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The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-10
Madame yireinie Donaltson,s 9Th Annual

Masquerade at Turner hall, Thursday, Feb
ruary 10TH. The old and new scholars are
especially invited. Tickets of admission can
be had from the madame at her dancing acad-
envy and her scholars. Floor manager. Mr..
Sim Hart. Admission, lady and gent, $I.co;
ladies 50 cents. 2-Io-5t
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-10
Odd Fellows.

The Odd Fellows met this morning at ten
O'Clock and it is understood have been pccu-
pied with the consideration of the reports OF
various committees. The convention will be
closed this evening.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-10

Receipts and Shipments by l. and G. n. X.
Receipts-One- car coal; car vinegar; 5
cars merchandise; 9 cars lumber.
Shipments-Lumber, 8 cars; cedar posts, I
car; merchandise, $1,000 pounds.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-10

1t is rumored that Oscar Wilde has been
invited to visit San Antonio. If this is cor
rect we may rest assured that he is ''too utterly
utter" TO Come among US.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-10
Recorders Court.

George Eglin, insulting language; fined $25
w. Foran, drunk on street; fned$5.
d. Caravajal, drunk and disorderly; fined
S..
M. Stewart, disorderly conduct; fined S.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-10

City of Mexico, February 3.-The confer.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-12-16
Youths, DEPARTMENT.
, PAPA's ADRBssING.GOWMa

There was a wee darlington, dainty and fair
,Aserera goldenrhaired babyleyUid By IN IA
There was n Wee doFgie With soff. enfly Nbnir,
~, Ana never doggic more cunning than ne!
Ihis baby and doPgie, 50 friendly were they,
That always together they we're through the
day. Cd = a. ~ tli
Together they breakfasted, dined, and took
Baby Grace at the table, and Snip at her
feet;
And the three-year-old mistress, so generous
That full half of her dainties her doggie
must eat;
And together the playmates grew healthy and
And the hours went by on a hop, skip and
jump.
Now i. happened that Oracle and doRgie one
Grew tired and sleepy, sndlay down TO rest,
And played they were brides, safe niodooeer h
In papas warm dressing-gown for snug
nest;
And soon on the nursery floor in heap
Lay those Wonderful BIRDS all so soundly
asleep.
The, shadows were gathering all over the
When nurse came to look for her darling
Oh, the litter Of playthings! She stopped in
To gather the well-scattered toys from the
floor
This, that and the other fast putting in place,
Thinking, meantime "Why where Is my
dear little Gracef' ''
Them Seeing the dres.ins;sown there in a
heap,
She raised it, and shook it right there in the
When out rolled the playrnates awakened
-t, from sleep. .... .
One beginning to cry and the other to bark
While nursie jumped back with regular
THE mischief is in the old thing, declare!
.,... Mary ID, Brine, IN Our Lite ones.
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per-dolls.p They had never imagined
such a thing; and their opinion OF him
rose steadily for the next half-hour,
during which they introduced him to the
Countess Of Cape Cod and every one OF
her children. t'HINrhH Nt'H i''i
3" Why, he treated them rs il they
were live people," Nan said. with sigh
OF deep happiness, after he had gone.
''And l used to think he was horridl''l
moaned Flo, penitently.,t ... frr IN
"But he isn't"
"He is just splendidr' -. ..a taf'
''As nice as Miss Rose II. s.I
"a thousand times nicer" they both
agreed next morning, when he sent to
the house dainty box Directed
Care Miss Nan md Miss Flo Johnson
Opening it eagerly, they found.i full
of sugared nuts, burnt almonds and
candied dates, enough goodies to give
Miss Rose the toothache for a month if
she had eaten them all herself, --Berthd
Watson, IN Iouth'S Companion.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-12-16
A Polite Arkansan.

~ Probably the politest 8 aud most con-
siderate man who ever lived was,Gep-
eral Bradsbale, of -.&rkansaw some
time ago, boarding atrain, he perceived
his son, whom he had not seen for
twenty years occupying seat, reading.
The old man sat down Immediately
back Of the young man. After the train
had gone about thirty miles, the young
man laid aside his paper, and discov-
ering his father seized the old man with
affeotionate warmth. "Why didn't
you let me know that you We're on the
train, father?' ''Because.n replied the
old gentleman. II saw that, you2 were
reading and l did not wish to disturb
=, THAT would have made no diff
ference" ''And besides continued
the father, 81 thought that you might
want to borrow few dollars"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-12-16
-.u.yYIT--,ANn-..WlS0lM-

