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CHIEF TO DIE BY ELECrnIcIry.
Cincinnati Scientific Men Asked to KIN
the Mickedest EIephnnt.


CINCINNATI, Dec. l9-The doom of
CHIEF has been fixed, and the only ques-
ton is how he shall die. His judges
would like to have him executed by elec.
tricity for the novelty OF the thing and
the scientific possibilities.
Thiet Is the biggest elephant in the
country since Jumbo died, and the wick.
eldest He is so wicked that his owners,
John and Gilbert Robinson, the circus
men, don't want anything more to do with
him. although he Is estimated worth 3d..
600, which is yIuing hiin at about the
rate OF 81 pound. He has record of
three murders on his eephantine soul.
and even his companions OF his own race
shun and fear him. For months he has
been wearing chaines around his feet,
tusks and head. but none of the stablemen
feel safe when near him, for no one can
tell when be will break away, and it
is known that he has particu-
lar penchapt for killing keepers.
He is twenty-five years old. Even as a
boy elphunt he manifested a disposition
TO become a ''rooue" elephant, and gave
lots OF trouble to Old Mary, VINO looks to
be hundred and whose duty it is to keep
the Robinson elephants in order. ID was
in 1879 that he began his career of crime.
John King was both his keeper and his
devoted admirer. Indeed, King had SO
great affection for Chief that he would
never admit that the elephant did wrong,
and spoiled him not a little. One day
Chief caught boy crawling in under the
canvas, and when Mary prevented him
from killing the intruder he became
so frantic that Gil Robinson decided that
he must be whipped to teach him better
manners. Whipping an elephant is
good deal OF an operation. An island in
the river below Louisville was selected for
the ceremony. Chief was taken ashore,
tackles were fastened to his feet and to
neigl boring trees, and ut a signal the ropes
were hauled taut and Chief found himself
suspended with his four feet uppermost.
Then the circus men began beating him
with pltcnforks and tent poles. The Pc
culiarity of whipping an elephant is that
he must be beaten till he screams unless
he makes this sign of submission he be-
comes more intractable after the beating
than before. The circus men beat Chief
for an hour. Ae did not utter a sound,
Then fire was built under him of straw
This ccnq ,ered him.
For three months he was as subdued as
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possible, but he had not forgotten the
whipping and he seemed TO blame King.
MS Keeper, for 1t. One day the circus ar
rived at Charlotte, n. @. King called
Chief out OF mis- cage. Chief stepped ont
knocked King down and then butted the
life out OF the poor fellow with his trunk.
Then he made for tall timber, breaking
through fences that happened to be In his
way as the rider sails through the paper
hoops IN the ring. Toe circus men had a
hard job to secure him.
After this his keeper kept a sharp
watch on him. But George Sullivan
grew careless after he had managed Chief
Tor more than u year. Chief all the time
was Watching for an opportunity, and
when 1t came he killed Sullivan as King
was killed. He killed third man three
years ago, and, besides, has injured many
others. Most elephants make friends with
pony or dog kept with them. When
any attempt has been made TO give Chief
a companion OF this kind, he has killed
the pony OF dog the first chance he got.
Circus pen say he ia hopelessly wicked
too much of rogue" elephant TO keen.
AS an example, visitor last week gave
him bag OF candy. Chief ate the candy,
and when tue last lump was safe in his
mouth he rolled the bag up with his trunk
and threw 1t vicously in the visitor face.
Again, the stablemen took him near a hot
stove one cold night and then formed a
circle around it. Their conversation was
suddenly interrupted by big chunk of
coal that came flying in the midst of them.
Chief had discovered u pile OF coal, and he
6ombarded them with enormous chunks
until they were driven away. Then be
pelted the stove and nearly set the build
ing on fire.
Scientific men in Cincinnati have been
requested to calculate how much electricity
will be needed to kill the big paehyderm,
and the experiments making in New York
to determine a method OF executing crimi-
nails with electricity are being watched
with interest. IL liz thought that soien-
tiic facts of great vaulue IA to the effect Ut
electricity on life may be obtained from
Chiefs taking Off, and that he may in that
way do n little TO compensate for the evil
he wrought while living.
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Grain of IeSas denounced what he
termed the driblet system of appropria-
aons.. He would at Il proper time offer a
substitute practically the same as the bill
which passed the first session of the pres.
emu congress, although personally
ne would prefer to pass a
olii appropriating exactly the sum
estimated by the chief OF engineers.
with plothorc treasury, with no pros.
pect OF the passage of the tariff bill, with
people anxious for the river and harbor
o,li' with the chief of engineers declaring
, his estimates right, he appealed to the
house to adop' the proposed substitute.
After some further debate by Blanchard,
Sanders and Adams of Illinois, the COM
m,ttee rose without acting aud the house
adjourned.
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!, CINcINNATI, Dec. l9.--Tne Auierican
turf congress met for business in executive
session this afternoon, Two. changes were
made in the rules by the committee, viz:
With the usual allowance for mares but
not for ge!dinge. Second-.lt required
that sealed bids shall be deposited III all
selling races within fifteen minutes after
the race, which bids shall be opened by
the presiding Judge. WHO shall divide the
surplus between the second horse and the
association. The association admitted
two new members, the Cleveland Park
club and Kansas CITY club. Racing dates
we're fixed as follows. for the spring meet
ing OF 1899: Louisville, May 9th-l8th;
st. Louis. June lst. 18TH; Kansas CITY.
June l7th-22a; Chicago. June '22d TO
July Goth; st. Paul. July 23d-3lst.
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The bill for the retirement of General
Andrew Smith with the rank of colonel of
cavalry passed. Blanchard. OF Louis ana
autagonlzed the special order with the
river and harbor bill, and raised the ques-
tion of prior consideration. The house re-
fused consideration of tine pension oiil.
Springer of Illinois stated that at the
meeting of the committee on territories
this morning it had been determined that
the territorial bills would not be called up
until January l5.
Buchanan of New Jersey asked: "Why
this sudden cessation of activity?''
Springer replied, "It is the unanimous
wish of the com mittee, there being no pol
itics in IT."
The bonse went into committee OF the
whole on the river and harbor bill.
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-
ALASKAN AFFAIRS.
rhe Commercial Conpanv's Employees
60 Appear Before the Committee.

