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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-06

Cuero. Texas. November s-Emmet
Lynch Camp of Confederate Veterans held
u meeting on Saturday to make prclinin-
airy arrangements for the entertainment
OF Green's Brigade. which will hold its
annual reunion here in February. The fol-
lowing central committee was appointed
10 mako all necessary arrangements for
their entertainment: Reid kleberg, John
II. Wofford. David Hunter. ID. G. Proctor.
John Kraerner. J. A. Terry and Valentine
Ha.dt. The citizens will actively cooper
ate and homo to make this the inost pleas
mt reunion of this rnfcd cn'rm-rf
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-06
RELIGIOUS NEWS.


wullisvile, Texas, November 4.--Activs
preparations are going on for the Coast
country camp meeting to begin at Round
Point next Sabbath. Or. White, who has
been detained by sickness Will be here
wednesday. Rev. j. IL. Dobbs OF tho
Congregational church. Palestine; Rev. II.
Austin OF the Second Presbyterian church,
Galveston; Mrs. Sloan, secretary OF Young
Peoples Society OF Christian Endeavor,
and other distinguished visitors and work.
ers are expected.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-06

Hampstead, Texas. November i-Eon.
Ben Rogers OF Washington county ~ In
the city today and will organize u lodge
OF odd Follows In this city.
Replies from nearly all gins in the
county to the Post correspondent show
that less than half crop has been ginned
70 far and that Mt most 81 per cent more
ginning is expected for tho rest OF the
season. as compared with last yenr. This
places the present crop for waller county
in the neighborhood of i5 per cent. com
pared with last year.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-06

Brenham. TOXINS, November I. = To-
night a. & II. Harrison. Of brennan and
Caldwell. dealers In dry goods. notions.
furnishing goods. ETC.. executed a deed
OF trust on their two stocks OF iner-
chandlse to 7. b. Bots. trustee. for the
benefit OF preferred creditors. The total
liabilities stated In the Instrument are
something over So, 900; no schedules OF
uaaesia filed.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-06

Cameron Texas. November Tho Grim
inai docket was taken up this morning
and the three important murder cases set
as follows; Jim Bob Crow. Tuesday. No
yember 8; Dan McCray. which was
brought from Bell county. Wednesday, No
vember 90. Thee. Hortsrnan. Mack Griffin
and George Locke, Monday. November 70.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-06

Wharton. Texas. November tin the
district court this morning the eass against
Gus Colburn was dismissed. Colburn was
put on the stand last week as witness
for the state.
The case against Jim Martin. charged
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-06
THE TITLES VERY COSTLY.
Seyenty-Fiye Millions Paid by Amer.
lean Girls for Seven Of Them.
FOREIGN HUSBANDS COME VERY HIGH.
over Three Millions Year In In
tcrest for Coats of Arms-Who
the puyer. Are and Will lie.

New York. October sl.-During the pas,
ten years New York has sent si5.OOoo,oo
to Europe for husbands, at least 1t will
have pent tina: amount In about month
from now, when Miss Copsuelo Vanderbilt
becomes the Duchess OF Marlborough, and
Miss Pauline Whitney the wife OF Mr,
Almero Paget.
New York pays ss.T50.ooo annually for
the luxury of allowing her daughters to
possess few titles and the privilege OF
stamping coat OF arms upon their sta
tionery.
Enormous rs tho sum may seem, II is
exceeding conservative, for In the follow
ing list OF New York girls who have
contracted foreign marriages within the
last decade. and Of those about TO marry
Englishmen, only the women who have
brought their husbands At least f5,0ooo0O
have been considered.
There are dozens OF others whose for
tunes range from $4,000 TO 9,0l0Ooo'
among them the Countess de Cholacul.
formerly Miss Claire Coudert. and the
Countess OF Craven, daughter OF Mr.
Bradley Martin.
lar, ia lls4es
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-12-08
Not Natural.

