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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-06
EpwOrth League.

Last night at Trinity NJ. E. church
the Epworth League held their regu-
lar monthly business meeting. A
large number of mbers were in at.
tendance and much business of i'm
portauce was transacted. Reports of
committees were called for by Presi-
dent Hite and Miss Elsie Wilkins,
chairman of the mercy and Help"
committee, made q good report, show
ing that within the past month q
great deal had been accomplished in
a charitable way, sick were visited
and food furnished in several in
stances. Mr.. w. H. Howard was
elected a member of the league. J.
II. Stephenson, who has been secre-
tary for the past year, rendered mis-
resignation, which was accepted and
S. Brian was elected to fill the vacan-
CIV. The meeting then adjourned to
meet the first Friday night in Sep
tember.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-06
CBURCH NOTICES.

Cumberland Presbyterian church, Sole
dad street. Preaching by the pastor at
II a. N. and Sis p. N. and Christian En-
deavOr society at 7:15 p. m. Seats free
and every body welcome. w. B. Preston,
pastor.
Tomorrow morning, at 10 o'clock, at st.
Johns Lutheran church. on Villita street,
there will be regular services at 10 o'clock
sharp. Rev. A. c. Ulrich, pastor.
The Rev. Mr.. Hall being absent on his
vacation, his pulpit, at Westminster
Rev. JoSephus johnson, d. D., of Vic
toria, tomorrow morning and evening.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-06
REAL ESTATE.
Deals and Prices They Bring.

UPdIs anu FTICtS thy bTIHk'
John Pomrenky and wife to Franz
Mulczynski and wife, lot 6, block %
on northwest side of Dallas street,
and bounded on the northwest by
Atlanta avenue, $4,575.
Refugia Garcia Coined by her hus-
band F. G. Garcia to Antonio Spezia,
east half of lot s, original block 6, old
ward l, 5000.
John A. Frswley, Wellington A.
Post, Joseph Boehmer and Alex Hal
ter to Charles Pursch, six acres on
Somerset road two miles and half
south of Main plaza. 81 200.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-06

This is verify week of speciates that you should take ad
vantage of with Friday Remnant and Special
Bargain Day to bring up the rear.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-06
ChiffonS.

While the season is in we intend
to rednce our stock of Chiffons of
all widths, cOlOrs and qualities, so
we have reduced them 80 per cent
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-06
Fine Oxfords.

We call attention to our elegant
line of lace OxfOrds with silk vest.
ing tops, they are perfect. Beau.
ties at S1.75.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-06
Ladies Hose.

Balbriggan Hose, odd lots, re-
duced from Coo, SOC and 45c, to
3 pair for 81. All full Regular
goods with silk clicked stitches.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-06
Grenadines.

And Drapery Nets reduced from
81 TO 49c, $l.25 to SOC, S1.5O to CSC,
ST. to Sl.25. This is positively the
last cut.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-06
Ooze Ties !!

Ooze Ties
BLACK
AND
GREY,
with instep strap or to be laced
in all sizes at $3.50 and $3 90.
To 1Sc
Our entire stock Of French Nous
seine and French Organizes
which were Soc, SOC and 25c. re-
duced to 1Sc per yard, and there
is no hereafter.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-06
Millinery.

We are receiving every day some.
thing new and nice in Millinery,
the season being late our buyers
find some very cheap goods and
we always give our customers the
benefit.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-06
15-Fata| StrokeS-15
That are Death to all Who Attem-t i- Meet Them
ParaSols.

The % per cent discount sale. WAS
so satisfactory last week that we
Will continue it another week. all
marked in plain figures 70 per
cent off regular price.
Lace Parasol Covers.
We have a full assortment in
White and Cream lace of the most
dainty designs,
From S1.50 to $3.50.
White Waists.
The white laundried shirt waists
which were marked down for Fri.
day sale will go at the same price
this week. Reduced from Sl.OO
to 81 20, $3.50 to SLID. SI.25 to
Soc and Zoe to SOC.
Fans! Fans
$40 fans at DC. 1900 fans at zoe.
These lots and made up of all
kinds. folding fans open fans.
paper fans, parchment fans and
boiling cloth fans.
All LINEN Ginghams
23c. This is the best wash fabric
ever made for wear, but they do
not sell well, so we have reduced
them
From 500 to 23c,
Screens!
Japanese folding screens in over
100 styles from 25c to 75c each.
Linen Scarfs.
$50 linen dresser scarfs l IL
yards long, stamped designs and
drawn work figures,
Reduced to Soc.
Chemisettes.
The latest novelty made of pink
and blue chambry and striped
cambria with deep pointed cuffs
TO match,
Price SOC to zoe a set.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-06

