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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-11
IF Men Only Knew.

If men only knew. But they do not, and
never will.
The women they marry are often enigmas
to them.
In "courting days" the girls are angels,
their whims are adorable, their defects
beauties. They pay compliments out of
reason.
No one was ever so beautiful, 50 sweet, so
bright But after that it is different After,
he judges her coolly and criticises her frankly
something which can never be agreeable to
any one, except perhaps a German philoso-
pher, who regards himself, as he does every
thing else, in the abstract.
She does not, if she has sense, believe her
self an angel, or a perfect beauty, or
marvel OF brilliancy, but she thinks he holds
that opinion of her. She is willing to live
and die for him because of that She en-
gagged herself to him because he held those
opinions of her. 1t is oftener than man
knows that woman loves a man because he
loves her; gives herself because he seems to
need her. And now they have been ten
years married, and what did he say Just
nowl
'But, really, you are so touchy, Jane"
Touchy! Had he not asked her how she
could e 50 "fdgetyr
Did he not say only yesterday: "You re-
member how YOU felt when you were pretty
girl yourselfr' Does he not speak invari-
ably of ''all that sort of thing" as pasti
The other evening did he not say that it
was stupid" in the moonlight on the piazza,
and go in and get lamp and a newspaper,
when she was just thinking: How like this
is to old counting times" and expecting him
to put his arm around herr And did be not
remark of her last dress: Don't squeeze
yourself, Jane. You can't make an eighteen
inch waist now; it's gone foreverr
He, who swore that she could never change
In his eyes
Touchyl She is miserable; her heart is
breaking. She would not tell him for the
| world, but she Is crushed.
And he-he loves her more than ever The
| glamour Of courtship Is gone, but honest
| affection is there.
| His wife is better to him than all the world
| beside.
He never doubts she knows il. and be
iCoutinued on next psge.l
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-11


water. Never scrape the under part OF the
nail The roughness thus engendered viii
catch and hold dirt for days
Every one uses more or less creams or gly-
cerine or vaseline on the skin in the winter
time. The latter. is the easier to procure,
the less expensive and the more efficacious in
keeping the skin soft Better than the use OF
any such application is the habit Of wearing
q loose glove at night, not CREASED glove,
but an ordinary kid one, two or three sizes
Larger than the hand. This soon ceases to
be annoying, and, simple as it seems, is, be-
You'd doubt, the most certain method OF
keeping soft, white hands A woman who
is noticeably awkwark with her hands
should take pains to learn the freeing mo-
tions Of the Deisarte system, and with prac-
tice by herself the awkwardness will soon
disappear. .....
The fingers Of seamstresses are often a
source of much annoyance to them from the
bricks Of needles. Women who sew want
some way Of removing the very evident pin
pricks, and . rough pumice stone is the
best remedy. II it smooths down the nesh
until it smarts, q cot-the finger Of an Old
glove-to hold profuse application OF vase
line, will heal the soreness in one nights.
8. E NJ" In Chicago Herald
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-11
THE CITIZENS ASSOCIATION.

The publications issued under the auspices
of the "Citizens Association" have attracted
attention to San Antonio to an unprecedented
degree. Especially has its merits as resort
for the health-seeker and winter tourist, been
brought to the front very prominently. Inc
distribution of these publications has been
widespread and. as a consequence, this city
had an unusually large number OF visitors
and prospective investors last winter. There
are indications that the ensuing winter will
bring us crowds of desirable people. me
Citizens Association feel encouraged by the
results thus far accomplished, and do not pur-
pose allowing the good work to cease, Under
their direction, special edition of 5000 copies
of a descriptive pamphlet will be issued short,
Iy, illustrated with prominent buildings ana
nSlaces of interest. Special pains are being
taken to make the work suggestive ana COM
prehensive. A few advertisements will be per
mitted, and the Association commend their
solicitor to the advertising public, whenever
he calls upon them for their cards. AS the ex-
pense will be larger than the ordinary funds
OF the Association would meet, the insertion
of select advertisements has been deemed
sdvisable. L. M. GREGORY,
NV Secretary.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-11
What tho Wife Deserves.


