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Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-03

Il
The invention is Just announced Inv
the San Francisco Chronicle of a door
that is never closed and never omen
Ii Is the only door on earth that n
person is forced to shut behind him
under any and all circumstances. Water
cannot pass through il or around the
casing. 1t is the invention of Alex
ander kircaldy of Glasgow, Scotland.
and he has labored to bring it to it's
present state of perfection for ten
years. Primarily, this doofIis intended
toE vessels, Tor its chief CAIN to dis
hntFiox Is tnzs N ~ wan Wight. tfrs,
the bulkhead, where the door is fitted,
10 bolted hollow, cylindfical casing.
In this casing are two doors, but they
are not opposite one another. Within
this hollow casing revolves q hollow
cylinder, and there is doorway to
this cylinder. When il is desired to
pass through this novel door the cylin.
der within this casing is turned so
that the door therein is opposite one
of the other doors in the casing.
When the ingress doorway is in line
with the bulkhead doorway the pas
senger enters and stands on the bot
tom Of the casing and revolyes the
hollow cylinder by hand until he
brings the ingress doorway into line
with the second bulkhead doorway,
which permits of egress from the cas-
ing
Theremarkablef feature of this double
door is that it is absolutely i'm
possible to leave il open, as one
door must Of necessity be effectually
closed before the other opens. The
revolving cylinder is hung on ball
bearings, and is easily brought into the
position desired for ingress or egress.
AT the same time no gear, which is 30
familiar to other types Of water-tight
doors, is required.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-03
John Smith, With Variations,

Plain John Smith is not very high.
sounding; it does not suggest aristoc-
racy; it is not the name of any hero
In die-away novels; yet it is good and
honest Transferred to other lam
guages it seems to climb the ladder of
responsibility. Thus, in Latin, it is
Johannes Smithus; theItalian smoothes
it off into Giovanni Smith, the Spani-
ards renderit Juan Smithus. theD Dutch
man adopts it as Hans Schmidt; the
French fiatten it out into Jean Smeets;
the Russian turns it into Jonloff
Smitowski; at Canton John Smith be.
comes Johon Shimmit; the Icelanders
say he is Jahnno Smithson; along the
Tuscaroras he becomes Tam C,ua
Smittia; in Poland he is known "A
Ivan Schmittiweiski; among the Welsh
mountains they call him Jihom
Schmidt; at Mexico his name is writ
ten Jontli F'Smitri; in Greece he turns
to Ton Sinikton; in Turkey he is al.
most disguised as 700 Sect.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-03
walking Four Miles an Hour.

''There's no end of people" said a
man who walks great deal himself
to Boston Joureal reporter, "who
think they can walk four miles an
hour; and very likely they could, but
they would have to move along very
briskly to do it. As matter OF fact,
very few people indeed do walk four
miles an hour; three miles is very
fair gait, and when one exceeds that
he is beginning TO walk fast. If my
recollection serves, the old common
time in the army carried q man tive
aud seven-eighths miles an hour. The
distances which the soldier covers in
an hour have now been increased
somewhat by slightly increasing the
length of his steps, but my impression
is that the common time remains I'M
der three miles an hour. Certainly
three miles would be good, fair walk
ing, and fully up to mems average
speed"
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-03
The Earth at the Poles,


A French scientist, NJ. de PApparent,
finds in Nansen's discovery of the un.
expectedly great depth Of the Arctic
ocean an argument tending to show
that the earth is slightly top shaped,
the protuberancs corresponding to the
point of the top being at the South
Pole. This, he thinks, would explain
the different results arrived ut by the
various measurements Of astronomers
and geodesists. These differences are
very small in comparison with the en-
tire bulk of the globe, yet they are
readily appreciable, and one of the
explanations that has been suggested
for them is that the earth is tetrahedral
in form. But NJ. de rApparent thinks
the top-shape theory is preferable.
The fact that to an eye looking at the
sartE from a point in space it would
not sensibly differ in appearance from
true sphere shows how refined are
the methods of science which enable
men living on the surface of the globe
to detect variations in its general con-
tour.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-03

