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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-27
STAGE GOSSIP.

Edwin F. Mayo plays "Silver Age.
Minnie Madden, in comedy drama
comes next week.
Geo. L. Smith is Jas. O'Neill Monte
CristO's manager this season.
Celie Ellis has retired from the
Carleton opera company. so has
Fannie Rice.
The Acme Quartet goes with the
Hanlon's Voyage en- Suisse" this
| season.
Louise Montague, after a dispute
with E. E. Rice, has rejoined the lat
ter's "Eyangeline" Co.
San Antonio will have the pleasure
of hearing the "Gypsy Baron" if Con-
| ried's Opera company secures dates at
the Grand this season.
Rumored that Prof. Bristols horse
show will remain out but one year
longer. as he has made large fortune
and is satisfied.
J. Henry Rice has signed as bust
ness agent for Barry Il Fay,s coming
! tour, which Frank Mckee has
| booked.
Harry c. Woodman, the bright
young business manager and treas
urer Of Chas. L. Davis company, is
hard at work on the prelim-
| inaries for the seasons tour.
After "Kellarn comes Keene, and
the Grand will be simply packed.
Keene has made himself a rival Of
Fred Warde in San Antonio.
In the suit before the United States
| DIV fhn horn IiS trlrf
of New York, August 18th, the suit Of
w. J. Fleming VS.. John G. Mackie,
| to determine the proprietOrship of the
play Around the World in 50 days,
| the Judge awarded the sole ownership
to Mr.. Fleming.
Minnie Maddern's support for the
coming season includes Fred Miller,
William Faversham, Cyril Scott, John
w. Jennings, Harry Davenport, Geo.
H. Trader, Sadie Bigelow, Annie
| Lockhart and Mary Madden. Her
| tour began Aug. IS, at Eliza beth, y.
j., under the management of Arthur
Z. Miller.
The Clara Louise Kellogg and Min
ME Hauk Opera company will begin
its season at Boston. November 10.
Its list of operas comprises The HUI
guenots," Pearl Fishers" by Bizet;
'I.ohengrin, Martha, 'TrovatOre, -
Faust Mariana" "Mignon," and
Lucia" The company includes
Helen Vondenhofi, contralto, and as
principal tenor, Labatt, from the
Grand Opera, Vienna. The lyric ten
or is George Tyler, the baritone
Georg Fox, and the principal basso
HOVeman.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-27
A Woman's Discovery.

Another wonderful discovery has been
made and that too by a lady in this country;
Disease fastened its clutches upon her and
for seven years she withstOOd its severest
tests. but her vital organs were undermined
and death seemed imminent. For three
months she coughed necessarily and could
not sleep. She bought of us a bottle of DR..
Kings New Discovery for the Consumption
and was 50 much relieved on taking first
dose that she slept all night and with one
bottle has been miraculouSly cured. Htr
name is Mrs. Luther Lutz." Thus write w
e. Hamrick Il Co.. of Shelby. y. C.-Get a
free trial bottle at all drug stores. DreisS.
Thompson d Co.'s wholesale.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-27

A New York gentleman has been
in this city for week past with $1,000
to bet that Cleveland will not carry
New York state. \ number of ell
thusiastic Cleveland men have tried
to get up pool, to accept the wager,
but have failed in raising over 500.
This, in a hot bed of democracy,
shows that their confidence is on the
wane. Further, this gentleman has
to put up $50 that his bet of
from 500 to $1,000 will not
Ue taken in Texas.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-27
How DoCToRs CONQUER DEATH.

Doctor Walter X. Hammond says {:
"After a long experience 1 have come
to the conclusion that twO-thirds of
all deaths from coughs, pneumonia
and consumption, might be avoided if
Acker's English Cough Remedy were
only carefully used in time" This
wonderful remedy is sold by
RAGLAND & Co. 3
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-27
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 and
life as Acker's English Blood Elixir.
This great Remedy is sold by
RAGLAND & Co..
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-27
CARELESS MOTHERS.

Many mothers have permitted their
children to die before their eyes when
they might have been saved. Any
mother who keeps house without 2
bottle of Arcker's English Baby
SoOther at hand, runs a risk which
she may sometime regret. 1t has
saved the lives of thousands of child
rem, and is doing so every year.
For Sale by RAGLAND & 60
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-27
An Expert MiIllner.

