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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-05

BOD insersoll threatens to sue for
libel the newspapers that have rsnor, .
nun as advoeatlng suicide a Judgment
~ such case would be Tor nomina,
damages. To murder oneself or 10 on.
courage another to do It is a smni,sr
offense against society than 10 et,emn,
me murder OF humeni,y'a conception Of
God. f'''" VI
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-05

The railroad question In Texas Inns
been simmered down to matter OF
details, and in the detail stage one
GOOD mathematician ana one expert
frame man ought to be able to reach
unasaailnhle conclualonr
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-05

Ghosts are but dreams or Commodore
Nanderbilts apparltIon would make
nights hideous for that descendant
who ia spendIng his hard earned money
on female OF airy fairy reputation.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-05

The travelling agents OF The Gazette
nro w. II. Ingalls,. Jan BYRD, W. H.
Byrd,
Letters Of authority are given to all
other parties especially accredited TO
represent thla phper.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-05

ono of the unfortunate results OF the
recent lynehlng OF six ncgroes in Ten
nonSee Is that It Turntables more grease
for Ida Wells jaw.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-05

While the subject OF dress reform 10
up. somebody ehould make a motion
10 abolish tho collar button.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-05

Chairman Dudley viii nlease make n
shipment OF Texas harmony 10 Florida
by hrst expross. The reeent ,,ew,,-
cretlc convention at Orlando ne.oivsa
among Other thingss -
That we approve The attitude
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-05
nEnMs OF sunsonprIoN, ny MAIL

The Daily and bundHy O"19'''
year. 500, ,.u.,,a dx
months. $3.50. ... ,hrao
months, $500. .,. a,o
month, 10 cents. a. m
The sunday Gazette. one year. s.,ov'
The Sunday Gazette, six moi'n''
400.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-05

E"itor John Brishen Walker. OF tho
Cosmopolitan Magazine. Thinks I'm, n,
tho great powers are wise then WI,
stop the war between japan ma
China. lie has served In tho ch,ness
army and It Is his opinion thai n c,',na
Is forced to modernize her mnita,,,
methods the yellow dragon viii becorne
the most formidable ana ,bres,sn,ns
eIfsiEn under the sun.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-05

DELIVERED BY CARRIER.
The Daily Gazette except suhuHS''
10 cents week. ,,. en-
The Daily and Sunday oaEe''e' W
cents month.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-05

All postmnaters AFRO authorized to
act ns agents for The Gazette.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-05

THE sEMI-wEEKbY GAZETTE.
one yenr ISSUED Tuesday and Fri
day), 800.
Six months. 10 cents
Three months. rs cents.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-05

DALLAS nuREAu.
II, rutherford. agent; ONCE, Mcleod
hotel.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-05

Entered at the postofhce az III,
Worth. Tex, as secona-ciAsS
matter.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-05

LARGEST SOUTHERN ciHoubo'
with Three Exceptions
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-05

Philadelphia Ledger; w. X. Make
moo has been nominated by the Repub-
lioons FOR governor OF Texas, As the
Democrats In the Lone star state think
nothing OF putting up 100000 majoritles,
he Is not likely TO MalSkenoo governor
out there.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-05

i, Ia sad commentary on our civil
lzation that statistics show that crime
is ON the increase. In 1850 one person
out Of every Sac was criminal; in
1860. one IN tG47i in 1870. one in li7i;
In 1850 one In SS5, and in 1890, one In
567 From this II viii be seen that In
proportion to population we have near
ly I've times as many criminals now as
we had forty years ago.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-05

LARGEST TEXAS CIRCULATION
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-10-11
PARSONS OF aRg1NA eRtgN.
Three Men who Tied the NuptiaI Knot Fol
ManN Runaway Couples.