again when he looked ut her wistfully,
pleadingly When he caught her eye,
he saw pity in il, and even fancied
there was love a. well. Her face was
that OF woman--a real woman, tender
and sympathetic.
He continued his monologue. "Then
the twilight and the music, and may
say you, too, got hold Of me and set
me thinking Of my people that are
gone and the sister miles away in
india, and a thousand other selfish
thoughts Of self.pity. But it's not
TOO late to join the other people, to
get out OF the narrow world, the pack.
oicards thing I've built-that's now
topping over. He stopped and looked
~ her inquiringly for words He knew
she would comfort him, could comfort
INN, that he could find peace, even
happiness with her IL was all part
OF the new sensation that had made
nm pour his heart out Ia her, and to
look to her for help to face his new
life. She spoke TO him. II was diff
cut Tor her To retain her voice least il
should be too tender, but there was
an occasional tear in spite Of her self
command, and he loved her the better
for it. She even thanked him for the
confidence he had shown her: and
then she spoke to him of his family
ana himself and other things they had
only dared to vaguely hint at in the
past.
Ihey sat long together, talking as
OLD friends do, openly, intimately,
without restraint. There was new
sense of rest in both their hearts now;
vague thing that people recognize
md call happiness when il has become
4 memory.
Mr. VERBAL came in later on and
olned them, until Jack reluctantly
aid good night.
Doris saw him as far as the hall.
hey shook hands, he pressing her
I've fingers to his lips and thanking
Ter earnestly, saying he had never
pent happier evening, and asking IL
e might come again aud talk to her.
She said, "Of course"
The door closed on Halliday, on all
ne vain trumpery Of his past, and he
ent home planning q new world built
n the ruins of the old. Yet the old
AS not utterly worthless, for it had
wen him Doris Yerrall. -(Black and
Ibite.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-03

Laugh and be happy laugh while you NAV
Laugh mid the wild, rushing storms OF 10,
day.
Breasting the current when downward II
trends:
Grand Is the battle II grandly II ends.
Laugh and be- happy, laugh, II Ia best.
Sailing the wide sweeping sea Of unrest.
Though the dark pillows are running 40
high, w
Courage! my brother, the haven Is high.
Laugh and be happy, laugh while you may.
Laugh mid the Wild, rushing storms OF 10,
day,
raith Ike beacon light, woos us along.
Fill the glad moments with lanphtcr md
song.
Cora c. Bass In The Churchman.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-03
UNCLE SANS STRONG eoZ
what IL Costs to Hun the United ,,,,..
Treasury.

what IL Costs to Hun the United ,,.,.-
Treasury.
II costs annually about $3.50. 600 ooo
to maintain the United States goy.r,
ment exclusive of over gao, 900. UOn t,,.
the postal service, much OF which H.,
paid back from postal receipts. Va
expend annually for the civil est,h.
lishment THAT is the salaries of puhl;,
officials and employees @. the executiy,
departments, care of PUB ic buildinps
etc about S8S, 100000; for ini,it,r,
establishment, $50, 600, 900; for IN.
naval establishment, $l7, 900, 600; for
the Indian service, So, Zoo, 600. fan.
pensions, Sl40, 600, 600, and for inter.
est on the public debt, $50, 900, 600
making Il total of 1852, O0O. 900.
To meet these expenditures. sovs
Harper's Round Table, the United
States government has to raise IN.
necessary funds by taxation. The
greater amount is raised by customs
duties and by the internal revenue tax
upon whlskey, tobacco, beer, PLAYING
cards, oleomargnrine, etc. For the
year ending June 80, 1896, there was
collected $3.50, 900, 900 from customs
taxes and Slli, 600, 600 from internal
revenue taxes, the balance consisting
OF miscellaneous receipts from sales of
public lands, revenues of the District
Of Columbia, consular fees, fees on
letters patent, national bank circula.
ton, profits on coinage, etc.
One can easily realize the immense
work of collecting this vast sum of
money. In addition, however, the
treasury through it's accounting Off
GERS, has to supervise the expenditure
OF every dollar paid out for the sup
port of the government, and to adjust
the accounts of every officer spending
the public money. Not dollar can
he paid into the treasury of the United
States nor paid out without an order
ironl the secretary addressed to the
officer known az the treasurer of the
United States, directing him to receive
the money, which is technically termed
covering it into the treasury" or to
pay out money to the person entitled.
ns the case may be. This order of the
secretary is called warrant, ".if il
orders the treasurer to receive money
into the treasury it is called ''cov-
ering" warrant; if to pay out money,
It Is called either settlement" war.
ralt when the money is paid to some
petson entitled to'it of his asswssjsas<b.Aa y.
Or fan accountable" warrant liz the
money is paid TO some officer of the
government whose duty it is to ex-
pend it for the purpose Of the govern
nent). This latter officer has to give
bond to properly apply said money.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-03
Too Weak to Hold n.

