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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-12
The Little ROCK Extension

The amount OF stock needed to COM
plete the Little Rock and Paris railroad
subscription at Paris has nearly all been
taken, and it will be but q short time
after the books are closed until work on
the line is commenced. This road is go
ing to be built not only to Paris but to
some great railroad center in Texas. As
has been frequently stated in these
columns Fort Worth is fayorite point
with those who have the matter in hand.
but Fort Worth will not get the road
unless there is something done to show
that our people want the road. This
line, whom built, no matter where It is
built to, will be an important one, and
Fort Worth should keep an eye on It.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-12
A New Trunk Line.

1t was stated that q secret conference
of prominent railroad men was held at
Pittsburg. Pa, on the 9th for the pur-
pose of establishing new trunk line
reaching from Chicago to New York. 1t
is proposed to connect a new line now in
contemplation between New Castle and
Williamsport with the Philadelphia and
Reading for an eastern outlet, and with
the Pittsburg and Western, Pittsburg,
Akron and Western, and Chicago and
Atlantic between Chicago and Pittsburg.
1t is claimed that the route is at least
100 miles shorter than the shortest route
at present, and that there is no doubt of
the contamination of the scheme.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-12
General and Personal.

| W. ID. Lawson, travelling passenger
agent Of the Missouri, Kansas ana Texas
is IN the city again.
General Livestock Agent Sam. Hunt.
of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, is
back from the South.
NJ. NJ. Jewett, liVestoek. agent of the
Missouri Kansas and Texas, has re-
turned from the West. :,
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas off,
Gals will be in Texas this week and will
visit Fort Worth while in the state. ~.
The Pennsylvania road has contributed
S275, 200 to the World fair committee
at Chicago, and the committee has been
notified that the money is subject to their
order.
A proposition to build coast line rail-
road from Portland, Ore, to Lower
California is at present occupying the
attention of syndicate of capitalists on
the Pacific coast.
All the roads leading to Fort Worth
did tremendous passenger business
yesterday. Every train-regular and spe-
cial-came in loaded with people for the
Baptist convention and the Spring
Palace.
AheEo hds peeu duOLneT cut IN passen-
ger rates from Kansas City to St. Louis,
On Friday the Burlington posted a 81
rate between the two points, and few
minutes later the wabash named the
same rate, and during the afternoon the
Alton and Missouri Pacific followed suit.
This is fifty cent cut.
The New York Central railroad has
Issued an order that all its trains here
after must be provided with fusee sig
nails for night use, and torpedoes and
flags for the day time. The fusee burn
eight, ten or twelve minutes. and in case
a train is losing time and there is danger
of another train coming up behind and
colliding with it a lighted fnsee is thrown
from the platform of the rear car.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-12

On several lines some miles of track
have been added since the date of the
last statements received so that 1t may
be safely said the mileage of. track laid
up TO May l was more than 100 miles.
The article continues: 1.-THE roads In
progress, projected or Incorporated
which have been mentioned in our de-
IfEsrtment of construction since the 1st of
Sdnuary last, number no less than 9t4,
distributed as follows:
Maine, 5; New Hampshire, 8; YER
mont, 8; Massachusetts,, g.; Connecticut,
1: Rhode Island, 10; New York, SO; New
Jersey, Is; Pennsylvania, 5s; Delaware,
/; Maryland and District of Column
bia, 90; West Virginia, 26; Virginia,
SO; North Carolina, 90; South Caro-
lima, 81; Georgia, Is; Florida, 20; Ala
bama, 40; Mississippi, 81; louisiana,
IL; Tennessee. 40; Kentucky, a; Ohio,
~; Michigan, 20; Indiana, 81; Illinois,
20; Wisconsin, Is; Minnesota, IS; North
Dakota, /; South Dakota, 10; Iowa, G;
Nebraska, Is; Kansas, 10; Missouri, rs;
Indian Territory, II; Arkansas, "a;
Texas, so; Colorado, II; Wyoming, 5;
Montana, 8; Nevada, 2; California, IL;
New Mexico. ~; Idaho, 5; Utah, 6; Ar
iona, 2; Oregon, 2I; Washington, so.
Total, ga.
From these and other indications it
seems probable that the railway con-
struetion Of 1890 win exceed that of
1853, when about 5000 miles were built.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-12
Cherokee Commission Ready for Work.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. May IA Guth-
RE, I. T., special says: D. H. jerome
and W. G. Sayer, two of the members o.
the recently appointed Cherokee commits
sioners arrived here this evening and will
be joined by Judge Wilson, the third
member, on Monday. The commission
will enter into negotiations with the Iowa
Indians for the allotment of some of their
land in severalty and the sale of the re-
mainder TO the government. The other
small tribes will be dealt with in turn
and the Cherokees will be treated with
last,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-12
Condition of the Trinity Bridge.

