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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-18

Ben Bosen was sailor man,
But not man asSailer,
Therefore he would not whale man.
But only man a whaler.
He'd sail the seas and seize the sails,
And when he'd heave the lead,
He would be led to heaye and pale
Throw up the sponge, most dead.
He'd eye his pipe and pipe his eye
When smoking was forbidden;
When wet he'd say that he was dry
And search for liquors hidden.
Sometimes he'd see ship; sometimes
He'd only ship sea.
The chimes he saw were mostly climbs
Upon the ropes to see.
Beu's hard tack was to tack the ship,
Yet never man was sooner
Than he, when in the slip, to slip
And quick attack a schooner"
He was aboard when on the sea,
When on the land boarder.
Though not boarding pirate, he
Was then q pie-rate boarder.
Though Ben could not direct at sea,
At sea he could die wrecked;
His resurrection day would be
The day they'd raise her wrecked,
One day a shark went swimming by,
And Ben, alas he filed him.
No shark, they said, could make him die,
Unless the shock first killed him.
GOLD WATCHES.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-18
A Moman's Discovery.

"a mother WONDERFUL discovery has been
made ana that too 10y lady in this county.
Disease fastened its clutches upon her and for
seven years she withstOOd its SeVerest tests,
but her vital organs were undermined and
death seemed imminent. For three months
she COughed necessarily aud could not sleep.
She bought OF us a bottle of DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption and was so much
relieved on taking first dose that she slept all
night and with one bottle has been miracu-
lousy cured. Her name il Mrs. Luther LutZ."
Thus write ". c. Hamrick Co., of Shelby.
n. Get free trial bottle at Dreiss, ThOmp.
son Cos, (2)-3-lS. tt
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-18
Steam Torpedo Boat.

a new sort of ram has appeared. 1t is al
boat furnished in the forward part with al
heavy cylinder like that of a steam engine,
about fifteen feet long, with a piston rod
twelve inches in diameter. This piston roo, i
which will extend through the bow of the|
boat, will be ram. 1t will be driven by a!
force of steam equal to $50 tons, sufficient to
pierce the side of the heaviest ironclad with
one blow. 1t is, in fact, steam torpedo
boat-Chicago Tribune.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-18
why He Went Home Early.

Scatterbrains-I didn't have a good time
at Bulhon's last night.
Quicllwit-So inferred. You went Mt II
Was there any troubled
Scatterbrains-O no, no trouble. But
told Bullion that his father laid the founda-
ton OF his fortune by robbing his grand
mother, and he kicked me down the stair
way, Then 1 left.-Philadelphia Inquirer,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-18
A Special Bargain.

FOR SALE: An eight room rock
house with eight lots; fronting 100
varas on one of the principal streets
in San Antonio, convenient to street
car line. Price $4,000; terms easy. This
is rare bargain and must be sold
quick, as the owner will not keep this
property on the market long.
If HA0IBLETON, HADLEY & Co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-18

" SCHUCHARD, DRUGGIST,
I San Pedro ano Acequia streets
Drugs, Chemicals, Medicines, Toilet Articles
Soaps, Chamois Skins Sponges, Brushes Per
furnery, etc. Physicians prescriptions care
fully com pounded. SIS
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-18

-Masury's liquid paints will cover
more surface, last longer, and fade
less than any paints on the market.
Especially adapted to this climate.
JU U6iIlS Cheapest daily paper in Texas
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-18
DR.. PlERCE'S PELLETS
Purely Vegetable
Perfectly Harmless !

UNEQUALED AS q IIVER PILL
Smallest, Cheapest, Easiest to take.
One tiny, Sugar-cOated Pellet dose. Cures
Sick Headache, Bilious Headache, Constipa-
ton, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks, and all de-
engagements of the Stomach and Bowels.
% cents vial, by druggists.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-07-24

