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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-01-24

When the Hawaiians are salts
fled that there is to be no further
attempt at restoration and that an
neXation DIS a lost cause they will
settle down and adjust their affairs
on a permanent basis. That is the
plain and only proper course for
our governmental take. We should
Rot only let Hawaii alone, but tell
the Hawaiians we mean to do So
New York Herald, Ind: gssi3 .. ~ w.
1.-THE Democratic party of the ma
tiOn seems to be composed largely
of grand armies of spOils hunters
who do not honestly agree in their
opinions on any one of the great
public questions now bOthering
the country. The very best thing
that could happen would be for
men who do not believe alike to
divide and to keep apart. Some
new alignments are necessary
Galveston News, Dem.
The American newspaper wo.
man who has been engaged in eX-
posing some abuses fin London
may have done defective work,
but there is no reason why she
should be assailed because she en-
ployed methods that would be re-
garded as strictly legitimate in the
police service. 1t may not be digni-
fled to insert decoy advertisements
for a titled chaperOn, but the man
who answers such notices cannot
complain if his venality is eX-
posed. 1t is only the lack of enter
prise on the part of English news
papers which prevents the laying
bare of snobbishness, vulgarism
and lust for money, such as has
never been equaled in this cOun-
try.-San Francisco Chronicle.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-01-24
For sale by all Druggists.
Diamonds Found in Wisconsin.

Diamonds Found in Wisconsin.
Chicago Inter Ocean:
Last October Charles Devins'
son, while playing in a bank of
clay on the farm of JudsOn Da-
wins, southwest of the village of
Oregon, picked up a peculiarly
shaped stone, which he took
home. Mr.. Devine laid the stone
away because of its shape and
semi-transparency. 1t was brought
to DIR. VIM. II . Hobbs, professor
of mineralOgy and metallurgy in
the university, to be examined,
and after a thorough test Mr..
Hobbs found it to be a genuine
diamond.
The bank of clay in which the
diamond was found contained a
large number of rounded pebbles,
of which some We're shown along
with the diamond to DIR. Hobbs,
but they were nothing but COM
mon mineral quartz. The diamond
is a formed crystal, being a rhOm-
bic dOdeCahedrOn, with the twelve
faces much rounded, a good sign,
and covered with small, irregular
pits or etchings. 1t has diameter
Of about three-eighths Of an inch,
and its weight, as given by jew
eler to whom it was shown, is
about One-half a penny-weight, or
4 caratS.
1t would be difficult for anyone
but an expert to estimate it's value,
as this depends on its purity of
water, yet it is safe to say this
specimen is worth nearly 5000.
This discovery recalls the 16
carat diamond found at Waukesha
in 1884, which was likewise in the
glacial drift, and which has become
known through the high value
$l00O-placed upon it, and the liti-
cation which it caused. Two other
diamonds were alleged to have
been found at Waukesha later, but
they closely resembled the South
American diamonds, and it is
doubtful if they were really found
at Waukesha. No other diamonds
have beeu reported from Wisconsin
The source Of these diamonds must
Of course be somewhere to the
nOrthward.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-01-24

ally k n o W n
that the seat
of life is lOCa-
Gedin the up
ger part of the
spinal c or d,
near the base
of the brain,
and so senEi-
tive is { h i s
portion of the
nervous SyS-
TEN that even
the prick of s
needle W i'll
cause instant
death.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-01-24
CHOICEST BARLEY MALT

And best quality hops used in
brewing the famous Lone Star
Beers. 6 I'm
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-01-24

