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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-16
Buying Books from Journalists.

During the many years that | have been
engaged in the second Gand book business
have found no class Of persons with whom |
exchange books who have more grotesque
ways and idiosyncracies in their dealings
with me than the newspaper fellers." They
come rushing into the store and want a GER
tain book on a particular subject about
which they are looking for information. If
have the book they pay the price without q
grumble and are gone in tfry, for they sre
invariably in hurry.
But in a few days or weeks they will re-
turn with the books they have purchased
and want 10 sell or exchange them, as they
have probably bought them In the first place
to gain certain kind Of information on
come topic, after which they have no further
use for them But when they bring them
back to me for trade, sale OF barter then Is
when [ have to deal with much precaution
1t is almost invariably the case that the
books will have certain paragraphs and
passages through the text clipped out and
thereby their value Is much deprecated, and
sometimes they are rendered utterly worth
less There is no other class of persons with
whom deal that have this popularity. |
am always chary about buying books from
newspaper men, but they are among the best
customers who buy from n1e.-Edward Mills
in Globe Democrat.
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Good Furm" In English Tips.

It Is good form 10 tip q "cabby" from tvo
to SIX pence Over his fare When q railway
guard secures you compartment to yourself
It would b swfalfy bad form" not 30 tip
him at hast a shilling, and You may with per
crown The railway porter who carries your
bag, gets your luggage labeled, ETC., deserves
two 30 siI pence Hotel and restaurant
walters expect from Six pence 10 a shilling,
and street crossing sweepers penny OF two.
A safe limit for al public tips Is set down at
from six pence TO shilling. The tipping Of
private servants In a house where one Is a
guest is an accepted settled rule of good form.
At an ordinary country house of a nobleman
or q gentleman Of fair means the only serv-
ant a man is required 30 tip is the footman,
who looks after his clothes, brings his letters,
fills his bath, etc,
A lady will be expected 10 fee only the
maid who attends her. A weeks stay should
entitle the footman or maid TO tip of
sovereign. You can also tip the butler, but
it would be bad form to offer him less than
sovereign; in some houses he expects a five
pound note The hotlsemaids who make up
your room should get five or ten shillfngs.
If you go shooting the gamekeeper must be
tipped a sovereign, and perhaps five pound
note II u trap meets yea and takes you TO
railway station the coachnan or groom ex-
poets Il half sovereign. So, if a friend lends
YOU his on her carriage or sends you home in
it you must tip the coachman and footman
half crown apiece at least. 1t is very bad
FORM and at the same time dangerous, to
tip customs officials. Form in England
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The Clty~s Milk Supply.

AL Of the milk that Is delivered in the
market of New York is at least from twelve
30 twenty-four hours old, and has undergone
rough transportation of from fifteen to thirty
miles in not strictly clean vessels The cans
used in bringing the milk to the city are not
cleansed until returned to their owner. By
the time tho milk has reached the poorer
classes it has commonly undergone more or
less collaboration, often in spite Of the closest
watching by tho health authorities In the
course of its consumption by the average in
FAINT, it is still further liable to Tactic acid
fermentation, and, even though boiled, it Is
not unlikely to become scorched or made
otherwise unwholesome for the infant.
Perhaps the most important objection to
cows milk, Notwithstanding the fact that it
is regarded as the nearest approach to
mothers milk, is the difficult digestion of the
caseine by the delicate infant whose stomach
has been damaged by an attack Of summer
diarrbHa This has necessitated the inven-
ton Of numerous means and measures for
overcoming the obstacle, the most common
of which Is the addition Of some faTinaceous
substance. Such practice for an infant, pre-
vious to the eruption Of its teeth, Is con-
trary 10 the provisions OF nature, and,
though occasionally successful. cannot be de-
Tended as ageneral usage upon physiological
principles-Dr. S. Henry Dessau IN New
York Medical World
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quarEred wTsn"worls u purv ryracure JnnA
most persons would think him ignorant of.
His manners are Of the best. BE speaks In a
low, gentle tones Is entirely free from as
sumption or egotism, and has an air of per-
fectbreeding. Dressed with scrupulous neat
ness, usually in black. and with complete
simplicity, he would not be observed In a
crowd But any one who studies the small,
slight dark man, dark eyed, dark haired,
dark whiskered, will perceive IN him unmis-
taxable signs OF intellectual power.
He has the faculty of dismissing business
matters altogether from his mind whenever
he chooses. To see him in the family circle,
he would never be suspected of being one of
the greatest, most original, most daring, most
successful of living operators. He is very
charitable when properly approached. He
makes it O rule to give at least 500 to any
case which he has reason to believe genuine
A solitary by constitution, he has outside Of
his domesticity no companions in social
sense, being sufficient for himself. he has
no small talk, and 1t is always noticeable
that with others he Is the listener His face,
away from home, is inscrutable, and much of
his achievement is undeniably due to his
ability to keep his own counsel. The mere
making Of money for moneys sake ceased,
years ago, to be an incentive with him. Love
of accomplishment is his chief spur.-Paul
r Cleveland in The Cosmopolitan.
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Advice to a Young Man.

