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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
Profit on Horses Carcasses.

A concern in Philadelphia makes a
profit of S24 on the carcass of every
horse. In the first place, the hide Is
valuable and the leather known as
cordovan Is taken from the skin over
the rump. The other leather Is soft
and is used mostly for slippers and
heavy driving gloves. The hair from
the tail and name is made into hair
cloth, and the short hair is used In
stufing cushions and horse collars.
From the hoofs oil Is extracted, and
the horny substance is sold to comb
manufacturers. The leg bones are
used for knife handles. The ribs and
head are burned to make boneblaclS
after the glue has been extracted. By
various processes phosphorus, carbon
ate of ammonia, cyanide of potassium
and prussia acid are obtained, and
sometimes the meat is canned and
shipped 70 Europe.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
Death of a Famous Railway Dog.

Probably one of the most intelligent
of railway dogs has just been poisoned
at Luton. "Jack," as he was called,
was of the fox-terrier breed, and had
for three years made his home at the
railway station. Almost daily he Wis
tied the various departments, occasion
ally calling at the signal-boxes. Some
times he would accompany one of tho
engine-drivers for an outing, while with
the passenger guards he made jour
neys to Hatfield, alighted at the inter
mediate stations, and each time the
train resumed it's journey he would i'm
mediately jump into the brake.-West-
minister Budget
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
"Good Morning" in Samoa.

had to go down to Apia five or six
different times, and each time there
were 100 black boys to say Good morn
ing" to. This was rather q tedious
business; and, as very few of them
answered at all, and those who did,
only with a grunt like a pigs, it was
several times in my mind to give up
this piece of politeness. The last time
1 went down, was almost decided;
but when came to the first pair of
black boys and saw them looking so
comic and so melancholy, 1 began the
business over again. This time I
thought more of them seemed to an
swer, and when got down to the tail
end where the carts were running, I
received a very pleasant surprise, for
one of the boys, who was pushing at
the back of cart, lifted up his head.
and called out to me in wonderfully
good English: "You good man-al-
ways say good morning" 1t was sad
to think that these poor creatures
should think SO much of so sman q
piece of civility, and strange that
thinking SOY they should be SO d..
as not to return it-Robert Louis
Stevenson's Letters to q Boy" in st,
Nicholas.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23

he was 80 years old he was promoted to
the rank of lieutenant general, and ap-
pointed captain general Of the Canary
islands. This was his reward for what
Spain considered his brilliant and heroic
work in the San Domingo campaign.
He made a proud record in the Carlist
war in the Spanish peninsula On &C
count of his interest in the public in
situations of Santa Cruz and building
its military hospital and other public
edifices he was proclaimed the adopted
son of Tenerliffe. His success as a
civil leader as well as military COM
mander caused him to be sent as cap
tain general to the Philippine islands,
to which country he brought peace and
happiness. Since his return to Spain
he has held the highest military posi-
tons in Barcelona and Catalonia If
the new governor generals barbaric
threats be put into execution it is pos
sible the whole civilized world will cry
out against Spanish savagery.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
RUFUS W. PscKRAM.


Nominated Associate Supreme Court JUS
tice by President Cleveland.
Justice Rufus w. Peckham was born
in Albany IS years ago. He is the son
of the late Justice Rufus w. Peckham,
who was elevated to the appellate
bench in 1870, after having served as a
district attorney in Albany county, as
member of congress, and in 1859 hav-
ing been elected a justice of the SUI
preme court. The elder Justice Peck
ham, with his wife, was drowned at sea
in the Vile de Havre accident in 1873.
Young Peckham passed through the
Albany academy, and at the age of is
he entered the Office of Colt & Peck
ham, where, after three years of study,
he was admitted to the bar. With the
same assiduity that he displayed in his
studies he pushed his advancement in
the profession of his choice, and soon
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23

of Count Kalnolzy's recommendation.
When he took the place he had little to
trouble him, for his able forerunner had
left the affairs of France and Austria
in a most satisfactory condition. Yet
lie handled the Austro-Hungarian di-
plomacy with skillful hand. The af-
fairs of two monarchies, finances, war
and the administration of Bosnia and
Herzegovina offered no sinecure. In
his present position the count has not
appeared at disadvantage. He is OF
rather small stature, broad shoulders,
strong physique and has smiling face,
with abundant grayish whiskers. He
was much liked in Paris for his gayety,
vivacity and jollity of his temper.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
TO AMUSE THE CHILDREN.
An Idea which Originated with a Bright
Woman.

