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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-08

Munyon's rheumatism Cure new
err fails to relieve in l to 3 hours,
and cures in a few days. Price, 25c.
Munyon's Dyspepsia Cure is
guaranteed to cure all forms of in
digestion and stomach troubles.
Price, 25c.
Munyon's Catarrh Remedies pos.
itively cure. Price, 25c. each.
Munyon's Kidney Cure speedily
cures pains in the back, loins and
groins, and all forms Of kidney
disease. Price, 25c.
Munyon's Female Remedies are
a boon to all women. Price, 25c.
Asthma Cure, with Asthma
Herbs, 800.
Munyon's Nerve Cure stops ner-
vousness and builds up the sys-
tenn. Price, 25c.
Munyon's Headache Cure stops
headache in three minutes. Price,
25c.
Munyon's Pile Ointment posi-
lively cures all forms of piles.
Price, 25c.
Munyon's Blood Cure eradicates
all impurities Of the blood. Price,
25c.
Munyon's Vitalizer restores lost
powers to weak men. Price, $1.O0.
A separate cure for each disease.
At all druggists, 25c. a bottle.
Personal letters to Professor
Munyon, 1905 Arch street, Phila-
delphia, Pa, answered with free
medical advice for any disease.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-08
A GOOD INVESTMENT.

Visitors to the Nidwinter fair are
invited TO make a careful inspection Of
the building and premises and which is
offered for sale at great bargain by
Reagan Houston. assignee. If investors
will post themselves regarding this prop
perty and its advantages they will find it
a safe, solid, profitable business invest
ment. 20 u
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-08
Rattlesnake Wine.


Benjamin Gooch in his "Medi-
cal and Surgical Observations"
published in III, gives sum-
mary of different ancient thera-
peutic methods based on the use
OF animal poisons. One OF his OBJ
servations relates to a case Of
severe pain, spasms, etc.. of long
duration. Gooch says, after speak
ing of the patients sufferings:
"Not to appear inhuman to so
wretched being, after telling him
L could do nothing I sent him
bottle OF rattlesnake wine, to take
a glass frequently, This was in
the West Indies drank as the high
est cordial. Three nights after,
the patient walked in. Sir, said
he, you cannot be so much amaz-
ed as l am, nor half so much pleas
ed; have come to thank you, and
IL not criminal to worship you"
Gooch's account of how he learned
the virtues of rattlesnake wine is
as follows: ga very wealthy old
gentleman in the West Indies had
long been afflicted with leprosy to
high degree, which was deemed
incurable by his physicians. APP
parently in a dying state he made
his will, leaving a large legacy to
female servant who had lived
with him many years. This
circumstance being known to the
servant, she and her parmour
studied and contrived how to
make away with him in such
manner as to raise the least sus-
picion. They put the heads of
rattlesnakes into the wine he
drank, thinking it would prove an
infallible poison; on the contrary,
he grew better, and the criminals,
imagining the poison was not
strong enough, added more snake
venom, whereby the gentleman
was restored to perfect health.
Conscience finally put this servant
upon her knees before her master,
confessing her crime. Forgiveness
was granted, and the old gentle
man gave her sum OF money
ordering her to depart and never
see him more"
In the late war l was soldier
in the First Maryland volunteers,
company G. During my term of
service 1 contracted chronic diar-
rhea. Since then / have used a
great amount of medicine, but
when / found any that would give
me relief it would injure my
stomach, until Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrh9a Rem
edy was brought to my notice. l
used it and will say it is the only
remedy that gave me permanent
relief and no bad results follow.
L take pleasure in recommending
this preparation to all OF nay old
comrades, who, while giving their
services to their country, contract
ed this dreadful disease as 1 did,
from eating unwholesome and I'M
cooked food. Yours truly, A. E.
BENDING, Halsey, Oregon. For
sale by F. Kalteyer & Son, Chas.
Campbell and James Clavin, drug
gists, San Antonio, Texas.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-23
whv She Pulled Up the Carpet.

