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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-04
FOR SALE.

Furniture tcpmplctcl Of AN s-room house.
House full OF honrlcrs; central location.
iinr chance for II live, energetic party.
Five nnc building lots on blackberry street,
between Nolan aud Burnet. one Of the most
desirable and attractive building sites In the
city, slN5b vnrns. Easy terms offered tn pur-
ChHsVrs
Two Its. iOSG1 warns. on baltimore avenue.
with t-ruom house, can hc purchased on very
liberal terms.
Two line residences on Avenue g can be
purchased ut low figures. Fine Investment.
Two most desirable lots ON Park avenue. A
bargain.
A pony. phacton and harness, complete a
cory turnout for ladies, remarkably cheap.
Courtroom house. outside kitchen. hall and
galleries corner OAK aud Twelfth street.
A wcll-cunstructod rock house. 4 rooms and
kitChcu. metal roof, two galleries, stahl" ana
carringc house, hydrant wutcr, shade trees
aud Hhruhhcry; a very cory home 1T n great
bargain ON Avenue H. between seventh and
Eighth streets,
A new patent Champion Hcrrlngs Safe, Is
inches deep, 4 feet inches inside, feet u
inches high, inside measurement; suitable for
large commercial house or county records.
Can be had nj "a remarkably low figure.
Lots /. 9 aud ., In block T., subdivision OF
original city lot No. =, district No. !, ranges
aud ., very cheap.
Lots and Z, In block ~, corner River Avenue
aud Elizabeth street.
a dwelling house with two lots iO0NlG0 feet.
east OF Government hill, house rooms, gul-
lcry, shade trees etc. Price S5OO.
Two houses, framed, ccllcd and weather.
boarded . galleries; each house contains =
rooms ana Kitchen, grape vines, shade trees,
lots JiN2i0 feet, un Cameron street; will sell at
u bargain.
A cottage Of 4 rooms. hydrant water, lot aN
~ varas, on San Marcos street; will sell cheap.
A room house, nicely finished, out houses,
with two lots each lsANbl varns, enclosed un'
der good fence; one OF the most desirable res
idcncc locations In the city, corner Nolan and
blackberry streets; great bargain on very
| liberal terms.
A iDlhcrc farm In HcNar county. II miles
| Gust OF San Antonio nicely improved.
Three small houses on brooks street, be-
| tween owe ana blackberry streets.
scycnroom house, No. iu1 North Olive
| street, sls1cnsh.
Twelve building lots. block -, between Du
| wall AMI Milan streets; ON monthly Install
| mcnts, II desired.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-04
Why Don't They Stare at His ?

A certain wretch in the city takes
pleasure in practices little short of
flendish. His field of operations is gem
orally In street cars and his tactics are,
apparently, very innocent, inasmuch as
they consist of merely casting his eyes
upon the ground. His delight is to enter
a Car, one side of which at least is filled
with ladies'. He will seat himself on the
opposite side of the car and begin his
persecution, which Is all the more cruel
because there IL nothing tangible to re-
sent. With his hands innocently folded
in his lap he Will begin to look intently
on the floor ut the end of the seat oppo-
site. OF course, the woman In that cor
ner, be ahe young or old, buNom or
scrawny, bold or modest, will at once
become conscious of her feet. Not daring
to look down she will feel certain there
Is something wrong, and first one foot
will twitch, shift uneasily its position,
draw back as far as the seat will let 1t,
seek the companionship of its mate, both
OF them will squirm in vain endeavor OF
each to hide behind the other, and final
ly In agonZed desperation the unhappy
woman will drape her skirts in a manner
known only to the sex so that neither
foot is visible. Then the tormentor will
shift his eyes and begin on new pair Of
feet. When his destination Is at great
enough distance, he has been known t.
work his little game until every woman
In the car has the appearance of being
minus her pedal eXtremities and Is in /
state bordering on desperation. Tar ant
feathers are too good for such a fiend.-
Buffalo Courier.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-04

Fourteen miles from San Antonio on the
Calaveras creek, containing 100 acres of
land, 90 acres under cultivation, one
house with two rooms, stable, good
well and water In the Calayeras creek.
Price $1,000.
A very desirable property, as a sum
mer residence or dairy, 20 minutes drive
from Main plaza, consisting OF 80 acres
of land under fence, good dwelling
house with six rooms and gallerys,
kitchen and store room, a good cistern
and water tanks, so head of milk cattle
horse and farming implements. Fol
particulars address 81. c." care Light
Price $500.
AZ acres Of land fenced between the
San Antonio river and the San Jose
ditch. three miles from San Antonio
Good location for dairy. Price S2,7OI
so head improved milk COWS ant
heifers; price SIS all around.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-04
BARGAIN COLUMN.
Parties Wishing 10 Buy, Rent or Sell
Should Consult this Column.


