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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-06

And it might be thousand years"
sighed Missy.
"Chillen mus obey" Gilbert reminded
her.
Missy was silent long time; then she
said, at last:
Daddy Gilbert, you've got religion.
amt you?'
Dress de Lawd" calculated the old
man, piOuSly.
If" proceeded the child, with great
seriousness, IF you was to make, right
here, a solemn VOW to the Lord. like the
Bible says, you'd keep it, wouldn't you,
if it killed your
"Tubbe shO!' the old man answered,
a little dazed between the fatigue of his
Journey and the look of strange resolve
IN Mi5sy'S face.
At this assent she stood up, on the step
above him, her hair tossing in the even
ing wind, her eyes burning, her slender
hands casped against her breast: sne
looked, in the dim twilight, like a spirit,
and old Gilbert felt awed.
"kneel down. she said imperiously.
Old Gilbert Obcyed as though the COM
mand had come from another world, as
he half believed it did.
Say after me-" Missy dictated: Il
promise and vow, in the help of the
Lord, to keep track of Mawse Nicholas
Thorre to the end of my days. Amen
These words Missy rected with fervid
solemnity, the old negro repeating after
her, in an awe stricken voice; he thought
the child must surely be inspired.
Nov" said she, in matter of fact
tone, when this ceremony was over, I'm
yoin' back to the house and bring you
som" supper. I've got to take care Of
YOU, cause you've got 10 look after Brei
NjchOlas.'
Tn" old negro stood watching her as
she went along the lane. Dat chile
amt ywan live out half her days" he
muItered, with a sorrowful shaking OF
his old head.
When Missy returned presently with
the promised supper, he declared that he
coul not eat.
"|'tll, but YOU better" Missy insisted.
''G,u -,"t 10 go up to town tomorrow. |
know Aunt Elvira is goIn' to send YOU
dat c,.wfee do smell pow full encour-
agin' luDhe s..p," he admitted. with a
slow smile, and soon found his appetite
He mad just ended his meal, when Miss
,.ilirl stool in the cabin door, and the
Obi man rose stItfly to make his awkward
nD"sanCe.
sit down. Gilbert Won must bp tired &"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-06

turned; bat he spoke with courtIy dig
nifty:
Il claim the privilege of giving the
bride away"
That is just what l wanted!' cried
Flora, and with a sudden impulse of
gratitude, affection and sympathy she
threw her arms around his neck and
kissed him ard cried little.
The news of Flora engag ,mcnt threw
Miss Elvra into great futtrr. She de-
clared that it was Just what she had al
ways expected. and that she was never
more surprised in her life, and then she
looked helpleSsly at her brother.
Flora will be married in her mothers
house, of course" said the colonel; but
ThOrne Hill must honor the occasion
with merry making, and all our friends
must be invited"
Yes, oh, w. Miss Elvlra responded,
with sigh Of relief Her brothers dis
approval of the match would have been
sore embarrassment; the entertainment
the colonel wished to give was trihe
in comparison, though it meant three
weeks of inCesSant work at seeding rails
ins, washing CurrantS, blanChimg almonds
and froSting cakes; but those burdens
were to be borne by GlOry-Ann and
CLANCY and Dicey, Tom Quash and Grit
fin Jim.
And since Flora is such favorite,"
said Mrs. Henry, when she heard of
these great preparations, "why doesn't
she put in a good word for Nicholas?
The arrant little coward, she knows very
well that it was to save her from embar-
rassment, while she was the cOlOneIs
guest, that the boy delayed his confess
sion, and so made matters worse. The
colonel is pining for reconciliation with
his son, though he won't own it, and
Flora might do something to bring it
about. As for me, I've only meddled to
mar, SO there's an end of my efforts"
Mrs. Thorne was very angry with
Cousin Myrtilla for this speech.
Il don't see how YOU can talk of a rec
onciliation with Methodist" said she. II
am surprised at you! AS if we ThOrnes
ever could Consort with Furnivalv'
To which Mrs. Henry made the exas-
perating retOrt that NiCks wife was
every bit as much ThOrne as Mrs. Leon
ard herself.
For all this, however, Mrs. Henry was
not omitted in the list of invitations,
either TO the wedding or to the merry
making at ThOrne Hill; for the colonel
had announced that every connection Of
the family, far and near, should be in
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-06

