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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-15
WHAT SAYS SAN ANTONIO?

Comparisons Are Not Always Pleasant.
San Antonio VIII Come Forward.
Special 70 the Times.
FORT WORTH, TEX, May 13.-As her
advocates, in the words of the travelling
man, express it, "Fort Worth has more
sand to the square inch among her in
habitants than any other city.
Fort Worth of these later days delights
only in the superlative. She takes no
stock in anything unless she can "bust"
the whole market. It's ''whole hog or
none' with her.
For instance, Of hotels she has practi-
cally none. In railroad depots, fine
residences, street sdornments, modesty
in heralding her every little achieve
menrs, and many other things, to which
cities generally pay attention, she prac-
tically takes no stock. But this is not
saying that she is not q fhummer' in
many things, for she is. When it comes
to Spring Palace, she IS easily the won
der Of the world and ought to receive the
warmest praise and love of all Texas, Of
which this marvellous work Is the best
exponent, for it is the exposition of the
whole state at glance.
Then again, look at her electric street
rsllwaYsI Are they not a wonder for q
city about half the size of San Antonio?
Thirty-two miles of as finely equipped
electric car line as was ever built, is cal
culated to give people an idea Of what
rapid transit is like.
1t goes without saying that when Fort
Worth goes into anything she goes in on
large scale or else she stays out.
Fort Worth has natatorium as fine
as that Of any city.
Fort Worth has cyolorama of the
battle of Missionary Rldge-a thing sell
dom seen outside of the large cities.
Yes, Fort Worth is progressive. They
all say so. They can't help saying So
1t strikes strangers that way.
Fort Worth made a bank clearing of
S31 1872 ,391 for the year 1889, as against
SIG .099 ,235 for 1888. She advertises this
fact, and it does her lots of good.
Fort Worth has gained in six months
an iron works and rolling mill located;
the Dixie wagon works in process of
erection, the Alamosa Heights wooden
mill, located; the Indiana screen door,
door, blind, sash and general wood work
factory, located; the Texas tannery and
shoe factory. located; the Fort Worth
university, Methodist Episcopal church
buildings to cost 500. Oc0; endowment
fund to be $500, 200 or more; the stove
foundry, ready for business.
The Spring Palace ran the city Of Fort
Worth SIS 900 into debt last year. 1t
was the starter. and this, with three
weeks Of rain, made it "hard shedding T"
But did this gritty little city whimper
any1 No, not by any manner of means.
She knew what the Spring Palace had
meant to her, poor as It was in COM
parison with what she had hoped to do.
She knew that nothing that had ever
been started in this country had been
such an attraction and valuable adver-
tisement as this Spring Palace was. So
the business men Of Fort Worth went
down in their pockets and paid this $685.
600 deficit without saying word. That
is the inside history of this business.
And this year when they wanted to
make success Of their Spring Palace 1t
required no extra effort to raise $50, 200
to start the enterprise.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-15
IN CONCLUSION
CENSUS OF HALLUCINATI0Ns.
An Investigation Carried on Under the "soci-
ETY. for Physical Research"

