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The herald., 1896-08-29
UMBRELLA WITH A LIGHTNING ROD.
Carried by n Man Colonel Calliper Once
Know In Storkyillo Center, vt.

huCW HI SoAAoks
"About as singular man as ever
knew" said Colonel CaHiper, twas
friend of mine named Abner Gillpostling-
ton, who once lived in Storkville Center,
Vt. Mr.. Gillpostlington was u man OF
means and sensible, hard headed man In
all respects but one. I've heard Of people
who crawled in between feather beds and
shut themselves up in closets and that sort
of thing during thunderstorms. Mr.. Gill
postlineton didn't DO anything like that.
If he had occasion to go abroad when
thunderstorm was raging, maybe to the
store for something, he clvays went just
the same, but on such occasions he always
carried an umbrella with Il lightning rod
attached to It, The forlcd tip projected
we'll up above the tip of the umlrella, and
the rod was carried down along oHe Of tho
ribs in glass insulators held IN brackets
attached to the rib and so on down to tho
ground. ~
"To SEQ Mr.. Gillpostl;ngton walking
along the streets of sstorkville CsGtar in
thunderstorm with that umbrella over
him was TO sec one Of tho most remarkable
sights of the town. When he came to tho
store, if that was where Ae was going, 10
would close his umbrella on the sidewalk
and lower the point of it to gee 1t through
the doorway as one might lower spec
and then walk into the s'ore with it, while
everybody inside stood back to give him
room. He would lny the umbrella down
on somc barrels or boxes, so as not to bend
tho tips of the lightning rod, buy what he
wanted, back out into the street again
with his umbrella, open it and walk of
with his forkcd lightning rod above him
and the ground wire trailing along tho
ground at his side
but Mr.. Gillpostlington never vcs
struck by lightning, and, in fact, the light
ming seemed to shun ali THAI lie possessed.
So far rs l know, no building or tree on
his place Was ever struck by lightning,
and Mr. Gillrcstlirgcon himself died in
bed in the ordinary way, but the memory
of his lightning rcd umbrella still survives
in Storavillo Center, Nt.n-New York
The herald., 1896-08-29

sonstration last evening. which far sur
passed anything I expected. am
pleased to find so unanimous a senti-
ment in favor of the Endorsement of the
action of the Chicago convention From
what I have seen of New York and the
sentiments expressed by the state or
ranization, am satisfied the state con-
yention will indorse the platform as
well as the ticket Some delegates may
oppose some parts of the platform. but
this is a national platform and will be
accepted as a whole
During a brief stop at Niagara, the
Bryan party was taken on special car
to Lewistown, several miles down the
river. After ascending the tower for a
view of the falls, they boarded the train
for Knowlesville. near Medina, to speak
at q farmers pinic.
The herald., 1896-08-29
ON TIE TRACK
Summaries Of Light Harness Races at Woo5
land
WOODLAND Aug. SS-Summary.

Time 2:16ia. 2:16 2:l7
Running, five furlongs-Ricardo won,
Howard second, Reddington third time,
1:02i2.
Running. four and a half furlongs for
3-year- -olds-Grandezia won, Lost Girl sec
ond, Seven Up third; time, :56 is.
PREFERS ALFALFA
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2S.-James B.
Ferguson. the well known starter of the
California Jockey club, has decided to re
move part of his famous Kingston stud of
Lexingston. KY, to California
This piece of information will be hailed
with delight by every one interested in the
advancement of the breeding industry Of
this state. as Mr.. Ferguson is the first Ken
tucliian to recognize the advantages of Cal
ifornia for the raising and selling of thor
ouEhhreds.
Il calculate to lease the necessary land
somewhere in the vicinity of San Mateo.'
said Mr.. Ferguson. My idea is to bring
out from fifteen to twenty brood mares
and one OF the stations now at Kingston.
1t will either be imported ST. George or
Prince Royal. l will breed to sell in Cali
fornia, as l believe that il is now one of the
best marts in America for the sale of thor
oughbreQ yearlings."
The herald., 1896-08-29
OPPOSES SILVER
Prohibition Presidential Candidate Dow Wants
Gold Dollars

