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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-16

suffering with dropsy, and that lsrg
quantity Of water had accumulated in tat
cavity allotted for the expansion of hi
lnngs. Tnis was msde evident fYoIn TIE
| linking distress breathing, ard not unit
Inc water WAS removed could the pool
brute be given relief. By the insertion Of
sn Instrument, commonly known IS 8
trocar, oDd 1t can be s.fely said hat there
sge but one or two veterlnsIies in the
city who can use it with success-bC-
tween the ribs into the uug cavity, and
upon the withdrawal OF the bsrb which
makes the puncture, q Tube remains,
through which the water is easily re-
moved.
The operation during the past ten days
hss been performed every twenty-four
hours, and IN al, eighteen gallons of water
we're removed. At the operation Of yes
teiday afternoon Commercial G tie
reporter was present through the cour-
tesy OF Mr.. Kahn. While preparations
were being made for the Insertion OF the
trocar, which is a. Olt the size of & CON-
mon lead pencil some five inches In length,
made OF brightly polished stee', the anil
nal was breathing with much diff
Guilty. Oae OF the attaches Of the stable
was instructed to hold the horses head
a1d the surgeon after carefully exsmin-
ing the animals size, thruss the sharp
Instrument between two Of the fore ribs
TO depth nf three inches. The opera
ton wss performed In so short space
Of time as to give the horse but little
rsfn. Upon the removal OF the barb
which made the puncture, stream Of
water shot through the tube of greelish
color, and WAS received into large
woooen bucket. The water flowed
steadily for fIlly ten minutes, filing the
bucket 10 within one and halt inches OF
the brim. II was still running priskly as
the tube was removed. The operation
gave the animal great relief, and he
walked about the small inclosnre looking
for something TO eat. bucket about
third full OF beer was given him to drink,
which seemed to stimulate him. His
chief diet is eggs, milk and beer.
"Fhe operation" said DR.. Andersen,
sis YER, weakening, and it is chiefly for
this reason he is gwen stim~lant. You
could place bucket full of beer and
pail OF water before him, and he would
choose the former. He eats hay and oats
quite freely. In case the water should
Still continue to accumulate section OF
one of the ribs will be removed and the
cavity well washed out with diluted
tincture of iodine. A constant drainage
will be kept up by leaving smsll rubber
tube within"
Mr.. Kahn has now some hope of saving
the horse, as he shows much improve
ment, snd he also bases his expectations
on the fact that DR.. Anderson mas cured
animals that were similarly I'll 'cted. A.
the operation yesterday there were large
number Of we'll known horsemen present
who TOOK keen interest in the case, for
the reason that many supposed the horse
incurable. Similar operations have beer
performed upon human beings, but it is
done ct great risk, and as lule meets
with fatal results both in man and horse
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-16
seems to be no signs Ct failure Of the
supply, as the bees are still very strong

| seems to be no signs Ct failure Of the
supply, as the bees are still very strong
| and healthy colony.
The same year that Mr.. Mitchell tapped
the old oak tree there WAS new thick
growth sprung up all around the old OAK
of an unusual appearance, having q
smooth bark and thick, wsxy leaves. One
i day ne pulled of one Of the Leaves and
put in his mouth and found it to be very
sweet, and upon examining the place
from which he had plucked the leaf he
discovered that The p ant was bleeding or
emitting from the wound q clear, thick
looking juice, which, upon tasting and
examination, proved to be honey.
he then commenced to nurse the
new volunteer gIowths with the
tenderest care and attention, look
ing after them daily: and as the sum-
mer advanced the plants continued to
grow, and in the fall he selected and
tIars planted 800 OF them in very rich soil
20 feet apart, and they grew very rapidly,
mskirg g beautiful display with their
straight, smooth trunks and their glossy
wax like leaves. And the grove was seen
and admired by all for miles around,
Mr.. Mitchell's idea was that as large
money was msde from the sugar maple
by boiling the Juice, he ought to make
more from tree that would run pure
honey, and he was right. When the
trees were four years old IN the fall Of the
year they were large enough to insert
faucets. So he had 800 faucets
made to order and screwed them into ne
young trees, and the following spring the
result WAS remarkable Each tree yield
ed an average CT ten gallons of the rich
est golden honey; the following yesr each
tree yielded an average of twenty gal
Ions, and now the average IS about a
barrel to each tree during the year, and
the grove continues to grow and h1ur-
ish and shows no signs of filling to sup
ply bountiful yield in the years to come.
The quslity OF the honey is so fine aud
the favor Is so delicate that it always
commands the highest prices, and the
d-mand is greater tran the supply.
II some of those enterprisiEg artesian
we'll men who are always prospecting and
boring holes IN our county for oil could
succeed in sinking well from which a
solid stream Of old mellow peach brandy
would flow continuously, then, indeed
old Spaldlng county would be new
Mecca, and pilgrimsges would be made
from all over this broad country to the
land which flows with "peach and honey"
But be that as it may, the uncertainty
Of the fruit crop, the corn crop, the Whest
crop, nor the uncertainty of the price OF
cotton, has any terrors for Mr.. Mitchell,
ESQ long as these golden streams Of sweet
ness continue to flow from these natural
fountains, his prosperity is assured.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-16
How to Take Caro- of Kid s,ove,.

