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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-25

lowed ma Hardly had drawn Cack tne
bolt than Mr.. Carper burst In, disheveled,
painting, purple with rage, his clothes stained
with earth, bis hands cut and bleeding. He
tore past US upstairs like mad man, and on
the landing he carromed violently against
Uncle Simon, who was clinging to the stair
ratings, shivering and shaking in his very
sketchy attire To our utter amazement the
two old men grasped hands warmly and all
but embraced each other
"Where on earth did you come from. Car
PERI quavered my uncle, almost in tears.
"Finickeri" returned the other In a chok
ing voice "pm glad TO see you-very glad
to see you. Let us leave this Internal place
now-at once" Then turning to me: 81 tell
you, Charles Danvers, you will regret the
despicable part you have played today only
once, and that, sir. will be all your life You
are low. contemplate hound, sir But l
see now through your plot to secure both my
money and my friend MIR Finicker's Yes,
my friend, | say You might have saved
yourself lies, sir; and you, too, madam"
hercely. to the pale and trembling Ella Mr.
Finicker and were foolish enough to quar-.
rel, it Is true. but rejoice to say that we
cry. madam, and you may swear under your
breath, sir, but you are an Internal young
liar Charles Danvers. and your wife Is not
whit better renounce you both forever. "
And so do l." chartered Uncle Simon
w. leave this house to night, late as 1t Is.
We can get rooms, without doubt, at the Low
thorpe inn"
So saving he retired-with as much dig
nifty as his costume would permit-to his
room, accompanied by the dilapidated looking
Mr. Carper Ella went on crying. l simply
swore mot loud, but deep"
Within ten minutes the two old gentlemen
reappeared. equipped for departure Protes-
tations, explanations, apologies we're all in
vain. Our outraged relatives left the house
without deigning to take any further notice
of either Ella or myself, and as they disap-
peared in the darkness felt as If every atom
of my self respect went with them.
draw a veil over the narrowing scene
which followed.
Ny wife and did not speak to each other
for at least a week after this deplorable even
ing-but that is a mere detail
The failure Of Elias ''plan," however,
marked an epoch in my life 1t was my last
deception. Since then have been doggedly.
uncompromisingly truthful and straightfor-
ward in all my words and actions; and
have observed similar metamorphosis In
Ella II ever. in the future, | find out
Gregory Simon in a lie, shall fog him most
numerically. We have neither seen nor
held any communication with either uncle
since that unlucky night fear our chances
of heirship are gone forever.
Sic transit gloria acknowledgements
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-25
Largest Family In the World.

How many Smiths are there In Englandi
1t is impossible to answer this question with
precision, but there are data from which an
approximately correct idea may be obtained
The registrar general tells US that in 1856 Ill
was possible to estimate from certain records
i'll his keeping, that there were then living in
England and Wales about 253, 900 Smiths, or
one in every seventy three persons composing
the entire population Surprising that this
estimate was correct, and that the same pro-
portion has since been maintained, the state
ment may fairly be made that there are now
about S55, S14 or over one-third Of a million
Smiths in England and Wales 1t is not quite
easy to realize at once what an enormous
number Of people these figures represent.
A few simple illustrations may serve to
make the matter clearer. For instance, there
are more Smiths in England and Wales than
there are people in Dublin-indeed, exclud-
ing London, there are only four towns in the
United Kingdom - namely, Birmingham,
Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester-con-
tanning more people than there are Smiths,
while twenty-six out of the fifty-two counties
of England and Wales, or oue-half, have
fewer people than the immortal house Of
Smith has representatives.
It is on record, too, that in the seventeen
years between and including 1888 and 1854,
2S6, 037 Smiths were registered as having
been either born or married, or as having
died.
Although, as every one knows, Smiths form
numerically the strongest tribe in England,
there being one Smith to every seventy three
persons comprising the population, still the
Joneses run them very close, there being one
in every seventy-six persons. Next in order
on the list, according to officially compiled
statistics, come Messrs. Williams. Taylor,
Davis and Brown.
Mr.. Robinson, who is commonly associated
with Messrs. Brown and Jones, stands eleventh
on the list in respect to his relative numeri-
cal strength. -Chambers' Journal
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-25

7 c LUM,
- First-class Carriage Painting, corner
East Houston and NacOYdoches street. Ref
erences: Carter & Mulaly, Bergstrom
Gray, and Wells. Fargo Il Co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-25
THE SILENT BROTHERHOOD.
The Trappist Monastery in Kentueky-The
Brothers Out of Doors.