T see that old snaggs has had his portrait painted.
 Yes, but it doesn't resemble him. Why not?'
 He tried to look pleasant Detroit Free Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-12-08

reptile can pass down into an lmpreg- nable retreat. If we suddenly draw near, he will glide away into some gloomy chamber beneath. If we try to snare him with a slip moose attached to a pole. the chances are even that he will evade it. And yet means of get ting him may nearly always be devised. The lay of the ground, the arrangement of adjacent rocks and bushes will sug- gest it. 0ftentimes. however, snake will be found in such position that his capture will be almost if not totally im- practicable, and only one method of procedure will be possible.
 In October, 1889, was hunting for an anaconda on the banks of the Chargres river in the Isthmus of Panama. There was a point on the bank free from woods. with only one tree growing alone, stretching it's branches well over the stream. which at this point was exceedingly swift and said to be 40 feet in depth. This tree was not even growing on the bank, but sprung from l the water four feet out from the edge. l In the bank above it l stood, and saw. away on the very furthest branches, a
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-12-08

young anaconda coiled in the sun. His olive skin, decked with spots of black, harmoni1ed perfectly with the leaves in his vicinity. My heart beat faster as saw him, but how to catch him pug zled me. To get beneath him in a boat would be impossible, for no boat could be worked against sncha powerful cur rent. To climb out on the branches would be equally impracticable. for their strength was not enough to bear my weight. They would surely drop me to death in the stream.
 To ensnare the creature was there fore my oGly resource. For this pur- pose got long bamboo, to the end of which made fast running moose of copper wire, and proceeded to climb the tree so as to take my stand in one of it's forks, while manipulating the snare. With great care and trouble, and not little delay, l established my self in the fork, got the pole pushed out through the twigs within reach of the snake, and already had the moose slowly descending towards his snout;
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-12-08

hut the wind was blowing and the branches moving. My pole, too, was un-
 steady. so that the moose in spite of me
 knocked against his nose. As if touched
 by electricity. he instantly dropped
 to the turbd torrent beneath. Breath
 ing futile invectives against the river which hid his whereabouts in its mud dy depths, l descended from my dan gerous perch, and took my place among thiclset of young palms on the bank, hoping to see him again. had hardly seated myself when 1 saw his nose sticking up through the water just at the brink. not three yards down from where l sat. He had come up to get air. Not an inch of his nose was above the surface. and he evidently thought himself safe from observation; for though 1 took the pole and went down to press it across his neck so as to pre- vent his biting me while catching him, he never offered to retreat. My move ments were exceedingly slow, and at fast had the end of the pole over his neck and brought it down, pinning him as I thought beneath it. l confidently put down my hand to take him, but alasl he was there no longer; his head had lain between two stones, the pole was resting on these, he had drawn his
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-12-08

side walls of this old drain were many holes-tempting hiding places for snakes. As we drew near, searched every opening with my eyes. No sign of a snake was apparent. On the right was a thorny wild-rose bush covered with berries of scarlet. Below it was q moss-grown stone arching over the mouth of hole made by some burrow- ing animal. And there in the door of the burrow was the sinister eounte- nance of a copperhead. He was facing directly towards me. As l saw him instantly stopped, lest he should draw in his head out of my reach. My com panion was a few steps behind me on my left. His assistance was absolutely indispensable. Stand perfectly still where you are" said I, flor I see a eopperhead. Don't move an inch from where you stand, but take off your hat and commence waving it from left to right above your head, and be careful to keep up the movement until have the copperhead by the neck" All right." said he, "the hat is at work"
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One on a Silver Senator.

Senator Stewart was day or two ago the victim of an amusing practical joke The patriarchal champion of sil- yer went into Pages cafe and had luncheon. When the waiter presented the check for 60 cents Senator Stewart handed him a ten-dollar bill and pa- tiently awaited his change. It was some time in coming, but when it ar rived single glance told the senator there was plenty of it. There were five half dollar pieces, 20 quarters and 19 dimes. The prophet of free silver was about to utter an indignant protest when he caught the eyes of two or three bystanders and noted the twinkle of amusement in them. Then he swept the glittering pile into his big right hand, rammed it down into his trousers pocket and strode out Of the room. with out leaving tip for the waiter or d smile for the audience.-Chicago Times Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-12-08
TRICKS OF SNAKE HUNTERS.
Their Cunning Expedients to
 Snare Elusive Reptiles
Danger Counts for Littie-Lassoing Huge Anaconda-Snatching the Wary Water Snakes from Their Native Element
 Hunting Among the Rocks.
ooPyRIeHr. 1895


