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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-17
A National Disgrace.

Certainly one of the most absurd
things that civilized nationwas ever con-
cerned in has been held up to public gaze
and to ridicule at the hands of all INTEL
ligent people in the recent appropriation
by congress of 5000 TO be used by the
United States department of agriculture
in blasting the "sky' for water. The
bill was introduced by Senator FarwelI
on the plea that loud thunder causes
rain, and that heavy csnnonading on the
earth's surface has been supposed to
lead TO the same results. The expert
ments are to be made with balloons. A
balloon is TO be sent up carrying heavy
charge of dynamite 10 which is attached
fuse that will set the dynamite of at q
certain height. The conclusion, it is
held, will burst something in the air
Owe are not told what. and cause the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-17

No term in use, says Col. F. D. Cur
tbs, is so imperfectly understood by the
masses as the above. An impression
seems to prevail to the effect that it
means only something mixed up with
Latinand Greek and therefore something
beyond the comprehension of common
people.
Science is real one of the most COM
mon things in existence. 1t is something
for everybody. The boy or the
girl may become scientist when very
young, no matter what the position or
calling in life, for science is, after all,
simply acknowledgements knowledge
in one word, fact. Cannot a boy or girl
be inspired to search for facts? A fact
found out is neutrality-suspicious. it
is none the less so because its finder is
young. We can scarcely go too far to
stimulate the ambition in our children to
reach out after facts. We should aid
them with papers and books. The
farmer who does not provide his son and
daughter with some agricultural periodi-
cal and papers and books, has no right to
expect of them that they will love pr o.
fesslon upon which they will starve.
Brain starving will not fill any child with
u FoSeTeuCo lot tu6 lbTlu uedTLuslOuej vi
fire their hearts with determination to
protect and perpetuste the homestead.
The more of the homestead inspiration
we can create, the stronger will be the
ties that bind US to the farm, our fathers
and our country. More knowledge will
do this, as with it will come more COM
fort, privilege and honor. The farmers
boy sees too little preferment in his
fnff hnf Hnfn fn hnr
other than our own. Do we give the
farmers SONS the places of trust, infiu-
euce and honor? More knowledge and
culture in our homes will lay founda-
ton for this. We must, or our ranks
will be thinner. No farmer need allow
his boys to grow up in ignorance. Teach
them all you know; gather knowledge
wherever you go that you may carry It
home. There is no profession on God 8
green earth that needs more knowledge
than farming,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-17
The Texas Niehthank.

In q run by railroad from Galveston to Hous-
ton two months ago l saw large numbers of
night hawks or bullbats that appeared much
smaller than the bullbat of Alabama. Were they
the same, o. is there 8 different bullbat in
Texas. J. r. SHINES.
Birmingham, Ala.
Texas has the same night hawk as ap-
pears in Alabama, (the chordeiles yir-
ginianus of ornithologists, and she also
has one peculiarly her own, (chordeiles
texensis, } never seen east of the Missis-
sippi river. This last Is doubtless the spe-
cies you saw. 1t is considerably smaller
than the first named light hawk, and
more active on the wing, though other
wise it is, in general characteristics
about the same.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-17
a Plant for Name.

Please give me the botanical name of the en-
closed flower or plant. The leaves are aromatic
to some extent. It appears to be peculiar to
Texas as l have never seen it elsewhere. l.
makes me think of the lemon yerbena. B. E.
Waco, Tex.
Its botanical name Is Lippia cuneifolia;
we know of no popular name for 1t.
Botanically it is closely related to the
verbena, and if this particular species is
TO be met with in any other state than
Texas, it has not yet been reported. 1t
was first noticed on the Wichita by Dr.
TORY. Chemists have not yet looked
after its medicinal properties, so far as
we know.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-17

