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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-30
NEWS AND NOTES.
The grippe has appeared again in New

The grippe has appeared again In New
York.
The italian queen is noted throughout
Europe IS pedestrian. She also displays
an endurance in mountain climbing that Is
considered remarkable for woman.
There is company formed in Paris to
insure damages against frost. The annual
loss in France during bad weather to agri-
culture is put at SIS, 900.
Old man Adams, who founded, the
Adams express company, was as lad q
stable helper and bartender in Boston. An
old lady who took pity on tbs destitute six
year-old adrift in the world, got him place
in grocery. The whirling of time has SO
brought things around, as the story goes,
that the daughter OF that very Old lady Is
now said to owe much OF the comforts OF
her life to Waldo Adams, the son of the
friendless boy.
A pamphlet issued to the farmers of New
York state in behalf of better roads, makes
the statement that in one county Of New
Jersey where modern roads have been
established the farms have increased in
value by six times as much as the cost of
the improved highways. In view of such
testimony, which is, moreover, substanu-
ated by the experience of other sections, it
is difficult to understand serious opposition
to road reform.
Few people can form an idea OF what is
involved in the expression of Gan inch of
rain," 1t may aid such to follow this Gu
rious calculation: An acre is equal to
6.272, $40 square inches. and an inch deep OF
water on this area will be as many cubic
inches, which at 227 inches to the gallon is
$4,000 gallons. This immense quantity Of
water will weigh 100000 pounds, or over
one hundred tons.
A great wagon-road scheme is af1oat for
Western Washington. 1t is to have pub
lie highway from the Straits of Fuca to the
Columbia river. This movement means
coast road of nearly three hundred miles in
length, extending across the state. The re-
suit would be the immediate settlement of q
big unoccupied territory, which would add
immensely to the wealth and population Of
that portion of the state.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-30
WHAT DEEP WATER WILL do.

The Mark Lane lEng.1 Express, a
recognized authority in the grain trade,
quotes American wheat in London at
43 shillings 4 pence per quarter. This
is the same as s1.30 bushel.
The price fixed by the railroad COM
mission of this state for carrying wheat
over the railroads is 20 cents per 100
pounds for distances up to 500 miles.
AT this rate bushel of wheat, weigh
ing 60 pounds, can be sent from
Wichita Falls to Velasco for II cents.
From Velasco to Liverpool the ocean
freight is 1854 pence per 100 pounds,
equivalent to 224 cents bushel. That
makes total charge for laying down
the wheat in England of 34i cents a
bushel. A price there of S1,30 is equal
to Sol cents bushel in Wichita Falls,
or about a dollar a bushel in Fort
Worth.
1t is likely that the ocean freight
can be reduced greatly by the charter
ing of sailing vessels, which, though
slower than steamers, are much
cheaper. The great traffic in wheat
between the Pacific coast and England
is carried on by sailors that make the
long voyage around Cape Horn, the
round trip consuming six months.
With average weather, the round trip
should be made from Velasco to Gal
weston in six weeks. If wheat can be
grown in California and shipped
around the whole continent OF South
America to England, and sold at a
profit, the Texas wheat grower should
find it very profitable business in
deed, when he can make four voyages
while the California grower is making
one.
Deep water at Velasce will bring
about the condition of affairs that THE
GAZETTE suggests. 1t will make the
Panhandle of Texas the granary OF
Europe. Wheat-growing there will be
more profitable than anywhere else in
the United States, because the grain
can be marketed cheaper, and the net
prizes to the buyer, therefore, is greater
than anywhere else.
This is one of the direct and most
immediate consequences of q deep wa
ter port on the Texas coast. The sue
cess of deep water at velasco is of i'm
portapce to Fort Worth because it
means the upbuilding and prosperity
of the Panhandle, which is Fort Worth
territory. 1t may mean much more
than this. Instead of shipping wheat
to England, there is no good reason
why this wheat should not be converted
into flour here at Fort Worth, and the
flour sent to the English consumers.
F ort Worth can be made the milling
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-30
THE KANSAS FUSION.
To the Editor of the Gazette.

