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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-23

tempted 70 rival that mammoth produc-
ton. Very probably Autographed poster
of equal size could be made now at less
cost, Tor since then the expense of this
work has been greatly reduced, but when
it is remembered that for each individual
one of the hundred sheets composing IL
an average of say four separate color
printings would be required, making 400
in all, it will readily be understood that
it would still be a very expensive show
bill
Barnum & Bailey, who are the largest
customers for photographic printing in the
world, are now using no posters of more
than twenty-eight sheets, and nobody
else has any so large. But their orders
for the season of 1888 amount to 500, 900
for / ,4S0 600 sheets.
The expense of Autographed show bills
has been vastly reduced since they first
were introduced. Then the Strobridge
firm charged sixty cents a sheet worked
in five colors) for 5000 sheet lots, took
five months to fill one such order, and lost
money on it. Now such have been the
improvements in production that, nOtwith-
standing large augmentation in wages and
other expenses the same sort of work is
done for eight cents sheet, in forty-eight
hours, and money is, presumably at least,
made on it. Pine wood pictures cost only
six cents a sheet, and are still chung to by
Forepaugh, most of the small circuses,
and the class of theatrical troupes known
as "barn stormers" and ''fly by nights"
but showmen generally affirm that the
Autographed posters, aside from their
superior beauty and effectiveness, are more
economical, mainly because of the weather
resisting ability of the much better sort of
paper upon which they are printed. The
paper for Autograph posters is made of a
wood pulp imported from Sweden-bi-
sulphide hemlock pulp, as it is technically
called. The wood pulp made here is from
the grinding of the timber into small
particles, but in Sweden a process is en-
ployed that tears the wood into fragments,
preserving a longer fiber and yielding a
much stronger paper. Aside from the
question of economy, there can be no
question Of the superiority of the litho-
graph over the pine wood picture. The
former preserves the artists work to an
infinitely greater degree, and its colors,
while more brilliant and-through the
blending Of primary into secondary tints
far more varied, are at the same time
softer, more natural, and vastly more
effective than could be attained by the old
process. York Sun.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-23
The New Emperor as an Athlete.

The new German emperor is-or was
before stricken with his present ominous
malady-a splendid athlete both on land
and in water. "Years ago." says writer
in Galgnani's Messenger, Il was swim
ming in the river near Cologne, when a
youthful giant, leaping into the water
from the scatfolding of the military bath,
came down upon us with terrific splash,
greatly disturbing the equanimity of old
Father Rhine. The noisy arrival was the
heir to the Prussian and Gernsn thrones,
a passionate sportsman alike III the liquid
as on frozen water. Stretching himself
full length, and striking out with extraor
binary vigor, he made several circuits
of the eXtensize basin, and presently be-
gan to dive in the most accomplished and
effectual style.
GA bevy of small boys, who had been
jumping into the water after him, intent
upon sharing the honors of the bath with
the illustriOus visitor, next attracted his
attention. Seated upon floating log, he
would skim along the greenish waves,
surrounded by the delighted youngsters
and perpetrating all manner of tricks
upon them, like Neptune playing with
Tritons; or, changing the game, he would
place the boys upon the log and drag them
and push them about amid the exultant
shouts of the dripping host. When he
left at last, the boys hurried after him in
body, and, dressing with the utmost ex-
petition, stood awaiting the prince as he
emerged from his cabin. Amused at their
hearty cheers, and avsrse from cutting on
terra firma those who had been boon COM
panions in a less stable element, the
crown prince invited his juvenile friends
to the Aquatic restaurant and stood treat
to the whole lot. New York Tribune.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-23
Politeness Not Died Ont.

Politeness has not quite died out,
although a man has to be full to rise to
that height of dignified grandiose chivalry
which used to be quoted as elegant wit
He is an Irishman, and he had been hav-
ing a delightful evening The poetry had
begun to bubble out of him and he had
reached a state of emotional politeness.
They had been together a great many
hours. They had met a hundred times be-
fore, but the Irishman had no recollection
of it at that period of the morning. They
were parting.
"Sor," said the Irishman, at has given
me the complatest delight to mate you
this evening""
"The same to you"
eyes, sOr; l am man of deep SYM
pathies and sincere loyalty, and like you.
You are, sor one of the most charming
men ever met. You are, indade."
"Thank you"
"Besides, sor," and the Irishman took
off his hat and made profound bow, II
always pay respect, sOr, to a handsome
man.
THAT, major, is self-respect, "tsaid the
other, with an equally profound saluta-
ton. Then they each went off in the
wrong directions Francisco Chronicle
"Undertones."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-23
Rabbits Versus Sheep Raising.

