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The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-15
AN AveRTED TRAGEDY.
How an English Captain Put Out a Fire
 in the Nick of Time.

How an English Captain Put Out a Fire
 in the Nick Of Time.
 The 1'HiStorical Records of the Forty-Thirtl Light Infantry" the fa- nous regiment which played a most important part in English warfare during the last quarter of the cigh- tecnth century and the early part of the nineteenth, contains stirring in cldent of the prompt action which averted a tragedy, says the Manches- ter Times.
 Worn out with hard march the brig ade under Capt. Lloyd approached the convent at Benevente, where the cav airy md reserve still remained. hoping for shelter. They were disappointed. The convent was occupied by several thousand infantry, and the lower gal leries were so densely packed with the horses of cavalry and artillery that it was hardly possible for man to make his way among them.
 Two of the officers stood looking in ct the dubious prospect through the single door that gave ingress and egress. A sudden cry of alarm burst from the lips of one. Look therer' he cried, pointing over the backs of the horses. At that moment one of the inside wooden shutters burst into flame. Mortified, the officers looked at the burning shutter, and realized the hopelessness of the situation. It would be impossible to get the COCO men and horses out, and they must stand by and see their comrades perish miserably. There was no water near, and if there were, how get at the fire through those densely crowded horses?
 The flames crept upward towards the rafters. Good heavens! Something must be donew cried Capt. Lloyd. And then with motion to those outside to be quiet, the brave captain leaped on the back of the nearest horse, and stepping from back to back of the ami mals, ran to the blazing shutter, tore it from it's hinges and pitched it from the window. Then he made his way back to the door in the same way as before.
 So quickly was the act performed that even the horses were scarcely dis turbed. The building was saved and there was no panic, which would have been as disastrous as the flames. The captains eyebrows and mustache were scorched, but that was all. And they'll grow again." he said with laugh.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-15
Couldn't Harry on sso,ooo 9 Year.

''No," remarked the young man with q touch of sadness in his voice. it may be that some day happiness will be mine, but at present it is beyond me. There is girl whom I love dearly. She would have me if only asked her, but l dare not. I really cannot marry and live on GG,000 q year" His two friends to whom he spoke looked at him in wonder. For a moment they were speechless-con- sternation and pity depicted on their youthful countcnances. But present. ly speech returned to them exactly at the same time: and they fairly howled in their excitement: You cannot mar ry on e6,oC0 Q year? Why not?" Why not?" echoed the youth with the sad voice, which grew still saddcr. Why. simply because l haven't the G6, eco. !" And the mystery was explained.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-15
supreme Courtesy.

X Bengalesc magistrate, having been informed of the whereabouts of mad dog, armed himself and went to the place where the rabid animal lay by a house door. He learned upon inquiry that two women were in the house and sent word to them that he was about to shoot the deg, and, therefore, they should not be alarmed by the report, and that as he might not inflict fatal wound at the first fire, and, in fact, might miss, they should remain within until notified. Such a supreme cour- tesy is in marked contrast with that of western civilization.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-15
Disnnslnr of lIls Ashes.

An eccentric Washingtonian, who died some time ago. possessed of a deal of this worlds goods, has left on file in his will at the registrars office a peculiar contribution on the subject of cremation, says the.Washington Post. After consigning his soul to his Maker, as the tine-honored custom of making wills prescribcs, he starts off with a request that none of his kith or kin shall make any marked changes in their manner of dress. He then com mands that his body shall be burned.
 The ashes his friends may dispose of as thcy-choosc. They may be used to fertilize his daughters ilowcr-bed, or they may be sprinl>lcd under his favor
 ite orange tree in his grove in Florida. These remarkable instructions also ap- ply to the dust of his first wife, for he directs those who mourn for him when bis breath has left the body to search the closets upstairs, /" where they will find the ashes of Mary Ann. These are to be crematcd with him. Before pro- ceeding to dispose of his property, he also requests that his second wife, at her decease, give her body to be burned, but that she dispose of the ashes according to her own sweet will.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-15
THE USE OF PAPER moNtr
Common to Nearly All Cigilizcd Countriei
 Issues in Various Nations.


