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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
EX.EMPREsS CARLOTTA.
Maximilian's Unhappy Widow
Nearing Her End
Career of One of Europe's Most Fa-
nous Women-Lost Her Reason
About the Time Her Husband
Lost His Life.

Carlotta, ex-empress of Mexico, Is so
dangerously ill that her death is feared
at any moment, says a recent cable
gram from Brussels.
Marc Charlotte Amelie Auguste Vic
toire Clementine Leopoldine, former
empress of Mexico, and daughter of Leo
pold l., king of the Belgians, was born
June z, 1910, and twas married July 81,
1857, to the Inflated Macmillan, after
wards emperor of Mexico, who was tried
and shot on June 10, 1867.
Macmillan, in the midst of his
troubles in 1866, sent the empress to
Paris with instructions to ask Napoleon
LII. for more effectual aid, but she
failed entirely in her mission, and pro-
ceeded to Italy, where her reason gave
way in consequence of the troubles she
had already undergone and in view of
those she foresaw for her husband.
The unfortunate woman was eventual
ly removed to place in Belgium.
Since the strange and unexplained
destruction by fire of the gloomy cha
teau in which she was formerly con-
fined, where she was only rescued with
the utmost difficulty, she has been inn
prisoned in the chateau of Bouchant,
within an hours drive of Brussels, the
park being surrounded by lofty wall.
Queen Victoria, who is her aunt; the
late Due d'Aumale, who was her uncle;
the empress of Austria, who is her sis
ter-in-law; and her brother-in-law, the
later Archduke Charles Louis, frequent
ly made endeavors to see her, but were
invariably refused permission to do so
by King Leopold, a course which natur-
ally excited much animosity against
him, as well as distrust at the courts of
Windsor and Vienna.
The death of the archduchess will
lead to still further bitterness to King
Leopold and the reigning houses of
Austria, for as widow of the second
brother of Emperor Francis Joseph
Charlotte has been a member of the
Hapsburg family, and as such large
share of her vast property should re-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
Needle Extracted by Magnet.

Not long since, while washing clothes,
young laundress thrust broken
needle into her hand. A surgeon who
was consulted few days afterward
refused to operate as the needle had
disappeared and feared the necessity OF
making a number of incisions. After
two months the girl lost the use of her
right hand, slight movement of the
fingers causing exquisite pain. A feeble
electro-magnet was then employed to
draw the needle TO fieshy portion OF
the hand. Before the third trial the
girl complained of pricking in the
palm near where the magnet had been
applied. At the ninth sitting the needle
came out broken end first and fixed IL,
self to the magnet There was no pain
or loss of blood.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17

Its capacity may be judged from the
fact that its output of current would be
sufficient to keep $4,000 incandescent
lamps burning at the same time. The
pressuf> of the electricity as it leaves
the dynamos will be 5000 volts, or three
times that of the great generators at
Niagara Falls.
Nearly everyone is now aware that a
dynamo consists of two essential parts
the armature and the field magnets.
The armature is made up of coils of
iron surrounded by other coils of in
sulated copper wire. When loop of
copper wire Is moved near magnet,
an electrical current is set up in it.
When current of electricity is passed
around piece of iron it becomes mag
net for the time being. In ordinary
dynamos the armature Is revolyed on a.
spindle, while the field magnets are
fixed. Sometimes the armature is ring
shaped, and made to revolve around the
field magnets in the center. But as the
essential thing is that the field magnets
and the armature should be constantly
changing their positions with respect
to one another, it is possible to make
the armature fixed and cause the field
magnets to revolve.
This is what has been done In the
case of the Brooklyn dynamo. On the
rim of a big fly wheel, so feet in diam
eter, are placed 40 magnetic poles, each
pole being rectangular in shape and
wound with insulated copper wire like
a bobbin. Of course these poles are
firmly bolted to the rim of the fly wheel.
On the inner surface of the big guard,
which completely surrounds the rim
OF this fly wheel, is placed the armature
in 40 triple segments, and these are all
also firmly bolted to their frame. To
make the iron masses in the poles mag
netic it is necessary that they should
have some of the current derived from
the arIuature constantly passing
through their coils. This is furnished
by copper conductors, which touch cop
per rings on the axle of the moving fly
wheel, whence the current is distrib-
uted by insulated wires to each of the
40 poles.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
Great Counting MACHINES.

