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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-19

Professor F. Il. Albert OF Houston, an emf
nent educator Of that city, was in KerrviIle last
July during the summer vacation. The pro-
lessor has been great traveller in his time, and
has seen the greater part of the old world, in
GLIDING Switzerland, Spain and other countries
famed for the grandeur and beauty of their nat
ural scenery. He was asked how he liked Kerr
vile and her surroundings.
Like it? am charmed with it, And this is
what all the guests in this hotel, visitors like
myself. say, whenever you put the question to
them. This morning about O'Clock when
looked at the Thermometer found it registered
time in the afternoon ninety degrees, which
is the highest point reached since
have been here. The fresh mountain
appetite you never had before. This morning
took drive up the mountain ridge that encir-
cles the town. After we crossed the Guadalupe
river and came to the highest elevations we
got sight of scenery that reminded me of Swift
zerland. We could see as far as twenty miles at
least, and though it was near noontide we
strange, sir, that the people OF Houston, Gal
weston and other Texas cities, viii go and spend
their money in the North and East when they
here in their own state. am positive II people
knew, or had only An idea of what kenyille and
here by the hundreds. I will add this, that
there is no malaria here. Several guests Of this
hotel who came here for their health told me
that after being here only few days they felt
the beneficial effects of your pure and health
inspiring mountain air -
Mr.. Harry Hardy, who had Joined the pro-
fessor while he talked. remarked that he en-
dorsed every word the professor had spoken,
and added:
81 have travelled great deal in Texas, but
had no idea there was such 9 delightful spot in
existence as kerrville. came here to get my
family settled for the hot season, intending to
return to my business the next morning; but
am SO enchanted by what have seen and felt
here that shall prolonK my stay"
]. W. Link Of Palestine, ex county judge and
q prominent iswyef Of inst city, said:
81 like KeryYille. ! have been aEong the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-19
DIEBNE. KENDALL CO.

BORNE, on the line of the Arkansas
as railroad, 50 miles north of San An
''n'0' latitude 80 deg, $50 miles from
NC coast and 1900 feet above the sea, is
. ae center of the warm dry belt which
,''''Unes northward and westward from
''l antonio, where is found a happy
-'1'um between the humidity of the
.S4'' regions and rarined atmosphere of
~. pains northwes.-is peculiarly ia
=. ''' LOT The preservation and restora-
, r.u o. health. Having a mean average
,-perA'uFe in winter of 80 deg; in
~ -u lH Oh so deg; an average humid
,b,,, VI va deg, it can he relied on
b.. ygEu out the year for climate
In Ia! equable, agreeable, invIgora-
psr,.. auu peculiarly conducive to lon
a by ,.!. statistics show that the mortality
a, - ~ and Kendall county Is the low
auy section In the world.
m ~, Is the most considerable town
~ .ae railroad, has about 1000 iubabi-
Inn. .usased in various industrial oecu-
mpin, beautifully laid out in a slightly
Nm, :, .alIsy amid the detached foot
IN b. VI Inc rocky mountains which pile
,bs , r.!,'lu aud commands on every side
en- -I ~ charming and diversified seem
a, - 200 1000 hotels aud boarding houses
nTr.an'.le,rous, talented physicians are at
nm -e a' while fresh meet, honey,
dsljcoaIisn' game, fruits, with all the
l5pssal'e s Tor invalid appetites, are in
,sotio aaN e, Roads lead ont in every di-
linz e. through fertile valleys, by run
slgB, zee ms, over green hills and up
bysr, osauyons, giving attractions to
tssltb =. nature, artists and seekers after
Ho1ip pleasure and recreation.
la rcSnsss may be rented, lands may be
tap,orsseu from So. so to S25 per acre
eons5snents aud character of land
lev vsaEut the summer campers for
oi tent seA a or months can have the loan
eye rlst 70 De pitched in a sylvan grove
lamp 5a running stream, and every
Sl,ssI ~ Tor their enjoy ment by a COM
VI reliable citizens.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-19
WHAT 1T OFFERS.

