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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-19
Spain Trying to Borrow in Paris.

MADRID, Dec. 1S.-Negotistions
are proceeding between theSpanish
government and a Paris syndicate
of capitalists to increase to $685.
100000 pesetas, the loan required
to conduct operations in Cuba.
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Special rates given on larger space and long
tlme advertisements. Discount given for
cash.
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HIGH ART WALL PAPER
Can be found at B. G. RIELY's, 40
Commerce street. III If
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TO CORRESPONDENTS.

sAlI contracts or bills must be approved
by the Secretary or Manager.
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Written for the LIGHT.
TENACITY OF REPTILES.

1t is commonly matter of sur.
prise to see serpents squirm and
wiggle after the heads have been
severed from their bodies, and it is
frequently said that they will not
die until the sun sets. Now the
latter statement is not exactly true.
AS a matter OF fact in the lower
animals the nerve centres are
somewhat differently arranged
from those OF mammalia. In the
latter the great bulk of nerves
centre in the head. Sever it, and
the rest of the body soon becomes
motionless. AS we descend in the
scale Of life, the cephalic ganglion
(the brain) becomes less prominent
while the ganglions, (nerve centres)
in other parts of the body are pro-
portionally larger. In other words,
serpents have their brains in vari.
GUS knots all over their bodies.
Some of the ancient reptolian
monsters had the greatest part of
their brain in their tail. To this is
added the fact that reptiles, being
cold-blooded, have slower circu-
lation. The blood of reptile
does not all pass through the
lungs, as in the case Of mammals
or birds, Hence it does not come
in contact with the heat-giving OK
ygen, for which the lungs are the
great mediators. This, in turn, has
the effect to slacken assimilation,
so that reptiles can live long time
without food. A rattlesnake, which
1 forwarded from Texas to Lon
don, and which refused to eat,
lived for eighteen months without
anything except, perhaps, water,
which is also doubtful, and a sala-
mander in an aquarium in my
own study, sat upon a little rock,
without taking food, from the Sec
ond day of June until the seven
teenth day Of February, when my
pity overcame my scientific curl
oslty and l turned it loose.
The stories told about toads
imbedded in rocks must however
be taken with a grain of salt, as
repeated trials to subject toads to
starvation have proven that they
cannot survive three months. 1t
does happen that toads crawl into
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-28

The LIGEAA not a theological
teacher. 1t has no mission Of Sec
tartan character. 1t has no criti-
cism for those who attend church,
no condemnation for those who
stay away. 1t deals only with the
natural. 1t glories in humanity
and seeks its improvement in all
natural ways. 1t loves the voice
of nature and the hum of bees and
the prattle of innocent children.
1t is a worshipper Of beauty; beau
ty in bud and blossom and fruit
and flowers, be they on the stems
of plants or in the garden Of your
lives. Loving these, it rejoices
with all its readers this morning
in every good that comes into their
lives, andIfaces them kindly to-
ward their, fellows, truthfully to-
ward themselves.
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THE TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Invited to Hold Their Meeting in
BRENNAN in 1896.
From the Brennan Daily Banner.

From the Brennan Daily Banner.
At a called meeting of the Bren.
ham Board of Trade held recently
the following resolution, which ex-
plains itself, was unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, we realize the greai
pleasure and benefits derived bJ
every representative gentleman
especially meetings that are com
posed of such brainy, cultured an
public spirited citizens as TIL
Texas Press Association and
Whereas, the sentiment of til
citizens of this city is unanimoJ
in favor ofhaving the next sessic
of the Association held in this plac
now, therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Brennan Boa
of Trade, in a called session asse1
bled, that a most earnest and cd
dial invitation be extended to 1
Texas Press Association to hold
next annual session in the city
Brennan.
Resolved end, that we wot
emphasize the fact that this in
tation is not extended in an id
meaningless, half-hearted way,
because we sincerely trust, a
confidently hope that it will be
freely accepted as it is heartily
cred.
HARRY HAYNES, w. A. Wod
=, Secretary. Preside
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holes and crevices of rocks for the
winter and while in time the
crevices close up so that they can
not get out, while they leave room
enough for insects to crawl in,
these then furnish a supply of
food for the imprisoned am
phibian and when men blast the
rocks they are surprised to see
toads hop out. REV. N. SHULTZ.
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This is a SUNDAY LIGHT and
sermons on Sunday are not out of
place. All that the LIGHT wants
is to reiterate what the Nazarene
teacher so often said in spirit, and
once in words "The Sabbath was
made for man and not man fof the
Sabbath.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-28

