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The Red Cloud chief., 1897-03-05
Black Animals.

Beware of black auimals" is con-
sidered sound advice by a magazine
writer who devotes six pages and nu-
merous illustrations to warnings
against and awful examples of black
animals, leopards, cats. ravens. beetles
and undertakers' horses.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-03-05

DDS, but one who has succeeded in
pleasing provincial audiences is Lillian
Lewis. Her best work was In the play.
"As in a Looking Glass" She belongs
to the class known, In the parlance
Of the Rialto. as a road star" Miss
Lewis Is a drawing card in the west
and south. and Is q woman OF attract
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-03-05

The most expensive product in the
world is the charcoal flament which il
used for i~ncandescent lamps. 1t Ia
mostly made In Paris by an artist
whose name Is kept secret in order bet
te, to guard the process OF manufac-
ture. The flament for lamps Of TWEEN
ty candle power are sold for $4,000 a
pound. Those for lamps OF thirty can
dies are worth 81. 900.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-03-05


"corkscrews." In fact. they are thick
ly scattered through deposits which ex-
tend over at least 500 square miles.
chiefly In Sioux county, and over all
that region they may be seen project
ing from the sides Of cliffs and In 9TH
er places where the rocky formations
have been worn away by water and
wind.
These freaks are commonly known as
fossil twisters." They are of enor
nous size, sometimes as much as forty
feet long; but the most remarkable
thing about them is the symmetry OF
their structure, which is absolutely
mathematical. As weathered out from
the cliffs, they are always p~erpendicu-
lar, and often they seem to be sup
porting roofs Of superposed strata, as
IL relics Of a bygone style of architec-
ture. The spirals are wonders OF per-
lection and elegance; sometimes they
are wound about an axis, while In 9TH
er cases the axis is imaginary. as II
were. the spirals being free. 1t Is diff
cult to realize that these objects are In
reality works Of nature and lot of art,
especially because no animal or plant
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-03-05
PAOODA.

One Of the Most striking Bulidings In
tho "Fiowsry Kingdom"
The most striking buildings In China
are the tapering towers known az pa
godas. These are Of brick. covered
with marble. or most generally with
glazed tiles; and are built In stories.
one over the other from three. four.
or Ave. to Is many as nine In number.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-03-05
PRINCE TURNS MONK.
PRiSDAN OF SIAM TURNS HIS
BACK ON THE WORLD.
Could Not Please tho Reignine NonAysa
and Concluded TO Abandon state
craft for Missionary Iabors May In.
wade Christendom
CBangkok letter.

Nv Wv ~
1896, was a great
day In the history
OF Ceylon Budd-
hism. II was the
day when In the
village Of Waskad-
dua. In the dis
trict of Kalutura,
In Ceylon. at an
hour when the sun
uaa aiukiug apa-
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-03-05

Victory Bateman made her debut in
comic opera roles and then essayed
the Interpretation OF various charac-
ters in q repertoire presented by Cres-
ton Clarke. Miss Batemsn Is above all
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-03-05
NEBRASKA INDUSTRY.
STATE YIELDS A MAMMOTH
CROP OF 'CoRksCREWS."
Each One Weighs Many Ton. They
Were Made Before Man was Thought
OF In the scheme az American De-
veiopment.
Omaha letter.

sils brought from
Nebraska recently
by Prof. L. II. Bar
bour OF Washing
ton, d. c.. have
excited much inter-
est In the east.
There are lots of
e in Nebraska,
where t h e are
DoDularly known as
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-03-05

i've appearance and a good stage pres
ence.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-03-05
THEATRICAL LETTER.
CURRENT SAYINGS AND DoiNOs
OF STAGE FOLK.
Maurice Grau the Victim Of . sugges-
tion from the New York Post-Doinw
Double Parts Evils OF Cockncy Dla-
icct some salary Statistics.

