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An Example to Kicksrs.

There was once upon . time an old
lady who had known many sorrows
and heartaches, who had lost children :,
husband, friends, and who was alone
and poor In her old age. One day .
lady who had gone to see her, plying
her sad fate, said:
why, grandma, what dreary out
look there Is from your window-only
barns and back doors"
YES" said the old lady, cheerily,
"but there are people who are blind,
and who, although they live always
by the ocean, cannot see 1t. There 10
always bit of sky for me to look at,
and when II is very blue and sweet I
always think of the blind people and
pity them, even though they be rich
and poor."-Alex E. Sweet, In Texas
Siftings,
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Do You Fold Your Napkinf

There is great deal Of uncertainty
rs to whether it is or is not the thing
to fold the napkin after formal meal.
If one Is staying in the house and
knows that napkin rings are in use, it
seems reflection upon that custom to
fing the napkin down In an untidy
heap. An elegantly-appointed table
deserves better treatment, even at the
end of the meal, than those disheveled
piles of drapery, too. Therefore 1t al-
ways seems fittest to simply half fold
the napkin, and not attract attention
to 1t either by one obtrusive habit or
the other.
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BUILDING AND SCIENCE
IT oosTs ONE DOLLAR.

How an Electric Light Can Be Made ut
Home-Ths One Here Illustrated Was
Made by Sixteen. .Year-Old Adam Kavf-
MANA splendid Experiment for Boys.
Fig. shows . simple electric light
complete, which can be made with
very few tools On . dry hard wood
base, A, four inches In diameter,
should be mounted hard wood stand.
ard B, about seven inches high. The
base and standard should be we'll
coated with shellao. To this standard
is fastened q brass carbon holder, G,
which Is fastened with small round
headed screws. At the top is attached
a U-shaped piece Of brass, e, in which
small. holes are punched. The brass
used for this instrument need not be
thicker than common sheet tin, and
can be bought OF any tinsmith for about
five cents. A wire should then bo
passed through these holes, on which
the upper carbon holder should be
fastened. The wires from the batter
les can be fastened at HH, with small
copper washers, such as are used with
rivets, with round-headed screws. The
upper carbon, D, can be fastened in tho
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DAINTY PINCUShION.
Any Bright Girl Can Fashion Ono ~ .
Trihlng Expense.


A novel pincushion, and one which
may be fashioned at very little expense,
is made in the shape OF an egg. Cut two
pieces Of cardboard any size you may
desire, cover neatly with ecru or white
linen, and after this is done sew the
two pieces together. The decoration,
which consists Of violets with their
leaves and buds, can be either EN-.
broidered or painted. If embroidered
the flowers should be worked In two
or three shades OF the violet silks,
with tiny French knot Of gold-col-
ored silk In the center of each. EN-.
broider the stems in varied shades of
green, bronze and gray greens; these
are exceedingly pretty and harmoni-
GUS. The design will have to be em.
broidered before the linen is put over
the cardboard. If painting is pre-
ferred it is more easily accomplished
after the pinoushion is finished, as
there will then be no danger of rub
bing the painting. Place pins all
round the edge of the egg, and finish
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way. Italy gave its adhesion TO tho
uniform standard system few weeka
ago and uses Central Europe" time,
which Is an hour earlier than Green
wich time. The minister Of public
works also required oil railroad COM
panies to print their schedules with
the hours numbered up to twenty.
four" and counting from midnight to
midnight. Clocks in the railway sta
tions have, therefore, been modified by
addition OF an inner circle Of figures,
painted In red, covering tho last half
Of the day. Although Roman numerals
are used to designate the hours before
noon, Arabic figures are employed for
the other twelve. The reason for this
probably is that 49, is more compact
than XVIII" and "23" than "XXIII."
The American Society of Civil Engi.
neers has had committee on uniform
time standards for dozen years or so,
and the latter makes annual reports Oh
the progress of the movement. At the
socicty's headquarters there is
clock with 24-hour face, but diff.
fering somewhat from the one Just de.
scribed. It has twelve openings just
where the numbers are usually placed
on dial and directly behind 1t is
disc, susceptible Of a little rotatory
motion. During the morning the fig
ures from 81" up to ''12" are displayed
by that disc through the holes in the
dial; then change occurs automatic
ally and q fresh set, from '1S" to ''24,"
Is substituted
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An instance Of Evolution.

