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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-07
FRIG lit + UL G A ; +
OF A gOLORED MAN.

contracted fearful ease Of blond poison
IN 1888 was treated by anmo Of the best
phys clans IN Atlanta, They used the old
remedies OF MoicuLy anl POTASH Mn.en
digestive uiRansI Every Joint IN me was
swollen Rpu Lull ~ pain ] was IN Horrible
condition. Wbcn lhpd peen gwen w 70 ule
my phyRiclanH. who had Aeeu the workings
Of the medicine in othor cn.es, thought IT
would DO u splendid tlme % Test tie virtues
81 rpse,1S Wnss I2S Sn,a no, IISo
TWO weeks under tue o dinsry treatment,
Ho commenced TO give mo ihe. medicine
strictly according 10 directions whicli con
linucd Tor several months. took nothing
else, aud commenced 20 improve rom lhe
hTsi. Occasionally would have \ pachset
ieft me, my appetite became all right and
tho ulcers, whl0h tue doctor said were tie
most lrlghttul he had ever aoon, began 10
heal aud by the LIST OF Octoocr, 1874. wax
well man again, am stronger now thhn
ever was before nud weigh more. ] have not
miled to report ton duty since that tlmc, no
lug engage In the oil warehouse OF uhcss'
Cailoy company. have bodn, and attn sin,
doing some OF the hhrdrHi work any man
ever aid. aud am rondy 20 nhhwor any puoS'
ton that mhY be uked COn'Otning TINS case
grave LEN hItIENHbN,
ArLANIA, CAo April ~, 1870
Lem MoClondon has been In tho employ OF
the hens. CnrlOy company Tor some years
and know the above stntemrnlA io DO true.
At the time lao began TAXI Swlith hpeclno
ho was In u horrible condition, aud AT my
solicitation hia treatment with +, \. n, was
under aiken by n physician amer several
others had declared his case 10 be hupelessly
inturRble Ho took nothing but =. y. and
has been ng sound az u new dollar for nONnfnl
months. / regard hlt cure almost miihcu
loua W. u, CROSBY, Manager
rhbsnCarley Cog tinnte DIVISION
ArLAkrA, uAu Aptil u. 1890
UAUTIo
.n....ta h... ,,,,r ~
with the numerous limitations, substitutes
y, tREh aud Wgruury NILS tnfss when are got
ten up ~ sell, not on tneir own merit nut
on the merit Of uut rem dy. An iniihtipn
h atwavs a fraud ana u cheat aud They thrive
only aH they can steal rom the AT ole I'M
thtbd
For sals w all druggists.
rreatIao 81 Hood and Skiii Dise,Bcs mailed
fIee.
TItE SWIFT HrrcfEto 90 Drawer 0, At
lanin Ga N. y, ~ W 9id ~
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-07

We oncr bargains in boys suits aud clothes.
We otter bargaius In boys pauts.
our Atwood mems Soitsat $3.50 are worth
5000. aud In most OF the stores they ash
siG,CO tor them, aud then o'll to slo.oo.
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A GLORIOUS SIGHT.

