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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-19

French and English goods that one OF
the famous sights OF the place IL now
almost thing Of the past. Far Away
Noses still does thriving trade on the
edge Of the bazaar and must realize a
fortune from tourists. / wont ashore
this afternoon TO see the Sultan say
his prayers. His majesty Is certainly
not among tho number OF those who
pray IN secret, as from 5000 70 1000
people are brought out every Friday to
witness the ceremony. MY window was
directly opposite the mosque. benuti-
full white building like frost work and
/ had n fine view Of the whole affair.
First came n number of lub0rera to
cover the road with sand brought from
Asia, ms tho Sultan cannot ride ON
European soil
After this rode line upon line Of
cavalry. magnificent riders on splendid
milk-whlte Arabian horses. These
formed IN rows headed by an old pasha
with n long white beard. who might
have served for picture Of Haroun
al Rhschid. Now marched past the
crack regiment. Arabs, wearing green
turbans as sign that they came from
the country OF Mecca But the finest
sight was the church dlgnitaries, In
their cOlorcd robes and great snowy
head gear. when the mon had formed
around the mosque the Muezzin came
out on the tall tower and gave the call
to prayer una at lnH Nhllf lHpiutul
a trumpet sounded and the whole army
drew their sabreH and waved thcm.
shouting Long hfe TO the Padlcha."
This title signifies Father Of all Sow
ereigns." Then came Abdul Hamced
himself In a carriage drawn by two
bay horses The ruler Is a dark man
with IA brown beard and a rather
clever cast Of counteuance. All those
who know him seem TO agree that he
Is Woodworking. conscientious man
and as earnest for the welfare Of his
country as Il is possible for Sultan
OF Turkey 10 be. one Of the passen-
gers who was invited to a private in
terview spoke In grateful terms OF the !
generous donation at the time OF the
Johnstown disaster, aud IA response !
the sultan spoke OF hts friendly feel l
ings toward the United states. and cN- |
pressed the hope that the ilng Of the |
American merchantmen might soon |
become a common sight In his harbors !
Of Turkey.
An excursion was taken by the |
steamer through the Bosphorus into [
the Black Sea. II IS a most beautiful .
sail. with Europe on one hRnd and the .
green hcadlandg OF Asia on thc other, .
First we passed The military hospital .
made famous by the laborH Of Florence .
A little further, on the |
other bank stand the fine buildings .
ot Robert College. largely built pf .
American money. As the vessel came .
near II was seen that the students were /
drawn up in line, and ruusiug cheer .
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-19

He assisted at various slttings with
mediums. who proved to be, with one
exception. fraudulent or unsatisfac-
tory, and the society died out, partly
from the difficulty Of obtaining medi-
ums. partly from the fact that the
members of the society could not spare
the time from other university work.
The exception was a medium, who
gave some remarkable tests, some
times in an apparently normal state,
sometimes under control" whom Or.
Hodgson met In London. and pur-
suaded TO give two sittings to the
small society. This society had no
connection with the now well known
Society NJ Psychical Research
DR.. Hodgson soon afterwards Joined
the Society FOR Psychlcal Research.
and served on the council and some OF
the committees. In 1884 he was APP
pointed by tho Board Of Mental and
Moral Sciences IN Cambridge Univer-
sity. England. as lecturer on the phil
osophy OF Herbert Spencer; but the
cours" that he was giving on this sub
lect was interrupted by his departure
Tor india towards the end Of the year
Tor the purpose Of investigating the
marvellous phenomena alleged to have
occurred In connection with Nine,
Blavatsky and the Thoosophlcal So
oiety. The details Of the investigation
Il'A"N III Ntlull OF ANt f1oiitlg ANI
Psychical Research were published in
part IN. Of its proceedings. His con-
cluslon was that all the phenomena
were fraudulent
After his return to England In 1885.
he lectured again in Cambridge on
Herbert Spencers philosophy. and
then spent n year in London. engaged
to some extent In political work, as
well as psychlCal research. Here he
conducted an investigation, assisted by
Mr. s. j. Daycy. into the possibilities
Of mnl-Obscryation and lapse OF MEM
Dry, with special regard TO the tes-
tmony Of marvellous phenomena oc-
curing In the presence Of alleged medi-
ums; and the result was published in
part NJ, proceedings Of tine Society Of
Psychical Research In the monthly
Journal Of the society. about that time.
he reviewed In detail large number OF
reports Of alleged independent slate
writing and analogous phenomena.
showing that they could be accounted.
for by cOniuring. He also contributed
papers on philosophical subjects to the
quarterly journal Mind,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-19

