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He Knew 1t All.

Minneapolis Journal
young fellow stvoled into newspaper Of
fee IN this city, TINS morning and laying down q
chipping from want column in which drug
eist advertised for q pharmacist eaid Git
blaze like dot ind 1 elf you a thaler."
Have ron had any experiences as pharma-
cistg' qneried the astute clerk at the nd
dow. aOgsberinncei1 said the young fellow.
opening wide his blue Tenton eyes II ehonlt
say vas porn farm. uud work vun
in Dakota dis tree years, und / know 10 all.n
Another argument for Volapuk.
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He Had Rssd Them.
Puck.

II don't believe any read all Of
Dhowellss books" said Carper to an admirinc
group at literary reception.
II have" assented meeklooking gentleman
at his side.
''You have. eha" said Carper land who, may
ask, are you2"
Il am Dhowelis.r said the meek-looking man.
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Had Cause Co Be Nervous.

new York sun.
Passenger Ito conductor on Southern rail-
roadl-You seem nervous and excited, conduct
tor. Anything wronef
Conduetor-Wrong? / should say so, I've
made mistake, and if we don't reach Shack.
mack switch In five minutes the train 10 doomed.
Talk about being nervous; you would be nsrv
ous yourself If you were In my placel Ticket.
please
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Really More Of a Luxury.
life.

.Dr Hammond says that death Is not a-ne-
cessity.n Docs hef WsA. have just finished
settling up Harkins's estste, you know. and
Judging from the undersaker's bill paid am
prepared TO agree with him. It's a luxury
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Domestic Affairs.
New York sun

ia
Robinson-You seem troubled this morning,
Brown. and out of sorts.
Brown-Yes domestic affairs
R.-How much do you owe herl
B.-Owe her; owe who2
R.-Your cook
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A Competenr Nurse.
New York sun.


Mistress Ito applicant)-Yes; i have adver-
tised for q nurse. Are you competent to ta9e
care of young childrenR
Appicant-Oh. yis. mum.
Mlstress-You never give them paraeoric ia
quiet them3
Applicant-Niver, mum. alters prefers
laudAuum.
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Not for Lack of work He Disd.

Omaha World.
First New Yorker-What2 Starved to death!
thought there was plenty of work now for all.
Second New Yorker-He was not out of work
He had a regular occupation.
s-My stars! What atf'
Collecting subscriptions for monuments and
other patriotic objects"
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On the Installmenr Plan.

Chicago Tribune.
'sYou say he committed suicide on the install
ment plant How's thatF'
He moved from Chicago to New York. then
20 Cincinnati. then to St Louis, where he took
to drinking beer, then whisky, went to i've
cent eating -house for his meals. and finally be-
came a cIgarette-smoker. What else could You
call itr
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Embarraaatng.
Har,er,x Rax.r

There seems to be nothing in the market
said Mrs. Hendricks. despairingly, 90 the Wild
ow Jenkins who had just dropped in" for
moment I'm worried to death TO know what
to get for a
boriousiy penciling his the wall, .I
heard you say that Mrs. jenkins was In the
Market
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Rural Thrift.
New York Sam