Three Men who Tied the NuptiaI Knot For
Many Runaway Couples.
The first person who twined the
bands of Hymen this way rs supposed
to have been man named Scott, who
resided at the Rigg, a few miles from
the village of Gretna. about 1850 or
176O. He was accounted a shrewd,
crafty fellow, and little more Is
known of him. George Gordon, an
old soldier. started up as his success
sor He always appeared ON mar
riage occasions in an antiquated full
military costume, wearing large
cooked hat, red coat, jackboots and
a ponderous sword dar ling at his
side. If at any time he was interro-
gated by what authority he joined
persons in wedlock," he boldly an
swered, ''Ihave special license from
the government, for which / pay $50
per annum." He was never closely
examined on the subject, and a de-
lusion prevailed during his life that
a privilege of the kind really existed.
Several persons afterward attempt
ed to establish themselves in the same
line. but none was so successful as
Joseph Paisley. who secured by far
the greatest run of business in def
ance of every opposition. 1t was this
person who obtained the appellation
of the Old Blacksmith, probably on
account of the NEUROLOGICAL conceit
of Vulcan being employed in rivetlng
the hymeneal chains.
Paisley was first a smuggler, then
a tobacconist, but never at any time
q blacksmith. He commenced his
mock pontifical career about 1888.
For many years he was careful not to
be publicly seen on such occasions,
but stole through bypaths to the
house where he was called to offici-
! ate, and he there gave certificate,
miserably written and the orthogra-
| phy almost unintelligible, with a
feigned signature.
Through an important trial. arising
out of his marriages, he was forced
to declare himself, and afterward
wore canonicals with the dignity OF
bishop.-Sala's Journal
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-10-11
The Garter and NIatrimony.

On st. Eutropius' day in Haute-
Vienne all the unmarried women
walk in procession TO st. Junien-
les-Gombes to the cross near the
church. Each woman hangs her left
garter on the cross and prays that
she may have a good husband. There
is superstition, not unknown in this
country, that a yellow garter-this,
too, is the left garter-knit by a friend
and given unexpectedly to the wear
er, If worn on Easter day, will bring
an engagement before the year is out.
1t would be interesting to know the
origin of this rite, which has strong
family resemblance to that narrated
above and more than possibly had
common origin with it.-Philadelphia
Press
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-10-11

Patrick Flanagan was n witness III
a case where truthfulness compelled
him to give some testimony against
the man ON trial, who was particu-
lar friend of his. Patrick's ordina-
rily rich brogue had recently been
rendered more than usually unintel-
hgible by an accident to which he re-
ferred with feeling in the course of
his testimony.
He was frequently called upon to
repeat his answers, which were evi-
IDENTIFY made under protest, and be
tween these constant requests and
the long words with which the air OF
the courtroom seemed to Patrick to
be filled, his anger rose and his con-
fusion steadily increased.
Don't prevaricate, said the judge
at last as Patrick returned a sur
prisingly incoherent answer to aques-
ton addressed to him.
.'Prevaricate, is it. cried Mr.. Elan
igan, with angry resentment. "Oim
thinkin maybe it's yersilf wouldn't
be able to hilp prevaricatin whin
three av yer honOrs front teeth had
been knocked out av yer head, sorrr
Popular Magazine.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-10-11
RICHARD TIE LION HEARTED.
Intemperate habits and "A Surgeons Blum
der Caused His Death.

xutemperAte feaD1ts ana "A surgeons Ibiun-
der Caused His Death.
Richard Caur de Lion, who had
passed through SO many eXtraordi-
nary perils, met with his death
wound at an unsuspected moment
and from an obscure enemy. 1t was
April 6, 1899. The pope's legate had
nearly accomplished treaty of peace
between the rival monarchs of France
and England, and Richard was think
ing of returning home when he heard
that one of his vassa,s, the Viscount
of Limoges, had found a treasure on
his estate. AS superior lord he claim
ed the whole of it, but the finder was
only willing to give him part. The
king, therefore, besieged him in his
castle of Chalus, and though the gar
rison offered to surrender, he said as
he had taken the trouble to begin he
would finish by force and hang every
one of them. The same day as he
was surveying the walls one Ber-
trand de Gourdon, an expert archer,
pierced him with an arrow III his
shoulder.
hC hlhS . ihtchi lciotS heDt'o t'Ait
the unskillfulness of the surgeon
caused the wound to mortify, and lie
became sensible that his end ap-
preached The castle was taken
while he lay ill and all the men
hanged except Gourdon. Sending for
him to come into his presence. the king
demanded why he had sought his life.
The archer replied: You killed with
your own hands my father and my
two brothers, and you intended to
have hanged me. You may take re-
venge by torturing me as you will. |
shall die rejoicing that have freed
| the world from such a nuisance"
Admiring even in death "a boldness
| Of spirit which SO few possessed III
the same degree as himself, Richard
ordered that Gourdon should be dis
missed with the gift of 100 shillings,
but he had no sooner expired than
the man was tiayed alive.-Spare
| Moments.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-10-11
Prices are down so low that purses should open their OWN account

