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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-29
CONTINUOUS STREET RAILS.
The Contraction and Expansion of the
Metal Were Easily overcome.

Continuous rails, made up of ordinary
rails length welded together electrical
ly, are in use on many miles of electric
street railways in the United States,
says Casters Magazine, and with ex-
cellent results, too, having shown them
selves to constitute an ideal track.
Whatever misgivings may have arisen at
one time as to the serious pranks which
expansion and contraction might play
with such continuous tracks have been
effectively allayed, as experience has
shown that the difficulties likely to
grow from these causes are not eXtraor-
binary. 1t is interesting, however, to
note that of the troubles from tempera-
ture variations in the track, that due
TO temperature lower than the one at
which the rails were welded is the only
one requiring serious consideration. 1t
is found in the tendency of the rail to
shrink in longitudinal direction, and
this must be counteracted by pull on
the ends of the rail sufficient to produce
a corresponding amount of stretch.
Temperatures above that at which the
rails were welded cause compression,
and this has never been found to make
trouble where the track was at all Sc
cured by the roadbed.
Experience, therefore, would seem to
point to the winter season as the time
for welding continuous track, as then
the rails are materially contracted, and,
though exceptionally cold snaps may
reproductive of a slight state of tension
in the rails, yet the maximum stress
would be nothing like that in rails
welded in the summer, and'probably far
below the strength of the Yields.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-29
Mr.. BIFFlEBY GOES YACHTING.
An Inexpensive Trip. the Only Actual
Outlay Being for n Bottle of Tar.

"A life on the ocean wave,
And a home on the rolling deep,
Where the scattered waters rave
And the winds their vigil keep
81 don't know that have the quota
ton exactly right" said Mr.. Biffieby,
according to the New York Sun, but
it will serve as an introduction to what
1 want to say. 90
81 am very fond of yachting, but
don't go as much as l would Like to,
on account of the expense. But am
not without the enjoyments of yacht
ing; for when the desire for water
comes over me, as it does every sum-
mer, I manage to go yachting at home.
Every spring l buy about a pound
of tar, which keep in bottle tightly
corked. When it comes along some
drowsy summer day, and feel that
would like to be lying on deck baking
in the sun, with the yacht nodding
along lazily in the summer breeze, then
take trip at home.
That night eat fish for dinner,
or clam chowder, and go TO bed early.
Before gbing to bed start the water
running in the bathroom; the sound
of it makes the waves, tapping against
the bow of the boat. l clew up the
awnings only partly; the starting of
the awnings when the wind gets in
their folds does for the swaying sails.
bring out the bottle of tar and IN
cork it, and set it on a chair up by
the head of the bed. 1 douse the glim
and tumble into bed. Rocked in the
cradle of the Deep"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-29
oeEYgp TO ne LETTER.
but the waiter Knew what Was
What. JUST the same.

| WHnts just tne same.
lie is an old. disgruntled looking
bachelor. and be dimes every evening in
chop house not far from Broadway,
says the New York Herald.
Waiter" he said. the other evening,
now take this order and see If you can
get along without eternally suggesting
things. No. don't want anything from
the bar. I'd say SO if did. Nice eel
cry, Ell? You wooden-headed idiot,
didn't / tell you that hadsense enough
to know what wanted. without any
suggestions from you?"
"Yes. SIR" said the waiter. submis-
sively.
'Now, then," resumed the old chap,
you may bring me Lyonnaise pota-
toes, coffee, small cup. and-ah-yes, a
little old Stilton. Now. hurry up; don't
stand gawking."
The waiter went away and returned
with the order.
what! How's this?" exclaimed the
man, pounding with his fists upon the
table. where's that sirloin steak or
dered?''
You ordered none, sir" replied the
functionary. with low bow. II would
have suggested as much. but feared
to displease you"
you're a nice waiter" yelled the old
man, and he turned as red as old Bur-
gundy. "All you need is an iron fence
and board of lunacy commissioners to
be an insane asylum. Why did you ask
me if want sirloin steak if didn't
order ftp"
Eyes, sir" said the waiter.
Two minutes later he returned with
the steak. He had called for it when
he sent down the original order.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-29

