Daily Advocate from Victoria, Texas • 4

Put up in 5 gal. cans; 10 gal. cases, and 60 gallon steel drums. Ask your grocery; merchant for it. Take: Is the Best Btirning Oil in the -Market.

'S SAFETYLITE OIL PERSONAL. HARRIS SCHUCHERT, Contrteto Office at Oltmer's Lumber and Biaildersi All plans ere cd in firtt-clas WORK OP tHE INyENTORa- A German has Invenied an electrical hair drier composed of. a sliding comb plate, held on a frame, with an electric cangeiTlri' photographic" plates, and that this occurs irra vacuum as well as in the open ji ir. Experimenters say that the lowest known temperature at which metal vaporizes is 184 degrees Fahrenheit. Panon jreff efson CallPrt.

New York, February 2. The Tribune lays the committee was appointed by the members the Broadway' Tabernacle to select and recommend a pastor has unanimously decided in favor of Rev. Charles Jefferson of the -Fist Congregation; I church of Chel-beo, Mass. Fenr fat Railroad Accident. Columbus February 2.At 850thls nvanaing three miles from Grecnvnie, -and Union pase-ger tra C.

F. Young, his wife and a girl Jn a top buggy tiOng nl chHd aiwi terribly uf mother. Weather Forecast. Light rains tonight; fair Thursday. 1000 five gallon cans, and 500 one gallon cans for sale, HestolPs Safety Lite oil.

Aek your merchnnt for either size. The young ladies Luncheon Club which was to haveo met at Mrs. W. H. Allen's yesterday afternoon was Indefinite ly postponed on cconntof the mat--inee at the opra houpe.

The funeral of Raymond Fischer, the one-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Fischer, took place this afternoon. It died suddenly, ot pneumonia. Dying and Cleaning.

All kinds of ladies and gentlemen's clothes dyed or cleaned at L. WolfVdye shop. Kul gloves al-o Corner of Rnnta Rosa and Bridge street. Prichlef McKenna, who are to open up a dry goods store in the old Graraann stand, were moving in a large safe today. Protect yourself against fire lossc by 'nsuring with the Queen.

J. B. ASHWORTH, Agent. An Art Exhibit and sale for the benefit of the Ladies Aid Society o( the Ptes-byterian chnrch will be held at Henry's Book Store oivThursday, February 3d, froni3tol0 p. m.

Refn-shments wll: be served. Admission 10 every body invited. Mr. G. R.

Norton and Mrs. M. J. HoWe were married this afternoon at 4 o'clock, at the residence of the bride. The ADVOCATE extends Jndge Green is in the city.

Dr. Hopkins paid Eina a visit today. Wm. Sterne of Port Iivaca, is in the city. John Pettas left this afternoon for Clip.

Preston Acstin, of San Antonio, is in. the citv. Mr. S. C.

Brazier, of Houston, is in the city. Ed srar, sheriff of Calhoun county, is in the city. L. P. De Mooch came in on the Cuero train yesterday.

Miss JVDowell, of Edna, is visiting Mrs. M. E. Pickering. Mrs.

Kinir.of Corpus Christi, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Potash. Tr. A. Newson, night marshal of Yoakum, was fh the city today.

Mrs. Emery Hall returned home this afternoon from a visit to Houston. Miss Mamie Smith went to Goliad this afternoon, on a visit to her sister. Mr. and Mrs.

Emmet Eihridge arrived in the city tn.ii. afternoon from Dallas. Mrs. Roiert Breeden went to Cnero this afternoon on a visit to parents and feiends. Master Mechanic Herlert of the Southern Pacific went, to Cnero this morning.

H.T.-H. Ray, constable of Lavaca county, waH in the city today and returned to Yoakmn this afternoon. James Gartrell, of. Goliad, was in the city todav. Mr.

is in the employ of L. Seeligson of Go'iad. Mr, and Mrs. M. M.

Belger, who have been vieiUng their cousin, Mrs. VV. Caliender, left this evening for their home in Cherokee, Kansas. W. J.

Gaston, an employe of the Southern Pacific, has resigned his position as relief agent for that company, and left today fur the State of, BEACON LIGHTS. wire embedded jn an Insulated layer to heat the comb plate. An Englishman has patented a hammock chair in which the fabric forming the seat and back is fixed to a roller at the upper end of the back, which is provided with a ratchet and spring pawl, so the seat can be made tiglit or loose by turning the roller. To convert an ordinary bathtub Into a vapor or medicated bath a flexible cover. is placed over the edges with an aperture for the neck, and the medicinal ingredients are placed in a permeable ba suspended from the under side of the cover.

A Massachusetts man has invented a key-fastener, which consists of a U-shaped piece of metal which slips over the knob spindle and carries a plate at either end with a screw to draw them together and clamp the key so it cannot be turned from the outside. Hats and caps can be' left on a new hook without danger of theft, a sliding bolt being fitted with a lock and key. by which the garments are clamped tightly and cannot be released until the owner inserts the key to draw the bolt. Automatic fans are attached to a newly-patented rocking chair and are. operated by two crank-arms, each having one end resting on the floor and the opposite ends attached to a Dlvoted.

toothed segment, which turns a cog- wheel mounted on the lower end of the fan shaft Checks can be indelibly marked to prevent raising by a new protector which has number dies to mutilate or, break the fiber of the paper, which at the same time forces ink into the mutilations so it cannot be erased without destroying the fiber. (nn Qrnd Work. Tex3, February 1. Th grand Jury for ooumty adjourned Saturday, after beln in stvwion Lt fffuntd 213 tnie bills, 4- fel-otrny and 172 misdemeanor oases. ENDS.

