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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-08
ODDS AND ENDS.

Germany produces more zinc than any
other country and exports between 5000
and 90, coo tons annually.
1t Is stated that pail OF water contain
ing handful Of hay, II placed In a room
where there haB been smoking. will absorb
all the odor Of the tobacco.
In the 10 years ending 1869 the inhAbit-
ants OF London died at an average annual
rate OF ~ for every Thousand living. In
tho 10 years ending 1850 that rate was
only 20.
A wire fence 90 miles long, feet high
aud composed of IA parallel strands OF wire
has been placed around the private park Of
DIR. Seward Webb OF New York in the
Adirondack,
The grand lodge OF Masons was founded
in Providence In li9l, and two years later
the Providence Royal Arch chapter, No. /,
was instituted by fcw Masons Of that de
gree, who obtained charter from Wash.
ington chapter.
Any kind of r ring is lawful In the Eng
lish marriage service, and instances have
occurred where certain ring or key of the
church door has beer used. On one coca
sion ring was cut from the finger OF the
brides gloyo and made to answer the pur-
pose.
The area OF British India, including the
dependent states, amounts to 100000
square miles There ares, COO towns with u
population OF 1000 or upward and nearly
10000 villages, comprising 20, Ooo, 900 dwell
ingplaces forman. Thepopulation amounts
20 2ST, 600, 900.
One secs Arabs coming into CONSTANT.
nople with donkey load Of wood, which
they sell for 0 franco. They have come 20
miles with IL, sell it and next day ride the
donkey back A meal costs them but .
cents, the wood nothing and tho donkey
does all the work.
A Turin jewoler has made tiny boat
formed of single pearl. Its sail is to be
beaten gold studded with diamonds, and the
binnaolo light at its prov Is a perfect ruby.
An emerald serves as a rudder, and It's
stand Is slab OF ivory. Itweighs less than
half an ounce. lta price is 1900.
A spoonful Of chloride of lime in n quart
OF water will probably remove mildew from
your table linen. Strain the solution after
It has stood long enough to thoroughly dis
solve and dip the cloth Into It. Repeat II n
first application In not sufficient, but wash
tho mixture well out of the goods,
Much OF the costly red. white and pink
coral used for ornamental purposes Is OBJ
talned from the coast OF Italy. Men go out
in boats and drag the rocky bottom OF
streams with wooden frames or nets, in
which the coral becomes entangled, but the
delicate branshes are crushed in this way.
A former Delawarean, now living In Chi
cago, wears u neslStie made Of arattlesnake's
skin. lie slew the reptile ia FlohdA, just
as 1t was about to spring from its coil and
strike him. taxid0rniist cured the skin
in such a fashion that il should serve for q
tie and made up part OF the rattles into u
acarfpln,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-08
REMARKABLE DREAMS.
Premouitions of the Death of n Butte City
womnn and Her sister,

