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The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-14

While the Beckwith House at Oshkosh,
Wis.,, was burning S. B. Paige made an Offer
of 5000 to any one who would rescue his
wife. Charles Ref, fireman on duty at the
time, saved the woman and claimed the money,
but was nonsuited in the circuit court. On
appeal the supreme court has reversed that
judgment, closing that opinion as follows
'Tnasmuch as the plaintiff could not rescue
the body of Mrs Paige from the burning
building without imminent peril of losing his
own life, and inasmuch as it was not his duty
as paid officer and member Of the fire de-
partment to do so, he is in position to claim
the reward alleged to have been offered by
the defendant for such rescue"
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-14

AIRS. MARTHA BROWN, 401 Acequia ST.,
Nl can accommodate several colord board
ers, by the day, week or month. Also senas 5
meals to white parties desiring same. H-l9t1
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-14
Special for Editors.

The San Antonio News Agency press Asso-
graphic dispatches, weekly and bi-weekly let
tiers, containing special news of San Antonio
and district, Mexico and Great Britain at terms
which place 1t within the reach of all. For fur
prictOr, II. Rydcr-TaylOr, EVENING LIGIT Of
fee 2G Commerce street, San Antonio, Texas.
u. 5. A, p. o. Box 80. The agency represents
the Austin Statesman, Fort Worth Daily Ga
zette, Chicago Tribune, Ennis Recorder aid
other American and English newspapers II
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Proposals For Ordnance Supplies.
SAN ANTONIO ARSENAL,
SAN ANTONIO, TEX,

Sealed proposals, In trtplicate, upon the blank
forms furnished from this Arsenal only, will be
received bv the undersigned until II O'Clock
m, on saturday. November 25, 1892, for fur
nishing the supplies, in such quantities and at
such times during the fiscal year ending June
20, 1883, as the commanding officer of this arse
nal may require, viz Thread, cotton cloth, iron,
lumber, leather, cement, sand, lime, paints,
Oils bricks, stone, &C., &c.
preference will be given to articles Of do
nestle production. Catalogues, giving inc es-
timated Quantities and articles required, can
full information as to the manner OF bidding,
conditions to be observed by bidders. and
terms of contracts and payments.
The government reserves the right to reject
any or all bids. JOHN A. kRESS,
Captain of Ordnance, Commanding.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-14

X ERALD GRIFFIN, Attorney and Counselor at
ILaw, Office, No. "a. French building. S. q. Cor;
ner Main plaza Will attend promptly to all legal
business entrusted to my care in the State and Ft
eral Courts,
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-14

= ORN'S, Bunions and IMPROVING N ais extracted
\. without pain, by A. FREY. Chiropodis. Of
flee at L. Browdowski's barber shop, a3I Commerce
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-14
Ayertising Directory.

Dailv Sam. 100 p.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-14

REGULATING THE CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR AND
CLEANSING OF PRIVIES WITHIN CERTAIN LINZ
IT'S OF THIS CITY.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-14

Several families of colored persons, num-
bering 50 in all. old and young, sailed from
New York for Liberia on the 9TH. When they
arrive there each family will be given twenty
six months, after which they are expected to
become self-supporting.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-14
Ten Dollars

Will be paid by the LIGHT for the best carriers
address. the same not to be over 10 lines. For
the five next best six months subscriptions and
for the four third best three months subscrip-
tim to the LIGHT, l0-2-lt
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-09-21
How Trials by Fire were Conducted.

