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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-23
THE STRIKE.

The telegraphers strike has been in opera
ton for several days and the companies pro-
fess to be able to successfully defy the
operators and handle the business without
any interruption, but the columns of the daily
papers show that the news of the day is being
sadly neglected in consequence, for besides a
column or SO of dispatches which relates to
the strike, and the business OF the companies,
nothing else OF importance is sent over the
wires. The strike illustrates the selhshness
of great monopolies, and the great power
they seek to WELD, and it will serve one pur-
pose, if no Other, that Capitalization Of
wealth is more Of reality than mere asser-
ton, and that the business Of the country
would be in immediate danger if it was neces-
sary to serve their purpose. Wage-earners
have some rights, and the dignity of labor
should be respected, and the LIGHT has no sym.
paihy with that class of the community that i:
prompt to discourage the toiler whenever he
undertakes to better his condition, either il
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-23
He Waved His Private Reasons.

81 would make me affirmations," smilingly
remarked Mr.. Waldman, as he raised his
right hand in the witness box, in front OF
Judge PIERCE yesterday.
"What for :" roared the lawyer for the de-
Tense.
"For like me too" replied the witness,
somewhat embarrassed.
"What for, say?" shouted the lawyer,
rising TO his feet.
"Vat for l should tell your" said the as
tonished witness.
"Don't you know why you affirm ?" roared
the counselor.
Mr.. Waldman blushed until his mustache
got red and replied: 81 haf got me some
private beliefs because | should affirmation
make"
"What are your beliefs :" asked the lawyer
in caliope-like tones.
"Yus, vat please, but will swear me
some yust to please you," and he kissed the
book with such a clamorous smack that the
doing criers awoke and chorused "sience "
Il Philadelphia Times.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-23
Thinking Aloud In Church.

From the Newport Letter.
One OF our churches has a somewhat eccen-
trio parishioner, who often affords the con-
eregation much amusement. He ha habit
OF expressing his thoughts aloud when very
much in earnest, never mind where he may
be. His entire Inconsistencies Of having
thought aloud is irresistibly funny. Last Sun
day late conner at church-a young lady with
voluminous skirts sought to pass him to get
a seat AS she did so she carried the gentle
mans hat, which was on the floor, some dis
lance. 1t happened during pause in the
service, when there came, slowly and distinct
ly, and with an earnestness worthy OF the
preacher, that unconscious ejaculation (:
"Now-where--i in -the-name of the -
-girl-taking
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-23

Taken up and in city pound on corner OF
East and West Houston street, on the 10th day
of July, 1883, one sorre mule branded E- on
the jaw and diamond shaped brand and n
Spanish brand ON the hip, which will, IL not re
deemed before sale, be sold at public auction
to the highest bidder, for cash at said pound,
at the hour of IL o'clock a. M, on the 24th day
of JULY 1888.
n. Bids less than the amount fixed by
ordinance will not be received for any animal
put up at auction. Phil SHARDEIN,
1-20-it Marshal.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-23
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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-23
Afraid? oh. MOI
In the mcafows rich with corn,
Ono salubrious summer morn
Went a maid.

In the mcadows rich with corn,
One salubrious summer morn
Went a maid.
81 am very fond of cows,
And ] love to watch them browse"
80 she said.
"When they eat the fragrant grass
And gaze at me as pass,
! amt afraid"
just then one old brindle COW
Raised her head and made a bow
How she flew.
Not the COW, but that rash maid,
Who had said she wasn't afraid,
o pshaw Phewl
When she reached the nearest shed
She was very nearly dead,
And wet with dew.
This all Is true.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-23

THE Pittsburg Express says; "The SAN
ANTONIO DAILY LIGHT reflects its bright rays
Of sunshine upon the Express regularly. 1t is
a brilliant little orb, and displays experienced
journalistic skill in its editorial makeup"
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-23
HelOteS Rancho.
STANDARD STATIONS.