Messrs. Wolff & Marx take pleasure
to announce to their many friends and
patrons the arrival of the expert mil
liner, Miss WOmble, who comes just
from the fashion center, New York
City. We are happy to state that Miss
Womble is very artistic and most eX-
pert in her profession, and we are
Fortunate in securing her services. 81
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-27
The Reputation

Of RagIand & Co.'S City Drug Store,
for accuracy and reliability, coupled
with the polite and courteous atten-
ton which they bestow upon their pa
irons are the factors in their increas-
ing success. 6-l-tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-27

Give the Antartic Refrigerator a
trial and be convincedsof the. superior
ity of fatted beef. 6-4-if
-"Hackmetack. a lasting ana fragrant per-
furne. Price 25c and soc. For sale by Orynski.
Thompson * Co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-27
FLAMING FIRE IN THE VEINS.

We hold positive proof that Acker's
English Blood Elixir cures all blood
pOisons where cheap sarsaparillas
and sO-called purifiers fail. For sale
by RAGLAND& Co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-27
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 salesby RAGLAND & Co. 2
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-27

Turkish and Vapor Baths,
At Zilian's, corner Commerce and
Alamo streets. 3-17-tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-27
For Rent

Neat FRO IA frame cottage only blocks from
Ddl Fellows hail. 81 per month. 2l6
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-05-24
How to Annihilate Poverty,

Inequality in the distribution of
wealth seems to many to constitute the
greatest of all social evils. But, great
as may be the evils that are attendant
on such condition of things, the evils
resulting from an equality of wealth
would undoubtedly be much greater.
Dissatisfaction with ones condition is
the motive power of all human pro-
gress, and there is no such incentive
for individual exertion as the appre-
hension of prospective want eff
everybody was content with his situa-
ton, or if everybody believed that no
Improvement of his condition was pos
sible, the state of the world would be
that of torpor," or even worse, for So
ciety is so constituted that it can not
for any length of time remain station
airy, and, if it does not continually ad-
vance, it is sure to retrograde
1t is a matter of regret that those who
declaim most loudly against the in
equalities in the distribution of wealth,
and are ready with schemes for the
more ''equal division of unequal earn
ings" as remedies against suffering,
are the ones who seem to have the least
appreciation of the positive fact, that
most of the suffering which the human
race endures is the result of causes
which are entirely within the province
OF individual human nature to prevent,
and that, therefore, reformation of the
individual is something more import
ant than the reformation of society-
Hon. Dauad a. Wells, in P0p@tar Science
Monttly,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-05-24
The Safe Way to Speculate.

i knew a lady who had several
thousand shares of Sheridan stock and
would have made a great deal of money
1ut of it If it hadn't been for an awfully
horrid old broker whom she allowed to
conduct her business. This lady
bought Sheridan at 10 cents, believe,
and could have sold TAT 81 ,50-at least
he sent-her word one day that he could
sell her stock at$7. so share, and when
she refused to sell at that figure he
went right out on the street and pulled
the price down to two cents q share, the
mean and miserable-hearted scoundrel!
The day after he had done this my
friend went to him and told him he
could have her stock at $3.50 share.
Il can only pay you two cents share
for it now," said the contemplate little
man.
but you offered me $780," she pro-
tested.
That was when the market was up
and you refused to SELL" said the
broker.
Il know 1 refused to sell them" she
replied, "but am willing to sell it now,
aud as you have offered me $3.50 a
share I'll take $3.50, and if you don't
buy my stock as you agreed to I'll sue
you for breach of promise, for 1 can
prove by your own letter and by your
own office-boy who brought it to me
that you promised to pay me $3.50 a
share for my stock"
THAT was last Tuesday, madam -
the cunning stock jobber pleaded.
"Well, this is only Thursday" said
my friend, land if there was gold
enough in that mine Tuesday to make
my stock worth $3.50 they couldn't
have dug it all out in two days, so I'll
trouble you to give memy $7.5O a share
and let me 60"
l gave her that last point about the
gold being still in the mine, but the
broker was obdurate-he would pay
her no more than two cents a share,
and as she wouldn't please him to sell
it at that pitiful figure she's got her
Sheridan stock yet. You can bet that
| shall fight shy of that broker.
When | buy my shares | shall exact
a written guarantee from all the
parties concerned that the value of the
stock will go up, and not 60 down. |
shall buy at one cent share if | can
get it, and put in the guarantee that
the price must advance steadily until
it reaches $50 share, when | can sell
out and buy another cheap mine and do
the same thing over again. Tifs is the
only safe way to buy mining stock if
you are buying it to get rich.-iSt.
LOuiS Gt06e-DemocrGt.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-05-24
'Twixt Devil and Deep Sea.

