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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-13
The Execution of Criminals

Suppose all the irreclaimable convicts in
London executed in silence, secretly, with
no possibility of pain, would the announce
ment of the fact create half the repugnance
which the execution of one criminal does
now, Capital punishment is just; but some
thing to make the judge and juryman reflect,
to make him fear for his own responsibility,
to make him search his conscience, in theo-
logical phrase, is an indispensable check and
in abolishing pain, and the knowledge of de-
tails and personal action in executions, we,
to the extent of human power, take that
check away.
1t is foolish to assert that this would not be
the case, or that men would be equally moved
by the bare record Of the number of deaths.
Who is moved by the registrar generals
weekly return, or the return of deaths in q
convict prison, Do you suppose that Mary
Tudor's martyrs, dying invisible, without
pain, without report save that they were
dead, would have shocked London into
Professionalism They would have passed, as
even now convicts sentenced to labor for life
pass to their doom UNDECIDED, except by the
few who make their destinies study.-Lon-
don Spectator
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-13

among the nreignt, ana make the best OF IT,
They are also expected, on night runs, to
turn out as promptly as soldiers on duty
when a landing is made. Still they laugh
and sing the time away, and guy" each
other in manner that should be profitable
to shore people
wealthy passenger looking over the rail
and seeing the coored deck hand leaning on
the capstan, smoking pipe, naturally won.
ders what pleasures the world has for him.
The deckhand turns and looks up, and the
passenger is surprised that his face bears as
cOnUeuted u smile as his own, and probably
more so. The shore laborsr is, if anything,
more of curiosity 1t is question if he is
any tougher, because, having more opportu.
mites for doing things up brown" the act
of doing it is not so much of a novelty. He
will sleep any place, however, just as the
deckhand does, and is as free to laugh and
joke when he has a 200-pound box on his
shoulder as when he has nothing but few
surplus drinks. The mate though, looks out
for this, and if he jokes or the laughter in
terferes with or delays the work, or if, to get
in good one on another laborer, one of them
stops in his work, he interferes He gen
orally carries stick, more like a club, and
sometimes like bull prod, and the man who
works slow or soldiers" is very certain to
get punch in the ribs, or in some other part
of the body. This is river life in the harbor
and through to New Orleans.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-13
The Fate OF q Tragedy.

Wilson Vance, some years ago q bright
correspondent, now a wealthy citizen and
president of the chamber of commerce of
Findlay, o., tells an amusing story of trag-
edy he wrote that has never been produced
After the play was finished certain great
comedian of Gotham called upon him and
heard it read The actor was delighted and
said if the author could make a comedy out
of it he would take it. In few weeks the
tragedy was a sparkling comedy of a high
order The comedian fairly rolled over on
the floor with unrestrained laughter and de
clared the comedy the best he ever heard
read Two days afterward the comedian
wanted one character killed in the play. be
cause it might rob him OF glCCy His wishes
were obevcd Every two or three days to
asked to have u character either killed or
toned down. Finally he said the play was
perfect only he wanted a Ilew female char.
acter introduced to do song and dance and
banjo business That was the straw that
broke the cameps back. The young dra
nlatist reoelled and declared his comedy
should not be prOfaned in such way. Ne
EQUATIONS ended Me- York Press.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-13

"Scrimping" is the art of being economical
without looking the picture Of poverty
Ever since ex-J Judge John Fitch, in an ex-
tended interview. gave MS pesSinlistic views
in regard 70 the scrimping tendency Of the
times the word mas become very common
among the politicians and young aristocratic
swellS VINO frequently haven't the money to
swell it on tbs scale they Cesne. They sim
ply say they are ''scrimpiEg," and that
means hard pan economy. las: seasons
clothes saved over, cLe-p c.5Ts-in fact,
cheap everything Judge = l. in his pol
ished and alsgant S:y.e. sl-- tLaG scrimp-
ing was invading I-cny VI lie most ar-sto-
cratic mauGlOi-s vi the city. Some years ago,
!-e asserted. u reception Meant u suLnptuous
spread AID plenty OF cnalnpag4e Now a
phSuuon. IuH:n was offered consisting OF a
Vhimble cup Of bouillon too hot to drink, and
4 diaphanous slice of bakers bread The
judge is one of the best Informed scholars
about town, and always meets with a hearty
welcome from his hosts of friendS-New
Y ork Pres Every Day Talk"
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almost every earrnIy Dlessing.-rhe Scots
The French Essentially Home Loving.