That there are people in the world who
haven't yet learned that there are safer
places for depositing large sums of money
than old stockings and holes in the wall
was demonstrated recently while the
roof Of Fall River house was burning.
The department was called out, and a
squad Of officers i'll command Of Lieu
tenant Hinckley was ON the scene. Sud
denly a woman who resided i'll "a neigh
boring tenement rushed up the stairs
and began to tear up the carpet in one
of the rooms. She was informed that
there was no great danger, and in reply
to question said that her furniture
was insured for $700, but she kept at
work just the same and finally pulled
out a roll Of bills containing $l,700
Then sho went ont to the street to watch
the progress Of blaze that occasioned n
loss of SlO.-Boston Herald.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-23

A western member of congress was
recently with party discussing the ca
pacity Of men to drink strong liquor.
After listening to several stories along
this line, he said:
"Well, / don't believe any class of
men can beat these Washington negroes
when it comes to drinking strong liquor.
One Friday night as / came home after
a nights session l thought l would stop
IN little saloon near my house and get
a stovepipe of lager to make me sleep
sound. 1t is not very swell place, but
it was the only one convenient. While l
was emptying the big glass Of the frothy
liquid tough looking negro, with big
stick under his arm, walked in and de-
manded pint Of gin.
"'What price?' asked the young man
behind tho bar.
Twenty cents, said the fellow, be-
ginning to count out lot of pennies
"'All right, said the bartender.
where is your bottle?'
4" [ don't want no bottle. Jest hand
out d glass, huh.
THE liquid was measured off in n
big beer glass, and without taking it
from his lips he swallowed the contents.
not even deigning to take drink of
water when he had finished. The bar
tender did not seem to be at all sur
prised, merely remarking that the fell
low would probably take several such
drinks before he finished the evening. J"
Washington Times.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-23
A Prison Designed by Convict.

Perhaps the most interesting fact
about the building of Wounwood Scrubs
prison is that the plans for its construc-
tion were drawn out by a convict in his
cell while undergoing the probationary
nine months 10 long term Of imprison-
menE
The man was originally an architect,
and among the foremost Of his profes-
sion He was q gentleman by birth and
education, but in early life began to
abnse hisuatural gifts. and at the time
was undergoing his second term of i'm
prisomment for forgery The completion
Of the work occupied him for nearly six
months and was effected under great
disadvantages In place of u table, for
instance, he had to pin his paper to the
wall of his cell, moving 1t round with
the sun in order to obtain the best light
The prison authorities consider this
marvellous specimen of architectural
drawing the finest piece of work ever
done by an English convict 1t measures
in size feet 6 inches, being drawn to
the scale Of a hundredth part of an inch
The convict displayed the greatest in
terest and pride in the erection and COM
pletion of the prison, which was built
entirely by convict labor. 1t contains
1881 separate cells for prisoners, which
cost ON an average e70 Is. each, besides
hospital wards and a chapel
The total number of bricks required
was 35. 1000, 600. each one being made
by the convicts on the premises, or on
some adjoining land leased for the pur-
pose. The iron castings were obtained
from Portland or Chatham prison, the
granite from Dartmoor and the Portland
stone from Portland The total cost Of
the prison was more than e97, ,000.-
London Letter.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-23

cied leader had slipped from my hat
rim. Oh, horror! 1t was a spider! And
as l shook my head violently 70 dislodge
it, it struggled into my ear.
Il have never been conscious Of hav
ing fired that third shot. Somehow the
rifle was discharged, and by the same
chance the bullet laid the bear low.
Il tainted, and when l came TO my
self l was lying across the bears body,
with six strange men standing around
me.
"Ten thousand boiler factories were
at work in my brain. Hear the u0isesr
l cried VIII no one stop them:'
"And now comes the stranSest part
of my story.
The engineer Of Jacks yacht once
got mosquito in his ear. IL drove him
quite mad before we could find doc
tor. He hung over the yachts side, held
by six Of the crew, begging for death.
When the doctor arrived upon the scene,
he applied a handkerchief wet with
ether 10 the mans ear, quieting the
mosquitoes struggles and restoring the
man to sanity.
Il believed myself in the mans
plight-stark, staring mad-when, upon
this peak # Darien, 500 miles from an
ambulance and surgeon, l heard one
Of the men TO whom l had so wildly ap-
pealed reply quietly, Have no fear,
madam You are in safe hands, for we
are all doctors.
They deluged my ear with water
from nearby stream, which they
brought in a tin cup Finding the spi-
der still unsubdued, one of the doctors
asked for a hypodermic syringe. Five
were instantly proffered. An icy arrow
penetrated seemingly to the seat Of the
gray matter-still, without effect upon
the spider, whose pernicious activity
caused me indescribable agony.
&" 'Ether?' cheerfully returned the doc
tor who was attending TO me. Why, of
course. Brown, fetch out your ether
bottle And if Brown did not produce
from the depths Of his waistcoat pocket
a small bottle Of ether may l be in
stantly retired from the presidency of
our society. 1t transpired later that
Brown was a physician with an alien
hobby-entomology carried ether
with him everywhere to anasthetize
his specimens
I'm an instant relief came-such
blessed relief as only one who has pass
ed through an experience Ike mine can
appreciate.
1.-THE rest of the story is soon told.
When l had gathered myself together,
the six doctors presented themselves to
me with due formality. They dined that
night at our camp on my elk.
Jack was thoroughly ashamed of
me. What did the elk and the bear
matter with the memory of the spider
fresh in our minds?
''No, decidedly" Mrs. Jack repeats
as the maid fetches her a second cup of
tea, "I shall never dare to look tiger
in the face after my Waterloo on the
Big Muddy. 1t would have been pleas
ing legend for my tombstone. this:
zone
To whom the forests Were an open book,
Who Joined to Diana's daring the skill Of her
spear.
Lies here,
Slain by bug in her car"
Mary Wakeman Botsford in San
Francisco Argonaut.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-23
Invulnerable.


