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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-04
THE p. AND o. HAS m.

The contest made by the lll directors
Of the Ohio aud Mississippi liulwny
company ugnint the control of that COM
pnby passing into the bands of tlrc Bal
timorc aud Ohio hul beer brought 10 a
close by thc voluntary ro.ignitiou Of
The old board.
These vacancies win hc filled boy friends
of the Baltimore and Ohio Prior to the
retirement uf This last batch of directors
the Bfltlmorc aud Ohio had practical
possession of thc Ohio pnd Misnsdppi,
eight Of the thirteen directors in the come
pnuy being friendly 90 the Baltimore and
Ohio. having been elected members Of
the board through Baltimore and Ohio
influences
Tho voluntary resignation Of these die
rectors avoids Shc necessity NJ further
litigation tu c0'upcl thrm to rclinquish
their positions
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-04
REAT mn RAnROAp.

The Los Angeles Express says that
jim Nniuy. the Yankee jockey other
wise known a. "llustmg lim' arrived
with bis great PAGER and The railroad
companies thut carried thc animal are
the victims of one of the dckcst aud
most successfully worked tricks OF the
time Tile Express Uf last evening gave
the fan dctnils of lims scheme 90 beat
his way through from Fwuk.Drd. Ind,
To this ciiy hy dressing mp u old plug
of horse us great racer and travelling
IN the ear with thu horse.
Jim nude uu artistic job on the uni-
NAL lie clipped lbs neck of the long
Btrhgglmr lWir und It's legs were bnu-
dugpd 90 Conceal the knois that stood
ont ON its knees Hike curbmpcN of plur-
nous proportions. Rcd, white. and blue
ribbon was plated in the carefully
comhod muu aud tail aud when standing
up Go the hnnk- Ia straw with the blnu-
krt in It's proper position the general
appearance at the mHmnl would have
done credit To Nancy Kinks Or Saw
tcllc
uustlug jim then presented himself
90 the agent of the Lake Erie Railroad
aud inquired the freight rate on a race
horse valued ut $1,000 and u horse valued
ut 500, Tie agent tclcgrnphcd 10
freight headquarters and received infor-
nation that thry would make rates on
500 horse only and that it would
amount to $40 Iim accepted the rate
Hud the bin was inudp out 10 collect ut
los Angeles, Cal
4 few days. ago Jim and his PAGER ur-
rived no Los Angeles over the Santa Fc
line. Jim explained Ia the Officials so u
was late aud there wut little help around
he would COME around after the animal
tomorrow Jim never came,
The conductor wnH struck with the
sorry appearance of the horse and asked
| jim before he disappeared "WWt kind
| of un old plug g. thnt you've got therrT
"pluu notldn'" mid lin; "thnts one of
! the finest puccrs ON The turf aud will
/ d'pn nut anything on lhe cuost
When 10 hpuumr evident that Jim had
/ accomplished his trick aud would mover
appear the Santa l'U officials took the
/ PAGER and nut him IN Burton's stable
| Wlrrr hc still rrmnlns aud n sight "a
/ behold Freight Agut Chambers ANY,
| that the most optimistic view could moi
| raise his value over 50. and d rs really
| difficult to see how even thnt much caf
/ ever be- realized ON him. The my look
as v q unllc push of the hund woult
/ topplc him over
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-04
rnE srRIKE oInsrloN.

