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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25


The snow was on the ground: the snow
hung In the tribes. the SNOW alited through
tho air and fol- eoftly eyeryvboro. Tina
tboueb,fpl ,yrt.v vim a er,g ,ro,s ,,1 t,
-. et.,..,i ~ ~, ~ 49, us1u A''u a
.pon y, 'cluiu,on on ms ln'elilsenl features
walked fapidy down narrow turning
that led to a little wooden house got IN
one corner Of the farm. Az he came near
tho door no paused Ia ,r,n, ,,oso,. 80
n.ueheu' re eoula near them 'AlRlng'
.l.ys nlways said" ono o. them was
nothing better for Thanksgiving din
ner----."
81, ,o,,- ,..,, h.,,.. >, ,,,, Il, ana.
a., y-1' ~" ueu.p, Put W nllpA.
IN Your own mouse Anld John, moth
INC better than cut OF nice pork out o.
the aide--"
Cooled hy your owp y,lfo " saId tiuaa
"of eoi,rse - s,td rohn ,,,,t,h a.. 49,,
itr, -, - 49, sv"", WIN 'h' CRACK
- el "nt Appis .suve,
NeN year SAID Hllda, well have a
turkey. I'm set the eggs under the specklsd
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25

brown hand and was looking particularly
and fatuously happy.
.sWhen the corn's In. Eilda," John was
saying. "t'll ask the old man Il We eau
have the little wooden house.
ssHell be oniy TOO slad," said Riida.
II guess hes expecting IL ssld John.
s.Ttsii bs hlx enough for u.s." faid fiilda
.sfsor the present." said John and looked
90 particularly. toollshly happy that the
turkey turned away IN diesust. He stroled
across tho lawn In deep Thought. Like
an those vhu are solitary. or have the so-
ciety only Of Interiors. be had fallen into
the hubit Of talking 20 hifnsriL
III Is evident" he said. speaking his
thoughts aloud. THAT those two people viii
marry, They will move into the little wooden
house They will live there, They are spch
poor. hull creatures they will not even know
they ans unhappy rhay Will have childrcn
and IN their fafuous way be happier stlIl.
Poor ITHACA, Il IA bad enough 10 be nm
happy and know Il How much worse IL
the s,s,e O. those who are unhappy and
think they are harry Poor ianesN
across the lawn.
"shme,hinE must be dope." ne said. AZ
last something must be doue Ii ia i'm.
passible that this should continue. Il /, 10
be onr continuous round Of looming Into the
world and eating and go1g cut Of the
wurldf Il Is foolish procedure aid the
isAAttaNHNANat AANHN sAtdh VI e9ulI-
thing better"
He stood on enc leg and thought.
The moonlight screamed down and made
a silhouette OF him In black shadow on me
Whitening lawn He stood there for an
hour. immcvshie. only his brain kept turn-
Ing. turning and evolving thoughts
at 10 really very ridiculous" he said
but ! can't think " any way d putting an
end to this wretched state OF affairs. am
not AZ my best to-night."
what seous % be the mAt,org' asked tho
peacock. who came 10 trailing a yard OF
rainbow plumage behind him.
u am thinking" said the turkey, rather
dlsdalnmlly; ~ Is an operation which viii
net interest YOU, my FREUD"
An, nerhars not" said the peacock
''Whal were you thinking about7 Aud why
we're you doing { ~
II was thinking" the turkey replied.
for be was always Willing TO talk ~ was
thinking or. to be more accurate. was try
ing 10 think % some way Of at1pping this silly
habit people have Of coming into The world,
eating and going out OF the world aealn,
leaving behind certain number o. under-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25

