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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-24

and was the cause OF the warriors
death. The face is somewhat sunken
where the eyes formerly were, ana
the nose is thrown slightly upward.
The Indians have little hair on theIr
faces. but the eyebrows and few
hairs on the lip. chin and IN the nos
trlls are atill in evidence. The ears are
reduced in proportion to the rest OF
the face, but the pirccing In each lobe
Is distinctly shown. Taken all In all,
the face is most ferocious looking
one. and the owner must have been
bad man in fght while In the land
OF the living. That he was n great
warrior is amply borne out by the fact
that from his lips hang thirty-four
strings, each string representing
human life which he took In battle.
When in life the warrior wore the
record elsewhere on his person. but
when he was slain the victor sewed the
strings through his dead enemy's lips.
that It might be seen al a glance what
a great warrior he had killed.
The reduced skin and cutlcle Is
about one-slxth OF an inch in thickness
and hard and unbeatable as ironwood.
In color the face is a rich mahogany,
streahed with red war paint. In the
back OF the neck and head Is the long
cut through which the contents were
removed and which was atterward
sewn up. The hond is carried by means
Of thong run through a hole In the
top By this custom u great warrior
who had slain u number OF enemies
had plenty Of brie-a-brac for the
adornmont of his person and dwell
ing
Globe trotters who have seen the
curiosities Of many countries. and who
have examined Mr. Santos's Indian
head, pronounce IL one OF the finest
curlosities they have ever seen. MIR,
Santos says that when the indians
realized what a high commercial value
the heads had. they would murder one
another for the purpose Of preserving
/ and selling the heads, until the gov
eminent OF Ecuador was compelled to
prohibit the traffic by stringent laws
/ The heads have become rare and bring
/ II large price. Only two others are
| known to be IN this country one own
I ed By q private individual and the 9TH
/ er in the Smithsonian Institution
Mr.. Santos also has n number or
curioslues which he brought from the
two buried cities Of Manabi one OF
these cities Is twenty feet below the
surface, and the other ten. Among
them are one OF the walls OF Troy
seals, which have been so often de-
scrlbcd. stone battle axes and hatchets
pieces of pottery Of curious and quaint
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-24

Lurancy vsnnum'e lips was In reality
that OF their lost daughter.
curing her life Mary Ron had known
woman named Mary Lord. who after
ward married a Mr.. Wagner. Meeting
her. she said;
'oh, Mary Lord. you look very ma
turnl. and have changed the least of,
snS one ! have seen since | came
AZ another time she Immediately re-
cosni1ed Mrs. Parker and her dRugh-
ter Nellie, calling them both by name.
and asking them whether they remem-
peIeu how she used 10 10 20 their house
ana sing. This was twelve years before
Lurancy Vcnnum was born,
Az another time" aays DR.. stevens
MIR. Ron was sitting IN the room watt
Ing for tea and reading the paper
Mary being out In the yard. He asked
Mrs kon II she could find certain
velvet headdress that Mary used to
wear the year before she died. il 40.
TO lay II ON the stand and say nothins
about Il. 10 see II the girl would re-
cognl1e u. Mrs Roff readily found Il
and laid Il on the stand,
NccnHniscd the iicaddrrsa.
The girl soon came In, and immedl-
ately exclaimed as she approached the
stand "oh, there IS my headdrcss I
wore whom MY hair was short She
thon asked. MA whore Is my box OF
lettersl Have You got them yetr Mrs
Ron replied Yes, Mary. | have some OF
them She nj once got the box with
many letters IN IT, As Mary began to
examine them ahc said. Here IS O coll
lar ] tntted. Why did YOU not show
uc my letters and things hefore9' The
collar had been preserved among the
relics Of the dead child as one OF the
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-24

