The Jasper News-Boy (Jasper, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 43, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 1, 1874 Page: 2 of 4
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T. J. CakhaWay,.
.J. II. GHKKN,
CARRAWAV dc GREEN
EDITORS^
ASSOCIATE ElHTOltH.
E. ITT. SWEET,....Bnupkill Texas
J. T. STARK, Xnrlou Ti-xn*,
TOM. IMOORE,.... Urluu'loH Texan.
ty/it no coii'cUiMsoftke rectitude of your
vli-uliuiif, an to be trilling to open your bo-
«.ini to the inHpevtioH of tlu: iror/tf.
ISM
JASPER. A PHIL 1.
Tlie rains are heavier ami more
frequent.
The water courses are all swo
len to the highest mark reached
in many yeais. The woodland* and
the farms are fearfully boggy for
live stock. If it is jtrolonged
much further the damage to our
farming interests will Iks immense.
flon. Charles Sumner is dead*
Whether he was a great mail or
a good oiio we are unable to de-
clare, but ihat he was a learaed>
]K werftd man, and that ill his
death, 0110 of the brightest intel-
lects of America has fallen, we
think there can be 110 question.
He was an inveterate enemy to
Southern interests, but still the
Magnanimous Southern heart does
not rejoice at the death, of an
American Statesman.
The I'um.io Fbke School.—
We are pleased to learn that the
Directors and Trustees have deci-
ded to allow those children in and
near Jiutjier, who from sickness
Jier causes, have failed to
ul. to make
"and thoughtful; and tlTose who
fail to avail themselves of it
now can only blame themselves.
Any pupil who has gone one
mouth, the current year can still
go three months—those having
gone two months can go two--these
having attended three months
have still one to go Sc.
["iF From a private letter written
in San Augustine to Mr. C. II.
Caldwell, we are allowed to make
the following extract in reference
to the murder of Mr. Hunt. The
truth of these statesnients may Ik*
implicitly relied 011.
"Tliei* has been a greatdeal
of excitement here for the last two
weeks, caused by the murder of
Henry Hunt, by some negroes.
He was shot while sitting in his
house 011 the night of the 14tli inst.
through a window, and struck
with six shot in the head and
neck. Six negroes under arrest
.and in jail, about it, and it is
thought they will be mobbed.
We have a very creditable del-
egation in the Legislature, from
this District. They are all at-
tracting attention and command-
ing an influence. They are work-
ing actively for the iutcrst of our
much neglected eastern division
of Texas.
Hobby and Simpson, are mak-
ing a greater reputation for abil-
ity and activity, ami we look up-
■ 011 theui with the liveliest emo-
tions of pride.
They .ire successful and altogeth
er make a very servicable • team.
The honest industrious sober-minded
Watts %nd Triplet are our "wheel
horses," while the learned, brave
> tdaring Simpson and Hobby, are our
'fast horses,"—our leads,—and we
will pit than against any delegation
■west or north.
Toss high "the ready cap in air"
for our faithful representatives.
"Three cheers tar Hobby in the Sen-
ate, and a loud prolonged huza for
Simpson in the Lower House.
' The Editor of tlie Bast Texas
Democrat ww presented with 11
pmiful—don't know how big the
pun was—of pea blooms, lettuce,
onions, etc., by a lady, and prows
very disresjiectful and uuflliul to-
wards liis daddy 011 account of it.
He says it was enough to make
him throw recks at I he old man.
| Houston Age.
The Teachers of public schools in
Jasper County, are earnestly request
ed to attend a meeting at the Court-
house, in Jasper 011 the second Satur-
day in April, to consider matters of
rito/ importance to them and their
Teachers.
OI H DISTRICT COURT.
The advice of tb® °M Lajtiu
Philosopher "fcstina lcnte" wliicli
being translated ineniietli "go fast
slowly" seems to be tlie motto
of our Court.
