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The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17
an awful stiffness, broken by the sound

an awful stiffness, broken by the sound
of rushing steam, the shouts and cries
of men as they crawled from beneath
the debris of the wrecked trains, and
by the groars and shrieks of the
wounded and the dying.
Annie Roberts watched the train out
of sight, and then went into the wait
ing-room, to remain until the accom-
modation came in. The engineers
last words: "Good-bye, Annie, if
never see you again." had fallen with
crushing weight upon her ears. A
foreboding of some terrible danger to
Jack seized her, and she walked up
and down the floor, going every mo-
ment to the window and looking down
the track. After half an hour of this
suspense she saw q man running up
the track toward the depot. She rec
ognized jacks fireman, Billy. She
threw up the window as he was pass
ing.
"Billy-how's Ja--Mr. Simms?" she
cried.
Cant say--I don't know" replied
Billy, without stopping. Met the ex-
press at the curve an we're both
knocked all ter pieces.
Down dropped the heavy window,
and down fell Annie into a seat; but
she rallied quickly, and went out to
see the departure of the relief train
for the scene of the accident. Another
hour of the most horrible suspense,
and then the train came back.
"Was any one ki.led?" she asked the
station agent timidly.
Five Of the passengers, I'm sorry to
say. and about dozen injured; some
badly. The engineer of one of the
trains is terribly crushed, believe"
"Who-which engineer?"
"The engineer of the pay-train-good
heavens! She's faintedw He caught
her before she fell and carried her in
to the depot
She lay insensible a long time, but
awoke to happiness, for Jack bent over
her.
"Oh, Jack! are you safe?" she ex-
claimed. They told me you were
badly injured"
1T was Collins" replied Jack. "He
Will lose an arm, poor chap"
"Worse than that" said Mr. How
aIu, tHe superintendent, VINO StOOu
near by. "He will lose a situation and
a reputation. And | must beg your
pardon, Simms, for not answering
your silent appeal to me. trusted
Collins implicitly, or I should have
given you reply. l eXonerate you
from all blame, and give YOU month s
vacation with full pay"
He did more than that. When a
few weeks later there was a quiet we'd
ding at Annie's home, and Jack and
Annie were bridegroom and bride, Mr..
Howard presented to Jack the deed of
handsome little cottage, furnished
throughout, with the compliments and
best wishes of the road.
Jack Simms still runs an engine, and
he has taken many wild" trains
through without an accident, but he
carries written order. which is re-
newed monthly. 1t reads:
obey no order which you know is
wrong"
1t is signed by the highest official OF
the road, and is never questioned.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17
Chinese Notions Of Color.

The philosophy of Chinese house
painting is truly curious, though per-
haps the interest which attaches to
this subject lies more in the restric-
tlons imposed upon the man with pot
and brush than in the free exercise of
decorative art. For among these
Celestials art is eminently utilitarian
We enjoy our colors: the Chinese put
theirs to work. More, in house-paint-
ing, green and red are, so to speak, de
ft9ueu; other colors would be ,Al-
propitious, uulucky, il-omened. And
even if the average Chinaman (balanc-
ing himself as best he can upon the
superstitions and practices of ages),
is ignorant of the precise grounds of
his belief. he adheres none the less
rlgldly to the canon. AS Pythagoras
taught that music was the first cause
OF the universe. SO the Chinese have
pinned their faith to the absolute etfi-
cacy of color, endowing it with powers
quite beyond the laws of chemistry or
physics. Indeed. poor John may be
said to live and die by the color scale.
NO color, not even imperial yellow,
lies so near the heart of the Chinese as
req. 1fue, they DO not, as did the
Hebrews, smear blood on the Intel.
but they have Il custom of much the
same import. Any one even super
ticially interested in this curious peo-
pie must have noticed the little pieces
or red paper--red peach paper it is
called by the Chinese which, covered
All over with characters. are attached
to the dOOr-DOStS of their DWELLING orc
The impression is general that these
bits OF paper in some way indicate the
business or employment of the occu-
pant. But All Sin himself will tell YOU
that they are Just lucky"
This is as satisfactory 4 reply as
could be expected from him under the
circumstances; the mystery of life is
not easily expressed in couple of
words. But why red peach paper?-
Hafper's 4naQuziue.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17
She Wanted to Inspect.