studes'-io use a phrase taken from the
slang OF the theator--to repeat the rdieul-
Gus operation"
so you've begun to think about that.
well ! should think you would"
what are you laughing ati' the thought
fnl turkey asked sharply
"Oh. nothing" said the peacock. "oi
course YOU'RE Interested in the question.
I'm not. you Eee."
well. ! don't see"
"You don't sce' Well, you're particularly
slow-wittod. oven for a turkey" said the
peacock
Perhaps your explain" the turkey re-
Joined sarcastlcally.
Certainly" said the peacock. why not7''
Go on" said The turkey.
Well they come into tho WORLD don't
THEY Do" said the thoughtful turkey.
though I've never yet thought TO think
where they come from I'm DO u to-mor-
~ow. Go on-people come Into he world
what DO they DOR asked tho peacock,
"wblt d lhey doi Eat" said the phllo-
sophleal turkey
Eat what2"
"oh, all sorts Of"
"Tou!' screamed the peacock in burst
OF triumph. ''Youl They eat you. They
pick your bones They suck the marrow
out OF your thigh bones. Some Of 'em
prefer white meat and some Of EN- prefer
dark and same Of EN- say, IT'S lmmnterlhl,
thank you-Ho II is TO them. But lta not
to YOU. oh. no, us Joa they arc eating
and"
'stopl stopr' cried the thoughtful tur-
key. this Ia too horrible. II is some Ehaat-
iy, grim and fearful Jest Rat meT''
Eat YOU" said the peacock more calm
~. THEY eat you, my learned friend, after
you have been roasted to beautiful
brown"
The thouFhtful turkey groaned aloud.
"You seem to be In earnest no saia
after a pause.
~ am" the peacock replied; why are
you hero7 Have you thought OF hat1"
u have often ponierod upon it--why am
I here, where did l come from ana WY
did | comet"
"well. III tell you. You we're brought
here to be fattened The maid supplied he
food and your reckless gluttohy ala inc
rest You arc lat
All thars dlnerent matter" the
peacock chuciicd. Il am not fool am
beauty. No. my poor irlenl, We snAli
ehail remain here. II is your fate to be
done brown and eaten; } walk here fancy
free. | have seen ten generations OF you
eaten. You are the eleventh my poor TEL
Il, Is impossiblr." groansa the thonshtiui
turkey. 1865,
For n long limo the turkey was plunged
In thought lie atrode 70 and fro. and az
last paused IN his walk IN front OF the
peacock ~, .,,..
Listen, my friend, have no dellfe 70
he eaten. have an inriinotlye feeling
- a. -.tt a. ttnnieaanut Therefore I
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25

Hilda-her name. by the way, ia Hilda--
does not concern herself much about such
matters. She knows that. being human, she
has a dirty lttle soul. which must o.
saved; she knows that good dinner Is A.
most as satisfying as religion and tha1 tne
lave Of A young man is troublesome, put
highly excltilg and In many ways pleasant
uilda Is Just plain glsl with good d.
reston. The type IS not quite extinct ~
an events there are ataviauc recurfuneea 70
II now and again.
she leaned over tie bars OF the gate look
ing down toward the lower pasture. The
sunlight streamed upon the meadow ~
sheets II blazing, palpltant white, whlen
hardly the green OF the grass stained a
nook Of turkeys, hundreds OF turkeys great
and small. suut,ed In the high nopn-uda
ieht stretching out ther noclts as though
they were gobhling down palpablc aunlgnt
HildA set up marvellous cry OF So-ec'
Co-oell rlk-tuck-tucE" which u mo ap-
proved mode Of rumnoning turkeys 10
those parts and they came scurrylng up 70
the gate She throw them handtuls OF aod-
den. yellow meal and laughed as they
gobbled it down. Tor she had a wholesome
appreciation Of the serene process OF digca-
"Co-rel co-eer' abe repeated, and scat
tered the meal In golden shower that
would have proved a dangerous temptation
TO Danae
The meal was all eaten; she had shaken
out the last few pieces by knocking the
tin pan on the gate-post; ahe turned TO 60.
Just then her eye was caught BY long
legged young turkey. VITA an oyerhanging
brow. indicative OF thought, who came
slowly and sadly up from the meadow.
"Diess met hald the maid OF sootherhy
Farm. chats the most ridiculous creature
/ ever saw. He looks as though he were
starving. Co-eel Co-eei Turriek-tuck-
tuckw
the thoughtful turkey stopped and looked
Il wonder why she does that" he
thought, ut Is a most extraordinary thing
10 DO. Can 1t be she Is calling mel II
must be SO. / reasoh we'll. II is my duty
addition, / am hungry II seems" he
added with a touch Of the dry humor for
which he might have become noted, 1T
seems that ] was mistaken In assuming II
was my destiny In Ne to be thirteenth at
table. / never get there az all.
sioyly ne approac hod. Hilda, leaning
over the bars Of the gate, co-eed 10 him,
softly. sweatly. raviahlngly. as one who
wonid coax the heart out Of q man The
thoughtful turkey paused IN front Of her.
re glanced at her shoes, at her stout gray
stoeklngs. at the awaying blue pettenal
and then his eyes Travelled up and rested
on her Nhisiling lips and dancing eyes.
"ehe's a woman" Aald the thoughtful
turkey. 1T is a strange thing that Wo-
nifp-----'
what II is that Is strange about women
,,ii nrnb,bly never be known, for Hlldn,
Win 4 ehuekle Of triumph. diyed down and
e,ntured the young philosopher. HIS
spothsFin ended in squawk OF discomfort,
sihen hsT fingers closed round his neck
WIN The thoughtful turkey in one hand
ard the omnty meai-pan in thp other the
maid Of s5o,heTby Farm went back TO the
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25