HE New York
Evening Post
makes the happy
suggestion that II
Maurice Grau
should ever lose
the great singers
who now make
opera possible In
New York, he might
create a sensation
nv producing very
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
prIicntc Cnrvinrr

There is cherry stone al the Salem
(Mass.) museum which contains one
dozen silver spoons. The stone itseli
is of ordinary size, but the spoons are
so small that their shape and finish can
be clearly distinguished only by the
aid of microscope. DIR. Oliver gives
an account of a cherry stone on which
were carved l24 heads. so distinctly that
the naked eye could make out those
belonging to popes and kings by their
miters and crowns. 1t was bought in
Prussia for the equivalent of $4,000,
and thence conveyed to England. where
it was considered an object of so much
value that its possession was disputed
and it became the object of suit in
chancery. One of the Nuremberg toy
makers inclosed in a cherry stone. which
was exhibited at the French crystal
palace, a plan of Sebastopol. railway
station and the Messiah" of Klop-
Times.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
Labor I'm Russia,

While Emperor Nicholas has declined
until now to endow his people with a
constitutional form of government, yet
it cannot be denied that he is introduc-
ing many reforms which show that he
is possessed of an enlightened and
broad-minded sense of his responsible
ties. Thus lie has just promulgated a
ukase prohibiting, under severe penal
ties, any form of labor on Sunday, or
on the IA principal Russian feast days
of the Muscovite calendar. This prac-
tically assures the laboring population
&C legal days of rest in the year. Chill
dren are not permitted under any cir
cumstances to work more than eight
hours day, while IL are henceforth to
constitute the maximum working day
of grown men. On Saturday the work
ing day is limited to ten hours.-Cin-
cinnati ENQUIRER
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
At Our Boarding House.

Here is new conundrum," said the
cheerful boarder; Il made it myself
What is the difference between me and
Klondike miner? Can you guess, Mrs
Hashleigh?"
mo, L never liked conundrums, u
snapped the landlady.
"All give it up?"
There was no response.
Because" said the cheerful board:
er, zone stakes the claim and the other
claims the steak"
And he helped himself to the last bit
of sirloin on the platter.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
The Klondike ms a Place TO Live In.

| The KlondiIxe ms a Place TO Live In.
Dawson City is nearly ten degrees
| further to the south than the ancient
Norwegian town of Hammerfest, where
men make shift to live comfortably the
year round. To be sure there is no gulf
stream to temper the iron frosts OF
Klondike, and the average winter cold
is 90 degrees below zero; but there are
warm winds from the Pacific in the
summer that make the climate far from
forbidding. The average temperature
for the summer months is Sc degrees,
and the 81 degree mark is by no means
unknown to the mercury. 1t is, of
course, too far north for wheat, but
barley, oats and rye ripen freely, and
ordinary vegetables can be cultivated
with success. A fair index to the soil
and climate is afforded by the timber.
The finest white spruce grows abun-
dainty in the Klondike region. The
trunks even attain q diameter of two
feet where the forest is not crowded.
AS for the danger of starvation, that
should not exist If the miners exercise
common prudence. The streams swarm
with salmon, and few weeks of fishing
in the fall should provision the settle
rnent securely.-Illustrated American.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
Voice md Character.

It has been truly said that it is rare
thing for man or woman of beautiful
character to have disagreeable voice.
often there will be found among the
ignorant voices like velvet, and when
you come to know the possessors of
these voices you find that they have a
beauty of nature, and that the voice is
but the natural expression of this
beauty of nature. Whether deliberate
attempt to cultivate an attractive voice
would reflect on the character is prob
lem worthy of experiment. ClearEess
OF enuciation is promoted by reading
aloud for Is minutes every day from
some writer of pure English. In six
months this will do wonders.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat. -..
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
SOUND OF THUNDER.
Distance mt Which II May BE Heard
Rarely Exceeds Ten Miles.

