The Democrat. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 58, Ed. 1 Friday, January 19, 1883 Page: 3 of 4
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SCIXNTXFXO SOAP BUBBLES.
The
Beauties of Soap
▼ealed by the Magnifier
Bud* as Ke-
A Philadelphia scientist recently gave
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entertainment the Philadelphia
an exhibition of soap bubbles enlarged
with the lantern microscope. Of the
ject to be
Of the
Record
eays: "The instruments used were the
Holman Lantern Microscope and the
eame gentleman's later invention, the
phoneldoscope, which may be freely
translated into "seeing sound." The
former Instrument consists of a metal
box containing an oxy-hydrogen light,
which is thrown atJinv j,ngle by con-
densing lenses upon the |obje
magn'
another
lens on .
displayed greatly magnified.
The phoneldoscope consists of a thin
metal, tube, on one end of which is a tin
cap, in which a hole one inch square is
out, and at the other end is a large
mouthpiecc, such as are used on speak-
ing tubes. The soap-bubble prepara-
tion is composed of oleate of soda and
glycerine, and from it bubbles two feet
in diameter and of exceeding brilliancy
oan be blown. Some of these have been
kept forty-eight hours under glilss. The
lecturer dipped the small of the phon-
eldoscope Into a saucer tilled with this
preparation, which left a film across
tlie square opening. The cono of light
from tbe lantern was then thrown upon
the -film and reflected upon a screen
through the magnifying lens, making a
figure about four feet square.
The effect was beautiful. At first
nothing but a gray surface was seen,
and then gleams or color appeared, and
in a moment the whole square was a
mass of dazzling brilliancy, which
would have put to shame any kaleido-
scope ever made. Every instant the
beautiful picture changed; now a won-
derful design in reds and yellows, look-
ing like a tea store chromo of an Italian
sunset: then shifting to a swarm of
peacock's tails, or a pantomimic trans-
formation scene struck by lightning,
and as suddenly changing to a somber
view In bluo or purple, or a rainbow
dancing a waltz. Alter showing sev-
eral of those pictures the lecturer pro-
ceeded to show the effects of sound upon
the soap bubble. A couplet wns sung
into a phonograph, the mouthpiece of
which was placed against the mouth-
piece of the phoneidoHcope, and the
crank was turned. As the sound issued
forth a curious eft'ect was produced
upon the picture. Geometrical figures
in black appeared upon it, small and dis-
tinct when the notes were nigh, large
and less clearly cut when the notes
were low. Around and among these
black figures whirled the always cluing
ing colors, red, blue, green and yellow,
in all their varying shades, melting into
one another too quickly for their blend-
ing to be followed by ihe eye. Human
voices also sang to the soap buble, and
with equally curious results. It is pro-
posed to exhibit this experiment on a
very large scale as soon as the new lan-
tern microscope now being made for the
institution is finished.
Ware They Indiana or Egyptians!
Archseologlsts Invade tbe lowlands in
all directions, digging away lofty
mounds and gathering skulls, skeletons,
and specimens of antique ceramic art
sent to all the world's museums. There
are said to be aguados, paved artificial
lakes, in the swamps opposite Memphis,
and canals and great ditches: one on the
plantation of the late Hon. A. J. Donel-
son, SO miles below Memphis, on the
Mississippi, is said to be walled In with
brick, and straight as that other niound-
bnllders' canal called Bayou Fosse, or
"Canal " Bayou. But the curious and
wonderful facta and works of men and
of nature in the swamps of the Missis-
sippi are numberless, and yet no proper
survey of this rich alluvial district nas
ever been made, while most costly and
laborious researches are conducted on
profitless plains and In mountainous re-
gions of the west.
If Major Powell was authorized to
make a geodio survey of the alluvial dis-
trict, 50 by 600 miles In area, from Cape
Girardeau to the Gulf of Mexico, con-
gress would learn how to perfect the
commercial value of tbe Mississippi by
the same methods and agencies em'
ployed by pre-historic races; and then,
we would learn, through the ethnolog-
ical and archaeological researches of
Major Powell, whether the! mound
builders were plain Indians or Egypt-
ians, who crossed from Africa to Amer-
ica on the late continent, Atlantic, as
bridge, and, having no stone, built
earthen mounds Instead of pyramids,
and made outlets and dug canals, like
their fathers in Egypt, in the valley
of this American Nile.—American
Register.
