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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-22
A Colorado Mans Queer Superstition.

Mr.. Daily remarked, when the subject of
superstition was introduced in some mex
plicable manner, that he was most forcibly
reminded of that old saw, when tho
house is finished the hearse is at the door,"
by a visit to town not thousand miles
from Denver, where lives well known
public character, a man of immense wealth,
who startled thetown by building beauti-
full and costly stone residence. Upon the
granite fence which surrounds the spacious
grounds he spent enough money to almost
build another house.
But thetall granite porticos of the portals
do not overlook beautiful bronze gate,
such as one might imagine there would be
there. The owner has gate of rough pine
planks, and not for architectural effect
either. 1t looks very much like q make
shift for door in an unfinished house.
The eccentric rich man AYERS that as long
rs he refrains from finishing that gate just
SO long the hearse will be kept from before
his door.-Chicago News.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-22
THEY ARE GRATEFUL.
81. Louisans Thanks Fort Worth Lodge
for Kindness to One of Their Citizens.

Tor Kindness to One of Their Citizens.
Some weeks ago j. J. Gilmore, superin-
teudent OF the Pullman palace car company
in Texas. took sick IN this city and died.
His wife asked the members of Alma lodge
here for assistance in nursing her husband,
which WAS done ana other kindness shown.
Yesterday the lodge here received copy of
the OVerseer, 4 St. Louis paper, containing
the following:
A NOTABLE ACT OF CHARITY.
Brother John j. Gilmore Of Mercantile
lodge was taken sick in Fort Worth. Tex,
and when his family. worn out with the care
and attention that he required, were re-
luctantly forced TO apply for assistance to
\ ma lodge, No. 100 they Immediately re-
sponded by nursing him during his sickness
and deyoting their days and nights by
giving him their attention. After Brother
GilmOreS death they rendered pecuniary
aid TO his family and accompanied the re-
mains to the depot in body. Such acts as
these express volumes and Mercantile
lodge eudeavOred 90 express their thanks
REd appreciation by drafting the following
resolutions which were forwarded to the
lodge.
TO the officers and Members of Alma Lodge,
NJ. ia, Ancient Order United Workmen,
Fort Worth, Tex:
BRoTHERs-In the name of Mercantile
lodge, No. 33l Ancient Order United
NUfkIlen oil ~. Louis, MO, we WISH 10
lender to You both Individually and colleC-
lively the sincerest thanks OF the lodge for
your noble efforts in behalf of our deceased
brother John J. Gilmore, who died in your
city April II, and your further eminent
kindness and charity extended TO his dis
trcssed family in their hour Of need
That you have fully eyempiitied the
cardinal feature of our beloved order
Charity and Protection in their highest
scnse-thcrc is no question.
That all Your l2bOrs and VigilS in the sick
room of our departed brother, Your well
and orphans, not in words but in deeds
the paying OF the last sad rites of respect
are warmly appreciated by the loved ones
left behind, as well as by the brothers of
his lodge. and the order at large in the
city of St Luuis-to whom your worthy ac-
ton has been made known, will hardly need
further assurance on our part.
Such actions meet their own reward. Il
reward which must and will come from i
higher source than from poor mortality.
The prayers Of the widows and orphans
are never allowed to go unheeded, and that
they will follow YOU through life until you.
TOO. pass 10 the eternal shore. there TO
meet your reward You can rest assured
We can only add that sinClY or as a body,
the members Of this lodge will always
stand ready TO. in any way possible, re-
ciprocatc your fra1ernal actions at any and
al! times. Most sincerely and espectfully
in {. Il ana y
WILLIAM CoNKLIN, NJ. W.
j. ID. HARKINs, =. VI. ".
{. G. B,LMER, Recorder.
+. &. kEEvIL, Receiver
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-22
PERSONALS.

