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old-fashioned dinner" assented Mrs,
Buell.. "Of course, in their quiet life they
are not prepared for such an unexpected
influx into their family"
- merry evening was spent by the
young people in planning for the coming
journey, but Mr.. and Mrs. Buell. talked
over the matter with grave faces. Eecta
had been the beauty OF the family, and,
in one sense, his favorite sister, though
Amanda occupied more of mothers
place to him after his own mothers death,
and the thought that she would be missing
from the family circle was sad one, a.
well as the fear that she had died In
privation and poverty, when, had he
known Of their loss of fortune, he would
so gladly have supplied every need, and
he bitterly rsproached himself that he
had allowed himself to remain Indifferent
to their welfare so long. His sisters in
possession Of the estate, a part of which
he considered belonged to himself, he had
regarded with partial Indifference but
Mandy and Serena, old, poor, and alone in
their old age, touched a very tender
chord in his heart and he entered into the
idea of the surprise heartily.
1t was the week before Thanksgiving,
and the sisters were washing up their lit
tie pan of breakfast dishes. The meal had
been scant and the dishes in consequence
were few in number.
1t appears to me 1 could eat a whole
ham if had it, sighed Miss Serena. as
she put crust to soak for Thomas Jeffer-
son, "but buying ham at twenty cents
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their 'ciuck' and their 'quack.
Thus unused lone gobbler, the last OF the
brood
AS he eyed his companions In Quarrelsome
mood.
81 long for the cultured surroundings OF town
And share of the worlds goodiy praise and
renown.
I'm not a mere turkey, I'm almost a bird
And, suiting the action at once to the word,
He Topped his grea: wings excitement and
few
Just few feet in air when he lit in a slough.
'.Tm almost a peacock" undaunted he cried.
And down went his broad double-chin in its
pride.
And hen. with the rustic and str OF high birth.
He spread out his feathers for all they were
worth,
And strutted and trilled in his voluble way
Till the e-stricken poultry-tribe fled In dis
may.
"Lool. ma, that there turkey" quoth old
Farmer Brown,
Who appeared at this moment, "Fll take right
to town;
He'll go like hot-cake on Thanksgvin Day.
Come. git on yer f1xin's, and don't yer delay,
I'll give yer the proceeds to git a new hat
A snug leetle mite, fur he's uncommon fat"
Such low, boorish jargon OF course was not
clear
To this elegant birds most fastidious ear;
So they t-otted him of to the great distant
town
Where fashiorab family gobbled him down,
Admired and praised the tenderest meat
1t ever had been their good fortune to eat.
Mid cultured surroundings he melted away,
His dreams more than realized-king for a
day.
JULIA II. THAYER
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HARRISON A SPOKESMAN.
The Next Presidents Ideas COncernin
Civil-Service Reform.

The Next Presidents Ideas Concerning
Civil-Service Reform.
One of the Cabinet jokes during
Garfield's short term was that Blaine
said Harrison had asked for thirteen
more first-class missions than there
WERE" What Harrison's views were
as to the use and abuse of the Civil
Service were indeed sufficiently set
forth by him in his letter of April 8,
1888, to Mr.. n. Filbeck, touching the
appointment of revenue collector in
Indiana. He said, in answer to the
assertion that the appointment of a
certain Carter had been made to oblige
a certain Pierce: II desire to say to
you this is not true. The appointment
is made by me alone on what seems to
be the weight of (Republican) in
fluence in this district" In other
words. he has been an avowed spoils-
man, pure and simple. In his letter
of acceptance he approves of the
CivilService law, which we believe
Cleveland has, on the whole, faith
fully executed, and makes exactly the
kind of promises Cleveland made as to
appointments not covered by the law,
but adds significantly: 81 know the
practical difficulties attending the at
tempt to apply the spirit OF the Civil
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-11-29
Egg-Yelks for Boils.