DEothcEs out VI DOOrS
The community do not till the farm The
greater part of their land is occupied by
tenant farmers and what they reserve for
their own use is cultivated by the 80 called
family brothers" who, it is due to say, have
no families, but live as celibates on the abbey
domain, subject to the abbots authority,
without being members of the order. The
monks, however, do labor in the ample gar
dens, orchards and vineyards from which
they derive their sustenance, IN the steam
saw mill and grain mill, in the dairy and
cheese factory. Thus picturesquely engaged
one may find them in autumn; monks gather
ing apples and making barrel after barrel of
pungent cider, which is slowed away in the
vast cellar as their only beverage except
water; monks repairing the shingle roof of
stable; monks feeding the swine which they
fatten for the board Of their carnal guests,
OF the tluttering multitude of chickens from
the eggs and young of which they derive
slender revenue; monks grouped in the gar
den around a green and purple heap of tur
nips, to be stored up as a winter relish Of no
mean distinction.
Amidst such scenes one forgets all else
while enjoying the wealth and freshness of
artistic effects What picture is this young
DeLSleul cheese maker, Ills sleeves rolled up
above the elbows of his brawny arms, his
great pinkish hand buried in the golden curds,
the cap OF his serge cloak falling back and
showing his closely clipped golden brown
hair, blue eyes and clear delicate skim Or
this Australian ex farmer, as he stands by the
hopper of grist or lays on his shoulder bag
of -four for the coarse brown bread of the
monks. Or this dark old French opera singer
who strutted his brief hour on many a
European stage, but now hobbies around, all
hoary in his cowl and blanched with age, to
pick up "a handful of garlic. Or this athletic
superbly formed young Irishman, thrusting
a great iron prod into the glowing Goals of
the saw mill furnace. Or this slender Switzer
your attendant in the refectory with great
keys dangling from his leathern cincture,
who stands by with folded hands and bowed
head while you are eating the pagan meal he
has prepared, and prays that you may be
forgiven for enjoying it.
From various countries of the old world
men find their way into the Abbey of Geth-
semane, but among them are no Americans
Repeatedly the latter have made the expert
ment, and have always failed to persevere up
to the final conservation of the white cowL
The fairest warning is given to the postu-
liant He is made to understand the entire
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-25
A GLIMPSE.

look afar to the distant hills, 80,
And see their submits shining;
While here below it's dark and chill -
How can help repining' 81
cannot live on the hill tops green,
And bask in the sun forever; ~
My work is here in this kowly place, -,
And must be faithful ever.
But the lighted hills may be seen from far,
And instead Of sad repining
will look above and gain new strength
From the hill tops sunny shining.
Nine. Isabel
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-25
TERRIBLE FOREWARNINGS

Cough in the morning, hurried or
difficult breathing, raising phlegm,
tightness in the chest, quickened
pulse, chilliness in the evening or
sweats at night, all or any of these
things are the first stages of consump-
ton. Acker's English Cough Remedy
will cure these fearful symptoms, and
is sold by RAGLATD Il Co (1O
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-25
FIRST SYMPTOMS OF DEATH.

