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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-23
LIGHT FLASHES
IS. D. SCUDDER, Fire Insurance.

Hoods Pills are the best fami-
ly cathartic and liver medicine.
Harmless, reliable, sure.
james Hightower, colorsd was
arrested last night at San Pedro
park, at the colored peoples festiv-
tiles, charged with passing two fif-
ty-cent pieces Of counterfeit coin.
He was taken to the city Jail in the
patrol wagon.
Ella Wilson, colored, aged II
days, died yesterday from cholera
infantum.
You can't buy happiness, but,
if you are suffering from dyspepsia,
scrofula, salt rheum, impure blood,
you may be cured and made hap
py by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla.
-Ewsld Praeger, of this city,
has received patent on his inven-
tion OLA yard stick calculator. By
his method the dry goods clerk
and the customer will each have
the work Of calculating purchases
very much simplified.
ID. & A. Oppenheimer are SUI
ing Magee & Davis on q note of
$2,5l2.70 in the Forty-fifth district
court.
County Judge Callsghan this
morning heard the contest OF final
account in the guardianship of
Benins Rodriguez and reserved
his decision until next Monday.
There are about 60 old broken
chairs in the city hospital needing
repairs, for which bid of 25 cents
each for repairs has been made.
The matter will be referred to the
city hospital committees.
The sum OF $l,029 was collect
ed yesterday by City Collector
Umscheid.
-Twenty-four cases were before
the recorder today.
--Messrs. Dave Frank, Hutche-
son, John burst, Ike Goodman,
George Slochsuer, Max Wenz, and
the Misses. Ernst, Sens, Walker,
Pereida, Layer, Bridge and
Kuehne, salespeople at Joskes
big store, have begun their gu m.
mer vacation.
-Lost-On June 9th, an opal stick
pin. Reward, if returned to Light Of
fee. 7-23-3ts
"A musical and literary enter
tatnment was given last night by
the children Of SITS. Joseph ana
John Orphan asylum, on Military
plaza, complimentary to Rev.
Mother st. Madeline, at which a
few Invited friends were present.
Officers Parker, Mass and Boil.
ton are taking their monthly day
of from duty today.
"A wagon was smashed in a
runaway accident on Alamo street
in front Of Mission garden saloon
this morning.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-23
HURT IN A RUNAWAY.

A dairyman named Isom, living on
the Blanco road, was thrown out of
his milk cart on Dallas street in a
runaway about noon today. He was
seriously hurt about the head and was
removed to the city hall in the patrol
wagon.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-23
New Canadian Provinces.

Canada has just bestowed names on
its territory bordering the Arctic ocean.
1t will hereafter appear on the map in
four districts, or provinces-Ungara,
Franklin, Mackenzie and Yukon. The
four combined contain 1,421 900 square
miles.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-23
"rTt in halves.
Disproportioned Limbs.

By actual measurement of so skele-
tons the right arm and left leg have
been found to be longer in %, the left
arm and right leg IN six, the limbs on
the right longer than those on the left
in four, and in the remainder the In
equality Of the limbs was varied. Only
seven out of 70 skeletons measured, or
ten per cent, had limbs of equal length.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-23
Little Wood In spain.

There is so little wood in Spain that
the small boy knows nothing of the
joys of whiting, and develops no am
bition TO become carpenter. The re-
suit is that the carpenters are few, and
their shops not well provided with mod
erp tools and machinery.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-23
Atlantic Liner, E.pensive.

It is stated that the first cost of build
ing feet of Atlantic liners is trife
compared to the cost of running them.
In less than three years it will exceed
the cost of construction, so enormous
is the constant expenditure in wages,
port dues and repairs.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-23
Tho Capture OF the Redan.

The greatest proportionate loss Of Of
ficers to men in any battle was at the
capture of the Redan, where three Off
GERS were lost to every % men.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-23
Our FOrest Area .

At present the total forest area of the
United States is &c per cent. of the total.
This does not include Alaska and uhS
Indian reservations. We consume ap-
proximately $4,000, ooe, 900 cubic feet Of
timber annually.
CHICAGOAN'S ODD INVENTION.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-23
ATTENTION.

