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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-17
SAID

FOR SALE
House, 6 rooms and hall Market str. /.
Centre Wheeling, $ll0O.
House. 4 rooms, brick. terms e.e.
Eighteenth street, slice
Splendid brick house ! rooms hall. BIOS.
gases, bath, hot and cold water, EOn s..t.
between I'D and 9th streets at low price.
House rooms and store room L..
street, Sixth ward, terms easy &,OlU
S020 buys house, , rooms. Wilson So.
Centre Wheeling, so cash. balau Iu r.r..
Lots on Linn st. and McColloch ST.. L..t
Wheeling. $50 10 $40 each. ou easy I..-
ments.
Splendid building site for dwl.as
Fourteenth st.
House. rooms, brick. Jacob street. S.1A
ward, easy te. ms, g., $50.
Building site FOR dwelling, CHap.Li
street, Fifth ward
Eight-roOm frame house. bath. N.t and
cold water; also double frame house g
rooms on each side. with all necessary cute
gases. Between Seventh and Eighth
streets. east side Of Market street. .t
s0xl32 feet. A bargain at g. 500.
House, i rooms, large centre halls. WI1
modern cCGveniences, and large lot y .
2009 Chapl!ne street; cheap and Terms e4s.
House. Il roolas, brick. Fifteenth street
cheap. 5000.
House s rooms and hall, 18th Ct, $500
Business property on Market ST. at 90 D.
500 $500. 500 $500. 5000 and $3.50 to loan
on zeal estate.
NESBITT & DEVlNE,
Tel C43. 1889 Market >trs,-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-17
RRITAIN,s FLAG DEFIED.

tbn llbOHo VIM NN4N AliNh NfSiA N'A4AAAA4 =
northern Alabama.
At that time there was an old man
named Belcher who gave his secession
neighbors considerable trouble. Belch-
er was q stout old Englishman, with a
bald head and side whiskers. and while
lie was not outspoken it was believed
that he was a union sympathizer
When the raiders were expected a
home guard was organized, and the
able-bodied men between the ages OF
rs and so were drilled every afternoon
so that they would be IN readiness for
the enemy.
Very few refused to join the home
guard. In fact, it would have been
dangerous to hold back when public
sentiment was practically solid on one
side.
But the BTitisher was an exception
He was a sturdy blacksmith, and des-
pite his fifty odd years he was more
than match for the average man. Yet,
while his interests We're in MOntgom-
cry. he declined to shoulder his gun in
defense of the city. He was notified
several times to attend the drill, but he
paid no attention to the summons.
Finally the general commanding the
post decided to Overawe him and fright
en- him into obedience.
One fine afternoon, just before the
hour set for the drill. the general, ar
rayed in fine uniform, walked into
the blacksmith's shop and asked him
why he was not on his way to the pa
rade ground.
You have just fifteen minutes,
Belcher." he said looking at his watch.
"Shut up your shop and come along.
ct am not going replied the Eng
lishman shortly.
"Confound it. sir" roared the gener-
al. IF YOU defy my authority l will have
YOU arrested as a unionist. Your
claim that YOU are a British subject
won't go down with me. Now, march
to the parade ground or I will send you
TO prison
Without word, the old blacksmith
drew long iron rod from the furnace
and pointed the end red hot and sizz-
ing. toward the officer. He advanced
with it until the hot iron was within a
few inches of the general, who had
backed into a corner and was unable
to make his escape.
Great Goddlemighty, shouted the
victim. stand back before that thing
strikes me. Are you trying to murder
me?'
Il told you I wouldn't drill" said
the other.
well. I don't care a d-n whether
1,a or
al Il can't stand here parleying with
a crazy old fool Let me OUT
Am excused from drill?' asked the
Englishman.
yes. I don't want you. wouldn't
have you in my command
The blacksmith returned 10 his forge
and the genera walked off swearing in
his most energetic fashion.
Relcher knew that the general was
sensitive TO ridicUle and he thought
that he would let the matter drop rath-
er than have il become town talk
He was right in this conclusion, but
he did not dream of the trouble in store
for him. In those days there stood in
the center of Montgomery an artesin
we'll. with q large basin always nearly
full eff water. covered with a thick.
green scum
Belcher's Shop was opposite the Well
and over his door a British flag was
conspicuously displayed. When the
proprietor of the shop had nothing else
10 do he was in the habit of standing in
his door and boasting Of his nationality
TO his secession friends.
You see that flag" he would say to
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-17

a SICK WOf1au
can't be very ami
able or very lovely.
She must say good by
90 the pleasures of
life and 90 cupid $
darts. Sickness
makes a women thin
and salloyy and life
less. Her hair lacks
lustre, her ewes are
duu. her lips color
less. Generally she
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-17
FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE

TOR SALE.
Building Its on Thirteenth stree,
Building lots at Edgington.
Building lots at Greggsviuo
w. V. HOGE d. rpo
su23 Room IS, City Bank g1iI'32},
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-08

is necessary on the part of the physician.
He must fully understand the effects of
every medicine he prescribes. Long and
constant study is also necessary to ade
quately understand the nature and prop
critics of drugs from which medicines are
prepared The fact that our prescription
department is iutrusted to an experience
ed pharmacist and that we draw the line
vigorously at pure drugs affords a two
fold reason for public confidence. Any
prescription compounded by us can be
relied upon absolutely A medicine pre-
pared from impure drugs cannot be eff
fective. The medical profession find oar
prescription department invaluable IN
their practice.
E. REUSS, City Drug Store,
Io6 z. Commerce st
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-08

II you will read the Daily
LIGHT you will be convinced that
the Sunset Wood Co. sells the best
and cheapest wood and coal in the
city. phone 81. Try them. IL IL If
Buffalo, bear, panther, jaguar
leopard, Hardman, Furrier, 2l5
South Alamo street. II 30 tt
General Mabry's order rein
stating the Belknap Rifles was
received yesterday by Capt. Green.
The pants we are now Offering
at So are record breakers. Call
and see them.
2-5 st A. PANCoAsT & Son.
We are offering 200 hats which
we formerly sold from So to S., at
81 each. A. PANCoAsT q Son.
2.5 5t
John Osman, Jr, chief clerk
in the Sunset freight office at Cue
70, who has been in the city the
past two days, visiting his sick
father, returned to Cuero Thurs
day night.
-DELAMORToN dress cutting
school, POI North Presa St., near
Paul Wagner's. Agents wanted.
l 10 I'm
&C. F. Frommer, Bookbinding
and Ruling in all its branches. At
419 Market street. 80 tt
photographs, nice cabinets, for
1.50 per doz. at Callaway's. IL l tt
Capt. M. B. Crowell, the retired
captain OF the Mallory line steam
er Concho, is in the city, at the
Mahncke hotel, on his way to Mex
leo, and from thence to the Yellow
stone park and the Pacific coast, on
a sightseeing tour.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-08
ARMY NEWS.

REPORTED SPECIALLY For The LIGHT.
The governor of the state was
given a review in brigade forma.
tion yesterday morning on the
lower parade ground. The func-
ton was largely attended by WISH
tors from town.
There was one enlistment at the
post yesterday morning.
The parade yesterday morning
was in full dress uniform.
Mr.. Patterson and Miss Mamie
Seiderman, both of Government
hill, were married last Wednesday
evening. After the wedding a re.
ception was held at the home OF
the bride on Mason street.
The enlisted men of the army
are making an effort to secure half
rate fares from the railroads when
going on furlough.
Last year the quartermaster's
department of the army furnished
transportation for 1876, 800 persons,
1857 animals and 92,0S7 tons OF
material. In the number of per.
sons transported is not included
the very large number of officers
ordered to change station. All of
this is at regular rates and is a
revenue for the railroads furnished
by no other concern in the country.
Major w. P. Hall, adjutant
general, late captain Fifth cavalry,
is out with a book entitled elbow
to Shoot a Revolver" The Major
is shot stuff with this weapon and
there is a legend still in the regi-
ment that he used to retire each
night with two double action
pistols strapped 10 his person.
First Lieutenant David d. John
son, Fifth artillery, has been
placed upon the retired list.
Lieutenant Colonel Theaker,
Fourteenth infantry, will go to the
Sixteenth infantry, aud not to the
Ninth, General Penrose retiring
March 10th.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-08

