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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-25

Che character OF picnic feast 70 which
each contributes his or her share. In any
event it is feature of the day and the
buxom, round checked boys and girls look
forward to it with pleasure.
Not so rapturously do they consider It,
however, as one other period Of the day
the evening When the nimble fingers
have completed their days task of strip
ping the hops from the fragrant vines. and
supper, made healthful and pleasing by
the abundance Of great bowls of bread and
milk, has been eaten, the young people
prepare for the real enjoyment of the year.
For weeks and months they have looked
forward to the picking season, and an elab-
crate programme of sport is prepared in
advance, to be partaken of alike by the
workers on two or three farms If near
enough for the purpose. Each night is a
festival by itself.
On many of the hop farms are great
barns, with luxurious lofts and wide, far
reaching beams and bins. Lanterns are
hung here and there to the timbers, and
upon an inverted hop box a fiddler takes
his seat. The boys and girls, young men
and women, in homely clothes, but with
light hearts and graceful. if robust, bodies,
troop into the building, prepared for the
dance There are no fancy figures or elab-
crate marches. Such good old fashioned
melodies as Money Musk, ""Jersey Boys"
and Down the Middle" are the fiddler's
delight. His resonant voice wakes the
echoes among the rafters and startles the
swallows from their perches in the gables
as he sings out, "For'ard four" Balance
to the right" or, most delightful of all,
"Swing yer partners an promenade all"
The society youths of the metropolis might
find much to criticise in bearing and ges-
ture, but no swell ball on the avenue ever
awakened happier hearts. As the hours
go by the older persons who have been sit
ting around the edges of the whirling cir
Gle commence one by one to take hand in
the fun, and at last there is scarcely foot
that is not keeping step to the music nor
hand that is not bobbing rythmically in
time with the tune.
But dancing is not the only method Of
passing the hours. Sometimes there is no
fiddler obtainable and games are resorted
to. With innocent abandon the boys and
girls take naturally to the kissing games"
and never tire of their amusement. post
Office" Snap and catch 'em," "Forfeits"
who that was brought up in an eastern
country neighborhood can forget them?
The delicious feints of skill or the posi-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-25

CHANDLER, Q. T, VIA GUTHRIE, Sept. "a
No other town in the world is like Chand-
Ter today for which all otner towns may
truly be glad. The government site for the
town Of Chandler is still inhabited only by
few soldiers and surveyors, but the other
haf Of the quarter section, just cast of
Chandler, has been mapped out into 4 town.
site, the population of which changes every
minute The location Of Chandler is on a
high bluff. The land which surveyors have
been trying 10 survey into streets and alleys
are rougher than the high seas in storm.
Great rocks. as large rs small houses, are
scattered about al over the town site and
deep gulleys eat il into pieces. With miles
of lcvcl land all around, it is difficult to I'M
d,',tan why such a rough piece of land WAS
selec, ed for the town.
M rival town ON the adjoining half a
quarter section IL on level ground. On
Thursday men rushed into il and drove their
stakes. Us anxious to secure a forty feet
piece of ground rs though it was worth
$1,000. but when they got in they were not
delighted After slel ping out all night
Tuesday, tortured with hunger, thirst and
the most ruNcn0US specimen OF mosquitoes,
hundreds realized that they had enough
and be gan To leave,
One man OyCsterday offered two lots in
Chandler annex for = ham-saudwich with
out fiGiiu" purchasers. The town is over
run with gambiers Of every description.
There has been no trouble in keeping the
people of of the site. All day Yesterday
people kept coming, and at noon there was
probably +03n people here. The country in
this vicinity is very poor ard no account for
agriCUture Much of the Sac and Fox
country is good farming land.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-25

