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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-24

For nice pocket and family bibles, Catholic
and Episcopal prayer and hymns childrens
books, autograph and photograph albums,
velvet and plush frames, boxed papeterie,
work boxes, games, etc, go to Thompson's.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-24

The proof of the pudding is not in chewing
the string nut in having an opportunity to test
the article direct. q. Schasse, A. Drelsa and h.
Orynski, druggists have free trial bottles of
DR.. Bosanlkos Cough and Lung Syrup, for each
and every one who is afflicted with Coughs,
Affection
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-24

Messrs Byrnes & Kerr, as contractors for the
Fletcher Composition gravel roofing are pre-
pared to I'LL all orders. The roof is proven by
thorough investigation, long use and thousands
of testimonials 10 be the most economical,
durable and best fire roof In the market. The
closest scrutiny is Invited. Office No. 2l5 Com
mi rnn AT
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-24

The public are invited to call and examine
my large stock of fine candies, home made and
imported; also general line of fire works and
Christmas goods. G.. A. DUERLER,
l2-ll-lm go West Commerce street
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-24

The large assortment of holiday goods Just re-
ceiVed at the City Drug Store before purchas-
ing. Cellulold dressing, odor and card cases,
work baskets, cut glass bottles, mirrors, travel
ing sets, auto and photograph albums, fine
papetries and perfumery. R-b-lm
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-24

Order this fine coal from Harrison & Harri-
son, "a Soledad street, or Sohultze n Son,
Commerce street, or from John Crosby q Coz
coal office and yard. north side Military plaza;
telephone No $780, 1l-22-tf.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-24

THE LIGHT will issue no paper tomorrow.
Christmas is holiday in fact, and the LlGHr's
working force, in common with the world at
large, will take it in for all it is worth, and the
LIGHT takes this occasion to wish one and all
Of its readers merry Christmas and happy
New Year.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-24

a nice Christmas present would be life
size portrait by Il. Rivore, a French artist,
who recently arrived in San Antonio. Persons
desiring trst-class portrait are respectfully
invited TO visit my studio at No. College
street, San Antonio, Texas.
li-26-lm EMILE RIvoIRE, Artist.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-24

The LIGHT is under obligations to almost
every newspaper in Texas for courteous and
kind notices, and this acknowledgment is
made with all our heart. Courteous discipline
reflects honor upon the press and enhances its
influence, while bullying, blackeuardism and
discourtesy render it demoralizing to the NOR.
ais and taste of the public, and destroy its i'm
Auence with the best people in the community.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-24

Ladies' pocket books and hand bags station
airy, and all kinds of Christmas presents, and
all the standard pootlcal works, 90, 20 Mic
Tengg's. l2-1-lm
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-24

should be preserved, intact, as old Indepen-
dence hall at Philadelphia is; SO the people Of
Texas may always be reminded ofthe heroism
Of their forefathers-a heroism without a
parallel in the worlds history, and which won
forus the independence Of the lairest country
on Gods green earth. 1t was the blood of
the Alamo martyrs that won the field Of San
Jacinto and gave Texas her freedom. Fan
null hall, Boston, is called the cradle Of
American liberty, but the Alamo is even more
than this-it is not only the cradle of Texan
libery-a bloody one it's true-but is also the
grave Of despotism. II will inspire in the
bosom of the sons Of the Lone Star State
spirit that will forever resist to the death the
yoke Of despot. While stands the Alamo
Texss will be free"
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-24

For sale. Brick work done cheap. Cisterns
a speciality. No. 3s5 Layaca and - soledad
street. HENRY HUNT.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-24
AMERICAN House.
Boerne, Tex, A.W. Barr, Prop.

Persons Wishing to spend the fall and winter
In the country will find at this house MS 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. Oui
facilities are Rood-hrst-clnss stage coaches
daily mails and telegraph. S-l3-tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-24

II you are seeking business, or wish to hire
a house or rent store, call on
HILTON & YOUNG,
2oS w. Houston ST.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-24

POSTMASTER II. a. BURBANK, Of Laredo,
in letter to the Houston Post in reply to
complaints about the management of that
Office, gives the following reason why it takes
so long for letters TO 60 to immediate points
in Mexico: 1.-THE mail from the North ar
rives at Laredo at6:oS a. m. when on time);
the Mexican National train for Monterey
leaves Laredo at 1880. As am allowed only
one clerk, it takes us until nearly O'Clock to
distribute our local mail. Another thing, the
mail for Mexico is not delivered to railroad
postal clerks from this office, but to a Mexi-
can carrier, employed by the Mexican Gov
eminent, who brings the mail from New La
redo, Mexico, every day between the hours Of
~ m. and p. M, when the exchange mail is
ready for him. What the Postmaster Of New
Laredo does with the mail, or how long he
keeps ii in his office, do not know | do
know that every letter and paper arriving at
this Office by IL O'Clock m, destined for
Mexico, leaves here the same day"
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-24

A good boy TO carry horseback route.
Apply at this office.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-24
PUBLISHED DAILY tExoEPT SUNDAY At
go EAST COMMERCE. STREET.
PRoPRIEToRs.

