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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-03

evidently pleasant to the serpents, for
they follow Mr.. Wymer around ingreat
numbers. He has small switch, which
he strikes at the snakes, and they in
turn strike at him, and their fangs stick
in the heavy wooden goods which COM
pose his clothing. The sight that met
the people of Jacksonville, Butler coun-
ty, near where he lives, when Wymer
arrived was indeed a strange one. The
snakes looked like so many tails, and
they greatly frightened the people.
Wymer win skin the reptiles, dry out
the fat and reduce the same to oil, which
he uses in cases of rheumatism, as he is
a local doctor.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-03
MAGNET FOR SNAKES.

Pennsylvania Energies from
Swamp with 25 Sticking to Him.
The first snake story of the season
comes from Donegal township, Butler
county, 10 miles from Newcastle, Pa.
James Wymer has the utmost faith in
the oil of poisonous snakes as cure
for rheumatism, and he started out, as
is his custom every spring, on snake
hunt. In the township is an old cram
berry patch, and to this he proceeded,
dressed in his heavy wooden suit OF
pants, shirt and coat. On his feet were
a pair of high wooden boots. When ho
returned home in the evening he had
hanging to his clothing no less than II
blacksnabes, three rattlers, four gar
tersnakes and one snake that had a
horn in its tail.
The mode of capture is very peculiar.
Wymer has some peculiar kind of an
oil that makes strange odor that is
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-03
BLAINE'S GENEROSITY.
How the PIumed Knight Aided Prest-
dent TayIor's Daughter.


A good story of James G. Blaine is
told by writer in the st. Louis Globe
Democrat. The incident related was
O magnanimous and clever act of the
Maine statesman, when, as speaker of
the house, he got through resolution
appropriating $4,000 to the needy wild
owed daughter of President Zachary
Taylor. This lady got as far as Wash
ington on her way to Paris to see a
6ck daughter, and, being destitute of
money, appealed to her only friend at
the capital, Gen. Sherman. His purse
was always open to the distressed, but
he had no funds at all adequate to re-
lieve her necessities. In this emer-
gency he thought of Blaine. The man
from Maine entered into the spirit of
the occasion as soon as he heard Gen.
Sherman's statement. He called an
other to the chair, made five-minutes'
speech that fairly electrif,d the house,
Blaine had penned only moment be-
fore. He took the resolution in person
to the senate, where it was also immedi-
ately passed, had the president to sign
it the next day, and on the following
day the beneficiary got the money. Gen.
Sherman always insisted that Blaine
would have made the grandest actor
that ever lived, and in adapting his
career to politics, he robbed the stage
of, born star.
Insect-Eating Flower.
In Borneo there grows an insect-eat-
ing flower which has the smell of car
rion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-03
A COUNTRY OF SURPRISES.
Coal, Lead, silver and Tin in south
Africa.

Africa.
While there is little doubt that with
proper development of its agricultural
and pastoral resources South Africa
could be made practically self-support-
ing, the successful development of these
industries depends nevertheless upon
the creation of local markets through
the stimulus given by mining opera
tions, says the North American Review.
With the exception of mining of gold,
diamonds and coal there have been no
considerable explorations of its min
eral resources. Coal fortunately ex-
lists in many parts of the country, and it
has been estimated that the known coal
fields represent an area of $4,000 square
miles, which is equal in extent to the
state of Iowa. There exist in some
parts of the country large deposits of
iron contiguous to the coal fields. But
as yet the economic conditions have
not favored the development of that in
dustry. Lead, silver, cinnabar, tin and
other metals are also found in many
parts of the country, but have not been
remuneratively worked. Among the
mining countries of South Africa the
Transvaal is facile princeps, and is in
all probability destined to maintain its
paramount position though, as is well
known, South Africa is "a country of
surprises" and it is possible, of course,
though not probable, that within its
great extent other equally important
districts NAV be discovered.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-03
1T SAVES CHILDREN's LIVES.

Whites Cream Vermifuge insures
your child against one serious danger.
1t promptly rids it of worms. 1t acts
thoroughly but is just as harmless as
a children's remedy should be. Has
been sold for years and received the
warmest praise Of grateful mothers
everywhere.
If your child is peevish, restless, if
its breath is bad, if it picks its nose
or starts in its sleep, suspect the pres
ence of worms. Health and right
growth cannot come until the trouble
is removed Cream Vermifuge cannes
fail. Price % cents. Sold by E
Reuss and G. Schasse. }
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-03
DIR. KINGS NEW DISCOVERY FOR
CONSUMPTION.