A number OF members OF the
Travis Square Methodist Epis-
copal church surprised the organ
ist, Mr.. Robinson, at his residence
on San Saba street last evening
and presented him with a hand
some purse, the presentation being
made by the Rev. Mr.. Harris. Mr..
Robinson has played the organ in
the church for the past seven years
without recompepse OF any kind.
The time selected for the presenta-
ton was a very uniavorable one
for Mr.. Robinson, as that gentle
man was confined to his room with
an attack of grip. ....
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-08
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 a Liver Medicine.
Price 70 cents.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-08
Notice to Contractors.
MAYORS OFFICE,
San Antonio,
January Sth, 1897.

January Sth, 1897.
Scaled proposals for furnishing
all materials and performing all
the work required for the construc-
tion of about four miles of brick
or concrete sewers and appur-
tenances, will be received by the
mayor OF the City of San Antonio,
Texas, until II o'clock noon, Feb
ruary 10, 1896, the approximate
quantities being as follows:
1886 lineal feet of 36-inch sewer.
1868 feet of 44-inch sewer. 1,60O
feet of 44-inch concrete invert,
1,755 feet 36-inch steel pipe, So
feet 44-inch steel pipe, 80 man.
holes, 100 slants, LOO lineal
feet steel trestle, S2.5 feet steel
truss bridge, 100 cubic yards con-
crete, 100 cubic yards stone
masonry, 1000 cubic yards
trenching, 1854 cubic yards en-
bankment for sewer, 5000 cubic
yards embankment for filter beds,
10000 feet B. M. lumber, 5 f0-inch
cast iron gates, 20 l2-inch cast
iron gates. Approximate average
cut, 10 feet.
Plans and specifications can be
seen at the office of A. c. Pancoast,
City Engineer of San Antonio,
Texas.
Each proposal must be accom-
panied by a cash deposit or certi-
fed check of $1,000 as liquidated
damages, conditioned that the
party whose bid is accepted will
execute the contract and give the
required bond.
The right to reject any and al
bids is hereby reserved.
HENRY ELMENDORF,
Mayor San Antonio, Texas.
Attest:
+. r.. NORTON,
City Clerk. 93Ot
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-08
Charges1Against Oaceres.

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-A special to
the Herald from Lima, Peru, says /:
The new vigilance committee
which has taken the public credit
under its care has caused great
sensation here by sweeping charges
against Caceres. The committee
declared that he wrongfully used
customs receipts at Callao and de-
posits made by the patriotic
league.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-08
A Pair of Pitchers.

ST.. LOUIS, Feb. S.-Pitcher Hart,
of Atlanta, Ga, who held fore
most position in The Southern
League last year, has accepted the
terms offered by the st. Louis
Browns, and will play with that
club next year.
"Billy" Hart, who pitched for
the Pittsburg team.last season, has
signed a contract to play in that
position with the Browns in '96.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-08
NOTICE,

The annual meeting Of stock
holders of the International Build
ing and Loan association, for the
election of directors, will be held
Monday evening February 10th,
1896, ats p. M, next door to county
court house. All stockholders are
requested to be present. 26 At
M. LINDNER,
Financial Secretary.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-08
ATTENTION.

Investors are requested to visit the
MidwiDter Fair and make an eXamina-
ton of the building and lot on which it is
situated. The building is well built
structure, located to the best advantage
on high grade real estate and will COM
mend itself to the careful investor by
reason of its safety, income possibilities
and certainty of great enhancement in
value over the price now asked for this
property by REAGAN HoUsToN,
, 5 If Assignee.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-08
FREE COLUMN
In the Sunday Morning Light

Persons wanting situations as clerks, la
borers, or other employment. are invited to
use our Sunday morning issue FREE of charge
space allowed twelve to fifteen words: cop
to be handed in not later than Saturday even
ing, o'clock. Notices of Lost, Wants, Foun d,
For Sale, etc., charged at rate OF one cent a
word. Other business notices In this column
% cents for three lines each insertion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-08
AUTHORIZED COLLECTORS.

