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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-01-18
CARING FOR THE GOOD BOOK.
How the Scriptures Were Preserved Pre-
rInus fo Their Translation.


How the Scriptures Were Preserved Pre-
vious to Their Translation.
The books of the law were the first
books of the Bible to be collected by the
priests and leaders of the Israelites; after
the law came the written history of the
people, in the Fifth century B. g., the
collection of the prophets by Nehemiah;
and from his time onward the collection
of hagiographa, the Psalms, Proverbs,
Job, Canticles. All of these had been
preserved by the priests, copied and re-
copied as occasion required, and circu-
lated in manuscripts, as of course all
writings were circulated in those days.
The dispersion of the Hebrews and
their acquisition of other languages and
loss of the Hebrew language, necessitat-
ed the translation of the Scriptures into
other than the Hebrew, and previous to
the Second century B. g. what we know
as the Septuagint translation-the Xxx
was completed in Greek, designed es-
pecially for the Hebrews living in Alex
andria and other parts of Egypt. The
Septuagint comes from tradition that
seventy scholars-seventy-two actually
made the translation. TRANSACTIONS and
recensions into the Aramaic were also
made, and these translations were copied
from time to time, so that the oldest
manuscript of the Old Testament now
extant is only about l 400 years old.
The case is the same with the New
Testament. 1t was written again and
again, until now there are upward OF
1000 manuscripts for the Gospels and as
many more for the rest of the New Tes.
lament. The Oldest manuscripts are the
Codex Sinaiticus and the Codex Vatica-
nus, which date from the Fourth century
A. d. So the books of the Bible were
handed down, the old copies always be.
ing renewed before they wore out, the
language being Hebrew, Greek and after
A. d. 800, Latin. The latter, in the trans.
lation adopted by the Roman church, and
known as the Vulgate, because com.
monty used in the Christian churches,
was the first book printed, in 145O-5.
As far back as the Seventh century
portions of the Vulgate were translated
into English, and the early versions by
Wyclif and his predecessors, by Pur.
vey and others, were TRANSACTIONS from
the Vulgate. Tyndale used Luther's
German translation of the Greek Bible.
The authorized version Of King James
was made by forty-seven scholars and
finished in 1911; the manuscripts, so far
as accessible, were consulted, the trans
lators not restricting themselves to the
Vulgate, but going to the Hebrew and
Greek whenever they could.-Pittsburg
Dispatch.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-01-18
Why Milk Differs in Quality.

Milk is more susceptible to changes
from the normal condition than any
other food product. The first class of
changes has been brought about by the
action of breeders. By many years Of
attention to breeding for fat production,
it is now possible to get milk which may
be twice as rich as the normal. On the
other hand, other breeders have paid
especial attention to production of large
quantity, even at the expense Of quality,
until pure milk is sometimes produced
having as low as 10 per cent. of solids,
when the normal is 10 per cent.
A second set of causes which influence
the quality of milk grows out of the ig-
norance or carelessneSs of the producer
or seller. Where the persons held the
exploded idea of the value of one cows
milk for children anything in the treat
ment of the cow which affects its nervous
temperament may unfit it for food for
very young children. Uncleanliness or
neglect is oftena grave source of trouble
In the handling of milk, not only on &C
count of the possibilities of the addition
of visible filth, but because milk is pc
culiarly susceptible to odor, various
kinds Of bacteria and disease germs.
Epidemics of scarlet fever and typhoid
fever have been traceable to the milk
supply, unclean cans and other utensils,
and particularly to propagating bacteria
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-01-18
AUTHORIZED COLLECTORS.

The following named are the only
authorized collectors for the LIGHT:
81. @. SCHUMACHER,
FRED SMALL,
Will. SCHUMACHER,
DAN HATToN,
Subscribers are req uested not to pay
their subscription without taking re-
ceipt. Il. Il. JOHNSON, Mgr.
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Didn't Like the Weapons.

