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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-05

"Speakin NV de L. an n, dere amt no
harder roads to beat dan de New York Cen
tral an de Lake Shore" says English Pete
Dem Vanderbilts IS got de brakes trained,
an ye can't ride for less'n four bits over
division"
"Dey aint any worse'n de U. p. err dc
Sante Fee" says Pittsburg Phil. "Dey're
a cold blooded lot. An on de st. Paul, be-
tween Chicago and Milwaukee, look ont
fer dc engineers aud flremen Dey'll turn
de hose on ye an give ye de laugh il ye're
beatin de blind. was on de blind on de
limited oncet, an it wuz colder'n at de
north pole Dc fireman sees me an turns
de hose on me an laughed. Wen we
got TO a crossing and stopped, he asks me Il
wuz goin to get of, an sez wuzn't, an
he turns 1t on me agen an gives me do
laugh. Wen we got to de railroad crossin's
outside NV Milwaukee, Iwuz all ice an froze
to death"
In hobo language beating the blind
means to steal ride on the mail car next
to the engine. Mail cars with no end doors
are called blind" and "blnd baggagesr
The peripatetics usually travel in pairs
and follow prearranged routes Soon after
leaving the winter quarters these pairs fall
in with others, and bands OF from 10 to 20
huliliSla ART frequently lOTluths before en-
tering town they separate aud go through
one by one, each with an artful tale Of woe
to relate to kind hearted housewives at the
back doors. Before the day is done the
wanderers repair to convenient camping
ground where, before q roaring fire, the
proceeds Of the days begging and stealing
are divided, cooked and devoured. These
camps are OF the rudest description, an the
tramp's natural antipathy for labor Is
stronger than his desire for luxuries. When
one party leaves the ground, another takes
possession, and the place becomes regular
resort for knights OF the road until it is
broken up by the authorities.
Altogether the joys OF this nomadlc life
are not such as appeal to persons of well
ordered minds. Nevertheless the number
Of tramps continues to increase, and all at
tempts to coax or eoeice them into habits
OF prudence and industry by Legislative en-
ectment have so far been utterly ineffec.
tual. @. G. HUNT
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-05

Texas is IN the .wim-at last. She has
nice ripe, mellaw Worlds fair quarrel
on her hands, with The womcu TO do the
debating II there colld he an occur.
Tenee more interesting ami liyelicr than
that II certainly does NO, bulaag 10 an
pn year ia politics,
The ground Of the dispute. Il seems,
Is the refusal Of Mrs roiin, president of
the Women's association, 10 admit an
exhibit of the resources Of the state 10
the Texas building The complainants as.
peri that the purpose Of the exhibit nsso.
citation WIS to makr an eyhlbi, and that
Tunds wcie contributed by the people of
ihe stat with this understanding. Mrs
robin. q the contrary. thinks the inter.
ists Of the state win be best subscrysl
By the reservation Of the buildng for
music, social gatherings, speeches, etc.
The objec,ors say that this may be very
alice for tie Texans who 20 to Chicago.
but that 1t wis., not bring farmers or ear,
ltal into the state; that the contributor.
TO the building gave their money for bus
hess reasons, to hep advertise The stat,
and not to promote the enjoyment OF
Texas visitors at tue fair. Ii is stated
hat Mrs; Toxins views are upheld b,
Secretary Dickinson.
Such Is The state Of things disclosed b,
a peep bchiid the caFidlA. Is tie publi,
put NJ the moaey u, is entitled to shar,
IN that view.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-05
ODDS AND ENDS.


II never rains but II leaks.
Mexico needs immigrants.
Hot lemonade is good for colds.
Canton exports leOcO,OOo fans every year
: Golden opportunities fly low, but they fiy
swift.
energy and force.
There arr over 20 miles OF tunnels cut in
the solid rock OF Gibraltar
The devil has no fault to find with the
man who Is in love with himself
It is estimated that 5000 varieties OF
goods are manufactured from wood.
Two hundred md seventy-two textile
mills Were erected in this country in 1892.
The father OF Spohr, the great violinist,
was country doctor with small practice
Major Andres sword Is in possession OF
Alderman named Riepe, living in Avondale,
Nj.
Metaphorically speaking, it is the thcat-
rical manager who bitches his wagon to
star,
A native African proverb tells us, III
thou givest thy heart to woman, She will
kill theen
For selling his vote resident Of Wolfe
county, Ky, was sentenced to disfranehise-
ment for life
The exeavatei temples near Bombay
would require the labor OF 10000 men for 40
years to complete.
"A good monkey and the best woman are
frequently found TO be two bad animals, {"
says malignant Gaul
A woman may aspire 10 wed the "bestn
man in the world and yet never experience
the Joys Of welded bliss.
A middle course IS the safest tits better
to cat the oyster than to attempt TO swal-
low one Of the shells which border it on
either side.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-05