with affected disgust. Here J. am
gotten up regardless of expense; for
papa, this is my new costume from
Worth's, you know; and yet, not (
word of praise or disapproval from
your lips. Do look so very hideous
papa?"
And she flashed about on one tiny
foot, like bright-winged tropica
bird. A vision of beauty in an ex
quisite robe of violet velvet, with
amethysts upon her breast and arms
and in her ears, and cleaning in the
spun gold of her hair. A mist OBJ
scured the fathers eyes for moment
"Hideous? Ny darling, you could
never be that! Ruby, you are so beau
tiful that you take my breath away"
She laughed aloud, a sweet, rippling
laugh, throwing her white arms about
his neck and laying her satin cheek
against his careworn face.
He bent his head and showered
tender kisses upon her forehead, lips
and cheeks. Kisses to be remembered
through long dark years to come. She
fitted to the door, then paused, with a
swift backward glance.
"Good-night, papa, darling" she
cried, gayly. II shall look in upon
you when return, if it is not too late.
You will be sleeping, but I shall not
disturb you. And now I am of.
Ready for the fray; and papa" Qaugh-
ing lightly, II feel in my prophetic
soul that I shall meet my fate to-
night"
He had arisen to his feet, and his
eyes, full of deathless love, we're rest
ing upon the girls beautiful, happy
face. He held out his arms once more.
"Ruby!p
She was back again in an instant,
the golden head upon his breast, the
white arms flung around his neck. One
long, last kiss, and he turned away. It
was like farewell.
"Good-by, my child!" he seid, softly,
and as she went away the words came
floating after her in mournful echo,
which struck to her heart with an un-
accountable pang, and cloud fitted
over her sunny face for q moment.
A ring at the door-bell warned hel
that Mrs. Chillingworth had come.
She picked up her white fur opera
cloak, and threw it around her graceful
shoulders; and, with her jeweled fan
and bouquet of white and purple
pansies, entered the drawing-room, to
receive her chaperon.
Ten minutes later the carriage rolled
away, through the stormy night, and
Ruby Lawrence had gone to meet her
fate!
And all this time no one had OBJ
served the dark form crouching outside
the library window, drinking in the
scene within, with wide open, stormy
dark eyes. While low under her breath
Gabrielle ST. Cyr muttered sibilantly:
"They who sin must suffer! A blow
for blow! A heart for q heartl A
life for ife!"
[To BE CONTINUED.
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A Carriage Stopped by n Snake.

