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The St. Johns herald., 1896-02-08
A BoTToMLEsS PIT.
Exploration of Peculiar Cave Formation
 in France.

Era1ces
 Among the most remarkable of na- lures wonders the subterranean pit at Jean Nouveau, near Vaucluse, France, which reaches depth of five hundred and forty feet, while nowhere more than twelve feet wide, has only recent ly been explored. The French Society of Spelcolcgy (cave study) erected a derrick at the mouth of the pit which begins with a funnel fifteen feet wide at the top and narrows down to three feet at depth of about twenty feet. From here down the crevice in the rock, for such it is, extends vertically, getting wider as it extends deeper, un- til at a depth of about four hundred and seventy-five feet it is twelve feet wide. At this point the shaft opens into roony cave in which just beneath the opening of the vertical pit a thick layer of clay, containing remains of bones, both human and animal, was found. The explorers found no evil dence that the place had ever been vis- tied by man, but tradition has it that criminals were thrown into the "bot- tonless pit" as it was popularly called in the ncighborhood, and the remains in the cave just beneath the shaft tend to corroborate this belief.
 The descent made into the shaft was exceedingly difficult; it established the fact that there must be further cave far below the one now known, but the crevice through which it is accessible is chol1cd up with debris and powders so that it will be very difficult matter to penetrate further into tho cave than has been done. The deepest point reached in this crevicc is five hundred and ninety-three feet underground. Great quantities of water rush through the shaft at every time there is storm, still no trace Of water was found in the cave explored, which proves that some other subterranean exit must exist.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-02-08
D,dn,t Know Der Customer.

Princess Christian is perhaps the best known of Queen Victoria's daughters. and is always actively engaged in phil anthropic causes. At a recent bazar she was seen going from stall to stall making purchases, Prince Christian good-natrradly slowing away the small parcels in his pockets. One article pur- chased, however, was of considera ble size. so the attendant put the question: Shall send it for you, nadam?" to which the princess made answer; 70, yes; send it to Buckingham palace, if you please" "To whom shall 1 address it?" was the next query, and her royal highness, who dearly loves joke, gave the prince comical warning look and said: Address it to Mrs. Chris tian." The attendant was quite un- suspicious of the rank of her customers, and so the parcel was duly dispatched to Mrs. Christian, Buckingham pal ace"
The St. Johns herald., 1896-02-08
-IhE ROCKING ChAIK.
Said to Be Beneficial in Cases of Dys-
 pePsia.


 PePsia.
 Critics of America" said we'll .nown physician. have poized fun at ..s for being nation of rockers. Amer ans have been pictured as sixty mill iols of persons seated in sixty millions f rocking clairs-some of them era lies, of cocr3c. But now comes Dr. !4ainc, 2 French West India physician, ybo says it is good for us. He has 'ccn tall:ing of what he calls the -ocd effects that the lullaby chair exer- ses on subjects affected with atony of Inc stomach Atoay is want of tone. ''Lainc says that course of rocking hair after each meal, the oscillations being quiet and regular, stimulates gastro-intestiaal peristaltism,' and that lyspeDtic5 should take notice. The chair ought to be light, 50 that rocking requires no effort. and sufficiently in- clincd backward that tho person may lie rather than sit in it. Physicians will agree that Dr. Laine has done Americans a rcal service. It has always been rather difficult to explain the na- tiOnal passion for the rocking chair, but now it is only too easy. Americans are the worst sufferers from indigestion and dyspepsia ill the world, but 1t now appears that we have instinctively rushed to what is now proved to be the best system of relief.
 ''Thc man who lunches on pie and then balances himself in rocking chair IS unconsciously doing his best to stimulate his gastro-intestinal peristalt- isr,; he is practically singing lullaby to his outraged and injured stomach, which is kept from crying aloud only by this method of soothing it. Behold n America nation of invalids vainly endcavoring to rock themselves to sleep. Dr. Laine's theory is too good not to be true"
The St. Johns herald., 1896-02-08
Confession Of Opium Smokers.