Late Physician Imp. Hospital Vienna,
Office Re ter Building, Alamo Plaza.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-25
The ada 1ailp gaele gridau ornino Bopaber IS 1892

men may gamble on it. The gamblers
handle one-fourth of the wheat crop and
about one-sixteenth of the corn, and By
knocking down the price on this small
per cent are able to bleed the farmers on
the entire graded product.
All the arguments against the prohlbi-
ton of grain and produce gambling,
which, if true, would possess any valid
ity, derive whatever plausibility they
may have from this pretense OF neces-
sity. They all hinge upon it and have
no weight without it; but the pretense
being false, as is proved by the fact that
other equally as large lines of products
find market without it, tii;.t formerly
those products now made the subject OF
the most desperate gambling were salts
factorily sold without the gamblers aid,
and that even now the markets where
the system prevails dispose of but a
small part of the products which
they gamble in, all these facts
proving, we say, that the pretcnse is
false, it follows that any arguments
predicted upon it are fallacious and So
phistical, however lngeniously they may
be constructed.
On the other hand, good morals re
quire the abolition of system which
dsmoralizes all who may come in con-
tact with il; common honesty and justice
to the producers require that the law
shall be so framed as not to permit the
systematic interference with his UNI
doubted right to have his prices fixed by
the law of supply and demand, and the
point has been reached when gambling
must go or production must be perma-
nently crippled by being made wholly
unremuneratiye This being SO, no citi-
zen can hesitate in his duty. Honest
toll has rights and real values and is
entitled to the protection of the law or
government utterly fails of the purpose
for which it was established; gambling
has no rights, and the market wreckers'
fiat creations are entitled to no protec-
ton and no tolerance. Choose ye!
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-25
MURDER NOT A CRIME.
The Afghans Consider smoking the Osly
Uhpardonabis sin.

The Afghans Consider smoking ths Ooiy
unpsrdonsbis SIN.
The average Kaluli does not regard
murder rs crime ~ Is Kill or be
killed in his own country, and he there
fore regards the matter OF taking OF of
friend most philosophisaily. There
is nothing to worry about; he II dead.
and killed him." he win tell you II yon
should inquire about y companion with
whom he was on the best of terms the
preceding winter, says the San Fran
cisco Chronicle. have heard an Afghan,
while purchasing q weapon, speak with
evident gusto Of the occasion when he
would use the gun 10 murder friend.
II caused him as little concern, this con-
templated crime, as IL he had said:
''Shali kill a chicken. IL God 20 wills IL.
tomorrow for my pillau.' And yes
there is something childish and afec-
tionate about these men. They never
seem TO forget favor and repay II to
the best OF their ability. Unlike other
Mohammedans. they do not observe tho
Koran with blind obstinacy, hut occa-
sionally stretch its precepts % accord
with their ideas Of religion. They do
not drink. for that is directly against
the law. nor do they smoke. Paigrave,
In his interesting book describing his
Journey 10 the sacred city Of Mecca,
gives an amusing account Of his CONVEX
sation with Molish.
On asking the reverend gentleman
which he considered the mott deadly of
sins. the holy man replied:
Smoking the shameful"
And next, oh, sen Of the prophetf''
Drinking"
care these the tive greatest sins.
father?''
"yeriiy, my SON."
And murder"
..Ah, that's nothing nothing. It's
for2ivable."
And stealing
"Ah, that's forgivable teo."
'But xmokisg7'
1T is the unforgisabls crime" re-
piled the Mollah sserniy. and locking
kceniy 1T the fictitious Mohammedae-
And this. I think. In the Afghsn's
creed. Murder and theft are forRivz-
bic crimes. but fer smoking and drink.
ing there 10 Ne redemption
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-25
SUNFLOWER SILHOULETTES

