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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01
THE BOW.

It II ~ Fearful an Instrument NJ D.se-u.
tion - Its More Modern Countsrpsrt.
THE low, once the worlds chic,
weapon, is now almost completely q
thing of the past" said Mai. D. C John.
son. 'Tbe moro or less noble red men
OF the American forest now carries !,
Winchester and metallic cartridges. the
Australian Bushman is armed with =
musket and even the Congo negroes
blaze away at each other with villain
Gus saltpeter. The bow is no Longer a
military weapon of any considerable
people. Even Cupid appears to be
equipped with q repeating rife and ia
blazing away at the stomach instead of
the heart We are accustomed to think
OF the bow as . harmless kind Of
weapon, fit only for small boys to shoot
woodpeckers with, but tell Won that
In the hands OF q skillful archer IL Ia
one OF the most terrible engines of de-
struction known to man. have seen
an Apache Indian drive barbed arrour
clear through two year old buffalo
and bring him down as though struck
by the bolts of Olympian Jove. I would
rather be struck by q minnie bulIat
than with one Of those metal-pointed
darts History tells us that when the
Romans invaded Parthia under Cassius
those Apaches of the east drove their
arrows clear through them and pinned
them to the earth. would back a reoi-
ment OF skilled archers to whip an
equal number of soldiers armed with
musketa The fire
would be equally as accurate and effect
We ana much more rapid l cannot
understand how the old fiint-lock came
% supplant the bow, unless military
men were charmed by its noise. The
I'D English bowmen constituted \
0ioiery not to be scorned; the bow of |
Jiysses was . weapon that the bravest |
night well fear.-St Louis Globe Dem.
,crat $3.50
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01

In China there is no such thing a. the
periodic press The only newspaper
published in the empire, the Tin Boo.
is the imperial organ. and Il devoted
principally to the publication of Official
nominations ltonly incidentally prints
any news and this is wholly untrust-
worthy, being usually entirely false.
Chinese journalism proper consists Of
posters bandbills, circulars and little
political pamphlets, Of which a great
number are printed from time to time.
ana the country is usually deluged With
them ON the eve Of the aanguin.rv
movements Of which the Europeans are
commonly the victimA IN. Y. San,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01

HOODS PILLS euro ConstipatiSs ~ pestorine
the peristaltio action IT the alimentasy sannk
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01
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HIS uric u s
missile, called
by some of the
a b o r gi n a |
tribes of Aus
tralia tc0m6rd
and by others
kylee, has been
III a d Q t h e
theme of many
wonderful. if
not fanciful,
tales. s o m e
writer's have
described it as
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01

ly after them. But after much sign.
talking and many vehement gestures
on the part of the natives he returned
crestfallen, and the whole camp, over
hundred diggers. at once turned out
to look for the ring. Every inch of
the ground was tramped Lver and over
and the search kept up for hours, but
in vain.
we then concluded that the ring. at
all times little loose, had been ierke6
on the wearer's finger by the boomer
ang, and, as it could not be found, that
the blacks had it, despite their en-
Phatic denials. But how to recover it?
An average white mans cunning is as
nothing compared to that of an Ans
tralian blackfellow, and the task
seemed hopeless.
VBrien's distress was pitiable to see.
The great, strong fellow appeared to-
tally overcome by grief He sat down
and cried like q child, and to all at
tempts ut consolation only answered:
ITS no use, boys, can work no more.
MY only comforts gone. I'll 90 down
to Melbourne and leave for home bv
the first ship"
All the diggers in our camp were
deeply touched by this little incident.
DICK was general favorite, altogether
apart from the pathos of his loss. and |
at last some of us persuaded him To |
stay-at least until he should EMPLOY
some half civilized native from the
nearest sheep station to visit the sus-
pected band and negotiate for the re-
turn of the ring.
This step he took the next dav. Int
it resulted in nothing. The MESSENGER
told us, in his broken English: BLACK
fellow no got him. Givee up quick but
DO got him" Further inouirv
was useless. O'Brien gave up all hope
d recovering his ire asure, and its loss
70 preyed upon him that he sank into
state Of deep melancholy, and when
We learned, through a stray copv Of !
he Melbourne Argus, that no shin
vonld leave Port Phillip, direct for
New York, within month, he became
lalf crazed.
AT this time he was washing ont a Z
urface claim which. SO far. had h
'anned out WELL After day or two =
We coaxed him to go on with the work. h
'ut his heart was not in il. Even 4
phile the check-slats of his cradle :,
bowed heavy streaks of gold. he q
'ould suddenly cease rocking and sit
stlessly down to brood over his mis-
)rtuue.
Meantime, the sight of the once =
rized boomerang had become hateful y
MIN and he would have burned it -
al not one OF us begged it as a Gift. :,
"Confound the thing" he muttered: n;
Il has brought trouble enough. Don't
I me see 1t again, or I'll smash itr n,
SO utterly disheartened, SO desperate ce
homesick did the poor fellow become q
at he began to waste away in muscle ~
I'd soon he was physically unfit for n
ira work One day, in the week fol- of
wing that of his loss, saw him sit. m
ng, in fit of detected abstraction. on tu
e edge OF his pudding tub. Himself II
'ite unconscious of the fact, the tears r,
ere trickling down his cheeks and he fo
oked the very picture of woe beeoue of
retchedness. -,
why. Dick, old man, cheer upr = =.
claimed. lyon can replace the ring. I'll,
you've got to do is to send a half. hi,
nee nugget home in letter and ash so,
W VIE TO get fac-simile made for
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01
200 : ,ent. wanted

