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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-04
SWAIN IN SAN ANTONIO.
A Correspondent of the Houston Post on
the Situation.

San ANTONIO, January 81 Politics is
beginning to get warmer day by day and
it won't be long before all the fires are
kindled and in full blaze. In the matter
of the gubernatOrial contest cannot say
that Swain is having it all his own way
in this city and section, but he doesn't
miss it far. The people here are not at
all pleased with the idea of depleted
treasury. 1t does not sound well for the
great State of Texas that she has not a
cent of money in her golfers With which
to meet her current expenses, and that
she has to pay her State officers and en-
ployes in warrants which are hawked
about the streets of Austin, no matter
whether they bring par for are dis
counted. The people remember, too,
that Comptroller Swain told the
Eighteenth Legislature that 223
cents on the 500 was necessary
as a tax rate to prevent an
empty treasury. And they remem-
Der how, at the called session of the
Legislature, Mr.. John Cochran, who
was Chairman of the Committee on
Revenue and Taxation. came down
from his home in Dallas county with a
tax bill III his pocket, fixing the rate at
IL cents on the 500, and that in the
tight that ensued over the question, u
compromise offs q cents was agreed on.
They remember, too, at the Nineteenth
Legislature, Il 100000 deficiency had to
be patched up by borrowing that amount
under an enactment for the purpose,
from the school fund TO be loaned to the
general fund. They remember, too,
That the tax rate WAS jumped up frsm
Ia cents to % cents on the 800, and
they feel and know that if the advice
(bOrn of his knowledge of the financial
affairs of State and Of his wisdom and
forethought) of Comptroller w. j. Swain
had been listened TO and the tax been
put at 22l cents on the SlOOnO deficiency
would have occurred, and the State
would not now have an empty treasury.
The people know, too, that Comptroller
| swain took this position in face of
a popular GlamOr created by stem
| winding politicians when it was unpOpu-
| lar to do so, but knowing his duty and
| daring to do it, despite the sneers of his
opponents and at the risk Of inCensng
| the people, it proves him TO be the right
sort of man to be at the head of the al
fairs of this great commonwealth. 1t
proves that he has sound judgment, the
| presGienCe of the statesman, and the
| will and the nerve to do his whole duty
and serve those interests that will best
| serve the interests of the people, whether
ii be popular or unpopular ut the time
being. There is no lack of time servers
and trimmeTs. What we want is states
men, and W. J. Swain has proved him
self to be one. He has taken the right
stand on the laad board too, and his &C
ton and his recommendations in regard
TO land matters, and the recalcitrant COW
baTons who are robbing the school fund
every day. Texas wants business man,
man of fOrethought, wisdom and con
sentative withal for Governor, and w,
j. Swain is the man the people in this
sectien of the State desire for the place
y. Y.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-04
Would Not Be a Boy Again,

Why is it that so many foolish
folks look backward to their boy
hood for their halcyOn days! Some
how you could not be induced to
go back. You have gazed back
and enjoyed it. But if you have
lived a decent and healthy life you
have come to a larger place and
fuller joys. You had a good home
and have never dishOnered it.
But the beywas less than the
man. The youthful fret was as
great, the cares as many and the
struggles as great as the mans,
according to his strength, and the
homes were not like the mart of
trade where now you strive for
masteries. Your hands may shake
with their present burdens; but
you prefer the shaking to the bis
tering of iron catches on the cold
winters mornings, if only ones
manly hands have no blisters of
moral wrongs. You have, or should
have no blisters of moral wrongs.
You have, or should have, a thou
sand sources of enjOyments now
where you had ten then. For your
sorrows you have the strength
and the faiths of a full grown man.
No; better days are before as, not
behind us.-Rev. Emory j. Haynes.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-04
EDITORIAL CLIPPINGS.

