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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-26

copessIIe. Tex. June zs.--Yesierday
at Il % O'Clock Mr., c. NJ cotnsr 70 Miss
Della Gelder were married, Rev. O.
IL. Nail oEicihting.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-26

old. fell down yesterday evening and
stuck a pair OF scissors through his
cheek. aovcrnR an artery. lie nearly
bipd to denth
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-26

Ennis. Tex. June 2S.--Mrs. wiiborn
Rogxess' little boy. Owen, about a year
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-26

~. .aI,or Of this paper can write !, :
lhs ~ $50 100000. but y ~e.
cns ,,n 4 dinne--that's tough'--1A''a
Constitution.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20
Russell Oranges

A little item in New York paper,
In which golden russets and small
dark russets are incidentally stated to
be the best keeping oranges, has
called to our mind very general ex-
perienee which we have never seen
referred to in print We buy for our own
table consumption russell oranges in
preference to bright oranges. and yet
in our official work we are in constant
receipt of requests from orange grow
ers for methods of destroying the rust
mite The hardening Of the skin of
the orange from the work OF the rust
mite undoubtedly keeps them juicy, i'm
proves them for shipment, and retards
decay. The selection of bright oranges
was a fad among growers and whole
sale buyers which did not last The
time has come when russst oranges
for shipment command higher prices
and when remedial treatment for the
rust mite is only necessary for a great
excess OF this acarid The change IN
public opinion in this matter shows
that utility governs even sentiment =
Insect Lie
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20
An 1nterestin Creature.

The slug and its habits are peculiari-
ties are well worth little attention
from those who are fond of the I'M
usual and curious things of earth. A
family, upon moving into house. re-
marked that the sellar was lined all
over with thin, shining tracks where
some Shiny creature had crwled. For
a long time the makers of the track
could not be found, but were at last
discovered underneath q box in one
corner where the mice had carried
some leaves and scraps of vegeta bles.
They seemed to eat but little, but were
continually crawling about the jar. At
the slightest sound they contracted into
a length of not more than two and
one-half inches, remaining perfectly
quiet for a few minutes, when they
cautiously put out their feelers and
began to move. The head seemed to
go on, and the tail was still until the
body measured almosts1x inches, when
gradually the entire length moved
slowly along. As it crawled up the
side of the Jar the under side of the
body could be clearly seen through
the transparent material It's pro-
pulsive power seemed to be a sort of
endless-chain arrangement that ran
lengthwise from head to tail This
slug Is as thick as ones little finger.
The longest specimen measured
trif1e over six inches in length.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20
HOME DEPARTMENT.
GEMS OF KNOWLEDGE FOB TIE
HOUSEWIFE
Useful information About Managing the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Instructions
for Use In the KItchen-Ths Family
Circle.
Beauty Is a Power.

B. G. Northrop, writing in the New
York Independent says: Striking IL
lustrations of the happy influence of
home adornments and OF the sad effect
of their neglect have often come under
my observation. Two instances must
here suffice. When surveying town
in New Hampshire, in order to adapt
my lecture to local needs, as we passed
large house and spacious barns, with
all the surroundings neglected and
forlorn, my escort said: Here lives
the richest and meanest man of our
town. Twenty years ago he brought
here a refined young lady as a bride
For few years it was her ambition
and delight to adorn her new home
within and without. At length her
strong innate love of the beautiful
was cruelty crushed, for this thought
less, if not heartless wretch would no
longer permit such waste of her time
on good-for-nothing posies.' Driven
to despair, she has been for years in
the asylum among the incurable in
sane" When in Nebraska City, the
guest of ex-Gov. j. Sterling Morton,
now secretary of the department of
agriculture, 1OuAO d happy COuGTdSb
to this miser's wretched home. To
Nebraska, when territory, just ceded
by the Indians to the United States,
and still wilderness, he brought his
bride, cultivated lady from Detroit,
who eheerfully made the best of their
log hut. Soon flowers, shrubs, and
vines sprang up on every side, until a
veritable Eden. largely planted and
titled by her own hands, surrounded
that humble home In a few years
stately ma Asion. beautiful within as
well as without, rose in its place
How much did her love of the beauti-
full and her purpose to create this
Eden, on which her heart was set
when she first saw this spot, and saw
too possibilities, tighten the burdens
and lessen the privations of a pioneer
life. Bright visions of beautiful
home were an inspiration and a bene-
diction to that happy household, years
before they were fully realized. 1t
seems fitting that such home, well
named "Arbor Lodge" should be the
birthplace Of Arbor day.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20
a RUNAWAY PLANET.
Arcturus Running Mad Among the
Heavenly Bodies.

