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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11

Miss Eltani n Fork, tho lO-year Old daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. Fork, died yesterday at their
r, sldeuce, on Garden street The child was II
bright, Intelligent loveabe girl, aud her death
IL Il sad aiiictiOn to the bereaved parents, who
have the sympathy of their many friends. The
funeral takes place this evening at O'Clock.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11
Accidents to the Austin Trains.

Two accidents are reported from Austin
One occurred 20 the down train about IL miles
from Austin, which considerably detained the
trains. The sleeper OF the up tr,in ju nUed the
Inconvenience of passengers, but no one was
hurt.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11
LOCAL NEWS.
For additional Local News see Third Page.


The lady nurse of a large establishment wen
10 the springs last nght and returned about
o'clock n. IN. in hack. Late hours for lad
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11

MAY Antonio, the queen wslker on the slack
wire, while performing ut the Vaudeville night
before last, fell, and was badly hurt. The latest
reports regarding her are bad. All to-day she
has been wandering but to night may show an
improved state of things.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11

A woman to cook and do general house work.
Apply to Mrs. FlOrian 81 San Pedro avenue.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11

All the officers and committees Of the Volks-
fest arc requested TO meet at Scholz's hall on
"Wednesday evening next at O'Clock to per-
feet arrangements. NJ LINDNEH,
g. RUNGE, President.
Recording Secretary II,
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11

gentleman in connection with the Stock
Exchange saloon last night whippeda hackman
for insulting lady whom the former had
taken out for a drive He finished him up In
two or three rounds, and the hackman won I
say any more about the lady.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11

The Sunset ticket Office IL being removed to
the Menger hotel again, whore Colonel Freer
and Mr. Gray Nichols will in future he found.
Their ofic" being required for the MenRer
hotel extension.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11
Clothing to Fit

Everybody from 20 year old child to an extra
size mems suit, at Cohen a. Koenigheim's, 90
and 81 Main plaza. 5-li-f
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11
For Rent

Two large airy rooms near German Enl
ish school. Inquire OF l.. Hoellner, ut Col,
frhnk, Frank Co.'S I'll II
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11

Tho south store room in French building
formerly occupied by A. d. Frank 4 Co. Ap-
! ply 20 j. II. FRENCH, g. Co.
7-2-6t 2l3 Commerce Strnat
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11

+. GROos.

An experienced English teacher for the Ger
man English school. Apply during the present
week to the undersigned
1-ll A. f. GROOs
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11

The finest line of piece goods for the spring
and summer to he found ia the State at
PANCOAsT Il SON.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11

Twelve an ares of first series OF the Merchants
and Mechanics Building association.
7-l' 81 EDWARD j. GALLAGHER
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11

Now goods at Pancoast * Sons Tor sprln
aud summer lust in.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11
A. Blum Koenigsberger,
24S Commerce Street.


@. G.. Parker, formerly with Thomson
Il Austin, has opened trst-class barber sboD
opposite HUrd hotel Office on ID slarnsns street
where he will he pleased to see all his friends
and customers. Mr.. Parker is too well known TO
need any recommendation as iirst-class bar
Der. nm
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11

In endless variety and all the latest styles you
Main plaza b-14-tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11

Sacked, in car loads or part sold from track
or warehouse. j. L. LOCKWOOD,
T-i1.4t sand IL Yturri street, san Antonio.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11

A two seated barouchc or family carriaW
in good order. Inquire at Fred Steiner
stable, corner Avenue Il and Houston street.
Xiv
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11

Everything in gents furnishing goods from tn,
Main plaza. b-l4-tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11
IInts

New spring clothing and haas just in.
pANCOAsT a Son.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11

Piece goods by the sutton yard Tor spring.
SANCOAsT & Son.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11

Two Nurse Girls Wanted,
by Mrs. Tunstall, SIS Oakland street.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11

win buy half interest in a good paying bus
ucss in this city. Apply TO 'H. B. J.," tn
Office li-9S-tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11
Wm.D.CleVeland,

S0H'cib oben Oyders far all kiHds
Of GrOterieS, heludiRg Tobaeru.
cigars and LigH0rS, and 7oiU III
Them a0iM thai earefni selecliOR aad
m0derafiOR III prizes that SHch OrderS
ShOHH af7oayS command.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11

WHEN you want your plumbing done well by
experienced workmon, telephone to Malry ~
CO., 2!5 Alamo plaza. 5-aS-tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-11

lie desires alSO 10 be remembered by
every Cation ShibPer in tie State
wheA the ne7o crob is ready for mar-
ket. No one in or 0ut If The State
can gi0e letter results than he can.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-07-12
WhY are Butchers Fat2