vii have nothing to do with balloon
sleeves and trained skirts, and any
hing like that, she said; don't court
hiicule by rldlculing yourselves Ac-
ofdlngly, we all have our costumes
d divided sklrts-a sort Of blue serge
nlekerbocker-and the teams Will be
distinguished by wearing, respectively
fzrdinal ana pale-blue blouses. You
wi detect no nervousness in the girls
Wien they make their first public APP
learance, We practice twice week.
i suppose you had a good deal or
uouble In obtaining membersY'
Not at all, / have players from all
parts OF London, and few have TO
navel from the farther suburbs. They
number close upon thirty, and three
q four are married, the ages varying
nom fifteen TO twenty-siN. OF course
Wien We first began complaints were
made of stiffness and soreness, but
nat soon wore off, and you would be
ilrpfised to see the energy thrown
laio the game. Our original idea was
2 play our first match on January II,
Wy good many difficulties stood IN
~ way, 80 we decided to postpone 1t
w the end Of this month, on the
vtouch End ground, and we will call II
aoTth vs.. South. Then, II we attain
ny sort OF success, we hope to visit
lew OF the provinces and endeavor
foster the game among the ladies'
You may expect an amount of ad-
'sfse criticism"
Know II. Already the comic pa
w nave burlesqued the notion right
saa iett, Al the members are OF the
| al
lgActiceT'
aow did YOU 80 about getting the
van togetherY"
NJ, ven In the first instance l adver-
~, ehd' as you can guess, received
~ nosus applications from young
IA however, | called oil the ladies'
ku.lneeung' and We soon proceeded TO
fl.yass None of them had previously
N ~ out, like myself. had gained
ban sr experience and love of foot
a.. "on frequent unlocking, Then
eor,. ,he question OF ground. The
{, ,h,. ~ OF the Oval refused to allow
IN use OF that ground, and eventu-
W made arrangements with Mr..
bay le Lyons Pike to practice and
We ~ hH Nightingale Lane inclosure'
tilv ~ peen out so far very regu-
taoh ~ Na'ter what the weather, ana
hl,a ne NE Improvement In style is
asn s marked. Mr.. ]. w. Julian. the
zach Nno%n half-back, is acting as
saces' ana rendering valuable assist
siis S,n may take 1t there will be no
uay asNwel-that the club Is come to
w. ahtonish creationY"
hs,s need have no fear OF the col
Aanats.u tne association" said Miss
f,h blst.,, confidently II told the
n s.sae,nhy AT the outset-they were
tat Il ,sssls 10 me, except my sister
tdne my ever wished to give up to
= al once and would get others
'si, ihe nsiF places; but, so far from
Hahans,,a attendance at practice is as
ans BY good. We had little test
A pa, Ia eay, and one side won by 8
.sas ~, put Of course. all interest is
Y bbblr on the day we admit
F1elne iar' as you may guess. our
4 ~ Ia, strictly private. Lady Dixie.
4 esstneSs esineed great interest, will
4 ~ Present. and has offered
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-24

