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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-29
RAIN MADE TO ORDER.
Large Fees Charged by Experi-
mentors in Kansas. J.
1t Costs Five Hundred Dollars to Bonn
bard the Heavens for Five Days
A Rainmaker's Car and Its
Queer Equipment.

The faith of prairie residents in tho
modern Aquarius, the rainmaker, Is
evidenced by the large sums received
from localities for trials of the unique
science. From 500 to $500 for five
days work is the ruling quotation for
a visit from the rainmaker, and usual
ly even these amounts are not contin-
gent upon rain appearing.
The modern rainmaker has his APP
paratus on wheels, and his cars adj
vent into a prairie town is hailed with
delight and wonder The Rock Island
railway has three cars operating in
Kansas and Nebraska constantly, and
half score of Independent aspirants
for cloud ruling are at work in the
same territory.
When the rainmaker's car is side
tracked at prairie station and gets
ready to lombard the heavens it pre-
sents an odd appearance. On top of a
freight car is a tank holding 500 gall
Ions of water. Through the roof pro-
ject three pipes to lead into the air
above the gases generated in the lab
oratory inside.
In one end of the car is the oper-
ator's living room. In the other is an
imposing array of bottles, jars, electric
battery, cells, pipes and wires The
principle upon which the work is done
is that of sending electrified gases
through the pipes. These being lighter
than air ascend with great rapidity to
an altitude of 1850 to 5000 feet where
they are supposed to intercept a cur
rent of moisture moving from north
east to southwest and turning cold,
sink, forming vacuum into which are
drawn the moisture laden air cur
rents. About $500 cubic feet of gas is
sent up per hour and the records of the
rainmakers show that, either through
some influence or by good fortune,
clouds have formed soon after the issu-
ing of gases at many stations-al-
though in some instances they have
bombarded the heavens in vain for
days. The operation is quite expen-
sive, an alloy with murium, costing SIS
pound being much used and the cost
of the cars is about 500 day.
Much attention is attracted by the
cars as they stand at the prairie rail-
way stations, and scores of curious set
tiers surround them, gazing at the mys-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-29
A RAINMAKER's CAR.

terious pipes and searching the horizon
for q clouds appearance. In case of
high wind the gases are blown to one
side and rain frequently falls in an adj
joining county and not at the place of
operation, so that an area of twenty
five square miles is allowed for the gas
operation. A new apparatus by which
bags of gas can be shot hundreds of
feet into the sky, then burst and liber-
ate their contents for immediate and
quick operation, is being manufac'
tured for the Rock Island company
and will be tested during the fall; :
The rainmal1ing process has attract
ed so much attention in Kansas that
operations have been in progress at the
state normal school, from the roof Of
which Prof. Dinsmore and other men,
beers of the faculty experimental regu'
larly during the dry period, and assert
ed that the results were satisfactory in
that direct rainfall followed their
work-not q large amount, but suttl-
cient to establish some relation be-
tween the clouds and the operators.
The extreme need of timely rains IN
the prairie states makes these expert
ments of absorbing interest and the es-
Enlistment of any practical method
of milking the skies will be a great
boon. 1t must, however, be confessed
that the rainmakers' cars have not been
extremely successful during the recent
hot and dry period. Since the last
week of June there has scarcely a
shower fallen in most parts Of the CEN
tral portion of Kansas, and yet the
rainmakers have been at work nearly
continuously.
The towns have not faltered in their
faith. however, and the work has gone
on with liberal fees at every step. The
rainmakers explain the situation thusl
I'VE must have certain amount OF
moisture in order to gather it. We do
not manufacture tive simply induce
the falling of that which is present in
the atmosphere. We have worked this
summer under the most unfavorable
circumstances possible and there has
been no moisture upon which to act
Yet it is precisely under such condt
lions that the rainmaker is most need
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-29
THE SOLDIERS WORK.
Regulars Labor the Same as Any Other
Morkingman.