 Actual danger counts for little among the difficulties of snake-hunting Some snakes are so wary that it is almost im- possible to approach them, and besides this many are so swift as almost to defy capture, especially in ground that is encountered by rocks or bushes. The eyes of snake are without eyeIids, and consequently always appear to be open. This prevents our being able to tell if he be sleeping.
 If in rambling through some little frequented spot in the woods, we spy d snake coiled among the rocks, and desire to catch him, how are we to pro- ceed? Let us suppose that he is in place where great stones have been piled together in confusion by some convulsion of nature. offering on every side thousand openings whereby the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-12-08
SENATOR VEST ON SILVER.
Points on the Question Where the States
 man Is at Fault.

Points on the Question Where the States
 man Is at Fault.
 Senator Vest has given his views on the recent elections to an interviewer The silver question fills his eye to large extent. As regards the silver question Mir. Vest says:
 The president. unfortunately, rejected all offers of compromise from those of us who differed with him on silver and re- fused positively to use the power given him by law to rebuke the gold speculators and protect the gold reserve by rendering silver eveR as part payment, when green backs and Sherman notes were presented at the treasury for redemption. l believe that Carlisle at one time contemplated such action but the president, who just before his inauguration talked reasonably and conservatively, suddenly became ob> durate and ordered the payment of gold exclusively. This. of course. placed the treasury at the mercy of the spectators and the logical result was the veto of the selgntorage bill the issue of gold bonds and the paying of tribute to foreign syndicate
 To have rendered silver as part pay. ment would have been to create pre- mium on gold, and thatw exactly what the president was bound to prevent. He was required by law to keep the two metals at parity. To have done other wise would have smashed the govern ment's credit, thrown all private busi- ness into confusion, and have reopened the gold room that was closed when specie payments were resumed in 1879 1t was the fear of something of this kind lest the democratic factions repre- sented by Vest, Bland, Morgan, Harris, and Blackburn might come into power that led to the crushing defeat of the party in the recent elections. At all events that was potent contributing cause among others. MT. Vest acknowl- edges that the party is divided on this question and that the differences are ineradicable. Very we'll. Then the party must take the consequences of division. He comforts himself with the thought that the republicans are equal ly divided, and that when they get con trol of the senate, the line of cleavage will show itself among them with equally disastrous consequences. This is gross error. The division in the re- publican party on this question is not q line of cleavage in the center, as it is among the democrats. It threatens at most to take of a shaving or splinter. It does not touch anything east of the Missouri river and it does not seriously affect the states bordering on the Pa ci1ic. At most it can produce disturb ance only in the Rocky mountain states, and these may be easily exchanged for Maryland, Kentucky, and eke Missouri, for Mir. Vest cannot count himself cer- tain of reelection.-N. '. Post.
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head backwards through the opening, and was now lost in the Ghagres, whose muddy waters hid everything beneath the surface.
 In September, last year. I went searching for copperheads on the palis- ades of the Hudson. Accompanied by man whom I met there, proceeded up grass-eovered road where he told me he hhd often seen these serpents. The road was old and disused, and well fringed on both sides by bushes and thorny briafs. Besides this the road bed was underlaid with large stones loosely thrown together for founda- tion, which raised the surface above the surrounding level, and down amongst these stones was & net work of holes and passages. On each side were woods abounding in birds, frogs, woodmice and chipmunks-a most fitting abode for the copperhead.
 As we passed along the Unlicensed track we came to place where a stone-built drain had formerly run be- meath; but this was now broken in, and the stones used in it's construction lay strewn around in confusion. In the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-12-08
WRITTEN IN THE SKY.
Monogram Signal Which May Be Used
 on Land or Water.