my dear" said an eminent philanthropist
to his wife one day as he suddenly burst into
the sitting room, II have been counting the
windows in our house, and find there are
forty. It just occurs to me that you have
to keep these forty windows clean, or super
intend the process. And that is not begin
ming of your work. All these rooms have to
be swept and garnished, the carpets made
and cleansed. the house linen prepared and
kept in order, beside the cooking, and took
it all as a matter of course just begin to
see what woman's work is, even when she
has help, as you are not always able to pro-
cure. You ought to receive monthly ST.
pend as a housekeeper would. Why haven't
you made me see it before7 have not been
Just to you while have. been generous to
Others"
The wife who told this in after years to
her husbands credit, sat down with him and
for the first time since their marriage opened
her heart freely upon the topic of womans
allowance She confessed to having had
many a sorrowful hour at her position as
beggar. At the head of large household In
a western town where domestic service was
both scant and incompetent, she had hardly
united lives.
"Robert and l talked it over" she said,
land decided that the woman who takes care
of any household article, like carpet for
instance, from the time it is first made till it
is worn out, has expended upon it an amount
of time and strength fully equal to the labor
that made it. counting from the shearing the
wool till it comes from the loom 1t may be
unskilled work, but it is work all the same.
And this is only one small item in her house
keeping labor Does she not deserve some
payment besides her board and clothingl
Robert saw woman's work in a new light
From that time till today he has placed a
generous share of his income in my hands, not
as gift, but a right. And he knows that
will no more fritter it away than he will. If
chose to deny myself something need and
bestow its cost i'll charity or buy some books
| crave, he no more thinks of Gliding me
than think of Gliding him for spending his
money as he hikes"
There are other Roberts who have yet to
learn this lesson Of justice and they are found
in every walk Of life. l have known rich
men who were ready to buy silks, velvets and
diamonds for their wives. sometimes far
beyond what were desired, yet who grudging-
ly doled out IS at time when appealed to for
a little money. The reason given is that it
may be spent foolishly. If anything will pro-
long babyhood into maturity it is such treat
ment Against it a womans nature rises in
rebellions indignation Thoughts of Bit
terness rankle in the wounded heart
and there are Eighty, hooking, flip
pant creatures made SO by Just this
want of trust on the part of their husbands.
The gravest and most elusive faults are
always found among dependent classes
Hester II. Poole in Good Housekeeping.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-11
Care of the Housewives Hands.

One of the greatest trials of women who
must do more or less homework is that of
keeping their hands in shapely condition. 1t
is all very well to say put on pair of gloves
to dust or sweep, to make beds, or to garden
IN, but who, in the busy rounds of daily re-
curing duties, can take time to get her
gloves and do her work 50 much the slower
for having them on9 Yet nothing is more
mortifying than an ugly hand, rough and
stained, with stumpy fingers; nothing more
rouses In a woman envious feelings than the
COMPARISON of her own hands lying in her
lap, showing evidence Of hard work, with
those of some sister woman-white, well
shapen, dainty objects of admiration and
real beauty. Doubtless one reason for this is
that hands are always before ones eyes, and
SO are not as easily forgotten as noses and
teeth: and, therefore, unless there is sense
of satisfaction in their prominence there is
AN uneasy consciousness of their presence.
The simplest thing woman can do to make
the hands attractive is to care for the nails,
but any attempt to file them in the modern
fashion introduced by manicres is simply
useless. The most ordinary duties about the
hous,are certain to break long, pointed nails,
and getting ones finger nail into shape after
such a misfortune is no easy task. Two or
three so broken would drive the most sweetiy
smiling faces into wrinkles and scowls OF
vexation.
No, it is wisest TO keep the nails trimmed
closely. neatly rounded 50 that the tip is
shaped exactly like the half circle at the bot
tom, using the file frequently, for that makes
a neater, clearer cut edge than any knife OF
scissors. Keep the little fold of cuticle which
encircles the nail free from hang nails and
show the half moon at the bottom, which Is
called the mark of beauty in the nail, oy
pushing the fold freely back with sharp
pointed ivory instrument. After a little time
this becomes easy enough. Then drying the
hands with a coarse towel push the flesh bach
from the nail constantly.
Then. no matter If the tasks Of the day In
cln6e prevarinR small fruits for preserving,
and washing pots and pans, which are some
Of the hardest duties of bousewoFk on hanos
and finger nails, never permit the nails TO re
main Il, a stained condition. Wash them IN
!. au acid and rub them briskly and forcloly
.-;,n = nail hr,,sh In = blot oar rroaal ans
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-11
Q. a. SNOW g. GO.
Do Not SUFFER ANY LONGER.

