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Judge for herself and seems to have made M
her mind SO, as know no reason to the con-
trary, aisa the business arrangements
proposed arc all that | could wish, cannot
see that | have any ground for Withholding
my consent. SO all | can say, sir, is TINT
hope you will make my daughter good hus-
band, and that you will both be happy. Ida
is high spirited woman, and in some ways
n very peculiar woman; but in my opinion
she is greatly above the average of her sex,
as | have known it, and provided you have
her affection, and don't attempt TO drive her,
she will go through thick and thin for you
But i dare say You would like to see her
Oh, by the way, | forgot she has got a head
ache this morning, and is stopping in bed
1t isn't much in her line but l dare say that
she is a little upset. Perhaps you would like
to come up to dinner tonight"
This proposition Edward, knowing full
well that ldas headache was a device to rid
herself of tho necessity Of seeing him, accept
ed with gratitude and went.
As soon as he was gone Ida herself came
down.
"Well my dear" said the squire, cheer
fully, II have just had the pleasure Of seeing
Edward Cosscy, and have told him that, as
you seemed to wish tt
Here Ida made movement of impatence
but remembered herself, and said nothing
That as you seemed to wish that things
should be so, | had no grounds Of objection to
your engagement. | may as well tell you
that the proposals which he makes as regards
settlements are of the most liberal nature
care theyi" answered Ida, indilIerently.
as Mr.. Cossey coming here to dinner"
Eyes, asked him. l thought that you
would like to see him."
"W ell, then, wish you had not" she an
swered, with animation, "because there is
nothing for dinner except some cold beef.
Really, father, it is very thoughtlcss of YOU"
and she stamped her foot and went Off in
huff, leaving the squire full of reflection.
IL wonder what it all meansi" he said to
himself. "She can't care about the man
much or she would not make that fuss about
his being asked 20 dinner. She isn't the sort
of woman to be caught by the money l
should think. Well, | know nothing about
it; it is no affair of mine, and can only take
things as | find them"
Aud then he fell to rejecting that this mar
riage would be an extraordinary stroke of
luck for the family. H1Te they were at the
last gasp, mortgaged up TO the eyes, when
suddenly fortune, in the shape of a, on the
whole, perfectly unobjectionable young man,
appears; takes up the mortgages; proposes
settlements to the tune of hundreds Of thou
sands, and even offers to perpetuate the old
family name in the person of his son, should
he have one. Such q state Of affairs could
not but be gratifying to any man, however
unworidly, and the squire was not altogether
unworldy. That is, he had keen sense of
the dignity of his social position and his
family, and it had all his life been his chief
and lauduable desire to be sufficiently pro-
vdcd with the goods of this world to raise
the De la Molles to the position which they
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nav back the money, | suppose that should
be bound to carry out the bargain. 1t is not
the money that he wants, but his bond"
Course him for en- Internal Shylocli," said
HaroA again, and groaned in his bitterness
and ioIlousy, SIS there nothing to be donep
he asked presently in n harsh voice, for he
was very hart hit.
"Nothing,n she answered, sadly. II do
not see what can help us unless the man
died" she said; land that is not likely. Har-
old" sho went on addressing him ior the
first time in her life by his Christian name,
FOR she felt that after crying uuon u mans
shoulder it is ridiculous to scruple about call
ing him by his name. Harold, there is no
help for it. | did it myself, remember, be-
cause, as told you, do not think that any
one woman has right to place her indivi-
dual happiness before the welfare of her
family. And | am only sorry" she added,
her voice breaking little, that what |
have done SHOULD bring suffering upon YOU"
lie groaned again, but said nothing.
I'VE must try to forget she went on
wildly. "Oh, no! mol know that 1t is not
possible that we should forget You WON'T for
get mo, Harold, will youi And though itmust
be all over between us, and we must never
speak Ike this agaln-never-you VIII "'
ways know that have not forget
will you not, but that / think Of
waysP
There is no fear OF my forgctii
