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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-20
By ANY w MITCHELL

Joyce decided that her first dlsappolnt-
ment In love had cured her of that amiaplo
weakness forever. AS she frankly ad-
mitted to her frlned. Allls Malcolm. when
she met the doctor now she always won
dered what nho used to sec In him. The
fact. however. remained that she had seen
her imagined ideal In him. and when the
ideal tumbled, her world tumbled, too. She
took up teaching as a distraction. 1t proved
effectual. In year she had recovered
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-20
EXTENSIVE rnIvArn pnIvns.
That OF the Duke of nuccIruch Is the
Most Costly In che world.

Most Costly IN the world.
Tho avenue around tho Duke OF hue
oltuch's estate at Bough,on Is tho most ex-
teuslye and expensive ono In the United
Kingdom, extending to soventy-slx miles
and having cost over $500 900. The carriage
drive and avenue OF the Duke OF Argyll at
lnyerlry has up to the present date cos,
flg0 600. aud 10 being extended yearly. Il
Is situated on the banks Of Loeb Fyne. rum
Ming through series u most beautiful
vlows. This avenue Is made still more nota-
BILE from the fact tina, the trees PLANTED
along lts Sides have been placed there by
the hands or in tho memory OF the visit OF
some person Of dlftinctitn. Another very
beautiful aud extensive carriage drive. nve
miles In length, Is 90 be seen in tho ancient
forest Of Sayernake, which Is TIE property OF
the Marquis Of Aileshury, Il 10 considered
to be one OF the hnest drivea In The country.
on the property Of Lord Ovtrtoup. IN the
uelehborhood Of Dumharton. Is a recently
mado avenue. which Is unique. Before tho
work had proceeded very far tho drive had
to DO carried over a ravlne 100 feat wldo
and 80 feet deep, the stone bridge created
FOR that purpose costing 1900. A quarter
Of mile beyond the bridge there was an
other rayine go feet In width. hut Instead
OF crossing this with another bridge II was
determined 10 MI Il up. after building A fs
foot brick culvert Tor tho stream flowing
through the ravlne. The filling tp toof
40 600 cuhl9 yards OF ballast, at an expense
oi shilling yard, costing another - O,n
The completion OF the drive gccunied IN
men for more than year.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-20
Ixidnnpins sWecthenr,,

A primitive custom o; kidnapping sweet.
hearts has been revived in the Adriatic. ono
night recently. roar Fume. no fewer Than
twenty-alx girls were Kidnapped By thelr
respective loyera. and carried away on
horses, the parents having refused consent
with the consent OF the girls themselves. ana
a few days after tholr departure ire mar
enta and priests think It wiaer 10 give way
AID finally bestow their blessing.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-20

II was lovely evening in the early mar,
OF June that while Mr.. Evelyn sat dozlng in
his arm ctalr and dreaming OF his abssnt
children, light form stole over the thresb'
hold and when he Gwoke his gray hair Wa
mingled with the gllstenlng locke Of his oVn
beautiful and beloved May, his head restlne,
on her shoulder and her kiss warm upon
his check.
MY lord" said May. dsmureIy, as sbo
entered with her father the drawing room,
In which tho Earl awaited them, "paps I,
very glad that have given satisfaction. ia
thinks your visit proof OF It. although bc
could hardly have expected so much from
his little ignoiamus. as he VIII persist in
calling me-"
my dear SIR" said the Earl, cord,,,,y
pressing the proffered hand OF his host "sb,
has given so much satisfaction that Wish
with your consent. 10 retain her as VOW,
eTness for life. not for my children, but far
myself"
The reader has already foresesn the con-
clusion. hf.. Evelyn's consent was obtained
Lionel was sent for TO be present al M
wedding, the ceremony was quietly per.
formed In the little church Of the villaee
and for many sueceedine Sessona IN Iondon
the graceful and elegan; wife Of the Earl
Of - was ''tke observed Of all obseryerr I"
the exposure OF neighboring eyes"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-20