Waco Examiner
LawlcSsnesS is iUexcusable under any
circumstances, but when an officer in
duIges il is far worse. in every respect.
Galveston News.
Does it need, in the opinion of Sena-
tor Eustis, a law against bOycOtting to
enable the United States Government to
maintain its coin against bOyCOtting by
its own sub-treasurers?
Galveston Tribune.
Ii is claimed that opium eating invari
ably follows the Punishment Of liquor.
From this il would seem that there is so
much mate cussedncss in human nature
that dissipation is necessity.
Dallas News.
IalleCk is dead. So is Grant. Now let
Sherman and Fry fight it out till one or
the other dies. The quarrels between
the survivors of the late war are sulli-
Cient to prevent this country from ever
again going into fight.
Houston Post.
Christianity and civilization are creep
ing along by inches in New York.
Street car employees on several lines are
how compelled to work but II hours n
day. by and by they may get time
enough TO become acquainted with their
families.
Fort Worth Gazette.
The President has resolved that he
won't tell the Senate why he removed
certain officers. The Senators say they
will not confirm their successors until
they know the grounds of removal. The
old problem of an Irresistible force meet
ing an immovable obstacle is soon TO be
solved
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-04
?3'hr Daily Eioht,
RAILROAD TINE TABLE.

Thursday FEBRUARY 4, 1886
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-04
MIXED.
Pointed Paragraphs Gathered from Many
Sources.

Sources.
Peter was the first man who
went out on fowl
Loves warning cry: "Dont,
Jack; you hurt my vaccinations"
A ballet girl is something of a
philosopher; she believes i'll gauzc
and effect.
In dealing with advertisers men
ton that you saw their advertise
ment in this paper.
An Orthodox PrOhihitioniSt
takes off his hat when watering
cart passes him on the street.
Listen to your Wife" says 4
medical advertisement. What
terrible remedies they do get now
adays.
4 woman in New York furnish
cs love letters at dollara piece.
Oh, why need the spirit of mortal
he sad!
"YOu cannot ride two horses At
Omce,' is an old saying, but it is II
poor poker player who cannot
stand on four jacks.
"What is the worst thing about
richest" asked the Sunday school
superintendent. and the new schOI-
ar said: Not having any"
An early riser has discovered
that the lark sings only when it
scars. Job was covered with
scars, yet never sing came from
him.
The silk weavcrS have struck.
This is a deadly blow to the Young
man who wears his handkerchief
boiling over the top Of his coat
pocket.
\ very piOus man who never
read anything but the Bible, and
would not touch IA wicked news
paper, is dead. lie came to the
city and blew out the gas.
Many Il woman duSts billiard
chalk off her husbands coat, and
a big tear stands in her eye-as
she thinks how late he works at
nights at his desk by the white
washed walls.
Herbert Spencer says we Amer
leans don't know how to grumble.
Evidently Herbert never put i'll
much time at the American rail
road junction waiting for the
BANKED train.
"Oh, dear!n said little Ethel, ~
have so many cares. Nothing but
trouble all the time" 'What has
happened now, Ethel" asked her
sympathetic play-felIOw. "Why,
yesterday little baby sister ar
rived, and papa is on "A journey.
Mamma came very near being
gone, too. / don't know what |
should have done if mamma hadn't
been home to take care Of it!'
Young gentlemen said the
lecturer in chemistry, ''cOal expos
ed to the elements loses 10 per
cent of its weight and heating
power. This is due to the action
Of the alkali constituents Of
"But what if there's dog sleeping
near the coal, professors "NOmc
Of your Ievity, young man. This
is a serious matter" "That'S what
dad thought when - per cent. OF
his coal pile disappeared during
three nights of exposure. Then
he asked my advice as student
in chemistry, and | told him to
buy a dog. lie bought dog with
bay window teeth and the string
halt in his upper lip, and now we
don't loose one per cent. of our
coal a month. That's the kind OF
a practical chemist | am now
Now 90 on with your theory
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-04
Full and Ample Apology.

Count Munster, lately German
ambassador in London, once at a
buckingham palace reception en-
gagged in an undertOne converse
sation with another diplomatic of
ticer, when up came a super-ser-
viceable court fmctiOnary, slap
ped him smartly on the shoulder
and informed him that "peOple
were not supposed to come to the
palace to talk" The ambassador
pulverized the official with a
naughty Bismarckian stare and re-
piled: ~ did not come here, sir,
to receive lessons in Manners"
and he at once summoned his at
tache, quilted the thrOne-rOOm in
high dudgeOn and drove direct to
the foreign Office, where he lodged
a formal complaint against the
court functiOnary for insulting i'm
pertinence, and announced that
unless he received a full and am
pie apology he would lay the mat
ter before his government. The
case was laid before the queen,
who ordered that a proper letter
should be written to the count by
the fussy court official, which was
done at Once.---- Chicago Herald.
The only cigarettes which do not
atick To the II ms are ODpra pufis
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-04
Awordly View oft.

