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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-30
A Novelist's wasted Youth.

Opie Red, editor of The Arkansaw
Traveller and author of the forthcoming
novel, Lien Gansett y tells me an inter
esting story about Thomas Nelson Page,
who was made famous by the charming
little story, "Meh Lady" published TWO
or three years ago in The Century. Page
was poor boy struggling against his very
nature to learn to be a lawyer in a Vir-
ginia town. He had the itch to write,
and he did write this story, "Meh Lady"
Some of his friends said that it was well
told, and he thought so himself, so he sent
it to the Scribners, who were then pub
fishing The Century. He never heard
from them and could not fetch an answer
to any of the letters he wrote about the
matter. Surprising they had thrown his
manuscript away, and knowing the story
was as good as any he could write, he
gave up the idea of writing and pushed
on in the law as best he could, making a
very scant living. Twelve years after
that he was surprised to receive a check
from The Century for the story, which
was then printed. Twelve years that
struggling young mans fame lay tucked
away in the dust of pigeon hole, and
he, unconscious that it was there, felt sat
istied that he was failure as q writer
Twelve years, the best years of his life,
he wriggled along, making sort Of living
in profession for which he had not a
genius, while he might have been writing
beautiful stories for the pleasure and
profit of the reading world.-Chicago
Times
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-30
ONE MOMENT.

A tickle moment, filled with wonder power,
To turn a life, a suffering brothers fate,
Perchance lies in your hand. The precious hour
You do not heed until it is too late
And all the good you might have done, not done.
One passing moment held it ALI Just one.
A tickle moment, filled with wonder power
For ruin all that life long virtue wrought,
Perchance lies in your hand The fatal hour
You heed, and passion turns you all to naught.
The good you once have done is lost-undonel
One moment has destroyed it ALL Just one.
-"E. N" in Chicago Journal
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-30
A Crazy Quilt of Bark.

A Buffalo man has curiosity in the
shape of crazy quilt made of one seam
less piece Of hammered bark. 1t is the
artistic product of barbarous hands, those
of Mr.. Faaflimalo, u handy legged bar
barian of Australian origin. About Sy4
feet in dimensions, it is covered on the
one side with a diamond pattern, wrought
on with black paint.-Chicago Herald
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-30
To All Whom it May Concern.

To All Whom it May Concern.
SAN ANTONIO, March 80, 1888.
This is to certify that after having suf-
fered from sore leg for eight years,
and having been treated by several ply
sicians, at great expense without obtain
ng relief, applied to Mr.. A. Sohiers-
man at No. 604 West Commerce street.
Mr.. Schiersman undertook the treatment
and after two weeks treatment cured
me completely, and 1t gives me the ut
most pleasure to attest this fact.
GEORGE ZwALLY,
Ssledo. Bexar County, Tex.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-30
New Musical Instrument.

A new musical instrument, the Claw
harp, the invention of NJ. Dielz, of Brus-
sells, has passed a successful private trial.
1t has a keyboard like piano. but the
mechanism plucks the strings like harp
instead Of striking them. Any pianist
can play it.--New York Sun:
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-30

