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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-14

rafsed'a yen atsIgnJ OF ner. NOT one person. :.
ten thousand, man or woman, would have
done as she did Instead of springing over the
barricade, she leveled her revolver and shot
one of the men, the leader of the mutiny,
through the head as he stood above her. As
he threw up his arms and fell she shouted TO
us to come up, rushed up the stairs, and we
heard her fire twice more before we got over
tho barrcade.
When we got on deck no one but jess was
to be seen erect. Two dead men and one
wounded unto death were lying on the deck,
and the other three had fed to the fo'castle.
Two minutes later they were begging for
their lives and they crawled like ours as they
came up to be bound. jess had killed two of
the new men and mortally wounded the negro
cook, and the mutiny had been put down and
the craft retaken before you could count a
hundred. Her movements had been so swift
and her aim was so fortunate that every
thing had to go before her.
1t would have made your hair stand up TO
listen to the confessions of those raScals. The
seizure of the schooner had long been con-
templated, and part of the plan was to get
hold of the girl Had we accepted the offer
of the boat we would have been killed as soon
as we reached the deck. The leader was an
ex-convict named Ike Reese, and he proposed
to turn the craft into a regular pirate,
strengthening his crew from such small craft
as he might overhaul The negro died within
an hour, and we hove the three bodies over
board without ceremony. During the fore
noon we worked the schooner TO the east, and
about noon got couple hands from an Eng
lish merchantmen and put into Melbourne to
report and deliver up our prisoners. One
was hanged for the crime, but one died be-
fore the trial and the other escaped and was
shot dead by the officers in pursuit.-New
York Sun.
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frame with such good results that at the time
of his death, four years later, he had attained
height of Z feet inches Still another
skeleton in Dublin, that in the medical muse
um, measures S feet inches il length; but
to whom it formerly belonged the attendants
at the museum will not say
One very curious and noticeable fact in
connection with giant life is that there are
very few representatives Of the gentler sex
We find very few accounts of gianteSses in
history. Another curious fact presents it
self, perhaps of equal moment to the thought
full reader, the fact that giants never live to
anything like ripe old age; all, or nearly
all, die young, with all symptoms of old age.
Byrne died at %, Magrath at 20; yet the ex-
amining surgeon who held the post-mortem
over Magrath testifes that he died of old age
just as much as though he had lived to the
age of IS or 80. The bones had hardened and
become brittle the teeth looked old and
worn; but the chief proof Of old age in this
boy of 20 was the fact that the cranial sutures
had disappeared, the skull in every way pre-
senting the appearance of being that of a
ulil lar uuNuuCeu III years
LARGEST MEN OF OUR DAY.
The largest men who have ever been on
exhibition in America are: Capt Bates, of
Kentucky; Col Goshen and Chang Wu-Gon
from China. This long Celestial is feet
inches tall He was on exhibition throughout
the principal cities of the United States dur
ing the years 1880 to 1885, inclusive. Chang
was regarded as a great curiosity in every
city visited, partly on account of the general
diminutiveness of his race. At the time of
his visit to the emperor of Russia Chang was
presented with handsome gold watch, set
with diamonds, and another by Queen Vic
toria of almost exactly the same pattern.
The largest woman ever born in America,
since the dawn of history, at least, is the wife
of Capt. Bates, the Kentucky giant referred
to above. This lady was born in Nova Scotia;
her maiden name was Swan; she is exactly s
feet in height and well proportional.
Another giantess, Maria Wedde by name,
was on exhibition in Manchester, England,
during the summer Of 1888. She was feet
| 10 inches in height, II years old and still
| growing Maria has been acknowledged by
the medical colleges of Manchester and Glas-
| gov to be the largest woman of modern
times.
The only entire family of giants in the
United States is supposed to be that Of Will
lam Shields, of Hunt county, Tex. This
gentleman is the father of seven sons, the
tallest Of whom is feet l inch, while the
shortest u is feet 1919 inches in height Two
of this remarkable family of giants are twins,
and, strange to say, tney are the two tallest,
one measuring exactly 8 feet, the other feet
inch.-John W. Wright in st. Louis Re
public.
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An Astronomical Timepiece Made in the
Time of King Henry VII.