Parents too often forget that they
were once young and liked amusement.
A mother with a household of young
people lately gave unique party which
was q most successful affair. The invi-
tations were sent by little Chinese and
Japanese dolls, of the kind sold on the
street at two for five cents, which are
already dressed in gay Oriental gar
nents of paper. In the sash tiny
envelope was thrust, addressed to the
person to whom the doll was sent, and
containing an invitation to doll party,
the receiver being required to come in
a costume personating a doll of some
sort.
One of the most amusing features OF
the evening was a row of paper dolls,
dressed in white and leaning against
the wall, with hands joined. To do this
well one must contrive to drive every
bit of expression from the face, and by
the aid of powder to assume CHASTITY
complexion An ingenious costume OF
gray underwear, drawn over the shoes
and stockings and sleeves, with short
skirt and waist of gray silesia, made a
very good rubber doll, but the belle of
the evening was a turbaned black
Dinah. Of course, in most cases masks
gre worn, but these can be dispensed
with early in the evening. A prize is
given to the one who can guess the
identity of the greatest number. There
is field here for any amount of in
genuity. AS this was suburban town
the invitation dolls were delivered by
a messenger.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
COUNT GOLUCHOWSKI.
Why Austria Hungary's Minister of For
eign Affairs Is Popular.


Count Agenor Goluchowski, the min
lister of foreign affairs for Austria-Hun-
gary, is not yet so years of age, but has
had brilliant career as a politician on
the continent. He has been premier of
Austria and has filed other important
offices for that government. He is a
descendant from an ancient and illus
tIious family of Galicia. Parisians
claim him as one of themselves, for
much of his life was spent in the capital
of France. Indeed, he is French by
marriage, for his wife was Princess
Murat. 1t was in Paris that he took
the first steps that led to his career
as successful diplomat, although there
was nothing of special merit in that ca
reer that could be considered reSpon-
sible for his elevation to the place that
had been filed by Count Kalnoky, his
predecessor as prime minister of Aus
tria. 1t was said that this large honor
was conferred on him chiefly because
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
unpardonable Presumption.

"You know those people that live in
that two-story house across the way
the Gumpersons, or some such nameT'
"Yes, know them when see them"
81 have passing acquaintance with
them. Speak to them when meetany
of them on the street. Well, one of the
girls stopped me while l was out walk
ing the other morning. She said:
Miss Highly, your house wasn't bro
ken into last night and robbed, was it 2
l said: No. Why" And she said:
I'm glad to hear it. 1 dreamed last
night somebody got into your house
through the kitchen window and stole
ever so many valuable things Think
of the presumption of it! Dreaming
about us! And they aren't in our set at
all!"-Chicago Tribune,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
Large Enough.

A foot-traveler through one of the
hilly regions of Ireland came one day
upon a curious little cabin, so small
as to seem hardly large enough for q
human habitation. While she was
whimsically considering as to whether
it might not be the abode of the famous
"good people," about whom so many
loving superstitions cling, the figure
of a short, stout old man emerged from
.he cabin, and stood confronting her
in smiling silence. After salutations
had been exchanged, the travelerlaugh-
ingly told the cid man that she had
half fancied his Gfelling the home of
fairies. ''No, indade, ma'am, but it's
a good warm place, God bless X re-
piled the old man. "But surely you
cannot stand up in it?" said the trav-
eler, curiously. SAN fwhat made to
shtand, ma'am?" returned the owner
of the tiny house. ''Shure, an Oh can
come outside to do that same, an whin
Ohm insoide, it's mesilf that can either
go to bed or sit down, ma'am!" There
was such warmth in the smile with
which this cheerful philosophy was
propounded that the traveller was not
disposed to pick flaws in it, and smiled
acceptance of its truth Youths Com
panion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
THE SUNDAY LIGHT.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1896
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

