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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20

H. Il ""o''""' CraI superintendent
of the eastern agencies. Upon the death
of Allan Pinkerton. in 1884 the entire
business passed into the hands of the
two sons and William 4. became general
superintendent of the western division.
with headquarters at Chicago, while
Robert A. succeeded his brother as gen
eral superintendent of the eastern d.
vision, with headquarters at New York
The business had been steadily grow
ing and at the time of the death of
the father the agency was employing be-
tween three and four hundred detectives,
besides maintaining correspondents in
almost every part of the habitablc globe.
Since the death of the founder the insti-
tuition has continued to grow under the
management of the sons They have
opened branch at AZ Court street in the
city Of Boston, and in the Opera House
Block in Denver, Colo. To-day the
agency has on its pay rolls. aside from
men employed occasionally in connection
with the labor troubles, fully 700 per
sons.
The police patrol, which started under
Captain Dennis in 1850, was afterward
presided over by Captain Fitzgerald, who
died few wears ago. and VII. succeeded
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20

The barhar"us custom Of throwing
passengers overheard a. soon as the
breath has left their bodies when they
die at sea on transatlantic steamer has
nearly ran it, course. Sine" our state
ment that an ocean passenger steamer Is
legally bound to deliver persons who pay
their passage in advance al their port of
destination, whether they die or not, we
have received assurances that convince
us that we are correct. As baskets can
be obtained in which body can be kept
in a fair state of preservation two weeks
without the use Of ice, all European pas
senger steamers should he compelled To
carry them. The relatives or friends of
those who die at sea would gladly pay
the extra expense cntailrd in preserving
their bodies and returning them to land
for decent and Christian hurial.-N 7.
Marine J0urndi
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20
SPARKLING JUVENILlTY.
Some Queer FsnCieS Of Those who Are
just Lifting LIES Curtain.

What pretty children YOU have said
the new minister to the proud mother Of
three little ones All. my little dear"
said he rs ne took girl pf } ON his lap.
are you the eldest Of the family" no.
MANN responded the little miss, with
the usual accuracy Of childhood, M
pas Oldcrn me "- ST. H,"i Hrald
Mother" said little Rockland girl.
looking up from her hook what does
transatlantic mean @. across the
Atlantic. of course. Don't bother me.
you make me forget my count Does
trans always mean across Il suppose
it does. If you don't stop bothcring me
with your questions You II 90 to bed
Then does transparent mean a cross
parent Rockldnd Courirr.
The class of private school on Pine
street has an unusually bright member
in the person of young miss, the daugh
ter of well-knOwn lawyer. They were
reading about the adventures of Ulysses
the other day, when the bright young
miss startled the teacher by asking If
Gree didn't believe that the pen was
mighticr than the sword when she turn
ed the soldiers Of UIyssc, into swine?"-
Phiiaddphid Bulletin.
\ little Lowell girl who had been care
fully trained by her mother was being
dressed for church Sunday The gay
gown had been put on, and the little one
surveyed herself with evident satisfac-
ton. Mamma" she said. does God
see everything" Certainly, dear
said the mother. Does He see me now
why, YES, replied the astonished mat
ron. We'll, then, He sees pretty neat
looking little girl, doesn't He, mamma"
-LOtceN courier.
\ petted boy in New Hampshire was
sometimes invited to bring in an armful
of wood and sometimes to 20 to the
pOst-office for the mail one-eighth of
mile distant. He rebelled one day and
broke out in the most excited manner:
II don't care; my father may kill me if
nc wants to. but | wont go to the office
and bring in wood the same day" An
other urChin, years old, was requested
by his mother to pick up a basket of ap-
pies under the trees His response was:
No; >han't do it, | have to read in
school and want to save my strength
for hal. 49, Shoe and LEATHER Reporter.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20

W hen the war
broke out. he was
appointed chief Of
the secret service
of the war de
partmCnt, and,
leaving his Chica-
20 business to be
managed by sub
OrdinatcS. he left
for the front,
Joining General
Mcclellan in West
Nirpiuia and aft
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20

dclphia. The young
cr son, Robert A.
having acquired Suf-
tiCient experience in
the work was placed
in charge of the New
York office und cT
General Supcrin-
tcndCnt Bangs. since
deceased. In 1873
William \. Pinkcr-
ton became the gen
apgl Observation-Disclosures
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20