To the Editor Of the Gazette.
notice through the columns OF the st.
Louis Globe-Democrat Of last issue that the
Democrats and Republicans of Kansas have
combined their forces on fusion judicial
ticket against the Alliance or People's
party. Is this true2 II 30, would like to
know your views through The GAZETTE on
the fusion. I see also that the Demo-
Gratis Of Mississippi have nominated negro
for representative in one Of the counties OF
that state after all the cry of negro domina-
ton. Is this sos
Remember, / ask these questions in a
spirit of fairness and for information, hav-
friend OF The GAZETTE. Please answer
through the paper. j. A. BAILEY.
Atthe last election the Farmers Alli-
ance in Kansas elected district judge
who had never studied law and made
no pretense of being lawyer. He was
farmer, and was elected as a farmer,
to administer justice according to
common sense" Common sense is an
excellent thing on the bench, as we'll
as elsewhere, but little knowledge of
law is not out of place there. This
Judge has made such spectacle OF
himself as to humiliate the people of
the district. He has had to appear be-
fore the state supreme court and
answer charges of contempt for disre-
garding the mandates OF that court.
Most of his decisions have been re-
versed, and he has put the legal bust
ness of his district in such snarl that
it will take years to get the tangle
Strengthened out. We understand that
the Farmers Alliance are preparing to
repeat this experience in other judicial
districts, and make judges of farmers
who are to administer justice on the
''common-sense" plan. It is to defeat
this travestry upon judicial regularity
that the Democrats and Republicans
have united in the support of competent
lawyers, whose legal training and ac-
quaintance with judicial methods are
as necessary in administering JUS
tice as it is to have practical
surgeon in charge of hospital. The
GAZETTE views this fusion as proper
and justified by the circumstances
Just as proper as was the fusion be-
tween the Democrats and the Alliance
in Louisiana in their efforts to over
throw the lottery company.
We have not heard anything about
the Democrats of Mississippi nominal
ing negro for representative, though
it may be true. If the negro was
good Democrat and an intelligent man.
and was the strongest man before the
convention las might likely enough be
the case in some OF the Mississippi
counties, where the population is COM
posed mainly of negroesl, We don't
know but that it was the proper thing
to do. ''Negro domination" is not
threatened by the election of one or
two Democratic negroes, which may
prevent the election of dozen Repub-
icap negroes.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-30
FASHIONS IN WALL PAPER.
New ideas and Artistic Patterns Described
by Decorator and Furnisher.

New ideas and Artistic Patterns Described
by Decorator and Furnisher.
The dado of wall paper is little used at
present, and is not needed except in large
rooms with high ceilings.
A deep wainseoting of hard wood or a
movable hanging fastened by hooks to a
rail or molding is honest and serviceable,
and should be employed when such hori-
Eontal division OF the wall space is desira-
bls,
The frieze still remains in favor and re-
tains its place in nearly all schemes of wall
decoration, Its width depends, of course.
on the height of the room, and with the
dado or wainscoting it aids in modifying
the unnecessary height of the ordinary
modern room. The lowering of the ceiling
in many of the new houses will have the
effect OF narrowing these finishing bands
into the old fashioned borders. or of dis.
placing them altogether,
Where natural forms in decoration are
desired, a frieza of flock paper. with a bold
ly painted design. may be used above the
door spaces in panels, A trailing spray Of
wild roses on ground of soft yellow in
clining to brown, great punches of Grim
son and amber tinted roses on field Of
turquoise blue, or dull gold background.
with stalks of tall red lilies. may be used
with excellent effect.
In many Of the finest patterns lilac
effects are introduced, lilac being fash
ionable color.
Another departure in the present sea-
sons goods are the new enclosing effects
in silk goods In one range Of papers the
ground is embossed with daisy pattern;
in another the ground is minute repre-
sentation of combed work, and in another
line of papers the ground is heavily en-
bossed to represent burlap.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-30
A Young wffe's Sad Story.
Special to the Gazette.

