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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-02
THE RATS or PARIS.
Means Taken to Bid the French Capita
| of . Great Army of Rodents.

Means Taken to Eta the Frencu Oaphni
of . Great Army of Rodents.
Pals cor. New Orleans Picayune.
There are two species Of rats In Paris,
q black sort which irfests garrets AMI OLD
houses. and q gray kind that is found 10
cellars and swarms in all the sewers. This
sewer kind is the most voracious and
dangerous, and its ravsges costs
the city q large sum an'
uually. Wherever there is underground
shelter there is family OF these rats, and
they multiply with astonishing rapidity
Cellars, sewers, catacombs are their
aoodes. They dig passage wavs through
thick walls, undermine foundations auo
DO great deal of dsmsge. Many at
Temps have been made to .xtermiuatt
them in the sewers, but always
without success. PIisons Ct all kinds,
PHOSPHORUS, arsenic, prussic acid sno
strychuire have been set for them, bui
they won't touch the bait. Oae inVen-
tor thought he had hit on the very thing
when he proposed to fry pieces of sponge
In lard and tc.tter them about
under the expectation that the rats
would eat them and that the expansion q
the spopges 10 their stomachs wouit
prove fatal. HIS theory WIS all right tx
cept on one point-the rats declias d &c
eat the pieces 4 sponge. AS for the traps
they would perhaps snswe, IL 1t were
possible TO set enough to catch sll ths
rats 10 the sewers without bankrupsins
the city In their purchase.
Tne plan which works the best Is Il
hunt the pests with dogs trained for rat
killing Every now and then gangs O.
men go down into the sewers, and, BY
following stvsrsl converging galleries
manage TO drive whole armies Of rats to-
ward single point, where these dog
are let loose, and great slaughter
follows. The men who keep these rat
dogs are psid cent for every rodent de
ssroyed. Another class Of rat.catcber.
operate on the streets after nightfall
but their aim is to capture the anima
alive, 40 as to sell it to the owners
Of terriers. These fellows receiv,
10 Gems dozen for live rats, and ar,
permitted to keep Their dead boties
which have q market value Of from s Il
4 cents, the Skins being excellent for kie
gloves, while the bones can be made ~
into toothpicks and ear cleaners.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-02
GIRL THIEVES.
Three CT Them stsnI an Illinois xown
Poor.

Three OF Them stsnI an Illinois xown
Poor.
CARTHAGE, Ill, April IA senRa-
tionsl discovery has just been made that
the Wholesale robbery OF millinery and
dry goods stores al L, Harpe, in this
county is tie work of four young girls
aged from ten to thirteen, daughters OF
respectable citizens Of that place. For
over two weeks goods amounting to q
large sum have been stolen In day
light, but No clew to the thieves could
be found. A search Was made and large
quantities were found secreted in barns,
out-houses, and under sidewalks. Many
goods were steslthily returned that had
never been missed. The children's PSF
ents are prostrsted with grief and offer
to make amends. II is thought that all
the culprits have net been secured and
thorough search wi be made.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-02
THROUGH THE HEART.

A Love knair the Oause of . Shooting
ARRAY ct Houston.
Special to the Gazette.
Houston, TEX, April AT o'cioci
tonight Henry Hazen shot and killed J
P. Butler. Both were white men. Il
seems that Hazen wanted to marry But
ler's eighteen-year-old daughter. Butler
objected to the union. The men net al
ScDaefer's saloon this evening and But
Ter demanded tat Hszon retract some
thing he had said about Butler's daugh-
ter. The men clinched aud Butler drew
q pistol, but Rszen got possession OF II
in the struggle ard shot Butler through
the heart, killing him instantly.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-02
rheI RsliEisn.of the British Royal Family
Vanity Fair.