Our Judge 8U|>ient and saga
cioiw—Tli« impatient say slow—
is too urbane to "hurry np tlie
cakes" and his whilom friends the
attorneys, often avail themselves
of his proverbial kindness of heart
and patience, to proerast inate
their causes.
This way of extending causes
"to the crack of doom," for no
other reason sive to excite tlie
admiration of the "many" is, as
Dogberry says, , tolerable and not
to be borne."
Evil doers have not gone "un
wliipt of justice" save in excep-
tional cases, and as misery loves
company, the convicted wicked
have that sympathetic solace.
Seriously his Honor save for
this over kindness—a fault that
leans to virtue's side is like the
White plume of Navarre, in fact
the chevalier Bayard of the
Bench.
liet us beseech the "Powers,
that lie" to shorten the term of
our Court. Brevity is the life of
Courts, as well as the "soul of
wit." Two weeks rightly used
would amply suffice for our Dock-
ets ; while our farmers would
have less cause to complain of
fields left nnplowed and our Coun-
ty would not again be flooded with
constantly depreciating script
which by good rights ought to be
and must be dollar tor dollar. A
word to the wise is sufficient.
From the first of Sept. to the
first of' march there were three-
hundred and eight thousand five
hundred and eighty three bales
of cotton received at Galveston.
And at all the Southern (torts
3,102,001 bales.
The* Des Are (Ark) Citizen
learns that more wheat hajj -been
sown in the neighborlcood of Aus-
J above, • fhis year, than
cr known before.
A passenger coach 011 the Great
Western Hail way took fire Sat-
urday night near Ixuidoit, Canada
and eight persons were fatally
burned and ten others seriously
injured.
A boiler explosion at Black-
burn, England, recently killed
twenty persons and wonuded
thirty others.
Judge Chambers was tried and
acquitted in the Senate, as a
high court of inqieaehinent upon
a catalogue of charges.
We know nothing ubont tlie
justness of the accusation against
him; but we know that this is a
great triumph for him. Will he
don his official reives and take the
I tench again by virtue of this
decision, or will lie retire from
public life t Will some deponent
answer, and relieve our breathless
biispense.
The Houston "Age" man is a
very facetious fellow as ap|tears
from the following joke, at the
expense of the Galveston News.
The Methodist Church has been
having a revival iu Jasper, and
we are glad to learn that many
converts have I teen made.. T. J.
Carraway, editor of the News-
Hoy was one. Tho preuchers
there must be "powerful in gifts"
if tkey get away with newspaper
men. .If they would just go to
Galveston and try the News "lay-
out" a whack and succeeded with
thein, we would know then that
"the vilest sinner may return
while the lamp holds out to burn.*'
Will they not, oU will they riot go
and try I [Houston Age"
The Legislature has appropri-
ated a thousand dollars for a mon-
■ntueut to Gen. Houston.
Our Senator has inadea flue it p.
utatiou in Austin, for character
and talent.
It will lie seen by reference to our
issue of week before last, that he
offered a substitute for the com-
mittee's Bill repealing all laws
em|towering counties, cities and
towns to levy taxes for making
donations to rail rornls, and other
works of internal improvement.
Anil the Senate snpimrted Hob-
by's substitute, which reads tlins:
An act to authorize counties to aid
in their construction or other
works of internal improvements,
by taking stock in the same.
What requires more philosophy than
taking things as they come ? Parting
wiih things as they go.
C<MlMMUKWttxl, Jvx|M'1 Co. Tex.
MUfrSAAP AND StIUAH
nus.
THR QCLUBIUTY OF iSOCHIKRN
SH8.
It, is very strange that the people
of the South are so wsily gulled
by the North, none can Owiy tliat
man is an imitative genius, this
has been demonstrated, in tunes
without number. History ot past
ages, adduces ample testimony on
this ]K)int and man in some re-
spects remains the same in all
ages, notwithstanding we live iu
an age of light and knowledge,
and the sun ot science is fast dis-
pelling the darkness and super-
stition from the Earth, yet it af-
fects 110 change 011 man iu this re-
«pect.
