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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-11-19
Wooden Mills Burned.

SALEM, Oregon, Nov. l9.-The
Thomas Kay Wooden mills were
destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss,
$4,000. The fire is believed to have
been of incendiary origin.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-11-19
Stables Burn and 25 Horse Perish

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. l9.-Fire
which broke out in the livery
stable OF j. r Koon, on Nth street
burned a dozen houses. Twenty
Eve horses persisted in the stable.
Mike Sheehan, a fireman, was
fatally injured by falling timbers.
Total loss $4,000.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-11-19
Prince Henry on Service.

f, LONDON, Nov. 19.-The Post this
morning says that it is reported
that Prince Henry of Battenburg
has decided to join the staff OF the
commander of the expedition to
Ashanti.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-11-19

G. w. L, Baker, OF seSuin, is at
the Southern.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-11-19

Sheriff DOVE, OF Eagle Pass, is at
the Southern.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-16
Dormant Seeds.

M. Casimir de Candolle has made q
series of experiments on seeds of
wheat, oat and fennel, from which he
draws the conclusion that dormant
seeds pass through a period of COM.
pletely suspended animation, ALL the
functions of the protoplasm becoming
quiescent, but reviving when placed
in conditions suitable for germina-
tion. This period of suspended anima-.
tion may extend over long series Of
years, and the seeds in the meantime
subjected to very low temperatures
without their vitality being destroyed,
those on which n. Candoile expert
mented having been. subjected 11S
times in succession to suddenly COOL
ing temperature between thirty and
ffty-three degrees c., without ini1r:
ing them. New York Sun.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-16

taken up by deep tank, the sides Of
which are stone. The other half is
divided into two sections, one of which
Caliph occupies, and the other is used
by Fatima and her mother. All three
formerly had the same quarters, until
Caliph displayed a disposition to row
with his infant dauenter, who, although
she is only four years old, is able 20
put up o stiff fight, andsit was feared
that some serious damage would be
done, particularly as Mrs. Murphy
always sided with the baby against the
paternal authority.
Every morning the great tank is
filed with fresh water, and then
Caliph's gate is thrown open, and ,he
loses no time in getting beneath the
surface. The mother and daughter
have never taken kindly to this ar
rangement. After Caliph has soaked
himself for an hour he is driven back
and the other two go into the water.
Later in the day, when they have
quieted down, al, three are allowed in
the tank together, but at the first signs
of disagreement the keepers separate
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-16

! Says the Springfield Republican: A
movement of population from the
cities back into the country is noted
ia Minnesota. The State census now
being taken will show comparatively
small gains by the larger cities, ex-
cept Duluth, during the last five years,
leaving to the country considerable
fraction of the total gain in popula-
tion of 100000 to 100000 which the
census will show for the whole State.
The Minneapolis Tribune regards this
recession in urban growth as an en-
couraging sign, and so it probably is.
We shall be much surprised if our
own Massachusetts, census does not ex-
hibit q similar population movement
in progress here. all over the couu-
try the drift to the cities has been too
general and extensive for o decade and
half past to meet the demands Of a
natural and healthful adjustment be-
tween populations engaged in agricul-
ture and populations engaged in man
ufacturing, transportation, and pro-
fessional and personal services. The
latter avenues of employment have
been terribly overcrowed, and th:
coming on of hard times has com.
PEELED something Of halt in this re.
marksble march of the population tc
the cities.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-16
"A Noteworthy Incident.

According to advices received by
the steamship Warrimoo, the first re.
ception of the new Japanese envoy at
the Chinese court was distinguished
by departure from conventional
precedent which excites muck COM
ment. The Emperor holds audiences
on aplatform, to which he ascends by
a flight of steps intended for his ex-
elusive us1. When credentials have
hitherto been presented, they have
been taken to him by side staircases.
Minister Hayashi. however, had been
admonished by his Government to in
sist upon every mark of respect. He,
therefore, expressed desire that his
credentials should be conveyed to the
Emperor by the steps reserved for the
latter, and after some hesitation his
request was granted, to the surprise
Of his Europern and American col
leagues. The audience took place on
July Z. and after appropriate addresses
were delivered the ENJOYS documents
were received by Prince Kung, Presi-
dent Of the Tsung LII Yamen, and car
ried up the central steps to the throne.
The Japaness& s&efxoy madsJae speechs.
in which he expressed The hope that
hereafter the amicable intercourse of
the two empires might become more
and more intimate.
The reply was brief and to this ef-
feet: "The war is ended and peace re-
established, I am happy to receive
you. Two countries separated only,
by narrow strip of water should al
ways maintain terms of friendship. -
New York Post.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-16
An Underground City.

