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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20

rather peculiar form, large, formida
BILE, with a bridge running straight om
from the forehead and broad base.
1t is a nose which, according to the tes-
timony of one man, is so different in
architecture from all other noses that
it could not possibly be mistaken, and
could readily be picked out in a crowd.
This nose, memorable as fate, has fol-
lowed along the male line of the Kipp
people. Nature calamity forebears to
inhict it up the female Kipps, whose
features are more like those of their
mothers. While George has the Kipp
nose in all its grand proportions, Net
ties nose has pretty turn twas thus
that the Kipp nose became prominent
in this case.
Though other features of James
Brown Kipp could not be remembered
or traced, the Kipp nose could be traced.
Very old residents of Saugerties remem-
bered that Jim" Kipp, when a boy,
had Kipp nose. Californians remem-
bered this striking feature. 1t did not
require magnifying glass to see a Kipp
nose on his photograph. George Kipp
was a living illustration. When he tes-
titled as a witness, it became easy to
compare his usual organ with that
of William Kipp, whom he claimed as
his uncle. Experts could detect the
salient points.
William Kipp did not intend to let
in this evidence without vigorous pro-
test. His lawyers argued that to es-
tablish such a precedent would be ex-
ceedingly dangerous. Noses oftentimes
resembled each other, though the par
ties had not q drop of blood within the
ninth degree. 1t was urged that skill
full surgeons could even graft on a
nose on a mans face and mold it after
almost any pattern. Strange to relate,
counsel for the California people in
advertently strengthened this state
ment. Noting that one Of William
Kipp's counsel had a very large nose,
with one or two angles in it, he called
the attention of the court to that fact,
saying:
Your honor, here is an object les
son. Can it be doubted that a nose
like that of my brother member of the
bar, transmitted to posterity, would
not be recognized as a feature of his
tamily?"
Bless your SOUL" shouted the law
yer with the nose. The peculiar struc-
ture of my nose is due purely to the
effect of a blow from a green apple
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20
Rain Gains the Sea.

It is rather hard to understand how
such tiny drops can hatten down the
enormous swell of an angry ocean, but
the observations Of a well-known Eng,
lish scientist explain it clearly. Each
drop, he says, sends below the surface
a certain quantity of water in the form
of rings, which, with gradually decreas.
ing velocity and increasing size, de-
scend as much as is inches below the
surface. Therefore, when rain is fall.
ing on the sea, there is as much motion
Immediately beneath the surface as
above, only the drops are larger and
their motion slower. Thus, unseen by
the human eye, the water at the surface
as being made to continually change
places with that beneath, and in this
way the wave motion is DESTROYED.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20
KIPP NOSE IN COURT.
A Fortune Rests on the Nasal Or
gan of Litigant
George Kipp, n Man from California,
Is Trying to Prove His Claim to
New York Estate by
His PrObOscis.

A unique feature, the 'Kipp nose,
has been introduced into the litigation
regarding the heirship to the valuable
Andrew Kipp estate of Saugerties, N.
Y. When Andrew Kipp died without
having made will, his brother Wiz
liam supposed that he was the only heir,
but by and by two Californians, George
Kipp and Nettie Mpp, appeared before
the surrogate and claimed that they
were children of James Brown kipp,
dead brother of Andrew, and that
therefore one-half of the estate be-
longed to them. William refused to
recognize them as relatives, and said
that they would have to make their
claim good by solid legal evidence be-
fore he would agree to give then a
penny.
THAT we can readily do" they re-
piled, because pa told us many and
many q time that he was from SAUCER
ties, New York state, and that you and
Andrew were his brothers"
When their lawyer informed them
that personal communications with a
deceased person by one pecuniarily in
terested were not legal evidence, they
were greatly troubled how to prove that
the james Brown Kipp, their father,
was a brother of the Saugerties Kipp
who left the fortune, because James
Brown Kipp ran away from home when
q boy to seek his fortune, and died in
California, an old man, without ever
having returned to New York state, or
seen any person who could identify him
as member of the Saugerties Kipps.
A happy thought, the Kipp nose, says
the New York Sun, gave them a ray of
hope. Said George: 81 will establish
my identity by the Kipp nose, and then
the identity of my sister will follow as
a matter of course" To explain re-
garding the Kipp nose, it is a nose Of
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20
Japs Must stay Mt Home.

