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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-02
GUILE SHORE ENGINES SOLD.

Sheriff Campbell sold the two engines
of the Gulf Shore railroad this morn.
ing. The sale took place in the yards
of the Gulf Shore and the purchaser
was Reagan Houston, who bought them
for the Pittsburg Locomotive and Car
works at $1,25O each, The engines were
levied on in favor of the Pittsburg Loo
.omotive & Car works for 81, 1921.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-02

Frankfort, KY, Nov. "A bloody
election fight occurred at l a. m. today
and two Republicans were killed, while
three Democrats were dangerously
wounded. 1t was the result Of Demo-
Gratis carrying negroes away from the
polls to vote. Several negroes were
killed, out their bodies have been con-
cealed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-02
SOUTH DAKOTA.

Sioux Falls, Nov. 1.-The weather is
warm and clear with a bright sun and
no wine and the effect will be to in
crease the vote, which is favorable to
the Populists.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-02
FORECAST.

Washington, Nov. Probably light
frosts in the yellow fever infected dis
tricts will occur tonight. The frost
line extended we'll into Southern Loui-
siana last night.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-23

The Indian backed around the rocks
until he secured good position for
watching everything that might trans
plre. He had escaped from the reser-
walton and with his great speed had
easily overtaken the Mexican, on
whose trail he was camping with
blood in his eye and murder in
his heart. He wanted revenge,
and with the persistency of his race
he would follow his quarry to
Central America, but he would find op-
portunities to get it. He carefully
scanned the face of the cliffs and soon
discovered whittier his enemy had
gone. Rapidly sweeping his eyes
around, he saw that the pass was so
narrow that a good shot would have
no difficulty in hitting his man across
1t. He ran rapidly back and picked
Gut a point where second trail led
higher into the mountains on the side
opposite to the one taken by Miguel
and soon disappeared from sight.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-23
Medieval NecrOmancy.

There is another marvel performed
by those Bacsi, of whom have been
speaking as knowing so many enchant-
ments. For when the Great Kaan is at
his capital and in his great palace,
seated at his table, which stands on a.
platform some eight cubits above the
ground his cups are set before him on
a great buffet in the middle of the hall,
pavement, at a distance of some ten
PAGES from his table, and filled with
wine or other good spiced liquor such.
as they use. Now, when the lord de-
sires to drink these enchanters by their
entertainments cause the cups to move
from their places without being touch
ed by anybody, and to present them
selves to the emperor. This every one
present may witness, and there are
oft-times more than 10000 persons
thus present. Ills truth and no ie!-
and so will tell you the sages of our
own country who understand NEGRO
NANCY. for they also can perform it
TIE True Story of Marco Polo,'' by
Noah Brooks in st. Nicholas.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-23
Three BLESSINGS.

An old clergyman who formerly lived
i'll New Hampshire town was remark
able for his eccentric modes of speech.
His way of asking a blessing was sc
peculiar as to sometimes effect the
risibles of his guests, although he ap-
parently was entirely unconscious of
this fact. When he seated himself at
the breakfast table, and saw spread
upon it meal greatly to his liking, he
said: Lord, We thank thee for this
excellent breakfast of which we are to
partake." A more simple meal, but
One which he still regarded as compar-
atively satisfactory, would cause him to
say, Lord, We thank thee for this good
breakfast set before u.s. But when the
minister's eye roamed over the table
and saw nothing which was especially
to his taste, although the
tone in which he uttered his
petition was not lacking in
fervor, his sentiments were clearly to
be discovered. Lord" he invariably
said on these occasions, ''fill our hearts
with thankfulness, we beseech thee, for
this meal set before us; for with thee
all things are possible. .''-Youth's Com.
panion.
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pass which the gringo knew to sbe
dangerous for him at any time, and
especially so while the sun pierced it's
gloomy, cavernorD depths. He un-
sluhg his rifle, loosed his Andalusian
knife, and stole noiselessly forward.
HefWas desperate fellow, and in case
OF attack would make bad fight.
AS he descended into that pass and
rounded into the first turn, keeping
hisS body we'll covered, the faint notes
of "a bugle were waited to his ears.
HeS started as if shot and. looking
keenly ahead, saw detachment of
caYalrymen camped right across the
trail, but we'll out Of sight to any one
less thoroughly acquainted with that
country.
sCarajo!" muttered the terrified
Mexican. Hold thy feet, thou beast.
Truly, what is so obstinate as a bur-
ro!E Madre de Dios! but thou must
take to the cliffs, Miguel, else these men
of war, these soldados, will give thee
a new collar
As the frightened muleteer turned
abruptly from the trail and scrambled
up the cliffs the burro quietly lay
down in the sun, and with his wrinkled
nose moving gently fell into the sleep
so dear to his race. At the northern
end of the pass, creeping silently and
with rifle in hand, was an Indian in
breechclout and leggings, with single
eagle feather in his TANGLED mat of
coarse, black hair. He moved slowly
and cautiously, for he knew he was
near the object of his search. He. had
advanced almost to the point where
Pinto, the faithless, had established
himself, when he suddenly discovered
thet mule
..pgh!' he grunted, casting his hawk
like eyes about. Mule heap STILL
Gringo no there. Where?"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-23
EGYPTIAN CROCODILE MUMMY
Had Been Dipped in a Solution of Wa
and Pitch.

