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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-08-26
DiGerent Sexes in the Diamond.

Different Sexes In the DIAMOND.
From the jewelers. Review.
In the big show-window of Con-
gress street iewelry store rested last
week small tray that gathered a
crowd of curious spectators to the
window. Every time the sunlight
played upon the plate glass the tray
corruscated with prismatic hues of
dazzling brilliaDcy. The tray is well
known to the trade. 1t is designed
to display the remarkable variations
of the color of large African mine dia-
monds, and contains examples Of all
the colors known. 1t possesses great
interest for novices In gems, and the
jeweler is called upon half dozen
times day to explain the beauties OF
the specimens.
at took long time to get this COL
lection together" the jeweler said,
land 1T is the only one in the town of
the kind thus arranged. You see here
the brown diamond, the absinthe,
the canary or yellow, the gem, the
pink, the rose and the coffee and the
green diamond. The effect OF these
com binations In the sunlight is en-
tranclng. Each predominant hue
seems to impart distinct luster 10
the prismatic scintillations. When
the tray is swung to and fro in the
sun beams it gives forth as you
see q perfect blaze of rainbow
colors. These gems also illustrate
different cuttings of the diamonds.
Were they all set in bracelet or a
brooch or a necklace they would
make q rarely beautiful trinket, but
it would cost heap of money"
The jeweler picked out one sparkler
with a pair of diamond tweeZers and
held it forward In the show win
dow.
This is a Brazilian gen." he said,
Like which there is only one other
in the world, in Paris, and the
French one Is not as pure or as large
as this. This is what is called black
diamond, and is valued at $500. 1t
weighs trifie less than four
carats. It's beauty lies in
the fact that it changes It's
color in different lights. In this
strong sunlight you see it is almost
black, but it gives forth q prismatic
radiance greater than that emitted
by the best of the black gems. In
you OUserNe, tuo oIdch nue
becomes a rich golden brown, ana
the play of colors is changed, too
Diamonds OF this sort are regarded
by the superstitious miners as "gold
stones" that is gems possessing a
power of imparting good luck to the
owner in the search for hidden gold.
This stone was secured in Paris,
whittier it was brought in rough for
cutting by Rio Janeiro merchant.
Here" continued the jeweler, ais
another curiosity" He picked up
3.carat white stone with the tweezers.
1t is a specimen that will prove to
you that there is q difference of sex In
the gems. This Is what is called the
female, multiplying diamond"
He held the gem under q strong
glass and pointed to four
or five smaIIer diamonds clustered
about one of the facets at the edge OF
the table of the stone. "The male
gem" the jeweler said, "is sharp
pointed and never gathers these
em bryo gems There is fine specl
men alongside that punk stone. l.
surprises most people who zee those
specimens to be told that they are
different sex as well as cOlOrs, but such
is the fact
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-08-26

Lieut.. w. E, Stafford, U. s. N
Special Commissioner of the Worlds
Fair to Peru and Bolivia has secured
for the Latin-American department
OF the Exposition five samples of the
ceremonial dresst of the Jiberos and
Zaparroa Indians. One of the Jiberos
costumes is reported to surpass any
of the dresses of savage tribes yet dis
covered, in gorgeous beauty and love
ly contrasts of colors. The two Zapar-
ros costumes are woven of human
hair and are ornamented.with geomet-
rical designs.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-08-26
OFFICE OF THE DEPOT QUARTER

" master, San Antonio, Texas, July
2sth, 1s9l.-SeaIed proposals, in duplicate,
will be received at this office until 10
O'Clock a. M, August 2s, 1891, and then
opened. for making alterations and ad-
ditions to the present Post Hospital at
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, according to
plans and specifications to be seen at this
office. Blank proposals, and full instruc-
tions to bidders can be had on application.
Envelopes containing proposals should be
marked proposals for alterations and
additions to Post Hospital, Fort Sam
Houston, Texas" and addressed to CAPT.
j. w. SUMMERHAYES, "A. q. M.
|s".. S-l3 3t-S-24 81
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-08-26
SPECIAL BARGAIN,

500 acres on Medina river, short distance
from San Antonio; improved; all can be
cultivated; fine soil; never failing water.
Apply to scot
JOHN T. HAMILTON & Co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-08-26
ATTENTION LAND OWNERS

We have customer who wants to buy
farming lands, in counties south and west
of San Antonio, in tracts Of from 200 to
1,5OO acres. Address JNO. 7. HAMILTON
& Co., giving location and price and other
particulars. 6-26 II
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-08-26
The Worth of Your Money.

