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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24
PERSONAL.
Items Cleaned I'm the Hotel Corridors and
From Various Other $ ources.
q a l. l.

Items Cleaned I'm the Hotel Corridors and
From Various other Sources.
s. Wolfson and bride have returned.
Mrs. J. F. Scott, Of Ohio, is at the Menger.
c. NJ. Wright, a merchant Of Milford, is
at the Central
Rev. A. ]. RoUer, Of Boerne, has rooms
at the Central.
l.. Marcassau, a commercial man Of New
York, is guest at the Menger.
Rudd Jordan, a well known citizen and
stockman Of Helena, is guest at the Central.
Judge G.. +. Hall, of the Land Fraud
Board, Of Castroyille, has just returned to the
city.
Henry Bauman and Robert Hooks,
rancheros Of Wilson county, are staying at the
Central.
J. lIerrin, Superintendent Of the |. & G..
N. railroad, Palestine, is staying at the
Menger.
Miss Katie Ludwig returned from DHanis
yesterday where she has been spending her
holidays.
Capt. k. P. Edwards, prominent citizen
and stockman Of Fort Worth, is soiourning at
the Central
X. F. Hendricks, an aduster belonging to
the firm Of Leon a Blum, Galveston, is at
the Menger
Mrs. Francis, accompanied by her daughter,
Miss E. c. Taylor, from Cisco, Texas, are
registered at the Menger.
Prof. W. X. Sterling, of the Alamo Music
house, has returned to the city after an ex-
tended trip through Central and Eastern
Texas.
II. A. Lewis, who has been to New York
with view to raise subscriptions for a new
railroad, has returned to San Antonio, ready
TO begin work.
John Begg, Austin; ]. r. Hawkins, ST.
Louis; X. Matthews, Philadelphia; John
Wordsworth, Boerne; d. O'Connell, Lacoste,
Texas; w. P. Ralston, City Point Texas; Z.
T. Dhrew, Frederick X. Russell, Galagher's
Ranch; John G. Adams, Boonton, Texas,
are at the St. Leonard.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24
TRAIN ROBBERY.

Larous is Plundered of Money, Papers
and Receipts Valued at $4,000.
J. S. Laroue, who arrived in San Antonio
this morning, stated to a LIGHT reporter that
he had been robbed on the train, between
here and Cotulla, Of $40 in money and $I2oo
in receipts for money laying at banks, besides
valuable papers, contracts, letters and other
things. His whole loss, he says, amounts to
$1,000, and he appears to be in bad way
about it. He has his suspicious Of the guilty
parties, and means to put the officers of the
law on their track.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24
Main Plaza, San Antonio, Tex.
what is Your school FUND.-

Colonel Brewster has written Judge Mason
to know the extent Of the Bexar county school
fund outside the State appropriation. Judge
Mason replies that the school funds realized
from school lands during 1895 amounted to
$I2oo and this has been mostly drawn on TO
aid communities in building school houses,
the county usually granting one-hali towards
such expenses. This information is requested
for statistical purposes.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

Miss Nellie Byrd, the pretty brunette at
tached to the Sunny South, is around calling
upon the citizens and soliciting subscriptions
for her paper. 1t is needless to say that the
paper is bona fde, for it has an established
reputation second to none in the Southern
States, and it is one of those papers that are
pleasant companions for the Preside.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

The San Antonio Athletics have sent a
challenge to the Austin Red Stockings to play
a match game at base ball, and the said chal-
lenge has been received. II will be considered
at the next meeting oflhe Red Stockings and
will no doubt be accepted. The Athletics
think that they can beat the Red Stockings,
and it is to be hoped that after the contest
they will not have the Blues fate.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

About time TO think of getting your fall and
winter clothing In readiness for u sudden
change in the weather, which Is liable to occur
at any time. You may have some garments
that could be made serviceable for some time
yet by a little renovatinR. Get them secured,
cleaned, dyed and they will look ms well as new.
Caens French dyelng and securing establish
ment, on Casino street, is the only place that
superior manner. S-l7-3m
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