The girl confronted him without fall
tering. In her defiance she was magnifi-
cent.
''Do your worst, {" she cried. 81 am
not "a new woman ! am neither mar
ried nor engaged do nothing to con-
ceal my age. never bathe in the surf
do not shop. / haven't the remotest
idea If can cook or not. "
With a snort of baffied rage the hu
morist fled Detroit Tribune
A Question of Honor.
She is young, happily married and
prosperous. A short time ago she lost
her purse in the street, and Immediately
upon discovering her loss went to a
newspaper office and put in an adver-
tisement. Offering "A reward for the re-
turn of the missing article. The follow
ing day poor man brought the purse to
her house and claimed the reward. Leav-
ing him standing at the door, she disap-
peared. presumably to get the promised
sum, but in reality to send one Of her
servants for policeman, although she
had no good reason for doubling the
man 5 statement that he had picked up
the purse IN the street. He was not ar
rested, but he got no reward. This sort
of thing is rather discouraging to persons
with honest intentions. New York
Journal
The Duchess of Marlborough has q
young Nubian as "a personal attendant, q
souvenir of the recent visit of the duke
and duchess to Egypt. The Nubian sleeps
outside the bedroom of tho duchess at
night.
Mrs r. King, widow of Captain Rich
ard King of south Texas, owns and man
ages her estate of /, 900, 600 acres, although
she Is over 90 years old. The expenss of
managing the estate each year Is about
800, 0o0
The foot of Ouida is perfect. Summer
and winter alike II Is incased in open,
bucklcd shoes, which prevent It from be-
coming contorted by unnatural pressure
on the bones. Her hand, too, Is faultloss
In shape and proportions.
Miss Morton, eldest daughter Of Gov
ernor Morton OF New York, Is said to bo
an expert fsherwoman. From early in
the spring until the last run of autumn
Ash and oven through the Ice In winter
Miss Morton loves to go angling.
Miss Frances II. Willard and Lady Henry
Somerset are preparing for "a prolonged
temperance campaign In Ireland. They
will spond three months In that country
holding meetings and organizing societies
in all tho principal cities and towns
Tho accomplished wife of she Spanish
premier. Canovas del Castillo, was born
In Washington, where her father was the
Peruvian minister. She and her sister
Anita now the Countess Casa Valencia,
were known In those days as tho little
Isma girls. They carried great fortunes
10 their husbands
Tho wife Of President Kruger Is not
society lady. In common with her hus
band she is the reverse OF handsome, but
she enjoys "A reputation for hor excellent
manner OF housekeeping, breadmaking
and hospitable entertainments lake most
Dutchwomcn she Is tremendously obsti-
nate and hard upon those with whom sho
docs not agree
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-23
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No. II


