dedication took place in May, 1888.

The edifice is one

of which any State might well be proud. It is built of granite, is three stories above the basement, is five hundred and sixty feet long, and two hundred and eighty-eight feet broad; the dome rises majestically to a height of three hundred and eleven feet. It is only second in size to the capitol at Washington, and is the seventh largest building in the world. The capitol is heated by steam, lighted by electricity, and provided with every modern convenience. The Legislature in 1888 appropriated a sum sufficient to furnish the building as the pride of Texas demanded.

Immigration Movement.-Strong efforts are now being made (August, 1888) to bring more immigrants into Texas. Clubs are being organized all over the State, whose duty it is to arouse public interest, to scatter abroad literature showing the advantages of Texas, to send out speakers to other States; in short, to do every thing to make the movement a success. The railroads have promised to give reduced rates, and to extensively advertise "Texas Excursions." The probabilities are that 1888 will bring to our State more people than any previous year.

Conclusion. When one looks backward over Texas history, he sees much for which we should be grateful to the Great Father above. During even the last eighteen years wonderful changes have taken place; cities have sprung up on all sides. The population was then eight hundred eighteen thousand five hundred and seventy-nine,

ERA VI.

THE STATE.

(1846-1861.)

but we now number two and a half millions. Wealth has poured into our coffers; railroads were then in their infancy, but now the iron horse rushes on his fiery course to nearly every portion of the State. Public education has made decided progress, but there still remains much in this line to be done. Let the boys and girls of this generation fit themselves to take up the duties that must soon fall upon their shoulders; let them learn to love their State wisely, not blindly; seeing her needs and filling them; let them resolve that education shall be as free as the sunlight that floods our Italian skies; let these things be done, and our Texas shall shine forth not as the "Lone Star," but as Venus, the brilliant morning star, in the firmament of the Red, White, and Blue.

I. HENDERSON'S ADMIN-1. Condition of Texas.
ISTRATION, 1846-1847. 2. War between U. S. and Mex..

II. WOOD'S ADMINISTRA- 1. Debt.
TION, 1847-1849..

III. BELL'S ADMINISTRA-
TION, 1849-1853......

I a. Cause. b. Result.

12. Boundary Troubles.

1. Texas Sells a Part of her Territory.