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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-02-10

THE democratic journals confess
judgment against the abuses which
have crept into the procedures of
congress but they do not relish the
republican method of reform. The
democratic Eagle OF Brooklyn re-
marks:
For years the house has Oeen los
ing more and more the control of its
business, until the body is at the
mercy of its rules instead of using
them to work its will. The time is
sure to come when the representatives
must resume the mastery of its affairs,
but the Reed-Kinley method is not
the right way to reform.
Had the tables turned and Carlisle
Mills Introduced the reform the
democratic peans could have lifted
the vault of the empyrean.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-02-10
Do You Have Headache.

Preston's "Hed-Ake" cures in Is minutes
and it won't cure apyth'rg else l2t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-02-10

THE EcOnomste of Paris, while
acknowledging the great benefit to
France of the late exposition, argues
against the wisdom of them Oh ac-
count of their centraliZing tendeu-
cies. Economists says that the dam
ger to France is form centralizing
every thing at Paris and that the ex-
position intensified that tendedcy to
an alarming degree. To u greater ex-
tent than in any other nation the cap
ital is the country. Paris is France.
Those who argue from this against
holding the worlds Fair at Washing
ton do so fallaciously. Washington
is in no danger of becoming United
States.
THE Philadelphia Telegraph thinks
Speaker Reed is doing the right thing
in a wrong way and at the wrong
time. Will it be the right way and
at the right time when it is done in
accordance with the rules adopted by
the house"
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Special rates given on larger space and long
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ANCIENT AND MODERN.
DON'T RI DIlpF0

A so-ealled Webster's Unabridged Die
tionary" is being offered to the public at q
very low price. The body Of the book, from
A to Il, is cheap reprint, page for page, of
the edition Of 1S47, which was in its day q
valuable book. but in the progress of Ian
guage for over forty years, has been
completely superseded. IL is now repro
duced, broken type, errors and all, by a
Photographic process, is printed on cheap
paper and flimsily bound. 1t is advertised
to be the substantial equivalent of an
eight to twelve dollar book" while in fact it
is literal copy of book which in its day
was retailed for about $500, and that book
was much superior i'll paper, print, and
binding to this imitation, and was then the
best Dictionary Of the time instead of an
antiquated one brief comparison, page
by page, between the reprint and the latest
and enlarged edition will show the great
superiority Of the latter. No honorable
dealer will allow the buyer OF such to sup
pose that he is getting the Webster which
to-day is accepted as the Standard and The
Best.
There are several Of these reprints. differ
ing in minor particulars, bat don't be
duped, the body of each is a literal copy
of the lS17 edition
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circular when the digits are outsprcad. On
the broad, blunt muzzlo lthieklys set with stout :
still bristlcs there is a bare papilated nose
rnd, nearly as much developed MS the same
structure IN sea ottcrs, which in shape "some-
what resembles the ace Of spades" II tho tail
which tapers from root 60 point be cut across,
its eiipticnl form at oncs becomes evident
The short strong. compressed mud arched claws.
running rapidly TO point are nearly Identical
on 10th fore and hind Limbs the only differ.
cnce being that tho former somewhat larger.
sharper aud more curved. Spcaking generally.
tho membrane connecting the toes aud fingers
is hairy, and the palms and Soles are partiaIIy
bare. As LntTa canadcnsis lives chiefly upon
fish, there is no such necessary modification of
the teeth as occurs in its mollusk eating ally
Eubydris, and the animals dontition, apart
from purely technical details may be described
as representing that cutting aud tearing tyne
of dCBtalHra peculiar to carnivores; among
whom digestion begins in the stomach, and
who. therefore, do not need to masticate their
food completely.
The otter's coat Is of great beauty" and In
accordance with its altogether aquatic habits.
- very dense. In composition IL consists of n
close, downy and lusieTess nnder.fur covered
with longer, stoutcr aud stifIcr shining hairs
As whole, DIR. Coues describes tho pelape as
:" q rich dark liver. brown. or deep chestnut
brown above, more or less blaekish or with n
pnrplish gloss, paler below. especially anterorly
on tho under parts and sides OF the head, the
throat and breast" Taking the average of
various measurements by different authorities
THE ANIMALS LENGTH FRoa TIP TO TIP
may be stated as between four and iive feet It
grows for several years after reaching puberty
bat the cranial bones consolidate very early
There is single annual litter Of from one to
three or even five young, which in the far
north are born about the middle of April and
as Audubon remarks, n month earlier farther
south. No perceptible difference il disceruible
between the sexes in this species. except that
OF size, and despite a marked tendency 10 vari-
alton IN bulk, the measurements of Allen seem
tn indicate great eonstancy in the proportions
of the head throughout the parallels between
Newfoundland and Georgia. a fact which.
while 10 connects itself with the rapid ossiGca.
ton OF the otter's skull, is difficult 10 reconcile
with the high degree of intelligence claimed
for IL by many biologists. For many ages it
appears 10 have been, so 10 speak, tho fashion
10 oxalt the otters intellect upon the sole
ground, ms far as one can zee from the state.
ments. that tho animal while young Is readily
domesticated, exhibits much doeilty and aiIec.
ton under training and, above all. can be
taught to utilize its fishing propensities for the
benefit Of its master. Both In Scandinavia
China and India they have been used to catch
fish. but probably not, Or. Goldman supposes.
except under the immediate direction of human
beings. Parallels TO the moral and epotinpal
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WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
The New York Times says:

Only those who are ignorant of the great
advances that have been made in diction-
aries are likely to buy this reprint at any
price"
The American Bookseller of \. Y.
| says:
"The etymologies are utterly misleading,
and naturally so; for when the Webster
| of 1S47 was issued Comparative Philology
| was in its cradle. The definitions are i'm
| perfect requiring condensation, re-arrange-
ment and additions. The vocabulary is
| defective, some of the commonest words of
to-day, especially scientific terms, for which
1 a dictionary is most often consulted, being
| entirely absent. In not one of these three
| prime requisites of q dictionary is the
! Webster reprint a trustworthy guide, or,
| rather il is a misleading one
| This reprint is not intended for intelli-
| gent men. Ii is made expressly TO be foisted
by all the arts of the book canvaSser on
those who have been precluded from a
knowledge OF what developments lexicOg-
raphy has undergone during the last forty
two years This is the eruelest feature of
this money making enterprise"
The Buffalo Christian Advocate
says:
"DoN'r BE DUPED. Thousands are, or
are likely to be, by the flashy, fraudulent
advertisements of THE Original Wehster's
Unabridged Dictionary" which is offered
for three or four dollars. If any
of our readers wish to invest in purchase
which they will be likely afterward to regret,
they will do so after being duly notifiedn
The Journal of Education, Boston,
says:
Teachers cannot be too careful not to be
imposed ON, since the very things which make
a dictionary valuable in school are wanting
in this old-time reprint. Amy high-schOol
dictionary which can be purchased for dol
lar and fifty cents is worth more for school
use than this"
Many other prominent journals speak in
similar terms, and legitimate publishers write
us in strong condemnation of this attempt
TO foist an obsolete book on the public
The latest and the best, which bears
our imprint on the title page, has over
1000 pages, with illustrations ON almost
every page.
G. g. G. MERRIAM & CO..
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.
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About PeaTllnn.

Everyone knows about Pearline, almost
everyone uses Pearline, but We wonder if all
the housekeepers who use II know half that can
be done with it. We wonder if they all know
what some of tho bright ones have discovered.
that those mountains of dish washing-the
greasy pan and kettle-may be reduced to mole
hills of the smallest size by the judieous use of
Pearline. Fill the roasting pan, rs soon as the
gravy is poured from it, with cold water, shake
III little Pearine and set on tho stove. By
the time the rest of the dishes are washed, all
the grease is dissolved and the pan can bo
washed as easily as plate. Treat the kettle
in which anything greasy has been boiled In
the same way, and beside clean utensils Won
will have clean sink, tho use of the Pearline
rendering ID safe TO pour such dishwater into it
Sinks regularly treated to bath of Pearline and
scalding water will seldom need the services
Of plumber.
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Offers SKULL.

uIHeflnB IN many I'M
portant particulars from Enhydris (sea otters),
the only extant genus of the kind that is
truly maritime. Their geographical distri-
button IS very WIDE and the form exists in all
the grand divisions of the globe; but, says tho
writer in the Encyclopedia Britannica, being
much alike in size and coloration, their specific
distinctions arc by no means well defined"
This statement is not quite accurate as it
stands, although the similarity in general
structure throughout this series is marked.
1t viii be sufficient however to say here
that, while few animals vary moro in stature
than tho otter" Lutra canadensis, or the
American representative OF this sub family,
which is dispersed over the United States and
British Provinces wherever physiographic
features are favorable TO its existence, this
animal is much larger in average szo than
Intru vulgaris ttho European speces). It also
differs from the latter in having a longer neck
aud narrower head, with ears more closely set;
further, its tail is considerably shorter and
more pointed and the nose, pad is e great deal
larger Formerly tho saricOvIenue, or Brazil
ian ultra, was cOnfoundcd with that Just re-
icrred to- but they are now recognized as dis.
tinrt. No doubt second true species of otter
ranges on this continent from Chilli to the
Arctic Circle; at present however IL has not
heeu very completely described Turning now
TO our Canadian form, which. however, extends
from the Northern reaches of the Mackenzie
and Coppermine Rivers 10 the mouths of those
streams which empty into tho Gulf of Mexico,
the following may be accepted as an accurate
description Of It's external appearance.
THE noDY Is MASSIVE AND coLUMNAR
and the neck ill-deined. it's head is round and
somewhat flattenod, tho eyes and ears are
small, aud its short stout limbs terminate in
webbed extremities, which in front arc SINH
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-05-22
TIE coLoRED TRooPg

Regarding the part Of the line held by the
colored troops at AppomattOx, which was DIS
cusscd in my comments on Gen. Capehart :
letter IN the last number Of The NATIONAL
TRTBUNE. Rob't A. Barnes, AdjutanL 5lsi
L. s. c. T., writes rs follows:
Ny regiment thc 3lsi) formed the extreme iefi Of
The infantry of the army on the morning oi The
sfh Of April ia ] was directed by the Colonel, IN
aocordsce 10 orders from brigade headquarters 10
detail two couipinies one for skiTnshers in front oi
our regiment aud one s ankeFs TO project our ieit
flank. inch. tley Say, was . In tBe sir. We
supposed we were square acrUsz Lees fsaii having
attained hag position by gf march. and FOR the
last hour - "a d0u5e-quCir. We formed our lines
facing iBe e2s under FIRE of artillery and iDuskctry,
and with sr5rusisliers and haukers thrown cut nd-
Nanced 10 meet the rcireatiug enemy. who fcil
back a. We advanced. Ia about half Rn hour word
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A Deserved Rebuke.

The lady was young. and her school was a
district school across the river; she was draw
ing a salary Of $50 month. A piano tuner
was travelling in that particular district For
several days be made Intellectual attempts to
engage the interest Of the schoOImistress. The
business of having the organ tuned she left en-
tirely to her parents, and the young exquisite
felt as though he was left out in the cold, so he
asked her one day:
Why is it that SO many school teachers are
old maids?"
With perfect sang froid she replied: "Be-
cause we do not care to give up $50 salary for
"A $50 man
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ITO BE- coniinusd.l
PolIteness Without II, turns.
tArkansn,p BGrsllsr.l

The car was crowded. slim girl got on at
Illinois street aud several slim fellows bounced
up and offered her their seats. AT Chicago
avenue "A fat woman got on, but no fat man
bounced up to give her seat. There sat in the
forward corner man that had come either
from Egypt or Southern Indiana. and when he
saw the lat woman he got up and said;
" Here, mizzes, take this seat"
The woman waddled forward, thanked him
and sat down. lie caught hold of a strap
looked at her few moments. and then, so loud
that everyone could hear, remarked:
" notice that thar Amt many polite felloTs
in this town"
Not very many" the woman assented.
" i nin't so very polite myself" he went on
Down our way they think I'm putty tolerable
rough at times"
" | think you are very polite she replied.
Mighty glad to hear you say so; always
like to know that my little efforts find appreci-
stion. I've done er good many mean things, I
reckon, but there's one thing that won't do If
can help It, an mighty nigh allus can. an
that's this: never let a great big fat woman
stand up" The woman glared at him. "No,
/ don't" he went on. II jest won't do it, NY
wife is an awful fat woman, not as fat as you
are, but putty tolerablo fat, can give you a
pointer"
The woman, with more agility than she had
doubtless shown for some time, sprang to her
feet and exclaimod
81 won't have your seat sirW
" jest AS welcome To il as not. tell you.
don't want 10 see you stand up, for know that
when my wife has 10 stand up it mighty nigh
kills her. an she amt as fat as you are nuther.
Got shoulders mighty like yourn, but still she
amt so fat"
. want you to shut your mouth !" the wo-
man screamed.
"Who, meT' he asked in surprise. IVY,
Pm your friend mi2zes What Won poinp to
get Off ] am mighty sorry that / have disap-
pointed you. Sometimes it don't pay to be-
polite" he added when the disgusted woman
had left the car, "an' reckon that is one of the
things that fellow has to guard against in
town like this"
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FUR-BEARERS.
Something About the Animals Whose
Warm Goats are Sacrificed for
Mans Comfort
THE AMERICAN OTTER.

III is Much Larger than tho European Species and
Differs from the latter by having Longer Neck
and Narrower Head-It Ranges from the Mac
kcnzie River 20 the Streams which Flow into the
Gulf of McxicO-The BODY Is Massive and COlum-
mar, and the Neck Ill-deflncd- have Nose
pad which Somewhat Resembles The Ace Of Spades.
lis Coat Is OF Great beauty and Very Dense-The
Color In Dark Liver or Deep Chestnut Brown
above, with Purplsh Gloss and PaIer below.
lis Length from Tip to Tip Is between Four aud
Five Feet-They Bear an Annual Litter Of from
One TO Five i0ung-It can be Taught 10 Fish
Tor The Benefit Of lis Master-When Brought TO
Bay IL Fights Desperately.
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Add this 10 the $500 left after Five Forks
aud the total will be 1880, or 7so more than
the present ordniy equipped report of March
70. IL is probable that the Fifth CORPS was
Increased IN It's effective strength by about
that number Of men returning 10 their com
mands between AaTeh 20and' The beginning of
operations. II we apply the same ratio 10 the
other commands IL would give the Second
Corps about IL, 500, less 533 lost in action. or
l057 net present at Appomattox the Sixth
Corps about 1900, less ,529 lost in action, or
about 9.47O net present. the Fifth CORPS about
1880, less 2,5G2 lost in action. or abont o .00
net present; the division Of the Ninth Corps
about 400; the two divisions Of the Twenty
fourth Corps about 1900; tho detachment Of
the Twenty-ffth about 1000 aud the cavalry.
altogether about D. 600
Thus we would have actually present at
hppomattoE Courthouse April 8 about as fol-
lows. after deducting all losses in the preced-
Ing cOmbats:
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PennsyIyania's Soldiers, Orpbsus, SebooI,.

The Pennsylvania State Commission, which
controls the Soldiers Orphans Schools, has
leased the Soldiers Orphans school buildings
at Chester Springs, Pa, and will open an orphan
school Mt that place 1t is stated the children
from Mount Joy School, Lancaster County, and
White Hall School, Cumberland County, will
be taken to Chester Springs. and the prospects
are that there will be large school there in
the near future. The White Hall School will
close this term.
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Feminine GeneralshiD.

lHeb fOTE WeeHgl
Miss De Fashion (breathlessly mother
1t wont do to wait three weeks before having
my party. We must send out the invitations
at once, and have it this week
Mrs. De Fashion-Goodness me! What's the
hurry7
Miss De Fashion-That odious Miss De Pretty,
whom Mr.. Richfeilow so much admires, bas a
boil on her nose
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understood from persons employed in col
iating the war records, shows force of
about 62000 present for duty equipped 4"
Mt Appcmattox, but that it includes some
commands that got no farther than Farmville
and Burkeville Junction Whereas, have en-
deavored to give the strength only of those
commands which were within gunshot of the
Confederate army when il surrendered.
he EtI
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wa. snrinr these few minutes that Lieut. Clarke
~ WAS MOST PITrFUL To SEE,


was struck.
IT WAS MOST PTTIFUL TO SEE,
snd cast gloom over the regiment more than the
,sstaIts of !. severe battle would have done under
rsi,,rt,- circumstance am quite sure that q
vas Lieut. Clarkcs body that you saw because
no other officer OF man was Killed lh the fllth
ryg,r,s There and no other in the whole army that
,norniur so far as history records have been
,0cr,, imam plcased with your description ol our
fcrr,lI marches from Five Forks TO AppomaiioN,
80 A., tl,is ,lav 1 cannot see how we managed To
eniu,c them. in rain and mud, and wauing creeks
swollen with thc Spring iresheis ana often on
sl,ott rati..us oh how distinctly remember ihc
terrible battle at Five Forks, hrlei as y was ana
Size yve, dismal night that cnsued. where we hi-
vouacsed in the muddy road Rhu Net iolus' VIZ. Ni''i
NJ .,s, -,elter-tent and the wounded and dying
OF aulh aimfc- all around us. And then our loot
race To- get ahead of Lee and cut of his retreat Gay
nfer dav aud night after night as you descrlne u
- viVidly-tle regular fox hunt ns you e,''l u
You were a lucky boy 10 be with the General ana
have Il horse to rlde instead oi having to Ho ~ ~ ~
a. ~, b,,i 10 do No wonder the comrades are
mastering ont 50 rapidly now!
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RennIon Of Mexican Veterans

The 10th annual Reunion of the Mexican
War Veterans Association was held on Nav 3
at Mount Vernon. o. A grand parade was held
in which all the local societies participated
At night reception was given TO the veterans
IN the leading opera house, which was filled 10
its utmost capacity. Gems. James N. Denver
and Cassius M Clay, with others, delivered
addresses. Alter the reception a banquet was
rendered the veterans at the KiykbalJ Re.
sponses were made by Gems Manson and Geo.
w. Morgan. Col. Moses Dickey, CorpI Sam.
McFadden, and others
Gen. Albert Pike sent poem in response TO
a toast assigned him.
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am aware that these figures fall far below
the current popular belief AS to the force actn
ally present at AppomattoX. The return above
referred 70 gives the aggregate present Of
the Army OF tie Potomac at ii 900 fof which
1870 arc charged TO the Fifth Corps; but il
is certain that not more than 1850 men at the
maximum left the trenches under Warren. en-
route Tor Appomattox, March p, 1865; that of
the Army OF the james at $4,000, and that of
sberldan's Cavalry, two divisions, (Army of
the SYSTEMATICALLY at 5000, without counting
the odd hundreds This is a total Of I27. 600.
But, as before stated, it included everybody ON
the rolls, aud was far in excess OF the number
present for duty equipped" There was
tsld return made April 10, which I have
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BY DIR. J. II. PORTER.

UTRINE, or true OF
ters, another sui b. FAM
lily of tho Musteline
group, whose relation
ship with the bear-likc
division of Carnivora
has been already point
cd out, are animals
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J. Present for Duty"
2. Present for Duty Equipped"
3. aggregate Present"
The present Tor duly equipped meant the
force that was available at the moment for line
Of battle.
The present for duty" included detach-
ments, details. etc.-in short all those accounted
for doing duty. The "aggregate present -
represented all whose names were borne on the
rolls Of that date, matter where they were
or what they might be doing
il Is probable that the present for duty
equipped" might have been somewhat in
creased between March 20 and March ~. when
active operations began. But AZ Five Forks
latter the battie) Gen. Griffin estimated that
he had 800 muskets IN the Filth CorIs, which.
with the usual proportion Of officers added,
would make ia the neighborbood Of $500.
THE FIFTH CORPS SUFFERED
little loss after April ], except men falling out
from exhaustion, and these were not numerous.
Bat the losses of the corps in the battles Of
Quaker road. Gravelly Run White Oak road,
March 20 30 aud 81, and Five Forks, April II,
were as follows:
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Itbu plymouth Rock s. pants are cut from, IN.
~ SCI Measurement blanks and linen aUa rI,sas-
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ATTENTION, SOLDIERS

Agents wanted TO for New Book Of 500 pages
Untitled "Ihe Civil War on the Border" Gully one
Agent in each town County Address for particnlars
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