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The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22

PERIQue TOBACCO.

She Reason for It's Peculiar Flavor anc
the Method of Curing.
In the case of perique tobacco the
stripping of the midrib from the leaf
causes the leaf TO fall into two lateral
halves, which are placed on top of each
other in such a manner that the blade of
one half of the leaf alternates with the
apex of the other. These are then
twisted into what are called ''torquets. y
These toruuets are folded upon them
selves, side by side, and are placed in
strong boxes, which are about twelve
inches square, and subjected to pressure.
After twenty-four hours these torquets
are taken out and repacked in the same
manner as before every twenty-four
hours for period of week, the idea
being evidently TO subject the torquets
TO uniform pressure throughout. After
this period has elapsed these torquets are
repacked every three days for about two
weeks. During all this time the tobacco
is subjected to constant, steady pres
sure with press Of the most primitive
kind.
should not forget to state that after
the tobacco has been placed in the press
one week black juice flows out of the
box, which has pleasant odor, not un-
like freshly cooked prunes. Square
pieces of cottonade, IS by Is inches, are
laid out, and on these the torquets are
opened, or, to use the term of the Eng
hsh speaking Arcadians, the torquets
are unraveled, great care being neces-
Bary to separate each leaf.
The largest leaves are laid upon the
cottonade first, so that when rolled the
largest leaves will serve as a covering of
the carrotte presently to be described
The smaller leaves are placed Longitude
nally upon the larger ones until three
and one-half to four pounds are placed
upon the piece of cottonade, the ends Of
which are turned inwardly The cot
tonade and contents are now rolled into
carrOttes, the ends of the cottonade are
pulled out and string tied to each end
TO prevent the carrotte from opening, ana
the whole wrapped in clothesline
usually made of cotton.
The wrapping is performed in the
primitive manner that characterizes the
operation throughout. Use is made OF
a windlass and a rope; the end of the
rope is made fast to the carrotte. passed
around post driven into the ground).
twist is now made around the carrotte.
and with each turn of the carrotte the
pressure is increased. This is continued
until the whole of the carrotte is envel-
Oped; the end is made fast by passing it
through several turns of the rope. This
finishes the carrotte, but, before it is
placed upon the market, it is allowed to
age, which is usually from six months
to year. During this time the tobacco
is allowed to undergo a slow fermenta-
ton, which gives the aroma and taste
that distinguish this tobacco from all
others.
The amount of perique grown and
manufactured has averaged, during the
five years preceding 1890, 10000 car
rottes of four pounds per annum.
Wholesale tobacconists have expressed
the doubt that any modern method
would produce tobacco with as fine
flavor as that produced by the old and
primitive manner just Observation-Disclosures
maceutical Era.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22

Perhaps the drive seemed much more than
one of seven miles on account Of the mo-
ticn of the steeds 1t is not with unkindly
feelings toward the stage line that state
that the horses walked nearly the whols
distance. When it takes an hour to travel
three miles according to the milepost rec
ords, you naturally feel that the distance
is considerably greater. But the horses.
although considerably too thin and small
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
Bad Bows and = Turtle.

The boys have been keeping the ir.
department busy Of late. Some boys
caught turtle ana poured oil over 1t,
near the city s house Tor storing nsphthA.
on Dwight street, then set the smell oz
fire. The turtle ran up 70 the door OF
the house, and IN an instant the whols
interior was IL flames An alarm was
sounded. and the department worked
over two hours before the flames wers
sabdued. -hoiveke Mass Cor. Spring
Geld Republican
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
The Collection Bag.

In some churches years ago the collec-
ton was taken in small, close meshed
nets with short handles. The latest thing
made for this use. the collection bag. i;
q modification of the old fashioned net.
1t is a cone shaped plush bag seven
inches in diameter and seven inches
deep 1t is secured TO hoop to which
is attached handle two or three feet
long, as may be desired. The collection
bag sells fer four dollars 1t has been ir
use about one year.-New York Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
Re1an with "a"

In London one evening, writes a cor
respondent. | was looking for the Alham
bra. Not knowing exactly in which di-
rection it was. stopped to inquire OK a
pssserby, when suddenly the name OF the
theater escaped me entirely
The situation was awkward, but ] said;
DO you know where that large theater
is near here-ths name begins with A. =
The man replied az once
"Oh. you mean the 'Aymarkst, sir. -
Youth : Companion
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
willing to Follow Directions.

