Jacksboro Gazette. (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 1, 1904 Page: 1 of 4
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JACKSBORO GMiETTE.
VOLUME XXV.
JACKSBORO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1904.
NUMBER 27.
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COTTON CROWERS
VS. BOLL WEEVIL
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EVERYBODY’S FRIEND
DR. TfGHENOR’S ANTISEPTIC
A Favsrlta in Southern Homes
twejityyears use has established this remedy
Dpr*o»sJ^“^P„ F0* EVERY household, a clean
PLEASAN1 LIQUID. NO OFFENSIVE ODD,!, NO GREASE.
HARMLESS, RELIABLE
CURES
Wounds, Burns, Bruisss, Scalds, Colic, Cramps,
Headache, Neuralgia and Indigestion.
POISE: 40a, 50c. and $1.00 A BOTTLE
Sherrouse f^ledicme Co, Now Orloaiis
T. D. SPORER,
LAWYER,
JACKSBORO, TEXAS.
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J. A. JONES,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
JACKSBORO, TEXAS.
GEO. SPILLER,
SURVEYOR, NOTARY PUB-.
UC, GENERAL LAND
& COLLECTING AGENT.
Has only Abstract of Jack County
Land Titles.
Jacksboro, Jack Co., Texas.
COMMISSION FILES
SUIT ACAINST
RAILROADS. SUIT FOR
FORFEITURE OF HOUS-
TON EAST AND WEST
TEXAS RAILWAY
CHARTER.
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J, A. RICKLES
DENTIST,
All Dental work first class in
every respect. Guaranteed.
Office over
Jacksl> oro Pharmacy.
Railroad Transfer andfloat,
" Feed Store and Wap Yard,
I On Oral,
ham Street.
J. M. MARTIN, *
Jaeltsboro, Texas.
EIGHT PROBLEMS TO BE
DISCUSSED AT FORTH-
COMING NATIONAL
CONVENTION.
New Orleans, La., Nov. 25—
The forthcoming national cotton
convention to be held at Shreve-
port, La., Dec. 15, is attracting
widespread attention.
Commenting on the questions
which are to come before the
convention, of which the boll
weevil is an important one, Cap-
tain E. Johnson of the Planters
Journal <Jf Memphis, who was in
the city yesterday, said:
“There are eight problems,
both theoretical and practical,
that have their sincere exponents
and that have to be fully demon-
strated before the national cot-
ton convention.
‘ ‘1. The advocates of high cult-
ural methods, embracing early
planting with early cottonseed,
plowing and early gatheringof
crops.
‘2. The advocates of paris
green methods, for which meth-
od Captain Marden Has devoted a
great deal of hard work and
money to make practical.
3. The nondestruction and
represerving of insectiferous
birds, which is a very important
question.
4. The advocates of improved
agricultural machinery and im-
plements.
“5. The multitudinous patent
boll weevil machines that are
springing up to destroy the wee-
vil by asphyxiation and other
means.
6. The decrease of cotton cul-
tivation and to plant instead
within and contiguous to the in-
fected area diversification of
crops.
“7. Those advocates that think
YEAR’S EXPORTS
Austin, Nov. 26. —The railroad
commission today rendered a de-
cision in the case which has been
pending for some time against
the Houston, East and West
Texas Railway company. The
charge that the company issued
$312,000 of bonds without the
authority or approval of the
commission and in violation of
stock and bond law is found not
to be true and that charge is dis-
missed. The first charge that
the controlling stock of the com-
pany is owned by the Southern
Pacific company, thereby practi-
cally making a consolidation of
the two properties, which is in
violation of the laws of this state,
is found to he -true, and- the at- "the bed! weevil is a blessing m r‘°^ °f the preceding year, and
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A BOOM
>ae not, ultimately, bring about
the beat results to a community.
THE PAN-HANDLE
Is not on a boom, but is enjoying
the most rapid growth of any
section of Texas.
WHY?
