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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-14
CARPET DEPARTMENT.

We have selected from our stock for
special sale this week:
8 pieces Ingram, and offer hcm at s5c,
worth Acc.
10 pieces Ingram, better grade, &c.,,
worth Soc.
10 pieces all-wool Two-ply, Soc, worth
CSC,
10 pieces extra super Cotton Chain,
65c., worth e0c.
5 pieces extra super all.woal. 7sc..
worth $l.l0.
10 pieces Tapestry Brussels. 75c.,
s pieces ave.frame Body Brussels,
%l.25, worth $3.50.
20rolls China Mating, &c.,, worth IS.
10 rolls China Mating, 25c., worth 40.
10 rolls China Mating, &c., worth so.
5 pieces scarlet China Mating, Soc,
worth 75c.
Just resolved an entire new line of
Turcoman, Antique, Madras and Not
tingham Curtains.
SPECIAL SHADE SALE.
100 plain Curtains with fringe and. fix.
lures at 75c., worth ST..
l25 ornamented, with fixtures, at 81,
worth $1.50.
] lot of Pole Cornices, with rings, at
75c., worth 81.
lot at ST., worth $l.25.
Samples Of both Oil and Straw Mat.
tings and carpets of all grades (excspt
Tapestry and Body Brussels) sent to
any address on application.
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BRoCADE SATIN AMI WOOL
CLOTHS.

Address all orders from the epuntry FOR
goods or samples TO
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-14

FOR dyspsp " ssi tsss csmsisint you have =
printed gsarsptes on every bottle OF Sal
ioh's vitaiirsr. II never falls tocure. l. n.
Brunswig o.. Wholesale and retail sgerti
The Evening critic., 1884-04-03
PATTEN's UNHAPPY LIFE.
A Former senate Committee Clerk
has His Appeal Granted,

Mr.. Patten, stenographer, formerly clerk
OF one OF Senator Conkling's committees Mt
Washington, has been sued by his wife for n
limited divorce. Sho charges him with hev.
ing beaten and abused her while under the in
nuence OF liquor, and claims 1t is unsafe for
her to live with him. Mr.. Patten absolutely
denies ell her charges OF cruelty. He says ho
married hor, believing her to bo q widow,
while under the influence OF liquor, ana that
he has been Informed that her husband was
not dead at the time, but was In State prison.
He says that ehe has driven him from home
by her outrageous conduct. While In
tho employ OF Coudert Brothers at $25
week he claims that his wife
compelled him to givo up his situation by
maliciously annoying him; that he was
obliged by her persecution OF him TO loavo the
of1lce OF Man & Parsone, lawyers, whore he
had obtained employment. Upon returning
from working In Washington he had $I5, and
gave his wife $50. He says that she followed
him that he gave up his eituatlon there. He
came bnck TO New York and got
situation In the Office OF
the old Dominion Steamship Company at
S25 week. He declares that one day his wifo
called ut tho office In n ft OF rage, insulted an
offlcer OF tho company and acted 80 violently
that she was taken out OF the of1co by police.
man. Mr.. Patton says that his wife was re-
moved from tho oflco OF the Register of Bank
ruptcy, where he was employed, by n police.
man. For tho last two years he has been en-
ployed at the offlce OF Nelson Smith, and he
AYERS that Mrs. Patten has called and tried to
assault MIR. Smith. MIR. Patton says that she
has followed him on the street and assaulted
him,-NeW YORK Journal AprH2,
The Evening critic., 1884-04-03
Princess Ida coming Next week.

