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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-03

DALLAS, Tex. Dec. . -fspeeial) AT
meeting OF the officers Of tho Texas and
Pacific railway company. he'd ~ the
GENERAL office of tie company. DALLAS
Ter. $50 r.. M. December =, lS92' the
isafh of the president Of the eOlnpany
va announced. Tho following rcsolu-
tons were presented and unanimously
Whereas, We have inst learned II
the death Of the president Of the Texas
and Pacific railway company, Mr- Jay
fionld. which sad event occurred sc bis
,,sidence IN the city Of New York, OF
IN. hour Of 0.15 this morning,
Be L resolved, That IN the death Of
Nr Gould this company has sustained
an lrreparalle loss, and each and every
ofieer and empl0ye. and especially those
,vbosa privilege Il was 10 be brought hi
contact with HIN, sincerely regrets his
death. and viii ever entertain for lin
ire kiudliess recoilections.
We deplofe the losa Of one who has
always eommardej our respect aud adj
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-03

De- Alainse. lonn. ppc The oiheiai
count pf ihe Y0le NJ The last elertiQa
makes HaITisoaa plurality ~, AS 70
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-03

London. Dee. THE announcement
Of the death of Jay Gonld was received
here few minutes after Il occurred.
II had no marked elect on the stock
a fractional relapse. bur recovered inn
metiintaly
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-03

The electoral tolleee Of every state In
tie uuion meets January ..
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-03

Washington, Dec. .. Il " probnbln
there will be Il conference Of the Demo
cratic members 1T the ways aud mcana
committee Of congress 10 determine
whether tho committee shall tnke up
and net up0h any morn inrin bills, or 10
wait until The nuNN ways aud means coln-
inlttee Of tho llfiy-thlrd congress bcgina
the general revision ~ the tariff TO which
the purity y pledged. There IL several
separate tariff bills now ON the housq
calender, aud q majority Of the ways aud
menus committee during the last sessioi
had number Of frnltlcss conferences ~
decide whether or not Il should report
on the FREQ lumber. salt, iron ore npd re,
lined sugar bills Chairman Springer Of
the committee said to-day TINT he had
not sccn my Of bis colleagues on thu
committcn, aud therefore could not say
whit the committco's policy would Id
tho remainder Of this session. Unless
tho sennte shows some disposition 10
notice the free wool, free binding fwind
aud FREQ bnRging biils passed 10y The
house months ago, the Indications are
that The ways and ineang committee "
the house will rest on thrir oars and
wait until the lime when the Democratic
party gains control Of affairs.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-03
TuE MONETARY CONGRESS-.

Nv nAFtN IN 4 NNfANNfANAtf'f'f
Rrusscla. Dee . The sohcinc for tho
solution Of the Monetary prohlcm that
was submitted tn the International None
tnry oonfprrncn hy Alfred DE Roths-
child. one OF the British delegates, wna
rejected by the committee 20 which IL
was referred on the votes OF tue dele-
gates from France Italy belgium, Nor
wny. Sweden and Russin. The first OBJ
ioction To the plan was IRON delegates
of the nations belonging TO the Latin
union They disapproycd Of the proposal
that forty-thrce pence be hNed nH lhn
maximum The report Of the committees
WINS submitted this afternoon, Il dc.
unrcH he lRoihHchil1s proposals nre or
great interest aud worthy Ot full discus.
ainn but the conmittev by vote OF
seven To six, declined to recommend
their adoption The committee decided
In favor VI TINT portion of Marty
i.ovy's plan which riers 10 the gradual
withdrawal ot All gold coins under the
value OF twenty franeH mud also small
hnnk notes below certain value. Tho
report concludes with statement of
tho American, Mexican and Indian dele.
gates with roferncc TO tho future action
Of their Countries This statement y
proposal tlut forty.thtpe pence be hfcd
~ the maximum purchase price for sll-
vpr This figure was consequently with
drawn IN favor OF Il higher one bat thia
concession failed 10 reconcile The Orposi.
ton The American delegates regard thg
position checrfnlly Tho way ~ now
clear for II full discussion Of their ~
metallic plans In accordance with thcir
original programme.
fhr delegates IRE having most pleas.
amt tino ~ u social way Dsnrra md
other entertainments nrc nightly given,
When the committees report was SUBJ
niittpd to the conference, the American
delegates declared they were not roady
To dlcnas H. The conference thereupOn
adjourned until Tuesday When the re-
port will be- debntnd.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-14
Wholesale Grocers 138-140 n. Fourth Ave.

