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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-07

For SALE-Two fine, large build
ing lots, on proposed line of the West
End Street railway. Price $3.50. APP
ply at LIGHT office.
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The World Advances.

We venture to assert that every reader
of this paper has pride to q greater or
less degree in the appearance Of their
attire; and all will agree with MS that no
matter how neatly one may be dressed,
soiled and unpublished shoes mar the ap.
pearance Of the individual. Yet when
one considers the often useless labor OF
polishing shoes, when all their lustrs
will be lost the moment an individual
steps out into the damp or dusty street,
it is to be wondered at that an improved
method OF polishing shoes has not long
since been introduced.
But we said "the world advances" and
at last we hail with pleasure liberator
from this useless toll. Itsname is"WolfF q
Acme Backing" Tho inventor has
justly named it "Acme Backing" We
have tried it and know whereof We
speak, and can assure all our readers
that the use Of this blacking, il carried
out % the manufacturers direct, becomes
q source Of pleasure and comfort. Know
ing it, virtues. we would not do without
II
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A Noisy Dress.lmprover.

A comical incident occurred the
other day on the Polish frontier. A
lady who had been making pur-
,chases in the town of Kattowitz with
the express purpose of smuggling
them into Poland. bought among
other items an alarm-clock. at q
matchmaker Thinking lightly Of the
matter, she even told the young
matchmaker of her intention and got
him 10 ask his wife to tie the clock be-
meath what is now called '.igure-
'improver. The matchmaker. being
fond of joke. managed. while
the lady was waiting for his wife. to
set the alarm of the clock at the hour
when the train was timed to be at the
frontier station Sesnowice. and then
handed it to be fastened beneath his
customers dress Well content with
her bargain the lady went off arrived
at the frontier and passed the customs
easily; but just as she was again
stepping into the railway carriage an
awful noise burst forth. which quickly
caught the attention Of tho officers.
The lady had to dismount amid the
laughter Of the bystanders. to disrobe
and to pay the fine of ten roubles fol
smuggling. while tho miserable tell
tale alarm was con fiscated. st James
Gazette.
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NEAT AND USEFUL



Pretty Bureau Covers. sproads ana
Flouncos for the Bedroom.
Neat housewives Of modest means
are not willing to have many articles
in their dining or bed rooms which can
not be laundried. Silkon toilet sets
and bedspreads are we'll enough when
they can DO renewed If soiled. but
nothing is more pleasant to the sig ht
than snowy linen.
Some of the newest bureau covers
arc made of fine white Welsh linen.
tho edge embroidered in deep seal
lop in white linen floss and the mon-
ogram worked in the center. The pin
cushion to 60 with this is madc OF crim-
son merino and has two little white
linen covers like that for the bureau. A
large bow of crimson ribbon gives tho
needed touch of brightness to the sot.
If toilet bottles are used they are sim
ply tied with crimson ribbon. Blue.
pale yellow or coral may be used In
place of tho crimson with equally
pretty effect.
Handsome bedspreads are now
made of French pique with the mono.
gram braided in large letters in the
center. Pillow shams are made to
match. the edges being trimmed with
ruffle of embroidery. The shams are
made both sides of the pique, so that
they may be reversed when one side
becomes soiled ;but the braided mono
gram is only worked on one side.
Tho pretty fashion of white or
nowered chintz flounces about the bot
tom of bedsteads is being revived.
There is no more effective way
to drape an old or ugly bed
stead, and there is very little
expense attendant upon it An
old oak bedstead. paint-bereft bureau
and battered rocker, the furnishings
of a hall bedroom, were re Gently
transformed by dozen yards Of
cream chintz sprinkled with moss
roses. A deep founce was put about
the three sides of the bed showing. and
also on the bureau and lower part oi
the rocker.
Then q cover was fitted for tho top
of the bureau and lined with pink pa.
per muslin. and padded back of the
chiniz was added to the rocker Foul
yards Of scrim. at seven cents yard.
made a dainty curtain for the wind ow,
and six yards of mating. at twenty
five cents, covered the floor. For the
ANAL sum of five dollars the room wa!
transformed into charming little
boudoir. M Y Journal
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THE POETS FATE.
Horrible End Of Creature Guilty
Producing Spring Verses.