The exchange OF compliments which
has just passed between the Queen and
the Pope has given rise to some foolish
talk about her Msjesty's religious opin.
ions. 1t has been openly said that she
has q leaning toward the Catholic church,
or, II she has not, that many Of her chill
dren have. This is nonsense. The
Qaeen is, II anything outside the Church
vi England, staunch Presbyterian. she
likes q service without disp az and SER
mon without length. Canons Rowsell
and Duckworth are among her favori'e
pulpit orators, 40 are many of the vel!
known ScCt'h divines. GAS for the
other mem hers Of the royal
'smily, the Prince Of Wales Ike
sas liturgy that has go In 1t. The
Princess g strongly addicted to the
school Of the late DR.. Pusey. Pfince Ed.
ward, who shares his mothers views,
goes with her. Neither Of them, how
ever, has ever shown the slightest lpcli-
nation or wish to le,ve the Church Of En-
gland for the communion Of Rome.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-02
Homo Notes,


Colonel G. L Frost OF the Fort Worth
Western has returned from New YORK and
Is in good spirits.
"a
Il requires neither a prophet nor the
son Of a prophet to tell that the Fo't
Worth and Rio Grapde will build several
miles OF railroad during the year 1888.
-.
The first train os the Texas and Pacific
under the new schedule lefs for New Or
lesns Yesterday at 1880 p. m. 1t bad q
large number of passengers on board.
-.
The establishment Of IN office of the
Pullman Csr Company in this city is a
good thing, aud the superintendent, Mr.
Bstchelder, has already made many
friends.
A road from Fort Worth to the ses, to
O deep water port, passing through uu-
occupied territory, Is the next railroad
for Fort Worth which her live citizens
will preach. 1t is coming. and thst soon
tn. forces Of the St. Louis. Ark.nss.
and Texas were hard at work yesterday
and got in all the piling snd c ,mpleted
Inc tIluc CEcck UtlusCs SuicA ~ iE'hCV'
Htuckley went out on the line 10 hurry
forward the mat risl, and by tomorrow
night the road will probably be completed
to this city.
The Sunday excur.iou trains on the
Fort Worth and RIO Grsnde inaugurated
Yesterday, were fairly we'll patronizad
There is besutifol scenery along the
line OF this road and the next
excursion trains on the irst Sunday ir
May will be patron I'D by many OF oul
citiz ms. This move on the part OF the
company is 8 good one.
In spesking OF the completion Of the
Fers Worth and Denver the Railway Age
esysi The LAST rail has Just been laid or
another importsut line which will bs
known as the "Texss Panhandle route"
extending from Denver, Colo,
soutsYard tc Fcrs Worth, Texas
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-02
TIE FIRE RECORD.
F1sm.s In a Newspaper once.

NEW YORK, April Fire broke cut
in the Offices OF the Homer Lee Bank
Note Company on the eighth floor Of the
Tribune building at O'Clock this morn
irg. end despite the supposed fire proof
q 1ors ale it's way to the f >or above. On
this floor are located the roons Of the
reporters and city editor OF the New
York Tribune. Ths IRE destroyed nes,
manuscript and valuable papers in the
Tribuue office that cannot be replaced
The loss is estimated at $4,000. The
Cause of the f e is unknown.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-02

Artincl,l fowers are going out Of use
In E gland and lace coming In In about
equal ratio. In 1882 the value of flowers
i'm rted rescued the enormous sum OF
"a son. 600. While in 1886 this fell OF to
81 $50, 900. The incrt ssa in the importa.
ton Of lace meanwhile has amounted to
more than ell these figures OF artificial
flowers together.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-02
Withdraw from tho Central Labor Party

Withdraw from the Central Labor Party
NEW York, April 1.-At q meeting Of
The Central Labor party to-day Typo
graphical Union No. 6 withdrew from the
membership, forestslling their expulsion
for encrosching upon the rights Of Ger
man compositors. The Carl Sshn club
aud the Progressive Musical Union slso
withdrew.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-02
III POLITICAL CIRCLES,
a Dsh :otion from TIA Central Labor
Party-A Cunpiete Labor Ticket.
The Labor Orders IN Politics.

