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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24
New YORK.


NEW YORK, Feb. ga.-Flour--flrm,w with mod
crate sale.
Wheat--Spot higher and fairly active; options
advanced 80, closing steady, spot No. red
93i % In store; March 930q37Sc. closing At eaAc;
April 93iSG95c, closing At @c; May AaWM'ie,
closing at 90 80.
Corn. Higher closing steady; spot No. .
5ic elevator; 53iic ahoat; February 0ld65o,
closing at 5ac; March huliNblc, closing az
5Ogtc; April 4el6 "a soc, closing at zoe May lok
Ia 1880 c, closing 1910.
PROVISIONS, Erc.
Coifee-Spo. fair Rio quiet Mt SIG, options
dun and barely steady; sales 1880 bags; Feb
ruary % So March TO May 10 70,
Sugar--Duil weak and nominal; fair to good
refining g. l6n6 :. lGc; refined dull and weak
mould A SIC, confect.oners Gac; standard
10 Ice; cut loaf and crushed CSC
Molhsses- Easier, sales at 2lc for VO-iosL
Rto--Uuict aud lrm
observation-disclosures, 40 iNSlc.
Wool--Firm and demand moderate leccos
27036; pulled l4683c; Texas eNe2r.
Cut mcats--Flrm.
Iard--Dull SPOT 50 22hm62i March so 2so
20; April ST. 81 May So i3a6 "A.
LIVE STOCK.
Beoves- Receipts Il 0tO, all FOR expectation
nominally steady. 81 bOdi 80 for copmon to
prime steers dressed beef dun at u 1905 Is
shecp--itneeipts $40; duiot' 81 apob % Tor
sheep So ~ for lambs
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24

Morris Is not In the saloon business him.
sell lie is one OF cur most prominent
business men aud the above statement is
made In justice to him.
a meeting was held last night At the
residence Of Mr.. j A. Ochiitree by quite
a number OF our young people Tor the
purpose OF organizing a local dramatic
club. II was learned that Weatherford's
people will soon oe furnished with a spicy
entertainment by this club, though they
refuse TO give the names of the members
so far.
Marriage licenses were issued by Couu-
ty Clerk Wythc to-day to Lyman y. Kid.
well and Miss Addle Betty, both Of this
city, and Charles l.. Hutchinson and Miss
Mamie Craig, both Of Springtown.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24
MOTHERHOOD.
instrumentation in Regard 10 the san
and purchase OF saloon
c...-.,.1 A. rho fanznlfn.

instrumentation in Regard 10 the sale
and Purchase OF saloon
special TO the Gazette.
wr,rupproRp. Ten, Feb. 2t,-ln
irstice 10 Mr.. A. Morris OF this city, VINO
ivas mentioned in a special from TINS
',,ace in sundays GAZETTE as being con-
ppactel with fraudulent sale and pur-
chase nj n saloon closed by attachment
Sa'.o saturday night, as the property oi
AT Ronner. THE GAZETTE CORE
s,ondont win make this statement, that
~ learned from j. n. llaney that ne,
~, man ,u nado the affidavit and swore to II
80. 90 a. was Siyen in THE GAZETTE sun
day. which has since been ion
~ ~, .,ss tr,,a and must have been done
through spite and malice, AZ .he ,son,art
also been learned, since tne lnos M
was made by Haney, that inc Ianey
tween Mr.. Morris anu Renee
are not at all pleasant, and
the above charge Is maui ,,naiv
Mr.. Morris readily and uh .na .n;sren r
claims that Ilaney did Inake 'n ,n;n,ino
reseutation for the purpose Oh .Jn,anf
him. eThe following y tle AZ that
made by Haney above releIieH a was
the grounds on which the atlS alta ~ ~ ea.
sned out were that the sale u fraud
loon by Bonner TO Morris was Morris
nerpetrated by both Bonner an credit.
I Tor the purpose OF deiraualng sns ss made
ors ~ bonner, which Statement. va rond.
| hv uaney 10 THE GAZETTE oo. GU, ~ IN
ant and was untrue, as Is SNOW dnns
afildayit itself, and must nave 0s .a.,s or,
for the above purposes ,ine aro a. l.
a2ous 1 Is ~ loaned aud paid debts y y
norise =, snnt Of over $500 for Bonner IN,
sns an themselves bought the sa,u ~
- s snnnsr something over wees ~
MA 'S nnt Tor 4 profitable inyestInsns. 4, ,
aiI' a. he saloon is now tor say =
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24
PRENTICE

