davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-17

some counties sid is needed
to save many from sctn:l starvation.
While OF course the storm was less Sc
we're in Arkansas, Texas and other south
err states, it still found people there m
prepared for il, aud much suffering re
suited. Crops and live stock have
everywhere suffered more or less. Sat-
urday nights dispatches Indicated that
many people had been frozen to death,
particularly in Minnesota, Nebraska and
the northwest territories. LIST nights
reports swelled the death roll until there
are over leo people known to have per
ished IN Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska
ana Manitoba All dispatches indicate
thst the death lists are far from complete.
The figures given include only the fatal
ties reported yesterday, snd many Others
are doubtless unrecorded.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-17
Died In an Ont House.

! Special 10 the Gazette.
TRxARKANA, ARK Jan. Is - John
Gordon, s man about seventyfout years
old, who has resided here for the last
seven years, died In an Old clubhouse in
the suburbs of this city las; night. from
the effects Of Geld ard exoossre. DIX.
Gordon was once prominent wholesale
liduor dealer IN st. Louis and did large
business, having been reported to be
Worth S250,Q0Q. he also figured conspic'
uously thefe during the days CT Clay aGi
Benton as a politician, and welded 6
great influence. His life is said to be an
eventual one, and while he has been the
victim Of q long chapter Of disasters. re-
Gucing him 1T diferen. times from siiia,
ence 20 abject poverty, he maintained
bis integrity and sobrietY to the
last. His eccentric habits during the
last year Of his lie prevented him from
receiving the attention of those whose
only wish il was to care for him, and he
died in destitute circumstances. He was
buried here by his friends. He has rela-
tives in St. Louis, who are said to DE
we'll to DO, and large circle of acqu.!E::
srces, those who will regret TO hear the
circumstances Of his death. The de-
ceased was born in Scotland, and was
nearly related TO some Of the nobility
there.
The cold blizzard struck Us with full
force on Sunday morning, and it has been
showing ard sleeting continually ever
since that time. 1t has been the coolest
spell that has been experienced in this
section Tor many years. The tempers-
ture has been almost down to zero, and
from that to 10' and 100 above for the
last forty -eight hours. The ground is
| thickly covered with alternate layers OF
sleet and snow.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-17
Found Dead In Bed.

Special to the Gazette.
HRMPsTEAD, TEX. Jan. 16.-Sam King,
| an aged colored man, well and hearty
yesterday, Was found dead In bed this
morning. Cause unknown.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-17
Frozen TO Death In Fannin County.
At

Sptclhl W Inc GaZotbo
BoNHAM, TEX Jan. l6.-Persons ,uv-
ing north OF the city came in this mornip e
and reported the finding CT the body of
an old farmer named Williams, who irozs
to death on his way from town Saturday
night during the worst of the blizzard,
which commenced at IL O'Clock Satur-
day. Extreme cold weather with blow
ing snow continues here. great deal
Of stock has frozen, but Williams is the
only person yet reported IS having lost
his life. 1t is feared, however, that when
the weather moderates so people from
the country can come in other fatalities
will be reported. The mercury still
registers at zero, which FOR this section
is very extreme.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-17
At Paris.
AT Z 81 Il.
Correspondence Of the Gazette.

Correspondence o. tAc Gazette
PARIS, TEX, Jan. 1.-The rain yester-
day ended with q severe north wind, with
hesvy snow which continued until the
snow was about IN inch deep. The cold
Is about IS severe as it has been for
years. Man and beast without shelter
during this spell will be IN luck to get
through alive.
Our city has been in the midst OF
coal famine for the last few days which
causes q naughty grin from the wood
vendors, who have raised on the price Of
wood about one-third.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-17
Frozen to Death.