J. L. Mcqueen and wife of Dublin are at
the Pickwick.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Powell left for Madi-
son, Ind, last night.
Jake johnson and party left for Chicago
last night on the Katy. xaSs
H. H. Campbell, county Judge Of Motley
county, is in the city.
H. f. Mercer of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, was in
Fort Worth yesterday.
G. w Sims of Houston is attending to
some business in the city.
C. w. Tyler Burlington, Iowa, is in the
city and is touring the state.
Miss Mamie Buchanan of San Marcos
is visiting friends in the city.
James W. Taylor, large stock dealer of
Austin, was in the city yesterday.
r. ]. Hill, Austin, and NJ w. Campbell,
Corsicaua, are registered at the Mansion.
Mr.. George Calvert, Princeton, Ky, is
prospecting in Texas and was at the Man
sion yesterday.
Mrs. P. II. Murphy of Tyler and Mrs ].
c. Denny of Dallas, are visiting the family
of j. j. Melton.
Thomas Holden of Marquette, Mich, is
on prospecting tour OF the state and was
in the city yesterday.
-. L anu a. L. sullivan VI
fsNichita Falls were in the city yesterday
and stopped at the Ellis.
G.. S. Hardy, the enterprising secretary of
the Texas real estate association of Waco,
was registered at the Pickwick yesterday.
Dr. W. +. Lloyd of the First Methodist
church goes to Hillsboro to-day to conduct
the funeral services of the late Rev. j. Fred
Cox.
Mrs. W. J. Mcdonald of Quanah, the
wife of Capt w. j. Mcdonald of the state
rangers, Is the guest of Mrs. John G. Har-
ris. on South Main street.
Dan Williams, for long time with the
Crescent news company, is now with the
Union news company, and runs between
Fort Worth and Taylor on the Katy.
Mr.. d. L. Black, who has been postmas-
ter at Benbrook for the past six years,
left for Arkansas Harbor yesterday morning
accompanied by his family. Mr.. c. r.
Black being postmaster at that place, they
will in future make that their home
Mr.. D. d. Swearingen, prominent cti-
zen of Quanah, was in the city yesterday
aud left for his home last night. He re-
ports magnificent crops in the Panhandle
and says that the yield of wheat will be
thirty bushels to the acre.
Capt w. j. Mcdonald, the popular cap
tain of the rangers, passed through the city
yesterday en- route to Quanah. He is re-
turning from trip along the Rio Grande
river and states that the crop outlook in
Southern Texas is splendid.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-22
SEaw-JOueS.

There was happy little affair At the p.
dence of Il. 5. Clair. No. GJ1 Terry s,-sa.
last night at 80 o'clock, il being the ugE.
ing in marriage of Mr.. Edgar ". Shaw A
this city and Miss Katie E, Jones oil Mem.
phis, Tenn, Rev DR. W. +. Floyd of n.
First Methodist church Officiating. N.
Shaw is typo OF The GAZETTE force. is /.
favorite among his Co-workers and ASA.
ciates, and is young man Of exceptions.
character. The bride is accomplished an,
beautiful, and was prominent in Memphis
society. Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw Wi! max.
Fort Worth their home.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-22
WILL COOPER DEAD.

The Accident of Last Saturday Night
Results in Death.
Last Saturday night late, Will W.,
Cooper and Annie Lutz, while rapidly drir-
ing down Rusk street, run over the red
light which had been placed on
Seventh and Rusk to warn people
from driving on the east side Of the street,
and drove into an open cuivert. Both occu-
pants of the buggy were thrown violently
to the ground and as the result
shows Cooper was MORALLY injured.
He fingered until last night at
1878 when he died. In the afternoon physi-
Clans performed an operation ON his skull
in the effort to save his life, but without
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-22
a HIGH TEA.
hrs. c. ". Cornery Entertains the Friends
ot 81. Andrews Church

hrs c. ". Cornery ERtertains the Friends
cot -. Andrews Church.
Last night At the residence of Col. E. w.
TAYLOR Mrs. c. w. Connery gave an elegant
high tea for the benefit of ST Andrews
rcctory fund. Mrs. Connery was assisted
by Miss Ollie Lake and Miss Norma Sauu-
derS All had pleasant time and contrib
ured $50 to the church fund.
There was very entertaining musical
programme which was enjoyed and appre-
GATED highly. Mrs. Carrie Fox, Mrs.
England, late Of Galveston, Miss Burrows
and Mr. John Burke rendered appropriate
vocal selections. Miss Maud Watkins. in
a most inimitable manner read 4 selection
from one of the masters of English litera-
lure. Miss Corrie Smith rendered selec-
ton on the mandolin and Misses Patti and
Norma Burbrdge on the violin.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-22
The Mai-EeSt.

The threatening weather all day yester-
day and last night kept many people from
visiting Como park and the attendance was
not large. A fine time is expected tonight,
there being special attraction. Follow
ing is
To-DAy's PROGRAMME:
2, Address.
3. Prize wheelbarrow race for boys.
4 Prize egg race for misses, ten to twelve
years.
5. Fifty yard foot race for fat men; must
weigh 200 pounds or more. One hundred
j. E. Westland's best Como Charm cigars
to winner
g. Address
:. Grand ball at S:3Op. IN.
S. Grand pyrotechnical display at 10 p
m, the finest ever exhibited in Texas.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-22
LOCALITIES.