The Russians have made a singu-
lar discovery in Central Asia. In
Turkestan, on the right bank of the
Amou Daria, is chain OF rocky hills
near the Bokharan town OF Karki,
and number of large caves which,
upon examination, were found to
lead to an underground city, built
apparently long before the Christian
era. According to etfigies, inscrip-
tions and designs upon the gold and
silver money unearthed from among
the ruins, the existence OF the town
dates back to some two centuries b.
C. The underground Bokharan city
is about two versts long, and is com
posed of an enormous labyrinth OF
corridors, streets and squares, sur
rounded by houses and other build
ings two or three stories high. The
editices contain all kinds OF domestic
utensils, pots, urns, vases, and SO
forth. In some of the streets falls
OF earth and rock have obstructed
the passages, but, generally, the VS.
itor can walk about freely withoutso
much as lowering his head.
The high degree of civilization at
tanned by the inhabitants OF the city
is shown by the fact that they built
in several stories, by the symmetry
of the streets and squares, and by
tine beauty of the baked clay and
metal utensils, and Of the ornaments
and coins which have been found. 1t
is supposed that long centuries ago
this city, so carefully concealed in
the bowels of the earth, provided an
entire population with a refuge from
the incursions of nomadic savages
and robbers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-16
NEW YORK'S zoo.
EARLY MORN AT THE CENTRAL
5 PARK MENAGERIEs
Hilarious capors of the Elephant In
I g Bath-The Jealous Rhinoceros
TROUBLES of the Hippopot-
amus-Artful Monkeys:
-TYHE strangerSlio makes an oc-
casional visit to the Metrcpo-
Ils probably knows more
about the Zoo in Central Park

~. lSs PROBABLY Knows more
G about the Zoo in Central Park
than do many of the residents of New
York, This is the season Of the year
when the city is filed with visitors
rom the South, West and New Eng.
land, and one of the first places they
go TO is that particular section of the
park given mp to the animals.
But most OF them 90 at the hour
when the park is filed with people,
md that is not the time to see the col
lection in its most interesting phase.
Early insthe morajag, before, half the
town is awake, is the hour to see tie
show. Then is the time when some
thing can be learned about the ex-
treme care taken OF the great beasts
which seem to need it.so little. Yet
the most ferocious and terrible of
them receive the tender attention that
j. layished by mother upon cb;ld.
if the man, or woman, or better
yet the child, will get up in time to
be at the Zoo about 6 o'clock in the
morning some odd sights can be seen.
Fhezbig houses on the other side of
Firth avenue, the great palaces of the
Could Astor, Mills, Inman, Gerry
families, and further away the vast
piIs of masonry in which Cornelius
Vanderbilt lives, will all be shut tight
asfa drum, and everything about them
'as quiet as the country churchyard.
But this stiffness only accentuates
The activity and the. hustle about the
animals, These hot days they are in
Their summer quarters, where they can
get the benefit OF the breezes blowing
through the park, and where those
from the equatorial regions are prob
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-16
,yultures and a Dead Tiger,