highness the ex-Ameer OF CaDui nao
great pleasure in complying with the
request of good little German boy, as
he had heard of the greatness of the
German people.
In due course the British officer re-
ceived the following:
Kind English Oficer: The stamps which you
have so kindly sent me have arrived and are
much valued by ne in my collection. ] showed
them and your letter 20 q distinguished German
chicer who is staying at my fathers house. and
he is so pleased with the Kindness of an English
officer to . little German 10y tbatI asked him
TO give me his Photograph TO send 70 you, which
he has done, and he hopes you will accept ii.
To the surprise and pleasure of the
English officer the photograph inclosed
was that of the commander in chief Of
the German army, and the autograph
written under it was "VoN MoLTKE,
Field Marshal"
Upon inquiry it appeared that the
little German boy" was the son of the
great German manufacturer, whose
name is well known in Prussia as one
who has provided benevolent institu-
tons for worknen. His father was en-
tertaining Field Marshal Won Moltke
ut his house when the Cabul stamps
sent By the English officer arrived. -
Thomas z. Hughes, ID. D., IN ST. Mich
oIas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-14
CLIPPED FROM EXCHANGES.

A BLscEsSsEE eleven feet fcur inches
long was killed few days ago "a Ia
nei2hb0rhooi q Aliens Mn. O.
ssAKEs appeared through The t<oken
plssterfng In the seio,oi az Chestnut
lin. Moutyille. Conn. and the yspsls
fed Ia terror.
4 LAEgg block az sspszaltuna which
weighed two and One-i5alf tozs przs re-
Gently eat frora The mine q The S3otx
barbara Asphalt Company II la Peters.
Cal
a BILL q accounts ssghtythr-s tess
lorz. aud oTgtsiuing OYER oss@ ttsgnszasf
items. WA istely Yr~s@ssssd for tr6lss@s
Investigation. before gu37e HoIss-aoA.
n the probate court 81 E0rTich. Coan-
A DEPoslT Of so faz1s ~ tos Sew
baryport i8stItste FIR ssyIaga IL Isso
Cow calls FIR interest anrspaufsSg %
as 10 one has ever ciaiaBea ths 0Tiz-
nal 6epoSit All 10 sSs6itlen tas essr
BEN made - f.
EAssAs FfFT kaa-. has = b4sA e
TJ1shful teFF ed ''szonx-t rszss-
srN~ TAet- sEe q ats. ras%
sszsS 10 fsFussiaz sssssss agzaaas -
aln6OsTs ef fouses r. aA-axrtzia = Isas
5sles az Ss bozas- Ts~.. y tss rosa -
eleaF. thsy enter L4S PIE .1@a sol
WAL Ll.Gx czA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-14
An AStute Judge.

A miner who had been working q
claim in the hills all summer, and who
had been his own cook, barber, cham
bermaid and tailor, came to town to
purchase supplies and see the sights.
He had dough on his whiskers, grease
ON his overalls, pine twigs in his hair,
and looked hard up enough to rob a
stage. He fell against the bottle and
sprained his brain. The police threw
him into cell as if he were a worth
less old gunnysack.
You are fined ten dollars" the Judge
said, next morning, looking carelessly
at the forlorn wretch shaking pallidly
before him.
The miner unbuttoHed two pairs of
overalls and from some inner recess of
his garments pulled roll of bills as
big as a mans fist. 1t was a trying
moment for the judge, but his presence
of mind did not desert him. He glared
at the wad of wealth, half rose from
his seat and, as IL in contin uation of
what he had already said, thundered:
And one hundred dollars for con-
tempt of COURT"
The miner was glad to get off with
that, and put for the hills and tall tim
Der once again.-San Francisco Ex-
aminer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-14
PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

SQUTRE BEAsLEY, Of Aberdeen. Ky,
has performed the marriage ceremony
for over fourteen thousand people
THE daughter Of Thomas Kennnan,
Of Einora. lid, while asleep, stepp>d
out Of 4 third-story window. bat va
only slightly hurt
MATHEW 2. ExcELL, who wa recent.
u elected mayor 81 Alliance, o. IL ths
youngest mayor Ia the United STATE
He has just passed twenty-five
GERTRUDE SoUIsE. as-sd eighteen, o.
Aroos;ook. Ne. has never laughed o.
smiled While Intelligent On 0th~s
matters. any ludisrogs event or witt
eism makes no impression upon her.
II Is sid 81 the late ssEsael Hcn~n-
aid Richardson % baltimore. ttzss hs
was Personally acquainted With n-agiJ
a.. 600 depozitSsrs in The savings bank %
which he was president, AL Of them
working people 81 snail rossoz
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-14
ENciacLINo THE GLOBE.

