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Evening star., 1897-01-02
Where They May Meet.

OF the fifty-seyen committees Of the
House of Representatives some are hard
working. Industrious committees, and oth-
ers do not have so much labor to perform.
A gentleman who was interested in a GER
tain committee of the latter class INQUIRED
of the clerk whether the committee had
met.
mo, SIR replied the clerk, and this an
sv er was made to each succeeding in
quiry day after day. At length the gentle
man after repeated visits asked:
meet?"
"Well." said the clerk. after some
thought. IF the members Of the commits
tee are good menI don't know them-if
the members OF the committee are good
men. and lead an upright, virtuous life.
they may meet in heaven. They win never
meet here"
Evening star., 1897-01-02
A Clever shopper,

From the Cleveland Plandealer
Just to see that young fellow plungins
through the solid crowd of shoppers. Who
is the tall woman following so CLOSELY he
hind him?"
That's Mrs. Skaggs, and the youne man
is her nephew. She hires him TO go sbon-
ping with her. He's the half back in the
college foot ball team. Whew, See him
break thro ugh the linep'
Evening star., 1897-01-02
She Was Courageous.
From the Chicago Post.

He looked deep into her soulful eyes.
do you know he said slowly and i'm
pressively, that scientists have decided
that there Is danger from poison in roses.
She looked fearlessly up into his face.
I'm risk it, was all she said.
That was all that 1t was necessary that
she should say. AS he pushed his way
through the circumambient atmosphere he
knew that 1T wasn't necessary for him to
do thing but keep on buying roses or
give up the girl.
Evening star., 1897-01-02
An IDEA FROM AFRICA.

A Revolving Cupboard for Use Be-
tween Kitchen and Dining Room.
Yankee notions of convenience are not so
cerf1ned to Yankee land that description
of a household contrivance from far-away
Africa would fail to prove interesting to
housewives.
In a Morocco hotel, whose stone walls
are very thick, there is long dining room
and a kitchen adjoining. With direct
Evening star., 1897-01-02
ANOTHER zoo ATTR ACTION.
htef Joseph 10 Erect IA Gcuui,.
Mminc Indian MiyNnm

10 perpetuate a relic IF habitations Of
the ahorisines the bureau of ethnolo.v
VIII erect an Indian wigvam at the Zoolog
lcai Park. JOS Thomas. or rChiar 10
seph, a full-blooded Passamaauodfy In
dian. who is a well-knoNn Indian guide
ana hunter of northern Maine, will begin
Work on the wigwam at once All the
materials. consisting of pine poles. birch
bark spruce roots. etc. are now at tho
Zoo. In building the wigwam nc nails will
be used and only the ma terial used Lax, tho
Indian before civilization came 10 him
.ach pole Is numbered with an Indian
nSnre notched 10 lit nicely Together ana
lied with roots. The birch bark is as thick
as leather and when sewed Together nlakes
warm water-tight covering for The roos
ana sides that for comfort puts an orii-
nary canvas-covered tent completely in the
shade. " '''
The wigwam will he about fifteen feet in
diameter ana the poles upon which 4 Is
built of about the same length.
Mr.. Thomas was employed last summer
by Major j. w. Powell and Professor Cusb
ing of the bureau OF ethnolosy where thew
were spending the summer at Castle
View. Brooklin, Me-. to gather material
Tor the wigwam to be erected here, which
was temporarily set up near Major Pow
ellis cottage.
All the material and a large number of
Indian relics and utensils such as were
used by the American Indian before the
whlte man came 10 this country, consisting
or stone and wooden dishes and crude wea-
pons, which will be placed ia the hut when
hnisbed, were found along the seashore of
Brookl1n, Me-. and on the reighboring
islands in Eggemoggin Reach.
Mr. Thomas has contract of $1,000 from
the French government 10 construct a sim
liar wigwam at Paris for exhibition during
the exposition of 1900.
Evening star., 1897-01-02
EthnoloSfsts I'm Maine.