The tall, graceful clerk at the silk
counter felt an inexplicable heavlness
in the region of the heart the moment
he saw approaching the matronly
looking lady in lace dress. He ex-
perienced sickening realization that
she was to influence his life and he
shrank instinctively from the meeting,
says the Detroit Tribatne.
II should like to inspect your stock, 4"
she haughtily observed.
The clerk smiled and murmured in
distinctly. He was going to politely
explain that it was no BILE to show
goods, but instantly there flashed into
his mind the conviction that the words
would, under the circumstances be
empty and meaningless.
Il wish to buy large quantity OF
silk and | want to scrutinize your as
sortment closely. One cannot he too
careful in these days of commercial
mendacity and deception"
"Oh, yes"
Unknown terror filed his heart and
he turned to the shelves with dismal
fore bodings.
That's too light"
Not until she had seen the whole
length of a big roll of cloth did she
make the discovery.
LAS | was saying-that's too much
tigured-in in these days of commercial
that amt wash goods-mendacitv
and-much too dark-deception, one
that stuff will certainly cut-cannot
be-that may do-too careful"
Presently the shelves were empty.
The counter was piled high with q
chaos of loose silks.
You may give me the samples of
the twenty-six patterns that thought
might do. No, | don't remem Der
which they are"
The tall, graceful clerk bowed.
There was look of settled despair in
his face.
''Certainly, madam"
"Maybe I'll be in again" she an
nounced. I've yard and half to
BUY and | feel it my duty to look
about me-"
He mentally calculated the value of
his services for two hours and COM
pared the result with the profits on
yard and a half of silk.
''Io be sure, madam"
'Especially in these davs of COM
mercial going down.
She had hailed the elevator and wa.
gone,
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17
THE TRIALS OF A JUVENILE EDITOR.
Grave Difficulties in Announcing the
Death of Lafayette.

In the Atlontie the Rev. Edward
Everett Hale thus speaks of some ex-
periences as a boy editor:
OF course, with type as much as we
wanted, and all the other facilities for
home printing, we printed our own
newspapers. do not think that at
our house we did it so much as BOYS
would to whom the making up of Il
newspaper was not matter of daily
observation, Involving good deal of
errand-running and other work which
was anything but play.
Bat we older boys had the Fly which
was our newspaper, and my brother
Charles, not long after. started tie
Coon in the midst of the Harrison cam
paign, which survived for good many
years.
] believe that the last issue of the Fly
is that which records the death of
Lafayette in 1886. We had not sype
enough then to print more than one
page at a time. Three pages of the Fly
had been printed and the fourth was
still to be set up when the news of
Lafayette's death arrived.
This was too good para graph to be
lost, and we knew we could antici pate
every other paper in Boston bv insert
ing it. But, unfortunately, the ms
had given out.
We bad turned upside down all the
us we had, and they also had given
on:- Also-still more unfortunately
for printers in this difficulty Lafayette
had chosen to die of an "iniiuenza," )"
which disease was at that moment as
serting itself under that name in
France.
1t had not yet been called "la grippe" +"
ceeded in announcing the death of 1.-The
good, generous, noble Lafayette" al
though generous" needed one n and
one u, and noble" took one of the last
MS
The paragraph went on to say that
"the death was caused by" and the
last was devoured by Caused"
Then came the word "iniuenza." "The
boldest held his breath for a time"
But we were obliged ignominiously
to 90 to press with the statement that
his death was "caused by q cold"
This was safe and required no and
no II.
Alas! in the making-up of the form
out; and any library which contains a
file of the Fly will show that its last
statement to the world is that "the
good, generous, oble Lafayette has
died; his death being caused by cold"
Such are the eSigencies Of boy printers
in all times.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17
Shooting Adventure in France.

An extraordinary adventure lately
befell citizen of Apty in the south of
France, says the Paris Presse.
A hunter who had spent consider
able part of the day in an unsuccess-
ful quest for game, without result,
caught sight, on his way home, of a
super b pigeon well up in an oak tree,
which grew Oh very steep hillside
The hunters gun was charged with
powder, but he was entirely out of
shot. In this emergency. and resolving
firmly that he would have the pigeon,
he sat down on the ground, took out
his pocketknife, and with it pulled
several nails out of the soies OF his
shoe. With these he loaded his gun.
The pigeon sat in its place. The
hunter aimed, fred and the pigeon
was nailed to branch of the oak tree
with the shoe nails
The hunter was almost in DESPAIR.
seeing the game apparently fastened
beyond his reach. But he climbed the
tree. ascended with difficulty to the
place where the pigeon hung, and had
just taken the bird off when he lost his
footing and fell through the air.
fAo SliahIe Noulo HAVE III the hunter
landed IN the midst of hare's nest.
He began to roll rapidly down the steep
and slippery hillside. but before he did
SO he seized large hare firmly by the
hind legs.
Rolling forward the hunter slid
plump into a covey of partridge and
striking about him with the hare he
succeeded in killing nine Of these ad-
mirable birds.
tie then picked himself up and took
himself homeward with his pigeon,
ms hare, and his partridges. we'll salts
lied with the results of his shot.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17
Forgot His Mission.

