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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09
FOLLY or BETTING SHOWN.
TENNESSEE BOY wACERs THAT
HE WILL BE KILLED BY
LIGHTNING AND WINS.

Knoxville. Tenn, April S-.John Stan
field, viyacious youth who attends
school IN the western part Of this city,
was returning home from school this
afternoon when storm was approach.
Ing He wagercd sch0olmatc that II
the lightning "struck anything IN town
ID would come around his way. No
sooner had the wager been placed thlp,
a bolt Of lightning struck the boy~dE
he was dead
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09
THE CIrYs SANITARY CONDITION

while Waco Is not nc all In bad con.
diti0n IN q sanitary way" remarked DR..
y. II. Caldwell, chairman Of the board
az health today, ~ believe that thor.
ourh inspection Of the city should be
made aud cleaning up wherever shown
60 be necessary. We will be- well pro.
tected against cholern or other epidemic
aud no city IN the state, w my opinion,
viii To- better able 90 resist attack from
such scourgcs. At the meeting of the
board Of health next "Wednesday night,
We viii decide upon what rrcommcnda.
ton 20 hnkctO the council ON this mat.
ter" ma
Past Eminent Commander !. h. Brin-
kCrhun, Of Waco cOmmnndcfy knights
Tcmplur, was presented with q handsome
ring bearing the siguct of the thirty-sec.
ond degree, last night az the commnnicry
meeting. Prclate w. w. Deiinrt pre-
scented the token of esteem aud approcin.
tiou IN behalf of the members In the hap
pcst OF efforts
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

E1-MinScr T. j. Phelps Is again on
the list of Nale's law lecturers, which IN
considered pretty good evidence that he
Is 10 have NO official position under the
present administration.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

new Fifly-fourth judicial district viii he
vel attended and Is causing much IN
tercsi and speculation, ns 70 It's re-
suit.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

Those who heard DR. Ridgway's lee
ture' Travellers Tales viii not fail
90 hear him again.
II you have never heard him 20 TO st.
Pauis NJ. u. church next Friday night.
April H. Subject;" The Fire Builders"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

Examine our line OF cold dry air re-
frgerutors. They are the best mnde.
Sold on easy payments zoo and EOS
Main street Maddox. Ellison & Co.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

Chase & Snuhons tens. like their
coiees,. are absolutely the best quality
attnlnable. We will handle these teas
exclusively this summer Turner *
Iliuupn
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09
WARREN no SERVE THE sTATE

WARREN TO SERVE THE STATE
The mandate for the imprisonment Of
the e1-champion fcutherweight puglist
Tommie Warren, convicted uf murder
In the second degree. has been received
from the court Of criminals and he viii
BE- sent to the state furm in Bmzos
county.
lie has been soliciting his friends 20
endeavOr 20 secure pardon for him,
aud an cdrt to do 50. it is thought will
be- made after he has served the first
year or two OF his six years sentence.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

air refrigerator before you buy. Sold ON
easy payments by Maddox, Ellison x
90
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09
Ar BoNrIAAi.
THIRD PARTvITES HOLD A MEET.
ING WHICH Is WELL AT
TENDED.

Bonhnm, Tex. April ST. Special Tho
Third party had quite an enthusiastic
meeting here today in the courthouse
They came from all over the county
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

Refrigcrators and Ice boxes for snlo
IN easy payments at Maddox, Ellison 4
20.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

We have just received car load Of
The celebrated Perfection refdgerators
aud lee boxes. Call aud see them before
Ellison & Co.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

Wanted, at once, n trained nurse for
dressing surgical Cuses az the Dr. ID. NJ
Bye Combination oil Cure. corner Hous-
ton and SecOnd strcots.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

Wanted, nc cSce, q trained nurse for
dressing surgical eases, nt the DIR. -. NJ
IBse Combination OH Cure, corner Hons
ION and Second streets
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

wuusonh ailments-an inugoratirg, rcct0rn-
tive tonic. soothing cordial, and brHnng rer.
vine; purely vegetable, non-olcoliolic, aud
perfectly harrniesa u regulates and pro.
NOTES al the prcpor functions Of womanhood,
improves digestion, onriches tho blood ois.
psls aches and pains, melancholy and nervous
ncsg, brings refreshing sleep, and rsstorea
health and strength.
What's tho usc u trying this aud " try.
ing that when hero u q remedy that's quar-
nnfcedP IN all the deraugoincnts, if1pgulari-
tc8, and wcoknU,scs peculiar 70 tho sex, 20
riodical pains, internal Inflammation and
liberation, weak back, lcuccrrhoa and overy
kindred nilment, II the " favorito Proscrip-
ton fails 70 banoft or cure, you havo your
nopoy hack
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