W -'''' llSllt anu tHtu W
left, and turn the arms and then the legs
on their axes.
s. The actions of the pronator and
supinator muscles are illustrated on one
figure; you find the right hand pronated
and the left supinated; first exercise
hand and wrist, then feet and ankles.
8. DepreSsor muscles, which draw the
lower lip, the angle of the mouth and
the side of the nose down.
To stretch and bend our arms and legs
would not be sufficient physical exercise
for a normal circulation of these extrem-
tiles. because the rotator muscles, promo
tors, and the supinators must also be
brought into action for that purpose
Breathing is accelerated by proper ex-
ercise of the voluntary muscles, and,
therefore, we have "a more appropriate
exchange of oxygen, carbonic acid, and
water.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20

The paragraph saying that Geronimo
is pronounced "HecrOnim0" has reached
San Angelo, where they ought to know
how to pronounce the name and leads
the Standard to cXclaim: Hood Hra-
cious' what is he hiving Us? What
hay and hiddy style Of this hcntleman
would hct us into. By hosh, we won't
have it, IIO to- IIO to?
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20
San Antonio Light.
PHYSICAL EXERCISE.
ITS INFLUENCE ON THE SYSTEM.


A well-regulated use of our voluntary
muscles is very important aid for the
functions of digestion and assimilation
of the food, circulation and mixing of
the blood growth, production and re-
production of our system.
The circulation in the veins wherein
the blood is carried from the parts of
the body back to the heart. is Influenced
to great extent by the contraction Of
the muscle fibers. If the fibcrS of our
muscles contract, a pressure against the
surrounding vessels takes place and the
blood is pushed towards the heart The
valves which we find in the veins pre-
vent the blood from flowing back again
when the contraction ceases. next con-
traction brings the blood still nearer and
at a certain time back to the heart Gas
kell and Others have demonstrated by
experiments that the flow of blood
through the muscles is increased during
the period of contraction. For that part
of the circulation of the blood. Systema-
tic free exercises are the most cffcCtual
and in order to carry them out sytemati-
cally we must know what different mo-
tions the muscles produce.
If we commence with the here illus
trated motions land others specifically
described), we are sure that we have
brought the voluntary muscles which
can be entirely controlled by our will.
into rational systematic physiological
action, and have them better prepared
for daily labor, forced muscular eXer-
ciSes, as gymnastics, boating. etc, for
better balance of our BODY. and for
development of agility and vigOr The
exercises should be made at least
three times day, and every motion
three times, which can be executed in
about two minutes. There are many vO-
cations where persons Use or even over
tax some of their voluntary muscles but
do not contract the fiberS of the other
sets of muscles, which the circulation of
the blood and other physiological func-
tiOns require.
l. The abductor muscles by spreading
the extremitieS, and move them from the
middle line of the body
2. The abductOr muscles are well used
by drawing the limbs as close as posi-
BILE to the middle line of the body: YOU
can do it after each abduction, but it is
better to draw the limbs close to the
body by separate motions. and when the
extremities are about one inch from the
body.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20

Mrs Raugoon-Ah. then your mlnd
won't be- occupied with what y"n are
doing
Mr.. Frathcrstonr No. not very much.
I'm going 10 sit up with "a dead friend
PYck
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20

by Captain Pc
trick Foley. its
present head wi o
has been in the
Pinkerton service
since 1855, when
he was mustered
out of the army
as a captain, hay
ing risen to that
post from the
ranks Starting
with haifa dozen
men, the patrol
force has grown
until. in Chicago
alone il to-Juv
n u III hers over
$50. II has one
captain. two lieu
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20

If you would he popular in society,
my son, you must possess something
that society needs. See how the whole
coop runs after the hen with fat worm
in her heak - Boston Transcript
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20

The suspended sophomore, of State
College, Brunswick, will embrace two
young ladies, says II contemporary.
Well. if they are to do that all the time
they probably will not mind their sus-
pension NDr HireH Vars.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20
His Idea of Gender.