While you are in your pew this
morning, and you incline to pass
judgment upon those who are not
In church, remember that some Of
the sweetest and purest and most
acceptable of all worship is offered
in the temples not made with
hands
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-28

This is Sunday, named after the
great luminary of day. Let the
sun shine in all your personal,
home, social, religious and free
life. Turn over the clouds to others
and take the sunlight for yourself.
This is your privilege and the
little ones in your home will ap-
preciate it.
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If you can make some child
happier, some hungry stomach sat-
isfied, dry the tears from some wet
eyes,do some good to somebody to-
day you will feel better all the
week for it; good deal better than
if you had gone to church to save
your own selfish soul, thanking
God you are not as others.
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Sunday is the only day for home
reunion that many people have.
The other days of this week are de-
voted to business and care. Let
this day be made a day of glad re-
union, enjoyment, recreation in all
proper waye. Make it the day that
all will look forward to with
pleasure, enjoy with delight and
feel that is passes all too soon.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-28

Edwin Arden, who was here y
Thomas Keene, this season,
been engaged by Richard Mansf
to support him with the Carr
theatre stock company.
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are open to the light. 1t is true
that this subject is a little foreign
to that of the text, but II it is not a
blood relation it is a relation by
marriage and will pass.
Accepting the inevitable and
taking the children as they are,
what is the character Of the early
instruction in the home school?
These little sermons to the readers
Of the SUNDAY LIGHT are intended
to be personal. They will be like
the discourse Of the preachers wife,
more application than anything
else. To you who read this sermon
this morning, what is the charac-
ter Of the teaching you as a father,
you as mother, you as an older
brother or sister are giving to the
little ones today, and what was it
yesterday, and what will it be to-
morrow? We will talk of this
more particularly in our next Sun
days sermon.
Today the LIGHT pulpit would
ask you TO sit down and think. Do
you realize that not only every
tendency of your internal charac-
ter, every mental and moral quail
ty that you possess, is liable to re-
appear in your child, but that
every temper you display, every
word you utter and the way in
which it is uttered, all your life
about the home and all that in any
way touches that child life is
teaching it, either good or bad?
Do you know that these little les
sons learned 80 unconsciously by
the child are the most enduring of
all? That the good seed thus sown
can never be wholly choked out;
that the evil seed thus sown can
not be eradicated? If you do know
and feel these things, then happy
will your children be If you train
them according to your knowledge.
If these things have been over
looked, or not considered, or are
unknown, then suffer the word Of
admonition, spoken from the pull
pit of the LIGHT this Sunday,
morning and commence new era
in the life of the little ones. In that
spirit of internal recollectedhess
that will always remember how
your life is to influence that Of the
little ones, make your own life
sweet and kind and true and tender
and they will follow you into all
sweetness and kindness anti truth
fullness and tenderness; and in af-
ter life rise up and call you bless
ed. The first sermon is ended.
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Above only few of the pieces have stock
numeang Come down and them yourself will
we'll pay who plays instrument look through my Gaia
ogue of 10 ct Music.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-03
JASPER on TINE GROUND HOG.
The Aged Divine of "Sun DO Move" Fame
Has Strong Convictions.

Rev. John Jasper has strong notions
on the grounding question, and in an
interview yesterday. while comfortably
sitting i'm his arm chair before splint
coal fire. with his expansive pedal cx-
tremities cncased i'm loose slippers. he
grdyeIy discussed the subject
/ reminded him that 1t was ground
hog day, and that ii was a very bad
day for him Ohe ground hog to come
ont.
Said he: "The grounding saying is
all a superstition, and nobody knows
nuthen about IT,
Nobody amt gwine to set three or
four hours on the cold ground watching
to see wheather the ground hog Comcs
up outcu his hole or not, and If dey did
th- ground hog wouldn't show his self.
The ground hog has 10 hustle around
for his eaten Just like any hog YOU see
I'm the street, and he don't have no time
to stay in his hole all the winter like
some folks says he does.
"rhe ground hog is just like a coon
or squirrel or 'possum and udder
animals, ne slides out and he slides in
to search for his subsistence just like
the uddcrs. and ! don't believe ne lies
quiet all the winter in the bottom of his
hole.
How does anybody know dat he sees
his shadow? For why; Because there
amt no one dere If he come up Outen
his hole 10 see him come
lie amt coming out In de light of day
mucn. no how. unless he Is very hungry,
cause he does mos of his moving around
in the nighttime | never pays no at
tention to any of these kind O saying
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-03

