Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-23

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not ef bis disbursements. This book
shows that for the past four years he has
averaged over $4,000 Indeed, one year
tho receipts ran up TO $4,000. When ed.
tor and proprietor OF the Star IN the
balmy days OF Tweed his net income at
times was over 100000 year. Ofthese
vast amounts be has saved not cent. lie
does not own even q roof TO cover his
head. natural Sybarite, bis purse i
always open 70 charitable sppeals. Reck-
less and r1llicking, witty and cynical,
how he would have shown at the court OF
Charles III Convulsing men Of The
world with laughter by his jeu dcsprits,
and shocking men too good for this world
by his mental chic and intellectual
abandon, he pursues bis cratic course In
the literary ornament like six-taIled
comet Ia celestial skies No journalist
has ever known more men, and no men
have ever known just such q journalist.
He counts among his friends Beccher and
Bob Ingersoll, and he would have been a
boon companion for either Dean Swift or
George Yilliers, duke Of Buckingham. a
Bohemian among Bohemisns, no man was
better calculated to lecture for the decor
alton Of the graves OF Bohemians.
The lecture was revelation In more
senses than one. First In the audience.
Rare indeed Is the man who can attract
such men as Roscoe Conkling, Harry
Hill. Robert II. Roosevelt, Mex LangdoD,
George Jones, Edward Payson Weston,
the wicked Senator Gibbs, the poets
Geoghegan and McDcrmott, Bryan g.
| McSwyny, Billy Edwards, William j.
Florence, Charles II. Cummings, Lester
Wallack, Billy Tracy, Simeon b. Chltten-
don, Fred May, Billy McGloTy and scores
OF the brightest reporters and editors
from this and other cities, and have them
unanimously call out, eco on! Go ont"
after on hours talk. Howard talked two
hours aud at no time was he
wcarlsome. With perfect aplomb he
ratified AWAY like an intellectual locomo-
tive, stopping occasionally TO take water
more rapid talker and at the same
time n more distinct enunciator IL rarely
heard H. would have required steno.
graphol with marvellous skill to have fol-
lowed him. At first his audience was on
the qui yiYo for something witty. He
saw this and chlded IL for laughing at
what was not intended for wit. Gradu- !
ally he won his interest, and then flooded |
1t with fund OF historical "reminiscences |
rendered doubly captivating by the fire. !
flies OF his imagination. 10 journalists |
his memories were especially delightful, |
He not only told them fresh stories, but
he told them the truth about old ones.
For Instance, the old story about tho
telegraphlng Of the book OF Genesis
Everybody had heard 1t, but nobody had
heard II Alright, Joe said that IL occurred
NJ Niagara Falls, while the prince Of
Wales was making the tour Of Canada. A
ItarnII ]
The Times correspondent, had dubbed to-
gcther and secured the wire Toward
midnight Editor House OF the Tribune
came In with ream OF manuscript. II
waa evident that he had something excu.
slvG. To use Towards words, awe !
could not find out what It was but we
could make II useless 20 him until we
could asc rtuiu. So began TO telegraph
)p-noi the book of Genesis, but the gen
'alogy OF our Savior, just fancy the as.
OF the night editors at the
llhor en-. OF the line when they read that
lram begat Amnidab, and Zorobabol be-
,at Aoind, and 30 on
The facts concerning another memor.
Ible historical event were also made :
manifest. When Abraham Lincoln was {
N the way iHTNashngton to be inaupu. !
ated president IL was reported that at /
harrisburg he LETT the special train and !
vent through Baltimore disguised In a i
scotch cap and cloak, Harper's Weekly g
printed carlcature OF Lincoln In this n
iaeiic attire, drawn by Thomas Mast. 4
nc story first appeared Ia the Times. {
Toward explained why II appeared. He b
al been detailed by Henry j. Raymond II
Q accompany Lincoln, After leaving n
harrisburg Detective Byrnes locked the A
rporters IN their chr and told them that
lincoln, owing TO threatened manifesto =,
ons IN Baltimore, had gone on 10 Wash .
lgton IN disguise. This was enough for a
DC, Inc president elect had worn 1T i,
Q round travelling cap, After leaving X
prlngiltld and foes, vivid Imagination !,
transformed 1t into Scotch "
W and cloak. y y
One story OF Charles A. Dana is worth n
'peatlng the Incident occurred while h
ana was managing editor Of the Tribune a
oWard was officiating as war CORE. a
PENDENT great battle had been fought h
al Joe was telegraphlng description Of h
lie began with an exordium, "To n
cd be oil the glory Mine eyes have I.
en the work OF the Lord, and tho cause y,
me righteous has triumphod,n with h
ore OF the same sort, followed by the ~
ords, ZINE Army OF the Potomac ia q,
'Nmphant We have won a great vie .,
n.y." day or two Rfterward he re. Al
ived letter something like the follow II
z. 4,
Hereafter, In sending your report, pieaso II
eniy me number of the hymn. and save i.
obt"Ph eNpensos' ClAhhks \. nANA,S "
No pen can do justice 20 Towards ap. ~ ~
aranoe. He wore the baggy doeskin 4,
ousers that have lately come In fashion. -
u bald head glstened, intensified his 4,
'eness TO Shakespeare, and his gray ~
enoh mustache and goatee recalled IN
i-time pictnrtsof Mollere. His lecture W.
IS apparently the first Of series, for al s ~,
Time did he come within u decade OF ~
Journalism OF the present day, Nor ~
no REFER 10 his personal war expo ~
noes, when, as he himself expresses n, y,
'garrlsoned Fort Lafayette rmonths IN
nSion.n VI
It was remarkable ler- -
70, delivered In remarkable STYLE, to a
aud ence, with remarkable q,
rsonali,y, and with moe rom rkable L; 10
SUITS IlsKA. No
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lecture on Joe Howard, Jr., would be to
OF the most Interesting subjects 10
aglnable, But aleotnro hy Joe How of
4, Jr,, Is chiefly remarkable on account mr.
the omission OF Joe Howard aud the an
ostitution Of other people. "a
When a newspaper man becomes ma
1t Is fatal sign. Joe Is ire lsi
emaoly reminiscent. lie begins 10 for M
the present 10 the past, aud is now ca
rving out In the press and on tho plat p,
'm tho twice'told tales OF the "palmy Oh