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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-25
WANTS FARrI IN TEXAS.

l am a regular and much pleased reader
OF the Fort Worth GAZETTE, and am
specially struck by the way the paper
booms Texas. Your paper has made me
think of quitting Ohio and moving down to
the Lone Star state. All my life l have
worked Oh farm, and like the farm
better than anything else. l am ex-
porting to have farm of
my own some day, and SO
write to you for some pointers as TO where
a pushing young man might, in your state,
get land for farm on easy terms. l have
plenty Of friends who will follow ne
should be able to meet with success in
Texas. Please give me the price of good
farm lands around Fort Worth, and also let
me know something OF the prices paid for
frSt-class farm labor. L. BoLANDER.
Waits, Scioto County, Ohio.
You are just little mistaken in your no.
ton that The GAZETTE ''booms'' Texas.
Booming in the present acceptation OF
the word, means nothing more nor less
than making advantageous things appear
big things without much regard to whether
they are really big things or otherwise. In
other words, booming is a species of ad-
vertising running more or less into ex-
aggeration. THE GAZETTE does not deal in
that character of goods relative 70 Texas,
but simply tells the plain facts as they
exist. If these plain facts make Texas at
tractive, then THE GAZETTE has accom-
plished its object, and can feel that it has
not only wrought good work for the state
in which it is published, but also for the
people who have been attracted hither by
the facts set forth.
As to the first part Of your inquiry we
would state that you could scarcely go
amiss, in Texas, for good farm lands to be
had on easy terms. Your best plan would
be to come down, get acquainted and see
for yourself. Once acquainted with our
people, and having their confidence, you
might make almost any arrangements de-
sired. No people on earth are more liberal
than are Texans when they have found out
that the man asking faVors Of them is the
right kind of man.
We could not give you the price of good
farm lands about Fort Worth, governing in
every case, as location cuts more or less OF
figure, always. The variation is more due
to location than to anything else, for all our
lands are good. We might give you some
idea by stating that farm lands as good as
the world ever knew, may be had in Tar
rant county at from 50 to SO per acre.
The price of farm labor is another thing
that we cannot get at definitely. as good
deal depends upon the man and what he is
expected to do. We may add, however,
that the prices of farm labor rule considera-
bly, higher here than they do in Ohio.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-25
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

such questions as may be asked by cur sub
scribers which may be OF general information.
Inquiries OF personal character that require
closed Please give full name and postofIice
address in addition TO any such sigma ture as
Subscriber or "a. g. D. not for publication
OF direct communication should such a thing
be deemed necessary. Address as directed ct
head of this page.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-25
ToarAroEs BY IRRIeaTIoN.

Every family having rod square of
spare ground in the back yard, and plenty
OF water, may raise all the tomatoes re-
quired for family use at home will re-
late my experience of last summer, by
which q dry summer gave me an ample
supply OF nice and fresh tomatoes the en-
tire season.
had enc row On plat Of ground q rod
in length and half rod in width, contain
ing six plants. The variety was think,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-25
FRnsr-RIrrEN soRGHuM.

Iha7e recently seen in TIE GAZETTE two
articles on sorghum, and one of the writers
asks if frost-bitten sorghum is injurious to
stock For answer to this inquiry would
give my own experience
Two years ago had a nice patch Of
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-25

some hints 10 our lady readers on how to
manage a farm
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-25
MANrIs CAROLINA


For some months past this department OF
rHE GAZETTE has been allowing It's CORE
,ponSents full scope in their discussion Of
IN insect they have been pleased to call
"the DEVILS riding horse" We have taken
no part in the discussion, merely joking
them back occasionally, and permitting
them TO have their own way in the case.
Most of our correspondents engaged in
this controversy have clearly shown that
the insect meant by them was one known
10 science as Mantis carolina Feeling that
the affair has now gone about as far as it
could go and still remain of general interest,
we have decided to this week bring the dis
cussion to close by giving in full the nat
ural history, etc, of Mantis carolina, ac-
companied with illustrations to show ex-
actly what insect we are meaning. The
cuts were made expressly for THE GA
zErrE. and are entirely correct. No CORE
spondent need write US in opposition TO
what we are about to advance, for we shall
give simply the plain facts as established
by the very best science Of the country.
If you look about among your rose bushes
or shrubbery you will be apt to find some
thing you viii recognize by our engraving
marked figure 1. 1t is batch of eggs Of
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-25

