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A Very Dainty Use for Faded Floral
Offerings.
Philadelphia Times.

1htldutlputd 1liubss
Almost every woman, be she maid, wife
or widow, has flowers sent and given to
her during the winter. a pretty and easy
way TO preserve both the blossoms and the
remembrances connected with them is to
make them into a pillow or chair lest.
After the flowers are faded strip
off the petals, sprinkle them loose
ly upon a newspaper or towel and dry
them in front OF the fire, over the steam
register or in the sunny window OF warm
room. When You have thus saved enough
flower feathers to begin a pillow make a
square or rectangular case. china silk on
one side, white, pink, blue or apple green
and fine strong silk boiling cloth on the
other the edges finished with lace, ribbon
or any pretty device. Fill the case with the
dried flower petals, whose varied tints will
show beautifully through the boiling cloth
against the ba kground of color.
Now comes the delicate and endearing
part of the work.
Write upon the bolting-cloth with a cam
ELS hair brush and sepia or water-cOlor the
name or Initials of the different givers OF
the fl0wers-or the date or any little word
or hint connected With the incident. This
will Dry quickly and will make a pretty net
work of spider-web effect over the petals
beneath. If the dried flowers are not as
fragrant as you wish add to the collection
package of the potpourri bought in drug
stores-a bunch OF sweet lavender or even
some tiny sachei-bags of soft ribbon to
blend with the flower leaves. The pillow
is as sweet to the tired head as a heap of
dead leaves under q favorite tree in the
autumn, and will last through whole
winter of loungng. Try Il.
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to be married to her. But IL he's TO be one
OF our cOnyicts. I'll take some big risks,
Marian, TO let him know that l consider
him rs innocent as | am, and that I'm all
his friend down to the very heels of me-"
"Will, l have an idea, and want you TO
helm me carry 1t out"
"What is II 2"
"Do you love me?"
"With all my heart. and Will do anything
] can and dare do for you and Tom"
Tom is sure to sail In your snip. and
must sail in her too"
But how? But how?" said he a little
petulantly. Haven't told you that the
ship won't book passengers. They'll re-
construct her below decks, fore and aft, and
every inch of her is hired for the lodging of
conycts and soldiers and sailors"
II mean to sail in her for all that. It's
to be done and I'll tell you how | mean to
do il. and here got up and began to pace
about the room with excitement while l
talked. Il can't snip as a woman, but
can ship as boy and a stowaway."
His face screwed itself up into strange
expression of mingled mirth and amaze
ment.
'I'll make smart-looking boy" | con-
ttnued. Il saw lad this morning that
might well have been a girl. The sight of
him put this scheme in TO MY head. Pll get
my hair cut close aud dress as you do. I'll
have story ready; I'll take name, aud
when I'm discovered I'm just common
runaway, one of the scores of lads and
grown men who every year sneak into ships
and coil themselves out of sight and turn
up far out at sea. And you tell me, VIII,
this isn't TO be done"
~ 0u'd do anything. You'd scrub Old
MEX white. What wouldn't you do for
Tom?" said he. still preserving his kind of
gaping look. but you're never In earnest,
Marian?"
II swear by my dead father | am. then, ="
said /, confronting him, and speaking in
deep tones which tremhled with passion,
enthusiasm and resolution.
You'll get no clothes to deceive the eye
with that figure of yours" said he.
''lf that's the sole objection come here to-
qorrow, Will"
1.-The sole objectionY he cried. Zone of
score. you mean. What do-you know about
the sea? Oh yes, you can give the names of
things; but call yourself a stOwaway and
tell me where you're going to hide?"
You shall tell me. said /, sitting close
beside him.
He ran his eyes over the room Will he
reflected. and said:
Here's to be Quilted ship; keep that in
mind. Down ait 'ud be out of the question;
they'd have you out before you warmed the
hole you hid in, and you'd be ashore pack
ing along with a constable before the Isle of
Dogs was out of sight"
Then 1t Won't be aft" said |.
Forward Why. yes" he went on, con-
tinuinG To run his eyes over the room in his
struggles to realize the inside of his ship.
There's the forepeak-a big rat-trap full
The morning call., 1893-02-19
HAND SHAKING.
The New Style of Greeting and 1t Ends
i'm Kissing.
Boston Beacon,