CUBAN BARRIERS lather their pstrons
with their hands. from a bowl made e
ct under the chin. No brush Ia used.
A swARn of locnsts SIX niles wide ~
Gently darIssned Graisam's Town. Cape
Town, Africa They were flying ga.
ward.
GLASS beads pass a. money Ia parts Of
Africa In Nasal. five blue bsssis VIII
buy woman. but ten of them are ncce~
sary 70 buy COW.
DOUBTLESS the coolest civilized plsas
on the giobe il Werohsians<, wher. thu
thermoueter once registered . tenpera-
ture Of 81 degrees below zero.
ATorsoss VA Japan Hrs Conducted
much like American primary eiocetons
] he bidders write their names ard bad.
on dips Of paper. which are put fsto-s
box for the aucssonSer " cst-sL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-14
TABLE MANNERS.
Amusing Experience Of Traveller In the
Argentine Republic.

Amusing Experience of a Traveller In the
Argentine Republic.
Probably there Is no people in the
world 50 uncivilized as not % have
among themselves a code Of manners,
more or less strictly defined Mr..
Bishop, while on his thousaud-Inile
walk across South America, was i'm
pressed with this fart He describes a
rude meal which he shared with com
panv Of almost savage
gauchos, in whose company he was
then travelling.
We encamped near a swamp. and
supped upon sliced pumpkins. boiled
with bits Of meat and seasoned with
salt The meal was served IL genuine
panpa fashion: one iron spoon and two
cows horns. split IN halves. were passed
around the group, the members Of
which sou&tted upon their haunches.
and freely helped themselves from the
kettle.
Even in this most unciFiiized form Il
satisfying hunger there is peculiar
etiquette, which the most lovTly peou
invariably oInerEe& Each member Of
the company N turn dips his spoon. OF
horn. into the center If the stew and
draws Il II G 'ect line toward h.zn.
never allowing ii 20 deviate 70 tie rszk:
CT the left
IL observin~ this rule, each pe-soa
eats without interfering with his ..s5Zls-
b1r. Being ignorant CT this czss'a.a, I
dipped rsy horn into the naezs - rs1-
dol1. and ashed about Tor sozze # tie
nice bits.
~ companions regarded this horrid
trtzz b esi rsoilLEEzeSs with sco=ls q iz1s-
U4rs-r A.zy -e-.azs4. Hls2 sg..s
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-14

BILLY GRAsPED THE NAN BIZ THE COLLAR.
a blow the now desperate thief aimed
at his head-''it means that this fellow
has the payroll money in his pocket.
and"
There was no need to say more, for
Billy bounded forward and grasped the
man by the collar, while Corky, sue.
ceeding at last in getting his hand into
one of the mans pockets, drew out q
great roll of bills, and ten minutes
later the man was riding in the patrol
wagon, and the money, without the
loss of cent, was on it's way back to
the Republican Office.
Corky, who was the most modest Of
boys, was amazed to find his picture in
the Republican the next morning, and
still more amazed to read all that the
day still greater surprise awaited
him, for it was discovered that the
man was a notorious thief for whom q
reward of five hundred dollars was
offered by the authorities of an eastern
city. This reward came to Corky in
due time, and he was wise enough to
make the very best use of it for his
mother and the little brothers and
sisters.
He is in the Republican Office still, q
tall, bright-looking young man who
long ago gave up the duties of an Office
roustabout, and who has gone step by
step up to one of the most important
and lucrative positions in the Office
j. L. Harbour, in Harper's Young Peo-
pie.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-14
SOME NEW IDEAS.

NEW waitress aprons seen in the best
shops are of fine lawn with wide hens
and deep ruffles reaching 20 the bottom
of the skirts.
NICKEL pudding dishes with Covers
are a new moderate-priced substitute
for the silver-plated ones all housekeep-
ers like, but which many find beyond
the resources Of their pocketbooics.
TIE Rosebud apron so called from
the new song which the foreign papers
say Patti il 70 sing in her next engage
ment, Is pretty confcction made Of
dainty Powered stuffs Of sheer material
AN ingenious woman has hit upon the
idea Of dress album IN which tiny
cuttings Of every gown belonging 70 its
owner are % be chronologfcaily ar
ranged under the dates on which they
were purchased.
BUTTEEcUPs in an old blue china
bowl gave the touch 81 grace ~ a cool
suburban hall the other day. and later
more Of the same field blossoms ia more
old blue china bowls beautifully set out
the suburban dinner table.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-14
A POSTAGE-sTAMP STORY.
How q Little German Boy Secured .
Tigers Head from Cabul.

