San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 186, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 27, 1890 Page: 3 of 8
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"WEDNESDAY AUGUST 271890.
v.izr- Nature should be
j AKL assisted in the
spring to throw off
t!ie heaviness of
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circulation of the
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IN THE does it so well so
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orninu. Swift . B specific.
I have used S. S. S. for a number of
years and consider it the best tonic and
blood remedy that I ever used. In fact
I would not attempt to enter upon a
spring or summer in this climate with-
out it. H. W. Coleman
Of Coleman Ferguson & Co.
Dade City Fla.
Our book on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free.
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BANKS AND BANKERS.
J. 8. Alexander a. a. Alexander
President. Cashier.
TEXAS NATIONAL BANS
253 Commerce Street.
OTA general banking business transacted
Drafts on Europe. Mexican dollars and otnei
foreign money purchased
jar Visitors' register kept in our reading
room where strangers in the rty are invitee
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NORTH and EAST
Through TrainsJCarry
Pullman Sleepers
Between Points in TEXAS and
Chicago. St. Louis
and
Kansas City.
Sloee connections In all of the above cities with
fast trains of eastern and northern lines
make the^M. K. &T. the best line to
Niw York Boston Montreal and St. Paul.
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42and 44 Alamo Plaza.
Orders entrusted to us will receive prompt
attention. Special attention given to for-
warding bodies to any part of the United
States. Telephone connection. Calls attended
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THE CAT SAVED THE TRAIN.
Hovr It Was Dune as Related by the
Honest Young Fireman.
As the train was about to pull out of the
Broad Street station I recognized an old
friend in the engineer. He nodded to me
and I jumped into the cab. Dick and I
shook hands and he introduced me to his
fireman a young fellow with large truth-
ful. honest eyes and the most innocent
looking face I ever saw. Perched on the
seat was a huge black cat. ugly scraggy
and with a ground plan of fur that looked
like a railroad map it was so plowed and
cut up. Naturally I noticed the cat and
asked what it was doing there.
“That’s a wonderful cat” said the youth-
ful fireman “and thereby tale. Do
you want it?”
“Of course.”
“Well about a week ago we—Dick and
me—were making the run between Phila-
delphia and Trenton. It was a dirty black
night—cold and a driving rain and wt
were—that is Dick was —behind time and
we were—that is Dick was—making het
hum for all she was worth. We—that is.
Dick—had a clear track and the right oi
way. A few feet ahead of the pilot it was
as black as nothing. We were driving intc
the chaos at the rate of sixty miles an
hour. I could not help thinking that il
we ran into anything we’d know more
about the other world than was ever writ
ten in books and I said a little prayer that
I learned in Sunday school. The prayei
didn’t seem to do me much good and 1
asked Dick if it was necessary to run sc
fast. Dick gave me a look of mild con
tempt and then I got on my dignity and
felt as if I’d rather like to strike something
just to change that look of Dick’s tooneoi
surprise. This was wicked I knew but J
couldn’t help it.
“Suddenly there was an awful crash di
rectly in front of me a splintering of glass
in the cab window and this cat came turn
bling in. My heart got right up in nij
throat and I thought I’d choke. I saw
Dick turn pale and terrified as I was I re-
member being glad of it. He didn’t lost
his head though—Dick never does—but
reversed the machine and when the trait!
was stopped we —that is Dick—got out tc
investigate. And what do you think:
There was a rail misplaced within a dozen
feet of where we had stopped. The flag
man at the switch had seen it and had sta-
tioned himself up the track to signal us.
He had a pet cat which followed hin
wherever he went. The cat was witl
him as usual When he heard us thunder
ing down upon him his lantern went out.
He laid it down to relight it; a gust of winci
caught it and it rolled down the embank
ment. Here was a state of things. The
flagman was quick to act however am
grabbing his faithful cat by the tail hi
hurled it at the cab as we rattled by. Here
is the cat that saved our train. Didn’t
you Danger.”
The cat humped its ugly back in recog
nition and I looked at the frank innocent
face of the boy. He returned the look with
wide open truthful eyes.
