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CONNECTIONS.

AT APCOLA with l. & G. N r r for Columbia
and towns in Brazon Count
AT GALVESTON with Mallory Line Steamers for
Key West and New York with Morgan Lire
Steamers for New Orleans, lnd.ano!a, Corpus
Christi, Brownsville, an |era Cruz Mexico,
and steamers for ali PARTS Of the word
AT ROSENBERG " til G Fl & ). R'y Tor San
Antonio and all points on that line, with Star
and Crescent Route =: Houston tor.New Or
leans and all % ut, il TIE Southeast
AT BRENNAN with n & I & Ry NVestern
Branch) far Gid:'irss, Austil., and all points
on that linz
AT MILANO with /. x G. n R'v for kearne,
Palestine, RockdaIe, Round Rock, George
tow Austin nd al points that line
AT TEMPLI with Mo Pacific ~ for Waco.
AT MORGAN with Texas Central R'y for Waco,
Marlin. Hico, Dublin, Cisco and al! points
on that ii'Ie
AT CLEBURNE with C. = & NJ cry for
Alvarado, Daa, and all 2oints on that line,
AT FORT WORTH with NJ Pacific and Texas
& Pacific Rvs FOR all points on these lines,
as we'll IS st Louis, Kansas i,y, hicago,
New York, and all points North, East and
West
E3~See that your tickets rea this line
ETF~r full info nation address,
Oscar q. Murray, Gen'l Pass Agt.
2-as-w GALVESTON. TEXAS
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TIENDA DE FOkMA.
A. RruDI, Agent,

Southwest conner Military plaza. has just re-
ceived a choice lot Of genuine Mexican straw
hats. plain and ornamental. Also large lot
Of Mexican goods. You will be surprised at
the low prices in his grocery lines. Bottom
hgur"s At A. BRUNI
Iun28 I'm Apent.
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ENGLISH BOARDING HOUSE

80 3rd street Avenue D.
Two minutes walk from Alamo plaza.
Thorough Cleanliness & Reasonable charge.
MRS. BECKWITH PROPRIETRESS.
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An amateur Of satisfies has discovered that
the smallest sovereign in the world is the En-
peror China, who measures only four feet
three inches. The talest men are IN the Ilo-
henzollern family The Emperor William is
five feet ten inches; the German Prince I'm
peria FIVE feet six inches; Prince Frederick
Charles, five feet seven inChe: Prince Cha lie .,
broth'r of the Emperor, FIVE feet nine inches,
and Prince Albert, nephew of the Emperor,
six feet four inches
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Univ rial Filters

Manufactured at the copper ds'ilery Of F..
KriSch x Bro. under the direct supervision OF
N. kietfer, patentee. recommended by nrs
Menger and kateyer X N, as tonic OF
curative qualities. Cordials, pure ruit syrupS,
wines and liquors always on hand. Corner
Houston and North flores streets. TO 3m
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A LETTER FROM THE SAN ANTONIO
VALLEY.
A Land Bursting With Pie "ty-lndep e.
Polite, Etc.