Special TO the Gazette.
CLEsURNB, Tex, Jan. 16.-The weather
here for the last two days has been by far
the most severe Of the season. 1t hss
moderated some to-day but is still bitter
cold. Much suffering especially among
cattle has been the result of the extreme
cold weather. Several instances OF cattle
having frozen have been reported. Your
correspondent also learnsjthat 81 little
negro boy was found in box at the resr
end of one Of orr merchants stores on
Sunday morning frozen to death.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-17
Frozsn to D.s,h LA cnos. nonntx

Frozen to Death In Cooke County.
Special &c the Gazette.
GAINESVILLE, TEX, Jan. Is.-Saturday
Tom Jackson and Bob Smith, negroes, left
this city in two-horse wagon for John
Glenn's farm, sixteen miles west OF here.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-17

s-au uasou Iou.u ha1r. Uwcur vsorr uczu
and he was bacly frozen They were trav-
cling in veh,A =. He Will survive.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-17

OWE Interests on both shes, there being
no one else concerned in The tr.rssc,ion
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-17
The Lat Suells.

ABERDEEN, D T, Jan. I5 Bessie
SznsGeid, pretty nineteen -year-old
teacher, was fouad ne.rly mile from
the school house at Melette.
Miss Steubterner, another teacher who
vas out all night in the blizzard and
shortly after found.
William Morrell, farm laborer, start
ed for the barn, became confused and
WAS found dead two miles away.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-17
At Nebraska City,

NEBRASKA CITY, NIB, Jan. Is The
mercury reached 20 below zero this
morning, but rose during the d.y and The
Indications are that the extreme cold spell
is over.
The body of the little daughter of Chris
E Bodine, . farmer living twelve miles
southwest, who has been missing since
the blizzard OF Friday, has been found in
q ravine more than mile from the
house. The little girl was over
taken by the storm when returning
from school and within sight Of her
home, but lost her way in tie binding
snow and wandered about and frcZe 20
death.
Henry George, farmer, while return
ing home from the city WAS oyertsken in
the storm and frozen SO badly his hands
aud feet had to be ampntated.
Numerous cases CT suffering sre re-
ported among the poor, but no other
fatalities IS yet.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-17
FIFTY THOUSAND !


erm perry
m
ha oe W Re
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-17

70 TIE COMMON RULEs OF BUSINESS,
fairness anc outy, and their vsiue and
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-17

MOTHS Magnolia plantation
diffusion process is . great
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-17

Consisusd on Foxrsh Psgs.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-17

ing 50 above zero. Tie street-cars were
compelled to cesse running by O'Clock
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-17

Continued on fourth page,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-17
TEXAS PENSIONS,
Special to the Gazette.

WASHINGTON, jan. 1S.-The following
Texas pensions were issued to day,
Mexican war-Hannsh, widow Of Thad-
dens, Paris; Anna Eliza, widow of Peter
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-17
DRESS GOODS
DRESS GOODS! [

rednced
excellent quality Demoe price, Vc;
December
this yard
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-10

In hndah.ia the uorias or Moorish
wells are sure 10 catch your eye. The arc
worth examining by the curious in such
matters. the construction is very simple,
but they 90 effective WORK. A broad
wheel is turned round by AL old mule
who is past other work and attached TO
this wheel are carthen jars; as II rerolyes
the empty jars pass into the water ana
come up iull. then as they turn over they
empty their contents into reservoir,
whence q trough ar aqueduct OF some
simple Kind provide FOR household use
convey the rest ot the water into the
fruit cr vegetable garden and irrigates II
by means OF channels dug IL rows IL the
earth For drinking purposes the water
Is generally caught from the jars. FOX tho
Spariards though tAey Ike their fish
.li-h and their 81 and bacon rancid. are
very particular about tho quality OF their
water. and are willing t0 buy il from tho
carrier. wha often fa.ch 10 from long dis
tances III that reu ~ hand has an evil
reputation. Cor san Francisco Chronicle.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-10

Onc woman ip the best faith addresses
,ho commissioner and asks that he sec
that tine school house in her ueighborhood
De- established ir the center of the dis
rict Another Informs him that hef
husband BIAS long been absent. She has
wandered over thc face OF the country IN
search OF him and size would now like 10
have him take up the search Many such
ca-esoccur Letters containing souvenirs
dear ~ Tho seuder.. but utterly yollclcss
% any one else. ere received, letters Of
advic, detailing whole pens .on schemes ~
Doe substituted Tor the present system OF
laws. letters So cXfravagant c0mmenda.
zion Il cousurc. of rugcr. of contempt,
of wrath. of unmit gable hostility, letters
of insane wr. threatening villne- ana
violence. letters excited Oy the granting
"a pensions and asking hou.sons ppon tie
heads of all concerned. letters az littere-i
rorr0ach for pensions deni'i calling down
the wrath a. God and men upon those
Vino have been irving 20 do their simple
dufv-all thc-r and multitude. of others,
fantastic. sober rational and Wild. pour
boz the hundreds aud thousands into the
mail oi The bureau. and from the charity
and patience which forbears 20 respond,
and The sense of duty which ccmpels the
neglect Of idle inquiries arise many Of
tho complaints and denunciations of the
Office for lis alleged neglect .-Pension
Commissioner Report.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-10