was greatly touched by the story of
the way the good man used to discipline
pupils by letting them ferule him until
they were fairly ashamed to be bad. |
was getting fearful over the picture, when
an icOnOCluStic friend stepped up with a
story that brought l:,o TO normal cheerful
ness again.
1t seems that among the scholars of Mr..
AlCOtt was one who bore the kind old man
some grudge of long standing, and when
he was finally detected in evil lie resolved
to settle the old score. Taking the ferule
to deal the master his usual viCariOuS pun
ishment, he raised it high in the air and
brought it down on the poor pedagGgue's
hand with such a tremendous whack that
he nearly tainted with pain. The pupils
did no more feruling after that. So you
see another sweet illusion is savagely
smashed.-Cor. New York World.
Niagara ga an Electric Supply.
An article in Scribner's upon "The
Electric Motor and Its Applications, by
Franklin Leonard Pope, refers to the
proposition of Siemens in 1877, that the
energy of the water at Niagara Falls
might be transferred to New York and
there utilized for mechanical purposes,
and the belief of Sir William Thomson,
announced in 1879, that, by the use of
half inch insulated copper wire, $4,000
horse power of energy being taken from
water wheels, q, 900 could be delivered at
point 300 miles away Mr.. Pope goes
on to say that it seems indisputable that
Marcel Deprez, French electrician, has
delivered more than thirty-five horse
power at point seventy miles distant
rom that at which an energy of sixty
wo horse power was applied, showing a
sS in transmission Of only about 43 per
Detroit Free Press.
Concerning Walters in London.
"What do you do when you want
waiter?' / said to the proprietor Of big
hotel in the West End few days ago.
Send to one of their clubs" Suppose
want a courier to personally conduct me
through the continent?' "Send to the
cOuriers' club; but couriers are going out
of fashion, killed by education" (Which
race makes the best waiter?" "The Eng
lishman; but he drinks and is given to
prigging; therefore, the German takes his
place." "Can you prevent tippingY'
Not if we paid twice the wages. "-Pan
Mall Gazette.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-30
The Stock Exchanges Business.

In speaking of the enormous business
of the New York Stock Exchange, Mr..
Moses Smith, in recent work, says that
in one day the commissions have reached
1862, 500. The secretary of the exchange
reports the following transactions for the
year 1886: Shares of listed stock, los, 652,
S04; government bonds, $l3, 1861 100;
state and railroad bonds, $685. 937, 800,
and Al, 900, 900 shares of unlisted stocks.
BY Jumping the listed and unlisted shares
of stock at $50 per share there is value
of 81, PAT $40, 200 in stocks alone. If full
rate commissions were eXacted on these
sales of stock they would represent $1S,-
119, 10000 to divide among LOO brokers
In the exchange, which would give each
SIG, 47190, exclusive of commissions on
all other securitieS.-New Orleans Times
Democrat
Gen. Phil Sheridan's SWORD.
During the entire war Gen. Sheridan
never wore but one sword, and he wears
the same one yet on all occasions of dis
play. 1t is a light dragon saber, and one
of a cargo shipped from Spain to Charles
ton for the use of Confederate officers.
The vessel was captured in Charleston
harbor by the blockade, and the swords
were distributed among the various ar
senals of the north, at which they were
sold to Union officers. The one which
Sheridan wears was sent to the armOry
at st. Louis, and was purchased originally
by the adjutant of the Second Michigan
cavalry, who wore it while and then
presented it to Sheridan. The original
scabbard was broken by having a horse
fall upon it, and new one was found to
fit the blade. The general has a number
of presentation swords which have been
given him from time to time Some of
them are very valuable, and one, which
was presented by the Army of the Cum
berland, is mounted with gold and dia-
monds, but it is too fancy for the gen.
erals taste, and nothing would induce
him to wear it.-Philadelphia Times
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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-H-tf
HAMILTON HADLEY & co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-30

Novel She'll for Steamboat Warfare.
"T,he coming weapon of civilized war.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-25

