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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

S. S. FLOYD & Co have opened business at
their Office, A West Commerce treet. These
gentlemen are members OF the Chicago Board
of Trade and the New Oileans and Galveston
Cotton Exchanges. They have been established
at Galveston for several years, and do q large
business, having correspondents In every town
of any prominence in Texas These gentle
men give bank references. Customers can ask
no better than this We predict that they will
do large business In this city. Orders for
Cotton, Grain and Provisions options, hitherto
sent to New York, New Orleans and Chicago.
can now be execut' d at home, thereby saving
expense of teleRraphing to those distant
points, and annoyance and delay OF waiting
hours for reply. Call al their office, which is
open to the public. Left
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

Is entirely . vegetable preparation, and should
not be COMPOUNDED with the various limitations,
non-sscrst humbugs, "tuccus Altersns," etc.
potash, or are composed of old remedies which
have long since been discarded AZ OF no value
In the treatment of blood diseases, and none
into the composition OF Swi, is Specific. There
10 only one Swift's Specific Is. 8. b. and there
IL nothing IN the world like IL. BE sure to get
the genuine. Send for Treatise on Blood and
Skin Diseases, free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,
last Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ca.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24
The international Building and Lsan A.
sociatiou.

The above association is now ready for BUSH
meas. A large number OF shares Of the first
series are already taken. Those who want
shares should apply at once to avoid dissp-
pointment. The advantage OF this association
Ia that share holders can obtain money for
building purposes on reasonable terms, only 9
per cent. interest being charged, and money
paid In can be withdraws after 30 days notice
to the Secretary. The association furnishes q
safe investment and gives members the oppor-
tunity OF obtaining a homestead on economi-
cal terms WILLIAM HOLLAND,
President.
M. LINDNER, Secretary.
Once at stsffel & vogel's, Navarro street, San
Antauio l-23-Bt
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

:. This hotel has lately been opened on the
European plan, and promises TO be very popu-
new. The rates are 81 90 and 81 30 per day
The proprietor, Phneas T. Lounsbery, IL New
York man. and knows how hotel ought to be
kept; and We can answer from personal ex-
perience that those once enjoying its comforts
viii be sure to return again. Stock men will
please make note of this. I-22-3m
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

1t looks as though the Second ward means
q carry of the cake for building this month.
Several very fine buildings are going up on
and about Prospect Hill, and other large
residences are being erected from the ridge Of
the hill, by the International depot, up to
the San Pedro springs.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

Choicest liquors. wines and cordials. FRS
class restaurant attached, conducted on the Eu
ropean plan; French cooking; private supper
rooms; all kinds OF dishes, oyters, fish. game
salad etc, served to order. Open day an,
night. LIKED
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

/. @. Meek at Lone Star Tea store, 402 East
Houston street, will sell you
dozen California canned goods for 3d.
gallon good Louisiana molasses, 90 cents.
llpounds choice Louisiana sugar,y1.
10 pounds Hranulated sugar, 81.
Guaranteed hams l5 cents per pound.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

Worth Of boots and shoes to be slaughtered at
the New York shoe house Just opened In the
old Green Front on North Flores street. Mems
calf boots, 81 80; men's kip bosts, -; boys kip
boots 81 y; mems slippers, 10 cents; ladies' kid
boots, 81 rs; ladies' slippers, % cents; misses
and children's In proportion. 1-23-1m
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

am prepared to do. in first-elass manner, all
kinds or carriage work, trim ming, painting and
wood work. also make a speciality OF horse
shoeinR. MICHAEL PIoOIr
1-7-3m Soledad a, rect cor Uo,,ston.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

All persons whose property has been sold fol
taxes should call upon Junlus Means, 80 Sole
In many cases the two years will expire.
word to the wise In sufficient. Holm
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

Cabinet size, SIS dozen, until further notice.
Other sizes In proportion. A. N. Galloway, 4l3
and 4l5 East Houston street. 1-l1-tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

