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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-19
LoperL.w Banaers As.lgn.

Special to the Gazette.
LosGvIKw, Tx, Dec. ls.--Phe city
was considerably excited this afternoon
1yer the assignment Of r. j. Harrison &
co bankers. The asslgnees are Messrs.
A S. Tsylor and J. II. Crntcher. The
bank has been doing business since 1871.
II vas not q bank Of isFue. A. N. Nor.
rlson, the casnier, and also q member Of
The arm, says the assets are snficient 70
settle every dollar Of Indebtedness,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-19
our CAPITOL.
what sratenai Has been Consumed IA tho
work 20 Dale.

work 20 Dale.
Special 70 the qaaotto.
AusTS, Tx, Dec. ls.--The third
biennial report Of the capitol building
commission prepared by Mr.. John r.
Dickinson, secretary OF the board,
Is published. II contains over
200 pages. Gen. u. l.. Walker,
superintendent Of capital construction on
he paft Of The state closes the r. port as
foll0wss 81 would add In conclusion
that ! have at oil times endeayored 10
protect the interests Of the state
In every matter connected with
this work, and haye 10 the best OF my
ability used every EFFORT 70 procure Tor
the state Of Texas capitol building 10
all Us appointments, which Will
be- the grsnnest, most ccm-
plete and durable capitol building
10 DO found anywhere. An inspection "
the building together With an examination
of tito plans and specifications VIII
clearly lndieate thai the work has
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-19

Correspondence Of the Gazette.
CENIEE, Tx, Dec. i5,--To-day at 3
O'Clock the dwelling Of Mrs. Jane Ivoy
caught Gfe and was entirely consumed. II
caught from q defective Gue. The house
hold furniture was saved. The loss on
the building is 5000; no insurance Mrs.
Iyey was sister OF Hon. r. J.. Johnson.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-19
A college burned.

Special 20 the Gnlftte.
CALVERT, Tx, Dec. ls.--Caiyert lost
her Ane college to-day by FIRE. The heat
was 40 intouse that several houses in the
neighborhoOd took fire, but were prom 20.
~ eXiinguished. The building and
furniture were pariislly Insured bnt
nothing was saved. The origin ~ the
IRE Is a mystery.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-19
rnllnrs 81 Kan.a. olsy.

KANSAS Cry, No, Dec ls.--The dry
goods house Of Rol, Tnayer, Williams &
CO. was closed last evening on stlach-
meDt suits aggregating 100000. Other
suits are expected soun 10 be Gled which
will aggregate 100000.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-19
BUSINESS NOTES.
stock OF Dry Goods Attached at wichita
Falls

pecial 20 the Gazette.
WICHITA, FALLS, Tx, Dec, 49, Phil
bennington & Co.'s stock OF dry goods
was attached to-day by Abe Lock 6 Co..
Martlu- Brown Co, Toodle, Hannah &
Co. ana Panhandle bank Toe clsims
aggregate shout gil 900, about $4,000 Of
winch is due the bank. Attachments
have have also been issued for their stock
Of dry goods at Tascosa.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-19
FIRE RECORD.

A College Burned MT oaiysrt-- Flames NJ
Marshall and Center,
Special 10 the Gazette,
MARSHALL, Tx Dec. The house
known as the Washington house, e resi-
deDce IN the northwestern part OF the
city, burned to-day. The house was en-
tlrely consumed, No insurance.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-22

in a voice I hardly would have known
as his, Nellie, we must try to take
care of her between U.S. He took the
child from me and fell down at his
feet and cried as I never cried in all my
life before. He never went back on me
or her. God knows he didn't, and he
brought me here against my will. I
never wanted to come. O, indeed I
didn't! And now I'm going away with
Lillian"
"By G., you shan't leave this
house while l have apeck of meal left, :"
cried Mr.. Norton, rising and placing
his hand upon her arm. "Stephen
Norton shan't be outdone by his own
son. Cimanthy Norton, this woman
and this child belonged to our son
Jacob. His great heart took 'em in,
and mines big enough to hold 'em
too"
The old mother stood looking at her
dead son, and then sank down on her
knees weeping aloud. Sally had taken
the child from her fathers arms, and
the poor, homeless Nellie knew that
she had found out now why Jacob
had brought her home. They had
taken her and Lillian as their own for
his sake.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-22
The Mexican Baby Supply.
from the St. Louis Critic. j

