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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-03
Preparations for Great Musical Ev,

Preparntions for Great Musical Event
Mr. Max Leckner. chairman of the executive
committee of the Music Teachers National AS
ISOLATION, has called a meeting of citizens and
representatives of the several sinGing societies,
At Plymouth Church. on next Tuesday evening,
FOR tho purpose of taking. the necessary steps
howard making preparations for the couven-
ton of the national association in this
city in next July. The Eastern officers and
members of the association have already begun
making extensive preparations for the meeting.
which will, it is expected. be one of the most
notable in the history of the organization 1t
win attract many thousands of the leading
spusicians Of the country to this city, and il is
accessory that the work of arranging for the
occasion should be begun at once
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-03
Changes Among the Police.

Superintendent Travis made several changes
among the police yesterday. Pa.rolman Reid
was transferred across the river to the Zoo
district Raftery and Temple were sent into the
Up. d. district aud Rod Shea was placed on
the run north of Washington and east of Noble
Jtrects. Griffin was assigned to the brewery dis
.rict and Ronaeker was taken from the wagon
Asd given run in the Twenty fifth ward. His
place on tho wagon is taken By Page.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-03
Hats and Cans.

New STYLES and low prices at Seaton's Ha
Store, % North Pennsylvania street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-03
COME EARLY

The Indianapolis Photo Enlargng Company, OF
North Delaware street (corner Oho requests parties
VINO want photographs enlarged for Christmas pres
ents to bring in their orders at once, the time is
snort and there are already many taken for compile
ton on that date. Mr. Q. L. Divine the manager OF
the company states that he is prepared to make life
size engagements and guarantees satisfaction The
prices reasonable on all work done
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-03

vgRy handsome, moderate priced side boards
81 VIM l.. Eldera
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-03
Sleighs and Sleigh Bells.

Now is the time to buy cutter cheap. Prices
way down. Call before they are all sold Shot
guns and fixtures at greatly reduced prices to
reduce stock. New assortment of brass goods
coal vans, fire SETS tenders Copper and nickel
plated range kettles. Rogers's plated cutlery
at bottom prices. All suitable for Christmas
presents. HILDEBRAND % FUGATE,
81 South Meridian Street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-03
PBTTIS, BASSETT { CO..
TO-DAY'S D0INGs.

Lecture to young people by DIR. L. D. Waterman, on
"A View Of Mckee, Plymouth Church, AIS
o'clock p.
Meeting of ex-Union prisoners of war, courthouse,
1880 o'clock p. NJ.
Meeting Of the Board of School Commissioners Lii
brary building, 1880 o'clock p. NJ.
Enghshs 0perahouse-Maud Granger in 'Lyn.
wood, evening.
The Museum-"Back from the Dead afternoon and
evening
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-03
MEMS rur nans.

Ryan, the halter. 81 and 90 South Illinois
street, has sealskin caps for ladies and gents.
Fur caps OF all kinds for men and boys Latest
styles Popular prices. Ryan, the halter, q
and % South Illinois street
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20

driver had his "eyes open," and
when the darby raised up from his
place of cOncealment in the fence,
the former caught sight of him,
and riding back to the judges
stand as soon as he could get the
animal cooled down, he excitedly
cried out: "Gentlemen, dar's mig
ger in the fence dar's a niger in
the fence!" The saying, "There's
a nigger in the fence" was caught
up at once and became synOny-
nous in that section for anything
that smacked of fraud concealed
under the guise of plausibility or
of jobbery planned to beat limo
cent parties. In this sense it soon
spread to other parts and was not
long in becoming popular all over
the country.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20
Identifying Prisoners.

