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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-22
ON CHANGE.
SpoG Ce,toR Unchanged; Futures Ir.
reguisr; In Soms Cases Higher. In
Others Lower Hopsy Market
Was Easy
Wheat Opened Easy, FIuctuatsd Narrowly
ana CLOSED Without advancing-Live
Stock Transactions Brink.
Daily Local Review.
SkSEITe OEFIuE,
FORT WORTH, TEX, Jan. q, 1858,

GAZETTE UFFIuE. !
FORT WORTH, TEX, Jan. q. 1858.
Local trading has been increasing
steadily all through the past week, cul-
minating to-day with heavy rush. job
bers have not felt any press CT business,
but have had 3 fair days trade. Drum
mers on the road Throughout the state
are sending in orders thick and heavy.
Quotations on goods in the grocery
line have undergone general revision so
to correspond with the new years re-
vision OF stocks.
Rice, prime and choice, has been
marked up little.
Eggs are now worth % cents, sud are
very scarce e. that figure.
THE MONEY MARKETS.
The situation az New York seems to be
assuming E more favorable appearance
than II sometime past, this beiDg shown
not so much in the lower tendency Of
rates for c;ll loans as in the increasing
facility for plsciDg time loans and en-
improved demsnd for commercial paper.
TIE belief thst the proposed legialalion
increasing the uStiO0al baZk circulation
bYI0 percent on the band deposits will be
passed by Congress has benehcisl efsct
IL barking circles, while the in
crease OF general deposits tend
To ercoursge 8 more liberal policy
toward borrowers. Money on call
has been in abundant supply, the rate for
BANKERS balances varying from to per
cent, with the sversge cf leans st 4045
per cent, Time money is more accessible
st rates ranging from per cent. on I'M
exceptional collateral to 5d@6 per cent.
on less acceptable securities, there being
considerable demand ct the lower rates.
Commercial psper Is taken more freely,
though the banks csnnot be said to be
large buyers yet. Best city names and
indogsed bills receivable are quoted st
sac per cent and siDgle-name paper Of
good quality 6@7 per cent.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-22
FRANK LESI.IE'S
POPULAR MONTHLY
FOR FEBRUARY.
FOR FEBRUARY.

1t ia not usual to creeit New York with being
q home o. the Arts, but A. :. Southworihs
skeichy article, "Tne Sculptors of " York,
In Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for FEB
ruary, viii Get some at least linking. IL com
merce, manufacture and speculation secumn-
late wealth in this little Island, II Is depensed
as wei and sculptors have fouud patrons 10
enable them to deyd3oP their genins Avery
timely article Is giveRon the Presidents OF me
French Republic. These gertemen 90 not
seem able TO serve outFfheir sferns IS ours 40
and nc their number VII run up rsp1dIy.
They have had as many fnSsfXteen wears as We
mad In thirty. OF all conhsries in Enrope tne
one we hear least aboHs ~ Portugal. Sne nag
no Nihilsts, no revoiusions she IS not soins o 20
fight Russia or anneFft y. che does 20. Io!tS
people to emigratH Eyidentiy she 10 "oLLn
transient look. ayT Noel R9shven give Sp@ :,
what you viii enjcy, "a Peep Into Portugal.
A lady whom fortune fate anc 1aaiI!mony na a,,e
linked with the army OF this x eStfe nOllG tetlS
Us, 4 "a Lady's Account OF Army Liz ~ sno
Far West" how she snd those like her mahasS
to live at frontier post 500 al les from uiees-
maker and 1850 #ties from dry gooas stoac.
Mrs. C.. IngersoI. Cara gives ano ,nI Ssae
Fsketches OF beautiful see es near hocneotolss
and "Cosvents IN the ARR tells OF sne nones VI
some strange secluse5 in Asia Minor.
Z Foster gives an enthusiastic scoouns "a
tn Cherokee nation ana It's progress, anu
Professor Edison diecuss 5, II way tnat VII
delight good housewives, "Ihe Milk SuyPy ct
Cities" OF the stori 9, beginning WIN ING
wonderful story, "Prince Lucifer " ana lpeJno-
ing "a Quaker Masquerade" "a New Geo.
pstrs," IAN Assister of Providence" we need
not speak. They commend themselves 70 ala
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-22
LiVs sfocn mnzkst.

