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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-31
ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT.
omcials of Express Companies in the
Capital city.

Austin, Tex. Jan. 2O.--AIills' bill levy
ing tax OF per cent on the gross
earnings OF express companies. has
been held back by the committee In or
der to give the representatives OF ex-
press companies an opportunity to be
heard A. Chrlsteson. OF Houston, gem
rral superintendent of the Wells Fargo;
+. d. Adams Of 81. Louis superintend-
ent OF the American, and II, Andrews
" Dallas, also representative OF the
Wclls-Fargo are here today. Colonel
James Aiken OF Dallas was detained at
home by IN health. Mills said last
night that the committee on taxation
and revenue would surely make a ia
voraIhle report on the blll.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-31

Rotterdam, Jan. 3O-The steamship
Stanthie, from this port for Aberdeen.
damaged condition. She was ieoi,ire'
signify forward, her stem having besn
stove m by collision early this morn
ing with an unknown ocean steamsbIn
believed to be the Elbe, of the Nortb
G,Tman Lloyd steamship line. Tbe
eoillsion occurred at about ) o'olorL
thls morning and some thirty-nve miles
distant from the coast Of Holland II
rs not known II she has any passengers
ON board taken from the Elhe
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-31

London, Jan, 3O.--A still later dis
patch received here from Lowostoft
at about 1880 p. m. would seem to
indicate that the disaster IS even more
serious than at first outlined.
II Is now said that there were about
400 persons Oh board the Elbe. 240 pas-
sengers and a crew OF about 100 he
sides a number Of cattlemen returning
70 mo United States. OF this number
gers the first engineer, the third ~
hcer four paymasters, seven geamen
ana two pilots We're landed by the
ilshins smacks. The remainder went
down Almost Immediately with the
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-31

Morrlson's resolution embodied instruc-
tions that the committee go into faets
Of three contested election cases ana
render a report ON the merits. The reso-
luton demands identically what the
minority report demanded, and that
was Justify ohampioned by the Popu-
lists and for a while looked like cap
ltal for a future Populistic campaign
but the Populists, fearing the Greeks.
even when bringing gifts, voted against
their own measure when 1t was pro-
,,osad bv the enemy.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-31

me Carnival OF Mirth WIN he n
Grand AFFAIR.

Dallas, Tex, Jan. so.-The dress re-
hearsal OF the Carnival OF Mirth. to
occupy the boards OF the Dallas opera
house tomorrow and Friday nights and
Saturday matinee for the benefit Of
the public library, took place today
and judging by the tout ensemble. the
Gazette correspondent, who was one M
the few invited 10 witness It, can as.
sure the public that truly artistic
treat is In store for Its patrons.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-31

Austin. Tex. Jan, SO,--The Demo-
Gratis Of the house are In high Jubilee
here tonight over the tactical blunder
made by the Popullsts this afternoon.
With the exception OF O'connor OF
Bexar and Huddleston OF Anderson,
which lattor gentleman was absent.
every Popuiist In the house cast his
vote against Morrlsons resolution to
recommlt the majority and minority re-
port In contested election cases to the
committee on elections and privileges.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-31

The Horscmen Want Laws Protect-
Ing Their Interests.

Austin, Jan. SO.--Claudc A. Cour.
secretary OF the Texas State Fair asso-
citation and Dallas Race meeting assO-
citation. writes to a friend that he will
be here next week with a bill making
It penal offense to Introduce ring
ers' on the tracks Of the state. Several
notorious turfmcn with horses equally
as notorious, have played havoc In Tex
as In past years and to make 1t warm
for these gentlemen, Mr., Cour will visit
Austin and push much needed legisla-
tlon
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-31

Austin, Tex, Jan. sO-Travis Hender-
son. who voted In the affirmative on the
Morrison resolution disposing OF the
contested election cases today, will move
for a reconsideration tomorrow. Hen
derson favored the minority report sub
mitted by Plemmons, Gllllland Cureton
and smith, and VIII make an effort to
secure tae adoption Of the report to-
morrow
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-31

lie Wanted the Board Of Pardon Ad-
visers Retained.

Austin. Tex, Jan. 3O,-When the
hoard Of pardons repeal bill was knock
cd sky-high In the house yesterday, n
sigh Of relief escaped from the lips of
his oNcellency, the governor. a cor
respondent met him this morning
Hon. Byron Drew had just remarked
81 favor retrenchment, governor, but
not cussed foolishnoss"
Thanks" said the chief executive.
"There Ia lust this about It, without
a board Of pardon advisers the gov
ernor would he compelled to neglect
his duties or the petitions for pardons.
ono or the other would be certain to
anfferm
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-31

There VIII he TWO Reports Made to
the House.

