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, 1892-01-02
LIt,ls Known About BIRDS.

For nine successive summers a pair of
red wings built at the base of a button
bush, and year after year more and more
nests were made until every spot was oc-
cupied for many a rod around. In Au-
gust the clan gathered, and, as a little
flock that seemed scattered by day, but
r~eassembled at sunset, these birds were
a feature of the meadow for two weeks
or more, then they disappeared. never
saw them unite with a passing flock, but
this is what they did. Suggestive as is
every flock of birds, we really know but
little about them. No naturalists has yet
fathomed the mystery of bird life, and
bird slaughter has accomplished nothing.
DIR. @. c. Abbott in Montreal Star.
, 1892-01-02

s. Fl. Clifford, New Casstl. WIS, was
troubled with neuralgia and rheumatism,
his stomach was disordered, his liver was
affected to an alarming degree, appetite
fell away. and he was terribly reduced in
flesh and strength. Three bottles OF
Electric Bitters cured him.
Edward Shepherd. Harrisburg, ILL.,,
had n running sore on his leg OF eight
years standing. Used three bottles OF
Electric Bitters and seven boxes of Buck
lens Arnica Salve. and his leg is sound
and well. John Speaker, Catawba, O.,
had five large fever sores on his leg, doc
tors said he was incurable. One bottle
Electric Bitters and one box Bucklen's
Arnlca Salve cured him entirely. Sold a,
A. f, Roedel's drug store.
, 1892-01-02

During a recent riot at some place be-
tween Tong-Tu and Kaiping, the mob
destroyed a good length of the railway
that had recently been carried through
the district.
The local mandarin, instead of using
the forces under him to queI the riot,
sent the soldiers to assist in the evil
work. The entertainments were leveled
for some distance and the rails thrown
into the river, and an attempt was made
to destroy the bridges. Mr.. Kinder, the
head engineer of the line, laid the state
of the case before the toatoi of Tien-Tsin,
who is the head director of the under
taking. The toatoi sent for the man
DARN.
ITO please yourself and friends" said
he, ''you have destroyed the railway
track. To please me you will put it
back just as it was before. If in one
month from today the trains are not
running as before you lose your head,
and your family and ancestors are dis
graced.
'Mr. Kinder estimates the damage
and loss by nonrunning of trains at 50,-
900 taels, which sum you Will have to
pay out of your own funds to the com
pany.
For labor, ali your officials, soldiers
and townsfolk will work as you direct,
receiving no money for their labor, and
all salaries are stopped until the repairs
are complete. l shall appoint a board
of punishment to return with you, with
power to torture and imprison any one
who makes the least disturbance or
trouble"
The mandarin begged for mercy on
the plea that, as the country was all I'M
der water, he could not possibly get
mud and stone wherewith to build the
entertainments. The toatoi saw the
force of this plea and said he would give
him a chance.
He could pull down any of his forts
that he liked in order to provide ma
terial for the repair of the railway, and
he would give him three months after
the railway was completed to rebuild
his forts at his (tbe mandarin's) expense.
In less han three weeks the trains
were running again, and the mandarin
and his agents are now rebuilding the
forts.-Cor. London Truth.
, 1892-01-02

Earl Grey's illness is regarded with
much anxiety in his native county of
Northumberland. He will enter his
ninetieth year in seven weeks time, and
his prostration at the beginning of win
ter is seriously viewed by his friends.
Earl Grey was sitting in parliament for
Winchelsea some years before Lord Sal
isbury was born. AT one time he seemed
destined for high office, but soon after
his fathers (the premier) death he devel-
oped a cross-bench mind, and has since
then been increasingly dismal in his
forebodings of national decay. He is
p~assionately fond of his home at Howick,
close to the Northumberland coast,
where he has buried himself for many
years, occasionally reminding the world
of his existence by his long and old fash
toned letters in The Times. His heir is
Mr.. Albert Grey, some time member for
the Tyneside division of Northumber-
land, and now better known as a direct
or of the South African company
London Star.
, 1892-01-02
where ouakes Arc Common,

The journalists Of South America treat
seismic phenomena as n New York reporter
would a runaway or other minor accident.
A Bolivia paper disposes of "the last earth
quake briefly. I'm Mocomoco," says the
paragraph, ''the walls of the church and
several other buildings were badly cracked;
in Huicho the church was somewhat dam
aged also; in Charasani the main square
shows a large crack through its center,
and in Camata, where the shocks were re
peated at short intervals for five days, the
church stecple fell down and the building
generally suffered considerable damage.
Many houses were destroyed and the in
habitants passed several days and nights
in the open air."
, 1892-01-02

