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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-31

ana '-otarngnc JacE- Ryan, convicts in tne
Southern Indiana penitentiary. 1t is prob
ably the first instance on record. too, where
there was any use found for this little crea-
ture A writer in It'd Bits tells the story as
follows:
Rodifer occupied a cell in the tier just
above the one where Jack was confined, and
for long time they had no means of COM
munication with one another. Rodifer was
a daring fellow, but he had not sufficient
imagination to get up plan of escape, and
he relied on the bright mind of his friend,
starlight Jack" TO suggest an idea.
One evening Rodifer noticed an innocent
looking cockroach running about on thel
floor. After Watching its gambolings for al
time, he concluded be would use it. So,
writing a short note to his friend, he tied i'll
to the cookroach's wing, and, kneeling down.
on the floor, he put it out on the wall UNDER
the iron balcony in front Of his cell He|
calculated that it would run into the CELL
underneath; and it did
Jack noticed the paper, caught the insect,
and read the note. Then he answered 1t, and
poked the little creature out on the wall
from the ceiling over the door, where he re-
leased it. The roach went into Rodifer's cell
and was caught. Then they fed and cared
for it, and used It in this manner for some
months In fact, it grow to understand its
business
1t must have been q female ,ockroach,
however, for one day ID stopped to chat with
a friend, and was noticed by warden. The
note, which was written in some sort of
cipher, was taken OF, and the hospital stew
ard, Dr.. Sid c. MoCurs, read It Then the
beetle was put on the balcony floor and 1t
ran into Rodifer's cell Thus the officials
were kept posted as to the two famous Jail
breakers.
After time jock began to suspect that
something was wrong. and he added post
script to his letter something Lie this:
IF everything is right, you viii find hair
from my head In this nota"
The warden read IL as lie did the others,
but dropped tho hair aud lost it.
"Never mind it, said Capt. Craig, whose
hair was red; put one OF mine in it"
The answer came back: That hast whip
ping must have been an awful one, Jack, for
it has changed the color of your hair"
The scbenling Of these two worthless came
to naught, however, and they served thei-
terms-Inter Ocean.
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LONG PERIOD OF INVENTION BEGIN
MING WITH THE SUN DIAL.

The "Clepsydra" of the Ancients-The
Water Ciock-Use of a Spring Instead
of Weights-Tbe First watch-An I'm
portant Improvement
Between the sun dial and the little, golden
cased, ticking. pocket time piece is a long
period of invention. Thirty-one years ago
the first American watch was made. It was
a cumbersome affair constructed under diff
ficulties, but was a wide development from
even the theological devices that followed
the sun dial. Earliest among these was
clepsydra, or "water stealer," transparent,
graduated vase filled with the pure liquid Of
nature which slowly stole away through a
little aperture in the bottom. The receding
surface marked the going Of the hours. The
clepsydra was used in ancient China and
Egypt under the Ptolemies. Pompey intro
duced it into Roman courts, and the Britons
used it when Cesar went among them. The
mechanical ingenuity and skill of many ma
tions were employed in the construction of
the clepsydra. 1t was devised in statuary,
with tears flowing from the eyes; it was
made in floating forms that arose and fell
with the water and pointed to the hours en-
graved upon an upright scale.
An improvement was made in this kind of
timepiece by the Introduction of a little
wheel, on which the water fell thus COM
municating motion to the hands upon dial
Finally the clepsydra grew into an ingenious
and complicated water clock A thousand
years ago Persian caliph sent one to the
Emperor Charlemagne which had a striking
apparatus. With the completion Of each
twelve hours twelve doors in the face opened,
from which issued twelve automaton horse
men, who waited until the striking ceased,
and then rode back again. The timekeeper
of the Puritans was but modification of the
primitive clepsydra Fine sand was subSti-
tuted for the water
INVENTION OF THE CLOCK
The invention Of the clock is claimed by
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japanese Coating Tor Ships.