The following named are the only -
thorlzed collectors Of the LIGHT:
w. T. SCHUMACHER,
II. c. SCHUMACHER,
FRED SMALL.
DAN HATToN
Subscribers are requested not to pay
their subscription withcut taking re-
ceipt L. j JOHNSON. Mgr.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-08
Don't You Miss It.

The masquerade ball to be gwen
at A. Woeltz's hall, Saturday, Feb.
8. Customers aud friends invited
to attend. Admission % cents.
2 5 At.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-08
January Collections.

The city collector, by his efficient
assistant, Mr.. Max Sutor, has
compiled a list of collections of
city revenues for the month of
January, just closed, which is as
follows.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-08
SPECIAL PANTS SALE.

500 pair pants at So per pair,
formerly sold from 81 to So. These
are exceptional value.
2.5 st A. PANCoAsT & Son.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-08
MATZos, MEAL, ETC.

Send order for Matzos, Meal,
etc, to store f. MoKE, Military
plaza. 10 8 wks
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-08
HALF RATES TO NEW ORLEANS,

Account OF Mardi-Gras Carnival, Feb
ruary 18th, 1896, the Southern Pacific will
sell round trip tickets to New Orleans and
return at half-fare rate, on February
18th, 10th and 18th, good to return up to
March I'd, 1896.
For further information, call on your
nearest ticket agent, or address
c. w. BEN, l.. j. PARKS,
Traffic Manager, A. G. p. & Il. A.
l27 2wkS
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-08

The above amount OF SIU,3IJ.UI
added to $404, 1891, gives a total
collection of $4l4, 502.02 during the
past eight months by the city col
lectOr.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-08

Finest haDo made Sour Mash
whiskey-Old Crow, at the Crystal
saloon 4Q7 Main plaza. 20 q
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-08
State Republican League of Texas.
OFFICERS 1856.

OFFICERS 1866.
Presidential A Robinson, Dallas.
Observation-Disclosures Sulzbacher, San Anto.
MO; Dan Webster, Denison; Seth Strong,
Houston.
Secretary-William III Atwell. Dallas.
rreasurer-B ID Atwell, Hutchins.
Org anizer-Samuel l. Hahn, San Antonio.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1856.
First district-H F McGregor, Houston.
Second distriCt-George Adams, Salem.
Third district-M ID L Green, Merit,
Fourth district-G o Greiner, Paris.
Fifth distnct-J b SchmitZ, Denton.
sixth district-Jas NJ Steere. Dallas.
Seventh districts NJ Jones, Kosse,
Eighth district-W p Goff, Fort Worth,
Ninth district j l. woodward, Taylor.
Tenth DISTRICT g Schermack. La Grange.
Eleventh district-Geo Moore, Brow nsville.
Twelfth district-T b Johnson, San Antonio.
Thirteenth district-D Kolp, Iowa Park.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-08
CITY LOCAL NEWS.

Heating Stoves,
Jewel Stoves and Ranges,
-Wickless and Oriental OIL Heaters,
-TinnerBan's Ohio Steel Plate Range
Gus. A. BONNET, PIT w. Commerce s.
13tft
The herald., 1896-12-06