Recent discoveries have demonstrated that
all the organs Of the body are under the con-
troll of the nerve centerS, located in or near
the base of the brain, and that when these are
deraRged the organs which they supply with
nerve fluid are also derSnged When 1t is re-
membered that a serious injury to the spinal
cord will cause paralysis of the body below
the injured point, because the nerve force is
prevented by the injury from reaching the
paralyzed portion, it will be understood how
the derangement of the nerve CenterS Will
cause the arrangement of the various organs
which they supply with nerve force.
Two-thirds Of chronic diseases are due TO
the imperfect action OF the nerve centcrS ut
ment primarily originating in the organ it.
self. The great mistake OF physicians in
treating these diseases is that they treat the
organ rather than the nerve centCrS which
are the cause of the trouble.
DR.. FRANKLIN MILES, the celebrated Spe-
cialist,h has profoundly studied this subject Tor
over 20 years, and has made many important
discoveries in connection with 1t, chief among
them being the facts contained in the above
statement, and that the ordinary methods OF
treatment are wrong. All headache, dilzj-
ness, dullneSS confusion, pressure, blues,
mania, melancholy insanity, epilepsy St
VituS dance, etc, are nervous diseases no
matter how caused The wonderful success OF
DR.. Miles Restorative Nervine is due to the
fact that it is based on the foregoing principle
DR. MILES RESTORATIVE NERVINE Is sold By
all druggists on a positive guarantees, or sent
direct by DR.. MILES MEDICAL Co, Eikhar,
Ind. on receipt of price, 81 per b tile, SIX
bottles for s., express prepaid. 1t Contains
neither opiateS nor dangerous drugs.
Evening star., 1894-04-02
FEARED HIS WIFE THE MOST.
The Juror Knew His Spouse and
Therefore DfsObeyed the Court.

On one occasion Judge Andrew Ellison
City and desired to rush 1t through In
order to make way for another case com
Ing up next morning, says the st. Louis
Post-Dispatch. The court instructed the
jury and court officials to return after sup
per that night as 1t was intended to hold a
night session. At I o'clock all the officers,
numerous witnesses and the jury with one
exception, were promptly on hand. OF course,
nothing could be done without the absent
juryman. The minutes ran into hours and
still, the prodgal didn't return. At a late
hour court adjourned without having ac-
complished anything. Next morning sharp
at O'Clock the twelve jurymen were in the
box His honor scanned the crowd and
asked for the truant. He was pointed out
and the court ordered him to stand up.
Mr.. -" said the judge, addressing the
derelict, didn't you understand the order of
the court last night requiring the jury to be
on hand after supper?'
Yes, your honor" said the juryman, ex-
planning but you see l live quite a ways
out of town and my wife gave me an order
prior to the courts order and her order was
that l shouldn't stay in town over night. /
considered the matter and concluded 1t was
safer to risk your honor's displeasure than
her'n, because" he added, earnestly, II
know herr
The court looked solemn a moment, as If
weighing some mighty problem, then a
smile started across his face, and the bar,
court officers and spectators broke out in
tumultuous laughter. The juryman was for
given; there were mary there who could,
perhaps, appreciate his position.
Evening star., 1894-04-02
SHE WANTED TO KNOW.
A Pretty Girl Who Has Only Hearsay
Evidence That She is Married.

From the Albany Morning Express.
She was in appearance about nineteen
years old, and wore becoming dress and a
butterfly cape sacque, which set off her
form to good advantage. Besides being the
possessor of a form perfect enough for a
sculptor's model. she had a pretty face
and luxuriant brown hair. This pretty girl
occupied a seat in the police court yester-
day, and as she waited her turn to borrow
Judge Stephens ear she nervously wiggled
her fingers, and an ordinary observer could
tell at a passing glance that a question of
momentous Importance to her, at least,
was weighing heavily upon her mind. When
Judge Stephens had disposed cf his last
case the young woman walked shyiy up
to the desk and said
II want to know if am really married ?"
"Eh-what, you want to know if you are
married? Well, / wasn't present at the
ceremony, and besides, 1 should think you
would be able to answer the question your
SELF" replied the judge.
We'll, I'm not, and l came here to see
If / was" replied the girl.
She then told the now interested judge
her story. She said her name was Maggie
Hale, and that she lived in the South End.
Several evenings ago Maggie went to a
party and met one of her young male
acquaintance. They both drank more than
enough wine, which rose 70 their heads.
They became hilarious, and not late in the
evening left the house and took walk.
During the walk, Maggie says, the young
man says they called at minister's house
and were married. Maggie says she Ie-
members leaving the house for walk but
has not the slightest recollection of calling
at a minister's house or getting married.
Having completed her narrative the woman
said:
Now, judge,I want you to decide whether
L am married or not; for this young man
insisted as late this morning that l must
live with him. 1 again ask you, judge, am
l a married woman or single grip
Judge Stephens has run up against toug h
questions of law and struggled with deep
and difficult technicalities, but this was too
much for him. He thought a minute ard
then said:
That is too hard conundrum for ME to
solve. You had better cali on a Jury of
women to render the proper verdict. How
ever, II the young man wants you and you
| like him, l don't see any reason why the
ceremony, whether one was performed or
not, could not be said )ver.'
She left the court in better spirits, it is
supposed with the intention rs seeing the
young man and demanding ceremony
which she will be able % remember after
ward
Evening star., 1894-04-02
The EtfUuette of VISITING.

