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The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-02
Stockholders S. A. Gas Company Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO, February 27, lSS}.-The annual
meeting of the Shareholders of the San An
tonic Gas company will be held at the Office OF
the Gas Works, at p. M, Tuesday, March IL,
1888. THOS. G.. WILLIAMS,
Sccy S 4. Gas Co.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-02
Convincing.

The proof of the pudding is not in chewing
the string but in having an opportunity to test
the article direct. &. Schassc, A. DreisS and l..
Orynsl, druggists have free trial bottles of
DIR. BOsankO's Cough and Lung Syrup, for each
and every one who is afflicted with Coughs,
Colds, Asthma, Consumption or any Lung
Affp.fiou
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-02
SECRET

which exists IN the blood of Rheumatic and
equity patients.
SALlCHL lCA is known as common-sense
rSsiGuy, secase u strikes directly at the cause
of rheumatism, Govt and Neuralgia while so
many so-callcd specifics and supposed panaceas
only treat locally the effects.
II mas oeen conceded by eminent scientists
that outward applications, such as rubbing
with oils, ointments, liniments and soothing
lotions will not eradicate these diseases which
with Uric Acid.
SALlCI LlCA works with marvellous effect
on this acid and so removes the disorder II il
now nov, exCiuslVeiy used by all the celebrated ply
sicians of America and Europe Highest Med
cures in three DAYS. s>
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-02
REMEMBER.

that SALICYLlCA is a certain cure for RHEIr.
MATlSM, GOVT and NEURALGIA. The
most intense. pains are subdued almost in
Give It trial. Relief guaranteed or money
:, Thousands of testimonials sent on.applica-
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-02
FINE FITTING SUITS

A specially, and made cheaper than anyone
else. Satisfaction guaranteed in every partic-
ular. No fit, no sale I2-4-Sm
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-01-24
Cat Fishing.

Some years ago, says writer L had a
cat whose fishing proclivities and fond
ness for the water was, to say the least
of it, extraordinary. Her eccentricities,
so far as ] knew them, dated from the
first moment l saw her. A friend and
myself were fishing in a forty-acre lake.
in large park, on bitter November
day, with the wind dead nor'easter.
Just as we were thinking Of desisting,
about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, my
friend called my attention to half
grown kitten which stood mewing bit
terly on the bank sorGe 80 yards from
us. We called it once or twice, and, 20
our surprise, it took the water without
the slightest hesitation and swan to the
boat. After drying it as well as We
could, we wrapped it up in an cid rug,
and gave 1t some of the bait from the
punt's well, which it devoured greedily.
1 took it home after its very Arthurian
advent, but it never became domestic
animal. Tabby's chief delight on the
contrary, was to wander in and out the
sedges of the stream, by which my house
stands, catching rats, moor hens, or
sedge warblers. and in Summer to poach
in the shadows for small fish. / have
frequently found her doing this, and my
bait can was never safe unless actually
fastened, for even if the Id were down,
somehow my lady Tabby would get it
up and be at the contents In trice. l
kept her some four years. but at last was
forced to shoot her, for she took to game
poaching in right good earnest, and
ended by living in rabbits burrow from
which, after trying to her without sue
cess. she was incontinently drawn and
shot. have often thought she was a
forest-born cat, of parents getting their
sustenance in the coverts. and living
there as cats will often do, after the first
departure from virtue in the direction OF
game poaching.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-01-24
4 Michigan CoDvicf's Trick.

