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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17
FARM PROFITS.
The American Agricultural Predicts One
Billion Dollars More This Year Than
for Several Years.

NEW YoRK. Auq 11.-rarm profts will
pe 81 O93 Uy0O 900 more this YEAR in the
United Siates Than they have been during
,,.ceut year, of depression. at least this is
The estimate put forward BY the Ameri-
.4g Agricultut.ist in It's aanua! review
IF Tho harvest 10 be published in
lie forthcoming September issue Of shat
magazine. on basi, of the present pros
poets this authorit- estimates the corn crop
al sci at 2uJUUg.O JJ bushels. wheat 800
uaJ. 0DJ bushels. and oats 2201y. 900 bush
els. against l5UgU.4uU md 10000. 600 bushels
Respectively in lsgp. and !. 1OO. l45 and 57s.-
O0D.ODU bushels as he average for the pre-
cee.iiug eleven wears. This makes the totaI
prospective crop of corn. Of wheat and oats
3 10. 0JOo1 bushels. or 2s.s per
cent erca;eg thau las, wear and l4.7 per
cent over the average OF the preceding
eleven Years The American Agricu.turiSt
believes that unless unexpected influences
..hoIl change the current events of the value
OF corn will avrra-e in Decemoer fully 80
cents I; Gushel wheat 81 per bushel aid
oats at least 40 cents. On this basis the
yqIu- of the corn crpD 10 farmers
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17

The geological formation of the vicinity
is Il species Of gneiss, often rising in per-
pendicular height to 100 feet and crowned
with richest verdure fourishing upon
plateaus next to impossible to reach.
Cedar, spruce. pine and fir trees load the
air with their fragrance. The river itself,
broad, deep and swiftly flowing, has a
mean level at the locality of which write
Of 232 feet above the sea. It's depth is such
that the island monoliths, split from tho
Laureutian, rest upon bases far below sea
level as attested by lead and line. The
water is never out OF its banks, never mum
dates even the islands too small for name
and has scarcely varied a fathom between
extremes of the high and low stage OF
spring and fall in observations covering a
period of fifty years.
The rocky shoals afford natural feeding
ground for fish, and as when the six
nations laid tribute of blood upon other
tribes who would share the game the St.
Lawrence is famous for the abundance Of
the linny tribe. The laws are rigidly en-
forced, and the propagation of food fishes
adapted to the upper waters has received
Eatention from both New York state and
the United States hatcheries. The last
congress appropriated sum of money for
establishing hatchery at Clayton, on the
rivers bank.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17
A TAiL-END COLLISION.
4 Special Crashes Into a Dead Freight,
Killing Two Nen and Badly
Iniuring Others.

BRIGHTON, Col, Aug l6-A fatal acct
dent occurred on the Union Pacific, about
two and one-half miles north of Brighton,
at O'Clock this morning. in which two men
We're killed and another badly wounded.
The engine Of train No. u died out and
while IL was standing on curve
special came tearing into ii,
running clear through the caboose and part
of car of ore. Engineer Nally of the
special had orders to run twenty-five miles
an hour, but was going only about fifteen
miles when he struck the other
train. When he struck the train 4 little
mist was falling, and dense fog hung over
the valley, shutting everything from sight,
so that the rear lights Oh the caboose
could not be seen ten rods away. The
fireman Oh the special jumped, but
the engineer stuck 10 his engine
until stopped. Charles McCallop
and J. Madden were killed in the caboose
and cooked by the escaping steam, while
Dave FIaherty was injured. The dead and
injured were taken to Denver this morning
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17
4 CALL.
To the Negro Emi=rattontsts to Meet in

TO the Negro Emi=ratinnists to Meet in
Convention at Narshnil. August 25
To the nero enigrationist: You are re
guestcd to meet in convention at Marshall.
Tcy.. Thursday. August ~. 1891, at Il
O'Clock, q. IN, 10 take counsel and advice for
the boSt plan Tor cmigratiOn, and such other
matters n, VIC may think best for the negro
people of Harrison, Pamela. Marion. Smith
GpshuT, Gregg. Husk aud Shelby counties.
and all others that are friends to the call
To the discouraged, VIC have but one re-
mark o make: join with Us; and try by
on" JSi'3d effort. TO better our condition.
Financially. morally. politically and socially.
wLcra we may NOT have to give all we make
10 stay on ap.autatiJu and at the end of
the. year have nothing but 4 distressed wife.
half fed, poorly clothed children. with q
poor and sorrowiug father !, therefore,
rs president Of the Negro Emigration club
No ! of Marshall Texas, appeal to the ne
gro people of the above named counties 10
CorvAne at u. Is. T. hall Marshall. on the
above named day
Appointments frr Harrison county.
TWO delegates fr.a each voting precinct
ana one from every benevolent Ur secret
negro society, al other counties to send
delegates 10 suit themselves Each dele
Ea'r shall De- accompanied with a
certificate and So TO. hn paid to
Toe prc5isau, ur chairman before being al
lowed 10 vote in said convention
X. 1. CEls."ILL, President.
+. l.. LISTER. Secretary.
I. Is. Al ENANDEE Corresponding Secre-
tary.
Women delegates ,gil. pe admitted.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17