| A Montgomery county farmer got a great
scoop on his neighbors one day last week.
| He husked 10S bushels of corn in nine
hours and scooped it into the crib.
| Corn husking is the order of the day and
the number of red ears is supposed to sus-
| tain proportion to the amount of blushing
! done by the Kansas farmer girls
The wagish editor of the Concordia
Blade says that Billy Buchan was the
only honest man in the Republican party
and he WAS defeated for senator in his own
county.
There were 1919 votes cast in Harper
county this fall, AN increase OF between
four and five hundred within tue past two
years. which indicates an increase OF popu-
lation in the county of about 2, 500.
The district court for Cowley county will
convene in Winfield next Monday and will
not cease grinding until Judge Troup shall
have finished his course and Judge Jack
sou shall have fought his fight to a finish.
Atchison people of all parties say the
scheme to divide the state is very foolish
and will come to nothing Kansas is Il
great state, aud the Inhabitants will not
allow it to be cnt to pieces by politicians.
That sizes up the suggestion about right.
The Topeka Capital quotes Captain John
Smith, of the state board of public works
as saying the saccoustics of the big cOrri-
doris of the state house will he such that
when the building is completed a speaker
can stand in the center under the dome
and be heard in every corner of the halls.
The burglars who recently operated at
Manhattan have been caught in Clay Cen
ter. This burgling business is getting en-
tirely too common in Kansas. The man
who will invent double back-action auto
matte burglar catcher has an immense for
tune awaiting him.
Some of the Populists are protesting re-
greet at the defeat of Billy Buchan, of
Wyandotte. They claim that they wanted
to see how he would act on the minority
side of the senate. The editor of the To-
peka Advocate particularly refuses to be
comforted for being cheated out of this
fun.
A we'll known Peoples party farmer in
Phillips county, who was busy making
calamity speeches during the campaign,
discovered the morning after election that
his wife had harvested 2, 500 bushel of corn
and paid off the mortgage on the farm.
Several broom corn buyers have been in
Morton county during the past week and
purchased considerable brush. The Moni-
tor says they paid SO per ton for good
broom corn, and we are confident that
those who did not sell will realize much
better price. The scarcity OF the crop IN
other states has stimulated the price and
there is no doubt but that it will demand a
better figure in the market than it has for
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-25
ALL ~ 4 LETTER.

Greatly Amazed 1t the Dicsatee.
The door leading from the reception
room to the young lawyers private OF.
Zee was not 4aite closed. yet he nc
doubt thought it was
A gentleman calling on business
heard voices in the next room, and seat
ed himself in chair near the door and
waited his turn. As he innocently sat
there, says the Minneapolis Tribune, he
heard something Like this, amid the
clicking of type-writing aas hine:
Mr.. Tulip Gushing. Pixstoa, Kan;
You know love you-dear sir-what
makes your cheeks 50 red? They're
pretty as roses-I desire to inform you
that-the other girls aren't in it with
you'll hold for collection your promisr
sorry note-you've got such lovely hands
They ought to be playing piano or q
golden harp instead Of An old type
writing maehine-given the eth of Jan
uary-I think june. with Is moenlighss
and hammock parties, is lots nicer,
don't you?-lsoi. for ese0-I wish hsd
s200. o0o, 900; I'd give every cent of il 70
you-payable six months after date
loan me your gum awhile-with inter
estat ten per cent.-had ycar hair curled
to-day. didn't you?-if LIT p-id At ma
turity. Win you kindly inform me-
what size gloves do You wear?-if you
desire to forward the amount like
the way you dress your neck-or shall
send note there for collection? But
really must put my lips close TO your
ear or you cant hear what | say. A
prompt reply will greatly oblige-your
ear is awfully warm-yours truly. etc. y
Then the waiting man grew weary
and went away wondering what the
man in Kansas would think when he
got such a letter
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-25
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OKLAHOMA OUTLINES,

