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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-12

felt hat, he wrote: and always stand
Ing at II shelf fixed In the wall. ON
this shelf was written all of THE
Tollers.' "Thc Man Who Laughs"
CRADLES" The leaves OF manuscript
We're numbered and then fell on the
door to remain perhaps for days be-
fore being gathered up,
Whom Victor Hugo went to Guernsey
he went TO liberty, not to punishment,
He arrived at liautevllle House poor
In purse and broken In health. Here
the fire of his youth came back and
his pen retrieved the fortune that
royalty has conllscatod. The fore
Moons We're given To earnest work.
The daughter composed music: the
sons translated Shakespeare and acted
as their fathers faithful helpers, Nine.
Hugo collected the notes OF her hus-
bands life and cheertully looked after
household ulfuirs.
Several hours Of each afternoon were
given to romp ana play. Tho evenings
were sacred TO music, reading and con-
Scrsution.
Horace Greedy was once prisoner
In Paris. From his cell he wrote; The
st. Peter who holds the keys Of this
place has kindly locked the world out;
and for once. thank heaven, | am free
from Intrusion"
Lovers of truth must thank exile
for some OF our richest and ripcst liter
allure. Exile is not all exile, for imagi-
nation cannot be imprisoned. Amid
the winding hastions OF the brain
| thought roams free and untrammoled,
| Liberty Is only a comparative term,
and Victor Hugo at Guernsey enjoyed
| u thousand times more freedom than
| ever ruling monarch knew.
Standing at the shclf-dCsk whore this
"Gontlemau OF France" stood for &c
many happy hours, inscribed my
name In the visitors book"
! l thanked the good woman who had
shown me the place and told me Sc
much OF Observation-Disclosures her in word,
that seemed but feeble echo OF al
that my heart would say
went down the stairs. out at tn,
great carved doorway and doscende,
the well-worn steps.
Perched on a craig waiting for m
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-12

by unknown admirers In all parts OF
the world
In Los Miserablos" there Is a chance
line Indicating tho authors love for
me henuutul, M shown In the grain
OF woods. The result was an inniix Of
pnhshed panels, slabs, chips. hewinga,
CARVINGS, and In one Instance. a lop
samples of redwood. ebony, calamnf-
der, h0mallllo, sura tamarind. satin.
Wood mahogany. walnut. NAPLES OF
many hlnHs ana oaks without limit
All were there, n mammoth axe helve
rougpi on the wall was labeled
Shns-hark hickory from Missouri
Nhesc specimens OF wood We're aomc-
times made up Into hntracks. chnira
canes, panels for doors and are aeon in
odu corners OF these rambling rooms.
CHARLES Hugo once facetlouRly Nrotc Ia
q friend; I'VE have bought no hind
lings Tor three years. At another
time he writes, 'tather still In sure hs
can sketch and positive he can carve
lie has several Jack knives and whit.
Ties names. dates and emblems on
sticks and furniture Just as when Won
We're here. We tremblc for the plano, .
In the dining room l noticed n huge
oaken chair fastened 20 the wall by 4
chain. ON the mantel waR a statues 10
OF the virgin; on the pedestal Victor
Hugo had engraved lines speaking OF
her us Freedoms Goddess"
This dining room affords n u,nn,
| view out into the garden; on this 400,
are also a reception room. library ant
u smoking room
On the next floor are various sleep,n,
| apartments, ana two cugy pariors
known respectively AZ the red room
and the blue. Roth are rich In curIou
draperles, little more pronounced ii
color than some folks admire.
The next floor contains tho "oai
Gallery" ball room we should cal
II. Five large windows furnish Zoo,
or light In the centre Of this nm
room IS an enormous candelabr,im viii
many branches. at the TOP a rtatu
OF wood the whole carved by Victo
Hugo's own hands
The oak Gallery is regular museum
of curloslties OF every sort-.-hook,
paintings, carvings, bustH. firearm,
.nusical Instruments A long glas
case contains a large number " iuto
graph letters from tho world'a celehrl
ties written TO Hugo In exile,
AT tho top OF tia house and built O.
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town IL st. Peter Port. place OF about
5000 Inhabitants. where full dozen
hotel porters meet the incoming 7team-
err lid struggle for your baggage. The
hotels and boarding houses are numer-
Gus and good. Guernsey Is a faYorite
resort for invalds and those VINO de-
sire TO flee the busy world for space.
In fact, the author Of Les Missraoles
has made exile popular.
Emerging from my hotel at st. Peter
Port was acoosted by n small edition
Of Gavroche. all In tattors. who pro-
posed showing mo the way to Haute-
VILE House for penny. ] ,lreaty
knew the route, but accepted the ofsr
on Gavroches promise TO reveal 70 me
q secret about the place. The Fecret
is this. The house Is haunted, and
when the wind Is east and the setting
moon shows only narrow rim above
the rocks, ghosts come and dance
solemn minuet on the glass roof above
the study,
Had Gavrocho ever seen them? NO;
but he knew n boy who had, years
and ycars--cver 10 many years ago,
before there were any steamboats,, ana
when only a schooner came TO Guern-
rey once a week. "A woman was muir
1ercd In Hauteville House. Her Ehost
came back with other ghosts ana drove
the folks away. So the big house re-
manned vacant save for the hpoOks,
who paid no rent. Then after a great
long time Victor Hugo came and lived
Ia the house. The ghosts did not bother
him. Faith. they had been Keeping
the place Just H-purposc for him lie
rented the house first, and liked II 80
well that he bought ~ BOT II at halr
price on account of the ghosts Here
every Christmas Victor Hugo gave "a
big dinner In the great OAK nan 70
ali the children In Guernsey, hundreds
OF them all the way from babies mat
could barely creep TO "boy3' win
whiskers. Thcy would all be fed on
turkey, tarts. apples, oranges ana MIS-
and whom they went away caeh was
given n bag OF candy 10 take home.
Climbing narrow. crooked street.
we came to the great, dark. gloomy
edIncc situated at the top OF cllh.
Ths house was painted black. by some
strange within m former occupant
we VIII leave II so," said Victor
Hugo. Liberty is dead, and we are
In mourning Tor her.
But the gloom Of II0utevllle House
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SOME OLD TRADE TRICKS.


