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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-25

Life appears to me too short to be
spent in nursing luminosity or register,
ing wrongs. We are and must be, one
and all, burdened with faults in this
world, but the time will come when,
trust, we shall put them off in putting
off our corruptible bodies; when de-
basement and sin will fall from us with
this cumbrous frame of flesh and only
the spark will remain-the impalpable
principle Of life and thought, pure as
when it left the creator to inspire the
creature; whence it came it will re-
turn, perhaps to pass through grada-
tons of glory. 1t is a creed in which
delight, to which l cling. 1t makes
eternity a rest, a mighty home, not a
terror and al abyss. Then revenge
eve worries my heart, degradation
never too deeply disgusts me, injustice
never brushes me too low; l live in
calm, looking to the end.-Charlotte
Bronte.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-25
Title of the Gear.

The car of all the Russias mas a title
that would make him uncomfortable were
there no visions of Nihilists, dynamite and
other scary things to disturb his slumbers.
In a recent legal document he appears as:
Alexander III, by the grace of God, en-
peror and autoCrat Panrussian, Moscovite,
Kievian, Y ladvinirian, Novgorodian. Gar
of Kazan, car of Astrachan, Polish car,
Siberian car, car of Chersonesus, Geor-
gian car Gosudar of Pskof and grand
prince of Smolensk, Lithuania, VOllhynia,
Peodolia and Finland. Prince of Esthonia,
Leivonia and Courtlandt. Grand com
mander of the whole Northern Country.
Gosudar of Iberia, Kartalinia, Armenian
territory and Kabardian land. Hereditary
gosudar of Carcassia and the Hilangida
provinces. Norwegian heir apparent.
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Olden-
berg, etc."-St. Louis Republic.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-25
THOUGHT HER TIME HAD COME
An Old Negroes Witnesses Some Fire
works, and Prayed for Eelp.

An Old Negroes Witnesses Some Fire
works, and Prayed for EeIp.
An incident which occurred in the
fireworks pavilion the other day is too
good to be lost. The telling of it has
been delayed, but it will probably be
none the worse for it. Among the ex-
eursions which have become rather
fashionable was one from the town of
Hampstead, and it was composed of
the members of the Hampstead Method
list Episcopal church. With the schol-
ars of the Sunday school and the mem
bers of the church, young and old, the
pastor and clerical friends, they formed
a goodly company. Among the mem
bers was a good old colored ''aunty,"
and during the early afternoon and
evening she enjoyed herself immensely,
and, like those of her kind, took as
much pleasure in seeing Others having
fun as in trying to obtain it for herself.
Among the attractions of the day
was a visit to the fireworks, arrange
ments for which had been previously
made. "Aunty" went early to the in
closure. She took a front seat. The
scenery at once claimed her attention,
and she was profuse in her exclama-
tions of pleasure. The Mexican dance,
the athletes and the trick horse and
other incidents of the spectacle drew
forth EXPLANATIONS of delight, and when
the troops marched up and down on
both sides of the river" she was remi-
niscent to those about her of troops and
soldiers she had seen in the past. The
cannonading began, the rockets boom
ed, and the incessant din opened up,
and ''aunty's" conduct suddenly
changed, She fairly quaked with fear.
She shrieked and she howled. She i'm.
plored those about her to give her pro-
lection. No amount of assurance OF
safety would appease her, and with a
despairing shrek she fell on her knees,
and with uplifted hands appealed for
help from above, saying:
THE Judgment day hab come. Oh,
Lord! Use a good niggahl Save mel
Use gone done nothin'."
A seat companion babe her rise, and
som, of the officers tried to reaSsure
her.
go way, dab. Oh! if de time
hab come, is l ready, Lord? Save me!
Save mel"
Thus ''aunty" prayed and implored
till the last rocket had been fired, the
smoke cleared away and all was quiet
Then she looked rather sheepishly
about, smiled and said: What an old
fool | is, amt |? But fireworks amt
like dat always, is dey? 7 don't come
nc more, OATS sure's you born, no how.
Citing skeered like dat don't agree
with me, Use telling you. You heab
me, hopey2 De dbl mus like dc
white folks, he helps dem do such fun
ny things. "-Brooklyn Times.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-25

weather and said, with a twinkle IN his
left eye: Now, l want you to cut my
hair as short as you would like a SER
mon" On rising from his chair and
ruefully surveying his bald and shining
head he was constrained to observe
that the barber wanted no sermon at
all. -Nashville American.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-25

The heat produced from the light of
a FREELY is only 1 per cent. of an equal
amount of candle light. The bugs
light is pro iuced by a chemical action,
as it vas increased by putting the fly
in oxygen and diminished in an at.
mosphere of nitrogen.
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The Oldest Observatory.