"ouAhh anu AAtN oaaktis
A abort time ago Mrs. Thomas ]. JEFF
fries Of Butte City Mon, was killed at n
railroad crossing while out driving. Many
OF the friends Of the deceased lady now re.
call a presentiments she had OF her approach
ing death and In the manner she met IL.
Only few days before her death she called
on several Of her neiRhbors and told them
she had an indescribable feeling OF impend-
ing danger, and that she knew she would
soon die
Her friends tried TO persuade her that
there WINS nothing to fear from such pre-
sentiment and urged her TO dismiss the
matter from her mind. She would not be
dissuaded, however, and requested the
friend to whom she was talking to interest
herself in the child when she vas dead; also
named certain of her neiElibors whom she
desired to prepare her body for burial. At
the same time she expressed wish that no
other persons be permitted to touch her
body. In fact, she made all suggestions
for her funeral and the care Of the child she
would leave motherless.
A day or two before the fatal accident
Mrs Jeffries was out buggy riding with a
party. During the drive they had occasion
TO cross railroad track. A train was ap.
preaching from the distance, and although
so far away that there was no danger the
Indy thought the accident she so wildly ex-
pected was about to overtake her and near
ly tainted in consequences. When all danger
had passed, her attention was called to the
evident absurdity Of her fears, but she sim
ply maintained that the time had not yet
arrived, and that sooner or later her pre-
sentiment would prove true.
AS further evidence OF the lady's
strange power to forecast and receive Pre-
monitions OF impending calaiuities, it is re
lated By one OF her friends that some time
ago she bad vivid dream. Of funeral
passing her door She asked some one as
TO whose funeral IL was. The answer, as
she heard 10 in her dream, was that the
dead person was her sister. Mrs, JeffrieE
felt that the dream portended something
unfortunate, but was hardly prepared for
the telegram which she received next day
telling OF the death OF her sister. which
occurred at her home In the east.
Mrs Jefries was the last of family Of
children. A brother OF hers was also killed
in an accident several years ago, and it ia
related that by the same strange Rift she
had a premonitlon of bis death.-PittEburg
Dispatch.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-08

The priests OF st. pairiek's cathedral arr
about TO add TO the art treasures Of the
church remarkable ostensorium. piece
Of altar furniture used In expositions Of the
eucharist. Its form Is that Of the sun, sup
ported by base and column. In the cen.
ter OF the SUE Is crystal case, In which on
public occasions the eucharist Ia placed foE
public veneration.
The material Of this oatensorium is solid
silver, plated with gold. Il stands feet
hiSh and Is made Ia the best style Of ecclesi
aztical art. For two years Il has been
making In the ateliers Of Lyons End has
cost about $4,000. not including tho jewels
used In its oFnAmentation. Both money
aud jewels were contributed by wealthy
dayotees. Through their generosity the
cathedral will have the finest bit Of gold.
smith work in the countEy.-New York
Times
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-08

which are the pictures OF seven snakes. a
rude attempt was made to supply the rat
tiles, of which each snake IS supplied with
seven.
A few miles from the Colorado river, where
the canyon is not more than 500 or ], 900
feet from wall to wall, and where the walls
are perpendicular and smooth, OH the right
wall are the pictures of seven warriors with
bows drawn 70 the last notch, while across
the river on the opposite wall are the pic
lures Of seven antelope, apparently in full
run to escape the hunters, These pictures
are we'll executed and are in the most mac
cessible places. Evidently the artist was
lowered from ledge hundreds OF feet
above the picture and held suspended while
he performed his tedious task.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-08

Important officials sometimes forget that
there arc persons who can afford to disre-
gard their importance. A purse proud old
nobleman was travelling through the rural
districts of Sweden. One day he stopped
his carriage at a country tavern and called
out in An imperious tone:
= Horse, landlordi Horses at oncep
II nm very much panied TO inform you
that you will have to wait over IN hour be
fore fresh horses can be brought up re-
piled the landlord calmly.
Howl Violently exclaimed the noble.
nun. "This 10 mel My man, demand
horses Immediately"
Then observing the fresh. sleek looking
ones which were being led up 10 another
carriage, he continued;
For whom are those horsesNi
They were ordered for this gentleman
replied the landlord pointing TO a tall. slim
Individual a few PAGES distant,
Il say, my man, called out the noble
man, twill you let me have those horses II
Ipay you a liberal bonus"
NO answered the slim man. ~ intend
to use them myself"
Perhaps you arc not aware who amp
roared tho now thoroughly agitated and
irate nobiemAn. II am, sir. Field Marshal
Baron Georges Spare, the last and only one
OF my race
II am very glad to hear that" said the
slim man. stepping into his carriage. ut
would b a terrible thing TO think that
there might be more Of you coming. am
incliued 10 think that your race will be q
foot race"
The slim man was the king Of Sweden
Youths Companion.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-08

A peculiar incident occurred on Yesier
avenue cur, A passenger put bis pipe in
his pocket. and few minutes Inter he be-
gan to feel his back getting uncomfortably
warm. But he had no sooner felt It than
a blaze ran up the back OF his coat. and be-
fore he could remove 1t his shirt was oh
fire. The other passengers smothered the
fire on his shirt, but before that Ia the coat
could be quenched the garment was burned
beyond recognition, the owner Just barely
saving some papers he had In one OF his
pockets.--Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-08

The nrst work on geology was written
hr AeE0ou in l57A
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-08
srEAx DYE WORKS.

