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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-31
NOVEL SOUVENIRS,
siiver-P1ated Wedding slippers and Fruit
Incrusted in Wax.

Incrusted In Wax.
bright-eyed young woman, with
rich 9elor in her checks, ran up the
stairway of a business building on lower
Broadway one afternoon recently, and
threw little bundle upon a counter be-
fore young man. 81 want that silver
plated, please" she said.
The young man bowed, united the
bundle, and revealed a small slipper.
He smiled. cit will be done next Tues
day, ma'am," he said.
"That pretty girl, +" he said later on,
sis bride. That slipper is one that her
friends threw after her when the car
riage rolled away with her husband and
herself inside after the wedding recep-
ton"
"But what on earth does she want It
silver-plated for? and how can it be sill
ver-plated?"
'Why, that's fashionable whim at
the present time, and we are kept busy
filing orders. 1t has come to be the
proper thing to silver-plate any thing
that may call up pleasant remem-
brances. We silver-plate babies shoes,
clam shells, oyster shells, pipes, ink
bottles, sponges, lead pencils-any and
everything, in fact, to which silver
coating can be applied. One of the
neatest souvenirs is slipper such as
that girl brought in, and it is something
that a bride naturally prizes. 1t makes
an odd and handsome ornament for the
mantel or the dresser of the boudoir.
The process Isn't expensive, and besides
the plating can be applied in variety
of ways, entirely covering the object or
leaving it partly exposed. One of the
most curious looking things is pipe
with a bowl and stem partly silver
plated, revealing oddly by this treatment
glimpses of the wood of the pipe"
Another and somewhat similar orna-
mentation just now attracting attention
is the Mexican process of coating fruit
and other edibles with a layer of indie
structible wax. The fruit is arranged
on a dish and placed on table or a
mantel anywhere that may please the
fancy of the owner. Considerable
amusement is caused when a visitor, at
the invitation of the host or hostess, un-
dertalIes to take some of the fruit and
discovers its deceptive character. The
work is very cleverly done, indeed, and
in all sorts of designs. Some dishes
have sliced tomatoes, others sliced ba-
nanas, and still others sliced peaches.
Dishes of beans and other edibles are
also treated with the wax coating. The
dishes complete cost $3.50 each.-N. Y.
SIM.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-31

Tess did not sink into the chair 10y her
even then. "I1l go too" she said.
"No," said Mrs. Nichols.
81 soiU, said Tess, and her eye flashed.
The policeman stared a moment and
turned to go. AS he turned he ran
against some one. 1t was tall young
man, handsome one, too, who stepped
by the officer and stood in the door
way.
"Stubbins," yelled the three boys at
once.
"Why, bless mel Mr. Stubbinsl' ex-
claimed Mrs. Nichols.
Tess said never word, but sank down
on sofa with great flood of thank
fulness in her heart.
Stubbins was Immediately dragged
into the crowd. Explain yourself, sir, !"
some one said.
Didn't you get my letter, Gilmore?"
the new-found one asked.
by George!' Gilmore exclaimed. 81
shadn't thought of mail all day." And
he took down the letters from the man
tel where they were always placed.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-31
TORACCO GROWING.
Information Concerning the Cultivation
of the Nicotine Weed.

