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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-22
A KING AGAIN.

San Francisco, March 22.-News
from Corea states that the King Of
Corea has returned to his palace in
Stout after years residence in the
Russian legation. The king fed from
his palace through fear Of assassina-
ton a year ago and has been under
the protection of the Russion minister
ever since. His return to the palace
has long been urged by his subjects
and there was great rejoicing when
he finally decided to come out from
under Russia's wing.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-22
KENNEL SHOW.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 22.-Kan-
sas City is to have a bench show
which promises to be second to none.
Already 300 entries. including some
of the finest dogs in the United States,
have been entered. Prizes aggrega-
ting several hundred dollars have been
hung up and some very sharp compe-
tition will be INDUCED in. 1t will be
the first annual bench show Of the
Kansas City Kennel club recently or
ganized and will be held March 81 and
April 1, 2 and 3.
The show will become an annual
event in Kansas City.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-22
ASSASSINS TO BE HUNG.

Santa Fe, n. NJ, March 22.-Local
officials have completed all prelimina-
ries for the execution Of the four Bor-
rego assassins tomorrow, having
reached the conclusion that there can
be no further interference from Wash
ington. The usual stories are afoat
of plots to rescue the prisoners. AS
a result detail of military has been
placed to guard the penitentiary and
serve the sheriff on the day Of execu-
ton.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-22
FUNERAL OF MRS. COFFIELD.

Friends of the late Mrs. Joseph Cof-
field, who was mangled to death Sat
urday night, contributed nearly 500
yesterday and she was given decent
burial. The funeral took place from the
residence on Burleson street. Rev.
James T. Hutchinson, of st. Johns
Episcopal church, conducted the ser
vices. The remains were buried in
the city cemetery No. 4. The funeral
was largely attended. 1t is said that
friends will take charge Of the two
little children.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-22
A SMALL BLAZE.
But for Quick Work big fire Would
Have Ensued.


Have Ensued.
What would have undoubtedly been
q blaze of considerable size was
checked by the presence Of mind Of
Gus Franks last night about 8 o'clock.
A man was engaged in putting electric
wires in Franks saloon on Austin
street. and in moving a ladder, he
struck a large hanging lamp, which
fell to the floor. The oil spread out
and in an instant the floor was ablaze.
The saloon was full of men, but no
one touched the lamp, until Franks
grabbed it, which was then a ball OF
fire, and threw it into the street. A
few feet from the blaze were several
barrels of whisky, but fortunately
they did not ignite. While running
for the street, with the burning lamp,
Franks knocked down a ladder,
breaking a fancy heavy glass trans
ON. The damage was about $25.
Officer Pat Kneeland was Immediate
ly on hand. but as the danger was
over he did not turn in a fire alarm.
Adjoining the saloon is row Of brick
and frame houses.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-22
SHOWED HOW HE DID IT.

San Francisco, March 22.-Bob Fitz-
simmons exhibited his stalwart form
at the Chutes last night and showed
to a wondering crowd how he knock
ed out Corbett, using Jack Steiner
as a model About 1000 people were
present.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-22
SIDEWALK RUNAWAY.

A runaway horse with buggy attach
ed was started out on Avenue D this
morning and getting on the sidewalk
did not stop until near the post office,
when it was caught by a fence in
front Of Mr.. VIM. Reuters residence.
A glass front in a fruit stand in the
path of the animal was smashed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-22
A CHRISTENING.

The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Kuppers, Of III Victoria street,
was christened in st. Mary's church
yesterday, Rev. Father Smith officiat-
ing. She was named Theresa Mathil-
da Elizabeth Kuppers. The sponsors
were Miss Lizzie Jaggy and Mr.. Leo
Hoey. After the Christening repast
was had at the residence Of Mr.. Kup-
DerS
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-22
COUNTY COLLECTORS REPORT.

