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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-28
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
National Reform Press Representa-
tlycs B:ina Entertalned.
STUMP ASiiBY MAKlS PREDICTIONS.
Says the Popplls's WIN Elect tho stat"
Ticket AMI Land Some Congrossmon'
unitcd s.aios Court Cases

Galveston. TexaS. February 9Th, Ma
tionnl Reform Press representatives, arr
rived on time this morning AID vera mnt
at the depot by II committee from the
chamber OF commerce, representatives, "
tho local preus aud others Tilu ylslsoFa
wore llboraliy decorated with y. II. T.
H. badger. Industrial Legion. IL TO ]. ana
Keep of the Grass Duttonl. There %ere
somo cordial greetings aud considerable
anxiety was mnnifented for u Sight OF
and Ia ndshake with "Gcncrnl" coxiy the
eihef OF the "Conmonwelf' army. n
loeai popullst leader was profuso ~ his
welcome 10 General Vnndervoort Of TIE
Industrial I.eAicn. whom he mlStook Ter
CoScy. and tho crowd had Hood lauBn
at hla expenre Air. Noah Alton. chllr-
man of lilo Galveston couniy o;.aelilivo
committee Of the p9Dullai party. picked
the oxcursionis,a from Dhllsa and wus IN
high feather General coGey prosecuted
the members Of tho reception eDtnnltlee
To his WHO and mn and &c olhrrs Of MS
party ana aiter tAe iifoilual sgct -ine
ihoy were escorted 10 tnc hs.eil, the
majority OF thcla goi;s 10 tho a'reFasnt
i'clioMlng = ilpB feraDancl 81 tho flft.'
Miss NJ. u, ONolil Esd Mhg. X I. x:
Stono. Peoples lieeorc, Aiafbaail NY,
Jlllishcro, Toxas, T.. Ho2sua, induntriil
LoEder, Lamar, SIC; ". -. Mergsa. pp4s
Saw, Iiarily, Aria. ~. ~ W.L'amh anu
daughter. Sentinel, Ccotletowiit Iot'ty'
lingeno smith, National i.ima,yllisi, ',ll-
caro, IN. " J. Semitic. sirHflncl ChlcsEq.
III, Paul VanucryoDrt. Tile EA.iyh.
Csnnha, Sch.j grilk Eurit', okoloiis
Messenger, Oi.eluan. MR. NJ ~ p'i y,
1T. Record. Bolton, 'rcSan; q gi,.Ees's and
wlfe, Farm Record. irciahnps.iu, int-.
atiss Glars Merton. .ssalgql. Chicago, III;
Iglia H. Boyd. Peoples rhukn, tr2Y'ri
TiSQs. j x f'oxty wife and son. 3Srth
NonSy Magylilon ono; Nv ste;a'icggnr.
Tho World. clsard. KIM: ]. H., pc DoyeA
The rcnuragsc t'oppil.t, onieu Cliy
I.sora Nininnrs, Tho fns'p.sd.i,, EIlnr
Cny rean.. u ". Eallc.t ana wife, fhe
icylier. Woaihorsotd. TeYss. w. y. Hew-
II. i.ot, l,erina, DnlISs Isx9a: Jem-s ~.
iscrf.e. .,atly Ney's. Ties kto'nsss ioaik !.
NJ n. 5sveaG lletdiight 1i1wle. T~Ns-s.
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-28

