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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-07
Russia,

GERMAN AMBASSADOR HIGHLY DKCO-
RATED.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. G-Journsl de
st. Petersburg expresses high satisfaction
at the distinction bestowed by the En-
peror William upon General Won
Schfeintz, German ambassador TO Russia,
in decorating him with the Order OF the
Black Eagle. The political lie OF Gen
eral Won Schteinz, says the Journal, has
been devoted to perpetusttrg the tradi
tious Of close friendship between Ruasla
End Prussia.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-07
NO MORE ROYALTY.
Tho 9iidden Patents on Berbed Wiz,
Fencing are Nulnfied.

Enc 6Huoen PATENTS on bhrDeu WIG
Fencing are Nulhfied.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Jan. 6.-Judge Shirss
has rendered decision In the case of the
Weshburn & Moen Company VS.. the Beat
Email Wire Company of Cedar Rapids.
The findings are that Alvin Morley
invented the same style OF bsros covered
by the Glidden patents and exhibited a
sample of the fence st the county fair In
Delaware county in 1859. The decision
nullified the Glidden bsrb- patents
for want of novelty. The evidence is
PLAIN ard the case cannot be reversed in
the United States Supreme court.
Relying on this decision, ail barbsd
wire manufacturers viii cessa paying
royalty.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-07
Italy,
WILL VISIT THE POPE.

PARIS, Jan. ca dispatch from Rome
to LIE Paris says Gladstone having ex-
pressed s wish to see the Pope, the latter
intimsted that ne would be delighted to
meet the English statesman. Gladstone
will be received by His Holiness with the
ceremonial usually observed when non
Catholic visitors are admitted to al audi
ence.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-07
Chilli,
CHOLERA SPREADING.

LIMA, Jan. 6.-According to private
dispatches from Valparaiso cholera hiss
increased at that port to an alarming ex-
tent, the daily returns reaching 1870, of
which eighty to ninety are fatal
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-07
Spain

+ WILL BIZ APPRECIATED.
MADRID. Jan. 1.-THE Spanish govern
ment will set apart 100000 yearly to
create fund for Christopher Columbus.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-07
Abyssinia.

LONDON, Jan. Ga dispatch from
Rome says advices have been received
from Massowah to the effect that Ross
Alva offered to join the Italians with
10000 followers on condition he be Gre
ated King Of Abyssinla in the event of the
defeat of King John.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-07

Continued on fourth pogs.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-08
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

Fifty per cent. of the class OF 1888 at Rut-
gers college will enter the ministry.
Bishop Andrews, Of the NJ. L. church, has
taken up his episcopal residence in New York.
The NJ f. church. during the past twenty
three years, has given over $3.OOO0OO to
church extension, and aided over q, 600, 600
churches
Queen Victoria has given G7O,000, the re-
mainder Of tho women's jubilee Offering, to
st. GATHERINGS training hospital for nurses
for the London poor.
Tho National Prison association OF tho
United States will hold its annual meeting III
Boston, July 1910. The Rsv. Phillips Brooks,
d. D., breaches the annual sermon.
The North American Review for July gives
| additional contributions to "The Combat for
the Faith" Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Rich
ard A. Proctor Robert Collyer, Rabbi
Mendes and Frederick r. Coudert throw side
lights on the Field-Ingersoll-Gladst con-
troversy.
Mr.. Gladstone recently expressed wish
that life and strength might long be spared
to him in order that he might first settle the
Irish question, and, second, convince his
countrylnen Of the substantial identity be-
tween the theology Of Homer and that Of the
Old Testament
July IS, 1888, will be tho seventy-fifth an
niversary Of the landing of Adoniram Jud'
son in Rangoon and the founding OF the
Burmah mission; hence every Baptist church
in America is invited by the Baptist mis-
sionary union to observe Friday, July IL, a,
day of special prayer for missions.
An intcr-denominational Bible conferences
is to be held at Ocean Grove, N. j., July %
81, the Rev DR.. L. w. Munhall, conductor
Bishops Newman and Nicholson, Professor
w. G.. Moorehead, l.. 7. Townsend and s. L
Bowman, AMI the Rev. Drs. J. H. Brookes
N. West antfW. j. Erdman are to be pres
ent and read papers.
The GOO, 600 slaves who were recently eman
cipated in Brazil received liberty on tht
Lords Day. A Sabbath session Of the legis
lature was held. Under the presence o
great popular enthusiasm the bill was rushee
through first, second and third readings II
the chamber of deputies and senate and re
ceiyed the signature of the regent Of the EN-
pire on the Sabbath, the 18th of May.
The Belgrave Presbyterian church, Lon
don, recently lost the pastoral SCI vices Of DR.
Adolph Saphir A Rev. Mr.. Gregory, o
Kilmalcolm, Scotland, was suggested as tn
successor of DR.. Saphir. A shorthand write
was sent to kilmalcolm, who reported tn
, service from beginning to end, and then tn
! reporters account was printed and circulate
among the congregation OF the Belgrav
church. A call to Mr.. Gregory was the II
c,,1t
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-08
AQUATIC NEWS AND NOTES.