Knowing that a cough can be
checked in day, and the first stages
of consumption broken in a. week, we
hereby guarantee Acker's.. English
Cough Remedy, and will refund the
money to all who buy, take it as per
directions, and do not find our state
ment correct. For Sale by RAGLAND
& Coz 8
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-11
PARENTS CRIMINALLY LIABLE

More than half of all deaths occur
before six years of age. An army of in
nocent, lovely children are swept
needlessly away each year. Parents
are criminally responsible for this:
The death rate of children in England
is less than half this. Acker's English
Baby Soother has done more to bring
this about than all other causes COM
bined. You cannot afford to be with
out it. For sale by RAGLAND d Co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-11
GO TO

Saint Paul, Minneapolis, and the
famous summer resorts of the
northwest, Spirit Lake, Detroit
Lake, Lake Minnetonka, Yellow
stone Park, Lake Superior, points
via Burlington Route" through
Kansas City or st. Louis. Round
trip tickets at reduced rates now
on sale. Call on any ticket agent
or address Geo. G. Maynard, Trav-
cling Passenger Agent, Dallas,
Texas. 6-l4-2m
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Anton Hannich,

Carriage painter, informssthe pub pub
lie, customers and friends, that
he is now prepared to do salts
factory work embracing every
thing in his line at reasonable prices.
Country orders promptly attended to.
shops at 2l0 Elm street, between No
Ian and Dawson streets, San Antonio
Taxas 6-12-6m
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RB~Bear in mind that Frank ]. Bel
tel keeps builders hardware and lum-
Der, at the International and Great
Northern depot. Silly
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-11
Press for Sale,

One first-class job press, brand new
will be sold at less than cost. Size OF
bed 9x13. Apply to T. B. Johnson, al
LIGHT office. 5-36-u
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lob PRINTING-Of every description, done
j at the LIGHT ONCE. Satisfaction given
very tine. or money refunded.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-07-20
Equilibrium of the Sexes.

In Europe there is q greater excess
Of women in the north than in the
states of middle Europe and the east,
in some OF which the women are in
the minority. Through Europe as a
whole, the number of women is very
definitely in excess appears to be in
creasing. 1t was very great after the
Napoleonic wars; then the numbers
gradually tended toward equality, and
nearly reached it (1847 to 1850.
1,OO9 to 1,OOO); then they diverged
again, and stood in 1870, 1,O37 to
1000. The phases OF increased differ
ence are generally observable after
wars, and, latterly, appear to be the
result partly OF the enormous emf
grafton which has taken place to 9TH
er quarters Of the earth. In America,
as a whole, and the Australia and
Africa, on the Other hand, whittier
this emigration with its preponder-
ance OF males is tending, the men are
IN excess, and the excess are increas-
ing with the constant arrival OF new
parties of emigrants. Nevertheless,
a near approach to equality prevails
over the earth as q whole, and this
whether We regard the white, black, or
red races, or their mixtures.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-07-20
A Curious Lightning Stroke,

Atlantic Constitution.
The lishtning's freaks have been
strangely illustrated in Burke county,
where the fluid struck one of the cab
ins on McMaster's place. The house,
q small, one-room cabin, was occu-
pied by an entire family OF seven. The
house was struck upon the cone, the
current running along the edge OF the
roof for several feet, thence to the
inside, where it ran down the studding,
which was about six inches in diane
ter, tearing it into splinters, this
within two feet Of the head of g. bed
occupied by two children. These
were not even shocked, but the light
ming flashed across the six feet inter.
vening between the other bed occupied
by the mother and three children,
setting the ~bedclothing on fire and
severely burning three of the children,
but the mother was left unframed.
Thence the current ran into O. chest
under the bed, setting fire to the
clothing in it. The eldest boy, 13
years of age, hasn't the smallest
vestige of skin left on his back from
his neck down, and is perfectly raw,
while the next, a boy OF some 5 years
old, has the skin burned off from the
small of his back to his heels, and his
hand is terribly burned. The third q
baby,2 years old, has the skin burned
off from the hips down.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-07-20
OyerfoWinq Rivers.