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 q miracle, Tut sc 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 Inrurahle. DR.. PicrCCs Golden Medical
Discovery Will cure it, if taken in time and
given Il fair trial. This wOrd-rcnOwncd rem
rdy will not make new lungs, but it will re-
store diseased ones to Il healthy state when
other means have failed. Thousands CRATE
fully testify to this. 1t is the most potent
tonic, or strength rcstOrcr, Alternative or
blOOd-ClCanscr and nutritivc, or hcsh-builder
known to medical science. For Weak Lungs
Splitting of Blood, Bronchitis, Asthma, Ca
t}lrrh in the Head, and all Lingering Coughs
it is an unCqualed remedy. In arrangements
of the stomach, liver and bowels, as Iniiges-
ton, or Dyspepsia, BiliOusncss, or Liver
Complaint" Chronic Diarrhca, and kindred
ailments, it is Il sovereign remedy.
GUARANTEED sSs :; he e %@y ne? 81 i
l.-.----..-..--.------l by druggists, under
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 il will BE- promptly refunded.
Copyright, 1888, by WORLDS DIS MED Assn.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-06
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
l. &iG. N. RAILROAD.

RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
/. age' n. RAILROAD.
DEPARTURES.
For st. Louis via Iron Noun
tain or NJ, X. & T.......... 5:45 p. m.
For st. Louis, via Iron MOun-s
tain route ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50 p. m.
For Laredo. ............. 10 Il. III.
ARRIVALS
From st. Louis. Iron Mountain
and NJ, X. & O;55 a. m
From ST. Louis. Iron Mountain
and NJ, X. & Il. routes. 1000 p. m.
From Laredo. Observation-Disclosures. 1875 p. IN.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
THROUGH EXPRESS EAST.
Leave for New Orleans, Houston
land Galveston. $50 a. III. and S:l5 pm
ARRIVE FROM THE EAST.
Arrive from New Orleans, HOuS-
ton and Galveston 700 Ia. m. and $40 pm.
THROUGH WEST.
Leave for San Francisco, FL
PaSO and Eagle Pass. $40 p. m.
Arrive from San Francisco FL
PaSO and Eagle PaSS......... 500 Il. m.
THE S. A. & A. p. r. REMISSION
ROUTE.
DEPARTURES.
Leaves for Kerrvillc, daily. eX-
cept Sunday. at............ =. 800 p. III.
Leaves for Galveston, Houston
and CuerO. daily. except Sun
day, at...... ........... ..... S:4j Il. m.
Leaves for COrpuSC Christi, Rock
port and Brcville daily, cX-
cept Sunday, at.............. 1:45 p. m.
ARRIVALS.
From Kerrvillc, daily, except
Sunday. ................. o:3O Il. m.
From Corpus Christi. ROckpOrt
and Bccville, daily. except
Sunday. at....................1 :45 p. m.
From Galveston. linuStOn and
CucrO. daily. except Sunday.
Observation-Disclosures. Gas p. m.
MALLORY STEAMSHIP LINE.
Steamers sail and arrive at Galveston
very "Wednesday and Saturday.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-07-16
DEEPEN SOIL ny SLOW pEenEEs,

President Smith, of the Wisconsin
Horticultural Society, had, so long as
twenty-five years ago, costly demonstrs.
tion against the previously accepted
theory favorable to burial Of manure and
surface soil by deep plowing; and
thinking it may be desirable to impress
upon tyros in tillage an idea of the dis
advantages of the practice, he gives,
through the Farmers Recieic, the ap-
pended line upon line from his extensive
and valuable experience:
al am firm believer in a deep, rich
soil. At the same time, l dislike very
much to have more than half an inch of
subsoil turned up at any one time. In
other words, if the soil was not more
than three inches deep, 1 would not
plow more than three and half inches
deep at first. II the soil was twelve
inches deep l should not hesitate to
plow from six to ten inches deep, the
depth depending somewhat upon the
crops to be grown en- it. But in every
case q cannot now remember an excep-
tion) where the subsoil Of my land was
turned up a couple of inches or more
deep, at single plowing, the result
was very unfavorable. No matter how
much manure was put on, full crop
seemed to be impossible, whether of corn,
potatoes, cabbage or something else.
Some grains or vegetables seem TO be
more unfavorably than others,
but the difference is only of degree, the
fact of at least partial loss of the crop
holds good in every single case. II the
soil is shallow it may and ought to be
made deep, but it must be the work of
years. know by experience that fairly
good crops may be grown upon a rather
light soil, with the right kind of fertiliz.
ing; but if very large yields are to be
made the rule instead of the exception, il
is the work of years to so deepen, enrich
and prepare the soil that it can be accom-.
plished."
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-07-16
The Land of Paper.