WINS on a railway train one Saturday
hound for q certain New England VII
laRe which he was particularly de-
slrous Of reaching that night. The
conductor informed him, however, that
the second train, to which he
would be transferred az schenectady
was due In Troy at 800 7. NJ, or Ave
minutes after third train, the last
one that night left the latter city en-
the Hcnsac Tunnel Line for the mans
destination There was. therefore, APP
narentlv no chance Of getting through.
Soon after the conversation which de-
yeIoped this annoying situation termin-
ated and while the lawyer sat Wrapt
in contemplation, he felt mysterious
impulse 10 write. he knew not what,
ON q piece OF paper. Upon eNamlna-
tion he discovered these words, or
words Of the same Import: You
will surely reach b. tonight When
he boarded the other train at Science
tady he tried 20 get some confirmation
OF the hope thus held out, though keep
ing the strange incident TO nlmstH.
hut brakemen aud conductor gave him
the same replies he had received be-
fore Nevertheless the curious agency
that previously guided his hand i'm
PEELED him TO write once more, ana ms
messnge simply corroborated the other
At length the second conductor hunted
him up. drew diagram Of the tracks
entering and leaving Troy and showed
him how nimble man might leap
from the Central train while IT was
slowly approaching the station. run
through certain convenient crnEs
street and intercept the outgoing Hoo
sac Tunnel train before II had acquired
much speed.
This the man did. and he completed
his Journey that evening, The lawyers
own explanation Of the affair was that
the spirit OF some deceased friend
controlled his hand and conveyed the
comforting assurance. DR.. HodgsOn,
however, thinks it more logical to eN-
haust before adopting that theory, all
other possible explanations that have
scientific sanction. He suggested,
therefore, that perhaps the mysterious
messages were telepathically but un-
conciously sent by the second conduc-
ter who had doubtless had occasion
before this TO give such information
Intentionally. but probably was not
Thinking 9f Il at the time when the
traveller experienced his first blind
Inclination to write.
Two works that have attracted
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-19

People who do not like coclSronches
had better not visit Brazil. In thar
country they are found In such swarms
as to amount 10 plague Wherever
wall paper Is used they soon eat IL on
IN unaightly patches seeking 90 get AT
the paste beneath a correspondent
writes thnt at Corumba, on the Upner
Paraguay, he came across these crea.
lures in new role, This Is what he
snys.
In tho house where we STAYED therc
were nearly u dozen children. and an
of them had their oyelashes more 81,
less eaton on by coekroaches--a iar,s,
brown species. which "a one OF the
commoncst throughout Brasil. Thc
lashus were bitten on irrcguIarly. In
some places quito close to tho nds
Like most iirnaillans, these children
had very LONG black eyolashSs ana
their appearance thus dcfaeed was odd
enough,
THE trouble was confined TO younr
people. l suppose, because they nre
very heavy slecpers, and do MOI tis.
turh the insects at work. Nv wife
and / sometimes brushed reaches from
our faces az night but thought nothlnr
more OF the matter, Tho reaches also
bit sleeping pcrsoiis' toe-naiis. Tho
hraziliaua encourage large spiders to
live IN their dwellings, because they
tend TO drive away the roaehes."
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-19

Those who have the charge q -,
table institutions for the aged peo, -
tell you that no topic is more pls-a~ !,
some poor old women than the ols.1, q,
OF their better days when 'nsy ~,
tho fortunate possossors OF ess, Y,
heart could wish for" as they a'' "
express II. ..aa.,
one old lady never tires OF us''..
the fine things she had when sas y,
bride; another boasts OF hA'lns n
owned "gold-band ehany tea,s' . Ak
six solid silver teaspoons" wnns 4 /
dwells at length on the elesahI ~, y
lowered silk gown and a sanI ~
with netted fringe fifteen in'A'
that she once owned. ~.
one poor old woman never ~, Icy
thing until the others are done
Then she very calmly Remarks; .,,,a
"WelI, l never had no ehany va w.
nor no silk gowns. nor embroloei =, = III
coats, nor open-work stockinss ~ Il. I
eardrops, nor nothin' Of that ~ ~. III
have had four husbands an a,ss,r'
10 know IL any OF you can peal "'
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-19
MOSQUE ST. SOPHIE.