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, April 1.-The Ia
Dor orders met In convention yesterday
and &C burned at IL last night. They re-
solved to cut loose from the old parties,
and nominstedia full county and legisla-
tive ticket. The Knights of labor, the
Wheel, Alliance, the trade unions, and all
other societies, making fifteen diferen,
orders In Jefferson county, wsre repre-
sented. The delegates pledged them
selves and their respective order to aid
and support the action OF the convention
The Democratic county conven
tion will assemble here Saturday next
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-02
To Survey the Book Island.

special to the Gazette.
BAIRD, TEX April Chief Engineer
W. B. Jones, who surveyed the Fort
Worth and Rio Grande Railroad, arrived
here on the afternoon train yesterday.
Tomorrow morning he and his corps will
begin surveying the Rock Island Railroad
from Baird to Albany.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-02

An Arspsnoe Indian Of full blood, now
'sktog postgraduate course at Hobart
College, IL regularly ordained clergy
man OF the Protestant Episcopal church.
He is known as R-v. Sherman CoalidSe.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-02

A Granddaughter OF Charles Dickens Is
nov type writer, and copies MSS. for .
!.y-as.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-02

ses that your tickets read via Texas and Pa
cihc HALLWAY. For maps, time tables, ticket
rates and all required information, call on
o ID. LCsk, Ticket Agent, Union Depot Fort
worth.
JAKE ZUpN, Ticket A gent City ONCE, cor
ner M in and Third ST. cess.
II. @. ARCHER, Travelling Passenger Agent
Dallas
4. W. MCCULLOUGH, General Passenger
ar Ticker Agent, Dallas, Tex.
JNO GRANT. General Manager
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-02
THR RAILROADS.
A Railroad to the Deep Blue Sea Will
hs she Next Fort Worth En-.
tsrprfse Insueurated.

Tho St. Louis, Arkansas and Ttxas TRACK
viii bs IN Fort worth 70 Nor
row-Home Notes.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-02
afr0yAN

IL LAS ooeu Calculated Lhas on al aVet-
sgs each man who sttains the s. e Of
seventy consumes during the course 6f
bis life twenty wagon loads OF food, solid
and liquid. At four tons to the wagon,
this would correspond to an average Of
about 100 ounces Of food per day, or say
100 ounces per day during sdult life and
about eighty ounces during infancy ard
youth. Most modern doctors agree in
regarding 100 ounces OF food per
day. corresponding to i've or SIX
haif-pints Of liquid food and seven
er eight pounds ct SOLID f50d, rs In
excess of the real daily requirements Of q
healthy man or woman. Yet probably
most Of US take more th.n this, in one
way or smother, during the day. Dr..
Lancaster, from an extensive analysis OF
the dietary of the soldiers, sailors, pris-
oners Hnd The better pad classes OF
artisans and professional men In London,
found the average daily quantity of solid
and liquid food to DE AS ounces. Doubt
less many take much less, bat unques-
tfonanly many lake puch more than this
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-02

Int Timos VI lnula Contains . uescrIp-
ton OF remarkable engineering under
taking at Gokak, where three turbines,
each 200 horse power, transmit power
by rope gearing to cotton mill At dis
lance OF 7Ss feet, the hrst 300 feet being
up the face OF perpendicular cliff.
A writer In the Electrical Review states
that system Of signals is on ,Aperi'
mental trial in New York in Will oiffer-
emit colored lights are flashed on the
Ismp-post. Il is mainly intended to en-
able policemen to communicate quickly
with each other when in pursuit OF mid
right criminals. F- 8; 60 =
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-02
Texas 4 Pacific Railway
The Great Popular Route Bstwsen
THE EAST AND FHB VEST /!
Short Line to New Orleans and
All Points in Louisiana,
SNew Mexico, Arizona
and California.
Fav0rite Line to the North, East
and Southeast.
IRON MOUNTAIN ROUTE

Double daily line OF Pullman Palaes Sleeping
Cars through TO St. Louis Wis the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-02

prusr--yur Tnsl Aucr, uuc rxn -seave rUrFT
Worth one morning Alter hraakfasf au51H
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-02

A useful cement for experimental pur-
poses, it is said, can be made from equal
p rts Of gutta-percha and white pine
pitch melted together. The compound
should be without Jumps. It improves
by remelting and softens at about the
t. mnarature of boiling water.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-02

A BIRDS nest recently found near So
lerre, Switzerland, WAS made entirely OF
impaired watch springs, thrown out from
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-02