Judge Mason went out yesterday to
Browns hill, on the Fredericksburg road,
where the county convicts are at work and
gave them particular directions as to what had
to be done for mending the hill and draining
the water hole.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

Pound Master Gleason found fine dun
horse sholling about on East Commerce
street. The horse apparently was without an
owner, so he took it up. The animal is
marked with a Spanish brand, had United
States saddle on it, a colored bride and
webbing reins. The saddle was loose when the
horse was caught and must have shortly
been lost
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

The story is told in Laredo of Constable
making complaint against and having arrested
the proprietor of a dance house, charging him
with running disorderly house because the
keeper Of the house refused to pay him hush
money. The accused was tried by jury and
found not guilty, and the Constable was prop
erly dismissed from service. Served him
RIGHT
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

G. ]. Gallagher, brick kitchen 2ox2o, north
side Houston street; $500
George NJ. Maverick, to remove an iron
clad Office I2x2o, to west side Navarro street.
]. E. Breeding, lumber dwelling sax26,
corner Olive and Crockett street: $1,000.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

We advise all our friends when they go to
San Antonio to stop az the New "St. Leonard
Hotel" on the south side of Main plaza, where
they will find handsomely furnished rooms, an
excellent table, and every home comfort, all
for the reasonable sum of So 80 per day. No
where IN the South can the same accommoda-
tons he found for the same money. S-2i-tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

Officer Ferris reports the following bridges
out of repair:
The bridge on Third street and avenue C,
is broken.
The bridge on Frio street is broken; also
on Medina street, at the crossing OF the
Alazan ditch.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24
The Nationals Are Coming.

The Nationals, Of Houston, will be here on
Sunday and are going 10 play match game
Of base ball with picked nine from San An
tonic clubs. As these players have beat the
crack teams of Austin and Galveston, some
good playing may be expected.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

J. II. G. Meade, jvst returned from San
Lucas Springs, Mexico, presented the LIGHT
with bottle Of sour mud, which he says is
great cure for many diseases. 1t fails, how
ever, to cure the natives Of revolutionary
ideas
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

Having opened first-class barber shop oppo
site the Postoilice, In Sommers y Uehlnger's
old stand, where intend to employ only first
class artists, | take pleasure In Inviting all my
friends and old customers to call and see me,
and guarantee satisfaction.
S-2l-im Tony MEssMER.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

Mr.. Brouelette was wrong in saying that he
had seen Marshal Shardein and that officer
had requested stopPage of the item in the
LIGHT concerning his robbery. The official
he saw was Detective Hughes.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

T. A. Manning, drunk and disorderly, SIS;
John Baily, drunk, SIS; F. Studemeyer, drunk
and down, SIS; Jessie Howard, drunk, SIS;
Josephine Scott, insulting and abusive Ian
guage, SIS; Dorcas Taylor, insulting and
abusive language, SIS; W. Boyd, beating and
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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

A San Antonian writing to a friend from
Fort Worth, on Sunday last, says; 81 would
drink glass of beer to you only hat the Sun
day law is in full force here to-day, and am
as dry as powder house" This is awkward,
especially when a man is fond of good glass
nj heer
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

Prof. Orsino has purchased the beer saloon
of Seimmang Bros, on Commerce street, near
Military plaza, where he keeps cool beer, lem
onade and soda water. Free lunch every day
his sleight of hand tricks will be taught free
of charge, S-2l-lm
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24
boarding.

A fruit store, with three years lease.
Terms reasonable. Apply at 43l Austin street,
opposite Sunset depot. S-20-it
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

And can be seen at 81 SOledad street. Watches
lewelry and diamonds 10 be sold at auction by
Hosuck 4 Newton. Everything guaranteed as
represented, and $4,000 worth TO he actually
closed out. .n-tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24
Wanted.