The japanese admiralty has finally de-
cided upon coating the bottoms of all their
ships with material closely akin to the lac
quer to which we are so much accustomed as
a speciality Of Japanese furniture work Al
though the preparation differs somewhat
from that commonly known as japanese
lacquer, the base Of it Is the same-viz, gum
lac, as it is commonly termed Experiments
which have been long continued by the i'm
perial naval department have resulted In af-
fording proof that the new coating material
remains fully efficient for three years, and
tho report ON the subject demonstrates that,
although the first cost of the material is three
times the amount of that hitherto employed,
the amount Of bookings required will be re-
duoed by its use to the proportion of one to
six. A vessel Of the Russian Pacific fleet
has already been coated with tho new prep
aration, which, the authorities say, com
pletsly withstands the foulmg influences so
common In tropical waters
1t occupied the native inventor many
years to overcome the tendency of the lac to
harden and crack, but having successfully
accomplished this, the finely polished surface
of the mixture resists in an almost perfect
degree the liability Of barnacles 10 adhere or
weeds to grow, while presumably the same
high polish must materially reduce the skin
friction which is SO important an element
affecting the speed of iron ships The deal
ers in gum lao express the fear lest the de-
mand likely 10 follow on this novel applica-
ton of 1t may rapidly exhaust existing
sources Of supply.-Scientific American.
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Not Fit for the Business.

Few people have an idea how few there
are who could become BARRIERS by any amount
of application. l have had nineteen appren-
tees at various times, only seven of whom
are tonsorial artists, Some boys are too ner-
vous to acquire the ability, and particularly
cigarette smokers Others are too lazy. Still
others have not the suaveness necessary, for
a successful barber must be polite man.
Others have not the essential mechanism or
cannot attain to the requisite Hghtness of
touch, But morbid pecuiarities are great
factors in uniting candidate. For in
stance, have just dismissed an apprentice
because of his inordinate antipathy to warts.
When customer who is the possessor of
wart is down in chair at the boys mercy
be shaves all around it with the utmost care;
then devilish grin distorts bis features, the
expression being the funniest I ever saw, and
he cuts off the wait. The customer rises AID
discovers his face bleeding terribly, and the
result is row and lost customer.-John
Beck in Globe Democrat.
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In recent number Of The Medical News
appeared bots from . correspondent whose
professional ern&ne.cs Is an unqualified In
dorsenegt Of the accuracy Of hts observation,
in which be wrfsss, II haps recently seen in
the medical joIsxRS tAas DusRld Stewart
&es ooce sshSd whss vs. ne earliest thing
ke could regnsmbeC He said n was being
on alone y bis sares in the cradle, and re-
solving - ssA Il hsr q soon as be could
speak THIS may have bssn copied as joke
bat Fl brings 10 my mind the following state
meut thai have made from time 70 time for
many yesss, which has always been received
with der-issou, but which s q perfectly dis
tiDct remembrance In NY mind: remember
being iolted OVER Ia. crossings in baby
wagon by nurss, and resolving to tell Of
her as soon as could speak" In reading the
above, it occurred to Us that it would not be
amiss to ask the writer how he knew that
there was such thin. ~ speech, and that he
would ever be able to exercise that faculty
Science.
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Not Likely 10 BE FORGOTTEN.

The husband stood at the door, hat in hand,
and spoke with tinge of impatience in his
tone
81 am waiting, Maria, he said. for my
customary good-by kiss"
II kissed you only moment ago, John,
replied the wife.
"Why, so you did, my love-" said John,
putting on his hat, 80 you did"
"If / smoked as nasty pipe as you do"
said Maria, ''you would have no difficulty in
remembering my kisses "-Chicago Tribune
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Value of Sunflower Seed.

Owing to the diversified and recently de-
veloped uses of sunfower seed it Is yearly
growing in commercial value. Its whole
someness as an admixture to chicken food is
undisputed, and much Of 1t finds market
for that purpose. 1t is used by the veterinary
profession in medicinal or corrective way
in the treatment Of horses. The extraction
of valuable oil from it Is a looked for re-
suit With its reputation as a preventive Of
malaria its growth is becoming widespread,
especially at the west--New York Tribune
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Record of EARTHQUAKE Movements.

An earthquake always begins with small
vibrations, according to Professor j. A
Ewing, and of those which follow none
stands out remarkably abrupt from the rest
The motion is scarcely "shock" at all, but
a "wabbling" of the ground in every con-
ceivable direction. A movement of the earth
of an inch and three-qunrters is the greatest
yet recorded by the Instruments in Japan,
while the motions are usually to be measured
only in hundredths of an inch.-ArksnSsw
Traveller
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Not a Good Example.

