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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-14
Mechanics of Professors.

College Ricknamt-s are queer things any
way. A student is, as the phrase goes, mo
good" unless he has a nickname, and a
professor has no place in the college world
unless he has a label of this sort. Nick
names for the undergraduates are general
ly fixed early in the college career, and
oftel express the sophomore idea of a
fresaman's characteristics. With the pro-
fessors it is different, for their nicknames
are based on traditions dear to the college
heart. Thus professor goes along from
year to year with the label fastened upon
him, way back in the fifties it may be, and
queerly enough time, which changes all
things, never sees fit to question the appro-
priateness of these nicknames or to change
an old one for new one. The president is
sure to have handle to his name. He
may be "PreXy," as at Yale; jimmy" as
every graduate of Princeton loves to call
ex-President McCosh, or Charlie, +" as they
dub President Eliot at Harvard.
For the professors there are the thousand
and one names suggested by personal
characteristics, affiliations, duties, habits,
etc. A college in New Jersey, where nick
names are as thick as leaves in Vailom-
brosa, has its Dean" its Duff" its
Charlie" agray haired reverend; its Gen
eral." an old army officer; its Daddy" a
fatherless teacher; its Pat" from Firms
Isle; its big Mac" so called because there
is no Little Mac" there; it's ''Sistcr," its
Baby" it's Granny" its Fatty" its
MARY" its Billy" etc, etc, and so on
through all sorts of ludicrous names sug-
gestive, at least to the student, of some
well known popularity of the person whose
name has been taken in vain. OF course
the professor is aware of the fact that he is
dubbed in this undignified way, but moth
ing he can do or say can change the sane
ton of tradition and the nickname sticks,
New York Tribune.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-14
To Do Away with Ocean Steamers.

"Of all inventions that ever came to my
notice." said patent solicitor, that
brought by an old German the other day
beats everything. His idea is to build a
massive pillar in the center of the Atlantic
ocean and place upon it a revolving bridge,
one end touching New York and the other
end London, so that those people in Eng
land desiring to come to New York can get
on at the London end of the bridge, and
vice versa. By semicircular turn of the
bridge the passengers will be brought to
their destination"
"That would be delightful" said l,
laughing.
'It would" the attorney replied, "but
when, I asked him how he would get the
pillar in the ocean, and where the power
would come from to turn such a structure,
he seemed dazed; and when / told him fur
Their that there was danger of the ice in the
arctic regions being an obstruction to the
turning Of the bridge he was still more
dazed. AT any rate he gave me credit for
my criticism, and actually thought that
my points were well taken. So there is
hope for that man yet. New York Her
aid.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-14

enasm may De better calculated ioy- con-
sulting the figures of r. Zapparo, the civil
engineer, who declared that the volume
represented 100000 gallons a minute dur
ing the three days it was rushing through
the break. The lake-was full of alligators
and the harbor swarming with sharks.
When the monsters met water battle i'm
mediately ensued, and was closely watched
during the three days it lasted by almost
the entire population of Manzanillo. It.
may be mentioned that the sharks finally.
trlumphed.-St Louis Republic.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-14
A Bishop, who. Skates.

Bishop Ellicott, although y years of age,
is a great lover of skating. Many years
ago his lordship, in the course of a severe
winter, was staying for some days at q
house several miles from the church where
he was to preach. The roads were in such
a state one morning that it was difficult to
ride or drive. Fortunately the bishop had
brought his skates as well as his sermon,
and very soon he was making good progress
over the ice of a neighboring canal. His
lordship reached the church among the
first of the worshipers, preached an excel
lent sermon and afterward skated back to
an excellent dinner.-London Tit-Bits.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-14
A Strange Delusion.

