Daily Fort Worth Standard. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 20, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 25, 1877 Page: 3 of 4
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AT MERRY MOUNT.
*)oii. what is the use now of sighing,
When any or all things go wrong?
Why question when there's no replying?
p Much better to sing an old song.
Leave to women repining and dying,
- A man should be merry and strong,
The worst, when comes, is but dying,
lib n UI iTlj u iiv ii vwniv .j ", — a*
And the longest of lives is not long.
1 Ik Sing, “Care hanged a cat,
-a-'Kj And Sorrow drowned a rat,
But a ca valid wears a long feather in his hat
In his hat—’ at—ia —
* r. For the cavalier wears a long feather in his
hat!”
Suppose you have lost all your treasure,
|Ht( ion ever had anv to lose,)
You still have eiiough left for pleasure,
If you still have your legs and your shoes!
Come bii, then, and trim us a measure,
BXSc Sound Hie merry Maypole in yie bows;
**^Daiuje! the sun dances up in the air,
To the tune of “Away with the blues!”
Sing, “Care hanged a cat,
Ai_d Sorrow drowned a rat,
But a cavalier wears a long feather in his hat—
. t| In bis hat—hat—hat—
YMtiyor the cavalier Wears a long feather in his
Hearts go pit-a-pat.
(Take that, that and that.)
)li, the cavalier wears along feather in his
1 at!”
• to can n. Stoddard in Scribner’s for September
®» Shoe:
DHSCELLANEUVS.
One of Harden’s supposed eon-
att°mpTi«ederates was arrested near Pensa
JCk rt8w?ola Junction on Monday night, and
Mil, lodjits sent to Texas in charge of Fiori
•eutsaerkia officials yesterday. He is the
used tohe a tite man who made the attack on
lmuPie:,oj. \Y. D. Chipley several weeks
rpnr*v 'S'° •—[E n q ui re r S u n.
1 An insurance adjuster went to see
Mention if man w^ose house had been des-
(..... royed by fire. Said adjuster, ‘How
os at. 20$1(1 this tiling happen?’ Houfe-own-
Sui°nerorr'—^01l't' htiow—it’s a mysteiy.’
ashpopit'MjMater—‘Well, I know.’ ITouse-
.erveh w,iei'"'‘Eet’s 1 ave itjtluit’s just wha'
scans^’d like to find out.’ Adjuster—‘It’s
dsC w'e,iencti on.’ IIouse owner—‘Fri etion?
’’fiction? What’s that?’ Adjuster
s, Shot—‘Why, triction is the result of rub-
r‘r’l°tbeing a thousand-dollar policy on a
x hundred dollar house!’—HST. Y.
IS'pxp.-ess.
thl"s- Hon. M. J. Crawford, of Bartow
l,mof ounty, tfa., an ex member of the
^ rgislature, was riding in a buggy
l^fjfii^h Miss Sol man, at Carte rsville,
-’hen his team took fright, in con-
»twcT^iikPH11 ence °f the young lady raising
• B. Host,;parasol, and ran away, throwing
-——Aoth out of the vehicle, and break-
j PJOfe Crawford’s neck and hurting
seven siJiss Sol man so that she is not ex-
iviLLPiecled to recover.
_!! The following is the verdict ren-
K. ered in McCulloch county on the
<1 doit v,nth ult., over the remains of F. W.
S'rei2'aylor, "1,0 was killed by the Ban-
■(rs near Brady. F. W. Taylor
cganila-ame to his death by a gunshot
^’•(,und; said guns! of was discharged
a gun or pistol in the hand or
srfcVslnnds oi one of Jour slate troopers,
^Jgeionging to company C, Frontier
"si.-.nips'Hl11 iiiio11, in.trying to arrest the de-
pKp|'cased. Said deceased we identify
-—s F. W. Taylor, from evidence and
’om letters found upon his person.
K01S' md we further find that said troops
MdY ere 111 ^‘Stharge of the r official
di.seaseiiu^}r‘
Mfinibnii y man who was fooled into buy-
"ses‘ \g a pinchbeck watch called it
e,in.with, because it was without works
f^Tnd therefore dead.—[Boston Globe’
I. N. MANUEL & CO.,
DEALERS IN
Hardware,
FENCE WIRE,
ISON, NAILS,
WAGON MATERIAL,
AGRICULTURAL IMP LEM NTS
AND
Whitewater Wagons.