The string with which the articles you
buy are fastened is made of paper in ia
pan. Do you want piece of stringl
Tear a sheet OF paper, roll it between
your fingers; it requires strong wrist to
break it, The handkerchief thrown away
after use is paper! The partitions divid-
ing the houses arc paperl The pane
through which an eye looks at you is pa
per! The method is very simple. One
tingeris passed through the paper-that is
all! When one has had good look a
small piece is stuck on this opening with
grain of rice. The yakonninc hat passing
is paper; the porter's cloak, who carries
HI: burden, singing cadence, through
the rain; the garment of the boatman
who conducts you on board; the tobacco
pouch, cigar case-all are paperl Those
elegant flowers ornamenting the beauti-
full hair of the japanese ladies, and those
robe collars, which are taken for Grape
paper!-Neo York Journal
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-07-16
Llttle and Rlr I,nrnl I,1,.ll[--l rnea lI,.,IlL-

The late Sunset Cox got S2b for his
first law case, and Henry Clay's first fec
amounted to just fifteen shillings. Rep.
resentative Holman, the noted ccono-
mist, learned how to skimp the Govern
ment by skimping his stomach to flt the
size OF a country Hoosier's legal salary,
and John Allen, the funny man from
Mississippi, made his first jokes before
the bar. Speaking Of the Investments
OF legal earnings, some OF the big for
tunes have come from fees In kind which
have been retained and have grown into
millions. The late David Davis died
millionaire. The bulk Of his fortune
came from some lands about Chicago
which he was given for legal services
when he was a young man, and when
the lands were supposed to be worth
practically nothing. lie held to them,
and the city grew and the lands grew
with 1t, until they brought him in hun
dreds OF thousands Of dollars instead of
a few hundred dollars. 1t is so with
many Of the cases that come before
many OF the Washington courts and be-
fore the departments. Patent lawyers
accept sometimes interests in the patents
they secure, and one of the rich men of
Washington is a patent lawyer named
Anthony Pullock, who manages the Good
year rubber patents. The land claims
that come before Congress amount to
millions of dollars, and when a lobby
lawyer gets one through, on the con-
dition that he is to receive one-half or
one-third, he makes big strike or
nothing Chicago Post.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-07-16
Chinese Rnnnnet.

On the 26th of last moon a grand ban
quet was spread in the Taiwoo Palace,
to which were invited all the represen-
native dignitaries who had come to Pc
king to congratulate the Emperor on the
attainment of his twentieth birthday. At
IL o'clock in the forenoon the Emperor
entered the bauqueting hall, and all those
who had assembled knelt down until his
Majesty had taken his seat. Then Kwong-
lok Tsze, an official in one of the Six
Boards, rose up and poured out cup of
wine, which he handed to Prince Chow
Ching, who in turn handed it, kneeling,
to the Emperor, who drank it. Wine
was next given to all the guests, who,
still kneeling, pledged the health of the
Emperor.
The guests then rose and took their
places at the tables. The Emperor had
table spread for himself on a raised
dais in the middle of the hall, and lit
tie below was the table for his own i'm
mediate relatives and the guardians of
the heir apparent. Ninety-six tables were
spread altogether, and at them were
seated Mongol Princes, senior guardians,
ministers of the Six Boards and officials
of various kinds down to the degree of
third-class mandarins. At the lower end
of the hall the Mohammedan Princes,
and Corean representatives were seated
below them were the tables for the Court
of Censors, and below them, again, al
most in the courtyard, the lesser manda-
rims had to be content. Most ofthe tables
accommodated three or four persons, b.
each Mohammedan and Coreanf represen-
tative had table to himself. THE menu
consisted Of various kinds of cakes,
fruits and sweetmeats too numerous to
mention, and during the feast the com
pany were entertained by dancers, musi-
clans and singers and theatrical repre-
sentations. When the repastwas finished
each person put some dainty IN his pocket
for his friends at home4-Shanghdi
(ChiHd) Mercury.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-07-16
The Range OF the Eve.