A royal commission in England has been investigating the use of opium, and the decision is practically unani- nous that the temperate use of opium is harmless. In striking contrast with this decision is the pitiful confession of the hopeless slavery of three hundred Chinese opium smokers who protested against the bill before the Massachu- setts legislature to prohibit opium smoking. One of them said: We are bound to smoke anyhow, whether we have the right or take it for granted. We committed the sin before the law was made. and we are compelled to sin or we must stop living" The most in- teresting remarks were made by Lii Sam, who came as representative of New Bedford. The Boston Herald quotes the following iron his address: People who do not smoke will never know a smokers troablcs I had the habit grow iato ne for the past thirty seven long years. I have tried and tried again to stop smoking. At last l gathered up my nerve to try again for the last time. I decided if I failed to do what 1 pledged would-die fiend. Two weeks ago I stopped smoking for twenty-foar hours. My dear fellow men, there arc not words enough in Confucius' Dictionary to tell you how I felt. 1 had rather have all the devils in the great hell torment me than to take the right of smoking away from me. We smoking men do not ask the people to encourage us, but we would ask the public pity
The St. Johns herald., 1896-02-08
A CANINE cURiOSlTY.
"nover," Q Bis Newfoundland Tramp
 Dog Of Put-in-Bay.

"nover," Q Bis Newfoundland Tramp
 Dog Of Put-in-Bay.
 There is Newfoundland dog at Put inlay that is certainly curiosity. His name is Rover and he is known at every house and hostelry on the island. Years ago he was named by Mir. Jay Cooke, tho millionaire banker and owner of Gibraltar, the clilf-girt little island that nestlcs in the bosom of Put-in-Bay, hardly yet separated from it's parent mother by a narrow line of shoals. Mir. Cooke had no use for Rover and gave him away when he was quite young to family on the island of the narlc of Rocllng. In the course of time, says the Buffalo Commercial, the Roel- fng family moved away and Rover, who had grown into fine proportions, was left alone without a master Several times attempts were made to domicile the brute, but they were of no avail. He either would not forget his old mas ter or else had determined to be true to his name and lead a rowing life. At any rate, for the past three or four years Rover has been tho tramp dog of the island, without any home. Every body likes him, and there is not child that does not save him piece of meat or crust of bread. He makes the rounds from house to house, and always seeks the kitchen door first. He is round, fat and sleek. and lives on the fat of the land and is the common property of the island
The St. Johns herald., 1896-02-08
wAsHBURNE's PREO!cAMENT.
Had to Stand in His Stoc'clng Feet at a
 French Court Dinner

Had to Stand in His Stoc,5ing Feet at a
 French Court Dinner.
 When Elihu Washburnc was United States minister to France there was a court dinner given at the palace of the Tuilleries one night by the emperor, Napoleon III, says the Cincinnati Tines-Star. It was the custom at these dinners when the empress arose to re- tire with the ladies for the gentlemen to rise from their seats and step back, so that the ladies should pass down the line between them and the table. By this all could avoid turning their backs on the empress. Mr. Washburne had very tender feet. During the dinner they had given him great deal of an- noyance, and to ease himself he had slipped off his patent leather pumps. He was absorbed in conversation at the close of the dinner and was caught un- awarcs when the empress made the sig nal for departure. MT. Washburne was obliged to step back without his pumps. There he stood in his stocking feet. grave, dignifed and self-possessed in the row of grinning diplomats to his right and left. He betrayed none of the embarrassment he must have felt, and was never heard to allude to the incident.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-02-08
4 Ramhnn Orrnn.

A bamboo organ has been built for the Jesuits' church at Shanghai. and is said to surpass organs made of metal. As bamboo can be obtained of all dimen- sions, from the thickness of a pen to pieces of a foot in diameter. this natural material costs little riOre than the sim ple labor, ard the notes are beautifully Soft and pica5an5 to t.Ia car.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-02-08
Gave It the Prc.orc,ca.