From the ST. Louis Cr1tic.i
Everything concerning Mexico is of
interest just now, and it is pleasant to
be assured that among the chief pro-
auctions of the country are children.
Thus an observant correspondent in
that country notes the large acquaint-
ance of the people with multiplication
in saying that Mexico is thehot-b bed Of
children. The land is flooded with
them, and a small family is thing
unknown. They greet you, he says,
at every window, at every corner, on
every woman's back. They fill the
carriages on the plaza, they are like g.
swarm of bees around a honeysuckle-
one on every tiny flower and hundreds
waiting for their chance. A man died
the other day who was followed to the
grave by eighty-seven sons and daugh-
tiers and had buried thirteen, so that
he was father to thegrand total of 100
children. There is another man living
in Mexico who has had two wives and
who has living forty-fve children. Al
lowing the small average of five to the
family one can see how numerous the
grandchildren would be. I I'm &C.
quainted, he adds, with a gentleman
whose mother is but thirteen and
half years older than he and she had
eighteen more of a family. 1t is a
blessed thing that the natives are able
to live in cane hut and exist on
beans and rice, else the list of deaths
by starvation would be something
dreadful.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-22

Dahl1as, whether single or double,
need an abundance of stakes to sup
port the heavy lower branches as well
as the main stalks. Look out for
grasshoppers, which will often destroy
the buds. Cut away the remains,
when the blooms are past their prime.
Pot chrysanthemums for house
blooming BIS soon.as the buds are well
set and developed, placing them in the
shade until they recover from their re-
moval. When we'll established, give
them very weak manure water, or wa
ter In which guano has been dissolved,
q teaspoonful to g. gallon. Keep from
the potted plants and those left to
bloom IN the ground, the black-hy, by
the use Of tobacco water, and hand
pick the caterpillars that are so fond
OF the leaves.
If needed for early spring blooming,
prepare for violets now. Set s. frame
on very rich soil, and fill it with
healthy young plants, struck from
runners. When freezing weather comes,
cover the plants with leaves, and put
on the sashes.
Those hardy plants that have fin
ished Towering, may be divided and
reset.
BY gathering up the leaves that fall
upon the lawn, the paths, and the
roads, q supply OF this most useful
material may be accumulated without
special effort. A gardener can never
have too many dried leaves.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-22
Farm Notes

A WRITER in the New York Times be-
lleves that pasturing COWS is wasteful,
and that it will eventually be succeeded
by soiling.
The Iowa State Register thinks there
ls no danger Of the Canada thistle
spreading in that state. 1t will not
flourish west of Ohio.
BREAK up meadow late in the fall
for corn next spring. 1t disturbs the
cut-worms which are buried for the
winter, and kills very many of them.
HOLLAND dairymen have to paw
$50 annual rent for land in which to
keep cows, and they make money at
that. There good COW is valued at
$3.50.
THE n. S. Homestead says the cab
bage worm and onion maggot may be
destroyed by a decoction Of green bur-
dock leaves and stalks pounded into
a pulp in a tub of water.
To paint fences and out buildings
use water-lime and skim-milk; mix q
small portion at time; apply with a
brush; add any color you wish-a
very nice, cheap and durable paint.
UNDER the new law, If a farmer, or
large manufacturers in cities, clandes-
timely manufacture oleomargarine or
suine, not only the machinery, but the
farms, lots and buildings where the
manufacturing is done, are forfeited to
the government.
THERE has been constant decrease
in the acreage of wheat in Ireland for
many years. Since 1881 it has de.
creased from 1913, 900 acres to $4,000,
or less than half what was sown three
years ago. Other grains are also fall
ing off.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-22
Delicate Men Live the Longest
from the Elmira IN. " Gazette.1