and staked off adjoining lots and un-
hitched their horse, tied the animal
to the stakes on the lots while
they made themselves comfortable in
the buggy on the other lot. Two lot sharks.
on the lookout to rob somebody of their
lot, selected upon the weak and
defenseless woman as easy game,
and were in the actgof untieiDg the horse,
when the two women jumped from the
buggy, and grabbing two heavy stakes, laia
them upon the shoulders of the would-be
lot jumpers with such lusty blows that they
ran away crying with pain
Another case was noted here where a
woman left her husband on the outside to
take care of the baby while she took
her place among the crowd ready
for the rush. Two hours after
she was noticed on a cracker
box sucking the baby while
the husband was putting up a shelter for
the night on the lot his plucky wife had
succeeded in stalking.
improvement on the lots in Tecumseh
have already been commenced, and
the temporary tents will be replaced
by more substantial structures as fast as
lumber arrives
Oklahoma City is the nearest point of
supply for the county seat. and as the dis
lance is about for;y-tive miles, considerable
Inconvenience will be suffered until regular
freighting lines have been established.
The road has been blocked for two days
with heavily loaded wagons carrying stocks
OF goods to the new town.
Capt. Stiles returned here tonight from
Tecumseh, where he had charge Of the SOL
diers. He says everything in the town is
now peaceable and quiet.
The order prohibiting gambling and the
selling or giving away of Intoxicating
liquors is being rigidly enforced, which no
doubt accounts FOR the easy preservation Of
order
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-25
Yesterdays Fires.

1t never rains but it pours, is an aphorism
with fire departments, and the saying has
been indicated in Fort Worth during the
last few days with respect to fires. Within
the last twenty-four hours, even,
three alarms have been turned
in. Only one of the flames,
however, amounted to anything. This one
occurred yesterday morning at Il few min
utes after o'clock, the alarm being turned
in from the corner of Daggett avenue and
Main street. The fire had gained consider
able Roadway before the alarm was turned
in, and before the department could
arrive was burning brislily. The building
where the flames started belonged to Pope
& Son and the fire was communicated from
this to frame building in the rear and q
Chinese laundry on the side. The buildings
were all frame structures, and though the
fremen did good work it was impos-
sible on account of the Roadway which the
flames had gained, to eXtinguiSh them. ".
r. Gibbons occupied the corner as 4 saloon,
and the up-stair rooms were rented to rail-
road men for lodging purposes. Several of
them barely escaped.
The saloon building and contents were
insured for $3.50; the laundry
for $500; the cottage for $3.50. The
total loss was in the neighborhood of $1,000.
At O'Clock yesterday afternoon another
alarm was turned in. The trash in the ruins
of the Ellis hotel had caught fire. The de-
partm ent arrived and made quick work of
extinguishing the fire.
Half past nine last night witnessed what
would have been considerable fire but for
the prompt action of the fire boys. This
time the trouble was at the New York
steam laundry. The fire, it is said, origi-
mated in the drying room. No damage,
except hole in the roof, was done.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-25
spInner and tho Treasury.

The United States treasury and its officials
have had several scares. General Spinner,
who used to have six or eight millions of
dollars in charge, was made nervous by his
great responsibility. 1t was his custom to
see in person if the vault doors were
locked before going to his hotel. just across
the street. He would even get up in the
night and go over and make an examina-
ton with his own eyes. One night, despite
all his precautions. he found ault door
open The next day he moved his bed to
the treasury and slept there every night by
the side OF the millions for which he was
responsible as long as he held the Office Of
treasurer
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-25
Killed Their Horses.