The South has lteen "soft soap-
ed" by the north ftom the earliest
dawn of our recollection, liotwitlr
standing, many of the South have
lteen so rejieadly sold out, yet the
North continues to uuiiiutucture
sugar coated pills, and many
Southerners, swallow them with
avidity.
the i.auoest pill.
The best sugar coated is the
Granges, it is a Huge pill, yet
there are many ready to swallow
it.
The most intolerable of all mo-
uopolies, is the sugar coated pill,
the Grange Mono|>oly,
It originated where ? iii Wash-
ington Citj, not by a farmer but.
by a chicane politician, and for
what? to recuperate lost fortunes,
and influence. It is a deep laid
scheme well sugared in t'.ie iiit.-rest
of the farmer, iu order that the
largest portion ot the citizens of
the United States might become
encircled in its crushing folds.
Farmers if you value that Lib-
erty for which your noble ances-
stors bled to achieve, Beware, of
this l'ill, notwithstanding its
thick sugar coat. Have you not
enough true nrcrriliooil in you to pad-
dle your own canoe, this has been
to a great extent, a free country.
But if the Granges succeed the
Eagle of Liberty must take its
flight to some tar off world,
where the inhabitants are more
worthy of Liberty. What! a I'm?
1 tor 11 American Citizen thus bar-
ter his liberty away; Become an
abject slave to one of the most
stupendous coriiorutions that ev-
er attempted to raise its Hydra
head and like the mighty live-
lunch crush every thing, before it.
It has already assumed such
giant pnqturtious 111 the North
that its Leaders are beginning to
cry. "War to the knife and knife
to the hilt" see T. It. Allen's
Speech at Marble Hill, Mo.
What means such language as
that? in) regard for that noble
instrument made by the gottd and
great of our Nation, although it
has already been torn, and ^latch-
ed by radical fanaticism, yet it
seems from the signs of the times
it Is the pro\ince of the Granges
to stamp it under their unhallow-
ed feet. The inhuman bloody
"war of ltoses" will lie a small af-
fair to the Granger war, we are
aware that many good and honest
men may differ with us, as they
have only looked at tho sugar on
tlie pill. Being a farmer we warn
farmers to beware of the sugar
pill, more in the uext issue when
' It Komb*). Quidnunc.
L~^°This was once a free country,
upon it the smiles of Heaven
Beamed with more than ordinary
refulgence.
But tlie clash of bayonets, the
ratling of musketry the death
reaiiiug and terrible mangling ar-
tillery has been heard on our
mountains and in our vallies. The
grand old tree of Liberty, planted
by our fore fathers, and watered
with their precious blood, has
been terribly scared by the ruth-
less axe of fanaticism. A viggor-
ous, bold and darring attempt to
rivet niton 11s a low base and cor-
rupt greasy carpet bag govern
meiit, a philanthropic fanaticism
has made a bold attempt to over-
throw the edicts of Heaven, and
are trying to make tho iml>e
cil negroes Equal to liis superior.
Our itolictics are democratic, we
intend to keep under and by the
flag come weal or woe.
We are daily gaining ground,
dethroned reason we hope soon
will resume her sway and that we
will again be prosperous and hap-
py. Qujdnujjc.
If you want to be rich, give! if
you want to be poor, grasp; if you
want to be .happy, deny yourself for
others.
EXPLANATION.
r«.
The News-Boy says, if if were
'<ea|iakle of giving," &o. • That's
a tact, it hain't much to ffivfc not
even to the church, but wen it
comes to taking/ it's there nl ays,
world without end.
[Democrat & Farmer.
We ws-Boy bfflce.
Mr.KelHe,
You will plrtise explain the par-
agraph in reference to the "News-
Boy" and churches whereby you
make me out a church robber.
I don't know why yon think I
deserve to lie characterized as 011c
who gives nothing to thOhureh,
when I have given morewhau all
my taxes amount to, <4NticIi is
serving Church and State with
eqnal zeal, and which is about as
gqpd a p import ion qjjny qy^liu-
come as one could reasonably tsf-
pett.
