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Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-21
An Eccentric Dress.

An eccentric dress from Felix has
skirt edged with tiny ruff1es Of changea-
BILE green and gold satin, headed with
band of white embroidery, sppliqued.
Above is slightly full skirt of dark
green satin, gathered in at the waist
line and looped up on the sides, beneath
the full. straight back. The basque,
which is deeply pointed back and front,
is of changeable satin ground, covered
with clusters of green grapes, with
leaves of embossed velvet.
Two robes from Magenties must be
noticed. One has satin front, richly
embroidered in floral designs in brilliant
hues, while the basque and overdress is
of plum -colored cross-stripe velvet, with
skirt slightly draped. The other, by
the same artist, has very pretty skirt
of black satin, with finish of narrow,
white.lined scollops Of black satin.
above are festoons and puffs of hand
some Spanish lace, and then comes a
wide garnishing, or applique, of satin
passementerie embroidered with cut jet
beads. headed by another festoon and
puff OF Spanish lace. The stylish basque
and polonaise overskirt are of hand
some rich chenefowered-satin, the
flowers being in bright colors on black
ground. The drapery is pointed on the
sides and is shirred up in the centre of
the back. The black satin vest and
sleeves are finished with puff and fall
of Spanish lace.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-21
FOR THE FAIR SEX.
Hnts and BOnnets.

What shall be said of fashionable
millinery? The materials of hats and
bonnets are certainly superb, the COM
binations wonderful and the shapes
unique, but-are they pretty? One of
the most curious specimens is French
"Chapeau Diabolique." 1t is of black
velvet, cut around the face in small,
square tabs, each tab embroidered with
gold thread. The outside trimming
consists of black bodied bird Of i'll
omen, with black plumage. tipped with
flame colored feathers on head, wings,
breast and tail. The bird is so arranged
1and has the face expression as if about
to spring from it's perch upon some
eagerly desired prey. This is essen
TALLY French conceit.
Another queer bonnet for evening
wear is in bright cardinal. trimmed with
folds of velvet, tips and strings en- suit.
The entire crown aud brim OF this bon
net is covered with large gold watch
shaped beads, suspended by chains
formed Of irridescent beads which spar
kle in gas light with luminous shadings.
Also for evening wear is bonnet of
pink plush, with crown beaded in pink,
crystal and pearl beads; pink feathers
surround crown and folds of plush adorn
the front and are secured with cut steel
Prince of Wales feather ornaments.
A bonnet with a peculiar pointed
scoop front, indented in centre. is of
Havana velvet. The border is double
shirred and finished with bands deco
rated with steel roses, leaves and buds.
A brown bird is partly covered with a
cluster of ostrich feathers, and striped
watered ribbon is used for strings.
Another stylish bonnet has crown of
plain salmon colored velvet, with front
of mahogany velvet laid in folds. This
is garnished with clusters OF salmon
colored tips and border of lace leaves
formed of amber, salmon and mahoe any
colored beads,
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-21
A Live Lizard in Indiana Stone.

On Friday of last week, while getting
out stone in his quarry, a mile south Of
Kokomo, George W. Defenbaugh made
one of the most wonderful discoveries
probably of the present age. Itbecame
necessary to split massive slab OF stone
when, to his great surprise, he found
firmly imbedded in the solid rock a
species of lizard of light color, with
eyes, but apparently sightless, alive and
active. When first found it did not
appear to possess any life, but in few
moments was very lively. The lizard
had been imbedded in this stone prison
house for perhaps hundreds of years,
feeding on nothing and lying in coma
tose condition. Scientific men consider
the find most wonderful. The lizard is
now alive and in the possession of Mr..
Defenbaugh.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-21
The Deacon's Horse Trade.

