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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15
LARD of Various Sorts.
Chicago Herald.

1t will be difficult for Congress to de-
eide the lard question if the decision is to
depend on the comparative cleanliness Of
the two tcontending compounds. The
"genuine" lard men appear to have
gained nothing in the attempt TO show
thst "bogus" lard is composed of in
gradients that render it unfit for con-
sumption. The worst they can charge is
that it is "EGulter1ted" with cottonseed
oil, the deleterious qualities of which
have not yet been established. On the
other hsnd the "bogus" lard men have
shown that the methods OF the party of the
other part are not such as to guarantee 8
perfectly reliable article of food. Their
product appears to be m,de not only OF
the VIGOROUSLY unclean hog, but of the
tilthiest portions of the animal. The
showing on both sides has 6p-
psrently resulted in "drsw."
At any rate, it leaves the consumer
in S serious qusndary as to which
article ne would prefer to eat. ASS mat
ter Of fact, the question of ingredients is
one about which Congress has nothing
to do in connection with laying new
tax The "bogus" lard men have
just as much right 10 ask Congress to
tax "genuiue" lard as the "genuine"
lard men have 10 ask 1t to tax tne "bo-
gus" lard. The simple question is, ire
spective OF the merits Of the two COM
pounds, snail one interest be taxed for
the benefit of suothe12
AS the immortal Hoyle seys, when in
doubt play trump, so Congress when In
doubt generally lays tax. But why
should the price OF an article of food be
increased by taxing 1t? According
to the showing on both sides the pub.
lie is about equally safe in eating either
article. 4 tax on one would have the
effect to raise the price of both. Con-
gress might properly regulate the lard
traffic. 1t might prevent the sale of the
cottonseed oil compound for neg lard,
but it cannot be too sparing of the tax
abuse.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15

we're empowered to prosecute quscks,
snd now, as has been stated, they are be-
ing driven TO bsy.
There are many nstiorslities represent
ed among American practitioners, each
having peculiar characteristics. There Is
the careful old Hollander, who, though
conservative in his ideas aud methods,
he's embraced good many Americsnisms
N his practice, and manages to bsttle sue
cessfully with disease when it attacks his
fellow countrymen snd women, who form
the larger portion OF his patients. The
Hollsnd doctor is sn earnest, kind
hesrted and honest man, and like the
Gsrman phys clan, apt to he learnedin
many things besides those relating to his
profession. The German doctor is very
often highly cultivated in music, srJ and
literature. In his profession he is con-
tinusl and earnest student, going to the
bottom Of things, taking pleasure in his
calling. BE generally takes with him to
the bedside OF the sick rugged cheer
fitness which is AlTsys reasuring to the
respondent. Having generous impulses,
he is more apt to nourish patient back
to health with comforting dIsughts, than
to slarve him to death with phlegmatiC
treatment.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15
A COLD DAY IN NRRRAsKA

That was a delightful trip l had
While 1 WAS conmuEing with myself s
young man took the seat beside m and
as the tram rolled on ne unWound about
twelve and 8 hslf yards CT bright red and
green end yellow snd blue knit comforter
from around his neck. Then he took of
his fur esp and pulled If the knit cap
which was hauled down close over his
ears. Then he took of his big wooden
mlttens and pair of gloves and then he
drew of one pair OF RrCtics 1t Is not 81
fat, even in the land of the blizzard, to
wear more than one pair Of srctics on the
train. He then Chucked eff his ulster
and uDbuttOned his buffalo oyercoat.
The rest Of his wrsps he did not remove,
IS he wss going to get of in about forty.
five miles. His countensnce, when his
face began to lhaw out, wore an express
sioa Of profound objection.
STRANGER" he said, "do look al
broke up?"
told him that he bore the appearance
Of man whose entire system was one
permeItion of .laminsted fractures, from
withers to hook. always talk that way
out west. YCu see, l want these guile
less children of the "rowdy west" to
understand that am now residing in 6
land OF superior culture, where we look
proud and talk through our noses.
He looked at me for moment and
then reached for his hip pocket. As l
dropped under the seat aud crept behind
nv valise he drew out his tobacco box
and came to the front again, remsrking
that was looking for my collar button.
"Oh, you kin talk English, too?" he
said, in a tone of admiration; az wisht l
knoWed more'n one language. But femme
tell you. don't look half IS broke up
IS feel n else you'd be askeered to set
by me. You know how al KILN cold it
wss Sunday night?"
l fat my frosted ear tenderly, and
nodded
"Wen, got on freight train and rode
up TO Hubbleson's siding, forty-tbree
mild that night, to see my girl. l al
lowed to visit with her folks all that
night and Sunday, an come home on the
passenger on Monday mornin'. She lives
six mild from the station, an l
trsmped out to the house in ell
that blizzard, and gos there long
bout 'leven O'Clock Saturday night. An
pll be teetotslly COW kicked by bulrush,
II there WAS livin' soul to home! Old
folks It seems, had gone away to Lincoln
to stay over Sunday, my girl had went
down 10 Grier's Island to stay 8 week.
the hired man he'd taken the only hore'
left on the place and gone down 10 q
dance on Beas ly's branch, eleven mild
away, an there was, left over Sunday
where l didn't know q soul. Went to
DesGon Numbers and told him who my
father was, an he kept me. Deacon's
stone blind and has the asthma so bad he
can't talk; his wife's so def she
can't hear 1t thunder: they have
no children am dou't keep no
help, an don't cook anything Sundays. 1
kwent to church three times that day and
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15

