Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-29
w. c. VEAL & CO.,
Lands and LOanSo

gorgeous trappings in the world can be
found in Central park. Nowhere else
may a man see a $50, ZOO trotter moving
along in perfect symmetry of motion,
owned and driven by millionaire, fol-
lowed by granger on q wild broncho,
an anglo-maniac on an imported steeple-
chaser, and line of magnificent
coaches and carriages of all conceivable
varieties. New York has practically
scanned the markets of the world for the
best that can be found in the way of
perfect vehicles, and these are inter-
spersed with number of wagons of ma
tive invention. Antonio Ferry, who
was for long while q well known figure
in New York, has recently introduced
the American buggy or light road wagon
to Psris, and the idea has been taken up
with rush. The duke of Marlborough
took over three of these light, easy run
ming and comfortable little vehicles with
him to England, and the shipments to
the other side increase every month.
The English had no lighter vehicle than
the heavy dogcart for long trips in the
country, and they are taking up with
the featherweight road wagon with
avIdity. The buggy, which is out of
style here, is a tremendously swagger
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In the way of successful people, II is
rare that four brothers attain such prom
inent positions and hold them to such an
old age as do the Fields There Is Stephen
of California, David Dudley, Henry NJ.
and Cyrus, a remarkable quartette,
endowed with wonderful mental and
physical activity. Thirty years ago
CYRUS rode up Broadway through four
miles of humanity, which greeted him as
though he were his country iberator,
when the fact was he had only been sue
cessful in laying an ocean cable, now a
commonplace thing to do. Later, David
Dudley was refused admittance to the
bar association because he had defended
Jim Fisk in his railroad wreoking oper-
atoms. David Dudley's answer has be-
come historical-''I can't ask my clients
TO bring Sunday school certificates. -
The least known of the family is Henry
NJ. editor of the Evangelist. He was
charged with defending the Tweed ring
and receiving substantial benefits there
for through advertising contracts. But
what does that signify? MIR. Astor, who
died the other day, was one of q white
washing committee which gave to slip
perry Dick Connolly certificate of good
character Just before the downfall of the
ring. Up to almost the day of his ruin,
Tweed continued to scatter money about
him. The smaller churches were spec
tally greedy and always wanted bell or
a spire or new communion service. They
usually got it, too.
Well, poor folks may at least grumble
at the rich. Scholars, bookmen and
students in general were hopeful that
when John jacob Astor came to die
there would be found in his will such q
generous provision for the Astor library
that the institution would be lifted to
prominence which unfortunately it does
not possess. ''What was the princely
donation?' said an author famous
throughout the land, but whose name 1
am not at liberty to give. "a beggarlY
half million. - This family for over
century has done little else than sit and
watch other people work. That is to
say, the growth of the city has enriched
them without their lifting q hand. Now,
under such circumstance. the people had
8 right to expect that he would return at
least part of this s'unearned incre-
ment' by making the library impor-
family useful. 1t is only a necleus for a
library, taking the British museum and
National library of France as examples
of what library should be. But worse
than all, it is one of the most disagree
able places in the whole city to visit.
After leaving the outer hall there Is no
sign Of a railing all the way up the fight
of polished marble steps. Aged and
near-sighted visitors take their lives in
their hands when they enter this