GLIDING the biological laboratory and DR..
McCosh's new house. When he get out 10
design an art museum at a cost OF about
$4,000. be decided TO make 1t thoroughly
classic in the style Of architecture, and, as
far as possible, 20 make it present the beau
ties of the Italian school
The from: is $50 feet long. The depth
varies. for at each end there is a wing, and IN
the middle, at the rear, there is an extension
The house is three stories high, the art gal-
lery proper being on the third floor, with an
immense sky.ight at the top. The second
floor will be used for the collections. Here
will be placed the William {. Primo coliec-
ton Of ceramics, which vas presented 70
Princeton on condition that hreproot build
inc should be built in which 20 store them.
Other collections also will be placed on the
second floor. On the first the chief display
will be of bronzes. The top story, where the
pictures viii be hung is > feet hieni each OF
the others is - feet.
The building is freproof. II is bunt Of
brick. a soft brown in color, and speckled
with iron filings The cornice Is OF cut stone
and the roof of tile The entrance Is through
a broad arched doorway, which is approached
by an imposing double stone sioop. a stone
terrace wall runs the length Of the building
and before the doorway there IS a circular
roadway. You may see in the shade ON each
side of the broad stone step figure hRc tnat
of a man. The one on the left IS Micnael
Angeles David that on the right Is Done
tello's "St. George The original OF each IS
in Florence Above the arch OF the entrance
are two Florentine lamps. Mr. Brown VIII
some time later have some old shields from
Italy on the now vacant space above tue
doorway.
The facade is not a copy Of any particular
building in Italy, but IS thoroughly .tallan
in tone. The face OF the structure proclaims
the purpose OF the hall-a home Tor art.
The two statues on the steps strengthen the
idea and the two Florentine lamps Will iAu-
inmate IT, Chief however. OF these ieat-
ures IS the friczc which surrounds The 'front.'
and the two sides You may sec where 10
rms. lust beneath the tiled roof. Inis Is
an exact copy OF the Parthenon tueze. The
casts came from the British museum Ine
frieze itself Will be cast Ia terra Gotta lhe
model casts Will be placed IA the museum.
Among al the figures on the two SIDES ana
the ono front wall there Is not duplication.
The strip OF terra Gotta will be little more
than three feet wide, and Will IN lts9-i lie a
study IN art
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y. rerrr, b. s,eecb which. the anti-sisvery

ne ner,orf bic specch which. the anti-siavery
men used 10 say. ruined his fame forever.
This was the speech that drew from John
q Whittier that curious poem called "lcEa-
bod" Yet history has fully j q fed all that
Mr. Webster said about - ana Ne"
Mexico. The list of young members Who
took part in that debate reads now Ike ron
of prophecy. Stephen A. Douglas was but
thirtv-six. while William II. Seward was
forty-nine ard Salmon l.. Chase forty four.
The venerable Lewis Cas- represented Mlchi-
gan in the senate Mr.. Clay, in the same
body. was in his seventy-third year. ten.
James Shields was the colleague OF Douglas,
and jefferson Davis the colleague OF Henry
s. Foote. John Bell represented Tennessee,
William r. King Alabama, and Hannibal
Hamiin Maine. john Z. Hale, formerly
Democrat, had entered the senate free
Soiler. from New Hampshire, while Vir-
ginias senator's were James NJ. Mason, after
wards OF note in the Mason-Siideil mission
and Robert NJ. T. Hunter, who ranks win
Yancey and so many more who were active
in bringing on the civil war, but sank INTO
obscurity soon after it began.
The speeches Of that long, hot summer ses-
sion read now like extracts from ansient MS
tory. They have no more bearing upon hve
issues than if they had been delivered in the
Roman senate or the Athenian AreopagtN-
On the 9Th Of May Mr.. Clay brought In his
noted Omnibus bill" On the pth OF July
President Taylor died, and his successor
favored the other wing of the Wing party.
During August and early September the
measures Of compromise were separately
passed through congress, the noted fugitive
slave law exciting most criticism III the
north. Utah territory was organized 10y the
act of Sept. o, 1850, and President Fillmore
appointed Brigham Young governor on the
solemn assurance OF Mormon representatives
that plural marriage" was neither doctrine
nor a practice of that church. AT the very
time his commission as governor was written
Brigham Young had eight 'wivesl'
Out of this long session two men came
with peculiar honor, Senators Houston ana
Rusk, of Texas. They managed with such
adroitness rs 10 induce the government 70
pay Texas &c, 900 for "consenting 10 the
separate organization Of New Mexico, at the
same time leaving to Texas the ownership OF
all lands within her borders and securing
the payment OF that states debt by the
general government They certainly de-
served well Of their constituents. Yet
neither was conspcuously southern IN
his views, and Houston, in particular,
openly ridicued the claims Of Calhoun and
Davis. The Texas men were IN congress
"for business" as Houston said, and they
certainly made the business a success.
No sooner had congress adjourned than
the mass Of the people north and south ac-
uuiesced in the compromise measures and
testified their qualification in public adj
dresses and rejoicings. Both political par
ties in 1852 indorsed the acts Of the long
session as a final settlement Of the slavery
question: yet only two years later the set
Element was unsettled, and seven years after
that the civil war began. J. H. BEADLE.
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PRINCETON COLLEGE.
The Institution Is Shortly to Have a New
Art Museum.

