Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-23
nine years rewards were psid for Ire $50

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Wild animals and for e;S7s ,e67 snakes.
What Is called 'tthe miserable drunken.
ness" Of the people Of England grows
more widespread every yesr, eEd the
temperance societies. churches, etc COL
fess their utter inability to cope with the
ev!l. The excise commission Ia s,eo In
| despair. few years since parliament,
undoubtedly with the best intentions,
passed law permitting 'retsI grocers to
sell spirits BY the bottle e. was passed
asa safeguard, bat the amortization Of
women Of all grades has increased ten
fold as the result. sly drinking has been
the result, and the grocer who hssa good
customer in fe1aa,e gin bfbber reips 8
good financial reward sRd plays havoc
either in the mansion OF the howell. $ IT,
| The Prohibition vate cast In California
last week has curious 'iest1re. Accord
ing to the returns from the different
sections Of the state the Prohibition vote
there came from the southern counties,
which constitute the great wine growing
region OF California. In LosAugelaa, San
Berusrdino ,ad Ssnsa Cara, which are
ell Dotted with gineye7ds saG,yield saoue-
snds Of tons Of grspeq, the Pfohibhionists
| carte out in force. IN most Of the tewns
in th.s beautiful region such thing es q
Liquor saloon is not tolerated, aDdsIine
drinking is Preclstusd . vice to be
shuoned. Nsyerthsless, these good
people continue to pont vineyards, ). and
II is seid that IOa 900 acres will be de-
voted to grape culture in that State sais
winter,
The national association Of carpet msa-
ufact1Eers held session in Philadelphia
on the 9Th Inst. and eezeed to increase
the prices Of the grades Of the diner csr-
pets which are made by the members CT
; the association. Severe, days ego tie
manufacturers Of this o.sy and vicinity
, agreed to increase the price of ,eEtrs su-
per ineroin by tfckirg on Swo and q half
scents PEI yard. This sctien was Endorsed
end SIMILAR increase WAS recommended
10 other grades. Committees were ap-
pointed TO determine the figure to be
charged Hereafter. It viii probably be
f@e cents per yxrd above the present
prices. THIS mesns that prices Of carpets
will be raie ed at least fifteen cents PSF
yscd all over the United Ststss.
There is cow movement OF foot " htch
will, no dov0t, be accomplished to light
the Anderson, Iodisna and Alexandria
turnpike, between Anderson snd the town
OF l4exsndris, . distance of tw9,ve miles,
with natural gas. This pike runs through
@ wealthy ana thickly settled fsr nlDg com.
muGisy and Eumber Of gse wells have
been and are being drilled By them for
the Purpose of obtaining gas for light and
fuel. All the farmers nov using gas
have fEsmbesuI Ii front Of their houses I
which relieves the darkness to oelated !
travellers along the rosd. From tie sp-
parent benefit 1rom the lights @ ready |
burning the farmers have concluded TO |
reduce tie lighting of the rosd to sys |
ten snd Place Lights st regular intervals |
atter the pipes are in and the burners up |
there WILDE no farther expense and il is
now almost certain that The countEy |
beigz and bellies along this stretch Of
road will sleigh ride by gas light the
coming winter.
The ground on which Philadelphia is
boilt iS claimed to be enc Of the richest
gold felds in the worlG. The only DIFF
Guilty Ia that tbs field cknDOt be worked
Nearly the whole city 10 underlsid with
clay 10 the depth Of sbeut ten feet-sn
area ssy ten miles squsTe. cubic foot
Of cisy, Weiehins 100 pourds, tskel from
s dep Of fourteen feet VIXEN the cellar
OF the Twelfth street msrket house was
wss practically demon stra;ed
to contain fcFsn teuths Of grain CT gold,
or CIe pound IL i224,00o. The excer
imeIt was repeated With sooas the same
results With clay tEken from brickYard
in The suburbs. Surprising the whole
mss Of clay to be $4,000 Cos pouude
(sod it is really much greater) the amount
Of gold would rescn in vslue tie enor-
nous sum OF S12G O0O,GG0. TIE gravel
l. much richer in gold than the clay, bat
here is NOV so much Of 1t. Undoubtedly
$500, 600. 900 worth OF gold lies within
etteen feet Of the surface sld still 1t can,
not be used