Professional ccullers say their sport has
gone to the dogs They do not give the why
and wherefore, however, but an explanation
isn't necessary. The public won't be fooled
more than fifty times in one year.
The sixty foot yawl rigged yacht now be-
ing constructed at Baltimore on the Norton
system twater BALLAST will be launched In six
weeks and shipped to New York. Capt. Nor
ton will challenge any yacht Of her size for
race to the Island of Bermuda and back IN
September.
Those who knew Charles Courtney ten
years ago would hardly recognize him now.
He has taken on very elderly appearance
and the once jet black hair and mustache, OF
which be was so proud, are now fringed with
gray. He has restless look about him and
a perceptible bend to his shoulders, and thu
old time seriousness of face is goAa Train
ing the ambitious youngsters Of CornsA y ~
easy matter, it would appear.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-08
LIFE IN KIMBERLEY.
What II Traveller Saw in the Great Sout
African Diamond Town.

African Diamond Town.
1.-The first thing heard when | ar
rived at Kimberley was an English
voice: The Transvaal Hotel, sir?
Five shillings!' The voice belonged to
IA notwithstanding cab driver, whom
Iengaged. He snapped his whip and
We flew over the pavements. Of
course he ran into several other cabs
and wagons, but he did not care for
that; he was bent upon getting me to
my hotel in ten minutes, and he did 1t.
I'm the afternoon l climbed up on
the roof OF the hotel to obtain bird s.
eve view of the town, and saw that 1t
was built upon quadrangnlar plan,
the streets being parallel to the sides
of the square. The houses are con-
structed Of baked brick; they are
plastered inside and the roofs are
nearly all of iron. Many OF the
natives, however, live in tents.
IA curious thing | noticed was that
every body appeared to be in hurry.
The people are always running hither
and thither. ! asked the way to the
mine: it was pointed out to me. and !
suppose that it would have been In
order for me to have run there also,
| but walked To IL leisurely.
IAN iron wire fence surrounds the
mine. Stepping inside OF that | came
to pit some 800 or 400 feet deep. fun
mel, so to speak. At the lowest level the
Katfirs work, several white men acting
as overseers On the edge OF the pit
stood some hoisting machines, which
are used for hauling up the excayated
earth. A dull sound is continually
heard, but now and then distinct
noise of the pickaxes below Is audible.
"High prices are charged at hlm-
| berley for the ordinary necessities ol
life, but the pay of the workmen Is
also very high The laborer gets rid
OF his money fast enough. In the
evening u number of the streets are
Illuminated by electric light, while
from the private houses coloret
lanterns are hung out. The workmer
60 singing through the town and man.
of them are to be found at the publi
houses; but by midnight all is still. -
JeUeierS' Heek'y.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-08
Why Watches Stop Running.

