davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-11
The GREAT COTTON PALACE
THE prnEcroRy nEErs-rRANs-
Ac.rs IMPORTANT BUSINESS.
The Exhshit Committee Makes ne
port--rhe Interior Decorations Of
the nuiidinR 10 be Unusually
MISUNDERSTANDING parndes.


Waco Tex. Aug. lo.-rhe meeting
OF the Cotton Palace directory yes,er-
day evening considered a number Of
matters OF grea, Importance 70 the
undertaking.
The following were present: 10. Ro-
tan, II. II. Shear, j. /. Moore, j. Han.
sci Wood, H. .. Mistro,, ). g. Me-
Tendon Pnd n. Il, Parrot. Secretary
levin plunkett and General Maungor
u. u. Milward Vice President James
l. Moore presiding,
II was tesolvel TO nave negro day
during the exposition.
Dentists asked that special day
for them be set aside.
An electric Hight plant at the mark
was discussed
Thc finance committee reported that
the books, Kept by the secretary were
correctly kept.
ihe following report of the exhibit
committee was aaopted
To the Board cf Directors Of the Texas
Cotton Palace;
Your commIltec on exhihiis recom-
mend the adoption OF the following re-
purt.
we have given tho matter Of the ex-
hlblts cRrcful thought our exposition
rot being in the nature Of a fair or
the uaual exposition. and also owing
to the limited spacs At our disposal,
necessarily we must exclude large
classcs Of exhibits Of n more or less at
traotiVe nature. But we think that
within the proper scope OF Our eNpust-
ton viii be found what "a new. novel.
unique and attractive. We recommend
tina, tho exhibit OF the Texas Cotton
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-11

sse,,s nl' E, States, inc "a. .s744, e51 1856
n ss new York, inc S.5.. 37s. 6i7. s5S
,n9hiNION OF CANADA
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-03-03
ESTABLISHED 1912.
MIR. CARTstt'S SILENT BRIDE
She HAD powed Never to Speak 10 Him Agoin.
out the Marriage Came orr

TRIMBLE, Tenn N-Mrs. Jerry Cartan
of near Trimble, has just broken II
rash vow which she made over twelve
months ago, and whish she roS?ett II
having ever made.
About eighteen months ago Mrs.
Cartel was Miss Fannie Br.slhlev. n
beautiful young lady Of eighteen wears
and Jerry Cartel her favored suitor.
But, es is generally the case with
young lovers, n quarrel arose between
them. and in the heat of passion Mirp
Fannie angrily bade her lover leave
her presence, and vowed hy hiAh
Heaven she would never speak tr him
again. The discousolatc lover took
his departure, but as he fairly wor-
shipped the girl he ardently set about
to effect reconciliation. At last, in
answer to pitiful pleading letter.
Miss Fannie relented md pcnued TO
him loving, fcrgiving message"
Overioyed at the happy termination
of affairs he hurried to the home of
Mics Fannie, and was received warmly
and affectionately, but without word
"f welcome. Taking tablet and pen
Gil from desk she began written
conversation as though she could not
speak word. Cartel pleaded the
uselessness and foolishness Of such
proceedings, but in vain, rs his sweet
heart positively refused to- utter n word
TO him. She is very devout. a mem
ber OF the Methodist Church, and was
firmly impressed with the idea that if
she should break her rash VOW God
would punish her by striking her
dumb, when she could speak to no
one. She was constantly on her guard
for fear she might forget herself and
speak to her lover, thereby inviting
this terrible visitation
The courtship proceeded with pen
Gil and paper for several months. and
then they were joined together in the
holy bonds Of matrimonv. During
their married life of nearlya year Mrs.
Cartel never spoke to her husband nm.
til some weeks ago.
Last Christmas Mr.. Cartel made his
wife present of a handsome and cost
ly pair of vases. The other morning
the husband WAS bringing in an arm
ful of wood and struck one Of the vases
and knocked it to the floor, where it
broke into hundred pieces
"Oh, Jerry, look what you have
doner cried Mrs. Cartel
She was horribly shocked at speak
ing to her husband, and believed that
she had been stricken dumb To as
certain the correctness of her belief
she spoke to him again, and was over.
joyed to discover that her organs of
speech had not been in the least i'm
paired.
ms In stls the .heRPiInHess IH S.. Of again hearing
in nlo arms, wept tears of jos. and
thanked God for the breaking Of her
vase. Mr.. and Mrs Cartel feel as If
a cloud had been lifted from their
home, and there is not happier couple
today in Dyer county.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-03-03