~ came very near having duel
once" said the congressman to group
of auditors.
"Tell US about it," said they as one
man.
when l was about thirty" he con-
tinued, Il hung out my single in a
small town in southern state, and be-
ing from the north did not receive at
first the agreeable recognition expect
ed. In fact there was one blatherskite
of a fellow who made himself so OBJ
noxious that one day slapped his jaws.
This brought-all the respectable people
of the community over to my side, and /
was feeling pretty good for three or four
days, when the bottom was knocked out
of it all by my receiving challenge
from Mr.. Blatherskite. If there was
anything more than another that didn't
want to do it was to fight duel, and l
tried to get out of it some way, but
couldn't, and finally accepted his chal-
lenge and chose doubled barreled shot
guns at ten PAGES. didn't hear any
thing from my man for twenty-four
hours, and then l had a personal call
from him.
"'I have come in,' he said after few
preliminary remarks, to make a state
ment about this duel. What I've got to
say is that shotguns are too doggoned
mortuary for me, and if you have no OBJ
jections I'll apologize and call it square.
"Then l became very brave and blus-
tered some, but accepted the situation
very gracefully at last, and ever after
Mr.. Blatherskite was most respectful,
and stood about as well in the town as
he ever did. Detroit Free Press.
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PUBLISHERS NOTICE.
TO OURlEASTERN ADVERTISERS.

All advertising lot Ine DaIIy anu Week
~ LIGHT, must come to US through our
special agents, Messrs. Palmer & Rey
232 to 235 Temple Cou TT, New York.
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WARMING.

The public is notified to pay no
monies to any persons on account of
the LIGHT except to our authorized
collectors as published In the paper,
unless they hold written receipt, or
endorsed bill from the undersigned.
T. B. JOHNSON,
Manager San Antonio LIGHT.
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FOR SALE OR TRADE.

and within 90 miles of San Antonio will
trade for city lots or will sell for cash and
part time. This land is near rail road
and we'll watered. Owners object in sell
ing is having other business and is unable
to attend the ranch. Call early and Sc
care bargain from,
JOHN Il. HAMILTON & Co.
4-19-tf No4, East Commerce street
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ADVERTISING SOLICITORS.

RE. TatumIis an authorized solicitor for
the LIGHT. Our, patrons will please put
all, promises" or understandings" If
writing, in order that there may be no
Observation-Disclosures" when the bill is
presented. T. B. JOHNSON, Mgr.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

This Office is not responsible for the
private bills OF any Of its employees. And
paid unless accompanied by written
order from T. b. JOHNSON, Manager.
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DODGERS. HANGERS AND POST
ERS.
The best in tho city, and tho most reason
able for first class work at the LIGHT Job
Office. 5-l3-tf
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JOB PRINTING

JOB PRINTING
In all its branches done with neatness
and dispatch at the San Antonio LIGHT
job office.
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BILL HEADS LETTER HEADS.
Cards, envelopes, and all kinds of com
mercial Or nting done at the LIGHT Office
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
cAMBRlpoEPoRT.

Leon Kline of Fitchburg, Mass, Is
boarding at Miss Jennie Harwood's.
Mabel Allbee gave a party to num-
Der Of her little friends Tuesday after
noon.
We are glad to note that our school
room is undergoing some seasonable re-
pairs.
Mr.. Wells of Wardsboro visited his
cousin, r. HI. Hall, last week. More than
40 years ago Mr.. Wells worked here as a
blacksmith.
Mr.. and Mrs. George M. Dimond of
Boston have been spending portion of
their vacation in this vicinity. Mr..
Dimond has for some time held the posi-
tion of city editor of the Boston Globe.
At the meeting of the Loyal Temper
ance legion, held last Saturday, plans
were made to entertain the county L. Il.
L. convention which it is expected will
be held here Friday, August %.
Loren Hastings, aged 81 years, has
gone to Springfield, Mass, to visit his
daughter. Mr.. Hastings is exceptional
ly vigorous for a man of his years, a
good example of what it is possible for
man to become.
At the annual church society meeting
held Monday evening, A. A. Wyman was
elected clerk, S. P. Gushing, treasurer;
IL. j. Hastings, Edgar Allbee and A. A.
Wyman, trustees; George Allbec and H.
J. Hastings, ushers; George and E. H.
Allbee, Mrs. S. j. Weaver and Jennie
Harwood, committee for securing
preaching,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
A Prehistoric City Discovered.
CErom Philadelnia T,edper