MAMBRINO HOWARD, (trotter) sec No.
Is. j. Treacy's catalogue, Lexington, Ky. He
is Il blooded bay, 10 hands high, weighs 100
pounds Service, S25.
KNIGHT OF 81. LOUIS thoroughbred,
sired by Glendower, dam by Epsilon, see Bruce 9
American Stud Book, volume 8, page 352. He
is a dark chestnutsorrel. Service SIS.
DICK Ckentucky jack, ID hands high, weighs
800 pounds Win cover mares or JennetB.
Service, Sl5.
Short-horn thoroughbred cattle, Red Bulls,
by twenty eighth London Duke, Lexington,
Ky. Services, $40.
Spring season, February l. Terms cash. Ser
vices paid when mares taken away, and If not
with foal, have the privilege 10 return the next
season free of charge. Stock delivered at AL
fred Reaves', Main Plaza, will be taken and
brought back without cost.
n. GUILBEAU,
1281y Helotos. Ter.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-23

How to save money and drugs by taking
rurko- Russian baths or Steam Bath for your
colds, rheumatism, dumb ague and all skin dis
eases, can be found at A. ZIIIANs,
Corner Commerce and Alamo streets.
Also, Hot and Cold Water Baths at % cents
each. 4-g-tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-23

SOMEBODY says there is no rhyme for cot
fee, well, there's a good reason for it, any
how, and teason is better than rhyme. Al
any rate, it's poor reason that can't knock
out better rhyme than this;
To drown the dead perfume of beer,
He drank quart of coffee;
And when that night his boots were tigh
And couldn't be pulled off, he
Left them on aud
Slept
On the floor.
The only thing wrong about this sonnet is
the statement that the boots were tight That
is poetical license. Twan't the boots.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-23

AN EASTERN newspaper says the meanest
kind Of a mean man is the fellow who knows
who will be the next President and won't tell
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-23
MONDAY, JULY %, 1888.

IT is estimated that the total Greenback
vote in the coming election in Iowa will be
about 2Soo, and it may be less.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-23

THE Corpus Christi Critic, in speaking Of
the Rutabaga party, says sit is one altogether
lovely, and is the party under different name
which created so much disturbance in the
constitutional convention Of 1875, and to
whose account can be charged the necessity
for the present proposed constitutional amend
ments."
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-23
The Croaker win CroaIs.

The history of the world does not show a
time of equal prosperity with that Of the last
four years, when labor in every form has re-
ceived such ample reward. All manulac-
tured goods are lower than ever before, while
farm products are sold at good prices. Money
is plenty and good, but the croakers will
croak.- Kansas City Journal
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-23
Joe BIackburn's OUTFIT.

| Congressman Joe Blackburn, Of Kentucky
being called suddenly to Washington, tele
graphed home to have trunk of clothes sen
to him. His little daughter, in the alb
sence Of her mother opened the dispatch, anC
thought il was her duty to obey it. So She
packed trunk and put note in it, as fol
| lows:
VERSAILLES, Ky.
Dear Papa-I send you all the clothes car
| find, and hope you are well.
Mr.. Blackburn said that the trunk con.
timed the following:
white shirts.
winter scaris.
tooth brush.
bowie knife.
2revolvers.
This is what a Kentucky girl regards as a
suitable summer wardrobe for gentleman.
The world has not improved upon the an
clients in all things. 1t would be well to 60
back to the days of Abraham for many valu-
able hints on food, especially in this heated
season. Were Christian butchers bound by
the same wise and strict rules Of the Talmud
that govern Hebrew butchers, we could cal
our meat in perfect safely as TO redhibtory
vices. But we have no "Shochet' with his
diploma for skill and integrity in inspection,
and therefore have we no genuine "Kosher
meat Much of what is exposed may be
''trffle" unclean, still it is consumed by thu
unknowing. The possibility of tainted meat
being vended 10 our markets should be made
impracticable. Orthodox Hebrews use only
the purest of meat Does it not behoove
Christians to take the same precautions in the
premises p New Orleans Times Democrat.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-23

Entered at postofiice at San Antonio, Texas,
~ second-cass matter.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-23