Charles-Uncle, 1 want you to try
this Limberger. 1t was imported ali
the way from Germany, each pound
carefully wrapped in tinfoil.
Uncle Josh-Gosh! Air you sure
they didn't have to do it mp in biler
iron? indianapolis Journal
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-03
Not Ippressetl.

THAT tenor of ours has marvellous
voice. He can hold one OF his notes
for half minute"
"Faugh! I've held one OF his notes
for two years. "-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-03
lens. As IL is. here 4, m. o.,..,

lens. AS It is, here r. an origir.l
sense or power of perception of %a
utmost refinement, older, problTr
than the sense of sight, a power ~,
the exercise of which we use a conn., 'V'
Gated mechanical and nervous p.,J
anism, the nature and modus ope.apn
of which is as much a matter Of ro" ,
lecture as were those of the sense. ~,
sight and smell 1000 years ago. Ei
IDENTIFY science has not discoycr,l
everything yet. Hartford Com,
Courant.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-03

A New York matchmaker recently
accomplished the feat of drillinga hole
through coWmon pin from head y
point
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
STANDS AT THE HEAD.

Augut ]. Bogel, the leading druggist
Of Shreveport, La, says: 'Dr. Kings
New Discovery is the only thing that
cures my cough, and 1t is the best
seller have" J. f. Campbell, mer-
chant of Stafford, Ariz., writes: "Dr.
Kings New Discovery is all that is
claimed for it; it never fails, and is a
sure cure for consumption, coughs
and colds. 1 cannot say enough for
it's merits" DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry for consumption, coughs and colds
is not an experiment. 1t has been
tried for quarter Of century, and
today stands at the head. 1t never
disappoints. Free trial bottles at F.
Ealteyer & Sons Drug Store.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
DRESS

By Lady Cook, nee Tennessee Clahin.
Lord Kaimes remarked, in his
History of Man" that "PrOvi-
dence hath clothed all animals
that are unable to clOthe them
selves. Man can clOthe himself;
and he is endowed besides with an
appetite for food" But modern
sociologists have shown that this
appetite is not natural, but an
acquired one, because originally
dress was neither requisite to
health nor an object of desire, but
was invented later from motives
of vanity. Mankind learned TO
smear their bodies with unguents
as a protection against cold and
heat, next to stain or paint them
with various cOlOrs, and then to
decorate them with pictorial de-
signs, before they discovered the
comfort or beauty of dress.
Men led the way, and women
I
followed" Then, while polyga-
my and seclusion of wives were
practised together, men dressed
eXtravagantly and women simply.
The Mepian mobiles, for instance,
"wore loose robes, floating in the
air; had long hair covered with a
rich bonnet, bracelets, chains of
gold, and precious stones: they
painted their faces and mixed ar
tificial hair with that of nature .
After pOlygamy was banished
from Greece, and the sexes were
thus on a more equal footing, the
Athenian ladies developed Il sud
den appetite for sumptuous dress
although they never appeared III
public. "They consumed the
whole morning at the toilet, EN-
ploying paint and every drug fol
cleaning and whitening the skin
they laid red even upon their lips
and took great care of their teeth
their hair made up in buckles
with hot iron, was perfumed and
spread upon the shoulders; their
dress was elegant, and artfully
cOntrived to set off a fine shape"
1t would thus seem that a con.
seriousness of increased dignity
stimulated the desire to improve
natural beauty by art.
There can be little doubt that
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17

