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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-10

hours elapse before lawyers card Is
brought to tho room. The woman, II she Is
alone, is all at sea in her strange surround
ngs. and nine times out OF ten is paralyzed
with fear and modification at the unpleasant
position in which she finds herself. She
gladly welcomes the hand extended to her.
and puts herself in charge OF the lawyer.
Those belonging TO the largest class gem
orally come in charge OF their future hus-
bands. who make all arrangements for them.
As rule, this class live In furnished cot
ages, aiIording them greater liberty.
Charles +, Goodwin, who was murdered in
the Perciyal apartment house about year
and a half ago, by Burton Webster came
mere with Mrs. Snyder. and established her
nasmall cottage on Tenth street. He stayed
here some time, and had Just returned to
New York, from one OF his periodical trips,
when Webster killed him. Mrs. Snyder left
without getting divorce.
This past winter there was a mysterious
couple, who hired a mite Of cottage In the
upper part Of town. In any other place they
could have settled and never been ques-
aonedi they no sooner moved in than every
one dubbed them as a divorcee and lover
Their actions gave color to the suspicious. No
iadespeople ever stopped at the house. but
me mllkman. The gentleman, who passed for
alderman doctor. always did the mArketingi
the lady. who was never seen without dark
Due glasses, did all the housework, and any
one to see her on the uptown out Of the way
sueets-she never went downtown--ln her
seaiskin and stylishly made clothes, would
knoS that she was not accustomed to such
work. suddenly they disappeared ms mys-
,eficusly as they came. One or the other OF
them had received their decree" and Sioux
rails knew them no more.
Another couple have Just rented fur
nlshed house on what is called "The Hin"
lhe gentleman has colored valet. they have
servants, and are evidently well.to-do. As
YET no one seems to know much about them.
nut as they have been seen in the company
q one OF the most notorious OF divorce
A~yers. their fate Is scaled. The gentle
ae,ress.
ATT James G. Blaine, Jr., and Madame de
s,aeat are perhaps the ones who gave the
pace the notoriety 1t enjoys Mrs Blaine at
Aist lived at the Cataract Honse, Afterwards
n'red a furnished cottage on the corner OF
nalath and Fourteenth streets, but tiring 81
mai returned to the hotel.
A1dame de stusur remained at the cAta-
.aet all the time OF her stay. klliost J.
1'orowski, the defendant. was also resi-
-sat OF the hotel during the three months
ttlof to gaining residence, and during the
~ Srangio over tie divorce case.
NJ. Aintern, Delaney Nleolls sister. lived
y furnished house during her residence
colonel ". p. Taylor. Of Buffalo. the owner
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q Mascot, Of racing lame, obtained a d,vorc.
mere about year ago. On the Ait !,
december he was married to an ex-eolorist
first time. 's' ''sie ''' Tue
~ william +. Leayitt got divorce
~. apoat two years ago Two months
a i the decree was granted, she was mar
fsed IN town to Engal A. de NIauriac since
' suan tnere has been considerable litigation
os ~ he husbands in Now York.
me Pollock divorce case, which obtained
sucn notoriety last spring. is apparently not
settled yet. This suit attracted much alton
uon here from the iRet that tho delerdan,
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sIouz FAlIs. 5. D. June Q. 1spl.