The human booRwarm drinks from the
font of knowledge spnngius from brains
Of dfloront authors according to individual
taste, but the insect b1olworm borcs and
eats l,a way through the covers and leaves
ot books according to its discriminating
taste II prefcrs old books having papor
leaves and leather bindings, peculiar to the
earlier ages. One volume. printed In 1926
tan edition OF the Palms OF DAVID. evil
IDENTIFY la the sweetest morsel TO this worm,
as It's destructive work Is more visible than
n three other books, boarng the dates Of
1870 1850 and 1897, The leather and PASTE
board coverings are ridl!od through and
through with tiny holes The leaves are 80
closely eaten down that but few whole
pages remain. Some OF the leaves look as
II they were cut with a sharp instrument;
even the laNcn threads that held the leaves
together were nihbled at
To demonstrate the fact OF ia special love
for aged books. an experiment was made
with several pieces Of newspaper, which
were cut the size OF the pages Of the book
upon which the bookwOrm was working, aud
placed them In It alternately. In few
days. whom the book was opened, In every
Instance tho ll,tlo destroyer had Crawled
past tho newspaper sheets and made its
meal upon the tingWOrn pages u the book.
So Il would seem tho b5okwurm is OK
rcmely particular about the kinds Of paper
u dlctd upon. II iB developed Ia tiny
ribbed shull. about thrcc-uighths OF an inch
lonE similar to coverings on other small
inisots. both ends Of the shell are sharply
pointed AZ one end are two hairs or feel
rrs from this end it emerBes when ready
TO begin It's life work. Tho largest ono was
nvc-aixteenthB Of an lnch long. tho other
two were about a quarter " an inch IN
longth. Its mead Is somewhat pointed and
sharp necessarily so. for It's work Ia hlr-
ing IL resembles a very small maggOt but
It's movement is slower. Exposure % a
strong light for a minute will Kill It,
The bookw0rm wOrlIa systematically: hav-
Ing made It's entrance through tho leather
binding Of a book by boring a tiny hole
from the outside Il niaGea paths over the
inside upon the partghoard by hurrowIug
These roads are perfectly connected and
uniform IN width, for IL Hes In each one
as It bores; ufumes II cuts path back
to where II first entered thus making a
double route. When Il reaches the leaves
II worys moro leisuroly, leaving the traces
OF It's work bchind H.. With the crumbs OF
It's meals It's life ne longest IL but few
months. II was thought hoaitlca were the
parasites OF booltwurma Worms and lice
wero placed together In a tght enclosure
After waiting few moments the box was
opened. and Il was found that the book
worms were the sole occupants THIS tiny
ltue worker requires tender and delicate
handling: q slight human breath VIII blow
It away. II Ia wonderful the amount OF
destructive work the bookworm accom-
pllghsq In ita .hnrt ilfptin1N
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-20

It may be source OF surprise for most
people to know that no European country
Of any Importance fails TO equal or exceed
tho annual literary product OK the United
States Fur thousand and saytnty-tour
new book sHl 20, rev e1.utrs Yyr' The
tttils last year for Amerlc,. while In Great
Britain. vita only a uiuo over half tho
population. the ngurea were 4.9lj and ,330;
In France these numbers were more than
doubled. and In Germany more than trebled
SIN worse remains. The United States not
only publishes fewer books than other coun-
tries, but among those larger proportion
are mere cphcmeral novels. Last year
those amounted TO over a NTH; In Germany
they were loss than a tenth In England a
fourth. This simply mcnna that tho serious
work " investigation IN science, in history
and In all practical fields Is being done
better and more completely in Germany
than anywhere else.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-20

