Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-05

by collision with the messenger. The
cars are lined with boiler.iron aud pro
vlded with a shotgun and two reyo vers,
and the doors so secured that they cannot
be opened from without IN an hours
time.
Jane Calhoun ~ living at Centeryilie,
Ulster counter, N. T., at the age OF lO6
wears. She wss born, married, and lived
all her days 10 the district, and Der nge Il
said 20 have been verified beJ ond qncs-
tiOn. She frequently walks TO Highland,
four miles distant, and though very
shrunken IN appearance Is active and In
full possession Of her facnltiee.
The remarkable article In the November
North American Review entitled "a
Slave Traders Letter Book has called
forth the fact that the a l. Lamar was
not only the last distinguished American
slave trader, bat was also the lart we'll
known Confederate Killed IN the civil war
This fact comes % the December Review
through a conycTsatl0n witt Gen Sher-
man.
Fifteen years ogo the buffalo ranges OF
KarsEs aud Colorado were covered with
thousands u these animals. The other
days party went out from Denver, and
after weeks hunting managed 20 XII
three from herd Of twenty-niue that thoy
found IN Lost Park 10 Is said that there
are DOT more than 200J buffaloes nov IN
existence. Systematic slaughter has pro-
duced this shameful result.
Allen Thorndike Rice, the editor Of the
North American Review, has au article IN
the December number Of that Magazine,
giving many facts and details in con
nectlon With the various systems Of
election by bsllot in the Australian colo
Dies and British Stands. lie shows tnat
the mode Of voting IN those countries Is
IN every way superior TO our American
system, In securing absolute secrecy and
accurate returns. Thus rendering the
brlbing OF voters aud the deals Of
politicians lmpractlcabl'
Farmer Hillman OF Sharon, Ga, look
ing for gold on his farm, found a spot
whore the soil was curlously dlsculOred.
He sat his negro hired man 10 digging,
and be found that be- had struck simply a
clay BED No gold wRs found, but the
negro, who WIS rheumatic, discovered
that when he dug In the clay HE pains
ceased. He excayated quite pit, and
nov persons Ia tuat vicinity declare that
the Il clay OF the pit is q sure cure for
rheumatsm, and ~ is reported that lnya-
lids who 20 there on cruches, aftor
applying the clay 10 the affected parts, so
away uuaiGed
The North American Review for De-
cember contains q triparlto paper on the
"Lessons Of the New York cry Elrc.
tlO0s," IN which the three parties all
have their "say" In most impartial and
interesting manner The article Is made
uD OF three "vicws," the "Rcpubllcan
VOW" tho Wlbor Party Vlewr and the
"DcmOcratIc View" Hon. S. Cox
represents the Democracy; R,v DR. Ed
ward McGlyun speaks for the Labor
party, and gentleman who ~ under.
stood 10 be tme-honored and distin-
gulshed among Republicans contests tho
ground for that party, hut has preferred
10 keep his name Ia retirement.
A child was recently born at the Emer-
Rency hospital, New York city, without
mouth Tho physician made an lnclrion,
cutting through the flesh and tough
membrane which connected he upper and
lower jaws. Plugs oppressed cotton were
then put between the laI bones 20 pre-
vent them from uniting In healing. The
appearance OF the mouth Ia now quite
natural. There will be but little lilo, and
hhN hl'Hbl Nuhu NiOhth VIII lDbh llkt
heavy scar, II IL thought that the palate
aud tongue will develop and no nearly
normal by the time tho child In full grown,
and an effort will be made TO turn tho
Mesh so that tho lips Will appear red.
One Of Malne's many cranks Ia elias
Cove OF Lewlstop, who thinks that he is
the Savior. He Is over sixty, and has
long white hair and beard, wears long
coat or cape OF bright red, tall white
hat with broad white band and flowing
ends, white trousers and muccasins. lie
also carries a white umbrella aud very
gorgeous horse blanket for cold weather.
He makes an occasional dime by selling
HIS photograph on this back OF which Is
this inscriptions "ELas Cove, Emanuel
the Prince Of Peace, Jesus Christ, who
baptlsed him ELI with the aid Of the Holy
Ghost, and Is the sOn Of Dorothy Jane
Cove, who translated his spirtf from God. !"