things her fingers had wrought before
Luraury was born: and SO the girl con-
tinually recognized every little thing
ana remembered ovcty little Incident
Of Mary Rons Elrlhnud
The glrl sent FOR Mrs. Rolf on May
Z, 1875. and told her Lurnncy NonnWn
was coming back for awhile Then
she passed Into trance ana FOR u
few minutes Lurnncy Ncnnum con-
uolicd the body expressed her surprise
AZ finding herself in strunge place
and said SHE could not STAY long
enough for hor friends to got TO htr
Then Mnry Ron came back Whom
asked how she fClt In hcr new body
she snld. "Whcn / got Into thiH body
felt as did when 1 was horo twelve
years ago. This body seems na natut-
al as " / had boon born with u. yet
cannot do with II ms I would Ike to-"
ghc did not sccm To realize al lirat
that this wnA, moi her own original
physical body. unil the angels explain
ed II to hcr and she had received
information ana instruction from her
parents, sister, brother aud friends
about Il, So natural did II fncl to her
after Knowing all the facts. that she
could hardly fccl Il was not her own
body. born thirty years ngo,
Remembered the CutIng
At another timc Or, stevens WIS
talking with hor about nrr llfo on
earth before nnd she spoke 10 him
spontaneously OF cutting her arm, ask
Ing him whether he had ever seen the
scar He said no. "sho then proceeded
TO slip up her sleeve" he Gays, 'aa NJ
TO exhibit the scar but suddenly mr.
rested the movement, Hs VI by u aud-
den thought, and quickly said, ON
this N not tho arm that one rs In tho
ground. and proceeded TO toll whore 70
wng buried. and how she saw 70 done
and stood around aud how badly they
felt, etc, but she did not feel bad.
heard her tell Mir. Ruf and the friends
present" CONTINUES Dr. stevens, how
she wrote to him u meaHage aone yenrh
ago through the hand Of n medium,
giving name. time, place Also of
rapplng and spelling ont another mos
sage by another medium, giving time,
name, place etc. which the parents
admit TO be true ! heard her relate Il
story OF her going into the country
with the inaii. some twenty odd years
ago. after load Of hay, naming In
cidente that occurred on the road
which two OF the men distinctly re-
membered,"
In this curious state the girl remain
cd until May q. Toward the end Of
this period she showed from time %
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-24

An Interesting Tree which Grows In
the Mojnve Desert in California.

An Interesting Tree which Grows In
the Mojnve Desert in California.
Overland Monthly.
The grotesquc trees which thiclly dot
the MOiave Desert never fail to elicit
ordinations OF wonder and curiosity
from the travellers who view them for
the first time. They seem like strange
freaks Of nature, instead of distinct
species of plants.
The trunks OF the old trees vii be
found woody, but porous and light in
texture and weight; to all outward APP
pearances they are as dead as the pro-
verbal donrnail, but at the extremity
OF each branch viii be seen "A tuft Of
rigid green leaves. drawing susten
ance from the apparently decaying pa
rent stalk.
In the springtime short stem is
projected from the center OF each tuft,
bearing lateral branches, from which
delicate, whitlsh- green cup-shuped flow
ers are pendent; they dlffuse an odor
that Is not altogether pleasant and as
spring wanes these blossoms merge
into wrlnkled. elongated fruit, green
In color that is not palatablc, for 1t
becomes dry and spongy as II MIXTURES,
Whom ripe, It falls to the ground and
the thin, HAT seeds are borne hither and
thlther.
Sometimes a gale ovcrturns one Of
these giants. and the ubiquitous tramp,
his conscience shifting him for the
railroad ties he has consumed, endeav-
ors to broil his chicken and make his
coffee over fire made from the rough
gray wood Ills efforts fail, for nature
did not design this tree for firewood,
This grotesQuc tree is the Yucca bre-
vifulla, and though It is found only in
Southern California and Arizona, there
are several varieties OF tree yucca
which resemble It in structural forma-
ton,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-24

Eastern Ecuador is wild, mountain
GUS and desert region, and Il inhabited
by tribes Of Indians who are stu in a
more than semi-barbarous and savage
condition, even worse than that OF the
American Indians $50 years ago. These
Indians are great warriors,and are con-
stantly fighting among themselves.
with little Interference from the gov
eminent authorities. one among many
of their queer customs rs that. instead
OF scalping their slain enemies and
wearing their scaipa as trophies OF
their proves, as did the North Amer
lean Indians. the Indians OF Ecuador
cut the heads from their enemies
shoulders and, after putting them
through a process of tanning and re-
duc,lon, wear them with great pride
at their belts as CHASTITY ornaments.
The head ia the possession Of Mr..
Santos belonged 10 full grown man
OF ordinary stature, but IL now about
ons-tenth its original size. The fea-
lures and general contour Of the face
are wonderfully preserved. so mnch so
that It is said those who had known
In life a man whose head had peen
so preserved would have no difficulty
iu Identifying him. The process OF
preparinsAthe heads Is q secret among
the Indians that has never beeen d.
yuiged, but II IL supposed that II Is
somewhat similar to that praotlsed by
the ancient Egyptians in preparing the
mummies. One part of the process ~
said to be tho filiing OF the Interior,
after the removed Of the bones, with
red-hot gravel. which reduces the size
ana tans and hardens the skin.
The work is begun by the removal
NJ All the facial and Uranium bones,
and the entire contents OF the head.
leaving only the scalp and thick skin.
tina head described here IS smaller
in size than an ordinary base ball. and
"a covered with the long, silken and
beautiful black hair that was worn In
life. II probably reached about me
.here me hair begins on the right
temple is a large indentation, which
was evidently made with a battle axe
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-24