machine shops, spoke, handle and rim
factory, publishing house, two cloth
ing manufactures, four planning and
and wood working mills, granite works,
mattress factory, etc. The larger part
OF these have been established during
the past decade, and indications point
TO still more rapid advancement,
thus making foreign Investments safe
and highly profitable.
Charlottenns enjoy two daily news
papers, morning and evening, electric
lights, city mail delivery, electric
street car lines, gas works, water works,
perfect sewerage and well maintained
police and fire departmnts MANY of
these have been recently acquired.
Charlotte is in the midst of the cotton,
grain, tobacco and gold producing dis
tricts, and the surrounding agricultur.
At country ahounds in food products.
Fuel is also cheap and the supply am
pie.
lneNhnustihle deposits of the finest
Bcsscmcr IRON ore are being unearthed
20 miles southwest of the CITY. MANY
car loads of the ore are shipped daily
"'' ''' " i'h''N hldThtt Nan1tal1stS
are organizing to build furnaces.
Farming lands may be bought
prices ranging from one half TO one
fourth that similar lands are valued ri
IN the over-crowded North. The Young
Agricultural will find here long sea.
sons, cheap and abundant labor and
good markets. In addition to every
lruit and nut known to grow farther
north, figs, pomegranates, persimmons.
Satsuma oranges, pecans, almonds,
etc, are hardy and grow abundantly,
All Of these make rural life a delight
instead of what is so often a burden
Large fruit culturists are being attract
cd to this section, who foresee as sue
cessful fruit region "a the most ia
vored spots of California.
Let us hear the conclusion of The
whole matter: Charlotte can be said
to be an ideal dwelling place, a solid,
paving place for Investments. r. tempt.
ing location for new industries. and
worthily the Queen City of the Old
North State"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-03-03
aARoE FEJE5'S EGGS AL BROKEN.
Ne Got Twenty for q 0Ydrter. and His Friend
Blind Smashed Them on Ms Neat
(New York Sun J

Aaron Feier of % Moore street
W1liiNmsburgh, likes "ggs. In fact,
lie Rel Tom eats "nvthiue else. When
he left his house on Saturday morning
I" go to synagogue in Naret street he
met pcddler Uf eggs. ~, had on his
line black suit and silk hpr His hair
had been neatly Combed and hi;
whiskcrs trimmed. The eggs which
the peddler was selling looked so fresh
a"d tempting that h" bought 9 quar-
ter's worth. He got twenty. Th
peddl"r had neither hag nor paper :,
rut them in, 80 Feior gently plrcod
them in the tail pockets of his coat
tie then resumed his journey TO the
synagogue.
Walking soon hecnme unpleasant
With every step he took tho eggs in
his cOat-tail pockets bumped against
his legs, so h" put the eggs into his
hat and carried it in his hands. Then
ne met Louis Blind of67 Moore street.
'Hello, Aaron" said Blind, "whv
do you carry your high hat in You,
hands?"
Feier smiled broadly and pointed to
the eggs.
"Dvendy for Gvawter," he said.
Blind looked at the eggs and took
the hat III his hand
"You big fool" he exclaimed. "wbv
don't You put on your hat with the
Eggs IN 1t and nobody can see them"
What happened was told by Feier in
the Ever Street Police Court, where
he charged Blind with assault. Said
Feier:
Judge, this man he takes nv hat
with the eggs in and he Just pulls it
down on my head and cracks all thu
eggs. He pulled mine hat down under
my ears and makes me all full with the
eggs and then he saws. Now go 10
the synagogue and show your head.
Judge, ] was all full Of that stuff and
so was my face. Ny clothes were all
ruined and all the eggs were broken. "
Blind denied the charge. He said
that he acted in good faith when he
helped Feier TO put on the hat with
IN" eggs in II. He added that the
weight of the eggs caused them to
smash. Feicr pointed to his hair and
whlskers, which were still matted with
the yelks
Justice Watson remanded Blind for
trial
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-03-03
4 Postmaster in the Tolls

SPARrASBuRe. 5. CA. F.. Mellow.
oil, former tNtms.ter AZ Walker
this county. was convicted in the Uni,
ted States court at Greenville, s. G.. ,
for false cancellation OF stamps. The
case has been somewhat interesting in
asmuch as Mcdowell WAS connected
with the Barrett gang of conspirators
Mcdowell was n good, honest farmer
and had the respect Of his fellowmen
Through Barrett influence apostoflice
was established i'll his section and he
was made postmaster. Soon great
number of stamps were floating around
town. Mcdowell paid his debts with
stamps. Inspector Peer got "on to-
the case and successfully worked il up.
Mcdowell was sentenced to pay fine
OF $500 or go to Jail for six months.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-03-03

