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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-12

A new whist club ohristened the
Thursday Afternoon Club, composed
of many Of the members OF the erst-
while matinee club recently disbnnded,
made It's debut how as club Mt Mrs.
II u. Hunters Thursday afternoon.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-12

New York, Jan. ia special to the
World from San Jose, Costa Rica,
says:
The latest news from Cuba has go
excited the Cubans and their sympa-.
an outbreak.
The stores of the spanish merchants
are guarded by the police. The gov
eminent has issued a stringent decree
against dlsturbers of public order
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-12

Mrs. kean. Mrs. Feiid, Miss Hovey
and Mrs. Saunders.
After the rendition of tho program
Mrs. Field served delicious refresh
charm and in,ntiness TO the club mem
hers ard guests present. who were;
Nresdames Faulkner. Field. Stevens
Newman, Highly, Hovey, Arci,narn'
kaufman, Hanna, Mimms, oeane'
Waller. McAlister, Hesse. ISean, Samn :
ders. and Misses Whitla, Fosuick, ia.
rinpton. Tomlinson. Hovey. Terrell and
Jones. AT tho clubs next meeting.
which will be in two weeks, Handel
win be the composer studied.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-12

Mrs. Harry Cassil entertained tho
semi-monthly Pleasure Seekers Whist
club Friday night
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-12
n 1cayepnc powcs-La.est i. Govt Report
NH!A!:!l! R BsxassE
ABSOLUTELY PURE
FIN DE Steele
DOINGS IN SOCIETY
ABSOLUTELY PURE

MRS. NJ. o. pnANE. EDITOR.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-12

There arc stlIl two other fac,ions OF
shn Matinee whist club TO be heard
from. and II gossip generally be true
one other. ami possibly two cluhs. WIN
be organized for the pleasure OF the
remaining contlngen,s'
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-12
MARLIN HOUSE
MARLIN, TEXAS.
RECENTLY OPENED,

Has elegant, well-furnished rooms with
good ventilation; rooms specially re-
served for transient and commercial
travellers.
island street, one-half block from bus
mess center.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-15

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A'1RE|E!.I|EEs!|g!E.'A!9M ~. |E!| v A!9MLEnTnE
~ : v; X /
<>HEN s,3s'sa sas sias9 a"sy' Ss sSys iSys;
Since on a Cupid's
u y IL day, love,my heart
%ss-r - to you was shown.
IL hapl ened in this way. love. as you re-
wrote a tender lay. love. and sent IT
straight to you.
It was valentine. love. in which truly
said
Unless you would bo mine. love, would,
aias, be dead.
4 praised in every line, love. your sweet
and perfect ways.
And piaced you in my shrine, love. to wor-
ship all my days.
said that roses red, love, were in your
cheeks a-bloom;
Your eyes were stais, said. love; your
breath sweet perfume.
Your voice was music rare. love: your
grsce a fairys own;
And that your wealth of hair, love. like
golden sunshine shone.
promised to be true, love. and ever to
All this said to you. love. in happy days
of yore.
And now, though yesrs have flown. love.
our hear 8 are stin as young
AS when at Cupid's throne, love. our hrst
gitd songs were sung.
That valentine of yore, love. now repeat
t. day
with praises even more. love. than when
wrote the lay.
I thought loved you then. love: know
love you now;
TO you kneel again. love, and greater
loN Ne avow.
You're learer every way. love. moro beau
ticIl and sweet
Than when that Cupid's day, love, allowed
me to entreat.
I've fond you are divine, love. your purity
and worth
Have made this home Of mne love, a
h"aven on the earth.
So place this valentine. love, beside the one
of yore,
And tell me you are mine. love- as sweet
ly as before.
Fou are my sweetheart yet, love. and your
trIe love am 1,
And W. will not forget. love, to be 60 till
we die
H. C. Dodge. in Chicago Sun.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-15
because it was troublesome to do other

because 1t was troublesome to do other
wise.
did not want any tea, so I let the
servant girl go early; and sat, neglect
ing even to light The lamps, before a
big oak fire in the sitting-room "think
,ng ur" one of Dicks cases. 1t was q
murder case, that had a great deal of
circumstantial evidence leading in vari-
Gus directions.
soon became deeply absorbed: so
deeply that l presently went to sleep at
it, and in n dream cav our poor man
tried, convicted and actually sentenced
to be hanged, and was myself possessed
Of frantic desire TO attend the hang
'ng in person, my non-appearance being
wholly due to the fact that could not
find my shoes, being separated from
-hem Eor some uncNplainablc reason.
1 woke up suddenly, frightened to
find myself envelcped in darkness, re-
lieved only by an uncanny red glow
from the fast-dying Goals upon the
hearth. Everything was so still. Not
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-15
neautlful Cotton from tho orlept.