The Manner i'm Which the Native New
foundland Deer Migrate From One Por-
tion Of the Island to Another.
The native Newfoundland deer is the
caribou of reindeer, specimen superior
to those of Lapland or Norway, and
sometimes weighing as much as six
hundred pounds. These deer inhabit
the interior of the island. not in hun
dreds but in thousands; some who have
seen their armies in the marching season
think in hundreds of thousands. The
interior being wilderness, they find
no interruption save now and again
once in fifty years-when an explorer
pushes his way across the region which
through the summer they make their
home. The marching time of the herds
is as regular as the seasons. When
snow covers the ground in the north
western portion Of the island they turn
their faces toward the south, and bv
steady marches along the leads, reach
the southwestern or less severe part of
the island. where through the winter
mouths they can get browse and lichens.
Some OF those who have been camped,
near the main lead in the marching
time have left on record that the deer
do not move infvery large bodies, for
that would prevent them from grazing
freely, but that they march in herds of
rom twenty to couple of hundred,
that one such body is connected with
another by means of a sort of picket,
and that each detachment is led by a
all stag. What a glorious sight for the
from his eminence to see
BODY after body of these bright-eyed, |
animals, bending their
course in true, parallel lines. either to- |
ward the north or the south with the |
regularity and the order of masses of /
oldiers! Such sight has often been |
een.-Forest and Stream. 81
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than he can ever pay, I must fawr
around that ill-bred, low-born, ignorant
woman! She possess the finest house
and equipage in town! She have SER
wants in livery and set up a coat-of.
arms! Cher crest should be spade
rampant on washboard.) She have
rare books when she can barely read
She own art treasures whose names
even she can not pronounce! She enjoy
unbounded luxury, ease and leisure
which she can turn to no good account!
While l, born and bred to these things,
must soon lose them all. What IRONY OF
fater'
t-'f'
And Mrs. Newrich, as her ponderous
form sinks back amid the velvet cush.
ions of her luxurious carriage,-~thus
soliloquizes:
This young woman puts on precious
Extraordinarily airs. A body d think
from her dainty dress and condescend-
ing manner that she was the Queen of
Sheba, right from the East, that it was
her husbin' who was railroad king in
std o mine
'Uriah says she piles her palaver on
too thick, and Seratiny thinks she's al
lers kinder iarfn' at us inside. But I
don't believe Tn person anybody
would larf at! To be sure, l wasn't
brought up in perlite society, but I'm
In it now, and what's more, Pm at the
head on it. Folks is jest on their knees
to me. I've spent year abroad, and
as for cultur, I've read every book Mrs.
Emma d. E. N. Southworth ever writ.
"All the time Mrs. Van Highton was
a-gushin' over me, was artakin' a sur.
vey OF things and a-sayin' to myself: This
house and all these fine fixin's is mort
gagged to Utah Newrich. The mort.
gage is eenamost out, it can't be paid,
and here is the incest kind of weddin'
present for our Serafiny!' ~
81 don't s'pose orter rejoice in no.
body's calamerty, but them Van High
tons has held their heads altogether too
high. and the Scriptur says: Pride goeth
afore destruction, and a naughty sperit
afore a fall. Francs Il. Shaw, in
Boston Transcript. r
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SOUTHERN ALASKA.

The Pecuiiarities of the Climate and Seen.
cry In Our Hyperborean Possessions.
Leaving Wrangle to battle with its
frogs, we sailed through Wrangle Mar
rows, and later into the genial sunshine
and past pleasant coves and by the side
OF steep cliffs. over which fell streams
OF water. and above which lowered
peaks of snowy wilderness, glistening in
the sunlight far away. There on the
shores fish cannery lay nestled among
the trees, or group of Indian huts was
visible, while at times the native canoes
were padded out to us to enable their
inmates to offer bits of native MANN
facture. 1t was never cold, and fortu-
nately long succession of pleasant DAYS
greeted us as we moved lazily along our
way. The air was soft, yet exhilerating.
the channels were filled with water as
smooth as glass. the coloring was rich
and the vegetation rich and abundant.
Alaska, so often considered bleak. and
bare and cold, appeared in its true
light. Whatever it was elsewhere. here
in the South at least it was warm and
sensuous, picturesque from guarded
cove to distant peaks of snow which
lighted up the blueness that existed. but
threw no chill upon the region. The
country is Switzerland enlarged, full of
sharp contrasts in color studded with
OF various shape and size.
And here at Chilcat. near the sixtieth
degree of latitude, there are serated,
ranges with whitened heads shining |
above the forests that press down upon
he waters OF Pyramid Harbor, where
We he at anchor. Truly Alaska is, |
whatever it is not, land of scenic won. |
iers. Portland ZrQnscrink. |
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"A TRAGEDY"
with a Moral

With q Moral.
This is poem on Spring. so fair.
OF warbling birds and balmy air,
OF cooling breezes, babbling brooks,
OF beauty love and coy hooks.
This is the 'fend" with struggling hair,
Check monumental and courage rare;
Who wrote the ''pome on Spring, so fair"
or whispering breezes balmy air,
Lowing herds and gurgling brooks;
The same we read about in books.
This is the Editor" filed with care.
Hungry for more substantial fare
Than poems on Spring-his back most bare
Through need of better clothes to wear
Who seized the ''hend" with lengthy hair
That wrote the poem on Spring, so fair,
Nor stopped to question why or where.
But hurled him headlong down the stair.
MORAL.
Poetsl take warning from this rhyme.
And II you wish to save much time
And trouble, keep your poems ALL
And when the evening shadows fall
Just build fire in the stove,
Ihen take your poems on Spring. and love.
And burn them all-don't spare one line
re gods! twould be an act divine.
-Terds SGtings.
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HOTEL THIEVES.