A well improved farm, situated two
hundred yards from station Mt Moore
Hollow. on the international railroad, In
good, healthy country, containing
400 acres of land all under fence 80 In
cultivation, a good frame house OF six
rooms, dining room and kitchen, all sur
rounded by gallery; stable, barns, bath
house garden, all In good order; water
from a tank and well; to be sold for
cash. If desired some cattle and horses
will be sold on the place at their mark
ket value; possession given at short
notice. Title perfect and warranted.
For particulars address or call on 81
c." Price $4,000.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-04
lncendiary Nihilists.

The incendiary fires which have be-
come common In Russia, are attributed
to the Nihilists, who are said to have
adopted this new plan because 1t il at
tended with less danger to the culprits
than their old plan Of murder, and Is
equally effective In spreading terror
among tile people. The house-holders
OF Moscow are now In nightly terror.
Many families appoint one member to
watch all night, and to give the alarm
to the rest on the approach OF con-
flagration.t -Leslie's Illustrated.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-04

In 1880, while was practlcing In
Madison county, Illinois, was Induced
by the representations Of an old woman
to make the trial in dysentery and
cider vinegar, with the addition Of suf-
ficient salt to be noticeable, and 1t act
ed so oharmingly that | have never
used anything else.-[ Cor. st. Louis
Medical journal.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-04
Given in Good Faith.

40 clean teeth use mixture Of emery
and sweet oil, following it with plenty
Of kerosene" This would seem to be
queer advice, but as 1t is taken from a
machlnists' magazine, and from chap
doubt 1t is given in good faith.-[Boston
Post.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-04

60 acres on the Leona river, about
$50 acres irrigable; mesquite timber
plentiful situated miles below Uvalde
on the west side. All the improvements,
with sugar mill, $500. Address al.
Co." care this office.
800 acres on the Rio FRO, partly irri-
gated from the Frio river. Situated In
Uvalde county, IL miles from railroad.
About 300 acres under good fence. Adj
dress al. Co." this office. Prsce $1,000
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-04

Water rates, according to contract
with consumers, are payable in advance,
at the office of the company, on LIST Feb
ruary, May, August and November
Early payment Is advised, as by SO
noyance attending the cutting oil of the
water supply.
l0-lm WATER WORKS COMPANY.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-04
DAN j. COTTON JOHN II. OIL on
"sTRICTLY BUSINESS"
COTTON & BOLTON.
AUCTIONEERS sa COMMISSION MERCHANTS
2. a and w. Houston ST.. at Bridge.
SECONDHAND FURNITURE BOUGHT END SOLD.
DAN J. COTTON.
JOHN II. OIL on

You oil f'i a1ge before purchasing ,aehas % call and sra"s
NEW AND SECOND HAND HOUSEHOLD GOODS
aor BatRoom Sets Digtn Kitchen and Funh~s Csock1y
Cooking
md o band
Red all descriptions Pictures, Mirrors TsraDbuato;
Of Pistols
Fixtures and other miscellaneous mention also
Saddles aud Blankets vH
prices roae 0 Everybody
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-04

win buy several lots containing 81 acres
of ground, with water, two miles from
Main plaza and one mile from San Pedro
springs. Also q acres, with good i'm
provements, adjoining said lots, can be
had at low figures. Inquire Of
9-2-tf LORENZO CASTRO.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-04

For sale at bargain. A ranch on the
dry Salado, IL miles from San Antonio
In Bexar county, 40 aores under fence
and cultivation, out of $50 acres. Good
tanks, farm house and COW pens. All In
good order. Title perfect. Good place
for stock raising. Price Sl,GS0. Ad-
dress al. c." this office. 5-lG-tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-04

The King q Powers Comedy COM
pany will give free entertainments at
San Pedro springs, Thursday, Saturday
and Sunday nights. 9-2-4t
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-04

Every 1rst-clafs dealer sells Opera
Pulls cigarettes. Avoid injurious imita-
lions. II
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-04
PROPOSALS FOR PLUMBING.

HEADQUARTERS DEPT OF TEXAS.
OFFICE OF CHIEF QuARTERMAsTEH, 7
San Antonio, Tex, August q, 1870.
CEALED PROPOSALS, in triplicate, subject
= 10 usual conditions, WILDE received ut this
Office until T. o'clock noon, ON the 18th day Of
September, 1875, at which time and place they
will he opened In presence of attending bid.
ders, for furnishing material and doing plumb
ing work. in connection with construction of
II buildings, ut san Antonio, Texas, according
to plans and specifications ON file In this Office,
which will be shown, blank proposals fur
nlshcd, and full information as to manner OF
bidding, and terms of contract given, on nppli-
cation.
The Government reserves the right TO reject
any or all proposals.
Envelopes containing proposals should be
marked; Proposals for Plumbing" and I'D
dressed to the undersigned.
j. @. G. LEE,
Major and Chief Quartcrmaster.
aug27, ~, 29Dsepl0,ll
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-04
Our House and Estate Agency.

Three hundred and twenty acres OF land
fenced and improved, miles west OF San An.
tonic, enclosed with good fence, plenty grasz
aud water and timber: will sell at "A bargain.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-04
The House

No. 2O2. on corner Of Blum and Bonham
streets, Is, on September !, for rent.
Also the house and workshop, No. 25l,
on East Commerce street, formerly oc-
cupied by MIR. Cummings.
se5tf ED STEVES.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-04
D. QUASSO,
Merchant Tailor,

&c and rs main Plaza. Near french Building.
Large and tine line Of Fall aud winter sam.
pies Of Suit Patterns which will b. ordered ~
desired. suits made to order NJ New York
prices and nt guaranteed. Uniforms for or
Plantations a speciality. A new method Of
rcnuvating clothing, guaranteeing the color,
Repairing promptly done. s2.Gm
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-09
souND ON THE TARIFF.

That portion Of the Presidents mes
sage concerning the necessity for tariff
revision ought TO be satisfactory TO all
who favor reduction of duties and
the correction of existing inequalities
in the tariff schedules. 1t is possibly
too conservative to meet the approba-
tion of those who urge sweeping and
immediate reforms, but the ideas ad-
vanced have the advantage Of being
practicable and business-like.
Like our currency laws, says sec.
retary Manning in his report, "our
tariff laws are a legacy of the war.
All changes have left un-
changed, or changed for the worse by
new schemes of classification and other
wise, complicated, cumbrous, intri-
cate group of laws, which are not ca
pable of being administered with i'm
partially"
Reform, therefore, means something
more than TN indiscriminate razeeing
of rates. Any reform, to be effective,
must begin with simplifying and prop
crly codifying the present system, in
order that the superstructure which
Congress shall deem eXpedient to erect,
may have solid foundation to rest
on. The reforms that are needed, and
they are many, both in the interest of
importers and consumers, must be
made gradually and with careful dis
elimination in favor of home interests.
Any violent or abrupt legislation would
be much worse than none at all. Says
Mr.. Cleveland:
The proposition with which we have to deal
IL the reduction of the revenue received by
the Government and Indirectly paid by the
people from customs duties. Thequestion OF
free trade Is not inTolved nor Is there now
any occasion for the general discussion of the
wisdom or eXpediency Of a protective system
Think the reduction should be made In the
revenue derived from tax upon the imported
necessaries of life. We thus dircctylessen
the cost of liyngin every family of the land
aud release TO the people In every humble
home larger measure OF the rewards OF fru
gal industry; but Justice and fairness dictate
that IN any modification Oh our present laws
relating to revenue, the industries and inter
ests which have been encouraged by such
laws, and in which our citizens have large in
veBtments, should not be ruthlessly injured
or destroyed,
We cannot see that 1t was necessary
for the President to say more. What
the reform needs Is beginning, and
here is the keynote to it.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-09
NOTES AND GOSSIP.

EDWIN BooTu has never seen any ono
play Hdinlet since, us mere boy, he saw
his fatberplay II.
THERE ARE reports that Miss Ellen
Terry's illness Is really serious, and not a
mere Advertisement
Hon. CARL SCHCRz will address the Bos-
ton Civil-Service Reform Association at It's
annual meeting on Friday evening next.
TERRArIN, oysters and ducks were shipped
last Saturday to Henry Irving and Mrs.
Langtry by an admirer of both IN New York.
RUTuERroRD b. HAYES Dakota farm was
recently sold for $2l,O0O lie bought 1t In
1877 for $500 in Northern Pacific Railroad
bonds.
GENERAL THOMAS EWING, formerly of
Ohio and Kansas, lives noar Yonkers, al
most opposite Greystone Mr.. Tllden's res
idence.
DIR. MARY WALKER has been snow-halled
by some little brules in Oswego. She pants
for revenge, but the boys are runners. IN.
Y. Star
Mn. CAIDEcoTT, the distinguished Eng
lish draughtsman, IS coming to this country
to make sketches Of American life and
character for the London Graphic,
ADELAIDE NELSON, the actress, left q
series of albums containing a copy of every
photograph of her which had been pub
lished. They were 600 in number.
DoUGEREAU's "Bathers" was sold to Mr..
Stokes for $4,000. Another Bougoreau,
costing $4,000, was bought recently by
George Il. Blanchard of the Erie Railway.
CONGRESSMAN STEPHENSON of Wisconsin
will make fight for Senator sawyer's seat.
As both are mllionares the Legislature
finds itself in extreme penl.-LSt. Louis Re-
publican.
Says the Baltimore Amo-ican! "Senator
Bowen of Colorado is evidently preparing
for n gay winter in Washington. lie has
sold an interest In his famous Golconda
mine for over S5OO,0O0"
Ex-senator BUoKALEw accepts the po-
sition of reporter of the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania, hoping that 1t may afford
him the time and opportunity for preparing
Il revised edition OF his work on the State
constitution.
THE LADIES Of Ironsides branch Of the
Irish National League of PHILADELPHIA win
hold their fourth annual reception Decem
Der 23, and have already adopted a resolu
ton to wear no goods of English manufac
ture on that occasion.
MRS. SUSAN MORSE LySD, who is sup
posed to have thrown herself oyerboart
from Spanish mail steamer, was the eldes
child of Professor S, f. b. Morse, the grea
telegraph inventor, aud had been for oye
thirty years resident OF Porto Rico, where
her husband was planter. Both he ant
her only son are dead and it Is said that o.
late her mind had been slowly giving away
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-09
WASHINGTON. D. O., DEC. ., 1888;
MIR. yANDERnIITs DEATH.

The death Of the richest man in the
world naturally enough creates more
profound sensation than would the
death of one much greater otherwise.
The individual whose acoumulations
amount in value to two hundred mil
lions Of dollars or more exercises an
immediate power which the wealthicst
intellect is never conscious OF possess
ing, and occupies an autocratic height
on the exchanges to which only his
successful money.getting rivals and his
heirs may aspire.
Mr.. William II. Vanderbilt was a
man of extraordinary business capacity,
The start of hundred millions, which
his father left him, would have beon
TO many men q more inauspicious be.
ginnir & than Jay Gould's with nothing
at all, but the vast patrimony, that at
tested the energy and greed of the old
Commodore, fell into safe and prudent
hands and through careful manage
ment grew to its present colossal size.
L nc lHlllIpuNlIt buuS blSoeSu VI bui-
dened with fortune. as the case may
be, was quite as democratic in his
native Instincts as his father before
him, though far less forccful char
acter, and had many generous and
kindly qualities. 1t has been charged
that he was in the habit, now and then,
of "d-mming the public" but this
Mr.. Vanderbilt strenuously denied. lie
was not of an aristocratic nature; what
ever sympathies he had, were in the
opposite direction
The effect Of his death may create 6
temporary uncertainty and depression
in the stock. market, but nothing more
serious.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-09
Realistic Bewelry.

Realism in jewelry aud trinkets still
riumphs. Birds, flowers and animals of all
kinds are made in gold, silver and precious
stones. The latest trihe is the ''bijou Maitre
de Forge" gold anvil wiAh sledge-ham-
mer lying on it. According to the size, this
trile forms buckle brooch, earrings, studs
or sleeve-links. The newest porte-bonheur
is the "cordo de pcndu,' hangman's rope
and moose, likewise adapted to various uses,
and the "oudjah,n q bangle from which
is suspended an Egyptian talisman, The all
seeing eye HeaSm RresSS asG IN p%sSe
heavily embroidered with bead and ap-
plique work, leaves and pendant clusters of
acorns, clIestnuts, cherries. The hair-dressers
have invented n modification OF the coifTure
brushed up from the neck and twisted into
a figure on the top of the head. Instead
Of the the torsadc of hair terminates in
two short and slightly flattened curls or
COOuCs.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-09
WINDOW PANE SCRATCHES.
Five years ago, IN this city inn,
We passed "a pleasant day;

Five years ago, IN this city inn,
We passed IA pleasant day;
-Four merry friends, who ate and drank,
And We're blithe as birds In May.
We scratched our names on the window pane
There they stand in the sheen,
And prove TO mo, II 10 nobody else
What fools Wo must have been.
one Of them borrowed my cash "a dove
That never returned 20 the ulD;
Tie second was jealous OF my fame,
And stabbed il In the dark;
Ile third nude love 70 bonny wee maid,
bemcr 10 me than life
Nooed her and won her behind my back,
And made her his wrethcd wife.
And here SIT In the cosy inn,
While the bright wood spinter5 blaze,
And drink my pint OF claret alone,
Ana think Of tho bygoue days
And wonder which Ol my threc false friends
/ hate or difpsc the most
Surely not him who borrowed my cash;
'Iis gone tis bul.less ghosu
Surely not him who stole my wife
That Was not my wife, God wot!
But might have been, To my dire distress,
Had she fallen TO my lot.
i think hate with the dcadliCst hate
The fellewrwh0 slnFred my natno-
shaking my baud, eating my bread,
And numbering my fame
Sidney Carton in To-Day
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-09
nELp FOR YOUNG WoMEN.

They do many practical and philan-
thropic things in New York after ALL
There has just been laid in that city
the cornerstone of new building
which will be occupied by the Young
Womens Christian Association There
is TO be nothing snowy about the edi-
flee, but it will be comfortable, commo-
dious and most useful addition to the
quarters of the association.
The building will be five stories high
and contain large library and reading
room, a parlor, an employment Office
and educational and industrial class
rooms. With such facilities and
proper management very great
amount Of additional good can be ac-
complished. The fact that it required
good management to provide for the
building is o guarantee that this bust
ness-like sort of management will con
tinue
Practical work in helping young
women to help themselves is not only
an important undertaking, but one Of
the most urgent necessities Of the day
When, like the Stewart Hotel for
young women, such enterprises fall
into sentimental and transcendental
ways they are sure to fail but if con
Quoted on q common-sonse basis they
are equally sure TO succeed.
It appears that the New York
Young Women's Christian Association
has record of twelve years Of good
work. It's objeets---the moral. social
and physical improvement Of the poor
and lowly young women Of the metrop-
olis--have been most suceessfullypur-
sued. 1t not only provides a tempo
rary home safe from the contact Of evil
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-09

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Nov. 10, 1885.
SEPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS Will be
received at this Department until noon, on
the twenty-iirst day of December, 1875. for
furnishing by contract, in such quantities
and at such times us may be ordered, during
one year from the first day Of January, 1885,
Printed Wooden Tags, Metallic Label Cases,
Cord Fasteners, and Mail Key Chains, con
forming in every respect to tho samples Of this
Department.
Proposals must be in accordance with tho
Specifications and forms, which will be fur
nisled ON application by letter to the Second
Assistant rostmnsterGcneral.
The contracts which may bc made will be
in conformity to such Specifications and the
accepted proposals. The right Is reserved,
however, 70 reject any or all of the proposals.
WILLIAM II. Villas,
postnnStpr-( General
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-09

SENATOR CAMERON has introduced q
resolution in the Senate to the effect
that it is inexpedient to pass any tariff
legislation at the present session of
Congress. The Pennsylvania idea
seems to be that what Is well enough
for pig iron should be let alone.