The Institution IL Shortly to Have New
Art Museum.
The present is a period Of building art
museums and galleries, and Of general and
growing interest in everything pertaining to
Art, with big A. This being the case, OF
course no self respecting institution Of learn
ing can afford TO be without an ait annex OF
some sort.
Princeton Is the latest college TO acquire an
art museum, and they have been at work on
the building which is TO hold it for some
time. II is expected that the structure will
be completed by next summer. The new
building stands on the high ground back Of
Wing hall toward the presidents house. 1t
will be the first Of a new quadrangle.
The art museum owes its erection largely
to the energy Of Allan Marquand, son OF
Henry c. Marquand. Allan Marquand is
the professor Of archaeology, and lectures on
art Most Of the subscriptions were raised
by him. The building committee are Moses
Taylor Pine, Professor Marquand and Dr. Nc
Gosh. The architect is Mr.. A. Page Brown,
Of New York He has done most Of all the
recent work on the Princeton campus, IN
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tor Hestone and Coroner Baker, two officials
who have ably seconded Sir Charles Warrens
policy Of marked incapability.

The excitement over the loss OF the dogs
had hardly begun TO diminish when another
and q greater sensation arose. At the risk OF
offering it 70 some readers the second time.
the cabled account thereof is here presented
Mr.. George Lusk, builder, IS the head
OF Whitechapel vigilance committee. Lac
on Tuesday night the parcel post delivery
left box at his house. Upon opening II be
discovered a meaty substance. which be
Judged to be the half Of kidney belonging
to some animal Inclosed in the box was
the following letter:
II send YOU half of the kidre | took from
one OF the women. preserved 1t for you.
T'other piece | fried and ate. IL was very
nice. | may send you the bloody knit that
took il out If you only wait a Will longer.
Mr.. Lusls at first regarded the Whole thing
rs a Joke But, remembering that such an
organ had been taken from the Mltre square
victim, he took the box TO the London hos
pital DIR. Openshaw examined the Enclosure
and said that it certainly came from a
full grown woman and had been divided
longitudinally. The box and the letter were
taken TO Scotland Yard. The handwriting
OF the letter in the box bore no resemblance
10 the handwriting Of the letters OF Jack the
Ripper" found some weeks ago.
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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-25
Now York,s riayoralty Contest.

The mayoralty contest in New York city
is one Of the most interesting Of recent
years. There are four candidates in the
field, and the fight wakes hotter and hotter
each dav. The four candidates are: Abram
s Hewitt, the present mayor, nominated by
the County Democracy; Hugh J. Grant,
sheriff Of New York city, the nominee OF
Tammany Hall; Joel b. Erhardt, the Re
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-25
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The Virginia Exposition.

Richmond, Va, is just now crowded with
strangers, who are visiting the great fair OF
the Old Dominion's capital and are charmed
with what they find TO see. Fully 10000
people are reported TO have been present at
the opening ceremonies, which were presided
over by Governor Lee The main building Is
$50 feet long, $40 feet wide and G6 feet from
floor TO ceiling. The structure is traversed
by railroad, and can accommodate a whole
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-25