AMESBURY, Mass, Aug. 2S.-A letter re-
ceived here from Gen. Neal Dow. the noted
Prohibitionist and. former candidate for
the presidency. in which he gives his views
on the money question, is made public. The
letter says:
"The proposition of the Populists and
other silver men is this: That congress
enact bill making fifty-three cents in sill
yer equal in value to one hundred cents in
gold; that the hfty-three cents be com
pulsoriy received as full Payment for one
hundred cents in gold. That. if accom-
pished, would be lie, a cheat, a fraud.
l don't see how an honest man can consent
to that, much less propose it. If adopted
the country would be in a panic while It
continued"
The herald., 1896-08-29
Tartb n AninlaIg.

4 curious illustration OF dolicacy Of taste
in cats has recently co2o under the obser-
vGtian OF the writer. a lean, apparently
hungry cat was offered II saucer of milk,
which she tasted and politely declined. 1t
had been taken from a bottle that was half
empty and was therefore deficient in
cream. As an experiment, about half
teGspoonful Of cream was then poured into
the aaucer The cat went to it immedi-
atcly, sampled OF it and was graciously
pleased to pronounce it worthy Of being
tapped TO the last drop. A dog which had
been accustomed to largo bowlfuls of rich
milk showed the same objection to the city
product unless he was allowed TO have that
which was poured from the top Of the bot
Tie. This same dog was an cpicurc as re-
CARDS cake He would eat almost all
kinds, but the wag OF. his tail varied ac-
cording to the richness and delcacy OF the
food When it was of the best quality. the
tail waFecd rapidly and gratefully. Econ
only or one egg cake called forth no enthu-
slasn Tho tail said "Thank you" in q
most porfunctory manner as Il duty for
small favors received. brooklyn Eagle.
The herald., 1896-08-29
TIP THE BARBER OR SUFFER.
Troubles That HAY Oyertake Prudent
Man In Now York Barber Shops.

The subject Of barber tips has bobbed
up for discussion. Every man who patron
ICES barber shop instead of shaving him.
self knows what Il heavy tax these tips arc.
The man who gets shaved in first class
shop and forgecs to tip the barber at least
10 cents is bound to feel uncomfortable
the next time he goes there. Mep who
don't tip are spotted after the first visit in
many shops and they are made to feel
their delinquency in dozen little ways, of
which the proprietor is apparently igno-
rant. There are shrugs of tho shoulder and
snecrs and little delays that disappear as
soon as one begins to tip.
One barber shop in down town hotel
depends on strangers almost entirely for
its patronage. After one visit to it the
victim swears that he never will go there
again. AS soon as one enters the door he
is the center Of II struggle between three
colorcd bootblncks. They spring from
different coEnors of the room and rush and
fight with one another for the victims
hat. Tho man who wants shave no
sooner cmerges from this encounter than
he finds that half dozen BARRIERS are bid
ding for his patronage. AS soon as he Is
safely anchored in chair his troubles
double. The man who is shaving him tells
him that his hair is falling out. Will he
have little elixir on it? II he mods, he
will find after he has been shaved that the
bottle has been wrapped up for him and
81 added to his check His barber will try
to sell him half dozen different lotions,
and the victim is pretty sure to find one or
two of them charged on his check, whether
he has ordered them or not. Tho BARRIERS
get commission on each bottle sold. Ii
he fails to offer a tip promptly, the BARRIERS
will ask for it. So will tho colored boot
blacks.
Not long ago New Jersey man got
shaved in this shop, and rather than talk
he nodded to everything that the barber
said. When he left the chair, check fol
$3 60 was presented to him. He foune
that he had bought three bottles of hail
tonic that he didn't want, but he had tt
pay for them, despite his protests. This
is only one of half dozen similar shops
in New York where man must at lcas
tip If he expects to escape without trouble
New York Sun.
The herald., 1896-08-29
CROKER RESIGNS
He Failed to Register and Is Ineligible to
Office

