.
Tho Southern Democratic capitalists
are even more strenuous than their
Northern Republican colleagues, so far
as their means go. Witness the com-
bine of the Southern cotton mills and
tho number of young cihlldren they an-
nually employ.
Though silver Is quoted In the Ix>n-
don markets at 36c per ounce, we have
540,688.817 ounces bearing the stamp of
the United States government which s
current money of the realm—good as
gold, or any other kind of money. The
Supreme Court has decided that these
OUR NEXT LEGISLATURE.
Below we give the list of members
elect of the Lower House of the 28th
Legislature. The figures show the
representative district from which
each is elected;
26. W. D. Adair, Huntsville, Walker.
69. J. S. Alnsworth, Waco, McLen-
nan.
,19. J. M. Alderdice, Mount Peak, El-
lis.
32. J. D. Anthony, Terrell, Kauf-
man.
89. J. W. Bain, Johnson City, Blanco.
34. A. P. Barrett, Bonham, Fannin.
60. Lea Beaty. Lockhart, Caldwell.
75. J. J. Bennett. Stephenville, Erath.
9. W. M. Blalock, Marshall, Harri-
son.
3, J. W. Bolin, Daingerfield, Morris.
72. S. R. Boyd, Hubbard City, Hill.
85. H. P. Brelsford, Eastland, East-
land.
100. W. W. Bridges. El Paso, El Paso.
67. Geo. W. Brown, Eddy. Falls.
109. J. L. Browne, Karnes City,
Karnes.
31. W. D. Brown, Kaufman, Kauf-
nan.
103. W. J. Bryant, Mexia. Limestone.
92. Cris Callan, San Antonio, Boxar.
4. E. A. Calvin, Paris. Lamar.
87. J. II. Chesley, Hamilton, Hamil-
ton.
92. T. D. Cobbs, San Antonio, Bexar.
69. Tom Connally, Marlin, Falls.
36. J. D. Cottrell, Piano, Collin.
104. R. S. Crawford, Graham, Young.
65. John E. Crawford, Franklin,
Robertson.
34. Dr. John Cunningham, Ravena,
Fannin.
83. F. G. Dougherty. Jackboro, Jack.
107. J. W. Davis, Blanket, Brown.
19. S. M. Davis, San Augustine, San
Augustine.
22. R. C. Duff. Beaumont. Jefferson.
41. R. M. Edwards, Fairfield, Free-
stone.
66. Ed F. English. Cameron. Milam.
45. J. L. Fountain. Bryan, Brazos.
28. Reoce Fowler, Palestine, Ander-
son.
84. W. P. Gibbs, Gordon, Palo Pinto.
29. H. T. Gilliam, Athens. Hender-
son.
45. C. C. Gleen, Sealy. Austin.
88. Buck Gray, San Saba. San Saba.
55. John M. Green. Yoakum, DeWitt.
24. Geo. B. Griggs, Houston, Harris.
36. J. N. Grisham, McKinney, Col-
lin.
16. Frank B. Guinn, Rusk. Cherokee.
25. Lon A. Hagan, Richmond, Fort
Bend.
37. Curtis Hancock. Dallas. Dallas.
23. Edward F. Harris, Galveston,
Galveston.
108. L. L. Hudson, Fort Worth, Tar-
rant.
102. C. B. Hudspeth, Ozona, Crock-
ett.
7. J. W. Hurt, Bloomburg, Cass.
59. S. J. Isaacs, Elgin, Bastrop.
76. Phil Jackson, Granhury, Hood.
47. J. M. Johnson. Giddings. Lee.
14. J. Ras Jones. Longbranch, Pan-
ola.
20. J. S. Kenghey. Jasper. Jasper.
74. W. M. Knight. Meridian. Bosque.
58. John R. Kubena, Fayetteville,
Fayette.
90. Ferg Kyle. Kyle. Hays.
23. John E. Linn. Galveston. Galves-
ton.
37. T. B. Love, Dallas, Dallas.
46. T. A. Lowe. Brenham. Washing-
ton.
12. W. H. Marsh. Tyler. Smith.
40. Richard Mayes, Corsicana. Na-
varro.
44. McDonald Meacbam. Navasota,
Grimes.
57. Max Meitzen, Fayetteville, Fay-
ette.