Enthusiastic Native-Here schoolin' is free,
SIR, free as air, and to be had for the askin'
o. II.
Stranger Well, l am not surprised It
would be a case of extortion to charge any.
thing for such education as you evidence. II
ought to be free; in fact, it is dear even ct
that price-Boston Budget.
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MY LOVE.
Nv hoye,s 40 fair.

My kove's 30 fair,
That at the going out Of dag,
The golden giinting Of her hair
Makes night TO stay away.
MY loves 30 dear,
That In her presence scarce breathe,
Ny heart beats 80 for fear
That Love his dart will sheath
My loves 50 sweet
That on the chilling ground he,
Prone at her pretty. spsnning feet,
Content to live OF die.
Louise Phillips In New Orleans Times Democrat
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Valuable Collection of Stamps.

The collection Of postage stamps recently
exhibited in Boston is said to be worth nearly
$4,000 There were in the collection single
STAMPS valued ct 500 each, and several
groups OF six were placed at 81 ,0oo That the
prices we.o not all fancy was shown by the
offer of $50 from dealer for a blue envelope
on which was a small stamp marked Bremen.
One group, consisting Of four government
stamped envelopes now obsolete, was ap
praised at S400.-New York Sun.
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Checks on the NIetropofia

It must be remembered that the tendencies
Of the age, while leading people toward
towns, do not lead them to concentrate in any
single center, but rather to the creation Of a
series of detached points. Railways and
telegraphs make it easier to live in cities, but
they also make it easier to so away from
them and create new cities. New York is
far less of metropolis on the American cor
tinent than was the case forty years ago.
ran remember when in travelling at the west
any intelligent person would buy New York
daily paper twenty-four hours old in prefer
snce to any western paper Of that very morn
in, The telegraph instantly changed all that:
the Omaha or Kansas City paper contains
substantially the same Geographic news with
the New York dailies, and the latter have
shruak to q mainly local circulation. The
same process goes through everything, and
70 matter how the self styled metropolis
grows, it Is checked and limited by all other
cities. The same thing is true, to a smaller
extent, in England itself; the American visi.
tor is surprised to find that to know even the
political currents Of the nation one must
now look outside Of London; Edinburgh is
reasserting itself, while Manchester and Bir-
minGham have eznphatically their own opin-
ions --'Fr. W. H" in HRT-DRr'a Bazaar.
A COCkROACH MAIL CARRIER.
Novel Means Of Communication Employed
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Tho Women of Utah.

The women of Utah comprise two good
classes The poorer ones are rustlers from
good rustling parents. They can irrigate a
farm, NOW hay and do almost anything in
the field that a man can do. The other class
can turn out as much beauty, good breeding
and culture as Boston although. o.. a small
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-31

sca.e and or Die:.zy, weSteriI cdaf, ster. In
Salt Lake streets, as well as those of Logan
anu Ogden, can be seen any day beautiful
women who need no artificial means TO give
their faces delightfully."- healthy color. They
dress, as rule, neatly, not extravagantly,
and behave with severe propriety while in
public. -Albany Express.
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A Caricature.

A caricature can never be a finished draw
ing because caricatues are Of necessity vesy
rude sketches-Harperis Bazaar.
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Republican Electors of Texas,

Electors at Large T. q. Hanna, Denison;
A. J. Evans, San Antonio.
First District. II. Stewart, Liberty,
Second District-C. c. Flanagan, Calvert
Third Distrlct-W; H; McCaryer, carthage
Fourth Distr!ct-W. f. Singleton: Marion.
Fifth District-W II. Andrews, Mckinney.
Sixth District-Philip Altbayer, Terrell.
Seventh District-D. NJ. Connor Refugio.
Eighth Distrlct-A L. Maynard, Lockhart.
Ninth District-John W. Mcdonald, waco
Tenth District-Herman Seele, New Braun
fels. ~ .
Eleventh District-George A. Knight, Pecos
City.
.The name of ID. NJ. O'Connor, in the Sew.
enth District, is substituted for that of G, &.
brewster, by authority of the State Campaign
Committee, Mr. Brewster having since his ap-
pointment as elector accepted nomination to
Congress,
For Sale at Bargain.
House of rooms, hall, galleries, (hard I'm
ished) go Dbl. cistern, large stable, chicken
house, ETC., with % acres OF land, all fenced,
large tank, fine chance for diary. Only 2h
miles from city. Apply at
PIP HAMBLETON, HADLEY co.
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merely fallen enemy may rise again. bui
tho reconciled tone is truly vaDqasshsd.-
Schiller.
CLOCKS AND WATCHES
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Torment Tor the Cyclists.
The street raydiese Of Chelseah haze inyeRted
ITS b COntiaNsdl
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Novel Means of Communication Employed
by Two Indiana COnvicts-
A common cockroach was trained to act
as letter carrier between William RodifeI
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cSOLTON, JNO. H.
= Auctioneer and Commission Merchant
Houston street, next to the bridge. Consign-
Iuents solicited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-26
NEw THINGS FOR LADIES.