dispose sketches upols the canvas with the
oleverness OF French masters American
poets call Up graceful images in graceful
words, and invest common life with an ar
Of refinement American thought Is apt to
DO superficial. Their thinkers rarely thihk
thing ont; they are suggestive rather
than forcihle. they play with their ain-
culties as ratS play with mice; they rareF
grapple with problems and uqueeze from
them their life. Their theologians expau-
ate on oreeda which are networks OF dog
matte mysticism, or compounds OF PURITAN
ism with ranscendental sentiment
American humor IA rarely OF rollieking
kind II is dry, not rlchi flne rather tnnu
deepi subtle. not broad. It depends upon
quick perceptions Of analogies or upon eS-
aggerstions OF facts rather than upon a
broadly comic sensbillty. Americans have
produced no plays which deserve the nane'
and in power nf dramatic Invention they
arc deficient. Their yolcoa, like their laugh
ter, are seldom rich or rounded, as though
they proceeded from hidden rccessos Of
being Their variety Of tho English Ian
guagn is modified so as To gain tlnlo. Their
uttorance IL rapid they drop their voices at
the end " the sentence In their hurry to
reach the next. their ldoms are comprcssedi
tNeh thuir hp'llnB IN tllppou' Noiu' sNH-
possessed, proCocl1us alert, koen-witted,
Americans seem wanting In fervOr passion.
ropose ana eNpanslyenoss. Their Versatility
Is phenomenal, but the glfi is dangerous "
II dlsslpatea powers or squnu1ers talents,
Few writer's devote thmselves 10 letters as
their sole vocation with the self devotion
by which alone the highe3t literary work
is produced. Novel writing is not under
taken by persons who have any special apu-
tndc for the work. 1t forms an interludo In
the literary lie OF writer's who are also
versliiers, critics, essnyists. b!ogrnphers and
journalists" Yet the same may be said OF
English authors with Bs much truth. Very
fow OF their wrltera depend entirely upon
literature FOR gubsistance. Most OF their
literary mon. like our own, are journalists,
college professors and lawyers.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-22
GUILTY IN BOTH COUNTS
W the Verdict of the Jury in the Celebrated
Howgate Cascs-An hcquittal
Was Expected.

Washing ton, June 21.-At 10 o'clock this
morning, having then been out twenty
hours. the jury in the ease of Captain
Hawgate. ex-chief of the signal servic' :.
came into court and asked for instrIc-
tions as to the responsibility of an official
for forgery committed by a subordi-
nate. whether or not it could be said to
be his act. Judge McCopas read to the
jury that part of his charge relating to
this point and the jury again retired.
The jury brought in Il verdict at 1:95
of guilty of each Indictment. One indict-
ment charged Howgate with forgery and
the other Justification OF his Official ac-
counts
Captain Howgate was in court. ac-
companied by his daughter, and listened
to the polling of the jury without any
evidence of emotion. There was no scene
of any kind. The attorneys for the de-
fense at once moved for q new trial. No
action was taken by the court.
The penalty for he offense of which
Captain Howgate was convicted is con-
fnemcnt in the penitentiary from one TO
ten years in each case, so that the pun
ishment in his case may be confinement
from two TO twenty years. Accompany
ing the verdict was recommendation
to the court for clemency. 1t is hardly
believed that Judge McComas will grant
a new trial, but the attempt will be made
to take the case to Il higher court on APP
peal.
During the preceding trial, which re-
suited in acquittal. testimony was ad-
mitted going to show that Captain How
gate had been seen many times by those
who were supposed to be interested in his
apprehension, but in this case the court
refused to admit testimony to refute the
charge that the prisoner was a fugitive
from justice.
Captain Howgatc spent last night in
Jail. he having given himself up to the
court-officfals as soon as the case went to
the jury. Just when sentence will be
passed upon him is not known. The ver-
dict was surprise, as an acquittal had
been confidently expected.
EX- Chief Drummond of the treasury
secret service. who arrested Captain
Howgate in New York, has filed a claim
in the department of justice for $1,000 re-
ward offered in 1884 for the arrest of Cap
tain Howgate. The law officers are said
to dispute the claim. alleging that it is
Ollf la we'd
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-22
Personal and General.