Paul Reynolds, drunk, SIS; w. Holmes, J..
Roach, vagrancy, $roo IS days each; Birdie
Martin, Sophie Brooks, insulting language,
G. earh
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

Order this fine coal from Harrison 4 Harrl-
son, "a soledad street, or Schultze & Son,
Commerce street, or from John Crosby & CO..
coal office and Yard, north side Military plaza;
telephone No. 800. IL % IT,
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

Wanted. at once, three good workmen at h
Little Bee Hive, on Houston street. Also.
good man ON repairing. 1-2l-3t
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

For the pext few weeks is the best time to
plant any variety of our native trees, and no
one has better facilities for furnishing fine
trees OF any size, than your home florist, l.. W.
HAdsrsw. II
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

Alamo Street, near Commerce, bakes daily a
fresh supply OF wheat, graham and rye bread,
rolls, biscuit aud pies All kinds of cake al
ways on hand and delivered free to all parts
of the city. 1-2-3m
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

Contractors and builders, furnish and con-
struct all kinds OF fancy brick work, .winton-
tiles" marble and slate mantels. Chimneys
and hues a speciality. Eyery chimney and hue
Enquire or address, George Dullnis's Build
ing. I-lA-y-d
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

Ten thousand Umbrella China and a large
stock OF fruit trees, arbOr vites shrubs and
roses next TO postofiloe. Trees delivered free
NJ Qhar0a
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

First prize, ebony and gold cabinet worth
$50. On view at the intelligence office, 20l
Houston street, 800 prizes. Tickets 81. 1-2-1m
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

grapevine, strawberry. Also ornamental trees,
shrubbery and roses. Also fine collection OF
bulbs, 81 Commerce st. Il. RyNYAN. Is IT,
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

Mammoth canvass, brilliantly illuminated
corner Losoya and Crockett streets, Thursday
January "a. l-23-ff
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

On Oakland street, at $3.50; rooms; plenty
good water; house ia new and well built; will
rent for s35 per month until sold.
1-l9-u STEAGALL & LONG, 205 E. Houston st..
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

Boih restaurant and lunch counter equal to
any in the country. French cooking. Perfect
attendance. Choicest OF meats, game. oysters,
fish, salads and rarities
LETT X. BIANCHINI, ProprietOr,
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

Entire stock crookery and glassware at 80
Soledad street at auction. Store for rent.
1-2-6t PEARSON & COTTON, Auctioneers.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

The African Serpent Queen, only with tn,
great international, daily at p. IN. l-23-tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

Every Tuesday and Saturday at the Green
Front auction house. Consignments solicited.
1-222-u PEARSON & COLON,
AuctiOneera
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

For sale. Brick work done cheap. Clsterns
especially. No. a26 Lavaca and % soledad
street. HENRY HUNT,
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

Go to sulliyan's, 24s Commerce street, fol
your boots and shoes. I'm
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

Periodicals. magazines, newspapers and al
kinds OF novelties, eau be found at G.. W
Baldwin & Co.'S, 257 Commerce street. Lett
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

Railroad tickets bought, sold and exchanged.
Reduced rates 20 all points, at Barnett's ticket
ONCE, In Sim Harris cigar store. Main plaza. 5tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

One Of the best stands In the city for arst class
family trade In coffees, teas, and fancy gro
ceries. Trade well established. Addrsss p. o.
Box 4Sl.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24
GREAT BARGAINS
For the Next Thirty Days

For the Next Thirty Days ut Pancoast's.
For the next 30 days we will offer to the pub
lie great bargainz m remnants OF fall and win
ter stock, consisting OF heavy clothing, over
coats, hats, shirts, odd garments, collars
underwear, hosiery, etc. Also a discount of II
per cent will be made on all regular goods.
1-2l-lm A. PANCoAsT & Son.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

Grand wire ascension from the ground TO
top or centre pole daily at p. m, free. 23-tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