COUNTY COLLECTORS REPORT.
The county collectors report for the
month of February has been filed with
the county clerk and is now being ex-
amined by the county commissioners.
The report is as follows:
State Taxes-Occupation, S3,2O9. rs;
ad valorem. S6,651.S2; school, $685.
81; poll. $S25; costs, $27.60.
County Taxes-0ccupation, $1,604.-
63: ad valorem, $15,0S9.3S; railroad
subsidy, S1.971.13; poll, $137.50; dis
trict school, $360.95; clerks fees, $780,
10; sherif's fees, $29.40; county attor-
ney's fees, $97.50.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-22
THE SEALING INDUSTRY.

M'Kinley's Administration VIII Pro-
tect II.
San Francisco, March 22.-Prof. Da-
vid Starr Jordon, at the head OF the
commission appointed by the United
States to investigate the fur seal in
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-22
7, GroOS & Co., Bankers.

AND DEALERS IN EXCHANGE.
Sight drafts on the principal cities
of the United States and on all Euro
pean countries. Also drafts on Mon
terey, Mexico, payable in Mexican dol
lars. Foreign coin and currency
bought and sold.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-22
TELEPHONE

Over the lines Of the SOUTHWEST
ERN TELEGRAPH AND TELE-
PHONE COMPANY to many of the
principal cities and towns Of
TEXAS .-
Toll Stations in the Central Office,
Hotels and other convenient locations.
M. F. THOMAS, Local Manager.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-26

The widening market for fruit and
the action of therailroad companies in
giving the growers facilities for reach
ing the market in the great centres Of
populations have led to more serious
attention being given to horticulture
In many parts of the country, some Of
which are more or less remote from
the large cities, notes the New York
Sun. The conditions in the central
West, the Southwest, and on the
Pacific Slope have been reflected from
time to time in these paragraphs.
Just now grspe-growing, which for
some time has Jagged in Florida, has
reached 80 prosperous an activity
about Orlando that grapes are being
shipped from the Niagara vineyards at
the rate Of carload day.
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800, ,626, ,296.s4. We can pick out
so, 900, 900 of our best hens that will
cove, every dollar of this outlay in one
year.
The net earnings of the railroads in
1895 were 1923, 1876, 454. The railroad
dividends paid amounted to Ss1, 1915,
TIA. The American Hen paid nearly
twice the profits earned by American
railroads.
The total earnings from passenger
traffic amounted to 1851, $40, 59S, or
less than that of the hens. It cost in
1895 slightly over two cents to carry
one passenger one mile, .01S4 ola cent
to carry one ton of freight one mile,
and ninety-one cents to run the aver
age train one mile. One single hen,
laying $50 eggs per year, could have
215 days of vacation, and would still
be able to pay for carrying one passen,
ger 100 miles, or for hauling ten tons
of freight 10, 900 miles, or for running
an ordinary train two miles. One hun
dred and forty such hens would pay
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-26

An attempt is being made to galvan-
ize into new life the medieval city of
Bruges, Belgium, and to shake off the
rust and dust of its long ages of
quiet by converting it into seaport.
A great canal is now being cut from
the seashore at Ostend to Bruges, q
distance of twenty miles. Electric
power is being extensively utilized
and this is the first application on 3
grand scale of this agency in Bel
gium. Not only are the huge 25O-ton
cranes operated by electricity, but
electric power is being applied to the
brick making machinery, and during
the present year will turn out about
5000, 600 bricks for the sluice works
and docks.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-26

