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The Little Widow Briggs.

FROM the Detroit Free Press.
A span Of ponies attached to an emgrant
wagon, containing woman and three chill
dren and various household goods, halted on
Grand River avenue yesterday to have
blacksmith set shoe for one Of the horses.
As the woman seemed alone, or at least had
no man in sight, the smith asked:
sold man sick2"
"No, sir; buried him up the country
year ago."
"Then you are a widow?"
al reckon am, and my name is Briggs"
(Which way are you joggingf"
"Going southwest-maybe into Indiana"
Got sick Of Michigan2" continued the
smith, as he pared away at the hoof.
well, the State is good enough" she
slowly answered. 'Some mighty fine land,
good schools and tolerable weather, but had
to get out Of where was. lost pound
week right along for the last three weeks"
"Aguer
',Humph! I'd like to see the ague upset
u.s. No, sir My husband wasn't dead before
had an offer Of marriage 1t wasn't month
before had three of 'em' Why, 1t wasn't
six months before their tracks we're as thick
around my house as cat trails upon the
showl''
Had your pick, eh?"
"Pick | could have married ANYBODY
from my hired man up to a chap who owned
section Of land and four saw mills. They
came singly and in droves. They came by
day and by night"
And you-you-2"
"Say, YOU" She exclaimed, as she drew
herself up, ''do look like an idiot ?"
mo, ma'am."
"Well, when fling my three children at
the head Of a second husband and give up
the 5000 in cash in my pocket you can call
me an idiot. No, sir, repslled EN-"
''And they goti'
They had to. Susan, hand me that Sec
ond husband repeller. It's in the back end
Of the wagon"
The girl hunted around and hshed up a
hickory club four feet long, and the woman
held it out for inspection and said:
There's hairs Of six different colors stick
ing in the splinters, and these blood stains are
the pure quill. You can Judge whether they
sat there and made love or tore down the
| front fence in their hurry to reach the woods"
"By George !" whispered the smith, after a
long inspection. swell, guess you don't
want to marry"
"K'rect, sir If you have any old widowers
in this town, or il you know Of any one be-
tween here and Indiana who wants a head
ache that will last all winter without letting
up, just put 'em up to begin TO ask me II my
heart don't yearn for love and my soul rattle
around for some one to call me darling -
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features, and a rather defiant air. Espausing
the cause Of the bank, he gave ofense to
many Of his constituents who were friends OF
General Jackson, and published book writ
ten for him at Washington, on the title page
Of which was lis motto:
Remember this whom am dead,
he sure you are right, then 70 ahead.
This book and his frank speeches restored
him to the favor Of his constituents, but when
the American settlers in Texas made an APP
peal for help, he went there in command Of a
company OF Tennessee nnemen, and was
killed while CALAMITY fighting at San Antonio
de Bexar, in March, 1896. John w. Crockett,
a son Of David, was elected to Congress soon
after his fathers death, and served for two
terms, after which he was elected by the Leg
islature attorney for the Ninth district Of
Tennessee. Removing 10 New Orleans, he
was for a time associate editor Of The
National, and he went from there 10 Mem
phis, where he died in November, 1854
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King Richards Bed.

In the town of Leicester the house is still
shown where Richard III. passed the night
before the battle of Bosworth; and there is a
story OF him preserved in the corporation rec
ords which illustrates the caution and secret
iveness OF his character. He was accustomed
to carry among the baggage OF his camp
cumbersome wooden BED, which he pretended
was the only one he could sleep on; herein he
contrved secret receptacle for his treasure,
which lay concealed under weight of timber.
After the fatal day on which Richard fell the
Earl of Richmond entered Leicester with his
victorious troops. The friends of Richard
were pillaged, but the bed was neglected by
every plunderer as useless lumber. The
owner Of the house, afterward discovering the
hoard, became suddenly rich without any Wis
ible cause. He bought lands, and at length
arrived at the dignity of being Mayor of
Leicester. Many years aiterward his widow,
who had been left in great afiluence, was
murdered for her wealth by maid servant,
who had been privy to the affair, and at the
trial OF this woman and her accomplices the
whole affair came to light.
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The Duke and the Dude.