'he commercial COMPANIES Employees
To Appear Before the Committee.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-1he house
committee on marine and fisheries is ex.
pected to meet to-day to investigate the
Aiaskan seal fisheries, and possibly to
take up the charges of ill.treatment of In
dian women in Alaska. Ths sargennt.at-
arms Of the house has furnished the fol-
loving list of witnesses summoned, all OF
whom are understood TO be in the employ
OF the Alaska Commercial Company. for
December 18Th II II. Mcintyre West
Randolph, Va. Thomas Morgan. Groton.
Connecticut; George Wardeman, Pitts
hurgh, Pennsylvania; Lieutenant Nichols.
san Francisco. For January 7th George
7. Jingle, Eugene Kirk. J. G.. Redpath,
San FrancisCo; j. H. Moulton, Bowdoin-
ham, Maine; l.. Hinman. Lafayette, lndi
ann u; A. Ghdden, Albion. New York;
John Hall, j. b. Johnson and DR.. Lutz,
SAN Francisco.
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FRENCH FIRE.


tor.
PARIS, Dec. 19-In the senate to day,
during debate on the budget, NJ. Chale-
mel.Lacour created great sensation by
speech cOndemning the policy now pur-
sued in the schools, which, he said, struck
at the root of the traditional principle OF
parental control. The main cause of the
existing evils was radicalism, which re-
lentlessly pursued the old founders of the
republic and they gave promises which
were impossible to fulfill. France had aban.
doned the most glorious of monarches
and was about to fall at the feet of the
least of men. Instead oil checking the
movement toward the abyss the cabinet
was Fastening the movement. 1t was
time to return to policy of good service.
At the conclusion of his speech he appealed
to the right to unite with the part of the
left and together save the country. Tre-
mendous cheering followed.
Premier Floquet defined the policy of
the cabinet, which he said was wise and
republican.
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HOLIDAY ADJouENMENT.
The senate Likely to Agree to the
Proposition,

The senate Likely To Agree to the
Proposition.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 19-This evening
the indicatiOns are that au agreement will
he reached tomorrow by the senate upon
the question of holiday adjournment.
and in connection Herewith an agreemenv
as to the length of the debate on the tariff
bill. The democratic senators held eau.
Gus after the adjournment this evening
and authorized Harris and Vest to propose
to Morrill, and Sherman, representing the
republican senator's proposition, embody-
ing the following propositions: To ad.
journ on Friday next until January 7th, AS
fixed by the house resolution; TO hold daily
sessions beginning at II A. NJ. and con-
tiuuing until at least > 80 p. M. until the
tariff bill is disposed of, and finally to vote
on the tariff bill January 3Oth. This is in
practical harmony with the republicans
proposition. save in the matter of night
sessions
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ANOTHER AFRICAN BRoIL.
The Arusba and Mast Tribes at Logger
heads.