The attitude OF some of tho States IS
IN more or lcDs doubt II should be said
the silver men claim TO DO able 20 con-
troll Florida, Indiana Iowa, Kentucky and
Nicmglu. II they make th.9 claim good
and 40 not sur,cr amy losses from their
own column, they viii have d baro NIT
Jorty OF No convention. On the utnrr
Lana, sound money nemocrnts deny that
any uf tie I'VE StItcs named Is IN doubt,
AMI claim that they have a ioir chance
az controlling the delegations from the
Dakotns and Irom Kansas and also those
from oregon. Washington aud California,
1t - a fnct that the utrength OF tliC fil-
Yer cHuse ON the coast Is wish The repub-
leans rather than with the democrats.
Al Tho chances are, therefore, that on Il
rlEid test OF strength between tic two
clements tho sound money men viii win.
But will there be u satisfactory te5t OF
strength between the two elements Prob
ably not. There win be ono great force ia
tho convention domandluE u silver plat
form and another as inNlstcnt upon thN
present gold standard Between the two
viii gppear a large number Of dclcgntcs
and politicians singing the old. old song
Cf the sirCL Of compromise, Why split
the party; why fight this thing out to
the bitter end why ruin for opinion
sako2 they wul ask, and they viii ind
many ready ia listen. II ~ with this con-
gorNntivo element II Is believed tAe AIor-
llson men win east their lot
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-28
Nrw oRLEANs AgsocIArIow.

INC ronns 1entefIrH .NeW tIfItahI NNNN
derlded 10 organize local pay3engcr as
s,ciatlon for the protection ana main.
lsnance OF rates OF. Of tint cfy. mo
spreannent becones effective Afareh !.
"a trIil b co,apohod o. .hc following
s.iei,,e,.,i ma sseneti aGonts. S. i, n. Mor,ne
siesithrrn Tac,nc; 4. n, Hansen. lilineis
f,s,traii q. Nes!isr, TrNas and Pacific,
4 Il. Atmorc Louisville ana Nasifyille,
,rht general passenger agcntH VIII meet
N 4 iay or two aud perfect organization
i,v the election Of n chairman oiid rsntc
ave, A local auxiliary committee Nili
tsen he selected. composed OF the diIer-
AM dItielon passenger reprrsenfnrVes'
vy,.n hen1nunrf-rs IL New orienns. -
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-28

NJ II he we're H. his own house. AMI roth
{ ing 10 loft rndon0 TO make Aim comfort
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-28

One line OF tactics which the friends OF
free coinage already threaten to pursue
10 to enforce tho unit rule and thus cut
off all the opposition votes In the Southern
and border States. which they are able
to control. But " al the States enforced
the rifle this would not help their cause
Classifying tho s,atos for aud agaius,
SILVER IN Gold delegations Under the unit
rule It is believed thcy would result as
faNavsqt
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-28

CAPABLE q attracting, organiSlng and d.
continue 10 nil the roe he ~ ililng TO-DAY
that Of actual IA well as official leader
q tho democratic party. TINS condition
OF affairs mny continue Until after the
convention shnll have met Mr.. CloVe-
lands name and prestige VIII be felt Ia
that convention. No one would cSpecf
nm 70 want a nomination on silver OF
might easily induce him to take It'll he
could get it-on sound money, green
back.retigcment declaration.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-21
Who Is Marie CoreIl.9.

Extraordinary notions are abroad il some quarters as to the personality ot Miss Marie Corclli On the subject oi her percentage and adoption quite as singular theories have gained ground. Miss Mackenzie Mackenna bravely es- says to spread the truth. It will bean repeating. The truth is that the noted novelist was adopted when quite baby by the second wife of Dr. Charles Mae kay. At his death she was left in the guardianship of his son, Eric Mackay, the author Of aLove Letters of Vio- linist. B Miss Mackenna tells us that they are a harmonious pair, keenly in- terested in each others success. Each, in fact, is enthusiastic about the oth- CT. /" Miss Corelli. we are told, shuns notoriety religiously, but nothing is said about MT. Mackay's ideas on that matter. English Exchange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-21
"YOULLDO."
Marriage Of an Old Couple Through an
 Advertisement.

