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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-03
Ouife Different,

An English laborer who was giving a
traveller some interesting items of infor-
nation in regard to the region where he
lived CHANGED to touch on the curious SUI
perstitions Of the country folk.
why" said he, 81 was over to Leek
Woolton Monday week, and there l see a
young female binding together two sticks
with thread. Cross them, she did, and
then tied them together.
What kind of wood is that says l;
boxr
No. says she; nor yet ash, Dor oak.
It's witch elm
And what are you going to do with it.
now you've tied it upP says l.
Sew it in my stays says she, and
then nobody won't wish me no harm. I've
wore one now for three years and my luck
neyer's turned And she believed it,"
continued he scornfully. "Strange"
Not many minutes after the same man
espied a little plant growing by the waters
edge and carefully removed portion of it
with his pocket knife.
Now, see here, my ladies'" he said, dis
playing it, this is leaf that is exactly
like the human liver If you should look
at it under a microscope toward the end of
summer you could hardly tell it from a
mans liver, with its little veins and all,
quite correct Now that's called the liver
wort, and not long ago saved mans life
by telling him to steep it and drink it. He
had liver complaint, and not one Of the
doctors could do anything for him"
and how did YOU know it was Roodp
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-03

The well known photographer An
scheutz of Lissa, has for some years been
experimenting with photographs of the
flight of cannon balls from the moment of
their projection to their striking the target
or object aimed at. Two years ago he sue
ceeded in obtaining highly interesting re-
suits; in May, 1890, however, the acme Of
perfection was reached. His plates were
submitted to the expert, DR.. Koenig, of
the Berlin university, who was perfectly
able to make therefrom the desired prac-
teal calculations. He established the fact
that the projectile thus photographed had
a velocity of 400 meters per second, and
that the duration of the light thrown on
the Photographic plates did not exceed the
ten thousandth part Of Il second.-St. Louis
Republic
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-03
A Man Who Ate Irsn.

In The British Magazine for 1546 there is
an account of Reeves Williams, native of
Cardigan, calling himself the Man Os-
trich." He performed various gastronomic
feats before the public, who paid sixpence
each to witness the edifying spectacle He
first swallowed four pieces of iron, each an
inch and quarter long and three-quarters
of an inch thick Then he swallowed, by
way OF dessert and with apparent relish,
stones, coach nails, halfpence and other
trifies
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-03

Cholera morbus can be easily checked ir
nine cases out of ten by the use of the fol
lowing, which any druggist can fill: Tinct
ure capsicum, laudanum, tincture of rhu-
barb, spirits Of camphor and essence of pep
permint, of each two drains; mix and take
from fifteen to twenty drops every half
hour until relieved. This has been known
to cure some of the worst cases in short
time
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-03
journalism in nungat.

Journalistic criticism is dangerous call.
ing in Hungary. An article which appeared
in a journal at KlauSenhurg gave so much
0ffense that it led to no fewer than thirteen
luels The editor of the paper fought four
duels, in one of which he killed his opponent:
the author of the obnoxious article passed
safely through three encounters, and the sub
editor took the lions share with six combats
Toronto Globe.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-03

The richest professional mendicant in the
country is "Blind Johnny" of Philadelphia
He is GO years of age and is worth about
$4,000 He travels from Chicago to Wash
ington, from there to Baltimore, and ends up
in Philadelphia, spending about three months
in each city. lie has made all his money as
mendicant
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-03
Easily Comprehrnded.

American Boy-Papa, what's an absolute
monarchyl
Papa country ruled by king whose
authority is unlimited. His word is law,
and the people must do his bidding Do you
understand?
American Boy-Oh, yes, a sort of political
boss.-New York Weekly.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-03

A bundle of spider webs, not larger than q
buckshot and weighing less than dram,
would, if Strengthened out and untangled,
reach distance of $50 miles.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-03

was TIE inquiry.
Why, bless you, my lady, didn't the
Almighty tell us it was created for liver
complaint by making it that shaper"-
Youths Companion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-03

No less than 100000 of prairie chickens
are marketed in Chicago every year, of which
number Illinois furnishes nearly one-haf.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-03

Prof. Loisette'e Memory System is
creating CRATER lntrest than ever in
all parts of he country, and persons
wishing to improve their memory
should send for his prospectus free as
advertised i'm another column. Slot
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-03
Shiio's Catarrh Remedy.