From the Family Herald.
The following story is told Of an English
nobleman, recently deceased "The Duke
was once 10 church when a collection was an
nounced for some charitable object. The
plate began to go round, and the Duke care
fully put his hand into his pocket and took
out form, which he laid on the pew before
him, ready to be transferred to the plate. Be
side him sat a little snob, who, noticing this
action, initiated it by ostentatiously laying a
sovereign alongside the ducal form. This
was too much for His Grace, who dipped his
hand into his pocket again and pulled out an
other form, which he laid by the side Of the
first. The little snob followed suit by laying
another sovereign beside the first. His Grace
quietly added a third form, which was capped
by third sovereign on the part Of the little
snob. Out came fourth form to swell the
Dukes donation, and then the little snob tri-
umphantly laid three sovereigns at once upon
the board. The Duke, not TO be beaten pro-
duced three forms. Just at this moment the
plate arrived. The little snob took up his
handful of sovereigns, SYSTEMATICALLY ratified
them into the plate, and then turned defantly
toward his rival as II he would say 4 think
that takes the shine out Of you Fancy his
chagrin when the Duke, with a grim smile,
put one form into the plate and quietly swept
the remaining six back into his pocket"
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The Elder Dumas,

Great was the elder Dumas. lie wrote the
Count Of Monte Cris,o," and he himself
spent the millions Of Edmund Dantes. But
it was not on an island that he found his
money; he waved his magic pen and gold
and silver flowed from the inkpot that stood
on his workable. lie gained immense sums,
and yet his creditors were called legion.
Friends and enemies, fine ladies and fast
women, shopgirls and actresses-everybody
lived upon him that could possibly do so.
Gold poured in streams from his fingers tips,
and yet he was often without a penny in the
world. One day he called at the house Of a
friend to borrow sufficient money to fill his
empty stomach. Monsieur was out, but
madame was at home, and to her Dumas re-
lated his sad plight lie only asked for 100
sous, but she made him accept a louis
"Here, run after him with these nice apples"
said she to her femme de chambre after he
had left the house. The girl caught up with
him, and gave him the apples with madame's
compliments. Dame, but you are pretty
GIRL" said he, chucking her under the chin,
and then he handed the servant the gold piece
which he had Just borrowed.
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Dayy Crockett,

Ben Perley Poore's Reoollections.
Davy Crockett was, in his day, the mem
Der Of the House of Representatives most
asked Tor by strangers. Reared in the log
cabin of revolutionary soldier, he became
noted as bear hunter and rihe-shot, and he
commanded battalion of mounted rifemen,
under General Jackson, in the Creek cam
paign. He finally was elected to Congress
from Tennessee, and his speeches were al
ways listened to with interest. He was a
middle-szed, fine looking man, with resolute
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"This is Detroit, l supposed" queried a
well dressed stranger who landed from
train at the Union depot yesterday.
ayes, sir"
"Had a good many thieves here lately,
haven't you?"
ayes, sir-a full assortment"
"This is the town where you first class citi-
Gems buy back what thieves steal from them,
isn't it?'
eyes sir, this is the place"
'And you have eminent citizens who act as
middlemenl"
"We have"
SIS there any danger of thiefs being ar
rested hereY"
"Not much"
SIN case steal $1,000 worth Of diamonds
what commission will have to pay go-be-
tween to get my money back from the owner
Of the baublesl"
"Not over 10 per cent"
every well-thanks. / am a good pick
pocket and no SLOUGH of burglar, and III get
boarding house and settle down here for a
few months. Please notify such citizens as
compound felones that am on hand and
prepared to do business at the lowest cash
rates."
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Directory of the Churches

