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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-24

He looked up, and saw over the fan-light
single feminine name. 1t was mis-
daughters name. To his disordered
mind there was a connection In the coinci-
dence. lie walked up the steps, calm In
an instant. The door of the 'parlor'
was open, and he entered. Five or six
painted girls were seated ON the sofas
around the room; stout woman was
behind the little bar at It's extreme end ;
the man who played the piano lounged
against the bar smoking cigar The
poor demented musician looked about
him in stupid wonder, from face to face,
from picture TO picture. Ragged and
dir y as he was, wreck that he was, de-
bauched by drink and overthrow by suf.
ferlng as he was, there was something I'm
his aspect that forbade roughness or even
laughter on the part of those In the room
II was clear, instantly, that this man had
never been in place OF the kind before.
Turning, dazed, TO the end of the room
nearest where he stood, his eyes lighted
on an open piano without saying n
word he seated himself before it, placed
his hat on the floor besid, bin, threw
back his long hair, raised his head az one
inspired, mud struck n master chord upon
the instrument. Such music was never
before or since heard in such place. The
stately mass, which he had himself COM
posed, came back TO his poor, oyrr-
wrought mind. Now, like The rush OF
giants, again as the whispers of the sum.
mer wind; now stern and awful,
mingling every grand capacity of
combination, and now soothing
and melancholy the instrument
alternately, trembled and cooed under his
magnetic art. The girls sat mute and
pale; the mau who played the piano had
enough of music in even him to know
that this poor, ragged stranger was a
genius.
The mass died away, almost in shud-
dering whisper; the musician clasped his
hands upon his head with heart-break-
ing look around the room, and falling
upon the piano sobbed pltifully.
Night after night he returned. Wo.
manly sympathy, still alive in his breast,
of poor painted creatures otherwise cal
lous 10 rtuc or misfortune, lighted his
heart somewhat IL * certain he never
knew the nature OF the house he was in,
hut would be- as of old, punctillOusly po-
lite and gracious TO the "adles." They
in turn showered many little attentions
upon him, and when he died they dubbed
together and buried him in consecrated
ground which was one of few good uses,
doubt, to which money so UNANIMOUSLY
earned was ever put.
copyright 1915, by Democrat Publishing
Company.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-24

suspecting passer-by Is lured into the
awe by means OF bogus cigar boxes and
red curtains, and Crosby and other bye-
streets, where women OF the most repul-
slye sort are on exhibition behind the
screen.
In all these places in the second and
| third degrees OF dive-vice, perhaps the
most utterly wretched and abandoned
creature among their inmates and fire.
quenters Is the man who plays the piano.
! II Is unknown in the upper sphere Of
diye-life for reasons which will be stated
anon; but In the underground "palaces"
and the sccond-hoor "hOmes" he is q
necessity. For him there Is not word
TO be SAID. AS rule he Is drunken,
dirty fellow, who has sunk lower and
lover by degrees, prOsututing noble
! faCulty-fOr there must be some music in
the soul of even dive pianist
to the most Infamous OF pur-
poses rho girls treat him pretty
much as the sultaua may be supposed TO
treat the cunuch who attends her in the
hurcm; with a mild contempt, qualified
/ by little feminine condolences about each
other aud about articles Of dress. The
men who visit treat him as an nppendage
OF the place, sometimes asking him to
drink, nut more often making MN the
butt OF their course humor; occasionally
he comes 10 for a thrashing which he ut
terv uudeseryes. being in all cases a
pretty small specimen of human being
-sycopnantlc, inoffensiye. All these fell
lows have not knowledge Of music, but
most OF them have, and have "seen better
days They could not well see worse
on this side the grave.
one case however, OF an entirely DIFF
tcrent character, came TO my knowledge
some years ago. IL was that of an
elderly man who mad in earlier life been
The organist of the most fashionable
church in the metr polls, He had com
posed Il mass, many songs, &c dcum,
and had lucrative connection as a
teacher Of the pianoforte This mans
face was singularly sweet, mild and
gentle. At fifty years of age, in the
zenith OF his success, Millais could not
have painted, Hugo could not have de-
scribed, head freer from the grosser in
fla, noes Of life, more early typical of
the noble and benevolent study OF his art,
than his. He was a widower with one
daughter. The daughter, upon whom he
had lavished every kindness, forsook her
home to lead brief life OF iniamy. He
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-24
TIKI SPIRES or new YORK
ny KENwARp ruILrs.
written Tor the Gazette,