"My watch is continually stopping;
will you tell me where the trouble is, ;"
said gentleman to matchmaker re-
Gently.
The matchmaker carefully examined
the time-piece and said 1.-The trouble
is that it wants oiling."
"Oilingp'
Yes, sir. Watches are oiled just
as the big engines of an ocean steamer
are. Every pivot or part is oiled.
just enough Is put in to grease the
part on which there is any friction.
Sometimes watch stops because there
is too much oil. Then dust collects; it
makes greasy mess and clogs the
watch. We use the very best oil that
we can. 1t does not become sticky and
it is long while before it dries up.
Usually the oiling will last until the
watch requires cleaning again. Some
times, as in this case, the oil will dry;
then the watch will go irregularly. and
II not attended to at once will do much
damage by wearing out many OF the
pivots. Chicago journal.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-08
HUMOROUS.

ID think my profession" said
violinist, lis by far preferable to any
other, it is the easiest OF ALL GLOW
sop because l work when | play,
and | play when I work v
AT drill soldier spits in the
ranks Sergeant OF Maneuvers Gin
dignantly)-"The fellow that spat,
four days in the guard house. There
shall be no splitting in the ranks. We
are not in parlor here"-Fltegende
Blatter.
Professor of class in journalism
"What is the difference between an
editorial and an editorial paragraph
Student-"An editorial is of the same
nature as an editorial paragraph,
but is larger and doesn't have as much
to say" "-Harper's Bazar.
Young lady" Have you a position
vacant in your store for a. Old
merchant with hardening features)-
..For a" Young lady (modestly)-
..For saleswoman, sir?e Old mer-
chant (warmly)-.I have, miss. You
shall have one of the best in the store. "
Chicago Tribune,
Miss Augusta Mayne Ito Pat
Chogue, who has just rendered her his
seat" You have my sincere thanks,
sir!' Pat Chogue--" Not at all, mum;
not at all. It's duty we owe to the
sect. Some folks only does it phen a
lass be pretty; but | says, says |: the
sect, Pat says l; not the indivi-
| dool. "-Puck.
He lin store)-" I'm looking for
something in the shape OF diary
something in which l can record my
daily thoughts and ideas upon current
events" She (new clerk, and eager
to pleased" Oh, yes; you won't want
any thing very large. then. Here's
something, three days to a page
thirty three cents, please, y
Yankee Blade.
Ambitious young musician tef
fusively) IL had the thoughts ant
inspirations of the old masters in mt
when | composed that, professor
Professor (sareastically) So yo,
had, Mr. Kribber. Your composition
contains little of Mozart, Beethoven
Haydn, Handel, Bach and score o
other famous composers. By the way
what part of it is yoursP'-Judge
Tourist" My ply sician has ad
yised me to locate where / may get tn
south wind; does it ever blow here?'
Native-"Well, may say as you r
lucky to have come to this place; tn
south wind always blows here.
Tourist" Always? But it seems to b
blowing from the north now. Nativ
! -"Oh, it may be coming from tina
direction now, but it's the south vino
it's coming back you know. Ding
an,1,ton (N. ~ Republican.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-08
Furnishing Gods in China.

A funny story illustrative OF Celes-
tial simplicity Cor superstitionD comes
from Foochow in China. There is IA
joss-house or temple in that city, to
which persons of a rcvengeful dlsposl-
ton are wont to resort when desirous
of obtaining satisfaction for an injury,
the deities there being credited with
the power to cause instant death TO
those against whom their aid Is IN
voked. After the death OF the late
Tartar General-the cause OF which
appears to have been rather mysterl-
ous-the supposition that he had
fallen a victim TO these particular
losses was started by some of the gem
try, and the Viceroy thereupon gave
instructions for an inquiry TO be held
into the matter The Taotai was COM
missioned to see the order carried out,
and he went to the temple and arrest
ed fifteen of the josses. These Idols
are OF wood about five feet in height.
Before being taken into the presence
of the Taotai their eyes were put out
in order that they might not see who
was their judge, SO that they might
not be able to identify him in the
realms above or below wherever they
go! After an investigation report
of the case was sent to the Niceroy,
who at once gave orders that the
losses should be deeapitated and then
cast into u pond Yet withal China
claims to be u civilized country.-Lo
don Figaro.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-08
CANNlBAL COOKERY.

