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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-23
INFAMOUS.
Cowardiy Assasslns Fire into Passenger
Train.

Cowhrdiy Asansains Fire into Passenger
Train.
Special TO tho Gazette,
LoNGyIEw, TEX, Oct, 22,--As the pas
senger from Galveston was between over,
ION and Kilgore, about 8 O'Clock this
morning, two shots were fred into the
train. The first charge was widely scat.
tered through the smoking car, but in.
jured no one. The second, fred at close
quarters, passed into the ladies' car end
on TO the other side, where one Of the
shot struck the hip OF Harry l.. Harsband,
a commercial traveller from Galveston,
causing a painful abrasion, but not hurt.
ing him dangerously. Reasons for the
shooting are simply matters OF con
lecture.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-23

"Matters,D said a delegate to-day, affect
ing all the people Of the land will be
acted upon, but we cannot diyulge their
purport until they are definitely acted
upon" II is said the work is so Inn
portant the session will last two weeks.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-23

NEWPORT, r, L., Oct. 22.--The matter
OF smugglng on board the training ships
Saratoga and Portsmouth was settled yes
terday by deputy collector boarding the
ships and collecting from the officers the
duty duo on contrsband articles found by
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-23

silver Losf BaHi =. 81 n.
Never fails when tne un 's'Il|
lowed, hence there .. Is FIX I
complaint heard agals Y psp|
perIenced cook Is able 2
bread with it as the
simply because It's J, iss M
compounded as to mahs a. q
bic when the direction. y 7, ( I
trial is all that is neces ,, ~
dispenssble to all WenfT
holds.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-23

Liver diseases are greatly prevalent in
this climate. Morris Cascarine IA n Meas.
ant, effective and never failing remedy for
these diseases. 'o'
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-23
Going 40 Fiorlda.

Special 20 tho Gazette.
FLAToNIA, Tx, Oct. 90. Geronimo
and his followers passed through here to-
night going east,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-23
TO Youpq and Middle U
A SURE oURE

A SURE CUsE
The awful effect Of earl, W. "A
organic weakness, 'dostroylnk y
body, with all its direful iiis'
PERMASENTIY cgsl
Palpltation OF the Heart, Ii III Y \,
Nervous Discharges, 80 mugn ~ n
getfulness, Lack Of Ideas ssgs, ~
Ugly Imaginings, Dislike "
BTooding Melancholy. ..,,sia
MARRIED MEN, or those en itll's,
ply life, aware q Phyaical n DsSs
OF the Nerves, Organic p VA
Irregularities, quickly assi Hens, u
No MINERALS USED V .,ss "
their health, and epending, w wv
skilled and unqualified, ca ,sia, n
TO the head, throat, nose, W. 49,
ach ana bowels, speedily v ", IA 4
Let not false modesty ue'~
at once on
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-11-26
Treasurer's Notice.

The following Warrants will be paid
out of the County General Fund on pres
entation at my office.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-21
IMPROVEMENT OF HOMES,

Although there are not many new
buildings in progress of construction
thus far this season in the city, there
is considerable improvement going for
ward by the enlargement of dwellings,
repainting, and adding necessary con-
veniences. One of the sensible things
for every owner Of house and lot is
to beautify both. The interior OF a
humble dwelling can be rendered at
tractive at comparatively small ex-
pense, at least in the judgment of sensi-
bic people. There is a class who can
not see anything beautiful or attractive,
unless it be something expensive; the
more it has cost the more they admire
it. The cultivated mind often dis
covers more to captivate the senses in
a simple production of nature or art
than in costly ornament. This city
has not been behind neighboring towns
in we'll cared-for surroundings of fami-
ly residences; rickety and unsightly
structures are every year giving place
to something more in keeping with
good taste. There is laudable ambi-
tion to render Kenosha a pleasant town
for residence.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-21
STRAY NOTES BY A Way
FARER.