Boston Beacon,
mo. that's no longer the style" said one
girl 10 another as her friend raised her arm
until the immense puff of her velvet sleeve
was on level with her head, 1--WE don't
shake hands in he air any more. At pres
ent this ceremony is performed very low
down; the arm is held rather stiff and the
hands meet as near the knee rs possible.
The clasp is the same. as is also the shake.
Wait until we reach hons aud I'll give you
an object lesson in the way of kissing" she
continued.
II learned it at school, but not from a
book, however; our principal taught us,
and she forbade the girls to salute each
other except in the prescribed manner-that
is, kiss on either cheek. While your lips
are touching your friends right cheek.
hers are taking the powder off your left,
and vice versa. .
IT'S very pretty, very foreign and dig
Dfied. aud requires time and practice in
order to accomplish 1t gracefully; besides,
its more satisfying than hit or miss saluta-
ton that alights sometimes on the chin,
sometimes on the tip Of the nose, but which
was meant to reach The mouth"
The morning call., 1893-02-19
MRS. JONES' BURGLAR.
He Proved to Be the Master of the
House, and There Was Trouble.
Detroit Free Press.


"The papers say that burglars are thicker
than blackberries in harvest time" said
Mr. Jones, looking up from his paper with
a troubled air.
"All I've got to say" remarked Mrs.
Jones, sis don't be out at night. You
know, Jeptha, they'll get you if you don't
watch out"
Think you're elocuting. don't you. Ma
ria?" snapped Mr.. Jones, they'd be more
likely to get you. Don't call on me for help
when man with a mask on holds a pistol
at your head and asks you where you keep
the silver
Don't talk So" demonstrated Mrs.
Jones. "I'll keep the dog in and lock every
door myself tonight"
Sure enough, Mrs. Jones had the house
double locked, and, with the dog where he
could range through the house at his own
sweet will, retired with a calm sense of rest
and protection.
But in tire night, not hearing the sound of
the dogs pit-a-pats, Mr.. Jones concluded TO
slip into his clothes and go downstairs and
see Ii everything was all right
1t was and the dog asleep on the parlor
sofa merely opened one eye in recognition
and then dropped off to sleep again.
Mr.. Jones found, to his secret satlsfac-
ton, that Maria had forgotten the most
essential thing and left the key in tho door
of the silver closet. he thought he would
just peep In before locking it and taking the
key.
At this moment Mrs. Jones awoke and
was conscious of something going on down.
stairs.
Its only the dog" she said to herself
II won't wake Jeptha and get laughed at
for my pains" and lighting a small night
lamp she went halfway down and saw a
man in the silver closet.
Hal she said TO herself, 81 have thee,
villain" and like spirit she glded across
the floor. banged the door of the china
closet, locked it firmly. and gave yell that
was heard three blocks. In yaih Jones
kicked and screamed, "Lemme out, Maria;
it's me, your own husband"
Mrs. Jones screeched three octaves higher.
the dog barked Historically and the parrot
called out "Let her go, Gallagher, ~ cure
a rascal" with all the swear words in Its
vocabulary, to which was added the crash
ing of falling dishes as Jones plunged madly
in his two by four china retreat.
As the neil hbors arrived with platoon OF
police Mrs. Jones began to wonder II Jones
were murdered upstairs, where they sought
him and found him not, and great was their
surprise until the police, who had captured
and overpowered the wretched man in the
china closet. recognized in him the unhappy
master of the house.
There is nothing more to be said. Even
the parrot hasn't spoken word since, and
whether Mr.. and Mrs. Jones will ever be on
speaking terms again remains to be seen.
The morning call., 1893-02-19

increased GOODNESS Of the air prevents evap0-
ration and subsequent drying up of the
smaller tributaries; and, In the second
place, the condensation of the mois-
ture in the air in the shape Of
dew is always sufficient to add some
thing to large streams and their branches.
Heavy dews are often so copious as to be al
most equal TO a small shower of rain. We
often heard dewdroDs falling from the over
loaded leaves and find all exposed objects
as wet as If they had undergone a shower
during the night. A large portion Of this
moisture must get into the minute channels
WINCH, OF course, conduct it to mill streams.
Often" says Humboldt, "the effect upon
shallow stream is very noticeable indeed"
Ii it is at all Noticeable" a wheel turned
by such stream would "go faster by night
than by day"
The morning call., 1893-02-19

