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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-04-10

Gutterals predominant in Norway
and Russia, whereas far to the south
ward, in sunny Italy, there is profu-
sion of such euphonious names as Pal
ermo, Verona, Campobello and SO forth.
Even in the British isles, covering so few
degrees of latitude, there is marked
difference between the burr" of the
Highlands and the soft speech of the
native of southern England. A theory
which may partly account for these cli-
matte effects is based upon the contrast
of the stiffness which usually prevades
southern lands with the stormy in
quietude of northern countries.
Cloudless skies for months at time
characterize the climate of Italy, while
a armament entirely free from clouds
is rare in Norway. 1t requires, of
course, greater efforts to be heard in re-
gions which are swept by winds and
storms than in still southern ATTITUDES
and to be heard distinctly amid the
noise and confusion of the elements
words must be used which contain
many consonants. Among the inhab-
itants of more tropical chimes the tend
ency is toward soft and musical cadence
and travellers relate that in regions of
South America such as Peru and Vene-
zuela, where atmospheric disturbances
are rare, the natives almost chant the
phrases of salutation.-Chicago News.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-04-10

for anything. When come to YOU =
tell you all you stand there and maxi
fun of me. You had better be careful
young man; it may be worse than 70,
suppose. You know what your favorite
Congreve, says:
"'Heaven hath no rage like love to hatred
! turned,
| Nor hell fury like woman scorned.'
80 keep real good till have finished
"You see before was married, when
ever went to dance, there was always
some one, four or five in fact, whom
thoroughly liked, and to whom l could
count to speak to me before the evening
| was over and with whom / could have a
pleasant chat and dance. So, no matter
how distasteful my present partner
might be, my anticipations were pleas
ant enough to make up for the present.
There were certain men who, per-
haps, were not actually in love with me
(she said this with a perfectly straight
facet, but who invariably felt disposed
to drift in my direction, SO that l was
kept perpetually buoyed up while talk
ing with the stupid ones, and absorbed
after they did speak to me by delight
full uncertainty as to what the future
might bring forth-that, of course, YVES
before met you. dear.
when | go to dances now, seem to
lose remembrance of the fact that ] am
married, and with woman's vanity |
began to be painfully aware that the
very men who would have stood on their
heads had ! asked it in the past, l could
not count on now to take the least in
terest in me or to talk other than the
dreariest platitudes. They were pain
fully polite, would advance toward me
with few commonplace remarks, and
when they favored me at german with
some glittering trinket, for which |
used to be crazy, felt as though it was
an expression of charity, portraying
that having my choice I must abide by
it and not expect any very great ex-
ertions on their parts.
II drifted from bad to worse till
reached state of desperation, and when
[ saw Mrs. Sweetly gazing fondly into
Dicky Robinson's eyes the other even
ing. said to myself: There is woman
who really lives, and the reason she does
is because she forgets she is married.
"Then it was, Geotfery, dear, that
ried to force myself to forget that you
had ever crossed my path; that is, of
course, only when went to some social |
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-04-10
IN THE ToRRID ZONE.
The Difficulties of Tropical Climates for
Europeans

l. europeans.
In America it is the uplands of Mex
LEO, Peru and Bolivia, or along the arid
coast of the Pacific, and not in the
real tropical climate of Brazil, where
the Spaniards have succeeded most
fully. They have also done well in
Cuba, to be sure, but the cases are en-
tirely dissimilar. And to reason, from
the French success in Algeria, that the
same would ensue in the Congo basin, in
Madagascar, or in Cochin China, is to-
tally to misconceive the real limitations
OF tropical climate. The relative diff
eral cases may be roughly indicated by
the mortality of soldiers. In Cochin
China it is almost exactly double that in
Tunis; and this is, roughly speaking, a
measure of the difference between a
1uere torrid climate as distinguished
from one which is very humid as we'll
as hot, for humidity means that mala-
ria is superadded to all the other diff
cultics inherent in climate alone.
4 The heat in q tropical climate be-
comes important but indirectly, be-
cause it is the cause Of humidity and
generally accompanies it. III the tenn
perate regions humidity goes with cool
weather, except in the dog days, while
within the tropics heat prevails just
when radiation through PRECIPITATION
is most retarded by moisture in the at
mosphere. This, in combination with
the enforced lack of exercise and it's at
tendant excretion, forms the double
cause of physiologic disturbances. The
blood is not properly purified and an
aemia ensues, If the more immediate eff
fects do not manifest themselves in
intestinal disorders.
Everything which conduces to give
a variety to the climate of the tropics
affords relief. The alternating SCI;
and land breezes of islands make them
more alnenable to European civil
ization. Especially when these is
lands are volcanic or mountainous is
the strength of these tempering ele-
ments increased.--Prof.W William z. Rip
ley, in Appletons' Popular Science
Monthly.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-04-10