The yelk of eggs made into plaster
with honey and flour. of about the con-
sistency of mustard paste, gives speedy
relief to one afflicted with boils. The
white, used as a coating for scalds and
burns, excludes the air, which so ag-
gravates the sufferings of burned
person. It is softer than cellodion,
therefore better, and is always at
hand; it is more cooling than
the once popular sweet oil and cot
ton. The white, beaten with sugar, is
invaluable in bronchial affections, espe-
cially in hoarseness, when little
lemon juice may be added with good
results. Cider vinegar may be sub
stituted for the lemon juice when the
latter is not available. Leather chair
seats may be revived by rubbing them
with well-beaten white of eggs.
Leather binding of books may also be
cleaned by this method, but white
Roman bindings should be washed
with a soft flannel saturated in soap
suds. Detroit Tribune.
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DRIFT OF OPINION.

The election of the representa-
tives of the high-tax party does not
by any means settle the tariff question.
-MilUaukee Labor ReUieg.
--Benjamin Harrison, of Indiana,
should at once recall the fact that his
distinguished grandfather was wor-
ried to death by office-seekers within
one month after his Inauguration. =
Cincinnati Enquirer.
President Cleveland is a thor
oughly honest man, but a poor poll
tician. He could have elected himself
had he resorted to the ruses and STRAIT
agems adopted by his antagonists.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
OF course we will now have a
grand exposition of Civil-Service re-
form. touching which we have heard
SO m,aah from Republican party organs.
AS We understand the Republican idea
of CiviHService reform, it lies in kick
ing out Democrats and putting in Re-
publicans with all possible speed
Kansas City Times.
Success is always attended by a
swarm of f1atterers. One of the news
paper adulators of Harrison says he
is broader" than Arthur, .less
emotional than Garfield, an ADLER
leader than Hayes, and greater
statesman than Grant, and promises,
with all his wonderful qualities, to
leave record behind him second only
to that of Lincoln. The author of this
tribute must badly want a foreign
mission or a post-office. Il Ailadeto l5ia
Record.
Now that the bitterness of de-
feat is wearing off, the Democratic
party, and the Union also, can truly
estimate Mr.. Cleveland's merits and
ability. He was not a man to awaken
great enthusiasm; he was not a man
with hosts of political friends and fol-
lowers; above all, he was not poll
tician, framing his administration SO
as to advance either his own personal
interests, or those of the party; but he
was a firm, determined, courageous
and patriotic Chief Magistrate. N O.
Times Democrat.
keep your eye on Senator Blair,
of New Hampshire. His opportunity
has come. He has genius for reduc-
ing the surplus, and nothing now
stands in the way of his successful in
PRODUCTION of spendt hrift methods into
the management of our National
finances. His attention should be
called to the fact that the Sioux Indians
stand greatly in need of silk pocket
handkerchiefs, and that there are
negroes in the South who do not own
gold watches. Perhaps he should be
shown. also, that some of our most
eminent Chinese laundrymen have no
libraries connected with their estab-
lishm ents and are actually destitute of
valuable oil paintings. N r World.
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WhAI rooLiSh ShEAIOhES WE ANS
hep he said, wrat hfuily. II have done
wrong, Martha, to leave them so long to
the mercy of such a man."
''Of course you have" replied Mrs.
Buell., regretfully. They were not to
blame because your father wronged YOU"
"But fancied they endured the wrong
too patiently at the time" replied Mr..
Buell., Enough can see now that it was
only their undemonstrative ways which
seemed so cold and Indifferent / have
more of the ilnpulsive Churchill blood in
my veins while they are all Buell. -
''Well, then, if there has been wrong
done the first thing to do is to right it,
said lively Kitty, with timely practically.
sand that means to give Fido his paper
again. said Rollo, as the little dog looked
up at his lost plaything with beseeching
whine Mr. Buell. tore out the item and
tossed the paper back to the dog as he re-
marked: "You are quite right, Kitty, and
what do you say to spending Thanksgiving
with your auntsf'
ssOhl that would be lovelyf' replied
Kitty, cIapping her hands gleefully; "poor,
lonely old ladies' Wen make them
Thanksgiving surprise party and carry our
own dinner"
.sIt may be they are really needy, and, as
Kitty proposes, under the guise OF sur
prize we can carry all the materials Tor an
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A Maiden's Rank Cruelty.

saw, Chappie, glad to see you, you
know; deuced glad"
How ali you, Clawence.
whats the mattah? You seem
downcast."
''Yaas; you see called on young
lady lawst evening, and don't think
l made a favourable impression"
What was the twouble?'
1--WE were talking about excursions,
and she asked me if had been in the
water any last summer. Ireplied that
had, and then she wanted to know
whether had evan been in any ac-
cidents. y
''Of course you told her about that
episode near Long Island?"
.'Ya-as, and what do you think she
said ?''
Don't know, I'm sure.
''She simply remarked: What
splendid life-boats your shoes must
have made. r. Merchant Traveller.
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MASTERY OVER FEAR.