said, land | am selfish enough to Eoi ......
you VIII think o, me at times, dear"
YES, indeed will. We all have oul bar
dens to bear-it is hard world-and we
must bear them. And it will be all the same
IN the end, in just few years l dare say
these dead people here have felt the same,
and how quiet they arei and perhaps there
may be something beyond, where things arc
not so. Who can sayi You won't go away
from this place, Harold, will you9 Not I'M
til | am married. at any rate; perhaps you
had better 60 then. Say that you won't go
till then, and you will let me see you some
times; it is such comfort to see you"
81 should have gone, certainly" be said,
ITO New Zealand probably; but if you wish
it will stop for the present"
"No, thank you; and now good-by, my
dear, good-by. No, don't come with me; l
can find my own way home. And now, why
90 you waltz GOodby, good-by forever in
tlIs way. Yes, kiss me once and swear that
you will never forget me. Marry if you wish
to, but don't forget me, Harold. Forgive me
for speaking so plainly, but I speak as ono
about to die to you, and 1 wish things to be
clear"
II shall never marry. and I shall never
forget YOU" be answered. "Good-by, my
love, Eood-by."
In another minute she had vanished into
the storm and rain, out of his sight and out Of
his life, but not ont of his heart.
And he, too, turned and went his way INTO
the wild and lonely night.
An hour af;erward Ida came down into the
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rather ncrvously SO soon as he had shaken
hands, 81 do not know if Ida has spoken to
you about what took place between US yes
terday."
eyes" he said, Eyes, she told mo some |
thing to the effect that she had accepted a
proposal of marriage from you, subject to
my consent, of course; but really tho whole
thing is so sudden that l have hardly had
time to consider it."
at is very simple" said Edward; 81 am
deeply attached to your daughter, and l
have been so fortunate rs to be accepted by I
her Should you give your consent to tho
marriage, may US well say at once that
l wish to make the most liberal money ar
rangemcnts in my power l will make Ida
present of the mortgage bonds that | hold
over this property, and she may put them in
the fire. Further, l will covenant on the
death Of my father, which cannoy now be
long delayed, to settle two hundred thousand
pounds upon her absolutely. Also shall
be prepared to agree that if we have a son,
and he should wish to do so, he should take
the name of De la Mollen
81 am sure" said the squire, turning round
to hide his natural qualification at these
proposals, "your offers on the subject Of
.ottlements arc of a most liberal order, and
~ course, so far as am concerned, Ida will
I've this place, which may one day he
= ain more valuable than it is now"
Il am glad that they meet with your APP
prevail said Edward; land now there is one
more thing I want to ask you, Mr.. de la
Molle, and which hope, if you will give
your consent to the marriage, you will not
raise any objection to. That is, that our en-
gagement should not be announced at pres
ent. The fact is" he went on, hurriodly,
''my father is very peculiar man, and has a
great idea Of my marrying somebody with a
large fortune. Also his state of health is so
uncertain that there is no possibility of know
ing how he will take anything. Indeed lie
is dying; the doctors told me that he might
60 off any day, ard that he cannot 1Ast for
another three months II the engagement is
announced to him now, at the best shall
have great deal Of trouble and at the worst
he might, if he happened to take a fancy
against it, make me suffer in his will"
"Umph," said the squire, II don't quite
like the idea Of Il projected marriage with
my daughter, Miss dc la Mole of Honham
castle being hushcd up as though there were
something discIoUtable about it, but still
there may be peculiar circumstances in the
case that would justify me in consenting TO
/ that course. You are both old enough to know
your own minds, and the match would be as
advantageous to you Us it could be to us, for
even nowadays, family, and may even say
personal appearance, still so for something
where matrilnOuy is concerned. | have rea-
son to know that your father isa peculiar
man, very peculiar. Yes, on the whole,
though don't like hole and corner affairs, L
/ shall have no objection to the engagement
not being announced for the next month or
two.n J.
MI r.Y col "
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-23