Some of the eastern cottons, with
their rich colorings intermixed with
the sheen of metal threads, keep their,
color and their brightness so long that
they are an excellent investment for
the economical woman who likes ar
tistic things A square of such fabric,
costing not more than two dollars,
lately seen, had as background a thin
white cotton, under which was the,
CLINT OF gold threads made silvery by
The white woven over them. The fabric
was figured with soft shades of blue.
rose, olive and yellow, and, although
t had been in use two years, is as
beautiful as at first, looking like some
priceless treasure from the orient
Such bits for table-spread or pillow
cover are often to be found in the up
holstery department of large city stores
Of the better class, or at stores making
speciality of eastern goods. st. Louis
Republic.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-15

dolly and used it in the same man.
ner. Her other guests knew better;
but they followed the example of Mrs.
Morton, in order to save the misguided
statesman from the modification of
realizing the grave error which he had
committed. His wife soon heard pt the
matter, and it is presumed that she
guve him a severe curtain lecture; for,
about six weeks later, a handsome
set of imported doilies was sent to
Mrs. Morton With the card of the states
of explanation was ever said or written,
and the incident was thus closed.
A similar story is related of an in
cident which occurred when William
C. Whitney was secretary of the navy.
His wife was philosophical woman,
and when n guest of hers smashed a
most precious teacup, she calmly
picked up another and fractured it, say
ing: "Aren't they absurdly brittleY'
But, of course, she was too well bred to
make any other remark, and was
obliged to content herself with mourn
fully describing the melancholy incl
dent to sympathetic lady friends who
realized what an embarrassing situa-
tion the lady was in when her
elegant and dainty teacup was clumsily
broken. People who are not familiar
with the customs of the world of soci-
ETY. make many errors at dinner and
supper tables; but well-bred men and
women would almost allow their
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-15

the sooty chimney with the agility of a
finished chimney-sweep, and l kept
scrambling till made stronghold for
myself.
What went on down below ! did not
know. In the cessation of the rain l
could hear the heavy tread passing to
and fro in search, knew, for that
money. But 1, from my lofty vantage
ground, could only thank Heaven again
and again for such blessed deliver
ance.
1 was so benumbed with cold and
fright that think lost consciousness,
and would probably have tumbled
down the chimney but that l was SO
rigid and so walled in could not.
The next thing remember was
opening my eyes and seeing the square
of wan light above me. Then realizing
all, my strength gave way, and l fell
heavily, striking my head against
something which left me senseless for
hours. When l came to myself, was
in the arms of o young man whom
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-15

had never seen before. He sat upon
the floor, and held my head across his
knees, while he wiped the blood from
my cut forehead with pocket hand
kerchicf, which every now and then he
would squeeze out in basin of water
at his elbow.
don't suppose there was ever a more
terrified young man upon this earth of
ours. Imagine an inoffensive young
man turning up in q town where an
intimate friend lived, coming in on the
very train that takes this intimate
friend out. Imagine the intimate friend
cordially inviting the newcomer to his
house, telling him there was nobody
in it, but that he could put mp there,
make himself lord and master, tiEd
plenty- to eat by foraging around and
get good bed. Then to make the
keys by which to let himself in.
Imagine this newcomer booming about
town until II o'clock, then striking out
for his friends abode; overtaken by
the rain; at last 20 arrive at his in
tended abiding place to discover he has
the wrong keys, which necssjtates his
climbing into the house like burglar.
Imagine him piling into the first bed
he comes to, very soon sinking off into
the untroubled slumber of the inno-
cent at heart, to be awakened at the
peep of day by a something tumbling
down the chimney. Not hobgoblin-
that ~ere better-but young women,
bespattered and grimy, but still q
a,1l 0Hot t&J
dead than alive. Imagine it all, if ycu
can, for that is what happened to the
misguided young man, who held Inc
across his knees and wiped the blood
from my broken forehead On that
memorable ST. Valentines morning.
Imagine it, and tell me if men through
stupidity don't cause half of all the
trouble in the world. We explained it
all to each other as best we could, for
1 was really ill, and quite ready to go
off ir.o another swoon.
When the servant girl came he went
for the doctor, and Mary got me to bed.
Dick came Mt noon, and was horrIied
at what had happened. But the doctor
had pronounced me more frightened
than hurt; and really, but for the
dreadful cold caught, and my wound
ed forehead, it did not amount to my
thing, and soon became a tremendous
joke.
And it turned out that this friend of
Dick s, whose acquaintance / made in
such an unconventional fashion, was
the very client whose money de-
Tended.
| And olg nh@ 4l,nk knx
he-that THAT we have-we have
grown to know each other very we'll;
and Dick-Dick is TO look out for on
other cooperator before next fall; be-
cause e-well, for reasons best known to
myself.-Bessie Tobin, in Detroit Free
Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-15
A SAoAcIous HORSE.
He Led Those Who Trusted Him Out of
Danger.


