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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-27
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-27

frog hung head downward into a
ohild's mouth I'LL Il dies Is atill used as a
remedy for thrush In Shropshire, England.
ono man boasts that his little son had
"worv out four frogs before ho died him.
self VI uOnvuislops.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-27

Rncus assures us that tho diamond can
propagate, and that o princess OF the house
OF Luxembourg had two diamonds which
produced others nj certain seasons Boetius
reportsthc Same
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-27

4 cat that continued to paw tho face Of
Rhode Island man who was sleeping
while coal gus was escaping from a stove,
Tho dainpcrs OF which had fallen acclden.
tally, saved tho lives OF three persons,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-27

Choice choctaw and McAlester coal
~ carload lots for sale by W,lllem
Noble, sales pEenl. South McAlester.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-27

MARIA BARDEDI, uspEnsESrENcEo OF DEATH.
Efforts aro now being made TO save her
from tho gailows through tho medium Of
monster Petitions
This Is q fearful llst--Now York, Indian
Territory, Maryland, Indiana, Illinois and
Alabama. From widely separated districts
coine the reports OF women .murderers.
Ono, Belle garrull, has boon acquitted;
ono, the child, Dolllo Belkunp, has con,
fesscd guilt; thrpc have boon sentenced to
death. Marin Barberl, Mary a. Kctsenrlia
and YIN Mobiles and one MARY splyoy, Is
on trial Maria BaYborl was betrayed and
slew hor i,ctraSer Mrs Krttnurina Killed
hcr husband for his Insurance money.
Belle Farrell was charged with killing hei
crippled hushund that she might marry
smother man. Ida Johnson's husband
abused her struck her md finally charrad
her with lnfdelity and refused 20 1.-Two with
her, 80 she shot him. Dollio Iioiknap an
psAy 70 be simply q wicked aud pervcrse
child, who slew her henetactor. Mrs.
Sp'fpy's motive for murder u said 30 have
bean erped for ber huahand's insas~rsaeo
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-27
Mt, cALAI, TEXAS.
CITY HOTET.

First-class accommodations for ~.
travelling puelsc. good rooms o,sss
beds, and table supplied with The ~,
the snarket arordk. Rates. ii per 49,.
" per week. Convenient to bu,inss.
part 81 town b. II. ortea. proprister
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-27

WHITE ELEPHANT
RESTAURANT.

This Popular Restsuran, win NM,
a specially of handling Blu, D.,
Oysters on the Half Shell ii !,
Summer. Also HOLSTERS, c,s,
Smells, Black Bass. Spanish M.
erel, White Fish, Hallbut. Gulf Tn,
sheephead. Rod Fish, PompAn, n,
Frog Legs.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-27
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-27
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-27
MT. CALM, TEX.

CITY HOTEL.
tirst-elass accommodations for a..
travelling public; good rooms. e,a sue
heas ana table, supplied with the besi
the market affords. Rates. 81 Der dsv.
"a per week. Convenient 10 bnstnass'
part OF town. b. n. Oates, proprietary
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-27

Mt. PLEAsANT. TEX.
HOTEL AUSTIN
one block from railroad depot ana
business eenter remodeled, repairaS
s S,sar 'h nor renovated; refreshing
prices reasonable. Satisfaction g,,a.
teed, A, j. Austin. owner and nra
prietor. anu pro-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-27
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-27

DE LEON, TEXAS.
STAR HOTEL.
Near depot; accommodation nrx..
rlsssl rates, 81 and N.S1 per day.
Alonxe / p'spein. psooristaa
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-27

coIL.tNsvILLE, TEXAS.
JAMES MOUSE.
]. j. James proprietor. Good accom-
lncdetion; nr@t-clasn rooms; rates, ren.
nonahle.
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-15
Kalamazoo Cetlery.