- At 10 Cents Per Week, payable TO our
agent. Single copies for sale by nowsboys at
Gents.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-24

THE Gatesville Advance sensibly says:
"a paper that waits until the battle is over
before it expresses an opinion may always be
on the popular side, but it will never WELD
much influence. tits demanded by the people
that papers that lead public senti-
ment must have opinions and be bold to ex-
press them. These are the journals that live
to attend the funerals of their mealy -mouthed
contemporaries"
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-24

MONDAY. DECEMBER "a 1888.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-24

THE following most generous compliment is
from that bright, pleasant evening contem-
porary, the Waco Day: 1.-THE handsomest
and certainly the most interesting holiday
paper that has come to The Day is the SAN
ANTONIO LIGHT, of the goth instant. 1t is
quadruple the usual size of the paper, brim-
ming over with appropriate illustrations and
reading matter, and as to mechanical execution
and print is simply superb. The LIGHT has
also issued an annual almanac for 1884 that is
complete in its way. The paper is doing not
only good work for itself, but for San Anto-
MO and Texas"
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-24

THE Blanco Star-vindicator truly says;
"The old Alamo building at San Antonio
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-24

THE Laredo Times accuses the LIGHT of
attempting to feed some of the Democratic
papers on "taffy," because Of our statement
that there were Bourbon journals and progress.
siye Democratic papers. The fact is as the
LIGHT stated it, and it is queer 'taify' to state
a well-known fact. 1.-THE Laredo Times reads
the LIGHT and understands what constitutes
''taffy," it must have observed that the LIGHT
does not deal in taffy. The LIGHT said Cul-
berson and Wellborn were whipped in by the
machine" and the last sentence Of the
Times shows We were right. 1t says; "If
they had voted for any other man for Speaker,
they would doubtless have paid for it with
their official positions"
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-24

The Galveston News has fred off a string
of fire crackers at Governor Ireland, charging
him with the responsibility for fence cutting.
But Governor ireland will hardly hear the
noise. He is no more responsible for fence
cutting than is the News. The LIGHT pre-
dicted that the fence cutting would blow Ire
land sky high and split his party in two but,
nevertheless, it is opposed to doing Governor
Ireland wiliul injustice. He had no more
power, by virtue Of his constitutional powers,
to arrest fence cutting than the News has
ability to obtain deep water on Galveston bar
with a stove shovel and editorial aatulence,
The LIGHT considers ireland gubernatorial
failure, but that is no reason why it should do
him wilful injustice or suffer the News, the
would-be Warwick or king maker, to do SO
without protest.
THE Blanco Standardization truly says
Il
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-24

Entered at postofice at San Antonio, Toxai
as second-class matter.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-05-19
A DOUBLE BOY.

N. Paul Bert has lately sent the editor Of
La Nature, from Geneva, two photographs O!
q human monster exhibited there living, and
aged five years, having been born in Turin in
1877. 1t has two heads, four arms and two
chests, but one abdomen and pelyis. and two
legl; that Is it IL double above the middle of
the body. The fusion of the two bodies be-
gins at the sixth rib. From due xamiuation
and what has been observed in previous mon
sters OF the kind they were named Xiphodyme
by Isador Geoffroy st. Helaire) it NAV be aE.
nrmed that there are four lungs, two hearts.
and two stomachs; the small intestine i,
doubled at its commencement but in greater
part single. There are really two individuals.
The right leg obey only the right individual.
VINO alone feels pinching of 1t; and similarly
with the lett. The sensibiity of each half Of
the bodies fs In exclusive rapport with the
head Of the same side. The two individuals
were baptized dOubly under the names of
Jean and jacques: They are equally develop
ed from physical points Of view (eXcept Il
slight club foot on jacques leg;. and intellect
ualiy they are much alike. Their Intelligence
is normal; they reply to questions of visitors
IN French, Italian or German. They seem
gentle and a,nisble, also lively, often
PLAYING toge ther while lying on cusi-
ions, or on the knees Of their re-
puted father. 1t i, said they have never
been i'll. It has been shown. in the case of
otner double monsters, that one may have an
inflammatory fever,while the other continued
well but the like would not occur with in
iectlous disease or poisoning. Several case,
of these XiphOdyme msnsters have been re-
corded In history; but very few have lived
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-05-19
A NEVADA SPRING.
[From the virginis (N.v.) Enterprl.