Out on the prairies, in the beautiful Sioux
Valley. OF which Longfellow sang in Hin-
vaths. closed In and protected by rolling
hills. watered by tls great Sioux River,
beautiaed by tic Sioux Falls, once the home
q the ierocious tribe after whom they arc
caled. and lately the grazing ground OF the
king Of American beasts, the buffalo. lies a
blot on the grand escuteheon of the United
states, atown which lives, thrives and grows
and whose chief industry is divorcing the
married. Tho inhabitants scorning, insult
Ing, viifyng "the colonlsts," as they are
called, still put forth their sanctimonlous
hands, and with prayers on their lips and
phnrisaieal comparisons in their hearts, re.
eeiye that filthy lucre, which never seems to
carry contamination with it, aud which helms
to pay or the mortgages on their houses,
educate their children and give them some.
thing bettor, something more modern, than
their ordinary prairie homes.
The colony" consists OF men and women
IRON all over the United States, who come to
this hr-away city; some for privacy. some
ioT expedlency. some for convenience. The
arstare the poor, down-trodden women, who,
dreading the publicity OF divorce suit in
their own native place, come out here, hop
ing to get secrecyin the distance. The second
are those whose days being precious, bread
winners who cannot spare time, come here
with the fallacious idea that six months'
residence covers everything. The third are
the class who have cast odium upon the
place and caused untold misery to the poor
nniortunates who are honest, and who seek
dissolution OF the marriage tie. This is not
good place, for they are thrown into con-
tact with people living together in defiance
otlaw TIL the coming divorce enables them to
marry.
People who come here with the hope that
their business will DO unknown, and their
Identity undiscovered, are speedily unde-
eeiyed. One is no sooner on the train In
Chicago, with n ticket for Sioux Falls, than
there is an undescribable atmosphere OF
familiarity among Pullman conductors.
trainmen, porters and newsboys. The fact
that there is a stranger on the train, with
ticket for Sioux Falls, Immediately establishes
the TACT in their minds that the stranger is a
new member for the colony.
The conductors on the Milwaukee trains
rom Sioux City, and on the Burlington and
Illinois Central. are, 1t is said, in the pay OF
lawyers, and as soon as their trains arrive,
they hasten to their patrons to impart the
news of the arrival Of n new divorce In
town. The poor woman or man is driven to
enc OF two popular hotels, and not many
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Eowis A. cuptrr.
NEw NrcrnlcAL woNpnus.
Ihc cid world Not Behind the New In
Electrical IN, estiuatians.


"eeie '9h WAT steam mas reached tho ok
iteme unit OF i's profitable usefulness, and
'hHs hehee'orsh II must give way to tho now
motor electricity, and, having served ia day
otusola'nesn' DO releseted IN tho near future
w. .no Vp''NlVh from "nlch the Eonlus 81
watts insNueu u,
avn VINO SHOULD Know nnu without doubt
10 Ahow, assure US mat much az has boon
uope Nl'h oieeule'iN' It's posAlnllit'es AFRO
uvuhN'V's, una thht the most advanced cleo
f''''' oNpieiers hANe as Yet entered u Held
"nV'o nh''tN"Fe pounqlesa. Already iholight'
mugs thsl fortified our @rl'foas ancestors
unNe peoolne our ehedient messengorsi over
'ne FMn hnd under ho1 they convey wrlttcn
OF Vofua epoeoh hoy diHpol Tho darkness :
nVl Wh'u w. oNerhpaee WIN q rapldity Tor
Wn'V' We must ~ ls'oN 70 lightning Tor m
''us',"uoh pN' uney arc TO do yet more for
V',ee honN gem NiA' were once inc terror
"' ho ieaoninI
puf'hH the rhst year hrolhor pauln,
director o. mo Asrlcultuml Institute OF
hauNa's' France, has boon making olecirieal
experiments IN lhe promotion Of horiicul-
tale which nasl ln'orest tho present aud, it
lhey continue "a they have begun, thoy must
nave giea' influence on the iood eupply "
INC 'n'uiv' Professor pHnuns experiment
MNs almost as slhpla IN It's method hs Prank
uhS "ppuanen Tor drawing lightning from
tha clouds
lu mo mahle OF tho ground SOLICITED Tor
nus purpose the professor erected a tall polo
on which thore was an ordinary lightning
foa, win wire brush attachment to ca,ch
atmospheric electricity and convey u %
me earth. Attached TO Tho rod wcto wires
which carried tho current along tho ground
ana under tho vegetables he had planted. All
lhe hihara and wlHeaqro-, who, Ike helt
intnols' had o"en carrying their gript To mill
win the gmin IN one ond ol tho bag aud a
stone IN ihp Other laughed at tho professor,
pnt INC crop That followed this experiment
taity dato1 anu amaAed them, and Il do
hEh'eu mo man who expected something
nom hlH work, but nothing ~ startling.
Tuinips treatcdin thlswny literally choked
the slpunu' and pomtoea not only yielded
twice tho quantity Of former years bat tho
Wiets Worooi extraordinary tlfeand sound 10
'he core An tho Other vegetables and fruits
near Tue maggie wlre nourinhed like The
pfopAgts greed and to-day tho farmers
about llaaYaia without being able to undor'
stand mo reason. arc planning to oroot light
Ming r9dh M thoir nelds, aud place wlrea IN
stead q mo customary manure under their
garden rows,
Tie nnpplslllon n, and Il may DO right
oorlaiDty NO ono IA IN a nasliion l., enn,,n'
,.,I I, a., ~ ,,'.,ii,., sV',.'s
-, ~ ,'''S' e'tVe' M pp'n
p'"nnpu y INC NSi3lhH seuop OF electric
iiy ON what gfu called tho 'nitriiylng bae.
teila." that IA tho mioroaeoplo or,.niafn tl,a,
suuplirs IN aatna n,yst,rio,,a ,va,, ,i,a as,a,,'
,l,, $500. ''g. wy ny s''V..
w. u,s'n'p. " ""'bvn 70 P'huu., ~
ifHnkllnA simple experiment was nllod by
tho most marvellous results, 30 We may
antlelpa.i, with oertAinty that IN tbo nnnr
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-10