The latest method OF identifying pris-
oners. which has been introduced into
France by M. Alphonse Bertillion, and
which ia now successfully practiced not
only in the CHIEF French prisons, but In
Russia and Japan as well. is the exact
measurement Of the prisoner on his ar
rival at the Jail. His waist, the length
and width of the head, the left middle
finger, the left foot. the outstretched
arms, the three other fingers of the left
hand, the left arm from the elbow to the
wrist, and the length and width of the
ear are meas ured. and the color Of the
eyes and any partIcularities are noted
down. A photograph is also immediate.
ly taken, and by these means the many
mistakes which have been made by
trusting to a photographer only are
avoided
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20
Force OF Great Waves.
boston Transcript

The immense force of waves,
such as overwhelmed and nearly
wrecked the steamship Western
land, can only be comprehended
by those who have passed through
a terrific storm at sea. The second
officer states that the steamer was
struck by two cross waves, which
he estimated to be about 40 feet
high. 1t is probable that this esti-
mate is too large, for storm waves
rarely reach that height. But even
allowing that, as was certainly ex-
cusable under the circumstances,
his imagination increased the
height by One-quarter; that would
still leave them 80 feet high. Just
imagine two cataracts pouring
their thousands of tons of water
from this height, and some idea
may be gained of the power en-
erted, for falling water, whether
raised into huge waves by wind or
tumbling over a precipice, pos
sesses the same weight and exerts
the same power. Probably the
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20
HOSACK g. NEWTON.

This firm of commission merchants
auctioneers and real estate dealers,
stand at the head in their particular line
OF business. Both the members Of this
firm are old Texans, and their circle OF
acquaintences extend all over the state,
and their popularity needs no further
endorsement by rs. Captain Hosack Is
the lightning auctioneer of Texas, and
want to sell town lots or other property,
they always secure his services. All
business intrusted to this firm will re-
ceive their personal and prompt atten-
ton. The LIGHT bespeaks for them
continued success.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20
WHAT THEY HAVE DONE.

A LIGHT man saw this morning at
O'Connor&Sullivan's new bank the hand
some counter that has been erected by
Wagner Brothers, of Houston street. 1t
is of chaste design, worked out Of sold
walnut, relieved by wire panels, and the
whole has substantial and artistic as
poet. Beyond doubt it is quite equal to
anything that could be procured In New
York and St. Louis, and Is most credita-
bic to the makers. During the eight
years that Wagner Bros. have been es-
tablishing in the city they have won
reputation for artistic wood work, and
have made a specially of fitting up
churches, banks. offices, bar rooms and
other places where that class of work Is
required. They are practical turner's,
carvers and cabinet makers. doing any
work in their line. They furnish con-
tractors with ratings, brackets, orna-
ments and everything Of that kind.
The LIGHT knows what they can do and
recommends them.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20
DULLNIG BLOCK !
Pow Hin's Facetious Bride.
[Fom the Philadelphia North American

rom the Phllauelpnla NOrtn Amerlcanl
The first Chinaman who ever
applied for a marriage license in
this city, called on Clerk Bird, in
the Orphans Court, yesterday. He
is Pow Hin, a grocer, of No. "a
Mott street, New York, and the
bride-elect is Miss Lizzie Corners,
a good looking girl of 10, of this
city. AS Miss Corners was under
age it was necessary for the court
to appoint guardian for her. The
party selected to fill the position
was Mrs. Hattie Kee, the wife of
the Chinaman on Race street. At
ter the license had been made out
and the parties were leaving the
office, a gentleman, in a voice
loud enough to be overheard,
made the remark that he would
like to have a piece Ofthe wedding
cake, to which Mrs. Kee remarked:
"We will send you a bird from off
the top of the cake" but Miss
Corners interrupted and said /:
"No, we will send him some rats"
The jolly crowd then jOyously
proceeded on their way along
Sixth street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20
The Wedding Ring.