A Land bursting with Pie "ty-Indep n e. t
Polite, Etc.
KEMPER CITY. Victoria Co., July, II, 1852.
70 the Edito' of The EVENING LIGHT
passed. down the beautiful Cibolo Valley a
short time since, and proceeded down the San
Antonio to its confluence with the Guadalupe,
and upon either side looked upon wide fields
vernal with magnificent crops Of maise aid
cotton. The oats had been harve ,ted, and the
yield, am told, was unprecedented in the
memory of old farmers who know all about
oats.
| am assured that in Wilson county one
farmer harvested 1900 bushels of oats from
eli .hteen acres II seems incredible that 100
bushels of oats could stand upon an acre ct
ground but the inCredulOus reader IS referred
To MIR A. q. Thomas, the gentlemanly pro-
prietor of the Thomas House, at Floresville,
Wilson county, Texas, for substantlation OF
tn. fact. Certainly the supply of breadstuttS
il. western Texas will greatly exceed the de-
mand for local consumption: and the pertinent
inquiry arises, what disposition will, or can,
be made OF the surplus?'
GOOD YEAR FOR THs IMMIGRANT
1t seems to me that this is a most propitious
time for the encouragement OF immigration.
Corn will be sold at prices to accommodate
he immigrant and all the other necesSaries
of lite will be plentiful and cheap. The next
legislature ought to appropriate $4,000 r
SIoo, 900 to insure to leAaS a & od proper
ton OF the German immigrants coming over,
and these should he encouraged TO locate in
ReSor Wil.0D X arnrS and the counties NJ, h
and west of your progressive and CoSmopoli-
tan city.
GEN. ROBERTSON'S PLATFORM
Of principles is sound, and if they could he
incorporated in the policy Of the state would
prove panacea for all the ills that now atllict
US. But doubt if any considerable number
Of the sraitht-laced democracy will pay any
| attention to his appeal | asked friend to
| read the Generals views. He asked: "I> he
| an independan,?" and upon receiving an
affirmative reply, said: Il will not read it,
Thus you will observe thai ignorance and
prejudice are yet the governing motors in the
| day Of CO lar democracy
TIE NEW YORK, TEXAS AND MFNICAN RAIL
ROAD
is now an accomplished fact to Victoria a,
! least and a boom for that beautiful little city Of
the multitudnous saloons is now in order
Victoria county now probably leads in the
number Of live stock; its lands are fertile, and
the farmers are growing rich; the merchants
and mechanics are busy and seemed well
| plea sed: inleed, he evidences of prosperity
| are visible on every hand. " K.
An amateur Of statistics has discovered tina,
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Henry Cole, the lawyer VINO killed himself,
his wife and daughter in Cincinnati recent y,
was formerly one onhe proprietors of Pond S
Extract. and lived in New York. The pistol
that he used was The same with which Stokes
Shot lanes Fisk. lr.
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-Werh you want Irst-clasS job work, a
reasonable figures. call on the LIGHT Office
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Cutting Ont.

The most desperate, yet generally
successful and popular, achievements have
been those known as cutting out
that is, attacks by open boat upon an
enemy's ships IN an enemy's harbor,
ana 1 may cite one as among the most
brilliant and picturesque ofthese exploits.
The small British frigate Seahorse was
blockading another frigate of about equal
size in the harbor of Porto Caballo, on
the Spanish main. The idea of "cut-
ting out" the frigate from under the
Spanish batteries by means of his small,
open boats, manned with only one hun
bred men, inspired Captain Hamilton,
and, when communicated to the crew,
was received with three hearty cheers.
The boats, commanded by the captain
himself, left the frigate at night and
made for the harbor, not unobserved,
however, by Spanish launch crow.
ing guard" Mt the entrance. This did
not deter the gallant assailant. Two
boats proceeded to cut the cables, the
others attempted to board at different
points. two only out of the six succeed
ing at first The Spanish crew, number
ing three hundred and sixty-fye, retired
before the headlong attack of probably
not eighty assailants, and two boats
crews remained to tow the enemy out II
captured. For some minutes the issue
was doubtful, but while the deadly
struggle proceeded below our ithesome
sailors sprang aloft like flight of night
birds; the gaskets were cut, the sails
dropped curtain-like from the yards, the
ship gained life, and floated out like
summer cloud or a vision amid the roar
of guns from the battery, the continued
fire of musketry, the loud curses of the
Spaniards, and the measured splash of
the oars When the struggle ended out
side of the harbor one hundred and
nineteen of the enemy lay stiff and
stark, ninety-seven were wounded, while
the loss OF the victors was trifling This
brilliantly successful exploit was of the
irregular and desperate kind to which
the we'll known saying, " Cest ntdgni-
Jiqlte nlais &c NEST pas IA glteere, would
apply, and it shows that in war not only
the chances of success, but the object to
be gained, must decide. Readers Of
naval history know that there were spec
ial reasons why at all hazards the Her
moine should have been captured, or
recaptured.- The Nineteenth Cen
turn.
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Why Have the Utmost Confidence in
DIR. j. III. Schenck and His Medicines.