Photcgrapher-Rzise the ehin q iittls
please.
Victim-Am al righ, othsrwise'
"Ys-S =
"Juss want the chin liftis hlghsrl'
Yes That A3l
Anything 20 accommodate son.
Taxes cat his false teet5. cioses MS
mouth and hi coin comes up 70 ais noss-
-CEicago TrioGre-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
SEVEN NILES IN TWO HOURS.
A narrowing Expersence of Our Friend
Mr.. Munkittrick.
Especial Correspondence.l

BRANcEv1iLE. y. J, Sept. TT Is all
well enough to say that figures do not lie,
but with all que respect TO the author OF
the wei Rnewa, time honored maxim. they
cannot always be relied upon as truthful
On milepost- 1 have just been driven
over from CeneEevIlle, distance Of seven
miles according 70 the wzyside mileposts.
and about twenty If tie facial expressions
o. - xs.-E eQaiRes 80 FOR snythARG
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22

Bllnks-If you have - rauch trouhis
with your teeth. why don't you F-t ART
hcizi onesf The i6ss q being botbs-ssf
that way In this marvellous sEs ~ srientif
and usschznic4t DroEreazf ] got = fBM 49,
on IL fsw months aga.
Jinks-Indeedf Are they sneeessFs
Bllnks-suocessf IEhould ssyso Why.
I ean aln4est .al with tasrn .--fsofd News
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22

when Baby was sick. we gave her cassoriA
Ehez sle was Child. she cried for Cassoria-
When she became Miss, she chung 70 CAstoCiA
" hen she mad Children. she gave them CsstoriA
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-22
Wichita Wholesale & Manufacturing Houses

% hsashy % rnHs furnished
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-03
MISSISSIPPI LAW-BREAKERS.
Eight of the Gang of the Notorious Bob
Sims Gang of Illicit Distnlers and
Murderers Ragged.

De Soro. MISS Aug. 3O-Marshal Walker
and his deputies, who followed the noto-
rious Bob Sims and gang of Illicit
distillers and murderers from Alabama,
captured six men at l O'Clock this morning
close to this place. Information was
received that Sims himself aud several Of
his gang were secreted in z vacant house
near De Soto. The house was surrounded
and all the occupants, SIX in number, cap
tured. Sims had left some time previous
to the raid, and vas not captured.
Those trapped We're Joseph Mosely,
C. H Savage and his two brothers,
T. D. and Nose Savage and his
sons Tyree and William. They all ad-
mitted their guilt, and acknowledged being
members of the Sims gang of his pecu.ar
sect. Sims was reported to be At
his home. thirteen miles further east
from De Soto. The marshal divided his
force, leaving part in charge of those
captured and reached the other place Just
at daybreak, surrounded the house, and
when the doors were opened found Sims
family, consisting Of his wife and several
children. Sims was again absent. Two
more Of the gang were captured two miles
beyond Sims two hours later.
The prisoners will be taken to Mobile.
The marshal will divide his forces, send
ing part with the prisoners and the others
will go back.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-03

BERLIN. N V, Aug. 2S.-A cloud burst
over this town and the town of Petersburg
last night was followed by a food that did
damage unparalleled in this vicinity. Had
the cloud burst after people had gone TO bed
the loss of life would have been awful. AS
it was the wife of Thomas Taylor was
drowned in her home in sight of her hus-
band. James Smith was found dead stand
ing in mud IN to his neck and horribly
mdngled about half mile from a barn, in
which he was last seen alive.
Lebanon Springs railroad between here
and Petersburg is washed away into mead
ows for many rods in a half dozen places. a
large railroad bridge is also gone besides
scores more of highway bridges. All noun
tain streams We're so much swollen that
seemingly irreparable damage has been
done. Meadows are ruined and crops in
the line of the flood are destroyed. Part of
the village of tersburg lying near Little
Hoosack are completely wrecked. \ score
of residences and work shops are washed
from their foundations and large quantity
of personal property has been destroyed.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-03
FRUITS OF THE FUTURE.
Science VIII Radically Change the Peach,
the Cherry and Strawberry
Philadelphia Inquirer.