Some 40 or so years ago party Of
surveyors had just finished their days
work in the northwestern part of Illi-
nois when a violent snow storm came
on. They started for their camp,
which was in forest of about so acres
In large prairie, nearly 20 miles from
any other trees. The wind was blow
ing very hard and the snow was drift
Ing SO as to almost blind them. When
they thought that they had nearly
reached their camp they all at once
came upon footsteps in the snow. These
they looked at with care and found,
to their dismay, that they were their
own tracks. 1t was now plain that
they were lost on the great prairie,
and II they had to pass the night there
in the cold and snow the chances were
that not one of them would be alive in
the morning.
While they were shivering with fear
and cold the chief man caught sight
of one of their horses, gray pony,
known as Old Jack. Then the chief
said "If anyone can show us the
way to camp out of this binding snow
Old Jack can do it. l will take off his
bride and let him go, and we can fol-.
low him." The horse, as soon as he
felt himself free, threw his head and
tail in the air, as if proud of the trust
that had been confided in him. Then
he snuffed the breeze and gave loud
snort, which seemed to say: "Come on
boys follow me. I'll lead you out of
this scrape." He then turned in new
direction and trotted along, but not SO
fast that the men could not follow him.
They had not gone more than mile
when they saw the cheerful blaze of
their campfres, and they gave loud
huzza at the sight and for Old Jack
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-15
IMPORTANT DECISION.
Walter Bai<er q Co.'s Cocoa to 30 soidin
Ohio.

OhlOs
On the 5th December last, Messrs.
Walter Baker g. Co., Limited, Dorches-
ter, Mass, well and widely known for
more than century as manufacturers
of Cocoa and Chocolate preparations,
issued n circular to the trade in which
they stated that they had decided to
withdraw all their grocers' goods from
sale in Ohio. 1--WE take this course"
they said, because it seems the only
one open to us in view of the numer-
Gus prosecutions that have been insti-
tuted against parties selling our prod
ucts since the recent decision of the
Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga
County in the proceedings against Mr..
Rose, of Cleveland, for selling our
Breakfast Cocoa.
"In that case the chemist employed
by the State testified that the sample
was made from pure cocoa, with no
other adulteration than the removal Of
the OIL He also testified that he never
had examined any powdered cocoa 'ex-
cept the oil had been removed or starch
or sugar added and that, without such
removal or addition, it was impossible
to make powdered cocoa which would
keep in our climate.
1.-THE name Breakfast Cocoa is applied
only to powdered cocoa; and we have
always stated conspicuously, on every
] can, exactly how ours is made-namely,
by removing the excess of oil without
the use of any chemicals and without
the addition of starch or sugar.
"our object has been to produce an
extract of cocoa containing the stimu-
lating and exhilarating properties OF
the bean in the most convenient, con-
centrated and digestible form; and our
success has been fully attested by the
leading physicians and teachers OF
cooking. We fully believe we have
adopted the best method known for the
purpose, and there Is no question that
the demand for the product is great and
greatly increasing"
On the 18th January, Messrs. Walter
Baker &c Co., issued another circular to
the trade in which they said:
"The Circuit Court of Cuyahoga
County has reversed the decision of the
Court of Common Pleas to which we re-
ferred in our circular of December 8,
and decided that our Breakfast Cocoa,
being pure article, made from tho
cocoa bean by the removal of the eX-
cess of oil, is not within the provisions
of the food law of Ohio, and that it may
be sold with its present label This sus-
tains us in the position which we have
already maintained,-th the law is in
tended to prevent adulteration and not
to interfere with trade in purified prod
lcts, when sold under their appropri-
ate names.
1--WE therefore take pleasure in an
nouncing to you that we shall at once
place our Breakfast Cocoa on sale again
in Ohio; and for the convenience of the
trade we shall see that full supply
reaches the State at an early day to
replace what has been withdrawn"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-15

