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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-11-12
A RANK FRAUD.

An Official Who Deserves the ContemEs
of All Eating-Bouse Keepers.
Why, hello, Busby. What's the
II. ..er? You don't seem to be getting
;..ong very well"
No. am pretty we'll done up"
"What's the matter?''
"Well, you know was keeping ;
railroad cating-house."
"Yes. and l thought you were max
ing money"
Il was, but they have taken the PRIV
ilege away from me-"
"Why did they do that?''
"Well, you see, they appointed ah
eating house inspector some time asO.
His duty is to go over the line. like q
detective. eat at all the places and .e-
port the poor ones. The eating hou Sc
keepers had no means of knowing when
the inspector was coming or of idensi.
flying him when he did arrive. Well. a
week or so ago, shortly after a train
load of people had sat down to my ia
bles, heard one man. speaking in an
undertone, ask his companion: How
do you like your position as eatirg-
house Inspector That was enough
for me. l approached the two gentle
men and asked them to sit over at an
other table. They did so and l fed
them on the fat of the land. l gave
them wine-gave them the best of
everything. Well, the next day my
bill of fare was very naturally cut down.
For a time / could afford to let the
guests take their chances. One day,
during the drought, an old fellow came
along. He turned up his nose at every
thing. Finally told him that if he
didn't like my house he could get out.
He went out and the conductor came
to me and said: 4 intended to tell you
that the old fellow who just went out
is tile eating house Inspector, but l for
got it
You must be mistaken. The eat.
ing-house inspector passed here several
days ago: l believe you were here at
the time
Whom do you mean? One of those
fellows that sat over there?' pointing to
small table. Those fellows that or
dered so much wine"
"'Yes. Wasn't one of them an in
spector?'
" We'll, no. They keep a rawhiGe
house about fifty miles from here
Il rushed out after the genuine in
spector. l found him eating lunch with
an immigrant. I asked him if he would
not come in and get something. He re-
piled that it would be easy enough to
go in, but believed that getting some
thing to eat was impossible. told him
that it would afford me great pleasure
to give him the best meal he ever saw,
but he took up fat piece of the immi-
grants pork. bit out piece and replied:
No. believe not never could stand
f',ting.
We'll. that settled me. The next
day l received notification to vacate the
house. / hate to be imposed on, and
think that the eating-house inspecting
system is rank and poisonous fraud. )"
-ArkansuW 7rGreter.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-11-12
BAD FOR THE APPETITE.
The Effect Produced Two Country
Boys by Dozen Prime Crabs.

The Effect Produced Two Country
Boys by Dozen Prime Crabs.
Il haven't got but fifteen cents.
What can l get the most of for that
amount of money!" inquired a some
what seedy-looking man of waiter in
a cafe.
Pork and BEANS" replied the youth
of white aprons and dude hair.
He'd better try soft-shell crabs"
said McGough in an aside to reporter
who was liquidating. in a two-fold
sense, for lunch. There's nothing
like soft shell crabs for satisfying 4
mans hunger. Eve seen men lose their
appetite before they d taken mou,hful
OF crab.
"And thereby hangs tale?' said the
reporter, inquiringly.
You ought to have been in here and
seen it. and you aided a-laugh.ng. l
can't half tell it to you, but I'll do the
best l cal" responded McGough.
at was the week of the races. A
couple of young fellows came in here,
sat down at the table over there in the
corner. and "a the walters were all
busy l went over to take their order.
They were looking at the bill of fare
and one of them said:
Jim, did you ever eat any soft-shell
crabs?'
NO said the other; what are
they?'
~ dunno. Let's try EN-
"'All right
"Give US some soft shell crabs, says
the biggest fellow to me.
"'HOw many?' says l.
"He glanced at the other fellow, but
didn't want to give himself away. SO he
spoke up promptly.
"a dozen
I'D Just received some big fellows;
and, upon my word, they cost me two
dollars and ninety cents a dozen be-
| sides the express charges from New
York. l was selling them at forty
cents apiece and making nothing of
them at that suppose l ought to
have told them how much their order
would cost but twas none OF my bust
ness-only to fill the order and get my
pay for it. sized the fellows up and
made up my mind that they had got the
niouey. They looked like couple Of
farmer boys, but didn' have much hay
seed in their hair and wore store
clothes Anyway. l thought I'd take
my chances. But for 4 ten-dollar note
Iwouldn' have carried those crabs over
to the table. l sen. them by one of the
boys and got behind the ice-box, where
l could laugh and keep an eye on them
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-11-12
WHICH WILL IT BE?