LONDON. Dec. 19.-News has been re-
ceived of an outbreak between and Mast
tribes. The former tribe enticed the Mast
warriors into u cow.lifting expedition,
and during their absence the Arusbas raided
the Mast settlement. massacred old men
and women and children and seized the
younger women for concubines. They
also carried of $4,000 head of cattle. The
Mast warriors returning from the expedi-
ton and finding their homes devastated,
lamented three days and then commenced
war against the Arusbas. which will pro-
badly last three years, and result in the
devastation of the country west of the
Kilama Mara mountains.
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THE so" DYNAMITE TRIAL.
All the Testimony closed Speeches Next
I'm Order.

GENEVA, His, Dec. 19.-The taking of
Testimony in the 20" dynamite trial was
closed to-day, and States Attorney Han
chett of Aurora, began his opening
aroumentl before the jury. The
principal testimony before the
speeches began was given by
Henry ], Tolman. an expert in micro
scopy, who testified that he had carefully
examined the exhibits of letters and
checks alleged to he Bauereisen's hand
writing. and in his opinion two. possibly
three persons wrote them. The micro
scope was brought in and letters exam.
ined by counsel and jurymen. soon after
which the speech making began,
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THE LINDAUER CASE.
Members of the InsoIvent Firm Conf
to Tapping the TIlI.n

tO " TRIPPING Nhe TIII,"
CHICAGO, Dec. l9.-ln the now noted
Liudauer insolvency case to-day members
OF the firm on the witness stand admitted
that they took considerable sums OF
money from the cash drawer shortly be-
fore the failure, which they had with
them in court. .Judge Prendergast ordered
them to produce it, it was counted, and
aggregated 100000. The court said it
would make an order ia regard 10 it.
Adolph Moses, Lindaucr's attorney. pro.
tested and accused the court of harsh and
unjust treatment. The judge declared him
guilty of contempt and deferred fixing a
uenalty
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THE suLrAN,s DEUHEE.
An Atrocious slaughter that OutriNaIs
Hernd's Work.

LONDON, Dec. ia dispatch from
Zanzibar says: In pursuance of the sui
Aln's orders four natives are awaiting trial
for murder horribly executed in the
streets OF the town. The victims heads
were cut off and the bodies left where they
had fallen, exposed and uDguarded until
the evening of the day of execution. The
sultan also ordered twenty-four prisoners,
nncluding one woman who had been SEN
fenced for life. to be put to death in sim
.ilar manner during next week, few to be
executed each day. The British consul
fvainly protested against the atrocity. The
sultan proclaimed that IN future he will
be guided by Mohammedan law only. He
has bestowed the power of capital punish
ment on the local governors, and ordered
their sentences not to be subject to appeal
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A Park for Tacoma.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.--The president
has approved an act granting the use of
certain lands in Pierce county, Washing
ton territory, TO the city of Tacoma. foi
the purposes of a public park, and the act
TO establish u land office at Folsom, N. M.
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Survivor. OF the Mrrck.

ROoRLAND. Me-, Dec. 10 Captain
Smith, Mate Smith and Cook Doran. of
The steamer Almira. were brought here.
On December l. 4th their vessel took FIRE at
sea. They are the only SURVIVORS, being
picked up in boat few days afterward
The captain s wife and two children, and
twelve sailors perisbed.
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A snund Fro,n ,nmo..

I.oSDoN, Det. ia dispatch from
Auckland SAWS News was received from
Samoa that the Samoans under Mataafa
succeeded In capturing most of the Atna
after long battle with ranasett's forces
The losses include 100 killed and several
hundred wounded.
, 1888-12-20
Determined To ,fe,t.

CHICAGO, Dec. 19--The Arbeiter Bund,
an anarchist organization which the
police have been trying TO suppress, is
preparing to hold meeting IN spite of
ible object of the gathering is to adopt a
constitution and bylaws and elect officers
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sanator CuIInm sued.

S WARRINGTON, Dec. l9--Amosa G.
Paul. administrator OF the estate of the
late Prof. Edward G. Paul. to- day entered
suit against United States Senator Cullom
of Illinois for $4,000 damages. the suit
growing out of the death of Prof. Paul,
who was ridden down and fatally injured
by Joseph Chase. negro coachman in the
EMPLOY of the senator lr
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Buliets ae.I asmp.

WAUAIAK. Miss., Dec ia report
has just reached here that an armed posse
overlook four negro participants in Sunday
nights tragedy. One resisted, and was
riddled with bulets the other three were
hanged 10 surrounding trees. The posse
has sworn to run down all the negroes
who fled to the bills on the night of the
affray. There are at least fifteen other
negroes in hidinR
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AxwnrihY,s Worth.

