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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-07
A GRnAr roRrllNn-

Louisville, Ky. Dee. O. AN evening
Robert aud VIM Mitchell aud Mn, nm
Of tlls city have fallen helr 10 Il fortune
Of 100000 nniusesd Ia Australia by
relative. ~
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-07

H., 'N frcss.
.,,., Wy, No., Dee. G-Georre p
/ De nh. o. The Grocer's union,
~ els,ns,pal figure in the recent
|'is Old Ms ,agitNion. Is speeding
IN ,c sisileo, a fugitive from JUS
VA ma; .g9unls as secretary Of tie
ess5j,tsa are short and IN badly
tsii bv l' He Is accompanied In
" Z Vii, q young woman. Scott
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-07

/ sp-iated Press.
orleans. Dec. Ca Bugnetto
I, tbe civ Of New Orleans growing
II ,Se lynching of the Italian Malta
,sas ago was argued today and
"A the Jury which delivered a
/ verdict which is to be opened in
|vniug.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-07

caddo l. o. Doc 0--Throe mnrtcra Of
week, null blood nnined AI,~na WINS
Killed on liine creek AMI two others AZ
Bnsiy crock, No effort W bnlng made a.
capture the niufdrrcra.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-07

greatly augmented number and for>e Of
The aYaiauchcs that now constantly swccp
destruction down tho mountain The
hrat hearing Of this novel case was lately
hearl before tho federal judges Assem-
bid az BellinEona,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-07
4 sTRIKE WILL COME,

|itsburg Pa, Dec. G.-Within ten days
0 mitgs IN the AIonongahelu valley
d.iii,l . IL cents mining rate. aud
|usd b The river coal operators to
|aitwNl preciptiate a strike.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-07
1EyENsoNs SOUTHERN TRIP.

|lgia, Ca, Dec. G.-Vice-Presldent
ln. Stevenson, Senators Blackburn
Plner, Congressman Springer aud
n llllnds, aud Black OF Georgia, will
ne Augusta exposition next week.
sdr and Thursday.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-07
CHEROKEE COMMISSION.

sllagton, Dec. 6.-Thc Cherokee
l',,slon is expected To meet at Mus
I T., a week from next Monday
|'amence work.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-07

d OW.IiANS PENSIONS FRAUDS.
|.s,,laied Press.
|N,glop, Dec. d.-Pensinn bureau OH
al'fsya tbat another nest Of pension
~ heen discovered Mt New Orleans.
|.ssreler Qf operations, II l. believed,
ideal TO that OF tue frauds al NOR
|ya' aud the newly discovered cases
|FsD.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-07

e.Nflated Press.
|Ss.aapolls, Ind. Dec. G-Captain
IA, Riley, father Of James Whit,
,fa,ssy-, poet, died AZ lis home In
y aged "A. ''"'"s u pheu-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-07
!. 4x. TRAFFIC DELAYED.

asrie Ky. Dec. G,-Freight traffic
lnd Nashville railroad owing 10 the
Lng OF q bridge near Bowling Green
nlght by freight train breaking
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-07
PREPARING FOR THE FIGHT.

|fociaied fft'-s'
|smiile. Fla, Dec. CT Is finally de-
VI Mn Mitchell. | d. understood the
IN parauhernnlla is TO be sent down
|snsft Immediately and everything Will
Il "A readiness for him.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-07
..unrnEp IN COLD BLOOD.

+ pork. Ark. Dec. G.-Henry Gull
s.ot.keepcr for j. IL. Hamlin e
w IVA shot and killed last night by
|. WcNamaru. 1t appears to have
c,ld-hlooded murder.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-07
AZ. HOW 10, 10 ATOMS.

l,,ldg ny. NJ Dee G.-Rncy Hughes
N la,ns W MINES mes In Ohio county threw
49,. blasting powder on the 6re
"a. 'olay. Ii exploded, Moving
tAlt,s ATOMS. Hnghes. wife anj
I, Nere shockingly burned mn, NH
~ 40, Hughes and danebfsr
-'aA have died uusl'e'
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-07

= llgo, ~ r,..ledt crop Of this country
s9s'Ooo,Oo0 bushels.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-21
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND MOTIFS.