Carrying gun and shooting when
you are ordered to shoot is business
the same as laying brick or making
boiler to the average regular soldier"
said one of the privates of company
on guard at the custom house during
the great strike, says the Chicago
Herald. "These people," he contin-
ued, "who call themselves laboring
people, and jeer at us and insult us,
seem 20 forget that when a man
enters the regular army in times of
peace he doesn't do it from any par
ticular motive of patriotism. 1t is a
business with him, and it has less of
freedom in it than any class of labor
that know anything about. A regu-
lar is absolutely under the eyes of his
superior day and night. He can't go
across the street without permission.
He has requirements made of him every
hour in the dav. He underGnes ahont
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-29
THE NEWFOUNDLAND DOG.
He Is the Noblest Species Of the whols
Canine Race,


The Newfoundland dog takes his
name from the island where he is sup
posed to have originated. Many, how
ever, believe that the Norsemen, who
discovered America in the year 1000, in
troduced this dog in Newfoundland.
lie is by some classified among the
wolf-dogs, while others, on account of
his large pendulous ears, say that he
should not belong to this family, but
that he and the st. Demands should
occupy place by themselves.
The Newfoundland, SAYS Harper's
Young People, since his introduction
in England, has improved in appear
ance, and is now larger and heavier.
In Newfoundland and Labrador these
dogs are used as beasts of burden,
drawing considerable loads of wood
and provisions on sledges. Their feet
are partially webbed, and therefore
they are most excellent water dogs.
The scent is not strong, and as the dog
is slow and clumsy, he is not valuable
to the hunter, except as a retriever
when speed is not required.
In the island of Newfoundland this
dog is almost totally black, but the
English varieties are usually black and
white. As Watchdog the Newfound-
land is only second to the mastiff. He
is amiable to children and small dogs.
Kept in confinement he often gets cross
and ill-tempered, and flies at those for
whom he has previously shown the
greatest regard.
Where a dog cannot be allowed to
run, and must be chained up, the New
fOundland should not be kept. This
dog is a great life-saver, and by in
stinct will jump into the water to save
even an enemy from drowning.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-29
THE ORIGIN OF TATToOING.
1t Dates So Far Back That 1t Is Lost In
Antiquity.


Tattooing dates back so far that it is
impossible to discover when it was first
practiced, but it was one of the prac-
tees that were prohibited to the Jews,
for in Leviticus 1928. is the follow
ing: Eye shall not make any cuttings
in your flesh for the dead, nor print
any marks upon you" From this it
may be inferred that tattooing was
prevalent in the days of Moses. 1t is a
custom that prevails among the savage
nations of the earth and tattooing is
practiced to this day, except where
Christianity and civilization have put
a stop to it. 1t was at one time years
ago, and is yet, but not to such a
marked degree, fad among sailors to
have various designs placed on the
body. 1t was also fad among a cer-
tain class of silly women to have their
lovers name tattooed on the arm or
breast. There are sailors in almost
every seaport at this time who are will
ing for a consideration to place figures
on the flesh of any who are foolish
enough to have disfguring marks
driven beneath the surface of the skin
with needle points dipped into coloring
matter
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-29
CHAMPIONS IN THEIR LINE.
Absent-Minded People Who Were Simply
Wonders.


They are telling a story of Dutch
man who presented himself at the reg
istar's office recently to obtain license
for his approaching ma rriage, and who,
on being asked the name of the bride,
was compelled to confess that it had
quite escaped him, and he had to re-
turn home for the necessary informa-
ton. It's a pretty good story of alb
sence of mind, but there are others on
record that are even better. There
have been cases where persons have
even forgotten their own names.
Leasing, the historian, was subject
to the most wonderful fits of abstrac-
ton. One night, returning home late,
he rang the front door bell, and when
a servant called out from an upper win
dow that the professor was not at
home, he said: "All right, I'll come
again, and walked away.
There was an English clergyman,
Rev. George Harvest, who was engaged
to daughter of the bishop of London,
but on the day of his wedding went
fishing, and forgetful of the appointed
hour did not appear at the nuptials.
The lady broke off the match.
educated in France.
The king of Dahomey was educated
in France and speaks French tluently.
He became a barbarian because he was
disappointed in love affair.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-29
MndeI OF tho Heart.

An acting model Of the human heart,
with every detail, has been made by a
French physician. The blood can be
seen coursing to and from it through
artificial arteries
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-29
Wars Terrible DesoIation.

Over 1,OOO,OOO French women were
made widows and over 100000 chill
dren were made fatherless by Ma
poleon's campaign.
The Green Forest tribune., 1894-06-07
Cleveland is Indignant.

New YORK, June 1.-The Herald s
Washington dispatch says: President
Cleveland is angry at the way in which
the tariff bill has been bungled in the
Senate, and tainted from top to bottom
with sucpicions of jobbery and corrup-
tion. He is particularly angry at Sen
ator German for having, in his recent
speech, twisted the presidents letter
of acception into an Endorsement of the
line of policy followed by Mr.. German
and his allies in making up their com
promise tariff matter. He has express
ed himself freely to some of his most
confidential advisers, an d an effort has
been made TO induce him to come out
in a statement of some kind calling a
halt on the present course of the senate
and demanding the passage of q gem
uine tariff reform bill.
The president has refused to make
any statement for publication, but it
is said that within the next few days
an Interview would be aiven out from
such source that it would be under
stood to voice the presidents senti-
ments. In fact. if it comes at all, it
will be straight from the White House.
If this information is correct it may
resultin Mr. Carlisle leaving the cab
net, for, while there is no evidence to
show that the secretary of the treasury
has done anything from an improper
motive he has been connected with
the preparation of the Gormon COM
promise from its very inception.
The Green Forest tribune., 1894-06-07
Courting the Cherokee's Trade.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 3l.-The
Missouri Pacific railway company to-
day leased to the merchants of Fort
Smith a special passenger train, which
is to be run Between Cotleyville, Kan.
and Ft. Smith, on the iron Mountain
branch, every day, beginning June +,
until the Cherokee Indians have spent
all of the six and a half million dollars
which will be paid them in gold be-
tween June and 10. The train will
leave Cotfeyville, daily at 5 a. m., reach
Fort Smith at noon, and returning,
will leave Fort Smith at + p. m. and
arrive at Coffeyville at II p. IN. No
tickets will be required on this train,
every passenger being welcome to ride
The Fort Smith merchants are making
a big bold bid for some of the money
the Cherokees are to get. They eX-
pect that most of the Indians will get
on the train and 90 to Fort Smith as
soon as they get their money. At
Fort Smith they will be wined and
dined as long as their money lasts and
they are disposed to .'let 60" The
payment of this money will begin at
Talequah June 4.
The Green Forest tribune., 1894-06-07
Col. AInsW0. tn Set Free.

WASHINGTON, May 31.-Col, Fred c.
Ainsworth, chef of the records and
pension division of the War depart
ment, indicted for manslaughter in the
case growing out of the Ford's theater
disaster of last June. in which more
than score of government clerks were
killed, is now free, Justice A[cComas of
the criminal court today sustaining the
demurrer to his Indictment and order
ing it again quashed. This is the
second Indictment against AinsWorth
which has failed.
The main grounds Oh which Judge
McComas quashed the Indictment to-
day was that it did not show that the
falling Of the building was due to a
personal neglect on the part of Col.
AinsWorth.
1t is probable a new indictment will
be drawn up. Until Col. Ainsworth
is settled no proceedings will be started
against Contractor Dent.
The Green Forest tribune., 1894-06-07
Surprised at Intervals.

New York, May 3l.-Samuel Ra-
phael, shirt maker ho lives in the
TYenty-Fourth ward, was summoned
from his work Sunday and upon his
arrival home found that his family had
been increased by the birth of a boy.
Monday morning a messenger again
summoned him home and this time
it was the birth of a girl. Tuesday
morning soon after Raphael had begun
his daily labors, another messenger
came and when the alarmed father ar
rived home he fouLd that two more
children, both boys, had been born but
that both were dead. The living
children are doing well, likewise the
mother. The birth of quadruplets and
at such long intervals is deemed re-
markable by physicians.
The Green Forest tribune., 1894-06-07
An Insult to Il Woman.

LITTLE ROCK, May 3l.-Miss Cora
Moore. daughter of Secretary of
State G. 3. Moore, today filed suit
against St. LOUIS, Iron Mountain &
Southern Railroad Company for $25 900
damages.
Miss Moore purchased a ticket for
excursion to the union picnic at Benton
given by the railroad unions on May %
She was accompanied by her father.
After boarding the train she was order
ed to leave it by Sergeant King of the
police force, at the instance of com
mittee, who had charge of the excur-
sion.
Miss Moore is respectable young
lady, no breath of scandal eyer having
been attached to her name, aud friends
of herself and father are indignant at
the outrageous treatment she received.
The young lady has been overwhelm-
ed with grief since the occurrence.
Five suits of like character will be
filed tomorrow by the leading attorneys
of the city. Sergeant King was the
outstring officer in every case.
The Green Forest tribune., 1894-06-07
Hill on Sugar Deals.

