The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-22

institution struck him as peculiarly Character
istc Of the country, he replied "rhe Amer
lean girl. As a product indigenous to the
United States she stands out in full relief, and
in a rose-colored light. In Paris | have many
friends among the American residents, and
have found the study Of feminine character an
extremely interesting one. Why, have seen
American girls OF IS or 40 years look gravely
into ones eyes and enunoiate opinions ofIheir
own on most important matters. And they
really say very original things sometimes, and
have original ideas. As class, they are
bright, witty, sparkling, aud they know how
to take care Of themselves" When asked Il
French girls were not the same he said;
"Not at all. Our girls refer everything to
their mammas. II they have original ideas
they consider il unmaidenly to express Them,
or II they say anything outside the limits Of
polite sma-talk, it is preiaced or excused by:
SO my mother says, or, Mamma has told
me that
THE Pi,tsburg Leader, in answer to a qucs
ton Of why it did not have "Woman's De-
partment" in that paper, says it won't pay,
and gives practical reason for It in the fol-
lowing: "Those who have tried Women's
departments in newspapers have not found
| them to pay. The idea that a column or
two of woman talk would increase ones
subscription list greatly is a plausible one.
and it has occurred to a great many enter
pising publishers who would I'll their paper
with that or sny other kind Of after il it
would pay. They have tried it, and they
found it not worth putting money into. The
subscription list did not increase when they
commenced the woman's column, and did not
fall of when they dropped it. Most live news
papers have dropped it, and no more think
now Of publishing a woman's department
than a mems department. The fact that there
is no successful woman's rights paper in The
land is better than volume, as a commentary
on the Indifference OF woman to exclusive
woman's reading The only really success
full woman's paper in this country is Harpers'
Bazaar, and that is so principally because Of its
tasteful illustrations and discussions concern
ing dress. We are not defending this state Of
things, dear Madame, but merely stating the
facts as they seem to be and trying TO explain
why, as the Leader is not missionary in the
woman's rights cause or any other, but simply
a newspaper, it will not devote space to any
thing that people do not care much to read"
THE Honey Grove Independent resuuects
a tradition in the following: "In the year OF
1896. when the western limit of civilization
was marked by small settlement near where
the city Of Paris now stands, Davy Crockett
started with company Of men to reach the
Texan army at San Antonio by this western
route. This locality was then an unknown
wilderness Of grass, the home of the Indian
and the buffalo. Reaching this place a day
after leaving the settlement, Crockett and his
men pitched their camp in the grove now
little north of the public square Of the town.
In the grove was spring Of fine water, about
which the company spread their blankets and
built their fires. They remained in this camp
for several days in consultation, being divided
IN opinion whether or not il were best to pur-
sue this route through the wilderness or re-
turn and travel by a more easterly course.
While in camp here they discovered an I'M
usual number Of trees containing swarms Of
bees with honey. On this honey and the
venison with which the camp was easily sup
piled the party Toasted as long as they re-
manned in this camp. Some Of the party
seeing the danger Of this route had already re-
turned to the settlement, and Crockett. with
only few men left, was compelled to abandon
the expedition in this direction, but turned
south to the old trail from Nacogdoches to
GAINESVILLE and went on; reaching San An
MO at last in time to offer up his life for the
history OF Texas at the historic Alamo. "
1T LOOKS very much like scheme-that
resolution introduced into the Council by
Alderman Lockwood, declaring the San An
t'nio river, San Pedro creek and the bitches