WHEELING, w. Va, July 1.-The rise
in the Valley river at Grafton yesterday
from rains for the past two days was I'M
precedented, and to the lumber interests o.
this section is disastrous. Thousands
of logs were swept away, booms destroyed,
and mills near the river badly damaged.
several buildings were washed down the
river and crushed to atoms when they
struck the strong iron railroad bridge here.
This flood SO far is moro disastrous to
Grofton han the fire of year ago, and
the loss to the town and section will not
fall far short of $3.50, 600. The damage at
Raullsburg will reach $125, 900.
Around Parkersburg the railroads
have been badly washed out in all direc-
tons. Farms are flooded and hundreds of
acres of growing crops aud harvested grain
deluged. Millions of feet OF timber were
afoat in the swift current going to destruc-
ton. Every stream is out of its banks, and
numbers of families have had to move
10 higher ground. Parkersburg losses are
over 800, 600. At Clarksburg twenty
houses were carried away and an ines
timable amount of property has been
ruined. Last night was a night of terror.
The water reached the highest stage at l
o'clock, and by those who remember the
floods of 1852 it is conceded that it entirely
surpassed it. The loss to the town and
county cannot even be estimated, but is
very heavy.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-07-20
A PapaI EncycIicaI Letter.

DUBLIN, July ia papal encyclical
letter was read to-day in all the Catholic
churches in the diocese of Dublin. In it
the pope says he has heard with regret that
excited meetings have been held at which
inconsiderate and dangerous opin-
ions regarding the recent papal
decree have been uttered. He has seen
forced interpretations put upon the decree,
and statements made that it was prepared
wit~houtsufficient inquiry having previously
been made. The pope says his de-
cree was based upon the most COM
plete information, His holiness re-
~iterates his affection for the Irish
people, and says he has always urged them
to keep within the bounds of justice and
right. The bishops, he says, must remove
all conception and leave no room
for doubt as to the force of the decree.
The whole system of the plan of campaign
and boycotting is condemned as unlawful.
The encyclical letter causes intense dissat-
isfaction. At Bray the people left the
church during the reading of the letter.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-07-20
Justice i'm Nevada.

Two husky-looking men, wearing
h~igh-topped boots and broad
brimmed hats we'll smeared with
grease. met at the corner OF Broadway
and Seventh street. the other day,says
the Oakland (Cal.) Herald.
"Hello, Jim!" said the tallest man,
81 thought you III up in Nevada.
When did yer come DOWN."
"Jest got in" replied the other.
Flows things been goin' up thar
fur Their past year err two?"
"Sort o. lively. Err little while after
you left Swaphorse Gulch 1 wuz er,
lected chief ov perlice,"
"Sthat SOP"
"Yaas. Err few months after that /
knitted Billy Bolts fur maxim er five
card draw an catchin' four aces agin
my four kings pat, an by er speshul
ERECTION wuz made mayor or ther
town without er d~issentin' vote"
eyer don't say SOL"
"Yaas. Purity soon after that /
got stuck on Dave S~weeney's wife,
filled Dave with lead, got him planted
out in ther corpse patch, an married
ther woman. Their citizens showed
ther appreciation ov me by givin' me
er gold-beaded cane an err interest In
ther town-site."
"You wuz havin' er ov luck.
Whut made yer pull out?"
"Waal, / got mad er few weeks ergo
an made er fool ov myself"
"How?"
"Twurz erbout er horse belongin'
ter Joe Comstock, ther drayman.
Yer see, Joe's horses got inter my yard
one day, an begun ter eat up some
flowers my wife had planted out in
front ov the house. l got mad an
throwed er stun at him. 1t hit him
on Their leg, an made er ringbone. Ez
soon az ther horse begun ter git lame
Joe told ther citizens erbout it, an
they started out ter string me up to
a tree; but l got onto 'em an skipped
ther town."
"That's tuff."
81 wouldn't care so much erbout it,
but I've jest heerd that sence l left,
Joe's gone ter livin' with my wife an
is wearin' my black hat an gold
headed cane, an | hear thar's er
move on foot ter elect him mayor In
my place an run him fur the Legisla-
tur' next year"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-07-20
Horrors of the Flood in Mexico.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 11.-Late advices
from Leon, Mexico, the principal scene Of
the great flood, say that masses of people
are packed in portals, stables and every
available place of shelter, averaging one
person to less than q square yard of space.
Everything possible is done to relieve
the suffering. Children up to IL years
of age are among these masses with
out a thread of clothing, and at night are
wrapped in whatever rags the family has
for covering. In view of the nature of the
buildings involved-they being constructed
of adobe-and the great number of them
which were destroyed, it is still believed
that the bodies of many hundred people
are in the ruins. Some three hundred
were recovered, but the stencil was so
great that further search was abandoned.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-07-20
A Brutal Father FittinuIy Punished.