u.
Little Girl-Mrs. Brown, wants TO know
IL she could borrow q dozen eggs. She wants to
put EN- under hen
Neighbor-So you've got hen setting, have
youf didn't know you kept hens
Little Girl-Nom. don't. but Mira Smiths
goin' ter lend hen that wants ter set. an
ma thought it you'd-lend eggs we've
got the nest ourselfs
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Chicago Tribune.
"There. b. CAD" exclaimed the gifted TRACE
dian of the company rs he str de heavily across
the room and looked with impressive gloom at
the manager, .they cannot accuse me of beiAg
an amateur in my profession hereafter!p
"Why not2' inquired the manager.
my wife has been granted divorce, replied
the gifted tragedian.
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Written for the sunday Journal:
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Sweet harbingers Of the returning spring.
The blackoirds come, and from the barren sprays
OF Wonder river shore they sweetly sing.
In plaintive notes. their farresounding lays
The 90 den in nistenshrouded sky,
Cleans family rhro "a face with sorrow gloomed;
UntenaHted the distant valleys lie.
And parple hills with leahess forests plumed.
But thou when heavens frown and wild winds throng
The woods and pile the Der barren ways,
Dost sweetly come and in thy pleasant song,
Bring golden promise of the summer days.
see. already dark ming in thy train.
The mellow burrows in the wales around;
The clearer toiling mid the russell grain.
And autumn coming on with plenty crowned.
Sing on, sweet choristers, It's thine to wake
The sleeping echoes of the sad old hills
And see. the sun thro rifted clouds doth bresk,
And all the earth with rosy splandor fills.
In admiration unto thee turn,
And reap sweet prospects from thy pleasant lay
Amid the gloomy shades of life learn
To trust the future for fairsr day.
DANvILLE. Ind. -Alonzo l.. Rice.
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Written for the sunday Journal.
A WOOD Fancy,

Wood Fancy.
The Nayhowers lift, like little mosques,
Their domes between the vines,
And butterflies for worshipers
Are docking to their shrinss.
And from tall. fitting MULLEN towers
And minariets of green
The honey bees, like muezzins drons
To bloodroot buds between.
That pilgrimwise along the road
Come trooping to the light.
In pale green cat eans closely wound
And turbans spotless white.
And all the way with budding things
Is tufted thicker than
The praying mats the Persian weRvex
In streets of Ispahan.
Aud listenl with lordly note
Like joyous burst of drums,
In gorgeous gown of gold aud black
The oriole sultan comes.
-Evaleen Stein
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Tn the Daya Of Rapid Tea

Spring field Union.
CLARA are you going with me to the 7. z. s
G. e. this EVENING"
No. Katy, T. ID. T. L. ST.
stWhatr
81 don't think / shall
.Why not7"
.aOh, Charlie wants me TO 60 to the v. nj. g
A. sociable with him. and then he in going with
mo to the w. C. T. u lecture
b.
fsWhatRs
Just as mean as you can be-
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Getting On Nicely.
Texas sitting,

Texas Strings
Tailor taking his measnrel-Will yos want
two hip pockets, sirf
Customer-Two of course.
Tailor-All right. sir; aud how are things NOV
ing in prohibition matters. deaconf
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A Change of Name.


Stranger ION Park Row)--Is this the Mail and
Express building2
Ecclesiastical Reporter-No, sir: Tt the
Mail and Express building, but il 10 now known
among the vlrtuous the House of the Good
Sheuard.
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Written for the Sunday Journal.
On Hearing the Ballad ssA1Ian Percy

Written Tor the sunday Journal.
On Hearing this Ballad "Allan Percy"
A plaintive song so strangely sweet and old,
That all my soul within itself would fold
And gently keep so quaint melody,
That like birds its notes of liquid gold
Might melt and murnur ever unto
4 tale of ioy1ess splendor long ago,
Of welded lady and of loveless woe.
How she TO soothe her sick hearts misery
Graded IN vines her little child. and
Sang of dear love beneath greenwood tree.
And through it all there such saddest plant.
As sweet as lutes, murmurous, now faint
Till, like the far-heard signing of the sea.
It sweeps in gathering passion past restraint.
Then breaks and croons in genttest lullaby.
All welladay! / listen breathless till
half believe that sorrowing singer still
Dreams on diyiney By the whispering tree;
For in your voice all tenderest heartstrings thrill
And all the woodlands marvellous minstrelsy.
-Evaleen stein.
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Religious Notes

