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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
Hot Water and Digestion.
Medical Classics


Opinions differ rs to the effect of the
free ingestion of water at meal times,
but the view generally received is proba-
bly, that it dilutes the gastric juice and so
retards digestion. Apart from the fact
that a moderate delay in the process Is
by no means disadvantage, as Sir
William Roberts has shown in his eX-
PLANTATION of the popularity of tea aud
coffee, it is more than doubtful whether
any such effect is in reality produced.
When ingested during meals water may
do good by washing out the digested food
and by exposing the undigested part more
thoroughly to the action of the digestive
ferments. Pepsin is a catalytic body
and a given quantity will work almost
indefinitely, provided the peptones are
removed as they are formed. The good
effects of water drunk freely before meals
have, however. another beneficial result
it washes away the mucous which is Sc
GREETED by the mucous membrane during
the intervals of repOse and favors peris-
talsis of the whole ELEMENTARY
tract. The membrane thus cleansed
is in much better condition
to receive food and convert il into soluble
compounds. The accumulation of mu-
cous is specially marked in the morning,
when the gastric walls are covered by q
thick, tenacious layer. Food entering
the stomach at this time will become COW
cred with this tenacious coating,
which for a time protects it from
the action Of the gastric ferments, and so
retards digestion. The iscid contents, a
normal condition in the morning before
breakfast, are not suitable 20 receive
food. Exercise before partaking of a
meal stimulates the circulation OF the
blood and facilitates the flow of blood
through the vessels. a glass of water
washes out the mucous, partial dlstends
the stomach, wakes up peristalsis, and
prepares the alimentary canal for the
morning meal. Observation has shown
that IRRITATING liquids pass directly
through the ''tubular'' stomach, and
even if food be present they only mix
with it to slight extent.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
PERSIAN WIVES.

How Delights of the State'' Are Got Rid OF
London Modern Society.
Without indisoretion it may be noted
that the deniZens of the royal seraglio be-
longing to his interesting majesty, who
are under the care Of the koji bashi or
chief eunuch, and his fellows, are about
800; that of these 800 many are children,
and 200 at least are simply servants,
large number beng negresses. Each Of
fee of the Persian court has its CORE
spending dignity in the Anderun. Few
additions have been made of late years
to the number of inmates of the royal
seTaglio, and it contains absolutely no
Europeans or male persons over the age
of eleven. Each royal favorite has her
separate pavilion and her staff of SER
wants, her equipages, her jewels and her
revenue The principal favorite gem
orally has some high-sounding title con-
ferred upon her, such as "'The Delight
of the State. -
The means of getting rid of those who
have ceased to please is simple and yet
ingenious. There is no sewing up in
sacks, no casting from towers, no bow
string, no poisoning. Some provincial
general is informed that he will be
fayeTed with a wife from the royal
NHTein. To refuse is impossible; the dis
gusted lady arrives and is placed at the
head of her new husband IS house
hold. She usually insists on his
divorcing his other wives, and
in any case treats them as SER
wants and interiors. One old general,
who had become the recipient of one of
these royal tavors Ohe lady led him a
sad life) never alluded to her but-in
whisper, of cOuTse-as the old camel. -
Beauty and youth are the few and sim
pie qualifications for entering the royal
harem. Various accomplishments, such
as singing, playing on the hand drum, or
tumbak, the tafhbourlne or the harmon
lea, are often acquired after the lady
has been re oeived into the seraglio.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
One on Depew.