A Hudson River farmer who wanted
better horse than he possessed drove
into Yonkers one day within his nag.
and hunting up certain citizen who
had the sort Of horse he wanted, the
farmer stated his desire to exchange,
and added:
'I understand that you are a Christian
man?"
eyes, SIR"
Belong to the Baptist Church s'
EYES,"
"One of the deacons, believe ?"
Il am"
A trade was made, and the farmer
drove home with the new equine. But
in the course of three days he returned
and began:
"See here, deacon, what kind of a
man are you? You never told me that
that horse I CO. of you had spavins and
ringbones and heaves!"
'No, believe I didn't"
swell, you are a pretty Christian, you
ere! !"
"My friend. placidly replied the
good man, 'if you can find it anywhere
in the good book that deacon in the
Baptist Church must point out the de-
fects in his own horse where sinner is
too ignorant to see for himself. I'll ad.
NIT my sin and trade back. Come in
and we'll hunt for the passage!"
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-21

The son of an old Boston merchant
received by mail photograph Of his
fathers trousers and letter saying
that the garment had been seized in
Providence while the owner was where
ne ought not to have been. The rascals
demanded $500 for silence, and got ar
rested instead.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-21

A New Hampshire mother, crazy with
grief over the death OF her boy, was
found digging open his grave, believing
that he was alive.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-21

OF the immigrants arriving at Castle
Garden during the last six months,
Texas got 2,089 more than any other
Southern State.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-24
GropinVs After Truth.

In an editorial upon this subject the
Boston Sunday Herald thus closes its
argument: "The press and the pub
lie can do no better service than to
bring out every positive fact that has
to do with a new construction of rell-
gious truth. The essential thing to do
is to strife nothing. There never was
an age says Mr.. Frederick Harrison.
when the need was so urgent for SYM
thetic habits of thought, systematic ed
ucation, and a common moral and re-
ligious faith The time seems to have
arrived when the full reach of mems
thought is allowed, when the evidence
of what men most need is rapidly &C
cumulating, when synthetic judgments
are in the process of formation, when
education is levying up the multitude
to the intellectual few, when it is posi-
BILE to reach the basis of a common
moral and religious faith. 1t is in this
light that the Andover disturbance and
the apparent detection of the
Congregationalists from their outworn
creed are hopeful signs of progress,
and all the lesser movements in the
sphere of religion and society have to
do with this good time coming
The great necessity is to preserve
openness of mind, to be willing, like
Darwin, to entertain truth from what
ever source it may come, to reach
the freedom of an unshackled intelll.
gence. No man constructs house
till he has his materials in hand. At
present, in the religious sphere, we are
gathering materials for fresh start in
the spiritual life of New England. 1t
scarcely yet appears what the future
religious faith will be. The old
structure is being torn down, but the
new is not reared. Perhaps, like the
temple of Solomon, the structure may
be silently reared after plans disclosed
by an unseen builder, in which each
one will do his part,
"Whose armor is his honest thought,
And simple truth his utmost skill"
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-24
Old Damascus.

Damascus was the residence of a
rich and exravagant court, with Its
train of high officials. Hither came
crowds of strangers, merchants, and
caravans from all parts of the East.
Her bazaars we're filled with the artltl-
cial and natural products of three
hemispheres, and frequented by a
picturesque and busy crowd. Here
groups of Syrians, in their purple cloaks
ornamented with arabesque patterns
with baggy trousers and red sandals.
in their full turbans of white or blue,
drove their mules and asses laden
with the produce of their country
Beduins, in their wooden mantles of
brown and white stripes, their heads
bound with "kuhjes" of red and yellow,
stood gaping and puzzled in the
crowded streets; here on a pranclng
steed passed a naughty chief, shaking
his long lance. Descendants of the
Prophet, with sharply cut features,
slowly paced toward the mosque count
ing their rosaries. Trains of women,
their figures completely concealed IN
their long white cloaks, bargained and
haggled in the shops; black slaves and
beggars pushed and wrangled in the
mob; water-carriers, selling iced lemon.
ade and sherbert, clinked their metal
CUBS: on all sides were heard the cries
of the vendors. "Raghyf ia shibab, y
Bread, 90 I'd youths" cried the bread.
seller; Goods from Halbun,' called
out the peasant with his splendid figs,
grapes and pomegranates; "Eddalam
Allah" "God is the impeishable,' was
the cry of the salad-seller, wishing to
with the custom of the devout by prais'
ing the eternity of God in drawing
attention to the perishable quality of
his goods. And all this hustle and
turmoil took place within the narrow
streets shaded from the sun by straw
mattings or under the stone arcades.
The Empire of the Caliphs, Won
kremer.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-24
City Refunding Bonds For Sale.
MAYORS OFFICE,