It is along the lines of this road that South
west Texas offers such inducements to settlers
as would, if fully understood, rapidly fill this
whole region with corn and cotton farms, fruit
orchards and vineyards, vegetable gardens
and root crops of all kinds The lands through
which this road runs are very fertile, well
watered and timbered. The climate is unsur-
passed and there is not any section of the
country through which it passes in which
farming operations cannot be successfully
carried ON. Fruits, grapes, vegetables and
melons ripen and are marketed weeks in adj
vance of other sections. Write to
R. w. ANDREWS,
Assistant General Passenger Agent at
SAN ANTONIO,
And learn what members of the National Hor-
ticultural Association say about this section
of Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-19
Mecca 81 the Southwest!
Is a BETTING Term for That Part
Of Our State TraverSed By the
.al Antonio & Arkansas Pass R'y.

Favored by nature in all its phases, elevated
with, healthful climate where pulmonary
troubles are unknown, cool summers, with re-
heshing sea breezes and mild winters, rich,
cheap and productive lands. Such is the Sec
ton to which we invite the traveller in search
Ofhealth, wealth, pleasure or location for a
home.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-19

will be laid shortly, the material for which Is to
be found IN endless abundance right at our
doors. A fine public park Is in contemp alton,
and it is probable that within year a lire OF
street cars win be in operation.
Kerrville is the center Of wool and cotton
producing region, the equal Of any in the state,
with fuel and building material in abundance,
and accessible. With these and good railroad
facilities, why is KerrviIle not good manufac-
The chief products of the county last year
footed up about as follows:
Cotton value. SIS, 900
Corn, value, rs, 600
Wheat, value. Observation-Disclosures. 70, $50
Oats, value I4,250
s sasssy p0 9aias; Sc Sc
irish potasoss ;.---.-.--..-----.-------- lou
Bay, cultivated. 1000 tons
Millet. .-.............. 5Otons
Sorghum molasses ...-.................. $4,000
Sorghum hay -, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81, 900
Number OF sheep sheared -.:--.--...... $50, 900
Number of pounds of wool clipped. 800. 600
Value Of wool cl. Observation-Disclosures. S., 900
Value of honey product. sl,749
Number OF cattle IN county. .............. $1,000
Number OF horses in county 3, 900
Number of mules in county ..........-.. 900
Number OF goats in county ............... 5000
Kerrviile is now incorporated, and will at once
enlarge her educational facilities: A school
building Of fine stone, to cost So 600, is project
ed, TO which enterprise our honored ex-mayor,
Jos. A. ivy, has donated city property OF value
equal to the cost Of the structure, including
site of twenty acres within the city limits.
Why has Kerr county remained SO long terra
incoguita? asked an enthusiastic health seeker.
The reason is manifest. Kerr county is COM
paratively unknown, because her people have
been in way too busy; ana IN way too care
less to advertise. The modern real estate agent
is unknown In Kerryvflie.
To all who are overcome by disease, who are
seeking new lease Of life, would say, 'sstand
not on the order Of your coming" but come at
once before the enemy has effected 9 lSdFmsnt,
and come to stay. Bring your capital with you.
Do not fear that you viii find no profitable in
yessments for your money. Your enterprise
will open new avenues to healthy competence
be men who find something in thi, life worth
wing for besides the almighty dollar.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-04
KILLING A HIPPOP0TAMUS.
Rifle Shots Only Stung Him Into Anger and
He Nearly Upset the Bonf.

Rifle Shots Only stung Him Into Anger and
HeNenrly Upset the Bonr.
E. j. Glave, in st. Methodist
Having decided to return to Lukolela,
left early one morning, and about mile
and half from the village came upon a
herd of hippopotami. One OF them offering G
favorable shot. fired The sting OF the
bullet tended only to infuriate the animal;
he threw himself wildly out of the water
and plunged about in all directions. A few
of my paddlers keep cool. but most of them,
not accustomed to this kind of thing,
dropped their paddles and clung
wildly to the gunwhale of the canOe.
All this commotion rendered it very
difficult for me to take shot with any GER
tainty OF aim, so that although L kept on
hitting the brute, could not succeed in
reaching vital part, and each successive
bullet that struck rendered the monster only
the more furious.
At he caught sight of us, and seemed,
all at once, to recognize that we were his
enemies. He came on, plowing his way
through the water, and struck my canoe a
blow which, nearly capsizing it, threw sew
eral of my men into the water. Fortunately,
he did not follow them up, but, passing
under tne canoe, hepL plunSlnS maulY on
for short distance. In the meantime had
managed to pick up the men from the water
just in time, for he returned and made
another charge.
As ne passed for second time under the
canoe, my hunter, Bongo Nsanda, dexter
ously plunged spear into him, which,
striking in the side, seemed to cripple him
greatly. vas now becoming exhausted,
and his movements became slower and
slower. Each time he rose to the surface he
presented a pitiable sight, with the blood
streaming from his wounds. was now
able, by well-directed shot behind the
ear, to end the poor brute's sufferings, and
alter few spasmodic struggles he sank
from sight, leaving the water all around US
discolored with his blood.
A hippopotamus when killed in the water
invariably sinks; the BODY does not rise for
several hours, the duration OF submersion
depending on the temperature of the water.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-04