Married women leave their husbands
cards with their own; that is to say, one Is
left for the gentleman of the house and one
for the hostess, writes Isabel A. Mallon in
an article on THE Art of Dressing for Wis
iting" in the Ladies' Home Journal. A din
ner party demands a call within two weeks
but this is not required after a tea or a
large reception. If friend is i'll it is
proper to call in person and leave a card,
with kind inquiries written upon it. A very
pretty English fashion is gradually finding
It's way here. After a severe illness lady
may send by mail to all the people who
have called to inquire for her engraved
card, reading in this way: Mrs James
Brown presents her compliments and her
thanks for recent kind inquiries" This
does away with the necessity of making
visits when one is still in ill-health, and
yet it is a recognition of the courtesies re-
ceived. 1t is polite, also, to leave a card OF
coEgratulation when a new baby appears
in the family, but one is never expected to
ask to see the mother
Evening star., 1894-04-02
Sioux Etiquette i'm Frying Pans.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
There is very peculiar custom among
the Sioux Indians" said Emanuel French
Of Bismarck. n. D., who was at the Iindell
yesterday THE Indians take kindly 70
European cooking utensils and aids to COM
fort, and IL is quite common for an exnlor-
Ing or picnic party TO trade off kettles
frying pans and the like for skins or curios-
tiles. A cooking utensil thus acquired he
comes practically the common propertv Of
the tribe, on the general understanding
however, that whoever borroWs il shall nav
for its use by leaving in it a portion of tha
food cooked. As the Indians seldom waste
any time in washing or cleaning eating or
cooking vessels, this practice has some con-
ventences from red mans point of view
and often saucepan is returned with Quite
large quantity of meat or potatoes cling
ing to the bottom, and perhaps covering un
some of the remains of a preceding and
entirely different preparation. 1t is NOT
long since that an exploring party I WAS
out with lost its kettle, which had evidently
Jolted out of the wagon on the bad road
After considerable hesitation one was hor
rowed from friendly sQuaw and after
water had been boiled in il three or four
times and ii had been well secured ont with
sand, ii answered its purpose admirabiy
When we were through with the Kettle we
thoroughly cleaned ii and returned IL and
II was not until an Indian guide exriainad
the custom that We understood the lool< OF
supreme contempt which came over the red
ladys face when on looking into the inside
OF the kettle she saw that IL contained 40
relic whatever of our evening feast"
Evening star., 1894-04-02
JAPANESE WOMEN.
Happy and Attractive Now, but Euro
pean Fashions VIII Spoil Them.

Yokohama Letter TO the Boston Herald.
AS a rule, the young and middle-aged
Japanese women are quite good-looking,
subject to the peculiarities of their type
They have smooth, round faces, often with
fresh color, liquid black eyes, exquisite
hands and well-rounded arms. Their feet
are not so attractive, being spread out by
the use Of clogs or pattens This foot-gear
tends to give them ungraceful gaits-a sort
of waddle-and 1t is considered the correct
thing to toe in. Their costume almost al
ways becoming as to material and .olor,
makes them look a little dumpish. This is
especially the effect of the great bow of the
belt, or obi, worn on the small of the back
as much as a foot square. In most cases
the faces wear amable contented express
sons. They are not worn by care or
thought.
The women of Japan are much better
treated than their sisters in other eastern
nations, but they are considered distinctly
inferior to the men, and are taught from
their earliest childhood obedience-irst TO
their parents, then to their husbands, and
finally to their sons when they become the
heads of their households. But this does
not appear to weigh upon the Japanese wo-
man. She is cheerful, docile and contented
with her lot, happy to serve in the station
appointed her, with simple tastes and good
They are said to be good housekeepers, al
ways observant of their duties, but the
simplicity of their housekeeping relieves
them of a great measure of the care which
wrinkles the brow of the New England
housekeeper, for instance. Their houses,
even the best of them, are the simplest
structures imaginable. containing almost
nothing of what we call furniture, and their
dresses require no art in their cutting and
manufacture.
Thus the two great causes of worrlment
from which our women suffer do not exist
for these simple creatures. The introduc-
ton of occidental dress is obviously a sreat
mistake 1t means a complete revolution of
the Japanese household. 1t means the
change from sitting on the clean matted
floor to chairs and sofas. 1t means wrinkles
for the smooth face of the japanese wo-
man. Besides, 1t means the loss of fer
charms and no compensation; for the Jap
anese woman in European costume is a
dwarfish, dumpish little creature, much
out of her element duck on Try land.
But what has a traveller to do with these
questions?
Evening star., 1894-04-02
The TrOusseau,