The machines used by the United
States government for counting and
tying postal cards in small bundles,
were made in Connecticut, and the two
are capable of counting 100000 in ten
hours, and wrapping and tying the
same in packages of 25 each. In this
operation the paper is pulled off drum
by two long fingers" which come up
from below, and another finger dips
into a vat of mucilage and applies itself
TO the wrapping paper in exactly the
right spot Other parts of the machine
Irvine the paper around the pack of
cards, and then a 'thumb" presses over
the spot where the mucilage is, and the
package is thrown upon carry belt
ready for delivery.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
Preachers Eccentric woo,,e

The Youths Companion recalls a
characteristic anecdote of Lorenzo Dow,
the itinerant Methodist preacher.
Wher he was widower he said to the
congregation one day at the close of his
sermon: 81 am a candidate for matri-
mony, and If there is any woman in this
audience who is willing to marry me I
would thank her to rise" woman
rose very near the pulpit, and another
In distant part of the house. Mr.. Dow
paused moment, then said: There
are two; ] think this one near me rose
first; at any rate, will have her for my
wife" The woman was in good stand
ing and possessed of considerable prop
erty. Very soon after the eccentric
wooing she became Mrs. Dow.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
THE GREATEST DYNAMO.
Being Built for Brooklyn Elec-
trio Light Station.
II VIII Produce Electricity Mt =
Higher Pressure Than Any Other
Now In Existence, Beating
Even Niagara Falls.

The largest dynamo in the world, in
point of mere size, is now to be in
stalled in the new station of the Brook
lyn Edison Illuminating company. 1t
will stand 60 feet in height from crown
to base, and will produce electricity at a
higher pressure, or voltage, than any
other generator now in existence.
The ground for this new station, says
the New York Herald, was bought from
E. w. Bliss, the projectile manufacturer,
more than year ago. 1t is situated at
Bay Ridge, at the beginning of the Mar
rows of New York bay, on the Long
Island side. Hence the coal for heating
the boilers can be brought conveniently
by water from Philadelphia, New York,
Newport News and other coal ports
along the coast, and by one operation
be transferred from the vessels to the
coal feeding bunkers above the fur
naces.
When Coney island and other outly-
ing parts of Kings county were an
nexed to Brooklyn, the Edison Illumin-
ating company began to prepare fordis-
tributing the electrical current through
its territory, containing 75square miles.
There were two ways in which this
might be done. One was to erect small
central stations wherever convenient,
to supply the surrounding area within
radius of one or two miles. The other
plan, which was the one finally adopt
ed, was to build a very large central
station at tidewater, and distribute the
current from it at high pressure to sub
stations, where it could be reduced to
the low voltage suitable for the Edison
system of arc and incandescent light
ing. This latter plan had the obvious
advantage of requiring a smallernum-
Der of men, of more economical pro-
duction of current from large dynamos,
and of a great saving in the cost of
transportation for coal.
The new dynamo, which is now al
most completed at the works of the
General Electric company, at Science
tady, is only the first of several of sim
liar size which are to be constructed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17