l purn over the leaves of an old notebook,
the pages of which ] filled half score of
years ago. On one page | find this note:
"My books are all wrinkled and filled with
crumbs of maple and sumaoh leaves, with
here and there forgotten forest leaf cling
ing to the printed one. All, well! some time
| may kiss the wrinkled pages of my choicest
book while think Of the dear, white hands
that laid the maple leaves in history or lexi
con and thank God that the page Is wrinkled
and the engraving discolored."
And now, whenever turn to that page in
the note book, do you know, my boy, how
glad am that l wrote about the leaves as
didt There was no shadow of fear or dread
over my little home then. There was no
reason why should feel 50 tenderly toward
the leaves and stems that stained and
wrinkled my books, and ever kept me from
using them for a week at a time, was therel
Ali indeed there was Indeed, there was
Because love is better than books, my boy.
Because your books. my son, though you
crowd the literary treasures Of the world
upon your Shelves can never creep into your
heart as your wife viii, some day, when you
find the girl whom the gods have decreed
shall crown your home Because we should
always hold the hearts that love us nearer to
us than the petty annoyances and little ills of
this life. Because the quick, hasty word you
speak in i'll temper and ungentleness today,
my boy, leaves a sting in your heart to ran
kle half century away. Because today, If
could, would burn up every book there is In
ali this world lust 30 feel the little hands that
laid those leaves in the pages where l said
they must not go, clasp themselves about my
neck for one hour. Hold your tongue
and your pen, my boy. Every time
you are tempted 10 say an ungenthe word, or
write an unkind line, or say a mean, ungra-
cious thing about anybody, Just stop; look
ahead twenty-five yeazs, and think how It
may come back 10 you tben.-Burtiett1s
LETTER
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The mere physical care of girls is some,
thing that should not be carelessly passed
rvar
street, Is a regnar, uoup1e Drown
which might DO owned and kept by citizet
worth 50, 100000 to 100000. His country
seat at Irvington is fine, with a magnificent.
conservatory and beautiful grounds; but hs
bought it for moderate price only fes
years ago You never hear of his enter
tainments, or of his wifes diamonds, or hi
assortment Of carriages He is more thar
Indifferent to society, and Mrs. Gould is rig
orously domestic. Contrary to the popular
impression, he is we'll read, rather studious,
talks intelHgently, huently, correctly, on a
diversity of subjects, when in the mood,
though temperalsentally reticent. He spends
several POgrs daily ~ his library Snd is &C
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the same ranges have fed ten times Us many
animals, year IN and year out. for nobody
knows how many centuries Greedy monopo-
lists In tho cattle business and their iniu-
dicious pssturing arc the causes OF the spread
ing grass failure A Gtt4s good judgment on
the part Of stock seisers, and the marking Off
Of an insignificant portion Of their ranges
from pastarasc, VIII soon re2lenish the bar
rem acres and keep them In full and nutritious
grass They have only to reinstate nature
in her domain and obey her laws, and all will
be well. New Yorh Sun.
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A Safe Investment.

Is one which is guaranteed to bring you
satisfactory results or i'm case of failure re-
turn of purchase price. On this safe plan you
can hny from our advertised druggist bottle
of DIR. Kings New Discovery for COnsump-
ton. 1t is guaranteed to bring relief in every
case. when used for any affection of Throat
Lungs or Chest, such as Consumption, Intiam-
nation of Lungs Bronchitis. Asthma, WhOOp-
ing Cough, Group, etc, etc. 1t E pleasant and
agreeable to taste, perfectly safe, and can al
ways be depended upon. Trial bottles free at
Dreiss, Thompson & Co.'S drugstore
No l-l1-lIdiy.
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Merit Wins.

