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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-15
MODERN MINSTRELSY.
An Ex-Manager Has Some Theories Concern
ing II.


ing It.
''My New York failure has not de-
pressed me bit, said Lew Dookstader
oheerfully to a St. Louis Republic man
recently. ''I had a rock road to travel
long before the books showed a balance
on the wrong side, but now that the
strain Is over, do you know I feel posi-
lively relieved. I have nothing to worry
me and am really enjoying life. Ny en-
gagement with Primrose & West is
pleasant one, but of course an ambi-
tiOus man likes to be entirely independ-
ent, and you will hear from me again at
the head of my own company. What
was the cause of the New York failure?
That IS what puzzles me, and the news
paper men can't satisfactorily account
for it either.
New York is certainly big enough to
support a permanent minstrel company,
and can't understand why it failed to
support me. My business on the road
was all right, but last summer 1 lost
heavily, and poor houses in New York
wound me up. This talk about the de-
mand for old time ninstrelsy is stuff and
nonsense. My experience and the ex-
perience of others prove that. Times
have changed since the successful DAYS
of the San Francisco minstrels in New
York, and even they were doing losing
business before they disbanded.
''People don t want the old-time ne
gro any more. He has become pr8cti-
caily dead issue, and to even find any
traces of the type you must go as far
south as Vicksburg. Up TO
ten years ago the negro was a
down trodden man, and the sym
pathies of the people we're with him.
To-day he votes, wears good clothes and
can give you an intelligent talk on the
tariff. Minstrel companies have aban-
doned the African of old because he has
ceased to exist. For all practical pur-
poses we might as well appear in white
face and drop dialect, but we can't
break away from the tradition all at
once.''
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-15
NEW USE FOR PHONOGRAPH.
Doctors Employ it in Case of Defective
Speech
Boston Traveller.

Boston Traveller.
An interesting experiment was made
the other day at the office of Edison s
photograph company in London. DR..
L. White of Harley street has patient
who, although having all the appearance
of perfect health, has a defect in his
speech of most singular character.
The patient, an English boy ten ears
old, is unable to speak his native Ian
guage, but jargon which cannot be I'M
derstood. Many doctors have examined
him, but could not exactly diagnose the
cause of the phenomenon, and it
was questionable whether the lad
spoke the same thing twice in the same
way and the only way to discover whether
he did so or not was to get him TO speak to
the photograph. The boy, in the pres
ence of several gentlemen, was asked to
speak the Lord 8 prayer and the alpha
bet. Several cylinders were made in this
way, and when a comparison was insti-
tuted between the various phonograms
it was found that there was no
variation in the spoken words, and that
it was quite possible for the language
which the boy speaks TO be understood
by simply learning the various sounds.
The phonograms viii be exhibited before
various societies.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-15
AN ILLINOISIAN IN TEXAS.
What Farmer from the Sucker State Says
OF Texas.
Centralia en- Sentinel.

W nat Hhfiutf HUN us CuCAbE clhLo says
Of Texas.
CentraIa (IlI.) Sentinel.
BUELL., TEX, Feb. 24.-You often
hear in Illinois that everything in Texas
is so high and you can't get anything
good to eat. did not find it so on my
trip. At Texarkana had seven OF eight
hours to wait, and concluded TO take
rest. got good room in a hotel for
fifty cents, and at Dallas I got dinner
for thirtY-fve cents that don't believe
any hotel in Centralia would place before
you for the same money. Very good
flour can be had for ninety-five cents per
sack, and eggs are from eight to ten
cents per dozen. Butter at present is
fifteen.
While am three miles from any town,
l can see the trains of three different
railroads and hear their whistlIng.. The
country here is completely cut up with
them, and the Fort Worth papers claim
that Texas is second in railroad mileage
in the United States. Fort Worth and
Waco are only about sixty miles from
where 1 am, and think 1 will visit both
of them. Fort Worth, from all accounts,
must be a booming place, as you hear
every body talking about it.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-15
A Snake Story.

''Yes, sirl" said the sad-IookIng old
man who was leaning over the back OF
the seat in the smoker 20 talk to Billy
Blivens. eyes, sir, I've seen a lot of
queer things"
''Ever see any big snakes?'
f'Any big snakes? Well 1 should say
so; any number OF them. -
''The biggest snakes 1 ever saw were
in Kansas. don't suppose you can
see many there any more?''
eyes, Ye kin. Ye kin see ies as many
snakes as ye kin pay for. Prohibition
hsin't made no difference al all If ys
know how to work it. -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-15
The Man With the Hoe.