so desire. There is no provision made for
a night sergeant and there is no one to
keep a lookout over the prison. y man
could take sick and die and none would
know it until next morning. This only
serves to show the Importance of hav-
ing q night desl. sergeant and a
prison capable of securely holding a
sick kitten. There were some twenty odd
prisoners made their escape. and their
fines amount to something over 500. The
police were notified as soon as the escape
was discovered, but up to l 80 this morning
none !of the prisoners had been appre-
hended
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17
Why?

The wife who makes the homemade shirt
The bore who stays and stays,
The maiden fair who dyes her hair,
The hen that never lays.
The college man with mandolin,
The girl who never plays
The chestnut fieHd Coy Satan screened.
Those Emerald paper Jays.
The girls you love who don't love you,
The man with fours you raise,
Re WHO regales you with the tales
You heard in baby days.
The man who borrows for day
and never, never pays,
The humorist, the man of whist,
The hypocrite who prays.
The man who lies about the size
OF fish he meier displays,
He ION the brink" who hates to think
That advertising pays
And many more that might name
Beneath the suns warm rays,
Why don't they flee from wrath and see
The error Of their ways?
-Clothier and F''-aisher.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17
Applied.

A red brocaded sofa and dim light in the
room,
Two people sitting talking in the somber twi-
lights gloom.
Tie youth found sudden courage and kissed
the maiden fair,
The maid was very angry, and exclaimed
How could you dare."
The youth raised up his finger, and he pointed
that was all
To where household motto was hanging on
the wall.
a motto done in worsted and hung in plainest
view,
Which said DO unto others as you'd have
them do 20 you"
j B. Smiley
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17

As Fort street man was p-ucEiH- -,
way homeward about 1870 a. m tii' -
morning he met we'll known y2ul-7.
ciety fellow coming ont Of an elegant a
dence at about 40 miles an hour, stan.-'--
time. .,..-.,d
Hello" exclaimed the homewarL 0oI ~
man, rs the other landed up against d '--'
box, "you must be in hurry" -,
No" he said neekly, that va 49,,
cause of the difficulty. was not, o', -
girls father was. VIII Tou favor ne WIZ
the timer" ,,ood
He was favored, and with an AM -
morning." he scudded OF down the s'feV~
Detroit Free Press
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17
ON THE SANTA FE
Two Wrecks, IN Which Il stock I'-''- ''-'0
ycstibuled Train IRE DitcAeH'
\ Fireman Killed.

EDNA. Mo. Aug. 1G-T~2 l4t...- T..
wrecks occurred on the Santa I' r. ~
an early hour to-day. within tUy ',.-'. 80 y.
each other, west Of HudIand, Dli;.- .. ..-
progress of a severe rain storm. is 100, -
loaded train OF stock was wrecked '.'.- .-'.
yestibuled west bound jumped -. IL -
and toppled over in the ditch Wa. ~. "a
full of water. A fireman was z---7- .'''-'
the enginecrs seriously hurt.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17
PERSONALS.

DR.. Joe D. Becton of Quanah, Tex, is
visiting friends and relatives in the city
J. H johnson, DR.. 8. F. Robertson and
Robert Aller of Sulphur Springs are in the
city.
w. T. Glasgow. business manager of the
Belmont College, Nashville, Tenn, called
at The GAZETTE office last evening Mr.
Glasgow is here in the interest OF his col
lege. Texas had thirty-tive representative
young ladies al this college last year, and
this year the number so far secured is fifty.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17
LOCALITIES.