The vulture is seen at its best when
q dad tiger, brought into camp to be
skinned, is exposed in the open. Over
head is cloudless sky, and not bird
to be seen in that great void by the
human eye. The tigers body is
thrown from the pad to the ground,
and before the skin has been removed
there, above one, and always nearing
the earth, are the vultures circling,
posing like things of air; now dozen
lof them, in few minutes score or
two, and then hundred strong. Then,
when the fayed carcass of the tiger is
Jleft by those who skinned it, the yul-
lures descend down they come like
Ifeathered thunder out of the sky, and
from the east and west and north and
,south. The very embodiment Of
power, while they whirled aloft and in
their quick descent to earth and now,
as the waddle around that carrion
beast, misshappen ghouls, whose only
apparent strength is that of the raw
ening jaws which tear and gorge the
tigers flesh, until within the hour
naaght OF that splendid brute remains
bnt o clean-picked skeleton, Thirty
Years Of Shikay.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-16

him the first elephant gracefully dis
poses himself at full length upon the
soft grass preparatory to the most en-
ioyable part of the morning pro.
eramme. A second keeper, armed
with broom with bristles SO stiff that
thew would tear tho flesh from the
bones of q man, then begins to sweep
The elephant of. When the broom
gets in the neighborhood of the ele-
phant's ear the sensation is evidently
a delightful one, as his physiognomy
relaxes until it becomes as near to o
broad grin as the elephant is capable
of.
ssIhat fellow would lie here for the
whole day if I would keep on tickling
his ear with the broom" says the
keeper, and he evidently spoke the
truth. When the bath of the second
elephant was concluded the first ele-
phant reluctantly got upon his feet
and then looked soberly at his COM
panion, who was then in the ENJOY
ment of the "sweep on.
All this time the rhinoceros, who
has big stall in the elephant house,
looked out sadly upon the happy
scene on the g1asa. He is too fierce
to be trusted IN the open air, and ht
is kept inside oil the year round. The
keepers, however, carried the hose
over to his stall and gave him lib
eral bath. He probably enjoyed it,
but his face failed to show it. The
keepers never give him the luxury o.
a ''sweep off," and this slight may
have soured his disposition.
Early morning is also the happ!
time for hippopotaml. There are thre
of them in the faniIy-Calipb, Mrs
Murphy and Fatima, The latter
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-16
A Queer Freak. :

You,might not care to ownt the curl,
GUS little creature described by the
Cincinnati enquirer. but you Ger
tainly will. be- interested to- hear all
about the most remarkable animal in
the. country 4 It issa little yanimal
weighing eight ounces .ayoirdupois,,
with the head and claws. of o cat and
the body of a:pup.. It's supposed to
be half cat aud half dog, but just.
where the atrends and the dog begins
in the curious anatomy O, the little.
thing is hard to determine, = It was
found foEr months ago In q Louisville
lumber yard. and at the time .eanld-
William Wormald adopted 1t, and
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-16
Old Folks and Young Folks.

Southwest City, Mo-, claims the
champion fat baby of the country
eight months, &c pounds.
There is in Wauchula, Fla, o
family of ten children, all born to
one mother within forty-two months.
There were twins, triplets and quin-
tuplets. A local newspaper tells
this story. AZ
Scarcely less remarkable is the
case of the 77-year-old citizen OF
Neat Falls, Wash, who is growing
Young again. His hair is changing
from white to black, his eye bright
ems and his muscles are as Timber as
an angleworm's. ta
Isaac and Moses Martz of Arcadias
Ind are twin brothers. Their,wives
are twin sisters. Each household
has twelve children--seven boys and
five girls. In each family was pair
of twins. The Messrs. Martz are
80 years old,
Alderman John Sheehan OF Buffalo
saved a Polack's life, The Pole, to
prove his gratitude, offered sheehan
his baby boy as gift, explaining
that he was poor and had nothing
else, Sheehan declined with thanks
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-16
Christian Endeavor Indians

