The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-08-02

paign, but 1t is pointed, plain and prac-
teal. 1t gives Mr.. Butler and his parties,
considerable jolt, and "dOes up" the
Prohibitionists In the following SEN
tence: "To make woman suffrage the
tail of their Kite is TO defy the law OF
gravitation. Prohibition could not Sc
cure woman suffrage, but woman sun
rage is the only power by which prohi-
btion could be made possible" The
address alludes to the boiling lndepend-
ents, and says the action Of Mr.. Curtis
and others Is that they "hate Cleveland
less, but hate Blaine more" and con-
cludes that as "we have no votes TO Of
fer we should give our earnest support
TO the Republican party
EN-JupGE G.. $. BATCHELLER, who re-
turned home recently from Egypt,
where for long while he has sat in the
International tribunal, being asked by
Tribune reporter about FL Mahdi's
movements, said "Well, there is very
little religious feeling. aroused. The
whole rebellion, so-called, Is inspired by
the ruin wrought In the Soudan by the
stoppage OF the slave trade. The whole
country depended ON that trade for its
existence. The merchants came from
the interior of Africa bringing with them
caravans Of slaves laden with ivory,
gems and other products. At Khar-
toum they met the Egyptian merchants
who bought the merchandise and then
the slaves. When Gordon was appoint
ed Governor the first thing he did was
to stop this traffic. The slaves were re-
leased, the merchandise conliscated.
The male slaves We're forced into the
army, fate as bad as slavery, If not
worse, while the women were left to
shift for themselves. This resulted in
bankruptcy for the merchants and
feeling of general evaporation arose
through the entire country. Arab
stirred this into a flame; III Mahdi
famed il. When Gordon arrived after
his two years Of absence he was too late.
His first measure was to legalize the
slave trade. But he was day after the
fair ; the natives had already restored
it for themselves, and so they thanked
him for nothing. At last accounts Cor
don was in Khurtoum with garrison of
few thousand men, and apparently I'M
molested. The rebellion had spread be-
low and around Khartoum and there
was no longer any danger in his imme-
diate neighborhood."
ON THE subject of lizard Times" the
Blanco News gives the following very
| pertinent and sensible advice: Are
the times hard? or has every one come
to the conclusion from hearing the story
so oft repeated? We are rather in
olined to the latter view. The corn,
wheat and oat crop is abundant. The
cotton, though now beginning to need
rain, with moderate rains from now on,
promises fair yield. It's true that
money is scarce, in fact, exceedingly so,
but then the farmer has no corn to buy:
has plenty Of wheat for bread; sorghum
for molasses, and vegetables for the
farmer is better oil this year than fol
several past. 1t is our experience, that
when measles get into neighborhooc
the news spreads a great deal fastel
than the disease; so with hard times
some old oroaker, whilst autographing ,
oracker-boX with his jaok-knlfe, hal
started the ball, others and still other
take up the cry, till finally there remaiI
few who don't believe in 1t. Every
body gets to looking around for eacl
particular dollar due him, and 1t follows
us a consequence, that confidence is los
and large stock Of sure enough har
times Is the result. If this is the cause
what is the cure? Well, our idea Ii
that two words will do the business
viz: Confidence and economy. Thusly
: II your neighbor owes you, just don
/ crowd him till his crop comes in, an
3 live so economically in the meantim
that you can afford to wait We al
even TO tue humblest, live too fast. W
6 go In debt, head and ears, never coun
r ing the cost. Don't be stingy and stir
Q your family, but still buy only what yc
u are satisfied you can pay for. Our pc
I pie are known for being thrifty, let the
d practice even ordinary economy, and
! will be added to their virtues, aloI
; with much happiness and Independent
N not now dreamed of. Who viii try il
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