Once furniture for sale and an Office 10
rent. Address IS" this ONCE. 1928
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

with $500 to $1,000, in safe and established busi-
ness, 10 San Antonio. Full security for money.
A first rate chance.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

To rent, at 300 South street, near the Polish
church. 1-l5-20t
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

To cook and do homework for small family
Apply to Mrs. A. @. Schryver, Dlgnowity hill.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

DIR. NJ. Il Tarvin, Dentist,
Successor to DR.. Weems. Office 4I3 East
Houston street. Up stairs. I2-I8-Im
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

The International allied show will open on
the corner of Losoya and Crockett streets OPP
posite San Antonio ice house, at o'clock p.
M. Thursday, January "a. 1-23-tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

Repaired and packed. Carpets cleaned and
laid. Address GEORGE KLINE,
R-3l-1mo T2l Austin street.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

Laredo street. LILO lin
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

John Reynolds, General Collector.
Once with n. j. Gallagher, builder, No II
Yturri street. l-2l-tf.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

Calomel relieves. "BLACK. DRAuGHTv

20l Houston street. Hours, 10 to 1. Servants
placed IN town or country. TermsDa applica
liOn. I-9-lm
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24
"BLAcK-DRAUeHT" makes chills an,


fever impossible.
Sold by James Clavin and l.. Orynski, druggists.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24
SWINE OF cARDUI" for Ladies' only

by DR.. A. J. Smith, No. % Commerce street,
over Clavins drug store. u-l-tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-24

'old by James Clsvin and L. orynski druggists
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-05-22
Really Didn't Know.

A passenger who boarded train
coming east over the Detroit, Lansing
& Northern road, at Ionia, the other
day, took a seat in front of a woman
who was very curious-minded about
the country. She asked about the
crops, the price of land, the charac
terlstics of the people, and many
other things. To each and every
question he returned a respectful:
Don't know, ma'am-I really don't
know
us this as good climate as New
York;
Il think so, ma'am bpt l amt
sure.
do the people seem cheerful"
Il think they do, but I'm not GER
tain"
Whom do they seem to prefer foi
a presidential candidate2"
Cant say. ma'am.'
Are the farmers low spirited over
the price of wheat2
They may be, out can't say as to
that"
Should you say that this was a
good state for young man TO begin
life ing'
II shouldn't like to say ma'am.n
His non-commital answer seemed to
annoy her, and after brief silence
she continued:
Have you beer in Michigan long2"
"Three years, ma'am.'
And yet you don't seem to have
posted yourself much. "
We'll, ma'am, TO tell you the
truth" he replied as he turned about,
II am a resident of Ohio. came up
here and stole a horse, and was sent
to the Ionia prison for three years. |
havn't been out more than two hours
yet
She rose up and took the fourth seat
back in a way to make the dust fly,
and she didn't open her medth again,
even to the conductor, until the train
was running into Detroit.-Detroit
Free Press.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-05-22
or Such is the Army OF Britain.
Army and Navy Gazette Gondon).