Austin, Tex, Jan 3O.-The Fengin
committee will report tomorrow on the
Cyclone Davis escapade. The sub
committee drafted report this after
noon consuming Davis for his letter pro-
position and also recommending that
he he denied the privileges Of the floor
and appearing before the committees
except In the Frost contest case.
Nessrs. Cough and Davis ODem) de-
cllned to sign this report. They We're
willing 10 censure Davis, but not to
deny him the privileges Of the floor, 1t
is said that Curoton and Foster Uops)
viii sign the report If the most severe
paragraph is stricken out, Cooke (Pop)
believes that Davis was very luiiscreet
and deserves censure, but he wants the
other parties Included. Were 1t not for
Cooke unanimous vote Of censure
would be rendered to Cyclone. AS It
IS there may be two reports, one hand
ling Davis without gloves and the other
(siGned by the Populsts) giving him a
thin Ntneering OF whitewash.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-31

Austll. Tex, Jan. 80.-The committee
on judicial districts tonight post poned a
motion on the bill establishing another
district court In Harris county In order
to give citizens OF Houston chance
to be heard. Judge Sam Brashear was
here today and visited both houses OF
the state legislature.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-31

And. Requests sonmtors Coke ana
Mills 10 Vote for bankrupt Mn.

Austin, Tex, Jan gO.--After lively
light in the senate today. the resolu-
ton offered by Senator w. j. Bailey,
requesting Texas senators to vote for
the general bankrupt law now pending
in the senate Of the United States,
Senators Bailey aud Bowser made
stirring speeches In favor Of the rc5O-
luton. The opponents of the bank
rupt bill came within two votes az de-
feating the Bailey resolution. Refer
ring to the cl0seness Of the vote n gem
tlcman remarked There are men here
who will vote against any bill coming
from citizens Of u large city, In fact,
/ believe that these parties would blot
out cities II they possessed the power"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-31
STEAMER ELBE SUNK


being made to ascertain whether this
course was followed by any OF the per-
sons who proposed going 10 New York
on the Elbe.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-31
HE STARTS WELL
RNr He Circulated me
Years.

Mr.. b. f, sprinkle " a,.',l
gentleman who lately ss \, H
nection with the uazs.,S.'
connected with the pu ny,
ment of tho paper as "
embarked in a new h VIA 4
Hereafter he will be ' ,,as','
in the ofiicS of p
engaged IN the renlh NJ NJ
business, in which he ,a w \
nership with his f ,,li,' q
Sprinkle. His reliapinys v,rs
qualities displayed 70 AS
difficult calling Just
commend him TO : nd
friends and the cillsehs IA
generally. Those VIZ VIZ IA
with a straightforweeIIval 4.
should call on Mr., sp]
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-31

New York. Jan. SO.--A cable dIsnatcb
JIst received at the office OF the North
German Lloyd Steamship comnnnv
states that only twenty-one persons
were saved from the steamer Elbe ana
-Ao are supposed to have been drowned
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-31

E. p. Mckee, Isp1'' = 1
Green & Co., Nasl ,lslKes "a
rived from IIaska, ha
misfortune to lase l, y
taining n duanuI a he Z
Are which consumer
place Sunday nis"n allr I
in Fort Worth o. sglerris
ceives a fresh eon'''
house. L
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-31
unAIsYy cow
Mysterious Disappea',Ns IA
ister's Rig ln''

Rev. j. Morgan :, m,ssr,i 4
ly from a hitchins ~ MAJ
mans residence IN nm in' ~ /
IL o'clock last MS - Il
had obtained no .l,sSt ssd
late hour Daisy w,,, ssit
wheeled cart, but w 's,Os i 4
on with Daisy renialn-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-31

wyiie. Tex, jan, y w
a chattel s,ssuslsa I
Tom W. Perkins
liabilities unknown
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-31

Austin, Tex. jan sO.-In executive
sAssAaa tbs morning the senate CON
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-01-17
ONLY A DIME.
Ono Calculntor's Mistake OF Ten Cents
Created Peck OF Trouble.