Representatives OF organized railroad
employees who have been Ia session az
Cedar Rapids, Town, underwriting to arr
rive at SOME plan of union, agreed ON
what is known lN system federation.
The term system Is used I'm contra
distinction Ia "nutional" federation. and
means thut the memhcrs at the orgn-
gntinn on ANY one railroad systcm will
be- left free Ia form union or rot az
may HOcm hest tO Thorn such union.
when formed VIII be- binding upon them
nlouo
AZ several times It seemed the meu-
beers oi the conference would be- unable
90 reach nm agreement The point upon
which there WAS the greatest difference
of opinion was whether or not u should
be mnde obligatory upon an the ordcn,
of any ono railroad system Gao lpeOmu
memhprs of federation Il was finally
setlpl lay adopting the plan offering the
most Freedom. ANY two or moro orders
viii hc allowed To unite leaving the 9TH
cra tn Join or not ns may seem 20 them
best Snch union viii ho binding upon
its mcmhcrs,
Conservative memhcrs feel that they
have gained a point In securing even va
liberal plan of union as this, us Il will
serve as check upon ill-Ndvispd strikes
aud h0ly actions Of all sorts. A. adopted
under the new system the method of
arriving az strike VIII be extremely
simple, but nt the Same time viii I've SO
carefully guarded that the rights of none
viii he endangered When tho employees
of any rnroad feel that they have a
grievance against thelr employers, the
matter win first be referred To the griev.
ance committee of the order, partiyu.
larry Interested It viii be the duty of
this committee 20 put forth every nos
sihlo effort toward securing mn amicable
adjustment Of the differences. should
this be found impossible the chief ex-
ecutiye OF that order viii then be called
unon not until both Of these have failed
Will the executive heads of the various
orders N the federation be called into
consultation
No strike c0n be ordered without the
unanimous consent of the chief officers
making up Che council of tho union. hut
when q strike h ordered an she orders
must so out Memhprs ol The felern.
ton are conductors switcbmen, hrcmon.
trainmem and telegrnphers AZ the ep-
gineers at their last convention endorsed
a federation whose fundamental nrne.
pies wore The nmo, u IS thoughf they
mny join later OWING 10 the fact that
several Of she daleauea woro NOT author.
izet "a act finally for their respective
ORDERS, the "details Of tho federation will
not he mndr public until they have RS
ported aud received ihe' sanction 81 their
constituents
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-04
ELECTION CASE DECIDED.
The Populisis Get One EIeeIor in The State OF
Oregon by Decision Of The Su.
premo Court

Salem. Ore. Jan. 3.-The supreme
court has rendered decision ia the
mandamus proceedings to compel the
secretary Of state in making the official
canvass Of votes east for presidential
electors ut the recent election rs re-
turned by the various county clerks,
10 abstain from counting votes cast In
counties where the name Pierce (POpu-
list-Democrnu clector appeared twice on
the official ballot The court decided in
favor of Pierce. which gives one electOr
TO the populists. The court held that the
printing Of Pirrcc's name on the ballot
more than once was contrary TO the pro-
visions of the statute but IL was an err
ror Of the clerks. This error the court
holds. does not deprive the voter who cast
the ballot Of the elective franchise or
the candidate for whom Il was cast,
OF the benefit Of such votes.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-04

Have your salad bowl which Is OF
course QUE sufficiently large 10 allow the
salad n thorough tossing without sprin.
Killing either the maker or the tablecloth,
rubbed with onion, and the lettuce leaves,
which have been carefully washed and
thoroughly dried, brought 10 the table In
II, II Is well 20 allow the lettuce to lie In
ice water for nn hour before you are ready
TO use Il, In order that IL may he crisp and
cold Lettuce is one Of the things which
Incorporates with great rapidity any sub
stance with which IL comes in contact, and
consequently the flavor OF the onion be.
comes pleasing but not predominant
portion Of the dressing
To make dressing sufficient for from six
TO ten persons measure with your wooden
or silver salad spoon six spooufuls OF OH, To
be poured AS you measure IL upon tho let
tuce and the leaves thoroughly tossed In
It, Then dissolve Ia two sal0dspoonfus Of
vinegar two saltspoonfuls OF salt, POUR
over the leaves, and after another thor.
ough tossing serve. The great secret OF
French dressing Is that, given Ia the prop
en- proportion, each leaf shall bee thorough.
~ moistened, aud Tor this reason stress is
laid upon the tossing aud mixing in the
bowl Salad Is served after the meat or
game course. -Ladies' Home journal.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-04

