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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-12

on the wooden arm Of the seat, and he Was
talking very lightly with big heavv ring
on his third finger.
Yes, literary, come from out West or
down South. Going to write d book-au
about New York
Pretty little hand" said the other mans
nail on the window glass.
Chicago foot though"
" not does the pretty little hand wri,ey-
Ask her She looks innocent. She will
tel YOU"
They looked at each other and grinned
raised ny eyes slowly and looked cut
the window with corrugated brow. rs II
struggling with an eyasive idel or rac.lCI-
trant expression, and tapped on ny note
book aosenty with NY pencil Certainly,
Pocket Manuel OF Te.asr4pky"
Then l brought NY eyes slowly round 20
their faces, regarded them with such Lack
luStre lndiferencS, such graveyard solemn
lty that they apparently doubted their own
senses.
But they We're the widest. mos sur
pr;Scd looking your- men ever SAW. and
they hoped up and few out at -he next
sja,!ol. both JXc-aiEiuE very loud. Here
We arc" When thSE hgt gotten ont J
.caned back and laughed Unroari0us' v hr-r
was only 4 messenger boy a the other c-,1
OF the ear. just al hat r.onyr. myself n
NJ window moved s.3w'y past II" '1go. IS
they stood on he platform, one OF ;hcu
CAUGHT the other hv The arm and they
looked after me rs the train vg.gN.cI on u,-
wl-trrm"nt gradually giving PIKE al their
face 70 RAGE, ana they Shpvt. .he.- :i5-- ~
a vecy s-uart!ed but also expressive manner,
as ! went out OF sight.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-12

speller on the grounds, and the audience
became quite enthusiastic a. her success
with every word given her, no matter how
hard it was, or how many mad failed before
her. Even "rodomontade" she spelled with
out an Ii, although 'rhodode slron" had
been given out u little while before.
When Prince Alto, who had not shown
himself since his griffin act, heard there
was to be spelling bee, he was anxious to
take part, for he was very proud of his
abilities as speller, and feeling that he
might now regain some of the reputation he
cad lost the day before, he ventured into
the arena. He had changed his clothes and
was not recognized by the greater part of
the crowd, but the judges knew hun and
they gave him the hardest words they could
think of. However, they found no fault
with his spelling until he came TO the word
"Sylophagau,' and then the queen of the
fairies cried out, Wrong, he should spell it
with z"
y beg your pardon" said the learned
man. but if l am not mistaken the word
begins with un as he spelled it."
"Nonscnse' exclaimed the fairy queen,
whose face had began TO glow with indigna-
ton the moment she had perceived Alto,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-12
cEIPrER v-TrE gAREBAckED GRIFFIN

CEAPTER V--TEE BAEEBAChED GRIFFIN
AND HE SPELLING DEE.
Slowly uDrose The great griffin into the
Iir Prince Alto standing upright On his
t4cE This was not difficult feat, nor an
srs-fe one. 50 long as the grifla's tail. By
which Alto steadied himself, remained
= E,y IN position. AS the first gentle circle
.gUve The arena was made, Alto looked a
lie pale, but lie fe.t that his position was
., - and bowed and smiled rs shouts OF
Applause came Up from the great multitude.
.nlS griffin was a monster OF very hot
. 7,sre, zctul disposition, and his anger
Se-.G,t 4 - for deserving him and prevent
g.. 4 hi. performance On the first day had not
II. Ne .ra-; cooled, and although MS man
zc- 'owaui The youag man had been very
-l.t. h. had determined that, during this
81. be would punish him for his jreachery
o.. lie second grand tour, during which
= griffin tle" much more rapidly than be-
..r, his All was raised higher j. the air,
- ta;.. Alto, stall cIingiug 70 i, vas obliged
stand u the tips OF his toes. The prince
s...u'ed 10 'Lc griffin to lower his tail. but
{. e. ald faster, darling upward and
D.. inward and from one side to the other.
VOW The tail was stuck perpendicu!ar.y
-, -c- yLd Alto chung to it, Is lie would
2. he INST " 4 tossing ship. Then with
: . east warning, and IN the midst OF
', s"uup. The tail went straight out be
Z Be- -LG Alto found himself hanging be-
ben. q. = his lcYs ami arms turned about il,
o. lid been q horizontal bar IN a gym
49,. AL.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-12