The Power of Mind Over Matter in Mo-
ments of Danger.
It would be interesting to know how
many courageous people are really ap-
prehensive and cowardly at heart.
Many recklessly brave soldier has
confessed that he went to battle quak-
ing with fear perhaps as overwhelm-
ing as that which prompted the de-
serter to flight. The great difference
between them was that of moral fiber.
The one was of stuff stern enough to
ensure his fidelity; the other was
craven, body and soul.
Mere hardihood of feeling is simply
an affair of the nerves. A person may
be endowed with it, or he may not,
and consequently his only responsible
ity lies in nobility of action. A lady
who had preserved an absolute calm
ness of demeanor during night of
great danger at sea, was afterwards
complimented on her courage
'.Did really behave well?" she
asked, in some surprise.
Like a heroine. When those hys-
terical women screamed you didn't
open your lips, and you only moved to
make them more comfortable.
II am glad" she replied, with sigh
of relief. II was SO beside myself with
fear that you wouldn't surprise me if
you said / screamed, too. l actually
looked in the glass the first thing next
morning, to see if my hair had turned
white.''
but how did you manage to conceal
your fear?"
''Oh, | kept saying to myself: Re
member, you are not to make fuss
set my mind on that
''What sort of a man makes the
bravest soldier?" asked some one OF
an old officer who had often been tried
by danger and was never found want
ing.
WELL" he responded, after some
thought, II should say it is the man
who keeps the steadiest grip on him
self"
Very few people, indeed, have a
sufficiently high estimate Of the power
Of mind over matter, in moments of
unhSOi. "A lung "oiudH-On0 OF the
modern young women who do not
hesitate to express an opinion-does
not think that boys are. by nature.
more courageous than girls. For abe
says:
1T is a recognized tradition that
men are to be brave, and so, when
they are afraid, they say nothing about
it. Woman may scream without for
feiting her good name; therefore she
allows herself that privilege"
This young philosophers logic NAV
be defective, but it points to the yerv
evident fact that, while any one NAV
be conscious Of fear, it is only the COW.
ard who allows it to obtain the masterv
OF his actions. Youths Companion
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Service rules to all appointments and
removals. 1t will, however, be my
sincere purpose, if elected. to advance
the reform" We believe he does not
know these practical difficulties much
better than Cleveland did when he
took office. for he has been one of the
difficulties himself; but there is neither
in his career nor character the small
est reason for supposing that he will
make half the battle against them that
Cleveland has done.--N y Post.
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The most trivial circumstances are
able to put an end to our qualifications;
they are like beds Of roses. where II IL
very unlikely all the leaves should be
smooth, and even one that is doubled
sufices to make US uncomfortable.
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TX and two are eight
and three makes
eleven. No. Mandy,
it's of no use trying
to make eleven shil-
ling's stretch over a
Thanksgiving din
ner. If we have one
at all we want a
good one, so We'll
just give it up and
have bread and milk,
and try to be thank
full Oh that" and the
withered little old
maid mt hack tho
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-11-29

--You can't convince a young man
whose girl has said Yes that thi.
country is going to wreck and ruin.
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TWO TARIFF BILLS.

The Difference Between the House and
Senate Measures.
The Treasury Department has just
issued complete set of comparative
tables showing the amount of revenue
collected during the past fiscal year,
and the amount which would have
been collected upon the same importa-
tions if either the Mills bill or Senate
tribute bill had been the law. The
summary by schedules is as follows:
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THE AMBITIOUS Turkey.

. HIS vulgar
old I ar M
y a T d !. It
m u s { b Q
that l,
w tn m y
talents and
b e a u t y :.
was born to
live high.
I'm tired to
d e q { h OF
the mean.
/ n g l e 8 o
clack
OF these ig-
n o r a n {
fowls, with
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RESTITUTION.
The History Of a THANKSGIVING
Surprise-A True Sketch.
JULIA Fl. THAYER.