THE Gonzales Inquirer thinks the LIGHT is
daisy, and frankly says so in the following
alt always does US good to open the SAN AN
TONIC DAILY LIGHT. 1t is so fresh and neat
in appearance, and its contents are crisp and
spicy. 1t has a way of putting things that
wakes one up and infuses vitality into him.
There is life and spirit in all its utterances. 1,
is daisy paper"
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-23

COMMENTING upon a remark disparaging
the work Of the newspaper reporter, the St.
Louis Post says; GAS for accuracy and
truthfulness there is no calling in the world
which is subjectad to SO severe test as that
of the reporter. The doctors mistakes are
hidden under ground, the lawyers are known
only to the judge, the minister's congregation
takes are recti6ed privately, but thousands OF
critical readers stand ready to test the re-
porter's work, and, if he makes a mistake,
the paper is called to account ior its pub
licitv"
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-23
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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-23

1888 Prizes amounting in U. s. gold to. s. 1850
Tickets. $500 Halves. 81. 90.
The Royal Havana official list decides every
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For information and particulars address or
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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-14
To The West.

There are number OF routes leading to
the aforementioned section, but the direct
and reliable route is via Saint Louis and
over the Missouri Pacific Railway. Two
trains daily are run from the Grand Union
Depot, Saint Louis to Kansas City, Leaven-
worth, Atchison, St. Joseph and Omaha.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars ofthe very
fir est make are attached to all trains.
AT Kansas City Union Depot, passengers
for Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico and Cal.
if?rNis connect with express trains of all
lines.
AT Atchison, connection is made with
express trains for Kansas and Nebraska
points.
At Omaha, connection is made with the
Overland train for California.
This line offers TO parties enroute to the
West and Northwest, not only fast time
and superior Accommodations, but beautiful
scenery, as it passes through the finest por-
ton of Missouri and Nebraska Send for
illustrated maps, pamphlets, &c, of thi:
line, which will be mailed free.
! G. B. KINYAN, F. CHANDLER,
Asst Genl Pass. Agent. Gen'l Pass Agent
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-14
Ventilating Ice Houses.

Many persons do not understand why
an ice-house should be ventilated. They
think openings in the gable-ends, as
were recommended in this paper a few
weeks ago, are injurious, as they serve
10 create a draft of air over the mass of
ice. They do. indeed, create draft of
air, and this Is beneficial. The necessi-
ty of ventilation will be understood by
giving n little study TO the matter.
Much of the ice placed in a building
under the most favorable circumstances
melts A considerable portion of the
water produced, in turn becomes vapor
and rises to the top ofthe building. I'm
less 1t has an opportunity to escape II
will render the air, with which it
mingles, dense, and, as a consequence,
will raise its temperature. As its tenn
peratlre is raised it will hasten the
melting Of the ice below. Some of the
vapor will be converted into water
again and will fall back on the ice and
cause il to melt. II there is u chance
for the warm air and vapor to pass out
of the building these effects may be pre-
vented. Again, by causing current of
air to pass over the upper covering of
the ice rapid evaporation of vapor is
produced and this produces cold Water
may be frozen by the evaporation of q
portion of it, as was recently pointed
out in an ice-making machine used in
England. Ice rs stored in building
is covered to the thickness of foot or
more with sawdust or other similar ma
terial, This absorbs much of the water
that comes from the melted ice and car
ries it to the top of the mass; II it
there comes in contact with u current
OF air It is evaporated and the tempera-
ture Of the ice-house and its contents is
reduced
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-14
THE DAILY BULLETIN.
Actresses and Flowers.