Marriage of an Old Couple Through an
 Advertisement.
 John T. Hutchinson of Marietta, O., and Mrs Georgiana Allen were married at St. Augustine. Fla, recently. MT. Hutchinson is nearly 80 years cid and is said to be wealthy Mrs. Allen il about 70 and is the widow of John Al len, for years prominent in that city i politics. Mrs. Allen also has considera- ble property. John Allen died few months ago
 Shortly after his death the widow in- serted a husband wanted" advertise ment in 6 western paper. MT. Hutchin- son answered the ad., and correspond ence onsued. It was finally agreed that he should go to St. Augustine, and if, on inspection, the widow liked him, marriage would follow.
 The widow met him at the depot, and after scanning him closely through her glasses said, You'll do " The couple then proceeded to the courthouse and secured license. They then called in the Rev. Mir. Wiggins, who made them man and wife. Although very cid, they are seemingly as frisky as young folks Exchange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-21
AN ALLIGATOR STORY.
One Of the Cincinnati Enqufrers Lurid
 Specials.

 One Of the Cincinnati Enquirer's Lurid
 Specials.
 Attacked by a huge alligator, Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Dyches of Leesburg, Fla, would have been torn to pieces but for the coolness displayed by the woman, and as it was MT. Dyches lest his right arm and enc of Mrs. Dyches' legs was broken The couple were out driving near town, when they saw a big alliga- tor in the road. hIr. Dyches attempted to drive over the alligator, when the latter made stroke with its tail that smashed the buggy and brought NJ. and Mrs Dyches To the ground. The al ligator rushed on Mr. Dyches and tor ? off his right arm. Mrs. Dyehes, who had regained her feet, seized 8 stieI. al.d struck the 'gater.
 The saurian again Gourisiied its tail knocking the woman down and break ing her leg As Mrs. Dyches fell her hand came in contact with pistol that had dropped from her husband $ pocket. She grasped the weapon and fired at the gator as it rushed upon her One bul- let by the merest accident struck vital spot, and the alligator died as it w&s about to seize the brave woman. Mrs Dyches will recover but it is feared that the shock and loss of blood will kill her husband.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-21
4 REAL YANKEE,
He Is Detective. Landlord. Horse
 Jockey and Diamond Dealer.


 Jockey and Diamond Dealer. Superintendent Arthur Bennett of the Society For the Prevention cf Crime i'll New York city was a witness iii court the other day. On cross examina- tion he told how he became an agent for the society.
 ''I went from my home iii New Hampshire, he said, Ito the Worlds fair, and that might see it ali fer lit tie money 1 wanted to be appointed guard, and so went armed with many letters. Twas appointed IT minutes aft CT 1 made the application and did not use the letters. I was guard four days and then came to New York After see ing the sights here with friend de- termined to apply for a position in Dr. Parkhurst's office. used the letters l had not needed i'll Chicago and was ap- pointed y
 Q.-Are yeu in any other business? A.-Oh. yes.
 Q.-Do you deal ill horses?
 A.-Yes, swap horses.
 Q-In the hotel business?
 Al own hotel i'll New Hampshire, but have leased 1t.
 Q.-Do you sell diamonds?
 A.-Yes, 1 dabble in diamonds. 1 bought some stones at auction and have sold some to agents i'll the society Q-And you are studying law? A.-That' s correct. expect to be ad- mitted here i'll New York some day. Q-And you own cab that is in the streets for hire?
 Al dc.
 Q.-Do you play cards?
 A.-Yes; whist.
 Q.-Smeke?
 A.-Ciearettes only.
 Q-Drink?
 A.-Soda water.
 Q.-Well. what is your business? Al am superintendent Of the So- ciety For the Prevention of Crime Q.-What is your salary?
 Alt is $1, AGO year.
 He concluded by saying he was q Yankee and would sell even his grip if he WAS offered enough money
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-21
Worked Like a Charm.

