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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-25

signs Of abating in strength and bitter
ness.
THE emperor of China has ordered
the authorities to protect all foreigners,
and to punish the natives who recently
/ took part in the riots against Euro
peans.
A FIRE at Halifax, y. $. destroyed
Moier's bakery, causing loss Of $780,
OOO
The census of England and Wales
! just completed shows a population Of
/ 90, 900 600. an increase Of 5000 900 in
/ ten years.
! A wATERsPoCT on the mountains in
which is situated the Conception silver
/ mine, in the state Of San Luis Potosi,
/ Mex. drowned twenty-three persons.
THE total amount Of money collected
for the Irish plan of campaign was
+ 5000 600 Of which there had been ex-
+ pended s45O,O0O.
! IT was discovered that Kilburn J.
+ Brown. a conductor on the Canadian
Pacific railway, had for ten years been
smuggling goods, thus defrauding the
/ United States government out Of
/ over $4,000
/ THE number of killed in the railroad
bridge accident at Balse, Switzerland,
was 49, and the injured numbered 800
a HURRICANE did great damage at all
! the North German coast cities and
scores Of persons lost their lives at
Hamburg kiel, Stettin and Dantzig
THE costs in the great baccarat seam
dial case in London win amount to g.
500, which sum will fall upon the
shoulders of Sir William Gordon Cum
ming.
SIG. CoRTI, late Italian consul at
| New Orleans, at the request of Premier
Rudini prepared a report on the New
Orleans affair. He affirmed that the
victims belonged to no particular So
ciety, but were murdered because they
were Italians and were competing in
the labor market against natives.
A PLAN was alleged to have been dis
covered in Guatemala to annex that re-
public 10 the United States.
THE treaty of peace between Guate-
mala and San Salvador has been rati-
fed by the Salvadorian congress.
A YACHT containing eleven persons
was struck by a squat and upset in
Rice lake near PeterborO, Ont, and
John Foote and his two daughters were
drowned.
AT La Villette, France, an aeronaut
and two friends started to make bal
loon ascension. The aeronaut fell out
and was killed. The balloon with the
other two occupants disappeared in the
clouds, and it was believed that both
men were carried into the cold upper
region and frozen to death
In the British house of commons the
bill to prohibit children under II years
of age from working in factories was
adopted by vote of 202 to 1856. This
was liberal victory.
FURTHER advices say that fifty lives
were lost by the cloudburst in the Mex
lean mountains near Catorce.
SIXTY earthquake shocks were ex-
perienced throughout the province of
Bengal. India, in one day, and many
buildings were destroyed
Bush fires were doing great damage
in the country back of Kingston, Ont.
Four children belonging to family
named LaChance were playing in a
boat near Port Neuf Can, when waves
from a passirg steamer caused the
boat to fill and they were drowned
AT Blenheim, Ont, Mrs. David Clarke,
who was deserted By her husband and
left without means of support, drowned
herself and her two children
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-25

English SPAWN Liniment removes all
Hard, Soft or Caloused Jumps and
Bemishes from horses, Blood Spavins,
Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, Ring-Bone,
Stiles, Sprains, all Swollen Threats,
Coughs, etc. Save $50 by use of one bot
tie. Warranted the most wonderful
Blemish Cure ever known. Sold by
Stone 81 Hassell Druggists, Lancaster.
16 w.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-25
FOREIGN.

PREMIER ABBorr, of Canada. has
succeeded in forming cabinet 1t is
practically the same as under Sir John
Macdonald
THE mills 81 the Casselman Lumber
Company at Casselman, Ont together
with six houses and a large amount Of
lumber, were destroyed bv fire, Loss,
e115 600
THE popular crusade in England
arainst the prince Of Wales showed no
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-25

Harvard Lampoon Things One
Would Rather, etc. He-.No: my
music isn't good enough 10 publish. :
She-"But they publish great deal of
wretched trash, you know
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-25

Itch on human and horses and all
animals cured in 80 minutes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion, This never
fails Sold by Stone & Russell Drug
gist, Lancaster. 16ly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-25

To keep the beard from turning gray,
and thus prevent the appearance of age,
use Buoklen'a Dye for the Whiskers, the
best Dye made.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-25