The Fort Worth GAZETTE voices q or
which has become very general in South
west Texas, and has risen in volume I'M
til it is being needed in many sections.
THE GAZETTE says:
Tarrant county needs more farmers
and some effort should be made to at
tract the man with the hoe to our fer
tile prairies. Sub-divide the large
tracts of land and sell il to the farmer.
There Is q power OF civilization In 8
hoe well handled.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-15
Tough on Canada.

Canada paid S1OO8 last year for 1872
damask napkins for the use of the gov
ernor-general in Rideau hall. 1t seems
rather tough on Canada to have to pay
$50 900 a year for a ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
and then buy 432 damask napkins for
him to bury his talents In.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-15

Delaware man declares that it is the frost
that makes this q land e. freeze peach.-LHotel
Gazette.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-15

souibs-''How did you catch such coldT
Gibbs-''Tried to sleep on q spring bed in the
winter time. ri Binghamton Republican.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-15
TOO MANY LAWS.

Without looking at other causes, let us reflect
'of moment that besides the two houses of
Congress there are no less than forty-two legis-
-1'oTes grinding out laws for this long suffering
People: most OF them engaged in this tremen-
0ols task annually. Forty three legislatures
steadily making new laws or tinkering with old
80 - tor nation having not twice as many peo-
- as France! Law is q good and necessary
my SO Is medicine; but one may have too
much Of either.
aside from the fact that we have twice as
1 o-HEy laws as we need, many of these laws are
FosiuFely bad bad as law and bad in practice
Sslpeshed with various petty laws, that either it
= FOUND hand and foot II it observes them all
~ becomes nation of law breakers: for it is
wsvS LOT sach nluItltpoe OF laws 20 De al
Gus. The greatest caution is requisite in leg
,bsling regarding matters which are not in
'-snSeiYes bad, although perhaps liable to
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-30
The snap Button.

Few of those who fasten their gloves
with the ingenious little snap button in
use for few years past know the history
of the contrivance. 1t was invented by
an American who tried in vain to enlist in
his invention the interest OF American
capitalists. Nobody could see any prom
Use in the tiny bit of mechanism, and the
inventor finally betook himself 10 France.
There he found capital, and the invention
speedily became popular. Now the in
ventor and the capitalists interested are
getting rich out of the contrivance, and
even the American agency is proving a
mint of money. The fastener at first
applied chiefly to gloves, is now affixed to
umbrellas and to dozen other articles of
daily use. Made of silver, it is put upon
ornamental pocket books, portfolios and
the like.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-30
BAD BOY5,
Youngsters Who Make a Practice of Raid
ing and PlunderiDc stoie-

Youngsters Who Make Practice of Raid
ing and Plundering stores.
Captain Lee had talk at the police sta
ton yesterday with the boys arrested by
officers Wagner and Shook on Friday night
for stealing couple of pairs Of shoes from
store on K street. The leader of the gang
appears to be a young lad about u years
old, named Kagee, who was sent TO the In.
dustrial School some time ego, and escaped
after remaining there three days.
kagee told the whole story to Captain
Lee, and gave the names of other boys i'm
plicated in recent petty stealings. He said
that he and colored boy named Melvin
Robinson stole four boxes of knives from q
store on street, near Sixth, on Friday
morning, and divided the plumber among
their companions, some of whom knew
that the robbery was to take place. He
sold several CT the knives for five, ten and
fifteen cents apiece, and played craps
with the proceeds.
The boys named as being in the gang
were Leo Solomon, Charles Hilbert, Bob
Titherington. two Farrell boys and another
lad named Vene;ia. Solomon and Venetia
say they had nothing to do with the steal
ing.
Officer Shook escorted the Kagee boy
around to different places where he had
disposed of the knives, and succeeded in
securing about dcZen of the stolen articles.
II is thought some OF the crowd have
been making q raid on chicken-roosts lately.
and an endeavor will be made to find out
the guilty parties. The cases will probably
be aired in the Police Court tomorrow
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-30
PAGES DEsTITJTION.
The Victim of the Brighton Robbery in
Need.