According 20 a recent statement. there are
In Sweden alone 800, 900 total abstaintrs.
In 1892 the city Of New York paid for Ifs
school bin $4,000 900. for It's amusement
bill $1,000, 900 and for It's drink bill S60,0OO,
900.
A law in Denmark provides that all
drunken persons shall be- taSen to their
homes In carriages az the expense OF the pub
iican who supplied them with liquor.
In the Argentine Republic, instead OF I'm
Ing drunkard, they sentence him TO sweep
the streets for eight days and a similar
punishment exists in 81. Petersburg.
In the recent report OF the Massachusetts
State Board OF Charities Il is stated that the
proportion OF crime traceable TO intemper-
ance must be set down, Us heretofore, at not
less than four-tlfths.
Temperance is at once principle, n mo-
tive, and practice. Its principle IL purity,
for the sake OF tho highest uses OF life. Its
motive Is abstinence for the sake OF gooc-
Its practice is chastity for the sake OF tho
noblest ideal ends of being
The diseases OF wine drinkers, says DIR.
William A Alcott, are APT 10 be more acute
and to tend more rapidly TO putridity than
those OF persons who drink nothing but
water. So It IL with those who use animal
food compared with those who use diet
exclusively vegetable and well selected.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-21

Core apples before pairing and there
Is less danger of their brcnking
Green tea will revive rusty black
lace and render 1t as good ns new.
The tone of the pinno improves when
toe instrument is moved i:om the wall
oi the room.
The white oG an cg,, with little
water and sugar, is cool 10. children
with irritable stomach,.
\ quart of milk in which the Juice
Of three Mandarin oranges has been
squeezed, is said 10 bc refreshing
lotion for the complexion.
If nmirror heplaccd whore sunlight,
~ II very strong light falls directly
upon IT, the quichsilycr will he liable
to dissolve, leaving Gars spots ON the
glass.
Ii tea bo ground Ike coffee, or
crushed Immediately before hot wntrr
Is poured upon il, IL will yield nearly
double the amoun. os its cEhilnrating
qualities.
A good waterproof pnpcr fo. cover
ing jars used III preserving may be
made by brushing over tn paper with
boiled linsccd oil and suspending il
over line until dry.
After the juice is squeezed from
lemons, the peels arr useful for rub
bing brass. Dip them in common
salt, rub the brass thoroughly, then
brush with dry bathbrick
a little kerosene oil rubbed briskly
over th" spots on dark clothing, will
brighten the garments md remove the
stains almost like magic, The Kerosene
will cyaporate quickly end leave no
stain.
One Of the simplest methods to re-
mOvo fruit stains from Linen or cambric
Is to place the stained part over bowl
and continue pouring boiling water
through until the stain disappears. Ii
this be done soon after the article is
stained, there will he no trouble in
most cases. The water must be boiling
hot.
70 remove the odor of oniouB from
Kettles and saucepans, put some wood
ashes into the utensil, add boiling Wa.
ter and let it stand for shost time on
the back part of the stove. If you
have no wood ashes use potash or soda
with water, then wash it in hot suds.
All kettles i'll which onions, cabbage or
turnips have been cooked should bc
washed in this way.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-21
The Queen OF The Antilles.

Jamaica has perhaps made greater
strides in the way ot progress than
any of England's smaller colonies dur
ing the past twenty-five ycars, and
has some right now to call herself
"tho Queen OF the Antilles. Among
the evidences of Improvement may be
cited the hotels which have sprung up
III the island for the building os one
OF which Sl2O, 900 was expended. Then
the Americans are laying lines of rail-
way through the best part of tho
island, and the fruit cultivation is
now as productive as that of sugar,
while the price of land has risen enor.
mously. Carlyles shade would be
astonished to hear that the once thrift
less natives have managed to put by
nearly $4,000, 900 in their savings
banks. London World.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-21
nniSKlNa on ocr,y sty,vrr,

Ihe consumption OF in,oxlcnnts on soH-
our great oiean steamers. though not sun.
posed 10 b. ~ extensive "a formerly. and
.neTJ aFo certainly many ahstniniug y0yAsrrs.
till assumes lar-;o. proportions. Ia A Inn,
numoer OF the Leisure Hour Mr.. W. J. Coy.
Ion writes ot "Our Floating liotols.' an ar
Tel" E'vns many interesting details con.
'ern'ny such magnificent modern steamers
~ the Majestic, Campanil nnd others. In
speaking oi the extensive supplies OF food
ana drink provided by these great steamers
ne gives, among other items. tne average per
yessel per year ~ nbout n;ty THOUSAND bot
les OF Deer, twenty thousand bottles " min
ernl waters. three thousand bottles oi spirits
ma hvo tholslnd bottles o' wine. In Wow
tho many passengers who do not drink
lntoSlcnnts ut all ON shipboarl. many OF
moss wno do drink, IN tho light Of Mr.. DOR
ions hiures. must he accounted hard
irinsers. The use OF intoxiclnts IL deplor-
ibie and dangerous IN the extreme. National
Temperance Advocate.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-21
Domestic Tea Culture.