Arcturus, which exceeds our sun
several thousand times, perhaps, in
light-giving power, is apparently a
runaway in the universe AS far as is
known at present, Arcturus is both
the largest and most swiftly moving
body in the stellar heavens. It's cal
culated velocity is no less than 375
miles in a second, or 80. 400, 900 miles
in day! The direction of it's motion
is such that it approaches the earth at
the rate of 3, $50, 900 miles day. But
even if it were rushing at us in a
straight line, IS, 600 years would elapse
before the encounter could take place.
Nobody has beer able to guess how
Arcturus got started at it's present
ra tie of travelling, or where its journey
will end. If it is only a gigantic visi-
tor to our system of suns, then it will
pass through the visible universe, and
in the course of millions of years dis
appear from it. And if any member
of our system should, through too
close approach, become a satellite of
Arcturus, it would inevitably be borne
away prisoner into the unfathomed
and, by human eyes, unseen depths Of
illimitable space.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

coal or coke-dust about six inches
deep, on top of which is evenly dis
tributed about six inches of firesand.
The plate is slowly heated almost to
the melting point, at which it is held
for several days, when it is allowed to
cool very gradually. This operation
requires nearly three weeks The
soft steel of the upper surface of the
plate absorbs large quantity of car
bon. This carbonized steel is suscep-
tible of a high temper, which makes
the face of the plate exceedingly
hard The plate is annealed by being
heated and allowed to cool, and is
highly tempered by being carried to a
high temperature in the furnace and
afteward given an oil bath Finally
the plate is heated for the last time,
and sprayed with ice water on its tenn
pered surface, while heat is applied to
the back to prevent warping and to
enable the strains in the plate to adj
just themselves to the highly tenn
pered face.
Before the first shot was fred a
statement was made which dashed the
hopes of those who had expected to
see the plate come out ahead OF the
projectiles- 1t was said that while
the plate was cooling under the water
spray, two loud reports were heard,
Indicating without question to the ex-
perts that a large interior crack had
developed The most careful exam
nation. however. failed to locate the
crack. in spite of the fact that it was
sounded with powerful steam ham
mer. As the plate promised to be the
poorest of the group of adozen which
it represented, it was selected by the
government inspectors for ballistic
test. the Bethlehem company consent
ing to its trial, and relying upon the
second plate of the group to prove the
efficiency of the armor. Notwith-
standing the fact that the company
had another chance. its representa-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20
Bound Co Become Popular.

The Sanitarium at Lincoln, corner
of Fourteenth and M streets, has a
large number of patients undergoing
treatment. These patients are not
only from various parts of Nebraska,
but from Kansas, Illinois, Iowa, South
Dakota, Colorado, Michigan, New York
and in fact all over the United States.
While there are patients being treated
for nearly all non-contageous diseases,
rheumatism. nervous diseases and dis
eases of women predominant, and all
without any exceptions are receiving
great benefit. On making inquiry OF
a few of the hundred or more patients
taking treatment it was learned that
almost immediate relief had been re-
ceived by them after taking few baths.
The state of Nebraska, the city of
Lincoln in particular, can justly feel
proud that she has the Sulpho- Saline
Bath House and Sanitarium located in
her midst.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

