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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-17
rs AN INTERESTING DOG.
For Stateliness No Breed Comes
Up to the Bloodhound.
Some Facts Which Are Not Generally
Known-How well-Trained Animals
Follow a Trail-Some Nota-
BILE Examples.

For stateliness of appearance no breed
of dog is comparable to the blood
hound. says the Sketch, while the
stories attending its unerring pursuit
of its quarry have furnished the novel;
list with material of the most exciting
character. But it is fiction to associ-
ate the bloodhound with ferocity. He
never worries OF mangles what he
tracks down. His vocation is to find,
and to find only, whether engaged in
pursuit of man or of wounded deer.
The bloodhound has figured in history
from time immemorial, and no breed of
dogs has preserved its characteristic
points so Professionally. The high, point
ed Uranium, the long, pendulous ears,
the ample dewlap, the wrinkled fore
head, the overhanging flews, and even
the red haw, or third eyelid-commonly
called the sealing-wax-may be traced
more OF less in the Talbot hound, in the
modern foxhound, the otter-hound, the
basset, the French dachshund, and in
the Swedish beagle, which last is min
iature bloodhound, though lighter in
build. The Count lie Conteulx de Can
telen, in his work "Les Races des Chiens
Courans Francais," hanks back to the
famous st. Hubert hounds, black and
white, as the recognized progenitors of
the breed. The present writer was par
ticularly impressed by the strong blood
hound type which characterized the
packs of Frenchhoupds from the vari-
Gus provinces exhibited in the interna-
tional show in Paris in the year 1878.
However, it will be more interesting to
leave speculative discussion and come
to the regions of fact. In borderland
history bloodhounds were compulsorily
maintained by each hamlet for track
ing the moss troopers after their raids,
and till comparatively lately the rural
constabulary in England employed
bloodhounds to trace sheep and poultry
stealers. In Bedale police superin-
tendent not long ago had a wonderful
hound named Voltigeur, which could
find his master wherever he might be
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-17
A CASE OF "GIT."
why the Family Left the Country With
out Delay.

why the Family Left the Country With
out Delay.
A family, consisting of man and wife
and four or five small children, were
riding along in wagon loaded with
household goods, says the New York
Journal, when an old fellow came to the
door of his cabin and shouted at them:
Hello, Sam-whar be you folks a.
gittin' to2"
''We're a-gittin' out O. the kentry,"
replied the man on the wagon as he
halted his horse.
"What are you a-gittin' fur?"
"Gittin' cause the vigilance commit
tee told US to git"
"Whar's your two boys, that they
baint a-gittin' with you?"
''They got pizened afore they could
git"
do you mean pizened by a snake
bite?'
"No, lead They wuz a-gfttiR too
many good horses and got shot"
oval s'long, Sam" called the old fell
low in the doorway. Sorry 30 see you
a7gittin' but reckon you gotter git"
"S'long," answered the other, and
gathering up the lines he shouted to
his horse;
"Git right up thar, durp yer ole hide,
cause we gotter be a-gittin' a git ON US
and git into the next county as fast as
we kin gitl"
And thew got
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-17
BEATS HIS WAY.

WinIs Lindsay, of Keokuk, Has a Tough
Experience Going to His Brothers.
Willie Lindsay, a 14-year-old boy,
whose home is in Keoluk, Ia, arrived
at the house of John W. Lindsay, his
brother, in Hammonton, n. j., the
other morning and told him that he had
come to pay him a visit. The boys
clothing was covered with dust and
badly torn and he presented sorry
appearance. Willie said he left his
home in Keokuk ten days ago with the
intention of coming to New Jer-
sey to visit his brother. His par
ents being opposed to the journey,
he ran away at night and boarded q
freight train. After being put off the
cars several times he finally reached
Chicago, From that city he beat his
way ON freight trains to Philadelphia.
There he boarded train which carried
him to Jersey City. Another train
which he boarded by mistake took him
to Troy, N. Y. In his ignorance Of
localities he next found himself in
Harrisburg, Pa. Camden was the next
city he saw in the course of his adven-
TIRES. The boy completed his journey
by riding into Hammonton on the cow
catcher of locomotive. His brother
SAYS he will send Willie back to Iowa
in the spring. He notified his parents
of the boys whereabouts.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-17
UNCONSCIOUS FOR A MONTH.
Woman at Defiance, o., Battles the Skill
of Physicians.