The New Workers say that the latest
Joke is on Chauncey. The thing happened
when DeDew was on his way over to
Europe not long ago. Depew had been
telling stories and cracking jokes; but
one man in the party couldn t be made
70 laugh. He was as mum DIS a door
knob. This conduct began to nettle Dr.
Depew and the other spirits, and when
the final seance came around they had
lost all patience with the reticent and
unresponsiYe stranger. DR.. Depew, the
story runs, was selected to bring him to
terms. They were all comfortably
seated and in came the stranger "See
here, my dear sir, said Mr.. Depew =,
"wOn't you tell story?''
al never told one in my life.
HSing song?''
"Can't sing. -
"Know any jokes?' persisted Mr.. De-
pew.
NO"
Mr.. Depew and all were prepared to
give it up when the stranger stammered
and hesitated, and finally made it
known that he knew just one conun-
drum.
''Give it to u.s. said Mr.. Depew and
the others in chorus.
''What is the difference between q
turkey and me?'' solemnly asked the
stranger.
"Give it up said Chairman Depew.
"'The difference between a turkey and
me, mildly said the stranger, els that
they usually stuff the bird with chestnuts
after death. l am alive.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
HENRY SHAW DEAD.
The Founder OF the Wonderful st. Louis
Botanical Gardens No More.
Most of His Estate Bequeathed to St Louis and
Charitable Institutions of the Episcopal
Church-Eiis Life.
HENRY SHAW DEAD.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Aug. 25.-Henry
Shaw, the venerable philanthropist and
the best friend ST. LOUIS ever had, died
at 1925 this morning. He died without
showing any evidence of physical pain or
suffering. At his bedside were Mrs.
Julius Morfsse, Mr.. Shaw S sister, and a
number of his most intimate friends.
Henry Shaw was an Englishman by
birth. At the age of nineteen he came
to America and located in ST. Louis, ar
irving here on May 4, 1919. He first en-
barked in the hardware business on the
levee, and for time was proprietor,
clerk and porter. He also gave
some attention to Indian supplies.
He prospered and after twenty years of
commercial life had amassed a sufficient
fortune to enable him TO retire from
business, which he did, at the age of
forty. He went abroad and visited
nearly every quarter of the globe, being
away from this country about ten years.
1t was upon his return that he COM
menced the study and cultivation of
plants and flowers and it was in the
prosecution OF these studies that the now
world-famOus botanical gardens had
their origin. He made his garden and
beautiful estate free to the public.
With the death of Henry Shaw the ia
nous botanical gardens becomes the
property of the state of Missouri. An
other and perhaps more valuable munifi-
cence was the gift to the city of Tower
grove park, a resort of peculiar beauty.
Mr.. Shaw s residence where he died was
at Tower grove park and he passed but
little time at his down town house. Mr..
Shaw's estate is valued at 81 800 GOO
and it is thought the greater part will be
left to the city of st. Louis in various be-
quests.
Mr.. Shaw was by leaning an Episco-
palian, and the charitable institutions of
that church, it is understood, will be
particularly favored in his viii. The
only relatives of the deceased in this
country are his sister, Mrs. Julius Nor
isse, and a cousin, Mr.. Frank Bradbury.
A large number of distant relatives re4
side in Manchester, England.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26

front of me, brandished their hatchets
and began to clamor for the whisky. I
am not wholly lacking in discretion, If 1
do have fits, and my course was clear.
90 fOh, yes, my friends, the whisky ,
l began, l was just coming to that. 1
have down here at St. Louis train-load
of the finest whisky that ever come to
gladden. the heart of noble red man. I
control seventy or eighty distilleries near
Omaha, aud by tomorrow will have
pipeline connections with them, and wiz
then be able TO pump whisky out here till
life will be a dream of riotous pleasure
All will have to do will be to turn
stop-cock, and 10! rum win flow to you
in living and everlasting stream
"And, telling them that I would take
a run down to ST. Louis and get the
thing started, reached the place where
my horse was tied, and was soon leaving
the scene of my triumph behind me.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
ELECTRIC DENTISTRY.
A RepOrtea Boon to suffering Humanity

Reported Boon to Suffering Humanity.
perfluous teeth drawn by electricity. The
process is very simple, scarcely any ap-
paratus being required beyond an ordinary
two-cell battery with vibrator attach
ment. This attachment is q thin strip of
metal fastened at the ends, which is
made TO vibrate thousand or
more times second by the
electric current At each vibration
the circuit is cut off and renewed again,
steady flow of the mysterious fluid.
In order to make sure that the flow
is quite satisfactory, the operator tunes
the machine-assisted by little reed
tuning-pipe- the strip of metal sings
a. Now, to the battery are attached
three wires, two of them handles at the
ends, and the third Is Iitched to foreeps.
The patient in the chair is given q handle
to hold in each hand, and the current Is
turned on gradually until it becomes
painful Then he Is told to grasp the
handle as strong as possible, the cleo
tricity-having been switched off for
q moments turned on again sud-
denly, and the dental surgeon APP
plies his forceps simultaneously to
the tooth The instant the molar is
touched, it, as well as the parts sur
rounding, become electrified, and abso-
lUtely insensible to pain. When it is
Withdrawn from the socket the subject
OF tine operation feels not the slightest
disagreeable sensation. A jerk and the
tooth is out, the patient drops the electric
handles, and the painless affair is over.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
Enforcing the Rules,