pox 10 Richmond for years, eNpresseu
great dread of Its coming TO hlch'honu,
because of the immense damage " "oui"
do 10 Tho business interests OF the CITY,
aud on account OF the measures which
would have 20 be adopted. and orihslhs
I'm train so much harshhess a"' ''N'
venience 10 the citizens.
The fact. also. that any phys'ciau W.
attends a smallpox patient ~ oepair
by the rules OF the profession from F'S'
ing any other class Of patients, makes IL
a dread 10 the medical profession.
Said he. AS long as smallpox exists
in any OF the large cities having cominu-
nication with Richmond, there Is constant
danger for this city.
AN Indian carried the disease from
northern city 10 the Pamunkey keserva-
lion. and the case on the Rappahannock
river was brought by n boat plying up
that river from large city, ana In every
instance the disease has been introduced
into Virginia in some such way.
Therefore. Richmond Is In more GAN
ger from the larger cities than from those
points in the counties surrounding the
city. where IL row exists. we can quar-
antine a rural locality promptly, but we
have no protection from the disease being
transmitted from some OF the larger
cities 10 this point by train.
The more thoroughly tire community
is vaccinated. the less danger there is OF
the disease spreading: therefore. II be-
hooves the citizens to avail themselves
Of the facilities for free vaccination oner-
cd by the city.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-03
"The Progres OF Amer en-. ,,

ASHLAND, VA. Feb. 2.-SFeeial-
Thursday and Friday nights next, tbs
Junior Aid Society OF DuLcin-Mem0rtal
church will give a grand entertainment.
which viii be called The Progress OF
America" This affair Will be partici-
pated In by ninety-sx young ladies end
gentlemen, in costumes repres ng tn,
dress in vogue at different periods Of ths
history OF this country. from The middle
OF the sixteenth century 10 1854 An
elegant supper will be sertel. Special
rates have been secured iIo:a the II cl-
mond. Fredericksburg ard Potomac Rail
road Company, whereby all pei sons de-
string TO come up from Richmond. can
attend this entertainment and IetuIn th3
same night at the reduced rate OF ATTY
cents for the round trip. The proeeed,
are FOR the benefit OF Duncan Memorial
church.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-03
CLAIMED HIS HONOR.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Ipt,resting Facts abeut Richmonds C"'-
I'm. and Other Mntters.

po,, Alloy Crummeli. y. D., OF Wash
inaton ID G will preach at st. Philips
church this morning at il O'Clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper l.. Rowe, VINO nave
been visiting Mr., and Mrs Iage, % ~ -
folk. Va, for the past TWO weeks 4e'"'
ed home last night.
ON Tuesday night Company \, OF the
pines battalion, will have ull-dresS
also give a concert after the drill.
Mrs. Philip Dorsam will leave MONDAY
for relfeld. Va, TO attend the mar ievy
of her cousin, Miss lrgle n .''iit',h
Everett. daughter of j. X. Everett Wn.eH
takes place Wednesday. February 0th'
~be improvements to st. Pauls organ
viii he completed before Easter, ana II
promises TO be one OF the HIleSI vi "a -
in the south. The contract Is IN 'nt
hands of competent WoIhHleh' anu So
results are expected.
Hon David G. Richardson, Past Grand
Chancellor of Virginia Pythians dellFeItu
= highly enjoyable lecture al Damon
Lodge Friday night, taking as ms supJJCI
"'Trllc Happiness" There was "A splendid
attendance and Judge Richardson Was
in good trim.
Dr. II. J. Oppcnhimer, VINO mas Dee't
nracticing for the past two years AZ
tIayVille Va. Will leave in few DAYS
for New York, 10 take a pOst-EIauuat -
course i'm medicine and surgery. he Is
"A brother of Or. W. i. OppeAhllieIi ~ S''
dent of the city Board of Health.
Friday night about . o'clock No >
steamer. Brook avenue and MdTShali
streets. was called out on a sun alarm
10 the First Presbyterian church IN
entertainment was being given IN the
church, and some Of the cedar used IN
the decorations caught fire. The ilames
were eXtingushed before the fire depart
ment arrived.
Mr. Gilbert G. White. who has been
quite i'll with typhoid-fever at the Lehish
University of South Bethlehem, "a, Is
gradually improving. though .still very
sick. His father, who has been win
him through his illness. is now at MS
bedside. and will not return for several
weeks. or until his sons condition IS
more improved.
MIR. John c. Fallon Of Boston, Mass;
who has be.l visiting Richmond, returned
home yesterday. Mr.. Fallon Is an elo-
cutionist and impersonator of great
merit. and during his stay appeared al
some Of the leading concerts. delightng
his hearers and making many friends
who regret his departure from Virginia.
At the Aurora Lodge concert on Thurs
dav evening his Irish dialect recitauons
were especially praisewOrthy, and brought
forth liberal applause.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-03
no InyIlE BI>sELLrO PEIEH,BUhG
Postmaster Smith Wants Him TO See 10,
Hims-it-Ol her N'ws.

