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The Lamar register., 1893-10-21
JOHN ALIENS STORY.
1t Relates to Jos..h Quincy and His
Labors.

Apropos of his (Josiah Quincy's)
Allen tells this story: "A young man
desired position in the postoflice de-
partment and applied to his congress-
.inan. He was told he could get no
place until vacancy should arise.
He waited for several weeks, and one
day, when his money was nearly eN-
hausted. he went down to the Poto-
mac beach He found there many
bathers and among them a young man
whom he recognized as clerk in the
division where he had sought place.
The clerk ventured beyond his depth
and was drowned. When his body
was brought to the shore the appli-
cant lost not moments time in hast
ening to the congressman.
Now, he said, 4 can have place
There is Il vacancy
.Where?' asked the congressman.
why, a clerk IN the division mann
ing, him) was drowned this afternoon
The congressman looked at him sad
". / regret to inform you. he said,
that you are too late; the place has
been filed
...How can that be?' shouted the ap-
plicant, in despair. The man has just
been drowned
".Yes, know. replied the congress-
man, but the place has been filed.
1t was obtained by a Massachuse It's
friend of Mr.. Quincy. who saw the
clerk go in and guessed correctly that
he could not swim
The Lamar register., 1893-10-21
A SERIOUS FALL.
But He Was Warned Not to Take I.
Tumble Again.

Tumble Again.
''You are very late this morning,
Mr.. Baldwin. said a dry goods mer-
chant recently to one of his clerks
do not let it happen again"
Very sorry" said the clerk, hum
bly,. Il met with serious fall"
Indeed" replied the merchant, re-
lenting. Are You hurt much?"
principally, sir, in your estima-
ton answered the clerk respectfully.
..Oh, never mind that" said the
merchant kindly. Il am very sorry,
and had no intention to be severe.
We are all liable to accidents How
did you get the fall?'
well, you see. sir" said the clerk
confidingly, u was called quite early
this morning-earlier, n fact, than
usual"
.'Ahr"
"Yes, sir; but somehow or other /
fell asleep again"
60 to your desk, sir. and don't try
that on again" exclaimed the mer-
chant, with an air of severity which
was belied by the twinkle in bis eve,
which denoted that he enjoyed the
Joke
The Lamar register., 1893-10-21
1arr,., silver and o.ia coins.

The late proposition to put dollars
worth of silver in the coin of that
denomination reminds me that An
nam, a French protectorate in Asia.
has silver coin that weighs as much
as fifteen United States "buzzard''
dollars The largest gold coin in cir
culation is the ''loof." which also be-
longs to the Oriental French colony
mentioned above. This monster gold
disk will weigh as much as 325 Ameri-
can gold dollars, and, although
weighty and awkwardly large. arc
considered valuable property. The
gold piece which comes next in size to
the 'loof' is the ''obang" of Japan, a
coin containing about SAT worth of
pure gold.
The Lamar register., 1893-10-21
Utilizing RAT. in Paris.

Makers of rat traps think they have
done good thing when they kill a
rat Generally they do not know
what there is beyond In Paris the
rat trap does not kill the rat; they
catch him, not to drown him, as here.
but to utilize him. The rat is set to
work to eat the flesh from the bones
of carcasses- When he has done that
thoroughly then his slaughter comes
His fur is used for trimming his skin
for gloves, his thigh bones for tooth
picks and his bones and tendons for
gelatine wrappers
The Lamar register., 1893-10-21
Mine. Under the Sea-

We have all heard about the British
coal and iron mines, the galleries of
which extend far out under the At
lantic ocean but there are, perhaps,
very few Americans that know that
the most extensive under-ocean
mining operations in the world are
carried on along the Pacific coast of
this continent At Nanaimo. British
Columbia, there is coal mine, the
shaft of which extends several hun
dred feet below the ocean bed at that
point All the galleries of the mine,
aggregating something like twelve
mi .es in length, are entirely under the
ocean
The Lamar register., 1893-10-21
SLAVES.
kr'. Historical Pa