he Interstate commerce railway as
.-aiLon is living up to its principles,
~&1 provide that any member of the
nv s.sation infringing the Interstate law
w. ,-.A be complained of before the inter-
F commerce commission. The Chi
:. and Alton is the first company
,e made defendant, and it is
,--',ed with having violated the
=. by leasing a number of
~, ,attle cars to live stock commission
- gany on terms which amount to
q. sa.e and are less than those charged to
rs- shippers. The Chicago, Rock
r .,- and Pacific company has also filed
m PLANT against the Chicago and AL
n =. luaTeing ii with receiving less rate
p ne stock from Kansas City TO Chica-
,...s nan is specified in the published
L. Railway Age.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
Prohibition Among Indians.
St. Paul Dispatch.


f'It was q strange scene,' continued
the major, "and 1 will not soon forget
it. Here I was, out on the plains, the
center of an admring group Of indians,
standing on a stump dealing the drink
habit some OF my most terrific blows. l
told them that whisky was the curse of
the white man, and gave some notable
instances right here in New York that
need not now repeat. l said that the
curse of our civilization was whisky
whisky! whisky and these benighted
children of the forest drew closer about
me and listened with rapt attention. In
my closing remarks l said: Now, my
dusky friends, will you forego whisky?
Will you put the accursed firewater be-
hind you? VIII you cast rum to the
dogs, and be better, truer men and
wOmen?' I indicated that l awaited
their reply, and was grahffed to receive
an affirmative grunt all around the cir
Eefe
e. Il got out my pledge book and went
around for them to sign. None could
write, of course, but all were glad to
affix their marks, and the work went on
with positive enthusiasm. After L had
their signatures thought it well to again
dSC6uu Ju6 SUM anu OAeI Choul d LS"
words of congratulation. L had not pro-
ceeded far when a large-sized warrior
interrupted me with the remark:
90 ugh! heap talk! where g the whis-
ky?'
CT paused a moment, thinking had
not understood him, and he repeated the
observation.
{" whisky, my friend?' replied in
much surprise. Il have no whisky
s'The silence which followed was
broken by half q dozen braves and
squaw or two repeating the same ridicul-
Gus observation:
e. f'tUghl white man talk muchi
Where s the whisky?'
''I saw it all, - said the major.
''These poor children had taken me for
an Indian agent or something, who ba4s
come to sell them a new kind Of WbixsS5
Their interest in my remarks aboft fire,
water, their eagerness to sign my papen
it was all clear now. It was still paaEe
clear when dozen bucks danced qFlEin
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
A Novel nrnsnnito Rar.
woodland Gal. } Mail.

Many Woodland housewives use
branches of the eucalyptus tree in their
windows in place of mosquito netting
Mosquitoes viii not come near the eu-
calyptus tree or It's leaves, and by cross
sing couple OF small branches in an open
window each morning and evening total
immunity may be secured froU- the at
tacks of the little pests. Mosquito bar
or netting generally obstructs the free
spassage of air as much as a curtain
would, and the tree branch substitute
possesses the additional advantage of be-
ing good ventilator.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26


esting COntests-ReaI Estate Sales.
MIDLAND, TEX, Aug. %, 1889.
TO the Gazette. 80,
The barbecue on the 23d inst. at this
place was a success. The programme as
published was promptly carried outs
Visitors from neighboring towns were
present and received a hearty welennle.
The game of base ball between the Colo
RADIO and Midland teams attracted a large
crowd. After hotly contested match
two hours or more the Midland boys were
successful.
After partaking of a hearty dinner,
which. for its restorative properties was
said to excel Brown-Sequard elixir
(the dinner was largely composed of
mutton and beef the crowd repaired to
the tournament grounds; the Colo
RADIO band in front, dlscoursing sweet
music, followed by the fourteen
'Knights of the Spear' on prancing
steeds, impatient for the contest, and
over all the flags floating gracefully q.
The pageant was truly impressing.
The first prise was awarded to B. Cole
man, and the second divided between L.
WimberIy and j. NJ. Flanagan. L.
Wimberly was also the winner in the
''sIow race, - which caused much mer-
riment. The grand ball at night was
well attended and greatly enjoyed by all.
This closed the festivities of the day &,
which will be long remembered by the
good people of Midland and those who
shared their hospitality.
a number of real estate transfers have
taken place this week, among which was
the purchase of H. c.. Puty's place by
Mr.. Piper, large contractor who has
recently come here from Roswell, n. NJ :.
The Methodist congregation have made
arrangements for the immediate eEeesfon
of a church to cost $500.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
She Had Been There.

