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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-05

IT Is now given out that the moment Con-
gress shall be organized for business, General
Rosecrans will aim death blow at Mormon
ism. We hope it will not be a blank cartridge
which he puts in his gun, and that it will not
snap. Mormonism is a blot which should be
wiped off.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-05
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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-05

LOOK out for big split in the Democracy
after the election Of Speaker.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-05

isions work against the growth Of San An
tonic, and that sound policy and wisdom re
quire change in this respect before necessity
forces it upon us. The mite Of the laboring
man is nothing by itself in the till Of the shop
man and the merchant, but when the mites Of
10000 laborers comes to be added to IL, the
aggregate assumes respectable size, and ex-
ceeds the outlay Of the small number Of cap
italists. The loss Of single hard working
and industrious man is a serious drawback
to San Antonio, yet high rents and provisions
have caused many to seek cheaper places
This is all very short-sighted policy, as every
one will admit when the admission will come
too late to be Of any use, and we, therefore,
urge reduction Of rents and in the price Of
provisions. There is no excuse for beef selling
at IS cents per pound when it does not cost
5 cents at the outside, nor are the taxes 50
high as to justify exorbitant rents. There
should be reason in all things.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-05
1884.
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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-05
AMERICAN House,
BOerne, Tex, A.W. Barr, Prop.

Persons wishing TO spend the fall and winter
in the country will find ut this house as many
home comforts as can be found anywhere.
Well ventilated rooms, best of beds and more
verandah promenade than any other house in
the State. Pure well and cistern water. AS
health resort Boerne has no equal In Texas,
especially for pulmonary complaints. Our
facilities are good-first-class stage coaches,
daily mails and telegraph. S-l3-tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-05

TIE Fort Worth Gazette, with a highbred
courtesy that renders discussion both pleasant
and instructive, insists upon it that the posi-
ton assumed by the LIGHT against an appro-
priation by the Texas Legislature, TO aid the
New Orleans Exposition, is erroneous and i'll
judged. On this point the LIGHT joins issue
with the Gazette and appeals to the people of
the State for judgment. it is suicidal to slim
ulate and encourage the growth Of cotton by
means Of a cotton exposition; people devote
far too much attention to cotton, as it is, and
we are for weaving them from so ruinous a
habit. II will not benefit Texas I cent to be
represented at this exposition by its cotton
alone, for it will bring neither population nor
capital into the State; nor will it enhance the
value Of lands. Public money is derived from
taxes levied on the people, and should not be
thrown around as though it grew on trees by
the Legislature. An appropriation Of money
to this cotton exposition will be plainly in
violation Of the Constitution and good sense,
and will be a squandering of the money Of the
people. That's our ground, and we shall not
bulge from it. Major Burke's connection
with it imparts no fresh charms to it in our
opinion, as we are ignorant Of any achieve
ments or qualifications of his which should
lead us to trust him blindly.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-05

Ir Is both possible and probable that when
fences were first cut there was ample ius,ifca.
ton for it in the fact that the act was neces-
sary to give cattle p.risbipc with thirst access
to water: but fence cutting since the rains
have made water abundant. Is hound TO have
been the result of pure cussedness and law
lessness and for that reason HIGHLY criminal
An indscriminate war against fences is down
rich, Isul.ssn.ss ,,d 80, H. u,o, ,,d 49,,
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-05

The touchingness and the spiteiulness
shown by the Galveston papers whenever an
interier paper fails to gush over their city does
not do Galveston particle Of good, and rem
ders the papers themselves ridiculous. Mar
row minded newspapers always damage a
town, or city, and provoke opposition.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-05

WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1883.
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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-05

JAY GOULD is to build an $780, tomb.
That sum Of money would gladden. the hearts
and satisfy the hunger of several thousand
poor people, and their grateful benedictons
would be his best monument No doubt,
Dives also had costly monument, but it did
not amount 10 much when the pinch came.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-05