visiting the silver camps and the wool
districts and telling the miners and
woolgrowers of the state how much
Democracy has done for them"
Turning his attention to the Wilson
bill he showed how it had been boiled
down in the sugar refinery of the
United States senate and finally al
lowed to become a law by default OF
the president. Its gross inconsistent
encies and sectional preferences and
the condemnation of the measure by
Cleveland and Mills was quoted.
Continuing he said: "What are the
issues in this state? The free coinage
of silver at l6 to and the protection
of our industries and our labor. !
think the United States is great
enough to solve this silver question
without consulting another country.
l would say to Great Britain and all
other countries opposed to the restor-
alton of silver: We will coin silver at
16 to and as long as you refuse to
open your mints to free coinage at
this ratio We will charge you twice as
much in1por. duties as other coun-
tries that are with us on the silver
question. We declared our independ
ence in 1776, let us do it again in
1894"
His argument for free silver proved
beyond question that it was his firm
conviction that the people would win
and that our mints would shortly he
opened to silver at ratio OF 16 TO L.
Mr.. Hartman's arraignment of the
Populists was scatching. He handled
them without gloves and held their
irrational notions up to the ridicule
of the audience. He said: "If you are
tired of travelling the old Democratic
road you can take the Populist and
you will get there just the same. They
have raised the same old British flag
of free trade and are working to the
same end as the Democrats. Like our
Democratic brethren they would put
wool on the tree list and labor on the
retired list. Do you want to lower
the standard OF your state to that OF
Kansas and Colorado?"
Bob Smith was ridiculed and his
attack OF Populism handled unmerci-
fully. Addressing the Democrats in
the audience he asked, "when you
throw up up your hat and whoop
to endorse the administration, are
you whooping for Queen Lii, anti
silver or free wool?"
The Democratic legislation on the
subject OF the railroad lands and the
action of the secretary OF the interior
i'm making Northern Pacific agents
referees between the road and the peo-
pie was condemned.
As Mr.. Hunt will not take the stump
this fall Mr.. Hartman spoke a good
word for his co-candidate and
with few stray shots at the retreat
ing enemy closed his address.
Friday he journeyed to Stanford
where a good audience gave him at
tention and on Saturday he faced the
blizzard TO Belt. The congressman's
visit to Fergus county during such un
favorable weather will be appreciate
and our citizens will repay his sacii
flee by giving him a greater majority
than any candidate ever received il
county.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-10-11

In China tigers bones are given to
the weak and debilitated as strength
ening medicine, and those who can
not afford such an expensive luxury
may yet obtain some of the strength
and courage of that ferocious beast
by swallowing a decoction of the
hairs of his mustache, which are re-
tailed at the low price of hundred
cash CS4 cents a hair-A. W. Douth-
waite, NJ. D., in Methodist Review of
Missions
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-10-11
The Modern Plow.