; only recently have the pub-
realized the opportuni-
i this northwest section of
The large ranches
into small stock
com, cotton, mel-
> of feed stuffs
„ Spiff
lag the expectations of the most
A country abounding in
[ such resources tried and proven,
with the Low Price of
lands, can not help enjoying a most
rst®»d growth and that is what is
happening jn the Panhandle.
THE.
DENVER ROAD
daily a low rate home-
ticket, which allows you
at nearly all points, thus
to investigate
tions of the Pan-
WRITE
A. GLISSON,
neral Passenger Agent,
Fort Worth, Texas,
iphlets and full Information,
k}.‘ ,y
,
torney^ general is instructed to
institute suit in court against the
Houston, East and West Texas
Railway company for forfeiture
of its charter and such penalties
as provided under the Jaw.
In line with its action in the
Hquston, East and West Texas
case, the railroad commission an
order citing the Texas and New
Orleans, the Houston and Texas
Central and the Southern Pacific
companies to appear before it
Dec. 13, and show cause why
prosecutions shpuld not be insti-
tuted against each of them on
behalf of the state of Texas,
with the view to forfeiting the
respective charters of the Texas
companies and to force a sever-
ance of ownership or control of
the two Texas roads named by
the Southern Pacific company
now existing.
It js understood that similar
steps will be taken by the com-
mission against other Texas road3
which are controlled by holding
companies which have their dom-
iciles outside of the state.
Notice to Gazette Subscribers.
The Gazette will be glad for
every subscriber who can do so to
pay their subscriptions as early
as possible. We have waited
patiently and will appreciate early
renewals. Please renew at once.
SPECIAL
CLUBBING- OFFER.
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SURE the UJNC8!
Dr. King s
Hew Discovery
FOR 0=
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Pries
50c Sc $1.00
Fre# Trial.
Cure for ail
A man who is fully aliye to his
own interests will take his Local
Paper, because he gets a class of
news and useful information
in it that he can get nowhere else.
STRONG-MINDED
up-to-date men also want a good
General Newspaper in order to
keep in close touch with the out-
side world. Such a paper is the
Dallas Semi-Weekly News. A
combination of the Jacksboro
Gazette and the Dallas SemL
Weekly News is just what the
people of this section need in
order to keep thoroughly posted
upon Local News, Home Enter-
prises, Personal Items, State
News, National Affairs, Foreign
Matters, In short, this combina-
tion will keep everyone up to the
times on information.
For $1,75 we will send the two
papers one year—156 copies, The j
Farmers’ Forum in The News is
disguise to the South simply be-
cause it is a great incentive for
planters to diversify their crops.
“8. Last, but not least, to
amend the constitution in order
to destroy by fire a zone of cotton
land (when in bloom) fifty miles
long by fifteen miles wide on
each side of the Red river and
for the federal government to
reimburse for the destruction.
“All of these ideas, both prac-
tical and theoretical will be given
the most careful attention and
scrutiny, and probably will result
in a joint committee of fifteen
delegates from each state and
territory represented being ap-
pointed to report back to the
convention the most practical and
quickest plan to prevent the fur-
ther spread of the weevil or the
destruction of it entirely.
The pen is mightier than the
sword, fire or water, and if the
public press of the country will
educate the masses on this se-
rious and vital subject there can
be no unnecessary alarm to in-
timidate capital or the non-plant-
ing of cotton. No matter what
planters and others may believe,
they must admit that the United
States agricultural department
and other scientists are necessa-
ry because the most important
fundamental truths appertaining
to all agriculture, especially cot*
ton have been evolved in labora-
tories. Those men of science,
whether young or old, are our
pioneers whose researches are
guides, but of eourse, for best
results they should undergo the
test of field exemplification.
"Large appropriations of mon-
ey by federal and state govern-
ment cuts no ice whatever, This
is a desperate disease and re-
quires a desperate remedy, and
at this moment an ounce ef pre-
vemtion is worth many pounds
of cure next year or ten years
following,"
EXCEED THOSE OF ANY
FORMER YEAR BY
TEN MILLION
DOLLARS.
