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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-20

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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-20
DRESS SILKS.

Rve your optics Broeades Stripes Pin Checks Pads
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high standard and excellence of quality and finish All Silk
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Exclusive designs of China Silks Tides Scar,
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Our of
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-20

lob PRINTING-Of every description, done
81 at the LIGHT Office. Satisfaction given
every time. or money refunded.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-20
HOSIERY.

select from superior quality of Ladies Bal
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pair be had black and most all coors Come and see
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work at 7c colors adaptable Misses
sizes pair Ladies' Black Lsle Hose SOC and
75c pair variety of Misses Ingram fancy striped and
convenient styles of Hose Supporters
arrival of Silk Mts and Gloves selling at 5Oc and zoe pair
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01
A Rebel Gold Dollar
From the Duluth Tribune

Jerry johnson, a negro boy, was
standing on q trash pile, running his
toes through the debris. He noticed
something bright in the pile, and
when he picked it up, found it to be a
very small yellow coin. At first he
thought it was copper but as he fing-
cred it his native sense told him it
was too heavy for copper, SO he at
once conjectured that it was made of
gold. He had some business with
Mr.. Walker, and while in his Office
showed him the piece of money. He
asked the lawyer how much he would
give him for it. Walkers attorney
thought it was a gold dollar, and, as
he was particularly anxious to get
such a coin to wear on his watch
chain, he offered the boy one dollar
for it, which he gleefully accepted.
Mr.. Walker gave the coin a careful
examination, and became convinced
that he paid too much for it. He
was in Colonel Redwine's Office, and
took the coin out and exhibited it to
the great financier. "What will you
give me for it?" he asked. I'll give
3d." was the reply. "And I'll give
you $685." interrupted a man who
had come in to renew note.
"Done," exclaimed Mr.. Walker.
here's your money" was the quick
answer. The buyer left the office with
his coin, and the lawyer thought he
had made al good bargain. Hurrying
off to a man that buys coins, the
purchaser exhibited the piece. The
dealer scrutinized it closely and said:
"What will you take forit?" "What
will you give?" After a little consid-
Grafton the dealer said: "Will you
take $25 for it? "No but I'll take $50
for it." cts a go; here's your
money" and the happy man walked
out of the Office. The coin which fig
ured in these transactions is a Con-
federate gold dollar. A gentleman
said to a reporter. "The worst sold
man of the four was he who sold the
coin for $40. fit be true that it is
as represented a genuine Confederate
dollar, it is worth $3.50. l am told
that there are only six of these coins
in existence"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01
Power Of the Eye.
From the New York Star.

From the New York Star.
The power exerted by the human
eye over man and animals is well
known, and the evil use of such in.
auence is widely recognized. This
malefcient power Is called the "evil
eye," and the belief in it's operation
seems never to have been absent in
any land. This does not mean tt e
undoubted influence exerted by tt e
eye, as in mesmerism, but a sort of
noxious influence proceeding from
the eye, with or without the conni-
vance of the owner of the organ. In
telligence of a belief in this strange
power comes to us from the cradle
lands of the East at an unknown
period of history. Chaldean cylin-
ders of clay, dug up on the banks of
the Euphrates, contain magical
formula against it. In Assyria,
eight centuries before Christ, men ap-
pcttlcu W UllclI OOUS LII lOlS JOTIuu~
lated prayers against possessors of
the evil eye, who are declared the
worst of men. Egyptian incanta-
tions against the sorcerer, of an
early date, have come down to US.
In one of these the sun is addressed
thus: 80 thou whose soul is the
pupil of the eye" An ancient Nedaic
hymn to Agni invokes Indra against
the evil eye. Theeye of the Brahmin
was thought SO powerful that he was
forbidden, when satisfying the wants,
ofnature, to look at the sun, the moon
the stars, water or trees, lest he,
thould bewitch them. The Persian
Vendidad contains prayers and rites
to ward off the effects of the evil eye.
Ahriman subdued evil spirits by the
power of his glance. The Apocryphal
books of the Bible allude to the
same evil influence, and we find a
universal belief in it's effects through
out antiquity,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01
How Calico Got Its Name.
Smiths Researcher.

