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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10

SERGEANT-AT-ARMs FRENCH, in a lecture
upon "Ten Years About the Senate" related
the following: Lyman Trumbull was
another great lawyer and good deal of
statesman. Like Fessenden, debater rather
than an orator. A sharp man, distinguished
by great acuteness Of discrimination and ac-
curacy of statement and Of Judgement Not
as strong man as Fessendsn, but in many
traits like him. There was n time when Mr..
Trumbull was chairman OF the Senate Com
mittee on the judiciary, that Benjamin Butler
was chairman Of Judiciary committee of the
House. 1t was during this period that dele
CATION from one Of the Southern States visited
Washington, with the desire to secure the i'm
parchment and removal Of the Federal Judge
Of their State. They interviewed Mr.. Butler
as to the probability of carrying such a
measure through that session. Il don't know,
was Mr.. Buffers reply, Il am chairman of the
Judiciary committee Of the House. The
necessary action can be had there. But
Lyman Trumbull is chairman Of the Senate
committee, and Judge Trumbull is troubled
with two things dyspepsia, which makes
him miserable, and conscience, which makes
him uncertain In these modern times ther'
may be many others besides General Butte
who would sneer at Senator for being caugh
in Washington with conscience, but Their
must be left some of the old fashioned peopl
who, in their simplicity, would honor the ma
all the more"
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10
Doctor Panl.

Mamma" asked a five year old White
halter, as he returned from church on Sunday
morning, "was Paul doctor? ?"
mo, my son." she replied. "Why do
you ask -
"Cause the minister said he told a man to
take little wine tor his stomach's ache, and
that's what pa says his doctor tells him to
take whisky for."-[ Whitehall Times.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10

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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10

MAJOR PESS, the revivalist, has chrome
and pamphlet representing the different
churches and the manner in which they must
be entered, which he sells for ST. each.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10

THERE are 4s,o49 postmasters in the
United States, rI76 Of them being appointed
BY the President. Money orders are issued
al 6275 Offices.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10

1T IS claimed that the New York critics,
who have killed Oscar wilde's drama Vera"
have not gone far enough, as Oscar himself is
still living.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10

the church first When South Caro- lima will
ioin the church rather than be called out and
shot down by such useful citizens as Colonel
Cash, it is plain that the State has reached a
degree Of moral turpitude utterly discourag-
ing to the ehivalry Of the South"
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10

THE Waco Examiner suggests that Calves
ton borrow the cash balance and get deep
water. That city will "get into deep water" If
she does not deepen the water over the bar.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10

THE coming election in Ohio is conceded
to be walk-away for the Republican ticket,
by reason Of the Democratic leaders fighting
among themselves.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10

MINNESOTA has a little unpleasantness to
settle with Mr.. James, and ifshe gets her hands
on him it will be a very cold, damp day for
Mr.. James.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10

II ENGLAND acts as assignee between
France and China, she will not be slow to push
her own interests during the arbitration.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10

THE Gonzales bar passed resolutions of
respect to the memory Of Judge George F.
Moore, expressing reverence for his memory
and admiration for his virtues, as one Of the
noblest members Of the noblest of human
professions.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10

THE st. Louis Globe-Democrat says;
president Arthur has got back, brcnzed and
invigorated and uncaptured by cowboys, and
the New York Sun ought to print map show
ing Just how the public business has suffered
by his absence. While he has been away
from Washington the Hill committee, COM
posed Of Republicans, has decided to con-
denim some Of the official practices Of the
Supervising architect, another Republican;
Postmaster General Gresham has refused to
turn over the management Of his department
to Malone and Chalmers; and il has been
found that campaign assessments have no
further terrors for clerks and tide walters. In
other words, the Republican party has done
what the Democratic parry never did and
never will do-demonstraiei the possibility
of reform from within, and actually accom-
plished it as well The Republican party will
not go just yet"
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10

AN INTELLIGENT miller of Highland, ILL
nois, who has recently made two trips through
the winter wheat section, predicts that the
crop in this country will fall short Ioo, 900 900
bushels, with a proportionate shortage in
France and England.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10

WHEN the Mexican authorities will not allow
the Mitchell-Slade prize fight to take place
within their borders, it begins to look as if the
world generally was not SO wicked as some Of
these bilious moralists would have US believe.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10

THE commercial reports from the trade
centres in the East, say the outlook for the
fall trade throughout the entire country is
most excellent. The volume Of production
steadily increases and prices are well sus-
tanned.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10
JUNIUS MEANS

Can be found nearly opposite the courthouse.
WIN buy or sell stock, will assess and pay
taxes on land for non-residents, will attend 70
the redemption of lands sold 10 the State or 70
applications for changes of roads in Bexar
county, and will trace and furnish information
Texas Where no service is rendered no charge
will be made. Correspondence solicited. Would
refer TO lawyers, land agents and old citizens
OF San Antonio. Silly
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10
NEW OYSTER SALOON.