broth; aeafon ard ihlrken this Win ehosn,a
parsley AMI add. Sew I've nn3uul,t ioo,er
OF un.li lecQer and terVo.
BtlikkEn iANSNlpS. --n5il tender AMI,
sliap., snsg icnrtnwise. put three tabis-
san and o llttlc chopecd parsley Whes
heated ~, 70 tho parsalps. shake ana tiirn
until mixture halla Thon lay The narsn,,i,
n order ua1a a dlsh. pour tho butter owe
them aud serve.
AlNcE PIE. Two pound, currrnss. two
rounds lean hDiifd bccf, oan pound hsrf e,,e,
ave pounds peeled and curol apalts. th.no,
quArtefe OF q pound % citroa, two and one
RAN pounds coiloc sugar. two pdcnds mi
sins. one pound scedlaas raltlrs' Two tahls.
spo9nguA cinnamon. enc nu.meg, one Ia
blespoaaiul each q mace. ciosss ana ali.
spec enc PET each OF port wine and hFan.
~. wash eurtansa. dry. pick thom. stona
the taitra, remove silna and Show frsfn
sno peei' chop each ingredient up Separates
" very nue., piece aeon ~ done 10 lArno
PAU, nnnliy adding splcea. port and BRANDY.
lviN thoroughly. pack In lara, keep M cu,a
place tut two cupfuls mlncemcat 10 4
Ky. 10 make Paste. three cupiuls alltni
-ue sufe u Is slftcd--une-haif cupfal
iefd, cue and one-nalf cupfuis butter. etie-
nan nit 1oasnoontnl baking powder, one cur.
iul water Cut lard into -four. slftNa Win
POWDER mix into smooth, arm paste with
.ne water; place "A TO cool for nfteen min
u,es' meanwhile press milk and salt FROM
opttvr hy pf9saing IN clean, wei towel, and
nVuF AZ. koli out dough on well.nnured
board. place butter on It, fcid dough over
" completely covering butter, roll II out
iightiy TO onc-half inch In thickness turn
~ over. fold each end 10 middle. flour il.
roii out again, tcld cnds to middle and urn
" repeat thil three timon more and use,
II TINS paste "a made IN summer IL should
rs pnt on e, bewIeen each operation, but
~. inalhpklNinE q rest IA all that u needs.
llho lie pate with paste, wot edges; nut
"a mincemeat Tno iruit should not 10
Toured cover. wash ever with egg, hako
IN oven twenty-five mlnutch.
iOMfhiN rlE,--rakt laTge.aised putup.
KIN. nfh, 81 deep coior, wash and boil Iust
az you would potatoes with skin on. wnen
tnprou6hy eoaked pass carefully through
Moye' e'earine 4 VI all iumps. seada, eic,
TAKE one cup brown SUGAR, one cup no-
lasses, mix we'll together Heat Inc whlles
and loles Of four oEga wen together ana
mia wilh the pumphin Thoroughly. then
aud lho mOlasses and sugar. pinch OF aait
iour traspnnnfulH beat Anger one ia,
spoonful ground cinnamon; take one run
mih, NIX well aliognther. This In intond-
ca TO make AK pies, should pumpkin nos
ne large one, add less milk NO Az not a,
plain pastry
CHARLOTTE Russo, Two tablespoon.
rus gelauno soaked ~ little cold milk
IVA houiai t~o eoHcooupa rich cream onu
,eacNp mix. Mnip cream atm In large
hoNl or dish; ket on ice. Boil milk. and
pour GRADUALLY over RclAtino until diHsolvad
then stnihi when nearly cold add whipped
vrtam, spounlui al Il time. Swroten wlth
powered sugar, favor with royal oxtraet
vanilla. l,lno dish with lady nnrera ar
sponge enkei pour ia cream aud set In
cool place 10 harden.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25