be comprehended. It is a most perfect
representation OF a camel, and is formed Of
one piece of granite.
No effort OF the Imagination is required to
perceive the ship of the DESERT standing
like sentinel in the midst of the sand and
almost yerdureless hills Persons seeing it
for the first time will be likely to rub their
eyes and wonder if they are in sound mind.
This curiosity is of colossal size. but per-
fectly proportional. Ii Is about 60 feet
high and is very white and smooth There
are very few assures on the surface, and
they, strangely, are in the proper places to
form features. The only real projection
from the surface Is exactly placed for an
eyebrow. The two humps are plainly to be
seen, and the neck is curved beautifully.
The rock is really solid piece rising from
the ground, but the effect of legs is produced
by a clump of dark cOlored brush that
grows beside the stone. The white stone
shows plainly at both sides of the brush, and
the effect of legs is Enthusiastically produced.
The strangest part of it is that it looks
like a camel from all sides and at all times
of the day or night. There is no Disgusting
the resemblance.
How the rock got into its present shape
is enc of the great mysteries of nature. 1t
has no doubt stood in its present position
for ages. and was possibly a prominent
landmark of the AZtecs in the days when
they lived in the land, and the chances are
that it will keep guard over the desert long
after the present civilization has passed
AWAY
The morning call., 1893-02-19
A CAMEL IN GRANITE.
Curious Rock Formation Found in
Arizona.

Curious rock formations are to be found
all over the world, but most Of them require
long stretch OF the Imagination before the
objects they are said to represent can be-
seen. The well-known pictured rock known
as the cold Man OF the Mountain" is pos
sibly the most perfect natural curiosity Of
the kind in the country, when viewed from
the west under certain atmospheric condi-
tions. There are dozen natural wonders
OF the same kind scattered over the coun-
try, all more or less perfect, but in Arizona
there is one that is deserving of first place.
1t is short distance east of the stage
road between Tucson and Oracle. and
stands on a knoll several feet above the
surrounding sandhills. When first seen the
effect is startling, and the mind has to get
over a shock before the peculiar object can
The morning call., 1893-02-19
The Sedan-Chair.
Bygone Englan d.

The sedan-chair is named after Sedan,
the town where il was first used. The
earliest mention OF it in England occurs in
1881. Early in the following century the
Duke OF Buckingham caused much indgna-
ton by its use In London. People were
exasperated at that nobeman employing
his feil0wmen to take the place of horses to
carry him. Prince Charles brought from
Spain, In 1923, three curiously wrought
of Buckingham. A few weeks after their
introduction Massinger produced his play
"The Bcndman," and in it ae thus adyerts
TO the ladies':
For their pomp and care being borne
In triumph on mems shoulders
The reference is doubtless TO Buckingham's
sedan, which was borne like palanquin.
The morning call., 1893-02-19
Not a Case for Bitterness.

Chicago Irlbu re.
YES" she said, musingly, THAT woman
won from me the only admirer l ever had.
1t was twenty-five years ago."
"And you have never forgiven her?'
Forgiven her?" echoed the gentle old
lady. passing her hand over her silvery
locks. II have never ceased to compassion
ate her. He became night editor of daily
paper about the time they were married.
and the poor dear girl hasn't really got ac-
Quainted with him even yet!'
The morning call., 1893-02-19
Do Water Wheels Run Faster at Night +?

For years the question whether water
wheels ran faster at night than during the
day has been catalogued among the things
which no man can find out.
They do If they are so geared as to be
affected by the varying fullness and speed
of the current in which they are set. There
Is no doubt that all streams are fuller, and
all streams carry more water at midnight
than they do at noon. In the first place. the
The morning call., 1893-02-19
Ilp to His Ears.

Brown (swellingly)-Yes. am up to my
ears In business.
Gray-Wel. there's no danger you'll ever
get over them, Brown: not bit of danger.
Ard Gray puts his thumbs to the top of
his own ears aud flaps his hands up and
down like loose easement 10 the wind.
The morning call., 1893-02-19
CHAPTER XIV.
SHE DRESSES As A BOY

On our sitting down TO dinner ] made him
gather, by my looks, that / would talk OF
ANYTHING sooner than Tom before my maid.
Wien / had dismissed the girl Will lay
back in his chair and said: st will be a
whitening stiff joke, Marian, II Butler sails
in the Chlde Harold. 1t will be precious
awkward for me. / shan't be able to speak
TO him, suppose-not even to nod, dare
say. A perfectly innocent man. toe; one
Of the best sailors out of London or Liver
pool, a man who's dined with father and
mother and been welcome guest at their
house."
waited am oment and then said: And
my sweetheart, and my husband some day.
Why didn't you add that?"
ut was al the end Of my tongue. It'll H.
crease the awkwardness. It's beastly I'M
pleasant enough TO see the friend of your
family dressed as a Newgate dandy and In
chains. but when you've got TO cut him-I
mean when the sentinels won't let you look
at hlm-he being all the while your first
and only cousins sweetheart aud engaged
The morning call., 1893-02-19
A SWEET MEMORY PILLOW.