vanced that would promote the health,
comfort and happiness named, but moth
ing stands higher among these than an
abundant supply of pure water-the
elixir of life, If really pure; the agent of
death if impure.
Mr.. Gilmer then goes on to state that
he located on the ''black lands of Ala
bama in 1863, Qands almost precisely the
same as our black waxy prairie in Tex
as, y and having understood IN advance
that the region was "a little malarlous'
at certain seasons of the year, he con-
suited his physician as to what he had
best do to be saved. The physician gave
him a simple prescription: Extract of
rye or corn, to be taken three times
day. Commence taking in early summer
and continue till frost kills the gourd
vines.
Mr.. Gilmer went to the nearest dealer
in that kind of medicine and got his big
jug filled. He followed directions faith
fully, if not more so, for the medicine,
when touched up with little sugar, was
not bad to take, and it seemed to make a
fellow feel better every time he had TAX
en- it, but it failed to prove a panacea for
malsrla-Mr. Gilmer got the ''chiIls"
before frost got the gourd vines.
1t went on about the same way every
year, until finally Mr.. Gilmer got to
thinking that there must be som ething
better as a malaria preventive than
"corn Juice The water on his farm
was bad, and the "corn iuice' didn't
make it any better. Finally he reasoned
that since ''corn juice' would not
purify the water, perhaps 1t would be
best to look after water supply already
pure. So upon this notion he proceeded
to bore an artesian we'll. 1t was O sue
cess, and that was the end of "chills'
with him, even when he had discontinued
to use his physician g popular prescription
for malaria.
Many artesian wells soon followed in
the black lands of Alabama, and in
every case where they were properly
made they put an end to malaria. Some
farmers allowed them to flow out into an
open cisteru, through tr0ughs, to bring
the water convenient to the house, and
in such cases the exemption was not so
complete. The water in those cisterns
seemed as pure and Eice as could be,
but Mr.. Gilmer warns all persons against
deluding themselves with the idea that
because water is clear it is invariably
pure. There was usually surface sep-
age enough into the cisterns to make it
injuriously otherwise.
To his unhealthy neighbors owning ar
tesian wells Mr.. Gilmer said: ''There
must be something wrong in the water
YOU are drinking - mot at all - was
the reply-''come and see.' And they
showed him their large open cisterns
filled with water as clear as crystal. So
1t went on for some years-but the truth
came out at last. There were two fam
lilies in his neighborhood who were sick
every season, and these finally consented
to let him experiment with their artesian
wells. His first step was to do away
with their cisterns. A good iron casing
was put well down into the rotten lime
stone, and the water for house use was
taken directly from this. There was no
more sickness; indeed, the extraordinary
healthfuleess of both farms became pro-
verbal.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-17
A scientis. on Pure Water.

MIR. NJ. s. Gilmer of Alabama writes
to that excellent publication, the ALL
ance Journal, Montgomery. that every
thinking farmer should demand of his
agricultural paper an exposition not only
of the most approved methods OF plant
and stock growth, but also that the said
paper pay particular attention to gather
ing for him such information as will tend
to promotion of the health, comfort
and happiness of everything upon the
farm. There are many things to be ad-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-17
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

This department is devoted TO answering such
questions as may be asked by subscribers,
which may be of general information. Inquiries
of personal character that require answer by
mail should always have stamps incloSed Please
give full name and postoffice address, in addi-
ton to any such signature as Subscriber" or
"a. G. D., not for publication, but to enable
us to communicate promptly with the inquirer.
Parties desiring answers by mail must inclose
stamp for return postage.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-17
A sore leg. the fiesh a mass of diseas

A sore leg, the flesh mass of disease,
yet P. p. P. {frickly Ash, Poke Root
and Potassium) achieved wonderful re-
suits, the flesh was purified and the bone
got sound, and my health was estab-
lished, says Mr.. James Masters of
Ga. For sale by L. NJ. Whit
slit s Co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-17
renheit, and should be warm enough to
raise the temperature of the milk TO
above &C degrees.
Ayrshire Cattle.