LONDON. Dec. l9,-Three actions
brought against ex'City Treasurer Ak
worthy, of Cleveland. Ohio, were settled
to-day in the court OF queens bench. AK
worthy agreed to pay f32 900 and surren-
der his property in America.
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Is. Il o. Election.

BALTIMORE. Dec. 19.-Charles Mayer
has been elected president OF the Balti-
more Ohio railroad. 1t is understood
that he will inauzurate a vigorous policy,
such as characterized the Garrett manage.
meDt. including IN entrance TO New York
bay VIA Staten Island.
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O'Leary Knocked out.

New YoRK, Dec. 19.-The much-talked-
of finish fight between Hart (colored) and
Dave o Leary, both Of this city. for $500
side and an extra purse of 5000. came off
this morning. Hart knocked O'Leary out
in the last of the seventh round with a
heavy punch in the stomach and a swing
ing right-handef on the jaw. O'Leary
sank to the floor and did not revive for
fully ten minutes
, 1888-12-20
The Minue.o.a Count.

Sr PAUL, Dec. The following are
the official figures in the recent presiden-
tial eiection: Harrison I42, 492, Cleveland
104, 1856. Fisk 1871. The total vote shows
an increase of of 63.26S over four years
ago. The republicans gain three con-
gressmen
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over the Faiis.

HOoKsEr. n H., Dec. l9.-While a
gang of eleven men were repairing
railroad bridge across the Merrimac river,
the ice began to move. and threw down
the bridge. throwing the men into the
water over the falls. Three were drowned
and several others injured
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STORM IN NEW BRUNSWICK.
The Railroads Biockaded and Great
Damage Done.

'ST. JoHN, N. b., Dec. 19.--The snow
storm OF yesterday was the severest for
yA1ys. AT Moncton- more than a dozen
trfins were hele because of a blockade
north of Campbellton. A sbUwslide at
Metapeda covered special train. bat no
one was hurt. The Quebec train reached
here last night ten hours late. The train
hands had very sever experience. In
seme cases, owing to binding snow and
sleet relays of men had to be provided
apd the cuttings were often filed up when
nearly open 1t will cost the company
thousands of dollars to reopen communi-
cation.
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They Earned Too Much.

NEEDLEs, CAL. Dec. lefty conduct
ors on the Atlantic IL Pacific railroad, be.
tween Albuquerque and Mojave, have been
discharged IN the last two days.
, 1888-12-20

AUSTIN. Tex. Dec. l9.--McCall's vote
for comptroller in the recent election was
245.S92 Gsers, republican, received 1858;
King, union labor. 5152.
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Countc.s COSTA Ixiu.d.

FIoREN cE. Dec. 19--Couptess Costa
was stabbed TO death in her carriage here
to-day by a captain in the army. who then
committed suicide by shooting himself
with revolver. tat
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Tney are no Drunk.rds.

CLEVELAND. Dec. 19.-EarlY this morn
ing While Caps tore down the saloon of
John Messamore, at Rawson, Hancock
county, pouring the liquor into the gutter.
They lett warning for the saoonkeeper
mot to renew business
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bAcgENsAoK, n. j.. Dec. l9.-John
Meyers Doremus was hanged this morn-
log Tor the murder of his son John, in
June last.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-13
ABOUT MEN AND WoMEN.
Senator-elect Barbour of Virginia is to
marry Miss Daingerfield of that state.

SenatOr-elect Barbour of Virginia is to
marry Miss Daingertield of that state.
William II. has no salary as emperor
of Germany, but his allowance as king of
Prussia is So $50 900 year.
Queen Natalie threatens to publish
Milan s love-letters. They would no
doubt make royal sport for the king 5
subjects.
The report comes that Robert Louis
Stevenson has concoCted a plot during
his cruise among the South Sea islands
which will cause Rider Haggard to run
violently down steep place and perish
i'll the waters.
Augusta Evans Wilson has at her home
in Mobile the largest Japonica tree in the
South. 1t is sixty feet high and is just
now i'll full bloom. Its large, white
blossoms are q great attraction TO
Northern visitors.
Senator HawIey is willing to stake his
chances for presidential nomination
upon the superior beauty of his daughter
to Colonel Lamont's. The genial Daniel
does not say much, but lie smiles ut
Joseph s pretentions.
Mr.. Morrell, who is to marry one of
the Misses Drexel of Philadelphia, who
HIS an income Oh ooUU ,Uuu year, Will
abjure Professionalism and join the Catho-
lie church before the ceremony, Miss D.
being q devout Catholic. Who wouldn't t?
The wife of Washington Irving Bishop,
the mind reader, has brought a suit in
New York for absolute divorce from her
husband. The couple were married in
Boston on December 4, 1886. As Bishop
was able doubtless to read what was 60
ing on in his wife's mind, he anticipated
the suit for divorce by leaving for parts
unknown. The last heard of him he was
i'll Mexico, and not altogether alone.
A correspondent who has ust visited
Castle Hill, Va, the home of Annette
Rives- Chanler, says: GA stream of Wis
itors from all parts of the Union and from
Europe fill the house from years end to
years end, among them OF late eager
editors of magazines and publishers of
books, all anxious to win the favor of the
brilliant young authoress, all trying TO
outbid each other fo. the next poem
novel that is to be evolved out of the
large store of work already accom-
plished - 4
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-13