tainment given by one OF our nelSh-
hors, as she sank YEARLY into one OF the
big sofa cushions that adorned the
couch of our room.
l knew by the curious way she had
acted during our short walk home thai
something was troubling her pretty
head; SO | preserved discreet silence
after the uttcrance of the above re-
mark She gave me quick glance to
notice the effect of her words, and see
ing me busily engaged in removing d
bunch of white carnations from the
lapel Of my dress coat, she continued:
IF I were only able to firt, | could
get along famously; l have often seen
other women add this variety to their
lives, and as far as l could ever find out,
no harm resulted"
pray do not abstain from any such
enjoyment on my account" inter
posed.
Don't fiatter yourself, my DEAR" she
said. II have the inner consciousness
that have tried and failed, yes, failed
utterly"
''Tried what?"
''Tried to flirt, you goose. deter
mined to try it just as an experiment.
I'll tell you all about it, if you won't in
terrupt me and will be real good to me
for the rest of my life.
Eyes, tried desperately to imagine
myself an ili-treated woman, that /
hated you terribly, and finally, to make
myself believe that such a person as
Godfrey Gordon never existed but TO
what an end! Just as l fancied was
succeeding, you would bob up serenely
into vision and there you would stay,
no matter how hard 1 tried to forget
you"
Of late, after the many social func
tons we had attended. had noticed a
disposition on the part of my wife to
answer only vaguely to my inquiries
as TO whether she had enjoyed herself
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-04-10

| ---Elsic-'sMy husband is very hard
| to please." Louisville must have
changed considerably since he married
you" Y. Herald.
Sublime is the dominion OF the
mind over the body, that for time car
make flesh and nerve impregnable, ano
string the sincws like steel, so that the
weak become SO mighty.-Mrs. Stowe.
Tall Shopper--"Will you please tell
me how long these skirts are" Clerk
(superciliously They are the regu-
lar length, madam" Tall Shopper
(meekly) --"Ah, but I'm not. IN. Y.
Journal.
Mrs. Dulxnne-"The women Of diff
ferent cities have their own particular
fad" Mrs. Gaswell-"What is the
women's fad in Chicago?" Mrs. Du-
kane ''Husbandry." - Pittsburgh
Chronicle.
French Waiter Tin London restau-
rant, to Yabsley, who has been trying
to make himself understood in bill-of-
fare French -'If re gentleman will
talk re language vot he vas born in, l
will very mooch better understood"
Tit-Bits.
%! he's as tedious us is tired horse,
railing wife; worse than smoky
house; had rather live with cheese and
garlic, in windmill, far, than fed on
Gates, and have him talk to me
in any summer house in Christen-
dom.-Shakespeare.
I. Her Savings Dear mamma"
wrote the young woman who was away
at boarding school, Il need little
money to buy monogram paper. !
have saved five dollars of my last
months allowance, but I've only got
three dollars of it, Chicago Tribune.
.-Hicks-"It would be comforting
thing if the dead could revisit the earth
to tell us about the great beyond"
don't know about that.
Why, when a man returns from few
weeks in Europe, he becomes pesti-
lential bore for years afterwards. =
Boston Transcript.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-04-10
AN EXPERIMENTAL FLIRT.

F a woman really is
in love with her
husband she can
not expect to have
a very good time
at a dance"
So spoke t h e
dearest little wom-
an in all the world
late one evening,
on returning from
a pleasant enter
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-04-10
slxeletons About rhem.

Mason-These people one meets on
the avenue have an innocent look. But
I don't doubt that many of them have
skeletons concealed about them some
where. sspt e aT1
Dibbins-Well. 1 should be sorry If
they hadn't. They would go to pieces
mighty quick, I'm afraid.-N. Y. World.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-04-10
His v,ttv SAIL

Mrs. Brenlo-I discharged Sally. the
cook, to-day. She is the fourth girl by
that name that 1 have given walking
papers to-
Mr.. Brenlo-I see; "A plain case of
sailed forth
1t was then that Mrs. Brenlo tainted.
TIC Date.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-04-10

The rearing Of worms and manu-
facture of silk were completely broken
up In America by the revolution.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-04-10
Inconlc.