Americans have dual reason for con-
Germ in the treatment of the rabbit pest in
Australia Upon the abatement of the
pest depends in very great degree the
sheep raising industry of that south sea
continent which plays such an important
part In the wool market of the world, and
what is the pest of Australia today may
threaten large agricultural area in the
United States tomorrow.
Some idea of how sheep raising in Aus
tralia has been interrupted by the plague
of English rabbits may be gained from the
following facts: At one station in Victoria,
which under skillful management pas
tured 40, 900 sheep, the incursiOn of rab
bits reduced the stock to l, 200 sheep found
by the visitor ''dying in paddock at the
homestead" The rabbits had to account
for the deficiency All that good manage
ment, backed by abundant capital, could
do had been Intellectual to stay the progress
of the rabbits They had eaten up and
destroyed all the grass and heritage; they
had barked all the edible shrubs and
bushes, and had ''latterly themselves be-
gun to perish in thousands. "-Chicago
News
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-23
The Decline of the Sailor.

Rather severe criticisms on our navy
are appearing in the English journals.
The critics admit We have as good naval
officers as any, but say that what ships
we have are manned by Englishmen,
Irishmen, Germans, Scandinavians and
negroes. This is true in time of peace;
for first rate American sailor men can
make more than $21.50 month ashore.
But once the signal of war comes, and the
promise of prize money and adventure,
and there would be little room for much
of the poor material now manning the
yards. The great fleet that Farragut led
past the Mississippi forts was manned
with Gloucester fishermen-men who, I'M
like the average blue jacket combine a
keen intelligence with strength and dar-
ing
The day of the "square rigger" is gone
by, for the modern war ship has no sails,
and quick hand at the gun sight and
block, tackle and gearing is more in de-
mand than one that can hand, reef, and
steer. Indeed, it is a curious study to
watch how, in the war ship of today, the
sailor is declining and the engineer and
machinist advancing. Perhaps in the
future the crew of war ship will be COM
posed of three classes only-scientists, en-
gineers and coal beavers or oil feeders
Scientific American.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-23

A Wabash avenue tailor was telling me
the other day of a certain Chicago man,
a born rich aristocrat, who returned from
Europe not long since with 1875 suits of
clothes, all made in London. OF course
the Chicago tailor didn' like this, and had
several unpleasant remarks TO make about
the codfishness Of a man who would buy
1875 suits of clothes at once, and was par
ticularly severe upon the un-American,
unpatriotic purchase of them in foreign
city. was more interested in knowing
what man could do with 125 suits Of
clothes, and how long they would last
him. "Well," said the tailor, she will
wear on an average three suits day.
None of them will he care to wear more
than ten or fifteen times, and so l reckon
that his present outfit will last him till
he can make another trip to Europe, per-
haps this summer, or at the latest next
year. Even in Chicago the London tailor
craze has taken from us some of our most
profitable trade, and in New York the
tailors are finding London competition to
be quite serious matter. Chicago
Herald.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-23
A Valuable Man.

$50 you think you can dress a show
window so that the ladies will all stop
and look at it, do your" asked the man
ager of dry goods store of an applicant
for work.
eyes, sir, do"
"Well, sir, what is the first thing you
would do"'
cpd put big mirror in the window
and"-
That's enough, young man; we don't
in as a partner. Chicago Times.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-23
Patrons of the Restaurant.

"The walters here complain that some
of the people that come in here, where
they can get plate of roast beef, turkey,
lamb or most anything else for twenty
cents, expect as much attention and ex-
cellence of food as they would require at
up town swell resorts, where they think
nothing of paying 81 for dinner, with at
least a quarter for the waiter"
The speaker was the proprietor of a
large dining room down town, where low
prices prevail. He added, sententiously:
81 have always noticed that mans
air of Importance and the size Of his din
ner check are Ikely to be in direct inverse
proportion. Many men with fifteen
cent check walk out with hundred thou
sand dollar air There is no place in the
world, am told, where a man can get so
much to eat for his money, in quantity
and variety, as he can here in New York.
OF course, 1 mean down town. New
York Sun.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-23