The Main street bridge over the
Trinity, which was Saturday formally
condemned aud all travel across it cut
off, yet remains in the same condition.
No teams have crossed the bridge since
Saturday night, but people still walk
over to take the electric car at the north
ern approach. 1t still vibrates under
their tread, but is no worse than when
discovered. The big cracks in the sur
face of the abutment and in the face of
the masonry have not appreoiably
widened. However, the danger
still continues, and anyone CROSS
ing the bridge dc q it at
his own peril as the sign OF danger indi-
Gates. Active measures will be taken by
the city authorities to-day to have the
necessary repairs under way as soon as
possible, in order that travel may not be
blocked longer than can be avoided. The
southern abutment will require strength
ening in some way. but how has not yet
been determined. That is the problem
on which the city engineer Is workings
Can at GAZETTE business oRzesl q zsnins
this psper's premium rssfs machine. This
handsome IS mach IA the Weekly GAzKrrz
only 81 IN ths Sunday GAZETTE only sIz;
uithfs aaly GAzErxz only $50.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-12

SAN Francisco, CAL, May 1.-THE
Chronicles special from Needles, Cal =,
says the first train to cross the Atlantic
and Pacific great csntelever bridge
passed over at o 'clock this afternoon
allowing travel to be resumed after
twenty hours interruption caused by a
washout. The bridge is $50 feet long.
The span, $50 feet between the main
piers, is the longest span of the type in
America.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-12
An Arkansas Pass appointment.

The following circular, announcing the
change indicated, has been issued by
the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
road:
SAN ANTONIO AND ARKANSAS Pass RAILwAY,1
GENERAL FREIGHT DEPARTMENT,
San ANTONIO, Tex. May s, 1880.
Circular No. 90 g.
Mr.. Homer Eads having resigned to accent
service elsewhere, Mr.. w. E. Mcdonald is ap-
pointed commercial agent of this company, in
charge OF Galveston and Houston business, with
headquarters ct Galveston. Appointment eff
Iectlve TINS date. L. j. Polk,
General Freight Agent.
Approved: 3. +. YoAKUM,
General Manager,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-12
Cleburne.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette. =
CLEBURNE, TEX, May 11.-Rev. @. %.
Campbell of Athens, Ga, filed the pull
pit this forenoon and night for the Ban
lists, and returned to Fort wortks s.
night.
Jim Ealam, who was badly crippled up
some time ago by engine 46 in the Ma
ton, received $4,000 and wages to date as
compromise from the Santa Fe road.
A special train will leave Bolton on the
18th, 21st and 2Sth of this month for the
Spring Palace passing Cleburne about
o clock a. m; returning, leaving Fort
Worth at p. m. The people here want
train to run daily during the Spring
Palace. The way they run now we have
to go up and stay all night and return
the next day.
A new schedule is looked for next
sunday. -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-12
To the City of nIerinn.

An excursion over the Missouri, KAN
sas and Texas to the City of Mexico, for
the benefit of delegates to the Baptist
convention, will leave Fort Worth this
evening at 1880 O'Clock. About fifty
passengers will go on the excursion, and
most delightful trip is anticipated
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-12
Excursions from Fort Worth.

The Missouri, Kansas and Texas. In
ternational and Great Northern, and the
Arkansas Pass roads in convention have
adopted excursion rates from this city to
Arkansas Pass on certain days during the
Spring Palace, which will enable yisiters
to this city to visit other points of interest
in Southern Texas and on the gulf coast.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-12
worth's twelfth outlet, will begin work

on the tenth mile out from this city.
From that point on to Springtown, the
first objective point, the grade is com
paratively light and the work will be
rapidly finished up for the ties and rails.
The road will be finished to Springtown
by the time this years. crops are har-
vested, and no time will be lost in push
ing it on from there to the coal fields in
the Northwest.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-12
THE RAILROADS.
Since the Year Began 100 Miles of
Road HaYe Been Built.
The Fort Worth and Albuquerque Pushing
Ahead to the Northwest The Little Rock
Northumberland Notes.