W WAsE1SGroN, May 30.-During the
discussion of the sugar scandals com
mlttee report in the Senate Yesterday
afternoon, Mr.. Hill said that if the
senate was to enter upon the question
or the varacity of correspondents it
would be kept busy until the end of
time.
Mr.. Allen declared that it was not
proposed toinvestigate correspondents, ,
but to find out whether the Sugar trust
had made large political contributions
TOR the purpose of influencing legisla-
ton, and whether senators had been
specializing in sugar stocks, He asked
Mr.. Hill if he contended that.the Senate
had not been right to investigate the
charges that senators had speculated in
sugar stocks.
'Notexactly," replied Mr.. Hill, "but
have grave doubts if senator should
come before a committee and refuse to
answer questions relating to his private
business whether the committee could
compel him to do so. The decisions of
the courts are against it.
'Does the senator believe senator
could investigate in sugar stock with
out that investment influencing his
vote?" inquired Mr.. Allen.
"The Senator confoupds the legal
question" replied Mr.. Hill "with the
question of propriety. A senator who
speculates in sugar stocks violates no
law"
"But," interrupted Mr.. Allen, "it
would not be more proper for senator
to invest money in any enterprise to
be affected by his vote than it would be
for judge on bench to render di-
cision in ease in which he was inter
ested. This question Of public moral
ity goes to the foundation of the integ-
rity of the government
"a senator has legal right to do
what is not prohibited -
a legal" returned Mr.. Allen, "but
no moral right
Zone question at a time" said Mr..
Hill. He would have as much
right as senator, who being an owner
OF silver mining property, would vote
on the silver question. If pending
action on the sugar schedule, a senator
should speculate in sugar it might be
an act of improperly, but it would
not constitute a crime. If the commit
tee desired to get at facts why did they
not call the senators whose name had
been connected with these charges in
stead of prosecuting newspaper men
who had no personal knownedge and
whose information WAS obtained from
confideutia sources?'
'Why call the newspaper men in
stead Of the men themselyes?o retorted
Mr.. Hill
Mr.. Hill declared that the best way
was to call the senator one after the
other. After some bitter exchanges
with Mr.. Harris, Mr.. Hills resolution
defending the newspaper men was
tabled and then the tariff discussion
was resumed.
The Green Forest tribune., 1894-06-07

FuLToN, H., some time since invit-
ed w. c. 2. Breckinridge to deliver e
Fourth OF July oration. The invita-
ton, which was accepted, has since
been withdrawn, and Col. Breckin-
ridge will not be called upon to make
the speech.
SECOND Assistant Postmaster Gener-
al j Lowrie Bell has resigned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-25
LEFT OFF SCHEDULE.
Citizens on II Street Make "a Vigorous
Protest.

Augustus L. Roberts of % X street north
west has written to the Commissioners
relative to the revised schedule of street i'm
provements for the fiscal year 1885, which
was printed in full in The Star a few days
ago. He states in his letter to the Com
missioners today that in going over the re-
Vised schedule he found that X street from
North Capitol to LIST street northwest was
not on the schedule for improvement for the
coming year. In his letter today he says:
1t was in the list last year and should
De inns, and near the top of the list, where
IL would be sure of improvement and of the
appropriations for 1895 l was assured last
year py capt F1ebegCr that X street from
Norlh capitol to lst street northwest, would
De improved out of the next appropriation
by a published decision of your honor
dple BOARD, streets scheduled for improve
meHl, ana the appropriation not being suf-
Hcleht 10 complete the schedule would he
put at the head of the list next year: but
instead OF carrying out that decision I
notice that II street from North Canitoi
to LIST street northwest, is in the scbafInIe
Tor Improvement. 1t was not mentioned i'm
last years schedule, and why should n no
inserted this year to the exclusion of X
street?
1T seems to me il is not dealing fairly
with the people on * street. besides the
pavement on II street being the same as on
9TH street. Again, an appropriation. / am
informed, was passed some years since for
the improvement of this square but the
money was expended in another portion of
the city. Do you not think that the resi-
dents and property owners of this square
nave been very patient and long-suffering.
and that justice toward them demands that
the street be improved of the next appro-
priation ?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-25
Real EStnIe Trnnsfers

