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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-09
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THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 9, 1891
DONKEY, DOG AND GOAT.
The Three Great Sights of a Transconti-
mental Journey.

mental Journey.
'The three oldest things that / saw
outside of New York, said a New
Yorker who had gone overland TO Den
yer and returned by water by way Of
Galveston. "were donkey, dog aud
a goat. The donkey was the motive
power of the single bobtail car that
goes up the hill on South Broadway,
Denver. He was an amusing fellow
After made my first trip up that steep
hill was astonished to see the con
ductor unhitch the donkey and put him
aboard the car. The dashboard was fit
ted up as a sort Of stall, and he stood
there sideways when the car started
back down the hill under its own i'm
petus. The donkey's face took on a de-
lighted expression as he found himself
in the role of passenger. He really
seemed to be grinning at the conductor
and the passengers.
81 saw the dog as l was about to en-
ter the Taber Opera House in Denver.
The dog was called Bill, and he was
part of the outfit Of cigar store in the
opera house building. He was a black
spaniel. He was rugged up in Zouave
trousers and jacket trimmed with gold
braid, had tasseled fez Oh his head
and spectacles on his nose. The oldest
thing about him was that he sat on his
launches, with his paws in the air,
actually smoking a cigarette like con-
irmed cigarette fiend. found that he
had been trained to smoke the cigarettes
while the audience was going into the
theater as an advertisement of his own
er's business. That was the first time
i had ever seen a dog smoking.
81 made the acquaintance of the goat
in tobacco factory in Key West. There
were 200 Cuban girls there, nearly all
OF them pretty and all of them smokers
or cheTers of tobacco. The goat was
their particular pet He was the biggest
goat ever saw, almost as large as a
Shetland pony, with big branching
horns, and perfectly tame. He playfully
butted the girls or pranced around
among them. His best trick, however,
was the larceny of their dinner baskets
He used to go nosing around until he
found particularly choice luncheon
He would knock over the basket, Seize
the lunch, and dash outdoors with it.
No amount of chastisement had ever
broken him of the trick. Of course
saw wonderful scenery in the journey.
but the donkey and the dog and the
goat were by long odds the most inter
esting living things that encountered. "
New York Sun.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-09

deck. The child's head must have been
either against this or very near to it.
The boltstruck the rod, causing instant
death to the child. The stroke that
killed the child stunned the mother.
Near by, Mrs. Anna Lee, of No. ZIG
Tenth avenue, was also Frustrated, and
when the physician aboard the boat
reached her side he had newborn
baby boy to look after.
The lightning left broad, dark, red
mark on the neck of the dead child. 1t
was said a similar mark was made on
the body of the newborn babe, but
there was no truth in the story. Mother
and child were removed to Bellevue hos
pitAd as soon as the boat reached this
city. Late in the evening they were re-
ported as getting along finely.
Mrs. Ackerley, weeping Historically
over the dead infant in her arms, stag
gered to her poverty-stricken and desc
late home. Late that night the body of
the little girl was examined by DIR
Charles A. Leale, of No. 604 Madison
avenue, consulting physician of St.
Johns Guild.
"The lightning" said DIR. Leale,
Struck the child on the top,pf the
head, leaving a dark red mark On the
back of the head and on both ears. It
passed down the spinal cord, leaving a
dark red mark two inches wide and Is
inches long on one side of the spine.
The skin on the opposite side of the
spine was not discolored. Extending
from the mark on the spine toward the
abdomen was plaque the size of an
orange, also of a dark red color,
branched somewhat like tree.
''The lightning went to the extreme
tip of the spine, leaving aeircle the size
of an orange, but much darker in color.
The tongue was clinched between the
gums, and the thumbs were drawn into
the palms of the hands. The muscles
of the legs were contracted, drawing
the knees upward. Death was instan-
tapeous"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-09
A Good Guess of Long Ago.

During the American Revolution en-
English magazine published an estimate
of the North American colonies. Plac-
ing the population then at 2, 900, 900
and assuming that it would double it.
self every 20 years. the writer estimated
that in the year 1890 the number wou!d
have increased to "a, 600, 900. This may
be taken as a most remarkable prophecy,
inasmuch as the census of 1890 fixes
the total population at SO, 622, $50.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-09
A House Like n woman,s Head.