and annual motions of the stars, it is SIM
ply necessary for the observer to conceive
all the stars set impovably on the inside
of a vast hollow sphere, and himself sta
toned on terra frma in the middle of this
sphere. Now let him imagine an axis to
the sphere, passing through his position
and making, for our latitude, an angle of
about 400 with the horizontal, land extending
north and south.
This is then the axis of the celestial
sphere, about which it revolves, the in
dividual stars always preserving the same
relative positions with respect to each other.
Very near the north end of this axis (the
south end is, of course, below the horizon)
is star of the second magnitude, which it
is important for the observer to be familiar
with. This is the star Polaris, commonly
called the Pole star, and, on account of its
proximity to the pole, Gt is only 10 II
distant from the true north pole of the
heavens) it always remains in almost the
same position. and may be taken to repre-
sent the pole.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-23
ASTRONOMY FOR ALL.
A Simple Method of Identifying the
Stars and Consultations.
1T is NOT so HARD AS 1T LOOKS.
Some Plain Directions That Give the
Needed Information.
"A POPULAR REVIEW OF THE HEAVENS
7 is NOT so HARD AS 1T LOOKS.
a POPULAR REVIEW OF THE HEAVENS
WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH,


1t is the purpose of this article, and of
articles to follow, to systematically go over
the entire starry heavens, describing in a
popular way the principal objects of inter-
est, and furnishing to the general reader a
means of easily and certainly identifying
the larger stars and more important constel-
lations. The method used will be that of
identifying objects on the meridian. A
person who looks at the stars only occasion
ally, and does not understand clearly the
motion of the celestial sphere, is likely to
become confused, and think the motions of
the stars are erratic.
This is not so, however. The relative po-
sitions of the so-called fixed" star vary
only after long ages. By fixed stars" is
meant simply a star proper, and not a
planet When the term fixed" was origi-
nally applied to stars, it was thought that
the stars had no motion of their own. Since
then il has been found by the comparison of
accurate observations, separated by long in
tervals, that each star has proper motion
of its own; these motions, however, are in
appreciable to the unassisted eye.
ALL THAT is NECESSARY.
To understand clearly the apparent daily
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place-a post, for example--in such posi-
tion that the line N. s. will extend in o
north and south direction, and the line q. G.
will be vertical. The line G. P. will point
to the pole, or approximately to the pole
star, and the line c. E. to the celestial equa-
tor, or equinoctial. Astronomers reckon
stars as so many degrees north or south of
the equinoctial, this distance being called
north or south declination. 1t will be ad-
vantageous to drive in light nail at the
point G. and one at every fifth or tenth de-
gree, over which to sight to star,
The above scheme may seem little COM
plex, but it is really very simple, and a
great help OF course it can be done without,
butitwill be found very convenient The first
object to which we shall direct attention is
the first magnitude star, Arcturus. The
declination of this star is 200 north, and it
crosses the meridian at 8:21 P. M. on June
%. As the celestial sphere COMPLETES q
revolution in four minutes less than day,
on June "a, it will transit four minutes
earlier, or at S:17, and thus the time of any
succeeding transit OF the star may be calcu-
lated.
FINDING THE ALTITUDE.
If we wish to know the altitude of any
sLdE WuSu vi ZIG uCIlulduy VIC udfc blmply
to bear in mind that the equinoctial, from
which declinations are reckoned, is elevated
400 33' above the south point, and that a
north declination will place star above it,
and south declination below it; so, we
have the following rule: If the stars de-
clination is north, add it to 400 33'. if south,
subtract it from 49o 33'. The result is the
ell vation of the star above the southern
horizon. In the case of Arcturus, it is 700,
This means se7en-ninths of the way from
the south point to the zenith, as the whole
distance is 900 or quarter-eircle.
Ten degrees northeast of Arcturus is a
third magnitude star, and farther on are
two more stars each about 100 from this
last star, the four forming large letter Y
Arcturus being at the base. This quart ct is
"Arcturus with his sons" mentioned in Job
xxxviii., 80. The southernmost star at the
top of the Y is Alpha Corona, and is situ-
ated in semi-circle of about half dozen
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To trace out his body we look southwest
about 90, where we see,an irregular row of
three stars, and still further, about 200 di-
rectly south of the star we first identified is
another star; these, with single star about
$50 to the east, form the Serpent.
There is some slight sense in calling such
collection of stars by the name of serpent,
great deal more than there is in calling
some star groups by the names the ancients
invented for them, as we shall see later on.
Our first hour with stars has had to be a
brief one, but more interesting list may be
promised for next time.
BERT. E. V. LUTY.
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EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT!