der a burning sun, Until u cached a
tent by the roadside, lac lay
down 70 rest uutl III. suHt gun
.hoUld permit him TO ta, .. drink,
oue Moods illumination uf some kind,
aatuwl or artificial. 90 onlivon Com
utlnoplc Perhaps 1t w the contrast
With Egypt whorc all Ia light aud
color but II ntrllSca mo an Il great
gloomy city. 1t w Ho immense with ~
three divisions OF STEAMBOAT. Galatu
and Pera thut one hats "A discouraged
feeling IN regard to slpht-aeelng, aud
then the Turkish cemeteries every
where, with their strait Expresses stand
ing Ia atln, solemn rows, IRE far from
cheerful. Even my dragomun was
muurnful little Turk whose English
was extremely limited. He was not
beautiful or picturesque as l had hoped
but clad In n bad felt hat and suit OF
common gray cloth, suggestive OF tho
Buwery. Hts name was Vladimir, but
he did not live up TO It. Tho sultan
however, has shown himself truly
hospitahle host toward his $50 Amerl-
can guests, BY special hrmnn the roy
al treasury has been shown for three
daya that all the passengers OF 10.
Touraine might be admitted. II " a
truly Oriental display, mixture of
harharic splendor and disregard to I'm
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-19
MARGARET SEYMOUR HALL
Made by W. Neritau, Provost of
nurisi, Near HasIc.


Tho largest harp ever made was that
Invented and constructed by NJ.
Neritau, provost of Burki, near Basic.
IL was known as the gigantic metuoTo-
logical Acollon harp, 1t was 800 feet In
length, ana was erected IN the garden
OF lte inventor Ia 1861. This harp con
sisted OF fifteen iron wires. 3e0 feet In
length. stretched between two polps.
Ihe wires Were from two inches To
three Inches apart, tho largest being
one-slNth Of AN Inch IN thickness, and
the smallest one-twelfth OF an inch.
They were placed IN the direction OF
north and south, and Inclined In such
a manner as to form an angie OF from
twenty 10 thirty degrees with the horl-
son, being stretched by means OF roll
ers properly disposed for the purpose.
Whenever the weather changed the
wires sounded with such luudness that
II was impossible to go on with n ean-
cert In the house, The sound sometimes
represented the hiHsing noise OF water
IN RAPID cbullltlon, sometimes that of
y hnrmonicnn. aud sometimes that OF
distant chimes on an organ. The old
Scottish harp was about three feet
high, and a foot and half broad and
carried about Thirty sulngh. while the
Aasyrinn and ancient irish harpa were
small Instruments, easily carried In the
hand. The largest harpa now made are
the Gothic, by Sebastian Erard. which
are alno the most costly, their prices
ranging from $500 70 $4,000; While their
lowest priced harpa range from $500 10
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-19

orally to profit by philanthropIt dsiuslsii
about themselves.
Lacenaire, after hts frs, condernitsa
wrote to n friend for protection 81
money. "Alasl there is nothing for na 2
do but to repent, you can do good a's.
and have the satisfaction OF saying
have brought one back from the evil ~
for which he was not born" A few u
ments after writing these lines IaesnaiH
committed u theft and planned a. y
sasslnation. On tho scafioli be $40 D
never knew what remorse was
The Mnrquise OF Brinvllliers who -
been a parrlcide and fratriclde pa.isa ~
n model Of penitence; yet at Tie "
moment, she wrote to her husband y q
an innocent woman, and It is oviis .
my enemies" When her confessdf ufssa
her to change the terms OF this lstisi =
felt herself so Incapable Of thfAns
otherwise that she requested him V ga
for her.
1t Is. nevertheless, certain 'nsl 7.
thieves endoavor to keep tneir caA-'''
from following their career
The fact proves that the great ia'A :
criminals is volltion.
The idea OF what one ought 10 u0 =
the will power to do II are quite aiAa'''
and criminals lack the VIII power
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-19
CRIMINAL sTArlsTlc,.
The hemorse That Is sup.o..,
Gnnw Conscience Ia

According to crimlnallsts Ii, ,,-...
mat mas been supposed to gnaw ~ N. u
Of the criminal Is a myth. =
The worst men conduct thsns,,v.. !,
best In prison, knowing that ,hev M,
me better treated on that accom-, -'N
Out OF seven hundred and elrA,v d.,
led by Ferrl, he found only aios, =. =.
cent that showed repentance or ns,l,,.
cd any feeling in recounting thelr d.i,
Although some seem to repent, i |, n.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-19

