San Antonio Daily Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 236, Ed. 1 Monday, September 13, 1897 Page: 6 of 8
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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 13 1897
IMPROVED BAROMETER.
Approach of Storms Signaled by
Ringing of a Bell
Ingenious and Simple Method of An-
nouncing All Changes in the
Weather — Hovel Weather
Postal Stamps.
An ingenious device for foretelling at-
mospheric disturbances has been con-
structed by Th. Flournoy a well-known
engineer. M. Zenger director of the
observatory at Prague recently an-
nounced that all remarkable changes
in the weather and especially earth-
quakes and volcanic eruptions were
due to solar spots and such experi-
ments as have been made seem to show
that he is correct. Even if we admit
however that these spots are simply
gigantic cyclones which appear period-
ically on the face of the sun and are re-
produced on our earth we cannot ex-
cept in rare instances have the satis-
faction of studying these spots and de-
termining from them what kind of
weather will be. The plain reason is
because few of us possess telescopes
and even if we did possess them not
many of us are sufficiently versed in
the mysteries of astronomy to use them
properly.
Mr. Flournoy doubtless recognized
this fact and then the idea occurred to
him that the ordinary barometer might
be made more serviceable for purposes
of prediction than it has been hitherto.
The barometer as we all know is an
instrument or balance whiA measures
and weighs the atmospheric pressure.
When the barometer falls we know
that the pressure has diminished the
cause being the inability of the air to
hold in suspension the vapoi 1 which is
about to turn into rain. When the
mercury falls with a rush we look out
for tempests cyclones and other atmos-
phenc convulsions.
Guided by those sudden variations ot
the mepeury Mr. Flournoy constructed
an improved barometer the improve-
ment consisting in aclockwork arrange-
ment the object of which is to announce
the near approach of a cyclone. The ar-
rangement is very simple. AU that is
necessary is to join the small tube of an
WEATHER PREDICTIONS.
(An Idea for Stamping Them on Letters.)
ordinary barometer to a tube of equal
diameter by means of a small com-
municating duct. On the mercury in
the two tubes rest two floats bearing
two metallic rods which are joined to a
system of electric clockwork. One of
these rods is furnished with a metallic
cleat which is placed between two cleat*
on the second rod.
In ordinary weather the level of the
mercury being equal in both tubes in
accordance with the principle of com-
municating vessels the cleats cannot
touch each other and the clockwork is
silent. When however there is a sud-
den depre.ion of the atmosphere and
an approach of a tempest is thus an-
nounced th. ■ leviel is altered the change
being due to rhe narrow diameter of
the cominmu. Lag tube the metallic
cleats approa. pother contact takes
place and the flectric bell or clock
strikes sharply. I Anyone it is claimed
can in this simple way obtain prompt
and reliable information in regard to
coming storms.
According to a French paper the
Washington authorities have long de-
sired to make their weather prediction*
more nonular. and one of them con-
ceived tue/novei idea of stamping the
reports on all letters going through the
mails. The plan is to avoid altogethei
the use of technical language and tc
make the predictions so plain that any-
one can understand them. This if
clearly a move in the right direction
says the New York Herald. A large
sum of money is spent annually on
these weather predictions and it is de-
sirable that the people shall as far a*
possible obtain the benefit of them.
Moles Are Dangeroon.
An exceptionally healthy English-
mans aged 27 years had a black moleon
his arm since birth. Three years ago it
was torn by the horn of a sheep but
quickly healed. He soon injured it
again and it enlarged to the size of a
finger-tip. Six months later he again
bruised it and healing did not take
place readily. A few satellites ap-
peared. A physician excised-the whole
affected area of skin. In five months a
lump appeared in -the axilla and was
promptly -excised. Soon- the surface of
the body was thickly sprinkled with
melanotic growths ranging in depth
size and color. A mole is a potential
sarcoma and on showing the slightest
activity should be promptly and freely
excised.
Salutes In Chinn and Japan.
In China.says the Philadelphia Times
ar. inferior on horseback on meeting a
superior dismounts and waits until the
superior has passed. Ini Japan an in-
ferior removes his sandals when he
meets a superior places his righthand
in his sleeve thus crossing his arms
and rocking himself to and fro cries:
“Don’t hurt me! Don’t hurt me?”
Creating an Absolute Vacuum.
