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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-21

The jury Ia the Texas fever cattle
eases at Emporia, Kan. have rendered q
yerllct Of $4,000 against the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas railroad for having,
last May carried for Ilosicr Rrothcns
100 head Of Texas cattle from Midland.
Tex. to Hartford, Kan, FROM the Inn
portation Of which Texas fev0r was cont
municaici 10 Kansas cattle With disas-
trous results. The question Of law at
issue IN this clse is vital one. The
Kansas supreme court has held that the
Missouri law prohibiting the traitpof,a-
lion lines from carrying rcN0s cattlc Va
Void and that the Iowa law making the
owners of Diseased cattle responsible Is
valid. IN this case. however. the Kansas
liye stock sanitary commission had issued
q permit for the cattle, aud the mad had
Complied with an the state and national
quarantine laws, SO thar making the
road liable under tltsc circumstances ia
q new departure IN Kansas law.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-21

hot-box on lhe branch. and Il h wcll
known IA railroad circles that On several
eeeasious the Pullman porter has had 10
We rags around the nxles Of the sleeper
10 keep them from Freezing.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-21
Railroad Time Table.


ias and pncIIlo tralns Nos. . nll U
Il stop al Texnrkanu, r. C.. Junction.
llHla, Jefferson, Marshall Lougvlrw
sion, Big SANDY, Minpoln Wills Point
Iifl; Forney, East Dallas. Dallas and
Worth.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-21

lhmgo limited. Arrive. Depart.
\ Onion Depot. sl5 N ...;;...,.
Z. Union Depot. .,s,,.-.... sAO p IN
N Union Depot. 300 p m ....--.-.,
~ Union Depot. ........ 800 IN
Accommodation.
~ ith St.... ........ $500 a m
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-21
he INTERNATIONAL ROUTE,

/, connection with Houston and Texas
I5ifal Railway, makes the best time from
FORT WORTH, DALLAS.
A,d other North Texas Points, to
|ustln. San Antonio, Laredo,
And Points in Mexico.
|rLAfAN SLEEPBRS DAILY in each
direction VIA HEARNE.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-21

QuSToN AND TEXAS CENTRAL.

!, Arrive. Depart.
"pF'h..-.....-. 3.20 p m $40 y IN
The sun., 1893-10-05
THE LETTERS JAND w.

An Interesting History of Two I'M
pOrtant Members of the English
Alphabet.
1t is fact not so we'll known but
that it may be said to be curious that
the letters end w are modern addi-
tions to our alphabet. The use of the !
may be said to have become general
during the time of the Commonwealth,
say between 1649 and 1865 From 1850
to 1G46 its use is exceedingly rare, and
have never as yet seen book print
ed prior to 1925 in which it appeared.
In the century Immediately preceding
the seventeenth it became the fashioa
to tail the last when Roman numerals
were used, as in this example. viii.
for s, or xii. in place of z. This fash
ion still fingers, but only In physicians
prescriptions, 1 believe. Where the
French use j it has the power of S
as we use it in the word vision" What
nation was first to use it as a new letter
is an interesting but perhaps unanswer-
able query.
In like manner the printers and Ian
sixteenth century began to recognize
the fact that there was q sound in
spoken English which was without a
representative In the shape of an al.
phabetical sign or character, as the
first sound in the word 'wet." Prior
to that time it had always been spelled
as vet" the v having the long sound
Of Il or Of two us together. In order
to convey an idea Of the new sound
they began to spell such words as
"wet," weather" web" etc, with two
us, and as the of that date was a
typical the three words mentioned
above looked like this: ''vvet," "vveath-
err" "vveb." After a while the type
founders recognized the fact that the
double had come to stay, so they
joined the two VS. together and made
the character so well known as ". l
have one book in which three forms
of the w are given. The first is the
old double wv, the next is one in
which the last stroke of the first v
crosses the first stroke Of the second,
and the third is the common W as used
to-day.-Cincinnat Times.
The sun., 1893-10-05