Occasional churchgoer to minis
tcry-That was good advice you
gave this morning, Mr.. Goodman,
about laying up treasures where
neither moth nor rust can corrupt,
and where thieves cannot break
through nor steal.
Minister (earnCsIy)--lt was, i'll
deed, sir, and | trust YOU will pro-
fit by it.
Occasional churchgocr-I intend
to. Every cent get goes into
land. Moth and rust can't hurt
land. aud no thief can steal in.
\. Times.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-04

The only cigarettes which do not
stick to the lips are Opera Puff.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-04

Tnu~,. who suffer from this complaint usl-
ally ircl prcm0ujtory symptoms. liy taxing
a iusc of HrpUtuZuuu lis soon ~ il commences
will soon Ind themselves entirely free from
the diseases.
IIoputuLuuc increases th" appetite" rcrU-
Iatcs the bowels and causes tn" body to tax"
ON flesh. ASK TOR IT.
Il only takes trial Of one lOtl" to con
vince anyone that HcpatOL~nc j. the great
pamaCUa Of all liver troubles.
A quart Of stump water, an ounce of dried
perch tree leaves, a little black jack oak bark,
and Il railroad spike, are the requisites for an
iron BittCr~. But to make II true iron tonic
like Browns Iron Tonic, requires the highest
scientific knowledge. 1t is the flower of phHr-
macy, the ne plus ultra Of medicines. For sal"
Nv RagIuUd X co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-04

NRIIV VS. AND UEPAEn TIRE.
ON and after NUU,ilJy. NuNCmhUr:. =, Il MIXED
,ruIu carrying freight, passengers and the
United States Mail viii leave the depot ON
South Flores street daily tSunduyS excepted
al $50 a. H.. arriving 1T ElmrUG"rl at III Il. M:
thence to end at track Returning from end
Of truck train leaves EimCndOrf ut 3:4j p. m,
arriving at san Antonio at 2. III. Freight
VIII only be- received for ElmCndOri and inter
mediate stations, except by special agreement.
Passengers going south Of EImCndOrf will be
CurI'icd 10 Dud Of track. L. LOFT,
President and General Manager.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-04

\ Brci~s can always he relied upon. not only
to carry IN stock the best OfcNcrything, hut to
secure the Agency for such articles us have
wcIl-kuUwn merit, and are popular with the
people. thereby sustaining the reputation OF
being always CntCrprisinE, aud ever reliable.
Having secured the Agency for the celebrated
Dr. Kings New Discovery for consumption,
will sell il on Il pOSitiy" guarantee. II Will
surely cure every affection of Throat, Lungs
and Chest and to show our confidence, we in
wife YOU tu call and get trial bottle free.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-04

The best life saving apparatus-St,
Jacobs Oil-the cOnquerOr Of pain.
Fifty cents.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-04
New Tima Gard la Eneot January I, 1885
I. 4 q y. RaIIroad.
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ONE TGhIE TO NEW ORLEANS DAILY.
Through Express East, Daily.
t. av 'Df ..cr - ..ls, I3u . ~ ana ia We


Arrive ,.nul Sew rr.4 M. HuIsl"f a"' Gai
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-04

Mrs. HiuslOw's Soothing Syrup
should always be used for children
teethlng. 1t sootDs the child, sOftens
the gums, alleys all pain, cures wind
collie, and is the best remedy for diar-
rhua. ~ cents IA bottle. 1-22-lyr.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-04

The books are now open for the sale
of stock in the Universal Building and
Loan Association at the Office Of the Sec
rotary at 40. East Commerce street, or
L. .. Box -.
I-:D-IIn -. i. kEARNEY, Secretary.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-11-19
Leavenworth, Kansas.
Hog Guards.