France knows how to protect the
rights of her people. Anybody who
doubts the genuineness of an article
of food that he has purchased from o
Partisan tradesman may take 1t to the
municipal laboratory for ANALYSIS. 1t
will cost him nothing to have it ana
lyzed and the fact determined whether
it is unadulterated or adulterated, and
If the latter the law deals with the
offender without further action on the
part of the purchaser. The shopkeeper
is liable to be heavily fined and i'm.
prisoned, and has to display con-
spcuously in his shop window or on
his door for year large placard
bearing the words: Convicted Of
Adulteration."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-29
A porerrul Beacon.

The French lens which throws cleo
trio rays 100 miles to seward and
which was part of the French govern
ment's exhibit at the Columbian ex-
position is to be placed in the Barnegat
IN. j. lighthouse, where it will be the
most powerful beacon ON the American
coast.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-29
Lei the AZ Crow In.

The Gauls, TO make handles for their
stone axes. cleft the branch of tree,
placed the stone in IT. and left it till
the wound in the weed had been COM
pletely healed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-29

We put baggage upstairs and
bring 1t down without extra charge.
CARTER & MULLALY, Bus and Bag
gage transfer. 7-9-1m'
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-29
cot on Easy.

A butler who was accused of theft
and admitted it was discharged in the
New York police court because his
former employer said that the culprit's
wife was an estimable young woman.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-01-09
COURTEOUS MEN.

We meet this type of man almost every
precisely; at least not in mans eyes. But
he has that understandable something about
him which all the women adore at first
sight. Young ladies who vow they will
never, never marry, take back those words
when they become acquainted with the
courteous man whose days of bachclorhood
are numbered. He is c,relcss, h.ht-heartcd
and laughterloving; he has not dark curly
hair, but straight, commonplace locks. His
position, circumstances and friends enter
into heartless conspiracy to induce him
t. make Il reasonable marriage. He accus-
toms himself once in while to call upon
the ladies' to attend an occasional evening
party or other pleasant festival, where he
is esteemed as "the prince of ioyial fel
lows.' There seems to be some marvellous
attraction about the plain, nice, courteous
man. Isn't he delightful person.
asked lady friend of mine in an animated
manner, concerning gentleman who had
rendered himself peculiarly agreeable dur
ing the evening. "Before | answer that
question: | should like to see him at
home" said |; if he chances to be married,
l should like to know if, when he jars his
wife's feelings, he says, beg pardon, " us
smilingly and as promptly as when he
stepped upon yonder lady's dress. How
bright that home would be to his wife with
one half the courtesy and foTethought that
he invariably shows to strangers.
"Allow me to extend my opinion," he
blandly remarks to opponents, whenever
discussion arises in company. "Pshaw
GU know no more than fool about it,"
he says at his own fireside, to his wife
She ought not to expect anything different
she tells herself, from the man of the
world to whom she surrendered heart and
believed. This hero of her rosy day dreams
gives half his life to money-making the
other half to dining out, and he goes, forth
into society conqueror. No wonder his
wife is not Choking we'll" She bows her
neck to the yoke when she notices how
polite he is every place except at home
and dashes the hopes of all the marriage
able girls of her acquaintance by limiting
that men are gay deceivers." Yet it
is perfectly natural for women who
are always dropping bouquets or
gloves or handkerchief or half-losing their
opera cloaks, and casting around them
such pitfu looks for assistance, to let their
most appealing, helpless glances fall on the
courteous men who are always smiling at
their beck and call
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-01-09
KEEPING HER WATCH IN ORDER.