Written for this paper.1
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-30

WIN 20 the supreme ana au9oTuan8 MQ0Ys
lot the election.
THE LxssoN or 1876.
The exigeneies and tests Of liberty in this
country have been many and great, bat .
more crucial hour the county never saw
thsn that OF the contested election OF
1876. Constitution, Law, end precedent,
were all obscured. Party was errayed
sngrily sgainet psriy, and peaceful con-
tinuance Of the government itself was in
voived. It wss strain along the very
fore of the American people and by the
grace of God II did not give. Party
spirit yielded to patriotic instinct and the
great victory Of popular government
was won. In that supreme hour who was
the traitor to liberty, 20 republican govs
eminent, 20 Americs2 II was any man
whe vocifera.ed that party discipline
must be maintained, aud that svery man
must stand by his psrty, because only by
party could the government be csrried on
Happily the CRY was vain. THE crisis was
beyond party. and only because the peo-
pie for that high hour rose superior to
ps-ty was the governments ms faia;ned and
the country saved.
TANNING A FLAMR.
Do the orators who perpetually remind
Us that nothing can be done without
party ss IL We doubted 1t really think that
fact to be 8 reason constantly to inffsme
to fury the spirit Of psrtJp Is there an
Intelligent American who does not see
that, under the prstence OF maintaining
party organization, to abandon the whole
civil service In cry branch and to the
lesst degree SIS plumber and prey to 3 spc
cessful party is to fan confiagration
with galel
In closing his address Mr.. Curtis psys
beautiful tribute to George Washington
as the author of civil service reform, and
says: The great national conventions
about TO assemble to nominste his (Wsth
ington's) successor 10 the Presidency,
may wisely ponder, not only the character
OF the man and the principles and spirit
OF his administration, but the reason OF
hls permanent hold upon the love and
pride OF the American people. That
reason is their profound oelief not OILY
in the wisdom and sipceritv of
his views, but in his unbending ofidal
fidelity 70 his convictions. Il Is the
certsinty tbst no consideration of party,
no alluremeut Of personal ambition, no
Establishment OF fsttery or sophistry, no
fesr OF popular disfavor, or dictstion Of
impericus politicians, could have moved
him from the course that his convictions
and conscience had prescribed, or hsve
persuaded him to degrade the public
service into party plu74ef. -.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-30
Took an Overdose of Laudanum.

Took an Overdose Of Laudanum.
Special to the Gazette.
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEX, May 90
About O'Clock this evening, Gus Flem-
ing, talented young man Ct this city,
swallowed an overdose Of laudanum. Az
soon IS the drug began to take effect, he
went to drug store and demanded an
other dose Of the drug. He was refused
and went to another, and with knife In
hand, repeated bis demand. Sherln Fer
guson came in and attempted to capture
the would-be suicide. A regular Irish
wake ensued in which the sheriff lost =
portion of his beard. Another man was
bitten on the arm, and another WAS cut
on the hand and arm BY Fleming. Hs
ia low in the sheriff's offlce. His sister
has just been to see him. Upon entering
she became overcome with horror and
tainted at the door. DR.. Dial prouounces
Fleming crazy.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-30
Address Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL SANK,
New Orleans In,

REMEMRERThat the presence of Gen.
ueus sUO liberals Beauregard and Early,
who are In charge of the DRAWINGS, Is guayan
tee OF absolute fairness and integrity, that tht
chances are all equal, and hat no one can pos
sibly divine what number will draw prize.
Rtm nBEE that The payment of all PriEes
BANKS OF New Orleane, and he Tickets are
signed by the President of an Institution
whose chartered rights are recognized in thu
highest Courts; therefore, beware Of any imi
tations or ANONYMOUS schemes.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-30
Kemp.

Kemp.
Correspondence Of the Gazette.
KEMP, TEX, May 2s.-Six new resi-
dences are nearly completed.
The telephone line will be in operation
within q week.
An old man by the name Of Haund-
sound was drowned In John JohnsoA'e
tank LAST Sunday. sxs.s
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-30
stephenv,lls School Closed.