In exploiting its resources Kansas
Is now directing attention to its min
sfal deposits and their possibilities.
II produces coal, building stone, zinc,
salt gypsum, oil, gas, cement, min
eral water and clay, the output of all
these in 1895 being worth about $5,-
600, 900. This was triple the output
Of 1885, and is regarded as promis:-
ing much for the future. The State
stands first In the production of gyp-
sum, It's output being more than dou-
bic the combined product of all the
other States, Michigan excepted. It
is eleventh among the coal producing
States, eighth in oil production, and
fifth in gas, having an oil and gas
area Of 5000 square miles. Nearly a
million and half barrels of salt are
marketed annually, and about 21, 900
tons u zinc. The 'zinc-bearing ore
is very rich, the yield being &c ! per
cent.
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25s, ,S71, ,125 chickens and 26, 73S, 315
other fowls. In that year the Ameri-
can hens laid 1886, GA, 992 eggs.
There are now $50, 900, 900 chickens,
which will lay this year 1880, 900, :
600 eggs. These eggs are worth
$165, 900, 900, and the poultry meat sold
during the year will bring S125, 900, 900,
which gives 1920, 900, 900 as a very low
estimate of the earnings of Mrs.
American Hen for one year of the
great depression.
The 35O,OOO,0O0 hens are worth
$105, 900, 0OO of any mans money, but
we will not consider that, but take
simply the earnings of the hen. The
average length of an egg is two and
one-half inches. The Is, $50, 900, 900
eggs will, therefore, make chain
542,21S miles long, while the total
weight of this production of hen fruit
is at least S53, 125 tons.
Does any reader of the World real
ize what this immense production of
eggs and meat means to the country?
Here are few figures for comparison:
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oMAHA'S IMMENSE UMBRELLA.
When Raised 1t Will Be ESQ Feet Above
the Earth.

When Raised 1t Will Be ESQ Feet Above
the Earth.
The last Paris exposition had its Elf
fel tower, Chicago had its Ferris wheel,
Nashville has its giant see-saw. The
department of concessions of the Oma-
ha trans s-Mississippi exposition of 1898
has also received an application for
space for the erection of novel me-
chanical device. It resembles the
framework of a gigantic umbrella more
than anything else which might be
mentioned. The part corresponding
to the stick of the umbrella is an i'm
mense cylinder, thirty feet in diameter,
constructed of steel plates firmly
riveted, making standpipe which
rears its head $50 feet above the level
of the ground. At the extreme top of
this cylinder are fastened twelve long
arms, resembling the ribs of an um-
brella. These are steel trusses, reach
ing almost to the ground. Atthe lower
end of each of these ribs is suspended
a car for carrying passengers, each car
having capacity for twenty persons.
These monster ribs are raised by hy-
draulic power, acting by means of steel
cables operating through the cylinder,
aided by mechanism greatly resem-
bling that portion of an umbrella which
comes into action when the umbrella
is opened. By means of this mechan-
ism the gigantic arms are raised until
they are horizontal, the cars in the
meantime being carried outward and
upward until they reach a point 250
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-26
Jaunty Suit For a Little Boy.

The iaunty suit here represented is.
made of dark blue serge, with a wide
sailor collar of white. It is neatly fin..
ished with machine stitching and deco
rated with narrow braid. The'coat, Of
becoming length, is simply shaped By;
shoulder and under-arm seams; the
back is wide and seamless, and has q
slight fulness at the waist. The clos
ing is effected in the centre-front, with
button and buttonholes. Above the
closing the fronts open upon shield
shaped portion, the neck finishing
with a narrow braid. On the left front
useful pocket is inserted. An at
tractive feature is the wide sailor col-
lar, falling deeply across the back and
shoulders. The sleeves are provided
with inside seams only, and are ar.
ranged at the wrists in small box
pleats stitched to position, while the
fulness at the top is collected IN
gathers. The short trousers, extend-.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-26

On the edge Of the left-front is Q full
rever that falls in jabot effect from
the shoulders to the waist. The neck
is completed by smooth band over
which is a stock of ribbon. A soft
frill of lace rises above the collar, af-
fording a stylish finish.
The sleeves are mousquetaire, fol-l
lowing the arm closely from the wrist
to well above the elbow, where they
are finished by puff of moderate di-
mensions. The waist is encircled by
a wide ribbon girdle that finishes with
a bow and ends. All varieties Of silk,
including taffeta, foulard, India, etc..
are adapted to the style, while soft
wool textures, or silk and wool, viii
develop equally we'll, lace, ribbon,
passementerie or insertion forming
suitable decoration.
To make this waist for a woman Of
medium size will require two and q
quarter yards of 44-inch material. Is
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feet above the ground, the diameter of
the huge circle formed by the sus-
pended cars being also $50 feet. When
the highest point has been reached an
other mechanism comes into play and
the suspended cars are swung slowly
around in circle, after which they
are lowered to the ground. The sides
of the cars are of glass, so that the
passengers may secure an extensive
view of the surrounding country.
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ting lining that's trinity adjusted to the
figure by means of the usual seams
and darts, and closes as does the
waist, invisibly at the centre-front.
The full fronts have clusters Of tucks
that are laid at yoke depth, separated
by bands of insertion that have mitred
points. The back fits smoothly across
the shoulders with slight fulness at
the waist line. The two-seamed
sleeves fit comfortably close with q
fulness at the top, caught through the
centre by bands of insertion that can
be omitted in favor of small puff, as
shown in back view of engraving. The
neck band is concealed by stock of
satin relieved by the inevitable touch
of white lace or chiffon above. The
belt that encircles the waist is Of silk
with handsome metal buckle.
Light inexpensive silks can be pur-
chased at triAing cost, 80 that every
woman can number among her outfit
several dainty waists. The ready
made garments are invariably high
priced, but with these reliable pat
terms, few yards of material and a
little ingenuity, satisfactory results
may be obtained.
To make this waist for a lady in the
medium size will require five yards OF
twenty-two-inch material. axsGsa IA
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-26
REMARKABLE PEAR TREE.
Trained to Grow at the Side of House In
a Wonderful Way.


One of the most remarkable of old
trained pear trees that we are ac-
quainted with is the splendid speci-
NEIL of Uvedale's st. Germain at Wes-
ton House, Shipston-on-Stour, the
residence of the Countess of Camper
down. The accompanying illustration
is published in the Gardeners Maya
zine. Mr.. Masterson, the gardener ut
Weston House, writes that "the tree is
admired at all times of the year, but
more especially when covered with
large handsome clusters of flowers.
In autumn, when laden with quanti-
ties of big fruits, it also presents an
attractive appearance, and there are
many who also admire the tree when
the stems are bare, and certainly ut
this season it is interesting, as the
training is very remarkable. The tree
seldom fails to ripen heavy crop of
fruits, cropping right down to the
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-26

ground. It has never been fed or root
pruned, aud its roots are in the bed of
the carriage drive, gravel also eucir-
cling the stem at the base, where it
measures six feet in circumference. 1t
is, however, very probable that the
roots have penetrated considerable
distance and come into contact with
the stable drains, thus deriving the
nourishment required by SO large a
tree. The fruits are seldom thinned,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-26
A Waist for Early Autumn Wear.

The attractive model shown in the
large illustration is well adapted, ac-
cording to May Manton, for early
autumn wear. As illustrated, the ma
terial is of foulard silk, showing q leaf
pattern. q The decorations consist of
lace and narrow passementerie that de-
fines the edges of the rever and the
wrists of the sleeves.
The waist is supported by glove
fitted lining having the customary
seams, double bust-darts and smooth
under-arm cores, and closing invisibly
at the centre-front. The back is wide
and seamless, fitting smoothly across
the shoulders, with slight fulness at
the waist line. The right-front shows
fulness at the shoulder edge, with for
ward-turning pleats at the neck edge,
while at the waist line the material is
drawn well to the centre-front by over
tapping pleats. The left-front lies
smoothly at the shoulder and neck,
with the additional material at the
waist laid in forWard-turning pleats.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-26

ing to the knee, have inside and out
side leg seams, and close at the side,
where pockets are inserted in the OUT
side seam. Inside bands are provid-
ed at the top, having buttonholes to
attach to buttons on the shirt waist
The trousers display a fulness at the
knee in knickerbocker style, which is
regulated by an elastic run through Q
casing.
Useful and becoming suits for small
boys can be fashioned in this style in
tweed, cheviot, serge or light-weight
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-26

The system of vertical handwriting
adopted by the school boards of many
Of the larger cities is held to have
scored triumph in Boston already in
turning out pupils who write rapidly
and legibly, the two prime qualifca-
tions in chirography. The paramount
virtue in handwriting is legibility. No
matter how pretty and artistic hand
writing may be, if it cannot be read
easily it falls short of its purpose.
This is secured in a conspicuous de-
gree in the vertical system, while a
majority of pupils add to it both SYM
metry and grace. With such results
it will not be necessary for graduates
of the public schools to take course
in penmanship after they have en-
tered store or Office, as they have
frequently been required to do in
cities that boast the thoroughness and
efficiency Of their public school
methods.
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WORK OF AMERICAS HEN
HER VALUE Is NOT LESS THAN
s29o,ooo,ooo A YEAR.

Worth More Than the Entire Wheat Crop
of the Country-Not So Far Behind
the Earnings of the Railroads-Could
Easily Buy Several States of the Union.
H. W. Collingwood, of the Rural
New Yorker, says in the New York
World:
Mrs. American Business Hen is one
of our most useful citizens. She is a
shrinking, unassuming creature, too
modest at times even to cackle over
the birth of her own egg, leaving that
celebration to her husband; and yet
Mrs. American Hen has been quietly
paying off mortgages, driving wolves
from the door and Matching out nest
eggs for thousands of featherless BIZ
peds.
In 1890 there were in this country
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-26

the reign of Louis XIV. III. De
Velayer in 1868 established private
post, placing boxes at the corners Of
the streets for the reception of letters
wrapped in envelopes, which were to
be bought at offices established for
the purpose. And it is said that q
Swedish artillery officer, in 1923,
petitioned the Chamber of Mobiles to
propose to the Government to issue
stamped envelopes for prepaid letters.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-26

Another idiotic exhibition of shoot
ing backward with rife at woman,
the aim taken from a lookingglass,
has proved fatal, this time at Berlin.
An expert named Kruger, after shoot
ing various objects from the hands
and shoulders of his sister, put bull
let through her head in the presence
of 1000 persons.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-26

as the tree is so vigorous as to be capa-
BILE of carrying very large crops, and
yet the fruits weigh from half a pound
to one and half pounds each. The
total weight of the crop last year was
two hundredweight. Many first prizes
have been won from this tree, includ-
ing frsts at the Crystal Palace in 1894
and 1896"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-26

Says the Baltimore American: To
the honor of ex-Librarian Spoford be
it said that he was the father of the
plan to build the new Congressional
Library, at Washington, which is pro-
nounced by competentiu judges to bethe
finest structure of its kind in the whole
world
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-26
WAIST FOR EARLY FALL.
A NEW AND ATTRACTIVE DESIGN
FOR HOME WEAR.

The Material is of Foulard Silk, Showing
Leaf Pattern, and the Decorations
Are of Lace and Narrow Passementerie
"A Waist in French Blue Taffeta.
With the established popularity OF
the stylish little Etons, blazers and
top coats, writes May Manton, there
is a constant demand for new designs
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-26

Massachusetts has established
eighty-fve free libraries since the
public library commission was ap-
pointed in 1890; Connecticut forty
since 1891, New Hampshire 130 since
the same year, and Vermont ffty-nine
since 1894.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-26

It says much for the recuperative
powers of st. Louis, Mo-, when the
fact is realized that already 5000 of
the buildings blown down or damaged
by the great tornado have already been
either re-erected or repaired.
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in separate waists that can be made of
silk or wash fabrics. A stylish ex-
ampleis here given, developed in French
blue taffeta. It is made overag eft
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-26

An oetogenarian vagrant was lodged
at st. Joseph (Mo.l police station
one night
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In mos, >arts of Asia where coffee is
used, the 9 ~ounds" are drunk with
the Infusion.
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A member Of the Arkansas Legisla'
ture was fined 500 and sentenced to
one minute in Jail the other day for
shooting at and missing an editor"
1t Is serious offense in that State to
miss such an opportunity.
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the salary of the average teacher en-
ployed in the public schools, while
seventy-fve hens would pay the ave.
age pension to old soldiers.