The Victim of the Brighton Robbery in
Need.
Jay II. Page, the man who was recently
robbed of so by three miscreants al
Brighton, few days ago visited the Dis.
trict Attorneys Office yesterday, and stated
that he was absolutely without means, as
the robbers had taken every cent he had
and as he was unacquainted in Sacramento
had no place to eat or sleep.
District Attorney Bruner took the mat
ter Immediately before Superior Judge
Armstrong, and asked that the money
| which was recovered from the robbers, be
! returned to Page.
Page was placed on the witness-stand
and told his story over again, and Assistant
District Attorney A. J. Bruner testified
! that there was no doubt that the money
| belonged to Page. He subsantiated this
bv stating that one of the men arrested
| (Quinlan) had confessed
| Judge Armstrong said he was satisfied
that the money belonged 10 Page, and thai
under the circumstances Page should
| have it.
| An order to that affect was about to be
made when it was discovered that no in
formation had yet been filed in the Court
and consequently the case was outside o.
| the Courts Jurisdiction. 1t was arranged
however, that as soon as the information
| is filed Page will get his money. In the
meantime he will be provided for by the
| District Attorney,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-30
LAWYER CLARA FOLTz.
SHE WINDS UP THE PRoTRAcTED
HAGLE DIVORCE CASE.
Attorney Clinton White Would Not Be
suoceeded-An Interesting Seine
in che Superior Court.

The long drawno ont and somewhat cele-
brated divorce case of Hsgle VS.. Hagle has
at lsst been settled, after many years of Bit
ter quibbling and litigation.
Mrs. Clara Fol,z, the well.known lady
attorney, engineered the settlement yester-
day in Judge Armstrong; Court.
The law firm OF Johnson, johnson &
johnson are the attorneys for Mr.. Hagle,
while Mrs. Hsgle was represented by Clin-
ton White. The case has been TO the SUI
preme Court twice and numerous decisions
have been rendered both by tbs upper and
lower Courts, ye; il never terminated.
Some weeks ago Mrs. Hagle concluded to
employ Mrs. Foliz, and the latter, upon
accepting the office, came up from San
Francisco to this city. aud notified attorney
White OF the proposed change OF attor-
neys.
Blu, Mr.. White was not in the humor to
be succeeded jgst al that time, snd fatty
refused TO consent TO the substitution.
Matters rsa along smoothly enough,
without further interruption, until yester-
day, when the case was called up IN Court.
Mr.. White had continued to consider him
self Mrs. Hsg.e's attorney, and was ON
hand 10 attend to the case, armed with his
law-booAs and papers. Mrs. Foltz con-
Sidered herself Mrs. Hsgle's attorney. too,
and was also on hand, similarly armed.
Those who understood the situation of
affairs waited enxioUsly for developments.
The moment Judge Armstrong signifed
that he was ready 10 hear the case Mr..
White was on his feet, ana proceeded i'm
medlately TO argue upon one of the poipts
involved in the litigation. That was first
blood Tor him-he had the floor
But his rival was disconnected only for a
moment. She beckoned to the client. and
also called attorney Grove L. johnson of
the other side to her. The party held
whispered consultation.
Meantime MI. White continued with his
argument.
After lew moments Of whispering the
party separated and Mr. johnson stepped up
10 the bar.
" Pardon me for interrupting you" said
Mr.. Johnson, addressing Mr.. White.
Mr.. White stopped and looked inquir-
ingly at Mr.. Johnson.
!" II your Honor please resumed Mr..
johnson, turning to the Court, this case
has been settled He iutimated that
further argument in Court was uuneces-
sary, and that all hands had come TO an
amicab!e understanding.
Mr.. White sat down. There was moth
ing else for him to do.
After the details of the settlement had
been explained to the Court, the case was
continued over one week in order thst GER
tain formslities might be attended to.
This case has been in the Courts nearly
ten years, and its sudden termination yes
terday was considerable of a surprise. One
of the attorneys in the case informed re-
porter that by the terms of the settlement
all the property rights involved, and which
have constituted the bone of contention
during the litigation, will be satisfactorily
disposed of, also the accumulated alimony.
The much sought.for divorce will also
follow.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-30
JUVENILE INSTRUCTION.
A Correspondent Gives his Ideas on the
Subject of Reading.