Cheating in trade Is no new thing
II was practised in the fourteenth
century AS well as the nineteenth.
our town records contain many cases
OF summary Jurisdiction in matters.
affecting the price, weight. and quality
Of food. clothing. and other things.
l Gull n few from the archives OF
the city of London. In 13iS proceed
ings were taken against butcher for
ceiling putrld meat, Three reasons
were alleged against this conduct at
his trial before the mayor and alder
men. IL was doceltful and dishonest;
dangerous TO the public health II
brought scandal and disgrace upon the
mayor corporation, and all the inhabi-
tunts of the city that n Londoncr
should behave SO, After investigation
he was found guilty, and condemned
10 be taken, with his bad meat carried
IN front OF him, TO the plllory in
Cornhill, and while he stood therein.
the carrlon he had tried to sell was
burnt under his nose.
II Is We'll known that the pillory was
an instrument In which the culprlt was
lNed, incapable of movement, exposed
to the contempt OF the people The
offence of the oulprit was always pub
licly proclaimed, and according to the
views Of the spectators, the punlsh-
ment might be severe or otherwise.
II they dlslikcd the offence or the Of
fender their contempt would take the
provcrblal and forclblc form of rotten
eggs and dead cats and the trader
would make q closer acquaintance with
his own wares, both raw and cooked
than hc might ind pleasant.
a publican, convicted OF selling I'M
sound and unwholesome rcd wine, was
| sentenced to drink a draught of the
4 same stun which he sold to the com
| mon people. the remainder being
| poured on his head. and compelled to
/ forswenr the calling Of a winner In
| the city Of London forever, unless he
could obtain the favor OF the. King.
| a note on the record states that he
was readmitted five years later.
] About the same time we Ind wom-
| an charged with selling ale m II short
| measure quart pot, the bottom of
which she had thckened with pitch atd
covered with rosemary, to look like
bush In the sight OF her customers. II
was a common practice to put Somo
| sort Of evergreen leaves In the bottom
| of tanknrds-hence the proVerb, Good
wine needs no bush" Her sentence
was to stand In the thew" or female
pillory, with half Of the pot attached
To 1t. AS far as possible, the cause OF
the offence was always exhibited along
with the person punished,
Severe punishment was melted oul
for endeavorIng to raise the standard
market price Of corn and other ar
ucles. In 1871 n merchant was i'm
prlsoned for forty days for enhancing
the price OF his own property He Sc.
cretly employed man TO bring Ger
tain OF his own uhe merchants
wheat to the market, whsreupon h,
bought his own at I'd. more per bushe
than the market price, Of course talk
ing good care 20 make the same wei
known. forgetting. however, to stat,
what he knew about the seller
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inal rent, but there was a yawh!ns
market right at their doors. The 10.
crease OF building drove out mann
OF the farmers, but some renal.
There is n Chinese farm jnst ouisla.
New York's limits on which only Chin
csc vegetables are grown and II ylelii
a small fortune every year, supply
ing Chinese restaurants. Still. hs
plan of inducing the poor to raise thsi
own food is a good one. and ought u
succeed. 1t has Its drawbacks Many
of the poor of New York can tell
potato from an apple. but their agif
cultural knowledge does not 30 mue
farther. 1t would stump them to ttl
whether cabbages grow on the gfoafa
or on trees. So progress Is a Dit slos'
Still 1t is being made.
When New York gets really mad
something has to give way or brsal
This has recently been shown 10 sue
cessful call-down Of the city PAVE
brokers. For years these men hsIs
practiced the most bold and yiclon
extortion and usury. In addition 70 act
Ing in some cases as fences for orga,'
lied gangs of thieves. In some regaru
they out-Fagined the original fAg1
Occasionally the Legislature siAHsa
some reform measures. but the paw,
brokers would Immediately form pos
with money enough to beat any "
form. This year the usual Oil VI,
brought up. The Legislature shovel
that II would not pass t. But New ~
was mad, and influences the most ps.
erful were set at work. Then came ~
curious part of the thing. The broker
saw the handwriting on the wall "
like Captain SCOTS coon, they vAls
down" They STAYED matters on
voluntarily reducing their rates o. Y.
terest for the first time In history.
means much for the poor OF New lo,.
who were the victims OF the usui,l.
and 1t may mean much for tue y.
| elsewhere. OF course the brokers nn
advance the rate again when the n,l.
ter has died out. But this would J
dangerous. They can't bamboozle Ass
York all the time.
Prof. Felix Adler has long been khosn
as one of the most advanced ana AZ
thinkers OF New York and as an W.
| tor Of much power. In recent iss ...
in Carnegie Hall he said some tmns,
TINT are causing some talk re
| discussing the character OF tnf's. x. n.
he took the ground that he w
| greatest of all Jews and shnuiu *
honored by the Jews. lie ipr'nss 4,
serted that many Jews did hong'
great Nazarene as he, the descsn v,s ,,'i
a long race of rabbis, did, lie ns.' H. IL
Christ Was born a Jew and vas n 4,
ish in disposition as well g. ra, ~ NJ
was such Jew, according ~ II
Adler. as was Isaiah. ~. T,o1..
Greeks killed Socrates ana tne ali IN
tines thrust out Dante ~ Ths
degenerate Jews cruciy e lis,nal w
Is certainly a new ana oi's and It B
of looking at the matter, Mars vigsi
not strange that Or. ,As,,ss,on.
should provoke some ,,nip COATES
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-12