Tired feeling, dull headache, pains
in various parts of the body, sinking
at the pit of the stomach, loss of APP
petite, feverishness, piInples or sores,
are all positive evidence of poisoned
blood. No matter how it became
poisoned it must be purified to avoid
death. Acker's English Blood Elixir
has never failed to remove scrofulous or
Lsyphilitic poisons. For sale by
/ RAGLAND & Co. 6
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-25
THE PART THEY PLAY IN CHINA'S
MATERIAL ECONOMY.
The Celestial Kingdom's Vast Wealth OF
Poultry-The Business OF Rearing DuckA
Matching by Artificial Means-Ready Tor
Notwithstanding Eggs

Ducks, chickens and geese probably play q
more important part in the material econ.
omy of life in China than In all other coun-
tries put together Speaking more particu-
Larly of the former bird, while it would no
doubt be an exaggeration to say that the
ducks of China ournumber the domestic
ducks Of the whole world beside, 1t would
not be so much of an exaggeration as some
might think. China is a difficult country to
estimate correctly in many features Its
population is by no means definitely enumer>
ated and the claim that the tonnage Of its
inland commerce exceeds the ocean tonnage
Of all the world is not the idle boast one is at
first thought disposed to think it So in the
matter of ducks, were there any way to find
out. it might be found that China contained
more than all other countries put together.
Ducks are staple food of rich and poor,
and the numbers one sees everywhere are
something bewildering. The vast swarms of
tame ducks feeding in the fields or foraging
in the lakes and rivers everywhere through.
out the empire are one of the most striking
features Of the country You no sooner cross
the bar of a Chinese river than you begin to
see big droves of ducks foraging along the
banks for food in charge of duck herds |
Duck sampaps float past you-boats fitted up
especially for the business of rearing ducks
their quacking cargoes numbering not in |
frequently 1900 ducks
These queer crafts fairly swarm on the
lower reaches of the Pearl river, in the vicin |
ity of Canton During the memorable ty
phoon Of July. 1862, that wrought such de
stluction there, many of the duck sampans
we're capsized and the ducks released The
result was that the river for some distance
was a mass of tame ducks for the time being
without owners By the unwritten law OF
the duck rearing fraternity every duck that
gets away from a boat becomes a ina
verick," and. like the unbranded steer Of the
western ranges, Is che property of anybody
who can gather him in
ITS b Continued.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-25

exVent or the oongarlou 10 has assumed, and
only after passing through a novitiats, pro-
longed at the discretion OF the abbot, Is he
admitted to the vows that must be kept un-
broken till death.-James Lane Allen in The
Cextury
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-25

The youngest daughter Of wealthy Phila-
delphia merchant has at their country house
a little house built on the grounds, furnished
throughout and containing everything that
another house contains, a kitchen, dining
room, parlor, chamber, etc., only everything
is about one-haH or one-third the usual size.
Is is very "cuta New Orleans Times
Democrat
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-25

When visiting at house in the country
wear your tea gown in the afternoon until
dinner. but not at dinner ~ in the evening.
DUCKS EVERYWHERE.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-03-15

lam. I. newng conversation which he
had he'd with him within ,hc last few days.
He spoke in clear voice about the
political situation und military az
rangenents of Germany. He men,
TONED that the reforms he had carried
out In tbs army had been copied In
Francs. He talked about Russia and cx-
pressed 0 strong opinion that Germany
would not become involved In war with
that country. He spoke in the most friend
" terms OF the Austro- German relations,
but it is not certain whether he was con-
sCious or wandering.
During the last thirty-six hours the Em-
peror was trowsy, delirious and conscious
alternately, starting ut times excitedly to
make remarks relative to family or pOliti-
cal matters. Once he mistook Prince
Bismarck for the Crown Prince and, taking
/, hand. pleaded that he would always 10
kind to tie Gar He afterward recog-
NEED Prince bismarck and expressed In
b0bken sentences his satisfaction with the
Austro- German alliance About O'Clock
In the morning he talked 80 much that
the Grand Duchess of Baden said that
he would tire himself The Emperor
replied: 4 have no time TO bo tired"
Prince William stood at the foot Of tho bed
During the last moments the Emperor did
not suffer. His face wore q tranquil, al
most smiling, expression. few minutes
before his death the Emperor exclaimed
Fritz. dear FRITZ"
BERLIN. March 1O.-The Chancellor has
received the following telegram from EN-
peror Frederick:
"SAN RENO, March o.-At this moment Of
deepest sorrow at the decease Of the Emperor
and King. my beloved father, must express
my thanlo , to you and 10 the Minister Of State
for the devotion and loyalty with which you Ill
served him. rely upon the assistance OF you
oil In the arduous charge which has devolved
upon me. Leave here tomorrow.
FREDERICK"
The Emperor has also forwarded the fol-
lowing ordinance to the ministers Of States
on the subject of public mourning:
"With regard to the public mourning which
has heretofore been customary. We will not
order any provision, but will rather leave to
every German to determine how he will give
expression to his af1iction ut tho death OF such
. monarch and how long he will deem It ap-
propriate to restrict participation in public en-.
tertainments."
The new King wcs proclaimed Frederick
I'LL He signs Frederick without refer
ence to Emperor or King.
WASHINGTON, March 1O-A telegram was
received at the Department of State yes
terday morning from Minister Pendleton
at Berlin announcing the death Of Emperor
William yesterday morning A copy Of tho
dispatch received by the German Charge
dAffairs from Prince Bismarck was sent to
the Secretary OF State The Secretary Of
State yesterday afternoon sent the follow
ing cable message to Minister Pendleton:
DEPARTMENT or STATE, WASHINGTON,
March, 10. 1883. Pendleton, Berlin: The Presi-
dent desires you to make known through the
foreign Office that the death OF the illustrious
and venerable Emperor Of Germany has deeply
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-03-15
THE USUAL RESULT.