The export record of the Unit-
ed States in twelve months end-
ing with October, 1904, just
presented by the depart
ment of commerce and labor
through the bureau of statistics,
is especially noteworthy in view
of the fact that despite the unus-
ually small exports of breadstuffs
the total value of exports of all
kinds is larger than in any pre-
ceding year ending with the date
above named. The exports of
breadstuffs in the ten months
ending with October are less
than half in value those of the
corresponding period of 1903 or
1902, and only one-third as much
as in the corresponding period of
1901 or 1900. Yet, despite this
fact, that the value of bread-
stuffs exported falls $86,000,000
below the record for the corres-
ponding period of last year and
$158,000,000 below the record for
the corresponding period of 1901,
the total value of all merchan-
dise exported in the twelve
months ending October, 1904 is
$60,000,000 greater than in the
corresponding period of last year
and exceeds by nearly $10,000,-
000 the largest total ever known
in a twelve-month period ending
with October.
This remarkable fact, that de-
spite a loss of from $86,000,000 to
$158,000,000 in exports of one
group of articles, the grand total
of exports exceeds that of any
preceding year, is accounted for
chiefly by a corresponding growth
in the exportation of manufact-
ures as a group and of raw cotton.
Exports of manufactures in the
nine months ending with Septem-
ber, 1904, exceed by $45,000,000
those for the corresponding p~$-
JL J. BIRDSONG.
THE GREATEST
15 MY SALE JACKSBORO
HAS EVER KNOWN.
Beginning November 23rd and Lasting 15 Days.
I have made big reductions in every department for this sale as I am going to make
it the greatest sale I ever had. As this is the second lot of goods bought this fall the
manufacturers and jobbers were anxious to sell them in order to make room for dieir
spring goods, I got them at greatly reduced prices, and I give my friends and custom-
ers the advantage of the low prices. This sheet is too small to itemize and price all 1
that I have to offer at this G-reac Sale. My plan is to mark every item in plain figures 1
so you will have no trouble in finding out the price in the great rush. These are not
remnants they are straight bolts and you can buy all you want as long as thev last.
the figures of October when com
pleted will probably show that
the exports of manufactures in
the ten months’ period are more
than $50,000,000 in excess of
those for the corresponding pe-
riod of the preceding year.
In exports of provisions the
figures for the ten months end-
ing'with October, 1904, show a
fall of about $11,000,000 as com-
pared with the corresponding
period of 1903, while exports of
live cattle show an increase of
$4,500,000 in the ten months’
period of 1904 as compared with
the corresponding period ®f the
preceding year. In breadstuffs
the reduction occurs in practical-
ly all of the important classes.
Com exports during the ten
months ending with October,
1904, fail $23,000,000 below the
figures for the corresponding
period of 1903; wheat exporta-
WANTED—Quickly, few per-
sons to represent long established
wholesale house among; retail
merchants and agents, Local
territory of few counties. $18
salary and expenses paid weekly.
Expense money advanced. Com-
mission extra, Permanent en-
gagement. Business successful.
Previous experience not essential.
Enclose self-addressed envelope.
Address, Superintendent Travel-
ers, 325, Dearborn St., Chicago.
If you have not renewed your
DRESS GOODS.
New dress goods arriving in all j
the new shades and colors at
15 to 50 cents per yard
Blue, brown, gray, red, green, all
wool Venetian at per yard 50c
A full line of zybelines at 50c
A nice line of oxfords at 50c
Fine suitings—black and
brown, 50 inches wide at $1.00
Mixed suitings 50 inches
wide at 1.00
Black brilliantine at .50
1 piece gray all-wool suiting
48 inches wide worth 75c at .50
1 piece blue all-wool suiting
50 inches wide worth 75c at .50
1 pieee gray all-vfool suiting
50 inches wide worth $1 at .75
5 pieces serge, green, blue,
red and gray wTorth 40c go at .25
1 piece henrietta, old rose,
worth 50c now .25
A full line of wash silks in
all the colors at per yard .50
shoe cQ
For the famous
best shoe made. I have a full line of them. They
wear and fit better than any other shoes you can buy.
I have 30 pairs ladies’ shoes that sold from $1.35 to
$3.00, all go at $1.00
Ladies’ Watch Us. Shoes worth 2.25 go in this sale l.yO
Ladies’Picnic worth 2.50 go at $2.00
Men’s kip boot* $1.25
Men’s best plow^hoes worth 1.50 in this sale at $1.00
Men’s fine calf shoes always worth $1.50 go at 1.00
Infant’s knit moccasins 15cts
“ “ 25cts
LADIES’ SKIRTS.
The finest and best line of ladies'
skirts ever brought to Jaeksbo-
ro. They are: cut full a id trim-
med up-to-date. 1 find after put-
ting them on the market here
they are too fine, so I apply the
knife and cut them in i-each of
all
Black broadcloth skirt worth
4.25 goes at $3.59
Black"broach;loth skirt worth
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5.25 goes at $4,25
Mixed all-wool skill: worth
4.50 goes at 3.75
Blue with silk stripe worth
5.00 goes at 4.00
All-wool, brown and blue
with raised silk knobs, worth
6.75 go at 5.75
One lot brown mottled ali- wool
crash; very fine skirts worth
6.75 go at 5.75
3 black sharkskin skirts, very fine
worth 8.25 go at 6.75
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CLOTHING.
This is a rare bargain in clothing that I am now
offering:
Boys’ suits assorted, 6 to 13 years old, sold for j
GROCERIES
STAPLE DRY GOODS.
Cheapest staple dry goods ever offered in Jacks-
boro.
, , ] All best brands prints at
1.75 to 3.00 all go at $1.50 ; i navtf a complete line of j Good yard-wide brown domestic
29 men’s suits, assorted colors, sold from 7.00 ' Staple and Faney Groceries. :Extra heavy “ “
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I have a
to 15.00 all go at $5.00
43 men’s assorted coats and vests, worth 6.00
to 10.00 your choice for $3.50
OVERCOATS.
I have one-of tjie cheapest lines of men’s mel-
ton overcoats, in black and blue, ever
brought to Jacksboro, bought late and
were bought very cheap
One lot melton overcoats worth $5.00 go at $3.75
7.00 “ “ 5.50
9.00 “ “ 7.50
10.00 “ “ 8.50
12.00 “ “ 10.00
Tavo special “ “ 10.00 “ “ 4.50
I have a few reefers sold for 4.50 “ “ 3.00
You will save money by seeing my line before
buying
7 lbs. Lion Coffee $1.00
7 “ Arbuckle “ 1.00
18 “ granulated sugar 1.00
100 lbs. JacksboroMill
& El.Co.best flour 3.00
Best sorghum Avorth 40c
gal. at only 36c
East Texas ribbon cane
syrup in 1-2 bbl. 43c gal.
30 lbs, good rice 1.00
1 pk g. 5 lb. oats Avorth 35 for 25c
2 doz. cans best tomatoes
per case $2.35
2 doz. cans best corn per
case 2.35
20 cans Rabbit lye for 1.00
Texas salt per barrel 1.65
7 lbs. soda for .25
5 gab best Eupcon oil 1.00
8 l-2e
3 l-2c
Avorth 7c at 41-4c
“ “ “ .. “ “ 8c “ 5 l-2e
“ shirting 3 yards for 25c
8 bolts 7-8 yard bleach dom. worth 7c go at 33-4
1« “ “ “ - “ 25 yards for $1.00
Fine heavy comforts Avorth $1.50 go at $1.00
“ I0-4 ext.heavy mottled cotton blanket $1 pr
Extra heavy 12-4 fleeced cotton blanket worth
2.50 at 1.75
One of the best and cheapest lines of outing
just received
20 yards outings $1.00
Extra heaA-y outings ^ 8 l-2c
“ “ mottled outing Kic
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A Great variety of Ladles ’and
Misses’ Jackets at very low
prices in this Sale.
E above picture of the
man and fish is the trade-
mark of Scott’s Emulsion,
and is the synonym for
strength and purity. It is sold
in almost all the eivilized coun-
tries of the globe.