Those who sacrifice themselves for a
cause" may be the heroes of future ages,
but they rarely get any reward in this
world. There is the case of the Dorset
martyr" who died in an English work
house the other day. His name was James
Hammet. Half a century ago he became
a figure OF national interest by leading a
revolt Of the Dorset agricultural laborers
against the introduction of machinery into
farm work. The riots at the time were
serious and violent. In 1880 Hammett was
tried, convicted and transported for life
amid great national excitement. He
served many years, but eventually there
was an agitation for clemency for him in
all parts of the country. and Lord John
Russell finally ordered his release. He re-
turned to his native village of Tolpuddle.
and became once more a laborer, but he
was old and eventually had to seek refuge
in the workhouse.
, 1892-01-02
A Fish Swallowed His watch.

A rather strange as well as amusing
incident happened on board the schooner
Emma Clara while at sea Saturday on
her way up from Rockport. They were
well out at sea where the water was
blue and clear and the wind very light,
when one of the passengers discovered
a large fish which is known in those
waters as a linn, following close behind
the boat.
Several of the boys were soon leaning
owe the stern admiring the fish, when
one of them accidentally dropped his
watch overheard out of his overshirt
pocket. 1t was q large old fashioned
Swiss silver watch, and when it hit the
water it glanced off sideways and darted
on its voyage to the bottom of the sea,
but the linn saw it, and as he is a fish
that bites at everything that shines, re.
CARELESS of flavor or taste, opened his
huge mouth and swallowed the watch al
n gulp. The surprised and chagrined
young man says that the watch had just
been wound up and was good to tick
away for twenty-four hours at least.
The fish seemed to enjoy the meal, and
followed leisurely after the boat for
some time.-Velasco Times.
, 1892-01-02

A music teacher who lives in a small
town in central Ohio tells q delicious
story, which goes to show what unap-
preciative ears classical music sometimes
falls on, when the owners of the ears
think that nothing is good music unless
it is "fast and lively" The incident &C.
CURED during a concert given by August
WiInelmj, the great German violinist.
wilhelmj, as is known by musicians,
particularly excels in rendering andante
or adagio movements, containing much
pathos and deep feeling.
The proprietor of the town nall had
heard of the great artist, and although
he had no more idea of what the per-
Torrance of a solo violinist of the first
rank would be than he had of the pres
emit system of political economy in the
planet Mars, he thought it would be a
paying speculation to engage the great
violinist for a concert, and accordingly
did SO at a price which looked ~ruirous to
his townsmen.
The attendance on the night of the
concert proved, unfortunately, that the
musical culture of the place was not suf-
fciently advanced to fill the house, for
there was only a handful of people in
the hall at 8 o'clock, the time for COM
mencing the concert.
The music teacher who tells the story
arrived after the concert commenced.
He found the manager taking tickets at
the door.
"Well, Jim" he asked, ''how's it 60
mgr
The manager looked up with an air of
deep detection. He said nothing, but
plucking his friends sleeve he led him
silently to the door Of the hall and
looked in. On the stage stood Wilhelm
with all the classic repose of n statue.
He was playing a soulful adagio. AS he
drew his bow slowly across the strings
he drew forth tones which seemed
almost like melodious sobs in their
sweet pathos. His great lemon colored
Stradivarius violin, "the Messiah"
eemed to sing almost like a thing of
life. The few people who were there
sat entranced and breathless drinking
in the matches tones.
"Well, you see for yourself, prof."
said the manager to the music teacher,
I'm paying that chap $500 for this con-
cert, and lookee how slow he's a playin."
New York Herald.
, 1892-01-02

A tourist, who has been visiting Down
patrick, writes on the subject of the
grave of st. Patrick. He says: "What
l saw was this-a hole such as animals
or poultry might scrape, with a few
loose stones, apparently thrownin where
the earth had been taken out, and laid
across the opening was a stone slab, evi-
IDENTIFY of great age and with traces of
carving upon it, broken into three frag-
ments. There was nothing else." The
modern cemetery near by was neatly
kept. In explanation it was said that
such generation was attached to the
grave by some that they could not be
prevented from taking the soil bit by
bit. The neglected condition of this
grave has recently been brought before
the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ire
land.-Exchange.
, 1892-01-02
Household DeodorIzers.