We pass on to the description of the
general course of proceeding: Trial by
hot water was made simply by plunging
the arm into boiler full of boiling water,
to take out from it ring, or nail, or a
stone, which had been suspended in it..
In some causes the hand was put in to
the wrist, in others to the elbow. 1t is
even said, in the formulas of Saint Dun
stan, that the stone was sometimes con-
cesled under an ell.deep of hot water.
Commonefs made the trial for themselves
while people of quality hired others to
make them. Those who were burned
were declared guilty, and those who es-
capped were considered innocent.
The trial with hot iron, called judg-
ment by fire, was made in different ways.
Sometimes one red-hot iron was taken
hold of-or perhaps several in succession
and was carried to considerable dis
lance. The iron was generally shaped
like plowshare, and was, therefore,
called Vomer. A second way was to
walk upon red-hot irons with the legs
bare to the knee. Six, nine, or twelve
irons were made ready for the trial, ac-
cording to the magnitude of the imputed
offense. In Denmark kind of red-hot
iron glove, reaching to the elbow, was
used.
The trials were made in the presence
of priests delegated by the bishop, and
of secular officers of justice. Those who
submitted to them we're obliged first to
wash their hands, arms, or feet, with
fresh water, to remove any advantages
they might have obtained from rubbing
their limbs with some substance that
could deaden the action of the fire; the
priest then threw holy water upon them,
pronounced exorclsms and benedictions,
which may be found in the formulas of
Marculfe and Saint Dunstan, made them
kiss the Gospels, and then the trial be-
gan. When it was over, the hand, arm.
or foot that had been in contact with the
fire was wrapped in a linen cloth, under
the seal of the judge, lot to be opened
till after three days had passed.
It is not easy to give now natural ex-
PLANTATION for all of these facts; we are
too little informed respecting the &C.
company circumstances. 1t appears,
however, that we might, besides having
recourse to the cases Of hysterical insens-
Utility described by DR.. Regnard, con-
meet the power of enduring the trials
with one of the three following causes:
Diminution of the sensation of heat by
evaporation from the surface of the skin;
insensibility obtained for the skin by
means of preliminary articles; and illu-
sion respecting the intensity of the source
of heat M. A. De Rochas, in Popular
Science Monthly for September.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-09-21
Peculiar EpItaphs and Obituaries.

A witty French author once wrote:
'There is no subject SO sad, serious or
solemn, that may not be treated 10 such q
manner as will cause the most sedate, So
Der, spenetic to SMILE"
At first thought, one might consider
the above assertion self contradictory,
but it contains more than a grain of
truth. Certainly, dealt, is ''sad, serious,
to the memory of the deceased, are we'll
calculated to provoke "smile" from him
whose eyes they meet.
In Maine paper, the conclusion OF an
obituary is:
"Mr. Thomas will long be remem-
bered as an honest, conscientious Chris
tian gentleman, and the public will be
glad to know that the grocery business
is to be continued at the old stand, by
the partner of the late deceased"
The death of prominent citizen is
thus noticed by western sheet:
''He was the father of eleven sons, FIVE
of whom married five sisters. At his
funeral, two weeks ago last Sabbath, two
horses we're stung to death by bees, and
another came near losing his life by the
same"
Several years since, an editor in Geor-
gia said of "brother of the quill"
"He was a genial man and kind
friend. We shall miss him very much.
But our loss is his gain, and he has gone
to a better world. Persons taking his
paper (now suspended) will find ours
equally good"
From an obituary in the San Fran
cisco News Letter, we quote:
'B-r is dead. His death was untimely;
he should have died twenty years ago.
Ever foremost in every good work, out
of which anything could be made, he was
q model of generosity, and weighed at
the time of his death one hundred and
ninety odd pounds. He was one whose
close friendship was luxury that only
the affluent could afford. It shall be our
proudest boast that we enjoyed it at less
than half the usual rates."
The cemetery at La Pointe, Michigan,
furnishes us with the following:
"This stone was erected to the mem
DRY of ID, who was shot as a mark
of esteem by his surviving relatives"
From burial ground in Maine we
obtained this:
SACRED to the memory of James H.
Random, who died August the 9Th, 1900.
His widow mourns IS one who can be
consoled, and, possessing every qualifi-
cation for q good wife, lives at-strset,
in this village"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-09-21
Bad for His Wife.

He moved over one seat to get along
side Of an old farmer, and then asked:
How was wheat in this section last
yearp"
"Only medium, sir. did intend to
get the old lady silk dress this fall, but
the wheat turned out 80 poorly that I
can't do it,"
"Hay pretty good?"
Nothing extra. was going to get
the old woman new cloak, this fall, but
she'll have to wear the old one another
year. guess"
Goats look fair?"
"Well, they won't begin to hold out.
My crop will fall short over . hundred
bushels. I was going to ,end the old
woman on q visit to New York State
this fall, but guess she'll have to stay
home"
But potatoes are certainly big
crop?"
Eyes, potatoes are . big yield, and
that will cut the price down to two shil-
lings bushel. / was going to let the
old woman get set Of false teeth this
fall, but the way things look now rather
goes to show that she'll have to gum
along until next year."
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-09-21