Written Tor the Gazette.
AS with everything else In that vast
mass OF splendor aud ilth, poverty, virtue,
art, beauty, evil, wealth, disease, hurry.
ing work aud sudden death, show, osten-
tation, refinement, bigotry, learning and
bad sewage that we call New York these
arc strata on which the dives are diftei-
emily planted. lncomparably the lowest
are The cheap noisome dens OF Chatham
street and the Bowery, of which some
thing has already been said These,
perhaps, bad as they are, are not 30
vicious as the passes plastiques or the
infamous cider cellars OF the Strand in
London, because their palpable coarse
ness repels any who have still lingering
virtue TO be corrupted. Nor have we In
New York any thenter behind whose
scenes, as have personally Witnessed
With the same capital, a "sWell' can
secure the privilege of hOhnobDug with
the ballet and sitting between the act,
with IN "actress" on his knee, by tho
payment OF the price OF q icw bottles Ul
wine.
But the middlo.class "diycs" Of Sixth
avenue Of Greene street, Wooster street,
Prime street aud here aud there up
BrUad va, though these are grOwnG
fewer year 10y yea, nrc bad enough in an
cases. Up 10 very recently these lives
were protected both by the police and
the politicians. I'm some cases and os-
pecialiy IN one notorious case, special
managers used their influence in
their behalf. Very rarely could the
owners Of the dives be brought
to Justice, should any crime he committed
in these houses, for bail was always ready
the moment after arrest and the indlct-
ment was always pigoon-holed the mo-
ment after IL was found. II must always
be remembered, however, that the crimes
committed In these mddle-cass dives
were always Of a thoroughly gcntlemauly
character. No vulgar smashing of noses
or Kicking In OF heads. The pistol was
the arbitcr OF all quarrels and wen | re-
member that twenty years ago scarcely u
Saturday night passed without witnessing
bloody tragedy in one of the Greene
street dives. Perhaps the leading place
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-24

never saw her after. For weeks his
purse was emptled day by day Into the
pockets Of detectives, iuto the advertise
ment columns Of the newspapers, upon
this aud that false clew. Then he began
70 drink, AS he said himself, his life
had ended On Sunday mornings
when In quest of the matutnal cock
tail a. u hiyorte haunt of niue,
| used to see him drink ravenously up to
the very moment when he was needed at
tile church, hard by. He rarely spoke to
anybody but once (and that TO
me)--oi the great grief that was wreck
iug him. On some Sunday mornings
about this time he would, when seated AT
the organ, produce such wonderful COM
bnatlons In his voluntaries before the
service that the members of the choir
seemed In awe Of him. At other times he
would play the most fantastic tricks; per-
form such slight-ol-hand and of foot as
was utterly out Of place In church Two
or three times the rector sharply admon-
ished MIN. Finally, he fell fast asleep on
the organ-~tool, aud, when at last
aroused, took up his hat and walked out
without playing a note He did not go
home. For many days he wns not heard
OF. All his pupils had left him by this
time, and he came to literal want. The
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-24

Of It's kind in that thoroughiare which has
acquired Infamous reputation by reason
that every alternate house in the street
would properly come under the statutory
description Of 50 dlsorderly housei was
one presided over by notorious person
known as Laura. Just before the war,
during the war, and after the war, up Ia
1870, Laura's td1urished. It's prestige
has departed now, and, indeed, "Ichabodn
is written on the portals OF nearly all the
tenements OF Greene street. Inside tn
Greene aud Wooster and BECKER street
dives, II must be owned that as a rule
things are much more reputable looking
than the exterior would appear TO war
rant. There Is bnr, OF course, and the
poor, painted creatures, with unnaturally
red lips aud unuaturally bright eyes. pat
ronize II as often as they can--for sarsa.
parilla Is not the drink here. hut
genuine liquor-had as II may be. The
upstairs part OF the house Is well fur
nishcd for "Laur1s" customers, and
those Of her Kind are such az frequently
have IS note 10 spend ON bottle OF
cider. During the "Shangha' days OF
the war, thousands OF dollars were spent
in single evenings in each OF these pieces,
aud when they were not spent they were
simply stolen from the hapless guest by
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-24