The observatory at Pekin is the oldest
IN the world, having been founded in
1919 by Kublai Khan, the first emperor of
the Mogul dynasty. There are still in it
three of the first instruments of observation.
These were used for the observation Of
aalley's comet in 1858, and may also be used
when, twenty-five years hence, this comet
again appears. The oldest observatory in
Europe is that founded by King Frederick
III of Denmark on the Island of Hveen, in
the Sound, and where the famous Danish as
tronomer, Tycho Brahe, carried out his cele-
brated observations, among others hat of the
bright star in Casiopeia. The Paris OBJ
servatory was established in 1911, and that
of Greenwich three years later Montreal
Star.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-25
New Ventilator Car.

A new %ventilator car has been constructed
for the transportation of bananas and other
p~erishable fruit. The car has small windows,
with slat shutters in the front, rear and
sides. On the inside of the windows are the
iron slides to slide over the windows should
the draught caused by the moving train be
more than is required. Inside the car nova
Die open work shelves are placed so that
twice as many punches of bananas can be
packed in the car as in the ordinary freight
rar.-New York Commercial Advertiser.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-25
The WaY in New York.

The sudden appearance of a police.
man for some unaccountable reason
struck terror to the soul of an I'm,
washed son of Italy who had been ten,
derby watching his peach cart at the
corner of Exchange place and New
street the other day. He was seized
with something that looked very much
like a Chinese fit, during which he up
set his cart, and then he dashed of
toward Broad street. Acting on the
general principle that running away is
prima facie evidence of a violation OF
the Penal Code, the policeman started
in pursuit. He caught his mar at
Broad street and took him back to his
cart. His stock of peaches had by this
time fallen to a lonely half dozen. a
big crowd gathered. In it and stand,
ing close to the cart was a Stock Elk.
change boy wearing q gray uniform.
While the policeman was c%onjuring
up some reason for locking up the Ital-
ian the boy casually helped himself to
a peach. The policeman saw the theft.
''What are yous doin'T' he demand
ed. Have We no respect for the uni,
form ye wearT'
The crowd laughed and the boy
walked placidly away. He forgot to
return the peach. New York Times.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-25
PHANTOM ARMIES.

The heavens weep, the nations dead
Sleep silent meath the springy sod;
But in our hearts their csdenced tread
Sounds marching on to God
The bugleS, fife and rolling drum
Are idle az the sleepers' hands;
But on the spirits stage and dumb
A mighty army stands.
Again the hand that swayed the sword,
Clutch firm its handle as of yore,
And dear dead eyes SO long adored
Take light and life once more.
Flash lightning in the battles brunt,
Mirror the rays from Heaven that fell,
And pressing boldly t. the front
court Death from shot and shell.
The valorous eyes froza Death set free
Again seem vict'ry 10 proclaim,
Then sinking down, grim Death, to thee,
Go silent as they anne.
A mighty army-in the brain
Of each who knew and loved them here;
Unchanged by Time and free from strain
The legioEs grand appear.
Deathless, for deaths relentless laws
The memory never can attain,
And those who died in honor's cause
Shall live their ives again.
In many a mind, in many a cline,
By grandSire unto grandson told,
Their deeds shall tread the halls of time
In sandal-shorn of gold.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-25

Natur duG awl her big and little jobs with
out making emmy fuss; the earth goes around
the sun, the moon changes, the eklipses quiet
ly occur, and the polly wog, silently and tail
lessly, bekums a frog; but man kant even de-
liver a small sized Fourth ov July orashun
without knocking down a mountain or two,
and tareing up three or four primeval forests
by the bleeding rites. -Josh Billings in New
York Weekly.
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s Practicable Hint.

1t isn't safe to presume much on the
religion of our neighbOrs. a good
story is told of the Rev. DR.. Cushman.
He went to a barber during the hot
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-25
Misunderstood.