Shut the dcors!" cried Father An
Dire one day to the Suisse on duty, when
he observed the arcf bishop of Paris
asleep during his discourse. "Shut tie
doors, the shepherd is asleep, the sheep
viii get oUtw Some men preach, -
said Sydney Smith, las # they thought
sin is to be taken cut of man as Eve
was taken out Of Adam, by casting
him into a profound slumber." SO
at any rate thought not South, who,
preaching one day at Whitehall, Oh
served King Charles II. and several of
his att(rdants asleep. STOPPING down,
he cried cut to one OF the delinquents,
My lord, | am sOrry to interrupt you,
but if you snOre so loud you will wake
the king
His majesty tbererpon awoke, and
turning to his neighbor, remarked with
his accustomed good rature, This man
must be made bishop; remind me on
the next vacancy" Latimer speaks
of a woman who suffered from insom-
mia. and who, all soporitics having
failed, was taken to the Church of
st. Thomas of Acres, when she fell at
once into a refreshing slumber. Lap
enius. Chaplain to the Danish court.
Q6G2), noticing that large number of
the congregation fell asleep during the
sermon, suddenly stopped, and pulling
from his pocket q shuttlecock, COM
menced to play with it. The strange
device, we are assured, had the effect
desired.-Temple Bar.
The sun., 1893-10-05
Metallic Ships Ladders.

A metallic ships ladder has been
brought out which is especially service
able and adaptable. The ladder can be
lowered and fixed at an angle between
the horizontal and perpendicular to suit
the level of water, and its action is
such that the steps maintain horizon
tai position at any angle. These lad
ders, with their platforms, are con-
structed wholly of steel and iron, gal
vanized, and are fitted with handralls
on either side. and the steps are lald
with serrated rubber treads (which can
he easily removed or replaced), thus
insuring the safety of passengers from
falling over either side, or slipping on
the steps. The platform is securely
hinged to the ships deck or waterway;
when out it rests on the top of the wa
terway bar, and is supported at the out
er end by jointed tie-barS hinged TO the
main rail. The action is single and au-
tomato, and is such that the platform
and handrails,A when pulled up, fold
compactly and snugly against the ships
rail or bulwark, where they are lashed
and stand ready for use at any moment
by simply unlashing and letting them
out, which can be done by any unSkin-
cd person from the deck without re-
moving any bolt, pin or loose part. The
ladder can be used as gangway from
the ships side to the pier by simply
turning the platform around through
quarter circle and placing the free
end of the ladder on the pier or other
fixture to be communicated with. The
same arrangement of ladder is suitable
for communicating between pOntOOns,
landing stages, piers etc, as it will ac-
commOdate itself with the rise and fall
Of the tide, the steps maintaining a
horizontal position and the handrails
n parallel position to the sides of the
ladder at any angle. The ladder being
perfectly rigid, it is claimed that it is as
safe to walk upon as fixed stair of
the best construction. Among the other
advantages claimed for this ladder are
nghtneSS, durability, strength and
CheapneSS
The sun., 1893-10-05
A Peculiar Paper.

Ink erasers Of all kinds are regarded
with suspicion in many public offices,
and it is not many months since the
use of an effective ink-erasing solution
which has been introduced into one Of
the public departments of New York
city was forbidden by special man
date from the mayor. 1t is held that
quite enough men are already led
astray by the facility with which the
figures of books Of account can be ma
nipulated, and any thing which makes
the erasure of legitimate records is
operating against the interests of So
ciety. Quite in line with this distrust
of ink erasers is the apprehension with
which the news of the invention of a
paper from which ink writing may be
erased with a moist sponge has been
received in Germany. The prevalent
feeling in regard to the invention is in
dicated by the fact that it has not only
been refused a patent, but its manu-
facture and sale has been declared un-
lawful. The product bears the appear
ance of ordinary paper and is made Of
the same ingredients, with the addition
of asbestos and parchment glue. After
being rolled the pulp is immersed for
a few seconds in concentrated sulphuric
acid, diluted with 10 or Is per cent Of
water, and is then pressed between
glass rollers and passed successfully
through water, ammonia solution, and
q second time through water. 1t is
next strongly pressed, by rolling, and
finally dried on rollers Of felt and heat
ed metal.
The sun., 1893-10-05