This is the best medicine in the world
for all forms Of Coughs and Colds and
for Consumption. Every bottle is
guaranteed. 1t will cure and not dis
appoint. 1t has no equal for Whoop-
ing Cough, Asthma, Hay Fever, Pneu-
monia, Bronchitis, La Grippe, Cold in
the head and for Consumption. 1t is
safe for all ages, pleasant to take, and,
above all. is a sure cure. 1t is always
well to take DR.. Kings New Life Pills
in connection with DR.. Kings New
Discovery. as they regulate and tone
the stomach and bowels. We guar
antee perfect satisfaction or refund the
money. Free trial bottles at +. Kali
teyer & Sons drug store. Regular
size, 50 cents and 81. s
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-03

know that when he neglects his -
health he is tempting fate and tarnpering
with death. Nine men out of ten neglect
their health. The result is that untold
thousands fall victims every year to the
Unsuitable tiger called consumption.
% per cent of all cases of consumption
are cured by DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery II acts directly on the lungs,
building new tissue in place of old, and
driving out all impurities and disease germs.
1t corrects all disorders of the digestion,
invigorates the liver and restores the lost
appetite. 1t is the great blood-maker, flesh
builder, and nerve tonic. Thousands have
testified to their recovery under its use after
their cases were given up by the doctors and
all hope was gone. The druggist who
claims to have something that will do just
as well is untrustworthy.
Twas afflicted for four years with local weak
ness, but would not confess 1t for time" writes
Mrs. Beulah Woodall of Bateman, Patrick Co.,
Va. my mother told me she had read of DIR.
Pierce's medicines and advised me to try them.
took the Favorite Prescription and Golden
Medical Discovery, and they cured me- cannot
praise DIR. Pjerce's medicines too MUCH"
Nothing will keep down the fortunes of
an ambitious family more than big doctors
bills. DR. Pieree's Common Sense Medical
Adviser enables family to get along with
out calling in a doctor except in cases of
serious illness or accidents. 1t teaches a
mother how to treat the minor maladies and
accidents of every day life. 1t contains
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-03
STORY OF A COLOR FAD.
How the Craze for Lilac Had Its Birth
I'm vienna.

I'm Vienna.
Many years ago, in the days of her
radiant beauty, her imperial majesty,
Empress Elizabeth, of Austria, sat for
her portrait to Schrotzberg, fashion
able Viennese artist. The picture, says
Munseys, was painted at the request of
the empress royal cousin, Ludwig III.
of Bavaria, and was destined to grace
the walls of his gallery of beautiful
women in Munich. The artist recog-
nized the importance of his commits
sion, and gave to the canvas all the skill
of his genius, which, in the matter of
color, had no equal in Germany. The
robe of the empress was Of imperial
purple, of so marvellous tint and so
wonderfully painted that it dimmed
even the charm of the sovereign lady's
matchless beauty. Artists tried in
vain to initiate it, pens to describe it,
and in time it came to be known as the
Historical lilac"
In the bathrooms of Vienna q tint
bearing the name of Kaiserilla is in
vogue, which is as near the shade of
purple in which Schrotzberg clothed his
beautiful empress5as looms and pig
ments can make it. In this country lilac
has long been considered color for
the middle-aged women, but now young
girls are taking great fancy to it, and
the coming summer we are told will see
it reigning tint. Max Nordeau may
be right in the theory that devotion to
violet is one of the surest signs of de-
generacy, but the stylish woman of to-
day would much prefer to be called
degenerate" than "unstylish."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-03
FRANK j. BEITEL,
Dealer in all kinds Of Texas. Louisiana
and Finishing
LUWBGR r.

Doors, Sash, Blinds. Moulding, Shin
giles Fencing. Laths and Builders
Hardware Have also a number Of
choice lots for sale on West Commerce.
West Houston and Zavalla streets,
near !. & G. N. depot at $3.50, $500, $3.50.
$500 and 5000. on which I will build
Houses, furnish materiali and make
terms. One-third cash and balance on
time at s per cent. Also houses and
lots in other parts Of the city for sale
on same terms.
Office and yards at International de-
pot San Antonio, and at Kerrville.
Texas.
n. BEIT L, MANAGER.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-03
Samples of Kentucky Names.