Lawyer (who has posted witness-Now
Pete, tell the court and jury all you know
about those stolen chickens.
Pete-I don't reckon l will, boss. If l die
that I'd go to Jail sure.-Epoch.
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
A GOPHER TRAP.

deep, which is dug around the land to
be protected. The ditch must, of course.
be wider than the cans. Gophers travel
at night, and, on trying to come into
the inclosure. tumble into the ditch and
run along until they drop into the cans.
A ''smoker," or sulphur gun" is some
times used This is sort of rude
pump made of two pieces of stovepipe,
for forcing the fumes of sulphur into
the gophers hole. Bisulphide of carbon
is also used. A piece of cotton half the
size of ones fist is saturated with the
liquid and thrust into the burrow as
far as possible, the opening being care
fully stopped. This should be done
when the ground is damp. We are also
told of an ingenious trap for catching
jack rabbits. A piece of ground about
fifteen feet square in a locality infested
BY rabbits, is surrounded by board
fence high enough to prevent their
jumping over. On one side , plank
runs from tie ground, with an easy
slope, to the top of the pen, and pro-
iects = foot over the inclosure. Above
the projecting end, and just far enough
in front of it to canse the animal to
reach, lose his balance, and fall into the
pen, is hung some tempting bait. A
little bait is scattered Slong outside the
pen and along the plank 70 attract the
rabbits zsz 3
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
n Home Thrust.

! fS&wvQ1#
HorriAed Father. SEQ here. you
young sinner. your mother informs me
that You have been bringing homo PEN
ellis that belong to the school. Don't
you know that you are stealing when
you do that:
Innocent Son. No, sir; cause when
you brought al that stationery from tho
of1co the other night you said that
was all right, the company could stand
It.
illustrated Father.-A-hem! How
did you stand in philosophy, to-day, my
boy? :. ! !,
Astute Son. One hundred, sir.
Diplomatic Father. All, am glad
You arc getting along so nicely In your
studies. Here's dino to put in your
bank.-Light. # ..sr..s
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
The Steel Are.

In the history Of the world, various peri.
obs have been designated az the Golden
Age the silver A 9, the Bronze Age the
hon Age. and SO on. The Grst was q long,
lou.; time ago the age Of the early poets,
til. age in which man lived In true pastoral
si,ni'ii'ity, the ago Of demi-gods and heroes.
Th. Bronze Age was the age when man
made his implements o. husbandry aud his
weapons for the chase from bronze. The
Iron Age embraces the portion of time
when that most useful of all metals came
into ns.'-and caused a revolution in the
metha"i, arts. The present day may be
fitly u aracterized as the Age of Steel, it
having largely supplanted iron in thous-
AMI ways. Our civilization would be i'm
pcssi',lo without it-for our railroads would
not exist without steel. 1.-THE Burlington"
belongs to the present age, its 1000 miles of
rails 'eing all steel, and Its equipment,
ss%; M and " safety nnfyaled For tickets
nearest railroad agent, or write to w. J C..
Kenyon, Gen. Pass. agent, st. Paul, Mimi.
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06

Mr.. F. L. Washburn, the entomolo.
gist of the Oregon experiment station.
writes to the Rural New Yorker that
the trap shown herewith has proved very
successful in catching gophers in
California. In the last bulletin issued
from the Oregon station good deal is
said about killing gophers. The pic
ture needs no explanation. The trap is
set at the bottom of the gopher's hole.
It is doubtful if he knows ''whae struck
him. after the trap springs Another
method is to sink five-gallon oil cans
about one hundred feet apart in ditch
a spade wide and about sixteen inches
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
RYE FOR STOCK.
= It, or L Il Not, Proper Food toR
Rrsotlng Anima sf Isl

u It. or II It Not, = Proper Food toR
Breeding Anima sf
Breeders Of all kinds OF stock are Eiv..
ing moro and moro attention to the ele-
ments Of food us shown BY analyses.
The gains possessing large proper
tion Of the constituents desired at any
particular period Of growth are noted
we'll by progressive men. While feed
ing for growth and for the block Is an
important question, it is more impor-
tant to know how to feed young stock
intended for breeding purposes. OF
late, much interest has been aroused by
the claims ofintelligent men in regard
70 rye grain Tor meal) for young stock.
While rye isshighly prized for furnish
INK variety In the food Of fattening
hogs asswell as part ration for work
horses, there is. occasionally, man
who feels confident that rye grain is
dangerous in any form to feed breeding
stock. Just now the young things on
the farm are taking to the oats, ETC.,
and it is q serious question with all who
have rye whether this grain should be
kept away from all except those not in
CenCe0 LOT Oree0ln9.
The editor of this department is in
doubt on this point, while entertaining
grave respect tor the opinions OF those
who oppose the use of this grain in such
cases The presence of ergot may at
times affect females after conception;
but ergot is found in all of the grains to
a greater or less extent So on this ac-
count the rye is not necessarily the
prime cause. To have broader grounds
for q conclusion we invite brief expe-
riences from our renders who have had
Ave years o. more experience with this
grain and breeding stock. Publication
of the names of writer's will be with
held when, requested, and only an ab-
stract of the opinion of any one is like
ly to be used. Amy one. therefore, who
has conviction for or against the use
of this article of food for breeding
stock, will confer favor by writing it
in as few words as possible, giving also,
in hrief, his theory for the faith ex-
pressed. We are willing to be convinced
to the contrary, but will state our be-
lief that the rye itself is not hostile to
fertility in any animal. If fed in ex-
cessive quantity it may, in view Of its
richness. affect the provocative organs.
The same result may follow the use of
corn. wheat, beans, peas, etc. In such
cases, however, the fault is with the
excessive use and not with any insid.
ious quality in the grain. All must ad-
NIT the richness of this article of food,
and the boys and men about the barn
must know that a much smaller part OF
rye is to be used than of the ordinary
grain. Now, for other practical exre-
riencas s-0rano oa .1ndd F,rncr
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
HAUNTED HOTEL ROOMS.

Cases of Suicide Always Cause Trouble
In = Public House.
Eyes, a man who commits suicide in
! hotel causes vast deal of trouble" "
said an old hotel clerk. IF the num-
committed gets out we always have to
renumber the room before we can get
any body to occupy it. I.recall an Incl.
dent of q few years ago that is inter.
esting. A well-known Richmond man
had committed suicide in one of the In
dianapolis hotels. About the time the
corpse was removed some OF the elec.
tric wires in the building crossed. That
afternoon travelling man was occupy.
ing a room several doors from the one
in which the suicide had occurred.
Every time he would call for q boy the
register on the clerks desk would point
to the number of tho room in which the
corpse had been removed only
a few hours before. A bell boy
answered the first call, and
came back white asO sheet
with the announcement that no one
was in the room. 'Ting-a-ling-a-ling,'
went the call bell again, and once more
the register pointed to the room in
which the suicide had occurred. A
second bell boy was sent to the room,
and he came back as badly scared as
the first, with the statement that no one
was in the room.
'''1t's the dead mans ghost said q
guest who had become interested in the
proceedings" %
again the bell rang, and for the
third time the register pointed to the
suicides room. ordered : third bell
boy to 20 up and make sure that the re-
was no one in the room. Not much; he
wouldn't GO Said I wasn't going to
steer him in among spooks. I screwed
up my own courage and stated up stairs
to make an investiga myself. Ny
breath was beginning to come short
when met the travelling man on his
way down stairs, fuming because his
calls had not been answered. It oc.
Cured to me in moment that the wires
had become crossed. ."-Indianapolis
News. 4sss s2=zszss
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06

The turning point
in woman's life brings peculiar
weaknesses and ailments. DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription
brings relief and cure. It is a
powerful, invigorating, restorative
tonic and nervine. 1t imparts
strength to the whole system in
general, and to the uterine organs
and appendages in particular.
Rundown" debilitated and deli
cate women need it. It's legiti-
mate medicine purely vegetable,
perfectly harmless. It's guaranteed
to give satisfaction in every case, or
money refunded. Nothing else does
as much. You only pay for the
good you get. Can you ask more ?
As a regulator and promoter of
functional action, at that critical
period of change from girlhood to
womanhood, "Favorite Prescrip-
ton" is a perfectly safe remedial
agent, and can produce only good
results. It is equally eficacious and
valuable in its effects when taken
for those disorders and derange-
ments incident to that later and
most critical period, known as "The
Change of Life"
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
ExcelSlOr SprluG4,

This great health and pleasure resort is
unsurpassed I. y any similar watering p ace
on the continent. Its marvellous waters are
an absolute specific for alcoholism, Bright's
sia, gravel, rheumatism, sciatica, scrofula,
and all kindred diseases. The Elms' Ho-
tel is one OF the finest in the world, with
every modern convenience, and yer mod.
crate rates. The round trip rate from St.
Paul or Minneapolis is onlv "a, q trile
more than half what it costs to 60 to the
next nearest sanitarium The Chicago,
Milwaukee & st Paul Railway runs a solid
vestihuled train every day in the week from
St. Paul and Minneapolis to Excelsior
Springs-tiMe 10 hours. What more could
one wish for! For further particulars ap
ply to the ticket agents Of the Railway, OF
Excelsior Springs Co., Excelsior Springs
Mo-
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
FARM AND GARDEN.
DAIRY MISTAKES,

Some Things That d irymen Ought Not
The disheartening prices Of 1890 for
butter and cheese will very likely
have demoralizing effect upon farm
ers engaged in this branch of farming.
Let mo urge you all. says . writer in
the Ohio Farmer, not to show the
white feather for moment or lose your
grip at all. twill be better business
in the near future. Now is the time to
review the work and see where miss
takes have been made. / win point you
to one or more things to consider.
think it is very bad policy to lot :
veal calf suck \ dairy cow. five Or six
weeks and have all the milk in April or
May, to make q three to four dollar
veal carcass. You might just as we'll
make from msseyenty-fve cents to one dol
lar per week OF butter from the same
milk and feed the skim milk to- tho
cali, slightly warmed, and when eight tt
ten weeks old 1t will then bring more
money than the veal calf does 1T from
four to six weeks old, and you come out
from five to eight dollars per head
better, for the reason that cows will
give more milk right along it the
calves are never allowed to suck them
at all after the milk Is good.
This advantage, together with the ex,
ira butter made, will amount to fully
that sum. Farmers that send milk to
cheese factories are the most apt to
commit this blunder. II butter COM
mands the very low price it does to-day
eight cents per pound-and I am buy
ing hundreds of pounds of it from mer'
chants at that price this week-it is far
better for the farmer to buy some good.
large, clean, pork barrels and I'LL them
with q good strong brine about one
third full. and as fast as they make the
butter not let it be exposed to the air
at all, but make it into rolls and wrap
it in thin. cheap cotton cloth, so the
rolls will not stick together and pu,
them into this brine and keep a fol,
lower with stone weights ON to press
it down under the brine all the time,
and your butter will keep in the best
condition from early spring to winter.
Packing in crooks or wooden tubs car
never be made to do as we'll as the above
plan. You can then hold your butter
safely until the hot weather prices are
over and get more money for it late,
on. II it is ever made fit to eat it will
be good for many months These bar
rels should be placed in some good, cool
place and as free as possible from any
unnecessary stinks The butter will
not absorb any too much salt from the
brine. This reform is possible for every
family to observe, and especially where
they keep only one or two cows; ifthey
will manage the business as above
stated they can keep up their own sup
ply of butter and not feel forced to sell
cheap in hot weather and pay dear fol
it in winter months
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
BROKEN wEEDEgs AND rRowELs UTu-

BROkEH wEEDERs AND TROwELs UTII4-
lied. ess y
will stand more prying, although there
is danger of prying too hard. What is
needed is similar tool. no larger, but
of thicker steel. Would it not pay the
manufacturer to put such q one In mar
ket? The Hazeltine hand-weeder is
another very useful tool. but for several
purposes lsuch as wedding or stirring
the soil among plants in the center Of
cold-frames, bot-beds etc. }, 1t may be
puch improved BY removing the origi-
nal handle and substituting small
broom handle. It's also of advantage
to form V-shaIed notch in the end Of
blade, IS it will enable the operator to
easily catch on to the plants, and as it
prevents slipping when wedding or thin
ming ont plants that are growing close
together. This may seem little thing;
nevertheless, the extra amount of work
ACCOMPLISHED will be considerable In
the long rnn.-1T. C. Jennison, in POM.
lar Gardening.