The French Essentially Home Loving.
Yes, the French are essentially home low
ing. And their morality, so often impugned
by ignorant critics, who find it easier to re-
peat idle nonsense than to study for them
selves-their morality will bear favorable
comparison with that of any English speak
ing nation; of this l am convinced from the
depths of my soul But we are happy, and
care not a jot what impression we make
You will never hear a Frenchman ask a
foreigner Nov, what do you think of usP'
We never trouble TO show our best side to the
foreigner. This is what misleads completely
so many outsiders. In France, the vice that
there is is on the surface for every one to see
1t is all open to every locker on; there is
nothing hidden. What there is that you see:
no slightest effort is made to hide defects
In comes the Englishman or the American,
and forgetting the carefully hidden vice
which exists-and with a vengeance-in his
own great towns, cries out upon the immor-
atty of Paris.
| will go so far as to say that in France
there is not even SO much vice as there ap-
pears to be. Let me explain myself. Far
from attempting to hide our faults, we, as a
matter of fact, often make show of those we
have not The Frenchman is the braggart
of vice. Like the Anglomaniacs, represented
by Mr. Robson In that charming comedy,
1.-THE Henrietta" leach fellow" In France,
wants every other fellow to believe that he
is devil of fellow, but he isn't" The
small jokes that Frenchman will go in for
may be ridiculous in your eyes, and, worse
than that, they may, and often do, earn him
the reputation of reprobate. But on, dear
reader, when you get chance, look beneath
that boasting exterior, look at the man in his
family relations, follow him to his home
ali there comes the rub-his home is closed
to you, and you cannot easily know what a
devoted husband what a doting father, is
this same man who is so fond of posing in
public as Jolly og."-Max O'Rell in The
Cosmopolitan.
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THE lADY'S MAID AT LARGE.
A Novel Business Run by Two Bright
women-They Work for Big Paw.

A Novel Business Run by Two Bright
women-They Work for Big Pay.
An original business in which two sisters
have established themselves is that of ladys
maid at large to coin a phrase for a new
trnhp TIE elder was for q number of years
ul;.Ii 70 a woman Of fashion and established
something of reputation for taste in ar
ranging their hair draping the gown, deck
Ing it with flowers and SO on. She was unable,
finally, to submit to the exactions of her
mistress, and instead of looking for a new
place struck out in a more independent lire
She had something of an acquaintance ac-
quired during her years of service, and
utilized this to gather clientage of her own
She and her sister are settled cozily in q
pretty fve-room fat, and the ladies whom
they beautify know them respectively as,
say Mile. Rose and Mile. Marie They are
down east Yankees, but their Yankee sense
tells them that maids must, of course, be
French. Is pretty girl going to bail, a
girl who hasn't maid, or a maid who is to
3e trusted for ordinary toilets only, then
Nile, Rose must be to the fore. Nile. Rose
will catch together the masses of lace or
tulle and put on delicate telling touches, pro
ducing effects which the pretty girl never
dreamed of before. Then she will take a
double handful of roses or other natural
flowers and drop them over the gown and
tack Them up just where they happen to
fall, making very pretty flower of the
pretty girl herself. She will do the bud up
in her wraps ride to the scene of festivity
with her and pronounce her all in order for
conquest before the belle leaves the drawing
room Is a wedding on the taps, then it is
Nile. Maries turn. Mile. Marie's forte is
dressing a bride. Her hands can work magic
when she has them on a bridal veil, and the
young wife who has the orange blossoms
pinned by her recommends her to all unmar-
red mates
Miles. Rose and Marie attend to the toilets
and decorate the gowns of any number of
dreSSy women and girls. Their order books
are usually full. and their charges run from
81 and So well up into the twenties, accord
ing to the elabOratenesS of the design, or the
amount of service called for. They are going
to divide the summer between Newport and
Saratoga, and have already advance engage
ments, dates to be settled more definitely later.
at both watering places. They are very par
ticular about the women they work for, and
stand upon references They say they can't
afford, from business point of view, to have
any clients whose antecedents and present
standing won't bear looking into. Rose and
Marie are bright girls.-New York Mail and
Express,
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MENAGERIE SUPPLIES.
CATCHING WILD ANIMALS IN THE
JUNGLES OF AFRICA.