We are banded together ny fate and by birth
by testing ur stiil YOU may judge our worth.
We aru lrmly u itod TO help In all work
Not one our numnor is ev ra ahirk
An casyr for service, we stretch out our
hands,
In On, own netive homes, or fan. aw-y lands.
We vary In hRnTe--sono sh nter, some taller,
Some awkward, some graceful, some larger,
eom" smaller,
The stoutest moyes foremost, as the strongest
one ought
One, Wise ~ a guide board, points out what ID
sought
The 'ext one on duty wears hat that Is
tall
In work and In stature oarankins usan
Aud ore are two others who do as they
choose.
Too small and 100 weak to be OF much use
We dveA them with iewoisi VIZ leave them g.
hut, hiding and cllnslng, they help in their
way.
Please give Ne employment--we work with a
Even IAN, tho fallen. would seorn to kcc
stu;
And mucn that is worthy IL sraudl, competed
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-24


Ireland still monupolizes political dis
cussion. IL Is the question of the hour.
We have evidently arrived at crisis.
There is general inclination to give Ire
land the power of local self-govrrnment.
Moderate politicians consider this to be
IN effect home rule. But the more home
rule, pure aud simple, with a parliament
in Dublin, is discussed, the more the pub
lie dislike it, The popular notion seems
to be to give Ireland all that can be con-
stitutioually given, and then to enforce
the law rigdly. Anu-Parnelites, both in
! Ireland and in England, contend that the
agitat0fs DO not wanU home rule, but sep
aratiOn; not local seli-gOvernment, but
the abolition OF rent; and Mr. Labouchere
who may be regarded as the English
leader of the Irish, saws there Is no me-
dun between Cromwelrs plan of gov
erning Ireland and Mr. GladStone's plan
the latter being understood to include
home-rule and an Irish parliament. The
papers are flooded with correspondence
on the subject, but we shall get no
nearer To the heart of 1t until we nave
heard from his own lips what Mr.. Glad
| stone is prepared TO advise, ana from
Mr.. Parnell's lips what he and his party
require. Lord Rosebery told u friend OF
mine yesterday that he il in favor OF
home-rule aud an Irish parliament
| under proper imperial guaran-
tees. The latest book on the
subject is by Mr. Jeans, harris
ter-at-law, who gives II very com
plete history of the question and argues
against any structural Interference with
the union, Mr.. Jeans is a Radical, and,
oddly enough, some of the most vigorous
opponents of home rule are Radicals OF
the most pronounced type. An freshman
Of Intelligence informs me that If England
does not agree to restore the Irish par
lament in Dublin the United States will
interfere; another lrishuan tells me thai
If England does consent 10 home rule and
an Irish parliament the North VIII res II
il and there viii be civil war; AN Irish
lawyer gives me to understand that II
England does not do this Justice to Ire
land there will be ga bloody war of race
and religion; and an Iri>h-American,
with whom | occasionally discuss this
burning question, says: 1--WE shall
fixed until the Irish control
Washington as they control New York
and that means the demand of the United
and that the Irish shall have the right Ia
become free and Independent nation"
suggested that such demand might
lead TO war between England and
America. "Of course 1t would was hi,
answer. "Whom the gods devote to ae.
struction they first deprive of understands
ing" neighbor OF mine, who is high in
the public service, says 'If we would
see Ireland, peaceful, happy and prosper
Gus, we should govern her as we govern
India; she is not fit for the liberty
she processes to desire; q Arm but gener-
GUS government, the government OF the.
strong hand, is what she wants. give
you these instances OF opiuions not for
their intrinsic value, but a. Illustrative OF
the uncertainty and difficulty of the
present phase OF the so-call,d great Irish
question. JOSEPH HATToN.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-24

j. j. Atkins, chief of police, Knoxville
Tenn, writes; "My family and are ben
ehciaries OF your most excellent med
icine, DR.. Kings New Discovery for con.
sumption; having found It to he all thai
YOU claim for it, desire TO testify to 1t,
virtue. My friends TO whom l hav,
recommended it, praise it at every op,
portnnity.p
DR.. Kings Now Discovery for consump
ton Is guaranteed 20 cure coughs, colds
bronchitis, asthma, Group aud every af
lection OF throat, chest and lungs. Tria
bottles free at Ii, w. Williams & Co.'l
drug store. Large size, 81 90.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-24

high and benevolent features which had
marked him in hi. prime became sodden
aud vulgar He wandered the streets,
the picture OF a noble wreck, his fine
long hair and beard mated, his eyes
bloodshOtteu, his clothing fragmeutary,
his persdn dirty. know AZ a fact that
he has been seen 20 eat scraps out ~
barrels placed by hums' keepers on the
Sidewalk for removal by the health au-
thorliirs,
One evening, while passing down
Greene street, talking nervouSly 70 him
SILT, aud gesticulatlng In an impassioned
way. he was attracted by a blaze OF light
that flooded the street from an aperture.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-24
PUZZLE DEPARTMENT.