XII gloves especially demand care in
the keeping. In buying kids examine the
fingers lseparately and look for broken
stitches. II when stretching the fcgers
the thread pulls away from the kid, lesv-
log white spot, the gloves will not wear
we'll. When the kid stretches easily and
seems elastic, it is likely to be good
quality; but il II is stiff or unvieldiDg II
Will neither fit nor wear we'll. Always
get owe large enough. II they are SO
narrow as to require stretching they
never Will look IS well IS If the hsad Wes
the atst stretcher. II they ere short
fagered they convert the hand INTO pos
live deformity and do not wear half sc
long SIS when they are the proper size.
great deal depends upon how the glove:
are put on the fist time. The hand!
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-16

should be dry ard cool; If they are st all
moist they should be well powdered.
FIRST work on the fingers, Keeping the
5humn outside the glovz. When the
inumo is put in place the elbow on the
knee and work the glove down carefully
SUD smoothly. Button the second button
hFsf, and 80 on 70 the top, Leaving the
ncst button Ill the last. Tais may seem
little thing, but Is makes considerable
d ference in the APPEARANCE and lit OF the
glove. The grestssS strain is on the .lrst
button, snd when This Is partially re!is7ed
by the fastening Of the other button, the
drawing OF seams, tearing CT the kid or
en!srglLg u the battonho!e is prevented.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-16
THE higher COURTS.
Synepses OF Decisions Rendered at the
Present Austin Sitting Of the High
er Courts OF Texas.
supreme Court and Court of Appeals Find
ings-A Tsrrant County Case Be-
veIsed and demanded,
O. urt Of Appeals.
u IL HRPOHI5s
Correspondence Of the Gazette.


AU=TIN, Tex, April 14-Craxton Wood
& Co. vs.. A. P. Ryan ct al /;
from Tarrans county. Against A. P.
Ran, appellants caused an execution to
be LEVIED on 8 lot of brick; his wife
claimed the brick as her separate prop
erty, and not subject to the execution.
On the trial it was shown, that the brick
WAS made on land the separate property
of the wife, and out of the dirt of such
lsnd; and that the husband had nothing
to do with the Masking Of the brick, and
paid no portion of the expense
incident thereto. Held: That one
calf the brick WAS community
property and subject to execution !;
as to the other half IL was conceded that
1t was the separate property Of the wife
rne appellant excepted TO the rendition
Of the judgment at the time 1t WAS an
nounced and the exception vas noted,
out made no exceptions to the ConcIu-
sions Of lsw and TACT filed by the court.
ppellee contends that having fsile to
except TO siid conclusions appellants can
not be heard to impugn the correctness
Of the Judgment up-n the facts. Held /:
That il the Judgment be excepted 10 and
sucn exception noted the appeal may DC
taken withouta statement Of facts. Re-
versed and remanded. Wilson, Judge.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-16
,Reather rrnp HulIetin.