into Mississippi an den 60 " We.
II can't catch on, I'll 90 to Galveston an
ship"
ME brudder in Seattle's been wantin me
10 visit him, an / b'licve / will Let's go
as pards, will ye. you fellar a-goin TO Den
verb"
The next day they disappear, and II they
fail TO reach their objective points in week
or 10 days II IL because they have had bad
luck. Some OF them keep dinry, and here
is a sample page;
July IS -Chioago. To Milwaukee tonight by
the st. Paul.
July lion the road TO Duluth.
July lo-Duluth no good. On tho road to
Jniy Elm Cleveland. Can sleep in the
Bethel II you saw wood and take a bath, Slept
on tho docks. Good dinners at Lakeside hos
pithl. Go in tho back way and do not let the
July 25@In PhiladelphiA. Have to work at
the Bethel Keep away.
In the foregoing dialogue the word work
occurs occasionally and demands explana-
ton. This is the way the hobo puts it;
"Ye see a tramps bloke wot won't work
an never did work, an a hobo's a guy wot
works sometimes, but amt never stuck on
It. An den wen you meets one Nv yer own
kind ye feels like old pals cause he calls
ye 'Ho' an ye calls him Bo.' Seep
Instead OF alternating in the great cities
as the tramps do, the hobo gravitates south
ward and works in a desultory fashion on
the levees, wandering from one camp to
another until the spingtime sends him
northwnrd. The following conversation is
a sample OF an evenings gossip around the
campfire:
"It's a case NV walk all de time in Pitts
burg" says Pittsburg Phil. "Ye can't go
into saloon dere an lay round all day
widout calm fer de drinks pretty fast.
wouldn't go dere II wuz you, fer dere's
too many bridges, and ye hat TO pay toll to
cross 'em. But II ye do go, get in on de
Panhandle, for dero's freight trains every
10 minutes"
"De Iron Mountain IS one Nv de greatest
roads in dis country 10 beat. Ye never get
t'rowed of. De Illinois Central's a puddin,
too" Iimpy Lee remarks. "W'en ye come
back from New Orleans, don't try to beat de
Louisville an Nashville, ner de Louisville
New Erleans an Texas, fer dey've got mig
ger brakemen, an II you don't put up a
quarter dey'll pull gun an t'row You of
in hurry too"
"How's New Orleans fer eatin's an drink
in'sW
Dead cold. Dey've got tough lot o.
cops, an dere's an ordinance dere .wot sends
ye to de parish prison fer askin fer a bite
Wot makes it SO tough is dat all de front
gates Is locked, an ye stand on de sidewalk
an ring bell. A Niger woman comes out
an ask swot you want, IN ye kin bet she'll
never even let ye in de yard"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-05

Tramps may be divided into two classes
those who rumble lazily through the ru
raj regions and the lightning artists who
make long jumps from one big city to an
other, making very brief stops and some
times crossing the continent in two weeks
These latter gentry possess degree OF en-
terprise that entities them to rank as the
aristocracy OF the profession. A New York
Sun writer overheard n conversation at a
hobo camp in the south that admirably IL.
illustrates their methods;
Pm tired NV de south. Pm goin to sneak
In de mornin"
Were ye goin"
ITO Chicago an work on de Worlds fair
I'm tired o diA country, too, but sero,s
too many ia Chicago now Denver strikes
me I've not friend therc.n
I've made up me mind 70 steal A lot nv
chuck at every meal fer a couple nv davs
and den drill % Arkansaw CITY. rs oniv
70 miles, an take de train dere an 60 lou Oh,
n Texas De SANITY Fee Is building a
branch, an IN go to work on il"
u know Were kin steal boat. an In.
morrow I'm going to cross tho rivor an act
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-05