Thomas jefferson invented the
modern plow. There were plows, of
course, thousands of years before the
time of the Sage of Monticello. but
he first laid down the mathematical
principles that underlie the construc-
ton of the plow and 80 enabled any
blacksmith to make one. A plow con-
sists of two wedges, cutting and a
lifting wedge. and Jefferson discov-
cred and snunciated the proportions
of each and the relations each bore to
the other. Before his day no two
smiths made plows alike. Now they
are all made in accordance with a
mathematical formula.-Exchang
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-10-11
.Honoro In Europe

You affect a mans 'honor" in Eu-
rope if you fill his glass by slapting
the bottle backward instead of for
ward. l have known one of the
numerous Counts Coudenhove of
Austria to be compelled to fight a
most sanguinary duel for having
been guilty of such breach of eti-
auette. In the same way in the
orient, if in showing the blade of a
sword to an acquaintance you hap
pen to turn the edge thereof toward
him, he will consider his honor
impupned. and if by any chance he
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-10-11

Is japanese ne Is capaDle OF going
off and committing suicide by rip.
ping himself open, leaving a docu-
ment stating that, having been in
suited by you, honor demanded that
he should commit harikari and call
ing upon his nearest relatives to
avenge him by killing you.-New
York Tribune.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-10-11

Dying Woman do Indian who has
Just scalped her)-For heavens sake
do not leave me until you have an
swered one question:
Indian-Ughi What wantt
Dying Woman taintly)-Is-is my
wound on straightf-Hallo.
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-08-22
LADIES COLUMN,

When the trade finds time to
doubt our assertions about sales
and prices. bat one conclusion
can be formed, and that is that
we are setting the pace on prices,
as we'll as doing the business.
There IS an old prOveEb that
what is one alaa' loss IS always
another mans sgain. We are
going on record and charge it to
what is your gain. by truding
With US, and ours by increased
business lis the other mans loss.
So down we go from day to day
in prices There is not a dull
counter in OR Store; We have
gotten ont of tue old rut. The
days of large profits are over.
Every day il will be something
new and tempting in styles and
prices. We can't mention but a
few articles 10 this column. but
wish TO impress you that if you
want anything in our line you
can get it at ROCK BOTTOM
PRICES and a guarantee The
goods are as represented.
II you buy those Turkish
Towels of ours Won viii surely
pray for rain. They are so differ
ent from the cheap things offered
as Turkish Towels. Cash bought
these so that we can sell them at
just as low a figure as the cheap
goods are offered at. 4 hand
some PURSE IS a very deceptive
thing 1t almost always creates
the impression that there Is
money in it. and so there is. II
you save on the purchase price
by buying of US. We struck
snap in our purchase Of PURSES
and will give you the benefit of
it. Phey run from % cents to
perfect beauties in Real Alligator
and Russian Seal with Sterling
Silver Mouhtings.
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-08-22

WHILE the Japanese and Chi
nese representatives here are
doing their best to prevent any
serious outbreak of the ill-feeling
existing between the Chinese and
japanese residents, the official
organ is doing all it can to create
trouble by printing idiotic pic
lures of imagined battles between
the two nations Mr.. Castle
should remember that the semi
civilized Asiatics haven't got his
wonderful vein of humor, or vet,
acquired the taste for satire.
Irritation and strained feelings
are the only results Of his folly.
There is surely sufficiently close
relations between bis clique and
the japanese aud Chinese 20
teach him this.
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-08-22

A HAWAIIAN jury has been
drawn. The manner in which it
was done is characteristic of our
republic. Fifty names were Sc
lected from the register, and a
jury obtained in that manner.
Under such circumstances the
jury system becomes sham and
could as we'll be abandoned. Or
why not order out a company OF
the dutch soldiers aud command
them to try cases and find all the,
to the government unfrisndly,
defendants guilty. 1t would
simplify matters.
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-08-22
A Kingdom for Sale.