The astronomical clock at Hampton Court
palace is the most curious timepiece in Eng
land. An old inscription proves it to have
been made for Henry VIII in the year 1910.
The designer is not known, but is supposed to
be the famous German astronomer, Nicholas
Crater The clock was found only abou,
three years ago in shed, where it had been
for half century, and was restored by the
secretary of the board of works One of the
stories about it is that if a resident dies it
stops. The dial consists of three copper disks
of different sizes, with a common center, but
turning at varying rates The center disk,
the smallest, is 3 feet 80 inches in diameter
In its center is a projecting globe, painted
to represent the earth. The larger part of
this disk is divided into four parts, and its
outer edge is divided into twenty-four spaces.
These represent respectively the quarters of
the moon and the hours that it crosses the
meridian, and rhey are indicated by a small
red arrow, painted on the second disk, which
always points to the quarter in which the
moon may happen to be.
The second disk is 4 feet l Is inches in diam
eter, but only the outer rim is seen, and that
is divided into twenty-nine spaces, numbered
from right to left, which represent the moons
age in days. From between the numbers one
and twenty-nne is pointer that marks on
the outer disk the time of the day and night
as it passes the twenty-four Roman numerals,
two sets of twelve, painted ON the stonewak,
within which it revolves
The third disk, or outer disk, which is z
feet 10 inches in diameter, has painted on it
several sets Of concentric circular spaces,
first the names of the months, then the days
of the month only twenty-eight for Febru-
ary), next the signs of the zodiac, each zodi-
acal space being divided into thirty degrees,
and on the outside of this disk circle divided
into the BIS days of the year.
The weights that are used to run the clock
have drop of sixty feet, and it takes half
an hour once week to wind it. The clock is
set in a stone frame about fifteen feet square,
with the badges of Henry VIII above the
portcullis and feur-de-h lis and the rose and
his initials, H. r., below.-New York World
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Lemon juice ana 'CurIs.

Some time ago Matte Tennel, young
woman of Santa Barbara, Cal, had some
lemon juice accidentally spilled over her hair
on one side of the head. Since then the hair
on that side has become perfectly white, and
the ends of the hair curl as though treated
with a curling iron.
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A Good Suggestion.

81 saw your new play last night, Charley"
remarked friend, land | was delighted with
it, save one thing. You kill your characters
all off in the last act"
well" answered the young playwright
what could do:"
"Wby, kill them all off in the first act. ~
The Epoch.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-14

George Washington, of st. Louis, was
granted q divorce from his wife. One allie
CATION in his testimony was that his wife
once chased him over quarter section of
land with a Ratchet
4 CURIOUS OLD CLOCK.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-14

If we take the poets, we find that Rogers
lived to be 90, Sophocles 90, Calderon 81, Ju-
venal Sc, Anacreon s., Voltaire "a, Metastasie
81 Euripides rs, Goethe So, Nopstock ~
Wieland sc, Lamartine IS, Beranger q and
Victor Hugo Sc
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-14

II SCHUCHARD, DRUGGIST,
San Pedro and Acequia Streets
Drugs, Chemicals, Medicines. Toilet Articles
Soaps, Chamois Skins, Sponges, Brushes Per
fumery, etc. Physicians prescriptions care
fully compounded. 4SS
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An Art Mystery.

Mrs lie Culture lin a Philadelphia art gal
lery}-Isnt that remarkable Rosa Bon
hour:
Mrs. Elite tof Chicago)-Indeed it is, but
don't sec how she managed to find models for
genuine fat back Walla Walla hogs in France
philadelphia Record.
THEY WERE VERY TALL.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-14

