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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-17
The Injustice Of Dover Distribution.

The injustice to woman in the COM
mon law rule of distribution of dover
when real estate is turned into money
for division among heirs was recently
painfully impressed in Michigan case.
A couple had started in life % years ago,
having very limited means. The wife
was the more robust physically and al
ways of essential support to the husband
in his business cares, besides discharg-
ing with ability and devotion her duties
as mother and homemaker. They pos
sessed a competence at the husbands
death. The widow and two minor chill
dren survived. They wished to sell a
piece of land that had been entirely I'M
productive up to the death, but at that
time there was an inquiry to purchase.
To enable sale of this land out Of
the intestate estate the probate court
expense was $50, or only $10less than the
share allotted to the widow on the basis
of her probable life yet to be, while each
of the minor children, quite incompetent
to handle money in business, received
$195, or three and a quarter times as
much as the mother, prudent business
woman.-Woman's Tribune.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-17
Distance Travelled by Odors.

AS an illustration of the distance odors
are carried it is noteworthy that the
fumes and exhalations from the sulphur
springs of Colorado can'be distinguished
at distance of fully 20 miles. The de-
licious perfume of the forests of Ceylon
is carried by the wind 25 miles out to
sea, while in foggy weather travellers 100
miles from the land have recognized their
proximity to the coast of Columbia by
the sweet smell brought them ON breeze
from the shore.-Exchange
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-17

happened on the charred remnants Oh
Lucille's letter, which his servant had
rescued from the fire and folded away.
He opened it curiously and fingered over
it fascinated.
confessed all to DR.. Johns when he proposed
TO me yesterday morning-it read-but if you
love me-poor DIR. Johns! should like to pun
fish you. / should like to quote to you, There
must be nautch girls and circus riders perhaps,
but we don't choose our wives and sweethearts
from among them" and refuse your gift-but
love you. LUCILLE.
At this date, however, Lucille had long
been Mrs. DR.. Johns.-TeXas Siftings.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-17
New York Women Who Love Jewels.

Mrs. GrOsvenOr LOwery has passion
for the Spanish topaz, while Mrs. George
Kidd is equally fond of yellow anne
thysts. Nine. Roda, formerly the we'll
known Nine. Barrios, has collar of
pearls and diamonds which is unique
in its way. She has also a stomacher of
opals and diamonds.-New York Re-
corder.
No More Yarns About InuIaTs.
There is an advertising man in De-
troit, well known for his hustle, who has
pretty pair of children that come hon
estly by desire to get all the fun OBJ
tainable as they pass through this pro-
stationary state. 1t is the habit of the
father to regale the little ones with blood
curdling Indian stories, for which they
have the same Unsuitable desire as the
nickle novel fiend for his choice style of
literature. The moral of each of these
wonderful relations by the head of the
family is that the Indian. with all his
warwhooping and ghost dancing, cares
for good little children and scalps those
who are bad. This bothered Teddy, the
3-year-old, considerably, and he finally
determined on a council of war with his
little sister. From all the evidence that
their wise little heads could get together,
they concluded that they were bad chill
dren and decided to anticipate any old
Indian that might come stalking around
after them by doing their own scalping.
Teddy promptly went at sisters golden
locks with the family shears, sacrificed
her bangs and waded ruthlessly through
her hair. Then she reciprocated, and
nobody ever saw two such heads, SCARED
over with hicks, ridges, "X's" and tufts
that suggested the joint efforts of Fee
jee barber and modern knife thrower.
The mother simply sat down on the floor
and wept scalding tears. The father
kicked himself around the mile circuit,
and the precious little youngsters in
sisted that they were only playing In
dian. That household now draws the
line on Indian yarns. - Detroit Free
Press
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-17
MY AUNT'S EARRINGS,

