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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-09

unconscious asSocia5i5h Of ideas c;fused the
right side of the face to smile. 1t was the
same when the left hand was raised, and
when both hands touched her lips the entire
face radiated the minds happy thought.
The young gentlemen present enjoyed this
greatly.
A frown was produced with equal facility.
Clenching one of the fists caused a scowl to
pass over the corresponding side of the face,
and the professor succeeded by combining
the two processes in making her smile on one
side and frown on the other. No one who saw
this extraordinary contortion could for
moment question the genuineness of the DEM
onstration.
Still more extraordinary was the facility
with which Professor Charcot made his pa
tent pass back from catalepsy to lethargy.
This he accomplished by simply, closing the
lids and pressing gently on one or both of her
eyes. By touching the right eye he changed
the girls right side into the lethargic con-
dition while leaving the left side under the in
huence of catalepsy.
He demonstrated to the satisfaction of all
that such was really the case. The right eye
was closed, while the left remained staring
open. The nerves on the right side responded
to pressure, while those on the left remained
dead One side of the body was rigid while the
other was inert. Through all this the patient
never uttered a sound. Having sufficiently
established the existence of this dual state the
professor pressed simultaneously upon both
Of the girls eyes, when she fell back on the
pillow like a lump of lead.
The final experiment consisted in waking
the lethargic girl. This was easily done by
kraa rTrho -, ,n,. Ia cd
Up, glanced about her in dazed way, and
then realizing that she was only half dressed
before crowd OF jovial medical students, she
seized her scattered garments and disappeared
from the scene with astonishing rapidity.
The attendants wheeled out the other patient,
who calmly continued her hysterical sleep
Paris Edition New York Herald.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-09
The Story of the Beard.

The custom of shaving the beard was en-
forced by Alexander of Macedon, not for the
sake of fashion, but for a practical end. He
knew that the soldiers of India, when they
encountered their foes, had the habit of
grasping them by the beard, and so he or
dered his soldiers to shave. Afterward shaw
ing was practiced in the Macedonian army,
and then among Greek citizens. The Ro-
mans initiated the Greeks in the practice, as
they did in many other things, and spread it to
the different European nations yet barbaric.
In the middle ages, at the time Of the Renais-
sance shaving was introduced and the habit
was retained, though classicism gave place to
romanticism, and that in its turn was re-
placed by realism The beard was q source
Of great trouble to Peter the Great, who,
simultaneously with the introduction of his
greas reforms in Russia, tr-ied to induce his
people to initiate the shaving nations. This
innovation was resisted by his subjects with
the utmost persistence, and they preferred to
pay a heavy fine rather than suffer disfgure-
meAt, a. they believed, of the image of God.
To the Russians the beard was a symbol of
liberty. London Standard
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-09
CHAMBERS Chairs,

"Them's CHAMBERS chairs" said she slowly
"HuhF' CHAMBERS chairs. Don't you know
Chauler! Well, he's been a-living right here
and making them hide bottomed chairs
straight on ever since 1872" "Goodnessp
YES. Chanler has. They amt forreder
man in the parish, and they amt a veal or a
deer, nor a old oxen what don't tremble in
his skin when Chanler comes along. He
looks at everything and at everybody with
a eye to seein whether they. will work up
good into hide bottom chairs. New Or
leans Picayune.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-09
Duck shooters Bascing Coots.

To have any sport at all one must be on the
ground as early as the law allows, and for =
sink box a stool Of from 800 to 500 decoys
have to be set out, big, heavy box to be
handled and twenty or more iron ducks
spread on it, To lay out or take up stool in
calm water is not an easy task, each duck
having an anchor string Of about ten feet,
which has to be wrapped around the duck.
In rough wealth. il is a most laborous under
taking. With all the appliances the results
are not great. 1 box which makes an aver
age score Of forty ducks each gunnin;. day
would be lucky. In times past, when ducks
were more plentiful and gurfners less numer-
Gus, coots, or water partridges, used to fool
around decoys without danger, as they were
beneath the notice Of spOrtsmen; but now the
little fellows have hard time of it, and
though they do not dart or decoy, they are
killed as they pass battery. No. bore guns
are fined at siIgls oOotS which arc at too lnrS
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-09
A Good Shot.