An EDcampment on the Settle River, in
Elephants, Girafes, Lions, Hippopotami
and Ostriches.
Carl Lohse, of the Park row animal store,
told some Of his adventures the other day,
and they give good idea of how menageries
the world over are supplied with wild ami
mails
81 pick out two or three Germans" he be-
gan. land start out about November We
take $4,000 in silver with us i'll old Austrian
money-the Maria Theresa dollars We go
to Trieste, thence through the Suez canal to
Suez There we take an Egyptian steamer
and go to Suakim. At Suakim we have tol
buy dozen or more camels to carry the bag
gage, ammunition, rifles, ETC., and we have
to hire drivers also. 1t takes four camels to-
carry the silver.
From Suakim we journey across the
Nublan desert, a trip of eighteen or twenty
DAYS We travel only in the night on ac-l
count of the fierce Leaf, in the day time
making shelter for ourselves against the
suns blasting rays Sometimes we encoun-
ter a sIrucco a terrific whirlwind that
sweeps the sand before it in blind
IN blasts. When a sirocco springs
up the day suddenly grows dark Then
the camels insrinctively bury their
heads in the sand and we wrap ourselves in
blankets and curl up in holes in the sand that
We have made, and wait until the storm has
blown over There are twelve military sta
lions along the route garrisoned with sol
diers who protect the telegraph. Our desti-
''esia'' Is CassRls- an old Egyptian nost Of
ITO b CDatiRHsd
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lNTUITiONS.

How little thought In the clear blue eyes
Thy souls reflected depths Of love to see;
Yet, oh. the trembling thrill Of glad surprise
To know TO feel, that love was all for mel
For thy dear eyes revealed
ALI that thy words concealed.
At dusk sat before tho flreDght's glow,
And felt warmth not born Of It's bright fame
Glide Ger my cheek and through my being flow
warmth Of Joy. with just tinge Of shame,
That should read loves sign
In that deep gaze Of thine
Yet my heart knows-accuse it as win
1t whispers DER and DER the truth to me;
cannot hush its trembling, passionate thrill,
And so yield It, oh, my love, to theel
Knowing that soon or late
That Is its certain fate,
Oh, yes, thy words we're burning fun OF Gre,
AS bending Ger me. with my hands in thine,
Thou swept swift fingers o er the charmed Tyre,
Whose strings respond to true loves slightest
sign
But, ah no answering thrill
Rewarded all thy skill
listened thralled until my eyes / raised
The truth of all thy vows In thine to read;
The spell was broken. and stood amazed
Still would thy cold, dark eye
Give all thy words the lie
Annie Weld Edison.
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Republican Electors of Texas.

Electors at Large T. d. Hanna, Denison;
A. J. Evans, San Antonio.
First District-J. II. Stewart, Liberty;
Second District-C. G. Flanagan, Calvert
Third Distrlct-W. II. McCarver, Carthage
Fourth Distr CIV. Il. singleton. Marion.
Fifth District W. II. Andrews, Mckinney
Sixth District-Philip Altbayer, Terrell.
Seventh District ID. NJ. Connor, Retuglo.
Eighth DistrIct-A l.. Maynard, Lockhart
Ninth District John w. Mcdonald, waco
Tenth Distrct-Herman Seele, New Braun
fels. ~
Eleventh Dstrict-George A. Knight, Pecos
City.
sThe name of ID. NJ. O'Connor, in the Sew
enth District, is substituted for that of q; g.
Brewster by authority of the State Campaign
Committee, Mr. Brewster having since his APP
pointment as elector accepted nomination 10
Congress,
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How Conkling Was interviewed.