MAiOR ) OfFlSt,
CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, May 10th, 1882. !
Sealed proposals will be received by the I'M
dersigned until Monday, June 10TH, 1882, IL
o'clock NJ, for the sale of refunding bonds,
running 20 years-payable after 10 years, at
the option of the city-in the sum of Fifty-hve
Thousand ($55, ooo) dollars, and bearing in
terest, at the rate of E per cent. per annum,
payable semi-annually, on the first days Of
May and November, at the agency of the
city, in the city of New York, or by the city
treasurer, at the option of the holder Said
bonds are issued to pay judgments against
the city, obtained by the holders of bonds, is
sued to the S. A. & Mexican Gulf r. X. Com
pany.
These bonds are in the denomination of
$500 each.
Bids will be received for all, or any portion
of the bonds, the city reserving the right to
accept such as it may deem necessary or re-
ject them all.
A certified check for per cent. of the
amount embraced in said bid as security for
the faithful compliance with such proposal to
purchase.
Bonds bear date May Ist, 1882, and bids, if
not otherwise stated, will be considered as be-
ing, without the accrued interest, to date Of
delivery, which must be by July Ist, 1882.
J. H. FRENCH, Mayor.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-24

Shropshire. 1883, and died in 1885,
at the mature age of 152 years and
nine months. His death was fastened
by his being taken by the Earl of Arun-
deb to the Court of Charles I for Exl-
bition. He married at the age of 20
when he seemedto bein perfect health,
and cultivated the soil till he was 1870.
there is no Northumberland case of
any ones having got above Parr in
the matter Of age, though Mrs. Letltla
Cox, who died in Jamaica in 1898,
claimed to have been Aoung woman
when Port Royal was destroyed by an
earthquake, June 10. 1909, which
would have made her over 100.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-24

In the matter of the irregular cotton tran
sactions of Green & Co., of Columbus, Miss,
recently reported, the firm of Bliss, Fabyan &
Co., of New York, have begun suit against
the Peoples Savings Bank of Mobile for the
recovery of the sum paid on the drafts, ac-
companied, as alleged, by fraudulent invoices
and bills of lading. The bank refuses to re-
fund the money. Attachment has been gran
ted and levied on funds supposed to belong to
the Peoples Bank and on deposit with the
Mechanics Bank, its correspondent in New
York. A stay has been secured by the latter.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-24

"A fine walnut cabinet sewing machine is
offered for sale at this Office at q discount.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-24
Houston Manufacturing Company.

Manufacturers Of cypress water tanks and els
terms, of any size, from one hundred to a
100, 900 gallons. We set up every tank, and
mark each piece and every hoop. Scale
drawings showing foundation and support,
will be sent to all purchasers free Of charge.
Prices and estimates furnished on application
to F. F. Collins, corner Semmes and Cont
streets, Houston. Texas. 2-27-f
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-24
Approved !:
Finance Committee


Affords the people of San Antonio all the
facilities for specializing in cotton, grain and
provisions that the members of the cotton and
grain exchanges in New York enjoy. Ten
dollars will buy one thousand bushels of wheat
and an advance of per cent. per bushel will
yield the purchaser profit Of 100 per cent. on
his investment. Circulars giving full informa-
ton can be had by sending your address, or
by calling at rooms No. 245 Commerce street,
San Antonio, Texas. asst
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-24
American House. f1Oerne.

Texas. More veranda promenading than any
other house in Texas. Invalids and others
wishing to visit the country will find the above
house the equal of any in point of comfort. A
table bountifully supplied with the best of fresh
milk, butter, eggs and poultry, and beef of a
very superior quality: Terms reasonable. Mrs.
L. Barr Jones, proPrietress. A. w. Barr, cor.
clerk. s-S-Im
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-24

A GREAT many years ago the CITY OF
Marseilles, France, with the view to
standing we'll with the imperial court
then at the summit of its splendor, pre-
sented to the Emperor Napoleon Ill a
handsome chateau situated within Its
corporation. Since then the empire
has passed away, and Eugene, the
faithful partner of his fortunes, has
come to the fee simple of the Marselll@s
cottage. The other day the nlggard
corporation took it into its head TO get
back the property by a law grab, pro-
vided it could get it back, and brought
suit with that object. The ex-Empress,
although bent with age and cares, did
not propose to play into the hands OF
these avaricious corporators. So took
measures to defend her title. This de-
tense was successful, and lively sense
of its meanness and perjury, together
with its bill of costs, are all the corpo-
rltion of Marseilles has for its pains.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-24