Go TO Piggott's and get the worth of
your money in wagons, or carriages.
Horse shoeing and painting speciality.
Cor. F. aston and Soledad streets. 3 3m
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-08-26
TWO FINE sss,psNceIo1s

On West End street car line, fenced, size
III 165..feet, on co ner. For sale. Worth
100 JNo. T HAMILTON & Co.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09
Some or Natures Wonders.

The polypus, like the tabled hydra,
receives now life from the knife which
is lifted to destroy it, There are 4,O4t
muscles in q caterpillar. Hook discov-
cred II 900 mirrors i'll the eyes OF a
drone. 10 cIIoct the respiration of o
carp, 1880 arteries. vessels. veins,
bones, etc. arc necessary. The body
of every spider contains four littlo
masses, pierced, with multitude Of
holes GmpcrccpLihlc to tho naked eyo),
each hole permitting tho passage Of a
single thread; ali of tho threads. to the
amount Of 1000 to each mass, Join to-
gcthcr when they como out. and mako
the single thread with which tho spider
spins its web. SO that what we call n
spiders thread consists OF moro than
1900 threads united. Leuwenhock, by
means of microscopes. observed spiders
no bigger than Il grain OF sand which
spun threads so fino that 1t took 1000 OF
them to equal in magnitude a single
hair. The fly spider. it is known, lays
an egg as large as itsolf.-N. Y. Tole-
gram
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09
NATURES HANDIWORK.
Wonderful Pictures Discovered in a MIR
BILE Slab.


BILE Slab.
Pliny, wcll-known writer of about
tho timo OF Christ, mentions having
seen an agate, tho lines and markings
of which formed perfect picture of
Apollo and the Nine Muses.. Tiny saws
that littlo children recognized it on
sight. In this wonderful natural pict-
urc, as well as in artificial drawings,
Apollo WAS represented seated in tho
midst of tho MUSES., harp in hand
Alajoius, another writer OF high stand
ing, saw an agate i'll tho collection Of a
jewcler at Venice which, whom polished,
showed Il perfect picture or shepherd
with crook in hand and cloak thrown
loosely over his shoulders.
In the church of ST. John Mt Pisa,
Italy, thcrc is a piece Of stone heavily
marked with red, blue and yellow spar,
tho lines representing an old man with
heavy white beard with a bell in his
hand, seated beside small stream TO
tho worshipers at st. Johns it is known
AZ the St Anthony stone, the picture
upon it being perfect likeness of that
saint, oven to tho minor details of tunio
and bell
In 1905 some Quarrymen in Italy burst
open slab of marble both sides OF
which contained an image Of st. John
the baptist, covered with tho skin OF
camel. Every thing was truo to nature
with single exception; tho saint had
only been provided with one leg and
foot. How, when or upon what pre-
text tho Turks were allowed to gain
possession of the wonderful relic tho
writer's authority fails to state; it only
adds that the miraculous production is
now in the Temple of St. Sophia at
Constantinoplo.
Directly after the Johnstown food,
says the st. Louis Republic, some time
during Juno, a. any rate, d. S. Win
grove, nperintendcnt Of tho marble
yard at the penitentiary at Baltimore,
found slab of marble with lines and
veins which made o perfect picture OF
the fatod city OF Johnstown and tho
surrounding country. The sky is plain
ly marked, as are also tho hills and
mountains surrounding the town. Piles
upon piles of ruins arc marked, with an
occasional stceple or topping wall over
hanging the scene of awful destruction.
Taken all in all. tho scientists con-
slider 1t one OF tho most wonderful
natural formations over found in
America
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09

A new diving dress has been adopted
by the French navy 1t contains but
three picccs-hclmet. collarcttc, and
body-the helmet being fitted to tho col
laretto by scrcw-spring adjustment, by
which the necessity for all loose pieces
in tho way OF nuts is obviated. Tho he'll
met Is fitted with an incandesccnt lamp.
inclined forward at an anglo which en-
ables tho diver to derive the fullest ad-
vantage from it, and fitted with protect
or and mirror. At present tho battery
is carried in boat, which remains noar
the scene of operations. but 1t is pro-
posed to equip the diver with water
tight knapsack, fitted with cells some
what after tho fashion adopted for bal
let girls when special light effects arc
required on tho stage. In conjunction
with this form of divers dress, rcspi-
ratcr has been devised. fitted also with
an electric lamp. for use in asccrtaining
the scat OF u fire in ships hold, when
rs yet there is more smoke than fire.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09
ummor of tho ch,nesa.