Roscoe Conkling was strongly averse to
being interviewed, but his freedom In gen.
eral conversation often led to hts being VIC
ti1nized without his knowledge When Sui.
Ivan and Ryan had their famous meeting in
Madison Square Garden the ex-senator occu-
pied one of the press seats While awaiting
the appearance Of the pugilistic stars he
chatted freely with those around him, and
the next day one Of the afternoon papers had
a column interview with him, in which the
whole range OF athletic sports was discussed
in a peculiarly happy manner.-Boston
TRANSCRIPT.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-13

1t has long been the practice of the dog
stealers to ship the valuable dogs they steal
here to othel cities, and bring dogs stolen
elsewhere here for sale 1t is also a practice,
nowadays for many Philadelphia women to
take run over to New York for shopping
trip. On Thursday afternoon ferret faced
old fellow was trying to sell a pretty York
shire terrier at the corner of Twenty-third
street and Broadway when a woman
shrieked, the dog parked and jumped from
the ferret faced old fellows arms and q
crowd gathered at once. The lady was a
Philadelphan who had come over here shop
ping, and the dog was her pet terrier that
had been stolen and sent over to be sold AS
the ferret faced Old fellow did not wait to
hear her explanations, be may be interested
to nave them in this shape-Alfred Trumble
in New York Nawp.
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STEADY HABITS BRING TO THEM
LONGEVITY AND HAPPINESS.

Ann Lee's Followers Have Six Settle
A Visit to One of the Communities.
Some Queer Customs.
Situated in the beautiful valley Of the Con
necticut, about $50 miles from New York, is
a community of people known by the name Of
Shakers" The correct name is Believers
but from their peculiar manner OF worship
the common or outside people dubbed
them Shakers" Their leader was Ann Lee.
born in Manchester, England, in the seven
teen hundreds who, with her husband and
brother and a few followers commenced to
hold tncU meetings peculiar 10 their religious
behet-that is, of the ''ceiiDate iIie' being the
only true way. but this not suItImg the peO-
pe, she was arrested ana thrown into prison.
There then appeared 10 her IN vIslons mes
9ages from above, telling her to take with
her her followers ard come TO America and
spread the new gospel She was released,
and with her followers eight n all, arrived
IN America in 1873 Her persecution was
not stopped after leaving the old country
A storm arose or the sea. and the captain
was half inclined TO throw them all over.
board, but Only through the prayers of
Mother Ann were they saved Ia" husband
left her here in this country and >nv Ynd her
few followers started Oh their u..nsIOn. Her
persecution here was terrible, aS she made
number Of conversions to the new taItn and
got many followers Mother Ann was
great medium. ana at "NIskmma." now
Waterveit, y T.. where the final settlement
was made, she is buried These people claim
forty years advance ct the Rochester
knockers, better known as the Fox sisters.
We arrived at the office of the camp,
where we were met by two of the sisters, and
were invited into the sitting room We
were invited to dinner. which comprised
plain but well cooked fare
NEATNEss OF EVERYTHING
After dinner, by the aid Of a guide, we in
spected the brothers and sisters rooms, the
meeting, reading and dining rooms. which
are complete with all the modern improve
ments-hot and cold water baths. etc We
were struck with the neatpess of everything.
In each room hangs the broom, buster and
dust pan The walls were as white as snow,
and the floors were polished like a looking
glass. Leaving that, we visited the barns,
and there we saw one of the finest and larg-
est herds of Jersey cattle that could be
brought together, all of which were regis
tered as none but full bred can be We next
visited the dairy, where the bright pans. the
patent creamerieS and churns were admired
We visited the boys and girls workshops,
the sisters quarters and the carpenter shop
After little rest we took a tramp through
the orchards, consisting of pears, apples,
plums of almost every known kind. On a
little knoll on the side of the orchar ri iS thu
cemetery, the little white stones with the
name, age and date of death inscribed on
them Very few died under 90, the maxi
mum being 60, pretty good showing that
they are not very short lived
As night drew on, feeling tired, we were
shown to our rooms; the sisters took care of
our female friends, while brother did the
donors for us According to the rules. no
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-13
BETTER THAN BLOODY BATTLES.