A deodorizer, 1t should be remem-
bered. simply neutralizes the unpleasant
odors of a room, and is in no sense a dis
infectant. Where n disinfectant is
needed, as in case of sickness, 1t Is
always better to obtain n from a ply.
stefan. Coffee is n of the best deodor
izers which we have. 1t should be sim.
ply ground and passed around the room
IN a hot shovel, on which two or three
live Goals have been placed. Burned
cotton or cotton rags are also valuable
for this purpose. Aromatic vinegar and
Compton are both excellent deodorizers.
and may be sprinkled freely in a sick
room. The practice of some nurses who
use cologne water, sprinkling it freely
through the room by means of an atom
izer, is very commendable, as it proves
grateful and refreshing to u patient. A
pail of clean cold water set in newly
painted rooms is said TO have a neutral
izing effect on the poisonous odor given
u by new lead paint. 1t is safer, how
ever, not to occupy such a room until 1t
has become thoroughly disinfected and
deodorized by pure fresh air. One of
the simplest and safest deodorizers to
use about the house il chloride of lime.
Care should be taken to buy only the
best quality and to purchase it only of a
thoroughly trustworthy chemist or drug
gist. Even fresh whitewash is a power
full purifier and d~isinfectant of the at
mosphere, and for that reason the cellar
and the outbuildings, where there is any
danger of poison from decaying animal
or vegetable matter, should be frequently
whitewashed.-New York Tribune.
, 1892-01-02

One of the beautiful sights on last
Thanksgiving day at Bedford was q
rainbow, remarkable because of its posi-
ton; it was located almost in the zenith,
with its arc turned toward the south
and its extremities reaching northwest
and northeast, respectively. There was
nc appearance of rainfall anywhere
while it was visible.-Indiana Mail.
, 1892-01-02
Mr.. Field and the Queen.

Cyrus Field is one of the few Ameri-
cans who have a standing acquaintance
with Queen Victoria. Mr.. Fields part
in the laying of the early Atlantic cables
obtained for him a presentation to the
queen that meant rather more than such
things usually mean, and the %acquaint-
ance of many years G has been kept
up by occasional meetings and commu-
~nications of one kind or another.-New
York Sun.
, 1892-01-02
III COMING LIN +:

The Chicago, Union Pacific & North
western line offers the best a~ccommoda-
tons to the travelling public en- route from
Cheyenne and Denver to Chicago.
Through trains, fast time, magnificent
sleeping cars, elegant dining cars. ~colonist
sleepers. reclining chair cars and hand.
some day coaches.
, 1892-01-02

1t not for the I'M
fortunate la t
that Michigan has
him in her peniten-
tiary. An untu-
tored genius he
certainly is. Every
part Of his address
shows i~lliteracy
and the tendency
OF his race to use
high sounding
words, yet the SEN
I g are 30
quaint and the
sentiment SO sub
, 1892-01-02
Annual Meeting.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. "a, 1891
Tho annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Benjamin & Weaver Cattle com.
papy for the election of trustees and ioI
the transaction of such other business as
may properly come before the meeting,
will be held at the office of said company
in Cheyenne, Laramie county, Wyoming,
on Tuesday, January IL, 1892, ut :
o'clock .. m.
JOHN K. JEFFREY,
Secretary.
, 1892-01-02

The sermon had been long and prosy.
Finally the Rev. Mr.. Founder cried ont,
And is this to last forever,
at looks that way" growled the
sleepy parishioner. IF it is, I'm going
home. "-Harper's Bazaar.
, 1892-01-02
Whoopinu Couch.

There Is no danger from %whooping
cough when Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edv is ireely given. 1t keeps the cough
and so cent bottles for sale by druggists.
, 1892-01-02
Boys, Here's Your Chancel

Not only to get way up" work done,
but also to get your darnInR. patching and
buttons sewed on without extra charge.
CHEYENNE STEAM LAUNDRY.
, 1892-01-02

You can find fhegreasesf
choice of fine Heats, POMl-
try. Fish, Game and V'ege-
tables tM the ctfy at The
" 0shiNgf0H market.
, 1892-01-02
NOTICE.

