Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-26
NEWS AND NOTES.

At Brattleboro, Vt, the other day q
farmer was blowing, while ten miles back
in the country people were sleighing.
California fruit-growers have discov-
cred that fruit can be kept fresh for q
long time by packing it in caTbonized
wheat bran.
The dividends paid in Boston on January
aggregated SIP 900 900, or $50 for every
man, woman and child in the city; but
it was not distributed in that way.
While three boys near Eekert, Ind. :,
were hunting, they dug into an old log
after rabbit and discovered pot of gold
coins. The treasure counted out $4,000.
Not single baby has been born in
Liberty, Ky, for thirteen years. Lib
erty has population of zoo. This is a
matter OF wonder. Some blame the bar
renness ON the water; some on the moon
shine.
Five condemned murderers are now
awaiting execution in the New York city
prisons. They are men and will travel
by the electric route. Eleven other men
and four women are held to answer
charges of murder, the evidence against
them being very strong.
man living near Portland, who has
been believer in dreams, dreamt the
other night that in hole under certain
stump he would find his wife g fur collar,
which had been stolen. He found the
stump, and ramming his hand into the
hole he felt furry substance. He has
now buried his clothes.
AT last the Imperial bank of Germany
has joined the bank of France and that of
England in reducing rates to per cent.
And still our gold flows abroad. In De-
cember we paid 81 1926 ,093 for imports
as against S34 $50 1863 for the same
month in 1887. We continue to buy
abroad; but our foolish policy has almost
put an end to our selling abroad.
A New Year custom in France which
falls heavily upon young unmarried men
of limited income is that which obliges
them to send q bonbonniere to every lady
in whose house they have received enter
tainment during the old year that is just
dead. This is tax which society has
levied upon bachelors, and it is one
which many of the taxed would like to
ignore if they could do so with good
grace.
A remarkable well has been struck at
Pittsburg Pa. It produces at one and
the same time cold water, as pure and
sweet as the dew that falls from heaven;
salt water as briny as the ocean S waves,
and a flow of gas that when ignited illu-
inmates the entire surroundings. The
well was drilled to obtain pure water for
a bakery. At 100 feet the fresh water
was struck and at 200 feet the salt water
and gas were found. Two castings were
inserted, one for the salt water and gas,
the other for the fresh water; and now,
when the engine is started and the gas
lighted, spectators behold the wonderful
sight of fresh water, salt water and fire
all coming out of one well at the same
time.
The executive committee of the Pho
tographers' association Of America,
which numbers 1900 members throughout
the United States and Canada, has been
in session in Boston arranging for the
celebration in that city on August 10 next
of the semi-centennial of the pensioning
of Daguerre by the French government
on condition that he should make his dis
covery public. The celebration viii take
the form of competitive exhibition OF
Photographic work. The grand prize
will be bronze figure costing $500, and
there will also be seven gold, nine silver
and six bronze medals as prizes, besides
one silver and gold for the best foreign
exhibits.
On the arrival of The steamer La
at Castle Garden the other |
day, it was noticed that more than every |
other one of the 2l3 Storage passengers |
were bound for Florida. 1t was found |
that all had come from Alsace Germany, |
and that their passage money had been |
paid by man named George Strum, of |
that province Later in the day a mem !
Der of the firm OF Straiton & Storm, of |
this city appeared at Castle Garden. He |
said he was an Alsatian and had ar /
ranged to have his countrymen come /
here, but denied having paid their fare. |
BE had large tract of land in Florida
md proposed to furnish each family with |
4 house and forty acres of land, and start /
them at raising Sumatra tobacco. He
would buy the product. The people to /
The number of 1870 were detained await
ng the action of Collector Magone.