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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-16
Remains Of . Volcano.

The recent discovery of the remains of
a volcano near Mount Lamentation, the
highest peak in the chain OF Meriden
hills, has excited the keeneSt interest in
scientific circles. 1t has furnished new
key to the geological history of the Con-
necticu5 valley. The discovery was made
by Prof. n. S. Davis, OF Harvard Univers-
ity. He has been engaged in making an
exhaustive study OF the trap-roCks OF this
state, and he made his happy discovery
of volcanic ruins while searching for an
entirely different class of geological phe-
nomena.
Mount Lamentation has been visited
by large numbers of people during the
past few weeks. The various scientific
associations of the state; and several
biologists Of national repute, have care
fully examined the interesting curiosity.
No volcanic cone or crater is still visible,
but the phenomena of the place clearly
indicate that in the triassic age violent
explosure eruptions of a regular volcanic
type were frequent. Biologists have
long known that the trap-rock of the
Connecticut valley came up in a molten
condition and afterwards solidiied. This
molten mass sometimes soidified in fiss-
ures in the earth and sometimes over
flowed the surface like lava streams, and
was subsequently covered up by strata of
sandstone.
Prof. Davis has discovered what is
technically known as the ash-bed. It is
a deposit formed when molten lava is
thrown high into the air by violent ex-
pIosiOns, and comes down in a confused
mass, coarse and fine. In the triassic
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-16
THE POWER OF CHIMES.
SuperstitiOus and Legands About the In.
fluence of Church Bells.

Among the melodius bells of Dews-
bury, in Yorkshire, is one called "Black
Tom OF Sothill." which was presented in
eXpiation of a murder. Its lugubrious
sound booms out and breaks upon the
midnight silence of a Christmas eve,
when its solemn tolling is known as the
devils knell,' signifying that when
Christ was born the devil died.
Legendary superstitous has always in
vested bells with miraculous powers and
strange Influences: but why the so-called
spirits of darkness are credited with Q
strong aversion to their din has never
been satisfactory explained. In many
Catholic countries the church bells are
set ringing during thunder storm, .
superstitious practice which prevailed
in England before the Reformation,
Latimer alludes to it, saying chat the
devil might take flight, and % the storm
subside."
Wynkyn do Worde also believed in
its efficacy "because," he writes, "eviI
spirits do doubt mochs when they hear
the bells rongen." A remnant al the
same faith fingers in tolling u the
"Sanctus," or passing bell, which, prev
ious to the eighteenth century, was
sounded before, not after, the mortal had
Joined the great majority; and the TIA
liam will account for the deafening up
roar OF bursting bombs on the piazza in
front of the church, and the promiscuous
clashing of bells from the campanile,
during the celebration of the fiesta OF
local saint, by saying that such noise
'pleases the saints anu drives sway the
devil"
Sailors are especially credulous Of the
good or evil omens Of bells set ringing
and stories of them having been heard
above the roar of the ocean, and the
whistling of the wind during storms, like
the lost bells OF Tintagel, or those of the
submerged city between the Sicily Isles
and the Lands End, are too familiar to
bear repetition. Moore founded his
plaintive song, "Silent, o Moyle," on an
old Irish myth on the power of church
bells. "Ihe daughter of Lir was by some
supernatural power transformed into q
swan, and condemned TO wander for
many hundred years over certain hills
and rivers in Ireland till the coming of
Christianity, when the first sound of the
church bells was to be the signal for her
release"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-16

It is generally knswn that Andrew
jackson married lady whose husband
was still living. She was an uneducated
but amiaple woman, and was most devot-
edly attached 10 the old warrior and
statesman
John C. Calhoun married his % usin,
and their children, fortunately, were
neither diseased or idiotic, but they do
not evince the talent OF the great estate
Rights" advocate.
Edward Lytton Bulwer, the English
statesman and novelist, married . girl
much his inferior in position, and got .
shrer for q wife. She is now insane.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-16
Turtle Liver.O OIL in Consumption.