n
 on Land Water.
 The electric monogram signal is a sort of type writer delivering it's mes sage, letter by letter, in midair, or at any distant point in gigantic characters of light The observer may be miles away and yet read the message with ease.
 The xeyboard is manipulated pre- cisely as in an ordinary typewriter, and its function is to switch in, or di- rect, the current through a series of distributing wires. which are carried in cable to the monogram or display frame. According to predetermined scheme the keys exercise 6 sclectiye function and each one switches in the leading wires only, which connect with the members of the monogram constituting the letter of the alphabet which that particular key represents.
 By reference to the monogram one may easily trace any letter of the all phabet in form so nearly conventional as to be readily understood. Thus if on the key the A button is pressed. the lamps of all the members ol bhC 'ACAN'es &Ah NhNSA All III NO that letter shine out simultaneously, while all other lamps upon the display frame remain dead. And so on, for every letter.
 The observer has only to follow the letters as they flash out one after an other to spell out the words of the mes sage. It will be seen that this is sort of visual telegraph, and that it may be made to talk in almost any language spoken by man. It is also serviceable for cipher writing according to any prearranged code. The monogram frame is five feet high by three and one-half feet wide, equipped with 16- candle power lamps Signals flashed from this frame are visible to the naked eye for distances from one to three miles, depending on the weather With glass the signals may be easily read up to ten miles Some frames are made much larger and can be seen farther. - Electrical Review
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-12-08
A CALL UPON "coin."
Something for the Apostle of Free Silver
 to Explain.

| some 4OE tAc 1h FsfHe@~ cA . '~N 1-~' -
 to Explain.
 We desire, most respectfully, to re- mind the followers of Prof. Coin' that cotton has had a great increase in value without q corresponding advance in silver. We should like to know what this means, since the prices of all com modities must be measured by the pur- chasing power of the white metal i People who remember reading Coins l Financial School" can now turn back 1 their well-thumbed copies-if they have not been thrown away long ago-and sean the long table of wheat and cotton values which showed such wonderful correlation with those of silver ounces. It is true that of all "Coin's" figures in this table only once in 21 years were they correct for wheat and but twice for cotton; but let that pass. Harvey's "reputation" was stalSed on tne correct ness of this fundamental proposition of populist finance; and here under crucial test of the markets made before an interested and attentive world it's falsity is demonstrated.
 Silver is worth 67067ss cents in New York. It has been lowering around these figures every since last February when the prospect of the Chinese loan and the Cuban war caused a considerable ad- vance. But cotton has gone up B 1-3 per cent. since that time, and by all the rules of "Coin' silver should have advanced too. It is true there is a pros- pective shortage in the cotton crop, l..4 .sI.-o.. hoe, I,o, ,1 He oIanoa for a boorn on the ground of increased consump- ton and it has boomed all that it can. In addition to the amount which Rus sia and France have agreed to furnish, China will have to borrow at least $115,- 100000. This has caused steady de- mand for silver, but it has not added to it's price for some months.
 Had silver risen in proportion to cot ton it would now be worth at least as much as it was in 1891. The export price of cotton was then SC cents and of silver 99 cents. It is true that in 1893 when cotton brought the same price silver was worth only 78 cents, but this does not alter the case, for Coins" die tun admitted of no exception.
 It may De, hoWeNeNs Ohat III .Ac SSa- eral revival of prosperity these enatur- aP' laws of correlation between the white staple and the white metal have been suspended. Or perhaps the so- called bimetallists have had their atten- ton directed so strongly to politics that they have suffered commercial transac- tions to pass unheeded. Now that the matter has been called to their atten- tion we may be pardoned for expecting an immediate advance in silver. In the words of Elijah to the priests of Baal we call upon 'Goin:"
 "Gry aloud; for he is god; either he is talking or he is pursuing, or he is In a journey. or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awakened" :"
 T a,,ie,,iJla Ca,,r;ay- Journal
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-12-08
FROM SOUND MONEY SOURCES.