People sometimes wonder whether
Cinnamon have any wit, satire or humor
in their makeup says the New York
Tribune. The following experience may
throw little light on tho subject:
"A couple OF strangers in this city thought
it would be interesting to sec an opium
"joint" They were told that certain
Chinaman, who was standing before his
door in Mott street, kept one APP
preaching him, they made known their
wish y smile moro spacious than pref
ty lit up the Mongolian's faco rs he re-
piled "Po!ice-s tlangcrand defective
pay me enc dolla to smoIc pipe. and
CHARGE me TWO 0olla for kccp sun. Now,
sell 'kecp-still' myself to " can man
and opium To my friends"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09
STAKsD HIS WIFE.
How Russian Prince Lost His VITO and
Fortune at tho Gaming Table.

eAoN - AubstSh ITtuC0 L0St ktt6 WHO ana
Fortune mt tho Gaming Table.
High is the play at tho smart and ex-
elusive Yacht Club ut St. Petersburg,
where fortunes are won aud lost in a
single night, says n correspondent of
the New York Tribune Gambling is
tho main and in fact almost tho only
object which the members have in Wow
in joining it. Russians are inveterate
gamblers. and tho members of tho
Yacht Club arc no exception to the rule.
Baccarat and hazard are the favoritc
games, and tho jovial and popular Span
ish Ambassador, the Marquis OF Campo
Sagrado, and Privy Councillor Abbaza,
who lost a sum of one million five hum
drcd thousand roubles without wincing
at single sitting, are tho two best
known and most prominent players.
Among tho traditions of the sallc dc ieu
of tho club is the story of tho Prince r.,
an aid-de-camp of tho late Car and one
OF the most distinguished officers of the
Russian army, who, in the course of
game of preference" that lasted ten
hours, lost estates, fortune and even his
family plato and jewels to Mr. A.
Finally, i'll moment Of utter dospcra-
ton, ho recalled to mind the fact that
his opponent was one Of the most de-
voted admirers of his beautiful wife,
and, to the CONSERVATION of all who
stood around watching tho game, he
exclaimed:
81 stake my wifei Yos," he CON
tinued, amid tho profound silence that
followed, 81 moan what l say. havo
nothing left with which to support her.
l stake her against the sum total Of my
losses this night"
81 agree" replied Mr.. A. slowly, and
with manifest efforts to appear calm
"But as the stakes are unequal. since
oven my winnings OF tonight fall far
short OF tho value of your present stake,
permit me TO add five hundred thousand
rublcs in addition thereto"
Tho game proceeded, and finally,
amid the most intense excitement of all
present, the Prince rose from the table
"a loser
81 will keep my word" he said, quiet
ly, and bowling courtcously to his adj
versary he left tho club
On the following day no rendered his
resignation as Il member OF the Impo-
rial household, instructed his lawyer to
offer no defense, but to admit every
thing, in case the Princess saw fit to
begin a suit for divorce for having been
stakcd at game of cards, and left ST.
Petersburg for tho headquarters Of tho
army o. the Caucacus, where fighting
was going on. Three weeks later tho
news of his death was received at tho
capital, and as soon as tho proper pc
riod of mourning had expired his widow
expressed her readiness to confer her
hand upon Mr.. A., and thus complete
tho payment of the unfuliillcd portion
of her dead husbands card debt. 1t is
claimed that in doing SO she was per-
forming very willing sacrifice and that
it was but case of tho hand following
tho heart. Tho marriage took place in
duo course of time and tho lady con-
tinued to figure as one of tho most
sought-aftcr beauties of tho Russian
court
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09
Pronounsed nopele.s. I 3. saved.