Ono Cnlculator's Mistake OF Ten Cents
Created n PcoEs OF Trouble.
Once In Il great while one Of tho
thirty odd bank clcrl1a who arc daily
delegated to render into the Provi-
dcnce clearing house the accounts of
their respective banks makes an error
in his "fggcrs." Usually the session Is
over in twenty minutes, but one day
recently it required an extra hour for
the finding Of a 10ccnt mistake in 81
152, 100, says the Providence journal.
AS there is money fine, which gat
crs double compound comminutcd in
tcrest, SO to speak, as the minutes arc
piled up by the clock, each young gem
tlcman Of the thirty odd is on pins and
needles until tho fellow who IS to
blame Is discovered.
At noon the clearing house tclo-
phone, which Is that OF tho Roger
Williams bank, began to ring, and
from that dime until the session was
concluded bank after bank called up
to know If it's emissary had gonc to
Canada and had left everything but d.
balance against the bank. Oficinis
and clerks, who go to dinner In rota.
ton, stood with watches In hand and
saw their cars 60 by and felt On in
creasing and aching void ut the "belt."
About 12:45 o'clock tho 81, ,152, 100 had
been squared up to cent and tho 10
cont fellow who had shaken tho bank-
Ing community to the pit of its stom-
ach was laden with crop Of fines as
thick as flies at the bunghole Of mo-
lasses barrel.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-01-17
Duchess and Parrot.

The duchess Of Buclinghamshirc's
effigy stands in Westminster abbey,
magniflcently dressed in tho splendid
brocadcd gown she wore at the corona
ton Of George H., just rs for many
years 1t stood by tho great tomb of her
husband. With her is her little son
(who died at the age Of thrcc), quantity
clothed In n long red coat reaching to
his heels. Next to her is the beautiful
Mary, duchess Of Richmond, known rs
LA Belle Stuart" her figure dressed
'in the very robe her grace wore at
the coronation Of Queen Anne" She Is
said to have sat for tho figure Of Brit
tannia on the coins issued in 1865. Hcr
faithful parrot, who lived with hcr for
upwards Of forty years and who died Of
grief O few days after the death Of his
mistress, occupies porch in the same
casc and enjoys tho privilege Of II rest
ing place in Westminster, tho only ono
Of his race SO honored.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-01-17
PEARLS ARE MANUFACTURED.

And OySterd> for tho Purpose Arc Exten-
sively Cultivated In Chinese Waters.
The cultivation Of tho pearl oyster
has for years been carried on with
great success In tho bay Of Ago, in
japan, under direction and restriction
of governmental supervision. The proc
ess Of nature Is, however, too slow for
modern requirements. A Frcnchmnn
hns been boring holes in the shells Of
pearl oysters and introducing therein
small glass beads and stopping up tho
holes with cork. In six months he has
pure surface pearls with glass founda-
ton. The nacre Of tho pearl mollusts
varies In color, according to It's loca-
tion, and almost any color Of pearl, as
white, black, pink, or gray, can read
lily be produced by lodging the nucleus
on tho appropriate part Of the mol
luslrs body. The Chinese arc wonder
fully expert IN the manufacture Of
pearls. They introduce small balls of
earth inside the pearl mussel by very
delicately opening tho shcll and plac-
ing tho nuclei under the mouth OF tho
animal md allowing the shell to close.
This initial process occurs In May or
Junej the mussels nre then deposited
IN canals or pools and in November tho
mollusks are opened, the pearls ro-
moved, holes bored therein, tho nuclei
extracted, the hollow pearl filled with
melted resin and the orifice skillfully
filed with mother of poarl. These
Chinese pearls are fiat on tho bottom
and arc nearly hemisphcrical in shape.
Pearls oan be made of almost any de-
sired shade or color by chemical means.
The black pearl, for instance, is indoll-
bly, colored in bath Of nitrate Of
silver.
Pearls being partly Of animal sub
stance are subject to deterioration and
decay, and mono of the famous pearls
Of to-day can be traced back many
generations.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-01-17
DUMMIES HISTORY.
How Its USa Snpplnntod tho Oia-IImc
Practico or BloodlnE.