Chicago Herald: Willie-"Papa, what
does a real fine corn palace costP' Will
lies papa (wIth new patent feathers on)
Twelve dollars pair, my SON.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-25

Jewellers Circular The ordinary
watch gives 116,144,000 ticks during a
year. This information is furnished to
save people the trouble of counting the
ticks
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-25
WANTED statesmen

Local and travelling good chance Don't
miss it You need no capital to represent a re-
liable firm that warrants nursery stock first class
and true to name. WORK ALL THE YEAR, and
good pay weekly to energetic men. A Dpiy quick
stating age Z. L N.Y. & CO, Nursery.
men, Florists and Seedsmen, ST. PAUL. MINI.
(This house is responsible
Mar. & May
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-25

n. y Telegram: He--"There goes
Gladys Winsome the everlasting bone of
contention between Will and Choly
Gushington." She-"Yes, she is rather
thin"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-25

n. Y Telegram: Gushley- "As they
roamed over the ballroom her liquid
eyey met mine sympathetic Friend
And asked 'em to take drink, sup
pose"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-25

That tired feeling now so often heard
OF, is entirely overcome by Hoods Sar-
saparilla, which gives mental and bodily
strength.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-25

The worst blood diseases are cure,
with Ayers Sarsaparilla Its effect
are felt at once.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-25

Boston Courier Masculine dwarfs
should travel by the ''lImited mail"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-25

Gov. PArr.-eN has vetoed the com
pulsory education bill passed by the
legislature Of Pennsylvania.
THE Allegheny Reformed Presby-
terian church Of Pittsburgh, Pa, has
withdrawn from the PresbJ terrain fold
because tile synod recently dcposed its
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-20
The Art of Story Telling.

The habit of telling stories is apt to grow
into vice. 1t is easy enough for bright
man to raise laugh and aid in the enter
tSinmeut of a company by the relation of
some bright incident, but unhappily he IS
apt to degenerate into q monopolizer of
conversation. Some one once defined a
bore TO be the man who persists in talking
about himself when you want TO talk about
yourself. There is a good deal in this,
even when the desire is not to be so per
sonal as to ones own affairs. It is only hui
man to desire to have fair share of the
conversation as of every other social priv
lege. l sat at the table of very cultivated
family living in the east, and only few
mouths since.
Among the guests at the dinner was
professional story teller with wife who
knew exactly when to make suggestion,
and played foil Tor him from the soup to
the walnuts. After the meal the men
went into the smoking room, and com
plimented this gentleman upon his mar
Vicious memory. At that he produced a
small memorandum book in which were
notes sufficient to suggest every story he
knew. In other words, he had repertory,
and deliberately selected the stories best
suited for each occasion, thus monopoliz-
ing the attention of the company and ruin
ing the conversation.-Detroi Free Press.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-20

4 single line Of fine print in quiet cor
her OF page of town meeting reports is
full of quaint interest for all students and
lovers of the customs of the good old col
ony days when you and I were young"
The line read simply thus, ''Notsd, to ring
one Of the church bells ut noon and .
p. M This vote mas been passed by This
particular town, and few others posi-
bly,, every year since those good old colony
days. That it is down near Boston that
this custom obtains need hardly he speci-
fed. The curfew sill rim = in few towns.
SIX days week, 1t aisa neon aGd al 9
o'clock, and the Inhabitants thereof, many
of them, would rest III il their beds If they
did not hear the dying echoes Of the meet
irS house bell float from the bslfry at the
regular curfew hour.
II is now almost OF not quite half :; cent
ury since the bell in the old First church
steeple rang out the curfew 10 tell the good
people OF Springfield, and the bad ones.
too, that bedtime was approaching. when
all honest folk should be inside their dwell
ings. The noon hour likewise WAS Oh
served in this way. 1t Is = custom dear 20
those vino have lived with II. In this city
the regular bell is a welcome sound to the
armorars and to the hundreds Of families
living within range. The brave jansle at
9o'clOck, dying away on the Silly night in
mellow tones, is fun Of cheer aud a sort OF
martial glory.-Spriugfeld (Msss.) Home
stead
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-20
AnachronisIns in Shakespeare,