No.3. Shilos Catarrh Remedy, q marvel.
obscure for Catarrh. Diphtheria, Cankerl.
Mouth and Head Ache. With each bottle there
suecessfui treatment OF these com plants
without extra charge. Price so cents. Sold
by Kalteyer Il Son. 9 10 "
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-03

To he Continued.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In District Court,
45th judicial Dis
trict, BeXar Coun-
ty, Texas.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-06-18
DON cameron,s. Knouinr Doe.

One of the noted objects in animated
nature at the capital is Don Cameron's
Scotch collie. A long period of 81
lent observation of the appearance and
pecuharities of politicians, particularly
from Pennsylvania, has given Major a
discriminating idea of their value as
they turn up ut the bell pull.
Don's dog is thoroughbred in more
ways than one. His position of mute in
quisitorial observation is from the mat
in the outer vestibule ut the senator's
front door. He invariably lies with his
lower jaw resting ON his paws. AS the
senator's callers appear he gives them a
glance without raising his head. If sat
isfactory he will get up with dignified
motion and step out on the pavement
until the caller enters, and will then re-
sumo his place. a3s li'
He seems to know tho difference be-
tween the callers who get in and those
who don't, and draws the line on the
latter. The regulars, who come often,
are received with great consideration by
Major, who, as soon as he spies them at
the vestibule door, jumps up and wags a
tail Of welcome and moves out of the
way. ms
Those who come and seldom get in are
received by Major coldly. He keeps his
place on the mat. apparently asleep,
which makes it inconvenient to reach
the bell pull without stepping upon the
knowing animal When the unwelcome
callers try to make their way within the
door he whines dolefnl strain, and
often stands up on the mat and gapes
and stretches.
The amusing animal has also assumed
the guardianship of the ladies of the
family and invariably escorts them q
square or two when they leave the house.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-06-18
why Men Wear Long Hair.

The ancient 4Britons, like the Gauls,
wore long, bushy hair, beard and mus
tache. The Romanized Britons shaved
their faces and adopted the shorter hair
of their conquerors. The Saxons, accord
ing to blanche, are generally represented
with long hair parted in front, forked
boards and mustaches; but in the Tenth
and Eleventh centuries, with the excep-
ton of old men, they appear TO have
cropped their locks and shaved their
chins, preserving only their mustaches.
Long hair was a distinguishing char
acteristic of the Teutonic tribes. Itwas
a mark Of the highest rank among the
Franks, none of whom, save princes Of
the blood and nobility, were permitted
to wear it in flowing ringlets; an express
law commanded the commonalty to cut
their hair close round tho middle Of the
forehead. The beard was also held in
the greatest reverence by them, and to
touch it stood In lieu of solemn OATH
Dry Goods Chronicle.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-06-18
A Riva, to the Pedometsr.

The pedometer's life of usefulness
seems to be very seriously threatened by
q French invention for recording speed
and distance travelled by man, beast or
vehicle. The inventor, Il. ]. Marcy, of
the Institute of France, has devised a
very simple machine to which the name
odograph has been given. 1t draws or
traces curve on a travelling band Of pa
per, which Is a register of the speed with
which n person walks or vehicle moves
The recording mechanism Is not at all
complicated and is not likely to get out
Of order 1t consists of cylinder cover
cd with ruled paper and revolved by
clockwork. On this q stylus actuated by
q wheel which traverses the ground
marks the trace, and the stylus moves at
a rate proportional to the wheel, while
the paper moves past it at right angles
with velocity proportional to the time.
The slope of the trace Is a record of the
speed. #{ii3 HaH AE9
The odograph is capable of being
adapted to special purposes, such az
measuring the speed of soldiers on the
march, the rate that railroad trains
travel, or the time made by racehorses
on the track, and it is thought that in
the moro general use which promises to
be made Of this instrument it will be
found to meet accurately numerous pur-
poses for which some such recorder has
been needed. -New York Times.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-06-18
Iarea Res.rvoir..