The only surviving members of The
Thomas Starr King family who belonged Ia
MS household nc the time Of his death an,
his wife, who became Mrs William Nor
MS, wife OF the secretary Of the Spring
Valley Water company; his daughter.
Mrs Horace Davis, the wife Of the Hon.
Horace Davis, ex-president OF Berkeley
university, and h. H. King, his only son.
an attorney.
Mrs hing-Norris has passed her sixtietb
year, and resides 3 few doors from tho Old
starr King residence OF old.
Mrs Davis has sixteen.year-old son.
She was ouly ten years old when her IA,
Their died In 1884.
MT King, tho attorney, was an infant
when he was orphaned by the death OF hi,
father He afterward graduated with
henon from the local high schools. and
later on from Harvard university.
Returning here he studied law with Fox
q Kelly, and for some years has been
praeticing attorney.
Seven years ago be married A dauVhts,
q 5. B, Boswell, in San Francisco. and
three boys are today IN the King resideno.
readyt 70 perpetuRte the memory on tbei,
hanoTed grandfather - Boston Transor,nt
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-04
The Downtrodaen Male.

With all his good qualities and his few
bad onoa, hs queer freaks and useful yir
tues, the mule Is a most pathetic beas,
after all. Ho seems born TO hard lot 10
life, and the fact has left is imprint al
over him. He looks unhappy His long,
down dropping, patient face and wistful
eyes his sensitive eers-An unfailing ba
Eometer Of the stats 81 bis miod--his in.
adequate little feet his 0nsightly tail and
sonar hue All so TO complete his ,nelpn
chSSly makeup. They say ID rs pure cuss.
sdualS that makes a mule bray. but / dc
not believe Il tthiuk he thus lifts 40 his
voice because the burden OF his existence
~ al too heavy 10 ho borne 10 silence.
&c has no faith Va human nature, but
ehis "a a quality that las never been eui,
tlYated IA ham. Human ingenuity called
him into existence, bat ho seps Little rea
non 70 regard that as q debt Of grat.iuds.
seeing ~ bis enistenee is very lttle good
20 himself and why should he cherish NJ
lection for helngs who give him nothlne
but haTsh words. blows aRd hard wcrk -
6an kaanclucc Can
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-04
a coNFIpeNT pRIaoNER.
uo Easily Proved an Alb, Although the
Evidence Was Damaging.

yIe Easily Proved an Aiibl. Although the
Evidence Was Damaging.
Il was case OF chicken stealing, aud the
prints OF bars feet were found la the gravel
around the henhouse The lawyer for the
prosecution WAS one who n he had beeN
Napoleon BonDparte never could have
crossed tho Alps, he would simply have
pulled them up by the roots aud thrown
them over the fence. The prisoner was
an unknown tramp, and lame Ht that
YOU say you don't know anything about
this theitW queried the lawyer hcrcely.
That's what | swore TO, sin, +" said the
tramp meokly.
"Nouw were In the back yard OF Slamtlpph
house about supper tiinoW
"Ycs, sir.r
"You know tho location OF the hen
housew
"Yes, drn
"You were seen on the road In front OF
the house some time after dark, ehr
II was there, sir
"fou were in the yard after darkrn
Yes, sir, aud after supper also SIR 70.
piled the prisoner. with wan smile 40 his
Innocent llttlo joke In such a place.
And you were seen 10y the cook sitting
ON the doorstep with your shoe otfpp
YES, air There wasa pebble ia Il thi }
was too biz TO get out of the same holg q
got In at
Now, sir, purpose 90 prove that you
made those tracks with your bare feet
while you were stealing the chickens Of
che plaintlnn
you can't do it, air,' said the prisoner
mildly, but firmly.
"And why not, prayF asked the lawyer,
with iiue sarcasm.
BECAUSE sir Five one wooden log, air, y
and he gave "a kick that sentit clean across
Tie courtroom and almost knocked CON
stable senseless, london Tit-Blts.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-04