Literature aboundS in amusing and curl
Gus blunders committed by our ablest
writers. The works of Shakespeare, which
as a rule are manuals of details of time
and circumstance, contain misplacements
Of the order Of succession of events which
are amusing. In the play of ''CoriolauUs,"
the noble Roman is complimented with
the assertion that he was a soldier unto
Cato's wish" Cato was not born till about
400 years after Coriolanus had been ban
ished from Rome and had died. In the
tragedy of Julius Cesar is another curl
Gus iuaccuracy which occurs in dialogue
between Brutus and Cassius:
Brutus-Peace. count the clock
Cassius-The clock has stricken three.
This was 500 years before striking clocks
were introduced.
Shakespeare makes use Of cannon in
''king John" Cannon are said to have
been first used at the battle of Cressy, in
1916. Guppowder was not invented until a
hundred years later than the time of King
John, 1852.
SPectacies were not worn until the Four
teenth century, get Shakespeare makes
Lear. VINO was king of England in the
early Saxon period, say to his son, who
tried to conceal q letter from him, Ii it be
nothing 1 shall not want spectscles u
Providence Journal
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-20
The Santa Fe Fast Train.

The Santa Fe fast train that was ex-
pccted 10 have been put CT yesterday will
not 90 on until next Sunday, owing, it is
thought, to delays in tine arrangement of
the Frisco time card. As far as learned the
train viii leave Fort Worth At p. m. ar
irving At Newton at L Il. n. instead of 2:35
p III. the next day, rs heretofore; Kansas
City a > p. IN. and Chicago at 5 q. M. max
ing the time from Fort Worth to Chicago
thirty -siX hours. or four hours less than the
present time and an hour or two less time
than by other lines. II is also said the
Frisco will extend its line from Sapulpa to
Purcell this season and Il fast train put on
TO St. Louis. making the time in about
twenty-three hours. The Santa Fe is evil
IDENTITY reaching after its competitors.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-20

From the above it viii be seen that while
the increase Of earnings from both branches
OF traffic has been about $4,000, the in
crease in expenditures, in moUive power, in
stations and employees or very nearly the
same amount of mileage has increased in
the same proportion, while the receipts per
nile have decreased in the same ratio. The
receipts per mile from passengers shows:
In 1850, 2.lSS cents; in 1889, 1920 cents;
from freight per ton per mile in 1850, 1.S+2
cents; in 1859, I.41O cents. On the other
hand the table Of total expenditures for
each mile OF operated line shows: For 1850,
S.993 %: for 1889, Sl0.575. 40, or an increase
for 1889 over 1880 of S?5Sl.T3. Complete
and exhaustive tables covering every de-
partment, including mileage, equipment
and stations, employees, business done,
earnings and income, expenditure, operat-
Ing expenses, Including maintenance Of
way and equipment. conducting transpOrta-
ton and general expenses, are given for
each OF the ten years from 1850 TO 1853, in
elusive, the whole forming very valuable
book of reference.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-20
Mr.. Nan5erbiit's COM.

A railroad reporter said: Zone of the
largest and most important, as well rs
most sensational, railroad meetings | have
ever attended was that held in Cleveland
in 1881. 1t was for the consolidation of two
parallel lines of the Cincinnati Hamilton
and Dayton and Bee line roads. At this
meeting were w. II. Vanderbilt, Cornelius
Vanderbilt, W. E Vanderbilt, Augustus
Schell, B. H. Bristow, William L. Scott J.
H. Devereaux, Alexander Ferguson and
Stevenson Burke. 1t was a snap meeting
That is to say, the Vanderbilt interest had
decided upon this consolidation regardless
of the laws of Ohio, which prevented any
such thing involving two parallel lines.
All the preliminary papers had been pre-
pared in New York. and it was proposed to
rush the matter through before the courts
could interfere. But injunctions were
served, Vanderbilt refused to receive them
and within a very short time an order of
arrest followed for contempt Of court, and
an attempt was made to serve the warrants
upon Vanderbilt. In the meantime, how
ever, his adherents were pretty active. The
meeting was held, he was made director
Of the road, the consolidation was COM
pleted in spite Of the law, special engine
was OAut-Cd Stct-lIeu Gl' eiui lHc N9DueE-
bits fed the state as fast as steam power
could carry them.
In the course Of year or two, when the
courts got a whack at the matter, the
whole thing was overturned, the injunc-
lions in the meantime standing against the
consolidation. The whole state was up in
arms against the Vanderbilts. 1t was fully
two years before Vanderbilt ventured with
in the boundaries of Ohio. When he went
west he had to go through Canada or
around some other way.-New York Her
aid.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-20
4 Turpentine Tariff.