ways beautiful, whilst flowers faded and
became unsightly. We may add that all
good gardeners pay special attention to
lawns.
However small the front court or back
yard may be, there should be in it q
well.kept lawn; and if there is room,
there should be borders or circles or
crescents of flowers, giving prefence to
those which grow low and continue long
in bloom.
A cottage with nice lawn having a
few fine shrubs and center circle or
border of flowers is beautiful sight,
especially if it has one or two trees
growing near, but not too near, the
house. All beautiful lawns and flowers
should be visible from the road that
every passer-by may be gratifed.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-09-21
Pro and Con.

The discussion of the town site Ques-
ton still continues and is INDUCED in
by all classes. This morning two boot.
blacks on Main street were talking of the
relative merits and respective rights of
the mineral claimants and the property
owners. Said one:
I'm for the people. you bet you.
That's my racket"
well" retorted the other, that don't
help the people any. What's the reason
you're on their side ?"
"Ha! ha! you're an innocent, you are.
All you need is some wool and q scab on
your nose to be thoroughbred South
down. or q red ribbon on your neck and
couple of holes in your ears to be q
harmless little kitten. Why am / for
the people? Well, you're q greeny,
sure. Better go and hide, or some side
walk merchsntll sell you for head of
cabbage. I'm for the people because
dog gone it don't you read the news
pspers?"
Eyes, of course read EN-. All you
need is few typographical errors and
some bad grammar to be second edi-
ton of the morning sheet. You don't
need bat Q little moro education and re-
finement to be an Egyptian war dis
patch"
"What Of it? You fellers il going to
get left, sure. You're only second class
rock now. II you don't do some lively
prospectin' soon. we'll sell you TO the
city marshal 10 fill in Utah street. All
you want to do to be 6Fst-class waste
pile is to wash and You won't smell so.
Sabe?"
"Yes, and Il you'd only put your hands
in your pockets and swear some you d
be . frst class indignation meeting.
You don't lack much. just breathe
. little harder and quit workin' your
ears and you'd make good presiding Of
6cer."
well, you needn't talk. Puta little
more coil on your clothes end you'll be
located sure. There's some town lots
what amt on NO quarts lode. You Just
keep shady, or some fs1lsr1l have you
recorded - the court-houss and take in
the ret Of the town."
Just then Ne boys spisd : nan With I
pair Of muddy boots and started Tor him
= full speed. He hAPpsnsd tn be .
mineFn1 claimant, bat ~ peoples mp
holdsr yeaohed hin nsu> aod toot tie
iob = . reduosd snoe.- 1Eoo(nna Intss-
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-09-21

My trunks at night were always placed
outside the tent, under the sentry's eye;
the robber. therefore, must have made
his entry on the opposite side, and he
must have been an adept in his vocation,
as four or five servants were sleeping be-
tween the khanauts.
The poor wretch did not get much
booty for his trouble, having only secured
razor, a pot of pomatum (which will
serve to lubricate his person..for the next
exploit, and the candle-stick, which, on
closer inspection will prove to him the
truth of the axiom that all is not gold
that glitters, nor silver either.
The next morning, on relating my adj
venture. was told I was fortunate in
having escaped cold steel; and many
comforting instances we're cited of tho
robbed being stabbed in attempting to
secure the robber.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-09-21
Breaking the Maine Law.