 Almost. if not quite, all civilized countries: use paper money to facilitate payments within their own jur:sdic- tions, says the St. Louis Clobe-Demo crat. The United States uses paper money to a greater extent than any other country. and in notes of smaller denomination than any other country of equal importance. All Of our paper bills except the gold certificates are ip the denominations of 81, g, 8, S10, s2o, $50, Sl09, S5o3 and 8 .C00; our gold eer- tifcates do not appear in denomina- tions less than S20. The Dominion ci Canada issues S1 and g. notes, and various banks issue notes varying from S to S1,00J. Mexico issues paper money of 10 pesos and upward and the South American states issue paper o1 similar denominations. The Bank oi England issues all English notes in de nominations Of 95, ei0, G30, $50, Gf00 s200. e33o, e539 and q ,00O. The banks of Scotland and Ireland issue notes ot e1 and upward. The Bank of France issues notes for 5 francs, 100, 209, 50t and 1.030 francs. The Bank of Belgium issues notes of % fra nc5 and upward. Italian banks issue notes of l lire and upward to 1000 lire. The Bank Of Germany puts out notes for marks and upward to 1000 marks. Austria issues notes of 1 guld>,l and upward. Russia is the only European country which issues government notes, its paper money being of the denomina- tion of 1 ruble and upward. Sweden. Norway and Denmark issue by their banks notes for krone, 10, 25, 50 and 100 krone. India does not issue paper money TOT does China now. Japan provides paper money of yea, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 100 yens. and the other countries, as rule, issue paper money, the low est denomination of which is usually ten times the value of the coined unit of value.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-15
oat.of-Court settlemen.s ray.

The American Lawyer. legal jour nal published in New York City. tells Of 6 lawyer Of that city who secured q fec of S26o, ,e0o: of another who was paid Sa5o, eco for his service on ccIc- brated case; while ether fees arc ncn- toned running from S25. GOO to S10o, COG won by lawyers, not by conducting. but by avoiding, litigation. Tn fact. it is apparent that more money is mad nowadays by lawyers who settle case out Of court than by those who put their clieEec to tlle expense of itiga tian
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-15
Transnarcn. Leather.

The manufacture of transparent leather, an article which has lately at tracted some attention, may be ac- complished, according to the Magazin Pittoresque. in the following manner: After the hair has been removed from the hide, the latter. tightly stretched upon frame, is rubbe1 with mix ture consisting of one thousand parts glycerinc. two parts Salicylic acid. two parts picric acid, and twenty-five parts boric acid. Before the hide is abso- lutely dry it is placed in q room which the rays of the sun do not Pene- trate, and is saturated with 6 solution of bichrornatc of potash, and, on the hide becoming very dry. there is ap- piled to it's surface an alcoholic solu- ton of tortoise shell, by which Q transparent aspect is obtained. The leather is of an exceedingly flexible character, and is used for the maRu- factrre cf toilet articles, though it is claimed to be fairly adapted to tue production of feet gear.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-15
EONNETS AND CIGARS.
Sure Relief for the Man Whose Wife Buys
 Cigars for Him.


 Cigars for Him.
 When lovely woman stoops to folly and sets out to buy her husbands cigars for him one of two things is reasonably sure to happen, says the New York Press. If the unfortunate head of the household is of choleric temperament he nscs language and pitches the offending weeds out of the window. This naturally gives pain tC their innocent purchaser, and is ex tremely likely to bring about family hurricane, with plentiful shower ot tears If the victim of his wife's good intentions is suavc and diplomat he says nothing, but adroitly substitutes a box of cigars of his own choosing for the gift which was meant to add to the comforts of homo, and generously pre- scnt5 the first box to the Italian boot black around the corner. This is un- doubtedly the better method of the two, but it has tho serious disadvan- tage of encouraging the misguided wife to repeat the experiment which apparently worked we'll. This is apt to be trying to the patiencc even of a patient husband. Besides it is very hard on the bootblacl.
 Assuredly somc method should be adopted to prevent occurrences so re- grettable. Since argument in such cases would in all human probability be utterly useless, we venture to sug- gest another remedy. When a mans wife inficts on him the gift of a box of cigars let him accept them sInilingly, remembering the bootblack around the corner. Then let him reciprocate by going out and purchasing his wife bonnet approved solely by his own masculine judgment The cure may seem trife expensive, but it will work. The woman dc.j not exist who would not take the hint For the bon net chosen by man without reference to his wif2's tastes is certain to be as acceptable as the cigars which the wife buys for hey husband.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-15
CALIFORNIA IN 1893.
It Had Both Depression and Cause for
 Standardization.