About ten years ago the then Com
missioner of Agriculture, under the
direction of Congress, expended small
appropriation made for the purpose of
iscrrtGining whether the tea leaf could
be- grown IN any part of the United
States IN such quantities ~ would
warrant the fostering of the industry
Tor commercial purposes. The result
)i the experiment, which was made in
1ne of ia" Southern States, demon
struted that th" soil was too dry. the
average temperature too low, and that
It would require much irrigation and
outlay o' much money and care to
'arry ont the project. 1t was accord.
lngly abandoned by the Government
is . failure. The trial was 80 thorough
that the department has since ex-
pended nothing IN further expert
ments. Not long since Doctor Charles
L. Shepard wrote toeN Secretary Rusk
requcsting his corporation in further
experimenting with the production of
rca. On the doctors request Secre.
tary RuSl, wrote the Secretary of State
10 relucs, the United States Consuls
II tine various ten ports To send snm-
pies Of tn" seed of the tea grown there.
The seed was forwarded to Doctor
Shepard, which action ended whatever
pecnniary interest the department had
III the experiment.
Doctor Shepard selected Pinehurst,
!. c., whore he established mn expert
mental station at his own expense and
began the propagation OF the plant
He has made n report to the Secretary
o. Agriculture, which will he iucor-
porated in the annual report of the
department on the progress of tho
plant While he has had more success
than did tho department in growing
the leaf, and is quite hopeful ofbettec
results, it IL plain that the conditions
are such that MS nm industry tea grow
ing in the United States can never bo
profitably conducted IN competition
with China, India aud Japan Wash
luutOu Star
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-21
oEnMASy's ALCOHOL ouvsrrov.

DR.. Wilhelm Bodc, OF Hermsl lori, ncnr
Dresden. has In tho Chrlstlicho Welt con-
,ludod series Of nine lengthy nrtirles In
which, nt tho hands of an overwhelming
abundance OF official statistics. he dcmon-
Srates that Germany most cmphat,rnlly has
an alcohol question TO be- solved IL IL doubt
.ul whether ever before the terrible facts In
;he case havc been mnrshalled ~ tho writer
has done thom here. In concluding he gives
IN n summary outline some ot his results.
tie says;
The preparation (o' alcoholic intoxlrants)
robs US year by year of sixteen million double
hundredwechts OF grain. twenty million
double hundredweights OF potatoes. twenty
seven million double ehundredwelghts OF cohl,
and many other useful articles IL rohs US.
hectares OF land. whose rye value would
be $50, 600, 900 marks IL robs every inhati-
ant OF 65IS pounds OF bread ench year. IL
robs MS OF tho working power OF ono man
out OF every sixteen on its battlenolds we
und each year 6343 wounded Qunatics, mur-
derers, etc. y and 223 dead. The drink bill
Inst year robbed VA OF 1900, ,00O. 900 marks.
si-7ss9ch 1ss Yay 90 ann ,n00 u,arks 10 foreign
ers II makes each year $4,000 paupars 10 be
supported by the state and by charity takes
t236 German men each year into the involun-
tary imprisonment OF the working colonies,
and endless numbers of men, women and
children into other charitable institutions
Al lowest estimate fully 1885, 900 German
men IRE shortening their lives through these
intoxicants 1000 become suicides each yenr
from the same cause. 1900 arc injured by nc
cidents, 30, 900 lose their minds. md i5O. 900
become trans zressors OF tho law. Is thore %
German alcohol question:
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-21
SOUTHERN SWIFT ?tcR.Es.

A delicious sweet picilc is made o,
watermelon riud hv preparing il III lar
~ the salt md alum bnths ARE con.
cerncd, precisely as for preserving.
Pack in inrs and cover with boilin,
spiced vinegar, using pin, og strong
vinegar and pound and half OF
brown sugar to every two pounds oi
fruit. SPICE to tuStr with stick cinna-
mon, mnce and whole ginger root.
Boil these spices with the viacgrr and
sugar. Let the fruit stand in this
twcnty.four hours. then "iry the g 2-..
gar to boil again; 81. over tho
fruit and rcpaa; this the third time +;
cover closely The pickle is ready for
use at once. They are perfectly de.
licious when well nude. crisp aul u
rich co!or.--Ncw York World.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-21
HOUSEHOLD MArxrRs.
GERMAN CORN CAKES.