The Way They Conduct Their Operation
l With Success.
Il see by the dispatches that the hote
thieves are making business for the de.
tectives in Chicago and the West gen.
orally" said Chief of Detectives Kelly
last night '.Aside from the expert
bank burglar and house-breaker, the
only criminals who can command any
respect from the detective is the expert
hotel thief" added the Chief, reflect
lively. "WhyP Because he must be
intelligent, adroit and possessed of q
perfect nerve. In point of intelligence
l would even rank the hotel thief above
the bank burglar or sneak, who are ac-
corded the front rank in the criminal
profession. Prerequisite to the hotel
thief are education and q good adj
dress, which is usually obtained by
travel. He is generally dignifed; well.
but quietly dressed, and with the GEN
eral appearance of q man of business.
The crack hotel thieves ordinarily travel
in pairs, although they arctic all ar, /
pearances, unknown to each other.
''The frsthight after fesi@efias alta
hotel they sleep late, and when reused
by the chambermaid request her to call
them at noon. When the maid .hss
completed her labors in the corridor in
which their rooms are located their
business begins. The vacant rooms are
located, and while one thief stands on
watch his annfo1n~oko "a. -
trance to an unoccupied room BY means
OF skeleton key and closes the door
behind him. He then rapidly bores a
hole Immediately over the bolt and fills
up each end with white putty. If the
lock Is double one, as is the case ia !
many first-class hotels. q small hole Is
drilled through it SO that nippers can
be used on the inside lock in turning tie
key after the victim has retired. A half |
dozen rooms can be fixed in this way
within an hour. This completes the |
work for the morning. The afternoon |
$ utilized in making themselves '.solid''
With the regular guests over the bar and |
n watching the register for guests as
igned to the fixed rooms.
when every one has. gone TO bed |
me thief resumes his watch and pines I
III the Waterman while his confederate
works the rooms. This is done in. short
rder and the thieves are away by day
!ght. The tools used by the hotel
hieves are Of the finest tempered steel
nd consist of 'bar-key, used for OPEN
lg big locks; a set Of six bits, arranged
DR. either stem or tumbler locks; a
mall drill. file, sectional stem or
viddy. several pieces of wire and =
ar OF nlppers. Some putty or Pig
lent is also included in the Kit, which
easily carried about the person. / |,
n glad to say that we have not had .
Professional hotel thief in Philadelphia
lring the past year. Raaladelphia
esos.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

In the center of an oak tree re-
Gently felled near Goshen, Conn. was
found bottle containing a slip of paper
on which was written in feminine
nand "She was young, and she was
Iair but an Indian raised her hair"
She hadn't modern hair.-Hartford
Post.
.-Steel-ral men have no reason to be
alarmed because the building of new
railroad lines is falling off. The increase
OF traffic at the same time increases the
wear on rails, and the 10000 miles of
rail;in the United States VIII alone re-
quIre over $50, 900 tons of new rails an
nually.-M. Y. Herald.
AT recent FASHIONABLE luncheon
party tea was served in handsome and
expensive tea-cups. Each guest was
presented with the cup in which his or
tea had been served to take away as a
souvenir. Anovelty in china, by the
way, is set of plates. each painted by
some distinguished foreign artist, and
offered for sale at $1,000 a piece.-MY
Letter.
There are at present three members
OF the British House of Commons who
have sat for period of fifty consecu-
tive years and over. They are Mr..
Gladstone, who has sat for fifty-three
years; Mr.. Talbot, who was elected in
1880 for Glamorgan, has represented
the same constituency for fifty-five
years, and c. p. Villiers, who has been
member for Northampton for fifty
years.
-Iher ar diferensez of opinyup
amung spelling reformrz, az Their ar in
everi organizashun ov men hu hav a
comon end in view; but theze diferensez
are not vital and tina are constaptli
groing les. Upon the GENERAL principle
ov the reform and upon their practical |
aphcashun. oil reformrz, ecsept few
irreconcilablz such az hang around the |
eI ov everi great movement, are SUBJ |
ov wun mind.-Port Hone 70 |
netic Herald
The death of fine parrot is quite |
feelingly related by the Atlanta Consfi-
tuition: He was a good singer, capital
talker and loved to entertain callers.
He always designated his owner, a Mr..
Sprenger, as Papa" A few nights
ago he was entertaining a party of
ladies' and gentlemen at Mr.. Sprenger's
when he suddenly tumbled
over from his perch, calling plaintively,
,"'Papa! ''Papa!' "Papa!'' Mr..
sprenger heard him, and ran to his
'ide and clasped him in his arms. The
birds voice sank lower and lower. un-
IL there could be heard a whispered
Papa, and then the breath ceased.
md Polly was dead. The bird came
from Australia, and was snow
White.
1T happened to be my lot one
lay said friend of mine who lives
a suburban town, ito be riding in a
orse car in company with two ladies
'ho were utter strangers to me. Iii
card them discussing lady whose
anne did not catch; they described ! ,
er house from attic to cellar, they told
ne hours of her meals and how her1 |.
able was spread and served. they even |,
lentioned the number of towels in !
ally use in her household. l did not ..
stem, for was engrossed in nv own
ioughts, but 1 heard enough of the
onversation to make me pity and SYM !
athize with the lady they were SO
agerly dissecting, when, all at once. |;
my astonishment and Indignation. / !.
und they We're talking about me. ~ :
oston Letter.
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HICCOUGH.


