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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-12-14
BuCklln's Arnica Salve.

The BEST SALvB in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt
hheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns and all Skin
Eruptions and positively cures Piles,
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed
TO give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For
sale by B. 5. Webb.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-12-14

BAPTIST CHURCH Morning service l0:30
D Sunday school II $40 Evening service 800
Young peoples meeting $500 Sunday evening,
Prayer meeting Thursday evenings Cot
tage meeting every Tuesday evening
REV. T., j. HARRIS, Pastor.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-12-14

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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-27

Tho postal system Of tho country, or.
ganizod In 1850, when the population waa
about 5000 600, IL still conducted on tho
samo general principlc---that IS to say,
postmnsters at the largest offices nro chang
ed With murimum responsibilities and a
minimum Of power, oven to tho orpeudi-
turo Of o cents for u papholdcr or a bottle
OF mucllugc, unless by written direction
OF the department at Washington.
To illustrate, II IA desirable or necessA.
ry TO change or establish branch station.
Tho postmastor must communicate TINT
fact TO tho department. The department
refers 1t TO poatulioo Inspector who In.
vestigntos without any obligation 10 con
suit the postmastolG tho place is selected
on the recommendation 81 tho postofIlco
Inspector, and tho postmaster rcceiycs
word thai the postofiiee inspector viii DO
sent TO soc that tho station * properly llt.
ted up. This postoflicc inspector may DO
ono appointed from New Mexico, while
the selection Of a site and tho tltting mp
Of a station in any large city ghould DO
based upon Intimate knowledge OF tho
postal needs OF that city.--Charles w
Dayton In North American Review.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-27

To tho boxer, wrestler or hand to hand
oomb1tant the most vulnerable portion OF
tho body "a undoubtedly tho heart. A
hard blow well delivered on tho left breast
will ensily klll--or nt any rate, stun
even . strong man. Hence from an early
period mon have used tho right hand to
light with md hayo employed the left arm
chiefly TO cover tho heart aud to parry
blow aimed at that specially vulnerable
region. When weapons OF offeuse and do
fenso superseded the fist, it was the right
hand that grosped the spear and sword,
while the left held over the heart the
shiuld or bucklcr
From this simple origin, then, the
whole vast difference ns to tho use Of the
right aid left hands in civilized lifo takos
Its beginning Al first, no doubt, tho su.
pcriorlty Of tho right hand was only felt
in the manner OF fighting. But that alone
gave it prominence and paved the way
for It's supremacy elsewhere The dexter.
ity and strength acquired by tho right
hand in tho use Of weapons mado 1t more
natural for the early hunter and artiilcer
TO employ tho SAINT hand preferontially In
tho manufacture OF flint hAtuhots, bows
and arrows and all tho othor manifold nc
tiyitlcs OF aavasa life. lt was tho hand
with which he grasped his weapon It
was therefore the hand with which he
chlppcd 1t,
To tho end, however tho right remains
especially tho hand In which you hold
your knife, and that is cxnctly how our
children decide tho question which Is
which whom they begin to know their
right hand from their left for practical
purposes. London Tit Bits.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-27
ODDS AND ENDS.
n Sow zeaIana eats ars u.ed to .lestsoy

In New Zealand cats are used to destroy
rabbits.
One dollar per colony Is tho assessment
on bocs in California.
Family jars never have any very good
fruit in thoin. Dallas News.
Legal executions in Mexico are by shoot-
ing and take place in the prison yard.
Rheumatism is most severe In Denmark,
where 20 deaths in 10000 arc from this
disease
It is estimated that there arc 0,oO0, 900
people in London who never entfr place
Of worship,
A rapid method for becoming pauper
Is to buy ingots Of gold" mndo Of iron
and copper, now offered for sale by nlchcm-
lists In various pats OF tho country.
A Michigan editor INSERTS that two
headed circus COW died at Hudson, in that
state, because patron of tho show was
indiscrcet enough to try to feed both
mouths at the same time.
Tho treadmill and crank labor arc still
"a uso In English prisons When pJis-
oner Is unable 10 perform this kind, BIO ia
SGT to breaking stone or picking oakum,
His only reading mattor is the Bible.
In the last annual parade of truek
horses held In Lopdon there were two
gigantic horses, each measuring 1S hands
that Is, standing Just feet high at the
shoulders-and Weighing at least ton.
A young man qho won't TO the circus
with his best girl at Edmoro, Mich, was
50 anxious to show OF his bravery that ho
put his head too close to the tigers cage.
The beasts claws did the rest, and he Is
premnturely bald.
A jewel box recently presented to Car
dinal Gibbons was made from piece OF
tho roots Of mulberry trco under which,
Mt st, Mary's, In Maryland, 1t is believed
mass was 1rst celebrated in this region
The date OF this sorvlco was March 25,
1884.
By o royal resolution 1t has been doolded
to adopt uniform time for tho whole of
Norway from tho LIST Of January next, the
moan timo being that at tho meridian, 10
degrees cast Of Greenwich. This will effect
great revolution In tho limo OF steamers
and trains.
That there is providence that Guards
tho babies was again shown tho other day
In E5gooklyp, when runaway horse, after
upsotting half a dozon vehicles In which
thore were grown people, raised himself
lightly and lonped over deserted coach IN
which an Infant was shopping,
a human face dock ia on view in the
window Of a ST Petersburg watchmakcr
The hands arc piyoted ON tho nose md
any messages spoken into its car arc ro-
peatod by n photograph through Its
mouth. 1t Is said to be tho only clock of
its kind at present in existence
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-27
SOME BIO SPORT NEXT YEAR.
sHE CUMBERLAND PARK CLUB AR
RANGE a PROGRAM
What Covers "a Twensy-Four nays
Running Meet-ISid Accoy says
Jnck Dempsey Is insane and Is Get
ting Worse.

Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 2e.-The d.
rectors OF the Cumberland Park club
met tonight and decided to give
sventy-four day running meeting be-
shining April !. 1895. Taey decided on
program calling Tor an outlay OF
slightiy over $4,000. which is the larg-
est sum OF money ever hung up for
running horses south Of Latonia- The
stakes viii BE- as follows; Cumberland
prizs for s-year-oid. 5000 added. Iro-
quois. for e-year-olds. $3.50. Thora for
nllies. 2-year-Oid. $500 added. Max
vel house handicap TOR s-year-old NJ
lieH, $3.50. Duncan hotel handicap for
s-year-olds and UP, $500 added.
In addition six new stakes Will close
Jaauary Is as follows. For colts and
fiines. s-ysar-olds. $3.50; for 9-ycar-olds.
siEoo and four others vita si0ll added
% each.
TIE purses and overnight hHndlcaps
will be stoa. 500 and 500.
Entries 10 al stakes close January
Is and entry blanks VIII Sc sent CUT
Saturday.
secretary Palmer leaves tomorrow
for New York and other eastern places
10 secure entries.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-27
NEW yosws BIG BUILDINGS.
sho Army Of Employees Required to Keep
Them In Repair,

AANnA an AstNsAAIs
OF tho many large Office buildings in
New York como % arc up TO date" Ia
every respect and represent the highest de.
yclopment Of modern architectural skin,
Whlle NOW toworlike buildings are rearing
their hoads every month. zach surprising
It's predecessor In splcudor and modern
improvements, Comparatively fow pco
pie even among the tanantI themselves
have any right sense OF tho enormous cost
Hnd labor devoted to "cAretaling' in these
structures and supplying tho occupants
with all the oopycnlences they onIoy in
common.
The highest OF these buildings Inns 90
floors on 22 stories. II contains enough
brick 70 build $50 ordinary brick houses
and sufficient Iron TO construct 20 miles
OF railroad. It has moro than l4O 600 feet
OF floor spnoe and I, 900, 900 feet Of wood
work.
Another Of these buildings, which COW
era an area Of nearly an acre, contains over
600 rooms and over l. 900 windows, for
which three miles OF sash chain gre rcquir.
cd. This is the largest Office building in
existence.
The head ianltar hero has / 5 assistants
20 help him keep the structure in order.
This is no small undertaking, for. in ad.
dltiou to tho regular rouano work, great
number Of odd Jobs requiring attention In
sure to crop up every day in the year
In addition 10 these men % force Of 30
women 10 required 10 clean out tho onlces,
sweep the corridors and wash down tho
stairs daily They work from until 0
In the morning und after 0 O'Clock In the
evening, This cleaning, sorubbing and
furnishing runs ia regularly appointed
grooves, or It would never be ended
Most large oiIleo buildings have a special
corps Of plumbors steam filters carpon-
tors and painters among their employees.
In tho building " which am speaking
there arc no less than % men on the stan
Of tho chief engineer. These include as.
Hstant engineers, electricians, oilers and
coal passers,
Their wages run from Se5 week, tho
snlary Of an assistant engineer, to $40 "a
week, paid to Tho coal passorH. The cleo.
tricians and ullors receive from $40 to SIS
n week each, By a new method tho OK.
Raust steam from the engine is used in
heating tho building - Boston Herald.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-27