ticking its seconds as prescribed by the
"clock" stars.
This reference to the "clock stars
fixed stars, slightly over 200 In number,
which are used for determining sidereal
time-brngs US to the transit circle, the
most important instrument in the OBJ
servatory, and one of the most interest
ing.
1t consists of large telescope, the out
side of which is not unlike a great can
non, as it is of solid iron. This instru-
ment is supported by trunnions which
allow the telescope to be elevated or de-
pressed, to point north or south, and, in
fact, to make complete revolution, but
never to diverge from the north and
south line. The mangifying power of
this instrument is not very great, but It's
field of view is large, so that it admits
plenty of light, for it is not intended as
a searcher after or for gazing at celes-
tial objects, but for noting the exact time
at which stars and planets pass south
and north of Greenwich.
Upon looking through the telescope the
observers eye is first arrested by YER
tical row of what seemed to be iron bars
placed at equal distances from eacn
other They are. however, neither more
nor less than spiders webs. the center
one, passing through the focus OF the
object glass, being the meridian line.
By observing the time at which the
o'clock stars" pass over these web lines,
or wires as they are called, is sidereal
time regulated. The adjustment OF the
instrument has to be extremely exact
in order to obviate error The slightest
thing will put it out. even so small a
matter as too much sunshine.
IT'S DELICATE ADJUSTMENT
On one occasion the correction for a
level error in the instrument having be-
come inconveniently large. owing to
a subsistence of the eastern support,
about ton weight of stone was placed
on the western pier.
| But this having no effect, the stones
/ were removed and a sheet Of very thin
paper was placed under the support on
! the eastern side, by which means the
/ error was corrected. This will give some
( idea of the delicacy of adjustment neces-
sary for the perfect working of this pom
derous instrument.
The hands of the Sidereal clock are said
to be at zero when the first point of the
constellation of Aries, or that point
! where the ecliptic and equator cross Is
on the meridian, and, IL the clock does
not vary in time, it's hands will indicate
p, exactly the rate of the diurnal motion of
the heavens. Every degree of the equa-
tor will mark four minutes of time, and
every fifteen degrees will mark one
hour, and so on, in proportion with the
twenty-four hours and the $50 degrees
F! of the great circle.
An astronomical clock will beat &c.
400 seconds in twenty-four hours, wher
going to it's utmost exactitude. but as nc
mechanism is absolutely perfect, 1t may
be either a second under or second ovei
this number, and 1t is this variation
which the astronomer has to discover
and allow for.
All of the chronometers used in the
British navy are first tested in the OBJ.
0ervatory, the test lasting eight months
The herald., 1896-12-06

Chatsworth Park-Leayes from and ar
rives at River Station, San Fernando 81,
only. c
Sundays excepted. "'SaturdAy obsy.
suhoaTffH THE E. INSIDE TRACK.
All S. p. Co.'S trains stop at First y
Commercial ST Except the 800 o'clock San
Francisco evening trainl. in business cene
ter Of the city, saving time and street ca
fares to passengers.
Trains for aea beach points leave RivsA
station 20 minutes earlier than from Z.sn
TICK F;T OFFICES-No. 22s 8. Spring g.,
general office; Arcade depot; through ana
Comerciai st.. local: Maud junction. local.
The herald., 1896-12-06

she threw herself into Beaver lake to
escape the many wooers who sought her
hand within a year of her husbands
death. Her brother-in-la rescued her,
and when she had had time to think it
over she regretted her precipitancy
Some 5000 people are employed at Bass
Burton England) breweries, and the
number of clerks employed is nearly 300.
The breweries cover about 200 acres of
lard. The annual output is about 300, 900
barrels, and the annual issue of bottling
labels with the red pyramid on them is
about 230,000000. Moreover, no less than
$4,000 acres are employed in growing
hops for the manufacture of Bass ale.
More defective ballots were cast in
Rhode Island this year than at any pre-
vous election. Out of 5S,S32 presidential
votes cast 5047 we've so marked, either
through ignorance or carelessness, that
they could not be credited to any candi-
date 1t is a strange and ineXplicable
fact that in a large majority of cases the
mistake that made the ballots void con-
sisted in marking cross in both the
Bryan and the Palmer columns.
The herald., 1896-12-06
NOTES OF THE DAY.

A Skowhegan young man has at the
end Of four years, during which he had
been all over the country, redeemed a
ring on which he borrowed 81 of the
county treasurer in expectation Of being
able to redaem it in four days. 1t had
been given 10 him by his sister and he
valued it highly.
Edwin F. Soule, who builds stone
bridges for the Maine Central railroad,
has a pet cat which often goes over the
road with him. and one day when he
went away without 1t the cat climbed
upon a truck of the dining-car and rode
sixty miles after him, from Beecher
Falls. VT. to Fabyans.
A jury in the case of DR.. H. j. Stephens
VS.. c. Maria Durfiinger returned ver-
dict in favor of the defendant, with dam
ages at SIS. The suit was to recover
$11S1 for medical services. The defend
ant claimed that by reason of the treat
ment received she had formed the opium
habit and was. therefore, damaged to
the amount of $4,000.
Popularity proved too much for
Canadian widow. Mrs. Nettie Thompson.
living at Erinsville, near Kingston, and