An engaged couple In the East End
of Berlin recently celebrated their "sil-
Yer betrothal.' The two lovers pledged
their 18th in the early part OF Decsn-
Der OF the year 1869. The young lady's
avn, nSWeNer' u thIss''g,iea ~ 70 cut her
get married. Consequently. the loving
couple had to forego their most ardent
wish, via, the prospect OF n speedy
marriage Still they remained true to
tholr pledge during this intermln able
courtshp Not long ago the obdnrate
aunt departed this life, but, by desire
OF the intended husband. the wedding
was postponed to enable the couple TO
celebrate the twenty-ffth anniversary
OF their betrothal.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-12

a well known lecturer relates that on
one occasion, when he had been speak
ing IN a country town, he returned to
tho house where he was TO pass the
night so hoarse that he could scarcely
speak.
The good Woman of the house,
kindly, fussy dld lady, told him to call
out as soon as he was in bed. and she
would bring him u hot drink. She ac-
cordingly appeared with n black aud
bitter connection OF herbs. steamlng
and fragrant.
There" she said: "iust swaller some
o this hot herb teni swalleI' Il assluicll
as yer can. and then Hop onter yer
back before II has time to run away
down, so it'll lie warm on yer chest
and heat yer lungs, and youll be AN
right in the morning.
The lecturer followed her orders, and
was all right in the morning, but he
declares that the experience upset All
his Ideas Of human physiology.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-12
nIsronlc ,nsNnNToEs.
Impccunious Families who Sell
Their Relies for Song.