Ar's Hist orical Pa
.sann-cticue
FS Steiner. librarian of
Stt Free library, in Bal
Completed monograph on
-. Connecticut" which will
= he'd in the John Hopkins
.s'ity studies in historical and
tA3al science
Aihong the interesting facts in the
work Is the statement that the first
slaves in Connecticut Were not me-
groes. but Indians. being of the Pc
quot tribe. which was overthrown by
the settlers in 1888. The first law
against the slave trade, too, was
passed in l,l5 against the importation
of the Tuscarora Indians. who had
been captured by the Carotinians in
war. The first idea of slavery in Con-
necticut was then that captives in war
were slaves Soon after the founda-
tion of the colony negroes were in .ro-
duced. few at time, chiefly from
the West Indies and not from Africa
They were owned for the most part
as household servants. and the Con-
necticut notion of slavery was the
pdtrfdrchti oue, tndt sitNes pcAous ihb
To the family of the master differed
from apprentices only in being bound
to service for life.
Slavery was tolerated everywhere in
Connecticut throughout the colonial
period, but with the coming of the
revolution came the idea that it was
unrighteous to hold men in bondage.
This feeling led to the act of 1774, pro
hibiting the foreign slave trade, and
that of i7s4, providing that all there
after born as slaves should be free on
reaching their twenty-fifth year.
This age was afterward lessened TO
2l- Connecticut is remarkable as be-
ing a state which succeeded in gradual
emancipation. When slavery was tin-
ally abolished there. IN Isis, fewer
than twenty slaves wore in the state,
none of whom were under Ga years OF
age.
The Lamar register., 1893-10-21
Curious Trade Terms.

The second volume of the digest of
evidence given before Group of the
labor commission contains glossary
of technical terms and trade slang
Among the curious expressions are
the following: Bate, bell-horse
caunched, cut-up, fudd. mungs, slop
dash work. sprigger, singing. tin
0es"
The Lamar register., 1893-10-21
The Enemy OF MoIe..

The mole plague in the southern
counties of Scotland, which for time
proved terrible scourge TO farmers,
has now all but disappeared This is
due to the fact that owls were pre-
served by the gamekeepers and be-
came extraordinarily plentiful.
The Lamar register., 1893-10-21
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Oct. 10. 1885,
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
N namai sastler has tlled notice of his inten-
tiou to make final proof support Of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before ths
Rcc;ster and Receiver at Lamar, Colorado, 90
Ssvember Il. Ise3 viz: William l.. Vincent n r.
NJ sss,; for the -. sex and sis sw.s section y
township Il south. range y west.
his continuous residence upon and cultiN ation
of said land via: Charles +. Robson. ~. =
Robson. stephen y. Canield and Ira Fish. all
of Holly. Colorado. p.
octi4 noyis T. u tohp' hesis'ei,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09
Their Semi-WeeklY Shoot.

At Lakeview yesterday afternoon
the San Antonio Gun club held
their regular Thursday shoot and
the following scores were made:
Shoot l, fifty singles, known an.
gles-Shields 33, Newton 80, Frank
30, Samuels 80, Drought 80, McCor.
mack 80, Chabot q, George SO
France 30, Hunt AZ, Barber 16, Barr
80, Vernon 45, Black As.
Shoot ,, thirty singles, known
angles-Hunt %, Barbor Is, Nc
Cormack %, Drought 10, George 30
Vernon 26, France II, Joske y.
Shoot 3, 20 singles, known angles
Hunt II, George 20, Chabot 10,
Newton Is, Vernon 10, Drought IA,
Barbour IL.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09
BEEVILLE BUZZINGS.
BEEVILLE, Tex, June 8, 1879;

BEEvILLE, Tex, June 8, 1898.
To the LIGHT.
The out look for this the Beeville
region, it seems was never more
tlattering, SO far as crops are con-
cerned and we will go on record
this year as the bower all round
this section of Texas,
Mr.. Robert Edison and Miss
Willie MucklerOy were married
yesterday evening at the home of
nhe brides parents, two miles from
town.
Rev. Sam Small is billed to lee
ture at BeeVille on the 18th.
Ground was broke yesterday for
a nice residence for Mr.. S. l.. Mil
Ter, one of our leading merchants.
G. NJ. Magill left yesterday for
the Worlds fair accompanied by
Mrs. n. King and children as far
as Quincy, Ill.
The big Baptist protracted meet
ing is still in progress. Reverends
Daniels and King, from San Anto-
Mo, have assisted in the meeting.
"BUZ."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09
Didn't Pull It Right.

The LIGHT is requested to state
that the report that the fire alarm
box 316 did not work last night, is
a mistake, as the first box rang
was No. ZIG, and the second alarm
was pulled at box 316. The reason
the second box, No. 316, did not
ring, was because the young anna
tuer did not know how to turn the
key, and did not "press the button
properly.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

NEW STORE! NEW GOODS!
New management.
SO I'm HAGER &SMOTHs.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09
WOMAN-HOOD

has Its own special medl-
cine in DIR. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription. And
every woman who is
"run down -" or over
worked, every woman
who suffers from any
" female complaint " or
weakness, needs Just that
remedy. With it, every
disturbance, irregularity,
and arrangement can be
permanently cured.
It's an invigorating, re-
StOratiUa tonic q Snothipo
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

Breeding, Welsh & Breeding,
dentists, Alamo Fire ms. bldg. 1y
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09
Meeting of Grocers.