mem. Kings OF England have, mere.
tofore, died and left large number, q q
large debts behind them 10 be aettled
a., avn, way or other. But this Queen
not only lives within her income, put
manages to provide for numbers Of her
brood Of progeny for whom the heart
-, Lo,ias Of commons refuses 70 open
he nations purse The Queen s,,,n lG 5ses
NJ ne ,bem alive. and keeps them alive In
royal style lin. 90 dtsorss ,be
,esth Of any lady who has reached the
age of this one, "a 49,,
a.nntes strength OF character II you
,.ps an, doubt about her strength OF
me- Yer be good enough 10 observe
Ser chin. Determination Is IN every
, ma ~ N-determination and pride. Inc
n.,as, h the proudest woman on the
ace eco Of the globe, The Prince q Wales
t i'roy,s that better than any on. else.
khoMs her eldest son, she Is always
~ nge an, 81 Great Britain and Ireland
IA Empress Of India
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-24

to present the winning .,.y.n 80.
copies OF her 'Gloriana,, 49, MN
WIN appeal TO us ali. In Addition
weekly ,t paper has offered timepieces 10
me successful ones also. SO a hot,,
ised" 'eS can ne prom
since since interviewing Miss IIoneybau. I
nave nav, mad the pleasure OF witneesIpe
nc members OF the b. l. Il. C. al prae,
nee, and must confess to a feeling ~
ulprlse at the amount Of ability nj.
~ esa1y attained. Although the occasion
y, ny WISH was not favorable. mete.
,h nj. the ladies went about
er,n,, sa,i,ious duties plucltlly and en-
force. i"eA oi speeu and
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-24

car "Noirrsn oharmer ia Ne
Suicide,

tNnr "N0irts' chnriner IL Nc
suia,dc,
Paris Feb % LA auska, tile y,
danseuac, who lived with the 81
car up to within few weeks ..
marriage, aud who " the mothq
hla two children has just turned
here and has established herself
very hnndsome apartment on the
nue. dc lAlmn. II had been repj
that she committed suicide a few w
ago MT some seaside resort IN
CrlmCn, 10 whirh she had wlthdl
with her offspring after being
PEELED TO leave HL Petersburg on
marriage OF her imperial lover,
much sympathy had been manlfl
~ her md fate II now turns out
she heA not blown put her brains
she IL not brohon.heAi-ted and
ahr HAS como TO Paris determined y
Joy tho rlches which were place
her disposal 10 order 20 console hcl
thr loss OF her "Nok." as aho use
call The present c2ar ~ would
be go cruel as Ga sudden the "
cmpreHg llfc by letting her feel
lhcfe was blond-gtamod corpse
tween herself and the emperor
would have darlocned her entire q
ence,' remarked Ia liuska today Il
gpaugc Ia a reference TO tile ira
story OF her suicide.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-24

The Features That Indicate Her
Strength of Chnrncter.