From the Elmira IN. " Gazette]
"It's my pet hobby that delicate
men live the longest" said a leading
Elmira physician the other evening,
adding: give been greatly interested
in Mr.. Tilden's case. 1t has been g.
wonderful example of what science is
able to do in prolonging life. It has
been exhibited pretty we'll in other
cases, but in Mr. Tilden's it has been
particularly satisfactory. Oh, there
is no doubt had Mr.. Tilden been q
poor man or a man able to surround
himself with only the ordinary means
of prolonging life he would have died
several years ago. Ii were to found
an insurance company would accept
all the risks rejected by the regular
companies. Why? Because of my
theory that delicate men live the long
est. 1t is, of course, because they take
better care of themselves than strong,
robust individuals. The latter say,
'Oh, I can stand anything; nothing
will hurt me;' and the first thing you
know pneumonia orsome such disease
takes them off like flash. The deli
cate man or woman, on the contrary,
is always guarding against draughts,
is careful during sudden changes, mind
full not to eat what experience has
taught him does not agree with him,
and by such care extends and prolongs
life.
81 will give you another interesting
fact. 1t has been demonstrated Of
late by the most careful computation
from the most reliable statistics that
the age of man is increasing rather
than diminishing. This is fact which
most people will dispute. Men and
women are actually living longer.
This is due no doubt to scientific dis
coveries of various kinds, to more
knowledge, to better sanitation"
There is certainly food for reflection
in the doctors observation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-22
An Uncertain Test.

There is homely old saying that
"You cannot tell by the looks of a cat
how far it can jump" 1t is equally
impossible to judge by the cream gauge
how much butter can be made from a
given amount of milk. The question
how much cream, by measure, was re-
CURED to make a pound of butter
came up last winter, and was referred
to the highest practical authorities in
the West upon dairy matters. 1t
elected the fact that the quantity
sometimes varied fully one-third, and
even more. Some milk throwing up
20 per cent. of cream will be as rich in
butter fats as other samples showing
80 per cent. These variations may
be caused by difference in food, tenn
perature of milk when set, or other Cir
cumstances. Whatever may be the
causes, the fact is well established.
The cream gauge is, therefore, very
uncertain test of a cows value for
butter making.-Prairie Farmer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-22
"A California Wonder.
From the Modesto (Cal.) Republican

From the Modesto (Cal.) Republican,
Stanislaus County possess many
wonders, but among all the unheard-
of phenomena that have come to light
within it's borders nothing compares
with the latest and greatest wonder OF
them all. In the country, not more
than fifteen miles from Modesto, re-
sides young lady who has developed
into a perfect electric battery. The
first evidence the young lady had pre-
scented itself to her a few evenings ago.
1t seems that while she was about to
retire she extinguished the light in her
room, and with q quick motion rolled
back the covering, when 10, and
behold! the bed was Immediately
turned into sheet of fire. The young
lady, much frightened, screamed
''Fnel" end at thesam time grabbed
the bed covering in her arms When
the other members of the family ar
rived at the door of the room they
found her standing in the middle of
the room in the midst of what seemed
to be g. flame of fire, but no sooner
had the bedclothes been taken from
her arms than the flames disappeared.
Experiments made by the young lady
since have proved that she has be-
come possessed of vast amount of
electricity, which shows itself at every
opportunity. The young lady is not
at al satisfied with the phenomena,
as it requires the greatest caution on
her part to keep from starting up q
q small bonfire by the slightest move
ment Of her hand.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-22
Dimensions Of Heaven,

Lewis Penny Reading published the
following very interesting paragraph,
the idea being to endeavor to show in
some way the dimensions of heaven.
Any one may prove the approximate
accuracy of the computation for him.
self by performing the several opera
tions called for. The basis of the cal
culation is taken from the sixteenth
verse of the twenty-frst chapter of
Revelations:
"And he measured the city with g.
reed, $4,000 furlongs. Thelength and
the breadth and the height of it are
equal"
Twelve thousand furlongs equal T.
100000 feet, which, being cubed is
496, 793, OS8, 600, 100000 cubic
feet. Reserving one-half of this space
for the throne and court of heaven,
and half the balance for streets, we
have the remainder 124,198, 272, OOO,-
OOO,OOO,OOO cubic feet. Divide this
by 4 ,O06, the cubic feet in room 16
feet square, and there will be 3O,321,-
S43, $50, 100000 rooms. Now, sup
pose the world always did and always
will hold 100000, 900 Inhabitants and
that 81 generation lasts thirty three
and one-third years, making in all g.
O7O, 1000, 100000 inhabitants every
century, and that the world will stand
100, 100000 years. or !, 900 centuries,
making in all 2,O7O,OOO,O in
habitants. Then suppose there were
100 worlds equal to this in the num-
Der of the inhabitants and duration
of years, making g. total of 2,979,-
900, OOO,O00,O0O persons, and there
would be more than a hundred rooms
sixteen feet square to each person.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-22
THE SPIRIT OF THE MOUNTAIN.
BY FREDERIC ALLISON UPPER.

