davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-21
AN AWFUL CRIME.
A Young Wife Outraged and Bmtally
Murdered.

special 70 toe oRgstis,
PALESTINE, TIA June 80 Your
correspondent bas lust returned from
Eikhari, twelve miles south OF this
city. on the International 4 Great
Northern railroad, where wa, lsst
night, committed one Of the fonitpt
murders in tho history Of crime.
Randolph Hlzsll vent 20 a dAnce,
aud Going home found that iis wiie,
whom he had LEI. IN bed, wss lnisainx.
A patiV OF eeafohtTs went out, M
about b O'Clock f0unn her deal hfdy
200 Yards irou the residence IN netriy
nnee state The unfortunate w,r
mana throat wae cut on the RICH s'f"
10 two placer clear thr nab the lysh'
lar yrln. and theTe WFts thr'e Jrep
stabs on the other u 10 ~ toe face
viii ~ was lyi0R Ia ; y ol Of b ond a
osir III m,D- drawer vas fpund uear
the d nv, also piece Of aliirt covered
gith Sind. Xix ntgrHee have ilvrn
under xhninailoB, bat 20 far there ia
no tauWibie ciew. ifis sup posed thRt
che woman was rhvlahed ny negroes,
who tAen murdered her 10 hide their
dlabolesl crime. She WAS beautiful
young woman, in tue prime OF life, and
leAv,s two little children The ~.
quest h still going on. II Il believed
that the negroes Ia the village knp~
pho Committed the awful deed, bat 20
far none OF tbgm have spoken
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-21

A severe shock Of earthquake WIS.,
experienced yesterday nj Berue and
Geneva, Switzerland.
A truce has been declared, and the
Peruvian government is treating WIN
Gen. Caeerei, the revolutionary leader.
A bill In 10 be presented 10 the
CHILEAN congress 10 empower that
government 10 raise loan Of $3.50 600
10 pay of the balance OF the Tper.
ceilt.losn raised In London In 1856
The emperor Of Germany VIII re-
ceive to-day United Statee Minister
Pendleton and his predecessor IN otlloe,
MIR, lkasAon ~ Iowa.
by an explosion in the hurley coal
pit nj Apedalc, North StatiOrdshira,
England, yesterday ten persons were
killed.
Hon w H. Roberts the new Amer
Ian minister ~ Chill, arrived AT Val.
paraiso yesterday,
Herat will soon be reinforced by
1000 Afghan soldiers,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-21
unnl.ItliA mn arAIN.

MADRID, June ~ Tho official re-.
ports Of the march Of cholera IN Spain
for the twenty.four hours are ~ fol-
lows;
In Madrid, new cases Q, deRths
Valencia city, new cases is deaths
II
Valencia province, new 2Wcs 2A9.
deaths l2i.
Murcla city, new cases ~, doaths
"a.
Murcia province new cases 20,
desths 80
Castellon province, new cases W,
deathR 81.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-21
ooNsKay ArIvNs IN ooNsuLrArIo,

CoNsERN ATTN ~ IN CONSULTATION
Al the residence Of the marquis Of
Salisbury this morning second con-
ference ~ the Conservative leaders
was held to consider the terms
OF the aid promised them
by the Gladstone cabinet to
carry on the government should they
take Office, These proposals Of the
Gladstone cabinet were impaired 20
the Conservatives by the queen.
Among the gentlemen who were
present with the marquis Of Salisbury
81 this conference to-day, were SIR
Richard Asshoton Cross, Lord Ran
dolph Churchill, Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, Right Hon. Edward Gibson,
NJ. 4. for the Dublin university, Hon.
Edward Stanhopc, Mr.. Arthur Bal
fur, Col. Frederick A. Stanley and
Sir Stafford NorthcOto.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-21

TO study the manufacture Of bIeech.
loading guns,
A FREE STATE OK THE MIN.
Cardinal Manning jnunueS 10 urge
the foundation OF free-river plan on
the Nile and the extinction OF the Al.
rican slave trade. He proposes In
stead OF beginning nj SuAkim that
q railroad start from the
southern frontier OF Egypt,
first bridge the distance between
Stanley Falls and the headwaters %
the Nile. The cardinal, on the nu-
thority Of Henry M, Stanley, says
that clO0, 000 down or an assured sub
scription OF ei00O yearly would be snf-
ficient TO start the scheme.
The ministers OF Auetria aud Hun
gary will meet about the beginning OF
July 10 arrange renewal OF the state
treaty.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-02-25
Curious Payments for Land.