Horrible End Of n Creature Guilty OF
Producing Spring Verses.
He was tall and thin. with scant yet
curling locks. and his bluish-lavender
eyes had sorrowful yearning look in
them. He knocked timidly at the
sanctum door, and in response to the
some what surly Come in," carefully
opened the door and entered. He
smiled, and then lisped out in cute
little baby way:
'.Thir. you will pardon thith intru-
sion on my part. but I would liko"-
swell! w-e-l-l!! Ue.l!! Go on. sir;
go on"
.'Yeth, thir; but you frighten me'-
Never mind me. sir. Continue"
'.Yeth, thir. I'm poet-te.he.
Il guessed as much, sir, You look
it. You are every inch poet. sir."
'Thank you, thir you are very kind
to thay tho. Will you examine my
work."
With this remark tho creature
handed roll of manuscript to the
editor. and as tho latter unrolled II
the word "Spring" caught his eye.
Immediately lie did q sort Of DR..
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde act. and stood
glaring at the poet while his lips
were fiecked with foam. Great beads
of pcrspiration started out on his
brow. his fingers twitched convul'
sively and his jaws snapped together
in a nervous. wicked way. Nearer
and nearer he drew to the poet who
tried to flee but could not He was
charmed, spell-bound. rooted to the
spot in fact Nearer crept the once
handsome. but now bent, crippled
and horrible looking editor. his eye
emitting fierce flashes of light now
green, now red. now yellow. while
ever and anon hideous, diabolica
laugh escaped him. Suddenly ther'
was an angry. snarling roar. accom-
panied by heart-rending scream
the two clinched. short struggl,
followed. and the spring poet la.
dead. d.-PecEs Sun
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A FUNERAL At SEA.
Tho Most Solemn Ceremony Which Ma
Can Witness.

Tho Most Solemn Ceremony Which Man
Can Witness.
Every head was uncovered as we
stood silently awaiting the funeral
procession, for every heart felt the
solemnity Of the occasion. Wo were
about to 'consign one of our comrades
to the great unknown depths Of old
ocean, and the most hardened Of us
stopped for moment to turn his eyes
inward. He who had SO recently been
with us was now to be forever hidden
from our eyes, left to his watery rest
ing place. far from every human heart.
while we were borne onward over his
grave, onward to distant land where
for timo We would defy the hand
that had smitten him to whom we wore
about to pay the last tribute. No
grave yawned to receive him; not even
the vessel halted in its course. for the
greedy waters would willingly part to
receive his body. Unlike the stable
earth that with every human death is
pierced through hor motherly breast
to enfold her child. the inconstant
ocean seemed rising to meet his
ghastly tenement ready to bear him
down, down into his depths. where
the deposits of tho ages lay hidden.
But see! The solemn procession has
reached the deck. First walks the
minister. clml in his robes. Bible In
hand and after follow the pall-bosrers.
with their sad burden. The side Of
the ship is reached. where we stand,
and from which portion of the rail-
ing has. been removed. and the body
Is softly rested upon the deck.
Nothing breaks the solemn stiffness
but the deep throb Of the vessel that
goes pIungtng forward, until the
tones Of the minister are lheard a. he
begins the impressive funeral service.
Every thing proceeded as upon terrs
firma until tho moment comes to con
sign the body to the deep Here the
ritual difIera ''Wo. therefore. com.
init his body to the deep. "a. be turned
into corruption. looking for the resnr-
rection Of the body (when the ses
shall give mp her dead)." With the
words, the plank on which the body
rested was raised. and 1t silently
slipped OF into the ocean. il parted
the waters with swish. aud only Z
few bubbles marked tho place where
1t had sunk. One indeed. felt - th(
eye fingered on the closed waters.
that 'The wind passsth over II It WA
gone. and the place thereof shall
| ~ u~rSs.~ns. a. :. >..f
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CHEMICAL BULLETS.
An Electricians Views ON the Coming
Weapon Of Warfare.