Entered at postofhce at San Antenlo, Texas
ls secOnd-claaa matter.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-11-03

on the platform. immediately gentle man remarked. sComplef. mess,eurs.- v Very complete" said the Judge. in his blAndest tones. "Complet. monsieur" sad another, a little more empha,ically ;" les so" said the Judge. As was telling my friend here. Paris stree, cars are the most complete of any have ever seen.r Two men and a woman inside shouted to us in horaS :. Comp,ei " You're right, shouted the Judge in re- turn. " complete Is no name for II. A, that moment the conductor stepped down from the roof, or .' imperiale. where he had eeen collecting fare. and said Si,h stern gesture that we dld nol fa,l to com prehend, "CoNPiEr and-well. we %, oil. l, seems that they don, reoevc any more passengers when all the places are taken on faris iramway or omnibus. nike our American ways. there IS never :" room for one more"
 King Alfonio of Spain Is to arrive this afternoon. and he might feel hand to- wards me if l fail ,o be on hand ,e receive him. so you mus, excuse me from writing further to-day.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-11-03

wanted to try my bicycle" said the boy, as he broke oos laughing. He saw me riding the bicycle, and he said he could do |, as well as could. if he could once get oa. but he couldn't spring up on il quite as spry as he used to. and he wanted me and my chum to hold u while he got On. told him he would ge, hurt. but he said there eouldnt no boy tell hlm anything abou, riding. and 90 we got the bicycle up agains, a shade tree, and he put his fec, on the ,readles and told us to turn her loose. We'll. honest, l shut my eyes cause didnt want 10 see pa set tied up Tn knot. But he did. Re pushed s,,h one foot. and ,he bicycle turned sideways. then he pushed ~ith the other foot. and II began "a ~.ggle. and then he pushed ~ih both feet. and pulled on the handles, and the front wheel struck aa ison fence and as pa wen, on top os the fence the hind wheel seemed Ia rsar up and kick him. and pa hung 10 the fence and the bicycle hung to hum, and they both went down on the sidewalk. the big wheel on pas s,oms ch. one handle up his trousers leg, the other handle down his coat collar. and the other wheel rolling around back
 and forth over his hnsers. and he yelling to us ,o take II of never saw two peo. pie the way pa and the bicycle was. and we had ,o take 1t apart. and take pas coa, oit and roll ap hls pants To get h,m out. And when he got up. and shook
 himseli to sec Il lac was all there. and looked al |, as though he didn't know Il was loaded. and looked at me and then !, my ehnm m sort oi nervous way, and looked around and scrinred as though he expected the bicycle was go,ng to sneak up behind him and kick hlm agaln. he wanted me Ia go and get the axe to break the bieyele up with. and wtea laughed he was soing 10 take me by the neck and maui the bicycle. but l req. soncd h,m out ot H. wasn't to blame for his try.ng 10 gallop over an non pie ket fence wlth d bicycle, cause told him he better keep oil of Il. l think Il men would take adsiee from boys etener they wouldn't toe So apt to get theif suspendcfs caught on an iron picket fence asd have to be pit ked up m basket. But there IS no use of us boys telling grown per son anything, and by keeping s.ill and letting them break their bones. we save getting kicked. l, would do some men good to l c boys all then hves. then they ~ouldn' have to iinl,ate. Hello, there goes the police patrol wagon, and l am golng to sec how II ndes on the back step and the boy went out and jumped on the hind end oi the wagon, and then picked himself up out of the mud and tel, ot his head where the psli, eman 5 tlnb dropped an Il {fs<s .Naa
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-11-03
THEN AND NOW.
sosExr ]. srRDEIrk.

L,-s., ,h,s old hat was new. Ts~ railroad was stage, |. 'S mule tean made plenty of steam
 so- he broadest kind of gnage. ..nehi goose when you wanted a pen, -ss ,nl ~e used was blue. -s ,hr women you loved didn't ~an, 10 ee men ,,s-n ,his old hat vas new. |. s,.de was only a spade. ,,a Jennie was just plain anc, his ,mpudent lio boy would skip F :, ,hr end of rattan cane. were sixteen ounces ln every pound. rer, quarts made gallon true. a-, ,hineS don't seem like they used ;o been .Sh.- ,his old hat was new. ,w,&e shortened the time since then a,a we're running faster heat. |. -1 ,he boys of ten are full blown men. Nso ran the store and the street. ,v. b.ash to gigele. and se should smile And ~e're cute, and we never say die; g,,-e ID to snuff, and we're full If guile. aaa re just too awfuliy fly. .-. father IS goye nor, old man, dad. ,rt hls old day is gone. |,r. t,.a things fast and a luile bad. sage ae put this new hat on. -E GetIag<
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-11-03

