San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-19
SCISSORINCTUMS.

SClSSORlNCTOMS
The first illustrated paper in Ath-
ems, Greece. will soon be issued.
The ideal slumber pillow is filled
with pulverized Orris root and may be
bought for $50.
For the larceny of three flowers An
ME r. Watt, of Chester, Pa, has been
arrested by Martin Hall.
A Sprin gfeld, Mo-, ordinance pro-
hibits "girls, women and females
from lettering about the saloons"
At Waynesburg, o., burglars went
to the unnecessary trouble of blow
ing open a safe that was unlocked.
They got $50.
Owing to a scarcity of labor a large
portion of the cotton crop in south
west Georgia will likely go unhar-
vested.
A lady who tell asleep on an Allen
town Pa street car was carried
around the line three times before
awaking.
The interrOgative "what" has been
eliminated from the fashionable vo-
cabulary. Say how, pardon, please,
anything but vulgar "what.n
The town council of Morgantown,
Pa, has passed an ordinance prohib-
iting citizens from putting shingle
roofs on their residences.
Some one broke into the undertake
ing establishment ofCol. Thomas Sim
mons, at Monticello, Fla, last Thurs
day night, and stole coffin.
The Lake Shore railroad casts aside
two WORKOUT cars day. 1t requires
about 750 new cars a year to main tain
the equipment of Is, 900 cars.
Mrs. Freelove Barnes, of Morenci,
Mich, who died few days ago, was
the widow of a revolutionary soldier
and drew pension on that account.
There are milk measures of the
quart, pint and half-pint size in solid
silver, to be used as bouquet holder
for the drawing room console or table.
You can buy big velvet sponge
now, about which hangs most de-
licious and durable perfume, that
will hold bucketful of water. One
squeeze is bath.
A paper watch has been exhibited
ny " DlOouOh hO
paper is prepared in such a manner
that the watch is said to be as service
able as those in ordinary use.
Prof. E. A Schweintz, Government
chemist in charge of sorghum sugar
experiments, says that from 1000, 900
to 100000 pounds of sugar will be
produced in Kansas this year, worth
from 10000, to 100000.
Prudent Farmer Conrad, of Whit
pain, Pa, collected a large sum of
money on Saturday, and cautiously
secreted his wallet in one place and
the money in another. A thief broke
in and stole the empty wallet.
A Newport (R. L. man captured
"sea serpent" last week and has put
it alive in glass jar. 1t falls far
short of the descriptions usually Civ
EN- of this mysterious animal. 1t is
only five feet long and weighs two
pounds.
A Newark, n. J. caterer advertlses
to supply "Flowers, Walters, Musi-
clans, China and Glassware, Silver
ware, Druggists, Awnings, etc." The
offer of druggists" seems to imply
some reflection on the quality of the
caterers Gates.
A big Shanghai rooster has incurred
the enmity of a Flint Mich bicycle
rider. The rider took his bike apart,
putting the ball bearings into a sau-
GER, and the rooster, taking them for
a mess of hand-picked peas, ate them.
THE deep water agitation and dis
cussion continues but the Brazl5
bar wears away all the same as
though no conventions had been
held and no discussions held. The
bar which less than month ago was