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PORT GRIFFIN, SHACKELFORD COUNTY, TEXAS, SATURDAY, AUGUST-21, 1880.
NO. 33.
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A LAST APPEAL.
My love, my days are not so very bright,
Nor Is Hie world to me so very fair,
That I can learn to live without the light
Of your sweet eyes, and what love
shows me there.
Dear, think a little ere you cast away
All hope from me, all gladnesss from
my day.
Say, why must words from those who
know me not.
Who cannot know what thoughts are
in my heart,
Impose on me so hard and sad a lot.
And sot our lives so very flir apart?
Love, tell me, are those friends so much
more true
Than I have been, who showed me false
to you?
I swear to you niy heart has never swerved
Iu faith and love, and all those things
are lies,
Or misconceived, which yet so well have
served ..
To banish me from those most gracious
eyes.
O, dearest, I have not deserved disdain;
Consider yet, and trust in me again!
—London Society.
Nur Rloh Man.
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The Liverpool Courier gives
some rather interesting particu-
lars as to the four men who are
supposed to be the most wealthy
living. Of these the poorest is
his grace the Duke of West-
minster, whose income is set
down at £800,000 a year. Tak-
ing it at that sum, the amount
which the duke can spend with-
out intrenching on his capital
is £3,000 a day, £90 per hour,
and £110s a minute. Thejiext
man in the ascending scale is
Senator Jones, of Nevada,
whose income is valued at ex-
actly one million sterling, giv-
ing him the right to spend, if he
likes, £3 a minute out of the
revenue. The he id of the
Rothohilds family comes next
with a yearly income of two
millions, and the expenses
whioh oan defray there out ate
of course double those of (tfe
Senator. At the top of the list
Is Mr. J. W. Mackey, with a
revenue of two and three quar-
ter millions, whioh enables him
to disburse £7,000 a day, £800
an hour, and £9 a minute. The
fortunes of thai other tfcfee
are insignificant if compared
with this gentleman's wealth;
for they' were grown of many
yeam either of successful toil
or Speculation or both combin-
ed. But Mr;~ Maekey, as the
Courier remarks, was tiiirty
years a penniless boy in Ireland.
Sixteen years ago he was bank-
rupt, and now he is the owner
of the richest silver mine that
has ever been discovered.
"Yesterday morning Mrs.
.Jwttermqg a lady, living in Ne-
vada street, got excited over the
accounts of Tanner's, fast and
announced that she would re-
frain from talking for forty
days. She began at nine o'-
clock in the morning yesterday,
and at half past ten her pulse
was so feeble from exhaustiou
that the physician feared she
would die by noon. At eleven
o'clock her heart beat but
twenty-six a minute, and her
respirations were hardly notice-
able. Her friends here urged
her to discontinue her terrible
task, and told her some gossip
about a neighbor. On hearing
it she immediately rushed irom
•the house and going across the
street met a lady friend and
talked Until half past six last
night, and is now fully restored.
Her record of nearly two hours
and a qnarter of absolute si
lence now takes its place at the
top of the list. Con gratulatory
letters are now pouring in from
all sides, and she has had sev-
eral offers to take the lecture
field.— Corson (Nev.) Appeol.
The Mud Wasp's Strategy.
Ever since I was a little boy
I have frequently noticed that
the nests of mud wasps when
broken in upon, would shell out
a lot of dissected spiders and
other insects in smaller propor-
tion. I had always supposed
that even so formidable an in-
sect as a wasp would hardly
want anything to do with a
good, full grown spider, for I
knew enough of the combattive-
ness of the latter to presume
that he would not meekly sub-
mit to the sacrifice of his pro-
geny to satisfy the appetite of
a wasp. But one day I saw a
little demonstration which made
the whole thing very clear to
me. You know of the careful
manner in which the spider
builds and encloses the nest in
which his young are brought
forth and reared ? Well, I was
observing one of these nests
one morning, when I saw a
mud wasp come buzzing along
and light within an inch or two
of it, on the side opposite the
opening. After all was quiet
he proceeded with his little
game of strategy. Creeping
noiselessly around towards the
opening or entrance to the nest,
he halted a little short of it,
and for a moment remained per-
fectly quiet. Then reaching
Out one of his antennae, he wrig-
gled it before the entrance and
withdrew it. This overture had
the desired effect, for the boss
of the nest, as large a spider
as one seldom sees, came out to
see What was wrong and to set
it to rights. No sooner bad the
spider emerged to that point
when he was at the worst dis-
advantage, than the wasp with
a movement quicker than a
wink, swung.the rear portion of
his body around and thrust his
sting through the body of his
foe, killing him easily and
almost instantly. The experi-
ment was repeated on the part
of the wasp, and when there
was no response from the inside
he became satisfied, probably,
that he held the fort. At all
events he proceeded to enter
the nest and slaughter the
young spiders, which were af-
terward lugged off one at a time.