FonT WORTH srE4iI p1s wpRks-LA.
dies aud e4pts' g2rn1 " Al nhaa
i,rsssa street Fart Avc<tA. Tex ooods
ssaI b. siprcas pf9mpis nstssdea 10.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-08
500


Is a nice New Years
gift for anyone to re-
ceive, but we have de-
cided to make a New
Years. gift worth that
amount to the most
popular lady teacher
in the Fort Worth
schools. y Our gift will
be u
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-02

Theodore Nost was given % days in Jail.
iiuei 500 aud costs and ordered TO give u
Iupo bond not to repeat the onense for
selling bottle OF beer at Emporia Has
Judge Randolph who imposed the sentence
Ia an enthusiastic prohibilionist. Vosts
pardon will bo asked for
Tie act of the last Michigan Legislature
permitting women to vote at municipal
elections has been declared unconstitutional
by the state supreme Court,
The dead bodies OF the following addition
NJ victims o! riday's wreck on the Grand
Trunk railroad at Battle Creek. Mich. have
been identified: George Dawson, Essex,
England Robert Finley, Hamilton, ont:
u man named Wend, Louisville ny; J ;.
Struhe. u sailor, residence unknown.
Albert Abbnk, at the st Louis club Hos.
pi,al, issuiieriug from disease called an
chylusiomum dodendaie the effect Of which
tio render him as white rs marble. Even his
tongue, gum. aud finger nails are devoid OF
NIL color.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-02
sALUTED THE WRONG FLAG.
Commodore stanton Deposed For Re.
coEniy'ng Insurgents

cogniy'nR lrsurgents
Ihe navy department at Washington
learned ny authority on Wednesday bv tel
egram from Rear Admiral Stanton. in com
mand 81 the United states naval
forces ut Flo lie Janeiro. that this
officer had saiuied the flag OF Admiral Mcllo
commanding the insurgen, fleet. This salute
wasunauthoriIei toy any Instructions the
Admiral had rece we'd II was AN unrriend.
~ act toward a friendly power aud the sec
reiary OF the navy. after consulting with
the president ant secretary Of state. issued
an order deturhinc admiral stanton from
command of L.s squadron aud turning il
over to 'apt. ricNins, the next officer in
RANK This was "a reply to u telegram, OF in
qury,
commodore stanton record as a naval
officer u Hu excellent one. born in Sac
larbor, y. y. Iuiy lS 1884. he entered the
navy ~ acting inIdshl pmah in lSiI ON Ju
". lS,2, lie was commissioned Lieutenant
COMMANDER PrIor to the war he had serv.
Ell on the steamer Memphis on the Para
qua" expedition, and had also m de cruises
10 the African coast aud with the Pacific
squadron. lie wa placed IN charge Of the
steamer liora ia the special West India ex-
petition oi laC1-G3 and ia lsG3-Gl COM
manded the steamer panola on the Western
gulf blockadIng squadron, positions of great
responsibility. rom 1871 to 1874, when he
was transferred TO he Atlantic. Coz modor,
iantun commanded the receiving shin nj
POI month \. and the steamer Mono.
cnc' on the Atlantic station. la November,
1881, lie went on Duty at the Naval ASYLUM
NJ Philadelphia, where he remained until
November, 1881. whcn he was assigned 10
the com mand of tie seam iriga,e lenncs>
Me ,'hip ot The Nur,h Atlantic station
lie was assigned Ia duty as commander in
ch,et oi the south Atlantic station shortly
spring
Naval officers who k'uw Commodor.
stanton are Gl e y at a loss TO und"r.tanC
how hc came tu max" SuCh serious mis-.
take, If such ii can be called
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-02
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