Few persons suspect that the COM
mon moth may be utilised as a decor
atlve artist, but he may be. II only
ed with the creatures habits.
The larva Of the moth has habit
OF spinning about itself a sort OF snc
from the material upon which il feeds
As the worm grows II enlarges this sac
by the procoss of splitting II ana IN
sorting new material. Now. N n mott.
worm that has enclosed itself IN rsd
TANNED be afterwards transferred So
and all, 70 white flannel, the growing
Insect VIII SUI us red flannel cover
the white flannel, II. then, the worn,
and the sac be transferred 10 biua
flannel. the creature Will, In course ~
time. enlarge the sac with blue Ann.
In red, white and blue.
II Is no great trouble 10 put n moth
worm through this performance
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-19
MANUAL LAnos
Not Considered Un,.
Great Mar ernhiy \,

NOT considered unfns.u.
rs.. crs"' Men % N. ws',,r WI
those who earn their ~. ~
labor may console wing BY ~.
Gn,ss,d ertion that the grea, LAW, !, I, u
az s,s,a kings princes |. y y y, u,
OF state,-enjoy nothing u ana n,ir.'
manual labor. and resor, 7, y, m i.ta u |,
,hey can nm an excuse y J" !, y s ons !.
mas had. in this renst y ~, 60 50 ~.
i1ous wood-choppers 1uoh iso m.
c nome ',s,,Ii TO their great rear,, q Nj,
compelled in the end, bv VIZ. XII, fil,l.a
10 reilnqulsh their favor,, '4ians A,,e
one OF these is Mr.. ca. s.nu'.nes
otner was the late Als,ss,en. u. a.
peror of Russia. The 1 nar III ~
his wor,, M mr. GLADSTONE, for 4. ,aI'sl
~ ,,. mork not only to fen sr ~ :, IA
=, 10 "o i ,hem up into planls a =, ", Il
me planks Into boards ~"s ahi 3 a.
me emperor. during NJ,
health, was an extremely , ,s,' 4 AZ
powerful man. to whom 4. ,s,aus'uhi VI
sity. nature vas ~,
IN winter he caused MANY !, I.
on o., me grounds Of the GatTrb = ~ raa
pc lett untouched by thosa Una I'm hlas
was to clear them OF snor, "noae tlif /
the emperor shoveled On "a, .a',, VI
hands under the guard Of ,h ~''a " n
the palace. = we senarsi (
Dressed in gray froc.
win a great snow-shoyel. n, n. s ~ 'ss
me Russias might have been M, ~ elaf 4 {
the general public, certalnlv ','l,-tH !
guards and the inmates al ~ ~ = y
raising great mountains ot =" .1,. nlI's,
'ne pains or shovellng it into ~, ~. w
sometimes, in the midst of ,s ss
winter too much snow fell ~, W. . he'li
muscular Car to cope with y. "a y
casions he called out his son ~ y. my y
ewitz Nicholas and ire Gs., NJ w
George and Michael. Then ,ha pa
party could be seen-and h.s ,,,s u, IVA
they made much jovial upra,, ~ ID
work-clearing tho paths Of tha y. n NE
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-19

The other day Mr.. Toole sn Am,
dairy, and in his most solemn XIX I, HI
addressed himself to the man
Il win take boy" iOOkins W.
the shelves. - ,he daiurn.
fairly puzzled. ....s,sd the s-is'
The man, thinking niin mllk sh11
said, Pardon me, ms y H. Tools, ~
Come outside Yiu ~, he led ~
taking the man by tne ~ - ne sign 1,
TO the door and pointen ~ ~ rfpsiiss,
"Ill take a boy ana q sehosf q
the humorlst, with no, .nd3ice siti.,
smile. Read what your ruantiiy
Families supplied in any w.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-19

she-The play was eA
for one thing. ,natq -.
He-And what was ulss over w
She-The time eN iA tsve been -
months, and shouldn
than a week. ,,hyf "A
Held like TO Know servanl y
She-Because the s"
STAYS through II All
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-19

Mrs strongmind.Wha Womb ~
men say C one million OF women shouiS
rise in their rishteous wrath and de-
bnyonetT 'iie
ar, sirongmind Cabstractedly,-ob
rats, suppose.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-19