king slipped it, and declared that as rule
he did not care for tea. but this was deli
cious.
Not far away the Sorcercr stood, watch.
ing the young couple, and as be watched he
smiled more and more. Presently he sum-
moned his body servant.
.GragIick," he said, measure my grin
Taking tape measure from his pocket,
the servant obeyed-
Master" he said, at is nine and a-half
inches long"
u thought things would turn out in that
way the sorcerer said to himself ''if
they were brought together away from
home"
When Aiil.ice had retired to her tent,
Chamian said to the gardener:
- wish TO buy this cup-of-tea-p.ant, and
make it present TO the queen. Send it to
the palace, and viii pay you your price. :"
That evening the exhibition was pro-
nounced closed, and every road was covered
with the visitors returning to their homes.
all delighted with the success Of the great
show in kobOl-land-
At daybreak Dista mounted her wicked
mare, and set of for home at full speed,
soon outstrippiug her attendants. as was
her custom. In the course of the morning
she overlook Alto, on his elephant. He
had left the Dimmer-Glade in the night,
and was now reclining on his cushioned
platform studying book Of logarthms
1ista pulled up her horse.
'.Heigho. Mr.. Alto she cried, ''going
home, are you, 10 show your papa and
mamma the prize you took in the great
griffin act"
Afro turned slowly over and looked down
at her.
Where is your great prize2' he said, 81
don't see him anywhere. Did you ride SO
fast that you left him behind you"'
What prize do you meant" asked Lista,
sharply.
Il mean the King Of Tanobar," replied
Alto.
Lista turned red in the face and shook her
whip at Alto, and then, TOO angry to say .
word, she dashed away.
Two days after his return King Chamian
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-12

YOU need not try TO make me believe that
j coWardlv cheat such as that fellow un-
derstaudS spelling better than do. No one
can hear the word without knowing that it
begins with az What say you WiZardl''
The wizard, who knew on which side his
bread was buttered, replied to the fairy
queen that he agreed with her perfectly.
The learned man, with two against him,
could do no more, and Alto was told TO sit
down.
The athletic games ended with grand
foot ball match, in which there were hun
dreds Of players. The contest was very ex-
citing and Lista became so wildly enthu-
siastic that she fairly scolded Chaniau for
not Joining in this grand sport
''Oh, ii | were only q man. she cried, Il
would show you how would kick
But Chamian did not care to take part in
this game. He had begun to think more of
his dignity, and therefore restrained his in
scramble in the arena. During the ap-
plause which followed the exploits OF Jet
black csutaur, with curly head and enor-
nous hind hoofS, Chamian left LiSta and
went to the pavilion of Aiilice. He learned
that she had left the arena and gone to see
the last OF the flower show Joining her
there, he found her in conversation with
the grimm.
Yes" the monster was saying, ''you are
the only person in al that crowd who had
the courage TO speak TO me and ask me to
stop tormenting that poor rascal, and in
order to show you how I appreciate your
brave spirit, am going TO give sou my
prize chrys@nthemum," and he therefore
presented her with the great plant covered
wJhi Is fiery and sparkling flowers.
When the monster had left ChaInian and
Miliice walked together through the beau
tiful passagewayS, and he congratulated her
on her victory ut the spelling bee.
1T must be ever SO much harder" he
said, 10 spell the words they gave you than
TO fence with unicorn
Just then they came to the cup-of-teai
plant, which Chamian had not before moi
ticed, Mllhcs wanted some tea, and stofE
ping, she broke OF and filed two blossor;&
one Of which shs handed To Chamiau. TkSt
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-12
THE TEXAS GIRL.
She Gives Lessons in Telegra-
ply with Decided Success.
JUST LlKEAWO MAN, OF COURSE
The Operators Appeared Somewha:
Soiled-ln a Brooklyn Cara Small
Story About Mans Wandering
Affection.
SIXTH ARTICLE.
,ecial Correspondence Gazette.

Special Correspondence Gazette
NV YORK, April 9-Thcre IS one other
boarder at our house besides myself.
This is a very young man who used to be
a telegraph operator, aud there has re-
Gently been set up in our little back parlor
4 clicking brass machine, around which he
and the girls sit after dinner, while some
lessons go forward, which include a
great deal of giggling and very little
telegraphy."
AS don't come in on the giggling at all
get good deal of the telegraphy. 1 didn't
realize Just how much till l found out in
quite an unexpected manner the other
morning. l was riding down town on an
elevated train, some curious or interesting
thing had caught my investigating eye or
fired my active fancy, and l was writing
it all down in my note book, totally obliv-
ious to my surroundings, to the starting
and stopping Of the train, and all other
sublunaTy occurrence about me.
AL at once became aware that other
ideas and expressions than nv own were
prancing up the avenues to my conscious
ness and invading the precincts of ny
brain, that | was in some manner reesSefHs
an outside impression. At first yEguldn't
realize whether l was seeing sanething,
hearing seemething or remembering, invent
feamiug it; but presently discQXe
- What was reading telegraph oS
and without raising my head or more more
than pausing at my work l found they
proceeded from pair OF very bright, gen
tlenanly looking young men who had, !,
now remembered, come in some statio4f
back, and sat down opposite lne. ~
The hand Of the present speaker lay out
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-12

