Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-10
RIFLE BALLS.

West Texas might get something if it
would unite and press its claims. 1t has
rights and good timber, but it lacks tongue.
President Harrison is quoted as saying
81 am a Republican We do not remem-
Der that any claim has ever been set up to
him by Democracy.
The statement of the Clarendon Journal
that The GAZETTE is seeking to effect re-
moval of the Fort Worth and Denver shops
from Clarendon bears on It's face sufficient
| evidence of its reckless mendacity to pre-
vent the misleading Of any one. TIE GA
| zETTE is content to leave the affairs of the
Denver road in the hands of its efficient
managers. It would have much more rea-
son to suggest that the people of Clarendon
| should patronize paper such as the TRAY
eler, which has some regard for truth and
| decency, but it presupposes that such an
| intelligent community as Clarendon is able
to paddle its own boat, and to discern the
difference between a wormy pumpkin and
watermelon.
A Washington correspondent says that
no man can marry the widow of million
aire without retiring from active life. Isn't
it fair that woman who has made two.
efforts for the society of a man should sue
coed in the last2
There are {, 900, 900 bees in this country,
exclusive of the congressional bees now
buzzing aoout in the Ninth congressional
district of Texas.
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the objections to Tennysons tribute to the
late Prince Albert Victor in a substitute
which it offers
Doused is Albert Victor's glim,
There's plenty more as good as him.
The Chicago Tribune says Texas women
do not wear eyeglasses. True, which ac-
counts for the unusual luminousness OF the
Texas atmosphere.
Ralph Wilkes, the great two-year-old,
has been sold for $4,000. The fact that he
went East breeds suspicion that President
Harrison proposes to use him as mate in
practicing for the November derby.
Mr. T. E. Bailey, formerly proprietor of
the Cisco Roundup, a thoroughly equipped
newspaper man, has gone to Weatherford
and is connected with the Enquirer.
Bells Weekly Reviews new paper
under the control of Mr.. ]. L. Hunter If
the color of the ink used on the editorial
page is an index, it may be set down as a
journal of true-blue type.
Temple Sun; The case against Charles
Wreatham of this city for completely in the
express robbery at Bolton some three years
ago, was to have come up in the district
court at Bolton Thursday, but the district
attorney marked the case off the docket and
informed Mr.. Wreatham that he was free
man. This case has attracted considerable
attention, largely from the fact that Mr..
Wreatham has many friends who trust in
him implicitly and also on account Of the
case against hin having been got so dead
sure' by the detectives. As the testimony
developed in the former trial, there was
nothing at all by which he could be held
and his complete vindication has naturally
followed. The Sun congratulates MIR.
Wreatham upon the turn affairs have
taken.
Many of THE GAzETTE,s state exchanges
are calling upon the towns they represent
to emulate the example of Forth Worth in
an effort to raise their quota of the Worlds
fair funds. If this city is the light on the
hill there ought to be more dispatch in
furnishing the oil.
Mr.. W. NJ Feagle of Galveston has pur-
chased the Decatur Post and is now sole
editor and proprietor