A steady man TO attend TO stable, yard, etc
References required. T.. II. TERRELL.
S.23-3t Soledad street,
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

Ten or fifteen first class tailors wanted to go
to Fort Worth. Good wages ard steady work
year around. ID. SCHWARTZ,
S-H-3t at $. Deutsch * Co.'S
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

We wish to inform the public that Mr.. II. +
O'Donoghue is no longer In our employ.
Respectfully,
s.2l-ht A. PANCOAST x Son.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

A few good quarry men. Apply To Il. J
Qulrk, end of the car track, at San Pedro
anrlngs N-..l-AI
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

Three good carpenters. Apply at once at
factory. S.22-2t
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

For the best of custom made boots and
shoes go to the new store of Martin, next door
TO Nette's drug store, 231 Commerce street.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

Full supply of Office stationery, printers
supplies, 80, q. w. BALDWIN Co.
S-1tf 257 Commerce street.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

A second hand farm wagon. Address L, this
Office. S-22-2w
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

At Mrs. V. G. Paschal's, @aO Crockett street.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

A house on corner Avenue aud nth street.
Inquire at premises. S-.2 ~
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

The Central hotel, of San Antonio, is the
place 10 stop at 81 80 a day. 7-28-tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

And so is Martin In his new store, next door
TO Nette's drug store, 90, Commerce street.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

Al Martins shoe store 2a7 Commerce street,
Call and see him. 7-2S-lm
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

Common a. Hawks.
Lightning rods at 20 cents foot. s-7-lm
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-08-24

Good Fruit Stand
sale cheap. Address, Business, this Office
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-09-08
ODE TO A CAT.

Nocturnal chamrion of the star-lit roof
Arch melodist and minstrel of the night!
Oft walked by thee from tolls dear-bought
We curse thy tribe till beams the matin
bright.
Ah. had We doomed, when by the kitchen
fire
Thy helpless youth We nursed with tend
rest care,
How base an migrate, cat, thou wouldst be-
come.
Then had we Drained thee with the nearest
chair.
How week the "meow" in adolescent days,
Oh, most unlike that of thy perfect prime,
When deaf men hear thee squall mile
away!
And poets celebrate thy charms in rhyme.
Midnight marauder. when from yon high
Thou wail'st thy dismal ditties to the
moon,
like mind?
Speak! speak we pray, or change thy
dreadful tune.
Say! is it love that fills thy furry breast,
That tender madness which lone Petrarch
chants;
Or dire revenge for real or fancied sights,
Put on thee by Maria's maiden auntsI
Say! is it these, or deeper, darker still,
Doth wormwood jealousy inflict its sting
Pom thy fond hearth Doth some proud
rival "spit"
Upon thy suit, and catlier graces bring?
Farewell! Exhausted is the varied store
OF motley missiles hurled from our re-
doubt;
King shalt thou reign, till plenitude of time
Fills full Life's cup. and Death shall
.'knock thee out"
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-09-08
TWO LETTERS.

A prominent young man who had
been sentenced to be hanged, wrote
on the day of execution the following
letter to the governor:
"When 1 awoke this morning, the
first recollection of my past life that
entered my mind, was that l had
committed great crime and had been
condemned to die. j believe in an
enforcement of the law. l believe
that every man should so conduct
himself that the law may get no hold
on him. When 1 arose and stirred
around awhile, l discovered that /
was not we'll and that a sharp pain
darted through my head. This in
disposition is the cause of this letter
I don't feel well enough to be hung
to-day. 7 know that you expect
every man to do his duty, and l
wouldn't shirk, let me tell you, if l
we're really able to discharge my
duty. l don't even like to set out
tobacco plants when / am not feeling
we'll, and being hung is little worse
very little worse-than setting out
tobacco plants. Being hung involves
more physical exertion than setting
out tobacco, but it isn't half 50 hard
on the back. Now, governor, in con-
sideration of the TACT that I am not
feeling well, let my hanging be post
poned until feel able to stand the
fatigue. ] have a very strong con-
stitution, which, together with the
fact that viddults, as Ward would
say, is powerful attractive to me. will
soon restore ne to that robustness OF
health and activity Of motion, so es-
sential on state occasions My father
was hung during bad health, and ]
have many reasons for believing that
the old gentleman has never fully
recovered. An excellent breakfast
has been brought me, but my stomach
is in such an unhealthful condition
that I know that I couldn't digest it
Put yourself in my place for a mo-
ment. How would you like to be
hung with an ill-digested breakfast
I can conceive of nothing 80 uncom-
Portable. Indigestion is gradually
sapping the vitality from cur Ameri-
can institutions, and we must take
care lest the structure of our govern
ment fall to the ground, ghastly
pile of ruins. The sheriff and several
newspapers reporters have arrived
which leads me to believe that prep
arations are being carried to com
pletion."
The governor sent the following
reply:
my young friend, I am sorry t.
hear Of your i'll health, anu 1 hope s
change of scene and atmosphere vii
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-09-08