Years ago, away back in the early EOS,
one of the leading families of North Daven-
port, Ia, were possessed of an only daugh-
ter, fair of form and face, whom they had
betrothed to a young gentleman of good
family living in the neighboring city of
Dubuque (all names being withheld out of
consideration for these good people, who
still reside in the cities named. Every
thing was arranged for a speedy marriage
of the young pair, when the happy pros
pective bride took sick and died The
grief of the young man was dry eyed but
terrible when he saw his loved one arrayed
for the bridal of death instead of for a
union with himself.
He followed the remains to the Oakdale
cemetery, returned home in an distracted
sort of manner, only to be stricken with
nervous fever the same night. Then a
peculiar hallucination took possession of
his fevered brain-he believed the lost one
to be present with him in the room. His
parents gently but vainly demonstrated
with him, yet he would talk to her that
should have been his bride, describe her
dress and appearance to those attending on
him in his delirium, even though others
would sit or stand where he declared her
to be.
Finding that he was rapidly sinking
under this peculiar delusion it was decided
to array a young lady in clothes that were
an exact counterpart of those in which the
bride-elect had been buried, and which
were the same the young man declared
were worn by her when she visited him in
the spirit. While he was sleeping this
well meaning counterfeit took her station
in the room, anxiously awaiting the out
come When he did awake he turned his
eyes to the spot, flung his arms aloft and
shrieked in an unearthly voice, "My God,
there are two of themr gasping which he
fell back and expired.-St. Louis Republic.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-14
Sketch Of a Famous Pear Tree.

On the farm of Levi Fetterman, near
Vera Cruz, Lehigh county, stands pear
tree known to be $50 years old. One of the
descendants of the original settler, who Sc
cured the farm in 1876, which deed is still
in Mr.. Fetterman's possession, remembers
the pear tree as being an old tree in 1900,
when his father ordered the boys to cut it
down. They were lazy and cut it off about
three feet from the ground. 1t began to
sprout from there again, and in a few years
it was again bearing tree 1t is now an
old tree again, ready to be cut down
Reading Times.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-14
Washington's Death.

Mr. George Ticknor, who wrote ''The
History of Spanish Literature" and 1.-THE
Life of Prescott" remembered distinctly
the death of Washington. He says in his
diary:
There never was more striking or spon-
taneous tribute paid to a man than was
paid in Boston when the news came of
Washington's death.
1t was on Dec. IA, 1893, little before
noon. / often heard persons say at the
time that one could know how far the
news had ,srresd py the closing of the
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-14

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the progress of Consumption.
The best authorities agree that it's
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If taken in time, and given a fair
trial, DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery will effect cure. Thou
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Affections, Weak Lungs, Severe
Coughs, and kindred ailments, it
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seed to do all that's claimed for it.
If it doesn't benefit or cure, in
every case, your money is returned.
The Discovery is the only
Liver, Blood and Lung Remedy
that's sold so. Think what medi-
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Especially has it manifested its
potency in curing letter, Salt
rheum, Eczema, Erysipelas, Boils,
Carbuncles, Sore Eyes, Goitre, or
Thick Neck, and Enlarged Glands.
Worlds Dispensary Medical As
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Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-14

shops. Et.cn <aaIan 0ifs= he nearu' una5
Washington was dead shut his store, as a
matter of course without consultation.
and in two hours all business was stopped.
My father came home, and could not
speak, he was so overcome. My mother was
alarmed to see him in such state till be
recovered enough to tell her the sad news.
For some time every one,. even the chill
dren, wore Grape Oh the ann. No boy
could go into the street without it. wore
it, though only years old.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-14

The apparent mystery of the monograph
continues to draw large numbers of peoples,
most Of whom seem to regard it as one OF
the creations of Old Nick himself. They
listen politely while attendants explain the
workings of the machine, but continue to
look incredulous nevertheless, and seem re-
strained only by a sense of propriety from
expressing their unbelief.-New York Sun.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-14
The Honest Servant.
40 L. Mtnn MnI ia