society IN Z D. PROF. ROMANES.
He was made a fellow of the Royal
society in 1879, after publishing
valuable papers on the Meduse. The
University of Aberdeen conferred the
degree of Ii. d. upon him in 1881. He
was early acquainted with Darwin and
never ceased to be an enthusiastic
member of the Darwinian school.
Prof Romanes published many works
on natural history, and was well
known as lecturer before the Royal
institution, the Royal society and
other learned bodies
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20
OmceFA

group of ten manufactured by the
Bethlehem Iron company, and was
tested in the. presence of distin-
guished party OF experts A second
shot finished the work of demolition
and left the plate hanging to its oaken
back in four big fragments. The
13-inch rifle was not used in attacking
the plate. If it had been, the shatter-
ing could hardly have been more DIS
astrous. It was not employed. be-
cause under the rule, the plate must
measure IN width at least seven cali
bers of the attacking rife, and as the
plate was only ninety inches wide 1t
could be attacked by nothing larger
than a 12-lnch CUR
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20
Take no Substitute for
Royal Baking Powder.
It is Absolutely Pure.
All others contain alum or ammonia.
RoUoH RlpsRs oF rHE wEsr.
The American Cowboy without a Peer in
Recklessness and Courage.

The American Cowboy without Peer in
ReeIzlessness and Courage.
Just as every boy at some early stage
of his life wants to be a drum-maior or
horse-car driver, so, when he gets
little older and reads some of the fine
stories of adventure about the western
plains, he longs to become a cowboy
He reads that the cowboy originally
was merely a pony rider, who had
charge of a certain number of cattle
belonging to some one of the great
ranches of the west; that at certain
times of the year large herds of these
cattle, mum bering upwards of thous-
and, were given in the charge of a
dozen cowboys and driven hundreds of
miles across the country to the markets
at San Francisco or in the east. This
drive of from three to six months in
volved such an extraordinary amount
of endurance, skill and courage, that
only the most daring of the cowboys
were able to bring their expeditions
safely to an end, and many of them
never lived to tell why they had failed.
As long as the weather was fine and
the sun shone it was a comparatively
simple matter to drive a thousand
beasts across the plains; but if, as often
happened, thunderstorm suddenly
arose at night, or band of Indians
appeared, at the first flash OF lightning,
at the first whoop of the red man, the
whole thousand bullocks would start
at the top of their speed and rush off
over the prairie in stampede. Then
the cowboy must wake up, catch his
horse, mount him, dodge the Indian
arrows in the dark, and ride after the
herd, in turn catching and passing
them, before he could pretend to have
any influence over the frightened
beasts. In the darkness it was a recl1-
less ride, and the chances were many
that the horse might step into any one
of the thousand prairie-dog holes or
other depresSions, throw his rider, and
probably kill him. If he happened to
pass the herd and then fall in front of
the terrified bulloclxs. the cowboy was
as good as dead. But if, on the other
hand, the herd were not followed until
daylight, they would be scattered to
the four points of the compass, and
never completely collected again.
This was hard school, but it devel-
oped such an extraordinary set of men,
that in short time the cowboy be-
came a character of the west, and
stood as the type of daring, bravery,
and reckless courage. HGTpeT'S Young
People.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