From the Baltimore American.
While innovations have been made In
every particular of the wedding cere-
mony, the ring has never lost its i'm
portant place, and so essential was it
thought 10 be that many Of our ancestors
would have considered their marriages
null and void without it. Indeed there,
are many cases on record where, in the
omission or conventional band of gold,
the most hOmely substitutes have been
used; the rings OF curtains for example,
or circle cut in leather. Just so the
symbol of unending love and fidelity
was employed, they we're content. In
our own city, In comparatively recent
years, couple were united with a
thimble, the groom having through mis-
take put the wrong box in his pocket.
AS early rs the bronze age rings were
exchanged by lovers as pledges of I'M
ending devotion, and were on occasions
employed not only to seal the contract,
but to introduce the tender subject. For
example:
Give me-" said Lubin to his fair.
To whom he would be more than friend;
Give me the little ring you wear,
tbs like my love it has no end"
Excuse me, sir; no longer sue,
My love you have no hope of winning.
This ring is like my love for you
For surely it has no beginning.
In England the most popular love-
ring was for long time the Gimmel
ring, formed Of two narrow gold bands,
which were broken apart at the betrOth-
al, each of the contracting parties wear
ing one on the engagement finger-the
fourth on the left hand-until the we'd
ding day, when these bands were again
united and placed on the brides finger.
This WAS very suggestive, for the ring
was but the pledge which was redeemed
at the altar. There are several theo-
ries in regard TO the fashion or wearing
the engagement ring on the left hand;
the most poetic, however, is that a
nerve connects this directly with the
heart. To the maiden Of the nineteenth
century the "perfect arrObo," or the
assured pledge Of perfect promise, Is
q "solitaire" sufficiently large and bril-
liant to stir up feelings of envy In the
hearts of less fortunate fiancees, while
the wedding ring Is most frequently
plain band without gems, and is con-
sidered Of far less Importance than the
betrothal ring
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20
Improved Methods on the Farm.
practical Farmer. !

There are very few farms in this
country, east or west, that have
ever been made to produce over
fifty per cent. of their capacity and
very few farmers capable of max
ing even 100 acres do more than
this. A vast majority of those
who own more would be benefited
by selling the surplus and using
the proceeds as a capital to i'm
prove the remaining acres and by
purchasing better stock.
The little Island of Jersey is
said to maintain an animal to every
two acres on the island, including
roads, fences and the ground &C.
cupied by buildings. Their farms
average about ten acres. In very
few instances in this country one
animal has been supported to
each improved acre. This proves
what IS possible under the best
management. The best talent,
intensest study, the most knOwl-
edge and the best business meth
DDS should be and will be devOt-
ed to agricultural for years to
come.
The professions are over
stocked. Doctors are without
patients and lawyers without eli.
ents, as most of them should be !;
but good lands are cheap and
plenty. Intelligent labOrers on
the farms are scarce and better
paid than any other class. Farm
ing has been accepted as last re-
sort for those unable to live by
their wits, or good enough for
such as were considered incapa-
BILE of or Indifferent to thorough
culture. The mentally active boy
has taken a medical course or a
law course of lectures after COM
pleting his education at the acad-
envy or college. These avenues
are now full to repletion they
are in great need of thorough
drainage. Now that farmers be-
gin to see that they need more
knowledge and business methods
to attain any standing in their own
business, and to fill creditably
such public stations as their num-
bers and their occupations enti-
tie them, let them win back their
sons from the shop and Office to
their farms, where all their intelli-
gence can be more prOtitably en-
ployed. Let them send their sons
to the agricultural college instead
of the medical school let them
attend a course of lectures on bot
any and chemistry instead of law,
and they may possibly do some
thing to make farming more attrac-
tive as well as profitable, and take
that station in life to which the
poets fancy has assigned him.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20
Trade in Human Hair.
From the Pail Mall Gazette. ]