From the 'virginiG (Nev.) Enterprise.]
At times the springs at Steamboat develop
geysers ofs grand. character. In theApring
OF lS6O there was at Steamboat spring that
speuted once In about eight hours. This spring
had an opening about three feet In dame
ter and some nine feet leep. 1t looked like
smsA welh When quiet, the bottom seemed
to be dry sand. Not a-drop Of water was
seen. An hour or two before the spouting
time TIM Of the spring. came on, commotion
began to be seen. A rumbling was heard In
the depths, the 9rOund for fifty feet about the
cavity began shaking, and then boiling
water, fosming and white n milk, came up
through the sand and surged Toward the top
within two feet Of the top; then In an Instant
there would be \ back draft or suction, aud
the water would all recede and pass out Of
sight through the sand. In half minute,
however, II would return and surge up to
near tho surface Of the ground. ANer,three
or four such upward charges there would be-
tremendous irumbling and shaking Of tho
earth, when, In an instant, column Of water
three feet In diameter would be spouting fifty
feet into the air. With the water which
Hs., ,oosed Ssss White as milk as It shot upIcams
head ofthe column of water. rolled away In
volumes that hid all the landscapes In 'front.'
apparently was the vast amount Of pent-llp
steam that gave the column ofw6ter its white
appearance. After spotifing steadily for an
hour, the steam Of water gradually lowered
and became thin, blue mud, which did not
rise five feet above the surface. In few
minutes the dow Of mud ceased, and then the
spring became dry and dead. This spouting
spring presently, through one Of its grand ef-
forts, burst through into an adjoining spring
that had large crevice or cavity and ut once
It ceased to spout--it hsd found vent. After
ward there broke out spring some three
inches In diameter, which spouted every three
hours. throwing a. column OF water some
sixty feet Into the air. This was In 1853. In
vent or, cavity and ceased to spout. The
wells or holes that newly. break out are, as
rule, the ones that spout.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-05-19
THE SHAME OF IT.
From the Sedalia Democrat. |

lNAOAu SeNhlla
The Kansas City Journal recently contain
cd the follow paragraph:
'f these eX-confe crates were gifted with
even ordinary good sense they would abandon
these re-unions.- They fought against the
shame"
This is retreshingly cool. after eighteen
Ing radical sentiment that because the
southern people mustered their forces and
stood heroically In defense of what they
honestly conceded to be right. they must not
now nov be permitted to live in the country that
snd harvests. But there vet remains the
comforting suggestion that even though the
south undertook to secede from the federal
government In open and honorable warfare,
It fully accepted the arbitrament Of arms and
became Its staunehest friend, while the free
dom-shriekers who held up the stars and
stripes from behind the suffers wagons and
IN the commissary department, returned
home to rob that government they professed
to dAfend. 1tis this knowledge that recon-
Giles the ex-confederaiss to '.their shame"
They may have fought the government, but
they never robbed it of millions fits treasure
BY, the low cunning of whisky ring; they
may have arrayed themselves in battle against
1t, but they never cOLcocted star route to Its
treasury vaults, or plundered It in the night
time. The journal can put that In its pipe
and smoke 1t. But 1t IL due to the ex-con-
fedsrates to state that their reunions are not
for the purpose Of perpetuating war memo
rles, or OF clarifying heirpsrticipation in the
memorable struggle. The organization Is
solely to provide funds for the destitute
" idows, orphans and soldiers of the heroic
bands who fought under the rebel nag. and
who are forever prohibited from receiving the
benefits of the pension: frauds, 1t has no
political or sectional significance whatever
and the journal knows It.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-05-19
MORE BEAR THAN LAW.
(From the Detro;, Er.. p,os,

NrAoin Iuo DotTolL tr0e kreSs.)
When Gratiot county first began to be dis.
turbed by pioneers, and soon after II had its
hrst Justice Of the peace ~ farmer nam,
Dawson walked three miles to secure a war.
RAM for the arrest Of his neighbor, named
Meacham, for an assault and battery. To
save the constable . six miles trip, the defen-
dsnt walked in with the plaintiff. They en-
1Countered his Honor. just leaving his house.
win gun on his shoulder, and Dawson
halted him with:
striking me-"
"pm In an awful hurry-come to-mor-
$50 m in hurry, and Pm going to have a
raising Tomorrow"
"Meacham, did you hit him ?"
Dawson. did you strike frsts,
"No."
"Meacham, had you rather work for him
three. days than to go to Jail ~
II gue8s So he. 20,
I EYES,"
"Then make tracks for home. and don,t
bother me another minute! Ny son lust came
In with the news that IN old bear and thrce
cubs are up the same beach down st the edge
Of the slashing, aud I'm goinr 70 have soEs
bear-meat if it upsets the supreme bench of
Michigan. Court stands adIouredV
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-05-19
ENGLISH JUSTICE.
(From the London World.) J
.a& T. All. alA II ~ :