An Investigation Carried on Under the "sOci-
ETY. for Physical Research"
To the Gazette.
DEAR SIR-May ask for the publicity
of your pages to aid me in procuring CO.
operation in a scientific investigation for
which I am responsible? 1 refer to the
census of hallucinations, which was be-
gun several years ago by the "Society
for Physical Research, y" and of which
the International Congress of Expert
mental Psychology at Paris, last sum-
mer, assumed the future res possibility +,
naming a committee in each country to
carry on the work.
The object of the inquiry is two-fold.
First, to get mass of facts about bailu-
cinations which may serve as basis for
scientific study of these phenomena;
and, second, to ascertain approximately
the proportional persons who have had
such experiences, Until the average
frequency of Authorizations in the COM
munity is known, it can never be de-
cided whether the so-called ''veridical .
halluclnations (visions or other "warn-
ings' of the death, etc.. of people at q
distance) which are so frequently re-
ported, are accidental condolences or
something more.
Some 5000 or more persons in England,
France and the United States have al
ready returned answers to the question
which heads the census sheets, and runs
as follows:
HHave you ever, when completely
awake, had vivid impression of seeing
or being touched by a living being or
inanimate object, or of hearing voice;
which impression, so far as You could
discover, was not due to any external
physical oause?"
The congress hopes that at its next
meeting, in England in 1892, as many as
so 200 answers may have been collected.
1t is obvious that for the purely statisti-
cal inquiry, the answer Fno' is as i'm
portant as the answer eyes"
have been appointed to superintend
the census IN America, and 1 most earn
estly bespeak the cooperation of any
among your readers who may be actively
interested in the subject. 1t is clear that
very many volunteer canvassers will be
needed to secure success. Each census
blank contains instructions to the collec-
tor and places for twenty-five names;
and special blanks for the Eyes" cases
are furnished in addition. I shall be
most happy to supply these blanks to any
one who will be good enough to make
application for them to yours truly,
WILLIAM JAMES,
Professor Harvard University, Cam
bridge, Mass.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-15
AT THE SPRING PALACE.
1t is Pronounced a Grand Success by
the Times Correspondent
Fort Worth Is q Hummer-Thousands Of
People Come to See What
Texas Produces.
San Antonio Times.

FORT WORTH, May 1S.-The Spring
Palace is quite different from what 1t
was last year. Last year was the trial,
this year it is the perfect and finished
| product after practice. As compared
with other efforts in this line it Is GER
tainly the browning one. Those who
have seen the corn palace at Sioux
City, Iowa, say this is much the best.
All is bright, fresh and green. It IS
Texas as she will be found from one end
of her vast domain to the other to-day.
1t is q picture that takes in her all.
In that It attempts more and accom-
plishes ell that it attempts, is it superior
to the corn palace or any other efforts
in its line.
The Palace is fully twice as large as
it was last year, and there are more than
twice rs many exhibits, nearly all of
which are new and original. In short,
il is success.
Five thousand people visited the Palace
on Saturday, and last Sunday was Dallas
day and the attendance was large.
San Antonio will have q day before
long.
In one of the corners the reporter for
the Times has at last discovered an ex-
hibit from Bexar. 1t pretends to be
representation of the main building of
the International fair, done in the differ
ent woods found in that county. The
piece of itself is not bad, but the diff
Guilty Is in finding out what it is, as the
announcement appears in chalk written
on the wall back of it. Altogether San
Antonio and Bexar county might have
done something much more creditable.
A little more work in finishing off the
display of this piece alone. If nothing
more, would result in a great good to old
BeXar.
Excursion rates are being arranged
from near and distant points, and the
crowd of strangers in the city for the
next three weeks will probobly range
from 5000 to 20, 200 per day. Many
people outside of the state will embrace
this opportunity to see Texas, of which
they have heard so much, and many will
no doubt take advantage Of the Times
excursions to San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-15
THE CHOPSTICK.
Customs that Prevail In China and
Japan.

Customs that Prevail in China and
Japan.
Eliza Ruhamah Sicdmore in st. Nicholas
''They cut their food with their daggers, and
they eat with pitchforksI'' cried the horrified
Japanese who first saw Europeans eating in such
barbaric and revolving manner with the knife
and fork
Light fingered, de # and initiative as the
Japanese and Chinese are, it takes them as long
to learn the proper and graceful use of the knife
and fork as it requires for US to master the evo-
buttons and etiquette of the chopsticks.
1t is q pretty sight, at the beginning of
Japanese or Chinese feast, to see the host clip
his guest to sweets, as then is displayed the
best and most graceful play OF the chops ticks.
One can take lesson, as the mas ter of the
feast daintily lifts cakes or CONNECTIONS and
places them on the plate or paper before each
guest. The Chinese chopsticks longer
than the Japanese, often metal tipped and
decorated, and used again and again.
Mandarins carry their own silyer-tipped ivory
chopsticks to . feast, wipe them. clean, and
carry them home again when it is over. In the
common restaurants in Chinese cities the chop
sticks constitute lottery for the patrons. Al
are entitled 70 an extra dish or portion without
charge. In the old city of Tien Tsin, particu-
larly one is. half deafened when he passes
restaurant by the rafting of the boxes OF chop
sticks and the shrill voices of the proprietors
screeching the merits OF their establishments a.
the top of their lungs.
In Japan, where exquisite neatness and dain-
tiness mark every part OF household living. the
same chopsticks are used only once. At 8
feast, or at an ordinary tea house, long paper
envelope laid beside ones bowl contains pair
Of tTelve-inch sticks no thicker than lead PEN
ellis, Whitfield from clean white pine. To show
that they have never been used the two sticks
are whitfield in one piece and split apart only
half their length.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-15
Disastrous Forest Fires.