It Had Both Depression and Cause for
 ConSratulation.
 Says a San Francisco letter to the New York Tribune: The retrospect of the year in California does not show the usual gains in business and the customary progress in tine material de- velopment of the state. About the only increase in crops is found in hops, of which IS, o0o bales were shipped this year, a gain of 5000 bales over last year. There has also been substan- tial increase in the gold yield, the out put for this year being S13, 900, 900, a gain of about $2,OOo, ,0O0 From all in- dications gold mining will have a big boom the coming year, as hundreds of mines that have not been worked for ten years will be reopened and new properties developed. The wine men have had good year, as there has re- gently been an unexpected demand for wine ano brandy. The decrease in bank clearings probably serves as the best index to the financial depression on this coast. This decrease amounts to S10G, coo, ,0C0. Real estate transac- tions in this city also fell from S21, ,C00,-. 900 to SIS, TOO, 900. The grain shipments were heavy, but the low price made the total returns smaller. The railroad freight movement surpassed the rec ords of all previous years, the increase over the previous year being 47,0OO,O0O pounds, which would fill 21,T94 cars The salmon and cod fishing industries were both prosperous.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-15
Made Love hr L,ch:n,nc.

The late Prof. Morse made love by lightning, as 1t were. He met his first wife during aa evening call at the house of her father and proposed mar riage to her before he vert away that night. After some happy years she died. leaving him with several children. He rcmainol a wilowcr until at the age of fifty-scven he attended the we'd dlng of his eldest son. One of the younger ones was what the Scotch tenderly call an innocent, and it was the kindnes, of a relative of the bride to this boy that 8 acsracted his fathers attention. Ee iavitel tho laIy to drive with him the folloa day. "hen they returned from the expedition they were engaged to be married
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-15
THE NILOMETER.
4 Queer Ins.rument Used During the An
 nuaI Overflow of tho Nile.

f
 nuaI Overflow of tho Nile.
 During the time of the periodical in undation of the valley of the Nile a queer recording instrument, known as the ''nilometer," is hourly and daily consulted by a sluggish Egyptian off cer, who, to judge from his motions and actions, cares but very little if the river keeps it's bed or over1ows the whole northern half of the African continent. But, as it is the only labor he is forced to perform. and as his bread and cheese usually depend upon proper execution of tho duties assigned, the record is taken with scrupulous accu. racy. This queer and ancient "ther. moinetcr of the Nile" (it dates back to 845 A. D. is situated at the end of the island of Rhoda. It is simply a1 i'm mease upright cctagonal pillar stand ing in wcll-lillc chamber, surrounded on four sides with strong walls pro- vided with arched openings which al- low the rising waters free access to the nilometer. The recording pillar is covered throughout it's length and on all of it's eight sides with cubits and digits nicely divided, painted with great precision, much resembling sec tions of a gigantic chccizcr-board. There is huge staircase leading from above down to the bottom of the cis- tern, in which the niloInetcr stands: the well-worn steps attesting to the immense number of times tho instru- nent has been consulted.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-15
NAPCLCOWS HATS.
Existing Relies os tho Great French E;n-
 peroT.