“Shades of Mount Vernon! What a liai
that fellow is!” said Dick to me in a whis
per. “He has the reputation of being the
biggest liar on the road. He’d finish first
in a race with Tom Ochiltree. That cat
story is his latest ‘saved the train’ busi
ness. 1 saw him fish that cat out of 8
ditch two days ago.”—Philadelphia In
quirer.
A True Story.
A well known English jockey on hit
death bed was lately asked by his only son
if he had anything on his mind and alsc
for such parental parting advice as he
could think of. “Yes ’Arry” said the
poor voyager “I ’ave got suthin’ on mj
mind boy and 1 can give yer advice at
will be useful to yer all yer days. What’s
on my mind is this. When Lord Boots
backed his mare Catch-em-Alive as you’ve
heard me tell on against Sir James Toots
horse Seurvygo for ten thousand I rode
the mare as you know and Charley Snig
gins as you’ve often heard me go on about
he rides the horse. Well you see I’d conic
to an understandin’ with Sir James and
was to get a whole couple of thou if so be
as I could only lose the race ’cos of course
Catch-em-Alive as I rode was out and
away the fastest of the two.
“Well just as we gets within about threi
or four ’untired yards of the post I leans
over to Charley as was a punishing Scur
vygo awful and I says. ‘Charley ole man
I ain’t spinning.’ ‘Ain’t yer?’ he says
‘well then no more am I’ and blow me
’Arry if he didn’t there and then go and
chuck hisself off and I was obliged to win.
I lost two thousand bj’ that bit of villainy
’Arry and you’re the worse off-for it to
day. And your advice dad?” said the du
tiful son as soon as his parent had recov
ered from a lit of coughing which the re
membranee of Mr. Sniggins’ wickedness
had brought on. “My advice boy is this
always keep your bloomin’mouth shut."
—Toronto Mail.
The “Yellow Day.”
Sept. <’> 1881 is well remembered in New
England and parts of New’ York and Penn
sylvania as the “yellow day.” Southern
Canada took on some of the characteris
tics noted in the states above mentioned
the yellow’ in the atmosphere having a more
greenish cast which accounts for the Ca
nucks referring to it as “the green day.’
In the morning the sky had theappearancc
of being clouded but as the sun arose it
was plainly visible and of the color ol
brass. About midday a much darker yel-
low appearance prevailed; everything ex-
cept leaves and gruss had the intense yel-
low look t hey appearing of a rich velvet}
green. The cause of the phenomenon
which lasted but one day has never beet
satisfactorily explained.—St. Louis Repub
lie.
Socially Inquisitive.
A little child seeing another somewhat
older than herself looking into the garden
gate ran to her in a most friendly man-
ner.
“What is oo name?” she asked several
times without receiving an answer.
“Where dooo lib?” she continued with the
same effect.
The visitor then slowly walked away
and the socially inclined child called aftei
her;
“Dib my lub to oo mamma oo txiopidr
—New York ledger.
Familiarities of Young Girls.
There is very little left to call the people
you love if you lavish words of affection
on every stranger whom you meet. If you
call a young woman whom you have known
just half an hour “Dear” and one whom
you have known three days “Darling”
there will be no tender endearing term for
you to address to those who have your
whole heart. Girls who are not of neces-
sity gushing are often apt to speak in the
most familiar manner. Good speech is
certainly pure silver but there are so many
times when silence would outweigh it and
be perfect gold. Tc tell of one’s family
affairs to tell of one’s joys and worries to
some one who has a sympathetic manner
and seems to invite it is at once a weak-
ness and a misfortune. To write a letter
in which you use endearing terms in which
you discuss personal matters is more than
merely indiscreet—it is dangerous.
Don't you think if you are a bit familiar
in speech or with the pen to a man that he
is going to more than meet this half way?
Don’t you think if you call him by his first
name he is very apt to call you by yours
and perhaps before people whom you do
not care to have think lightly of you? If
you permit him to speak of things not usu-
ally discussed do not imagine for one
moment he is going to regard the conver-
sation as confidential. He will always tell
it to somebody and you can then imagine
how much further down in the esteem of
two people you have gone. Don’t permit
any man to be familiar with you to the ex-
tent of calling you “Old girl” or citing you
as “One of the boys.” You don’t belong
among the boys and you shouldn’t be
counted there. Don’t let any man unless
you are betrothed to him kiss you. Lips
are of little worth to John which have been
pressed by Tom Dick and Harry.—Ladies’
Home Journal.