Pop! pop! Whiz! whiz! Gurgle! CUR
gle! and the sound thereof is as of the
pouring Of liquor from a bottle. Or
this side, on that. behind us, before
us, on either hand, everywhere we hear
IL.
"What is that noise?" said Esculapius
"That? Why, that is the breaking Of
the Maine law"
''It sounds like it, indeed, and APP.
pearances seem to indicate that that
famous law has become something of q
dead letter." whereupon we fell to NOR.
alizing.
The advocates of the Maine law insist
that it has proved success and is prac.
tically obeyed, but to my feminine mind
there seems to be an inconsistency in
such assertions, when know that one
can have his glass of "Mumm's Extra" al
the Bangor House. ordered from the ho-
tel wine card when at any druggists he
oan openly buy wine, whisky, brandy,
etc., by the pint or. gallon, or, unmo-
Tested, keep in his cellar his barrel OF
lager.
Men go into saloons in Maine just as
they do in Massachusetts,.
"What to do there?" says Robin to
Bobbin.
II do not follow them, but see them
wipe their mouths as they come out!'
The advocates say that the law is q
success, and cite as proof that there are
neither breweries nor distillers. Here
again my feminine mind fails to see the
least gain in sending to Boston for ones
case of wine or barrel of lager, rather
than to Bangor. 1t seems to be a finan-
cial injury, with no moral benefit, taking
vast sums OF money out of the State and
in no degree stopping the use of liquor.
Esculapius says that it would be pay
ing investment for New York and Boston
brewers to hire these advocates to lee
ture against breweries in Maine, and give
them good salary, too.
As to whether society is better or
worse with or without the law. am not
trying to say, or how things might.
could, would or should be, but simply,
az under my observ alton, they are.
Men get drunk in Portland a. we'll as
in Boston; gentleman can have his wine
or beer at dinner in Bangor in Just as
much peace as in New York, and even
herein Eden-we find ourselves both
in the world and OF it. Every dinner
hour finds the many glasses sparkling
with ''the grapes bright dew, and one is
led to inquire if license law, vigor-
ously enforced, would not be better than
this law of prohibition which it is wholly
impossible to enforce.-[ Bar Harbor
Letter in Boston Transcript.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-09-21

When small boy 1 vas carrying not
very large ladder, when there was .
crash. An unlucky movement had
brought the rear end Of my ladder
against window. Instead Of scolding
me my father made me stop, and said
very quietly: LOOK here, my son,
there i one thing / wish you to remem
Der; that IL, everv ladder has two ends. I"
never have forgotten that. though
many years have gone by. Don't We
carry many things besides ladders that
have two endsl When / res . young
man getting ''fast" habits think be sees
only one end Of the ladder-ths one
pointed towards pleasure, and that be
does not know that the other is wound
ing his parents' hearts. Many young
girl carries ladder in the shape Of love
Tor dssss and ansry; she. sees the gratia.
cation Of : foolish pride q the forward
end Of the ladder. while The end she doos
not ~ i crushing modesty end friend
ship - shs goes aloog thoughtlssaly
among ne crowd. Ali ~; every lad
Or has two enls. and Il u thing 10 b
romenbeso6 n more ways than 90.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-09-21

The tendency of water is always down
ward, and even where the soil is imper-
vious, it is only matter OF time for
water to escape, as the first entrance of
the plough or upheaval by frost opens
passage in some direction. Wells, being
the deepest things on farm, become the
receptacles of more or less water from
every portion Of the land surrounding
them. The water may appear as clear as
crystal, free from odor and seemingly
pure. and yet contain PARTICLES OF impure
matter which have gradually drained
into the we'll. A gallon of water may
contain but few grains of salt, which
will be entirely tasteless on account of
the small quantity, bnt when we reflect
that large quantities of water are re-
quired to supply the wants of a farm,
the amount of foreign matter used
with the water may be very considera-
BILE. Such quantities of impurities are
more mischievous than when in large
amounts, for they deceive the farmer as
to their presence, and it is not until the
amount is considerable that the odors in
the water attract attention. The clean
ing of we'll, however, only temporarily
abates the trouble, for il again becomes
Slduud1iy ROlluLcu IL 40 CldlmoQ Uu6b
common salt, as we'll as other compounds,
are present in minute quantities in all
the water that goes into wells; but when
it exceeds four grains to the gallon it
goes there from the drainage of the farm
surroundings, sewerage or decomposing
material. Farmers have no conception
of the many sources from which their
drinking water is obtained. True 1T comes
from che clouds. but it does not drop in
the we'll aud no matter how pure and we'll
filtered the water may no seen by reason
of its passage through the soil, the s,lu-
BILE impurities pass into the we'll. What
is the remedy? may be inquired. Prob
ably one is known for rendering we'll
water absolutely pure, but the construc-
ton of wells should be in the places
least exposed to filth. They should be
covered and completely protected and
the greatest care should be exercised in
keeping the neighborhood of wells as
clean as possible. Drainage should be
away from them and the wells should be
examined as often and carefully as
though they were portion Of the farm
property. While the evil Of impure water
in wells may not always be abated, the
observance of the stiictest cleanliness
and the proper precautions regarding
them will do much in the way of render
ing the water purer and more healthful.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-09-21