The term 'pepper-corn rent is a
familiar one to us all, and instances of
such rent having been fixed are
neither few nor far between. Thus,
Burmeton, in Durham, was held by
the service of three grains of pepper
yearly; Finchly, in Nliddlesex, by the
annual rent of pound of pepper;
Highgate, in Denbigh, was leased for
a term Of 500 years at the annual rent
of one pepper-corn; and for a fortieth
part Of one nights fee in the manor at
Leyham, in Suffolk, Philippa Ross
rendered zone capon, and the third
part of one capon, and the third part
of one pound of pepper" A similar
custom was that of Pokerly, in Dur
ham, which lands were held "by one
Glove on st, Cuthberts day in Septem-
Der, for all other services" All the
foregoing examples of services may be
rendered as, to some extent, reaSona-
bic, though inadequate as payment for
the lands held; but many Of the servi-
ces rendered appear to be purely
arbitrary and capricious, as when a
farm at Brook House, in Yorkshire,
was held by the payment Of snow
ball at midsummer and a red rose at
Christmas" Roses often appear in
these services. Lands in Crendon, in
Buckinghamshire, were held by the
services Of one chaplet of roses at
Christmas For a manor Of Fulmer,
in the same county, Sir Marmaduke
Darel rendered one red rose yearly, as
did Ralph and Sir William Sandes for
the manor of Stene and Hinton, in
northampton. Lastly, certain lands
at llaine, in Surrey, "were held of the
men of Kingston upon condition of
to the said men three Glove
gilliAoWers at the kings coronation;'
and perhaps the single Glove referred
to above, as if it were spice, should
rather be regarded as a similar flower.
-CoSSeWS Family M0gazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-02-25
Various Methods of Reckoning Time.

Among many peoples the modes of
reckoning time do not deserve the
name of system. The Otaheitans
used the changes Of the moon AMI the
growth OF the bread fruit; the Makha
Indians on Cape Flattery the moon
and the seasons, Of which latter they
distinguished two, the cold and the
warm; the MuysCa Indians, according
to Humboldt, had 81 lunar months in
their cycle, and twenty of these cycles
formed larger one. When there
were no religious festivals connected
with the new or the full moon people
gave up the luni-solar year altogether
and adopted the solar year only, con-
fining themselves to bringing day and
light into connection with it as far as
possible, and paying no more regard to
the moons course. 1t was soon found
that the solar year was approximately
365 days in length, and this we find
first in the years Of the ancient Egypt
ians They divided thel solar year of
365 days into Il months, each of 30
days, to which they add ) supplement
tary days. The years were counted ac-
cording to the reigns and the Canon Of
Ptolemy is chronological table giving
the commencing years of the various
kings. The same form Of year is
found among the Persians, with the
difference that the supplementary days
were added to the eighth and not to
the twelfth month. Their months had
names, not numbers, and their years
were reckoned from the accession of
Jezdegird, an era from which the Per-
slams, especially in some parts of India,
still count their years. 1t is remark
able that so inexact year, originating
SO long ago, should have existed
through centuries down to our own
day although its incorrectness was
early recognized. The Egyptians,
from whom the time of the rising of
the Nile, at the ascent of Sirius, was of
great Importance, noticed soon that
the occurrence came later and later in
their year, and that if the Dog star
rose one year on New Years day four
years later it was on the second day,
eight years the third, and so on. On
this they based the s5othis, or Dog-star
period of l,46l Egyptian years, in the
course of which Sirius rose successive
Iy on every day of the year. Then
came the knowledge of the year Of
1861 days, which is tolerably exact,
and of this there are several forms of
years. In Egyptian the change to the
more exact reckoning was accomplish
ed in simple way.-Nat,Ue.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-02-25