Mantis carolina. About the
last of April, in North Texas,
that queer batch Of eggs
viii hatch out 4 hundred or
so of minute devils riding
horses. " They will grow
rapidly, and late in summer
viii appear as in figure 2, a
being the female and b the
male. In this engraving the
insects are shown at what
might be termed an average
size, though in the lower
South one often sees them
considerably larger. They
vary more or less in shade
Of color from light green to
brownish.
While watching for its
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-25

TOBACCO ON TIE BLACK LANDS.
was much interested in your article on
tobacco culture, appearing IN last weeks
GAZETTE. but you appear to have the Res
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-25
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
j. P. STEELE, EDIroE-

pupIx ,Sor1Ar
TO PROFIT. r
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-01
THE PrARL-uvrR.s FOG.
A Giant Bivalve with YawnipR Shells
Lies IN Walt for Him.

Lies IN Walt for Him.
wealthy ladies who assemble at
evening parties and soirecs in magnifi-
cent costumes covered with fine pearls
know little or absolutely nothing, per-
haps, about the many dangers en-
countercd in gathering those pearls from
the sea-" remarked j. G.. Danvcrs, of
London, to Il Chicago Herald man late
~. 81 was on a trip along the coast of
Zanzibar, Africa, n year ago, when
learned that sca-pcarl fishing is not n
trade for men of weak hearts to follow.
The pearls are gathered at the bottom
of the sea by divers. The reason man
with n weak heart is not fit for the
work is because the stopped breath and
the pressure of ninety feet of sea water,
with its weight of sixty-two pounds to
the cubic foot, will bring on palpitation
of the heart and burst the weaker YES
sells, causing distressing and often dam
gerous hemorrhagcs. But the divers
are all stalwart savages, in such rug
ged health that the physical danger
never occurs to them. Two dangers
constantly menace the diver. Wherever
the oyster grows there also thrivcs the
giant tridachna, monstrous bivalvc,
whose shell is from four to six feet in
length, firmly anchored to the bottom.
1t lies with its scallopcd shells yawning
foot or more apart. Immediately
anything touches it the shells snap to-
gethcr, and once these large shells arc
closed not ~ dozen men out of water
could get them apart, far less the sin
gle diver, fifteen fathoms deep, who
may have dropped into the capacious
mouth or have carclcssly put his hand
within it's shell while groaping in the
gloom.
eff such fate bcfall Il diver there is
only one thing for him to do, and that
is to amputate himself from the cnor-
nous mollusll and rise to the surface,
fainting, bloody and manglcd. Those
savagcs will fight anything from lion
to python OH land, but they haven't
the courage to run against Il bivalvc
under ninety feet of water and stand
the chance of those yawning shells
closing in on an arm or Il leg and crush
ing the bone to splinters. If the mon
strous mollusll should close down and
catch the Divers head of course he
would never know what killed him.
His head would be mashed to a pulp
and it would go off as quickly as if
severed by n guillotine. saw only one
native who had been caught by one of
these molluslls. 1t had closed down on
bis left hand, and the only thing he
could do as the monster held him in it's
grip was TO cut off the left arm Mt tho
elbow joint
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-01
Walt Mhltman.s Tomb.

The tomb. which has been built for
the poet Walt Whitman, and which has
been constructed under his personal
supervision, is on the side of n hill in
llarlcigh cemetery on the outskirts of
Camden, overshadowed by gnarlcd
oak. 1t is designed after the wall of
King Solomon's temple, the structure
being of massive blocks of Quincy gran
ito. The front alone is said to weigh
over seventy tons. The door, of gran
ito. is six inches thick, measuring four
feet two inches in width by six feet
four inches in height. No rods, bolts
or other fastenings are used, the corners
being held together by morticing the
solid blocks. The entrance is three
feet six inches, the vestibule in front of
the eight catacombs is eleven feet three
inches wide, seven feet deep, eight feet
high. The catacombs are of marble un-
usually thick. 1t will be closed by her.
metically sealed slabs Of polished
marble. The roof is of granite in five
pieces. The approaches are of rock
based granite in semicircular form. All
will be covered with ivy.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-01
GROWTH OF pAoroaRApHY.
The Many Practical Uses to Which tho
Art Is being Put.