A warrant is out for Ephraim Cotter
OF Anoka for assault on Gust Oleson,
but he cannot be found.
Fire destroyed a barn belonging to
g. G. Winchester at Warren. Loss,
$500; no insurance
Burglars broke into G. H. Benefits
drug store at Pipestone and took a
few small articles.
Hans Hanson, aged 10, living with his
parents about twenty-five miles out
from Duluth on the Duluth, Mesabi &
Northern road, accidentally shot and
killed himself with a revolver.
The Franklin NINE near Virginia, has
resumed operations with full force of
men. Shipments to Cleveland will be
resumed at once. Shipments from the
Hale mine at Biwabik will also be re-
sumed this week.
An incendiary set fire to the separator
OF Michael GraemeF at Eden Valley,
and 1t and stack of about 200 bushels
of wheat were burned. The merchants
and business men of the village will
do only cash business after Oct. l.
John Schwietzer, proprietor of the
Mankato Soap Factory, made a volun-
tary assignment to I'll. Robel. Assets,
$4,000; liabilities, $3,700. The factory
has been running about a year and is
now leased to Fish & Stanley.
Joseph and Henry Rademaker, the
bear hunters, who shot and killed John
Wo1asin on the Chaska and Waconia
road, thinking he was a bear, and who
were indicted for manslaughter In the
second degree, were found guilty as in
The sun., 1893-10-05
Tuesday, Oct. 3,

Thomas Bryan of Burnside was liz
iured in several places in a runaway
in Red Wing. He was dragged Il dis
tance of two blocks between the horses.
James Irwin, who has been in jail at
Moorhead for robbing jewelry store,
and an eX-convict, escaped from the
hospital while the guard slept.
Officer Lex of ST. Cloud had battle
with gang of tramps who had held up
several Swede harvest hands. Several
shots were exchanged, but three Of the
desperadoes were finally locked up.
Vicar General Bauer, of the diocese
of st. Cloud, narrowly escaped death
by poisoning. He is temporarily filing
the pulpit at st. Augusta. seven miles
distant from st. Cloud. He took car
bolic acid in place of preparation for
asthma. Emetics We're promptly given,
.''hich saved his life, though his throaf
ana stomach were terribly burned.
The sun., 1893-10-05
Thurst1aY. Sent. 2S.

Gypsies stole Il wagon and harness
from Peter Nelson of White Rock and
a valnt bic team from 0. Bengsten,
acr oss the line in Dakota county.
John Sandrum, a deserter from Com.
pany II, Seventh United States cavalry,
was arrested a Granite Falls and taken
to ST. Paul by the United States mar
Shal.
A fatal accident occurred at Main
Prairie, in Stearns county. The three
year-old child of Anton Finnegan, left
ale ne in the house, set fire to its clothes
and was fatally burned.
One Pfeif, employed by J. Kennedy,
cw-rjns; hlf Cbsmith shop and saloon at
Foreston, Benton county, has been ar
rested for burning his employers hous J.
There is uch excitement there aud
Pfeif is threatened With violence.
The Rademaker brothers, who shot
ard killed John WOyahn last June,
we're indicted by the grand jury at
Chaska for manslaughter in the Sec
ono degree. Ernest Poppits of Augusta
ard r. Ziglin of Waconia were in
dicted for running blind pig" Both
plead guilty. They were fined 500
and forced to take licenses Of $500
by Judge Caldwell.
The sun., 1893-10-05
Not to BE FriHhtened,

A writer in Blue and Gray says that
during the civil war he once attempted,
nDsuccessfully, practical joke. Not
far from the picket line was an old
cemetery, and the writer, who was then
a corporal, had been told laughable
stories of the panic into which some
of the men had lately been thrown.
A rumor Lad somehow got abroad
that q headless Eorseman had been
seen in the neighborhood after dark.
One man, it was reported, had been
so frightened as to hire brave COM
rade to stand his picket for him.
One night, when the writer was post
ing his relief a little before midnight,
it came into his head TO try the story
on the man HON be was to leave alone
in the darkness. He told it with as
much soleml.ity as he could muster,
but the picket was not to be fright
ened so easily. He was just lighting his
pipe, and replied between his whiffs:
"Well (puff), if there's man (puf)
comes round here puff tonight Duff
without a head puff, puff), I'll put O
head on him."
The picket was not disturbed, and the
writer seems to suspect that this was
the origin Of an obscure slang phrase.
The sun., 1893-10-05
Friday. Sent. 20.