faitbfulness unto death are their most prom
inent characteristics; their passionate ma
lures are completely satisfied in the love of
home. husband and children; and for them
the whole universe lies within the limits OF
vision. What higher praise could be be-
slowed upon the women OF any country? 10
be sure, they are notoriously untIdy
in dress and habits; but the manta, or pa
neulen, like the mantle of charity, covers a
multitude of sins. AS the poncho, for men,
is the universal snd most useful garment
for the middle and lower classes, answering
for coat by day, coverlid by night, an
umbrellas when it rains and basket when
there is anything to carry, the female manta
is worn by all classes and is equally lndls,
pensable. since it hides unkempt hair ana
all defects of toilet. In all Ecuador there
is not such thing as bonnet or female hat'
the most aristocratic ladies going about the
streets with their glossy hair uncovered, or
shaded only by parasol, lace mantllla,
or the universal malta, the latter oelng
yery large 50 uare of black nuns yelling, or
other WOODEN cloth of light texture. draped
so as to cover the head, shoulders and most
OF the dress.
The Indians. ineal descendants OF the
long since conquered Incas, wear no color
but black, as a perpetual and pathetic sign
of mourning for Atahualpa, the last of their
kings who was treacherously straugled by
Pizarro. They constitute the laboring pop
ulation of Ecuador, and are the saddest
looking people on the face of the earth.
Laughter, singing or story telling is never
heard among them; they have no sports, no
songs, no tales, no jokes, but are silent, sui
len and morosely submissive to any injus-
tlce that may be put upon them. One hun'
dred pounds is considered moderate load,
and with this on their backs, they will start
off on slow but even jog trot and keep it
up for hours without firing.
Lo, THE POOR INDIAN.
The Indians, and in tact nearly all the
lower classes, seldom indulge in the
luxury Of legal matrimony, simply because
they cannot afford it, the fees charged by
the priests for performing that ceremony
being very exorbitant. Even among the
aristocracy it is not uncommon for young
people to go about among their friends, so
Letting money to pay the marriage lee.
You can seldom go through the streets and
markets without meeting q man with
little basket, who imporsunes you-"For the
love OF the Virgin. most illustrious senior,
give me medic toward the payment of my
marriage fee."
The dead are generally buried in the mid
die OF the night-why, heaven only knows,
except that it is the custom, and customs
here rule with an iron hand. Women
even the wives, mothers and nearest rela-
tives are not permitted to attend their dear
departed to the grave; and unutterably
solemn it looks to see procession OF chant
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-04

glazed window sash, 2 feet z inches by feet
inches by u inches, two lights per pair,
81; doors, four panels, nodded both sides,
leet inches by feet by II inches, each,
81 60; blinds will average all round per
window 81 80; timing, per square of 100
square feet, Sc; painting. including mate
rials and labor, per square yard, each coat,
6 cents; carpenters labor, per day So. and
masons' and plasterers' labor, per day,
So 80.
Following will be found somewhat de-
tailed description of the attractive country
house design illustrating this article:
General Dimensions-Wid including
veranda, SO feet; depth, including veranda
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-04
staircase from first to second story. All i'm