None but ten years old Belle OF Nelson
whiskey sold over the Mansion bar.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

The cheapest refrigerator to buy Is
the one that will keep the Ice and save
the provision. Soc oar line before YOU
purchase. Sold on easy payments Mad
dox. Ellison AZ Go.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

An kinds OF furniture sold on install.
mont. Call and see our line. Maddox.
Ellison q Go.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

The Perfection refrigerator win save
your ice aud keep your provisions better
than any other For sale only by Mad.
dOX, Ellison x CO.
Sold on insiulmputa
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

Far and shelled corn. eur lots. For
lowest prices, write LIllcy 4 Bib.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

Baby buggies ne an priccs. aud sold
on instalment ne Maddox, Ellison q %.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

A hslpinQ hand
30 iiftup ygcak, tired,
oveftaxcd women =
that's what youu
ind IN DR.. Plercos
Favcfits prescrir-
uon "a gives you
just The hep that
You need.
Its q medicine
thhtsmhde especially
10 build up vomene
alranrih and 20 cuie
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

An kinds Of furniture, IN On install.
ment Call aud sec ,gQSr1ine. Maddox,
Ellison 4 Co
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

the big ,3CSrlry auction sale nt pffnfic's
eYerEIlsf ut 2 .. M, and 1850 p. m.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

Wanted, NJ once, a trained nurse for
dressing surgical eases, at the DR. II NJ
Bye Combination OH Cure. corner Hous.
ton and Second streets.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

BE sure Co see the Perfection cold dry
mir refrigerator before you buy. Sold on
easy payments by Maddox, Ellison a
Co.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

Chase 4 Snnborn's teas. like their
conees, are absolutely the best quality
attainable. We will handle these teas
exclusively this summer Turner 4
Dingce.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

McAlester coal Tor stcnmug purposes
Car lots On track. Lilley & Ribb
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

Baby buggics at an prices. and sold
on instalment at Maddox. Ellison a Co.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-04
Opal. Are Popular Once More.

The prejudice against opals appears
to be disappearing. Anyhow they are
popular. There are several varieties
of opal and therefore several degrees
of merit. The precious, or noble, or
oriental opal is the supreme. This has
all the colors, and when these colors
are broken into snanGles it is then
called the harlequin opal. Then comes
the fire opal or girasol. with hyacinth
red and yellow refection-the former
comes from Hungary. the latter from
Mexico. The common, or semiopalS,
are nenopalescent. The hydrophare,
or oculus mundi, is nontransparent,
but becomes so by immersion in water
or any transparent fluid. The cacha-
long is nearly Opaque and of blush
white color. The hyalite is colorless,
pellucid and white. The opal jasper
or wood opal is the petrifaction of
wood, opalescent, but without the col
oring which makes the noble" gem so
preciOuS
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-04
Advertising In Russia.

The common people of Russia as q
rule speak only their own tongue.
A large proportion of them cannot
read the bewildering characters
Roman, Greek. and composite-which
form their alphabet. and to help their
ignorance the shop walls are covered
over with rudely-painted pictures of
articles for sale within. The butchers
shop has pictures of meats of all sorts
and shapes, the tailor's walls are COW
cred with paintings Off coats and
trousers. The pills of sthe apothecary
and theFvegetables of the greer grocer
are advertised ,bys pictures upon the
doors and windoweof their stores.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-04