You see this accounts fully for
the spider linings which we al-
ways see in the nests of mud
wasps, and makeB it all as clear
as if that particular wasp had
had told me beforehand just
what he proposed by his-strate-
gy to accomplish. Now it is
Just such demonstrations as this
which must convince us of the
intelligence of the lower ani-
mals, differing only in degree
and development from the iritel-
iigeece of man. Of course
much of this goes beyond my
comprehension, bnt I under-
stand more about it jiow than
ever before, for I have taken
pleasure in observing and study-
ing not only the habits of fifh,
but of many other creatures in-
ferior to man, which are popu-
larly suppopposed to be govern-
ed in their actions by instincts.
The Britist Medical Journal
says that garlic has always had
a great reputation among anti-
hydrophibla remedies, and is
found as a princiaal integral
portion in a large num-
ber of formulae long kept secret.
A young man bitten by a mad-
dog was shut up inj a loft. In
his delirium he seized upon
some bundles of garlic, nte
heartily of it, fell into a deep
sleep, and awoke calm and
cured.
An Agricultural Paper by the Clas-
sic Vagabond.
All the cereals concluded to
attend the grangers convention
and take an active part therein.
The meeting was called to or-
der by old Mr. Wheat, who
wanted the convention to order
100 barrels of "extra prime"
forthwith. The speaker's re-
marks were so floury that no-
body listened, and so for fear of
a sudden rise in wheat he sat
down. Norway Oats, Jr., was
elected secretary, and he made
an oat of the entire proceedings.
He was ever a bright boy from
the time he was cradled. Upon
taking the secretary's chair
yoting Mr. Oats made a few fit-
ting remarks, which created a
horse-laugh all over the ball.
Some misunderstanding, result-
ing in an altercation, arose be-
tween delegates Corn, Rye and
Barley. Old Rye. declared he'd
crawl up on Old Corn's ear,
whereupon Old Corn stalked
up to him and Barley, and said
he didn't wish to have any Bar-
ley with him, but if he wasn't
careful he would get his eye
smutted. Barley retorted that
if Corn didn't shell out for the
slanderous words he had utter-
ed that he would thresh the life
out of him, even if he was a
kernel and mounted on a cob.
Mr. Peas Btepped between the
combattants, remarking, that
while he was always ready for
a brush he hope in this case he
migh be pardoned for an inter-
ference. Pole Bean moved for
an informal ballot for officers,
stating that while he did not
wish to string out his remarks
he and his constituency hoped
a full vote might be poled, al
though it looked like up-hill
work. When the name of Sor
ghum was reached for second
vice-president, this gentleman
arose to address the convention.
He mast, he said, be excused
from any extended remarks.
He was suffering with sore gums
and the tears treacled down his
cheeks every word he Uttered.
He must, however, express his
regret to see bis friend Corn
engaged in a melee. The pro-
ceedings were at this point
rendered turbulent by the per-
sonal remarks of Can of Con-
densed Milk. He said that his
remarks must necessarily be
condensed, upon which there
arose a universal cry of '•Cheese
it I" and thereupon the conven
tion, in the wildest state of con-
fusion, adj ourned .—Providence
Journal.
Singular Coincidence.
(^eorge Washington was born
Febrnary 22, 1732: was inau
gurated President of the United
States in 1708; and his term of
oflkd expired in the 00th
year of his age.
John Adams was born Octo-
ber 19, 1735; inaugurated 1797;
term of service expiring .in the
00th year of his age.
Thomas Jeffesson was born
April 2, 1743; inaugurated in
1891; term of service expired in
the 60th year of his age.
James Madison was born
March 5,1751; inaugurated in
1809 ; term expired in the 06th
year of his age.
James Monroe was born April
2,1759; inaugurated in 1817;
term expired in the 66th year of
his age.
All of those five Presidents
were men ol the revolution, and
ended their terms of service as
President in the 66th year of
their age.
The Pood to Make Flesh.
Wiping Dlehee.
I recently saw a new arrange-
ment for wiping dishes that
saves half the risk, while the
dishes look nicer aud brighter.
The only outlay required is a
half bushel basket. Set this
either in the sink or in the pan.
Wash the dishes as usual and
put them in a tin pan or pail.
Pour boiling water over them,
rinse them thoroughly, then set
them up edgewise in the basket,
so as to drain. The heat will
dry them perfectly, and not a
streak or particle of lint is to
be seen. Five minutes will
leave them perfectly dry. No
one who tries it once will be
likely to go back to the old
way.
