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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-01
THE FIRE RECORD.
Union go uars Theaser BurIed-Big Blaze
NJ Little Rock.
metropolitan Blaze.


NEW YORK, Feb. 2s.-Union Square
thester, with sll its contents, WAS de-
stroyed by fire this afternoon. The Nor
ton house, adjoining on two sides, was
badly dams ed, and the Star theater WAS
In imminent danger for some time. About
l O'Clock chambermaid In the rear OF
the top floor of the Morton house
saw smoke coming through the
crevices in the doors Of the main
hallway. She was too frantic
with fear for fully five minutes to give an
alarm, and by that time the smoke was
pouring into the hotel. Her cries brought
about twenty chambermaids from their
rooms on t e top floor and the guests
from theirs. All rushed pell nell down
stairs, and not few Of them were
bruised by trunks that we're being taken
down at the same time. The confusion
for the time was great, and much Valua-
BILE time was lost.
The work of the flremen WAS much him
dered by
THE SCARCITY Oh WATER
and before good stream could be gotten
on the fire all possibilities of saving the
theater WAS passed. The hremen then
cleared the Morton house OF guests and
attaches and devoted their efforts to saw
ing the hotel. When the burning Of the
theater became known throughout the
city the excitement was great and 1t was
intensified every moment by special am
bulsnce calls being sent out. The flames
started in the rear rooms Of the top fioor
OF the theater and were famed by 5 brisk
southeast wind. The dry woodwork Of
the building blszed like shavings and
1t was not long before the thin
sheet-iron partition between that portion
OF the hotel and the theater was melted,
and mass of living Goals dropped into
the stsge of the theater. The scenery
and curtains flashed up, and where the
members OF the "Henrietta" Company
few minutes before 'fnisehd their morn
ing rehearsal, was q seething furnace. In
trice, apparently, the roof
fell in, and 1.-THE flames shot upwards.
The fire became so hot that the fire.
men were forced soIfar from the building
their efforts were almost uEeless. The
Star theater was
IN CONSTANT DANGER,
but the firemen finally saved it. Manager
J. M. Hill of the Union square was in his
Office in the building and with him was
capped with difficulty. The damage Twill
amount to 8 little less than third Of
d million dollars. Over twenty ambu-
lance calls had been sent out
prior to O'Clock when the fife WAS rag
ing most fiercely. The roof of the thester
fell in while number Of tiremen were
doing service by fighting the fire from the
interior of the building. The spectators
~
screams of agony. In moment
or two number of flremen
rushed from the burning building
carrying number Of their comrades.
They were Foreman Frenezi, Assistant
Foreman Eakins, fremen, Roam Tonile,
Frank McQuade and Frank O'Connor.
They were ali badly burned and injured
by the falling timbers, though not fatally,
1t is thought, and were taken to the New
York hospital. Ats O'Clock the fire was
under control.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-01

whereabouts was found. In addition to
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-01
H,au.,naprr aooda Store.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, Feb. 29.-About
IL O'Clock last night fire was discovered
in the cigar store IN the corner OF the
large three-story building on Nam and
Third streets, owned and occupied by
Wolf B os, the largest wholesale dry
goods house in the southwest. In half
an hour the flremen had the flames under
control and saved the building, but the
loss to both building and stock, the latter
chiefly from water, will reach 100000.
The building was insured for $4,000.
The stock also was amply insured.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-01

guess the bows must like me pretty we'll.
I. Was the easiest thing ever saw. We
stood there for about twenty minutes and
not single nan showed up cut Of the
cars except niger, who stood on the
platform and cussed the robbers all the
time they were at work. They Just
laughed st him, though, and kept right
on ~
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-01

xi5uv eye Was UIIYOH AEvLla sVvnSS s-.V
was lying on her cheek, one arm was
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-01
A Baby Heiress.

