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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-21

James Richardson, violating license
ordinance. dismissed.
W. .. Nicholson, same charge, dis
missed.
August Rosenberg, vagrant, So or 10
days.
Johnny DOmini, vagrant, dismissed.
George Henderson, yagrhnt, dismiss
ed.
VIM. Cook, vagrant, dismissed.
Albert Riland, disOrderly, So.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-21

Varena is no longer with the Abbott
company. but her place is well filled by
Miss Ida Corane, an European soprano
of great power. who came TO this coun-
~ to support Madame Christine Mil
ION. and who is very popular. Her high
soprano is very powerful. OF remarkable
compass and reliable critics speak highly
OF her.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-21
500 Pounds Brewer

For sale at . cents pound, with abundance
OF so t., caps small caps and figures. Also
six pairs new cases. All in cool condition.
Also 20 pounds Of Old style plea. TERMS CASH.
T. n. JOHNSON,
Business Manager 5. A. LIGHT Office.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-21

The following nights in the Knigl to
of Pytbias hall: Monday, Wednes' ~
anu Friday. Enquire of G. d. Roe z,
at LIGHT Office. l2-6-ti
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-21
woman's Christian Temperance Union.

Miss Elizabeth March, state superintendent
Mrs. Z. A. Fry. While here, she will give an
address on the necessity Of temperance in
struction in our publ schools. Further no.
tice as to time and place will be given.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-21

Issued by the county clerk since last re-
pUrG:
Clinton : Barker and Mary Fischer.
Angel Etuurte and Maria de Jesus
Urutia.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-21

LOB PRINTING OF every description, done
- at the LIGHT office. satisfaction given
every time, or money refunded.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-21
CITY COUNCIL.
A Short Session and Routine Work
Done--New Milk Ordinance Passed
-Detectiye Abbey-Sim Harris
Son Etc Etc

At the regular session of the city council
yesterday afternoon complete board Of
aldermen was present The meeting was
short and to the pUlnt and refreshing alb.
sence of winHy speeches. was noticeable. This
is an Improvement born of the fact that no
shorthand reporters were present. possibly.
After the reading of the min utes by the may
Or's book keeper, the following business was
franEaptad
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-21

French, for aldermen of second ward, re-
POI ted an excess OF $500 in the money for i'm
proving Nam avenue, and recommended that
Augusta street get the benefit Of this;
adOp ed
Smye requested that Press street be i'm
proved its entire width, curb to curb. A mo-
ton To this effect was adopted.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-21

Be- Mackey, that the city engineer examine
she old Flores building. and report to the
mayor a. to whether or not 1t is In safe con-
dition. Adopted.
BY Mackey. that the engineer examine the
briige over the A azan creek with a view 10
preventing 1t from being undermined and
washed out. The council then adjourned.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-21
LIGHT FLASHES.
And Other News Items Picked Around
Town By Our Reporters.
Happy New Year

And II you want TO see happiness, look at the
happy faces leaving sim Harris stores witt
bargains In mCersChdum pipes, bOwlCs, etc.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-25
Saturday, December 25, 1886.
CHRISTMAS DAY.

Time flies, and as men and women grow older the time from one Christmas day to an other seems to shorten. and, alas, the day in many cases grows less and less merry. But there are few who are not cheered by Christ mas, ,and it is g positively merry day to many. and especially to the young, who find in it the most joyful day of the year In one shape or another this ancient festival touches the hearts of all The merchant and the artisan, the rich and the poverty stricken, the old and the young, suspend their usual avoca- tions and are as happy as they can be. The making of presents, the spirit of love, the making friends and neighbors happy is the universal rule From the youngest child in the family to the gray haired parent at the head of the household the one thought is the happiness of some one. The most trifing toy, the simplest gift means that much, and hearts beat warmly through the Christmas tide because people have risen to the plane of practical Christianity and are glad to dis port themselves in it's atmosphere. And on this day the beauty and strength of the cen tral truth of the Christian religion are strongly felt.
 We wish all our readers A Merry Christ
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-25
NOTHING.