The Kalamazoo grow lers raise three
and even four crops of celery per year
from the same ground For the first
crop the seed is sown p hotbeds early
in February. As soon os the weather is
warm enough, usually / about May l.,
the plants are set out Fhey are planted
from four to six inches apart in trenches
six inches deep and r Rrtly filed with
manure The trenches are from four to
five feet apart Mean, while the second
sowing Of seed has bee1 i made in seed
bed outdoors, and then the plants are
set out sometime in Ju he for the second
crop, between the first rows. After the
first crop comes off, abb rat the middle of
July, the rows are file with plants for
the third crop. The most successful
growers are those who use the largest
amounts of manure. This is supplied
by heavy dressing of stable manure,
says writer in The A. naerican Agricul-
turist.
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-15

gun, and fired one shot. The officers
held their breaths, and SO me calculated
"GoodP' when the watch was consulted,
for it was seen that the en- tire operation
had consumed but 5S secor IDS
The time required to axe the whole
mechanism from the gun nd insert the
extra set, carried in the knapsack was
then taken 1t was 26 2-5 seconds.
Chaging the barrel betwe en- two shots
took one minute and 10 1-a seconds, but
this was regarded as one oi the best tests
Of all, as changing the ba rrel is almost
the same as taking apart L he gun.
The other tests were ma de with blank
cartridges, and with go cd cartridges
mixed with bad ones. Th object of the
last test was to show the way in which
the bad cartridge could be elected and
prevented from stopping I he firing. The
turning of small lever Of uickly removed
the dead cartridge, and It'd firing was not
disturbed.
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-15

shots a minute. 1t can do much better
than this, he said, but the ordnance peo-
pie were satisfied with the test proposed.
A box containing belt of fifty cartridges
was attached to the gun, and at the word
from Major Phipps Mr.. Huber pulled the
trigger. The gun had been aimed at a
sand hill a quarter of a mile away, and
no sooner had the operator pulled the
trigger than there was great commotion
at that point.
The sand blew up in clouds as the
shower of lead struck it. The disturb
ance was brief 1t took but five and four
fifths seconds to explode the fifty car
tridges, and the army officers looked
surprised when it was all over The
next test was suggested by Major Phipps,
to show the practical use of the gun for
infantry. The weapon was taken apart
and was packed in its case. Then the
case was closed and every strap fastened
Mr. Huber strapped the entire affair to
his back and walked round until Capt
Heath, who held stop watch, said:
'Now we want to see what could be
done in the event of suddenly coming on
the field ofiaction. When I say 'Go!'
unpack the gun, put it in position and
fire shot. I will time you from the
word to the shot. -
AT the signal Mr.. Huber unslung the
case. unbuckled half a dozen straps, took
out gun and stand, set them in position,
4 Al e i
took a seat on the long bar, sighted the
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-15

service. With it's great sole leather case,
an extra barrel, duplicate mechanism
and tools, the entire gun, when folded
up and slung over soldiers back, as
shown in the illustration, weighs but
forty five pounds. 1t is claimed by the
Maxim m-Nordenfeldt Company that the
value OF the guns in mountainous coun-
try is inestimable, as a few of them, If
we'll placed, could wipe out an army.
There is no pause in the firing after the
trigger is pulled until the cartridges are
exhausted unless the operator take his
hand from the trigger The weapon is
under the complete control of the opera
tor, and he can fire one, two, three or
half dozen shots from it. Just as
long as he holds the trigger back and
there are cartridges left in the canvas
belt which feeds the gun, the weapon
belches forth shot after shot An mex
perienced operator finds it impossible to
fire one shot from the gun, SO rapidly
does the mechanism work No matter
how quickly he may pull or release the
trigger, two three or more shots are fired.
Major Phipps, the President of the Ord
nance Board, was the only one besides
the expert displaying the gun who sue
ceeded in firing one shot at time. One
or two others managed to stop on two
shots.
The gun is automatic in it's action after
the first shot has been fired. The recoil
from the exploded cartridge gives the
barrel, which has rear attachment a
backward motion. The recolling motion
is limited to about one inch, as crank
comes in contact with the breech casing,
causing it to rotate and strike a buffer
spring. which returns it into firing DO
sition. The crank also works the breech
lock. The cartridges are fed into the gun
by means of a belt which passes through
feed blocks. The recoil of the barrel
from the discharge of the first cartridge
| inserts the next charge from the belt,
raises the breech lock, cocks the hammer,
and fires, extracts and elects the shells
while the succeeding charge is being
brought into position.
The first test was general firing, and a
patches of six. The report from the gun
| is neither very loud nor very sharp, but
| when a number of shots are, fired in rapid
succession the noise is continuous, and
even the membrs of the Ordnance Board,
who virtually live in the shadow of the
enormous guns at the proving ground
and are never bothered in the least BY
the firing from them, had to put cotton
in their ears. The second test was to
show the ability of the operator to dis
charge as many cartridges as he liked.
At command from Major Phipps or Capt.
Heath Mr.. Huber, the expert in charge
fired one, two, three, four, five and more
cartridges without any difficulty. Not
once id he fire more than the number
ordered, yet SO fast did the reports follow
one another that it was impossible to
count them, and an examination of the
cartridge belt had to be made each time
This test showed Mr.. Huber to be abso-
Lutte master of the gun, and it pleased the
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-15

