13 Apr 1878
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1878
Page
1
The piece argues for farming’s tangible benefits to families and society. It cautions against selling land for city life, noting that true wealth comes from food, housing, fuel, and horses produced on farms, and that misjudged moves to urban living can backfire financially. It emphasizes farmers’ steady rewards and family stability.
The article argues Texas farming enjoys longer planting seasons with corn and cotton sown earlier than northern states. Wheat is harvested May through June, enabling earlier flour shipments to eastern cities. Field work spans the year, and mild winters keep livestock thriving, contrasting with northern farmers facing cold and feed shortages.
The article notes a rising interest in Texas fruit growing with orchards thriving across the state. It highlights peaches pears and apples as flourishing crops and describes extensive plantings of wild plums grapes including Delaware Concord Post-oak Mustang and Muscat varieties. it also praises Texas wine quality with post-oak and mustang grapes.
A humorous compare and contrast notes a tom cat's bold return at late hours, while a man slips in quietly. The piece ends with the cat approaching the house louder as the hour grows later.
Analysts concede Sitting Bull is actively preparing for spring hostilities against the United States. He retreated into British territory to base supplies and refit with ample ammunition. Negotiations with Blackfeet and other tribes under British protection suggest he plans a large force to overwhelm U S troops before reinforcements arrive.
Agencies established in London Glasgow and Liverpool handle a through bill of lading for flour from St Paul Minnesota to its destination at a stated rate. The bill of lading becomes a bill of exchange and drafts are sold in New York above face value. Over 30 000 barrels shipped from Minnesota. Many wills in Great Britain expect independence from home markets.
A young lad accompanies his father to a public dinner. When asked for a drink he answers, I’ll take what father takes. Hearing this, the father realizes his responsibility and the boy then requests water. The scene carries a sermon on how children imitate parents and follow their elders.
A Washington dispatch in the N. C. Picayune states the United States appears certain to recognize the Diaz government but will delay action until the House Foreign Affairs Committee completes its report.
Editorial line argues that wealth without liberality corrupts a living community. It praises the flower of youth who heed righteous guidance and bend toward virtuous sunlit aims.
An ornate reflection on time and Sabbath observance. The speaker argues that time and property should not override spiritual duty, suggesting that keeping the Sabbath with speech is as important as action. The passage emphasizes restraint and the soul's health as shown by Sabbath practice.
The passage contemplates eternity as the inevitable destination of all souls. It warns that the living, especially the carefree, fail to grasp the briefness of life and the solitude awaiting each person upon crossing into the afterlife.
The article describes Texas weather as varied from semi tropical to temperate with rare snow in the south and occasional heavier snows in the north. It notes winter ice rarely exceeds two inches, summer highs around 95 to 100, cooler sea breezes, long springs and falls, and sunstroke being almost unknown.
The Northers are sudden strong winds that occur in late fall winter and spring. They bring several days of mild weather and tend to clear the air and invigorate the constitution. Physicians note these winds correlate with the decline of malarial disease and improved health.
The article notes coal beds in Young Stephens Jack Montague Palo and adjacent counties. Transportation limits mining to local needs for household use near outcrops. The coal is semi bituminous, of good quality, burning with a bright yellow flame and cokeable without changing shape.
The Red River headwaters and tributaries host one of the largest gypsum formations, extending hundreds of miles. Between the Big Wichita and Brazos rivers rise gypsum hills nearly 700 feet high. The Texas gypsum field is claimed to be the world’s largest and able to supply the South and West indefinitely.
Miscellaneous minerals including potters clay marls fertilizer fire clay mineral ores pigments marble roofing slate soap stone alum cobalt nickel manganese and related items occur in varying profusion in different parts of the state.
A child of a poor widow reminds that God hears when daily bread is scarce. Faithful crying for help, especially in heat of need, brings swift response. The piece reflects on humility, dependence, and compassion in prayer.
Nature endows Texas with vast cotton potential and wheat strength. The 1876 cotton crop reached about 680000 bales, roughly one seventh of the U S total, worth around 30 million dollars at forty five dollars per bale. Texas counties vary in yield with 68 of 168 able to produce 18 bushels per acre, and local wheat is dense and heavy weighing 64 to 66 pounds per bushel.
Texas offers favorable climate and vast unoccupied plains for sheep farming. Experts say Merino and fine wool can fetch seven cents per pound here, with last season sales from 18 to 45 cents. Investors with small capital can secure isolated locations and build a lasting wool business amid strong opportunities.
The article extols Texas for stock-raising with vast prairies and abundant grasses that fatten cattle year round. It notes large roaming herds up to 50 000 head and claims an unlimited beef market and high profitability, asserting Texas can raise cattle cheaper than elsewhere on the continent.
The article argues that the state’s manufacturing potential is untreated. It highlights available opportunities in foundries, agricultural implement works, tanneries, mills, cheese factories and other sectors. It notes abundant raw materials such as lumber, iron, cotton, wool and hides, plus cheap feed and a favorable climate, framing Texas as an ideal market.
Congress appropriates fourteen million forty eight thousand six hundred eighty four dollars for the navy. The proverb notes slow and long cooking will make tough meat tender.
The passage compares backing Tom Scott bonds with aiding Huntington & Co. by funding overland transport. It argues public funds flow either way but favors competition with lower fares. It warns the Huntington plan could cost Californians up to a hundred million dollars or more as the burden falls on a few patrons.
The state’s plan uses alternate land sections from railroad grants and half of the public domain plus annual revenue and a one dollar poll tax to build a permanent school fund. By August 1876 the fund stood at 39,847,901 dollars with 3,030,852.95 in bonds and millions more in land values projected.
The article argues Texas has ample water, with 25 to 50 feet wells common in the north and central regions. It notes droughts occur but are less damaging as farming expands, and compares rainfall to Missouri and Illinois showing Texas’s varied totals. The Waxahachie Enterprise backs the federal court bill.
Report notes quotes from residents in Washington claiming insiders predict the greatest Indian conflict yet seen next summer. Charged with foreboding, observers warn of large-scale clashes, urging vigilance and preparedness across communities and military posts.
Ex-governor B Gratz Brown of Missouri joins the temperance movement but some temperance advocates fear he may be used as an “awful example” to lure critics.
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