An Electricians Views on the Coming
Weapon Of Warfare.
THE coming weapon Of civilized
warfare will not be an explosive bull.
let, but chemical one." remarked o
scientific gen tleman q day or soago.
"Many suggestions of this sort have
boen made and some plan will be
adopted before long. unless l am
greatly mistaken"
''What is the best planp"
Il am inclined to favor the sugges-
tion of Weston. the electrician. He
suggests the use of nitrite Of amyl It
is well known that this drug possesses
the power of causing insensibility very
quickly in human being breathing
lis fumes The effect is equiva-
lent. temporarily. to para
lytic stroke. Now. nitrate OF
amyl Is very cheap and plentiful
He proposes ID ffs shells fillbd with
this chemical instsad 81 gunpowdef.
It will not be necSASy 10 penetsate a
ship A few gallons OF this fnitrite
dashed on the deck Of o war-ship
would soon render her crew helpless
The most powerful ironclads would be
even more vulnerable 'than the light
cruiserA for they would be sucking
down great draughts of air through
their artificial ventilators and the odor
would thus rapidly psr,neate tho whole
ship The whole crew being rendered
helpless fnr IN hour or two. the ship
could. a. eoursA b towsd ipto sals
spot Will ~ eaptoss veptlletsd eee
& ~ ssssSse : e J s:.s.''a J! -
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At the Republican County Convention
held here last Saturday to select dele
gates TO the Congressional and State
Conventions there was a good deal Of
enthusiasm and interest manifested.
Sherman was the avowed choice of the
meeting, as the following resolutions,
which were submitted and adopted, set
forth: "Resolred, That Hon. John Sher-
man is the choice OF this convention for
President, and that the delegates this
day appointed in voting for delegates at
large to the Chicago Convention are in.
structed to support those only who are
known avowed and sincere supporters
of Senator Sherman for that Office"
Similar resolutions were adopted in the
meeting to select delegates to the Con.
gressional Convention, " hich met in Will
mington last Tuesday. The State Conven-
ton met yesterday and to-day at
Dayton, Ohio. Among the delegates to
the State Convention are E. Carson, G.
S. Bell, Ewing Newby and L. r. Duck
wall. Our Mayor elect, H. G. Dawson,
was one of the delegates to the Con-
gressional Convention. The delegates
are all good, staunch Republicans, who
will faithfully serve the best interests of
the G. 0. P. in their deliberations.
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4 RESOLUTION
For the repair end widening OF sidevalks on
the east side of aish street. oetwssn wsi'

For the repair aud widening Of sidewAlke on
the east side Of Hleh street. between Wal.
nut street and the nSss alley north.
OF the Incorporated Village Of Hlllsboro, o.
tAat the following etdeWalks noed vspelrlug
g 4 hereby ORDERED that the sidsvalks on
,lr,s! s1a sAe { esss sli:Y ssssa. end sss,.is9
burned brick, Is feet and s Inches vide, In,
eludlng the epsbipgs and that aid psvement
lnehss dseps esd she esrslDq = hoQi sncoih,
!.,s 9. go. q Sns !Heeddst 4 g sh: eso.nds g
with 1loee oytstde Of the eoFbs and eatl
pavenent % . made en esaas hsrstoeose
Oemmlliee sud vlI!sss Ese!pss!, ... 4.
hsssSy Sssls.sisd g selifZ She evsSs: q
eyss!sT g sessE eccnsss q see ksSPe.sx
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The Novelist-A Novel Enterprise.