The Boston woman. con .tDfel as % type.
affords most entertaining study % ihe
observer who B. disposed 90 View thing
from o. humorous standpoint Size j., IN
tefestmg because -o different from The
female al oar species elsewhere lnques-
rorabl, size s. not beautiful. lou may
promenade Washington and fremont
streets for haif % day. and never ,ec onc
really pretty girl Ncntgr into tho shops
and you viii find not "a fsw. behind tie
counters But they are not 81 the I'M
digenous breed They como. almost with
ON exception. from down in Maine, or
from Irish American parentage-s cross
nearly always productive If pretty face
and good figures. I'm society, which is q
sort OF caste by itself. there are some hand
some women. but not very many. Ia the
population AZ large beauty in petticoats Is
sIngulariy lacking
Doubtless. the climate las much 20 do
with il. Here 10 is winter eight months
In the year There Is ne vegetation until
the LIST Of June. 10 speak Of, and II Is
mostly gone by the beginning Of October
The sun is not generous with the rays 1t
sheds upon the cold soil Of Ma,,achu-
setts Such conditions arc not favorable
TO- the cultivation of loveliness in the
warm parts Of the earth things bloom
spontaneously, girls ara more apt than not
10 grow zap pretty. their comp.cxions arc
dear and g.od-at az ANY rate la youth
and their figures are rounded with tho
lines a. grace II ought 90 be as natural
fora woman 10 blossom into beauty even
ii she fades afterwaid. as for @ flower
And under favorable circumstances 10 is
s0 in this region. however even the
r0mr girls o. that age when they should
be- loyc.ie-t. are plain a. Il auguiar.-hene
Bachc iu Now Or.ears Picaylne.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-10

Iis desirable chat wc should have grit
as ucii as piuck-a p9rcr 20 endure fe.
si,t. tasc'tle blows aud still persist and
press forward Pluck is the quality of
pitching DO. grit is the quality OF not
backing ont Now. we do not expect
every one 20 have both grit aud pluck;
but every one ought 10 have ono or the
other. and 80 the coMiLuniiy. or tho 500
rictv. or as we have habit of saying.
the commonwealth. Shall have both. !
am inclined To think that. personally, !
am decidedly lacking in pluck am a
natural coward have tho pluck simply
to own up my plucklessness. When
YOU set before LIE new enterprise, am
AWAY, afraid to embark in it. But once
In, have grit eau stick to job OF
work. and when | fight | Away intend TO
win. Bat | wish ! were also pluckY. DO
VIC not generally admire what We have
not. and rather deprec'atc what vs., havef
admire pluck. and don't know whether
admire grit or not. have e. little friend
who T. 81 httlo over four feet tall. 0nd hc
has 81 little head and little features, Tut
De- hristlcs no ~ a touch, or WORT or IN
IMAGINATION Ii hc tancies % slight. I'm l.
moment hc ,norls, and jumps. and shows
be- isn't afraid at AT creation So he Il
not. lie is bnmfll I'll pluck Bnt he
lack. er, He pitches IN and thca sueoks
out. OF two generals you viii be sure TO
find one good a. 'n assault tAc other
good at siege Sometime ere is most
useful sometimes the othcr-H- Mau
rice. NJ. j.. in Oiob. Demo rat.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-10