Had Been Dipped in Solution of Wa
and Pitch.
The varied and interesting collection
OF mummies, mummy cases and fu
nereal furniture contained in the Brit
ish museum has recently been enrich
ed by the acquisition of an enormous
crocodile mummy, says knowledge
Ihls creature measures thirteen fee
in length and is we'll preserved, hav
ing swarm of young crocodiles OF
its back. DR.. Pritchard, in his "Analy.
sis of Egyptian Mythology" says,
The ancient Egyptians believed tha
the souls which emanated from tn,
primitive source transmigrated through
various bodies; nor was this change
confined to emanations of a lower ani
secondary order. AS the souls of me1
transmigrated through different shapes
so the higher order or spiritual agents
could, as occasion required, assume an!
form they chose; and sometimes the
gods appeared in the world under thu
disguise of bulls, lions, eagles, and 9th
er creatures" This accounts for thu
vast army of gods, representing 81
many species in the natural world
which abound in European museums
These were maintained in their day
at great expense in sacred parks and
lakes and persons were appointed tt
nourish them with the greatest care
and when they died the same sacred
rites were performed over their bodie.
and the same preparation was made
Tor their interment as if they had beer
one of the highest functionaries of the
state. The famous fellow that has just
been added to our national collection
was discovered at Kom-Ombos, in up.
per Egypt, city where this creature
was venerated as early as $500 B. c..
and where ruins still remain having
paintings relating to the alteration Of
Sebek. At the south side of one TEN.
pie the remains of large pond have
been found, which probably served tc
satisfy the amphibious instinct of this
adorable monster. During the reign oi
Ptolemy Philadelphus, B. G. $50, the
worship of the crocodile reached its
highest point. The method employed
in making crocodile mummies seems
to have varied with taste and means
While some are exquisitely bandaged
others (as in the case of our latest ad.
dition) were simply dipped in so.
luton of wax: and pitch, which rend-
ers them perfectly hard and by which
the young progeny are securely fixed
in the hollow parts Of the back. This
is one of the finest specimens of q
,11lu ,m11luummied crocodile that we have seen
It was presented to the. British mu-
scum by the Egyptian government.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-23
LIVELY SEANCE,
The Spirits Showed Their Strength by
hing Everything.

The Spirits Showed Their Strength by
Demolishing Everything.
A few days ago lady who was alb
sorbed in the mysteries of occultism
invited select circle of friends to
come to her fiat On the Rue Breda and
form a mystic circle to invoke the
spirits of the departed, says the Phila-
delphia Telegraph. The mystic circle
assembled and the seance seemed to
promise great things The floors
creaked and groaned, extraordinary
noises were heard on every side and
suddenly sound like the report of a
cannon was heard and before the as
sembly had time to comment on the ex-
traordinary animation of their spirit
friends the flooring on one side of the
room sank in with crash, carrying the
piano and some of the furniture two
floors down into the cellar. It was early
in the evening, happily, so no one was
crushed in the bedroom Immediately
underneath. and as the rest of the
flooring held good the spiritualistic in
vestigators got out safely with undig-
nltled haste, and the lottery house is
being guarded by the police to prevent
people from risking their precious lives
by entering it. Some ardent believers
declare that the spirits showed their
strength by demolishing the premises,
but the municipal authorities. more
prosaically, are going to sue the archi-
tect and landlord for not keeping the
house in proper repair. The person
most to be pitied in the matter is the
lady whose drawing-room furniture
got so entangled with the contents OF
her wine cellar as to render both quite
useless henceforward.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-23