The undersigned begs to inform the public
that he has opened All oyster saloon at No. "a
West Commerce street, opposite Reeds furni-
ture store, where Morgan City and Galveston
oysters can be had in all styles at moderate
prices. Oysters Is cents per dozen.
g-s-lm ANTONIO PIFFERI.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10

THE marvellous growth and prosperity of
San Antonio has furnished the text for much
comment on the part of outside papers, but
the following, from the Gonzales Inquirer, is
the most interesting Of all Accepting as
reliable the statistics Of the September edition
of the Galveston News, San Antoniois chuck
ling with delight to learn how important she
is. While the total valuation of the assess
ments OF the city and county of Galveston is
a little over ST. 200, 600 10 excess Of 1852, the
increase for the same period in the city OF
San Antonio, exclusive Of the county, is
S., ooo, ooo-this enhancement in value being
on Ss,ooo,o 600 less Of property. 1t is also
pointed out that San Antonio leads Houston
S., goo 600 in the volume Of trade. The table
showing the business done by Houston, in
GLIDING the products of her industries, ioots
$4,000 ooo against over $40, 500, GOETHE
aggregate of the trade Of this city exclusive of
imports. 1t is regretted that the principal
branches Of trade in Dallas and Fort Worth
were not reduced to dollars as basis for COM
parison. There are those who believe that
the figures would demonstrate that San An
tonio's aggregate is equal 10 the business of
both Dallas and Fort Worth-the total to be
exclusive of the cotton, grain, wool hide and
cattle trade Of the three cities"
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1883.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10

A BRUSSELS, Belgium, newspaper contains
an advertisement of an orphan girl al years
old, very respectable, very pretty, with for
tune Of 1900, 600, and an income Of Goo, 900
francs, who wants husband. An earnest in
vitation is extended to that lady to come to the
South.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10
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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10

THR revelations Of Dorsey in the New York
Sun has had an offset in the Truth, which has
commenced a series Of articles giving com
plete history OF Tilden's celebrated cipher
dispatches, and the means employed by him
to get the Presidency. These dispatches
number about 4oo. Truth says: "The his
tory of the electoral crises in November and
December, 1876 as disclosed by the cipher
dispatches of the Democratic leaders, and
their secret agents, covers period oil about
% days, from November s, when it first be-
came apparent that the Presidency depended
upon a count OF the vote in two or three
doubtful States, until December 9, when the
electoral ballots were duly cast for Hayes and
Wheeler By deciphering these kilograms 1t
was decovered that agents were at once sent
out from IS Grammercy park, the residence
of Samuel ]. Tilden, to South Carolina, Flor
ida, and Louisiana, and that others at the
West received Geographic orders to proceed
Immediately to Oregon, in order to capture
one or all those States for the Democratic
candidates. These men all resorted to
bribery, communicating to Tilden's nephew
the late Colonel W. T. Pelton the particulars
Of the bargains they concluded, and receiving
from him distinct and formal approval"
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10

ACCORDING to the Chicago Times; "South
Carolina, II Colonel Cash, of that State, is
correct, has reached an appalling depth Of
degradation. Besides being a converted
Democrat, anxious for Federal ognition,
the Colonel is an accomplished duelist.
Speaking Of the Democrats down his way, he
saws: You can't do anything with those fell
lows. They won't even fight they will join
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10

MONSIEUR HILARo BALsoM, the French
man who announced that he would swim the
rapids of Niagara, has declined the under
taking. 1t is matter Of some congratulation
to the country at large that there is something
here to take the conceit out of the foreigners
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10

GALL OF the officials the Mexican Central
railroad" says the FL Paso Times, "and even
clerks, in fact all who draw salaries, are
making long faces over the IN per cent,
salary tax which the Government is now col
lecting from those dignitaries. Verify, the
Government counts it an honor worth paying
for to live under its protection"
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-10

Entered at postomce at San Antonio, Texas
as second-class matter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22
The Girl of the Period.