According to dispatches received by
the British government, the japanese
government, with the object of restrict
ing the ever increasing flow of emigra-
ton, has revived the laws which were in
existence before the visit of Commodore
Perry to Yokohama in 1889, and has rem
dered the departure from the country
Of any japanese subjects without hav-
ing previously obtained the permits
sion of the government criminal Of
Tense punishable by severe penalties.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20
PRESIDENT MCCLURE.
New Head of Lake Forest University
Is nm Able Scholar.

Rev. James G. K. Mcclure, D. D., has
been elected president of the Lake For
est university, and in a few weeks will
take up the duties of head of the insti-
tuition.
President James G. X. Mcclure is one
of the most prominent and influential
clergymen of the Presbyterian church
1t is just 16 years since he came to Lake
Forest, ILL.,, to be pastor of the Presby.
terrain church. He will continue as
pastor, but will have assistance in this
work. His church is now one of the
largest and wealthiest of the Chicago
presbytery. Having been pastor for
the students, he is well acquainted with
their needs. He has been trustee of
the university a number of years, and
for Is months previous to the coming
OF DR.. John NJ. Coulter, whom he sue
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20
THOUGHT HIM A THIEF.
But He Was Only Painter Max
ing an Estimate
Nevertheless the Frightened House.
wife Called a Policeman and Stir
red Up an Entire Peaceful
Neighborhood.

She lives in a much detached house out
in Central park, says the Buffalo En-
quirer. Her nearest neighbor, two
blocks away, had q visit from bur-
glar on Sunday night, and she heard of
it on Monday. Her husband is down.
town all day, and, Of course, she got
nervous.
Yesterday she had just finished set
ting the house TO rights and had gone
out on the porch TO do bit of sewing,
and, incidentally, to see that the chill
dren got into no more mischief than
she could prevent.
She hadn't been there more than half
an hour when a brigandish-looking
person, with a rough suit of clothes,
three days beard and face that, gen.
orally, looked as if it had seen better
days, came staggering down the walk,
and stopped in front of the house. She
was frightened. She Immediately
thought of daylight burglars, lkidnap-
ers and all sorts of criminals. The
brigand looked up at the front of the
house. He scanned every portion Of
it. He counted the windows one by
one, pointing at each with a grimy
forefnger.
Her teeth chartered. Then he took
a bit of paper and carefully sketched
plan of the bow window that has the
honeysuckle trellis, making it so easy
for a burglar TO get into the second
story.
She went into the house and scurried
out of the side door and across the fields
TO her neighbours.
20, Jennie!" she gasped, as she STUN
bled up the steps of the neighbours
house. There's the Notwithstanding
man over there, and 1 just know he's
going to burgle or something dreadful.
He's making plan of the house"
Then she collapsed.
Jennie was frightened. too, but she
had telephone in the house. She tot
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20

policeman, now a bit mystified.
"Joke," roared the brigand, II should
say it was joke. Why, the man that
owns that houses goin' to git it paint
ed, and he hired me to do the job. I
was fggerin' on it."
The policeman stalked majestically
down the street. The children had
their mud pies nearly ready for the
oven. She, the woman, said she didn't
care. He looked like a burglar, any
way, and Jack had no business talking
about getting the house painted with
out letting her know about it.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20

tered over TO the telephone, rang the
bell nervously, and besought the girl
TO give her the nearest police station.
''Mr. Policeman" she stammered,
Mr.. Policeman, there's 4 burglar over
here. Send lot of officres over here at
once."
She gasped out the street and num-
Der, and then two women huddled in
the dark dining-room until big cop
per, fat and out of breath, Numbered
up to the door.
where's the burglar?" he asked, as
soon as he could speak.
lover there" said both women at
once. "Over there. He's making plans
of the house"
The policeman loosened his club, felt
for his revolver and stalked across the
fields to the house first mentioned.
The brigand was sitting on the horse
block, laboriously writing something
on the paper he had been drawing the
plans on. Down the road the children
were still making their pies of mud.
The policeman sprang for the brig
anu anu sSlL6u MIN by the collar.
Here" he said, what do You mean
coming-?"
Lego my collar" yelled the brig
and, squirming to free himself. "What'n
us the matter with you?"
Don't try none of your funny bust,
ness on me-" commanded the police
man. 1T won't 60"
We'll" asked the brigand, what dc
you mean by grabbin' me like that
1 amt done nothin'."
NO" said the policeman, sternly
"but you're gettin' ready to do some
second-story work in that house."
What house?" demanded the brig
and.
THAT house"
"Me?"
Eyes, you"
The brigand shouted with laughter
"H 1t amt no secret, perhaps you'll
tell me what the Joke is" broke in tn,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20
HANDLES FIGURES WELL.
Dexter North to He superintendent of
the Next Census.

