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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-04-20
ELIXIR WIFE.

When Louise reached her chamber
hers now by grace, not right-her forti-
tude gave way and the hour that fol-
lowed was the most forlorn and misera-
BILE in her life. All, how rich that life
had been in friends and fortunes and
true happiness: and now to have its illu-
sions dispelled-truth was bitter indeedl
She ran it all through; its girlish de-
lights, its first flush of wOmanhood's
dawn, the early triumphs and the black
bar of sorrow that fell athwart them and
that yet brought such rich mercies in its
shadows; the dear stranger she had loved
and incurred as mother, the gentle
Uncle Tom, her first and best friend,
and the later days when life grew so
serious yet so blessed even in moments
of anguish, as step by step she led back
to virtue and soberness and peace the one
man she loved and hOnored in the wide
world. How it comforted her to think,
at such time as this, that the kindness
of strangers toward an orphan had thus
come back in mercy and benefit to their
doorl 1t sent beam of JOY 10 her soul
to see now that in the providence of God
she had repaid the debt laid upon her by
her ministry to one in need of the help
of woman's smile and praise and morn
ing and evening kiss.
Yes, by Gods appointment and by his
grace she had saved her uncle-or, if not
now her uncle, her dearest and only
friend. 1t had been hard task; it had
taxed every womanly resource, had test
ed her Christian faith, but Col. McArdle
was now again a good, true man. And
this, to her lonely soul, seeking to fix its
place and errand in the world, was ex-
PLANTATION enough of Gods design in her
career, and brought her peace.
And how beautiful was her victory!
What a change these later years had
zen in a character that won praise and
affection even at its worsti How noble
he had grown, and how thoughtful, ten
der and fond! Her wish was law, her
standards were his; she ruled his will
and life.
Of late she had noted this completed
conquest, and the affectionate reverence
of his bearing toward her that sprsng
from the harmony of their souls; but
now her ever ready explanations van
ished. So far from being next of kin,
no ties of blood joined them; and in the
colonel's eyes none had ever Joined them.
Why, then. that growing interest, that
victorious influence, that scrupulous at
tention, that Difference and kindness,
that wistful tenderness that she saw at
times in those mysterious gray eyess
A spirit whispered the secret in her
soul.
at is explained" she said; and then,
at last, the tears came, but they flowed
softly and easily and caused no pain
And now with TINS ciew she followed
her life through again, and all seemed
WY clear.
<He loves me" abe thought, land has
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-04-20
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-04-20

gravely, with his whole heart in his
eyes. My Darlingr'
She had fallen upon his breast, and he
rained kisses IN her hair.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-22
Velocity of the Wind.

Wind ~velocities differ greatly accord
ing 70 locality, even on the land, where
they are usually lower than at sea
They are higher at Sandy Hook, for in
stance, than on the Equitable building
in this city. They are greater, too, at
an elevation than on the eartb's sur
face; greater, normally, in the winter
than in summer, and greater in early
afternoon hours than in the early morn
ing. The mean hourly velocity at the
signal service station in New York city
for about fourteen years was reporteS
in 1855 70 be "a miles while at Hat
teras it was lac. Probably the sever
est blast recorded by the signal service
in this city was experienced on Feb. 26,
1856. when for a few minutes a speed
was attained computed to be at the
rate of eighty-four = miles al hour
New York Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-22

Stranger TO "A Bowery vender Of Gig
arettes, tobacco and cigars, whose
whole stock in trade Of cigars consisted
of two partially filed boxes-Have you
any ten cent cigars,
Nender reaches toward box number
one.
'Er. have you any five centersI'
Vender reaches toward box number
two.
"Oh, / say, have you any two for
ivesI'
Vender reaches toward box number
one
Never mind; I guessI will go down
here 10 "a friend Of mine and get some
three for lives.'
Nender detains him with one hand.
reaches toward box number Two with
the other, and exclaims. Here are
some. New York Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-22

A very good way to begin the study
Of oratory by ones self is TO choose sew
eral very difficult words, and, dividing
them into syllables, pronounce each
syllable clearly and with the distinct
sound Of each letter intended to be
heard. Pronounco az if with the lips
alone. This will bring the tones TO the
front Of the mouth and aid in focusing
the sounds Of the voice correctly for
rich and musical speech, besides which
il will establish the habit, If practiced
long enough, of giving the full value,
and, as a consequence, the full mean
ing Of each word spoken to the ear Of a
listener. -Jenness- Miller Magazine.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-22

Some people say hat a mule ear be-
fed cheaper than a horse, but they are
not posted on the subject A horse
will eat more grain than a mule, but
the latter will devour twice as much
hay, and will need il, too, to keep him
in proper condition. A mule can stand
more hardship than a horse, but more
work and better service will be rendered
by horse than a mule. A mule rarely
becomes overheated TO such IN extent
as 10 fall, for when he finds himself be-
coming uncomfortably warm he will
poke along. and all the whipping you
can do will not induce him 10 mend his
pace. \ mule will stand more neglect
than a horse, and still be able to do
some work; but If properly cared for
and tended as he should be he will cost
every cent a much rs a horse, and rem
der no more effective service.-lnter
view in st. Louis Globe-D Democrat.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-22
MARTHY WRGlNlA'S HAND.

-There. on the leftr' said the coionei-the battle
had shudderei and faded away.
Wrath Of a fiery enchantme'w shat lefLAny ashes
and blood sprnkied clay
Ride 70 the Hft and examine that ridge where
the eneuy-s sharpshooters stood
Lord, how they picked Oh our men from the
.reacherous vantage ground Of the wood
But for their bullets, III bet, my battea tesN@
them something as good
20 and explore. and report u me then. ano
me now many we killed
Never a wink shall { sleep til | know our venge
Anos was duly fulfilled"
Fiercely the orderly rode down the slope Of the
corn held-sclrred and f0rloru,
Rut1ed by violent wheels, and scathed by the shot
that had ploWei it in scorn;
FIercely, and burning with wrath for the sight OF
his comrades crushed az a blow,
FlunG.in broken shapes on the ground Ike Hined
memorials Of woe:
These were the men whom at .aybreak he knew
but never again could know
Thence 70 the ridge, whore rIots outthrust, and
twisted branches Of tire 3
Clutched the hin ike claw ls lions, firm their
prey 70 seize
whats your reporty'-a.d the grim colonel
smiled when the ord ry came hack az last
Strangely the soldier pai -el well they we're
punished" And So NICELY his face looked
a-hast
49, a4" AHA- 20. .H
laid out q line Of lraie
Brave fellows. colonel D stay as they did But
one most wish Amt staii
Mortally wounded. "a, q torn of his knapSack;
and then az the al he prayed
Easy % see by his hg is that wer clasped; and
the dull deal Ilsers yet held
This lttle letter-hi- vife's-from the knapsark
A pity those woods were sheued''
Silent the orderly, watching with tears In his eyes
IS his officer scanned
-Four short pages Of writing. What's this about
.Marthy Virginia's handy
Swift from his honeymoon he. the dead soldier,
had gone from his bride to the strife;
Never they met again. but she had written him,
telling Of that new life.
Born in the daughter, that bound her still closer
and closer 20 him as his wife
laying her baby's hand down on the letter
around il she traced a rude line;
IF You would kiss the baby, " she wrote, you
must kiss this outline 81 mine"
There was the shape Of the hand on the a
with the small, chubby fingers outspread
"Marthy virginias hand, for her pa" 50 the
words on the little palm said
Never a wink slept the colonel that night for the
vengeance 50 blindly fulfilled,
Eever again woke the old battle glow when the
bullets their death note shnlled-
Long ago ended the struggle, in union Of brother
hood happily stiled;
Yet from that field Of Antietam. in warning anc
token OF loves command.
Seei there is lifted the hand Of a baby-Mavthy
virginia's hand
George Parsons LAthrop in Century
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-22
A Mnnntainnn. story.

Speaking Of Pixies Peak, a young
lady visiting in Lowell, Mass, tells a
good story of n Of those rare coinci-
dences that first surprise and then al
most inevitably muse. Her sister,
who went 10 Colorado for the benefit
OF her health. was soiourning at Mani
tou. and there one day fell into con
versation with a gentleman on the
piazza Of the hotel. They had not met
before. They were admiring together
the srowciad pyramid Of Pixies Peak,
towering in majesty before them. They
agreed that never before had "a more
beautiful and inspiring sight met their
eyes. Il suppose, at length remarked
the gentleman. smiling. that the
mountain has a peculiar interest 20 me
from the fact that my name is Pike"
Naturally il would, returned the
lady, 'and | may say that my own en-
thusiasm is greatly due 10 the fact that
my name is Peak. Lowell Citizen.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-22

With an air Of inquiry a few days
since an old man limped into the Della
ware and hudson baggage Don and
looked about him. when somebody
asked hiu what he wanted he rubbed
his stumbled chin a. Il i'm "a quaudary
and drawled. is il all right
VIVA, do You mean asked the i>t
encrs.
wall. ye see, ! wanter know if its
all kerr,ct. \ mans uyy,- COO old to
learn. I've found out that. AMI I'm
looLiu fer Information.
Il started 10 20 eros, the bridge t.
see "a friend of mine I'm Greenbush.
When I cum 10 the draw il was open
and "a coupe 81 ladies what / knew
,old me than my friend had moved over
sas. J KEN back and - ~ the man
p TIE olus. You owe me two cent?.
'Wha- for =rz he. Wall. Sc ?. 1 ouly
wen half way cross the bridge. 'ThaI
don't make "a rap Of difference, ser he
you owe me two cents What for'
sez /. For girtin' OH the bridge again,
sez he.
md had 20 pay two cents more
to cit of. now is that all right p
well, guess It's" replied the baggage
men jury.
Wall. 81 / sed before, a mar neveI
too old 20 learn unused the old maj
as he spat upon the floor and shamblel
out. Cess its all right, after all
Albany Argus.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-22

In 1S47 Admiral COchrane, n Of
the heroes Of the English navy, OBJ
tanned from the government a perPet-
uaI lease Of the pitch lake Of Trinidad
at nominal figures, but as the value Of
the pitch was then little known COch-
rane wa 90 Indifferent to his bonanza
as 70 allow il TO revert to the govern
ment The lake is now leased to a
firm for a period Of twenty-One years
1t an annual rental of $4,000. Its
ana is about ninety acres, and Hum
boldt believed that the supply Is mex
haustible. Had the importance of its
product been known, IS il is now, IN
the manufacture Of Trinidad asphaltum,
CO~hrane's family would BE- the richest
in the ranks of the Scotch nobility
Pittsburg Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-22

Engineer Carothers. Of the electric
light station az Omaha, Neb., tells Of a,
cat that met with a thrilling experience.
The animal frequented the station and
one day jumped ON the big belt that
wa driving the dynamo. Ii landed on
the under belt going toward the small
pulley. and in a second it was whisked
around the pulley. As it went around
nothing but a portion Of its tail was
left out. IL came out of the ordeal as
fat as a piece of paper, but with no
bones broken. IL was the thinnest eat
in America for several days, but grad
ually regained its rotundity and friskt
ness. and is still a fixture of the place
Philadelphia Ledger.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-22
DRAGONS.
some Pretty Big Yarns About Gigantt'
Monsters That Once Existed.

Some Pretty Big Yarns About Gigantic
Monsters That Once Existed.
The dragon is frequently mentioned
by ancient ~naturalists as well as by
scriptural writers and dreamers. Aris
totle tells US that dragons 20 cubits in
length were often met with in the vicin-
ity of the Ganges. Reducing the cubit
TO feet, according to our mode of reck-
oning length. we find that these i'm
mense serpents were IS yards in length.
Alexander the Great and his army en-
countered n IN . cave that measured
los feet in length. An ancient WORK On
serpents says:
Three kinds of dragons were former
" recognized in India. First, tho Of
the hills and mountains; second, those
of the valleys and caves; third, those
Of the marshes and fens. The first is
the largest and is covered with scales
IS resplendent as furnished gold. They
have a kind Of beard hanging from
their lower jaw, their aspect is fright
full and their cry terrible, being a loud,
kissing wall They have cre,ts Of
bright yellow. and protuberances on
their heads which are the color Of a
burning coal. Those Of the flat coun-
try are Of the color of silver; they fire.
quent the rivers, 10 which the former
never come. Those Of themarshes are
black. slow Of motion and have no
crests. Strabo says the painting Of SCI
penis with wings is contrary To truth,
but other naturalists and travellers
affirm that some species are winged.
There is much confusion on this
point. Some have mistaken the hood
of the naja for wings; Others have con
founded the innocent dragon lizard
with flying serpents and report, as Pliny
does, that their bite is venomous, which
IS not true.
At Batavia, Java, a serpent was once
killed and the whole body Of a negro
woman and the carcass of a large stag
found in its stomach. Leguat says;
There are many serpents on the island
of Java that measure more than fifty
feet in length. At Batavia they still
keep the skin Of one which, though but
twenty letl III leuBlIt II H@u " nave
swallowed a young woman whole
st. jerome says that all immense ser
penis are called boas, because they can
swallow whole bOves Obeeves), and lay
utter waste 10 whole provinces. Bos-
man says that three entire negroes were
found in the gullet of an immense ser
pent killed on the gold coast of Africa
But Pliny caps the climax when he tells
of the serpent which opposed the Ro-
man army, under Regulus, at the river
of Bagrada, Africa. 1t devoured sew
eral Of the soldiers; its scales were so
hard that they turned spears and darts.
At length il was besieged by all the
military engines that would be employ
ed in attacking a fortified city. When
killed the skin of the monster vas sent
to Rome as a trophy TO be preserved in
one of the temples. After drying sew
eral days in the hot climate of Africa
it was sent 10 the Imperial City and
was even then found to be over l2O feej
in length.-St. Louis Republic.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-22
Bin. ~ Possible.

There comes a day, near the last OF
November, when diners at a well spread
table may feel inclined TO repeat the
remarks of a new recruit at West Point
some years ago.
The young Inan was a rough diamond,
a recent importation from rural dis
tricts, and when the carver was ready
to serve him he asked:
And now, Mr.. C, what part
will you takef'
The answer was at once forthcoming.
'Imparticular," said Mr.. C.
big piece. anywharT-Youth's Com.
panion.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-22
choirs should BE Heard. Not seen.

NhoAAH 1hoaA1 - h 80
II has become quite customary for
our churches to put a gallery for the
choir either behind the minister or be
side the minister. The people want TO
see the singers; they want TO face the
music. / do not like the custom.
These last months l have been sitting
in the pews and have faced the music.
/ have thus added evidence. drawn from
o~bservetion, TO my theories that music
should be heard and not seen; il
should appeal 10 the n and not TO the
eye.
The Of worship in song through
the agency Of the ear is marred by the
distractions which the eye brings. The
organist, jumping about on his seat,
paving the pedals, pulling the stops,
the size Of the sopranos mouth, eccen-
t~ricities of dress and department, all
these the eye brings 10 the heart and
mind. and thus serves { o mar the sense
of worship. No, no; let Vi hide our
musicians in order tie better 10 hear
their music. Chicago Advance.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-22

lust as the family were about to
start for church last Sunday morning,
Mollie, aged z, said;
Mamma, isn't Mr. Banks going to
church,
Hes not going TO our church, Mol
lie; he's an Episcopalian, you know"
Il wish he were an American, 80 he
could 20 to church with me-" said the
puzzled little girl-Pittsburg Dispatch
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-22

I Lere referred 10 the charge that
Hayes saved a great deal of money
while lie was in the White House and
that lac watched every penny. Steward
Crump denied that this was true, and
said: Il believe that President Hayes
spent as much in the White House as
any president has ever done. Some OF
his state dinners cost him Sl7 per plate.
| was instructed TO get the best could
in the market without regard TO price,
and Hayes never criticised my accounts.
/ never found any niggardliness about
him. md / don't believe he saved a
cent of his salary. lie always had lots
Of people to dinner. and during the
last part Of his term there was an av-
erage Of thirty-seven every day TO din
ner. and we always had a housefui of
quests. He did not use any wine, it is
true. but he made up for it in other
ways.
He was a much nicer man to work
or than Arthur. and he kept decent
lours. Arthur never had his dinner
before 5 O'Clock. and his friends often
sat at the table as late a u OF /. This
would run the dish washing away on
into the night. and | found ! could not
stand the pressure. Garfield always
aad wine at his meals. lie never ate
anything but "A cracker and "A cup OF
coffee for breakfast, and he took thi:
often as late a. 10 o'clock in the morn.
ing. Prank q. Carpenters Letter.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-22

The largest and most wonderful
spring of fresh water in the world is on
the Gulf coast of Florida, in fernando
county. The Wekowechee river. a
stream large enough 10 float a small
steamer. is made entirely OF water
spouted from this gigantic natural we'll,
which is 90 feet in diameter and about
20 or 50 feet deep. Chemists who have
analysed the water say that there is not
a trace Of organic matter in its compo-
sition, and that it is the most pure and
fresh Of any spring in America \
dime tossed into the spring can be seen
lying on the bottom as plainly as it
could in a glass Of common well water.
The steamer which makes regular ex-
cursion trips up and down the Weko-
wechee is often fioated into the cavity
of the spring. but cannot be made to
stay in the center, as the force Of the
rising water forces il TO the sides of the
basin The spring and 1900 acres of
land adjoining belong 70 We Chicago
capitalists. st. Louis Republic.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-22

More men die, according TO the dec
iaratiOn Of a Boston physician, from
taking pills, pellets and TONES for their
liver than would die if not a single
remedy Of any sort were known O.
medicine. Ninety-fve per cent. Of the
patent cures are Of no use Whatever
Detroit Free Press.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-22

4 Missouri farmer set a trap on the
edge OF a pond for a muskrat. \ goose
got its foot in it. and then an eagle drop
ped down and seized the goose and
couldn't carry her away. The mar was
near by, Of course. and all he had to do
was 20 grab the eagle and run him into
a coop and sell him for S25.-Detroit
Free Press.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-22

A. Vielle, prominent as an inventor
of smokeless powder, by means Of q
delicate process of registration finds
that the pressures at the moment OF
burning the powder do not shed them
selves uniformly over the gun through
out its length, but that a wave OF
pressure starts at the seat Of the pow
der and transmits itself
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-22

Potato growing experiments in France
show that the crop from whole seed Is
about 100 weight per acre more than
that from cut seed, allowing for the
difference in weight between the two
sorts.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-22

One of the best known reliefs for
asthma, and at the same time a sure
one, is to soak blotHng paper in strong
saltpetre water and burn it in the room
af niR4D
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-10-17

The first legal execution that has
taken place in Omaha in a quarter of a
century, occurr there Friday, Oct. 9th.
when Ed. Neal was hung, for the mur
der Of the Jones couple, about IS months
ago. The evening of the day on which
Neal was executed crowd Of 10000
people gathered about the Douglas couE-
ty court house, and at midnight burst
into the Jail, overpowered the officers,
and taking out negro. Geo. Smith,
hung him to the telephone wires on
Harvey street. Smith was guilty of a
criminal assault upon little five year
old daughter of an Omaha citizen.
Every good citizens deplores mob vio-
lence. believing that law and order
should be sustained. But the crime OF
the man who was lynched was fully as
terrible as that of the man who was
legally hung, and yet the lawful punish
ment of the former could not exceed
twenty years imprisonment. A popu-
lace, shocked and incensed by such a
revolving deed is not in the habit OF
making fine determinations or awaiting
in patience the course Of the law. The
human mind is hardly so infalible that
il can grasp and solve to universal salts
faction, the problem, "did they do
right?"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-10-17
A Fatal Accident.

Chas. f. Potter, conductor on the =
& NJ. freight that passed through Custer
on the way to Deadwood, Friday even
ing Of last week, was killed near Du-
mont station, about o'clock Saturday
morning. The details of the accident
which resulted in Potter's death are
given by the Deadwood Times as fol-
lows: -
AT Dumont the engine was cut loose
from the train of eight cars, to pull an
other car off side track There is a
heavy grade at Dumont, and the custom
is for one Of the crew always to remain
with the train there, when the engine Is
uncoupled. II happened to be Potter's
lnck to stay with the train yesterday.
The cars suddenly began to back down
the grade, rapidly gathering speed as
they moved. Potter mounted the ca
boose, set the brake on 1t. hurried to the
next car, set the brake there. and the
theory is tried to step to top ofthe third
car, when the flying train going round
a curve, lnrched. causing him 10 lose his
balance, and hurling him with terrific
force forty feet through space. He must
have been instantly killed The balance
of the crew discovering the train had
started down grade, took the engine and
followed. An inquest was held. Geo
Jackson, A. Il. Dale and A. Hildebrand
being sworn as jurors. The verdict was
accidental death.