.,,rp TO rEoLoNG MS STAY
rxriL aARcn !
4. viii remain at Hotel Pick
Y, ,s,. r /. The doctor has
N sasIness than he could
g us has been obliged to
4. ~ lay until March l
y y coming 10 him rom y
Als miles distant: He Il
q for and receiving cor.
lei tom many physicians OF
,,n,n,pe states. DR.. Prentice
saglsations in one minute, and
hat many surgeons take
y, !, while patient and friends
a soI fear as 10 the result. lie
l. w. every day that have been
i sScoeless by the best surgeons
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24
Ra Done with 1t.

A recent philosophical treatise says,
1--WE can endure many an acne ana pam,
if it is soon over Then, let us nave y
over, as soon as possible. Inc pain VI
neuralgia, for instance, or rheuInatlshl
OF the army of various pains following ~
their train. Get bottle OF browns iron
Bitters, right away, and 80 TO WORK Oh
them. Mr.. Jacob Barnes, BarnesNlle
Ohio, writes, "Brown's Iron Bitters re
lieved my wife of great nervous pIostra
ton, which was so severe that she hao t'
keep her bed"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24
Don't Chew Poison.

You win never suffer from tobacco
chewers' heartburn or indigestion II you
chew only Finzer's patent Havana-cured
Turf plug. Seven separate points OF
superiority Pure brandy-peach flavor;
thirty per cent. less nicotine than the
mildest; outlasts the strongest; plugs
always plant; no bitter after-taste; not 8
grain of grit. For sale, wholesale 10y
Joseph II. Brown, Fort Worth, and at re-
tall by all dealers in fine tobaccos.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24

choice Western dnixy 1885, fancy creamery 200.
COFFEE-Iii0, fair ~ l0c; primo lOAallc
choice ll3fNi 2ci laguyra 1880. java 200 v0id
on RiO l2lsci Pea Berry iRsHl3e.
CHEEgE--Th better grades rnd ohlofactosy
IOaloScl full cream twins 1876.
CANNEnGOODs--Pric pes do1 Pine 50
pies, standard, 81 56l peaches, etlndhfni hti
81 CO., NO, 70 25a3 70; secondr,2 hs,s 2bi y ~
a 70 Tomatoes, standard. Ma, 81 0Oi secOndA
Ms s--t lbs, n; green coril. 81 l0dnisOS kyeen
peas 81 tOai 70. g0osebrrrief, ~ ~ nlhpyef
hes 81 g0i oSetoBs, full wcighe,l D., u TO- ~,
J N II 1b;2 hes; mAcke sel, w. lqcS3l 0ei
sardinee, American, 50 70 en- sci impDrtad- w "
case strawiiarrics,g MS, q %; alackserries,
q n; green gAsce, vi ei&ie eorsih"''sa 'n''A'
EG6s-ii cents per dozoss.
FLOUR Iieat patents 81 70 perl 100 hs, hall
patent 81 10 third grade X So
GRAIN Quotations arc bnseta9n mo cost Of
eI.ln on track In car lots, peIlass selling from
store or elevator are fnDm TO- Denta higher
Bats J2Ga5c per buhhtss
Corn 35iSB7he.
BARLEY 36c.
i;AME-yenison Is@lsc; anlolope l0@ioe
qnall C90I3c per dor WILD sankey's uOm7oc. y lit
aI miD IS HSD sRsSs'- NJ heavy D. " hide
! l5c par D No.z hcAyy 1861 No. Hight itsi NO
( Ia 'sssited-igs, buu hides &c; glng 30
! green aalted &c. butchers green tAesehceY
! skins l5asoc.
/ FRUITS and yE0IYABIEB- oranges, W
boz, s2ai Aiesiina leIDoEB,per box, y oVft ~
J California S. 80, nppioe, Northern, per bbl'
50 Qsa3 ~; Izsh poi1loes, per b., Oa.iiytnil
4 n % in sacks early rose II y; oniona, YAH
iornia, $50 por ~ navy beans Ss,ssct asaiHs
l,bls Be-, large LANA l4ci hiui4l butter &c
cablage per No. California Be; swcot pClatoe.
81 O0di " per Dnahei, tnrnin9 fuc per buHhel
carrots calliorvia, y y per eNsnei pafrsnlg.
Caiilorpin 81 "a per bhe'ici bncfH tellioinli
I 81 80 r.af hnnhcl. onion set& per buthpi - ~.
KIsAuT-- Yorty gal. Dbi. W. 2o,gAis half Dbl
1910.
Sl0LAseEs-- Choice LDuipiana avNa-e fnf'
. orcpj; fair 70 good 80 core syrqg 10.
NAff4~431 kQF, bssif lQl~,tuf1cu nFft
shoe nor key. ~ pcfAi4N ~ tt-2oi WHikpf Y
$780, nutdlp mule vi Nqftil'tps'ft, ''st =
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24