Horrible Feasts Prepared by the Natives
of sumntra and New Zealand.
A friend of the writer, who for more
than forty years has been in the en-
ployment of the German Government,
bears personal witness to the preva-
lence of this custom in Sumatra up to
recent times He was once making
scientific investigations in the interior
of that island, and was being enter
tanned in the most hospitable manner
by the native Rajah, or chief, OF the
place he was then in. A feast had
been made to which he was hidden.
and to which he went, taking his own
native servant with him.
The banquet had proceeded for some
time without interruption, when at
last, as crown of the feast, a beautiful
brown roast joint was brought from
the back of the house to tho open airy
place where the repast was being held
This was cut up without remark and
handed round, and the Dutch gentle
man was on the point Of eating his
portion, having raised part of it to his
| lips. when his servant rushed forward
and stopped him, saying: .Master,
master, do not eat; it is II boy" The
chief, on being questioned, admitted,
with no small pride at the extent OF
his hospitality, that hearing that the
white man would feast with him, he
had ordered a young boy to be killed
and cooked in his honor, as the great
est delicacy obtainable, and that the
Joint before them was the best part
the thigh.
Early travellers in New Zealand al
ways express astonishment when they
discover the cannibal propensities o
the inhabitants, that SO gentle ano
peasant-mannered a people could be
come on occasions such ferocious saw
ages. Earle, who wrote very read
able, intelligent and but little know
account OF the Maoris very early IL
the present century, speaks oil th'
gentle manners and kindly ways OF !
New Zealand chief, whom afterwart
he discovered to be an inveterate can
nibal He relates that he visited tn
! place where was cooking the body OF
young slave girl that his friend ha'
killed for the purpose. The head wa
: severed from the body; the four guar
ters, with the principal bones removed
were compressed and packed into
small oven in the ground and covere
with earth. 1t was case OF unjusti
fable cannibalism. No revenge wa
gratified by the deed, and no excus
could be made that the body was cate
to perfect their triumph Earle say
!. that he learned that the flesh take
many hours to cook, that it is yer
. tough if not thoroughly cooked, bu
!; that it pulls to pieces like a piece {
blotting paper If not very well don,
He continues that the victim was
handsome, pleasant-looking girl {
sixteen, and one he used frequently
see about the Pah.-G -Gentlensdn's Uas
azine.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-08

One of the most irritating of the
recent idiocies of tourists is the fashion
OF leaving cards at the tombs OF dis
tinguished people. The bust OF Long
fellow in Westminster Abby is con-
stantly surrounded by these inappro-
pirate bits of pasteboard, and the
grave of III. H. is said to be literally
covered with the visiting cards left by
tourists who climbed the lonely mount,
ain near Colorado Springs to visit the
last resting place of the poet and
novelist.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-08
A Wife's Little Joke.

She-Im SO glad you can stay to tea. Such
q joke rs I'm, going to have on my husband
Hos always growing about my cooking and
today his mother happened to dropin and l
got her to make some biscuit. Won't he feel
cheap when he begins to criticise and then
finds out his mother made them herselfl
HALF AN HOUR LATER.
He-My dear, you're becoming an angel Of
a cook. These biscuits are as fine as my
mother makes.-Omaha World.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-08
THE GERMAN SOLDIER.
The OUTFIT He Is Required to Carry
Times OF War.