ASHLAND, WIS. May 1.-THE great
forest fires which have been raging in
Northern Wisconsin at intervals for
two weeks past, have been
gaining ground the last day or
two. The greatest loss has been sus-
tanned in the vicinity Of Kingbridge,
where summer lumber camps with all
their contents and large number OF
buildings have been destroyed. Thou
sands of acres of valuable timber have
been burned over and nothing but heavy
rains will save other timber tracts.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-15

votes for continuing the office and two
opposed. Judge Mcdaniel gave the cast
ing vote and the office Is continued.
Waxahachie is still on the improve.
quite number of neat cottages are be-
ing erected. Our public schools are in g
tionrishing condition.
A SPECIAL train has been secured to
take our firemen and other citizens to the
grand barbecue and picnic at Ennis to-
morrow.
Our farmers are all busy with their
crops, consequently very little trade is
being done.
President Hogg informs US that Hon.
J. w. Bailey of Gainesville has accepted
his invitation to address the state teach
ers' association at Galveston on June "a.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-15
New Iri,b Leacue in Canada.

MONTREAL, May 14.-It is SAID that e
new secret irish association has been
formed with its head center here and in
Quebec. The new league is said to
already consist of 10, 900 members, prin-
cipally Irish and Canadians, a large
number of the latter being Frenohmen.
One object is to obtain money in Canada
for the Irish home rule, and another to
wage warfare against British rule, with
a final object of the separation and an
nextion of Canada to the United States.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-15
The Cherokee Commission.

GUTHRIE, L. t. May 1.-THE Chero-
kee commission met here yesterday and
determined on course to pursue. It is
impossible to learn ths conclusions. The
commission leaves on Friday.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-15
Bolton.



Bolton, TEX, May l4.-Chief Bates Owen,
W. o. vanvian, A. L. Brown and ". L. Haly
left last night for Palestine to attend the State
fremen's association. DR.. Turner, chairman
of the monument committee, could not go.
Cards are out for the marriage tomorrow Of
Mr.. Thomas L. Means and Miss Dssie Rzthen-
Il was unusually cold this morning Fires
and overcoats were comfortable.
A strong petition was sent from here Tuesday
soliciting Hon. Setj Shepherd 20 announce as
a candidate for governor in tne place OF Hon.
j. W Throckmorton, who desires TO discon-
tinue the race on account OF falling health.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-15
Mic Benson Liberated.

Special to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, May I4.-Nic Benson, Jubilee
pIanger, was liberated yesterday from prison in
which he was incarcerated for forgery. He was
escorted 70 the hotel by q crowd Of friends, who
gave him banquet, at which he announced his
Intention TO reform. he will arrive in London
at the end of the week and will write book
narrating his experience of prison life.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-15
a Fort Morthlte a. re.arkana.

Special to the GaZette.
THxARxAsA, TEX, May Il. = Hon. Peter
Smith, e1-mayor Of Fort Worth and one Of the
wealthiest and most progressive men in Texas,
spent yesterday in the city quietly looking over
''another world to conquer Mr.. Smith vas
here with view Of investments as one OF the
coming great cities Of the southwest.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-15
Waxahach1e.
special to the Gazette.

cptcIaI 70 the OAzetts
WAxAHAcHIE, TEX. May 14.-At the
February term of the commissioners
court the question Of abolishing the office
OF county school superintendent was
brought up and laid over to the May
term. During this time the matter has
been thoroughly discussed and to-day a
vote was taken. which resulted In two
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-15
Suicide Near Pittsburg.