During the pact two years, my mother and brother
have died Of Consumption 1 was myself quite unvei
most Of this time, and when shortly after their DEATH
~s~ attacked with cough and hsmorrhagss,
naturally concluded that destined 60 with the
sarne disease. Immediately consulted physician who
made speciality Of lung diseases. Amer examining me,
he said that he thought my lungs sound and that
would In less than q week sner thir,
had another severe hemorrhage. Thinking that my
physician had made mistake IN my case, consulted
another doctor. He thought my lungs affected, and
scrhed for for long time. got better under his
treatment but generally Ny cough very bad,
my appetite entirely gone had pain in my right
side and for months did not sleep more than two
three hours in a night. Ny tongue heavily coated,
and had bad taste in my mouth. had the hssdachs
almost all the time.
Feeling that solpsthing mn.t Be DONE at last con-
cuded consult with Dr. schsnck, the physician Who
think, have good TO believe to be the best
the treatment Of lung disease went to his once in
Boston, and examined. He found my en lung quite
badly diseased and liver serousiy affected. He told
that could be cured il would follow his directions
OF course consented do so, and very
my confidence in his ability we'll placed took the
Mandrake Pills, seawsed Tonic and Pulmonic Syrup all
At time directed ~ him, and in one month my
worst symptoms gone. went to the Doctor
his nsxs visit to Boston, which month amer tho
hrst time him, and he said Only continue with
the medicine and you will surely get wsll.' did So
and kept on gaining every way until perfectly
we'll, and able to work usual. since my recovery
have not Loaf days time, except when have made
friendly visits 10 the Doctor at his Boston ONCE. My
cough gone, my appetite Is good have headache
pain In side, sleep better than did in nay
life, and my lnnss apparently healed, - have
hemorrhages-
These are the reasons why believe IN and rsconmsnd
Dr.. j. q. schsnck and his medicines. He did Just What
be said he would do for me- and believe that owe INV
life 70 bis medicines and FRED. y. rRULL
HurroE, NAss., Nay S5th, 1881
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THE WORKSHOP.

For tempering small pieces of steel
petroleum is recommended. The method
is the same as by other processes. The
pieces retain their polish and are not
furnished. Care must be taken not to
approach the petroleum to the fire. At
ter the pieces have been treated they can
be covered with soap, being first slightly
heated.
IT IS no easy matter to plug up dia-
mond drill hole from which there is a
strong flow of water, frequently under
great pressure. When q hole is to be
plugged there are forced into it small
bags of beans and faxseed. The plug,
made of dry pine, from ten to fifteen
feet in length, is driven in after these
bags and forces them forward In the drill
hole; also, hole is sometimes bored
into the end of the plug, which hole is
filed with faxseed The faxseed and
beans are caused to swell to such an ex-
tent by the hot water that the hole Is as
compactly filed as though closed with
molten lead.
BOILER owners should place their boil
ers under the care of competent men,
and should not grudge the time necessary
for frequent and thorough cleaning out.
Boilers should not be blown out and
emptied while steam pressure is IN them
and the surrounding brickwork hot.
This is commonly done, but is an in
furious practice, and the cause of much
of the hard scale IN boilers If they
they were allowed to stand till quite
cold, much of the deposit could be
washed out, but when the boiler is emp
tied while all is still hot, the mud be-
comes baked into hard crust not easily
removed.
Few realize what an enormous amount
of power is stored up in coal, and how
little we really utilize it. Prof. Rogers
has put it neatly thus: The dynamic
value of one pound of good seam coal
is equivalent to the work of a man day,
and three tons are equivalent to twenty
years hard work of 300 days to the
year Tie usual estimate of a fourfoot
seam is that it will yield one ton of good
coal for every square yard, or about
5000 tons for each square acre. Each
square mile will then contain 3, 200, 900
tons, which, in their total capacity for
the production of power, are equal TO
The labor of over 1000, 900 able-bodled
men for twenty years.
If BELTS are allowed to become COW
cred with grease, dirt, and resip, or to
grow dry and hard, they can not work
air-tight on the pulleys. Very often no
more than twenty-five per cent. of the
available power is obtained because of
these neglects. Many persons think
they obtain more driving power by plac-
ing a tightener against the belt but this
gain is only the equivalent of the extra
surface with which the belt is brought in
contact by the tightener, and In the case
of n horizontal belt this will he nearly
lost by friction, though on an upright
belt the tigntener may be useful. There
is economy in working with slack belts,
keeping them clean and flexible. Hard
ened belts are best softened by wash o
lukewarm soda water and thorough
scraping and oiling.
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Saving and Marking Garden s..d.

