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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05

The carecr. no doubt, has some incl.
dental drawbacks
NJ fewer than i've British correspond
cuts were killed Ia the recent campaigns
iu the Soudan General sherman threat
rnrd tO hang all the correspondents
found In his camp after % certain day,
aud General sherman was the Kind Of
man Ia fulfill any threat hc made / sup
pose there was no correspondent taking
part in the frnncl-Gtrmtu aud Russo
Turkish wars who was not iu custody
over and over again ON suspicion of be-
Ing a spy,
have been prisoner myself ga
France, Spain, Soryiu, Germany. Aus
triU, Hungary, Russia, Rownauiu and
bulgaria, and / may perhaps venture to
remark ice passing Tint / cannot rec.
ommcnd any of those countries from this
point ~ view
But the casual con6uemonts. half IT,
rtoung, half comic, to which he may
Ice subjected, do not bother the war cor
respondent of the old world nearly as
much ns do the foreign languages, which.
" be- is not good liuguist, hamper him
every hour Ui the day He really should
possess the Ett of tongnes-be CONVEX
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05

It's novices. II established Ambuances.
H. sent men to the frontier IL was in
every battlefield Every brother multi
piled himself. Never was there greater
devotion, patriotism, activity
It must not be supposed that the mem
bers Of the academy go ont into tho
highways and hedges 70 find people to
crown. They are brought TO them.
The conditions for all the prizes are
the same. An individual or society who
believes certain person worthy of the
prize addresses a memoir 20 the acud.
envy which describes the worthy deeds,
tells the time they have been going on
NC must always be as long rs three years.
aud quotes letters from those who have
been aided from those who have wit
messed the acts. and from pastors and
officials who know Of the ease
This memoir il given 10 the mayor Of
the place. who testifies TO its truthful
moss and passes il on TO the prpfcrt. who
also assures hlmself that II Is exact.
signs Il, and sends 1t 10 the academy.
As rule the person knows nothing
Of the effort making in his behalf.
The academy frequently IL puzzled In
making the awards. Every year the
speaker complains that there is more
virtue revealed than they can possibly
reward: that as rule not more than
onp-half of the really worthy eau be
Included In theiE list.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05

II Is the custom for the acadcmicinn
who delivers the annual discourse on
the prix dc yertu TO tell littlc of the
history Of each person receiving a prize.
These diScOurses make very eucyclO-
p0pdiu of human kindness,
Scores Of small merciml institutions
of France have their histories written
only In these records of the French
academy. Such Is humble homo for
girls In Amrn, A poor working
woman touched by the needs of tho
young girls who throngcd the streets
begging or stealing. opened her small
rooms 10 q few of them She supported
them 50 far M possible by her work.
What she lacked she begged Through
her energy aud the faith others had In
her. this institution grew until she was
wise would have been In tue streets Of
children IN Paris and home for old men
in the High Pyrences have similar
origin.
There is long list Of persons who
have repeatedly risked their lives to
save others aud have received prizes.
They seem 20 have had frequently
verituhc passion for lifc-saving They
have feared neither water nor fire. ice
nor falling timbcrs One man I'm this
list bns saved over one hundred lives
and added To his daring rare skill i'm
restoring the drowned To life. even in
venting q pump for introducing warm air
into their lungs.
There arr remarkable cases of ser.
wants deyoting themselves ~ masters
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05
PRIZES TO GOODNESS.
some Unpublished Work OF the French
Academy.