The Features That Indicate Her
strength OF Chnrncter.
queen Victora's eyebrows are the
most aristocratic feature Of her face.
Delicate and arched. they prove con-
clusively that Mrs. Guelph had a
grandfather and that the Herald's col
iege wasted their time when they toiled
10 trace her pedigree several genera
lions back to Adam. There Is long
family tree In each eyebrow.
The good thing about the eyes are
that they are set far apart.
Anyone who has Travelled through
Germany has seen thousands OF Just
such noses as the Queens, II is the
nose Of the model German housewife
who keeps her husbands establishment
I'm good order, who loves him and their
children and their grandchildren to the
remotest generation that has blessed
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-24
nAIl.ooNlNa IN 4 rmosr.
". Andre WANTS 60 TrRVeI Go
NnMh Pole Thrnmah Air.

stockholm. Sweden, Feb. 2,-lt
he cold day when NJ Andre the .
maui, reaches tho North Pole. Z
VIII probably not be disputed, nor
even NJ Andre attempt to quulif,
lie Is thoroughly determined. how'd
to do the best he onn to get there
NJ. Andre has been using bellows
some time, and he lcctured Inst night
the Academy OF Sciences at this 8
on his plans for reaching tho n
Pole IN a balloon.
lie stated that he thought the
from Epltzbergor would consume 81
four months, and that the cost 81
approximate $4,000 He hopper %
able 10 aet out inside Of four or
months.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-24

Dallas, Tex, Feb, 22,-The County
Teachers Institute met IN the library
Of the court house at 10 a. M. today
and will be IN session two days
The subjects discussed today were
how to teach algebra and how 20 teach
language 10 beginners.
Prof. c. p. BayncE. OF Mesquite. led
the discussion IN the former branch,
and Miss Jenrle Bradley. OF Richard
son. in the latter
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-24

Mr. Santos is native OF Ecuador, al
though now a naturalized American
citizen and has travelled extensively
IN South America. especially In Peru,
Bolivia and Ecuador, and has gathered
a large and interesting collection OF
ancient aud modern Indian curlosities.
Mr.. Santos Is an interesting and fluent
talker and a student OF the archaic
oogy and history Of South America,
The pride OF his collection Is n wonder
ful specimen OF a reduced and preserv-
ed Ecuadorlan Indians head.
The great portion OF Central and
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-24


-,
ga live in an age OF pr"siess' "'i"
woman is the latest evidence
the ny" ,o,nent ANYBODY who had
az the adHan0''''s s..,, 80 io1fa, .q,a-
...5lcted the appeHra l'Ne Va
r. me lines" would nave been look
We'n -. In sorrow than in anger.
"a az NV ,.o,d,, In possesslon of Il
yet are we "ie" .,.,,.a ",r,,
.,oup Of fair pertori'ieis' '
s,,l.h Ladies' Football Cinp' with
bfiusA Divie as the president.
HoIenss IA uoneybali is the secre-
Mss Ne'te D. iiV''9 -. $50.
,.,v and captain OF what rnhy We larry
.,hoa as the sporting sensation Of
and IL energy and enthus-
The hour ""N .,,,,aass thon sureiv
asm can COMMUNE suO -.
!, The association already preassureu OF
lia,nrv. As | saw her IN her pretty
,,,ie study In Crouch End, thousht-
~ hooking young lady WIN a strons
nsrsonailty, at once dlspelleu me
rrsniejon OF burlesquc that came INTO
~ mind.
avon are guile right sald MISS
u,neyball, putting aside an ominous
t",rh of correspondence to give me
s,me details, there Is nothing OF the
ssrrIeal nature about the BRUSH La
~ Football Club. 1 founded the as
soclatlon late last year, with the liked
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-24
THE HEAD Of GREAT WARRIOR.
A CURIOUS AND euAsriS sourH
AMERICAN RELIC
Worn IA Trophy After Battle. After
Going Through n Tanning Process,
the Mode OF which Is n seefet to
the civius.d World.