Information Concerning the Cultivation
of the Nicotine Weed.
OF late years very great demand has
arisen for what is known as yellow leaf
tobacco This variety has been intro
duced from Persia, Turkey, and tropical
South America. The plant is rather
small, has broad, medium sized leaves,
requires only moderately rich soil,
and when properly cured is of rich
lemon color. 1t contains less nicotine
than the darker and ranker kinds, and
is chiefly used for smoking and for
wrapping plugs A South Carolina
farmer explains the method of culture.
The seed is sown in the beds in Febru-
ary and the plants are transferred to
the field as soon as they are of sufficient
size. The plant beds are made in a long
box six feet wide and are protected by
oiled cotton cloth, which is wound
upon rollers which run on the edges
of the boxes, and as the rollers are
run back or forth they spread or
gather up the protecting covering.
Thus the beds which extend several
hundred feet are covered or uncov-
ed with great ease and rapidity. The
plants are set out in the field by ma
chine which opens a furrow, drops
quart of water at regular intervals in
the furrow, and draws the loose earth
up to the plants and covers the roots.
Two boys riding on the machine, and
having each basket of plants, alter
nately set plant in the wet soil as the
machine moves along, and thus several
acres are planted by one driver and two
boys, with another to bring the plants
to them. But one plant in 100 or 200
fails to grow, and the wet soil insures
the growth and the roots are exposed
but very short time. The after cul-
tivation is the usual kind. The curing
of the leaf is done in the most particular
manner. Each leaf is pulled from the
plant singly. A smooth wooden paddle
is placed under the leaf and the stalk is
gently pulled from the stem. The
leaves are then laid one by one in
baskets and carried to the curing house
There they are hung up on curved wires
| fixed at regular distances upon wooden
rods, and when the rod is filled it is
hung upon a rack which can be raised
by ropes and pulleys so as to carry the
leaves to the top of the barn, or bring
4hem down as may be desired as the
curing progresses and the heat needs to
be regulated. The leaves are not
touched by the hand during the whole
curing, and spots are thus avoided. The
planting continues through the season.
Henry Stewart, in Practical Farmer,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-31
The King of Beasts.

"One time, in order to test the cour-
age of a Bengal tiger and lion, said
well known Snowman, 1--WE placed
shooting cracker in the respective cages
and fred the fuses. AS soon as the
fuses began to burn they attracted the
attention of both animals, but in
widely different manner. The lion
drew into the corner and watched the
proceedings with distrustful and un.
easy eye. The tiger, on the contrary,
advanced to the burning fuse with
firm step and unfinching gaze On
reaching the cracker he took his paw
and began TO roll it over the floor and
when it exploded beneath his very nose
he did not finch, but continued his ex.
animation until perfectly satisfied The
lion betrayed great fear when he heard
the report of the explosion, and fas
quite time could not be coaxed out G1
his den. n."-Cincinnat Times-Star.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-31
WAsPs' NEST IN A MELON.
Panic Created by the Singing Insects
Dogs Fight tho Bnzzers.

Panic Created by the Singing Insects
Dogs Fight tho Buzzers.
There was a funny occurrence last
fall at Baltimore A sailor on an oyster
pungy, which had been cruising about
the oyster grounds off Mogothy River,
landed with dilapidated-looking
watermelon under his right arm. The
mariner entered a nearby saloon and
laid the piece of fruit down.
1t being little late in the season for
melons a crowd gathered around to look
at the sailors find, and several of them
emphatically expressed doubts as to the
soundness of the melon. The sailor, in
nocent of what was inside it, said, to
prove the melon was in good shape, he
would plug it before carrying it to his
best girl, to whom he intended to pre-
sent it, He did so, and upon extracting
a piece of the rind about 100 wasps flew
out and made things lively about the
place.
1t seems that the melon was some
what overripe, and while lying neglected
in its bed family of wasps had bored a
small hole in one end of it and taken up
their abode therein, The man who
brought it TO town rushed out Of the
place with several of the insects settling
down upon his face, and in his hurry he
knocked over an Italian fruit stand, fell
on cat, which was nearly crushed to
death, and nearly knocked two police
men into the dock. The restaurant man
put out his gas and left his dogs to fight
the waSps.-N. Y. Journal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-31
Almost a Miracle.

Britanicus-I find your American law
yers very slow to pay over a clients
money, once they get it into their hands!
Americanus-They are nothing to the
English. A London solicitor once swal-
lowed a sovereign of mine!
Britanicus-Well?
American-We gave him an emetic,
but all that came up was three and four
pence!-Jury.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-31
Tried In the Crnclhle.

An individual of rather doubtful, not
to say suspicious, appearance, applied
to prominent coal dealer the other
day for POSITION as driver. Upon being
asked for references he mentioned one
of the dealers old hands, who was
called up and questioned as to the can.
didate's honesty. The Preference
rubbed his chin meditatively a moment,
and then answered:
"HOnestl Veil, boss, dis yere mans
honesty have been proved befo' de cote.
He's been tried seben times for stealin'
and escaped cherry time"
This dubious recommendation didn't
help the applicants chances and he was
told to got out. Washington Post,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-31
FACIAL GYMNASTICS,


The face is the index, the mirror Of
thought. "Watch mans face, note the
eye flash, catch the expression, and you
know the man; no need of words" says
the Lavater of to-day, the man of shrewd
business tact. And so II is in truth,
since, with pity be it said, Talleyrand is
often right: 'Words are used but TO
conceal thought" When thought is suf-
fciently strong to stir the nature, it
shows itself first in the wake-up of the
eye, as most closely connected with the
brain. 1t next spreads its impulse over
the face, moving some muscle of mouth
or cheek or brow, and if not spent, ac-
cording TO its force, sweeps outward to
arm and hand, and perhaps finally
presses the body into action.
Gesture is any movement of muscle
which follows or expresses emotion. 1t
Is continued face gesture, frequently
useless, from year to year, which brings
wrinkled age. One should recognize
that there is all the difference in the
world batween the impulse of genuine
emotion and feeling, with the natural
gestures and play of face and feature
and those multitudinous and incessant
facial gymnastics with which conversa-
ton is frequently absurdly enlivened
and embel'ished The same may be
said of the extreme use of the arm and
hand, slashing, pounding and pointing,
when no such force is needed; it rarely
is in the gentle flow of social life. 1t is,
however, mu h matter of temperament
and climate.
One finds those of Southern cline and
warm blood, or of light, volatile nature,
as the French, depending upon action
to help the words; but be itremembered it
that it is in effect still the samoa
waste of force and energy. The woman
who continually stretches her eyes,
twists, screws and contracts her lips in
mouthing her words and sentences, how
ever charming, is forming habits of
muscle use which will surely trace pre-
mature and indelible lines -Harpers
Bazaar.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-31
STUBBINS.
The Story of Another Mysterious
Disappearance.
rYritten for This Paner.l

mysterious and
alarming. Many
h o Il + S h ad
passed since
Stubbins went
out into t h g
night and h e
had n o + re-
turned.
That mig h t
Stubbins t o.
gether with his
friends G. il e
more, Hudson
md hihh1.. oil
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-31

"A "Stock" Actor. Manager Ito old
actor)-"No; I'm afraid we've nothing
In your way" Old Actor--"But, my
dear sir, d. you know what is my way?
go from Shakspere to a monkey on
a tight rope, and that's pretty long
range, should think Fun.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-04
LEASING OF CONyICTS.

The possible evils growing out of the
convict leasing system We're wildly
( illustrated by the crash between the
miners and the militia at Briceville
and Coal Creek, Tenn, recently. The
precise nature of the situation at the
mining camps as gathered from news
paper reports was something like this !:
| The miners were on a strike for higher
wages. While the strike was pending,
the contractors went to the state au-
thoritics and leased a certain number
of conyicts at OF course a low figure,
and sent them under guard to work in
the mines. This ill-judged act on the
part of the state put it in the attitude
OF assisting the contractors to overcome
the miners, and was the fruitful source
OF all the trouble, and the humiliating
| surrender OF the state. subsequently, TO
the mob.
The back-down was unwise as mat
ter OF precedent, but doubtless was the
only alternative to q scene OF bloodshed
and carnage enacted in an unworthy
cause. The governor and the miners
agreed to refer the matter TO the legis-
lature, with a recommendation from
him TO amend the convict labor law,
and in the meantime the convicts
leased should continue TO work in the
mines. y special session is to be called
at an early lay to dispose OF the ques-
ton.
While the act OF leasing convicts to
take the place of the striking miners
did not warrant them in rebelling and
taking up arms against the militia, and
driving out the convicts, who were
themselves involuntary participants in
the row, still it must be admitted that
the proyocation was strong. The atti-
tude OF the miners appears to have
been supported by public sentiment,
also powerful factor in such cases,
and one that probably conduced very
considerably to the compromise entered
into by the state.
The miserable affair was not without
its valuable lesson. And if itresults in
such legislation as will improve the
vicious character of the penal system in
vogue there and elsewhere, twill have
not been in vain. In its best and least
Objectionable forms, the leasing of con-
victs to contractors outside OF prison
woH1 is opposed to the principles OF an
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-04
a WITNESS FoR THE COMMISSION

Chauncey NJ. Depew is a railroad
man, standing with the best and most
experienced railroad managers in the
United States. His testimony, there
fore, on matters relating to railroads
cannot be rejected, especially where
that testimony bears against the posi-
ton taken by other railroad men.
Writing in the Sunday GAZETTE of
the defects OF English and continental
railroads, Mr.. Depew incidentally
makes such reference to restrictive
railway legislation:
In every country there should be proper
legislation both to protect the public
against extortion and to prevent unjust dis
elimination, but aside from such restrictive
action. and with proper railroad tribunals
for the prompt and inexpensive adjustment
of grievances and the enforcement of the
laws, ''etc.
Here We have an eminent authority
in the railway world testifying to the
necessity and value of proper legisla-
ton to prevent extortion and unjust
discrimination on the part OF railroad
companies, which is an admission from
an interested witness that extortion
and unjust discrimination are practiced
by railroads. 1t is further testimony
in behalf Of the efficacy of railroad
commissions in maintaining satisfac-
tory relations between the railways and
the public.
There are still some few people III
Texas who have not got over the i'll
humor that came upon them when the
people adopted that arbitrary and
tyrannical railroad commission law"
which they looked upon as being de-
signed to stop railroad building in the
state. THE GAZETTE quotes these
words from Mr.. Depew for their ben
eft. Mr.. Depew is president OF the
Vanderbilt system OF roads. and has
never been called an anarchist.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-04
REALTY AND BUILDING.
IMPORTANT CHAMBER OF COM.
MERGE MEETING TO-DAY.
Big Deal in Western Texas Lands
Houses Needed-Trade Relations
With South Africa.
An Important Session

The Chamber of Commerce will hold its
regular monthly meeting in the large hall
of the chamber If Y. II. on Tuesday, the
18th instant. &
During the past month a large number or
our leading business men have joined the
chamber. and many others have Signitied
their intention of doing likewise. Ii is eN-
pected that al the present meeting action
will be had upon the question of freight
rates TO and from Fort Worth.
Everyone in Fort Worth engaged in
manufacturing or mercantile enterprises,
however small, has i direct personal inter-
est in the doinrs of The Chamber OF Com
merce, and 10 each and all such 4 cordial
and an earnest invitation is extended 10 be
present at the Tuesday afternoon meeting.
With fewer natural resources anu with
inferior transportation facilities than are
possessed by Fort Worth, other cities have
become noted for their industries, and are
to-day great distributing ccntcrs. They are
so because in the infancy OF their growth
their business men stood shoulder 10 snou.-
der in every matter promising success 10
their city. If the business men of Fort
Worth will come together. so that every in
tereSt is represented, the result of such or
CauiZation will be the attainment Of al de-
sired prosperity.
y few far-sighted men of our city have
been and are to-day laying the foundations
of the chief commercial mart of the great
Southwest. While it may take twenty-five
years to accomplish their unaided task, Two
Years Of united action on the part Of al viii
achieve like result.
Let Us personally enjoy the fullneSs Of
Fort WOrth's prosperity, and not defer IL
for those only who come after ur.
f. NJ. CLARKE,
Secrethry of the Chamber Of Commerce. -.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-04

THE Northwestern newspapers are
advising their readers to protect their
wheat crops from frost by burning great
fires around the fields, the theory be-
ing that the smoke keeps off the frost
But whence is the fuel to come from?
The Northwestern wheat states are des-
titute Of forests, and it would be hard
to make fires on the scale contemplated
with coal. The best way to avoid the
frost is to come 10 Texas, where our
wheat is cut, threshed and marketed
three months in advance Of frost.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-04
Extended Trade.

No pent-up Utica confines the trade OF
Fort Worth. We sell goods to Louisiana
Arkansas, New Mexico, Colorado, Indian
Territory, Tennessee, Georgia and Other
states. We sell goods To New York and to
England. We have shipped buggy springs
to TiAis, in Russia, and now merchants OF
South Africa desire to establish traue rela-
tions with us, as the following letter will
show:
CAFE COAST, June -, 1871.
To Messrs. Charles Scheuher ( Co, Fort
Worth, Tex.
SGRs-As we are intending 20 carry on
business with you, we therefore beg most
respectfully of you to post Us YOUR samples
and catalogues to use. and our orders through
the City bank of England Excuse for tins
being unpaid. the mail closed in rather TN
expectedly. Hoping them soon and obiige.
We are, yours truly,
MANSAH BROTHERS
Dawson Hill, Cape Coast, Africa.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-04
Surplus school Fund.