William, the little son of Mrs. Minnie
Reese Richardson. died last night, and
was buried this afternoon at $50 O'Clock
from the residence of Col. w. S. Reese,
420 Alabama street. The child had been
sick for some time.
The little son of Mr.. John Sheehan,
foreman of the Western of Alabama
railway shops, died this morning.
T. H. Motion of Birmingham is at the
Exchange today.
J. M. Steiner of Greenville is regis
tered at the Exchange today.
Messrs. A. B. Carpenter and Edward
Orloff of Philadelphia are at the Ex-
change.
r. l.. Murdock of Florence is at the
New Windsor today.
Messrs. O.. e. Dowsing and G. M.
Burkhalter of Birmingham are regis
tered at the New Windsor today.
H. H. Peevy of Auburn is at the New
Windsor
Miss Maaie Offutt left this morning
for Hayhevtlle, where she will spend a
month with relatives.
Misses Bessie May, Olive jackson and
Fannie NJ Jenkins. trio of charming
girls, left this morning for LaPine x
attend house p rty.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-22
sheepshead Bay F.ntriss.

Sheepshead Bay, June 21.-The entries
for tomorrow's races:
First race, six and a half furlongs-
Longbridge 122, Gotham 116, Hanwell and
Agitator III each, Hermanita, Anisette
and California LOG each.
Second race, Zephyr stakes, Futurity
course-Applegate 100. Floretta III, Merry
Prince. Sir Peter Second 10 each, Ar
datha, Mishard Intermission, Argentina.
Honolulu, Damsel, Yankee Doodle 107
each.
Third race. one and one-sixteenth miles,
selllng-Nakiepooh 110, Cockade 107.
Lonsdale, Mirage 105 each, April Fool,
and Golden Gate 100, Sue Kittie 80.
Fourth race. Coney Island handicap,
Futurity course-Anisette and Patrician
119 each. Weinberg 116, Hugh Penny 115,
Jack of Spades 100, Redskin Jos, Sister
Mary Ill.
Fifth race. Futurity course, selling
Frank Manis 10, Maggie Bible 10S, Ter
resdale and McBriggs LOG, Ogdensburg
los, Shakespeare and Petition LOG each,
Skalkane, TelSe and Tutor 9S each, Her
esy, Buck and Alvarado 95 each
Sixth race, mile and a.quarter, handi-
cap, on turf-Santiago 115. Declare ll0,
Song and Dance 109, Longbeach 107 st.
Michael and Adelbert 105 each, Judge
Morrow 104, Integrity 100
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-22
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
A Station Agent Shoots His Father-in-law and
Then Ends His Own life-zNo
Cause Assigned.

Philmont. N. Y, June 21-A horrible
case of suicide and murder occurred here
at 1915 o'clock this forenoon, in which
Harry Kroose and George jacob are the
victims. Kroose is the agent of the Har-
lem road here. having filled the position
for the past twenty-three years.-Jacobi
is his father-in-law and acts as the as
sistant agent Kroose was about 43 years
of age and jacob e.
Kroose killed jacob by shooting him
twice in the backo of the head and then
killed himself by firing a bullet into his
own head. The motive for the crime is
a mystery, as both were on the friend
liest terms. The shooting occurred only
few moments before a passenger train
was due. The only person in the station
besides the dead men was woman, wait
ing for the train. When she heard the
shots she gave the alarm. Before any
body else reached the station the passen-
ger train had arrived and the conductor
and trainmen found the dead men, both
having died instantly.
Kroose shot Jacob in the back of the
head as the latter was seated at the desk
writing. Kroose had been discharged
and his relief was on the train that ar
rived shortly after the tragedy occurred
to relieve him. There is said to be no
shortage in his accounts, but that he had
become careless in doing his business.
Kroose leaves a wife and four children
one being a married daughter. The other
children are aged Is, IL and respec-
lively.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-22
VIII Decide Tuesday.