81 give it up" said jolly big butch
er when asked if he could give any
reason why so many butchers were fat.
''1t's butchers misfortune that he is
fat. suppose one reason we are SO fat
is because we eat enough, keep pretty
regular and get up early in the morning.
There's something queer about it how
so many butchers are fat, but if we stay
in the business any little time and have
any constitution to build upon, we in
variably become busters"
''You butchers are all q Jolly, good
natured class; hasn't that got something
to do with itp''
Eyes" said the butcher, 1--WE always
look on the bright side of life and try to
keep about even-tempered. l don't
think the business has anything to do
with it. If it is o mans nature to be fat
he will flesh up, no matter in what busi-
ness he may be engaged. While very
large number of the men about here who
actually handle the meat are corpulent,
still there are some skinny fellows here
who if they stayed here forever wouldn't t
get fat. The business is healthy the
men who are in it were healthy before
they went into it, and of course as a
natural consequence they flesh up
wonderfully. We don't have anything
to think about or trouble our heads
about, and l guess that's the principal
reason"
The reporter went along a little further
and soon encountered tall butcher,
fully six feet and of huge proportions.
In reply to interrogatiOns, he said:
''They come here" said he, "stron;s
rugged, healthy young men, and al
though their work is laborious it is not
exhausting like other kinds of labor. To
be sure they have to do some heavy lift
ing, but, then, they have considerable
time between acts to rest. They, as a
rule, take pretty good care of themselves,
and then, notice that they always take
home the best pieces of beef. No chucks
in theirs. In word, good living and
a good constitution make the butchers
fat.-BoSton Globe.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-07-12
Improvement of Grain by Selection.

The principle of selection was long
appreciated by stock breeders, and they
have largely profited by the application
of its teachings. AS applied to the
growth of cereals it has not found 3
very wide acceptance, not having had
time to force itself on the attention of
the average farmer. The founder of
the practice of selecting grain for seed
is Major Hallett, F. L. S., Brighton,
England. In 1861 he planted ten grains
of wheat, from a variety known there as
Bellevue Talavera wheat, which up to
that time had been sown as a spring
wheat, and was declared to be quite in
capable of withstanding the frost of win
ter. Nine of the ten plants from these
grains were killed by the severe frost,
but the other plant, although from the
same ear, remained as healthy and Wig
orous as any of the winter varieties of
wheat by their side. From this surviv-
ing plant seed has been selected and
grown year after year as winter wheat.
Close observation shows that in the ce-
reals, as throughout nature, no two
plants or grains are exactly alike in pro-
ductive power, and hence that of any
two or greater number of grains or
plants one is always superior to all the
others, although the superiority can on
ly be ascertained by actual field tests.
1t may consist in several particular
characteristics, as power to withstand
frost; prolificness; size and character of
ear; size, form. quality and weight of
grain; length and stiffness of straw;
powers of tillering; rapidity of growth;
and many others.-James Chessnaan in
Popular Science Monthly for July.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-07-12
Quite a New View of Talmage,

Could Talmage have held his own for
fifteen years by monkey tricks alone?
Clearly not. That he INDUCES in monkey
tricks no man who has ever seen him
will deny. / regard his performances
on the platform as grotesque in the ex-
treme, but careful reading of his ut
terances from the platform will insure
his placing upon the plane of sober
minded, discreet, sensible, instructive
and entertaining teachers. Personally,
Talmage is genial fellow. Get him in
corner with his war paint off and talk
with him on any subject except that of
shop, and you will find him as genial
and pleasant companion as you may
wish. He is in the pulpit what Butler
is in politics. 1t is his profession, and
he is bound to make hit every time.
He is reckless, careless, and not always
reliable, but get him down to hard pan
and he is worth hundred cents on the
dollar every time. Talmage is very
bald. Personally in my eyes that is not
an objection. He seems to think the
public regard is otherwise. Consequent
ly he lets the hair grow on the side of
his head very, very long, and then
brushes it up over his scalp and fancies
that, because he looks like hairy man
to himself in the glass, nobody can see
the little bald spot behind. Youremem-
Der the ostrich? This is another case.
On the street Talmage appears to think
that everybody is looking at him. That
is where his head is not level. He
should think that everybody is looking
at him because everybody is, but he.
should not appear so. See the pointp
Cor Boston Herald.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-07-12
Beware of the Boomerang.