Detective stories have always been my
favorite form of literature. | have read
many and have gained from them a
thorough contempt for probability and
the police. The first thing you should
do when crime has been committed, az
l often said to Uncle Poffkins, is to sus-
pect the most unlikely man as being the
criminal.
That was the course l adopted when
Aunt Poffkins' earrings were stolen. 1t
was in the morning when the theft was
discovered. Aunt came down late and
ran into the room where Uncle Poffkins,
Dora and Iwere breakfasting. My aunt
bore traces of strong agitation, and she
had forgotten her cap.
my earrings" she cried. "They are
gone-they are stolen!"
God bless my soul!' exclaimed Uncle
Poffkins, dropping his teacup as if he had
been shot and leaping up with yell of
pain. He said the yell was attributed to
the heat of the tea, which was trickling
down his legs.
My aunt explained. The earrings were
kept wrapped in cotton wool in jewel
box on her dressing table. The box was
never locked, and the housemaid had ac-
cess to the room. The girl had only
been in the house a week and was known
to have beau. My aunt and cousin at
once concluded she was the thief and sent
for policeman, who searched her trunk
and found nothing, of course. l could
have told them that.
Meanwhile l kept my eye on Uncle
Poffkins. He was the one person who
could have no motive whatever III steal
ing the earrings. He was very rich,
most respectable and extremely slow
and noisy in his movements. Moreover,
my aunt would have given him the ear
rings at any moment if he had asked for
them. Evidently he was the last man to
attract suspicion. Accordingly l watched
Uncle Poffkins closely.
We passed a week of excitement. The
police were running out and in. Dora
cross examined the housemaid incessant-
ly. Aunt Poffkins went abroad weeping
and reminding every one she met that
the earrings were present from Uncle
Poffkins on the occasion of their engage
ment.
Ny uncle himself affected to make
light of the matter and went so far as
loudly and ostentatiously to curse the
earrings He was wrong if he thought
he could put me off the scent by that
clumsy maneuver. never left him
alone. tracked him to the city, hung
about all the morning, Swallowed him
when he went to lunch, when he re
turned, when he crossed over to the ex
change.
Unknown to him was on his bus
inside if he rode on the top, and on toI
when it rained and he slowed himself
away inside. He never escaped me ex
cept when he was in his Office. At last
after 10 days weary chasing, was re
warded. need not say that the police
had discovered nothing. The house was
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-17
1T WAS BUT A DREAM.
Oh. II was hut a dream had

Oh, 1t was but a dream had
While tie musician Played
. And here the sky, and here the glad
Old ocean kissed the glade
And here the laughing ripples ran,
And here the roses grew
That threw a kiss to every man
That voyaged with the crew.
Our silken sails in lazy folds
Dropped in the breathless breeze,
AS DER a field of marigolds
Our eyes swan DER the seas;
While here the eddies lisped and puzzled
Around the islands rim,
And MP from out the underworld
- We saw the mermen swim.
And it was dawn and middle day
And midnight-for the moon
[. On silver rounds across the bay
- Had climbed the skies of June
g And here the glowing, glorious king
OF day ruled DER his realm,
With stars of midnight glittering
About his diadem.
The sea gull reeled on languid wing
:. In circles round the mast,
= We heard the songs the sirens sing
e AS we went sailing past.
And up and down the golden sands
a thousand fairy thrOngs
y Flung at US from their flashing hands
The echoes of their songs.
Oh, it was but dream had
Is While the musician played!
For here the sky and here the glad
- Old ocean kissed the glade
- And here the laughing ripples ran,
" And here the roses grew
e That threw kiss to every man
* That voyaged with the crew.
II James Whitcomb Riley.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-17
A SONS WISH.

Mother, In the lonely ways
OF the home land whence / came,
Where you walk the world apart,
Without fear and without blame,
Keep me ever in thine eye,
As the hills their morning star.
Though pass into the day,
Where my toiling fellows are,
Keep me ever in thy heart,
With the old remembered things,
Till for Inc there be no more
April when the robis sings.
Keep me ever in thy prayers,
That at midnight or at noon,
When God needs man in haste,
He may not forget thy son.
Bliss Carman in Youths Companion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-17
Some Bygone superstitions.

The ancient custom of whirling the
teacup and telling fortunes by the dregs,
seeing a kiss here, a ring there, clear sky,
or tears, is now known as part of the
old divination which even the more en-
lightened of the heather ridiculed. The
notion of disaster with 10 at table has
been exploded long ago; the idea that
Friday is day of i'll luck, that any of
Gods days can be days of i'll luck, ranks
one adhering to it as among the low and
ignorant.
That one must not trim ones nails on
Sunday, lest one do something one is
ashamed of before the next Sunday; that
the scissors dropping into the floor, in
stead of upon it, announce a coming
guest; that the rocking of an empty
chair gives spiritual warnings; that the
baying of dog at night, the breaking of
looking glass, the putting on of an
others Grape, all prophesy death-the be-
lief in these and kindred superstitions
and the expression or exercise of such
belief gives one low caste, and is no
longer to be INDUCED in with safety by
those ambitious of social correctness and
elegance. -Harper's Bazaar.
SONS WISH
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-26
LOCAL sRevlrlEs.

