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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-08
TELL THE TIME BY TRAINS.

Families Along the Illinois Central
Have No Need for Clocks.
Not all residents of Chicago depend
on clocks to keep themselves informed
of the time of day. 1t is perhaps not
generally known that people who live
along the line of railroads can tell the
exact hour of day or night by the
trains which pass their homes. Along
the line of the Illinois Central railroad,
for instance, there are many homes
where clocks are an unknown luxury.
In the vicinity of Thirty-first street,
for instance, there is Il household which
is wide awake at seven o'clock in the
morning, says the Chicago Chronicle.
1--WE always get up at gil" said
member Of the household to a COM
panion in a street car the other day.
1.-TWO eleven, what time is that?"
asked the friend.
"Why, thought you knew" replied
the other, ''211 is the seven o'clock train
which passes the house. AS soon as we
hear the bell on the 211 we all get up.
Then we watch for the other trains. We
can see them pass the house and as we
all are acquainted with the schedule
we can tell the exact time of day. At
night we tell the hour by the bells on
the engines. We are familiar with the
sounds. No, we have no clock in
the house. Never had one as far as
can remember and we find train time
more reliable than lot of clocks which
cannot be kept in repair"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-08
CHINESE LOVE LETTER.

The Celestial Youths Father Attends
to the Correspondence.
Here is a good sample of a love-mak-
ing missive from the Flowery kingdom.
1t is from man who desired thG daugh-
ter of neighbor as a wife for his son:
"On my knees L beg you not to de-
spise this cold and common request,
but listen to the words of the mat
rimonial agent, and give your daugh-
ter to the slave of Il son, so that the
pair, bound by the silken threads,
may have the greatest joy. In the beau
tiful springtime L shall offer we'd
ding presents and give a couple of
geese. And let us hope for long and
continuous fortune and look forward
through endless generations to the full
fillment of genuine love. May they
sing of plenty and have every joy. On
my knees 1 beg you to consider my
proposal favorably, and throw the
mirror-like glance of your eyes. upon
these lines"
TIC this letter the father of the bride
replied that he would attend to the por-
ton Of his poor and poverty-stricken
daughter, that she might not be with
out bedclothes. cotton clothing, hair
pins and earrings. Therefore it was
to be hoped that the couple would have
constant fortune"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-08
FANCY-DREss BALL IN LONDON.
English Men and Women Take Their
Pleasure Seriously.

English Men and Women Take Their
Pleasure Seriously.
\ fancy ball in London is slow.
The streets around Convent garden on
a fancy-dress ball night are as solemn
as Scotland itself, says Scribner's. A
few homeless Londoners are kept at
respectful distance by the police, while
q procession of carriages goes slowly
under the archway and deposits serious
merry makers, dressed as stoves, light
houses, monks, lamps and vegetables.
Owing to these elaborate DISCUSSES the
journey past the ticket-takers and to
the ballroom is slow. On the ballroom
floor officials, totally void of a sense of
humor and dressed in black velvet and
cut steel buttons, keep the center of the
floor clear, apparently for their own
use, and stand ready to subdue any
burst of light heartedness that might
appear in the circle that is kept moving
about them. The general orders are
keep moving along" The man who
manages the searchlight, from one of
the top boxes, probably enjoys the ball
the most. He certainly does more to
help it The center of interest is
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-08
HEAT PHOTOGRAPHS.
Substances Sensitive to Weak Radin-
ton from a Heated Body.


ton from a Heated Body.
The invisible radiations from heated
body possess the power of effecting GER
tain chemical decompositions much aft
er the manner of lights, as, for in
stance, in photography, says the st.
Louis Globe-Democrat. Among the
substances sensitive to weak Tadia
tions of heat may be mentioned paper
saturated with cupric bromide, or n
mixture of sulphate of copper and
potassium bromide, which has q faint
greenish tint that becomes olive brown
in radiant heat, and if green is used Il
brown image can be obtained in a min
ute by exposing to the radiations from
a gas stove and on treatment with sill
yer nitrate this image becomes black by
reason of the reduction of the silver.
Bichromated paper is affected by radi-
ant heat, as by light, and paper impreg-
mated simply with sulphate of copper
yields a feeble image, which becomes
nearly black when treated with silver
nitrate. A mixture of sulphate of cop
per and oXalic acid gives a paper which
becomes brown on exposure. Chlorate
of copper is also very sensitive, the faint
blue color becoming a deep green.
Similarly used bromide of tin behaves
as if exposed to light but unexposed
parts become very black when treated
with silver nitrate. Nitrate of silver,
which is markedly acted upon by light,
IS slightly Drowned when exposed to
heat radiation, and the tint is deepened
by hydroquinone or gallo acid.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-08
"TAKING" PEOPLE UNAWARES.
The Late MIR. Snrony's Clever Methods
of PhOtoGraphing.