A Baptist church was organized ut
Okarche last Friday.
The Yukon Register says there is an
organized band of horse thieves at work in
that section, and calls on every farmer to
prepare to give them warm reception.
The Tines Journal says the Armours'
have decided to put in big cold storage
house at Oklahoma City and distribute
their meat products over the two terrific
ries from that point.
The two men who assaulted Mr.. Stew
art Of Yukon a short time ago seriously
wounding him, were apprehended aud
taken to Stewards bedside aud fully iden-
titled by him. They were lodged in jail at
Oklahoma City to await developments.
Worlds Fair Commissioner Beeson Of
Oklahoma, Commissioner Llewellyn of
New Mexico and Commissioners Bean OF
Arizona were in Topeka Tuesday to con-
suit with Seymour Davis regarding the
building that is to be erected jointly by
these territories at Chicago. MIR. Davis
has been selected as the architect and he
will accompany the three commissioners
to Chicago to make final arrange
ments.
Deputy F. B. Farwell landed a Conan
che Indian prisoner in the jail al Guthrie
The Indian whose name is Wood ds-ha-vy,
is charged with the murder of his step-son,
just to get the child oat of the way. The
Indian has been to the Carlisle school
eight years, but has relapsed into the
habits aud dress OF bsrbarians, has dis
carled civilized apparel and resumed the
blanket. mocassns and breechclout.
The presidential postotfices in Oklahoma
aud The salaries attached are as follows:
(! Reno commission Of present post
master expires Sept. /, 1895 r L Hickox
postmaster: salary, 81. e09.
kinglisher. commission of present post
master expires July 2 1894; salary. sl,.;O0.
Norman, commission OF ID. w Mar
quart. present postmaster. expires Dec. IS.
1925; salary, 81. 600.
Oklahoma Ciuv. commission of g. A.
BeiGler, present postmaster. expires July
Is, 1854; salary. s.. auo.
Guthrie. commission OF present pe-t-
master. DenuIs Flynn, expires July 9, 1884:
salary, &. 20.
Ii was announced in several OF the ter
ritorial papers day or two ago that
Editor Diyan of the Fl Reno Eagle. had
been arrested on q charge % perjury.
Here is waat he says about The matter:
Contrary 30 the announcement OF some
OF our esteemed city contemporaries. tie
proprietor OF The EAGLE * ust unsier DO 4sl
TO answer To the charge OF Forgery
which was said TO have b-ea prefer. ess by
election ballot contrary 10 the expectations
ct the comfy clerk. who was personally
interested in not having Us p-ias x, and
II remains 10 be svea whether &c eau sub
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-25
EMAsCULATED.

Kansas is in bad rdor everywhere,
and for number of reasons, but all
growing out of her late political fits.
From east to west none are SO humble
that they may not sneer. The Missouri
papers are making the most of the sit
uation, Kansas is not only 20 appear in
petticoats in the United States senate,
but they declare that the coming legis-
lature will provide ways and means for
putting women into politics and public
life. The Populist party has been large
ly run by the women, chief amongst
whom is one who it is said is foreigner
who has never taken out naturalization
papers. Not only did the wives and
daughters of the Populists make them
selves conspicuous as also numerous in
the late campaign, but the Republican
central committee permitted ambitious
women to mount the stump in behalf of
the party. Many of the people are al
ready figuring on chances to flee to the
mountains of Hepsidam or to some
other sea port
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-25
PEOPLE WHO EAT CLAY.
Widely Separated Places where Earth II
an Article Of Diet.

an Article Of Diet.
Clay eating. perhaps, was unknown
prior to the discovery of the Americas.
the first known ailusion to that curious
article of diet being found in the jour
nal of Sir Samuel Argole, in that part
devoted to his travels in the Land of
Virginia in the year 1918.
''In this journey" he says, II like
wise found mine of strange kind OF
earth, the virtues of which know not,
but the natives use it for physic. and
allege that it cures pain in the stomach
and . variety of sicknesses-"
Even at the present time the poorer
classes of whites in North and South
Carolina are said to eat clay to such An
extent as to give their compilations q
peculiar greenish hue.
Humboldt. during his explorations Of
the Rio Negro. South America, discov-
cred tribe of Indians whose prin-
cipal food during the rainy season was
fat, unetuous clay called 'boIe.'"
There are several Central American
tribes that Rreedily devour the earth o.
ant hills, and the same may be said Of
the negroes of Sierra Leone.
In Germany, during the time Of the
last famine, an infusorial earth called
mountain meal was largely used.
either with or without . mixture Of
wheat -four.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-25
CHINESE RIVER TRAVEL.
How the Celestials Navigate One Of Thei
Big Streams.

