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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-04-20
Khsa. .tIII pron,.... tsIl.
Bu, your corset. At Horn 4 EOrdsn's. q

Wheat still promises well.
Bu, your eOrsets at Horn & Eordsn's. p
Common Pleas court win adjourn satur-
day.
A few sacks Of excellent seed corn for sale
al this Office.
And now the small boy begins to yearn for
his summer holiday.
Frank Reiter had dozen fine sheep killed
by dogs Friday night.
Judqe Shook and JudGs Handy exchanged
law puIpits this week.
For mems and boys shirts try
d HoRE & NonDKz.
Full line of jamestown dress good just in
at Geo. Il. Rohrs & Bros. q
It would be a relic. to see the county jail
yard graded and put to grass.
Buds are swelling and sveIls are budding
out in light, loud Spring toggery.
The sun is SO hot now, says the devil, that
dandelions turn yellow in the face.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-15
A REllINIsCENcE.

There hangs in front of saloon on
tho courthouse square pair Of old aud
rusty shackles.
These shackles were claspcd around the
ankles Of Sol Bragg, u negro. when he
was hanged on Ham branch" in the
spring Of 1874. This was the first L.
gal hanging IN Tarrnnt county, and the
history Of the Negroes crime and exc
cution was about MS follows.
In the fall Of 1873, or thcreubouts,
when Fort Worth was bit a hamlet on
the bluffs Of the trinity river. ear
rer reported TO the authorities that
4 man had been murdered In the western
portion Of the county. Investigation fol.
lowed and the report proved to b. true
The man was Identified as ffeirhter
whose run was between Fort Worth
and Fort Griffin. The latter place was
situated about 100 miles west Of this
city. The murdered man was takefg
back to his home and buried, and short
" Hfterward his wagon was found IN
The possession Of negro IN Hood or
Johnston county. The negro was placed
under arrest aud an investigation fol-
It anerward TRANSFERRED that on Ieay-
lug Fort Griilin the murdered man was
aecostcd By a white man aud negro
who were coming 70 Fort Worth aud
wanted to ride. The freiehtsr con-
scented and after they had gut as far
as The west end OF 1arrnut county,
he was pouuccd upon by his companions.
murdered and bis wagon aud his effects
stolen.
The officers searched high and low for
me nefros arcompicc but he could not
DC iound. Thprr Was evidence enough
70 hang the negro Bragg and after no
was given fair aud impartial trial
bis execution occurred.
This was The iirst legal hanging that
ster occurred In larant county, and The
gll hangings in the county--occurr,yI
ABOUT eleven years ago, whe1 Isom
rape. 40
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-15
socIAL ND rERsoNAL.

Maurice T.. Burncy, who has been
visiting 10 the city. has returned to his
home az Dallas.
Sloan Simpson If Dallas is in the city.
Miss Bessie Anderson leaves for Dallas
today on a visit TO friends
Misses Rosa aud Belle Ellis have gone
70 ALE 10 visit friends.
Miss Connery Burton of Manchester
MIL. has left for an extended visit to
keniucay.
Miss Bessic Field will return from
Chicago tonight.
The X. X * club viii hold iis next
meeting ~ o'clock Sunday evening, at
ihe Office Of thc president, Second and
Houston streets
Mra Il, NJ Hatcher has returned from
a visit 10 Mineral Wells.
Tho X, X. *. club is figuring for the
chamber OF commerce hall in. which to
give their next dance. At this social 1,
number II new dances will DO introduced.
All the young men VIII wear full dress
suits.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-15
counrHousE MOVIES.

The suit of Tcwmcy VS. Walker ct al.
was on trial in The county court yestor-
day, being continued from Saturday.
Two new suits wore iled with the dis
trict clerk yesterday. The international
Loan and Trust company vs.. David ia
misou. for debt aud foreclosure. and The
Western Industrial cu;upnnyS Lola C..
Martin et al. debt aud foreclosure.
Shelf Eulrss left last night for Me
Kinney on receipt Of a telegram 10 The
effect that the man who stole Mr. /.
j. Green's horse had been captured.
There was reward offered Tor the
man aud for the recovery Of the AMI.
NAL stolen
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-15

George Holland. who was fined $500
n few days ago for keeping u disOrderly
house, filed motion In the city court
yesterday morning for Il new trial.
The judge will act ON the motion to-
day.
As TO one Of the jury not being compc-
tent. chc reporter talked with a lawyer.
file is OF the opinion that as the case was
really county case. IL was not nec'
essary for the jurors to live in the city,
but could live In any part Of the county.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-15
A FIoumsHING TOWN.