The Late MIR. Snrony's Clever Methods
of PhOtoGraphfng.
The late Mr.. Sarony, the wen-known
photographer, of New York, gave the
camera something of the freedom OF
the pencil or the brush, and in his hands
it did almost anything he pleased, says
an exchange. In many ways, it is said,
he was really caricaturist. Hisposes
were something so odd that the picture
seemed like travesty on nature. For
this reason he excelled intheatrical por-
traiture. But his sitters had to yield
him implicit obedience, and, when it
failed he refused to take them" any
more. This made even popular actresses
submissive. One of his favorite devices
was to take them by surprise. Are
you ready to do my picture?" said Mr..
Blaine, when he had been chatting in
the studio for some time, and. as he
thought, awaiting for the instrument.
at is done," said Sarony-the snapshot
had been fred just as the. sitter had
reached the climax of a capital story.
This, he said, was the highest reach of
the art-"the true pose is not pose,
but natural position" Hewas but an
amateur in photography until he lost
the fortune which he had made in bust
ness. He quickly recovered it by his
originality and his consequent success.
He was born in Quebec; he had a studio,
for a time. in Birmingham, but New
York was his happy hunting ground.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-08
An Island nndapeninsuIa.

At school the other day a teacher
having asked most of his pupils the diff
ference between an island and a PENN
sula, without receiving q satisfactory
answer, came to the last boy. 81 can
explain it, sir" said the bright youth.
First, get two glasses; fill one with
water and the other with milk. Then
catch a fly and place it in the glass of
water. That fly is an island, because
it is entirely surrounded by water. But
now place the fly in the glass of milk,
and it will be peninsula, because tits
nearly surrounded by water" The boy
went to the top of the class.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-08
TIE Gaify tiqRt
SATURDAY, NAY 8, 1897.
THE MORAvlAN VIEW OF DEATH.
A Beautiful and Impressive Custom
Of the Mornvians.

Clifford Howard contributes to the
Ladies' Home Journal an interesting ar
ticle upon the Morayians of bethlehem,
Pa, and their religious customs:
Upon the death of one OF the congre-
CATION" he writes, the event is an
nounced, not by the monotonous,
mournful tolling of the bell, but by the
deep-breathing, melodious music of
trombones, played in the open belfry
steeple of the church by the trombone
choir; and as the deep, sweet notes of
the familiar hymn are borne to the peo-
pie below they reverently drop their
work to listen. 'Hark!' they whisper,
the horns are blowing; some one has
gone home!' Gone home!'-perhaps
nothing more beautifully exemplifies
the perfect, nquestioning faith of these
devout people than that expressive ut
terance, the sincerity of which is ever
demonstrated by the lack of mourning
at the passing away of a, member of the
household, however dearly beloved; so
true and heartfelt is the Moravian be-
lief that death is but the entrance to
brighter, happier home. The from
bones are also used at the touching
funeral services held at the grave; and
amid their sad. yet inspiring, strains
the departed one is laid to his eternal
rest. On all occasions, whether of
death or joy, the trombones lend their
sweet solemnity in fitting breath.
From the steeple they herald the fcs-
tival day of each Of the choirs, and i'll
all open-air services their melliluous
tones are ever present"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-08
THE GOLD is CRUEL.
Dwellers in Northeast Siberia Ex-
perience Untold SuRerincs

Dwelers in Northeast Siberia Ex-
perience Untold SuRerinEs.
The st. Petersburg Geographical
society has published the results Of an
exploration among the Yakuti, a peo-
pie dwelling in q region of Northeast
Siberia, covering an area of over 2, OOO,-
GOO square miles, yet numbering no
more than 100000 souls. They are
gathered mostly on the banks of the
great rivers. The climate is q terrible
one. There are not more than 90 days
in the year free from frost, which be-
gins in the middle of September and
lasts to the middle of May. By October
Is the land Is covered with q solid man
tie of snow and ice, which begins to
melt at the end of April. The cold is
the most intense ON the globe, and the
temperature is lower than any record
ed round the pole. It is greater ON the
southern plateau than further north on
the shores Of the Arctic ocean. During
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-08