A ioint-stock company must be very mad
 when it passes dividend and says nothing. New Orleans Picayune.
 Ethel (ive)-You know, mamma, my man. ners may not be so refined as Maude's, but,
 then, don't see such good society.-New York Journal.
 A correspondent, who has heard that the Indians are to be given land in severalty, writes to ask whether SeveraltY is a State or territory; but owing to the crowded condi- tion of our columns we shall not be able to answer him.-Boston Transcript. The man with the biggest, most expensive whiskers is not always the smartest man in country village. It is the little thin, ner- vous man who hasn't time to grow yellow
 moustache who beats him in the race for
 esentative.-Somerville Journal. A brake has been invented which will stop locomotive going at the rate of forty miles
 an hour within a space of fifty feet. The engineer and fireman are expected to keep on for about mile and a half, but they are of little consequence.-Detroit Free Press. When a man puts on an outlandish cos tune and slides down hill on anew-fangled sled it is not coasting. It is tobogganing. And when party of young men put on knee brooches and knock ball around the good old game of "shinny" becomes polo.-Nor- ristown Herald.
 It wouldn't Work.-Mary Ann (exhibiting hand grenade)-"Ma'am, didn't ye say | these things wuz for fresa" Mistress-"Cer- tainly'' Mary Ann-'tWell, Dive been | thryin' to loight the fire wid wan av them, but it doesn't same to wurruk, ma'am.'- Chicago Rambler.
 five hung up my two stockings" said a l little girl as she kissed her mother good | night. 4Iol lo1J 4Lo&C 5yr +, 1ri7, n l you2" asked her mother in sly way. 'fIt. isn't that, ma, slowly said the little reasoner, ssbut thought perhaps may have
 twins this year."-Judge.
 Her Secret.-stYou tell everything you know don't youa" said Mrs. B-to Mrs. A, garrulous neighbor. "Indeed I don't, /" replied Mrs. A-with some show of asperity. was only yesterday that MT. A-told me that it was feared that MT. H-was short in his accounts. and I haven't mentioned it to g soul, and don't intend to either. ."-Tid- Bits.
 A Bonanza.-"That dime is only worth
 five eents," said the groceryman to Johnny
 in it.n ''So hole in @ dime is good for five
 cents" "Just so." .fThen give the dime
 back to me. I'll punch another hole in it
 and then it will be worth ten cents. By
 thunder, I'll punch six holes in it and then
 it will be worth thirty cents. I'll have money
 to throw at the birds pretty soon. ."-Texas
 Siftings. It is related that proud father of twins
 invited friend to dine with him. The
 friend came, in dondition more beftting
 man who had dined than one about to dine.
 The twins had been rigged out in their best
 bibs and fuckers, and sat in high chairs side
 by side. 'tThere," said the proud father,
 f'did you ever see anything to match that?"
 The friend looked at the children, and, con-
 scious that he was in a condition to see
 double, said with great gravity, "Yesh.
 Tha's splendid child"
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-25
SIGNS OF PROGRESS.