The Retail Grocers' Protective
association held a meeting last
night at the new Turner hall and
elected officers for the ensuing year
as follows: President, j. G. Carl !;
vice-president, T. S. Greenlay; Sec
rotary, S. H. Schneider; treasurer,
C. Runge. The executive board is
composed Of J. NJ. Matthews, l..
Nelson and J. w. MOnckton.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09
To Whom it May Concern.

The net loss of the Alamo Fire
Insurance company in this morn
ing's fire at Wagner & Chabot's, on
Commerce street will not exceed
$500, on building and stock. If
there is any salvage either on
building or on stock, our loss will
be under 81, 800.
S. d. SCUDDER,
Secretary and General Manager
69lt
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09
LATE TELEGRAMS
SPECIAL AND OTHER
SOURCES.

Meulnd VOCeS no license, 04 10 IL &.
The treasury situation remains
unchanged.
Modocs of st. Louis beat Calves
ton crew at Houston.
Half the business of Fargo was
burned up and 5000 are homeless.
The Lizzie Borden trial cOntin-
ues, testimony not material.
The new Guatemalan minister
presents his credentials.
There will be no bond issue I'M
less authorized by congress.
Cholera is rapidly spreading to
the Mediterranean trade ports.
The Chicago Fair remains open
pending an appeal.
Eulalie is astounded at the mag
nificent Columbian exposition.
| There were 100000 people at the
Chicago Fair grounds last night.
The fire-piece representing Eula-
lielat Chicago was 60 by so feet.
n Hawaii is confident of an Ameri-
can protectOrate.
Wheat breaks down to 63 cents
cash.at Chicago. ". . -.T. s,tss. d ssfs
Worlds" temperance congress
holds twoshalls at Chicago.
Congress of Negetarians meets
in Chicago.
The Samoa trouble is about to be-
gin again between Matafa and
Malietoa.t Esazsgg sasakaa ss5s4g Essr
n Spectators are working a racket
with the allotment land in the
strip wis.,; -ar-1.- - -:
The Jones and Locke factions in
the ChOctaw nation bury the
Ratchet. r '.sr-r5;11 as,;-
Gen. Tracy says the Sherman
silver law will be repealed without
any substitute measured
= For size and artistic beauty,
Eulalie says the Fair is ahead of
her widest dreams.eS ssess, ~.
Cotton is still on the down grade,
owing to increased acreage and i'm
proved crop conditions. s9as..
- Luling reports the best prospect
for crops on record, peaches and
grapes particularly tinel@'
Dynamiters threaten the bar
racks of the provisional troops at
Hawaii. &g kssl sos .s..S =
MedinaIcounty has good grass,
plenty of water, fair. corn and |! a
medium 0at crop.'ss.> esss+. s.5A
The pyrotechnical. EdispIay in
honor, of Eulalie wassmost bril-
liant So: 's isPtsa 4ais+a
Nothing is known at Washing
ton of Blount's reported resigna-
ton. @sssN
Times Herald sale disapproved
and the paper is in the hands of a
receiver.
Congressional opinion seems to
favor income tax, but not the re-
peal of the state bank tax.
Peterson breaks the quarter
mile record at Austin, making a
quarter mile in | m. 163 sec.
TIE police and military clash in
Nicaragua and ) policemen are
| killed.
Toronto, Canada, is in arms
against the Greek sailors in that
port, alleging outrages against
women. = Nv :::; n, Is Ss Asa
Train robbed at Forrest Lawn
near east st. Louis and all the eX-
press car contents taken; amount
unstated.
NEW STORE! NEW GOODS!
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09
TO VEHICLE BUYERS.

We have the finest stock of
vehicles to be found in the state,
both in medium and highest grades.
If you want nice styles, and work
that will stand hard usage do not
fail to call on Staacke Bros. 5 IL I'm
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09
A Motor Commits Burglary.

A motor of the San Antonio
Street railway company tried to
take a short cut yesterday and ran
half way through a millinery
store at No. q South Alamo street.
No one was badly hurt, although
several were considerably confused
and scared.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

Most so-called Catarrh cures only make
matters worse. They drive it from the head
to the lungs. But, by its mild, soothing,
cleansing and healing properties, Dr. SageS
Catarrh Remedy permanently cures the very
worst cases.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09
FOR RECORDER.