Contractors, Carpenters and Consum-
ers OF lumber. Get prices from VIM.
Cameron & Co. before buying.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-23

In a pair of our shoes. Try us
once if you haven't been getting
full value from your dealer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-23
Money Saving Here

Banister'S S. Tans. ........S3. 80
$500 Buys any 81 Tan Shoe
Boys $500 Tan Shoes. .....Sl 80
Ladies' Tan Oxfords, any style of
SO. so or 50. 90 grades .......S2.50
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-23

Twelve vagrsncy cases were
before the recorder today. -,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-31

James Bridgeman of Stamford,
under $500 bonds to appear before
the Bennington grand jury, escaped
from Deputy Sheriff Morrissey of
Stamford, in whose custody he was
Saturday. On Tuesday night Bridge
man assaulted his wife and an Italian
who went to their assistance. He
was arrested and tried Friday morn
ing, pleading guilty to the charge Of
assault. Not being able to furnish
the bonds Morrissey was to bring
him to Bennington Saturday. An
effort was made to capture him, but
be outran his pursuers. He was re-
leased from Pittsfeld, Mass, Jail on
Tuesday, after serving term.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-31
RATS QUEER NEST.

lecture. They selected the top of the
stove In a hunters cabin for the site,
and while the hunter was gone they
built their house. They used railroad
spikes for the walls, securing them
from railroad shanty 200 yards from
the cabin.
In building the house they laid the
spikes with the utmost regularity and
arranged them so that the points all
stuck out. After building the wall up
to the proper height the rats filled the
interior with soft stuff and had quite q
comfortable home when the hunter re-
turned and ousted them without the
formally Of writ of ejectment.
1t is not always that the rats put the
results Of their theft to such good use
Many things are stolen apparently for
the love Of stealing and with no inten-
ton Of using the stolen articles. In the
matter of the railroad spikes 1t seems
that the rats knew what they were
doing, for they stole enough spikes to
erect their house, and no other iron
entered into its construction. Perhaps
one of the rats had visited large city
and secured some ideas about building
by watching the erection of modern
skyscraper, and was so pleased with the
scheme that he resolved to adopt it him
self. At any rate the rats built a home
that embodied in its construction many
of the features of the 20-story buildings
In New York.
This particular rat has many queer
habits not common to rodents, and he
is an interesting study for naturalists
Residents Of the locality which the rats
inhabit, however, maintain that The
rats are nuisance, and the thieviue
rascals are killed whenever possible. II
is all right to study criminal until
your own goods have been purloncd
and many California settlers have SUI.
fered from the depredations of the
wood rat, and so they have sworn ven
geance on the pestiferous but jolly lit.
tie rodent that steals merely for the
pleasure Of stealing.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-31
HOW'S This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re.
ward for any case of Catarrh that can.
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
F. J. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last 10 years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable 10 all bus
mess transactions and financially able to
carry out any obligation made by their
firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Drugg s. ;,
Toledo, o. Walding, Kinuan & Marvin,
Wb esale Druggist, Toledo. o.
II It's Catarrh Cure is taken Internal
ly, ,cting directly upon the blood aud
mt GUS SUI faces of the system. Price
Zoe. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
i testimonials free,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-31

Edward B. Winslow of Portland
Me-, who about a month ago was nom
mated by the Democrats for governor
on a gold standard platform, has beer
in peck of trouble since his party, in
national convention, adopted free sill
YER plank. He has finally settled the
matter, and man.fashion, by declining
the nomination. In his letter of de-
clination he says:
The platform adopted by the State
convention, which has declared for 8
single gold standard, is plain, and il
was upon that platform that l was
nominated, and l could not, even had
so desired, accepted this nomination
under any other circumstances than tc
stand firmly upon the platform made
by the Democratic Party of Maine.
1t is very evident from the free ex
pressions of opinion that if | wish te
secure the vote of the Democratic Par
ty l shall be obliged to harmonic with
both gold and silver platforms, anc
that cannot do under any circum
stances.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-31