AEDNoRE, l. T., Sept, GA young
woman with siX-months old babe in her
arms was this morning seeking assistance
on our streets to aid her in reaching her
fathers home, near Little Rock, Ark.
When questioned by q GAZETTE reporter
she burst into tears, and between sobs told
the following sad story: Her father is a
responsible farmer living sixteen miles
from Little Rock, ARK. About two years
ago she married one Axley Tomlinson much
against the wishes of her parents. Since
that time her life has been a sad one. For
time they lived at Savannah, l. T., which
place they left about six months ago, ana
have since been travelling through the
country by wagon. She was taken severely
i'll near Ardmore and was carried to Jones'
ranch. Here her husband deserted her,
leaving her sick and in very destitute cir
cumstanceS.
A collection was taken up here for her
benefit, and she was started for her fathers
home.
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A Wishing Well.

A decided attraction at bazaars and fairs
is wishing Well. This can be readily
managed By young folk II assisted little
by their elders in getting things ready
The following letter from schoolgirl tells
how one wishing well was erected and Cd
Grated with SUCCESS She says:
My sister and l hired a crank, with 3
small bucket attached, and managed to
erect 1t at one corner of the room With
some painted canvas to resemble stones
many ferns and moss and turf, we con
trived q most presentsble foundation.
There was space ~ the back for one OF US
to stand, and We made . roof over our
heads with Q canopy Of striped red and
ecru holland. We were dressed IS gypsies,
in red, brown and yellow, with yellow
handkerchiefs knotted about our beads.
We provided ourselves with Q large mum
Der Of illuminated scrolls, on thick parch-
ment paper, which related to wishes, darby
limiting whether or not the wisher would
gain what was wanted Every one who
tried the dictates Of fate paid ten cents, and
then the bucket was drawn up. We
covered it with paper adorned with cabalis
tic signs, leaving only an aperture at the
top large enough for the hand to pass
through, and the visher thus, without see
ing, brought out an answer to tho wish
which be or she were requested to be wish
ing hard ali Through the process. We
made quite twenty dollars for eur bazaar in
q large country town.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-30
Rush Number Two.
Special to the Gazette.

GUTHRIE, o. T., Sept 29.-Where week
ago the Iowa and Sac and Fox Indians
roamed at will over the primitive plains
and undisturbed forest, 10000 people are
settled and have taken up the work of Il
civilized and settled country. On rocky
bluff near the scene OF an old Indian battle,
yesterday in hour was born Il city of TO-
0G0 people. AT daybreak the waiting thou
sands who had camped for week were
visited by Governor Steel, who announced
that at high noon the signal would be given
which would start everybody on wild
rush for town lot. Before 8 O'Clock, TO-
coo people were massed compactiy on the
line of the town site, and there they stood
for three long hours, first under a hot sun,
and later in pouring, drenching rain for
an hour and half. Men and women on
horseback and on foot stood crowded to-
gether, cowboys, preachers, gamblers, prom
inent ladies', members of the demi-monde,
lawyers, doctors, editors, all mixed to-
gether, and moved by one impulse-the
longing to possess a city lot in booming
city.
AT 11:55 bugle sounded, and for five
minutes ali was as still as death.
At IL a volley of muSkets was heard to
the east, and the rush began. On like a
mighty tidal wave they swept: horses fell.
riders We're hurled headlong. foot passen-'
gers were tfampled upon, and still all swept
on. When the center of the town site was
reached men threw themselves from their
horses, while the maddened steeds rushed
blindly on. and were lost in the crowd. For
4 time it seemed as though dozens would be
killed, but when the excitement was over
and an investigation was made it was dis,
covered that only one person had been badly
injured.
Miss Daisy, newspaper correspondent,
was riding spirited horse with a mans
saddle, and was thrown off, striking on
large rock. Her skull was fractured and
her thigh broken, and she viii probably die.
All agree that if she lives she shall have
the valuable lot on which she fell.
Most of the business lots have from two
to ten claimants, and many lots have al
ready sold as high as $1,000 each.
Everything is orderly and no trouble is
anticipated.
Thirty stores are running, and number
Of buildings are already going up.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-30
svitchmen's Mutual Association.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. a9-The con-
vention of Switchmen's mutual association
at its meeting to-day Endorsed the
action of the grand lodge officers dur
ing the past year, and also Endorsed the
course of the Switchmen's journal with
reference to the trouble between the Switch
mems association and the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen. The constitution as
amended is modelled upon that of the fed
Grated order of railway employees and the
association is therefore placed in accord
with the last named organization. The
grand officers were reelected.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-30