Chappie-Is Miss Maud INF
Bridget-Naw, sorr.
Chappie-Well, Pll leave my card, 50
that she'll know who has called.
Bridget-Faith, yez naden't. She saw
yez through the windy when yez worr
comm up the steps.-Harper's Bazaar.
A Story of Henry Ward Beecher.
All who ever saw Henry Ward Beecher
and knew his figure can appreciate his
reason for always wearing a soft hat-a
reason which makes the following anec-
dote the more comical. Mr.. j. B. Pond,
Mr.. Beecher's travelling companion and
lecture agent, was asked if the great
preacher did ever really wear a silk hat.
He smiled, and then quickly exclaimed:
"Only once. must tell you about that
was at Mr.. Beecher's house one afternoon,
and we were to leave the house at o'clock
to catch a train. Mr.. Beecher, according
to his custom of an afternoon, had lain
down for nap. was in the library, when,
as the hour approached, Mrs. Beecher
called my attention to the fact and asked
where Mr. Beecher was. / went up to call
him, but he was not in his room. l went
down stairs and thought would get my
hat, which was silk one. could not find
it where had left it, in the hallway. Just
then Mrs Beecher called my attention to
the front of the house.
"Mr. Beecher had a cardigan jacket
which he used to, wear around the house
at times, and you can imagine that it was
not particularly becoming to his form. l
went to where Mrs. Beecher stood and
looked out. There in the middle of the
street, with a lot of children round him,
was Mr.. Beecher in his cardigan, my silk
hat on his head and stick in his mouth
with strings attached, as children make
bits, and he was prancing up and down
and back and forth, playing horse with
the youngsters. You would have died
a-laughing seeing that sight.
Henry exclaimed Mrs. Beecher, what
on earth are you doing? Do you know
what sight you are? You will lose the
train
"Mr Beecher stopped, drew out his
watch:-he always carried first class time
keeper-and replying, as he put it back,
No, won't; I've got two minutes yet, ,
off he galloped with the children at his
heels in high glee. He used up the two
minutes, and we just caught the ferryboat
in time. Yankee Blade.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-14
A DESPERATE SITUATION.
A Graphic Picture of a Camp During q
March Through African wilds.

March Through African Wilds.
Picture to yourselves small, tattered
band of men camped on a sandy spit of
land in the heart of Africa. On this small
cleared space are the three tents of the
Europeans, round which, in a semicircle,
the Zanzibar porters have raised little
temporary shelters Of broken boughs and
green leaves.
1t is evening, the camp fires are lighted,
and round them may be seen the half
starved forms of our men gathered to-
gether in small groups, talking dejectedly
of our miserable position. Here and there
is man by the fires stirring a pot in
which are simmering a few toadstools, or
such poor roots as he has been able to col
lect on the march.
Formerly at night the camp was alive
with talking and singing. The busy forms
of our men might be seen fitting about by
the light of the fires, some building huts,
some preparing large pots of bananas or
manioc for the evening meal, Others pass
ing some rough jest to their fellows, and
all laughing and talking in the boisterous
way which characterizes the good natured,
happy go lucky Zanzibari under favorable
circumstances. But tonight Europeans
anu L4duElDdElS are dllht ucJSCJtu anu CetSt
down, for starvation and sickness have
sapped our strength, and we all know that
unless food can soon be obtained we have
nothing but death before us.
Behind the camp is the black, lonely
forest, its giant trees rising above and clos
ing over us, as if we were in some dark,
haunted cavern, the gloom of which seems
to shut out all hope. In front is the now
darkening river, hurting itself madly over
rocks and powders Above we can hear
the thunder of the cataracts, below us is
the sullen roar of the rapids.
On the opposite side of the river the
bank, densely clothed with huge trees and
tangled underwood, rises abruptly from
the stream to height of 500 feet. We
feel so small and helpless, as if we were
closed in huge pit, with nothing but the
desolation of the forest and the thunder of
the cataracts around us.-A. j. Mounteney
Jephson in Scribners.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-14
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-14
Lake ,TysteriousIy Drained.

In the year 1881, without a moments
warning and with scarcely tremble of
the earth the high and rocky strip of land
which separated the large lake in the rear
of the city of Manzanillo, Mexico, from the
sea suddenly parted, and the waters poured
out into the harbor. The immense amount
of water which poured through the narrow
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-14

One of the most common forms of deaf
ness is caused by an extension of infiam-
nation from the throat to the ear through
the eustachian tube. The first thing noticed
by the person suffering thus is a ringing
noise in the ear, and a slight impairment
of hearing.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-14
The Antncrnt of the Game

Mamma What's the matter with my
two little boys?
Jimmie tretfully)-He wants to play
jackstraws. and say it's just mean for
him to always call'em after hisseIf, and I
play jimstraws today or nothing.-Judge. q
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-14
A Sand storm in a Desert.