In Lewiston grammar school class
one day last week the teacher loOke,.
over the class and said: Now can no
body tell me what the word gender
means 4 long silence was followed
by the swapping Of a boys fingers at the
foot of the class well. what is it.
Johnr' asked the teacher. Please.
mum, was the reply, it, what goes
with geese. '-Lc,rjstoH lH.D ia urndI.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20

The heart
beats more
frequen tly
and fOrci-
bly, during
moderated y
energ etic,
regula d
exercise,
and the
blood and
its nOurish-
ing consti-
ltuents are
better dis
tributed.
The di-
gestion and
the appetite
are irnprov-
ed by ply
steal eXer-
else, on ac-
count of the
inCr as d
waste, more
rapid alb
SOrntiOn.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20

The Indian, say If dog bowls in
the night stranger will come to-mOr-
row. The SAYING does not state why
the stranger will come, but it is proba-
bly, to mprdcr the dog -ieO HdosR
Ncsrs
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20

3. 'Attra elton
muscles are used
by making a step
forward, and with
every step throw
ing the arms for
ward.
4. RetraC tion
muscles by step
pin g backward,
and with every
step throwing the
arms backward.
). Use the eX-
tensor muscles by
S tretc h n g the
body, right arm
and leg, then the
left arm and leg.
6. The 1eXOr
muscles by bend
ing thebody, neck,
right arm and leg,
then left arm and
leg.
!. Rotator mus
Giles by throwing
the head AS much
as possible to the
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20

and greater demand of food; but as there
is an in creased flow of blood to the
stomach during digestion, in order to
supply more gastric Juice, exercise right
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-01

About two years before the war, near
! pretty aud substantial residence, u
beautiful young girl. about Il, was
sleeping IN q hammock swung from
wc stately oaks in a grove. In a
meadow to the rear. a fat, meek-eycd
cow recliued il the shade. Across the
road from the house, the girl ana COW,
was a meadow, branch running
through il. aud coming up the branch
vas a buy with a gun. When within
loo yards Of the girl, and about $50
yards from The COW. a bird flew up and
sailed IN the air tow lrd the COW. and
he bay fired at the bird, which lew
guhurt. bu. the COW received pretty
strong dose of shot. She immediately
arose ia fright, dashed through the
grove. caught the girl and hammock
3u btr horns. and rushed with her
shriekiRg victim about the lot The
certified Girl became silent, and the
srowd IF relative, and friends in pur-
-Gt thought that She was dead The
Wild fury of the cow as she rushed
around soon tore the netting loose, and
the girl dropped uuconsciously To the
ground. uHhurt She was picked mp
and taken into the house, and ON eN-
animation only few minor bruises
we're found.
The boy. thinking he was the in
locent cause of The killing OF the young
Erl, disappeared. All trace Of him
vanished Ii was thought that he bad
DerisheI hy his own hand. but about
six wears after me war "A trsyei->taiued
stranger Vas in the town inquiriug for
persons most If whom had been swept
away by the war After long search
stranger learned where one of the
parties hc was in search OF .lved. q few
mises ont Of town. He went there.
made himself known, and turned one
10 be the boy Of the gun. The people
ID found were father aud mother, who
had mourned him dead for eight wears.
The boy had been in South America.
rot rich. and, yearning for the love of
The old folks, returned to the desolated
nome Of his childhood and made his
loved ones comfortable For the first
time then. hearing that the girl was
uuiniured. he called on her, found her
pretty, and first elias, home woman.
az put in with a Will. got her heart Is
ais own, and the old folks consent,
aud has been for the last twelve or
fourteen wears one of the leading men
Of his section.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-01