MIR. Sankey goes to England this spring for
revival work. He will also visit Scotland and
Ireland.
Tie American Missionary Society of Phila-
delphia puts forth the statement that 30 per
cent. of the population in the South cannot read
the Bible
Jewish Messenger: Rule yourself. Reform
yourself. Begin within. There is more religion
in that nearer duty than in preaching humanity
to others.
Sturgeon: We are in hot haste to set the world
right and TO order all affairs; the Lord hath the
leisure of conscious power and unerring wisdom,
and it will be well for us 60 learn to wait
Some one has been proving around in Scot
land and has discovered marble slab
the Aud Kirk of Brechn this inscription: "Mr
David Blair, about 1760. instituted Sabbath
school in Brechin. the first, it is believed, in
Scotland"
Pundita Ramabai's appeal for funds to found
school for high-caste Hindu women has met
with such favorable response that the school
will open next January. The pundita will go
to India by way of San Francisco, and expects
to sail about this first of August She will be
ACCOMPANIED by her little daughter. who comes
from England to join her, and by lady who
goes as teacher in the proposed school
An American Society of Church History has
been formed. A preliminary meeting held
at the residence of Dr. Schaff New York, few
days ago Many distinguished men were pres
ent, among them DR.. Daniel Dorchester, Pro-
ton was adopted, and DR.. Philip schar was
elected president. Bishop Coke, Dr. Fisher. DIR.
Dorchester and six others were elected vice.
presidents.
er waste its energies in attempts to save men
from remote and fictitious periis better view
of God has taught us that the heather are in no
more danger than the Christian of eternity
of Divine wrath. There is a nearer and greater
danger. 1t is that men shall sink in selfshness.
live life OF cold, hard materialism. There is
need of the church abandoning its hope and
faith in the life immortal. and its profound con-
seriousness that moral laws which operate here
will fulfill themselves there But the questions
which meet the church now are too urgent TO be
postponed for settlement TO the next life She
m ust grappls with them now and here
The man forget not though in rags he les
And know the mortal through crowns disguise.
-Akenside.
Let nothing disturb thee,
Nothing alright thee;
All thing passing;
God never changeth.
---santa Terssa's Book-mark.
This is the curse of life; that not
a nobler. calmer train
OF wiser thoughts and feelings blot
Out passions from our brain;
But each day brings its petty du st
Our soon-choked souls to I'LL
And wa forget because we must.
And not because will.
Blindfolded and alone I wait;
Loss too bitter gain too lato;
Too heavy burdens in the load
aud few helpers the road
And joy is weak and grief is strong.
And years and days SO long. SO long.
Yet this thing 7 learn to know
That am glad the good and i'll
By changeless law ordered still,
Not as will !"
God. God
With cbild's voice cry,
Weak sad, conhdingly-
Th9a TPoTes sys,ids raised II no. .l aa up
"A @ a tear
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A Foolish Extravagance.
n ew York sun.

New York sun.
young man." he said. solemnly, what would
you think if / should put eueTny into my
mouth to steal away my brainsl"
~ would thicl think, SIR" hiccoughed the
young man, that you were going to an unnec-
essary expense
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where the Tall Hat Doesn's Reach.


First Bachelor-Where shall we go this after
noon, to the matinee. the circus, or what
Second Bachelor-What sort of hats are the
ladies wearing nowl Taller than ever WELL
let's 60 to . balloon ascension"
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For q cough boil one ounce Of faxseed ia a pint
OF water. strain aud add q little honey. ope
ounce OF rock candy and the juice Of thres
lemons mix aud bell well. Drink al hot "a nos.
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Merely Financial Necessity.

Fathsr-Never lie. my son; always tell the
truth Who's that ringing-a dun1 Tell him
am not in.
Son-Wouldn't that be lie. papa2
Father-Oh, no. my SON. it's financial neces-
atty.
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REMOVE boils. pimpIes and skin eruptions by
taking Ayers SarsAparilla.
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International sunday-school Lesson for May
6. 1888.