A Kentucky paper, in a temporary
lack of the customary exciting news,
has discovered three youngsters who
bear these names: The oldest, Daniel
Prophesier lancaster Bustersquire
Hobbob Bush: the second, Charles VIII
liam Henry Harrison Dalton Houston
Austin Bush; the youngest, John Cor.
nelius Edward Vanderbilt Bush.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-03
Vociferous ADpareI

Albert-Ethel is at last beginning to
smile on my suit.
John-Well, l don't blame her.
Everybody else laughs at it - Twin
kles
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-03

Cnselfish to the Last.

The Caller-You say he did a great
deal to encourage science?
The Widow-Yes, poor soul; he was
always changing doctors.-N. Y. Trib-
une.
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Not So Slow.

II believe you women spend half
your lives before the glass;"
"And the men half of theirs behind
t."-Pick-Me-Up.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-03

Mr.. Spratts-If there are microbes in
kisses what disease do they produce?
Miss Killuff = Palpitation of the
heart.-Philadelph Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-14
DENOUNCE GOV. DRAKE.
The Holiness Association Condemns
Iowa's Governor for Signing
New LIQUOR Law.

The Topeka Holiness association met
yesterday afternoon at the Wesleyan
church, corner of Third and Jefferson
streets and passed strong resolutions in
favor of prohibition and the enforce
ment of law. There were rs present.
Following were the sentiments of the
The Holiness association of Topeka,
composed of members of different evan
gelical churches of this city, declares that
we regard the liquor traffic an enemy of
appalling magnitude threa tening alike
purity Of the church, the virtue of Soc1-
ETY. and the safety of government.
We believe our God has given his
church power to exterminate this enc
my TO man, and foe to God, by total alb
stinance on the part of the individual.
and prohibitOry liquor Legislation on the
part of the state and nation.
We believe legislative bodies and gov
errors have no moral or constitutional
right to legalize traffic that manufac-
lures Standardization they so legislate
it is in violation of their oath-bound OBJ
legations and perjury in an aggravated
form.
We are in hearty sympathy with the
christian Standard of Cincinnati. O..
the organ of the Christian, or Disciples
church, for its condemnation of Cover
nor F. NJ. Drake of Iowa for attaching
his name to a bill legalizing breWerieS
and diSt1IlerieS in that state. The Stand
ard states that the governor has sinned
against God, against the church, against
patriotism, and against civiliza tion-he
mas gwen ms approval 10 a business,
which brutalizes men, robs women and
children of their natural protectors, en-
cOurageS prostitution, cOrrupts politics,
and is the cause of four-fifths of the
crime in the land.
The Christian church is no place for
a member who so acts-he should be
disciplined by the church. We believe ii
a Christian duty to recommend the ex-
clusion of Governor Drake from the
Christian or Disciples church at Cen
terVllle, Iowa, and thus be in harmony
with earnest Christian people all over
the land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-14
SUICIDE AT SALINA.
Miss Laura Garten Drinks Large
Dose of Carbolic Acid.

Salina, June 14.-Miss Laura Garten,
aged % years, daughter of J. L. Garten
"a farmer residing near Solomon, com
mitted suicide Saturday, taking a dose
of carboIic acid.
Miss Garten was brought to the San
itarium about two weeks ago, suffering
from nervous prostration, melancholy,
and symptoms of softening of the brain.
She had previously taken treatment
from DR.. Lindsey of Topeka. She was
sleeping in a room with the two nurses
and two other patients. She arose early,
lodged into the doctors operating room.
seized a large bottle of pure carbolic
acid, and going into the closest, drank
a large dose, and fell Immediately to
the floor, breaking the bottle. In two
minutes from the time she arose from
her bed she was dead 1t was thought
at first she had tainted, but the attend
ants Immediately discovered what had
happened and summoned the doctor,
who applied a stomach pump and usual
antidOteS, but without avail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-14
NORTH TOPEKA.