During the late State Convention
of the Young Peoples Christian En-
deavor. Union, held in Seattle, Wash,
every hospitable home was, ,ot
course, willing to shelter and help
entertain the numerous delegates.
Among those who thus offered the
hospitality OF their homes was gem
lemana having an elegant home on
Beacon Hill, who, for the want;of "a
better name and for the purpose OF
4 the story, will be called Black.
White, or any other color. 4sgs
In assigning the; delegates the
committee cameSacross the Beacon
Hill name, and trusting to fate that
mo offense would be- sgIFens FIVE Si-s
washes.sfrom the Puyallup reserya-
ton, who were among the, delegates,
we're sent to thai; address,. When the
tribe arrived, with their. parapher-
MALTA there was CONSERVATION in the
household. but the good people took
them in with true Christian. spirit.
The Indians were ushered across the
threshold, and they stalked along in
true aboriginal style, one after the
other, until the first parlorWas reach
ed, where the floors were ingrain tiling
of polished wood, smooth as 81 1885,
When one of the women, who was ia
the, lead, setiher foot ont thsemo9th,
polished floor, her, feet few out from
under her and she. went down with a Z
.thud. The other four, two squaws
stood as II glued to The spot, anu
their rigid, stole figures took Oh the
appearance of tobacco signs.
After that the Indians could not
be coaxed into the house-except for
dinner-and they spent the time for
the next few days squatting under
the trees, holding councils OF war.
1t is also related that at night they
we're so afraid of these smooth floors
that they would enter the house on
their hands and knees: They were
happy when the convention closed,
for they were of the firm conviction
that an attempt had been made to
MAIN and injure them-that they
were victims Of a deep laid conspir-
acv
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-16
ably reminded OF the balmy air of
early morning in the tropics.

ably reminded of the balmy air of
early morning in the tropics.
It is worth the trip alone to watch
the hilarious capers Of the elephants,
who, in their large way, enjoy the
morning immensely. They summer
out in the large green just back OF the
winter homes, and about the first
thing their keepers do is to turn q
ION them. One elephant is
drenched at time. while the other
looks on with impatient envy. The
look of stolid satisfaction and keen
enjoyment which permeates the coun-
tenance of the elephant being sprin-
kled would make q fortune for some
painter if he could successfully trans
fer it to canvas.
After his great body has been
thoroughly drenched the keeper yells
sfNextl" and the other elephant knows
that his happiness is near at hand.
While the hose is being turned upon
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-16

I The exploit OF the SIGNAL nnrns in
exchanging heliograph messages be-
tween Pixies Peak and Denver, o dis
tance of 100 miles. shows to the New
York Sun how wonderfully this sys-
tenn has been developed in our army.
That it is practical appliance in war
fare was shown during General Miles's
campaign against Geronimo nine years
ago, when the news of every move
ment of the hostiles, and even signs of
possible movement, was flashed by
mirrors from point to point, one such
message travelling 700 miles from sta
ton to station in four hours. This
method of communication, where
there were no telegraph wires, not
only proved most valuable to troops,
but, it is said, disheartened the hos
tiles when they learned of its uses.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-16

OF the making of many curious
wills there is no end. One of them,
made by woman, has just been fled
with the Surrogate, states the New
York Tribune. The feature of it is
the decedent's hostility to her hus-
band and her determination that her
little SON shall have no relations with
his fathers family. The bulk of her
property is to go to him at his MA
iority, but only on condition that he
lives continuously with his mothers
family and blood relatives. The will
was not drawn by the woman fe-self,
but by lawyer, who even added a
codicil to make this provision more
. stringent. Some wills seem to be
made for the purpose of being broken.
twill be strange if this does not prove
TO boone ofthem.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-16

took it to his boarding house, where
it was put in with litter OF kittens
and raised by the mother of the little
family without any objections. After
q time it became robust for q thing OF
its size, and demanded more than a
pro rata of milk. This annoyed the
litter of kittens somewhat, and after
three months nursing, in which the
queer freak got trife the best OF the
sucklings, Mr.. Wormald put it into
his coat pocket and brought it to his
fathers house, in Dayton, Ky. Here
it was christened "Cute," and a
neighboring motherly cat, bereft OF OF
her kittens, adopted it, and Is still
nursing it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-16