Arizona BILL hear thar ' e, n.
and Bessie, the biscul. ssnu,,ueng
to be married: How dio y s ND larist'<
Blizzard Bill-LeaP yeai
Truth.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-04-10

"A blithe heart makes a blooming
sisage.-Scotch Proyerb.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-04-10
ELEMENTS IN SPRING WATER.
Argon aud Helium Found Separately and
e Together in Streams.

|
Together in Streams.
Arpon and helium, the two newly
discovered elements, have until now
been derived only by the heating to
high temperature of very rare minerals
1t was not known until very recently
that mineral water of several springs
in the Pyrenees contains both OF these
elements together, or singly, although
in small quantities only. Prof. Bou-
chard states that he has obtained DOM
argon and helium from the mlnefal
springs of Cauterets. He could on'y
obtain these elements, however from
water drawn from the spring before
it reached the outer atmosphere-llas
is, by drawing water through tauc
from some distance underground. ne
has proved the presence OF the es'
mcnts in several experiments by diner
ent methods; the chemical reaction Oy
usinp magnesium wire heated to reu
Lcat and spectroscopic examlnauO"
both showed the new element Dou
chard states in detail his experience
while investigating this spring. ne col'
siders it very curious that one sPrns
named Raillere, shows both the ilnesO
argon and helium in the spectroscUp,
another spring, Du Bots, shows neuun'
alone, and the water OF spring s'',
near the last mentioned (1rlnOnl
shows besides the helium spectroscop's
lines of a substance heretofore aus0
lutelv unknown. Bouchard thinks lna'
the argon and helium contained II, IN .n,
mineral springs came origlha,i! ii a.
the atmosphere, and since tnes Z
rear thus isolated it must be posslole.v
combine these elements win o'ns..
spite of their great chemical ensis,
I'rof. Bouchard does not, however, -, =
Iieye that the argon or hellum ~.
tanned in these springs have anyl~s
to do with their excellent hys
orolities.-St. Louis Globe-DeniO'i
The eameness of Brook Trout As ,sssS
The gameness of the speckieu O,su
trout has been questioned. a CIV i.
snondent says that the big trou. ,ins
have like bullheads, merely M,ss ,hau
and waggling little bit-no HUI ~ he
a bullhead. while the current :, he
stream makes the fisherman pe,~ ssh
is having a terrible fight VIII, u,s ~ 'yhere
Probably the writer has ils issnm NINE
the streams were warm IN , MN, men who
IN which no fish is gamy. Few men o. c III
have caught big brook trous . y Nav On
Adirondack stream in june. :, , .1a Of
the fly, or even on the desplse .S." lsueh
AZ the man who questions .n 81 ! strsau
Of the brook trout--Fores.a M
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
DECEMBER WEATHER.

The following data, covering pc
riod Of IL years, has been compiled
from the weather bureau record at
San Rntonio, Texas, for the month
Of December:
Temperatures:
Mean or normal temperature Sc.
The warmest month was that Of
1889, with an average of &C.
The coolest month was that of 1887,
with an average of 40.
The highest temperature was sc on
December II, 1890.
The lowest temperature was II, on
December 5, 1896
Average date on which first killing"
frost occurred in autumn November
10.
Average date on which last "kil-
ling" frost occurred in spring, March
4.
Precipitation:
Average for the month 1.S3 inches.
\ Average number of days with OF Of
an inch or more, 8.
The greatest monthly precipitation
was 573 inches in 1891.
The least monthly precipitation was
.04 inches in 1894.
The greatest amount of precipita-
ton recorded in any "a consecutive
hours was 259 inches on December II,
II, 1891.
Clouds and Weather:
Average numebr of clear days, 13;
partly cloudy days, 8, cloudy days, 9.
Wind:
The prevailing velocity of wind was
46 miles from the north on December
10, 1895.
Station-San Antonio.
Date of issue-November 2S,1S96.
III. Fl. CURLEY,
Observer Weather Bureau.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
RAILROAD NOTES.