GUTHRIE, o. T., Sept. 24-The town,
which has for several days been deserted,
is now filled with people 1t is filed with
boomers, come to file on their claims,
and with Disguised people from Chand-
der Some of them killed their
horses, being unable to get water
for them, and returned in wagons. Those
VINO went for claims are generally delighted
over their adventures. Many say that
they have located claims worth from $1,000
10 $1,000. These are mostly situated along
Bear creek in the Iowa lands.
The crowd in front of the land Office
grows every minute. At noon today there
were at least 800 men and women in line.
The work Of filing is slow and many Of
those in the line will not get into the Onice
today
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-25

bilities OF chance that brought the shy
lovers together was like providence to
their innocent hearts. ard they took it as
an interference with their rights that the
crowd should applaud the eagerness with
which the swain pressed his lips to his
sweetheart's cheek in full view of the audi
ence.
Songs would follow, and gathered on the
moonlit side of the building, with punches
of odorous hop vines for couches, the sweet
if not trained voices made as delightful
music rs any prima donna ever gave to
crowded opera house. To those who heard
it it was the acme of melody. Doubtless
it was really crude and i'll rendered, but it
came from the heart The repertoire is
not usually large one. The favorite is
likely to Le Nellie Gray" or "Juniata."
As some sweet girl voice leads the chorus
in the latter:
Juniata, Juniata, let me in.er by thy side;
Mia, Juniata. be my own sweet bride,
many young lover is likely to look with
more fervor into his sweetheart's eyes and
half whisper the words after the singer.
Gospel hymns follow, and as the moon
sinks low in the west the tenderness and
even sadness of the selection deepens.
But there is work to do on the morrow.
Clear brains and quick fingers are needed,
and by midnight the lanterns are eXtin-
guished and the pickers have retired to
slumber-some in the barn, others in spa
cious farmhouse bedrooms, while many
wish no better resting place than a bed of
hop vines, with canvas on poles above for
protection from the dew.
Inyalids who for weeks have sought in
vain the presence of natures sweet re-
storer, Sleep" are sometimes able to find
blessed Inconsistencies by resting their
heads on hop pillows. But what is that to
the experience of those whose beds are
made of the fragrant vine itself, whose
nostrils drink in the potent influence Of
the plant, and upon whose tired foreheads
beats the soporific power as 4 benediction
and gift? 1t is the essence of healthful-
ness personifed, and the happy workers
who enjoy it have for naught a delight
that many would give small fortunes to
attain.
There are nearly 10o,o cO acres devoted to
hop culture in the United States, about
one-half being in New York, while the
Pacific slope comes second in acreage.
The rapidly increasing market for the
product, not alone in the manufacture of
beer and ale, but in many articles of food
and for medicinal purposes, continues to
make the business profitable. Those who9
deal heavily in hops say that at fifteen
cents pound there is good return to the
farmer. At that price he can pay the pick
ers fifty cents a day and board them; in
some cases even more.
CHARLES MoEEAU HAESsRs.j
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-25
a Preacher who Makes whisky.

curious controversy is agitating the
Ellijay Baptist association in Georgia A
few years ago the society split in two on
the liquor question. Since then one wing
has fought whisky, while the other has adj
vocated ii. in the latter faction is num-
bered the Rev. Julius Pickett He fitted
up distil!ery, got Il government license
and went into the manufacture OF the arti-
Gle. The association TO which Mr. Pickett
belongs has Just decided that no cergymeu
will be permitted to engage in the distill-
ing of liquor, though the right OF drinking
ii is not taken away from them MIR.
Pickett will fight for his personal rights"
and will be sustained by his congregation.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-25
Now Worse for England. Anthem.

Much to the establishment of those who
knew the democratic and radical views OF
Henry Labouchere, that gentleman some
time ago offered, through the columns of
his paper. the London Truth, prize for
the best additional stanza for God Save
the Queen from an imperial federatioRist
standpoint OF view" Here is the winner:
Far DER the rolling main
Echoes the royal strain
God save the Queen!
Que great united band,
Pray We through every land,
God guard our empire grand,
God save the Queenl
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-25
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
PlCEMICh.