! The troubles at Kucheng and Tarsus
remind the Philadelphia Record of the
interesting fact that China and Turkey
are now the only considerable parts of
the world not under Caucasian Gov
ernment or protecterate. Africa has
been apportioned out in the last
twenty years as China is likely to be
in the next twenty. "How much
longer the Unspeakable Turk is likely
to last is question, but only ques.
ton of time
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-16
them by prodding them with IRON


pointed hooks.
All the large animals, like the lions,
tigers, bears, leopards, hyenas, have
the hose turned on them every morn
ing, and although the keepers say
they like the bath, few Of them looked
it, with the exception of the bears. 1t
was the greatest kind Of sport for the
polar bears in particular, as the hot
weather Is not to their liking at all.
Great care is taken with the animals
from the tropical regions to prevent
their catching cold, and for this rea-
son those which come under this class
are given only sprinkling.
The monkey-house is lively place
in. the morning. The dozens OF
monkeys there are all very hungry,
and when the keeper begins to make
the rounds with the breakfast there are
twenty fights in as many seconds. One
of the monkeys there caught cold about
six months ago, and whisky was given
him in frequent doses. This monkey.
the keepers aver, tries to impose upon
them by coughing. On two occasions,
they say, he succeeded in his purpose
of making them believe he had cold,
and consequently was in need OF
whisky. This shows that the monkey
is something OF logician. He knew
the whisky was given him for GER
tain cause, and his mental powers were
quick to settle upon the reason OF it.
The keepers say that it will 20 hard
with this monkey if he should contract
genuine cold. Perhaps, if the
monkey had been tribe cleverer, and
had thought to expose himself in some
way, so that he would catch cold, he
might have had the whisky without
jeopardizing his reputation for hon
esty.
1t sometimes happens that in the
busy hours of the early morning q
couple of monkeys escape through the
keeper leaving the cage door open q
second too long. Such an escape
makes plenty of excitement. The
monkeys always make for the nearest
tree, but their captivity has rendered
them comparatively slow, and the agile
keeper, with big scoop net on the
end OF long pole, has little trouble
in landing them. During the escape
the other monkeys become terribly ex-
cited, and the men who have made
study of them through long associa'
tion say that there is no doubt but
that they are jabbering about the es'
cape to one another.
Before long New York will have Q
ZOO which will more than equal thai
of any of the great cities of the world,
particularly those of Berlin and Lon
don. The collection of animals an
birds now compares fevorably with
that of any city. but the buildings are
the same as twenty years ago.
1t is the intention to select another
site in the park and erect a new set o
buildings, in which every modern con
yenience for the care of all kinds O.
animals will be introduced. AS the.
have become better understood in lat
years, animals which have heretofor
died in captivity now thrive under tn
changed conditions for their welfare
and with proper facilities it is believed
that many which have never survives
the climatic changes here can be mad
to prosper in health.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-16
A Charmed Lille.

The three-year- old son of Prince Al
exander, OF Solms, appears to bear a
charmed life. While train was going
at full speed near Mollersdorf, In Aus
tria, gust of wind blew open car
riage door and the royal youngster
fell out. When the train was stopped
the sturdy little fellow was seen calm
" toddling after it. unhurt, save Tor a
few slight bruises and scratches.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-16

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,
produces the greatest value in farm
products of all the counties in the
United States, according to census
report just out. st. Lawrence County.
New York. is second. and then follows
Chester County, Pennsylvania; Wor-I
cester County, Massachusetts,; Bucks
County, Pennsylvania, and Colusa
County, California. The three Penn
sylvania counties were settled early
by Quakers aud Germans, whose
thriftiness is proverbial.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-16

The Duke of York has been taking
ride on Maxim's flying machine.
The old Admiral who had him in tow
protested against his risking his royal
neck, but the Duke told him that it
was no more dangerous than torpedo
boat which he had served on.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-16

Bicycle weddings are increasing
in popularity in France. At
the close of o welding ceremony re-
Gently the bridal couple started off op
their honeymoon on ''bicyclo built
for two.n
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-16

the baby and the two. former the
parents. The baby now weighs con-
siderably more than u ton. Their
quarters are divided into three Sec
tions, one-half Of the whole being
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-16

Maryland has an assessed valuation
of S491 307, ,675.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-10-16
THOs. j. ADAMS, PROPRIETOR
Chicago has only twenty per cent.
7ef its population of native birth, the
gest being foreigners or their chill
Aren.

i Berlin has the reputation of hand
ling streetrefuse with m ,repro6t to the
municipality than any OF. er city in
the world.