PETERSBURG, VA, Feb. Especial
Postmaster Ii. r. Smith told me to-day
that he had not yet heard anything from
the Postmaster-General In reference 10
allowing MIN an extra clerical force IN
the pOsL-OTiice here. Mr.. Smith stated
further that il he did not hear from
the Postmaster-General in a day or two,
he should write 10 him again on the sub
iect 1t is possible that Mr. smith VIII
ask the Postmaster-General 10 come mere
himself. 10 see the amount OF Work that
hassto be done In the office by the small
force at his command.
snow has been fallin here steadi-
" All day. This is l-.e third
gnow-storm this week, and IL mas sug-
rested the theme for a special sermon 10
be delivered tomorrow night by rev
y. G.. starr -. D., pastor OF "ashihs-
tou-Street VI. r.. church. Or. starr ;
subject will be: The Voice OF God IN
me snow storm.
A number OF our most prominent Gnu
Gems nave been summoned TO appear De-
fore the Mayor on next Monday morn
ing 10 show cause why they should not
be fined for not having the snow remover
from the sidewalk IN 'front.' OF '"e''
premises a few days ago.
Mr.. CHARLES f.. Piummer has been ap
rointed TO a cierksh.p IN the once Oh
MIR. Robert Gillian, clerk OF the courts
10 succeed Mr.. Charles Bridsefs'
only eight reserved liens on personal
nroperty were entered In the ONCE Oh tlie
CLERK Of the courts this week. ana SIX
OF tnsss were brought into the once 'l's
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-03
A VIRGINIAN A VICTIM.
Mr. B0sEyBA UNI OFNE WORT NEWS
AMONG TIE ELBE'S PASSENGERS.
xvor., Fears OF His Friends Conhrme" ny
Telegram Stating That He was MOI
One of the PDris Passengers.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA, Feb. 2-spe'
cial.-Late this afternoon Mr.. keisll.iu' oL
the firm OF Reisheld q KoseAoaui
celyed a telegram from the lhlei -
Navigation Company stating that Auo.p-'
Rosenhaum was not a passenger on tIe
steamship Paris. which arrived III Nc"
YORK to-day from Southampton
Mr. Rosenbaum was expected 10 san
from Bremen about the time the ll-idl%d
Steamship Elbe left that port AS lhs
name Rosenbaum appeared In the
LIST of passengers, grave ANXIETY
MS felt by the friends or MI
posenhaum until this morning. when
ard from him, dated Berlin, January
So.h u,as received here. The card stated
rat no was about to leave for Southamp-
ron from which place he would sail on
the steamship Paris on January 2Sth.
THE fact that he was not passehse
an Tho paris Is accepted by his friends
as confirmation OF their worst fears
BUSINESS MEN 10 BANQUET.
An event that is looked forward TO mere
With considerable interest is the first an
mail banauet of the Business Men Asso-
citation. TO be given at Hotel WARWICK
Monday evening. The association was or
ganized last February, and has been
mower IN achieving results promotlVe OF
The citv's welfare. Invitations 10 attend
tba banouet have been sent 10 num-
her OF prominent men In other cites, and
,be AFFAIR promises TO be one or great
<.,tovraent and more than ordinary I'M
portance. l., ~.
News during January than during any
other month for several ysarA In view
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-03