After careful perusal of the letter in
The GAZETTE last Tuesday from y. Q. s., -
l desire to be permitted TO say a
few words in regard to the employ
ment OF the surplus permanent school
fund 1t seems to ne that it would
be bad business policy to invest all this
surplus fund in any one kind OF business, as
for instance, irrigation. know by observa-
ton of only one irrigating scheme in Texas,
and it has been abandoned. This one was.
projected by Strattol and Benson at
Uvalde. After spending several thousand
dollars on this the projectors abandoned it
as a fruitless enterprise. This does not
necessarily argue that irrigation is always
failure, but should the irrigation scheme
be adopted, in what way can we be amply
secured against such possible mishaps as
this2
Does it not seem that investing this
surplus in county and city bonds would
be equally as remunerative and decidedly
safer7 Then should bankruptcy overtake
one city or county, which is very vision
airy, to say the least of it, only small por-
ton of the permanent fund would be en-
quilted. Ii it is legitimate and safe
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-04

THE financial centers Of the East are
preparing for the heavy demand that is
coming from the West for money to
move the wheat crop. The government
is helping along by printing and send
ing out a large amount of paper cur
rency Of small denominations. Soon
this need will be increased by demand
from the South for the movement of
cotton. The country needs more money
than it has to do this business. Give
us free coinage of silver.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-04
mRANCH OFFICES.


e. ". WILSON, Correspondent ana business
hrcLI pGlce. ~ Elm street. where orders
i,r 5ul-cr ptiOns ana advertising should b.
.-it HE GAZETTE can Dr found sale at al
lows stands IN the civ
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ABILENE.
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Once. P1stof1cc building, - CEce nut street,
nr>t iuor, Wucrc all orders Tor subscriptions
Aud adv rrtialug SHOULD he left
CLEBURNE
" II BYRD, Agent and Correspondent
AUSTIN.
= C.. POIADEZTEit Agent, tx West Sixth
Etfur'.
TITS paper skept on file and ADVERTISING
RATE may ue Uscrrtaiued at the uiiicc OF the
AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHERS
ASSOCIATION, Temple Court, New York, or
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-04
To Messrs. Charles scneuoer L Co, Fort


J. J. Sandefer yesterday through his
agent in Fort Worth sold TO Kansas City
and Fort Worth parties 10000 acres Of
lInd in Western Texas for 1850, 900.
Gid Z. Johnson leaves this morning for
Indianapolis TO connect himself with large
real estate firm in that city lie will have
charge of the Texas land department and
says he will let no opportunity escape TO
say good word for Fort Worth. Nh.
johnson has always been loyal to Fort
Worth and can do this city much good III
his new field of labor.
Thirty teams were at work yesterday on
the grade of the car line TO the cotton mill
and college and it is now expected that this
part of the work will be done in d week or
ten DAYS
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-04

THE Indictment of the New York
Herald's proprietor for publishing a
report of the execution of two con-
demned prisoners in New York looks
like an effort on the part Of the state to
control the utterances of the press.
The law under which the indictment
was found is as vicious law as the
New York Legislature has enacted for
many day, and that is saying very
hard thing.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-04

THREE Wholesale murders were re-
ported in THE GAZETTE Yesterday. but
neither of them had its theater in
Texas. Kentucky headed the list with
whole family of seven persons muir
dered by a lot OF Italians. Colorado
comes on with two lives lost at ball.
New York reports family row that
ended in the death Of one OF the par
Elephants and the wounding of another.
But Texas is not in it, while men know
that the governor will take a hand in
the prosecution when they go cunning
for one another.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-04
RcsI,Irnces Necdch

The Moore iron works, formerly known
as the stove foundry, now have forty-,wo
men at work regularly. and many OF these
men are anxious to have houses near the
factory. Capitalists and others who desire
a good investment should look into this
matter, and they viii find that twelve or
fifteen houses could be rented near the iron
works tomorrow if they were built y
house that can be built for from 500 to S6H0
can readily be rented for so per month u
very handsome interest on the investment