A sand cloud had risen, and little
tongues of sand were pushing forward in
VS., with the point foremost. Soon it was
drifting like snow before the winds of win
ter. From the distant. hills came fresh
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-04-16
Highest all Leavnng PoweU Govt Report Aug IT. 1889 &y!A!:.!! Q! Rssias Rsxasz
ABSOLUTELY PURE

impossible legislation, that if obtain. ed could only operate as terrible disturbing element in the industries and commerce of the country.
 After pointing out the inequalities of the measure and the possibility of it being used to enrich one sec ton at the expense of another, the Examiner continues:
 The sub. treasury plan to enable Southern farmer to hold his cotton and thereby speculate or his own crop Is comprised in q smoke house full of home cured meat, crib full of home grow corn, barn fnll of hay from his own meadows, and two or three mule or horse colts dropped from his own mares every year. That kind of man is usually money lender instead of borrower; he sells his cotton when he pleas es, and he don't want the govern ment, or any one else, to hold . lein on it. We have many farm CTS of that kind in Mississippi. and the tribe is rapidly increasing.
 Which Is to say the best sub rrsas- ury that can be established is one at every farmers home, owned, con. trolled and operated by the farmer himself.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-04-16
ARKANSAS AFFAIRS.

R. F. War, practical printer, has begun the publication of the Guard at Lonoke. It is edited with ability and neatly printed.
 Detective James Paxton was kill ed at Pinnacle Springs. by. N. s. Good, whom he was endeavoring to arrest. Good was fatally shot. The editor of the Clarksville Her aid Journal has learned that Gov. Eagle will be a candidate for Con gress in the new second district. Prof. Branner, state geologist, has been offered the chair of geology in the Leland Standford University of California. He will not accept.
 Rev. Andrew Hunter, D. D., late Chaplain of the Arkansas senate, will commence series of meetings in the M. E, church, south, Ozark, next Friday.
 During the late legislative session 116 bills were passed, and 2S rsso- lutlons and memorials adopted. of which all have been signed by Gov. Eagle but six bills, winch are now under consideration.
 President Harrison and party will be in Little Rock next Friday. Gov. Eagle will take official action and accord to the President the state welcome which the dignity of his position demands, and Mayor elect Fletcher will take similar action in behalf of Little Rock.
 James A. Shrigley, postmaster at Coal Hill, has been arrested on . charge of embszzlsme mt. HIs short age is placed at $l,000, which bis bondsmsn must pay. Shrigley has been held to answer before the Fed eral grand jury, and tue post office has been placed in charge of Joseph Browns
 The speech of Thos. c. McRae, on Wednesday night of last week, in the state house at Little Rock. made at the solicitation of members of the recent legislature, was . masteriy presentation of the silver question. MT. McRae took pronounced posi- tion in favor of free and unlimited coinage of silver and in this he IS no doubt in harmony with . large majority of the democratic party.
 Iverson A. Jones, who holds high rank in Arkansas, a student of politi- cal economy, proposes that enough silver be put into the silver dollar to make it equal in intrinsic value ts tho gold dollar, and that silver coin age, on this basis, be made free and unlimited. He believes this would settle the silver question and make it easy sailing for Mir, Cleve. land and democracy In the next campaign.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-04-16
Municipal Elections.

