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in process of time. fresh set of scales will
be produced. In Celebes, however the
turtle is first decapitated and then the
plates are removed by placing the animal
in boiling water. When the scales are first
removed from the animal they are rough.
brown, and unless held to the light, give
very little indication of the beauty which
lies concealed.
The manufacture of tortoise shell is
rather complicated process The reader
must be familiar with the common tor
toise shell combs These are of equal thick.
ness throughout their length, whereas the
plates from which the combs are made are
thickest in the middle and diminish in
thickness toward the edges and points
No one plate could furnish material for
one of these combs, SO that if there were nc
means of uniting the plates, such objects
could not be made. Fortunately, the tor
toise shell is amenable to the joint infiu.
ence OF water and heat, so that when we'll
steamed, any number of plates can be
pressed together, and will look as if they
were a single piece.
Even the little scraps which are cut away
by the carvers are useful, being put aside,
steamed, placed in molds and, by the &C
ton OF a powerful press. squeezed into any
design:
This valuable turtle frequents the warm
er seas, its chief home being in the tropical
Pacific and the inhabitants of the many
islands which stud that ocean make vari.
GUS uses of il
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"A VALUABLE TURTLE.

From Which Is Obtained tho Beautiful
Material Knownas rs Tortoise Shell.
The true turtles inhabit the sea and can
be distinguished from allied species by the
form of the legs. which are much eIong.
ated and flattened, enabling them to swim
with great ease These reptiles spend al
most the whole of their time in the sea,
seldom coming ashore, except for the pur.
pose of laying their eggs. Rev. j. G. Wood
gives in Golden Days from which our cut
is reproduced) the following interesting in
formation about them:
The common green turtle is found off the
shores of the West Indies. The usual mods
Of capturing it is by watching it go ashore.
and then fitting it on its back by levers
which are thrust dexterously beneath it.
Much practice is required in the art Of
turtle turning. for the re, les are very
heavy. very strong. and when they take
alarm scuttle off seward with wondrous
speed. kicking the sand and stones behind
them with such force that the hunters ara
often half blinded before they can secure
their prey.
Another valuable species is the hawksbill
turtle. This is the creature from which is
obtained the beautiful material so familiar
unde.e name of tortoise she'll" In
this reptile The thirteen plates of the cara
pace are directed backward, and overlap
each other like the tiles of roof, as may
be seen in the figure. These plates, or
Scales" as they are termed, are separated
from the shell by placing the turtle with
its back downward over clear fire. The
heat loosens the attachment of the plates
and enables them to be removed. The
turtle is then replaced in the sea. where.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-26
BEARS SCARED.
$ he Market Goes Up and They
Run to Cover.
A MOST DECIDED ADVANCE.
Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific and Atchi-
son the Leaders-Heavy Deal
ing in Stocks-Money
Easier.
Commercial Resume.