A mountain scene high beetling crags,
Adorned with wealth of somber trees;
Haunts OK the keen-eyed, antlered stays,
And home of many a murmuring breeze.
Lo from the hillside's very heart
A fountain gushes, pure and Clear
AS tears that all unbidden start
From maiden's eyes through sudden iear.
All, this is beauty All that art
Hath taught mankind since time began
Is fragmentary, a mere part
OF the vast whole OF Natures plan.
Seel lurking in the forest gloom
hunter stands with bow and shalt,
Needless of crags and wild flowers bloom, :.
Well versed in woodman's murderous craft
What care hath he for glorious peak.
Aglow with sunbeams' golden light?
He will not list when blossoms speak;
Naught heedeth he winds whispers slight.
For in yon vale, with head erect
And branching antlers high in air,
Doth stand a stag, whose thirst unchecked
Hath led him Co the streamlet there.
A noble creature with an eye
Tender and proud, with limbs all grace
One may not depths of thought descry,
But sinleSsness is in that face.
The bow is bended and the shaft
Is fitted to the quiverlng string:
Can wildwood breezeS freely wait
That deathful and unrighteouS thingT
See see behind The noble deer
The mists that haunt the wooded hill
Have ta'en giant shape OF fear,
TO guard the threatened one from Ill.
The Spirit of the Mountain stands
With frowning brow and angry eyes,
The while his high appraised hands
Forbid the guilty sacrifice.
Down falls the hunters ashen bow,
Droppeth the arrow to the ground
In speeches. fear and bending low,
He hears in echoing thunders sound
"God cares for all. Thy fierce hand stayl
For in the thoughts of Heaven above,
Know It's fearful thing to slayl
The object of thy Makers lover
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-22
PERSONAL POINTERS.

LORD TENNYsoN has been spending
his vacation at Amer.
THOMAS RYAN begins his thirty-sev-
enth season with the Mendelssohn
quintet October 4.
GRACE DARLING's only sister, SIM
pie, plous old lady, died under the
shadow of scarborough Castle g. few
days ago.
GEN. MCDOWELL, now dead, is hon
ored IN the naming of the new govern
ment steel screw steamer just launched
at San Francisco.
DIR. FRIsCH, OF the Vienna Polytechnic,
after experimenting for three months,
reports against the Pasteur method in
hydrophobia cases.
SECRETARY WHITNEY is charged with
wearing 81 coat and trousers almost
transparent, while at work in the ma
val Office in the summer.
Miss ADA SWEET is in Europe and
the Paris Petit Journal explains that
she was removed from her Office as
pension agent for writing poetry.
THE King OF Portugal hates the
French Republic SO much that he will
not cross the French territory to visit
his friends and relatives in Germany,
but goes thither by water.
In La Revue ScientifqueM M. Fourier
de FLAX says that Mr.. Gladstone
drinks daily four glasses of claret and
one OF port. This is three and half
times the average amount drank by
Englishmen.
KIRBY SMITH, professor Of mathe-
matics In the South and Tennessee, and
d. IL. Hill, late president Of the Agri-
cultural School of Alabama, are two
OF the three surviving lieutenant gen.
erals OF the Southern army.
HENRY W. NEwBERRY, of Detroit,
having lately received about $25O,OOO
from the family estatein Chicago, paid
one-fourth of it to Senator Palmer
and three associates, in return for an
allowance of 5000 per month for sew
eral years past.
The father of Thomas A. Edison,
the electrician and inventor, is living
at Hessonla Beach, Mich, at the age
OF 80. He has six children-three by
his first wife and three by his present
one. The inventors youngest brother
is only 4 years old.
AMONG The r0C0nIly-el6CU6Qm members
of the English Golden Club appear the
names of Florence Nightingale, Mrs.
Sickert, q daughter of Richard Golden;
Mrs. Crawford, OF Paris, and Mile.
Raffalovitch, the first females ever en-
rolled in the membership of the club.
The late Wilson G. Hunt at re-
ception one evening heard young
man express O. desire for drink OF
whisky. "It's the worst liquid, my
FRIEND" said he, 'fyou can take into
your stomach, and I will prove it to
you" He then obtained a piece of
raw beef and put it in a glass of
whisky. In half an hour or SO he
took the piece out, and asked his
friend to feel OF it. Il was almost as
tough as leather.-Harper' Weekly.
SINCE the advent of Theodore Thorn
as in Cincinnati, several years ago,
many ladies have been studying the
violin in that city and q few of them
have distinguished themselves. Miss
Emma Kissell has become quite dis
tinguished and has gone to Europe for
finishing touches. Miss Carrie Duke,
daughter of Gen. Basil Duke, of Louis
vile, KY, is also proficient with the
bow. The Enquirer critic says she is
"queenly little body with bright,
speaking face, and plays with the Wig
or and animation of budding arts
tic nature"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-22
An Abode OF Honesty.
From the Philadelphia Record. !