International sunday-School Lesson for May
8, 1888
THE JUDGMEST-Matt. XIV, 3I-46.
Golden Text-And these shall go away into
everlasting punishment. but the righteous into life
eternai--Matt XIV, 40
Monday-Matt. XIV, 3I46.. The Judgment.
Wednssday-I Cor v IL l. Christ til. judge
Friday-Aets xvii, 22-3 1.-The day appointed.
Saturday-Rom- IL 1-16--.--No respect for persons.
Sunday-Matt. vii, 15-27.---.Doou of the wicked.
The Savior, having given that series of most
wonderful parallels instructing His disciples.
now concludes his discourse with prophetic
picture of the winding up of the worlds history.
He now deals with real persons and events.
Some able interpreters believe that judgment of
Christian believers takes place at the beginning
of the millennium of thousand years that the
Lord will spend with His people on this earthA
Afford and Ster believe in this premennia
judgment OF believers, and that this judg ment
10 one that occurs at the end of the millennium.
and is only to fix the destiny OF the many out
side of the church, or among the heather The
majority of commentators, however. believe
that we have but description of the literal
Judgment by literal judge, who will declare
literal decision concerning everyone who has
ever lived in this world. We have in it not only
an event of the most dramatic form and terrible
import, but we have clear statement of the
great principle that shall govern the decisions OF
the Judge, ana the maj Closing Or tne WORLDS
history.
HINTS AND HELPS.
Some Test Queskions-L Who is the 'sSon of
man." and why this title used9 2 What meant
by lin his gloryg' 3. Why ''sheep and goats"
used TO illustrate the righteous and the wicked7
T. Why called blessed of my Fathera" 5.
WHAT meant by prepared from the foundation
Of the worldP g. Who are 1.-The least of these
my brethrenT. Z. What meant by .cursedi"
g. What was prepared for the devil and his
anges2' o. What is everlasting punishment"
and eternal life2r
coming of the Lord to close mp the worlds
history g Jesus comes back as s.the Son of
man" 3. ION his right hand 4. Come. We
blessed Of my Father" g. Inherit the king
DOM" title as 'heirs of God g. Christ
is IN 1.-The least of the brethren. z. Doing ev-
erything rs unto Jesus. s. Depart" separa-
ton from God. 9. The two everlastings, life
and death.
SPECIAL APPLICATIONS.
/. Christ is himself sick and weary and lone
ly in the person of His brethren. How this
glorifes the experiences of life
2. The great lack of sinners is their lack of
power to prsceive the presence of the Lord in
this life in the person of His brethren. They
would be- blind even in heaven.
3. The righteous given to the habit of uu-
derestimating their piety and good works. as
sinners are given to overestim ating theirs.
f. Men go up into eternal life by the power
of great attraction. and the wicked depart"
from Gods presence, drawn downward. for
ever down by the power of moral gravitation,
as stone sinks in mid ocean amid the wrecks
and desolation of its dark caves
The western sentinel., 1888-12-20

NORTH CAR0LINA.-FoRsYTH County.
In N. D. Sullivan, Plaintiff IS. E. T. Adams
Deft. Before M. Grogar J. P.
Notice.-The defendant above named will
take notice that action entitled as above has
been commenced before Martin srogan, JUS
tiee of the Peace for Forsyth county, N. c., for
the purpose of recovering judgment for princi-
pal and interest upon bond, executed BY the
defendantto the plaintiff, September 70, 1877,
notice that he Is required to appear before ne
at my office in the town of Winston, Forsyth
county, N. c., on the 2lst day of January, 1883,
at o'clock, p NJ, and answer or demur to the
complaint in said action or the plaintiff will
apply to the Court Tor the relief demanded in
said complaint This Dec g., 1888.
MARTIN GROGAN,
Justice of the Peace for Forsyth Co.
J. L. PATTERsos, Atty for Plsintif,
The western sentinel., 1888-12-20