The St Louis. Arkansas and Texas rail
way has issued supplement- No. II to tariff
No. 80 applying from seaboa,d territory to
points in Texas and Louisiana. The rate
is made on spirits turpenyine. in barrels re
leased. made on combination of locals
through New Orleans. From Wilmington.
n. c.. TO Texas and common points and
points taking Texas common points rates
81. ~ per 100 pounds in less than carloads;
in carloads, Sl.Ol. To points taking higher
than Texas common point rates add class
two ditferential for less than carloads, and
class five differential for carloads. This
applies only on all rail shipments and is
now effective.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-20
All Es Fad to Do Was to Shut IT.

"My dear SIR" said the man who had
come aboard at the last station to the in
bb4dual who sat in the seat in front of
him, don't you know that by keeping
that window open this cold day you not
only endanger your own health but the
health of everybody in this carr" 4
YES, suppose So" replied the man hK
side the open window. q.
And don't you know" continued the
man in the seat behind, that even though
you are willing to risk your own health, it
is selfish and wrong of you to risk the
health of other people,"
Yes, l guess you're about right re-
piled the man by the window.
well, then" continued the man behind.
considering all these things, and that you
are probably an ordinarily decent man,
why don't you close that window"
Stranger" replied the man beside the
window, as be turned around in his seat
and gazed full upon his interrogation, "if
you want that window shut, why shut it."
by gum! willr' the man In the seat
behind exclaimed; and he evidently meant
what he said, fer he leaned over and began
Juggling at the window with an energy
born of intense indignation at the conduct
of the man in front. The window chung
somehow. It wouldn't come. Despite the
zte mans continued Juggling it still
1A(6ng. The man in the seat by the window
appeared to obtain an intense pleasure
from the other mans efforts, and when the
tugger finally ceased his vain tugging, and
after uttering a gentle oath resumed his
seat in sullen silence, the man by tina
still open windsw remarked: YOU'RE fe6fs
ing just about the way I've felt all the aft
ernoon. I've been working of and on at
that window for the last two hours, but 1
guess the blamed things open to stay
New York Tribune
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-20
DIRT DO FLY.
Nine Sub-Contractors ut Work on the Red
River and Southwestern.

Everything points to 4 very rapid compile
ton of the Red River and Southwestern
railway Nine sub-contractors are now at
work and the grading done each day by the
entire force amounts to one-half a mile in
length. They are scattered along the line
from few miles from town 10 Stephen
Pierce's farm. sixteen miles distant Other
sub-contractors are on their way here. Car
loads of implements and tools for the work
are arriving every few days. The progress
thus far made has exceeded the expecta-
tons of the company, for it did not hope to
be able TO have dirt broken before the 21st.
Col Gurley, of Waco, says the Gulf,
Brazos Valley and Pacific VIII be built now
if Henrietta will renew her subsidy put up
last year This can undoubtedly be done.
Henrietta Independent.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-20

The enabling act in favor of the Mis-
souri,. Kansas and Texas railway company
recently passed by the legislature of Texas,
authorizing the reorganization of the sew
eral corporations in that state into one new
corporation under the general laws, was
yesterday approved by Governor Hogg.
This is considered very favorable legisla-
ton for the Missouri, Kansas and Texas,
as it provides also for the discontinuance
of all adverse litigation, places the COM
pany in harmonious relations with the
state officials and consolidates all its inter-
ests in Texas into one new organization.
Wall Street News.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-20

Chairman Faithorn has issued rate notice
No. 122. referring to rate notice No los,
rates on fertilizers. The maximum rate of
% cents per hundredweight between Mis-
sissippi river crossings and Texas common
points is to be understood as applying be-
tween such river crossings and all points
taking Texas common point rates. Rates
between Mississippi river points and points
taking higher than Texas common point
rates viii be made by the application of
class + dilferential, and class Z rates shall
be the maximum in all classes.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-20
NEW ENGLAND RAILWAYS.
The Statistics Compiled by the Censu;
Department.