Special to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, Sept. 25-Money closed
pt per cent. The highest rate was {, the
lowest 4.
Exchange-s4 s1@4 81
Sugar--Raw, firm. Refined, steady.
Wool--Fair business. Spring Texas, 1fG6
e5c: fall Texas, l602lc.
Wheat-Options &c lower, closing firm.
Spot lots firm.
Cotton-Spots steady. Middling uplands,
ll-l6c. Futures steady.
Cofee-Spot lots steady. Fair Rio car
goes. l9c. Futures closed steady.
Enthusiastically and unchanged.
stocks opened weak but soon became
strong and advanced from 4 to IL along
ihe whole list. There was slight reaction,
but the market again became strong and
advanced from y to 3 per cent Another
reaction followed, but towards the close
there was further hardening of the market
and general prices were at or near the
highest prices of the day. Even Union
Pacific and Missouri Pacific participated il
the upward movement.
Atchison, 49,.
Dry goods-No pronounced change has
taken place of late.
Bonds firm.
Denver, Texas and Fort Worth certif-
Gates 81.
Fort Worth and Denver Is, 1901.
Atchison general mortgage as, S2355.
Aichison incomes, GIL.
Missouri. Kansas and Texas rs, 443s.
Missouri Kansas and Texas rs, ~.
81. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Is, 70.
Texas and Pacific Is, So.
Texas and Pacific Us, 32$I.
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Some men can remember nothing. Theirs
is great misfortune. for experience is OF
no use TO them. They walk in darkness,
minus the lamp by which wiser feet are
gQided, and, of course. stumble rs they go.
There are others whose vile forte it is to
remember pleasurably all that good men
strive to dismiss from their recollection.
Their minds are like filters. which permit
that which is pure and excellent to run
through them, but retain whatever is
coarse and noxious. Their fund Of i'm
moral information is ine1haustible, but of
facts which illustrate the best traits Of
human nature or the wisdom and benevo-
lence of its author, their memories are
bare. There is very large class that can
not remember benefts-another that never
forgcts wrongs. In short, the specialties of
memory and Of forgetfulRess are manifold.
Exchange.
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LONDON, Sept. 25.-At wool sales today
IA, 245 bales. comprising good average quail
lty were offered. The market was mostly
dull and prices were stationary. New Zea-
land greasies were better, and snow
whites were actively competed for. Other
kinds were slow, and low grades and infe-
rior secured were much withdrawn. Fair
lots of greasy Victorias were had for the
United States at lliId01s I'd.
Following are the sales and prices OBJ
tanned:
New South Wales-390O bales. Secured,
Si5d@1s sd; locks and pieces, 4$4d@ls I'D;
greasy, 4al0I5d; locks aud pieces, 81 "a
SD.
Queensland-1lOO bales. Secured. 11Hd
ais sgd; locks and pieces, Sd@Is 5Hd;
greasy, 6s<@9d locks and pieces, 411ldSd.
Melbourne and Victoria $500 bales.
Secured, 71sd@ls Cd; locks and pieces
1d@ls 41Sd greasy, 5l4d@ls 2I15d; locks ana
pieces, 4(el0i.
Tasmania-300 bales Secured, lid@lS
1lled; Greasy, 62I@l0i.
New Zealand-55OO bales. Secured. G9IdG1
Is Sd; locks and pieces, 4d@ls 2lld: greasy,
bi%d@1s sgd; locks and pieces. 4l4@ai.
Cape of Good Hope and Natal-23JO bales
Secured, 9d@ls Id; greasy, 41z@115d; locks
ana pieces, 81.
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The Cotton Report.

Special to the Gazette.
NEW ORLEANS. La, Sept. 25.-Atwood,
Violet & Co. say: characterization ad-
vance to-day in Liverpool of 3-6i to 4-6+. We
followed on this side by an improvement
here of ) points and in New York of Z. but
both markets soon weakened and we close
here points lower than last night, Liver
pool losing l point of the advance. It has
been rather a tame market all day, with the
advantage rather in favor of sellers. The
spot feeling was not near so good as yester-
day and it. has brought more attention to
the premiums, which on January and De-
cember look large.
Our New York advices, however, are
bullish, and they say: Continue to think
favorable, with chances in favor of Il
higher market Tomorrow We are also
Informed that the stock in Liverpool is
likely to show A., COO bales less October l
than the weekly report indicates. In the
meantime receipts are very large, being
$4,000 bales at ports to-day, against "a. 0O0
bales, or a total of 2lS,O00 bales against
2l,OD0 last year. Port stocks are $4,000
bales, against 2S5,00 bales last year, while
interior receipts and stocks are zoo
bales and 100000 bales, against III, 600 bales
an, 10000 bales, respectively, last year.
The Overland for the week, published by
9ua of the exchanges, shows that 2500JO
oaies came in sight this week, against 49,
30 bales last year, and the total amount of
crop in sight since the lSt of September is
522.O00 bales, against CSC, 900 bales lasl year
crop reports seem to be again the influenc-
lr feature, and doubtless viii remain SO
until the next bureau report.
Spots closed firm. Sales, 5000 bales
3ood middlinG 1-l6, middling fair and fair
y lower
I. 0. b. sales, 500 bales. Good demand
'0r Liverpool good midding.
English buyers in this market operating
chiefly in benders.
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drill. After the department meeting hose
company No. 2 held their regular annual
meeting. The company reelected all Of
ficers for the ensuing term as follows: r.
W. Kindel, president; w. &C. McFall, vice.
president; John II. Prince, treasurer: C. r.
Van Giesan, secretary; H. B. Dorsey, fore
man; Z. NJ. Flenner, first assistant chief;
j. r. Williams, second assistant foreman,
and Willie Maddox, steward.
All three companies of the department
have Just received new uniforms, and the
Weatherford fire department is in good con-
dition and is one of the best volunteer fire
departments in the state.
Mr.. E. E. Hull of Fort Worth has pur-
chased the Weatherford Constitution outfit,
for some time suspended, and will begin
soon the publication of a scven-column,
eight-page. all home-print weekly paper for
Weatherford. He has not yet determined
on a name for his paper, or when he will
issue the first number, but he proposes to
give the people of this city and county
first-class weekly paperr
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Governments. Stocks and Bonds.


NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-The stock market
was not so active as that of yesterday, but
l. was still an unusually active market,
while displaying a temper in marked con-
,rast TO that OF its predecessor. The whole
list, with only one exception, was decidedly
strong. and the operations of the day
showed that the desperate attempt to break
the market yesterday was a complete fail
ulr. 1t was also demonstrated that the at
tempt resulted only in large increase in
'Ge outstanding short interest, the extent
VI which in some stocks may be judged
from the fact that Notwithstanding that
money was in active demand at per cent
throughout most OF the day, the bears were
compelled to pay l-S2 for the use of Union
Pacific stock in order to make their deliv-
cries.
The scare among holders was exceeding
short-lived, and after the opening this
morning there was an excellent demand
IRON all portions of the West. Where every
thing was so strong it is hard 10 pick out
special stocks, but Union Pacific and Mis-
souri Pacific fairly led, followed by Rock
Island, Lake Shore, Burlington, Atchison,
snd Louisville and Nashville.
Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific were
centers of attraction during the day, and
while transactions in Atchison were
larger than those in Missouri Pacific, its
fluctuations We're by no means as important.
Dealings in Union Pacific, however, footed
up to 4 larger total than those in any other
socks since the present upward movement
began.
The market finally closed active and
strong at or near the highest prices of the
Jay. Among the active stocks, Union Pa
gifc is up csc; Missouri Pacific, 2$5c;
Lackawanna, 2lsc; Atchison, 1&{c, and
Heading, 1S5c, the rest of the list gen.
orally showing gains Of from l to 4 per
cent.
Government bonds dull and steady.
State bonds dull and steady.
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THE LAMBS ARE Turned TIGERS.
The Meek simsites of Yore Now the Ter
rors of Alabama.

The Meek simsItes of Yore Now the Ter
rors of Alabama.
America has produced SO many queer re-
ligious sects in addition to those she has
adopted from the Old World that new
one attracts little attention. Its only when
some body Of fanatics establish polygamy as
the Mormons did, or abolish marriage as
the Ncyesites did, have all their goods in
common like the Hutterisches Mennonites,
or offer up human sacrifice as the FIRE.
mans OF Massachusetts and the Cobb
ties of Arkansas did, that any one gets
excited about it. and the Simsites of
Choctaw county. Ala, have not only done
some "masterful killing" but they have
declared war against the United States in
ternal revenue.
Bob Sims, their prophet or leader, Was
at the beginning only wild fanatic, but
prosecution has turned him into a despe-
RADIO, and now he is an outlaw and fugi-
tive. Wis proper name is Robert McMil-
Ian, and he was born in North Carolina in
1899 He served four years in the Confed-
crate army and was ten months prisoner
at Camp Morton, Indiana. At the close of
the war he located in Choctaw county, Ala,
developed rude eloquence and began to
preach new gospel. gaining in the course
OF time hundred or more followers.
At first they were noncombatants, and
were only laughed at, for if one was slap
ped he obediently turned the other cheek.
A little later they got new light and pro-
ceeded to resist evil with fearful energy.
The Simses refused to pay taxes and thus
came into conflict with the local authori-
ties. Finally mob drove them out Of the
county, but they soon returned and lived
a few years in comparative peace Bob
then began to manufacture 'moonshine
whisky" and the federal marshals got
after him This eliminated in a big fight.
Deputy Marshal w B. Stribling had ar
rested Bob Sims and destroyed his still,
and had him in custody at Bladon Springs.
That night Neil and Jim Sims, brothers
Of the outlaw, and Bailey, his son, with
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-26