Ero1z. Dr. ". ?. Harrison.
NASHVILLE. Tenn. May 3 1SSS-I have used
Swifts Specific in my family for rome time. and
believe il TO BE- an excellent remedy for all mpu-
rites OF the blood = nay own case. believe
that have W-.Tticd 4 a severe attack Of rheu-
matism in the shoulder by timely resort to this
efficient remedy Ia ali cases where per-
mancut relief is soaght this medicine COM
mcnds itself for a constitutional treatment that
thoroughly cradicates the seeds of disease from
the system REV. w L. HARRISON.
WACO. TEXAS, May Q, 1888.
Cc4ltlomen: The wife of one of my custo-
mcrs terribly afflicted with a loathsome skin
disease. that covered her wkole body. She
confined 10 her bed for several years by this
allliction. and conl not help herself at all. She
could not sleep from a violent itching and sting
ing Of the skin. he disease bafflcd the skill
Of the physicians who treated il Her husband
began finally giving his wife Switt's Specific, and
she commenced TO improve almost Immediately,
aniin fcw weeks she apparently well. She
hearty. fnc-iooking lady, with no trace
% t;t;' atictia lcFt. Yours very truly,
j. E. SEARS,
Eolcsalc Druggist. Austin Avenue.
ilttisr an i.s,ci ard Skin Diseases mailed free.
ia. SwtFr rEctFtc "a. Drawer 8, Atlanta, Ga.
y eist&y.
The western sentinel., 1888-12-20
FORSYTH COUNTY FRANCES.
Rep, rt of Receipts and Expenditures
for the fiscal year, ending Dee.3.'S8.
POOR HOUSE r,rsxsrs.

POOR HOUSE, E1PkESES.
II Finch, supt. for salary 10 months, $500 90
D Reid Is bags guano for D farm 81 so
W Ogburn beef for Door house 4 IS
do ahoats fol poor houss 10 90
J Y Stauderfer beef for do S6
DR. D n Dalton practice for II months 234 30
Spaeh Crawford blacksmithing h Is 80
W Flynt shoats p b 30 90
] Thompson carrying Kinyou To p 90
johnson carrying Rich Clark ard
wife col 2 90
Jas Te.h, DAYS ditchins at ph ! so
S A 0gburn moving machine at , q 90
Clarke / Ford for supplies for p b 1888 80
] Thompson carrying paupen 10 vA 500
R Tally for beef for ph 4s0S
& 81 Fries eats and corn for D h $40
W Ogburn for beef for p b $50
A Cox for beef for 5 40
J " Ogburn for beef for ph 364
E Mickey for beef for ph 492
E " Ogburn for beef for ph Z 20,
A Conrad corn for ph 2775
Miller Lros work and material for Oh $50
E W Ogburn beef forph 666
E " Ogburn beef for . h 90
James Tesh for moving at p 90
W Ogburn for beef for ph 50
W Ogburn for beef for ph IL oil
& II Fries for suppl es for ph 1900
z W Ogburn Tor beef for ph p SO
Willis Marshall drilling wheat al pk $50
Conrad for whe8t and corn er ph is 05
Total, l,e4s 80
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1JAIL KxPAE184
kH ID N Dalton for practice ut iail
-~. jacobs for clothing FOR pris-
oLers IN Jail
: w Bradford jailor for Board Of
prisoners, fees, ee6
4 Stewart repairing tinwars
oA-it & Foard SnnHriss for jails
W Bradford jaipr forsboard a.
a Vance putting wasereloss.s
si;': bath tubes At jzil ~
Is King 10 toms coal fof jail
" i.radfoad for board, fees, he
Ar u n Dalton for practics at i.il
do do do do
tis1n & Spach for bbl lime for iail /
u r>eaart 4 buckets for Jail
. p brsdford jailor, board. fse.
ks-trr Bros repairs on pipes
Dr. u NDalton services al isiI
lake & Ford supplies for Jail
d - -lipley repairs jail hammock
= Brsdford jailor board &c
9 n Ainshaw water rent for isil
z & Ii fries $40 lbs coal for Iaii
~ d \ Dalton practice at iail -
y v Bradford jailor beard and fen
xssisI Bros word on pipes 10 jan
+ kri'h cement for jail fiosr
. y Bradford jailor board and fee.
do do do do
yrs, Stewart work al Jail
Dr Dalton services at Jail
Nv Hinshaw water rent At iail : =
o. Dalton services at Jail
9 " Br.dfard board and jail fes
Keiteh, work on pipes in jafI.
= v IIadfsrd, ,jailor, board and jaa -
fees,
= D \ Dalton, services at ikil.
J D Poindexter, lime for jail,
gsaIkc 4 Ford, goods, &c.s for isil.
- ID DaIton, services 1t jail,
saInI Walt hauling coal 10 jail,
z q Young, for 20 tons Egg coal ior Z
Jail,
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, " Fries, for freight on coal for Jail
Kester Bros, for work on pipes m jail
J W Shipley, for repairs on hammocks
in Jail, ETC.,
6 w Hinshaw, Tr water rent for jail,
DR. D N Dalton, services at Jail,
J W Bradford, jailor, board and Jail
Z fees
ssr, a
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24
DESERTED HALLS.
Only Few Congressman Remain in the
National Capital.
Little Work to be Done During Holidays-Per
sonnet of HarrisOn's Cabinet-COntracts
for New Guns-Stanford's Gift.
The Congressman Gone.