s,Ah I anu stuffed with ehestnu. mai 49,,
No. ~ MS shining feathers. WIN n. 80
49, Nuu streaming over tha .d.-.. - - :
Di.sNT IKE a sunlit rainbow. "a ens
o,hsr uo. said one and "heyi, .,ia -
Ana % ~ ne = oonny. bonny bird.s
s 1sno putting fork into him thew "a
iAo',o ana discussed the polnfs ~ ,yr,-n.,
" peacock They we're ali ssrs,.t ~ ., ny
a, psacocA was king OF birds: Inn, /, wss
lean holiday sas'iueel 10 the Amer
Now he is Citing saorine. IS ,.,a -.
n W. turkey. you know. Is plebian." saij
an ~, and the last man said. when We
Amstieln TO eat peacock" $50
Inen they began 10 eat nesr,eL ~,
selves For long time they were sueri
s.,, ven; ms may be aristocratIc,' one man
saln al last, but for my nart i rse,,,5 80
soon eal dnwager duchess
And they al agreed.
N ihet' peacock Is very stringv eating
aun the havor Is midway between oveT'
lug rasn.t and UNDERLYING hen. 1t may
suat student said all very artistic
fed turkey. "''N e'i ~
me day and the bird 20 together.
! nave never taken part In an oid-fash.
,oneu SeN sngland Thanksgiving celebra-
TON J used to pity myself, but have
got over that Indeed. had an oppor.
UNITY last gear to spend the day as it
should be spent among the hills Of Yer
mont-l declined simply and purely because
was AFRAID to accept, The reality feared
might not come up to the expectation. 1
know that old-fashiored dinners as well
as know sancho Panza's vanishing feast
or the two-pennoth Of bread that went
with Falstan's uncomfortable quantity Of
sack II Is a literary knowledge. litefary
appreciation. AS It Is. II Is fun OF such
subtle and delicate delights that am
afraid to confront the charming fiction with
tho fact. And yet, dare say. the sleigh
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25

The maid Of so0thesby Farm was blond
and stroag. yellow hair was coiled on her
head. A blue light hrooded In her soft
eyes, The wind and the rain and the
sunlight that swept across snntharby Farm
had tanned and trockled her face and armA
and neck, Her blue stun gown was scan,-
TOO narrow for her royal stride. Ali but
she was wlns0me. Benny and blond and
strong. with gende eyes and laughter that
hung on a hair-riRFer Aud the voice, WIKI
which she frightened the pigs from the gar
don behild the farmhouse, or called the
cows from the upper pasture. wac like the
ringing Of bal-metal. In these days when
women--who have just discovered that they
have works nsle-are cutting themselves
open to see the wheels no round, the maid
Of so1therby Farm Is an anacnronism. But
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25
THE SALARIES OF MINISTER'S.