The Many Practical Uses to Which tho
Art Is being Put.
Few people realize to what an extent
the art of photography is used at the
present day. There is hardly bust
ness that does not employ it in some
way, and architectural photography has
developed into u large and lucrative
business, says the brooklyn Eagle. Al
though there are tens of thousands of
photographers, there are only six wide
ly known architectural photographers
men who make speciality of this
branch of business and do nothing else.
One of them has just returned from an
extended tour of the west, where he
has been engaged in photographing inn
portant buildings in the principal west
crn cities for the New York Society of
Architects. In speaking to me about
his work he said: II know of no bust
ness that is SO wearing and exacting as
this. Out of three hundred and sixty
five days of the year we only get about
ono hundred and forty-six days when
the weather is sufficiently clear for us
to make good pictures of high-class
architectural work. The thing is to re-
produce as accurately as possible the
idea the architect has conceived, in
keeping the lines perpendicular and
preserving the right proportions be-
tween each story. Good Judgment is
required in selecting the best lights for
the pictures and the best points from
which to take the photograph. All
this demands constant care and study.
have to keep myself like u doctor,
ready to be called on Mt any hour For
instance, should the wind shift around
to the north tonight and the atmos-
phcrc clear up, would have to be up
ut three o'clock tomorrow morning and
go way over to New Jersey and take n
view that have been trying to get for
several weeks buildings on the south
side of the street can only be photo
graphed five months in the year, and
the least haziness in the atmosphere
will ruin picture. 1t took inc three
months to get six views which / have of
the interior of St. Patrick's cathedral,
New York, and expended over one
thousand dollars to obtain them"
In referring to tho varied uses of pho
Biography he said that he was constant
ly called upon to take pictures of build
! inSs by law firms for use in cases upon
which they were engaged; that in suits
for damages against the elevated roads
great many of them were required
where the owner desired to show the
exact cncroachmcnt of the elevated
structure on his easement; also its cf-
feet upon his light, etc. A few years
ago architects kept collection of their
drawings to show customers. Now
they keep immense albums filed with
magnificent views exactly reproducing
/ their work. Some of these architecture
al photographs are exceedingly beauti-
full. They certainly show the cXtraor
binary strides made in the art of pho
Biography during the past few years.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-01

sensible lad, without any arrogance or
ostentations. Each year big fortune
is expended in his improvement.
Mrs Roberts was Miss Suzanne Endi-
colt before her marriage, and is related
to the family of cxSecrctary Endicott
Her two sisters, the Misses Endicott
live with her. She also has one brother
who married daughter of Hon. Clar-
ence A. Seward.
Mrs Marshall Roberts has magnifi.
cent house on Fifth avenue, which is
now undergoing repairs. and this win
ter it will be the scene of many large
and delightful entertainment. In fact,
Mrs. Roberts dinner parties. dances ard
lunchcons are always among the most
delightful affairs of the season.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-01
The First Flag,

The first American flag that was
saluted by any foreign nation is owned
by Mrs. II. r. p. Stafford, of Cottage
City, Mass. The flag has thirteen
stripes and twelve stars. The patriotic
ladies of Philadelphia presented it to
John Paul Jones, whose name has be-
come famous for the successful victor.
les he gained for America. 1t floated
from the mast of tho Bon Hommc Rich
ard in its engagement with the English
vessel Scraps, and was shot away and
fell into the water. James Dayard
Stafford, father of Mrs. Staffords hus-
band, lieutenant, jumped into the
water and saved it from an untimcly
fate. He was wounded by British
swor1 and disabled for life. After the
war was over the flag was presented to
him for ineritorious service. Three
thousand dollors has been offered for
these old Stars and Stripes" 1t was
exhibited tt the centennial by Lieut..
Stafford's daughter. AZ the Inaugural
tion Of President Harrison Il was car
rsE6 IN tAz rFoeSE6i1z.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-01

admirers, was Hon. Charles II. Allen,
the republican candidate. He is forty
two years of age. Il resident of Lowell.
and graduate of Amherst college.
Upon completion of his student life in
1869. Mr.. Allen engaged in business
pursuits, and after displaying an active
interest in politics was honorcd with
several offices. Ills active political
career commenced with his election to
the state legislature. To which he was
twice elected rs IL Representatives once as
state senator. and finally to the Forty
ninth and Fiftieth congresses from the
Eighth district. During his congress
sional service he won distinction as an
effective debatcr, and is considered one
of the ablcst stump speakers" in Mas
sachusetts
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-01
MRS. MARSHALL ROBERTS.
The Lady WHO Is to We'd Col. VIvlan OF
the Scots {, unriIs.