Services are held at the following named
churches in this city every Sunday.
Protestant Episcopal-St. Marks Cathedral,
east side of Travis square, Right Rev. X. w. b.
Elliott, Bishop of the diocese of Western Texas;
Very Rev. Walter X. Richardson, Dean. Morn
ing services at II o'clock; evening service at 8
O'Clock; Friday service ut 5p. m; Sunday school
ut $3.50 a. IN.
st. Johns Chapel, divine service at o'clock
p. IN. and Sunday school at 4 p. M. st. Luke's
Chapel Sunday school at o a. m.
Methodist Episcopal Church Soutb-.Soledad
street, Rev. W. j. Young, pastor. Service ut III
II. IN. and p. IN. Sunday school at a. m.
Tenth Street Church, near Sunset depot, Sun
day school at "A. III.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, cor. Pc
can street and avenue Z. Services Sunday at III
u. IN. and 1880 p. IN. Rev. w. s. Falkinbury,
pastor. Sabbath school at $500 p. M, Col. X. NJ
Moore, superintendent Prayer and praise
meeting wednesday at 700 D. m.
German NJ. f. Church-Eben Ezer German NJ
Il. church, Villita street, Rev. q. Dosdall, pas
tor. Services on Sunday at 1000 a. IN. and s p.
IN. wednesday evening services O'Clock.
Sunday school at o IN.
FIRST Presbyterian Church, corner Houston
and North Flores streets. Rev. J.W. Neil, pas
tor. Sunday services at Ill am. and 3 pm. Sum
day school ut o u. IN.
Rev. J. +. Witch will preach In German in
the First Presbyterian Church every Sunday
evening at 4 o'clock. Residence No. 4G3, North
Flores street.
Madison square Presbyterian Church. Rev
w. II. Buchanan, pastor. Services every Sab
bath at the chapel ut IL O'Clock u. IN. and 1880 p.
IN. Sabbath school ut pm.
First Baptist Church, southeast corner of JEFF
ferson and Travis streets. Rev. w. II. Dodson
DID. pastor. Residence No. 10 Jefferson street.
Preaching every Sabbath at IL a. IN. and p. m.
Sabbath school $3.50 y. M, Il. Q. Everett, super
tendent.
Christian Church, corner Houston and st Ma
rvs streets; Elder ID. Pennington, Pastor. Ser
vices every Sunday at ii u. IN. and =. p. IN.
Lutheran st. Johns Church, corner of Nueva
and Pecan streets. Rev. A. Wieder, pastor.
Services at 10 a. m.
Roman Catholic, Cathedral of San Fernando,
between Main and Military plazas. Very Rev.J.
O. Narez, Bishop. Rev. l.. Genolin, priest. Low
mass at a. m. High mass at 10 a. m. Vespers
4p.m.
st. Mary's Church, corner st. Mary's and Col
lege streets. Very Rev. II. j. johnson, pastor.
Low mass a. IN. High mass l0a. IN. Vespers
pm.
st. Joseph's (German) Church, east side Ala
media street, between Alamo and Bonham SITS.
Very Rev. III. Pefferkorn. Low mass 7 a. IN.
High mass 10 a. m. Vespers $3.50 p. IN.
st. Michels (Pollsh) Church, west side Vlcto-
ria street, between Second and Third streets.
Very Rev. Stanisaus Woiciechewosd. High
mass 10 a. m. Vespers p. IN.
Ursuline Convent Church, Augusta st. Rev.
Il. M. Butord, rector. Low mass $3.50 a. IN. Sun
day school o a. IN. Vespers p. m.
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Free Mission Baptist, Lavarra street, Fourth
Ward. Rev. j. W. Williams, pastor. Services
every Sunday at and p. m Prayer meeting
every Tuesday and preaching at 8 p. m. on
Thursdays.
street, Fourth ward, Rev. j. Holiness pastor.
Services every Sunday at Q and p. m. Prayer
meeting every Friday, preaching at D. m. on
Wednesday and Saturday.
st. Paul Methodist, east Alameda street. Rev
j. K; Carnes, pastor. Services every Sunday,
and Wednesday and Friday nights.
African Methodist Church, opposite Santa
Rosa Hospital, Second Ward. Rev. j. @. Emory
pastor.
Macedonia Baptist Church, Pecan street, Rev
Il. u. Jordan, pastor. Services every Sunday
at and o'clock p. m. Sabbath school at 8 a
m. Services Thursday night ana prayer meet.
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About time to think of getting your fall and
winter clothing in readiness for a sudden
at any time. You may have some garments
that could be made serviceable for some time
yet by a little renovating. Get them secured,
cleaned, dyed and they will look as well as new.
Caen's French dyeing and securing establish
ment, on Casino street, Is the only place that
superior manner. S-I7-3m
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Piles.

Piles are frequently preceded by a sense of
weight In the back loins and lower part of the
abdomen, causing the patient to suppose he
has some affection of the kidneys or nelghbor-
Ing organs. AT times, symptoms of indigestion
stomach, etc. A moisture like perspiration,
producing very disagreean itching, partic-
very common attendant. Blind Bleeding and
Itching Piles yield at once to the application of
Dr. Bosanko's Pile Remedy, which acts directly
upon the parts affected, absorbing the Tumors
allaying the intense itching, and effecting a
permanent cure where all other remedies have
failed. Price 80 cents. Sold by O. Schasse, A.
Dreies and l.. Orvnakt.
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SAN ANTONIO, January l, 1883.

