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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-13
OUR wILDFLowER SEEDS. ETC.

I like your general Information depart
ment Of The GAZETTE better and better
every week. 1t is certainly worth great
deal to Texas, as there IS nothing else like
it in the state, and never has been. Those
askers after information must put 4 great
deal of labor on your hands in the way OF
hunting up what they want, for it is not to
be presumed that any one man could have
it all in his own head, and ever ready for
dealing out to order. | see that you are
grumbling at the folks for not giving YOU
their real names. You say they should not
be ashamed Of Texas. Well, l suppose they
are not, any of them, but there is something
about many people which makes them
shrink from the thought of seeing their
names in newspaper. l am myself one of
that kind, and yet l cannot tell why. But
since you express willingness to print let
tiers for persons without printing their real
names, provided they give you their real
names IL private note for your own refer
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-13
TUrI,ST,S, As . PEST

In Sundays GAZETTE you have an article
on the lantana in Texas. II may interest
YOUR readers to learn that in the island of
Ceylou, which | visited last winter, the
lantana, like the sweet brier of Tasmania
has become pest, growing and spreading
with great rapidly, and croWd!ng out other
and more useful vegetation. | don't know
that the climatic and other conditions are
favorable 10 the spread Of this plant in Tex
as, but too much care cannot be taken in
the introduction of the fora and fauna of
other lands, of which little or nothing may
be known.
The rabbits which are such 4 scourage in
Australia and New Zealand, breeding in i'm
menSe numbers and consuming the grass to
its very roots, over vast areas OF paSturagt,
We're introduced many years ago from the
warrenS of England. Now large sums are
offered by the colonies for an effectual
means for their determination. So in the
island OF Tasmania the sweetbrer
was introduced many years ago, as pleas
ant reminder of home. Now 1t covers the
fields and pastures, Spreading with the
greatest rapidity; and il is always impoSsi-
bic to eradicate it.
In the same manner, in our own and
other countries, chiefly through ignorance,
similar errors have been made to be re-
pented OF at leisure. q. A. GoODALE,
Captain United States Army
Fort Worth, Tex.
Capt. Goodale is correct in what he
says with reference to the unfortunate
work sometimes wrought through igno-
rance, but we cannot think that we have
been running any risk of doing anything
bad that way in our recommendation of
the lantana Uantana camara) for flower
garden culture in Texas. No less author
ity than Peter Henderson says in his hand
book of plants, page 10, as we stated in
the article referred to, that the lautana
was first introduced into this country from
the West Indies in 1922. This, up to the
present time, has given it Just POO years in
which to make itself known here as 4 pest,
and since it has not yet hung out It's shin
gle as anything. of that sort, we take it for
granted that there cannot still exist any
very great amount of danger Besides, we
We're referring specially to Lantana cam
ara, an American species. and since there
are several hundred species of lantana and
the captain does net give US the botanical
name Of the pestiferous species he saw in
Ceylon, we think it highly probable that
each of US has had in mind an entirely diff
ferent plant.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-13

I send you for Identification hlrr y4e
or fly, or whatever YOU may be- pleased II
call 1t. Captured it At the ROSrdae paw
ion, whittier u was attracted by BE .4...-
light. Please look it over and let Inc s..- D..
through The GAZETTE what name u.
creature il i. X. q. Hon..
Fort Worth, Tex.
A large, brownish water-hr, measuring
some three inches in length and one .a.a
across the wings. Has pair OF horns o-
its head like unto those of an oid-ia~l.y.-.
Texas steer, though unlike the horns of ,.s
Texas steer, which stand out right and e.-.
the horns of the fly range forward and come
together at the points. Its common name b,
MISUNDERSTANDING name, t.r-
dalis cornutus. Breeds in water, wher- rs
large spiny larva-as large and Lyu- as .
mans little fingers sometimes captured
by the boys to be used as fish-olit. 4 taI
description of the insect was published ..
these columns some weeks ago. in rep. 30
j note. with specimen, sent US by Vii. M
Adams of Fort Worth.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-13
TO KILL RED ANTS.

! have 4 cheap and efficient insect!rae q"
ants, and il viii efectually eradicate b"
large red ants that have heretofore been so
hard to get rid of. Pour from one ua, %
one ounce of bisulphide of carbon Into 'a-
mouth OF the bed and touch lighted Il p.
TO 1t. If 4 large bed repeat in three ga. IS.
Can get get 1t Ut any drug st0rc-pr-- 80
cents Il pint. Il. >. MOAN
Weatherford, Tex.
Some months ago we recouuelte'
through these columns what We suppose g.
be the same agent for destroying the large
red or agricultural ant, as il Is often called.
though our manner vi treatment tiarr'.
somewhat from that proposed by ESQ
Moran. We pour bisulphurrt Of c,ra
into the mouth of the formicary, and a''a
it has passed down we close the Opening -e-
Curely with clay mixed into stiff mud "
prevent the escape of the highly vJ,a. 20
liquid through the air as u gas, 4. th.a- d.
would otherwise soon do. So confined. .''
fumes pass into every avenue Of the t..-l--
cary and promptly destroy all II" aus.
This method is much better than to tf- RE
sulphuret-a single application OF IL o.. ..'
or even less, vii! seldom fail 10 CON. -.7
the work of destruction for large A..- .'
ants. The same agent is often employ. ..-
the same way, and with good efec. .'f
destroying prairie oogs.
Bisulphuret or carbon IS a gaseous .'.-
made by passing the vapor OF sulph II y'''
burning charcoal in porcelain tube. il.
a poison, of course, and has ! very it..'
smell, but there is no danger attending '''
handling of it if one keeps fire away. ID ..
one must be careful of fire, Is il = high,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-13
ONE OE IuE BIG BIGS.

l have heard of big bugs" through g.
my born days. but was never entire-F Ger,
tain that had seen one until last night, J.
few against an arc light on the p-o--0
square and fell to the ground, where cap
tured it-you Will find it all safe in the ~
companying box. What is il, any way
Fort Worth. Tex. NIGar WALKER.
It is big bug'-your head is entire!
level IN one particular as to what il IS. u
course We sometimes speak Of big Ouss
that are really not bugs al a., but Ibis -
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-13
COLORADO GRASS SIZED.

I am a patron of TIE GAZETTE, there o-7
1 would like to ask you where H!= u
obtain so much as one peck OF Co.0TAiI
grass seed. | would furthermore like y
have Instructions as to the best time '>-
sowing Colorado grass. " =
Box y, Sand Rock, F'oard county, lex
We do not know who has the seed for
sale, neither are we well informed re----'5
TO the culture of the grass. VIII some re1ieF
kindly give our correspondent the iHio--l--
ton desired, addressing as aooyei
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-13
HOW Is THIS

The editor of the Farmers Home Journal
says the best thing a farmer can have is
coutentment Not the don t-care kind, but
that in opposition to giving up entirely and
spending the time in grum bling. There Is
! great cry that farming does not pay.
while At the same time there are 4 great
many thrifty men who started with moth
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-13
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

This department is devoted 10 answering
sucn questions as may be asked by our sub
scrioers, which may be'of general information
Inquiries OF personal character that require an
swer by mail should always have stamp in
closed. Please give full name and postotfice
address in addition to any such Signature as
Subscriber. or A. q. D." not for publication
if against the Will Of the writer but TO admit OF
direct communication should such thing be
deemed necessary. Address as directed 81 head
OF this page.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-13

ing and worked along steadily, not inquir-
ing whether there is money in farming, and
have paid for their land, improved IT and
stocked it and are out of debt
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-13
RIBBON CANE, SYRUP AND SUGAR.

The ribbon sugar cane natures well in
this section of Texas. and would be more ex-
tensive!y cultivated if we could make syrup
from it that would not fermeut or srauu
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-13

ready to say that the depression is no worse
now than it has always always been, but
IN such statements they would be entirely
beyond the boundaries Of truth. We well
know that it is common enough for farmers
20 complain, and that this has probably
been the prevailing way with them since
the days Of Adam. When the season turns
out an uufAvorable one Tor crops they COM
plain and predict next door TO starvation
Tor Al. the people engaged in their calling,
and when the season is entirely all right
throughout they complain Of possible over
production resulting in low prices, and
worry themselves almost to death over the
fact that their barns are too small to accom-
Inodate their crops. but il is not that kind Of
complaint now had under cousideration-it
Is something entirely more serious. The
depression IS real with fair promise,
should relief not come, Of being here 10
stay.
These mere statements are worth nothing
d, all Unless Gauss for the depression can
be clearly pointed out. Once the cause is I'm
Gersto0d d remedy may be inte.ligentiy APP
piled, but not otherwise. The days Of doe
tyring for all diseases with caOmel and then
making an effor to cure The work Of the
caol.cI huv. PASSED Men nowadays when
they doctor u patient must first clearly I'M
derstaud the uaady and then apply such
r-medIv, as science has told them VIII di-
rrc,ly combat the trouble
Under this railing il is our first duty 10
"a.
preston among farmers, thing we shall
now proceed 10 DO Oh very high authority
Where is the reading Southern farmer
who does not well know Mr.. J. 3. Hunni-
cutt by reputation as one Of the foremost
and deepest scientific agricu.turiSis Of our
present day. In a recent paper to the
Southern Cu.riyarur of Atlanta, Ga. he ad-
uits that farmers as Il whole are grieyOuSly
depressed, and That while many causes may,
10 Il certain extent, couspirc together 10
bring abou, This state OF affairs there is one
leading cause. Remove this cause he says,
and all other minor causes would naturally
follow Of themselves. il Is like 4 compu-
Gated case of sirhu-ss. Stamp Ou' the chief
malady in the complication and the others
viii amount to little if anything afterwards.
Getting squarcIy down to work Mr. Hun
uicutt says the chief cause Of depression
among Southern farmers may be traced
directly 10 cotton prOductipn-not. to that
lover pro luc'ion' so much rallied against by
many writers of sO-called agricultural lit
eraturc but 10 the fact that it is costing
very many planters entirely too much to
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-13
BILL ARP ON FARMING.

The versatile Bill Arp, who cultivates i
small piney-woods farm in Georgia. anc
dab5les somewhat in little Of everythlus
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-13
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
j. p. STEELE, EDITOR.


o Prot J
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-13
TWOLIrrLE BIOLOGISTS.

We send you some rocks which our party
gathered in canyon about sixteen miles
northwest OF Fort Worth They were
taken from the bed of the stream fully fifty
feet below the common level OF the sur
rounding country. What are they What
do they indicate! We are two little girls,
aged eight and ten years respectively, and
we would much like for you 10 answer US
thrOugh LIE EIAZErTr
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-13
LOVE MORFLAND,
ALE, Tex.

AzIe, Tex. GTsSIE REYNOLUS.
p. S.-We also send rock out of our
yard-the one with ] hole in IL There are
many like it to be found hereabouts
L. NJ
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-04
TWeLVEMEN CHOSEN FROM HUNDREDS
The Jury Which Will Try the:celebra-
ted Graves Case.
Its Members Selected After Nine
Days of Challenges.
Graves Is the Man Accused Of Pois.
onIng Mrs. Harnaby.

DENVER, Col. December 8. = When
Judge Rising took his seat this morning, 1t
was understood that the prosecution and
defense In the Graves case had agread to
accept the eleven men In the jury box, and
required but one more to complete the jury.
The prosecution had but one peremptory
challenge left and the defense two. There
were 20 talesmen present out Of a venire Of
70 drawn last night. The talesmen were
quickly examined and excused until but
two remained. The nineteenth man, John
J. Peters, from Hoboken, had no opinion.
and was not opposed to capital punishment
and could accept circumstantlal evidence.
He was in fact model juror. and was ac-
cepted by both sides. The jury was com
plete after nine days of tedious work. The
jury consists Of M. l.. Sterling, hardware
dealer; Robert A. Dair. liquor dealer; M.
Boring, contractor; j. +. Lower, gun
dealer; Edward Grace, hotel: Dave Lin
hart, farmer, 4. j. Carpenter, cabinet
maker; Pat RiordeD, miller; III. Z. Over
ton. real estate; Henry Preston, time
keeper; Wilson Perrine, retired; John. j.
Peters, cabinet maker. The court, after
swearing the jury In and giving them ad.
vice as to how they were expected to act,
gave instructions to the officers who would
have charge Of them, and adjourned until
tomorrow. State Attorney Stevens will be-
gin the presentation of his case to the Jury
tomorrow morning. provided Judge Rising,
who Is suffering from lagrippe, Is able to
attend court. If not the dourt will be ad-
lourned to Saturday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-04
coopINC's ADVENTURES.
A Yarmouth Shippers story OF a
Second Robinson Crusoe.

RANDOLPH, Mass, December 3.-Capt
VIM. Gooding of Yarmouth, Me-, is a
cousin of Mrs. Galen Hollis of this town
and is we'll known to many people in this
vicinity. He " as commander of bark
which was lost In the South Pacific short
time ago, near P0Zeat, one of the Caroline
islands. The ships crew barely escaped,
taking to the boat with only the ships
chronOmeter. The island is inhabited by
fierce savages, who had killed many ship
wrecked mariners before, aud would prob
ably have taken the lives of Capt. Good
ing's crew if they had had any vaiuables.
Their experience makes thrilling story.
The men were finally taken FROM a
neighboring island by the missionary ves-
sci Morning Star, in which so many Sun
day school pupils are interested, to Homo
lulu. when the sailed for San Francisco.
Capt. GoodiDg's story of his experience at
Pozeat, where he found second Robinson
Crusoe, is substantially as follows:
AS the boat approached the island feet
of canoes put off from the shore. There
were about 30 canoes, with eight or ten
men in each, and all we're armed with
knives and spears. Some OF the savages
in their eagerness jumped overheard and
swan to the boat: each with long,
wicked-looking knife held between his
teeth. The first savages to reach the boat
clambered in until the boat was nearly
swamped. Then they began to strip the
sailors of their coats and outer garments,
throwing them aboard their own canoes.
The men were soon despoiled of every
thing but their undershirts.
The sailors expected no better treat
ment than to be killed and eaten, but As
they learned afterwards the natives of this
island were not cannibals.
Capt. Gooding's Robinson Crusoe was an
Euglishman living among the savages. He
had been made a chief and greatly
help the unfortunate.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-04
The DEATaREo MARRIAGE.
viii Of Mrs. Kate Norcross Rollins
Will Be Prob ated.

BOSTON, Mass, December 3.-Judge
Brooks gave hearing in the Middlesex
Probate Court at East Cambridge on the
will of the late Mrs. Kate E. Norcross Rol-
Inns of Somerville. When the will was
filed protest was entered on account OF
the circumstances attending its making.
Its making followed death5ed marriage,
and It involves something like $4,000.
Miss Norcr0ss was to be married last au-
tumn to Mr.. Lewis P. Rollins, a travelling
salesman for New York hardware house,
but becom ing sick from pneumonia, and
death being predicted by her attending
physician, she asked to be married. The
marriage took place at 3 o'clock on the
morning of October 6, and her death fol-
lowed on the alteraO0n of the same day.
The moment the marriage was solemnized,
by her request, Rev. Mr.. Winship drew up
the Will now under dispute. By 1t she left
the bulk Of her property 10 Mr.. Rollins.
The will was witnessed by Rev. A. E.
Wiuship, Dr.. CArville and Mr.. I'll. K. Fiske.
In the court this morning Ex-Governor
BIackett appeared for the will and an
nounced that the contest had been with
drawn. The witnesses of the will were
severally examined, the testimony of all
being that Mrs Rollins was In sound mind
when the will was drawn and signed. The
court announced that the will Will be pre-
bated next Tuesday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-04

The Driving OF Temple Bar Which
Horsemen Are Discussing.

NEW YORK, December 3-In view of
the vast amount of testimony taken in the
Temple Bar case yesterday by the Board
of Review Of the National Trotting Asso-
citation and the time consumed In delibeI-
ating upon the same. the opinion among
horsemen and the parties interested was
that decisive conclusion would be reach
ed. When 1t was officially announced last
night, that the case would be continued
until the meeting IN May next, an universal
exclamation OF disapproval was heard. The
result was that the board in secret session
again today considered the question. The
result was a decision TO reconsider the or
der continuing the case until May next
and to deny the application OF DIR. Sales
and Driver Shears for reinstatement. The
Cleveland officials were 0verjoyed at the
announcement and voluntarily retracted
some bad things they had said about the
board last night. DIR. Sales and his coun-
sci, Mr.. Wise, were c0rrespondingly crest
fallen
The board again went into executive
session at O'Clock, and it was said the
Temple Bar matter was again under dis
cussion. Lawyer Wise says he will bring
an action against the members OF the board
Individually for damages for expelling DR..
Sales and Temple Bar.
The Temple Bar race, which has caused
so much discussion, occurred at Cleveland
on August 81, in the Grand Circuit meet
ing. Temple Bar has just won great vic
tory in Detroit. and even greater things
were expected in Ohio. The owner Is DR..
M. S. Sales, of Morganfeld, KY, and the
driver was George w. Spear Of Mime
apolis. Spear drove and lost the first three
heats, in spite Of the fact that be was eau
toned by the judges after the second heat.
Then the judges took Spear out of the
sulky and substituted Gus" Wilson. viii.
s0n won the next three heats aud the race.
The judges promptly expelled Spear, Sales
aud the horse
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-04
HILLS sIc STEAL.
Republicans Call a haIt In tho New
York Count.

ALBANY. December 3.-The state board
Of canvassers upon meeting today was
served with an order from Judge Landon
Of the Supreme Court procured by the
Republicans commanding them not to
canvass the returns from the 10th and Goth
senate districts until Judge Edwards, an
other supreme court Judge. had passed
upon the validity Of those returns at Hud-
son, Saturday. This order ties up the
state board Of canvassers from acting upon
any contested senate districts until Judge
Edwards has heard the arguments upon
them. The Republican counsel have re-
ceived letter from the Democratic c0un-
sci Offering to meet them In conference
respecting their proposition made yesteI.
day to fight out the matter before the
courts. The Republican counsel have ae
cepted the proffer.
Gov. Hill has removed Geo. @. Cotton oil
Syracuse from the position OF county clerk
OF Onondaga county and appointed John
j. HallOck as COttUn's successor. The pre-
tance for COtton's removal filed by the gov
ernor Is that in the distribution OF ballots
at the recent election he either design
edly or negligently mixed the Republican
ballots, so the secrecy of the ballot was
virtually destroyed and that he refused to
certify and attest a statement Of the can
vass for member of the assembly as deter
mined by the canvassing board.
The removal Of Cotton Is in line with the
governments other acts, In his endeavor
to count out the Republicans and was not
unexpected.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-04
OUR DANGEROUS VISITORS.
Health Authorities Warned by the
Maine Health Board.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, December 3.-The
secretary Of the state board Of health has
received a communication from the state
board of health of Maine, reciting the fact
that change has been made in the ocean
steamship service. whereby passengers
formerly landed at Halifax or Montreal
are now landed at Portland ana then sent
west by the Grand Trunk and Canadian
Pacific railroads. The first steamer this
year landed sat Portland November 18th,
and on NovembA 22d another vessel, with
Immigrants, including 100 Russian Jews,
arrived at tnat port.
It is suggested that in view of the unsan-
itary condition of these immigrants, OF the
prevalence of small pox and of the threat
ened Importation of the Russian plague, it
is OF interest to the entire country, espe-
cially to the West and Northwest, that
there should he some surveillance over
this class of persons.
The secretary has transmitted the CON-
munication to Governor Fifer, accompa-
MEG by letter recommending that the
general government be urged to supple
ment the inspection recently established
on the Canadian frontier of Michigan and
to take similar measures on the coast of
Maine,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-04
asrTER THAN AMY MAGAZINE.
some BIllIiant and Popular Feat
ures Of the Sunday Globe, Espe-
cIaliy for Women, from the Pens
Of a pozen Celebrated Writers.

BOSTON, December 8, ls9l.-The ten
deucy Of the times could not be more clear
" marked than 1t will be by the character
of THE SUNDAY GLOBE of next sunday
The restless and enterprisiDg managemens
Of that great and popular New ENGLAND IN
stitution challenge comparison between
their next Sunday features ana those o.
the brilliant contributors on popular topics
in that number Of the paper VIII % % MARX
Twai,,,s humorous criticism OF wagner s
music; r%a Frances Hcdsson burnett's
aRird,e." beautiful complete story;
Octave Tnanet, who will open an excel
Ssnt dspartment Of cooking; Capt. Charles
Kin0 "West Point In War Days." Joel
Hhandler Harris. "On the Turner Planla-
tIon :" n Msurice Thompson, "Strange Ad-
ventures of John Shadden;" Frank q.
Carpenter, pen pictures OF IL new United
States senators Helen WatteTson. ''Sensl-
ble Christmas Presents for Women" Mar
eery Daw, "Home- Made CONNECTIONS for
Christmas; Redfern, Marie Jonreau and
Ada Bache Cone on the latest fashions for
meu. women and children.
A magazine costs IS cents, THE SUNDAY
GLOBE eents-0Ider today.