Philadelphia Inquirer
Scientific men are terrible fellows for hard
facts, but when they get to theOrizing. they
can build Just as pretty castles in Spain as
any OF the other cranks whose vain imagin-
ings they dcspise. For instance mere is
Professor Goodale Of Harvard university,
president last year of the American assOcia-
ton for the advancement Of science, who,
on leaving the chair al the Washington seS-
sion, drew most attractive picture Of what
botanical science may do for the epicure Of
the future.
The fruits OF the future" said this
/ imaginative scientist, Twill tend more and
more toward becoming seedless, just as
pine-appies, bananas and some oranges are
now. There is no good reason why we
should not have seed!esss rasp-
berries, Strawberries and blackber-
ries. and also raise by cuttings
plums, cherries and peaches free from
stOEes.n Then, rising to a still bolder fight
of fancy Professor GOodale declared that,
If a.. the cereals now in use We're swept
away, our experiment stations could prob
ably replace them within half century by
developing other grasses by means OF seleC-
ton and hybridizatiOn.
The statement seems most improbable,
but when we recall what has been done
with vegetables-how most of them have
been evolved from worthless and sometimes
even poisonous weeds, how all our varieties
Of apples trace their origin to the bitter
wild crab. and the peaches TO u Chinese or
Persian shrub while the cherry, the pear
and The plum are all sprung from stocks
worthless in themselves, we are compelled
to admit that all the professor said IS at
least theoretically possible.
If il is practicable. however that all our
fruits, with the exception of those ne
named, are still in what may be called the
middle stage of Development They are
lastly improved from their Wild state; but
they s'iN retain Objectionable features
which heed to be developed out Of them.
SEEDS and stones are useless when fruit is
raised from cuttings, Is al good fruit must
be, with the exception of an oc-
caSiOnal new variety. BY raising
long succession of growths from cuttings,
then, according to the law of evolution, the
seeds and stones should disappear in time,
because they are no longer necessary to the
existence of the plants. 1t will be a great
day for science, as well as for the epicurcS,
when the first stOneless peach or seedlesS
straw berry shall be produced.
As for Professor Goodale's other prcdic-
ton, that new cereals can be developed, it
is even harder 10 believe than the first.
Mankind has used the present collection Of
grains for thousands of years, and in all
that time not single new one has been
produced. Is it not probable that there
would have been some ii the skill OF man
We're equal to the task! At the same time
II must be admitted that scientific garden
ing IS 4 thing of recent origin, and perhaps
it has not had a fair chance to show what
1t can do. It has been very successful with
flowers: possibly it can do as well with
grasses.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-03
A CLOUD-BURST.
MOUNTAIN STREAMS BECOME
RAGING TORRENTS.
They Leave Destruction in Their Path.
Several Persons Drowned-Bad
Washouts-Bridges Gone.
A Destructive CIoud-Burst.

TROY. \. Y. Aug. 2S.-The whole eastern
part of Rensselaer, county was deluged by
cloUd-burst last evening which made raging
torrents of mountain streams and caused
them to leave destruction in their path.
Glass lake and Sand lake overfowed and
sent torrent through the valley of Wyau-
dana. Three dams were washed out at
Sand lake and damage of 100000 was
done. Several houses were washed away
at Sw2rts' paper mill in this city; one end
of the mill was torn out, the bridge was
carried away and damage of $4,000 was
done. Bridges all along the stream We're
torn from their fastenings and it is believed
the damage will surely reach $500, GOO. In
the valley the storm was equally extensive
and at Berlin houses were washed away
and two persons drowned. Travel on the
Lebanon Springs railroad was completely
Interrupted by a washout, and It is feared
it can not be repaired within week. The
Hudson ana Hoosack rivers are very high,
and in the vicinity of Hoosack Falls many
bridges were washed away and railroads
ruined by the overflow OF mountain
streams
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-03
Panama.

