Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-26

he can ON lde through the air az easily as
one does boat through the water. II
resembles IN fact boat. Is sharp at the
proyy and wider " the stern. The sails,
however. instead of being on deck, are
under the keel, and worked like the
wings of bird This aerial boat is ex-
pected to be OF INN lense advantage dur
ing war.
According to the latest statistics in En-
gland, the number of PLACES In 1929 where
Intoxicating drinks were sod was about
10000. They are now nearly 100000
that IS, fourfold-though the population
has hardly doubled. In 1868 the capital
employed was estimated at ESQ, 900, 600.
In 1880 1t was estimated at fl3s, 900, 900,
and few years later at between el40,
100000 and fl50, 10000 Among ell
the trades, It is the only one that always
prospers.
Mr. George Casey of Auburn, N. Y, In
1887 purchased century plant, which he
has carefully Durtured since. When Mr..
Casey secured the plant II was fifteen
years old, making II now nearly sixty.
The stem Is 6 inches at the base, almost
30 feet high, and has so towering
branches, holding over 6000 buds and yell
low flowers. The stem began to bud in
April, attained maturity early in August,
and will perish during this month. Thou
sands of people come from miles around
to gaze on this wonderful work Of nature.
Two years ago young farmer Of Not
toway county, Va, fell In love with a
pretty girl He was an +. +. ", she a
simple village maiden. But she dind't
love him, because she loved another, and
she told him so. at this the feeble brain
Of the young man gave way, and he was
sent TO the Eastern insane asylum at
Williamsburgh just before the day set
for the marriage of the girl to the man
she loved, ne was thrown from his horse
and instantly killed. When the news
reached her she became Taving maniac,
and she too was recently taken to the
asylum, and now she and the man who
went crazy for love of her are under the
same roof.
The Hebrew race is distributed over
the Eastern continent as follows: In
Europe there are 100000; in France,
63 600; Germany, 900. of which
Alsace Lorraine contains 80, 900; Austria
Hungary, 1,544, 000 Italy, 10000; Neither
lands, 81, 600: Roumania, 265, COO; Russia,
2,552, 900; Turkey, 100000, and in other
countries $4,000, Belgium containing the
smallest number, only 5000. In Asia
there are 1000; Asiatic Turkey, $4,000
Gin Palestine there are $4,000 Asiatic
Russia, $4,000; Persia, $4,000; Middle
Asia, 1000; India, 10000, and Chine,
1000. Africa contains $780, 900, as follows:
Egypt, s000 Tunis, $4,000; Algiers,
$4,000; Morocco, 100000; Tripoli 5000,
and Abys sinia, 100000 The entire num-
Der Of Hebrews in the world is nearly
6,300,0 00
When the war Of the rebellion began,
Asa Martin of Martin county, Ind, left
his wife and little children and enlisted
He was captured and imprisoned at Belle
Isle, and then all trace of him was lost,
After waiting several years, Mrs. Mar
tin, sure that she was a widow, married
Widower Peak, who had several children.
Her offspring and her predecessors, to-
gether with several more that blessed the
Martin-Peak marriage, now form family
Of really remarkable proportions. Now
comes man from the Indian Territory,
who says that Martin escaped from the
rebel prison and went West. He wrote
to his wife, and not getting an answer,
thought she was dead. He has not mar
rled again, but has made fortune, and
his herds are large and many. Mrs. Mar
tin-Peak is anxiously waiting to see what
Asa will do about 1t.