ITO be continued
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-12-13
TELEGRApHIC BREVITIEs.

CAPETOwN, Africa, Dec. l3.-Ma'
jor Forbes has captured King La
benZula.
WASHINGTON, d. C.,1 Dec. 13-,
A dispatch from Rio Janeiro says
Marshal law has been declared and
all is quiet.
OPELIKA, Ala. Dec. 13.-A party
of forty-five white migrants left
this city en- route for Bolton and
Hearne, Texas.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 10
1t is reported that Representative
Heath will introduce the anti
option bill tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. 10
Holman has decided to postpone
the call for a caucus until the
tariff bill is completed.
CHICAGO, Dec. Is. - Wheat
steady; May 67$. Corn firm, May
40. Provisions weak. Jan. pork
$l2474. Jan. lard $7.S5.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. ia
dispatch from Honolulu says the
Provisional government has 1000
men under arms at the palace, pre-
pared for defence.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 49,
VIM. Sweeney, who was dubbed
by Policeman Mead Montgomery,
died last night. Montgomery is
held for the murder.
TOPEKA, Dec. 13.-No-Man's-
Land, Oklahoma, does not wish to
be a party to the convention to es-
tablish the state of Oklahoma, but
desires to be annexed to Kansas.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 13.-Albert
A. VOORHEES,, a prominent young
man of this city, fugitive from
justice, is said to be a defaulter of
about $4,000. Poker playing and
pool rooms caused his downfall.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Dec. 13.-A
party of workmen were engaged in
tearing down Swift's ice house at
BeIlaire. Ohio, when the roof gave
way, burying seven men under
heavy timbers. Six men were
fatally crushed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-12-13
Peixoto's Warship.

ST. PIERRE, Martinique, w, L.,
Dec. 1l.-(by cable to New York
Herald.)-The newly purchased
Brazilian warship America, which
touched here on her way from New
York to engage Brazil's rebel ships
in battle, met with an accident
last week by which her air pump
was deranged, and Capt. Crossman
broke his leg. She will proceed on
her way as soon as a successor to
Capt. Crossman arrives from New
York. Meantime all on board are
we'll but the captain, who is mend
ing as rapidly as could be expected.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-12-13
After the Anarchists.

PARIS, Dec. I3--(by cable to New
York Herald)-The Anarchist
movement, which has disturbed
only the police of the different Eu-
ropean states and not their gov
ernments, has assumed a new
phase which has opened the eyes
of the most Indifferent statesmen.
Itmay also be said that it had be-
come the fashion in government
circles to think that danger from
the Anarchists was a mere dream
Of the police authorities. Now
all is changed. The danger
that society is threatened with
from Anarchists is recognized by
the most optimistic and active ne
gotiatiOns are in progress, not be-
tween the police, but between the
governments of the different large
European cities.
There are in Europe two Centers
of anarchism. One is Lugans, in
Switzerland the other Barcelona,
in Spain. The Anarchists who re-
side in London are birds Of passage
and leave that city to go elsewhere
to carry on their Outrages.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-12-13
THE ANARCHIST MOVEMENT ONLY
A DREAM OF THE POLICE.
PEIXOTO'S WAR SHIP, AMER
ICA, MEETS WITH AN
ACCIDENT.
Evans Will Have a Walk-over-
Windy City's Big Bench Show
To Preserve Ocean Fish - Court
Clerks to Meet-Honoring Chief
Justice Barnard-Etc.
In Rio Janeiro Harbor.

MONTENEGRO, via Galveston, Dec.
Is, (by the Mexican cable to the
New York Herald).-The Herald's
correspondent at Rio Janeiro BRA
ziD sends word that fighting in the
bay between the rebel warships
Tamandere, Guanabara and Trajan
and the loyal forts and land bat
teries in Nictheroy still contin-
ues at lively pace. Even Off
cial communication between
here and Rio by cable has
been shut off today, and it is
expected that something of great
Importance has happened there. 1t
has been ascertained that the loyal
gunboat Tiradentes will again re-
turn to her dock in a few days,
presumably for repairs.
The Federal forces in Rio Grande
do Sui are preparing for another
attack upon Bage. They have de-
cided to risk everything in this
fight, and if successful they will
lay siege to Santos next.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-12-13
Glenny g. Co. on Cotton.