ihere have been a good many cures
 fifnnkenness advertised, but none So spccessful as this: liar Grenada, ss planter lives, N4o, whence yer came to the city, used D become in ileated, so much so that the cotton tors would hunt him up in the even s aIld leek him i'll their store that he ghtsleep off the effects of his pota- 1ls One very hot day he staggered in, 2 IalAng upon bale of cotton was 'h asleep. One of the bookkeepers iciuaed to try radical remedy. He aeed that flies gathered upon the n 's face and hands, SO he anointed
 sleeper with fly poison mixed with leose- lie slept several hours, and en. fie awoke the bookkeeper pretend o.pe greatly alarmed, told him that .ple0d Was poisoned with the whisky, ! ne was a doomed man. The fright q arnnkard glanced in mirror, and stl he saw that even his perspiration iafal to flies he groaned and called
 aoctor. A physician to whom
 matter was explained was sent for,
 eoad the planter he could be saved,
 must never touch another drop if w''hted to live. It worked like a fni' m and the planter has been sober tWo| years. @-Exchangc.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-21
Cause of the Delay.

hello, cenrall Please connect me tsAeh tne imperial palace at Moscow. W'sh to speak with the czar Y ,'sooa & morning, your majesty ; 'a sooa morning, sir. ,
 ls ls no secret, your majesty, per
 you would not mind telling why ,'s sofenatlon has been postponed so I. K as no secret at all. Richard Hard
 as1s could not arrange to attend
 lier date. That is all. Good py' your majesty. New York
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-21
A Bicycle Armx.

A careful count shows that 32, 00( bicycles went down the Coney Islane cycle path at New York last Sunday. Il is not surprising that there were several accidents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-21
Another Use For the New Ray.

It has been discovered by two French scientists that most precious stones, such as the ruby, the sapphire and the emerald, can readily be told from their limitations by means of the Roentgen rays
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-21
Leaving the Cannfrx.

ISs. o0o, 900 inhabitants of Eng
 Wales at the last census, 20, : or over two-thirds, lived in a cities and only s,2O0, GOO in
 y. In Scotland one-half of the en lived in towns of more than anabltants, though in Ireland -l.tn w..s about one ill six.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-21

IMPERIAL LODGE, No. 94 E. Of ! P, meets every Friday night al their Castle Hall, over Citizens Bank.
 Fraternal welcome extended to al eisitinQ knights and brethren. J. ". LANGsToN, H. l. HoLnERNEss,
 k. R. and 5. c. (.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-21

FOR sALE--A hanusome ". bred driving n1Hre. Lady csIn drive fer. s=s
 l5d6t l.. F. AICHRLfs.3
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-21

l. OR SALE--0nc large mare ntult. Apfls 10 Dem. The plumber. t l6 di
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-21
Advertise Your Wants.

One tife and burgi,r D oof .afe fnr sat, cheap Appy to hobefts X tu t.s .,#.ii.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-21

MIATNE6- To purchase g9oi se. onn w hand Haltet t Dayis piano. Apply at this office. 3+,Itt
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-21

E FINISHED Rooms for rent. App]ga to.I Mrs. A. N. smith JOS Laurel St. ask laaat
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-21

FOR < ALE-lwenty- five ite 5, Ny.n. Machines on tn ms; s;al.n,, it pl n a fn and s35. with Sj dUwB an S6 p,., Iion1h A. Brew ~ster X Son. a5 esaa
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-21

E0R sALE-A Crandell typewriter. c5os ! as new. Cost Sj0; wifi 3c sod fer 8G Have no use for II. Apply at ihe GKApaf office atf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-21

\Af ANTE n-PkONPT AMI RAJ HFr.
 w gentleman or Tady tutF8Ytt for reliabt, established house m Arkansas. salary Sfsl payable $l3 weekly and expenses. Situati0t permanent. References Enclose self ed dressed envelope. II. F.. liess, Pres. 35 Dearborn street. Chicago. bi3 d.m
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-21