gin my word ever went back onto it.
told you long ago, when fust they was
any prospeck of my gittin' ter be wild
der, tibet thar want no use of yer hint
in around about what 1 might do in
case anythin' happened"
Eye said, though, tibet stood as good
show as anybody else"
San SO We did-then."
"Whut you was skeered about was
tibet you'd git somebody as wouldn't
be good to the children"
"That was jist the pint"
"Ain't allus been ez p'lite an agree
able to 'em ez anybody could?"
Sure"
"Ain't bought 'em candy an ginger
bread bosses an tin wagons?"
"Most liberal"
"An' on the Fourth of July didn't I
buy 'em shootin' crackers an sky
rockers an roaming candles an lot Of
other things?"
"You done all that. But you didn't
stay ter see 'em touched off,"
Cause I halter go ter town, right
back ter town, that same afternoon"
st was that day made up my mind
ter marry Jake Spicer."
sand him man weth a wooden leg!"
the other murmured Indignantly.
Eyes, an you'll be surprised ter know
how much them fireworks an that
wooden limb had ter do weth it. knew
how much store Jake sot by it. He took
jist as much pride in that wooden leg ez
| do in my marble-top bureau. 1 give
you credit fur bein' good-natured most
of the time, but children is pesterin' an
there amt no tellin' how long a mans
temper is goin' ter hold out weth them
ez amt his own. When seen the pa
tent an accommodatin' way Jake
Spicer rolled up his pant leg an helt
out that wooden limb for the boys ter
tack pinwheels onto, 1 said to myself:
There's q man ez kin take sass an dis
obejince an not git riled; eff anybody1l
make a second father ter them young
'uns, it's him."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
Horse swallowed n whip,

That stout buggy whip, AZ feet
long, could remain in a horses stom-
ach nearly two years and the horse sur
vive the ordeal, seems improbable, but
just such a thing happened to valu-
able horse owned by Allen D. Eakle,
near Rohrsville, Washington county,
Nd, which died a few days ago. DIR.
]. T. Hiberger, of Hagerstown, held q
post-mortem, and the whip was found
protruding from the stomach. Mr..
Eakle, in October, 1895, used six-foot
buggy whip to punch an obstruction
down the choking horses throat, put
ting horseshoe in the horses mouth to
keep it open. The horseshoe flew out,
and the horse bit off the whip, swallow
ing the long part with no bad effects
until a few days ago, when the horse
sickened and died. After the swal.
lowing the horse worked every day and
ate three meals q day.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
WHERE is THE CAlF2
This Question Is Pulling an Inter-
ested Crowd of Hoosiers.

South Ellkhorn, KY, is given over to
searching parties and to theories just
at present. The other day there was a
storm in which violent wind played a
prominent part, On the farm of Mr..
McMeekin a calf was playing about in
the happy manner peculiar to calves.
The wind suddenly became playful
itself and caught the calf up, bearing it
aloft and away as though it were a
kite. DINNER and DINNER in the
heights and distance grew the calf, and,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
GEN. SAMUEL BRECK.

CNew Adjutant General of the Army.)
tenant of the First artillery. He JOINED
his regiment at Fort Capron, Florida
and fought against the Seminoles. H.
served at Fort Moultrie, and in 1856
became principal assistant professor o
geography, history and ethics at tn
military academy until the war brok'
out. He was assistant adjutant gen
eral of Gen. McDowell's division, Arm,
of the Potomac, in the defenses
Washington. After active service in thu
field he was made assistant in the ad
jutant generals Office in 1862. He wa.
twice brevetted during the war, first
as lieutenant colonel in 1864 and as
colonel and brigadier general in 1865.
From 1870 TO 1876 he served as adjutant
general of the division of the Pacific
at San Francisco. He also served in
the department of Dakota and the de-
partment of the Platte. He returned to
Washington in 1889 to act as assistant
to the adjutant general. He served as
adjutant general of the department of
the east from 1898 to 1895. When Gen.
Miles was made commander of the army
Gen. Breck was assigned to duty as
adjutant general with headquarters of
the army in the nations capital
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17

about to say something, but was Or
dered to keep silent.
Take off the lid" was the next com.
mand; I'm going to taste it."
The two men were utterly cowed by
the officials brusqueness, and wonder
tngly watched him gulp down a good
mouthful.
do you mean TO say that you call
this soup?" the official demanded.
''Why, it tastes to me more like dirty
water"
$50 it is, SIR" replied one of the men,
respectfully. "We have just beeDscrub,
bling the floors"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
A LITTLE TOO QUICK.
He Thought Ii Was Dirty Water, and
Found That IL Was,

Numerous complaints have come be-
fore certain public official in regard
to food served to inmates of one of
the public institutions, and he de-
termined to investigate for himself, in
order to see whether the matter really
required attention, says the New York
Journal.
Making his way to the particular
building in question just about dinner
time, he walked straight over to where
the kitchen was located. At the very
door he encountered two muscular look,
ing men carrying a huge, steaming
boiler.
''Put that kettle down." he ordered,
brusquely, and the men at once obeyed.
"Get me spoon" he next command
ed.
The man that brought the spoon was
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
IMMENSE TORTOISE.
London NOW Possesses the Patriarch
of the Animal World.