Woman at Defiance, o., Battles the Skill
of Physicians.
The village of Mcclure, north of De-
fiance, o., has a peculiar case of para
lytic slumber that has baffied a dozen
physicians during the past 80 days.
While Mrs. Deatrich Van Sagem was sit
ting at the dinner table she suddenly
stopped eating, her hands dropped to
her sides, her eyes closed, and to all ap-
pearances she had fallen fast asleep.
Her husband carried her to lounge,
thinking she would recover in a few
moments from what he imagined was
a fainting spell. She continued, how
ever, in this condition for IL hours be-
fore recovering consciousness, when she
walked only long enough to ask for and
drink a glass of water, Immediately
after which she again sank into a coma
tose condition.
In this state she has remained during
the past 80 days, regaining conscious
ness only for a few moments at regular
intervals Of 10 hours. At these waking
moments she is fed small quantity Of
milk or soup by an attendant, thus par
taking Of barely enough food to sustain
life during her long sleep.
So far the case has baffied the skill of
a large number Of physicians, some Of
whom have come from q distance to
find cause or discover a possible rem
edy for the strange malady, which is
supposed to be due to diseased condi-
ton of the brain.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-17
z, BROWN,

is going to move from 50615 East
Houston street, and will sell his en-
tire stock, at half price for 80 days
only. Now is the time to get bargains
In Clothing, Gents Furnishing Goods,
Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes, Ladies'
Mems, Misses, Boys, and Chidrens'.
Mems So suits for $500.
Boys 81 suits for $1.00.
Mems 81 Alpine Hats for S1.00.
Mems $1.50 Alpine Hats for 75c.
Misses school shoes, Csc and 75c.
Mems shoes for $1.00.
Ladies' shoes for S1.00.
and everything else in proportion. Re-
member the place, $685. East Houston
street. E. BROWN, Prop.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-17
GIGANTIC REVOLVING TOWER.
French Ingenuity Is Again to the

France started the ball with the
Eiffel tower, says London Invention.
England endeavored to go one better
with the Wembley, which is still in an
embryo stage and appears likely to re-
main so, while our American cousins
struck a bright and novel idea in the
Ferris revolving wheel, which was aft
erward introduced into England, and
last season went merrily round, except
when it occasionally stopped and re-
quired more or less coaxing ere it re-
sumed its "daily round" AS fact,
our readers will remember it once had
"a night out" on its own account Now
French ingenuity is once again to the
fore, and this time the idea is to con-
struct lofty building that will spin
slowly, like majestic top. The festive
Parisians are, it is stated, to have this
novelty in their midst, the site chosen
being near the summit of Montmartre,
the highest point within the fortifica-
tions of the gay city. The conception
of this big revolving tower (about half
the height of the EiffeD is credited to
NJ. Devic. The motive power for turn
ing the structure, a complete revolution
of which would occupy about two min
utes, would be hydraulic force. The
upper part of the building would be &C.
cupied by public ballroom, in which
dancing would take place from eleven
p. m. to two q. m, while below this it
is intended to construct an artificial ice
skating rink.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-17
RoENTGEN RAYS FRANKS.
william Paley Lost His Fingernails and
Got Gray Hair.

william Paley Lost His Fingernails and
Got Gray Hair.
The effect of Y rays upon human It's
sue is shown in the peculiar case of Will
liam Paley, an electrician of 203 East
Thirteenth street, New York city. Paley
had been conducting Y ray exhibitions,
and in every case he held the object
which the rays were to penetrate. The
most remarkable consequences fol-
lowed. He tells the story, as follows:
EARLY in August my fingers began to
itch, and then little water boils APP
peared under the skin, some of which
filed with blood. My fingers grew red,
as if they were Scalded. In week the
skin peeled from the fingers. tried to
protect my hand as much as possible,
and used the right hand. 1 had the same
trouble with the forefnger of that hand.
'The skin of my fingers grew red and
peeled off twice while was working the
Y rays. My nails began to fall off a
month after the first redness appeared,
and soon fell off altogether. am not
40 years old, but see how gray my hair
is. My wife says it has become gray in
the last few months, and attribute it
to the rays. My eyesight seems poorer,
and at times have a slight buzzing in
the ears, which think is the result of
the rays"
Farley stopped holdingthe objects be-
fore therays and his nails began to grow
anew, and they promise to regain their
full growth. Aside from the grayness of
his hair, the other unfavorable symp-
4nr,nn nlrn linn r.n,r,.n rod
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-17
CALLED HIM DOWN.
The Old Judge Got Tired of Hearing tn
Loud-Voiced Young Orator.