Every planter claimed protection a1s.s
guards in the early part of the WAL II
made no difference whether he WIS sa1s.
avowel enemy or loyal citizen. Ss2es.1,
some of the most active fomenters og hssstiss.
neighborhood feeling were ioudess js aheis
demands for Union soldiers to guard 1teaz
homes while they slept.
Soon after the Prairiayille fighs So ''srs
detailed as guard to a provision tram Ia
Bowling Green, crossing Oh Our WAY ihs
place where Morgan captured and harmed
the train load of wagons and provisions.
1t didn't seem quite the thing to be saard-
ing tho personal property OF people
performing or unfolding sucil acis-
While camped within view of She ,sghassls
relics Of the destroyed train alladed 10, Wa
were called upon for guards gus,ra< =
guards for this and for that. Finally.
when nearly all our force had been tsstaiaesi
to guard property, with few enough LETT K,
guard the train which We had liz charge. &.
loyal Old p]anter-it was wonderful, The.
loyalty Of those men when they wa1.seg2
guards !-came for guard for his hogs.
Our Captain was a German. He had 1naln-
tanned his good nature until now, This
was too much. He burst forth:
"Tam your hogs! Some Of them XIII
can not fetch them to life, and nsy mex
are not hog quarts! You gets 10 Iaare
guarts--hog g,larts-by tam! NV men szs
United States soldiers, and no sn,n Asss:.,
guarts!"
Irlis speech finished, the Captain sat
down to his supper, the meat of which WIRE:
from the petitioners hog took. No were
hog guards no more. H. HARE
Greancastle, Mo.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-11-19
The Colonel Sold.

While our regiment, the Fiftieth New
York Engineers, was in front of Peters,
burg, Va, in 1864, comrade named Ben
iamin and myself were doing guard duty
on adjoining beats, and, as we had been in
active service over two years. knew our
duty we'll.
Our Colonel, while riding through camp,
came suddenly upon us. The writer hap
pened to be marching his beat with his gun
in position and s;1luted all right; not 80,
however, with Benjamin, who was on duty
over the mules and forage, and who at the
time was lying on q bag of grain, with his
gun out of reach, when the Colonel came
riding up to him.
Benjamin looked up very innocently
without rising from his position, nodded
his head, and said, "How are you. Colonel?"
The Colonel very sternly said, "What are
you doing here, sir?"
The reply was, ooh, I'm guarding these
mules and this forage"
well, sir" the Colonel said, don't you
know your duty, sir?"
"Why, yes" Benjamin replied. Then
went on to tell what his instructions were.
We had q short time before received q lot
of new recruits, and the Colonel thought
he must be one Of them, SO asked, care You
8 new recruit"
uASWSlCN CLiiO liz WslS lHcu
the Colonel was all kindness, and showed
him how to carry his gun, how to salute,
etc., then left him and went to the
Captain Of our company, and gave
him severe reprimand for put
ting q new recruit on guard without
| sufficient instruction. The Captain knew
some one had played Off" on the Colonel,
but said nothing at the time.
When the guard was drawn in line to be
! relieved from duty, the Captain came and
stood in front of b, nodded his head,
and said: "How are you? Are you u new
recruit
| B returned the nod and answered:
"Yes, sir.
| Then the Captain said: oh you;
| if You ever play another such a trick i'll
| have you court martialed, and your punish
ment will be severe"
| Some time after that the officers had a
| jolly time in the Colonels tent, and among
the stories told the Captain told about Ben
jamin playing Off us q new recruit on the
Colonel.
The Colonel said: "You don't tell me
| that man was al old soldier, do your"
| Eyes, sir" answered the Captain. "Oyer
two years in the service, and one of nry
! best men,
The Colonel said: at is all right this
| time, but let him be careful in the future"
The officers had good laugh Oh the Col
onel that time. %. 3. SAYnE.
Hadley, Michigan.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-11-19
For Che Little Fellows.