From the Chicago Evening Post.
This seems very sensible. and makes the
buying of a trousseau easier for the poor
young bride who feels that she simply
must have a thorough outfit, and has
suppose-but $500 or so to spend upon IT.
But to her comfort let 1t be remembered
that even the wealthest no longer indulge
in the extensive and elaborate preparation
once thought desirable. Our grandmothers
may have thought it necessary to have pile
upon pile of linen to lie and yellow and rot
Half dozen sets of underwear are sufi.
cient unto the season, and of other things
we'll; such articles will be required fol
immediate comfort and convenience are al
that the sensible bride will dream Of get
ting.
Evening star., 1894-04-02
NO BUDDHISTS IN INDIA.
Marion Crawford COrrects a Very
Common Impression.

Marion Crawford is a true cosmopolite,
equally at home in Benares or on Broad
way, and yet his Imagination seems mostly
dominated by the things of the orient In
the April number of the Century he has an
interesting article on Gods of India"
India has served many gods, he says, and
the monuments raised in their honor are
countless. 1t appears to be generally be-
lieved at the present day that the religion
Of India Is Buddhism. How this common
impression gained ground it is hard to say.
When Sir Edwin, Arnold published THE
Light of Asia" he did not think 1t neces-
sary to state that Gautama the Master
had no longer any following in the country
which witnessed his birth and holy life,
but Sir Edwins book produced a religious
revival, or something very like 1t, among
a certain class of semi-intelligent readers
who are continually foraging for some new
dull sense of their Immortality into a relish
for heaven.
There are no Buddhists in India. There
are many in Ceylon, and there is a sect of
them in Nepal, an Independent territory to
the north. on the borders of Buddhistic
Tibet. The religion vanished from India in
the early centuries of the Christian era
The neo-Brahmans set anti-Buddhas, so to
speak. in the figures of Krishna, Mahadeva
and Rama-demigods and idols of the great
neo-Brahmanic religions, Vishnu worship
and silva worship, and these swept every
thing else before them until the Moham-
medan conquest and at the present day,
in one shape or another, these forms of
belief are adhered to by five-sixths Of the
population, the remainder being Mussul-
mans. The Buddhists are gone though not
without leaving behind them a rich legacy
of philosophic thought and many monu-
mentS of their artistic genius.
Evening star., 1894-04-02
HOUSE PLUMBING INSPECTION.
Every HOusekeeper Should Know the
Condition of the Fixtures.