We desire to say to our citizens. that for
yeats we have been selling DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Dr. Kings New
Life Pills Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Electric
Bitters, and have never handled remidies that
sell as well, or that have given such universal
satisfaction. We do not hesitate to guarantee
fund the purchase price, if satisfactory results
do not follow their use. These remedies have
won their great popularity purely on their
merits. Dreiss, Thompson Il Co. (2)-ll-lOl7
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BETTER THAN BLOODY BATTLES.

General Wheatcroft Nelson says.
"My experience in the English army
as we'll as in America, convinces me
that nothing so thoroughly purifies
the blood or adds to health, vigOr aud
life as Acker's English Blood Elixir.
This great Remedy is sold by
RAGLAND d Co.
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rSOLTON, JNO. H.
= Auctioneer and Commission Merchant
Houston street, next to the bridge. Consign'
Iuents solicited.
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DYSPEPSIA. DESPAIR. DEATH.

These are the actual steps, which
follow indigestion, Acker's English
Dyspepsia Tablets will both check
and cure this-most fearful of diseases.
For sale by RAGLAND d Co 2
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Bargain in Type,

Six hundred pounds of Brewer Ro-
man type, in cases, at zoe and 25c per
pound. Inquire at LIGHT Office. tt
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x NTARTIC REFRIGERATOR co.
"a Dolorosa street, opp. Southern Hotel
Sells the best meat to be had in the city. De-
livery free Prices reasonable. 5l u
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-11
General:Gleanings.

Mr.. J. B. Mccormick, of the D. and o.
road, is in the city.
Mr.. B. H. Barrows, chief of the library
department of the Union Pacific, is visit
ing the Coast.
Colonel Scott, of the Burlington road,
has returned from his business trip in
the Southern cities.
Mrs. McKellar, wife of the master
mechanic at the Needles, is passing a
few days in the city.
Mr.. J. B. Griffin, dispatcher at
the Needles for the Atlantic and Pacific,
is in town on business.
Train Fo. II was delayed on the north
ern division yesterday, and was an hour
late ia reaching this city.
Trainmaster J. Thompson is rapidly
reco vering from the attack OF poison oak
that he contracted up north.
The ship Nevens has arrived at San
Pedro from England with 1912 tons of
coal for the Southern Pacific.
Fires have been again raging in the Gen.
trail Pacific snowsheds, and 200 feet are
reported burned out near Truckee.
Col. G. F. Crocker is credited with
saying "his fathers money would be
kept in the lines and properties he had
helped to create"
The special train to Santa Monica was
we'll patronized yesterday, and the gen.
eral travel to the coast points was far
above the average.
The Southern California Motor Com
pany's roadbed is graded from Cotton to
Riverside. The completion and opera
ton of the road will soon occur.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-11
BIG BUSINESS.
The Southern Pacific Hard Up fol
Freight Cars.

The Southern Pacific Hard Up for
Freight Cars.
The Southern Pacific is getting in q
tight corner again for rolling-stock. and
this time the demand is for box cars.
Last year locomotives enough could not
be obtained to move the business and It's
new ones were obtained from the East so
there is no further distress in that quar-.
ter. But the enormous demand for
freight cars has proved more than the
supply, and although large number
have been ordered from the Eastern
shops they cannot be turned out fast
enough. The through freight from the
East, in connection with the Sunset
Steamer service is heavier than ever be-
fore in the annals of the company, and
then again the increased grain and
other productions of California necessi-
tates larger supply of cars for shipping
purposes. In the northern part of the
State the grain is at many stations
dumped near by until cars can be OBJ
tained. The empties are rushed through
as soon as possible, but even this is of
not sufficient avail. Every effort is be-
ing made by Traffic Manager Stubbs
however, to remedy the evil, and the
first of large order of new cars is ex-
pected very shortly from the East and
will help to alleviate the situation.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-11
A CHANGE OF OFFICE.
Mr.. HOrnbeck to Go the Traffic
Department..