Everybody has heard Of "horse laugh"
but who has ever seen an equine gifted with
the power of speech? Such an animal would
be pronounced a miracle; but so would the
telegraph and the telephone hundred years
ago. Why, even very recently cure for con-
sumption, which is universally acknowledged
to be scrOfula affecting the lungs, would have
been looked upon as miraculous, but now pCO-
pie are beginning to realize that the disease
is not incurable DIR. PierCe's Golden Medical
Discovery will cure it, if taken in time and
given fair trial. This wOrld-renOwned REM
edy will not make new lungs, but it will re-
store diseased ones to a healthy state when
other means have failed. Thousands CRATE
fully testify to this. 1t is the most potent
tonic, or strength rcstOrer, Alternative, or
blOOd-cleauser and nutritive, or tiCsh-buildCr,
known to medical science. For Weak Lungs,
Splitting of Blood, Bronchitis, Asthma, Ca
tarrh in the Head and all Lingering Coughs,
it is an unequaled remedy. In arrangements
of the stomach, liver and bowels, as IndigCs-
ton, or Dyspepsia, BlliOusnCSS, or Z" Liver
Complaint" Chronic DiarrhCa, and kindred
ailments. it is a sovereign remedy
r~-1-..1--'~'-.1.1a-E'.~s "GOIden Medical Dis
IGIIhRkNTFFD e9yery . is the only med d;
ku~.-.zzsu.ru-.zrssu<.-~.-s by druggists, under a
printed guarantee, from the manufaCt-
urers, that it will benefit or cure in every case
of disease for which it is recommended, or
money paid for it will be promptly refunded.
Copyright, 1888, by WORLDS DIS MED. Assn.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-14

" Golden Medical Dis
cOvery" is the only med
icine of its class, sold
by druggists, under a
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25
COmmuning with Nature.

Close by the sparkling brook whose sill.
very waters danced in the sunlight and
ripplcd ioyously over the golden sands they
sat in silence-George and Laura~-drink-
ing in the glorious beauty of the rustic
scene, and communing with nature in one
OF her chosen shrines> Afar in the west
the sun seemed TO linger at the horizon S
brim as ii unwilling to shut out from his
gaze the lovely landscape that glowed with
softcned an even melancholy radiance in
his departing beams.
A thrilling cry burst from the lips Of
the beautiful girl
George! George" she almost shriCked.
"What is it. darling - he asked, placing
his arm tenderly around her waist.
Has the romantic yet oppressive love
illness Of the scenery saddened your
spirits"
mo, George" she screamed, waving
her hands wildly ana making frantic jat
at the small of her back. 81 think it's
some kind OF bug"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25
The BaZar's Editor.

Mrs. Margaret f. Sangster, who sue
ceeded the la,e Miss Mary l.. Booth as edi-
tor of Harpers BaZar, came with her
parents to Brooklyn when a small child
and has ever suce made that city her
home. Mrs. Sangster was born in the lit
tie town Of New Rochelle. She early
formed "a strong love for BOOKS and writing.
For the last seven years she has been Lit
tie POstmistress' of Harper 5 Young PEG
pie, besides doing regular work as a mem
D0r OF the staff OF readers. As Little
Postmistress this noble woman lives in
the thoughts and affections of thousands of
children all over the word. The lovable
nature and the sweet and tender thoughts
OF Mrs. Sangs err mind are best set forth
through the II eoium of verses. She writes
poetry that touches the heart. Ii is one OF
the greatest pie sures OF her life TO write
verses, and when in the mood words and
rhythm come in an easy, spon aneous flow
N. Y. Press.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25
No Horse Power Ahont IL.

The Hon. Joseph Chamberlain was being
shown about the capital at Washington by
Senator Sherman, and was finally taken
down into the engine room where power
full Harris -0orliss was driving the ventilat-
ing machinery.
Attracted by the beauty of the monster,
Mr. Chamberlain turned TO McCloskay
who was oiling some part Of IL, aud
asked:
"What b. the horse power of that en-
gine!n
McCloskoy looked at him for a moment,
partly with pity and partly with contempt,
and then replied:
'Horse powerl That jigger runs by
steaml'
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25
Scientific ChnstnntS.

The Popular Science News recently Of
fered areward for the most correct answers
To certrin stated scientific problems.
Among others was the old scientific con
vndrum.' Which weighs the most, a
pound OF feathers or pound Of lead, OF
colrss pound is a pound, no matter of
what Substance, and when the simple or
thoughtess person answers that pound of
lead IS the heaviest, everybody laughs. Mr..
Charles PITT, in answering this question,
claims that the pound of lead would weigh
the heaviest, because the feathers would
be tuoyed up by a weight equal to that of
the amount of air tley displace Just as a
cork is buoyed upon the water In future,
therefore, we must refrain from laughing
at the fool 5 answer, = practically IT is
correct. OF course If weighed in a vacuum,
pound OF any two substances would
Welph I've.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25
And the Mules. IOO>.

a citizen Of a neighboring town, came 10
town yesterday, says the Nashville Amer
lean. aud was seen standing on, Broad ST.
studying the electric cars. He looked at
them for awhile thoughtfuny and didn't
seem very enthusiastic. H9 appeared TO
be in a sort of reverie. At last / stepped
up. to him and asked: "WRll, what do you
think of i'll" My new frie0d looked at me
for a minute and replied slowly: Il was
just thinking how the Yankees came down
here and freed our niggers. Now tho same
blame1 fellows have come down and freed
our mulesn
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25
Astonlshment All Aronnl.