Now sir, I thought wo were
friends and hoped to always lie,
but this is a matter that you must
explain what you iuteud it for at
once.
If you mean it simply for a
ue\vspa;ter quarrel I am as wil-
ling a soul as ever lived, and will
take all you can say, if yottiu turn
can stand mine, but if you mean
to throw ail iusult into my face,
let it bit understood that 1 am
ready to resent it.
Please answer me by the bearer.
Your friend.
T. .1. Carraway.
Mr Carraway.
1 am surprised at your liole, as
far as insulting you 1 never
dreamed of such a thing. If I hnd
wanted to insult you, I would nev-
er done so through my paper. I
simply meant it as a joke iu reply
to your article libout me advising
the planters to plant plenty of
corn. 1 am sory you misconstru-
ed it, and it you think I intended
it to hurt your feelings you are
mistaken. I too have thought we
were friends and hope to remain
so. In regard to the part about
"not much to give even to the
church" I alluded to the. matter
last year when you said you
would give as much as we did,
but it was a matter that no one
knew of but ourselves, and 1). W.
Doom, and not to hurt your feel-
ings or Insult. Whenever 1 in-
sult you or any other gentleman,
lie assured Jeff, I will do so to
your face. Hoping this will sat
isfy you, 1 remain your friend.
Keltic.
Mr. Keltic,
Dear Sir;
1 accent your explanation, anil mu
cont( nt with tlie Iielief that you iliit not
hilly tiudcrxtnuil the import of your own
woiils. There is however, but one way
to construe the iiariigi'a|ih, anil iiiNteail of
my being too ready to misconstrue it 1 ud
jump at a wrong conclusion, you wilt llud
that the public, every where, under; taints
it us I did. I haw since heard expressi-
ons from tun sensible men who pronounce
it so utterly ambiguous as to mean noth-
ing it' itdooiui't mean exactly what it says,
The article about ngiicuituie, wherein
is said, "If we were capab'e of jiving
advice to farmers we would say, diversi-
fy the crops," can not, surely, be regar-
ded by the public, as having the slightest
cnnnuctinn With churches, uor the giviu,
of money for benevolent purposes. ,
It placed 114 both iu a wrong atitude.
llufjct us attach no further importance
to it, anil move along serenely.
1 am nut especially curious to know
what course yon would permut, if,you
felt nggiieved |,y mc or my publications;
but I thought the writing of my views to
yon and demanding au explanation was
I tie projier wuy to urrive at a perfect
understanding.
1 am more than willing to pass jokes
through the columns, if you are, but I
suppose there is no demand ia maikct for
that class of reading matter.
ftrjf respectfully,
Yonr friend &c.
T. J. Carraway.
A writer gives a high colored
account of a recent storm at sea.
He says, "the wind blew, flic-
waves rose, and the ship Violet
Captain Brown, was so roughly
tossed altoitt that Mr. Gray, Mr.
Black Miss. Wliite, ami other
terribly frightened pnssengers,
kept up a continuous yell oh! The
storin occurred iu the lied Sea, and
the foregoing discription of it was
given by C. Green, Est)., the well
known author of Crimson Isles
aud Purple skies.
The following tender missive
was picked up. in the ladies'
sitting-room of the rail it tail
depot at fomia: "Dear Clias.
do you love me as much ns you
did at a quarter to 12 last night 1
Say you do dearest, and it will
give 1110 spirit to go down and
tackle them cold beans left from
yesterday." Charles' answer will
undoubtedly run somewhat in
this wise: "Dear Susan, I do.
Tackle "
A NEW PAPE* fCWrr.