2. J.. Ross. merchant ~ Aiy,,,,.
was h the city yesterday ON Iersi hnDi'
nrss- lie says thar the financial rrisi.
~ ~. never reached his civ, and th,f
lning' are running along AZ smooth ~
conld be expected 'V'-
t,Ihs meIchants,' he said. ARE all on.
excellent and farmers hnvc nar ~
on their cropa' '"''n'' Oh money
AS a Whole" coptInu.a ~
our little city Il Consisting i'''s'
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-15
a rHREATENEp RLAZE.

At T45 last evening the fire depart
mcnt was called to ex,inguish blaze
at the Hansion hotel. The FIRE started
IN q rubbish room In the fourth floor,
hut was put on before the FIRE ladlies
commenced to clay. II looked 10 those
on the streets thar there woull be- qnltc
a fire. which. rs q consequence caused
no little excitement.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-15
IN THE JUSTICES COURTS.

In Justice Kenncdy's court yesterday
morning the following cases We're DIS
posed OF;
+. w. Heimer. on vagrancy charge,
was fined IS and costs.
Bum Schalk was also tined 50 and
costs on the same charge.
In Justice Randle's court only few
minor civil cases were tried.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-15

The fight between Bob Ahern. weight
1873. and Paddy Smith. weight 1873. which
was to have occurred In this city next
Monday evening. Is off, as Smith has
left town, Ahcrn gOes over 10 Dallas
arranged between him and Bob Morgan.
10 come of before ia. Dallas Athletic
club. Aheru IS ia excellent condition.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-15

a ware room and they had better take
frightened and hurried OF to replace the
articles, and We're put under arrest"
a member Of the Fort Worth China
company called attention 10 the
article and said the people would infer
that the hoys were falsely accused by the
firm. but that they had moi only stolen
the goods mentioned from the ware
house, hut Acknowledged the theft TO
Assistant Chief Of Police Matlin and 4
member OF the firm
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-15
A MYSTERIOUS AFrArR,

A man and woman arrived at The
Avenue hotel Sunday afternaon .nd a, ~,
man registered for the woman a. MI.
Innnie Hendricks Of Gainesville; he M,
NE hoiel and has not heen ses,
since. Nothing unusual Was no,t,,
60 IN the woman's appesra,..
but Yesterday mornluk ho', He,,
O'Clock she gave birth 10 a lae ar, o
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-15
ME crrY WILL N rnI.M.

The Jurors In the George Holland case
viii be paid by the city. II was az first
thought that thsrc would be q question
A. 10 whether the city would pay them
or not. but Judge Smith says the city
win get the benefit Of the line aud will
nay the Jurors
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-15

boy. The proprietor OF the hotel ques-
toned The woman ms in whether or not
She was married She first said she was.
wnsu't She first said q man Ia Gle
burnc was the father Of the child. hut
afterwards conirudictcd her own story
aud said man nt Gainesville WAS her
bctrayer.
The woman is fairly good looking.
ublut the affair.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-15
HEARD ON THE MIDNIGHT RUN
so1rELATE LOCAL NEWS CLEAN
ED DURING THE NIGHT.
rho Fruit of the Frequent Trips of
mo Patrol wagon-Latest Arrests
What the Police Were Doing.
THE EDWARDS CASE.

J. Il. Edwards. the confcctioner and
proprietor Of bakers shop who was
lately burned out. and who was ar
rested on the charge Of setting IRE TO the
place. will be given an examining trlal
IN Justice Handles court next Weunes'
Jay.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-15
am rIRsr RALE rREssEp.

The Fort Worth Compress company
started mp yesterday, aud pressed the
first bale Of cotton Of the scnsnn pur,
Of last years crop were also pressed.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-15
LARGER sEATING oArAcIrY.

A number Of new seats have been
placed IN the Union depot and hereafter
the travelling public will fnd plenty Of
seats TO rest themselves,
hsre'otore the, seating capacity Of this
the travelling public. but since these scsls
have been pNi H. the Accommodation I,
entirely satisfactory.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-15

Joseph Ensyrs ii..st cutlery male
on wr'Ai sgd oals ~ Aniefson's Gun
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-15
FORT WORTH LAGER BEE;E2
HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS.
sTop AT THE NEW IoIa1
We ARLINGTON INN.


hoyear Heated by and lighted eritE
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-15

Stages or Private Conveyances can be secursif'
for Mason, Fredericksburg and all interior towns
A. N. LEITNAKER, "a
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-02-08
A Romantic Marriage.