have been worse had a gang of Indians
 been turned loose.
 When it came tc the knos'edye of a guerrilla leader that any citizen living beyond the protection et regular con. ! tcderatc scld,esy had money os saluables he was promptly visited. The >ia, was generally pa,d a, night Nd matter how long he had lived in the country, or ho~ many relatives he had in the army he was informed that he VAS suspected ot holding communication ~,th the federal army. When he den,ed Il some member ot the band ~oul,. come forward to testify to certain things. and the apsho, would be that the citiEen had hss choice ci he,ng robbed or taking ttip into the noun tainS, perhaps never to be heard ot akaln, tn several o,,asions the regular con. te,ictate cavalry tall,cd ln upon these gueullla> and killed ever, one ~ho eeuld bc go, at.
 In eas, Tennessee. in the fall ot ,Sei, guerrilla leader called Captain klggs made h,mseli teItot to certain netgh- hoshoetls. lie had only hitrcn men with him. and was neyes commissioned net authorized to recruit noi furnished atins by any one n authority Inns bush ~haokcr and his gang s,olc horses, toh- bed houses,- and never lei dn pass without killing some ,i,,sen onr oi iheit hrst victims was an old man named Reaatett, and the excuse iet killing han was that he owned thtce good horse and would mol give them up ~,,hou, teeelpi ttom a confederate quattctmaste,
 lieaaiart had son m the confederate amy. and the only enc d, home @as h,s wife. woman Ca ycaD ot age. issas iou was taken by the gang one day whilo working m the held, and at,et he,nk carried oil distance ot ,hlee w iaui miles was btutally she, down and h,s body lett to Inc husIaids. It was a week before his wiic could ass sctisn h,s late The gang had meanwhile shifted ,e :, los ality seventeen miles distant the day the wife borrowed horse and rode this distance ta ,are revenge hgks and seven ot has men had theu quarters m barn, and that night each man was wo-thirds ,n,oN.,ated as he turned III At m,dnigh, old Mrs ileauioH ,tept out and hle,l the barn m three places. elggs and one man escaped, both settoasl, hutned. bat the other hse were roaN,ed te the ban
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-11-03

Wha, influence has the moon on the tide z" the teacher asked john Henry. And John Henry said il depended on what Il was tied if il vas dog |, made him howl, and fl it was gate II united # just ss soon as a GOV or young man came along. is is such things ss this that make school teAchers want to iie down and die every day at four o'eloek.--Bsr- Hsgios Haek<ys.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-11-03
rorneody
MA.I .tll -lAHh