The LIGHT is authorized to announce
VIM. S. Anderson, as a candidate for the
office OF City Recorder, at the special cleo
cts the votes of the public and friends,
and promises to fill the Office with dignity
and credit to the citizens, il elected.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09
FoR:RECoRDER

The, LIGHT has been authorized 10 an
nounce the name Of CAPTAIN PHIL SHAR-
DEIN, as candidate for the Office of kE-
CoRDER of the City Of San Antonio, to be
voted on at the special election, June
10th. 6 | II
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09
FOR RECORDER,
PHIL SHARDEIN
BARGAIN SALE.
Friday and Saturday.
BARGAIN NO. |.


BARGAIN NO. l.
Gents Puff Bosom Shirts, worth
$l.0O, Bargain price
sEVENTY-FIVEC CENTS.
BARGAIN NO. 2.
Gents B. B. ,Undershirts,
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS.
BARGAIN NO 3.
Ladies' Tan OXfords, 70 cts.
Ladies' Dongola OXfords, 63 cts.
Ladies' Opera Slippers, 81 cts.
BARGAIN NO. 4.
Ladies' Jersey vests, regular
price 10 cts, for this sale, only
ELEVEN CENTS EACH.
BARGAIN NO. 8.
Ladies' Embroidered Handker-
chiefs, worth % cents, for two
days only,
TWELVE AND a HALF CTS.
BARGAIN NO. 6.
Ladies' chemises, trimmed Or
Ladies' drawers, trimmed nuV'
BARGAIN NO. Z.
Sixty pieces of figured China
cloth, worth y! cents, Friday
and Saturday,
EIGHT CENTS A YARD.
BARGAIN NO. s.
Figured China Silks, regular
price 80 cents, for this sale
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS a YARD.
BARGAIN NO. 9.
Indigo Blue Prints, SIX CTS.
BARGAIN NO. 10.
Boys knee pants, regular price
30 cents, for this sale
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS.
All above quotations guaranteed
by IS 3t WOLFF & MARX.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

Bear in mind that Frank j.
Beitel keeps builders hardware
and lumber at the International
and Great Northern depot.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09

and strengthening nervine, and the only
medicine for women so safe and sure that
it can be guaranteed In periodical pains,
displacements, weak back, bearing down SEN
sations, and every kindred ailment, if it fails
to benefit or cure, you have your money back
Is anything that isn't sold in this way likely
to be "just as good"!
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1893-07-01
Cut Away the Brush at Bends.

An excellent precaution, but one rare
ly attended to, is the cutting away of
brush and weed growth along the road,
particularly around the inside of a sharp
turn or bend, in order to enable one to
see if any traps are coming from the OPP
posite direction, for in these days of fast
driving, when every man imagines he
owns a t%rOtter, % narrow winding road
becomes dangerous unless mean are
provided to get out of the way of the
''old mare as she tears around the COR
ner.
Brush when not cut down every sea-
son encroaches with incredible rapidity
and spreads so fast into the cutters that
if neglected it narrows the roads percep-
tibly, and the same thing is true of
weeds and grass, although in a lesser
degree; they also should be removed at
least every year, not, however, by the
following reprehensible process, which
finds great favor III the eyes of road
masters and farmers, and consists in
sending out the hoy" with a yoke of
oxen, or the ''hired man" with a team
to run a couple of burrows up and down
the cutters with a plow, thereby loosen
ing but not destroying all this vegetable
growth, which is then either left to OBJ
struct the cutters with useless ridges
or flung ont over the road to pack down
in all sorts of unequal masses. ---Har-
Der'S,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1893-07-01
Farmers Opposed to the Movement.


1t is not easy to get the farming com
munity to consider this question of inn
proved roads on it's merits because of
their tendency to look first and *
clusively at the probable cost. Having
decided in their own minds that they
want no increase in their road taxes,
they put themselves in stolid opposition
to the movement. The question of cost
ought not to be thrust in the foreground.
The first thing to be considered is the
great ~desirability of the improvement,
the economy, comfort and satisfaction
which invariably accompany the con
struction of good public roads.
: The time and money which can be
saved by the farmer who is surrounded
by good roads, open all the year, the ap-
probation of his real estate and the in
creased profit on the product Of his
farm are the truths to be brought home
to him. Once he comes strongly to de-
sire good roads they will come. Their
cost has not been found an insurmount-
able objection. They soon pay for
themselves. The stone roads might
properly be built and maintained by the
state, leaving to the local treasures the
cost of neighborhood roads only. This,
however, is a matter of detail and after
Observation-Disclosures Press.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1893-07-01
senator Chandler Oh Roads.