In every locusfty 10 sellan article that IL re-
CURED IN every fsma. y. 100 per cent profit
Agents are now mai ng sio per day and
samnie and sSsnrs ~ fit. Madame Bur
oette Novelty Co, Ia W. bash avenue, Chi
cago, Ill
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01

nd ievsrs Is & use ths LIQUID laxative rem
ely, Syrup Of Figs, whenever tho system
needs acentle, yet effective cleansing. To
b baneatsd one must get the true remedy
manufac tured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only. For sale by all druggists in 500.
aud II bot. les.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01

ssIr there is anything admire more than
anything els on Sunday" said wise
steps. IN i = nished discourse. brook
lyp Eagle.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01

"Bur what win We DO via Thompson at
our banquet He cSa's DO al, thing but tell
lot Of chesthntty old Sseffes" Make him
3oast-master, Of ccsfse BEAA o Express.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-15
At Rische's Theatre.

Again last night the Houston
street theatre was comfortably
filled with theatre lovers, and a
good and instructive program was
rendered, the principal attraction
being the specialties of the Earl
Sisters. Their trapeZe performance
is one of the most difficult ever
witnessed, and they were heartily
applauded over their endeaVOrs
last night. Other features are, the
song and dance turn by Hi Tom
Ward, the famous minstel man, and
Johnnie Green. In all the enter
tainment was as good as any of its
kind, ever presented in the south.
The theatre is now in the hands of
good management, and with push
and energy, will be the popular
place of amusement in San AntO-
Mo-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-15
A GREAT BARGAIN.

AS front on Houston street.
opposite postoffice, for sale at fonr hun
dred dollars front foot, payments one
third cash, balance to suit your con-
venience with six per cent interest on de-
ferred payments. Also four thousand
acres farm land, thirty miles from San
Antonio only three miles from Lytle sta
ton on the railroad, three miles from
Somerset, Benton City, ROSsville and
AtascOsa pOStoffice, all fenced, with good
dwelling house, barn, cOrrals, and two
hundred acres under cultivation. The
entire tract is suitable for cultivation and
especially for fruit growing, being rich,
red sandy loan. There is permanent
spring water on this tract and splendid
well water can be had on every portion at
a depth not to exceed sixty feet. VIII sell
at bargain, One-third cash and balance
on time pay ments with six per cent in
terest. Will take part cash and balance
in San Antonio property. For further
particulars call on J. V. Dignowity or A.
J. May, over Texas National bank. 3stt
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-15
Special to Printers.
FOrSale.