At the late meeting of the geological
society of London o most remarka BILE
instance of evolution In the adaptation
of animal organisms to their environ
ments was demonstrated Mr.. Teget-
meier said that the English rabbits
imported into Australia were gradually
changing their habits and becoming
tree climbers, the available food for
them there being largely the bark and
leaves of trees. In evidence OF his
assertions he showed the feet Of some
Australian rabbits, which showed that
they are slighter than those Of their
English progenitors, and their claws
are longer and sharper.
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BIRDS THAT THINK.

4 Swallow Executes = Sparrow with
Neatness and Dispatch.
No one knows how much birds and
dumb animals generally think, or II
they think at all. 1t is certain, how
ever that many dogs do seem to reason
out certain conclusions; and the most
remarkable incident on record, per-
haps, Of this with regard to birds Il
that cited some time ago by Mary
land paper. The editor, Mr.. Hadda-
way, gives on account of this remarka-
BILE encounter between . barn swallow
and an English sparrow. The swallow
hnd built its nest among the rafters of
the barn Of Mr.. Denny, near Royal
Oak, in Talbot county. While on the
nest the swallow was attacked by the
sparrow, and the two birds had . furi-
GUS battle, which went on sometimes
In the air and sometimes on the ground.
The swallow was courageous, but II
had not the wind Of the sparrow, and
finally had to yield to its antagonist.
Having driven the swallow from the
barn, the victorious sparrow took pos
session Of the nest and contents. In
about an hour the swallow returned to
the barn, bearing In Its mouth bunch
Of something resembling long horse
hairs. The bird went directly and
noiselessly to Its nest, threw itself ON
the back OF the sparrow, and before
that astonished bird had recovered
from the shock caused by the sudden
and violent return Of its vsnquished
foe, the swallow put q horse-hair moose
around the sparrow's neck, and some.
how fastened the other end Of the lasso
to the nest or to the rafter. The spar
row soon choked to death on it, unex.
pected gallows, where It hung for sew.
eral dayA
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mnn1m]j1111f1l

and sulphuric acid (oil Of vitriol), which
is made by dissolving about ounces
Of bichromate OF potash In one quart
Of hot water; to which when cold is
slowly added pound Of sulphuric
acid. Care should be taken not to get
any on your hands and clothes. The
outside Of the pots is Allied with sat
urated solution Of common salt The
wires should then be connected as in
Fig. g.
This apparatus can be made tor about
one dollar, but as no two will likely
make II the same the exact cost can
not be given. Some who have old jars
Ut home can make use OF them and re-
duce the cost to about " or 80 cents,
but of course the smaller the jars used
for the batteries the more 1t will take.
Adam Kaufman, 10 years old, In
Farm and Home.
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DAINTY PINcUsHIoN.

with bow OF violet ribbon with long,
flowing ends Pincushions made in
this way can be decorated with any
spring flowers the fancy dictates, and
are exceedingly pretty when sus-
pended from a bureau or dressing
stand. They also make very use-
full, dainty and appropriate Easter
presents, being particularly appropri.
ate for that season.
And while possessing all these pret.
ty accessories let the dainty maiden
that order is Heavens first
Ladies' Home Journal.
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THE SQUIRREL MONKEY.
When In Captivity He Makes Worry In.
teresting Pet.


The red-backed teetee, or squirrel
monkey, is by fer the most beautiful
In form and color Of all the North
American monkeys, as we'll as being an
interesting pet in captivity. The
length Of the head and body is about
twelve inches, and the tail is.about tho
same length. In color the whole skull
sap Is black; the cars, face. neck and
throat are white; the back Is reddish
brown; the sides Of the body, forcarms,
hands and feet are ocher yellow; and
the arms, thighs and upper two-thirds
Of the tail are olive and gray. The
tail is not prehensilc, and the outer
third Of II Is covered with rather bushy
black hair, longest at the end.
once owned very near relative to
the species described above, teetee,
but not this Identical species, which
was about the size of gray squirrel,
with the nervous activity and sprightc
liness Of three. l bought 1t Of .
sleepy Indian In South America, and It
proved to be the plague Of several peo-
pies lives.
He could perform one feat which
am sure no other monkey can. Hc
could easily climb up the corner of .
smoothly-planed, square-cornered door
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WOMAN AND HOME.
COMFORT FOR lNvALlDs.