The Go sgATH o. OF wIOMso' IS
In the district court o, the first judicial
district sitting within and for the
County of Laramie.
OSCAR +. CowHcK. as admins
traitor of the estate of John
Y. Cowhick, deceased.
Plaintiff
, 1892-01-02

The smelter Is an assured TACT, but not
30 much so as the new passenger service
put on by the Burlington RQp<e'Oc t. IL
, 1892-01-02

Shippers %consien your time freight via
the Chicago. Union Pacific & North
western line.
, 1892-01-02

Fancy Calendars for the holiday season
Call and see samples &, The Leader Office.
, 1892-01-02

Courtesy of Hyo. Arohi.
, 1892-01-02

Railroad Men and Athletes wear our
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-02-25
A Stickler.

A Wall street man who lives in Brook
Ign is the proud possessor of three bright
children. One of them, boy not quite
three years old, is a good deal of philoso-
pher and a great stickler for accuracy.
While playing in the nursery one day little
Gordon-for that is his name-overheard
his elder sister tell the nurse that she was
going to write a, letter to Santa Claus and
ask him to fill her stocking from top to toe.
"He tan't do it," interrupted the boy.
"Why, yes, he can, Gordon" replied the
little girl; that is, if he is willing to-"
mo, he tan't," reiterated the little fellow
dogmatically.
"Why not, Gordon?" asked the nurse
soothingly. "Tell us why you are so posi-
tive"
There was a roguish twinkle in little
Gordon's eyes as he answered, "Tause he'd
have to fill 'tocking from toe to top if he
filled it at ll"-New York Times
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-02-25
A Charming Com pliment.

1t is an old reproach against orientals
that they are unable to say pretty things
to ladies; but a daughter of Louis XIV,
the Princess de Cont, inspired a Moorish
ambassador with as gracefully turned a
compliment as can be imagined. She had
rallied against the Mohammedan custom
of polygamy, when the Moor thus defended
the practice, MADAME" he said, "a plural
ity of wives is allowed among us because
in our country we must seek in several
women the charming qualities which are
here to be found in one. "-London Stan
dard
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-02-25
Character in Writing Inks.

Did you ever notice what an unfailing
criterion as to character the use of the diff.
ferent inks are? The mandy PANTY, dead
and alive, affected and no account sort OF
person is apt to use the palest kind Of writ
ing fluid The same with the insincere and
crafty person and the scheming and selfish
seeker after personal ends and advantages.
The honest man and the reliable woman
use good, well colored ink; the genius and
the person blessed with individuality use
the blacklist ink that flows. Intellectual
people are fond of all dark inks and affect
violet good deal. In all my experience ]
never knew a person with any decided abil.
ity or win" to use copying fluid. They
like to make good, sturdy impress Of
their individuality on everything, the
paper they write a message on as we'll as
the times in which they live.
Give me your positive folks every time
not afraid to make distinct impress OF
themselves in whatever they undertake.
Secretive people, over reticent people and
absurd players at the delicate game of pol
icy like to hide themselves behind the be
wilderments of fine pens and the palest
sort of ink. Take the trouble to watch
and you will see that what say is true in
the main.-Chicago Herald.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-02-25
A Perpetual Motion Machine.

It is generally known among engineers
that novel motor is running at the patent
Office in Washington, and has been for
many years, and to some minds seems to
fulfill the conditions of perpetual motion.
The inventor made this claim, but it is
hardly correct. Perpetual motion is said
to exist in a machine that when once
started will continue to run until worn
out" This machine operates by the power
given out in the different expansion of
metals under varying conditions, and is so
small and carefully constructed that if
there was absolutely no change in temper
AZURE of the room it would run when once
started thirty-eight days before stopping.
If it was possible to put it in some place for
this length of time, as the center of the
earth, where the temperature would be
constant, it would stop, so does not fulfill
the condition of perpetual motion; but that
cannot be done where the machine now is,
SO it has run for a great many years with
out stopping, and probably will continue
to run until it wears out.-New York
Journal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-02-25
Weighed in the Balance.