At a recent large country wedding all the carriages far and near were en- gagged to convey the guests to the sta tion and the various country houses to the bridal reception. II am sorry, ma'am," said the village undertaken, to whom one of the pcrplcxed hostcsscs had applied in despair for couple of coaches, but we had to put of two funerals to-day on account of this we'd diaI"
The St. Johns herald., 1896-02-08
APACHE COUNTY, ARIZONA,
 Bureau of Information.

By addressing the undersigned, intend ing settlers and home seekers will be furnish ed with all information, covering the re- sources ot Apache County, climate, soil, pro Iucts, water facilities, land, etc., etc. The pest and most feasible routes to travel to visit )ur locality, probable cost, and all general information needed. Address all communica- lions to
 COMMISSIONER OF IMNIGRATI0N
 St. IOhns Apache County, Arizona.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-28
DRY GOODS MARKET.

New York, July 27.-Business was
brought to an early close today and
in the dry goods market neither the
attendance of buyers nor the demand
through mails was sufficient to en-
liven the prevailing dullness, even for
theshort day. 1t can hardly be said
that the week has been disappoint-
ing one in the primary market, as few
sellers were looking for an apprecia-
BILE Improvement in demand, but in
the jobbing trade it closed with some
untitled expectations. There has been
no appreciable change in prices. The
market may be little softer in some
lines of staple goods but as a rule
values are maintained
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-28
For Sale by All Druggists
TO CURE HEADACHES.

Simple Remedies That Will Bring
Speedy Relief To Sufferers.
"A hot bath, stroll in the fresh air,
shampooing the head in weak soda
water, or timely nap in a cool, quiet
room will sometimes stop a nervous
headache" writes DR.. 3. +. Herrick in
August Ladies' Home Journal. When
overfatigued from shopping or sight
seeing sponge dipped in very hot wa
ter and pressed repeatedly over the
back of the neck between the ears
will be found exceedingly refreshing,
especially if the face and temples are
afterward subjected to the same treat
ment. Neuralgia is caused not only
by cold air but by acidity of the stom-
ach, starved nerves, imperfect teeth,
or by Incidence combined with a too
generous diet. Heat is the best and
quickest cure for this distressing pain.
A hot flat-iron. passed rapidly and
deftly over several folds of flannel laid
on the affected spot, will often give
relief in less than ten minutes, without
the aid of medicine. Hot fomenta-
tinos are of equal value; though when
the skin is very tender it is more ad-
visable to use dry heat, nothing better
for the purpose than bags of heated
salt, flour or sand, which retain
warmth lOr d long time. COlQ water,
applied by the finger tips to the nerves
in fornt of the ear, has been known to
dispel neuralgia pains like magic.
When caused by acidity dose of
charcoal or soda will usually act as a
corrective. Sick headache is accom-
panied by bilious SYMPTOMS, and attacks
usually come on when the person is
overtired, or below par, physically.
This is a disease of the first half of
life, and often stops of it's own accord
after middle age. A careful diet is
Imperative in every case, sweetmeats
and pastry being especially pernicious.
Eating heartily when very tired,
late dinners, eating irrgularly, INSULT
cient mastication or toe much animal
food, especiallyin the spring or the hot
weather, are frequent causes of indi-
gestion. causing headaches by reflex
action"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-28
BALLARD's SNOW EMINENT.

This most wonderful liniment is
known from the Atlantic to the Paci-
fic, and from the lakes to the gulf. 1t
is the most penetrating liniment in
the world. 1t will cure rheumatism,
neuralgia, cuts, sprains, bruises,
wounds, old sores, burns, sciatica,
sore throat, sore chest and all inflam-
nation, after all others have failed. 1t
will cure barbed wire cuts, and heal
all wounds where proud flesh has set
in. 1t is equally efficient for animals.
Try it and you will not be without it.
Price 80 cents. Sold by Kaleyer &
Schuchard, A. Dreiss, f. Kalteyer &
Son and J. Clavin, druggists, San An
tonic, Texas.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-28