A p.ous cd citizen of Dearborn went to
the cars TO see his daghter of. Securing
her seat he passed out of the car aud
went around TO the car window TO say u
y rting word. While he was passing out
the daughter left the seat TO spe k to a
'fend, and at the same time grim old
maid took the seat and moved up TO the
window. Unaware of the important
change, he hurriediy put his head up to the
window and said: Zone more sweet kiss,
pet" In another instant the point of a
cotton umbrella was thrust from the win
dow, followed by the wrathful injunction /:
"Scat You gray headed wretchw He
sc.tted.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25
All i'm the Moon,

Grandfather Smith of Punxsutawner.
Pa, who was gathered % his fathers sew
eral years ago used to say after the great
flood OF 1871 that it was all in the moon
Whenever" he said, "the moon changes
at IL o'clock and 80 minutes in the day
time on June l, you may look out for
heavy rains and big flood. / have seen
two or three great floods in my lifetime,
and they were all caused by the change of
the moon vt this particular time Ill 80
June ]. When the change of the moon
comes again at that time, look out" Sew
eral OF the citizens OF that place remember
ed this and, looking up the almanac, found
that the change of the moon took place
June /, 1889, precisely at II 30, and in con
sequence they marvel much.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25

A reputation is "a poor thing 10 rely On
tor steady board.
William Walter Phelps will make a bang
up minister.
The banio-player though not soldier 10
often on picket duty.
Society is like pie-the upper crust, tho
lower crust, and the besc par.
The kind OF beau not popular with water
ing place bellies is boatswain.
The successful physician is the one who.
knows how TO get al the inside facts.
A new trick is called ''the electric,
touch" But don't try it on the overhead
WiIeA
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25
The Gates Wide Omen.

81 don't know" said St. Peter, shaking
his head obviously. ~ don't know. You
look as II you had been dissipating-al the
buttons of your shirt, your coat all frayed
at the wrists, your collar unironed--no I'm
afraid IL have TO put you on the elevator
whenit goes down"
"But St. Peter
"Well1n
81 married woman with mission"
"Youdidr
Eyes, SIR"
Excuse me, my dear sir. Come right
in. The gates wide open for such as your
So he went right ia TO havs b.s buttons
sewedon and 80 forth.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25

Prince Aloia Schwarzenberg, tho victim
of the latest fatal duel in Vienna, owned %
breweries, four sugar refneries, one oil
mandatory, % saw mills, one bakery,
four water mills, 46 brick kilns and a
host Of farms, cottages aud manufactures.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25

broken in transit TO the Paris exhibition.
1t is II feet in hight and took some
years TO finish. 1t was the production of
Messrs. Brownfelds of Hanley, England,
and was originally made by that firm for
the Crystal Palace exhibition. The loss is
irrcparable.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25

The rapid growth of the Southern society
n New York is surprising. 1t has been
gaining new members at the rate OF 30 a
mouth of late, and its total membership is
now very nearly thousand. TIE number
of southern residents in New YORK Is very
much greater than was formerly supposed
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25
Forcedto LEAVE Home,

Over 60 people were forced to leave their
homes yesterday 10 call for free trial
package of Lanes Family Medicine. If
your blood is bad, your liver and kidneys
out of order, if you arc constipated and
have headache and an unsightly complex
ion, don't fail TO call on any druggist to-day
for a fl zee sample of this great remedy. The
ladies praise it, Everyone likes it. Large
size package 80 cts.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25
A Weatherford Man in Luck.