SAN ANTONIO. January l, 1883.
Ors. j. J. & W. IL. Tobin:
GENTLEMEN; Your Hepatizine has been
used in my family Tor over a wear, and
can unhesitatingly say It ia the best remedy
have ever used for any liver trouble or consti-
patton Of the bowels. | would not be without
Il. Respectfully, A. W. HOUSTON,
For sale at Q. Schasses and Cayin's drug
store. 3-2l-6m
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Want Of confidence accounts for half of the
Dreiss and l.. Orynski, druggists, are not liable
to fail for the want of confidence In DR.. Bosan-
kos Cough and Lung Syrup, for they give
away bottle feee to all who are suffering wi III
Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Consumption and all
affections OF the Throat and Lungs.
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II @. Schasse, l.. Orynski, or A. Dreiss, drug
kists, do not succeed II is not for the want of
faith. They have such faith In DIR. BOeanko's
Cough and Lung Syrup as Il remedy for Coughs,
Colds, Consumption and Lung Affections that
they Will give trial bottle free to each and
every ono who is in need OF n medicine of this
kind
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BOARD AND LODGING

At No. 2i1 Presa street, near Main and Market
Streets. GOOD TABLE SPREAD FOR DAY
BOARDERS. Everything new, clean and
comfortable. Terms moderate. g-10-lm
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Wm.D.CleVeldnd,

SoHeits opeR orders fer all kinds
Of Groceries, heindiAg Tobacco.
Cigars and Liquors, and VW fH
them wiH that careful selection and
moderation in prizes that such Oydeys
shouH ARRAYS command.
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M E * I Q Q

Persons desiring information about Mexico
had better purchase ''rhe Republic of Mexico
In 1882, with revised and corrected map, by
Lorenzo Castro. Depot at Mic Tengg's Com
merce street, San Antonio. Price per copy,
with map, So 80. 7-2j-tf
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I was suffering from blood poison and mer-
curial rheumatism, and had spent $500 for
treatment with no benefit, and IL seemed that
i was doomed to die. Caught at Swift's Spe-
ciilc as a drowning man would at a straw, and
II has saved me from a horrible death, and
cured me sound and well. IL Is the greatest
medicine in the world.
@. II. SMILEY, Quincy, Ill.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Specific cured me
sound and well of u Scrofulous faint inherited
from my ancestors. j. A. MAY, Macon, Ga.
am sure that Swlft's Specific saved my life
j was terribly poisoned with Malaria, and was
given up to die. Swift's Specific relieved me
est remedy Of the age. 9. q. SPENCER t'"
Sup't Gas W'ks, Rome Ga.
$1,000 REWARD C will be paid DSG t. AM any
on analysis of 100 bottles of s, s. s., one par
tlcle of mercury, iodide potassium, or any
poisonous substance. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,
Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga.
Our treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free on application. 9-4-ly
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lie desires also 10 be remembered BY
every Cotton Shipper in tie State
7Ohea the ney eyOb is really fer mar
ket. No one in or ont Of tie State
can gige better results than he ean.
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Buying Goods at HOUSTON,
and shipping Cotton 10 HOUSTON
is no longer an experiment. II is
a saving, and a success.
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The San Antonio Light.
galveston. Harrisburg and San Antonio.
Advertising Directory.


CAN ANTONIO CHESS AND CHECKER
- Club meets in Room No. 3, over Groos bank,
tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at s. D. M.
initiation fee, 81. Subscription, 30 cents MONTH
y. Applications for membership to be adj
dressed 10 the Secretary.
II. RYDER-TAYJoR, President.
GERALD GRIFFIN, Secretary.
KNIGHTS PYTHIAS, Elk Lodge No. %,
n meets every Thursday ut $50 y. IN. Castle
In Flreman's Hall. Visiting brethren welcome.
KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN RULE, Castle
N Alamo Lodge No. 20, meets In Odd Fellows
nall first aud third Thursdays of each month.
Visiting comrades welcome.
Il. II. BACON, Commander
II. KLoCKENREMPER, Secretary.
DEXAR BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION
ID allows members 50 weekly in sickness, $50
at eeath. Initiation fee 81 90, monthly suD-
scription 80 cents. Meets first and third We'd
needay In each month, at Sommers 4 Peter
sons hall. X. e. BOND, President
PAUL HOVER, General Secretary
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Only $4,000 Tickets. 1888 Prizes.