for damages to his feelings These out
RACES have educated the people to the point
that to mulct the road of big unjust DAM
ages. not few watch for some oversight
or error Of the conductor or some other en-
ploye, and SO difficult is it for road
to get justice that it has become
almost q great business with many
lawyers to watch for anything of the kind
and put the people up to sue the road aud give
them the case, on the halves, to push the case.
Nov. the truth is: This whole business is
in Gods sight as robbery of other than
railroad people. Then it is not only
robbery OF the stockholders Of the rail-
roads, but it is robbery of every man who
rides or hauls freight on the railroads. 1t
robs the people, IN that railroads must
keep up their charges so as to meet the
heavy outlay for these robbery damage
cases. Really, the people are the main
ones whom these robberies hurt.
By the best of Baptists, who know what
they say from being employees in various
positions on the roads, such as attorneys
and section bosses, whose positions lead
them to act for the roads in such cases,
am informed that he roads are ready, when
convinced, to pay all Just damages without
any legal contest.
In truth, common sense should convince
US of this; for it is evident that men as wise
as are those who manage the railroads can
but make it point to avoid, as far as posi-
BILE; mourning the animosities of the people
along their lines.
In conclusion: During the last twenty
years, from my work being mostly in cities,
where I have known railroad men, from
the general managers down to the brakemen,
some of whom were and are members
of Baptist churches, l must say that
while, like all human beings, they have
their faults, they are as good men as are
any other class Of business men. They
should have the justice and the charity
which are extended to all other men. In
Justice to our country, to our own souls and
to the great railroad interests of our coun-
try I ask consideration of this article
w. A. JARREL.
p. S.-Just now a case is instituted
against the Texas and Pacific railroad by
minister who is himself to blame and who
has not received any real damage. OF course
the lawyers encouraged him to institute
the suit, as it is so easy to get jury who
will strike the road on any pretense.
Then, passengers who would scorn to
steal in other cases will, especially in a
crowded car, to steal ride, take
advantage of the hurried con-
ductor and dodge their fare.
have frequently handed my ticket to the
conductors, who would have passed me I'M
observed, so that 1 could have reserved the
ticket for another ride. Friends, in steal
ing and robbing from the roads we distort
our consciences and prepare ourselves to
yield to other temptations. w. A. ].
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-30
Ruinous Legislation.
Round Rock News.

The Fort Worth GAZETTE has at last ut
tered most salient truth when it admits
the Democratic party of Texas is being
used are the Yankee money lender who
wants quadruple security with interest at
IL per cent; the local money shark who
wants 5 per cent month on shaved notes;
the land spectators who want to buy fore
closed property at half its value; the sub
treasury politicians who look for big ac-
cessions to their ranks when men, driven
to clutch at the most desperate hope for
any kind of relief, and take up the sub
treasury offer as possible escape from
ruin. The alien land law, looking at it in
its worst light, is the most infamous act of
any legislature.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-30

OF the officer commanding the troops
who lynched a gambler in Wyoming
found him guilty and put him on half
pay for three years, with confinement
to the limits of the military post.
Another court-martial found guilty the
soldier who shot at the assassin Gui-
teau, though nearly everybody in the
country viewed his act with great
deal of indulgence. No jury that
could be got together would have
found verdict of guilty in either OF
these cases,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-30

Carr GoopALE, recruiting officer for
the United States army, has been in Fort
Worth some time trying to get recruits, and
reports that it is with great difficulty he
can secure men for the regular army. This
is a good showing for the prosperity of our
country, as better wages are paid for work
in civilian life.-[Vernon Call.
That may be one reason, but there
are others. Some men don't like to
contract to give up their liberty for a
term of years. Others have no relish
for Indian campaigns in the frozen
mountains of the Dakotas or the burn
ing deserts of Arizona,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-30