They were slipping chocolate at q cafe
and talking Of watches.
81 have carried my watch for ten years, y
said the senior member of the party, ''and
it las never cost me penny t)r repairs.
"Mercyn' exclaimed another one How
did You manage"
always making disagreeable remar''s about
women's watches, and when my husband
gave me mine he said IL would probably
be out of order most of the time. And
just made up my mind to show him that
there was one woman in the world who
knew how to take care of watch"
But have you never lost it or had it
stolen %
''Never. | dropped it several times at
first bnt it didn't show any marks"
"But do the works never get out of
order 2"
"The what? 2"
"The works inside. Have you never
broken the mainspring?"
81 never look inside"
''But how do you wind it ?"
81 don't wind it. That's how take
care of it and keep il NICE
They all stared a moment. Then they
said, "Oh, you clever thing" and adj
journed sine die - Detroit Free Press.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-01-09
THE GIANTS AND THE FLOOD,

Among the many queer stories related
in the old Jewish Talmud is one concern
ing the action taken by the great race Of
giants at the time of the deluge. Accord
ing to Rabbi ElieZer, when the food broke
upon the earth the giants exclaimed "If
all of the waters of the earth be gathered
together they will only reach to our waists,
and if the fountains of the great deep he
broken up we will stamp them down
again" The same writer, who was one Of
the compilers of the Talmud, says that
they actually tried to do this when the
flood finally came. Elezer says that Og,
their leader, "plantcd his foot upon the
fountain OF the deep and with his hands
closed the windows OF heaven" Then, ac-
cording to this same queer story, God
made the waters hot and boiled the flesh
from the homes of the naughty giants"
The Targum of Palestine also says that
the waters OF the flood were hot and that
the skin Of the rhnocerous lay in folds
because he was not allowed to enter the
ark, but saved himself by hooking his horn
under the side of the vessel and floating
with it. But the water which was directly
under and at the sides Of the ark was not
hottie rhinocerous loosened his skin
swimming from mountain peak to the
side of the vessel. One account says that
Og and another giant named Lami also
saved themselves by taking refuge in the
cool water under the edge OF the ark's hull,
along with the rhinocerous. One rabbinc
authority quoted by Gould in his "Patri-
archs and Prophets says that Og saved
himself by climbing upon the top of the
ark, and that when Noah discovered and
tried to dislodge him he swore to be a
slave to Noah's family forever if allowed to
remain.-St. Louis Republic.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-01-09

"Do you quarrel with your neighbor
still about his dog coming over into your
garden?"
"No; that's all over now"
Buried the hatchet?'
"No; buried the dog"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-01-09
Me ri il
"Merit talks" the gS@@ NE
intrinsic value of @A ~ 20
Hoods Sarsaparilla. u &osh u RA $sS

Merit in medicine means the power to
cure. Hoods Sarsaparilla possesses actual
and unequalled curative power and there
fore it has true merit. When you buy
Hoods Sarsaparilla, and take 1t according
to directions, to purify your blood, or
cure any OF the many blood diseases, you
are morally certain to receive benefit.
The power to cure is there. You are not
trying an experiment. It will make your
blood pure, rich and nourishing, and thus
drive out the germs of disease, strengthen
the nerves and build up the whole system.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-23
rHE H0rSr ~ sUHnER.

the sulphur bleaching box. and can be
done very quickly
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-23

Phillip McElhone former empioFe -
the Library of Congress. was ioHhu kllF
in the Criminal Court at washington on
A,fr ann OF fal0nlousiy taking and
carrying away from the Llhary certain
,..n,.lis h.sforl. documents. Notice OF q
motion for "a new trial Was given. The
section or the Revised Statutes under
which NeElhone was convicted provides
a maximum penalty OF ten years In the
penlten,lary. OK nne os 500, or both.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-22
APhORISMS s.

Ability is poor mans wealth.-M. Wren.
graceful and honorable old age is the
child hood of immortahty.-Pind
Every action of our lives touches on some
chord that will vtbrate in eternity.
A noble heart, like the sun. showeth its
greatest countenance in lis lowest estate.-Sir
?. Sidney.
Every man is valued in this world he
shows by mis- conduct that he wishes 10 be
valued.-Bruyere.
No man can be provident of his time who is
not prudent in the choice OF his company
Jeremy Taylor.
Doing is the great thing. For if resolutely
people do what is right in time they come 10
like doing it.-Rus kin.
Hearts may be attracted by assumed quail
ties. but the affections can only be fixed and
retained by thos that are real.-De Moy.
Never forget whet man has said to you
when he angry. II he has charged you
with anything you had better look it up.-H.
w. Beecher.
1t is continued temperance which sustains
the body for the longest period of time and
which most surely preserves ii free from sick.
ness.-W. Humboldt.
Providence has nothing good or high in
store for one who does not .esolutely aim al
something high good purpose IS the
eternal condition of success.-T. 7. Munger.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-22
AN APPEAL TO JUSTICE.