Tho German Methodist Conferences Sets
Figures Of Compensation.
The Methodist annual conference IN Ger
many has been axing the salaries Of all
preachers within maximum and minimum
igures. The largest sum given 70 any
5reachor Is $500. and The lowest $3.50. There
ire rradatloni according a. the preacher
Il married. unmarried. OF has Children.
In Berlin the conferences owns properly
worth 10000 MARKS. large advance on
the orgiginal cost
ina ehurrhos are rapidly approaching
aeilluppoft, and a. soon AZ that y reached
tho state viii grant corporate rights en-
abling them 70 barry the dead Without con-
sent ffom the state church,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25

'You are very beautiful" he replied.
Thoy walked on. Much later In tho
morning abe said; you. too, arc beautiful
dear one, very. very bcautfulr She
nlghod. The thoughtful turkey started. as
though FOL momont no had hardly taken
the measure Of her words
81 am heautlfulf'
Very beautiful. my own" she Wits.
pCred.
He cried aloud In bis Joy and Mapped bis
wings and paved the turf
1T is because ] love ynu," she added.
lie became thoughtful
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25

Bageard aad pale from his long night
.irli. ne thoughtful turkey llfttd hia eyes
20 the cast. Already a band Of graylAh
light law cioae azainAt the earth AM
obsve n the dnrkne1s was thinning SLOW.
~ he sun uushed up red and lnnamff
shoulder. and The Hight spread. The blraf
beran q tritter. FOR It was day. The tur-
Kay hathed his burning brow In Tho duw
aid shook himself once or twice.
.courarsw be nutisree. 'courager'
He walked brilkiy across me barn yard.
through tho Ktfe. and on down the lane.
At FIRST be met no enc ne glanced 70 zen
aud right and over the high grass he saw
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25

Primitive moihodS OF gold mining are re-.
ported from analaa, Mex, whore tho ma
uNos work only IN dry weather. stnhlng ru4a
aaAfts from 5 to 10 feet 70 bed rock. and
panaiuE tao gold IN thR crude,t method
though makiug from 81 10 81 a day. Thr
moronAnis thrro WAC bay the gold. which u
mostly eoAtsp gold. ARE foported to place the
precious meal IN one aide OF pair " aoalea
while rho other IA nlled with grains Of corn
uhdl balanced. calculation 10 thcn made
whloh "a very much against the poor In.
dlan--ono grain OF corn equals one Grain Of
gold, IN thia way the mofahaai gets she
Roll At lesa than 81 pei o., ana laymont IL
made therefor IA MoXican s.lyur, which IA
there quoted al 80 eunth per %,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25

Tho ont fields we're cropped bare as a
conyiets head. The corn was IN tho
sbaok and there was a touch Of winter
n ~ winds which blew over the hill
nssture The months had gore by since
~ thoughtful turkey had been brought TT
srraVklnr from the lana. He had grown
isree ana portly and carried himself WIN
aieaitv. Fortune. which had appeared
10 lin In the guiHn Of Hllda. had been
Wv Mind to him. He had bean permitted
~ marc the lawn with an aged peacock Of
greet personal beauty, from whom he had
issrnei gentle manners and Department.
"a lad dlned daily at the kitchen door.
IN me evenings he had stood near the
dsoretep. where Hilda and John--John ~as
the fsrni seryant-sat and talked. Their
cooversation was not Instructive. They
,sited chiefly about themselves and cot
80. AND love. aud CHER foolish tor!cs, but
I, srorded the turkey food for thought
ia Vould stand sombprly en- one les a.
~ shadows deepsned and the stars came
~, snd watch the working 81 their minds.
'.It * plain he said one evening "that
nav nre thoughtertly optimistic"
IL wss watchins them closely. John had
taken one OF Hilda's red hends In his
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-04
A BILLION.
Few Have Any Adequate Conception
ofWhat "Billion" Is.
From the London Times.

From the London Times.
The sheets of paper on which the Times
is printed, IL laid out fat and firmly
pressed together, as in a well-bound book,
would represent a measure Of about 1898
of an inch in thickness. Let us see how
high dense pile formed by billion Of
these thin paper leaves would reach. We
must, in imagination, pile them vertically
upward, by degrees reaching to the hight
of our tallest spires, and passing these
the pile must still grow higher, topping
the Alps and the Andes and the highest
peaks of the Himalayas, and shooting up
from thence through the fieecy clouds,
pass beyond the confines of our attenu-
ated atmosphere and leap up into the blue
ether with which the universe is filled,
standing proudly up far beyond the reach
of all terrestrial things-still pile on your
thousands and millions of thin leaves, for
we are only beginning to rear the mighty
mass. Add millions on millions OF sheets
and thousands of miles on these, and
still the number will lack its due amount,
Let us pause to look at the neat plowed
edges of the book before us. See how
closely lie those thin flakes of paper; how
many there are in the mere width of a
span, and then turn our eyes in imagina-
ton upward to our mighty column Of ac-
cumulated sheets. II now contains its APP
pointed number, and our 1000. 000, 900 900
of sheets Of the Times, superimposed upon
each other and pressed into compact
mass, has reached an altitude of AZ .348
miles Those who have taken the trouble
To follow me thus far will. think, agree
with me that 900, 900, 000,000 is a fearful
thing, and that few can appreciate its
real value. AS for quadrillions and trill
ions, they are simply words, mere words,
wholly incapable of adequately impress
ing themselves on human intellect.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-04
Forced to Live on sarnacles.
From the San Francisco Cau.

Not many people are ever compelled to
subsist solely on a diet of barnacles, and
when they are it is generally after they
have been shipwrecked on some desert
island, instead of In the midst of a
wealthy Christianlcommunity. And yet
that is what man has been doing for
several weeks. He has often been seen
climbing over the half rotten piles in the
vicinity of the Mail dock at low tide and
scraping off the mollusks. but nobody paid
any attention TO him until the other day
he sat on a stringer and began 10 make a
meal out of his gift from the sea. do
YOU like those thingsl" asked bystander,
land don't you know they are poisonl"
"They haven't poisoned me-" answered
the man, land don't eat them because /
like them, but because / have nothing
else and don't know when / will have. -
His story was only another chapter Of the
terrible experiences of the unemployed
during the winter. He was an unmarried
man, and had wandered around the
streets Of San Francisco without food I'M
til he nearly dropped from exhaustion be-
fore be thought of eating the barnacles.
That was over three weeks ago, and in
the meantime he has eaten nothing else.
He was perfectly willing to talk about
himself as he greedily devoured the tiny,
raw bivalves. Pretty tough food, amt
theyl" asked the man, who was watching
him. "You bet they are, +" he replied,
throwing handful of shells into the bay,
"but / would rather eat them all the rest
Of my life than beg"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-04
A SILVER THAw.
Delicate ourang-outangs.
From the London Daily News.

One of the simian twin brothers who
have for some weeks been fetching crowds
TO the Jardin d'Acclimatation, in Paris.
died on Wednesday night. They were,
our correspondent says, of the ourang.
outang species, and tall, gaunt, loosely
built and shaggy. They resembled at a
distance a couple of bears, and had as
much hair. Their gait was numbering,
but in swinging themselves from branch
to branch they were 1.-THE and rapid in
their movements. These simian brothers
were known as Max and Maurice Cap
tivity soured their tempers, and they fell
out so often as to make it necessary to
keep them in separate cages far enough
apart for their arms not to reach from one
10 the other. The house where they were
kept was constantly well heated, never
theless the sudden fall Of the mercury at
the close of last year had a deadly effect
on Maurice.