This breed of cattle, according to the
Southern Planter, halls from Ayr, one
of the southwestern counties of Scotland.
The country is elevated and of q rolling
character and largely devoted TO dairy
farming, its proximity to the great city
of Glasgow rendering the cost of market
ing dairy products, for which there is an
immense demand, an easy and cheap
matter This large demand has. there
fore, caused great attention to be paid
to the breed of cattle best fitted to meet
requirements, and the result is seen in
the Ayrshire COW which is the product OF
careful breeding and Improvement of
breed Indigenous to the county. The
elevated character of the county and its
northerly situation required that the
breed should be hardy and not too heavy
to prevent its ranging over the hill pas
lures In search of food with ease, whilst
at the same time il was required to be
one which would readily assimilste the
food provide and convert it into an
abundant flow of milk. In all these re-
spects the native COW has, by careful
breeding and attention to the question
of fitness for the required purpose,
proved itself perfectly ADAPTED and the
Consequences 49, 'hI1' AL INC ny oHit WV
as now seen, we have an animal pre-
eminently fitted not only for the county
of Ayr, but for all other places having
something of the like characteristics of
that county, and requiring good gen.
eral dairy cow.
Not many days ago q gentleman living
up in the Panhandle of Texas told us
that the people of his region were begin
ming TO give a good deal of attention TO
the Ayrshire breed of cattle. In his
opinion the Ayrshire was breed well
suited to the needs of that section of the
state. This conversation led us into
looking up and publishing the foregoing.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-17
Cactus for Nane.

I mail you a small cactus that grows on oul
high levels, which some say is the genuine tree
cactus OF the staked plains dwarfed by unfavor-
able conditions. Is that your opinion of it9
What is its scientific name? A LADY.
paIo PintO county Ter
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-17

The specimen sent has every appear
ance of being the Stsked Plains cactus
you refer to, though we have no means
OF making ourselt entirely sure. If it
be the same then its botanical name is
Cerus giganteus.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-17
j. p. STEELE, EDITOR.
Bad Water and Fevers.

this
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-16
THE BANNER

In addition 10 the beautiful silver cups
which will be given to the first three men in
each event, "A handsome silk banner will be
presented TO the club scoring the greatest
number Of points. The points will be scored
ms follows. First man in each event will count
five points for the organization he represents,
the second man win score three and the third
man one. This makes the club rivalry very
intense, and the many large athletic organ
izations In this country are gathering to-
gether their best men with the hopes OF cap
turing the banner, which will make a hand
some club house interior adornlnent All Of
the events are handicap, which renders the
picking OF the winners most uncertain. IL
would be idle 10 shy whit organization will
win the banner, although the chances are
greatly In favor Of the New York and Man.
haitian Athletic clubs. Harvard college, be-
ing No near the scene Of action. may make a
better showing than is expected, and recent
word from there !, TINT they intend muster.
ing forty athletes to struggle for points.
The large majority Of entries will repre-
sent athletic organizations In the vicinity Of
New York city, and a special train will be
put on for the athletes and friends 10 leave
Boston at " midnight and arrive In New
York having only missed q little over half q
day from bnsiress On Saturday The games
committee has arranged other little details
for the big affair, and II their efforts do not
result In an athletic meeting second to nons
energy and enterprise shall have counted for
nothing. MALcoLN W. FoRDL
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-16

head that morning lin the first act he had
sung 10 him that he had n presentiment that
he Nureddinl would get into trouble before
the day was over. In order 20 he on hand
when the trouble comes he has followed
him secretly ard Is waiting outside the house
Of the Cadi. lie hears the cries Of some one
next door and thinks that they are Nureddin's
and that lis friend is being killed. He PUSHES
into the Cadi's house uust as the Cadi enters)
and sings a deep bass song asking for Nured-
din. The Cadi's daughter sings translated,
Hush don't give 1t away; we've got him In
the chest hiding him from father"
But the Barber DOESN'T understand the state
Of affairs, md thinks that Nureddin has been
murdered and put In the chest. lie sings
what he thinks. and sings NO persistently that
the chest is finally opened. Sure enough,
Nureddin In unconscious-almost ~suifocated.
The Cadi sings that no Is surprised 10 zee Nu-
reddin there, and the Barber sings that he's
sorry Nureidin Is dead-which he isn't, for
pretty soon he reviycs and begins 10 sing
some things himself. The Cadi sings that
he %relents, aud that Nureddin may marry his
daughter: and as the curtain falls everybody
sings that they are very happy. Then they
take on their costumes, 20 home, and after a
night or Two Of rest 70 back 10 the Mstropol.
itsn opera house aud sing II Ill over again
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-16