An Indiana Farmer and His Team Torn
to Pieces Through Careless Handling Of
Dynamite.
CAMBRIDGE CRY. Ind March S-A ter
rife explosion Of dynamite occurred Tues
day morning on the farm Of David
Hampton at Williamsburg. The shock was
felt nifty miles away. Hampton was load
Ing wagon with the s:nff to shoo. well
at Hagerstown when the crash came. Six
tons OF dynamite exploded Man. wagon
and horse were shattered to pieces Shrcds
OF Hampton's shirt were found. and SO was
the head Of his horse. both far from the
place where they were blown mp The farm
house was wrecked and hole fifteen feet
deep and twenty live feet In circumference
was found where the dynamite had been
kent
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-03-15

suffering from nerv- LOUISA N ALCOTE
ous prostration. Last autumn she np-
Feared to be improving, and went to
the Highlands to reside with DE
Rtoda A. Lawrence While there she
drove In town to visit her father. Thurs
day. the LIST inst, and caught cold which
on Saturday settled ON the base OF the
brain and developed spinal meningitis
She died at the Highlands early yesterday
morning. Miss Alcott was born on an anni-
versary OF her fathers birthday. and il is
singular that she should have followed him
80 soon to the grave She would hive been
SO years Of age in November next
mss Alcott began to write stores when in
her teens, and when In her 10th year the fam
lily moved from Concord to Boston she chose
story-writinR as her profess on. and set
diligently to work. She was soon earn.
ing Ter living by her pen. Then tho
civil war broke cut and she went
to Washington to nurse the wounded
there under the title OF Hospital Sketches"
North. FIVE years after. In lsj., she published
the first volume OF Little Women" thu book
on which, despite her numerous other works,
her fame Will always rest. 1t Is one OF
the best books for children ever writ.
ten. In il she has drawn largely from
life, and II is generally known that she pict-
urcd in Meg. Jo, Beth and Amy herself and her
three sisters, she be ng Jo, the representative
tom-boy OF America. Her sister May, the Amy
OF Little Women" exhibited q painting in the
great Paris salon OF 1873, but the fame Of the
family. Notwithstanding tho eminencr, will rest
upon the shoulders OF 1.-THE childrens ir end."l
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-03-15