Pope Leo Detected the Trick.
I heard a charming story about the pope.
When his holiness was first crowned he de-
cided to insist upon many of the details of
court etiquette which Pius IX had allowed
to drift into desuetude. He had two broth-
ers. One was the head of the family.
Count Pecci and the other was a priest
who afterward wore cardinal’s robes. The
pope sent the priest to bring his aged
brother to pay his respects. On the way tc
the Vatican the old gentleman kept shak-
ing his head and expressing wonder at the
fortune that had befallen his family.
“I never thought that Joachim would
turn out so well” he cried. “I nevei
t hought my younger brother had it in him.
He didn't seem to have enough ability.”
“See here” said the priest “you must
not go on in that way when you enter the
presence of the holy father. He is no long
er a private person. He is the pope to you
as well as to everybody else. You must
kneel and kiss his foot.”
"What! I kiss my younger brother’s
foot? Never! He is my younger brother
Joachim and I am proud of him but I will
never kiss his foot. He will never be any-
thing else to me but my younger brother.”
By dint of exertion the count finally
agreed when he reached the antechamber
of the reception room that he would bend
low over the pope’s slipper and excuse him-
self from kneeling and kissing it on the
ground that his legs were gouty. When
the white haired elder brother murmured
this excuse and bowed profoundly the pope
shrewdly detected the trick and under-
stood the motive. His holiness quietly
raised his foot up to the lips of his aston-
ished relative and the count surrendered
on the spot and kissed it.—Cor. Sheffield
(Eng.) Telegraph.
For Spooney Maidens.
There are many ways by which the stars
respond to inquirers respecting the secrets
of the future. One of the simplest is to take
the first star you notice count the number
between it and the Milky Way halve that
and it will give you the number of letters
in your husband's name. Another is to
select the number of stars iu a constella-
tion add it to the date of your birth and
divide the whole by twelve keep the result
in your mind until you shake hands with
some one then add the letters in that per-
son's name to what you have divide by
seven and you will get the number of
months before you will be married. If it
should run over thirteen and be even you’ll
marry a young man if uneven an old one.
If over twice thirteen and even he will be
red headed if uneven he will be bald and
very rich.
To tell whet her your future husband will
be fond of you and trusting or jealous and
tired of you select a star as you first cast up
your eyes and count the number between
it and the “dipper” or “cancer” and add
thirteen. Halve that and if the result be
even he will adore you if uneven yon will
have no peace. Clouds shooting across the
sky while you are counting mean rivals.
Keep on and do not be interrupted by them.
—New York Press.
The Scat of Character anil Intellect.
Modern physiologists regard the frontal
part of the brain as the seat of character
and intellect. After the removal of this
part in dogs and monkeys no paralysis of
any muscles or loss of sensibility occurs
but singular changes in the behavior emo-
tions and character of the animals have
been observed. They become livelier rest-
less impatient irritable quarrelsome and
violent. Their movements seem purpose-
less and their attention to what is going
on around them and their intelligence are
diminished. These observations have been
confirmed in the case of human beings. —
New York Commercial Advertiser.
A Clergyman’s Refusal.
Rev. C. H. Spurgeon is said to have re-
fused a legacy bequeathed to him by a man
on his deathbed on the ground that the
dead man’s relatives ought to have the
money. Mr. Spurgeon thus presents the
rare and exceedingly lonesome spectacle of
a man who knows when he has got enough.
—Springfield Homestead.
The Scalper Ought to Have Thein.
Cumso—l’m going to get two baldhead-
ed tickets for the ballet to-night.
McCorkle—You’ll get them of the ticket
scalper of course.—Drake's Magazine.
J)aily San Antonio Light is the
cheapest and best afternoon paper in
Texas. Delivered by mail or carrier Ire?.