1T was down in Virginia, f" says "a ve,era.x
in the Lewiston Journal. u was placed
on guard over barn and was taking It easy
when u lieutenant came along, probably
to see what his guard was doing, ought
to have saluted him, but diant. ssm,n 4
saw a large, nice looking man coming
toward me. He wore nice unifosaa and
noticed as he approached shat he wore "
lieutenant's straps. [ wasn't going so par
any further attention to him, but when hs
We're two stars inside those straps. 4
jumped up and presented arms as quickly
as could, for I saw that it w&ts Maja-
General Hancock. Never mind that 3sss
me- said he with wave Of his hasstl. *
don't care anything about it., but always III
it for the little fellows He passed On. 1
suppose the lieutenant had reported ,Ise.
and he came down to see about it,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-11-19

In some places no object Was ,'sss,i s.s,,.assa-
able until directly upon it, uheE IL wax
soon lost to view, yet the u. S. sssssstsrsa,
steamed ahead, biindfolded, as i. ysers.
through the darkness and confusion. s.,.szs
to find themselves in plsces OF absolute
safety and with comparatively Fey es.s,s-
allies.
AT about $3.50 a. m. april a, 1882 sss
unusual noise down the river attracted uav
attention. As we expected to be attackssY
at any moment, descended the i;ssaaer tb
near the water, where I distinctly heaaa the
paddles of steamer the Mississsn,,i}. L
saw nothing on reaching the deck, sut Sn-
stant'y fired the after gun. the one forward
beng fired BY the sentry there, at thg same
moment the water batteries OF Fo1i ,lmrksny,
and Fort st. Philip let drive, follaw eta in Al,
instant Ivy general discharge from all iha
available guns in the forts, and s:nssa bat
teries Of the advancing feet, Mounting sse4
hundred and fortytwo guns, ansa Com
mander Porter's squadron of seven vessels.
mounting seventy-two guns, which attacked
Fort Jackson's flank below the DISTRACTIONS
There was also q splendid practice from
nineteen Federal mortars, which fred ts,nss
thirteen inch shells at intervals {het1ya.eu lh,s
vessels) of ten seconds.
The bursting Of every descri y,.ioa gss
sholls quickly following their discharge, in-
creased a hundred-fold the terrific noiss.
and fearfnlly grand and magnificent pylo
technic display which centered in X s1,aesy
OF about twelve hundred yards in width.
Tho ball had not more than fairly o;>e1aea
before the enemy's ships were bety;eer. the-
forts, and the Uncle Sam of my exrs:er
days had the key to the valley OF the Mis-
sissippi again in his breeches- peclzes, t;tx
when he had to thank his gallant navy asl,
the stupidity, hardness, ignorance. ar,s
neglect of the authorities in Richmond
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-11-19
"reminiscences OF sher1a.a,s M arrt,

1t was a fine, romantic region in SseaFE
Carolina where We were marching As .ss
came in view of a beautiful valley th.re
was q most beautiful plantation, az aus.
Thousand acres or more, fenced neatly lusss
small fields with twelve-rail fence AS
we came into view the smoke besnn to rs4.
up from the buildings-the mansion. "a
noble one. with fine marble-piilared p,r-
ticos, the outbuildings, and negro u1ssr.
ters-all burning. The owner was sna emf
my to his Government.
But it did look sad to see an old mar.
and woman, with their house servants, Sit.
ting around field fire with Few pieces Of
their elegant furniture about them--sittin:ss-
there watching the fire devour their hcmss
which they had been lifetime in rcaring-
In two days after we We're at Columbia.
the capital. For days we had been ssla.eh-
ing through one of TIE finest countries ia
the world to conquer it. Uncle Billy or
dered a few cannon shots thrown at ths-
Capitol building TO see il they would l.rin.s.
any response, which they did not
Crossing the Columbia River ut sais
point was attended with a good deal os
risk. and required prompt, courageous
action. A brigade of the enemy occupied
the opposite bank, and we laid our posi-
tons and went over under galaine hrez
Just above where we crossed the Go}an1Dias
continent, SPAWNED by wooden hrsdtssa~
emptied. We designed to prevent tho
Johnnies from crossin ,. but they beat sss
and saturated the dry fridge wi h ssarpex~
tine, SO that we did not get across
There was high wind at this tinae. Ana.
fro got started, sweeping like " sessaatisr,
through our train and into the city, burning
all night at terrible rate. Such ~ l,igts1
as only war can show.
The noxt day, as we marched, VIZ saw
four of our boys hanging to the same lirub
of an oak. Such sights make g trs1e SOL
! dier go into action with no thought Df sur
! render-death or victory.
REUBEN T. RGEp
LeayenWOrth, Kansas