If the cod fish became extinct
it would be a Avorld-Avide calam-
ity, because the oil that comes
from its liver surpasses all other
fats in nourishing nud life-giving
properties. Thirty years ago
the proprietors of fecott’s Emul-
■don found a way of preparing
cod liver oil so that everyone can
take it and get the full value of
the oil Avithout the objectionable
taste. Scott’s ‘hjiijlsjjn js the
best thing in tin vorld for Aveak,
buck ward child . n, thin, delicate
f ten pie, and conditions of
wasting and lo. strength.
Si ud for
alone worth the money to any i subscription to the Gazette please j I qcott & bo
farmer or stockman of this lc cal- < do so at your earliest convenience. '>
B&L.ile.
ity, to nothing of other S ec- Set the figures on your label up
ial Feature--. j to 1905 or 1906. It will be appre-
SUBSCBIBE NOW, ciated.
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50r. and &I.C0. 7 drveiri+is.
Jacksboro Pharmacy.
You had better come early as these prices will not last long. / have a complete line of Dry
Goods and Groceries, and at prices never before offered in Jacksboro. I have enjoyed a
j® very liberal share of your trade and now I want more of it and give you most for your money
- as Inducement. If I fail to send you one of these circulars, it is an oversight^ do not take any
offense, come right along and get your share of these bargains.
A. J. BIRDSONG.JASSRO
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tions over $41,000,000 below
those of the corresponding period
of last year; and flour exports
$16,000,000 below the same
months of 1902.
The preliminary statement of
the bureau of statistics shows an
exportation of only 10,982,103
bushels of wheat in the ten
months ending with October,
1904, against 62,554,798 bushels
in the corresponding months of
last year; 9,918,705 barrels of
flour, against 15,332,887 barrels
in the corresponding months of
last year; and 36,980,921 bushels
of corn, against 80,707,526 bush-
els in the corresponding months
of last year. .
The fact that the grand total
history of the export trade, i3
thus rendered especially remark-
able in view of the great reduce
tion in exports of bread-stuffs
above mentioned,
Texas In the
the
Eye
Country,
The Peoria, 111., Star says: The
Lone Star State is making a great
showing this year. The World’s
Work for October says that it has
passed Missouri in population,
and there are now only four states
that*contain more people—New
York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and
Ohio.
come the most populous state in j leans in a very short time, and
the union. If it Avere as densely; became the second exporting city
populated as New York now is,
it would contain 41,000,000 souls;
and when it becomes as densely
populated as England and Ger-
many is, it Avill contain 95,600,000.
By the act of congress admitting
it into the Union, the state may
be divided into as many as five
states whenever the people de-
sire division; but division has
never been seriously proposed.
in America. Texas produces
about one-third of our whole cot-
toir crop. More wheat is now
shipped thence than from both
New York and New Orleans.
Galveston is nearer the tians-
Mississippi wheat fields than any
Atlantic port, and the opening of
the'Panama canal will bring it
very much nearer than it now is
to the Pacific ports of North and
South America.
The growth of the Southwest
i3 indicated by the steady mov-
-
Since 1860 Illinois has had more
7*h.!r SSSr*.census decade
state till this fall; but on Septem-
ber 1, Texas succeeded it, hav-
In area, Texas is nearly a | ing now 11,517 miles of maini
third larger than all four combin- track. The exports from Galves-1 across the river. The develop-
ed At the present rate of in- ’-- uarenow greater than the e'tjmeni of our Southwest is a fair
ing of the center of population
fourteen miles southward; and
the center of cotton produc ion Is
moving from western Mississippi
, , « , , . ,. r . >rts from Philadelphia, Baiti parallel, in some respects, ,o the
of exports for the twelve mor.t. t.s j crease of population, Texas win inore or p0.?ton. Only NeAy magic growth of what was onca
ending with October, 1994, ex- Kpaatr Ohio before J920 Illinois be-; ^ and New Orleans make called the west, but it gees on
ceeds in value that of any cor- i fore 1930, Pennsylvania by 1949, l larger outbound shipments, and less noisily, because transj-orta-
responding twelve months in the ‘ and New York by 1950 and be- Galveston will exceed New Or, tion is cheaper and more ntpkL
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