Paris. Jan. 2G.-nbout one hundred
yours ago Ia the widest part Of the Nos-
ges mountains there lived a half savage
population Of some eighty families They
spoke neither French nor Germun, but
q putOis almost unmtelligible 20 outsiders
They were u government unto them
selves. Their chief law was might Is
right Hereditary hates divided them.
They ptacticed the worst vices of the
iCudal age.
Jean Frederick Obprlin. touched by their
degradation. undertook to ciylizp them.
He went among them Ak lubOrer,
taught them to till their fields and ~
make ronds. lie persuaded them TO cul-
byutc the potato. lie introduced good
breeds of horses and fowls. lie started
Vriuus industries, founded savings
bang. established trade with the neigh
boring villages. lie opened school aud
q church. and before his death he saw he
the place OF the warning. unciyized COM
munity u canton Of 800 peuceoble indus
triuus, Intelligent families
The life Mr. Ole Rim lived among them
aroused more than enc Of the villagers
Go limit ,tr him in his devotion 10 others.
one woman especially iWhibpd his
spirit. Louise SChcppler She came to
the homo of the Obpflins us "a tOncs-
tic, giving them her services aud IN her
leisure worked among the poor. She saw
IN This work how often people were
Obliged during labor hours to neglect
their very young children. She opened
a room where she gathered in the littlc
iulkSduring crrt,in hours everyday, Her
asylum became uu Institution OF the COM
muuity. aud until her death ,Ouise
Schcpplpr devoted herself To- It's manage
mcut.
This little history comes from the
records of the French academy and is
printed there 10 explain why what is
known In That body us tue 'priN dc yer-
tu' had been awarded to Mudcmoiscllc
Schcpplcr the founder of the crcchc.
That the French academy should 20
out of its way to hunt up people who
are remarkable for nothing but their
.rlt-sacnhcc and charity may seem
bizarre. The common notion Is that
the Forty lmnurJuls devote their at
tuutou To pure literature. That h true,
but not exclusively. Their work is not
confined To pure literature: it includes
pure goodness. They award prizes for
| good deeds MS well ~ good books.
The way this came about is not unin-
tcrcbtiug.
The idea originated In the last cen
fury, and between l7S2 aud 100 ten
prizes were awarded To poor people
whom the academy had discovered To
have done especially worthy acts.
One of these persons had taken the
| irons FROM a prisoner of the BuHtile;
| another refused 10 receive legacy
whose payment would have impoverished
the family of the testator: several were
TO servants who had devoted themselves
| 10 mu8tcrs who had lost their fortunes.
II IL said thut in those days the elite
of Paris listened with as much inter-
| est To the discOurses pronounced In
| honor Of the noble acts of these humble
| men aud women, as il did to those which
discussed great literary works.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05

The revolution Pit an end to the prix
de Ncrtu. II WAS revived IN 1919 when
the ncudcmy received from the Baron
ue Muutyuu sum Of money sufficient
Ia yield each year 10000 francs, which
IL WIS ordered To award to the poor
French person or persons who offered
the best example of devotion, self-sacri-
ice and charity.
The Baron dc Montyon. in giving the
prize. declared that his iden was less 10
reward the person Than to call the at
tentOn of France 10 the beauty and
value OF poOlnesG lie hoped also To
inspire others To establish similar prizes
lie was not wrong IN surprising that
others would follow his example. The
prizes were Increased until in 1881 there
were six, which were so subliyidpd that
thirty-cight persons received gifts la
1891 they had So increased that eighty
four awards were made.
Since the Montyon prize was estah-
lishrd the academy has never failed Ia
ing to an address in honor of the per-
sons crowned never but once n 1870.
Even the serene atmosphere of the in
Situtc was too dense with forebolipg
HAT year 10 allow Of prize giving
In 1871 the prizes were given but there
was no discourse, The prussinns had
carried OF the papers and the acadcluy
had To content itself with bare ont
line of names and amounts NJ
ltgouye, Ia announcing the capture of
the records by the Prussians, said:
81 doubt " they viii publish them.
j would do ms too much honor and am
ronsoled for their loss when | think how
II VIII dlSplVHsc our enemies To lind that
80 much devotion exists i'm France"
lhe prizes are permanent endOw-
ments, Rarely the academy Is called
upon TO award q sum for one year only.
One striking example of such an award
Is Of interest To Americans During
the Seige of Paris In lST0Il large suns
Of money were raised everywhere To-
help the unfortunate city Roston was
especially generous. II collected 100000
francs TILED ship with provisions and
sent II To France. But before ID had
finished its voyage the seige was ended
than money The ship was semi 10
| England where the cargo was sold ana
the money distributed throuebont
France. When the Boston COMMITTEES
hand.
This sum Il sent 10 the academy. ask.
ing that u he awarded as q priN de- vertn
% some person who had done note.
worthy act in the siege. The Duke III
Noplllos. IN telling the story Of this priza
ip 1872, said Il was impossible 10 rive
| tue money Ia any person since there bad
hoen IN Paris during the siege but one
thing equality IN patriotism: 30 tbe
AmerlcRu prize went ia the Institut dns
Freres lies ecoles chretiennes bolv
which. during the war put nj the dls
posltl0n Of The miuister Of war. All ~
embellishments. its schools. It's members.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05