xdeal Chairs, Carrying Chairs, Pillows
and Night Lamps-IIow to Enjoy the
Delights Of Convalcscencc Con.
vsnienccs and Contrivanoes Of Grcat
Practical Benefit.
Some one.-was II Tom Oringle?-said
that 1t was worth while going through
the yellow fever to enjoy the delights
Of convalesence, and In like manner 1t
may be said that smart At Of illness
is not too large price to pay for hav-
ing the sole and undisputed right to
occupy for couple OF weeks a prop
erly turned out invalid's chair, such q
one as saw the other day, made ready
as a surprise for one who had been suf-
fering many months, and had still a
weary time Of convalescencs ahead.
This chair is really all that the heart
could wish for. Its springs are Of the
easiest and most approved French
make. In form 1t ia not so remarkable,
perhaps, being . large, low and deep
armchair, with convenient footrest
concealed under the framework, which
pulls out and transforms the chair with
the addition of few more cushions
into = fine, easy lounge, when ito lie
down" seems tho one thing desired In
life.
But in convenienccs and contrivances
1t excels a yachts cabin. 1t is fitted
up with all manner of things which
can add to the occupants comfort and
happiness. Every appliance is at hand
with scarcely the trouble Of moving,
or what Is worse still to an indepen-
dent spirit, weakened and nervous from
disease-asking for help to find book,
work or writing materials. It has q
reading-desk attached to Its broad,
well-cushioned right arm. A small
table, working on swivel, and easily
pushed aside when not needed, Is fast
ened to it's left arm. A graceful lamp
stand in wrought iron, with pretty
bowl and gny shade, is fastened to the
left side Of its well-upholstered back.
A roomy receptacle for holding book,
work and various odds and ends, opens
from the inside Of one arm. A delight
full writing-pad supplied with all that
heart could wish 10 Its opposite neigh
Dor.
Another comfort lately introduced
for the use OF invslids is the clever in
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which can be readily determined by
the eye. Having ascertained this, all
you have to do is to give the projecting
end of the bit Of pipe-stem a smart
stroke with the palm Of the hand. If
your aim is true, the missile will slide
along the table and up the pipe-stem
until It reaches the heel, which 1t will
knock neatly off, leaving the bowl and
stem intact. A little practice will help
you to perform this curious feat with
ease. 1t never fails to excite the as
Constituent of spectators Once
Week.
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TIE MAGICAL PIPE.
A Trick That Never Falls to Excite Genu-
Inc Astonishment.

A Trick That Never Falls to Excite Genu-
Inc AstonIshment.
A very interesting and quite simple
experiment can be performed with
clay pipe, the object being TO knock off
the heel or projection under the bowl,
from distance. The feat may be ac-
complished in the following manner:
Break short piece off the end Of the
stem and place it on the edge Of a
table, over which 1t should project
slightly, as in the illustration. Ask
anyone present to stand opposite you,
and hold the pipe in slightly oblique
position by resting his hand on the
table and introducing his little finger
into the bowl, as indicated. Make sure
that your end of the stem is in direct
line with the stem on the pipe, fact
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Tho world Is washing Away.

An interesting calculation has re-
Gently been made public through one
Of the many publications Of the French
Academy OF Sciences. It Is to the ef-
feet that, taking into consideration
the wear and tear on the solid land
by ocean lashing, river erosion and
wind and weather. to say nothing Of
probable volcanic action, the world
will, by the end Of the year 4,5oO, 900,
be completely washed away, and the
ocean will roll over the present founda-
tious of our great continents.
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IufluitesImal Webs.