There IS a certain corner in Brooklyn
where / frequently take car. had noticed
that il was y corner where many ears meet
ami pass, whole strings of them seeming
70 60 along on one line awhile ana then
branch off on different ones. And there
stood biz, heavy man, with rosy face
and dimr.cs that would make the fortune
OF L professiona. beauty, wearing q long.
handsome ovcrcOGt and soft nat, and
with q heavy cane ii his hand.
This man seemed TO be what Omar kay-
yam calls tho master Of the show" lie
made the heavy trucks und wagons move
on he stopped and started the cars and
ordered every wheeled thing on the street
about. And each time when he got things
Strengthened out. he would wave his stick e
the next Car anG call, Come up! Come up!'i
One day, when he had, Is usual, stopped
the car | wanted, lifted me and chuCked INC
into il as carefully and sknIfully, but with
as little personal notice Us though / haC
been valuable glass article, l asked the
conductor, Who is that man. IS this hi=
city"
The conductor laughed and said he was
the street Car inspector OF that line
The next day when | came along tine cars
were very thick indeed and about every four
seconds the big bass Toice called out, Come
up, come up!' When my eur came along
there was moments delay and ] seized
upon il to say to the autocrat, u want you
to get St. Peters job, so tha; when l 70 up
there and apply for admittance you VIII
look up good humorcd and say, Come up,
come up!" He was just landing ne il the
car as | said this and he looked at me with
the tickled establishment you would feel il
one Of the inauimate objects YOU daily han
die sh ouId suddenly turn and make jokes ~
you.
He turned to the next car, shouted
Come broke out laughing, amended
Move up" and the last l saw Of him he
was shaking his head and the dimples were
dancing in and out his great rosy checks.
"Oh, you're all right says Ne the next
time came along. .'' You'll just fire JOKE
at ST Peter, and while he's SO doubled up
laughing in you'll 90. Yes, and barney
some one out OF good seat"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-12

What strange complaints E!cu and w0usl
WI. lodge against edcn oyhvr. Vow wat.
dc You suppose Is the latest one / heard.
This: \ itLu said 10 his vile. ~ | passed
them standing on a street corner. SG, look
ing rerp.eXrd and distressed and he cross
and ilI-uutured, just ike Il woman ~
What IN unreasonable and ScuSc.cS@ CN-
preston. Il seems 10 me that Il Il rC.l.
JUS. Elan of Ordinary brains ana ,oIEpr,-
heusiou. would sit down and put h, head
II his hands and Try with Ill his G.-At 10
think he might make shift TO realize ID poll
parrot iii. c. If such ctar-e.
Just ike = woman, Shades Of Helen and
Cleopatra, what would he expect her TO he
Jus li5e' What do You reckon h woL.d
wish 10 have her like, if he could 'Ust
choose,
\ caruel2 A weasel An ostrich
l thought his mans look and manner
ami his Indictment particularly obnoxious
and uncomfortable .ougcd 70 reason wi.u
him Just like woman, - with = broom and
devoted him, in my own mind. 10 SONG
thing lingering, with boiling oil in il"
When | toreso the delights Of hIrhy.g"
freedom, when / 10 my uuhousad free
condition put into cirrUmspe,'.Iou,' dndt"Ee
Z husband. he viii undoubtedly have some
faults and fdiGngs-may be very bad uu,-.
He may forget to mail my letters; he may
swear; he rIay even on rare occasions Srt
drank and beat me, but be must never,
never 20 SO far rs TO accuse NE OF bcIus,
lust like Il woman.
Nor whatever b2;ide | shall never remind
him that he IS Ike man. ! snail want
him to b. like one. Indeed. unless lie is SO
exactly like that you cannot tell but what
he Is one, l shall not want him IL all
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-07

Salvation Oil, the pain eradicatof and family
medicine Is Onl] % cents bottle.
Very sens ble.-To use DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
for coughs, colds, hoarseness, etc.
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-07
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