 The answer made by MT. Edward Atkin- son to some questions put by Senator George of Mississippi contains some cheering read ing for the Christmas time, or any other time
 Mr. Atkinson finds that if we take any given factory, such as textile factory, metal works, shoe factory or others, it will appear that the productive capacity of each opera tive is from fifty to two hundred per cent. greater to-day than it was in 1860. The same number of operatives in 8 cotton factory, making coarse fabrics, can turn of 2O0 per cent. more cloth in & less number of hours and with less arduous work at the present day than they could in the same factory in 1850. Invention has reduced the capital and has increased the product the wages and reduced the cost of labor.
 As to wages he says that computation has been made of the daily wages given in volume No. 20 ot the census returns from more than sixty establishments with which there were connected one or more engineers one or more blscksmiths, machinists, paint CTS and carpenters. The wages of these spe cifc classes have been singled out and aver aged, all of them being mechanics who were in continuous employment. In 1860 thei1 daily wages per day was $1.56 in gold; for [ year of three hundred days, S46S. In 1885 s6, not less than $40 per day, for the yeal $720.
 As to what the dollar would buy: The same quantities of the same articles included in the standard at the average of retail prices in twenty different shops-ten west of Bufa- To and ten east of Buffalo-cost for 8 single days supply in 1861. 30 to 36 cents; 1Ss5-86, 30 to 31 cents-subject to further inyestiga- tion, probably less.
 Mir. Atkinson further finds that the power of capital, considered as capital to secure ip- come, has been diminished by seventy y-fve per cent. in twenty five years, yet such has been the vast and rapid increase of product that the share of the capitalist, measured in dollars is probably as large in fact now as it was in 1860, although so much less in pro- portion. But the 1aborer who possesses skill and aptitude, as has been proven, can pro- cure eighty to one hundred per cent. more for years work than he could in 1865, and a common laborer can procure from forty to fifty per cent. more. Thus, while the rich may have grown no poorer, the poor have steadily become richer.
 These are very encouraging facts. Ac- cording to them the workingmen of this country are doing better for themselves than ever before.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-25
Angels And Shepherds.

IFrom John Milton's Hymn of the Nativity.l The shepherds on the lawn, Or ere the point Of dawn, Fuil little thought they then Was kindly eome to live with them below; Perhaps their loves. or else their sheep, When such music sweet Their hearts and ears dld greet As never was by mortal finger strook- Divinely warbled voice Answering the stringed noise, As all their souls in blissful rapture took; The air, such pleasure loath to lose, With thousand echoes still, prolongs each heavenly close.
 Nature. that heard such sound Beneath the hollow round
 Of Gynthie's seat the airy regian thttlilng. Now was almost won To think her part was done, And that her reign had here its last fulfilling; She knew such harmony alone l Could hold all heaven and earth in happier union. At last surrounds their sight A globe of circular light, That with long beams the shame-faced night ar-
 Ehs Ena asl%sa saoesad 9ssr,Sim ssrsSkh
 Are Seen. in ,gftterlng ranks with wings dis Harping in loud and solemn choir,
 With unexpressiFe notes, to Heaven's newborn Ifeir- Such music Gas ,tis saidl Before was never made, Dut when ot 0lu the sons or morning SunSi While the Creator great His consultations Sst And the well l-balanced world on hinges hung, And cast the dark foundations deep, And bid the weltering waves their oozy channel keep. Ring out, Te crystal sphereal Once bless our human ears, If ye have power to touch our senses so; And let your silver chime Move in melodious time, And let the bass of heavens deep organ blow; And with your nine fold harmony Make up full consort to the angelic symphony. For if such holy song I1Yrap our fancy long, tTinte will run hack land fetch the age of gold; And speckled Vanity Will sieken soon and die, And leprous Sin will melt from earthly moldi And Hell itself will pass away, And leave her dolorous mansions to the peering day. Yea, Truth and Justice then Will down return to men, Orbed in rainbow; and, like glories wearing, Mercy will sit betw cen Throned in celestial sheen, With radiaRt feet the tissusd clouds devn steer: And Heaven, as at some festival, Will open wide the gates of her high palace hall.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-25
steel, while the material is practically i'm perishable.