The committee from the trustees of the
Girls Industrial school, consisting of
Rev George Il. Eager and Hons. II.
AustelI and Thomas Plowman, have vis-
tied all the places under consideration
for the location of the~scheol. with the
exception of Ozark, and That town win
be visited next Monday. Governor
Oates. cx-offcio president of the board
of trustees. has called a meeting of the
full board here on Tuesday, the 25th in
stant. at which time the location of the
school will be definitely determined
and the faculty elected. Some of the
foremost educators in the state have APP
piled for positions as teachers in the
school.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-22
ON THE DIAMOND AND TURF.
Sewanee DOwned by the Bir-
mingham Athletic Club.
THAT FATAL FOURTH INNING
ce#ss Near Proving Ionah to the Brming-
ham Team.
BR0PHY BREAKS THE AMATEUR RECORD.
Results in the National Cleveland
still Climbing-Triple College
Boat Race Postponed.
On the Turf
THAT FATAL FOURTH INNING
BRoPHY BREAKS THE AMATEUR RECORD

At Lakeview park yesterday afternoon
the Sewanee and Birmingham Athletic
club baseball teams crossed bats before
about 450 people. For amateurs they
played very good game, and. in fact,
the most interesting played at this place
during the present season. The people
enjoyed it hugely, to say the least, and
seemed to be delighted with the victory
of the home team.
The game was called at o'clock and
Sewanee took the field. Street went to
the bat and led off with safe hit.
G. Fletcher was in the box and the home
boys as they went to the bat in one, two,
three order batted him numerically and
wound up with five runs. Sewanee made
only one run in the first and Birming-
ham, in the second. was allowed to make
five more. During Birminghams half
of the second inning James Brophy was
sent to the bat, and with a tremendous
lick sent the ball over the fence. scoring
a home run for himself and bringing in
two men. This work of Brophy has
never been equaled in this city by an
amateur. and he enjoys the distinction
of being the first amateur to put the
sphere over the fence. This was the prin-
cipal feature of the game. and he received
loud and continued applause. In the
second it begin to look as if Birmingham
had a walkover, but that unlucky fourth,
which has been a Jonah 10 Birmingham
teams. came and the visitors booked
seven runs.
Up to the eighth they held each other
down. but then the Birminghams got
ratified and let Sewanee score another
seven. In the last inning Smith was put
in the box. and the players were put out
in one. two, three order. G.. Fletcher
was taken out of the box after the first
inning and Stevenson put in his place
for Sewanec
A hot liner to Leighton. which was
picked up and thrown to Brophy, made
another feature.
Adylotte for the visitors. did some
good work. and made a catch al third
which made still another feature
The following is the official score:
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-22
WINTER AND SPRING MATED,
A Woman of 70 and a Young
Man of 10 Married.
THE JEFF DAVIS MONUMENT
Committee of Confederate Veterans Aamod 10
Solicit Building Funds.
LOCATION OF The INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
TO Be Decided Upon Tuesday by the Full
Board Two County Offices Yet
Vacant Personal and Gem
eral Gossip.
LOCATION OF The INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
Age-Herald Bureau,


Montgomery, June 81.
The marriage of Mrs. Matte Robin
son to Mr.. George Didwick, which oc-
Cured at the residence of the bride in
this city at o'clock last night. was of
rather an unusual character verify a
case of winter embracing spring. the
bride being 10 years old and the groom
10. large number of friends witnessed
the wedding and wish them much and
enduring happiness.
Further particulars in regard to
the peculiar marriage which oc-
CURED here last night arc to
the effect that Mrs Robinson,
the bride, is 10 years old and scam
stress. and has been a resident of the
city for many years. George Didwick,
the 19-ycar-old groom, is blind musi-
clan, and only recently came here from
the country. Both of them have been
stopping at boarding house on Dexter
avenue for some time past.
After Justice Screws had pronounced
them man and wife Didwick presented
him with 80 cents and told him that was
all the money he had. Justice Screws re-
turned it and told Didwick he made no
charges.
When seen at their boarding house to-
day neither of them was inclined to talk,
but both seemed quite happy and con-
tented
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-22