Tigers Head from Cabui
Not long ago little German boy in
Prussia was making collection of rare
postage-stamps, but had failed to OBJ
tain any of those queer-looking stamps
of Afghanistan, with tigers head
roughly outlined upon them, known as
the Cabul stamp Of the reign of Shere
Ali Ameer Shere Ali was the first to
introduce postage-stamps in the city of
Cabul, and when he was dethroued by
the British in 1879, quantity of these
stamps were seized by Sir Louis Cavag-
mari, who was English resident at the
court of Ameer YalSook Khan Cavag-
mari was slain the same year, and
Yakoob Khan was sent a state prisoner
to India, where he was intrusted to the
care of an English officer; and Cabul
stamps Of the reign of Shere Ali became
rare. Only limited number came into
the European and American markets,
and the little German boy Of whom we
write found 1t impossible TO procure
them in Berlin. At last he determined
to write to the ex-Ameer Yakoob Khan,
who he had heard was a tender-hearted
man and fond of children.
The German boys letter to him may
be translated as follows:
Your Majesty: l am a little German boy. and
am making collection OF stamps I wish veTy
much TO procure some stamps OF your majesty S
kingdom, and shall be very much obliged IL
your majesty would send me some
The letter reached Bombay in due
time and was despatched by railway TO
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-14

one OF the men who are always on the
lookout for good traits in every body,
and one day he said to Billy:
Say, Billy, that Corlxy's the best err
rand boy we ever had round this estab-
1ishment. Did you know it?''
Yes; he does first rate" replied
Billy.
Il never heard a word of complaint
ont of him, or knew him to decline to
do thing he was asked 10 do since he
came into this Office. He's always here
on time in the morning, and never
seems to he in any hurry about going
away the instant the hand points to SIX
o'clock Some of the boys we've had
here would be out of the door and three
blocks away before the clock got
through striking six; but, if you've no
uced 1T, that Corky is often around here
putting things TO rights and Sticking
the Office up at nearly seven o'clock"
I've noticed it, and I'm going to see
II l can't have dollar a week added to
his wages next month" replied Billy.
Hes polite little chap, too" said
the deacon. It's always Yes, sir
and No, SIR or What. sir?' when he
speaks to you, and he whips off his cap
the minute a lady steps into the Office
If he should happen to have it on"
And he's neat as new pin, shabby
as his clothes are" said Gus; and he
has well-developed bump of order.
You can tell that by the way he's al
ways picking up and putting things to
rights here in the office"
Monday was pay day at the Office.
Every employee, from Corky up to the
colonel, received his salary in small
white envelope, with his name and the
amount of his weekly salary written on
1t, and Corky's envelope had smaller
sum IN it than any other envelope in
the office. Billy, the business man
ager, always made out the pay roll, and
put the money into the envelopes
RometlIues il took two thousand dol
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-14

He was not a
very sensitive or particular boy, and he
was SO grateful for the opportunity OF
earning the five dollars week paid
him in the Republican Office that he
did not mind what they called him.
Moreover, nearly every man in the
Office had a nickname of some kind.
The business manager himself re-
sponded very cheerfully and readily to
the nickname of Billy" although his
cards were engraved with the name of
William Forsythe Raymond. The chief
boolzkeeper was never called by any
name but Captain" and his assistant
was always spoken of as 1.-The Fairy
because he was such slight and pc
culiarly graceful little man. The young
man who kept the subscription books
spent SO much of his salary for clothes,
and was SO very particular about his
neckties and the combing of his hair,
that he was called Dandy" which he
did not mind in the least. Nor did the
tall, slender, clerical-looking young
man who had something to do with the
advertising mind being called 1.-THE
Deacon"
But everybody around the office was
good-natured, from the colonel" who
was the editor-in-chief, down to Corky,
who held about the humblest position
OF anyone in the Office.
Corky did day work. He was at
everybedy's beck and call, and he did
a little of everything. He brought the
mail from the post Office four or FIVE
times day. He made paste, and kept
the counters of his business Office free
from dust and disorder of any kind.
He was tyrannized over to mild de-
gree by the big colored janitor, who
made Corky believe that he ought to do
a good many things that the janitor
himself was paid for doing, but Corlzy
was SO obliging and SO good-natured
that he did not define his own rights
and duties very sharply.
No one in the office knew much
about Corky. A line or two had been
put insthe male Help Wanted" column
of the Republican stating that an Office
boy was wanted, and Corky was on
hand with twenty or thirty other boys
to apply for the place before the bust
ness manager had come down town on
the morning the advertisement ap-
peared. Corly swas about the shah
biest-dressed of all the boys, but he
was perfectly clean, and there was an
inde1inable something about him that
the business manager liked, and he en-
gagged the boy after asking him but
three or four questions.
He didn't ask Corl1y anything about
where he lived or who or what he was,
and when Corky had been nearly a
year in the Office no one there knew a
thing about him, expecting the fact
that he went by the name of Corlzy.
1t had been discovered, however, that
he was an exceptionally good Grand
boy. Old Gus had been one of the first
to discover this, because Old Gus was
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-14
THE TIGERS HEAD