An Amusing Incident on q New Yor]
| Elevated Railway Train. SSH
'HiccoughI' The sound came from
very fat man in big fur-lined over
coat, and it issued from the folds of hi.
fat throat with such force that nearl,
every one In the elevated train looked
around The fat man calmly gazed GU,
OF the window and complacently picked
his teeth.
"Hiccough!" Again it rang through
the car, and again the fat man became
the focus of all eyes. This time little
boy across the way snickered out loud
and q little girl on the opposite seat put
her hands before her mouth and ..tee.
hee'd'' with such enjoyment that the
fat mans face grew red with embar.
rassment., ~ . :, -.
> "Hiccough! hiccough!" Two came
In succession here, and the big coat
fairly shook. Nearly all the passen pers
were smiling now, except one stern
faced old lady, who gave him crush
ing look over her gold-rimmed specta.
cles. -,
Unnoticed by all, a Observation-Disclosures
little man sat a few seats behind the.
unfortunate fat man. ANY one could
see that he was Just the sort of man
who would go several blocks out of his
way to accommodate a stranger. or.
II asked a question about street, would
Chilly roll off the topography of half of
New York; or that he knew all signs,
and cures. and remedies for all com.
mon ailments. 1t was easy to see, too.
that he was thinking of the WAYS in
which hiccough could be cured, and a
few minutes later all were conscious
that the method he had selected was to
scare it out of the victim. The fat man
was still hiccoughing as the little man.
with smile on his face, steadily crept
up behind him, and. Just as he saw the
TAT mans throat trembling for another
explosion he brought both hands down
On his shoulders and shouted:
''Shoor'
AT that instant the car checked up
suddenly and the little man fell forward
Until he looked as if he were swimming
n the big mans hat. Up sprang the
zig man with roar.
20, didn't mean that, really" ex-
'laimed the little philanthropist, but,
'atehing sight of the distorted features |
4 his victim, he turned and fed to the |
loor which the brakemon was lust
Pening. But the fat man was very |
lmble. and he caught his benefactor
nth big square-toed boot. '.Eightv-
*, shouted the brakeman, with low
req mead; but ms cry was cut short as
he little man straddled his back and
I'll in heap on the other side, where
e picked himself up and fled through
ne car. The fat man took his seat.
he hiccough was cured, but, seated in
ne last seat Of the hindmcst car, the |
tile philanthropist did not wear that
'ok OF triumph and satisfaction which
presumed to follow the success of . 1
.erished aim.-N r Times.
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PuNcENT PARAGRAPHS.

| What {o The 1,x,o< <,~x~~-:- = A
headp demands Western ;onsn.s u inc
,sn't bad.-N y HSrnLi ' : - AA"'l
five go. "a - ..-.,
must o;va lss~ - olanAlsn, VIC
Bmri;noso,, ~. prssy W cranAs'-
o,;r~"r ..s- 80
in the 49, FL % har says .asie are swans
are over 16o vaa-s IA MN sne Knows
- 1e"'s o..
,sL understand, M Einstein, your
svn %,1'.s Is stage struck. Stage
S S;.ucH an, no. ne WAS yust run ofer
uinSsu m'' q dray. --Erchonge.
~ sseEe Is snytning. above ground
. Lo.e 'nolougniy Permeated with bliss
tn as WOMAN VIII new gown it Is q
w ~ n"S Jus' issfhSu 10 whistle.
young man Ia Massachusetts, has
adopted whistling for profession.
When he gets married, and the bills
peg1nnccome in, be will have lots of
Gnanca iorh pracnce burlington Free
f'ress.
When you hire . servant in Mexico
It is with the understanding that her
entire 1amily live With you. In this
country there is no understanding. but
the result is the sames Buffalo Erpress.
s;i-M the matter of .speed the bicvcla
ranks Seventh-the- bsiloon. the loco.
motive and trottino. pacing and rnnn;rr
horses having farter records r. rarrss
seventh because : lie Vfll travel fastsr
than any of them. CAtcooo JomrnoI
IT ia all the f.sh,<r, 80, =, ,,.. ,;s.,.
gold mice for shoe, fastenines. Gentle.
men who are aware of t6is fact can IN
fuse life into duh socisIi assemblies hv
informing some healthy vounc ladv that
there are = dozen mice hinder her cha; ~s
BuriinSsoa Hawkeve. -,
A man n.mad r1sxvs e. $1,000, =
the West for ourder Ha ,s;, = a.. IN
eseane .tha v;o;larca' 80 49, VIZ 1. no' iong
There never was 4 mvster;ons murda.
that the ydafectives J;dr,t
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