The Lady Who Is to Wed Col. Vivian OF
the Scots Guards.
Mrs. Marshall Roberts, for the FIRST
time in several seasons. will open her
big New York house this winter and
will act the part of hostess as delight
fully as she has in times gone by.
Mrs. Roberts is queen among
women, and is notably handsome. She
looks not unlike pictures of Mary Queen
of Scots. Her hair is Of very light
brown and has n yellow CLEAN upon it,
Her eyes are very large and blue. She
is above medium height and has splcn-
did figure, graceful and majestic.
Mrs. Roberts is probably the richest
young widow in America. her wealth
being estimated at considerably over
ten million dollars, and possibly nearer
twenty million dollars. Her son, Mar
shall Owen Roberts. is probably the
richest boy of his age in this country,
and when he arrives at twenty-one will
be worth at least twenty-five million
dollars. He is Il handsome. sturdy,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-01
sIzo of tho United States soId,er,

Statistics gathered by the United
States government in the latter part OF
1890 show that the enlisted soldiers Of
the United States army vary in height
from minimum of 4 feet inches to n
maximum of feet ~ inches. The gil
ant of the army is serving in the de.
partment of Arizona and the dwarf In
the department of the Missouri In
weight the range is even greater than
it is in height. the minimum being o.
pounds and the maximum $50, the aver
age throughout the army being 1881,
and the average height 5 feet inches.
The youngest soldier enlisted is 10
years of age; the oldest 60. the average
being about 30 years. During our war
with Mexico Gen. Taylor's command
boosted a soldier of feet / y inches in
height, and one of ~ years of age
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-01
DlNiNG-CAR DOGS.
They Have the Choicest Crumbs That
Fall from the Tourists Table.

They Have the Choicest Crumbs That
Fall from the Tourists Table.
Fort William, on the north shore of
Lake Superior, seems venerable enough
with it's two or three buildings, cen
tury old, of the Hudson Bay Company
and the Catholic fathers, for nearly
every other hamlet between Ottawa
and Winnipeg was called into being by
the Canadian Pacific railroad and is
therefore in its infancy.
Between Fort William and Winnipeg
the railroad travcrscs very wild re-
gion, dotted and strcalled by lakes and
rapid rivers and covered with small
timber greatly charrcd by fire. There
is scarcely wilder stretch of road
along this transcontincntal highway.
At Savanna, we'll on the way to Winni-
peg, n spectacle is witnessed twice q.
day that nmuscs the travellers on the
Atlantic and the Pacific express trains,
says the New York Sun. AS the trains
halt for few minutes at the station u
number of hnlf-brecd Indian women
are always seen on the platform. and
as they arc about the first specimens of
the sort that arc met on the journey
west, the travellers gaze at them with
considerable interest. Their attention,
however, is suddenly diverted to the
other side of the track, where twenty
or thirty dogs of various breeds are
secn-somc of them fine specimens of
the Hudson bay dog, and others of mon
grcl descent and disrcputablc appear
ancc. All are gathered around a pile
of kitchen refuse which has been thrown
out by the dining-car cooks.
All stray scraps of meat arc kept
by the cooks until they reach Savanna,
where twice day, upon the arrival of
the west and cast bound trains, the
dogs have fine feast. The owners of
the animals never pretend to supply
them with food, and the dogs depend
entirely upon the treat they get from
the dining cars. There is always sure
to be enough for them, though their
appctitcs are very keen, and the scram-
bic for the choice morsels is heartily
enjoyed by the lookcrs-on.
The dogs are owned by the half
breeds and are very useful in winter
as sledge teams. The half-brecds hunt,
and they have hudson bay sledges, to
which they hitch their dog teams and
bring home the products of the chase.
Savanna is probably the most southcrly
point where dog sicdgcs arc in use.
The trains stop only Il few minutes, and
when they pull out the crowd of dogs
may still be seen pushing and snarlng
around the garbage heap, and they
may be trusted to keep close to it until
they have dcvourcd everything catablc.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-01
HIGHER THAN EIFFEL,s.
A Tripod Tower Fifteen Hundred
Feet in Height.
Another Great Scheme for tho worlds
Columbian Exposition-Thc Structure
to he Supplied with Many
Convcniences.