New ORLEANS, Dec. 13.-Glenny
& Co. report that Liverpool closed
firm; futures 1854 higher; spots
unchanged; sales, 10000 bales.
New York opened s points higher,
advanced 4@5 additional, declined,
and at lilo p. m. was 9 points
above yesterday. At the opening
of the New Orleans market this
morning, cablegrams received re-
ported the sales of spots in
Liverpool to be $1,000 bales and
futures 2 to 1854 higher. This was
great surprise Ito the operators
here, and prices advanced s points
above yesterday. Later in the day
the closing of Liverpool with
spot sales increased to 10000
bales and futures firm at 1854
advance, caused further improve
ment, the market being at
one time fifteen points over yester-
days receipts at ports, and the
same weekly interior, however,
are heavy and have the effect OF
rendering the operator nervous,
and of checking the advance.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-12-13
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-ln the
House this morning Mr.. Hudson,
of Kansas, asked the unanimous
consent for consideration of the
Senate bill granting right of way
through the Indian and Oklahoma
territories to the Kansas, Oklaho-
ma, Central and Southwestern
railroad. No objection was made
and the bill was passed.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. ID
The House committee on coinage,
weights and measures has post
poned all consideration of the
Bland bill until the second Thurs
day in January. Hon. Bland asked
to have the time fixed for making
the vote. Kilgore, Of Texas, said
that he was free coinage man
and wanted to do all he could, but
was not anxious to make any bet
ter record than he had. This hint
that the bill was being press
ed for record, caused Bland,
to say that if there was any Oppo-
sition among free coinage men, he
would not pretend to press it, and
the bill was then postponed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-12-13
The Mansen Murder Case.

EDINBURG, Dec. BIN the
Mansen murder trial today two
witnesses gave important evidence
for the defense. The first, John
Stevens, agent for the Ordlamont
estate, said, that it was his opinion
that the gun which had killed
Hambrough, was discharged in
half barrels length of the Lieuten-
ant. He testified to having seen
Hambrough separate himself from
Manson and Scott about five
minutes before the shot was fired
in Hambrough's direction.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-12-13
Shot His Sweetheart.

EAST LIVERPOOL, Dec. 10
George HUFFMAN, while returning
from a ball at 2 o'clock this
morning, quarrelled with his
sweetheart, Miss .EOff, and
fired three shots into her
head and three into his own head.
Ho afterward jumped into the river,
but crawled out to throw himself
before the train, when he was ar
rested. The girl may die. Hoff-
mans wounds are serious. The
small calibre of his gun prevented
instant death.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-12-13
To Preserve Ocean Fish.

New YORK, Dec. ia circular
asserting that edible ocean fishes
along our coast line are growing
scarce, calling attention to the i'm
portance of the diminution of the
flnny tribe, recommending that
the causes be ascertained and urg-
ing the finding and application Of
remedy, was widely circulated.
The signature were those Of
we'll known citizens. The cirCu-
lar invited those who are in
terested to attend a con ference at
the office of the Commissioners of
Fisheries of the state of New York,
at No. 53 Broadway, at 10 o'clock
this day. Secretary f. p. Doyle,
of the Fish Commission, says that
all the Atlantic Coast states from
Maine to North Carolina were in
vited to send representatives to the
conference, and that all but Della
ware, Virginia and North Carolina
appointed them.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-12-13
A CRAZY DOCTOR
Shoots a Negro Man and Boy.

TYLER, Tex, Dec 13.-[Special.l-
Yesterday DIR. Keller, stranger in
this vicinity, in fit Of dele
rum tremens, and without provo
cation, shot John fairfield, a ne
gro man, and his little ten-year-old
son, ten miles east of here on the
Omen and Tyler road. fairfield
shot DIR. Keller with a load Of duck
shot, and also dubbed Keller
over the head with his gun, killing
him. fairfield died this morning,
at o'clock. Hartfield's boy, Joe,
was shot in the knee by the crazy
doctor, but is not seriously hurt.
No blame is attached to the negro.
The killing occurred on the
premises of a white man named
Sweeny, about 300 yards this side
of Hartfield's place.