Last summer while Major Powell and
Prof. Gushing were conducting their re-
search for Indian relics on Torry's Island
they exhumed an Indian skeleton I'm fair
preservation, which is a rare occurrence
nowadays. 1t was buried in sitting posi-
tion, and the date of burial was scientifi-
cally fixed at about 100 years ago Major
Powell while in Maine consented to give
one of his interesting lectures of THE Ex-
ploration of the Colorado River" Two
other Washington gentlemen, Prof Gushing
and Rev. w. Z. Parson, gave a lecture 10
the people of Brooklin, and quite a sum of
money was realized for free public H.
brary for the little village Mr. George r.
Allen adding check for 800 to help the
cause.
Evening star., 1897-01-02

Doctor, something is the matter with me-
Sometimes my mind is q perfect blank, and
my memory constantly fails me- I wish
you would treat me-" saeyr5
81 will. but in view Of the peculiar nature
Of your case shall want my fee in ad-
vance"
Evening star., 1897-01-02


You would not take me for n dead ma,
would you?'' asked L. C. Bradley of wor-
cester Mass. at the Raleigh. Bur that
Is "hat am and yet no man on earth en-.
JOYS better health. My cards read. l.. G.
bradley. deceased The reason is a sin
guar one L was accused of nihilism in
Russia and sentenced to Siberia. but es.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-15
She Saved the Pudding.

Bessie announced one day at lunch,
con: I'VE wouldn't have had any pud-
ding to-day if It hadn't been for me"
The rest of the family all looked up
at her. considerably surprised, for Bees
sic was only five years old, and they
knew she could not have made the des-
sert. II saw it on the table," she went
on. "and I might have let the cat in,
you know. Then Whiskers might have
jumped on a chair and eaten it, and then
we wouldn't have had any pudding. But
l didn't do it"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-15

scrapIn- ike yon imagined wus or.
prince o. Wales, an at de same time L
dom want no sassiness. All desiahs is
ter put money on de counter an kyah
off de goods, eff dey suits me-"
What do you wish to purchase"
'sEr shirt"
"Ah, yes. I'm sure we can give you o
satisfactory article. Do you want a
white shirt or a colored shirt"
"Whut's dat2" and his hand reached
ominously for his hippocket.
81 merely asked you whether you
wanted white shirt or colored shirt, !"
the salesman replied as he edged behind
pile of hat boxes.
Inspected it in de fus place; an now
I knows it. I'm in de wrong sto'.
Whut's de good er civil rights? goes
ter de theayter an dey has white seats
an colored seats. goes ter de restaur-
ant and dcy has white vittles an colored
vittles. But when I comes yuh ter git
some cotton fob my back an yoh STAINS
me up an tells me dat yoh has white
shirts for white folSs an colored shirts
fob colored folks, you's done got pas
de limit, an dar ain muffin lef' fob me
ter do. 'ceppin' ter hire a lawyer
Washington Star.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-15
TERRIBLE FLOODS.

Men. Women and Children Rescued
From Tree and House Tops.
Memphis, Tenn, March 15.-The day
dawned dark and gloomy for the
homeless inhabitants of the flood
stricken districts in the territory near
this point Rain began falling shortly
after Z o'clock and at this hour is
coming down in torrents, adding mis-
cry and suffering, already caused by
the Overtiowing streams. The work
of rescuing people and stock continues
and is being conducted systematical-
ly. A citizens relief committee has
been organized, boats chartered and
funds raised. By these means humid
reds Of head of stock and almost as
many men, women and children were
rescued from houses and tree tops of
the OverfiOwed districts and brought
to this city. The gauge here reads
1868 rise, which is equal to one foot
in twenty-four hours and all indica-
tiOnspoint toward further rise. News
comes today OF the partial breaking
of Francis levee, sixty miles above
Memphis. Just what damage will re-
suit cannot be foretold, but local
steamer captains say great additional
suffering and loss will result.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-15
THE FACULTY SNUBBED.
University Of Chicago Students
Have a Jolly Time at a Banquet.
Ignore the Established Custom of In
viting the Professors to At
tend-Reason for the
Action.

