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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-11-29
PERSONAL POINTS.
collected From Hotel Corridors
and Elsewhere.


Leonard Haynes, Of Laredo, Is at the
Menger.
A. b. Wells, OF st. Louis, Is at the
Vance house.
A. NJ. Barnes, OF Luling, lie a guest at
the Maverick.
Captain Henry Scott, Of Refugio, Is at
the st. Leonard.
Mr.. Sam Kerr, returned last night
from New Orleans.
Mr.. @. W. Angle returned from New
York last night.
Charles Il. Lord, OF Philadelphia, 10
registered at the Maverick.
George c. Albaugh, of Louisville, Ky,
lie staying at the Maverick.
Captain Il. J. Reuter-. the well-known
Gonzales attorney, is at the Menger.
+. M. Hardeman, well known citi-
zen Of San Marcos, IL at the Central.
Mr.. John WOODBURY. and Mrs. J. Har-
din, Of Pleasanton, are at the Central.
Mr.. John Lynes, Of New York, return
ed last night from a trip to Corpus
Christi.
o. M. Brown and b. +. Dane, two
prominent citizens OF Boerne, are ut the
Southern.
Judge A. G. Martin, II. L. Harrison,
W. N. Gates, j. W. Cook, Of Pleasanton,
are at the st. Leonard.
Rev. William Howard, ID. D., OF Aus
tin, is In the city, and will preach In one
of our churches tomorrow.
Captain w. Il. Merriwether, represen-
tative elect to the Legislature, from
Pearsall, Frio county, is at the Southern.
b. Milmo, Of the firm Of Milmo &
Stokoe, ofJeaDerette,L La. ,man ufacturers
and dealers in Cypress lumber and
shingles, is in the city In connection
with his business. MIR. Mllmo Is n rela-
tive Of the banker Milmo, Of Mexico, and
who Is also the leading member of the
Milmo National bank at Laredo, Texas.
Don Juan Jose Martha Ola Cruz, from
Monclova, Mexico, the grandfather Of
A. c. Valdez, of this city, paid the LIGHT
Office visit this morning to see our fine
printing machinery running. The old
gentleman is 81 years Of age, and, with
the exception Of weak eyesight, appears
In good health and will likely live many
years yet. He will return to his home
In n fe q
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-11-29
ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY.

We have come to the conclusion to
offer cur entire silk department ut cost,
for the simple reason that we haven't
the facilities for displaying the same, or
the room to carry this line In such large
quantities as In the past. This depart
ment embraces black and all colors of
plain and gros-grain, radzamere, surrah.
changeable, and In fact everything that
belongs to q flrst-class silk department.
We will also sell ut cost our plain and
brocaded velvets and velveteens. We
only ask the ladies to call and see for
themselves, and they will be convinced
that we never advertise anything that
we do rot bind ourselves to stick to.
ll-20-l2t s. DEUTscH & Co.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-11-29

The Ladies' Missionary society of the
First Baptist church, of this city, will
give an oyster supper In the basement
OF the church. next Tuesday evening,
December 2. oysters and coffee will be
served, the oysters In several styles.
These beautiful nights ought to be an
inspiration to every one, hence large
attendance is confidently expected.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-11-29
Wedding Party.

A wedding party, consisting of Mr.. L..
b. French and bride and j. w. Light and
bride, and Mr.. +. Light, OF Mason, ar
rived In the city last night and now have
rooms at the st. Leonard. This we'd
ding was mentioned as about to occur
several weeks ago by the LIGHT, and, as
anticipated, was very grand affair and
pleasant to all parties who participated
The young people are among the best of
Fort Mason society, and start out In life
with the best wishes Of large number
of frianIu
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-11-29

Mrs. Kent's "Life Sketches" has been
received by the LIGHT. 1t is a well
written, lively book. Every sentence
and word is fraught with meaning. She
is an elderly lsdy, feeble In health. Her
life has been one OF great usefulness, and
she should be well patronized In her
efforts to sustain herself, and prolong
her usefulness
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-11-29
A Marriage.