—: —
We have in onr office a paper
from which we made several ex-
tracts, among which vaa its terms
of subscription. It seems impon-
sible that it coiild lie misunder-
stood, but onr neighbor the Bap-
list Messenger juui(M at the eonclti-
sion that we alluded.to it, and
publishes a portion of a para-
graph which liiiwirepresents us,
aud by leaving out the introduc
tory portion, makes it appear to
be the (mblished terms of the
News Boy, and very generously
says: "We take pleasure in infor-
ming the imblic that the News-
Boy can be had now very cheap;
and at the same time they can
find a ready market for all their
(tlii clothes,boots, shoes andliats
ami siclnsMke things." We are
sorry-4Q fiii^he Messenger tak-
ing pleasui^imwepreseiitiiig its
best friends and placing them iu
a false light ltefore the public.
And we are particularly curious to
know by what authority it as
siinics control! of the business de-
partment of the NkWS-Boy,- aud
so graciously informs the public
that our office is a barter shop tor
old boots aud other truni|tery.
Its Editor is very facetious, very
obtuse, or very malicious iu pub-
lishing to the world a proposition,
purporting to coiue from the
Newsboy to its subscribers, which
proposition, has not the slightest
shade of trsth in it, aud which is
without the shadow of an excuse,
other than the imagined effront in
a paragraph that had not the
slightest reference to him nor his
paitcr. It is far from, onr inten-
tions to show any irreverence tor
the first aud only religious paper
iu Eastern Texas, if we know
our own niiiul we would be glad to
see it flourish.
There is uo excuse tor its stu-
pidity in taking umbrage at the
paragraph as though it were a
thrust; for the whole of it was in
quotation marks, showing it to be
copied, und there never having
bee.11 such a thine in the Messen-
ger shows that it hadn't the slight-
est allusion to it. It certainly
thinks us capable of manufitctur-
iug a gigantic falsehood, ff it thinks
we publish as tlie assertion of a
]taper, a tiling it never said.
We v. ish the Messenger had pub
lished all the paragraph so that il
would have been understood. And
as it has many readers who are not
reached by this paper it will surely
do us the justice, to correct the
wrong improsiuns it has nride.
We are a friend to it and have on
all occasions spoken its praise in our
traveling over the country.
If it has done this ignorently there
are many excuses for it, but if it
was wilfully done, we can't see how
it can harmonize its blazing mottos
with its statements abjut the News-
boy.
It needn't presume to be the only
other paper in the land, and it
needn't suppose that a paper cannot
be circulated without issuing from
the local press of Jasper. The Jas-
per Radical circulated several months
ill this community by being sent
here. The new paper we alluded to
was sent to this place to be circula-
ted, instead of issuing from it.
We shall have no war with the
"Messenger" unless it is forced upon
us. We shall not lie the aggressor,
as we never have been nor never ex-
pect to be the attacking party in
either the public or private relations
of life, llut we never strike our col-
ors tor any opposing influence.
The Galveston News, speaking
of Hon. Debray's appointment to
the |tositioii of Immigrant Agent
for tlie port of Gulvestiou, says it
is a judicious one. and that it is
putting the "right man iu tlie
right plnee."
The "Civilian" says: "No bettor
appointment could be made."
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One of the murders of Green
Butler, was sentenced to lie hang-
ed. The other, to imprisonment
lor life.
The "Civilian" alter publishing
a few grange resslutions, says-;
Wc have not rauc.li faith 0 in the
economy of long winded resolu-
tions.''
The toaehers of this State arc
suffering from the vexatious de
lays of school dfiieers, whose duty
it is to reiiort the scholastic cen-
sus before any funds can ,be sent
tint.. Scarcely one-fourth of the
counties have yet rejiorted. There
is not far from in the
hands of. the State Treasurer wi
which lo pa" the.
Be&artmmt,
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Many of tlie lutoht and most
BeaatiiUl Styles Of Type,
Am MATE BlAh
EuaMea us to compete with any office
IN TEXAS.
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cern, but an ulil iimtitution, well ctitiib-
linlivfl. It en He* itx nge in il face; It
laneurty nine year* ol«l—ime lift lie olileitt
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