Dexter North to He superintendent of
the Next Census.
S. n. Dexter North, of Boston, who is
slated for the appointment of superin-
tendent of the next census, is a man
who has had considerable experience in
statistical work and who knows the
needs of the census bureau from prac-
tical work. Most of his life has been
devoted to newspaper work, and he is at
present editor of the magazine of the
National Association of Wool Manu-
facturers.. If the census bureau is made
permanent institution by congress it
is probable that Mr.. North will be re-
tanned in charge of it.
Mr.. North was born in Clinton, N. Y,
about so years ago. He was educated at
Hamilton college. where his father was
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20

ceeds, was president pro tenn. of the
university.
Rev. DR.. Mcclure was born in 1s4S at
Albany, N. Y, and is of Scotch descent.
He received his preparatory education
in Albany academy, and after being
graduated from this. school, entered
Yale university. Upon receiving his de.
gree from Yale he began the study OF
theology in Princeton seminary, and
was graduated with high honors. DR.
McClure's first passionate was at New
Scotland, N. Y. In 1879, after laboring
here five years, he went abroad for study
and travel. During his stay ,he visited
Palestine and several countries of Eu.
rope. He returnedin 1881, and the same
year went to Lake Forest, beginning his
pastorate in September.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20

for 40 years a professor. After some
early experience in college journalism
he entered the Office of the Utica Morn
ing Herald in July, 1869. During the
sessions of the Forty-second congress
he was in Washington as the CORE
spondent for several newspapers and in
1874 he became a shareholder in and
the managing editor of the Utica Her
aid, post in which he remained for 10
years.
In 1880 Mr.. North was appointed by
Gen. Francis A. Walker as the special
agent of the tenth census to prepare the
statistics of the newspaper and peri
odical press of the United States. His
report was published i'm 1888 and made a
folio volume of 446 pages. Five years
later he was appointed by Gen. Carr,
then secretary of state, superintendent
of the New York census, which was to
be held according to the provisions of
the constitution in that year. He had
finished all the preparations for the
census when the work was stopped by
the governors veto.
In 1885 Mr.. North was elected presi-
dent of the New York Associated Press,
and he was reelected dn the following
year. He was one of the founders of the
! Oneida Historical society at Utica, and
has been a frequent contributor of his
torical and statistical papers to meet
ings as we'll as to The pages of historical
magazines.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20
HE WAS PERPlExED.
James Felt Unequal to His Unique
Task.

Task.
The directors of bank had engaged
the services of Waterman, who came
well recommended, but did not Seem
over-experienced. The chairman, says
an exchange, therefore, sent for him to
post up bit, and began:
James, this is your first job of this
kind, isn't it?"
Eyes, sir"
"Your duty must be to exercise Wig
ilance."
Eyes, sir"
"Be careful how strangers approach
you"
81 will, SIR
mo stranger must be allowed to en-
ter the bank at night under any pre-
text whatever"
mo, sir"
"And our manageable is a good
man, honest, reliable and trustworthy;
but it will be your duty to keep your
eye on him."
But it will be hard to watch two
men and the bank at the same time"
1.-TWO men-how"
"Why, sir, it was only yesterday
that the manager called me in for a
talk, and he said you were one of the
best men in London, but it would be
just as well to keep both eyes on you
and let the directors know if you hung
around after hours"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20

Uganda has advanced enough in civili-
zation to have a hospital established by
the government at Mengo, the capital.
It will have mems ward with six beds,
q woman's ward with four beds, an
operating room and storeroom. A
missionary doctor will be in charge.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20
Ring, I'm an oak Tree.

An oak tree was cut down at Baraboo,
Wis, recently, the trunk of which had
nearly 400 rings, which, according to
the generally accepted rule that new
ring is formed each year, would indiS
cate that the tree started on its earthly
career five years after Columbus first.
sighted the new world. The tree was
six feet in diameter at the base.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20
The Driest SPOT in Europe.

Salamanca, Spain, is proved to be the
driest spot in Europe. The rainfall is
less than 20 inches. There are limited
areas in the southeast coast of Sweden,
where the rainfall is very small. The
rainiest places in western Europe are
the southern slopes of the Alps and
Upper Austria and the lake district Of
Cumberland. England.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20

thrown by boy when went to school.
Before that it was a very respectable
nose"
What the outcome of this lawsuit
will be is not even Swallowed, but popu-
lar sympathy is with the man with the
Kipp nose and his sister.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20
Give Onions the Credit.

1t is claimed in behalf of the Der.
mudas that the compilations of the ma,
tives are the finest in the world. This
seems to be a clever advertisement OF
the Bermuda onion, of which 1000, OOc
pounds are exported annually.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-20
The Triumnh of Surgery.

DR.. Butch-Well, this was great op-
Grafton.
Prof. Cutt-Did the patient survivor
"oh, no, he died; but we found out
several things we didn't know before!"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-26
SHE WAS A GRATEFUL WOMAN.
A Sailor Spins a Yarn of Love and
Romance Ending Happily. ffa+ts

A Sailor Spins Yarn of Love and
Romance Ending Happily,ll9u
A lot of sailors, who go down to the
sea III ships of the kind in which the
oyster men navigate the raging Po-
tomac, were sitting on the deck of the
Mary Jane at the foot Of Seventh street
two or three days ago, talking between
JOBS and smoking a pipe apiece. The
subject Of the conversation was love
and romance, and each man was taking
his turn telling where he had first met
his Wife and now, or, if he had not
met her, then telling how he would
like to. At last they came to the
homelieet man in the lot, and it seem
ed hardly necessary TO ask him for a
story, because by common acceptance
only the beautiful move in the charmed
circle or romance. However, be did
not wait to be asked:
Il guess l was the bashfulest man
on the earth's surface" he said, with
a Slight hitch in his speech. and not
much prettier than | was nervy, and
man like that has got uphill goin'
all the way when he tackles anything
in petticoats. Well, there was a girl
IN Baltimore that / set a Let BY. but
somehow | got worse every time saw
her, more particular il | tried to talk
business 10 her. One day / pearted I'D
and told her she ought to get married.
1t was the truth, too, for she was git
tin cider every minute ard was al
ready past thirty, and / was two years
older. She wasn't pretty enough. eth
er, 70 fade a carpet, but she had good
health and good sense and I'd a. been
glad enough TO have her If I'd had the
nerve to ask her. Wen, wnen / told
her she ought To gis married she told
me she would il would find a man
for her Wanting h4r 10 see had her
best interests at heart | got to work
and in a month rad a right rice
widower with IN children settin'
up to her for all heAwas worth. Then
ne asked her, and sAe came right to
NE with the news am she was the
gr-atefullest woman / der see. Said
she couldn't tell me het grateful she
was. said il it hadn't "a for me she
never would have found Nnan to mar
"; said there wasn't Il ~rds enough
nd " nms71< - ~ ttx,.< an -. !.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-26

'You ought to be pI "a for
travelling with such a WI Beast" said
the bald-headed old gentleman, shak-
ing his fist at me.
yes, you ought" Said a woman
who had crawled down between two
seats and was holding'her parasol over
, her head for protection.
Kitty! Kitty! Kitty" said aunt
Jane, cajolingly, as she started down
the aisle with ham sandwich held up
toward the cat, which suddenly gave
blood-curdling snarl and shot down
into the section aunt Jane had va
Gated.
The jackdaw gave a schrill screech
of alarm, and with reason, for the
next moment its cage was rolling in
the aisle empty, and the cat had added
murder to its other crimes.
The window in aunt James section
was still up, and through it the MUIR
derer maue his escape, To the relief of
the passengers and to the grief and
indignation Of aunt Jane, who not
only insinuated but said openly that
if | had tried | could have prevented
all that occurred.
She requested me to return to my
own section in the car, and intimated
that it would be a favor if l did not
speak to her again during the Jour-
ney, a favor | was entirely willing to
and did grant.-Detroit Free Press.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-26

