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Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-04


mill when suddenly one stopped In the
very act of throwing ball to one OF the
others, and said "What's that?" And
beach road and lifted his hand with q
gesture for silence.
Every boy stopped yelling and dead
silence reigned for two seconds, when
John Shaw the boy who had first spoken,
said:
''Therel therei Hear it! There's a
ships guni Come on, boys!' and every
one of them tore down the beach road as
fast as their legs would carry them, and
that was very fast.
AS they ran others ran also-men and
women-and presently a man on horse
back galloped by them, and the men and
boys shouted, sit IS the commodore-it's
PerryI There's hght?' aud they
gave a wild hurrah as well as they could I,
when they were using all the breath they
had, and kept on running until they
reached the turn, where the beach and
harbor lay before them. Commodore
Perry checked his horse a moment and
turned and galloped back the way he
had come, shouting to some one, 81 I'm
coming back. -
There were two vessels in sight, one
was evidently in distress, and the other
was as evidently pursuing.
'It's British vessei-it's a brig
She trying to capture the other one!
What's her name? Where's she from?
Is the ore she's after one of our vessels?
Hang the old redcOats!'' were q few of
the exclamations.
A diguitisd old gentleman just then
drove up in his sulky and took up spy
glass aud got out, that he might use it to
better advantage.
"It's-it's-let me see he mutter-
ed, US the others crowded about; II
can I see the name quite distinctly, but
she . foreigner. Ha, she's gone ashorei
That's British brig beyond, know by
her looks; confound her. They're low
ering boats?'
Every one ran to the beach, and it
was then plain that the foreign vessel
was ashore, and the boats from the other
ship were pulling toward her. The yes
seis few signals of distress aud the peo-
pie on shore fairly howled with rage, to
see, as they thought, a vessel taksn by
ths enemy befnrs their very eyes, while
they were helpless.
But presently great shout came and
Perry, followed BY party of seamen-
from the tiotilla anchored on the other
side of the standard dragging six
FOUNDER, came hurrying down to the
beach. The wheels sank deep into the
sand. but scores of hands grasped at the
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ropes, and strong and willing arms
pushed and pulled and presently the gun
was in position and Commodore Perry
sighted and fired it.
"Hal" he exclaimed, TINT was
near, as the smoke cleared, for the
two boats sent off from the British brig
were evidently alarmed, aud had stopped
rowing.
Gwen stop them yet, my boys, -
cried Perry, in his clear, ringing voice,
81 can always trust my Newport boys.
And the crowd cheered and cried, "Yes,
yes, you can trust the Newport boys!'
A few more shots were fired, and
finally the boats turned and went back
10 their ship. By that time several OF
tine officers of the flotilla had reached
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-04

1t is generally considered necessary
that n hand camera should have lens
with as short focus as possible. Many
portable cameras contain lenses having
what is called universal focus-that is,
that require no focusing for different dis
tances. Everything beyond few feet
will be evenly in focus. The trouble
with these lenses is that they distort
things frightfully. Near objects are
very large aud distant objects are very
small. An ordinary room is made TO
look as long as public gallery. lens
that requires some focusing will give bet
ter proportions. and the shorter the focus
the easier will be the general chances In
focusing. Many skilled workers prefer
a loug focus hand camera lens for various
reasons, but the beginner will succeed
better with the kind / have suggested
A very useful table of distances for use
with detective cameras has been prepared
by DR.. j. j. Higgins. This table, pre-
pared with the standard 'f'' openings
in diaphragms gives five different focal
distances, and shows the distance in feet
for which a camera may be set in order
TO have all objects beyond IN focus.
Here is the table:
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-04

swarthy Spanish heroes were ColonHing
what is now the United States, in their
little corner of which they suffered for
$50 years such awful dangers and hard
ships and dangers as our Saxon forefa-
the did not dream of. 1 hope 10 see
such history, which will do justice to
perhaps the most wonderful pioneers the
world has ever produced; but il has not
come yet. Why, there is not even one
history which gives the correct date OF
the founding of Santa Fe, which was
Spanish city more than q decade before
the landing at plymouth Rock.
When that ideal history is written you
will tiud thrilling matter in the story of
New Mexico for more chan three oentu-
ries, and particularly in the bloody years
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photography was settled. 1t remained
only question of time when
everybody would be an amateur
photographer. Isn't 1t plain that
you simply have to aim and press ths
trigger, and everything Is done with?
There was q mischievous rascal an
amateur out West who captured an old
professors picture with his detective. -
The negative was developed, g print
made and mounted. A few days later
this rascal met the professor again and
made pretense of swapping the profess
sor when the victim was looking. Then
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-04
Fnr examnle: If the lens of 1he cnm-