The present condition of the sewing
machine business is not favorable to the
development of men who shall be thor
oughly educated both in the CONNER
cial and mechanical sides of the trade.
Men die when their usefulness is past, as
a machine is destroyed when its parts are
worn out. This depletes the ranks surely,
and it is the only thing that seriously
lessons the number of sewing machine men
in this country. 1t is as remarkable as it
a fortunate thing for the sewing machine
trade that a man who becomes identified
with it thoroughly, seldom leaves it till
he dies.
Where are the coming experts coming
from? In the factories, where every man
is engaged duplicating the same pieces
forever, and the adjusters and inspectors
never see any practical work? There
neither lis opportunity nor practice pos
sible in the factories for the development
of experts. In the agencies, where the
manager was bookkeeper or canvasser,
and who is a rusher? Where the repairers
are so VIGOROUSLY incompetent as to be-
come the butt of ridicule? And the man.
ufacturing man is specialist operator
who does not know anything whatever of
mechanical construction? There is no ma
terial in the Office for the making of ex
perts. To make experts you must take
mechanically proficient men Jacks of all
trades will not do), and teach them the
practical side of the business in the places
where sewing machines are used as tools.
To know one make or style of machine is
not sufficient; he must understand all of
them, and understand them well. In adj
dition, he must study machines of obso-
lete patterns, for that which is new is fire.
quently old, and often machines have
failed for very trivial causes, and the per-
son who desires to become an expert in
the sewing machine business must know
it's mechanical history thoroughly. There
is plenty of work to be done by the man
who begins today to acquire the knowl-
edge which the old experts have gained in
forty years, but by the time he knows it
well there will be demand for his ser
yices.-Sewing Machine News.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-23
Unclean worshipers of Benares.

At three of the CHATS crematories were
being made, at each of two there was one
body being burned, but at the other five
pyres were burning, and two corpses were
wrapped in white cloth, one lying with
the lower limbs in the water, to be Gre
mated when the pile should be ready A
sewer from the city was emptying its
reeking, filthy sewage into the river not
twenty feet above the spot where the
body was lying, and several bathers were
gulping down great mouthfuls of the
water about ten feet below the dead body
strange infatuation! Not far from this
and above it was a deep tank, in which
was as nasty a compound as one could
imagine; it was, say, fifteen by thirty feet
in dimension. Its waters had not been
changed for months. Thousands have
bathed in it, and great quantities of mari
colds and other flowers, milk and confec-
tons are daily thrown into it as offerings,
until it looks as fetid as a cesspool, yet
dainty women, whose necks, arms and
ankles are weighted down with rarest
jewels, lay aside their outer garments of
embroidered gauze and silk and lave their
faces and rounded forms in the sinking
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-23
To All Whom it May Concern.

To All Whom it May Concern.
SAN ANTONIO, March 80, 1888.
This is to certify that after having SUI
fered from sore leg for eight years,
and having been treated BY several ply
sicisns, at great expense without obtain
ng relief, l applied to Mr.. A. Sohiers-
man at No. 604 West Commerce street.
Mr.. Schiersman undertook the treatment
and after two weeks treatment cured
me completely, and 1t gives me the ut
most pleasure to attest this fact.
GEORGE ZwALLY,
.Saledo, Bexar County, Tex.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-23
Trials and Tribulations of People Who
Live in Big Apartment Houses.

Beyond, however, the merely construc-
tive faults lie the real causes for dissatis-
faction with life in a fiat. They have no
resources. Tax them ever so little, they
cannot respond. Friends cannot be en-
tertained in them with any satisfaction;
to be sick in flat intenSifies every ache
and pain; there is not cheerful room in
the suite when the parlor is shut off and
one must lie in the small, not too airy
bed room, with all the varied sounds of
not only ones own household but also of
that above and below, distinctly and
severally audible to the weakened nerves
and tired or feverish brain. And if fiat
is no place to be sick, still less is it a
place to die. Grief there has neither
privacy nor sympathy. The mourning
pennant must flutter from the common
entrance door through which strangers to
the beloved dead indifferently pass; all
the paraphernalia of death, the coming
and going of the undertaken, the visits of
condoling friends, and finally the last
sad bearing away, must be carried on
under the curious if half concealed
scrutiny of the fellow tenants. A fiat
should be like heaven-there should be
neither sickness nor death, neither mar
rying nor giving in marriage, neither
births, feaStS nor funerals, nor any Sor-
row nor pain-not one, indeed, of the
emergencies of life should be encountered
under its mongrel roof!
There, too, are the children in flats,
the pity of it, Iago," there are the chill
dren. 1t is a matter of interesting spec
ulation to reflect what sort of race be
developed from few generations of fiat
children. Physically the child of fiat is
subjected to all sorts of restraint; the jan
itor exercises stern control over his eX-
uberance; his toys and litter can be really
nowhere in the cramped quarters which
his family occupy; his play ground is the
streets. Nor are his manners and morals
subjected to the right sort of influence.
Said lady in the writer's hearing not
long ago: "In the course of a search
lately for fiat, entered an apartment
house in desirable location uptown. The
entrance-was attractive, almost imposing,
and the neat, polite hall boy added to the
pleasant impression which l received.
After looking at the flat to let, detained
the boy a moment in the hall for some
further details, when our conversation
was interrupted by noisy clatter of some
one descending from an upper story.
When the person came into view / saw a
large, slouchily dressed woman, coarse
and forbidding in feature, who, ignoring
my presence advanced upon the hall boy
and began to upbraid him with harsh
yehemence for some duty unperformed.
sit would be impossible for a gentle
woman in any station of life to reprove a
-ervant for whatsoever offense, in the
manner and language which she en-
DlOVed, and | hurried AWAY feeling that
nothing would induce me to place my
young children in position to possibly
assist as witnesses to future similar
affairs" And such neighbors must be
encountered more or less in sharing with
them the privilege Of a common entrance
Margaret Il. Welsh IN The Epoch.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-23
Deprecated in Value.