AT present the most valuable gift
which can be bestowed upon woman
is something to do: James a: Garfield.
--rWho shall decide when doctors
,dsagreepl We don't know who should,
but we do know that the Coroner usual,
ly does. The Judge. q ~ "a 40 ",r'
--"Guilty or not guiitypt" askedaa
Dutch Justice of a prisoner. "Not
guilty" '.Den what you want here?
Go about your biznessn -
Whatever you owe you ought, to
pay promptly and cheerfnlly, except
perhaps. a grudge, and. that you had
better continue to owe. NJ II Herald
The man who Dragged all summer
about being good skater, has switched
off from that topic, and is now telling
the boys what "hoss'' he is to bind
wheat n t7sicag0Yu tfsft' =,
"A SouthF End RppepC Keeps only
one servant to. do her work instead oil
two. She says hslp ,are Away 5 leaving,
and when you are feftTalpneS It's mich
easier to do the Work Of, one servant
than of two.-LBoSton Post ~,/ZTIEs.
1t is the opinion of Kingston lady
that dog carts were Nifivented1 by7 some
rascally husband keep, the women
from talking, II is next to impossible
fol, a woman, to talk while riding in
shem without biting ne her tongue IN y
Graphic -. - AsA
"A young lady of Philadelphia sang
n song to her Western lover. the refrain
of which was. 4"Oh, listen to the sigh
ing winds;''o and when she got through
he emphatically remarked: al say, sis,
YOU ought to come out to our section
and experience sighclone.ptg Oh.
One must be careful of his jokes
even, for'tbereby he may be led to tell
too much truth. A young man when
off on a journey senthome to his mother
donkey, with a peffumed card at
tached, saying: "Dear Mother-When
this you see, remember me."--M. Y.
Mail ......., .,,..,,.
"A tramp applied to citizen OF
Austin for a nickel ito buy loaf OF
bread. Cant you go into any bust
ness that is more profitable than thisp"
"pd like to open q bank, if only could
get the tools" was the candid reply
Ieras SJtinos, uhIlSlI0J
An aesthetic Washington lady, who
moves in the best society of the capital,
lives in a suite of rooms aud does, her
own cooking on an oil stove. The fact
that she has her kitchen hung with
Japanese fans--two for five cents is
what saves her--hhiladelphia NetoS. y
The Vowels.- as .siieA
ave are H. le airy creatures, aIso.
All of iii ferent voice and features;ls4
One OF as IN glass is set
On of us il found in Jet;
Tother you may see In tin,
And IN fourth box within.
IL III nth you should pursue,
Il car new r lily from YOU"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-12-16
FACTS AND FIGURES.

The rag business in New York,
amounts TO $50. 100000 per annum-
There are 1000 rag pickersin The city
Last,geaF tbeyeiwas over sic, e''l worth
of rags imported ---s ~
OF the II, 900 grain mills Ia Ifol.
landIfQOO01A are driven by wind. The
bulk Of wheat meal is consumed by the
public without passing through any
flour-dressing machine. - s.s.tu
Tho annual report of the Superyis-
ing Inspector 8 eneral shows that the
numberfof accidents to steam vessels
during the year past was forty one, in
volving loss of 205 lives. being an
average Of G19 FfeTfost ca eAch 1,727,s-.
172 passengers carried Chicago Tri~
lame.
The gross receipts Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, for.the last
financial year, were seventeen millions
of dollars, and its net profits upwards
of seven millions of dollars Nearly
thirty millions of messages were trans
mitted over the company's $4,000
miles of wires, and between its $4,000
offices ~
The oystermen of the, Chesapeake
Bay and its tributaries complain that
the beds are in poor condition. and that
the business is overcrowded by new YES
sells. They say that whereas formerly
between 400 and 500 bushels of oysters
could be taken in day, it is now con-
sidered good days work to take 140
bushels, while the average is only about
rs bushels. '.r
Figures giving the statistics of the
80 s,,A T,,.% II
States, received from the Census
Bureau. show that for the year ended
May 81, 1880, there were eighty-six
firms engaged in the business, with an
invested capital of 1877, 395.746, using
raw material to the value of S34. 999.-
101, turning out of manufactured pro-
ducts $i3, 700. 2l9. aemplo wing 9, 1863 per-
sons, to whom the sum of S4,3S1,572
was paid in wages. sos0 syf ~ q
The number of square feet in an
acre is 1850. In order to have this
area the piece of land must be of such
u length and breadth that the two multi
piled together will produce the above
number. Thus an acre of land might
be 43, $50 feet long by one foot broad;
21.780 feet long by two feet broad; H.
$50 feet long by three broad, and so on,
If the acre of land is to be exactly
square, each side, must be 280 feet. =
Cincinnati Times. y e IA
According to a ST. Paul paper, the
Big Woods'aof Minnesota are rightly
named, for they cover 5000 square
miles, or 100000 acres of surface.
These woods contain only hardwood
.growths, including white and black oak,
maple, hickory, Eastwood. elm, cotton.
wood, tamarack, and enough other va
rieties to make an aggregate of over
thirty different kinds This hardwood
tract extends in bel. across the middle
of the State, and surrounding its north
eastern corner is an immense pine region
covering $1,000 square miles, or 49,.
100000 square acres.
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Secure the Tee Crop. OIL . -.