At the Colonial and Indian Exhibition
turtle liver oil was shown among the
novel medical commodities, together with
several preparations OF that famous rep
tile presumably valuable for invalid diet,
and in particular turtle eggs, the latter
consisting entirely of yolk. In their mat
ure state the eggs have tough skin and
contain white albumen which does not
become opaque when the eggs are boil
ed; to obtain the eggs without the albu-
men the plan is resorted to, it appears, of
extracting them from the interior of the
animal, in which state these immature
eggs are about one inch in diameter. and
independent OF any special effect on the
system, are considered very palatable
article of food. The turtle liver oil is
given in consumption, instead OF cod-liv-
er oil, and is said to be more agreeable
than the latter when fresh; the dose
commonly administered is tesspooRlul
thgee times a day.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-16
The Coin and the Ball of Worstsd.

This is a clever trick when well done.
and does not require the purchase of ex-
pensive apparatus. The magician re-
quests some gentleman in the audience
to mark quarter-dollar in such a way
that he would be sure to know it if he
should be fortunate enough ever to see
it again. This being done, the lender is
requested to put the coin on q platter
which the magician holds out TO him.
After receiving the money the master of
ceremonies walks back toward his table,
jingling the quarter on the tray, which
he sets on small table in plain sight OF
the audience. He now returns with a
large glass-an old-fashioned celery-gob-
let will do very nicely-which he desires
several people to examine. They of
course discover no false bottom, secret
springs, or any thing of that nature and
return the glass to the magician, who re-
quests the lender of the quarter to hold
it high above his head so that every one
may see it. Now returning to his table
the conductor of the experiment picks
up round paper-covered object, which
proves to be ball of worsted when the
paper has been torn off. This ball the
magician places in the glass, keeping the
end of the worsted in his own hand,
while he returns to the platform. 1t is
now explained that the coin will be made
to pass along the worsted into the inter-
Tor OF the ball. The quarter is taken
from the platter and dropped.in into small
box with which the worsted is connect
ed. The moment the coin is dropped
the magician begins to pull on the line,
and he draws in the worsted as the bali
unwinds. When the ball dwindles to a
knot clink is heard, and sure enough q
coin appears in the goblet. This coin on
being examined by the lender is declar-
ed to be the original quarter marked by
him. Avery pretty trick, is it notf
HOW TO DO II.
We have described the external APP
pearance of the deception; let us now
go behind the scenes. The first thing to
be accomplished is to change the mark
ed quarter for another. This is done as
the magician carelessly turns his back
for moment on returning to his table.
The hand which holds the platter con-
tains quarter. By.a little practice a
person can learn to tip the platter so that
the marked quarter will slip down into
his hand and at the same time the other
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-16

"Did I understand you to say that you
had had considerable experience with
the Indians in the vest? inquired
man on an eastern train, of tall
stranger.
"Ies, | suppose have"
"What do you consider the outlook..for
their civilization ?n
"Poor, very poor. They don't seem to
earn anything. Why, sir, only last
week / traded one of the most of intel
ligent of them, an old horse, blind in
both eyes, and all crippled up generally,
for two ponies, and he never knew he
was cheated. | can't understand why it is
the Indian dosen't improve more"
swell, that looks bad for them, sure
enough. suppose you have ranch
near one of their reservations ?'
"Oh, no, I'm no rancher," replied the
stranger, as he threw his leg over the
arm of his seat mo, Pm a missionary.
/ was sent out by the William Penn
Missionary Society Of Philadelphia, and
have been laboring among the red breth-
rem for the last twenty years"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-16
TWICE STRUNG UP.
A Gypsy Escaping Death Only to Be
Hanged Again.