. Novel in name, form, purpose and
method is The Novelist, Alden's new
weekly magazine of American fiction.
1t undertakes to give the worthiest
fiction that AMERICAN authors can be
tempted to produce. Foreign authors
not admitted. 1t is not sentimental
talk about justice TO. American authors,
butts bold, practical action.
1t is certainly handy in form, beauti-
full In dress, excellent in all mechanical
qualities, and low in price; well suited
in all respects to meet the wants OF the
intelligent millions who are capable OF
appreciating "the best"-it will not
stoopto compete with the"gutter- fiction
OF the sensational periodicals and libra
yiea
Terms, 81 . year, at which rate it will
give over $500 pages, equal to from
eight ftAtwelve ordinary American dol
lar rSov>ls. .
~ .storiis gill ,,iollow successively,
Qn@ y : tims, novel of ordinary length
thuS Being completed in from four "a
eight weeks. II one story does moi
please, you will not have long to wait
for the next. For = ten.csnt subecrip.
tion III you do not wish to enter for all
at @l.00), you will receive the first chap
tess Of every stery published during the
yees. which you can then order sspa-
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At the Congressional Convention held
at Wilmington last Tuesday Hon. ]. j.
Pugsley was re.nominated by acclama-
ton. Judge Doan, of Wilmington, and
Marcus Boggs, OF Chillicothe, were se-
lected'as delegates to the National Re-
publican Convention at Chicago June
10th. 1888,
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Few magazines have presented more
attractive table of contents for the Easter
Month, than The Woman's Magazine, OF
Battleboro, VT. Three full page engrav.
ings-"Moss Types"of fine workmanhip,
are "a Cluster of Easter Lilies, lit
tie child about three years old, holding
spray of lilies over her head, portrait
of the editor of the magazine, and Mrs.
Eva Munson Smith, the compiler of
"Woman in Sacred Song" There is q
singularly sweet poem by Mrs. Housh,
to illustrate the first, and full and ap-
preciative biographical sketch of Mrs.
Smith. The children are remembered
amid the profusion of stories and practi-
cal articles, by two pages of verses
prettily illustrated. The Easter number
and one back number sent for ten cents.
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The publishers of Southern Society
and Drama," 92 and "a Main street, Nor
folk, Va, desire correspondent in this
section to attend base ball, theaters and
society meetings and forward reports OF
same. Credentials for admittance fur
nished. Address with stamped envelope.
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"A Chattanooga cabinetmaker hap
pcned 10 leave the door of his shop
open for few minutes. and o pug.
nacIous Plymouth Rock rooster
walked In. The fowl stepped up to a
$50 mirror aud began to fight with
his own shadow A iclatter Of break
ing glass followed and tho mirror was
a complete wrcck.
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Stock Raisers, Notice This.

L travel over the counties of High.
land, Adams, Brown, Fayette, Clinton,
Ross and Greene, and have been for
twenty-three years engaged in castrat-
ing'stock for the prominent stock men
of those counties, and am one of the
most successful artists in that line.
Should anyone in this or adjoining
States desire any work in that line, write
me at Fairfax, Highland county, stating
place where you wish work done, and l
will send you circular and day and date
i win be there. WILLIAM EYRE.
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The Emperor of Germany is in a des-
perate condition, and the expectation of
Europe is that his death will occur with
in a few days, perhaps hours.
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Young Mr. sissy (who has Just had
haircut aud = shavsl --Aw. hew
much 10 ~
Bsrber-Twsnty-Avs esntA Oh.
Young ~. el6ly-Ax dos that r.
cluds hothf s. $; 3 i,
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Highland County Pomona Lodge will hold
their regular meeting on Thursday, April 10Th,
atths Highland House, Hillsboro, at 10 o'clock
sharp. Dinner will be furnished in the house.
BY order Highland Co. Pomona Lodge.
c. SLAoLr Secretary
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+ II y nov positively asserted that Sec
& retAry Biyard will in June marry Presi-
dent Cleveland's mother-in.law, Mrs.
Folsom.
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The Ohio State Legislature adjourned
last Monday afternoon at o'clock until
January Sth 1889.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-05-07
Perry Belmont Declines.

SCHttOuh 1CCtntCSs
NJ Roustan, the French minister to this
country, recently called on Mr.. Perry Bel
mont, chairman of the House committee ON
foreign affairs, and informed him that the
French republic desired to confer on him a
decoration of merit NJ. Roustan stated that
the French government appreciated very
highly the kindly manner in which Mr.. Bel
mont had spoken of the French republic, In
presenting the resolutions passed by. Con-
gress few days ago accepting the invita-
9itation to take part in the Paris exposition
extended to the United States by France.
Mr.. Belmont, in reply, expressed his gratl-
fication, but said that it was not In his
opinion proper that he should, in his repre-
sentative capacity as member Oh Congre@ss, @
accept the honor. While the decoration de-
sired to be given Mr.. Belmont was not spe-
cifcally named, ii was understood to be the
Cross OF the Legion of Honor.
The Pension List.
granted:
INCREASE.
Merrill Savage, Gardiner
Ohas' M flace, North Whiteiield.
REISSUE.
John L. Waite, Lagrange
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS.
Adelaide, widow of Thomas II. Palmer Brewer.
Notes.
A post Office was established, Saturday. at
Sorrento, Hancock County, with Hattie b.
Conners as postmistress.
At the treasury department Saturday. a
package from the Merchants National Bank.
of New York, purporting to contain S41, 900
in Bank bills, was found to hold nothing but
blank paper, which had been substituted for
the money by some thief.
The Democratic caucus to consider amend
ments to the tariff bill will be held Wednes-
day evening
A despatch to the New York Herald says
that there is rumor current that Mr.. Fuller
will decline the position of Chief Justice.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-05-07
STATE POLITICS.
Ellsworth for cIeaves.