When there Is good solic. ice Six
iaehes thick the work .of filliEg the ice
hbuse Should mot be DELAYED vs. There
arr 50 many RISKS to run in voting for
thick ice, that IL is, much better TO
gather the crop at the very first oppor-
tihity. ! II snow comes while thesice is
beingl formed, it should be .remoyetl
uihiieoibis fresh; this may be done with
aHsf6w- push or. a short and'a heavy
stable broom; and on, a large scale With
harvest omany, Thousand tons, have q
Complete OUTFIT of ,labor7saying tools, for
thenpMorkr The afarmer, with only a
small Q house. holding twenty-five to
thirty tons, needs q. common cross-cut
saWSyith, one handle removed, A split
ting bar may be made of large chisel
with a long handle. A pike, for hand
ing the ice cakes while they are in the
water, is very convenient and can be
made by any blacksmith at "a trihing
expense, Ice tongs are not essential;
but, are so handy and cheap, that it
usually pays to be provided with them.
The ice tosbe cut IS first lined by using
ahatchet. or ak along straight-edge
boards, after saving, the strips are cut
into squares by inst making d deep
groove, and afterward using the split
ting chisel. Ice lis heavy and difficult
to handle, and advantage should be
taken ofzthe ease with which it slides
over smooth. Surfaces. loading the
sled or wagon from the pond or river,
is usually the hardest labor OF the ice
harvest. This can be made scompara-
lively easy in. many places, by drawing
the ice blocks up an Inclined shute
made of planks' with narrow edges of
boards. A number of blocks of ice
being placed in a line at the submerged
end of the shute. spike is forced into
the rear one, and with the team. at
tached to the spike, the whole rowks
slid up into the box of the sled or wagon,
-Anlerican A0ricitEkQriSt. -
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USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Beans have ten per cent. more nu-
triment than wheat. The proportion is
eighty four per cant OF. nutritious mat
her IN beans to seventy -four per cent. of
wheat. NJ Y. Examiner
v,-It is said that the Peachblow potato
has done Remarkably well this season
While other varieties dried up and died
IN the summer drought, the Peachblow
held on and was ready TO make n
growth of tubers after the fall rains
began. ,V g.
fz-Fur-lined garments are losing ia
sor,, as Che fur is apt to rub off on the
clothing, and dealers say that many la
JsNes are having the tur> lining taken
OUT ION this account. The preference
of Innings this season will be either for
plush. OF. quilted observation-disclosures.
~ Cream Cabbage. Beat together the
yelks of two eggs, one-half cup of sugar,
one-half cup OF vinegar, butter size of
an egg, salt and pepper Put the MKT
IRE into sauce pan and stir until it
boils; then Stir in one cup of cream.
Pour over the cabbage while hot. de
troU Post.
Cream Biscuit: One pint of sour
cream (not too richly, one teaspoonful
of salt, one and or half teaspoonfuls of
soda. and flour enough to make little
sitter than baking powder biscuit Do
not knead or, work the dough much.
Roll to medium thickness, and bake in
a moderately hot oven. Country Cen
ttcn,dn. xt Ell
Pork to the Bushel: One bushel of
corn should give ten pounds of pork in
fattening when fed on the ear. One
bushel OF meal dry fed will give eleven
| pounds of pork One bushel of meal
mixed with water will give thirteen
pounds of pork. One bushel Of meal
cooked in mush will give fifteen pounds
OF pork. Practical Farmer.
According TO Secretary Gold latest
report, agriculture in Connecticut may
be considered more than ordinarily
remuneratiye business, none of the
| farms in Middlesex County. for in
stance, yielding q return of less than
five per cent, on the capital while sew
eral gave twenty per cent, and one as
high as twenty EIGHT per cent? i-ctT
-Of all roots, except potatoes, beets
are most sensitive to frost. Carrots,
being mostly deep in the ground, will
stand considerable freezing without
much injury. provided they are left to
thaw in the ground Parsnips and veg
etable oyster plants are better for being
left out all winter; and of parsnips, es-
pecially, only enough should be put in
! the cellar for use when those out OF
doors cannot be got at.-Erchange. ],
Save the buckwheat chat, says a
! correspondent of the Husbdndnsan, and
use it as an absorbent in the COW stable.
Being fine and dry, it makes one of the
best absorbents for this purpose. He
finds corn basket full { one and hall
busheD will absorb all the urine from
ten cows over night, and keep them dry
and clean. He has made practice o.
saving all of mis- own and buying of his
neighbors for one dollar per load Of
fifty baskets. and it pays well.
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Little Beppo.