University Of Chicago professors have
been snubbed. Fourscore graduate stu
dents of the institution have accom-
plished this task. Purposely ignoring
custom established four years ago,
the graduates at their annual banquet
at the Windermere last night saw to
it that none of the dignitaries with
titled positions was present to enjoy
the bounty of the occasion. This was
effected by predetermined decision,
for none of the instructors, not even
President Harper himself, was accorded
the honor Of receiving an invitation.
At previous banquets the officials thus
SO vigorously ignored have been prom
inent guests. Their attendance, how
ever, has made necessary programmes
of festivities which, it now develops,
have not been at all TO the liking of a
large number of the students. The func-
ton has perforce been a grave and seri-
Gus affair, and the exercises have con-
sisted chiefly of lengthy dissertations
on stock and threadbare subjects by
important lecturers.
Six weeks ago the annual fete was
proposed. Shortly after a meeting was
called to perfect arrangements. At
once the storm broke. The dissatisfied
element made known in no uncertain
terms their feelings in regard 10 the
matter and asserted that future ban
quets must assume different aspect.
Dissatisfaction, however, was by no
means unanimous, for a contingent of
divinity students and a few of the grad
yates focked to the standard Of the
officials. The machine, however, came
out ahead. A POSTMASTER proposed by
the faculty friends was renowned. In
his stead S. J. McLane was chosen to
fulfill the honors of that position. His
election was Endorsed with a cheer.
Winning in this way the first point at
issue, it was easy for the majority after
that. The banquet was to be happy
Publication, not programmed lecture
with some eatables thrown in. Fac
ulty men, it was decided, should not
be invited.
"At last" said conspirator, last
evening, 1--WE have broken away from
the apron strings of our overseers and
are having royal good time without
them" 1t was apparent that the ban
quet was being enjoyed TO the utmost.
Songs were rendered for the first time
in four years. Jokes, jibes and hearty
good feeling prevailed. After the re-
ccption, from eight to nine o'clock,
the assembly adjourned to the banquet
hall, where selected speakers had fun
with everybody, faculty included, in a
number of appropriate toasts.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-15
A STATES WINDFALL.
Georgia s15O,OOO Better on by a
Wealthy Man Dying Interstate.

Georgia $1SO,OOO Better on by q
Wealthy Man Dying Interstate.
A New York Times special from Au-
gusta, Ga, says the death of an old man
named Barber in Hancock county has
proven quite a windfall to the state,
since all the property he left, amount
ing to S15O,000, will be covered into the
state treasury.
Under the laws of this state, the prop
erty of a person intestate without any
known heirs, escheats to the state. The
case in point is one behind which there
is peculiar story, If 1t could ever be
fathomed. In 1856 there appeared in
Hancock county \ man named Barber,
who lived to himself, was non-communi-
cative, and never by word or action gave
any indication as to his previous record
or connection, beyond acknowledging
that he had been born in the state of
New York. He devoted himself strict
ly to business, in which he was a sue
cess, and became possessed of money in
bank and a great deal of valuable prop
erty, all Of which has been calculated
to be worth $15O,0O0. He was found
sitting dead in a chair in his Office, and
after two weeks diligent search not a
scrap of paper has been found which
would identify his connections any
where. This being the case all that can
be done is to cover his estate into the
state treasury
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-15
LABOR IN NICARAGUA.
Conditions Prevail That Amount TO
Practical Slavery.

Conditions Prevail That Amount to
Practical Slavery.
The Panama Star and Herald says:
Nicaraguan advices are to the effect
that a terrible state of affairs prevails
there in the labor market and the
system Of selling labor has resulted in
reducing very large numbers of mon,
women and children to a state of slay-
cry. Men and women are enieavoring
by every possible means, except an
armed revolution, to escape from tho
sale of their labor, authorized by the
constitution of Nicaragua and enforced
as vigorously as possible by military
power until the money for goods adj
vanced to them thereon and heavy fines
for delinquency have been paid in full
by labor at low rates. Owners of coffee
cstates recently held a meeting with the
object of influencing the government of
Nicaragua to establish in Cuba a labor
to induce Cuban laborers
10 migrate to Nicaragua.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-15
THE MARKETS.

Chicago, March 15.-Cattle: Receipts
10000, market steady; Texas steers
So. 20d$4.25 Sheep: Receipts 22,OOO,
market weak and 10 points lower.
st. Louis, March 15.-Cattle: Receipts
$500. market active to steady. Sheep:
Receipts 1900, market steady.
New York, March 15.-The cotton
market opened steady with prices I'M
changed to three points higher in
sympathy with slightly better feel
ing abroad, both in securities and
cotton. Later there was an advance
of two to three points following bet
ter Liverpool cables. Trading was
light. the sales during the first hour
reaching but $4,000 bales. Aside from
light buying by New Orleans and Liy-
erpool trading was entirely of local
character At IL o'clock the market
was quiet and steady at a net gain of
from five to six points.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-15
MORE DISCRIMINATION.
The Discovery Made by . Man whs Was
on the Alert for an Afrront.

