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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-25
A TALL-Hoe STORY.

Had to Carry q Ladder = TO booG Over
Early English Swine.
A correspondent writes liye stock
journal printed in London,
1T is rather difficult matter to
trace out the truth of anything pub
lished in 1922, but my object in writing
this is to try and do 30 through your
columns. In Martins, Book of the
Hog we are told that, in The Pictur-
esque Promenade Ronnd Dorking,
published In 1922, we are, informed
that at the WhitesheafZa neat public
house in that town-the mounted skin
Of an immense hog may be seen. The
animal, which broke one Of its legs by
accident, was killed jim an unfatted
condition. Its skin was dressed with
the hair on. and is preserved, stuffed,
standing in full proportion, II exceed
ed in size the famous Northumberland
hog of 1543; it weighed lO4 stone, it's
length ~ feet, girth feet, height is
hands. 1t is computed that II the ami
NAL had been fattened proportionately
It would have weighed nearly 200 stone.
So far, says our authority, but we ex-
pect the skin as is often the case, to
have been greatly stretched in curing.
On first reading this, adds our CORE
spondent, II thought hog was mis-
print for horse the fact of a hog Is
hands high (6 feet being rather too
tall to swallow, but when it goes on
to state that it was larger than the
great Northumberland hog of 1543 !
was obliged to think that the writer
really believed that the stuffed animal
he had seen was pig. Surely he could
not have mistaken the head, neck and
hoofs of a horse for those of a pig
Moreover, there is the talk of its being
only half fat, and what it would have
weighed if it had been fully fattened
and don't know why anyone would
try to fatten a horse for the sake OF
killing it. Are any of your readers ole
enough to remember this wonderful
animal? 1t and the Whitesheaf might
still have existed during some part Of
their boyhood. Culley mentions a very
large Cheshire hog, killed in 1774
weighing 152 stone of eight pounds
but this animal was only feet inches
long and 4 feet 81 inches high. Wha
was the great Northumberland hog o
1543. mentioned above?"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-25
Raj AND RATTLER.
The Reptile Quickly Disposed of by the
Plucky Rodent.

The Reptile Quickly Disposed of by tn,
Plucky Rodent.
81 saw the gamest fight the Other
| day l ever witnessed in my life" re
marked gentleman a few days since
Not long ago big rattlesnaIe was
caught near my house. /. 1t was the
father of all the rattlespakes in that
section, and had twelve ,rattles and a
button. A day or two after his snake
ship had been captured we concluded
TO give him rat to eat, and as ! had
heard that rats occasionally put up a
fight against a snake, ! stepped to see
the performance. The snake was in a
large box, arranged so that the fight
could be directly seen from the out
side. The rat was not anxious for the
fight and gave a plaintive little squeak
when forced in the box. Then il ran
off into one corner and sat down. The
snake was mad and hungry, and no
sooner spied it than his eyes fairly
blazed with anger. He. coiled himself
into a whirring, rafting, Kissing mass
and in moment launched himself
through the air like a, ,tbunderbolt..
But the rat had been watching things
himself and when the snake jumped he
jumped too. The. snake, was a perfect
picture of demoniacal rage and his
rafting was terrific as che, missed his
prey, and again coiled. The same tao
tics were repeated several times and
the snake was evidently wearing him
self out with his own rage. Suddenly
the rat took the offensive. and when
ever the snake sprang at him would
jump to one side and then, quick as
lightning, would spring at the snake
and bite it before it could coil. A rat
tlesnake, you know, cannot bite unless
coiled. Then the rat would dart off to
one side of the box, and. wait for his
enemy to come again, which IL always
did. only to be again bitten. pAt last
the snake made tremendous iGnge at
the rat. which again successfully exc
cuted its tactics Of jumping to one side.
Then, almost quicker fhah9 the eye
could follow i, i! ras8Bsd, ates.ly 1t
the snake; as it lay extended On the
floor, and fastened Itself right on the
back Of its neck, and never LEI up until
it had bitten the head nearly 81 the
body. That ended the. fight right
then and there. The. snake died al
most instantly, and the rat trotted off
to the other side of the box upharmed.
l tell you it was great fght""e
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-25