bne 2.Rev. Campbell Book and
News Press, good condition,
speed, 1900 to Zoo per hour,
will print 6col. quarto ......:.I,4So
Pne Babcock Standard, almost
new, will print 5.col. quarto,
26x4o, speed, 1900 to 1900
per hour, one of the best drum
cylinders in the market. ,4u,
! me large Drum Cylinder Gran
ston Press, brand new, and ex
| cellent machine. -. ......I,so
lso one of the latest improved
Brown Folding Machines, bran
new, with cutter and paster,
to be sold with cylinder press 49,. Gas
ne 4-horse Steam Engine and
6-horse boiler, new. ass
Inc Pony Cylinder, bran new.
size of bed 19x2I, speed $3.50
per hour ........... ........... $50
|ne-half horse power Hand
Wheel ......... ................ 40
For terms and particulars address
JOHNSON BROS. Pre- c.,
or, T. B. JOHNSON,
Manager Light, Sa Ant ohio, Texas.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-15
ECHOES FROM WEST END.

AS there have been enough re-
ports about our small fraction of
yesterdays storm | will pass this
over just to mention that there is
a sunshine after every breeze,
though literally speaking it was
not the sun, but the electric light
that shOne on a part of our Belknap
Rifles and their handsome part
ners as they whirled through the
intOXication of "Over the Waves"
and other dances at the West End
pavilion party last night.
Our prediction has come true,
the pavilion will have no more rest
now; ahead of last nights dance.
Quite number of rOwers used it
as the landing place of their boats
on Wednesday night.
Preaching at the Presbyterian
church is still kept up nightly, and
the laborers in the Lords vinyard
are astonishing West End with the
elOquence delivered over an I'M
usual amount of lung power.
Among the many visitors during
the week, who left our suburb with
a contented smile, we noticed Mr.
McCaleb, the owner of the Carrie
Springs Javelin, over which Judge
Theo. Terry is the presiding edi-
torial genius.
Mr.. Tom Johnson, tells us, he
has learned to take his water
straight without any mixing here,
after; he still cannot account fol-
the strength of his cistern after he
poured in the Yantis fluid.
An unusual sound greeted Oul
ears this morning. Twas the how
of the coyote; probably a delega'
ton of them, en- route to Austin tC
memorabilia the Hogg members OF
the two-dollar 23rd, to keep on after
the scalps of the administration
and then to pass no further scalp
law.
Mr.. J. w. Simmons, who has
| faith and large interests in Oul
suburb, will be here in few days
to count the new houses thai
sprung up since his last years visit
Writer of Echoes has not haC
time to note progress of the CathO
lie college, as it is some distance
beyond DR.. PEBBLES sanitarium
will try to get there soon, for men
ton later on.
The conductors who have room
fixed up in the West End car shed
declare it was time to get up
| when the storm unrOOfed thei
apartment for few feet, but tn,
manner of awakening them, was
enough to ever make Our frienC
Schulz protest against such storm
signals in vigorous terms. :.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-15

it. 1t had the appearance of a
real business and such it was, only
in miniature. 1t cannot but be
that students thus trained in the
actual practice Of business houses,
familiarizing themselves at every
stage of their progress with the
practice of the great business
and doing this under heeye
and guidance of thorough teachers,
will enter that business world bet
ter equipped for it's real service
than they possibly could under
any other course of training. Such
students have an immense advan-
tage over all others at the very
outset Of their business career and
it is their own fault if they do not
distance those less practically
equipped.
Temple & Hamilton have in
addition to this branch of their
work other very important de-
partments, including StenOgraphy
and Type writing. This depart
ment is furnished with the best
type writers now in use, so that
students can grow familiar with
the working of the several instru-
ments. Daily instructions in Stem
ography are given by the regular
court reporter of one of the district
courts, and his supervision is also
given to the work performed. The
increasing number of ladies who
are taking the course in Shorthand
and Typewriting evidences a time
when these branches of business
will be largely in their hands, as
they are both such as require
quickness of eye and motion and
accuracy in each. AS a solution
of the question of woman's occupa-
ton the work in this line, in this
and a thousand other institutions
in the world, is of particular
interest.
AS was to be expected in an insti-
tuition as practical and thorough as
this, the foundations are very sol
idly laid. Plain, legible penman-
ship, as has already been noted, is
| ilSlSltu VII, Willie tilc lllSII uCblOll
in rapid calculation of all kinds
practiced by expert arithme-
ticians is up to the latest
methods. These with absolute
correctness in spelling, a prac-
teal familiarity with letter writ
ting and thorough grounding in
English grammar and cOnstruc-
ton, give very substantial fOun-
dation for the broad, modern and
essentially practical business edu-
cation that this institution affords.
The one feature of the entire work
of this school in all its depart
ments is its utility, its adaptness
to the ends of a straight out, COM
mon sense business education that
prepares its students to step from
its classes into the real work of
the office and the counting room,
actually ready to go to work and
be of real service to those who EN-
plOy them, as much so as though
they had been trained in it from
their youth up.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-15
1T SHOULD. BE IN EVERY HOUSE.