A yachtsman thus describes an odd use he
put his rife to during recent cruise on a
shooting tour in Maryland waters. Sat one
place. said he, "where we had to tack, one
of the ropes of our topmast became entan-
gled in the branches Of pine tree, stopping
us at very critical moment and threatening
to tear our rigging all to pieces in an instant;
there was no time to climb up and loosen the
ropes, so snatched up my Winchester, took
hasty aim at the waving branch and fred,
luckily cutting the cause of our trouble in
two and freeing the boat from rather ~ls-
ward position. l think that this is the first
instance on record of rife having been used
in navigation. n-Philadelph Times.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-09
GunWadS.

new style of gunwad is making q stir in
England. 1t comes from Sweden and is
made of paper pulp. 1t is made cup shaped,
the hollow being placed in the cartridge next
to the powder. 1t follows that the powder
gases press the edge of this cup against the
barrel and so keep themselves from mingling
with the shot Extended experiments show
an increased number of shot placed within
the standard thirty inch circle, an improved
spread of the shot, and an increased penetra-
ton. The r6cOil of the gun was naturally in
creased at the same time. 1t is pretty plain
from these trials that the ordinary Gun1lds,
even when they fit the barrel snugiy ana are
a half inch thick, do not wholly prevent the
gases from mingling with ana so scattering
the shot -ChicnCn Times
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-09
Polling Cattle,

The practice of removing the horns of
dairy cattle, which was recently introduced
on the milk farms Of New York and New
Jersey, has grown rapidly into favor The
process is known as polling" cattle, and the
object is to deprive vicious animals of an
beast.
1t is stated that 200 persons are killed in the
United States every year by i'll tempered
farm cattle. Perhaps these large figures are
unwarranted, but it is recognized truth
that fatal or painful casualties of this char
acter are Of frequent occurrence In the dairy
districts A vicious bull at certain seasons
il Scarcely less fierce and dangerous than the
"or tiger of the 49, t1DGla. So,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-09

.om the injuries to'p6Szsrs, Clisc,s. gore o.
another, and every dairyman counts upon
losing considerable sum annually in conse
quence of mutual injuries inflicted by thu
sharp horns of his herd
In polling an animal the horn is cut Off
with fine saw about three-fotlrths of an
inch from the head. 1t cannot be denied that
the loss of the horns is serious disfigure-
ment of some of the fancy breeds of cattle
For this reason, and because of an alleged
impairment of the health of the animals OPP
Grated on, some dairymen strongly oppose
the practice, denouncing it as cruel and bar
barous But the experience of the dairymen
of the Orange county milk region decidedly
favors the practice. There are at least fifty
farmers in this county who have had part
or the whole of their cattle polled. The
unanimous verdict of these experimenters is
that where the operation of removing the
horns is done by an expert it is attended by
no serious pain or subsequent suffering to the
animal as is evidenced by the fact, In the
case of a mich COW, that she will take her
feed as usual, aud that there is no diminution
of the flow of milk.
The advantages vouched for are exceed
ingly important. In the first place, taking
the extreme case Of a vicious bull, the opera
ton serves to tame his ferocity as well as to
deprive him of the ability to do serious harm
The polled cattle at once become quiet and
orderly. They do not gore one another, nor
do they injure the horses or other stock kept
with them on the farm. There is compare
lively no contention or unrest, but mere
milk and fairness, in the herd. When the
dairyman offers an animal for sale it is not
disfgured by horn wounds or scratches. The
butcher will pay an extra price for it be-
cause its flesh is not bruised, nor is its hide
damaged by scars or wounds.-Middletow
On. " Cor. New York Times.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-09
SHE HAD HIM.

Dear Jess it seems quite strange to me
docs it not seem strange to youO
When we together used to be,
We both were twenty two.
But now we meet (can II be true?-
think ii DER and o'erO
I've passed my forty first AID you
Are only thirty four
do not know, do not care
How Fortunes favored you;
You look as young as when you were
My dear, at twenty two,
But this I'd like 30 know, dear Jess
Cor so 10 now appears):
Why you in age than me are less
BY more than seven yearsi
The matron dropped her deep iashed eyes,
And, as she held him fast,
She answered, 'twixt her long drawn signs:
''You know men live 30 faStr''
Boston Courier.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-09
An Improvement in DueIinr.

