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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-20

Customer Ito rubber overshoe dealer)-I
want to get pair of rubbers.
Dealer-Yes sir; same as you bought
yesterday, l s'pose?
CustOmer-Oh, yes; those gave excel
lent satisfaction. 1t was nearly 70 o'clock
last night before they gave out.-New
York Sun
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-20
An Ouray Man Sized Up.

Dave Moffat has returned from New
York surfeited with silence and subdued
wisdom regarding the Rio Grande's future
intentions. Mr.. Moffat is a profound
Chinook, and profound Chinook" is a
nice, smooth, clean gentleman with a
primer intellect and a fourth reader ap-
pearance.-Ouray Solid Muldoon.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-20

r>erUy-w mats 'inducer?'
Arthur-That new preparation to make
the hair grow.
Berty-There's no hair on this coat.
Naturalization me, old boy! Thought
you were talking about your mustache.-
It'd Bits
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-20

papa, where's atoms?'
"Atoms? l don't know my boy. You
mean Athens, probably"
mo, mean atoms-the place where
everything is blown to."-Good House.
keeping.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-20
Hard on Poor Brown.

At the club:
Jones-Look at Brown over there in the
corner.
Smith-Yes; buried in thought.
Jones-Mighty shallow grave, amt it?
Washington Critic.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-20

Perhaps the best paid woman connected
with journalism in America is Miss Mary
Louise Booth, who receives SIS, 600 year
for editing Harper's Bazaar.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-20

For Sale.
Lots on Government Hill.
Lots on Dignowity Hill.
Lots on Prospect Hill.
Lots on TObin Hill.
Lots near Arkansas Pass depot.
|" Lots near Sunset depot.
Lots near International depot. 9-12-tf
HAMILTON HADLEY & co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-20
Negroes in Paris.

1t is said there are not more than 100
negroes in all Paris, and throughout
France very few persons of African blood
are to be found.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-20
Deepest Drilled Well.

The deepest well drilled in the United
States is that of George Westinghouse,
at Homewood, near Pittsburg, which
reached depth of 4,61S feet, when the
tools were lost and the drilling ceased.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-20
The Reason Why.

Johnsing-Wonner why Gus Slasher
wa so quiet like tonight when yo' beat
him at de kyards, Samf
Smif-Guess hid lef' his razzer at home,
chile; an he knows l never do.-Judge.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-20

There is man in Connecticut who has
traded horses 2, 100 times, and has finally
got an animal worth $50 to show for his
cuteness.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-20
Those Bob-Tailed Dress Coats.

Berty-Don't you think I'm brave to
come out in it, Awthur? It's awfuny
short, you know.
Arthur-Why don't you put some Sin
ducern on it?
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-20

There are said to be only four horses in
Alaska, three at Juneau and one az Sitke.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-20

This is gr8 year for John Haight Of
Haight county, Maryland. He will be SO
on the Sth day of the 9Th month of 1888.
BEGGARS OF LONG AGO.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-10-04
A simple. Emcient Filter.

DIR. F. A. Castle, of New York, thus
describes, in letter to The New York
Medical Journal, a simple, and, as he
claims, efficient filter: "For long timo
/ have used in my buffers pantry sim
pie contrlyance for filtering water used
on the table, which has been SO service.
able, and at the same time so inexpen-
siye, that | venture to recommend it. |
took an ordinary glass pharmaceutical
percolator, and packed the outlet with
absorbent cotton SO tightly that the water
could only flow in drops. BY means OF
piece of copper wire for bale, it was
suspended from hook on the lower side
Of one Of the pantry shelves, over the
shelf of the sink. AS often as necessary,
water is poured into the percolator, and
the water pitcher is placed under the out.
let. Whenever the cotton shows much
discoloration-a thing which is easily OBJ
served, owing 30 the percolator being OF
glass-the maid replaces IL with fresh alb
sorbent cotton. 1t is in all respects the
most practical and cheapest filter know
Of, and has no machinery TO get out Of
order, no patent right 10 carry, and the
advantage over most filters that the filter
ing medium is always under observation,
so that there is little risk Of contamina-
ton Of the water by accumulations Of
filth. Science.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-10-04
The Largest Tree In America.