The biggest trees in the world come
from California. Other places make
their boasts. At the foot of Mount
Vesuvius there stands a chestnut with
cleft in it 50 big that a team can
drive through; but compared with
some Of the big trees in California this
chestnut is understood, not to say q
pigmy. The natives of California uso
hyperbolc to convey an idea Of the size
of their trees. Thus they say of
giant Of the forest thai it took man
and two boys to see the top of it; the
boys began to look where the man left
off. The idea is more straightforward
than that of the Vermont farmer who
declared that he had a pumpkin so
large that eight men could stand
around it. The largest tree ever
grown in the valley Of the Yosemite is
variously said to have had a diameter
of thirty--SiX feet, and to have offered
a surface broad enough, when cut
across, to easily admit Of the turning
of a four-horse SanderSon coach upon
it. The lumber obtained from these
trees, on account Of its exceedingly
close grain, is regarded as invaluable
for the timbaring up of tunnels, being
imperviOus TO moisture, and it was
used exclusively in the building of the
great Alpine tunnel on the South Park
branch Of the Union Pacific Railroad,
Notwithstanding the excessive cost Of
transporting this particularly heavy
wood for 4 distance of more than one
thousand miles. Its imperviousness
to moisture makes the redwood of Cal
ifornia exceedingly valuable also as
shingling material, and redwood
shingles are rapidly supplanting slate
and tin in the roofing of the houses of
to-day.-Ha1pey's lVechly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-02-25

The topaz is again revived by the
fashionable world.
White velvet is much used for the
crowns of evening hats. g.
Fancy aprons are now ornamented
with heraldic devices.
1t is said that Worth has given an
edict that hoopskirts shall again be
worn.
A snake of rough gold coiled about
a long pin i, worn for an ornament
for the hair.
Elegantly embroidered Japanese
robes are affected by upper tendon for
neglge wear.
Gold embroidered Turkish muslin
will be one of the choicest of new fan
cies for summer wear.
Plated skirts, and long plated red
ingotes over which belt is worn, are
fashionable for young ladies.
A handsome cloak clasp consists of
a head Of an English pug carved in
brown ivory and set in oXidized sill
yer.
As fashionable as alligators have
been for pets, it is rather singular that
tlcy have been so little copied in jew
elry
Satchel muffs are still carried. These
are made in very fanciful styles to
match the suits worn when sealskins
are laid aside.
The attempt to introduce low
necked and short sleeved frocks fol
babies is not successful. The fulnesi
IL gathered into u yoke, and the sleeves
are Lone and edged with luce,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-02-25
Scorpions Feeding on Their Mother.

Relating his experience with scor-
pions, a writer in Lana and Water
says; My last experience shows a re-
markable provision of nature that is
almost incredible. All | have ever
read on this point is contained in the
following words:
The young scorpions are produced
at various intervals, and are carried by
the parent for several days upon her
back, during which time she never
leaves her retreat"
was playing game of billiards in
a Small village in the Blue Mountains;
there was no ceiling to the room, the
roof being covered, as is the universal
custom in Jamaica, with cedar wood
shingles My opponent was smoking
a large pipe, and suddenly, just as l
was about to play stroke, what l
thought was the contents of my
friends pipe fell on the table close to
the ball at which | was aiming. In
stinctively Twas on the point of bru sh,
ing it off with my hand, when to my
ama2ement, saw it was a moving
mass, which on closer inspection
turned out to be very large female
specimen of a scorpion, from which
ran away in every direction number
of perfectly formed little scorpions
about quarter of an inch in length.
The mother scorpion lay dying upon
the billiard cloth, and soon ended heI
feeble struggles, the whole Of her back
eaten out by her own offspring, of
which, as they could not escape over
the raised edge of the billiard table,
we killed the astonishing number of
thirty-eight They had not only been
carried by their parent" but they
had lived on her cleaning out her
body from the shell Of her back, so
that she looked like an inverted crook
ed crab from which the edible portions
have been removed. She had chung to
her retreat in the shingled roof until
near the approach of death, when she
had fallen and given us this curious
spectacle. | was told by the atten-
dant that the young scorpions always
live thus at the expense of their moth
er's life, and that by the time her
strength is exhausted the horrid off
spring are ready to shift for them
selves.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-02-25
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