Professor Hermann, the prestidigita-
teur, dined with Daniel E. Bandmann,
of "Jekyil and Hyde" fame, at the st.
James Hotel the other day, and in the
course of the dinner Mr.. Bandmann
promised to lend Professor Hermann
certain old volumes on animal magnet
ism which he owned and which the
Professor was anxious to see. When
Professor Hermann was driving past
the Hoffman, House in cab he
thought of Mr.. Bandmann's promise,
and directed the driver to stop at the
latter's house on West Twenty-Sixth
street.
When they had reached the house
Professor Hermann directed cabby to
run up to Mr.. Bandmann's rooms and
get the books. He went, and his some
what amusing experience is thus relat-
ed in the New York Star: 1t so hap
pened that Mr. Bandmann was practic-
ing certain movements in his transform
alton from DIR. Jekyll to Mr.. Hyde.
The bushy Hyde wig was ON his head
and the fangs of Hyde cleaned from
between his lips. When cabby knock
ed the absorbed actor murmured some
inarticulate sound. Cabby thereupon
pushed open the door. just at that mo-
ment Bandmann wheeled around and,
with the hideous chuckle which freezes
the blood of his audiences, snarled the
words which Immediately follow the
transformation scene:
Hyde is herer'
Transfixed with horror, cabby stood
for just one moment gazing upon the
hideous apparition before him. Then
taking to his heels he cleared the stairs
at bound.
"Where are the booksP" exclaimed
Professor Hermann impatiently as the
cabman came running down the front
stoop.
Books" cried cabby, .books is it,
sorr! Why, I've just seen the divil up
there, sorr, an he growled at me and
showed his teeth.
"Why, you must be drunk, my man, u
remarked the magician.
Drunk, SOFT" retorted cabby, with
an air of injured innocence; "rd like
you to prove that, sorr."
prove it, eh?" said the professor,
who had caught a glimpse of Band
mann at the head of the stairs and tax
en- in the situation; ''prove it! Aye,
to be sure | will"
And, bending down, he extracted two
gigantic snakes from cabby's boots.
Professor. Hermann is looking for
the proprietor of the cab to turn over
the property.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-05-24
Readers in HaYana.

A correspondent of the San Francisco
Bulletin speaks of an odd class of folk
discovered by him in Havana. Books
are few and costly, and the newspapers
are very meager affairs. But the in
tellectual hunger must be satisfied, and
there have grown out of these condi=
tions large number of lectors or
readers. These go from one shop to
another, and often from house to house
among the lowly, and read and COM
ment upon the insignificant worlds
news which the lifeless papers ocea-
sionally print. They are we'll paid;
for, as they must roar like mad bulls
in their readings so that the five hun
dred or one thousand hands in a great
cigar factory can all catch the precious
words, they soon lose their voices alto
gether. In the full tide of his pros
perity, or certain decay, the Cuban
lector is as stern and pompous as the
American actor
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-05-24
rhe Young Male Fool in New York.

The exigencies of the fashionable
season impose duties upon young gem
tlemen which only heroes could con-
template undismayed or perform sue
cessfully. Nothing could compensate
for them but the consciousness of great
services nobly rendered, nor anything
make them possible except the knowl-
edge of the sure approach of Lent. To
the youth who must breakfast at eight
that he may report at the office at nine,
to remain until five or six, Fashion
proposes a nap from half-past seven or
eight until eleven; then dressing and
hieing to the ball; then the dance until
four: then another snatch at the sweet
restorer until halp-past seven; then
| dd capo, or as Mr.. Weller said at the
slide, keep the pot a-b'ilin', SIR"
There are ''collatcrals'' also to this
happiness-bouquets for partners, and
carriages, and the minor decorations
of the person-oblations upon the altar
of the benign and beneficent goddess
whom the youth serve with the devoted
zeal of crusaders and of the Swiss For
Winkelried. For this fidelity Fashion
points oLent as the reward-beneficent
Lent, which for balls substitutes small
dances, and little dinners, and coy
theatre parties, and other such scOurg
ings and macerations and subjuga
tions of the flesh. The game is prob
ably worth the candle, OF it would no
be SO furiously played. George VIII
lam Curtis, i,1Harpers Magazine.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-05-24
Caught at Last.

