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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-07
LATEST TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
As ISOLATED Press Dispatches and
Specials Up to the Hour Of
Going to Press.
British Warship's Arrival.

HALIFAX, N. S., Sept. THE
British warship, Canada, arrived yes
terday from the West Indies.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-07
An Influential Mormon Dead.

SALT LAKE, UTAH, Sept. 7.-Gen.
Horace E. Eldridge, superintendent
of the second cooperative mercantile
institution, which does a business of
five millions, annually, died yester-
day, aged Y years. He joined the
Mormon church 81 years ago, he had
five wives, three of whom together
with large posterity survive him.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-07

Mr.. c. Runge leaves for a trip to
Mexico and California tomorrow and
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-07
Emperor Arrives at Dombrowska.

Emperor Arrives at Dombrowska.
BERLIN, Sept, 7.-Emperor Will
liam arrived at Dombrowska this
morning. He was received at the
depot by the military and municipal
authorities. His majesty proceeded at
once to the ground at Konarozero
where the army manoeuvres will be
held
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-07

THE conviction is growing broader
and taking root deeper, with every
passing hour, that Arkansas Pass got
the persimmon at Denver. 1t was
not chicanery and wire pulling and
cash considerations, and paid agen-
cies, but downright hard work in the
Hobbies and streets with the foreign
delegates which led to this result.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-07

High grade Angels Food Flour,
at Wilson & Moss grocery. If
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-09-07
Through the Rift.

A young man had made himslf a
home on d new farm, situated away
from neighbors. At the bend in the
wood road he had cut little opening,
visible from the house, that wife and
baby might see him, on his way, be-
fore he quite reached them. This
clearing was called by them 1.-THE open
place." The little one often ran to
the door, during papa's absence, to
see eff papa was tumin' by de open
place"
One day the husband and father
was stricken down with fever. The
little one was carried to auntie's
house, out Of dangers way, and did
not return until after the dear, brave
papa was carried to the "Rest that
remaineth for the people of Cod
When the child returned to the sor-
rowing mother, he was
told that papa had gone to
heaven, but would come for his
little boy some day. He often looked
and longed for his father. The fatal
fever attacked the boy. Just as the
setting sun tinged all the sky, the
darling, who had lain for days uncon
scious, suddenly opened his eyes and
said: Mamma, papa is tumin by the
open place" He reached his arms
up towards the bright apparition
which unquickene1 eyes could not
see. and sank back lifeless.-DetrOtt
Free Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-09-07
Novel Constitutional Point.

One of the oldest poiuts ever rails
ed under the Fourteenth amend
ment to the federal constitution has
been decided by Pennsylvania
court.
A statute of the State originally en-
acted in the last century, and in effect
re. enacted as lately as 1867, provides
that licenses TO peddle shall be grant
ed only to such persons as may be
"by reason of some physical disabill-
ty unable to gain n livelihood by Ia
bor.n This bars able bodied men from
peddling - in short, makes good
health and physical soundness dis
qualification for following a specified
calling.
The Court Of Quarter Sessions in
Beaver county declares that the Leg
islature has no right to pass such an
act: that the law makes discrimina.
tion in the matter of employment
and business, which is q violation of
the equal rights guaranteed to all per-
sons by the Fourteenth amendment.
"If, says Judge Wickham, the Leg
islature can determine that the pos
session of average health and sound
ness of body shall be bar to excrcis-
ing the calling of travelling merchant,
it can also make some physical defect
the badge of every calling, and may
enact, for instance, that only confirm
ed dyspeptics shall keep dry goods
stores; that a grocer must have chron-
ic rheumatism, a blacksmith but one
leg, a milliner no teeth, physician
no hair; that q lawyer must have the
asthma and barber must be dumb"
"To concedc to the Legislature" the
Court concludes, "the power to arbi-
trarily exclude from any honest call
ing all men who are in normal bod
lily condition would be to break down
one of the safeguards thrown around
the citizen by the Fourteenth amend
ment to the constitution OF the Unit
ed States and by the constitution of
our own State"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-09-07
A Cure for LaZineSS.