PHILLIPS, Wis, July 15.-An outrage
was committed by a father here that has
been seldom equaled in the state, and one
which was followed by summary punish
ment by rightly indignant citizens. For
some time past Gust johnson, q home
steader, has been Furnishing his 10-year-old
boy in q most iDhuman manner for some
trihing misdemeanors. Last Sunday morn
ing johnson. who lives in the township Of
Worcester. tied the youth to a post with a
log chain and logged him to a point where
death would have been preferable. The
little prisoner was not released after the
hogSing, but left 10 suffer from his wounds
until Monday night, when he succeeded in
making his escape TO the woods, where be
roamed about until Wednesday night with
out food OF shelter. lie was found by
q Wisconsin Central station crew nearly
fsmisbed and exhausted with hunger.
and as frightened as a wild animal. He
reported his fathers cruelty to the crew,
and, with other indignant citizens, they
waited upon johnson Thursday night, and,
with 4 rope. proceeded to string him up to
the limb of a tree, but he begged so hard
and pitifully and promised so faithfully
never TO whip the boy again that he was
lowered 10 the ground, and. after receiving
\ sound threshlng, marched to the railway
tank, and was given a cold bath.
IL has since come to light that johnson
has been IN the habit of tieing his son with
a lock and chain for weeks at a time,
feeding him on bread and water and ad-
mi1istering a whipping every day. The
boy Is now being taken care OF by the
people Of the settlement.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-07-20
The Iowa Railway Traffic.

DUBUQUE, July 13.-The last Iowa
Legislature passed a law requiring the r. r.
commissioners to fix a distance tariff for
Iowa railways 80 take effect July 10. An
order was obtained by several of the
roads from Judge Brewer on June 2S, re-
straining the publication of the law, but
the Commissioners claimed that the pub
Ecation was completed before the restrain
ing order was served. The tariff there
fore went into effect on July 10. The
Secretary of the jobbers' and Shippets'
Association of this city telegraphed the
Commissioners to learn if the new tariff
was in effect. The Secretary answered
that it was. The Dubuque shippers now
their purpose to prosecute any
railroad making a freight charge in ex-
cess of the rate fixed by the Commission
ers. Under the law suit for violation of
the tariff must be brought by the Com
m~issioners, whenever such violation is
called TO their attention. The penalty
for the irst offense is u tine of not less
than 81, 000 nor more than So, 900; for each
subsequent violation not less than So. 900
nor more than SO, 900. The Commission
ers may dismiss suits with the consent of
Attorney General of the State. The Off
GERS of a railway company, making ex-
cessive charges, may also be indicted and
the penalty recovered by criminal pro-
ceedings. So far, agents of railroads
centering in Dubuque have received nc
instructions to use the Commissioners
tarif