The residence of Charles Clark at
kerkhoven was destroyed by fire Loss
on furniture and property, 5000; no
Insurance.
Three fur coats have been stolen
in different places in Nfontevideo re-
Gently. No clue to tna thieves is yet
oht0inable.
William Pel1er, a new brakeman on
the milwaukee, road, bad one of his
fingers cut off while coupling cars in
In the yards at Owatonna.
Charles Smith, 3ITh So. entean years,
and son Of Jack Smith, a barber, ac-
eidentally shot hIlnsclf at Niller'S ranch,
near Rrainerl, while hunting. The Ell
tiro charge fTC, the gun 'ntere his
face, killing him Instantly.
A body was found ON the south shore
# the pond adjoining Hutchinson by
Charles Brllndagn and Dove L0lliS
while out hunting. An examination
shows it to he I'd rlics, Il laboring
man of this place. He leaves n wife
and four children.
Vile train was ascending The big
2cade at Window Oh the Omrha load
the last car broke from the train and
CaJ"e down the g"adn at Il terrific
speed The depot employees switched it
off and then back on to the main line
thus averting a serious disaster, as Il
train was at the depot at the time
a:.d on the main line.
The sun., 1893-10-05
ALASKAN FISHERS.
Scenes During the Salmon Season
I'm North,

In this modern day of government
schools, ready-made clothing and two
dollars-a-day wages, almost the only
picturesqueness left to native life is
during the salmon runs. Families and
tribes betake themselves to their hered-
itary fishing grounds to catch and dry
their salmon for winter use, and iso-
lated summer camps break the forested
shore with fine effect. A row of black
canoes on the beach, a cluster OF bark
or matted tents, with frames of drying
salmon overhanging the camp fires
are set between some still green water
foreground and an abrupt screen OF
greenest menzie or merton spruces.
The racks of fish give touches of high
color to the scene, as the further noftn
they are caught the redder the Paclnc
salmon are; and in Lynn canal some or
these camps look as If decorated with
red bunting. All the salmon that
comes to the Tlingit, and it makes no
distinction between king, red, silver,
humpback or dog salmon, rather pre-
ferring, on the whole, the coarse, rank
flesh of the last, which no white man
wants; hence he RACES at the cannery
waste and destruction of his chief food
supply. Since the corrupting touch OF
trade has even reached their salmon
streams, the natives now make perma-
nent summer villages beside the can
neries. The men work for the COM
pany, and the women and children do
a little independent fishing, but more
regularly follow the cannery ScOWs
and fill their canoes with rejected sal
mon, as Gamers use only about n third
Of all fish seined. Thus, in midsummer,
Alaska villages are as empty of their
first families as any Eastern city, and
the tourists see closed houses and not
q third Of the regular inhabitants.
Census enumeratOrS work ZealOuSly,
but vafnly, in attempting to count the
natives when they are scattered in re-
mOtest hooks all over the archipelago,
half of them padding their canoes
from one place to another. and as likely
to be counted twice as not at all during
the summer
The white mans fisheries are more
prOSaic, less fragrant and never pic
turesque in themselves. One finds the
canneries in the furthest nOoks and
inches Of the archipelago. each with a
finer landscape setting than the last.
There is always n mountain back
ground and clear brawling stream
coming from the dense forest.-Har.
per's Weekly.
The sun., 1893-10-05
Saturday, Sept. 30.

Minnesota retail groccrs form a state
organization.
Olaf Bensen, living near Stanton, had
valuable team of draft horses, with
q buggy and harness, stolen from his
stable. The thief is thought to be
making for the pineries with the team.
Fire in Berrisford's cracker factory
at the corner of Fifth and Minnesota
streets, st. Paul, caused loss Of $780,
600, fully insured The factory is q
branch of the American Biscuit and
Cracker company.
In the United States court at Fergus
Falls the jury In the case of Urbanks
VS.. Anderson gave verdict for the
defendant. The plaintiff sued for $15,-
600 for the loss of an arm in defend
ants saw mill at st. Cloud.
The resort known as "The Farm
at Granite Falls was robbed by three
masked men and $40 secured at the
point Of a revolver. Through presence
OF mind $3.50 was secreted and saved.
There is no clew.
john Williams of Liverpool a tramp,
had foot crushed at Barnesville. The
police there had the foot dressed and
then run the man into box car and
shipped him to ST. Cloud. He was
sent to the hospital by the St. Cloud au-
thorfties.
Henry Belts, a farmer living near
Redwood Falls, had his barn burned,
containing fifty tons of hay, also three
stacks: loss, over $1,000. Fved Gra-
bow, who was assisting in extinguish-
ing the fire, was badly burned about the
face and neck.
W. W. Wright, freight agent of the
Great Northern ever since the road had
station at st. Cloud, and before that
located at Anoka, has been given an
indefinite vacation on full pay. He has
been in the service of the company for
twenty-nine years and is now an old
man. He is succeeded by J. A Cas-
well of Wadena.
The sun., 1893-10-05
THEY DISCONNECTED HIM,
A Masher who Could Not stand q
Girl With a Sketch Book and Pen