The first of I series of ten census bulle-
tins, devoted to the statistics Of the trans
portation interests Of the United States,
has been issued by the census department.
This first bulletin is devoted to the Stats
ties Of New England railways and is very
comprehensive. 1t also shows that while
the numbe Of passengers carried and the
amount of tonnage has increased over
80 10 per cent between 1850 and 1889, the
earnings per mile have decreased. The fol
lowing table viii show in condensed form
the figures given:
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-20
Not Afraid,

Charlie Wallis father had gone out, just
at dusk OF winter afternoon. to do the
nightly chores. In due time Mrs. Wall
asked Charlie to run to the barn, which
was at some distance, and tell his father
that supper was ready.
The boy opened the door, but as he saw
how dark it was lie started back. 81 don't
want to go, mamma" he said. LET Katie
60"
Katie, who was nearly two years older
than her brother, at once cried out:
ooh, Charities afraid of the dark! Char
hes afraid of the dark"
mo, amt afraid OF the dark, either"
said the little fellow stoutly, ''but if get
out into it I'm afraid shall be!''-Youth's
Companion.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-20
A Pig Iron Tariff.

The ST. Louis, Arkansas and Texas rail
way has issued supplement No. S TO pig
iron tariff No. 742 from Rusk and New
Birmingham, Texas, to various points.
From Colorado Springs. Denver, Pueblo
and Trinidad, Col, via Fort Worth and the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe, the rate is
ST. As per ton of 2240 pounds This amend
ment becomes effective at once. All points
in Kansas except Fort Scott are erased.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-20
Summer Excursion Rates.

The Texas and Pacific railway announces
Texas and Pacific railway in Texas to Daily
Springs, Bell mineral wells and Weather.
ford mineral wells. The rate from Fort
Worth to Daily is $50; to Bel mineral
wells, Sc. 20: to Weatherford. 40. Tickets
to be on sale from May ! until September
80, limited returning to thirty days from
date Of sale.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-20
This IS the Best Route,

The Fort Worth and Denver City rail-
way, in connection with Union Pacific, is
the only direct and quick route to Denver,
Salt Lake City, Portland and San Fran
cisco and all poins north and northwest
Ticket Office 401 Main street and Union
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-20
Spotted Fever Dying Out.

Special TO the Gazette.
MESQUITE, TEX, April 19.-No new cases.
of spotted fever nor any deaths since yes
terday's report. The only case, MIR. Keen's
child, near Housley, is reported to be get
ting well, Mr.. Moore, VINO lost one child
here and then left, going TO Copeville,
where he lost three others, returned last
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-20
Laying Steel Rails.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
MERIT. TEX, April 1S.-Merit is now
headquarters for the steel gang, underJohn
Ring, foreman. New steel rails have been
thrown off all along. The work of replac-
ing the old rails is being done from Celeste
this way, on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-20
NEW ENGLAND LINES
The Statistics as Compiled by
the Census Department.
THE SANTA FE NEW FAST TRAIN
It WIN Go on Next Sunday-The Missouri,
Kansas and Texas-A Turpentine
Tarif-As TO Fertiiizers-Sum-
mer Excursions.
At His Texas Home.

James NJ Reid. chief engineer of the
Royal Trans-hfrican railway, with head
quarters at St. Paul de Loanda, Africa. is
visiting MS home at Pilot Point, Tex. How
long he Will remain in the state is not
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-20
Excursion Rates for the Maifes,.

Tie Santa Fe has announced a rate of
one fare for the round trip from all points
on the lines in Texas TO Fort Worth on May
Is. This is the first line to put in special
rate on account of this event. but it is ex-
pected the others will announces similar
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-20

night with his wife and two little boys.
He will take his family 10 Alabama to-
night.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-20

rate in a day or so. Present indications
are that the attendance will be very large
and the fest prove a success