General Manager NJ. D. Monseratte,
of the Arkansas Pass, is expected back
from New Orleans today.
G. B. Warfel, assistant general pas
senger agent Of the Baltimore & Ohio,
headquarters at st. Louis, is in the
city.
The passenger train from the west
on the Southern Pacific was one hour
and forty minutes behind time in ar
irving today.
Colonel G. 2. Fegan, travelling pas
senger agent of the Baltimore & Ohio,
headquarters at Dallas, arrived in the
city this morning.
The Southern Pacific passenger
train from the west yesterday showed
evidence of having come from
snowy section of country, as the cars
were covered with the beautiful.
Mr.. George Freiss, engineer on the
Southern Pacific, is rejoicing over an
increase in his family, his wife having
presented him with twins, son and
daughter, Sunday night. He is re-
ceiving the congratulations Of his
friends.
Brakeman Ben White, Of the South
ern Pacific Del Rio division, arrived
in the city yesterday from a trip to
his old home in Canada, where he
visited his brother, on his way to re-
sumo duties.
The Southern Pacific is at present
experiencing great rush of business,
both freight and passenger, and all
the boys are putting in full time,
which will come in handy for the
Christmas holidays.
The Southern Pacific railroad men
at the depot in this city today enjoy
ed the luxury of snowbalIing which
| the rest of our citizens could not par
ticipate in. A freight train from the
west arrived with the tops of the cars
| covered with three inches of snow and
this furnished the fun while it lasted
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
Elks' Lodge Of Sorrow.

Next Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock the annual memorial ser
vices for the deceased memb ers of
the San Antonio Lodge of Elks
will be held in the Grand Opera
house, and the public is invited to
attend. The program outlined will
be as follows:
Opening ceremonies by officers of
the Lodge.
Ode, "Great. Ruler Of theIUniverse."
Prayer.
"Lead Kindly Light. .....
San Antonio Quartet Club
Address, "The Elks,".. .
...........D DIR. Frank Paschal
Vocal solo, selection, .....
...... .GeorgesJ. Jackson
Address, "Chsrity,". Hon. A. Levy
Violin solo, "Cavatina,".
........... Miss McClung
"Jesus, Lover of My SOUL"
San Antonio Quartet Club
Eulogy, SIN Memory Of Our
Departed Bretheren,". 80.
80. 49,. II iouh IL DusulCh
Vocal solo, "Calvary,". ....
............... Miss Schenck
Closing ceremonies by Officers of
the Lodge.
Doxology.
Benediction.
The dead Of the lodge, in whose
honor the services will be held are:
s. M. Ellis, III. B. Andrews, Il. M.
Fettermann, Richard Wooley, Q.
w. A. GOsling.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
Club Directors,

The annual election Of directors
of the San Antonio club took place
last night and resulted as follows !:
Robert B. Green, Duval West,
Reagan Houston, William Aubrey,
Henry Terrell, Robert U. Culber-
son, J. M. George, w. w. Robbins,
]. j. Stevens, Albert Maverick,
George Eichlitz, q. G. Cresson, Ed.
win Chamberlain.
These directors will elect officers
Of the club next Monday.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
THE COCKPIT.
The Season Opened at Marks Pit Last
0,,nIor

The Season Opened at Marks Pit Last
Sunday.
Bob Marks cockpit opened for
the season last Sunday with eight
interesting fights, which resulted
as follows:
Marks red top.knot, 5:06, vs.
Crowther's Jap, 5:0S; won by Jap
in six pittings.
Marks red, Ala, vs. Crowther's
red, 4:l2; won by Crowther in II
pittings.
Marks gray, 6 :O2, vs.. Crowther's
Jap, 6:O4; won by Jap in 10 pit
tings.
Marks red, sos, We. Dunbar's
red, :0S; won by Dunbar in six
pittings.
Marks red, sos, We. Crowther's
grey, 5 :0S; won by grey in one hour
and 80 minutes, after very hard
fighting.
Marks red, 5:l4, VS.. Dunbar's
red, 5:l3; won IN six pittings by
Marx.
Marks blue, sos, vs. unknown
red, sos; won by Marx in first
pitting.
Dunbar's grey, $40, VS.. Marks
dominique, $40; won by Marx in
nine pittings, after very hard
fighting.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
HAD GIVEN HIM UP.
Arnold Weatherhead Returns After A
Long Absence, Alive And Well.