The trade in human hair is once
more on the increase, and artists
in human hair keep a sharp look
out for opportunities to buy.
France, the leader of all female
fashions, is naturally the country
where the largest trade in this ar
ticle is done. Whence the market
is supplied with hair of all colors,
has often been a matter of specu-
latiOn, which, however, has never
been satisfactorily explained.
a large quantity of black hair
comes from China, but it appears
that France herself provides a
large quantity. Formerly the
peasant women were often in
duced to part with their long hair
for few shillings in converts
where the hair is always shOrne, a
good trade was also done, and it
is stated that not long ago 800
pounds of hair were sold at one of
the religious establishments for
the sum of E1,500. 1t also fire.
quently happens that the hair is
cut from cOrpses, but this is of
less value than what is generally
called 'living hair"-that is to say,
hair cut from living persons.
CuriOusly enough, an important
part of the business of collecting
hair is done in the streets of Paris
where the rag gatherers are said to
collect every day an average of
100 pounds of human hair. Some
statistics which have recently
been published on the different
cOlOIs of hair collected on the
pavements and in the dust. bins
of Paris show the following re-
suits: Fair hair, 100 grammes
reddish, fifty grammes; red, TWEEN
ty-tive grammes, black, 100
grammes; brown, 500 grammes
gray, 200 grammes; white, twenty
five grammes. 1t appears from
these figures that white and red
hair are rarest in France while
brown, which, however, has a
great many different shades, is the
most common color of hair. 1t is
interesting to compare these fig
ures with those which Prof. Vir-
chow has published in Germany
as to the color of hair of school
children. According to these the
three cOlors of hair in German
schools are fair. light brown and
dark brown, the comparative num-
bers being thus Fair, 2,149,027 ;
dark brown, 949,S22; light brown,
3,659,979. The fair hair, less fire.
quent in the South than in the
North of Germany, being in the
North 43.S per cent of the total.
32.5 in the center, 14.5 in the South
and 1874 per cent in Alsace-
LOrrainS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20
The Size of the Earth.

From the Popular Science Monthly.l
The earlier attempts at calculating the
size Of the globe were based on astro-
nomical observations. Ii would be diff
ficult today to say within what degree
of accuracy the figures then obtained
could have been relied upon. as the units
OF measurements used by those pioneers
have been lost and could not be COM
pared with the units now 10 use. One
of the earlier attempts Mt obtaining the
actual length Of the earth's meridian by
direct measurement Of portion of the
same was made 10 the sixteenth CEN
fury by French doctor. The means
employed, although very ingenious,
would be considered perfectly clumsy
and inadequate by the modern scientist.
There was in this early measurement no
attempt at mathematical precision as
understood In the present century, and,
considering the simplicity of the method
employed by the doctor, IL is only to be
wondered that no greater error was OBJ
tanned In its final result. The measure
ment consisted simply In driving from
Paris TO Amiens, and counting the revo-
buttons of the wheels Of the carriage, and
from the number Of revolutions of the
wheels obtain the distance between the
two cities, which could serve as basis
for calculating the length Of the merid-
ian. or course, this calculation could
not by any means be considered accu-
rate, but taking into account the means
employ ed, the result obtained has been
subsequently found to be wonderfully
precise. The most curious thing about
1t is that what what would now be con-
sidered grave errors and inexactitudes
were so distributed that they almost
oil ar
siOns when obtained show only slight
differences with the dimensions given by
the most recent measurements. Thus
chance lard no better name could be
found) permitted Of the same results,
with only small final error, being OBJ
tanned with that crude method that are
now obtained with the most precise in
struments and with the most compli-
Gated calculations"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20
SHIELDS RECORD.

Among the contractors and builders
ofSan Antonio few have better record
for honesty and competency than T. p.
Shields or have better deserved it. In
all of the many contracts that have been
placed with him the work has been hon.
orably done In accordance with the ar
chitect's specifications, and he has done
his work with a consciousness that has
given satisfaction and merited public ap-
probation. The past record OF Mr.. Shields
leads to the just inference that the pub
lie will do well to give him considera-
tion when they require building and
give the LIGHT due warrant to commend
him for public support.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20