PR0JECTmE STRUCK IT.
The government has never before
tested plate heavier than seventeen
inches, and the Importance of these
experiments caused them to be OBJ
served with an interest that amount
ed to anxiety. The result is a sore
disappointment not only to the Beth
lehem Iron company but to the officials
of the naval ordnance bureau. 1t
shows that it is questionable whether
plates as thick as eighteen inches can
be safely Harveyized, and indicates
that the makers of guns and armor-
piercing shells are still long way
ahead of the manufacturers of armor
plates
The group represented by the plate
demolished will not be rejected until
another plate has been tested, and the
makers are hopeful that the second
test piece will make good record, as
it is claimed that the specimen fired at
was known to be inferior by reason of
internal cracks.
The test was witnessed by half a
hundred naval officers and experts
who made trip from the navy yard
to the proving ground at Indian Head
on the government tug Triton. In
the party were Capt. Sampson, chief
of the bureau of naval ordnance; COM
mander Cook, acknowledgements
Cowden, Prof. Alger, Lieut.. Acker-
man, Gen. Flaggler and Capt. Birney
of the army; Naval Constructor
Thompson, Ensigns Andrews, Strauss,
Chaplin, Field and Key, and Poi Mar
vim of the Signal Service. The Bethle-
hem Iron company was represented by
Vice President Davenport and by Capt
jacques and Lieut.. Meiggs, late of the
navy.
After taking glance at the big rifle
Capt. Sampson and his party walked
across the little valley and gave the
big plate critical inspection. The
immense mass of solid steel was Is
feet IL inches in length by feet G
inches in height and IS inches thick
except on the bevel, which began ~
inches from the bottom and tapered
to a thickness of inches. The bev-
eled side was turned toward the back
ing, which was of solid oak, feet
thick The plate was held in place by
90 3-inch bolts, averaging about SO
inches in length. The plate was No.
5,107 B, of the Indiana's side-armor,
and, as it weighed 33H TONS repre-
scented about $18 900. 1t was of nickel
steel, forged by hydraulic press and
tempered by the patented Harvey pro-
cess
In this process the plate, after forg-
ing, is covered with a layer of char
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

WHY CHOLERA KILLs-When an adj
Henturous scientist declared that he
had swallowed any amount of cholera
cultures without injury, there was a
good deal of incredulous head-shak-
ing, and while the doubters could not
really dispute the statements made,
they insisted that there must be some
thing behind it all; for if cholera
bacilli were really themselves and no.
body else, why didn't the man die?
And now it appears that it isn't the
well-bred, properly conducted bacillus
that does the mischief. but a substance
that they manufacture from the con-
tents of the human interior where they
take up their abiding place The
bacili proceed to form what is known
as nitric, a most deadly poison. This
substance is by the bacili generated
from many vegetables, especially cauli-
flower, lettuce, beets and turnips.
Meat contains but limited amount
of convertible material, hence the pre-
vailing idea that vegetables are to be
eaten with prudence during the
cholera seasons, while meat in small
quantities and Indian corn, barley and
the like are much safer articles of diet.
It is further asserted that there are
other bacteria found In the intestines
of men and animals that are capable
of generating nitrites, but that the
cholera bacillus produces over forty
thousand times more than any other
creature. If there is no suitable sub
stance found by the cholera bacilli
upon which to work, they form Tactic
and other acids, but these rarely cause
serious ills They sometimes give rise
to what is known as cholerine. which
frequently prevails to considerable
extent during epidemics of cholera
n. Y. Ledger.
WATERPROOF CELLARs-A cellar can
be so constructed as to be waterproof
if the bottom, or the floor, is first Gov
cred with cement, the walls built
thereon laid in cement and the exterior
of the walls covered with cement
This makes practically water-tight
basin The cement used must be the
best Portland cement one part; clean,
sharp sand, one part. After q cellar
Is built it is not so easy to make it
waterproof Still it can be done
Cover the exterior Of the wall With the
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20
AD Ecbo from tine worlds Fair.

The Lake Shore Route has recently
gotten out very handsome lithO-
water color of the Exposition Flyer,
the famous twenty hour train in SER
vice between New York and Chicago
during the fair Among the many
wonderful achievements of the Column
bian year this train-which was the
fastest long distance train ever run
holds prominent place, and to any
one interested in the subject the pict-
ure is well worth framing. Ten cents
in stamps or silver sent to c. K VIII
Der, West Pass Agt, Chicago. viii
secure one
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