70 Inc congressman UOlie.
.SPecial to the Gazette.
- WAsHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Not a dozen
members and senators could be found to-
day. Mr.. Culberson was the only Texas
congressman about. He was on hand
early, doubtless from force of habit.
The house appropriations committee is
busy with the. money bills. The senate
finance committee will hold meeting to
perfect the tariff bill, but they will give
no more hearings. The Democrats
affected by the retention of the tobacco
tax are grumbling, and insist upon
its repeal. 1t is probable the ways and
means committee will take up the bill
and insist upon nou-coicurrence. This is
not decided. 1t may be that motion to
refer the senate bill to- the committee
will be met with counter motion to nom
concur, and thus send the bill TO confer
ence. This would bring about direct
vote upon the senate bill, Once in con-
ference the chances of the bills being re-
ported back with an agreement are about
as narrow as possible.
James B. Wilder has been appointed
store keeper and gauger at Belden Sta
ton, Tex.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24
X
TROUPE.
One of the Grandest Hops Ever Witnessed in
Smith County.

Smltn county.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
TROUPE, Ten. Dee. % ,-The Christ
mas holidays have already been opened
up, and the societygoing people have
begun their sports in earnest. Last
evening at Kitchen IS opera hall one of
the grandest hops ever witnessed in Smith
county was given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas f. Mccain of the New England
Conservatory of Music, Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Callie f. Mccain, formerly Miss
Rountree is the eldest daughter of Dr..
]. 7. Rountree of this city. Miss Callie,
as she is called by all here, is said TO be
the nightingale, or rather the canary of
Boston Thomas T. Mccain is cOmpara-
lively stranger i'll Texas, but his musi-
cal talents will soon make his influence
felt wherever he may go. Troupe is very
proud to have such splendid talent
located among her people. Last evening
the hall was literally crowded with the
young and the old taking part in the fes-
tivities by keeping step to the sweetest
strains of music ever heard in Eastern
Texas. To say it was good would be
very tame way of expressing it, for moth
ing but the sublime can express it. Long
may our lovely little city be honored by
these wonderful performers.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24
Contracts for Ne,c Guns.

WASHINGTON, Dec. % The secretary
of war has awarded the contract for
furnishing 81 800, 900 worth of steel forg
ings for six, ten and twelve inch high
power guns to the Bethlehem Iron Com
pany, their bid being the lowest and
within the statutory demands. Award
has also been made of contract for furn
ishing cast-iron boxes for thirty mOrtars
to the Builders Company of Providence,
r. l., and that for the steel parts of the
mortars to the Midvale Steel Company.
The bids for assembling and completing
the mortars were rejected as excessive.