1t is reported that buried city has
recently been discovered in Guatemala,
on the estate of Don Alvarado, at the
foot of the Volcano Aqua. On several
occasions during the preceding few
weeks the proprietor noticed articles
having strong resemblance to the
domestic utensils of the North Ameri-
can Indians at the period of the discov-
cry of the new world. He decided on
an excavation, and at depth of from
II to 30 feet found a number Of interest
ing articles, such as domestic utensils,
Fayence vessels, engraved and brightly
painted glasses, vases and kitchen pots,
all in state of good preservation also
onyx axes, hammers, swords, knives and
lanceheads; in fact the whole series of
weapons in use in pre-Columbian times
was fully represented. Along with these
were great number of painted clay
gods, fine pearls, turquoises and other
precious stones. Among the stones was
one of magnificent green color, called
by the natives chai chivitl, and worn
only by princes. One of the glasses was
ornamented with symbols and hero
glyphic Inscriptions in brilliant colors.
The statues carved in black basalt dis
play great artistic skill, and are the more
remarkable from the fact that their sculp-
tors had only stone implements. So far
at least no trace of metal has been found
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
Truth Comes Cheap,
| From Detroit Free Press. !

This is the story as he told it to me the
other night just outside the Fort Street
depot:
"If / were lazy or extravagant |
shouldn't ask you or any other man for
money; I'd say l deserved to starve and
freeze. 1t is in nowise my fault that l
am brought to this condition.
"It's circumstances, [ suppose?'
"Exactly; I'd been working for man
in Indiana for nearly a year and had
saved up 800. l started out to go into
partnership with man buying apples.
We expected to make $500 in two months.
A mule suddenly kicked the man and
he died-the man did. That's circum-
stances, amt it?"
"Certainly."
s'Then somebody robbed store, and
as they couldn't find anybody else to ar
rest they collared me. I wasn't within
Is miles of the store, but they are not at
all particular in Indiana. They didn't
claim l was guilty, but said they paid
their constables for hustliug and expect
ed them to arrest everything lying around
loose. Circumstances again, eh?''
"Looks like it,
IL wasn't content to stay in Jail. Ii
was too confining, and the sanitary ar,
rangements were bad. l sent for a law
yer and gave him $50 to advise me. He
advised me to give the other $50 to the
jailer toilet me out. See the hand OF
circumstances"
eyes"
"Came out dead broke and headed for
Detroit, expecting to meet friends who
would help me. On the way up tramp
held me up for an exchange of clothes,
and | got here to find my friends gone
to Europe for five years tour. More
circumstances, see?'
"Plenty Of it; here's nickel.'
He took it in gingerly way, felt of
it, held it out to the light on the tip OF
his finger and said:
"If that's all you pay for ten feet OF
solid old truth in this town, what on
earth would liar do to get bed and a
bowl of soup?'
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
Blind to Her Own Kindness.
| From New York Tribune.l

Curious" said an optician recently
TO Tribune reporter, show sensitive
some people are to the evidence of ad-
vancing age given by their eyesight.
With many customers l am actually
abliged to resort to deception to suit
their requirements. Last week an elder
ly woman came into my store and in
qulred for glasses. She said she knew
her present glasses were too strong,
couldn't stand old glasses, eyes too
young and all that. tried her eyes and
found that the real trouble was the re-
verse of her statement.
Madam l said, your glasses are
too weak
ssSir?'
"' Precisely, you need two numbers
stronger
- oung man, you must be insane,
she said, getting angry. Il have only
worn glasses a few months, and l wish
the mildest sort. l know it is so, be-
cause the pair you have selected hurt my
eyes dreadfully.' or course that settled
it. l explained that | might have been
mistaken, examined her eyes again and
said | had pair of very mild glasses,
not so strong as her former pair, in fact,
but OF excellent make, which | could
recommend. l produced pair and she
tried them.
"' Are they weaker than you showed
me before? she asked
Very much, madame
"tWeaker than my present ones?'
"s Somewhat
Well, now, you see 1 was right
triumphantly, l haven't seen so we'll in
weeks, These are exactly riuht apd T,iJ
take them just as they are
"'Of course, we can't put old glasses
on young eyes, said as pleasantly as
could, and she went out just as we'll sat
isfied as if she knew it all.''
Didn't she?o asked the reporter.
Well, hardly. 1 had sold pair of
glasses to that woman ONE number
stronger than any she had tried on, and
but for my deception she would have
ruined her eyesight for bit of petty
vanity.''
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
NORTH CHESTER,

