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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-29
Anderson O0un.y oonven.lon.

Special TO the Gazette.
PALESTINE, TEX, Sept. ga Demo-
crat special county convention assembled
to-day at the courthouse. There was a
fair representation from the country pre-
cincts. The convention was liberal and
harmonious in its action and selected
iorty-hve delegates to attend the senator
ial convention at Jacksonville on the 9th
prox. II Is understood now that Mr.. A.
w. Gregg OF this city viii permit his name
to 90 before the convention as 3 candi-
date for the state senate, but the naming
OF forty-hve delegates from this county
even II they should all attend the conven
ton, is no indication that an attempt viii
be made TO nominate him by the hurrah
method. or course he will have the solid
support Of the Anderson county delega
Il fiQu
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-29

TOLEDO, OHIO, Sept. 2s.-At the Dem
ocratic convention to-day of the Tenth
district Frank II. Hurd was nominated
for congress on the first ballot.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-29
FIRE REuGan
pwelling Home s''''''

special to the Gazette z. q..,s,.
CISCO, TEX, Sept 's,- s! ~. "
about Z 80 the cry q ils y y /. ' \ +
it was soon discovers Y. w Y IN \ /
dwelling house was q . ,, ". ~
and all the household !. W. 'e.'s ~ 81
Of one or two LADY pq s..s.,., ID q
lost. Miss Nellie X. i's'IsElg,i
teacher, lost evergtAI. ~ T'.s ~
sum of money she D'n'
Insurance.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-29

made an offer to tAeI, y. 4, 81
crease, and 1t ia possISs a., v ! y. " 1
no trouble. All lhen.1. Y. KY w
heavy business and 4 ,rI, X ~ (, Y
would be oppressive. ~
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-29
Went Dry.
speclal 70 The Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
ELGIN, TEX Sept. ga special
election held in precinct No. 4, Bastrop
county, Tex, which was granted at the
request of the whisky element resulted
in an overwhelming Prohibition victory
by majority OF 200, as against majori-
ty last year, gain OF 2l2 votes for PROM.
hilton
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-29
Rennhllcnn Nnminniion.

MEMPms, TENN, Sept. 2s.--The Re-
publicans Of the Eighth Tennessee dis
trict to day nominated Samuel W. Haw-
kins for congress.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-29

St. Igustius As :, N.Y. slls
Ct iirs sHs m s'a'st' i 4 ssD'''''''
morton street.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-29
POLITICAL.
William Jesse Swain VIII Take the
Stump for Sui Ross and the En-
tire Democratic Ticket.
Edward s. Cleveland Ia Nominated BY the
Democrats for Governor OF
Connecticut,
swain for Ross.

special 70 the GaLette.
AUSTIN, Tx Sept. 2s.--Comptroller
Swain has announced TO his friends that
he will at an early day take the stump for
Sui Ross for governor, and the rest Of the
Democratic ticket
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-29
REBELS DEFEis'''

aarices from San p ,'.''..'
HAVANA, Sept q ~ .0.,s,sst.
vices OF the 18th lns.' 4, ssseI,8
killed ana six wo ..,,ss "a
one man taken p q. ,,s''
killed was Gen. nv sAlx
forces only lost 0ns
wounded. .,,..-.--.'''
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-29

MASonEsrHR, Sept ...''I q
mills at Haywood, y !. ss!'s M
were destroyed By ats ~, ~
employed 5000 splsols,.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-29

Constipation originates numerous fatal
diseases. Morris Cascarine win remove
all traces Of this disorder,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-29
switchnlen s,rike.

CINCINNATI, ONO, Sept. 2S.--For sew
eral days the railroad switchmen have
been taking steps towards an increase of
wages They are now paid 81 80 10 So
per day. They have not In all cases made
definite demands, bnt have asked for an
Increase without Indicating precisely how
much. This afternoon the matter culmi-
nsted 10 strike Of the Cincinnati, Wash
layton 4 Baltimore, the Ohio & Mississip-
pl and the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
swltchmen. The strike was not general,
but 1t may be so by tomorrow. The
Cincinnati, Washington & Baltimore
trains, freight and passenger, were all
sent out on time to day, and the company
does not feel troubled about the situation
Inc Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis
4 Chicago road offered 50 10 per day to
their men and no strike has yet began
there. The CincinnatilSoutheFn has also
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-29
For the STANDARD GaVll