talked 10 German Hungarian, Servian.
Bulgarian. Romanian aud Turkish, each
in his own tongue. those diverse ian
guagcs having been acquired hy him our
ing the few months Of the Russo nfk-
isl war
HOW I MET ANDREAS
By tits time You may be wondering
Just where "Andreas" comes IN. Per
haps I hive been over long In getting 70
my. specific subject i was at the table
d' hote In the Scrbiache Krone hotel IN
Belgrade whore ! first set eyes on An
In the wear 1876 Servia had Thought
proper 10 throw of the yoke Of her Turk
ish suzeroiu aud 20 attempt 90 assert her
independence by force Of arms. hut for
"a very irregnlarly paid tribute she was
virtually independent already and prob
ably in all Sprvin there were not 2OO
Turks but she nmhitOusly desired 10
have the name of as well as the ac'uality
OF being Independent. the Russians
helped her with arms, officers and voluu-
teer soldiers, aud when ! reached Bel
grade in May of the year named there
had already been lighting IN which the
SeryiHus had by no means got the worst.
No word Of the Seryian tongue had J.,
and 10 was the reverse ~ pleasant for
war correspondent iu such plight 10 learn
that outside of Belgrade nobody, or nt
least hardly anybody, knew word or
any other language than the nntive Ser
vinn
As ] ate ! was being attended by n
very HssiduOus waiter, whose alprtness
and anxiety. to please We're very con-
epicuous tAc was smaIt with quite
m.Oriental smartness: he whisked about
the tables with dizziness. he spoke 20
mc iu German. TO the Russian officers
over against me In what / assumed was
Russian. TO the Servinns dining behind
me In what 4 took 30 be Seryian.
liked the look Of the man: there WIS in
tclligcnce la his aspect. One could not
call him handsome, but there was chur-
acter In the keen black eye, the high
TEXTURES and the pronounced chin. fringcd
on either side by bushy. black whiskcrs
/ had brought no servant with me;
the average British servant is worse
than useless In foreign country, aud
the Acknowledgment courier IL = suarc
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05

for years after their fortunes have dis.
appeared, frequently not only serving
them without wages but even earning
bread aud shelter for them.
lhrTe are sons and daughters who
nave sacrificed every pleasure of life
every ambition, To care for infirm or
crazy parents. There are others who
nave adopted large families of young
nrolhers and sisters and educated
them for useful careers There arc
records OF lives given To paying the
debts OF fathers, brothers, husbands.
~ Il rule the persons who receive
prizes are women.
Last year of eighty-four, seventy
Two were women. Each year the
stpsaE'r OF the academy remarks on
nation. ''''A
All! Mcssieus, the women excel M
II is peculiar also to notice that n
larke number of these women are widows
Almost all who receive rewards ara
over 20 years of age.
Most OF those TO whom the prizes are
given are said In receive them with ~.
lllrtanCe They have simply done their
uu'S! lhcy say. One old woman refused
Il pilEr on the ground that heaven might
~! uot give her Il crown IL she took one from
the academy.
rarely do the prizes mako l'rc onv
ssHsrr Tor those to whom thew are given
Tor most often they devote the money
10 tIv poor in whom they are Interested
, NItAahdtr Dumas, in making the adj.
HresS on the priX before the academy
hin 90 Sgid: For several DAYS /
nave peen living among the noble Deople
70 Wh9m We are giving these rewards
am the better for IT, am. more "onr. .
nE"us,, more enlightened. more belicy.
ii3E; me reading Of no book of morals
phuos9phy, wisdom, could have done far
me what this association has. No amonnt
oi genus can explain God. Ii Is good.
IDA VI. TARBEIT,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05