with a heavy club, chosen because Of
the rough edges as being more satisfy
ing to the burro's hide. It was grow
ing hot, and Miguel, the "gringo,"
was many miles from his destination.
1t was long, weary tramp across
broken and fearfully rough land,
with water the one thing not to be
had much before the Gila was reached.
Miguel was contrabandista, who had
given the authorities on both sides Of
the Rio Grande much trouble. He
would smuggle prohibited articles
across the border on his little mule,
and all efforts to trap him had failed.
On this morning Miguel was making
haste to reach Mexico and the wilds
of the Sierra Madres. He had been up
to the Moqui village, had transacted
his usual business, and was thus far
on his return. Still it was a far cry
to safety, and the gringo was fearful
of danger. At the village buck had
had trouble with the smuggler, and he
swore vengeance on him. The gringo,
shreWd and well versed in the tongue
spoken by his customers, was foolish
enough to excite the ire of one of the
eagle catchers, and his life was in
danger on that reservation.
So there was good need for haste,
but Pinto, unaware of his masters
danger and Indifferent to it anyway,
filed sturdy objections to the speed
required of him. He placed his feet
firmly on the ground and then placidly
but doggedly refused to bulge, in
spite Of the fearful beating Miguel
bestowed upon him. ..
Finally master and burro reached an
agreement, the load was readjusted and
the journey resumed, but not at a run.
Now Pinto held it undignifed to run,
SO he ambled gently along the edge of
the mountain until they reached a
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-23

toned to seeing him there.
One Monday he met James on the
street, and saw him enter a shop in
front of which three golden balls were
hanging. He noticed that James
looked about before going in; he felt
ashamed of being seen. When he came
out he looked very old, and the sun
light wondered what had become Of the
old silver chain he always wore with
his big silver watch.
Strange, that parting with such a
triflle should make man look old.
When Saturday night came James
went again to the shop with the three
golden balls, but when he came out he
wore the silver chain.
Week after week this was repeated.
and there never was a Sunday when
James did not have his silver watch to
wear to church.
The sunlight began to wonder why
1t was that nowadays Margery@ sat
SO often idle in the big rocking chair;
indeed, she seldom even rocked now.
When her eyes were open they had a
far-away look in them, as though her
thoughts had wandered back to the
days when her little ones were clus-
tered around her. But the soft, gray
eyes were rarely open when the sun
light came
Later on he grew to look for ner on
the little white bed.
Once or twice he saw James going to
church alone, and took good look to
see whether he wore the watch chain.
Yes, there it was, but it didn't seem to
shine quite as much as it used to.
Poor James! When he stood at Mar
gery's bedside, after coming in from
church, he would try to smile, SO that
the dear wife, as she lay with her wan
face on the pillow, might not know
how he was suffering. Then Margery
would ask family what time it was,
and James would open the silver
watch. Then the sunlight would make
the dull silver shine so that Margery
would smile up at James and say that
she was SO glad, so glad, that he could
have it another Sunday.
Something would rise up in James
throat, but he would try to look glad.
Margery didn't see his hand shake as
he put the watch back in his pocket.
But when Monday came it was again
in the shop with the three golden balls.
When Sunday dawned there was no
frall figure lying on the Little white bed
and James was sitting by the window
With his elbows on his knees, his head
buried in his hands. The sunlight lin
gered with him as long as it could,
and when at last it had to go away
James never missed it. a ..s.
rs The next day 1T came again and
found James still sitting by the win
dow, his head still bowed and buried
in his hands.
In the old churchyard, close by the
gray stone wall, are two new-made
graves. Growing over these, as though
joining them together with it's loving
embrace, is an ivy green among whose
leaves the sunlight loves to linger.
In the shop with the three golden balls
they wondered for time what had be-
come of the stoop- -shouldered old man
who used to come every Saturday night
for that old silver watch and chain,
But they soon forgot all about it.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-23
DandeIiOn's Bath.