There has been a great discussion go.
ing on in Europe lately concerning tho
distance at which large objects on the
carth's surface are visible. Emile Metz.
ger mentions tnat he once saw Keizer.
spickt, in Sumatra, when separated from
it by distance of 110 English miles {;
he also says that on very favorable occa,
sions he has made out to see Guy Merapi,
in Java, when1S0 miles intervencd. f.
Hill, the civil engineer, says that he has
seen Mount Blanc from Piz Muraun,
near Dissentis, a distance of almost 120
miles. j. Stark Gardner states that
Mount Blanc is visible from Piz Land
gard, though distant about three de-
grees. Waymper, the explorer, says
that when he was in Greenland he could
plainly see a mountain peak from which
he was separated by $50 miles. The
whole range of the Swiss Alps have been
looked upon by j. Hippisly while 200
miles away. Sir w. Jones affirms that
the Himalayas have appeared to his view
from the great distance Of 224 miles,
Courier Journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-07-16
SALT For ANIMALS.

Why do animals need saltl Because
animal fat is an epitome of mineral and
vegetable matters, and salt is a medium
between them-a compound of these
compounds in certain definite propor
tions, and grass aud grains do not sup
ply a sufficient proportion to complete
the animal compound and are not there
fore complete nutrients. Horses fed
on an excess of grain, in disproportion
to most fibrous plants, will eat the ground
with avidity when they can get at it,
and It supplies, in a measure, a corrector
of vegetable acidity. Salt being a
chloride Of sodium, furnishes both chic
rine and soda, the latter being neutral
izer of excessive acidity, especially de-
rived from grasses; pampered horses
should be provided with the following
ball, always within easy reach: First,
make strong brine of rock salt with a
tenth of saltpetre in it; then get a spit
OF pure clay and half gallon of fresh
wood ashes, aud of these make n mix
ture, with sufficient water, and roll into
a ball and dry. Keep this in a till of the
manger, clean and always in reach of the
pet animal, Just as the grass and ground
in his native wild. As | have said. the
horse is an epitome of all that he will eat
in health, and this is why they nourish
and build up each Observation-Disclosures
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-07-16

The tying up of the leaves OF early
cabbages is much practiced by the Lon
don cabbage growers, and an English
gardening authority says it is to be much
commended. The operation is a simple
one, just, in fact, similar to that adopted
IN the case Of Cos lettuces. The soft
outer leaves are folded carefully around
the heart or centre of the plant, and the
whole is bound firmly with a wythe or
piece of bast. The centre being pro-
tected from the weather, the cabbages
heart sooner by two or three weeks than
they otherwise would do, and they arc
more easily handled in gathering and
packing for market. Compact little
cabbages are always preferable to loose
ones.-Neao York Witness.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-07-16
An Infants Long Journey Alone,

Little two-year-old Ringhill Larsen
holds the record as the youngest i'm
migrant ever landed alone in New York.
The pretty little tot, who was born in
1883 IN Stockholm, has travelled from
there to New York to meet her father,
who is employed in Newark, N. J. She
had with her letters written in Swedish,
English and French, asking the ships Off
GERS and railway officials to take the little
one in charge and see that she reached
Newark. The stewardess of the Aurania
during the passage across the Atlantic
saw that the wee traveller was well pro.
vided for, and at the Barge Office Matrou
Strickland sent the little one safely on
her way to find her father in Newark
Times Democrat.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-07-16
CARE AM FEEDING SHEEP.

