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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25
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The juice OF the pineapple has cured
and Will cure the very worst cases.
ROOT-TEA-NA DOCTOR,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25

90 early TO the great cloak and
,.1i W. uFsss goods sale on Monday
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25

Book store for fine stationery. gift
books and picture frames
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25

The ladies' Aid society CT The Chris.
tlan church OF A=le VIII on ThsnlSs-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25
FURNITURE

Protectu a sacred home,
shields modes,y and
Prevents embarrassment
From doctors.
Every woman should call and inves-
utate the Root-rea-Na Female Rem
Guy AT my Office, I03 Houston street.
You treat yourselves. C1nsulta ton
free. We refer you to any bank in
the city regarding our responsibility.
ROOT-NA-TEA DOCTOR.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25

Denison. Tex, No .s,,c.ed ~ ~, y
; Jr gTSse s1d H9as Gsis sis I ''
bounced in favor $500.
iIabIlltles. about -.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25

o0er on Monday - s. I
in g. in table e'S-
price 75c.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25

The Juice OF the pm v refsi =. II, !.
and will cure me e.r,s IA pQef'
ROOKIE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-28

was SO hot 1t made his head ache. There
was little room where he undressed, and
when he got back to 1t he found a lot of
new clothes. There was not only brand
new suit, but there were some articles to
put on under 1T, quite superfiuous, as he
to stores where people bowed to Mr.. Bangs
and never mentioned paying for anything,
which led Paddy to believe that his bene-
factor was connected with the police.
Afterward they went to a big house
where there were rooms which reminded
Paddy of the show windows of furniture
stores.
You'll live here for the present." said
Bangs.
Me? In dis place? Say, I'd be afraid O.
breakin' somethin."
Bangs laughed.
T Don't you worry about that. These are
some rooms where live when my fathers
house Is closed in the summer. 1t is open
now, so you'll be by yourself James," he
continued, addressing a servant, "see that
Mr.. OToole has whatever he wants Get
ms meals from the st. Vincent. Wen have
dinner now"
ner. Whatever height of luxury Paddy
may attain in the future he can never
Know the joy of another such appetite.
Immediately after dinner he fell asleep in
cha1r, and when he awoke Bangs had
gone away, and James was inouirtng
whether Mr.. O'Toole desired anything more
before going to bed.
. I'd like to eat some more" said Paddy.
but I can't"
Ten minutes later he was asleep again
and haunted by fear, even in his dreams.
that he might awake on the grass under a
tree in Boston Common
Go be cOntinuedl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-28
A Millionaire.
rom the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Uncle Ezry and his wife Susan were in
town one day from the plantation seeing
the sights. AS they stood on a street cor
ner fine-looking, elegantly attired, we'll
fed man drove by in a handsome carriage.
"Gollyr' exclaimed the old woman who
dat?"
The old man didn't know, and his wife
sent him to policeman near by to learn.
who am dat gemman, boss?" he in
duired of the officer.
Hes a millionaire" replied the police
man.
What am dat, boss?'
That's a man who has several millions {"
Uncle Ezry thanked him and went back
to Susan.
WELL" she inquired. who am de gem
MANI"
He am a millionaire"
"Wha's dat?'
Oats a gemman what has sev'al mil
lions"
IAN what am millions?'
Uncle Ezry had forgotten to ask the
policeman this question: and he was thrown
out of his reckoning by 1t, but he began
to think.
"Why, chile" he said after a moment
you know what dem is? Jes look at de
fine keep OBJ de gemman, an you amt
gwineter be akin no questi'ns like dat,
sho'."
"Fo' de Lawdv' she burst out, with the
rich, spontaneous laugh of her race.
Goose l knows. 1t sutney am watermil-
lions"
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Two hours later he was accompanied three
blocks up the street to the bureau of the
police commissary of the ward. There, be-
ing ushered into a private room. much like
lawyers Office. a genial and sympathetic
secretary said: please take a seat"
Il must have struck the wrong place"
thought our friend. This is no hearing"
The secretary smiled a broad, consoling
smile and said these things would happen,
and he went on reading, writing, copying
And the deponent AYERS that when
he struck the agent two blows-one on the
chest, one on the neck--with his left hand
he believes himself not to have been actu-
ated by contempt for authority nor by per-
sonal malice" These were the last
words of two long, closely written pages
which were read to the American, read and
translated, all about his case from its in
ception, and only lacked his signature his
name ana surname, age, profession. nation
ality and place of birth. his present domicile
In Paris. his mothers maiden name his
fathers Christian name and the amount OF
rent he pays for his apartment This latter
was to gauge his fine, although he did not
know 1t. Rent shows which way the wind
blows here in Paris; If you pay a hundred
francs month, they say your income must
be SO and so; If you pay a thousand francs,
your income must be ten times more
1t was slack day at the commissaire's
Only two persons had accompanied the
drinking man from the police poste.
The COmmissary.
These were kept back, while the Ameri-
can, in virtue of his clothes or out of hos
pitality, was taken to the private room. 1t
was here the genial secretary wrote his
deposition out and read it to him. He sign
ed the deposition apprehensively. No man
was there to testify against him. The Sec
rotary made the deposition up from a police
report. The actual commissary came in
bustling, a handsome man, of a fine bear
ing and splendid head of curling hair. He
cast a look upon the incipient dossier-the
mass of papers which, like a rolling snow
ball, magnifies itself with every inch il
travels in the intricate routine Of French
bureaucracy. He turned then to the Gull
prit. Suppose that 1 get drunk in New
York and strike the agent who arrests me
what do they do with me?"
The American was not untruthful. you
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-28
Made Him Raise the Fine.
From the Buffalo News.