Subject of Reading.
EDS. SUNDAY UNION: l wish to say g
few words upon the subject of reading as al
present taught in our public schools, my
attention having been called to it by the
admirable article by Miss Weeks in your
paper Of Friday last. AS to the extent OF
the trouble TO which she calls attention,
very few-either parents or teache;s-real-
ize its magnitude.
To parents | have q suggestion to make.
Select some simple article in your daily
paper, or from some publications for chill
dren, which you think your child car read
understandingly. Have him read it, and
then give his version of it il writing.
II every parent in the city would try
this experiment and thus express freely
and forcibly the indignation resulting
therefrom, tidal wave would De generated
which might effect lasting good.
From my experience, l think very few
parents will take the trouble of doing this,
so would ask the County Superintendent
to select number Of articles adapted TO
the intelligence of the different classes
have every pupil in the county try the ex-
pertinent, and send the result to the
parents.
will now suggest a remedy which l
tried for g number of years with good re-
suits. When child has mastered the first
part of a first reader, l have him read By
himself the stories and tell me in his own
words what it says. At first, as soon as he
has dug out the idea expressed in one verse
be comes and tells me that, and gradually
The number of verses, the meaning of which
he repeats at one time, is increased until
the entire article will be given at once.
As soon as the pupil can write be is re-
quired to give his idea, on paper, of what
the author means to say.
Children's magazines and papers and
supplementary readers furnish an abun-
dance CT material for this use. In correct.
ing the articles handed in, make point
OF never finding more than one mistake at
at one time, and call attention, day after
day, to the same thing until il ceases to ap-
pear, and then pass to what seems TO be
the next most important error.
To the words used 10 express ideas pay
no attention, nor to errors in spelling, ex-
cept with the more advanced pupils, and
with them only when they have mastered
other and more important difficulties.
JOHN +. BARKER.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-30
BRIEF NOTES.

This evening Dr.. Delmatus McClsry, the
Caucasian Seer" will give free lecture at
$40 street. Subject Heart and Soul"
The case of a. C. sweetzer VS.. f. X.
Alsip was argued and submitted in the Su-
perior Court yesterday. The attorneys were
instructed to prepare the order and decree.
1t is expected that the railroad pay.car
will be in the city tomorrow, and disburse
the usual monthly sum among the en-
ployes, but there is nothing positive about
it.
Frank Weizel, an employe Of the Sacra-
mento Market, while trying to stop run
away horse at Seventeenth and o stree 8,
on Friday, was run over and painfully in
jured.
Henry Meiss. Sr, whose reason has be-
come deranged, was partially examined
before Superior Judge Armstrong yesier-
day Further examination was continued
until Monday
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-30
HIGH GRAND FoREsTERs.
They Are rendered Reception al
Banquet by the Local Courts.

They Are rendered Reception and
Banquet by the Local Courts.
The official visit of the High Crane
Court officers Of the Ancient Order of For
esters 10 Court Capital and Court Sacra
mento, of this city, was the occasion of &
big time at the Odd Fellows building las
night.
During the early part of the evening the
visiting Grand officers devoted themselye:
to exemplifying the secret work.
At about 1920 o'clock the guests were
escorted to the banquet hall, where an ele.
CANT supper was served. Covers were laid
for 100, and when Past High Chief Ranger
r. B. Harmon gave the signal to pitch
in, there was not vacant chair.
Mr.. Harmon acted as POSTMASTER, and
as soon as the cigars were reached, called
upon High Chief Ranger Lewis Thorne, oil
Los Angeles, for a few remarks. Mr.
Thorne spoke principally with reference 10
the present fourishiDg condition of the
Order, and of the rapid progress il has
made since the organization OF tie Grand
Court one year ago. One year ago, he said
the organization in the State consisted oil
thirty-nine courts, and q membership less
than 1900 1t is now composed of fifty.
one courts and 1000 members. 1t had
nearly doubled in a year. He also spoke
of the next meeting of the Grand Court al
Santa Rosa, and hoped good report would
come to Sacramento.
Speeches were also made by District
Deputy Chief Ranger D. D. Hunt, of San
Francisco; High Sub-Chief Ranger ]. D
Case, of San Francisco; High Secretary c.
H. Bremen of Alameda; High Treasurer
Fred. c. Hensley; High Junior Woodward
c. B. Strong, of Grass Valley; High Senior
mento; Adiutant o. n. Kronkite, X. S. F.
of Sacramento, and Auditor n. Harvey
K. S. F., of Sacramento. Between The
speeches the O'Neill Club, consisting o.
John Schacht, c. f. Brown, W. J. Arnold
E. J. B;isseil and VIM. Mckinley rendered
some choice vocal selections.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-30
New interpretations.