Not long ago the conyIcts IL the third
tier of cells IN the east wing of the pris.
on at jackson Michigan smelled fire,
and as they raised an alarm shrieks were
heard issuing from cell No. 60, occupied
by life man named Isaac Van Auken.
The guard ON duty ascended to the cell
as quickly as possible, which he found
filed with smoke, while flames enveloped
the grated entrance. Owing to the ex-
pansion of the non door by the heat,
difficulty was experienced in opening it,
but when it swung back the wretch who
occupied the cell sprang naked through
the flame. Meantime his cries of agony
were terrible, for he was being literally
cooked, and as he shot out upon the cor
ridor he would have gone over the rail-
ing to the stone floor, many feet below,
had the guard not caught him by tue
arm and staid his headlong spring. He
was shockinely burned about the face
and ali over his body, and as he was
being taken to the hospital repeatedly
cried: 81 want to del L have been q
bad man; / deserve thisT He fingered
about twenty-four hours when death put
an end to his snfferings.
The cell occupied by the desperate
man Is 3 feet 81 inches wide by by feet
long and g. feet high. 1t is arched
overhead with brick, of which the walls
are also composed, and is air. tight,
without fissure or opening OF any kind
anywhere save at the grated door. II
resembles an oven, and on this occasion
was converted into that sort of appurt-
enance by the occupant. 1t seems he
aad piled his bed clothes, the apparel
he wore, together with the canvass cot
in which he slept, and a pine box in
which ne kept his letters, against the
door of his cell, then pouring the oil OF
his lamp over the mass, as is coBjectur-
ed, set it un fire.
Van Auken came from Lenawee
county for life on the 30th of J uly, 1866.
His crime was one of demonlacal
brutality. In a paro4ysm of rage he
cut down his wife and killed her in cold
blood with an axe; then pursuing hls
son, who ran into an adjoining field to
escape him, also killed him with the
CORY implement, fresh with his mothers
blood. He was surly, mean, dogged
scoundrel about the prison.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-01-24
stage Instead OF The Pulpit.

Rev. Henry Ward Beecher should
have gone on the stage instead of the
pulpit. He makes of his pulpit stage,
he does commonplace things in such a
dramatic way. Plymouth Church VA
crowded on Monday evening with one
of its Characteristic audiences, and Miss
Frances E. Willard, of Chicago. deliy-
cred a lecture on the work of the
Women's Gospel Temperance Union.
which was received with great enthusi-
asm. As the prolonged applause at the
close of her lecture died away Mr.
5eecher assembled the platform, slowly
thoughtfully, and stood for a moment
regsrding-aImost staring at-the lec-
turer with an expression of mingled
wonder and admiration. Then, turn
ing to the audience, he remarked, slowly
and meditatively, emphasizing the
words with mods of his head: "And-
yet-she cannot voter 1t is hardly
necessary to add that it was some time
before the audience was quiet enough
for him to add ID ringing tones: "Ar'
you not ashamed Of it1'
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-01-24
Making Faces At My Dog.

In the early days of what Is now a
very rich ana widely circulated AlIchi-
gan weekly newspaper, the editor had
occasion to bestow some advice on a
rich and influential citizen. The adj
vice was not kindly taken. On the
contrary, word was sent to the Office
that in case the offense was repeated
somebody would be made to suffer for
1t. 1t was promptly repeated, of course,
and the influential citizen soon appear
ed and began;
"SIrl You have seen fit to attack me
through the columns of your paper. You
have declared war. acceptit. From
this on it shall be war to the knife. Ny
brother will Withdraw his advertis-
ing"
"Never advertised line with Us,
replied the editor.
81 will ask my friends to refuse you
all job work"
This whole town doesen't have $40
worth year"
You shall have no more legal adver-
tising."
"Never had square of it yet, and
don't expect any,"
"Sir!' exclaimed influential, as he
paused in his walk, ;" will II lie through h
the country and stop your subscrip-
tions; yes. sir, 1 will lose you 400 sub
scribers between this and Winter"
"How many?"
-Four hundred. sir.
Colonel Blank shouted the editor,
as he rose up in his wrath" you are
the biggest fool in America How on
earth are yCu going to take 400 sub
seribers off my books when the Gazette
has only $50, counting in all the dead
heads and deadbeats? Go away sirl Go
and take your revenge by throwing
stones at my COW and making up faces
at my dog
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-01-24
widows And Railroad o,icisIs.