There Is prominent business man n
town who Is somewhat OF dog fanciei
aud takes pride In pair Of English setter
TINT have held prominent place In several
bench shows Of the country Some months
ago one Of them developed an incipicnt case
OF ophthamia aud was taken to an oculist
for treatment just as naturally ms would
have been any Other member OF the family
The treatment, which consisted Of drops "a
be put Ia the PATIENTS eyes, proved quite
successful and relieved the trouble for q
time but after awhile II came on again
aud a second expedition was planned 70 the
Doctors
Film Flam seemed TO know where he
WAS going for on entering the square
whore the oculist had his Office be raced
ahead OF his master and up the steps where
he had been but once before, and on the
door being opened bolted straight for the
treatment room instead OF waiting his turn
down stairs, as two legged patients learn
10 do to their sorrow and impatience. This
time the treatment was a zinc solution that
was very severe and brought the water in
streams from the patients eyes, but he
took 10 with lis nose In the air. nevet
wlncing, and the only sign OF feeling he
made was to hold out one paw pathetically
for mis- masters Washington Star.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-04

The woman's movement is making great
strides in modern France. notwithstapdlno
that great deal OF ridicule Is cast upon
~ Nine. CheligA Loevy, although not :
trenehwoman by birth, started the prss.
ent movement, aud she works uncessipelv
TO ameliorate the lot OF her poor sister,
under the existing laws and resulations
She = the president u the international
Vnlon q Women, which has It's headquar
tesa IA Paris She lives with her husband
OF Paris ~ f'-''e'
me only daughter Of wealthy Polish
nooleman, she learned when child 10
speak ana write Freneh tiuentiy. All the
~ OF sixteen She wrote and nll llish.s -
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-04

but those rho are fortunate enough to
1receive one may well feel proud.
10 one who is dosirous Of nothing the
difference IN size Of steel rails, an oplor-
unity Is offered nc the union depot HE
track north of the Missouri Kansas and
Texas crossing Of the Texas and Pacific
IL the Joint track. and is laid with fifty
six BOUND steel Il ends 20 the crosse
ing South OF the crossing Il is the Katy
track alone and this is laid with sixty
three pound steel The difference In the
,rail is apparent 10 even the most casual
observer This accounts for the katy's
slow time between Whitesboro and Fort
worfh
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-04
Pun At Aunt Hstty'.

Mother ] did not know that Aunt Hettv
was having her house repainted. Or /
Wouldn't have sent you children there 10
spend the day.
Young Hopetul-Oh, We had a nice time
Aunt lietty admit bother ne al All. ~ u,ss
20 busy with the workmen. We went nm
STAIRS an by ourselves and played keepin
geological garden.
what did you do for animAlsln
We oadn't any cept Aunt Hetty's Edo
$40 1ne canary and the cat, but we painted
'Reln az dlnerent eplors. "--Good News
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-04
woo c0TroN MnIs snln

u- " AGO, Tex, Jan. 3.-sSpeciall The
by Messrs. w W. Selee. sam $500 $500
ana WILLIAM Cameron at forclos1rs vi
ior 5000 The new owners nronase
10 organize d corporation or form
hsrtnefshlp aud put the Rlapt n eond;.
uen and Operate IL. - e0Ne-'
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-04

salvation on has cured many Of rheuma.
tlsm when other remedies failed. Price 25c
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-04
loohL TIME TABLE
Texas aud Pacific Halfway.
rAsrnoUND. MAIN LISE
rnAraooelln.nrAt pIvIaI1N