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. sc. r.
Crocker, vice-president of the Southern
Pacific, has resigned as candidate foc
presidential elector at large on the Re-
publican ticket. Mr.. Crocker neglected
to register and is therefore ineligible for
the office for which he was nominated
A meeting of the state central commit
tee viii be called at once to fill the va
cancy.
w. w. Montague, Republican candt-
date for presidential elector from the
Fourth congressional district also re-
signed today. A desire to secure party
harmony is assigned as the cause.
The herald., 1896-08-29
AGAIN UNDER ARREST
II. n. Hezekah in jail for Carrying a Con.
ceaied WeapOn

A street brawl occurred at 1:30 o'clock
this morning in front of the Vienna Buffet,
J. c.. Hunsecker and a colored man named
Edward Jackson were assaulted by a gang
of toughs, who put Jackson to sleep and
came very nearly doing the same with Hun
seeker. The latter blew police whistle
and officer Mcclure flew to the rescue. He
gang. who proved to be II. NJ. Hezekah,
one of the pair of hoodlums who were ar
raigned q few months ago for the murder
but who were discharged on preliminary
examination. Hezekiahs $ accomplice at
the time of his arrest for murder was q
searched at the station last night big six
shooter was found in Hezekiahs posses
sion. He was locked up for carrying con-
cealed weapon.
The herald., 1896-08-29
EXPENSIVE CHEESE.
The circumstances That Made the Linz
burger Cost S15 Pound.

Beyond having tho floor swept OCCASION
ally the office of South Water street firm
had not been cleaned for years. Tho walls
and woodwork wero of uniform dingy
shade, and it was almost impossible to see
out of the windows. Every few months
the bookkecper would throw out hint
about it, but tlao boss obstinately refused
to sanction the necessary expenditure.
One day the bookkeeper told his troubles
to his friend Beerup, md that astutc Ger
man et once suggested plan for relief,
The herald., 1896-08-29
"B. r. TILLMAN."
CAMPAIGN NOTES
PopuIists VIII Notify Bryan and Watson-rIis-
cellaneous 1atters
T
(Signed)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-As a re-
suit OF the determination among the
Popuiist leaders to notify Bryan and
Watson of their nomination by the Pop
ulist convention, the formal letter Of
notification is now being prepared. The
notifications will probably occur at Lin
coin and Atlanta, Ga, but the details
are subject to the wishes of the men,
bers of the notification committee, of
which Senator Allen is chairman. He
has been in communication with Sena-
tor Butler in regard to the notification,
and there is full understanding be-
tween them as to what Will be done.
The herald., 1896-08-29
A CHALLENGE
Til!man Wants Cbarce 10 Pitchfork Little
Benny

WASHINGTON. Aug. Ex-senator
Tillman telegraphed eXPreaident Har-
risan today as follows:
Hon. Benjamin Harrison, New York
City: / have just spent u week in Penn
sylvania speaking to many thousands
Your speech in New York last night at
tacks me specifically, and I would be
pleased to meet you in joint debate be-
fore northern audience, preferably at
indianapolis.
(Signed) 'B. r. TILLMAN."
The herald., 1896-08-29

volved in a quarrel with Detective Curtin,
who called him liar. Treadwell struck
Curtin and in return received a blow from
one of the detectives men, which fioored
him. The men were separated, but In a
few minutes came to blows again. Tread
well was finally arrested and cited to ap-
pear tomorrow morning to answer a charge
of contempt of court. Later he was re-
leased on his own recngniZance.
The herald., 1896-08-29