The Railway Age will show that dur
ing the four months of the new year,
HOO miles have been added to The track
mileage of the United States. The fol-
lowing is summary by states of the
number of lines and the miles of track
laid in the period named:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-12
4 BIBLICAL TRUTH.
: 9sn as sonae othsr F,rths.

as va as Some other -EFUths.
He THAI provides ,s,sssgfor his own
Bo~snoid iskworse Ilan an inhdel. y.
enc can you seeaae the Biblical infer
Tbo mat yo9a worse than an inndel?
The easiest atteis4p the world. Attend
ID srshd sale dQuanah May 10 and
dsn, slu tan aadvanta8s. of the unprece-
, tbo.e bargains that WI be offered on
pPor,h yates. ExcuTsion leaves Fort
Mps ~ lor Quanah at Z a. m. Tuesday :,
20 One fare for the round tTinS.sSS q;
Dicti,oSso cur offer TO send Wesaf red
saSsslcV,a;ary to any one ss.s gwo annnsi
CA ''p'lons e tk GAZETTE aud SO in
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-12

operating its special emigrant freight
tariff, on the ground that it is in viola
ton of the act to regulate commerce.
The opinion in each case was filed by
Commissioner Bragg.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-12

Don't forgetEhe datssf the grand lot
sale at Quanah ,SfaR13. One fare for
the round trip peelal train leaves
Fort Worth fqQeApah at a. ID. +,
Tuesday. ~
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-12

Eastern capitalists have concluded ar
engagements for locating q largo Touring
mill nfeleyator at Quanah. Their repre-
sentativeE isited every town in the wheat
belt alonBathe line OF the Denver road
and after aselose andSeritical examine
tion of the aarantaa5s of each and every
one, decided aeAte at Qnanah. This
proves that Eaern capitalists know a
good thing wl7 fhey see it, as Quanah
is unquestionagy Ne coming metropolis
of the Panhaaale. Remember that the
grand lot saleakes Rce at Qnanah May
Is and IA. Excursion caves Fort Worth
by special train at . m. Tuesday !,
May 10. Tickets good 70 return on any
regular train up to and including Friday
May is. Fare for the round trip only
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-12

This morning the grading forces on the
Fort Worth and Albuquerque road. Fort
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-12

Read our oifer - Webster,a IJrabri.IreeI
Dict1onayE eeiy one forwarding two anncni
sn6s9gt7sns 70 the Daily GAzRTTz and $40 in
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-14

A Kansas woman with business like
department and a vigorously kiclinginfant
in her arms stcppot up to Frank Cramcr's
stand in the Union depot and said;
CHECK, pleascr'
"What for?' inquired Cramer, seeing
nothing besides the child.
That's what" said the woman, plump
ing her baby down on the shelf in front OF
the open wickerwoFk. "Fll call for il
about noon Gimme the check; I'll call for
it soon and I'm in hurry just now"
"Oh, nor said the check stand agent
looking wise, IL guess not. That's an old
racket in new guise. Pm looking for nc
chance to adopt kid just now" And
then Cramcr looked wiser than ever for q
few moments and until the womnn
thumped his desk with her fist and eX-
claimed;
Pm going to check this baby or have
trouble. It'snonc of your business whether
it's baby or valse." Then she laid the
baby ON the shelf, smote at Cramcr twice
and frantiGally clutchcd at his hair. She
would not be GAINED until Depot Master
Foote explained that the pla,a to Keep
checked babies was then out of repairs and
that "A two story cage expressly intended
for that purpose was being built.-Kansas
City News
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-14

For beverages, instead of the cheap soda
water, with its corrosive ingredients and
sirups made from spoiled fruit, insist on
having pure lemonade or fruit juices. Good
soda water, az offered by the best city
druggists or any man who understands hi
business, is not bad thing for health OF
taste, although caution ought to be used
not to pour down large glass of iced
drink when one is warm, after the almost
invariabla habit. The rule with every
body, men and women alike, seems to b.
to see how soon they can swallow the soda
and depart. The result of turning pin;
of cold acid water into heated stomach
is to burden it with too much liquid, re
duCe the temperature with dangerous sud.
dcnncss, and headache or cramps IS in the
direct line after this.-Shirlcy Dare in Now
York herald
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-14