Gilbert and sullivan's new opera, "Princess
Ida" will be given at Ford's opera House next
week. An exchange says: "The production OF
q new opera by Gilbert and sullivan has come
TO be an event OF frst Importance in the
musical circles Of England and America, and
there ore few OF those now In active competi-
tlon for the favor OF tho amusementseeking
public who can count so surely upon q gem
erous recognition OF their merits as can these
latest effort OF Messrs. Gilbert and Sullivan,
was first produced at the Savoy Theatre, Lon
don, under the direction OF Mr.. D'Oyly Carte
Mr.. Gilbert has taken the play OF 'The
Princess, which he wrote some fourteen years
age, as the basis OF his libretto, practically
retaining the story as outlined In the play,
which he was pleased TO call "a respectful per-
version OF Tennysons poem. The leading idea
OF the ibreto Is 10 show up, In all Its absurdity,
the effort made by the Princess Ida to Isolate
herself and her associates from the society Of
acts OF the opera (Which follow prologue) is
the residence of the princess, who has there
established university for young women, and
seeks to make her female associates forget the
charms OF the society OF the other sex, In tho
study OF the philosophy Of the day. Mr.. Gill
bert has used all his ingenuity In celebrating
the ridiculous side OF this idea, and, In his
own peculiar way, made the English language
servo his purpose by using II In the most abb
surd manner. Sir Arthur Sullivan's music
has even more than ever the charm to please
all hearers; and In many ways the score of
this, his latest work excels In all that has
poser" The opera Will be produced here by
the original New York company with scenery
and costumes, under tho management Of Mr..
John SteteOn, .sss'~
The Evening critic., 1884-04-03

MEATS -Beet-sirloin,1 10000. ;portor-house,
20G25c.; rib-roast 15@20c.; corned beef,
S@15c.; clipped, 30c.; beef tongue, 55@6Oc.;
lamb, 12a20c.; veal, 15@25c.; breast, 15c.;
loin, 20c.; bacon, 10@12c,j mutton, 12915c.;
hams, 1885,: shoulders, 10c.; lard, 121ac.; soup
meats, Sll0c.; beef liver, 10c. ib.j spring
lamb, $2@3 quarter.
v ID; halibut, 20c. ID; perch, Soc. y
bunch blue-fsh, 15c. ' ib.; sheephead, 20c,
fish, 15@20c.; ciscoes, 12ihc.; haddock, l0c.i
black baes, 15c.; salmon trout, 20c.; pike,
10c;i eatlish, 10c,; eels, d0c. eeachi ter
rapin, S3d2b per dozen; Goldfish, 15c.; green
salmon, dOc.i shad, coarse. per pair herring,
iRUiTs.-Lemons, 25@3Oc. y doz.; cocoa.
apples 100000. Y peck pears, table, 5Oi.Ca5
$3.50 v pk.i citron, 5@ll0c.; grapes, sos. per
boz boz on MMalasas, 1oa6oc NJ cranberrles,
10@2Oc. 2 quart; oranges, 16960c. do2.i !
BUTTER AND Eads.-Philadelphia PRINT,
b0ci creamery, doc; fresh rolls, 300
a5c; eggs, 25c. doz,; cheese, 1s@20c. =
PoULTRY.-spring chickens, S1.25@1.75 y
pair old fowls, 76c.(gl.25 palri ducks,
pair squads, doc. y pair; turkey, E35525a.
vEdETAp1Es.-Bee 30@4oc. y peck let.
tuce, 6d1bc. potatoes, 2O03Oc. v peck !
cabbage, 1Oqi5c. carrots, 35@l03. . pix;
leoks, SC. Y bgnch Lima beans, 25e. dry;
15c. prepared, qt.i onions, 30@40o. v
10c. bunch caulllower, 75c.@s1 eachi pep.
pers, 10c. Y doz; celery, l0@15c.i squash, Sc.
Y ID; pumpkins, sc. ID sweet potatoes, 400
Soc y PIX; turnips, 15@25c. y pk.i egg
plants, 25@50c.i imported cabbage, 259lOs !
25c. each; radishes, SC. . bunchi oyster
plants, &C.; kale, 15G20c. Y pk.i parsnlps, 40c.
Y PIX; tomatoes, $1dsl,50 doz.i Bermuda
onions, 20c. ' pint box asparagus, 151@9Bl y
bunohi Early York cabbage, 6Gl5c.; string
beans, 81 z PIX; groen peas, bOc. pk,i
rhubarb, SOLO v bunch.
CANNED dooDs.--Boston baked beans,
15c; apricots, 15@20c; Bartlett pears,
l5G20c. pineapple, 20c.i tomatoes,
loci corn, 10c.; poas, 15ci peaches, 15eD
zoe; string beans, 15c.
FRENCH CANDIES, 25c. . B; mixed, zoe.
GAAT.-squabs. S3d35O doz. bar ducks,
OOc. pair mallard ducks, Sl611.2 .25 y pair
wild turkey, 20c. ib.; blackhead ducks, 70
chickens, 2Oc. y h.; wild pigeon, 81 5DGs
' doz'i iGcksnipe, 25@30c.
The Evening critic., 1884-04-03