The following articles of incorporation
were filed in the Secretary OF States Office
yesterday:
Panoche Irrigation Company. Principal
place of business Fresno Capital stock,
100000. Directors-W. S. Nelson, J. B.
Tilton, II. r. Griggs, Milton McWhorter
and J. S. Bedford.
Pacific Ensign Company of San Fran
cisco. Capital stock, $50 COO. Directors
Rosamond R. Johnston, Alkaline NJ Weed,
Laura P Williams, Ada Van Pelt, Dorcss
]. Spencer, Winnie s. Morris and Rebecca
c. Hallowell.
Grant Oak Fruit Company Principal
place of business Vacaville. Capital stock,
100000. Directors-E r. Thurber, A.
NJ, Kevitt, E. F. Plnkham and F. B. Nc
Kevitt.
Pacific Coast Quarrymans Protective
Union of Rocklin. Directors-John H.
McQuigg, James West, Henry Lembeck,
Thomas Smith, Michael Cofey, John Lon
ergan, j. Holms, P. Hoy, Patrick Carey
Johl Erickson and Henry Nelson.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-30
MORE THAN CoRoNETs.
Kind Words spoken tor the Southern
PACIFIC OficIals

Kind Words spoken tor the Southern
Pacific officials
A. Brown and j. / Langworthy, who
were among those injured in the recent
railway accident on the Southern Pacific
road. near Salem, Or. arrived here on
Yesterdays train fiom Portland, en- route
to their homes in the East. whittier they
were bound at the time of the accident
Mr.. Langworthy continued on to San Fran
cisco, but returned on last nights over
land train and was joined here by Mr..
Brown. and they resumed their journey
together.
The latter was seen yesterday by Sun
DAY UNION reporter and Intercepted as to
the kind of treatment accorded himself
and fellow. sufferers By the companys
officials.
Treatment ~ he replied, why, my
dear sir, couldn't begin to tell you all the
company has done for the comfor. of those
who were injured in that accident. Words
are inadequate for me to describe the kind
and generous manner in which the agents
of the Southern Pacific Company looked
after Us"
Where were you taken after the acct
dent?'
"MvSen, Mr.. LanRwOrtny ana smother
gentleman, whose name has jus. now es-
capped my memory, were taken TO the In
dian school house at Chunaws. few
miles from the scene of the accident where
we have since been attended by doctors
and nurses. Everything that kind hearts
could suggest, or that money could buy,
was done to make Us comfortable. have
read of railroad officials in other parts OF
the country neglecting persons who had
been injured on their roads, and bad the
idea impressed upon me that the victims
of railroad accidents had not much to hope
for at their hands, but | have had my
mind disabused of that notion"
aCan Won saw that your experience las
been that of others who were injured at
the same timer" asked the reporter.
Yes, sir. can. If you could see Mr..
Langworthy he would tell you the same
thing. Indeed, every person hurt IN thai
accident, with whom | have conversed, is
extravagant in his praises OF the company.
why" continued Mr.. Brown, as he
steadied himself on his clutches The was
injured in the spine and legs), do you
know, ii actually seemed to us as II the
company's officials and attendants were oil.
Tended If we didn't ask for things, and
money was no object. They repeatedly
offered to take us anywhere we wanted to
90. The generous treatment We received
did much to alleviate the pain We suffered
from our injuries.
MMr. Herbert, the company's Claims
gent VISITED rs several times at our little
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-30
JUDICIAL JOKE.
Judge Armstrong Perp-trates One on the
Assistant District Attorney.

Judge Armstrong Perp1trates One on the
Assistant District Attorney.
A criminal case was being heard in SUI
perior Judge Armstrong; Court yesterday
afternoon, and in the course of the ex-
animation District Attorney Elwood
Bruner called his brother, the Assistant
District Attorney, to the witness stand to
testify to certain facts.
What is your name, residence and oc'
oupation, sii?" asked the District Attorney
very gravely.
Inc reply was equally grave.
MY name is A. J. Bruner; residence
Sacramento, and occupation, lawyer"
At this last assertion Judge Armstrong
became yisibly affected.
What did you say your occupation
was?" he asked.
Lawyer, sir"
The Judge took on a dazed appearance.
"You mean that you claim to be law.
yer" ventured his Honor.
I'm under oath. your Honor ssid Mr.
Bruner, coloring up, while the others in
the Courtroom were nearly exploding
with laughter.
"Oh, well, all right" said the Judge
turning away to cover his own mirth, 'gC
ahead with your testimony; but bear il
mind what the statute says about perjury