Special to the Gazette.
SwEHTwATER, TEX, Feb. 29.-The
board Of appraisers appointed by the
Probate court to sppraise the ]. NJ. Bun
ton estate, report 500 900 in cash and
notes, belonging to his only heir, Miss
Burnie, who Is only two years old.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-01

CHICAGU, ILL, roU. EO.-OHI0G sEIu1
4 the Brotherhood Of Locomotive En-
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Continued on Fifth Page.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-01
Norman Stallion Burned.

bptCIaI 70 LLB UdLUEtos
AUSTIN, TEX, Feb. 28-The barn and
stable of j. 81. Jones, south of the river,
was burned this morning. Aine Norman
stallion was burned to death.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-01

sv.zsO "a
G, widow
ErEnrrG
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-01

pIeted and, il is srared, Will commence
operations with psid up capital of Sl0,-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-24

erately, aud fairly shouted: 80 my. See
Tattars with your new hat. He's having
a great time with it, and has chewed off
all the pompons." Tatters was little
Skye terrier, and the young lady who was
so much interested and amused at her
friends misfortune was guest from Bos-
ton. The two ladies rushed down stairs,
and the hostess raE into the yard and
rescued the bonnet from the somewhat
diminutive NAV of the Skye. In mo-
ment she returned with a smile on her
face which seemed to say: Il don't mind
a bonnet or two now and then, and fire.
quently give Tatters one for luncheon"
Her friend was still in paroxysm of
mirth, but managed to stop long enough
to say: TITS to bad, dear, and you only
got your hat yesterday, but Tatters did
LOOK too funny for anything"
Eyes, dear, Tatters is funny little
dog" replied the hostess; "but that wasn't
my hat; it was your best one that you
wore TO the theater last evening. Isn't 1t
too funny for anything"
An east wind direct from her own dear
Hub couldn't have frozen the smile on
the lips of the Boston girl any quicker
than that simple explanation did.
THE horrid little creature" she cried.
Il don't understand how you can bear to
have him around. You need not laugh,
either, don't see anything funny about
the occurrence.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-24
Ott0manS-
MRS. 3. MICHIGAN

Among the numerous little articles OF
furniture easily and economically con
structed by def fingers, none Will prob
ably be found more useful than the small
box ottomans, so handy for containing
work, magazines, old papers, and, IN fact,
any of the muItitudinous odds and ends
constituting the sitter" for which no
place can be found in drawers and cup
boards, yet which must be kept some
where.
Starch, OF fancy soap boxes, though
not deep, are of very convenient sizes for
containing work materials, letters, ETC.
The method for construction Is alike for
deep or shallow boxes.
First, remove the lid and lay upon 1t
sufficient wadding or soft flock TO raise 1t
nicely. ticking care that the corners are
well filed up. Cover with piece of cali
co or other piece of thin material, tack
ing the edges down on the under side by
means OF tiny tin tacks, or by threads of
coarse cotton drawn across from ons side
to the other. Nov recover tbs I'D very
smoothly and carefully with Jour en-
broidery, or with piece of the material
you have selected for your ottoman To
line II, cut piece of cardboard the ex-
act size of the lid, cover il with satin or
other suitable material, lay it On the un-
der side of the lid and stitch both togeth-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-24
A Perfect Cow
John Gould in Rural New Yorker


That the perfect COW has been discov-
cred is very doubtful, for it would imply
a general purpose cow, and all the qualit-
les essential to the requirements of ami
NAL husbandry can not be wrapped up in
one hide. The dairy and the beef quail
tiles are so essentially different, and the
results of such totally different functions,
that the perfect COW, considered as Il
dairy animal, must always be classed as a
type" distinct in purpose from the beef
producing stock. No single breed has
given us uniformly excellent COWS Of high
performance, but in all dairy breeds there
is a type of form and performance,
which, if recognized and singled out and
perpetuated by hered:ty, may result In
something like perfect dairy COW.
when we find this type it may be perpet-
uated, if in breeding we recognize the
fact that the sire must be given equal
credit, not only in transmitting essential
qualities, but in confirming the type as
we'll, and do not hold to the assumption
that merit can be found only in purity of
the existing breeds. That the grade may
be good dairy COW is established; and if
we breed from dairy types and they are
based on performance, the observing,
painstaking farmers may raise his own
COWS.
The dairy cows mission will be to pro
duce butter and cheese, and henca she
will not be large animal as measured by
the beef standard. The giving of milk
makes the dairy COW a creature of beIev-
olence, returning to her owner, in milk
and cheese and manure, with nothing held
back but actual bodily support, all the
food combined; while the beef COW, with
habits fixed by breeding, is "miser,"
storing away as largely as possible the
better elements of her food for fat, flesh
and bone forming, and only yielding it
ND on the block, so that milk and beef
qualities must contend for mastery If
bound up in one animal, and the result
must be disappointing. That the beef
element is antagoDistic to the milking
habit is a noticeable popularity. The
truly beef COW is a small and brief milk
er, often failing to give support for her
calf, and the ultimatum is reached when
the beef type actually undeEmines the
function of motherhood, and promises
the obliteration of beefy family; while
motherhood, in its broadest and mcst
com pIete sense, is the predominant trait
of the dairy COW. So l think milk and
beef Will never be combined, with favor
able results.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-24
Suicide Of a Horse.