under appropriate penalties. Then Il The
goods were manufactured IN cities who're i,
was we'll known that sanitary Inspection was
inciiieient they would b. unsallhlc and Il
wonld eccamo tho INTEREST o. manufacturers
In such citica to promote the due enforce.
mont u gcod sanitary lava. This IL rf,ah.
ably tho least fcdeml Interference that
would hayc any usciul effect.
In tho meantime tho whole question
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-10

,eils tho following story as among his Ok.
pericncee q nearly a halt century ago. II
q impossible 10 reproduce IN his magnetic
mannor and tlch mellow voice, but NO give
'hoslory in his own words;
"oacc upon a tlhc. as wo wore riding into
town nom one o. tho suburban villages near
'heci,y oi brpoklyu. an cldefiy gentleman
took his scat IN tho omnibus. CHANGING
around at tho four ladies'. who, with
hlnsolt were TIA only ccchpants. he tmmedi-
aiey commenced dosultory address.
Evidently soushcrner, and unacous-
toned 10 the inaeceNibllity u Northern
DANES and dansois, he did not dream that
hia remarks would b ooneldered In the least
superauou..
ne might have been . gay and graceful
gallant IN years gone by, who plumed himself
on the favor be found IN tho eyes Of the fair;
Tor he was csrtasaly "a much at his ease as II
no had bean personally acquainted with each
lady present all his lie. and see'ned most
compnccntly ruro Of amu-ing us--which he
did,
'Atlcngth thla rarfulous gentleman favored
uswith 'crislque on clorgymen- -clcnxymcn
ingeneral, and ono In paitlcular--a celebrated
divine Of the adlolnlng city, whom all do
lighted TO honor
noroth ho. 4 have hoard a great deal OF
Mr.. Blank. llo enjoys throughout our
country widespread name and fame. Two
heard him preach. too; undoubtedly man
OF talent. Very nowory apcakcr but not so
profound--h'm i--not so profound an he might
be. His sermons please tho oar, but do not
altogether, l may say, safety the understand
Ing A great iavorito with tho ladies'. how
ever. There Is an amusing story told Of Mr..
Blank, In his carly ministerial lifc, which, II
true, IA ono OF tho best things l over rcmom-
har to have heard whoroupon our icqua-
ciona fricnd related the anocdoto (which IL OF
quite too personal n nature to boar repetition
hcrcl and then added; but Mr.. Blank ia
rather mlling on now. llo'a growing Old
growing old I've noticed how no contrivcs
70 train thoac 'owintor locks" OF his over his
bald patio "in such n rprlng-lko wayr
upon this digninod maiden lady. who
had sat all Tho way. with rigid and unrelont-
Ing upnehtneas noxt to tho speaker, turned
pair Of what Mrs. browning calls naked
hladcd eyes full upon him, and slowly elacu.
nicl say no more. sir, beg. lam Miss
lilnnkr
zone instant OF appalled, sionco- thcn an
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES expression impoa-
eiblo TO paint IN wprds.-thcn llttlo 81.
Nitue dance Of tho oyoA. followed by quick
slnpping Of both hands over tho burning Iacc.
and tho poor man sank down In hopeless
state of mental collapse. In o short tine no
rallied sufficiently 10 utter Tow broken and
incohcrent words Of apology, Really,
ma'dm, bog bog ton thousand pations.
II dld not know--how could knowf--dld
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The value Of an ezs does not depend 70
much % the siae as on the quality or tho
yoll. Tho yolk 10 largely composed Of
nutritious oil. and unloaa tho hea Is IN prlsns
condition tbs el Is deficient, Or Of =, poor
quality.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-10