]. B. Poston vs.. Joseph H. Brown is on
trial in Judge Stedman's court II is suit
for debt.
The jury in the case of Collins & Brant-
ley VS.. ". F. Lake failed to agree and was
discharged.
Judge Beckham has finished work on the
jury civil docket, and on Monday will Begin
work on the non-jury civil docket.
The case of the State vs. E L. Williams,
charged with circulating libel, having re-
suited in a mistrial, the case will come up
at the next term.
meeting of THE GAZETTE building and
savings association has been called for this
morning at 10 O'Clock, at EOS Houston street.
AL directors are requested to be present
The Woman's Unitarian alliance will
hold its next regular meeting ut Mrs.
Teneyck's, 600 Taylor street, Friday, May
81, 1891. Mrs. F. L. Sorey, secretary.
The picnic of the First Presbyterian
church Sabbath school will be held in the
grove north Of Mr. II. W. Tallant's resi-
dence at Arlington Heights dnstead of at
Riverside, as first proposedJ. The school
and their friends will gather at the church
at $50 o-morrow-Saturday-
Parents and friends of the school are cor
daily invited. These grounds are about u
mile from the lake and amid beautiful
scenery.
There is some talk of building
wide bridge over the Trinity river near the
waterworks to accommodate light travel
The North Side is growing rapidly and
hundreds OF people and teams
cross the river daily on their way to the
packery, the Cotton Belt depot and the
cemetery. The bridge is favored by many
people, and some action looking to its con-
struction will in all likelihood soon be
taken. s,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-22
Architectural Iron WGFs a SVeGjslr
FUNERAL NOTICE.


The funeral procession attending The rar-l :,
of Rev. ], Fred Cox will leave the faui.r -
dence on the corner OF Galveston ayeH.s A.
Weaver street at o'clock u. IN. and viii ~
coed from there to the Union ueuo, f.
friends OF the family are invited to ..ccorrrs-
them. The funeral services Will be c5ri1--.,
at the Methodist church in Hi!lsburJ
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-22
CUT TO KILL.

William Etchevarne Cats Fay Herald,
Variety Actress, With a Razor.
About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Fay
Herald, who is q variety singer at Andrews
pavilion theater, was quite severely
cut with 4 razor in the hands
of William Etchevarne, 4 barkeeper at the
place, with whom she has been living.
Jealousy was probably the cause, but it is
said by those in the establishment that no
grounds existed for it. The woman is cut
on the throat and on both hands She
would probably have been killed but for
the action of Gus Franks and Nellie
Williams who went TO her assistance and
disalmed the Infatuated man Etchevarne
was arrested. It is said that he comes from
q good family in Hot Springs. .ssssss
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-22
Approaching Danger

OF your forgetting that next ,Sstse II
Mono 20 May e a2az ssa , get
than rea III Weltman Bros, sos
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-22
q, l6,9i SO
Sl.lOO.OOO 90
s3,256.04 90


After deducting cost of assessing, col
lecting and loss, poll tax, etc, we have only
about S3,000,o00 net; add to this about
$500, 900 from the county available school
fund, we barely have an amount sufficient
TO maintain six months school and that
too after exhauSting all resources granted
by the constitution; this does not include
local tax. The state should provide for six
months school and the sections desiring a
longer term
SHOULD LEVY LOCAL TAX.
If this amendment is adopted on the sec
ond Tuesday in August l per cent of the
permanent school fund will amount to at
this time about 10 cents tax on the 800,
and instead of taxing the people 20 cents on
the 500 or 81, 564, 600 annually to support
six months school, a 10 cent tax will be Suf-
ficient, and about Sii72, 500 can be left in the
pockets of the people.
The state permanent common school fund
estimated value is as follows:
%, 500, 900 acres land. ....... $50, 250, 900 90
State and county bonds and
Ian iahd notes hesd teb 100, 9eeeSe GO GO
s77,506,6S3 50
This vast domain of school land is more
than one eighth of the state of Texassand
larger than the state of Indiana.
The legislature should set apart and lease
for at least twenty years 100000 acres
and an advance of 10 cents an acre annually
is $1,000 600 increase in value which will Off
set the per cent cash drawn annually from
the school fund. This will leave 12,500.000
acres to sell as demanded by actual settlers
during the next twenty years, which will
also continue TO increase in value until
sold. This immense fund yields to the
available school fund as before stated
about two months school or about 81 ,000,-
600 annually.
The impression that exists with many
that that there is large amount of cash in
the state treasury belonging to the perma-
nent fund, is an error, as stated, there was
on the 24th of February, 1891, $3.50, 6S3. SO;
August 81, 1890, there was $500, 900. There
was received in the treasury from August
81, 1889, to September l, 1890 1881, TO 5,
and it is estimated by Comptroller John D.
Mccall that the receipts from September l,
1890, TO September /, 1891 will be 81 200, 900,
or over this is the permanent school fund
in cash that is being invested in bonds, and
from this fund viii be drawn the per cent
in cash.
Thus far the state and county bonds of
fering mas borrowed the surplus cash, but
il is confidently believed that there will
soon be large surplus of cash by the pay
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-22