Special to the Gazette.
GREENvILLE, TEX, Sept
new coaches were received ii9s'
this evening to be put on ne ~
from here to Mckinney.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-29

Special to the Gazette.
MARSHALL, TEX, ssps- z'''|
car Of the Texas 4 Paclh ;
route to the New Orleans dlVIAk
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-29

,nss par. was unique anu nee rom on.
lecuonsoie Jokes, and the all
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-29

Special to the Gazette. Z,
GRAPEVINE, TEX, Sept r..
progressing steadily on 'hs ~
cific railroad, and our psoPls 9 !
over the prospect.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-29

llllIlltl ll1I "a IUI
the famous uncanvased StilIwell pig
hams. Try them,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-29
nosroN WOOL MARREr.

BosToS, MASS. Sept. 2s.--The irmness
10 prices OF wool continue to be sustain
ed and the demand has been good. Ohio
X and Pennsylvania X, SSAc; Xxx, SEC;
Michigan X wool offered at S24c.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-29

special to the GasSlie- y
BOWIE, Tx fPt !. Wa ~
Morris, Stephens sna p1 \,
Montague, arrived ii tgsh ~ \
interest OF our new Isl u 81 X
severance and hard w Z, W. - IL II
road. the gentlemen VIII .s salsll Z
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-29

rahs, ri
md STRIP
|Iangunl
surpr5
hence Of
tubk hnu
81 quite
D shape
Hiss Bert
nds.
hose pre-
BERTHE I
durant, J
nnie Gea
ght; Nc
Harry 1
~ Guy !
snS and
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-29

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S,--Dry goods-For
all styles OF cotton fabrics there mas been
a very good business through orders and
selections, and the tone Of the market Is
very steady to strong. For wool goods
the new business has been moderate, as
the weather Is too hot.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-27
The Migration of the Geese.

The wild geese. whose large, V-shaped
fiocks continue to pass over Connecti-
cut daily and nightly, heading for the
frozen shores of Labrador and Baffin's
bay, are adding their lofty testimony to
the multiplying proofs of the great fact
that at last the long northern winter is
gone. The flight of the Canadian wild
goose is continental. 1t sweeps from
the bayous and sounds of the far south
to the desolate shores of the icy arctic
seas. These large birds of the black
head, neck, and feet, whose wild, gurg-
ling cries, coming down confusedly
from the upper air, seem to mix AMI
blend with the wind and the cloud in
which they move, are on their way per-
haps from the everglades of southern
Florida; nor will they make much de-
lay till they reach the far northern
wastes where they breed. 1t would
seem that their winters are passed in
brighter and pleasanter weather than
their summers; but the north is their
true habitat. There they rear their
broods and there they probably best en-
Joy life, for there they spend seven at
least of the years twelve months on
shores too chill and grim for human
kind, albeit there the ice will melt and
there the sun shine for while all night.
just at present they must find it an in
hospitable region. From the northern
shores of the Gulf of St. Lawrence on
northward indefinitely the rocks are
still deep in snow and ice, and the
weather is cold. But in the north great
changes are effected rapidly as the sun
mounts higher. Even in Lake Cham
plain the ice is said to be still two or
three feet thick, but in that curious lake,
as in some other northern waters, the
ice, when it goes, disappears suddenly.
1t may show at sunset a lake surface OF
miles on miles of solid looking ice
and the next morning not bit OF ice is
to be seen! But ice or no ice, it is all
one to the wild geese. They are sure OF
their own pastures and still waters
albeit the former may not be very green
nor the latter very still; but the grim
rocks in the chill seas along upper Lab,
rador, Baffin's bay, and Smiths sound
are the places that they are after. May
it also be that they go still further and
find a milder cline surrounding the
earth's northern pole?-Hargord Times
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-27
Paralyzed ny Oscar.