houses to be torn down over their
heads, rather than to say or do any
thing to show their resentment or an
noynnce.
The man who used Mrs. Morton's
dolly for napkin had his counterpart
in the almost mythical fellow who
drank the water from his finger bowl
and afterwards remarked that he
thought it was "very weak lemonade" !"
Or in the Irish parliamentarian who
saw people in London nibbling their
celery, and whispered to his wife:
LUX at the people atm the white boz
kays."
a western senator gave "stag"
party to the gentlemen in congress-
from his own state. Among other
things he had Rochefort and other i'm
ported cheeses; and after the party adj
iourned one of the congressman re-
marked to colleague: 81 s'pose the
senator must have been mortified it
he noticed that all of his cheese was
spoiled. 1 ate some of it just for ap.
pearances, but it nearly made me sick.
1t was awful stuff, and the smell was
very rank"
AT big dinner parties it is we'll for a
novice to watch what other people do,
and follow their example. In that way
mistakes may be avoided. There are
so many new things being invented con-
stantly Tor adornment and use by the
social leaders that one must be going
into society all the time in order to keep
the run of them. A paper published
here r.oently printed what was claimed
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-15
My Valentine.

1t lies before me on my desk.
All framed in paper laces fine;
found Ii in my morning mail,
And knew 1t for valentine.
-
oh, hazel eyes, so deep and wise!
oh. rosy lips that dare not taught
What valentine could equal IT.
My little daughters photograph!
kneel and kiss your dimpled hand
oh, winsome little maid of mine!
TO think. of all your blithe young world
You chose me for your valentine.
b. Barry. In Our Little Ones.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-15

; ~ y NlNk lINlJI died the very sum-
LIN uIIWNnNlNlIH mer graduated
1 was really too
81 heart-broken to
care what became of me. Still, | had
to be disposed of in some way, so 1t
was decided that | go to live with my
brother Richard.
1 had always lived with my aunt,
had known no other mother, there
fore her death was the greatest blow
possiole to me. And this brother, Hlch-
ard, I knew only slightly, and that
when 1 was mere child. If had been
IN a state of mind to care about any
rhing, / should have hated the idea
of going very much. AS it was, went
without murmur. l took the journey
alone almost clear across the conti-
nent, and subsequently, after many ups
and downs, arrived at Dicks town, a
queer little village in South Carolina.
Dick is moderately young bachelor.
He is an attorney .at-law, and has
very fair practice indeed. Anterior to
my advent, he had lived by himself in
a pretty cottage on the prettiest street,
and was rather a central figure, and
was quite the most eligible young man
ebout town. He was not spoiled,
though. found him to be very dear
old fellow, and determined in my heart
10 he TO him such n faithful cooperator
and satisfactory housekeeper, that he
would never need or desire any other.
We got on famously together, so
famously that in all probability the
last chapter would have found us still
there, he a grizzly old bachelor, I a
grizzled old maid, had not something
occurred which brought about change.
Itail grew out of what happened one
st. Valentines eve.
On this day, memorable above other
days, just about an hour after dinner
Dick received telegram to go up that
evening to A, city so miles away,
90 meet an important client. He did
mot have time to come home, for tha
train was then in sight, but he scrib-
bled me the following note, which l
did net get until nearly night, because
the oiIice-boy neglected to bring Il un-
til that time:
s1Op. m.
Dear Girl: Have to leave on next train to
meet man in A.. Probably won't get
with the Ancient Ga dear old lady friend of
mine). Be sure to put that money in the
bank before 1t closes at 4. Don't fail
DICK.
1t was such bore to lock up at that
late hour and go out for the night. II
had been such gloomy afternoon. and
looked like it would rain. Altogether
did not feel like II. ! was not afraid
though 1 had never stayed alone all
a.ight in house. And the money
several thousand dollars collected for
"A clicnt-surely could not at seven
gut money in a bank that closed at
four. could not very well carry i,
with me to the Ancient's, aud certain.
:y could not leave it.
l had never heard Of any burglaries
in ths village, so made up my mind
that l would stay OF home that night
and take tho risk, if there were any
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-15
NapoIeon,s FIrst Wife.