The letter now in course of preparation
will be submitted to the notification
committee for their approval.
II they desire to meet and proceed in
a body to see Messrs. Bryan and Wat
son, then such a course will be adopted
and a time set for the visits. 1t is felt.
however, that this is Unnecessary, and
may be inconvenient to the committee
to make the trip across the country, in
which case the notification will be made
by sending letter to Mcssrs. Bryan and
watson.
SILVER HEADQUARTERS
CHICAGO. Aug. 2S.-Isaac N. Stevens
of Colorado, who is at the head of the
American Silver party campaign COM
mittee, decided last night to open up
the national headquarters at the Clifton
hotel. He left for Denver last night,
where he goes to arrange his private
business affairs, so as to devote his
entire attention to the work of the
campaign. He will return the first of
the week and headquarters will then
be opened for work. He said that he
was greatly encouraged over the out
look for Mr.. Bryan in the west, where
he says the party will poll it's big vote.
He thinks Colorado will give Bryan
$50, 900 majority.
The herald., 1896-08-29
Eu5eunss EshuLed.

1t is hrman natltre to rejoice when
churl is taught 8 forcible lesson in polite
ness, aud the moro the robuke is deserved
the mere viii the lockers on rejoice at the
guilty mans Gigco,llturc. A case in
pciut occurred a5 the Custom house at one
OF the ports Of entry on the great lakes.
Tho Inspectors Tcre very courteous and
had Eaen making enly superficial eXamina-
tions OF the trunk, and l'ags OF the passen-
gers, al but caa OF whom appreciated this
leaiCncy enough To render The inspectors
all possible aid il their work. The cxcep-
ton was youn.; Englishman, dressed in
the height OF fasni0n, who seemed to re-
gard the inspectors Is personal enemies.
When lis t;.ra cane tie inspector said,
"Hayc you u trt2':. sir:'
THAT = NY trUn.;. - heHnsvered shortly.
"Will you kindly opon it?''
"Oren IL yourself" As he spoke he
threw his keys down on the top of the
trunk and looked at The inspector with q
most insulting expression.
The inspector sad Icyor a word, but in
ominous Silence ric.,c,, up the keys, opened
the tTdnl; ard began tj;e examination Of
its contents. beginning with the tray, he
went straight through the trunk, taking
out and opeains everything he found. He
unrollel md separated every pair of socks,
unfolaed oGciT Piece q underwear and
shook out end explored the pockets of all
the neatly folded calts,nd trousers. When
he had completely enlpticd the trunk, he
"checkel" ii and moved on to the next
leaving the drdo'5 entire wardrobe in Il
heap or tho ll3oc
The GuAe stool looking doubtfully at
him for n0lao!.t ard thcn exclaimed,
"Horc, yoa Who's s2ilg to put these
things baei.:"
"Put 'om bacl; yoa,selt, " answered the
inspector withou5 looking around. This
the foolish fellow had to do while the
crowd l&ughed. Youth Companion.
The herald., 1896-08-29
A Transfer.

Little Jofrnie-Whcn Miss Nexdoor got
married, her mother threw an old slipper
nfter her. What was that for?
Little Ethal-Oh, they alwayc do thai
That means that her mamma isn't never
going to spank her any morc.-Pick No
Up.
The herald., 1896-08-29
A Fight in Court

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 2S-There was
lively row in Judge Lows courtroom to-
night which resulted disastrVuslY for A. b.
Treadwell, an attorney. The preliminary
examination of T.. L. Dunn, charged with
grand larceny was in progress when the
trouble occuSyed. Treadwell hocame IN
The herald., 1896-08-29

Ii Hung Chang will stay only one day
here, but he intends to spend whole week
in Washington. The name caugAt him
and he probably thinks it is the G;G1tGy OF
the laundry. interests-NeW SsSA U3,co7Aar-
cial AdYertis0s.
The herald., 1896-08-29
TnNk c esrirOs

NEW YORK, Aug 2s.-The following
table, compiled by Bradstreets, shows the
total clearances at the principal cities and
the percentage of increase or decrease. as
compared with the corresponding week
last year.
The herald., 1896-08-29

If I'll rfung Chang wants to make q really
pleasant trip across the continent during
the present heated term he would take the
southern railroads and stop awhile at San
Antonio.-San Antonio Express.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-19
After a British Director.