AND ODDS 19th of June prize water meln fe d. for sale at Healons. Nrgro Cacflj Cat. Temple, Texas, (February 1. A wii'te man engage in a cmtln? affray Sunday tmoroing wdth-a nzro 'from Sxi Angelo, mtamed Lester Lwk.

Lk wis ci't'rj a frightful manner bout tlu fac and bead diad Is in ti ba 1 fix. Hie Great Flnlsterre Llffht the Girt of a Woman. The great Flnlsterre beacon, which is to throw its rays fromxthe' coast of France far over the dangerous sea, is interesting enough in itself in its wonderful construction and itiT marvelous power. But it gaius a new interest from the circumstance that it is paid for by a legacy to the govern me ht of France, a woman's memorial to her father. The legacy amcranted.ta 000.

and is attractive from its strange-ness. With the exception of the light which the United StatSf is soon to put on the tower of Barnegat, the Finisterre light Is Incomparable with It is boused in a solid, imposing lighthouse close to the old beacon; and wher the big bull's-eye lens has intensified its flash It throws over the water a light that is calculated at candle-power, This. it is claimed is a greater power of illumination than the four largest beacons in England combined, and it is calculated that if the surface of the earth were flat ft could be seen fofTlOO miles. As it is, it only falls be 1 low the horizon for the' sailpr In the crpsst rees at a distance of 21 nautical miles. The light which is used -is of itself of power; it flashes -for one, second and is in eclipse for five.

It is expected that the Barnegat light will duplicate that at Finisterre in each particular, and a land lubber ean hardly see why we should ask for -more than Romance and poetry have'dealt very tenderly, as, course, ibey should, with the flashing lights of the rock-bound coast, and it womld sound like high treason, inhumanity, orsom)ething dreadful, to suggest that -to the idler on the rocks they are gen-erallyioo small to be beautiful and tpfTmonotonous-to be. charming. But when one is at sea, it Is a very different matter, and the" light has more rem watchfulness and affection tbanT ever romancer or poet hasrtold of It. Night after night an unheard cheer for the Scilly-lights rolls over, the wa--. ter 'from Atlantic Hnersnight after night Fire light is smile of welcome to ladened and the opposing Jights of France and with their vari-coiored flashes, make one fee! as, though' his'.

vessel, were led through te gerous passage with each hand In one of a watchful atlon. It is a reassuribg" hnd pleasant thought and all this mo ng travelers who have Ht tie to fear i-oropafativelyf Hochester Post-Ex-Dress. The. use of the rays has had. a curious result in Paris.

A painting, as to the authorship of which there i was some d'oubti was "radiographed," whereupon the artists name-AlbertDurer- was discovered beneath the accumulated dirt of many years, thus establishing the authenticity of the picture. In Konigsberg, in Prussia, an alarming epidemic has broken out amongjthe school children, in the form of an ln-fecUpus inflammation of the eyes, known in the fatherland as granulose. Of -the 15,000 children who attend school in the town itself no fewer than one-third are suffering from this -painful disease, while in the country round Konigsberg 25 per cent, of jthe younger generation have been struck by the Very irritating to some card players, are soijed or sticky cards, but a new pack is not the only 'way out of the difficulty. A. dirty pack maj' be rubbed over with a email piece of butter used for each card and applied by means of a new piece of flannel.

Continue rubbing till the butter has absorbed the dirt and been itself absorbed' by the, flannel -Then gloss the. cards again by rubbing them with a floury flannel. metals will throw 7 vapors is' evident even to the housewife, who can; smell the raging-fire-Jn her Jiitchen rangeeven though she may be up two flights of It is said thatinc will give pff sufficient vapor a lofw temperature to rrod ce cji i c.a 1 WANTED Kverybody to know that A. Lingo, at Victoria Bicycle Shop, does all kinds w)f repairing. Prices reasonable.

Satisfaction guaranteed. Opposite Times office. Fresh garden seed at Heatons. Fmir papers for 10 cents. A.

W. Ingrahain'8 cottage, next to M. Peticolas, third ffard, has been com pleled and will be. occupied this wefk. The two-year-old child ot Mk, and Mrs.

Herman Stuart died of cronp yes- terday tnorning. Funeral services were held at the Geiinan Catholic church this afternoon at three o'clock. lleaton stiH sells safety lite oil. Every case branded as to quality on its cover. Two cars enioute.

This is no air ship gag. The oil rs non-explosive. Notice. I have-bold niy grocery store to F. L.

Schmidt and sons who take charge to-' Iay. Expressing thanks to my friends and customers for past patronage and a continuance of same to my successors in business, I am rYours truly, Feb. 1,1898. Mr. F.

Weinich, a very fine glass engraver, is at Breeden Lackey's, and is making some very nice designs on goblete and glasses. Persons wanting some elegan. done, or interested in that art, will be benefitted by calling to see him at work. The following telegram revived tbi afterrioori by General Freight Ageu Craig will be of interest to, the inei-chants of Victoria Kff. cti ve Fl.

15llv rates Nw York and sealoard ritory to Tnxas common points will be made the current chiss. and comnxiditv rates em-ctlve from St. Iui, -provided combination if locals through Ualves-ton doei not tnaMt le-s. The rates New York to Gah-eeton ill, be, Hst clasp, 35. cen second 27 cent I hird, 25 Cents; fourth, 2z cen; fifth and class 18 cents ot her -clafses 16 cent s.

To receive benefit of present rates from interior points via New York, ehipuieius must' teach Al organ Line pter, New York, piior to Feb. 15ih. ft 1-.