JuIEs vKRSr, perhaps. has earned no..
by his pen than any other living author
A. J. DRExEL. JR.. son Of the late miIl,o.
aire banker. has Withdrawn from the ,h.a-
banking firms with which his father W..
identified. WIS
GEoReE W. wrRrs. for twenty-five WA.
secretary or charge d'affaires OF the rni,as
States legations at Rome. Madrid ana n,
Petersburg, has returned TO this country. :"
J. A. DtssaEE, the founder OF the Knieh,.
OF Honor. and for many years one OF 49,
leading officers Of the Order. died suddenis
Of hemorrhage, at his home in LousylIs
Ky.
Miss HELEN REED. who was recentiv a.
aRined deaconess by Bishop Nichols In =,
stephen Protestant Episcopal Church s..
Francisco. Is the first lady 10 receive ths,
order In California.
SENATOR STEWART. OF Nevada, Is the l,,.
est consumer OF coffee in the Senate. Whs,
he Is under full beadway on one of his thjr,,
day addresses he atsorts three Guns an hon.
black ~ your hat and strong enough 10 no,,
an egg.
|Rr Duke Of York has become n ,en,r,
farmer upon the estate OF his father. ,ha
Prince OF Wales, and. according TO Preslden,
shaw. OF the Cheshire Agricultural Soeie,,
the fret thing the Duke did aftertakine mo-
session was TO ask for reduction of ron,
so as 10 keep in touch with his fellow agr.
cuturists.
EsrERoR WILLIAM. Of Germany. recepilv
unveiled in Bremen statue to his grand
father. In his address at the banquet hs
claimed that 10 his grandfather alone wa.
due the present condition OF German unIty
that while others assisted him most ably hon
initiative and successful Accomplishment
rested with him.
ARCHBISHOP HEDwooD. 81 New Zealand 4.
an accomplished and enthusiastic yiolinist
He carries with him on his travels an old
violin of celebrated make. and during wish,
10 Baltimore, recently, took this highly priz.i
instrument from its ease 20 entertain Car,
dinal Gibbons with Home, Sweet Home
and other melodies.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-02
ORR CRACK wARsHIP.
The Oregon. the Most Powerful Vessel
In the Amtrlcan NAVY Is Launched

In the American Navy is Launched.
shortly before noon the ba,tleship Oregon
first vessel oi her class contructed on the
Pacific slope. was launched from the ways
at the Union Iron Works. San Francisco. in
of people that ever assembled there 10 wit
ness a similar event
The launch was entirely successful, aud
the new battleship now lies in n little lagoon
in front OF the Union IRON works awaiting
her completion. which will be pushed as
rapidly AZ possible.
The oregon is wha, is technically known
ss n sea.gong coast line bsttleship, and is
the most powerful ship in the United States
Navy. Her dimensions are Length over all,
SiS feet: load water line. $40 feet; breadth
81 feet 3 inche., draught, ~ feet; displace.
meni, 10, l9s tons; maximum horse power O.
900. she will have n maximum speed of i62
knots and will carry crew OF 400 men.
Her cost, exclusive Of armament, is 81, 600, =
J00.
The armament consists Of four i3.inch.
eight S.iDch and four Ginch breech- loading
ri Hes also u secondary battery of one 26-
pounder and six 1.pounder rapid firing guns
two Rstling guns and six torpedo tubes. The
l3-inch aud 6-inch guns are mounted in
turrets
The Oregon armor IL verv heavy. There
Is belt Of steel from , feet above the load
water line to ~ feet below IT, extending loe
feet amidships. protecting the engines and
boilers. Above this belt IL another, five
inches thick extending TO the main deck.
From the ends OF the lS.inch belt. to the
e1tremities uf the ship isa protective deck
three inches thick. and another armored
deck 2s inches thick.
The turrets for the l3-inch guns are in
two parts. under redoubt II inches thick,
aud above this is an inclined armur Of the
same thickness. The S-inch turrets are
similarly built with inclined armor varying
from 81 TO & inches in thickness. There is
also q complete system OF coal protection.
cellular, subdivision and gun shields. Under
the engines and boilers are four bottoms
and double bottoms elsewhere The coal
capacity at the designed draught is 400 tons
but the bunker CapECitv il |. 500 tons
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-02
BRIGHT HOPES FOR BUSINESS
The Promise OF the Early Passage ofthe
Silver Repeal Bill Injects Fresh
Life Into Trade