Beware of a weak woman, says
Freupd'S Daily. Beware how you be-
friend her. Beware how you talk to
her. Beware of intrusting her with the
most trivial secret. Such woman is a
walking social explosive when abroad.
She can scarcely open her mouth with
out damaging somebody. She does so
unwittingly and without intent, and for
this is all the more dangerous. She
will ''give you away without herself
knowing it. She is boomerang. Loose
her, and she knocks over her best friends
Beware how your sympathy is attracted
by her helplessness. 1t is the helpless,
pretty, learning, clinging woman that
gets most men into trouble. She is I'M
safe, because she lacks entirely the high
est sense of honor and personal respon-
sibillty. That is not her fault. These
qualities are lacking entirely in her
composition. Befriend her by taking on
yourself any responsibility, and the next
hour some insinuating tongue can prove
to her that your motive is bad. She
hasn't sense enough to realize who heI
friends are. Stand here alone, and she
will 60 down, down, further-much
further than hundreds of her sex, who,
though ostracized, have sufficient force
OF character to maintain relative stand
ing in their own world. Beware of
such boomerang. She hits hardest
and goes back on her best friends.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-07-12
The Potter.

i watched potter at his wheel one day.
For he was making pitchers out of clay.
The feet of beggars and the heads of kings,
Dust, blown from old, dead cities far away.
Not heaven itself more splendid is and high,
Than was this palace, when its kings went Dy,
Race after race. The turtle sits here now.
where? WbereT' she cries. But there IS no
reply.
They who endowed with wisdom are like
light
They have not taken yet one step beyond
This night OF mystery-this awful night
Speak of these wise ones, then, with bated
breath
The most that of the wisest wisdom saith
Is: They bequeathed you fables, nothing
Before returning to the sleep of death.
The great wheel of the heavens will still go
round
When you and !, my friends. are underground;
At once creating life. conspring death;
With death and life inexorably bound.
Come sit upon the grass and drink your wine,
And quickly. while the suns of summer shine;
For other grass than that you sit upon
Will soon be springing from your dust and
mine.
When you and are gone, for we must go,
They will raise bricks above us. and know
That other bricks for other tombs than ours
Will out of us lie moulded. Be ii so.
i 40 HOT IedI tHe WOTlu Il 10 lOt lear
The leaving it, though confess it dear.
We should fear nothing but not living well
In the only life and world we know of, Here.
But come, my friend, since we must pass
away,
Since all we are goes back again to clay.
What does 1t matter whether we remain
A hundred years or but single day?
Be it our care, since pitchers we began,
To hold the hearts good wine long as we can,
Before the potter molds our dust again
Into new shapes that are no longer man.
"A Strain frcm the Oriental Mystics.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-07-12
Natural Gas Fuels.

Years ago, in their eagerness to tap
from the earth its hidden treasures of
oil, drillers generally expressed disgust
when nothing but gas rewarded their eff
1orts. Later, some enterprising men
began to turn their attention to this
great source Of caloric, and, one by one.
a number of iron and glass manufactor,
les In Pennsylvania carried the gas into
their mills. The Engineering and Mn.
ing Journal says they have not made
much buster over what they were do
ing, and have quietly pocketed the in
creased profits which their saving of fu-
ell, due to the use of gas, has given them.
vi late, however, the subject is attract
ing considerable attention in a quiet
way, and recent developments indicate
that the territory which may possibly
be able to draw upon the new source OF
fuel supply is much greater than is gen.
orally believed. Gas wells have been
opened and are utilized as far west as
Detroit, and as far south as West Vir.
ginia, and Pittsburg is now getting ex-
cited over the extension of the business
of the Murraysville well in Westmore-
land County. Pipes have been laid
down to a number of glass and iron
works in the eastern part of the great
Smoky City, and a rapid extension of
the field os the gaseous fuel is looked
forward to. The belief is expressed by
men whose opinion is worthy of much
consideration, that the number of local.
tiles capable of being supplied with gas
eous fuel in the States of New York,
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Mich
igan is much larger than the majority
have any conception of, and the per-
manency of the flow of some of the old
er wells gives rise to the hope that it is
reliable fuel supply. Its cheapness and
cleanliness are, of course, matters which
are beyond all doubt. There are indi-
cations that during the present year a
considerable number of companies will
form to sink wells, and ''boom" is
looked forward to that may bring forth
the usual crop of unsound enterprises.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-07-12
A Banana Coincidence.

A coincidence (the recollection of
which will doubtless be as refreshing as
an oasis to the traveller in the dcsert)
happened in La Grange, Ga, not very
long ago. A wife and mother was known
by the family to be very fond of bananas.
When the first bunch of the season of
that splendid tropical fruit was exhibited
outside the front door of one of our
stores, the husband bought five, put them
in paper sack, and when he reached
home, told his wife he had something
for her that he knew'she would enjoy,
and he wishedher to enjoy them herself,
and not give them all away to the chill
dren. Four of her sons came in after
wards, one at time, with precisely the
same number, put up in paper sacks.
When the last one came in he told his
mother that he only bought five, as they
were the last on the bunch.-Ld Grange
(Gd.o Reporter
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-07-12
TloWer-Books.