Millionaires are well off, of course.
They are also well on at times. Money
has not yet reached that scientific value
where it can extend a mans capacity
for pleasure of any kind. 1t only adds
to the cost of spree, for instance, but
the man who has the money can't get
any fuller than the man he pays for,
after all. Some men take a malicious
Joy in filling others up. / still recollect
how Oscar Wilde got away with little
scheme of this kind got up at a club
here. 1t was little arrangement made
in advance by party of enthusiastic
scientific Investigators of the human
mind to see how estheticism worked un-
der the influence of liquor. The attack
upon Oscar began early in the evening.
At 9 o'clock one-half of the party was
laid up in extraordinary, and Oscar was
demolishing the theories of art held by
o very clever lawyer with a clearness
that was paralyzing Fresh relays were
laid on to continue the good work. and
re-inforcements were added as the
wounded were carried off the field. This
process went on till 4 o'clock in the
morning. The hack company made a
fortune, and when the last of the attack
ing force was driven home in coupe,
Oscar put his oyercoat over his Floren-
tine fourteenth century Charles H. cos
tune and walked to his hotel.-Sd''
Francisco Chronicle.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-27
Uncle Sans Conscience Fund.

In the vaults of the United States
Treasury at Washington there Is the
sum of 1920, 1926, which is entered
upon the books of the Treasurer as
miscellaneous receipts from persons
unknown" and which sum constitutes
what is known as the Conscience |
Fund.-" as it is supposed to come from
people who have at some time defraud-
ed the government and who wish to
make restitution by refunding the
amounts of their peculatiOns.
This conscience fund" said a Treas
ury official, ''haS been steadily increas-!
ing for sixty years, until now it reaches
the enormous sum of nearly $3.50 ,OOO-
The first money of the kind received by
the Treasury was $3.50 received in 1927
from an unknown person, who explain
ed in his letter that he was refunding
for some customs he had once defrauded
th6government Of Since that time re-
mittances of ali amounts ranging from
cents to $500 have been coming in.
They come from all over the country,
and even from foreign lands 4
"a great deal of this money is receiv-
ed from priests and ministers. who write
that some sinner in their parish request
ed them to send it in During the small
pox epidemic in Capada q Catholic,
priest sent US draft for $50 which a
dying Canadian had given him, confes-
sing to have stolen that amount from
the United States government, but not
giving the details. Frequently nothing
accompanies the remittance to indicate
what it is for, but generally a line or
two of explanation is given. .
Another time we received a letter
containing four cent stamps. but not a
line of explanation. This, believe, is
the smallest contribution ever sent in.
Another letter, postmarked at Kansas
City, was received, inclosing ten S5
bills, with note saying, This money
belongs to the government
''In January we received an official
envelope postmarked at New York, and
containing $500 in bills-one of ST.
900, two of $500 and five of 800.
They we're all cut in two, with a small
| piece cut from the center, and the word
| cancelled written across the face. A
note inclosed ran thus:
".Here are S2,500 in United States
bills, mutilated so as to insure the gov
ernment's getting the money. Whatso-
ever a man sows that shall he reap. /
have sowed the wind, and am reaping
the whirlwind- This is next to the final
payment due. God grant me speedy
release
1--WE had received $500 dollars from
New Y York shortly before, and circum-
stances connected with the remittances
indicated that they were both from the
same party. IN Y San. 1
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-27
How a Detective Got Left.

Ibid ever consult a clairvoyant for
information?" repeated detective yes
terday, as he flushed up and looked fool
ish over the question.
Come, answer"
''Well, once upon time did, and l
don't mind telling you that l made
fool of myself-not by consulting her,
but by refusing to heed her information.
This statement probably astonishes you,
and l will therefore explain. Do you
remember when Preston's bank was
robbed?"
"Yes-a good many years ago."
$50 it was, and / had been detailed
on the detective service about a fort
night. Naturally wanted to make a
strike. My wife realized it. and she put
me up to see clairvoyant- l thought
it silly thing to do. and one night l
slipped off like a criminal and lodged
into the office of a leading female as
trologist and planked down a dollar. 1
hadn't the faintest hope of securing any
information of value, and therefore her
very first words were a sumner. She
said:
You are looking for criminals, and
l viii help you to capture three of them
this very nightr
elf YOU please / modestly replied.
"'At IL clock tonight she cOntinu-
ed, men will set out to rob a bank.
They are now consulting in a room
above it. They have all their tools in
the room and they have placed blankets
to the windows to hide their light II
you go at once and get help you can
capture them
"'But where is it?'
Let me see. The building is rather
old. 1t is on a corner. A stairway
leads up from a side street. Street cars
pass the door. 1t is a mile or more from
this house
Il questioned her for ten minutes, but
she could give me no closer information.
For time | thought there mi ght be
something in it, but after getting out
doors kicked myself for an idiot
knew all the banks in town, but could
think of only one which bore this de.
scription. Suppose l started out to prove
her words true? / should be obliged to
summon help, and what would any sane
man reply when L told him that my in
formation came from a clairvOyant?
went down to headquarters, found every
lHlnS quiel' anu MOhL holuS anu SelAoN
my wife a noodlehead and crept off tC
bed. Next morning, as | went dowr
town, the bank was in possession of the
police a hole had been cut through
| the floor of the room over the vault, the
| brick of the vault roof removed, and the
robbers had descended and made theiI
haul, departing sometime before day
light. You can't imagine my feeling
no matter how hard you try. l hat
been swindled at both ends of the
route. .'-DetrOu Free Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-27
London Bazars in "the Season."

