Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-01
NEWS AND NOTES.

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Natural gas has been discoyessd Al
Wabash, Ind. g 4
In manufacturing Rhode Island Sthe
Republicans gain 2930 on their vote OF
1884, but President Cleveland gained
5l42
Lithium Is the Iightest metal known
and Is worth SI60 an ounce. G,llium is
the ccstliest metal known aad is worth
$3.50 per oun e.
The natural gas supply at Wheeling,
W. Vs., was temporary cut OF On Sat-
urdsy, and all the mills shut down, while
the CITY shiVered with cold.
The watch industry of Genevs, Switzer.
land, amounts to SIC 900, 900 worth Snnu-
ally. Sightseers pay three-four!hs Of the
steamer and railway receipts. .ysrS
The new I;sliin penal code provides
that such sn assertion as that the pope
has right to Rome IS his SEES. Of gov,
ment is punishable as crime.
It is estimated that from 100000 TO
6 000, 000 pounds CT turkey ano l LOO, 600
quarts OF crsnberries are necessary to
enable the city OF New York to enjoy Its
Thanksgiving fess:.
They have discovered a new wsyof
making bonfire at Virginia City, New.
Bricks are soaked In kerosene for two
days, after which they will burn brightly
for more than hour.
A London physician has 8 copy of the
Bible written in shorthand, probably the
only C )py in the world. I. is volume of
tiers are ,xquisitely written.
From ekel tons found In South C, 70 II Q
1t Is certain thai there used to DE race
Of men In this country who stood from
eight to eleven feet high and who could
step over q common rail fence.
An odd book soon to be published in
New York for private circulation is to
contain catalogue Of the very wealthy
men OF the United States. About forty
years ago similar book was printed snd
the standard Of wealth tlen was fixed
100000. Now it is 100000.
A buffalo ranch has been stsrted in
Kansas and pays we'll, for buffalo meat
readily brings fifty cents 8 pound ia Chi
cago. About the only specimens Of thls
animal will soon be found tame on
ranches, and yet within twenty years
there were millions of them on the plaiHs.
The latest slang is "tacky" Wherce it
comes and why II is here no one knows,
but ntscky" is with US. Yourg ladies'
speak Of rthe tacklest young man," and
Adolphus of his "sacky girl" L. may
mean shsrpest, most pointed and heEee
brightest; but wna:evsr 1t means II is ep.
idemic.
The Florida orange crop is estimated
at 100000 boxes, which Is more than
double the product OF any previous year.
Each box holds on an average $50
oranges, which will be ten for every per-
son in the United States. But these
$50, 00e, 600 FIoridss will not be one-half
the oranges sold in our markets.
The district attorney and the sanitary
authorities Of New Orleans have givsl,
their opinion that fruit Ia Q necessary OF
livir z that should be always within reach
of the citizens, and in accordance with
this opinion the city ordinance closing
the fruit stores on Sundays has been
abolished. The New Orleans States re.
joices over the repeal Of the law which 1t
describes as "a miserable puritanical inns
portstion."
It is nesrly nine years since the work OF
taking the tenth census Of the United
States began, and 1t is only now that the
amour cement Is made that the twenty.
second and final volume OF the statistics
have been published. No plan Of census
Was ever more elaborate than that Of the
census of 1880, but 1t was altogether ttoo
elaborate. A committee Of congress il
already beginning to make preparations
for the census OF 1890, and 1t should be
careful not to undertake too mnch.
Tters was q curious sensation at o
church wedding at Bridgeport, Conn, the
other day. The groom, person of VIC.
lent temper, swore because tie bride and
her party were behind time. During his
rawlings to his best man the bride arrived
and overheard her fisncee rculdly sbusing
her and swearing ousrsgeously. TIE
bride's face assumed deadly pslior. She
approached the altar and stood motiorless
until the minister ssked II she nwould