sphinx Problems Prepared Especially 10
Tho sunday Ghzette.
IAN cor'esrondence intended for this dc
lnrtmont should be addressed to II. Il. Chad
Journ, Portland, Me.
no. 80 An Enigma of the Times.
snce this queer W rld's creation,
In every age and nstion,
There's been some perturbation
: peace 20 destroy.
It's either magnetic
or sourly ascetic,
Orperpatetic
Philosophy.
hut with all this mythology,
Aud black domonOlogy,
There's never been an oiOgy
so queer as this one
(l meant To tay an isHi--
Excuse my solecl nh
IT'S worse than tho Cltechism
on the path of the sun.
Its awfully confusing
you ever take to mn ing
On lts thence Nou'll be losing
Your head la no time
And the suntlowers will he dancing,
Add the lank storks 80 prauci z.
Ana your soon be ronanCing
In the widest OF rhy me.
You'll be wOrshiping brio .a-brnc,
OR some little nick mack,
Or toiliuR Though rick rack
In email clover taves.
You'll perambuntc storRishly,
Nou'u mOraltze mnwkishly,
And stare around huwkishlY
AZ the owl on the caves.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-24
An open Letter.

FORT WORTH, TEX, Jan. 90, lss6.-To
My FNKNDs AND ACQUAINTANCRs |
have had a distressing case OF catarrh for
years. have been under the treatment
of Or. Prentice for one week, aud have
experienced great relief, and am thor.
oughly satisfied he will effect perfect
cnre in my case. advise all persons
afflicted with that dire disease casarrh to
call on DR.. Prentice.
REv. w ID, WEAR,
Preached In Tarrant county fer sixteer
wears
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-24

To OUR CUSTOMERS AND FRiRNDs. A
New Departnre-AfteI the LIST dag of
February we Will sell groceries for cash
only. This rule will apply 10 one and all
In taking this step, we feel confident the
change VIII not only be beneficial TO our
selves but TO our customers So well.
ECONOMY IL the watchword OF The hour.
Give MS your support and we will protect
yon Respectfully,
MONTGOMERY & Co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-24
No ga simple Problem.

tslmple IN Is thiA problem, very diverse 20
buttons vf y have been given bt persons who
should be able TO auew,r II correctly
A man sold pig for 81, bought it back
for SO and sold it again for 50. How
much did he make by his speculation?
n WfauTMAN
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-24

When Yen can first this rid 10 clear
4 sea of pow or viii appear.
a second viii divide knot:
An tis a proverb, II Il noty
A irhOie, composed of verbs and nouns.
YOu'll lind 10 full OF ups and downs.
f. ID OUIZ
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-24

aud trying winter. "Faust" continues to
be discussed in the papers and to crowd
the theaters. IL promises to be the great
productions. "fIoodman Blindn at the
Mr.. Barrett has told 1t eds audience
that he lost $1,000 by Lord Lytton's play
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-24

l6-Ass.i-deans.
l7--Star, rats.
ls--lndrpendence day.
1--we sew, we sew, we sew.
60 Nan-slaughter.
2l--News-boy.
PA chickens escape from the egg,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-24

Can any member OF tho hand
ThRi yea play IN Puzxl land
Tell why the people most we trnst,
VIII ~ word arc ever rue and Just,
Can surely deal IN filrehood dark,
Not oncr Above, for they embark
On Falls hoods turbid' tide with ease
Their pcirer % fie again one secs,
SYLVIA
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-24
No, 3a A Root aud Its branches.

fThc Italics Indicate definitions of words hny-
Ing common Iootl
As my aim is TO puSelo you, assume
that you will not place TOO much con1-
dence In what | testify TO IN 'oriting, though
while | arrange every sentence for your
guessing, do not intend to palm OF too
much upon your credullty for fear you
will combat my iroceedings and lay mp
Ia rldicule nv best endeavors to regu-
late and change tie order of my sentences.
ERNINA s.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-24

| have an honest lawyer friend.
" W, lea our foolish wonde end,
For this Ia only solemn truth.
My friend 10 wire and sr,a foroooth.
llls wisdom aud his le.nl sense
Have lVen hi cas- and competence;
lle never undertakes n care
FROM mAtl, es rulhrh, mean or base.
'iTls stern ne d. site" alone can tell
The quality he shows 80 we'll.
T.ANyA
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-24
No. a3-who are We ?