OF the many ideasput forward for the
Paris exposition of 1900, none is more
original than the proposal TO build a
house Ito be devoted to the world of
women) in the shape of a beautiful
woman's head. The suggested en-
trance will be at the base of the neck,
and the eyes are tobe illumined by cleo
trio arc lights. The chance for some
mechanical genius to invent mechanism
to work the jaw up and down is obvious.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-09
THE NEW JUDGES TRIALS.
He Did Well on the Bench But Missed
His Latin.

Ills Latin.
Some years ago one of the laymen
who find places on the bench of the
highest court of New Jersey, thanks to
political influence and accommodating
governors, was builder or contractor
living in the northern part of the state,
man VIGOROUSLY ignorant of law and
untitled for any judicial position, says
the New York Post. Not long after his
appointment a Judge of a federal court
who knew the man met him, and. with
rather an amused smile, asked:
well, judge, how do you get along
on the bench"
"Oh," was the reply, 81 get along very
well. You see, have been on the grand
jury good deal and so had picked up
considerable about law. But, Judge"
he went on rather earnestly, 81 find I've
got to study Latin"
"Indeedl That's rather serious bust
ness for a man of your age to take up,
is it not?"
"Yes, but I've got to do it. You see,
there are so many words don't under.
stand. Now, look here, what do they
mean when they say laches?"
He pronounced the word "latches,"
and as he spoke he made motion with
his index finger as of man lifting a
latch.
The future course of the judges study
of Latin is not recorded.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-09
What an Elephant DID.

A striking example of the intelli-
genoe of elephants was seen in Middle,
town, Conn, the other day during a
circus parade. A small child on Broad
street got away from its mother and
toddled out into the street. Before
anyone could realize what the child was
up TO it was directly in front of the
herd of elephants. Every one expected
to see +ha little one crushed TO death.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-09
Ten Votes i'm One Family.

John Tannis and his nine sons voted
at the spring election in Sheridan
township, Newage county, Mich, and
had to pay the penalty afterward by
sitting for photograph as the biggest
family of voters in the Wolverine state.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-09
FIR RNk y BEITEA-
Dealer In oil kinds of Texas I,-eeHs-Sss
and Finishing
~ LUMBER *

Doors, Sash. Blinds. Moulding, sc-NUs
giles Fencing, Laths and Buildss
Hardware. Have also number On.
choice lots for sale on West Commerce.
West Houston and Zavalla streets,
near j. & G. N. depot at $3.50, $500. s558.
s4O0 and $500. on which win bu1a
Houses, furnish material and make
terms One-third cash and balance ON
time at per cent. Also houses apS
lcrs in other parts Of the city for sails
on same terms.
Office and yards at International de-
got San Antonio, and at KerTvilSs
Texas a
q. BEITEL L, MANAGES
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-09
Mu.ical schooI Di,tr,ct.

There is a musical school district
down in Rockport, Me. There are only
20 families, but they possess eleven vio-
Inns. nine organs, six pianos, two ban
jos and one guitar.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-09
Angelic Temnernment.
HE is good natured. Is be?'i

- % SoSu hSthESus Is nc!
GOOD naturedl Why, 1 have known
that man &c wosr a smiling face when
he was speakiua Of taking of a porous
plaster. - EGsto.l Tlayeier.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-09
NOTICE OF FILING FINAL &C,
COUNT.
No. 20S1.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,

NO. ZUSl.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
County of Bexar.
County Court in Matters of Probate,
To September Term, A. d. 1897.
The State of Texas to all persons
interested in the administration OF the
estate of s. NJ. Ellis, deceased.
g. \. Johnson, administrator of the
estate of S. NJ. Ellis, deceased, has
filed his final account in the County
Court of BeYar County, which will be
acted on at the September term, A. d.
1897, of said Court, at the Court House
thereof, in the City of San Antonio, af-
ter this notice shall have been duly
published fer at least twenty COO days
in some newspaper printed in Bexar
County, Texas, at which time all per-
sons interested in said estate may APP
pear and make objections thereto IL
they see proper.
Witness, Thad. W. Smith. Clerk of
the County Court of Bexar
County, and seal of said Court,
[L.S.l at my Office in San Antonio,
this Both day of August, A. d.
1897.
THAD. w. SMITH.
Clerk County Court, Bexar County.
BY r.. c. SYMINGTON,- Deputy.
ISSUED same day.
Came to hand August 30th. 1897, at
$40 O'clock p. m. and publication of
the above Citation ordered made in
the San Antonio Daily Light
JNO. P. CAMPBELL.
Sheriff Bexar County.
BY JAS. NJ. VAN RIPPER, Deputy.
9-2-20t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-09