be made in the legislatures of all the Republican
states put together Philadelphia Record.
You plead in vain. Texas has elected
negroes to the legislature as you say, but
what of it? Is there any free ballot or
fair count or public schools in this state?
De we not bulldoze Republicans and pre-
vent them from putting ont state ticket?
Is any man S life in Texas safe
if he dares to call himself
q Republican,? Isn't every man who
comes to Texas forced to be born
again, and to be born a secesh Democrat?
It's no use, esteemed Record; it's no
use. Foraker and the Inter-Ocean would
not believe there was political liberty in
the South if every man elected to the
Texas legislature was negro Gone @.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-13

II TIE late campaign L great deal was
said. by Nol-Bartisan orators in Texas
about Democratic hostility to silver. 1t
may relieve the approximations of some
who were deluded by such misrepreseuta-
tons TO learn that Senator Reagan has
introduced a bill in the senate providing
for the free coinage OF silver as gold is
now coined by private holders. 1t is
hardly probable that it will become a
law, because the gold influence in con-
gress is 100 strong to be successfully COM
batted now, but the opposition will come
mainly from Republicans, not from Dem
ocrats.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-13

SOME time ago THE GAZETTE humor-
ously suggested certain Texas Republic
cans FOR the places now filled by Demo-
Gratis. TUE GAzErTE's suggestion in
Guided WEB Flanagan as a successor to
Dick Hubbard IN Japan. That item has
made the tour Of the Union AMI now re-
turns home to us i'll this shape from Il
Texas contemporary: "WeJ Flanagan,
a Republican is likely TO get the japanese
mission Win he not want rope and
branding iron and pitching horse to
give prominence to Texas characteristics
abroad?"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-13
pIECE AID WORK

Waco Day: The Fort Worth GAZETTE
came out lastsSaturday in a new dress
from tip to toe, looking as pretty as a
pink and quite metropolitan in style.
THE GAZETTE is now III its new three
story building, with tower, erected
especially for its own use, and is printed
au 4 Web Perfecting press, with new
type and all the accessories which go to
make up first-class paper. Its typo
graphy viii now be a suitable setting for
its excellent editorial management and
business enterprise. The Day joins in
the universal wish of the Texas press that
THE GAZETTE may continue TO prosper as
it deserves. 1t is the best newspaper
published anywhere in the world in a
town of the same size, and pluck and
solid work alone have built it up to its
present proud position.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-13
TENS IN TYPE.

Hubbard City is agitated over an effort
to abolish the corporation.
minstrel entertainment will he given
by the prisoners of the Rusk prison on
Tuesday night, December IS.
The wheat crop of Fannin county looks
well and a much larger crop will be
raised next year than has been for sew
eral years past.
Rev. James Willie of Collin county
had his leg broken on Thursday of last
week by being entangled III rope at
tached to hog.
Rains county has the best married man
in Texas. He is not yet forty years old
and has been married FIVE times. Three
of his wives are yet alive and two are
dead.
Bosque had big crop of potatoes,
pecans, syrup, corn, honey and fat
"beeves, - mutton and opossums. There
is not much danger of any one starving
in that county.
There have been 1922 bales of cotton
shipped from Bonham. There are now
about $500 bales in the yards to be ship
ped, making in all something over IL 900
bales received there this season.
There is young lady in Lone Oak,
Hunt county, that can whistle beauti-
fully. "She has mouth like an midtown
flower, and when she FUCKERS up those
rose-like lips the sound that emanates
there from rival that of the nightin-
gale.
At Weatherford q petition has been put
in circulation asking President Harrison
to appoint Mrs. l.. II Campbell as post
mistress. Mrs. Campbell has been in the
office many years, under the present
postmaster, and the Office has been so
managed that complaints have been
''few and far between -