MY mother, my wife and myself
use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
whenever troubled with a cough or
cold. 1t is the medicine of our home.
l do not know how we could do with
out it. We feel that it is an indis-
pensible article. The people in this
vicinity too are beginning to learn of
the merits of this excellent medicine.
l never lose an opportunity to testify
to its value, for it has saved many a
doctors bill in my family. w. s.
Musser, proprietor of the Musser
House, Wilhelm, Pa" This remedy
Is famous for it's cures Of bad colds.
Try it and you, too, will recommend
1t to your friends. For sale by all
druggists.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-28
NC. TOWNSEND. G. P. and IA. ST. LOUIS
SAN ANTONIO AND GULF SHORE
RAILWAY COMPANY.

Notice to All Persons Interested:
That, whereas, all matters concern
ing the sale of the S. A. & G. s. Ry.
Co.'s properties, rights, franchises,
etc., made.on the 7th day of July, A.
ID. 1896, by Henry Terrell, receiver, to
Oscar Bergstrom for the sum of $780,
100000 One Hundred and Fifty Thou
sand Dollars, have been referred to
me for investigation and report. Now
therefore all persons in favor of, or
opposed to the confirmation by the
Court of said sale, or are otherwise
interested therein, are hereby notified
that at the hour of 10 A. NJ, on the
9Th day Of August, A. d. 1896, in my
offices, rooms and 8, Kampmann
building, San Antonio, Bexar County,
Texas, l will conduct said investiga-
ton, and an opportunity will be given
all parties interested to be heard.
f. II. WASH,
Special Master in Chancery, s. A. &
G. s. Ry. Co. 7-22-10t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-28

Some time ago the 1-year-old child
of Mr.. NJ. E. Lindsey, Of Franklin
Forks, Pa, had very severe attack
of collie. She suffered great pain.
Mr.. Lindsey gave her a dose of
Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy and in ten minutes
her distress was gone. This is the
best medicine. in the world for child
rem when troubled with collie or dlar-
rhoea. 1t never fails to effect a
prompt cure. When reduced with wa
ter and sweetened it is pleasant for
them to take. 1t should be kept in
every home, especially during the
summer months. For sale by all
druggists.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-28
INTERNATIONAL REVENUE TAX.
Only About siO,OOOOOO Less Than the
Receipts From Customs.


Until the breaking out of the Civil
War a permanent system of internal
taxation was unnecessary" writes eX-
President Harrison in the August La
dies Home Journal. telling how the
Treasury Department is conducted.
The customs duties, the proceeds Of
the public lands, and some smaller in
cidental sources of revenue, We're re-
lied upon to meet the current eXpenS-
es, and if there was a temporary de-
ficiency it was covered by loans, or
by temporary exercise of the intern
al taxing power-aS in the unsatiSfac-
tory and even disastrous attempt to
collect a taXon whiskey in 1871. But
the giganticstruggle for the defense OF
the nation against secession not only
called into exercise very taxing pow
er given by the constitution, but put
everysuch power upon high tension.
Many of my readers were too young
to remember how long and how gree
dy was the hand of the treasury as it
reached out into the business concerns
of every man and woman, to gather
the revenues needed to carry on
the war Constitutional qustions were
judged literally in those days, for 1t
was not thought worth while to pre-
serve the constitution as a book and
let the nation die. An internal reve-
nuebureau came naturally into being
in 1862 as the managing agency OF
these internal taxes, and has probaD-
ly become a fixture inthe treasury de-
partment The head of the bureau
is called the commissioner of internal
revenue, and his duty is, under the
secretary of the treasury, to super
intend the collection of all internal
taxes These taxes are now chiefly
those laid on distilled spirits, gauges
every package and collects the take
upon each gallon. The receipts
frominternal revenue for the fiscal
wear ending June 30, 1895, were $1f3,-
421, 672. OF, being only about ten millions
less than the receipts from customs"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-28
CULTIVATE EASE AND REPosE.