1. 10 snIu That Lue eiecsrlc light III fne
Statue Of Liberty kills thousands OF birds
every week. Attracted by the light, the
birds dash themselves against the torch
and are killed.
Some exp riments hsve been placed on
record, says the L9nden E ectriciar, In
which number Of eggs were Matched out
In magnetic field, with the result that
the chickens were all more or less de-
formed-blind, deaf or lame.
The squaws Of the Navajo tribe manu-
facture wonderful blankets with the aid
OF sharp pointed STICKS. 1t requires from
one to fur months time to make sin-
gle blanket, which Is, however, 80 firmly
made as to be nearly impervious to
water.
A third crystalline form Of carbon has
been discovered In meteoric iron from
West Australia. The mineral, which is
to be called cliftonite, resembles the
diamond in the shape OF Its crystals, but
in color and other respects 1t Is more
like graphite. AN.,as1' <. -. q n 49,.
A noaf,I IN oDtal pnr
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-06-30
A Startling Book 1

"Looking Backwards" the new novel by Edward Bellarny (author of "Dr. Heidenhoff's Process" "Miss Ludington's Sister," etc.) has aroused more intense interest among the people at large than any other book for years, and its influence is still spreading far and wide. It was published without the usual blare of trumpets that salutes a new novel by popular author, and at first made its way but slowly, hand icapped by an unsensational title, and d0ll season in the book trade. But gradually the amazing character of the work was discovered by the people, and. it began to move, with increasing momentum. There was 6 large de- mand for the book among the labor ing men, artisans, etc, who could ill afford to buy an expensive cloth bound volume. In response, the publishers have prepared paper bound edition, an extra number in Ticknor's Paper Series, ceiling at fifty cents, and printed.from the original plates, with their handsome typography.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-06-30
Summer Tours,

Round trip excursion tickets at low rates are now on sale via the Burling- ton Route, O., B. < Q. R. R., from Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis to Den- yer, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Salt Lake City, Ogden, St. Paul, Minneap- oils and resorts West and Northwest. The Burlington" is the only line run- ming sleeping cars from Chicago to Denver without change. It is the on- ly line by which you can go from Chicago to Denver and be but one night on the road. It is the pictur- esque line to St. Paul and Minneapo- lis. It runs daily "fast trains'' to Kansas City, St. Joseph, Atchison, Council Bluffs, Omaha, Lincoln, Chey- enne and Denver. ,Fine Government lands are located on it's new lines in Ne braska. It is the best line by which to reach all principal land points in the West and Northwest. Tickets via the Burlington Route can be obtained of coupon ticket agents of connecting lines. Send in postage to Paul Morton, Gen'l Pass. and Ticket Agent, C., B. & Q. R. R., Chicago, Ill.,, four cents for copy of the Burling- ton Route Guide, or six cents for an il- lustrated book about Colorado and the Garden of the Gods.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-06-30
It Vanished Into the Air.


 The following story, told by a writer in the San Francisco Erama- sner, would do credit to H. Rider Haggard: "On the morning of the 14th day of August, 1872, Charles J. Reid, young man of twenty five years, living at Xenia, Ohio, fell dead while walking across the dining room in his fathers house. The family consisted of his father, mother, two sisters and cousin, a boy of fifteen.
 All were present at the breakfast table when Charles entered the room, but instead of taking his accustomed seat near the door by which he had entered, passed it and went obliquely toward one of the windows-with what purpose no one knows.
 He had passed the table but a few steps when he fell heavily to the floor and never again breathed.
 The body was carried into bed room and after vain efforts at resusci- tation by the stricken family, left lying on the bed with composed limbs and covered face. in the mean time the boy had been hastily dis patched for physician, who arrived some twenty minutes after the death. He afterward remembered as an un- common circumstance that when he arrived the weeping relations-father, mother and two sisters-were all in the room out of which the bed room door opened, and that the door was closed. There was no other to the bedroom.
 This door was at once opened by the father of the deceased, end as the physician passed through it he ob- served the rigid outlines of the body under the sheet that had been thrown over it !; and the profile was plainly discernable under the face- cloth, clear cut and sharp, as profiles of the dead seem always to be. He approached and lifted the cloth. There was nothing there. He pulled away the sheet. Nothing.
 The family had followed him into the room. At this astonishing dis covery-if SO it may be called-they looked at one another, at the physi- can, at the bed, 1n speechless amaze ment, forgetting to weep.
 A moment later the three ladies re- quired the physician's care; all had fainted and fallen to the floor. The fathers condition was but little bet ter; he stood in a stupor, muttering inarticulately and staring like an idiot.
 Having restored the ladies to con- sciousness the physician went to the window-the only one the room had, opening upon 8 garden. It was locked on the inside, with the usual fastening attached to the bottom bar of the upper sash and engaging with the lower.
 No inquest was held-there was nothing to hold it on-but the physi- clan and many others who were curi- ous as to this remarkable occurrence made the most searching investigation into all the circumstances, but with out result. Charles J. Reid was dead and "gone," and that is all that is known to this day.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-06-30
Free Homes in Arkansaw.

