Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-02

properly sickness are questions fOt fu-
ture adjustment.
Nym Crinlle 10 "llain Talk" in the
World, discusses at some length the re-.
cent decision by which Carlyle Harris Is
condemned to death for uxoricide. and in
Weighs against that morbid sympathy too
often INDUCED in when the convicted.
because OF social prominence, or pleas.
Ing personality are regarded as a remove
from the common wrpng-docr. lie shows
that ia his address 70 the court, this
young man studied effect. while he did
not succeed, by what this writer terms
"lago intellect In ohscuring the minds
OF the jurors. his dramatic effort created
g sympathy outside the juryroom. aud q
faith In his protostatlons OF innocence.
which rest solely on senumentalism.
Here Us young man, who, by his own
confession shows that despite the re-
strlint Of good family. an intelligent and
cultivation above mcdi0crity he prosti-
tuted his knowledge Of medicine to has.
est use. In the dramatic recital OF his
past life lac betrays capacity for crime.
and when through the nimsy vail he
would throw over its intense grussucss
the law secs ouly a criminal. then he
poses martyr and cries out against
JuFtucss whl'h condemns Women.
who are his sympathizcrs, should remem-
her his victims grave he has been wo-
mans despoler IL not n murderer. and
it Is time this snake in society was
seorched, regardless OF the beauty of
SKIN or the grace Of its convolulions.
Women, az least, ought To- be thankful
mat there are men not 10 be swayed
by sentiment who Gun cOolly sift evil
Ience and reach logical conclusions
through mass Of rubbish. Unfortu-
nutely education aud social position do
not exempt their possessOr from moral
depraVty, and that sympathy which goes
| ont 10 criminal because of socinl, intel
lectual, or personal attractions Is bln1ntA
worthy and utterly morbid.
The flowers that bloom In the spring
are somewhat behind time this season. 1t
may be that they resent the insult offer
| ga 70 nature IA the ccllulOid rose which
now blooms In 50 many buttonholes.
Eight pieces Of carpeting recently sold
in New YolCS for $11,715; average.
$l45O each. Madame Spectator has
been In state Of desponJeucy ever since
the announcement that the sale was con.
cluded and she is now compelled to con
tent herself with Chinese mating In
stead of Persian rugs. The trouble was
| that she had an 1890 outfit. and nothing
| but Trinity rive steamer could trans
| port IL, therefore her trip TO New York
has 10 be deferred until the opening of
| navigation on that river.
On many Of the sidewalks hi this city
there are small projections of iron that
are not promoters of good English. The
man who stubbs his toe against one of
these and Keeps his temper and tongue
- no ordinary mortal. Jewhilikill
said victim as he went off limping.
and there was one who heard him WHO
| believed that somewhere there was n
halo the size Of that mans hat which
he ought 90 have.
Does any reader of this column ever
eat where them are wooden toothpicks
on the tableY II so. let him note a ne.
euliar fact, that most people take n
half dozen or more They cannot use
more than one, and the supply Is mex
haustble, but greed or habit induces n
taking beyond the present need. The
loss 20 restaurants Is not great but
there is considerable human nature In
the act the majority of mankind CRASH
nc al that Is in sight, and carry OF as
much as they can.