FIT t4uIHpIt' II tHe IcIs UI tHt VuuI-
era has a six-nch focus and the ''stop'
or diaphragm :f-S'' is placed in the
lens all objects beyond 80 feet will be in
focus il the camera is set for that DIS
lance.
These seem like rather dry details, but
they should be understood By those who
wish t, succeed with the detective cam
era. 1t is very necessary, to work with
this sort OF camera, TO learn at the OUT
set what it will not do. 1t will not make
pictures without light any more than a
tripod camera will make pictures without
light. In fact, the portable camera,
used with quick ''shutter, GENERALLY
requires the most light, for the camera
set up on legs can take its time where
the hand camera can not. II this neces-
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-04

TOPOGRAPHY with
out the hand camera
might have remained,
SO far as the amateur
Is concerned, a hobby
of limited popularity.
1t would have been
more than a mere
'fad. ut would
scarcely have captured
the popular affection
When the hand camera
pama 4 h a fauna nf
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-04

HOPE somed day to see
a real history of the
United States q his
tory not written in a
closet, from other
one sided affairs but
based on O knowl-
edge OF the breadth
of our history, and a
disposition TO do il
justice; n book which
will realize that the
early history of this
wonderful country Is
not limited TO a mar
row strip on the At
lantic sesboard but
that it began in the
great Southwest;and
that before the olo-
est OF the Pilgrim ia
theirs had been born
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, T was bright and fair
that 30th day of NAV,
1914, in lovely New
port-n ever m or Q
lovely that at that sea-
son and in that long
ago time when it was
"A quiet rural town,
with its lanes and
quiet roads full of wild
luxuriance of the leaf
land blossom OF the
early summer.
A lot of boys were
playing on the green
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SOME HOT BALLS.

A Story About Some Brave BoYs-By Kath-
arine Il. Foot,
Contributor to youths Companion, etc.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-04

would not he wise, however, for the
amateur to decide too early in mis- career
that he is an expert.
have met people who rather thought
photography in genesal was bore, but
have never stumbled over anyone who
did not think they might like TO have
little fun with q "deteetive. The
hand camera is certainly receiving good
deal of tiattering attention.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-04
WITH a "pErEcr1yE

How to Handle n Hand Camera with the
Best Resuiis-By Alexander Black.
Author of Confessions of an Amate 1r Photo
grapher'' in ''Wide-Awake. -
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street Cur Travel Blocked nv nm CncS
expected Obstruction.

street Cur Travel Blocked nv nm Jncx.
expected ObStruciIOn.
BALTIMORE. June When the residents OF
Waverly, n suburb OF baltimore, awoke yes.
tcrday morning they were astunished to SEE
frame house two and u hall stories high,
measuring fourteen ieet font and eighteen
feet depth with IA pretty routei porch in
front, standing in the middle of tho
York road. This road is the PRINCIPAL
thorouGhfare leading out OF tie city.
The first ear that came along had TO stop, rs
tart of the house covered the tracks. Car
rluGes wagons. and all Other vehicles going
north or coming s, nth had to turn lack and
seek another avenue py which they could
reach their destination. Many persons wele
al ~ loss to Know now III" house got there. 1t
was examined closely. There We're two rooms
down stairs and two onmS IN stairs and the
house .epmed 10 have been built many years
ago. ;or II showed SE.3S OF dllapidatiop.
Not until late III tho afternoon WAS The mys.
terry explained. The house formerly stood
some distance IN The road. and together with
some other PROPERTY, had been sold by j. I.
Weems to David Stewart win the agreement
that Mr.. Weem- would have il rolled INTACT TO
a vacant lot on Merrimans Iane, west OF York
10 do tho Job and on Friday night started
found 1t in the, middle OF the road in;
stead 81 on the lot MS Matthews had
contrac or left the house in the middle of the
road. without apparently caring whether he
obstructed travel. The cnr company ordered
out their men. and by hard work succeeded In
relieving the track oil the end of the house.
There is JUS. room enough Tor a car to pass.
and that is all The house still occupies the
right of way. but unless il is removed BY
morning the reoplo promise to get it out Of
the in pieces.
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now no AroID THE 1cEBnHG,.
TimeIY Warnings Given to ShIp Masters
by the photographic OH"e.