Omitting lakes, which are in many
cases natural reservoirs, the largest res
ervoir or artificial lake in the world Is
theg great tank of Dhebar, twenty miles
southeast of Udaipur city, Rajputana
province. India. It covers an area Of
twenty-one square miles. The masonry
dam is 1000 feet long by 95 feet high; 90
feet wide at the base and 10 at the top
In southern India, also, there arc some
immense reservoirs. That of Cumbum
in Cuddapath district is formed by dam
ming the Gundlakamana river by q dam
81 feet high thrown between two hills.
The reservoir has an area Of fifteen square
miles. The Sulekere reservoir In Mysore
state is very little smaller, and next to
Cumbum is the finest in southern India.
Compared with these artificial lakes,
Loeb Katrine (supplying Glasgow, four
andsone-half square miles. and Vyrnwy
reservoir Supplying LIVERPOOL, nearly
two square miles, are insignificant in
size. The Manchar tank in Scinde has
an area Of 1870 square miles, but only
whensfed by the waters of the river dur
ingithes menths ofsfood- Insdrymonths
it,shrinksgto quite q small area. Anew
York Telegram
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-06-18

The wishes Of curious character,
who was named Hilhngton, better
known as Squire Hawley, were fully
carried out q few years ago at place
near Doncaster. He was buried In his
own garden, amid the graves Of his dead
cattle, which had been stricken down by
rinderpest. He was laid out in full
hunting costume, including spurs and
whip, and was placed in stone coffin
weighing upwards Of a ton, which had
to be lowered into the grave by means
Of crane. His old pony. was shot and
buried at his feet, and at hisshead was
laid the bodies Of his favorite dog and
an old fox. AL his property was left to
his groom ON condition that these fu-
neral, observances were fully carried out;
in default the estate was to go to- the
priest Of Doncaster for the benefit Of the
Roman Catholic church. The groom,
however, did not suffer tho beQuest to
himself to lapse. &C assells. Journal
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-06-18

Starting seeds in boxes In. the house Is
not always success, but find there Is
o method Of doing SO thatwill meet the
appreciation Of those troubled with seeds
long In terminating and damping of, I
heat soap stones quite hot twice,a day
and place them under the boxes. Bricks
or fiat stones will do. The seeds, under
this treatment, spring up quite a. quick
ly as in hotbed, and seem TODD as fine
ly. The seeds that sowed, covering only
with sand, never allowing it todry, came
up sooner than where sod was used. d It
is admirable for pansy seed, as it takes
the place of moss us shade. Inever
succeeded before in starting them earlier
than ten days, and often fifteen, after
sowing. A shallow box, about two inches
deep, one foot long and six inches wide,
is useful FOR starting all binds Of seeds
and easily handled, and can be placed
upon the reservoir at night, which Is bet
ter than stone, as it will retain heat
until nearly morning. Turning q box
over it ON cold night isan improvement.
--Vicll's -,ssa5y.s 455.,ts5.,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-06-18

The bad habit of begging into which
not few small children have fallen lie
growing very rapidly and should be
checked some way. Most of tho little
folks who make q practice Of asking
pennies of passers by offer no excuse for
their asking, and do not more than half
expect to get anything for 1t. But OF
late the progress made in this evil La
something surprising, and now many Of
the children have become so trained by
experience that they can invent any
number Of stories Of necessity, in order
to be more certain Of response to their
appeals. Some Of the stories are quite
ingenious, while others, as the following
will show, are as simple and amusing az
would be expected of them: A stylishly
dressed man while strolling along a side
street suddenly found his way obstruct-
ed by a tiny girl, evidently not o years
old. "Say, mister" she piped, ''please
give me a penny to buy me shoestring.'
She seemed to have forgotten that the
shoes she had ON were buttoned ones,
and almost new at that.--Buffalo Ex-
press. f.efH t ll 10.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-06-18