was compelled to the consideration
OF this subject, says contributor to the
New York Mirror, by several occurren-
ces during the week. one Of them an
immense floral display at a certain thea
ter Now, howsoever an actress NAV
counterfeit the varied passions of her
role, she fails signally to express de-
lighted astonishment before the curtain
when the usher and the leader hoist up
floral tributes. She may have depicted
rage, jealousy, love, and CONSERVATION
during the evening 10 the appreciation
of the house; but when she strikes the
surprise party business before an adj
vancing column of flowers, she goes all
to pieces. And yet they will do it. The
devoted Ichabod (they all have a de-
voted lchabod) tells her in the afternoon
what he has ordered. She knows to a
blighted rosebud just what she's going
to get, and vet She stimulates little
start Of surprise. She makes round
eyes of establishment at its approach.
She makes her mouth 90, as il in doubt:
"For meg' and then she wiggles a lit
tie to express How good and smiles
little timid How kind" and buries
her nose in the biggest rose, as who
would say; you oyerpower met
Now, who is caught By that nonsense?
Why, Adelaide Nelson used 10 order
her own flowers by the 800 worth.
She has stopped at the florists at
O'Clock, On route to the theater, had two
up and two down with the exorbitant
gardener about an immense ship Of
flowers, made him stick in dozen more
camellias and light the whole thing up
with his best cornelia corkss and two
hours thereafter she sank back against
theprosccnium perfectly thunderstruck
at its appearance as il sailed over the
footlights so unexpected, y you know.
Henry Abbey is stanch believer in
flowers. His stars can 90 TO the box
office and see EN- before he sends EN-
in, and so regulate their display Of as
constituent. It's best to be acquainted
with the resources of the establishment,
lest one shows too much delight over a
horseshoe when there's an omnibus and
Cunard steamer coming down the
aisle behind it.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-14
The Satisfaction of Sickness.

A woman had fit Of sickness which
brought her TO deaths door, from which
she slowly rallied, and from which it
was doubtful If she would ever be her.
self again. A neighbor went to COM
miserate her upon what she had suffer-
ed. 30, never mind, I'm glad of II"
was the answer During all my mar
ried life have been trying to find out
how much my husband cared for me. l
have tried everything | have even tried
TO make him jealous; but nothing avail
ell till thissickness. My dear, IL has al
most killed him. and his remorse was
50 dreadful! Oh, Of course, he'll slip
back into his old ways again. But I
dom care. I'm satisfied. have con-
quercd him once into such abject &C.
acknowledgement"
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-14
sTAG les OF TILE RIVER.

~ ''"' ""No" Wy lhc gauge inst c'ch'
ing at this port, 81 feet 1 1 inches and fall
ing.
Cincinnati, March 1876 p. m.-River 20
feet II inches and falling.
Pittsburgh, Marchl3-Gp.m-Rivel feet
O inches and falling.
Louisville, March 1876 o. m.-River o
feet 6inches and falling.
Nashville, March 1916 p,m.-River ID
feet inches and falling.
Chattanooga, March 10 -6 p. m.-River
8 feet inches and falling.
St. Louis, March 10 g p. M River 20
feet inches and falling.
RIVER ITEMS.
The Golden Crown, from Cincinnati, ar
rived here Monday night at $50 with the
best trip she has ever brought out from
Cincinnati. Her guards were fat in the
water and her cabin full of passengers.
Capt. Wright, her freight agent, had a big
lot of freight for her, but she couldn't take
1t. She left at 10 80 p. M.
The r. II. Springer left New Orleans on
Saturday evening last, and the Will s.
Hays left on Sunday evening. Some peo-
pie are of the opinion that the Hays will
beat the Springer to Cincinnati. If she
does she will have to do some good run
ming.
The Gus Fowler will report here this 2
p. m. from Paducah, and leave here on hcl
return trip at p. m. She connects with
the trains here going north, south, east and
west.
The Jas. w. Gaff left Memphis last even.
ing for Cincinnati She will report here
tomorrow night. See w. r. Lambdin,
passenger agent, and get your tickets.
The s,aunch little packet Ella Kim
brougb is due here tonight from St. Louis
and leaves here on her return trip tomor
TOW moInlhG AT ~ ocloCk'
The Henry A. Tyler will leave on SEIZED
ule time, 10 o'clock, sharp, this morning
for New Madrid, connecting there with thu
train going out to the Texas narrow gauge
The Mary Houston had not arrived at
Memphis as late as yesterday morning
She will hardly reach there before Thurs.
day evening.
The Hudson leaves ST. Louis this morn
ing for Cairo, Paducah and Shawneetown
and will arrive here tomorrow evening.
The Ste. Genevievc, from Memphis,is du
this morning for st. Louis.
The John A. scudder left here for New
Orleans early yesterday morning with al
the freight she wanted.
The City of New Orleans leaves S
Louis this evening, and is due here tc
morrow night.
The fine side wheel steamer Andy Baum
of the Cincinnati aud Memphis pscke
line, is due here to-day for Memphis.
The City Of Providence left St. Lou
for Vicksburg last evening and is due her
this evening.
Yesterday was another lovely day, bu
business on the wharf was very dull.
|
The Thos. Sherlock, from Cincinnati,
due here Tomorrow for New Orleans.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-14
New Jersey Port Wine The Best.