to some parties who have a law sui,
against him. If you will sign your
name to it i, will pass as his-and here
are your fifty dollars
He opened his pocketbook and
showed me a roll Of bills.
why gasped, as the meaning OF
the affair burst upon me, this is
forgery!
What if it is?' He was eying me
coolly.
s. L won't do it
Before knew it L was sitting in the
chair and he was standing before me
with pistol aimed at my head.
"''Yes, you will,' he said. I'll give
you three minutes to decide, or you
die"
81 WAS helpless. without a weapon.
staring into the mans cool, determined
face, knowing that at the slightest
movement he would undoubtedly shoot
me. The worst of it was that my
strength seemed to be gone. l felt a
sudden drowsiness and could only stare
I6nto that mans eyes. / remember that
he had cast in one of them, and think
ing that he would be quite good look
ing if his beard was trimmed in point.
All this time the man was raging and
swearing and threatening my life.
Suddenly there was a sound down
stairs as if something had been thrown
against the front door My adversary
turned As he did so ! made quick
movement and pinioned him. He was
powerful fellow but got him under
meath In the struggle the pistol went
Off, the bullet striking the ceiling. l
knocked the man down. gave him
blow on the head, enough TO have set
tied an OK. then picking up his key
rushed downstairs, unlocked the door
but forgot the key and left it in the
lock. The street was full of people
but did not dare to ask for assistance
from any of them My hat was gone.
my clothes torn in the struggle. butI
went on several squares looking for
policeman. Not one came in sight un-
til found myself on the Bowery.
g Come with me- said TO the first
one met
Where to?' he inquired.
"'Come. come said. breathlesslv.
He looked at ny wild condition and
evidently thought tha. 1 was either
crazy or drunk, but he came, while I
told him as best could, about nv ad-
venture, he seeming very skept.caL
After making several turns found
myself hopelessly lost. couldn't fnd
the place The policeman was about
to take me in charge as q dangerous
lunatic when ] caught sight of the lit
tie bakers shop We turned into the
alley and wen, into the empty house.
The door was locked and the key was
gone.
The baker viii know sbou. it ga id
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-04
A BATTLE ROYAL.

Bengal Tigers Engage In . Fight to tho
Death.
A bloody battle occurred at Roger
Williams park, Providence, r. l., just
before noon few days ago between
two of the finest specimens of the
tiger family in captivity, resulting in
the death of the animal known
throughout the United States as
'Prince." the most ferocious tiger ever
captured.
1t was three years ago, says dis
patch, that Prince was captured after
mangiing three hunters in the foot
hills of the Himalaya mountains. He
was the finest specimen ever caught.
He was marked perfectly and weighed
something like twelve hundred pounds.
Since his arrival menagerie keepers
the country over have visited the city
to see him. a year ago a female,
Princes" was bought, but at that
time prince" was considered SO fero-
cious that they were not mated. In
adjoining cages they got acquainted
and finally they were put together in
strong steel cage.
The tigers never showed any dislike
for each other until a week previously
when Prince began to punish Princess.
She took his ill-treatment calmly, but
when he began the wrangle she was
ready. Prince struck the first blow
and showed his long, white teeth.
Princess laid her ears back and re-
turned the blow and both began to
hiss and growl. After walking around
the cage with glaring eyes and lashing
tails for several minutes, there was
sudden rush and the two came together
IN life and death struggle, the feroci-
ty and horror of which was intensified
by the screams and roars of the other
members of the menagerie. They tore
each others backs and chcwed each
others necks until the blood streamed
from the long cruel gashes their sharp
ened claws and teeth inflicted.
Prince seemed to have the best of it,
but after a hard struggle Princess
broke away from him and backed away
few feet, leaped upon her adversary
with the force Of a catapult, knocking
him upon his side and burying her
tidWo anu tSttl III SllOUtItT. OF
half an hour the battle ragged The
cage and its immediate vicinity looked
ike slaughter-pen. Finally Princess
set her teeth in a death-grip in her
mates neck and held him until he was
dead. Then she tore the meat from
his body and drank his blood. Almost
lifeless, she lay in the pond of blood
for several minutes, and then raising
herself lot forth a terrible howl, as if
cheering at victory.
When the noise ceased the keepers
entered the building. Princess sat in
her cage with one paw upon the dead
Princes head, which was nearly sew
cred from his body. She was covered
with blood and the remnants of her
dead mate, but she stood victress of
one of the greatest battles ever fought
between dumb brutes.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-04
Reasoning BY Analogy.