The trouble from strikes is about
over for this time, but how about the
future? A short time ago, if Herr
Most or any other communist made a
speech recommending murder and
plunder the newspapers kind of laughed
at it, and said it was very well for the
old world to put it down, but in this
country there was no need to notice it.
/ think we have got over that error
now, but the experience has cost us
dear. Our Governor has done nobly.
He took the right steps. 70 fire over
the heads of furious mob or to fire
blank cartridges is extreme folly. If
it is necessary to fire, fire to kill, and the
rioters will know you are in earnest.
The police fired their first volley over
the heads of the mob, and the testi-
mony of the report is that it encour-
aged them. But there is new ordeal
yet for us to go through. A large
number of rioters have been arrested.
Will they be dealt with according to
law and justice, or will they escape be-
cause politicians want their votes ?
We have laws enough to protect life
and property. Will those laws be en-
forced? Over three thousand years
ago an orator told the Athenians that
DEGREES were useless unless enforced,
and we shall find out if these rioters
escape that our next trouble will be
that the leaders will have them better
prepared to resist, and that it will re-
quire more than one volley to put
them down.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-21
PUBLIC ROADS.

The farmers of Illinois are in ear
nest in respect to the improvements of
the roads in the state. A convention
of road commissioners was held at
Springfield last week to devise plans
for rendering the roads suitable for
travel in seasons of the year when
they are now nearly impossible. By
putting the public highways in good
condition, farmers would be less de-
pendent on the railroads. There We're
some four thousand present at the con-
vention, which is evidence of the inn
portance attached to the proposed Inn
provement. There are large, well-set-
tied neighborhoods in Wisconsin where
the roads AT some seasons of the year
are blockaded with mud. One good
road, with firm foundation leading
through an agricultural settlement,
would we'll pay for its construction
There have been movements in this
state to inaugurate system for the
improvement of highways, but little OF
nothing has yet been done.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-21
WRONG AND INJUSTICE.

The disgraceful treatment of the
Chinese would hardly be credited, did
it rest alone on common report. But
when it is confirmed by official state
ments there is no longer room fol
doubt. 1t will he recollected that there
was general massacre of the Chinese
at Rock Spring, Wyoming, last sum
mer. A bill has been before Congress
to compensate the surviving sufferers
for loss os property caused by the mob
On Thursday of last week this bill
came up for consideration in the House
Mr.. Belmont, from the committee hav.
ing charge of the bill, gave statement
of the facts as they had been found on
investigation, as follows:
Rock Springs consisted Of two set.
Elements, one inhabited chiefly by
Welshmen and Swedes, the other by
Chinese, all receiving the same rate of
pay. For years the white and Chinese
miners hadlived reaceably. Last sum-
mer strike was attempted by the
white miners. in which the Chinese re-
fused to take part. The evidence was
clear and satisfactory that there was
no other cause of offence. On the I'd
of September, the whites, to the num-
Der of $50, armed themselves with
rifles and made an attack on the de-
fenceless Cinnamon, killing twenty
eight and wounding many others, and
burning and plundering their quar-
ters,"
To strengthen the justice of this
claim for losses sustained by the Chi
nese the facts were stated by members
of the House, that in former years
property of American citizens had been
destroyed by the Chinese, and that on
application to the Chinese government
for indemnity of loss the application
was promptly made satisfactory.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-21
TO WASH OR NOT TO WASH
SHEEP

