. Southern and western Texas guide for 1878 . gthat outside of those familiar with the climate of the State, that erroneousopinions should prevail, notwithstanding the fact, that Texas northers are simplya bugbear. That they are at times disagreeable and quite severe can not bedenied, and yet they are no more so, than the severe winds that are so often en-countered in the Northern and Eastern States. In one sense, Texas northersare beneficial, they have a direct tendency to purify the atmosphere, thereby ren-dering the country more healthy, and as they never prevail more than three daysat a ti
. Southern and western Texas guide for 1878 . gthat outside of those familiar with the climate of the State, that erroneousopinions should prevail, notwithstanding the fact, that Texas northers are simplya bugbear. That they are at times disagreeable and quite severe can not bedenied, and yet they are no more so, than the severe winds that are so often en-countered in the Northern and Eastern States. In one sense, Texas northersare beneficial, they have a direct tendency to purify the atmosphere, thereby ren-dering the country more healthy, and as they never prevail more than three daysat a time, they are in fact, less to be dreaded than the severe west winds of Iowaor Illinois. The fact is, these northers always occur after a protracted season ofmild, pleasant weather, and it is the sudden change that makes them so sensiblydisagreeable. They never assume the proportions of the tornado or cyclone, socommon during summer months in more northern latitudes, and whose tracks areso often marked by the destruction of life and ViH-w OF San Pedro Springs, San Antonio. 259 GOV. HUBBARDS VIEWS OF TEXAS. An extract from Governor Hubbards Oration on Texas, delivered at theCentennial at Philadelphia, September 11th, 1876: Mk. President—You have asked, and my State has commissioned me, tospeak of our history, our present, and our hopes for the future. I would not betrue to that history did I not remind you of the fact that Texas, free and inde-pendent, not from fear or force, but because of her ancestral love and blood,sought a place in the American Union. She was descended from the sameEnglish-speaking and liberty-loving people, and her struggle was for the samegreat principles of free government. As the apple of Newton, in physics, fell tothe earth, so the young republic gravitated to the bosom of the fatherland. Youpurchased with gold, from tottering dynasties, Florida and Louisiana, out ofwhich have been carved other commonwealths, now sparkling l
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