KM
ending June 1, 1882,
United States to
During the year
the exports of the
twenty-six countries exceeded the Im
ports from the same districts by $204-
850,141. Much of this excess is due to
the traffic with Great Britain and Ire;
land, to which there were sent $498,347-
155 in exports, while the value of the
imports was but $195,588,002. To Raa
sia we exported goods valued at $11-
573,778, while imports from that country
were worth only !j>2,566,021. Thirty-two
nations and provinces sent to us
greater value in goods than were ex-
ported to them. Cuba heads the list in
this respect, as the exports to that is-
land were valued at $12,134,824, while
the imports—principally of sugar and
tobacco—brought $70,450,052. China
sent to the United States $20,314,341 In
tea, spices and drugs, and received from
us goods valued at $5,895,983. France
hii3 a balance of trade against us of
$38,880,788, and Brazil almost a million
more than this. The total imports from
the thirty-two districts were $457,549-
133, and the exports to the same were
$218,592,075. Seven-eights of this vast
traffic passed through seven seaports of
the United States. In the value of for-
sign commerce New York .stands first.
Boston second, followed by San Fran-
cisco. New Orleans, Philadelphia and
Baltimore in the order named.
The reasons why a Long Island wife
asks for divorce are that her husband
stuck pins into her to see If she was as
soft as folks declarc her to be; that her
husband slapped her with a hot fire
shovel and hit her with a stove lid. The
husband denies nothing, and claims jus-
tification, "as°he did these things to
give proper conception of the relations
that should exist between a man and his
better half."
MARTIN CASEY.
C. J.SWASEY
Overworked Locomotive Engineers.
A few engineers In the coal region of
Pennsylvania toil longer than any other
class of men In the world. "My trip,"
said one of them to a correspondent of
the New York Times, "consists of twen-
ty-two hours, and it's an awful hard
task to keep awake the last ten or
eleven hours of that time. Sometimes
when I am dozing to sleep, I think I see
another train rounding a curvc and com-
ing right against me on the same track,
ana I start up ready to jump from the
engine, the thing seems so real. Even
when we fall asleep from fatigue the
mind keeps constantly at work, and
there is really no rest under the circum-
stances. I see my engine just as plain
when I am asleep as when I am awaice,
and I feel the slightest jar just as keenly.
Sometimes I imagine queer things, and
I invariably wake up under the impres-
sion that a collision has happened, or
that we are about to plunge into an-
other train. Tho other night, while on
the return trip, I dozed off and dreamed
that all the crew was fast asleep on the
train, and that we came into the Scran-
ton depot in that manner. Of course,
the very thought gave me such a start
that I jumped up, and there was the
confounded fireman, whom I had told
to keep watch, fast asleep. It was not
too soon that I awoke, as we were not
far from the city, and what I had
dreamed might really have happened
were It not for the fact that my mind
was so Intent upon the subject."
Graceful Smokers.
I think that It will be. found, says a
writer in the Baltimore Sun, that only
graceful women ever take to cigarette
amoklng; that Is, to any extent. Of
course, no one thinks of Spanish ladies
otherwise than as the embodiment of
grace, and, as everybody known, they
are great smokers, Russian ladles, too,
aa far aa my experience goes, are ex-
ceedingly graceful and elegant in ap-
pearance, and with them cigarette smok-
ing la almost universal. It is only
necessary to mention the fair women of
the Orient.
Mr. William H. Vanderbllt, who gi
eek his intended trip to Ci
co, is now organizing one of
interesting and enjoyable ex-
ever made. He proposes to
ave
uha
of
up last week his intended trip to
and Mexico, is now organlzir
the most
pedltioipB M . _ .
leave this city at the end of the current
month. January, in a special train of
five palace cars thoroughly fitted out for
a four weeks trip to the Pacific coast
back. He will take with him
.. , jpr ily
some intimate friends. They will j
party made up of his own family and
some tntlmate friends. They
California by the new southern
go to
through Texas and return by the Cen
tral Pacific. In this way the travelers
will reach California at the height of
the most beautiful season of the year in
that state, besides inspecting on their
way out and home the vast area which
has been thrown open within the last
few years to settlement and civilization
by the rapid and systematic develop-
ment of railway communication be-
tween the Mississippi and the Pacific,
New York World.