but the leader of the herd carefully
picked the babe up with its trunk and
swung it out of danger.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-29
Falling Walls at Fires

Mr.. Charles L. Hill contributes to st.
Nicholas an article on THE Perils of
a Fireman's Life" in the course of
which he says:
There are S, veral kinds of falling
walls, and the fireman Of experience
knows them VIII, and what to expect
from each. There is one kind that
breaks first at the bottom and comes
down almost straight, somewhat like
a curtain. This makes big noise, but
is not very much to be dreaded. Then
there is another that bulges or "buc-
kles" in the middle DIT first, and makes
a sort of curve as it descends. This is
a little more serious than the first, and
has caused many fatalities. Then there
is one that breaks at the bottom and
comes straight out, reaching clear
across the street, and remaining almost
solid until 1t strikes; and, as an old
time fireman once remarked: That's
the kind you want to dodge"
This kind of failing WALL has caus-
ed more deaths in the department than
any other danger the firemen have to
contend with. 1t has killed horses as
we'll as men, ard destroyed apparatus;
and il is so rapid in its descent, and
covers so much space, that to escape II
| the men have to be quick indeed.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-29

The great lens for the telescope of
the Yerkes observatory, which has been
in process of finishing in Cambridge
port, Mass, for the past five years, was
recently taken to Chicago in parlor
Car, the whole car being devoted to
this one package of freight The lens,
weighing with its frame about 1000
pounds, was packed in double boxes,
with springs between the walls of the
inner and outer casing, and 1t was loaded
in the center of the car in order 10 place
it where it would be the least liable to
damage from vibration. Watchmen
were stationed at both ends of the car.
This lens is the largest in the world. 1t
represents nearly six years of labor and
is valued at $50, 000 The glass came
from France in May, 1899, and its cost
i'll the rough was $50, 600. The lens ID
Al y inches in diameter and weighs 5l5
pounds. The aperture is 40 inches.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-29

Comfort.-The cry for comfort is the |
deepest cry OF the human soul.-Rev.
]. W. Weddell. Baptist, Philadelphia,
Pa.
Inconsistencies lies at the further
end OF the road OF sorrow, struggle. dis
appointment and anguish.-Rev. DIR.
lee, Presbyterian, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The New Theology.-The so-called
new theology is the creator OF suicides
and Is responsible for much OF the
blackness Of sin and crime.-Rev. Cort-
band Myers. Baptist, Brooklyn, N Y.
Destruction-Qur generation has be-
come generation of destroyers. Moth
ing is too sacred for mans vulgar and
profane touch. Rev. DIR. Hills, In
dependent, Chicago, Ill.
Dishonesty.-There is no substitute
for morality. There is no machinery
/ thar can make an honest government
when there are only dishonest men to
run IT, Rev. Frank Crane, Methodist,
Chicago. Ill.
1 The Upper House.-The Senate of
/ the United States of America, long on
/ the retrograde from its old-time glory.
has mt last quite forfeited it's claim
! upon the worlds respect.-Rev. T. b.
4 Gregory, Uniyersalist, Chicago. Ill.
Natures Miracles-The growth of
an ear of corn is essentially as remark
able. but more common. than the turn
Ing of water into wine or the multipti-
cation Of loaves and fishes.-Rev. Will
lam RAIDER Cougregationallst, San
Francisco, Cal.
Marriage Marriages based on beau
ty and vanity only, upon wealth and
position, without consulting reason. re-
ligion and love- are sure TO be followed
by disaster, divorce and death.-Rev.
Madison c. Peters, Independent, New
York City.
The Average Christian.-The trouble
with the church to-day is that the ay-
erage Christian has never deliberately
made up his mind to choose Christian.
ity, and God can not do much with a
fellow until he decides.-Rev. Sam
Jones, Evangelist, at Rock Hill, S. C.
Day of Rest-Sabbath observance
is law Of nature. Man needs one
days complete rest in every seveu in
order that he may live long in the land
healthy in body, mind and spirituality
Rev. Lucien Clark, Baptist, Washing
ton ID. c.
Perpetual Rights of Man.-Out OF
our constitutional and ever-acting I'M
pulses and prospects of the future
spring to every member of the rae,
two perpetual rights-the right to Learn
and the right to teach.-Rev. r. Sun
derland, Presbyterian, Washington
ID. G.
Wrong,-There is many HUSBAND
goes wrong because his wife is thought
less. Many boy goes wrong beeaus
/ his mother Is not right. You can inilu
ence your husband more than an,
preacher.-Rev. Dwight l.. Moody
Evangelist, Chicago. Ill.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-29
A, HERCULES. HOSTING ENGINE.