Special to the Gazette
p1rrssURe. Tax, May H.-Jack Carpenter,
who lived about seven miles from town, COM
mitted suicide early this morning by shooting
himself with = gun. Il is reported that his
mind was not right. and that be tried once be-
fore to take his life by trying TO cut his throat.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-15

facilities for the transportation of her
products second to those of no other
place in Texas. But this number Of
lines, diverging in every direction, is to
be increased by the construction within
the next twelve months of the Arkansas
Pass and San Antonio, and the Laredo
and Brownsville railroads, the last named
line being, it is thought, the initial step
of the great project of the construction
of the Inter-Ocesn and South American
railway. Mr.. Jay Gould is the pro-
uoter of that gigantic enterprise and,
doubtless, ere the lapse of FIVE years
there will be one continuous trunk line
from New York via Laredo to South
American points. The possibility of such
an event has created the greatest excite
ment along the Rio Grande, especially at
Laredo, for in its realization that place
would derive incalculable benefit. It is
not unreasonable to believe that Laredo
will in the near future become the ter
minal point of the Chicago and Rock
Island and the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe systems, two great rivals of the
Gould system, both of which are dow &C
lively engaged in extending their lines
into Texas.
IN CONCLUSION.
In thus briefly referring to the various
features of advantage to the capitalist,
the farmer, the stock raiser, the me-
ohanIo and the invalid to be found in
Laredo and vicinity, have studiously
confined my statements to facts as 1 saw
them and to opportunities as 1 believe
to exist, having in view no other object
than that of imparting such information
as would be desired for their guidance
by the several classes mentioned.
TRAVELLER.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-15
Against Commission.

Special TO the Gazette.
SHERMAN, TEX, May II. Our citizens and
bust ness men in particular, have signed pspef
to-day very numerousiy. placing themselves
record against the railway commission The
document is in substance the same the Waco
paper. Everybody nearly signs IL Epon rrsssa-
tation.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-15

MNNEAPoLIs, MINI, May 4.-Eight
inches of snow fell in North Dakota last
night and it is still showing. Farmers
are iubilant
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-15
Died at Pottsboro.


Special % The Gazefte.
PorrssoRo. TEX. Mag. ls.-w. h sewtelle,
respectable citizen OF this town. died a. O. clock
to-day Of pneumonia A wife and three chill
dren aud Al Who knew him mourn his losss
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-15
BAIL GRANTED.
Ball and Garner, for Killing Capt. Means, are
Admitted to Bail.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
GAINESVILLE, Tex, May 4.-The habeas cor
pus case of Charlie Ball and Frank C. Garner,
charged with numbering Capt. Joe Means in this
city last Thursday night. was concluded This
afternoon after hearing Of two days, during
which time large number Of witnesses were
Examined for both the defence and the state, the
larger number having been subpDnaed by the
defence Judge Barrett granted bail in the sum
OF 5000 in each case, whieh the defendants have
given.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-15

Since the first settlement of the coun-
try, and until quite recently, the whole
of Western Texas was recognized as the
vantage ground of the stock-raiser, and
the opinion was confirmed in the thou
sands of cattle, sheep, goats and horses
which every year found their way to the
markets OF the East from that section,
and made mIIlionaires of those who pur-
sued that branch of business. The wild
grasses of Texas are not only luxuriant
of growth, but they are also nutritlo US to
g wonderful degree.
RAILROADS.
That feature of city which con-
tributes largely to its growth is the rail-
road. and in the presence of the Inter
national and Great Northern and Ms
souri, Pscifc, the Texas Mexican TO Cor
pus Christi, on the Gulf of Mexico; the
Mexican National. extending to the CITY
of Mexico, and the Rio Grande and Eagle
Pass railways the city Of Laredo has
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-07-11
The Republic of Liberia.

The climate of Liberia, Africa, is
Palm-oil, ivory, cam
wood, wax, coffee, indigo, ginger,
arrowroot and hides are its principal
articles of export. Sugar is its prin-
cipal product. Cocoa, cotton and rice
are also cultivated. Agriculture is
carried on with increasing success.
Liberia is republic, the government
being intrusted to President, Senate
and House Of Representatives. All
citizens are qualified electors when they
reach twenty-one years of age, and
possess real estate. As temporary
measure, whites are excluded from
rights of citizenship. The number of
settlers from the United States for
whom the colony was founded, with
the purpose of giving them opportuni-
ties for sclf-improvement, has never
been great in any year, and the whole
number in the country is reckoned not
TO exceed 10000. Additional tribes
are, however, from time to time in
cIuded in its territory. These, Will
the native inhabitants, are estimated
at 1850, 600, about $4,000 of whom
have acquired the English language
OF these, some 5000 are members Of
the Christian church. [Courier Jour
nal.
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How One Hears.