scientific reader: "While we now con-
the discharge of a condenser through its
own dielectric, made up of excessively
frequent alterations say, something
like 300, 900 times per second, the spark or
core of incandescent air may seem to
have had it's beginning at the earth's sur
face The air gap breaks down first at a
point near the earth !"
One of the most important points
brought out is the indifference of light
ming to the path Of least resistance. In
the words of Lodge, it is simply hopeless
to pretend to be able to make the conduc-
tor so much the easier path that all 9TH
ers are out of the question. ANY part of
a building, if the flash be of certain
character, may be struck whether there is
a rod on the building or not. The great
majority of flashes in our latitude are not
so intense but that good rod well
earthed makes the most natural path for
the flash, but there are instances where
seemingly we'll protected edifices have
been struck below the rods and build
ing may be seriously damaged by light
ming without having been struck at all.
Furthermore may cases are on record
where lightning has struck twice in the
same place.
Among the hints in regard to personal
safety it is stated not to be judicious to
stand under trees during thunder storms
(the oak is struck most frequently and
the beech least so) in the doorway
barns, close to cattle, or near chimneys
and fireplaces But also there is not
much sense in going to bed during a
storm or trying to insulate ones self in
feather beds. Small articles of steel g'do
not have the power to attract lightning,
as it is popularity put, or determine the
path of discharge. One who lives to see
the lightning flash need not concern him
self much about the possibility of person
al injury from that flash, and there is
reason to believe that lightning often
brings about suspended animation
rather than somatic death. Hence one
who is in the vicinity of person struck
by lightning should at once go to work
and try to restore consciousness, even if
the person struck appears to be dead.
The effort should be to restore respira-
tion and the circulation, and it ought to
be persevered in for not less than an
hour before the case is given up as hope
less.
The record, SO far as presented, may be
understood to show that loss of life in the
United States by lightning's stroke is on
the increase The 336 deaths from this
cause last year compare with only 200 for
1898, 251 for 1892, 2O4 for 1891, and about
100 for 1890. Two of the deaths of last
year occurred in February and six in Sep
te1nber, while in December two occurred
in 1892 and one in 1893
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-15

army experts immensely.
The third test was the speed test, and
MI Huber announced that he would
show the ability of the gun to fire 500
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-15

There are many reports from the
wheat growing sections of the damages
done by the Hessian fly.
The experiment. stations of Geneva,
N. Y, and New Brunswick, n j.,
have issued bulletins on the San Jose
scale. The Ohio station has also issued
a bulletin on the same subject
Don't mix wood ashes and hen ma
nure.
Rural New Yorker contends that
"there is no difference as to the earli-
ness Of the different kinds of asparagus. z
To keep beetles from injuring cucum.
Der vines add enough water to some hen
manure to make it thin and sprinkle
the vines with it.
Many gardeners are abolishing poles
for lima beans by planting only bush
varieties Henderson S, Dreer's or Thor
burn for early and Burpee's for main
crop.
Herald Green is an excellent melon.
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-15
CITY OF DEERING.
Notice of Hearing.