81 LOUIS. NO. Jan. q Cattle - Receipts
200; shIpm rents 2490 ;msfkeI firm and UNCHANGED;
choice heavy native st ers s. 45G5 81; fair 10
good native stoe g 9204 so; busch=Is steers.
M cium 20 choice, 3 l5d4 20; stockers and
feeders, fair t. goof. s. OiG3 30: rangers,
ordinary to good, g 25a4 .. Hogs-Re-
ceipts $40 shipments $40: market steady,
ran ing from 81 So to s. so. Sheep-Receipts
6)l; shipments o. market firm; fair to fancy
So 6U65 10.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Jan. 2'.-Carile-Receipts
1t00; shipments $50; offerings mainly common !;
b st weak ~ steafy: tommon Gul ami 56l0c
lower; fearing steers firm bat qlieI; GOO 10
cnoice cornfe1 81 2jd4 20; common to medium
s. 2jdi p. ockers 81 s992 so; feeding steers
81 6063 25 cows 81 35a3 90. Hogs-Receipts
AGO; shipments 400; good 10 choice strong an
SC higher, III come cases 10; higher; common
STEADY but hard TO sell, ranging from s. 90 10
s. 81. Sheep-Receints 0; shipments 100;
good muttons steady; good TO choice 81 GOA
4.50; common 10 medium g 90 az 50.
CHICAGO. I'LL, Jan. 81 - Cattle-Roceipts
1000; n pmeDts 1000; market slow, common
l0c lower; steers s. o. as CO.; ssockers
and feeders 81 S563 so: COWS, bulls and mixed
81 i5a3 10. Texas cattle :? C0d3 IS. Hogr-
Receipts % 00O; 7arset steady; i1ed s. CSC
5 Is; heavy s. IGG5 rs; light 81 % %.
Sheep-Rece:pts 1000; shipments 1000; market
strong; natives s. 00G5 so; western 81 50a
l21si Texans g OLA co; lambs s. o0a6 =.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-22
=, enc EOi Main Street, Up Stairs. q
MAXFIELn

long clears, S. 40; clear rbs, SIS so, short clears
s. 80. H.ms-Steady at $40 25Gl2 co. $
CHICAGO, I'LL, Jan. 21-The usual Saturd AZ
quist prevailed at the opening of the board to-
DAY. though provisions gave some evidence sof
strength. Wheat was stupidity dull from start
to finish: May wheat opened shade en- al
S315c. There was q general evening up by The
sc4ipers during to- session, bat the prices re-
mains between s3dSS4c, and May losed as
S334c. Co n was quiet at the start but did not
J. main 30 long. May o1ened unchanged at
$3.50. Several prominent houses began picking
up all Of the corn that was offered around the
opening, and this soon frightened shorts into
coveliGg, and May delivery was rushed
up to $3.50 n very short time.
orn con tiuued active and firm all through the
session and there was PRACTICAL no action
from an early advance, although there was
come selling at top Il lures; Nay closed at 533lc
In provisions considerable interest was hrmer
In general way. ~pecula I've offerings were
OF v,Iy are VIII! local Al OUTSIDE demand
was fan ly aCtivt shorts purchased moderately.
May pork opened at Sli 90 advance OF 21zc,
sold 10 sl4 62s OLA So reacted to S4 5Oand closed
1t Sl4 81. Lard and ribs wer moderated active;
May ribs sold at 81 100 sly, closed al $! so
Leading futures closed as follows: Wheat,
No. 2, January SIC: February 767.c;
as4c en- February ta a8Sc March &c; May 5sso
Mess pork. per barrel, quoted for Feb
airy st Sl4 liz; MAY Sl+ SO. Lard, February
81 42]s March s. sOi Nav, S7e5 Short ribs.
Feb usry, 81 So; harch, 81 IS; May, s. 50
Cash quotations were Flour Quiet and
without speci l feature; prices unch pged.
Wheat N red S2G8!lsc. Corn-No. 2 42A4c.
Mes Park-P r barre. sli 2Oal4 p. Lard
Per lCe pounts 81 4. snort rib sides, loose,
81 55, ~ 1t shoulders, boxed, s. 9jG6 o.;
short cl9@r sd, 8, boxed, s. 9tNI %.
NEW YORK, Jan y. Coffee-S rot fair; rio
nomina al ODtione active I. lower, ciOsing Erm /,
ga,es 81, 900 bags; JsnIlry Il 65G 30; Febru
airy 40oGl4 Is; March 10 SO 6l3 10; April l3 IS
9l3 81; May y 2JalS %, june II e26l3 10;
July u Asa 2 60; August II % al IS; Septem-
Der Il 1OGl2 -; Octoi er II 95Gl2 90; Novem
Der IL 90dI2o5; d cember II Gl2 20. sugar
"a her east r; ref -ing G9O,ed SIC; Centrifugal
$50 for 95 tess; refined hrm and in good de-
man Molassts cu!l. 80 test n1u.!a Il at 23 a
23:lc Colt seed oil quoted 36G37c c,ude F.;
AK G44c refined.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-22
New Iden,n R,gsrd +. Strikes.