The Old Judge Got Tired of Hearing the
Loud-Voiced Young Orator.
Out in one of the pretty towns of
eastern Washington is a gocd-looking
halfway sort of newspaper fellow who
is so 'stuck on himself and is so full
of egotism that he is an offense to the
gods themselves, says the Northwest
Magazine. He is also very loud-yoiced.
Wherever he may happen to be-in a
busy Office or drawing-room-his self
important voice and proprietary manner
fill every inch of space and make life
burdensome to everyone else.
A few days ago local political club
was organized. At the clubs first regu-
lar meeting a goodly number of solid
citizens was present and deep interest
was manifested. One or two very SEN
sible addresses had been made, when
our would-be Adonis arose and began
to speak. He took the position that the
others were all wrong. They didn't
understand these great questions and
he would set them right. And then, in
a loud voice, he began to demonstrate
his monumental asininity. After awhile
an old gray-headed judge arose directly
in front of the orator, and pointing a
finger at him, said:
"John, II you would only go out on
some illimitable desert and let off your
wind there you would confer lasting
boon on your suffering townsmen and
relieve the atmosphere of stupendous
quantity of noxious gas"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-17
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
I. Il G. n. RAILROAD.

North bound trains leave for Aus
tin at 900 a. M, and 500 p. M; and
arrives from Laredo at 7:30 p. m.
South bound trains arrive at 8 a. ~.
7:15 p. m, and leave for Laredo at
9:45 a. m.
N. K. &. T. FROM l. & G. N DEPOT
Trains leave for Waco, st. Louis
and Kansas City at 500 p. M; and
arrive at 900 a. m.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
East bound trains arrive from Mex
leo and Eagle Pass at 11:50 a. M;
and leave at 1910 p. IN. and $50 p. m.
for Houston, Galveston and New Or
leans
West bound trains arrive from New
Orleans, Houston and Galveston at
1925 Il. N. and 4:25 p. M; and leave
for Eagle Pass and Mexico at As p.
N.
st. Louis Limited leaves for Waco,
Fort Worth, Dallas, Kansas City and
ST. Louis at TAO p. m.
Arrives from st. Louis, Kansas
City, Dallas, Fort Worth and Waco
at S:45 a. m.
S. A. & A. omission ROUTE.
Trains leave daily for Cuero, Hous-
ton and Galveston at $50 am. for Bee
vile, Corpus Christi and Rockport at
1:50 p. M; and arrive daily from the
former places at 6:35 p. m; and from
the latter at 100 p, m.
Kerryille Branch - Mixed train
leaves San Antonio daily except Sun
day at 2:45 p. m.; regular passenger
leaves San Antonio Sundays only at
$50 a. m. Mixed train daily except
Sunday arrives at San Antonio at
10:45 a. M; regular passenger train
Sundays only arrives at San Antonio
at $50 p. m.
s. A. &.GULF SHORE.
Train leaves San Antonio for Mar
tinez, Sanders, Atkins, Lavernia and
Sutherland Springs at a. M, daily
except Sunday.
Arrives at San Antonio at 2 p. M,
daily except Sunday.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-17
Baldness L. Cnntarinns.

The investigations of French der
matologist, DR.. Sabourand, go to show
that badness is contagious disease,
due to a microbe which he claims to
have isolated. 1t is spread, he declares,
by BARRIERS brushes, and its presence
is not recognized until the harm is
done. In other words, an ounce of pre-
vention is worth several bottles of hair
restorer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-17

600 species, put fror. nlIey reguIueu
even that estimate as far too low. Ac-
cording to his opinion 100000 would
be moderate estimate of the number
of insect species.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-17
An oyerpius Of In.ects.

The latest enumeration of the animals
known to science includes no less than
$4,000 recognized species. The real
number is believed to be very much
larger. It has been estimated that of
insects alone the earth harbors 2,OOo,-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-17

DTEQCE'S When the bowels are
ALNSL ~ constipated Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets will set them
right in a natural way; comfortably,
but thoroughly. These little Pellets {"
mildly stimulate the liver, and cure
bi1iousness. They are purely vegeta-
BILE and perfectly harmless. No other
ally ally and and i perfectly SstT PELLETS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-17
Martha Washington.

The only woman's face that has ever
adorned United States paper money il
that of Martha Washington.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-17
GOT THE BICYCLE FACE.
Luck of n Besotted Highwayman at =
Crucial Moment.