Under the present order of things,
should the novelist 60 into the high
WAYS and resorts of the world to study
reality, he will find many daughter
of the gods, divinely tall. and the
most divinely fair, who, when her lips
are opened, will dispel the charm of
her presence, and bring to mind the
old toads and snakes at every word;
who acknowledged no law of etiquette
but her own whims; whose standard
of regard for others is her own con-
venience; whose greatest virtue is in
difference, and whose best charm alb
sence. 1t is true that at summer resorts
there are charming and lovely girls,
but their refined presence is completely
overshadowed by the pushing, noisy
vulgarity of the registering girl Of the
period, the girl whose family is often
excellent, whose advantages, socially
and educationally, have been all that
position and wealth could command,
yet who remains TO the end vulgar,
selfish and obtrusive.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22
Christmas Gifts

Let us make As many of our Christ
mas gifts rs We have time and ingenui-
~ to fashion: tor it is not SO much the
cash value of the gift As the spirit of
good will we exhibit. Those who have
long purses nj their disposal can find
plenty OF useful and pretty articles
ranging from the highest to the lowest
prices, wherewith they can make glad
the hearts and brighten the eyes of
their friends. But those who have not
long purses al their disposal, can, with
a little taste and time, manufacture
very many pretty articles that are both
useful and ornamental and that are Of
ten quite a. highly valued by the re-
cipients as ii they had been purchased
at high price. Children should be
taught BY mamma to make their own
presents; nimble fingers can fashion
tasteful articles for grandpa and grand
mamma, and other relatives and old
friends. will decribe few easily
made gifts Pretty handkerchief and
glove boxes may be made of the small
sized ciyur box Line with silk. satin
or velvet; cushion the cover with the
ean9 material: emtroi4ier; paste gold
~ silver perforated psler % The out
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22
Smokers Iiiosyncrasies.

Inveterate smokers do funny things.
Carlyle smoked up the chimney vita n
degree of thoughtfulness for Inc ice 'ngs
of others no, universal in his conduct,
and the famous Bishop Burn t wlo.
like many another autnor, found COM
position facilitated by pullings of tAe
seductive weed. dislikin = Ia, ia;crruD-
ton of removing his pipe constantly
while he was writing, in order 10 COM
bine the two operations with due COM
fort to himself, bored u hole tnrou "a
the broad brim of his large hat. and
putting his long p &c through il. poiia'l
and wrote and wroi and puled with
the most philosophical CAIN. The m
crease in the sale of pipes within the
last ten years is astounding. They are
now manufactured in immense quarti-
ties in New York city. Tne polishn
of mcerschaum pipes affords protitaoic
occupation for girls, VINO, aitet learn
inc the business can real re eight OF
ten tCllars week with eas..
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22
Don't Be Too Oreduious,

Don't believe all YOU read. Dent be-
lieve too quickly hall YOU read. Don I
believe anything a. regards thought,
opinion or assertion till you have run it
through the mill of Your own Judgment
and seen if il energies without Il flaw.
Remember that "a book is generally one
mans talk on paper. Remember that
orally based on other men 5 statements
which tine may prove partly or wholly
wrong Remember that il j. n easy TO
err with the pen ~ with the tongue.
Remember that for two men Ia give the
same account OF the event III which
both are witnesses, is extremely rare
Remember that no conscientious scribe
can read what he wrote twenty-five
years ago without finding many opin-
ions and assertions which will make
him squirm and feel like huntinga hole
TO hide his head in. knmcinpcr that
the man, be- be writer or not, who all
his days sticks to one opinion, simply
because it is his opinion. ceases TO grow
intellectually and imprisons himself in
his own dogmatism. Remember that
the man who Is searching for the truth
must give up his mistaken convictions.
NO matter bow dear they may be To him
or how soreiy il may hurt his pride 10
own mp that he has been mistaken. Be
member " apply all tbs foregoing IT.
MARKS ~ shS. srfiete sfrrr Nou have
pod 9.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22
A Funny Present.

One Christmas Grandma Melville
sent something irom III farm TO be
hung on the Christmas tree for Ava.
1t was alive, 50 it couldn't really be
hung. YOU know. Ii was snow-white,
but il wasn't Il rabbit with his winter
coat on. 1t had feathers and pair OF
bright eyes, but it wasn't one of Grand
ma Melvillc's doves no, a bit of II.
Papa made a little cage for it by
mailing Stats across n box; and then be
put ii behind the Christmas-trcc.
They unloaded the Christmas-trec in
the afternoon, because there were lots
OF little cousins who must get home
before dark; but when The blinds were
shut tight. and the lamps lighted. it
was Il good deal like nighttime
All of II sudden. breaking right
through the talk and laughter, came u
sharp little "Cut-cut -cut--c ut-da
cut. Cut cut-kcr -da-cut- -da -
cut--d;t cut
What is it? Oh. 'cluat il i,?' cried
Ava.
What do you guess" asked papa.
laughing.
1T sounds like hen-biddy,' said
Ava, but maybe it's turkle.
Then every body laughed; and papa
pulled the little cage on, from behind
the tree.
at Is q hen-biddyr' cried Ava.
Sure enough. There was snow
white little hen.
And as true as you live the snow
white little hen had laid q snow-whitc
little egg.
oh, CHI cried Ava Hers gave
me present all herself; and her name
Snow ball"
And almos. every Iay all winter,
Soe~bat gave Ava an egg tor her
trsSs FIRST ney. morning,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22
Taking All the Christmas Fun Ont Of Hi
Wiz.