rant with al European languages, n neat
aasortment Of the Asiatio languages, and
a. few Of the African tongues such az
the Abyssinlan, Ashantee, Nnlu, and Sou
dGnese
Bnt how few In che nature Of things
can approximate this pOlyglOt versa
uhtyl Often In eastern Europe and In
Afghanstau / have enYicd Mcssrs. Swim
tou, Smalley, Wmtelaw Reid and the
other notnble war correspondents of the
American Civil War Ia that they had not
the difficulties Of outhndish tongues to
contend with. ] own myaclf 30 be n poor
lingiiHt and have many and many "a
time suffered for my dullnoss of what
the Scotch call "up-tRke." IL IL true
that was fairly conyersant with
French and German, and could express
my wants Ia Russian. Roumanian, Bul-
garinn. Spanish, Turkish, Hindoostanep
PushtOo and Burmese every word of
which smatterings | have long since for
COTTON. But the truth W that the poorest
peoples IN the world In acquiring foreign
languages are the English aud the
French, the readiest are the Russians
and the Americans
u was after fashion liberal educa-
tion 10 listen 10 the iluonoy In some
mli-d0zen languages Of poor MacGahuu,
the Ohio boy who graduated FROM the
plough TO he perhaps the most brilliant
war correspondent Of modern times His
compatriot aud colleague. Frank Miliet.
who has fallen away from glory us u war
correspondent and has taken TO the In
ierior trnde Of painting, seemed to pick
up u language by mere accident of hnd-
ing himself on the soil whore 10 was
spoken.
In the FIRST three days after crossing the
Danube into Bulgaria, Millot went about
with book Ia hand. gathering Ia the
nNmes Of things az which he pointed and
jOtting down each acquisition In the hook
On the fourth day he could swear M
Bulgarian oopiously. fervently, and with
measure Of lntellgiblity Within o
week he had conquered The uneoull
tongue. As be voyaEed lately down tho
Danube from source to mouth, charming.
~ deacnbing the scenic panorama OF tl,
great river In the pages OF HAMPER thOs,
81 you who have read those sketches
sill not haye failed u notice how Milhsi
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05

was too broken for chastisement ! could
not send to prison the man who had
saved my life among the pine trees of
Diunis. | wondered VI he really thought
me dead not that II 40 his act was
thereby materially palliatel. And !
thought Of two little sentences that my
mother fought me when ] was n child
Judge not that We be not Judged and
Lead US not into temptation
l pulled the man onto mis- feet aud
0rnsped his hand then with the words.
Give me my fathers watch -goolhy,
Audreas. ! shall remember all the
good in you and forget those last bad
days ] turned from him and quilted
the ConcOrlia with q lump in my thrOnt
that / could not swallow down.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05
MY SERVANT ANDREAS.
ny Archibald Borbos. the Famous Lon
don war Correspondent.