While tho American Economic Association
VIII not hold ~ annual meeting til nsrt
Dercmscr, tho officers aud many u the mem.
bors viii DO kept busy during tho months o.
July and August locturing before the classes
of thn many summer schools that Will ~ then
In acsiys operation. Professor @. b. clerk,
d smith Collage. Is pnsidolt. aud PrpieAaor
J. w jerks, Of Cornell, IL secretary Of tho
association.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-10

Mr.. Hcnry L. Hiesinson, who gonerous,
gave Soldiers Field to Haryerd College for
athletic sports. has written letter To tho
captain Of tho college baseball team that
oihor ball players might rad with profit. Hs
aeysi Good manners aud a sense OF Justice
call for ehapge or two In the ways Of HaI-
ward students az the games. Cheering g had
play Of nn opponent is unklnd. Cheering 10
worry On opponent Is shabby. choorina In
our home for our men only 10 at laast un-
graceful and very selfish.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-10

The great and unfortunate NJ. do Loassps
In his ortroms old ago finds himself q worry
poor man. lIo married lato In lilo aud has a
family OF thirteen children. It IA generally
balioyod that Tho blundors OF tho Panama
were not criminal on his part. Bat recalling
his past great services TO commerce ia tho
construction Of tho sues Canal, Il IL pro-
posed BY a majority Of tho shareholders that
during the rest Of N. do LasAopa life he sI,Hll
DO given an annuity of 90 900 iuncs, or about
$4,000. and that after his death and ail his
youngest child 10 Of ago. 5000 france a year
shall 20 to tho widow md children. This u
iuntrntes that thnrc arc caAoD whom great cor
poraticns show ihoy are not soulless.
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THE COLONY.
the City Where rlen and Women
are rlade Single Again.
THE SIOUX FALLS DIVORCE MILL.

A queer state OF Anairs-rncidents that
would be Amusing Hut for the So
ciai Misery and DEGRADATION they
suggest How the Coionists are
EeEnrded-Quicis Marriage,
Following quick divorces.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-10