WASHINGTON, April l5--Following is
the weather crop bulletin for the week
ended Saturday, April IA:
SIGNAL OFF 0B WAR DErABTMENT,l
WASHINGTON, Apdl IS, 1883.
Teup9raIure-Tne week ended April
a has been warmer than usual in the
southern stat5s, the central valleys and
the rorthws 81, and colder than Usual in the
New Ecglald states and the middle At.
aDtic States.
Tae average daiy excess CT tempera.
ture ranged from TO 8 in the southern
states sra the central valleys, and from
rolJ' in me GX rene northwest, while
in NeW England and the middle Atlantic
s.ltes the average daily temperature WAS
from to g. below me normal. The sea-
son from January l to April II has been
colder than usual throughout the northern
states the average dsily temperature
ranging from to Il below normal in the
northwest and from TO 60 north Of the
Ohio valley, 10 New England and the mid
die Atlantic states, while throughout the
southern states the temperature for the
season has differed but slightly from nor
ma.
The rainfall for the week has baen
sllghtly in excess in the OHIO and Central
Mississippi valleys, Missouri, Kansas,
Kentucky and Northern Tennessee.
There has also been slight excess Of
rainfall on the middle AtlSntic cosst and
from nor hern New England westward TO
Wisconsin.
Well distributed showers Ere reported
from New England, New York, Virginia,
the Upper Missouri valley aud the ives.
Gulf states, while very little rain Is re
ported from the northern Atlantic ststes.
For the season there has been more rsin
ilSn usual in the southern portion Of the
gulf states, and generally from the Mis-
sls5ppi river westward to the Rocky
Mountains Slight excuses are also re-
ported in New Elgisnd, New York, Penn
sylVSnia, OHIO and Indiana, while gen.
orally throughout The winter wheat states
from IS to 80 per cent. of the usual
amouut Of rain is reported. Ia the cot
ton region east ofthe Mississippi about
80 per cent, and in Eastern Arkansas
about 20 per cent. OF the usual rainfall is
reported.
General remarks: The weather for the
week has been favorable ;or growing
crops in sll tne agricultural districts. Re
ports from the southern states show that
the week was favorable for cotton and
cane, aud that small grain crops have
o9en Affected fiyorlbly. The season is
probably ten days late in the middle At
'sn'ic ates, snd from fifteen 10 twenty
days late in the northwest, where seeding
IS progressing slowly.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-16
a Case of Hard Luck.
Washington Star.

Manager Brown of the Witherald &
Brown Rolling Mill st Findlsy. Ohio,
thinks that luck is dead against him. He
was the victim of q most peculiar aeci
dent yesterday. He drew $500 in bills
from bank, and placing the package in an
outside pocket OF his coat started out the
railroad track to walk to his mill. A
train passed him, and from the smoke
stack of the engine spark of IRE WAS
blown into his pocket, alighting upon the
package Of money, causing 1t to burn.
When Brown discovered and quenched
the fire 1t had eaten clear through the
center OF the bills, leaving only the two
ends OF each bill unconsumed. 1t Is the
opinion OF bank oficisls that enough OF
the money remains to be redeemed in
bills.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-16
The New Boy.
Detroit Free Press.

A policeman who was passing through
an alley leading of Elizabeth street saw
half dozen boys on fence looking into
back yard, and when he asked what they
were doing one of them replied:
"Waiting for boy"
"What boy2"
"Belopgs to the family Just moved in"
"What's the matter with him?"
"Oh, nothing. We are just a-goiDg to
see about something"
The officer passed around to the front,
and from this station he saw the "neN
boy" come out and the biggest lad on the
fence drop down. The two went st it no
and heavy, but presently the new boz
came out on top, aud all the other:
dropped down into the yard and oFerei
him bite of their spples aud declar {
him good fellow. He had been teste.
and found sandy.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-16
WHAT MIGHT RAPPEN.
Strange Cor .ctures as to Possible Oatss
trophe to the World.

trophe to the World.
Loncon Sunday Times.
Speculation is ever r,fe IS to what
catastrophe may overtake this globe CT
ours. Someone has made acalculation OF
how the esrth may be completely sub
merged-thst is TO say, il only the terres-
trial forces could be directed in the way
required to accomplish such al end. The
mean height OF the lsnd shove sea level il
25O0 ieet, aud the mean depth Ct the ocean
is 12,480 fee. Only per cent. OF the sea
is included within depth CT 500 fSthoms,
while II per cent lies between 500 and
5000 tathoms. If, now, the land were
filed into the hOllows of the sec, the lat
ter would roll over the .esrth's crust to 5
uniform depth Of two miles.
Another curious speculation has been
made concerning what would happen
were the earth's rotation 20 cease. The
equatorial diameter being twenty six
miles more than the polar diameter, the
sartn would present an equatorial
zone of solid ground, miles high above
sea level, the wster all being drawn 20 the
poles. This land zone would then b.
ike our arctic regions, and would be
Dauded by d ring Of permanent ice and
snow.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-16
Winter Wheat,