How the Celestials Navigate One Of Their
Big Streams.
o. L. Kilborn, one of the seven Cana
dian missionaries who have gone To
settle in Chen-tu, the capital of SEE
Chuan, has sent home an account of
Chinese river travel, says the Montreal
Witness. At Ichang Mr.. hnborn and
his companions embarked, with their
belongings. on two houseboats and be-
gan a journey of one thousand miles up
the 1ang-tse river.
The Chinese houseboat Is a fat bot
toned punt, of which the stern half is
covered in Rather more than the an
terror third consists OF open deck.
where the fourteen rowers stand when
they WELD their oars. and where the
whole crew spread their mats and
sleep at night. Turning ON pivot at
the bow is long, heavy oar, which.
when sl1illfully handled, does moro Of
the steering than the ruddcr. The boat
mast, aud with the least fair wind up
goes the Chinese sail, ribbed with the
light bamboo. When the wind drops
eighteen Elen jump ashore; fifteen of
them tow the houseboat along with
from two hundred to one thousand feet
of bamboo rope, chanting as they pull.
while two men keep the rope clear of
projecting rocks along the river bank
and the remaining one runs beside the
rest, squirting them to their work by
shouting, waving his arms and clapping
his hands.
Often the banks become too precipi-
tous for this tracking" and the four
teen rovers take to their oais The
mode of progression is changed ten or
fifteen times day. Often the boat
crosses the river to gain Guieter water
or a smoother bank, and Is carried
down quarter of mile In the course
o. this msneuver, though all hands
stamp the deck fercely, row with
desperation, and fill the air with yelis.
On reaching the rapids OF Tatung
two bamboo ropes were put ashore and
seventy five men and boys hauled on
them, TO tbs accompaniment of small
barrel drum farioasIy s~aien By axa
on deck. The Chinese authorities have
established life-saving associa tons.
g.hics, keep several wel-maHnel bosss
constantly plying 1T al the dangerous
rapids Such 3 thing as an anchor wss
never seen Sometimes . polo was
driven down through hole in the bow;
but usually rope was tied roHAd .
bovlder or stake on the shore-cF, IN
default of these. round heap OF small
stones gathered for the purpose
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-25
Pigeons and Bicycles In War.

Experiments with cyclists and carrier
pigeons for transmitting messages are
being made BY the Gymnastic society
of Rome in the interest Of the italian
army The rider carries small cage
attached to his machine in which there
are several well-trained pigeons When
important observations have been taken
and jotted down they are placed IN en-
velopes and affixed to the birds, which
are liberated In every instance thus
far the birds have TOWN promptly and
in straight line back to headquarters
over distances Of from ten 70 twenty
kilometers. It is thought tina. this
combination of bicycle and pigeon serv-
ice can be very pzoftably used IN mill
tary observations, and the Italian army
Office proposes to coatinus the experr
mcQts.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-25

The origin Of the custom Of burying
people with their heads TO the west is
unknown From ages back races in all
parts Of the world have buried their
dead with their heads to the west: not
invariably, however. but with grea,
uniformity. Probably the remote origin
lies IN the belief Of an immortality and
q resurrection, typif'ed By the return o;
the sun every morning. The dead are
buried SO that when the time comes
they rsy face the sun, which viii " axe
them The &rst pastor Ct the church
at Eastbampton, y. Y, IL May he re
marked, directed thai ne be buried
with hi. head to the eAst. 80 that ~ the
resurrection be might face his eongre.
cation; bat so general IS the custom %
burying with the head 10 the vest that
this direction IL noted IS an instance OF
the minister's eceenirAssty.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-25
THE COMET RACKET.

How little scientists know and how
are we all regularly humbugged by
them. Especially is this so in the line of
astronomy. For twenty years astrono.
mers have been predicting the return Of
Biela's comet, and also of the star of
Bethlehem. Bielas comet has no tail,
according to some Of these wise acres,
and according TO others has developed
one during his long absence. But even
when they see thing they cannot tell
much about it. What, after all, do these
fellows know about the sun, moon or
stars? A comet seems to have put in an
appearance the other day in the northern
heavens. The authorities are all at sea
as to which it is or what it is going to
do. One set of astronomers assure
US that in a very short time it will be
the most conspicuous thing in the heay
ems, while another is equally sure that
it is going off in another direction. An
other equally reliable contingent of
astronomical observers declare that the
visitor is Biela's and that it is making
directly for the earth, and that the
comet and earth will pass exactly the
same spot on the night of the 21th-next
Sunday. If it should happen to be at
the same minute some affirm that this
planet would go out of business with a
flash, while others are just as positive
that not single hair on this terrestrial
globe would be so much as scorched.
Most, if not all, of this talk is nonsense
and guess work. The Almighty who
made all made no mistakes, nor are any
of his handiwork going to collide or pre-
maturely smash.