A recent writer on Napoleon /. says
that Josephine was far from being the
beauty that she is commonly supposed.
Her nose is too long, her chin was small
and receding, her eyes were rather
oblique, her teeth were brown and de-
cayed and her breath very bad. Her
gait was not easy, and she had foolish
giggle that spoiled her conversation
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-15
How He Committed H,m,,,,.

Hattie-What do you thinkl Young
Van Billions proposed to me in church
to-day during the sermon.
Agnes (coldly) = Oh, you mustn't
mind that, I've heard he talks in his
sleep.-Town Topics.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-15
His Disappointment.

"Git any valentines?" asked Tommy.
"No! Didn't git nothin' at our house
'cept a baby" shifted Johnny. "Girl,
tool Chicago Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-15

"PRoFEssoR," said graduate, trying to
be pathetic at parting, ~ am indebted to
you for all know.n "Pray do not mention
Iuch trife," was the reply.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-28
BACK FRON RUSSIA.
The First Americans to Re-
turn From the Coronation.
IT WAS A GORGEOUS AFFAIR.

Mrs.. softer Palmer Tells ~ Her visit
90 Moscow aud Of Her Meeting the
Cfar and Csarina The Costumes ~
Oh. Coronation Were Grand aud EE-
seedingiy Pine.
NEW YORK. June 27.--Among the
passengers on the Lucania were Mr.. and
Mrs. Potter Palmer and Miss Vivian
sartoris, niece Of Colonel Fred Grant.
Mrs. Palmer Is one Of the first Amcri-
cans 20 return from the coronation oi
the czar at Moscow and sroke eloquent.
ly Of the festivities which she had wit
messed.
1T was" she said, "a magnificent
pageant which excelled my expectations
We did not expect to attend the corona.
tion when we went abroad and were
persuaded 10 do so by Minister Breohn.
ridge. shall never cease 20 be thank
ful that had an opportunity 10 witness
such a wonderful Display.
THE costumes were magnificent and
gorgeous. One Of the most noticeable
things was the atsenoe Of black. Accord
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-28

ing TO the ideaz Of the Russian court.
black Is an inappropriate color for such
an occasion. Our minister. FOR the first
time. appeared In court dress. He found
II necessary 90 write 20 Washington 10
gei permission 10 do 30. Il would have
been a breach Of court etiquette. which
would no, have been forgotten soon, II
he had failed 20 conform with the re-
quirements Of dress SO he appeared In
aRurgcons coat and purple knee hrceches
with other Americans ] was pre-.
sented 90 the czarina she IL a beautiful
woman. She has broad culture. a good
heart aud a kind feeling toward her sub
jects. The cEn and cEarinA seem "a
have tho best interest % the Russians
close At heart. and think that they will
DO all they can 10 elevate the Russian
people. Both rulers are pAragons Of
physical and intellectual beauty"
Mrs Palmer said that she did not wit
meas the terrible accident Of the KhO-
dynski plain. where hundreds Of Rus
dAns lost their lives. She said that the
accident WAS regarded a. an evil omen
BY most Of the Russians. who are very
Huperstitious
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-28
TIE FIGHT SIGNED UP.
sharhsy and CoFbett 90 Rattle - =
Finlsh within STA Manths.

sharhsy and Corbsu 20 hattie 70 =
Finlsh within sir Manths.
SAN FRASoIsoo, June 25.-James J.
oorbett and Thomas shArkey have
signed articles for a fight 20 the finish
to take place within six months In the
United States or Mexico, before the club
or organization Offering the best induce.
mont The contest is for the worlds
championship and . side bet Of $4,000.
the winner 20 receive the go. 900 besides
the parse to be offered BY the club.
Marquis Of QueensbuTy rules will gov.
ern the contest and the referee is re-
minded by the articles that the rules
prohibiting olinohing and huRging are
TO be strictly enforced. Neither pugi.
list il to participate in any contest until
after the fight Is decided Lynch.
Sharkey's hacker, who represented the
latter, objected TO the prohibition Of
clinching. but Corbctt insisted. and AZ.
ter much wrangling IL was finally
agreed 10 by Lynch.