CHICAGO, ILL April l5.-The follow
,,g crop summary compiled by the Far
.nsrs Review will be printed this week:
r.-,ng is row so far advanced that the
.a,I condition of winter wheat can be
.nnroximsteIy determined. The fear ex'
.,essed in our last report Of date March
81 mat the condition is N ore like ~ % grow
-,,rsc than to improve in the next two OF
.s,oa weeks has been realized in the
...tes Of Ildfsna and Illinois, while re.
s-rts from other Of the western winter
ut growing states show IS high per
W., centsge Ct condition as that date with
!psIf1h, gain IN some csses. Reports by
ties show the folio wing averages OF
s"1dltion ct present date as compared
J1b the condition On March 81:
O,io. % counties report present coGdi-
t,,n ss compared WITT average CONDITION
.,t5is time last year Of y per cent, con-
JiIon on March q III per cent.
Todisns, % counties report condition
e! Dsr cent, condition on March q, rs
RI Illinois, Il c~unties report condition
ri Dgr cent, condition March 81, So per
Kentucky, I6 counties report average
condition So per cent, condition March
u, r per cent.
Missouri, 26 counties report condition
% per cent, condition March 81, SO per
cent ~
1922 per cent, condition March 81, 99
wisconsin, IS counties report condition
80 per cent.
Wi.consiD, is countie report condition
% per cent, condition March 81, 80 per
cent
condition OF IS per cent, condition March
q, Il per csnt.
The slight change Of condition in the
states OF Wisconsin and Michigan is due
IN the fact tha. until within r, cent per
lad the fields were covered with snow,
while in Kentuc6y, Missouri and Kansas
the vhest has not been subjected 20 fire.
0uert freezing and thaWing which prove
SO iuiudous to the plant in the states OF
Ugin9is and Indiana.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-16
GEORGIA RONEY BEES.
Yielding BsrreIful Day Each and
MakipR Ther Owners Rich.
Or hin (Ga) News

Ail4ulDE 6aTrehtul Day EhCn anu
Makipg Their Owners Rich.
GRIM (Ga.) News.
After dinner a. Mr.. Mi.chell's We were
sitting on his front pi.zz,, smoking, and
l discovered some bees going in and cut
Of knot in one of the large oak trees in
t'ont Of his dwelling. The tree is known
10 oe over leo years old. learned that
several years ago swarm of bees as
semoled in the tree IS their new home,
and they have woTke d and lived there ever
since. After they had been there for
thtee years the colony became very large
and strong, and no attempt hsd ever been
made to rob them Of their honey. AT last
MI Mitchell came to the conclusion that
Inc tree must be full Of honey, from see
ing lSrge numbers of h.es and bees around
sae root Of the tree; 50 he set to work to
ueVlse some means to get the honey with
ea! cutting the tree down. After apply-
ing all the tests known 20 bee men, he
saasned himself thst the tree WAS full,
Soa then decided TO tap II
IKE fellow is tapped fsr
atopsy. So he got him a faucet
soo IN augur and bored hole in the tree
sassr the root and then screwed in the
aueet and to his surprise and great de.
sssat solid stream Of pure snd elegant
.oeey as clear IS crystal gushed forth,
S SUI the supply seemed almost iaexhsusti-
nc; II continued to pour out until he
~ h!led six bIrrels; and he hiss drawn
te1 year since that time from three &c
M ut oNEels OF pure strained honey from
A' Old oak tree, and up TO this there
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-16
REMARKABLE SURGERY.
Removing Water from the Chest Cavity of
q Horse az Relief from Dropsy.

dorss az Relief from Dropeyt
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
A remarkable operation was perfor med
upon horse yesterday afternoon by 8
veterinary surgeon in the auction stable
of Charley Kahn, on West Fifth street.
The animal is afflicted with pleuro-pneu-
monia and hydrothorax, or what is more
commonly kDoW n as dropsy OF the chest.
The symptoms Of the disease WAS first ep-
parent some three weeks ago, and the
horse, which up to that time WAS classed
IS the finest and most heslthful IN the
stable, fell away rapidly in weight until
1t became mere skeleton.
Ten days ago the animal was given up,
as the case was considered hopeless by
expert veterinarles. The services of the
young veterinary surgeon, l.. A, Ander.
son, were then sought BY Mr.. Kahn, who
wss willing to stand any liberal sum,
even in the vain hope Of saving his valu-
able animal. DR.. Anderson, after q care
full examination, found that the horse wa:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-16
An Early Morning Biszs,

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, April 15-This morning
about 80 o'clock an alarm of fire was
turned IN. The fire WAS located at 1912
Commerce street, smsll cottage owned
by Mrs. Packet. Before the department
arrived st the scene the house WAS
burned to the ground, although most of
the household furniture WAS saved. The
cause Of the IRE is unknown. Loss 81
900; no insurance.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-16

William Waters, full -blooded Indian,
living st Madison, Gs., who claims de-
scent from the historic Cherokee tribe
of Georgis, is endesvoring to esta5-
lish his ownership of lands in the
Indian Territory valued at $4,000. Wa
tiers married mulstto several years ago,
and number of little!t hslf-breeds play
around his wigwam.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-16

A handsome marble tablat has been
placed on the front of the house at No.
203 Main street, Cbarlestowp, Mass,
bearing this Inscription: "Here WAS
born Samuel Finley Breese Morse, q
April, 1871; Inventor Of the Electric
Telegraph"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-16
THE FIRE RECORD
RtsldsIce turned.