Gordon Potterf1eld, commonwealth
attorney Of Giles county, was in the
city yesterday.
county, spent Yesterday in the city.
Ruff Gum returned yesterday from
visit of several days to relatives in Rad
ford.
Capt t. w. Spindle returned yester-
day from visit to his family at Chris.
tiansburg.
Jack Crumer, of the Crockett Arsenic
Springs. was in the city yesterday.
George Fenley, of Martinsville, spent
last night in the city en- route home
from Tazewell Courthouse.
Jacob Nabe, letter carrier in the
postotfice has been appointed to fill the
vacancy left by the resignation OF N. G.
Wootten, chief carrier. Mr.. Nabe will
begin his duties the first of February.
F. H. Poff and Isaac Wilson. farmers
OF Floyd county, were in the city yester-
day.
Miss Mary Mitchell, of Atlanta, Ca,
arrived in the city yesterday on visit
to the family of G. II. Clark.
w. G. holland, formerly of the firm of
holland &c DeSaussure, architects, left
last night for Richmond, which place he
will make his future home. Mr.. No.
land has made many warm friends in
this city who will regret his departure.
A. j. Coffin. who has charge of the
Richmond Office of the Cushman Iron
Company, is in the city.
R. r. Z. Hickman, of Bluefield, W.
Va, who has been in the city for sew
eral days, left yesterday for Norfolk,
whore he will spend week.
The Roanoke Banjo and Guitar Club,
assisted by other musical talent of the
city, will give q concert at the Y. M. c..
A. hall, corner Kirk avenue and Jeffer-
son street 8. W., on Friday night, Feb
ruary 3, at Sis p. m. The proceeds for
the benefit of the poor.
H. A. Freeman. editor of the Dan
vile Register, was in the city yester-
day.
Hon. M. c. Thomas attended the
Democratic banquet last night in Rich
mond.
Henrietta Buford WAS arrested yester.
day on the charge OF stealing dress
valued at SO, the property of Miss M. E..
Owens.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-26
Evangelist Harrison,s meeting.

The congregation was larger at tho
First Baptist Church last night than
any night during the meeting with the
exception of Sunday night. The sermon
was on repentance and was one of the
most earnest appeals that has been
made. While there was no outward
manifestation on the part OF the uncon-
verified there was deep solemnity, and
the meeting was closed earlier than
usual that all classes of the unsaved
might go out to mediate and pray for
deeper conviction and power to decide
for Christ. The IL o'clock meeting was
moro largely attended than the day be.
fore. The meetings continue. Services
to-day at II a. m. and 7:3O p. m.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-26
Charity Among the Israelitcs.

The Israelites OF Roanoke will hold a
meeting this evening at o'clock, either
at the Crescent Club or synagogue, at
which they will take action in regard to
relieving the poor of Roanoke. So far
there has been but one call for charity
among the Israelites and for this $50 in
money and supplies were furnished.
They have been extremely liberal in
helping those Of other faith as has
been seen, the K. 81 S. being
forward in this movement.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-26
EoSmNBAuM BIOS.
KEEP
Yourself Warm.
1t May be Done For Little Money
if You Manage it Properly.

