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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1888-05-03

Castor Oil poe. pit. grain Quinine Pills
Toe. doz., Jamaica Ginger 65e. pint at
c. FRANK JONES Drug Store.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1888-05-03
THE LOWER WE MAKE OUR PRICES

We will make our quality and prices the stand
ard. Our drugs are rs pure as first water dia-
monds When people see these prices they
will say, THAT will do The chance 10 buy
drugs for mere song-and the sale is going
10 proceed
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Compound rs, Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup rs,
Pierce Favorite Prescription 10 Bells White
Oil 81, McAuther's Syrup Hypophosphites II,
Halls Hair Remover 20. Hagan's Magnolia
Balm go, AllcOck's Porous Plasters IL, Aliens
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Pills Is British Oil 0s. Browns Iron Bitters
~, Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup 20. shiloh's Cough
Syrup .0S and 40, James Alternative 20, Elec-
trio Bltters "a, Wine Cocoa 20 Lactaiod Food
n Quimine .75 McLcan's Ncrmifuge n,
Gargline oil 10, 81. Jacobs OIL A. Tarrants
settler Apericnt 50. Lump Donx ~ per H.,
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Look out f0r our advertisement next week.
We wouldn't advertise 0nly we know you will
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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1888-05-03
FANCY WRAPS FOR THE HEAD

Cashmeres Of all Colors. Dress Flannels
-Ginghams.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03

certain, nave attracted the attention of an
even less curious person than myself. The
fact that | was well acquainted with the
charming wearer of the gown and had never
known her t. be addicted to excuses of
lunacy added TO the interest her act inspired
in me. Her explanation was simple enough,
however She was foraging for her cats.
Pussy, it seems, has gastronomic fondness
for grass second only TO that which she cher
isheS for catnip. She devours grass, my fair
friend AYERS, as a tonic, and a cat well dosed
with grass will, she states, preserve its good
condition against all the ills that felinity is
heir to. Having two cats in her family, my
gentle informant should certainly be an
authority.
She goes to the trouble of carrying hand
ful of grass home every day to her pets to
nibble on, and they do it justice, she says, as
a properly constituted Frenchman would
render its due TO the most succulent salad.
They get the grass as regular diet, and cat
nip as an occasional reviver at this season, but
in winter time have to worry along on catnip
alone. An additional and curious item, ac-
cording to my enlightener, is that fairly
well bred cat infinitely prefers the dried cat
nip one buys at the-druggist's to the leaves
fresh from the field. Pussy will roll herself
on the fresh leaves, and perhaps nibble them
Just little. She will roll ON the dried cat
nip, too, and then devour it to the last crumb
and then stagger away to sleep off her de-
bauch in quiet corner, like any experienced
rounder that travels on two legs.-Alfred
Trumble i'll New York News
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03
A Product for Building PAPER.

Resin, as used in building paper is being
largely replaced by petroleum product
called still wax" or wax tailings. An i'm
portant advantage in the use of this petro-
leum product, in connection with paper and
librouS substances, consists in its non-liability
to oxidize and thus produce spontaneous
combustion. Moreover, it is said to tougher
with age, instead of growing more brittle,
like resin and coal tar pitch. 1t is not more
combustibe than resin; it burns slowly with
a dull fame, producing immense quantities
of lanpblack of fine quality. 1t melts rap
idly at 200 degs Fahr., and in that state
combines perfectly with resin, asphaltum
and warm oil Its use is therefore expected
to increase largely.-Frank Leslie's.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03
New Letter of Junius."

During the war of 1870 there was published
anonymously brochure called "a New Let
fer of Junius," the author of which was NJ
Alexandra Dumas, Jr., which contained this
remarkable prophecy concerning the then
crown prince of Germany: And when
Prince Fritz shall wish to resist tho current,
and shall say, But l, Lord, have always
loved peace the Lord shall answer him, say
ing, 4 have declared equally guilty those
who do evil and those who permit it to be
done in their sight l have made thee hand
some and goo !, not solely that thou mighteSt
maze reparatioa for the paternal crimes, but
that thou miShtest prevent them. Thy pun
lshment shall be to die without having done
good. '"-FigarO.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03
Addressing on Envelope.