Ii was coolly planned and deliberate.
iy executed in cold blood. ThcN sat by
the fire, and AS he perused his paper
ehe was busy with thoughts of Christ
mas. BY and bv he walked up and ask.
ed:
did any parcels for me come W
to-day?'
mo, dear SHE replied, ~ her face
grew white rs snow. "llayr YOU beer
buying anything
mo, nothing much. happened il
at Blank $ this afternoon, and, as h,
was selling ont his slippers AT cost, !
bought me three pairs Guess III be
fixed for the next ten years 10 come. ~
"You--bought- slipprrsP' she gasp
ed as she pressed her hands upon her
heart.
Eyes, and Dash came TO the door IL.
| was going past, and asked Inc in L,
look at his stock of drcssing-gowns.n
"And-and--'
And | bought me "a couple. Rather
handy garments you know, and these
are something extra nice.
"Do you mean to tell me that you
went and
why, dear, how you tremble,' he
interrupted. Eyes, bought two OF
EN-, and when Dash happened to men.
ton that ohght 10 have a smoking
cap, some new shirts and a smoking
set and a cane, told him to go ahead
and send EN- up. III order - new silk
hat, wristlets, gloves, sleeve-bu,ton.
and ncckties tomorrow, and then !
guess I'll be provided for. Come and
kiss your dear old hubby"
But she didn l. She rose up ano
clawed ana ga,pcd "nl rushed out OF
the room with fearful ewes and clcnch.
ed teeth. All her Christmas surprise
was handicapped Niroi Post
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22
Christmas Among the Esouimaux.

For the benefit of such of our little
readers who have never spent winter
in Labrador, Alaska, or the other coun-
tries Of the far North which the Esqui-
maux inhabit, we will narrate some
interesting facts illustrative OF their
mode of celebrating Christmas.
The winter residences of the Esqui-
maux are round novels built solely of
blocks of snow, in the sides of which
they insert sheets of ice to answer the
purpose OF windows; thus. the Esqui-
maux glazier instead of carrying little
boxes containing glass, putty and tin,
drives around in an ice-wagon.
The wealth of an esquimaux is COM
puted in banks; a man is worth,
not so many acres of land or thousands
of dollars, but 800 or 1000 snow banks
For example; although he can never be
director of First National Bank. he
may hold the equally important and
remunerative position of, say, president
of the Neg-a-lek Metropolitan Snow
drift.
When a young Esquimaux leads the
Esquimauxess of his hearts choice to
a check on the drift for SO many million
flakes, as the Lord has prospered him.
But we started out to describe their
Christmas doings. Among their OBJ
servances the fashion of making pres
ents to relatives and friends holds the
same important place as it does with us,
and the little folks hang up their seal
skin socks.
They have of course few tastes in
common with us. Their little folks
appreciate the gift OF sled or pair of
skates just as ours do, but there the
resemblance ceases. If an Esquimaux,
young or old, has a weakness, it is for
5lubber; and the little fellow who wakes
up Christmas morning to find his seal
skin socks full of bubber is Supremacy
handy.
Among the poorer classes it is GUS
tomary to make presents of sealskins.
In our country II lady esteems the gift
of seal-skin sacque, as quite princcly;
but in EsquimauX lands whole suit of
the beautiful fur is very ordinary Of
fering. Indeed whole seal is frequent
ly presented which the recipient can
skin at her leisure and make up to suit
herself
The Christmas dinner is, of course, a
leading feature of the days celebration.
A very fine dinner would consist OF Il
chunk OF raw whale with sauce of rose
colored hair oil, washed down with n
flaeon Of hot blood. At an extremely
tony affair, candles with dip are some
times served rs dessert.
BY the way, Ignatius Donnelly ad-
vances the theory that the northern
lands We're the ia rest on earth before
the glacial period. Was it there that
Pharaoh's daughter found little ESqui-
mauxes in the builrushcs? Gm Sal,
Night.