Another tower scheme for the
Worlds Columbian exposition consists
of a threc-cornered steel structure $50
feet at the base each way and 1900 feet
high to the top of the Flagstaff. The
Chicago Columbus Tower Company has
nearly completed arrangements to
build such Il tower near Fifty-sevcnth
street and Stony Island avenue. 1t
will cost about S650,OOO. All the stock
has been subscribed except small
amount. w. u. Particle, of Washing
ton, d. c., who is one of the main NOV
ers of the company, expects to complete
all arrangements soon, SO as to start
building the foundations by January
and complete the tower by July 10,
1892. The first landing will be 500 feet
from the ground, with double pavilions,
one twenty feet above the other, each
suitable for a cafe and dancing hall.
Six electric elevators will run from the
ground to the first landing. The second
landing will be 900 feet above the
ground, the third 1900 feet, and the
fourth 400 feet. The top landing will
have two Sky parlors, one ten feet above
the other. Three electric elevators
will run between the first and top land
ings. The floor space of the sky par
lors will be about 500 square feet each,
for the third landing 900, for the sec
ond landing 2,4OO. and for the two main
landings 10000 each. The wigwam ut
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-01
Queen victorla,s Jomrneyinrs,

When Queen Victoria travels she does
SO in comparatively transformations
way. She wears no jewclry and is
clad simply in black. which she has
worn, except on state occasions, since
the death of Prince Albert. When she
arrives at II railway station there is no
crowd to greet her A strip of red
cloth is laid on the ground from the
train to her carriage, half dozen life
guards with drawn swords attend her
merely as n matter OF form and then
her carriage whisks her away without
attracting unusual attention. There is
very little OF the pomp and circum-
stance of royalty about her when she
goes Oh u journey.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-01

the base, $50 feet on each side, will be
fitted up with cafes and booths after
the different styles and customs of for
eign countries, the booths being for the
purpose of selling curious articles pro-
duccd and manufactured in all ma
tions.
The tower will be strung the entire
height with electric lights and with n
powerful electric globe in the dome
Pcrlcy Hale is the designer and is now
preparing the working drawings. The
arrangements for handling crowds are
simple. The increased height and ca
pacity of this tower besides other novel
features will make it cntir ely different
from other towers.
The projectors of the enterprise fig
nrc on S2.S5o,oOo as the receipts for 200
days.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-01
HAVE WE DIAMOND MlNes7
Scientist Thinks That They May He
Found In Arizona.

Scientist Thinks That They May 10
Found In Arizona.
Prof. G. E..Footc, in a paper read be-
fore meeting of scientific societies in
Washington, spoke of geological for
nation that gave rise to some very in
tercsting suggestions. His thesis was
based upon the claim that in Il collcc-
ton of very remarkable specimens of
metcoric iron found on the side of Cra-
ter mountain, Arizona, he had discov-
cred diamonds
Crater mountain rises abruptly 43o
feet above the surrounding plain. The
walls OF the sO-callcd crater, which are
very steep, are formed of sandstone and
limestone and are lifted at an angle of
forty degrees. But as no lava or other
volcanic products arc found the hollow
cannot be considered n true crater AS
this depression is of similar character
to that from which the diamonds at
Kimberly, South America, are dug, why
should not diamonds abound in Arizona,
New Mexico and Mexico, which are the
richest regions for meteorc iron in the
world?
Prof. Foote's theories, says the Jewel
crs' Circular, are among the soundest
advanced i'll the sea of speculation on
the production of diamonds OF the past
decade. But as the conclusions of sci
cnce arc often too premature and too
positive the letter of the learned gentle
mans proposition must not be accepted
without the proof derived from thor
ouSh investigation.