by the photographic Om"e.
WASHINGTON June lit will be an interest
ing fact for the interoceanc steamship COM
panies and the patrons Of the transatlantic
lines to learn that the various accidents and
narrow escapes from collisions with icebergs
during the last two months could have been
avoided by observing the course laid out by
the United States photographic ONCE. This
office has been each month sending out warn
inGs ~ the amount Of Ice in the north Atlan-
tic. caused hy peculiar climatic conditions in
the Arctic The drift OF the vast ice fields and
monster herGs was directly in the line Of
ocean steamships. and special bulletins have
from time 10 time appeared indicating the no.
sitiOn OF the ice and its probable location IN
the Immediate future.
During the month OF May there have been
six notable encounters with ice five Of which
wero By passenger steamships. one, the Pa
risian, while steaming at IL rate of six miles an
hour In IL heavy iog narrowly ESCAPED destrur-
ton by collision with huge ber@. 1t was
sighted about forty yards ahead. and, although
the engines were reversed. the vessel ran on an
outlying ledge. but sid of WITHOUT DAMAGE;
Banks Tor several hours one day ana had SO 80
OF her bow plates ton oil. The Beacon Light,
while running ut full sI"cd IN IL dense log.
struck berg 80 feet high and GOO Tee: long.
The blow was Glancing one and Injured her
and the hull injured. The ThuGvalla and Nor
MAMMA complete the ist of large vessels.
There Werc nearly hundred other encounters
reported by smaller vessels.
his Years leo has disturbed the usual con
ditions. the ice having come cont nuouSly in
unbroken masses as far south rs tho latitude
OF Boston. Other menaccs OF trtnsatlantic
travel discovered this month are three deere
in referring to the disr. gard by tho steamers
Of the photographic office warnings, said tho
blame rests with the cOmpauies They indi-
ers. the idea being 10 establish II beaten path
whore aid fr' m passing steamers could re
reason. however, for tic failure TO adopt, n
slightly southern course. The Arctic has by
this southern drift been cleared OF more ice
than ever before within tho period OF authentic
record and the photographers hero saw that II
vessel equipped for NOT thern exploration could
now pr2hahly reach The north pole without
much difficulty.
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RAILROADS ~ CHM.
The Emperor Is COnsiderInE his PROPOSE
tIon to Build IA Great system.

tIon to Build IA Great system.
Mr.. J. Helenus Ferguson. Minister from the
Netherlands to China, is at the Drevoort House,
and yesterday told q SuN reporter something
Of the prospects OF DEVELOPMENT in China,
especially in the matter OF railroads
The plan OF u great railway system for
China" said Mr.. Ferguson. is now before the
Emperor and "A favorable decision is hoped for.
The plan consists chiefly Of recommendations
from the Governors of the different provinces.
and II has the support of Ii Hung Chang. the
High Imperial Commissioner for Foreign Al
fairs, LII Hung Chang's views arc very liberal
with regard TO tho opening OF China. and this
leads us to hope that he will be successful.
The central idea OF the proposed scheme Is
the connection OF Peking with the capltaIs Of
the Provinces The first step would DO g. OK
tend The road already in existence from lient-
sin: tho seauort town Of Picking, 10 iekinG IT.
self. This road runs from Tahn at the mouth
of the river ieiho. connecting tho halping
coal mines with tho shipping ports on the
Peiho.
Mr. Ferguson will leave on Tuesday for
China by way OF San Francisco.
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BALTIMORE, June lit is reported that tho
Grand Jury will present some OF the propre-
tors OF the leading hotels on the charge OF sell
ing liquor Oh Sunday. Quite number OF club
men were summoned during the past week to
testify against the hotel keepers and 1t is I'M
derstood that the latter are willing TO have their
cases 70 to court They want to test the law.
They say that tho act recently passed rer.
m'ts holel hearers To serve their guests.
his question which they want decided is what
constitutes guest. Thev have been selling
10 customers who take meals at The eating bar
and they say that such customers are guests
within the meaning OF The law. The Grand
Jury Will probably take action tomorrow,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-02
An Unknown Woman Drowned