.-Hassal, the London chemist, found
that in ground pepper, linseed meal
cake, wheat -four, oat meal, husks of
mustard and several other materials of
vegetable origin had been introduced
as adulterants.
The total value of coke made last
year in the United States amounted in
cost to more than s12,O0o,Ooo. Nine
teen-twentieths of American coke
comes from the Appalachian coal fields,
while Pennsylvania produces three
times as much as any other state.
Prof. Frederick Starr, of the Uni
versity of Chicago, has just started on
three months tour of Mexico and
Guatemala in the interest of archaeo-
logical science. He intends to examine
the drowned Aztec city at the bottom of
Lake Chapala, and investigate the pyg-
mics in the Chapala mountains in the
interior of Guatemala.
Aluminium is not proving to be
of such value for surgical instruments
as was expected. 1t does not oxidize
readily, but is deficient in elasticity,
and stays bent after pressure. 1t is
also so light that the surgeon does
not feel as if he had hold of anything
when grasping an instrument made of
it-Popular Science News.
1t has long been known that Oil
and natural gas exist in Kentucky and
Tennessee, and oil men are beginning
to give those states more attention.
Experts who have been over the ground
lately report the existence of both lu-
bricating and illuminating oil, and are
confident that there will be no fam
inc in petroleum for many years to
come.
Florida furnishes the country from
100000 to 100000 boxes of oranges
\ year. Georgia ships over 10000 car
loads of watermelons every season. In
the aggregate the shipment of early
fruits and vegetables north and west
probably amounts to $50,000,000 a year.
The business is increasing very rap
idly. Ten years ago it was of trifing
Importance.
-Viper's blood it is that contains
the poisonous substance which makes
the animals bite fatal, according to
the researches of NM. Bertrand and
Phisalix. 1t contains also an anti-toxic
element that stands heat longer than
the venom, so that blood heated to So
degrees centigrade proved not only in
nocuous when injected into guineapigs,
but rendered immune against injec-
tons of blood that had not been heated.
I'm Germany 6,626 cases of diph-
iberia have been treated by serum in
ocslation, 2,460 of them in hospitals,
according to a report Of the govern
ment's medical department. OF these
s6.5 per cent. recovered, 1919 per cent.
died, and the rest were still under treat
ment. In the hospitals alone the cures
were sos and the deaths 1875 per cent
The remarks attached to the reports of
the cases were highly favorable to the
treatment in 4,S71 and unfavorable in
60.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
Proposed Baby Market.

AFrenchwriter, NJ. Louis de Gramont,
seriously proposes the establishment
of baby market in Paris. How many
people are there, he asks, who lament
the fact that they have no children in
their homes; and, on the other hand,
how many people are there who, hav-
ing children, find the struggle with
adversely too difficult, and cannot get
food for those children? Let them sell
their children, he says, and all viii be
well.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
FLORIDA SWAMP TOBACCO.
Guests Were EIcusable In Thinking the
Hotel Was on Fire.

Guests Were EIcusable in Thinking the
Hotel Was on Fire.
1 had just reached the door of my
room in North Carolina hotel, at mid
night, when a woman stepped out of
the room adjacent and quietly asked:
do you belong to the hotel?"
mo ma'am."
Are there many people here to-
night?"
1T is crowded"
"And it won't do to start panic. Let
me say quietly to you that the hotel is
on fire. 1 have known it for ten min!
utes, but did not want to create an ex-
element"
"Are you sure, a'am ?" asked.
ENTIRELY sure, sir. 1 smelle2 the
smoke while in bed. You go quietly
down and tell the clerk, and will
knock on all the doors on this floor"
She was wonderfully cool and col
lected, and 1 never thought of doubt
ing her assertion. Going down by the
stairway, 1 beckoned the clerk aside
and told him of the fire. He went to
the elevator with me and assembled to
the third floor, where he found about
20 half-dressed people in the halls. The
woman who had given me the orders
came up and said:
"Come this way. l don't think the
fire has much of start yet"
We followed her to her room and be-
gan to sniff and snuff. There was
certainly strong odor of something
burning, but the clerk had taken only
one sniff when he went out and raped
on the next door.
"Hello!" called a voice.
"Are you smoking?"
Eyes"
Smoking Florida tobacco?"
eyes; what of it?'
Nothing. Ma'am, you can &C back
to bed. Much obliged to you for your
sagacity and wit, but both are little
too keen this time. The stingy old
cuss in that room is smoking swamp
tobacco, and it always smells like fire
eating it's way under pine floor
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
aMathnr,s Pfes.-

We none of us realize that it is our
selves who change, and not the food
that delighted US in our youth Said
crusty, hard-toplease husband:
''Wife, I wish you would make pies
that would taste as good as my mothers
used to do" swell, my dear, you run
ont and bring me N a pailful of water.
a hodful of coal and an armful of wood.
just as you used to do for your mother
and maybe you will like my pies as
we'll" He concluded the pies would
answer the purpose Just as they were.
Good Housekeeping.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
A Ravenous insect.