xANsAs {


rnopucE, PROVISIONS hfN. .,,t.,
xv,, ,,nITAss. Ia. Feb. q. sNsar-9piel
bat steady.
Corn-Easy.
osts-Easier 3s1ss
Observation-Disclosures; - 70. 80
IayT e4SaSsi! pIlB%si "a and slsde lower
Pork--Sll 30,
Inrd-S5 20. a - tnne clear
s. 80 Sles ssh rg 81 - long clear So p
clear rib - 3l'i
I,ama--s9 coco ~,
Wi''iisky--Qulet bnt s,cAdy'
tioiee- steady.
i.n,tonseed Products lalsh , ,.,... i. +.
sugar Easier; lui p. no a, saSSs.''' ~"
Molssses-,'SSessv Yoff Eight, Size premlun''
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24

And other contagious diseases can be
prevented by judlcious use of j. &C.
Maguire's CuNpuRANGo, which rids the
blood OF all morbid humor, keeps the
LIVER AND KIDNEYS IN HEALTHY ACTION,
opens and regulates the bowels and clears
the stomach of all fecal matter by whole
some purgation. Sold by II W viii
liams & Co., Fort Worth.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24

ST. soufs. Mo-. heb. sa'--fions-.tirm. XxN
s. oo"c ~ family 81 s5As So cneico 10 M 2,
whea, .FA,riy active and stronger ,narkr
ouencd Nc higher aud sold az - more, dc
cllncd 4c advanced &c aud closed fIc higher
Than Saturday, No. rcd cash g3c. fchruar,
20; March seFe bids MAY es,s aacNc, eiosiug
ni,c bid,
and declined % point, . 'ic lower thSe sat
urday, wncre Il closed No. mixed cash ~ (, h
bc; fchrnarv 3, Is asked March S1Nr ~
May siiaai1 So closing as s1i.u.
oate--rhero was no trading to-day IN tM-
market; No; 2miNesi cash y 4 saAc bid tSs
ruary 1pc bid March 20 G askcd May SIC askcf,
PROVISIONS
Cornmeal--firm At u sNas 90,
Whlskv--sl 10
wobi--Qu q and steady Tub washed ssGssc.
unwAshed lA42tsic, Texas wool ieG2tc
provlslOne--Ncry dultnnd IRREGULAR.
Pork--kasy at sll eo0il y.
Lard Easy al S. 90
Bulk Mcats-.Ioosc lots, long clear s. l5:
short ribs s. IS, short clear 50 io boxed lots,
long clear - - short ribs 81 %. short clear
Bacon Long clear S 81 ,Ss a.. short ribs
81 ai',a6 rs short clear 81 le0G ~,
Hams-Steady; s. hOall 80.
AfrK aNooN nOApf.
wheat--Easyr and 80 lower
rorn--A shade easter
Oats &C lower.
1--WE srouK.
Caitle-liecoipts leop. shipments ace; fairly
ports s. O0a5 IS: common TO good chipping
81 SSai 50, butchers steers 81 2Sc3A So COWS
aud hetfers - s5as6S stoekers and feeders
s. 1894 IS.
Hogs Heceipts 1000 active aud steady on
lower at 81 SSdt 30.
Shccp--isccclpts 2ieo; shipments ioOe market
active and ilrmi sales s. ood6Oo
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24

aAtvrsroE. TEX. fsb. kA- Coitoa-spot
closed weak. /. ITO lower.
Gross receiptAs w DAlet'
sales, 49, Daleb.
Exports, none
ordinasy. gi.c. good ordinary, fc; low ela'
ding. s / Ice; middling, ss-lhc SVoo ih'NF'''h
3 "a; adding fair, s'ic'
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24