Old Lady Gn bird store)-Can that
beautiful parrot talk?
Bird Fancier-Yes, indeed.
Old Lady-How much?
Bird Fancier-One dollar, madam.
Old Lady-So cheap!
Bird Fancier-Yes, madam. He was a
good bird, but he's gone off in value. His
last mistress taught him volapuk.-Tid
Bits
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-23

IL can easily beseen how nearly 81 DOC, 900
changes hands for opium each year.
According to Chinese San Francisco
papers they paid over $500, 900 for custom
house duties for the Chinese year just
ended on opium alone.-Wong Chin Foo
in New York World.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-23

For Sale.
Lots on Government Hill.
Lots on Dignowity Hill.
Lots on Prospect Hill.
Lots on Tobin Hill.
Lots near Arkansas Pass depot.
. Lots near Sunset depot.
RLots near International depot. 9-l2-tf
:HAMBLETON HADLBY & co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-23
What Caused the Fire.

"Oh, papa! the baggage car was on fire
at the depotr'
"What caused it, little DEAR"
"'A hot newspaper, the Stain master
said"
(She meant a hot journaL)-Good
Housekeeping.
LIFE IN A FLAT.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-23
Not q Dead Lion.

"Uncle Rastus, am very sorry to hear
that you have lost your wife"
"Neber mind, boss; neber mind. rs
had de 'sperience. It'd Bits.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-23
Deepest Drilled Well.

The deepest we'll drilled in the United
States is that of George Westinghouse,
at Homewood, near Pittsburg, which
reached depth of 4,61S feet, when the
tools were lost and the drilling ceased.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1888-01-24

Wtr batten In elmer Dor. Hr. irrz
tbimli@, Der vgotr" sufolss, elm attentat
auf ben 5rn. grofefor 81. 8sfer, I'M
ct. Soispb'ss Snfttut gu girton aeneIbet,
wel9es. Oant benz 9immsl, ut9t uorses
fallen 1T.
am 81. DECEMBER fanben swei
S0ritsr in Der Rdbe uon ct. 9ubsrt ben
2ei6uam zines Stsselbrenners aus SoIs
losne (Mar9e). Gags porber mar Der
GerunsIitte nod IN ct. 5ubert, uub in
SoIse bes sroBen S9nssfaIs BOT man i'm.
etn Ha9tquartier an, uel9eS er aber per-
uetserte unb Iisbsr ieiner Seimatb 3usilts.
Der S9nee bate ibm absr ben @es pers
iperrt unb irre s~elettet, 70 baB er ben Cob
tn bemieIben fanb, cine Wittpe NIT pier
&tnbern binterlafenb.
Ole 9maIfpurtse Babn pom
Boir nod ct. 5ubert mar am %. Sesems
Der 70 einsei6ueit, bab bret 9oeonotiuen
uo~rgeipannt perben muBten, unb bod Tam
Der 3us um einise Stunben psripdtet tn
st. 9ubert IN.
gu W w otuBtuHu 9uI Jul
Der ausifeluns ein Pferb Irbeuuer Rafe
bic erite Wsbaiue - pon Cob - aIs bes
itss arbsitspferb erbaItsn. 3db unb fart
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metten 0isbe ms gfarrbuus. Sic ftabs
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gu @btnp brad I'M vMaison des
Prev6ts de Chiny", bas an StslIe bes
S@lOfes Der alien 9rafsn ftsbt in Der
Ra9t pom %. auf ben 80. 0esember
5euer aus. 2eibsr brannts bas alte @es
bduse ab unb rur nit Wibe rsttets man
BITE umIiesenben Sduier.
gu &enbeur ct. 2ambert
brannte bic @obnuns bss Ssrrn Sol. Dus
pont ab. Die llria9e bes Jsusrs 1T ni5t
betannt.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1888-01-24