IiE lOBkhN nOLblEh VI rOhAbNH-
learned that it is unwise to keep big dog
about the place. A bit of poisoned meat, the
sudden jamming Of dark lantern in his
face, will, 10 use the vernacular, knock him
silly A little black and tan terrier, one Of
those despicable ours that are only good to
bark and howl, will arouse the neighbor-
hood In jiffy and warn of the intruders.
II he is suddenly aroused in the night by
noises in the barn or hen roost, the discreet
farmer does not light lantern and rush
forth with a bludgeon. He peeps through
the shutters, sizes up the situation and
steels march on his nocturnal visitors. II
he has valuable horses, he does not trust
entirely to the virtues Of bolts and bars, but
keeps a barking dog in the barn.
In fact, the rapid sophistication of the
farmer has had tendency to curb the
predatory impulses Of the tourists, and
they usually find it much more convenient
to beg than to steal Like more preten-
tious members Of the leisure class, tho
knight Of the road consults his own con-
yenience In all things.
Summer is the holiday season Of the
tramp After the vicissitudes OF n win
ter IN town, "panhandling," cumming
chuck, " sleeping In station houses or serv-
ing few months in jail, or pegchance, II
specially fortunate working comfortable
hospital, the fragrant breath of June, tho
open fields, the green forests, the rushing
rivers, appeal strongly TO the sensibilities OF
the yagrant, for your tramp is true son
OF nature. He loves freedom and despises
the conventionRlities but not the grosser
comforts Of civilization. He would turn
savage altogether IL 1t were not for whisky
and the franchise. The former keeps him
in touch with the fashionable vices, and
the latter endows him with citizenship. IL
rum and freight cars were out Of his reach,
he might become a self respecting savage.
There is touch OF the gypsy spirit in
most men. 1t was this faint that drove
men on pilgrimages in the days of religious
enthusiasm and made knights Grant in
the times OF chivAlry. 1t produced out
laws and soldiers OF fortune, pirates, sex
plorers" and adventurous of all sorts in
days OF old 1t has driven thousands OF
boys TO sea, and in these prosaic times,
when all the romance and chivalry have
been driven out OF life by the hard headed
and hard hearted apostles OF progress,
when work and wages are hard TO get and
rum aud idleness go hand in hand it has
overrun the country with hordes Of dirty,
unkempt, disreputable yagabonds yclept
tIamps
There is mighty little romance about tho
modern tramp. He is just q plain, UNI
washed bum, picturesque but disgusting
in his rags He may have seen better days,
but they will never come again. He has
lost all ambition and self respect, and his
only desire is TO end his days in idleness and
indulgence What phrenologists call the
bump Of order ia very meagerly developed
In the genus tramp, and that is the chief
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-05

and In the fourteenth mile had gained
ano,ber ian. which put the wheelman on
equal footing with The horsss. by M
dine excitement begHn % snow Hseii,
ard crowd. began TO close in on the
track * c,rcr werr the people TO be
near The hicyelisi. In The seventeenth
mile tho horse eol second winl and
gradually began 70 close IN on the bicycle,
but at the same time Princes speed was
incr,as i'm, and was maintained 10 the
end Of the race.
When the last few laps Of the twentieth
mile were being made the wild cheers
Of the crowd were denfening.
comnissirg '1 tb.. twenty miles in 80 min
utes, defeating the horses by one-fourth
of a lap. The purse was S4OO with 20
per cent of gate receipts.
Mr.. Prince will depart for Chicago the
latter part of the present week, where
he will run In the Worlds fair race for
$1,000.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-05

Benjamin Dow, who is recovering from
terrible injuries received in nitroglycerin
explosion at Lima, o., has survived two
similar accidents at the same factory Last
November his working mate, Andy shutes,
was blown to atoms, only shreds OF his re-
mains being found Dow was blown 80
feet, trees were uprooted, their branches
falling on him, and when rescued he was
unconscious, remaining 50 for many days,
finally recovering and returning to work
only to remain short time, when the
deadly stun went of, killing poor Robin
son, who was working By his side. Dow
was again found in semiuneonscious con-
ditioa, with his skull aud jaw fractured,
an eye blown ont and shreds Of flesh torn
FROM all over his body When told that he
could not live. he replied, We'll, we will
Sec ' Again his wonderful nerve has
pulled him through
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-05
FINANCIAL.
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, duly 3.-Affairs Mt the
stock exchange today were extremely dull
The absence Of leading operators ON the
street as usual On the eve OF national
holiday induced traders who were bear
lshly inclined to hammer the list AZ Open
ing, especially rs early quotations from
Londnp showed considerable decline from
Saturday nights hnal figures. As the
day advanced the market assumed IA
firiaor tone and prices improved. Trad
ing throughout. however, was 50 small no
special significance could be attached 10
fluctuations ut any time. The improve
ment during the afternoon was largely
due 10 iet-up In the sirinrncy Ia money.
round amounts having becn offered al 5
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-05