From the Buffalo News.
A man from Troy told this story the other
day to a small company of friends about a
police justice in little town in Rensselaer,
county: 1t was the law of the village that
all showmen, itinerants and organ grinders
must get a license before doing business
there. One day a fat policeman. who had
been on the force about six months without
doing anything, concluded 1t was time he
arrested somebody. Soon afterward along
came an Italian with a performing bear.
'.Hev yez got yer license?" asked the po-
liceman.
mo- said the exhibitor of the bear.
Then yer my priz' said the police
man, and he triumphantly marched off with
them TO the village station house, he leading
the Italian and the Italian leading the bear
Arraigned before the police Justice the
Italian pleaded guilty and the Judge Off
ciously gave him a most severe and scorch-
ing lecture on the enormity of his offense,
ending by filming him $40, the full extent of
the law. The culprit had lot of small
change in his pocket, but being mostly pen
MES and nickles 1t only counted up to 81. 65
For very few moments the Judge was in
a quandary. He didn't want to send the
fellow to Jail, nor yet lose the $40. Pres
emily bright idea struck him-a happy
solution of the problem-and he said:
Here, officer! Take this fellow out to
the market place and let him perform with
his bear until he makes up the balance and
when he gets 1t drive him out Of town.
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foresight If the stone had not been round
q would have been useless; and If the grass
had not been carefully nourished by rain
and sun 1t would not have concealed the
stone. and somebody would have thrown 1t
away.
The decisive game between Harvard and
Yale had progressed as far as the last half
of the ninth inning. Yale needed two runs
TO win Two OF her men were out and two
were on the bases. Jack Bangs was at the
bat. and responsibility larger than two
full moons rested upon his shoulders. Mo-
body who has not been in a similar situa-
ton can know how he felt.
II an individual with horne and a tail and
carrying blue flag as an evidence of good
faith had risen beside Jack Bangs with the
presidency of the United States in one hand
and a base hit in the other. Bangs would
have struck him over the head with his bat
for insulting him with the suggestion OF a
choice. But that individual did not rise be-
side Bangs. Perhaps he was out in left
field watching the little blue stone.
The Harvard pitcher tried to remember a
short Latin prayer which had once struck
him as a good thing to use in desperate
emergencies Failing In this. he made sew
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-28
JOINED IN THE LAUGH.
A Bow-Legged Admiral Mimicked b,
an Initiating Bulldog.