From the Philadelphia Times.
There is nothing about a residence plumb
ing system" says an authority. that a
child may not understand, and there is
every reason why housewife should be
able to make her own periodical inspection
Of all the fixtures in her home" 1t is a
grave fault in the domestic science that so
few house mothers know the difference be-
tween went" and trap" "soil pipe"
and waste pipe" The day of enlighten-
ment is dawning with the improved methods
of plumbing. 1t is possible now to become
instructed.
Doing away with inclosed fixtures, placing
pipes outside OF walls, ventilation to the
roof, and better flushing system are the
most valuable features of the new methods.
Iron pipes instead of lead, and porcelain fix
lures with marble surroundings are likewise
later sanitary features: but still, with all
these. unless conscientious work has been
done there is danger of escaping sewer gas.
Good material may be badly put together,
joints badly set, with thin pipes or those
not of uniform thickness, liable to corrode
through in short time, and other defects
may exist, the result of what is called in
technical parlance, ''scamping."
Some simple Tests.
If doubt exists as to the general good con-
diton of pipes, &C., in a dwelling, a test
should be tried. and If properly done, a
For old plumbing peppermint is used be-
cause of its volatile property. 1t is poured
down the soil pipe from the roof with hot
water. and by stationing persons at various
points, perforations or loose joints which al
low the odor to escape are quickly detected.
Smoke and water tests are also used, but
the one is more troublesome, and the other,
by means of bad leaks, may damage walls.
A simple test is found in sugar of lead on
blotting paper. Held along the pipes be-
meath the seat and the basin, 1t will be
quickly blackened by sewer gas. Silver
will quickly turn black If placed directly
near sewer gas, though not often used as a
test Closing closet or room tightly and
leaving ii for a while and then entering
from the fresh air will prove whether sewer
gas is present by the presence of a stale
water and offensive odor.
The kitchen sink is an object for much
concern, and should be periodically exam
ined as to its pipes and trap. Often con-
nected directly with wash tubs, its pipes re-
ceive double waste, and should have double
care. Kitchen grease, wash-tub lint, and
food waste are domestic bugbears, and the
plumbers harvest. By keeping as much
refuse away from pipes as possible, odors
and consequences are alike lessened.
Evening star., 1894-04-02
Horses Better Cared for.

From the Spectator.
The great establishments have set stand
ard of good and humane treatment by
which the London horse has greatly ben
fted Better and larger stables good food
and litter, and steady work. with regular
days of rest have heightened the life and
improved the physique of the London horse
A good brewers horse, standing 17.2, was
weighed by Mr.. Gordon and tipped the beam
at just over the ton. The driver weighed
20 stone IL pounds! The van, fully loaded,
tons 10 hundredw eight, to which must be
added the harness, making a total with the
driver of nearly tons.
Three horses draw the whole and 1t was
stated that, on the average, three horses
now do the work which four did twenty
years ago. The vans have improved. the
roads have improved. and the horses have
improYed-especially the horses.
Evening star., 1894-04-02
Political Appointments ON the Police
Force.


To the Editor of The Evening Star:
In the leading editorial OF Saturdays
Star it is said. with respect to the police
department. that there can pe no disci-
pline when the superintendent docs not ap-
point his men on the score of efficiency, or
retain them for merit, but has them ap-
pointed for him because they worked to
elect somebody in Florida or Oregon
l beg to say that the superintendent does
not make any appointments, the power to
do so being vested by law exclusively in the
Commissioners. 1t is true that he at one
time selected and nominated men for police
positions, but the custom has been chang
ed, and the selections, as well as appoint
ments, have for some months past been
made by the Commissioners.
The superintendent, for reasons given by
him in a recent communication 20 the Com
missioner who has supervision of police ad-
ministration, believes in a strict adherence
to the qualifications required for an ap-
pointment on the force, one of which eNacts
that to be eligible an applicant must have
been a resident of the District for two
years next preceding his appointment"
1t is only just to the Commissioners TO
state that no man has been removed from
the force during my service thereon merely
to make vacancy, but only for what
seemed to them good and sufficient reasons,
affecting discipline and efficiency, and to
add that mere partisan considerations on
part, nave not, SO Iaf as the Supefln-
tendent knows, influenced their action in
affairs pertaining to this department
Very respectfully,
WM. G. MOORE,
Major and Superintendent of Metropolitan
Police.
CThe Star did not impute either TO the
Commissioners or to the superintendent
partisan considerations in the selection and
appointment of policemen. The quoted
reference to an impossibility OF preserving
discipline in the force was prophetic of the
future condition, IF the positions on the
police force are to become political spoils -
when 'the last state of the police force
will be worse than the first" The partisan
considerations influence The Congressman,
who, as legislators for the District, too
often apply pressure TO the Commissioners
to secure political appointments; and il
was to relieve, as far as possible, the Com
missioners from congressional pressure for
appointments, which they would not make
of their own judgment with the public in
terest in view, that The Star discussed this
evil)