,a,ovinr articles made BY Us on and after
This dale VIII he payable " ani'tu SUITES
gold OF It's currency eqm'Aehr
Nobody need be afraid 10 make CON
tract 81 that sort. The money Of the
United States is all as good as gold aud
will continue to be so, In fact, there
arc very few people who do not prefer
even the once despiscd "grccnback" bill
to gold There isn't hank In the uni
verse which would not exchange It's gold
fo- government bonds, aud as long AS
that Is the case there is no reason for
apprehension relative to the future Of
o,ir country.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-05

As published, all the courts adjourned
for the day with the exception Of the
county court, and It was only impera-
tive necessity that kept Judge johnson
on the bench Several criminal cases
were disposed Of.
John Simmons was found guilty Of ag-
gra.vated assault aud was assessed 50
aud cost
Ted Broekman pleaded guilty Of shoot
Ing the worries at the seductive game Of
craps and paid $40 aud costs for the priv
ilegc.
Frank Burns was fined $50 and ex-
penses for fraeiuring the Sunday law by
selling tanglefoot ON Sunday.
Sheriff l2uless, accompanied by District
CLERK McNutt, went over To the celebra-
ton at Arlington In the morning and re-
port a very pleasant time and an enthu-
siastic crowd Of merry makers.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-05

" " N'FF7IWtI3f
possnlr ia, i......, 49,,
Died at the ball park was that of last
evening 10 witness Birvplist L,bn
prnec's o, asoinst ,,,., hors, a..
40 - $3.50 wv i''''V,' Tue sec
va" raee OF 'he k'hd IN rms city There
were fully 1900 people present. and the
bicyclist was IN excellent trim and CON.
Hdcnt OF winning m, rac, re, Ia ia
stv1,'' onts ~ ossI,oine thaN IN his pre-
nreIuie ~ ,bo r,, 1h,,...,,
three Young men on nnns az III, '' '., ance,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-05

Gov Altgeld has another endorsement
In addition to that given by Texas at
torney The national convention Of the
socialist Labor" party, In session at
Chicago, adopted by unanimous vote
resolution expressive Of its admiration
for Gov. Altgeld because Of his frank aud
cOurageo statement Of his reasoas Tor
e1erci5lns his prerogative in panioninE
Anarchists Fielien. Schwab and Neebe."
Gov. Altgeld Is now quite as popular
among tie Chicago anarchists as If he
had done something himself in the way
Of bomb throwing
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-05

For some time past there have been
rumors 10 The effect that new coal
mining company was getting in shape to
work valuable coal fields bctweea
Thurber and Strawn. in Palo Pinto coun-
ty, Yesterday Il reporter learned that
the Adair Coal Mining company. with
headquarters in this city. had Interested
New York and Denver capitalists In the
enterprise aud work Is expected to begin
soon. \ new directory will be elected in
few days. The successful working of
these mines may mean much for Fort
Worth
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-05

Iceland is still a field for explorers From
a lecture delivered recently before the ner,
lin Geographical society by Herr Thorodd.
sen, the lcelandio explorer, It appears that
a hitherto unknown group OF lakes to the
west Of the glaciers OF Natua Jokull has
been discovered by him. Thoroddsen en-.
ployed 10 summers in making himself &C.
quainted with the interior Of Iceland, aud
during these 10 journeys he wis about 5Ol
days In the saddle. II was necessary TO ba
provided with food for himself and food for
his horses, as he had endless deserts to
cross and met with very few human dwell.
inga Before July there is no possibility Of
travelling, the ground being too soft With
snow water. Even In summer there are
often terrible storms, and the glacier river
are difficult to pass. There are, by the way,
i've painting presses in Iceland; 10 ncws-
pspcn and elght magazines arr published,
and that the leelanders have great i'm.
pulse 70 intellectual production Is proved
81 tho fact that the 1900 Icelanders who
immiglated to Manitoba have founded n
newspapers In their new colony. Ex.
change
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-05
THE BOND FORFEITED.
j. c. Eastman Fails to Show Up For
Trial.

Trial.
The case Of the state Of Texts against
j. g. Eastman for shooting Police OH
Ger Bob lhce some months since was set
to conc mp IN the Forty-eiEhlh district
court last week. but counsel for defeud-
ant presented certificate from relu-
tivss Of the man at New Orleans, stating
that Eastman, while At his dinhcr table
recently, fell to the floor. striking his
head with such force and IN such n man
uer Us ~ fracture his skull, thus he was
In no condition to travel, aud hcn,e I'M
able TO be here for trial. In view Of
these facts Judge Greene did not for
July 3. There being n0 Eastman on
hand, the bail Of 800 was declared for
fit.d.
The officers were not exactly salts
fed with the rcpurts as To Eastmun's
condition and Officer Scott wrote To ID.
:. Caster, superintendent of the police
at New Orleans, 10 make inquiry us to
Eastman, aud reply. Yesterday Chief Of
Police Maddox of this city re seivsd II
lrttcr stating In substance that he had
called at the home of lcastmlns brother,
but nothing was learned about the man.
Enstman's brother claims he has not
BEEN ia New Orleans for more than nine
Years. An examination was made of all
the hospitals IN the city. and tht chief
snys llnt II Eastman Is In New Orleans
he IA going under Nu assumed name.
Eastman shot officer Rice In the breast
when he attempted To arrest him In ths
Texas and Pacific yards.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-05