Miss Ruth Thackston, daughter of
Thomas ]. Thackston, of this place, was
married on July 3lst last to William
Brockmau, at Rocky Creek church, this
County, by the Rev. @. A. Jones.
The marriage was kept secret and
was not known to soul except the ccn-
tracing parties, the minister, and the
witnesses until day or two ago.
Miss Thackston was teaching in a
school near Batesville, and it was there
that she met Mr.. Brockman, who is the
son of we'll to do farmer of that section.
The marriage last July was the result OF
the attachment that sprang up between
them.
Last fall Mr.. Brockman went to Louis.
Vile, KY, to study medicine, and Miss
Thackston also went to the same city
shortly afterward to take training as
professional nurse.
All this time the parents Of both young
people were in entire ignorance OF the
marriage, bnt reports began to leak out
from the witnesses concerning the clan
destine ceremony at Rocky Creek church
on the 31st Of July, although as the
reports could be traced to no responsible
source they were not believed,
Not many days ago, however, the
young lady wrote to her father asking
him if he would have any objection to
her marrying William Brockman. He
replied that he had no objection to the
young man, who, from what he knew and
could learn about him, was upright and
trustworthy. Great was his surprise
when few dsys after to learn from
letter which the young lady wrote to her
uncle, Treasurer Tbackston, evidently in
reply to hsr fathers letter, that she bad
married Brockman last summer.
The minister who performed the cere-
mouy is now student at Furman uni
versity, and now that the story is out,
tells the particulars of the romantic
affair.
Mrs. Brockman is handsome blonde
who has many friends and admirers
throughout this County, GreenriAe Ne,cs.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-02-08
Deafness Cannot be Cured
Florence Station, Tenn.

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure Deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inasmed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eust-
achain Tube. When this tube gets in.
famed you have rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is entire
IL closed Deafness is the result, and un-
less the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con-
dtion, hearing will be destroyed forever !;
nine cases out of ten are caused by Ca
tarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous sur
faces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case OF Deafness (cauaed by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-02-08
Six Miles a Minute.

People are apt to indulge apprehensions
about the movement of waves ofthe ocean
which are cratic, born perhaps, of illu-
sionary Influences. Every one has
noticed the action of the wind on field
of corn, and seen the undulations caused
by its crossing the field in few seconds !;
but no one supposes that single stock
has left its place. AS with the corn
wave, says the Brooklyn Eagle, so with
the water wave, the substance remains
rising ard falling in the same place,
while it is only the form that moves.
The speed of this movement depends on
the speed of the wind. When gentle
breeze is blowing the friction between
the atmosphere and the water is small,
and only a slight ripple is produced, but
should the velocity Of the wind increase
the ripples become waves or even bill
lows, mountains of water, moving at a
tremendous speed.
Waves which have resulted from earth
quake shocks have traversed the ocean at
a speed which is almost incredible.
For instance, the great earthquake
which occurred at Samado, in Japan,
caused wave which travelled across the
Pacific from that country to San Fran
cisco, 6 distance of nearly 5000 miles, in
not much more than twelve hours, that
is to say, it raced across the ocean, at the
rate of about six and half miles per
minute. The self acting tide gauges at
San Francisco, which recorded the arri'
val Of this great wave, rendered it quite
certain that this was the actual rate OF
progress.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-02-08

hard life. For ffty.three winters / have
had to worry with babies-sometimes
twins. Some of 'em were colicy babies,
some of 'em were stay.awake.at.nigbt-
laughing babies, some of 'em were me-
wants.some water babies, and some were
bound. to kick.the. .cover.of babies /
have done my share of stumbling round
in the dark for bread and water and I've
lost more than my share of sleep from
the colicy and stay awake.laugbiDg
babies, but the baby that have suffered
the most from is the kicking baby that
must sleep in the middle. Some of these
kick with one foot and fling their hands
wildly and are sorter pscifed when you
pat 'em and sing to 'em, but there is a
kind of kicker-and the most of mine
was of this sort-that humps himself like
Texas pony till his whole weight rests
upon about an inch of backbone in the
middle, then sends both feet flying one
way while his hands 60 back the other
way. This sort will freeze you, skin you
and make you think bless it forty times
night without half trying; at one
founce they will fling themselves Cross
ways and beat the drum with their feet
down in your face and at another twir,
they are kicking the skin often you any
where from your knees to the top of your
head. All these I have had to deal with
in its worst form, but I tell you, PLUM
kett, what it is"-
"What is it, Brown ?" I asked, when I
saw he was softening and wanted to con-
fess.
"I must have baby in the house and
the baby must sleep in the middle"
So much for habit, Brown confesses it
at last, everything went wrong when the
baby was away, but he squirts the tobac.
co juice outen one corner of his lips,
kinder gives his mouth twist over to his
left ear, shuts one eye and says:
'It's dinged strange that never seed no
weather before, as old as I is."
SARGE PLUNKETT.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-02-08
Cash Worth Nothing.