How Its Usa snpplnntod tho Oia-TIrn
Practice or BloodlnE.
an important epoch in the career O
DR.. Maillot, a distinguished Frcnol
| physician, who died in Paris lately n
the age Of nincty-nino years, illus
trated tho great timidity Of metlica
ecience In talking up new method o
treatment or abandoning IN old one
DR.. Maillot Is known to tho medical
world as tho practical introduccr into
French practice Of tho use Of quinine
in the treatment of malarial and other
fevers.
In 1889, when the Frcnch wero con-
Quoting a campaign of conquest
In Algeria, tho mortality among
the troops and colonists there was
frightful, says Pcarson's Weekly.
Franco was being continually called
upon for fresh levies of men and youths
to supply this torrible loss, chiefly
through fever incidental to tho cli-
mate and tho lifo the French in AL
geria were leading. At that tino tho
practice Of bleeding still prevailed.
Bleed them until they are white" was
tho injunction which Broussuls, tho
medical master Of the French, gavo to
his followers whom tho condition of the
soldier was reported to him. At Bone,
IN one year, out Of an effective force Of
hfty-ive hundred men, eleven hundred
died Of illness in the hospital.
At thnt time the effects Of sulphate
OF quinine were known, but few ply
sioians ventured to employ 1t. Maillot
had Interested himself in tho new
remedy, and, going to Bono in the
medical service Of the government, he
resolved to SEQ If it would not reduce
the frightful mortality, which was ono
to every three and a half men who en-
tered the hospital. At first no cm-
ployed tho quinino merely MS an adj
junct to tho bleeding. lIo soon found
that bleeding was killing tile men and
that quininc was saving them. Little
by Olittlc 'ho left Off bleeding, to tho
great scandal of tho medical profes-
sion. Exactly in proportion MS the
bleeding coased tho deaths in the hos
pital decreased. In two years the
deaths fell Off from one in thrce and q
half Of all who entered tho hospital to
ono in twenty-six, and finally to one in
forty-six.
Maillot quito naturally enough grew
to bo tho opponent Of bleeding, but no
was SO censelessly villiiicd by members
Of tho medical profession that he be-
came embittcrcd toward his colleagues.
Nearly thirty years passed before Mail
lot saw the complete triumph Of his
IDEAS. Doctors continued to bleed their
patients heartily for NIL manner Of ills.
But IN 1860 Maillot was mado COM
mander Of the Legion Of Honor and
chief Of the medical staff of the French
army, and his influence, with others,
in bringing about a virtual revolution
in tho practice Of medicine was fully
recoGnizcd
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-01-17
A DASAiN0 COUNTESS.


sho Jumps ner Horoe ovor Dlnin &
| Table.
A late sensation in Paris was the re-
suit Of O novel bet made between two
loading ightsof the fashionable jockey
club n that city. 1t camo about in this
way. During dinner given In honor
Of the winner Of the grand autumn
races, tho guests began to tell stories
fcer present said that he thought tho
young men Of the generation did not
rido 30 we'll as they did in tho good old
days. This lod to an animated dispute,
which ended by Max Lcbaudy Offering
to bot that he knew lady rider that
could do anything with II horse that
any man Of this or any other genera
tion had done.
The old officer accepted anc bet, stip-
ulating that tho lady should ride hor
horse into tho banquet hall, and take
flying leap over tho table without dis
turbing or touching tho wine bottles,
flowers or anything else on the table.
Nobody dreamed that tho bet would
be accepted.
1t was done, however, and next even
Ing, when the same party was gathered
around the festive board, tho event
took place. The world famous equcs-
trienne, Camilla Won Wahlburg, mounted
on her fnvorite full-bloodcd Arabian
horse, and attired IN the regular rid
Ing habit. suddenly appeared In tho
door Of tho dining-room. With CHEEKY
"Good evening, gentlemen" she gave
the spur to her animal, and, before tho
thoroughly surprised and amazed dim
ers had time to collect their thoughts,
che had been carried over the tablo
in the most graceful and approved
fashion by her spirited horse. Not
even the filled wine glasses were Jared,
and Max won his bot, and the crowd
did homage to and toasted tho dashing
euueStrienne
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-01-17
PERFUME FROM POTATOES.
Not tho Kind Peculiar to tho Ilasl,orv


NoG the hlnd PECULIAR to tho Ilashory
There Is ono odorous essence In yery
common uso, said an indianapolis ply
sician recently, Of which the majority
Of people know nothing whatever,
This Is potato ether, distilled from po-
tato spirit No ono would suppose
that humble vegetable capable Of
Yielding perfume. Yet it does yield
three, and very good ones they are.
they 60 by tho names Of pear, apple
and grape oil, from y resemblance be.
tween rhcir oAors and these fruits.
Confectioncrs use them largely to per-
fumo their finest c"ndics. Chemistry
tolls somo queer stories about per-
fumes. 1t is found that the solo con-
stltucnts of juniper oil, tho otto Of
rosemary and that of lemons and tur-
pcntinc arc really the same, seven parts
carbon with one Of hydrogen. We
cannot combine these Substances 80 rs
to form any ono Of the perfumes mon
toned, nor explain why, with the same
constituent parts, they cxhalc odors SO
different Eau dc cologne, which won
fame and wealth for not only q family,
but city, is really indebted to tic
orange for most Of it's charm, there be-
ing four different perfumes distilled
from it which arc used as ingredicnts
In eau do cologne
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-01-17
HEAT AND LIGHT,
some Curious Facts Regarding Their Re-
lations to Each Other.