It is now coming to the time of year
when farmers must begin to think about
sheep-washing, and whether it will be
better to wash or not to wash. The fact
that it is a cold job, and endangers the
health of both the sheep and the hands,
without in the least benefting the wool,
would lead to the conclusion that it is a
useless waste of labor. But then the
cold fact stares us in the face that the
difference in price insisted upon by buy
ers is not justified by the difference in
the weights of washed and unwashed
fieeces consequently in many sections
farmers are forced to wash their sheep
if they would get full relative value for
their wool. In sonle few sections, where
farmers combine on the issue and de-
mand fair recompense. for their unwash-
ed wool, this is different and the discrimi-
nation is not extortionate. II is some
times foolishness for one to start such an
innovation as to not wash his sheep, as
he will very likely be at the mercy of the
buyers !; buff all the farmers of a neigh
borhood join together, they can, in de.
gree, dictate prices and protect them.
selves from imposition, and realize fully
as much in proportion for unwashed as
for washed wool. This would save the
labor, expense and often the great dan
ger there is in the exposure of washing
sheep in the early spring. Natiossa
| NOckllGn
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-21

An important bill which has long
been before Congress, providing that
scientific instructions shall be given in
the public schools as to the nature and
effect of alcoholic liquors used as bev.
erage, passed the House on Monday.
This bill had been petitioned for by
many thousands, and when it was un-
derstood it would come up for action
on Monday last the galleries of the
House were crowded with spectators,
largely made up of ladies. When the
passage of the bill was announced, the
waving of handkerchiefs and demon
STATIONS of applause were manifest by
the ladies. This has long been one of
their favOrite measures. The bill has
still to go through another ordeal-the
Senate.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-21
TRUESDELI..


The heavy rains of last week fairly
soaked the ground, delaying corn plant
ing and other work.
The grass is very forward for this sea-
son of the year, some pieces being q
foot high. We never knew of time
when the grass was SO high before corn
was planted.
John E. Meyers had valuable Nor.
man colt badly cut on barb wire fence
on Saturday last. Two ugly gashes were
made in one fore leg, and several othel
scratches. At last accounts the colt wa.
doing well.
Matte, a three-year-old son of Johr
Sharding, of Paris, fell down one day las
week and run nail into his left eye
Blood poison set in and the boy diet
Sunday morning.
While Jim Caspersen was to Racin,
the other day, his trotter took motion
to show his speed, and unceremoniousl,
tipped him out of the blackboard an,
enjoyed general smash-up all by him
self.
Seed potatoes seem to be in demand
We should think those having them 70
sale would advertise.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-21

One Of the interests that attach to
a weekly newspaper in county. like
this is the local news which it furnish
es for its readers. There come peri
DDS when there is a scarcity of local
happenings Of much Importance, and
at such times, in order to make show
of home news, events are sometimes
recorded which readers may think too
trivial to find their way into the col
umns of newspaper. The criticism
we have heard made that the paper is
filed with too many inconsequential
little items. No doubt that is the hon.
est judgment of many good people;
but there are different tastes to be con-
suited, and it is found there are many
readers who enjoy the two and three
line paragraphs as among the best. To
accommodate the views of all classes
of what should be the makeup Of the
reading matter of newspaper is, of
course, impracticable. Newspapers
are public educators; they should be
held responsible at the bar of an en-.
lightened public opinion for their NOR.
al influence; they are read in every
family, and 60 FAR to shape the princi
pies and moral character Of the young
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-21
PRIZE FIGHTING.

The opinion of the better portion OF
the community is decidedly opposed to
prize fights, and yet the large city
dailies, even those who profess to con-
denim such doings, seem crazy to pub
lish minute accounts of the revolving
scenes, entering into all the disgusting
details of the brutal exhibition. We
cannot conceive what pleasure can be
derived by the average reader in the
perusal of such accounts, except to
those who are in sympathy with the
business and delight in scenes of bru-
tally.
Parading such exhibitions before the
public is certainly not conducive to
good morals, but tends directly to cul-
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-21