There is rarely time when one at least
OF the four Fled brothers is not promi-
nently before the public.
At present the vacancy in the Chief
Justiceship OF the Supreme court Of the
United States has turned the eyes Of the
country upon Associate Justice Stephen
J. Field, whose Democratic convictions
would seem to entitle him to promotion
were the honor to be bestowed upon one
Of the present members OF the court. Re-
Gently Cyrus W. Field drew TO himself
the sympathy of the country on account
OF 1iaapcikl reverses that cut down his
fortune by G few millions. A few weeks
earlier Henry IL. Field added to his fame
in a controversy with "Bob" Ingersoll,
snd from time TO time David Dudley
Field, the eldest and perhaps the greatest
of the brothers looms before the public
view in some important movement CT
legal reform.
All the brothe-s are advanced in years,
and perhaps before 8 grest while the edi-
flce of family greatness they have reared
will begin TO fail away.
DAVID DUDLEY YIELD,
father Of the four brothers whose por-
traits are presented in our issue Of to-
day, wSs native Of East GuiItor (now
Msdlson) Connecticut. Born May 20,
1881, he died in Stockbridge, Mass,
April s., 1867. Though q clergyman, he
WAS mainly distinguished for historical
researches.
DAVID DUDLEY,
his eldest son, was born in Hstdsm,
Conn, February 10, 1905. He G adusted
ut williams in 1925. The main works on
which Mr.. Field has won his distinction
are the political, psnsI and civil codes
of the state OF New York.
These were completed IN 1865.
New York has adopted the penal
code and California and Dakota have
adopted the three works. These COM
pilations suggested to Mr.. Field the prep
aration of 8 still more important work
entitled "Outlines of an International
Code" which was completed in 1873 and
has been translated into French, I5sllap
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15
TIE PLACE OF A scuL1ER.

No, 10, nv SOD, you have been misled
by the funny papers. Intellectual pitch
ing and nco-Romsn ostchiHg aud
Egyptian sculling are not taught at the
colleges to the exclusion of other classic
studies. But there are boys who 60 to
college to le.rn base ball and coating,
sud when they come sway, after fsur
years. hard study, that is what they
know. And that is just what that kind Of
boy would know If he never
went to school day. And be
wouldn't know anything more II
he went to school thousand
years. You go right shead and go to col
legs, son. You won't have to pull the
heart ont of you in boat or split your
fingers behind the bat il you don't want
to. II you prefer it, you VIII be permitted
to read b1oks. No, Of course, not; the
people of the United States won't make
one-ha so much fuss over you, but If
you love books, as you say you do, you
don't 20 to college to be fussed" over.
You do your 6u'y honestly, and you
will make sill the "iu5s' in this world
the old g,obe cAn stand. Look at
Washington. He WAS never ambitious;
he simply did his work, honestly aud IN
ostentstiously, and he was fused In wsr,
fused in peace, fused in the hearts OF his
countrymen, rah di7dy d.h dah-dsh,
dah, dan. You don't know what tnhf
meRns2 On, well, you'n learn when you
go to college. The Juniors will teach you
some morning In chapel.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15