Uncle Nose, a Houston (Tex.)
darky; recently hads occasion to buy q
yard, of silk. He was somewhat sur
prised at the cost, and on asking what
was the cause was told by the accom-
modating clerk that probably it was
owing to the scarcity of silk worms. A
few days afterwards he came to the
same'clerk and asked: s.
''How's de, tape wums coming on?'
"Whatdo I know about tape worms?"'
asked &thesipdignahtclerk. "a
II was,gwinter buy foahs yards OBJ
tape, but / dunno if 1 has money err
nuff. Maybe dar's sumfnt de matter
wild de tape wums jess as der was wild
de silk wums de- odder day."-Texas
SiftingS.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-04
OUR FARMHOUSE HOME.

The days are growing shorter
And the shadows lengthen outs
There is a frosty feeling
In the atmosphere about:
The birds are flying from US
And the stormy time has come.
But everything is cDzy
In our cozy farmhouse home
The ripened corn is ready
For the merry husking bees;
The red and golden apples
Have been ga athered from the trees
Our stock Is snugly Quartered
In the barn all full of hay,
And lots Of winter eg'tables
Are safely stored away.
In spite of drought and wetness
.An our crops have been IMMENSE
Which leaves pretty balance
After paying the expense,
So wife. and the little ones
VIII have new winter clothes
Before Jack Frost will come around
To pinch OF any nose.
With Jams, preserves and jellies,
All our pantry shelves are lined;
We've got no end Of pumpkins
For the pies, as you win find:
With home-cured hams and bacon.
Turkeys. ducks and chickens. too.
We think we'N manage very well -
To see old winter through.
We've logs of good old hickory
To make our hearthstone bright
And popcorn. nuts and cider
For each winter ewes delight:
We've books to read and tales to tell
And indoor work to keep
Our minds and bodies busy
When we do not fall asleep
Before our blazing fire,
With good company and cheer,
The widest blizzard raging
VIII not give us any fear:
The blasts may Shrek down chimney
And the snow pile to the roof,
But in our cozy farmhouse HON
Wen all be winter proof.
Yes, everything is lovely
In our coZy farmhouse home:
We're snugly fixed for comfort
From the cellar to the dome,
And all we need to care for
Is that others may not be
So handsomely provided
For the winter as are we.
H c. Dodge. in Goodan's Sun
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-04
4 Eer's Fast Euo.

Albert Gleason. OF Wobura. owns a
little fox terrier of which he has always
thought good deal, but which he now
values still moro highly because OF an
exhibition of his pluck and faithful
hess which the little animal recently
gave. Mr.. Gleason is the station agent
at Woburn Highlands. and the other
day he boarded the train there
10 go to Boston. He entered the
last car. and when the train arrived
at Cross street he was surprised on
looking back to see that the dog was
following it and was only short dis
tance behind. AS The train moved on
the dog continued TO follow at most
astonishing speed, and at Winchester
he was only about two hundred feet
behind ii. The distance between the
two towns is one and three-quarter
miles, and the little dog had covered it
In less than four minutes.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-04

| the wall, but the va11se and the red
haired man were gone!
while the policeman was examining
| the room sat down on the chair over
come by that strange sensation of ex
haustion. Death seemed to be in Z the
atmosphere of the place. and 1 believe
that it ..svas the. effects of the cigar
which had been given me, that it had
been poisoned.
THE policeman and the baker made q
thorough search but could DISCERN nc
clew. The rest of the house was vacant
and evidently no other room chad ever
been occupied. 1t was the mans inten.
ton to lure me to this place merely to
get my signature, and, evidently, to
make away with me afterwards.
''The policeman reused me from my
torpor, took down the particulars of the
affair. the appearance of the man and
my address. but said there was no hope
of ever finding him.
II made my way to my own room
about three o'clock in the morning, and
without undressing threw myself on
the bed like log. to sleep off the effect
of the dr4gged cigar.
''It wes.late in the afternoon Of the
following day when awoke, and in.
tensely hot. Event to the window and
sat down to think over the events of the
evening before. As Idid. SO / remem.
bered where I had first seen that man
at the window of the house back
Looking over I saw sitting at that
identical basement window, writing,
that very same red-bearded rascal and
would-be murderer. / watched him
closely and saw how easy it. would be
for me to jump out of my window. run
across the courtyard and seize him.
Looking around to see if there was q
man in sight to com to my assistance
in the struggle, sense of coincidence
overcame me. Everything was the
same as it had been that first afternoon
when l saw him. The children were
fighting on the fire escape. The yell
low-haired woman was lifting up the
top of the box out Of the window and
calling out:
Maggie, I've great mind not to
bring you the potatoes. I've been call
Ing to you for ten minutes
Il looked on my lap. There was the
paper on which I had scribbled my
name. 1t had never blown away"
Jack paused and walked toward the
door. The men looked at him breath
lessly.
well? and the house?''
And the forger?"
'And the dragged cigar?' asked one
after another.
''All dream. Never was any house
or any forger or any cigar" said Jack
doggedly with grin. II told you fell
lows you wouldn't like the end, but you
would have it"
He looked around The hoax was
beginning to turn on them.
''Good-by, 1 must CO." he said, es-
Gaping through the door just in time to
miss paper cutter which Greer aimed
at his head.-Detroit Free Press
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-04