Their Relies for n Song.
81 dare say you have noticed how sol.
dom 1t is that you see, in ordinary life
mounted on sldcboards or otherwise
any of the scores of silver trowels. and
so on, presented TO those who Law
foundation stones, or cut the first t,rf
on new railway tracks" said one ~
the best known buyers OF old s,l,,e,
and plate In London.
II can, without any breach OF con-
fdence. tell you that we buy scnrn,
OF such things In year. ana vart,
little are they worth eNcept ne ~
sllVer-that Is. unless they n.rtoir ~ ~
n really historical event. An ir,,,,i,,' "
amount of money Is wasted Ia ,hie
way, for silyersmiths charge b,e ,r t.''s
or these things, which are never 60
Except on the one occasion az tl,etn
use; and 1t is marvellous what n ,,,.,,
Der of these things come to Tho ,,,AIt
ing-pot, considering that the narse,S.
TO whom they are presented eener,li,,
seem aiiluent at the time OF the gift'
The heirs OF a certain noble lord
sold TO us quite collection OF tbosa
things, including gold keys SIM.
troWels and a silver wheelbarro,s ~ l Z.
ugly article at the best--only Tho o,tnn
day, TO us they are SCARCELY ,,,',-,it
u fourth OF what they have cost "" ~ "a "a
surprising, in this utiliiaran ace RS
the moneys of charities shouid -
wasted ON such things. "-Pearson' y
Weekly N'H
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these men, ana was regaied with more
cow talk than had heard since 1
left Texas.
We saw the Island OF Portsea. where
Dickens was born. and got a glimpse
Of the spires of Portsmouth al we
passed, then the Iale of Wight and the
quaint city OF Cowes. l made a bright
Joke on the litter place as II was point
ed out to me by my Jersey friend. but
Il went for nnught.
A pleasant sail OF eight hours and
the towering cliffs OF Guernsey came
IN sight. Foum-dashed and spray
rnyered, they rise right out Of the sea
the south 10 the height of two huu-
Nd and seventy feet. About them
as4t locks az sea fowl hover swirl
no soar. wild. rugged and romantic
H. the scene
rhs Isle OF Guernsey Is about rine
mica long r;id nix Wide. It's principal
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-12
VICTOR HUGO'S HOME.
Where the Great French Poet
Lived During Exile.
ON THE ISLE OF GUERNSEY
Visited by Ebert Hubbard, the
Author OF Little Journeys"
HAurHvILLE HOUSE HAUNTED
nut the spooks Never bothered the
Poet-How Hugo Acquired Vast
Quantity of Sindling Wood.

Each day a steamer starts from
Southampton for Guernsey, Alderney
nnd Jersey. These names are known
to countless farmers boys the wide
world over,
You cannot mistake the Channel Isl
nnd boats. There is n smell Of cattle
about them that makes 1t Impossible
10 board the wrong craft. Every time
one OF these staunch little steamers
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-12
VICTOR HuGos STUDY,
Where he worked at Hauteville House.

its fiat roof is the most interesting
apartment OF Hautcvillc House, the
study and work room Of Victor Hugo.
Three Of lts sides and roof are Of
glass. The floor. too, Is one immense
slab Of sea green glass. Sliding cur
tuln8 worked by pulleys cut of the
light as desired. More light more
light" said the great man again and
ngain. He glorled and revealed In the
sunshine.
Here In winter with no warmth but
the suns rays his eyes shaded by his
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-12

The Don Pahlos. who reside In the
country, went out for walk. In Their.
absence thief entered their dvellin,.
and made off with about a dozen forks
and spoous. on making the dlscove,,,
the hushand was hurryine away 10 inl
form the police when he was stopped
by his wife, who sald; Don't 20, Won,
wculd have 10 admit IN court that Tho
spoons were eiectro-plRte. and What
ever would people think OF us?'
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-12

IN only on the outside. within all Is
warm and homclilte The furnishings
are almost ag tho poet LETT them. and
every gido,
la the outer hail stands an elegant
column OF carved oak ITS puucls show
ing scenes from "Thn IIuurhbacl" In
the dining room there is fantastic
wainscottng with phcqucs and por1c-
lain tiles iulaii here and there. Many
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-12

was little Gavroche. his rags futtering
In the breeze, He offered to show me
the great stone chair where Gilliatt
sat when the tide came and carried
him away. And did I want 10 buy a
bull oalf7 Gavroche knew where there
was q fne one that could be bought
eheap. Savroehe would show me both
pence.
accepted the offer and we went
down the stony street toward the sea,
hand IN hand.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-12