THE memorial of the native Hawaians appeal to the
conscience the civilized world Whether wish so
not, puts the United States trial in the high ti-
buna of national morals Its statement of the case of people
who love their brthrgh rises in dignity and pathos to the
plane heretofore occupied alone by Declaration OF nde
pendence peces the petense and exposes the hypocrisy
of the Dole olgarchy piiessy and uhfuy as the pen
of Jefferson did the colonial policy of George III.
Adopting the noble rhetoric of undersatemen needs no
nvecve and non make the blood tnge in the veins
of every lover of fair play and justice.
presents annexation present proposed acquisi-
ton by conquest and not the agreeable assimilation OF two
peoples by peaceful submission of sovereignty Having
been the victims conquest deprived of all civil and political
rights in effect made prisoners of state their own SOIL IS
proposed hold them in such subecton by force while
the sovereignty their country and their bthgh therein
are traded off by conspritors.
For hundred years. since the days of Songbow Ire
land has impressed the world by her protest against domina
ton she regards foreign and the imposition of sovereignty
without her She has raised enemies for England in
every modern nation and able seriously threaten the
Integrity of the British empire Yet England appeared in Ire
land as invited military assistant in faction fight and from
that foothod took final sovereignty. The Irish vire
race resentul and patriotic The Hawaians are TROPICAL
amable, physically non-resstant These qualities we call
weakness against them propose put power and
terprse But when do nsemnae the world with in
creduiy of professions favor of the rights of and
estop ourselves from protest against the invasion anywhere of
those rights
We arraigned Spain in her Cuban policy have
manded that she submit the will of the majority in that
island and by withdrawal of her military forces leave that
majority to select the form domestic best suited
them Yet appeal by the Cuban una expression of
Cuban purpose and patriotism by Ethan Aen Senator
Morgan has equaed in power of statement in impression
the conscience of that voice uttered by HawaanS in
support of their bhrght The United States will present
fine spectacle paadng through Europe champion of the
majority Cuba and the time deaf the voice of the
majority in Hawaii
The natives in this memorial present alternative which
the American people cannot safely ignore When they offer to
submit annexation to the whole body of electors, including
all who had the suffrage under the constitution OF 1887 and
agree abide in good faith by the result they put in the
position where proceed with the matter along the
lines laid down by Senator Morgan. If do walk into
nfamy and carry upon the stencil of outrage unequaed
in history
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-22
THE CITY HALL PARK COMMITTEE

nROMPT been taken upon the much approved
suggestion OF ]. B. Reinstein be appointed
TO devise and recovering park purposes
The lots lying between the City Hall and Market On
Monday the Board Supervisors adopted
ing the Mayor 10 appoint such committee, and the Mayor
lost no time IN com plying with request
The committee chosen every respect good one.
consists of b. Reinstein Irving NJ Scott Speekels
Ernest A Denicke. F. W. Dohrmann Dr.. W F. McNut L. r.
Euert, W. NJ. Bunker. r. J. Tobin A. B. Mague The
committee Will Eave the confidence of public
start No will suspect these putting I'D
JOB nor will question their ability arrange
that will be fair both people
who whatever be the legal quality bought
the good equities that cannot be
overlooked.
With the appointment of this committee may consider
the first important preliminary step enterprise has teen
well and satisfactorily The
10 the hands of men oenerGy sagacy and 5c spirit
most OF them ALL it will be labor
public interest in the promotion of work proposed
ana hey may be counted to devise which
the desired improve made great
or too much delay.
The readiness the people have responded in
good Judgment of the Grand jury bringing
the pubic at this time The approval of been
almost unanimous THE CALL has canvass
OF public sentiment the subject giving hearing to
Doth sides and the project far
those opposed to it, As matter OF The
Tor the park is almost universal many
who now oppose it because will
advocate it there devised obtaining plan
once speedy and economical
Now that has been appointed To investsaa
the subject thorou report upon it the
ment may be said to have entered has
been discussed hitherto general proposition
have to consider details defae these can be
made satisfactory TO the public may reasonably count
upon seeing restored to the city never
have been aenaed and we rely upon the
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-22