Ex-Justice F. NJ Grover of Osawkie
was in town today.
w r. Cannon of Harrington spent
Sunday with his family.
Picture frames made to order; $50
Kan. ave, POstOffice room.
John Patten of Silver Lake spent yes
terday with Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Hays.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Skinner attended
one of the concerts at Ottawa Satur-
day.
Dean H. I. Bodley of Grace Cathedral
held services at the Church of the Good
Shepherd last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Kaiser attended the
Sunday school convention at Pleasant
Ridge church yesterday.
Dave Dunaway,a travelling man from
Chicago. was registered at the U. P.
yesterday
Mrs Mahan of Colorado. who is Wis
iting her father, Mr.. Stevenson. will
go to Rossville tomorrow for short
visit.
A family reunion was held yesterday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. PoIlum
of Indian Creek. Over 80 persons were
present.
Mrs Dennis Burger and little son,
Robert, will leave this week for visit
with Mrs. Burgen's sister at Sioux
City Ia
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Nicholson and
Mrs. o. D. Skinner and children, Wal
ter and Mabel, went to Ottawa Sun
day to attend the assembly.
Mr. E. L. Ball, accompanied by his
daughter, Mrs. Jesse KistIer, will
leave Thursday for Pueblo, Colo,
where they will spend several months.
Miss Hortensia Harmon of Valley
Falls, who has been attending the COM
mencement exercises of the agricultural
college at Manhattan, visited yesterday
with Misses Ethel and Phoebe Hayes.
Joe Bouy of North Menoken was in
town today. Mr. Bouy intends to
bring his young son, who is suffering
from stomach trouble, to Christ hospit-
al, where he will have an operation
performed.
The Menoken township Sunday
school convention which was held yes
terday at Pleasant Ridge church was
we'll attended, about 500 people being
present. Addresses were made by J. H.
FOUGHT, W. G. Steele, D. NJ. Hoover,
Robert Priddy and William Meade.
Vinton Phenis gave a talk at the ev-
ening session.
Children's day was observed yester-
day morning at the Kansas Avenue M
E. church which was appropriately dec
grated with flowers for the occasion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-14
HERINGTON'S JUBILEE.
Appointment of the New Postmaster
Celebrated With Beer Drinking
and Jeering Transparencies.

Abilene, June 14.-News reaches here
from Harrington of a celebration on
Thursday night that is provoking crit
icism of the good name of that city.
The friends of r. s. Oakford, the
newly appointed Republican postmas-
ter at that place, entertained the citi-
zens of the town by a brilliant display
of giant firecrackers, beer drinking and
transparencies. One of the transpar-
encies had a figure on it representing
Hull in a coffin and under it the words,
AT Rest" Another one represented
W. n. Hawley with a broken ring in
his hands, with the words, Lumber
has gone up" Still another represented
A. NJ Crary, with the words, &C. A.
r. work too coarse" Another one rep
resented o. H. Pattison vomiting, and
the words, "Oh my, how sick"
Beer was distributed freely at sew
eraI places in honor of the occasion.
The transparencies were hung up in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-14
BEAT HIM WITH A POKER.
An Injured Ottawa Wife Severely
Castigates an Erring Husband

Ottawa, June 4-For a year past
citizens along a certain portion of Hick-
DRY street have been scandalized by the
actions of Mr.. Walter James, a mar
ried man, and a widow of mature years.
The affair eliminated Saturday night
at about 11:30 in a sensational manner.
The pair drove up to the widows house
and were preparing to alight from the
buggy when Mrs. James sprang from
the porch and rushed across the street.
Her young daughter accompanied her,
crying out loud reproaches for the
father. Mrs. James, exclaiming: You
old nag, you have broken up my home"
furiously attacked the pair. who were
stiu in the buggy. with an iron poker
which she had thus far successfully
concealed She delivered one telling
blow on one of the parties before they
recovered from their surprise, and then
the man applied the whip to his horse.
The Infatuated wife made frantic eff
fort to stop the animal, even madly
striking it several blows and nearly
telling it, but the pair succeeded in
driving off, with the wife in pursuit
The matter Will likely get into the
courts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-14
is 1T HYDRoPHOBIA?
Alarming Situation on the Farm of
Mr.. A. F. Barker.