Face it-for vain IS fleeing
Red handed. ruthless, furtlge, unerect,
IT'S niurderous crime-the Nemesis OF neglect
Sir Charles Warren IS most extraordinary
person, If we may believe the English news
uaper stories about him He doesn't seem 10
have the slightest qualification for the posi-
ton Of chief OF police, and the office came to
him only because lie was born with patrician
blood in his veins.
He has been soldier, and a fairly coed
one. too-serving abroad-and therein, per-
haps, lies much Of the secret Of bis Ill success.
II he had been willing 10 act simply as a
figure head letting other and more capable
men attend 70 the executive part-the real
work Of the department-matters would prob
ably have never reached such q pass rs 20
render the Whitecha.el murders possible.
But, having won some reputation as
fighter Of savages, he felt that he knew just
how TO preserve order in a city largely com
posed OF civilized people Brooking no in
reference with his plan Of conducting the
affairs OF the Office Of chief Of police on tie
lines Of a military campaign, and fully i'm
bued with the idea that the chief end Of tho
police is TO suppress free speech and all SYM
pathy with the Irish, whom be hates so BIT
terly, be devoted bis energies to closing
public places TO speakers who 90 dissatisfied
with the existing order Of things in England
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publican candidate, and J. J. Coogan, the
Labor candidate. Mr.. Hewitt Is % years CT
age. and has been before the public for
many wears. Mr.. Grant is young man OF
"a wears. Mr.. Erhardt is a local politi-
clan Of considerable influence and abil-
ity, and Mr.. Coogsn has been prominent IN
labor circles for some time. AL the candi.
dates are men Of weight and standing, and
the result OF the coutcs, IS awaited WITH
great interest.
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" ANAa 49,
persons will tell
you, it is quite a
different m after
for a dog 10 take
up and follow a
scent across a
sparsely S ettled
country, an d
through the intri-
cate mazes Of a
densely populated
city.
IL is not az all
uncommon for q
dog 10 quite lose
the scent IN the for
mer instance be
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-25
LONDON'S DISGRACE.
s,R CHARLES WARREN AND HIS PACK
OF HOUNDS.
After He Tried Them by Letting Them
Loose on His Own Trail He Turned Them
I'm, % Follow other Traiis. and They
Go. Away--A Horrible Letter

Got Away-A Horrible Letter
London had begun TO forget all about the
horrible whitechapel murders, when one
morning not long ago the great metropolis
was shaken from the innermost recesSes OF
the citv 10 the elegant suburbs that have
been lately built for the occupation oil the
wealthy and cultivated by the announcement
that Sir Charles Warren's dogs were loose.
Sir Charles had for some time been train
ing these dogs, with view to having them
track and tree the human fiend who has been
operating in Whitechapel, whenever that
shrewd ghoul should kill another victim.
All the world remembers how much Sir
Charles banked upon his bloodhounds and
how be made himself the laughing stock OF
everybody by letting them chase his august
person one very early morning not long ago.
One would imagine that his experience on
that occasion would have shaken his faith In
the wisdom Of the scheme, for, so the &C
count runs, they only succeeded In making
even a fair showing one time in three
The fact is, as almost any one conversant
with the employment OF hounds for tracking
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ing track. In crowded metropolitan dis
trict like Whitechapel, where any given
track would be criss-crossed by tens OF thou
sands Of other tracks inside Of an hour. the
task Of following the murderer by the scent
would be altogether beyond the power OF
even the keenest nOsed dog.
And even if Sir Charles experiments had
been successful to a marked degree, the re-
suits would have justified no sanguine ex-
pectations For the experiments were made
early in the morning when few people would
be stirring, and the chance Of obliteration
by subsequent trails was at the minimum,
whereas the search for the murderer would,
very likely, have to be made at busy time
Of the day.
When Sir Charles lost the dogs he was try
ing them in the open country. They had
been taken 10 a common in the suburbs and
there "laid on scent after scent"
Whether they showed any progress in the
noble art Of man hunting is not stated. but
when let loose on what proved 70 be their last
run they we're lost sight Of altogether" and
''the men in charge were frantic" Certain
CAREERS at Sir Charles method Of running the
police department have suggested that per
haps some smart dog fancer has made grand
haul Of the prize hounds"
1t is quite possible that this last exploit OF
Sir Charles Warren will move the London
publications that sail under comic colors to
the printing Of cartoons bearing upon the
subject. Punch has already devoted consid'
cradle attention TO the Whitechapel matter,
or1 bara IL a reduced reurOductiOn Of one OF
its cartoons, heading and all: