Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-12

pected will have a program ready for
| publication next sunday. Other cities
| have been honored by conventions OF
| this representative body OF men, and
| last year the one at Waco was not only
| the largest In point of members In at
tendance. but was pronounced by the
delegates present MS the most success
full socially. SIC people OF Waco made
o splendid EFFORT TO entertain the trav-
cling men and the result was all that
could nave been expected. Mayor Pad
dock attended that convention and IL
was by his efforts and eloquence that it
was decided to meet here this year.
What Waco did for the travelling men
should be duplicated and improved
upon by Fort Worth.
L. C. Fowler, leading stockman
OF Tom Green county, now stopping
at the Mansion. said to reporter
last night apropos Of discussion OF
the merits OF Texas as a stock raising
state. Though 1 was reared In the
heart OF the bluegrass and am as loyal
to my old home as anyone who mas
been away several years | am more
than ever convinced that Texas Is yet
destined to lead the world in the
breeding OF fast horses. We are bring
ing scions OF kentucky's finest animals
demonstrated that we can raise equine
representatives, who can set a pace
at clip that Will make old .'ISentuck
hustle II she still wants to hive the
honor of having given birth 20 the
Maud SIS, the Longiellows, the Ten
broecks the Nancy Hanks etc. We
have every natural advantage. every
thing save reputation, and we are
making that about as fast as the Pop
ulists are declining. Yes. sir, in less
than quarter OF a century II Will
be Texas that has a worldwide repu-
tatlon for the speed of Its horses, while
Kentucky must try to worry along-I
mean down-with Its whisky. its wo-
men and It's Breckenridge"
A st. Louis drummer, who handles
plumbers supplies. has been in the
city for few days. and has put In II
part of his time during the cold snap
studying human nature and morallzing
upon Its peculiaritiea II don't believe
there IL anything" said he, (which dis
plays the perversity and contrariness
OF human nature more than this mat
ter OF caring for water-supplying appa-
ratus. 1t has not been so many days
ago that this city experienced a short
season OF cold weather that played
havoc with the small water pipes OF
number OF citizens. They were COM
PEELED to pay nice sized plumbers bills
~ consequence and complained might
lily thereat But, 10 and behold This
last snap comes and catches them in
the very same box, and this, too, In
the face OF the fact that their pipeB are
so ingeniously put In that they could, ~
they would, readily cut of the water
from them, But there are many men
who had rather pay S25 plumbers
Dill any time thun to get up in the
middle % cold night to save their
pipes. This IL very satisfactory to the
fellows In our business, but rather
tough on those who have to foot the
plumbers bills,
Tho beautiful snow which covered
the earth (or that part of IL In North
TeNas) last week was taken advantage
OF by several hunting parties. and tho
slaughter which followed among the
rabbits was something remarkable
Little Bunnle was caught a-golng and
n-coming one OF thes most successful
OF these parties is reported as having
gone out from Benbrook. A party
with thirteen greyhounds captured
thlriy-iive jack rnbbita within a few
hours. Those In the party were Frank
Martin, Ruth Porter. A. Porter. Louis
Borden, NJ. Williams. Bill williams,
WIN Leak, A, NJ. wills, Ned wilborn.
90, p, 'I' ,,,'' 'pi'n iasak blll John-
1ihor ,s, rtvS NM NM =, ~, ~, Siark,
VIVA No n ,',' , mvau a,sp u,A-, put ms
Ssr NJ, HanrG ,r H'ASiu' eNpeui'ioh 80
i"r AZ heaIu from
Mr.. W. X, Bell OF Palo Pinto county
10 among the visitors In the city this
week. Mir, Bell reports that the cattle
upon his ranch have Jared surprisingly
wen during the cold weather that has
t,cI 'S Wes'uIeu' s AT zen states, IN
t,hS;; Snat OF ne lsoo or more cattle