Some Curious Facts Regarding Their Re-
lations to Each Other.
Tho rays Of heat and light arc quite
independent Of ouch other in their abil-
ity TO penetrate different substances.
For illustration, glass allows the SUMS
heat to pass through as readily as it
does tho rays Of light, and that With
out hcating the glass, too. II the glass
is coated with lampblucle, however, the
rays Of light arc arrested, but tho heat
passes through as before, not single
degrees difference III tho latter phe-
nomonon being noticeable. Then,
again, both heat and light pass through
water providing It is clear. One Of the
oddities In this connection Is this: AL.
though the neat and light pass through
water in it's normal state, the addition
OF little powdered alum (Which read
lily dissolves without leaving tho least
murkincss) will arrest tho rays Of heat
to such nn extent us to almost immedi-
ntely raise tho temperature Of the wa-
ter to II pcrccptiblo dcgree, yet tho
light continues to pass through as be-
fore.
Ice, lilso glass, also transmits both
heat md light. DIR. Sutherland, In
"Observations Upon tho Iceberga of
Baffin's Bay" says: @ \ n Several
pieces Of granite were found deeply i'm
bedded In Ice, without any communi-
cntions with outside air. These were
surrounded with what might be termed
an atmosphere Of water" The cxpla-
nation Of such an oddity is this: The
heat passing through the Ice has beon
absorbed by tho stones until their tenn
peraturc has been raised to n deprco
sufficient to mclt tho ice around them.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-01-17
THE DOM!NiCAL LETTER.
Learned Loro on tho Chronology OF Cycles
Abstrusely Sct Forth.

Learned Lore on tho Chronology OF Cycle
Abstrusely Sct Forth.
Take down your 1904 almanac ant
after wading through eclipse tables
rules for finding the greatest elonga
ton OF polaris, tablo of cmbcr days
etc., you will find double column OF
-four limos each entitled chronological
Cycles" says an exchange. Tho first
thing in that table is this; "W Domin-
ical or Sunday letter, G." That tolls
you very little, to be sure, but it is
really something valuable in the way
OF keeping track of chronology, pro-
viding you know how to use 1t. Find
ing tho dominical letter will enable
ono to tell what day Of tho week any
given dato In tho year Is; and, further,
the dominical letter being known for
any ono year, can be found for any
other by simply remembering that an
ordinary year has hfty-two weeks and
ono day; leap year iifty-two weeks
and two days.
( The rule is that the letter which falls
against the first Sunday in January
falls against every Sunday in that year,
unless 1t be leap year, in which case
there arc always two dominical let
ters Tho whole problem rcvcrts to q
simple calculation in arithmetic. TO
the number Of the year add onc-quar-
ter of itself (neglectipg fractions) and
divide the samo by seven, thcn, for tho
nineteenth century, subtract tho ro-
Inainder from eight, or if it is 0, from
one, and tho new rcmainder will indi-
cate the place of the dominical letter
in the alphabet.
For the eighteenth century subtract
from seven; for the seventeenth, and
On back to 1882, thy year the Grcgorian
calendar was adopted, subtract from
six, or II tho remainder be six, from
thirteen. For dates previous to 1889
subtract from threc, or If the remain
der be three, from ten. But the do
minical letter thus obtained for q leap
year belongs only to the time follow
Ing February 20, and for tho previous
two months It will be for tho succeed
ing letter in the alphabet. This new
remainder Is also the date of the first
Sunday in january for that year.
The same date in February will fall
on Wednesday,; in March on Wedncs-
dayI In April on Saturday, etc; as may
DO seen from tho fuct that the first
days of the twelve mon tbs havo an
nexed to them in the calendar tho in
itials of the words: "At Dover dwclls
George Brown, Esquire, Good Chris
topher Finch and David Eriur"
Take this as sample example; Tho
day Of the week upon which New York
was incorporated, Juno 12. 1865, is thus
found: 1905 added to 416, onc-quartcr
Of itself, divided by seven, cquals 207,
with a remainder of two; and 1t being
In the seventeenth century, six minus
two equals four, which shows that tho
dominica letter for that year was tho
fourth In the alphabet, or d. Then, rs
June begins with Il, J'ano /, 1905, was
Mon day, md Juno Il Wna 4 Eridnv. =