Corner Houston and Fiist Streets,
FORTH WORTH, TEXAS.
sep2-3md
KENTUCKY WHISKEY j 2077 1877. 1877.
'
DEPOT. THE
WEEKLY STANDARD,
Tlie Largest and Handsomest Newspaper Published
MANSFIELD
laleiFemale College
Ki«aYE*23 A TIDRALL.
|p% J. JAKVIS.
VAN ZANDT.
SMITH.
Fort Worth, Texas.
■^cufidball, YanZandt & Co.,
liana. B1
« B A N K E R 8,
lationofl.
irgi'l'
and Frei
i ous, hare . o-
lening si
Is of still GENE UAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANS-
;ly relic® ACTED.
■ssioii ai'< o-
- species ^’Collections made and proceeds promptly
cts all Slutted.
omach * -
“S » CORRESPONDENTS:
?r“;|°l)Y & JEMISON, New York.
’ g)OD f A JEWISON, Galveston, Texas.
Hjna iCHANGE BANK, St. Louis.
W fiP'UJSIANA NATIONAL BANK, N. Orleans.
* BANK. Dallas. Texas. iel4-lv
SfiSPST N ATIONAL BANK!
book, hi
before » Corner of Houston and Second Streets,
pretend! >
.jerk, PRT WORTH,...................TEXAS.
i, is indid _
ts trial i
_JVfickrs—IT. B. LOYD, President,
D. C. BENNETT, Vice-President,
j, C. H. HIGBEE, Cashier.
TEXA3 )lUECTOR.s—B. C. Evans, James Watkins,
OTge Jackson M B. Loyd, C. IT. Higbee
C. Bennett, J. Q. Sandidge.
^Htfransiict a general banking business. nI08-3m
!8‘ ITY NATIONAL BANK,
OF FOIiT WORTH.
: $50,000.00
AND
TEXAS NORMAL INSTITUTE,
Mansfield, Tarrant County, Texas.
The 8th Annual Session oftris Institution will
open on the 1st Monday in September, 1877, and
continue ten months, divided into two terms ol'
live months each.
F A CULTY
Rev. JOHN COLLIER, President, and Professor
of Belles Lettres.
SMITH RAGSDALE, Principal Male Depart-
ment, and Professor of Mathematics.
Mas. M. i* . RAGSDALE, Principal Female
Department.
N. A. BARL5E, Professor Vocal and Instrument
al Music.
And a full corps of Assistants in all the De-
partments .
RATES OF TUITION; Five Months.
Primary Department,................... $10 00
Intermediate “ 15 00
Preparatory “ 20 00
Collegiate “ 25 00
Normal School “ 25 00
Music, with use of Instrument,.......... 30 00
Modern Languages, each extra,.......... 5 00
Book keeping and Penmanship, each extra, 5 00
Matriculation Fee,....................... l 00
Good board in private families at $10 00 per
month, or much cheaper by the “messing” sys-
tem .
All tuition fees must be paid in advance, and
no deviation from this rule will be allowed.
A normal department for the training of teach
ers will be made a specialty.
The usual diplomas will be awarded to gradu-
ates of this college.
Our buildings are new and commodious, and
every facility will be afforded for thorough and
accurate scholarship.
Owing to the recent arrangement, we have not
had time to complete our faculty, but will, at an
early day, supply this college with the best
teaching talent that can be secured, and we guar-
antee tie thorough and complete a course as
be had in the state
ll&W
M. J”. C©££@@9
WHOLESALE DEALER IN
WINES, -LIQUORS,
ETC., ETC.
Houston Street, Opposite Fii’st National Bank,
FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
Pure Sour and Sweet Mash
WHISKIES
A SPECIALTY.
8:29d&w
in Northwestern Texas.
WILL iAivro TIME
I 8 ssi
IS
' HEADQUARTERS
-FOR-
COTTOBT' TIES.
le state. JOHN COLLIER,
Rag-spade, Secy and Trees. Pres
WEAVER
HALE INSTITUTE.