Mt Taylor, Keokuk, Iowa; Charlie Pet
terson. New Orleans; JEFF Johnson, Austin !;
\ S kiddel, Taylor; c c French, Texas;
W ] Brooks, Murfreesboro, Tenn. E w
Cotes, Maryville, Tenn; Charles B Speek,
St Louis; K D Gribble, Gainesville: NJ
Gilbert, Kansas City; C NJ Logan and wife,
Chicago; B B Gateley, Texas; John II
bama: a L EhruInan, Texas; j Morgan
Wells, do; P NJ McGregor, Kansas
City: Charles Coon. Weatherford;
F Edwards, Wichita Falls;
S Fielding, Chicago; William Lee John
son, Waco: j r 1illman, Texas; Jake II
Harrison, COrsicana; j B Buchanan, We
lasco, Tex; Louis Levy, New Orleans: D A
vile; I NJ Pierce, Tennessee; G f God
tard, New Orleans; C r Youngblood,
Grand Rapids, Mich; A W F'ritch, Sey-
mour, Tex; A II Wernse, ST Louis; W +
Beckworth. Kansas City; L. Mckinley,
Philadelphia; Mrs H E Thompson, Vernon,
Tex; Miss Bassett Dallas; B S NIaston and
wife. Texas; d c kolp, Iowa Park. Tex;
lanta, Ga; w l. York, Decatur: John A
Embrey, Decater; Writ Mann, Dallas; H
7 keenan,, NJ Staude, Chicago, Ill; F S
Brodrick, Jackson, Mich; II l. Dunn, Ohio;
a Nick Cameron, Dallas NJ G Sims, Clarks-
vile: Edward Guthridge, Jefferson: E J
Russell, South Bend, Ind; j p Tufts, Chi
cago, Ill., W S Greer, Dallas; Joe Sullivan,
Davenport, Iowa; ] w Burrows, Sulphur
Springs; Ben F Allen and wife, Decatur;
j E Lathrop, Austin; G W Given, Bal
linger; S Martin, Bass; S r Fox, w f
Ottinger. Mrs W Hill and family, Mrs 1
B Hill, cambridge, Tenn; John Watson,
GAINESVILLE: C F'eder, Denver; Ed Jan
nett, Kansas City.
PC Clam, New York; p f D Buys, New
Orleans; j l. Waite, Eagle Ford H L Fobb,
" II Fouton, N l. Coleman, j B Lynch, A
L Dixon and daughter, ST Louis; w H
Kline, Dixon, Gala; Walter p Shodley,
Oxford, n C: G T Anderson, P P P Co; j
ID Carr, Blanket; NJ F lizard and wife, Hen
rietta; NJ McCord, Abilene; A D
Brashear, St Louis; Ira S Brown,
Cleburne; Ben Sumner, Blum, Tex;
Thomas l. Lowe. Chicago; H Z Pulliam,
j E Allen, Bartlett, Tenn; H r Camper
and wife, Brookside, Ala; Mrs e f Skaid,
Stephenville; ] B Paschall, Breckenridge:
w T Voters, Texarkana; A J Dyer, Chi
cago; Rev DeForest and family, Texas; 0
B Bennett, Ebert, Col; ] $ Stothers and
wife, Denver; J G Bryant, Montague; Pc
ter McCourt, Albuquerque; F E Mason and
wife, Brooklyn; Miss Sue Greenleaf, Kan
Parker, Salt Lake City, Utah; d Redfeld,
Cisco; f NJ Sheriff., New Orleans;
&c O'Neil, New York city; A Harris,
Bolton; O Haerem, Houston; H 0 Will
Jams, United States army; NJ H Shaney,
Granbury; E S Biden, Denver; J l. Louns-
ney, Dallas; B w Morris, Granbury; j w
Earnest, San Marcos; J j Smith, Itasca; Z
J McMurray, Decatur; W ] Moore, Gran
bury; A Todd and wife, Texas; E Payne,
st Louis; II r Crawford, Huntsville; L S
Darling, Milwaukee: a J Wagner, Calvert;
] w Harriss, Canton Ohio; Edward Bliyen
Chicago; NJ j Wilson, Texas. .x.,,,,skS,
Save g asss.srs ssslas he ouita an
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-25

First Little Bird-Here comes boy with
o gun. Shall we fly away2
Second Little Bird-No. He'd only fol,
low u.s.
First Little Bird-But what shall we do.
Second Little Bird-Sit here and let him
fire at us. BY and by he will shoot or 8
finger or something and go home.-Good
News
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-25
Ono Cause of SninaI Curvature.