A dull, leaden sky. All day the snow
flakes have steadily fallen, and now. as
night approaches, not vestige of the
frozen earth remains. Beppo walks
YEARLY along, his beloved guitar held
closely under his arm. He sees the
lights lit in happy homes; he sees the
children, with their faces pressed against
the panes, watching with delight the
fall OF the flakes, for tomorrow will be
Christmas and the snow will aid Kriss
Kringle in his visit; and a sad smile
lights up his dark iace, for the snow
that brings happiness to them brings
him deepest sorrow. ''"
AS the little wanderer strolls on he
thinks of that lard of mellow sunshine
far over the sea, and of the happy home
he had before his parents died; and, in
contrast to this, he thinks of the home
he has now, and of the wicked pddrOne
who took him from his cherished coun-
try. u.H. I'd t.i
These last thoughts arouse him to a
sense of business end clinkin@ the few
pennies in his pockets, he takes up his
position at the entrance of theater
which is ablaze with light. Then, blow
ing his breath upon his stiff, cold fin
gers. he plays a few wild, sweet notes
upon his instrumental prelude to
"Home, Sweet Home" He watches
the gayly attired people pass into the
warm building, but none seem to notice
the little figure shrinking in the shadow.
None save the gruff, burly policeman
who roughly grasps his shoulder and
sayc: Come, young un, move along
nowp'
And Beppo, utterly disheartened,
moves on. 1t has been poor day for
business; he does not dare to go home
with the few pennies he has earned;
and now the stern mandate of the Off
Ger has cutoff his last chance of get
| ting more. ..
He pauses under gas lamp, and, by
its pickering rays, he counts his pen
MES over. Just ten -enough for coffee
and rolls; and he crosses over to little
restaurant, and is soon INDUCING in a
bit of extravaganza. Supper over, he
plans where he shall sleep. %. b., .....
He remembers box filled with straw
which he has seen in his wanderings.
He wends his way toward lit, and,
when ten strikes from the tall church
tower near by, Beppo Is calmly asleep,
his guitar pressed tenderly upon his
breast.
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Twelve o'clock. As the last stroke
reels out upon the frosty mir, Beppo
awakes from troubled dream. } His
sharp ear catches the, sound of voices,
and he remains almost breathless.
+ rHow are YOU going to work the
.jobP' says some one in q hoarse
whisper. -
It's as easy as rolling off log"
replies his companion. Tho girl
leaves the kitchen window unlatched,
and we're in the house as nice as yol
please Have you brought all the
toolsp'
"All in this bag" rejoined the first,
and Beppo, wide awake now, hears
something jingle. ~. .-sr
Then, no for old Rowland ssilverg"
chuckles the second, and the two move
OIL lITfFt ... FN-If.YF
Beppo hears the footsteps die away.
He comprehends it all--that there is to
be robbery-and wonders how he can
prevent it. The name Rowland he has
heard before, and he knows that he may
be the means of saving much. , ~
He arises from his cramped position,
and, stretching himself, reaches for his
guitar. Then, shivering as the piercing
winds strike through his tattered cloth
ing, he gldes swiftly, down the street
on until the bright light OF the police
station greets his vision.
In broken sentences, he tells his story
to the sergeant in charge, and the latter
at.onee sends two officers out to inyesti-
gate the matter. YNE-F
sBeppo knows that he has done his
duty-he can do no more. unnoticed,
he steals out into the street Two or
three blocks away a strange feel
ing comes over him. The snow
fails so fast that The can hardly see bel ore
him. sick and dizzy, he gropes his way
up the steps of a private residence and
falls fainting in the doorway. lSa n
49, - t - ram+u ssas =
The Herald, two day after, contained
the following: ,.- e. ~, ~ ,..'.t. 10y,
! THE LADwHo GAVE THEyALUABLE
! designs upon Fifth avenue house, Will send
! his add ess to A. H, Herald office, be
win hear OF something to his advantag .
And the following in its local depart
, ment.l asia nm vffibr-ffa INA -.,rf..Y
b. FROZEN Tog DEAaH. - Yesterday morning.
while, Mr.. John smith, of Blank street, was
! searching for his paper in the doorway, h,s
covered by the snow, a gu tar was tightly
lcIaspad In his hands, "A doctor W IS irimedi-
fatefy summoned AID stlIhulants were gwen,
/ but TO no avail. The poor little fellow was
! quite dead He was subsequently, ia ntihed
, as Beppo, who, with his instrument, was quite
trict.
| Malcolm Douglas. IN 81. Nicholas.
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Coo A WEEK IN your own town Terms and
DIV IS outhtfree. Addrs Hallett 90. Portland. Ma
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-12-16