How do you spell blind pig" with two
lettersi Pg-pig without an l.
What makes more noise than a pig in q
styP Two pigs.
Pray tell us when a farmer would have
the best opportunity of overlooking his
pigs7 When he has sly in his eye.
What other edifce does man sometimes
carry about with him besides sty in his
eyer a castle IN the CHAIR
Apropos of castle in the air. When is
a cockpey nearest heaven? When on a
lark.
If this lark consists in his going out for
three and sixpenny ride, with flower in
his coat, we do hope for the sake OF the
horse that lie doesn'. wear lark-spurs.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-03
= scn.nti.n SpoiIed.

TaETLE SPRINGS. Mo. Aug. 2s.-The
committee on demands Of the Farmers Al
Lance convention did not. as WAS expected.
rgl ~ This morning, hence the morning
aess.cu was devoid Of any sensational
re.'Gcs. The special committee reported
a recommendation to revise the constitution
so as to allow the Alliance of Missouri to
60 INTO the third party, but this viii not
carry, rs q two-thirds vote is necessary to
change the constitution, and Halls follow
crs have threatened TO leave the convention
In body. breaking { quorum.
That the convention will indorse the
Ocsla platform and said sub-CeasX cy sGS
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-03
Missouri Delegates to INDIANAPOLIS.

FERTILE SPRINGS Mo-, Aug. 2S-The
first business of the Farmers Alliance at
the afternoon session was the election of
delegates to the Indianapolis convention. II
resulted in another victory for the SUBJ
treasury wing. as follows: Leverett
Leonard OF Saline county, DR.. Ewing of
johnson, George Williams of Polk county,
l W L0a6oo of Moo. aaanty. 3 d
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-03
No. 2ao.-Combination Pua.lo.

Combine ore of the above figures with
each of the others in succession and show:
/. Pruit Of the dogwood.
2. A division OF time
8. An insect.
4. M&gisterial.
&. A kind of poetry.
6. A vehicle
7. A strong hook or wrench used for sep
arating iron boring rods.
G. A plant
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-03
No. as1.-ee.,e.d and curtail,

1. Behead and curgal al instrument
used for cutting. and have ''to listen to-"
2. "a composition in prose or poetry de
signed to be spoken and represented by
several characters" and have an animal
which is tho name OF the sign Of the zodiac
which the sun enters about the Dist of
March.
8. "Concave vessels" and have "noc-
turnaI carnivorous bird"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-03
Col. T. X. Bonner Dead.


TYLER, SMITH COUNTY, TEX, Aug. So
Col. T. X. Bonner Of the banking firm of
Bonner & Bonner, and one of the receivers
of the International and Great Northern
railway company, died ut his home in this
city at p. III. to-day of kidney affections
after an illness of about ten days.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-03
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining in the posrof1co at Fort Worth
these letters the applicant must call for ''ad-
vertiscu letters ana give the date OF the list
Also. all letters advertised snail be charged
cuue, is per section $50, page 3lS, United States
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-03

Kenyon of Caldwell county. Then came
the report of the committee on demands.
anticipation OF which has been a sort of
bugbear to the delegates. 1t came, and in
two sections-majority and minority. After
the reading of both and short debate, the
convention adjourned until o'clock to-
morrow morning Five-minute speeches
will be the rule tomorrow.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-03

l. A letter. 2. An epoch. g. A pair. 4
To perform. s. a letter
1. A letter .. A vehicle. B. A boys
name. 4. A color 5. 4 letter.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-03
No. 2a4.-For Sharp wit.-