j. b. Wilson. 81 Clay St, Sharpsburg.
Pa, says he will not be without Dr. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds, that it cured his wife, who was
threatened with Pneumonia, after an at
tack of La Grippe" when various other
remedies and several physicians had done
her no good. Rober Barber, Of Cooks
covery has done him more good than any
thing he ever used for Lung Trouble
Nothing like it. Try it. Free Trial
Bottles at f. Kalteyer & Sons and A.
DreisS' Drug Store. Large bottles, SOC.
and 81.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-15
FINE RANCH. A BARGAIN.

$4,000 on easy payments will buy the
finest and cheapest ranch in BeXar coun-
ty, thirteen miles west of San Antonio, on
the Culebra creek. Excellent meadows,
farming and pasture and timber lands, al
fenced, and containing $500 acres of land
with two fine wells of permanent water
and two large tanks well distributed;
three dwelling houses, stables and corralS
For further information call upon J. V.
Dgnowity, over Texas National bank. II
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-15
The Mexican Orchestra.

Prof. A. G. Garcia, with the Mex.
lean Typical Orchestra, appeared
at the Grand last night, before a
fair audience. The hours We're
pleasantly spent by those in at
tendance, the music being difficult
and rendered in a superb manner,
One of the features was the rendi-
ton of the "Carnival of Venice"
with variations, by Prof. Garcia, on
a CLAW whistle. 1t was striking.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-15
Attention K. of p.

All parties who have been re-
quested to act on the reception
committee to meet visitors at rail-
roads and also the ball committee
will meet at the hall Sunday morn
ing at 1920 to receive badges and
instruction. l.. w. HAGY,
Chairman of General Committee.
I II Ut
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-15

There are now 81 houses built
at South Heights. 1t is the place to
live for healthy and pure air, being
on high ground southeast of city,
has city water, electric cars, grad
ed streets and only l! miles from
Alamo plaza. Terms easy. Defer
red payments only go. Abstract
of title furnished all purchasers
free of charge. w. II. Mason, Mgr,
521 f. Houston street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-15
THE SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential to the production of the most
perfect and popular laxative remedy
known, have enabled the California Fig
Syrup Co. to achieve a great success In
the reputation of its remedy. Syrup Of
Figs, as it is conceded to be the universal
laxative. For sale by all druggists.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-15
Young Mothers

Should early learn the necessity of keep
ing on hand supply OF Gail Borden
Eagle Brand Condensed Milk for nursing
babies as well as for cooking. 1t has
stood the test fol- 30 years. Your Grocer
and DrupgiSt sell it,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-15

FOR SALE.
One lot about 2IX4o varas with S room
frame house fronting on Comargo St.
cOmpr sing all that part of the Chas + Ziegler
estate, not set aside as homestead.
0 der of sale granted by the Hon Probate
Court. March IS, 1898. Inquire of
CHAS. SCHREINER,
3-3O-lm Administer lie gler Est.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-15

People still go to California and
to Florida; we must push our city
to the front as superior to any
place in the south or the west.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-15

If you want to buy or sell prop
erty call on John T. Hambleton q
Co., a reliable real estate firm. If
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-15