Deeds in fee have been filed as follows.
Ida F. Boiseau to VIM. N. Freeman, part
of Chichester; $40. Ernest A. A. Dunn to
Luther S. Fristoe, lot 20, block 3, in Todd
and Browns subdivision of Mt. Pleasant
and Pleasant Plains; so. Luther S. FRS
toe ct TX. to Ernest A. A. Dunn, lot 10,
So BOB; $40. Same to Julius NJ. Schneider,
lot 70, block 80. n. grounds Columbian Uni
Versity; $1,000 Jno. q. Holden to Milton
X. Crandall, lot s, block l3, middle grounds
Columbian University; S9,425. Jacob Jones
ct uX to Rosina e. Hayt, lot 80, So. 727;
$4,000. Eliza OBerne to Francis W.
baker, part lot 20, So jl2; So, 100. Howard
Pursell ct ux. to Mamie a. OFT, lot 20, so.
-JS; SLIGO. John Ridout and John Finn,
trustees, to Anna NJ. Offutt, lot IS block .,
trinidad; $1,000. JAS X. Rogers ct uX 10
w m. -. Roome, lots 40 to 10, block II, Me-
ridlan Hill; $40. Charles Smith ct uX to
Mary j. and Geo. A. Wall, lot %, Garfield;
S321. l.. Walter Weed and J. Frank Camp
bell, trustees, to Jno. 4. Campbell part
q, So. 693; 500 Lewis ). Wells ct Tx.
10 AmnCn Behrend, part Of the Sheriff es-
tate; $40. Josephine r. Pine ct al. TO Louie
A. Schenck, LOT l59, Douglas; $50. Sarah
Il. Earle TO Sallie A. and Elizabeth Mayse,
part original lots IL and I3, and all original
lot II, SO. ool; $40. Ella g. Cushman to
Joseph f. Batchelder and Archibald NJ.
Mel achlen, trustees let q, block AZ, and
lot 5, block 46, in addition to Brookland; 500
Frank T. Browning and Blair Lee, trus-
tees, to John w. koob lots ~, IS and az,
square GA; S4,55JG0. John Cooksey ct uX.
to Ellen A Norris, lot l62, square 55l;
$1,000. Jno. +. Carpenter ct al. to Robt. h.
Grant, part lot 81, square ST.; so. Louise
Carter ct viz Frank w, to Thos Il. Saun-
ders, lot Is, square SD2; 81. Mamie Crutch-
field to Clara H. Gardner part of original
lot 1, square 3I3; s.. Same to George A.
and Victor Il. Green, part lot /, square 3I3;
s.. Lillian NJ. Du Paul to Geo. I. Thomp-
son, lot 6, block s, Bloomingdale; 500.
Charles j. Govern to Julia ". Closson, lot
s, block 80, Columbia Heights; 50 100. AL
pheus &. Hoops, trustee, to Jefferson Il.
Redd, lot 500, Uniontown; 500 Henry Ii.
Jacobs ct Tx. to Luther S. Fristoe, lot 10,
square 1853; so. Geo. II. lie Fetra ct uX. to
Chas. T. Hughes, lot 81, square 3; 500.
VIM. Oscar Roome, trustee, to Henry w.
Lobb lot Il, square Dos; S2,1IS.T5. Geo. Il.
Thompson to Lillian NJ. Du Paul, lot 30,
square 1851; $1,000. James A. Watt ct al
to Chas. J. Govern, lot s, block 80, Coluul-
bia Heights; SO. Joseph n. Saunders to
VIM. n. Fisher trustee, lot 594, Anacostia:
so. Naomi l. Cohen to Edward Cohen,
part lot 20, square lS4; so. Jacob z. Clark
ct Tx. to Nellie L. Fealy, lot -, block /,
Palisades of the Potomac; s612.54. julius
NJ. Schneider to Luther S. Fristoe, lots IA
and 10, square $50; So Luther S. Fristoe
ct ux. to Leroy NJ. Taylor jr., lot %, block
SO, north grounds, Columbian university;
SlO,5O0 Same to same, lot 20, block 80 Of
same: 5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-25
Circuit Court No. 2-Chief Justice Bingham
Barbour agt. Heisllell; on hearing.

A good business opportunity presents
itself in the United States marshal sale Of
the valuable lease of Welckers Hotel, on
18th street, which will take place at the
auction rooms of Duncanson Bros, 9th and
d streets northwest, tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock. This hotel is one famous
throughout the country. See advertisement
for details.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-25
Sandiford Waters Habcas Corpus
Cnsc Dismissed.

of writ of habeas corpus in behalf of
Sandiford NJ. Waters, an alleged lunatic,
were begun late yesterday afternoon before
Judge Cole. Messrs. CLANCY & Rannells
appeared in behalf of the petitioner, while
District Attorney Birney represented the
government.
After a short discussion, during which It
vas shown that Superintendent GO1fiug
is CT the opinion that AIR. Waters is insane
Judge Cole remanded the petitioner to the
custody of the insane asylum authorities
and dismissed the writ. The court stated,
however that if he attorneys for the petit
toner were of the opinion that they can
make sufficiently strong showing the mat
ter may be brought up again by another
petition.