avail. He died at the residence of his
father, ]. @. Cooper. on Peach and Boaz
streets, from which place the funeral will
take place to-day at 4 o. m.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-22
A Pleasant Day Jest.

OF the sixty odd millions of people in this
country probably five millions have re-
marked, Pleasant day-overhead;" and
i've other millions responded, "Yes, but
we're not going that way" What would
life be worth to rs without these ancient
jests'7Springfeld tMass.) Homestead
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-22
w. S, Mstney, The Tailor,

W. S. Matneyr The Taller.
want to do the tailoring business of
Texas. In order TO extend my tra6s1os
offer you choice Of siaaull1N lUif8 week |.
for from We! Pants from S up. No
souno1e @ show goods. w. S. MATNTY
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-22

Lost, a lady's gold watessss,assaa ee,
queen chain and mona2Sst sM. NJ" on
back; o sswaEs return to the Ga
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-22
NEWS BY WIRE.

Last night at the Athletic Club Jim Hall, the newly arrived Australian middle-weight pugilist, gave an exhi- bition with Alex. Greggins, a Pacific Coast champion. Hall knocked Greg. gins out in half a round.
 At the conclusion of the Need ham Ryan fight last night Denny Needham tainted away. and it took the united efforts of three physicians nea ly an hour to bring him to- At noon he was resting quietly under the influence of narcotics, but still very i'll. His face was badly swollen from the terrible punishment he received, and there are numerous concussions abou; his body. Ryan had scarcely a scratch or a Lruise. In New York to-day silver was quot u at 9S4 lead, $40; and cop per, SI43O
 The bill making rrize.fghting a penal ofense has passed the Texas House.
 A bill giving tbe suffrage to wemen nas Passed the tower mouse oi tine Kan sas Legislature. Ingalls, has resigned his office Of PreSidsa; 0i the Senate. A trust for the lighting of the city of St. Louis has been formed. with A capital Of s $t,OOOOOO. Bland has written letter in which he scores Cleveland for his stand on the silver question and declares that Cleveland is out of the Presidential race.
 Senator-elect Kyle is said to be iu- eligible 10 the office of Senator from South Dakota, not being a resident.
 The Pan American Construction company, with a capital of $l0,OO0, 900, has been formed. Its object is A north and south road through M-xico. P. T. Sherman, son of Gen. Shrr- man. conducted ths services st the grave of his father to day in st. Louis The Wisconsin Senate has passed a resolution against the passage of the silver bill
 Oyer flur inches oi ram has fslien in southern California since last Sun day, and it is s'ill raining.
 The latest victim Of the Sioux was fnund yesterday in the woods near Pine Ridge, and ~as A white boy hang ing by the heels. 4 mining engineer has just returned to Chicago from Mexico and r-ports fnding tin deposit near B"lsmoc more valuable than that of the Blark Hills.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-22
rhRouan IGNORANCE.
Pleasant Antislpatle-. of Lit,Is F~;k