Bea. two eggs without separating,
add quarter of n ;easpoonful of salt
aud quarter oi cup OF granulated
corn meal. This should be about the
consistency of molnsses. Put n table,
spoonful of butter into frying-pa
when melted and hot turn in this corn
cake Flatten il round, as you would
griddle cake, and half an inch thick.
Frv on one side, turn and fry on the
other This you will recognize as
German farinn cake. and we make use
OF corn meal instead OF fnrina. Cut
this cake in.o dice, throw them into
the soup tureen and pour over the hot
soup. which may I've clear soup, puree
vi beans, or any ligh. cream soup.
Household News.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-21
CURIOUS FACTS.
Texas has a town named "Jonah. y

Texas has a town named "Jonah.~
Oranges are grown in every conti-
ncn. of the world.
There are three hnrvosts year in
some parts of India.
Peaches. called Persian apples, were
known in Europe before the Christian
era.
Macaroni is one of the things those
who are fighting obesity should es-
chew.
Two postofIlces in North Carolina
are respectively named Joy" and
IVORY"
The first illustrated Bible ever pub
lished was the Nuremburs Bible,
printed in l47G.
BY surgical operation at Roches-
ter, y. Y, finger has been substituted
for n nose upon Fred Darcy.
June is the favoritc month for sui
cides, and Tuesdays and Thursdays
the favorite days of the week.
The ''t,nrs ran down my aching
brow is an allegation on tomb
stone in San Francisco cemetery.
Grasshoppcr soup, of which Stanley
wrote ~ luxury in Africa, has been
experimental with in Paris with sue
cess.
Quill pens were used 4. y. 553:
steel pens were invented by Wise, ot
England. 1895, and improved by Gill
lot, 1922.
Gutta.pc-ch1 was intro luced into
Europe from Malaga III 1922. Tho
annual consumption nov amounts to-
1000, ,01O pounds
The Mayor Of Shephcrlstown. West
Virginia, recently fined himself for
letting his COW run ~ lnrgc in viola
tion of . town ordinance.
Hoysc br,ai is still made in somo
parts ol Sweden, the Tyrol and Switz-
rrlnnd When the driver reaches an
inn he bays Tor his horse broad, flat
cake or sronr @. oatmeal.
Two soa otters, dead, but with fur
in fine condition came ashore ON tho
beach between North Cove AMI West
port, Washington. the other day. Tho
skins are worth SlO) or more apiece.
One specimen of the boabab treo
examined by Humboldt proved to bo
$3.50 years OLD The grca. naturalist.
in spcukius of it. said: at was nm
doubtcdly tn" oldest organic monu.
2 meut ON our Planet.
! A du,l nnl n1 oNl were shipped in
/ the same DO. b. fnnricc from Or
/ Inndo. Fin, tp the North the other
day. Upon The arrival of the box Mt
/ its destination it was found that the
owl hai totally destroyed its travelling
companion.
While - man was swimming across
I the river a, Clarion, Penn, recently,
che came nnn: being drowned by an
/ immense eel win ling itself around his
legs. After considerable trouble he
killed the eel, which measured oven
three feet in length.
The oldest mnu and woman in Penn
sylvania, and probably in the United
states, acpog;,' g. a. - --.;,, -Gs-r-es
are Mary Mcdonald. aged anu
John Gibson, ngedi2t both inmates
ot the Home fo. =. ged and Infrm
CUlored Person, in Philadelphia.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-21
TO PRESERVE cIr1oSs.

Pare the citrons and cut them into
slices about mn inch and half thick.
then into strips the same thickness,
leaving them the full length of tho
f:uit; take out all the seeds with u
small knife, then weigh, and to cach
pound o! ctron put - pound of white
sugar; make II syrup; to ten pounds
put pint OF water and simmer gently
FOR twenty minutes then put in the
citron and boil one hour. or until tcu-
dcr. Before taking Oh put in two
lcmon", sliced thin seeds taken ont ed,
aud two ounces oi root cinger Do not
let them boil long after lemon and
ginger are added do not stir while
boiling. The above is very fine II
carefully made. Detroit Free Press.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-21
THE cursn OF IxrrMrrrANcr.