two or three others, released him, mortal
ly wounding his guard one Dalbrugh and
killing DR.. A. B. Pugh, who had stopped
to chat awhile with Bob. In less time
than it takes to tell it, the citizens were on
hand and with arms, for the rescue took
place early in the evening. Bob Sims got
away, but Bailey was killed. A rapid ex-
change Of shots resulted in the death Of
negro and the wounding of several citi-
zens.
Jim Sims was the last to mount his
horse and get out of town, and rs he rode
up to this others Neil Sims, nistakiag him
for pursuing citizen, fired and gave him
a fatal wound. This balanced the losses
not counting the negro-two white men
killed On each side. Jim, however, might
have lived, but the citizens were so enraged
that they took him into the woods and
hanged him. a mob had already warned
the Siuisites to leave, and the whole sect
twenty-si1 families-ioined in a mad fight
into Mississippi. In few hours the daugh-
tiers OF Bob Sims drove in with an oxcart
and took the bodies of Jim and Bailey
home for burial They next appealed to
Governor Jones. and he directed the county
officials to protect the Simsites in return
ing to their homes.
Take 1t all in ell it's an extremely quepr
case. Seven years ago u mob decidedyto
lynch Bob Sims in the belief that hewas
circulating counterfeit money. audt had
him under the proper tree, with the gopes
around bis neck, but they made the mis-
take OF letting him talk first. In ten miu-
utes he had the whole crowd awed, if not
frightened. He said he was prepared to
die, but if hanged his spirit would haunt
every one of them, and he portrayed the
horrors Of the "haunt" with such moving
eloquence that the mea who held the rope
dropped it and fed, and the others sool
followed. A few years ago Bob Was poor
man. Now he is rich, and his neighbors
think counterfeit money did it. His fam
lily does all the work on little paper he
issues called The Veil Is Rent. Besides
the son who was killed he has four daugh-
tiers. all smart end two of them very pretty
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-26

by Hon. J. R. Stinson, mayor, and the pres
ident and secretary, Messrs. E. ]. Fry aud
II. B. Pitts. of the board of trade to the
Southern Illinois press association to stop
over in this city on October Is on their trip
through this state and New Mexico. They
will be rendered banquet.
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WEATHERFORD BUDGET.

Annual Election of the Fire Department..
New Paper.
Special to the Gazette.
WRATHERFoRp, TEX, Sept 25-At the
annual meeting last night of the Weather
ford fire department, all Of the officers of
he department were reelected for the en-
SUNG term as follows: n. H. Eddleman,
chief; Z. Putnam, assistant chief; D. C.
Haynes, treasurer, and H. B. Dorsey, sec
I etSry Chief Eddleman ordered a depart
nent drill for next Monday night at half
past O'Clock, the members of the different
companies to be in full uniform for the
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NO COST Ayou.

Help The Gazette Without Gost to Your
self.
Readers Of The GAZETTE can do this pa
per a service by mentioning the name Of
the Fort Worth GAZETTE when correspond
ing with any advertiser in either the Daily
or Weekly GAZETTE. Think of this and
help The GAZETTE without cost to yourself.
1t is small matter TO you. but business "a
THE GAzETTK
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An Invitation.

Special to the Gazette.
MARSHALL, HARRISON COUNTY, TEX,
Sept. 25.-Invitations have been extended
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Comparative Statement of the Spot Mar
kets.
Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX, Sept, 25.-The following
are the closing Quotations for cotton on the
spot to-day at the leading markets. together
with the closing for middling yesterday, with
to-day'S sales:
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Exchange at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept %
Special to the Gazette.
Sterling-Commercial 60 days ....4 77s1l4 49,:
Francs-Commercial, 60 dayS......5 29as
New York sight-Bank ........... 80 discount
Commercial. ...-...................12 54l so dis
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Receipts ut United States Ports.
GALVESTON, TEX. Sept
Special to the Gazette.
GENERAL MARKETS.
Freiehts from Galveston.

Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEN, Sept. 25-By steamship
from Galveston, Tex:
To Liverpool. .............-....2S -64i
10 contlnent....-- ....25-Sit
To New York Observation-Disclosures n 100 los
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FOR Ay0YEAB'l'TS
Memory and Forsetfuiness.
Use hcrsfor'

DR.. A NJ BupYENtchcll, Oak, says: Il |
have used it in Hhmbe4 of cases of nervous |
debility, with very good resnlts."
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-26

Special Bargains in Pianos and oaans
At Collins 81 Armstrong ca ,ssstoFe. Terms
and prices. SPECIAL bargaipEfon several fine
Sseoss, hand nse p ssaid and organs'
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Exchange at New York.

Exchange at New York.
NEW YORK, Sept. %.
Special to the Gazette.
Sterling-Bank, GO days....4 SOL
Commercially days. S9I4Gf4 S9ls
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, 90 days. 81 l-l6G9iIs
Francs-Bank, 60 days. 26s
Comm ercial-6O days.....52 7Js
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-26
FINANCIAL.


Special to the Gazette.
LONDON, Sept 25.-Consols closed s4ss for
money; for silver, 45i4.
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Galveston Sugar Market.
Galveston Wool Market

Galveston Wool Market.
Special to the Gazette
GALVESTON, TEX. Sept. 25.-Wool-Market
closed quiet.
Unsecured wool
SPRING-TWEIyE MONTHS CLIP
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zone TAch of Natul,S

Woman can sympS\hize nh woman. One
other.
The one fact that tfsnstSpds all others about
Creole Female Tone is theEecommendation Of
it by those who hSVe been beMstited by its use
Every woman who uses it speaNS in praise oft
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Exchange at Galveston.
GALVESTON, TEX, Sept. IS.
Special to the Gazette.
Sterling-60 days. ..!..........47
New York sight. ...................3 800 discount
New Orleans Sight.......--.... -. 4 discount
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ON CHANGE.
Spot Cotton Steady, Unchanged
to I-I6c Advahce.
FUTURES BOTH UP AND DOWN.
Wheat Openo.Du1l and Heavy at q De-
cline, Rallied Slightly and Closed IL
Cent Below Thursdays Close.
Corn Lower.
THE FORT WORTH MARKETS.

lAn quotations below are revised daily by
leading dealers, and will be found relia-
BILE wholesale and retail, as specified
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PAcKINe.HousE pRopuc1

Following are wholesale quotations for Fort
Worth packing house products. Prices are re-
vised each day. and the following quotations
are subject 10 change at any time. Yesterdays
closing based on job lots:
Hams-lS to 20 Ms, none: 16 to IS os Ilkc: 12
to 10 lbs, i2c: to IL BIS, 12isc; breakfast bacon,
wide or narrow, i0Ic: California or picnic
hams. &c; New York shoulders, SC: boneless
hams, 911c; dried beef tham pieces only, ex-
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Bonds and Stocks.

bONuS anu StOckB.
Special to the Gazette
NEW YORK, Sept 25-Bonds and stocks
closed at the following prices bid:
BONDS
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Liverpool Weekly Statement.
GALVESTON, TEX, Sept. %.
pecial to the Gazette.

Movement at All q. $. Ports Thus Far
This Season.
New-York tribune., 1891-10-14

Several witnesses testified yesterday in General Ses
sion to the good reputation OF sylvester Franklin VIII
son. who IS charged with a6ducting Lbbe sunderland
Frederick Deeckman, Of No. 349 Third ave-, at whose
house the girl boarded for time, was locked up for
several hours disobeyng Judge Marines order hat
witnesses should remain out OF the court room until
they were called on to testify. DR.. Leo Randall Of
No 50 East Tenthst had known the prisoner in New
orleans under the name Of Freeman, in 1856 wilson
had been arrested ther, as suspicious character
aud had been fined and imprisoned.
Wilson took the stand In his own defence lie
said he was thirty mine years old, publisher and
theatrical and baseball manager. lie first saw Llb0le
sunderland in n street in Bnghamton, and asked her
II she was Annie Winters, girl who wanted to go
on the stage Libbie said that she was not but had
All ardent desire 10 become actress. She had be
fore wanted TO Join circus. Wilson decided to take
care of her and 10 educate her for the stage. lie
sent a man named Stover TO bring her to New
York. but Stover got drunk and fell In the river
Then Wilson sent second man, and he brought Lbble
to this city.
wilson said he had afterward fallen in love with
Inhie. and she had promised TO be his wife. lie
denied having improper relations with her The tr'a
will go today.