Il. e. Dun Il COS Weekly Review D
Trade SAYS
Port is in sight after long and Stony
voyage, and the prospect of speedy end OF
the struggle over silver repeal has brought
bright hopes 10 business. Stocks climbed
rapidly for three days, banks relaxed re-
strainls, commercial loans are more freely
sought and made, and reports from all quar-.
ters show the prevalence Of a more hopeiu ui
feeling This of itself tends TO produce some
revival OF consumption and of industry,
which. nevertheless, has made but moder-
ate progress as yet.
IL is still too soon 10 expect much effort in
trade and MANUFACTURED, ana though mone.
tarv obstacles are 10 large extent removed,
there still remain other legislative questions
Nhlch create uncertainty.
Tact ol real encourage is that rail1
way earnings for the third week OF October
show increase OF per cent over last year,
the hrst increase Tor long time Notwlth
standing the large sales the markets con.
tinued unusually strong
As yet there j. seen only a continuance Of
the faint and slow increase in distribution
OF products which has been noticed Tor
some weeks Nor does even this gradual
revival IN demand extend to all branches
The New York banks still accumulate
money, and commercial loans are more
largely asked aud obtained This enables
merchants to take goods out of bond and
may increase customs receipts, which have
amounted IN - days of October Ia SlO, -us.-
u"l, against slG, 2GG, $50 for the full month
last year Apparently the months de
crease will be about - per cent internal
revenue has been better maintained in the
same time Sll,0i2,5!S, against Sli lj2, S9l
tor the full month last wear.
The number aud mia ;nitude of failures
decreased less than haI teen expected. the
Liabilities in three weeks Of October amount.
ing to Slju72 S20, against about s7OOU. .OU)
T the same weeks last year. This week
there have been 3d. failures in the United
Slae., againstlS7 last year. and Il in Can
ada against ~ last year
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-02
A BIG STEAMSHIP WRECK ED.
The City oi New Y ork struck he Rocks
Point Bonita.

The Pacific Mail steamship CITY Of New
Y0r. which sailed from san Francisco,
+ mrsday afternoon, went on the rocks at
L lint Bonita in a dense fog. She will
,.iola1lv be r total wreck. Point Bonita is
At a., ent .ance OF the Golden tate on the
nor hrfu side.
Iie ity of New York sailed nj $50 in the
afternoon on her voyage to china and
JaIau. About O'CLOCK the booming of
her cannon cOud be heard. and distress
sigusl rockets cou'd be seen as they burst
aroye the iO. Soon every tug in The bav
Nas racing for Point Bonita. On arriving
there II WAS found that the steamer was
hard and last ON the rock-, having gone ON
them under = full head ui steam. The yes.
sci mast have got close in shore us she was
lass ny out, and the tide carrying her out
uf her course threw h r on The rocks and
turned Tie Inagnlhcen, ship into wreck.
I here il eight feet of wafer in her hold and
the tugs cannot move her All the passen-
gers have been taken OFF and safely landed.
The most OF the ,argo will be total loss.
Estimates place the value of the vessel and
ner cargo at over $500 900, The vessel car
ed nU insurance.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-02
MEMORIAL DAY AT THE FAIR.
On Account of the Tragedy the Column
bian Exposition Was Closed Monday
without the Intended
nsnnnsfrattnna