TUs continuation the atmospheric con-
dition is one of undisturbed calm. There
is not wind enough to move a twig, not
bird cleaves the still air. The silence
is complete, and all nature is in deep
sleep. Yet the climate is eXhilarating
on account of its dryuess, and day and
night have equal temperature. The
short summer is sudden and very hot.
The people are of Turko-Tartar origin,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-08

The Kissing sound produced by SER
penis is greatly exaggerated, as the
quantity of air contained in snakes
lungs is too small to produce loua
sound when elected.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-08

wherever he will have it. He can make
q dull costume bright and supper
party in one of the boxes proud; and
he can almost remove the gloom caused
by the officials in black.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-08

L. kaufman, we'll known florist
of No. 1O1 East Commerce street, died
yesterday afternoon aged 50 years.
The funeral takes place this afternoon.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-02
LET YOUR MOTTO BE
 PUSH GOLD MEDAL. i"

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Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-02

historical incident that the convention thatsHaade it knuelxled. to Gen. Grant and to congress. The Alabama constitution of 1875 is living testimony to my propo- stion. that federal question cannot be eliminate ed frOm a new cons titution, and the only matter to be considered is timely eduea ion of the voters upon thess fed eral questions That must in the nature of things be considered by the constftu- tional conventions. MT. James L. Pugh It was, perhaps. who had inserted in our present Alabama bill of rights the pre- posterou assertion tha; from the Amer fcaHs union there can be no secession of any state.'s Sop ta~ Gerebus, of course, which New York, as we have seen. re- fused to proffer later on If this ridicu- lous allegation was intended to apply to the conduct of Alabama in 1861 -65. the attempsat humiliation should have cov- cred more of the argument Was ths re actual Ssecession2" From what did the state seeede? There were and are perti- nent- questions when they relate to so gnaVe-a matter as the make up bill of rlgh.s. Alabama did not secede from Virginia Tsnnessee. nor. Texas, In 8 crim- lnatlng sense. According to MT. Pugh, We must have ,Seeedsd from the states north of Mason and aDixon's line in a terminating 'senee. The thing was i'm, possible at the time for the reason that each and all of those northern states by s-ate statutes had nullifsd the federal
 
 statutes of it's own each state made it s feiony to assist an officer of the United states cour-s in the execution of decrees founded upon the laws of congress Here alter Alabama, when willing to engage In the manly part of self-defense, cannot resort to "secession," but following the noble example of the stats that re- stored the union, she can nullify any act of congress and defy any decree of the suprsIne, court to her hearts content Nuliif1cation was defined by Calhoun as a union resort, a union safaty-valve Every state north of Mason and Dix9n's Hne-slxteen of them, believe--took this view and. saved the union," such as we now have. by nullifica-ion that Invited secession" of the ether side, and Ap- pomattox as the sequel
 IT the Hot Blast, supplemented by BaIt- zell and the Advertiser, really wistes a united vote in 1898. the vo:e is ready united nov. Johnston will get r., for two rea- sons: Q) He is the best governor the state has had for some time. CD The peo- I ple'arel going to come together on Bryan, and they do not propose to harass them selyfs with side issues D.
 Birmingham, Ala
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-02
A CARD.
It Is Averred that Many Ministers Pro- tested Against the Hughes
 Appointment.

 To the State Herald.
 We see from the State Herald the News and the Atlanta Constituti of re- cent date statements concerning cer- tain protest filed by the ministers of this city against the confirmation of pr. J. w. Hughes for postmaster of this city. The only names mentioned in these articles were those of Dr. Hale, of the South Side Baptist church. and pr. Gray, of the First Baptist church. A protest was sent in and filed by fourteen Methodist min isters, among whom were Rev. H. G. Davis St. Johns Methodist Episcopal church; Rev. J. A. Mitchell Simpson Methodist Episcopal church, and twelve others.
 We mention tnis naiter to call tttcn- ton to the fact that the Baptist ministers mentioned were not the only ones hat en- tered a protest in this matter.
 J. w. LEE,
 G. F. JACK SON.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-02