A late rever END gentleman, who
resided in Yorkshire, and was az well
known for his eccentricity as his tai.
ents, one day sent his son, lazy lad
about twelve years, to catch the
horse. The lad went sauntering
along with grain of corn in one
hand and bride in the other, drag
ging the reins along the ground.
Thomas" said the father, calling
after him in very solemn tone of
voice, come here, Thomas, / want
to say word to you before you 60"
The lad returned, and the parson
proceeded:
"You know, Thomas. that / gave
you q great deal Of counsel. You
know that | have taught you, before
closing your eyes, to say, Now 1
lay me down to Sleep etc, besides
good many other things in the way
of explanation aud advice. But this
is the last opportunity 1 may ever
have of speaking to you, / couldn't
let it pass without giving you my
parting charge Be a good boy and
always say that pretty prayer before
going to sleep"
As he said this in very sad and
solemn manner the poor boy began to
be frightened, and burst into tears
with this exclamation:
"You will never see me again, pa?"
"No. for will probably die before
you get back with the horse"
This quickened Thomas's ideas, and
gathering up the reins, he ran and
caught the horse in less time that he
had ever done before.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-09-07
Clouds of Moths.

The city of Reading, Pa, had a re.
markable visitation of moths on the
evening of August l. Myriads OF
them infested the air, resembling al
distance a snow storm. They were
first noticed flying around the elec
tric lights about O'Clock, and gradu.
ally increased to such numbers as to
obscure the brilliancy of the lights.
Passengers on the street cars, as they
passed under the lamps. were cover.
ed with the insects, and handker
chiefs, hats, and fans were piled wig
orously to keep them of Fires
were built under the lights and heaps
of the moths were burned. Pena st.
saloon men were compelled TO close
their front doors to keep out the pests
which were attracted to the bar
rooms by the bright lights. The
doors a windows of dwelling
houses had also to be closed to keep
them out. Local savauts pronounc'
ed them cotton moths, and they evil
dently came from the South. They
are said to precede hot wave, and a
decided rise in the temperature is
predicted.
At Easton, Pa. butterflies by the
thousands flew around the sixty -four
electric lights, lit on the carbons and
then dropped dead in the globes.
When the men who renew the carbon
visited the lights, they found on au
average two quarts of dead butterflies
on each globe, total of four bushels
besides the lot that had fallen on the
ground during the night.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-09-07
NOah'S Ark Wood.

Within a radious of sixty miles o.
Nashville, Tenn. there is said to be
found q tree that is said to be the
shittim wood of ark fame. Celebrat.
ed botanists from all over the country
have examined the trees and agree
that they grow nowhere else on the
globe. They have decided that it is
the shittim wood OF which Noah's
ark was constructed, mention OF
which is made several times in the
Bible. The tree is medium sized.
with very dark. smooth bark, and the
wood is Of bright gold color. In
early spring the tress are laden with
long, white blossoms. closely resen-
bling great ostrich plumes There
seems to be no doubt about the iden-
tity of these trees. and it is remarka-
BILE that they are found only in this
small area and 80 few at that,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-09-07
Earth Worms Causing Trich-
inae.

1t is not uncommon occurrence
that parasite inhabits different ami
mails at different stages of its growth
This is the case with the small thread
worm, Syngamus trachealis, which
infests the windpipe of the pheasant,
peacock, turkey, duck and other
fowls. and often occasions considera.
BILE damage Mr.. Walker, of Frank.
linville, N. Y, has recently made
Investigations on this subject. He
finds that the intermediate host of the
embryo syngamus is the common
earth worm, which in places visited
by birds has been found to be beset
with these parasites. They are swal-
lowed by the birds along with the
worms. and perforating the esopha-
gus, find their way into the respira-
tory organs. During. or Immediate
ly after, this migration the syngamus
attains sexual maturity and attaches
itself to the trachea. This happens
in six or seven days after it has been
swallowed. In seven days its eggs
are produced, which are coughed up
by the bird and reach the ground,
where the embryo energies in about
three weeks. 1t is swallowed by q
worm and remains in its intestinal Ca
nal until dcvoured by bird. The
best method to check this disease is
to moisten the soil with brine, which
kills both the worms and the embryo
syngami WHICH they contain. Birds
which have died of this disease should
be destroyed by fre.-New York
Star.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-09-07
Trespassing Prohibited.