When Bill Nye was in Paris he prom
ised to attend a reception and assist Mrs.
Shaw to entertain the company. Some
thing happened to prevent William from
going, and when Mrs. Shaw met him
here she chided him for his negligence.
81 had to take care of your share of the
entertainment as we'll as my own, she
said, "and 7 shall retaliate some tine by
asking you to entertain somebody for
me-
81 will do it with pleasure, - re-
sponded the gallant William. 81 assure
you l have often whistled for queen. -
''Ah, then you held three, ,.Mpeemptly
tTeplied la belle siffieuse. ysFEn some
thing of a poker player myssHa
End yoqEsfsiisery. an njoy Ii8 by
use5s Or TIhEmond agso4s 8 aRs atarrh
Cure.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
CrapeviDe's Railroads.

''.'al ihe Gazette.
'4EETINE, Tex, Aug. 25.-Four
,.1'a trains are stopping here, and the
s1an Belt IS being put in tip top con-
aug grade on the Dallas, Pacific and
.-.aeastern is finished along here, and
So" grading outfits are moving west.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
The weens Electric Motor.
amor dispateh says:

~~il-nOre dispatch says:
4 a two mile circular track the start.
: speed of two miles a minute was
!, !. aimed for about ten miles to-daEl
h. we three ton motor of the Electra
4, -rolnatic Transit company of Baltimore
Il d their grounds at Laurel, Nd.
\ speed equals three miles per minute
straight track. David @.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
NORTH, EAST :: AND WEST.
Fort Worth and Denver CityR. R
DENVER, TEXAS AND FORT WORTHRR.
TeX6S Panhandle Route.


Shortest line, quickest time from the Gulf OF
Mexico, Fort Worth and all principal points in
Texas to Rocky Mountain resorts and Pacific
coast. including Trinidad, Pueblo. Mantou,
Colorado Springs. Denver, Col, and Salt Lake
Utah. Daily trains leaving Fort Worth a.
m, comprising new and elegantly equipped
Pullman Palace Sleeping Car with buffet service,
through to Denver, connecting at Colorado iunc-
ton points with at A. T. & s. f. r. R., d. s. X
q. r r., Colorado Midland railway and Union
Pacific railway.
RATES OF FARE FROM FORT WORTH 4.
To Trinidad, s17.T0; to Pueblo, So. 90; 10 CoIO-
RADIO Springs, $500; to Denver, SA Co. =
ROUND TRIP EXCURSION RATES..
From Fort Worth to Trinida4 snd return
$50; TO Pueblo, Colorado Springs and return
$50 90; to Denver and return, SSos60.
Tickets good for thirty dSys going and FIVE
days returning, with Lay oveF privileges, both
ways. Extreme lilnit CT tickets six months.
Round trip excuRsion rates, Salt Lake City,
Utah, Ogden Utah, 800 90, with limit OF thirty
days going stld thirty returning; extreme limit
of tickets ninety dsys-routed via Denver and
u OF Pueblo and D. and r. G..
EaFS Special Excursion Rates!
Made by all railroads in Colorado to persons
holding our excursion tickets.
The Summer resorts of Colorado are noted the
world over, and the scenery over the Denver and
Rio Grande railroad is the greatest on earth
Tickets on sale via Texas Panhandle Route at
all coupon ticket stations in Texas and Louisi-
ana.
For further information address J. l. A,
THOMAS, G.. P. A. Fl. w. q ID. @. r. r.,
T. & F. W. R. R., Denver, Col. ; c. B. SMITH,
General Agent, Dallas, Tex; n. 5. DAVIS,
City Ticket Agent, 6l2 Nam street, Fort Worth,
Tex.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
A COMING CITY.
Stephenville Rapidly Growing in a Most Sub
stantial Manner-Court Notes.