DR.. Frieda Lippert has been appointed
physician of the new girls high school in
New York. She will have the chair of physi-
ology. and also give attention to the needs OF
the young women.
H. NJ. Stanley has accepted an invitation to
be present on Novem Der next al the open-
ing of the extension of the railroad to Bulu-
wayo. Mr.. Stanley lett England for Africa on
october 8.
The Knights of Pytnias have raised ST 900
for monument to John F. Rathbone the
founder of the order. 1t will be placed in
New Forest Cemetery, Utica, the owners of
the cemetery donating plat of 10000 feet
The Revue du Palais, the new French legal
review invited Tolstoi 10 defend his non-res sist-
ance principles in its columns. This he did
stoutly, even 10 the point of maintaining that
one should not kill a robber, even if that
were the sole means of preventing him from
killing child.
j. st. Loe S'raehey, who has teen connected
with the London Spectator for some years as
assistant editor, succeeds 10 the position of
joint editor and joint proprietor with Mr.
Townsend, formerly held by Mr.. Hutton. In
consequence OF this change Mr.. Strachey sew
ers his connection with the Cornhill Mag
azine.
The youngest heir apparent in Europe is
the infant son of Prince Ferdinand of Bull
garia. Although he will not be years old
till next January, few children have been
more discussed than Prince Boris for the
question OF his religion has raised a greatdeal
OF feeling on the Continent, his mother being
an ardent Roman Catholic. while the religion
OF the baby's future kingdom is Greek
Orthodox.
Harry Mayham Keator, captain of the Yale
University baseball team last year, has ac-
cepted a position in Willston Seminary, at
Easthampton, Mass, as director OF physical
education and assistant in science for the
coming year. Mr.. Keator was prepared for
college at Willston, entering Yale in 1898.
Caspar Whitney, in making his all-Ameriean
college team, put Mr.. Keator in center field
and made him captain of the team.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-22
FLASHES OF FUN.

Agent-Can't I sell you card of patent
pants buttons?
Miss Ancient (indignantlyl-sir I am single
lady, and
Agent-Ah, madam, 1 can't believe that
lady OF your attractions could possibly be
single. It's a shrewd way of yours 10 get rid
of me.
Miss Ancient (simpering)-Pn take dozen
eards.-Judge.
Old Gotrox-Am I, with all my millions, too
old for you?
sible.-Life.
Grandpa-Don't get scared, Willie: the tiger
is about TO be fed; that's what makes him
jump up aud roar so.
Willie (easIly)-Oh. 1 amt afraid of him,
grandpa: papa's the same way when his meals
Amt tready.-Tit-Bits
"What I want" said the man who was talk
ing about taxing fiat. ais some place where
the rooms are big enough for me to turn round
in"
"Certainly," replied the agent "Tnat can
be easily arranged, you are not an un-
usually large man. Stand up, please, and let
me get your exact ts.'-Washing-
ton Star.
Visitor-You don't mean TO tell me that you
have lived in this out-of- the-way place for
fifteen years
Citizen-I have for a certainty.
Visitor-Pm surprised. can't see what you
can find here to keep you busy.
Citizen-Neither can L That's why like
it.-Richmond Despatch.
Kodak succeeded in developing splendid
negative in strong light yesterday.
LeDs-How did you manage it2
Kodak-AsKed Miss Richleigh to marry me-
Chicago News.
Only bunch of violets,
Lightly tossed away.
Or pick ed to pieces aad s'rewn upop
The floor of the hired coupe
Only q couple OF hours
If a sort of celestial bliss
And I'll nave 10 eat free lunches for
month, on account of this.
-Cnicago News
~ have noticed" said the Cheerful Idiot
"that a man takes much more satisfaction in
the knowledge that he has made an ass of
himself than he does in knowing that others
have made a monkey of him.
Journal
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-22
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