AT this season of the year farmers
are greatly annoyed by the depreda-
tions of trespassers, some of whom
carry off fruit, let down fences so that
cattle can get into fields and destroy
the growing grain, or commit other
unlawful acts either through thought
lessness or maiciousness. The own
ers of lands have legal remedy
against all who trsspass upon their
property. In March. 1860, bill was
passed by the State Legislature, max
ing it misdemeanor for any person
TO carry off fruit, or to destroy fruit
on another mans premises. The act
was first passed for Huntingdon coun-
ty, but the same year was extended
to four or i've other counties. The
next year the law was made general
over the State 1t provides that the
person offending shall upon convic-
ton be fined not less than So nor
more than $50, one halt to go to the
iniormer aud the other half to the
owner of the land; and in default of
payment the offender shall undergo
imprisonment Of on. day for every
dollar OF fine imposed.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-09-07
The Fastest Railroad Train In
the World.

Competition between two of the
great English lines Of railroad has re-
Gently taken the form of cutting down
the running time. The London and
North Western and the Great North.
ern, striving against each other for
the traffic between London and Edin.
burg, have reduced the running time
bet ween these points to eight hours.
By the first named road the distance is
40l miles. by the other it ia 397. For
the entire distance the schedule is
slightly exceeded by the short b. 30.
between Baltimore and Washington.
40 miles in 45 minutes. But the
length OF the trip removes it from tho
comparison. On the North Western
road one run without, halt of
l5S miles in three hours is q part Of
the trip. This exceeds the run from
Fort Wayne to Chicago by IL miles.
To realize what this speed means, IL
may be compared with the trip from
New York to Chicago by the Penn
sylvania Railroad The same speed
would reduce thetime between these
points 10 q little over eighteen and
one half hours. 1t has been suggest
ed that an afternoon train should
leave New York and should reach
Chicago in time for business the next
day. The above proves the practica-
bility of such project.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-09-07
TRY 1T YOURSELF.

"It is of no use to argue the question,
| am neither stubborn nor Opinionated /
baye simply had lesson that will last life
time"
"Look here, Jackl you are like some old
bachelor who has been Tilted by one wO-
man, and goes about declaring all women are
false"
"Not at all my brother Charles died of
Brights disease, brought on by using one of
these so-called blood purifiers kind
you see attractively advertised in every nook
and corner. 1t contained iodide of potassium,
a drug useful in extreme cases when eau
tiously given under a doctors supervision,
but death-dealing to all who take 1t in guam
tiiy. If your brother had died under such
circumstances, you would hate patent medi-
cines as do"
81 do dislike the name of that miscaled
blood purifier for | have heard first class
physicians say it is the cause Of half the cas-
es of Bright's disease in the country, and it is
strange the proprietors have not been prose-
cuted for selling it, But was recommend
ing Vinegar Bitters and that does not con
tain any mineral, narcotic or other hurtful
drug"
"Oh, nobody supposes that old woman's
remedy will hurt anybody; the question ID
will 1t cure anything? I'd as soon think of
taking some of my grandmother's herb tea. y
"You would be better off, Jack, if you had
| some of that tea to tone up your system now,
instead Of taking glass of brandy to make
you sleep one night and perhaps a bottle OF
| beer the next"
"Is this a temperance lecture, Phil?"
"No, it is Vinegar Bitters lecture. I've
| taken the medicine more or less for fifteen
years, and look the world over, you will not
| find healthier man than / am"
| "What is all this nonsense about old styls
and new style Vinegar Bitters; are they diff
| ferent?"
| eyes, the old style looks like coffee will
| milk in it, the new style like coffee withou
milk. The man who made tue old style fo
twenty ytaFs-a practical chemist-made
milder pleasanter, preparation, adding to i
here, aud taking from i there, until he pro
| duaed, my wife says, the finest medicine eve
made. it cured her of constipation, and j
| cures the children Of hives and all the it'll
| ailments they ever have. Ii my wife think
| they have worms, she doses them with OLE
| style. We always have both kinds in tn
house, and together they keep the doctc
| away"
"And you insist that the proof of the pud
| ding"
"Is the eating precisely. Jack, get
bottle Of the old style Vinegar Bitters-mei
! think, prefer old style usually--try it, ant
you will then be like an old bachelor who
after railing against women for years, fall
in love with.a good woman mt last. You viii
say there are good and bad patent medicines
! but Vinegar Bitters is the best Of the lot"
"All right, Phil. 10 please you, I'll try
and reLort results"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-09-07
Prospects for Sugar on the Pa
cific.