Toxas aud Pacific trains Nos. , and 8, tho 81
Louis Cannon Ball. only stop ~ lcyarknna,
n G. junction. Atlanta Julcrson. Mafahnn,
L,ngvlew Juncilon. Bic Spudy Mlncola. Wills
20 It, Terrell, East Dallas, Dallas and Fort
Worth.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-04
KATY ICE PLANT

hWior IeN., Jan. 3,-iSpecial The
Missouri Kansas and Toxas RAILWAY
company " huildnm large lce h0mso M
tlass place, SQAd feet tpr the purpose 81
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-04

NORTH uouND Arrive Depart
Oklahoma express .... ESQ a. m. 6itOM M.
Chicago and kansas
CITY Thundofbo.t ... 300 D. m $40 D. M.
SOUTH uOUNu.
Houston and Galveston
mail .u .,... ...... s.5a M. s;roa, M.
Doburno accommOda
ton .......,... 1904 p, m. iO'Osp m.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-04
Tort worth and Rio Urande.


Dublin, Comauche aud
brentwood Mail 900. 2ilOp. m 1907 IA
~ LoHa houthwestorn
Arrive Depart
Mempha vnd 81 Louis
Express go 80. 1850 p m. $40 p m
Memphis aud 81 Louis
Express .,t.t.t.t,... hieOa m 500 a. m
waathorford. Minerat Wells aud North
western,
The trains Of this limo mnkrs direct connco-
Nous with tho Texas aud paulno railway trains
Nos y Z, v and lOat Wtathcr'or1. leaving Fort
Worth VIA Texas and paCinc railway and ar
pNing 40 Mineral Wells as follows
Arfiyu Depart
OiMA M Fort Worth m s. 4 Ryal.O'Oh d. ma.
600 p. m Fort Worth tr 8 T.. Ryl .tS, b m,
.m y m.,.....,. Mineral WolH,.,, $50 M,
Iia1 M, ,, Mineral Wells ...,.. p ul u m,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-04

Arrive Depart
bined Train, Local Ac-
commOdatlun ...t....... G.ih p. m. $50 o. on.
Regular Mall and pasHou
gOr .".,,,.,.,...,.... o.o0a. m. 0,lOp. M
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-08-03
Strange Fatality.

The Boston Transcript, which devotes
considerable space to genealogical "a
bles, etc, notes the strange fatality that
attended one of the early families Oh
the Kennebec. Philip Dumaresque, who
came from the Channel islands to Bos-
ton in 1910. had son Philip who mar
ried Rebecca. daughter Of DR.. Sylyes-
ter Gardiner of Boston. Their son
Philip was in the royal navy and drowned
at Southampton, England. James an
other son. a lawyer, moved to Dresden
Me-, settled on Swans island on the olo
DIR. Gardiner farm and was drowned
Oct. %. 1926, by his boat upsetting on
the Kennebec. His son Philip, seS
captain. married Mary DeblGs OF pos
ton. She. with her daughter and MIS-
Sarah. Richards of Gardiner, were
drowned in the Kennebec in 1888, DC,
husband being drowned in Long islanu
sound six years later. Captain DuinSi'
esque's daughter. the sister Of captain
Philip, married Colonel Thomas Psl'
kins of Boston. and their daughter Lou
lisa is the widow of Morris Hunt. Iis
artist. who was drowned at the lsie u
Shoals.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-08-03
The Malay. Of the Midway.

There is popular impression in Amer.
lea that all Malays are confirmed pirates
who revel in gore. but few minutes at
dinner with the party at the fair will
probably knock that idea into mistaken
past. The Javanese on the Midway are
as amiable a group of pirates as ever
"cut throat or scuttled a ship" They
make friendly advances with the re
mark, Like Chicago; very good Chica-
CO." smile good naturally and tender
some Of their peculiar cigarettes, which
are covered with thin bamboo leaf, held
in place with bit of Irvine. They give
the Javanese names of objects lying
about and in pantomime ask for the
English equivalent.
The women are bright eyed little
things. not bit shy and bent on learn
ing English by asking the names Of
things. They wear single piece of cloth
for a jacket and another strip, wrapped
about the body and tucked in at the
loins. answers for a skirt. They eat
among the men and are full OF gniles
that reveal their teeth The girls have
white, regular molars, but among the
women some of the teeth seem to have
been worn off the gums, leaving black
stumps.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-08-03
Vermont Soldiers Home.
Annual Meeting of the I'rustees.-The
Institution Prospers.