1 ADIEN- make big wagt af fotn ar( M- want all Jo have the sane opporrunlJy The work is very pleasant and will .asiiS pay s.s weekly This s Ho deceuti n. want no mpn.y and will gladly send ful particulars to ail sebdn stamp Miss N \
 >tnbbins. Lawrence, Nicn :, <
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-21

G0R kENf-A 5-rdGm cottage nice!y ftUej. No. l405 West Sixth avrItip. near h rIs street. Hydrant and well water. vim aii modern improvements. For rrnt cheap Mention this paper and for further inform.
 ton call on A. k. NiVen, Main slieet. nea, Fourth avenue. t;5d{t
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-16
NAPOLEON'S SON,

AS the duke of Reichstadt grew
older, Prince Metternich, one of Ma
poleon's bitterest foes, was charged by
the emperor of Austria to instruct the
10y concerning the life of his father.
Il wish, said the emperor, Ito have
the duke respect his fathers memory,
to take example from his great quail
ties and to learn to recognize his
faults, in order that he may avoid
them, and also in order to arm him
self against their fatal influence. Speak
to the duke about his father as you
would wish to be spoken of to your
own son. Hide nothing from him, but
teach him to honor his fathers mem
ory''
1t must be supposed that nOtwith-
standing the emperor's devotion to his
grandson he was aware of the irony of
letting Metternich, Napoleon's enemy,
instruct the boy in the exact full his
tory of Napoleon"
One day, about this time, an Aus
| trian general was telling the little duke
who were the three greatest warriors
of their time. The boy listened at
tentively, but when the general had
finished he remarked
81 know a fourth, whom you have
not mentioned"
who is that, monsigneur?"
my father the child replied, and
ran out of the room.
During his lessons in French history
with Prince Metternich the duke one
day remarked, 'the great object Of my
life is to become worthy of my father.
| should fail in my duty to his memory
if l allowed myself to become the
plaything of factions and the instru-
ment of intrigue. The son of Napoleon
must never descend to the role of an
turer.-Lippincott's
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-16
ODDS AND ENDS.

The huge and noble addition on the
Thames embankment to the hotels OF
London, when it is finished and opened
may claim to be the largest establish
ment of it's kind in Europe, if not in
America.
The newest market novelty is the
tomato sausage. 1t is made in a do
nestle way at Portland; it is a delicate
pinkish white and tastes of sage and
ripe tomatoes. 1t has made quite hit
in that city and surrounding towns.
Despite the strike in the Ishpeming
and Negaunee iron mines, it is believed
the shipment of Lake Superior ore this
season will reach 100000 tons, 1,000,-
900 tons in excess of the best previous
record.
A farmer of Albany, Ore, is exhibit
ing a bunch of forty-two stalks of
wheat, with 924 meshes and about g.
500 grains, which grew from a single
kernel Another farmer, in Cedar
Rapids, Neb., has a cucumber five feet
long and still growing.
San Jose, Cal, has shipped more
fruit during the third week of last
September than in any other week on
record. The total was 1888, 300 pounds.
Of this amount lab, 400 pounds was
of canned fruit, and 100000 pounds
of dried prunes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-16
ABSENT-MINDED MEN.

Another ''absent-minded man. item
has been received. This one refers to
Ampere, the famous mathematician.
who was noted for his absent-minded-
ness. On one occasion, it is stated
that while walking along the street he
mlstoOk the back of a cab for a black
board, and as a blackboard was Just
the thing he needed at the time, to
solve a problem which had been vex-
ing his mind for some moments during
his walk, he made use of it. Taking
a piece of chalk out of his pocket he
proceeded to trace out a number of
algebraical formulate on the cabs back,
and followed the moving board" for
the space of quarter of an hour with
out noticing the progress of the convey
ance. AS to whether the cabman
charged him by the course or by the
hour, or even at all, the item does not
inform us.
From the same source we have the
following item: They have a good
joke just at present on a well-known
lawyer who is noted for his absent
mindedness. He went up his own
stairs the other day, and seeing a no.
tice on his own door, Back at two"
sat down to wait for himself -Har-
per's Round Table.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-16
NEW THINGS THAT ARE OLD.