Existing Relics O. tho Great French E;n-
 pero-.
 Careful inquiry has led to the discov. cry that there gre no fewer than nine of Napoleon Is hats still in existence. A writer in The Vie Contemporaine gives list of them. One is in the pos session Of Mime. Claitte, whose grand father, Cen. C;raud, picked it up at Marengo. At a critical moment Bona parte started of at a gallop, and the wind blowing off his hat he did not stop to pick it up.
 Another of the hats, says the London Daily News, is in a little crypt beside Napoleon's tomb at the Invalides. This was worn on the 7th, Sth and 9th of February, 1907, at Eylau, and it is the identical one represented in the colossal picture of the battle by Gros. to be seen in the Louvre. During the peace which succeeded tho battle Gros was commissioned to paint the picture. and in order that the figure of the em- peror might be faithfully depicted the hat was given to the painter.
 At the death of GroS in 1885 it was found under q glass case upon wooden stand. and it was sold by auc- ton among tho painters effects for two thousand and forty-sevcn francs fifty centines to Dr. Dalacroix, who presented it to Louis Philippe. The latter. after the famous second funeral of Napoleon, ordered it to be placed be- side the remains with the emperor's crosses and the sword he wore at Aus terlitz. Of the remaining hats, ono belongs to Prince Victor Napoleon and another to the museum at Gotha.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-09
Price $500 a Year
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

A Boy Who Was Beaten and Rob.
bed is a Successful Detective.
Frank Young, who was arrested
two days ago by Officer Chavez as
suspicious character, is in a fair
way to land In the penitentiary on
a charge Of highway robbery and
murderous assault. The recorder
examined the case today and trans
ferred the complaint to the grand
jury.
The facts developed that a boy
had bought some clothing from q
West Commerce street merchant
In the evening and with his
bundles had started home, when
In lonely place, he was assaulted
by man answering the general
appearance Of Young, who knocked
him down with club, took his
bundles and fled.
The boy remem bered how the
man appeared and kept quiet.
He then made search of some
west side pawn shops and soon
found the identical clothes, where
they had been sold by the fellow.
He brought the merchant to the
purchaser and the merchant iden-
titled the clothing by his private
price marks, and they were deliv-
cred to the boy. The description
OF the robber given by the boy,
tailed with the one who sold the
clothes to the secondhand dealer.
Young was soon arrested by OFF,
Ger Chavez on this description.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-09
Germany Needs More Navy

BELLIN, Jan. 9-At a parlia
mentary reception, held by the
Emperor at Potsdam last evening,
his majesty made long speech
upon naval matters and points
out the necessity OF increasing the
strength of the German fleet. With
map in hand he showed those
present the different naval stations
in distant scenes, and especially
those OF the war between China
and Japan.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-09
His Friend Helps Him,

CINCINNATI, o., Jan. 9.-Judge
Lurton, judge Of the Circuit Court
Of the United States, now holding
court here, says the charges filed in
the Senate against Judge Clark, Of
Tennessee, are made by the same
men in the suit which had been
heard by himself and Judge Key,
They agreed upon an opinion which
will be issued soon in pamphlet
form and forwarded to the Judici.
airy committee Of the Senate. He
says they found the charges against
Judge Clark utterly unfounded.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-09
LABOR PARADE.
The Unemployed Will Mutely Make
Their Appeal With a Process
sion Next Saturday.

The movement of unemployed working
men, for great display, as TO numbers
out OF employment in this city, which the
LIGHT mentioned two days ago, has as
sumed form and definite shape, and the
display will take place Saturday morning
next, beginning at 10 o'clock.
There will be as big procession Of
strictly unemployed men as the leaders
of the movement can get together. They
inform the LIGHT that there will be at
the least estimate 3OOmen in line and there
may be 1900 or 800. The procession will
form on PaSChal square and parade
through the PRINCIPAL streets
No black or red aags or other kinds Of
flags will be allowed to ba carried. The
only Semblance OF banners will be 10 the
form Of appropriate notices printed on
canvas.
Some wOrkmen may carry the lmple-
meutS OF their trades, out everything will
be conducted in the most orderly man
ner, the public is assured.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-09
HARVARD ASTRONOMERS