The whole of the Pacific States
and Territories can, no doubt, pro-
duce six TO seven million tons, enough
to supply so per cent more than tie
present consumption of all civilized
countries. That consumption, though,
is increasing very rapidly, and it
doubles in the United States in about
twenty years. Thus in that time it
would absorb all possible production
production of the State. The value
of 3, 10000 tons of sugar would, at
5 cents per pound, be close on three
hundred and fifty million dollars per
annum. To obtain it one has to go
abroad. Besides the return to the
farmer, the industry gives steady
employment at the rate of about one
man to every 10000 pounds of sugar.
The total produce of all the sugar
lands in California would, therefore,
give work to not less than $50. 900
men, representing population of |,
500, 900, including traders, manufac-
turers, wives, children, etc. 1t wou' d.
besides. give support to a great and
varied industry. 1t would need 81,
100000 barrels to contain the sugar,
and thus give support to q vast COOP
erage industry and lumber interest.
The engines would consume l9 bar
rels of oil to each ton, or So, 900 600
barrels to the total possible product
ion of the State This would. no
doubt, exhaust all the crude oil that
California can produce. The use of two
per cent slake lime would call for over
400, 900 barrels of lime year The
machinery needed, too, in these mills
would cost $4,000, 900, and would
require renewing say every fifteen
years, thus creating a foundry busi-
ness of over $4,000, 600 a year. An
immense quantity OF coal would be
consumed, so that it would give sup
port to great mining interest. And
we have not yet nigh exhausted the
the list of all the new industries that
this great one would support. We
have delineated its possibilities.
1t would, of course, take q long
series of years to arrive at the results
here presented. That it is possible
under any circu instances may be
known from the fact that the last
sugar made cost 4.S4 cents per
pound, and that it is stated on good
authority it can be laid down in San
Francisco for 81 cents per pound, so
that California can easily hold her
own in beet sugar product On.-San
Francisco Journal.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-09-07
Approaching Fall.

Fall is coming on fast. The plain
tive drone of the katydid fills the
twilight with sad suggestions of tho
dying season. The birds will soon
be mastering in armies for the south
ern cline. The harvest is gathered,
and the fall will soon be here. The
robin will soon wink you a goodbye,
and the ed-winged black bird will
flap you an adieu. The cricket will
chirp his song on the hearth and the
cat will purr beside the first sugges.
ton of the early fall fire The plumes
of the golden rod are Lighting the
roadside with splendid color The
bass fisher gets out his rods and lines
and awaits the frosty mornings. The
The most glorious season is here, full
of the suggestions of completeness.
Watch the seasons, they have the
eloquence of silent work and the in.
spiration of Immortality. All things
change but nothing dies.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-09-07
NO. Al
He Is Strong in England.
Pitt.bnrg Chrou. Telegraph ]

| Pittsbnrg Chrou. Telegraph
! County Recorder W. III. Graham
arrived in the city this morning from
an extended tonr of Europe looking
hale aud heary and in the best Of
health and spirits He was aceompa-
MED by Thomas Ward. of Pittsburg.
The Recorder had about twenty canes
with him which he secured In differ
ent parts of Europe. and which he
will present to friends In speaking
of Europe as be found 1t, Mr.. Grab.
am said: II think il Mr.. Cleveland
was running for President in England
be would surely be elected. Had l
not been a Republican before / left
here would surely DC one now. A
person does not need to investi-
gate to ind out how the sentiment
in England is RAINING. Why, actu-
ally. YOU could not go into hotel, q
resta r .nt, or even u store, but you
would ind every body for Cleveland.
| had talk with number of Eng
lishmen, aud they told me they were
hoping for his re election, so that he
could carry out his free trade doc
trines They said that they hoped
then to have England restored to her
original place. as the largest manu-
featuring country in the world. / ask
ed them if they really thought free
trade in the United States would
benefi, them, at which they were
greatly amused and said that after
tree trade was adopted in the United
States it would only be a'few months
until every workshop and mill in
England would be running full blast
Il hope. however, that the day will
never come when the United States
will be like England. / spent some
time in ascertaining the wages paid
workioemen in Europe, and it actu-
ally ast"nnded me | got on q street
car in London Que day, aud in q con-
versati0n With the conductor, / asked
him what wages were paid him. He
told me twenty-four cents q day, and
that be worked from six O'Clock in the
morning until ten, eleven and twelve
O'Clock at night. This is only one
example There are thousands just
like it that | could enumerate. /
found that all through England, and,
in fact, the most of Europe. the wa
ges paid men were so to GO per cent
lower than those paid American
Workmen.n
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-09-07
A HypnotiZed Man Turning
Robber.