Pat Garrett, who rid New Mexico and
Texas Of Billy, the Kid is guest at the
Pickwick
Phil Greenwall manager OF the Fort
Worth opera house, leaves this morning for
business trip over the circuit
Members of Union Lodge No 31S, I. o.
Q. F., are urgently requested to be present
at the next regular meeting.
Charles Robinson OF the Merceauts' ma
tional bank returned to Fort Worth yester-
day from business trip to New York.
a lady's shawl was left at ]. W Robin
sons on the night of the Carrie Dickson
festival. The owner will please call and
get it.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17
A New Chemical.

ing at it longitudinally or horizontally, is
doubtless Observation-Disclosures
azoximeparacarboxylic acid. Most lexi-
cographers will be afraid to tackle it in its
entirety. Mechanics should be allowable
in chemical and pharmaceutical nomen-
clature for such mastodonic monstrosities,
says Popular Science News.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17
Baseball.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 16.-Louisville-
Runs, II; hits, IA; errors, 0. Columbus
Runs, 5; hits, Z; errors, 3. Batteries
Meekin and Cahiil, Dolan and Donohue.
Umpire-Mahony.
ST. LOUIS. Mo, Aug. 16.-St. Louis
Runs, s; hits, II; errors, /. Cincinnati
Runs, 0; hits, ); errors, +. Batteries-Rett-
ger and Darling, Dwyer and Kelly. Um-
nire-StiEettS
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17
.Jap.n the Wrestler. Dead.

NEW YORK, Aug 16.-Matsada Sourachia,
the noted japanese wrestler, died suddenly
il the parlorS of the Nippon club at o'clock
Saturday afternoon. For the past three
months the Jap as he was known all
over the country, has been suffering from
consumption. The funeral will take place
tomorrow afternoon and the remains win
be Inferred in Woodlawn cemetery.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17
SPORTING.
The Riverside Grays Won,

Yesterday afternoon the Riverside Grays
AID the South Sides played an interesting
game Of baseball. The game occurred on
the South Side and was witnessed by a
large crowd. The final score was eight to
six in favor Of the Riversides. The battery
for the Riversides was Jarvis and McAlliS-
ter, for the South Sides, Head and Lowry.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17

BRUSSELS, Aug. 16.-The International
Labor Congress, or. as it is now called, the
Internatisnal Socialist Workmen's congress,
opened here today Mrs. Avelcnein and
numerous English trades union delegates
are in attendance despite the fact that bu.
IaE- English delegates were expected.
[g'dcrs, delivered addresses. in which they
hnsr.1r welcomed all delegates to Br,s-
s,,= ANA urged the union Of all Socialis.
= Their remarks elected hearty az
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17
A JAIL DELIVERY.
The Prisoners in the Caiaboose Make
Their Escape.

Between the hours of II O'Clock and mid
night this morning ali but five of the pris-
leaers confined in the calaboose made their
sSscape.
allowed in the corridor, and by some means
got hold of an old case-knife OF FORK
and with this gouged away the edges of a
panel in the door, and through this they
cFawled and drew the sweet breath Of
liberty.
The present calaboose is a horrible dis
grace to the city, and is equal to the famous
black hole of Calcutta, but, un-
ike that, is very easy to
break out Of Should any prisoner
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17
The Carrie Dickson Club.

We request all parties who have votes for
Miss Dickson to please cast them through
the Carrie Dickson Club. We sell coupons
at cents each to anybody, for anybody,
and will also cast the votes. You save our
candidate votes by buying the coupons
through the club We want every vote
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17

rage on Col. L. Frayse- .a this .--
day. He IS Dr.. james F1"lH l
young physician. lie -a- r
identified by every person
robbery as that individual lie
satisfactory account Of his wle-s
the day of the robbery, and his STA.
as to what he did that day are N' SO .'.
with other positive testimony On .--- '-0
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17
KILLED HIS WIFE.
An Ottawa Lumber Merchant Murders His
Wire-Attemp:cd Suicide.

OTTAWA. KAN, Aug. 16-E. B. Preston.
= lumber merchant Of North Ottawa, shot
and killed his wife this afternoon
and attempted 70 commit suicide
Air. ana Mrs. Preston separated
some time ago. during d quarrel over the
attentions of certain young man to their
daughter Mrs. Preston returned to her
husband three weeks ago, and the quarrel
was renewed today. During the alterca-
tion Preston drew his revolver and killed
his wife at the fist shot. He then turned the
weapon upon himself and shot himself in
the head, inficting 4 wound from which he
cannot recover -;
AZ cost-ice creaa. sssf6sefs at Lewis
Bros
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17
The Tent Meeting.

The tent meeting last night, on the f,orth
Side, was well attended, the large, spacious
tent being nearly filed with very intelli-
gent congregation. During the present
week the services will be conducted by the
Rev. Mr.. Baker and Rev. Collins. There
will leave the corner of Broadway and
Main, every night at p. m, one or more
cars for the accommodation OF those who
wish to attend the meetings, and it is much
desired by the management that the public
will come out in large numbers and help on
the work of salvation. ..ss.,
Wire cloth ,aGslsa6~ screens at cost at
z.xrxiI4lY1FS~
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17
san Antonio, 5; Houston, s.