Not long since Wakefield Starkey.
Of Austin, while crossing the track of
the International & Great Northern
railroad on a valuable mule, was struck
by a locomotive and killed. The mule
was also hurled into eternity. Wake
field Starkey, although perfect gen.
tleman on the street, was a perfect
tyrant of the deepest dye. Without
any provacation whatever he used to
beat his wife ard lock her up IN the
wardrobe; hence, when she heard of
his death, it was not so much a case of
heavy Bereavement as it was of mitigated
affection. As the engineer of the To-
comotive was clearly to blame for the
the accident, it was suggested to the
widow that she bring suit for damages.
She resolved to do SO, and called at the
Office of the railway company. The
proper official happened to be in. The
widow had such clear case against
the company that it was deemed advis-
able to compromise the matter
Snow, madam" said the official, af-
ter the widow had thrown her veil and
stated her business, eve are willing to
do what is fair in this matter. There
is really no occasion to 60 to law. 1t
is delicate subject to discuss, so l
think, without going into the merits of
it; will tender you check for 50, 3,0e0,
and you will sign paper reieasin g
the company from all further demands. !"
The widow started andasked. "How
much?'
81 am authorized to pay you $1,000.
"I accent it." she said, very
much agited.
The check was handed over, the pa
pers signed, and the widow walked out
into the street in bewildered frame Of
mind. As she cashed the check she
said to herself confdentially, 81 didn't
expect to get more than $50. L reckon
that railorad fellow didn't know no W
old that mule was.
1t never occurred to her that she had
sustained any loss in the death of her
husband. On the other hand. the rail-
road official said TO one Of the clerks:
TIE company was getting of dirt cheap.
We usually have to pay s. 1000 for run
ming over husbands.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-01-24
The Home of Cold.

A story about which there is fascin-
alton which it is impossible to resist
when You hear men tell it is that of the
Home Of Gold" Somewhere in South
western New Mexico. in the Sierra
Madre, 1t is said there is a wonderful
valley. Snail, enclosed in high rocky
walls and accessible only by a secret
passage, which Is known to but few, is
ttis extraordinary place. 1t is about
ten acres in extent, has running through
it stream, which wat rs 1t thoroughly
and makes ii perfect Paradise, with
Its exquisite flowers and beautiful trees.
In it are thousands of birds of the most
beautiful plumage. Running across it
is ledge of pure gold about thirty feet
wide, which glistens in the sunlight
like a great golden belt. The stream
crosses this ledge and. rs it runs. muir
murs around blocks of yellow metal as
other streams do around pebbles. The
ledge of gold is supposed to be solid
gold and to run down into the centre of
the earth. The legend is OF Indian
origin and around 1t clusters number
OF Indian stories, in which the name of
the ill-fated Montezuma occurs frequent
ly. The descendants of the Aztecs be-
lieve firmly that the day will come when
MonteZuma will return and free them
rom the dominion of the descendants OF
the Conquestodores. They believe that
the money necessary for this work will
be taken from the Madre d'Oro. The
secret of the entrance into the valley is
carefully guarded by a tribe of Indians
living near 1t, and among them it is
only communicated to the Oldest men,
amid the solemn ceremonies of the
Medicine lodge. Having such a story
to work upon there is little wonder that
the vivid Imagination of the Mexicans
should have butt upon it tales of men
who have found this wonderful place.
One is that a certain Jose Alvsraz,
while wandering through the mountains
in search of game, saw the valley from
tie top of the wall. Finding t5at he
could not hope TO enter by climbing
down, he took up his abode with the
Indians who guard the canyon leading
into it. The daughter of the chief fell
in love with him and betrayed the
secret to him. Exactly how she found
it ont they do not tell. Having been
shown the entrance, Jose went In and
would possible have COTTON away with
some of the gold had he not weighed
himself down to such an extent that he
could not get up the declivity at the
lower end Of TIE passage. He was Gis-
covered and tie Indians sacrificed him
on the golden ledge with all the terrible
of the old Aztec religion.
She, in despair at losing him, threw
herself from the high walls into the
valley below. Hundreds of prospectors
have spent months OF toll trying to find
the Madre d'Oro, bet, it is scarcely nee
essary to say, without result.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-01-24

he Farmers Wife.