The best test Of the worthiness Of .
community is probably the extent to
which il keeps the Lords day holy. All
good things 60 with Sabbath Observance,
generally speaking, and al bad things
With Sabbath desecration. Another ex-
eellent test Is the expenditure on educa-
ton, and another, missionary contribu.
tioEs. Al test OF intelligence and &C.
tivity, the consumption of paper per
head of the community has been sug-
gesssd; and the average consumption Of
sugar i equally indicative OF the degree
Of comfort in which She people live. But
in al the tests Of comfort and taste, that
which strikes traveller through coun.
try most readily, IL the appearance Of
the dwelling houses. with their gardens,
lawns, fences, and other suFroupdings.
Whether thess dwellings b cottages Or
villa mansions Il matters little; e = the
evidences Of careful a1.on1ioe md good
tnete list inprssses ~ mind fhvosnbly.
II was ones I'D " . asenr1te OBJ
server. ~ he 16spt obieet q his e.
tenaive gnsden W. grano-that ~ ~
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-09-21
THE BRIDAL VEIL.

We're married now, they say, and you think you
Well, take this white veil from my head and
look on me-
Here's matter to yex you and matter to grieve
you.
Here's doubt to distrust yeu and faith to believe
you
am all, as you see, common earth, common
dew;
Be wary, and mould me to roses, not rue!
All shake out the filmy things, fold after fold,
And see if you can have me to keep and to
Look close on my heart--and see the worst of its
shining
1t is not yours to day for the yesterdays win
ing
The past is not mine-l arm too proud to Dor
row.
We're married I'm plighted to hold up your
As the turf at your feet does its handful Of
daisies
That way lies my honor my pathway of pride.
But, mark you, if greener grass grow either side,
I shall know it. and keeping the body with
you,
Shall walk in my spirit with my feet on the
We're married Oh, pray that our love do no.
fail
have wings fastened down and hidden under
my veil;
They are subtle as light--you can never undo
them,
And spite of all clapsng and spite of all hands
I can slip like shadow, dream, from your
hands.
Nay, call me not cruel, aud fear not to take me-
! am yours for my lifetime to be what you
MAXI me,
To wear my white veil for sign or a cover,
As you shall be proven my lord or my loyer
A cover for peace that is dead, or token
Of bliss that can never be written or spoken.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-09-21
Mormon Women's Ways.

A correspondent of the N. Y. World
writes from Salt Lake City, where he was
sent to picture pleasures and convenien-
ces of polygamy, that q Mormon friend
enumerated at his request the following
anomalies that he knew Of in recent poly
gamous marriages.:
Ayoung and very pretty girl, in ''the
upper ten" OF MOrmonism, married q
young man of her own class, but stipu-
lated before marriage that he should mar
ry q second wife as soon as he could af-
ford to do so. Against his will she has
recently kept him to his promise.
A young couple were engaged but
quarreled. and the lover, out of pique,
married another lady. Two years later,
his first love, having refused other offers
in the meantime, married him as his
second wife.
Aman having married his second wife
to please himself, married q third to
please his first.
A couple about to be married made an
agreement between themselves that the
husbands second wife should be one of
the relatives of the first wife. The lady
who was selected refused, and the hus-
band remained true to his promise for
ten years. At the end of that time his
first wife voluntarily chose another mate
for him.
The belle of the settlement, . gentle,
refused monagamist offer of marriage,
and married man who had already two
wives
A girl. distracted between her love for
her suitor and her love for her mother,
compromised in her affection by stipulat-
ing he should marry both her and her
self, which he did.
A girl, gentle, bitterly opposed at
first to polygamy, married q polygamist
ct the solicitation of. his first wife, her
great friend.
Two girls were good friends, and ono
OF them, getting engaged TO man by no
means of prepossessing appearance, per
shaded her friend to get engaged to him,
too. and he married them both ON the
Same day.