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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-02

RIO GRANDE CITY will make ar
engagements to connect with the Cor
pus Christi and Brownsville road
and thus the whole Rio Grande re-
gion will be brought into railway
communication with the outside
world. When this is done there will
be an opportunity for that country to
show what it can offer in the way of
small fruits and early vegetables to
North Texas and Kansas and st.
Louis and intermediate market
There is no section of country on the
face of this continent can grow earlier
vegetables or finer fruits than that
whole section between Corpus Christi
and Brownsville. Southwest Texas
will come to her own some of these
days.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-02

TIE large cattle ranges of the South
west are coming into market, sub
divided into farms. This means rapid
settlement by grain, cotton, vegeta-
table and fruit growers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-02

EVEN the democrats are beginning
to realize the broad gauge on which
the pan-American congress was run,
and the bill for an appropriation to
pay Uncle Sans share of the survey
for that three Americas railway Will
not be opposed by them. By-and-by
the mugwumps will be left alone to
kick at the inevitable and snarl at
progress through republican admins
traticn. When the first train runs
through to Panama, and the Interna-
tional bank becomes the medium of
exchange between the All-America
publics, and the western world ac-
knowledges the debt it owes to the
craftsmanship of James G.. Blaine,
where, oh! where, will the mugwump
be?n
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-02

THE COSMOPOLITAN for June con-
tains Side Chances Of American Beau.
ty, with illustrations from photo
graphs of Miss Gaines, ofTyler, Texas,
Mrs. Sidney Schiff of Louisville, Mrs.
Stallo of Cincinnati, Miss Wilbur OF
San Francisco aud others. Some
Curious Prophecies, by w. S. Walsh.
Two Selves a poem, by Maude An
drews;A Ghost at His Fireside, a sto-
~ by Louise Chandler Moulton; Lead
ing Writers of Modern Spain, illus
trated. Elizabeth Bisland's account
of Japan in her flying trip; La Fan
dango, a Mexican fantasia by Lorraine
Dorsey; Reporters anu A Dark Page
of Russian history, by Agnes Repp-
lier.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-02
PEOPLE EVERYWHERE

FEUPLE EVERY " HEINZ
Confirm our statement when we say that Ack-
er's English Remedy is in every way superior
to any and all other preparations for the
Throat and lungs. In Whooping Cough and
Group it is agic and relieves at once. We Of
fer you a sample bottle free. Remember this
Remedy is sold by
a. RAGLAND Co.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-08-22

1T doesn't seem probable that there
should be a station on the elevated road
the receipts of which don't average a cent
a day." remarked an observant citizen to a
reporter the other day. The reporter ex-
pressed his doubts, and the citizen contin
ued; "Well, it's a fact, nevertheless; and
there are two such stations to my knowl-
edge. One is the uptown station of the
Second avenue road at One Hundred and
Twenty-seventh street, and the other the
Third avenue uptown station at One Hun
dred and Twenty-ffth street. There is a
ticket seller and chopper at each of the
stations, but they do practically nothing
all day. The reason for this is that the
terminus of the road is so near. Both end
at One Hundred and Twenty-ninth street,
and a person can walk the distance while
he would be climbing the stairs. The sta
tions have to be there, though, for the
number of people who leave the cars is as
great as the exodus at other s%tations."-
New York Sun.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-08-22
THE COLLEGE WIDOW.