Special to the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, Ten. Aug. 16.-The second
game of baseball between San Antonio and
Houston resulted to-day: San Antonio, 5;
Houston, 3. The deciding game will be
played tomorrow. Parties here stand
ready to wager 5000 on San Antonio
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17
THE ISLAND HOMES
WHERE WEALTHY AMERICANS
FINpsEoN AND FISHING.
Their Palatlal Cottages" Dot the Beauti-
ful Isles of the st. Lawrence River.
President Arthur was an Ex-
pert Angler.

ROM the earliest
times down to a
comparatively re-
cent date the st.
Lawrence river
was frequented by
t he Algonquins
and the Iroquois.
The Thousand ISL
ands were the nat
ural home of deer
and larger game,
and the clear wa
tiers of the stream
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17
Visitors TO shak.speare's Birthplace.

Despite Bacon, Iguatius Donnelly and
DR. Owen people still believe in Shake
speare and delight to visit the places where
he lived and wrote. Last year 22,017 peo-
pie gazed on the poets birthplace, as com
pared with Il, 800 during the twelyemonth
fen years before.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17

Messrs. Benson s. Co, proprietors pl.ss8:
Ellis hotel, are now makinsx psgsiiiidss1ftSiis
for the fall and wigiass are put
carQstifz3 eesihg carpets and painting
zeSg5as6sFSfis under their management, and
setting table second to lone in the state
has become deservedly popular with the
travelling public, and is he leading hotel Of
our civ
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
MANSION.

szssssa' MANSION.
Frank Vernon and wife, Cisco; R n
Creekmore, r P c, Fl Smith, Ark; Thos
NJ caves, Weatherford; w E Rayner, Ray
Ward, Breckenridge; G II Hughes, Calves
ton; w T Glasgow Nashville; Gale Slater,
Sherman; W c Parton, Weatherford Mrs
Helen a Conger, Waco; G Edward Devices,
Newark; Mrs Reah, Miss Hattie kcau
Weatherford w A JOY, Gainesville;
] H Davenport, New York; D NJ Nicol,
Dallas; W H Carpenter, Annlston; J NJ
Caps Greenville; 5 NJ Camp, Ashland;
Chas E Wright, Spartanburg, S C; John S
Wells, Atlanta, Ga; A NJ McElwee, Min
neapolis Chas Quincy. Queen City; Robt
c Kicks, Dallas; w II Moore, Kansas City:
+ B Snodgrass, Dallas; 7 B King, Jacks
boro; L N Kane, New Birmingham, Tex;
ELLIS.
F B Alburo, New Orleans; Robert Stone
Pine Bluff; ] B Snead, Sedalia, Mo; B
Hirschfield, Cincinnati, Ohio; j Dillon,
J S Carpenter, Chicago; John Lawrence,
st, Joseph, Mo; Edgar Stark, Cincinnati,
Ohio; Herman More, Kansas City; Charles
Weinberger, Galveston; J H Burke.
Philadelphia, Pa; Michael Himrod
Chicago, III; Z l. Anderson, New York;
.Tul Schuman, New York; Charles ] Sea-.
man, Denver, Col; Writ Sizer, New York !;
Sam W King, Kansas City; Edwin Browne
Washington; w F Beckwith, Kansas City;
Fred Ward, St Louis; X D Monkey, Dallas
Hugo Kapp, Bowie; J D Baughman,
Farmersville, La; H ] Dickinson. Syracuse,
n Y.
PICKWICK.
VT Moore, Llano, Tex; A T. McMain
Provencal, La; H Montgomery, Abilene,
Tex, W D McClanohan, St Louis; W
Mobry, Charming, Tex; w D Vorinedga,
Gainesville; r E Commack, New York:
W B Dance, Cleburne, Tex; T Smith,
Denison; 7 j Wood, Dallas, W H Fusch,
Stanton, Tex; C M. Swindall Cisco, Tex;
A H Mernse, St Louis: John p Matheson,
Childress; E L Mourant, Vernon; G S Lee
Ouesore, Vernon; y c Mckuver, Hart
ley, Tex; H H Hallsell, Decatur;
C W Martin, Decatur; Will S Strawn,
Omaha; y p Shepard, Waco; n o Brenizer,
Prospect, o; j w Porter, Lexington, Ky;
j n Edmonson, Dallas; w Hunter st
Louis; W S Maddrey, Amarillo; John Tin
min, Wyoming; NJ L Cotter, Clinton, Tex;
Joe Trever, Dallas; Sam ~Levingston, st
louis; S Palmer Brooks, Waco; T F Wat
Son and wife, Topeka, Kan; Fl N Pease,
Dallas
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17