Do not write the address SO as to cover the
whole envelope. Almost every day L see
envelopes on which there is no room left for
a postmark without disfguriug the address.
1t is no wonder that such letters go astray.
Write your correspondents name first, be-
ginning at the left hand side of the envelope,
put the name of the town little to the right
on the line below, and that of the state still
further to the right on the lower edge of the
envelope. Then note the county, street and
number or box number in the left hand
lower corner.
Don't adopt the new ''fad" of writing the
state first, then the town, and lastly the
name. You would have to degenerate en-
tirely the postal clerks to make that custom
successful, and the present generally used
form is much more sensible.-Horace London
in The Writer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03
Press Censorship I'm Russia.

The drastic censorship of the press in Rus
sia is a curious study for Americans. We
have most of us seen Russian newspapers
with whole columns blurred out by the cen
sor. Carlisle'S histories of "Frederick the
Great" and the French Revolution" have
only just been admitted to circulation. The
queerest thing is to take the French and
Russian editions of Rambaud's "History of
Russia" london, 1870, and compare them.
No one would recognize them as the same
work But, then, as the celebrated Olga
Novikoff once said to the present writer:
You know our peasants are not allowed to
know that Peter III was murdered by the
Empress Catharire." The whole thing was
contained in that Observation-Disclosures Maya
zine.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03

In the highland region of the western
Caucasus dwell race of people called the
Mingrelians. As in Palestine and elsewhere,
Mingrelian etiquette requires that saluta-
tions should be exchanged as soon as the
parties come within sight Of each other, and
to leave out the most trivial inquiry about
the members of another'S family is regarded
as in very bad taste. A couple of Mingrelians
will begin series of bows when half mile
from each other and when they are within
hailing distance the inquiries begin: How is
your health! How is your mother, your
wifen and so on even to the most insignii-
can't servant, and not forgetting even the
dog.
The Mingrelians have the extraordinary
custom of going bareheaded one day in the
week This they do in honor of the Sabbath,
though they make no other distinction be-
tween this and any other day of the week,
working and living as usual. But wet or dry,
rain or snow, none ever go abroad on Sum
day except with uncovered head. Their
table etiquette is peculiar. They eat much
and eat greedily. Portions are allowed ac-
cording to age and position, according to
age in the family, and according to position
at the feasts, to which these people are much
addicted.-Boston Transcript
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03

The new criminal code Of Italy, just pro-
mulgated, abcl;sles the death penalty for
murder or any serious crime. 1t substitutes
therefor imprisonment for life. The first
ten years is to be in solitary confinement at
hard labor At the end of that period, if the
convict has conducted himself well, he can
thereafter work among his associate con-
victs, but is still condemned to remain silent.
For continued good behavior he is to be re-
warled by permission to speak occasionally.
In case Of dueling the court has first to deter
mine whether all laws of honor have been
complied with, and then the penalty is six
months imprisonment for mere fighting For
death, five years Imprisonment; seconds in
the first case to have three months, in the
second case two months and a half.-New
Orleans Times-DemOcrat.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03
HOW / KNOW.

because she has sweeter and fairer grown;
Because her voice has a tenderer tone;
because her eyes droop when they meet my own
know my darling loves me!
Because her smile is a vision OF bliss:
Bec,.uss IN h'r red lips trcmbles kiss:
Because of all that an because Of this
know my darling loves me!
Because the touch of her dear hand thrills me:
Because her thoughts lead and her mind wills me;
Because her sweet presence with love fills me
know love my darlingl
Because she makes my poor life worthits pain;
Because a souls strivings seem not in vain;
Because with Eer dear love live again
know love my darling!
Eugene Field in New Orleans Picayune.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03
oIaIe versus Female Journalists,

When a male writer begins to rust out he
takes to drink. What does woman do? Can
any one tell me? So far as memory aids me,
it seems to me that women who work hard at
literature die while working, unless they
marry young and give up their work They
get tired to death and then lie down and die,
but they never become the wrecks men do.
By the way, it has just occurred to me that
sampling liquids is not confined to broken
down journalists, for it is the failing Of
many brilliant, hard working writer. Per-
haps the sampling superinduces rest. But
brilliant women do not indulge in such ex-
cesses. Perhaps that is the reason they die
in harness. -Marie Flaacke in The Journalist.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03
The Great St. Bernard Telephone,

The telephone has been added to the safety
service at the hospice on the Great st. Ber-
nard The travellers who intend to go over
the pass are now announced to the monks
from the station in the valley below-a pre-
cautionary measure which has thus far been
instrumental in the saving of six lives. In
the last of these cases house servant had
been sent to meet the ascending traveller late
in the afternoon Night coming on and the
two not arriving two more servants in COM
pany of two of the monks set out to meet
Them and after a search of several hours
found tie missing two in the snow at dis
lance of two miles from the hospice. But for
this timely help both would have persisted -
Home Journal
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03
Career of n DanSeuse.