.What Is this that readf'
"Mr. Monckton, j. p, of Finesnade Ah.
boy, charged at Quad!e Petty SESSIONS yester-
day George Gardiner, q tutor In his iamily,
with stealing beer to the value of sig xpence.
Gardiner, 1t appears. went into the cellar
without the butler's permission. He was
sentenced to SIX weeks imprisonment, with
hard labor. MI. Monckt0n sat ON the bench
as magistrate, but took no part IN the pro-
ceedings.' l.. !. - r
A more moistrous case, think, never
came under my notice. The essence Of the
crime for which this unfortunate tutor Is now
suffering hard labor seems to be that he drew
the beer himself, instead or asking tKe'butler
to DO 40. Here is gentleman Of education
residing in the house of another gentleman.
He Is thirsty. and being. I suppose, 4 beer
drinker. c0psumes q small amount of that
liquor. That the owner Of the house might
have suggested to him thst ne would do well
TO ring for glass instead Of troubling himself
to get Y, one' can understand, but that he
brother magistrates should hhve condemned
him to.stx weeks' hard labor, II really almost
incredible. :. :
Compare this with the sentence on Thomas
Goodall, carpenter. At Salford Petty ,Ses-
about until she became insensible., His moth-
er and sister then put the poor woman on her
bed, on which Thomas doodall Jumped ON
her, having flied her mouth with the bed
clothes. Alter this he, aided by his mother
and sister, dragged the e'unfortunste woman
about the room, and beat her until she was
covered with bruises. During this second DO
mestic discipline shs.iaint twice. a3his not
being the first time that Goodali had assaults
ed his wife, he TWAS committed for one
months hard lsbor.n
At Penge, the other day, volunteer fred
Of his rine sad accidentally killed his ne it
door neighbor. He was discharged with q
caution. Last week two young men, who
bad been firing of revolvers on Wimbledon
Common, were fined forty shillings each. Tho
moral Of these cases seems to be that people
who promiseuouly discharge fre.ar should
take care to hit somebody.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-05-19
JoHNNY's COMPOSITION
youths CompanIon1


The trustees OF \ school once offered prize
to tho scholars in it for the best composition.
ALI the boys were compelled to write. and
were allowed to choose their owe subjects.
One boy declared that he could not do it. He
could not think Of anything to write about.
Neysrtheless. he Was Obliged to become one
Of the unwilling competitors. When the day
Of trial .came, he read his composition. or
rather q part of it, for he was not permitted
TO read it all. He began: my compo,itiou
Is about Spring. Spring will soon be here
How do l know that Because IL came last
year, and the year before that, and the wear
before that.
1.-The grass will soon grow green, and the
trees will put forth leaves. How do know
that! Because the grass grew green, and the
trees put forth leaves last year, and the wear
before that. and the year before that and the
year before that.
"And the little lambs will come. and thev,l,
gsmbol, and play and have good time. How
do ! know that Because the little lambs
gamboled last year, and the year before that.
and the year before that, and the year before
that. And -'
THAT will do, Johnny" interrupted 4
trustee, tired Of the iteration; aud Johnny
ing:
And the year before that, and the year
before that, and the year before that"
The audience screamed with laughter. but
Johnny's composition did not gain the prize.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-05-19
THE MULDooN ON roH1ppBrA,
[Solid Muldoon

Aud Chlppeta Is married! Welded to q
blanked White River Ute who sports the ro-
mantle name Of Toomuchagut; wretch with
bioated cheek and blemished virtue; wearing
upon MS brow laurels that germfnate In the
sanguinary councils ard blossom In massacre
Welded to base plebeian whose night shirt
never cost over four bits, and one who cannot
even command the autographs of his own
warriors! Go! false one, and In the sweet
subsequently, when you dangle the fruit OF
Toomuchagut upon your knee, remember that
ne whom you so basely betrayed will live to
find the milk of cpnstnncy and honey Of un.
dying affection in tepees less vascillsting,
We're onto the Queen Bees racket.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-05-19
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
From the Richmond Dispatcb

Is there anybody IL favor of prohibitory
tariff Surely not. We all know that pro-
hibitory tariff produces no revenue. Well,
what nextf Il there anybody in favor Of dis
eliminating against American industries ,
We are all agreed that it would never do to
adopt policy of that sort. Is there anybody
In favor of levying all the customs duties
upon coffee, tea, French brandies, wines and
other articles not produced in this country :
Nobody. What remainsf Nothing but
tarih Tar so framed as to raiSe annually S3oo o,O0O,-
OOO upon articles produced in the United
States. Now, if that immense sum is to be
raised every year upon articles imported into
this country, but which articles are also pro-
rel about? Isn't that protection enough To
satisfy the most ultra protectionist There
are and can be no free traders. Their doc
trlne Is ruled out by the fact that revenue
must b hSd