Do You Have
HEADACHE?®
PRESTON'S I /
“Cures lon We You Wait.”
CURES ALL KINDS OF
HEADACHE
AND NOTHING ELSE.
PROMPT! HARMLESS!!
Contains neither Antlpyrlne. Morphine Cl.loral
Opium. Cocaine or other Oange ous Drugs.
PRESTON CHEMlCaTcO. GalvestonTex.
SOLD BY ALL DRUCCISTS.
The Seed Bouse Gt South-West Texas.
L. HUTH &;SON
Old Stand Hardware Paint aud
Seed store 226 to 230 Market St.
Headquarters. D. Landreth A Son. Grades
Flowers aud Field Seeds at wholesale and re-
tail. Just received third car lead seed ve-
Missouri. Early Amber and Orange Case
Seed. Jenme'.e German Millet. White and
Yellow Field Seed Corn. Colorado or Buffalo
Johnson. Bermuda and Law n Grass SeedRed
Espanette Alfalfa Cloves cod etc.
RED BRICK.
MANUFACTURED AT THE
Sui Antonio Brick Yard.
H. H.:aIVOKD Prop.
Yard on Prospect Hill San Antonio. 4-10-tf
Come
- • TO
Effigy Stay
Aud can sell a first-class Carriage or
Buggy for as little momey as anyone
aud will guarantee all sales. Sole
agent for Peter Shutter wagon. Cor-
ner HoustoUjand Soledad streets.
PIGOTT
A QUESTIONABLE DODGE.
It has become so common of late to
regale the public with such very in-
teresting stories about one or another
“curious incident” which stories al-
ways end in some humbug advertise-
ment scheme that one rarely ever
knows whether he can spenu time In
reading any newspaper statement
whatever. The unlicensed extent to
which such practices are being carried
would seem to call for a law to sup-
press the use of the public prints for
purposes of deception for what bet-
ter is it in morals to take a man’s
time under false pretences than to
take his mofiey? Let everybody es-
chew all sucn dodges and patroniz-
only outspoken and reliable advertls.
ers and businessmen such as emerson
&co.
Health is Wealth
Dr. K. C. West’s Nerve and Brain Treat*
ment s guaranteed specific for Hysteria JDizziß
ness Convulsions Fits Nervous Neuralgia.
Headache Nervous Postration caused by the
use of alcohol or tobacco Wakefulness Men-
tal Depression Softening of the Brain resulting
in insanity and leading to misery decay and
death Premature Old Age Barrenness Ix>ss
of Power in either sex Involuntary Losses and
Spermatorroea caused by over-exertion of the
brain self abuse or over-indulgence. Each
box contains one month’s treatment. $l.OO a
box or six boxes for $5.00 sent.by mail pre-
paid on receipt of price.
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
To cure any case. With each order received by
us for six boxes accompanied with $5.00 we
will semi the purchaser our written guarantee
to refund the money if the treatment
effect a cure. Guarantees issued only by
Ragland & Co- City Drug Store
Sole Agents
SlEast CommerceeSt. San Antonio
FOR MEN ONLY!
rWra’mWßfor LO3TcrFAHiNO MANHOOD;
k’iJ-ulPmPeneral and NERVOUS DEBILITY;
c of Body and Mind Effects
rJ ItlKlHlULUnf Errcrscr Excesneain Oldor Youny.
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MEMORY
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In ppit© of adulterated imitations which miss the
theory and practical results ct the Original in apite of
the gri»p< Ft niisrepr»*e’itations by envioas would-be
comp* titers andinepiteof “baseattempts to rob” him
cfthein.it of bis labor Mall <*f which demonstrate the
undoubted euw riority and popularity of his teaching).
Prof. Loisette’s Art of Never Forgetting is recognized
•o-day in both Hemispheres as marking anE|)ochin
Memory Culture. His Prospectus (sent post free) gives
Opinionsof peoplein all parts of the globe who have act-
ually studied bis by correspondence showing
that his System ie used onry while brine studied nut
ufteruaras: thatanp k can be learned inaeinqli
rea line tn ;nd-wan(ierine cured dre. For Prospectus*
Terms and Toptimor.ials address
Vrof. A. LOISUTTE 237 Fifth Avenue.