An absolute vacuum or what is be-
lieved to be one was recently produced
by Prof. F.lmer Gatos of Washington
by a novel method. Into a test tube
made of a kind of glass which melts at
a very high temperature he poured a
molten glass which melts at a much
lower temperature completely filling
the tube leaving no air space. After
melting this inner glass it was par-
tially withdrawn from the tube by ex-
hausting the air from the outer side
and allowing it to flow down by gravity
but not so far but that the end of the
tube was completely closed. It was
then allowed to cool. As no air could
enter the space left by the withdrawal
of the glass it is believed that tv perfect
vacuum was obtained.
jw »V‘«d Deer Blew In His Pace
A gentleman who was fishing on
Seventh Lake. N. Y.. a few days ago
became tired and sleepy. So he an-
chored his boat near the shore in a
shady spot and lay down in the bottom
for a nap. After awhile he was awak-
ened by something blowing upon his
face and when he opened his eyes he
saw a big buck standing to his belly
in the water beside the boat and with
his nose close to the fisherman’s face.
The gentleman lay quite still rather
enjoying the situation. About that
time another boat came around the
corner into the little cove andthe buck
with a bound disappeared in the woods.
A Cold Stove.
A stove has been invented to cool
rooms in summer. Salt a quantity of
ice and a patent chemical nre used and
the stove becomes so cold that if A hand
be placed upon it the skin will instant-
ly blister. As salt is cheap the chem-
ical not dear and as the stove can make
its own ice in the oven the device is
one that will be likely to come into gen-
eral use. in warm climates.
Royal Women Are Strong.
It is noted that the women of the
royal families of Europe are on the
average much stronger mentally and
physically than the men.
DID YOU EVER
Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for
your troubles? If not get a bottle
now and Ret relief. This medicine has
Fainting Spells or are Nervous. Sleep-
of Appetite Constipation. Headache
tone to the organs. It you have Loss
rect Influence in giving strength and
Complaints exerting a wonderful dl-
been found to be peculiarly adapted
to the relief and cure of all Female
less. Excitable Melancholy or troub-
led with Dizzy Spells Electric Bitters
Is the medicine you need. Health and
Strength are guaranteed by its use.
Fifty cents and ?1 at F. Kalteyer A
Ron's drug store. 8
HER SECRET.
Actions Speak tor Themselves—He
Was Willing to Read Her Mind.
For many years the young woman
had called upon Ulysses. She had
brought him numberless packages of
choice cigarettes as well as divers
specimens of the most expensive genus
cigar says the St Louis Post-Dispatch.
She had repeatedly purchased tickets
for various celebrated prize fights and
after escorting him thither would see
to it that he had plenty of lemon cream
puffs to munch upon during the inter-
vals of slugging. Many find many an
evening had she assisted him in increas-
ing the numerals upon his poor hard-
working mamma’s coal and gas bills
and she had seen four several sets of
new springs added to the parlor sofa.
But hitherto she had not stood up like
a—er —woman and boldly declared her
love for him and requested to be al-
lowed to pay all his expenses in the fu-
ture in consideration of his donning her
last name.
But upon this special evening in
question Ulysses had her dead to rights.
It may have been the witching golf cos-
tume in old gold and baby blue that he
Wore or the shy grace with which he
S laced his tiny palm in hers. However
e this as it may she could no longer
restrain herself but impulsively threw
her arms about his frail shrinking fig-
ure and drew him tenderly toward her.
As her lips rose from his she lovingly
murmured: “This kiss tells you my
secret”
And Ulysses as he furtively removed
some cut plug from his mouth found
an opportunity to observe: “Would
you — you—mind—saying—it—over—-
again?”
HOLD A NET FOR A BEAR.
Bruin Make* It Lively for a Couple
ot Vp-to-Date Hunter*.
The following is vouched for by a re-
liable citizen of the locality where the
event occurred near Disco 12 miles
from Black River Falls Wis. says the
Chicago Chronicle. The farmers had
been annoyed by wolves and one of
them found a den that he thought
would hold a dozen or more. Four of
them went there with a large fish net-
a long tin tube and a double-barreled
gun. They had heard of scaring ani-
mals from their den by putting a tube
In the hole and then shouting through
the tube. Two of them held the net
over the mouth of the den and another
stood ready with the gun while the
fourth one managed the tube. lie gave
a fearful screech into a funnel fixed in
the end of the tube and after an effort
or two there was a rush and growl and
out came a black bear as though pos-
sessed of nine demons.