ny Archibald FORBES, the Famous Lon
don war Correspondent
(Copynght 1892, by Archibald Forbcs)
/ think it quite likely that some OF my
young American friends about eight
months ago were burning 10 have an OPP
pOrtunity Of accompanying General
Miles down the Pacific coast aud of
describing in glowing sentences 20 their
cOuntrymen at home how Uncle Sans
young men turned to flight the CHILEAN
insurrecfionists who were breathing out
threatening and slaughter against the
grcat northern republic
There Is undouhted fascination in tho
picturesque and adventurous life of the
war correspondent. One must, of course,
have a distinct bent for the avocntiOu.
aud N he is 10 succeed he must POSSESS
certain salient attributes He must cX-
pose himself 10 rather greater risks than
fan 60 the lot of the average fighting
man, without enjoying any Of che hap
piucss Of retaliation which stirs the
blood of the latter: the correspondent
must so quietly on his horse In the fire.
aud while watching every turn Of the
battle must wear the aspect as " he
rather enjoyed the storm OF missiles
than otherwise
When the fighting Is over the soldier
" not killed. generally can cat aud sleep
ere the echoes Of IL are silent. the CORE
spondont Of energy and IL he has not
energy he is not worth his salt--must AL
ready be- guloping his hardest toward
The nearest telegraph wire. which as Ike
as not is a hundred miles distant. He
must get there by hook or crook Ia
n minimum of time, and as soon as his
message IN on tho wires he must bo bur
ryiug back 90 tho army else he may
chance to miss the grcut battle Of the
war. The correspondent must be most
things 10 all men; he must have the
sweet, angelic temper Of woman, be
~ aifnble aB N he wprc running for Of
bce. and at tho same time be big aud
ugly enough 10 impress the conviction
that Il would be- extremely uuwise 10
La1s, any libertiea with him.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05
A BRAlNY WOMAN.

u london Van, 20. Miss Frances
lower Cobbe has raised for herself a
s sosS o. ehemies by her zeal ON Tue vivi-
h tithI ana woman questions. There
pisbed more gRd work In any ono % U,on,h
Gt her life than have her opponents dur.
" vle entire course of their existan"e
IN, nue nus labored necessarily both no no,
hese the mise1es OF her own sex and In
t uen"lt ot the less important members Of
sne unah0 creation which being itnnb
nau ull lately compatively few neonie
~ sPyaA word for them Born exactly
GoJlSSuH years ago IN Dublin, Miss Power
t 1o1yr ue granddaughter OF the we'll
clerical family, although her father WIS
~ queer IA the Nineteenth Light dra.
s00us' mere was nothing in her early
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05

snatching mp gun MS he ran, ana the
last saw Of him was while be was
waving ON the niltiamcn with his billy
cock and loosinC Oh an occasional bullet
while lac emitted Wells Of defiance against
the Turks which might well have struck
terror into their very marrow.
Andreas came into camp nt night
very strenky with powder stains, minus
the lobe Of one ear, uneasy as ne cauKnt
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05

who dedicated to n, ".
Immortal life, and M, y
MISS MISS Cohbe an eresI , s,'''
works Before sbs n.y., ,'.. 4
elled all over Italy s @sl
returning 10 l3nrlan5' y y
assist Miss Mary Gu
known philanthrcplstt mn I,
rSiormatory. 1t VA
Miss Carpenter t6st
question Of young ar. "
hrst society for deieaJl..
servants. and Tor d. n.'.,
lncurablcs. In iSG2 /, w,
phlet from her pen epiiai,
cation was the strotes' NJ Y
ing university desres, \
written. aud she Az ~.
nave been convicted \
suult on them may IA 'l.
ration orders. In FAC, r,t,I
the present day owe nm.,
TOR many acts which ,,'
obviously just Ind ~. ~
never have been pa,saSs
II not been for The small ia
WORKERS of whom sbe M.
OF the most hardworkls, Y,
Although Miss Cobb t,i.|
an interest in yiyisectios 4
ger q young woman NJ
the subject with energy NJ
has written more than III
phlcts aud leaflets On NJ
founded aud directed ior ~
tnry Victoria Street Soa,;, y.
lection Of Animals finn n
association of which A, H
Shaftcsbury was presIAe~
tied for a long time TMl'a
even to this day. altloaS n
tired and lives IN Walps3
10 work, aud occasional,
meetings on behalf Of arIi,,l
feels are likely to beeois.
logical science.
Apart from her won Nh
Power Cobbbc has a WI
sOnolity. She has mahy III
and is highly respected y n
aud foes. ADELE
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05
FRENCH WOMAN on n
dor The suuday