An American farmer once brought into
the Philadelphia market cart load of pig
cons that he had shared 1t happened that
several other farmers had already brought
in cart loads of pigeons, and the market
was glutted.
After he Ind failed TO sell them ut the
full price the farmer offered the birds Mt
half price There were no purchasers.
Finally, not Wishing to cart the pigeons
home again, he offered to give them away.
"They must be STALE" the people said,
cor else he wouldn't offer them for moth
ing"
Seeing that the people would not have
his pigeons Mt ALL the farmer, determined
to be rid of them, started through the
streets, dropping three or four of them out
of the cart every few rods; but the people
picked them up and ran after him, and
shouting, Here, man, you're losing your
pigeonsl" threw them back into the cart.
The farmer was ut his wits end for II
moment, but presently hit upon the very
way to be rid of his load. He drove up to
the edge of the street, leaned back against
his cart and pretended 10 be asleep, and in
stantly man. woman and child set to work
and stole every one Of the pigeons!-
change
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-14
A DIV NinEnra.

II seems almost incredible that at one
time in its history the greatest and most
wonderful waterfall in the world actually
ran dry Nevertheless it is an established
fact that this occurred on March 20, 1913,
and for few hours scarcely any water
passed over Niagara falls.
TO thoroughly appreciate this astonish-
ing phenomenon it should be remembered
that the estimated average amount of
water passing over these falls is SOP, 500 tons
per minute,
The winter of that year had been an OK
ceptionally severe one, and ice of unusual
thickness had formed on Lake Erie. The
warm spring rains loosened this CONCEALED
mass, and on the day in question brisk
east wind drove the ice far up into the lake.
About sunset the wind suddenly veered
around and blew n heavy gale from the
west. This naturally turned the ice in its
course, and bringing it down to the mouth
of Niagara river piled it up in n solid, inn
pcnctrahlC wall.
So closely was it packed and so great was
its force that in "A short time the outlet to
the lake was completely choked up, and
little or no water could possibly escape. In
very short space of time the water below
this frozen barrier passed over the falls,
and the next morning the people residing
in the neighborhood were treated to Almost
extraordinary spectacle.
The roaring, tumbling rapids above the
falls were almost oblitcrated, and nothing
but the cold black rocks were visible in all
directions. The news quickly spread and
crowds of spectators ilocked to view the
scene, the banks ON each side of the river
being lined with people during the whole
day. At last there came IL break in the
ice, it was released from its restraint, the
pcnt up wall of waters rushed downward
and Niagara was itself again. Golden
nnNs
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-14
DRY GOODS.

| Ginghams, worth 25c., now Ice.
| Ginghams, worth 20c., now l29c.
| Ginghams, worth l5c., now Zoe.
| Ginghams, worth Zoe, now Sc.
Dress goods, worth and l0c, now &c.
Challies, worth and l0c, now Sc.
Yard wide Pacific lawn, worth Zoe,
now &c.
Fine brown cotton, worth &c, now Sc.
Bleached cotton, worth &c, now sc.
BleAched domestic, better than Hope,
worth Zoe, now Sc.
1914 pepperell bleached sheeting,
worth 30c, now Csc,
10 pepperell brown sheeting, worth
N4c, now 222c.
Heavy round thread plaid cotton,
usual price &c. now &c.
Light shades mohair dress goods,
worth 60c, now 29c.
AL colors nuns yelling, worth Csc,
now a.
Fine plaid white goods, worth 25c,
now 19c.
zoe plaid white goods, now l3c.
124c plaid white goods, now SIC.
l0c plaid white goods, now &c.
Double width cashmere, worth SOC,
now 23c.
Black Organdies, worth lac, now Zoe.
Black organdies, worth Ice, now l22c.
Black organdes, worth zoe, now Ice.
Black organizes, worth SOC, now 2Sc.
Beautiful China silks, worth 75c, now
49c.
Black silk, warranted not to split,
worth 81, now re.
Alfred Arnold's Henrietta's G GO, %
Twill, fine big value at 81, now G3c.
Broadhead dress goods sell at 25c; our
price l9c.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-14
A Chiil's Sietory.