A Bow-Legged Admiral Mimicked Inv
an Initiating Bulldog.
From the st. Louis Democrat
sailors. like horsemen, have a tendency
10 become bow-legged," said Capt. s. Wooden.
an ex-navy officer, who was at the South
ern yesterday II once saw an old admiral,
whose long sea service had given his legs a
decided outward curvature. have a singular
adventure with a bulldog that was a pet
aboard ship. The sailors had taken great
pains with the dogs education and taught
MIN a number of tricks. One of his most
frequent exploits was to jump through the
aperture made by the man holding one of
his feet against the other knee. 1t was
trick that the dog seemed to take great de-
light in performing. One day the admiral
came on board the ship on a visit of in
spection. and while standing on deck con-
versing with some of the officers was spied
by the dog. The admiral's bow legs seemed
TO strike the dog as affording the best
chance for a running leap he had seen in
many day. Suddenly he made a rush and
leapt like a whirlwind through the tempt
ing gap. In establishment at what had
passed beneath him, the admiral turned
quickly around to see what was the cause
The dog took this action as a signal for an
encore" and jumped again. barking furi-
ously all the time as a means of showing
how much he enjoyed the sport. The be-
wildered face of the admiral was too much
for the gravity of the spectators. and, for
getting the respect due to rank, they broke
into a hearty roar in which, after he I'M
derstood the situation, they were Joined by
the admiral himself"
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Thus he was put au bloc, au violon. or, in
plain words. instead of French slang, he
was put au poste-that is to say, put in the
cooler over night Being, in the exact
words of the officer de la paix, Sin a. high
state Of surexcitation," he hit the officer
who searched him one blow on the chest
and one clip on the jaw. Then, being COM
fortably trussed up in ten yards Of rope, he
fell into a blameless slumber. Early in the
morning the police united him. Seeing he
was sober and remorseful he was treated
with consideration. He was given a cigar
(out of his own cigar case): he was allowed
to walk about the large room freely; the
concierge's little daughter sold him coffee;
and he sat wondering what would happen
next. surprised to find his head not broken
with billy (the gentleman was from New
York;,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-28
A Cat of Venice.

From the London Daily News
In an old cafe in Venice there lived a
magnificent cat. the pet of all the guests
This cat lately died peacefully. and when
the news got about some neighbors made
a collection of 200 frar cs for the purpose Of
erecting some sort of monument The work
was confided to two artists, who modelled
the statue of the cat in clay, and took a
plaster cast. painted like bronze. The other
evening this little monument was inaugu-
rated at the cafe. and so great was the
crowd that the doors had to be shut The
ceremony was conducted I'm serio-comic
style; speeches were made, poetry was re-
cited. the monument was placed in position
and finally the master of the cafe was
presented with an album containing prose
and verse. and a number of pretended let
tiers of coincidence signed with the names
OF high personages. AS the sculptors re-
fused any remuneration, the sum collected
was distributed among the poor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-28

I'm afraid our day is over" he said.
MY cousin Jack graduates this year"
Cant he go to one of the professional
schoolsr'
Hes been through 'em all. He's been in
college nine years. but he's got to go now.
And he's the last hope Of the family" !.
But there's your brother! exclaimed
Florence with sudden recollection. Il heard
that he was going to enter this fall"
The gloom on Bangs face became dozen
times darker.
Its a hard thing to speak Of" he said
but I'm afraid my brother Is a total fall
ure."
'Oh, what a pityr' exclaimed Mrs. Lorne
Cant he pass the examinations
A grim and mournful smile overspread
Harry Bangs face.
Mother doesn't understand these things
said Florence gently, ''or she would be just
as sorry as l am. Can't your brother do
anything at alp
He won't try" said Bangs, bitterly.
He'd rather read Greek"
"Oh, what a shame! Can't you do some
thing to influence him.
That's my only hope. You see the trouble
Is that / haven't had a chance at him.
Every time he's been home from school in
the last two years, I've been away, and l
haven't seen him in that time. But I've
written constantly. and father has done
what he could It's all no use. Lawrence is
big enough I'm told. and perfectly sound,
but he hasn't the head for it. He can't do
anything but study. l tell you, it's hard
There was silence for a moment out of
Difference to Mr.. Bangs sorrow. Then the
young man said:
Its ungracious to begin an acquaintance
by unloading ones burdens. You must
pardon me. On such day as this, of
course. 1 can't help brooding on 1t. To
think that a brother of mine"
He broke off suddenly, and turned his
face away. Florence was on the verge of
tears. but she compressed her pretty lips
and said:
This simply shan't be. Introduce your
brother to me, Mr.. Bangs, and I'll talk to
him. Wen set Jimmie after him, too. All.
here he comes. He slipped away the in
slant that run came in to look out for our
carriage,
Jimmie Lorne was made acquainted with
the famous athlete, whom he regarded with
veneration. He would have remained there
till the following day imbibing wisdom from
this eminent authority, but Mr.. Bangs dis
creetly took himself away.
AS he walked across the field through the
crowd, now rapidly thinning. there was a
light of hope In his face. and he whispered
to himself:
"If my brother could fall in love with such
girl as Miss Lorne 1t might make a man
of him."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-28