In connection with the proposal to
establish a number of government sta
tions for reporting the phenomena of
thunderstorms it is stated that while
Lightning may be seen and its illumina-
ton of clouds and mist may be recog-
nized when it is even 200 miles distant,
thunder is rarely audible ten miles.
The thunder from very distant storms,
therefore, seldom reaches the ear.
Hence, if every thunderstorm has to be
recorded large number of stations
will be needed. probably one for every
25 square miles would not be too many.
a few stations would suffice, at least
for the night time, for the reporting of
the direction and movement of every
case of distant lightning.
The reason OF the great uncertainty
in the audibility of thunder is not hard
to understand. 1t depends not merely
on the initial intensity of the crash, but
quite as much on the surroundings of
the observer, even as in the quiet coun-
try one will observe feeble sounds that
escape the ear in noisy city. Perhaps
the most curious and important condi-
ton of audibility is that the thunder
wave of sound shall not be refracted or
reflected by the layers of warm or cold
air between the observer and the light
ming or by the layers of wind, swift
above and slow below, so as to entirely
pass over or around the observer.
Sound in its wavelike progress OBJ
liquely through layers of air of differ
ent densities is subject to refraction,
and this refractior may occur at any
time and place. Thus observers at the
topmast of a ship frequently hear fog
whistles that are in;. -ldible at sea level;
those on hilltops hear thunder that
cannot be heard in the valley; those in
front of an obstacle hear sounds in
audible 10 those behind it.
The rolling of thunder. like that of
distant cannonade, may be largely due
to special reflections and refractions of
sound. Again, the greater velocity of
the air at considerable attitudes above
the ground distorts the sound wave and
shortens the limit of audibility to the
leeward while increasing il to the wind
ward.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
SEALS AND SEA Offers.
San Francisco Mariner Establishes
Farms for Raising Them.

Farms for HaistnS Them.
1t is estimated that not more than
1000 sea offers are left in the oceans,
and that these will soon be killed off.
There is a plan to start a sea otter
farm on Nunivak islands, not far from
the seal farm to be established by Capt.
John Schoonover, of San Francisco.
He has secured several thousand acres
on this island, off the Alaskan coast.
He intends to stock his farm with seals
caught at the rookeries, and will en-
ploy native Aleuts TO herd them after
they are transferred 10 the breeding
ground. The place selected for the ex-
pertinent is similar TO that used by DR..
ID. S. Jordan for corralling young pups
on St. Paul island. A large salt lagoon
is surrounded on three sides ny the
rocky coast. The arm reaching into
sea is deep and narrow. 1t will be neces-
sary 10 construct wire fence so or 60
feet under water. 4 fence must also
be built around the lagoon on land, as
seals travel as readily on land as in
water. They eat any fish they can cap
ture. The farm will be stocked with
many kinds of sea fish, but when the
seals increase in size and numbers the
men will be kept busy gathering food
with nets and seines. A iUll grown
seal requires more than a score of fish
per day. Can't. S ,hoonover believes his
eEp@- iIcnS VII prove more profitable
than a gold, mine.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
,Japanese Metals.

The japanese are famous not only for
their skill in making decorative arti.
cles, but also for the beauty of the ma.
terials used. 1t is said that the secret
of the composition of some of their
alloys of brass and copper has only
lately been revealed. The finest Jap.
anese brass, called "sinchu," consists
of ten parts of copper and five of zinc
Another very beautiful alloy, named
"shadko," to which splendid hues are
impaired by treatment with acids, is
formed by mixing gold and copper, the
proportion of gold varying from one to
ten per cent. of the entire mass
Youths COMPANION,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17

1t was at the summer resort where
there was only one young man.
"That young woman is wonderfully
popular" said the middle-aged man.
what makes you think SOP" inquired
his wife.
"All the other girls are crowding to
the station to bid her good-by."
"Oh, they aren't really going for the
sake of bidding her good-by. They
want to make sure that she doesn't car
ry away the engagement ring."-Wash-
ington Star.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
A Capital OGense.

whats the crowd gathering for?"
'Dah's some talk O. lynchin "a cullud
pusson, sah."
What! a murder?"
"Worse'n dat, sab. Jim Thompson,
sab, was delegated by de membahs of
de White Rose Social club, sab, to gwine
across de way an buy de forty-poun'
prize watahmelon, sab. Dey guy Jim
de money an he got along all right,
sab, but jes' as he was gwine up de
stairs, sab. Pete Mullins white bull
terrier run atween his laigs, sab, an
Jim stumbled an dropped de melon
plum on de sidewalk. sab! Guess dey'll
lynch him, shuah. "-Clcveland Plain
Dealer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
Desirable.