loving companionship and counsels
which have constantly blessed them
from earliest childhood, the daughters
cannot fail to have gathered some ideas
of the peculiar characteristics which
should be plainly developed in lover
Even in the first days of womanhood a
young girl cannot fail to understand
that marriage with a man lacking GER
tain qualities must be a miserable
failure.
Our daughters surely know that
morality, the strictest temperance, a
steadfast adherence to, and correct ap-
probation of what is right, Joined to
true affection and gentleness, must be
the unmistakable characteristics both
OF friend and lover, always ready to
CRAFTY the wishes of friends at all
times, without regard to any sacrifice
that may be Necessary Il sysh wishes
do not iD the smallest degree &ncfoaeh
on principle orr Of; earnest and active
m ths discharge Of all duties, leaving
none halt accomplished, even to oblige
the wishes q the best beloved, Can
any true woman love or respect man
in whom these traits are not fully de-
veloped2 sr 49,. ~. ...' go
Rut important as such qualities most
certainly are, they are by no means all
that our daughters, should be satisfied
with in a husband. We claim that the
husband and wife are equal, and are
bound to labor for one purpose, United.
llyi ths building Of true home, work.
ing together IN spirit, but each accept
ing that part Of those duties which the
abilities that have been given them are
best adapted to perform. But there is
still something more that the lover
must be able to offer before, as hus-
band, he can make a happy home.
True home courtesies should be given
to friends and acquaintances, but love
should be spontaneously manifested to
the wife before and beyond all others.
There need be no foolish sentimentality
in this, but manly, open attention that
is easily recognized as springing from
the same spirit that enriched the days
of their courtship. Does this seem a
small thing? All, but it has great
power to insure the happiest homes. 1t
is not the fear that love has grown
cold soon after marriage is consum-
mated that so often fades the roses
IRON the cheek, or dims the brightness
in the young wife's eyes-not so much
the lack of love as missing the free and
sweet manifestation Of it: In the sim
pie, loving courtesies of everyday life
after marriage there is an unlimited
power that the maiden little dreamed
of before marriage. How much true
happiness a look, word, tone can
give! How much sadness and discom-
fort there are experienced in the lacl,
of them!
Such comparatively small things 90
far to make up the full sum absolutely
necessary to true married happiness.
Few understand how kind words, a
smile, a simple caress can brighten and
enrich whole day for the wife, and
make hard duties pleasant.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-25
THE oUILEFUL sMueeLER.
Contest of Wits In Which the Rogue
Won Usual.

A Contest of Wits In Which the Rogue
Won as Usual.
1t was the lady of the house herself
who answered the bell at one of the
palatial residences on Woodward ave-
nue., says the Detroit Free Press, the
housemaid being engaged in peeling
pineapples for preserves.
What do you want?" she asked of
the person on the doorstep, an impul-
sive-looking man with roll of rugs
under one arm.
~ "Sh," said the impulsive one. mot
so loud. I've got some rugs here that
will sell you for song-only you
mustn't let anybody know"
"Why-are they stolen?"
The person made a speaking trumpet
with one hand and whispered in a
sepulchral tone: "No-smuggled."
, Come right in" said the lady, and
she ushered him into the hall. Care
fully closing the door, she invited him
to display his wares.
He did so, and as the rugs were
spread out on the hall floor their dain-
ty richness filed her with longing.
You are sure they were smuggled?"
she asked, in an anxious tone of voice.
Certain sure, ma'am, he answered.
81 Struggled them myself and you can
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-25

In the Rue Gambetta named ,Guillaume.
The triangular blade is very sharp and
measures 10 centimetres, about 90
inches, from the point to the guard
Its greatest thickness is ~ centime-
tiers, about an inch. II bears the usual
Spanish inscriptions, on one, side TO
ledo,n and ON the other "Recuerdo."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-25
THE MODEL HUSBAND.

Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher Tells What he
Should BE Like.
There is no period in mothers life
that brings more anxious care, writes
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher in the La
dies Home Journal, than when she
sees her daughters, who are blossom
ing into womanhood, beginning to at
tract the attention of young men, and
it becomes evident to the mother, at
least, that simple friendly relations are
fast developing into something stronger
and closer. A wise mother may not re-
veal her anxiety to her daughters, or
tell them to what she sees this friend
ship tending. But, influenced by the
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-25

ones attempt to build themselves frail
vessels of driftwood, with which they
hoped to return to civilization, but Just
as they were completed sudden storms
made wreck of the weary labor of
months.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-25
AN UGLY WEAPON.
The Dagger with Which Santo Killed
s President Carnot.

. The accompanying cut is an,authen-
tic representation of the dagger used
by the assassin Cesario in taking the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03

too short to permit the careful consider
alton which so important a question de-
mand. In the second place, mo plan
which MIR. Cleveland is likely to recon-
mend-unless his financial views have
met with decided change-will be agree
able to majority of either house OF
Congress. The action ofaboth bodies at
the last session showed that majority
in each radically disagreed with the
Presidents financial views. The cleo
tiohs have not probably changed his
views or theirs
The Presidents accommodations VIII
be theme for discussion, inside OF Con-
gress and outside, too, but there IS
hardly possibility of their becoming
anything more in the immediate future
If anything can. be judged from the
talk of congressman VINO have arrived
at Washington, the recent bond issue is
likely to be fruitful theme for discus
sion, and in connection with it the adj
ministration is sure to come in for
good deal of unfavorable criticism.
There is a feeling even among those
congressman who favored the issue of
last spring, that the. recent one was I'M
necessary, or ct least that the emergency
was not SO great bnt that it could have
been delayed until Congress could be
consulted, and there is likely to be
goodsdeal of resentment expressed at this
disposition of the administration to set
tie matters without consulting the peo-
ple's representatives. Of course there
is large demogogic element which will
criticize the issue anyway they crit
cize everyth ing which bankers and gold
bugs are in any way connected with.
OF general legislation at this session
it is generally expected that there will
be but little. The time will hardly
suffice for much. even if there be the
disposition, and this is probably want
ing. In the Senate there may be an
effort to take up and pass some of the
so-called "pop-gun" tariff bills, but their
opponents, even if they are not in the
majority, can prevent action unless the
rules be changed, and that cannot be
done at this session. There is a posi-
bility of the passage of the bill repeal
ing the differential duty on sugar, ow-
ing to popular feeling against the Sugar
Trust, but the other bills will doubtless
continue to slumber The chief work of
the session will be the preparation and
passage of the appropriation bills.
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Japanese Liver Pellets are small. but
great in their effects; no gripping: 90 doses
% cts. W. W.. Whipple & Co. and John Will
hanson, Portland.
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CONGRESS MEETS TODAY.

The closing session of the Fifty-third
fourth of March. 1t is expected that
the Presidents message will be sent in
today, aud that it will contain some i'm
portant recommendations in regard to
the currency. 1t is hardly probable that
any plan which Mr.. Cleveland may rec
sion. In the first place the session is
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MRS. ELIZABETH E. DODGE,

Graduate of the Boston College of Oratory
will receive pupils in
ELOCUTION AND PHYSICAL CULTURE
at her residence, SO Free st.
Glasses begin Oct. LIST. septl2eodu
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How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo. o:
We the undersigned. have known b. j.
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p The Springfield Republican, alludlng
10 the report that Secretary Carilsie -
irving to manipulate Maine appoint
,,ents 60 as to further presidential
boom. says it should think that the oec-
retary's ambition to get through MS
present job creditably would be apouO
ALI he could entertain at present. IL Is
probably more than he can realize.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03