impede respiration, cause indiges-
ton, shorten life, and produce
premature births and still-born.
Thin sOles are answerable for a
host of pulmonary complaints.
Delicate women and children
wear boots and shoes that would
kill navies. High heels inter
fere with natural locOmOtion,
and cripple the best-formed feet.
Rolling the hair up with pins in
scalp exposed, induces neuralgia.
Low dresses produce chest com
plants and rheumatism, and vi
olate common modesty. How
many tens of thousands of fair
women are voluntary martyrs to
these injurious methods! But
the most offensive of all are the
long skirts which sweep the
streets and roadways, gathering
dirt and filth, microbes and bac-
I'LL, at every step. On wet day
one sees our women with drag
gle-tails behind them licking up
the mud and sweeping it around
their legs and ankles. This is one
of the foulest sights that fashion
can offer us. In summer they
are followed by a cloud of dust
which pOisOns those who have
the misfortune to walk behind
them. \ costume which might
be harmless and graceful in
drawing is worn on the
highways, and shoes suitable on
ly for a soft carpet are ground on
the hard pavements in our nor
thern climate, and the wearers
consider themselves sane and SEN
sible! What can be done when
health, modesty, and comfort are
thus sacrificed knowingly and will
fully by the fOllies of fashion?
When fifty times more precious
lives are annually lost to us from
vanity than from war? We can
only ask those who realize these
dangers to our national health
and morals to join hands and
heads in bringing about rational
dres reform, and to urge all
within the sphere of their infiu,
ence to see that it be sanitary,
becoming, and comfortable. In
an old play by Ford, in which it
was claimed that women were
more secretive than men, the re,
tort was-
"HOu secret, when your dress
es blab your vanities!"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
EVERYTHING IN READINESS FOR
THE MEMBERS TO GO
TO WORK.
Members Have Divided Themselves
Into Tree Bodies In Order To
Greater Facilitate The Com
plement Of Their ReSpOn-
Sitle Task.
By special wire to the Sunday Light.

BY special wire to the Sunday Light.
washinton, D. c., 16-The members
of the monetry commission will con-
Vene again Monday morning aud be-
bin their real work of investigating
the currency problem. 1t is not likely
that the commission win take another
adjournment for so long a time until it
finishes its labors, though it is proba-
bic that it will frequently adjourn over
Sunday. During its brief session in Oc-
tober its time was devoted to a discus
sion of the nature and scope of its work
and to properly organizing so as TO
carry out its work in a systematic
fashion. The work was divided under
three general heads, metallic currency,
demand obligations of the government,
and the banking system. The commits
sion divided itself up to handle these
three subjects with the following COM
mittees:
On metallic currency-C. Stuart Pat
terson, of Pennsylvania; Louis A. Gar
nett, of California; ]. Laurence Laugh
lin, of Illinois.
On demand obligations Of the gov
ernment-Robert S. Taylor, of Indiana,
Stuyvesant Fish, of New York; ]. w.
Fries, of North CarOlina; George F.
Edmunds, of Vermont.
On the banking system-Charles S.
Fairchild, of New York, T. G. Bush, of
Alabama, W. B. Dean, of Minneapolis;
George E. Leighton, of Missouri.
In the meantime the secretaries have
been very busy classifying and prepdr-
ing in convenient shape the great mass
of data and suggestions that have al
ready reached the commission. Much
of ii had accumulated in the hands OF
the executive committee before thecCm-
mission was appointed, and a great
deal has been received since that time
Chairman Hanna, of the executive
comittee, arranged a very simple
scheme for the preparation of this data
AS it comes before the comission ii il
all upon paper of the same size, perfor
ated for filing in convenient shape
That pertaining to metallic currency
is upon paper tinged with buff. TIL,
paper upon which the data concerning
government demand obligations i
presented has a greenish cast. the mat
ter concerning the banking systems i
upon red tinted paper. All the dat
is prepared in duplicate, one copy 70
each member of the commission, and
member can tell at a glance, by the tin
of the paper, whether it is matter per
tanning to his own committee or one o
the others. Thus while each man give
especial attention to the matter wit
which his own committee is occupied h
is keeping in touch with all that come
OF
are, of course, frequent consultation
of the whole commission.
The executive committee did not ceas
operations when the commission wa
appointed and organized. in fac
Chairman Hanna regards its work q
only begun. He regards the commits
sion as a quasi-judicial body to pas
Judgment and make a report upon II
matter presented to it, and will see thu
experts upon finance and banking al
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17