Which will it be? As the day declines,
And two souls walk together
They look at the spot where the sun still
shines,
In the beautiful autumn weathee.
They talk of their lives since love began,
And the two walk OH together,
"a tender woman: q robust man:
In the beautiful autumn weather.
Alone they wander as night shuts down,
And held by mystic tether,
One path they walk, as they leave the town,
In the beautiful autumn weather.
And the morning dawns on a new grave, cleft
In the sand. on the withered heather,
And one Is away. and one is bereft:
In the beautiful autumn weather.
And the bright sun shines, as his face looks
down,
And the cold world cares not whether
1t be two, or one, that returns to town,
In the beautiful autumn weather.
Dat the lonely soul, that is left, well knows
OF the unseen mystic tether
That holds its gaze. where the love light CLOVIS
In the beautiful autumn weather.
Augustus CiyTey, in Detroit Free Press.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-11-12
A Hebrew Star.

Morgenstern. which, translated from
the German means morning star, Is a
very common lsrael.tish name. Nose
Schaumburg .unior is aware OF this
fact. and so one evening he pointed to
the planet Venus. aud asked his father
if it was the evening star.
''Yes, mine son.
'.Vas he Chew!
'.Vat for ask dot?"
because / know dose morning stafs
vas C-.ws, SO chcost wanted to know
eff dot evening star vas.
'.Noses, goes you in dot house in pc
fore l makes you SEQ more stcrs dev
You wants. .'--Ie1as Sytin2s
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-11-12
MShADOWlNG,"
The Most Difficult and Trying Part of "a
Detectives Work.

The Most Difficult and Trying Part OF "A
Detectives Work.
Shadowing." says Chicago de-
tectiye. lis the most difficult and the
most scientific work in my profession.
In all of his great cases Allan Pinker-
ton depended mainly on what lie
learned by shadowing. If a man is
we'll Swallowed for two weeks so much
can be discovered concerning his hab-
IFS. his associates. his inc!inationS. his
secret acts, in short, of his inner life.
that almost perfect biography of him
can be written. Every man does many
characteristic things when he thinks he
is alone that he never would do in COM
PAM, and the shadow learns 4 mans
true character by Witnessing his natural
life. More people than you imagine
have been 'shadowed.' for the informa-
ton of both friends and enemies. Near
ly every man in Chicago prominent in
business, politics or religion has been
.shadowed.' and there is somewhere
filed away document that would
make the eyes OF the subject open could
he read it.
Every man connected with bank.
from the President down. is Swallowed.
Large business firms get periodical re-
ports on the private lives of trusted
employees. 1 suppose Marshall Field
can tell any of the heads o. departments
in his store whether they drink brandy
or mead. smoke cigarettes or opium.
play penny ante in a friends parlor OF
faro in gambling house.
II know that the head of we'll
known detective agency in Chicago has
been Swallowed by nearly every other
agency in the city. and they all have
his record.
cit is hard work to shadow man.
You have to get up an hour earlier
than he does in order to get your break
fast and lay for him at his home. You
follow him to his office. to lunch, on his
business rounds-everywhere. When
he is on the street you never take your
eyes off him. and tell you this makes
your head swim. You follow him home
to supper, and down town again in the
evening. You note everybody he speaks
with and every lady to whom he bows.
You must stay with him till he goes to
bed, and then write out your report be-
fore you get to sleep.
'.Nien are oftenest Swallowed when
they are in trouble. and they rush here
and there, talk to scores of men, entel
scores of places. and get up early and
60 to bed late. A good lively subject
will lead the shadow wild and
merry dance, and two weeks of it vii
wear q good man out "-Chicag'
| Ns.cS.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-11-12

"A lady of Brunswick. Ga, has
bed the feathers of which were picked
from flock of geese during the Revo-
lutionary war: The featt ers are Just ;!
soft and downy as eveE
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-28
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The Bulgarian Premier Says that
Russia Encouraged the Room
Eleean Uprising.
CustomHousc OniciaIs Fired tpon - A
sensation in the Trial of III. PAN
Mall Gazette Editor.
A sensation IN Court.

LONDON, Oct. 27.-Thc trial of Will
liam Stead, editor of the Pail Mall Ga
zette as defendant in the Armstrong alb
duction case was resumed to-day at the
central criminal court before Justice
Lopez. 4 discussion between counsel
arose neutrality-suspicious. of the testimony
of Mrs. Ann Droughton, yesterday. Ref
erencc was had to the shorthand notes
OF Justice Lopez, which confirmed the
notes of the jury that Mrs Broughton de-
clared yesterday that Mrs Armstrong
said they would never let her daughter
for immoral purposes.
The prosecution subpwnGd DR.. Smith
of Harley street and he deposcd, that he
chloroformed and examined the girl,
Eliza Armstrong, and testified TO her vir-
ginity, at the request of Mr.. Stead and
Mr. Bramwell Booth. This testimony
created a sensation in the court. Mr..
Stead paid DR.. Smith three guincas for
the examination of Miss Eliza, which was
intended for Stcad's protection. Mrs.
Jarrett was in bed awake In the same
bedroom at the time. DR.. Smith was a
a friend OF the Salvation army. He had
never performed such an examination be-
fore,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-28

Iul effort for this change was made some
fine ago.
Deputy United States Marshal Johnson
returned yesterday from trip IN the
Nation, bringing with him Joe Tarplcy,
whom he arrested near Leon, charged
with assault 20 murder
Mr.. j. Kildow Is building large two
story brick business house on North Dye
street. The building is nearly completed,
and will be occupied by the Keller tin
mandatory The structure will be an
ornament to that part of town.
To-day has been lively one in the cot
ton business The public square was
crowded carly in the morning, and the
ilcecy staple continued to arrive from all
directions till after noon.
Hon. w. o. Davis has returned from
trip of several days to the Panhandle,
where he has been on legal business.
District court will convene next Mon
day, the I'd Of November.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-28
WEATHERFORD.
After Months OF Weary Imprisonment
Cox, the Killer OF the Cantrells.
Gets Bail.
A Long ished-for Change -Cbanccs
speculation--A Sermon About
sundny-.Personni.


Special to the Gazette.
WEATHERfoRD, Tx, Oct. 27.-!Ihc
cause Of considerable surprise and plas-
IRE in our city this morning was The re-
lease from iail of j w. Cox, who has
been in prison since some time in ISL.
lie was released on bail His hondsnen
are: John J.. Jackson, H. 5. Sick, pock
Lindsey, j X. Kerr and G.. NJ. Bowie.
The circumstances under which CoXwas
placed in Jail are of very IccullI ma =
ture. ON September ~, 1851, he had
trouble with II. G.. Cantrell and V. G..
Cantrell, his son, both Of this county In
the difficulty he killed both OF the Can
trolls and Immediately giving himself up
TO the officers, had his preliminary trial
before the justice Of the peace at Sping-
town. After the trial he was PLACED in
Jail at this place 10 await the action Of the
grand Jury, which failed TO find true
bill against him. lie was released on a
writ Of habeas corpus, and, after short
time left the state, but the next succeed
ing grand jury found two true bills
against him for the killing of the Can
trclls, and in 1884 Cox was ARRESTED and
jailed in Delta county, this state, until
officers could be sent from here after
him At the February term of the dis
trict court there was a mistrial BY the
jury, four being for conviction and eight
tor acquittal. Since that time he has
been lying in Jail here until this morning,
when the above gentlemen went on his
bond for $1,000. This unfortunate man
has the sympathy of all our people, as it
Is considered that the killing was done in
scli-defcnse.
1t Is a fact now that the Western Union
Telegraph company will establish an
office up town, near the public square,
which has SO long been needed, as
the Office i at present and has
always been at the freight depot,
nearly half Il mile from the business part
OF town.
1t was through the energy and solicita-
lions TO superintendent Baker, of W. +.
johnson, one of our foremost cotton buy
ers, and Mr. NJ. II. Kimpton, who win at
once open an Office for 5. s. Floyd 4 Co.
OF Dallas, that we secured the urD town
Office
Some of our people are quite iubant
over the idea of having an Office OF the
iirm Of Floyd q Co. in our midst, as the
establishing OF cotton, provision and
grain exchange VIII add facilities OF deal
mg in options which will take less capital
than dealing in realities.
At u O'Clock next Sunday Rev. NJ. H..
Wells, pastor Of the NJ. T.. church at this
place, will deliver discourse on the sub
icct of "Hhc Sabbath the necessity Of
observing It,, No doubt this viii be a
very interesting sermon, and MIR. Wells
wants II known that our national,
state, county and city officers are spcci-
lIva
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-28

where he proposed 10 rest until the COM
iDg of4he 1905 train, on which he was to
resume his journey lie had only lain
down for few minutes when he arose
and lett the hotel, saying he was going TO
look after his yallse, which had been loft
at the depot. The Judge was not seen
again by those at the hotel. This
morning as the i.o'clock freight
came within a mile east Of
Nechcsville the trainman discovered the
body OF Judge Chandler lying at the
bottom of deep embankment The
train being stopped, an examination
showed the judge unconscious. Both
arms were injured, the left one being out
Of place. He was brought to this city,
aud further examination by physicians
developed the fact that the spine and back
were both injured, and the legs paral-
wed. 1t is supposed the judge fell from
the train while trying to pass between
the coaches. II is feared he will not
recover, being seventy years of age. lie
was on his way to Rockwall on legal
business. Ills son will be here tonight
from Austin.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-28
DIR. WOOTEN AGAIN.
What Mr. Hyde Jennings Has to Say
About that Deposit Check.

What Mr.. Hyde Jennings Has to say
About that Deposit Check,
\ tiAlErrE reporter was hailed by AR.
Iiydc Jennings yesterday, who asks that
bis statement In regard to the deposit
check for the Lexington money be given
publicity. Mr., jennings says he is salts.
fed that DR.. Wootcn intended nothing
wrong In taking the deposit slip, that, In
fact, IL got mixed up with his papers in
the Justices office, and that when the
doctor was asked to look through
his papers for it, he promptly
did 50, and when he found IL at once
handed II over, Mir. Jennings further
says that Or. WootCu is too Intelligent
mau TO have Imagined that the deposit
slip was OF any value without Squire
Nancc's endorsement. MIR Jennings
says he Is satisfied that DR., Wooten il the
nephew of John Tevngton and viii
prove H. MIR. Jennings says Or. Wooten
stands too high to have been
guilty of even an attempt at larceny.
The telegram published ia yesterdays
GAlEIrF from kempncr shows that the
redouhtahle doctor is as great 70.
muncer there as here. On returning
home he told his ncighhors that he was
not the Wooton who was mixed IN in the
Jones sensation, Truly Or, Wooien is
very great liar, or affected with 4 mar
yelously detective memory
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-28
HOW VERY ROMANTIC.

Lazinr's Cloud Reveals It's silra
The troubles OF Mr.. A. i. lad
nali,t, had a romantic ending N
Mr.. I.azicr, il will be rememba
indicted by the last grand IA
charge OF swindling in two eases
tiuc ago he obtained from Ml
Pcmblcton, in this city, moHey
checks for 500 and SO, drawn
on the Exchange bank of HandI
tcrday the cases were Dismissed
ons given in the distria
proceedings. 1t is but !
act of Justice to Mr.. La2letsi
shortly after the drafts were
at the bank he made arranged
their payment, and this, IS sell.
otn"r Indebtedness, has DeeH
settled.
BY far the most important Ga
terday to Mr.. Lazicr, howcrd
reunion with the vile of his ycg
Anna l.. Lazler. The cercne'
place at the residence OF Mr. HcrI
tcrday at 4 pm, immediately
release of Lazler from 4
ment. Rev. A, A, Allisol
OF the southern Methodist chrtl
formed the ceremony, which 4
messed by several county oaeA,
few Invited guests.
Years ago Mr.. A. +. Lazler, ths|
young man, married Miss Atall
len in his old Virginia nome.
came, and the couple were taal
rated-Seyen years ago-'a
Mrs. Lazier saw in the press dsHl
few weeks ago an account ofihf
OF her husband in Fort WoFth, .
diately came here, bringing %
boy to his relief, Brayely i
laborcd in his behalf, and yeI
bright reward crowned her eaorl
Mr.. I.azier has not yet deter
pace OF future residence, bui vi
Die he may remain in Fort Wof1
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-28
WACO.
Destroyed 10y Firc-Kcpt Down a Panic
Death of a College President,

Destroyed 10y Five kept Down a rauic-
death of a College President,
Special to the Gazette
Waco, Ten, oct. 27-At ! O'Clock This
morning fire destroyed a hye-room resi-.
dcncc on North Fourth street belonging
toSNlrs. \. Iackctt. Her loss viii be
5000 over aud above $500 insurance she
had in the Queen, OF Liverpool. The
house was occupied hy Mrs. T. Zuhlowitz.
who had $500 worth of furniture and
silyerWarc destroyed, She has $3.50 in
surancc in the Merchants, of Newark, \.
j. The fire originated from the explosion
ut a coal-oil lamp. The fire department
saved three adjacent buildings
A ire came very near occurring n Che
McClelund opcra-houSc last night during
the performance of "Thc Professor" Ii
originated from some of the gas lets be
hlnd the scenes, No alarm was given.
although from the delay and difficulty OF
raising the curtain many of the audience
Snrmised something was wrong. Pres
cncc OF mind on the part OF the manage
mrnt prevented scare and possible
panic
Mr. ) j, Brown OF Louisiana, q mem
Der of the senior class of Waco uni
Nerstiy, died early this morning lie has
II brother who is merchant IN ClebuIUc,
aud kilograms have been sent asking
what disposition TO make of the remains
Tom Bowers, editor of the Paris nal
ancc-Wheel, was here to-day and sought
an Interview with Cen Ross. The Bad
uncc-N heel Is Ross boomer. Mr.
Bowers went from here to Galveston.
meeting of citizens was held at
Waco Female college tonight to put ON
foot measures for raising fund ui SlO,-
coo to enlarge and improve the buildings
of the institutions
There are ten aspirants to the office OF
Justice OF the peace TO he appointed hy
the county commissioners Tomorrow.
Cotton receipts TO date 25,S7j bales
kilograms received here announce the
death of Rev. j. d. McGesky, president Of
Trinity university at Tehuacana, Tex.
which Is the Cumberland PRESBYTERIAN
educational Institution for the state.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-28

forty-pound guns have been mounted
on Congo boats at Rangoon to reduce
King Theebaw's forts.
kilograms from Belgrade state tha, .bc
delegates of the powers have finished
thclr qarleyings and reported to their
respective governments measures to he
taken IN regard to Sophia.
The entire German press condemn,
Servl' attitude, which the pancr> point
rope ''"'
A"FlceS IRON Mandalay dated oct %,
say that King Thcebaw of thurman sro,.r >
pacific counsel He is fortlfyinp every
available point on the proposed line 81
the British advance. "
A dispatch from st. Petersburg states
that the car has agreed To proposition
10 make Prince Alexander governors of
eastern Room-Elce on certain conditions
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-28
TERRELL.
On tie Lookout for n Man Charged Will
Many Misdcmcanors.

special to the Gazette,
TERRELL, Ten, oct. 27--W J. Led
better Of Rockwell county and his brother
were in town yesterday evening trying to
ret some trace that viii lead to the dis
covcry of one j. l.. lrichs, whom reports
charge with various and sundry little mis-
dcmcanors and petty fclonies, such for
instance as procuring the aforesaid
brothers TO stand as his SureticS for one
wagon, purchasing another and oyerlly.
ing same with Il chattcl mortgage, pur.
chasing shotgun and Other
small items on promise To nay
in "a few days. and then
skipping the country without having first
paid proper respect TO the hcforn-mnn.
toned obligations.
II is also said that This same man.
Frichs, left his wife inst rrco,,.,im,, frl',
severe spell of sickness. hut thcy thint
she knows where her lord has rome. and
that in due time She will follow him irn
left this place Friday night.
Mrs, r. NJ. Powers, one Of the teachers
in the public school, is quite sick.
Farmers are organizing alliances in diff
ierenl parts of the county. They moi nj
Bachelor school house to organize one
tonight
Nearly ali the attorneys of This citv win
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-28
DALLAS.
An AcGuittnl and Immediate Rearrest- re-
The s.. Joe kid Challenged.

An AcGuittnl and Immediate Rearrest. -
The s.. Joe Kid Challenged.
special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, Ten, oct. 27-A telegram wos
received at Marshal Cahell's Office from
Deputy Marshal Johnson, dated Games.
ville, to-day, to the effect that he was ON
the way to Dallas with Joseph Tovsly
charged with A, Bower with intent 60
murder, and Samuel Shade, charged with
the theft of horses in the Territory.
VIM. Patton was given hearing to-day
before Commissioner Burford on The
charge OF the theft Of nineteen head Of
OF horses from Comanchc In.
dian, and dismissed. Two other am
dnNlls were Immediately made against
MN Tor stealing horses from j. NJ. lloeue
IN the Territory, ana he was AGAIN
locked up
According to an advertisement Belle
hoyd ilammond, formerly Of Dallas is
posing as chief attraction IN the 81
Louis Dime Museum. At each perform.
ance She relates her hair-breadth cscapcs
while acting as spy for the Confederate
generals. The old girl is bound To Keen
herself before the public.
William Black has Just put up S25o and
challenged the 81, Joe lid to fight Him
with gloves or bare nsts In a private
room The KID has no. accepted The
challenge.