The most interesting future event for
the month of February Is the coming
celebration of the tiftieth anniversary OF
Dr. HOges pdstorate on the nth.
The ARRANGEMENTS are I'm the hands
Of the ladies Of the church. and while
il viii be elaborate, IL viii also be ;n-
formal as requested by Or. HOge. The
reception will be held al the Masonic
Temple. and will last two hours.
The purse of gold to be presented 10
Or. Hoge at that time as a token OF the
love and esteem of his congregation. Is
RAPIDLY being made up. and will probably
be fully completed by the 18th of this
month.
4 happy idea. originated by the ladies,
s the getting up OF some lovely souvenirs
of this occasion. The mementos are sill
yer and gilded spoons. which for beauty
of design and execution cannot be sur
passed on the handle of each spoon
is cut of Dr. Hoge, a likeness true IN
every line, the making of the die Tor
which cost $3.50. Below this cut on the
handle Of the spoon are he words Rev
Moses D. Hoge ls45-lS9 on the re;
verse side OF the handle Is engraved
Second Presbyterian Church, Richmond;
Va" a good many Of these beautiful
mementos have already been taken by
friends of DR.. Hoge.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-03
NOT THE SON OF JASPER.
TIE DIVINE DENIES THAT he IS
TIE IA TIER or A FORGER.
A Colored Man Arrested In Altoona, Penn
syivanis, Claims 10 be the Son OF
John Jasper.

The Altoona. Pa, Gazette Of Wednesday
says:
William Jasper (colored). son Of the
Rev. Jasper. of Richmond, Va, whose
sermons on THE Sun Do Move" made him
famous, Is behind the bars OF the Altoona
city PRISON on a charge of forgery.
Jasper has been in the city for a couple
OF weeks. During his stay he attempted
10 pass a number Of forged checks, but
succeeded. as far as is known. In only
Among the effects found on Jasper's
person was bank book, showing that he
mad deposited $3.50 IN the bank at Bel
The arrest is considered a very import
ant one. as Jasper is said TO have worked
MS forgery scheme successfully in many
places IN pennsylvania ana adjoining
Jasper claims ne can't write, but Chief
T.llard thinks differently.
Jasper is very insolent and independ-
ent and refuses to talk. He sad this
morning, however, that he didn't care II
ne got ninety-nine years IN the pen
HI DENIED IT.
I called on the venerable divine who
presides with 50 much native dignity over
the congregation of the Sixth Mt. HloA
church, at MS little home on 81. James
street. and he Indignantly denied that the
forger in Altoona was his son.
lie SAID there were a lot Of beasts a
marching around the country on his repu-
tatlon; mat he had only two so@s-one
was named Shadrach and llven in Rich
mo9d. and the other was named ADram
and lived in one OF the northern states
The latter, sad he, professed TO nave
been called of God to preach the Gospel
but he had never been ordained by the
church here.
CLAIMED HIS HONOR
The famous divine said that during ms
tour through the West ne heard OF a
number of beasts" who claimed 10 De
his sons. but could never come UP WV ~
a preacher in Pittsburg who claimed that
honor and Rev. John Jasper asked lhat
he be brought before him, but during sen ,.N5
eral weeks that the noted divine stdg - ga
i'm Plttsburg the friends Of the bogus son
failed to make him come 10 the scratch
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-03
BRITISH STEAMER AFIKE.
Caught From an Elec'ric wire-The Dam.
age Heavy.

LIVERPOOL, Feb. THE British
steamer laurie, Captain Jones, from New
York, January I'D, arrived to-day with
fire in hold No. I. The fire, which was
caused by an eiectric wire. was discover
ed OF January Goth. A hole was at once
cut through the deck and steam was IN
tected into the hold where the cotton was
burning. on the 3st. after tie fre had
been gotten under control Sufficiently 10
allow OF the hold being explored, the
body of the ships electrician was round.
He had evidently been sunocated wniie
engaged in repairing the wire. Tnree men
who discovered the electricians body had
a narrow escape from sharing his tate.
IT is estimated that 5J0 bales or cotton,
200 bales OF hay. 200 bags OF fodder ana
fifty parcels OF shocks We're damaged Dy
fire and water. one hundred tons or meat
was rendered unfit for use by the heat.