The reward for the ,rrest Of Tascott, the
alleged murderer OF Amos J. Smell, Of
Chicago, was ON the 10th increased to
$4,000.
TEE steamer Ohio burst stea pipe ON
the 10th near Cairo, III. Six persons were
scalded, one fa ally.
THE Prince and Princess Of Wales cele-
brated their silver wedding on the 10th.
ACCORDING to tho statistical returns OF
the Department of Agriculture, made pub
lie on tho 10th, relating to the distribution
and consumption Of wheat and corn, stock
in farmers' hands and average prices, the
corn crop is the smallest since 1884. It ID
estimated at sos, ,OOO,O 400 bushels.
TIE Postmaster General on the 10th
directed General Superintendent Nash, Of
the railway mail service, to proceed at
once to Chicago and remain there during
the present railway trouble.
NINE persons were injured by an accident
on the Eric railroad near Rochester N. Y.
on the l1th.
WILL THOMAS (colored) was lyncbed at
Tunnel Hill, Ga, on the 10th, for . criminal
assault on q woman. The victim Of his as
sault, before whom he was taken for ideati-
fication, requested permission to shoot him,
but her request was refused, and tho lynch
ers hung him.
The Mime OF, Democratic state conven
tion will be held in st. Paul May II.
Col. CAST, the noted duelist OF south
Carolina, died on the 10th Of spoplexy..
On tho 10th. John L. sullivan and Charles
Mitchell fought in A-foot ring near Criel,
France. The fight lasted three hours, and
consisted Of thirty mine rounds. The referee
pronounced it draw.
THE Iowa Board Of Railway Commission
ers, who for several days have been investi-
eating charges of incompetency made
against engineers who have taken the
places of strikers on the Burlington road re
ported to the Governor on the 18th that the
charges were we'll founded, and on receiving
the report Gov. Larrabee sent letter to
President Perkins, Of the Burlington, ad-
vising him to settle the troubles with tho
strikers by arbitration.
A party of Americans, inclu ing. two
FEDERAL officials, pursuing train robbers
into Mexico, were arrested and placed in
jail at chihuahua ON the 9Th. Bail for any
amount was offered and refused,
and communication with friends was
prohibited. Justice Barnes, Of the
Supreme Court Of Arizona, telegrapted
the fscts to Congressman Springer, cha r
man OF the committee on territories, and
Mr.. Springer officially notified the Pret
dent on the 10th.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-03-15
WEST AND SOUTH.

TEXAS Republicans will meet in State
convention at Fort Worth on the oath of
April to elect delegates to the National con-
vention.
In Chicago the Democratic Association Of
the Northwest was organized, and J. NJ.
Weston. OF Michigan, was elected president
SIX business buildings at Ligonier. Ind, !,
were burned on the 9th
The proposition made in behalf Of the
Brotherhood strikers to submit their
troubles to arbitration was on the 9th de-
clined by President Perkins, Of the Bur.
nngton road. He said his company was
getting all the men it needed to run it,
trains and had nothing to arbitratal
THE Union Labor party Of Indiana met In
State convention at Indianapolis on the
7th and nominated full ticket with J. b
Milroy, of Carroll, for Governor
THE Rush University. for colored students
of both sexes. at Holly Springs, Miss, was
destroyed by fire on the 7th, together with
its fine library.
In Harrison township, Ind. . band Of
young counterfeiters was discovered ON the
7th who had been making a good counter
felt nickel and disposing of 1t successfully.
TIE Supreme Court Of Iowa decided ON
the 9TH that liquor unlawfully brought
into the State is subject to seizure ut all
times and places. even when found in the
possession Of person holding q permit to
sell
On the 7th nine valuable horses, smuggled
over the Canadian border without payment
Of duties, were seized at De Witt, Ia
Ar Pasadena, Cal. severe shock Of
earthquake was felt on the morning of the
7th. Brick buildings were shaken, but no
damage was done A shock was also felt at
Los Angelica
ENGINEERS on the Burlington 4 Northern
road at Minneapolis struck on the 7th, and
fears were expressed that other roads would
be involved. In Chicago the strikers ap-
peared to be confident, while the Buyling.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-03-15

JACOB HALLENBERGER a molder.
working in stove foundry in Phila-
delphia, was burned in an explosion
seventeen weeks ago and the other day
he died. starved to death. 1t was
found that in the explosion he had
swallowed some of the molten iron and
1t had formed structure Of the esoph-
agus, which had closed the passages to
the stomach.