Captain B. B. Hartman, a commercial
man of Chicago, who arrived in Denison,
Texas, from the Indian Territory the
other night, tells one of the most re-
markable snake stories on record, says the
St. Louis Globe Democrat. Hartman left
Paul's Valley in double carriage. In
the cleaning he arrived at the banks of a
small streaR which he proceeded to
cross. When he reached the opposite
bank of the stream his carriage was sud-
denly stopped, and all of the exertions. of
the horses to move forward proved un-
availing. The captain looked to the left
side of the carriage and saw what he first
supposed was large stick interlocked in
the hind wheel. He alighted for the purA
pose of removing the obstruction, but
when about to lay his hand on the sup
posed stick it moved, and a Kissing sound
greeted his ear. The captain saw that a
monster snake, the size of mans arm,
was interlocked with the spokes Of the
wheel. The first impulse of the captain
was to fly, he was so terrified by the un-
looked-for sight. The head of the mon
ster was resting on the carriage, while the
body twined in and out among the spokes,
and trailed from thence to the ground.
Captain Hartman procured large stick,
with one powerful blow of which he
almost severed the head from the body of
the monster. The snake extricated itself
from the spokcs and endeavored to crawl
off, but the captain dealt it another des-
perate blow, which proved fatal. The
snake measured about six feet in length,
and had an enormous head, larger than
the palm of mans hand. The captain
severed the head from the body and en-
deavored to preserve it, but the smell was
so offensive by next morning that he was
compelled to abandon the intention.
Captain Hartman told his story with
great earnestness, and his veracity is not
questioned.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-07-24
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Oil cloths will last longer if one or two
layers of wadded carpet lining are laid
under them. =,
To wash fnger-marks from looking
glasses or windows put few drops OF
ammonia on a moist rag and make quick
work of it. /
Jelly bags should always be of white
flannel. When quite new they must be-
well washed before using to get out all the
grease of the wool. !
Clear boiling water will remove teal
stains and many fruit stains. Pour the
water through the stain, and thus prevent
it spreading over the fabric.
Always keep carbolic acid convenient
for use. 1t is one of the best disinfectants
and insects destroyers. A small quantity
need only be applied at time.
When the rubber rollers of wringer;
become sticky, as they very often do after;
wringing fannels, rub with kerosene and
wipe dry, and they will be nice and
smooth.
Lay q piece of thick canton flannel
under your tablecloth. Even coarse!
napery will look a much better quality
with subcover than if spread directly
oyer the bare table top.
To keep green vegetables for a day OF
two sprinkle with water and then place on
O cellar floor. Fruit should not be kept
in the cellar, but put out singly and stood!
in dark, dry, cool place.
Corn salad is a small green leaf, which
resembles that of the sown lettuce, and is
served with a simple French dressing.
It willis quickly, consequently must not
be dressed until serving time. !
To cure felons mix one ounce venice
turpentine with one ounce of water, and
with q smooth stick mix and spread a
thick coating of it around the finger;
bind on with q cloth and renew daily. +,
Inks for rubber stamps or type can be
made as follows: Sulphate of manganese,
two teapoonfuls; lamp black, one tea
spoonful; powdered loaf sugar, four tea
spoonfuls. Rub into paste with water.
Javelle water, used to remove tea,
coffee, grass and fruit stains from linen,
is made thus: Mix we'll in an earthen
vessel one pound of sal soda,five cents
worth of chloride of lime and two quarts
of soft water.
To take ink stains out of a mahogany
table, dip feather in spoonful of water
mixed with eight drops of nitre and apply
to the stain. Rub with wet cloth i'm
mediately. Very deep stains require a
stronger solution.
Oil for lubricating guns may be purified
by putting few shot into bottle with
some olive oil. Expose it to the sun, and
in a few days quantity of cloudy matter
will separate, and fine, clear oil that WILL
not clog may be decanted off.
To make a cement for closing crevlces
in stove eplates, etc., mix fnely-powdered
iron, to be had of any druggist, with
water-glass, to thick paste. Coat the
crevices and then build fire which Will
melt the cement and combine it with tha
surrounding metal firmly. 4.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-07-24
CORN CHoWpER.

One pint of canned corn, chopped fine,
one and half pints raw potatoes sliced
thin, three or four slices of salt pork,
one onion, milk, flour and Boston crack,
ers. Fry the pork in deep kettle, and
then take out the pieces. Slice the onion
and fry in this fat; put in corn and pota-
toes in layers, sprinkling with salt and
pepper, and dredging well with four
Pour over one generous pint of hot WATER
cover, and cook until the potatoes are
tender, which will be in about twenty
minutes. Mix two level tablespoonfuls
of flour with little cold milk, add it to
one pint of milk and stir into the chow
der. Split six Boston crackers, dip in a
little cold water for minute, add them,
boil up once and serve. This makes a
very satisfying luncheon dish, or it. may
be served as soup course at dinner, in
which case little else will be required,
save a simple salad and dessert.-Neu
York Observer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-07-24
A Telephone Church.

The idea of telephone church is be-
ing carried outat Turnbridge Wells, Eng
land, whore the pulpit of Congregational
church is connected with sixteen subscri-
bers. We are told that "these included
doctors and apothecaries, clerks working
in various parts of the town, an invalid
lady who has been obtaining consolation
from the telephone for several months,
and some lazy club men, who went into
the thing presumably more from a spirit
of experiment than devotion. "--Neao Yors
Commercial A6certiser.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-07-24
TURKEY SCALLoP.