We have seen an extremely inter
esting letter from an officer OF the
forty second, from whish we venture
to give the following extract, in the
hope that the graphic account of the
rally" and of the repulse will be
read with pleasure by the friends of
the officers named, and by wider
circle than it was intended for: "All
our officers fought like devils, and
how we only lost one Ican't tell. God
is good and must have put His shield
round our brave, gallant officers. The
Colonel is splendid man. He shot
two Arabs dead and would have shot
more, only the government revolver
ammunition missed fire. An Arab
threw a spear, and just passed the
Colonel. Another threw a stone
at BIN, and hit and wounded him on
the head and knocked his helmet off !;
and he was bearheaded under burn
ing sun till gallant Norman Macleod
gave him his hemlet, and wrapped a
a cloth around his own head. Dear
little Brophy was hit in the legs, and
only saved his brave life by hanging
on to the Colonel's horses tail. When
we rallied and formed line, l imagin-
ed | must be the only officer alive +;
but, to my joy, we all met. Old
Charlie Eden, as cool as if he was
partridge shooting; little Brophy
lame, but pretending to be sound /;
Sandy Kennedy, with his eyeglasses
in his eye, and his wife's watch chain
around his neck; Bald, subaltern,
sweating and with blue jackets hat
on-he lost his hemlet Sir John
MacLeod's son, Duncan, wounded,
swearing he was all right; old Bob
Convey, smiling with confidence
and Normand Macleod with his firm
lips, thirsting for more blood; Speid
looking as calm as a Judge; and
young Macrae. an Argy 'eshire lad
only Joined us the day before the bat
tie, in his trews and armed with a
spear-head crying to be at the nIggers
again. He is splendid boy and
fought like a devil. All our officers
had hand-to- Aand fights with the
Arabs. They pulled the kits off
our men, and one of them pulled the
green ribbons off my kilt, but | killed
him. They are most awfully plucky.
| saw one man just dead ana he was
crawling towards us to kill white
man before he died. | took a splen-
did spear and killed great many
wounded men with it; it went into
their hearts like lightning, and their
blosd flowed out on the sand. | had
narrow escape from a hslf-dead
Arab; he sent his spear close to my
legs, and / stabbed him in the heart. %
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-05-22
Marriage Customs in Siberia.

Lieutenant Harder, who went to
Eastern Siberia to bring home the re-
mains of the De Long party, thus de
Scribes the marriage customs Of that
region;
There is but little known of religion,
and this little IS gathered from the
priest of the Greek church who visits
the interior once year TO perform the
marriage ceremonies. All the girls
are sold by their fathers as wives to
the young men who court them. II
a young native desires TO marry he
goes to the father of the girl of his
choice and price is ageeod upon, one
half OF which is then paid down. The
prospective son-in-law at once takes
up his residence with the family Of
his lady-love and resides with them a
yoar. If at the end of the year he
still desires to marry the girl he can
pay the other half Of the price, and
they are married upon the next visit
OF the priest If, on the other hand,
he concludes he does not want her
after the years acquaintance, he is
under no obligation TO make good his
VOWS of love, and the only dlsadvan-
tage he labors under is the loss of the
half he paid at the start
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-05-22

ure into convenient cellar below
the cows, to give up this cellar and
wheel the manure into the shed.
have been obliged to discard deep set
ting, and to content myself with the
open, shallow method, which is more
expensive, and requires more atten-
ton, and returns less butter. l have
been obliged to reject all feeds except
corn, wheat, hay, beets, and carrots
| have been obliged to give up using
the milk of COWS that have calved too
recently or too remotely. l have, for
dozen years, carefully and faithful.
ly tried to make butter as good as it
could be made; this has been the first
neutrality-suspicious. has al
ways been secondary. The result has
been, that for many years, this butter
has brought a higher price than any
butter IN the county of Berkshire,
where much good butter is made, and
it has taken the first prize over the
county 1t has been in such constant
demand at 65 cents a pound, the year
through, thai when making zoe
pounds a week have had untitled or
ders for 25 to so pounds more
Grange Bulletin.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-05-22
Dividing With thc Drug st.
New York sun

Look here, said an uptown drug
gist, displaying a physicians what
do you make of it2 The receipt read
''Tgnu leniz Xo ri. Sig. ext. use.,..."
"You would not imagine that read
OK Zlnci Ungt, for external use,
would yod2 Then the dotted line is
the hieroglyphic for we'll known
physicians name"
"What is the object of mixing the
thing up that way asked the reporter
"lbis druggist, " answered the
apothecary, has a big run of these
prescriptions Read Tgnu lcniz Xo'
backward, and you have the abbrevi-
ated Latin formula for Oxide Of Zinc.
A green druggist would puzzle over
it and say, Take that TO the druggist
whose name is printed there. | can't
FIJI it here. If he understood the
trick he would not fill the prescrip-
ton, because tie physicians name IS
not legible, and, in the event Of any
accident happening, he could not
throw the responsibility upon the doc
tor. The trick is done to secure the
trade for the druggist and commits
sion for the physician. Another trick
of the trade is to write superiluously
the name of a rare and unused drug
that few druggists keep, or to write
in one a few words without meaning,
that the druggist and doctor under
stand are to be disregarded. II is a
dlsreputable practice, and might lead
to fatal mistakes"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-05-22
A Snake Yarn .

Lovers Of snake stories will find in
teresting reading in the following
item from a recent letter from North
Carolina. "In this state there IS q
reptile known as the joint snake.
When attacked it flies in pieces, each
piece taking care of itself. A darkey
attacked one of them the other day,
and to his utter amazement 1t broke
all up, each section jumping Off in a
different direction. In the course of
an hour he returned that way and
was utterly amzed again to see it all
together except the tail-plece. After
waiting a few minutes he saw the
tail coming up to join the body, tax
ing sharp, quick little jerks. 1t
came nearer and nearer, until within
few inches of the three-quarter
snake, when it gave a sudden jump
and hitched on its proper place with a
noise like the popping of cap. The
darkey knocked it to pieces several
times and each time it came together
again. He earned his amusement too
far, however, in throwing the tai
part of the snake across the creek,
Just to SEQ, he said, chow long cit
would take it to catch up, but it
never caught up. The snake, with its
three joints, was carried to the house,
where a new tail is beginning to grow
to replace the lost one. A gentleman
who knows much about this singular
species says head will grow on the
detached trunk, and there will be two
snakes insteas of one.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-05-22

was run in by pipe down one side,
and forced out boiling hot on the other
side. Near the pit were located three
furnaces, each of which contained
about thirtysiX tons of molten iron.
Connected with each of the furnaces
were long troughs for the conveyance
of the hot metal to large iron tank
few feet from the pit, known as the
pool or mixer, and from which two
short troughs run into the mold. at
about 4 80 the foreman gave the signal
to let the mass run, and Immediately
there was flow of fiery liquid from
each of the furnaces. 1t took twenty
four minutes to fll the mould to the
brim and those in charge announced
that, as far as IL had gone, the casting
had been very satisfactory While
the iron is cooling, the stream of cold
water wall be kept running through
the core, and a wooden fire will be
kept burning outside all around the
flask. The core will be removed as
soon as the iron is cooled sufficiently,
and the latter will probably be in a
condition to be worked upon by Tues
day. The casting was made with the
bench up, and, in order that the gun
may be perfectly strong, the mold is
constructed about FIVE feet longer than
what the gun is iAtended To be finally,
and the part not wanted cut off
When completed il will be about
thirty feet in length, of twelvo-inch
rifle, weighing 2l2, 1000 pounds, and
worth $2S, 600, about half the sum a
steel gun would have cost 1t is cal
culated TO throw a projecule six
miles.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-05-22
A Great Gun Cast.
Boston Transcript

The largest gun ever made in this
country was cast yesterday at the
South Boston Iron Works. The
work was done in a pit forty feet deep
and about twelve feet wide, in which
had been placed mold about -four
feet in diameter. In the interior ei
this mold was placed the core, consist
ing Of long wrought-iron hue,
around which was placed layer OF
rope, and over this thickness Of sand
and cement. Into the interior OF this
core, during the casting, cold water
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-05-22
The Finger.BOWl in Nevada.
virginia CSev) Enterprise

The finger bowl is tabooed, accord
ing to a society journal. Many years
ago a distinguished French gourmet
declared that the use Of this appliance
indicated ignorance Of the art Of cat
ing, since an accomplished master oil
the knife and fork would never soil
his fiugers at the table This has al
ways been the Comstock notion.
Meadow Lake was the only mining
town Oh the Pacific coast that stuck
up for the finger bowl The town il
now dead. 1t may be that the finger
bowl killed it. 1t is said that in early
days . few finger bowls were in use in
Johntown. Well, it may be so--the
town has been dead for many years