Commenting on the amount which n
spider actually consumed during "a
hours, Sir j. Lubbock says: 'At a sim
liar rate of consumption man weieb-
ing 100 pounds win require a whole
fat OK for breakfast, an OK and t,vs
sheep for dinner and for supper two
bullocks. eight sheep and four HOGS ana
just before retiring nearly four bar-
rels Of fresh fsb."-chicago Chronicles.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
His Exercise.

Mrs. Jolliboy-My husband takes
regular exercise at the club gymnasium
now and I judge from what he says he
is getting on finely.
Mrs. Kingley-Has he become expert
enough to do anything?
Mrs. Jolliboy-He tells me that he
has learned how to crook his elbow,
though 1 don't know what that means
exactly.-DetroIt Free Press.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
An nccasion for Monder.

Miss Doverspike-I was never so sur
prised in my life as when he proposed to
me on the very day after we had been
introduced.
Miss Timberwheel = The surprise
would have been much greater if he had
proposed after years acquaintance
Bay City Chat.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
DON vALERlANo wEYLeR.
Cuba's New Captain General Has Quite q
Successful Record.


Successful Record.
Cuban revolutionists fear that the
new governor general, Don valerinnc
Weyler y Nicolan, will inaugurate pol
icy of blood and fire. Gen. Weyler, it is
said, told intimate friends just before
he departed for the Cuban capital that
he would issue proclamation giving
the rebels eight days in which to lay
down their arms. If the order be not
obeyed execution will be the fate of all
rebel prisoners. The proclamation is
TO include all abettors of the revolution,
and swift punishment will be meted out
to those known to be in sympathy with
the revolutionists. The new governor
general is an old hand at the governing
business. He was born in 1910. When
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
NappInr In enc Afternoon.

For the healthy a nap in the after
noon is not necessary, and the brain
will not demand it. If man finds
himself mapping at that time, either he
has eaten too much at his midday meal
or his cerebral circulation is feeble.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
World
A Friend, Indeed.

First Museum Manager-Business
has been bad; but I've engaged a
curiosity to-day that'l bring the folks
hoclIing in.
Second Manager (enviously)-What
is it2
Fist Manager (proudly)-A girl who
sI4y found burglar under her bed
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
NATURES ART WORK.
The Face of George Washington Carved
in Living Rock.

Carved by nature in the rough stone
of Marblehead Neck, the calm face of
George Washington gazes cut over the
waste of waters. In this quiet, Sc
cluded corner of Massachusetts, this re-
markable monument remained for ages
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
Green and Dried Tea.

Four pounds of green leaves are re
quired to make one of the dried tea
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-21

RE p A. Engineer Isaac 6. X. Reeves and AS
sistant Paymaster Richard Hatton. -
The Katandin which built IN Bath. NE
failed 10 develop the seventeen knots an houI re-
ot.ired by the contract on her trial some months
spo and was accepted through a special act
of Congress based on the recommendation OF
Secretary Herbert. Her ram Is her only means
OF offence and fOf defence she has Only sihd'I
number Of lighf-wei yht rapd-hr, guns she Is
shaped Ike a cigar. and her ram ana Inc pc
culiar shape Of her hull. on when her upper
deck makes an edge like that OF knNe' ar"
calculated to work irreparahle injury u a yes
sci with which they may come In contact. She
has a displacement II 2.ls3 tons, and her engines
will give 500 Indicated horse power. she II
PROPELLED by twin screws and has armor on her
sloping sides varying In thickness from three 20
six inches 1t will take about "A month 10 M her
for SET The accompanying illustration VIII give
a good idea Of Ter internal arrangements, ana
the peculiar shape Of her hull. Her engines are
all below the water-line. and when she goes
into action there will be nothing visible but the
smoke pipe AMI the light upper works on her
do cks together with her coming tower. Inc
latter Is regarded nearly impregrable ana
the remainder OF her deck hamper can be shot
away without affecting the offensive power OF
the vessel The ram is SO braced that there -
little danger Of the vessel being disabled by any
blow she may strike. even should she ram
vessel going at full speed. as In her construction
the twisting effect Of blow OF this sort mas
been provided for. and the whole ship may be
called OF. to withstand the effects Of an impact.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-21
IN THE BROOKLYN COURTS.
A FRIENDLY SUIT AGAINST EX-PAkh
COMMISSIONER SQUIER TO DETER
NINE HIS OFFICIAL STATUS
JUSTICE CLEMENT GRANTS \ PEREMPToRY WRIT
OF MANDAMr-s. DIRECTING HIM TO PAY