dor The SUNDAY &
l remember q little anej
happened To a friend Of ~
first arrival In America.
bOuillOn aud the dangpt d
spices. So many people \
French cooking Is cOnDQ,d
garlic, onions aud SPICES N
We use all these, but w y
great discretion and a don
goes a long way with IA
THE BOunl0i /
] will tell you Of yefy pl
that can be made with an Aa
often wasted In the klirhn
When you have d fola ( I
chicken or turkey, clean b
feet; you clean them BY gfs
boiling water for two o. llr
and when cool enough %
scrape the first skin Of cn
knife: also cut Oh the nrci
ing IL gets dry and Is harlli
leaving the head ATTACHED
must be well cleaned, pir,lil
ers aud washing II vel NY
and keep the small end v
u u.
Those bits. with the bones Z
mutton. veal. win make .
houillon, IN The same way az
with fresh beef. only 700
piece of sayOry cabbage
not enough Of these irr.
enough 10y adding d pound e
The hind leg Of beef j. n,f
the fore leg, If you Do NJ
the beef, put Ia yOnr NV
spoonful of extract Of ~
good thing 10 bave a0H
kitchen.
/ will next tell you The
Of soup which can b NAY
bouillon:
A TWENTY-MINuTE Wy
Do not use The coars W.
fine l. better; when tbp w
you remove easily th ~
surface. In carrying w
steadily. MS thcre Is aAa
thickness at the bolton
make your bouillon lul4
Put In a saucepan Ihr nv,
tity of bouillon; when y
vermicclli crushed IN wv
with II spoon. let boil N
minutes AID serve -, u,
AN EIGHr-MINuTh I
Use the imported wy
"Tanioca Groult;1 II do.' y
ing. and il cooks In elgnl
the bouillon boils, shaEs. 81
tilled with tapioca, % u
lhat each grain fails
the needed quantity ! h,
spoonful for each peI.oi
prevent humping Le'
eight minutes - pol1llls
y
Use Carolina rice.
vegetables rice must "
linuid. Cook IL IN wagf
St,o of rice Bal I''s 1
mn hour. When coos''i N.Y.,
fully, put il hot in ~, wv
over il The boiling bo. .p,.5i
Use spaghetti, Bris
two ,tirks for one WY.
PIT il in the bo!llns ~,
boii slowly half an ~, A
grated Swiss cheese o.
using II ut viii aI Ihe rlis
W @T'' p LON
Rutter a small tin'
we'll beaten and nlAs ..,'.
If lultewarln bOnlllvn
M ,,,ne' and salt, peppsl
meg: Set the lin FOR y
inu water. then pul y b &
four MINUTES. Mben Y. =.
s0uare pieces as plk IN.
jn tho tnreen aai pow ~
boiling houillon, n,,,fpg SA
NIix ono egg Wild
fnI Of hour aud . qiipis
of cold bouillon, posl
lon. give il a stir a''
minutrd, 49,, preg Nb
NNNNANN -
one by one, as n l'.o, ~
Iipnid. break and XIV ,s' "a
boiling bouiilon' XXI lai
fresh. Let them 1O. n
allow the white i9,ts 30
GREEN PhA Ana
Fresh Vegetables a1,l
IN boiling water ,,,sm
green peas. cook XVI. .ssn
fine salt. Mash .aS
ander, mix them VIZ M
bonillon and serve Iisl
pre"u ." SOUP A
Roll three mediaHi.. &
coo IKE, mash then
and ada 70 q ql.4 ~