There was nothing Of gladness and con
graduation in the White City at its official
closing on Monday II was TO have been
Columbus Day and the Exposition was 10
have gone out OF official existence in 9
blaze of pyrotechnic glory by day and night
But 1t was not 20 Tns Guiteau OF the
Worlds Fair city had changed every plan
which could be construed into official re
loicing aud everything was subdted. be-
cause Ot the great sffiction which had come
upon the host of the world-Chicago.
Monday in reality will he known in the
annals oi Chicago history rs Mayor Harri.
sons Memorial Day The program of
closing ceremonies, which were TO have been
held IN the Festival Hall were turned into a
memorial meeting. Prayer was offered by
Rev, John Henry Burrows and Tres dent
Palmer made a formal am oIncement of
the closing and an explanation OF the
grieyous reason for abandoning he ori sinal
program The act of Congress directed that
the Exposition close October 30
The reception IN honor OF the Board Of
Lady Managers TO have been given by the
National commissioners, in the New York
bnildinR Monday evening was postponed
Indefinitely on account OF the tragedy.
All the festivities arranged for the closing
ceremonies were omitted, with the eIcep-
ton of the firing Of an appropriate salute
and the lowering OF the United States flag
at sunset The hags upon all buildings
within the grounds were at Ealf.mast until
the closing of the exposition.
The Midway Piaisance has ceased to ex-
isi ss part of The Fair, Director General
Davis having made an order closing the
doors OF every attraction,
The paid admissions Monday were 20s-
l13. The attendance by months has been
May, l,05O,03' June, $50 ll3; July 76O,-
si3; August, 3,5.6, 2SU; September i,65s, i03
October Cup To date, 0,sO2, l5s grand total,
u .412 26O.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-02
TlCKINGS OF THE TELEGRAPH
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
What is Going On the World over.
Important Events Briefly Chronicled.
r,....r.. Observation-Disclosures.

Utsnsterss Accidents and v ntsitttes
Mrs. James " hitehead and her daughter,
while ON claim in the Cherokee strip,
Kan, were overtaken by n prarie IRE. Tue
mother placed her daughter on a pony TO
flee. Before Mrs. Whitehead could mount
h.r own horse the flames reached her and
'b. was burned to death. The daughter es.
csped
Two children were burned to odesth in q
fire sn soho street, pittsburg. Ia. They
were Ella, aged years and Rosa, aged
veRrs daughters of John Cannon.
siI men were horribly burned by acid
md steam at the Ashland, Wis, Sulpha,e
fit.r Company plant The burned are:
Joseph Heron. Charles Eprdck, +, wehl.
Joseph l,esner, S'cpz Berdick End George
Constance. The recovery ot sny OF the vic.
tim, is doubtful
Engineer Beaulein Fireman Albers and
Bfakemnn Muligan were killed and the
bod,es Of the two former completely con-
runsd in an accident on the Toledo, Ann
hrbor and Northern Michigan near Ham
burg Mich Thursday night,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-02
LArsx NEWS wA,rs.


The Chautsuqna Lake Ice Compsny's
building, extending from Twelfth street to
Thirteenth street, and FROM Pike street to
Mulberry alley, Pittsburg, Pa, vas de
stroyed by FIRE. The great structure was
wrecked and warped, and was practically
eaten up by the flames. The Pittsburg
storage Company. a tenant OF the ice COM
pany's building, suffered severely by the
fire. In the care Of the Storage Company
we're valuable goods stored there for safety
by individuals and merchants in the city.
The fire was the largest and most stubborn
that has visited Pittsburg within many
year.. The fire caused loss OF over $780,
DO