A gentleman, who is fully alive
to the great value of our climate,
and who believes in it over all
other things as the best capital at
our command to build up our city
and give it the lead as a prosper
Gus city, mentions the fact that the
Gar of Russia has sent one of his
sons to the Crimea in search Of
health, and that this climate
is superior, and if the Cars
attention was drawn to this
fact and an invitation extended to
him to send his weak-lunged boy
here, it might lead to bringing our
superb climate to the attention Of
the world.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-15

When Mayor Paschal returns, he
will no doubt get right down to
the serious problem of our city
finances, and the.need of proposing
some plan of public Improvements,
the most important of which is the
sewer question. This sewerage
problem should be solved before
any more street work is done.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-15

We have certainly the most
healthful climate on the continent
and hard to match in the world /;
but we have the most barbarOus
sanitary provisions of any civil
lied city of it's size in the world.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-15

Old fogyism will bob up serenely
the moment sewerage is proposed,
but the intelligent people of our
city know that the lack of sewers
is one of the great drawbacks to
the improvement of our city and
one of the dreaded deficiencies in
case of an epidemic.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-15
SHORT STOPS.
What the People are Saying.

1t would seem that it is about
time the sign "broken bridge" was
removed from the Houston street
bridge. There is considerable COM
mentIupon the new city engineers
specifications for the repair of this
bridge, and the city council should
consider the matter with some
care. If the bridge is in danger
Gus condition why care the heavy
street cars permitted to run over
it?
The proper numbering of the
houses, and putting up street
names is one of the little jobs that
should be taken up at an early
date in view of the complaints of
the United States postal authori-
ties. Quite a large sum of money
was expended by the late admin
istration and the work left half
finished.
The ordinance should be so
amended as to take out it's arbitrary
provisions so as to permit house
owners to adopt any style of num-
boring, so that it conforms in ;size
to the official number. And in
order that the 1000 houses not yet
numbered shall be attended to at
once, some active, competent per-
son should be appointed to see
that the work is done, and where
property owners refuse or neglect
to put up numbers, the city should
do it, and charge the same in with
the tax bills to be collected by the
collector. The services of COM
petent murderer could be paid out
of the revenue.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-15

Visiting Cards free.
Apply to FRED SMALL, City Circula-
Tor for the Daily LIGHT, 4 E. Commerce.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-08-10
The Senatorial Convention.

The Senatorial Convention for Harri-
son and Belmont counties meets at Mar
tins Ferry day Thursday, and though
there is no open contest no one is just
certain who will be nominated. Belmont
county will have SO delegates, while Har-
rison only has %. 1t is supposed that
Harrison county will be solid for Hogg,
but there are hints that some of the Har-
rison delegates would just as soon vote
for Belmont county man as to vote for
their own man. If such a disposition is
manifest at Martins Ferry, it is not i'm
probable that a Belmont county man
may be put up and nominated. HOgg
will need his own county solid and &c
votes from this county in order to get
out of the woods. There are known to
be one or two gentlemen in this county
who would not be averse to accepting a
nomination, and they may be able to con-
troll enough Belmont county delegates to
knock Hogg out. The opposition to Hogg
has been talked about good deal, but il
may prove to be nothing but talk, and as
things now look Hogg stands better
chance of being nominated than any one
else.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-08-10
Exchange Bank Suspends.

On Saturday evening the Exchange
Bank, of Wheeling, one of the oldest,
and supposed to be one of the solidest
institutions in the city, closed its doors
and went into the hands of an assignee.
The failure was due to the banks ina
bility to obtain currency to carry on
business, it having sustained steady
drain of deposits for some time. The
bank is solvent, having assets of halt
million in excess of its liabilities. The
failure naturally created some excite
ment, and it was feared run might be
started on other banks on Monday. but
having had Sunday in which to study the
situation, the people came to their sober
senses, and there was no run to amount
to anything on any bank on Monday.
Some timid people drew out their money,
but the deposits are said to have vastly
exceeded the Withdrawals.
1t is matter of congratulation that
all the banks in Belmont county are un-
affected by the panic, and that the faith
of the people in these institutions remains
unshaken. There is absolutely no dan
ger as long as the people keep their heads
but good way to create panic is to
rush on the banks and demand deposits
The worst of the furry now seems to be
over, and everything will soon settle into
its usual channel.