Mexico, the land Of Montezuma,
priclsly pears, sand, volcanoes, etc. has
many subtropical wonders, both In veg
etable and animal life. Among these
latter is species of spider so minute
that its legs cannot be seen without
glass. This little araneida weaves q
web so wonderfully minute that 1t
takes four hundred Of them to equal a
common hair In magnitude
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A suhatitute for Cof.ee.

Those persons who find /. impossible
to drink coffee, on account OF its effect
on the digestion or nerves, may find
the following substitutes acceptable.
Take three quarts best bran, one quart
corn meal, three tablespoonfuls of mo-
lasses; mix and brown in the oven like
ordinary coffee. For every cup Of
coffee required use one heaping table,
spoonful of the caramel. Pour boiling
water over it and steep, not boil, for
fifteen or twenty minutes.
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mark around the jar with q glass cut
ter or file, where you wish to cut it off.
Then turn the jar as it is held over the
flame OF spirit lamp, when 1t is quite
warm drop drop of cold water on the
mark, when the two pieces will separ-
ate. Into these jars place common un-
glazed flower pots, the hole in the bot
tom of which should be plugged with
plaster Of paris. Around these pots
place a strip Of sheet zinc about as
high as the pots, to which should be
soldered q copper wire. Inside these
pots place piece of coke (such as used
In foundries for casting), around the
top Of which wind piece Of your cop
per wire as In G Gig. 81. Into the
flower pots, which act as porous cups,
pour solution Of bichromate OF potash
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casing simply by exerting pressure In
two directions with his hands and feet.
One evening in Demerara l once saw,
during half On hours padding on the
Essequibo river. about sixty of these
little fellows settling themselves for
the night. They huddled close to-
gether on the large horizontal branches
like q flock Of sparrows, partly for
company and partly for warmth. Ono
that we shot and roasted for supper
proved to be better favored than any
squirrel ever ate. These monkeys sro
so small they are not swift climbers in
the tree tops, and although easy
enough to shoot are desperately hard
to find afterward.-St. Nicholas.
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Where to Lay tho Dinner Tools.

In laying the ceremonious dinner
table be careful to see that the oyster
fork goes on the right with the knives.
the other forks on the left; the napkin
also lies at the left, while the glasses
are put at the right.
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SIMPLE LITTLE SLED.

Very Popular Among tho Boys OF the
Province Of Quebec.
Among the young habitan boys Of
the mountainous district of Quebec,
Canada, little sled Is used which is so
novel and simple in construction and
affords such famous sport on the steep
mountain roads that am certain Its
introduction will be heartily well
coined. Any boy can construct one In
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rwENTY.FouR O'CLOCK.
Modern system Of Notation Adopted b
the italian Railway.

INC ItkI1AH Ra1IWhys.
Slow progress has been made In Sc
curing the adoption Of the 94-hour
system OF notation in timepieces and
railway time tables since an inter-
national conference in Washington,
representing twenty-five different
countries, recommended 1t ten years
ago. Still, there is perceptible head
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THE SLED.

q few moments, and the cost Is prac-
tically nothing.
A good smooth stave from barrel
having been procured, an upright bunk
about twelve inches high Is securely
nailed to 1t. On the top Of this bunk @
seat is nailed. This may be also q
piece Of barrel stave about fifteen
inches long. The sled is now COM
plete. The accompanying illustration
will assist my description.
Now for slide down some small hill
to begin with. Seated on the bunk
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holder by small bolt G Gig. %. At
the end of this holder should be cut
small notches, on which small NOV
able weight, l, is placed, to lower the
upper carbon as 1t burns away. After
the lower carbon, d, is placed In posi-
tion, and the current Of electricity
from the batteries turned on, small
yet brilliant light will be produced be-
tween the points of the carbons, DID.
Now obtain six glass jars five inches
in diameter and six inches high. Com
mon fruit Jars will do II the top is cut
of, which can be done by making q
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-05

If you want home in San
Antonio build on high ground.
Investigate and you will find East
End addition to be one hundred
feet higher than Alamo plaza, and
nearer the plaza than any other
addition. East Commerce Street
electric cars run to this property.
Will sell you a lot on easy pay
ments, or sell you house and lot
on Install ments. Call and see US.
F. A. SwEEZY, manager, 2O7 Alamo
plaza. 3 IA limo
County Attorney Bart Dewitt
received a serenade last night by
a Mexican orchestra, at the resi-
dence of Justice Griff Jones.
-SHILOH'S CURE is sold on guaran-
tee. 1t cures Incipient Consumption. 1t
Is the best Cough Cure. Only one cent a
dose. 25 cts, so cts. and Sl.00. Sold by
f. Kalteyer & Sons.
-"Why, John, where on earth
did you buy that ill-fitting suit ,"
she cried, "you never got that thing
at "The Globe ?" "No indeed ~ he
sadly signed. + 81
The social gathering at the
residence of the Misses Rosy, Co
lad street, was a literary and So
cial treat to those fortunate to be
present.
There is none equal to it. We
keep the best $500 shoes on earth.
We also have good shoes at $3.50
and 81 for ladies and gents. Sulli-
van Shoe Co. 4 2 If
"A dance will be given tonight
by the young people Of Mr.. Aug.
Santleben's family on North Flores
street.
-KARL'S GLOVER ROOT, the great
Blood Purifier, gives freshness and clear
ness to the Complexion and cures COnsti-
patton, 25c., soc. Sold by f. Kalteyer &
Sons.
1t is time for Gasoline stoves.
Use PURITY GASOLINE, and avoid
danger and trouble. TEXAs OIL
AND GASOLINE Co., sole agents for
San Antonio. 2 Il If
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POUND NOTICE.

Taken up, and in City Pound. on Mata-
n OraS street, on or about the 2nd day Of
A Dril, 1894 l6 head of stock viz:
2 Bay Ponies, one brand p with a bar
at the bottom; one branded with Span
iSh brand.
l black and white spotted COW, branded
with = and under, swallow fork in
each ear.
Calves. l brown, 2 red and white,
one marked with swallow fork in each ear.
Dun mare, branded ARD with sore on
shoulder.
3 Head of young horses, not branded, 2
bays. SOrrCl.
l White COW, branded MI
l Black cow, branded CIV.
Red COW, branded Blk
2 Heifer yearlingS, black brown.
Which will, II not redeemed before sale,
be sold at public auction, to the highest
bidder, for cash, at said pound, at the
hour of II o'clock a. m, on the Sth day
OF April, 1894.
Asst w. d. DRUsE, Marshal.
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Brought His Bride.

The marriage of Mr.. ]. Calvin
Meredith, we'll known citizen,
who resides on the corner Of Hack
berry and Dawson streets, has re-
turned from Gonzales with his
bride, nee Miss Mamie Frank jeff
ries, whom he married in that
town March oath. The young peo-
pie are "at home" after April Is, at
their residence in West End.
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Bargain in a Ranch.

We offer for a short time 400
acre arm and ranch, 13miles from
San Antonio, on railroad. Good
residence, s rooms, large barn, place
all fenced, 100 acres in cultivation
and abundance of water. Price,
$4,000; } cash, balance easy terms.
JOHN Il. HAMBLETON & Co.
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Rreck1nridge Ruined.

Col. Breckenridge has lost his
reputation because of the Pollard
suit. Many other men have lost
theirs because of ill-fitting suits {;
those who would. avoid such fate
should purchase their clothes at
"The Globe" 4 4 st
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s PER CENT MONEY TO LOAN

On long time and easy paymen is,
to persons DESTROYS of building or
improving their property. Several
loans have already been made to
prominent people of this city.
Cotton States Building Co., of
Texas, Chas. A. Everett, manager,
Room 16, Kampmann Building.
3 II I'm
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March %, 1894.
Owners of dogs are hereby noti-
fed to come forward on or before
the End day of June, next, and pay
license due thereon, so centsEfor
each dog. Dogs not providedIwith
license tag after the above date,
will be dealt with as provided by
law.
EDW. RISCHE,
8 81 BOT City Collector.
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Water Tax Notice.
OFFICE OF CITY COLLECTOR, !
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, :

March 80, 1894.
All parties entitled to water for
irrigation purposes, are hereby no.
titled to come forward and pay
their water tax.
EDw. RIsCHE,
3 81 got City Collector