Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-26
|s'|HIITNGTON LETTER.
", rI,y Putting on the Garb
|.'lT..,.r--English Sparrows
s,IIaIng Their Nests.
,or,on's Health Improved
I. 4 sularicd postoiIioes
in Texas.


.,ondencc OF the IAActte'
.ox Feb. ls.--Winter paid
y, sisit to the capital this TIP II
'nn i. ~, from the cherry weather
" wv ,rSs tirst drop OF snow had not
4 4. nutil after January 10, ana the
y .onded month later almost
la w. the Potomac has disgorged
H 's.,ntef,s accumulation OF ice.
" .S,nes brightly. Our CON
49, are neat and clean.
boys on bicycles and
+. sn ,s,ona the wide streets and
snslIsh sparrows, always on the
ns advantage, are out to-day
~ bousetops and fences chat
',ss the weather and singing
~ a",ime. | dare say they are
w" 10 pre-cmpt every available
a aI.ee long ahead OF all other
n Si,ds. Before the crocuses and
=. are in bloom these hardy
viii have built nests among
kss clinging vines, win
~ caves of houses,
] 4. and stables, church steeples,
4 a cables 4, and in every nook and
Il Al abandoned lamp post, with
4: ease intact, standing on the
Issds Of the Smithsonian institu-
\ bsen seized by one of those
(. 4 huccaneers for a nesting place,
4 isstrians last season were at.
4 ~ The large bunch OF grass which
tucked in through hole in the
\ made by a reckless mis-
ham some rude boy. In
EslIc square Just north
forksfrom the White House stands
8slrisn statue of Gen. Mcpherson,
a s,irrup cover Of the left foot
\ M snug abode OF sparrow.
3rsber has nestled under the saddle
i A an equestrian statue OF Gen.
%oton in Washington Circle on
'IsanIs avenue. Well may tie
4 martial to the capital city, for
|}Aer spot Is so beautiful in
a land. The streets are of
and are as smooth as
4 .toor. They are kept clear by a
a application OF the broom and no
rStIy thoroughfares are to be
IN the continent, If in the world.
,HrTR will not infer that the
B are swept as 3 housewife would
q psrlor-foor. The street-brooms
Raied on, or rather under, the
gears Of a wagon. The broom
Ike an immense cylinder, with
ali over It, similar to porcu,
z II Is swung from axle to axle,
Dy, under an ordinary wagon and
he'd as to reyolve when the wagon
Forward. In revolving, the broom
s. the dirt to one side and the
leaves In its wake a Clearly swept
81 Lines of beautiful shade trees
Fl tie sidewalks on every street in
10 another letter / will talk OF
dlngs, parks and monuments,
Hi crafty Gov, Throckmorton's
10 learn that his
Al 4 generally improved and
N uudges up the departments every
be the hour for work at the CAPT.
G Maxey, staid, quiet, safe and
Is one OF the most popular men
kfih end OF the law factory, as
ihe boys term the senate cham
W. Maxey impresses all with his
+ manner. He is an industrious
and has done much for Texas
he has been great in the develop
befmail facilities, and this leads
III observations concerning Texas
matters. In 1851 the state had
nflces. A great leap was made
that date and 1875, when we fine
H0er Increased to SCI In 1880 II
IN 1883, li5l and in 1885, 100
IN In the state about six hundred
A star routes, or mail routes moi
BY steam. The state has fifty
q mall routes, The total amount
Epr carrying the mails on al
niesin 1885 was S52S, S97 80, and OF
Ioates $3.50, 06l,9S,