these boxes fur am evening IL must hand over
SD at the box office. Tie other saventy .four
boxes are in t"" uiors extending round the
house, from one side OF tine pruscrnium to
the other. These are held by subscribers wgO
guarantee the expenses Of the opera. Sub
scribers may sub-ient their boxes for a por.
tion of the season or for certain nights of the
week tn other people, but only with the con-
sent Of the other subscribers. Above the sec
ond tier Of boxes are three galleries, which,
with the main door of the house, are open to
the public. Seats in the parquet are sold for
e. each, and grade to 80 cents back Of the
first three rows in the upper gallery.
All the operas this season Gas was the case
last year alsol are sung In German. They
are produced with magnificent Genie effects,
and the roles are filed by the best singers
that money can hire. 4 recent and notable
production was that of The Barber 81 Bag.
dad which, unlike most II the grand
operas, is full OF fun, and can he classed as
''comic." Tie pictureslUrness and brill
fancy of the costumes IN this opera were es-
pecially marked.
The story Uf the opera is not a particular
ly heavy one. Surcidin, IA poor but sweet
singing ltIeldll, u III love Win tue 'dul :
daughter, who Is also "A pretty singer and
who sings in German that she returns Nured-
din's love. But the Caii In heavy tenor
sings no; his daughter must marry a richer
man. He is not a very cruel papa, however,
and he does not scoll very much. but pleads.
He evidently thinks that sparkling jewels
will lie more likely 10 bring his daughter
over to his way Of thinking than harsh words
will, 50 be sings to four servants 10 bring in
a chest. They sing that they will, and by
and by appear with it, The Cadi taxes from
II a casket II gems and sings 10 his daughter
that he will give them Ia her II she will mar.
ny his rich friend. BY and 10y he sings as
way out without having persuaded his
daughter Ia sing yes.
Pretty sppn Nureddin comes in and he and
the Cadis daughter sing love songs, All at
once the Gail is heard approaching. II
would never do for him 10 find Nurcddin
there, 30 the %latter's sweetheart and a girl
friend Of hers hide Nurrddin in the jewel
chest and shut the cover. The Barber Of
Bagdad is "A great friend of Nureldin's.
When be shaved the top of the young mans
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-16

TN amour cement of this competition and
the chance o earning the title Of champion
dumbbell Ii Ter Of the world aroused the
dormant energies of the strong men near aud
far. Such giants as Sebastian Miller, ''the
Man OF -ron:" John Whitman, Ajax"
George lilrschhorn, young Sampson
Milo. "tie Modern Hercules Sanlo, 1.-THE
Swiss Hercules" and a host of others at
tempted to lift the weight, but were unsuc-
cessful.
. They could bulge il. but the 1000 pounds
of solid weight were too much for them to
lift.
Sebastian Miller, who lifts 1900 pounds
with the health lift. $500 with harness and
cracks stones with his fist quicker than an or
binary man can with a hammer, made a
great effort, but was forced to give up in
despair.
Whitman attempted to lift the end of the
bell with his teeth by fastening a strap to the
handle. He tried twenty times, with no sue
cess. He did lift it, however, by placing a
strap around his neck aud using one hand.
He struggled for one hour to lit it the whole
way up, but failed. The Others were equally
unsuccessful.
Finally James ". Kennedy, Of whom q
very good likeness appears with this account,
determined 10 wade in and capture the
trophy. Kennedy, who is an iron molder by
trade, is a magnificent specimen Of muscular
development He is 5 feet 10 inches tall aud
weighs 1876 pounds stripped. He claims the
title Of champion short distance oarsman OF
America. He was several years ago a prom
inent amateur, and won the double SOULS
together with j. II. Riley, at Greenwood
lake, ON Oct. Q, 1876, covering the two miles
in l2m. and 90s. Kennedy had been training
for the event fc. some time, and when he
made his appearance was in the pink Of con-
dition and confident Of success.
He carefully wrapped "a small towel around
the slippery iron handle and graspei it firmly
with both hands. The first and second trials
resulted in failures. but on the third the
weight slowly hut surely came up ia his
grasp two inches from the floor. He held it
for a moment, and then it dropped with a
crash upon the floor,
He was congratulated by all present and
proclaimed champion by Fox.
Although kennedy's performance vas a
great one, it does not equal David L. Dowd's
lift Of l,4i2t. pounds. This is the best On
record, aud vas accomplished on March "a,
1883. The amateur record for lifting with
the hands alone is 1884 pounds. This feat
was accomplished by II. Lenssing, Of Spring
field, Mass, ON March 81, issO.
A few years ago there was in America a
German giant named Carl Abs. He could
lift go pounds, play with $50 pound dumb
bells, and lift 800 pounds with one hand.
Among some Of Abs notable feats the fol-
lowing are very r~emarkable; At Hamburg,
Germany, he lifted a weight weighing lS2H
pounds three times from the floor with one
hand. He also put up a 220X pound dumb
bell with one hand from shoulder to arms
length.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-16