17. R. E. Mlddlebrook, Nacogdoches,
37. J. S. Strother, Garland, Dallas.
80. Gayle Talbot, Siidell, Wise.
51. Ed Tarkington, Hallettsville, La-
vaca.
6S. II. B. Terrell, West, McLennan.
61. A. W. Terrell. Austin, Travis.
71. Josh F. A. Tharp, Pecan Grove,
Coryell.
94. Walter F. Timon, Sinton, San
Patricio.
2. G. A. Trice, Detroit, Red River.
106. W. B. Ware, Clarendon, Donley.
91.F. C. Weinert, Seguin, Guadalupe.
78. W. D. Williams, Fort Worth.
Tarrant.
35. J. C. Witcher, Bells, Grayson.
35. J. D. Woods, Sherman, Grayson.
50. J. w. Wooten, Columbus, Colo-
rado.
6. J. A. Worsham, Sulphur Springs,
Hopkins.
CONCERNING GAME LAWS.
birds at all seasons; and practically
every state where prairie chickens ara
found prohibits their export. As a re-
sult of these restrictions, it Is almost
impossible in the west to ship quail or
prairie chickens to market outalde of
the state without violating some law.
(5) Western game.—All the states and
territories west of the Mississippi river# ,
except six prohibit export of'all gams*
protected by local laws. Of the six
exceptions, Louisiana and Texas pro-
hibit export of all game except a few
birds, while Arkansas, Missouri, Mon-
tana and Wyoming either prohibit ex-
port of certain species or practically
cut off export trade in game by means
of other restrictions. Eastern dealers
in ordering or receiving such game from
these states encourage direct viola-
tions of local laws and may render
themselves liable to the penalties pro-
vided for violating the federal law.
(6) Alaska game.—Under the act of
June 7, 1902, the shipment from Alaska
of any hides or carcasses of deer,
moose, mountain sheep, mountain goats
or parts thereof, or any wild birds,
or parts thereof, Is prohibited at all
times. Trophies, specimens for scien-
tific purposes, and live game may, how-
ever, be shipped under permit from
the secretary of agriculture.
Circular From The Department Of Ag-
riculture.
In order to secure a more general ob-
servation of the act of May 25, 1900,
entitled "An act to enlarge the pow-
ers of the department of agriculture,
prohibit the transportation by inter-
state commerce of game killed in vio-
lation of local laws, and for other pur-
poses," the department Invites atten-
tion to the provisions of the federal
and state laws relating to shipment of
birds and game. These laws are in-
tended to preserve for the common
good certain animals and birds that are
valuable as food, for sport, or as de-
stroyers of pests. They'are generally
supported by public sentiment but are
frequently violated through ignorance,
as comparatively few persons realize
the rapid increase in protective legis-
lation or the numerous restrictions
which have been imposed on the trade
in game. Sportsmen, market hunters, !
game dealers, commission merchants, j
railroad and express agents, and ail
other persons concerned should famil-
iarize themselves so far as possible
with the regulations now In force.
Copies of state laws may be obtained
from fish and game wardens or secre-
taries of state and a summary of the
fedei-al, state and county laws (pub-
lished as Farmers' Bulletin No. 160)
may be had on application to this de-
partment. The most important pro-
visions of the various laws may be
briefly stated as follows:
(1) Shipment.—It is unlawful for
any person to deliver to any common
carrier for transportation from one
state or territory to another, or for
any common carrier or consignee know-
ingly to ecelve any wild animals or
birds killed in violation of local laws.
This prohibition applies not only to
game killed out of season but to that
captured in an illegal manner (by
traps, nets, etc), or for illegal purposes,
as. in some states, for sale or ship-
ment.
(2) Packages must be marked. Ev-
ery package containing game or birds,
or any parts thereof, when shipped by
lnter-state commerce, must bear a
statement of the contents and the ship-
per's name plainly marked on the out-
side. Inattention to these details ren-
ders the shipper liable not only to loss
of his game, but also to heavy penal-
ties for evasions of the law.
(3) Evasions.—Shipping game In
trunks, butter boxes, or egg cases; con-
cealing It among other goods; marking
It with a tag made specially to hide
the shipper's name and statement of
contents: or resorting to any other de-
vice to conceal the nature of the ship-
ment—are nil evasions of the law and
subject the shipper to the same penal-
ties as for Its direct violation. False
marking of packages is treated as a
serious offense under some state laws
and is punishable by special penalties.