Tn another column OF this morning S
PRESS will be found Description OIL
Me work done by the commission on
,treets this season. On an appropriation
# $4,000 less than last year, the amount
If permanent. improvement MADE IS H.
MOO SQUARE Yards greater. Portland mas
h6 miles of streets, of which, at the
beginning of this year about IL miles
were payed, either with rock or macao
am. sMuch of this paving had been ne
elected, necessitating partial fecon-
struction. The rule which,. Mr.. Fer
nald and his associates have set pelore
themselves is to put in drst-class, per-
manent work, and then keep it careful
" repaired. This is the only economical
and business-like way of doing, but
under the frequent political changes
of the old system it was not the rule.
The showing of next year III permanent
work will oubtedly be much .ahead
of this years record; and, as the work
of scientific road-making and road
reoairing continues, the annual charges
for repairs are expected. to grow smaller,
thus allowing for still mora permanent
work.
Some time must necessarily elapse be-
fore the full benefits of the work now
going on can be appreciated; but if the
present system shall be continued for
series of years Portland will be as dis
tinguished for her splendid streets as for
the natural beauties of her sea and
shore, For nothing in his adminlstra-
ton is Mr.. Baxter more to be congratu-
lated than for the system which has
been applied to the streets.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
THE PRESS.
MONDAY, DECEMBEK 8.

Captain. Kolb, the Alabama fopuiis'
w ho was going to be governor or Kno"
the reason why, seems to have very
much moderated his. zeal when ne ar
rived at the Capitol and was threatened
with arrest. One reason was, perhaps
that his party showed no great DISPOSE
tion to stand behind him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
INGE: RS0L.L.

Tuesday Evening, December Fourth.
Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll. the peer of ALI
living American Orators, will deliver in CITY
Hall, under the management of Geo. E. Lo-
tnrop, his latest lecture, the one at present
exciting so much comment,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03

Mr.. Julian Ralph, the correspondent OF
Harper's Weekly, at Shanghai, tells a
story which puts Secretary Gresham in 9
very disagreeable position, to say the least.
1t seems that two Japanese students in
Shanghai, who had been accus by the
Chinese government of being spies, took
refuge in the American consulate. The
American consul desired to protect
them, knowing that if they were hand
ed over to the Chinese they would be
subjected to horrible torture. Secretary
Gresham, however, peremptorily ordered
them surrendered to the govern
ment What followed is almost too hor-
rible to chronicle. First the two stu
dents were given thousand blows
with the bamboo to induce confession.
That failing their finger nails were torn
out. Then they were compelled to kneel
on chains until their knees were lacerat-
ed. Then chains were put around their
wrists and boiling water poured on
them until they sank to the bone. Then
their tongues were pulled out aud
crushed, and an unnamable torture ill.,
iic ted. Mr.. Gresham undertakes to ex.
cuse his surrender of these men on the
plea that international law required 1t,
hut the New York Sun points out that
the rules of international law can only
applyssto countries that are civilized. AS
China is not recognized as a civilized
nation the surrender of these students
was not dem anded by international law,
and every consi deration of humanity
cried out agaisnt it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03

Chas Ryan. Druggist, Springfield, Ill, writes
given entire satisfaction, except in one case,
which was made entirely satisfactory by your
promptly refundlng the $500" w. W. Whip
pie & Co., and John Williamson, Portland
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03

Naples, the City of Parthenope, and is
Environs by Clara Erskine Clement,
author of The Queen of the Adriatic, etc.
Illustrated. This authors work is too
well known and appreciated not to an
swer for a valuable text, and early leg
end and classic lore, medieval and mod
ern history the disclosure of recent re-
search are--all called upon, in prose and
in poetry to make fitting frame for
bella Napoli, the 1oveliest city in the
world. Nowhere--el is there such color,
and mellow warmth and prodigal love-
illness. The English language has not
even yet made it's way with the MAORI
ry of the guides. This reviewer recalls
his cicerone one fne morning, on the
summit of San MARITIME, saying they
say see Naples and die; but more better
il is smell Naples 'and then see die!"
The city's i'll repute from sanitary
point of view has waned in part, though
there are still a good many localities inn
penetrable to the fastidious or timid ex-
plorer
The present number of CATALAN Cities
Illustrated" has, like its companion
pieces, some twenty photogrsvure plates,
and is bound richly in cloth with scar
let slip cover and case5to. match.
A most attractive holiday book. (Bos
ton: Estes & Lauriat; Portland: Lor-
inc Short Il Harmon Prize S. 90