An icicle fell off the caves NJ bonsa on
klrk street Lowell, Mass, recently and
Droke mole In the highly-polished silk hat
VI younE man passing beneath. His dis
gust was deep but not TOO deep for utterance.
MISS carrie l.. Horton, pretty apple
cneeked English girl, won the first prize for
as outser study OF Marechal Neil roses at the
Chesnlre oairy show, and now the museum
men want to engage her to make butter roses
ny 'ne year at very handsome salary.
a New York surgeon believes that the
human brain can be repaired with portions
taken from the heads of the lower animals.
little brain tissue taken from healthy fe-
llne II grated on polceman's gray mat.
70, might render him more active and enter
prising at night.
The wife of the late DIR. Schliemann, the
Grecian archeologist is thirty years younger
than was her husband. She Is hardly more
than girl in years, but she is "a beautiful
woman and has been most carefully educated.
She knows several languages besides Greek,
and is said to know nearly all of the Had by
heart.
There will be eleven retirements for age in
the army during 1891, nearly double the num-
Der Of 1890, and most Of these retrements are
OF prominent officers. There are two officers
OF the grade of brigadier general. six colonies
one major and captain, divided four in the
staff and seven in the line. No retirements
for age occur during 1891 in the adjutant gen
erals department, the inspector generals de-
paItment, judge advocate generals depart
ment, pay department, corps of engineers or
the cavalry. In the corps of engineers no
SUCH retirement takes place befove 1885, when
there are five officers who reach the age Of
Sixty-fOur.
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-07

TheiaSsesOrs' count shows gain in every
ward except ward /, where there is loss of
272, due to the TACT probably that In June
when the United States census was taken
many people whose permanent residence is
In other wards were residing temporarily at
the islands, and therefore were enumerated
In ward l. Every other ward shows an in
crea,e. Some of this is probably due to the
fact that In the summer many people were
away who have now returned, but the
most of it due to errors in the supervisors
alton. 1t will be reeollected that
one of the enumerators in ward neglected
TO perform his work, and was arrested aud
fined for his default. 1t will be noticed that
the increase In this ward is by far the great
ct, and doubtless for the reason that in that
ward the error of the first enumeration was
the greatest. 1t will be recolected, also, that
it was pointed out at the time that many
houses had been skipped in Ward 8. Here,
too, 1t will be seen the increa. e is consider
able. Indeed two-thirds of the increase
in the whole city comes from these two
wards.
TheIe Is little doubt that the assessors
census is substantially accurate. 1t was
taken by men who are thoroughly familiar
with the city and have had much experience
10 umeiation. 1t is consistent, too, with
the number of polls. The census of 1880
showed that the ratio Of polls TO population
was 1893 to one. The assessors census
shows this ratio to be today SO to one
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-07

GunpOwder-shot,
Blasting. % 6094 0(
Sporting. "A 5096 81
Drop shot, 25bs....l 81
Buck..., ] AZ
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-07
Boston Produce Market.

BOSTON. jane 8s1 The following are tc
days quotations of Provisions, &C.:
Pork Long Gus Is 90 1850 short euts q M
@13 so backs at IS 25@13 rs; lean ends IS 90
@13 so; pork tongues I 90 mess pork 70 rs;
prime mess Is rs; extra prime IL rs
Hams 91sc; small at 1C1ac ;pressed hams 1O1a
q lie.
Lard Choice at GA ae1ac p fb in ties and tubs
10-tb pals In cs 6sAc
51ac.
Butter-Western ex creamery at 25a CSC; fancy
higher frStS and extra frsts 22@24. extra imita-
ton crm 22923c; Others 1292tc; a tory choice
~ 02tr New York and Vermont extra creamy %
29a: extra frsIs 25a27c New York and vt dairy
to choice ar 16@26c. The above Quotations
are receivers prices for strictly wholesale lots.
Cheese Northern choice 1OalOgac; Western
choice 91a a 10 lower grades as to quality Sage
C: Jobbing prices 1sc higher
Eggs-EaStern extras 3l@32c; fancy nearby
stock higher frsts 2692Sc; extra Vermont and
n 31932ci Western firsts 029c Michican
choice BOG. Jobbing price lie higher
Poultry orthern and Eastern spring chick
ems at IL 4 14c, far to good 100I1c; Western dry
packed turkeys choice at 14c; chickens at TO-
!2c' fowls S9lOc; Northern fowls, choice fresh
killed LOG l. d cks at l2a14c
o Beans Choice small New York had-picked at
hand-plcked pkd 2 1892 % cheiee screened pea
20 O. To- choice Yellow Eyes at 3 OO03 10
JObbIug prices loo higher. -O'
Hay Choice prime hay at s15 OOGS16 90: fair
10 good $40 O09S14 90 Eastern fine SI26sI3:
IaHr TO oronar, s8@S11 East swale sSS9siO :
rye straw, choice. SIT 5oa1o 90; )at straw S 10
Fofat0es-We quote choice Houlton Hebrons AZ
81 90 per bush; do Rose at 95cGSI: Aroostool,
HeD0nS S1G1 %; Rose 90O95c
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-07
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
Fall Arrangement = In Effect octo
Der "a, 1890.


ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Souttern ana Western, via Boston and Maine
railroad eastern division)-Arrive, 1890, a. m.
900 and 11.9O p. M; Close 800 and IL M. s. ]
$50 p. m. 0eS
Boston, intermediate offices and connections
via Boston Maine railroad, lwestern DIVISION
Arrive at 1870, go and $50 p. M; close a. m
and 2.4b p. M;
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye
2 a. m. and LOO p. M; close 1915 and .. m.
AUGUSTA, intermediate ofices and connections
via Maine Cent raj railroad-Arriye at 2 and a
4.30 and 915 p. m.
Farmtngton, intermediate Offices and connec
IONS VIA Maine Central railroad--Arrlye at GO
and 6.15 p. M; close at a. m. and 1915 p. m.
Rockiand. intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln rairoad-Arriye, ]. 90 and
p. nj close at 8 a. m. and 1915 p. m.
:, Sko0hegGn. intermediate ofices aud connec-
lions, via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at 2
a. M ana LOO p. M; close at 12.15 p. m.
Auburn and Lewiston, -Arrive and $40 a. m.
and LOO and 615 p. m; close, $50 a. M, 1918,
4.30 and els .. IN.
Bdngor.-Arrive at 2 a. m. and LOO and d.
m.; close at a. M, 12.l5 and S.15 p. m.
Btddeford and SGco,-Arriye lO.15 a. m 1890
$50 and s.SOp. M; close at and 8 a. m,
IL M, 2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Canada, intermediate Offices and connections
via Grand Trunk railroad-Arriye at IL so a. m /:
close at $50 a. m. and D. m.
GorhGns, N. H., intermediate Offices and connec-
uons, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at 40 a.
M and l.5O a. m; close at $50 a. m. and LOO
and 4.30 p. N.
nections, via Mountain Division NJ. @. r. r.
Arrive at 800 p. m. close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett. NJ H., intermediate offices and connec-
u ms ~ honntaln Division nj. @. X. R.-Arrive
at 10 90 a. m and 900 p. m; close at $50 a. m.
and LOO pm.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
nections via Portland & Rochester railroad-Ar-
u. ~ R0 n. a n
and IL M.
Cumberland MUS and Saccarappa-Arrive at
800 a. M, LAB and 600 y. M; close at $50
a. m, IL m. and $50 p. m.
:, Eastkort, CtrLweekly) via steamers Interna-
tional Steamship CO.-Arrlye at 9 a. M, Tuesday
and Saturday; close at 4.30 p. m. Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday.
Chebeagse, Long and Bailsy's IsIands-Arrive
at a. M. close ct $50 p. m.
C0tssess's Isiand-Arrive 9ae.ln.; close / 80 p.m
Peaks Isiand-Arrive 10 am; close 100 p. m.
Duck Pond, West6rook. Wtndhdns, Raymond
and South Casco-Arrive at IL M; close at LAS
pm.
BoiOery Beach, Ocean House, and Kntghtvtue-
Arrive at 10 a. M; close at 2.45 p. m.
South Portland, tFerry Vtliage), and Wuzard-
and 245 p. m.
East Deerin0-Arrive at a. M; Close at
b.S0 p. m.
OFFICE HOURS.
=. Ca So 0gice, Sunday excepted, 7So a. m
70 p. m. Registry department. 900 a. m. to 8
p. m.
General Delivery, Sunday excepted) 7.so a. m.
TO TOO p. m. Sunday, 0 to 10 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, SUNDAY excepted,-In
business section Of the city between High and
India streets, at 2 and 81 a. M. IL 80, 80 and
D. M; In other sections at 8 a. M, 80 and 8
10 m. Collections from street boxes at q and
IL a. m. = ana q p. m. Sunday p. m. only.
The Portland daily press., 1891-01-07

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