AT the recent session of the National
League of Good Roads Senator Chandler
of New Hampshire said he thought that
one advantage for this organization
would be the agitation of the subject
and the dissemination of the facts bear
ing on good roadmaking through the
press. He was of the opinion that either
a national road commission should be
appointed OF else the secretary Of agri-
culture might be instructed to investi-
gate the matter and report the needs to
congress. He assured the delegates that
they would not find congress either slow
in acting or Indifferent to any reasonable
proposition that might be made. He
quoted S scretary of State Seward as say
ing that you can measure the civilization
of a people by the character of it's roads.
In this country we have come to de-
pend on the railroads and have neglected
one system of highways. He believed
that the bicycle riders were doing a great
deal to call attention to the condition of
the roads,. He was glad to hear that the
railroad companies had taken the posi-.
ton favorable to this object. AS they
had caused the neglect of the highways,
he thought Mat it was we'll that they
should aid this work for their revival.
What they wanted was to have the roads
in such a condition that could drive
in a light wagon from Maine to Alaska
without breakng a spoke.
The convention heartily a%pplauded this
| sentiment, with which the senator closed
his remarks.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1893-07-01
HOW COUNTRY ROADS ARE "FIxEp."
After Much Flowing and Scraping the Re-
suit Is AN Accumulation.

After Much Flowing and Scraping the Re-
suit Is AN Accumulation.
The general discussion in regard to
roadways, the hue and cry for improve
ments, has led to some changes not an
iicipated or desired, says Phe Cultivator
and Country Gentleman, and there is a
great deal of truth in it's remarks, as any
one who has had any experience in rid
ing over country roads after they have
been fixed" can attest.
Here is Il stretch of road with a turf
strip on each side between the road and
fences. The winding way, hemmed by
greensward and shaded by trees, is pic
turesque at least. 1t is what people like
to see in the country. They do not ex-
pect a curbed street with tagged gut
tiers. The turfed sides provide a walk
for those who go on foot-for all people
in the country do not ride. This bit of
road has not been nended for years; it
needs no mending; it is hard, smooth,
with a sandy substratum that keeps it
well drained; it cannot be improved in
any way, and if all roads were as good
as it nothing would be said about bad
roads.
But the highway surveyor" (as the
town official who mends roads is called.
perhaps spurred on by the discussion, at
lacks the strip of road in question and
spoils it. He plows up the roadside turf
and scrapes all turf, loan and sand into
the middle of the road, rounds it up
and believes that he has rebuilt and i'm
proved it. This is a mistake. A clean,
hard, road is changed into a mudholn
and a quagmire. Persons on foot have
only the middle Of the way, and when
they meet teams they arc driven into the
gutter ankle deep in mud, for the sur
veyor plowed deep and made a gutter
which gullies whenever the rain falls.
The road will not be molested again fol
several years and will gradually wear
down and be safe to travel over again
about the time the surveyor or his sue
cessor appears and 'mends' again.
In some places farmers work out q
part Of their taxes by working on the
highways, and in other places the town
makes Il contract with d farmer to keeI
the reads in repair. The farmer has nc
time for roads until his farm work is
done i'll the fall, the worst time in the
year to repair roads, when he plows anG
scrapes and rounds up. During the fall
and spring and perhaps all winter, il
the winter is open, the new road is the
worst on the circuit--a stretch of mui
through which all teams and foot passen
gers must go. And they call this roat
Improvement! It is not. It is road dam
aging, pure and simple, and the more
this kind of roadbuilding is practicet
the greater is the Inconvenience, tn,
greater the wear and tear and the cost O
maintaining all wagon and harness gear
and, forsooth, the greater the hue ant
cry about bad roads.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1893-07-01
Straw Roads.

AS a temporary e%xpedient and mex
pensive the use of straw recently re-
ported in one of the counties of Illinois
in the wet land and deep mud of the Mis-
sissippi bottom is worth notice. During
the late muddy period a farmer hauled
straw and filled a short stretch of the
worst road and made it the best in the
county. In the same way a very bad
road out of Carthage, II OF the old
towns of tine section, was made the best
In the section and about the only one
that the farmers could haul anything to
town on. 1t is claimed that any wet
road can be made good for a season at
least by the use of straw, and in the
working of roads it will pay to put in
straw, as it binds the dust together like
hair in mortar and let's the water soak
downward.
Some people in Egypt some time age