It Is said that women hive a creator fond
ness for speculation than men, aud tina;
whore once they take 70 gambling It Is DIM
cult to break them II H. In England and
America they are the most ardent admirers
Of the rncecourse, and thelr interest scans
TO be proportional 70 tho amount Of thelr
bets. An anti gambling wonen's association
10 being formed IN England.
The grape has been n most popular and
useful fruit, bat It is only seesnty that al It's
possibilities have boen Ernspea. They arc
now making an excellent Illuminating oil out
OF grape seed. For generations cotton seed.
now 30 important an agricultural product
was regarded as a useless anbsisncp, and 20
II has been With grape sod.
1t Is reported on good authority that the
representative OF an English syndicate
recently offered s7.oo0,0O0 for ihe plant aud
business Of the EIgin sa;ishal Watch Coln-
pany. At Elgin, IN. Eight years ago 4 million
more was offend and refused. Now President
avery intimates the deal vii ~ thrOSgh.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-10

Much misery Il caused 10 humanity. par
tenhlfly Of mo ieninine Kind. BY The persis.
tent effort TO make six shoe ooyes sssea
foot
The record-union., 1894-06-21
The Order OF tho Garter.

Lord Melbourne used to say there was
only one order in the world worth hav-
ing, and that was the Garter, because
there was no merit attached to it at ali, ,
and that was what made it the first order
in Europe. Aud therein Lord Mel bourne
showed his usual shrewdness. The dis
tinction men love best is the distinction
which, instead of making man distin-
guished, merely singles him out as al
ready being so distinguished that no
reason needs be given for distinguishing
him further. The Garter practically says:
Here is the man whom everyone will
agree to think distinguished. The Garter
receives distinction from him, rather than
gives distinction to him"
And that is precisely the kind of testi-
moDy which men covet most. What they
desire to think of themselves is that they
do not need that any external reason
should be assigned for the honor in which
they are held; that that honor is, indeed,
inevitable, and is natural consequence of
their being what they are Merit" is
something earned by effort and labor.
But what people love most is distinction
which is quite independent of effort and
labor, which is i'm bedded in their nature,
like genius or manner or breeding. To
be we'll bred is not at a mans own COM
mapd.-The Spectator.
The record-union., 1894-06-21
Convention Note.

The San Francisco Chronicle yesterday
had the following remarks compliment
ary to the committees who have had
charge of the arrangements for the con-
vention: ''If ever there was temple
dedicated in honor of national senti
ment and adorned and decorated with
nations proudest insignia, it was the
beautiful hall in which the Republican
State Convention met to-day. Wherever
the eye rested it was upon the American
banner or something it suggested. The
great tent-like pavilion was walled by
the Stars and Stripes. the gorgeous colors
of the national standard receiving added
effect from the bright contrast of green
festoons and wreaths. Here and there
were the pictures of men famous in
American history. Red, white and blue
streamers hung suspended and swung
idly in the air, bearing the name of each
county. It was all splendid effect in
color and arrangement, and beyond ques-
ton had its influence in stimulating the
enthusiasm with which the convention
was caught as the events of the afternoon
progressed. 1t was fitting theater for
the dramatic action of the day, when men
matched brain with brain and staked
their ambition on the play"
All the Congressional Conventions have
now been held except those of the Fourth
The record-union., 1894-06-21