Whereas ". y. Foss and others have
petitioned the City Council to lay out
street, running from South stree; to Pleas
ant street, to be a oontin uation of Glen
wood avenue; and also petItioning that
what was formerly called Scalnmon street,
running from spring to Racket, be
changed to uniform width with Glenwood
avenue.
And Charles S. Foss petitioning that the
grade of Grant street, in from. of his lot at
the head of Pearl street, be changed.
Notice is hereby given. that lie commit
tee op laying out new streets Will meet at
the corner of GlenwOod avenue and South
treets. at four o'clock, p. NJ, and at the
head OF Peail, on Grant st., 1T five o'clock
D. M, Tuesday, July ?, 1895; and viii
afterwards proceed determine and Judge
whether public convenience and necessity
requires said street and change of grade,
for public use.
HUGH C. COBB,
REUEL SMALL,
HENRY j. DAVIS,
ALBERT F. BERRY,
ARTHu uR ". FIERCE,
CLARENCE W. SMALL,
FRED II. LIBBY,
COMMITTEES on Laying out Nsw Streets,
inell dlawawTE
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-15
SEAN CULTURE.
How the Crop Is Grown and Harvested In
Western New York.


Western New York.
One-haR the beans grown in the
United States, we are told, are the prod
uct of New York state Monroe is the
banner county, With a yield of more
than 800, 600 bushels. It is said that
Brockport is the greatest local bean
market in the world. The Marrow,
White Kidney and Red Kidney are fa-
vorite varieties. Some farmers now grow
beans instead Of barley in their four
year rotation of corn, barley, wheat and
clover. A contributor to The Rural New
Yorker who plants ON clover sod or after
corn or potatoes tells how he cultivates
the crop He says:
work with "a one horse oultivator
with narrow teeth as often as is neces-
sary to keep down all weeds and keep
the surface mellow. avoid cultivation
when the dew is on and just after a
rain. The old idea that beans must not
be cultivated wien in blossom or after
the pods are set I am inclined, by my
experience and observation of ten years,
to believe is fallacy. Hoeing beans
when in full blossom would avoid, for
some OF the blossoms would probably be
knocked off, but if the soil were be-
coming hard or weeds were starting I
would use the oultivator with care. I
give shallow and level culture unless a
harvester is to be used, which works
better if the last time the beans are
worked the hillers are on the cultivator
and slight ridge, say, two or three
inches high and four wide, is made un-
der the row.
The best method oS harvesting the
crop is with a two horse harvester,
which cuts off just below the surface
two rows at once. Eight to ten acres
per day can be harvested with it. /
shake out any dirt which may adhere to
the roots with fork and throw three
rows together. Some bunch them with
a horse rake, following Immediately
after the harvester. Let them dry few
days and thrash them with horses.
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-15
THE COAST OF MAINE.
One Of the Safest Places for Those
Afraid of Lighting.

More Liability Of Accident in the Country
Than in the City-Interesting Statistics
and Observations.
A report by the National Weather Bu-
reau states that during last year 1886 per-
sons were killed and 351 severely injured
by lightning in the United States. The
list of inanimate objects struck includes
26S barns, 55 churches, 261 dwellings, and
several oil tanks, factories and elevators
The Southeastern States are those most
frequently visited by thunder storms
The area of maximum frequency is in
Louisiana and vicinity, and that Of mini
mum frequency appears to be on the coast
of New England. From May to June the
maximum is in the Northeastern and
Central States, especially in aregion re-
tending along the Mississippi Valley from
Keokuk to Cairo. .. For July the maxi
mum extends from Northern Montana to
Central Texas thence to Georgia, and
from there to Southern Maine, also in a
small area about Lake Huron. The max
imum for August occurs in the vicinity
of Salt Lake, Utah, and along the Gulf
and Atlantic coasts. 1t appears, there
fore, that the maximum of thunder
storms comes earliest to the west and
southwest of the great lakes, and gradu-
ally extends to the west, south and east
The general direction of approach is
from the west, and the statistics show a
decreased liability to accident in thickly
settled communities. The average risk
in the country is about five times greater
than in the cities. The risk for ordinary
dwelling houses is so slight that, except
where they are unduly exposed in city
blocks, lightning rods are hardly neces-
sary.
The report recommends that all barns
and exposed buildings should have light
ming rods, and especially those on hill
sides. Iron is noted as being in every
way as efficient as copper, and the sheet
form is much to be preferred for the lat
ter, according to Sir William Thompson.
The top of the rod should be plated or in
some other way protected from rust, and
the earth plates are best buried in damp
earth or running water. The conductor
should be connected to gas MAINS where
it is near them, but the neighborhood OF
small..bore fusible gas pipes and indoor
gas pipes in general ought to be avoided.
Chain or linked conductors are of little
use Very little faith is placed in the So
called area of protection. e
It is considered to be only question OF
time when the use of the term return
shock will be abandoned, but the terms
''recoil kick" and alternative PATH are
of far greater import, and there is NO
reason to doubt that sometimes the dis
charge takes place from earth to cloud
This is explained as follows, the Ian
guage of the report being given, though
1t may be hard to understand for the non
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-15
Tho Swarming 4 Habit.