Isn't it a pity that so many women go through life as nervous, fretful inyalids, al- ways in a sick bed or on the verge of 1t. They are to be sincerely pitied for the great majority have in them the making of healthy, ainiable, capable wives and moth CTS. These cases become sadder still when 1t is realized that the sufferings they endure are unnecessary. Any woman can be healthy and amiable and helpful if she will take care i of the health of those delicate organs that are essentially feminine.
 The greatest known medicine for women is Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It cures all weakness and disease of the or gans that make wifehood and motherhood possible. It allays inflammation, soothes pain, and restores calm and strength to the shattered nerves. It prepares for wifehood and maternity. Over %. GOO women have testified to its virtues. Druggists sell it.
 1T commenced using your medicine three days after my child was born" writes Mrs. A. J. Bry- ant of Wilbraham, Hampden Co.,, Mass. (care of Wesleyan Academy) It was the fourth one and never got up so strong and we'll I can do all my own work. I have recommended my friends to try the Favorite Prescription"
 If somebody was offering to give away gold mines for the asking what q scranbling there would bel When a mine of health is offered there is some lively scrambling too. Over .6So, 900 people hurried to get Doctor PieFce's Common Sense Medical Adviser at $f.Soper copy. It has ,oo8 pages with over 3ooiliustrations. Something over 90 of these pages relate to diseases peculiar to women. This book may now be had free. Send 2r one-cen. stamps, to Worlds Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo NY, the cost of mailing oaly and get the hook in paper covers or, send 3I cents for cloth binding
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-02
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS

nations today: John F. Goweys of Washington, now consul at Kanagwa. to be consul-general at Yokohama, Japan; George M West, of the District of Columbia, now consul at Pietou, 70 be consul at Sydney, Nova Scotia
 To Be Consuis.--Osian Bedell. of New York, at Fort Erie, Ontario; John C. Hig- gins of Della, at Dundee, Scotland
 Postmasters-Jerome P. Poche, Wash ington, Ga.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-02
CINCINNATI 14. LOUISVILLE 4.

Louisville. July-1s-Fer- innings the crippled Colonels gave the Reds T good argument. but after that they went to pieces and the visitors fsttened their batting ayeragsa considera bly,. Mage Hook. local afnAtetIr was given trial at third base and made a good impress sion. Attendance 1900. Score:
 RH F. Louisvillfs.., 70 013 % 0-41o 6 Cincinna N<4s.--....4 0 0 0 0s62 5 3-14 2n 2 Batteries-6 6sunsapsham'1 1snd " Ie5n; Dwyer and Peitz. Umpira Hurst. Time,
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-02
CHICAGO 1s. pITTsBuRG 3.

Chicago July For five innings to- days game was a pitchers battle and about evenly divided. The Cots cem- mencetd to take Klllen's measure in the sixth. following it up in the seventh, when they ronnaed him for seven s pgles, a double and thre e-ba gger, earning a1l ths runs. Ngfsofi's fS1dfsE was fla ture. Attendance HOO. Score:
 PH F Chicago = 70 0 0 dos2 .-l3 % 5 Pittsburge | --. ,. O 0 0 O 90 3 Q 2- 5.1e 2 Batteries-GrifHth ard Donns h1Is: Kil- len and Sugden. Umpire. Sheridan. Time, hours.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-02

and in certain cases stimuiants had to be used. He, like George Washington, did not know of the life-giving and in- vigora ting fluid, J. Martins 6-year-old Rye Whiskey that is being sold at the surprisingly low price of 75 cents per full quart, by Wm. Wise. 1as f-eas#
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-02
Q you know that the presldent of the

Do you know that the president of the East Lake Atheneum has contracted with the Birmingham Electric Railway company for ''The Atheneum Special" to be put on the line at the beginning of the next session of that excellent school for young ladies. and that 1t Is for the ex- elusive uss of the pupils-an the teacher tn charge? Send for our beautiful new catalogue. 7-1-1m.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-02

: MISS MARY J. BALDWIN.

Staunton, Va, July 1.-Miss Mary J. Baldwin, principal of the Mary Baldwin seminary and one of the most dis tingu h. ed educators of young ladies in the south, died here today. She was cousin of United States Senator Daniel and of Mrs. Alexander H. Stewart, and a member of the distinguished Baldwin family of the state, She was a woman of great execu- tive ability and of remarkably strong character.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-02
MADE A TEN STRIKE
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--~-~~~>@~-~~-~->-->-~>-->>-->- ances into the house. He said the gentle men might ,s.hire a hall' if he desired to uralfe personal explanations.
 MT Knowles insisted, however, that he nad right to denounce a statement as false, and the speaker allowed him to proceed. MT Knowles read the letters in vfndication of himself.
 The message of the president recom- mending an appropriation of s600,000 for rebuilding the immigration station at El!is. fsland was laid before the house
 A bill of local importance was passed at 12;3O and the house adjourned until Monday.