I
 | M. de Lesseps is like Old Virginia in tha
 he never tires. Now he says that 137, 500, OO0f. are still needed for the completion ot l the Panama canal. A few weeks ago he l wrote that the entire cost of the canal would
 be $250, 900, 900. The company's obligations 1 were then more than S280, 100000. If he
 must raise $27, 800, 900 more he cannot hope to get it at smaller discount than was al- lowed in the case of his last loan, and the rate for that loan was 55 per cent. The sum of $27, ,500. .000 in cash would at that rate represent obligations amounting to more than $61, ,000, 900, so that if the sum should be raised the cempany's obligations would be swollen to $349, ,000, 900, which is more than ss5O, ,00O, GOO.
 London Life reports that the insa nifty of the unfortunate Carlotta, the ex- Empress of Mexico, has lately been manifesting itself in an acute form. She appears to be always searching for something on the ground, and shows great satisfaction if she can fur lively pick up some trife unseen. Her at tendants are careful to scatter small objects in her path. She will not allow anyone to &C., company her in her walks through the park of her castle of Beurchot, and if through the gates or railings she sees passing peasant she flies and hides herself with all the symp- toms of abject fear. The King of the Relgians has decided to rebuild for her occupation the castle of Pervueren, which was destroy ed by fire. It is situated in the middle of splendid forests and will ensure the afflicted Empress every privacy.
 The arrival of some English rabbitssat New York has scared some people who do not want any more English pests in this country In Australia they have had enough of English rabbits. It is estimated that dur ing the last ten years the little animals have done damage in that country to the extent of s3, ,O00, 900 sterling. In speech in the Co., lonial parliament it was shown that one sec tion of about 12 ,000, ,0O0 acres, where few years ago smiling homesteads, fine orchards and all evidences of prosperity were to be seen, had been rendered useless and uninhab- itable. Large sums of money have been ex- pended by private citizens and municipal and district authorities to exterminate the pest, but with only partial success. The chief methods employed have been trapping and spreading of phosphorized oats and wheat and arsenic. Trapping is reported slow and expensive, while kthe rabbits in many instances will not eat the poisoned food or are unaffected by it.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-25


 A man has got to be careful what ne says in Boston. "Have you mems glovesa" asked man in Boston glove store the other day. "We have gentlemen's gleves," was the freezing reply of the young lady who presid- ed behind the counter.
 In recent murder trial in Massachusetts woman who was evidently guilty of murder in the first degree was found by the jury guilty in the second degree, the reason pub licly given being that the jury would not vote to hang a woman. Mrs. Druse, the New York woman who murdered her hus- band and is now under sentence of death, will probably escape the gallows, though Governor Hill does not see any good reason why she should.
 How money can be locked up when it is thought necessary to do it by the manipula- ton of the stock market Is thus told by 2 New York broker: An expenditure of $7, 900 will lock up ten millions for five days. The process is simply to arrange with five fnan- cial institutions to each loan you two millions for five days at per cent, on government bonds as collateral, then to pay the interest ia advance and fail to send in the collateral. The whole amount is thus tied up for five days and remains in the vaults of the banks subject to your order and can be used for no other purpose.
 Mr. Siemens has stated that a sample of his glass sleepers, tested at Glasgow, resisted ? falling weight of 354 cwt. falling 4pen q rail placed upon the sleeper set in sand bal last, commencing at 6 in. and rising by suc- ceeding increments of in. up to g it. 6 in.- the maximum elevation to which the test ram could be elevated-without effect until the blow had been repeated for the sixth time. Cast-iron sleepers are expected to githstana similaar test up to ft. only. The cost of glass sisepsrs will be consider ably less than those of either cast iron or
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-25
Medi1a1
EUROPE and AMERICA. A Great Surgeon
 AND A
 Noted Physician.

The distinguished American physician Dr. R. c. Flower, is 8 cousin of that eminent surgeon, scientist and author, Pro. William H. Flower, F. R. S., of London. Prof. Flow CT is one of the Queens surgeons; he is also the director of natural history in the British Museum, an intimate friend of Prof. Huxley, and a leading contri ibutor to the Encyclo- pedia Britannica ard other standard works. While the professor has been thus prosecut- ing his research in surgery and science in the old world, Dr. R. 0. Flower, (much his jun- for in years). has been engaged in exhaustive study-in the realm of medicine and com polling the flowers, plants and trees of the earth to yield their virtue for the cure of the sick and dying of this age. The splendid success that has crowned his patient seien- tiic study, is. witnessed in his wonderful Nerve and Brain Pill, and that king of all tonics and speeifc cure of dyspepsia and in- digestion, his Liver and Stomach Sanattse. These great remedies are now for sale Ioy all druggists, and are performing miraculous cures in tens of thousands of cases They will cure you.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-25
Glairvoyance.
MRS. V. T. CLARK

The well known business test and healing medium
 is not only maintaining her reputation reliable ClairvoyaEt, but is convincing new visitors each day by her astonishing gifts, She can be consulted at her resfdence. 22s GroWn street, all matters pertaining to business, social affairs, hsalt etc.
 and always renders satisfaction. She. compounds choice veg stable remedies, which have great DO tency in curing diseases Hours from 10 a. m. to and ? to 5 p. m. and evenings. n3
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-25

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY, 15 GENTS WEEK, 50 CENTS MONTH, $3.OC FOR SIX MONTHS, $500 YEAR. THE SAMH TERMS BY MAIL.
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NO. 3o5

author and publisher rival each other in common endeavor after perfection. After such corrected text the Paris journal prints, and the translations are done in exactly the sama WAY
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-25
How Emil Eola Works.

tSOS. <aiiStit1u1H0 ZolIunSJ
 zola writes everything himself, he never has secretary for his extensive eorrespon- dence. He even seals his wrappers aud addresses them when he sends his friends brochures or his tTansiators material, He also writes ais literary manuscript himself Gus of it the printers compose what are called stplacards," large pages with four gigantic eolumns of text. These are sent to the author carefully revised and free from errors, and then Zola begins to correct. He fills the wide margin all round with hundreds of marks and letters; ink lines cut through the text, thin threads run cross ways and diagonal1y, entwining like 1asso a sentence scribbled in on open space; scarcely a line is exempted from the hiero- glyphics oT the master. Here note 9f Interrogation must make room for one of exclamation; here aemicoion is changed into a full point; comma before or af- ter the of effectively divides phrase; par tieiples are placed by adjectives; substan- tives take the place of pronouns; redundant adverbs must also disappear; s'the past dehnite'' is substituted for the ssipperfect sa more descriptive words supply the place of tame ones; for an expyess4en repealed in five or six pages g synonym is in- troduoed, whole phrases are remodeled. sentences are condensed into two or three words, and even half columns are ruthlessIy consigned at once into the competitors typo case.
 It must be bitter task sa break up the print again; but there is no help for it. The extra fees charged elsewhere on authors for corrections are not known nobody complains;
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-25
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Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-25
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Six million barrels of beer are annually consumed in New York city.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-25
CHRISTMAS FOR SURE.
BY JOHN HABERTON,
Copyrighted: 1Ss6.l

AUTHOR OF f'HELENs BABIES" ssBRUEToN's
 BAYOU" ETC.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-25
1rY Gunds. Howe & StGtSOl, INSURANCE BUILDING. Holiday Goods. CHRISTMAS
 -s- -s-~-s7-
 AND
 NEW YEARS t I FT s l!

Can be found on our Holi- day Counters suitable for every body, at our we'll known popu- lar prices. Our extensive stock consists in part of Christmas Cards, Dolls, Baskets, Plush Goods, Brass Goods, Swiss Goods, China Ware, Bisque Figures, Glassware, Silverware, Japanese Goods, Writing Desks, Work Boxes, Cabinet Albums, Juvenile Books, Blocks, Games, Jewelry, Perfumeries, Bags Purses, Pocket Books, Port monies, &c.
 We would advise our GUS toners to call as early in the morning as possible in order to avoid the crowd later in the day. Goods cheerfully shown to everybody whether wishing