Its perfectly disgracefu!!" she ex-
claimed.
whats the mtter?" inquired her
husband.
Here's description of woman who
gets up in public and declares herself
an anarchist"
"Well," was the rejoinder, maybe it's
all for the best. l believe I'd like to
see women crowd the males out of the
anarchist business. When they threw
bombs they wouldn't be so likely to hit
anybody. "-Washingt Star.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
SCARED THE MULES.

Mrs. Carruthers, wife of George Car.
ruthers, a farmer of Somerset, was
driving along Houston street this
morning with her son and two daugh.
tiers in an ambulance drawn by pair
of mules, when the animals became
frightened at a trolley car near the
bridge. The ambulance was turned
over and the occupants thrown out
but the mules were stopped. and for.
tunately nobody was hurt, beyond an
awful fright of the two girls. Officer
Walther and Officer KhOuri were
promptly on the scene to render any
assistance that may have been needed
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
\ WEDDING

The announcement of the marriage
of Miss Maggie b. Bassett. daughter
of Mrs. Sarah Bassett. of Brennan,
Texas, to Mr.. J. Homer IIamkin. a
young business man of Caldwell, Tex.
as. on December 18th, at the home OF
the bride. has been received by friends
in this city. Miss Bassett spent some
time in this city last July, visiting Mr.
and Mrs. +. ]. Caldwell and Mrs. FIN
ma Harris. The young couple will
make their home I'm Caldwell. Texas.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
Very Dangerous.

A man pointed an unloaded gun at a
friend and pulled the trigger.
"See," he said, gleefully, 81 have ex-
ploded a superstition; there is no dan
ger in an uuloaded gun"
And straightway the friend struck him
on the head with all his might.
at seems to be dangerous weapon
for fool to play with after ALL" was
the consolation he offered, as the man
bound up his wound.-Chicago Record.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
Was 1t as Broad ms 1t Was Lonrs

An old doctor was very pungent and
frank in his way of giving his opinion.
A young preacher occupied his pulpit
one day, and at dinner angled very
much for compliment, which was not
forthcoming. AT last the young man
said:
81 hope 1 did not weary you by the
length of my sermon, doctor?"
mo, nor by its depth, either" was the
laConic reply.-Boston Globe.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
Their Decorations.

Maud have an uncle who distin-
guished himself in the Franco-Prussian
war, and was decorated by the German
emperor.
Cholly-Aw! 1 have a relative WIZ
was decorated by royalty.
"In what manner did he distinguish
HIMSELF"
"In no particular manner. He was
simply shipwrecked on South Sea
island and was tattooed by the king
N. Y. Journal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17

Citizen-How is it that you are charg-
ing such tremendous prices for iceP ]
understand that there is plenty of il
after all. ...-
Dealer-Yes; but see how we had to
worry about it all last winter, when we
thought there would be none. You
don't suppose we can worry like that
and not charge for it, do you?-Up To
Date. .@a
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
ROBBERS BUSY.

The Turner hall bar was robbed
last night by burglars, the money
drawer was broken open and a few
dollars in change taken.
Three other small roberies on Aus
tin street We're also reported today.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
The One Thing Needfui.

Soxey--Politicians always remind me
of the millmaids on the farm.
Knoxey-How is that?
"They both must have a strong pull
before they can get what they want"
pittsburgh News.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
She Had Been Warned.

Confederation old are you, little
girl?
Edna-You will have to ask ma. She
always takes charge of my age in a
street car.-Brooklyn Life
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
At a Fashionable Dinner Party,

Gentleman ION the right =. The
weather, mademoiselle--
LADY, have already discussed that
subject with my neighbor on my left.
The mean scoundrel! We had ar
ranged between us that he should talk
about the dinner and 1 myself abou,
the er."-Humoristische Blaetter
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
She Knew Too Much.