and Chinese. The work has resulted in
the formation Of an association for the
icodificston OF laws of nations and the
substitution of arbitration for war, Of
which Mr.. Field Is president.
STEPHEN JOHNSON
was born In Hsddsm, November 4, 1876.
He also graduated at Williams in 1887,
standing at the head Of his class. He
studied law with mia brother David II
New York, and in lS49 went to SIn Fran
foInis Legislature, aud in 1857 YVES
Supreme court of the state,
becoming Chief Justice in 1859. he was
appointed to the United States Supreme
court by President Lincoln in 1868 He
cast the deciding vote annulling the
"iron-cIad oath" and voted with the
Democratic minority il the electoral
commission of 1877.
Cyrus Vert WAS born in S:ockbridge,
Mass, November Is, 1919. Beginning at
fifteen vesra he received his bust
ness education inthe New York dry
goods store CT A. 7. Stewart.
He has long been q millionaire. In 1853
with Peter Cooper, Moses Taylor, Mar
shall o. Roberts and Chandler White,
each contributing 10000 he laid the frs,
Atlantic cable. Communication was
established in 1858, but the cable soon
parted and it was not until July 81, 1866,
that Mr.. Fields immortal work was finally
completed. John Bright pronounced
HIM the columbus Of modern times"
HENRY MARTYR
WAS born in Stockbridge April 8, 1922,
and graduated st Williams in 1898. He
studied theology end for five years WAS
pastor of St. Louis Presbyterian church.
In 1913 he was in Paris, snd witnessed
the revolutionary incidents of February
Of that year. Going 10 I'aly ne was
present during simil lr scenes there. His
book, "The Good and Bad Of the Roman
Catholic Church." VAS the result OF these
experiences. Since 1854 he has been
editor of the Evangelist" of which he
is now the proprietor. He has published
many sermons and instructive and enter
tanning books OF travel.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15

four doctors of physic, and for surgery
other expert persons Of that faculty" 1t
Is Iopg time ago since this law was
passed, and there have been any number
OF simiisr snd better laws enacted in diff
ferent countries FOR the suppression OF
the quack, but they have never quite sue
c.eded in ennini sting the breed. The
qG6ck fiourishes to-day, bat he IS Of avery
diffaren MT type to the ancient one. He is
not always illiterate, seldom q fool, and
generally remarkable for his shrewd bust
ness Qualifications. But he is being
driven to bay in these progressive days
by the pressure Of the legislation which
presents him from assuming the title CT
doctor, or prescribing medicine for his
patients. In the days OF his prosperity
he carried things with high hand and
put on more style than any one else.
What should we say il our Rochester
physicians made practice Of mounting
their horses and parading the streets,
having attached to tie fore part of their
saddles q reading desk containing large
book on the "Science Of Medi-
cine" which they would read with
ostentatious devotion SIS they
rode along? 1t is quite reasonable to
suppose, that instead Of impressing the
citizens of Rochester with favorable
opinion of their great learning and wis
dom, the exclamation of "RAts!" would
greet the ears OF the doctors at every
turn. Yet formerly the doctor used to do
this very thing, and the people instead Of
ridiculing, were very much impressed at
the signt of the great man
studying the book as he rode
Through the streets. MAKE
WAY for the doctor!" people would cry,
and when he csme TO stand, the sick
ard sfflicted would come to him with
money in their hands TO get relief. Thanks
to higher education, all this is Changed
now. and the modern doctor is not only
noted for good common sense and cul-
ture, but, generally speaking, for scien-
tific sttainments of q very
high order. American physicians have,
by their contributions to medical
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15