Imperial Club at Imperial Hall, corner Sew
enth avenue and New Grant street. Music by
the Mozart and Royal Italian Orchestras Ad-
mission 50c
These receptions are well attended and
are much pleasanter and less expensive than
picnics." je23-S7
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To find this star, let the observer look di-
rectly north, and about 400 above the hori-
zon he will see a rather bright star. 1t is
pointed to by two stars in the bowl of the
dipper.
HOW THEY MOVE.
The whole explanation of the motion of
the stars is, then, simply this: The entire
celestial sphere revolves about an axis
marked at one end by the pole star, once in
% hours 56 minutes 400 seconds, or approx
imately in four minutes less than day. A
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Fresh Arrival.

just received from the Anheuser-Busch
St. Louis brewery, large supply of their
celebrated Budweiser beer, in both quarts
and pints. For sale at G. W. Schmidt's,
Nos 95 and 81 Fifth avenue, city.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-23
Black Goods AWAY Down in Pric

90 Black Cashmere TWILL double width
O pieces Black Cashmere wide sale 34c yard
30 pieces 4nch Black Gulaume
40 pieces EitCla Black Mohair LustTe sale price, 25c yard
30 Choice Black Silk Gadn
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LaCeS and FIOunCingS.

One lot 27inch Oriental Laces sale price, 15c yard
How is this 40nch Oriental Laces sale price 25e yard
One lot of 4nch Oriental Laces sale price, 43c yard
Narrow widths match at correpondingy low prices.
Black Lace Founcngs and Drapery Nets propoonaey low
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little watching of the motion of the stars
from hour to hour on clear night will
show that they all move in concentric cir
cles, having their centers near the pole star.
that those in the far south describe but
small arcs above the horizon; those rising
in the east are about half way from the hor-
izon to the zenith when due south, and that
those rising in the northeast pass near the
zenith and set in the northwest, while some
still nearer the pole never rise nor set, but
simply circle around the pole in larger or
smaller circles, according to their distance
from it.
1t is necessary for the observer to be
familiar with the North Pole of the celestial
sphere; be must also have firmly fixed in
his mind the celestial meridian. This is a
great circle passing through the north point,
the celestial pole, the zenith (point just
overhead) and the south point. 1t cor
responds to the terrestrial meridian of the
observers location, just as the celestial pole
lies in the prolongation of the earth's axis.
Across this celestial meridian every star
passes twice each revolution, once above the
pole, and once below; it is only with the
upper crossing, transit, or elimination, that
we shall have to do. Each star eliminates
at certain time each day, and at certain
altitude above the horizon, so that to
identify any particular star all we have to
do is to find out these two things and then
look at the proper time for the star on the
meridian at the proper altitude, and this is
the method which will be pursued In this
series for identifying the stars and constella-
tions.
SOME DIRECTIONS.
1t will be convenient to have the meridian
marked out, and to have some means of
knowing at what part of the meridian a
given object is to be seen. For this purpose
the appended diagram is furnished. A
semi-circuIar piece of wood, about two feet
in diameter, is to be laid off according to
the diagram. 1t need not necessarily be
semi-circular, all that is required being
that it have the semi-oircle drawn on it and
the degrees, etc., indicated as in the dia-
gram.
1t is then to be fastened to convenient
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ADJUSTMENTS.

GRAND PROMENADE CONCERT,
(T given by the employees Of the Penn In
cline Plane Co. at Penn Incline Hall, on
WEDNESDAY EVENING, June %, 1889,
The entire proceeds to- go to JohEstown suffer.
ers. Music by Mozart Orchestra. Col. Toe
Chrjsty. Prompter. Dancing from $50 To /
All kinds of refreshments served in the hall.
Large balconies for promenade. Admission
50 cents Persons wanting tickets call on CHAS
G. BROWN, General Manager Penn Incline Co.
je22.29
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AN INTERESTING POINT.