The annual meeting of the trustees
Of the Vermont Soldiers Home was
held in Bennington Wednesday, July
26. Eleven of the Is trustees were
present, including the president and
secretary, who were reelected. Din
ner was served to the party by Super
intendent and Mrs. Robert j. Cotfey,
after which business was transacted.
The following were present: Hon.
Hugh Henry of Chester, president:
Col. Chas. c. Kimball of Rutland, sec
rotary. and Col. John G. SteaIns Of
Bradford, treasurer. who are also trus-
tees; Col. George 4. Childs of 1t. Al
bans, Gen. j. G.McCullough Of North
Bennington. Gen. Julius j. Estey Of
Brattlcboro. Gen. Vim. l.. tireenleaf
of Burlington. Gen. ii. X. Idle of st.
Johnsbury, Col Urban A. Woodbury.,
Burlington, Col. Il. NJ. Mansur Of
Island Pond and Ozro Meacham Of
Brandon.
During the past year all the build
ings on the farm have been repainted
and 700 feet of Pinch sewer pipe add
ed to the Homes sanitary equipment.
rendering this part almost perfect.
There are now 90 inmates of the Home,
81 have been admitted nine readmit-
ted have been discharged and : have
died, making a gain Of IL.
The treasurer reports $4,000 on
hand The state appropriates $4,000
per year and the general government
contributes about 1000 additional.
the income $4,000 yearly.
The finance and executive committee
are Me.srs. Henry, Mccullough, Estey,
Tracy and Woodbury.. The following
resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the thanks Of the
trustee, are due and are hereby CRATE
fully rendered to the Mon Soapstone
Company Of Chester. VT. for it, gen
erous Gift of laundry tubs for the use
of the Home.
Hon. G. W. Cummings. manager Of
the Union Soapstone Co, is veteran
soldier of New Hampshire regiment.
Gen. W. w. Averill. Inspector Gen
cral of the National Soldiers Homes.
paid his semiannual visit to the Home.
Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-08-03
4 CLEVER PROSECUTING ArToovs,7.
A short, Convincing Speech Which
the Cuiprit to the Penite,ti. sent

short, Convincing Speech Wb,.A
the cuiprit to the Penitepti.r. sent
The prosecuting attorney in II. =
cult court Of an Illinois county .o .'-
years ago was lawyer whose aarl, s .s
cation had been defective, but who ' 1
80 shrewd and ''long headed" thai sas
more dangerous antagonists eoDld "
found at the bar at that region.
AT one time he had procured tho :.
dictment of well known scam e..
theft. The amount alleged to have ha y.
stolen was s.. and at that time the NOV
atty for stealing s. or more was inv; ~.
onment at hardyabor in the peniteptis.S
For stealing less than that the nrni,s
ment was confinement in the county isa
without labor
The evidence proved beyond disnr,o
the stealing of s. bill of the State RsnS
Of Illinois, Int the prisoners coupsal
brought several business men ia s,voa.
that it was not worth its face in cola
but all agreed that in ordinary transao'
tons it would pass for s..
Over this testimony the prisoners
counsel dubbed for two hours, while
the prosecuting attorney listened in ma.
tience.
When his turn came, he rose quietly
and in his usual nasal drawl said.
Gentlemen, | hope the learned conn
sci won't get offended if don't talk but
just one minute. All I've got to saw d
this; The prisoner don't pretend to depv
that he stole our money, and all he asks
of You is just to give him the privilege of
stealing it at discount"
He sat down, and the jury sent the
thief to the penitentiary without leaving
the box. Youths Companion.