Crucial Moment'
Ragged, dirty and besotted, he lay in
wait in Park place doorway. TWAS a
cold night, and as it wasl late there were
few persons abroad in that street. He
glanced furtively up and down the
street, ready to fee If bluecoat hove
fn sight. says the New York Sun. Pres
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-17
A Good Watch,

Is good thing, why not have
one. We are now selling good
watches so CHEAP you can
easily afford it. Come in and
let us show YOU,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-17

the rich, red corpuscles which vitaliz
the circulation and create healthy It's
sue, solid, muscular flesh, strong nerves
and sturdy energy.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-16
It's Tonight,

Owing to the public library enter
tainment tomorrow night, the plaza
concert which was postponed from last
Friday night, and which was to be Civ
en- Tuesday night, will be given this
Monday night, if it does not rain.
Should Jupiter PIuvius break loose
again, the concert will be given ;omor-
row night, and if it rains tomorr
night. the concert VIII be given the
following night, and so on. and so On.
And if it rains every night until next
Christmas, the postponed concert of
last Friday night will be given on
Christmas night. 1t may be necessary
for the band and audience to appear
wrapped IN Klondike attire in order
that the concert may be given at this
latter date. but the management pro-
poses TO give that concert if it takes
all winter and even "wheu the birds
begin 10 paep" next spring.
The program tonight will be the
same as already published. The one
for next FIR dav will include the over
ture to William Tell ard b an new
march "Ye Boston Tea Party" by
Arthur Pryor. This march is rattler.
and shows that the composer who is
Snusa's famous slide trombone artist,
has caught the true march spirit from
II s Eandmaster S compositions.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-16

Land Monuments Erected West of Ell
PaSO-RiO Grande'S Changing Course.

PasO-RiO Grande' 8 Changing Course.
Salvador F. Maillefort, the secretary
of the Mexican branch of the inter-
national commission on the boundary
between Mexico and the United States,
says to a reporter, that the character OF
the Rio Grande in 1853 was different
from what it is in 1897. Erosion has
caused many changes, the river eating
back and forth, north and south, some
tting like the Mississippi. There
have been forty-three cases of changes
in the lands by the changing river
bed, aud One-half of the ''bancos" have
been found in Mexico and one-half in
the United States. The commission
took four cases as a rule for the treat
ment of the forty three. They have
ruled that the dividing line shall fol-
low the normal channel of the river,
notwithstanding any alteration in the
banks of the rivers course, provid
such alterations We're the result of
gradual erosion and deposit of alluvium
and not by the abandonment of an ex-
listing river bed. Any changes wrought
by force of the current other than tha at
which marked the boundary at the
time of the survey made under the
treaty of lS4S shall not affect the di-
viding line.
To better understand the work so
far done MIR. MaillefOrt explained that
all the monuments of the international
boundary between the two countries
west of Ell PasO to the Pacific Ocean
had been set up. These land mOnu-
ments, which were placed every two or
three miles, were set up in sight of
each other, and the commission, COM
posed of Col. Barlow rs the American
commissioner and JacObO BlancO as
the Mexican commissioner, has con-
IL, Al u
it's reports to the respective COVER
m SntS.
The water limits commissioners
have had by far the most laborious
part of the work. as they have had to
follow the changing and capricious
current of the Rio Grande for 1900
miles. This commissi On suggested to
the two governments that the lands cut
off by the changes in the river since
the last boundary survey should be
left in the jurisdict:o1 Of the country
the contrary would be 10 CONFUSE the
confusion" as Commissioner Mills
said in his soldier-like way. If the
suggestion of the commission were
adopted it would mean a saving of at
least ST. 600, 600 in monuments, ETC., and
vastly simplify matters.
The international commission will
meet in October at San Antonio, Tex,
and begin a survey from Rio Grande
City to the gulf. There will be ten .or
twelve engineers on each side. 1t will
take some six months to complete this
work, and the commission will then
proc. ed with the survey of the remain
ing disputed tracts. The intern ationsl
dam commission, working under the
int ernational boundary commission, has
to both governments the
constr uction of dam three miles
above Ell PasO.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-16
Bids for City Work.