He turned sternly from the slight,
~quivering figure, convulsed with sobs,
and, leaning his elbows on the mantle
piece, gazed darkly into tn eempty CRATE.
''Then it is true?' he said, as the frown
deepened on his brow.
Forgive me-" she sobbed, rocking to
and fro in her grief and abasement.
"But you told me you had never loved
before-that no man had ever stirred
your heart
"Not as l have loved you" she cried
wildly.
And yet you admit that you were en-
gagged to Ferguson of the class OF 'S1T'
YES she murmured.
"And before that you had an under
standing with Williamson of SCI
Yes"
"And with Graham of 'S5?"
mo. no. she cried, mot with him !;
with both his brothers in the Sheffield
Scientific, but not with him."
But you were engaged 10 sandman, of
So me went on, referring to a letter in
his hand.
"Can you not forgive me" she pleaded.
81 could, Clara" he said, after a pause.
IL believe | could bring myself to it if
that was all. But you were also engaged
to McHotiy of 'S4:'
"Ah?" she cried feebly, ''do not spurn
me from you"
"What have you to say for yourself:"
he demanded hoarsely. "Speak. wo-
man.
She rose to her full height and looked
at him with a pathetic dignity in her
glance.
"Ah, George" she said, ''you little
know the exigencies of a young girls life
in Il college town."
For an instant he hesitated. as if his
better nature moved him and then he
turned toward the door.
Farewell 80 he said, and walked rapid
ly away. In another second the street
door FLASHED behind him.
With one heart-breaking cry the girl
flung herself on her knees and buried her
face in the cushions of the parlor sofa.
"All is over" she cried, brokenly.
"He was my last hold. Henceforth am
reduced to freshmen - Exchange.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-08-22
LANGUAGE OF IHE CHOIR.


Attending church not long ago In an
elegant church edifice, where they wor-
ship God With taste in n highly aesthetic
manner, the choir began hat scriptural
poem which compares Solomon with the
lilies of the field, somewhat to the for
mer's disadvantage. Although never
possessing a great admiration for Solo
mon, nor considering him a suitable per-
son to hold up as a shining example be-
fore the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton, still a pang of pity for him was felt
when the choir, after expressing I'M
bounded admiration for the lilies of the
field which it is doubtful if they ever
observed very closely, began to tell the
soprano, that "Solomon in all his glory
was not arrayed." Straightway the So
prano was reinforced by the bass, who
declared that Solomon was most decided
ly and emphatically not arrayed-was
not]arrayed. Then the alto ventured it
as her opinion that Solomon twas not
arrayed,' when the tenor, without a
moments hesitation, sung as If it had
been officially announced that she was
not %arrayed." Then when the feelings
of the congregation had been narrowed
up sufficiently, and our sympathies all
aroused for poor Solomon, whose numer-
Gus wives allowed him to go about in
such a fashion even in that climate. the
choir altogether, in a most cool and COM
posed manner, Informed US that the
idea they intended to convey was
that Solomon in all his glory was
not arrayed like one of these
These what? So long a time had elapsed
since they sung of the lilies that the
thread was entirely lost and by ''these"
one naturally concluded that the choir
was designated. Arrayed like one of
these? We should think not, indeed I!
Solomon in a Prince Albert or cutaway
coat? solomon with an eye-glass and a
moustache, his hair cut pompadour? No,
most decidedly, Solomon in the very EN-
it'll of his glory was not arrayed like one
of these. Despite the experience of the
morning, the hope still remained that in
the evening a sacred song might be sung
in a manner that might not excite our
risibilities, or leave the impression that
we had been listening to a case of black
mail. But off again started the nimble
soprano with the very laudable though
startling announcement, 81 will wash"
Straightway the alto, not to be outdone,
declared she would wash. And the ten
or, finding it to be a good thing, warbled
forth he would wash. Then the deep
chested basso, as though calling up all
his fortitude for the plunge, beloved up
the stern resolve that he also would
, wash. Next a short interlude on the or
gan strongly suggestive of the escaping
} of steam or splash of the waves, after
, which the choir individually and collect
, lively asserted the firm, mistaken resolve
that they would wash. At last they
3 solved the problem by stating that they
= proposed to ''wash their hands in inno-
l cency, so will the altar of the Lord be
compassed.'- Exchange.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-08-22
The Mannish Woman.

The mannish young woman does not
stop at masculine attire and mannerisms
She shows her ability to go it alone by dis
pensing with an escort at the theatre, on
the street and in the tour for pleasure or
business. She thinks it smart to wait on
herself, and it is her boast that she can GO
where men go and have as much fun and
freedom as they have. If she decides to GO
in business she at nee becomes a hustler.
She does her own managing, sells her own
book or pictures, keeps her own bank &C
count and considers herself the equal OF
any man. Once she has tasted success her
dependence vanishes. She has no longer
any use Tor men. If she marries she will
hold the reins, and so long as the victim
keeps quiet his provision is assured.-New
York Letter.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-08-22
WILKES MCGREGOR
FOUR YEARS OLD,

FOUR YEARS OLD,
is also a fine bay with black points and
left ankle white, 15i hands high. His
sire was Robert McGregor by Major
Edsall by Alexander's Abdallah by Rys-
dyk's Hambletonian. First dam, Sue
Wilkes by George Wilkes. Second dam,
vandalia by Revill by Vandal. Third
dam by a son of American Eclipse.
Homestead will make a full season and
Wilkes McGregor a short season Gas ne
is to be trained for SPEEDY at my farm,
three miles south of Vergennes and eight
miles from Middlebury. Terms of either
horse, $50 to warrant. Fol further par
~ticulars call on or address
FRANK D. BARTON,
waltham (P. o., Vergennes). April 10,
1890. II.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-08-22
SLEEPING CARS ON A HORSE
RAILROAD.

The longest street car line in the
world is now in process of construction
in the Argentine Republic. 1t is so
much longer Thar any other line that it
quite dwarfs the eight and ten mile
roads of our cities. 1t is the only street
car line in the world which uses sleep
ing cars. The rOad has POO miles Of
track, connecting a number of towns in
the vicinity of Buenos Ayres. Horses
are used there as motive power instead
of steam because fuel is dear, horses
cheap and the people are slow. Two
tons of coal will buy a horse and har-
ness. The equipment for this road has
been entirely furnished by a Philadel-
phia car company. The sleeping ears
are a curiosity. They are four in num-
Der, eighteen feet in length and are fur
nished with four berths each, which are
made to roll up when not in use. The
cars are furnished with lavatories, wa
ter coolers, linen, presses, and other
co~nveniences, and are finished through
out with mahogany. The other cars are
double-decked open cars, twenty plat
form cars, twenty gondola cars, sixteen
refrigerator cars, four poultry cars, fur
nished with coops, eight cattle cars, two
derrick cars for lifting heavy material,
and 200 box ars.-[Chicago lnter-Ocean.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-08-22
m Cutting.

Diamond cutting is a very slow and tedi-
GUS operation, sometimes taking many
weeks and even months TO finish. The
stone is first clipped off, piece by piece, I'M
til it is nearly the required size. 1t is then
fixed upon a steel spring, by means of
melted lead, and the lead is allowed to So
lidify. This spring is then pressed down
until the stone reaches a swiftly revolving
steel wheel, upon which there is a quantity
of diamond dust, called bort" By the
constant grinding of the stone against the
bort "a smooth plane or face is formed.
This is diamond cutting. The operation
must be repeated for zach face.-New York
Commercial Advertiser.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-08-22
HOMESTEAD,

formerly known as st. Valentine) is a
handsome bay horse with black points,
small star and left ankle white. He is
four years old. His sire is Nutwood, he
by Belmont, by Alexander's Abdallah
by Rysdyk's Hambletonian. Dam of
Homestead, Precept by Pancoast. Second
dam, Artless (full sister of Orange Girl,
2 :2O) by Rysdyk's Hambletonian. Third
dam, Dolly Mills dam of Waikiki Chief,
sire of Dick Swiyeller, 2:1S, and Great
Eastern, 2:lS), by American Star.
Fourth dam by Young Messenger.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-08-22
The Four Seasons.

Caller-Is not Mr.. Won Madehispyle al
homer
Colored Servitor (grandiloquently)-No,
sab. He is Summarizing at the seashore.
Caller--When will he returnP
c. Swell, sab, aftah a period at the
seaside he will fall at home, den wintah In
Florida and den he'll spring in de west.
Caller-Thanks. Guess I'll catch him
when he falls. "-Pittsburg Bulletin.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-08-22
satisfied.

~ don't believe in cremation"
"Why not?"
"We have enough family jars in the
house now."-Epoch.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-08-22

New York's new aqueduct is thirty miles
long, cost 500, OOO, 900, and eighty lives were
lost in its construction. 1t brings 3ls,00O.-
600 gallons of water TO New York daily.
, 1890-09-27
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-21

,executioner and the king who had
ordered such q bestial sacrifice.
when the executioner approached
his victim he first made number OF
feints. He would stick that knife to
within a fraction OF an inch OF the
mans neck, then stop and-grin. Grad
ually he drew the blade nearer the
flesh, until you could almost see the poor
fellows muscles CULVER nnder the ex-
element. 1t seemed TO me rs ii every
particle of flesh in his body-and he
was fully eXposed-was athrob and
pulsating with emotion. At last the su-
preme moment came. With a quick,
bold stroke the eXecutioner showed
literally shOyed-the square end IN the
neck, turned it first 10 the right and
then to the left. Thus severed from the
trunk, where by means of the grass rope
1t had been stretched taut as catgut,
the head shou up like bullet. y
"A stream of blood gushed upward
like fountain under high pressure,
the arms, under the muscular action.
Topped up and down like the wings OF
a chicken. the head of which had just
been cut off. and the legs strained al the
thongs which held them. In short, the
body, arms, legs and trunk. prac-
tically doubled up. But the most HORT
bic sight was that of the severed head.
For fully a minute the eyes rolled back
and forth i'll their orbits, while the Jaws
worked up and down, closing at times
with the sounds of sprung Steei-trap.
1t was awful. | could have pulyerlZed
that eXecutloner to fine dust. But !
was in stockade, with only one man
upon whom could rely, and 5000 black
cannibal devils around me-"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-21
MID-AFRECAN HORRORS.
Explorer GIave's Story of an Exc
cutiOn on the Aruwhimi River.

Explorer GIave's Story OF an Exc
cutiOn on the Aruwhimi River.
Ell. Glave, one of SANKEY'S company
ions through the Dark Continent, was
talking at the Sherman house yesterday
of the horrors of the African slave
trade and the barbarian native customs.
The description which he gives of a
native execution is horrible III the ex-
treme.
San old woman had died the night
BEFORE" he said. I'VE were somewhere
near the banks of the Aruwhimi. To
propitiate the evil spirit a human sacrl-
flee was to be made. After much
trouble | finally succeeded in obtaining
permission to witness the execution,
but upon condition that l should be al
lowed only one white man. l went.
The condemned man had been tied
to stake, bound hand and foot, in
the center Of square in the
village. His feet were allowed
to touch the ground, but from the top of
the pole, which must have been from
twelve to fifteen feet high, a rope of ma
tive grass had been passed through a
hole. The end of this rope had been
tied to the mans hair. 1t had been
uIdWu 81 tdut 1IOiii hOONO tildt bilC HIGH .
chin was lifted way up in the air. You
could see the distended veins in the
neck swelIed to an enormous size by the
fearful strain. At last the executioner
came. He carried long, fat, soft
bladed knife, eighteen or twenty
inches long, square at the top
and possibly a couple of inches
wide. 1t was plain enough to
see that the man was to be beheaded.
The agony then began. do not wish
to witness such horrors again for any
thing. 1t was, indeed, fortunate that
only one man was allowed me, for, had
there been any show of fight. should
most assuredly have shot both the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-21
Saved by a Lizard.

a man named Anderson and myself
were prospecting in California, writes
l.. B. Kellogg in the Detroit Free Press.
In those days there were no railroads
on the Pacific coast, and miners gen.
orally shouldered their blankets, shOv-
els. picks and pans, and tramped,
as they called it. from one
section of the mining country to
another, lying down on the
ground when night overlook them, their
blankets being their only bedding. For
some time followed this kind of life,
and one day, after walking pretty lively
until noon, we stopped in the shade of
large tree to cook and eat our dinner,
smoke our pipe and take a rest.
This day. it being pretty warm, after
taking smoke we lay down on our
blankets and soon fell asleep. We had
not been resting long when | was par
italy conscious OF something fitting
ing noise so aroused me that / opened
my eyes, but did not move. Very
shortly it came again, when | saw it
was one of the California swifts,
species of the lizard common in that
part of the country. They are about six
inches in length, of a reddish color, and
quite harmless. They are also pos
sessed of some intelligence, as the Sc
auel will show. AS the lizard passed
over my face the third time raised to a
sitting position, fully aware of some i'm
pending danger.
Looking around I saw on one side of
me, near by, the little swift, intently
watching my movements; and, on the
other side, not six feet distant, large
rattlesnake, lazlly moving toward me.
AS sprang to my feet his rattles gave
the signal of danger so often heard in
that section of the country during the
dry season. looked for my little res
cuer-for the swift had no doubt saved
my life-but ne had disappeared in the
grass. The snake dispatched with my
six-shooter. He had nine rattles and
measured two feet three inches in
length.
never shall forget the little bright
eyes of the swift as he watched me after
his mission of mercy, and why he should
warn me of the coming danger is one of
the mysteries of my life.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-21

and it made beautiful brush, and |
had nearly got the hog painted red
when Tommy wanted to know which
was the artist, or the cat. said
was, OF course, and he said OF course l
wasn't, and he kept saying it. and he
got mad, and the cat she got mad, and
she nigh about clawed Tommy's hand
OFT and dug for the barn with one OF
them color-tubes sticking to the end of
her tall
We streaked it after her, and Tommy
sed L wasn't no artist at all. and that
made me bile over, and clinched him,
and over we went right into hens
nest, where there was hen sitting on
thirteen eggs. which my father had paid
81 for. And just as the smash occurred
the old man arrived on the scene and
made it lively for me.
He needn't have been so stirred up!
Them eggs never would hatchedl Fancy
eggs never does. They are all billed be.
fore they are sold.
Some time. when | have a chance,
will tell you something more about cats
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-21
MARRIAGE sUPERsTITIoNs.

Belief Which Prevailed in Various
Ages and Various Countries.
St. Louis Republican.
The Romans deemed it an i'll omen to
meet certain animals while on the way
to have the ceremony pronounced. A
hare, dog, cat. lizard or serpent were
extremely unlucky animals to meet
upon such occasions. A wolf, toad, OK,
or horse were lucky. In Greece the
groom is sprinkled with water on leay-
ing home to meet his future bride. The
bride must visit the oven in company
with her father and mother if she would
have happy married life.
In France, during the middle ages, a
ring woven from straw OF, one made of
horseshoe nails, was placed OH the
brides finger at the conclusion of the
marriage rite. The couple also stood in
ring five or six feet in diameter, made
of mistietoe or straw.
In China girl who is partal1ing of
the last meal she is to eat in her fathers
house previous to her marriage. sits at
the table with her father and brothers
only, but she must not eat over half of
the bowl of rice set before her, other
wise her departure will be followed by
continued scarcity in the domicile she
is leaving.
In Scotland it was formerly particu-
larly ominous to meet funeral while
on the way to be joined in wedlock.
The bride or groom was certain to die
soon, as the sex of the person being
taken to the graveyard was male or fe-
male. The Swedish bride seeks to
catch glimpse of the groom before he
sees her, hoping thereby to gain the
future mastery. She also places her
feet before his while the ceremony is
being performed, and sits down first.
While the words are being said she
stands near the groom, so that in the
future no one will come in between
them.
In Brittany, if the wife hopes tosrule,
she must take care that the ring, when
placed upon her fnger, shall slip at
once to its place without stopping at the
large second JOINT.
In Russia the bride must not eat of
the wedding cake unless she wishes to
lose her husbands love. If dog be-
longing to the family of the bride
should howl on the day of the wedding,
or the day previous to the event, he
must be shot by the father of the bride
and no one else, and, besides that, with
bullet made from silver rupee.