tivate taste for bloody and disgusting
sports. If they can be called sports.
The idea of two men, protesting to be
on friendly terms, standing up and
pummeling each other to a jelly, on a
wager, is shocking to a refined sensi-
bility, and moro reprehensible than
any other species of gambling.
If two fools persist in pummellng
each other, and a motley crowd in
backing them, it is sufficiently degrad-
ing to merely announce the fact, with
out rehearsing the bloody details.
Even the most refined, rhetoric ais
brought into requisition to present a
vivid picture of the bloody noses, black
and closed eyes, and broken jaws
Any decent man who should be caught
in such a crowd would instinctiyels
keep his hand on his watch and peck ct
book.
Months are spent in training under .
professed pugilist, and months are re
quired to recover from the punish
ment received in the fight. The athle
tic training might be commemorate, il
for some worthy cause. Perhaps
others can discover wherein consist:
the honor of possessing the greater
amount of brute force, but we comics,
to dullness of comprehension on til.
subject, and the more respectable por
ton of the community prefer to carr
their dollars and cents in some NOR,
worthy occupation.
| Cock fights and dog fights are attend
ed by the same crowds, and we ma,
look in vain for man of decent stand
ing among them. Would any bushes
man or bank director look over tn
crowd to select trustworthy clerk, o
any parent to select teacher for hi
children? We fail to see what benefi
the city dallies confer upon the publ
by such publications.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-21
OLEOMARGARINE BUTTER.

There was prospect some weeks
ago that Congress would, without fur
Their delay, dispose of the question of
oleomargarine butter, but nothing was
done. The delay Of legislation on this
subject cannot be attributed to the in
difference of Congress in respect to
the manufacture and sale of bogus
butter. but the difficulty of framing
laws to meet the case. The sale of
oleomargarine butter cannot be abso-
luteIy prohibited by law, because it is
not proven to be poisonous nor un-
healthful when made of the materials
which its manufacturers alledge it to
be. 1t can be heavily taxed, and laws
can be enacted regulating its manu.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-21

ped and brushed and everybody makes
the dirt fy. Furniture is busted and
polished, drawers inspected, and old
traps thrown out.
Within, the pantry is o7erhauled,
|tinware and crockery closely scrutin-
lied for specs of dust, and, whe Their
found or not, must undergo thorough
torture of securing, washing and Wip
ing before being returned to their
places, while closets are turned inside
Tout. The farmer returns at noon and
stands aghast. No horde of Vandals
Ecould have more completely turned
things topsy-turvy and created such
universal havoc in his once happy
home. than that little determined band
| has effected in few short hours,
headed by that indefatigable wife of
his. Their industry and zeal are COM
mendable, if net their cause. He is in
despair at the dinner prospects. The
floors are bare, the pictures have de-
serted the walls, and the echo of his
footsteps is heard throughout the
house. A bite of cold pork and beans
set on the kitchen table in the wood
shed must satisfy his appetite. and I'M
less he is able to defend himself against
a ferocl0us attack with mops and
brooms, he seeks safety in precipitate
flight. He had never imagined that
| his home had become such an accumu-
llati0n of dust and cobwebs, nor would
any one else have suspected it had not
the annual epidemic of house cleaning
prevailed. The anniversary must not
| be allowed to pass unobserved. The
hired man, Mike, is invited to try his
hand at whipping the carpet for a
incoming, which would only have been
Icomplied with, accompanied by a wry
i face had it not been for Biddy's sly
IWinks.
+ Later in the day, tie sound of ham.
liners is heard IN the house. the carpets
fare replaced, the polished furniture is
RESTORED to it's wonted place. and be
Ifore night everything is in shining
order. The housewife, dressed in be
coming style, and all smiles, meets hel
Il John at the door with will-you
walk-into-my-parlor" air, which he il
beguiled to accept, and is astonishe(
db bllC GlflCC uHO AOOL
hour, and life again runs smoothly I'm
til another anniversary returns. Sucl
are some of the phases of this annua
epidemic.
s. We are told by astronomers that TIL
planet Jupiter is equal to twelve year
. of ours, and as we rode home in
thoughtful mood, cogitating on th
miseries of the masculine portion 0
the human race during the annua
J mania, and the apparent delight of tn
{ feminine gender to torture them from
!, mere Wanton cruelty, we envied tn
gentlemen of that brilliant planet
where such upheavals occurred bu
Flour or five times during a lifetime
; provided that they died in REASONABLE
!, season, and have almost decided t
emigrate to that delightful paradise
Blest of all men are the gentlemen Of
Jupiter. Wives must be more con
] siderate for the comfort of their lords
and not subject them to such reigl
of terror when their nerves are so i'll
prepared to endure it. GRIEF.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-21