who was travelling with lis vile, little
child Of perhaps three yesrs, and bis
father-in law, asked the price of pop
corn. "Flve cents 6 package" That
WAS too much. BE didn't want sny.
After the merchant left the CSr, the
mean msn said: Il wasn't some O. thst
'ere p-corn, but kin git It chesper'n
that" Presently he went out on the
platform ard said 10 the dealer in fruit
that cheers but not ine-bic-briateE: ffSsy
mister, want soma OF that pop corn, but
I hAn't got o'ny three cents. Row, il
YOU kin femme have paper OF it fur
three cents, all right; but l ksin't give no
more fur it, because l hsiu't got o'nY
thst much money" Well, after some
dickering the merchant finally let him
have paper Of popcorn for three cents,
and the mean msn csme in the car, est
down beside his wife and
little child, and began munGhiDg his
pop corn. Never 8 crumb did he offer to
anybody. He was just enjoying it. He
said: "I had enough money to buy his
whole bsskettul, but knoWed 1 could
git some fur less'n cents" As be
mupched his father-in-law and wife
seemed to understand that they were not
in on the treat, bat the child began to
reach up its little dimpled hands aud in
the sweetest childish accents beg for
some popcorn. SSve to hold the package
up out of the reach of the pleading little
hands the mean msn paid not the slight
est attention to the baby, but kept on
eating. Presently the mother spoke to
him and said the child Wsnted some oft
corn. "Weu," replied the husband, "if
the child Is anY hungrieI'n an an' wants
this popcorn more'n do, he'd ought to
have It." But kept on eating It
himself and neVer grain did
the child get. Pretty soon the little fell
low began to cry for the corn. This may
have annoyed the father, because he soon
arose. pul the popcorn up in the rack out
of the Child's reach, aud went into
another car. While he WAS gone the child
continued to cry ana Tesch after the ban
.auet, and the mother TOOK the popcorn
down and gave some to the little jone,
While this was going on the mean man
came back. Furious? You never saw
anything Ike it. He snatcAed the pop
torn away from the child and poured 8
torrent of abuse upon his wife for daring
TO tolch his popcorn. Then he put ii
back into the rack and at intervals got up
and ate some of It until it was all gone.
Now, IN case Of that kind-9nd the
above is & truthful narrative Of an actual
occurrenCe-is not lynch law justiisblei
Is not that kind Of man more valuable
and useful IS fertilizer than anything
else? Isn't he q curse to society so long
as he lives? And might he not prove 8
blessing to the mediCsl student and bar.
rem land when ne dies? Then why not
kill him and make s blessing Of him7
The world has no use for q mean man
A drunGSrd, liar, q swesrer, q thief, 6
tramp, 8 swindler, a murderer, may have
good traits and some sphere Of useful
ness IL this world, but 8 mean man, pure
and simple-God wasted mud. when he
made him
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15

went to two funerals; the descon goes to
bed ct O'Clock and so 1 shivered on a
straw bed under cotton Quilt in north
room for thirteen houre. Now think OF
sll that when Teller ID ben e1pectin' 8
turkey dinner, singin' Hold the Fort ov
g melodeen all the afternoon, and huegin'
the purtiest girl in all Newbrasky from
shutdown till o'colck in the morniu,' 81
tell me ef amt got more right to feel
broke up than any mSn this side o. the
kingdom? Say mo- an I'll slap you ON
the top o. the head with this overshoe ?"
l didn't say mo-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15
Judge Foster OF the Maine Supreme

Judge Foster OF the Maine Supreme
court, who lives in Bethel, Me-, WAS
awakened by large crash in his kitchen
the other night. He hastily and sc.ntily
dressed and ran into the kitchen, to find
the dishes and other things disarrspged
snd some broken. He looked around to
ascertain the cause OF the trouble and
saw the dog in one corner Of the room
trembling with fear. Judge Foster i'm
mediately seized him, administered 8
severe thrashing and then retired to bed
again. The next dsy wh the Judge
went down street every one he met
asked him if he felt CT heard the earth
quake last night sud on comparing time
he found 1t was precisely the time
the dog was whacked for upsetting
things.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15
ADvICE TO A YOUNG WOMAN.

My daughter, when you note that the
man who wants to marry you is just too
aFfully anxious to learn whether you csn
bake 8 Loaf Of bread or wash a shirt with
Chinese de1terity, before you close the
negotiations, do you just fig around and
ascertain if that man is either willing
or able to earn enough to make biscuit,
and If he has paid for the shirt he wants
You to wash. Nine times out Of ten,
daughter, the man who only wants to
marry housekeeper cau be kept more
economically in the workhouse than he
can in your fathers house.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15

The cook in cowboy camp rear
Cheyenne was told that he had drawn g
lottery prize of S15,o0C. he at once in
vited the boys Ito town, and in the
carouse that followed spent every cent
that he had saved for year. When he
got sober ne learned that he had been
fooled, and then he made desperate but
Intellectual attempt to kill himself.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15

grant to them that the said mystery, md
sll the men of the same mystery, Of the
SAID city, should be one body and per-
petual community" This Wss
the origin OF the famous school
Of medicine known as the
Royal College OF Surgeons of EGglsnd.
The object Of this corporation was to foe-
ter medical education and protect the
public from the swarms of charlstans who
infested society in those days. In Henry
the WHIPS time il WAS enacted that ono
person within the city Of London or with
in seven miles Of the same ehsll take up
on him t. exercise Or occupy as physi-
clan or surgeon, except he be first ex-
smlned, approved and admitted by
the Bishop Of London, or by the
Dean Of st. Psul's calling to him
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15