Special to the Gazette.
CRAWFORD, TEX ., April l5.-Fire broke
out here ct p. N in the dwelling owned
aud occupied by John Thompson, totally
destroying the house and furniture. TEE
loss is $500 or $4,000.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-16
Rouudhouse Burned.

EAST CAIRO, KY, April 15-About 1
O'Clock last night fire destroyed the
Mobile and Ohio roundhouse and three
locomotives. The total loss will probably
be SIS. 900,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-16
Ankle Dislocated.
sneciaI to the Gazette.
snow

SPBCIHI 20 tIIS UdItLECs
LoNGvIEw, Tx, April 15.-J.mes
Whitney. trainnan of the Galveston,
Sabine and St. Louis Railroad, had his
ankle dislocated or sprained at E,ston
yesterday, while jumping from the cars.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-16

Archdeacon Farrar calls in question
many statements of biblical writers. He
does not believe, for instance, that Solo
mon had 1000 wives in his harem, bus
only about seventy.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-16
WEATHER AND CROPS.
rto Real Condition Of Winter Wheat
approximately Dsferm'ned-fhe
Average By States

,,rature for tho sesson in tht
southern States Ns"'iy Normal.
favorable weather for Drops.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-04
Armstrong rurm,.ase Company.

The latest novelties in the lines Of furni-
turc and furniture goods Of every de~ctlp-
ton can be seen ut the waic-Iooms n tho
Memphis branch house Of the Armstrong
Furniture company, Of Evansville, Ind,
which branch u located on Second street,
Ayers block, opposite Court square The
Memphis house will supply the trade nc
factory prices. frcight added. The stock
n called 10 the line OF parlor, dining room
reach Of all. Resident housckccpcns aud
strangers visiting tho city arc respectfully
invited 10 call and look through the ware
rooms and price the goods.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-04

day morning on business trip through
Mississippi with the expectation of exceed
ing his last years sales, which amounted
TO over 100000.
TnE funeral OF tho late Hon. John NJ.
Hewitt, Of Mariana, Ark, and the last
speaker OF the Arkansas House OF Repre-
sentatives, will take place from the Masonic
Temple, this city, this afternoon at .
o'clock. Several delegations OF leading
Masons from Arkansas will arrive on the
morning train to join in the last honors to
the remains Of their distinguished brother.
VALLIE w. EAroS, the only son Of J..
B. Eaton, is fitting for Dartmouth college
at Phillips (Andover Mass. academy,
whore his father fitted for the same college.
Vallie is Que of the benencisries OF the
distribution of 100000 recently made
among his children and heirs by Mr.. Val
entine Winters, the venerable banker OF
Dayton, o. Mr. Winters in 1882 made 4
similar distribution of 1900 900.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-04
The s.nycso Menu.

We have been favored by tho manage.
ment OF the Gayoso hotel with an advance
copy OF today's dinner menu, and take
pleasure in publishing it for our many
readers. Read il and sec what good things
the greatest OF Memphis hotels sets before
its guests:
MENU.
Mock turtle soup, aux Qucnnclles Consommc, Nj.
fabClitN.
Brolled Potomac sind, an Rcurre dAnchoy.
Potatoes Souflle.
Sliced cucumbers. Olives. ChowChow.
small pattiCs OF sweotbrcads, IN licchnmcl.
Rolled hog jowl aud turnip greens.
Outlets Of chicken, n Ia supreme.
tillfs head, sautc, Harlequin.
Macedonia of fruit, with rise
S.rloin Of prime beef. drip gravy,
Yorkshire pudding.
Roast spring lamb. With French peas.
Punch u Ia Roman.
Quail stuffed with oysters.
Lettuce, French dressing. Cold slew.
Potatoes. boiled and mashed.
Sweet potatoes candlcd. PURGE OF spinach
sweet corn, Tomatoes
IIominy, Rice.
Tipsy pudding cream sauce.
Green apple tarts Washington pie
Fruit cake. Walnut cake Almond Meearoons.
Vanilla ice cream.
Fruit. Cheese. Crackers.
Buttcnilk. Coffee.