ORIGIH OF BAD HABIT.-A horse
that never gained his liberty by
breaking his halter never became
a halter puller, says a practical
writer Poor halters or brides have
always been the cause of horses ac-
quiring the habit of breaking loose.
It is, therefore, of the utmost import
ance that whatever colt is tied with
it is beyond his power to break. If
the first few attempts to free itself are
in vain there is very little danger Of
the colt trying the experiment soon
again When horses have once be-
come accustomed to breaking loose the
best way to break them is to fasten
them securely with strong straps or
ropes and then give them an opportu-
nifty TO pull away until they get tired
of the sport A few lessons Of this
kind viii sometimes break them of the
habit AS the habit is one of the
worst that horse can contract every
precaution should be taken to prevent
II, or when once contracted it should
be broken mp as speedily as possible
Elk
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20
Banana Desserts.

Banana fritters are not to be de-
spised, and banana shortcake is dish
before which the glories of ambrosia
pale.
To make this delicious shortcake mix
a pint of flour, a large teaspoonful OF
baking powder and third of a cup OF
shortening. Moisten with milk. While
this is baking slice bananas in proper
ton of three to one orange, CRATE a
little lemon peel and mix with cup
of sugar. When the cake is baked split
it and fill with the fruit. Beat enough
cream stiff to pile over the top of the
cake.
Fried bananas also have flavor
which the raw fruit entirely lacks.
They should be pared and split in
two. A pan of melted butter should
be on the stove, and into this the
bananas are plunged. When they are
brown on both sides they should be
spread for few minutes on absorb
ent paper, to rid them of the grease,
sprinkled with powdered sugar and
served.
Bananas may also be baked. A
tablespoonful of sugar and a teaspoon
full of hot water should be allowed for
each banana. The fruit should be
pared and slit in two. They should
be placed in shallow dish. A table
spoonful of butter melted in hot
water should be poured over the fruit
and the sugar mixed with little spice
and sprinkled over the top. About
twenty minutes is required for baking
Banana cake is made by placing
sliced banana between layers of cake
prepared by the ordinary rule for jelly
cake.
Banana fritters are made by drop
ping little slices of banana half an
inch thick into ordinary fritter batter,
frying in boiling lard, draining and
serving hot with powdered sugar.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

t4xeS showed considerable nervousness,
which was quite natural when it is
considered that the plate on trial rep
resented a group worth at least $780,
600, and was similar in treatment to
another group soon to be tested worth
quite as much more.
In speaking of the results of the
tests Capt Sampson said to the World
correspondents:
THE behavior of the 1s-inch plate
to-day was very disappointing, and
raises the important question as to
how far Harveyizing can be carried in
the manufacture of our heaviest plates
There is no doubt that the high tenn
per given to the face of the plate
increases the liability to strains in the
structure of the steel. and these, in
turn. may produce dangerous internal
cracks, which usually give no indica-
ton of their presence, / am inclined
to think, however, that the second plate
in the group tested to-day will make
a much better showing, and it is
probable that all the remaining plates
of the group are much better than the
one shattered to-day. There is some
consolation to be found in the fact
that while the shells cracked the
plate badly, they probably would not
have entered a ship protected by it. :"
Vice-President Davenport of the
Bethlehem Iron company was decid-
eddy blue, but he said that the re-
naming plates of the group were GER
tainly superior to that fired at to-day.
To-day's test served to emphasize the
Importance of the considerations
which have been persistently urged by
the World regarding honesty and care
in the manufacture of plates and rigid
inspection by the government
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

was educated by
tutors and in pri,
vate schools. In
1867 he entered
Gonville and Caius
college. Cambridge.
where he gradu'
ated in 1870. In
1873 he was Burney
prize essayist and
was Croonian lee
turer to the Royal
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20
MEANT TO AMusE.

Hell am growing moustache
She-So some one told me.
Mrs. Cumso = That Mrs Shopper
asks everybody if her nat is on
straight. Mrs. Cawlsr - Yes. It
cost $50.
What did Mangle receive that
medal for that he wears now2" "He
has run over more people than any
man in our bicye club"