A coal cart was GcliveriAE en- order in
Clinton place tic other G2y, end the horse
made two or three great e!ioytsto back the
heavily loaded cart to the spot desired and
then became obstinate. Tho driver began
to beat the animal, and this quickly col
lccted n crowd. lie was big fellow, with
II fierce look in his eye, and the onlookers
were chnry about interfering, knowing
what would follow. 81 pity the horse, but
don't want to get into a row" remarked
one.
II am satisfied that ! could dc him up
with the gloves on, but he wc@dn't fight
that way" added second
Pm not in the least afraid to tackle
him." put in young man with a long
neck, "but about the time got him down
along would come policeman and arrest
us both"
The driver was beating the horse and
nothing was being done about it when a
little girl about years old approached and
said:
"Pleaso, mister"
"Well, what yer want?"
"If you'll only stop I'll Get all the chill
dren around here and we'll carry every bit
of the coal to the manholc and let yoa rest
while we're doing it,"
The man stood up and looked around in
defiant way, but meeting with only
pleasant looks he began TO give in, and af
ter n moment he smiled and said:
"Mcbbe he didn't deserve it, but I'm out
of sorts today. There goes the whip, and
perhaps n lift on the wheels will help him"
The crowd swarmed around the cart, a
hundred hands helped to push, and the
old horse had the cart TO the spot with one
effort.--Ncw York Sun.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-14
Not tho Smelling.

A solid young fellow who had been writ.
ing letter with pencil, got up from his
seat in the Erie depot for stroll around,
leaving his unfinished letter on the seat.
A man came in, took the seat to wait for
his train and in an absent way picked NJ
the missive. lie held it in his hands when
the young man returned and said;
That's my letter, mister"
well you can have it," was the reply
did you rssd IT."
enc. That VEL glanced over n few
lines OF it and noticed that hardly word
was spelled correctly"
1T is n letter to my girl"
Eyes"
Girl Pm going TO marry"
Yes
And don't care cooked hat about
the spelling. What want to impress on
that girl is luv, l-u-v, and lots of it, for
there's sixty acres of land and a sawmii
behind her. New York Sun
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-14

string. nc walked out OF the door, ouv
upon the lawn and down the road until he
gave out.
'The people looked en- with amazement
They had such high regard for the verac,
ity of the dcacon's wife they didn't say
anything. When the deacon stopped to
rest his wife still had about 200 yards OF
string in her hand. She looked at me, bur
never betrayed any emotion. think sh-
thought | had stolen her mc0suremen3
from the retcule and put in my own
She never was as genial after That. And
her veracity in the community wasn't what
it had been, And they say | am u hum
bug" chucklcd the old man as he walked
away.-Chicago Tribune.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-14

Barnum Humbuggcd the Dcacon's Wife.
when we were looking at the big trees
in California said phincas in chuckling
way, Eve came to one that was bigger than
any of the others. a pious lady in our
party, Mrs. Pearcc-shc used to live in
Chicago wanted it measured. She was
the most accurate woman | ever knew.
Her word was gospel, Her husband was
Deacon Pcarce Mrs. pearce took n spool
of cotton from her reticule and said TO her
husband: Put your thumb on one end Of
this cord and hold it while walk around
the tree with the spool and unrCcl the
thread. In that way we will get the exact
measurement, So us To I've able tG show our
friends the size without exciting their
credulity.'
IL always tried 60 be gallant, so | said 10
Mrs. Pearcc | would walk around the tree
for her, taking the spool of cotton and
measuring MS went.
NO, sir she replied 4 don't want any
OF youAhumbagEcry in this measurement.
want get it accurate. know you too
well.'
"She isade the measurement, broke of
the string Md wrapped it carefully about
her first andN econd fingers, put it into her
reticulc and Aid, There, when | unroli
that and show iSNo our friends they will
believe At the Sesne time she looked ut
me.
I'VE started back TO the hotel to see our
friends When we got there Mrs, Pearcc
began telling Of the great trees. Then she
took little bundle OF Irvine out of her rot.
icule and told them she would show them
the measurement she had taken herself.
The deacon was given ono end Of the string
and told 10 walk until he had gone its
length. He started around the room,
which was large one, When he reached
tne door Mrs pearce was still giving out