This savory dish was cooked by a venIjI
erable "Auntie," once the famous cbef
in the house of wealthy Southern fami-
ly. Make pint of gravy from the bones
and skin; chop the bits of meat picked
from the bones very fine. Have ready q
buttered pudding dish with layer Of
dried and rolled bread or cracker crumbs;
add layer of the minced turkey, and
dot with bits of butter, seasoning with
salt and pepper. Moisten each layer
with some of the gravy, with either milk
or oyster liquor added, and SO continue
until the. dish is full. Let the top layer
be of crumbs, seasoned or dotted with
butter and moistened with the
gravy or make crust with
crumbs wet with gravy, milk on
oyster liquor, or all three mixed, beaten
up with two eggs. Spread it smoothly
over the top about quarter of an inch
thick; invert pie dish over it and bake
in a moderate oven until it begins to
bubble at the sides; remove the cover and
brown. After you have partaken of this
dish you will think the second state OF
that bird better than the frst.-Anae7lean
Agriculturist. FL.
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JEYPORE.
PECULIAR SIGHTS IN INDIA'S
FINEST NATIVE CITY.
The Houses and Shops-Camel Cara
vans - Elephants and Hump
shouldered Bullocks-Curi-
GUS Street Scenes.

The province of Jeypore, says Frank
G. Carpenter, is in the northwestern part
of India. It's days ride from Bombay,
not far off from the borders of Afghanis-
tan and some distance south of Cashmere
and the Himalaya Mountains. 1t has a
population about as large as that of
Ohio, and it's Rajah's income amounts to
100000 q year, The capital is the
city of Jaypore, in which I am writing.
1t is said to be the finest native city. of
India, and it is certainly like no other
city I have ever seen. It is bigger than
Omaha, Denver or Kansas City, and is
laid out as regularly as the city of WASH
ington. Its main street is two miles
long and 120 feet wide, and this is inter-
sected at right angles by other streets of
the same width and the whole is cut by
narrow streets into rectangular blocks.
The roads are better macademized than
those of any city in the United States.
They are as hard as stone and as smooth
as floor.
The houses on the main streets are re-
gularly built. and some Rajah of the past
laid out the city and made the property
holders build after fixed regulations. 1t
is more like Spanish. city than an In
dian town. The houses come close to the
sidewalks and they have balconies over
them with oriole windows jutting out at
the second stories above arcades which
run below from house to house; they are
almost altogether two story buildings,
and the painting of the whole is a deli
cate pink. Imagine miles of pink houses
with lattice-work windows, through
which you may now and then see the eyes
of high caste Hindoo damsels. Let nut
brown fingers here and there clasp the
latticc-work and through larger hole let
here and there an arm peep out. In some
of the balconies you see turbaned men
and boys sitting dressed in the richest of
garments and beside them Hindoo maid
ems, their faces covered with shawls and
their eyes peeping out through the
cracks.
Below in the decades are shops in
which, sitting cross-legged with goods
piled around them, ore merchants selling
the thousand and one things used by the
people, and out in the street rushing here
and there, moving along leisurely, now
chatting and now talking business, is the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-07-24
Dust. .COunting Apparatus.

A singular device has been submitted
to the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scot
land. 1t consists of dust-counting ap-
paratus by which its inventor is able to
count SO, 34s, 900 dust particles in cubic
inch of space near the ceiling Of room,
and 4S9, 900, 900 in the same space OF the
gas from a Bunsen fame. There are,
therefore, as many dust particles in a
cubic inch of the air of a room at night
when the gas is burning, as there are in
hsbitants in Great Britain, and In three
cubic inches of the gases from a Bunsen
fame there are as many particles as there
inhabitants in the world.
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JACK AND +.

I was so tired OF Jack, poor boy,
And Jack was tired of me;
Most longed for sweets will soonest cloy;
Fate has been kind, and VIC,
Two foolish spendthrift hearts, made waste
OF LIES best gifts with eager haste.
Oitired we were. Time seems so long
When everything goes WE'LL
The walls OF homo rose grim and strong;
Like prisoners in cell
We clanked our marriage chains, end plned
For freedom We left behind.
Tired, tired Of love and peace were We
OF every days calm bliss.
We had no goal to win, sincehe
Was mine. and was his;
And 80 we sighed in mute despair,
And wished each other anywhere.
But sorrow came one day-the pain
OF deaths dark, ewfui fear;
o, then our hearts beaj warm again.
Then ench to each was dear.
It seemed that life could nothing lack,
While Jack had me and had Jack!
-Ne,0 Orleans TimeS-Dcmocrat
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-07-24
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
TOMATO OMELET.

scald and skin three ripe tomatoesI
quarter them; fry quarter Of an onion
(minced) in an ounce of butter, toss the
tomatoes in this, add a little water to
prevent burning; season with salt, q
pinch of cayenne and very slight sus-
picion of mace; simmer until reduced to-
a pulp. Break three eggs separately
beat them together, put them in the fry
ing pan, and when slightly Drowned on
the bottom prepare to fold the omelet;
just before doing so add the tomato pulp
and turn the omelct out on a hot dish,
surround it with a little tomato sauce
and serve.-New York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-07-24
CHOW CHOW.