New BRITAIN, Conn, June 1.-The body OF n
woman. who was beautiful in life lies al the
Morgue in this city awaiting Identification.
The body was taken from Tho Wa nut Hill res
eryoir late last night. The woman hid Icon
seen near The reservoir with Il little Gill in the
early part Of the evening. acting very suspi-
cIousy, At about O'Clock Charles Eddy. u
Young man living in this city. was riding near
by two piercing shrlekS which seemed to como
from tho reservoir, Eddy leaped from the car
woman sink In the dark water. A shawl and
hat we're found floating on the water and near
Ihe ohhk woman 3 shoe was found. Eddy
crNoir was dragged and In loss than an honr
ihn ouHy 90 woman was brought TO the sur
lace. several prur OF This els say thee nave
frequently seen tIle woman, huI 10 one SENS
Wh amUw i nSr or, name Ir ANYTHING about her
are nj loss 10 say. What has bscome ~ Tia
Guild Who was with the woman no one knows
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-02
GLASS WORKERS STOPPED.
Detected nv Their Caiioused Hands when
They Arrived ON the UmbrIa.

The glass workers employed by the Warrlch
Glass Manufacturing Co. at Glassboro y. j..
got word recently that party OF Bolgans were
coming hero under contract TO work for the
company. George l.. Cake. who represents the
Knights OF Labor in the glass trade at Glass
boro. was sent to this city to look for the Bel
gians. He recognized them on the Umbria by
the peculiarly callous appearance OF their
sHectors. They were detained at the Barge iI1ce.
They come from tho neighbour oil OF ChHIeroi.
whore they lived in com; ortabIe circumstances.
Two 81 them bring their families with them.
They have prepaid tickets to Glas,bOrO. Mr..
Cake SAYS they will he unable to get work at
their trade until Sepicmhcr, EXCEPT for icW
weeks. as he glass works shut down soon and
remain idle several months. lilo thinks that
they would not come here in the idle season
unless they had assurance from their pros
pective employers of more work in the fall.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-02
Hoods SarsaparilIa
Sold by all druggists si;six forsj. Ptepar
only byC.I. HOOD & Co, Lowell Mass
100 Doses One Dollar

outlines OF the Capitol dozen hacks might
have been seen winding down the northern
hills. The rattle nl hoOfS on the hsl,nhlt pave
mcnts startled the cUorcd residents. WHO
rushed out oil, their houses to SEQ an carry
ffMnern qs they fnHpGsSu SIsdring
huus and the other WORKERS OF me llouSSe re-
turning from their nj might session at Wood
what took place at the dinner" Tho rqrty
had no sooner disombarked az me mn nun
Representative Coleman of Louisiana went TO
the piano ana began to sing plantation songs
Mr.. Coleman could make twice so,OuO IN ne.
gro minsi d trours, and so il is no wonder that
listened until io could stand it no longer Be
fore he knew i he was In !he middle OF i,e
nSGT dancing nrG1ka wp M' and am smortsi
for him 10 keep ON. Then Mr., Coleman started
il again and sang until Lap'. B3ulelle declared
the mouth OF the Mississippi was Omen; iiy the
time dinner was announced the crowd was In
there were songs and impron.itn speeches.
snGo o 20 tho tho cad pGS1 e Of fnf he Mns Who
were smother oil 10 death during the ow o'er
their, christening. Mr Burrows also took II
and ho moved to tears tho assembled multi
tudc by singing the ditty of GIemenina,, who
wass drowned while tending ducks: CAPT. Allin
have discounted that OF the bull of Bashan:
was called on for speeeh put even i He c"n,d
ubt De HtHIl HnpNb luc uoh nv
Cutcheon fare better, though from the height
Of his six feet four lie waved MS Sa napkin I ana
before the Sneaker's desk. They did quiet down
10 hear Bouteiio's tars song and fosweil p.
Flowers piping voice WAS able, 10 nierce lhe
and gibes. Mr. Mills protested that he could
not sing and so they sang the star SnanEled
banner to him. The others in the party were
konna. Baker, Morrill,. McCreary, HENDERSON.
Stewart. Hatch. Game. Belknap, Payne, Thonr-
Brickner, Monitt. Catchings. Lester. Bland,
Blount. Mansur. buchanan. Lacey, Sherman.
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Supposed Murder OF an Acrobar.