WILxEsBARRE, Pa, Jan. 2l.-In en-
address before msss-meeting OF miners
Of Ashley last evening Mr.. W. H. Hines
advanced new ides relative to the
strike. He advised the strikers to spply
IN the poor authorities in their districts
for sid. This would under the law have
to be accorded them and TO meet i: 6 tax
would have TO he levied which would
necessarily fall most heavily on the cor
porstions and wealthy coal operators.
Thus they would be compelled to con-
tribute to the support of the men they ere
tyeing to stsrve into submission and IN
This way could soon be brought to terms
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-22
CorsiCana.
Correspondence of the Gazette.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
CoRsICANA, TEX, Jan. 20.-The re-
mains of S. T. Mallory of Waco were
brought here to-day, and funeral services
were held at the residence Of Judge Frost.
NJ. Mallory was in business here for
several years and about four years ago
left here, and for three years wss engaged
in the wholesale clothing business in
Waco. He had thousands Of friends
throughout Central Te Ias snd all mourn
his deSth. 1t is said be GIed of consump-
ton.
The case of the State vs.. Will Cubley
hes been on trisI for two days. The de-
fendent is well connected here. He is
charged with robbery. It is thought the
Jury will not sgree.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-22
GENE SAL n ,HEEFs
Produce ana Prosi.iona

ST. LOUIS, Mo, jan. al.-Flour-Quiet and
unchanged, ran ying from 8 20 to IS. Wheat
opened ca y. advanced &c, early, but lost this
by degrees and closed steady the same as yes
tsrdayi No. red, cash sl3Sc; January 81 &c;
February &c, closing at $50 asse1; May
s4has4 sc, closing at s4Hc; July s2H6s2Ac,
closing s2Hc. Corn was ver. strong and clo- ed
Msy 49k64 No, closing 4sxc. Oats dull;
cash 3IX032c; February SIxc; Msy $3.50.
Cornueai was firm a. - 10 Whisky was
steady at 81 05. Provisions steady. PorK-
New S4 j66l5 90 Lard 81 Is Dry salted
meat, boxed, should rs, S. SIX; long clears
81 6o0s 6; c'ear ribs. 81 6o07 IS; shors clears,
81 1897 SIX. Bacon, boxed, shoulders, So 90.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-22
AYrnn of FtRa

Msnufaatured only by the California Fig
Syrup Company, San Francisco, Cal, is
'nSture's SpWn true laxative. 1t IS the
most easily taken aud the most pleasantly
:efectiyasremedy sknown .socleanss the
system #hen biliShs or castwe; to 9spel
headaches, cQbdsand levers; to cure M
sssssual aenstfgetRan. INDIGESTION. etc. .sFf Cor
sale in 50cents aud 81 botssss by Thyel-
keld & Lyme, druggists, Fort Worth. = !.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-22
Indiana white Gaps Heard From.

SHRLBYvILLE, IND, jan. 2I.-rhe
White Caps organization have sgsin be-
gan their outrages in this (Crawford)
county. LAST night they went to the
house Ell Wesley Weeks, Baptist min
lister, dragged him from his bed and
whipped him most numerically. They
told him he WAS not providing for his
family we'll enough. The whole county
is terrorized, fearing that there will be q
succession Of these outrages.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-22
OOTEON Markets.
Receipts at All Un,tsa ssssss Forts
q eE 0ricanx.

NEW ORLEANS. La. Jan. 2l.-Ooston-Spoi
closed firm and unchanged.
sales $3.50 bales
Stock 3So,172
Low ordinary 15-16o; ordinaT5 1853; good
ordinary 9 &c., low middling $40: mtddling
- l6c good middlng 10 3-l6c; middling fair
10 . 6c; fair ii Ice.
Futures opened and closed steady, 10 points
HIGHER.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-22
Sunday Dinners,

= You scsEpecomes nearer buying evxxy-
thing yousaeedsfof spectslS dinRess ircn
the stock of the Fort Worth. Grocer Co.
Try the scheme one time ana see how it
Rnrks
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-22
2alycESoE,

SALvEsTcs, TE1.. jan. 2l.-Covioa spct
closed firm and unchanged.
goes receipts, 1854.
sales. S54.
Exports, 1916.
Shipments cosstWise, $50.
Rail shipments, -.
stock. 1924 5sle.
Low ordinary. = 10 I6o: ordinary 1855; good
ordinary. 9He; low Diddling, 9A.c; micdiing
los; good middIing, 1CAc; middl:ng tair, l0AS D.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-22

ST. LOUIS NO., Jan. 2l-Wool-Market quiet
and unchang d; unwashed, bright medium 16 q
231c; coarse braid IS o2lc; low sandy 102lsc
fine light 1919; fine heavy ln@17c. Tub
washed-Choice 3s1lc; inferio; 2s032c; sacked
l00l5e.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-22
.ns GsEx Heas

News 1nd family paper In the state u
the WEKxLY GAx8TT1; price reduced 70
d years
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-22
ADVICE 20 Mothers,

Mrs. Wfnslow's Soethlng Syrup FOR chasren
teethips, scothes the child, softsDs thu gsEs,
alisys pain, cures WIND collie, AID u the bess
reMedS for diRrThsa. . cents a6ottle,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-22
A NeW York Failure.

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-The firm OF
Kurtz, Blanchard & Co., 81 Psrk street
and 8 Desbrossins street made an assign
ment to day to Lucu!s Bradley. The as
signors besides doing business in this city
have firm In Chicago under the name of
Hart, Blanchard & Co., and in New
Orleans as Blanchard, Kurtz & Co.;
Sill, 500 preferences,sa SAIL for promissoH
notes are msde.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-22
liverpool.

LIVERPOOL, Jan. Election Spot closed
quiet and unchanged.
Orci 'srY 8 3 I'D; good ordinary 55-lGd; low
middling 5Hd; middtng upIsnds SID; mid
ding Orleans 5 led.
Total sales SNO; American Goo.
Imports, Is 900; American, Il so.
Futures closed Gull, point lower.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-22

Habitat constipation cured ana hi
bowels farengthened by the regulaF&se
of CATERS Little sLiver Pills In e1ssll
doses. Don't fseget this. "
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-22
Eame ana GET

Your share OF the rich bargains in Ham
burg and Nainsook Fem broiderlee, torchon
laces, etc. RAHbALh& CHAMBERS Co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-22
How aDyiingChild
Was Saved /!

CICERO, HAMILTON Co., ND, Sept, y. fSS1.-
The following IS q true account of what your
s. S. S. has done for our little daughter, Hazel,
now four years old. When - months old q
lump Appeared on her heel, which slowly grew
larger. The family physician thought it was
caused by ptsce Of broken glass or needle.
but failed to bring anythisg to light. Tins
child became feebler all the time. seeming TO
lose the use of herleg, and finally quit walk
ing entirely. The.niddIe finger and thumb
OF either hand became Enlarged, the flesh be
coming hard. The FONTS became involv-
ed, so that when seventeen months old she
could not stand, having lost the use OF leg
and arm. PartiateIrvatare Of the spine also
followed. The nervous system was wrecked,
muscles CONTRACTED, and there was general
wasting of fies.f and muscle At eighteen
months OF age she was placed under the
treatment OF a fromInent physician OF Dos
ton, Mass, but s4.the end OF ten months she
had declined tdsnch degree thatshe was IN
dying condition. This was in April, 1896
We took the child away not knowing what
to do. In this dreadful dilemma we were
over-persuaded by friends 10 try lone bot
tie" OF SwIFT's SPECIFIC. which we did, and
before it had all been taken we saw a change
for the better In her symptoms. We kepti-
up, and have done so to this day, and will
keep 1t up, IL the Lord wills for many days
10 come for It has brought our dying Hazel
TO life, to vigor. to strength and health again.
The ashen hue OF her cheeks has changed TO
a rosy tint. She is able TO walk anywhere,
her languor and melancholy have passed
away, and she is now blIthe, cheerful, hap
py rompIng child. Should you wish 70 In
crease your testimonials OF proof of the
virtue OF S. S. S, our names and what we
have said Is but portion of what we owe TO
you. should you wish to use them
Kindly yours,
Ben. z. SWIFT.
GERTRUDE E. SWIFT.
P. o. Box CO.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-22
{NANGEAL.
ENGLISH CONSOLE,

ENGLISH CONSOLE.
LONDON. Jan. 2l.-Consols closed st IL 1854
for money; silver, II 7 l6d.
STOCKS AND BONDS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2l.-Stocks ana bonds
closed at the fnll0yvin0 nrtroa hid.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-22
The Co6ee Market,
Thu Wool Mnrkes.

GALVESTON, TEX, Jan 81. - Cofee-Un
changed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-22
51les -, 300 bsles.
"a ew TorE.

new EorE.
HIw YoEk. Jan. I-Cotton-Spot closed
dull and unchanged.
Sales, l03 bales
Stock 230 rs bales.
Ordinary 7slc. gooc ordinary. 3-l8c; low
abiding, 1880; mi6dliug, 1CHc; good mid
ding, 1850, mfddling fEiT. Ike.
Futures closed dull but steady and l to 2
points lower.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Fasterr and NrIddlo s,.,..

ANnREw CARNEGiR has resumed oDera
lions I'm his great PittSburg steel works with
non union mon. refusing 70 treat any longer
Win nus striking employees lie employs
about 5000 men,
IMPRESSIVE funeral services were held In
nonor OF the late Roscoe Conkhng at Trinity
chapel, New York. after which the remains
were taken 20 Utica by special train and
there inferred.
WILLIAM II. DINsMoRE, founder OF tho
AuamS Express Company, aud late President
ol Lhe corporation, died rccently at his homo
IN New York city, in his seventy eighth year.
IhE famous trotting horse, Dexter. whose
speed record was unbroken for SO long, dicd
recently at the New York stable OF Robert
bonner, his owner Mr.. Bonner paid SS5, 600
for the horse
TWO men were killed aud three injured by
tue explosion of N tug boat on Newtown
Oreek' opposite Williamsburg. n. "
REAR ADMIRAL CHARLES \. BoGGs. n val
iant officer in the United States Navy. las
IuSt died at his home in New Brunswick,
n j., aged Seventy-eight years.
BmGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM Dw1cuT.
OF the United States Army, who was chief
OF statt under General Banks during the
Clvli War, died Saturday at Boston, Mass.
TREASURER WELLS of tho Scnecn Falls
IN. ~ Savings Bank, is defaulter i'm the
sum OF SlO,OOO and has been arrested His
peculations extend through period OF ten
years.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03
THE CAPTURE.


The scene is in New York. The time
is Friday night, my wife's evening at
home. IL is raining, and we are not
likely TO be called upon to entertain.
Something, who shall say what, has
brought me to the piano, an instrument
Ihave no liking for, and, indeed, only
play with one hand; with one finger, to
be accurate. Fate is i'm that finger.
turn on the revolving chair. point
that bewitched finger at the keys. IL is
years since / have done such n thing
We have been married and in this coun-
try two years, and l have never once
touched musical instrument. Now /
slowly and falteringly pick out the tune
used to play on the cornet.
Good gracious, Lesterl" my sweet
voiced little wife almost screams as she
rushes in upon me, "what did you play
then3' Where did you ever hear that "
why, little one" | reply. "What
eXcites you soi i caught up an old thing
used to play in my salad days"
She almost pushes me from the piano
stool; she poses angelIcally before the
instrument; she strikes the keys and
from her throat rushes the poetry and
the music of her ballad and my hymn
combined, the poem and music of the
stories we have told above.
At first we rush into explanations
punctuated with shouts of surprise and
with repeated embraces. Then we each
begin TO think.
''But darling" she says, "you never
told me you were a strolling circus
player"
sweetheart" / replied gravely, al
do not recall your having said you were
once in the common Jail at Matanzas. y
81 did not want you TO know it., she
murmurs. "We were suspects. We
we're under assumed names. Our true
names were in the Spanish Book OF
Blood as traitors We were discovered
and shadowed. Father cIuded the
watch and went straight to Havana, TO
the Governor General, TO prove his right
to return. The local authorities believed
him to bc hiding and threw me i'm a
dungeon to force me to tell where he was.
He was protected by the authorities and
he returned and was freed"
"Sing that song again, dear, please, "
is all say.
So found the little pirate at last
AtldHta Constitution.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03

In thy siiv'ry rays ! seem
To read a message bright
lt bids my rapt spirit dream
Angels guide me by thy light
oh, shine on. bright star OF love,
lilumine my pathway drear.
When dark clouds hang thick above,
Lonely am /, without cheer
Yet whone'er my upturned brow
Battles in thy beams 50 bright.
Each soft ray speaks 10 my heart
Angels guide me by thy light.
We reached Matanzas safely, and for a
time were very happy. We were joy
ously received by our former friends and
relatives. An American circus was in
the town, and / attended one perform
ance in the hope that one feature of it
might chance 10 bc a cornet performance
by my unknown benelactor. was dis.
appointed, of course. IL would have
been one chance in a million. The
troupe was a fourth rate one, and the
performance began with extreme dis
order owing to AN insult offered by one
OF tne buHOons 10 n lady only few feet
ahead Of me, as several belated specta-
tors, Of whom l was one, were making
their way TO the seats. Imust pass over
what followed. Cuba was in her deep
est distress. We suffered with thou
sands of others; but why recur TO that
Our position aud fortune were restored ;
we moved TO Havana. Father re estab-
| shed himself in trade. was courtcd
by wealthy gentleman, n member of a
large business firm there, and am now n
happy wife and mother and proud
American.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03

Locusts, says q tourist in the Fast. are
now a regular part Of tho days provi
sions with us, and are really an excellent
article Of diet. After trying them in sew
cral ways, VIC have come 10 the cOnclu-
sion that they arc best plain boiled The
long, hopping legs must be pulled of,
and The locust, held by the wings,
dipped into salt and eaten. As TO flavor,
this insect tastes Of vegetable rather than
Of fsh or flesh, not unlike green wheat,
aud TO us 10 supplies the place Of vcgeta-
blcs, Of which We are much I'm ucod
For catching locusts the morning is the
time, when they are half-bonun bed by
the cold, and their wings damp with The
dew. They may then be found clustered
in hundreds under tho desert bushes.
and gathered without trouble, merely
shovcIcd into n bag or basket They
dcvOur everything vegetable, and are de-
vourod by everything animal larks and
bustards, ravens. hawks and bu,zards
We passed through hocks of ravens and
buzzards, sitting ON the ground gorgcd
with them The camols MUNICH them in
with their food the grayhounds run
swapping after them all day long. eating
as many as they can catch The Bodouins
often give them 20 their horses, and Just
now many tribes have nothing 90 cat but
locusts and camels milk.