At time when the Irish situasion
seemed critical to the officials at Dublin.
in 1881 or 1882, a certain Liberal peer
was delegated to go to Hawarden and
consult with Gladstone. Upon his re-
turn his friends received him with
eagerness. "Well, what did he say;
what policy did he recommend?" The
peec blushed slightly, hesitated mo-
ment, and then mildly remarked:
"Wen, to tell the truth, the fellow
was SO wonderfully agreeable that We
never got on to the subject of Ireland
1T ALL"
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17
Flow of the Seine,

In summer at Paris the Seine delivers
to the two parts of the bridge Pont-
Neuf about 100 cubic inches OF water
every second, moving with force of
5000 horsepower. Every hour So, 900
cubic meters Of water pass under The
arches of the bridge, or s,G4D, 900 cuhle
meters in Il day.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-29
English Press Opinions.

LONDON, Aug. 29.-The West
minister Gazette QiberaD says to-
day, concerning the passage of the
Wilson repeal bill by the House of
Representatives: "The judicious
action of MIR. Cleveland has assist
ed largely to change public senti-
ment towards the Sherman act.
His waiting policy allowed the
country to pass through such
bitter experiences that it is not
surprising to find a strong opinion
in favor of the reversal of the pol
icy which has landed the country
in difficulties. The effect upon bust
ness will be felt instantly"
The Pail Mall Gazette, (Wm.
Waldorf Astor's conservative daily
says: "When confidence and credit
are restored>by the repeal of the
pernicious Sherman act, the status
of fiscal reform in the United States
will become easier"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-29
Foreign Residents in Siam Hot,

BANGKOK, Aug. 29.-In order to
exercise further pressure upon the
Siamese government to compel a
compliance with their latest de-
mands the French are threatening
the return of their gunboats. For
eign residents are loud in their in
dignation at the policy pursued
by the French government. A
report received, to the effect that
the French are fortifying Chanti-
bun, tends to increase the anxiety
with which the situation is viewed
in this city. The German gun
boat, Wolf, sails hence tomorrow,
which will leave this port without
a single foreign gun-bOat, causing
serious alarm on the part of the
foreign contingent.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-29
New Orleans Cotton Board.

New ORLEANS, Aug. 29.-Glenny
& Co. say that the New York and
Liverpool wires are all down. Our
market opened irregular with little
doing. Opened ) to 6 points high
er and declined to yesterdays
prices, then reacted and advanced
10 points, but the advance was
afterwards lost on the Associated
Press dispatch, showing that the
New York opening was six points
below last nights closing. Deem
Der fell from 60 to 81 but at 1890
recovered to Sc.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-29
A BIG SPREAD.
A UNIVERSAL PASSENGER
AGENT Is he.
JOHN BULL TALKS ABOUT SILL
YER REPEAL IN CONGRESS.
Matters at Bangkok - The Gear
Away from Home - Russia and
Palo Alto Swap Horses - Cotton
Market Sick.
Covers q Deal of Ground.

CINCINNATI, o., Aug. pa
formal announcement has been
made by Receiver FELTON, of the
appointment of w. C. Emerson to
succeed ID. G. Edwards as general
passenger agent of the Cincinnati,
New Orleans and Texas Pacific
railroad, beginning Sept. LIST.
This appointment CARRIES with
it the appointment to the
office of the general passenger
agent of the Alabama and Great
Southern, New Orleans and North
Eastern railway, Alabama and
.Vicksburg railway. and the Nicks-
burg, Shreveport and Pacific rail-
way. By the appointment of Sam
uel Spencer and Henry Fink as
receivers of the Louisville and
Southern, Rinerson also becomes
general passenger agent of that
COMPANY.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-29
Wall Street Report.

NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-Money on
call; easy at per cent. Prime
mercantile, paper S@l2 per cent.
Sterling exchange weaker. Bank
ers' bills 4.S28@4.S24 for sixty days,
and 4.S6@4.S64 for demand. Post
ed rates 4.S24@4.S7. Commercial
bills 4.S0@4.S54. Bar Silver 49,;
Mexican dollars 5St.
The stock market, at the open
ing, felt the good effect of the re-
peal of the Sherman silver law by
the House, and general advance
occurred in prices. st. Paul, and
American sugar led the upward
movement, with sales up to 500
and 500, respectively.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-29
Carter Harrison's Knock-Down.