Although we are hut twent six,
We change to millions, too;
Although We Canno speak q word,
We tell what Others do,
L. A. HOUAS
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-24

means OF tho ''pauei game"--an Industry
now happily almost obsolete. Ia tho la'-
car case the victim has been known 20 be
out on the street 10 his shirt aud trousers
only. and hidden TO 40 home az he would
be shot. Should The visitor be either a
countfyman or influential cltyman, he
dare say nothing, In u case which re-
ported years ago The Victim bad the cHur-
age 10 appeal u the captain OF the pplice.l
The latter laughed aud said he
would look into Il. lie probably
dld--but the victim heard no
more oil the matter, NJ the sane. This
panel game h. iI;w Confined chiefly 70 the
little dcns Of Canal street. where the un-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-24

The Fort Worth Grocer company sen
pure buckwheat -four
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-24
Tie Popular KNIFE robaoeo

For sale at J, II, Roulhac's, 81 Malr
street.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-08
THROCKMoRTON.
No Loss of Stook--Contesting Local OPP
tion-A Chase for a Criminal.

No Loss of understanding Local OPP
tion--A Chase FOR Criminal.
Correspondence OF the Gazette.
THRocKMoRToN, TEX, Feb. Not
withstanding the severe cold weather, the
loss of stock in this county has been very
light as yet, and the stock being in good
condition, it is thought very few viii die
this winter.
The case of the State VS.. Beatty, charged
with violation of the local-option law, has
created considerable excitement. A strong
fight was made on the validity of the law
After several days trial the jury returned
a verdict of guilty aud assessed the line at
S200. The defendant, Beatty, then went
before the county Judge OF Haskell county
on writ Of habeas corpus, but upon mo-
tion OF the states counsel he dismissed
the application and refused to hear the
case further. The defendant then filed
appeal bond and carried the case to dis
trict court, and upon hearing there, the
validity of the law will be attacked again,
as that Is the only defense. Beatty does
not deny selling whisky since the local
option law became operative, 1t is the
general opinion, however, that the law is
good, ~ the statutory requirements
have been substantially complied with.
Tom Buchanan, who was wanted here
TO answer to criminal charges against
him, was few days since caught by the
rangers In the Nation and brought here.
! He gave bond and was discharged, bnt he
had two or three fights in one night and
tried TO stand off Deputy Sheriff Brooks
with shotgun, but was arrested and
put IN jail with more charges to an
swer. His bondsmen surrendered
! HIM on the original cases.
/ His father then swore out complaint
charging him with lunacy, but upon trial
he was adiudged not TO be insane and
was still held by officers on the criminal
4 charges The jail being unsafe, Deputy
Sheriff Brooks was guarding him and
stepped aside after water forthe prisoner
and he made his escape in the darkness OF
the night. Next day Brooks, deputy
sheriff, saw him aud gave him a chase on
horseback about eight miles. The chase
caused considerable excitement, as they
started from town and could be seen
some distance through the open prairie
but when they reached the brakes he goi
away.
Commissioners court viii meet the Stl
and have great deal OF business before
1T. Among other things the juries o
view appointed at the last term OF thu
court 70 lay out the necessary flrst-clasI
public roads VIII report, and as some o
, the claims for damages viii be hotly con
tested some interest is already being man
Tested
Quite number OF families have re
! Gently settled in our county and are open
, ing up farms, which is right move i
: the right direction.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-08

pIrTsnuRG, PA, Feb. IA movement
il on foot in this city 10 replace the strik-
ing lIungarians In the coke regions with
Italians. Fricl & Co. have 200 OF them
under contract, and they Will be shipped
to the MOrewood and Standard works ms
soon as this can be done with safety. The
strike shows no signs Of settlement In
spite Of constant banking Of furnaces aud
the fears of a coke famine, the operators
are more obdurate than ever in shcir cx-
pressed p0rposc not 10 yield 10 the dies
mand Of the strikers The minors on their
part are undIsmayed by the partial re-
sumption in Northern sections and their
threatened eviction In the severe weather
They are ~ confident as ever Of success.
There has been gradual weakening Of
the strike, however, all the week. Frick'a
works, the Valley Sunmlt foundry and
the Henry Clay works are running, and
efforts are on loot 10 fire others. The
Schoonmaker works, the Jlmtown and
Alice works are running full. The Con-
nellsyille Coke and iron company works
started up partially yesterday. Nous
\ OF the Mcclure works arr
running. These four firms comprise thl
COKE syndicate a number Of eYlcteC