He plunged into the net and the two
men and the bear had a merry time.
Theman with the gun didn’t dare shoot
for he could not tell where there was
the most bear and the least of the men.
The net broke and let his bearship
through and he made for tall timber
at a marvelous rate but the net men
looked very discouraged and it will be
a cold day when they try it over again.
The informant was very reticent
aboutSpiling who the men were but as
he hada double limip his face scratched
and was in the city for a new suit of
everyday clothes it looked as though
he knew who helped hold the net.
PRIVATE STREET CARS.
One of the Recent Development* of
the Trolley Iden.
One development of the trolley-car
idea is likely to be shown ere long in
the somewhat general fashion of own-
iag private cars. At present a few
though an increasing number of rich
men own private railway cars. The
expense is enormous all things con-
sidered. But a moderate expenditure
will suffice in the case of the trolley
says the Boston Advertiser.
Only in a little while street cars
will no longer be propelled by means of
trolley attachments but their motive
power will be applied from an inside
third rail or by means of astorage bat-
tery or possibly there will be some
method invented of which as yet the
public has not even a hint.
Anyhow the rapid extension of ths
electrically propelled street car sys-
tem not only throughout all cities and
considerable villages but iqto the sub-
urbs and far away into the country so
that in a long time where population is
even moderately dense there will be an
electrical car line close to everyman’s
front door will supply the conditions
necessary for a vast multiplication of
the number of private cars.
■ trlnn
Fifty years ago Austria had seven
cities with more than 20000 inhab-
itants: to-day there are 32.
A Short Term.
The shortest period that a member
of parliament has represented a con-
stituency is two hours. Lord George
Hamilton was reelected as member of
the Ealing division of Middlesex on
being appointed secretary of state for
India and the parliament to which he
bad been admitted was dissolved with-
in two hours after his election.
(ncrowned Rulers.
There are many reigning sovereigns
at the present time who have never
taken the trouble to be crowned.
Among them may be mentioned the
German emperor the king of Italy the
king of Spain the queen of Holland the
king of Bavaria th« king of Saxony.
MASTER’S SALE.
By virtue of an order of sale issued
out of the Honorable Circuit Court of
the United States in and for the
Western District of Texas at San An-
tonio on August Kith 1897 by the
clerk thereof In the case of Holland
Trust Company vs. Rio Grande Bridge
& Tramway Company No. 89 in
Equity to me William Hollis Special
Master in said case directed and de-
livered I will sell at public auction
on the first Tuesday in November
1897 same being the 2nd day of said
month between the hours of ten
o’clock A. M. and four P. M. in front
of the Courthouse door of Maverick
County Texas the following describ-
ed property to-wit:
All and singular the bridge over the
Rio Grande river between the towns
of Eagle Pass Texas and Piedras Ne-
gras Mexico with the approaches
thereto and all tracks structures
terminals and terminal property of
said Rio Grande Bridge & Tramway
company constructed purchased or
otherwise acquired and all rights of
way yards and all other lands and
interests in said lands appertaining to
said bridge approaches appurtenanc-
es terminals and terminal property
and all the road bed bridge piers
abutments trestles cross-ties tracks
rails switches turnouts side tracks
toll houses ware houses fuel houses
and other structures erections and
fixtures of every sort owned by said
Bridge & Tramway company at the
time it executed said mortgage or now
owned by it and which are or may
become appurtenant to said bridge
approaches terminals and terminal
property. Also all tools implements
and machinery instruments furni-
ture safes books accounts and maps
belonging to said Bridge Company or
which belonged to it when said mort-
gage was executed and which may be
used or intended to be used especially
with and for said bridge approaches
terminals and terminal property. Also
all materials and supplies of every
character now owned or possessed by
said Bridge Company or owned and
possessed by it when said mortgage
was executed and intended to be used
in the construction completion equip-
ment maintenance and operation of
the said bridge approaches terminals
and terminal property or of any por-
tion thereof together with all and
singular the tenements hereditaments |
and appurtenances thereunto belong-
ing or in anywise appertaining and
the freights tolls rents issues in-
come. and profits thereof and of ev-
ery portion thereof; and also all the
corporate and other franchises privi-
leges rights liberties and immunities
of every sort now owned possessed
or enjoyed by said Bridge Company
or owned possessed and enjoyed by
It at the time of the execution of said
mortgage and in any manner pertain-
ing to the construction acquisition
and maintenance of said bridge ap-
proaches terminals and terminal prop-
erty.