RAILROAD.
CASEY & SWASEY,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
Liquors and Cigars.
Agents for Letup's Bottled Beer.
Texas & St. Louis
, RAILWAY
Cotton Belt Pvoute Open
To Waco.
'assenger Rates Three Cents
Per Mile.
J. B. VANDYNE,
Qen'l Bupt. Tyler, Texas.
GEO W. LILLEY,
Gen'l Frt. & Paw* Agt. Tvlar. Texas
The Illinois Central
49 and 51 Houston Street.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
Wm. Brown,
-THE-
FORT WORTH GROCER !
Staple
Dealer laf
Groceries/ Tobacco and Cigtiri,
CALIFORNIA FKUITS, CANNED ftOODS,
Grand Entrance intolthe CITY
of CHICAGO,
OVER THEIR GREAT
Four Track Route,
Along the Lake Front
No streets, Draw Bridges or Railroad
Tracks to Cross,
Call, you will And a Large and Fresh Slock to select from at Bottoi
east corner Houston and First
, streets. J. 1L Brown's old stand.
$°°
ojfTrlces,
South
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W. A. Huffman,
PORT WORTH, TM.
The Largest Dealer in BC, ;i&;«tarriages and
SPRING WORKS
FOR SALE,
PHAETONS AND
IN STOCK,
CONCORD BUGGIES.
Surrey Wagons, Three-Spring Wagons, Platform
Wagons, Combination Wagons, Four-
Spring Mountain f Wagons.
GROCER'S DELIVERY WAGONS AND TOP BUGGIES POLES
SHAFTS/CUSHIONS AND TRIMMINGS.
Send for Catalogue and Price List.
10 *0 If
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FORT WORTH
CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
TAYLOR STREET, CORNER THIRD.
All branches of Music tanght. CULTIVATION OF THE VOICE a specialty,
TERMS: $10 AND $15 PER QUARTER, ACCORD-
G. BURGOWER,
MAIN ST., BETWEEN FIRST AND SEeONB.
SILVER.
WARE.
WATCHES,
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JEWELRY.
fiOtD, SILVER AND STEEL SPECTACLES,
ALL KINDS OF MUSICAL INSTRUMBRfS, STRINGS, ETC.
Engraving Done In the But Style. Special Attention Given ta Repartngl
M i Goods VurnM.
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M. HOCHSTADTER
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SEND
W. T. RANDALL, Principal.
TO GRADE.
OR CIRCULAR.
W.F. LAKE,
—DEALB.R IN
Queensware, Glassware,
Pumps, Gas Pipe, Barbed
Wire, Pocket and Table
Cutlery, &c., &c.
Wholesale Hardware,
Houston St., Fort Worth.
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The Great Popular Route of Texas.
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe By.
CONNECTIONS:
AT GALVESTON with Mallory Line
Steamers for Key West and Norfolk
Morgan Line for New Orleans,Intlianolo,
Corpus Cbristl, Brownsville and Vera
Cruz.
The Illinois Central
Runs two Dally tmlns from Ht Lonis and
Cairo without change.
from St Louis and
Palace sleeping cars from S
Cairo to Chicago.
The Eqnlpi
t ot this line
consisting Jof
Is first class,
fine commodious: day: coaches
AN4
PALACE SLEEPIN6 CARS.
A Common-ienie Remedy.
SALICYLICA!
No more Rheumatism, Gout or
Neuralgia. .
Immediate Retief Warranted.
Permanent Cure Guaranteed.
Five years established and never known
to fall in a single case, acute or chronic.
Reter to all prominent physicians and
druggists tor the standing of Salicylica.
SECRET:
The only dissolver of the poisonous url
.acid which exists In the blood ot rheumat
ic and gouty patients.
Calloyllea is known as a common
sense remedy, at the cause of Rheumatism,
Gout and Neuralgia, Willi* so many so-
called specifics and Supposed panaceas
only treat locally the efiects. •
REMEMBER:
that 8alieyllca is a certain cure for Rheti*
matism, Clout and Neuralgia- 'Die m st
intense pains are subdued almost instantly.
Give it a trial. Relief guaranteed or
money refiinded.
Thousands of testimonials sent on appll-
tlon
It lias been conceded by eminent scient-
ists that outward applications, such as
rubbing with oils, ointments, liniments,
and soothing lotions will not eradicate
these diseases which are the result of the
poisoning of the blood with Uric Acid.