THE FIRST TERM OF THIS SCHOOL IVI LI
begin on the 3d Monday of November, 1S76. Th
academic year will he divided into two terms
of four mouths each.
RATES OF TUITION:
For the 1st class, per month......... $2.
i ‘ 1( 2d <<<<<< o
“ “3(1 “ “ “ 4,’
“ “ 4tj> “ “ . UUUUU 5!
5th “ “ g
Oonting m « ‘ rm, in advance....... 1
Al payable monthly, in advance.
Board can be obtained in private families with
all the advantages of salutary home restraint t
reasonable rates. For further particulars ad-
dress W. T. WEAVER, A.M. Principal.
Forth Worth Nov. 18 1876. n27 6m
T. J. BURTON,
Gun and Lock-Smith
60 Houston st.,adjoining Willingham Bros.,
FORT WORTH, TEXAS,
I have tlie agency for the celebrated
“Arrow Tie,
for Fort Worth and surrounding country.
This is the universally recognized favorite
TIE of the planters, ginners, cotton-press-
men and shippers generally. For testimoni-
als as to its superiority over any other TIE,
I can refer with the 'utmost confidence to
any one who has used it.
The fastening is faultless and of the latest
improved style, and the iron is the very best
quality.
Every Tie Warranted not to Break
or Burst oft Hie Bale.
Dealers throughout the country are in-
formed that 1 am prepared to furnish quan-
tities to suit their wants at
PRICES THAT DEFY COMPETITION.
Special inducements offered to purchasers
of large lots.
1 am also prepared to supply the entire de-
mand for
BASSIST,
at bottom prices. JOSEPH H. BROWN,
8-13 lm 13 and 15 Houston St.. Cor. First.
IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE CIRCULATION OF
THE WEEKLY STANDARD,
for the benefit of our already large advertising patronage, we have re-
duced the price of subscription from $2 50 to
32 -A. year.
INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE
!l>. M. WILLIAMS & €0.,
MAXrFACTUKEAS AKD DEAI.ERS IN
FINE JEWELRY;
American ami Swiss
W AT G IE S S
SILVER and PLATED WARE !
No. 25, Davis’ Block. Fort'Worth, Texas.
Tney are also the sole agents in this section foi
the celebrated “Perfected eye glasses ar.d spec-
tacles. \9 The material from which the lenses
are ground is. manufactured specially for optic
purposes, and is pure, hard and brilliant, and
not liable to become scratched. They have just
received a large stock of goods in their line to
which they call the attention of the public. .
i 37 7
i 877
I 877
NEW ORLEANS & REDli¥ES
TRANSPORTATION
COMPANY.
Leaves Shreveport WEDNESDAY and
SATURDAY Evenings on Arrival
of Texas & Pacific Train, Put-
ting Passengers Through
TO NEW ORLEANS IN
62 Hours from Fort Worth
EVERYBODY SHOULD SUBSCRIBE FOR
Tlie Daily Standard !
Subscription per Year - - - - - $12 00
“ Six Months « 6 00
“ per Month - 1 00
64 “ Week - - - - - 25
C. B. MORGAN,
N. PALMER
Headquarters | Sportsmen
otel is no*
digital,
tnus of11
the toff11' South Side Public Square,
omnWj
exasJjBT WORTH, - - ... TEXAS.
ei)ti«sff
NET'!,
lietress. m wichols, w. j. boaz, q. r. xomhiju),
jlodi"' J- mark lee, a. m. brittox.
> nnsacts a general banking business-. Make?
• lections on nil accessible nointSAiml buy* and
1 j fj^’uige on all the principal* cities 'in the
Red States. d*wtf-
Directors :
ikefffi • GdANT TAILORING.
«. MUELLER
41 Has just-received a
■SELECT FALL AND WINTER
! STOCK OF
coich Diagonals,
;rVi OASSIMERES.
tnd the latest style of stripes and fancy
tins. w.neh can be made up’in the latest
le and best workmanship. Has just em-
yed a tirst-class hand from St. Louis.
GoOlkhop 011 F“'st street, between Main and
Ustll|R _ m:w:f-d lm
Headquarters for improved fire-
arms and ammution. Keeps a
good stock of sportsmen’s appa-
ratus. Also breech and muzzle
loading guns to hive by the day.
Shells loaded on short notice.