Latonia. Ky, June 21.-There were sew
cral accidents today. Sir Rathbone,
who won the first race, finished lame.
Near the paddock he stepped into a hole,
or rather stumbled and broke his right
leg.
Chorn, in the second race. on Squire
G., was crowded into the fence, njur-
ing his left leg. He dismounted and
turned the colt loose, who ran away.
The track was heavy. Attendance good.
Summarizes
First race, one mile, selling-Sir Rath-
bone, 101 (Walker) s to /, won Jim Don
Ion second, Ransom third. Time, 40.
Second race, five furlongs-PaVan, 40
IF. Hicks), go to /. won; Americus sec
ond, Kirk third. Time LOT
Third race, one mile and one-eighth,
selling-Say On. 104 "a. Clayton, I3 to /,
won; Greenwich second, Michel third.
Time, 2:03A
Fourth race, seven furlaags- Domingo,
115 (Martin). 3 to75, wonS Hanban second,
st. Cyr third. Time, 1:34.
Fifth race, five furlongs-Forget, 105
(Walker). 5 to /, won; Miss S. second,
Helen of Troy third. Time, 1:06la.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-22
A Sensation Exploded.

Ashevile, N c., Jnue 21.-A sensa-
tional story was recently sent out from
San Francisco by the Chicago Associated
Press, stating that Col. A. b. Cochran
of Sandiego. Cal, was to come into pos
session of an immense fortune through
a North Carolina land grant. The facts
are SIMPLY these: Colonel Cochran in
at Asheville in 1898 for lands in Matangir
and Mitchell counties, based on some
supposed land grant At the November,
1894, term of court Gen. T. f. Davidson,
counsel for Cochran, stated that his
client had been unable to file the bonds
required to prosecute the case, and IL
was accordingly dismissed.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-22
THE FENGAR MATTER.
His Signed Denial Against an Unsigned
Accusation--WhichP P

Accusation-Whichp
Jacksonville, Fla, June PA special
to the Times-U Union from Fernandina
says; Lieut.. c. C. Fengar. commander
of the revenue steamer Boutwell,, haV-
ing returned to Savannah with his
vessel it was impossible to see him here
today in regard to the desperate effort
made in a Jacksonville paper today TO
disprove his statements. The Lowlands
whose commander is quoted in partial
denial, has gone to sea, but the COM
mander of the Sylvia, when approached
says he was not aboard his vessel at
the time Fengar visited it, and only
knows from the statement of his mate
what occurred at that time. He says he
did not speak officially, and from his
talk it is evident he had only nebulous
idea that Fengar was looking for con-
traband goods. Lieutenant Fengar did
not hesitate to speak in the most posi-
tive and indignant terms, and signed his
statement. 1t will be observed that in
contradiction not signed statement ap-
pears, and Ii would seem that signed
statements could have been as easily
obtained as unsigned ones if there had
been any to get.
No attempt is made to substantiate the
original assertion that an English officer
became indignant. 1t is known that the
revenue officers always board vessels in
the manner stated by Fengar.
T.. C. Borden, vice-consul, quoted, says
he did not say that it is not or has not
been the custom for revenue officers to
board vessels in that way. Possibly the
departure of Fengar from Fernandina
was taken advantage of to substantiate
a story which he had branded as false.
Between the signed statements of a we'll
known officer of the United States ma
rine and unsigned and only quoted words
of others the public will he able IN da.
termine the tl,1thfulness of the matter in
controversy.