-Derangcment of the liver, with constipa-
ton, injure the complexion, induce pimples,
salow skin, etc. Remove the cause by using
Carter's Little Liver Pills. One a dose.
Wholesale by A. DreiSs.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-24

In consequence of the inactivity of the
wholesale clothing trade in St. Louis, that city
is about to be deprived of three large cloth
ing houses, represented by capital of So, ooo,-
900, who are packing up to remove to other
cities. Messrs. w. H. Kellogg & Co., and
Mr.. Louis Meyers 60 to Chicago and Mack &
Co., 90 to New York.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-24
Removal,

The office of the famous Larissa Nurseries
has been recently removed to Palestine, Texas,
where all parties desiring fruits, flowers, ever
green's, etc., should address us at that point.
2-I4-H YoAKUM & Co.. Palestine, Tex.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-24
AbOuu Small Waists.

Mrs. Haweis, of London, has writ
ten letter in defence of small waists.
She sayes. The longer and short of
it is, small waist is ouly prettt ween
it is natural: for it is then and only then
intellectually in proportion. A wide
overhanging pend house bust and a
pinched waist are excessively ug ly-
and unwholesome too-because unnat-
ural. The trunk mist be of the right
breadth for the branches, i. e. the
shoulders. Gwen thatthe width of the
width of the shoulders measure outside
the arms, across the back, equals IS,
the width of the waist oughtn to be less
than TX. If 4S inches around the
bust, the waist should not be less than
2S inches. Lastly, as to safe pressure,
A waist which is naturally only 22
inches may be enclosed in stays of 20
inches without danger of discomfort;
indeed, it would be difficult to feel any
support with looser corset, In such
case the height must not exceed S feet
z inches. But waist which is 80
inches, measured honestly, without the
stays and forced into belt of IS or 20
inches, is not only likely to injure tue
health, but certain to look ugly. 1t is
intellectually bap whatever the height
of the frame, and no woman who knows
anything about proportion, in tree,
a building, or statue, or has any eve
for grace in curves, will render herself
so CONSPICUOUS an eyesore as to adopt
a fashion which seems to deform her."
Persons Who Lived in Three Centuries
Three lives, all spent near Boston,
and literally overlapping each other,
spanned the period from the landing
Of the Pilgrims to, our own day,
Ebenezer Cobb was born in Plymouth,
March 20, 1904, and died in Kingston,
December 8, 1863, aged nearly no.
For the first 10 years of his life he was
a contemporary of Peregrine White
the first white person born in New
England, and the last - year of hi
life he was the con temporary of Charlie
Sprague, the banker-poet of Boston.
who died in 1875. Mr.. Cobb had the
rare felicity of living in three centuries,
The same is true of Francis Hafazoli,
who was boru in Sardinia in 1857 and
died In 1902, and of Thomas Parr,
commonly called "Old Parr, and who
might very properly have been called
"Grand Parr." He was born in
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-04
GENERAL NEWS.


The relief boat Coal Bluff and barges
passed up for st. Louis yesterday afternoon.
The S. l.. Wood, with a tow of empty
barges, passed up for the Ohio early yester-
day morning.
The City of Alton, from New Orleans TO
ST. Louis, passed up yesterday morning with
600 tons freight for ST. Louis.
The City of Helena, in from st. Louis yes
terday morning, had 5S05 packages for Mem
phis, and returned in the afternoon light.
The John Gilmore and barges passed down
for New Orleans yesterday noon, dropping
barge containing $4,000 bushels corn and
5000 bushels oats.
Captain VIM. S. Jones, of Vicksburg, and
superintendent of the Merchants wharfboat
there, who has been in the city two or three
days, returned yesterday by rail.
The U. P. Schenck, loaded fat and haviug
a good trip OF passengers, passed down from
Cincinnati 10 New Orleans yesterday after
noon, discharging here 1850 packages.
Clerk John E. Massengale, formerly of the
Ste. Genevieve, and Harry Crane, formerly
second clerk of the Ste. Genevieve, are now in
the same position on the City of Vicksburg.
The Will Kyle, on her way from New Or
leans to Cincinnati, passed up yesterday
afternoon with 600 tors OF freight and good
list of passengers, adding 1900 sacks OF oil
meal.
At Cairo, yesterday afternoon, while Theo-
dore Crawford, rous.er on the steamer
John A. Sculder, was carrying freight from
the wharfboat to the steamer he fell over
board and was drowned.
A telegram from Sc. Louis Sunday says
the new Anchor Line steamer City of Cairo
Just out of the architects hands at Jefferson
Vile, made the run from Cairo to ST. Louis
200 miles, in less than twenty hours. She'll do
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-04

and rejected, none; receipts, a 900 bushels: ship
ments 1850 bushels. Corn quiet and higher, No 2
nc Oats stronger No ? 46c; choice white p
Bye stronger No !, sc. Barley stronger ~ -
s5Izc; April 9Oc.
KANSAS CITx, April 3.-Wheat firm; No;
rel 81 IA bid cash. 81 % asked Mag; No. red 'o12G
bid cash. &c May, 9ls<c June. Corn strong 80
higher; 69@G01zc cash, 611se May, 6'54c I1ie- Jas
higher; SIG bid
CINcIHSATI, April 3.-Flour steady; lam
fly * SOzs. fancy Sc 5oa7 Wheat hrmer1 No.
red winter, 81 3l91 g Corn strong, exelteo anu
barley steady. 81.
LOUISVILLE, April 3.-Flour-extra fam
lily, 81 s5a5 80; higher grades, 8 S5g6: winter
patents 81 75as choice 10 fancy, Sc 2596 s. Grain
fairly active and hade higher. Wheat-No; red
winter, 81 30. Corn-No- white, SEE; No; 2
mixed, 7Sc. oats-No. 2, 535z954e; mixed, 521zc
BALTIMORE. April 3.-Flour quiet but
family, i2s7 3. &hest-Western irregular,
closing irmer; No. winter red, spot, 81 $sgl 80;
April, 81 g SEED Nay 9 a9 ri ;gzs lyme
ern higher and strong, closing shade higher;
mixed, spot. sO1zgsl1ze:, April. sozzgs2c; May,
Oats scarce and firm: Western, white, 5T@60c;
mixed. 55957e; Pennsylvania, 559Soc- rye. dull
9599sc.
ST.. LOUIS. April 3-FIour unchanged.
Wheat opened lower sdy9need and closed on ana
side figures; 81 q May, 81 % June; 81 2s1s July,
81 25 August 81 2i5 the year sales were made
July, 81 5izssi 255z August, 81 241s9G 251s the
year. Corn opened higher advanced and closed SSc
made at 73e7Ie May, '721z@7S1zc June. 7214@757sc
cash So15@5i1tc May, 4gg5oc June. Rye slow, SIC
4fter1ioon Board Wheat weak and slow; 81 sl3s
rnst 81 2If The year Corn lower; nc April. 72tsc
May, 7i54c June, 7214c July. 5s54c the year.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-04
FUTURE MOVEMENTS.

The Plow Boy, Captain E. b. Smith, is the
packet tomorrow evening at o'clock for
all points on Arkansas river. Will Darragh
in the Office.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed Rowland,
is the Memphis and Little Rock railroad
packet this evening at o'clock Madison.
Jimmy Thompson in the Office.
The City of Greenville, Captain Joseph
Bryan, is the Anchor Line packet this even
ing at 8 o'clock for Cairo and st. Louis.
John E. Massengsle is her clerk.
The John A. Scudder, Captain William
Baker, is the Anchor-liner to-day at II
o'clock for New Orleans and all intermediate
landings. George Baker is her clerk.
The City OF Vicksburg, Captain Robert
K. Riley, is the Ancbor-Line packet this
morning at 10 O'Clock for Wick sburg and the
bends. William C.. BenLe r is her clerk.
the Hard Cash, Captain Ed c. Postal, will
be found in port to-day and leaves again to-
morrow evening for all points ON White
river. Charles M. Postal in the office, as
sisted by Joseph Postal.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain G. Wash
Thompson, is the packet this evening at
o'clock for all points on the Ohio river az
far as Cincinnati. Colonel j. d. Moore pre-.
sides in her Office, assisted by A. l.. Bennett
The J. S: Bransford, Captain Al Smith, ii
the packet this evening at 5 o'clock fol
all points on st. Francis river, making con
nection at Wittsburg with the Advance fol
upper st Francis river and the Sunk Lands
Charles Stockley has charge of her office.