The following have been received during the last
few days. some only this morning:
FEATHER DEPARTMENT.
Cashmere Ostrich Feather Tips, three in bunch, for
91.35.
These the very latest and you cannot but sdmirs
them. The Feathers all In one piece: not
sDiced: % you'll appreciate the price. only s135.
DRESS GOODS DEPARTM MT.
The new lot of Atwood SerRes now completed. The
assortment Of shades in all the Greens. Blues.
Browns. Reds, Grays, &c. We reduce the price. for
TOMORROW ONLY, from 6Sc to 55c yard.
eRThose who have previously secured samples
marked Csc. please note this O. q.
GLOVE DEPARTMENT nj
WARRANTED. 4-button Undressed Kid Gloves,
with embroidered backs. newest shades. ONLY $50.
PAIR These are "Pslais Royal" Gloves. NO MORE
WHEN THIS LOT Is GONE sl.5O in the future
FANS DEPARTMENT.
Single-stck ostrich feather fans with five large
plumes. bunch of tips and aigrette. or composed
Of eight large pumes, for SO EACH Those of three
large plumes and bunch Of ostrich tips a EACH all
shaded
CORSET DEPARTMENT.
Before having your dress tried Oh be fitted with
one Of our new French corsets, only 81 pair They
have the high bust and long waist. Think of the
price
SHOE DEPARTMENT
We have added to our stock another style of "A
handmade button boots for ladies The prettest Of
our many styles at this price Have pair tried on.
THE PALAIS ROYAL.
CONTINUED belov)
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+ ~ Eh1. I "A Il ssss
En- En- IS p {F Al
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FOR THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER a.
Special Lors Mry,s UyprnvrAn

department near door No. 1ll9 Pa. ave)
These lots are termed SPECIAL because they were
secured considerably below the market prices and
SPECIAL" becsuse they cannot be duplicated and
ere specially SPECIAL" because they'll soon be gone
FOR SOC. clever imitation Of Dr. Warmers
Natural Wool Underwear. Same shade Of Gray. Same
superior Mt and finish, but not WOOL. To those
who are not rheumetc it's good all wool. and IL
more durable. The garments are silk bound and
stitched; reinforced in parts liable to wear and
not be reproduced Tn Ter 81 each We have 1000
pairs Drawers and 1000 Shirts to offer ct Soc each
FOR SOC. Improved tailor-cut trousef Canton
Flannel Drawers. Fitting In superior manner makes
them twice a. durable the usual shaped garments
offered At this prce-5Oc.
FOR 81. Medium Weight Australian Wool Shirts
and Drawers reinforced. Silk-faced-a so under
gsrmentfo for 81
FOR Sl.35. White, pure Lambs Wool Underwear;
non-trritating; soft - Silk; warm, yet not too
heavy; rial value, ~.
For $3.50. Non-irritatins Red Medicsted wool
Underwear; warranted Cochlneal dye; Silk.faced
Shirts Drawers reinforced and improved shapes better
quality than those sold last season at ~
SPECIAL LOTS MEMS SOCKS
For 25c-warranted Atwood Half Hose: improved
shapes; double toes aud heels; colors-Red Blue.
Brown.
For 25c-Four weights of BaIbrsg.n socks.
For 3oc-Fancy Striped Cashmere Wool Socks that
cannot be duplicated under 500. pair.
For 5Oc-Dr. Warmers Natural Wool Half Hose.
q Our cash system often enables very advantageous
purchases, the sbovequoted being good illustrations.
and Of which advantage must be taken NOW OR
NEVER. Of course the above not our regular
stock. We are showing r. Morley's. Cartwright B
Warmers and Dr. Warmers Health" Underwear. all Of
which are offered ct "Palais Royal" prices
THE PALAIS ROYAL.
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AT 2oc. We ask attention to the very superior
quality. warranted Fast Black Hose ss a5c as think
these equal those sold last season ct $50 II thar stain
the clothing or feet We REFUND THE MONEY.
AT45e. wasr.nssd Fast Black Hoss-rlssos unsd.
Not only are they absolutely last In color but the
quality ID much superior 70 those generally offered
at Soc.
At SOC. Aii.wooi csshmsrs Hose In Haack ana nsv
shadss The to md hssls Cotton mined and ars thus
made more durable.
At e1.30 An xnylish novelty u snk and Wooa
nizsA IN B,aak sa,y. Ash b - shis nosa
THE rALAIs ROYAL.
4 Iisnx1
$50 cexa9 1SA q ana rsnaw2vpnaa -
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SPECIAL Lors Or WARM GooDs
FOR CHILDREN.