somehow discovered the register. and
mamma saw him step cautiously onto
the edge and look down Then another
hop, and finally, when he had satisfied
himself that he was safe, he spread,
his wings and shook his feathers, and
when he was quite dry flew back to.
the window to take another bath and
go through the same performance
again.
This he did every day, and many
times a day, until the cold wave came.
The fire being turned on full force,
poor Dandy received such a warm re-
ception that he could never be coaxed
to the register again.-Mabel Willis in
Chicago Record.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-23
DandeliOn's Pretty Trick

Our canary bird, Dandelion, named
for the blossom he so much resembles
in color, had the grip with the rest of
the family. Mamma took him from
his cage every day and gave him medi-
cine and warm bath. He seemed to
enjoy being cared for as much as a
child would.
After his recovery his cage door was
eft open all the time, and he would hop
all about the dining room But he
spent most of his time in sunny south
window.
Whenever the family sat down to a
meal Dandy expected his share, and
if he was neglected too long would re-
mind. US by hopping onto some ones
shoulder or the corner Of the ia BE, and
when he got his crumb would go back
to his cage satisfied.
Dandy's bath tub stood on the win
dow sill, and there he bathed and dried
his feathers in the sun all through the.
summer months; but when the cooler
days came on and low fire smoul-
aered in the furnace the tiny fellow
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-23
Vegetable FREAKS.

We who live in the temperate zone,
are accustomed to Dature on her best
behavior. We see rer orderly ways in
the woods, where pines and oaks, pop
lars and naples, alders and Willows,
and other forest trees have roots that
grow down into the ground and limbs
that grow properly up and out into the
air.
But elsewhere nature has other
moods and methods In a tropical for
est there is none of this air OF dignity
and good principle. The odd pranks,
the wild absurdities, tie vegetable
freaks which she is guilty of make a
difference that is astonishing
Trees apparently grow upside down.
and assume all sorts of eccentric
shapes. Great dragging vines sprawl
over everything, twisting and distort-
ing the poor, tired trees until they are
crippled for life with what looks like
rheumatism. The heavy rains and the
hot sun make the plants grow rapidly,
and there are fierce fights to see which
shall win little space in all that tam
gle. Such pushing, such climbing
AASA IAC1S ID tuC OlCulU, ClluSluS.
fringe~like, everywhere-fra and love
ly, swinging back and forth in the soft
air; but it has no conscience. 1t will
not do a stroke of honest work, and is
determined to live on some one else.
in which it certainly succeeds
And there, too, is the wild pineapple
called in the West Indies the ''pine'O,
which takes root in the rich mold ly-
ing on the upper sides of the largest
branches of the mightiest and Oldest
trees. Where it's diverging leaves
start cup is formed, which catches
the rain and stores it up for the dry
season. In this water little tree-frogs
and small crabs live, and it is told that
years ago one of the expeditions sent
against the fierce marooners in the.
mountains Of jamaica would have
perished from thirst had it not been
for the little pines and their tiny
reservoirs Vegetable Ogre," by
Eustace B. Rogers, in October St.
Nicholas.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-23
A Travellers Tale.