Mr.. HOrnbeck to Go the Traffic
Department.
Mr.. Charles Hornbeck has resigned
his appointment as Chief Clerk in the
superintendent office of the Southern
Pacific at San Fernando street to accept
q position in the Traffic Department at
No. 202 Main street. During Mr.. Horn
beck's incumbency of two and a-half
years in the office he is leaving he has
made brilliant record, and it can be
safely said that he has made a friend of
everyone with whom he has come in
contact. When he announced his resig-
nation and also his retirement from the
secretaryship of the Southern California
Loan Association it was thought
by many of his acquaintances that
he was about to leave the city but they
are glad now to hear that such is not the
case. He will be succeeded in the San
Fernando street Office by Mr.. F. E.
Prior, who is at present the private Sec
retary Of General Hewitt.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-11
TIE POMONA AND ELSINORE.
Ii IL said That 1t Will soon h
Built.

Ii IL said That 1t Will soon He
A statement is made crediting Col.
Fred Srocker with saying that the Pom
ona and Elsinore road will be built as
soon as the rails which are now on the
way arrive. If this is so it seems that
the statement made some time ago to the
effect that the Pacific improvement
Company had contracted to build the
road is correct. The line is already
graded from Pomona to South Riverside,
and if the original survey is followed it
will run on to Elsinore and to the War
ner Ranch, where connection can
be made with the Cuyamaca line to
San Diego. 1t will be remembered that
on the occasion of Colonel Fred Gre cker' s
visit to Southern California some three
months ago, he in company with Chief
Engineer Hood of the Southern Pacific
went over the survey in carriages. He
was rather reticent on the subject on his
return, but said that he did not think
that the road would be built right away.
Other correspondence relative to the
matter has, however, been going on since
that time, and it is possible that the ar
rangements for construction have been
perfected.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-11
THE RAILROADS.
A Switchman Injured at the
San Pedro Yards.
A NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS.
The Office of General Master
Mechanic of the S. T.
Abolished.

Frank Watts, switchman in the en-
ploy of the Southern Pacific, had his left
foot badly ma shed by switch engine in
the San Pedro yards yesterday morning
nj Q O'Clock. He was at work and had
thrown a switch and when about to leap
ON the running board in front Of the en-
gine he tripped over hoop that was by
the side of the track. He luckily steadied
himself sufficiently to escape from falling
across the rails, but could not escape al
together and his foot was badly mashed.
His injuries were temporarily tended on
the spot and he was then brought to this
city and conveyed to his home at AL
Alpine street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-11
HIS FIRST CIRCULAR.
Changes Made by superintendent
SMALL

Changes Made by Superintendent
SMALL
The newly appointed Superintendent
of Motive Power and Machinery on the
Southern Pacific has issued his first cir
cular, which reads as follows:
SACRAMENTO, September A, 1888.
From and after October LIST, 1888, the
Office Of General Master Mechanic will
be abolished.
Mr.. William Mckenzie is appointed
Chief Engineer Of Steamers and Master
Mechanic of the Western San Pablo and
Joaquin divisions and branches, with
headquarters at West Oakland, Cal.
MIR. T. w. Heintzelman is appointed
Master Mechanic of the Oregon, Benicia
and California Pacific divisions and
branches, having charge of the Locomo-
tive Works at Sacramento, with head
quarters at the latter place.
Appointments in effect October 1st,
1888. H. SNAIL.
Supt. M. P. & M.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-11
GOOD POLICY.
An Agent Appointed by the s. p. AT
Chicago.

An Agent Appointed by the s. p. at
Chicago.
Traffic Manager j. G. Stubbs, of the
Southern Pacific, has Issued circular
appointing Mr.. w. S. Neimyer general
western freight and passenger agent of
the Southern Pacific and of the Mexican
International Railroad. His headquar-
ters are to be at Chicago and his terri
tory extends from Pittsburgh and
Buffalo, and on the north of the Ohio
River to and including Kansas City.
The Southern Pacific Office at Cincinnati
is to be continued, however, with Com
mercial Agent Asa Kellogg in charge.
Mr.. Neimyer's location is deemed to be
on account of the ill-feeling felt toward
the Southern Pacific by the Chicago
merchants on account of the new freight
tariff and the position regarding it of the
company and it is expected that Mr..
Neimyer will very soon restore harmoni'
GUS relations.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-11
Pullman Passenxers.