~sSS~s~A~~AN~'
The derivation of this word is very
interesting as of such an ancient date
is it's origin. Mrs. Leonowens saysin
her travels in India" that in the
year 1893, just ten months and two
days after leaving theport at Lisbon,
Vasco da CANA landed on the coast
of Malabar at Calicut, or, moreprop-
erly, Kale Rhoda, "City of the Black
Goddess" Calicut was at thatperiod
not only a very ancient seaport, but
an extensive territory, which, stretch
ing along the westeren coast ofsouth-
ern India, reached fresh Bombay and
the adjacent islands to Cape Comorin.
1t was at an early period SO famous
for it's weaving and dyeing of cotton
cloth that it's name became identified
with the manufactured fabric, whence
the name calico. 1t is now generally
admitted that this ingenious art orig
mated in India in remote ages, and
from that country found it's way to
Egypt. It was not until the middle
of the seventeenth century that calico
printing was introduced into Europe.
A knowledge of the art was acquired
by some of the servants of the Dutch
East India company and carried to
Holland, whence it was introduced in
London in the year 1876. 1t is sur
prising for grown-up children, as well
as our young folks, to learn that
"Pliny as early as the first century
mentions in his natural history that
there existed in Egypt a wonderful
method of dyeing white CLOTH"
Calico cannot be despised when it
boasts of such antiquity. The shod-
dy made-up of the present day may
look down with contempt upon the
calico dress, but what kind of lineage
hes W the calico can proudly ask.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01
A Lake Serpent,
Alpena, Mich, Special to NY. Herald.

Alpena, Mich, Special to NY. Herald.
Thunder Bay people are much ex-
ercised over the story of the appear
ance OF monster lake serpent there.
Near and partly bordering on the
bay is the farm of Isaac Isaacson.
Not long ago he found track
through his ploughed field about o
foot wide, the appearance of which
led him to believe it was made by q
monstrous snake.
Mr.. Isaacson's boy Grant was
planting potatoes in field near the
house recently when he saw a huge
snake moving toward him. The boy
had a double barelled shotgun, having
taken the precaution to carry the
gun with him when he went in the
fields since the snake track was dis
covered. The boy fired twice at the
monster. He saysit went over stones
and sticks as lively as horse, and
glided down to the bay water. !.
The boys father then came along,
having been attracted by the gun re
ports, and they followed the tracks
to the water. The boy described the
snake as about 25 feet long and over
foot thick, the body as black, with
yellow spots, and a yellow tail. Hhe
head was covered with long black
hair. Where the snake went under q
board fence there was found some
dark hair about eight inches long,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01
A Kangaroo Round mn.

A REPORTER ffiet d gentleman who
has been largely Unidentified with pas:
torial interests both in Australia and
NeSs Zealand; and from him some In
teresting facts were astertaiped in
connection with the efforts of antipo-
dean agriculturists to combat the
plague of the long cared pests.
1.-THE idea," said the gentleman.
IT'S not entirely Hew to Australians.
THEY have .f3r, yeare employed. g
| Somewhat SIMILAR method Of riding
pastoral lands Of the destructive
kangaroo: The usual way was to
build capacious stock yard, with
very high fences, for your able bodied
Il, no sloueh at pluying leap frog:
The location. generally chosen was
on the fork 81 a river; for kangaro6s
are not extra partial to Hatef: III
vitations to theround up would tiieE
be sent to neighboring farmers, and
on specified morning the farmers
would all put In an appearance,
m5tipted, an accompanied BIZ what.
ever kah9ar68 Hounds they Glanced
to possess: Dogs afid owners would
then get away back and scatter oft
Id skirhsishing order until large
section of country vas covered, and
then circumnavigation was in order,
the object point, of course being the
lofty stock yard.
pretty soon you would hear the bay
ing of scores of hounds. and then the
long jumping inarsupials would he
seen leaping like 9i8antie frogs, while
the skirmishers would advance and
close In steadily and systematically,
controlling the hounds the while, so
as to gradually direct the hopping
kangoroos to the desired point.
When the mob, which on occasions
numbered many hundreds, were finally
housed In the place ofslaughter, some
One was sent to close the draw gate
On them, and the ftin commenced.
The dogs were restrained and fami-
ly relics in the shape Of blunderbusses
and ancient flint locks were brought
into requisition until the last grass
and crop despoiler had bitten the
dust"
"Kangaroos make it rough for the
hounds on some occasions, do they
not?" asked the reporter.
"Yovbet they do. An old man kan
CARGO is just as tough a bit of me-
chanism asever a dog tackled. When
fairly cornered he viii place his back
against q tree or rock and invite the
best dog in the pack to come on. Old
dogs are wary Of them, and use their
best endeavors to get an ear or neck
hold from behind. buta young hound
will frequently rush into the bayed
tnarsupial's arms, 50 to speak, and if
he gets away alive he is lucky. The
Kangaroo will balance himself firmly
on his tail, which is both powerful
and springy, and will clasp the dog
around the body with his hind legs,
while he will utilize the sharp claws of
his fore paws to tear the brute's
stomach into ribbons and haul his
entrails out.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01
That SWOrdhsIl.

Although our early instructors do
their best to teach us the difference be-
tween subject" and object, ''it seems
that one is likely to become con-
fused on that head, even after he is
old enough to "speak in meetin'." The
following anecdote told by q country
character" furnishes one of many
points of interest in Give Hundred
Dollars" j.
Uncle Cephas Bascom was shoe
maker, and he never went to sea
much, only to anchor his skiff in the
narrows abreast of his house, and to
catch a mess of soup, or to pole q
load of salt hay from Sanquitt Is
land. But he used to visit his mar
ried sister, in Vermont, and up there
they knew he came from the sea-
board, and they used to cali him
Captain Bascom. So one time when
he was there, they had Sabbath
school concert, and nothing would
do but Captain Bascom must talk to
the boys, and tell a sea-yarn, and
draw a moral. {
Now, Uncle Cephas was rather
pleased with his name of Captain
Bascom, and wanted to justify it.
So he tried to prepare something
that would sound nautical. 1t seems
he had heard a summer boarder.
talk in Sabbath school at North
haven. He told. how poor boy
minded his mother, and then got to
tend store and then kept store him
self, and the speaker added:
'That poor boy now stands be-
fore YOU" !:
So Uncle Cephas thought him up o
similar yarn. He had never spoken
in meeting before, and he hemmed
and hawed some, but he got on quite
well while he was telling about a GER
tain poor boy who, when he
grew up, was out at sea in
an open boat, and saw a great
swordfish making for the boat, and
bound to stave right through her
and sink her-and how this man
took an oar, and gave it a swing
and broke the critters sword square
off, and then Uncle Cephas-he was
alittle fiustered by thisitime stopped
short, and waved his arms, and
said:
"Boys, what do you think? That
swordfish now stands before you'll"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01
Dog Turns Toner.
Poor Nellie is deadl

Nellie was a dog, a fine specimen oil
the Russian fox terrier breed. She
had one fault, says the New York
Herald, and that was her love for
lager beer. Nellie was ali inveterate
tippler, and while crazy drunk" re-
Gently met with a terrible death by
being run over and killed by a heavy
laden truck.
There were probably few such smart
dogs as Nellie. She was the property
of Andrew Ressd6n, a bartender in
Lynch's saloon, at No. It's Grand
street, Williamsburg. Hebecamethe
possessor of the animal @ little less
than three years ago when she was a
puppy of about three weeks old. AS
she grew up she became a handsome
dog. She was a great favorite with
the customers of the place, and they
were in the habit Of teaching Nellie
all kinds of tricks.
Last summer Nellie, who had made
the saloon her headquarters, became
addicted to the use IF lager. 1t was
nothing Unusual to see the animal go
ing to the trough and slipping the
drippings. The customers rather en-.
joyed this, and for hours sometimes
watched the antics OF the young dog.
During the winter months she limited
her consumption of the beverage. and
appeared resolved I'd dfihk moder-
ately. Az the warm weather came on,
however, Nellie drank more than ever,
and on account of her Incorporate
habits and foolish actions became u
scandal to the neighbufhood. Not
until recently did Nellie show symp-
toms Of having become a complete
slave to drink, however, Her owner
observed it also, and kept her secure
iy chaihed in the rear of the store,
furnishing her with a moderate allow
ance oflager.
Two weeks ago Nellie gave birth to
pups, and she was released from her
Imprisonment. She was chased away
from the beer treughs several times,
but when not observed would tackle
the lager again. She began to drink
to excess, and would stagger when in
that condition to her bunk and sleep
off the effects of her debauch. 1t
was no uncommon occurrence, after
a nap of a few hours, for her to go
straightway again to the trough and
quench her thirst.
Since the birth of her puppies she
had become more dissipated than
ever before. A few days ago she be-
gan to sip the lager at an unusually
early hour. She slept during the fore
noon, and in the afternoon again
imbibed to such an extent that she
became tipsy, and staggered around
the rear room. Nellie finally reached
the street, where she wandered into
the gutter. In trying to dodge a car
she accidently got under the wheels
ofthe truck, and was killed outright
The mangled remains of the favorite
animal were gathered together and
buried in a vacant lot not far
away.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01
An AerOlite Falls in Cleveland.

According to a New York Times
despatch an aerolite fell within ten
feet of I. N. McMullen, while the
latter was smoking in the yard of
his home, on Seelye avenue, Cleve-
land, Ohio. The aerolite was first
observed in the heavens. After it
struck, '"The mass Of fire resolved
itself into a ball as large as a foot
ball, and burned for a few seconds.
The atmosphere was filed with sui.
ph1rous odor. For a moment Mr..
McMullen was struck dumb with
amazement and terror, but on recov-
ering he FASTENED to the spot where
the mass had fallen. He found a
hole in the ground, from which con-
siderable amount of heat issued.
Resolved at all hazards to find out
what had entered the ground, he
procured a light and Selling a small
Matched, dug down for a distance of
two feet, when he found q substance
about as large as small apple, too
hot to handle. He threw it out on
the ground to cool, which took
about half an hour. After being
sufficiently cooled to handle he took
it into the house and proceeded to
examine it. 1t is a half sphere,
weighs about twelve ounces, and has
the appearance of copper coated with
a thin black substance. 1t is so
hard that sharp knife will not cut
it. The bottom, which is fat, is
punctured with small holes, making
it somewhat resemble a sponge.
One side is corrugated and has the
appearance of beaten brass, only the
color is a duller, coarser one. The
mass is covered in spots with thin,
melted substance, which causes it to
resemble new casting. Mr.. McMul-
len will place it in the hands of Prof.
Morley, of Adelbert College, for ANAL
ysis."
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01
If soxE TRUE MAIDEN's LOVE.

All worldly dreams | would resign,
Nor ever long for hidden love
1fsome true maiden's love were mine.
If but two eyes Of blue divine
Could meet my giahce forever moro,
An worldly dreams would resign,
The clouds would show silver line
And rainbow tints would htie Them Ger
If some true maiden's love were mine.
A jasmine tree should 5roop and Irvine
And peep within our cottage door.
And worldly dreams would resign.
Our gems slfanld be the dewdrop's shine
Our music feat ffSm ssrss that soar,
If some true maiden love We're mine.
Where is she now? She gives no sign
That loyal heart leal to the corei
All worldly dreams would resign
If some true niaiden's love were mine.
Samuel Minturn Peck
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01

I meet the cashier occasionally.
We greet each other cordially, but
never allude to his narrow escape
from disgraes.-Blackstone in Chica-
90 Times,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01

A BASEBALL player prides himself on
stealing bases, but the Providence
Pitcher who stole 800. 900 from the
Union Bank receives no applause.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01

ACHIcAao grain Spectator who mas
made fortune in cereals says he never
saw field Of barley in his life. but has
an idea that the stuff grows on shrubs.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01

IT has been discovered that flea
uses only one eye at time. and that
he dies the hardest of any insect in ma
ture.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01

The state department received dispatch
announcing the death at Kingston, Jamaica,
off. Harvey Bingham. He was consul at
Paso del Norte, Mex, at the time OF phs Cut.
ting incident, and was subsequently, promoted
TO k!ngstes,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01

PHILIP WHITE, Heidelberg student
who married poor girl in Germany
ten years ago against his fathers will
and came to America disinherited. is
now blacksmith in New York city.
An attorney has just found him and
notified him that he is heir to one-sixth
Of $500, 900, the fortune of a deceased
uncle In Bavaria.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01

The conviction has become wide
spread tina: Ignatius DonnelIy has not
saved his Bacon.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01

LIEUT.. Col. JOHN j. CopprNGER, of
the Eighteenth United States Infantry.
has been detailed as superintendent of
the general recruiting service. with
headquarters in New York city. for
two years beginning October l next.
He is son-in-law of Hon. James G.
Blaine and is at present static at
Fort Gibson, Indian territory.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01

Mr. JIM BLEvINs, living near
White Rock. Tex, killed very large
chicken snake few days ago, and
noticing the snakes body was unusually
large and ill.shaped, made an incision.
and found it to contain a large COW
horn and in the cow horn prairie rat
1t is supposed that the snake chased
the rat into the horn. and to secure the
rat swallowed the horn.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01

COL DOM PIATT, who is equally
noted as judge, soldier. journalist and
author. has lived during the past six
or seven years at his magnificent
country place in the Mac-o- Cheek VAL
ley, in Ohio. His house there. which
was built at cost OF $75. 900. is de-
scribed as being as handsome as q
baronial castle. and is surrounded by
beautiful gardens. The place is we'll
stocked with high-bred cattle and fine
horses.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01
New York newspapers are call,

itentlon to the filth, disease. and
adation In New York's overcrowd-
ed Italian quarter. and pointing out
that these immigrants arc the victims
Of spectators, who receive a commits
sion Of % head. Italians are now
arriving at the rate Of $4,000 a year.
In May, 1878 males landed. In q
week five out of six deaths in the city
wero those of Italians.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01

In the National Library at Paris
there is Spanish globe $50 years old,
on which the Congo follows in o re.
markable manner the course now civ.
en- to that river on the maps. All the
best maps in the sixteenth centu ry
showed the Congo as rising in a lake
far inland. while in this century we
first tried to identify the Congo with
the Niger, and then for many years
made it flow north.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01

TArTERsALL's. the great English
horse market. was founded by Richa I'd
Tattersall in 1766. The present he ad
Of the firm Is Edmund F. Tattersall. q
fine specimen Of an English gentleman,
and justly esteemed and respected by
all who know him. He is 65 years old,
n hale and hearty man. His son. SOM
er set brings to the auctioneer's desk
sn education obtained at Eton and Ok.
ford.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01

ONE of the most interesting OF the
elderly matrons of the national capital
is the wife of Justice Miller. Her ex.
periencc in the higher social sphere OF
the seat of government extends over
greater lapse of years than that of any
other lady, save two. now in public
life at Washington. She went there
26 years ago. when her husband, from
the bar of Keokuk. Iowa, was raised
by President Lincoln to the bench of
the Supreme court
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01

THERE are a number of warm sui
phur springs in Elsinore. Cal. and q
citizen Of that town Is utilizing them
for incubating purposes. He puts a
tin pail full of eggs in spring whose
temperature is 102 degrees, and in
three weeks the chicks come out As
the temperature of the spring does not
vary. the eggs require no attention.
This beats the patent incubators all
Loll0w
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-01

PUBLIC PRINTER BENEDICT received
a mysterious package by mail recently.
On the lid was the word personal
When the wrapper was removed a
round tin tube was discovered. tightly
plugged at each end and about a
foot long. Mr.. Benedict exclaimed:
whats thisP" as his fingers caught
hold of fuse. at looks like an in
fernal machine" suggested cheerful
bystander. The curious bundle was
sent downstairs, and plucky employe
of the Government risked his life to
extract from the tube red silk ban,
danna. bearing Cleveland's aBd Thur.
mans pictures and the name Of DIR.
Beneaiei emhrsIasgsd Ia one sssatk