CHICAGO, Ills, Aug. 29.-Instead
of reductions in wages, Mayor Car
ter H. Harrison believes in reduc-
tiOns in other directions. He today
announces that he has ordered his
agents to make a general
reduction in rents. ~ have
done So" said Mr.. Harrison,
because times are hard and money
is scarce. L hope my action will
be the means of the relief of those
who are embarrassed. / believe
that general reduction in rents is
in order, and it would be a good
thing if landlords and agents gen.
orally would follow my example,"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-29
QUARTERLY REPORTS.

Commissioners Busy Approving
County Officers Reports.
The county commissioners this
morning approved the following
reports of county officers:
The report of Sheriff Campbell
for the quarter ending July 81,
showed that S4O0 had been assessed
in fines in the Thirty-seventh dis
triCt court, 20 per cent of which
were paid for officers commissions.
The total amount, for which the
receipt is acknowledged by the
county treasurer from the sheriff,
is $40.
The quarterly report of Judge
Enoch Griff Jones for fines i'm
posed, judgments rendered and
jury fees collected in the justice
court, ending July 81, shows fines
amounted in the aggregate to $43l,
of which 1888 were collected. The
jury fees amounted to So.
The quarterly report of Judge
Anton Adam shows that S1,03l
were assessed in fines and the jury
fees amounted to So. Seven guilty
mes were unable to pay their fines
and were committed to the county
jail and two escaped. The fines
collected amounted to $3.50.
Constable A. A. Browns quarter
ly report shows that 1864 were
collected for fines, ten per cent, of
which was paid for the county at
torney's commission and five per
cent. for the constable's commits
sion.
Judge Callaghan's quarterly re-
port shows that $314.15 were col
lected by the county, five per cent
of whicn was paid for the judges
commission, leaving $203.45 for the
county, and 800 received for rent
for school lands in Kinney county,
making final total of $303.45 for
BeXar county.
Albert Villastrigo is given credit
to the amount of 1855, the total
amount of his fine and costs, for
which he served three days in Jail
and two days on the county road.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-29
SPECIAL BARGAINS
In Farm and Ranch Proper

In Farm and Ranch Property.
1l,2OO acres in Bandera and Medina
counties under fence, good water $1.75
per acre.
10000 acres in AtaScoSa county all
fenced fine pasture land. $3.50 per acre.
1000 acres in Williamson and Burnet
counties all fenced a large portion of this
tract is fine agricultural land. $500 per
acre.
1000 acres in Atascosa county all fenced,
good water. $500 per acre.
1880 acres on San Antonio river. 5000.
per acre.
24O0 acres on the Llano river, all fenced,
house, etc, miles from junction City.
$500 per acre.
1900 acres on San Miguel creek, Atlas
scosa county, all fenced, house, stock pens
etc. S3.75 per acre.
1920 acres in McMullen county, wind
mill, house, cribs, etc. $1,000.
1000 acres on San Antonio river, under
fence, well improved, IL miles from San
Antonio, $1,000 per acre.
1000 acres, 10 miles west of city, all
fenced. Good house and other improve
ments. $500 per acre.
go acres between Moor and Pearsall,
wells, large barn, house & etc. $500 per
acre.
$50 acres 21I miles from Bandera, under
fence, large hay meadow, so acres in cul-
aviation, good barn, hay press and other
machinery stock, good Water. $500.
Cal on address,
john T. HAMBLEToN & Co.
lO4 East Commerce street, near bridge,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-29
BIG RACE MEETS.
FLEETWOOD HANGS Up THE
NEAT SUM OF $4,000
The Futurity Race Worth Almost
as Much-Single Tax People-As
You Like It-Prohibs Name Their
Men-Congresslonal Candidates.
Fleetwood's $4,000 Meeting

NEW YORK, August 29.-Fleet
woods great $4,000 meeting begins
today, and as it is the joint event
of the great Charter Oak track and
of Fleetwood, its interest is nation
al. The New York Driving club
han secured dates on the grand cir
cult, to follow Hartford, and had
announced $4,000 in prizes. Then
came the anti-race-track legisla-
ton, which closed the Hartford
track and left the famous Charter
Oak association without a home.
Next followed the consummation
Of the present plan. The New
York Driving club and Charter
Oak joined forces and the Fleet
wood meeting was readjusted on a
grand scale.
FleetwOOd's meeting will close
on Labor day, Monday, Sept. 4th.
The following abstract of the pro-
gram shows the order in which
the races will be trotted and the
amount of money that is offered
each day.
Tuesday, Aug. 20. -Free-for-a II
clase trotting, New York purse,
closed, $4,000; three-year-old class
trotting. Advancement, closed,
$4,000; 2.20 class pacing, $1,000.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-29
Two Deaths at Austin.