Hidden away among the archives of
the treasury department is curious vol
ume which few people have ever looked
into. Though nothing more or less than
a scrap book, it is filled from cover to
cover with money. Altogether it holds
not less than 100000. The contents
are real currency of legitimate issues, and
vet the whole of them would not be ac-
cepted to day as payment for bag OF
-four or box of soap. This is because
Confederate notes and bonds, which
compose the collection described, are
worth nothing more than their value as
waste paper, save in so far as certain
specimens are in demand by collectors.
Nevertheless the volume is extremely
interesting BY reason of the fact that it
represents the most complete existing as.
semblage of the 'shin.plasters' put in
circulation as promises to pay by the
government of the South during the war.
Looking over the pages of the scrap
book, the various issues of currency being
arranged in chronological order, one fol
lows from start to finish the history of
the greatest civil conflict that the world
has ever seen. The story of nation is
always told most Interestingly by its
money. 1.-TWO years after date the Con-
federate States promise to pay" reads
the inscription on the earliest notes, but
very soon this is replaced by a more con-
servative legend, setting the date of pay
ment at "six months after the ratification
of a treaty of peace between the Confed'
crate States" and this latter form holds
up to the end of the war. The money is
patterned pretty closely after Uncle
Sans, but the clear lines of steel engrav-
ing are ieebly initiated by the processes
OF photo-lithography.
1t will be remembered, perhaps, that
Charges &. Memminger, of South Caro-
lima, on taking Office as the first secretary
of the Confederate treasury, made con-
tract with the America Bank Note COM
pany, of New York, for supply of paper
notes for $1,000, $500 and $50. The
order was filled, considerable quantity
of the currency being shipped TO Rich
mond and safely delivered. The goods
being found satisfactory the bank note
company was requested to send on the
engraved plates. This was done, but the
United States Government was on the
alert and succeeded in capturing the
plates on board of the vessel which was
conveying them to Richmond. A few
years later this matter was brought up in
Congress very effectively as an argument
against employing the American Bank
Note company to print United States
money, the action in lending such SER
vices to the Confederate government
being denounced as disloyal.- flashing
ton Star.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-02-08

"A Maryland factory states that it
put up 100000 cans Of corn last season.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-02-08

rapid town there wouldn't have been any
of it left in this time.
The Methodist people of little
town down East were anxious to have an
organ, and besides others they applied to
O prominent and wealthy Quaker to help
them, and he promptly responded with
liberal subscription. Shortly afterward
one of his Quaker brethren took him to
task for doing so. Said he, "Since they
will praise God by machinery, thee must
admit that it is best for them to have
good machine"
At Lenoir, N. O mule fell over a
bridge into the river, which was frozen
over with thick ice. The animal disap-
peared beneath the ice, and was given up
for lost; but shortly the spectators dis
covered its head protrudiDg some dis.
tance above, at place where the ice was
broken. The mule had accomplished the
wonderful feat of swimming considers.
BILE distance under the ice, and was saved.
An old almanac for 1918 gives the
following as the rates of postage prevail
ing at that time: "For every single let
ter by land, for 40 miles, 8 cents; 80
miles, 10 cents; $50 miles, 124 cents;
300 miles, II cents; 500 miles, 25 cents.
No allowance to be made for intermediate
miles. Every double letter is to pay
double the said rates, every triple letter,
triple, every packet weighing one ounce
at the rate of four single letters each
ounce. Every ship letter originally re-
ceived at all Office for delivery, 6 cents.
Magazines and pamphlets, not over so
miles, cent per sheet; over 80 and not
exceeding 100 miles, II cents per sheet:
! over 100 miles, 2 cents per sheet
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-02-08


"A single sheet of paper, six feet in
width and seven and three. fourths miles
in length, has been made, it is said, by
the paper works at Watertown, n. I.
1t is claimed that the sheet OF paper
weighed 2,2O7 pounds, and was made and
rolled entire without single break.
"A piece of petrilied wood, weighing
Sl4 pounds, is reported to have been
recently unearthened near Elkton, y.
According to geologists who have e1-
amined the nature of the petrifaction, its
formation is believed to date back $500
years by the most conservative calcula-
tion,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-02-08

= We have Just found out why block
sde liquor is called wild cat juice. Not
long since when the revenue officers upset
a distillery in the mountains, out fell a
we'll cooked wild cat, together with a
peck of buckeye roots and tobacco stems
The cat fell in one of the still tubs and
when the still was filled up in darkness
the cat was not discovered. The wild
cat ingredients make man fight, the
tobacco makes him sick and the buckeye
roots give him Gis