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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-13
A RACE TRACK.
Committee Appointed to Look Up
Local Fine stock show.

noon of the directors OF the Promotive
League an Informal meetin was held
at which n committee on location was
formed. composed OF John A. Alexan-
der. #. L, Albright. John Bostlck, J.
Van Rensselaer,. Stuart Harrison and
John Harrison.
The purpose of the committee is to
take In hand the matter OF securing n
location for race track and to receive
bids for same. The ultimate object IL
TO establish driving or rnce track
and fine stock show. Tho committee
win meet next Monday evening at the
city hall to report progress. fully or
ganize and take further steps,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-13


go Into winter in better shape. and grass
Is abundant
John Gibson OF Wnggoner. 1. r.. was
In the city yesterday
Samuel Wilson OF Morgan. Tex, is
among the cattlemen here.
Louis Hastings of Lubbock was In
the city yesterday.
James Campbell of Minco. /. T., was
In the local market yesterday.
J. II. Snow IL back from Boevills,
where he went in the interest OF tho
stoekmen's Mexican excursion, and re-
ports good prospects
NJ. Davis OF Seymour was among
yesterdays visitors,
George d. Oaks was here yesterday
on his way to South Texas.
Weatherford yesterday.
II. j: sanderson. a Big springs stock
man. is In the city.
y. p, Cav OF Bai.inger Il In town.
Tom Pennington OF Quanah came In
yesterday.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-13
SECTION GANG ROBBED.
Thief IL Caught in stolen Clothes
and jailed.

Dallas. Tex. Dec. i2.--(speciaI)--Le-
borde I.eben, member OF a section
gang on the Texas and Pacific railroad,
reported to the police that a thief had
looted their car near the katy" de-
pot and carried off several suits of
clothes. ZONE money and II watch. ieav-
ing his old clothes In the car.
The police instituted search. and
the thief was found late last night
decked out In the sto'en clothes. He
gave his name as @. ii. Reeves. and
today was placed In the county jail on
charges OF burglary and robbery.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-13

and Denver City Railway vs.. Ward 8
East. from Wichita
Cause submittcd--M X, and r. Rail-
way Company OF al. vs.. McFndden
Bros, from Tarrant,
Cauae aillrmod--G. G. and s. Il. Rail-
way Company vs. Stanley. from Lamp
nsas.
Gordon Boone, Esq, OF Nevnsota.
Texas, was examined before the court
touching his legal qualifications and
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-13

Austin, Tex, Dec. le.--tspeciai) PRO
ceedings OF the supreme court today:
Writs OF error granted--McCray OF al.
vs.. @. y. and S. A. R'y. Co., from
Bexar; Cleveland School Furniture
Company Va. Hotchkiss. from Dali
las: Hun ct al vs.. Crawford ct al.
from Wichita.
al. VS.. Taryer, receiver. from Webb;
Brown ct al vs.. Perez. from Tascosa;
Alamo Fire Insurance Company vs..
Brooks a. jackson. from Wichita
Application dismissed for want y
Enthusiastically ~ Smith, from
asisaxiaa ssaera,sa--Eazs Marfa
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-13
HOUND ron ATLANTA.
Party OF Machinery Men Leave Dali
las Saturday.

Dallas. Tex. Dec. i2.-tspecial)- The
following party OF machinery men VIII
leave Tor Atlanta, Ga. Saturday on
the Farm and Ranch excursion: A.
Tnber and wife. Il. II. Jones and wife,
Stanley Grub. j G, Duke, william
Robinson and wife. II. $. Heating and
wife. c. A. Heating and wife,
j. w. Young Wiley Stroud and
wife. Conlbear and wife. Maxwell and
wife. James and W. Works, Ludlow
and wife. A. j, Munger. Murray, Burr,
II, II. Adams. Means aud WIFE, a. w,
Grnber. H. w. Harry and wife, w, A,
Mason and wife. j. q. Hunter. Clancy
Wozencraft, Sam Shannon, ID. W. c.
Harry and H. w, Elrkpatrlck
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-13
CAPITOL IN MOURNING.
Departments Closed on Account OF
Mrs. CuIberson's Death.