! MAY oDe who is free from vicious
tendencies be made to commit crime
while hyphotized. which he or she,
with full command of faculties, would
regard with adherence ? Expert
ments both here and abroad have
abundantly y illustrated the wonderful
| power possessed by the operator over
his subject; the latter wholly subor.
dinating his will: acting, speaking,
aud, to all appearance, even thinking
and seeing as directed A recent in.
yestigato?, NJ. w. A. Croffut, would
seem to bave gone step further on
the road to practical accomplishment
by inducing his subject to actually
rob a house; q Encouragement, of
course, the agent, however, having
no knowledge of this. This agent,
whom Mr.. Croffut described, in re-
cent paper, as of kDown probitv, set
out, while in hypnotic state, to rob
neighboring house, which, together
with the means of entrance, was fully
described to him; being told that a
heap of gold was to be found in a
certain apartment The operators
assistant accompanying him declares
that, after gathering up the imaginary
treasures and putting it in the bag
provided him, the subject proceeded
to purloin other articles. so thorough
ly aroused was his cupidity, and get
ting safel y out evinced an inclination
to fy with the treasure instead of re-
turning and dividing with the opera
tor, as was agreed. Another subject,
under similar influence, took a pistol,
supposed to be but not really loaded,
and, aiming it at his heart, as direct
ed, pulled the trigger
If from these and similar investiga-
tions it should become apparent that
all manner of real crimes NAV be
committed by innocent persons while
in this hypnotic or mesmeric condi-
ton, and if the vicious, having power
as that evidently possessed by Mr.
Crotfut and others, should actually
employ the unsuspecting and unsus-
pected as their agents, how would
society protect itself? How could
the innocent agents be distinguished
from those not under such influence,
but setting up the claim when caught
only to avoid punishment? A really
honest clerk, with the keys of his en-
ployer;s Office and safe in his posses.
sion, might be made, should he fall
under such influence, to commit q
burglary; the heir to an estate might
be induced to kill himself; a trust
worthy servant to commit murder or
arson.
These are interesting psychological
questions; questions, iC may be said,
which are by no means beneath the
dignity of science to inquire into.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-09-07
A Sand Storm at Sea.

The British steamship Glenshiel,
from the East Indies, recently arrived
at New York, reports sand storm
which occurred on the evening OF
July 10, while the vessel was max
ing for Suez When half way up the
Red Sea most terrific sand storm,
which lasted nearly ten hours, sud-
denly swept down. 1t was impossi-
bic to see anything a ships length
away. The wind blew gale, and it
was found to be dangerous expert
ment to stay on deck for any length
of time. The sand was hot, and
when it came into contact with the
body, would sting like the point of a
knife
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-09-07
Population OF Russia.

Government statistics recently pub
lished place the population of the
Russian empire at l08.7s7, 235. OF
which 81, ,725,lS are in Russia pro.
per, 10, 1885, 1875 are in the other pro-
vinces Of Russia in Europe, and l6.-
925. 1875 in Asiatic Russia. st. Pc.
tersburg is the most populous city,
with total OF SCI, 1903. The popu.
lation of Moscow is 1853. Ago, Of War
saw 454,293, and Of Odessa 240. 900,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-09-07
Journalistic Profits.

This is the way a country editor
keeps his subscription book-he never
has but one.
Tom Brown, settled.
Jack Smith, eggs.
Jim Jones, fish.
Pat Boke, butter.
John Flinch, whisky.
ii. Gray. whisky.
JEFF Pink, meat.
Bob Rud, on house rent
Tom Paine, CASHii!l