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NEW TEAR EDITION—-QUINTUPLE SHEET.
No. 264.
Groceries.
W. R. BIBB,
Dealer in
Family Groceries,
309 Main Street,
DENISON, TEXA8.
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TEXAS.
^ORNER GROCERY,
W. H. PIER, PrrVr,
Main street and Austin avenue.
DENISON, - - - TEXAS.
CHOICE FAMILY CROCERIES,
Fruits, Vegetables, etc.
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Hotels and Restaurants.
ALAMO HOTEL,
DENISON, TEXAS.
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W. J. BUDD, Proprietor.
(Formerly Austin Avenue Hotel,)
Northeast corner of Morgan street and
Austin avenue, and con-
venient to the
UNION DEPOT
—and —
M., K. & T- STOCK YARDS.
Comfort in every respect guaranteed,
and prices very reasonable.
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Attorneys-at-Law.
WOODS, FEARS & WILKINSON ,
and
VECETIXTE,
WILL CURE RHEUMATISM.
Mr. Albert Crooker, the weM known
druggist and apothecary, ol Springvule,
Me., always advises every one troubled
with rheumatism to try Vegetine.
Read His Statement:
Si'ringvale. Me., Oct. 12, 1876.
Mr. II. Ii. &ti1vens :—
Dear Sir—Fifteen years ago last fall I
was taken sick with rheumatism, was un-
able to move until the next April. From
that time until three years a<o this fall I
suffered everything with rheumatism.
Sometimes there would be weeks at a
time that I could not step one step: these
attacks were quite often. I suffered ev-
erything that a man r^uld. Over three
years agjj In jt spring I commenced taking
Vegetine, and followed it up until 1 had
taken seven bottles j have had no rheuma-
tism since that time. 1 always advise ev-;
ery one that is troubled with rheumatism
to try Vegetine, and not suffer for years
as I have done. This statement is gratu-
itous as iar as Mi Stevens is concerned.
*■ Yours, e'c., ,h ' '
Albert Crooker.
Firm of A. Crooker & Co., Jruggi. ts and
apothecaries.
VEGETINE
HAS ENTIRELY CURED ME.
Boston, Oct., 1870.
Mr. H. R. Stevens:—
Hear Sir:—M\ daughter, after having
a severe attack ot whooping co'igh, was
left in a feeble state ot health. Being ad-
vised by a friend, she tried the Vegetine.
and alter using a few bottles wa fully
restored to health.
I have been a great sufferer from rheu-
matism. I have taken several bottles of
ihe Vegetine for this complaint, and am
happy to say it has entirely cured me I
have recommended the Vege'ine toothers
with the same good results It is a great
cleanser and purifier of the blood, it is
pleasant to take and I can cheerfully re-
commend it. James Mouse.
364 Athens street.
Rheumatism is a Disease of the Blood.
The blood, in this disease, is found to
contain an excess of fibrin. Vegetine acts
by converting the blood from its diseased
condition to a healthy circulation. Veg-
etine regulates the bowels, which is very
important in this complaint. One battle
ot Vegetine will give relief; but. to effect
a permanent cure, it must be taken regu-
larly, and may take sevsral bottles, es-
pecially in cases of long standing. Veg-
etine is sold by all druggists . Try it, and
your verdict will be the same as that of
thousands before you, who say, "I never
found so much relief as from the use of
Vegetine." which is composed exclusively
of bahks, hoots and i1kkbs.
"Vegetine," says a Boston physician,
"has no equal as a blood purifier. Hear-
ing of its many wonderful cures, after all
other remedies had failed, I visited the la-
boratory and convinced mvsell of its gen-
uine merit It is prepared from barks,
roots and herbs, each of which is highly
effective, and they ire compounded in
such a manner as to produce astonishing
results.''
VEGETINE
NQTHINS EQUAL TO IT.
South Salem. Mass., Nov. 14, 1876.
Mr. ii. R. SSticvisns:—
Dear Sir—I have been troubled with
Scrofula, Canker and Liver Complaint
aor three years. Nothing ever did me
fny good until I commenced using the
Vegetine. I am now getting along filt-
rate, and still using the Vegetine. I con-
sider there is nothing equal to it for such
complaints. Can heartily recommend it
to even body. Yours tru'y,
Mrs. Lizzie M. Packed.
No. 16 Lagrange street, South Salem,
Mass.
VEGETINE
Prepared by
H. R. STEVENS, BOSTON, MASS.
Yegcfine is Sold by all Druggists.
Hardware.
J. M. COOK
—dealer in—
A. B. PERSON, HARD WA RE,
Attorneys at Law,
SHERMAN AND DENISON.
J. D. Woods and A. B. Person. Deni-
son; S. S. Fears and A. E. Wilkinson
Sherman
Will practice in all the courts in the
west. Strict attention to.collecting.
81.
w. m. woods. henry h. l. haynks.
rOODS Sc IIAYNES.
STOVES, TiNWARE, GLASSWARE,
QI TEENS WARE, ETC.
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Office in Muller Block,
DENISON, - - TEXAS.
O. C. RANDEI.L. W. M. PECK.
ANDELL & PECK,
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Will sell the above stock at the
LOWEST CASH PRICES,
F egardless of COST.
Give him a call before purchasing, you
will find it to your interest.
One doorwe*t of postoffice,
MAIN ST., - DENISON.
Gunsmiths.
^HEEDKR Sc BEEBE,
^ GUN AND LOCKSMITHS.
A full assortment of all poods in our
line always on hand. Breech and muzzle
loading guns for rent. Repairing neatly
and promptly done West Main street
south side, Denison, Texas,
ATTORNEYS &COUNSELLORS-AT-LAW
Main street,
1)ENIS6N, • • TEXAS,
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To the people of Denison and surround-
ing country: We are selling all kinds of
goods in our line for less monevthan any
house in G'avson county. Please call
and satisfy youtselvcs of the fact.
fctf W. M. Hanva.
TEXAS.
Her Reoent Past and her Possible
Future.
It is only six years since Texas
had any connection witn the outside
world by railroads. Previous to
th it time this State was generally
known abroad as a sterile, malarious
country, inhabited chiefly by out-
laws, cut-throats and ruffians./Jcig'l-
tives from justice from all pit! • f
trie woild—-in fact, a s r't of half-w'Jy
ground between a civilised country1
and an orthodox hell, and her popu-
lation o'f .818.579, as shown by the
census-of 1870, which ii*only three
U'itf £1 ill'lu ii UUJllLtS '
persons to the square ir lie, were con-
tent to" vvafeh their healds, indiffer-
ent to progress, aind feeling secure in
the perpetual occupancy, with their'
cattle, of millions of acres of rich,
alluvial soils,-that have since been
taken tip by immigrants from othei
State's and put into cultivation. This
encroachment upon the old cattle
raising, land monopolizing and
moss backed Texan "inherited
rights" was looked upon with dis-
favor by a large percentage of the
people of Texas, and of course only
such men as rep-esented the same
views have controlled the Legisla-
tive department of the S'ate, while
our vast domain of millions of acres
of public lands have remained idle,
the public debt increased, our school
system inoperative tor the want of
funds, and the interests of the few old
"Tex ts rangers" protected to the det-
riment of the many more progressive
citizens and new-comers whose
habits were more industrious.
For a few years, ending with the
fiscal year 1875, the progressive ele-
ment oi our Legislature succeeded in
getting pitable appropriations of
from $3000 to $7000 per annum for
the nominal maintenance of a Bureau
of Immigration. The following
statistics shovv the result of its oper-
ation: In 1S60 the population of
the State was 704,315 and in 1870
818,579, in increase on "her mer-
its" of only 214.364 people in ten
years, while through the operation
of the bureau 30,000 people were
induced to immigrate to this State
during the year of 1875. From the
report of H. K. Needham, honorary
Commissioner of Immigration at
this point, 22,173 people arriyed by
Colbeit's ferry, 3.525 by Love's
ferry, 13-335 by Rock Bluff ferry,
2,283 by Preston ferry, 3,415 by
Carpenter's B!utf ferry and 7,727,
besides fiist-class passengers over
the M. K. & T. R. R., making the
the total number arriving through
this county dtring 1S75, 52,368.
The number of horses and mules
brought i-)to the State by these peo-
ple was 20,496, valued at $50 each.
$,024 800 ; number of wagons and
outfits 6,842 at $50 each, $341,6jo ;
Average amount of cash and bills
receivable to each person $50 each,
$2,618,400, making a total increase
of wealth to the State of $3,98^800
through this channel for that year.
On the same basis of estimating
values, the 300,000 people, who
arrived in the State during 1875,
added to the commonwealth the
round sum of $45,000,000. The
Statistical Society ol Berlin estimates
the value of every immigrant to a
country at $500, on which basis the
300,000 who arrived in Texas dur-
ing 1875, added $150,000,000 to the
wealth of the State. Texas is capa-
ble of sustaing a greater population
to the square mile than Massachu
setts, and if we had as many people
in proportion to the area of the
States, our population would num-
ber 51,000 souls. Yet, in view of
these stubborn and indisputable
facts, a short-sighted or prejudiced
convention in 1875 drafted a consti-
tution which was ratified by the
people (the 3000 new-comers not
being in the State long enough to
have a vote) prohibiting the Legisla-
ture from appropriating any of the
public funds for the encouragement
of immigration, so that not even our
agricultural, scholastic, mining, or
manufacturing statistics are being
published for the information of
the thousands of people w-ho would
come to Texas if half of the truths
were known concerning the advanta-
ges of this State for agricultural
purposes, manufactures and the in-
vestment of capital, as compared
with other States. Notwithstanding
the cold winters. short seasons for
agricultural purposes, limited pro-
ducts and poor markets for produce,
Kansas and Nebraska are. reaping,
1 the reward of their liberal appro-
priations of. public funds for the
advancement of their ndvaittlSges
through boards and bureaus of immi-
gration, exhibitions ot products and
printers' ink. Had these States
relied; on their, merits, as Texas is
doing, for their settlement and de-
velopment, and not spent their
venom in misrepresenting and vilify-
ing Texas, they would yet be known
as the ''Great American Desert,"
while the Lone Star State would
have been as an empire within her-
self, teeming in wealth acquired
through the various industries she is
capable of sustaining.
The true statesman knows that it
is political economy to encourage
emigration to the country he repre-
sents. Since her territorial infancy
Kansas has expended hundreds of
thousands of dollars of her public
funds for that purpose; and her in-
creased revenues fom her poll tax,
and the increased and enhanced value
of her taxable property has repaid
the outlay an hundred fold. Some
of the Mexican States, besides mak-
ing liberal provisions for advertising
the advantages ot their country, pay
a premium of fifty dollars for every
man, woman and child that settles
within their borders. Even the new
Territories of Dakot.i, Wyoming,
Montana and Arizona are better
known abroad through their boards
and bureaus o£ immigration than
Texas is to-day; and the old State of
Georgia, fully appreciating the value
of population, imposes a tax upon
immigration agents of $ 100 for every
county in which they operate.
The area of Texas is 2,743,356
square miles, or 175,587,840 acres;
larger than either Great Britain,
Germany, France, Prussia, or Nor-
way and Sweden; or larger than
Delaware, Connecticut, Massachu-
setts, New Jersey, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont,
Ohio, New York, Kentucky and
Mississippi. If her resources were
as fully developed as are the resources
of Massachusetts or Pennsylvania,
she could, with her unexampled de-
posits of almost pure iron, and abun-
dance of excellent coal in close prox-
imity, excel even Pennsylvania in
her manufactures of iron and steel,
or New York in the manufacture of
machinery. With her oak, mesquite
and sumach for tanning materials,
and her hides and peltries, she could
supply the entire continent with
leather; with her oak, hiclory, bois
d'arc, pine and black walnut, she
could supplv the United States with
wagons, carriages and furniture;
with her cotton and woolen factories,
her flocks and cotton fields, she
could furnish the population of the
Union with clothing and domestics,
and with her millions of acres of the
richest soil in the world, her mild
and seasonable climate, and the
length of her seasons for agricultural
purposes, she could produce cereals,
fruits and vegetables to suDply the
continent; and with her magnificent
fund as a basis of educational insti-
tutions, she needs only people ! live,
working, progressive people, and the
concomitant wealth of their manifold
industries, to make Texas first in edu-
cational matters, first in agriculture,
first in manufactures, first in wealth,
politics and everything that makes a
country great and powerful.
And it is to be hoped that the
next Legislature will possess states-
manship enough to see the import-
ance of their providing ways and
means for advertising the advanta-
ges of Texas, and contradicting the
false impressions being created
against our State and institutions by
the immigration agents working in
the interests of less favored States.
EDUCATIONAL,
Prosperous Condition of our Public
Sonool—Inoroaeed Enrollment-
Parents Called Upon to Co-oper-
ate with Teachers in Securing
Regular Attendance.
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Owing to the protracted sickness
of two of the teachers, Miss Davis
and Miss Coleman, the usual report
of the public school of this city, due
Nov, 18th, was not presented. The
progress of the school was not inter-
rupted, howevef, substitutes having
been promptly secured to fill the
places of the teachers who were sick.
The last monthly examination of
the higher grades was omitted, and
consequently the monthly report (to
parents( of scholarship and deport-
ment, the absence of regular teachers
rendering the omission unavoidable.
Miss Davis and Miss Coleman had
recovered from their late sickness,
so as to be able to resume their
work a few days before the close of
school tor the Christmas vacation.
The number of pupils enrolled in
the white school during the present
session, is considerably above 500,
the number enrolled in the colored
school being more than 100; so
much increased is the enrollment
that another teacher had to be em
ployed, making nine in all. Com-
pared with former sessions, the num-
ber of withdrawals is quite small.
This is a fact that speaks well, not
only for the public schools of the
city, but for the city itself. It shows
that confidence is felt in the perma-
nency of Denison, and that those
who are now coming here from other
places come to stay. There is not,
so far as I am able to ascertain, a
private school in the city, except St.
Francis Xavier. It may therefore
be presumed that the school is giv-
ing general satisfaction. Indeed,
there is not much room for com-
plaint on.the part of patrons, as all
is being done that a good school can
do to give the youth of this city an
opportunity of acquiring a thorough
elementary education, a id even lay-
ing a foundation for a liberal course
of study. It is not to be expected that
our public school should serve the
purpose of a col ege, and yet it is
certainly of more value to the peo-
ple of Denison than would be a so-
called college. This might be illus-
trated, if not proved, without going
a thousand miles from Denison. It
may be remarked that although our
pupils do not perch on the "higher
branches," they are found to know
something about what they have
been doing when required to pass
an examination for admission to an
adyanced class in a higher institu-
tion of learning. Miss Fannie Epp-
stein, one of our pupils of last year,
lor instance, was admitted to the
second or junior year's work in the
St. Joseph (Mo.) High School, last
fall, having been found so proficient
in Algebra, Geometry and Latin as
to be highly complimented by the
principal. This establishes the fact
that we already carry our pipils
through the work of the first year, at
lenst, of a first class high school.
The efficiency of our public school
will be much enhanced if the rules
requiring punctual and regular
attendance could be strictlv enforced.
Some persist in disregarding these
rules to the great injury of the
school and disadvantage ot faithful
pupils. This is a nuisance that
should not be tolerated in any re-
spectable 9chool, and patrons are
earnestly requested to co-operate
with the teachers, hereafter, in their
efforts to abate, and if possible, sup-
press this evil. The attendance has
been much less satisfactory since the
privilege of using the Presbyterian
bell was withdrawn. A bell should
be procured fer the school as soon
as possible, since it would undoubt-
edly do more towards securing good
attcndnncc than any arbitrary meas-
ures that mightj|be resorted to for
this purpose.