We read that on the part Of i5 n
.ich Of the middle ages theN n
fondness for magnificent iiooi RI
and if one can peep between VI
old illuminated books one INV
idea of what was high style VI
away times. Carpets for pres9,,,'
bers Of royalty and for high alu9 Y
els and cathedrals were rich "a
in colors almost beyond deseit
less grand were those wroIg j.,
prominent religious houses, aE'
homes were usually thus adorpF"
And, as the story goes, in ~
dies fayre and upon gently sHi 4
swards these costly brendths = n
tints served n goodlie purpose q !,
pings OF noble danes and ~ 4
mnydens. 7"
1t was like n poem and
one writer, to view the oelebI. Is
carpets, inwrought with goA n
threads and so brilliant and etqs \.
rs to serve rs canopies stretensi y \,
to shield the royal presence, +
ing sheen, their shifting ligh's IA
aud breeze played over them, ~
sale Of rare beauty. Still fur'na
utilized by being laid uHda
banquots. -Harper's Bazar I
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-05

John Simmons, who works under Me
Coy on the Rock Island road, was on
trial in the county court yesterday
charged with assauting y. A. Green
wood. The cause Of the trouble was
over debt that Greenwood owed Sim
mons, and 1t developed AT the trial that
Greenwood went to collect the dehd
armed with carbine. The judge as,
sessed u fine Of SIS. A motion was
mAde for q now ninl
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-05

Services at this mission last night
were very well attended, and at no time
has there been a more profitable meet
ing generally. Mr.. J. A. Sloan waI
the speaker. and more effective talk
has never been heard in the mission.
One man, in the service of the Cotton
BIT road, was gloriously converted.
Tonight services will be conducted by
Mr.. 9. T. Pledger. Mr.. Pledger is 4
very intelligent young man, and a pleas
ant talker, and viii no doubt interest
those who attend. There will be good
music, good ice water and hundreds of
fans.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-05

II Texas tried to send an exhibit to
the Worlds fair and could not secure
a place for II. then It is an exceeding bad
taste for anybody assuming to represent
Texas TO publicly assail the adminisira-
tion aud legislature Of the state because
Of the absence Of an exhibit at Chicago,
Such a course is not only injurious To
Texas. but a wanton Misrepresentation
OF the facts.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-05

The drummer from Chleaeo !.
of the merits OF his goeds W.
at last caused the coed ol0
look at him douhtfuliy.
"Oh, Pm telling you the ST. :.
said the drummer, catching " KY.
insinuatiou In the old geaiyr,
at would hurt me TO tell a ~.
YES responded The on mr'
", Il know it would. Iheresit
man in to see me yesterday ,s'i
same thing, but ! noiieve II
right on suffering aslong'N y
Detroit Free Press
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-05

A small dinner party was given last
night by the young gentlemen at Ne Ar
lington Inn. Those present were j. IL.
Luckett aud Miss Katie Vaughn, j.
g. labine aud Miss Richardson, \. NJ.
Jordan aud Miss Fosdlck. IL. II. Lacey
aud Miss Cooper, and VIII Stratton.
The chaperons were Mr.. and Mrs.
AIrCorh
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-05

80 Scibble, the reporter on The Daily
Hooter, has got married,
Yes, Twas at the wedding at the Little
Church Around the Cotnern
Was seribble nervousS
"Nsrvousi Not much While the min
lister was praying scribble yanked out a
notebook and took down the prayer In
shorthand for the afternoon issue u This
Hooter. "--Texas SiftingS
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-05

County Assessor L. Harding began
work on the lax rolls yesterday. and has
couple Of clerks busily ut work. Mr.
Harding says II will be fully two months
before he VIII have the work completed.
assessments will reach S2l 100000.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-05

w NJ. Flake. superintendent of the
North Side compress, has sustained the
loss Of two tine Jersey COWS. Yesterday
the cows were turned out 10 Craze and
entity Of the packing house. Mr.. Flake
thinks they were poisoned, but by what
he is unable TO say