AUSTIN, Tex, Aug. 29.-(Special)
-JnO. c. Boak, one of the most
prominent wholesale and retail
furniture dealers of the south, died
at his residence here this morning,
at two o'clock, after long illness.
He was prominent in Masonic or
derS.
Frank Richie, a we'll known
young Western Union operator,
died here last night of consump-
ton. His wife is daughter of
Mrs. Slater, of San Antonio.
SHOOT.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-29
Mexican Composer Insane.

The LIGHT has been informed
that Senior Jubentino Rosas, who
was in;this city sometime ago with
the Mexican orchestra, en- route to
the Worlds fair, has gone insane.
He is the composer of the well
known Mexican waltz, entitled,
"SObres los olos," (Over the waves)
and many other popular airs of
the day. He became insane one
day last week, while the orchestra
was performing in Chicago opera
house.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-29
From Palo Alto to Russia.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29.-Three
horses from the PalO Alto stock
farm were sent east in a special
car last night. Aside from their
being some of the best bred trotters
belonging to the Sanford estate, es-
pecial interest is excited over their
departure because of the fact that
they are going to Russia. At Chi
cago they will be transferred to a
representative of the keeper of the
Cars stud, who will in exchange
bestow on Palo Alto farm four
trOtters of the famous Orloff breed
of Russia.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-29
Prohibs Name a Ticket.

ELMIRA, N. Y, Aug, 29.-The
Prohibitionists will name their
state ticket here today. AS they
have captured most of the POpu-
list nominations, there will be
many endorsements, and possibly
the entire Populist ticket will be
approved of. Delegates will num-
Der 200, and all the famous pro-
hibition orators, including eX-
Governor st. John and Chairman
Dickey, will be present.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-29
PERSONAL MENTION.

w. s. Wilcox and w. f. Booth,
of Austin, We're in the city yester-
day.
Judge w. w. Walling leaves the
city Thursday for the Both district,
where he will hold court.
Mrs. Frank Krisch, Jr., and fam
lily have returned from their visit
to CastrOville.
Miss Annie Blind returned from
trip to the Medina yesterday
afternoon, where she had been
visiting relatives.
Messrs. Joe and Albert Warbur-
ton, of Victoria, have arrived in
the city and will attend st. Mary's
Catholic college.
Mrs. Martha Cline and daughter,
Miss Sadie, of Brennan, are in the
city, visiting the family of Judge
Ii. A. Maydole, on North Flores
street.
George NJ. Browder, the popular
clerk at the Menger hotel, has re-
turned from o visit to Midway
Plaisance and other points Of in
terest at Chicago.
William p. Rounds, a we'll
known civil engineer, arrived in
the city from Galveston last night.
He is a guest Of the Menger.
Charles Wing, manager for Rob-
ert Mantell, who appears at the
Grand opera house on Sunday
night, arrived in the city last
night.
William Appmann, the well
known Austin street druggist, has
returned from visit to the Column
bian exposition. 1t is sufficient to
say that he is highly pleased with
the big show. John Bitter, who
accompanied Mr.. Appmann, has
not yet returned.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-29
The Days Trots and PAGES.

NEW YORK, Aug. %. - Among
noted trotting and pacing events
which begin today, exclusive of
that at Fleetwood, are those at
LOmpOc, Cal; Champaign, III. ;
Pana, H.; Upton, Ind; Connors-
vile, Ind; Strawberry Point, Ia. ;
Columbus Junction, Ia; Fonda,
Ia; Boone, Ia; Fredonia, Kan. ;
Erie, Kan; Chillicothe, Mo-; Ka-
hOko, Mo-; Platte City, Mo-; La
Plata, Mo-; Dodgeville, Wis; Par
kersburg, VA; Timonium, Ind. ;
Bangor, Me-; Great Falls, Mont. ;
Antwerp, N. Y; Hudson, n. Y;
Carmel, n. Y; New Brennan, o. ;
gainesville, o.; Harrisburg, Pa. ;
Washington. Pa; White River
Junction, Vt.