gu Dtettr1 uurbe sin arn,er ecu.
feI, ben. bic Ga9ie isbss Sabr bic Grauber
I'm Winsert fraBen, neil er nm bic Sidis
gu fansen, Gu9sfaIIen iette, uessr
bes Setens uou5aen RI & n au
so 5rs. guBe uerurtbeilt. au9 nt9t
libel! Wte es fdeint, inb briiben BIZ
9suts ntdt u,sbr 5srr tbrss Gisentbums
Saul. Sn &apl ftebt isst etn S6uI=
baus, wie ni5t uiele i'm 2anoe. -DasieIbe
1T tn ieber 5tnf9t Elm Wuftsr. Wan bat
ni9t nur in ge3us auf 9pstene bas bette
seletitet, fonbern aud 5~et,apparate neues
fer Contraction aufseffeat, bic es erm6ss
lt9en, i'm san3en Saale slet@mdBtse Gems
peratur bersuiteIeu. am 81. December
wurbe ber gau in @esenpart Der sanssn
9emsinbe pom 9errn 8farrsr fsierIidit
einssueibt.
@dterna9. am Ra6mittase bes
81. Oe3embers, seseu / 1br, sins Der
7iabrise Sobn bes gu @9terna1srbrif
wObnbaften Selbbitsrs 8. Bus auf bas
am I%uremburser ufer befiuoIt9e gts. auf
etumal stns berislbe untsr un6 peri9wanb.
grft anoern Cages fanb man bic 2side.
GoIssnbe, Der Sur. 3ts." entnoms
meme Ra9ridt u,a9t bic Run6e In Der beis
matblt4en 9refe:
r@6terna9. 0reiBis Teiaionen Dollars,
Yin bunosrt uno 3ruan;i9 Wtaionen Wart, Gin
bunoert uno finf3ig WtiQionen ~Sranten iouen
lest in 96terna6 uno Sollenbarf 9eerbt wer6en.
- Vino nptirnfp GSYtf,,,,a lErhfLofta,, qua
Amertta iilo 5iuar INNER ;peifelbaft, bod bless
mol lou oieies borrenbe rnper6ienit bennod
9eiumoer SUB babeu: Gin aus9epanberter
nit Namen Spans, aus goQenSori eebirtig,
bate ods plunpe Slid, in ben Selre9ionen
Penniplpanien's ii9 Elm Eerrain ~ erperben,
wel9es aussiebise Selqueleu ersab. aui ben
e~in;elnen grben fdQt bic Summe pon II Wil=
lion Wart! Don ben g6terna6sr Grben bat
bereits elm Sbeil iibsr bas 3ufinfttse germ69en
perfii9t. Der Cine labt bic gaiilita polftdn6is
b~eritelen uub le9t ben nod fe6lenben getra9
fir bic @lodeu bel. Gin anSerer i6afft ii3
f%euerteIte 8elSi6rdnte an, uno Der Sritte MIL
ein Siinflerbeim srinSen."
limb wte ss i9sint, sIauben bic 2eute an
allen bteisn uIt. sic i9einen ni4t 3u wii:
fen, bas IS S9pinbIsr sibt, bic balb bier,
balb bort ben ramsritanti@eu SntsI" aufs
erifsben Iafisn.
gtutIftaub Der Stabt 2urems
burg.
5etratben.- Bonn 81. Se3br.
Wti9eI Warion, Waurer, NIT anna Gus
benborff.
SterbefdIIe. - 8om ls. Se3br.:
Watbtlbe Bru9, alt 81 s., obne Stanb,
ebelOs; anna Woes, alt 60 s., Dtttus
erfter gbe uou Oominit gnnsn, S9misbss
meiiter, unb @befrau awsitsr gbe uon Bstsr
Gbein, Rentner, wobuaft gu Srifinssn.
Bonn 90: Sobann @arnimont, alt 81 s.,
uptsacciienbsamtsr. Doctor Der @ifien,
i9aften; Waria StofeI, alt IS g., Gbss
frau pom Hitolas StIbsen, YHaitsrsr.
Bonn 49,: Sobunn Suptit Guut, alt SO
s., &aufmann, ebelos; Waria Gb;q, ali
IA s., obns @eusrb; Raria gictoriu
9sntn, alt 76 s., gbefrau uon ausuf
Oesraur, Miiaer.
giutIfaub Der Stabt WiIt.
SterbsfdIIe.- Bonn 81. 9esbr.
Rarsaretba Rusmanu, alt 70 Sabre,
obne Stanb, Wtttws pon RitoIas Soispb
S1aad, seitlebens S9Iofer.