CHICAGO, March ia special
to the Inter Ocean from Montreal
Que, says: An extradition war.
rant has been applied for Direc.
tor General Stiles of the British
Empire exhibition, which was
to have been held in Montreal.
The applicant is Mr.. Akona, who is
bringing Cairo village here. He
and others claimed to have paid
Stiles thousands of dollars for con-
cessions and Stiles is said to have
left for Europe. Stiles came here
from the San Francisco Midwlnter
fair.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-19

dom OF the advice given by the
LIGHT before the sewer system
was undertaken and the plans and
specifications decided upon.
1t is not every man who can Sc
cure credentials as an engineer
who is competent to run the con-
struction of sewers and put down a
plant that will really answer the
full measure of its creation.
Quay is not going to carry all
the counties of Pennsylvania in
his pocket when it comes to the
meeting Of the state convention.
Dudley is certain OF a full crop
OF democratic harmony in the fall,
but he is not planting that kind Of
seed at present.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-19
New York Not a Unit,

New YORK, March LIT has
developed that contesting delega-
tions to the National Republican
convention at st. Louis were elect
ed in the 9th congressional district
in this city. The convention was
held in Wallhalla hall. Theodore
f. Ruhl led the contesting delega-
ton. The trouble arose over a
contested seat in a local assembly.
He and Rudolph Mas were elected
delegates, the alternates being
Walter Greer and Isiah Ellis. A
resolution endorsing William Nc
Kinley as their choice for the pres
idential nomination was modified
at the request Of Mr.. Ruhl so that
Governor Morton was made first
choice and Major Mckinley Sec
Ond,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-19
Trustees Sale,

Whereas, on April 8, 1892, Il. Krisch and
wife, K. krisch, executed and delivered unto
J. T. Woodruff deed of trust on the following
described property, situated in San Antonio,
BeXar county, Texas, on the n. W. corner of
Flores and Houston streets, and described
by metes and bounds as follows, viz: Begin
ming at the corner of Houston and Flores
streets; thence n. along the W. line of said
Flores street 134I feet TO property OF
Stuelnke; thence W. with 8. line of said
Stuemke property 14ll4 feet, to the property
formerly owned by J. Y. Cassiano; thence q
along the e. line of SAID Cassiano property to
Houston street: thence e. with the n. line of
said Houston street to the place of beginning.
said property known as Krisch Convention
Hall property; deed of trust recorded in
Bexar county, Texas, book l09, vol. 2IS; said
deed of trust given TO secure Elizabeth c.
Gardiner in the payment of twenty thousand
dollars, evidenced by one promissory note
dated San Antonio, Texas, April 8, 1892, for
the sum of S2OOOO.OG, due and payable three
80 years after date, at the bank of
I. C. Frost, San Antonio, bearing
10 per cent interest per annum and
10 per cent attorneys fees, said interest pay
viding that If said interest be not paid the
entire sum, principal and interest, shall be
come due at option of holder of note, said
note executed oy F. Krisch, ST., and now
held and still owned by said Gardiner. and
whereas default has been made in the nav
ment OF said interest and principal and the
said entire sum is due, and the request hsy-
Ing been made on me to advertise and sell the
said premises, as in said deed of trust pro.
vided for, therefore i, j. T. Woodruff, trustee
as aforesaid by virtue of the express author.
ity conferred upon me by the owner of said
deed of trust and in conformity to law will
sell for cash all the above described property.
at and before the court house door, in San
Antonio, BeXar county, Texas, at public ven
due, on the first Tuesday in April IS96 the
same being the 9Th day of said month between
the hours of 10 O'Clock a. m. and O'clock n
m, on said day. and by virtue of the authOrify
vested in me by the terms of said decd n
trust will in the name of said f. Krisrb and
K. krisch execute and deliver unto the pur.
chaser warranty deed in fee simple, forever
binding upon them and their heirs.
Witness my hand, in San Antoine TAYas
on this. the 9th day of March, 1896.
ooo, j. T. Woodruff,
"'%h Trustee.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-19