A genuine kingdom. with a
capital, residence and seaport, is
at present offered for sale in
Berlin. 1t consists of a part of
the island Tatota. and is called
Matupia. The island is part of
the Bismark group, between New
Zealand and New Meclenburg.
The Empire covers just seven
square miles Germany, and was
purchased, during the eighties,
by Herr Georg Weisser, a retired
paymaster of the German navy,
and afterward director of the
New Guinea Company.
Herr Weisser had several
bloody fights with his Samoan
and Kanaka chiefs, but managed
to quell all rebellions and be-
came very popular with his SUBJ
jects. He died last year and his
heirs, who reside at Kaiserslau-
tern, do not wish to exercise their
regal duties and have instructed
their agents to sell the unique
property. Matupia. the capital
of the little kingdom, contains
about 100 inhabitants. many of
whom are Europeans. 1t is one
of the best harbors in the archi-
pelago. The Literary Digest.
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-08-22
presented by the Smith Hitch
cock brigade.

presented by the Smith Hitch
cock brigade.
From the day when police
officers placed dynamite in the
yard next to the Queen. nailed
the anarchistic placard on
Spreckels' gate. and consPired
IN criminal msnner to bring a
few unfortunate girls to punish :
ment. and did all this unpunish-
ed and with the sanction of their
superior officer from whom they
received promotion instead OF
dismissal. from then till the
present day the department has
degenerated more and more until
these pets of the Smith-Hitch-
cock combination have become
an eyesore to the community. a
blot on the fair name of Hawaii.
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-08-22

Ms. GoRHAM d. GILMAN of Bos-
ton, delivered lecture last night
at the Y. NJ. c. a. In a rambling
way be dished up what he called
his "reminiscences Of Hawaii. He
carefully omitted all references
to that part Of his life where he
was the recipient of favors from
the present reigning family which
be during the last year has as
sisted in traducing and abusing.
de was probably ashamed Of
himself which proves that even
former peddler of bad cognac to
whalers in Lahaina, can have a
conscience-and what is still
more remarkable. that said con-
science hasn't choked him years
ago.
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-08-22
Artificial Lightning.


With current of 500 volts of
electricity shooting through his
body Harry Willis, a young
visitor from Camden, fell on the
sidewalk unconscious tonight,
and it was only after a half
hours hard work that he was
brought back. to consciousness
The accident was a peculiar one.
1t was raining. and young
Willis was walking along At
lantic avenue carrying an um-
brella with IN entire steel
handle. The tip struck an arc
light which hung suspended
above the sidewalk. and in an
instant the young man was
hurled to the ground as BY a
Iightning's bolt. He is still surf
fering from the shock. The UNI
brella was rent and twisted COM
pletely ont OF shape by the
current. the silk cover
ing being torn into hundred
fragments -Nssr Fork Erc6angs.
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-08-22

ton brings forth an array of
witnesses The senior captain tss-
titles TO the arrest and the mark
ed half dollar which be immedi-
stsiy recognizes rs one of the
thirty or forty coins, which be
has marked and distributed dur
ing the last week. Two or three
of the gentlemen" of the force
are called. and in very different
languages testify to drinking in
the house of A. whose name they
don't know and to have given
him Just that half dollar found on
his person. Some Chinaman
from Pauoa is produced who
states that at 9 o clock, be saw
people 60 into As house and
come out again, and that a SINH
lar criminal proceeding occurred
at 10 o'clock. That settles the
case. A. has DO defense to offer;
how could he. A fine is imposed
and the formerly respectable tax
payer goes home with the sad
experience that it is not good
for man to be alone" as long as
the Hitchcock system IS IN force.
In the mean thine. the spies are
warmly : congratulated by the
triumphant senior captain. and
pocket their SIS a piece, for
later on to blow them in while
Dragging of and enjoying the rem
misceuses of the cute manner in
which they did. that ehump from
Pauoa up. And like the jackels
they are, they go forth looking
for other prey and for more $50
pieces.
ANY unbiased man who viii in
vestigate the system now IN
vogue viii find that the presumed
case above stated is not exag-
gerated, or. very imaginary. 1t
is sincerely to be hoped that the
retirement from office of Marshal
Hitchcock will lead to the abol-
ishing of his dangerous system.
If not, We will encourage the
Councils to take the matter up,
and take measures for preventing
the outrages which eventually
will result from the principle re-
ferred to. Let the government
employ decent and respectable
men. and pay them a sufficient
salary and all necessary work
will be done, and law and order
upheld.