Little Rock, Hot Springs, Fort Smith and Pine Bluff elected stl aight democratic tickets.
 The democrats won in nearly every Michigan city. The republicans, however, elected q supreme judge by 5000.
 Many towns and cities held eles tions Tuesday of last week. The result was generally gratifying to the democracy.
 There were five tickets in the field in Chicago, republican, democratic, Carter Harrison, citizens and social lst. The republicans seem to have elected Hampstead Washburne may or by close vote over Cregier, regu- lar democrat,
 h St. Louis the democrats elected their entire ticket by an average plurality of 1880. The independent ticket was second in the race, the TO publicans last The council vii stand: democrats, [, republicans 6 The assembly is also democratic.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-04-16

zurpass anything of the kind ever attempted by the government and tue people of that country, and it IS likely to be the most extensive of all the foreign exhibits. A com. pany has been formed of leading citizens of St. Petersburg and Mos COW, who have already subscribed $2, 800, 900 for this purpose.
 The Italian trouble remains as re
 ported last week. There have been no hostile demonstrations and all danger of war has passed The United States will ascertain the nationality, character and life of each of the men killed and the facts developed may modify matters ma terially in the international aspect to be taken of the lynching. More over as the consideration of these things will take some time, it will enable sufficient tune to elapse to permit the national feeling in Italy, which it is admitted has had much to do with the affair, to become calm cd. Meanwhile the Louisiana courts will show what course will be pur- sued there, and the matter of indcm nity must of course remain practl cally in abeyance until congress meets, the Secretary of State not having any appropriation on which to draw, If it should be fully admit ted that the families of any of the men lynched were entitled to . pecuniary recompense.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-04-16
Commercial Congress.

The governor has made the foll ow- ing appointments of delegates from Arkansas to the Trans Mississippi Commercial Congress to be held in Denver, Col, May l9, 1891:
 Little Rock--J. H. Harrod, Eben w. Kimball, Zeb Ward, Sir, U. M. Rose.
 Pine Bluff IT. +. Sorrells, M. w, Taggart, Thomas s. James.
 Fort Smith-W. M. Fishback, w.. M. Cravens, J. H. Clendenning. Batssville-Robert Neill, H. H. Hinkle.
 Texarkana- -E. A. Warren.
 Van Buren--W. H. H. Shibley. Camden-W. K. Ramsey.
 Jonesboro IT. D. Culberhouse. Dardanelle-J. K. Perry.
 Monticelle-C. l.. Burks.
 Walnut Ridge-W. NJ. Ponder. Mammoth Spring-J. NJ. Archer. Fayetteyille-B. J. Brown.
 ElDorado-A. s. Morgan.
 Newport--L. Minor.
 Atkins--B. T. Embry.
 Arkadelphia--C. E. Medley.
 Bentonville-J. A. Rice.
 Lonoke-W. F. Fletcher.
 Clsrksville- T. Mcconnell. Monticello-W. $. Hanna.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-04-16

"The fact is Mir Jones, I though 1 should die had half dozen diff erent doctors and went to Floridi and Mexico for my health but gol worse instead of better. A friens told me about Ramon's Tonic Live, Regulator and I tried 1t, with tn, wonderful results you see. I hat no more consumption Gas they tolt mel than you have, but was simply suffering from disordered liver.
 Il have never been stronger II my life and this remedy has no bette, friend than myself"
 Ramon's Tonic Liver Regulate, is wonderful remedy for all dis eases of the blood and liver, sick, headache, colds, etc, are speedily cured it. Send to the BROWN MFo Go, Greeneville, Tenn, or ask you, druggist for 1t.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-04-16

necessary to relieve present hard- ships, believe the principle of tar If reform promises most important aid in their satisfaction, and that the continued and earnest advocacy of this principle is essential to the Tightening of the burdens of our countrymen.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-04-16
NorIcE FoR mn BLIcArIoN.

Land0nIce at Dardanelle. Ark, March 21, 1891.
 Notice IS hereby given that the following named settler has iiled notice Of his intentiNp to make hnai proof in support Of his claim and that said proof will be made before the County Clerk of Pope county, Ark. At Kusseilville. Ark. on May stb. 1891. vix:
 John r, ates, Hd Entry No. i9IeG for the N w A.SW N. Sec. 26, Tp Ie, N. Range is w., claimant having relinq the N X, SEX X w A,SE A. Sec. 21, I'p t2, N, x leW.
 He names the following witnesses Co prove his continuous residence upon, and cnltiyn- tion Of said land. viz:
 r Brock of Freeman, Ark.. Hiram Jones, D Heescltine, A W Millikin. of Laurel, Ark. aprS0 WILL A. Y, MAY. Regiskex.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-04-16

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