Strangers visiting Washington have
been heard to remark that it seemed to
them more deaf people were to be
found here than they had ever met in
any other city. 1t is astonishing how
few persons actually of defective hear
ing have any notion of the structure of
the ear. The membrane stretched
across the interior passage and called
the "drum' merely serves to catch and
transmit the vibrations, like the dia-
phram in a telephone. In contact with
this drum is the extremity of little
bone, which little bone is connected
with second little bone, while the
second bone is hitched on to a third
little bone, all working together like
levers, in order to increase the power
of the vibrations nc ing upon the drum.
The inner end of the third little bone
comes into contact with second
drum, which is the wall of recepta-
Gle filled with liquid.
A sound from without causes vi
bration of the drum; the vibration is
communicated through the three little
bones and causes a series of pressures
upon the wall of the liquid-fillcd re-
ceptacle; fiaments of the auditory
nerve floating in the liquid are agita-
ted by the vibration thus commune
Gated; the auditory nerve conveys the
impression 10 the brain, and thus it is
we hear. To our notion all creation
is filed with sounds, whereas in
reality what we conceive to be sounds
are but vibrations of the air and pre-
sumably the universe is in fact one
silence Washington Star.
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The Poisonous Tick.

This pest in Australia sucks the
blood out of the animal on which It
has attached itself, and it is supposed
that some poison us secretion of the
tick passes into the animal. Two or
three ticks will kill horse in week
or ten days if they are not discovered
before that time and pulled out, while
dogs and some of the other animals
will not live as long after being at
tackled. Animals which have been
seriously affected with ticks and have
recovered which is, however, a rare
occurrence-be become tick-proof, and,
es native animals are tick-proof by
heredity, most of the loss occasioned
is with the introduced animals. These
nests would kill human beings in the
same way but from the I. ct that from
the itchiness they cause they are inya-
riably fessRa-ass<i Yslsed oat. ~->-"S---.-
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NO. II.
The 0neerest Hotel on Earth.

"The quecrest hotel in the world Is
in Guatemala City, Central America
said an English tourist who is stopping
at the Richelieu, in Chicago. "While
there a few weeks ago stopped day
at the biggest hostelry and met win
more surprises than have previously
encountered in my trip around the
world. The house is built only one
story high on account of the earth
quakes. II is constructed in the form
of hollow square, and the interior
court is made beautiful with trees ana
flowers. The exterior presents the
appearance of a prison. After pound
inc high knocker on the outer door.
you are ushered into scene of verdant
beauty The hotel was formerly the
private residence of one of the rich
est families of Central America, but
the owner was banished by President
Barrios for an alleged conspiracy
against the government.
Around the interior were balconies
overlooking garden filed with
orange and peach trees, palms and
beautiful flowers. The fare was good
and we had onr choice of pancakes
with honey, fish, poultry, fruits and
coffee and chocolate. You can't eat
there if you are in hurry though.
Only one thing is served at time and
you can't get cup of coffee until
everything else has been served. The
hotel furnishes candles, but matches
are extra. Then there is system of
calling the guests, which entities the
hotel to the name of the queerest one
on earth. You arc called by flies.
The flies down there are nearly as large
as an English sparrow and they sting
like hornet, though the bite is not
poisonous.
They never kill them, but brush
them away. The halls of the hotel are
filled with these pests in the morning.
Over each door is transom. Now if
YOU leave call for Z O'Clock your
transom is opened at and the flies
go in. Do they wake you? l should
say so. The sensation is like that of
being sandbagged. In five minutes
from the time your transom is opened
you are down stairs looking for the
proprietor. It doesn't do any good to
kick, though, for that system has been
the custom for years. ~ Atlanta Con-
stitution.