stephenville Rapidly Growing in Most Sub
stantial Manner-COurt Notes.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
STEPHENvILLE, TEX, Aug. 90. -
On the Sd inst. our town incorpor-
ated for municipal purposes and to-day
an election was held for city officers
which resulted in the election of H. F.
Mcneil, d merchant here, for mayor; N.
C. Baldwin (the most energetic business
man in the state) j. H. Cage, w. H.
FoOshee, w. 2. Orr and w. A. Dawson,
aldermen; and John Oxford, city mar
shall. Our aldermen are live, progress
sive business men and will soon make our
town q city on the question of roads,
streets, schools and water works.
The First national bank building is
nearing completion, but the bank is al
ready at work and ready for business in
a private office. The First national bank
building is beauty. and would be an
ornament to any town or city.
The Erath County national bank build
ing VIII soon be under contract and con-
struction This bank is also open for
business and dong business in a private
office.
The Fort Worth and Rio Grande rail-
way, it is said, will be completed here
and ready for business by the middle of
September, but it may not get here
before the latter part of September.
The depot grounds are not agreed upon
or selected with certainty.
Our first bale of cotton was brought in
on the 2lst inst. 1t was brought in by
W. NJ. Howard, who lives in the north
ern part of the county. The bale weie he'd
AGO pounds and was bought by John A.
Frey at 13 cents. 1t is feared the dry
weather and boil worm together viii cut
the cotton crop short. 1t is quite dry
and rain is badly needed.
Judge c.. X. Bell is IN town and will
hear a habeas corpus case tomorrow of
the state of Texas VS.. Sterling King,
charged with the murder of DR.. Kinning-
ham near Duffau, i'll this county, in 1885.
King has been gone since the murder till
q short time ago, when he was arrested
in Arizona Territory and brought back
here and lodged in jail. King claims he
killed Dr. birmingham because Kinning-
ham seduced his, Kings wife. 50
Tie greatest blood remedy on eth foEs
b8ils, casSnncles ,<sad Sores E;hs1 IA Ii So
sfndigeeA8n BEia2s disease Haid seeks &c
patioI}Eis Dr. 1nurmonass Lone star
BloodSyrup. Try 1t.
AIcoEeI Stores
ne oil l-;1ds =. Nzssns fssfs a. iF u Talxa3a
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
Home Notes.

Home Notes.
&C. Curtice of the Vandalia came in
last night.
Superintendent Horribly of the RE
Gauds returned to the city yesterday
rom trip to the front.
Its probable that the Fort Worth and
BIO Grande will not be completed to
Stephenson before the 18th of September,
but the officers confidently expect to have
trains running into that place the latter
part Of the month.
-
7. R. Stone, president of the WeatheP-'
lord and Mineral Wells road, was in the
city yesterday. He was accompanied by
Nag. William Anderson, coal expert,
Vac has been examining the coal pros
Poets of the country through which their
had is to run.
Statistics furnished the interstate COM
--'ce commission show that there are
-'l,s.l.I2 miles of railroad in the United
EalgS; this is one mile of road TO every
ia square miles Of country. The total
-lounr of stocks, bonds and other out
salllug debts of 1876, 1888 miles of road is
@,--', ~ ,73l. or $50, 1872 per mile. 1t
..ss railroad Pop cents to carry a
.-ssfnger a mile, and O.63O cent to haul
ION Of freight the same distance; the
'll1e from the former Is 2.349 cents
gu from the latter l.00l cents. The
,s'age cost of running q passenger train
{. 5 nile Is s. .69l cents; freight train,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
THE RAILROADS.
The Cotton Belt Track Being Rapidly
Put in Good Shape.

Grading on the Dallas, Pacific and Southeast
en-The Interstate Commerce Railway
AssociatiOn-NOtes and Personals.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26

A poor memory he baroness IS
charming tonight, ism t she?''
''Rather stupid, think. I've been
introduced to her a dozen times, at least,
and she forgets it every time. ~ Flieg-
ende Blaetter.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26

A charter has been granted for a rail-
road in Liberia. 1t will be the first in
that country It's length viii be CSC
miles.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY
The Great Popular Route Between
THE EAST AND THE WEST.
ShortLinetO New Orleans and all
Points in Louisiana, New
Mexico, Arizona and
California.
FaVorite Line to me North
East and southeast.

Double daily tffEe of Pullman Palace Sleeping
Cars throusA - st. Louis via the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
A GRAND BARBECUE.

Midland Entertains in a Royal Manner-Inter-
esting COntests-Real Estate Sales
MIDLAND, TEX, Aug. %, 1889.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
rOomt9i

Refrigeratorssseice Cream freezers
gasoline steEss at a sacrifice to make
rooInstef fan goods at W. F. Lake's.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26

AIcoIeL Stores
OF ali kinds. New lpl at W. F. Lakes.