ing a jackdaw, dangled from his fin
gers.
Behind him came small, thin,
ascetic-looking woman with iron gray
curls and glittering black eyes.
She had huge bouquet of red roses,
yellow marigolds, crimson princess
feathers, and purple petunias, COM
bined with striped grass, and 'live-for-
ever" and that plant Of naUseating
odor called odd man" The moment
Thompson saw me he called out at the
top of his voice:
"Ha Hawkins, that you? Well, If
this isn't luck! Been wishing there'd
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-26

be someone in the car | knew. ION aunt
James account. and her ..ian is
right next to yours, too! I'M t's great!
Aunt Jane, this is Hawkins EJoe Haw-
kins; you've heard me speaA of him.
Don't know as I have" $aid Aunt
Jane, without looking toward me.
Lock out, VIII Thompson3 You're
banging that bird cage around awful
recklessly. That bird viii git out first
thing you know"
She had the most penetrating voice I
ever heard. 1t seemed to me that it
must have reached the ears OF the en-
gineer, nine cars ahead.
Now, Hawkins will look after you,
auntie, and be glad to do it, said
Thompson, as he began to unload in
her section. Going far, Hawkins?'
Nearly 800 miles"
Good. Now, auntie, you viii have
company all the way. Hawkins is 60
ing as far as you are, auntie, and he'll
see you through all right"
Hes a regular ladies' man, anyhow.
Loves to be attentive to the ladies!
Ha, ha. Come, sit right in the
section with auntie and get Fcquaint-
ed, Hawkins!"
I'm afraid I'll be croWdine her."
80. no: plenty Of room. Cone on"
There was no help for it and I
crowded in along with the bi Id cage,
boxes, bundles, baskets and Fhomp-
sons aunt
Hold that, Please" said Aunt Jane,
in tone OF command; as | Sc, down
beside her and sS>S depositedEt large
wicker basket with cover I'm my
knees. and thrust the bouquet With the
: kd4y odor under the handle of the
SDaket.
There was a sound of scratching and
snaring from within the basHt, and
Aunt Jane explained briefly:
Got a two-thirds Angora ca3in that |
basket that my niece's sist6Ein-law |
gave me-
The breed Of the other third Vas not
made. known to me, but | think it !
must have been hyena, judging from
what followed
BY, by, Auntie,' said Thompson,
knocking of my hat as he stawled
over me TO deposit a kiss d Aunt
James sharp little nose. So glad Haw-
kiDJ is with you. Ia ia, H2fkins.
BY, by, Auntie!"
Put Up your window, please, said
Aunt JaEe as the train started.
obeyed, and clouds Of dirt swept into
the car.
The other passengers looked dag
gers at Us, but Aunt Jane > seL-polse
remained undisturbed
Presently she brought forth from
her hand lag a lemon, folding dflnk-
ing cup, a paper bag Of sugar ane q
lemon squeezer, and commanded fat1
er than requested me, to MAKE Aer
glass Of lemonade. III
1 withdrew to the water tank at [ae
rear Of the car with feelings It - not
best to express. and with the uaEln,
ing assistance Of The porter, con
the lemonade, only to have the Gu ~
lapse just as l was handing Il 70
Jane.
flooded her lap, and jumped
the cat basket TO the
and the next moment a spa
mass OF. yellow and whl' H.,
shot over the back Of the car sea
raced madly down the aisle.
Then it bounded from one Ii
the car 70 rue other over the
Of the nasssagars. while a n
woman in tae car tainted, and
middle AGED lady screamed steadll
The top of Ter voice a
An cSe:<able old gentleman n,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-26

I had seated myself comfortably in
my section of a parlor car for a ride Of
nearly 500 miles, and was cutting the
pages of two or three of my fayorite
magazines, when Thompson, who is
one Of those exasperating creatures
who mean WE'LL" came dashing into
the car loaded to his chin with boxes
and bundles, while bird cage contains
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-26
THOMPsoN's AUNT.

She made Things Lively for Mr.. Haw-
kins, Likewise for Several Others on
the Train.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-26

sorry foN6 Row is that I lost so much
tins around l6tors- got her.
washington Star. nn1