B. II. Riggs is passing few days in
Henniker. N. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Riggs are visiting
friends in Keene.
Henry G. Howe of Brooklyn, N. Y,
formerly Of this village is visiting friends
in town.
Mrs. Elmer johnson and daughter
have been in Boston several days with
her son.
Q. w. Fletcher and wife went to Queen
City park Tuesday where they intend to
pass few days.
The children and grandchildren of Mr..
and Mrs. Ezra Kingsbury had pleasant
reunion at their home Monday afternoon.
Miss Frances Adams of Bellows Falls
was the guest of her aunt, Mrs. O. w.
Fletcher, recently for s.two or three
days.
Mrs. E. Bemis of Rindge, N. H., and
her sister, Mrs. Hattie Leonard of Gard
ner, Mass, were guests at Loring Bemis'
last week.
M. II. Bemis and wife of Worcester,
Mass, have been passing week at their
old home with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Bemis.
Deferred from last week.
j. R.sStoodley and wife of Perkinsville
visited friends here last Saturday and
Ssaassday. s
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Taylor Of Rut-
land passed few days recently with
relatives in town.
G. o. Robbins and wife of Brattleboro
are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. p. N. Rob-
bins, their parents.
Mrs. Wilbur White and Master Willie,
have returned home after an absence Of
a month, with relatives in Merideth, N.
III.
The Universalist ladies society are to
have another one of their picnic sociables
at Engine hall. Thursday afternoon,
August II. Supper served from until
O'Clock. Everybody invited.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
FElCHVIlLE,

Miss Bertha Baldwin went to Rutland
last week on the excursion.
Miss Minnie Sutherland and Clifford
Griswold were baptized Sunday by Rev.
A. Heald.
Daniel White of Flandreau, South Da.
kota, is the guest of his mother, Mrs. d.
2. Wilder.
Miss Stella Morgan of Plymouth is
spending few weeks with her sister,
Mrs. DR.. Morgan.
Mrs. l.. Clark has improved the looks
OF her house by coat of paint, DIR. Nor
gan's also is being renovated with a new
coat of paint and piazza and bow win
dow.
A family reunion was held at S. G..
Coolidge's Saturday. Omera Coolidge
and Miss Florabell of Brattieboro, Mr..
and Mrs. Ashbel Coolidge and Master
Paul, Mr.. and Mrs. Omeron Coolidge of
Rutland, Mr.. and Mrs. Bingham and
Master Eddie and Miss Belle Coolidge
were present.
Our little village was shocked last
Saturday morning by the news of the
sudden death of Owen Walker, as he was
here in the village Wednesday. Though
he had been out of health he said that
day he was feeling better. His wife and
family have the sincere sympathy Of a
large circle of friends.
Fred Whitaker has been moved from
the mill to an unoccupied house owned
by Otis Baldwin where he can be better
cared for until able to be carried home
He suffered no bad effects in the removal
and seems to be gaining, with strong
hopes of an entire recovery, the doctors
think, unless something new sets in.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
HIS OWN GRANDFATHER.
MIR. Harmann's Realization ofthe Relation
Led to His Suicide.

MIR. HarmaRn's Realization of the Relation
Led to His Suicide.
[From N. Y. Press.
William Hartmann of Titusville, Pa,
committed suicide recently from mel
ancholy conviction that he was his own
grandfather. Here is the singular letter
that he left:
81 married widow who had a grown
up daughter. My father visited our
hoase very often, and fell in love with
my stepdaughter and married her. So
my father became my son-in-law and my
stepdaughter my mother, because she
was my fathers wife. Some time after
wards my wife had son; he was my
fathers brother-in-law and my uncle,
for he was the brother of my stepmother.
My fathers wife, i. e., my stepdaughter,
had also son; he was, of course, my
brother, and in the mean time my grand
child, for he was the son of my daugh-
ter. My wife was my grandmother, be-
cause she was my mothers mother. |
was my wife's husband and grandchild
at the same time, and as the husband Of
a persons grandmother is his grandfath-
er, was my own grandfather"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17