There are several leading Departments
which, by common consent, are rele-
gated 10 the sphere of the wife. En-
braced ID her special department is the
management of the household expenses,
and, unless dairying is made the chief
business of the farm, she has usually
the entire care of the dairy. A story is
told of one of the early pioneers in q
new country who, with his wife, COM
menced farming on attract of 100 acres of
wild land, only partially PAID for. Year
after year they proSpered, the IO0 acres
were paid for, in large part, by the
hard-earned money which the wife had
secured through the sales of butter and
cheese. Again and again the question
was asked by the husband Shall l
buy another hundred acres q and the
answer by his good wife was always
ready and always the same Get me
10 more COWS ana you may safely buy
the land" When in their old age
fine farm of 500 acres was fully paid
for, the wife could rightfully boast that
1t was her labor quite as much as that
of her husband, Which had paid for
their broad acres. The power which
farmers wife may exercise in the farm
carries with it many responsibilities. 1t
is her duty in every way to tit herself
to become a iudicious heIpmeet and
counsellor. The farmers club meeting
should be apen to the wife and the
daughter as well as to the farmer and
son. Not infrequeHtly the little i'm
provements made at trifiing expense,
through the influence of the wife's tastse
and tact, add more to the value and
attractiveness of the home than many
times the money cost invested under
the husbands management. In all tine
suggestions as to making farm life at
tractive to young men there is none
better than to enlist a hearty coopera-
ton of their mothers and sisters. They
will point out to the youth the ideal
and aesthetic side of the farmers work,
while if he learns farming wholly from
his father he is apt to learn it only as a
life Of prosy and pOorly-paid toll
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-01-24
The whsie-Hun,erso of Japan.

The whale fishery of Japan is carried
on as regular business on both coasts
of the country; but more men are EN-
ployed, and the catch of whales is larger
off the eastern coast, especially off Ri
province. The fishermen of the ittl,
town OF Koza have a lookout-towel
perched upon the rocks. far up on the
hillside. A sentinel Is kept constantly !
watching for the spouting k4iri (''num
ber-one fish, as the natives call the
whale. Long boats, holding from foul
to ten men, are kept ready launched
These hardly fellows row with tremen.
dous energy, as if in a prize race. II
the whales are numerous, the men wait
in their boats, with sculls on their pins
and straps ready to slip on at a moments
notice, all iu order to rut out to sea
A gay flag with a curious device floats
at each stern. The whalemen are div
ided into sculIers. METERS, and harpoon-
ers, or grappling-iron men. Japanese
never.row, but scull with curiously bent
long sweeps. which swing on half
round knob set into pivot, the handle
end being usually strapped at the proper
height. The device on each flag is
differeLt, and spears, nets. and crap
ping irons are marked, so that the
most skillful get proper credit for Their
courage, sure aim, and celerity.
The boatmen are lightly clad in
short, sleeveless cotton jackets, with
leggings, like greaves, reaching from
knee to ankle. Around their waists are
kits made of coarse rice-straw. The
nets, which are about twenty feet square,
with meshes three feet wide, are of
tough sea-grass rope, two inches thick.
Twenty or thirty of these nets are
provided, and then lightly tied together,
go as to make one huge net, from four
hundred to six hundred feet long: As
soon as the signal from the tower IS
given, the beats put out, two by two,
each pair of the larger boats having the
net tackle, and all armed with darts and
spears. Rowing in front of the whale,
the net Is dropped in his path. If
skIllfulIy done, the huge fish runs his
nose or jaw into a mesh. He at once
dives. and tries to shake off the net.
This he can not do, for the square in
which he is entangled Immediately
freaks off from the rest, which Is haul
ed on beard, ready for another drop.
Should this also be successful, the game
is soon up with the wha'e. Usually,
the more he founders, the more tightly
his terrible collars hold him, entangled
his fms and quickly exhausting his
strength. No sooner does he rise for
breath than the rowers dash close to
him, giving the harpooners an oppor-
tunity to hurl their darts at his big
body. until he looks like an exaggerated
PIN cushion. AS his struggles become
weaker, the grappling-irons are thrown
on and the boats tow the carcass near
shore. To land their prize, the success
ful hunters lash about it stout straw
ropes, and attach to them a cable, Wind
ing the other end around a windlass set
mp on the beach. When, with gay and
lively songs, they haul the enormous
mass ashore, The whale is now cut up
into chunks. Is tidbits go on the fish
srman's gridiron, or are picked, boiled,
roasted, or fried.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-01-24

Fences are built, not for the purpose
OF fencing In crops, but for fencing out
other peoples cattle. For the lack Of
proper legislation, or the lax admin
stration of laws already provided, ten
men must be subjected to heavy
expense to protect themselves from the
depredations 0f one mans COW In
OIio and some other States the sensible
view is taken that field of corn is
not likely to stray over into neigh
boris premises and commit any overt
act of violence; that it is not necces
sary for the well being of society that
man should place himself and family
In prison-like enclosure or disigure
the beauty of his grounds by high fen
ces. 1t is the duty OF every man OWL
ing cattle to take care of them. They
are not allowed t, run at large to be
fed and cared for at the public expense
Wherever these sensible laws exist and
are strictly enforced the results are
highly satisfactory. Some Of the most
beautiful residence in Ohio are without
a fence Of any description, and the ef-
feet is very pleas ng. Flowers are cul-
hvated in the yards and statuarv adorn
the grounds, but they are as safe as if
they were behind high walls s-probably
more so when we consider the fact that
cows have street education. learn that
fences have their weak places and gates
are not impregnable. Fences for pro-
lection are offended to good taste, and
a lax public sentiment which makes
them necessary is wrong. Moreover
It is gross injustice, for it loads far
mers down with expenses which is not
right they should bear. If poor mae
buys a farm, before he can plant his
crops, he must use money which he
can lily spare to build fences which
perhaps cost more than the land. He
may have no cattle of his own, but his
well to-do Deighbors have, and for the
privi lege of allowing them to live on
the pubic domain he must fence in his
innocent crops, If We adopt the same
plan in society, we would place all the
lawabiding people in tine penItentiary
as measure for protection, and let
malefactors run at large Who wants to
try his experiments
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-01-24
The Months.

Il was belief mong the Poles that
each month of the year was under the
influence of a precious stone. thus;
January was represented by garnet
emblem of constancy and fidelity; Feb
ruary, the amtehyst, sincerity; March,
bloodstone, courage. and presence of
mind; April diamond, innocence; May,
emerald, success in love; June agate,
health. and long life: July, cornelian,
contented rnird, August, sardony1, con-
iugal felicity; September, chrysolite,
antidote against madness; October, the
opal, hope; November, topaz, fidelity;
and December, turquoise. These sew
eraI stones were set in rings and other
trickets, aspresents.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-01-24
Zig Moses

Napoleon was not the first person 10
declare n preference for men with big
noses. A century before his birth, an
old author, in response to bis own ques-
tons pronounced the biggest nose the
best nose" instancing the case of the
Roman emperors. NGma's nose was
half foot long. and earned for hIm the
honorable surname Of Pompilius.
According to Piutarch, Lycurgus and
Solon ran to the nose, and so did all
the Roman kings, excepting Tarquinus,
and he was dethrone0 Homer's nose
was seven inches long. A French WI
ter says, Large noses afe held IN honor
everywhere In the world, except among
the Chinese and the Tartars."