all the coupons-dOn't waste one, for one
might decide the contest. We have a hard
race, so let US work to-day. The people are
with US. TIE CARRIE DICKSON CLUE,
Natatorium Building,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17
Hoods Sarsapari!la

b peculiar medicine. It is carefully prepared
from SarSaparillz, Dardelion, Mandrake, Dock
eipsissewa, Juniper Berries, and other we'll
known and valuable vegetable remedies, BY
peculiar combination, proportion and process
giving to Hoods Sarsaparilla curative power not
possessed by other medicines. 1t effects remark
hara har fnil
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-17
THINK THEY'VE GOT HIM.
The Memphis Officials Have a Man Whom
They Think Robbed Col. Frayser.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 16.-DetectiVes
last night arrested man whom they strong
~ suspecte as having perpetrated the out
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-10-24
Hard and Soft Water.

The difference between ''hard" and
''soft" water is that the former contains
in greater or less degree earthly salts,
while the latter is nearly free from them
and in a greater state of purity. The
earth most frequently occurring in nat
ural waters is lime. The quantity OF
earthly salts varies considerably in differ
ent instances. ut is observed mat when
they exist in the proportion of five
grains to a pint such water will be hard,
and will be unfit for washing and many
other. household uses and manufactures.
The solvent properties of water are the
true causes why we never obtain this
universal and important fluid in a state
of absolute purity. 1t constantly par
ticipates in the properties of the mani
fold sources whence it is derived or
through which we obtain it.
Whenever water is in contact with the
soil it invariably dissolves the soluble
constituents, and hence it follows that
water springing from rocks which are
only slightly soluble, as sandstone and
granite, is very pure and is called soft
water, while that which is derived from
calcareous formations is termed hard
water, and contains lime, which pro-
duces an incrustation on the sides and
bottom of the vessel wherein it is boiled.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-10-24
Invention of the Typewriter.

The typewriter was invented as long
ago as TIA by one Henry Mills, who in
that year obtained a patent in this coun-
try for a device that would write
printed characters n at a time, or one
after the other" There is no descrip-
ton of this device to be had now, but
there is nc doubt that Mills invention
was the parent of the present typewriter.
In 1888 a French patent was granted to
M. Progrin Navier), of Marseilles, for a
typewriter, which is called a ty~pograph-
ical machine. The account of the ma
chine is somewhat obscure, but enough
is given to show that it was an operative
n by which typewriting could be fairly
well executed. M. Foucalt sent to the
Paris exhibition in 1866 a writing ma
chine for the blind, and several type
writer's were invented by Wheatstone.
After successive improvements a manu-
facturer in America contracted to con-
struct %, O00.-New York Press.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-10-24
A Law Case That Has Cost $50, 600.

The Cathcart case has been one of the
longest trials of our time, and, when
everything has been 'totted up" will
prove to have been n of the most ex-
pensive. Sir G. Russell had $50 guineas
marked on his brief, besides a special fee
of 100 guineas, and fifty guineas a day
during the sixteen days the inquiry has
lasted. Sir Henry James fees have been
on the same scale. Each of the learned
leaders has, therefore, taken l $50 guineas
in fees for court work. Apart from this,
Sir Charles has had two guineas for each
consultation and he has attended one at
least every day. Mr.. BuckniIl, .. c.,
and Mr.. Inderwick, @. c., have had
fifty guineas marked on their briefs and
nearly seventeen guineas a day. Two
grants of 81, 900 each have already been
made out Of the estate by the order of
Lord Justice Lopes, sitting in chambers,
for the conduct Of the case, and every
farthing of these sums has been spent.
Fortunately, Mrs. Cathcart is a rich
woman. Ten thousand pounds will prob
ably have been swallowed up in the
course of this inquiry.-London Tit-Bits.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-10-24
Fooled the CLERGYMAN,

There is a minister in Brooklyn who
told the writer a narrowing tale of de.
ception of which he was~the victim.
After he had performed the marriage
ceremony for a young couple at the par,
sonage, the bridegroom slipped a fat
envelope between the leaves of the family
Bible, nodding pleasantly, as if to say
You've well earned it." The clergy.
man nodded thankfully.
when | opened that envelope" he
said. what do you suppose found in
it,"
"A goodly sum in bills?"
mo. sir! No, sirl Twenty sheets Of
copy paper such as reporters use. And
on the last sheet was written: Economy
is wealth. Please don't squander this
Wipe your razor on it"
II think" said the dominic, that
ministers should be empowered to de
clare some marriages void."-New York
World.