(4) Special restrictions.—Four-flfths
of all the state3 and territories pro-
hibit export of deer at any season: all
these In which quail occur, except three
in the south, prohibit export of these
FROM GRASS TO DRY FOOD.
It frequently happens In the course
of nature that the change from grass
to dry food in case of fattening ani-
mals is so gradual that no serious re-
sults follow the change. This is due
to the fact that grass toward the ap-
proach of winter takes on a ripened ap-
pearance, as it were, or, In other words,
the pastures approach a condition
somewhat similar to that of dry hay.
Animals accustomed to this food when
placed on fodder or hay generally con-*,
tinue to make gains. This year, how-
ever, an entirely different condition
prevails. Frequent rains during the
fall months have caused more than
ordinary growth of fresh grass; in fact
new grass has been coming up from
the root all through the summer and
fall, so that pastures are not only
fresh and green, but are very heavy,
as a rule. When the severe weather
sets in most of the heavy feeding be-
gins, so that following out the usual
course of events animals will be re-
moved from the fields to the feed
yards when the weather becomes such
as to prevent them from making gains
while in the pasture. In view of suc-
culency of the grass this year we
would specially guard against making
an abrupt change. Nothing will throw
animals out of condition quicker than
changing them suddenly from succu-
lent to dry feed. While still on the
pastures they should be seasoned, as
it were by the use of a considerable
quantity of dry fodder. If the corn
fodder has not been cut and a supply
of hay is available a quantity of this
should be fed daily In the pastures. If
the animals do not take kindly to this ,
It is an excellent plan to shut them up^
in the yard during some paTt of the j
day and leave them there until they
are hungry enough to partake of the
dry fodder. One of the first results
of sudden changes from grass to foods
that are dry Is indigestion, and It Is
not to be wondered at that the sensi-
tive digestive organs of animals do not
adjust themselves to such sudden
change. The outward indication of in-
digestion as produced in this way may
be nothing more than that animals be-
come somewhat staring in their coat
and refuse to put on gains. It not infre-
quently happens that a month or sis
weeks' time is entirely lost when the
change from green to dry foods is made
too sudenly.
Another point should be mentioned
In this connection, namely, that It Is
a great mistake to start animals on
heavy grain rations shortly after tak<
lng them off pastures. Ten or twelve
pounds of snapped corn per day Is suffi-
cient to start on and will be enough
during the first two weeks. After this
the quantity may be gradually increas-
ed and the character of It changed so
as to make it more concentrated as
the feeding period advances. From
snapped corn to ear corn and from
this to shelled corn or the pure, meal
are the successive steps in sensible
feeding. Nor Is the feeding of pure
corn or corn meal enough. To this
something on the order of oil meal,,,,
cotton seed meal, gluten feed or glute^
meal must be added in order to coun-%
teract or balance up, so to speak, the '
large proportion of starchy materials
contained In the corn. We believe that
the keynote of profitable feeding dur
lng the coming season will be making
the change from the succulent to the
dry foods gradually, allowing animals
to become accustomed to grain before
given large rations, and lastly, the
thickening up of the grain ration by
the use of concentrated foods aa the
feeding period advances.
A Christmas Present For your Wife
and Daughter.
The Christmas (December) Number
of Tho Delineator Is also the Thirtieth
Anniversary Number.
To do justice to this number, which
for beauty and utility touches the high-
est mark, it would be necessary to
print the entire list of contents. It
Is sufficient to state that In it the best
modern writers and artists are gener-
ously represented. The book contains
over 230 pages, with 34 full-page illus-
trations, of which 20 are in two or
more colors. The magnitude of thla
December number, for which 728 tona
of paper ar.d six tons of ink have been
used, may be understood from tha
fact that 91 presses running 14 hours
a day. have been required to print It;
the binding alone of the edition of
915,000 copies representing over 20,-
000.000 sections which had to be gath-
ered Individually by human hands.
Sent one year with Southern Mercury
for only $1.75.
For years the railroads cried against
reductions of freight rates In Texas,
saying that the dead haul through the*
Indian Territory made rates necessart-f
ly high. Now the Territory Is given a
rate 20 per cent lower than Texas.
What will the roads cry about Mnr?—
Denison Herald,
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