Saharanpoor, where the letter-bag vas
placed on the back Of al Indian eoolie
and carried up the hills 10 Massourie,
which Is a hill-station Of the Himalayas.
soEne 6. ooa feet above the level Of the
sea- Here the ex-Ameer Yal1oob Khan
was being carefully and comfortably
lodged in charge OF an English officer
Yakoob Khan does not know German,
but the little boris" let:er vas trans
lated By the interpreter into Pnshto, or
the Afghan toa~ns- The ex-ans-s1 Was
pleased by the iet1e-. and q selection az
CabUl stamps was sS1t by al early
mail. with Z letter written 81 TIC
English officer, explaining ta.. II
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-14
A Flat Failure.
A maiden sweet and shy was shs

A maiden sweet and shy was she,
A young and bashfui lover he,
They 10 picnic went one day,
And from the party strolled away:
Her lips were like TWO cherries bright
= tempting and bewitching sight;
They wandered through the forest cIra-
And of she slyly glanced at him;
Encouragement was in her look,
He might have read il like a book;
Bat he was bashful, did not dare
To kiss those lips, so ripe and rare;
And held himself in such command
He did not even squeeze her hand;
At kis Indifference she sighed.
And then simple rJse she tried
ruse 10 draw him from his shell
Emitting q most piercing yel-
She turned and gave his arm shake
And cried: oh. save ne from the shaker
"a saake'- he cried, excite5ly:
'swh here IS ~ Show the thing 70 rse!-
And then he ran 70 End stone
And left her standing there alone
N Y. Prssa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-14
Her Pr~ricn~

Seest thou yon traupieG- withered flower
Whose kaves lie scattered IN orr wzyt
Poor thing, Il ASS So young 20 die
How could'st thou throx Il, love, avayt
II was my rcse-I gave it thee
This morn. as down this path we came;
Friend IL you sight ny roses 80.
VII you rot serve uy heart he sa-ey
Nsv, froxu rot, dear Thou Art uaa
Given, like that rose, behold ny heart,
What should Go but droop. fade dc
The day that from thee I shall part,
AL, al bestowed. cannot take
Ny Sits a-2.a. nor would Try,
But shall learn how lives eaa break
The 6ay you east me idly oy.
e. Z S,sYs.S.A z u Y. IraAnss.da
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The aiehiia 1aiu eagle ghnrsdau zornns, guu 4, 1892
darted Corky, Just in time to see the

darted Corky, just in time to see the
man he was pursuing disappear down
one of the side aisles Of the store.
That man." gasped out Corky, as he
ran down the center aisle of the store
with all the clerks staring at him
that man-with the-light-overcoatl
Stop him! He is thief! Stop him!'
Running through side aisle at his
right, Corky found himself face to face
with the thief, who was hurrying
toward an open door. Corky rushed
upon him and seized him by the skirt OF
his coat, whereupon the man affected
great surprise and indignation.
What do yon mean, bOy?" he asked,
haughtily.
II want that money!" said CorIy,
breathlessly.
''The boy must be crazy" said the
man 10 the foor-walker and others who
came hurrying forward.
No, I'm not" said Corky, boldly.
''The man is thief. He stole the pay
roll money from the Republican Office. |"
What nonsense!'' said the man, al
he tried to pull his overcoat from
Corky's hands. Let go of my coat
you little rascal!'
Il won't" said Corky, boldly, as he
tried to thrust his hands into one OF the
pockets of the coat.
''Will you kindly assist me in free.
ing myself from this little rascaPs
clutches?'' said the man to one of the
foor-walkers who now approached.
At that moment door of private
Office near that aisle opened, and out
came MIR. Raynor and the business
manager Of the Republican, who said:
why, Corky, what does this mean?"
SIT MEANS" cried Corky, as he lodged
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-14

TIE French minister OF agriculture
has drawn pubiir ATTENTION to frsuda In
manure, especially with regard 20 ths
coloring of phosnhatc~
Hors grown IN Poland are exported
TO Germany, where they. undergo q
process Of sulphuring, and are shipped
back again for local consumption
A BOTANICAL station at ST. Vincent,
West Indies, is conducting experiments
tending toward progressive agriculture
by importing roots and cuttings. Most
of the manual labor is performed by
prisoners.