Mr.. A. F. Barker, who is superintend-
ent of janitors of the city schools, owns
a farm nine miles south of the city on
which several of his fine cattle have
been afflicted strangely of late. He
thinks it is hydrophobia, caused by a
mad dog which was seen around there
several weeks ago and which bit a
COW and a dog on the farm.
First the COW was seized with con-
vulsions, frothing at the mouth and
appearing to be almost choking to
death. 1t grew rapidly worse and died
in great agony.
A veterinary surgeon who was called
pronounced the case one of poisoning
from eating grass from a swamp. Soon
afterward the shepherd dog on the
place began acting strangely and was
tied up awaiting developments. 1t
showed evidences Of hydrophobia- Next
a heifer was taken sick and died in
less than 48 hours.
Friday evening the farm hands no
ticed that one of the steers was
prancing about as if mad. Help was
secured from neighboring farms and an
effort made to corral the animal. 1t
ran through fences, frothed at the
mouth and tried to gore everyone who
came near to it.
Men on horseback and others with
lassoes worked with the animal to cap
ture it. But it only became the more
furious and tried to run into the farm
house, The women slammed the door
and the steer tried to get through the
window. One of the women shot it
twice in the head with a revolver, but
failed to kill it. A farmer shot it with
a shotgun, while standing on a shed
out of reach of the mad animal.
1t beloved and dug its horns into the
ground. Farmers climbed trees to es-
cape the mad steer. Finally Mr.. Bar
ker's son secured a rifle and killed it.
State Veterinarian George H. Pritch-
ard was called and made an examina-
ton. He said that the animal certainly
had hydrophobia
The farmers living in the vicinity of
Mr. Barker's farm say that they no
ticed a mad dog in that neighborhoOd
some weeks ago, and while but little
attention was paid to it then, the recol-
lection of it's having bitten one of the
cows and the shepherd dog is clear.
The people living south of the city are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-14
WE'LL TAKE THEM.
Give Some of These Rejected Statues
to Topeka.

New York, June 1.-THE World says
that the declination by the park COM
missioners of the gift of the late Alfred
Corning Clark of a colossal figure of the
great god Pan has aroused much unfav-
orable comment.
1t was a large figure of Pan, recumbent
upon a pedestal in the center of a basin.
This was intended to surmount bronze
drinking fountain from which the water
would flow through the fishes mouths.
The design was a basin "A feet in di-
ameter, with a figure of Pan measuring
nine feet nine inches from elbow to knee
in a reclining posture.
The board stated in it's refusal that
they could not find in Central park a po-
sttion of sufficient dignity and suitability
for such a work of art, where it would
at the same time harmonic with the
characteristic scenery of the park
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-14
HEITHECKER NOT GUILTY.
Jury so Decides in the Case of the NC
Pherson Man Charged With Assault

Mcpherson, June II The case of the
State VS.. E. H. Heithecker, which was
on trial all of last week in the circuit
court, has been decided.
1t will be remembered that in Feb
ruary Night Waterman Daniels ar
rested Heithecker and took him before
Police Judge Grattan. While in police
court Heithecker assaulted Daniels
with poker infiicting several ugly
wounds on his head, laying Daniels up
for a month.
Heftheclzer was arrested for assault
with intent to kill, but on trial before
Justice of the Peace Burns, was held
only for assault and battery. The case
was dismissed before Burns and a new
warrant sworn out before Squire Bow
ker on the original charge, who held
Heithecker under bond to appear in
circuit court as charged.
The jury in the circuit court after be
ing out Is hours returned a verdict of
not guilty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-14
DIsORDERLY WOMEN LEAVE
Fort Scott Getting Rid of Bad Glass
of Citizens

Fort Scott, June 14.-What will evil
IDENTIFY result in freeing the neighbor-
hood of the Kramer mineral well from
disorderly women is now in progress.
Jennie Crowley, who is the madam of
a disorderly house near the WELL has
now three criminal actions pending in
the court against her she being ar
rested again Saturday by Constable
House on complaint of Mrs. Kramer,
charged with the same offenses, va
grancy and running a disorderly house.
She gave bond in Naples court in the
sum of SIS for her appearance today.
There was quite a. commOtiOn in the
court room. The Crowley woman, evil
IDENTIFY aroused at the action of her ri
val neighbor, swOre vengeance, and i'm
mediately swore to a complaint, charg-
ing her accuser with the same offense,
who was arrested by Constable Feist
and brought before Justice Maple. She
was put under $50 bond to appear in
court this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Crow
ley also swore out a warrant for the
arrest of one Flora Hall. or Abbott,
one of Mrs. Kramer's girls, who, in
police court Thursday morning prom
Used faithfully that she would leave
town if her fine was RENTED. This
will clear the city of a tough class of
citizens