i
Professor Agassiz's Gift to Harvard
College during the last thirteen wears
amount to more than $500, 900.
The Missouri Legislature has passed
law providing for the teaching in pub-
lie schools of the effects of alcohol and
narcotics on the human system.-St.
Louis Post.
"A favorite copy set by writing
teachers for their pupils is the follow,
ing' because it contains every letter of
the alphabet "A quick brown fox
jumps over the lazy dog" aa~.sr,
1t is stated that the average salarv
OF the Congregational ministers of Con-
necticut is about $1,000. The lowest il
about $500 and the highest $4,000.
Only about fifty receive as much az
$2,000.-M Y. Examiner.
The Archbishop of Canterbury said.
IN a recent address, that, while scien-
lists were great sticklers for revealed
knowledge or proven facts only, thew
were forever prophesying the end of the
Church. He begged them, therefore,
70 be consistent and prcphcsy only what
they had found out.
-Ohio, with thirty-five colleges, has
more than any other State in the Union.
New York and Indiana have twenty-five
each, Pennsylvania has twenty-sixI
Michigan nine and Massachusetts, seven
The Bay States seven. colleges have a
combined income of 1926, 45S per annum
more than have Ohio's twenty-six.-
Cleveland Leader.
"A Boston congregation was mvste.
riously seized with a paroxysm of un-
comfortable sneezing in the midst of a
service Of song. The preacher, the
choir, and the congregation all sneezed
In chorus. An investigation showed
cargo OF pepper in the cellar, which had
been rented to wholesale grocer
Boston Journal.
The American School of Classical
Studies at Athens, Greece, was estab-
lished three years ago for the prosecu-
ton OF classical study and archmologic.
al investigation, similar in scope to the
French and German schools already
there. The latter are upon an endowed
basis and have, therefore, permanent
directors. The American school has AS
yet no endowment, and the directors are
changed annually.-M y Sun.
The Presbyterian mentions as a
satisfactory way of paying a pastors
salary the plan followed by the Presby.
terrain Church in Palmyra, Mo. On the
first day of each month the pastor
draws his check upon the bank for his
monthly salary in advance and the
bank regularly honors the check and
charges it.up to the deacons, who are
personally responsible for the salary.
Thus no delay or default in the PAYMENT
Of the subscriptions can affect the
pastor. This is at least business-like.
md relieves the pastor of much anxiety
md needless embarrassment =
Examiner.
"A teacher, speaking before the
Rhode Island Institute of Instruction.
recommended the introduction of
story-books as an antidote
gainst the evil of flash literature. This
ppears to be q very sensible sugpes.
ion. The doctors are continually find
az new virtues in innoculation asa
1eans for overcoming certain kinds Of
isease of the flesh, and, reasoning by
nalogy. the Rhode Island teachers
description for the mental and moral
isease, propagated BY baueful litera-
ire designed for the ydung, ought to be
Elective. Current.
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Professor Ely, of John Hopkins
University, predicts that we are lust
entering upon an era of internal and
domestic warfare such as has never been
seen and the end of which only the
Almighty can foretell.-N. Y. Sun.
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The latest novelty is ginger ice.
cream, in which the heat of the ginger
counteracts the chill of the cream. and
the frigidity of the cream nullifies the
nre OF the ginger, producing happy
medium most gratifying to the epicu.
rean palate. -NeUton IN ~ REGISTER
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-Ihlrty-seven railroads, embracing
eleven thousand miles. OF nearly one
tenth OF the mileage of the country.
were taken in charge by receivers last
year Chicago Times.