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

The ups and downs of the reigning houses
of Europe have been much discussed of late.
All those are recognized as being of royal
blood members of whose families now occu-
py or at one time have occupied thrones
According to official reports, there are now
q such royal families in Europe, with 40
male members. 80 that each dynasty aver
ages II princes, a number reached however
only by tel. Of them or these 81 families
IS are German, namely, the Hohenzollern,
Wittelobach. Victim, Wurtemhurg, Zahrin-
gen, NcSSem. Mrckleuburg, Holstein, Anhalt
Schwarzburg. Reuss. Schaumburg, Lippe,
Waldeck, HapSburg- Lorraine, Well. Nassau,
and Licchtemstein; six are Romantic or Latin,
namely, Bourbon, SavOyen, Braganza, Mo
naCo, Bonaparte, Bernadotte, two are Slav,
namely, Obrcnowitoh and NjcnOsh; and one
is Turkish, namely, Osman OF the German
no less than five and of these the historic
houses of Hohemzollern, Welt, and Hapsburg,
originated in the little Swabian Wurtemberg.
The prepOndcrenCe of the German dynastie4
is all the greater, because of the Al actually
existing thrones they occupy 33. Of these %
are in the German Empire, II are in other
countries, namely, Austro-Hungary, Russia
England, Denmark Holland, Belgium, Portu-
gal, ROumana, Bulgaria, Greece and Liech-
tvIStCin.
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...IlpCc, or unucr smell, lay three nvues
:" thickness. | served up turtle fried,
turtle stewed, quarters of turtle roasted
and stuffed like loins of veal, turtle plain
boiled and turtles flippers boiled to a
Jelly and picked. A turtle is variopsly
favored being. Almost every portion
has distinct and individual taste. After
all. old Jake, our black boatstcerer,
showed us the most delicate part of the
turtle, and one previously thrown away.
This was the tripc, Cleansed of thin
inner skin. When the cabin table had
once toasted on stewed turtle tripe
they called for it continuously After
many trials and much advice and sug.
gcstion. learned to cook accept
ably the abaIone. The eatable part of
this shell fish when fresh is as large as
small tea saucer. There are two varic-
tics, the white and black. The white is
the best. Cut up in pieces and stewed,
as attempted at first, the abalOne
turned out stcwed bits of guttapCrcha;
fried, it was fried guttapercha Then
a man from another vessel came on
board, who taught me to inClose a single
abaIonc in small canvas bag and then
pound it to u jelly with wooden mallet.
This process, got the honey out of the
abalonc The remains of four or five
abaloncs TIM, pounded to a pulp, and
then allowed to simmer for couple of
hours. would make big turcen Of the
most delicious soup man ever tasted,
every drop Of which, on cooling, hard
encd to the consistency Of calves foot
jelly. When my cabin boarders had
once become infected with abalone soup
Ihcy wanted me to keep bringing it
itong. The Americans do not know or
Us" all the food in the sea which i, good
--l'r,nticr Milford.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-02-10

Most amateur entertainments are given
in places where there are no regular
stages. and in such a case platform
should be built about three feet high and
ten or more deep, the full width Of the
room. Curtains of canton flannel can
be used. or large screens. if sICh are
more convenient While the characters
are being posed for tablrau, or the stage
being set for any scene. the piano or or
cheatra can lie played as in a theatre
and for that reason the piano should be
outside of the curtain or on the floor y
dressing room should be parted Off on
each side of the stage.
There are books which have many
bright It'll" comedies requiring two
three or four characters. Among them
are: a Happy Pair" only requiring
two persons: "a Fair Encounter" need
ing but two women, or "Wccping
Wives" needing four. This last was
translated from the French by Mrs
James Il. Pitcher, of Short Hills, y. }.
There ar" many others which are bright
and good Let the manager beware Of
tragic pieces, or ''sccnca" from Mae
beth, Mary and Elizabeth. or Romeo
and Juliet" Let everything of this kind
be light and sprightIy 1t is within the
possibilities for Il man or woman who is
a good manager Of lnrlOr Cmtcrtain-
mentS to write a piece that shall be full
of amusement, because novel and new,
and novelty is to be sought fOr.-Olive
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Little SCnNengcrs.

Animals, birds, reptiles, insects and even
microbes have admission to perform as scavcn-
gers which it is well occasionally to consider.
In the present unsauitary condition of moss
tropical countries scavenger birds are indis
pen,ab,r III they failed for a single day."
says Mjrhrlct, 1.-THE country would become q
desert Says Butterworth: In indolens
Africa thousands of villages depend upon
them for publication. In drowsv America,
south of Panama or Caracas, they, swiftest
of Cleamsers, must sweep out and purify the
town before the Spaniard rises ere the sun
has stirred the carcass and the mass of offaI
into fermentation. They are the agents of .
bemefcrut chemistry that preserves the TAI
auce of life here below They labor for us in
Il THOUSAND places where we ourselves may
never penetrate, in those deserts where tie
winds are laden with the poison of death;
and woe to the inhabited world if their toll
should cease. This is, to some extent, true
of those dangerous animals and reptiles
which swarm in the swamps and jungles OF
tropical lands Even rats, which are justly
considered such pest in many ways, do
much scavenger work, especially i'll large
cities 1t is II fact worthy of note that the
plague has never visited Europe since the
migration of these rodents into that country
from Asia "
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lie Was Imposed Upon.

A certain uptown man, who has just re-
turned from a trip into the country, is sad
and is losing faith i'll humanity generally, eS-
pecially his wife and mOther-in-law, the lat
ter living in the country. 1T was like this
said he to tine tourist today. You see, nv
wife and visit her parents every year, md
they generally load us up on our return with
lots of nice things for the winter. Well, as
they were packing the trunk they got NE to
lift in a huge sack of what | supposed was
something nice in the way of edibles, and my
eyes watcred as thought of it and the relief
it would he 10 my pocketbook. The ladies
smiled and | smiled. Imagine my smiling
when We arrived home and unpacked that
suck ami found it contained-only wood dirti
Nv wifi j. great lover of household plants,
and mad brought that beastly stuff $50 miles
to use in TRANSPORTING them. Every time
Sue asks me if don't think the plants look
nice now smile a sickly smile and remsm-
Der there is a man around the corner waiting
to see me. ALBANY Journal
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How Ships Boys Wash Shirts.

1t was easier to tie shirt to Il line,
fling it overheard and let it tow. This
will wash clothes-wash all the warp out
of them in time. The practice was at
last forbidden the boys on the Wizard.
It's q lazy boys wash. The ada@r Its
never too late to mend" is nc. applicable
on shipboard. 1t should read Its never
TOO early to mend" OF course a boy of
lG, whose mother has always stitched
for him, will allow his clothes to 90 I'M
til they fall OFT his body before using his
needle As did And l scwcd myself
up only 10 rip asundcr Immediately. |
went about decks thing of flaps, rips,
rags and alortive patches, until they
called me tie ships scarocruw. And SO
would many another spruce Nom- man
under similar discipline I,5 good once
in ones lie TO be brought thus low
Prentice milford
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ONE leAh AGO TODAY.

To-Day one year ago, love,
Meath skies September blue,
With autumn tintS aglow, love,
sat aud talked with you
Ny heart in rapture wild, love,
With faith and hope beat high,
Throbbed madly when you smiled, love;
Echoed each low sweet sigh
One y'lr ago today, love,
held your hand in nine
And watched the lovelights play, love,
Deep in your eyes divine;
September days are fair love,
But rairrSt Of all was this,
And never day so rare, love,
So filled with perfect bliss
All, may long in vain, love,
My passionate soul may burn.
For well know again, love.
That day will never return;
Around my aching brow, love,
Throng memories Of the past
But the spell is broken now, tovc,
The dream too sweet to last
Oh, since that blessed day, love.
I've lived hundred years,
Have wandered TO and fro, love,
Thruugh thousand tolls and tears;
And It breaks my heart today. love.
As sit here alone,
TO think OF the sad decay, love,
CT a love that was all my own.
Today one year ago, love
still means the sad refrain
ia give this world to known, love
But the wish is vain, so vainl
III act the prOdigaI's part, love,
Since all is lost, and so,
ri feed my hungeTing heart, love,
On the huSis Of n year ago
Montgomery NJ. Folsom.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-02-10

A CURIOUS CHAPTER IN ENGLISH
RURAL HISTORY.

Ways and Methods of Men VIII" Violate
the Game Laws of Great Britain-En-
listing the Aid of County Justices, Milk
men and Some of the Farmers.
POaching is one of the fine arts-hOw fine"
only the initiated knOw-and the successful
poacher is always a specialist. He selects one
kind of game, and his whole knowledge Of
woodcraft is directed against it. In autumn
and winter the man who dcvoteS himself to
"fur' knows the whereabouts of every hare
III the parish-not only the field in which it
is but the very cump of PUSHES in which is
its form" As pusS goes away down the
turnip rig, he notes her every twist and
double, and takes in the minuteSt details.
He is careful to examine the ''smOots" and
gates through which she passes, and these
spots he always approaches laterally. He
leaves no scent of hand nor print of foot, and
does not disturb the heritage. All this with
a view TO his silent work. After this it need
hardly be said that the intelligent pOacher is
always a naturalist The signs of wind and
weather he knows as it were by heart and
this is essential to his silent trade. The rise
and waue Of the moon, the rain bringing
tides, the local migratiOus Of birds-theSe
and a hundred other things are marked in his
uwIittou calendar His outdoor life has
ludo him quick, and taught him much ready
animal Ingenuity lie has iub.bol an i'm
mense amount of knowledge OF the life of the
fields and woods, and he is that one man in
thousand who has accuracy Of eve and iudg-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-02-10

Everybody has heard or "horse laugh"
but who has ever seen al equine gifted with
the power of speech2 Such an animal would
be pronounced q miracle, but sc would the
telegraph and the telephone hundred years
ago. Why, even very recently cure for con-
sumption which is universally acknowledged
70 bU SCrOfu!a affecting the lungs, would have
been looked upon rs miraculous, but now PEG.
pie are beginning to realize that the disease
is not nCurablc DR.. Pierces Golden Medical
Discovery will cure it, if taken in time and
given fair trial. This world-rcnOwned rem
Chy will not make new lungs, but it will re-
store diseased ones to II healthy state when
other means have failed. Thousands CRATE
fully testify to this. 1t is the most potent
tonic. or strength restorer, Alternative.
bloOd-cleanSCr and nutritiVe, or tiCSh-budcr,
known to medical science. For Weak Lungs,
Splitting of Blood, Bronchitis, Asthma, Ca
tarrh in the Head, and all Lingering Coughs,
it is an uneQualed remedy. In arrangements
Of the stomach. liver and bowels, as Inlgcs-
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-02-10

the game baG Is dropped into dry ditch,
and dog and man make or in different direc-
tons County couStabIcs loiter about unfre-
quented lanes and bypathS at dayhreak. The
poachers know this, and are rarely met with
game upon them. bitches, stacks and riClls
afford good hiding places until women can be
sent to fetch the spoil. These failing, country
carriers and early morning milk carts are
useful to the poachcr. In one sleepy village
known to u>, both the poetmam and parish
clerk were pOachors. The latter carried his
game in the b!a".; bag which usually held the
funeral pail The smith at the shOrII-g forge
was the regular rrrrI;Cr. ana there We're few
in the village vino had not poachcd al some
tMnc or other Til" cottage women Noted
ii,h, and slut their garden gates OH E&rcS and
rabbits when they came down 10 feed III win
Ter
PKoPITlATlNG THE FARMERS.
Except tor immediate use, poachers seldom
Keep their nets at home. lhey are slowed
away IN church tower, barn, rick, or out
house. rs to the pOacEer morality with re-
gard to the game laws II Is difficult to detect
Just where lie draws the line. lie IINeA Tor
these to he repealed, ana yet his native PHI
loSoDhy tells INN that when tins time comes
game will have hc"ome weIuIgh extinct
| pom the ground game act lac looks win
mingled ieelnSa; Tor, alter all. are not rab-
bits and hareS the chlet products OF his
nights: The farmers now get 'E'Nr' ana
the poachers held Is limited Ilht engage
INN, maybe. I" stay the raVa-. ~ upon clover
ana yoUhS Wheat, or TO TINA tnc rabbits
from out the pastures The poarher proplu-
atcs the farmer III many ways. Occasionally,
IN the morning, the farm Iad .G0 hall
dozen rabbits on mare df"plc" hchlh" the
barn door How these come there no one
KNOWS Or "ahs Ihc country attorney Is
sometimes SUBMITTED TO Il Ike lhulghJE. IN
crossing Iah'I the loacher Is c'IrI"I 70 close
gates aIIrI hIIlI' ana ne never BREAKS uoMh
fences. lie assists caltIe ana shccp Wlllch lie
hhus III extremity anu leaNeS Noiu OIL Ihe
niIHhap al 'ne Iariil' - IL l'heIy 'I'aI the
farmer VIII o"5 the steps oi the man VINO
iruects HIS property 'li" pays 'oh lo' uo-
ing IT,
II frequently haPPeh9 'u'I the PoacueF Is
hoU less popular WIN those "hoso INTERESTS
ne more uircr'Iy serves. II Is even "sSetleu
thaC more tnai' one Oh Tue county Justices
nave Ill SOME Sort Siieohln5 ahectIph LOT
hlih' Inc same VIA spiriC anu loNe Oh sport
take hlhi 10 inc heluS anu "oous as MS hiore
fortunate brethren 10 inc moor ana covert
IL Is uhlru"' rs mas Dech Saiu thaC every
p"acher Is a ihtfcchaIE "retch VINO llFafl-
a'iy sells HIS 7uhlC' JIG us frequently Senus
III brace "i olrdS Of a mare 10 Il poor OF SICK
helShb"r lie comes III contact win Inc Ia"
just sulllcichI 10 Aho" something ot us oedr-
lngS W hen charged with beng IN posses
sion OF game" lie reiterates the old argu-
mrnt that rabbits are vcrmin.
The puoIacity of the phras9,t !, we'll
r.ro,,, =, e., ,,,,,l,.r ,nJ ont ~ tri. ,rIit
Ni'o"'t ~ '''' H. ''l,' -
lie makes '"li'2,. ne ''heS uii''eE MS HI'Il
game cock llttcd with arui'rai spurs. lhese
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CHAPTER MI -Aided by the magic OF lndaha-
zimUi, Stella was found There was Il Oat'ie VIII"
the balloons. who were routed
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by the manufactHt-
ers OF DR.. Sage's CaGarrh Remedy, for an
tncurable case Of Cstarrt IN the Head.
Found al Last !

A Filling As Hard and the same
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at the office Of
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RAILROAD TIME TABLE.

SOUTHERN PACIFIC K. Il.
THROUGH EMPRESS EAST.
Leave For New Orleans, Houston and Gal
weston $3.50 a. Ill. and SID p. IN.
ARRIVE FROM THE EAST.
Arrive from New Orleans, Houston and
Galveston 100 and 40 p. IN.
THROUGH WEST.
Leave for San Francisco, FL PasO and Eagle
Pass 40 p. III.
Arrive from San Francisco, ElLPasO and
Eagle Pass 800 Il. III.
Is. A. g. A. p. r. Remission Route.
TRAINS LEAVE DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
For CuerO, Houston, Galveston. .S.45 a. III
- Beeville, Corpus Christi and
ROckrOrt ... :45 p. IN
Train for KerTvile. ........... ....4: 20 p. In
AR. From CuerO, Houston and
and Galveston, ...."...... 6 ~ .. m.
From Corpus Christi, Rock
port and Bneville. ....... Ia p. m.
From Kerrville .........l2.1 Op. M.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-02-10

j T Trowuridye, the well known
writer of books for boys. i, over 20 years
Df age. and lives ut Arlington, Mass. He
has made a fortune with his pen
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not yet douH VITA hfrr

CHAPTER NL-Stella and Iota were stolen oy
Oh, haL,nDs urder Hendrka's direction, and hid
den in the mountains
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TO BE CONTINUED.
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C7,prt.v XIV Tells of Stelas death, and do
tribes Quatrrmtiu's revisit fifteen years ai0er-
UurI
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GoldCn Medical Dis
covery' is the only med
icine OF its class, sold
by druggists, under a
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The Bowdoin football team defeated the
Boston Gentlemen at Brunswick, Saturday,
by score Of 80 to 10.
Willis McKenney. for 10 years lumber
purchaser and surveyor for Joseph HobsOn
Sons, died in Saco, Friday night, aged
"A years.
Eteu Chapman, . well known building
contractor Of Biddeford. formerly resi-.
dent of Bridgton and Norway, died Satur-
day morning.
Alexander McPherson Of Lewiston. ar
rested for complicity in the sand baggins
affair in that city, was bound over for
trial Saturday.
The Biddefosd Standard has been sued
By Emma Petrin for using her name in
connection with larceny case. An attach.
ment for $1,000 was served Saturday.
William c. Weber, employed at the
Bangor foundry and machine shop, fell
through an open scuttle Saturday morning
fracturing his skull 50 badly that be msJ
die.
Plans for . system Of haTbor dsfences
for Portland harbor are being prepared BY
| Col. Smith Of the q. 8. engineering de.
psrtmeut. The work viii be commenced
next spring.
Wiliiam Withee Of Bangor. representa-
| tive Of Sullivan. the Bangor Ghost, was n
Bath Saturday to srsanEe for an accept.
ance Of Gue5resos my mile challenge. B,
the terms made, Sullivan, assisted BY All
/ other four men he may choose, 10 70 rul
sssinst Guerrero at the Alameda for el0l
. side. Guerrero is TO run the entire dis
tsnce himself, while Sullivan and each o
bis four associates will run but tan mile
each. which insures fsst race.
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Especial to the KESSEBEc JOURNAL. |


BELFAST, Nov. 23.-walter J. Fernald
is to be united in marriage to Clara M.
Fisk at the residence of Mr.. and Mre. James
Fernald of Rocklsnd at s o'clock next
Thursday.
Mr., George Johnson, II. E. Mcdonald,
J. Wilson ard Rev. X. T. Hook, returned
Wedne sdsy from their hunting expedition,
leaving DR.. S. W. johnson and Chas. Hsr
ris in the woods. They encamped back of
Brownville on Ebeme Lake, which was
frozen over so they we're unable to cross in
boats. They saw no deer. DR.. johnson
and Harris have gone TO another locality
in hopes thay may bag few.
Schooner Young Bros, Capt. Snow.
towed to Belfast Friday from Bangor,
where she is waiting for crew from Bos-
ton. Her other crew all left at that place.
The friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. +. Cot
trell gave them picnic supper Friday
evening at Mrs. Cottrelrs dressmaking
rooms in Odd Fellows block.
Rev. Fred L. Payson breaches in Bow
doinham Sunday. One week from Sunday
be is to preach in Hallowell and Gardiner.
The 2lst ard 2sth of December he preach
es in Rutland, VI.
The girls club met in the Y. NJ. c. A..
rooms last Thursday evening. At the
meeting twenty seven new members joined.
On Thanksgiving evening they meet in the
rooms and will have games, etc. They will
also organize class in ply steal culture.
Philip Ii. Greeley of evansville has re-
turned from Bucksport Seminary, and will
teach the school in North Searsport, COM
| mencipg the first of December.
| M. Coitrell is drilling a company of
young boys in the opera house. and if he
succeeds well will give an exhibition drill
| in the hail soon. They will have caps,
swords, belts and fatigue suits. The boys
do very well Mr.. Courell has also nearly
| finished his improvements in the hall. The
dressing rooms have been taken off the
| stage and three new ones built on the out
side extension. This arrangement gives
| him more room, making the stage "a bS.
The Knights Of Pythias, Belfast Divi-
| sion, have commenced TO drill for their
annual exhibition, which will be given
some time next month in the opera house.
| Schooner James Holmes, Ryan, arrived
| from Boston Saturday. Schooners +. L.
| Warren and Mary Farrow are loading hay
| for Boston. The Tidal Wave, Turner, has
arrived and will load hay for Monhegan.
| Schooner Walter Sprite, McMahan, arrived
| from Georgetown with fish.
II. A. Perkins has opened a grocery
| store on High street extension, opposite the
Hassell place.
Mcdonald & Brown had large lot Of
pine lumber come on the cars recently for
thei. schooner, which they will soon com.
mence building.
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Instructions for Indian Agents.

Acting Indian Commissioner Belt has
sent the following circular to all Indian
agents except to the agents of the tribes in
the Dakotss: "Your attention Is invited to
the prevailing threatening excitement
among the Sioux of North and South Da-
kota and some ether Indian tribes connect
ep with the ghost dance of which you are
doubtless posted by press reports or other.
wise. II 10 very important in view of the
tendency Of such excitement to spread
and obtain general hold upon the
Indians, that this ssoffice be kept ad-
vsed as to the condition Of sffair.
at each agency with view to the adoption
of all proper precautionary measures to
prevent an outbreak of the Indians and to
enforce obedience by them to all regula
tions of this department. "You are there.
posted by letter or by telegraph if the
emergencies should require 1t, of the condi-
ton and temper of the Indians under your
charge, showing whether any excitement oil
spirit of disobedience to orders or the regu-
latious of this department, which may exist
among them, is growing; whether az
outbreak is threatened thereby, and
what measures should, in your opinion
be adopted TO preserve peace or en-
force obedience to the orders of this bureau
by the Indians. DO not desire any sensa
tional reports on the subject, but wish to be
KEEP, advised as to the actual fact, upon
which to base action to prevent trouble
from the Indians. Commissioner Belt ha.
received the following telegram from
Agent Dixon at the Grow Creek and Love-
Brule Indian agencies; ''Indians at Grow
Creek and Lower Brule are under goot
control. Have had three leaders from 9th
er reservations under arrest at Grow Greek
and have discharged them under promise o.
good be havior. Indian police are sufiicien
protection under present indications"