''It must be very lonesome sitting
all by yourself in your office balancing
your books at night, john" said an af-
fectionate wife.
1T is my darling"
Il have been thinking about it for
some time, and now | have got de-
lightful surprise for you.
"A delightful surprisep"
Yes, my dear. l sent for my
mother yesterday, and l expect her
every minute. l mean to have her
stay with us quite while. She will
take care of the house at night and
look after the children and l can 90
downtown and sit in your Office with
you while you work"
The dev- that is to say, couldn't
think of your going downtown
lit is my duty, dear John. l ought
to have thought of it before, but it
never came to my mind till yesterday.
0, John, forgive me! Forgive me
for not thinking of your comfort soon
er. But l will go with you tonight -
Tonight? Why, 1.-the fact is,
! got through my books last night"
20, you did! How delightful! And
you can now stay at home every eve
ming! I'm so glad!'
And the delighted wife ran off to
make preparation for the reception of
her mother, while her husband with
sombre brow sat staring at the Goals
III the CRATE, in which he could see the
picture of a mother-in-law's reproving
face and poker-party with vacant
-chair.-BostoN Courier.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-05-24
BBNroN,s HAIR GROWER.

All who are BALD, all who are be,
coming BALD, all who do not want to
be BALD, all who are troubled with
DANDRUFF, or ITCHING of the scalp,
should use Benton's Hair Grower.
EIGHTY PER CENT. of those using it
have grown hair. 1t never fails to
stop the hair from falling. Through
sickness and fevers the hair sometimes
falls of in short time, and although
the person may have remained bald
for years, if you use Benton's Hair
Grower according to directions, you
are sure of growth of hair. In hun.
dreds of cases we have produced good
growth of hair on persons who have
been bald and glazed for years. We
have fully substantiated the following
facts.
We grow hair in every case no mat.
ter how long bald.
Unlike other preparations it contains
no sugar of lead. or vegetable or min
eral poisons.
1t is specific for falling hair, dan
druf, and itching of the scalp.
The Hair Grower is hair food, and
its composition is almost exactly like
the oil which supplies the hair with
its vitality.
If your druggists have not got it we
will send it prepaid on receipt of price.
BENTON HAIR GROWER Co.,
Cleveland, o.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-05-24
When Snake Eats Snake.

A letter just received from Mr.. Prin-
gle, of Louisiana, the well-known Am
erican snipe shot, whose wonderful bags
were reported sometime since in your
paper, contains the following extract,
which may prove interesting to some
of your readers: II was walking across
a very boggy marsh, where there was
a good deal of water, and was stumb-
ling along, not with my former youth
full agility, when / came near stepping
on a snake in coil, what is called a
'cotton-mouthed moccasin, whose bite
is not fatal but somewhat poisonous.
There being no stick at hand to kill
him, stepped back and shot him, cut
ting him nOt-quite, but nearly in two,
and exposing his .innards,' as the ne
groes say. My man Caesar exclaimed,
.Massa, he got another snake in himr
and so he had-one nearly as long
as himself. l pulled the swallowed
snake out and held him by the tail
alongside the other. The swallower was
about thirty inches long and very thick,
and the swallowed one and a half inch
es shorter; only that the latter's head
and neck were doubled SO as to be fore
ed into the other. Did you ever know
of one snake eating another? They say
that dog will not eat dog, but il seems
that snake will perform that opera
ton on another snake, ,"-LO'ndon Field,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-05-24

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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-05-24
The Witty Nobleman.

An American girl recently had the
honor of meeting an English noble
man, Lord F., at an entertainment
in London. He opened the conversa-
ton by asking if she had heard the
story about the man who wished to
cross the river with his donkey, there
being no bridge, and only small skiff
as means of getting over. The young
lady adroitly avoided saying she did
not know how the party managed to
cross, whereupon Lord r conde.
scended to try her on another tack.
Are you the head of an awse?n said
he.
NO" replied Miss P.
'.Arc you the tail of an awseg"
'.Certainly not" answered the lady
rather provoked.
Then" said his lordship, you're ne
end of an awse. '-Hayper'S Magazine
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-05-24

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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-05-24

M. Bapst, Paris jcweler, in re-
cent lecture alleged that the sacredly
guarded scepter of Charlemagne is
nothing more than musicians baton,
and that underneath the red velvet sur
rounding the handle are engraved the
words: This baton is My property,
singer in Notre Dame, 1880"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-05-24
BuckIen's Arnicasalve.

The BEST SALvE in the world for
cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum,
fever sores, letter, chapped hands, chill
blains, corns, and all skin eruptions,
and positively cures piles. 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, Or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale by @. p. Reed. Ravenpa
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-05-24
why There Was no Milk.

A little girl was sent across the street
to a neighbours for milk The COW
which the neighbor owned had ceased
to give milk for the time and there
was none to be had.
There is no milk to-day" said the
little girl on her return.
mo milk" said her mother. "What's
the matter?"
''She didn't tell me what was the
matter" was the reply, ''but guess the
cow ain'tlaying now. ."-Boston Courier.