A'tEt AHt faFFHHf
 M,. Iopuoody went to .hulch alone last sunday. and when he came hask he iound hia wife absorbed III :, book
 What atr you ,ead,ng my deat he inquired
 Inc l.ihle
 oh i.ptesamc you hnd ltenie,,a,a ,ng eappo,e you let ne tead Il toSet
 Thanks, but when take my iaad like to have II served A clean d,shoa
 that'a Whs wanted te ,ead lo ,oH. lave liai Yaa shauidnt he so sat, asle
 ia not sat,s ssttt. lepeeotist l9 ouiA i,lthul
 @,H conlse ,oa Ate ,n, deal, II tuns n the tsmll)
 " h all tans over IF, waY loe. lop- moody
 ct, m. be per.onal my den Nhs, do ,eu thlnk oi the h,ble
 l, b 4 good book for ptetept and should be ID inc handa oi all seil U. |. Lac fam,hra- gude my < n II, by II.
 Ahein. my dear, should imagine yon h,d s,tuok The ap"' fypha al times i,"nf your style oi acton
 Well. fopnoo,y. the good book Aa,s Ne must hgh, the sle,ll s.th ttr. and il you ~iii petS,s, m dolng as yaa do some nmcs. l must fall bas k on the dis,nc ,n lun, ton and be :, ln,le less gentle than my teal nature iu keep even sith you
 What does ihc liblc say about SO men. my deal
 r sayN that wheu the ,eatot had u.ade her, lie found that she MAS d g"od thlnY tu haze m Inc family
 es, my dear. bu, that ~4s the hfsf one tuned out, and ou know further ovei lH the book mention is made oi that un raiy member, Inc tongue, and ala" that the huuss,op ln soliiade is {. better place idi a uag than i11ern Anne pailuf 1il A bfasiinf woman. and he looked s, his wife stgniltt antly
 % Don't look al ne ,ha, say, iaps9od) io, know Il says also ths, good ~ite Is heaYen's best gitt 'a man
 Sts my dear know # s}s 4 Reed slic. but
 !" iopnoody.@ she interrupted ~ilh A .,1iter in her eye and A rio, lH her veise
 And fopno"dy eeased fung
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-11-03

Say" sad the bibuious individual do you know the new idea I've got on tamblersY Nof Well, I'm gong to have one made for me with a mirror in the bottom of #, so's can sce where inc drink goes b. o.r-LozD<U CiG.es.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-11-03

There arc nice little ssories about the return Of ]" The prodigsI Daughter.S The son can return and have the finest veal served up for him, but the daughtermo stay away.--NfsV Ovitas5 PifaysS<.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-11-03
6tye IL Up


 How is |, that the English when they leave thef own country. AS rule, take an lnieftor position How IS Il. that ~hile m England they take the lead over all other nations. directly they leave # they bcsotne followers instead of ieadess 1, Is the case in the United States and II ss the case in every Iiritish colony 1 here Is no. A single prominen, English'nan ,n Canada today who owes his prominence n his brains and his own ability and talents. 10, one. They are nowhere ss satesmen, nowhere as selI-msde men. nowhere as succesafuI merchants They Al h,eve tespco, ,abtli,y ,n sheu respective pfofessions and pursuits, bu6tbey never seem to get beyond the po,nt of respesta- blc mediocniy. Brought into compel, ton siih the nauye taBadlsns, Scott h, Ifish, Germans or Afnefi.ans. and th~, % to the wall every tune The only clAsa in ( anada they can get ahead of ,n ,ht fase are the French Canadians. and lhis IS pretty small praise. There must be feason for this, what IS itt
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-03-08
lRoanoke (Va.) Leader.l
Welcome.

1t affords US much pleasure to note
that quite a number of enterprising
and energetic citizens of Pennsylvania
and other Northern States are making
their homes in our city. They con-
stitute, in great measure, the prac-
tical and experienced population that
our section needs. In short while a
considerable number of skilled me-
chanics will reach here to work in the
extensive machine shops which are
now nearly completed. To all these
we extend a cordial and hearty well
come. We have long looked forward
to and hoped for the time when
Northern capital and skill would take
note of, and be attracted by, the great
resources of our section, and that day
seems to have come. With the advent
of that much wished for time our city
and section has sprung into public
notice and grown in public favor
until the almost daily developments
have startled even those who for many
years have been predicting great
things when men and money would
one day be induced to test the advan-
tages and superiority of Virginian
fields Of enterprise.
An unfounded suspicion that feel
ing Of unkindness existed in the South
toward Northern settlers, to which i'll
timed expressions in political newspa-
pers have sometimes given color, has
doubtless caused much delay in this
advance to our borders. If any sus-
picion yet exists with any who would
otherwise cast their lot with US, we
beg to assure them it is utterly ground
less and that they are sincerely and
most heartily welcome, no matter
what their political views and opinions
may be. We hope that the tide,
which now seems fairly turned in this
direction, may flow on without inter
ruption and in few years we will be
able to point with pride to the most
fourishing and prosperous section of
this country. We fully appreciate
what Northern capital has done for
us. and are grateful for it, but the
field has scarcely been touched. What
has been accomplished is but a start
ing point toward developing the i'm
mense resources and brilliant future
of Southwest Virginia. We have
room and need for much more, and
shall heartily welcome all who come
and sincerely rejoice in their prosperi-
tv.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-03-08
re. C. McCabe in American Reformer.]
Are They Exaggerated?


Are the statements made by Tenn
perance speakers with regard to the
ruin of rum exaggerated? "One hun
dred thousand are murdered by this
horrible traffic every year" That is
the dread Indictment Can it be sus-
tained by the facts? Imagine the
nation divided off into $4,000 towns
of 200 each in population. Do you
think that two deaths per year in each
caused by rum too large an estimate?
Alas! the figures are far within the
truth.
Much of this ruin is concealed from
the public. I can think, at this mo-
ment, of several men who have gone
down in this maelstrom of death, and
the public were never made acquainted
with the real facts in the case. They
called it heart disease. This sort of
deception is carried on everywhere.
The figures are not exaggerated. One
hundred thousand every year! Look
upon the city of New York. Contem-
plate the possibility of seeing the
whole population of that great city
disappearing from the face of the
earth within the next ten years, until
all its streets should be deserted and
homes desolate. What horror would
seize upon the nation then? Yet that
would only equal the ruin the rum
traffic will cause in the next decade.
One million lives will be sacrificed
upon this bloody altar Of Moloch in
ten years.
Who is responsible? The voters
who refuse to vote for Prohibition
are responsible. Any day we could
stop it if we acould. Let us make
haste. God help US.
NEW YORK, JAM, 1888.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-03-08
A Remarkable Case.

DR.. Hartman.-Dear Sir: 1 am
induced by sense of duty to the suf-
fering to make brief statement of
your remarkable cure Of myself. |
was most miserable sufferer from
the various annoying and distressing
diseases of delicate persons, which
caused me to be confined to my
bed for long time, being too weak
to even bear my weight upon
my feet. | was treated by the most
reputable physicians in our city, each
and all saying they could do nothing
for me. | had given up all hopes Of
ever being well. In this condition |
began to take your Manalin and Pc
runa, and, | am most happy to say, in
three months | was perfectly we'll
entirely cured without any appliances
or support of any kind.
Yours truly,
Mrs. HENRY ELLIS,
No. 5O0'Scott street, Milwaukee, Wis
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-03-08
Grand Discoveries.

The discovery of a great remedy is
frequently matter Of accident. This,
however, is not the case with TAR
AXINE, now widely known and ap-
proved as an almost infallible remedy
for Liver Complaint, and diseases of
the Kidneys and Bowels. The best
physicians have for many years used
various preparations Of dandelion root
in these diseases, but with only indif-
ferent success. After long series of
experiments, a combination, with the
active principle of the Dandelion as a
basis, and other approved remedies to
highten its potency has been effected,
and the desired specific for these dis
eases has been found in the produc-
tion-TARAXINE. For sale by E.
D. Lewis. Call for Taraxine Memo
randum Book free 3
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-03-08
The Latest Electrical Discovery.

The Rev. Mr.. Gilbert, during an
address at Christ Church the oth
night, remarks the Otago Times, while
speaking Of the telephone, asked his
audience if they would be astonished
if he were to tell them that it was
now proved to be possible to convey
by means of electricity vibrations OF
light-to not only speak with your
distant friend, but actually to see him.
The electroscope-the name Of the in
strument which enabled us to do this
was the very latest scientific discov-
cry, and to Dr. Gnidrah, of Victoria,
belonged the proud distinction. The
trial of this wonderful instrument
took place at Melbourne on the 3Ist
October last in the presence of some
forty scientific and public men, and
was great success. Sitting in dark
room, they saw projected on large
disk Of white FURNISHED metal the race
course at Pennington with its myriad
hosts of active beings. Each minute
detail stood out with perfect fidelity
to the original, and as they looked at
the wonderful picture through binoc-
ular glasses, it was difficult to ina
CINE that they were not actually on
the course itself and moving among
those whose actions they could so
completely scan.-Scientfc american