Vi the AhluhNl nOFhOs
The huge tortoise which Hon. Waiter
Rothschild sent to the Geological gar
dens, at London, DIS supposed to occupy
the proud position of the senior animal
on earth. Its history can be traced back
for century and half, during which
period it has been in the possession of a
Mauritius family, by whose ancestors
it was imported from its home, the
Island of Aldabra; but experts who
have examined the specimen are of
opinion that it's age is nearer 300 years
than 200. The photograph, in which the
tortoise is being induced by Its keeper
to show itself to advantage affords
good idea of its bulk. 1t star DIS nearly
three feet high, tapers five feet six
inches over the curve of the carapace
from head to tail, and two feet tenn
inches in greatest width in a straight
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
Dog Lay. Electric Wires.

The smallest electrician in the world
is fox terrier named Strip, belonging
to a firm of electric light engineers in
London. She is only 80 years of age,
and her business is TO carry the wires
through the narrow tubes which con-
meet the dynamos at the central station
with the private houses, which duty she
performs with the greatest skill and
qNickness, never failing to find her way
through the most intricate passages.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
Ne,, skntes Nod Winter.

A new kind of ice skates viii be in
vogue next winter. The skate will be
made with slots in the runners to sup
port the shafts of several pairs of roll
ers, which are mounted loosely on the
shafts and have sharpened edges to cut
the ice as the skater glides along.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
GEN. SAMUEL BRECK.
The New AdJutant General of the
United States Army.

t"tteu suites ARMY
Gen. Samuel Breck, who has been ap-
pointed adjutant general of the army,
to succeed Gen. Ruggles, has had a dis
tinguished career. He has had AZ years
of service, and his new honor comes to
him only a few months before his
retirement by operation of law. He
will retire for age next February. Gen.
Brock was born in marlborough,
Mass, February rs, 1884. He was APP
pointed a cadet at the military acad-
envy July 1, 1851, and was graduated
four years later and made second lieu
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
He WON THE WIDOW.
why the Wooing OF a wooden.
Legged Man Wab succebsfui.

why INC WOOInR OF q WOOdems
Legged Man Was. Successful.
II don't say as how ye've went back
on yer word" he said, as he sat down
on the stump In front of the log house,
"but the fack STAINS tibet we've gone an
married another man."
The woman, says the Washington
Star, took off her sun bonnet and hand.
ed 1t to one of the barefoot children who
were hanging about.
Take that into the house." she said;
''an' the rest of you all run an play"
Then, turning to her visitor, she ex-
claimed defiantly: Thar amt nobody,
man or woman. as kin say that oncet l
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
Hosiery Made of Hnner-

Hosiery, gloves and underwear are
made from paper, and are far superior
in many ways to much of the cotton,
wooden or silk stuff on the market.
They are not woven, but are knit from
fine paper Irvine which is roughed up
to appear fuzzy like wool.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
No LovemsISinE by Tencbers.

A Fayette county (Pa.) board has
adopted this resolution: Teachers
must not make love while employed by
the board or during school hours. The
violation of this rule will be sufficient
cause for dismissal"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
HAPPY ANIMAL FAMILY
IL Consists of a Black and n white
Cat and n White Rat.