cts very curious, remarked n slccu-
latOr. the other day. what strong IL
fluencc little things exert over some men.
Now. there Is Charlie -, Of the bosri
of trade. one If the sharpest trlders on
tho floor: man who sells by The hundred
Thousand and buvs in tho same cytra-a-
CANT quantity. know for fact that Tor
wears past he has made IL r1lc 70 sell
short on wheat every spring. end sell oig,
too. But he never changes frOil the bear
10 the bull side Elfil he sees certain
lilac bush out on the west 81 e burst INTO
bloom The very first day he secs q flower
ont on that particular bush lie goes onto
the floor end cells right and left, and
keeps il up. This he has done so regu-
larly for sou years past thu. II Is com
mon remark on change 40 these times
that Charles lilac bush is in bloom
What is more curious, too. j. that he
hasn't made q mistake for wears past. II 5
been perfect mascot for him. No, /
won't tell YOU wleis the bush Is, but he
passes bv it every day on his way down
town, and tell you lie watches 1t closely,
too Lots Of the boys have tried TO f.id
out where il is lo'nted. but there ere hun
dreds Of lilac bushes along the street and
be isn't fool enough to give it away
And | know q another queer case,
too. continued the speculatcr. Ny
Typewriter. n woman Of about 30 years Of
age. has some particular thing that she
watches on her way down town in the
morning. and. as a curious matter OF fact.
that woman viii wall, into tho Office. sit
down AT her desk. write ont a prediction
Of the course of thu days markets, and
ther put IL away 10 comes true, too
thnt's the cuIous port Ct IL Sno viii
rot tell how - doe- &c. but for week.
past houamclthc market crratir course
accurately o. love, tradc ON her pre-
dirtiou. Well not often i4g know !
don't Believe iu those thing Eut its
mirhty curious. to say Che least, Isn't IL
-tIirars Herald.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-10
TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS.
Progress Msde in Railway Travel Modern
Inprovemcnts-The Climax.

'F''N'h'hte- nc auiimaN.
Gen. Horace Porter, in Scribner's Maya
zine, has al entertaining article on the prog
ress made in railway passenger travel. There
are some facts in it which will lie interesting
to 'lsse who now ard then have occasion to
use the railway.
Sixty years ago the first locomotive engine
was used upon a railway built for passenger
transportation. At the beginning the leo
motive was not given the monopoly IN pull
ing trains, as now It divided the honols
with the horses, the two forces being used in-
changeably. The original passenger car was
a good deal. il not wholly like the old stage
coach But it was not long before American
progress discarded this old and incouvenieLt
style and adopted the long car, which is now
the model on which a. passenger cars are
constructed. The public were not al first in
clined 20 look with favor upon the new style
Of locomotive transportation. The lecisa-
ture Of Pennsylvania, especially, opposed the
idea and refused 10 grant any railroad char
ters for several years subsequently. The rail
ways then were not what they are now
There were 10 baggagemen up 10 ls45. Each
Traveller al the end of "a journey was required
20 get out his own baggage Tho dust nearly
suffocatcd one, and the sparks from the loco
motives almost put out the eyes Of the tray
olcrs
The cars we've lighted at night b. tallow
candles and heated ia winter by close box
stoves which transformed a car into q veri-
table oven. There were no hand brakes, and
the passenger was i0ltod about IN q mcrciless
T.. .f.
hand brake was adopted. ln 1859 the n'r
brake, operated and controlled hy tine cn-
rincor. was first introduced Since then tAe
progress in railway transportation BIAS been
rapid. Improved coup'ers were invented and
adopted which prevented the cars from rum
ming ono on top OF the other in case of col-
lsion. The bol cord. connecting the en-
eneer and conductor or any passenger, was
brought into usa. improvements iu the
switch, IN The Use of the telegraph ia dis
patching trains and in other details of rail-
road management added 10 the safety as
well a- 90 the comfort of the passenger
Thcucxt object % be gained was bis luxury
I'm le36 berth cars were put upon the railway
from Harrisburg 90 Philadelphia This prim-
tive sleeping car was very rude indeed The
Steamboat companies had set the example
They fitted up sleeping apartments for their
passengers. I'm 1915 there was farther i'm
proycment in this direction. Finally. inc
time and in a natural way, the present luxu.
rious Sleeping car grew out Of the old berth
cars. But the sleeping car was not the climax
Of railway travel The hotel car is nearly at
the top. a man nowadays on one Of these
f.orc cgu cat lofeurelv and with ferfcof com
fort The very apex of railway improve
mcnt is seen in the vestibuled train where one
can walk from end 10 end without going out
of doors, and where the electric lights turn
night into day.-Detroit Free Press
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-10