Bazars in London have developed
amazingly of late years. There is no
doubt that they present considerable at
fractions to ''frisky matrons," and to
young ladies who have any themselves.
Fashionable beauties play the part of
shop-women, conceiving that they are
laying up treasures in heaven, when in
reality they are showing themselves to
fresh audiences, and seeking excitement
in a license of manners that is not per-
missible on other occasions. As the
virtuous object of the bazar clevates it
above the laws of supply and demand,
its success depends chiefly upon the
personal efforts of these saleswomen,
who have to tease and wheedle visitors
into buying. Anything, therefore, un-
usual, conspicuous, or violent in the ap-
pearance or manners of a person who
keeps stall tends to attract Duyers, the
result being an increasing extravaganza
OF dress and demeanOr at these exhibi-
tions. For similar reasons it has been
the custom of late years to give bazars
a particular east, supported by scenery
and fancy dress Thus you have the
Medieval Market" where ladies in
peaked caps and turned-up shoes dis
play modern manners and wares in
medi@vally shaped stalls. Or the Shak-
spearian Bazaar, where POrtia sells pin
cushions and Cleopatra .'button-holes
One must not, then. be surprised if, for
the sake of drawing" there is shortly
an antediluvian bazaar, where our beau
ties, in the costume of their remote an
cestresses, will sell knickknacks amongst
megatheriums and tin tree-ferns. Be-
sides the aforementioned methods of
attraction, the more novelty that can be
displayed in the way of goods, or in the
system of selling them, the greater the
chance of success. Dressed-up children
worry old gentlemen to rattle for doll.
Fascinating beauties force cups of tea
down the throats of passers-by. Still
more adventurous members of the same
class tell fortunes and disagreeable
truths in the guise of wizards, or play
on the banjo and send round the hat.
Every possible device is resorted to for
drawing buyers. Celebrated actresses
hold stalls. Chinese operas are given
by native artists. The greatest coaip of
ali. however, is when royalty is gracious
enough to assist at one of these sales.
Desire to do the right thing among the
upper, and the good old-fashioned loyal
ty of the middle class, bring a vast
throng round the royal counter.-Har-
per's Mdgazine for May.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-27
Marriage of Presidents.

The gossip about President Cleveland's
marriage leads the Wash
in gton correspondent of the Cleveland
Leader to write reflectively.
The only instance of President
marrying Il second time is that of John
TYLER; who was too bashful to kiss his
first wife during their engagement, but
was bold enough to marry young girl
shortly after her death in the White
House. The first three Presidents mar
ried widows, and Washington had had
one or two love affairs before he got
Martha Custis. Washington seemed to
make it a principle to fall in love with
nothing but heiresses. and he got nice
lot with Martha Custis, who used to tell
him she brought the money into the
family. Jefferson was a good match
while he was in the White House. He
was a widower and true to his first wife.
Martin Van Buren, was also widower
President. but though he said sweet
things without number, he did not talk
love. Jackson's wife was buried in the
dress made for her White House receP'
tions, and Arthur put memorial win
dow to his wife in st. Johns Church
while he was President, and always sal
in her old pew. .4-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-27
Two fortunes.