Mr.. Warren, who has seen the big
trees of Mariposa, those Of the Big Tree
Grove in Calaveras county, and all the
big trees of the coast range, says there /:
in no place in California a tree that ap
proaches in size that on the Kaweah.
The men had with them no rule, tape
line or measure Of any kind, but Mr..
Warren measured the tree with his rifle,
which is four feet in length. He found
it to be forty.four lengths of his gun in
circumference at a point as high above
the ground as he could reach. The tor
of the tree has been broken off, but it il
still of immense height
This monster tree stands in small
basin near the Kaweah, and is surrounded
on all sides by a wall of huge rugget
rocks. There is so much brush in the
vicinity that the little valley in which the
big tree stands is almost inaccessible. A
landmark, and a notable feature of the
landscape, is an immense rock known a:
Homer's Nose. This rock stands on O
mountain that has an elevation of from
5000 TO 1900 feet above the level of the
sea. The rock itself is about five hun.
dred feet in height. 1t is visible above
the pine forests from Tulare valley. The
small valley in which the big tree stands
is a mile or two east of Homer's Nose
About it are many giant trees, several
larger than the big trees of Mariposa.
Lower down the Kaweah is what Il
called the Giant Forest. AT this place 9
colony of Socialists have taken up ter
square miles Of timber land. On theil
land are many trees that are from twely,
to eighteen feet in diameter. The noun
tain men say the big trees the sequoia
are a cross between the red wood and tn,
fir.-Virginia City Territorial Enterprise
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-10-04
Coolest Town I'm th. World.

In the Berlin Meteorologische Zeit-
schrift for June, DIR. Hamm gives an in
teresting account of Werchojansk
(Siberia), deduced from several years
observations The town, which lies in
the valley of the Jana, about nine feet
above the level of the river. in latitude
67 degs. "a min. n. longitude 1888 degs.
81 min. E., and at a height of about $50
feet above the sea, has the greatest win
ter cold that is known to exist upon the
globe. Monthly means Of -5S degs. +.
occur even in December, a mean tem-
perature which has been observed no
where else in the polar regions; and
minima Of -76 degs. are usual for the
three winter months December -Febru-
ary). In the year 1886 March also had a
minimum IL degs., and during that
year December and January never had a
minimum above &c degs., while in JAN
uary, 1856, the temperature of -sJ degs.
was recorded These extreme readings
are hardly credible, yet the thermometers
have been verified at the st. Petersburg
observatory. To add TO the misery Of
the inhabitants, at some seasons the
houses are inundated by the overflow Of
the river. The yearly range Of cloud is
characteristic of the climate; in the win
ter season the mean only amounts to
about three-tenths in each month
Nature.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-10-04
Tn. Italian Colony Of London.