The heads of some of the Executive De-
Partments have complained to Congress that
because of lack of clerical force they were
unable to keep up with the work in their
respective Departments. 1t is noticeable
fact that certain employees of Departments
are to be seen on the streets at all hours of
the day. 1t is also observable that p. II.
Woodward has been in attendance at every
meeting of the Springer committee. Ia
fact, he seems to be running the inyestiga-
tion, while the duties of his position are
being neglected in the Postoflice Depart
ment. If Woodward's services can be dis
pensed with there every day for two
months or more, it would seem they could
be dispensed with altogether. This is the
same Woodward who tried to connect GEN
eral Grant with the whisky ring when
Grant was President.
The Evening critic., 1884-04-03

mission. Tho fees for attendance ranges from
SO to SO month.
The fact that apprentices are becoming fewer
each year is a fruitful topic OF discussion, and
no better place could this discussion be car.
riod on than in tho trades unions. II this
taking away from the young all obstacles to.
ward tho education OF the young In the special
calling they wish TO engage In, II will be takon
out Of their hands and given to individual Of
fort 10 establish this recognized need toward
the education OF tho rising generation. H.
The Evening critic., 1884-04-03
THE Republican Members don't seem

THE Republican Members don't seem to
avail themselves of the opportunity of
making campaign documents out of the
speeches on the tariff that have been made
this winter before the Committee on Ways
and Means. Only a few copies for the COM
mitteo have been printed Probably both
parties consider them bad pub. docs.
The Evening critic., 1884-04-03

JUDGE SMELL and the Police Court au-
thorities did their simple duty yesterday
when they severely punished Shorter for
his assault on Miss Higgins. The people
are never safe so long as such fellows as
Shorter are at large
The Evening critic., 1884-04-03

REPREsENTATIvE STocKsLAGER Und.)
has returned from his district and reports
his fences in good condition. Mr.. Stock
slayer is one OF the most popular and innu.
ential of tho Hoosier delegation, and The
CRITIC hopes he will be reelected,
The Evening critic., 1884-04-03

WHAT is the use of nurturing the gall
lows tree if it is not intended that it shall
bear fruit? Out OF upward of 1900 mur-
ders committed in the United States last
year there were only 03 of the perpetrators
hanged. A more vigorous application of
hemp will prevent such scenes as those
through which Cincinnati has just passed.
The Evening critic., 1884-04-03

SENATE committees are investigating
the Danvillo riot, Copah election outrages
and the telegraph monopoly. In the House
committees, expenditures in the Depart
ment of Justice, the Jeanette Expedition,
the Pacific Bank of Boston, the Lake
Portage Canal and Judge Axtell, of New
Mexico, are hauled up for scrutiny.
The Evening critic., 1884-04-03

III. Warren Keifer is wise he will re-
move his portrait from among the group of
ex.Speakers of the House. Odious COM
parsons may thus be avoided.
The Evening critic., 1884-04-03

Work on the River and Harbor bill is a
month behind time in the House. Is it
possible that it is not to go through at this
session?
The Evening critic., 1884-04-03

"IF the tariff discussion is postponed" !"
says an old Member, "tho House will ad-
journ in July early, otherwise it will be in
Aupustr
The Evening critic., 1884-04-03

W1Tn April showers of yesterday aud
March winds last night and to-day the
months seem to have boon little mixed.
The Evening critic., 1884-04-03

GEORGE BLISS says his contract with tho
Government only ended last week. What
has he been doing to earn his $1OO a day
since the last Star-Rout trial ended
The Evening critic., 1884-04-03
TORD's OpERA-HOUsE.

Boucicault, supported by a flne company, ap.
pears every evening at the National Theatre
as Conn In tho most popular OF modern
comedies, "rhe Shaughraun."
FoRDS oPERA-HoUsE.
Leon and Cushman, the ever-popular min
strel comedians, with their splendid company,
continue TO draw crowded houses at Ford's al
every performance. Every feature In their
entertainment Is new, distinctlvely Original,
and, while always attractive ana humorous, Is
thoroughly refined. Their matinee Saturday
Will be especially flne.
THE THEATRE CoNIIQUE.
The best bill OF the season Is given at the
Theatre Comique this week. 'PlR-A-4" ie
sung and acted In perfect style, and the array
of artists unparalleled.
THE DIME MUSEUM.
A great show is given at the Dime Mu-
scum this week. Performances every after
noon and evening.
CONCERT.
The NTH concert OF tho Blschofr course Will
be giyon nt the Congregational Church Friday
evening.
THE AUTOMATIC CITY.
This week is the last OF tho exhibition OF
Bergmann's Automatic City, at d16 Seventh
street.
FAIR AND BAZAR,
The fair and bazar OF the Union Veteran
Corps Cadets 10 In progress at Masonic TEN.
pie.
LECTURE.
This evening Mr.w. NJ. II. French lectureso on
"The Wit and Wisdom OF the CrayeH5 at
Lincoln Hall.
The Evening critic., 1884-04-03

ABOUT fifteen per cent. of the Members
are away from their seats, out building
fences.
The Evening critic., 1884-04-03
Piltsburgh fdeas About Love

pittsburgh Commercial Gazette.
True love Is like chocolate. Once cooled no
Inal flavor.
The Evening critic., 1884-04-03

ABOUT soventy-6ve per cent. of the COM
mitteo work in both branches of Congress
has been completed.
The Evening critic., 1884-04-03

THE little room under the stairway on
the west side Of the House is occupied no
more
The Evening critic., 1884-04-03

II we are to have free bridge across the
Potomac the bill must be passed very soon.
The Evening critic., 1884-04-03
"AIaerney DaIry EgAgons.,,

Fresh Adernoy blIfter.tenurned every morn.
Ing and delivered iEhls % "Ward" prints, SOC.
per ib Also, c9ttHgb cheese, buttermilk and
sweet mllk, 6siper r. ofeam 15c. per pint.
The Evening critic., 1884-04-03
ADJUSTMENTS


The great comedian and pllyright, Dl)n
Bouclcauli, supported by lne company, ap
pears every evening at the National Theatre
as Conn In tho most popular Of modern
comedles, Wrhe Shnughraun.n
The Evening critic., 1884-04-03
Thursday, April 8, 1884.

Entered at the Postonlee IN Washington a,seoon
class matter.
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The Man Who Knew Wards Place.

'Say, Sambo, do you know where
Wards place is in the South End?"
"Golly. massa, bet yer life Sambo
know dat"
"All right. Take this horse there,
and here's fifty cents for your trouble;"
and the speaker. suiting the action to
the word, threw the silver piece to the
happy African.
This conversation took place at one
of the periodical sales of worn-out
horses at the Metropolitan horse-car
stables.
The first speaker was South End
grocer by the name of Ward, who had
purchased one of the animals for sale
for the sum of forty-eight dollars, in
tending to use him in his store team.
The second and last scene of the
comedy occurred at the same place
nearly three hours after. The grocer
had gone to his place of business, but,
not finding either darby or horse, re-
turned to the stables in high dudgeon to
get track of his property, if possible.
The negro approached.
''Here, You black rascal, what have
you done with my horse?"
"Took, i'm over yander, massa."
"Over where?''
"Down whar yer tole me, Gen'l.
Golly, waited mos fo' hours, den told
de gen'man mus start TO de stable. He
say, Dots all right, Sambo. Here's
de dollar an den he dun knock i'm in
de head"
''Knoek W." but the truth of the
whole matter flashed upon the irate
grocer's mind, and he never finished
the sentence. His forty-eight-dolla
horse had gone to Wards boneyard in
stead of to its right destination, and
had been knocked in the head as the
first step toward being converted into
various mercantile articles at the island.
Without word the unfortunate man
started for his store, while Sambo,
watching his retreating form, was heard
to mutter:
"Golly! Seems like dar wus mis-
take somewhar!'-B Globe.
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A Down.East Notion.

The Democratic party has plenty of
good material in its ranks for Presiden-
tial candidates, and while it should new
er sacrifice a great principle to expedi-
ency, it may and ought to consult ex-
pediency where it can do SO with no
lowering of its standard and no obscur-
aion-even temporary-of any of its
purposes. The question of candidates
must therefore be determined, within
certain limits, by the issues; but other
circumstances will also come in to mod
ify choice to considerable extent, and
by the eighth of July the situation may
present more definite character than
can now be conceived Of For instance,
let us suppose that the Republicans
nominate Senator Edmunds, of Yer
mont. He is their ablest man in the
Senate perhaps their ablest in public
life. He is not broad man. but man
of breadth would b. out of place as q
Republican standard bearer. He Is an
intense part san, and an honest and
able exponent and champion of the pre-
vailing heresies and distinctively nom
progressive ideas of his party. But he
would not be nonenity before the
country like Hayes, nor would he come
loaded down with the mistake" that in
the case of Garfield seemed so suspic-
iously akin to dishonesty. Probably the
Republicans could not do better than to
make him their choice. In such an
event Thomas +. Bayard of Delaware
would make an ideal candidate for the
Democrats. 1t would not then be a
question of candidates to carry doubt
full States, for neither Vermont nor
Delaware is good fighting ground in
any event. Mr.. Bayard would proba-
bly, be stronger man in New York
than any candidate that could be select
ed from that State. His reputation for
character and ability is in inverse ratio
to the size of his State; and while Del
aware is some smaller than Vermont,
SO is Mr.. Bayard considerably larger
than Mr.. Edmunds, especially as Ma
tional man. He is inhexibly honest,
and, while he is not the slave of his
party at any time or on any question,
be is its strong, honorable and chivalric
representative, assuming of course that
the Democratic party is party of DEM
ocratic principles. We can hardly inn
agine better way out of the maze Of
possibilities for either party. The cam
paign would be a clean one. or as clean
IS political campaigns can be expected
to be made, and the distinctive princi-
pies of the two parties would thus have
better chance in newspaper and plat
form discussions If this programme
can be carried. out we will turn id the
suggestions for our share Of stock ir it.
-bossoa Hatssmal, - a
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Must See the Chips Fly.

A man, unless he is a mere drudge,
cannot work without seeing results
from his labor. His mind must ba
gratified by the factthat he is producing
something, or he will turn from MS
work, even if he is paid for doing it,
with disgust.
Some years ago the tread-mill was
used in prisons. 1t was a large, wide
wheel on which convicts stood and
turned it by moving their feet. The
wheel did nothing but turn, and this
barrenness of results so injurioasly af-
fected the health of the convicts that
the use of the wheel as punishment
was abandoned. We recently met with
an anecdote that illustrates the point
we have made.
| A young Yankee found himself, some
years ago, in the interior of Pennsyl-
vania without cent. He applied to
wealthy Quaker for help.
81 will furnish thee with work, and
pay thee for it, FRIEND" replied the
Quaker; ''but it is not my custom to
give aims to one able to labor, like
thee" be
That's all 1 want" answered the
| Yankee; "l'm willing to work. 'ia-
"What can thee do, fr:cnd?n
Anything. will do any sort Of
work to get a little money"
"Well-there is "a log yonder; and
there is an AK. Thee may pound on the
log with the head of the ak, and if thee
is diligent will pay thee a dollar a
day."
The youth went to work. For few
minutes he pounded the log Justify.
Then he paused to take breath. Be-
ginning again, he pounded for half an
hour and stopped. Throwing down the
ak, he walked away, saying:
s.Ill suffer before I'll cut wood with
out seeing the chips fly"
He had mind which rebelled against
the body's working without results
| Youths Communion.
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A Misrepresentation.

1t is to be feared that a great misap-
prehension exists throughout the East
concerning the chances of success in
life to be gained by emigration to the
West. 1t is true that the day has
West is an FL Dorado; that the tickle
goddess there becomes a supplicant,
tempting the seeker with trophies of
riches and fame; that one has only to
stretch forth his hand and pluck the
ripened fruit. This lesson has been the
result of the costly experience of thou
sands. AS rule, man must make him
self what he is and work for what he
has the world over, and the West is no
exception to this rule. Thousands have
left comfortable homes or fairly good
situations in the East, turned
their faces toward the setting sun, and
NHhen they reached their land of prom
Use sat down and waited for the golden
drops to rain down. 1t didn't rain Far
from it. And when their small stock OF
patience was exhausted or their pockets
became empty, back they went, cursing
the day they left their ancestral fire.
sides. Well, the East is good place
for such people to stay.
But, nevertheless is it true that, to the
man endowed with patience, perse-
verancc and ability and willingness to
work, the broad areas of the West offer
better inducements than 20 the crowded
cities of the East. Whatever may be
the line of duty engaged in, the same
qualities are necessary for all, in the
shop, on the farm, or behind the
counter. And when q foothold has
once been obtained, the battle is half
won. Gaining foothold is the first
and most important desideratum. The
rest will come in due time, and with the
transposition from the narrow valleys
and lilliputian streams of the East to
the endless prairies and broad rivers Of
the West, new life will begin. Mems
ideas seem to change with their sur
roundings. New heaven is mixed with
the Loaf. The prejudices instilled on
the rocky hills of New England disap-
pear on the soft soil of the prairie. And
the change is for the better.-Burling-
ton Hdsokeye.
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Your presence is desired at the christen-
ing party of our adopted daughter,
ETHEL.
Wednesday afternoon. January 30, 1884.
Ceremony at 3.
MR.. AND MRS. sILAS wEATHERBY.

If any one expected fashionable
gathering it was simply because they
did not know their host and hostess
very well. The great, comfortable
house was full of guests, but they were
mostly people of the Weatherby stamp;
good, plain, sensible souls, who did not
go through life junketing and dancing,
so they carried into any occasion of en-
joyment in which they participated an
almost childish zest. And all the ladies
purred over that blessed baby, and all
the gentlemen button-holed the Captain
and made him tell the story over.
"Found it on the doorstep, YOU saw;
found it on the doorstep? How very
remarkable"
''And in that very boat-basket.
mean grounded, as it were, at my
feet the prettiest wave that ever struck
the shoals for me-my eyes, sirr'
1t was hard to recognize the baby in
its pink slip and coral ornaments, but
harder to recognize the basket, for it
was one mass of flowers and, tied with
rose-pink ribbons, looked as gay as a
peacock.
There was only one thing that came
near marring the perfect enjoyment of
the occasion. 1t was when the min
lister. pale, slight intellectual looking
young man, stepped forward to begin
the ceremony in which the .'wave" was
to have Christian name, and Captain
Weatherby called out:
"Ship ahoy''
The good man stopped and looked
perplexed.
''Stow the prayers, parson," said the
Captain; ''short services on this ship, if
You please"
The minister smiled and the cere-
mouy proceeded, and all the prayers
and remarks of the occasion were con-
dcnsed by the celebrant into . single
quotation:
"When my father and mothar for.