From a letter written by Mrs. Ado n
Hurd Of Groton, s. d., we quote: aVya,
taken with bad cold, which settled ois
my lungs, cough set in and finally ter
minated in Consumption. Four doctors
gave me up, saying could live but a
short time. l gave myself up to my
Savior, determined il could not stay
with my friends on earth, would meet
my absent ones above. Ray husband was
advised to get DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. +
gayo it a trial, took in all eight bottles;
1T has cured mo and thank God am now
u well and hearty woman Trial bot
ties FREQ ut Budwell, Christian and Bar
bees drugstore, regular size, $50 and
o.. tu-th-sat
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09

This is what you ought to hare, in
iact, you must have il, to fully enjoy
lie. thousands arc searching for il
aaliy' and mourning because they find
it not. Thousands upon thousands of
dollars are spent annually by our poo
pie in the hope that they may attain
this boon. And We. it may be had by
all We guarantee that Electric Bitters.
If used according to directions aid tho
use persisted III, will bring you good
digestion and GUST the demon Dyspepsia
and install instead Eupcpsy We recon-
mend Electric Bitters for Dyspepsia and
all diseases of Liver, Stomach and Kid
neys. Sold ct soc. and S,.CO per bottle
10y Budwell, Christian s. Barbee, drug
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09

But we will cure you if you will pay
us. Nervous and Debilitated, suffering
from Nervous Debility, Seminal Weak
ness, and all the effects of early evil
habits, or later indiscretions. which
lead to Premature Decay, Consumption
or insanity, should send for and cad
the Book of Live" giving particulars
of a homo ire. Sent (sealcdl by adj
dressing DR. ParkeI's Medical and Sar-
gicSi Institute, ISL rio sh S. rucc street.
Nashville, Tenn. ,'ney guarant.o a
cure or no pay. The Sunday Morning,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09
How Thev Worried II.

Four gentlemen sit down to dino in a
summon hotel. They sit for some time,
yet none Of tho walters pay any atten-
ton to their wants. They arc hungry.
Attor moments consultation, each OF
the famished guests lays dollar be-
side his plato. There is marked
change in the behavior OF tho waitors.
The four gentlemen eat hearty meal.
Tho wa tcrs nccomc intercs ted. Tho
four lcisurely picked tholr teeth and
calmly put their dollars back into their
pockets; they even snilc. The walters
don t. Jury.
III, az srr lhcis,I,s TIC Loss.
rcieotlan- Win ga kindly toll me,
air. what n.aco this a?
Native This is Chicago.
Pedestrian Al. ycs Thank vow;
and now could SOU tell m ii I am
anywhere near tao Ssatc OF lliuols2-
Lilc.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09

Asthma, Consumption, .tar;N. Rron-
chitis rheumatism, Kidney ;ll Liver
Diseas }, Chills and Fever, Female
Troubles, in all its forms, and in fact,
every disease known TO the hu.lan IS
tenn.
Beware Of Frau .ulcnt limitations
See that cur Trade Mark Isl mo IS
abovel appca s on each Jug.
Johnson Il JOHNSON,
Druggists, Sole agents or. Jefferson
an FIRST ave. s. w. jHn17-ly
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09

Exterminatcs tho microbes and drives
them out of the sys .cn, and when that
is done you cannot have an ache or pain.
No matter what the disease, whether Il
simple case of malaria fever or a comb
nation of diseases, we cure them all at
the same timc, as We treat all diseases
constitutionally.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09
TheCitizens Bank ofRoanoke
Roanoke, Virginia,

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u Nj. DICKIHsoJ
Cashier.
Accounts Of banks, bankers, corpor
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09
nucklen's Arnica snlye.

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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09

WILL A. CARR, the Roanoke sign
writer, Bird ave and LIST st. IL. w. nov2t;-t
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09

Cure for croup.-Uso DR.. Thomas
Eclectric Oil according to directions. 1t
is the best remedy for all sudden attacks
of colds, pain and inflammation, and in
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09

RAILROADS.

- A. & 0. Il. II.
TIE NATURAL TUNNEL ROUTE
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-01
That Alton Boycott.