A Joker says an exps .o,ry ! ia1s = !.
getting up n row is to cs'' csrorlsi y y.
dor on your shoulder n ~. : sn,,Iauil' y,
oughfare. and evsFy ~ I. raakins -
round to see If any one y
at you.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23

out on the ocean at the mercy OF the wind
and treacherous currents. On Thu rsday
afternoon they were sighted by the steamer
Mazatlan, and boat with crew of five
men put out to their assistance.
Hope was once more raised in the breasts
of the emaciated survivors, but when help
was just at hand the boat of the Mazatlan
was overturned, and the raft drifted on
and on to where they knew not. Hours
after that the caStaways were caught in
the swirling surf, and their fragile raft was
washed up Oh the beach fifty miles below
ManZanillo.
But this was not all that Altman had to
tell of the wreck of the Colima. Since
reaching port his tongue has been silenced,
but at Manzanillo his words were full of
censure for the Pacific Mail Company.
The wreck was DUE he said, to the over
loading OF the vessel, and to the subsequent
action of Captain Taylor, who, he said, lost
his head when all his faculties were
needed Tor the preservation OF human life.
When the Colima left Manzanillo she
was overloaded to such an extent as to
make her topheavy, and the first sea which
struck her sealed her fate. Had the proper
care been manifested in her management
those brave fellows in the ships company
and the passengers who went down in the
Colima like rats caught in 4 trap might
have been saved.
When there was chance of saving life
Captain Taylor destroyed it by following
out the plan of economy observed by the
Pacific Mail. The deckload of lumber, ac-
cording to the story told by Sailor AK
man, seems to>have been considered OF
more importance than the precious lives
of the crew and passengers. Instead OF
throwing the lumber into the sea orders
were given to stow it in the saloon.
This was after the first big comber had
rolled into the ship over the stern and
flooded the fantail and aftercabin. A
number OF men, Altman among the num-
Der, were ordered into the saloon to re-
ceive the lumber as it was passed down.
but It coon became apparent that the work
could not be done, as it was an awkward
job at best. The second wave which
popped the ship completely filled the sa-
loon and forced the Lighthouses high into
the air and carried everything and every
body in the cabin out into the boiling sea.
Captain Taylor remained in the pilot
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23

June to June 10 were found at San Bias
Those on the Sydney, however, deny the
stories of outrages on the dead bodies
which were washed ashore all along the
Mexican coast.
On the trip down the captain and Off
GERS of the steamer were entertained by
Governor Santa Cruz and staff OF San
Bias. The Sydney arrived at the latter
place on May 8, and all Mexico was cele-
brating the anniversary of the victory over
the French. The Governor and his party
dined on board the steamer that evening,
and the best of feeling and good fellowship
prevailed. As soon as the news of the
loss of the Colima reached San Bias Cover
nor Santa Cruz ordered his soldiers, infan-
try and cavalry, to patrol the beach for
miles 10 the north and south OF the port,
and did everything that could be done to
send succor to the sufferers.
Some doubt has been expressed as to the
terrific force of the storm. but the Sydney's
report leaves no doubt as to the nature OF
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23
but well-directed kick in the ribs reused
him TO action and saved his life

but well-directed kick in the ribs reused
him to action and saved his life.
Passengers on the City of Sydney were
loud in their complaints against the Pa
citic Mail service. The time, they say. is
slow. and the people along the Central
American coast are completely at the
mercy of the company. The accommoda-
tons, it is claimed, are bad there is a
dearth of berthroom, the food is not of the
best quality, and the supply OF ice is always
inadequate to the needs of the passengers.
One man tells of the. loading of the San
Juan with lumber in the passengers quar-
tiers, making the walking room cramped
and compelling the passengers who had
engaged tirst-class fare to sleep on chairs
and on the floor of the cabin. The Sydney
herself was crowded with passengers and
the latter have similar complaints to urge
against the company. Taken all in all the
arrival of the last Pacific Mail steamer will
afford an admirable opportunity for the
United States Inspectors of Hulls and
Boilers to make more thorough investi-
cation into the manner in which the COM
pany observes the steamship laws and into
the laundering of the Colima, which left
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23

the hurricane. Three days after the loss
of the Colima the Sydney was at San Juan
del Sur, 1000 miles south OF Manzanillo,
and the heaviest swells rolled i'll which
were ever witnessed in that port. The
storm was general all along the coast, and
thousands of dollars worth of damage was
done. At Champerico and La Libertad
the sea was breaking in ten fathoms OF
water and rushing upon the beach in big
mountains, smashing and CARRYING every,
thing before it. The pier at Champerico
was torn to bits, and the sea was mass OF
floating timbers for miles about.
At Salina Cruz the damage was greatest.
The fine pier at the western terminus OF
the Tehuantepec Interoceanic Railroad
was completely Quilted and swept away. II
was constructed of masonry, brick and
iron and extended out into the ocean 1906
feet. Only thirty-tive feet of the immense
structure was left intact.
One OF the men who were saved on the
life raft from which Altman was washed