One OF the best selected collections
OF South American curlosities and
relics in this country is that belonging
to T. Alexandra Santos. who WAS re-
Gently appointed consul from Bolivia
to New York by President Baptista.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-24
IIvlLE FOOTBALL PLAYERS
j Of THEM ORGANIZED ~
4 ENGLAND.

questionable In Their
s'' .,nn,e., says Lady Flor
n,,,e. VINO is Their Presi-
acu..
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-24

design. besides specimens OF pictures
nr' wood carving done by the modern
Indians.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-18
CITY BREVITIEs.

Dr. o. G. Mingledorf has something spec
ial to say to men at the Young Mems
Christian Association rooms this after
noon at 6 O'Clock His address will be
both interesting and beneficial.
William White and Emma Minis, both
colored, got onto trouble with Assistant
Market Clerk ]. r. Dreamer last night
at the market. Policeman Frank Smith
interfered and put both negroes under
arrest. At the barracks they were
charged with assaulting and striking
Mr.. Creamer. There was a crowd in the
market at the time, and the incident Gre
ated some excitement.
The proposition for the testimonial en-
tertainment to be given to Mr.. and Mrs.
Griff williams, at Masonic temple, Thurs
day night, are about completed. The cit
izens in charge of the affair have arranged
an enjoyable programme. A large number
of tickets have been sold, and the COM
rnittee is gratif1ed that the charitable peo-
pie have shown a disposition to help those
for whose benefit the entertainment is
given.
Dan Evans of Lexington, KY, was at
tackled with heart failure at Winters
Gaiety theater last night. He is the young
man who was similarly attacked in the
Pulaski house and in the De Soto. He
claims to be from Lexington, and is here
on his way to New York, where he has
been promised employment by his uncle.
He gives his uncle's name as E. B. West,
a hardware merchant of No. 291 Broadway,
N Y He has letter bearing recent date,
from the company, evidently in answer to
a request for money The young man was
carried to the Screven house, and lodged
at the expense of two gentlemen who will
send him to New York by to-morrow's
steamer
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-18
BIGGEST or THE SEASON.
A Great Crowd at Aqueduct-The Tai
ent Loses Heavily.


ent Loses Heavily.
Aqueduet Race Track. Aug. 1T.-One Of
the largest crowds of the season attended
the races here this afternoon. The wealth
er was perfect for racing purposes and
the track fast. Though everything ap-
peared favorable for the talent, neverthe-
less they undoubtedly quit the day heavy
losers, as only two favorites came out
victorious.
L. NJ. Boone, general manager of the
New Southern Racing Association. was
here this afternoon seeing owners, train
.ers and jockeys. with a view of having
them take a part In a fall and winter
meeting to begin on a new mile track at
Macon, Ga, Oct. /, and ending Jan. /,
1896. Purses aggregating $500 a day are
offered.
After the Macon meeting the new as
ISOLATION Will open a winter meeting at
Jacksonville, Fla, where the purses will
be equal to those at Macon. There is
said to be large capital behind the
here have promised to aid in the enter
prise, because it will give their horses
an outlet for the winter.
First Race-Five furlongs. Hernia, 90,
O'Leary, to TO- won, with Unity second
and Rebea third. Time 1:0Sl4.
Second Race-Mile. Mendicant, 30.
Sheedy, 4 to l. won, with Chiswick sec
ond and Captain Jack third. Time 1:44.
Captain Jack finished third. but was
disqualified and third place given to Dia-
bolus.
Third Race-Six and one-half furlongs.
Roller, ITO. Simms, to l, won. with
Ameer second and Roundelay third.
Time 1:22%.
Fourth Race-One and one-sixteenth
miles. Mirage, Sc, O'Leary, 2 to l, won,
with Captain T. second and Eagle Bird
third. Time 1904.
Fifth Race-Five furlongs. Royal Ro-
yer. ITO, Penn, 20 to /. won, with Eliza
Belle second and Ben Made third. Time
1:OS%.
Sixth Race-Mile. Golden Gate. 101,
Keefe, to l, won, with Truepenny sec
ond and Buckeye third. Time 1:4GA.