plicit confidence be placed in the power of
an ambassadors letter.
The first task was to assure the law firm
that the case had not gone to the public
prosecutor, of which they had much fear.
Inc second task was to assure them of
our friends responsibility. The last task
was to make a trip down to the river where
lne formidable barracks of the prefecture
rise up. A second trip. almost as long
was made inside the immense building
through wide or narrow corridors or dark
or light, up. stairs and down, a perfect
maze, garrison Of functionaries
The secretary of the project was of dis
with friendliness.
The clerk the lawyers had sent down
with us explained: And L am told 70 go "
the gentleman is known to us as a man ~
honor and of good position in America"
You want to boxer, yes?" the secretary
smiled (To boxer is to box or spar. a
word imported into French but lateIv u,,th
the thingD We'll. let me see the doss,er
which has not reached me yet. Perhans
1t mas not been sent to me, 1 shall have
to look 1t up at once"
After an hour of waiting in an ante-room
the dossier was found, caught up in soma
of1ce on its curling route. The culprft ga w
1t, quite book, bound in brown naste-
board, tied with red ribbon, with his
name inscribed in large and ornamentaI
script. He did not dare to ask 10 read a.
but he thought 1t must con tain reports unon
his conduct since his first appearance IN
the gay French capital, with every change
OF residence and tie reasons therefor.
every shade of character, taste, habits set
down cleanly. as seen by the clairvoyance
of the terrible. mysterious Partisan police
of which this kindly, testing man before
him was almost the head!
Il do not know" the secretary said eff
there has been an agent hit, 1 think there
must be excuses made to the agent. NJ
Lepine does not like to have his men III
treated. They are not allowed to strike
back, except in the grayest necessity Tha,
may not even speak impolitely to the man
who Injuries them. However, on the repre-
sentation made by persons of consdera-
ton, whom we know, 1 will keep back the
dossier. But you must make excuses to
the agentr'
He copied the injured poiceman,s mama
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-28
CHESAPEAKE AND ONO RAILWAY.