It is in contemplation to further
improve the school grounds in the
early spring. Steps will be taken
immediately after the holidavs to
laise money for this object. Proba-
bly a series of public enteitainments
will be given, while citizens will be
expected to donate trees, shrubbery,
etc. Denison deserves great credit
for erecting a very costly school
building and making liberal provis-
ion for supporting a graded school
ten months in the year, but there is
still opportunity for enterprise in
this direction.
The following are the names of
the members of the Board of Educa-
tion : Mr. W. B. Boss, Mr. W. M.
Peck and Dr. J. Field. The corps
of teachers consists ofN. Somerville,
Principal; Miss C. Davis First
Assistant; Miss E. Coleman, Mrs.
M. T. Brown, Mrs. M. Ketcham,
Miss Nora Nixon, Mrs. Christie,
Mrs. F. V. Moiris ard Mr. A. G.
Mamen't, teacher of the colored
school. N. Somerville.
Denison, Dec. 27, 1878.
Live Stock, 1878.
Statement of the number of carload9
of live stock shipped from Denison, and
that transferred from the H. & T. C. rail-
way from January I, 1878, to
of December, 1878, inclusive,
Cooley & Co., Chicago:
L. G. Cairn*
Stevens Sc Wilson
E. F &\V. S. Ikard
Hines & McMurtry
W. R. U J. C. Curtis
F. C. Vailen.
K. B Millett
Wells Bros'
L, S. Forrester
S. W. Culp
S. Bush
C. C. Cannon
Forsvthe Bros'
Sundry shippers
Gatewood & Hampton
Sundry shippers
the 26th day
to Gregory,
local, trans.
...2iq it
•••154
...129
... 92
...56
••• 44
...29
. .. 29
•••35
•• 25
... 22
... 13
... 8
...430
41
338
Total.... 1285 392
Shipped from the Indian Territory 60
cars, making a total of 1737 car loads
shipped to Gregory, Coolev Sc Co.
Number car loads shipped Mulhall Si
Scaling, St. Louis:
local, trans.
408 260
A. B. Hunt, St. Louis 68 10
Hunter & Evans 117 125
Beasfey,Waggoner,& B., Clii'go 49 247
Sundry commission houses.... 41 324
Total 773 966
Total number of car loads of cattle,
3476. Beside there were shipped 38 car
loads of sheep, 37 head of horses, and 18
head of mules.
It will be seen from the above state-
ment that over half of the cattle that went
over the M.. K. & T road in 1S78 was ship-
ped to the cattle commission hsuse cf
Gregory, Cooley & Co., Chicago, repre-
sented in this city by L. G. Cairns, a
gentleman who has no superior in the
State in this branch of business. The
tact that the M.. K. & T. secured such a
very large portion of the cat'le business
in the face of the active competition of
the T. Sc P. road at Fort Worth, is very
largely due to Mr. Cairns' sagacity and
energy. That the M., K. & T. is certain
to control the cattle trade in the future is
settled jbeyond dispute, and with the
completion of the Denison & Pacific to
Gaine;ville, Fort Worth will lose the
bulk ot her business in this line.
Cotton Compress Receipts.
Local and transfer cotton handled
by the North Texas Compress from
Sept. S, to Dec. 28, 1878:
Bales.
Transfer cotton 64.613
Local 4,606
Total 69 219
The M.. K. & T. railway handled
about 22,000 bales independent of
the above, from Whiteright, Bell-
plain, etc., showing a grand aggre-
gate of 91,219 bales.
Local and transfer cotton handled
last seasons
Bale*.
Transfer 30,391
Local............. 7,206
Total. •••.,* .«*•«««,. • 37 49^f
Show in j an increase in cotton re-
ceipts in the season of 1877 over
1S76 of 31,722, and an increase in
the receipts ot 1878 over 1877 of53,-
722 bales.
The number of trains arriving at
and departing from Denison by the
M., K. & T. during the year 1878
was 4,2:8, being a considerable in-
crease over the number run in 1877.
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