Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-21
NEWS AND NOTES.

Japan has 1853 Protestant churches, with
a membership of IL ,G7S.
An Andover hen recently laid an egg in
which were four perfect soft-shell eggs.
1t is estimated that $4,000 900 pairs OF
boots and shoes are annually manu-
featured in prisons.
Buffalo is going to have a tremendous
clock. The dlals will be twenty-five feet
In diameter, SGl feet above the street,
and lighted by electricity.
The crank-shaft Of the steamer City OF
Rome is said to be the largest in the
world, weighing sixty-three tons. 1t was
made of fiuid-compressed steel
Fanny Davenport's first literary effort
will be printed in the Brooklyn Magazine
for October. The actress article is q
vigorous reply to the question, sis the
stage immoral?"
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe was asked to
reply to 0uida's article on "Femsle
Suffrage" in the North American Review.
She declined TO lend her name TO any
matter which seemed TO recognize so cor
rupt writer as 0uida as party to repn-
table and honorable discussion.
Miss Maud Howe, in letter to the
Boston Transcript, asks why 1t is that the
first instinct of every woman on arriving
at strange place Is to go aud buy some
thing, Probably 1t IS the same instinct
which induces man under similar cir
cumstances to go and "take something"
Louisville is taking great advancing
strides socially. The Post says that the
fashion this year will be "not for the gen.
tlemen to escort the ladies TO parties, but
for the ladies to go accompanied by
chaperopes and meet the gentlemen at
the house Of their host.n club has been
formed for promoting this innovation in
southwestern society ways.
bright actress says that she hates
matinees because "women audiences are
like sea of posts" They eat bon-bons,
seem to regard the actresses as inferior
creatures, and act as though the lightest
commentator In the nature OF applause
would be serious breach of propriety.
II Is unnecessary to say the actress was
talking OF provincial matlnees. There
is never lack of appreciative applause In
New York.
A citizen Of Valrosia, Fla, wants to
send some Of the big red ants OF that re.
| gion, called "bulldogn ants, to this city
for use by surgeons in fastening wounds
OF the intestines. He says that II the
edges OF two pieces of soft paper are held
together and q bulldog ant held so that he
will clutch both sides and his head be
then quickly twisted of the head becomes
a fixture In that position. He says that
Spanish surgeons use bulldog ants as
sutures in this way.
Mrs. limerick, well-kuown fiowe
seller OF Philadelphia, thinks that she
has good proof that she is direct de-
scendant OF John Nicholas limerick, ar
East Indian trader who died years ago
leaving millions Of dollars; but, like q
sensible woman, she prefers selling
flowers to investing any of her money In
an effort to secure this mythical fortune
A society has BEEN formed by the Other
heirs, ana ex-Gov, Curtin's law partner
is to be asked TO take charge OF theil
interests.
Chicago newspaper tells OF a young
Hoosler, who, to show his experiences OF
q typewriter, wrote love letter with 1t
1t was fatal mistake. The girl's brother
was printer, and she could set type. Sh,
went TO her brothers Office and set up in
cold type; "DEAR SIR; am not TO b,
wooed by machinery. l enclose YOU
ring. Please retHrn my letters. Respect
} fully, - - She worked that OF
ona proof-press and mailed II to tn,
youth. 1t seems on the face OF il a.
though he had fortunate escape.