Los Angles. Cal, Dec. 26.---Less than
1000 people were IN attendance at ABri-
cultural park today to witness the at
tsmpg Of the little mare AliX TO break
her record OK 2,OS "a In this she failed
going the mile IN 205.
Directly paced by running mate.
won't against tho worlds two year old
pacing record OF 2:07 "a, but could
not cover the distance In better than
2;OS.
Flying Jib acted so ugly on the track
that no WIS taken back to his stable
without attempting performance.
Great Interest was oentered In the free
for oil trot between A2ote and Nighttime
gale and KLAMATH Klamatia, whose
best time heretofore was 2l3. This an.
ternoon on not very fast track abe
beat hor own record, making the mile
In 2;l2 H. The first and third heats
were won by KLAMATH IN 212 Ia for
both heats and tho second. fourth and
hfth heats by Azote In 2i0, 2lo 81
and 2:l2 IL.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-27

Several days ago, during Storm an OK
traordii,ary Eust OF wind blew one Of tho
boy dummy Ggpros out Of the second story
window OF clothing house near Third
and Market streets The littlo figure ten
TO Che gsound and lay face downward on
tho pavement Mon, women and children
locked 10 the scene from eyegy direction.
slshs Of sympathy and distress were heard
on al sides, Mono had nerve enough to
lift up thu poor little fellow" Several
men and boys more thoughtful than ,ha
rest, hurried away for doctors. A stat.
wart policeman sent for an ambulance and
made the crowd stand back to give the
boy air, just about that time the figure
was missed, and ore Of the clerks hurried
out and picked il up.---Loaisyille Com
merolal
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-27

One Of tho most noticeable and striking
features Of Australia IS Its system Of
parks, which arc found not only in the
city, but In the country dlstricts The
peculiar oyenness OF tho temperature rem
ders tho care and cultivation OF these
parks less difficult than In countries loss
favored in this particular. Such thing
rs severe frost or snow Is mover known.
sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brls
hano arc almost equally noted for the
beauty Of their parks, tho advancement
Of tho grounds and tho variety Of trees
and plants cultivated, One OF the largest
Of tho city parks is that at Sydney, Now
South Wales which was established In
oommemoratlon OF the one hundrcdth an.
nivorsary OF the founding Of the city. A
feature Of the park Is tho large number Of
reproductions Of statues erected In other
portions Of the world 10 mari, some epoch
In history or TO pcrpetuato the memory Of
some great Individual A pleasing fen.
turo to Americans is the presence, near the
entrance, OF statue Of Abraham Lincoln.
which is o facsimile OF tho one in Union
square, New York. Another Is heroic
figure Of Garfield, which faces that OF
highlands etatesmun, Gladstone All tho
colonies, besides these locol parks, have
national grounds set apart similar TO our
Yellowstone and Yosemite roservations.-
San Franoisco Call.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-27

Jefferson, Tex, Dec. 26.-Mr. WIN.
Terry and Miss Julia Brooks were mar
RED at the home OF tho brides par-
ents IN the Bend at $3.50 p. m. wednes-
day, the 18th instant.,R. A. S. White
hurst officiating.
MI H. II. LonEent OF Mckinney and
Miss Ellie Singleton OF this city were
married Mt the home OF the brides par
ents Just at sun UP Sunday. the q3d.
Rev. p. NJ. Riley officiating. The bride
and groom departed immediately for
their future home at Mckinney.
The family OF j. H. Rowen, Sr.. arc
having a most delightful reunion. HIS
daughter, Mrs. @. b. Foscue. and three
children, aud son. Raymond Rowell Of
Waco; j. 4, Rowell, Jr.. wife and child
OF Austin; 4. ID, Rnwrll. wife and child
Of Jefferson; Master Walton and Mabel
Rowell are all spending the holidays
at home.
me BAPTIST Sunday school had
lovely Christmas tree Monday night
and the children had a delightful time
The weather Is changing rapidly from
almost sultry weather. Monday nipht
70 be very cold, and the Indications ARD
that We win soon have ugly weather
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-27

A busy tradesman onterd a down town
restaurant and ordered dinner. He lind
Lttle time to spare, and a wait for his
anner mado him hdgoty. To occupy his
mind while waiting be began to look over
paper end soon struck something inter.
Ssung' A moment Inter he commenced A
hurried search through the pages, turning
mo returning them with an earnestness
thst made him oblivioua, for the time bo-
ihG' oil nll surroundings The waiter MI,
n'' uinher before him, but he failed TO see
no continued his search until tho
ma'.yr reminded him that his meal was
paper With an angry gesture "Confornd
those marhinesi" he calculated. nTh.,sis
a inns Gono right cut Of tho heart NJ tbat
Item, and suppose III have 10 read ever
Louis Post Dispatch. u ~ ST.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-27