wall of water which flooded and
made desolate Mill River valley a
few years ago was not more pow
erful at any one moment than were
the two waves which cOnverged
their forces upon the forward deck
of the unfortunate steamer. Rocks
and reefs and lee shores are not all
the dangers that the mariner has
to guard against, and many a stout
vessel has disappeared beneath
the mighty pillows, leaving no
clew to the mystery of her fate.
1t is the most skillful part of the
helsman's duties when amid those
mountainous seas to so steer the
ship as to prevent them coming
aboard. When the great tidal
wave swept the coast of South
America in 1868, the captain of a
mail steamer, seeing it's approach,
ordered all hands below, battened
down the matches, and drove the
vessel under full head of steam
into the wave. The vessel came
through on the other side, but
with decks swept clear of masts,
rigging, smoke stacks and every
thing that offered the least resist.
ance to the onward course of the
great wave.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20
San Antonio Light.
HOLIDAY EDITION
Is PAGES
How Arago Measured the Power Of
Steam.
Popular Science Monthly.l

IOpuldr science monthly.
The experiments which were
entered upon for the purpose of
measuring the force of the vapOr
of water were very important and
very dangerous; important be-
cause the safe working of steam
engines was dependent upon cor
rect measurements of the force,
and because all the properties of
heat had to be passed in review;
and dangerous because they "im-
posed the task of confronting the
unknown caprices of a formidable
force. There were but two men to
accept it and conduct it to sue
cess; AragO, who never shrank
from duty, and DulOng, already
manned by an explosion, whose
previous studies had admirably
prepared him for the new work.
A rude manOmeter was eXtempor-
lied, and a boiler, far less stanch
than the steam boilers of today.
was set up, in which water was
heated till the pressure was q
atmOspheres. They could not go
further. At this extreme point it
leaked at all the joints, and the
steam escaped through the fis-
surcs with kissing that was of
bad omen. But the observers.
though aware of the danger, silent
and resigned, finished without
accident the measurements which
they had begun" Telling NJ
Jamin the story, which was written
out as above from his dictatiOn,
Arago said: "Only one being of
our company preserved his seren-
ity and slept. 1t was DulOng's
dog; they called him Omieron."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20
There's a Niqqer in the Fence.

The phrase, "There's niger in
the fence is often used and few
understand its origin. "Ishannes
FacbOttOm' explains it as follows /:
Away back in the forties, GER
tain Judge jeremiah Lane, Of
county, Mississippi, was the owner
of running mare, which, it was
said, could beat anything in the
shape of racing horse flesh in the
South. The Judge was always
ready for match at any odds, and
never failed to win money when
ever he was fortunate enough to
"rOpe in" any one. On one occa-
sion, at racing meeting in his
section, the sports put their heads
together and resolved to play it
on the Judge, if possible. Accord
mgly, a darkey was told to con-
ceal himself in the fence at the
lower end of the half-mile track on
which the racing was to take
place, and which ran close to the
course. A match for $3.50 a side,
best two in three, was arranged
with three starters, including the
mare owned by the Judse, who
was laughing in his sleeves over
the "sOft man" that had been
thrown up to him. The parties
who were in the conspiracy to
beat the judicial sport, instructed
the darkey to raise up suddenly
from his place of cOncealment in
the fence and wave his hat at the
Judges horse, who was a scary
brute, and who got all ''broke upn
when excited. She was to have
the poll and as she was ex-
pected to take the lead, the race
would have no serious effect upon
any of the runners but her. Time
was at last called, the horses were
started and off they sped like the
wind, the mare shooting right
ahead of her opponents, until,
when reaching the second quarter
pole, she stood a likely chance of
distancing both the other horses in
the race. Suddenly she SHE'D, near
ly unseating her black rider,
who, at the time, was looking over
his shoulder, in jockey fashion,
watching the motions of his rivals.
She followed this movement with
two or three plunges forward, then
reared upon her hind feet three or
four times, and ended up by back
ing about eight or ten rods at a
rapid pace, despite the utmost
efforts on the part of the driver to
cool her off and get her down to
work again. While this was going
on, the other horses in the race
came forging down the track and
passed the judges mare, reaching
the other side of the wire before
the latter had been brought under
control. The next heat the mare
acquitted herself in the same man
ner, barely escaping being dis.
tanced. This time, however, the