The Arabs have no little knowledge OF
tho precepts Of Christianity, and much
respect for them, but they occasionally
add to them observations Of their own.
{ "It was noble commSnd of the Man
Of Nazareth, /" says one Of their moralists,
shat men should love their enemies, and
do good to those who hate them.
8 tsH all men were able to follow this
precept, soon there would be no enemies
for rs to love, nor despisers of ourselves
to whom we coulddo good. @
sin this weak world we may, perhaps,
succeed in doing no more than this: 80
to control ourthoughts that we shall love
our friends more than we hate our enc
mics. %
'For there be in the world now two
kinds Of men, to wit: those who love
their friends more than they hate their
enemies, and those who hate their enc.
mics more than they love their friends.
4 ''Of the first Of these there is hope, and
we may live with them; but the second
we should fly, as the Bedouin flies the red
curtain Of the sky behind which the ST.
moon advances. Youths Companion.
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An excellent story'is related Of the,
way in which that infexible disciplin-
arian, the young kaiser, was hoist with
his own petard In the person Of one Of
his ownschildren. The,little prince was
rebuked for eating with his fingers, and
threatened that IL he repeated the offense'
he would be sent under the table, the
proper place rlittle'boys who emulated
the.habits OF dogs. After'a brief inter-
valof good behaviorsthe- offense was re-
peated and ithe.culprit ordered to get un-
der the table, where he promptly pro-
ceededS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, on,the ground
that little dogssdid notswear clothes
they only had skin. London Globe.
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AN OPENING RosEsUp.
what wIn i be,

What WIN 1t be,
It's bud on a rose bush growing,
A tiny and tender thing,
With its green, fringed ,calyx showing
The fsintest tinge of.apink fiush, flowing
At kiss Of the Iwelcome. spring.
whAtwill II be1
what,will it,bei
With an exqulsiteigrace and bearing,
In tinid ettrustfui sway,
On tho slimcurved stemftis sharing
The balmy breath Of the south wind, daring
The gaze of the fervid day.
What will IL bee
What viii it BET
can catch but a doubtful cleaning
ESQ little the petals show,
Thro' the scarce cleft sepals, seeming
Like lightest bonds. il the bound hearts
dreaming
In foldings OF fame or snow.
What will it bes
What will it bef
In the day OF its full tide splendor
marvel of beauty fair,
With its soft bonds riven, render
The richest red of a warm heart, tender
And sweet with an incense rarei
Whatw will 1t be2 AtA
What will 1t bei
In the time OF its fun displaying
The secrets Its petals hold
Whit show, in sunshine swaying,
The purest white of rich heart. spraying
Its sweets from a bosom coldi qr,fv o.
What will it beS
ii II
What will it bel
To the bud ON the rose bush blowing
whisper a tender line,
And its close yelled petals, glowing,
An answer send in a soft blush, knowing
The wish In the whisper fine
What willit bef
-Gustavus Harknes In Philadelphia Ledger.
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Objected to the Size.

twas very affectionate husband who
uttered the most literal Interpretation Of
sentiment on record.
81 believe" said his wife, proudly,
after some great instance Of his unselGish
devotion, 81 believe you would let your.
self be cut into inch pieces formed"
. The husband looked, doubtful.
make the pieces six inches, Mary" he
returned, honestly, "and maybe l could
stand il. Youths Companion.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-06-18

A notable attempt has been made to
add to the resources Of tho English Ian
guage. Lord Bury, as chairman Of the
Electric Traction company, wrote to The
Times to ask for short word-if posi-
BILE of one syllable--to express the idea OF
being conveyed by electric power. As
might have been expected, letter after
letter poured in, full Of strange and won
derful suggestions The following are
only few of the cacophonous verbs
which scientific and unscientific writers
alike submitted for consideration: To
"ohin," to "volt," to "mote," to "elec-
trise," to "coulomb," to "squirm," to
"shock," to franklin" to ''scint," to
"elk," to "trictrac," to "faradate," to
weber" There is clearly no lack Of
choice; perhaps America will help us, as
1t. did with the verb to "wire. Muir
rays Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-06-18
Cost Of Railroad Dining.