the head was the first part of the
body which was dressed or orna,
mented. Nature had provided
flowers and feathers ready to
hand, and it is still a chief OBJ
ject of female adornment. 10,
sephus says that the Jewish Ia
dies powdered their hair with
gold dust. African princes do
the same. In st. GregOry's time
1.-The women dressed the head ex,
tremely high; environing it with
many tresses of false hair, dispos,
ed in knots and buckles, so as to
resemble a regular fertilization"
L'EtOile, in his Journal for
1893, ?was the first to mention
white powder for the hair, and he
tells us that the nuns walked the
streets of Paris curled and pow
dered. This fashion still fingers
throughout Europe.
But whatever may have been
the original motive for dress,
whether utility or vanity, we, to-
day, should be guided in its use
by three causes; health, mOdesty,
and pleasure; whereas most of us
are ruled by fashion or pride.
We have now no sumptuary laws
except those unwritten ones pre-.
scribed by custom. All are free
to obey or neglect them. But iii
Olden English times, rank or pc,
sitiOn was readily discoverable 10y
dress which, either by the legis,
lature or by royal proclamation,
was made imperative under pain
of heavy fines. In EliZabeth's
reign, those who could spend f4O
a year might wear sarcenet in the
lining of their hose, doublets,
hats, or caps. apprentices at
the law utter barristers," mer,
chants, householders in city OF
town, and "all who dispensed EGO
a year." might wear Welt of vel
vet in their gowns, jackets, OF
coats. All other classes were al
so specifically legislated for, even
to their nightcaps.
However various the changes
that may result from fashion, all
modes inimical to health, modes
ty, and comfort, should be dis
countenanced by the sensible OF
every rank of life. 1t is simply
ridiculous that we should permit
ourselves to be so much controll
ed by the whims of dress design
ers and dress promoters, acting
from purely selfish and mercen
larry motives, and utterly regard
less of the common welfare
Thus stays and tight-lacing pro
duce a multitude of mischiefs
Among others, they distOrt the
body, displace the vital organs.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
PEARSALL POINTERS.
Brief Batch of Local And General
News

news.
Pearsall Tex, Oct. 16.-J. L. Hess
and Miss Ora Davis were married last
evening by the Rev. A. F. Starrett, at
the home of the bride. Both have
many friends here.
C. C. Hubbard returned Wednesday
from Dilley, where he had been buy
ing wool.
Edwin Tolran, who for some months
past has been at Cuero, is again in
PearsaI.
Col. r. G. Long is down with the
dengue this week. Cotton is still COM
ing in lively.
Mrs. Mary Smith has been visiting
her mother at Pearsall this week. She
returned to her home at Cotulla Thurs
day.
D. p. Yates, who has been in jai
since the last term of court, is now
out under bond. His case, cattle
ltheft-has been reversed by the Grim.
inal court of Appeals.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17
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no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price % cents per box. For
sale by f. Ka1teyer & Son.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17

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Munyon's Rheumatism Cure never fails
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