staircase from first to second story. All in
terror woodwork finished with hard oil.
Colors-Shingles on side walls o: first
story, tower and all dormers, brownish
stain. Shingles on roof OF all dormers, tower
and main house dipped and brush coated
dark red. Wall shingles of first story,
where covered BY yerands, and on backs Of
veranda archings stained drab. Trim, and
all cornices and other holdings, dark
brown. Soffits of dOrmer roof projections,
drab. Outside doors finished with hard oil.
Veranda floors and ceilings oiled. Sahses,
red. All brick work cleaned down and
oiled. Copper cresting and finals left nat
ural color of metal.
Accommodations principal room
and their sizes, etc., are shown by the foo
plans. No cellar. Two rooms and hallway
finished in attic. Combined front
and back stairway economies space.
Laundry with three set tubs
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-04
NEAT COUNTRY HOME.
Quite a PretentiOus Residence for
Less Than Four Thousand.
THE PERSPECTIVE AND THE PLANS.
Table Of Prices on Material and Labor for
Builders Perusal.
ALL THE MODERN C0NVENIENCES
THE PERSPECTIVE AND THE PLANS
ALL THE MODERN CONVENIENCES
WRITTEN FoR THE p1sPATCH.I


The estimates of cost given in these
articles are based on the following prices
for materials and labor. By comparing
these prices with local prices, the intending
builder can fairly judge whether the esti-
mates should be higher or lower for his 10
cality:
Excavations, per cubic yard, 25 cents;
rough stone work below grade laid up conn
plete, all materials furnished by contractor,
per perch of % cubic feet, S4 25; stone wall
finished above grade, 25 cents per foot, or
per perch, Sc 25; brick-work, laid in the
wall, per NJ, SIS; plastering, per yard, 30
cents; spruce timber, per 1000 feet, $40;
hemlock timber, per !, 900 feet, S14; hemlock
sheathing boards, per 1000 feet, $50; pine
shingles. per 1000, s4 80; pine flooring,
merchantable, per 1000 feet S26; clear pine
clapboards, per 1000 feet, S25; clear pine
trim, reed or nodded 7sx5 inches, per
lineal foot, cents; novelty siding. per
1000 feet, $50; holdings per square inch
of section, per ineal loot, 65 cents; nodded
base, eight inches high, seven-eights
of an inch thick. per lineal foot, 5 cents;
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-04

WdteT Carrier. SrdpH OF Uuay dQ uII 5
cathedral, one would imagine it to be more
imposing structure than Notre Dame or St.
Peters; but the truth is, that, though cer-
talnly elegant in architectural design, it is
merely shell of frail bamboo, plastered
over with mud, succeed and painted. A
Latin inscription across the facade assures
us that its door is Ell Puerto del Cielo, "The
gate to heaven" One would never mstrust
it, however, from glimpse of its gloomy
and pewless interior. which is extremely
bare and shabby, garnished by few carica-
lures in the way of pictures and images, its
uneven floor of brick and cement, like
cellar-b bottom at home, worn into hollows in
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-04
Third Floor.

back of Kitchen Servants water closet of
rear porch. Open freplaces and wood man
tells in parior and dining-room.
Cost, S., 500, not including mantels, range
and heater.
Feasible modifcations-Height of stories,
sizes OF rooms, materials and colors may be
changed. Cellar may be placed under Q
part or under whole of house. Dressing
rooms and passage in second story front
NAV be united 10 form a bedroom. Plumb
ing, open freplaces and sliding doors may
be omitted. Second story of kitchen exten-
sion may be omitted r. W. SHoPPEL.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-04
Grows and Field Mice.

Crows have very curious way in the
spring, before the snow is off the ground, Of
hunting for field mice, of which they are ex-
tremely fond The mice build their nest
under the snow, and the warmth of their
bodies and that of the young melts it around
them, so that finally there appears hole in
the snow crust. The crows fly about look
ing for these holes, and when they find one
they tear out the nest and eat the contents,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-04

and kitchen extension, 40 feet. Heights of
stories-First story, 9 feet; second story, 8
teet inches; third story. 8 feet.
Exterior Observation-Disclosures stone
piers; first story, shingles extending nearly
to grade and covering foundation piers;
tower, dormers, gables and roofs, shingles;
cresting and finals, copper.
Interior fnish-Plastered throughout for
papering. Soft wood flooring, trim
and back stairs. Hard wood main
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-04
BUFFALO IN AUSTRALIA.
The Wild Bovine May Di-pIace the Rapid
Iy Disappearing Kangaroo.