The head OF the Serpent may be identified
by the third magnitude star Beta, which tran
sits at $50 on June %, at an altitude above
the horizon of about $50, its declination be-
ing about 16o north. just east and north Of
this star will be seen four others, somewhat
fainter, the five forming an irregular x,
about 30 high; this is the Serpent's head,
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stars which form the constellation known
as the Northern Grown.
Next let US find the constellation Libra,
the Scales, one of the II consultations
of the zodiac. 1t has only two stars of any
size, Alpha and Beta. Alpha crosses the
meridian on june % at 1854, and has a
declination of 15o south, corresponding to
an altitude of $40; Beta will be found
about 100 northeast of Alpha. These two
stars, each of about the second magnitude.
are the principal stars by which Libra is
identified.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-29
HercuIean Strength

Continually on the strain, or over taxated in
tervals, is far less desirable than ordinary
vlgor perpetuated by rational diet and eXer-
else, and abstentatiOn from excess. Pro es.
s.onal pugilists and athletes rarely attain ex-
IRENE old age. AS ordinary vigor may bere-
tanned by a wise regard for sanitary living
and for the protection against disease which
timely and judicious medication affords, so,
also it may be lost through prolonged seden-
tary labor, uninterrupted mental strain, and
foolish eating and drinking, the chief and
most immediate. sequence of all four being
dyspepsia. For this condition thus, or in any
way induced. or for its offspring, failure of
muscular and nerve power. Hostetter's Stom-
ach Btters is the primest and most genial of
remedies. Not only indigestion. but loss of
flesh, appetite and sleep are remedied by it.
Incipient malaria and rheumatism are Danish
ed and kidney bowel and liver complaint re-
moved by it. lO-2i6t.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-29
OFFICE OF PURCHASING AND DEPOT c. S.

OFFICE OF PURCHASING AND DEPOT c. S.
San Antonio, Texas, October 81, 1889.
Sealed proposals, in duplicate, subject to
the usual conditions, will be received at
this office until IL o'clock noon, on October
81, 1889, for furnishing, at San Antonio
TeXas,a once, the following Subsistence
Supplies, viz:
950pounds of onions, in sacks; 5000 pounds
of potatoes, in sacks. Bidders must state
the place of production or manufacture, and
preference will be given to articles of do
mestic production or manufacture, cOndi-
lions of quality and price being equal.
Blank proposals and further information
can be had on application to this office. No
proposal will be considered unless accOmpa-
MED by samples of the article bid for
CHAS. p. EAGAN, Captain and c. S.,
U. S. A., Chief c. S. 1022-6t.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-29

THE Iowa democracy who have
been promising themselves all sorts
of help from the farmers alliance
in that state are not pleased with the
late announcement that J. b. Furrow
president of the state Alliance takes
the field TO pillow round or two for
the repub lican candidate for COVER
nor. The Alliance man who has
made such great promises of demo-
cratic help in behalf of the Alliance
is not AT present a member of the
body. Iowa is as safe for the repub-
lican candidate this year as Texas
will be for the democracy next year.
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Avoid the Rush,

Avoid the Rush,
And have your signs for the Fair
made early. Leave orders with CAD.
No. 1856 E. Houston street. l0-l5-6t
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Syrup of Figs,

Produced from the laxative and nu-
tricious juice of California figs, COM
bined with the medicinal virtues OF
plants known to be most beneficial to
the human system, acts gently on the
kidneys, liver and bowels, effectually
cleansing the system, dispelling colds
and headaches. and curing habitual
constipation. (7} 4-10-tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-29

Savings the Foundation of Wealth.
From the Scientific American.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-29

1.-THE PROGRESS" noted for cold
fresh beer the past season will pay es-
pecial attention to keeping that popu-
lar beverage in good shape, proper
temperature during fall and winter,
COS and 610 West Commerce, just east
side of San Pedro bridge. 10:S:1m