Why DO cold? Is it necessary to
Bhivering about in this fine, bracing
winter weather, and all because you
haven't got thick enough clothes? Why
not go marching about your business
with rosy checks and bright eyes and
head held high and rejoice that you are
alive? No one need advance the absurd
plea of poverty in defense for being and
looking cold. It won't stand now. For
why? Simply because at Rosenbaum's
may be seen and admired and purchased
the largest and finest, and above all the
cheapest, collection of ladies', misses
and children's wraps in the city. Mark
these figures, then go and see the goods.
Ladies' Blue Cheviot Coat, q length,
formerly S12; now So.
Ladies' Black Beaver, u length, for
merly Sl2; now $3.50.
Ladies' Blue Broad Cloth, "a length,
formerly $50; now Sl4.50.
Ladies' Blue Broad Cloth, "a length,
formerly SIS; now $3.50.
Ladies' Tan Broad Cloth, "a length,
formerly $3.50; now 50 SO.
Ladies' Navy Blue Cloth, % length,
formerly SIS; now S.. so.
Ladies' Tan and Grey Cloth, q length,
formerly SIS. Sc; now Sc
Ladies' Tan, with silk fur collar, for
merly Sill; now $3.50.
Ladies Grey, Fur Trim, formerly
S12.50; now SIS.
Ladies' Tan and Grey, " length, for
merly $3.50; now S4.75.
We have also about 25 Misses and
Childrens long AMI short Coats that we
are offering below cost.
100 pairs 1914 Red and White All-Wool
Blankets, worth SIS; now $3.50.
1914 White Blankets, from 81 per pair
up.
Full line OF Comforts, from Use. to
$3.50.
But, why go further into details?
Leave business, meals, the freside;
leave everything. Let only death pre-
vent you from focl1ing to Rosenbaum 8.
Let whole families go hand in hand to
our store and come out warm and pleas
ing to look upon.
Respectfully.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-26
Two wires Became Crossed.

A telephone wire crossed the trolly
of the street railroad on Jefferson street
late yesterday afternoon. 1t caused the
fire to flash from both wires for several
minutes. Horses that were hitched to
vehicles near the scene became
frightened and could hardly be kept
from running away. The telephone
wire was cut before any damage was
done.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-26

Mrs. A. D. Fletcher. OF Orange,
mother Of Albert and 7. N. Fletcher,
of Warrenton, was paralyzed few days
ago, and as she is 76 years old her con.
dition is considered critical.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-26

TYPEwRITERs repaired at 11a Fourth
avenue g. g., ten years experience. JOHN
BLUMED.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-26

A. L. JAMESON IL Co, coal callers, Headquarters
for Atlantic dynamite and Judson powder.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-26
BUSINESS NOTICES.

DEFAULT HAVING BEEN MADE
r. by the hereinafter named person
in the payment of assessments made
upon the shares Of stock held by said
person in the Roanoke and New York
Building and Investment Company, of
Roanoke, Va, 1 shall, as directed by the
directors of said company, on Thurs
day, February 10th, at ~ o'clock m
at my office, 200 First street 9. W., sell
at public auction to the highest
bidder the following shares OF stock
for the payment OF assessments due
thereon:
John A. Cook, s shares. 80. S23O &c
L. j. BOND,
Secretary Roanoke and New York
Building and Investment Company.
/ l6 3Ot
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22
Election of United States Senator's
Governor.

But for the financial depression now
upon US the senatorial race for "a in
Idaho would be moving under head
way Some Of our ambitious and
aspiring men can hardly wait till the
clouds roll by. They are already whis-
pering to friends their wants and their
Intentions This we know to be true
Of certain Republicans. 1t may be
true too oil Democrats. There will be
no lacking of candidates to step into
Senator Shoup's shoes, and the Sena-
tor, himself, may desire to wear them
another term.
The NEWS wishes to say, this far
in advance, that it wants the next
senator from Idaho 10 come from the
people. II wants the people to nomi-
nate him through their delegates in
convention assembled, and then let
the Legislature confirm him by cleo
ton. Legislatures are not always safe
bodies to trust IN these matters. The
action of certain members in the leg.
islature of go and 81 and others in
'92 and '93 warrant us in this state
ment.
The News is confident the Demo.
cratic party will endorse this move.
A man who is not popular enough to
command the nomination in .conven.
ton is not the man for election by an
Idaho legislature. A man afraid to
60 before the people for the nomin-
alton is too far away from them to do
them honest and faithful seryjce in the
national body Of law makers. Let
The people speak and LET the legisla-
tUre bear tbepi
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22
MCCONNELL BLOWS HIS SILVER HORN.
He Issues Call for a Convention, to be
Held IN Ketchum, August 18th.