French duels are almost always bloodless
affairs, but occasionally a duellst is accident
ally pricked with sword or winged with an
unskillfully aimed bullet. To obviate even
this small degree of danger, Frenchman
proposes that swords be dipped in picnic
acid, when the wound is much easier to cure
and the blade healthful thing for persons
whose physicians have recommended iron.
For pistol dueling he suggests that the bullets
be pills possessing curative qualities which,
while slightly wounding the duelist, perhaps,
will give tone and vigor to his general health.
-LeSlies Newspaper.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-09
\ CITY OF FRANCE.
Interesting Account of the Sights to BE
Seen at Eigmes.

Interesting Account of the Sights to Be
Seen at Eismes.
At Nismes we have been having feast of
antiquity. you Americans are always
hunting for old things" an English lady said
to me the other day. "Yon are so dread
fully new in your own country" | soon
found that at any rate her knowledge of Cur
history did not extend back very far, for she
had never heard of our Revolution, and was
much astonished when told her that in my
native town, not far from Boston, stands
house built more than 200 years ago Her
next question almost took my breath away.
(which side did Boston take in your sad
civil warp 1t is both amusing and provok-
ing to see how little even cultivated English
people know about our country One gentle
man asserted to me recently that Boston was
south of Baltimore, and was quite sure | was
mistaken when | denied the statement. |
could not, however. deny that Americans do
seek out old things, and many of them come
to NtsmeS for this very purpose.
The town contains some of the best Roman
ruins existing, especially a very perfect tenn
pie, which has been less injured 10y time and
war than any building in Rome itself-the so
called Maison Carree. This temple was prob
ably erected by Marcus Aurelius, whose
adopted father, Antoninus Plus, was native
of Nismes; but so little remains of the inscrip-
ton ON the frieze that its history is uncertain.
1t is not square, as its name implies, but a
parallelogram, being eighty-two feet by
forty and is surrounded by thirty
beautiful Corinthian columns twenty of
which are attached to the walls of the celia. ,
or interior temple, while ten form the por
tico. The proportions are perfect, and the |
ornaments Of the cornice and the frieze ar, |
exquisite. Cardinal Alboroni said that tni /
relic of antiquity deserved gold case; an, |
Napoleon proposed to carry it of stone by
stone and set it up at Versailles; as if such |
Dissertation would not have ruined it.
Near by stands the arena, Roman amphi.
theatre, resembling the Colosseum and quite
as perfect, though only one-fourth tfi,a size
1t must have held 1900 people, however.
when filed, and there are thirty-twc rows of
seats, divided into four sections, the lowest
being for the dignitaries and their families.
the next for the patricians- ssh hiahaz ~sat
To b ConsiHsnd
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-09
A Costly Set of China.

The emperor of Russia exhibited at Copen-
hagen an immense dinner service of Dresden
china, which was manufactured for him a
few years ago at a cost of $4,000. There is
a different scene of Russian life on every
piece, and every variety of Russian uniform
and costume is represented.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-09

In the United States one in every 200 takes
a college course; in England one in every
800, III Scotland one in every GOO, in Ger
many one in every 2l3,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-09

. range for 'fD-gauge guns, whereas a lew
years ago No. 10 shell was considered too
expensive to waste on a coot.-Balt.mo
Sun
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-09
WHY WOMEN FADE.

Women lose their beauty because
colds undermine their life. DR..
Acker's English Remedy for Con-
sumption is an absolute cure for colds.
Ql RAGLAND & Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-03-07
ETIQUETTE IN THE SADDLE.

It looks well to see q Lady cantering beside
a gentleman who II trotting, but tho reversG
never seems quite good form.
The English rule for country riding and
the park alike requires a gentleman to pull up
and pass lady, If alone, at a walk, whether
she be on foot or on horseback.
In the United States top boots FOR the
groom are by no means de rigueur, and under
many circumstances would SAVIOR more OF
pretense than Of real gentility.
The empress Of Austria sits alternately on
either side Of her horse, and has saddles made
in both ways. This plan is adopted by several
of the noble ladies OF England who hunt regu
larly.
die, not on either side Tho wrists should
bend inward SO as to permit OF little play
Of the wrist joint at each tug Of the horse OF
the reinS
The groom should never canter, but should
trot in business like way, rising in his stir
rups, or, If necessary, should gallop, sitting
straight, with hands low and feet thrust
home in the stirrups.
In rising to the trot, bear cutwardly with
the left heel, which will keep the knee Close
against the saddle and prevent the leg from
swaying about. At the same time be careful
not to rise towards tho left.
The advantages of riding on one hand OF
the other Of the escort are equally balanced
When riding on the right side the lady is pro
tected from passing vehicles; on the left heI
escort is enabled more quickly and safely t
take her horse toy the head.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-03-07
CommIssioners, Proceedings.

The Board OF County Commissioners
met Monday, March 4, 1889, aud
after disp osing of the claims presented
Ipublished yesterday,1 transacted the
following business:
Present Messrs. Rigsby ard Hamill.
Minutes of previous meeting read aud
approved.
The bills of J. F. Short and Frank
NJ. Moleen, ms Constable aud Deputy
Constable were luid over until next reg
ular meeting.
Money in County Treasury counted.
fonud o. X.
Ordered that special election be held
in Jack Creek School district, April 4 /,
1889, for the purpose of selecting a site
for school house in said district, the
said election to be hold Mt the expense
of said Jack Greek district.
Tie following reports of officers were
approved and ordered filed. to wit: L..
II. Barnard. Sheriff; Jas. Adams. Jail
err; L. o. Henderson, Clerk; B Abel,
Hospital Steward,
The petition of citizens of Railroad
praying that the official name of the
township be changed from Railroad to
Bullion was laid over until next meet
ing of Board.
At the request of T. s. Porch. of
Mound Wiley, it was ordered that q
new School district be established, with
boundaries as OF record, to be known as
Liberty School District No. 81.
Ordered that the various petitions
praying for the appointment of Road
Supervisors be laid over until next meet
ing of Board.
In accordance with law the Board of
County Commissioners proceeded to
levy and assess the State and County
t,xes for the fiscal year 1889, as fol-
lows. to wit:
For State purposes, 80 cents, for
county school purposes, 80 cents and for
county purposes. so cents on each Sl00
valuation, the 55 cents to be apportion-
ed to the various funds as follows: IS
cents to the General Fund, 10 cents to
the INDECENT Fund and 10 cents to the
Contingent Fund.
No further business appearing thu
Board adjourned 10 Monday, April /,
1889.
L. o. HENDERSON,
Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-03-07
WHEN TO CHOOSE A WIFE.

IF in January. prudent housewife, given
to melancholy, but good temper.
If in February. humane and affectionate
wife and tender mother.
If in March, frivolous chatterbox, some
what given to quarreling.
If in April, inconstant, not very intelligent,
but likely to be good looking.
If in May, handsome, amiable and likely to
be happy.
If in June, impetuous; will marry early
and be frivolous.
If in July, passably handsome, but with a
sulky temper.
If in August, amiable and practical and
likely to marry rich.
If in September, discreet, affable and much
liked.
If in October, pretty and coquettish and
likely to be unhappy.
If in November, liberal, kind and of a wild
disposition.
If in December, we'll proportional, fond of
novelty and extravagant.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-03-07
meteorological Report.

Following is the meteorological Re-
port of Tuscarora Signal Service for
February, 1889:
Highest maximum temperature on
9th, 81 degrees.
Lowest minimum temperature on
18th, IS degrees.
Average maximum temperature, 38.1
'irgrees.
Average minimum temperature, H. %
deg: ees.
Total amount of ruin in inches, q.
Total amnunt of snow in inches, 2.5.
Number of days it showed or ruined,
:.
General direction Of wind, West.
Number Of clear days, %.
Nutnberof cloudy days, 6.
Three loud claps Of thunder on the
ia, Mt o'clock NJ.
Heavy fog on the morning Of the
:. tt.
Amount OF snow remaining on ground
On 28th, none.
M. D. Bowen,
Observer
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-03-07
SOME CATHOLIC FIGURES.

The Catholic population Of the United
States is given as S,l57 ,676.
There are 1853 Catholic churches, gro
stations, that is, places where there are not
resident pastors, and ,4S0 chapes.
The total number Of priests in the United
States is Sis OF these zoos are members
Of religious orders and 6,ll0 secular clergy
men.
The Catholics have 100 orphan asylums
with 81 ,35S inmates, 32 theological semina
ries, with 1870 students; l24 colleges, $40
academies, 2,7Y9 parochial schools, with 597,
1914 pupils.
The Catholic church dignitaries Of the
United States are cardinal II archbishops
20 bishops, ! project apostolic and mltered
abbots Those in charge Of the seven vica-
rates apostolic are bishops
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-03-07
In Fibre Ware.

The attention of the public is directed
30 my new stock of Tubs, Buckets, Ba-
ms, etc. manufactured from Indurated
God Fibre, pressed out in one piece,
"ithout seams or hoops. 1t is light
sud durable, will not shrink or swell,
will not taint any kind of liquid
and bids fair to suporcede tin and wood.
Gu ware. Call and examine it.
II. CHAsk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-03-07
Look Herel

Look Herel
We heve just received large stock
Of Ladies' Hats, Ladies' Dress @ )ods)
consisting Of Ginghsms. Linens and
Woolens, and Gentlsniep's Clothing,
all Of the latest and most desirable
styles Call and inspect them.
B426i r. RGsRfsFo0H.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-03-07
A Tale without a Moral.

Three giddy. giddy. little flies,
Upon summers day,
Longing to see the outside world,
Resolved to run away.
Old Grandpa Fly sat on a bowl
And overheard the scheme;
Quoth he, children, I'm old and wise,
Have had that self same dream.
Though life 30 giittering seems to youth,
And everything looks grand,
The world Is treaclerous at the best
Be careful where you stand"
Now. when the little flies heard this
Their spirits gan to droop.
When-Grandpa Fly slipped on the edge,
And fell Into the soup. Life
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-03-07
How tho worlds Prizes Are w

How the Worlds Prizes Arc Won.
Wealthy Manufacturers You don't look
Like common beggar, my poor man. How
came you to he reduced to such extreme pov-
ertyi
faded Applicant for Charity--I spent ten
years writing "A History Of Great lnveu.
tions," and it proved failure. 1t was too
technical and scientific. May ask how you
mado your fortune9
Wealthy Manufacturer-I invented cigar
cutter. Chicago Tribune.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-04-27
Projected Enterprises.

The Deadwood Pioneer, referring to
the important enterprises projected in
the Black Hills, submits the following
relative to the contemplated operations
of the Harvey Peak Tin company:
And then there are other enterprises
not entirely local which will have a
tendency TO render times brighter dur
ing the coming summer. 1t is stated
that the Harney Peak mining company
will commence work shortly on an ex-
tensive scale. If this is "A fact, and the
presence of the English contingent OF
the company at this time, would indicate
that operations of some nature are on
foot. Great attention will be drawn to
this country and the eye of capital will
be attracted hitherward with an interest
never before felt. The announcement
that wealthy syndicate Of Englishmen
have really taken hold of and will
develop at an enormous expense the
vast tin interests of Dakota will cause
the American capitalists to reflect and
finally visit this country for himself to
satisfy his yearning to increase his east
ern store Of wealth. 1t is an old saying
that nothing succeeds like success" /"
Therefore if local energy can set on foot
one enterprise of undoubted success,
there will be capital without stint to
push similar embarkments.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-04-27

Aspirants for the honor of serving as
delegates TO the Sioux Falls constitu-
tional convention are far from being
numerous in this place. Thus far we
have not heard single name men
toned in this connection. The candi-
dates for nomination in the district, 80
far as we have learned, are w. H.
Mitchell and ]. w. Fowler, Of Rapid, c.
J. Patton, of Hermosa, and District At
torney Wilson, of Fall River, republi.
cans and G. L. Wood, of Rapid, and
Otto Anderson, Of Rockerville, demo.
Gratis. The Buffalo Gap News few
weeks since announced the name of w
II. Frye, of that place, as a suitable can
didate, since which time no furthe,
mention concerning the matter hat
been made, from which we can onl,
infer that that gentleman has wisel,
concluded to withdraw from the race
but we do not desire to be understood
as saying definitely that such is the
case