The attention of every reader of this paper is called to the unprecedented opportunity offered to home seekers through the liberality of number of public-spirited citizens of Arkansaw, who are thus cooperating with THE ARKANsAw TRAvELER In promoting the interests of Arkansaw as we'll as those of the subscribers to this jour- nal. Under the heading "Two Thou sand Fruit Gardens Free" will be found proposal from c. T. Walker, cashier of the German National Bank, of Little Rock, to distribute twenty seven fertile farms, ranging from forty to one hundred and sixty acres in area, among THE TRAvELER's new sub scribers who answer the advertise ment, while the publishers offer as a free gift . one-acre fruit garden to each and every one of the first two thousand persons who become sub- scribers within the next sixty days.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-06-30

In spite of the counter attractions in Chicago, some of them of the strongest kind, such as Barnum & Bailey's circus and the Carnival of Nations at the ex- position building, "The Crystal Slip per, or Prince Prettiwitz and Little Cinderella" the new spectacular ex- travaganza at the Chicago opera house, has proved the greatest theatrical suc- cess ever known in that city. At every performance crowds were turned away, unable to obtain admission. The scenic splendors of the piece, the beauty of the large pallets and the care which is evident in the training of the great chorus are important factors in this success. The work of the comedians is excellent, and Robt. E. Graham. Eddie Foy, Tom Martin, Harry Allen, Miss Elma Delaro, Miss Jessie Villiers, Miss Grace Filkins, Miss Ida Mule, and Miss May. Yohe may be credited with having scored emphatic hits. No more graceful and fascinating dancer has ever been seen upon the Chicago stage than Mile. Clara Qualitz. That lady, although she has been with the Kiralfy's two seasons, has never until now been seen at her best. Little Tich, the London dwarf, is undoubt- edly the greatest speciality artist that ever came to America. He is a most graceful dancer, and comedian of no mean ability. At every performance his "Voodoo Venus" convulses the audience with laughter, and earns half a-dozen recalls. There is every reason to believe that "The Crystal Slipper" will even overshadow it's predecessor, "The Arabian Nights", in popularity.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-06-30
Don't Tread On Me-"
Social World


 "We wish to call the attention of our readers to the very appropriate design of our coat of arms. Our name, The Social World, indicates our hearty wish to be on terms of the most friendly relationship with one and all, but the crest, the rattlesnake with protruding fang and the words Don't tread on me- are allegories, so to speak, of our actions if we are not allowed to make our way through the journalistic world in tranquil man. ner. We intend to be very sociable, but if we are tread upon by any en- vious, malicious and evil-disposed person we will defend ourselves with that poisonous weapon 80 character istic of our nature. We are going to run the Social World In our own style, whether it pleases big bugs or half- starved coyotes. While we edon't banker after invitations to euchre parties and church societies, we do not propose to take snub from any set. While we are willing to boom the town, we do not propose to sit up nights to let the outside world know that some citizen has added bath tub to his dugout, on that some mer- chant has just received a fresh wad of bedtickiDg. There have been hints thrown about that we are to be starved out. Try it on, gentlemen. We are now few pence ahead of the game, and have all the encouragement desired from the advertising public. s
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-06-30

For full and complete information in regard to railroad lands in the state of Arkansas, write Hon. Thos. Essex or Hon. Thos. M. Gibson, Little Rock, Ark, and it will be furnished free.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-06-30

Frank, Boston Sunday school boy of six years, in reply to his mothers expression of surprise when she found him pounding a mudturtle with stone, said
 "Why, l was trying to crack the shell so the poor little turtle could get out w-E1change.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-06-30

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