The said property will be sold as an
entirety.
It was provided by the final decree
that the sale should be for cash and
the bidder should pay twenty-five per
cent of the purchase price on the
day of sale and the balance within
ten days thereafter; by an agreement
of counsel filed in said suit the decree
has been so amended as to provide
that the purchaser shall pay at the
time and place of sale the sum of
five thousand dollars in cash. The
rest of the purchase price need not be
paid in cash but may at the option
of the purchaser be paid in cash or
lie satisfied and made good by sur-
rendering to the master any outstand-
ing and unpaid bonds or overdue and
unpaid coupons included In and se-
cured by the mortgage that is fore-
closed in this suit; the same being re-
ceived at such price or value as shall
be equivalent to the amount that the
holder or holders thereof would be
entitled to receive thereon in case the
entire purhease price were paid in
cash; the amount allowed upon each
bond or coupon so received shall be
written or stamped thereon as a total
or partial payment thereon as the
case may be. Said property is sold
under the terms of a final decree
rendered on the 10th day of November
1890 by said Circuit Court of the
United States in and for the Western
District of Texas at San Antonio in
said cause of Holland Trust Company
vs. Rio Grande Bridge & Tramway
Company et al. No. 89 in Equity
wherein plaintff Holland Trust Com-
pany. recovered a judgment against
the defendant. Rio Grande Bridge &
Tramway Company for the sum of
One hundred and one thousand three
hundred and eleven (1101.311.001 dol-
lars. with interest on eighty thousand
(80.000.00) dollars of said sum. at the
nite of eight per cent per annum from
the date of said decree and interest on
the balance at six per cent per annum
from the date of said decree; and also
for all costs of suit including its at-
torney’s fee of Three thousand
(3.000.00) dollars and said decree fore-
closed a lien upon all the property
herein advertised to be sold and the
said decree was affirmed by the Hon-
orable United States Circuit Court of
Appeals at New Orleans. Louisiana
on the 18th day of May. 1897.
WM. HOLLIS
Special Master.
Eagle Pass Texas. August 31st 1897.
9-3-Fr. Sun. Mon. Wed. Sweeks
FOR RENT.
Building on northeast corner of
Commerce and East streets. 64x80
feet two stories and basement large
hall on second floor. Apply to L.
WOLFSON. 12-tf
Teeth! Teeth! Tectht
Best Set Including Extraction
AT THE
Chicago DENTAL Parlors
Cor Houston Street and Avenue C.
All Work Guaranteed and Kept in Re-
pair Five Years.
German Spoken. Ladies in Attendance
Telephone 390.
OPEN EVENINGS.
DRS GOODMAN A HAYS Managers.
SOLID TRAINS OF
Wagner buffet sleepers
AND
FREE RECLINING
KATYCHAII CARS
ST. LOUIS
1)C AGO
K ?SAS CITY
CLOSE CONNECTION
TO ALL POINTS
EAST NORTH Ml WEST.
First Class Meals
AT OUR OWN
DINING STATIONS
50 Cents.
■. HERTZBERG OPTICIAN.
E. G.
LAWYER.
203 MAIN ST. DALLAS TEX.
General Attorney Texas Pre«
Association. 7-12-
W. G. WAGNER
DEALER IN
Fresh Beef Mutton Pork Sausage Etc. Etc.
MARKET—Corner Leal and San Mar-
cos streets.
Delivery to any part of the city.
FRANK J. BEITEL
Dealer in all kinds of Texas Lcfisaa
and Finishing
L-VTVVBOR
Doors Sash Blinds Moulding fSßHn-
gles Fencing Laths and Builder'
Hardware. Have also a number ot
choice lots for sale on West Commerce.
West Houston and Zavalla street*
near L 4 Q. N. depot at 5250 1300
1400 and 1600. on which I will build
Houses furnlah material and make
terms. One-third cash and balance on
time at 8 per cent. Also house* and
lots In other parts of the city for sals
on same terms.
Office and yards at International de-
pot San Antonio and at Kerrville
Texas.
A.| BE 1 TE L MANAGER
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
HOTELS.
MENGER HOTEL. H. D. KAMF-
MANN Proprietor.
TRANSFER LINES.
MERCHANTS TRANSFER CO (In-
corporated) 512 Dolorosa street. N-
ephone No. 859.
GARDEN SEED.
L HUTH * SON. MARKET SWmW
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