The OUTFIT He Is Required to Carry IN
Times of War.
A new outfit is being rapidly intro
duced throughout the whole German
army. One, indeed, Of the alterations,
as it does not involve any new equip
ment, has been already taken up by all
the regiments-tha is, the strapping
OF the overcoat round the knapsack,
instead OF over the shoulders and across
the body. This has the great advan-
tage of allowing the man to breathe
more freely and to open his coat IL he
wishes. The knapsack itself has been
changed and is of longer shape than
before. 1t consists Of two parts, the
knapsack proper and the pocket; the
former containing the soldiers linen,
sthe latter the famous 'pease-sausage
and bacon. The belt is in the new
outfit, all all-important, and serves to
make the whole equipment fast From
1t, on the left, hangs the bayonet,
which has been so shortened that 1t Is
now merely light dagger not foot
long; while in front two pouches are
sattached, each containing thirty cart
ridges (the non-commissionedYofficers
have smaller pouches holding only
fifteen each). Behind is third pouch,
which contains forty cartridges made
up in two pasteboard cases. These
are reserve and were formerly kept
in the knapsack. BY this change the
soldier carries twenty cartridges more
than formerly. On the right hangs
the bread wallet, whic ch is larger thar
the old pattern. 1t has no longer g
belt of its own, but hangs directly from
the sword-belt, thus relieving the chest
The water-fask is hooked on The
bread-wallet. The pannikin used tt
be fastened in the middle of the KNAPP
sack, but is now laid fiat on the top
with the forage-cap, which was for
merly under the flap of the knapsack
below 1t. The combined result is tina
the soldiers chest is almost quite FREE
and that the air can circulate between
the knapsack and his back. He cal
also. by merely undoing his belt, TAX
off the whole OF his accouterments
The trenching-tool is not carried OF
the soldiers back, but hangs at his lei
side with the bayonet. St James Ga
zette.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-08
When the grape rot has previousl

When the grape rot has previously
existed in the vineyards it will be
necessary to begin in the fall with the
use of lime and copperas solution in
order to destroy the spores. 1t will
REQUIRE two seasons to become rid OF it
in the vineyards, and the solution
should be used both in the fall and
spring by sprinkling it freely around
the vines, as we'll as spraying it over
them. The solution is pound OF
copperas to four buckets OF very thin
whitewash.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-08
4 STORY or vASsAa.
How Plucky Bella Restingstsu Earned
Her Way Unasslstsd.

How Piucky Bella Restingstsn Earned
Her Way Unasslstsd.
Bella Restingstall wss the daughter OF
proud parents, and when she an
nounced her, intention Of working her
way through vassar College her high
bred mother laughed q low, super-
cilious laugh; while her Oldest brother
who was reclining in an afl-wool Mexi-
can grass hammock with all the luxu-
rious abandon Of the latter part OF the
fourth century, sneered contempt
uously and thought Of his own lordly
career at the university OF Montana.
This career was SO brilliant, in fact,
that at the end Of the first term he had
to leave on account OF his eyes-so the
local paper said.
But Bella was girl eminently OF sand.
Her hair was OF light, sandy hue,
and while there were no easily disinte-
grating constituents in her teeth, it
REQUIRES no chemical lore to know that
even the hardest materials are the re-
suit OF induration.
Oh, yes; Bella had sand lots OF it!
The class OF humpty-steen, Vassar,
had graduated. The campus was
fiecked with white dresses and ribbon
encircled diplomas, the evidence o'
completed educations. the pontoons on
which young womanhood trundses
over to the dry land OF real life.
Among the group Of delighted par
ents standing about the green-turfet
campus were the Restingstalls, thu
parents OF the daring girl who rldl
culed her modest proposal to earn he
own way through Vassar.
my brave daughter" murmurc'
her father Gan imperious. high-strun'
soul, not unlike Boulanger before hi
recent dueD; twas it by painting Q
the writing OF SIX ,tches for Harper
that you beat your path?'
by neither" said the young girl,
the two wandered over to some shad
trees where waiter was dipping on
lemonade made from pure water and
label from lemOn-extract bottl'
"During vacations made up berth
on q Hudson river steamboat, and
the spring picked huckleberries K
the Poughkeepsie restaurants.
Old Restingstall had tainted. /
was not strong man, any way, and nj
for six generations had one of his III
earned his own living Orlando Bu
nett. IN Jud0e