Austin, Tex. Dec, l2.--tSpeoial)- 1.-THE
state departments were closed today
out of respect TO Mrs. D. Il. Culberson.
who died at Jefferson yesterday.
Ex-Governor Hogs and party of
friends are on a bear hunt In San Ja-
cinto county.
''The Prize Winner" wns presented
here last night by Charles Gardner,
and n tolerably well balanced company,
to an average and fairly pleased audi
ence. Mr.. Gardner was suffering with a
severe cold and sang none or his seleo-
tIona
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-13
BUSINESS CHANGES.
Two Grocery stores mt Hun Dale
Change Hands.

Blum Dale. Tex, Dec. IL ESPECIALLY
A, J. Glenn's grocery house, with j. II.
Edwards as manager. sold out to ID.
l.. Dennis yesterday. Mr.. Dennis will
continue the business ut the same
stand.
j. c. Lambert groceries, has nold out
to Postmaster X, 7. Hail. who win
continue the business at the postotiice
building.
The young ladies' gave box party at
the residence of Mr.. j. Is, jenkins last
evening. The proceeds are TO be do
mated to the Methodist Episcopal
church. II was well attended and all
report nice time.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-13
DISTRICT COURT ADJOURNED.
Fender Alias Clark, Is Sent to the
Penitcntinry.

Higgins. Tex. Dec. 12.-tspeciai)-
District court adjourned ut Llpscomb
after a session of eight days. All last
week was taken up by criminal cases.
There were two verdlots OF not guilty.
four dismissais and conviction In the
case of the state Vi. Rachard Fender
alias Dick Clark on Il charge of bur
glary. Sentence of two years In ahe
penltcntiary. Visiting attorneys were
l.. d. Miller OF Miami. II. II. Hoover
OF Canadian, %. c. Gray OF Higgins,
Tex: Judge b. NJ. Baker presiding.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-13
FIRE CHIEF RESIGNS.
The Vacancy rii'ed-work Of the
Grand Jury.

Cleburnc, Tex. Dec, l2.--(Spccial.,--
Ike Bernstein. has opened a merchant
tailoring establishment In Cleburne.
Jesse Ellis resigned the position as
chief Of the fire department and was
succeeded by ] NJ, Thomas. Mr. Ellis
Will move to Georgetown In the near
future.
The total number OF true bills re-
turned up to date are ios. neerly half
of which are for violation OF the local
option law. The grand jury viii meet
again December 80.
The salvation Army Is holding regu-
Ing rousing meetings. The district
court room would not hold the consre-
cation last night
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-13
WE'RE nnAppoINTED.
Joseph II. Reed and Henry @. slush
On Privnte Land Claims.

washington, Dec. 12.--The president
has reappointed the members of the
Joseph II. Reed Of Iowa, TO be chief
Justice, and Henry c. slush OF Ken
lucky. Wilbur +. Stone of Colorado,
William s. Murray OF Tennessee and
Thomas C. Fuller OF North Carolina,
to be associate justices. Their terms
had expired.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-13
DIR. HORNE IS DEAD.
lie Had neen AnInr for About Two
Weeks.

DR.. Albert Horne. q practicing physici-
an of this place, died this morning al
6 o'clock. having been IN about two
weeks. He will be buried with Ma
sonic honors. Capt. Lang OF Dallas
and Mrs, V. C. Blllingsy~ pf Waco.
relatives OF deceased. were present.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-13
coMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION.
Appointed For the Texas Irrisatior
AnxncIatIOn.

San Antonio. Tex, Dec. 12.---(speciaL)
Burney OF Amphion. John Nicholson OF
Laredo. X. j. Browning OF Seymour.
and Henry Sayles OF Abilene have been
appointed by Hon. T. NJ. Paschai as
the committee on legislation Of the
Texas Irrigation association.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-13
WIN SPENT at DaIIus.

Dallas, Tex. Dec. Especial Wv.
G. Brann. editor OF the Iconoclnst, ar
rived this morning from Waco. He ia
billed for lecture at the opera house
tonight.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-13

10. NJ. Everage Appointed Judge By
Governor Gardner.

fspeciai. )--Go Governor Gardner has APP
pointed Fl. NJ. Everidge Judge OF the
Third judicial district OF the Choctaw
nation vice w. w. Hampton. re-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-13

Ethel-she forEave me.
Jack--IIow dlvlne'
Ethel--And has reminded me Of It
over since.
Juck--How human-Pucki
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-13
MORPHINE ss:: 81: I: s :''''''

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ar aook Of Particulars. Testimonials
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-13
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

The Prophet was taking a stroll in the
country when he saw a serpent, stiff with
cold, lying on the ground. He compass
sionately took 1t up and warmed 1t in his
bosom When the serpent had recovered, 1T
said:
Divine Prophet. listen. l Inn now going
to bite thee"
why, pray?" inquired Mahomet.
Because thy race persecutes mine and
tries to stamp II out"
But does not thy race, too, make per-
petual wal gainst miner" was the
Prophets r%ejoinder. How canst thou, be-
sides. be SO ungrateful, and so soon forget
that / saved thy iife?"
There is no such thing as gratitude upon
this EARTH" replied the serpent. and If ]
were now to spare thee, either thou or an
other OF thy race would kill me. BY Allah,
I shall bite thee"
eff thou hast sworn by Allah. I will not
cause thee to break thy VOW" said the
Prophet, holding his hand to the serpent's
mouth. The serpent bit him, but he sucked
the wound with his lips and spat the venom
on the ground. And on that very spot there
sprang up a plant which combines within
itself the venom of the serpent and the com
passion Of the Prophet. Men call this plant
by the nam Of tobacco.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15
But He Wasn't Dead.

speaking Of the way reports get out"
said a patrolman at the station house one
night not long ago, IT am reminded of a
story circulated on John Diltz one time.
Diltz's partner Jerry was responsible for
the affair. Diltz was sick for several days
and unable TO report for duty. The third
or fourth night Jerry met a man who was
well acquainted with Diltz. He says: Hello.
Jerry, how does it happen you are alone
tonight? Where Is John? why. haven't
you heard the news?' Jerry replied. John
dropped dead with heart disease tonight
The man was sorry to hear the news and
went on his way. After walking a little
1urtner he met two other policemen and
told them the story. They. as in duty
bound, reported the matter to headquar-
tiers. Captain Campbell was on duty that
night and directed the telephone man to
notify the sergeant in of Diltz's
district to call at his house. The sergeant
to investigate the story. After thinking the
matter over Captain Campbell determined
Il b dsiv g,,t to - PITTS ofrsr house himself; He felt
fences to Johns widow. He drove to the
house and was somewhat surprised to find
and, after a few moments, heard a heavy
footstep descending the stairs. A moment
after the door opened and there stood Diltz
a lamp in the other. Captain Campbell
tumbled' at once that some one had been
playing a practical joke, but didn't give
himself away john he said, you are the
invest dead man / ever saw Dead? Why,
l am not dead,' John replied in bewilder-
ment. What do you mean, Captain?' With
out waiting to answer, CamnOell got in his
buggy, and drove back to the station house.
John had scarcely got to sleep again before
one OF the sergeants. called. The sergeant
was surprised to find John still alive. By
the time the third man had come on the
same errand Diltz was thoroughly dis
gusted and vowed he woulu get even with
the man who started the story, if il took
him the rest of his life. He started to look
Tor him the next morning, but was unable
to discover how the story originated. Upon
returning home at night he found his
father waiting to see him. The old gentle
man lived in Louisville. 1t seems when the
report of Diltz's death reached the station
house the reporters of the morning papers
OF the sad affair. Diltz's father got a paper
and read the account. Without waiting for
Geographic of the story he
took the first train for indianapolis. The
senior Diltz was SO angry he could scarcely
control himself and declared it was an out
rage. About this time one OF Johns Sis
ters who lived several miles from town
came walking IN carrying a two-year-oid
child. She had a copy of the paper with
her and screamed as If she had seen a
spirit when John opened the door. Then the
whole family spent an hour or two in trying
to devise some means of punishment for ev-
story, the man who first told 1t, the tele-
phone man who gave 1t to the sergeants,
and the reporters who wrote it for the
papers,"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15
DIR. Morrow,s Telephone.

DR.. Morrow, secretary of the West Indian
apolis Board Of Health, has a telephone In
his office, a fact he has frequently had
occasion 10 regret OF late. Three charming
young ladies' live neighbors to the Doctor.
This summer they formed the acquaintance
OF a trio Of Indianapolis boys. who became
much impressed with the pretty faces and
charming manners of the girls. In a short
time il came TO be a common thing for the
boys to make frequent visits TO the suburb,
and they always managed TO go over to-
gether. At first the young people met at
the house Of one Of the girls. and had a
general good time, but as the summer days
drifted into fall the boys became more and
more impressed with the charming qualities
OF the girls, and concluded there was a
good deal OF truth i'm the old saying ''Two's
company and the little reunions finally
ceased, although the visits still con-
tinued. The boys all work in offices
having telephones. and the girls
learned this fact One by one
they began going to DR.. Morrow's office to
use his telephone just for a minute" The
Doctor rather enjoyed listenin TO the con-
versation, at first, even IL they were one
sided. or rather o~ne-endcd, bu. after a time
the novelty Of the thing wore off. and he
came to look upon the daily telephone visits
with dread. But he might have borne that
annoyance to the end OF time had IL ended
there. One day. however, one of the Boys
called him up and asked the Doctor II 1t
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15
WOMEN In CHURCH WORK.
Growth and Usefulness of the Order
of
The C~hurchman.

Inc Cnurcnmdn.
The ministry of women in the church has
always been a potent factor in the infiu-
ence Of Christianity. A great impulse was
given to the somewhat desultory and in
some ways regular work or women in the
field of evangelization by the passage OF
convention of 1889. Mrs. living, in her
auxiliary, draws attention to evidence, de-
rived from her wide travels, of how liter
ally the church was taken at her word in
passing the admirable canon. Deaconesses
are actively engaged in prosecuting their
ministry in fourteen dioceses and mission
airy Jurisdictions In this country. The dig
nifty and power given by the diaconate to
female workers has resulted in commencing
the deaconess movement In all quarters.
Two admirable schools are now f1ourishing,
one In New York, the other In Philadelphia,
where ladies OF cultivation and refinement
are studying the practical, intellectual and
devotional sides CT their future profession.
From many -4se parishes In other quar-
tiers calls ar constantly being made for
the services of women, thus prepared,
trained and set apart.
comes an almost Indispensable agent In
carrying on certain branches of philan-
thropic and eleemosynary work in a parish.
A new race Of educated Sunday school
teachers and superintendent Is also being
introduced in the city parishes in the per-
sons of deaconesses who have undergone
teach children what they ought 10 know
and believe for their souls health. AS
teachers, nurses, visitors OF the sick and of
the poor, the deaconesses have proved q
godsend to many a parish. We are not,
therefore,, surprised to find that in the far
East the missionary churches are seeking
to strengthen the hands of the clergy by
instituting deaconesses. Mrs. living tells
us that a canon of deaconesses. a transla-
ton into Japanese OF the American canon,
Is now before the church in Japan, and will
be acted upon at the iiext synod. The
bishop has already four candidates for the
sacred and honorable office. This is a very
hopeful aspect.
we quite expect before long to see edu-
Gated women from all parts OF the country
seeking in the diaconate a sphere OF ac-
tiyity which is among the most exalted
and useful TO be found. The training
schools in New York and Philadelphia are
already pretty we'll supplied with students.
but this growing movement will ere long
necessitate much larger institutions for the
satisfaction of It's requirements.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15
Letter in Mail and Express.

Letter In Mall ana Express.
There are conjurers and conjurers, Jug
glers and j~ugglefs, and 1t has been my fate
to see all the big people in that line for the
last twenty years and more, but Maskelyne
and Cook stand alone as illusionlsts. NO
one has ever come near them. Through a
long succession of summers and winters
they have produced marvel after marvel at
the most audacious amateur dares pretend
that he has discovered "how Ii Is done"
Their last trick, IL so commonplace e word
may be used, has now baff1ed London for
several months. and the readers of tbs
Mail and Express may be interested In
hearing about II. In common with all great
ture. Mr.. Neville Maskelyne places two
ordinary-looking chairs face TO face at
about three feet from each other, the backs
takes up a heavy plank OF wood. about six
and a half feet long and fifteen inches wide,
and lays 1t from chair back TO chair back,
so that 1t lies fiat. just overlapping each
back. A man comes in and lies fiat on the
plank. Mr.. Maskelyne winds some rope
round man and plank. as il to prevent his
apparently burning spirits of wine. right be-
meath the center of the plank-that Is to
say. midway between the two chairs. He
then walks round chairs and plank, so that
you may see there is no mirror arrange
ment, and then waves a sword over the
plank. apparently over every inch Of its
convince you that the plank is completely
Isolated, saw where its two ends rest on
the backs of the chairs. Some hanky-panky
passes are made and words spoken. and
then one end of the plank slowly rises in
the air. It's now useless chair is removed.
Then the other end rises, and the second
chair Is removed. The plank, with the man
on II, Is thus lying horizontal in the air
with no visible means of support
Now this trick Is not worked on a large
stage. at a distance from the audience, as
Is the case in music halls. Both room and
stage are small, there Is no orchestra, and
the front row Of spectators are only a few
&04N A be rIa~h VT AaxA aAA~
that plank set the laws of gravity at def
ance no less than four times. and am no
nearer discovering the secret. By what
mathematician call the process OF elimina-
ton. 1 have satisfied myself that some ar
rangement OF wires hauls the plank up,
though how and when they are attached,
and why they should not be visible, is be-
yond ones power to make out even with
the assistance of the strongest glasses.
There are many wonders at this center Of
the mysteries. but they do not equal this
which / have described.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15
1t Was Possible.

Detroit Free Press.
There couldn't be anything wrong about
IL, could there?' he asked OF the special
officer at the Third-street depot the other
afternoon.
''what do you mean?" replied the officer.
IL came in on the train from the
East half an hour ago"
Yes"
care the passengers all gomez"
IT was in hopes not. I wanted to find
a young man who rode from ST. Thomas
Anything wrong?'
"Oh, no. Something n little singular.
have unintentionaily done him an in
Justice"
"I see."
He asked me 10 give him two nves for
/ see il is a twenty. He has robbed himself
of SO"
Exactly. Let me see the bill"
Certainly"
"Yes. 1t is singular said the officer as
he returned il. at is singular you did not
know the bill was bad"
"Mercyi but Is it?'
"Of course. That bill wouldn't fool a
newsboy."
Dear. lear me! And he talked so plaus-
fble, and he was so interested in me, and
he so hated to bother me for changed Is
IL possible he knew IL was bad?"
. course he did"
Dear. dear me! And he was on his way
to California In hopes to stay his consump-
toni Why didn't he ask for two tens for
this twenty"
Probably thought he had hit your pile
at ten"
saying / had only so left. Is II possiblel
And he so young. and one lung already
gonei"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

Attend free lecture s o'clock tonight:
TomlinsoD Hall. Subjects Our Lords
Coming"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

Americas greatest beverage is Cooks Ex-
ira Dry Imperial Champagne. 1t is the
pure juice Of the grapes naturally fer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

would be too much trouble TO send word to
~so-and-so, naming one OF the girls, to come
to tie telephone. He had no one TO send,
but said he would go himself. Later in the
day the same request was made by another
of the boys The Doctor was growing i'm
patient, but still disliked TO refuse the re-
quest, and went for the second girl. When
the third call came, however. his patience
whole blasted telephone business has got 10
stop. / amt goin' to carry any more mes
sages for you fellers. You come out here
often enough without ~telephoning two or
three times a day" And that is why the
mail carrier on that street now has more