A lady writes from Seal Harbor,
Mount Desert, to q friend in this city:
yesterday / went to the post Office
and asked the postmaster if he could
change me So bill. He said: No, I
couldn't think of it; l need all my
change for my customers l sighed
and exclaimed: Dear me; how can
get q dollar? Nobody seems to be
able to change this BILL Whereupon
this rare and simple man took out two
half dollars, and, handing them to me,
said: why, madam, I'll lend you a
dollar; here it u.s. OF course, didn't
take the money, and he seemed SO
hurt that | said if | didn't succeed in
getting my bill changed / would return
and take it gratefully. This incident
speaks well for the honesty of Seal Har-
boris previous summer visitors"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-22
FARM AND HOME.
To-day.

e.
Where are my soft-eyed yesterdaysf
The Reaper hath gathered them all;
Garnished them in golden sheaves,
For the frost comes early this fall.
The leaves are fiecked with crimson
Some with russell and brown
While yesterday seems far away,
A shadow on memory's mound.
Soft, azure days, have We vanished
Never to come any more:
Will find my radiant yesterday
When reach the other shore?
Will the sunlight be so golden
That to- day will be all that ! ask2
And the tender hues be blended,
Till the rainbow shines bright at last?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-22
Curing Hams.

A large premium offered by the State
Agricultural Society of Maryland for
the best cured hams, the test being
the quality of the meat, was awarded
to T. e. Hamilton. The recipe, as
stated, is as follows: To every 100
pounds of meat, eight pounds of the
best pork (pure rock salt, two ounces
of saltpetre, two pounds of brown
sugar, one and one-quarter ounces of
potash, and four gallons of water.
Mix them and pour over the hams
after they have lain in the tub two
days, having been rubbed with fine
salt when put in. Let them remain in
this pickle for six weeks; then let them
dry several days before smoking.
An error in the foregoing formula
lies in the fact that the hams seem to
have been left in the blood drained
from them by the fine salt rubbed on
them previous to picking. The hams
should have been taken out of the
tub, the brine thrown away, and the
cask washed with brine before repack-
ing and pouring on the liquor. Hams
cured in this way will require no fresh
ening, and the plan is as we'll adapted
to bacon as hams. In fact the for
mula is an old one, the essential being
to fully eliminate the blood before APP
plying the pickle. The meat should be
kept in g. cool place, and after being
smoked should remain in g. dark
smokehouse, light smoke being given
occasionally. Cured in this way the
meat is not so hard as by the dry
sailing plan, even when the same in
gradients are used. Nevertheless many
persons prefer dry-cured hams, and
especially dry cured bacon.