Mother-Now, Ethel, dear, L want
you to be good girl at school to-day
and not make single mistake. Re-
member knowledge is the wing where
by we fly to Heaven"
Ethel-Is that why Eve ate the aP
pie, mamma ?-Brooklyn Life.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
A New Vocation.

Jimmie Farmerboy-Dad, I'm goin'
into the city an git job.
The Old Man-Waal, what would you
dew in the city?
"Oh, there's lots O. them roof gardens
I've heern tell on. Guess might git
sumthin' tew dew weedin' out some o.
them."-Detroit Free Press.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17

Little Elmer-Pa, what is a coinci-
dence?
Prof. Broadhead-The fact that the
green cucumber is ready to begin its
work just about the time that the green
medical student graduates is good ex-
ample of coincidence. nv son.-Puck
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
Didn't Work

A.-Well, how did you sleep las
night? Did you follow my advice an
begin counting?
B.-Yes. / counted up to $4,000.
"And then you fell asleep?"
mo; then it was time to get up
Tit-Bits.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17

Young Politician - Through what
means do you think can best lay my
views before the people in educating
them to my theories?
d-Timer-What's the matter with
your hat?-Detroit Free Press.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
Praise for the sparrow.

1t is urged that the sparrow is a
benefactor to the farmer, because it
feeds on the seeds of waste plants and
weeds during the winter. - Chicago
Tribune
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
Concise Answers.

Sunday School Teacher-What did
the angel do to Zacharias in the temple?
Bertie-He made him dumb.
"Andwhen the prophecy was fulfilled.
what happened to ZachariasP"
"He was made undumb.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17

Mrs. Donovan (anxiously, to Tim
with his first bicycle)-Darlint, now
don't mount it till yez can roide, for
phear ov falling.-Judge.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17

In SO years the imports of the United
Kingdom increased from ST6o,ooo,ooo
to $2,Os5, 100000 and the exports from
S4s5,00o, 900 to 1,43O. 600, 000
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17

Johnston--Miss Giddy really doesn't
look day older than she did six years
ago.
misunderstanding to her statistics
she isn't day older-Up-to-Date.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17

Browne-Everybody says that his ad.
vice is always excellent.
Towne-It is. He's worth a Million
n. Truth.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17

Hiram-Will yer be my little WHEY,
Indy?
Melinda-Oh. Hill this is so sudden.
Huh! Did you think wuz courtin'
yer fer six wears fer fun ?'-N. y Trrth.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17

Greeable-Is that your baby?
Crawdon-No, sir; the possession is
on the other side. He is not my baby;
I'm his father.-Boston Transcript.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17

"Does the nobleman seem TO think a
good deal of Miss Clara"
"Oh. yes, indeed. He calls her his
little Elondike' Judge.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17

"Now, gentlemen" said the counsel
for the defense to Kentucky jury, ''ii
you will take"
Certainly" shouted the jurymen.
Ga common-sense view of thi.
case"
Verdict for the commonwealth
Philadelphia North American.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
How They Arranged the Matte

Jones-I hear that the Smith family
came to an amicable settlement about
the distribution of the estate.
Robinson-Yes. They agreed to d.
vide the money equally. and they
haven't spoken to one another since
Puck
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
"How do you know that ?"

81 overheard him and his wife in an
argument last night, and when he saw
that she was getting ahead of him, he
yelled out: Look out! There's a
mouse!"- Cleveland Leader.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
Let Not Thi, Man BE Trusted.

THAT man Nibley isn't to be trusted.
He'd take advantage of you quicker
than a wink, if he saw a chance to do
So"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-17
All China Sets Reduced.

Decorated Cups and Saucers worth
25 cents Reduced to. .l2C
Decorated China Mugs from &c up.
French and German China Open
Stock Patterns Reduced rs to 1873
per cent.