Mr.. Jose NJ. Chavez, well-known
young Mexican OF our city, has taken out
n license to be married to Miss Ella
Breslin, OF this city. Mr. Chavez was
forih0Sy.a member. OF the police force
of this city.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-11-29

w. 4. Trammell is the San Antonio,
Western Texas and Mexico agent OF
Mr.. X. l.. Hawks, the lightning rod man
OF Texas. Composition and prices will
be met from all quarters, and estimates
win be given on application. II
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-11-29

Bananas, oranges, ETC., fresh and cheap,
at Gilbert's, No, 4 Houston street.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-11-29

Brokers In grain, cotton and provisions,
No. 0 Boledad street. Home Office, Gal
weston, Texas; branch offices at San An
tonic, Houston and Fort Worth. l0-l7tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-11-29

You win find 1t to your advantage to
~ your coal OF a; Bruni, 3A Military
quantity to any part OF the city at low
est prices. If.lO-lm
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-11-29

Carpenter and builder, 215 West Com
merce street, next Daily Express, Store
fitting speciality. All kinds Of jobbing
promptly attended to. S-26 6-m
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-11-29

California Fruits,

Has removed his office to the Kamp
mann block, convenient to elevator.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-11-29

Prettlest neokwear at Sheets, Dullnig
block. iO.IS-ff
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-11-29
Guenther's mills. San Antonio, Texas.
GUENTHER's BEST FLOUR

Is worthy OF being recommended TO
every one flrst-class flour, 1t IL not
excelled by any other in quality and
taste. This flour is not claimed to be q
patent flour, but 1t is manufactured by
mills that are furnished with all the best
improved machinery, and only the very
best wheat Is used; the flour not only
contains the starch Of the wheat, but
also the gluten, which secures the origi-
nal strength and taste Of wheat flour.
The real white patent flour contains
very little gluten, and is, therefore, less
nutritious. Guenther's Best Flour has
been In the market since 1861, and its
name was never changed. Since then
many different kinds of flour, with high
toned names, and ornamented with d.
plomas have been introduced into this
market, but nearly all OF them have
silently disappeared. The wheat crop
has been very good this year, especially
In Northern Texas, and the mannfac-
turers Of Guenther's Best are now able
to furnish good flour at very reasonable
prices. The flour is not retailed Mt the
mills, but In order that customers may
have the flour fresh, 1t Is delivered daily
to all leading grooers.
ll-7-lm G. ii. GUENTHER q S0Ss.
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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-11-29

Two-story house, 7 rooms, s acres OF
irrigable land, 300 fruit trees, on South
Garden street. Apply to
j. w. BRADLEY,
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-11-29

There will be called meeting Of A.
Sidney Johnston camp tonight at the
hall. All members viii take notice and
govern themselves accordingly. viii
meet at 8 o'clock, sharp. Il. II. Teel,
Commander; E. p. Claudon, Adjutant.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-11-29
Tho Crystal Restaurant.

At No. 10 Soledad street will be kept
open all night during the races. Joe
Meny, proprietor. ll-24-0t
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-11-29

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-11-15

how much he always loved me" and |
looked pleasant at him; but he turned
off another way, and looked as if he
thought was bigger sneak than ever.
| almost felt like didn have no right
anywhere
suppose the folks sorrow had kind
of reconciled them to my loss, and when
L came back, it confused them.
amt sorry I'm goin' home to-mor-
row. I'm Just another boy, after all,
an l can t help thinkin' if it had been
that Ed Hunter himself that had died,
there'd a been just as big fuss made
about it, and maybe Elite Green would
have cried. too.
It's funny world, but I've got just
as good a right here as anybody.
Happy thought! I've made q new
resolution, 1t is to be just as good and
studious and promising as all the people
seemed to think had been, after that
notice appeared. Then, if anything
should happen, folks wouldn't have TO
be so two-sided about it.-SUe Gregory,
IN Y0utb'S COmpanjOa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-11-15

Some astute observer has remarked
that if two Yankees were cast away on
o desert island, they would each make
fortune by swapping jack-kniyes. This
money-making propensity of the Yam
kee was illustrated some years ago in
South Africa.
An enterprising son of New England
had found his way to the Cape of Good
Hope. Looking around for chance to
speculate, the idea struck him that it
would pay to exhibit party of Kafirs
in London. In a short time he had col
lected a half-dozen Katirs from a farm
within fifty miles of Cape Town. He
had them instructed in the native dances
and took them to London, where they
appeared clothed in skins and lustrous
in paint. A Kaiir war was then
going on, fact of which the spec
ulating Yankee made good use in
his shoW-bills. These Kahrs be-
came the rage, and thousands of Lon
doners and visitors to that city thronged
the exhibition hall 1t happened that
about that time Dutch farmer from the
Ndpc, HiIuttl lie DttI, w DIS III IOHtlOn.
Seeing a show-bill advertisement of the
appearance of wild Kafirs, taken captive
in war, he went to the hall. The per-
Torrance went on as usual, until sud
denly two of the Katirs rushed from the
stage, and clasping the farmer round
the neck, shouted out in Dutch
"Why, here is old Papa De Beerr'
The other Katirs jumped off the stage
and threw their arms about the Dutch
man. He struggled with many Dutch
explosives to release himself from their
greasy embraces.
The audience, thinking the war in
stincts of the savages had led them to
attempt to murder spectator, were
thrown into great excitement. 1t was
with difficulty that the Dutchman could
make himself heard. He finally Gained
the excitement by explaining that these
wild Kafrs were his own farm-hands.
whom the Yankee Spectator had enticed
away some six months before. - Youth s
(D1lJg101lJOn
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-11-15
NOVELTIES OF CHINESE COS
TUNE.
Nothing Fits Except His Stockings, Jackets
and Caps.


Nothing Fits Except His Stockings, Jackets
and Caps.
The principal feature about China
mans costume is the fact that nothing
ever fits but his stockings. His cloth
ing consists really, of three or four shirts,
or garments made after the fashion of a
shirt, each opening in front and having
five buttons, a sacred number. These
buttons are never in a straight row, but
in sort of semi-circle half around the
body. The outer garments have sleeves
foot longer than the arm, a fact which
affords abundant opportunities for theft
A Chinaman's jackets are his ther.
mometer. He will say: To-day is
three jackets cold, and if it increases al
this rate, tomorrow will be four or five
jackets cold"
Their shoes are well known, and their
caps are of three or four different forms
One they call the watermelon cap" Of
the shape of half watermelon, having
no front-piece, but instead, knob on
the top by which it is handled. The
SCIOld 10 IlhC IOuilu up lSlO ndO WIFI
the sides turned up, and others are
of various shapes. The color of the
knob on top of the hat is the sign Of
rank among mandarins. The lowest
wear gilt knob, then a white stone, q
clear crystal, pale blue stone, deer
blue, pale red and deep red, in order
of rank. Yellow may only be worn by
the Emperor sfamily, but as a mark Of
respect to age, men over sixty years by
special edicts are allowed to wear vel
low, this always emitting them to great
consideration among all classes.
The dude pantaloon probably origin
ated among the Chinese, for, from the
dawn of history, on state occasions
officials and dressy persons will wear {
sort of pantaloon, fitting as tightly az
possible to the leg and each leg being
entirely separate from its fellow. These
trousers are of silk or satin, and the leg,
are held in place by being fastened to /;
waistband or belt around the body. Or
the approach of cold weather the Chi
nese increase the number of their gar
ments, until sometimes they are Xix,
! animated bales of cotton, their arm
beng forced into a nearly horizontal
position; nor do they take off thei
masses of clothing until the return 0
spring. 81. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-11-15

As Mr.. Vanderbilt says, there is every
thing in feeling confident in the future.
James Landing, Ark, used to be stu
ated in Tennessee. One night the big
river went on bender, and next morn
ing the landing was on the Arkansas
shore. The half-dozen residents crawled
out of bed to be amazed, and dumb
founded, and plunged into despair.
After a bit a steamboat came along and
turned her nose into the bank, and the
Captain called cut:
What in blazes has happenedP"
This new cutoff has moved us into
Arkansas" was the reply.
Bad bad! And how do you feelP"
"Well, we did feel all broke up st
first, but we We had meeting and talked
it over, and we've got heap of conf
dence in the future. Come to Ggger up,
we've Jumped Tennessee debts to the
amount of $500. - lFaU Street NelOS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-11-15
The Clock in Trinity's Tower

The clock in Trinity Church tower in
this city is the heaviest in America. The
frame stands nine feet long, five feet
high and three feet wide. The main
wheels are thirty inches in diameter.
There are three wheels in the time train
and three each in the strike and the
chime. The winding wheels are formed
of solid castings thirty inches in diam
eter and two inches thick, and are driven
by opinion and arbor." On this arbor
is placed jack, or another wheel, pin
ion and crank, and it takes $50 turns of
this crank to wind each weight up. 1t
requires 700 feet of three inch rope for
the three cords, and over an hour for
two men to wind the clock, The PEN
dulum is eighteen feet long, and oscil-
lates twenty-five times a minute. The
dials are eight feet in diameter, although
they look little more than half that size
from Broadway. The three weights are
about eight hundred, twelve hundred
and fifteen hundred pounds respectively
A large box is placed at the bottom of
the well that holds about bale of cotton
waste, so that if cord should break the
cotton would check the conclusion
Scientific american.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-11-15
FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
THE NAUGHTY SUNBEAM.


One fine morn little Sunbeam
Woke up cross and, oh! so bluel
Pouted, when the sun, his papa,
Told him all that he must do.
And this naughty Ii tie Sunbeam
Said: " He did not care a cent,
Sposing all the world was dripping
And with dew the limbs ali bent.
"Did not care if all the daisies
Caught their death, with rufes wet;
And those tall and starchy lilies
Lost their fine and stately set.
"Guessed he wouldn't mind his pal
And go working down below;
Blieved he'd sail out in a cloud-boat,
Or go sliding on the bow.
"Said he would not light the world up
Like useful little lamp;
Thought ned run away forever
And become sunbeam tramp"
So. instead of working bravely
Till his task was fully done,
He played keeps for rainbow marbles,
iii the little clouds all won.
Then he climbed the black cloud mount
ans
Till he came right to the top,
Where this naughty little Sunbeam
Found most unpleasant stop.
For his aunt, the busy South-Wind,
Who was out there for walk
Met this idle little Sunbeam,
And they had little talk.
Then she led him to a corner
Where the heavy clouds were banked,
And this lazy little Sunbeam
Had his little person spanked.
Till he said: "Hed mind his papa;
Thought twas hOrrid playing tramp;
Guessed he'd go and light the earth up
Like useful little lamp"
SO he came down in a hurry
Right among the dripping wheat;
Kissed the yellow grain and peoples
Till they all were dry and sweet.
Dried the white and stately lilies,
And the roses full of fun,
And the red and yellow tulips,
Till his work was fully done.
Then the New Moon, his sweet mother,
Laid him in her shining bow,
And he said that he was sorry"
As she rocked him to and fro.
Lille Il. Barr IN ". Y. Independent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-11-15

A young Georgian has adopted a
new dodge for securing the pleasures of
female society without matrimonial en-
barrassments. He makes love to a
young lady, runs off all the other young
men, enjoys a monopoly of the girl's
company for several months and then
tells the fair one who has squandered
her love upon him that he is con-
sumptive and can never marry. She
takes him out for drives, but the hypo-
critical cough grows worse, when the
maiden sends the fellow adrift, and he
seeks other fields OF conquest.-&.
Louis POST
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-11-15

One of the most beautiful of all stars
in the heavens is Arcturus, in the con-
stellation Bootes. In January last the
astronomer royal communicated to the
Royal Astronomical Society a tabulated
statement of the results of the observa-
tons made at Greenwich during 1888 in
applying the methods of DIR. Higgins
for measuring the approach and recess
sion of the. so-called fixed stars in direct
line. Nearly two hundred of these OBJ
seryations are thus recorded, twenty
one of which were devoted to Arcturus,
and were made from March 80 to Au-
gust "a. The result shows that this bril-
liant sinctillating star is moving rapidly
toward us with velocity of more than
fifty miles per second (the mean of the
twenty-one observations is 50.7S). This
amounts to about 5000 miles per min
ute, $780, per hour, 4,320,000 miles
per day. Will this approach continue,
or will the star appear stationary and
then recede? If the motion is orbital,
the latter will occur There is, how
ever, nothing in the rates observed tC
indicate any such orbital motion, and as
the observations extended over five
months, this has some weight. Still it
might be travelling in mighty orbit OF
many years duration, the bending of
which may, in time, be indicated by a
retardation of the rate of approach,
then by no perceptible movement either
ffAxxr nY.df fro INIy fAl
lowed by a recession equal to its pre-
vious approach. If, ION the other hand,
the four and a half millions of miles a
day continue, the star must become Wis
IDLY brighter to posterity in spite of the
enormous magnitude of cosmical dis
tances Our eighty-one-ton guns drive
forth their proiectiles with a maximum
velocity of fourteen hundred feet per
second. Arcturus is approaching us
with speed that is two hundred times
greater than this. 1t thus moves over
distance equal to that between the
earth and the sun in twenty-one days.
Our present distance from Arcturus is
estimated at 1,622,000 times this.
Therefore, if the star continues to APP
proach us at the same rate as measured
last year, it will have completed the
whole of its journey toward us in 93,-
600 years. GentJenan'S Magazine.
"A man wanted new pair of trous-
ers yesterday at leading clothiers. He
took to the tailor a photograph of him
self in a Prince Albert coat, choker col
| lar, and necktie touched up with blue.
A cane and hat were depicted on a
side-table. 81 want apair of pants" said
he ''to match that coat and tie, and
please remember that the cane is light
colored. What can you do for me for
four dollars?" They did him up some
thing in green with a yellow wave run
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-11-15
WEARING OUT A MOTHERS LIFE.
The Boy Who leased His Mamma for I'M
proper or impossible Things.

/
The Boy who leased His Mamma for I'm.
proper or Impossible Things.
l suppose you children have all reaC
of "cruelty to animals" and even Of
cruelty to children" by parents OIL
teachers. But did you ever hear Of
cruelty to parents from children?
Let me tell you about a visit recently
made to a friend. This lady had lit
tie boy nine years old, and | had often
| heard it said: What nice, pretty boy
! Frank Weston is, and what good man
ners he has! -
| had been in the room but few
| moments when Grant rushed in. and.
bowling slightly to me, ran to his moth
err eNclaiming: 80, mamma, please
give me some money to buy writing
| desk?"
g would if you needed one, certain
ly,' said his mother; " but you know
you have a very good one"
" Yes; but mamma, | want one like
Harry Coles and the other bows, that
have place for everything. Please let
me have one, mamma"
"My dear said his mother the
old one must answer for the present"
80, mamma, but am sick of the old
thing, and | will pay with my own
money Whereupon Grant seized his
savings bank, and commenced so I'M
mercifully a rafting in his mother )
ears that she hastily took it from him,
and babe him say no more about the
matter.
OF Grant ran, but was back in few
minutes, saying: 80, mamma, please
let me ride up to the Corners in hand
car with Dick and Tommy White.
Now, if anything could alarm
Grants mother, next to going on the
water, it was the mention Of the rail
road. She said at once ''My child
you know | never allow you to play
about the railroad track -
But it is perfectly safe, mamma,
perfectly safe; and Dick and Tom
know how to work the car.
Grant, you can not CO." said his
mother.
80, mamma, it is such fun! do let me
90, and Grant Lung upon the door,
waiting for favorable answer; but his
mother looked at him in way which
decided him to close the door and de-
part
Not for long, however, for he soon re-
turned, and called his mother out for a
series of confidential requests, which
were treated like the others.
Now, | would not have YOU think that
Grants mother always refused him. On
the contrary, she was very indulgent;
and it gave her great pain to deny him,
when she must.
At dinner-time Grant was dis
missed from the table. after teasing
in vain for third piece of pie; and [
hoped that, for time, we might have a
little peace. But he soon came back to
convince his mother that he should be
the most unhappy boy in the world if
he could not have a tov pistol right
of"
AT tea-time he was on hand-as boys
usually are-and three or four friends
with him, when he modestly requested
that they might have tea-party by
themselves in the kitchen.
Now, as his mother had already pre-
pared tea for company in the dining
room, this plan was extremely inconve-
nient, and she was obliged to tell Grant.
although it was very unpleasant for her
to do so in the presence of the bows.
Grant did not think of this, however.
SO he continued: But, mamma, we
won't make bit of trouble. Mamma.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-11-15

Newspapers are frequently printed
at sea. The practice was inaugurated
on the steamer Great Britain, which
started for Australia in 1852.-M Y
Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-11-15

Cushions and pillows stuffed with
pine, hemlock and spruce are now in
fashion.