Two sisters, with their arms entwined, there
stand
Before fortune-teller, bowed with age,
Who slowly turns with feeble, faltering hand
The cards prophetic, like mystic page.
Ono dark, one fair, and both fresh as the
morn;
One like the flower which blooms in autumn
late,
The other like to springs pale, sad f1rst-borD,
Together there they wait to learn their fate,
''ln life, alasl see no Joy for thee"
The gypsy said to her, the dark-eyed maid;
''Tell me, pray, will he at length love mel"
YES" ''That alone is happiness" she said.
Love on, thy heart shall shed no gladdening
ray"
The gypsy said to her with snow-white
brow;
"Shall love him at least, tell me, pray"
Yes" Then for me that will be bliss
enow."
Temple Bar.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-27
Too High-Priced.

Some of the members have their little
bills upon which they rely to get back
to Congress. These are the men the
casual observer would take to be the
workers of the house. The habitue
knows better, and he knows, too, that
they are frequently the butts of the
house, and are the targets for transient
wit One of these came up to Robert
son, of Kentucky. the other day, and
asked him to vote for little bill which
was to secure his reelection.
"How much money does it take from
the treasuryP' asked the red-bearded
Kentuckian.
About S., 100000 was the reply.
Don't you think" said Robertson,
looking at him from head to foot, don't
you think that's pretty big price for
the government to pay for your SER
vicesP" Washington Star.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-27
The Model Man.

He don't play the fiddle, part his hair in the
middle, nor dress like an Anglican dude,
when he goes To n party with Meigs or Nc
Carly, he never is noisy and rude.
He lives in frugalty and sweet conjugality,
and wants pie but two times day;
He never eats onions, nor treads on your bum
ions, nor growls when you get in his way.
He's wise and he's witty, persevering and
gritty, and has magnificent head:
He's all light and sweetness, he's thorough
completeness, he's perfection, in short
but he's deadl
LYNN Union
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-27

Here is one method of removing OBJ
jects from the eye: Take a horse-hair,
and double it, leaving a loop. If the
object can be seen, lay the loop over it.
close the eye, and the mote will come
out as the hair is withdrawn. If the
irritating object cannot be seen, raise
the lid of the eye as high as possible and
place the loop as far as you can. close
the eye and roll the ball around few
times, draw ont the hair, and the sub
stance which caused the pain will be
sure to come with it This method is
practiced by ax-makers and other
workers in steel.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-27

Pulp is being used as a substitute foe
lumber in the manufacture of furniture
and other articles now made exclusively
of wood. By mixing the pulp with clays.
steatite, asbestos, plumbago, and mica
substances of every possible color and
compactness NAV be produced. 1t is
estimated that only about ~ per cent Oh
the timber felled reaches economic uses;
while if the saw-mill were combined
with the pulping and pressing processes
all the material in the trunk might Ds
available.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-27

One of the curiosities of light and heat
is the fact that rays of the sun should
pass through cake of ice without melt
ing it at all, as is the case when the
Thermometer stands little above zero.
That the rays of heat actually penetrate
the ice is shown by the fact that lens
of ice may be used for setting fire to in
fammable substances, ----Ss<c,.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-27

An Illicit distillery near GAINESVILLE,
Ga, which for six years has escaped de-
lection, has been discovered and raided.
The proprietor had damned a small
creek, ostensibly to make a fish pond,
and under the dam he placed his distil-
lery, with tunnels for ingress and egress.
The smoke was conveyed to his house
and passed out through the kitchen
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-27
Ano1omauiacs in New York are diyid-

Anglomaniacs in New York are divid-
ed in regard to the future of Fifth
avenue. Some of them insist that it is
to be the Piccadilly of New York, while
others are equally sure that it is to be a
second edition of the Strand. They think
of holding a convention on the subject
In the meanwhile tailors and modistes
seem to be taking possession OF many
blocks of the avenue, some of them hav-
ing come directly tom ''Lunn9n, ye
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-27

In some parts of Mexico precious
woods are so plentiful that the natives,
build pig-styss q rosewood logs -sa
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-27

Physician and Surgeon, OFFICE. East end of
Phenix RlocB up stairs, Eavenra, D. Resi-
dsnce on Pf.4lt Street, west side, IIss house
south of Main. 7IG-Gnj+
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-27
Business Cards.
T. TT. NICHOLS.

Attorney at Law and Notary Public. Office
in Phenix Block over Second National Bank,
RaVenna, Ohio.