The Republican caucus held in Ellsworth
Saturday afternoon, for the choice of dele
gates to the Portland Gubernatorial conyen-
tion was a large and enthusiastic gathering
of the Republicans of the city. The ten del
egates elected are all Cleaves men, and are
instructed by the following ringing resolu-
tion:
Resolved-That we Republican voters of Els
worth, In caucus assembled, do endorse the ex-
cellent military record of Henry Il. CleaveS, who
In the Rebellion enlisted as private soldier and
rendered faithful service to the Union cause from
1862 to 1865, receiving at the close of the war
from his commanding officer the well deserved
compliment, "A brave and fearless soldier And
we further endorse his valuable services to the
State in the many positions Of public trust which
he has so efficiently filled, especially in his admin
istration as Attorney General, during which he
faithfully discharged all duties required OF him by
law including the prosecution of the. celebrated
railroad and tax cases which he conducted TO
successful termination, thereby saving the State
nearly seventy thousand dollars and fully settling
the intricate legal questions involved for his sue
cessors in office. We do therefore declare him to
be our choice as candidate for Governor, and
pledge our best efforts for his nomination and
election.
LINCOLN COMES UP FOR MARBLE.
AT Wiscasset Saturday, the Republicans
elected A. Lucy, L. w: Gibbs and L. A. Nc
Curdy, delegates to the State convention.
Resolutions strongly urging the nomination
of Hon. S. S. Marble were adopted.
At Damariscotta also the Republican eau
Gus elected delegates to the State conven-
ton. Resolutions endorsing Gov. Marble
and instructing delegates to vote for him
were unanimously adopted.
THE APPoRTIoNMENT.
The revised lists of the apportionment for
the Gubernatorial convention give 1445 del.
egates in all, instead of 1431. Cumberland
will have 164, instead of 1853 as printed last
FRIDAY. OF the Cumberland towns Bruins
wick will have 10 delegates, instead of 9;
Pownal 3, instead of q; and Westbrook 8,
instead of 9. In York county Newfield will
have 3, and North Berwick 4. Sagadahoc
county will have 46, instead of AZ delegates,
the town of Richmond having 6 and not
delegates. In other respects the list pub
lished last Friday for the counties of Cum
berland, York, Oxford Sagadahoc, Lincoln
and Knox was correct.
THREE MORE CLEvEs DELEGATION.
Sanford has elected five delegates to the
State Convention and instructed them to
vote for Cleaves.
Long Island Plantation has chosen Hiram
A. Lunt delegate to the Portland Conven-
tion. instructed to vote for Cleaves.
Gilead has chosen Cleaves delegation.
FREEDOM DELEGATES UNRESTRICTED.
Freedom delegates heretofore reported in
structed for Burleigh are uninstructed.
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MONDAY z, 1885,

lively at the quarry this summer. A large
force of men will be put to work soon.
Frenchman's Bay land stock sold off to 10,
in the Boston stock market. Wednesday.
The directors met and advanced the price of
land to 20 cents per foot for good lots. and to
10 cents for poor ones, of which latter there
are declared to be not over fifteen per cent
of ali. Heretofore sales have been made at
10 cents and cents for the different grades,
but only very few cheap lots have been
sold. 1t was also decided to build about
81 miles of sewers before July 1st. This
will cost from $4,000 to $4,000. Land at
Bar Harbor sells at 70 cents to 81 per foot.
The farmers in all parts of Penobscot
county have been greatly troubled during
the past winter by the depredations of the
mice in young orchards. Cases have been
reported within the past week where whole
orchards have been found destroyed by the
little animals and of course serious losses
have resulted N. b. Parsons of Carmel,
une of the best known orchardists hitupon an
excellent plan to prevent the work of the
mice. Last fall he threw ashes around the
roots of all but three of his trees and these
three were entirely ruined while the others
escaped. Two nice grape vines that were
covered with spruce boughs were entirely
DESTROYED, while another that was left bare
was not troubled.