Iy Disappearing Kangaroo.
Chambers Journal.1
1t is said that the wild buffalo has found
a congenial home in the plains of North
ern Australia, where it is now found in
vast herds. These animals are supposed to
be the descendants of the first buffaloes
which were landed in Australia 60 years
ago. In the meantime, the kangaroo, the
typical Australian marsupial, is said TO be
gradually becoming so reduced in numbers
that there is a chance of its extinction un-
less rigorous measures be taken tor its pre-
servation.
A kangaroo will, it is said, eat as much
grass as six sheep. so that from farmers
point of view its determination would not
be looked upon as an unmixed evil. 1t is
estimated that in the year 1888 there were
about so per cent. fewer kangaroos in Aus
tralia than there were in the previous year,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-04
COBWEB SOCIAL PARTIES.
An Indiana Amusement Which is Likely To
spread TO Other States.

spread TO Oiher States.
Indiana young ladies are now giving what
they call "cobweb' parties. Balls of warm
of various colors are uuwound, one end being
fastened to the chandelier in the parlor and
the other carried all over the house. its
course being as intricately developed as pos
sible. The colors are divided among the
guests, and at given time each selects his
or her corresponding color on the chandelier
and starts out on tour to find the other eud.
The one finding the end of the ball first is
declared winner of the contest. The rivalry
is quite decided, and the evening passes
most delightfully."-. Each guest finds at the
end of his-ball beautiful little souvenir In
o small crocheted cobweb.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-04

N this city, the pub
lie grindstone and the
public letter writer
are both established
in stitutions. The
>latter sits in his
I door, or out on the
sidewalk, beside a
little table, with
pens, ink and paper,
all ready to indite
legal documents or
love letters, as the
case may require, at
n moments notice.
The usefulness of this
individual can hardly
be appreciated in
the nited States; but
here. where the vast
majority can neither
read nor write, he is
invaluable.
To look at a photo :
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-04

WHEN gong to New York be sure and en-
gage a room beforehand. There is no more
comfortable hotel in the city for either transient
or permanent guests than the Sturtevant
House, Broadway, cor. Twenty-ninth ST.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-04
LIFE IN GUAYAQUIL.
Customs and Costumes That Interest
the American Traveller.
ACCOMMODATIONS AT THE HOTELS.
The Women of the Aristocracy Are Among
the Beauties of Earth.
SERVANTS TYRANNY IN ECUADOR

[CoRREsPoNDENCE OF THE DISPATCH
GUAxAoUIL, ECUADOR, April 2.
Marble Hill press., 1890-02-06
Mrs. L. W. Vanderbilts BOudOir.

An atmosphere and appearance of vio-
the bedroom and boudoir of Mrs. Fred
erick w. Vanderbilt. Everything is
literally couleur de rose, and the scent OF
the violet is over it all. The dressing
table is hung with soltest silks Of a
delicate pink, the splendid big bed with
it's lace e-bordered pillows is draped with
the same rosy stuifs, and the light falls
through the windows made radiantly
soft like n summers dawn.
All of Mrs. Vanderbilt's toilet articles
are of the most magnificent silver. The
designs are beautifully carved upon the
hundred and one pretty things that go
nowadays TO make up fashionable
woman's toilet impedimenta. Even
what Ravvv in "Erminie' calls teeth
brushes" are beautifully mounted with
chased silver handles.
A delicious, bewIdering fragrance of
wood violets floats on what q poet
would call the "ambient air." for that
is Mrs. Vanderbilts tavorite perfume,
and everything that she uses or touches
is permeated with it.
In one corner of her boudoir, charm
ing nook in an angle made by two win.
dows, is a luxurious lounge, .heaped
with downy cushions, dear little gild-
ed chair, with spidery, spindly legs, and
quite too delightful "kidney" table,
odd-shaped, exactly like lambs kid
nev-the sort Of Kidneys you are fond
OF when "devied" for luncheon or late
supper. The table is Of smoothest
white enamel, covered with an odd tint
of blue-gray velvet which runs TO with.
in three inches of the edge, leaving o
margin of enamel. On this table are all
the implements necessary or imaginable
for the convenience Of correspondence.
In the center is the blotting-book, bound
IN solid silver, Mrs. Vanderbilts initials
in relief, the beautiful ink.stand, also Of
finest silver; tray Of pens and rack
for pencils and pen-holders; a cunning
little silver banjo for holding postage
stamps: a pen sponge cased in solid sill
yer. There are more things than you
and ever dreamed Of, and all are ex-
quisitely dainty and pretty, and all in
solid silver,