Goslin-C Congratulate me, deah fellaw.
Hunker-What's the occasion, my boyi
Goslin-Pm engaged, doncher know.
Hunker-Then congratulate you most
sincerely. May ask the lady's namel
Goslin - Mabel-er- Miss Swayback.
She's worth her weight in gold, deah boy.
Hunker-Is that alls
Goslin-Whatevah do you meanf
Hunker-How heavy is shei
Goslin-Oh, l know that exactly. We
were both weighed the other day, doncheI
know, and Mabel-er, mean Miss Sway.
back - weighed pwecisely ninety-five
pounds.
Hunker-Then let us see. Gold is worth
s1935 an ounce, but for this purpose we
will assume that is worth twenty dollars.
Goslin Observation-Disclosures do you
mean?
Hunker-I'm just making a simple cal
culation. In ninety-five pounds avoirdu.
pois there are $50 ounces. These at twenty
dollars per ounce would make Miss Sway.
back worth few hundred over $4,000.
Goslin-My deah sir, you are pawsitively
insulting, and shall call
Hunker-Not at all. You said she was
worth her weight in gold, and wanted to
compare her worth with that of my
fiancee. Now Miss Scadds is worth $780,
600 in stocks, and-why, Goslin's gone. ]
hope he isn't cross.-Philadelphia Press.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-02-25
A Soft Answer.

A pleasant faced young woman and her
husband took their seats at the hotel table
opposite dapper little dude fresh from the
center of the highest civilization. During
the meal the husband requested the little
man to hand him something, and all he re-
ceived was a cold, rude stare. He was mad
in a minute, and was about to make few
remarks when his wife laid her hand gent
ly on his arm.
Don't, Henry" she said reprovingly.
Don't pay any attention to it. You know
you shouldn't expect to find everything in
such a small package"
The other people at the table snorted and
the little one left the room.-Detroit Free
Press
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-02-25
BARGAINS FOR SALE
BY John t. HambIetun & Co

BY John L. Hambletun * Co.
House rooms and hall: size of lot GO
by l6O feet; centrally located; rents for
$50 per month.
House 7 rooms, with all modern i'm
provements; corner lot in desirable neigh
borhood.
Two-Story house. 9 rooms, with bath;
lot 55H feet front by l66 feet deep.
House 4 rooms on Nebraska street.;
large lot; can be bought at prices to suit
purchaser.
Several fine pieces of improved property
on Government Hill.
Two-story frame house; two large lots
on Prospect Hill; can be bought cheap. Q
Seven-room house on Tobn Hill at a
bargain.
Several we'll improved places on San
Pedro avenue.
Neat cottage, with large lot, on Mar
shall street,
Two-Story brick house, with all modern
improvements; large lots, centrally To-
Gated.
Two-story frame house; corner lot;
short distance from Military plaza. 2:l If
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-02-25

Ec3G
Remember that the nose has two differ
ent sides.
81 don't presume there is any face that
to an expert artist eye has nose without
this. The pressure of a baby's forefnger
when he is chewing his little thumb may
be enough to start this tendency. If not,
the accidents of later years in football,
baseball, wrestling and general athletics
will effect the difference.
Each face is but one of type. Think of
some prominent man whom you resemble
and then buy his picture, and when you go
to your photographer insist on sitting as
he does. New York World
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-02-25
USED THEM IN HIS BLOW.GUN.

Doctor" Well, my fine little fellow,
you have got quite well again. was
sure the pills left for you would cure
you. How did you take them, in water
or in cake?"
Boy-"Oh, 1 used them in my blow
gum
The little fellow put the nasty, great,
gripping, old-fashioned pills to good use.
At most, all his internal economy need
ed was o dose of DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets. They are tiny, sugar. coated
granules, easy to take, and are gently
aperient, or actively cathartic, according
to size of dose. AS laxative, only one
tiny Pellet is required.
The "Pellets" cure Sick Headache,
Bilious Headache, Constipation, Indi-
gestion, Bilious Attacks, and all de-
rangements of the Liver, Stomach and
Bowels.
The "Pellets" are purely vegetable,
and operate without disturbance to the
system, diet, or occupation.
DR.. Pierce's Pellets ore the cheapest
pill, sold by druggists, because they are
guaranteed to give satisfaction in every
case, or their price (25 cents vial } IL
refunded. Can You ask more?
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-02-25
To Remnra Glass stnnners.

Sometimes it is very difficult to removes
glass stopper from a bottle. A cloth wet
in hot water sometimes is sufficient; but il
this fails, remember that the principle is tc
expand the neck of the bottle by heat and
not the stopper. With hot water, the lat
ter is often heated equally with the neck.
and thus the desired effect is not produced
BY holding the neck of the bottle about
half an inch above the flame of lamp OF
candle, however, in a few seconds the most
obstinate cork will generally come out.
Care must be taken to turn the bottle
rapidly, and not allow the flame to touch
the glass, as it might crack it. When the
glass is thoroughly heated steady pull
and twist will almost always bring out the
stopper.-New York Tribune.