The following Pullman passengers left
yesterday for San Francisco and the
East:
By the l :15 P. NJ. train: Mr.. Tyron, j
Ross, Mr.. Bishop, Mr.. Bradley, j. W
Parker, Capt. Banning, M. D. Meller, S
M. White, L. F. Gottschalk, DR.. Sexton
Fl. L. Lincoln, Mrs Dodsworth, B. L
Griffin, Mr.. Billings, Mr.. Stevenson, j
Kerr, D. Hewes, Mr.. Griffin, Mr. WEIGH
Mrs. Mcmillan.
By the 9 80 P. M. train: Mrs. Dan
erbach, Mr.. Wineburg, Mr.. Ashmore
Mrs. d. Mcfarland, Mrs. N. l.. Scott
Mr.. Hall, Mr.. Sicknor.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-11
A Special Call.

A special meeting of the Reliance
Democratic Club is to be held this even
ing in Judge Hutton's courtroom at
O'Clock. All the members OF the organi-
zation are requested to attend as matters
OF great importance are on the tapis. The
final arrangements are to be perfected
for the mass meeting on the 25th inst.
under the auspices of the club, when they
will all turn out in uniform and conduct
what is expected to be rousing rally.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-11
An Important Document.

General Miles has completed his
annual report and it will be at once for
worded to headquarters at Washington.
1t is very voluminous and contains some
very important and valuable information,
the nature of which is now allowed to be
published until the report has been re.
ceived by the Secretary of War. The
clerical force at the headquarters here
has been engaged on the document for
some time past and it has entailed a
good deal of labor.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-11
The Tariff Trouble.

The tariff situation is practically un-
changed, the only recent development
being the following notice, issued by the
Northern Pacific Company: Through
freight rates to and from Pacific Coast
terminals and Eastern points, as shown
in tariffs to 10, inclusive, are good via
the Northern Pacific, and will be pro-
tected by that line."
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-11
A Quiet Day.

Yesterday was a quiet day in railroad
circles. AS far as possible Admission
Day was observed, although none Of the
public accommodations were hampered.
The offices at San Francisco and along
the line were closed, but in this city
there was too much business on hand to
be able to do this completely.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-11
DEMOCRATIC VOTERS!
You Must be OH the New Great
Register.
Tie following notice has been pub
lished by the County Clerk
UFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK,
Los Angeles. Cal. Aug. %. 1888

OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK, !
Los Angeles Cal. Aug. 20, 1885,
DEAR SIR-Ssction l ,227 Political Code, pro-
vides. among other things, viz: mo person
shall be allowed to vote whose name is not on
said register in use at the Precinct" You are
requested to at once register all persons entitled
to the same and ON October 2nd 1883, deliver
the names SO registered at this Office. The
same Code requires the County Clerk on the
first Monday in October to prepare list of
voters for printing. Copies of which will be
for use by said officers on election day, and as
the time granted by Section 1,115 is limited, it
is imperative that you should promptly comply
with this request. Very respectfully,
G. II. DUNsMooR, County Clerk.
Since the new registration began in
March last according to the orders of the
Board of Supervisors, the names OF 24,-
900 electors have been put on the list.
The Great Register will go to the printers
on the I'd of October. All voters not al
ready on the new roll opened in March
last should enroll themselves at once.
Remember all registrations prior to
March l, 1883, are Cancelled. All voters
must register for the coming election.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-11
Taken To His Home.

The remains Of McMichael, the brake
man who was killed on Saturday in the
San Fernando tunnel, are to be taken
East by his cousin Mr.. Tonner. to Kings
ley, Kas., the former home of the de-
ceased and the place where his relatives
now reside. McMichael bore the repu-
tation of being one of the most indus
trious men in the company's service.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-11

promoted to Assistant General Freight
Agent of the Atchison system, with
headquarters at Topeka, Kas. Mr..
Biddle is well known in this city as he
has had occasion to make a good many
business trips here, and his many friends
are glad to hear of his deserved good
luck.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-11
A Rumored Change.

A report is current that Mr.. H. H.
Shepperd, the Pacific Coast agent of the
Chicago and Alton, is to be transferred
to Denver, to take the agency there. He
will in all probability be succeeded on
the coast by Mr.. Frank High.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-11
Deservedly Promoted.

A circular was received in the Santa
Fe Offices yesterday announcing that Mr..
w. B. Biddle, who has hitherto filed the
position of Division Freight and Passen-
ser Agent Of the Atlantic and Pacific,
with headquarters at Albuquerque, is