Rumors are rife that the Big Foul is
and will soon follow the example of the
Boston q Albany in issuing a circular mott
flying it's agents to exchange business with
the Alton as formerly. The cause of this
pros ective action is SAID to be the refusal
of the Vandalia and the Ohio d Mississippi
roads to join in the boycott. The Vandalia
will not do so because the Chic IL Missis-
sippi will not, which is one with the Alton
in the fig t it Is making against submitting
to the orders of the board of rulings in re-
latlon to the payment of commissions
Both these lines are competitors of the Big
-Four. and they are at present getting ali
the Atoms business from st. Louis to Gin
cinnati. The Big Four thinks it is entitled
10 its share, and it said to be kicking vigor-
ously against being cut out from it and
threatening to abandon the boycott. Mem
these rumors. however, and say there
is no foundation for them. The
management of the Big Four, they claim, is
not the kind to abandon the policy that it
has once adopted on such slight pretext.
They believe that the Big Four Will stick to
them just as long as any other road does,
and they expecta all the roads to remain firm
until the Alton changes it's policy and
agrees to stop paying commissions
In the meantime there are no 8 gns of the
Alton doing that. lts officials say that If
the other roads wait for the Alton to chance
its policy in this regard they will wait till
the crack of doom. Nothing in the results
of the fight so far would lead them TO do so.
1t has only brought them larger receipts
from their passenger business, and so long
rs that remains true they have no reason to
desire q change. Passenger earnings for
the third week of April this year were
$2,O25.63 more than for the corresponding
week last year, when there was no boycott
In effect. For that week this year they
amounted to $3s,0l2.53, against $35, 1885, 80
for the same week last year.
The third party delegates to the Cincin-
natl convention, loo strong, will make the
trip via the Alton. The choice of the Alton
is thus explained by the Alliance Advocate.
the official organ of the Kansas Farmers
alliance: THE Chicago u Alton railroad
has been selected as the official route from
Kansas City to st. Louis, inasmuch rs the
president of that road has declared in favor
of the government control of railroads and
two cents per mile passenger rate. In con,
sequence of the liberal policy of that road
it Is now boycotted by the plutocratic road.
in the east. 1t is to be hoped that the dele,
gates who can will concentrate at Kansas
City and purchase tickets from the Alto1
road" The Ohio d Mississippi has beer
selected as the official route from St. LouiI
to Cincinnati.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-01
PERSONAL.

G.. H. Boynton, of st. Paul, is at The
Helena.
Mr.. aud Mrs. w. A. Rumsey's silver we'd
ding will lie on Saturday, May.
Superintendent Thomas Weir and Mrs.
Weir, Of Granite, are at The Helena.
MIR. and Mrs. j. G. Maslin are expected
to arrive in Helena in a few days from Dill
lon.
Mr.. Add Ryman, Jr., advance represents
tive of the Two Sisters company, is in the
city.
c. Z. Payne, of the firm of D. A. Childs
& Co., dry goods merchants of Birmingham.
Ala, arrived in the city yesterday. Mr..
Payne is a brother of G. S. Payne, of this
city.
Mir. George W.. Floyd, business manager
of the Bostonians, with his wife, are regis
tered at The Helena. Mr.. Floyd
that Robin Hood will be the opening opera
of their season at Ming's, commencing
May II.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-01
The World EnrialeI.

The facilities of the present day for the
production of everythin9ethat will conduce
to the material welfare and comfort of
mankind are almost unlimited and when
Syrup of Figs was first produced the world
was enriched with the only perfect laxative
known, as 1t is the only remedy which ia
truly pleasing and refreshing to the taste
and prompt and etfectual to cleanse the
system gently in the spring time, or, in fact.
at any time. and the better it ia known the
more popular it becomes.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-01
Ten Millions for Improvement

Ten Millions for improvements.
Reviewing the construction and improve
ment work now being done by the Northern
Pacific. Principal Assistant Engineer Burke
says in a Tacoma interview: The western
division, which includes everything from
Hope, Idaho, west, is now receiving some
$40. 900, 600 worth of improvements and ex-
tensions. The work is scattered over all
parts Of the division, and includes the Occur
d'Alene district, the Spokane yards and de-
pot, the Central Washington extension to
Coulee City, the Stampede tunnel, which is
being arched with brick, supported by con-
crete wall, the Seattle improvements, the
Lake Washington belt-line work and the
Green river and northern extension, the
Gray's harbcr and Willapa harbor work
and the car shops at Edison, south
of this city. just at present work
at Seattle is tied up, owing to litigation.
but much remains to be lone in that city.
The stampede tunnel work progresses
SLOWLY, as the movement of trains inter
feres. The cost of building the concrete
walls and arching the tunnel with brick is
about 1915 per foot. OF the two miles OF
tunnel there are only 600 feet of good bun
mel rock-that is, rock that does not have
to be arched to support it. The timber
must be removed, as its life is exhausted.
and rather han put in another timber arch
support, the company goes to the greater
expense of putting in concrete and brlck.
which which will prove u permanent i'm
provement.