| same red-headed man who had been al
! the window and who had been SO much
| interested in my writing. He was
staring at me enough to bore two gim'
let holes through my back and that Is
what had made me SO uncomfortable.
! thought maybe he was detective who
was after me for something, though
didn't know what / had done, so go.
up and went out. The sun was down
| and the gas was lighted People and
children were swarming outside just
| like the hies. knew the man was fol.
| lowing me and after one block I sim.
| ply turned around and waited for him
to come up.
Look here said. what do you
want with me?'
He was all out of breath with the
chase after me.
"'You are a pretty fellow he said,
running away SO fast, when I've got
big piece of business to offer you. Is
your name John Wilmer?
Yes
DO you want to make fifty dollars
in half an hour, John Wilner?'
II had exactly one dollar in my pock.
etbook and my weeks rent due.
"'Yes, l do said, but what's up?
What have got to do?'
Never mind about that here. Just
come with me.
eve went on for several squares.
then turned into Baxter street The
man seemed mum sort of a fellow
and didn't say anything. From Bax-
ter street we made several turns to the
right to street totally unfamiliar to
me. There didn't seem to be any
hurry, and as we walked along
smoked a cigar which my mysterious
employer handed me.
At little bakers shop we turned off
into a narrow alley dimly lighted. I
suppose it was swarming with people
because l could hear them bustling
around and talking. When we came
to house that looked empty the man
unlocked the door, carefully locked it
again and went up fight of stairs
into back room, following.
''All this time we had been cropping
around in the dark, but the man struck
a match and lit a candle. Then saw
that the room was perfectly bare ex-
cept for common wooden chair and
table on which stood the candle and
leather valise.
Now said the man, sit down
there He took some papers ont of
the valise and handed me a fountain
pen. What l want you to do is very
simple and won't take you moment.
1t is just to write your name
''He began searching in the valise for
something and l had time to notice
him-a well-dressed gentlemanly man
who looked Us if he might be swell
fallen on hard times.
Here he said, are some papers.
There is man in this city named john
Wilson. You have heard of him: has
big wholesale liquor house. Well, it is
curious thing. You both write OBJ
scurely but you couldn't tell your sig
natures apart Seer
''He held out letter to me with what
l could have sworn was my own name
written on it. The John WIZ was
plain enough and the three last letters
ended off in an illegible dash as mine
did.
Now said the man, this paper is
transfer of property by John Wilson
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-04
the policeman.

the policeman.
I'VE went into the little shop and
found fat, honest-looking German.
Who lives in the empty house?' !
asked.
'' That house belongs to me. It is
empty. No one lives there now. A
man rented it for a week and he was a
good man-paid in advance. He came
in just little while ago and said he
didn't want it, and brought back the
key. He was a good man and paid in
advance
THE policeman told him the story
and he was Mortified. Taking the key
he went with US toahe house. 1t was
dark and stuffy inside as if the house
had not been opened for weeks We
went upstairs to the back room. 1 must
confess to a tremor as we opened the
door. l struck match and lit the half
burned candle on the table. The room
was just as had left it. There was
my bat Oh the table. the bullet hole in
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-04
Journalism. Reade Il thouyl

journalism. - Reade II thought
you were going to give up newspaper
work on account of having to be out
of doors in all kinds of weather -
Wright-''Oh, they fixed me all right,
Don't have to go out at all now. -
Reade-"What is your work now?'
Wright-"Im doing the 'Man-About-
Town column. Puck