Two Hungarian peasants were one
night driving home to Makail from
market at Keeskemet. The road leads
over wide puszta district, through Scent
Miklos, and just outside the latter place,
past the fatal hill on which some years
ago gallows used to stand. 1t was twi-
light between dog and wolf, as the say
ing il in South Germany. The keen
eyed peasants saw soon enough the
hangman had been ct work, and des-
patched . dark man Of honor into the
next world.
Filled with curiosity, they Ia their
vehicles and walked toward the gallows.
The culprit was . Gypsy, against whose
being hanged the peasants would hardly
have objected; but to their establishment
they found that he not only was quite
warm, but that his heart was still slowly
beating. After holding q little confer
ence, the peasants cut the man down,
put him into their cart, and drove off,
Before long the Gypsy began to return
to consciousness the color came back
into his face, and nothing remained of
his late experience but . certain feeling
OF discomfort.
At the next public house the peasants
stopped to take drink after their sue
cess in doing justice out OF one OF her
sacrifices. The innkeeper, who was well
known to be always on the side of the
thieves shook with loud laughter as the
men told of their adventure. But the
thick end OF the wedge appeared when
the two Samaritans, alter deep draught,
came back to their cart, for the migrate
full brigand had driven away in spite OF
the Certain feeling OF discomfort"
He had, however, not quite counted
the cost. The innkeeper borrowed the
peasants two fir, sh horses, and soon the
GYPSY was overtaken, to be driven back
and once more HANGED on the same gal
lows. TO tell the truth, added the writer,
the dilettanti were cleverer in this case
than the professional hangman, for the
brigand was this time quite dead. After
short time the story became public
the peasants were imprisoned, and their
case kept the CleveresC lawyers of the
day for long time hard at work.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-16
q An Incident OF j emmy lind.

The death of Jenny Lind recalls many
incidents oil her life. Il am q Quaker"
Philadelphia recently said to writer
in the Century," land shortly before
Jenny Lind's visit to our city An aged
lady arose in one of our meetings and
said she had heard that Jane Lyon, a
very wicked woman, was on her way 10
this country to sing and she hoped that
none of the young people would be
drawn away to hear her. Nevertheless,
an uncle took me and my brother to the
Saturday matinee. We had seats SO near
the stage that we could see behind the
scenes. Early in the entertainment
Jenny Lind sang Home, Sweet Home
and the audience was beside itself.
Among the members of her company
was her future husband, Otto Gold
schmidt. He was to the audience simply
an unknown pianist and to be obliged
to listen to anything but the voice of
Jenny Lind was provoking. Well, the
man played, and from where we sat we
could see Jenny Lind behind the curtain
listening most intently. When he had
finished the audience seemed in nowise
disposed to applaud; but Jenny Lind
began to clap her hands vigorously, ob.
serving which, we boys reinforced her,
and, seeing her face light up-I can see
the love-light on it yet-we slapped
furiously. until the applause spread
through the audience. When he had
finished playing . second time, my
brother and / set the ball in motion, and
the applause was great enough to satisfy
even the ytin1sces of Otto Goldsch midi"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-16

period When these eruptlons occurred
there must have been regular cones and
craters OF the usual type, but these have
all been etiaced. 1t is very probable that
other ash-beds may exist in the range OF
Meridian hills. The geological history OF
this region has always Afforded a rich
field for scientific research, and the re-
cent volcanic discovery nas given a great
scientific boom to it.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-16
Train Time Changes.

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-l2-tf
HAMILTON HADLEY & co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-16
His Generosity.

Some time since the wife Of Q promi-
nent citizen OF New York City was try
ing to instil in the mind of her five-year-
old son what it meant 10 DO generous,
thus:
Now, Willie dear, suppose mamma
should give you cake and tell you 10
give part OF it to Harry, and when you
divided it one piece was larger than the
other; II you gave 1t to him that would
be generous, but if you kept it for your
self that would be selfish. Do you un,
derstand|'
The little fellow thought he did.
The next afternoon wishing to test the
effect OF her teaching, she gave Willie
q large, Juicy orange saying:
"Now, Willie, take this orange and di.
vide it generously with Harry"
When to her surprise the child, who
was passionately fond of oranges, gave il
back to her, saying with a roguish twin
kle in his bonIy blue eye:
"Here, mamma; won't you please give
it to Harry and tell him to divide in gen
erously with me-"
A TRAIN was delayed for an hour in
Troy, n. Y, recently, and a drummer re
marked to tine conductor
"1his is a sort OF twelve ounces to thu
pound affair, amt it ~
"liSw 5 tuat"
"Tloy wait ysu know"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-06-21
A just Measure.