Correspondents Of the Gazette.
STEPHKNvILLE, TEX, Msy 26.-The
Stephenville high school closed nine
months session here last night. The
closing examination yesterday and the
dag before and the concert last night WAS
pronounced splendid, and in all things s
success, and spoke we'll for the splendid
teachers we have. This school is well es-
tablished ana has gained f.ttering rep
utation under the able management of It's
principal, Professor M. N. Morris, who
has had charge Of 1t during the last three
years. ..sa.s,.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-30

agree that II the constitution had made
the President Ineligible for reelection
there would have been no reason for the
assertion that reform had been abandon
ed, the application Of the law would have
been much more widely extended, and
its spirit would have, been SO generally
observed that no successor Of the Presi.
dent would have dared to return to the
old abuses, and the President himself
would have happily identified mis- name
with one Of theInost benefcent political
reforms In our annals.
X AN KxAMPLK IN ENGLAND.
Nowhere is party feeling stronger,
party purpose more definite, party Or
gsnization more absolute AID complete,
and nowhere are party contests more
strenuous and Incorporating, than IN
England. Yet Mr.. Gladstone, the great.
est of living party leaders OF
the English speaking race, says
that 1t is Impossible to understand why
In America va permit the whole civil
service to be disturbed by presidential
election, and adds that in England q
change OF administration involves bu.
the removal and appointment OF Q few
scores Of persons. He is . sorry Ameri-
can who isists that young America is in
capable Of practical national wisdom
which old England displays.
MUST BE ABOLLsHKD.
So long as the vast system Of the pub
lie service with its enormous emolumentf
is treated as spells, NO great public ques.
ton VIII be decided upon its merits
Party action In its true sense Is impossi-
BILE until the spoils system is abolished.
So long rs an election means for thu
successful party general sack OF u
civil service, like that Of long beseige\
and captured city, then il IL the plumber
and the men who VIII give It and get IT
nc: r..Lsialc 0. National policy, which
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-30
Two oh,ldren Drowned

OMAHA, NFB., May 29.-Two children,
q son and daughter of Hugh Brocket. who
lives fourteen miles southeast Of Best
rice, we're drowned during q heavy rain
Sunday in crossing small gulley. The
mother became frightened and fell. los
ing hold Of the children. They weiS
swept away and into the stream pelo1.
where they met their death.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-30

wHsssyels, ne 81 80 * Bsl imore. Nd, SAYS;
..I;have heaa dnthe pfaet1ee Of Pediciue sas
,sa1ai I q Hodge 8. Sspari i Ia E Ia. SSSfsa
mir aces here is3affng Ri pr5alism, All sScfof
ula. Have alneat naSsgyhe speAf1JEan that
cannes prasilN witkoutit." sSfdbsAn drug
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-30

Washington, II. @.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-30
Cat Il lnsxSs

II your grocery bill wss too much last
month bgsrsSifg at the Fort Worth
Grocer Co.'S next month (June).
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-30
a Hungry msn.ssssstn ~

Is to trade where he knows he gets the
most proylsicns Tor the money he spends.
This system is popular one with those
,whD trade at the Fort Worth Grocer Co.'S.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-30
Eat More -Psy EsoauE

Eat More -Psy LNasF
This is the case wbea yea trkde at the
Fort Worth Grocer Co.'S. Mak8Iupesa ~
experiments month.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-30
ovfs 4 aii Iii s ! bisxfs TIE / Il
CAPITAL PRIZE $500 900.
[ ISL
Louisiana State Lottery Company

Louisiana State Lottery Company,
Incorporated by the LEGISLATURE In 1855 fol-
educational and Charitable purpo. es, and 1t,
franchise made part of the present State Con-
vote.
IFS Grand Single lumber Drawings take place
monthly, and the Grand Quarterly Drawings,
re- 9lsrly every three months (Nsrch, June, sep.
tember sod December).
I'VE do hereby certify that ire supervise the a,
engagements for ua the Monthly and Quarters
d oscings Of The Louisiana Stae Lottery Com
Pcny. and IN person manage and control the Draso
sngsfhemsclres and that The szne are conducted
aDsth honesty, fairness and i1 @ cd faith toscard
81 parties, and zoe authorize the Company to ssst
IRIS certificate, icith fac imiles Of our signature
5stached, in its advertisement" s-ns