DE. Cando.le, the French botanist,
supposes that agriculture had its orr
gin in three widely separated regions
namely, China, southwestern Asia and
Egypt, and the highlands of Mexico
and Peru.
After ten years Of experiment, tho
superintendent of the porcelain fac
tory at Sevres, Mons Lauth, thinks he
has produced a porcelain identical with
that of China, and far superior to the
famous old Sevres,
After many observations at sea level
and at $1,000 feet above, Prof. s. L.
Langley concludes that the mean
absorption of light and heat by the at
mosphere is at least double the usual
estimate Of twenty per cent. lie be-
lieves, also, that dust particles play
more important part in this absorb
ton than is generally supposed.
A European observer, DR.. Orchoro.
wicz, believes that he has found evil
dence of the existence of magnetic
sense" 1t is stated that by hanging
amagnetlc tube-called a hypnoScope
from the index finger he realizes pc.
culiar sensations, somewhat rcsem
bling the effects produced by the ac,
tion Of the air in front Of an electrical
machine.
The latest surgical luxury is an in
strument by which missions may be
made without giving pain. 1t consists
of a knife which is regulated by a
watch attachment, so that it advances
at the rate of only one inch in six
hours. A slight sensation of uneasi
ness is produced, which does not, how.
ever, prevent the patient from going
to sleep.
The distribution of fishes is bound,
ed by narrower limits than that of
other animals. A few tribes may be
called cosmopolitan, as the sharks and
herrings, but the species are local.
Size does not appear to bear any re.
latlon to latitude. The marine forms
are three times as numerous as tho
fresh water. The migratory fishes of
the Northern Hemisphere pass to a
more southern region in the Spring.
while birds migrate in Autumn.
From experimental measurements OF
the temperature of the body during
acts of motion the following conclu-
sions have been reached by a French
observer: That the lowest tempera-
ture in man, following a period of rest
Is 9S'1 degrees; that the temperature
rises under the influence of an ascend
ing effort to 1906 degrees, and under
the influence Of descending effort to
1908 degrees; that it increases after
any eXertion, but more after an as.
scending than after a descending one,
and that the chemical actions of the
organism are augmented after every
movement.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-02-25

from six to ten eggs per annum, a
large proportion of which are Matched
A bird Matched in February is in con
diton for plucking the following
August, and so on thereafter every six
or eight weeks. The feathers are pack.
ed in sacks and sent to the Philadelphia
factory, where they are trimmed,
washed, steamed. and otherwise pre-
pared for their ultimate uses. In
adulterating the fluffy down for the
cheaper grades of goods the feathers
are chopped up fine and then mingled
with the more valuable material. So
practiced are some manufacturers that
it requires an expert to distinguish be.
tween the grades. The local factory,
which is the only one Of prominence in
the country, makes nothing but the
finer goods. Heretofore the down and
feathers used in American markets
have been imported. -Philadephia
Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-02-25
The Fat In the Fire.

Mrs. Miller is very stout woman.
At distance she looks like a water
tank at railroad station. She is
the biggest woman in Waco. She is
very sensitive about her corpulence.
At u social gathering she mentioned
incidentally that she had been suffer
ing from rheumatism, but thanks to
the skill of DIR. Blister she was en-
tirely cured of it.
"Dr. Blister is very popular doc
tor" remarked Frank Cooper.
81 don't think he has large prac.
tice,' said Mrs. Miller.
"Ifyou are his patient he is bound
to have tremendous practice" said
Frank.
When Mrs. Miller gave her next
social gathering, it is safe to bet tina
Frank will shine by his absence. He
will he the most absent man in the
whole town. Mrs. Miller is so mad
about it, that she is falling off at the
rate of twenty pounds a day. -Ienrs
SUtingS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-02-25