Make Reply to Structures Upon the
Correctness of Observatory Work.
Boston, Jan. 9.-Prof. F. c. Pick
ering, director of the Harvard Col
lege observatory, In the forty-ninth
annual report just issued, takes &C.
casion to reply to the criticisms
made by S. Chandler and published
in the newspapers last spring.
Those criticisms were based on the
fact that erroneous photOmetriC
measurement had been made by
the observatory in the case OF 10
out OF Sc visible stars and upon
this fact was based the inference
that similar inaccuracies affected
the entire catalogue OF 5000
stars obtainable although nearly
all Of the latter stars were bright
enough to be readily measured and
identified with certainty.
Prot. Pickering says: "The most
complete answer to this CRITICS m
is the extensive comparison recent
ly made at Potsdam observatory
Of the photometric magnitude OBJ
tanned at that institution with
those obtained here.
The Potsdam astronomers state
that only four catalogues Of the
brightness of the stars are COM
plete and correct enough for COM
parison with their own results
These are Notwithstanding. the
Uranometria, the OXoniansis and
Harvard results given in volumes
Ia and "a.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-09
NIP LUNGS BAD BEAUTY.
JAILED FOR CARVING THE ANATOMY
OF EMMA JOHNSON.
Will Her Chinaman's Million Save
Her Scalp From the Hemp
Stretches is the Main
Question.

CHICAGO, Ills, Jan. 9.-Minnie
Myers. wife OF Nip Lung, the mil
lionaire Chinaman, is locked up at
the Harrison street police station,
on a charge Of murder. Emma
Johnson now lies dead at Jackson's
undertaking house, 25O6 State
street, and 1t was owing to a per.
sonal request made by the coroner
to the police officials that the wife
of the mogul chinaman was taken
into custody, charged with the
woman's death. The encounter be-
tween the two women, who were
rival for Nip Lungs affections. oc-
cured last April. Miss Myers
weapon was two edged knife and
its execution was deadly. In a
minute or two it had slashed long
in Miss Johnson's shoulders, arms,
neck and breast, and the woman
fell to the pavement faint from
sheer loss OF blood. Minnie Myers
escaped with few scratches.
After a month or two Nip Lung
married the victorious duelist and
the matter was generally forgot
ten. Mss Johnson never got well.
She rallied and for months has
been able to go about carefully as
an invalid. A week ago blood
poisoning set in, resulting in her
death. The coroner at once order
ed the arrest of Mrs. Nip Lung
(Minnie Myers) and she was taken
into custody.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-09
THE CHURCHIN MEXICO.
Scheme to Aid the Episcopal Church
in Mexico $4,000 Annually.

NEW YORK, Jan. "a number
OF people met at the home Of Mrs.
Edwin Parsons last night to listen
to an application for funds by Rev.
Harry Forester, representing the
Protestant Episcopal church of
Mexico. Bishop Williams, of Con-
necticut, primate Of the Protestant
Episcopal church in this country ;
Bishop Doan, OF Albany the Rev.
DR.. Satterlee and others addressed
Mrs. Parsons guests.
The Rev. Mr.. Forester reviewed
the struggle made by the church
in trying circumstances in Mexico
and how it was growing. Bishop
Williams, who is also the provis-
ional bishop Of Mexico, called the
attention of those present to the
necessity Of contributing to the
needs OF the church in Mexico.
Bishop Doan said that in foV
years the church in the moi ! o
boring republic hopes to be
able to support itself and
have its own bishops, hut
that it should be a pleasure to the
members of the church in this
country to help them, when mon
ey was so much needed. SubsCrip-
tions were not asked for last night,
but it is believed that they will be
forthcoming shortly. The mini
mum sum needed is $4,000 year.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-09
CHIPS FROM THE OLD BLOCK
The Astors and Some of Their Fami-
ly Peculiaritles.

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-Mr. and
Mrs. John Jacob Aston gave din
ner OF twenty covers last evening
at their residence, on the south.
west corner OF Fifth avenue and
Forty-third street. The mem.
bers Of the Astor family here
have signified their intention of
attending the funeral OF Mrs. VIM.
Waldorf Aston If notified OF the de-
mise and invited; otherwise, there
will be no Astor present when the
mortal remains OF that beautiful
wife of the Oldest and only son OF
the house OF Astor are for the last
time in a church on earth.
ps The proverbiali saying OF "Like
father, like son." was repeated by a
prominent New York resident last
night in reference to the present
Messrs. VIM. Waldorf and Jacob
Aston. Whatever move was made
by the older, John Jacob Astor, was
repeated by his brother and
close friend, William 5.
Aston. Though the cousins Of
today cannot by any stretch Of
Imagination be called friends, yet
with the exception OF the British
residence, John Jacob Astor has
followed closely in the footsteps OF
VIM. Waldorf Astor In every de-
tail of his career.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-09
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