country the most magnificent name that
ever graced any party on earth; when it
was about TO nominate for President OF
the United States a braham Lincoln, there
was selected from this State to go to that
convention a gentleman who has been a
Republican, every inch of him, and
every day of his life, the Republicans
OF this State selected from among the
other delegates the gentleman that | now
name as the candidate of the San Joaquin
Valley for Governor. and place before
you, as | say with friendship for all, be-
lieving that he would unite, harmonic
and enthuse the Republican party, the
name of that gray-haired sage of Stanis-
laus. John r. Mcdonald. [Applause.l
w. S. Barnes of San Francisco said no
matter who received the nomination for
Governor he would receive his hearty
support. and in the coming campaign he
would stump the State from the Oregon
sister republic for the entire ticket. He
seconded the nomination of Mr.. Preston.
Judge Schell of San Francisco seconded
the nomination of j. r. Mcdonald.
Mr.. Pillsbury of Tulare also seconded
the nomination of Mr.. Mcdonald.
Senator Frank McGowan of Humboldt
made an eloquent speech in seconding
the nomination of NJ. NJ. Estee, whom he
said was the grandest Republican in CAL
ifornia. He favored him for his loyalty
to country, To his views on silver and for
his immigration ideas. He is loyal and
devoted to every interest of California.
At 4:35 motion was made and carried
that the convention proceed to ballot.
When the roll was called the Chairman
of the Alameda delegation, the first on
the list arose and said that it gave him
great pleasure to be able to announce that
Alameda County gave sixty votes for
Estee.
Colonel Burns and the entire San Fran
cisco delegation stood on their chairs,
waved their fans and hurrahed for several
minutes.
When Butte County was reached roll
call was demanded. 1t resulted in nine
for Estee and seven for Chapman.
When Humboldt was reached their
Chairman asked to be passed for a few
minutes, to allow them to canvass the
delegation, and it was so ordered.
When Los Angeles was reached one of
the delegation demanded a roll-call. 1t
resulted in 90 for Estee, for Mcdonald,
8 for Chapman and for Preston.
The roll-call of the Sacramento delega-
ton showed 25 for Estee and 4 for Nc
Donald. one member being absent. The
four voting for Mcdonald were Hiram
Johnson and Clinton L. White of the
city, j. J. Campbell of Gait. and David
Reese of Florin.
When San Francisco was reached Estee
had 353 votes.
At the conclusion of the roll-call the
vote was announced as follows: Estee
66l. Chapman 81, Mcdonald 76, and Pres
ton Is.
HOW THEY STOOD.
The vote by counties in detail was as
follows:
The record-union., 1894-06-21

and Fifth Districts. These will be held
in San Francisco at some future date.
William Beckman has been nominated
for Railroad Commissioner in the First
District. The Second District (San Fran
cisco) will not hold its convention for
about four weeks. The Third District
Convention will be held to-day.
The First Equalization District Con-
vention will be held in San Francisco in
about four weeks. The Second and
Fourth Districts will hold conventions
to-day. In the Third District the Repub-
ncans will have no candidate.
q 1t was given out last night that Judge
Terrence had positively declined the Su-
preme Justiceship for the short term,
which insures the nomination of Justice
Van Fleet.
The talk at midnight last night was that
the Los Angeles people were endeayoring
to induce General Chapman to accept the
nomination for Lieutenant Governor.
This would give the north of the State a
prominent place on the ticket. and would
insure the south the nomination of Judge
Mckinley for Supreme Justice.
The record-union., 1894-06-21
NO PRECIPITATION
He Was Not One of the Kind to Find
Comfort in Watery Grave.

Comfort in q Watery Grave.
on one of the ferryboats the other day
a little old woman leaned over the rail in
such a careless manner that gentleman
felt bound TO drop her a word OF caution.
''Oh, I KIN take keer of myself. 1
guess, y she replied as she turned on him.
''But accidents do happen, you know"
he persisted.
Eyes, suppose SO. but nothin' won't
happen to me-"
~ was on this same boat once when a
woman about your age precipitated her
self into the water" said the man.
''She did, eh! Did you save herr"
mo. She screamed out and sank like
stone."
''Did they find out who she was? ?"
"Oh, yes. 1t seemed that she wanted
TO die. Her husband threatened to leave
her for another woman, you see."
'And she couldn't stand it?"
mo. When | saw you leaning over
the rail [ didn't know but what - but
what -
'sYes, I see," she replied as he hesi-
tated. 'Wall, just let me tell you suthin'.
I've got a husband, and maybe the day
will come when he'll threaten to do that
very thing"
''He may, yes"
"But if he does I shan't precipitate N.Y.
self into no Detroit River. I'll Jest pre-
cipitate myself right agin Joel @. Saun-
ders, and if he's able to git one foot out of
bed in the next four weeks he'll be the
luckiest man in all Ontario! You jest go
on and tend TO your biZness and I'Il
tend to minep p'-Detroit Free Press.