In general we do not think
that health is promoted by
"taking thought" too much
about it. But oh the other
hand there is no advantage in
ignorance. Sugar, syrup, fresh
chese, wheaten grits, hominy,
{nicy meats, are the foods to
make flesh. Almost any wo-
man will get plump on brown
bread and wheaten grits, or oat-
meal twice a day, with meat
and venetables plenty at break-
fast and dinner, and a supper
of brown biscuit with .sweet-
meats, cheese and cream, or
coflee drank with plenty of su-
gar and milk. It is not neces-
sary to eat largely if the appe-
tite does not call for it, but the
food must be tempting, and if
hanger is keen, one who would
be plump and spirited must not
be afraid to indulge. Unrelish
ing, distasteful food, though it
may be considered healthy, will
not nourish and stimulate like
what as piquant and savory,
and changed in variety day by
day.— Toledo Blade.
Iu England, particularly in
and hear the large cities, the
continental styte of Sunday is
becoming more and more the
fashion. People are making
Sunday a day of recreation as,
well as a day of rest. Quite a
number of the established
clergy are advocating anti-Sab-
batarian views of this kind.
The Broad Church party in par-
ticular are going in strongly for
"Sunday-for-the-people views.
I recently visited a clergyman
who not only preached butprac
ticed this doctrine. After the
morning's service he had an
hours amusement on the lawn-
tennis ground. His curate took
the afternoon service and Sun-
day school duties, but the wor-
thy rector officiated again in
the evening and wound up the
day by a game at chess.— Lon-
don Letter.
When a Leadj'ille lawyer was
cross-examining a woman who
was on the witness stand last
we*k, she exclaimed: "I'm a
lady, and by thunder don't yoil
forget it."
Colorado spiders are not to be
laughed at. In a cave in Buena
Vista they are the size of small
birds, and they make a strange
sound while 'weaving their web.
wiiile looking at" the cave a
miner examined the webs, j
Their strands were about the ■
size of a number 12 thread, andj
he thought the}' could be used
for thread. Having a needle lie j
broke, off one of the strands'
and found that it would just fit.
Sewing on a lose button lie
found it as strong as silk and
that it answered every purpose.
"I don't mean to reflect on
yon," said one man to another.
"No," was the reply, "you ar«
not polished enough to reflect
on anybody."
When a young woman gets up
in the morning and .finds a lot of
broken wooden toothpicks scat-
tered over the floor under the
gas burner, she may not say
anything to her husband about
the occurrances of the previous
night, but her eyes will be a
whole volume of adjectives in
big job type.
There is at Brussels a carious
case of chrogic drowsiness. A
man about fofty-five years of
age, apparently iu perfect health
has lately been attacked by an
irresistible tendency to sleep.
As soon as he stops walking or
seats himself even to eat he falls
into a de p slumber. All the
remedies nrescribed by the
leading Belgian physicians have
failed to produce any effect
upou him. This is said to be
the first case—of the kind in
Europe, although such cases are
by no meanll rare among the
Guinea, negroes who call them
Nelavan.
When the shrewd small boy
who is left afyne in the house
during the evening makes such
a mess of his raid on the pie
closet that it is bound to be
noticed when his parents return,
he hies him to his room, puts a
pillow1in his bed to represent
himself, extinguishes the gas
and gets under the bed. And
when the old man comes up
stairs madder than a wet eat
and without stopping to light
the gas, lathers the pillow with
a trunk strap, the boy yells as
though he was getting It, and
the old man goes off satisfied.
That's the sort of a boy who
will grow up to run ward caucus-
es and be a senator.
"Say, John," said a looal pol-
itician to a Fulton street China-
man, the other day, "are. you
naturalized^ "Yes, I nlataral-
ized. II votee allee time samee
Melican man, one. Hive, tie*
time ?" "Who are you going to
vote fort" I votee Washes—
Wash—what you ealles bimf
Allee same Chinaman t Wish-
eeburne. I allee time Plubltoan,
allee time. Ploblican ma%M
bliznesR Chinaman. :: democrat
say so. Plublican got bloody
shirt. Chinapian votee allee
same Plnblican and glet Job
washee shirt. Tien cen t. I vo-
tee Washeeburne one, flive.'tlen '
time.—Brooklyn Eagle.
There is in the Deiamater
Iron Works in New York, a
little engine oeeupying a space
of 39 by 30 inches and forty-
eight iDches high, which is
noiselessly at work pumping
water at the rate of 300 gallons
a distance of forty-six feet each
hour. It is without boilor or
valves, and it is only on close
inspection that three gas jets
are fonnd burning underneath,
by which the air in the eylen-
der is heated until by expand-
ing it forces a piston up through
the cylender head. The air is
cooled in the upper part by a
water jacket, and its contraction
forces the water back again.
The engine requires no atten-
tion, but does iu work day and
night without noise, and at a
cost of adout three cents au
hour. It is an invention of
.lohn Ericsson, made some six
yeurs ago but only recently
recently patented, it is admir-
ably adapted to the work of
pumping water to the top of a
iiigh building, above where the
ordinary pressure would take iL
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