In passing along one Of tho streets OF our
rity to-day. says u letter 10 the New York
Morning Journal | saw man trying to
stendy himself against lamp-post hil
head, swaying from side to side, hung until
his chin rested upon his breast he emitted
un'ntelligibls sounds, his clothing was
covered with the Nth In which he had
grovelled. and on near approach TO him ono
was greeted with n sickening odor
HIS condition was brought about by that
which the Government permits TO be- vended
AMI reaps profit from its salo-Hlrohol
ask you, Mr.. Editor, II tho highwayman
who throttles you and takes away your
purse IL not less harmful TO society than the
man who dispenses intoNicants or the Gov
ernment TINT permits the sale OF thom2 In
the one case you loss but your property, In
the other the man loses not only property,
but good character, self-rrspect and an else
that honorable men hold dear. Nor is this
NIL. Think OF the misery entlicd ON the
family OF the drunkard tho transmission TO
the offspring Of u desire, u thirst, for tho
dnmning liquid that IL the cause OF their de-
graduation so that the drunkGrd Is not only
"A curse In the present. but his baneful in
iiuencs reaches, through his children, 10 the
future.
ShouG we. Mr.. Editor. not endeayor TO
root out the cause OF this evil. IL is our
duty TO do so. As simple and effective
means TO this end, | propose that every
woman, girl, man and boy reader OF tho
Journal who abhors drunkenness and desires
to see II corrected refuse to enter house or
store whero alcoholic stimulants are dis
pensed or sold that they cut the acquaint-
ance OF those who render themselves OBJ
noxious by the drn! curse, aud, further,
that they refuse TO liya over u saloon.
No formnl organization is necessary. Let
each person simply resolve TO do AS suggested
and DO faithful and persistent, ana the be-
diamonded rum-seller and his driyelling vic
tim, IL not altogether driven out, will GER
'Rinly not be 50 obtrusive
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-21
rIRTr nLAcE srors.

Ihe great Scientific Temperance rus,ruc.
Ton mnp IN the educational exhibit M the
worm taiT mas thrse hlacS spots covering
$50, Georgia and South Carolinr All tb,
o'her States and the territories provide b,
law lor the instruction OF tho children N,
lnelr puoiic schools. in Temperance princi.
phs hasaI on scientific truth. This lr.isla.
ION IN the interests OF tempcrlnc, oduca.
Aon mas nr"n secured within little moro than
= adsclae nn Ter the lendership oi Mrs. Mary
u hun.' National superintendent vi sucl
worS ior tac ". c. T. L.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-21
CHOCOLATE rvpp.ya.

Reserve one gill of milk from Il
quart, and put th' rrmlindc" on the
lire in double boiler. Mix three
tnblespooniuls of cornsturrh with the
cold milk. Beat two eggs with half
n cupful Of powdered sugar and half IL
teaspoontul of salt. Add this To- tine
cornstarch and milk, nnd stir into ~,
boiling milk, heating well COR u
minute. Shave fine two ounces uf
chocolate, and put 1t into II small pan
with four tnblcspooniuls OF sugar and
two of boiling water, Stir over u hot
lire until smooth mud ,,iossy tlop.
bent into the hot pudding. Cook the
pudding in all ten minutes, counting
from the time the eggs and cornstnrch
nrc added. Serve cold with powdered
sugar and>renm. This pudding can
be poured while hot into little cups
which have been riuscd in cold water.
NJ serving time turn out on flat dish
making circle, and fill the centre of
the dish with whipped cream favored
with sugar and ynnillu. The eggs may
he omitted, in which case use one
more tablespoonful Of cornsta.cA. -
Boston CultlyatOr.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-21
ryxnanrY As 4 c1rsr or op,,,

Lor Cniei Justico Halo was perhaps m,
nrs' 10 cail attention 10 tnebriety as a caus,
OF crime. requiring special study and o,,sr'
ton. In 1870 he is reported ns saying, ~
tne murders and manslau yhter.. tho bur.
glaries anu rooberies, the riots and ,unuts
ana otoer enormit!cs committed durlnr IN,
last twenty years, we're divided into nv,
parts. iour OF them would be found TO hay,
been tao issuc and product OF drinkinc."
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-21
TEMPERANCE
rLEsrY o, OPPORTUNITIES

IT'S reported tha, n man in Dutr,lo. Y. ..
u going 10 bniid q liquor slloon that is :,
COZ, xsv.vVo, AMI the walls a-s TO be doeor
Will DO plenty OF Opportunities for hin, :,
iand over some OF those pieces 10 the wild
ows ana orphans OF his victims, from vhicl
VIII bs enough Of tears flow TO wash m,
walls OF t?~ said building. Media (Penn.