A bill was recently introduced in the
Iowa Legislature ito prevent discrim-
ination against female teachers. that
should have wider application. 1t
provides that the females in the public
schools shall receive rs much compen-
sation rs is allowed male teachers,
when holding the same grade certiii-
cate. The Burlington HaOkeye. speak
ing of the measure says: There it
is, IN all its simplicity and its obvious
justice. There is not a single tenable
argument that can be brought against
it Reason, logic, equity are all for it.
To discriminate against brains on the
score of pants VS.. pantalettes is about
the silliest piece of unreasoning injus-
tice that we ever heard of. Three
fourths of the teachers of Iowa are fe-
males" And this is not all. II is
acknowledged by the best educators
that women, on the average, are bet
ter teachers than the men. AMI yet,
simply because they are women, not
men, the practice has grown up to pay
them less wages. This is nice way
to make women contented with their
lot in life; nice way to show our
chivalry to the more amiable sex! No
wonder there are so many girls that
wish they had been born boys, when
they find themselves, in the way of
making living, so outrageously dis
criminated against. TO prevent this
is one of the objects of the White Cross
movement As the old knights of
chivalry discovered woman, the new
crusaders propose to redeem her With
equal ability, she must be put in ali
things on level with man and given
an equal chance. And how else can
we instil into the boys chivalric ideas
of womanhood than by our example,
that merit is of equal worth whether it
comes from the brain OF q man or wo-
MANI Illustrated Pacific States.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-06-21
HUMOROUS.

Harlem has baseball club called
''The Girls" 1t is doubtless referred
to rs the Feminine. -Norrisburg
Herald.
Soda fountains generally do a
rushing business. The fountain nozzle
is an orator in its way. The more
wind and froth the more noise.-N o.
Pcayune.
She (sentimentally inclined)--
"What is your favorite flower, Mr..
PittP He Commercially inclined)
well we handle various brands,
but there is the biggest margin in red
winter No. 2.--Epoch.
"A youthful applicant for gradua-
ton on being asked the other day
what does history teachP" answered,
THAT the United States has never
been whipped and never will be. y
Lexington (Ky.J Press
Physician Ito Mrs. Colonel Blood,
of Kentucky)-"How did your husband
pass the nightP' Mrs. Blood-"He
seemed quite comfortable, sir, and
asked for water several times. Ply
stefan with grave look)-" HIM
still flighty."-LJe.
-Jaggs-" No, sir; no two persons
think alike, and" -Baggs-" o, yes
they do. owe You two dollars. Jaggs
=" Don't let that bother you. | never
thought you'd pay it, anyway. SOL
Boggs-" There you are; my though;
exactly. philadelphia Call
Citizen Ito leader of little German
band) Here, Dutchy. is five-dollar
bill if you will play for an hour.
Dutchy (highly pleaseD-"Ah you
vos fond of dot musicw Citizen-"No;
but a 250-pound enemy of mine occu.
pies the second floor front and he is toe
big man for me to tackle myself. ~
~ ]. Sun
"A middle-aged but rich widow,
who had very disagreeable temper,
being in fact = perfect virago, com
planned to her son-in-law that she wa:
annoyed by the attentions OF a certain
man. "How shall get rid of himP''
she asked. Marry him." laconically
replied the son-in-law. "rd see hin
hanged first" Just marry him, ant
it won't be long before he'll hang
himself"
why so contemplative. pap'
mine?" said the beautiful Miss Wa
bash to her father. the eminsnt St
Louis pork-packer; ais your min'
upon business cares intent?" "Yes
dear" he replied. pushing her ava,
gently; land you mustn't disturb M
now. have perfected a system b,
which / can make silvered pigtaii ia
vors for the german, and l am tryin;
to think out something that will pre-
vent the grunt from running entirel,
Ia wasta.n
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-06-21
One Dollar Per Year.