The sewer work in this city is at
stand still, through the opera
tions Of the courts, which have at
last been appealed to to settle the
controversies that have for some
time been cropping out between the
city and contractors and the en-
gineer in chief. There are many
OF our most conservative citizens
who would not have objected to
seeing this work tied up a little
sooner and who desire it to stsv
tied until it is accurately ascer-
tanned whether we are having a
good system properly constructed,
or are only paying out money for
work that is useless for the pur-
pose for which it is put in. San
Antonio is not fighting sewers, but
she is fighting improperly con-
structed ones, which in their
menace to health and good santa
ton are much more destructive and
dangerous than no sewers at all.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-19
WHAT A PROMINENT INSURANCE
MAN SAYS

H. M. Blossom, senior member
of H. NJ. Blossom & Co., 217 N. Sd
ST., st. Louis, writes: l had been
left with very disastrous cough,
the result of influenza, which moth
ing seemed to relieve, until 1 took
Billiards. Horehound Syrup. One
bottle completely cured me. 1 sent
one bottle to my sister, who had a
severe cough, and she experienced
immediate relief. / always recon-
mend this syrup to my friends.
John Cranston, 90S Hampshire
street, Quincy, Ills, writes: l have
found Billiards. Horehound Syrup
superior to any other cough medi-
cine have ever known. 1t never
dissppoints. Price SOC.
Sold by Kalteyer & Schuchard,
A. Dreiss, F. Kalteyer & Son, and
James Clavin, druggists, San An
tonic, Texas.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-19
a SOUND LIVER MAKES a WELL
MAN

Are you Bilious, Constipated or
troubled with Jaundice, Sick Head
ache, Bad Taste in Mouth, Foul
Breath, Coated Tongue, Dyspepsia,
Indigestion, Hot Dry Skin, Pain in
Back and between the Shoulders,
Chills and Fever, etc If you have
any of these symptoms, your Liver
is out Of order, and your blood is
slowly being poisoned, because
your Liver does not act properly.
HERBINE will cure any disorder of
the Liver, Stomach or Bowels. 1t
has no equal as Liver Medicine.
Price IS cents.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-19
Fire at Sea-Stores Jettisoned.

NEW YORK, March ia dis
patch from Colon to the World
says: The Columbian line steamer
Fiance, Captain Daily, from New
York, arrived here today (Wednes-
day. one day late. She Encountered
severe gales during Friday, and
Saturday Of last week and on FRI
day fire broke out in her forward
store room. All the stores had to
be jettisoned before the fire was
extinguished. The passengers say
that Capt, Daily displayed great
GOODNESS and gallantry in the
presence OF the peril and they will
present him with a memorial in
recognition Of it.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-19
WHAT Is A GUARANTEE.

1t is this. II you have a cough
or cold, a tickling in the throat
which keeps you constantly cough,
ing or II you are afflicted with any
Chest, Throat or Lung trouble
Whooping Cough, &C., and you use
Billiards. Horehound Syrup as di.
rected, giving it fair trial, and NO
benefit Is experienced, we authorize
our advertised agent to refund your
money on return Of bottle. 1t never
fails to give satisfaction. II
promptly relieves bronchitis.
Sold by Kalteyer & Schuchard,
A. Dreiss, f. Kalteyer & Son and
James Clavin, druggists, San An
tonic, Texas.