Cat md White Itat.
In the paint shop of Charles Eek.
bloom & Co. in Illinois street lives, ac-
cording to the Chicago Chronicle, a
most remarkable family of pets. For
three years jet black cat, pure white
cat and white rat have made their
home together in perfect peace and hap
piness. of warm morning these three
may be seen basldng in the suns rays,
while people stand and look in the win.
dow at them and wonder how they get
along so well together.
But that they should live together
is not such peculiar thing as the way
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-05-29
eeSOuFCeS
 of Yuma County.
&ItAA CUNTT.

white u.dn first set foot on what is sRow Yrnla County in l77l. It IS the southwest division of the Territory, and .ene of the four original counties of the Ter S1itery, Many great reclamation projects are 5however on foot, ana in few years ex- spect to see Yuma County rated ss the richest in the Territory.
 The first glimpse the traveller from Cali Tvrnia catches Of Arizona is that of the picturesque town of Yuma, which is Snugly situated in the embrace of gentle rolling hills, upon whose crests and sides the .nodern homes of our superior civilization are crowdipg the adobe dwellings into eternal oblivion. Yuma is the gateway to -AriSona, the new empire of the West, upon whose undeTeloped riches the eyes of the country are at present turned, and as such, she is bound to grow and prosper with a rapidity thQt at present can hardly be re- slized. But coupled with her geographi- cal position we find that she is the center of a country whose agricultural possibili- ties are practically unlimited, being snr- rounded by soil the fertility of which exceeds that of the delta of the Nile, and wanting oaly water 10 become 6 paradise of bloom. Billions of gallons of that precious fluid have annually gone to waste at Yuma's very doors, but already reaction B taking place asd many enterprises are CT foot to supply 4hs life giving waters of .the yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth.
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-05-29
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
(First Publication May 18th, lS90.

(First Publication May 18th, lS97). ESTATE OF ANTOINE BLAISE, DECEASED. Notice is hereby given by the un- dersigned, administrator of the Estate of Antone Blaise, deceased, to the creditors of, and all persons having claims against, the said deceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within four months after the first publication Of this notice, to the said administrator, at hls place Of business in the Store of GandolfO & Sanguinetti, in the Village and County Of Yuma, Territory of Arizona.
 i TONINI. Administrator of the Estate of Antone
 Blaise, deceased.
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-05-29

Trans Nos. 41 and AZ will run on alternate days Information as to what day same will run viii be furnished by agents on application.
 No l makes connections at Ash Fork with A. S P. vestbuled limited No. from the east. This is the finest train west of Chicago. Ne. also con- meets with A. & P. No. from the west. Persons desiring to stay at Ash Fork will find the best of accommodations at Fred Harvey's hotel. No. makes close connection at Ash Fork with A. & P. trains Nos. l and A. & P. No. reaches San Francisco 10:45 a. m. second morning, A. x F. Mo- 4 is vestibaled train throughout lighted with Pintch gas, dining car running through from Los Angeles to Chicago. Dining cars under the man. agement of Fred Harvey, with his unexcelled ser vice, care and attention to his guests.
 Nos. and connect at Jerome Junction with trains of United Verde & Pacific Ky. for Jerome. Connecting at Prescott with st ge lines for nll principal mining camps; at Congress with stage lines for Harqua Hala, Stanton and Yarnell. At At Phoenix with the Maricopa 6 Phoenix Ky. for points on the 2. P. t. R.
 This line is the best-route tothe Great Salt River Valley. For information regarding this valley and the rich mining section tributary to this road ad- dress.
 GEO. NJ SARGENT, G. F.: P. 4.
 R. E. WELLS, L. NJ. MURPHY, Assistant Gen Manager.
 Pres. Gen Manager.
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-05-29
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
HOMESTEAD ENTRY NC. 1886. Land Office at Tucson, Arizona,)

Land Office at Tucson, Arizona,(
 May 6, 1897.
 Notice is hereby given that the fol- lowing-named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim. and that said proot will be made before the Clerk of the District Court, at Ynma, Yuma County, Arizons, on July 1st, 1897, viz Elias Fort Snider, Palomas, Yuma County. Arizona, for the N. E. I Sec 20. Tp. 6 S., R. 12 w., G. and s. R M.
 He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of, said land, viz: Martin l.. Pool, of Yuma, Arizona, James l.. Powell, of Yuma, ArIzona, George Marable. of Yuma, Arizona, and Simeon ". Taylor, of Palomas, Arizona.
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