The only goose ranch - that is a
farm devoted to the breeding and care
of geese-in this country is owned and
operated by Phlladelphians. The farm
s located on the eastern shore Of Nir-
yinia, and covers nearly 5000 acres
over which the fcAtheTed occupants
are free to roam. In England there
are a number Of such farms, some Of
;hem having as high as 1000 geese.
The American one is of much larger
proportions, as its Aocks number in the
neighborhood of 5000 birds.
In certain textile branches of trade
the down and feathers Of geese are the
main raw materials. The manufacture
of fine quilts and the preparation of
certain articles of dress utilize the
down, and in cheaper grades Of goods
the younger and softer feathers are
used in the way of adulteration. The
large and strong feathers Of the tail
and wings 90 mainly into the quill
pens used by professional engrossers,
lawyers, clergymen, authors and others
These are too tough for much use in
the textile productions noted above.
The American farm is devoted eX.
clusively to producing the raw mate
rials needed for the fine down quilts,
Several species of geese are bred, all OF
them being however, Of American
lineage The largest specimens are
the swan geese. and the plumage of all
is of snowy whiteness. The birds are
regularly fed with corn and other
grains, and are given the utmost free
dom consistent with the prevention of
straying' AMI loss. In consequence
men are employed rs herd,rs to keep a
watchful eye on their charges. Sheds
for shelter are provided in case of in.
clement or especially severe weather
but the birds rarely use them.
About every six weeks the pluckine
takes place. Only the breast and por
tions of the sides are touched, thu
feathers of the back, the wing
and the tail being left intact
1t requires nearly 100 average geese tt
furnish pound of down, though thu
smaller feathers. which are also taken
weigh much heavier, These feathers
however, form aD entirelyseparate gra |,
of product from the valuable down.
The average life of goose is said Il
be about forty years and they produc
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-02-25
A Machine TO Reduce the Size of Noses.

Il have made a machine for reduc-
ing the size of a mans nose" said the
manufacturer of surgical instruments
in upper Broadway, "and Pm going to
watch its effect closely. l read some
where, years ago, Of such scheme
having been tried with success on the
nose of celebrated heircss in London,
but | never paid any attention to it
until customer called yesterday. lie
said he had observed that all persons
who had worn eyeglasses for anumber
Of years had sharp and thin noses, and
he believed that if machine We're
made to press his nose, which was very
big and broad where eyeglasses ordi-
narily rested, it would reduce the size
of that organ. made little arrange
ment of springs and clasp which he
can fix on his nose in the house when
asleep. 1t is fashioned 50 as to fit the
upper part of the bridge of the nose
all around very closely, and it retards
the flow of blood without stopping it.
III let you know after it has been on
trial for month what effect it has.
If it goes, it ought to make my for.
tJne."-NeD York SIN.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-02-25
The Tongue and Taste,

There are three distinct regions OF
tracts, each of which has to perform
its own special Office and function
The tip Of the tongue is concerned
mainly with pungent and acrid tastes.
the middle portion is sensitive chiefly
to sweets and bitters; while the back
or lower portion confines itself almos,
entirely to the llavors of roast meats
butter, oils, and other rich or fatty
substances. There are very good rea
sons for this subdivision of facultiel
in the tongue, the object being, as j
were, to make each piece Of food un
dergo three separate examinations
which must be successfully passed
before it is admitted into full partici
patton in the human economy,-Popu
iW Science MoathIM
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-02-25
The New York Times remarks that az

The New York Times remarks that az.
'lculture makes garden of the earth /,
gold mining malsesit waste and ruin
This has been the result in California
where the hydraulic system Of mining
has filed tho rivers and covered fruitful
arms with waste of barren sand aud
gravel. The "cursed thirst for gold" IS
,xemplitied in its most revolving results
N the total wreck and destruction of one
ef the fairest and most beautiful locali-
Yes in the United States in tho mountain
eglon, OF Northwest Georgia. Hero tho
picturesque hile, clothed with valuable
oreats, slope in every direction to YER
liant valleys, of which the richly fertile
Toll gives promise of the most sbun daht
'ecompensc to the husbandman. The
IleaV mountain streams have been en-
llaved, and in the letters and bonds Of
Donderous sluices have been forced to
wash the soil from tho slopes down into
The valleys through the miners critics.
or tho sake of the wrctchcd pittance Of
gold it contains. The few cents thus
obtained have reduced the land to hope
less barrenncss, while the money thus
obtained has been less than tenth part
pf the ye-rly value of any ordinary farm
trop upon the area so destroyed. The
'esult thus unhappily obtained has had
mother disastrous effect in the financial
uin of the spectators who have thus
lpread waste and ruin over a fair land in
heir 'cursed thirst for riches" while,
had the land been cleared and made into
farms, 1t would have beautifcd the face
If the country, and made it permanently
productive.