in the excavation. This last fact renders
1t possible that the buried city pertained
to the stone age, which lasted longer in
America than in the old world. At a
depth of only five feet the workmen
came on the walls of the houses of the
buried city. At the level of the floor Of
the houses they discovered confused
mass OF human skeletons, some in sitting
postures, some lying on their backs,
some on their faces. The prehistoric
people who occupied the city are shown
by the skeletons to have been very tall
race, some of the skeletons measuring
nearly six feet seven inches. The posi-
tions OF the skeletons, and in fact the
whole condition of the ruins point to the
conclusion that the city was swallowed
up by an earthquake.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
I s@,lsGyyg,lR5.
N1f1i''s; SsS&NM>s
JAMAICA.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Wellman are in
Manchester visiting their son.
William Barnes and wife have returned
from their visit at Wilmington.
Mrs. II. Willis and daughter Ella have
returned from their visit at Stratton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kellogg of West.
field, Mass, are visiting his parents here
Frank Boynton and wife of Boston
Mass, are here at their fathers, M. L.
Boynton's.
Mrs. M. S. Upton passed last week at
Bellows Falls with her daughter, Mrs.
f. G. Farr.
Mrs. George Bundy of Worcester,
Mass, is here visiting her sister, Mrs.
Phineas Allen.
Aurora Frost, who has been passing a
number Of weeks at Northfield, Mass,
has returned home.
Leonard Willis OF Plymouth, who is
in poor health, is passing few weeks
with his brother, Charles Willis.
Miss Emma Frost, who has been pass
ing some time with her sisters at Bellows
Falls and Putney, has returned home.
Fred Ballard and family, who have
been living at the Livermore mill in Lon
donderry, have returned to their home
here.
E. c. Clark has put up his tent on the
common near the Congregational church
where he is taking photographs and tin
types.
Fred Smith and wife of Fletcher, Ewho
were called here by the death of his Sis
ter last week, returned to their home
Monday.
William Glynn and Charles Willis have
completed the laying of the foundation
wall of Charles Frost's new building at
Saxton's River.
Will Philips has gone to Rutland to
attend the reunion of the Vermont Ma
tional Guards. His wifeis visiting friends
at Brattleboro while he is gone.
Miss Effie Smith, who passed away
Wednesday morning of last week after
long, and at the last very painful ILL
ness. was second daughter of George
Smith. Although of very retiring dis
position. she filled the office of superin-
tendent of schools for several years, and
had been successful teacher in our pub
lie schools. She was loved and respect
ed by all who knew her, as was shown
by the large attendance and the many
beautiful floral offerings at her funeral
on Friday.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
TOTTEN'S LITTLE TUNE.
A Prophet, Self Appointed, Sings of Judg-
ment Day.

Prophet, Self Appointed, Sings of Judg-
ment Day.
Lieutenant G. A. L. Totten, in referr-
ing to the big spots on the sun now visi-
BILE says:
''This is the time of the eleventh stroke
of the midnight hour, and it is significant
of the universal financial stress.
"The appearance of the extraordinary
spots upon the golden face of the sun
fittingly synchronizes with those days
upon which Congress meets in extra ses-
sion to discuss the silver situation.
''There is a serious responsibility rest
ing upon the men who go to constitute
this prelude to the Fifty-third Congress
and all the inhabitants of this land of
Manasseh will watch their votes with re-
lentless determination to Judge them in
dividually according to their deeds.
1.-The day of judgment is at hand.
sBut all who now resist the spirit of
repentance will be in an evil way not
too long hence"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
Holding Their Own.

In the seat ahead of me was a woman
with a boy about 3 years old, and ip the
seat behind was another with a girl
about the same age. Presently the boy
began to cough, and my fatherly ear de-
tected the "whoop' in it. l turned to
the woman behind me, and saw that she
had also detected it, and asked:
Madam, has your child had the
whooping cough?'
mo, SIR"
'"That little boy has it,
"Yes, see."
''And won't your child catch it,
eyes, sir, she probably will, but she'll
give that boy splendid case of chicken
poX in return, and my sisters child over
there will see that he comes down with
the mumps in about nine days from this
| think one of those children in the seat
ahead has the itch and the other the
measles, and | guess we can hold our
own against any case of whooping
cough."-M. Quad.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
SJMONS SVIILE.

Frank Graves has the contract to build
barn for E. d. Marsh.
j. H. Huntoon of Cuttingsville was at
the Riverside House last Saturday and
Sunday.
Charles Randall, wife and family of
Rockingham visited at Josiah Andrews
last Thursday.
Col. Peabody and our postmistress
took carriage drive into New Hamp-
shire recently. Well, they had legal
right to.
Mrs. H. Clay of North Chester and
her grandson, Master Guy Volk of Bos-
ton, were the guests of Mrs. A. M. Stan
nard last week.
E. D. Marsh and wife have returned
to Boston. His mother, Mrs. Marsh of
Newport, r. l., and niece are occupy
ing his cottage.