The tall man with the literary stoop
in his shoulders then broke the silence.
THE average native of Porto Rico,'
he began, '<is so large that he will fill
a good sized hogshead'
A loud protest went up from the
loungers in front of the postoffice. The
tall man cleared his throat again.
Il ought to add,' he said, in a soft
ened tone, that he will fill the hogs
head with dark-brown molasses.''
Whereupon the hour for dinner hay
ing arrived the house adjourned unit,
2 p. m. without ceremony.-New Yorb
World.
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SOmeCnlnS Wl1cn was uOI dSIeedu1e
to Pinto's nature. He was chiefly re-
markable for a placidity of counte-
nance, and a lack of energy, except
ing in thwarting the wishes of every
body who offered him gentle or focible
inducements to advance or retreat.
One long, shabby ear dropped apollo
getically over his short nose, and the
other habitually reared itself aloft
with truculent defiance in comical
contrast to his generally dilapidated
and detected appearance. He looked
as if he had no mind of his own. Pin
to was a burrO.
| The early morning sun was begin
ming to crown the peaks of the Mogol-
lon mountains in eastern Arizona on
the morning when Pintos master de-
livered the. foregoing address, accom-
panying it with a furious whacking
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-23
HIS HEAD BURIED IN HIS HANDS.

HIS HEAD BURIED IN HIS HANDS.
when the old woman would sit with
her hands resting idly in her lap, while
James would plaeidly smoke his pipe,
and between the whiffs read to his wife
the news of the week.
They were old, these two. and life
had gone hard with them, most would
say; but their love only deepened as
the years went by, and sorrow served
but to bring them closer together.
The days came and went, and ;gradu-
ally the old mans step grew slower and
slower and Margery's face more wrin-
killed. The fire tried it's best to make
things look bright and cheerful about
the little room, but there was not much
coal used these days, and it had hard
work. The ivy was the only thing that
did not seem to feel that something was
wrong. It grew so high that there was
danger of the sunlight's not being able
TO peep in the window if it kept on.
On Sundays, no matter what the
weather might be- the old couple went
to church. They were always neatly
dressed; but their clothes were begin
ming to show signs of constant wear.
Times were hard, people said, and
many mills were working only on half
time; sone were even shutting down
altogether. Winter was drawing on,
and the outlook was gloomy.
The sunlight was surprised to find
the old man at home one weekday
near the end Of the autumn, but as
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-23

IuS 1lILlt uOuoC,
and this made it all the harder for the
sun to get near it. When he got to it at
last he looked through the window just
under the roof.
What he saw must have pleased him
very much, for he came back after that
whenever he could and stayed just as
long as he could. He and a certain
wonderful ivy which grew in a soap
box in the window soon became great
friends, and the visits of the sunlight
were eagerly watched for by the grace
full ivy.
Indeed, the sun seemed to have
fondness for everything in the little
room. It used to wander over to the
bed in the corner and touch it's snowy
white coverlet; then it would shine
upon the little stove opposite the win
dow. must tell you here that T really
think the stove was jealous of the sun
light. You see, it had such a polish
that it shone itself, and when the sun
was not about the fire in the stove
seemed to burn brighter
ID The :old-fashioned bureau showed it's
age more than ever when the sun shone
upon it, as old things and old people
are apt to do when the sun shines on
them. The well-worn deal table was
always secured so white and clean that
the sun was very fond of it. The two
things that he loved best of all, though,
were the sweet-faced old woman who
sat so much in the big rocking-chair
and the ivy in the window. His last
lingering glance was always at these.
He couldn't quite understand why it
was that the old man he saw there on
Sundays and heard talk in such gen
tie voice to the sweet-faced woman
was never there at;any other time, until
.one, day he saw him, in the early morn
ing, going into mill at the other end
of the town. The old man was not very
quick in his step, and his shoulders
stopped from bending so much over the
loom. His hair was white and his
hands were thin, and the sunlight
touched him very gently as he passed
through the mill yard gate. .*y q
But there was much going on IN the
little room that the sunlight knew
nothing of. The dear old woman, who
'wasSso fondof the shabby rocking-chair,
/, was seldom idle. She seemd to have
AN endless number of stockings to knit;
but these always disappeared as soon
as finished. Her own stockings and
James Games was the old man with
the gentle voice. needed careful mend
ing to keep them whole. Sometimes
the mending was done by candle-light;
but James would shake his head, and
the stocking would be laid aside.
There was never amy work done lon
Saturday night. That was the night
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-23
Made the Old Man Hannv

my son." asked Farmer Gosh1ey,
what is it that causes the rotary mo
ton of the earth?''
I'm sure I don't know, father"
my son, come to my arms. You
have been six months at college and
there is one thing you are sure you
don't know.''-Detreit Free Press.