CULTIVATE EASE AND REPOSE.
In your own person you must live
up to what the social world asks"
says Ruth Ashmore in an article adj
dressed to young girls in August La
dies Home Journal Achieve the
stiffness of form that is the great
charm of the English woman. Learn
to be quiet Of body, do not jerk, do not
wriggle, do not move from chair to
chair, do not restlessly pick up first
one and then another Of the trifles on
the table and toy with them, do not
bite your lips, do not set your jaws as
II you were going to fight battle, do
not tap your foot, and do not show, by
moving your hands backward and for
ward, that the enemy of good form,
restlessness, is controlling you. Then,
when you talk, avoid all those little
smart speeches that seeem to you so
clever, but which are very apt to be
coined at the expense of somebody
else"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-28
Read This Oarefnllv.

At Bargain: A stone and brick
house, Of seven rooms, bath, two
story barn, COW stable. chicken houses,
water works, lot l40x20s feet; situated on
one Of the highest points around the city:
south exposure: Call aad see JOHN Il
HASlBLEToN e. Co,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-28
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, 1896-07-28

For the next 30 days will sell the
ELECTROPOISE for $40 cash. All
suffering humanity, as well as every
family, should now get the great cura-
tive agent.
For 40 page descriptive circular ad-
dress w. s. SWIMMER,
Agent for Texas, New Mexico and
Arizona,
Southwest corner 22d and Strand,
Galveston, Texas.
rs Sun-Tues-Thurs
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-28

1e Or. Miles. NERvy PI.AsrFRs for gPIyAy
WEAKNESS All druggists cell 'em for 2sc.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-07

The Valentines are
ready; more gorgeous
than ever, and reeking
with up-to-date senti-
ment. Stationery counter.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-07
DEATHS.

In this city, Feb. 6. Michael Mulcahy. aged
68 years.
Funeral Saturday morning at O'Clock,
from his late residence. No.1SS Congress street.
Requiem high mass at the Cathedral OF the I'm.
maculate Conception at 9 O'clock.
At Peaks Island. Feb. 5, Stanley S. Frazer
infant child of w. J. Frazer. aged months and
20 days.
In East Deerine Feb. 6. Ann Estes widow of
the late Isaac Randall. aged IS years months
and FL days.
In East Deering, Feb g. Ann Estes, widow of
the late Isaac Randall, aged 85 years months
81 days.
IBoston papers please copy.1
In North Yarmouth Feb. g. Abbie A.. daugh-
ter of Abbis A. and Oscar Z. Dolllff, aged "a
years.
fFuneral Saturday afternoon at o'clock, at
parents residence. North Yarmouth.
II In Pendeton, Oregon Feb. 4, Sam p. only
son of William T, and Snsan NJ. Sturgis, form
erly of Gorham, Maine.
In skowheGan. Feb. l. Mrs. James Lewis
Iu skowhegan, Jan. 81, Mrs. Mary seveno
In South Paris. Feb. I, stedhen Richardson
In Buckfeld. Jan. 80, Mrs. Eliza Record.
In Oxford Jan. 20. Miss Abbie Thomas.
In Lowell Jan. 30, Mrs. Oceanann s. Martin,
aged Sc years
In Lowell. Jan. 81 Mrs. Lucinda Palmer.
In Ruckfieid. Jan. 20, Bertha Shaw, aged 8
years.
In Denmark. Jan 80. George r. Bean.
In saltwater. Jan. 20, Mrs Emeline Decker,
formerly of Orono, aged SO years.
In Bangor, Jan. 20. Lorenzo A. Bowler. aged
II years.
IN Rockland. Jan. 30. Amariah X. Haskell
aged 81 years.
In Pittsfeld, Jan. 20. Miss Abbie Webb. aged
5S years
In. York. Jan. 20. Mrs. Martha M. Hutchins,
aged so years.
The funeral OF the late Dea. Rufus Deering
Will take place this Friday afternoon at $50
O'Clock at the First Free Baptist Church, Con-
gress street: The Aged Brotherhood are invit-
ed to attend.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-07

The sale of tickets for the Mammoth
Banjo. Mandolin and Guitar Concel t,
at City hall, will com mence at Halves s
music store, February Sth.