Miehelhauer. from the country. calls
az the bank and demands his deposit
together with the interest both of
which AMI counted out to him ON ths
spot. Instead OF poeketing the amount
he says to the cashier:
There. nov, you can take Il back
I only wanted to see II you've got the
money all right
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-12

Philanthropist = SO you ,s ss1 ihs !,
been well off once. wen, indeed q 90
a world Of changes; 1t Is nue. +.
world. ortiy)-Coldl ~. !,
hatn't half cold enough; tnA'
broke up my business, u,nat busl1es
you don't say 50. WEI
were you in?' .- II skates
az was n manufacturer u
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-12

Ter and all that sublime company OF
singers In shirt-sleeves.
suddenly the wind vcercd and the
Well fell; all OF the sacred nnmoa 30
freely banded about were those OF
'familea' with mighty milk rcsor1s.
When we went on board and the
good ship was slipping down the
solvent. l made tho acquaintance OF
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-12

An elderly woman, , Ds.d' 10 cons~ .,'
her husband. detern,tc thru. y,
self si into the river, when ,ans III HAYS y
t the pantry door open a aIia hurts. Z
s ser ID and since then she ss ns' viii b.
further attempt to do ava
self.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-12

Young LADY, should like to give my
marriage. What would You reco,,l
mend?
Lady Frlend-Don't wear your falls.
teeth lust for once. ioise
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-12

wealth might give them -
not care for society position 4
Rockefellers. Mrs. Will,shsr q d.
ney. who brought out Atra =. WI.
has been dead for some DE-. cleveii,T
the wealthy families NJ Z, Nots 4
seem inclined to take an sev fort
Mrs. Russell Sage. and sho iead nv,
or her attention to political siy.a not
table matters. for she l. ana char.
out woman suffraElst. W out ii
stephen Van Rsnsalla.r rs u m
hsr time 10 taken UP wrii,ns uEsi. bu
good ones over the morn "vtliasi
Julien Gordon. Mrs. Grave PUNE 4
could wesr the homer. bpt ,Sfvtas.
In washington for a co,,ni." WI d
yet, And SO tho list ro,s 's o. ysn
1t does not matter much. bu, rfooath
odd that some OF the IA, ~, se,ri
not essay TO I'LL the empty ,h uain.s d
reign queen. "rons Al.
To read in the press ana !.
Gals OF the doings OF Cnio,in, peiitil
and Sons and Daughters N Dana
luton TO such an exten, .ne hsst
think there was an Imms,s one Hoe4
of fervid patriotism In New anoiu
n matter OF fact, there ia n aprk a.
of fol de rol about This Ivy teil
there In New York you viii sl ,es an
rial tablets in honor OF snr,a ~ msne
of some of the present patr,o,s anrsi's
now and then these latter %, Even
and praise their great gransf, .vsena
was more impressed by Iris on ash
Ing in old Fraunces' Tavern q. ,p'a
and Pearl streets. This rs ons n'on
Oldest, II not the Oldest, honsa !, M
York. 1t was an inn whera ~ y Nss
Howes's relocated troopers bs Iis,v m
reYels until they were drlvan ~. p'n
was subsequently WashInrtnn,s Y
quarters, and In II occurred WV
tons farewell with his officer "lla n
ten painted. Subsequently |,
tavern kept by BLACK SAM n Ia, "u
Washington's factotum and A
while he lived in New York ~ -si II
mortal George himself was ~, =
proud to take his cakes and al i, "
old house. But Il has fallen M, ~ y
generate days. The Sons Of tbs ~. y
luton stu meet In 1t once Yea, ~, y.
for the rest, 1t Is a cheap ssloon Ivy
lodging house. Any other civ XVI sa'
New York would buy the .old Nan aAa
and use 1t as a museum or sora,t,a.
Of that sort. But New York Il ~
patriotic In spots. ~
1t may sound strange to say, but n
seems true, that farming in New Yo,s
Is more profitable than In Kaha,
Lately New York has gone lnto n.
business OF inducing the unemplo,ss
poor OF the city to cultivate yac y,
city lots and Is very proud Of he ssc ~.
city which. by the way, is no noy,i,,
at all. 1 know of at least one M,
who gained a fortune in this way ur UNI
he found 1t more profitable 10 rslu
brownstone flats on the lots, Mn
YORK used to be dotted with ths,,
miniature farms. The farmers had ,
good thing Of 1t. They paid nom.
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Dora-That reminds me, 7 rust Il,
quire from my nance what business he
Is IN.
Clara--I Judge by the look of tho rim.
he gave you lie must be rlazier