THE machinery is noiseless and safe.
The gasoline tank is placed outside of
the engine room, underground, and
below the level of the eugine-bed, and
the gasoline is drawn up as needed
by small pump placed on one side of
the engine. his arrangement pre-
vents all possibility of explosion. In
fact, l consider it safer and more
econom ical than steam, and when the
hosting is done it can be shut down,
and there is absolutely 70 consump-
tion of fuel, and no possible danger of
explosion.
The illustration given herewith
shows ty pc of engine very much in
use in IN ines throughout California,
Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Mexico,
Utah, Montana, Nevada, etc. 1t is
built by the Hercules Gas Engine
Works of San Francisco, in all sizes
from two to two hundred horse power.
The engines are built extra heavy,
hosting drum being upon the same
base as the engine, and geared direct
The levers operating the hoist are
positive in action and are within easy
control of the operator. About three
thousand of these engines are in use in
different parts of the country, and in
every instance have demonstrated their
superiority over any other power for
the purpose used.
They are also made to burn distillate
oil, which reduces the fuel cost very
materially, and where water and fuel
are scarce, the saving in these items
quite often enables the property to be
worked where otherwise the expense
attendent upon operating a steam en-.
CINE would preclude it.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-29

lirium Of rage and killed them both. ana
for a time he believed my story. He
said he had an indistinct recollection
Of having done a good deal OF fighting.
We found that his shot had pl0wed
through the muscles % the female tig-
er's left shoulder. only slightly wound
ing her. but probably paralyzing her
left fore leg.
when the old shekarry came up with
his crowd OF beaters he was at first
much disappointed that we had killed
no deer or wild pigs. Alas. sahibs.
cried he, no meat-no meatg He, how
ever. soon cheered up and took great
credit to himself for having said there
were tigens in the jungle After the
tigers were skinned we went down 20
the river and killed for the old fellow
quite a lot Of pigs. We were well salts
fed with our prizes. the skins OF the
two tigers The male measured. as he
lay on the ground, eleven feet two
inches from tip to tip and the female
ten feet four inches.
They were unusually large hill tig.
ers. which are of heavier build than
the tigers of the valleys, but average
less in length. To kill tigers with a pts.
toll was a feat before unheard of on the
frontier, and obtained for us great
credit for nerve, but give a tiger q
square shot in the head and he viii e
down like a bullock. Many tigers ar
killed by single shots from rifles. bu
the man who goes after tigers on foo
must have a considerable amount o
nerve. | could always bet on the nerv
of Brother Bob"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-29
AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS.

We are asseIs ling in the courts our right to the
exclusive use Of the word CASTORIA," and
PITCHER 5 CASrORIA," as our Trade Mark.
I, DR.. Samuel Pitcher, Of Hyannis, Massachusetts,
was the originator Of !" PITCHER S ASTORIA
the same that has borne and does now bear the
fac-simile signature Of cIAS. IL. FLETCHER ON
every wrapper This is the original " PITCHERS
cAsroRIA" which has been used in the homes
of the mothers of America for over thirty years.
Look Carefully at the wrapper and see that it is
the kind jon hare Always bought and has the
signature of cHAs. H. FLETCHER on the
wrapper. No one has authority from me to use
my name except The centaur Company of which
Chas. II. Fletcher is President.
March 8, 1897. SAMUEL. PITCHER, MD.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-29
EDITOR DANA GRIEVED.
He Dips His Pen In Gall and AdmonIshe
The Tribune.