day he was busy In his work-room, and
sitting before the burning lamp. His lit
tie brother WAS amusing bimself by plac-
ing bottomless oil TASK over different
articles. Suddenly he placed it upon the
fame ct the lamp, which instantly shot
up the long circular neck Of the flask
with increased brilliancy. l. did more,
for 1t flashed into Argand's mind the ides
OF the lamp chimney, by which his inven-
ton was perfected.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15
POLITICAL RKcREtTIoNs.

Half dozen prominent American poll
ticians, in various stsges of decay, sre
making critical studies Of Shakespeare, in
the want of something better to do. 1
don't suppose sll the articles they could
ever write or the books they could ever
publish would be worth the paper they
were printed on, but 1 reckon that o
twenty-iour page pamphlet by Shakes
pesre en- the American politician wo Id
easily sell for $1,000 s page.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15
WOMEN AsLAWYERg,

yers?" asks an exchange. We never
gave the subject much thought, but we
suppose 1t is because they can't sit on the
small Of their backs, pile their feet on g
table, spit hsf wsy across room in 8
box Of sawdust, anG charge SIS minute
for it. There msy be some minor res
sons, in addition, but these sppear to Us
to be the principal obstacles in the way
TO her sucg ess at the bal.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15

Housekeepers who have been &C.
customed TO Judge of the age OF turkey
by the lxiDillry of the rear end of the
breast bone, will be grieved to learn thas
unpr1ncipled poultry desiers pound the
breat bones of aged turkeys until the tip
sttains the hexibility consistent with
youth, and thus render them marketable,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15

The average Russian is said to drink
from ten TO twelve glasses OF tea per day.
Every Russian merchant has tea-urn in
his counting room, and the lawyer or
mechanic goes cut to his csfe for tea as
often as the German for beer or the
Frerchman for wine. At the cafes st ell
hours OF the day and night one can see
crowds Of people slipping tea.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15
WHY, OF COURSE, MY Roy.

A Chicsgo man is undecided whether to
marry 8 Boston girl or write book.
Bless your yscillstiug soul, my boy, marry
the Boston girl by all means. what's
one critic TO 500? And then, you see, she
could write better book for you, ten
times, over, than you can, and you come
out winner on all sides.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15
FUN FOR EVERYBODY.

Senator Plumb is reported to have said
some time ago that he regards newspaper
writing as recreation" Well, 1t may
be recreation" for the Senator, but
Well, yes; it is recreation for the people
who read what he writes also. Great
Momus, Senator, how they do laugh! 1t
would make you tear up the grass to hear
them.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15

Monkeys play the mischief with tele-
graph wires in Southern Mexico. They
delight to climb the poles and indulge In
gymnastic exercises on the wires Some
times hundred monkeys may be seen
swinging On the wires, festooned, monkey
fashion, by looping their tails, and their
weight and the continuous vibrations
break the wires from their fastenings.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15
AN IMPERFECT COMBINATION.

"Thought you said this train stopped
here twenty minutes for refreshments?"
growled the cross passenger. $50 It
does" said the brakeman, "but they amt
no refreshments and never g been any.
Don't blame the train; 1t stops all right.
Blaze hsr out st the refreshments.
ROBERT J. BURDETTK.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15

A tropical dinner given in Philadelphia
was the height of luxury. Twenty courses
were served, and bouquet CT ten straw
berries was placed before each guest.
Roman punch WAS served in oranges
hanging on natural trees SO that The
guests could pluck their own fruit. The
floral decorations were all tropical.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15
A champion case of me.pness ia

A champion case of mesnness is re-
ported from Montreal, The employe of &
concern accidentally fell into the water
while in the performance of his duties,
and had his wages locked for the time
lost while he was getting dry! 4 local
paper thinks the man WAS lucky in not
being sued for the water absorbed By his
clothes.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15

A schooner went ashore off San Buena-
ventura, Cal, the other day, and the crew
were in danger Of being lost. They owe
their safety largely to q fine red Irish
setter, who swan out through the break
ers, seized stake that had been thrown
overheard with Q rope attached, and sue
ceeded IN csyrving 1t to the shore. HE8