HI5 Prlles, amounting 70. ............',,S z1,UIU
Tickets, $500 Halves, 81 90.
The Royal Havana Official list decides every
prize. Subject to no manipulation. not con-
trolled by the parties IN interest, honestly
managed, II is the falrest, squarest and best
thing that could be conceived.
See that the name GOULD a CO., is on the
ticket. None others are genuine.
ALL PRIZES PAID ON PRESENTATION.
For information and particulars address or
apply to
sHIPSEY COMPANY,
1919 broadway, New York City.
o. East Randolph Street, Chicago H.,
Or W. W. WALLING,
No. Q West Commerce Street and
No. Alamo Plaza. San Antonio.
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Miscellaneous.
IHtePRatiORallGPeat Northern
Time Card, in Effect July y
PULLMAN HOTEL CAR

through to 81. Louis without change. TiaiI
Palace Sleeping car to TcNarkana, where
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officers for the year 1888 in their respective
chair. The officers for the year, elected and
installed, are: S. H. Lamb, regent; A. J.
Knapp, chancellor; w. w. Beardsley, vice
chancellor; Henry A. Tatum, past regent;
VIZ Mitchell, secretary; |. n. Snowden,
treasurer; s. L. Finley, chaplin; z. j. Bad
iuelli, NJ. OF c.; George Hartmus, usher;
Chas. Borner, guard. The reports OF the
officers chow the condition Of the Temple to
be good, with 1890 35 in the treasury and
$1,000 in the hands of the trustees, and an
increasing men bership.
Two OF our most prominent travelling
salesmep, Messrs. John Fl. Schafer and Geo.
W. Milipus, for many gesrs connected with
Messrs. Frisdman Bros, leave here on the
Is instant for st. Louis, where they will
carry on the wholesale boot and shoe busi-
ness 10 connection with other gentlemen Of
large capital and experience, under the firm
name of Schsfer, SEsrts & Co. TIE firm is
a strong one, botn financially and 10 the in
dividual influence CT its members. Although
Messrs. Schsfer and Milius go 10 St. Louis,
their base of operations will be the same,
they still applying themselves 10 their old
territory. The hearty congratulations and
weIl-wishes of their numerous friends be-
speak big success.
Old Brig gave monumental evidence
of his boerishness by submitting to an inter-
view here in which he took occasion to say
that Miss Fanny Kellogg was no singer. Of
course Brig has now nothing but the shrejs
of a voice, and his only merit lies 10 his
method, but is that good one? Would any
decent singer drag out the word IRENE M
Der" for instance, into "re-he-he-me-mem M
burrrr7" Yet this is the way that Brig
treats all his words, whether they are En-
glish or italian. Mrs Kellogg method il
a. far superior to old Briggs as daylight IL
70 darkness; and, as for voice, there Is nc
comparison allowable between them. 1t Il
true she has not a phenomenal voice, but i
is good one, and ner handling OF it i
a.-rarh
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LOCAL NOTICES.

TELEPHONE your orders for plumbing 10
]. A. Bailey's, 295 Second street.
GOLD RINGS, medals, ETC., made to order
by J. N. Milford & Co., jewellers, 1893 Main
DEANS best Bio and Java mixed coffee il
acknowledged by all who have used it 10
be superior to all others.
The Hon. VIM. Window: "To Bethesda
mineral water is due the fact that am a
we'll man to-day" For sale by
ROBINSON, Apothecary
B%THE most brilliant shades possible, on
all fabrics are made by the Diamond Dyes.
Unequaled for brillisncy and durability.
Ten cents.
CELLULoID EYE-GLAss frames represent.
ing the choicest selections of tortoise-shelI
and amber are fast becoming the most popu-
lar. For sale by all leading jewellers and
opticians.
LADIEs' and gents wearing apparel,
plumes, kid gloves and laces dyed any shade
or color. Grapes and velvets renovated,
eloaks and dresses chemically cleaned, with
out ripping and with all trimmings. Goods
received and returned by express, at Mem.
phis Steam Dreing establishment.
B. A. HOLLENBEBG, Proprietor.
No MAN knows what the next day will
bring forth. Whether you travel or "dop't
iravep you should have a general accident
policy in the Travellers. Many of our citi-
zens who had the misfortune to get disabled
by accident have received their weekly in
demnity. In case Of fatal accident the
whole sum insured is payable. The Travel
ers is the oldest accident insurance company
in this country and the largest in the world.
It's cash assets on January l, 1888, amounted
to S6,675, 299. During last year the company
issued 103, 12l policies, paid 15,503 claims,
amounting to $3.50, 572, while the total claims
paid since organization amount 10 81 1924, :
$50 81. Its record for honest and fair deaf
ing is known all over this country and the
main cause of its success. For further par
ticulsrs call on Marx & Bensdorf, agents, Is
Msdisoa sfreet