Sometimes q young woman would enter
the shop In tho morning, while was busy
sweeping or dusting aud throwing down
n roll OF papcr with an exclamation Of
"Therol' would rush OF as as ahrnptiv as
she had entered. on examining tho roll 1
would find II addressed In DO Qulnecy's
neatest handwriting TO william TAFT,
Esquire. " on more than ono occasion u
nigut policeman arrived carly In the after.
noon with o similar packet, for which no
demanded and received shllnng-a coin
destined to DO divided Into throo parts, tho
packet having passed through as many
pairs OF hands.
Who gave you thlsf" once heard Mr..
TAFT ask, 1T WINS my ncighbor, sir. No
the North Bridge" And who gave 81 70
hiinp' Ia was his neiRhhor sir" And
whcrc did he aet ~" "Oh he got 1t from
The little man, sir, that makes tho nno
speeches and Hives down youder sir" was
the roply,-" Somo Memories OF Books,
Authors, Evouts," j. Bertram.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-27
A WOMAN BURGLAR AT DENVER.
ADMITS noBBiNe rHE HOUSE or 4
FRIEND.
Her Husband Was Formerly Private
Secretary to the President OF the
Denver and Rio Graiide Rail-
way.

Denver. Col. Dec. Chairs. Henrietta
Pike. small. inoffensIve looking wo-
man. is under arrest in this city on
a charge OF burglary and she admits
her guilt. She made repeated visits
to the home OF Mrs j. j. Rives, sister
OF Mayor Booth OF Highland in tho
absence OF the family. first entering
through a window and afterwards by
means Of key and looted the place
of all movable articles of value. She
took the plumber to the residence OF
Mrs. Bertha X. Shaw. wealthy friend
with whom she was staying. and pack
ed In trunks, which she then sent to
the depot Mrs Pike is In, wife II H.
d. Pike, at one time private secretary
OF ex-Presldent Smith Of the Denver
& Rio Grande railway and now liv'ne In
California. When admitting her guilt
after her arrest Mrs, IKE gave row.
erty as an excus for her conduct.
Mrs. Shaw disclalmed all knowledge OF
her friends action Atrs. Pike was ar
rested several years ago On charge Of
setting fire to Mrs. shaw'I house.
which was burned. but was discharged
for want OF proof
This afternoon Mrs. Rer.h1 x. SLaw
and John Mcclure, the cXprcssnan
vino hauled Mrs. Pike trunk from
the Shaw house. were arrested. out
were allowed to 20 on tAeir uwE recnB-
ni2ance. Mrs. Shaw is the VIE II
flames Shaw, formerly a WHOLESALE
iquor dealer of this CITY. now living In
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-27

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 2e.-William Au-
gust Lippert, alias William Laylrd' ar
rested in Cincinnati to-day, has the
officials long chase. In August, ls'V'
Bippert, formerly merchant in cape
town, South Africa, left England, n
confessed absconder and located IN
Germany. The British authorities
worked hard In search of him and mad
reason to believe that Lippert had hel
to this country. Invest CATION went so
TAR as 10 indicate that The absco1 der
was In Trenton, N. j., and the Brit
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-27

cede anything. We perceive many quot
able changes In the range OF values
recorded last week Thu conccnsus OF
the competent forecasts are reasonably
good business after the holidays.
Manufacturers are working up stock
pretty close. Australian wcois at prcs-
ent prices are going we'll. the feeling
seeming 10 be that they are cheap at
amount 10 24i3,150 pounds domestic
and 49o.bS0 pounds foreign, making a
total Of f.S3s.OO0 pounds, against
total OF i.S35.00O pounds for the previous
week and a total OF 3.106, 900 pounds for
the corresponding week last year.
The sales since January J. 1891,
amount to i42.7aS.0s5 pounds. against
12Ll7l, 900 pounds a year ago.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-27
rnnKEs SLEEPS ~ TINE STATION.
Nephew OF the street HALLWAY ISins
Ffnds Himself Unable to Pay.