The Discovery Made by . Man whs Was
on the Alert for an Anront.
There was that about his attire and
his manner which showed that, al
though Of African descent, he was fully
alive to the respect due him as q citi-
gen of the United States and an equal
voter at the polls. The salesman in
the mems furnishing store FASTENED
to learn his wishes and ventured to
wish him good morning" in spite of
his naughty glare.
what can we do for you to-day?"
"You can't do muffin much fob me-"
was the reply. II come yuh ter do
somenn' fob you"
"We-er-we don't need any help"
81 amt lookin' toh wuhk! come
yuh to give you all some money. I wants
ter trade an ef anybody gifts de bes' er
de bahgain. don't reckon it's gwineter
hs me. Only DON want No bowin' an
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-15

other on the snow gnawing away at the
deer's throat.
Archer, having a sense of fair play in
his makeup, and not liking to see
two bobcats against one deer, got a
pitchfork from his sled and gave bat
tie. He is now sorry he undertook any
thing of the kind. The first blow he
made broke the fork handle in two,
and though he stunned one bobcat, the
other was still ablebodied, and proved
it by jumping on Archer's back. Two
scratches with its powerful paws, and
Archer's coat was in shreds. Another
scratch and Archer's blood was stain
ing the snow. With the aid OF the
broken handle and a small iackknife
Archer fought off the animal and re-
treated to his sled Though weak
from loss OF blood, he succeeded in
turning the oxen about and was headed
for home, when the cat which he had
stunned early in the battle leaped at
him. Archer had plenty of hard wood
sled stakes now, AZ I succeeded in kill
ing the cat with few blows. Then he
tainted from loss of blood, and was
taken home in that condition.
The doctor found Archer's face, neck
and shoulders terribly torn by the
claws of the cat. There was also Sc
rious bite on Archer's face near the
right under jaw. The injured man
was stuck and sewed together and put
to bed, where he will remain for
month. On visiting the scene of the
fight the neighbors found the body of
4 dead bobcat and the carcass of the
leer partly eaten. The surviving bob
Eat had completed its meal with evident
,elish.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-15
ANOTHER MILL PROBABLE,

Oakland, Cal. March 15.-Danny
Needham, the well known weller
weight, has received letter from the
Empire Athletic club, of Syracuse, ~
Y, offering him a match with Tommy
Ryan, of Chicago, for a $500 purse
The condition stated was that Need
ham should be in shape by the last of
April. A reply has been sent to the
effect that under no condition could
20 be arranged on that date but that
any time in May would be satisfac-
tory.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-15
EXTRA SESSION.
Only the Initial Details of the Morning
Organization Effected.

Washington, March 15.-HOuse-
The main interest in the assembling of
the Fifty-ffth Congress in extra SEES
sion today under President McKinley's
call centered at the House end of the
Capitol where the organization of the
new House and the seat lottery were
the drawing cards. Great crowds
were attracted to the galleries hours
before noon but the general public
had but small opportunity to view the
proceedings. As the hands of the
clock pointed to II, Major Mcdowell,
clerk of the House, raped for order.
and read the presidents proclamation
converting Congress, after which roll
was called.
Thomas B. Reed was reelected
speaker of the House today. the vote
standing: Reed, Republican,, 119;
Bailey, DemOcrat, Texas, III; Bell,
CPopulist), of Colorado, p; Newlands,
(Silver), Nevada, /.
Senate-There was an abundance of
flowers on the desks of the senators
today when, promptly at II o'clock
Vice President Hobart called the Sen
ate to order. There was an eXcep-
tionally full attendance of senators.
Roll call disclosed the presence of 6S
senator's. Hoar and Cockrell were
named as committee to wait on the
president and inform him that Con-
greSs was in session and ready to re-
ceive any communication from him.
Senate then took a recess until two
o'clock
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-15
BOBCATS FIGHT WELL.
Maine Farmer Pays Dearly for Inter-
ferinE in a Deer Hunt.