CHICAGO, June Tho body of an acrobat
named Murdoch, who has been missing since
Friday was found floating to-day in the river
dead. Five ugly wounds on the head indicate
murder Murdoch's watch and n large sum of
money said 10 have loon in hi- pOsscss on are
missing. Tie diSapI earance oil Murdoch wa i,
very promptly reported bv his partner Wesi.
The latter left the city saying he was going 10
Racine; The POLICE have teleRraphed TO that
city asking that West be arrested.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-02
Your Blood Needs

Hoods sarsaparilla is the best blood purifier
before the public. 1t eradicates scrofula and all
humors. cures salt rheum. boils, pimples. &c
The severest cases OF blood poisoning have
yielded to its superior curative rover.
Il had boils all over my mock and back. troub-
ling me so much that could not turn my head
around, nor stoop over. Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla cured me In t 70 weeks. think it is the
best blood purifier. "-DANIFL READ, Kansas
City, Mo.
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A thorough cleansing this spring. in order to
expel the impurities which have accumulated
during the winter. or which may be hereditary
and cause YOU much suffering. Wo confidently
recommend Hoods Snrsuparila as the very
post spring medicine. By Its use the bloot Is
purified. enriched and vitaizod' that urea reel
ing il entirely overcome. and the whole body
given strength md vieor. Tine appetite is re-
stored and sharpened, the digestive organs are
toned, AMI the Kidneys and liver invigorated.
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Ono thousand sheep killed.

ALBUQUERQUE. June IA disastrous wreck
on the Atlantic and Pacific railroad occurred
yesterday evening two miles wost Of its Jnnc.
ton with tho Santa FL Railroad. A train Of
double-d scked cars. loaded with many nun
dreds OF fine merino sheep on the way from
by the breaking OF a truck Every car but two
was DESTROYED, and about 1000 sheep were
killed outright. The Indians worked all night
eklnning carcasseS. They will have mutton
for months TO come.
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Last.or tho Famous Brooklyn Th.o,r.

The hnal performances in the Brooklyn Theatre in
Johnson ana Washington streets will take place This
afternoon and evening and its doors will rsy,r ,.,
10 oPened for amusement purposes Al the mailn a
Richard Aan'oells Madison Square II ssre COMPANY
wi apnear IN RUSSIAN Romance ana ne rsrs,y, "A
l'I',u"'yr ~ h'tit VIII W nlp iuu4Ou ANalr,Urr
NIL vi, roe "Hh an hLa hare, Nal,o IN iii- rrii
,p1 g"tv az dl!Irss IS cA n,lel states us.ric a.
tuIne1 bvT anl the ration at an ORIGINAL toerp
nss SIhSh tearing doNn Of lie theatre viii 6e
oTTuh soon anu before year tho new EnOs building
occHlN US tNe THIS Is the theatre who's part al
90 many Nyeg. ' ~sN S"NS'A '"' '''' VI
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siIteenyeAr old Alfred siyestSr, who ran away from
Toronto Canada, on MAY -, ith ssO which he EN-
beHllrd from tho law nm Of Wells 4 McNuncic by
which lie MAS empovod clerk has bssn arrested in
Btookyn Detective Ser!eAlt Roche iound t.e roy At
tho Clarendon Hotel yeyiuIdAS morning and locke
him w IN the Adams street SIAlinn Tho lad mt all
ihe money WITH the exception VI go lie will DO sent
bach 70 Toronto 10 day.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June l.-There was n fight
In Winston county, Alabama. on Friday night
between Sheriff Mitchell and posse and a
band o: moonshiners and outlaws lod by New
ton Rowo and Henry BarAeld. Rowe and Bar
field are noted desperadoes. and were wanted
Tor various crimes They wore found AT u
moonshiners still at work mud opened fire on
the Officers when ordered 10 surrender. Tue
FIRE was returned, aud BarielL MAS instantly
outlaws were wounded. Howc md tho "ncr
member OF tho band 0scaI ed, but The sherin
with strong force ID stlll IN pursuit.
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There i rumor in the much dnt RI ell Republican
circles IN Brooklyn to the eject thai secretary Tracy
and ex-senator platt not friendly Ms they used "a
De, and that their altered relations have much 10 n
Win me 'eAAllous delay Ia tile PoStmGslership ap
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Suicide OF a millionaire.

MARTSETTE, Wis. June 10. c. Brown. a
millionaire banker Of this city. committed sui
eide to-day by shooting himself. lie had been
Ill, and was temporarily insane,