We cannot believe the newspaper
is killing the book, but that the gen
eral tendency to the study of facts ii
certain to leave vast number of i'm
poitant literary ventures high ant
dry upon the shoals of oblivion. Ano
with the immense developments OF
the age, it will soon become impossi-
BILE to read as our fathers were want
to do. We shall not have the time
We shall be obliged-with the aid OF
some yet to-be-developed mental in
stinct-to sift the facts of each vol
ume from the theories, the conceits.
the ornamentation, the literary fla
voring in which they are buried like
fruits in a frosted cake. Magliabec-
chi, the man of marvellous memory
who used to eat spiders, possessed
this sense highly perfected. When a
new book was brought to this prince
of librarians, he would simply glance
at the title page and the heads OF
chapters, and he knew all that was in
it. The future reader will have to
learn to do as Magliabeccbi could do
he will have to read a book in a
space of time so short that it would
seem ludicrous to mention it. He will
be systematic skipper" Already
book makers more than suspect this
tendency. No work of science or
history or valuable memoirs is now
published without an elaborate and
complete index so that reference
can be made in an instant so any sub
iect therein contained; and in time
we may hope to see even works of
fiction indexed. A man who now
forms library wsuld do well to ex-
clude from it all volumes Except fic-
tiop) not thus systematically indexed;
and if he studies romance or poetry
in their artistic connection with the
growth I and evolution of language,
he will be obliged in any event to
make an index of his own. Another
sign of the times is visible in the
work of such scientists as the late
Charles Darwin and that admirable
popularizer of rare knowledge,
Thomas Huxley Darwin invariably
told his readers that it would not be
necessary for them to pursue his
book through, but certain chapters
only; and occasionally he summed
up the facts of the entire volume in
one supplementary chapter for pop
ular use Huxley condenses and
simplifies, declaring that work upon
science, even although written for
specialists, should be worded so as
to be understood by any educated
person. He has compressed into
thin text books the entire scope of
learning in certain sciences; and
these textbooks are written with a
lucid power and entertaining force
which charm as all true literary art
does. In course of time we may ex-
pect to see more than this-skeleton-
books; volumes containing only the
bony framework of hard facts ranged
in proper order, which the student
will clothe with flesh and animate
with fancy. if he has time New
Orleans Times Democrat.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-09-08

A DEroRMEp CoLr.-A singularly
deformed colt was dropped at the
stock farm of George w. Sherwood,
located at Sheldon, TO-, May 9th, by
2 mare sired by Hughy Angus. son OF
Swigert This colt is by Baymont,
BY Alden Goldsmith, and has five
legs. The deformity commences
from the inside of the knee of the
left foreleg, the double formation be-
ing connected until just above the
ankle, where the two become distinct,
the only difference between the two
being that the inner is triAe smaller
and shorter than the regular limb, SC
that the foot does not touch the
ground when he moves around. The
colt is otherwise perfectly formed
large, vigorous and active, and walks
and runs without apparently suffer.
ing any inconvenience from the extra
~>c'
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-09-08
ANACORTES, w. L, SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER g. 1888

improve your condition and restore
to your muscles that elasticity for
which they were once noted. 1t is
no doubt disagreeable to be hanged
when the system is out of order, con-
sequently have instructed physi-
clan to attend you, and see that you
are hung according to the strictest
therapeutic rule. l also have en-
ployed reserve medical force, to
be called upon in case the hangman's
work is not complete; but 1 find it
impossible to relieve You of the duty
which the law says you must dis
charge. 1 have, however, decided
upon compromise, having instructed
the sheriff to wait until one o'clock,
by which time ] hope you will feel
an improvement Ark. Traveller.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-09-08
IMPORTATION WANTED.