FOR CHILDREN.
FIRST. The baby-We've got everything for the
and at prices to suit those who are extrava
CANT becsuse it's the first one those with bakers
dozen. and who aren't generally extrsvagant
We only quote wORsTED GOODS TO-DAY Bee
the variety and the qualities we offer at the pricss
Handknit sacques, 600 to -.
Hand knit Beotees 19c. to 81 30
Hand-knit Shirts, 29c. to 75c
Hand-kn Caps Csc. to sl.6s
HAnd-knt Leggins 4Sc to Csc.
Hsnd-knt Fascinators. SOC. to e19s n h.
SECOND. The little boys and girls-weve every.
thing for them, too but' just mention to-day Under.
wear and Hose for autumn and wiuter wear
SPECIAL. 500 Vests and Drawers in all sizes from
10 to 32 inches. for 25c. garment They are medium
weight. Merino and the large size are worth soc
The celebrated American Hosiery Co.'s Underwear
we have from 45c. up; price according to size The
pants fit the limb without wrinkle
The Medcsted Wool Endorsements 63c nm
The Ribbed Wool Vests from 7Oc up.
Swiss Ribbed Silk Vests, all colors, sl.25.
Cartwright Warmers Celebrated Underwear n O5
mp.
SPECIAL All sizes Of warranted ALL wool Cashmere
Hose and in all coors. for CSC pair That's cheaper
by zoe. pair than sold before for such ousity
schoppers Heavy Black Derby Ribbed Hose only 25c.
for all sizes up to 81 inches.
We only stop here because the mamma and grown
daughters must be thought Of
Continued below.)
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FAIL AND WINTER FLAsSE1s.

We are now prepared TO show the largest and
handsomest assortment ever our pleasure to be.
gin . season with. embracing Embroidered
Skirting Flame q Embroidered Wrapper Flan-
nels French Wrapper Flannsls. In figures and
and stripes; Homespun skirting Flannels,
French Twilled Opera Flannsls. fancy and PLAIN
Eiderdown Flsnnels, and great variety Of Jer.
sey Striped Flannels In the choicest patterns
and colorinys yet shown.
Al Especial opening drive we offer 24-inch
Atwood French Woven Wrapper Flannels in
about fifty different styles and colorinss. In
dark. rich autumn effects. only 374c per I'd.
Homespun Flannsls-Our stock Of these is
larger and the assortment more varied than
shown any previous season. They are 40 inches
wide. all wool. thoroughly shrunk, beautiful
designs Of borderings. and are Of . weight es-
pecizlly adapted to fall and winter skirts; only
Csc. psr yard.
Plain Homespun Flannels in all the popular
shades. only soc. per yard
Plain Homespun Flannel skirtinss without
borders. 30 to 40 inches wide. in mixtures Of
Gray. Brown. Blue. or Black; only SOC. per
yard.
E,derdown Flannel for children's coats, car.
rage robes, afghana. infants blsnksts, lsdiss'
house jackets. etc. Very handsome line Of COL
orings; 80 inch. 75c. per yard.
Fine French Twflled Opera Flannels FOR dress
ing sscques. wrapper. childrsns wear etc. Dol.
ors-Pink. Light Blue. French Blus. 0obsliu,
slAts. Garnet. Cardinal. Wine. Green. Navy. Seal.
etc. "a inches; only SOC. per yard.