MISCELLANEOUS.
EDWARD DWYER I JOSEPH E. DWYSB
Attorney and Coun- ; Real Estate Agent
oeLur-at-Law. ; Live Stock Broker >
Dxvyer Bros 9l
L?w and Land Office and Livs
Stock Exchange.
Dwyer Building. - - San Antoni®
Dr.LV. Weathers
Physician and Surgeon
Office at Nette’e drugstore: Tel. 118.
Is a Graduate from the best Medica
colleges. Special care in treating the
diseases of women and children
Found at Last ’
A Filling as Hard and the sami
color as the Tooth and cheaper than
the usual filling. Teeth inserted with
or without plates. Gold crowns a sp»<
cialty. Gas given for the painless ex-
traction of teeth administered by the
latest improved method. All opera
tions in dentistry performed in the
nest manner and at reasonable rates
at the office oi.
Dr. A. Blondin Dentist
2 Commerce street next to the bridga
PATENTS.
Caveats and Trade Marus obtained and all
Patent business conducted tor MODERATE
FEES.k
Our Office is opposite U.S. Patent Office
and we can secure a patent in less time and
at less coat than those remote trom Wash-
ington.
Send model drawing or photo. with descrip
tion. We advise if patentable or not free of
charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured.
A Little Book “How to Obtain Patents'
with names of actual clients In your stav
countv. or town sent free. Address
O. A.SNCW&CC
:Opp .Patent Office. Washinoto ‘ID. C.
M. HERWECKi
—DEALER IN—
?aints Oils and Glass
> AGENT FOR—
Geo. W. Pitkin & Co's ZinkD
Pastel
House Painting and Graining a Specialty
No. 12 Alamo Street.
WM. REUTER. GEoJREUTXB
Two Brothers Salon
The Finest Resort inlthe City.
the best qualities of Beer. Winee
Liquors and Cigars kept
J3T We cater to the best custom and no
bummers or loafers wanted. Polite
attention at all times.
Hot Free Lunch !Every Day
Carl Stnbenrauch
A General Engraver and Die Sinker
Forme-rlv of St. LoulG
established in 1849.
Seal presses Steel SU mg|
Badges Medals
Society Ping Monogram!
MtSiA eto - Medals struck In
pure gold silver white
metal etc. Designs made
and estimates given. No. 81" east Houetoa
treet. San Antonio. Texas. 9171 g
PROPERTY FOR SALF.
New Five room cottage 2 gal-
leries water works stable
carriage house etc. ceutral-
lyjocated $3500.00
Two fine building lots on the
Government heights - - - - 400.00
Two large lots on West End -
Street railway line 1500.00
One fine block of 8 large lots -
in Laredo near new shops- 800.00
Fourteen Fine building lots
in Corpus Christi 2100.00
MACHINERY TYPE.
10 Fonts Job Letter f 20.00
150 lbs. Brevier Roman in cases ; 30.00
100 lbs. Lg. Pr. Roman in cases 25.00
1 Tuerke Water Moter 4 horta
power cost $175 40.00
1 Hand Power Wheel 1-2 horse
power - - - - 50.00
1 Wooden Drum; for hoisting -10.0 C
1 Four Horse Steam Engine 6
horse boiler new with
smoke stack 375.06
1 Otto Gas Engine 4 horse pow. 400.00
Address
T. B. JOHNSON
Light Office.
M. LUCCHESEJ& 880.
Fashionable Shoemachers
and QQd. Bast Houston Streetnet
qiiU uM To Maveiick Hotel.
Ladies and Gents’Fine Shoes toorde-
a specialty. Repairing prompt-*
ly done.
Fine etock Custom-Made Shoes for ladlesgenii
E. A. SEFFEL.
HOUSE AND SIGN
PAINTER
Shop East Commerce Stree
Opposite St Joseph's Catholic Church
None but the very Ibest material used? and
good honest work at reason.) ble prices. ;«y> 12m
The Best Printing at the low-
est figures; call on the San Antonio Light
Job Offick. No. 4 East Commerce street
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