Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-19

tatlvea OF the candidates. starting al
the hour OF y, IN.
The last statement OF tho vote prioi
10 tho close OF tho polls will be pub
llshed IN the Gazette OF Thursday
morning. June -. ON Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday ballots win be de
popited In locked box, which VIII be
opened by n committee TO be designated
by representatives OF the candidates
which viii conclude the count and an
nounce the result
The polls Will remain open on Satur-
day June 10, until o'clock j. m. al
which hour they VIII be finally closed
and all votes turned over to the COM
mittce.
Certificates OF the purchase Of papers
containing coupons nt the rate OF one
cent per copy Issued by the Gazette
VIII be counted aa coupons
Fort Worth. Tex. May 1S.-Lone
Star Chronicles Chapter I: And in
those days there Hprang up IN the west
great paper. ana N was called the
Gazette. which, being interpreted,
means n Hummer" and It doomed
the country, FOR II was very great;
and Il buildod city and tho same
was called the PANTHER city" being
the place whore the panther lay down
and the city grew to be very great, and
! the paper wnNed strong. and the pco-
| pie multiplied IN tho regions round
about and became mighty people
And tho Gazette, seeing the greatness
| of Its people, the fertility OF the soil,
ana the fat herds that fed upon the
| hills, cried aloud, saying; Behold,
| what we have donci How we apples
! do swim! Behold. We will sond q man
! to Europe, That the people there may
come and zee. This man shall BIZ
| chosen from among the Angels OF Com
mcrce. by this great people. And the
/ Angels OF Commerce were many aud
they snnt In their votes and they
sang songs ana the poets were as
the sands OF tho sea, THEOpILUS.
Gro BE Contlnucd)
Editor Gazette: Having attended tho
UNITED Commercial Travellers" con-
ventlon nj Dallas yesterday. and having
hoard Mr. Howard W. Peak respond 80
l'crHnutly TO the toast, 1.-THE Commerc-
lnl Traveller" ] herewith hand YOU a
copy OF same and ask that YOU publish
II, thrt All OF "the boys" may enjoy
II. Very respectfully
U. c. n
Mr.. Peak anid:
Mr.. Tuustmnstcr. Ladies' md Gentle
mcn' 1t has been truly snld "'Tis the
unexpected that always happens"
Never have l moro fully appreciated
the potency OF this suyiug thun WHOM
two hours ago fricnd Willard advised
me tint IN the absence VI Mr. Schneider
! would be expected TO respond 10 the
tungt, "rho Commercial Traveller"
few years ago when l was d boy over
In Fort worth, ana It was when the
paths now trpd by the festive commerce
iu tourist were haunted by the COW.
boy when the suVu gruH nodded In the
summer hruozcs ana tho Wild coyote
dug his hole untcrrlncd, It wns the
custom for every fellow to wear one or
moro NlN-shuptorB ono dny a stranger
from tho ofroto Engt cnmo and Iody.1
In our midst ll0 had been there for
several weeks, and, no doubt, disgust
ed ut aocing so many weapons so littIo
used nNllod u friend why Al was thugly.
The response given him was this "a
FELLOW might wear u pistol tor q whole
year and not need Il; hut when he
docs want It he WANTS II quick" And
this ~ the nix that / am In TONIGHT
ladies' aud gentlemen. | need speech
like the mischief nnd haven't GOT il.
Now II IN not with mo like II rs with
my friend Kplght-clouucncc iowa iron,
MN llkc molHBaca from the Ounghole
or barrel In hummer time. but "Thc
Commercial Traveller | have known
him long and well I have seen him
rocking the cradle and nt the Rorrnw-
Ing aido Ot widows and orphans. cgpcc-
iully widows. From the DAYS when
lac trnvcrpcd tho wild aud woody Woat'
Ia the present time. md have ever found
him pushing man. Well do / romcm-
bcr, when with almost frozen fcot and
mud-hcHpntterod face no braved tho
northor'a chilling blast, making his
4O-milo drives from town to town. Bcll-
ing his wares, How hlg arrival Ypa
hailed with delight, ana his knowledge
on current cveuta received with sat.
istnctloni but like all plonocra the carly
al "a D. 4
OWLS or frontier society, and while "A
TOW went down. unable To Withstand
the Vlco1 Incident 10 society in tho noyv
West the many came out uuscuthed
and honored.
And, Indies and gentlemen. Il Is my
Er'ni plrnWuro 10 say that from a
personal knowledge and partlcipntlon
10 lhe events Of the decade Just past.
T0Nus owes moro Ia the commcrrIni
uRvolor for hcr magical development
than from my other snuros outside
OF the railroad, And / say 3. hcre to.
night. boldly and deliberately. that II
our state were turned over 60 the cy-
neuleht hhnd1 OF tho commercial men
iur season she would blossom as never
before.
II was my pleasure to attend tho
recent II, L, \, convention held "A short
time nRo In Fort worth, and whom
reject on the gront Huccoas that was
ih"HV thofe IN moral point of View
by virtue OF tho fact that tho noble
manhood OF the drummer was apppnled
10 with such successful responge II
makes my soul rejoice.
Gladly did / hear our noble atntc
chaplain proclaim from his pulpit Tho
sunday following the convention thnt
IN al his llfo he never attended a
moro sober body OF mon, unless IL Was
u meeting OF preachers"
hrolhor9, go ON as YOU now nre I'm
Your upward course, You have nnescJ
from class OF men whose chnTnctoya
were IN doubt 20 position whore Won
nave merltod the respect of the world
ana with your noble wives. Fweethearts.
lnothora aud Histors at your aldo nnd
tue great God OF the universe 10 guide
you you Will pitch your tent on Fame's
eternal camping ground.
Fort Worth, Tex, May iS.-Ntr al.
ltor; send you $50 coupons for thnt
handsome and most charming man
Mr. A. s. Bushy,
lite and the Bushy club were friend.
70 me, and Il Is with much pleasure
thom "ViP
Wlahlng our friend success. and n
pleasant journey | am very sinocreIv
MISS CARRIE HElRnoLHER.
Fort Worth, Tex. May iS,-Nfr. ledi.
tori who are the peopleY'' "Ne nrc
inc people, and 10 ahotv a ,,.. t,,.,