Schedule in effect April rs lse4-
Trains leave daily from Union station Oh. and
Pr, 9Th aud sts.
Through the grandest scenery I'm America with
the handsomest and most complete solid train
ice west from Washington
200 P. n. DAlLY-"cincinnst and ST. Louis
Special''-Solid Nestibuled. newly Equipped. Elec-
triclighted. Steam heated Train Puliman's finest
sleeping Washington 10 Cincinnati Indianapolis
and ST. Louis without change Dining from
Washington Arrives Cincinnati. IS am; Indian
apolis IL 80 an. and Chicago. 5:s5 pm: st.
Louis, 80 pm.
ll:10 Pm. DAILY-The famous p r. v Linn
tied" solid vestibuled train with dining car and
Pullman sleepers for Cincinnati Lexington and
Louisville. without change. Arrives Cinclnnatl
ESQ pm: Lexington. clio pm: Louisville. $50
m indianapolis. IL 30 m: Chicago, 1880 an.
and ST Louis 1:45 An: connects In Union depot
for all points.
1887 AN. DArLY-Fer Old Point Comfort and
Norfolk. Only rail line.
300 PM. DAUY-Exprcss for cordousvflle
Charlottesville Waynesboro', Staunton and princi-
pal Virginia points, daily. except Sunday. for Rich
mond.
Pullman locations and tickets at company.s Of
fees. 513 and 1871 Pennsylvania avenue.
II. W. FULLER.
mo General Passenger Agent.
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uron a letter head. take this to the off,
oier de la paix something analogous to
our police captain). ask his permission to
express your regret to the agent whom
you struck. That will go upon his report
for the week and so come up to me in the
routine. Bonjour. Do not disouiet YOUR
sen, and, monsieur, remember to be dis
Greet when you go pleasuringr
The Officer de la Pafx
Two cabs went flying to the original Do
lice station where the offense had been COM
mitted. Three clerks sat writing, writing
writing in big ledgers The officer de la
paix was out. The party waited. The
clerks pens kept on scratching. scratch
Ing, scratching. putting down the crimes
and misdemeanors of what people, freed or
jailed, or on provisional liberty, and never
ceasing. These clerks do nothing else Once
you come In touch with these Partisan po-
lice. II innocent or guilty IL is quite the
same thing, all goes down on an eternal
judgment roll to wait the time YOU shall
come up again before them. Thus they are
able to confound ill-doers.
The officer de la paix received the cul
prtt browning. He was a young man sharn
alert and handsome, dressed in plain
clothes and smoking at a cigarette He
was not over kind.
You were guilty of a great str,niditv
You struck man. You not only struck a
man, but an agent; not only an agent but
an agent in the exercise of his dutyl 1
was lofSeu 70 nave your handS tied. You
walked the whole poste upr'
He received the message of the projects
secretary without enthusiasm. He would
not disclose the address of the policeman
Come tomorrow"
He Accepts the Apology.
The morrow came and all the
parties. The officer de La paix called in
the agent. a dignihed and sober man, who
were he dressed in evening clothes might
pass for a French duke He had a blase
air withal. He was not young and he had
seen the empire and the war. The officer
de la paix addressed him formally: THE
monsieur who struck you wishes to make
excuses. Will you receive themg'
The agent: Eyes Ito the American), mon
sieur. 1 suppose you did not do it with
intention"
Apology.
The agent saluted his captain and walked
out
You understand" continued the officer
de la paix, you also said a great many
betises to me while you were violent. For
myself, do not notice il. / can afford not
to speak of them. CThen whyD But with
men it's different Good-day. Sacre bougre
de pochard Slightly relenting, with a rough
laugh, take my advice. Do as do. Drink
no cognacr'
So the affair was finished, without a cent
of fine or cost or bail-bond or recognizance.
They would not let the agent take a cent
and he refused II privately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-28
JAKE AND THE WHITE BEAR.

An Exciting Experience in the Rig
ging of a Vessel i'm Arctic Waters.
From the San Francisco Item.
There Is an old sailor named Jake, re-
Gently returned to San Francisco from an
arctic cruise, who has made up his mind
not to go on another whaling expedition, no
matter what happens. The reason is this:
On one occasion during his late voyage
Jake was on watch in the night-that is, as
much night as 1t ever gets up there in sum-
mer. The sun had been down about an
hour, and would rise again about an hour
later. 1t was beautiful night as the ship
lay there in the ice, and the air seemed
scintillating with a phosphorescent glow
that penetrated everywhere and made no
shadows. On all sides the pack ice lay
close to the vessel and reached for miles in
every direction, broken occasionally by a
large berg or the faint outlines Of another
ship. The silence was profound; 1t seemed
to produce a roaring sound like the waves
of distant ocean. Such surroundings will
put person in a semi-comatose state from
which the slightest sound will awaken him
with a start.
Jake suddenly saw something white in the
gloom climbing the mast. His first impulse
was to jump to the deck, but before he
could act upon 1t the white object climbed
through the lubber hole, and Jake then saw
1t was a polar bear. Jake realized that he
WAS III d MOST dangerous position ana De-
gan to think of means to escape. He called
to the watch on deck below, but they
couldn't hear. He tried to get out under
the canvas but the beast grabbed him and
pulled him back. 1t began humping him,
and every time Jake attempted to move
away it would growl. Suddenly his eyes
lighted on a rope hanging to the deck just
back of the cradle. By this means he
thought he could reach the deck. To swing
himself free was but the work of an in
slant, but the bear made jump and caught
hold of his foot. But few vigorous kicks
freed him. and then began a new terror.
Perhaps the rope was not strong and would
break, or he might miss the stay and swing
against the mast and be dashed to death.
The moment in the air seemed years filled
with horror and several times Jake wished
he had taken his chances with the bear
To grab the stay and hold on was most diff
ficult. and twice Jake's hands slipped and
almost lost 1t.
When he reached the deck he looked I'D
and saw the rope swing back to the cradle,
where the bear grabbed it. 1t tried to do
as 1t had seen Jake do. but had no sooner
swung clear than 1t slipped and fell to the
deck. The crew had bearsteak for breakfast