JUSTICE CLEMENT GRANTS 4 PEREMPToRY WRIT
OF MANDAMr-s. DIRECTING HIM TO PAY
HIS SUCCESSOR CERTAIN MONEYS
On the application Of Corporation Counsel burr
Justice Clement. OF the Supreme Court yesterday
granted peremptory writ OF mandamus, COM
manding Frank Squier. ex-Park Commissioner 10
turn over TO his successor. Timothy l.. woodruff
the sum of nearly $4,000. which il now on deposit
IN various banks TO Mr.. Squiers individual account
The suit is simply friendly one. and the proceed
nps taken were the result OF consultation between
the partics as the best method OF accomplishing
the transfer OF the money. There were certain ap-
parent legal obstacles consequent upon the merging
OF the county into the city government Mr. Squier
had been appointed Commissioner OF Parks under
certain resolution of the Board of Supervisors
That body being extinct. the question was
raised az to what became OF the position 1t created
Justice Clement disposes OF the questions In TINS
memorandum The powers. under chapter 46l. OF
the laws OF 1892 as amended by chapter IA OF the
laws of 1896 are devolved upon the person holding
the office OF Park Commissioner OF the city OF
Drooklyn The Board OF Supervisors could not leg
islate in conflict with The acts above referred 10
Motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus granted
uit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-21
ACTRESS DIES IN A CELL.
IDA CLARK, OF THE VARIETY STAGE
SUCCUMBs TO ALCOHOLISM
FOUR AMBULANCE CALLS ARE SENT OUT. But
NOTHING is DONE TO RELIEVE HER SUI e.
FERINGs-HER MOTHER 1T is SAID DOES
NOT KNOW OF HER DAUGH-
TIERS LIFE IN THE LAST
FEW MONTHS.


Miss Ida Clark, young woman. twenty-five years
old, once variety actress, died in cell on the
tier reserved for drunkards in the Raymond Street
Jail at noon yesterday. Several times in the
twentyfour hours preceding her death. she had re-
ceived the attention of ambulance surgeons The
one who answered the fourth call arrived at the
Jail minute after she died.
The woman had been arrested on Wednesday ar
ternoon. She said that she Ill. and asked that
doctor be summoned. Surgeon Selden, or the
Brooklyn City Hospital, appeared He said she
was suffering from alcoholism. and on the strength
of this declaration the woman was removed 10 the
Flushing-ave. police station.
New symptoms appeared. and an ambulance call
was again sent in surgeon from the Iomoeo-
pa thic Hospital responded. He removed tie woman
to the hospital. but yesterday morning she was
taken by the police TO the Adams Street Police
Court in patrol wagon. Judge WALSH postponed her
case for five days. and she was taken 10 the Ray
mond Street jail.
There the attention OF of the keepers was
called to a repetition of the womans suHerlnss'
She died before anything could be done for her
The house at No 229 Gold-st., where the woman
lived two-story structure In the dttlc IDA anu
her grayhaired mother, besides two brothers. nved
The mother owns the house. When Tribune re-
porter called a short stout man, who said he Wa
statement. He summoned friend. VINO saiu tnal
Mrs Burns attending her sick daughter. whose
death expected mOmentariy. IL she hedrs ol
Idas end she will commit suicide, SAID the lriehu
she is not aware OF the life that the girl mas oeen
leading for the last few months.
The police arrested the girl on several occasions
for being drunk They say she had an excellent
voice The Coroner will hold an autopsy