A DISPATCH to THE GAZETTE from
Chicago quotes high official of the
Rock Island railroad as saying that
certain moves on the railroad checker
board by Gould will compel the Rock
Island to build to tide water in order
to guard its traffic territory. All roads
lead to Fort Worth. The best route
that could be surveyed by the Rock
Island from its present terminus to We
lasco would carry it by way of the great
Texas railroad center.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-30
thrashed

If the lease law had not permitted
syndicates and corporations to lease
the sections alternating with those pur-
chased from railroads and individuals,
very few West Texas newspapers and
people would favor the Gossett alien
land law. So obnoxious are the large
Enclosures of the West that some men
cannot distinguish between law that
prevents large ownerships OF land and
one that expels from the state the
cheapest money Texas ever had.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-30

UNCLE SAM had better give Chile to
understand that there is reasonable
amount of respect due to the represen-
tatives OF this government. In dealing
with Chill it is like handling an imper-
tinent boy who has kicked your shins.
You can't kick him back, and you don't
want to put up with his insolence, SO
the best thing you can do is to give
him to understand very emphatically
that if he doesn't behaye he will get
thrashed.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-30

THE GAZETTE is foolish in attempting to
stir up sectional feeling between East and
West Texas on the alien land act. The GA
zErTE asserts that West Texas has paid a
subsidy every year to East Texas, (which
enables the latter to dispense with outside
capital. ~ Austin News.
If there is sectionalism in directing
attention to the inequalities in the APP
portionment of public school moneys,
what shall that be called that binds the
western half'of the state in legislation
enacted by East Texas? Is there no
sectionalism in injustice9
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-30
CORA links LETTER.
Hiram the Only Boy She Ever Loved or
Would OF Wanted to Love

Special to the Gazette.
TERRELL, KAUFMAN COUNTY, Tex, Sept
29.-The following is copy of the letter
written by Miss link before committing sui
eide. 1t was written on shoe-box lid on
one side and her name signed on the other
side of it:
'.Mrs. Thomas, Dear Friend-I will write
you few lines for the last time for me to
pick up pencil. 1 am going to the land
where l will have no trouble or sorrow. My
troubles are so great that l can never
bear them. Hiram is the only boy l ever
loved or that ] ever viii or want to, and I
can never love another; and to live and
have it thrown in my face every day. No,
I viii meyer do it. So am gone. Good
bye, good bye, Cora E. ZISK.
Mrs. Thomas was the lady she lived with
She had been, no doubt, teased about
her lover great deal, rs may
be inferred from her letter. Es-
quire Frank held an inquest over
her body thie morning and the verdict was
that she came to her death by poison admin
istered by her own hands.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-30
TIE gold flowed out and the gold

THE gold flowed out and the gold
will flow back to the United States if
such eminent fnaneiers as Rothschilds
and others are to be taken as authority.
Estimates have been made that En-
gland and the continent would be
forced to part with gold amounting to
$500. 000, 600 to pay for the imports of
American grain. This idea is ridiculed
by others, however, who say that be-
fore $50, 900, 600 in bullion was sent to
America, both the bank of England
and the bank of France would raise
their rates OF discount and check the
drain.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-30
tn coRREspoNDESrs.

THE GAZETTE will not undertake 10 return
rejected manuscripts. Persons wishing to pre-
serve their literary productions should retain
for publication.
sT-All letters or communications for The
GAZETTE, whether on business or for puDlica-
ton should be addressed to THE GAZETTE. or
Democrat Publishing Company Fort Worth,
Tex, and not TO any Individual.
All communications intended FOR publication
must DO accompanied by the writer's name and
and address-not for publication, but as an evil
dence OF good faith. No attention paid to
Anonymous communications.
Parties writing TO THE GAZETTE on business
personal to themselves will please enclos,
afamn for renlY
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