In these days when society is always ready
20 follow O new craze, it is passing strange
that no oue has thought OF taking up tie
study Of the Irish language. Our ears havo
been greeted by raspy Italian, catarrhal
French and even Russian, Arabic and
Chinese 81 these tongues have been studied
by the enthusiastic young folks, who always
attack new thing as if they would tear the
soul out Of it by main strength. But tie
soft. LIQUID tones that are nearer than any
other language extant 10 the original Celtic,
which YOU may hear rolling So richly from
theNps Of hundreds of Irish girls in Pittsburs,
is utterly neglected
Here is an opportunity. Let Bridget be
brought into the parlor during the winter
afternoons and evenings Let her teach her
language 10 her employers IN her own way.
She win probably be unable to give gram
,natical rules or 90 explain from scientific
standpoint why she makes certain sounds %
cxnress certain ideas, but she viii give yon
the exact iutonation of tLo soft gutiuals,
rendering them with those peculiar iniiec-
ti1us which arc ueverperfect save from Irish
hrs Itmay perhaps hc difficult To see any
commercial use from the study Of this lan-
.aarc. lut IT, would surely open up q VASE
l.alar,,o Of ancient lore that has hitherto re-
manned locked in The los0ms OF those who,
from lack of educational advantages, have
heen unable % glyeit TO the voiid-Aliis-
Ulrg Bulletin.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-10

Score one failure for Bismarck The
estal lishmont Of colonies, apropos oil
which DE displayed such enthusiasm a
few year ago, all for which he nearly
prcciptafed a war with Spain. IS ac-
knowledged by lis official organs 20 be an
utter failure. Prince Bismarck purpose
was TO divert the stream OF emigTants
from the United States % some land or
lands where they would continue 10 be
German in speech. tastes and habits IN
stead Of becoming speedily unrecogniza'
bic as Of German origin. This he pro
posed to do by means Of his agricultural
colonies in Africa and his plantation
colonies" in the South Pacific Islands.
For all the money expended in the effort
not a krcutzer has been received IN profit
and the colony craze is to be abandoned
Once q Week.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-10

il is only oigAteel years since the first
newspaper vaa published ia japan. Sull
0i 900 900 copies of reWs gspers were sold
ia 1881 and the increase ri 1873 was
double that Of 1876. At present japan
has j1j daily and weekly newspapers, and
IT'S dailies number &C. II publishes 80
law magazines and I'll scientific period
Gals. II has - medical Journals and an
equal number Of religious newspapers. It's
people read eight different story papers,
and l02 papers eater 20 the agricultural,
commercial and industrial classes. IL has
It's Punch or Puck. and this is filled with
cartoons and witticisms taking OF the
public men of the mikado's empire just
as Puck and Judge do those OF our rcpu0-
lie. All OF these papers are published III
Japanese. They are read by the natives
Of thecountry and the work upon them Is
i,Ee entirely by native labor They ere
the growth Of the new civilization ana
they are Tire great educators Of the PEG
ple-Frank q. Carpenter II New York
World.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-10

I'm this Partisan world OF fas' enable form
MIA the first lesson III the science Of life i5
that II etiquette. that the dead things OF
vulgarty may he wrapped in a shroud %.
p0literes, form and custom The second
lesson is given when the perceptions are so
develoned as 20 command and control the
mystery Of illusion. which is the supernai
art in this sphinx like domain Of exclusive
customs and antiquated formulas The eI-
forts OF whole lifetime are deyOtedto tbs
study, winch. once begun, never ends. lho
next lesson Is in discretion. or tact, when
brin.s the ambitious aspiIant into univeI-
sal field Cf social elect and action. And
thus it is that the base principles OF iash-
ionable life are formed, which render the
student of human nature capable Of srap-
pling with the most entanglcd forms OF ell
cre,te. the most mystical methods OF Illusion
and tl,e most subtle devices Of diplomats
desc Shepard in American Magazine