8a|<oylloa works with marvelous effect
on this aeld and so removes the disorder.
It is now exclusively used by all celebta-
ted physicians ot America and Europe.
Highest Medical Academy of Paris repot ts
95 per cent, cures in three days
$1 a Box. e Boxes for $5.
Sent free by mall on recolpt of money
ASK XOUR DRUGGIST FQR IT.
Bat do not be deluded into taking imita-
tions or substitutes, or something recom-
mended as *just as good!" Insist on the
genuine with the name of Washburn* k
Co, on each box, which is guaranteed
chemically pure under our signature, an
indispensible requisite to insure success in
the treatment. Take no other, or send
Waehburna k Co., Proprietor
?87 Broadway, cor. Rcade St. NeWYork
ATARCOLAwith I.4G.N.R. R. for
Columbia and towns ln,Brazoria county
AT ROSENBERG with G,IL A S. A.
11. R. (Sunset Route), for Columbus,
Weimar, Harwood, Lullng.San Antonio,
Laredo, Uvalde and Western Texas ana
Mexico; also for Houston, and Star and
Crescent Route for Beaumont, Orange,
Lake Charles, the Teche country, New
Orleans and all points In the Southeast,
North and East; with New York, Texas
and Mexican R,y. for Wharton, Victoria
and stations on that line.
AT BRENH AM with H. & T. C. R'y for
Hempstead. Ledholter, Ghidings, Mc-
Dade and Austin.
AT MILANO with I. A G. N. Ry. for
Hearne, Palestine, Rockdale, ftound
Rock, Georgetown, Austin, San Marcos.
New Bruunsfels, San Antonio aad La-
redo.
At TEMPLE with Missouri Pacific R'y.
AT McGREGOR with Texas and St Louis
railway for Waco, Corslcana, Athens,
Mt. Pleasant, Gilmer and Texarkana.
AT MORGAN with Texas Central R'y. for
Waco. Ross, Hico. Iredell, Cisco and aU
points on that line.
AT CLEBURNE, Junction of Dallas Di-
vision of G., C. St S. F. R'y.
AT FORT WORTH with Missouri Faclfi*
uud Texas Pacific R'y*. for all points on
those lines; for El Paso, Santa Fe, San
Francisco ahd the Pacific coas', and for
Kansas City, St Louis. Chicago. New
York and all points North, East and
West
jjjrSee that your ticket reads over this
line.
Bef-¥or flill information address—
OSCAR G.MURRAY,
Genl Pass. Agt, Galveston, Texas.
1010 8m.
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CSEH'S BOTTLED BEER
NO. 60 HOUSTON STREJST,
Port WortluTeiii
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AND AGENTS FOR
CINCINNATI QFFICB,
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(SUCCESSOR TO GOODWIN & CARPENTER.}
Uriel Lirery Stall, Mate & 'Bis Liu.
Orders Left at Stable or El Paso Hotel ill Receive Prompt Attention*
—j"-Corner liiockmorton and Third Streets.-—-^
Fort "Worth, Texas.
——i : —
G. H. Dashwood
Wholesale add Retail Dealer hi
T7 QSt
DOMESTIC
Fancy and Collet Articles, Etc.
NO. 48 MAIN STREET,
FORT WORTli
Jftiiim
Boots
NO. 24 MAIN 8TREET FORT WORtH*
We recognize the fact that the Beat Good* are alwaye tho Cheap-
est, and to that and only ksa? First-class Gaods, which We guarantee
to our customers. *
We will repair all shoee that rip Free of Charge, alao fasten on all
buttons Free of Charge.
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Local Option Saloon.
0. M. RINTLEMAN k CO., Pro|Ws.
The best of Wines. Liquors and Clgrtrs.
Main and Front Streets.
S.
Tv/r "CP "D "V"
aXVLLs m III Juv/ mikm y
and Shoes!
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JONES & TICKER BRtiS.*
GROCERIES AND PR0DI)(|
BAGGING AND TIES A SPECIALTY.
Cor. Main and Weathenfiord Streets.
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Styles, Carey W. The Democrat. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 58, Ed. 1 Friday, January 19, 1883, newspaper, January 19, 1883; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth235610/m1/3/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.