Ever since I can remember. it has
Deen customary to save some garden
seeds every year such as beans peas.
melons, cucumbers, turnips and mus
ssrd A few families save great many
Kinds OF seeds. We should save more
seed than we do. We would know more
ABOUT our garden seeds if we raised and
saved them at home.
will give a few hints about saving
seeds. 1t has been and is vet largely
sne custom of farmers wives to have
nttie bundles tied up In rags and little
pockets, which must all be united at
planting time to see of what kinds they
are, and all depends upon the memory
now old the seeds are. Ny plan is to
gather them when thoroughly ripe, put
Them up IN papers of suitable size, and
wnte on the papers the name of seed
and date of year in which they were
raised. For example, Red-feshed
Watermelon, 1881" SO soon as You
look at this label you know what is in
the paper this saves untying a dozen
bundles of various seeds. 1t costs next
tonothing. 81 ". in Cincinnati Farm
ing World.
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From Springfield, Mass.
CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED

d. J. n. SczSSe~;
Dear Sin About sixteen years ago, while living in
oanads ay health became very poor. Ny disease came
on sraaally beginning with loss OF appetite and amer
andA dry, hacking cough. sy chest and hack very
wax. and 90 sore that could not bear my weight
ssanst the back OF chair. At different times raised
considerable blood which my physician from
the lungs. employed several doctors but they all told
me the thing-th my Iungs badly Affected !;
and she had Also said that could live but
short time, and that had better 60 my mothers
home in winstead. c., soon 7 could, that with
careful nursing might live for time When got
to my mothers very low indeed, 80 that my
mott her doctor. He pronounced me beyond
all help. He, However, len medicine which he
said would relieve my Torst symptoms. AOer this, my
mother employed another doctor who said that Of
my lung. nesriy gone. scarcely nythng for
several months, aud expected TO get we'll One
day, friend who lives in C0liinsvlle c., gave
brought home and told 20 look over and see any
tie cases described in like nine Tread
book through, and found many described there
That seemed as bad mine, that wers cured, that
began hope might by using the med
ieines. Ny Giher finding that they were kept in
vlnstead, sent New York and got a supply, Ia one
began their ny night sweats ceased,
and my appetite began improve. In two weeks aner
this was much batter in every way; commenced 60
the medicines in March in July quite strong.
in two months more we'll, and I have had good
health ever since. believe that would not be alive
to-day but for the Of your medicines and slI the
doctors had said my disease Consumption and
ineurahls. Yours Truly,
MAS cHAs. W. PLUhNER,
April 18th, 1881. "a Main ST., Springfield Mass
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The Relic of EI pasn.

Almost every other house was q drink
ing saloon, and the whole place had an
air of dissipation which was rather more
suggestive than alluring. The worst
class of Americans come over from the
other side, proving upon the vices of the
Mexicans to their own profit, and max
ing what money they can out of their
propensities for gambling, drinking
and dancing. sic yin, le .jeu, les bellies,
UoiIa nos seuiGs 11ldisirs," seemed fifty
to describe their lives and occupation, Mt
all events during Christmas week. Ny
fellow passenger back in the hack was
an American a. belle" who had been up
to see the "boys," as she called them,
whm l had visited in prison, who were
friends of hers; and during the inter
view a Mexican soldier had taken adj
vantage of a touching moment to rob
her of So and her pocket-handkerchief,
so that / was entertained by her opinions
of tie Mexicans as a race, coucbed in
strong language, during the half hour l
enjoyed the pleasure of her society,"
Blackrood's AggaziIe.
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A Psychological CURIOSITY

According to the Presse areJ;co,e
Beige, two united children have been
recently exhibited in Vienna which snr-
pass in interest the celebrated S;amese
twins. They were born in 1877 at Ia
coma, in the province of Turin Tlev
have each well-formed head. and ner-
feet arms, and separate thoraT with
perfect internal viscera. At the sirtjn
RIB, however, they unite, and there is
but one abdomen. From behind two
vertibral columns are seen. two sa-
crums, and three buttocks. the central
one evidently being due to the fns;on
of two, and in it is rudima Tar,
anus. Each individual has power over
the corresponding leg and NOT over
the other; thus the right leo ol,eys
the will of the right twin nomed
Baptiste, the left that of the OH twin
named Jacob. Walking is theratoorre i'm
possible, although the legs ara strono.
Each child is said to possess n 5;st;nct
moral personality Sometimes nne is
laughing when the other is erwin, one
may sleep while the other Is take.
Usually the head and face of eacb i in
clined laterally, but if one is beld = yer.
pendicularly the other becomes a1,5ost
horizontal The condition Of san1ation
in the legs is not stated in the account.
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o'on w very bad one and Es's me n'e
syrups and tonics from Which received no oenen'' out
seemed to grow worse and kept losing nesn Ano
strength had night swesss, and swear most % 'e
oarng the day. coughed and raised o'oou Ano SAT-,
iosny Phiegm; my throat wssflled with uieefs oouo
nNoiy swallow sometimes oouia NOV sPsN- 'S41
word for weeks; my lung. grew more pa'nnl every dly
with difncuu breathing. While Pleurisy pains would
almost stop breath hsd collie palms, sour stomach
aho vomiting up everything ate My "n0is O'u' ""
heo with pain. could not lie down. ou i~d 70 sSs
in sitting posture to brsAths.
gave up and did think cfeVef eetung up ssNn' -
1t was hard moving myself ny feet and ankles began to
swell badly and nv hin. b.s given out long before.
In this sinking condition. thought "oHia ny Your
remedy Tor consumption; hmight 10 me some soou' u
could do me no harm, for certain could ho' i've
month longer the way was.
At that time, Nay. 1875, procured your fanionle
syrup, seSweed Tonic and Pills, and TOOK 'nsn As d.
ree'sd- In week better and began 70 .nio" On
from the lungs greeHish yellow matter stFeASsd with
blood.
Ieould eat little without throwing it up the pains in
my sides were severe could sleep an hour very
soundly, and that what had not done Tor three
months.
took your medicines steadily siz months my cough
got better, did bad At nights kept gaining
slowly and in Aftsr began your medicines could
say felt well.
began TO gain nesh, and lAt September weighed one
hundred Rnd thiFty-hrs pounds nteen pounds more
than ever weighed before IN ny lifs
Your medicines, know, saved my life; and would
say from my own experience ali consumptiVss take
Dr. sehsnek's medicines, for sAey will certainly cure
you.
had Consumption. hereditary in our family, my
father and two brothers having died ofis
have had better health the past winter than for tea
years pre<ous. Yours Rsspeessa.ly,
MRS SARAH A. CARTER.
cAREIsLs, MASS, April sab, isse
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Keep Those Discharge Papers.

No soldier should allow any person,
however specious his reasoning
or smooth his tongue, to OBJ
tain q copy of his discharge papers.
It can be for no proper purpose that any
person wants copies of such papers, I'M
less such person be the authorized agent
of the ex-soldier and be engaged in Sc
curing for him a tract of land under
the homestead act; and, even then, the
ex-soldier can act for himself This case
can have but one of two meanings: It
must be the intention of parties buying
up such copies of soldiers discharges
as they can obtain, thereby to locate
land; if that be the case and
the soldiers claims remain unim-
paired, the government is to be defraud-
ed Or else it means that these copies
of the discharge are to be used in some
way so as to invalidate the claims of the
soldiers who rightfully deserve recogni-
ton, and have the privilege of the home
stead act. Soldiers should remember
and dishonest men need not be told
that /" in making final proof on a home
stead entry under the Soldiers and Sail
ors' Homestead Act the party will be
required to present to the proper district
land officers certified copy of his dis
charge from the United States Army
during the war of the rebellion, or In
the absence thereof, satisfactory evil
dence' of service, which may consist
of the party's affidavit of the facts, cor
roborated by the testimony of two dis
interested witnesses, will be accepted.
The intelligent soldiers of the State of
Iowa and the Northwest will at once
see the reasons why parties want soldiers
to give up their papers for considers
ton. Let such persons understand that
such practices will be investigated. and
that they may hear further on the sub
ject, and their schemes will be dropped