The Tribune.
What did the Hon. Whitelaw Reid
mean by his exhoTtation to Melville E.
Stone, head devil of the Chicago Asso-
ciated Press, TO leave nothing undone
to cripple The Sun? How could he sit
in the warm sunshine of April beneath
the beautiful live oaks of San Mateo
county, which should inspire nothing
but truth and goodness, and indite that
winged messenger of malefc import,
Cripple The SUM"
What does he want to cripple The
Sun for? Is it because he was once The
Suns partner in fast bound compact
which he did not keep? Is it because
The Sun continued to pay and to meet
its cash obligations while he fell by the
wayside, ard because we kept ON pay
ing when he, Whltelaw, had defaulted?
Or is he Of that altruistic bent that,
crippled himself, and his unhappy Trib-
une tenfold crippled and cast down, he
would have all his neighbors crippled,
too, and most of all that nearest and
dearest of neighhors, The Sun?
1t is fun, Whitelaw, crippling The
Sun. 1t beats all hollow being embassa-
dor extraordinary to st. James, with
three secretaries, but without the con-
firmation of the senate. New York
| Sun
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-29

thought every rib in poor Bob's BODY
was being crushed. AS | feared to use
my rifle threw it down and drew NV
revolver. My yells, as | rushed on the
tiger, caused her to cease tearing at
Bob and fix her eyes upon me. But she
still retained her position across Bob's
breast while showing her teeth and
snarling at me.
Il thought it probable that she was so
badly wounded as not to be able to rise
upon her legs and so decided to take her
at close quarters and make sure of her.
With my pistol in my right hand and in
my left a long -bladed knife, sharp as a
razor, l crept forwaiL advanced
crouched almost upon my knees, as the
tigers position across poor Bob was
such that feared to fire with down
ward range.
Il had got up within ten feet of the
tiger when she suddenly left Bob and
leaped at me- The charge of the beast
was a surprise, but by backward
move l avoided her leap and as she
passed fired my pistol into her neck, at
the same moment plunging the knife
into her side up to the hilt. She fell
and did not move from where she land
ed, the pistol shot having broken her
neck.
Seeing the tiger was in it's death
struggles l turned my attention to
Brother Bob who was still stretched
unconscious upon the ground. The
beaters were fast approaching through
the jungle with great uproar and
humping of tom toms, wild hogs in
droves, both black and gray, were
rushing by, spotted deer were charging
past and the whole jungle seemed alive
with game of all kinds, some droves of
wild pigs almost running over me.
Il was just STOPPING over Bob when
huge male tiger bounded out of the
jungle and halted within ten feet of
where | stood. l had my pistol upon
him in an instant, and as his head was
so held that a bullet would not glance
from his skull took good aim and gave
him shot between the eyes that
brought him down as dead as though
he had been sheep or an OK. Seeing
that the shot had killed the tiger ran
down to the river, filed my hat with
water and went to work to try to re
store Bob's senses. He had been badly
stunned and was breathing heavily, bu
, l saw he had no bad wounds and soor
. had the satisfaction to see him open hi,
, eyes, when it was not long before hi
! wits returned and he was able to sit up
The paw of the tiger had struck him OIL
J the side of the head and knocked him
: senseless, but had only slightly wound
/ ed his scalp. The weight of the tiger oil
1 his chest had almost stopped his breatl
' and he felt some internal soreness. w
/ found that his life had been saved by
s lucky chance In a game bag he Ia.
slung to his side were some quail and
: pea fowl or two and 1t was these tn
e tiger had seized upon and crunched il
$ her blind rage, not Bob's ribs.
4 bob was much astonished and be
i wildered when he saw two dead tiger
e stretched out alongside of him. l toll
J. him that he had gone into sort of dt