General Wheatcroft Nelson says
"My experience in the English army
as well 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 & Co.
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one urOJner anu sisJer cIu warK, JaIK, r1ore
work together, and visitors who stay over
night, be they married or not, must come
under the same head as regards the sleeping
part IL was our privilege to stay over Sun
day. We breakfasted ON the piazza, and
were invited to attend a meeting
In the meeting house were arranged on one
side, in their snow white caps and straight
dresses and white shoulder capes, the sisters;
on the opposite, the brothers In the same
order A hymn is sung and after few re-
marks by the elder or eldress both sides form
by twos and march around the room, singing
at the same time At the regular march the
elbows are placed at the sides. the hands,
with palmssturned upward, keep time in the
marching. In the slow march the hands are
dropped at the sides, with swinging motion,
the body slightly bending forward. They
thus marched, counter marched circles and
half circles with the precision Of crack"
regiment After the meeting closed each side
filed out to their respective rooms At the
meeting in the evening at o'clock there was
no marching, but singing, speaking and read
ing.
VERY INDUSTRIOUS.
The Shakers are a very industrious people.
They arise at 80 in the morning, except in
November, December and January. when
they arise at s. The brothers who attend
the milking are on hand at the barn by 5 or
before, and the milk is delivered at the dairy
before $50 The churning is also done at
that time The sisters have the tables set
and breakfast is ready at g. dinner at l2
and supper at q. The meals are all eaten in
silence. The brothers and sisters kneel in
silent prayer before and after meals After
this is over each brother or sister knows
what his or her duties are, and gets ready
for the days work Each does an equal
share, and in unison, which makes it easier.
Mother AIMS motto was Hands to work
and hearts to God" They are makers Of
numerous kinds of patent medicines.
There is a saw mill, carpenter shop, broom
factory, preserve and pickle factory and
steam evaporation for apples, corn dryer,
from whence is got the Shaker sweet corn
In case any of the brothers or sisters are
taken sick the best of care is taken of them,
and if they should die they are placed in
plain coffin covered with white, an emblem
of purity and the simplicity of their ways.
The body is placed in the vestibule of the
meeting house, while the brothers and sisters
speak and sing appropriate hymns, after
which the body is taken to the cemetery ard
consigned to the earth.
The Shakers do not mingle with politics or
anything peculiar to the outside world, any
more than selling the products Of the farms
and orchards About LOCO acres are worked
at this place. Their principal markets are
Springfield, Mass, and Hartford, Conn.
Some years ago they made cider, but have
given that up. Neither do they raise tobacco,
and no brother can use 1t until he is over 20
years Of age The regularity of their habits
no doubt leads them to such long lives
The settlements are at the following places:
Lebanon, N. Y; Enfield, Conn. Hancock,
Mass. Alfred, Me- Canterbury. N. H, and
Union, Ky.-New York Press.
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Relic of Mary Stuart.

Julian Hawthorne has valuable collec-
zion of relics, many of which have descended
TO him from his father Among them is the
little old oak table upon which Mary Stuart
wrote her last letter, on the morning of her
execution. New York Evening World
LIVES OF THE SHAKERS
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DYSPEPSIA, DESPAIR, DEATH.

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follow indigestion, Acker's English
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Two BOnapartes in Washington.

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SOUTHWARK.
Standard Time.
18th Meridian.
DAILY.

No. has Pullman Buffet Sleeper New YORK IN
chattanooga and Memphis, without change via
Harrisburg, Hagerstown and Roanoke: n iso has
connection at Hagerstown with fast mai. from
Baltimore. A. 'ioiA
No. has through connection from Pbiladal.
ph1a, Via Harrisburg and c. ". Railroad ana
from Baltimore via w. NJ. H. R. Daily exeant
sunday Also makes connection at WaVnas.
train. - "e''-"oanu
CONNECTIONS.
AZ Hagerstown, Nd, with the Westerr Marv.
i I ha1lroad to and from Baltimore. Frederick
tEnm1ttsburg, Gettysburg, Penmar Waynes.
0ofo, "a, and points on the Western MARYLAND
Railroad and branches. iA'o
win the Cumberland Valley Railroad to and
rom HARRISBURG, Carlisle, Shippensburg Cham.
oersourg, Mercersburg, Martinsburg and noimts
on The cumberland Valley Railroad and branch.
Also to and from Pittsburg and the West and
Northwest, and Boston. New York, Philadeiphia-
and the North and East.
Al shenandoah Junction, W. Va, With Main
Lane OF baltimore & Ohio Railroad to and from
No. makes close connection at Waynesboro
Junction with c. & 0. Ry. East and West bound
At Loeb Laird, with Lexington Branch OF
richmond & Allegheny Railroad
Az Buchanan with Main Line of Richmond
d Allegheny Railroad.
At Roanoke. with Norfolk & Western Railroad
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Boyce. for Wildwood and Winchester. Va
At TrOutvilie Tor Fincastle.