A certain forest Is TO acres, and planted
with five sorts OF trees, viz, ash, birch,
larch, oak and sycamore. Each of these
occupies one-ninth Of the whole forest OF
the remainder Of the forest the oak takes
up twice as much ground as the ash, larch
and birch and each Of the latter three oc-
cupies thrice as much as the sycamore
How many acres OF each tree were theref
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-03
10. 225.-An octagon.
< K Y K

,--- eve.B Of four letters represents word
meaning the title By which any person or
thing is known" The next, ''to win by
labor or exertion." The next, "to record
in writing" The next, "a delightful region
or residence" so called from one pre-emi-
nentIy delightful. The next. a number.
The sixth, division OF the British isles.
The next. a celebrated river, one of the
longest in the world. The eighth, a portion
of the twenty four hours.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-03
ALL THAT rs CLAIMED FOR NJ.


Publishing Tex:
No premium machine received
E. LII OuPANT.
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SATISFIED AFTER THOROUGH TEST.
JOSHUA, JOHNSON Co., TEX, May 10, 1ss


Worth,
everything
well pleased will all machine
respectfully, W. P. FLACK
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ALL THAT rs CLAIMED FOR IT.
Box IS, VERNON, TEX, March %, 1891.

Demo Publishing Fort Worth, Tex:
satisfied
the for this
+" L. N1oOhfANA
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third party delegates to the national con-
vention, which meets at indianapolis in No.
VEN Der, is conceded by everybody except
radical Hall men.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-03

MACHINE TESTIMONIALS.
so MUCH M0RL THAN EXPECTED.
VERNON, TEX, March


The Democrat Pub CT.
machine all K 1t is good so much better
Stocked
and does good work machine Thanks Tor the
'"is"in Ill Il" N0'N -1'N ~ 1- ~ f SANDERS
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DELIGHTED NTH IT.
TULIA, Tex, May II, 1891

Democrat Worth,
of your ghArm premium sewing machines My wife
ac like than anything have had 3 So
Respectfully F. FAULKNER
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AS GOOD AS ANY $50 MACHINE.
DEkALB, Tex, May 10, 1891
Fort Worth Gazette:


received machine We have tried thor
There Respectfully D. O.
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As WEAR PERFECTION AS POSSIBLE.
The Gazette, Fort Worth. Tex. {:

FLAToNIA, TEX, May
The
respectfully a.
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WELL PLEASED WITH IT.

7,
Co, Worth
the IIighAr machine
well pleased it. 1t excellent cheapness
Yours NJ
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As GOOD As HieH-PR!cED MACHINES.
Democrat Pub. Co, Fort Worth

MOODY, March
Democrat Worth:
thorough
machines
the RESPECT L. LAPR
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$50 TO S25 CAN BE SAVED.

T,
Democrat Publishing Company,
machine
bought of a the machine As to work. does equal
finished light the
machine
machines will well
Howe, 81 A. G. MARVEL.
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To the Gazette:

To the
arrived
well pleased
NJ.
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FIRST CLASS IN ALL RESPECTS.
TULIA, TEX, May 5, 1891.
To the Fort Worth Gazette:

TULIA, Tex 5, 1891
he ort WorthGa
dissatisfied
Truly yours, j. A
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No. 22l.-Word SQUARES:

No. ga Pretty Ansgram: Astrono-
mers.
No. aa-suried Rivers: 1. Tagus. q
Thames. 3. Severn L Dee. s. Elbe.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-03
No. eee.-An Important Omission.

No. 2s8.-An Important Omission.
An American who was travelling IN
Europe attempted to oNs into a city at
whose TWO he had just landed, when an Off
cial demanded his WHOLE. To his dismay be
discovered that he had left 1t with his
trunk which was to be forwarded later.
With disinterested person it might ONE
for joke, but to him it was a terrible
reality, and his feelings can be better
imagined than described
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To the Gazette =:


received machine in good order 1t is beyond
several. they say be beat j. scogEs"
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MONTGOMERY, ALA, Aug. 3o.-Reports
from the greater portion of Alabama inGi
cate full corn crop, but the cutting OFF OF
cotton at least p per cent. Rust hsSrSssf
the destroying element. -~