The polyglot character of the Aus.
trian army WAS abundantly shown the
other day when the ancient custom of
solemnly swearing in the recruits in
the presence of the troops was re.
vived, after having been discontinued
since 1868. In Vienna alone the for
mula of oath to the colors had to he
administered and read ont in nino
languages. to wit: German, Hun.
saFisn, Croatisn. Bohemian. Polish,
Ruthenian, Roumanian, Servian and
Turkish, while the religious part OF
the ceremony was conducted by Ro
man Catholic, Greek Catholic aud
Greek orthodox priests, Protestant
pastors, Hebrew rabbis and Mahome.
tan ulema.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-03-03
Hi3h Praise for the Ian Jiord,

SrAUSroS, VA.-Two well-dressed
strangers came to the Virginia Hotel
four days ago and registered from
Louisville, Ky. They left yesterday,
leaving their bill of Sl7 unpaid, and
the following note:
Mans inability to successfully por.
tray his thoughts, his mental powers
being incapable to correctly define his
meaning, is why | will not endeavor to
burden you with an attempt at ex.
pressing my thanks for your treatment
so geutlemanly, &C, during my stay
Extend 90 your menials also my thanks.
May your shadow never grow less, and
may continued prosperity shine in un.
ciouded warm rays on your benevo.
lent head
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-03-03

The Washington Star thinks para
chute descents should be discouraged
During the past two or three years q
very large percentage of the men and
women who were foolhardy enough to
attempt those dangerous drops have
been killed or seriously injured
through their efforts to do something
which, il successful, resulted in no
benetit-snve of narrow financial
sort-revealed no scientific truth
taught no lesson hitherto unknown.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-03-03

In answer to recent inquiry made
of the Secretary of the Interior by
the Commissioned of Education in re-
gard TO division of the fund to agri.
cultural colleges in the South, the
Secretary has decided that the division
OF the fund as already or hereafter To
be made by the various State legisln.
lures shall be approved by the depart
mont, unless il is apparent that such
suggested division is grossly inequit-
able and that in cases where the State
legislatures have not yet proposed an
equitable apportionment that the
basis OF division now in force shall re-
main till the Legislative intent regard
ing the matter is made known. In the
case II South Carolina the act OF Con
gress of July 26th, 1892, applies not
only 10 the sum due the State at tho
time, but TO all sums becoming due
under the act OF August 30tb, 1890.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-03-03
The Troybie ibovf BjyaIyes.

Maryland oystermen are giving Gov
eruor O'Ferrell trouble by poaching
on the Virginia oyster grounds. He
has threatened to bring Virginia oys-
ter navy into action, but IL he could
Just get close enough to the trespassers
10 deliver TO them an address he made
when he was inaugurated, he would
drive them forever from the State and
be rid Of them without burning any
gunpowder or the shedding Of a drop
Of blood.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-03-03
4 White Deer m the sdiropsacss.

SARATooh, N. Y.--One of the sur
prises Of the Adirondacks this winter.
in the vicinity OF Saranac Lake, il a
hinge snow white buck A white deer
is seldom seen, and this one is consid-
cred rare curiosity. DR.. Loomis, of
New York 10 has had cottage at
Upper Lake for several summers past,
has seen this white deer many times
and refrained from shooting il in the
hope of some time being able TO cap
ture it alive. Last Friday this white
buck was seen n few rods from the
farmhouse of Silas Fla9g, near Saranac
Lake.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-03-03
4 NeQro BOY LYnched.

A special to the Herald from Shor-
man, Ala, says: Thos Douglass, a I3-
year-old colored boy who yesterday
shot and killed Deputy Sheriff Cow
lett, who attempted to levy upon a
COW which belonged 90 Douglas
mother, was hanged Ivy a mob and the
body riddled with bullets The mother
cut the body down.
The coroner's jury returned yer
dict that the boy came to his death Mt
the hands of persons unknown. The
mother says she recognized some Of
the slayers Of her SOD, and will prose
cute them vigorously.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-03-03
4 Monument TO Mrs Harrison

The monument TO Mrs. Benjamin
Harrison, just erected in Crown Hill
Cemetery, indianapolis. is of Barre
granite. It's plainness is said to be its
chief charm. II is seven feet square at
the base, about ten feet in height, and
the only inscription which il bears il
the word Harrison" engraved in
large letters directly above the base.
A circle of gu aven oak leaves surround.
the shaft abou, a foot from the top,
and short GEacian columns are At each
corner about two feet above the foun-
dnticu stone. The distance between
the monument and the gravestone IL
about five feet. The latter is a plain
stone inscribed with the words, "Caro.
line ScotS prison"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-03-03
VOW SRE rs A MaSOR.
Mrs. Lease Once Saw What Some One Said
Was an Initiation

CHICAGO, ILL. Mrs. Mary Lease. Of
hansns, was In the city en- route 10
New York. She was asked about her
Masonic connections and replied:
when ] was girl Of 16 7 was Iiv-
ing in bockTort. \. Y; a friend of
mine, who was prominent Mason,
put IN my way 10 witness Masonic initia-
ton. and l saw the three degrees ad-
mlnistered to candidate"
We're You admitted to the lodge
room"
'No. / was behind door that had
sliding wickei in il, and saw the
whole procedure through that wicket.
30 you see that is the way I became a
Mason, for to be in possession of the
secrets of the c'sft is to be a Mason. "
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-03-03
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
The Senate.

42p DAY.-A resolution was adopted call
ing on the President for the Dole letter. -
The Senate spent the remainder of the day
In executive session, discussing the Peck
ham nomination.
43p DAY-Minister Willis's reply 10 Mr.
Dole's specifications OF alleged uniriendly
acts was sent in. Mr.. Daniel spoke against
Hawaiian annexation. President Cleve-
land nominated Senator White, OF Louisiana.
TO be Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court,
and he was promptly confirmed.
ATH DAY.-Mr. Daniel finished his speech
in opposition to Hawaiian annexation.
45TH DAY.-A long and animated discus
sion which lasted all day was started by Mr.
Voorhees, rising to contradict newspaper
story as to the Democratic members OF ths
Finance Committee calling upon President
Cleveland at the White House and receiving
instructions from him as to some points in
the Tsriff bill. Mr.. Voorhees, declared, with
earnestness, that there was not the faintest
particle or shadow OF truth In the statement
46TB DAY.-Washington Farewell Ad-
dress was read by Mr.. Martin, after which
the Senate adjourned.
The House.
SD DAY.--The day was devoted 10 an un-
successful effort TO secure a quorum to vote
for ending debate on the Bland bill
54rH DAY.-The debate on the Bland seign-
orage bill was continued.
65TH DAY.-The House spent the day in
routine work and trying to get a quorum ON
BANDS seigniorage ill.--Minister wiiiis's
answer to the reply Of President Dole OF
Hawaii was sent In.
56TH DAY. The day was spent In a fru,t-
less effort TO secure a. quorum to vote on
the Bland bill.
57TH DAY.-The day was consumed by tho
House trying TO get quorum on the Blan
bill.
5STH DAY.-There was great disorder over
the arrest OF members In the attempt to Sc
cure quorum on the Bland seigniorsge hill
Several members declared that they had been
arrested by the Sergeant-at-Arms without
proper warrant,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-03-03
PITHY NEWS ITEMS

30 varieties of chickens we're on ex-
hlbltlon at the Nv Serne, n. c., fair.
Sheriff Clancy, 7os New York county,
N. T., died Sund S"I1t ~
John Adam. SX}e,n apsI, I.i5ea
keeper of the More' Sand life saving
station, Charleston, re
Farmers Alliancemen have started n
coffin manufactory near Raleigh, n. G.
with warehouse in that city.
David Fraley, who, in 1882, killed
Revenue Officer Walker, in Stanley
county, North Carolina, has been dis
charged from thespenitentisry, having
served nearly twelve years.
Near Newton, N. c., farmer re-
Gently plowed bp small iron box
which contained quantity of old Jew
elry, dating back 10 the Revolutionary
war. A number of silver coins were
also discovered.
The Rev. A. G. Dixon. of BROOKLYN.
has begun ca campaign against evil, &"
as he calls it, in the City Of Churches.
He has the support of many pastors,
and the work has been inauaurated by
holding noon prayer meetings. Much
religious fervor hes been aroused NJ
the gatherings.
Both houses of the Virginia Legis-
lature have passed hill to regulate
the practice of medicine and surgery
in that State. This so amends the
recent Act as not TO prevent any phv-
sician now leRally practicing in Vir-
ginia from being licensed and con.
tinuing To practice without appearing
"efore the examining board
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-03-03

California paper boasts that n
single school district in San Bernar-
dino County of the State j. seven
times as large rs the State of Rho lie
Island, and has more coyotes than the
whole OF New England. "But We
would wager" comments the Boston
Cultivator, that the school children
In Rhode Island are better taught thsu
the coyotes in that district, or the
coyotes of New England than the
school children of that district"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-03-03
Reduce the Acreoae 90 Per Cent.