Will repair guns, pistols, iron safes, sewing
machines, locks, &c. All work warranted.
Call and examine goods and prices before pur-
chasing elsewhere. 7:21-dlm
F0ET WORTH
ASSOCIATION.
Possessing extensive facilities, we’are pre-
pared to contract for
BRIDGE WORK,
Grading and the construction of all class of
BUILDINGS, PUBLIC 1 PRIVATE,
Plans and Specifications furnished free ol
charge to our patrons.
Office and Shop North side of Public
Square.
J. FRANZ BURDITTE, President.
TUGS. S. LEVY, ) ,,
CHARLES P. LEVY MauaSers.
8-2-3 ill
!Cj=Fare less than by any other route, meals and
state room included. =£3
Ample room for feeding and watering stock,
Give through bills of lading from all uoints on
railroad to New Orleans, eastern and Northern
cities. -
JOS. A. AIK1N, JAS. E. PHELPS
Pres., New Orleans. Cont. and Trav. Agt.
Apply to L. J. SWING LEY, Agent,
my29-d&w3m Fort Worth.
THE STANDARD, Daily and Weekly,
Is rapidly growing in popular favor, and no expense on the part of the
Proprietors will be avoided to continue to deserve the
flattering patronage received.
BERGIFS
Marble Works!
Houston Street,
FORT WORTH, - TEXAS
A. S. FARRE,
SOLICITOR AND BUILDER OF
GURLEY’S
PATENT REG EIGER ATOB,
FOKT WORTH, TEXAS,
SST'Olfice with Gurley & Co.
Bar counters, beer chess, cooling and
storage rooms made a specialty. Every
hotel, restaurant, saloon, meat shop, fruit
house, milk dairy, grocery, steamboat,
packer, brewery and family should have one.
We have the best iu use and guarantee
satisfaction. 304 d-lm
MONUMENTS,
TOMBS, TABLETS,
HEADSTONES,
URNS, VASES, &C.
7:9dw tf
ISBBMEBaHBBBni
G. B. HENDRIX.
S. L. EASLEY.
THE JOB OFFICE!
WE WOULD RESPECTFULLY CALL THE ATTENTION OF BUSINESS MEN TO OUR
INCREASED FACILITIES FOR EXECUTING
"WO^,
OF ALL K1VDS,
PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL.
ME HAVE A LARGE VARIETY OF MATERIAL—ALL NEW—AND A COMPLETE STOCK
-OF-
EASLEY & HENDRICKS,
GENERAL TRANSFER AGENTS.
Floats and drays to transfer goods from the
depot to any portion of the city, running day or
night, subject to order. Orders given will re-
ceived pt and special attention. nl05-tf
TERRILL SALOON! ASSORTED STATIONERY.
TERRELL SALCQN! Bani^f Bunks,
Letter Heads,
Bill Heads,
Bills of Lading,
Shipping Tags,
Funeral Notes,
Programmes,
Posters,
Dodgers,
Meal Tickets,
Blank Deeds,
Lawyers Blanks,
... . Cards,
And m fact everything in the way of JOB WORK pertaining to a first-class Job Office.
Main Street, near Second.
A. D. SELF, Prop.
1 Have opened with evervthing new and com-
plete, and am prepared with the
Best of Whiskey k Wines
AND CIGARS !
That can be had in the United States. The most
polite and attentive men are always ready and
willing to give entire satisfaction to our increas-
nor rm fvnn n rra All T fk I.-, . 1 ___111
■ ng patronage. All I ask is a trial, and will
guarantee satisfretion. dmly-7:24
COLORED WORK TV SPECIALTY
MORGAN & PALMER.
MOPRIETORS
‘Enterprise’
MILLS!
Near the Texas & Pacific Railroad Depot,’
FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
Our machinery is ail new arid we do first-class
work. We ask your attention to the following
price list:
Flooring. per 100 ft..........................$ 50
Single surfacing, per 100 ft................. 35
Double surfacing, “ ................. (;o
Siding, per 100 It ................. U ..... V 1 00
Resoning, per 100 ft.....................'' ’. GO
Ripping, per lineal foot, 200 ft......... 80
Matching, per 100 ft.......................... 40
We also do all kinds of schroll sawing and
turning, and work generally. Send us your or-
ders and we will guarantee Satisfaction-. wdtf
1 IS M®
-AND-
CONNECTIONS
FORM THE
Direct 1 Quickest Line
From all points in
TEXAS
ST. LOUIS, CHICAGO, CAIRO, INDIAN
APOLIS, TOLEDO, MEMPHIS, NASH-
N1LLE. LOUISVILLE, CHATTANOO-
GA, ATLANTA
-AND ALL POINTS——
Trains leave and at arrive Fort Worth as
follows:
Arrive: Leave.