Very many ladies have habit while
travelling of gathering leaves, sprays, or
single blossoms, small "reminiscences of
pleasant journeys, ETC., and pressing
them in a sketch-book or small portfolio,
previous to their being taken home and
prettily arranged in the long winter
evenings, when they awaken pleasant
or sad remembrances, as the case may
be, of days long past. The dried flow
ers, leaves, grasses, moss, ETC., should
be arranged on pieces of cardboard cut
the same size, either in different groups
of flowers, or like a graceful frame
around small sketch with quotation
from favorite poet below, in this case
the single flowers must be gummed on
with a rather thick liquid gum, which of
course requires great care. If kept in
a case on purpose, the collection will
soon form pretty album.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-07-12
Siam and CHEYENNE.

The seat of honor and pleasure in q
journey overland is by the driver, and
there is always scramble for it. I got
left in my contest for seat on top and
found myself recently inside of the
stage, with clergyman and man
whom took for miner. during a trip
to Silver City, N. M. The preacher and
l sat on the back seat and the native sat
latlon costume of the country. Dark
pants stuck in his boots and held up by
six-shooter buckled around the waist,
blue flannel shirt, flaming red necktie
and great sombrero. A knife was
stuck in his boot and he carried Win
chester rifle on the seat beside him all
in all, he was about as ugly looking
specimen of humanity as l have met
As the stage rolled along, the miner
looked out of the window as if in deep
thought The preacher and entered
into conversation
81 have got some very interesting SUBJ
jects l could write about" he said as
the stage jolted along over the rough
road, ''for five years was missionary
at Siam and saw many strange and even
startling things
''What were these scenes you refer
to?" asked.
"Well, the punishment of criminals
was exceedingly strange and is worthy
OF description. When person is con-
victed of crime there he is taken out up
on the public square for execution. His
neck is barred well down upon his shoul-
ders and the executioner dips his finger
IN mud and with it makes a mark upon
the neck of the doomed man,
"What kind of mud?' shouted the
miner in voice like a thunder-clap,
while he glared at the parson savagely.
GA sort of yellowish mud" replied
the preacher, evidently disturbed by the
miners look and manner But he con-
tinued:
''The executioner then takes his
heavy sword and with one quick and de-
cisive blow sewers the victims head from
his body"
''It's lie," yelled the miner, in tones
that might have been heard four miles.
1.-The boys do occasionally hang horse
thief there, and the town has pretty
bad name, but they never cut peoples
heads off. There amt only one sword
in the whole place and that belongs to
militia captain and wouldn't cut the
head of turnip."
but l was missionary there for
five years" meekly interposed the min
lister.
''And l was barber there for seven
years, and 1 never shaved you, neith-
err
"My friend, that cannot be; for tie
people never shave there,n
THAT is another one of -Lour Internal
lies; they're as clea-, a sbaven set of
people as thar !. !. in the West. You're a
NICE mar to be giving the town bad
mare after you have left it. Fit weren' t
kind of agin fashion to hit parson I'd
knock your head off of you fur your
lies," cried the miner, getting madden
every minute.
''My dear friend" said the minister
imploringly and evidently much disturb
a fome for bis msaafssEe sasE o eang ho mnst
say that you were a barber in the King
dom OF Siam, where the people never
shavep"
''Oh! l thought you were talking
Cheyenne" said the miner, as he fell
back into his chair disguised. Cor.
| PHILADELPHIA Press.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-07-12
Just Missed T.,


At West Point, Ca, we saw a negro
at the depot with torn shirt and bat
tered nose, and naturally inquired what
had happened.
swell, sab, you orter bin heah bout
ten minits ago!' he replied. "Yes, sab,
you orter bin heah."
"Why?'
''Kase / cum de clusest to havin' de
awfulest fight you eber hearn tell on
You see, lie been sorter down on Abr m
Jones fur de last six months, an he has
also bin sort O. down on me- Bout
half an hour ago l started to look him
up an have it out.
''And you found himp''
''Yes, sab, he was right up dar' by de
lime-shed. l tell you, it was mighty
tlus shave! Why, we come widin ha'r
bredth of havin' de terriblest fight two
men eber got into
''How close did you come?'
Why, sab, we come dat close dat de-
mint lie hit me turned an run, he fol-
lowed me half mile afore his wind gin
out! Why, sab, if he'd got hold of mo
I'd pounded him till his own muddey
wouldn't believed dat she eber sot
eyes onto him 'rn-Detroit Free
Press,