The Farmers State Agricultural So
ciety of Alabama, which has been in
session at Birmingham, decided to re.
commend to- Alabama farmers that they
reduce the acreage Of cotton 20 per
cent, and TO substitute for this reduc-
tion crops that will supply home con-
sumption. thus avoiding the tax of
transportation and ether costs.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-03-03
Columbia S Town Crier.
(From the Globe. Democrat)


"The strongest voice ] ever heard"
said Col. Marshal of Charleston, at
the Laclede, ''is that Of the town crier
of Columbia, S. &. Columbia is the
only town in the United States that
still keeps up the custom of having n
town crier, and probably the largest
I'm area that any one mans voice was
expected tc reach the nttermost boun-
darics Of. The crier stands upon a
high tower and calls the hours. 10
o'clock and all is well;' IL o'clock
and all is WELL ~ o'clock, fire-.fre
fire. The voice OF the man uuu
occupying thnt position can be heard
anywhere within the city, and il is re-
markahle how quick he sees and reports
fire or general disturbance. was
there once when at midnight he cried
child was lost. and within FIVE min
utes II seemed as though half Of the
population was on the streets, ready
to join in the search. 1t was finally
found under n he'd, where il had roll
ed and gone to sleep. When the crier
dies the office will probably be abol-
'shed-tbey certainly cannot find
another with such a voice"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-03-03
Gen. Lee Wants to Remain IN "0e Wrqjooy.

A personal friend Of Ex-Governor
Fitzhugh Lee gays that few days
ago President Cleveland, through
Secretary of State Gresham, rendered
the Ex-Governor the position of Min
lister to Stockholm, Sweden, and that
IL was promptly declined with thanks
for the proffered honor, Gen. Lee hav-
ing no desire to enter the diplomatic
service, at least by the Acceptance of
anything now Mt the disposal OF the
President, and in fact, General Lee
will not accept anything that would
take him ont of his country.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-03-03
carainni Gibhors Coming Soyth.

BALTIMORE, Mn. Cardinal Gibbina
will go TO Charlotte, y c., April 10th,
To he present the following day at the
dedicatory services of the new Catholic
Church At Belmont, near Charlotte.
The new church is connected with the
BencdictInc monastery, Of which
Bishop Hnid, of North Carolina, is
superior. The cardinal presented the
property 10 the Bcnrlictine fathers for
= monastery aud cEurch
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-03-03
The Fate Of the Peaches, Pears. Figs and
Dates in Tennessee and Mississiooi

MEMPHIS, TgNN.-Another great
snow storm has been raging in the
Mississippi Valley. The ground is
covered with snow from one foot to
fourteen inches on the level. Such
thing as a snow plow is unknown in
this latitude, and as consequence
traffic on many Of the railroads is al
most entirely suspended. The snow
storm was preceded by sleet, which
pr"strated the telegraph wires, and
reports Cs damage TO the early vegeta-
BILE md fruit crops in the outlying dis
tricts are coming in slowly, but every
dispatch brings news OF disaster to the
farmers and fruit growers. The peach
crop will prove a total loss, owing to
the fact that the trees were just be-
ginning to bloom, but the apples trees
stood the blizzard remarkably we'll
Figs, dates and pears we're killed out
right.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-03-03
Ire "RLnck SMnnn" Of Kirainin.

Three and half miles west Of Aldie,
LoudOn county, Va, is the locally
famous "black swamp and a strange
story has been current thcreabouts for
the better part of this century. Jesse
McNeigh lived long ago ina old stone
house on the edge of the swamp, and
there came TO him once stranger ask.
ing shelter. The stranger was taken
in, and he lived there for FIVE years.
He never went beyond the swamp for
exercise, and he took elaborate pre-
cautions at night to guard against sur
prise. When he died stranger from
IA neighboring village came and claim
ed the body, processing to recognize
the dead man RI an acquaintance. The
stranger who claimed the body was
the dead's man son, and he afterward
became Chief Justice of the United
States Supreme Court. The father, a
wealthy and we'll educated Maryland,
but man of un2overnablet temper, had
slain guest at his own table by break
ing his skull with decanter. The
homicides place of hiding was hardly
more than fifty miles from the scene
of his crime
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-03-03
Saw Min Burned Ssa, Wilmington.

wLsfSaros, ~ CA Are at the
Hilton steam saw and planning mills,
owned by w S. Parsley, destroyed
the planning mil, dry kiln, ak box cars,
offices, q large quantity Of dressed lum-
Der, and the sash aud blind factory.
The loss is estimated at about s2b, ,0e0;
Insurance. $1,000