Weatherford, Tex, Constitution, June 5.
A reporter OF the Constitution having
learned that Mr.. l. M. Frey had received
the cash $4,000 on ticket No. 3S,S47, which
he held in the Louisiana State Lottery, and
OF which hednade mention at the time oft
drawing, called on Mr.. Frey for contirma-
ton OF the report. MIR, Frey cheerfully did
so, and added that the ticket was collected
by the l. irsL National Bank OF this city for
him witholt exchange. We have Often
wondered III the reports of the characteriof
men who have hitherto drawn prizes in the
Louisiana, State Lottery were as claimed,
these prizes always appearing by the news
paper reports TO tall into the hands OF hoa-
est, hardaworking and deserving men. III
they ARE TO be judged by Mr. Frey they have
all certainly deserved the prizes, for thore
is no move Industrious, cnterprising and
deserving IA man in Weatherford than l.. Nj.
Frey, the ieweler. MIR. Frey has only been
in Weatherford "a short time, but by strict
attention. to business, honest work and iu-
diclous advertising in The Constitution and
other home papers, he has built w the
largest custom Of any ieweler in the o-ty.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25

A team OF four cows appeared in Belle
vue, Idaho, not long ago, having been driv-
en- from Nebraska, a distance of 1000 miles.
They had acted as motive power for a
prairie schooner, ana had also furnished
milk and butter for the family en- route.
sAey we're in good condition, with the ex-
cept.on Of their feet, which needed shoes
badly.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25
Bobby Scores One.

"Do you sell pals, MIR. Drokerlyp
"No Bobby"
"Well, pa said he lost q thousand dollars
in your bucket shop. What do you sell,
theni"
IL wasn't two hours later that Brokerly
remembered that the proper answer TO
Bobby's question was LAMBS. "-Harpers
Bazaar.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25
Against His Principles.

visitor-Whos your wife's doctor, unclei
Uncles Silas-Oh, she allus has one o.
these ERE blamed prohibitionists.
Visitor-Why, what do you mean.
thought she was homeopathic
Uncle Silas-Wall, Z amounts tor the
same thing; they don't neither on 'em
b'leve in talxin' nuthin'-Judge.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25

DIR. Eisenman of Berlin has invented q
piano which, by the aid of electro magnet
ism, can sustain, increase and diminish
sound; by moving the electro mag
nets the timbre OF the tone is changed ;
for example, from that of vio!oncello to a
Diccolo
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25
A Massage From the Sea,

There, has just been received 1t, the
National Museum, TO be placed in the fish
cries section, an interesting souvenir OF an
Arctic whale fisher which Capt. j. w. Col
Inns, the superintendent of that depart
ment,, greatly prizes. IL is an oldrtashion-
cd, hand mOlder, swivel harpocD, which
hasquite story, as cleaned from the pa
perse accompanying it. While iR,the OH
kotsk Sea last summer the ship Cape Horn
Pigeon, commanded by Capt. L.. Nathan
Rogers, captured whale, in the iblubber of
which was imbedded foreign. substance.
On investigation this proved TO. be a har-
poon, broken OFF at the Junction with the
lace, which had been in the whale over
thirty years. On the hinge OF the harpoon
was stamped in plain letters, rs. T. d., "
ship Thomas Dickerson,n aad the name
at the maker, not so plain, could also be
made out. This was the FIRST and only
messenger from the good ship DickerscI,
which sailed from New Bedford in 1856 and
was lost the next year in the very waters
where the crew of the Care Horn Pigeon
secured the harpoon over shirty-two years
later.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25

whea Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung TO Castoria,
WhAn shO had Children, she gave them Castoris,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25

Don't you want to save money, clothes,
time labor, fuel and heath! All these
can be saved if you will try Dobbins'
Electric Soap. We say try" knowing If
you try it once, you will always use it.
Have your grocer order.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25

Truth crushed TO the earth will rise
again, but by that time the funeral Of some
ones character is all over
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25
We recommend "Tansill's Punch" O. gar.

A little messenger boy brought note to
the Office of Mayor Filler Of Philadelphia,
aud was waiting for reply. Mr.. Filter
was taking his time about the answer,
when the boy exclaimed: Hurry up,
mayor, / cant wait here all day.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25

The tombstone is about the only thing
that can stand upright and lie on its face
at the same time.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25

A NJ. Priest, Druggist Shclbyviiie, Ind,
says: "Halrs Catarrh Cure gives the
.best o. satisfaction. Can get plenty of
testimonials, "a II cures evory one who
tslsos Ia" Druggists sell It. 7sa
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-25

They say the Eiffel tower is a very small
affair compared with the s,eepn ess of
board and lodging in Paris.