Now. as to yearlings and lambs, writes
awell-known sheep raiser to the Prairie
Farmer, we prefer feeding them in the
stables, giving them hay and straw in
the racks-straw in the morning and hay
at night-and shelled corn and q little
bran. The reason we feed our Older
sheep corn in the ear is because when
you feed sheep pure shelled corn, if it
is cold and hungry, it is liable to cat it
too fas. whereas, if it has 10 shell before
it can eat it, that prevents this, and
there is no danger of their securing. By
feeding lambs aud yearlings a little bran
with the corn, it keeps them from eating
too rapidly.
We never feed any oats to wethers, be.
cause VIC never had them to spare, for
We always saved them for our ewes and
yearlings We were wintering over. In
other words, the "shropshircs got the
oats. Am sure, however, they i'm
prove the gain upon the wethers.
We keep our rams either ia 4 stable
away from the sight OF any sheep, or in
lot wheru we turn them Oi,t for a short
time each day i"r exrrcise. We do not
let them fret any more than we caa help,
by keeping everything as quiet as posi-.
bic around the stable. We prefer using
tcaser fo- the benefit of the rSns. We
feed them bran and cats, With 4 httle
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-07-16
A Cure for S0uinting.

A cure for squirting, which is not 50
unsightly as the method at present gen.
orally adOpted-black goggles with a
hole in the centre-is highly recon-
mended. Let the person afflicted take
any pair of spectacles that suit his sight,
or even plain glass, and in the centre of
one lens let him gum small blue or black
wafer (or spot of black photo, varnish or
Brunswick black) about the size of a ten
cent piece. The result is that the double
image vanishes, and the eye, without ia
tigue or heat, is forced to look straight,
and with time and patience is cured
Courier journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-07-16
AN oLD-TIME REMEDY REVIVED.

A Rhode Island farmer says he has no
further use for scare-crows. He has not
had dozen hills pulled up in ten years !;
and he found his remedy in gas tar and
plaster. He thoroughly mixes table
spoonful of gas-tar with a peck of the
seed-corn, then stirs in enough plaster
to dry It, What he should have said
was, to dissolve gas tar, or common tar,
in hot water, and then stir the corn in
the solution until each grain had taken
film of the tar. Then rolling in the
plaster will dry the whole so 1t NAV be
planted by hand. This was practiced
IN the West years before corn planters
were known. But il the corn is not
previously soaked, it will not take mois-
turc from the soil when rather dry.
Again, tmred corn will not deliver
kindly ly from a complaining machine,
In the East, where corn is largely
dropped from the hand, the means NAV
still be available; but in the West, corn
pulling by birds is no serious inconven
lencc now, owing 10 the immense fields
planted.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-07-16
ROAD-MhKING.

In an address read before the Missouri
State Board of Agriculture were named
the following general specification for
public roads; ~. All public roads
should be located on the shortest, cheap
est, best and most practicable route be-
tween the termini, regardless of section,
quarter-section or farm mlines-especially
where they materially interfere with pub
lie travel. 2. No public road should be
less than forty feet wide. Less than this
does not give space for the proper road
bed and bitches. 3. No grade should be
allowed on public roads greater than one
foot vertical to fifteen feet iineal. Steeper
than this is almost unfit for public travel,
aud dangerous and very difficult to main
tam. 4. The road-b bed should not be less
than twenty feet wide between brims and
sufficiently elevated above the side
bitches to secure ample drainage. Ample
and proper drainage is the great secret Of
good roais. -
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-07-16
EXCESSIVELY EAT HENS

Z Excessive fatness from overfecding Is
disease that is certainly fatal in time. 1t
causes an inHammatory condition of the
blood because of the excess OF carbon.
aceous matter in it, and thus produces
the class of diseases known as anthrax or
charbon, both of these words meaning
coal or carbon, from the dark color of
the blood. Sometimes the disease takes
the form of Group or diphtheria, when
the head swells and becomes red or
black and the throat is filed with a false
membrane. The only remedy is to avoid
the cause.-Neo York Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-07-16
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
PLANTING nAsrpERnrKs IN SUMNER

The young root sprouts Of raspberrics
may be successfully transplanted at this
season, and will, with proper care, pro-
dnce fair crop Of fruit next summer. A
damp and cloudy day is most favorable
for this work. The ground where tho
plants stand should be we'll soaked with
water, and each sprout be taken up with
a solid lump of soil, as large as can con.
veniently be carried TO the new bed.
Here they are placed into the holes or
burrows which have been dug previously,
taking care not to break the chumps.-
American Agriculturist.