A Masher who Could Not Stand q
Girl With a Sketch Book and PEN
ell.
Three decidedly attractive girls got
on q Sixth avenue elevated train at
Forty-second street and Immediately
a score of masculine eyes were leveled
at them. The girls found seats togeth-
er and tried to appear unconcerned
and quite oblivious to the pronounced
advances for Irritation from two
young swells who sat opposite. But
all their efforts to appear at ease were
unavailing. The young men persisted
and the girls blushed and looked I'M
comfortable. Finally one of the girls
opened a small sketch book on her lap,
and then raising her eyes she gazed
straight at her admirer opposite. He
petted his moustache and smiled. She
made a few strokes with her pencil IN
the sketch book, but did not smile
When she raised her eyes again he re-
allied that she was sketching him. The
other two girls watched the progress
of the sketch and giggled. This, with
the smiles of the other passengers. was
more than the subject Of the sketch
could endure He crossed and recrossed
his legs, pulled his hat down until it
touched his nose, and at last rushed
desperately into the next car. When
he had gone the girls closed the un-
soiled pages of the sketch book and
laughingly threw away the bit Of Dem
Gil, which, when picked up by another
passenger, proved to be quite devoid
Of lead.-New York Advertiser.
The sun., 1893-10-05
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gis& in Soc and 81 bottles, but it 10 man
s1factured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute If offered.
The sun., 1893-10-05

caiise 1t will not quite pay to can them
after paying Mckinley taxes on tin
plate. Millions Of poor people In this
and other countries suffer for the cheap
food of which tais duty deprives them.
Instead Of exporting millions Of dollars
worth OF canned goods, as we would do
Ii canning materials and supplies were
untaxed, we now import large quanti-
ties of jams, jeilies, marmalades, ETC.,
from England. And Mckinley takes a
fendish delight in strangling the
American canning industry that his
comparatively insignificant industry
may have some political significance.
He poses as a statesman because he has
given life to leech capable of sucking
the life blood from creatures thous-
and times larger and more valuable.
Bosh He should repent forever in
sackcloth and ashes for having brought
about such a condition. II the voters
of Ohio give him his dues they will set
him up in business with that other
great Republican statesman, John J..
ingalls,. BYRON w. HOLT.
The sun., 1893-10-05
AROUND A GREAT STATE.
INTERESTING EVENTS or THE
WEEK IN MINNESOTA
Important Occurrences tn the North
Star State Day by Day-A General
Resume of the Weeks Doings Ar
ranged for Rapid Reading.



The diphtheria Is subslding at Red
Wing. There has been about sixty sep
arate attacks and half a dozen deaths.
Henry Eilmann is caught by the ferry
cable and drowned while attempting to
cross the river at South Park, st, Paul.
Gustave MollnquiSt is seriously in
jured by a runaway horse at ST. Paul.
William Waters, u farmer at Atwater,
committed suicide by cutting his throat
at his home at Lake Lillian, ten miles
south of Atwater. Dependency caused
by family troubles, 1t is supposed, in
duced the act.
Fred Benedict, a pickpocket, was ar
rested at ST. Cloud. He was stealthily
removing purse with $50 from the
person of Joe Murphy, a railway en-
ploye, when the officer stepped up be-
hind and bagged him.
Barthel Pirz, chairman of the board
of county commissioners of Stearns
county, lost house, granary and all
their contents in fire. The family es-
capped in their night clothes. Loss,
81 800; Insurance, $500.
The association to aid the poor during
the winter will shortly be organized in
Red Wing. Every member Of the asso-
citation will pledge himself to donate %
cents per month for the relief Of worthy
poor, and each ward in the city will
have subcommittee to look up and re-
port needy persons.