New York. Dec. s6.-E. f. Yerkes.
o. philadelphia. who IS nephew of
the street railway king Of the same
name IN Chicago, has been Ia town
several days with headquarters al the
gturteyaui house Saturday night lie
started to anticipate the Joys Of Christ
mas ana engaged the cab VI Peter Null
ligan 10 convey him about on his antici-
pated Journey
The journey was wet one from a
goods" stand point, but Joy was un-
confined. AR. Ycrkes gave Aiulllgan
carte blanche as 10 distance and time
be was to drive. and cabby didn't call
n halt until he felt that he had earned
81 Then he deua nded his money, but
10 his surprise Mr. Yerkes did not have
s. or even G cents. Then the cabby
drove Yerkes 20 the police station,
where he was locked up In the morn
INK he went TO his hotel with Null
gan and settled.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-27

Waco Tex. Dec. 26-George W.
blackburn, the well knowl geltlemanl :
ball player. W. rs well acquainted
WIN Texas diamonds. has arrived in
the city from Fort scott, Kan. ana
VIII proceed 70 gather a team OF
'Craoker Jacks" for the Waco club OF
the state league.
Blackburn has much improved IN
TORN IA The laat two years and will
make a valuable and strong field nnnn.
ager and captain.
Jim Drake, who IS actively ~ worl,
for the new team. says that after tie
League meeting AT Houston next month,
, .he W9rh ot signing aud organizing tho
team VIII proceed at once.
Blackburn has a number OF arst-
class players Va the background whom
ne VIII corral for the Waco sam
lhe enlargement OF Blackburn is M
assurance that Waco viii hnvc a struna,
team and consequently witness good
and honest ball playing.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-27
kla ,Iscay on psmr.sy.

Little Rock. Ark, Dec. 2s.-Kid Nc-
Koy. who trained Tommy Ryau FOR bis
fghi with Dempsey c. New Orleans.
which was declared Of. is 10 the city
en- route 20 Cincinnati, where he Is
matched with Al Roberts
Speaking Of the scheme 70 Pull The
Ryan-DempAey fight on IN Canada
Mccoy said that tho men viii never
meet In the ring. Nobody is going TO
back Dempsey again" said be. '-rhe
poor fellow is insane. ANYBODY could
zee that Jack was wrong when we
were at New orleans. and he gets worse
every day"
Mccoy says that Ryan will challenge
the wyinnor OF the match between Tom
Williams and Dick Burgo to be fought
In London.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-27

New York, Dec. 20. Tho Brooklyn
Jookey club has token great step
I0rward In tho matter OF guaranteed
STAKES. Ia the past when tho event
Ms Worth more than the guarantee
Under the new system tho stakes will
ne Btll guaranteed, but In the event
ot any surplus the money over and
HpoVe mo guarantee will be divided
ssihons The owners OF the horses rinish-
ans ilrst' aeoond anu third, IN the pro
poru9n or b0 20 ana 20 per cent. re-
speeuvely. The clubs object In guar
ansseihE stakes Is to sustain the turf
me elreulnatancea now existing
its to run their horsea
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-27

New Orleans, La. Dec. gs.-Tsrs,
rAee--fiyo ana one-haif rurlongs ran
nom Won, Van Brundt second, sidoan
Third, Time. llS1-4. 'N'" "
. Second race-selilng. six fur,o,,.
Twenty three won. Nicaraeua sscnn a
Silver Prince third. Time. III ''N'
fhlrd race--selNng. one mile Ron
me won, Mc2z5tint second. Emin nov
third, Time, 1870 IL. u'
hourth raee-six turlongs. Galena
Won hoo Holman second, Susie Ander-
son THIRD Time, 1881 IA.
Erin race-selling, six and one-half
49, ~, ,e"ss; holgaon won, Guard aeeond.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-27

Tom Mnhoney the wen known Texas
and Paclhc conductor who runs from
fort worth east Us the possossor Of
silver watch charm In the shane If
cross which has boon blessed by
Pope Leo NIL The charm was prc-
scented to Mr., Manoney by Q. A. elm
noehio OF this city who purchased IL
IN Paris, France, while sojourning IN
mat city, preparatory 10 n visit TO
Rome, whore 1t received the Pope's
blessing The charm, which Mr.. Ma
Loney eherlAhos very highly, was pre-
scented to him Christmas eve.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-27

.Denlson, Tex. Dee. gs.-Missouri
Kansas and Texas passenger M,
brought In three Inches OF snow on
the front end. A heavy fall was seen
at Parsons yesterday.
CHRISTMAS travel has taken slutnp.
January 10 another home seolters OK
curslon win be given by the Katy from
their northern gateways Tor an points
on On me system. lrouulad signature
the FIRST class fare FOR the round min
me minimum 10 be 81. The usual Limit
twenty days, viii be allowed.
superintendent Maxwell left this
evening for Waxahachlc.
Trainmaster Sullivan az In Paraars