CHICAGO, Feb. 2S,--tl0Or Hotter demand
and ilrmer but not quotahly higher
wheat--Opcncd &c higher advanced e nd
diuonal, declined 90, advanced sc and closed
lAdlhC higher than saturday. February sos
dslhc, closed 81 7-l6c; March so QSi 4 closed
81 7.lGc; MAY So aSGi.e closed 80 Q-i6c.
Corn-Dul and 80 lower, cash alAs@asc
February 81 r daf &c, cosedS7ssc, March "a ii.lt
dS7 %, closed 81 Lice; May A05s AL 90 closed
40 IS. Ice.
PROVISIONS.
Pork--Dul and easy; cash $40 e0dlo IS; Feb.
ruary and March $40 @l0 70: May Nl lsh,
Lard--SteAdy.
Boxed Meats-Dry sailed shoulders 81 asa
%; short ribs 81 6Od 5 30; short clear 50 soa
$ 81
AFTERNOON HOARD.
Wheat-Strung aud advancing, ST ld.lbr fol
May, reccding and closing az ~ ll-l6c
Corn 80 lower.
POrk--u nchangcd.
Lard--Unchangcd
On the curb" late In the afternoon, Mas
wheat was quoted at Si'sc.
1--we STOCK,
The Drovers journal reports
Cattle--Roccipts 5000; shipments 1000; mar
ket stronger shipping steers, $50 to 1900 poundS
s. G0d5 50; cows, bulls and mixed 81 5000 10
bulk ~ 9oaS 20, through Texas cattle 81 'aN
425.
Hogs-Recclpts 5000; market slow aud 10,
lower; - 70G4 80.
sheep-Receipts G00O. shipments 1900 marko
steady; natives 81 00d4 20 1cNane - 00d3 70
lambs - OOd5OO.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24

I4UI
your WORTH, TEX, Jan. 90, 1856.
"a who may be suffering, as
sor two or three years, with
|sssiness: Go and see DR.. Prem
!, M waiting will sooner or latei
r. destruction of so important
4 me hearing. So 80 and be
, / can and do with pleasure
N DR.. Prentice. Having beer
4 him, | know whereof ! speak
! IaMEs C. BAIRD, Nj. D.,
Gatesville, Tex.
/. would take pleasure in an
In queries relative thereto,
j, C.. b.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24
e e Soai 1850. lo.i,5 i.ss9.7siI
rxnorts from IN LnLted stale. norl. thns lar
Now orlenns.

NEW ORLEANS La, Feb. 23.-Ootton--spoi
closed eAsy, but not quolaby changed from
saturday,
low ordinary, 6iic; ordinary 9 10 lGe; good
ordInnrv I Z. l6c; low lniddiing, l3.ltci mid
ding ) /. 100; good middling. 9hci middling
fair IOc; fair, lie.
salesJ20 900. az.
INT afcadV * 10 points lower.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24
Afaot.

J j and time we are hourly con
Il Advertisements of wondrouS
kous cures performed by what
Va compelled by actual obser-
&tfm quack doctors. We are
tled to alter our opinion in the
Prentice, now quartered at
( hotel in this city, Mrs. p,
4 wife Of the late editor. aud
9Mthis Journal, who has been
Niely deaf for eleven or twelve
\ been considered hopelessly
< y eminent physicians. Almost
~ doctors of Fort Worth knew
Rell, and know that she was
tly deaf, Now, however, after
pes's treatment, her hearing
feiuy improved and now hears
PIT eartrumpet than ever be-
se. She feels confident that
nent Is kept up for one month
he entirely restored to her
y Prentice has performed
asnul cures since he has been
HIS patients everywhere be-
nlm sincere heart offerings OF
hlch Is one of the noblest i'm
ON nature,-[T Texas Free.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24

NEW YoaW. Fob, E.-Colton closed
qniet, IGc lower.
Sales los bales. 49,
Ordinary, = lar; good ordinary I lafiDri
Low middllnR sac; middlinp, l6c; goVd
middl!ng, I.lGc, middlinR fair, ~ .ltc
FUTURES closed steady, 90 i-polnts lower
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24

BosroS, MASS, Feb. s3--WOot-Quict bui
hrm Ohio snd Pennsylvania necces 92@Bic
Michigan neeCes 3l@d2c pulled wool 25ai0c foi
comment TO choice supers,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24
lies AND FIssURE

Hred, in one treatment, without
&niie, caustics or any burning,
h crushing. Suffering is re-
bee, and the disease cured for
inst one treatment.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24
Nicholas Mccoy.

|bolas Mccoy, living ten miles
Fot Worth, was repairing his
| sIx weeks ago; a wire staple
IA stuck both points deep into
II! This was the only eye he
bher being blind. From this
IN suffered tortures for three
\ being able to sleep at all. FL
vent totally blind. He was
N with grief and nervous pros
1.-Two weeks ago he was led in
slon into the Office of DR.. Prem.
h Worth, and, marvellous as il
i he is restored to good sight
lF. Prentice.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24
LAveraool.

IIyEarooL, Feb -Cotton-spot closed
duh la b.syer's favor. lena
b low ruiading sd good midalng utasphsi
| 4 NJ l6d; middling oreans, s9sd, $500.
Total sales, 5OOV American, 500. iMPVftri
fni,,res eiosad 40 Is, March ard ApJD point
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24

90. ~, f.xrtro. Feb. e3.-~C0pes. rffalsf
AZ, ta.il reIs lier 10 kiips, good secgna 49,
49, rect'ists during the week, 49," yass
,,tfreliases loF alled states oaf'Fi v'ss' ~
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24
ON CHANGE.
Cotton Spot a Fraction and Futures
from Five TO Seven Points Lower
Money Easy.
The GRAIN Markets Opened Stronger, sold
Up and Closed Generally Higher
The Quotations.
MONEY.

NEW YORK, Feb. 23 money on cal easy at
ttS92 per cent. prime mercantile paper 4d6i
sterling exchange dull but steady az sJ!i for
sixty days and 4 sos Tor demand.
ENGLISH CoNsOLs.
LONDON, Feb. a3.--COnsols closed AT lol b. l6
for account.
STOCKS AND BONDS.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2i.--Ihe following were the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24

laB,oOO bASf
SANTOS. Feb, % -Cohee-llereipts during
the week iB,000bags purchases for the niied
states, 900 bags clearance for the United
states ~ coo bags Stock 2sO,0O lAgs,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24

,n''ieian Thinks of Or.
Prentice.
4. NAY CONCERN; / have
M : 5sats constantly with my
81, x became very bad. /
4, 4, 'ne treatment OF eminent
\ ~, Prentice has given me
u ". PAIN, and greater i'm
M I, ~ y IN a few days than
=. y ae hands Of any Other
~ ~ ~ alghly recommend him
4 4 HOLT, BluEdale, Tex.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24

VT Prentice.
Kennedy, who is stopping
'slker, at the corner of Fifth
streets, has been badly
y both eyes since infancy.
Y PFentice slaughtered each
en space of one minute. His
much improved, and none
MS eyes have ever been
I'd j. Smith of the Sunday
tssed the operation. Also
'cnn McCahan,s son, eight
q haS been cross-eyed since
w Years, were Strengthened
'w IN less than a minute.
= cutter for the clothing
alnan Bros, Fort Worth (;
Elkin's daughter, Amanda,
ss Old. She had double
y ner life. DIR. Prentice
aer eyes and made a
aay Of her in one
hlkla's address is Bed
Wy county, Texas. Also
nun Of Christian, Palo Pinto
Ass he has suffered from
Years, had been treated
wilnout any benefit. DIR.
am In one treatment with
w gISuinlng or hyperdermic in
y another, the wife of II. C.
public Of Fort Worth,
se1 Tor about ten years,
y Use an ear trumpet. DR..
w her one week, when she
without the trumpet
!. Veiore with it. BY kind.
~. y also made to Mr.. Mar.
sss'e,B Brown Co., who has
" " the successful worl
now at Hotel Plckwick
lelers TO j. X. Ashby o.
uh Nicholas Mccoy, living
. y Fort Worth, had hi:
ienee wire staple; he /.
segag sight under the treat
fisntice,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24
ts,s. Chapman.

IsRan on the Texas &
I 4 ~, @ao resides at Bonham,
I INV, deaf for some years
M s'' & d.. Prentice at Hotel
\ worth DR.. Prentice
j AZ. elAan's case less than
e could hear ordinary
n. sas ear that mad been
chapman's aslonish.
'MeFe anbonnded.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-06-10
Painting a War Picture.

I'm painting war picture the artist
must first select battle of national in
terest and with n certain dramatic value
of its own. Now comes the almost end
less task of collecting the material.
''The soldiers who take part in great
engagement often represent almost every
locality in the country. All the sources
must be consulted. One can't afford to
be mistaken in single instance 1t
would be detected the very first time an
old soldier who was in the fight visited
the picture. But to make you under
stand | will tell you how l collected the
material for the Siege of Vicksburg, that
MIR, Morgan is now finishing. First /
obtained access to the War Department
at Washington, d. c., and collected
every photograph and sketch pertain
ing to the fight. also obtained copies
of the roll call of all the Federals en-
gagged in the battle. To $4,000 of these
men / sent circular letters, requesting
them to send me their full name, age,
weight, height and photograph.
Thousands of these letters have been an
swered. If they were all collected and
printed in book form | honestly believe
it would be the most interesting and
most unique contribution to the history
of the rebellion extant- A few days ago
/ wrote to Colonel Fred Grant asking
him to send me photograph of himself
Ut the age when he was at the battle of
Vicksburg with his father Yesterday
bis wife answered the letter, sending his
picture, representing lad of IS. She
writes: Dear General: Enclosed find
a photograph of Colonel Fred Grant at
the age when he was at the battle of
Vicksburg with his father, General
Grant 1t is the only one we have of
him while at that age, and, as his moth
er prizes it very much, will you kindly
return il. when your great picture is
finishedH
Here is the photograph of four men
all standing in a row on crutches. You
will notice that each man has lost his
left leg. They wrote me letter stating
that they were all engaged in the battle
of Vicksburg. all were from the same
neighborhood, all knew each other, and
all lost their left leg. Now, isn't that
bit of remarkable war history. - Gin
ctnnati Enquirer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-06-10
Crevasses in the South.


Crevasses of the banks are the re-
suit OF three causes. The gradual
frightening of the river which re-
duces the slope BY elongating the bends,
is the first As the average slope from
the river bank back TO sthe swamp
level in either an east or west direction
is over eight feet in the first mile it fol-
lows that when n new levee is built pro-
vision should be made for these two
factors-to-wit: reduction of the slope
and the lowering of the bank by re.
ceding toward the swamp. This is the
second cause, and the third is the re-
suit of the two. The sediment of the
river carried in solution is clay and al
luvium with small portion of the fin
est sand, but with what is held in solu-
ton there is also carried along the bot
tom large amount of coarse sand and
gravel.
The movement of this sand and
gravel is almost imperceptible, and par
ticularly the gravel, and it is only on
the bars that have long slope above,
as at the head of islands No. %, So, 40,
and several other places. This sand
and gravel require both weight and
velocity to carry it forward, hence it
follows that when the lcvee breaks the
surface current carries off the lighter
alluvium and. lessening the weight and
reducing the velocity, causes a fill be-
low by raising the bottom, and thus in
creases the danger until in few years
the country will be useless for agricult-
ure.
The fourth cause is the gradual OPEN
ing of the outlets of the swamps and
lakes along the tributaries of the main
stream. These swamps were formerly
reservoirs that held the melted SHOWS
and surplus rains, allowing them to
percolate through the soil, creating per-
ennial springs and rendering the eli
mate more humid. But now all that
are open pour in their volume as soon
as it falls, thus increasing the overflow
and rendering it more difficult to be
met with levees, unless, like China,
they are built back far enough from
the river to allow the river to spread,
and even then there would be a con-
slant necessity of increasing their
height from time to time as the slope of
the river is lessened.
Such are the causes.
The alluvial region begins at Com
merce, Mo. From there to the head OF
the passes the distance ny the channel
is about 100 miles, and as both places
are on the same meridian it follows
that the average curves of the bend are
two-thirds of circle, hence it is plain
statement that if we begin below and
make cut-offs, securing the banks be.
low the cut-offs where the current i'm.
pinges on it and thus gradually increase
the slope, we can reduce the flood level
within the natural banks and do away
with levees altogether above Bayou
Sara, drain the swamps, destroy the
malaria, and restore to cultivation land
enough TO pay for the work many times
over.-St. Louis Republican.