Pleasant AntIelpatIc-. SF Eit'ts Fs:E'
 Turned to Bstternc~s.
 Animals must frequently be surprisct at receiving punishment 'fOT theE good when they are innocent of inter tional wrong doing. Puss, in her kitten days, steals a bit of tempting fish iron the table, and has her ears boxed Sh, is a wiser cat from that time, as we'll a a sadder one at the moment One car imagine her retreating to the wOodsheG to think it over after the blow haa fallen. Perhaps she bewails her sad late and exclaims against its cruelty, says the Youths Companion, as we a:l dO when Ws nave sinHe1 through ignVE- ance, and not escaped the penalty.
 Oh, what hOmsly picture! cried little girl. who was visiting a seVcrc aunt for the first time. ''I am sorry you think so, said that lady, fFigidly. ''Tha. is my own portrait, painted when l was sixteen"
 But why need she have embittered ny visit by telling me soi' exclaimed the offender, long years after. Il was punished as much as ii had wished to 10 be rude"
 A little boy who did not know what it was to feel the effects of poison ivy one day carried an armful of its autumn tinted leaves to his teacher and laid them on her desk as a pleasant surprise That morning she came late to school and approached her chair just as tue hoad-masssr had finished conducting dcyotions. She glanced at the offering on her desk, started back, and put her eandkerohief ta har taee
 Who brought this?' she called, with emphasis.
 The little boy rose, proud of receiving public thanks.
 ''Ta!1e it away at once" was the per cmptOty command. The smell, thc very sight of it poisons me"
 Poo: Johnnie, very much depressed, -athered 1t in his arms, and deposited IL n the waste basket.
 Not there" said the teacher, "thc .auitor might touch it Gro down and put ia the furnace"
 Then Johnnie, amid the titters of his fellows, took his embarrassed way out of .hc room. All his pleasant an tiCipations lad bccn turned to bitterness by the raor;itying fact that he had done the wrong thing.
 Perhaps the most simply innocent of all rejJindeTs from such unwiLting cul- 1rits, was one made by little Kitty Lee. he day she was found in the pantry, .oatcd on the floor, and holding a custard lie in her lap. Alas! ,t had once been a .ie. but now nothing was left but the rust, Kitty looked up, her lips smeared yigh cUstard. and smiled serenely upon Ter iisCOverer.
 Nice custard pie:" quoth sha
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-22
SPIRIT OF TIE PRESS. Different Ideas on Live Topic
 by Our Exchanges.

The Star fayors woman suffrage We are with you. Brother Hughes, to rhe end. 1T an intelligent woman isn't capable of yOting. there is some shing wrong with our system of gov ornment.-tGazette.
 As yet We have failed 10 no ice where a member of either branch of Ih, Legislature has made the necesSar move towards securing an appropris:- ion for the Worlds Fair. Every one understands that the Harrison act bars Territorial legislation, but that <h )uld not deter our Legislature from memoTiahzing Congress, and the sooner the better; in fsct it should have been done already.-l Buckeye Blade.
 The anatheH3as that will in future te heaped upon the present Legisla- lure, iF 1t should pass the twenty years exemption bill for railroads, would, if members could realize it. make Ih. nI hesitate before psssing such a hw.-[JournsIMine
 II the Legislature abolish the office "i Attorney General and pass the one recently in hand for the benefit of the district attorneys they wiil feel like proving an alibi when an economical expenditure of 10000 sails to protect 'hs interests of the Territory as se curely as $2, 2,5O0 has done it hereto fore. There is economy in being eco nomieaI with such class of legislation. 1 -[TucsoH Citizen. There is strong sentiment through. out Arizona in favor Of aiding fhscon- siracliou Of & north and sonth rail- road The people are willing and anxious to give all the aid in their power to such road, whether it be in The nature of direct subsidies or by exemption from taxation for num- her of years Of all roads constructed during the next few years.-l Tucson Star.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-22
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
Interesting Happenings in Other
 Parts of Arizona.
Tucson is troubled with horse.

Tucson is troubled with horse. thieves.
 The Tucson city council has granted z. ?. Sykes ea4 o:he:s .he Military Plaza on which to build a hotel cost jug SlOO,OOO.
 All the personal effects at Fort Lowell will be sold at auction on the 18th inst.
 One thousand feet of track was washed out near Red Rock, on the s. P. by the recent storm.
 The census office will issue bulletins showing the general enrollmcnt in schools Of numbcr Of the States. In Arizona the per cent gain in the popu- lz.ion is 10 43 and in the school en- rollment 85.S5.
 Heavy storms at Prescott and Clif- ton are reported. The snowfall is un- precedented aul torrents Of water are filling the river beds.
 Castro, who was arrested and taken to Tucson for running sn illicit still in the Wetstone mountains, has been bound over to appear before the next United States grand jury.
 Joel Lee. an ex-sollier, has been taken to Tucson on charge of rob ping the post office at Fort Thomas.
 Lawyers of Phenix state that the failure to publish the delinquent tax list will not prevent the collection or the delinquent taxes.