The recent investigations, and the
facts brought to light concerning Italian
immigration, suggest TO me how COM
paratively little that race have colonized
here in proportion to some of the greater
European cities, and particularly Lon
don, where, in certain quarters, they
have successfully besieged and ousted its
former inhabitants. and taken possession
of their tenements with slow though GER
tain acquisition. The settlement in Lon
don is bounded on one side by Saffron
Hill, and ON the other by a street that
is familiar 10 the Londoner who takes an
occasional prowl about out of the way
places, as Leather Lane. Black Hill,
Summer street, and Eyre street hill (for
you see | have a memory, are all in
cluded in its precincts, and are all over
crowded with swarthy faced organ
grinders. ice cream yenders, ragpickers,
picturesque olive skinned women and
dirty faced children. Wrinkled old
crones in gay attire exchange salutations
through the windows of the dilapidated
and filthy houses that line these narrow
thoroughfares. Nor does the masculine
element lounging about the doorways en-
tirely discard its native dress as it does
here The men cling to their poniards,
to rudely embroidered cloaks and waist
coats and wear felt hats tilted to one
side and adorned now and then with a
faded feather. The younger blades
amuse themselves with all manner OF
curious games, though / have never OBJ
served among them the mania for toss
ing pennies, for which sport our little
bare headed lazzarone bootblacks seem
to have such passion.
The shops of this odd Italian colony OF
London, too, are as much in keeping
with the race as are those of the Chinese
quarter in New York. The fancy stores
display various objects Of native manu-
facture, earrings, beads, images Of devo-
ton, cheap looking trinkets and silken
kerchiefs of brilliant hue. The grocer
exposes for sale yards of dusty macaroni,
lengths Of crusty bread, and red, yellow
and green liquids in clumsy bottles sealed
with wax. As a rule, be it said to their
credit, these fellows Of the London Ital-
ian quarter are much more peaceable
than those here. They mind their own
business, and the weapons SO conspicu-
ously displayed in their belts are never
made use of; certainly not TO the extent
that they are in New York, at all events.
John Preston Beecher in New York
News.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-10-04
A Canal Across Italy.

1t is proposed to commence a canal
upon the western shore Of Italy, just
above Ciyita Vecchia, at Castro, I'D 10
cut through TO Fano on the eastern or
Adriatic shore. A glance at the map
Of Italy will show that in this line two
lakes are met, those of Bolsena and Tras-
imeno, and it is proposed to drain these
two lakes, thus securing the area for cuI-
tivation. The length of the canal will
Be about 100 miles, the width of it 10
yards, and its depth is to be about l3
yards, so that ships Of any tonnage, and
even men-of-war, will he able TO pass
through it. The cost Of the canal is
reckoned Mt 100000, 900 francs, that Is,
$40, 100000. 1t is estimated that the
work could be completed in five years
from its commencement. The Italian
journals are highly interested in the pro-
ject and are taking up the matter
warmly, and when the fdct Of the long
sea passage round the south coast Of Italy
and up the storry Adriatic 10 Trieste
and Venice is remembered, certainly the
canal would be Of immense service TO the
whole Of southern Europe. e.-London
Figaro.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-10-04
The Petroleum Producing Strata.

Oil producing strata do not always be-
long 10 the same geological period. In
Kentucky and Tennessee the petroleum
Is furnished by the lower silurian; that
is, by the most ancient stratiied rocks.
In Upper Canada il is found in the lower
Devonian, and in Pennsylvania in the
upper Devonian. The springsof western
Virginia flow from the upper carbonifer-
Gus strata. In Connecticut and North
Carolina coal oil is found in the trias, in
Colorado and Utah in the lignites Of the
cretaceous formation, while the oil pro-
ducing regions Of California belong TO
tie tertiary period. II is remarkable
fact that most of the deposits Of the
ancient world exist in comparatively re-
cent tertiary formations, rs for instance
those Of the oil imprcgnated sands OF
Alsace, OF the south Of France, and Of
Abruzzia and Emilia in Italy. There
IRE numerous deposits in Galicia and the
Danubian provinces similarly placed,
while the strata that contain those OF
the Crimea, the Caucasus and the island
Of Taman are of nearly the same geolog-
ical epoch. 1t is fact TO be noted that
tho oils coming from the greatest depth
are Of the best quality, those produced
from nearer the surface Of the earth
seeming 10 have lost some Of their vola-
tile elements.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-10-04
neeeher Not a Heavy Eater.

Contrary TO oft expressed criticism,
Mr.. Beechcr was not heavy cater. This
was particularly true OF the last years of
his life. When he first came to Brook
lyn he enjoyed very heartily late sup
pers, and II was his custom TO have after
preaching, either in his own home or in
the house Of some one Of his more init
mate friends, quite an elaborate spread,
at which there would be oysters, cold
roast beef, bread and butter, tea OF
coffee, pie, and sometimes delicacies re.
quiring more careful preparation. Joe
Howard in Once a Week.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-10-04
An Ancient Sen, nf Learning.