A City Hall official was about to de-
part for home and dinner the other
day, when stranger entered and in
trodueed himself as John Linden
and added:
Il presume you are smart man,
or you wouldn't be holding this posi-
ton. l want to ask you a question
or two. You own a horse?"
"No, sir"
"Don't, eh? If you did own one,
and he had symptoms Of poll evil,
what would you do?"
Il can't tell, sir. I am just going
to dinner"
"Yes, 1 know, but I've another
question or two. Was Cleopatra a
married woman?'
Il don't know, sir"
"Don't you2 That's bad, for I've a
bet Of three to one that you knew
all about it. Well, we'll let that pass.
Do you think that Shakespeare lived
happily with his wife. and is there
any truth in the rumor l heard up on
Michigan avenue half an hour ago
that he hated cats?'
What do 1 know about these
thingsw exclaimed the official. Il
am in hurry, sir!"
$50 am /, but wait minute more.
Let's see Oh, yes, / wanted to ask
you if it would be of any use to try
to revive person who had been
drowned three days."
nNo .,rrs ph khn ,Ga,a1
"Wouldn't, eh? Sorry for that, for
l have a bet of ten to five that it
would he. Sit down minute while
l ask you another question. Do you
believe that maternal instincts de-
scends to fish worms?"
II believe you are crank, sir,
and-!7
"You do, eh? Then 1 win bet of
twenty to five, and will never cease to
be grateful. History tells us of the
youth -"
Il am going home"
Certainly, and I'll walk up street
with you. History tells us of the
youth who fired the Ephesian DOME"
Il don't care--I don't care a cent,
STRIP
"Yes, but what was his name, and
was the dome insured? Did the fire
department come cut, and was the
youth arrested on a charge of in
cendiarism9 l want your decision?"
go way-go off, don't want
your shouted the official as he tried
to out-walk the other.
"You know, don't your
'No, sir-no, sir-go way from
mel"
"You don't? Then 1 lose a double
barreled shotgun on bet that you
did. One more question"
The citizen rushed for a Car and
entered it, but the man walked along
beside it and locked through the
window and said:
"What is meant by the term 'spon-
taneous outburst?' Ihave frequently
seen it in print, and 1 thought l
would ask you to explain"
A silver half dollar changed hands
in the car, and a broad-shouldered
laborer jumped out and ran the in
formation seeker into a hardware
store, where he had no sooner recov-
cred his breath than he said to the
clerk who came forward:
"Pve always thought if l ever got
time to call in here I'd ask you if it
was true that Henry VIII. invented
Saratoga flied potatoes~
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-09-08

An attempt to photograph Jumbo's
successor in the London geological
Gardens was made the other day
The instrument was all ready, the
photographer covered Lis head with
sackcloth, waved his hand idiotically
and said: "Keep your eye on that
picture nail! Steady! Just a min
ute! Now!" But before he could
take out his watch, that incensed
Jumbo III went for him, upset his
camera, smashed the apparatus with
a blow of his trunk. and was about
to Go the same with the operator
when one of the attendants rushed
out and saved the unfortunate man
There are 80 many who know how
that elephant felt, that they will be
charmed with the elephants sagacity
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-09-08

You see that house with the dust
on the steps and the blinds closed"
said New York policeman to a
World reporter the other day. "Well,
hate to give them away but they
take their groceries in at night. You
see, there's a widow with three
daughters lives there, and it would
hurt her genteel standing if it was
thought she was in the city during
the hot weather. I've seen the young
women looking through the blinds
and know you couldn't get men to
20 through with that sort OF thing"