Governor Mcdonnell yesterday issu
ed call for a silver convention to be
held in Ketchum on August l4th. 1t
is as follows;
70 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
IDAHO Owing to the position which
| occupy, as chief executive of our
state, feel it to be roy duty 10 call
upon the citizens of the various coun-
ties to meet in county conventions IN
their respective counties ana elect del
egates to attend state convention
which hereby announce will be held
in Ketchum, Alturas county, OH Mon
day. August IA, 1888 Suggest that
the county convention be held on Sat
urday, August 9th, and that the pri-
maries be held on the preceding Satur-
day, July 29th To promote harmony
and unity of action in bringing to-
gether this important meeting, L APP
peal to the chairmen of the different
political organizations in each county
to meet at once and arrange for hold
ing jointly the primaries and conven-
tious advised. The meeting in Ketch-
um will be held for the purpose of
adopting resolutions which will an
nounce to congress and to the whole
nation the views of Idaho on the silver
question and at the same time to de-
termine if possible what will be the
best line OF action for the future. My
object in deferring this meeting until
the time indicated was two fold first,
by that time the extra session will
have met, and we will be in possess
ion Of the presidents views as express.
ed in his message second, the press
association OF Idaho will meet in
Ketchun on the same dag and we will
have the valuable aid Of Its members.
Realizing the financial embarrass-
ments under which our people labor
suggest that contributions he made at
each county convention for the pur-
pose Of defraying the expense of dele
gates, and that each county send as
large delegation as possible. / will
confer with the railroad authorities
and secure for the delegates the lowest
possible rates. At no time since the
organization of this government have
the requirements Of the occasion de.
handed wiser craftsmanship or more
dIgnitied conduct ON the part of our
people than the present. Let rs meet
and talk with one another not of revo.
luton and riot, but of the best method
Of restoring to our country that pros
perity which was so abundently ours
before the decentralization of silver.
The press of the state is respectfully
asked to copy this call.
\ W. j. MCCONNELL,
Governor.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22
Special legislators Way.

In It's effect on the silver bullion
business the Sherman law has shown
how thoroughly it has been u commod.
ity measure. When it was passed a
number of speeplators, who had favor
ed and assisted it, vent into the mar
ket and forced the price up to s1.2O
an ounce. The mine owners enlarged
their production. The compulsory
presence of the Government as a
monthly purchaser ofnearly the whole
estimated product was relied upon to
enhance the price. The result was
the usual case of overproduction. The
law did not treat silver as medium
OF exchange or as standard of values.
The SILVER mines looked upon it as
farmers would look upon forced pur.
chase of wheat or as iron workers do
look upon protected markets, and ac-
cording to the almost iLyariable rule
jn such cases, they overdid the thing.
When a business gets to depending
on law-made markets, it expects the
Government TO create something out
of nothing. The Government bought
and piled up bullion against the mar
ket and did to silver, DO commodity,
more harm than good, while to silver
as money it did all harm and no good.
The lesson is plain enough for the bi.
pstsliists to learn, spd ough. to be
applied 10 ell bolsterjng Of special
ipEerests hereafter -RgPpbiic
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22

THE country wants no iiddling while
Rome is burning. In other words, it
wants no party sparing for party cap
ital and public amusement while the
great financial depression is being felt
in every town, hamlet and farm house
in the land. Action such as will bring
relief should be made the watch word
OF congressman at this hour.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22

THE wrecking of the Commercial
bank at Ogden by cashier Hill is no
endorsement of the business qualities
and qualifications of the directors.
They seem to have slumbered and
slept while he was making away with
the eighty thousand dollars. At their
next meeting they should ask them.
selves "what we're we there for"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22

SILVER is the most lively topic of
talk In the United States to-day, and
what is to be done with it when con-
gress meets is q question of greatest
concern. Everybody is guessing as
to the relative strength of the advo-
Gates and opponents of repeal.
Some of the silver men, like men of
Colorado, talk recklessly and in the
mean while quiet business men give
expressions in continued demands for
the repeal Of the compulsory purchase
clause OF the Sherman act. TnE
News believes something will be done
for silver. 1t believes the Sherman
law will be repealed and then will fol
low some legislation that will rot only
be acceptable but satisfactory to the
country, east and west, north and
south.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22

The banks that failed are resuming
faster than others are suspending
That is a sign of better times. Conf
dence is returning; it may be slowly,
but musical arc its footballs on its
journey homeward.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22

THE sacred sanetity of Gray Gables
has not been invaded by a single office
seeker. But when the president re-
turns to Washington he will find the
small army with its full quota of men
enlisted for the var.