He really thought l was smitten.
Tom. said Evelina lie flirted with
me terribly.
Did ho daro''- began Tom. Didn't
he know -
OF course I did not tell him was
engaged % -ou. said Evelina WHY.
Tom, you couldn't be jealous Of sucI
fellow-a man with no idea beyond his
counter. -
Then Tom kissed her
waited f0r no more Fortunately
caught the down train AT IL O'Clock
was in the city. AT the depot l met
Simpkius about to start for Albany.
''Simpkins, I said, I've heard you
speak Of Troublesome nephew you de
sired to provide for. -
'Confound him, yes, said Simpkins.
MY head clerk place is vacant, ]
said Tell him 10 come To me.
Thank you, said Simpkins
lwaited for no thanks. l strobe away
and wrote Dobbins that his sa--vices
We're no longer required
I have been married a year 10 Miss
Briggs. and her father failed five months
ago. Simpkins has just been arrested
for embezzling sundry sums of money,
and yesterday | passed Tom Dobbins
and his wife in the street. She is ex-
cessively pretty-lovelier than ever
and feel quite sure, despite all that
overheard that her heart is stin mine
in secret OF course she could II Omit
it, not knowing 1 returned t senti-
ment But when l remeu.he. hc much
we were together feel sure il ust be
50, and that two hearts were tsoken
Quito romantic story mine Don't
you think so?-Exchange
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-23
SWEET MYSTERIES.


Slowly the seeds in the garden are growing
Glad homiiesi
Tides set in motion by winds brlskly blowing.
Pause ere they rise.
The nesting shall rise and aspire 10 heaven IS
gate,
And the butterfly, though in shroud, he must
In dim surmise,
For all things shall rise
Gently kind spring has awakened the flowers
Sweet mysteries!
Swiftly the grub on the wing. with new powers,
To happiness flies.
Ever with rcfiu.nt wave and strong motion.
L-,ndward now march the forces OF ocean
Grand auguries
For all things do rise
In tine world visible turks the invisible.
Making men wise,
Telling of blessed truths plainly perceptible
To lovelit eyes:
Telling of heaven and the happy tomorrow:
Telling Of Joy with no vestiee of sorrow
And of bright skies
Whore love never dies
C. p. Wilson in New York sun.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-23
JUST A WORD OR TWO.

We want to talk with you few mnutesYou know but
do know there hundreds Of people in Butler Co. who do
know Butler they did would have enlarge
store to let the crowd Why what do think Nearly half
the people who didn't know made harness.
while have been running that of our business for
with capacity of sets day. but glad to know they
pleased to find them money and will you
yod mind it, However did intend talking
harness than that make kinds of harness and
of harness less than factory price 1t and bugges
wanted tell you about We have larger stock than have had
at time for fifteen We havn last in the
house Don't buy old stock they old STYLE and grow
Buy the latest design and be fashion especially when
buy them for less than others charge for old style
work. for the price, whoever heard of paying too much for
anything bought here We havn empoe asaesman with whom
would be afraid send $4,000 Europe when deal here
you know dealing with reliable firm you know just
what getting and also know the price lower than you
could where Come and and have the satisfaction
knowing have been the largest of the kind the
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-23
Dore "a a BeRgar.

Gustave Dore could show invention
not only in his wonderful illustrations,
but also III matters of everyday life.
One day friend at Verona was tax
ing Photographic view of pictur-
esque old street, and Dore tried to as
sist by keeping off the crowd Of idle
lockers on. 1t was a difficult task, and
the more he gesticulated and threatened
ttIc grcatcr ucC9splc-+Isc ttuvnFg. 5uuuCu
ly Dore had splendid idea.
"Wait q minute" " he called out to his
friend, "and I'll disperse them. "
He then took off his coat, threw it on
the ground, and, assuming a pitiful ex-
preston, he went round, cap in hand,
to beg fer a few soldi. As he advanced
the crowd drew back and melted away,
and his friend quickly obtained the neg
ative e-Philadelphia Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-23
BEAUTIFUL HANDS

As remember the first fair tCuch
OF those beautiful hands that love 80 much
I seem 70 thrill as l then was thrilled,
Kissing the glove that found untitled
When I me: your gaze and the qucCnly low
As you said 10 me laughingly, keep IL nowF
And dazed and alone IN dream stand
Kissing the ghost Of your beautiful hand.
When first loved in the long ago
And held your hand as / told You so,
Pressed and caressed it and gave it kiss
And said, Il could die for a hand like thisl'
Little dreamed loves fullness yet
Had 70 ripen when eyes were wet,
And prayers were vain in their wild demands
For one warm touch Of your beautiful hands.
Beautiful handsi o beautiful handsl
Could you reach out of the alien lands
Where you are lingering and give me tonight
Only touch-were IL ever so light
Ny heart were soothed and my weary brain
Would lull itself into rest again,
For there is no solace the world commands
Like the caress of your beautiful hands.
james Whitcomb Riley.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-23
Boys' Lies.

1t has remained for an English judge
to officially and legally establish the
ruling that lying is not wrong, at least
it is not sufficiently immoral to justify
lllnlnHafi go. ::
errand boy, who sued him for week 's
wages in lieu of notice The man justi-
fed himself by saying that he found
that the boy told lies.
''Nonsenser' remarked Judge Bacon,
"All boys tell lies. more or less 1t is a
habit that is not confined to them
But it is wicked. pleaded the shop
keeper.
Judgment for the plaintiff, with
costs, y replied the judge. New York
Suns London Letter
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-23

DR.. John Wilkins wrote a work III
the reign Of Charles II to show the pos
sibility Of making voyage TO the moon.
The Duchess of Newcastle, who was
likewise notorious for her vagrant spec
ulations said to him, Doctor, where
am l to bait at in the upward journcyY'
my lady, " replied the doctor, ''of all
the people in the world l have never
expected that question from you, who
have built so many castles i'll the air
that you might lie every night at one OF
your own. '-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-23

When the sponge is in the sea alive.
the inside of the pores is covered with a
soft substance like the white of an egg
This appoms to be the flesh of the ami
NAL, and currents of water may be seen
running into the sponge through the
small pores and ont of it through the
large ones, and it is supposed that while
the water is passing through the sponge
the nourishment for the support of the
animal is extracted from it.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-23
A MOLE RANCHER.
Californian who Makes Money by His
studies AS IA Naturalist.

Californian Who Makes Money by His
studies AS Naturalist.
"No, boys, it ain { money that makes
my pockets bulge out that way, but 1t
is the equivalent, remarked a gray
haired. gray bearded rancher from Men
docino as he took in tho slack of hay
rope that did service for belt
"To tell the truth. my breeches pock-
cts and my coat pockets, too, are pretty
we'll lined with moleskins. Within the
last year | have developed into mole
hunter, and it pays. have several acres
in straw berries ut Ukiah, and they need
considerable water. / used to put IN
lot of time digging little trenches and
turning water this way and that, but 1T
was disappointing to 90 out the next
day and find that | had been irrigating
a mole hole set watch on the little
pests, and | soon learned their habits
Since then it is no trouble ut all to get
them.
lin the first place, found that n
mole never comes straight up TO the top
OF the ground, but always on IA slant,
and you Will SEQ the ground agitated for
some time before he throws up his hill.
If you step within 20 feet of him when
he comes to the top, he viii instantly
stop work and run. It's no use to try
to catch him then.
"But Il moie is the victim of habit.
If he is disturbed at his work at 2
O'Clock today, he will not come back till
exactly O'Clock tomorrow. You can
set a watch by him and depend ON its
being right. Well, | watch around in
my berry patch and take the time when
ever disturb Mr. Mole. The next day,
when it is time for him TO come back, |
take my station near the hole. As soon
as he throws up his little mound plant
my foot behind him and close up the
hole. Then all have to do is TO scoop
him out of the dirt and drop him into
my pocket, kicking and scratching like a
good fellow | kill him, stretch his skin
on u shingle and man here in tho city
pays me s apiece for them TO make
purses OF. San Francisco Post.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-23
LOVE CHALLENGED.

Look thou on me not lightly, Lowell
Forcwarn but once, with herald eyes,
Then take all vantagcs Of WIZ
Trick, strHtagem, surprisci
For so do contomn and hate
The loveless ranks that am in
As lief would / desert as fight,
And liefcr lose than win
i court an ambush, crave hurt
And beg no other, mceter doom
Than donu.ng fetters, Love, of thincl
Quick. find me prison ooml
Charles Newton Robinson.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-23
YET LOVE CAN LAST.

Yet love can last, yet love can last,
The future be as was the past,
And faith and fondness never know
The chill Of dwindling afterglow,
II 70 familiar hearth there cling
The virgin freshness Of the spring
And Aprils music still be heard
In wOoing voice and winning word
II when autumnaI shadows streak
The furrowed brow, the wrinkled cheek,
Devotion, deepening TO the close,
Like fruit that ripens tenderer grows;
IT, though the leaves Of youth and hope
Lie Nick on life'S declining slope,
The fond heart, fa'thful 70 the last,
Lingers in love drifts TO the past;
IT, with the grayely shortening days,
Faith trims the lamp, faith feeds the blaze.
And reverence, robed in w-intry white,
Sheds fragrance like "a summer night
Then love can lastl
Alfred Austin.