From book recently published by DR..
Ludwig Buchuer, of Berlin, Germany, we
take the following: "The horse" said
Napoleon, "is the link between the ami
NAL and God" How 90 we know that
the animals have not a language of their
own? l think it very rash TO deny it
simply because we do not understand it.
In the wars of Napoleon, an officer,
named Lamont, in a Hussar regiment,
was several times saved in battle by his
horse, and out of gratitude took more
care of the animal than of himself. In
1909 Lamont was killed in an engagement
On the Danube, but the horse would not
quit the body, and with teeth and hoofs
kept off every one who wished to remove
it. The matter was reported to Napo-
leon, who gave orders to leave the horse
alone, and watch him. According to the
statement of the sentinel, the horse re-
manned with the corpse remained with
the corpse all night, and In the morning,
having snuffed it from head to foot, ut
tered p:tiful cry, galloped of to the riv-
er, plunged in and was drowned. Hor'
ace Yernet is said to have perpetuated
this horses memory in picture.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-24
How a japanese Woman Travels.
Japan Letter

There was japanese family on board
wore European dress with ease, and were
devoted to cheese, bitter beer, and other
foreign things that the japanese are usu-
ally slow to adopt. The japanese al
ways wear their best clothes wheD travel
ing, so as to declare their rank and
means, and the little woman rang the
changes in her wardrobe three times q
day, and her husband kept up with her
She had many astounding hats, huge
brimmed and high crowned things, brist-
ling with wings, loops, birds, and dag
gers, and when it came TO leaving the
ship each hat was brought up on deck
tied in large cotton handkerchief, and
every article they possessed Travelled sep
arately. Their baggage made heap
that measured six feet every way, and the
la rgest piece was japanese basket no
larger than good yalise. There were
thirty five small pieces to be brought up
and counted, and passed over the side of
the ship and counted again, and the lit
tie boxes aud bottles and jars and hg nd
kerchief bundles and loose pieces Of
clothing would have set an average man
mad. The little japanese danced around
in pearl colored trousers and black cuta-
way, and seemed to enjoy fourishing the
written list and counting his wife's
hats, and he prolonged and repeated the
ceremony until quiet lockers on were
prone to believe it piece of acting, and
not aplain incident of travel.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-24
CHATTER xxlu.-Ar THE MAGAZINE.

CHATTER NNill.-AI LIE MAGAZINE.
Max Bgauregard might have multiplied
himself a dozen times If he had acreptt d
all the offers hc received of boX-Seats for
the turnout of the TOur-iu-haud Club. or
he coulj have fooled his brothers. coach:
but he declined all allurementS; he had
business 1t the War Office, he said. and 50
he had; only he might easily have put it of.
Shameful cried Il chorus of fair ones.
each one of whom had made up her mind
that Colonel Beauregard was going to
drive his brothers famous bays, with her
on the seat beside him.
1t was splendid turnout, everyone said;
and so il was. The day was fine the Park
crowded. and the COACHES came forth in
force. Numbers came to see the beauty,
Valerie Herbert, and they We're not disap-
pointed. for there she was in gray satin.
Charles ii. hat with sweeping plumeS. the
lovehest woman where lovely faces might
be seen at every turn. Aston Lawford
drove four browns. and drove them well:
and behind him sat pretty women and
good-lookiug men: but nobody looked at
him, and he was well-contented that his
beautiful bOX-companion diverted all at
tentiou from even his tooling of which he
was somewhat proud, though coaching
men only allowed him second rank as n
whip.
Bat while Valerie laughed and talked
gaily, her quick. far-Sceing eyes were
searching half nervously among the crowds
by the railing; and suddenly, while a line
OF cuaci,es stood waiting, she saw the face
she sought, but scarcely wished to see. A
light color fitted across her own, rs for 8
moment she met Louis upward glance,
full of pain and anger; then her eyes sank,
and she bowed and turned away. When
she looked again Louis WAS gone.
There is Mr.. Beauregard's coach just
behind u.s." said one of the ladies at the
back-pretty Mrs. Leicester; but thought
the Colonel would drive it
He isn't here to-day at ALL said Law
ford. Il saw him last night in Whitehall
Gardens, and he said he would be busy al
the War Office
Was Valerie relieved, or the opposite;
She could not have told; but Mrs. Leicester
said:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-24

er neatly round the edges. Finish off
with silk cord, making little loops a. the
four corners. The lid is now complete.
For the box, proceed il the same manner.
lake strip of material long enough to
go around 1t, sew the ends neatly together
and press the seam with hot iron. Draw
carefully over the box and fasten with
small taeks. For the lining, cut five pisces
OF cardboard the size and shape of
the sides and bottom of the box; cover
with the lining material, sew together.
slip down into the sox and fasteu with
tscks. Edge the box with cord, and fss-
ten on the lid by stitching it TO the box
on one side.
Two pieces of satin ribbon should be
sewed TO the corners of the lid and box
to prevent the former from falling back.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-24
VAIEi1RII;-
HALF p TRUTH.
by THE DUCHESS.

If he had only spoken some bitter words!
reminded her of that ride through the
moCniit lanes, which he must have recalled
vividlv iuss now. when she had pledged
herself to give him four dances; and to-
night. after he had been away so long, she
had not one dance to spare for him, though
She knew he was coming!
Yet he uttered no rcproach: he even tried
chivalroUsly To shield her; perhaps he al
most pitie1 her-mere puppet of fashion
that she had become: tool in q worldly
wonian's hands: heartlesS coquette, who
accepted all mems homage, and would
sell her youth and beauty TO the highest
bidder!
Mr. LawfOrd came up as, rallying her
self desperately, the girl was about to rise.
.Ah! Mr. Lawford,'' she said, with 3
faint smile, Il am glad of someone now.
Take me into the conservatory; it is cool
there and my head aches so. No fuss,
please, " for Lawford was one of those tact
less people who cannot understand when
TO ''let alOne'-''simply do what | ask you. 5"
So he. not sorry to have her to himself,
drew her hand on his arm and led her
away TO the conservatory; and by-and-by
Max Beauregard saw them sauntering
down one of the alleys.
Heaven help herl" he said. in his agony.
'She VIII find out too late the terrible
price she is paying for that accursed gold
Oh, Valerie! Valerie! you might have been
less cruel-yOu might have kept one mem
orv of past days, and told me more gently
that you have blotted out all former ties,
and intend to date from your first success
in the London worldn'
Ealeril danced the next dance, and the
next, and chatted, and laughed, and fiirt
ed and had never seemed more brilliant.
But at half-past two she threw herself in
IA chair by her aunt, and begged TO be tax
en- home.
liam tired outn' she said. "Ihave danced
everything Please let us gor'
So. despite prayers and remOnstrances,
the beauty took herself off, and wouldn't
let Lawford put on her Opera-clOak, but
told a simpering young guardsman to fetch
it, making him thereby happy for days.
And when the girl got home, and her
ball-drrSs and Jewels were removed, and
she WAS alone, she flung herself down on
the b I'll. aud sohbei for hours; while Mrs.
Langley, layin. her head on her pillow,
closed hcr eyes, rejecting complacently en-
the events Of that night.
81 was a little afraid of Max Beaure-
gard she said inwardly; may, a good
deal. But perhaps he is less romantic
than he seems, and certainly Valerie con
duct showed that she had not the least
penchdHt for him. SO proud man will
hold aloof now, even if he had been CpriS.
Still, | should not care to have them thrown
much together! All the men lose their
heads about Valerie, and one never can
trust that young girl will not throw up
the Who'll world for the sake of ii dashing
fellow with Il few hundreds yearp'
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-24
CHATTER XNII.-wIsH pupI. OR CLEVER AC
TEE>S2


Aunt Constance" said Valerie, the
next day, rs she came into the drawing
room rr9lv dressed fer an Eat home to
Wlicl t':ev were engaged, II want to say
Surrrt ing to you, and then, please, never
let it be spoken of again"'
"Wcll, my dpar2' sail Mrs. Langley,
little surprised, just a little alarmed. She
never felt quite safe with Valerie.
Valerie went to the window and stood
there, looking hlanllly before her, and
aycrting her face from her aunt.
Louis is il town." she began, abruptly,
"anJ he wrote to me, and | told him to
call here on Thursday evening"
Here she paused.
"WcIl, Nalerc?" said Mrs. Langley, hid
ing the trcpidation she felt us to what this
introduction might portend.
81 can't marry HIM" said the girl, with
choking sob, though she Uried hard to
keep it down. 81 sent for him to tell him
sol"
THANK Heavenr' breathed Mrs. Lang
ley, inaudibly.
Aloud, mildly and kindly:
81 am truly glad you have come to see
that, my dear. | hoped that you would do
SO, sooner or later. And, Valerie, though
yOu We're too young to know it. and may
he veNed with me for saving it don't
think you really loved Mr. Charters as
much as you imagined"
Did not Valerie know it?
She turned and walked impatiently
through the room.
81 don't know don't carew she said in
reckless kind of manner that a better
woman than Constance Langley would
hardly have lilci to see, "hnt can't mar
ry him. Things are 500 diff rent from
what they were then-I-I couldn't live as
| used to. should not be happy have
grown worldly with short. bitter little
laugh, ''and must have the world, and
all that belongs to IT.
She was playing Il part in uttcring these
words that hcIied her, in wild terror of the
possible question her conscience made her
morbidly anticipate:
Are You fancying yourself in love with
some other man"
She went ont of her way to make her
aunt believe that it was love of the world,
dread of poverty, that made her cast Louis
of.
Yet her cheek colored at the deception.
She would have cast the world and all that
belonged to ii into the depths of the sea
tor Max Rc1ura,rar,I,s sake. she ,-ould hoo
I -, i, -
nv pI'dt ny HIS Slue SoOlleF tudn DE
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-24
AGRICULTURE.

Nowhere in all this wide country is there a
richer agricultural section than this Valley OF me
Tennessee. 1t is the farmers paradise. 1t will
grow anything except the fruits of tine tropics,
and grapes and fruits As luscious CalifUrni i
can produce can be grown here with the least at
tentIon. 1t should, and some DAY will, be the
fru belt of the eastern half of this continent.
The agricultural lands about Florence sold as
high as so per acre seventy years ago. The crops
Of cotton, corn, oats and potatoes produced 10y
Save labor was astonishing. still larger crops
could be produced by intelligent white labor at
this day. Alabama began the battle of life after
the poor in purse and discouraged in spirit.
The farmer had TO take everything his land could
protLce to keep his head above water, ana he was
able to put nothing back. Farms run down very
rapidly uuUer this system, and they have not re
covered yet. However the soil simply waits for
kindly treatment to respond with such crops as
the Northern tanner can never hope for. In
Whole section is finely watered, timber is in
abundance, and land is yet cheap. When Flor
ence sends up the smoke of her mills and furn-
aces and factories. AID droveS of laborerS pass
To aud rom their daily toll she will have the az
riculturr 10 support them, no matter what the
mn
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-24
FARM AND HOME.
A CANARY AT THE FARM.
JAMES WHIrCogs Riley.

F-lks has been TO town snd Sshry
Fetched be no re a p. canary
And Of all TIL blame C, ,nrrary.
aggravatin' things alivel
l love music that's / love il
When IT'S free-anl pl-nry of il:
But | kind O. ger above IL.
AT dollar eighty five
Reasons plain as I'm a ssyin'-
Jes the 'dy, now. of lsyio
Our Yer money, ami s LAWN
her a wuler cage and bird,
When the medder lsrss is winsin'
Round you, au0 the woods Is rinsin'
With the b-autifuliest slngin'
That mortal ever heard.
Sahry' sot, tho so tell her
He's pretty little Teller.
with hts wings OF rreamy Weller,
AND bis eyes keen as a cat:
And the twiTter OF the critter
Pears TO absolutely glitter!
GusSs III have TO go and CIT her
n higher priceter csge than that,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-24
IANVFACIVEkNs n WOODS
HEALTH, CLIMATE AND MORALS.

Does any one die in this city of 1900 inhabi-
ta..tS? Yes, at long intervals, but generally of
accident or cd agr. Ii is doubtful If the vital
statistics of the would can name n healthier spot
There Is no healthier climate III the United States
than IN this Tennessee Valley, where every town
and village has perfect drainage and the best Of
water El,utmcS are unknown here and the
frverS of lie lowlandS are never met with. There
mag be a locllHp IL Florence but if SO it is prob
aOly rented out as carpenter shop or store
house. There is no need of one. 1t has all the
churches, the bet of schools. and state of soc!-
ETY. which any city might be justly proud of. All
the influences are for good They are honest,
big-hearted people with honest faces and hearty
Hard-shukeS and it does a stranger good to pass
a day among them.