another learner" is put on in her
place. 1t is said that the pay for max
ing scarfs has been reduced one-half
within two or three years by this COM
petition of unpaid apprentices. An
other audacious swindle is that OF u
woman who advertises to teach lace
making for five dollars, and her victims
number hundreds every year An ex-
tensivc swindle 4 the telegraph in
struction bureau. which leads the dupe
to understand that she will be taught
to be an expert telegraph operator in n
very short time, and will be given u
salaried situation afterward. Many
girls have been swindled out of forty
dollars to fifty dollars apiece in this
way.
In New York the Working Women's
Protective Union at 10 Clinton Place,
and in Boston the Women Industrial
| and Educational Union, investigate
these fraudulent advertisements with
out charge, and use their utmost en-
deavors to protect women from being
swindled by them. Philadelphia, too,
has such protective union, and prob
ably all the women's exchanges in the
various parts of the country do the
same work. The beneficaries of these
associations are sewing women, type
writers and stenographers who can not
collect their pay from shyster lawyers.
actresses who can get no money from
managers, washer-women and walters
whose employers try to beat them out
of their dues, fan and neck-te makers
who are working for bare subsist-
ence, and many of the other dependent
women who are made the victims of
the hcartless sharks who pray upon
those who have to work for living.
Before woman answers an adver-
tisement offering to give her employ
ment at home, she ought to apply to q
protective union to ascertain the char
acter of the advertiser, as also should
working women whose employers are
trying to cheat them out of their wages.
1t is a noble service these unions are
doing, and it is gratifying to notice
that their success is as great as their
financial endowment will permit. -
Good Housekeeping.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-06-21
FOR SWEET MEMoRYs SAKE.

y blossoms OF poesy, spring from the dust
The dust whose long slumber Loves cry can
not break;
Fjl the breath OF the world with the fragrance
of trust,
AS VIC garland their graves for sweet Memo
RVS sake.
With trust in the Master, who tenderly led
The way through the darkness and storm Of
the strife,
Who took the brave souls to His Heaven, and
said;
BY the blood OF these martyrs the Nation
hath life.
Oh, never the angels that swept from the skies
Above the strewn field at cne closing OF day,
Untangled flag to behold its Device
Or paused to discover the blue from the
gray.
o sanguine South roses, as red as their blood,
Northern bloom, white as their purpose
was true,
Wherever ye smile In the sunlight OF God,
In the soft air OF peace and the rain and the
dew,
Ye are tribute to them and the glory they won,
And little can story or song give or take;
Be the fondest word said and the fairest deed
done
AS we garland their graves for sweet Mem
orys sake.
Elliot O. True, In ". Y. Independent.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-06-21
CONCERNING WOMEN.

BROOKLYN BRIDGE is perhaps the
greatest wonder of mechanism in mod
ern times, but it could not have been
built without the valuable aid which
the wife of the architect rendered to
her invalid husband.
STUDENTS of both sexes are admitted
to McGill College, Toronto, but they
are instructed in separate classes.
This does not suit the young women,
who lately signed petition asking for
absolute co-education.
THE japanese Government has elect
ed Miss Kin Kato, graduate of the
normal school of Tokyo, 10 receive
three years training in the normal
sch DOL in Salem, Mass, to fit her to
take charge Of similar institutions in
her own country. This lady will be
the first educated in America at the
expense of the government Of Japan.
Miss ROYCE and Miss Woebbrecke,
two of the teachers made famous by
their conduct in the blizzard in Ne
braska, last winter, have been pre-
sented with life scholarships in the
North Nebraska Normal College. The
certificates state that they have paid in
heroism. tuition from February 10 to
the end of their lives. and are entitled
to full college instruction, art, music,
commercial studies and stenography.
ii TELL you that women, as rule.
are more faithful than men-ten times
more faithful lnever saw man pur-
sue his wife into the very ditch and
dust of degradation and take her in his
arms. never saw man stand at the
shore where she was wrecked waiting
for the waves to bring back her corpse
to his arms. but l have seen women
with their white arms lift man from
the mire of degradation and hold him
10 her bosom as if he were an angel. =
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