Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-02
NEWS AND EOrE 8.

| The Oldest sld largest tree In the work
is q Chestnut, near the foot of Noun
Etns. The circumference Of the mali
trunk is 212 feet.
| The drst patent ever Issued IN Americ.
wss given to SAMUEL Hopkins Of Philsdel
phis in 1890 for N Improvement in the
manufacture Of potash.
It is said that when s girl gets to be
thirty five she is fond of being c:lled
Daisy, il that happens to be her frs,
name. At sixteen she insists on being
called Miss Smith.
; "Snuf, dipping" is said to be growing
quite the fashion in Lewiston, Me. The
devo.ees don't inhele the snuff, hut make
Whist is called rs smear" with CASTLE
soap and apply 1t to the nostr.ls. A sre.
cies OF mild intOxication is said to result
Few men bent upon public charity we
struck better line Of procedure thar
that OF Mr.. 1. V. Villa nson. of Phils
delphis. He has donated S5,O00,c0o for
the founding OF great mechanical school
for boys. He has made bu. one restric-
ton on thu character OF the benefcisries
they must be "white" boys-and this
has created quite 8 good-sizsd rumpus in
the City OF Brotherly Love.
Two nuggets OF gold recently found in
the Raeburne dlstrict Of Western Austria
lia weighed $50 and 103 ounces respec-
lively. The smaller one was found near
the surface and WAS 81 first kicked away
by It's d.scoverer. At Bendigo they are
digging for gold 2400 feet under grourd,
"ihe greatest depth to which the COLO
miners in Australia hsve yet pushed their
search for the precious metal"
Attorney General Garland has reudere
8 decision in the case involving the right
Of the Northsrn Pacific Railroad to q Sec
ond indemnity bslt in Minnesota, aud the
right of the road to take indemnity In
one ststa or territory for land lost In an
other. This decision was made in re-
spouse to an inquiry from Secretary
Lunar. The attorney-geDersl decides
that the company mas these rights.
Many years sgo Amos Benhsm got the
first set Of false teeth ever seen in ConS
necticut, valued at $50. They were buried
with him By getting possession OF the
family burial lot at Hampton, grandson,
Gilbert Bsnham, procured these teeth and
now carries them in lis pocket. They
are wanted by othels, smopg them the
New Haven Historical Society. Glloert's
uncle, Merwin, threatens to bring suit
for the teeth.
Boston has Citizens Association TO
look after the rescality or Incompetent
work OF the city government. II lie just
now considering the subject Of ruolic
light. I. Is stated that Boston is paying
65 cents q night for each electric light,
while In New York The charge for the
same form OF illumination is only S48'
cents, in Brooklyn 30 cents, in Buffalo IS
cents and in PHILADELPHIA so cents.
The postmaster-general has submitted
to the secretary Of the treasury his esti--
mates for appropriations for the postal
service for the fiscal year, ending June
80, 1900. They aggregate S66,SI2,0 73, as
sg,inss $50. $50, 1888, the appropriation for
the present fiscal year. This Is an In
crosse Of 81, 95l, S39, and is stated to be
accessory to meet the present aud pros>
pecsve extension Of the postal service
The revenue Of the department for thu
fiscal year, endin" June so, 1890, are esti.
msted st SCI. 50S.6 5s, an Increase Of
1913, 1852.
There are about 265, 200 Indians in the
United States, not counting the Alasksns.
About 0,001 Of them are in Arizona. IL.
600 In California, 80, 900 in Dakots, &c .O08'
in Indian Territory, %, 600 In New Mex
leo, IL 900 in Montana, 1000 in Wash
ipgton Territory, 5000 In Nevads, 5000 in
Wisconsin, 1000 in Michigan, 5000 in
Minnesoss, 5000 In New York and 5000
along the line between North Carolina
and Tennessee, and fewer thousands in
Oregon, Idaho, Nebraska, Utah, Kansas
and Wyoming, AND scattered hundreds
in Colorado. lows, Texas, Indiana,
Florioa and Maine.
There Is to be railroad Guilt from the
Baltic to the Pacific through the intetior
Of Siberia, Q total distance of 1850 miles.
From St. Petersburg to the eastern ter
minus the totsl length will be nearly 5000
miles, or quarter way around the globe.
Seventeen Days will be required to mske
the journey. In this expsnse our flight
from New York to San Francisco looks
small. The cost Of the roads copstruc-
ton is estimated ct from 500 600 000 to
700, 1000. 900 roubles, or from 1876 900, 600
to 1926. 100000. When the world GOMEZ:
to see this rosd completed, says the IdSs
disnapolis News. and the Panama Canal:
opened what new adjustment Of relations
will await it! And. then, when we con-;
slider the opening of Africa and itg
subordirssion to civiliz alton and think u
the development Of new forces, WHICH,
even We now are constantly seeing, there
sppear many pages Of this worlds jkon-
derful history yet to De turned, the
promise Of whose record is the most
brilliant cf all.