A correspondent of Bee Gleanings
makes the following sta tement on sub
ject Of general interest TO beekeepers:
I have noted that j. have had less
swarming in my apiar. during the past
eight years, through W hich time have
reared nearly all my ql leens over queen
exeluders, than ] form Aerly had, yet I
would not think it best to put forth the
idea that a continue tion Of rearing
queens thus for qua1 ter Of century
or longer would give a race of nom
swarming bees.
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-15

In it's original form the Maxim gun fired
1000 rounds in IA minutes. Its
maximum firing ability in its present
form is about $50 rounds minute.
1.-THE gun itself is simple looking
affair, and the object of the tests was to
show the members of the Ordnance Board
how easily it could be handled by any
body after few hours practice, as well
as it's immense value to the infantry
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-15
BETTER THAN A REGIMENT.
The Improved Maxim Gun Would An
initiate Foes.

Major Phipps Conducts an Interesting
Experiment at Sandy Hook-Six Hun
dred Shots Minute-A Man Carries
the Gun on His Back.
Major f. HI. Phipps, U. S. A, has re-
Gently been testing at Sandy Hook the
most recent invention of Hiram Maxim,
the native of Maine, who has made such
a record as an inventor The New
York Sun gives an account of the action
of this interesting gun.
The Maxim quick-firing gun, reduced
in weight to twenty-five pounds, and
otherwise arranged for the use of infantry
has been exhibited to the Ordnance Board
of the United States Army at the proving
ground at Sandy Hook The result of
the test was eminently satisfactory in
every way, and it is likely that the Board
will advise the government to buy some
of the guns. All the members of the
Board said that the feat of firing more
than 900 rounds of 1903 calibre cartridges
from the gun in one minute, which the
weapon showed beyond question its abili-
ty to do was wonderful, and they could
not suggest an improvement in the gun.
The gun exhibited has been used long
in other countries, but not in the i'm
proved form to which it has now been
brought. The gun was first fired in the
Sierra Leone campaign by Sir Francis
de Wintar. 1t was used also by Henry
M. Stanley during his African travels,
but never before has it been brought
down to total Weight of less than 40
pounds. With the case and other extras
the weight was over 80 pounds, or too
much for any but cavalry men to carry
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-15
{: !. $. PENDExTER!||. R
WALL PAPERS
AND
ROOM M0ULDINGS.

With pleasure we announce the arrival
of the new and latest desigus in Wall
Decorations for the coming season,
and we are prepared to show the largest
and best selected assortment of Papers
and mouldings in the state, comprising
all grades, at moderate prices.
We employ and furnish frst-class
workmen only.
.LORING, SHORT 4 HARMON.
maya eodtf
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-15

Mrs Phil Sheridan is said to be one Of
the prettiest of the numerous young
widows in Washington. She was married
when only 19 and she is still of slender
and youthful appearance Mrs. Sheridan
has four children, the oldest of whom, his
fathers namesake, is fine boy of IA
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-15
VICTOR BICYCLES
Always Lead. Why?

Because the VICTOR is the easiest running
Bicycle in the world. Proved by the Victor
Dynamometer. the only machine on earth that
actually measures the power required to run a
bicycle Call and see us before you BUY your
1895 mount. SO you can buy intelligently. We
will take one apart so you can see how we'll
and simply they are made. If gold in Victor
bearings would make them wear better we
could have it in Vietors. Catalogues free.