In spite of the protests of inventors,
and of those who believe they have
investigated everything since the
deluge, that there is nothing new I'M
der the sun, the Psalmist was right
when he put that though into the col
loquial language. On the Assyrian
slabs, and on more than one old Eu-
ropean fresco, is seen the paddle
wheel for boats, although the pro-
peller is not in evidence The bicycle
seems to have been known in China
more than two hundred years ago, and
the velocipede was seen in Europe
even before that On a pane Of the
ancient painted glass in the old church
at Stoke Pogis, England, may be seen
the representation of young fellow
astride of one of these machines. He
is working his way along with the
air of a rider who has introduced a
novelty, and is the object of the un-
bounded admiration of multitude of
tnesses.-Harper's Round Table.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-16
ANCIENT HIGHWAYS.
Splendid Roads Constructed by the
IncaS

Curiously enough, the earliest rec
ord of the existence of pavements
harks back through the dim lights of
antiquity to the empires of two queens,
-Semiramis, queen of Assyria, and
Dido, the Phoenician princess who
founded the Carthagini empire. Ac-
cording to the records of Valerius
MaXimus, the paved highways
throughout the realms of Semiramis
claims that the Carthaginians enjoyed
the initial pavements of the world.
Certain it is that from the latter the
Romans derived their first knowledge
of the Importance of good roads, for at
a time when the Roman kingdom had
not yet given promise of it's future
greatness as an empire the people of
Dido's realm were luxuriating in mar
BILE mosaics for floors of dwelling
houses, and stronger materials were
employed by them for the highways
of commerce when the Carthaginians
were the most important commercial
nation in the world.
But the Appian way of Appius
Claudius, The worn blocks of lava in
the streets of Herculaneum and Pom
pei, over which the Roman chariots
rolled into the past,-all these and
other European, African, or Asiatic
highways are not to be compared for
structure or durability to the great
roads of the Incas. These tremendous
cauSeWays, -uilt for the passage of
imperial armies from end to end of
the realm, constructed in the face of
Natures mightiest protests, bridging
chasms, joining mountains, tunnelling
through their hearts, built from depth
to height by sheer force of engineer
ing skill, indicate by their colossal
ruins today that the children of the
sun were past-masterS of the art of
hIgh-road construction. Mighty rec
ords of a race as these remains are,
what other and mightier records
might not have been preserved had
the quipus only been supplanted by
the alphabet at a time when the In
cas- were a dominant race and had a
history to beQueath to coming genera
tons! Had it been possible to pre-
serve the historical cords, threads, and
bits of string into which the records
of the great South American nation
were twisted with cabalistic meaning.
we might De able to determine beyond
question that at a time when French
men and Englishmen were wallow-
ing through next to impossible roads,
the practical perfection of Incas high
ways was further embellished by
towering hedges and outrageous
trees.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-16
SUMMARY PUNISHMENT.

In the matter of tolerating social
nuisances, Americans are accused OF
being very long-suffering people; but
whatever their practice they will al
ways be ready to cry, Served him
right! in every case like the follow
ing, the story Of which comes from
England. In a railway carriage sat a
pale, middle-aged lady, slender
youth hardly out of his teens, and a
burly looking squire.
At one of the stations a young man
got in, ding a lighted cigarette in
his hand, and as the smoke curled in
the lady's face she coughed.
This is not a smoking carriage, -
said the youth.
I'm not smoking" retorted the new
conner. Il uare say my cigarette will
keep till we get to the station
Tobacco smoke makes my mother
i'll, and I must ask you to put out your
cigarette"
I'm not smoking, and 1 shall not
do it,
Then I'll make your said the lad.
His face had grown pale, and as he