Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-03

n engagement with Cyrus COBB, the scnin.
tor. TO sit on the Following Monday for
went 10 the studio 10 nwrit the coming OF
DR.. Smith, and. taking UP newspaper
for the frat time since Saturday evening.
fu,nd that he had died. Therefore. gu
the day that Dr Smith was TO SIT for Ills
bust the sculptor went 10 his house ana
took bis death mask.
Rustem Pesha, the Turkish Ambassador
TO Great Britain. who died recently, was
neither a Turk nor Mohammedan. but
an Italian Catholic born in Hamburg. He
began life as an Interpreter In the Turk.
ish service, IN which he rose 10 the highest
posts. He. ted been the snitans envoy 10
Italy, 20 the Vatican, to russia ana gov
ern6r general OF he Lebanon, witch he
administered to the satisfaction OF ths
Eygrorssn gSwsrs lie WIS 7s years Old
and 50 when he died
John, Thomas North, known as the mi
trete king who was defeated hy Her
bert Gladstone for parliament. Is the rich
est man In England. His fortune IL esll-
chen mic in Yorkshire and when % years old
went to Chill lie bought up all the nitrate
eds IN chm and Peru. mdstere ths de-
tails Of the nltrnte business, controlled tho
market and got rich, Railroads. gas works
and other corporations fell Into his hands
AMI everything he touched turned to COLE.
The stories told Of his liberallty and mag
nliicent entertainments rival Monte Cristo.
Joseph Jefferson u an especial fnvorite
with college girls. His audiences on inc
occaslons when he lectures at one Of the
women's colleges are very enthusiastic
and demonstative. AT Smith very re-
Gently the rather conservative giEs tulrly
rnved over their distinguished visitor.
! they greeted him with applause and w1v'
ing of handkerchief and dismissed MN
IN the same way. Each class sent MIN
emhlema'ic flowers, the FRESHMEN offering
dozens OF white roses, the sophemore'
dozens Of red ones, while the upner e;ass, e
sent him chfygnnthcmutns and vio.etS. re-
! spectlvely, In great profusion.
whl-elaw Reid. owner ana editor Of the
New York Tribune. Is spending tne winter
( quietly with his fanny at Phoenix, Ariz'
4 where he has found the climate unexnect-
cdly agreeable. In ,otter 10 the lh "a.
/ viii have 10 form new ideas Of arizona.
/ u Is not mercy a land Of tnran tulaS
{ Apaches and cactus, ! am keeping housr
/ brick residence, with hot and cod water
e.rctric Hight pud tcserhone ana the ell.
mate ls really better than that Of Cairo .
since his visit 10 the South,
The washington Post saws ,rat Senator
He was sitting one day eating lunch
In he old Bnrnnm ho'el IN Baltimore
with u friend. when another ,sen,t ll1 r
the visitor. who had not caught Gormnn's
name. remarked 10 him; do ! under
stard YOU come from HOWARD county =
yves. sir" SAID Mr.. German.
"Thcn You know mon there by the
NAVE Of Arthur Gortnan?"
"Yos. cir. very we'll" replied the sem
nto~ without smile.
"whnt sort Of a man u hep
.."He looks very much like me- said
I the senator
I Just 1T that moment the senator's friend
/ rudred tho Victor "You nre tp'SIng IA
/ German himself" he whispered. rho NAV
turned around "And nre vou Gorman2'
Z ho indu'rfd, The vcrntor pleaded guilty.
wei str. said the mat, 81 owe you
an anology."
/ ''Nrot al all said the senator nloasan''v
"But pl- do" rcrsls'od the mpN
I v'Ifh tho air OF one who had hecn greatly
dieapnointrd 81 am mortified beyond
measure. 7 Thought Senator German was
rca,lv Fcrnohndv. and vou, sir. are as
| common looking as am