William and Mary college at Williams
burg, Va, after having been closed for q
number Of years, is TO be reopened this
fall for the education Of young men.
The school was founded in 1903, and
next 10 Harvard, which was founded in
1888, is the Oldest college in the United
States. Among the List Of It's alumni
were Presidents Thomas Jefferson, James
Monroe and John Tyler, Chief Justice
Marshall, Gen. Winfield Scott Peyton
Randolph, first speaker of the federal
congress; John Randolph, of Roanoke;
Edmund Randolph, secretary Of state un-
der Gen. Washington; besides many gov
ernors, congressman and cabinet officers.
Its buildings were much damaged and
some Of them destroyed during the civil
war, and It's endowment fund, invested
in securities that had greatly declined in
value, left the old college in a condition
OF helplcssncss, 30 that ID was forced TO
close IL doors. Additional funds have
been raised. and IL is 10 take on new
Iease OF life.-New Orleans Picayune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-10-04

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rInIn roIk. hut nlue nlooded.

There arc plain American citizens who
have In their veins the blood Of William
the ConqucrOr, Alfred the Great, Charlie.
magno and other noted kings and con.
querors Of days gone by. The lines oi
descent are almost universally Legitimate,
and camo chiefly through younger sons
and daughters Of these sovereigns. Now
York Evening World.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-10-04

Here Is nut for vcgetarians to crack.
An Indian runner lives almost entirely
on dried meat and he can stand moro
fatigue than any other man In tho world.
The Blackfoot runners do 800 miles over
the rougbest country In four days and In
the race tho horse stands no chance
against them. Detroit Free Press.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-06
As ; Matter uf Business.

As matter of fact, the American News
company stands between the community ami
hiac6E2alh Il throttles iioei on its threshold
Circumstances which are an inherent part OF
its business have forced 1t 10 assume the role
o. a censor of t..e preSs-ohlged it TO perform
a duty that IN oeAcr countries IS recognised
and attended to by the government And
this is accomplished without any hardship to
anybody except scoUadIels. From its peculiar
environment, this power is not liable 10 be
abused. The News company does not say
''YoI shall not print defamation, or publish
fish, but il does say: I'VE viii not circulate
a libel or SCI that which is ucoueSsionab,y
indecent AID we presume 70 judge THIS
is rot morality or missionary work with US
it is business. We Gre liable under the law
we are simply protesting ourselves. So this
part Of the business is carefully watched.
Il is well understood that the LIE Is closely
ard uaeonprcs1iis.ngiy drawn. Reputable
lawyers know that tho American News COM
pany VA not defend known libel 1t in
vestisases aud says: YES. shls IS a libel: it
hiss escaped our vigilance; we viii pay your
costs, and throw cut tie publication" And
adventurous publishers know this as well ns
lawyers Tho Bedouins OF tie press have re-
peatedly Threatened to start publications
hero that ''wocld make Rome howl" II they
could only get into tire channel OF circula-
ton. Ard SO indeed Rome would '.howls
loud aad lopg-but for tae ounce Of pre-
Teoi.ota-|orth SO much mere than th.
pound OF cOre-determined by the News
company, n the pursuance Of 4 sound 6csi-
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Wichita eagle., 1888-11-06