1.-The ships that carry silver away from our shores are doing q useful serv- ice in the way of simplifying the cur rency proolem.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-' erat.
 Ut is enough to make the silver men weep to see Colorado forgetting the white metal in an almost South Af. riean craze for gold.-Kansas City Times.
 ....By getting on to the free silver band wagon just as it was receding from sight, the eex-speaker from Georgia has given n new meaning to the ex. pression, done to crisp.'-St. Paul Globe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-12-08
FAMED DEAD BEATS.
Men Who Live by Dishonest Tricks or'

Men Who Live by Dishonest Tricks uror
 the Industry Of others.
 aThe fact is this city swarms witt dishonest persons-whole families, mean wl.o move from flat to fiat with ont payment of rent. l am not exag' rerating the least bit when l say that there are hundreds of families who have scarcely paid one hundred dollars year rent in the last five years. Ana they have lived in very nice apart ments. too, apartments costing any- where from fifty dollars to one hun dred and fifty dollars 8 month.
 .sWhv. how in the world is that managed?" I asked.
 1t is very easily done, replied the real estate man, "or rather 1t was very easily done before we west side agents were forced last summer to combine for self-protection. But, notwith- standing all our efforts, flats are so numerous and competition among own" CTS and agents is so brisk that there IS still plenty of opportunity After the regular spring renting season is over. say in midsummer. the owner of ap apartment-house with several flats va- cant is, as you know. willing to make concessions These concessions are not usually in the way of reduction of rental, but consist in giving one or two months rent free, say until the regular fall season begins again. The man bent on beating the agent takes advantage of these conditions. He picks out two or more flats and plays the agents against each other for the best terms obtainable. He does not ask reduction of rent, but secures just as long preliminary period rent free as possible.
 "He puts on good front, refers to several persons who know him in social way and are free about vouching for his responsibility, and takes the apartment. He asks for and gets re- ceipts for the rent of the months he gage All goes we'll until the time comes for the payment of the first months rent. The money does not come. and the collector never finds him at home. His wife makes excuses and assures the agent that he is all right
 ''So time goes on, and the next months rent becomes due The agent begins to get little alarmed and writes some pressing letters. They are answered in lofty manner, with assur- anees that as soon as certain expected remittanees come in check will be sent. The agent sees tenants refer ences again, all of whom say, no doubt in good faith, that they have always found him man of his word and that he will undoubtedly pay up. Another month passes, and then the agent is satisfied he has beat on his hands He takes legal measures to dispossess him. which also requires time, and it generally happens that the beat. who has meantime made arrangements for another flat in distant part of the town, packs up and moves off before the summons can be served. And SC it goes on. Occasionally the beat gets caught for little rent. Perhaps he fails to secure new flat before he gets busted from the one he is living in, and has to settle down on a hard cash basis for month or two till he can get fresh start. ."-N. Y. Herald
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All Hc Ragged.

First Italian Count Why. my dear fellow, where have you been for the past six months or so2
 Second Italian Count Over in Amer lea hunting heiress2s.
 Did you bag anything@'
 ''Yes. my trousers. -Somerville Journal.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-12-20
JARWs.coNkLlN SECURITIES SOLD
Assets of Over 100000 Realized at the
Judicial Auction,

New York, Dec 13-In compliance with
an order of Judge Lacomb the judicial
sale of the assets OF the Jarvis Conklin
Mortgage Trust Company took place at
the real estate exchange today, consist
ing of bills receivable. mortgages, prop
erty in Missouri, Kansas oregon. Ari-
IONA and other states west and south
The assets realized s702. s25, the purchaser
being the North American Trust Com
pany, of which Samuel NJ. Jarvis, former
ly president of the Jarvis-Conklin COM
pany, is president. The sale is practic-
ally a reorganization of the old company
of the North American Trust Company,
which was Incorporated under the laws
of the state of New York 10 years ago,
but was not in active business until June
of this year. 1t Is a proposition to the
stockholders and directors OF the Jarvis
Conklin company. which was agreed to
by SO per cent of the creditors. The new
company. which is capitalized at $3.50, 900,
will issue stock for $702725, the amount
bid for the assets today. In addition the
shareholders of the Jarvis-Conklin COM
pany have been subjected to an assess
ment of 20 per cent in cash. and although
as yet only a minority have agreed to
pay this assessment. the management OF
the new company believe everything will
be successfully brought to close greatly
to the advantage Of the creditors.