A correspondent of the Cleveland,
Ohio, Leader, in raey letter, gives
the following sketch Of group 81
Montana women:
Miss Jennie Corson, who il known
throughout the country as the .'shep-
herdess Of the West" came to Mon
tana some years ago, and took up a
sheep ranch ia Meagher county. She
did it all alone and unaided After
awhile she sent for her lazy brother
from Chicago, and made INN oyerseei
of her locks Matters went well with
her, and soon She had a fine band 81
sheep, and as valuable ranch property
as there is in Montana She took ug
some land under one or another Of tie
Government acts, proved up on time,
and became landed proprietor.
Now, il happened that the next claim
10 her Own WAS taken up bY an enter
ing young man named Severance, who,
like his fair neighbor, first started a.
sheep ranch, add then got hold If some
of the soil. They tended llocks IN
COMPANY for some time, and then Sew
eraucc proposed marriage. lie was
accepted, and the two united their for
tunes, and have been doing better an
better ever since.
A curions reversal OF the eternal fiji
ness Of things is seen in the fact that
there are ia the twenty-five States OF
our Union sos, I16 more women taan
men. Dakota has %, 4l5, more men
than women. and Montana Is about on
par with Dakota in that respect.
Hope, should therefore. spring
eternal in the female breast, for there
is somewhere in Dakota, Montana.
Wyoming, Idaho. Washington, or Or
eg0n. a manly heart awaiting every
husbandiesS female now piuing away
ia single biessedness in the East. Not
every girl wants 20 get married. but all
of them want 10 vote. Only last year
10 the elections in western Montana
for Territorial school superintendent
there were four Richmonds ID the field.
Three Of them were females and the
fourth Ia man. la B0Zemau old pla-
cards on the fences can still be seen, APP
pealing to the passers by 70 Vote for
Miss Hamilton, the Peoples Choice.
Miss Hamilton got there and her com
petitors were all left. 'the man
bringing up the rear. Helena has q
lady superintendent Of schools who has
Indian blood in her veins and who is
highly educated. She has also marked
dramatic talent, and plays Charlotte
Cushmau' roles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-01

It will never do for Us to adopta uni
verSal plan 10 refresh man. and send
an the world to bed at nine O clock.
Civilization has made too great strides
for that Because some men cannot
endure excitement. and are worn to a
thread mentally unable to sleep q wink
after an evening gathering Of friends
or the opera or the theater, shall we
sit in iudgmet and condemn all these
anu sements2 His next door neighbor
goes home from one OF those refreshed
in body and mind. hops into bed hum
ing a tune. and is Oh ia a deep sleep; il
be dreams at all. 70 60 over the sweet
rocreatiug scenes he has past through.
Sensible. seasonable amusement within
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-01
Brcadstuns Exports.

As showing how our exports ofbread-
stufls have fallen of; the total value Of
exports in january, 1856, was 80, 40I-
5l5. against Sl7.S72.415 in January,
1850. For the seven months ending
january 81. 1856, our exports Of bread
stun, amounted in value 10 500, i06. OH,
against 7,572. g20 for the correspond
ing period Of the previous year. and
the worst feature CT the case is that
Europe does not now appear 10 want
Our hreadstullls any more han she did
>x months ago. ii as much. The de-
flcieuey Of exports was greater IN
january. lsS6. A. compared with
january. So. than the average Of the
periods If seven months mentioned
above. The average falling off in value
Of br,aG>tuns exports for the seven
mouth, was but about 5000, 900 per
month. while the falling of in January.
1856. a. compared with January. 1855.
amounted TO almost $1,000 900.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-01

In discussing strawberry culture,
Wick S magazine says; "Some people
recommend planting III May and June,
aua other, in September and October;
each practice has il, adherents, and
while they are settling which is best
Sc will prepare our ground by deep
lrenchiug aud liberal dressing, from
lie compost heap, and then we will
.ell hem that the best time for plant
my the strawberry j. as soon as YOU
can get the frost out OF the ground IN
-he spring ii planted IN September
4uI October. more than one-halt Of the
eouug plants are thrown ont and de-
-trated ty frost. aud if planted in May
lnd ldue, tile hot. dry weather COM
ug uu before they h.,ye cot q perma-
aeut hold Of the soil, shriyels more
han half Of them up: but when plant
"a before the sun has much power, and
while there /, plenty Of moisture in the
ground, and generally liberal allow
4uce of showers, they commence with
.he season and never 90 back. The
strawberry should he planted two
feet apart between the rows, and about
eight inches between the plants: these,
the year after planting, will give nm
abundant Weld. and in spring should
Ue t0p-are~sed with IA mixture from the
compost heap and rather more than
Halfdecayed BARNARD manure. The
compost and the dccayed part, If the
manure viii feed The plants, and the
lttcrv parts ot the manure DRYING VIII
not only act a d mulch bN keeping the
sun from dry ing the ground, but will
also keep the fruit and flowers clean
during heavy ram.
When The fruiting season i. over,
shi. long stuff can be rakcd of and
.artcd wi d other garden refuse to the
lcap. and the rest of the stuff torked
I'd. The plants should be encouraged
t0 make good strong crowns for next
years frJ1.ting If the weather is very
lry during Jane. when the straw ber-
ries are coming into flower, give CO
1ipuS watering,: far better leave 1t
alone than half DO il, and if the
ground gets two or three good
holdings, the top-dresS-ing will
seep il moist most through the
iruitiug season. Every third year. in
,tsad Of digging tEeplat up and plant
ng another. train the runners into the
middle between the rows and peg them
down. With tie liberal top-dres~ing
vo have given the soil, here will be
Just the thing for a new bed. and a,
soon as the Young plants can do with
out their fostering mother the old
ones can be cut OIL aud carried
"a the heap aforesaid. some OF
the decayed parts Of the heap
brought back ia their place and
ia. in. and by the fall we will have a
tl0Hri-hing bed of fine. strong crowns
.hat Will yielda splendid crop the com
sng seas u. And this may be repeated
every third year. renewing the ground
and plants the same manner This
is q way OF NY own.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-01
Church Goers.