The round hat or toque, with q straight
high crown, sunken in on the top, is a first
favoriue this season.
Fringes, which for some years have been
neglected as trimmings, have again been
taken into fashionable favor.
Birdc' wings and tails and quill feathers
are much used in millinery, but whole birds
are no longer seen on hats or bonnets.
The wide empire sash, passed twice around
the waist and knotted low on one side, is seen
on numbers Of imported fall costumes.
The very latest fancy in waists of gowns
for grown women is the guimpe bodice. very
much like the guimpe waists Of little girls.
The variety in styles Of wraps, bonnets,
hats, gowns and materials this fall makes it
dress as you please season, and no mistake.
Ornamenting letter and note paper by hand
is becoming very renlunerative branch Of
industry here as well as in London, Paris and
Vienna
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-06

dare sag you were glad to hear OF my death,
I but am still alive 1t was another woman WHO
died. and they gave her my nal1e through mis-
take when 1 got well did not care to corTec.
the mistake have been IN England for the last
two years and am now coming homo. an stin
your wife. even though you did desert me.
/ ANNIE GERARD.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-06
TO NY MOTHER

rve kept haughty heart thro' grief and mirtA.
And borne my head perchance thought TOO
high;
Il even hing should look me IN the eye,
4would not bend it humbly to the earth;
Yet, dearest mother. such the gentle worth
OF thy benignanr presence, angel mid,
1t ever hath my proudest moods beguiled,
And given to softer, humber feelings birth
Was it thy minds calm, penetrative power,
Thy purer;mind that secretly came DER me.
And unto heavens clearer light upbore met
Or did remembrance sting mo In that hour
With thoughts of words and deeds which
pierced unkindly
That gentle heart, still loving me 90 blindly.
Matilda Dickson, from HeineI
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-06
THE MISSION OF TEARS.

Weep, IL thou wilt; fer tears are good.
Ay, tears are ike the gentle rain
That brinSeth flowers in the dark wood,
And naketh meadows green again.
Gun tears are best, though rivers flow;
Such moving springs our nature needs.
Deep through these stony hearts they go,
And turn the mill wheels of good deeds.
F. Buckham in Sunday School Times.
Wichita eagle., 1888-11-06

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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-07-19
VAS THE WILL MADE.

The RAIN which fell drearlIy when
my client entered my office, had now
ceased. The wind, which then blew
from the southeast, or off the hot
lands of the coast. now come from the
opposite point The setting sun ting,
ed with coiors, gay az my own hopes.
the fast-ilying cloud of the storm.
Is the wind fair for the barque to
10 TO sea- asked Miss Robstone.
Just the breeze to 60 out with, l
exclaimed, believing that ! was telling
good news.
Oh. dear then perhaps he won t
have time 10 make the will. she added
anXiously.
He was expecting to sail tonight?
| inquired.
Certainly, if the wind changed, at
least so they told me, she replied.
by her constant allusion to the
source OF hsr information as they, l
inferred that the captain was crusty
fellow TO whom even this fair girl
dared not at times address a simple
question, 90 that l felt some doubt of
nv success.
When We reached the wharf, took
M!as Robstone's arm and we went
down the plank, in speaking of which
We had been led into such droll errors.
The officers seemed to lie on good
terms with my guide, and touched
their caps to her as We crossed the
greasy decks Of the whaler, entered
the cabin. where she presented me to
her uncle, a stout, rather stern.lookiug
man Of sixty years, whose face was
nearly hidden in his iron gray hair
and whiskers.
Mr.. Jedediah Scrimmins, from Sea.
comet, uncle; Captain Robstone, Mr..
Scrlmmins, was the formula.
/ always knew I had horrid name;
alas for my ancestors, that was all
they Left to me, but l never wished it
had been otherwise quite so heartily
As when l heard it from the beautiful
mouth OF my fair client.
After bow and a curt welcome,
Captain Robstone took his coat of
with no word of apology. then lodged
under a curtain, from whence I heard
splash Of water, aRd other sounds
of the toilette. All this time, he wa.
talking with me. He said naught a:
to business, but drew from me an
exact account Of who was, when and
why ! came TO California. He knew
my birthplace and family we'll, a,
the barque hailed from Mat.apoiset:
50 when he came out from his room
ne asked me to supper with him.
A look from Edith told me to &C