A resolution was recently reported to
The Senate authorizing trade dollars to
be received at par for government
dues, or exchanged at the mint for
standard dollars. A greater absurdity
could not we'll have been perpetrated
we might, with propriety. say swindle
than the coinage and circulation of
the trade dollar. Its actual bullion
value was much greater than the stand
ard dollar, but, for the simple stamp on
the metal, after the country had been
flooded with the coin, it was discarded,
except at heavy discount. They
were largely bought up by brokers and
spectators, and now, that there are
none in general circulation, they are
restored to their nominal value. Where
Ehe censure lies we are unable to state,
but the people have been the losers.
n
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-21
REVISED DICTIONARIES.

1t is announced that complete re-
vision of Webster's Dictionary is now
in progress in New Haven, and that
President Porter, of Yale College, as.
sisted by large number of eminent
literary authorities, is engaged in the
compilation of the work. Among
other reasons for this laborious enter
prise, it is alledged number of new
words have come into use and are en-
ployed by respectable writer's which are
not found in any dictionary. They need
defining, because they are intended to
convey meanings not exactly expressed
by any other words in the English Ian
guage. Some of the words which seek
to be installed in our language are such
as "dude." boycott" Such homely
words might better be kept out of re-
cognition by literary authorities; let
those who have a passion for such in.
novations use them. It is also said
that the new revision will change
some of the unreasonable spelling OF
words, but anything radical in this
line, however desirable, is not admis-
sible. The phonetic method of spell
ing is the most easy and natural, but
its adoption is now impracticable and
out of the question. In all our English
spoken and written literature in this
country and in Europe, with slight
variation, a uniform method of spell
ing prevails. To introduce phonetic
spelling in the printing of books would
lead to interminable confusion.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-21
UNION OF METHODIST CHURCH
ES NORTH AND SOUTH.

The Methodist Episcopal churches OF
the United States which once belonged
to one General Conference, but became
divided into two Conferences-North
and South-on account of the slavery
agitation, have prospect of being
united again. The Southern General
Conference, which last week met at
Richmond, Va, appointed a committee
to confer with committee from the
General Conference North, and it is
believed no serious obstacle will inter
fere in the contamination of the re-
union.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-21

The circular of Chief Powderly to
the Knights of Labor, under date of
May 18th. has the right ring to it. He
admits that they have been losing
ground by the late riots, and declares
that they have been disgraced by the
acts of those for which they were in
no wise responsible; advises them to
take steps to correct all errors; detests
boycotting. and advises those who talk
of investing in guns and dynamite to
use their money for legitimate pur-
poses; declares the capitalist is not
their enemy, and, if that theory held
good, the workman of to-day would be
the enemy of his fellow-workman to-
morrow, so frequently does the opera
tive rise to be an employer, and says
they must be brought nearer together.
He denounces strong drink as their
greatest enemy, and advises boycott
on that traffic, instead of on legitimate
business. If the working men will
adopt his advice, and act upon it, we
have no fear for their prosperity.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-21

those heretofore used; new cottages
and other advantages will be added,
and the general aspect Of the place
much improved. When ready for the
reception of visitors due notice will
appear in the papers. The Lake Mono
ma encampment will be open July %,
and continue two weeks; the pro-
gramme published is one of much ex-
cellence. These encampments not on
ly afford recreation, but add literary
instruction, all of which is within the
reach of persons in moderate circum-
stances.