After the heavy snowstorm of Feb
ruary 6, Jerry Archer, who lives near
the line dividing Amherst from Clifton,
N. c., finding that his hay NOW was get
Gpg low, yoked up his oxen and went
to Sack meadow to haul in some
stacked hay which he put up last sum-
mer. When he was mile from home
and but a little way from the meadow,
a large deer broke through the under
brush by the roadside and fell down
in the sled tracks not ten rods ahead
of the oxen. On going ahead to find
out what allied the deer Archer saw a
bobcat on the animals back and an
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-15

20 his last sleep in 1iangeIey, Me-, more
than a quarter of q century ago. It is
said of him that his remedy for cold
feet-a remedy he did not hesitate to
apply to himself or recommend to his
friends-was to take off his shoes and
stockings and walk in the snow.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-15
FREE SILVERITES.

Denver, Col, March 15.-SOme of the
national and state leaders of the free
coinage movement will meet in con-
ference at the Brown hotel this even
ing for the purpose of discussing
measures to cOalesce and strengthen
the silver forces against the campaign
in 1900
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-15

sr For rent: Offices between the coun-
ty courthouse and city hall, corner
DOlOrosa and South Flores streets. Ap-
ply to c. X. Crawford. 3-15-6t.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-15
New Hair Color.

The newest color for the hair. acoosd.
ing to fashion writer, is dark brown,
with strong dash of deep. decided cop
nery red in II.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-15
Trum

The truffle is one of the most extraor-
binary Of vegetable growths. 1t has
neither root, stem, flowers, leaves nor
visible seeds.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-15

The Argentine Republic is the
greatest cattle-raising country in South
america, having in 1887 raised 22,s7o.-
coo head.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-15
MILLINERY OPENING.

OF special importations of Paris hats
and bOnnets, March oath, 25th, Goth,
and 9th. l.. WOLFSON. 3-1-5tf.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-15

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If it
fails to cure. 25c. 1O-5-156t.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-15
Cars Propelled by balloon.

HHVPSHTSU ny bHIfUOHs
A balloon is to propel cars on the
track OF mountain railroad at Bad
Reichenhall, in the Austrian Alps.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-15
Kneipp Cure Not New.

The KDeipp cure stories have revived
recollection Of an old pioneer who went
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-15
PIcH RED BLOOD is the toun.

AZ dalton of good health. That is why
Hoods Sarsaparilla, the One True
Blood Purifier. gives EALTH.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-15
MILLINERY OPENING.

OF special importatiOns of Paris hats
and bonnets, March oath, 25th, 26th,
and 9th. l.. WOLFSON. 3-1-5tf.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-16
HONESTY THE BEST POLICY.



Dead broke is not an accurate term.
1t is relative. A millionaire considers
himself dead broke when he finds that
he has only in his pocket Men of
less means think they are dead broke
when they can find but quarter or a
half in their pockets But with the
mass of people who haven t very much,
even when at their best, dead broke
means that condition in which a man
finds himself without nickel in his
pockets. Pennies don't cut any ice
Even three or four of them won't pay a
car fare. and when man hasn't car
fare the walk to Cumminsville at mid
night seems long-awfully long.
"Ihat 5 what allied me the other
night, said resident of that suburb
Il didn't have "a nickel to my name
not nick. SO | tried to work the con
ductor When he struck me, | felt in
my pockets, first one, then the other
and then looked dazed
1 had a nickel. | said, but blame
me if know where it is
Too thin, old man, said the heart
less man iii blue You'll have to walk
little just for change as you haven t
got It, Think of a man getting off a
joke like that.
Il walked, but not far Tried an
other conductor with the same racket,
Didn't work. He was heartless also.
knew I'd get home if the cars kept COM
ing, but the last car would be due SOON
Then | thought of the old motto, Hon
esty is the best policy, III try it on.
4 got ON the car and held up my
head When the man with the badge
came along, said:
IN dead broke, old man. Let me
take sneak home, will you?
THAT worked to a charm. He WAS
the hest conductor lever saw. lie knt W
MAS telling the ruth The othcrs
thought was lying and | was, but not
in the way they thought All he sand
was,
All right, old fellow Don't give
me away though.
Not on your life, | said. Then /
curled up ana slept the sleep Of the just
and the righteous Hereafter | m going
to tell the truth, cost what It may. -
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune