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The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1891-01-24

al
ing and gentle as she can be.
x*x
Our dear old friend II: G. G.
Astwood, is in the city looking
we'll. l had a delightful chat with
hun nn Wednesday. He is!iust
from San Domingo a. which place
e has been for over a year. ]
know Mamie is delighted as you
know how it is yourself.
~.
Tue efforts of the Eist Wash
rugton kelIet ASS ,clauon to es-
tlbIIsh IA home for coIOred chill
dren is very cummeuda5le,
~
1agree with YOU when you say
that our girls -hou'd be look. d af-
ter. If one halt of our moneyed
colored men would only establish
some places of business so that our
girls could earn a live'yhood. 1t
Is not necessary for our people to
he continually growing for Some
thing 20 do when it is in the pow
er of some of our colored men to
better their condition. 1 can hear
on all sides complaints that our
girls cau't get III these white es-
tahlishments. I admit that that
is a fact, but, whose fault is it?
Instead of patronizing these
places that don't help us, let US
crme together and work for each
Others interest; let US open stores
and patronlze them. l remember
u few years agr when Misses Lau-
ra Dyson, Amelia Tilghman aud
others opened first class store On
IA b st., and what was predicted?
The store had not been opened
week before some of our knowing
ones remarked Oh! it will not last
long. But when white person
opeus big fancy store and put
out cards, the first thing we say
when we call to inspect the goods,
Oh! wasn't those things pretty?"
Il shall patronizs that store" We
are two prejudiced and two jeal-
ons of each other. There should
be more UNISON of action on the
part Of our people. What il need
.sli ea fcyll ii N sYen sn aEc " .
men 10 come together
and do all they can TO do some
thing for our girls.
Yours sincerely,
CLARA
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1891-01-24

Great men will make grea
speeches n,Xr Monday night.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1891-01-24

The love letter of the teacher
Will pprar so IN.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1891-01-24

The next rel ubI;cdn Convention
Is TO, lar If 10 talk about.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1891-01-24

The bogus Newspaper men are
spol ed around Il capitol.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1891-01-24
CLARA TO LOUISE.

Dear Louise
1 read your letter with a great
deal of interest and l assure you
that l shall do all In my power to
right things IN the Household.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1891-01-24

The Baptist hurch made It's
appearance las week.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1891-01-24

had a pleasant chat with Bir-
tie last week and she assured me
that she would do what l told her.
Berlie is a sweet girl, just as low
ing and gentle as she can be.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1891-01-24
WARING APPOINTED.

HE GETS THE SUPERVISING PRINCI-
PALSHIP. THE TRUSTEES LETTER
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1891-01-24

Men that go bond tor school
teachers, should pay.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1891-01-24

many aspiring pOl11cfac: ne DEL
was ten years trying to break i
up.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1891-01-24
AN ABLE AND ELOQUENT AP-
PEAL FOR THE ELECTIONS
BILL.
Editor Post :

Editor Post
ii the nineteenth century had
reached the south, if they had yet
IavIhed the Constitution, il they be-
Ieved or could be persuaded to believe
hat a government derived its jusl pow
erS from the consent OF the governed,
,nele might be no need OF Il Federal
eIecliOnS bill If, according to the
oUuJnern practices, to love a man did
not nean 70 wrong him, to be grateful
uId not mean To rob him; If Il negro
uprlsIng uId not mean negro, or a
serIeS Ut negroes, rising up to the
nmD OF a tree with rope around
,heIr neckS, we might hope that love
and gratitude, winch our Southern
InenuS SO warmly profess, would
render such blll unnecessary. Ii
the history OF that haif century Ot
compromise and shame which began
WIN the Missouri compromise, bought
Louisiana and conquered Texas with
the nation arms and money, produced
me fugitive slave bill and Judge
Ianey : accession made it necessary 10
erect u prO-Slavcry President to save
the UmUn. and only ended, when the
by war of brothers, and the blOOdleSt
III mStUry-It this dId not stare you
in the lace aS a warning against com
promise, you might compromise. IL
YOU ud not remember how when you
offered the South peace and reCOli-
ciuatiOn, and gave her time 10 delIb-
craze and t. act, aud II, IN the IAN
guage ot GARFIELD the last of the
sinful ten did not fling back your offer
of reconciliation with contempt and
scorn :; il you did not remember how
ANONYMOUSLY the negro was hurried
out O1 southern legislatures when, To
cOnclliate his former masters, ne
voted them in; how cOntemptuouSlI
and denantIy they treated President
t1ayes weak but Wellmeant policy Ot
conciliatlon-nay, if you do not see In
the Senate now the bitterness and
Jury with which the very men who
risked their pOlitica. futures to save the
south from the tOrce bill Ill a. ana
give her peace and lime, are dn-
sailed, if all these things were not
solemn warnings you might nope some
thing from cOncIliatiOn. IL settle
ment only required time, we who
nave been Subllmely patient under the
wrongs OF centuries would not grow
restless under the tOrtureS OF lew
wears of transition; we who nave sat
IN the rayless midnight could stand
the deeper gloom of approaching daWh'
II ONLY Il few more breasts were 10 De
Torn open. Il few more lives eXacted,
and that would bring peace, we VINO
haxcl Lost 25,U00 souls al freedom
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1891-01-24

Tue efforts of the Eist WASH
rugton kelIet ASS pciauon to es-
tlbIlsh home for coIored chill
dren is very cummeuda5le,
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1891-01-24

men 10 come together
and do all they can TO do some
hing for our girls.
Yours sincerely,
CLARA.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-27
OPENED ITS DOORS.
The Merchants National Bank
Resumes Payment.
TIE FINANCIAL STATEMENT
OF the Bank at the Time OF Resuming Pay.
ment Observation-Disclosures Smiths An
nouncement-The Bank Examin-
ers' Statement Regarding It.

Yesterday morning the long expected and
ardently desired papers arrived by express
from Washington and at the usual hour
yesterday morning the Merchants national
bank opened its doors and resumed payment
as quietly as though nothing had ever oc-
Cured to mar the even tenor of its course.
The familiar countenance of a. B. Smith
was seen at the cashiers desk as of old,
and those who happened to drop in at the
bank, unfamiliar with the recent Suspen-
tiers had not pro rressed just in the old
that it was largely due to the untiring
Mr.. Smith that the bank had been safely
guided through perilous channels among
hidden reefs into the open sea of financial
prosperity.
And there is another fact in connection
with this resumption of payment that
speaks highly for Fort Worth, and that is,
that though her banks may have been tenn
porarily squeezed tightly for money they
were on solid foundation, conducted on
sound financial business principles, and
with credit unimpaired, though the late de-
preston has had a tendency to shake conf
dence in financial institutions. 1t simply
shows that Fort Worth's institutions are
solidly grounded, and capable of weathering
almost any financial storm that may arise.
1t is matter of congratulation to every
citizen Of Fort Worth that this bank is
again in operation, on solid foundation,
and will in all probability remain one of
the institutions to which she will point
with pride for years to come.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-27
4 Fireproof Joist.

Professor Goodman IL reported By The
Builder as stating in a lecture on fire pre-
vention that. generally speaking, wooden
joists are better for buildings than steel or
iron josts. The two latter materials he
explained. lose their strength at a not very
high temperature, whereas wood would
sustain heavy strain for much longer
period when exposed to great heat. Be-
sides. when wood has once been charred it
does not burn so readily asrrin. Iron and
steel soon expand under the influence of
heat. Brick and stone are objections lie:
the former becomes fused under great heat,
end the latter Ia liable 70 crack or fly when
suddenly coolcd after heating The draw
back to tiles is shat when lire plays upon
the joists OF floors fitted with them the
joists expand and allow the fire to play
upon the joists through the tiles Port
land cement is Objectionable, as it fakes of
when heated, but II wire netting or bars
are imbedded in concrete this defect il
remediej. A ioist padded with silicate OF
cotton and incased in salsmander plaster
"a mixture Of silicate. cotton and plaster of
paris), the professor holds, is a splendid
fireproofing material Such material Is
not only nonconductor, but ii Is elastic
and would yield with the joist. In an ex
pertinent undertaken by Professor Good
man il was found that n joist OF this kind
w,thstood vary fierce heat for eight to nine
hours without sustaining any serious dam
age. -.,.. ....-.,.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-27
The Wishing Rod.

The wishing or divining rod is taken
either from the mountain ash or the hazel,
generally from the latter, and in the fol-
lowing manner: BY moonlight yearling
shoot of wild hazel tree is chosen which
forks at the upper end. and is between
four and Eve feet long. 1t is broken off
from the tree after being twisted thrice
round on its axis, and the person who does
this must keep his face turned to the east.
bow to the tree and say: "God bless thee
noble shoot and summer twigf" Such a
rod, consecrated by sundry incantations
and ceremonies, serves for the discovery of
buried treasures, mineral veins, water
springs, concealed thieves and murderers.
remote calamities, CONGREGATIONS, etc
Held between the finger and thumb by its
forked ends, the divining rod turns Of its
own accord with irresistible force over the
spot where there Is metallic ore, water, or
any Of the other objects of search. Wishing
rods have various names. according TO the
special use for which they are designed
There is one called by Germans Schlag
rute, or drubbing rod. which is likewise
hazel of years growth, but instead OF
being torn from the tree, it is cut from it
with three cuts on Good Friday morning
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-27
100000 of this paper. reduce

out $4,000 of this paper, reduce
the capital stock $3.50, 600 and the surplus
1000. ard take out that much from the
worst pape,' to be collected and account for
the amount to the stockholders as it was
collected from time to time. The collec-
tons that have been made by the examiner,
together with advances made by the stock
holders in cash by their taking out that
amount of the paper. gave the bank $3.50, 900
and over of cash on hand with which to re-
open the oanh and continue business. This
amount, with the collections which will be
made, enables the bank to do that which
few banks can do-that is, meeting every
demand that could be presented without re-
sorting to borrowing"
''Was there any run on the bank this
morning?''
1.-THE bank opened its doors this morning
and the predicted run amounted to nothing,
for money was deposited as fast as it was
drawn out Those who drew their money
out were mostly small depositors who
needed the money. The business
of the bank has been thoroughly gone over
and it is now in better condition than it has
ever been in before. 1t is abundantly solvent,
and there is no possible chance of the bank
ever closing again. The bank is being run
in every particular on the basis required by
the government
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-27
Tho Moose Is Wonderful Animal.


encountered an interesting person the
other day who, when he works, has charge
OF a natural history collection. l surmise
that he officiates as janitor, for he knows
more different things about natural sci
ence than anybody that l ever met, and if
he chose he could astonish some of the pro-
fessors with his attachments. For exam
pie, ''The tiger is a very sthrong animal"
says he, land his tail is the strongest part
of him. Wild one whisk of his tail he can
cut a man in two at the waist. The moose
is sthrong animal too. You can guess
how sthrong he is when Pm tellin you that
be sheds his horns every winter, and as soon
as he has 'em on the ground he ates 'em.
Tink Of the teeth he has in him to ate his
own hornsl But he's good latin himself,
the moose is.
81 was wan of party av forty-six min
as wint to mort Newfoundland wild Con-
thractor McGonigal to open the mines
there. McGonigal got his ship loaded an
he sailed off lawn the forty-six ay us wild
out pay al widout peryisions an widou;
guns. We dug a hole in the snow to catch
wan av thin moose, an we caught him, an
the forty-six av US lived off him for tree
weeks. I'm still wantin me pay for that
winther. an III never go back to New
fonndland agen But it's a great mimi
country. It's all full O. copper. AS You
go up to the coast of it We see the green
rusht of it fioatin all over the say."-Brook-
lyn Eagle.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-27
Fort Worth Texas.

company his wife home. Mrs. LightfoOt
has been in the Panhandle for her health.
]. T. Bailey returned yesterday from JET
fersou. where he has been in attendance
upon the federal court.
Mrs. Lou Lestarjette of Dallas is visitin,
her sisters, Mrs. NJ. p. Miller and Mrs. VI.
NJ. Camp, at 314 East Second street.
Mr.. L. August and wife, who have been
''doing" Europe for two or three months,
will return to-day from their foreign tour.
Rev. J. Morgan Wells is back from his
summer vacation, much improved in health,
and will be glad to meet his friends, as he
will fill his pulpit to-day.
Lee Menifee has returned from VelascO,
where he has been looking over the ground.
He is enthusiastic over the prospects of the
embryo city, and says Velasco is the live
lest place he has seen lately. He viii
probably locate there in the near future.
Ernest Maupin, one of the Fills hotel
clerks, leaves this morning for Velasco,
where he will accept similar position il
the large hotel at that place. While at the
Ellis Mr.. Maupin's gentlemanly demeanOr
made him quite favorite with the travel
ing public.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-27

English grooms like, when they can, to
have buck goat ranging about the stables,
but are loath 10 acknowledge, to skeptical
inquirers, why they make choice Of SO I'M
sayory pet. They pretend that the horses
like the smell of the animal, and that it is
wholesome for them; but the real motive is
that the presence Of the buck goat-Thu-
mars steed-protects the horses from being
bewitched. In Syabia and in the Mark of
Bradenburg, farmers with large stocks OF
cattle keep q buck goat in their stalls
avowedly for that same purpose; for Thu
mar was the ceaseless foe and exterminator
of evil spirits. On the other hand, since
the devil has, to a great extent, usurped
the place of Thunar, it naturally follows
that the favorite animal of the fallen god
IS often found reversing his former func
lions and n,inistering to the powers OF
darkness. The devil sorieUlmes appears il
the form of goat. and witches who are
high in his favor take their airings On the
back Of such acourser instead Of bestriding
a brJomstick
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-27
ar. Tate's Statement.

A GAZETTE reporter called on Bank Ex-
iminer Tate, who has had the affairs of the
bank in charge for some time, and asked
MIN to make some statement concerning the
hank, beginning at the commencement OF
he trouble. He said:
In the first place, the bank got out of
Inc and the board of directors thought it
BEST to ask the government to take charge
until they could recoup. The examiner
took charge July 20. 1t was found that the
cash had been drawn down to very few
thousand dollars. The bank had a
large amount of discounts past
due, but owing to the alien
land law, or some other cause, the persons
we're unable to pay. Every body who had
deposited began to draw out their money
and no collections were being made. In
view Of the fact that there were SO
many uncollected debts and bad
debts 1t was deemed best to take
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-27
Ned Buutline,

The noted story writer, Sylvanus Cobb.
Jr., was not SO successful pecuniarily as
was another writer of sensational stories
who died a few years ago. That was Mr..
z. z. Z. Judson-known everywhere by his
nom de plume of Ned Buntline-a most
remarkable man, and perhaps the most
fluent and versatile writer of sensational
matter this country has produced. Bunt-
lines earnings one year were as high as
10000. But il he got more immediate pc
cuniary returns than Mr. Cobb did, his
stories have not stood the test Of time as
have those Of the Ledger writer, and per-
haps in the long run Cobb's may be found
70 be the most profitable after sill.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-27
serious State of fairs.

CHIPPEWA FALLS. Wis, Sept e6-Fire
are raging all over Chippewa county. Con
siderable timber land, barns contalnin!
summer crop, stock, ETC., have been burned
Several villages have been burned. On al
sides reports of the fire spreading rapid,
are coming in. The air in this city is thicl
with smoke
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-27
A Relic of Thackeray.

An uncut copy of 1.-The virginians,"
which was sold recently for $50, contained
the following inscription In Thackeray's
handwriting:
In the U. States and In the Queens dominions
All people have right to tasir epinisns,
And many don't m UGH relish The virginiAns-"
PerUse my book, dear R.: and If you ind it
little to your taste. hope you'll bind it.
Peter Rackham, Esqre-. with the best regards
of the author.
Dear R." however, refrained from bind
ingi It, end itremains In the original boards
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-27
CHANDLER CITY.
The Site Not as BAD as Was at First Said.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-Major Eugene
F. Weigel, special agent of the general land
Office, to-day telegraphed the secretary of
the internior from Guthrie, o. T., that
neither the location nor the situa-
ported. That Special Agent Scott
horn writes that there is enough good
land for the business portion, that the water
supply was only temporarily exhausted by
the rushing in of 1000 people with countless
horses to water, that I'll is all right now
and the howl comes chiefly from disap-
pointed lot spectators who did not intend
to locate. He says that the editor of a
Guthrie paper, after a personal inspection,
has written a very favorable article about
the location of the new county seat.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-27

State of Texas, County of Tarrant. I, A.
B. Smith, cashier of the above named bank,
do solemnly swear that the foregoing state
ment is true and correct to the best OF my
knowledge and belief. A. B. SMITH,
Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this
the 26th day of September, 1891.
,@ GEORGE MAssIE,
SEAL Notary Public, Tarrant county,
t~-l Tex
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-27
Appointment.

WASHINGTON, Sept 26-The president
has appointed jeremiah CoughIin of New
York TO be secretary of legation and consul
general of the United States at Bologna,
and Chan Woo Tsang. Chinese subject.
to be interpreter to the consulate of the
United States at Hankow.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-27
G.Y. SMITH & co

bard creek, eight miles east of Albany, at
the Lynch crossing. This bridge was built
by the Cunningham bridge company, at
cost of $780, and is nice and substantial
STRUCTURE.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-27
LOCALITIES.

The grand jury yesterday made report
OF twenty-eisht felonies and lis misde-
meanors.
Mrs. G. S. Bolts, residing on Luella ave-
nue., South Side, presented her husband
with twins yesterday morning. Mother and
children are doing well.
Two marriage licenses were issued yes
terday in the county clerks office, as fol-
lows: B. F.. Williams to Miss Minnie
Skinner, J. H. Riley to Miss Madge Vance.
A Social Guild meeting is called for
Wednesday, the Both inst, at 5 p. m, for
special business. The meeting will be held
at Mrs. Triplett's, corner Seventh and Tay-
lor streets.
On Friday evening r. II. Sellers enter
tanned number of lady and gentlemen
friends at his residence on Lamar street.
Mr.. Sellers has recently purchased pho
nograph and RECALLED the party with it for
the greater part of the evening.
Last night Capt. Alfred Townsend died
at his home three miles In the country. He
was brought to the city and his body en-
fs0dlmed by Cause, preparatory to shipping
it to New Brighton, Beaver county, Pa,
where the remains will be buried. The de-
ceased was forty-seven years, three months
and three days old.
Gen. Clark, secretary of the board of
TRADE, mas Just Returned from Trip on the
Fort Worth and Rio Grande The object of
his trip was to interest the farmers along
the line in the production of barley for
mailing. He met with considerable sue
cess and had the assurance from many
farmers that barley would be planted by
them in large quantities when planting
time comes.
The third partyites met at the courthouse
last night and were addressed by ]. w.
Cartwright and 'Tige'' Robinson. There
were forty people. including the ladies, in
regulation third party style, and abused
both of the old parties as being composed of
thieves and corruptionists. Predictions of
third party victory in '92 were freely
made, and the enthusiasm Of the forty ran
high over the prospects.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-27
BYled to Death.

TURTLE LAKE, MINI, Sept. 20 -Word
has reached this village that the family OF
Mr.. Nosse, farmer living a short distance
from town, consisting of himself and his
wife and several small children, were
hemmed in by the flames and no douo;
burned to death. as no help could reach
theR
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-27
PERSONAL.

Miss Carrie Lestariette of Dallas, Tex,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. NJ. NJ Camp, at
314 East Second street.
Officer Lightfoot returned yesterday from
visit 70 Amarillo, whsra he went 70 &C
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-27
An Aersnaut.. Carrier Pigeon.

When an aeronaut left Vienna with his
balloon for Russia the society for rearing
carrier pigeons made him take a number
OF birds with him. The aerouaut. after
some days sojourn in Russia. let them fly
and telegraphed TO Vienna, Mt the same
time adding that birds of prey had pur
sued the pigeons as far as he could see
them. Two days later one of the pigeons
returned TO its cote in Vienna, having made
the Journey from remote part Of Russia
London Newz
Read that notiA r eEhere in to-day's
GAZETTE, IN which Eeltman Bros. make
plain talk about Ae Hices of Shoes.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-27
The Bali Extracted.

Special to the Gazette.
DENIsoN, GRArsoN COUNTY, TEX, Sep.
26.-Baruey Doris, who was shot through
the mouth at Muscogee last Thursday, wa.
brought to this city to-day and taken to Il:
home of his brother. The ball was ey.
tracted from the back portion of the hear
to-day, and although he lies in critica
condition, there remains chance for re
covery. The ball was from q 44calbeE
revolver
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-27
The Banks Statement.

The followi g is the sworn statement of
the financial condition of the oank at the
time Of resuming payment. 1t is interest
ing. as it shows the bank has been perfectly
solid all the time, though forced to tenn
pordry. suspension:
Condition of the Merchants national
bank of Fort Worth, Tex, on re-opening
fnr business Sentem lar 2h 1901.