1t Ia said that one Of the great trunk
line railroads deliberately provides for
loss Of many thousands of dollars year
upon the meals served In its dining cars,
and charges the loss to the advertising
account, In full knowledge that the talk
such prodigal outlay will create Is as
good us that amount of moneys worth
in printers ink. A friend told me that,
as an illustration Of how the loss is occa-
stoned, he had for breakfast in one OF
those cars. one day in April, trout, q
game bird and bowl Of Strawberries
and cream, besides coffee, rolls, butter
and glass Of milk. The meal cost a
dollar, and his wife told him, she could
not buy any one Of the .principalidishsa
in the markets for that sum;of money!
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WITCHES IN THE SOUTH.
Dire Havoc believed TO Have B6en
Caused by Them Among Coon Dogs.


Caused by Them Among Coon Dogs.
In Wayne county, of which Colds
boro, N. c., is the. county'seat, many of
observation-disclosures believe in'witchcraft.
The Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama and
other southern statessaboundin 30 called
witch doctors" who wilt cure your ais
and.hll the witchthatisi troubling you.
Some of these docsorsactually behevein
the personal edstenceof witchesrandsin
their supernatural power, but manyoi
them arefrauds, whomake living by
imposing on'the credulity of their neigh
bors.
The negro race is naturally supersti-
tious, but the poor white Crackers" are
also ignorant, and for believing In
spooks, spirits, hobgoblins and other
natural phenomena they can give the
colored man cards, spades and aces. and
then beat him. The cracker Is worse
than the colored man, because he fondly
imagines that he is so much shrewder,
and SO he does not use what brains he
has, nor does he try to learn anything.
He has thousands of signs, somens, cures
Of annoyance to him, and perpetually
keep him In state of dread. Thesin-
plest incident is one of sinister and oc
cult meaning to him, and he is ever in a
tremor lest i'll luck and misfortune over.
take him.
The evil influences manifest them
selves in various ways, and each one
kkn
occasionally hangs fire and refuses to
Ego off" properly, and at times is Sc
badly deranged that it cannot be dis
charged at oil. AT other times his ia
vorite coon dog is bewitched by some
evil minded and envious person, and
then the woe Of the cracker is something
painful to witness. If his gun were not
bewitched, why could he not kill e-squir.
rel with ita And whyshould his dog re-
fuse to hunt coons, when to hunt coont
was his businessi These are questions
that he can answer only by assuming
that q witch has been influencing him
and his property.
He employs witch doctor, to whom
he pours out his tale of woe and yields
up his hard earned cash. The doctor
cares little for the woe, but the cash ia
grateful and exhilarating. The doctor
is sanguine, and declares that he has q
method of killing that is strictly original
copyrighted, and warranted to be effec
tual.
In one case that / came across the doc
tor learned that an old woman living
several miles away was the suspected
party, and he commenced campaign
against her. He told the victim to &c
to her house some night and stretch Q
white cotton string around the building
and tie the ends together with a "weav
er's knot" Then he was to walk around
the house seven times each way, recite q
given sentence in front Of each dooi
while making mysterious marks on it
and the cure would be completed. The
directions were followed, and, am
happy to say, were effectual, as the next
hunt resulted in the death of three coons.
Another time small powder was
given, which must be swallowed by the
witch without her knowing It, The old
lady was invited to dinner, the powder
placed in her cup Of coffee, and the cure
was as complete as could be desired. -
Philadelphia Times.
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Channcey M. Depew says hewould not
sit down with thirteen.a table. "Three
timesin my life have been one Of q din
ner party Of thirteen. On each occasion
one passed the joke to another that he
or she would be the victim. Ins every
instance one of the guests died within
the year. 30, in my experience, the
truth of the adadge was proven. San
Francisco Argonaut.
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LANBERTVILLE j.. WEDNESDAY, JUNE l8, 1890

eminent, without the virtues Of indepen-
dence, and with numerous vices of which
in freedom they were happily ignorant.
These Indians have traditions that's are
worthy of being handed down; theirlan-
guages, soon to perish, are worth pre-.
serving. -Letter in New York Star.
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Ladies and gentlemen should always
keep step when walking together. This
is very-simple and easily doneand, looks
well. The gentleman must always adapt
hisstep to that OF the Lady. To shamble
along hit or miss is exceedingly ungrace-