In 1878 the whole amount of cur
: rency of all kinds in the Treasury and
in circulation was $751;, 1881, 800. Last
year it was s1,601;96S, Alb.
Not only has the volume of the cur
rency been expanded to more than
twice what it was in 1873, but the in
crease has considerably more than
kept pace with the growth of popula-
ton. In 1873 the circulation per
capita was s1S.04; last year it was
s22.97.
During this same period, moreover
there has been an enormous increase in
the worlds product of gold, which sup,
plies the money the money of ultimate
redemption. In 1875, the gold pro-
duct of the world was only $780,
900. Last year it was 1903, 100000
this year it is estimated at 1920, 00O,-
900. The average annual production
of gold now is s15,000,00O in excess
70 the total production Of both gold and
silver down as late as 1884.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-31
James Atwood. a notorious post

James Atwood, notorious post
office robber, who on the night of
June rs robbed the postoffice in
White River junction, and was after
ward arrested in New York, and
made to serve a sentence for a former
crime, was Saturday brought to Ben.
nington by New York officers and
delivered to Marshal Harris who on
Monday took him to Rutland for safe
keeping. Atwood is said to be one
of the most noted postoffice burglars
10 the country.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-31

while with her right, in which she holds
shield emblazoned with the American
arms, she repulses Discord, represented
by two snakes. The whole Is suspended
by trophy of two crossed cannons,
balls and a sword surmounted by the
American eagle, by ribbon Of 10
stripes, palewise, gules and argent and
chief azure, to clasp composed OF
two cornucopias and the American
arms.
Col. Scott Is a most unassuming man,
and although his fame as a painter of
war pictures is worldwide, he is as
modest in his demeanor toward his fell
low-townsmen as if he never had Of
fered his life against awful odds to save
his soldier comrades, and had the heroic
act memorized by congress. Neither
have the plaudits of the art critics made
him a'whit more conscious now of his
own personality than he was in 1862,
when, as drummer-boy, he told the
war correspondent of the New YORK.
Tribune that, in the battle of Lees
Mills, Va, 1.-The bullets fell SO thick
in the river that it was like sap boiling"
Four companies each Of the Third
Vermont, Fourth Vermont and Sixth
Vermont regiments took part in the en-
gagement, which was fought on the
sides and even in the water of a stream
of considerable size. Forced to retreat
after having crossed the stream and
captured n redoubt, the Vermonters
went not hastily, but in good order.
and giving as good as was sent every
time. 1t was remarked at the time
that nearly every man shot in this bat
tie was bored through the head by the
keen-sighted Green mountain boys.
Many of the latter were shot down
as they were swimming or wading back
through the stream, and it is thus that
the Iribune's war correspondent told
the story of Col. SCOTS devotion to his
comrades:
Julian Scott, of the Third Vermont,
company L, under 16 years old, was one
of the heroes. He pulled out no less
than nine OF his wounded comrades.
| He twice went down under fire away
across the stream, and brought back
from the slope of the rifle pit John c.
Backum, of his own company, who was
shot through the lungs. Ephraim
Brown, who was helping him, was him
self shot through the thigh inside and
disabled. Scott waded back, like the
hero that he is, and brought him safely
over"
A general order was issued by Gen.
Badly" Smith, commencing young
Scott's bravery, and Secretary Stanton
was so delighted when he read the above
story that he sent the brave drummer
boy the first medal issued by congress
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-31
BRAVE JULIAN SCOTT.
First Congressional Medal of Honor Wos

by Plainfield Artist.
Col. Julian Scott, for many years 4
resident of Plainfield, N. j., has been
awarded one of the priceless congress,
sional medals of honor for marked
bravery in the war Of the rebellion.
Col. Scott has the additional honor of
being the first union soldier to receive
such a reminder of bravery.
This metal is five-pointed star,
tipped with trefoil, each point contain
ing crown of laurel and oak. In tn,
middle, within circle of "a stars,
America, personified as Minerva, stands
with her left hand resting on the fasces,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-31

In Marshall county, Miss, September
20, 1889; received classical education;
was private soldier during the civil
war on the losing side; lived on plan-
tation after the close Of the war until
1873; was a member Of the Arkansas
state senate when the constitutional
convention of 1874 was called; was re-
elected under the new government, anil
in 1877 was elected president of the SEN
ate; was elected to the Forty
congress, and reelected to the Forty
eighth and Forty-ninth; was elected to
the United States senate as democrat.
reelected for the term ending March 3,
1897.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-31

According to the republican nomina,
tons for county senators, full list Of
which is published in this issue, there
will be only two lawyers in the coming
state senate, Merrifeld of Windham
and Hulburd of Lamoille. This i
hardly enough to fill out very heavy
Judiciary committee, and some laymen
will have to be drafted to help the
boys out.-Harris Weekly.
The contemporary will have to
halve it. Merrifeld is not lawyer,
he is "honest John"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-31
SifllIlUt- SflTlaId STGIpy

Whatever else may be said of the
political situation it cannot be denied
that it is well bolted.
Gold democratic clubs in Alabama
and silver republican clubs in Kansas
and yet the campaign has not really
opened.
We gather from the talk in several
directions that there are many men
who are more interested in getting
office than in maintaining principles.
City women are all interested ia
the financial question to the extent OF
wishing to know whether they'll be
able to take any outing this summer.
The Chicago man who advocated
the formation of democratic McKin-
ley clubs" throughout the country
didn't intend to be humorous, but.
Future candidates for Presidential
nominations will be almighty careful
abont the oratorical ability of the
men they send to the conventions in
their behalf.
Gov. Mckinley should turn that
prize watermelon over to the colored
voters. Its eloquence would appeal
to them more powerfully than the eff
forts of the greatest spellbinders.
Dynamiting passenger trains is GER
tainly not the best method the Cuban
revoutionisl could have taken to in
crease the number of their friends in
the United States.
The works of man, even the twenti-
eth century man, are slow, when com
pared with those of nature. The
railway train which exceeds mile a
minute for a long distance is regard
ed as something wonderful, but the
Virginia plover, according to Ger
man Naturalist, habitually flies 225
miles an hour, without attracting
special attention.
A wise man is Mr.. Tanner, repub-
lican candidate for Governor of Hi
nois. He says the money issue will
disappear in two months, Most peo-
pie thought it would at least remain
until election day, if no longer.
Speaker Reed held back his Con-
gressional intentions until he knew
their announcement would be CRATE
fully received. His knowledge of
human nature will be valuable to him
when he does take up the practice of
law for living.
Should the decision of the Kansas
Court of Appeals, that the law under
which 1000 divorces have been
granted was n. G., hold good there
will be mix up of families in the
sunflower State that will relegate the
political mix up to back seat.
A Russian author announces new
book called "Autobiographies of I'm
important People" 1t wouldn't be
safe to write such book in this
country; before it could be published
some of the characters would be al
most certain to have become persons
of Importance, in one or another way.
1t took sixty one years to pass a
law allowing an Englishman to marry
his deceased wife's sister, but it will
not take sixty-one seconds for the
average Englishman to discover that
he doesn't want to marry his sister,
in-law, now that he may legally do
so.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-31

Eli Hill, Lumber City, Pa, writes,
II have been suffering from Piles for
twenty-five years and thought my case iu-
durable. DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve
was recommended TO me as a pile cure,
so bought a box and it perfo med a
permanent cure. This Is only one of
thousands of similar cases. Eczema,
sores and SKIN diseases yield quickly
when it is used.
c. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. E. Smith
Jamaica and Jonas Hill, Bondville,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-31

Mrs. Rhode Noah. of this place, was
taken in the night with cramping pains
and the next day diarrhGa set in. She
took half bot lie of blackberry cordial
but got no relief She then sent to me to
to see if l had anything that would help
her. sent h9r bottle of Chamberlan's
Coic, Cholera and Diarrhua Remedy
and the first dose relieved her. Another
of our me- ghbors had been sick for about
week and had tried different remedies
for diarrh9a but kept getting worse.
| sent him this same remedy. Only four
doses of it required to cure him. He
says he owes his recovery 10 This Won
d,rful remedy.-Mrs. Mary Ridley, Sid
ney, Mich. For sale by
G. L. Richardson, Peru and Weston,
L. c. Bolster. Bondville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-31

There is only one $4,000 United
States note in existence. and that has
never been issued, but is kept in the
treasury as specimen. There are three
$4,000 greenbacks. Two of them are
in the treasury; the third was paid out
several years ago, and is probably in
the vault Of some bank, because it hrs
never been heard from since. One
thosand dollar notes are numerous.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-31
THE LONDONDERRY SITTER.

Domestic troubles caused Mrs. Buno
Riley of South Burlington to attempt
suicide. Saturday evening at s o'clock
she was seen standing on Winooski
bri'ge waiting for freight train to
run over her. An alarm was given,
and as she saw the approach of the Of
ficer she jumped 60 feet into the river.
She was rescued and taken to the
Mary Fletcher hospital.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-31

The Boston Herald, that heretofore
has been independent with decided
Democratic leaning, can't stand Bryan
and his platform and evidences its dis
approval in the following sensible arti,
Gle:
The Chicago convention has adopted
a platform which antagonizes the hon.
esty and intelligence of the American
people and which, if it should find ex-
preston on the statute book, would
mean the debasement of the currency,
the prostration of bnsines, and the de-
graduation of the national honor. On
this platform it has placed presiden'
tial candidate, Mr.. Bryan of Nebras.
ka, who is an incarnation of silverite
and Populist recklessness; and, as such,
is conspicuously unfit for the tremen'
dous responsibilities of the office to
which he aspires.
On the other hand, the Republican
party has openly and positively taken
up its position for the maintenance Of
the gold standard, and has placed at
the head of its ticket man who, meas
ured from an honest money point OF
view, is greatly safer and soundel than
the Democratic nominee Taking
their respective environments into con.
sideration, we are confident that this
superiority on the part of the Republi.
can candidate will become still more
manifest during the campaign. Mr.
McKinley's tendency will be toward
increased conservatism and Mr.. Bry.
ans toward increased rashness, If in,
deed, in the latter's case there be any
room for the growth of financial wild
ness. Under these conditions it is the
duty of patriotic citizens to sink politi
cal differences on other points and rally
to the party which stands as bulwarl
of the currency against silverite anc
Populist assaults. The Herald re
cognizes this duty, and intends to per
orm it. Till the contest is decided
our voice shall be raised and onr in
fuence given for the election of Mr.
Mckinley to the presidency. Th'
security of the currency is the para
mount question of the hour. 1t eclipse'
all other issues. Believing that thi:
security can best be attained by the
success of the Republican party, WI
promise it our sincere and hearty sup
port for its presidential ticket in thu
pending campaign.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-31

STEAL HEAVY NAILS.
California Rodents Construct a Homo OF
Railroad Spikes.


California is state of big things,
and not the least interesting among
them is the huge wood rat found along
the slope of the Cascade mountains,
Besides being big, the rnt is profess
sional thief. He steals anything and
everything, and is the terror of the ma
tives as well as of hunting parties, For
est and Stream tells some amusing
stories Of raids made on camps by rats
which carried away knives, forks,
spoons, tin plates, towels, cartridges
and all sorts of cloth and rags that
could be used as lining for their nests.
The same paper tells of an effort at
building done by pair of these rats
which beats all record for rat archi.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-31

1t has been formally decided by a
conference of sound money Democrats,
representing some ten or dozen states,
to put third ticket in the field. The
date of the convention, which is not to
be later than September, is to be fixed
next week by committee appointed
for that purpose.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-31

The populists nominated Bryan for
president and Tom Watson of Georgia
for tailender. They couldn't go Sew
all because he is the president of
bank. These fellows are opposed to
everything that casts shadow of civil
lization,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-31

Brer' Whitney of New York wants
the Republicans to abandon the tariff
question and take hold and help him
pull small minority of his party out
of the silver hole that they deliberately
walked into at Chicago.