age, stands . feet 81 inches, mud weighs 100
pounds. II is wonderful To see the amount Of
territory that h. can cover on both ground
hits and In capturing tly balls. lie is very
sure In handling thrown balls, and his celer.
ity Is remarkable. Ills on, hand work has
been the marvel Of the baseball world. He
hits freely and Is a great base runner. Long
Is considered b. nanr tn l~ the best COM
bined short AMI second hpseuin. batter and
base runner In the profession. Tie price
paid for his release from Kansas City to Bos-
ton was $500 Long 1. a natural player.
He delights IN those plays which are asbound-
ing TO the spectator, and he thinks nothing Of
turning an appossnt base VT into AZ out.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-16
The Increase of Racing.

races, and in 1859 the number Of races Of the
same character had risen TO ASS. During
the same period the money raced for had un-
dergone the same phenomenal Increase. In
1879 the total amount Of money, including in
dividusl expenses TO owners OF horses, de-
voted to this object, was S3Os,G37, while in
1859 it reached s2,3i9, 1872!
A single racing association devoted s9,2l2a
day for twenty days 10 the sport; another
spent for liz days 5000 a day; New York
and Brooklyn clubs disbursed sl,4i2,o50 in
support Of the sport. Side by side with this
growth Of the popular amusement, the price
of horse flesh has increased, and whereas
5000 was at one time a good stiff price for
a racer, $500 is now paid ~ungrudgingly.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-16

rehearsal, Is one of patient effort and well
earned success, She has had no suiien tri.
umph. no mafutinai awakening 10 find her.
self famous: only the capacity for taking
pains and the reward OF unila--iug persever.
ance. Asa CO sequence, Miss kemhlc has
attained ~ artistic rs well Us physical ma
turity. But although not in the first bloom
OF youth, Miss kemhle's fair. silky hair,
blonde complexion and graceful carriage
give her an excellent stage presence"
Her first appearance OF tue stage was in
1874, at a pantn!aime in Melbourne. Then
she tok up small Sllakespenrcan parts, and in
less than two wears was leading lady at the
Victoria theatre. At ~ she played Lady
Macbeth, being the youngest wonan to at
tempt the role in Australia.
II il said that Sine excels In those difficult
and delightful old school comedies created by
Sheridan and contemporaries. Her stage
NAME, keInhle. is that borne by her mother
before marriage. Her father objected to her
going On TIE stage. aud so she lid not take his
name She is married, and was born IN
Ireland.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-16

In It's interior furnishings the theatre is ele-
CANT and artistic, with a most harmonious
blending Of %colors, producing soft and pleas
ing effects. 1t shows a display of artistic
taste and a disregard Of cost that l. in keep
ing with other features Of the structure.
A writer in The West Shore, from which
magazine the accompanying cut is copied,
says: with it, splendid equipment and its
seating capacity II loo in a city growing so
rapidly and containing such a large proper.
ZION Of liberal and cultured people, il will
draw the liuest histrlonic talent in the United
States, and viii combine with Spokane Falls,
Seattle aul Portland, when they shall have
completed ]siuailar structures, in forming a
strong circuit for theatrical attractions