Half peck of green tomatoes, two
large heads of cabbage, fifteen large
onions, twenty-five cucumhers, one pint
grated horseradish, half-pound white
mustard seed, one ounce celery seed, ff-
teen or twenty small onions, white, half!
teacup ground pepper, earmeric and Gin
anon each. Chop the tomatoes, cab
bage, onions and cucumbers in small
pieces and salt them down one night. In
the morning drain off the brine and put
them to soak in vinegar and water for
two days, drain off again and mix in the
spices. Boil one and one-half gallons Of
vinegar and four pounds of brown sugar
together and pour over them hot. Do
this three mornings successfully. The
third time mix two half-pound boxes Of
mustard with one-half pint of pure salad
oil and add to Washington Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-07-24
THE CASTAlHAY CHICKS.

Three little chicks, at close Of day,
Left mother hen, and roamed away;
Two costly nestled inside Of q shoe,
With one on the outside to scan the view.
AS the tide came in and carried tho .hoe
Over the waves like small canoe,
The chickens. oh, the poor little things,
Wished themselves back under mothers wings
But the waves were high, and all were drowned;
Tho three little chickens wcre never found;
So may their fate be u lesson, pray,
To all other chickens who run away.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-07-24

Sir Henry Thompson, the famous Ion
don physician, whose popular works on
hygiene have made him famons every
where, regards artificial teeth as an III
advised aid to the aged, since it enables
them to eat meat at time when it would
be better to adopt vegetable diet.
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water for natives and peddle it from house
% house. You may see dozens of them
here at Jeypore, with their bottles, made
Of the whole skin of pig, and as they
pass you think of the scenes of the Scrip
res.
The best time to see JeYpore is in the
evening. The sun atmIdday bIazes hers
with tropical brightness and everything
glares with its splendor. AS it sinks to-
ward the west the air becomes cool. The
people come out and the whole city
huns. Along this wide street for two
miles booths are erected, and upon the
sidewalk itself hundreds of merchants
come forth and spread out their wares.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-07-24

vantages Of this arrangement are That
horses and cattle cannot upset it, hogs
and poultry cannot reach it, and it will
not be used for other purposes and left
out of place.-Farm and Firesade.
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three feeC long.
Standit on end
and bore, gouge
or burn out of
the top a hol-
low space, into
which salt or
grain can be
put for stock to
lick. The ad-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-07-24

All grain in California is put up i,
sacks, holding from 100 to 12G pounds,
and which cost from seven to eight cent?
each.
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A Salt Lick.

From log two feet or more in dia-
meter saw a block two and one-half or
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-25
Origin of "We Won't Go Home"
Louisville Post.

An interesting history of an old and
well-Snown comic tune was given by
Prof. Ensel a music teacher, in a speach
in the Music Teachers association yester.
day. He said that when the army of the
first Napoleon was in Egypt in 1899 the
camp for awhile was near the pyramids.
One afternoon about sunset the band was
playing. The inhabitants of the desert
had collected near and were listening to
the music. Nothing unusual happened
until the band struck up the tune of eve
Won't Go Home Till Morning. Instant
ly there were the widest demonstrations
of Joy among the Bedonins. They en-
braced each other and shouted and
danced in the delirium of their pleasure.
The reason was that they were listening
to the favorite and Oldest tune of their
people. Prof. Ensel then stated that the
tune bad been taken to Europe from
Africa in the eleventh century by the
Crusaders, and had lived separately in
both countries for over seven hundred
years. This is certainly enough 20 make
"We Won't Go Home Till Morning" a
classic. Its origin is more of mystery
than the source of the Nile.