An official report of two Austrian ply
sic;ans to the Supreme Council of Hygiene
IS strongly in favor of erect rather than
s,auting writing. They point out that the
direction of the written characters has d
marked influence on the position of the
body. In straight" writing the scholar
faces his work, and is spared the twist of
the body aud neck, which is always obsery-
able in those who write siantwise, and one
common cause of spinal curvature is thus
obviated. The erect method is therefore,
expressly recommended for use in schools
IN preference to the ordinary slo0ing lines.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-25
An Act of Gratitude.

gentleman saved the life of clothes
dealer, who had been capsized in boat.
The latter was profuse il his thanks, and
said TO his rescuer: Il see that you have
spoiled your clothes on this suspicious oc-
casion. Allow me to take the opportunity
OF handing you my business card. Ten
Thousand elegant summer suits at forty
six marksp'-Fliegende Blatter. ..-~ss
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-25
His Arm Improyinp

William Hebron, the fireman at Central
fire hall, who had his arm injured thraa.
days ago by the hose cart, has so far re-
covered as to be up and around. Despite
having his arm in sling he has attended
the last two fires and taken part in ex-
tinguishing them. He says he can't keep
away, the habit being too strong one to
break for trivial matters.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-25
HARVESTING THE HOPS.
BUSY DAYS AND MERRY EVEN.
lNGS OF THE PICKERS.
An Outing Which Annually Attracts Many
Workers-An Industry of Growing
Importance East and West.
HERE is but one

HERE is but one
form Of employ
ment that COM
bines social fea-
lures and wage
earning in as
pleasing a combi-
nation as hop pick
ing. and that is
the gathering of
cotton. But while
the latter is the
work of the low
est classes in the
south, mostly in
deed being done
by negroes, and
takes place be-
meath a torrid sky,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-25
PERSONAL.


Miss Stubs of Galveston is guest at the
residence of MIR. and Mrs. W. D. Farris.
Miss Emma Gano of Dallas is in the city
visiting at the home Of Miss Ida Van Zandt.
John & Rosson returned yesterday from
Sedalia, bringing with him his younger
brother, Frank H, who will attend Fort
Worth's high school.
Mrs. Josephine Myers Of Little Rock,
Ark. after pleasant visit at the residence
OF her niece, Mrs. Sam McHenry, of 701
Cherry street, returned home yesterday
morning.
E. NJ Gotthold, representing Miss Flor
ence Bindley in 1.-THE Pay Train," arrived
in the city yesterday to complete arrange
ments for the appearance of his star and
company at Greenwal' opera housa Thurs
day, October ]. He reports business artis-
tically and financially immense on the
Greenwall circuit, aud judging from ex-
changes he is perfectly correct.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-25
LOCALITIES.
Born to Charles G. Jones, baby boy.

Born to Charles G. Jones, baby boy.
The dedication Of St. Josephs orphanage
at Oak Cliff will take place on the first Sun
day in October.
Remember that there will be a meeting
of the Democratic club tonight at the
courthouse. Attention should be given the
extended notice in another place.
A dangerous hole was made last evening
in the west crossing at the corner OF Third
and Main street, which endangers the
limbs of both pedestrians and horses.
In the county court yesterday Joseph
league was fined $3.50 for selling whisky in
Kennedale without license. He was bound
over in the justice court three weeks ago
for the offense.
a special meeting of the Fort Worth as
sociation of stationary engineers is called
for Sunday afternoon at O'Clock. Matters
Of special importance are to be discussed,
and q full attendance is requested. The
meeting is called by request of the presi-
dent, B. j. Clarke. ssssf
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