No. 1, Mail and Express......11:55 p.m.
No. 2, Mail audJExpress...... 5:00p.m,
No. 3, Accommodation.......5 :00 p.m.
No. 4, Accommodation....... 6:10a.m.
CONNECTIONS.
At TEXARKANA, with all trains on St. Louis &
Iron Mountain Railroad for all points North,
East and South-East.-
At Longview Junction and Minneola with
all trains on International for Tyler, Palestine.
Houston, Galveston, and San Antonio.
AtDalbas, with trains of the Houston &
Texas Central Railroad Corsicana, Mexia, Bve-
mond, Waco, Calvert, Bryan, Hempstead,Bren-
ham, and all points ill Middle and Southern
Texas.
At Sherman, with H. &T. railway, for all
points on the line of that road.
At Fort Worth, with stages for all points in
western Texas.
At Shreveport, with a regular line of first-
class steamers for New Orleans
PULLMAN’S PALACE SLEEPING CARS
from
Fort Worth, Dallas and Sherman,
—TO—
. ST. L.OTJTS.
Any information with regard to rates of freight
or passage will he cheerfully furnished, ana
claims for overcharges, loss or damage, will
meet prompt attention if addressed to
W. II. NEWMAN,
Gen’l Fr’t & Pass. Ag’t.
_ Marshall, Texas.'
Geo. I. Nobi.e, Gen’l Supt.
Marshall. Texas.
R. W Thompson, Jr., Gen’l P & T Agent,
Marshall, Texas,
■FREE,
Pick up almost any newspaper published no; T
of Red River and you will see the word ‘ ‘Fkez'
in big black letters. Read below it and you find
a request for the names and address of all the
sons and daughters of the north and east to be
sent to “Texas Emigration Agent, Sedalia, Mo .
who will mail them without cost a ‘ ‘Free Guide
to Texas,’’ the land of sunbeams, beautiful
prairies and lovely valleys. Thic book we have
seen. It is accompanied with beautiful colored
maps, illustrations, rates of fare and freight,
full of information concerning our cities, rivers
land's, crons, schools, churches, etc. Who pays
THE MISSOURI, KANSAS & TEXAS
RAILWAY. They are sending thousands to
all parts of the United States and Europe. This
goes to show what they are doing for Texas.
1 hey have lately reduced their rates of fare for
emigrants almost one-half. Their trains are
crowded, and special trains are frequently run to
accommodate the people. They are spending
thousands of dollars every month advertising
Texas. They have twelve, regular traveling meri
employed distributing free information concern
mg Texas throughout the United States. They
ask our aid in their efforts. Patronize the M '
K.&T.R’yCO. NORTH VIA DENISON and
through the beautiful Indian Territory. Don’t
go by way of the sand hills and swamps of Ar-
kansas. Take the M., K. &T. They will land
you directly in the Great Union Depot at St.
Louis. They don’t compel you to ride three or
four miles through the back streets and alleys oi
St. Louis in a toppling omnibus. The yrnn their
coaches and sleepers through to St. -Louis and
enter the Union Depot. Is there anv other fine
from Texas that does? “No.” They also run*
coaches^ and sleeping cars from Texas to Hannibal
and Quincy. Have you any friends east looking
towards Texas? If so, send their address to the
undersigned and he will with pleasure forward
them (and you also) a beautiful pa m plet and
other interesting matter well worth the mere re
quest.
Address JAS. D. BROWN,
Gen’l Passg’r Ag’t M.,K. & T R’y.
SKI)AIJA, MO.
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Lacy, Drury. Daily Fort Worth Standard. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 20, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 25, 1877, newspaper, September 25, 1877; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1005124/m1/3/: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fort Worth Public Library.