Bids for street work and str eet sprink
ling were opened this morning at the
city hall with the following results:
FOR STREET SPRINkLING.
w. II. Slinkard each team per day
................ So %
A. Solomon each team per month 6O w
b. E. Majors, each team per day. 2 81
S. 5. Mendenhxll, each team per
Oby 10
FOR STREET WORK.
w. r. Slinkard one team per day 50 81
B. E. Majors So 4" I" g.. 2 81
Pat Murths d" I" 2 A.
5. S. Mendenhall &c I" {" 2 ~
Mr.. A. Solomon has the lowest BIZ
for street sprinkiing, while Pat Murths
has the lowest bid tor street work. The
cOuncil will act on the bids at its mex
meeting.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-16

There WAS a heavy rainfall of over
three quarters of an inch yesterday
morning from immense masses of black
clouds that rolled up from the east 1t
Knocked ont the church attendance,
restt red Myrtle avenue lake and filled
up tie fiat lands in the south part of
the town, One result of the precipita-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-16

Stop Paying Rent!
Own Your Own Home!
For a smaller monthly pay
ment than you are now pay
ing rent. For further infor-
nation call on D. Y. HadIey,
or any of the following Off
GERS and directors of the FL
Paso Branch of the National
Guarantee Loan T. Trust Co.,
of Dallas, Texas. (Subscrib-
ed capital ST, 5OO,0OO.OO.)
S. H. Newman, Pres; Ii. P. No.ke,
Vice-Pres.; D. Y. Radley, Sec'y. snd
Treas; M. w. Stanton, Atty; j.
Kneele, D. Y. Hadley and VIM. Rein.
heimer, apprsislng committee. Geo.
r. Hsr vey, J. A. Escsjeda. Edmund E.
Neff, Thos. O'Keeffe, +. NJ. Millspauxh
and r. 81. Roberts Directors.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-16
LOCAL AND GENERAL

LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Blank books cheap at Twins.
Go to Irwin for window glass.
Good eating at Smiths Creamery.
Fresh butter at Smiths Creamery.
Fine butter Ell Paso Dairy company.
Home cooking at Smiths Creamery
Typewriter paper at the HERALD Of
fee.
Mining Location Blanks for Sale Ut
For 1. w. Harper whiskey-Acme
saloon.
Ell PAso STEAM LAUNDRY,
Telephone No. At.
Mining location notices for sale at
the HERALD job Office.
Ask for "El PASO TRANSFER"
the best s cent CIGAR on the market
The best Mex can and Havana cigars
are made by the Ell Paso Cigar Mfg.
%.
Bank leases for houses or storeroom
best form. For sale IT HERALD jot
nn1ce.
The Ell Paso Dairy company are now
making fine grade of butter daily.
Ask for it.
Refrigerators, Ice cream freezers
and gasoline stoves.
MOMSEN & THORNE.
For RENT.-Furnished residence of
eight rooms: bath, stationary wash
stand; stable shade trees; to responsible
parties, address w, this Office.
FOR SALE-Well built four room
house in good repair. Three lots
Furnished or unfurnished. Cheap and
on easy terms. Oil North Kansas ST.
Payne. Badger Coal company, Mo
.lester, CerillOs and anthracite coal.
lord and stove wood, yard Second and
chihuahua streets. Telephone No, ii
Ell Paso Fuel Co. are "The" agents
FOR the celebrated Cerrillos White
Ash and anthersite Goals. Successors
TO Cerrillos Coal r. r. 90. Phone
ITO.
Bargains in vacant lots on Mesa
Ave, also brick residence on San An
tonic street on installment plan with
small cash payment. Enquire of A. M.
LOOmis. No. 1U5 Mesa Ave.
For government service-Examina-
tions soon In Ell Paso). 5000 appoint
ments last year. Splendid chance now
We prepare applicants by mail for all
examinations. Hundreds whom We pre-
pared have been appointed. Our fifth
year. Particulars AS TO dates, salaries,
etc. free of National Correspondence
Institute, Department S., Second Ma
tional Bank Bldg, Washington, d. G..
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-16

ees. The entire country seems to be
alive with them. and the small boy
with his stick and tin pail is now very
much in evidence, for great frogs leg
harvest is imminent. These noisy
visitors will abide with us as long as
the water lastssssx
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-16
Roger o. Mills in Town.

u, S. Senator Roger Q. Mills arriv-
ed this morning from Corsicana on
his virgin visit to this part of the state
and is at the Vendome. He realizes 1t
is much easier to reach Ell Paso now
than it was before the railroads got out
here, He remembers we'll when the
members of the Legislature from f.!
Paso and West Texas had to journey
to the state capital protected by armed
escorts on account of the Indians. He
said IL had not rained in his section of
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-16
Found s.,

n A gentleman stepped into the Yves,
Texas Saddlery Co. store at the corne,
of Oregon and East Overland streets
yesterday afternoon and after buying o
bill of goods remarked that he hat
found S5 by coming in there, as he JUS
saved that sum by purchasing his goods
of that corDsny. A word to the wise
10 sufficient.