The man who Dragged all summer
about being good skater, hasswitched
off from that topic, and is now telling
the boys what "hoss'' he is to bind
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-12
WORK FOR WOMEN.
The Prejudice Against 1t Giving
WAY in England.

Mr. L. J. Jennings, the London cor
respondent of the New York World,
writes; 1T is remarkable how many
applicants of the gentler sex now come
forward to seek for any kind of Occupa-
ton that offers itself. A famous firm
for the sale of artistic designs in house
decoration told me the other day that
they were overwhelmed with applica-
tiOns for employment from ladies who
sent in proofs of their skill and ability,
and that in large proportion of cases
the specimens thus forwarded showed
more than an ordinary degree of merit.
There is scarcely any departmental bust.
ness in which the same story would not
have to be told, and when, as you doubt
less heard long ago, the Drury Lane
management advertised for one hun
dred pretty young ladies, the street was
blocked up by the crowd of candidates.
There was time apparently when it
was thought impossible for a girl
or a woman to earn her own livelihood,
but that has happily passed away, and it
is no longer deemed inevitable that to be
of the female sex involves dependence
upon others. WOmen are engaged in
public offices, and believe it will be the
opinion of all fair minded men that they
do their work well, and that it would be
desirable to enlarge the field which is at
present open to them. There are many
fathers of families who do not see their
way clear to making an adequate pro
vision for all their children, and they
would rather place them in the path to
earn a little money hOnorably for them
selves than have them utterly dpDpDdpDt
upon others. If they do not in after
life need the means of support thus
afforded them. so much the better, but
no harm is done by placing it at their
command. In this country it is quite
certain that all women cannot get mar
ried, for they largely outnumber the
men, and hence it is that employment is
anxlously sought for"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-12
THE QUEBEC LOTTERY SCHEME.
Additional PaTtEcuIars-Origin
by Two Priests for Charitable Pur-
poses.

The Quebec government has approved
of An offer made to the government by
the Rev Fathers Labelle and Lacrosse to
organize a provincial lottery of ten mil
lion dollars. 1t is proposed to have two
annual drawings of five million dollars
The conditions offered the government
are that it shall take the lottery under
its patronage, and receive a revenue
therefrom of 10 per cent, which amount
will be applied to the payment of the
large amount which is devoted annually
to the various charitable institutions of
the Province of Quebec. The remainder
of the profits is TO be expended by the
promoters and the government tor colo
nizatlOn purposes. The drawings for
the province of Quebec will be limited.
The amounts now paid out by the gov
eminent yearly, are; for charities, $50,
600; for colonization, $50, 600 The
Premier of Quebec states that the gov
eminent favors the project, and although
aware that certain persons do not look
tavorably upon lotteries, still, he says, be
is not convinced that when the objects
for which the lottery was organized are
made knOwn-charity and colonization
he is certain that the governments pro
posed action will be approved. From in
quiries he had made OF various bankers,
ne ascertaind that from $45, 900 to $50
600 was taken out of the province annu.
ally for lotteries in the United States and
elsewhere. The government, he said,
looked upon it favorably, as it partook
of a charitable and national character.