NOW JtTsty TUTI WIG TIC btbU'
DR.. e. IL. james noted physician of the
New York Board of Health says
| take great pleasure in testlfying my ap-
probation of the superior qualities OF the
Port Wine produced by Mr.. A. Speer, OF
Passaic, New Jersey, have been to this
vineyard and cellar.
After prolonged trial can confidently
recommend the wine as superior article
for the sick and debilitated, and all those
who require vinous stimulation and inyig-
Grafton.
shall continue to employ it in my prac.
tice in all cases where pure article of wine
is called for the sick; and shall do all in
my power to foster and encourage Its pro-
duction. For sale by Paul G. Schulz.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-14

Bad Taste in the mouth, unpleasant
breadth and impaired hearing, when re-
suting from Catarrh, are overcome, and the
nasal passages which have been closed for
years are made free by the use OF Ely's
Cream Balm. Price so cents.
Apply to nostril with little finger,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-14
Our Common Dangers.

The advance of civilization has done
much to prolong the average duration
Of human life. Better food. better
houses, a greater regard for the laws of
health and greater security against yio-
lence of any sort have made life more
comfortable and reduced the danger of
an early death. But there Is such a
thing as going too far. Many new in
ventions and improvements are posi-
lively dangerous to human life. Our
streets have become unsafe for foot pas
sengers and vehicles. The air above
them is filled with network of wires
carving electric currents OF deadly pow.
er. II they should break and fall in the
street, as might easily happen at fire,
by load Of ice or other causes, ii might
be instant death for man to touch
them, II n stream from fire engine
should play against two broken ends OF
the wire the electricity would follow the
stream Of water and kill the iircmen.
Again, the wires are SO numerous in
many localities that il would be almost
impossible to raise ladders for the res
cue of people cut off by the flames.
This is the danger oycrhead. There are
other dangers underfoot. A few feet
underground are pipes charged along
their whole length with steam at q
pressure which only boiler is fitted to
withstand. The result is that these
pipes burst and create havoc by an ir.
ruption of the street This has already
happened several times. Again, the
gas pipes leak, so that the ground be-
Games saturated with gas, This col
lects in the manholos of the steam com
panies and explodcs with terrific vio-
ience when spark reaches it, This
happened twice last week. More com.
mon dangers are the difficulty of cross
ing streets through u jam of vehicles,
the slipperyucss Of coal hole covers and
the explosiono of boilers under sidewalks.
We are getting civilized out Of existence.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-14

For seven years Aliens Brain Food has
stood the strongest tests 90 to its merits IN
curing Nervousness, Nervous Debility and
restoring lost powers to the weakened Gen
erative System, and, in no instance, has it
ever failed; test it. 81; 6 for s5.-At drug
gists
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-14

FARMERS and Others desiring gentee
lucrative agency business, by which IS to
SEQ day can be earned, send address al
once, on postal, to II. @. Wilkinson & Co.
1876 and 1877 Fulton street, New York.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-14
Time and EXPENSE Saved.

Hard workers are subject to blioius at
tacks which may end in dangerous illness.
Parker's Ginger Tonic keeps che kidneys
and liver active, and by preventing the at
tack save sickness, time and expense.--De-
troit Press.