N
Long Absence, Alive And Well.
There is today undoubtedly reign
ing happiness supreme in the house
hold of ID. ]. Weatherhead, OF Boerne,
Texas
About seven years ago, Arnold Wea-
therhead, son Of DIR. Weatherhead, of
Boerne, left home to battle for life in
strange lands. He was gone about a
year, when he was never heard from.
His parents and all who knew him
had given him up for dead, and it was
even reported at one time that infor-
nation of his death had been received.
Years rolled on and the whereabouts
Of Arnold Weatherhead continued a
mystery.
On last Sunday morning while Mr..
August Schweppe was sitting in his
drug store on Austin street, reading
the Sunday Light, a visitor dropped in
to see him. 1t was the long lost Ar
mold Weatherhead, of Boerne, an old
friend Of Mr.. Schweppe. He had just
returned from Mexico, where he had
been prospecting. He had visited all
parts of the United States and spent
a great deal of his time in all the Wes-
tern states.
He said that he was kept so busy
that he forgot all about home until a
few weeks ago, when he decided to
return to Texas. He left for Boerne
on the next train, to surprise his dear
mother and father, who have not
heard from him for several years and
had given up all hope of ever seeing
him again,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01

men present, all of which were
good ones, and the meeting adj
journed until December z, when,
it is expected, an association will
be permanently organized. Repre-
sentatives are expected to be pres.
emit at the next meeting from every
town along the Arkansas Pass rail-
road, as the movement Is solely
for the interests of these towns.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
TO ENCOURAGE IMMIGRATION.
A Meeting Of Real Estate Men to Form
An Association.


A meeting of land agents and
real estate men was held in the
Business Mems club room yester.
day, pursuant to a cali issued by
Mr.. E. ]. Martin, general freight
and passenger agent of the San
Antonio and Arkansas Pass rail-
road. The meeting was called to
order and presided over by Mr..
George F. Lupton, who stated that
the object Of the meeting was to
promote interest in immigration
to Southwest Texas, and said that
the road would spare no pains to
foster the movement. The ques-
ton was fully discussed and sug-
gestions were heard by the gentle
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01

The length of life may be increas-
ed by lessening it's dangers. The ma
jority of people die from lung troub-
les. These may be averted by prompt
ly using One Minute Cough Cure. E.
Reuss, City Drug store, log E. Com
merce street
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
LUNCH AT ALL HOURS.

Chas. w. Behring'S new beer
saloon, 206 Soledad street. Beer
on draft, always cool and fresh.
For several years on Alamo
street. IL II limo
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
Snow in the South.

Light falls of Snow occurred on
the line Of the Arkansas Pass rail-
way yesterday at Karnes city,
Corpus Christi, Gregory, Skidmore
and Sinton.
A four.inch fall was reported at
Del Rio and Monterey, Mexico,
reported a three-inch snow fall,
the first in ten years.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
HAVE A BALANCE.

A meeting Of the San Antonio Zou-
ayes was held in their armory last
night to settle the affairs relating to
the recent sham battle and benefit
ball. The total receipts were found
to have been $397.65, expenses $267.-
81; balance on hand S130.14.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
TO HELP CUBA.

New Orleans, Dec. Capt. A.
Wyndham, the well known Eng
lish actor and author, Is in New
Orleans to confer with the commit
tee OF the Cuban Aid Society in
reference to the production of his
new play CUBA Libre) for the ben.
eft of the Cuban cause.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
Two Fire Calls,

Yesterday evening about $50
o'clock fire caused by hot ashes be-
ing dumped against frame build
ing in the rear of the Journal
Democrat Office on Market street
caused a small blaze to start and
the chemical fire engine was called
to extinguish IT. Slight damage
resulted.
About II o'clock last night fire
in some trash in the rear of the
Texas Steam laundry on Losoya
street also caused the f1remen q
short run. Fire company No. 2
responded and quickly extinguish-
ed the flames.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money II It
fails to cure. DC. 10-5-156t.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
A. 0. u. W.

A. 0. q. W.
All members OF Milan Lodge are
requested to attend meeting on
Tuesday, December l, at Sp. M,
for nomination Of officers for the
ensuing term.
By order,
VAL. MUsHALL, NJ. w.
Attest:
w a. CowLEY, Recorder. 1t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money II II
fails to cure. 25c. 10-5-156t.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01

l.. A. Kerr, q we'll known Co.
Eulla merchant, Is at the Southern.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01

an druggists sell DR.. Niles Palm Pills.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-01
I22 W. Commerce Street

Consisting of Mechanical, Elec-
trio and Fixed Toys, Magic Ian
terms, Dolls, Games, Tree Decora-
ions, Wagons, Velocipedes, Tri-
cycles, and any and everything for
he amusement of the children.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-24

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