A writer in The Commercial Gazette.
of CINCINNATI, troubled concerning the
spiritual welfare Of the present admin
istration, has been looking into the
church-going habits of the president
and cabinet. file reports that the
president goes to a Presbyterian church
alb out once a month. looks bored du-
ring the services, but stands them out
determinedly. Secretary Bayard Is
seen at an Episcopalian church at long
intervals Secretary Whitney is also
an Episcopalian. MIR. Manning was
once a Catholic. but Just now finance
takes up his attention 10 he exclusion
OF otter matters Mr.. Lamar is seen
at a Methodist church, with q far away
look in his eve. Mr.. Endicott goes to
an Episcopalian church, but not so
often as to cause comment. Mr.. Villas
is said once to have entered q Presby-
terrain church, apparently by mistake,
when the services were half over.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-01
dc. Clsreland praw.the Line.

Upon the subject of fashionable la
dies dress Mrs Elizabeth CadY Stan
ton has addressed a letter to Miss
Cleveland in the course of which Mrs.
Stanton says that when last in England
she much desired to pay her respects
to Queen Victoria, but upon learning
that a court dress involved bare neck
and arms she abandoned the idea of
shivering in cold ante-room for one
hour and losing her seif-respect to en-
Joy that honor. She appeals TO Miss
Cleveland TO use her position 70 en-
courage dress reform. The reply Of
the First Lady of the land concludes
as follows:
| approve of evening dress which
shows neck and arms. | do not APP
prove IF any dress which shows the
bust. Between the neck and bust there
is line always to be drawn, and it is
as clear 10 the most frivolous society
women as to the anatOmists. This line
need never be passed. and a fashion
able woman's l0w-necked evening dress
need never be immodest. If il IS 80, it
is because she prefers il to be so. 1t is
wholly false 50 far rs have observed
that "a shocking scarcity OF waists and
sleeves marks the gowns OF society
women This is sadly and painfully
true of a few society women. and it
is indeed shocking. nauseating, revolt
ing and deserving of the utmost denun-
citation on the score OF morality. beauty.
health and every other consideration
which good men and women should
conspire to preserve aud exact. There
is need of very few words on this sub
iect, aud no argument. Any Amer
can woman can wear the waist 81 her
evening dress up to the lobes Of her
ears if she likes There is no Queen TO
command her appearance in low cor
sage. She can also, alas so contriye
her dress that by the exposure Of her
person all true social ethics and 9sthet-
les as well are reyolted. Between the
two there is an appropriate and beauti-
ful and modest mean which all can, if
they viii. follow.
ROsE ELIZABETH CLEVELAND.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-01

The Country Gentleman makes the
following reply to a correspondent who
asks how he shall get potatoes sprouted
for early planting in the spring: III
they are kef in warm apartment, OF
cellar, during the latter part of winter,
the sprouts will be- an inches or two in
length by planting time. Ii these
tubers are very carefully set out, 50 as
not to injure the sprouts or bruise the
tender points, YOU will get plants a
week or more sooner 1t Is common 10
start the pieces in hot-beds, and set out
the plants when Two or three inches
high, which gives still greater adj
vantage, provided 70 frost follows to
cut them down. 4 flat box might be
used 10 start them with soil, in warm
part of rom, in the same way.