II began my dancing career at he age o
Z as one of the pupils, or rats as they are
called, and went on laboring until | was l6
At this age the primary education of an out
pupil is generally terminated, the neophyte
being then sufficiently advanced to 60 up for
examination.
AT this stage the rats venture on the
quadrilles, but have to pass through another
examination for the new grade. Even when
fairly launched, aspirants have still to prac
tice two hours at home daily. In addition to
this come the rehearsals, the work done be
fore the public, the morning lessons, etc.
"What pay do we get at the Paris opera
for such hard workl The tariff varies with
the grade of the dancer. The out pupils, or
rats, are paid at the rate of forty cents for
each appearance; the demoiselles de quad
rifle, $40 to $40 a month; the coryphees, $50
to $50; the sujets, $50 to s120; the dancers in
the first rank, 500 to $500; and the stars,
5000 to $4,000 year.
Advancement comes very slowly. 1t is
considered a great thing to move up as did
from the second to the first quadrille The
next step upward is to the envied position of
premiere coryphee, possessing the superb
emoluments of S720 a year. Finally, after
years and years of patient study, the dancing
girl attains the summit of her ambition, and
rises into a petit sujet which gives her an
individuality before the footlights. 1t took
me fifteen years to reach this giddy height
of glory and pay, the latter being 81 900 per
annum.
''Stars seldom rise from the ranks. The
Elssiers and Taglionis form a class apart.
''Some of the women who appear today in
spectacular pieces are 4s and so years of age
Such women are retained solely by reason Of
the excellence of their proportions. The
brawny or the otherwise Objectionable fig
urant is nearly always some new conner not
yet developed or broken. Paris Cor. Phila-
delphia Press.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03

must be forced ana strained. can see
plainly, and so can any intelligent person,
that the children suffer in health and in
mind. 1t is cruel, it is unjust, it is very I'M
profitable.
MANY say many, and | know what
say and mean livery many children
memorize lessons and can repeat them like a
parrot, they tug, struggle, push and pass
their examinations simply because they are
showed or hoisted through by machine like
methods. They can glibly repeat many
things that they study, of the sense and prac-
teal application of which they are utterly
ignorant Girls, of course, are naturally
more prone to spells of exhaustion and faint
ing, but the frequency of such instances is
not an ordinary but extraordinary feature.
have instances in mind of girls who, realiz-
ing that they had but a short period TO so to
school, and because of the poverty of their
parents they must soon begin to earn their
bread, with commendable ambition and dill
gence labored with all their might to advance
as fast as possible; labored harder than some
others who learned easier; labored beyond
their strength until they were stricken down
from sheer brain and body exhaustion. One
of these had cautioned repeatedly, and even
urged ncr 10 Jake u resi- lot dN-lle.
''She was near graduation, and felt that
unless she could pass examinations then she
would never have another chance. She
studied hard and learned slowly and with
difficulty, but was persistent and determined.
She was an unusually amiable, sweet tenn
pered, quiet girl, whom everybody loved.
had noticed her growing pail and thin, and
knew that she was straining all of her mental
and physical powers in the contest for sue
cess. One day, in the class room during re.
citation, the book slipped from her hands,
she pressed her fingers against her temples,
and exclaiming in a mournful voice that
shall never forget: oh, Miss -, my head,
my headr sank down in faint. She was
taken home and brain fever set in, and on
the very day of the closing exercises of that
term she was buried She was undoubtedly
the victim of brain overwork. This was an ex-
IRENE case, but assure you that have seen
many instances of girls injured for life from
the same cause. New York Star.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03
Food for Nervous Patients.

Dr. Clouston in the annual report of the
Edinburgh Royal asylum answers the query
of Henry r. johnson, of st. Louis, as to the
use of milk and eggs in the cases of nervous
patients He gives to such patients as many
Us a dozen eggs, and as much as six or seven
pints of milk a day. When this form of
treatment is associated with plenty of walk
ing exercise in the open air, great increase
of weight often takes place. THE greater
nv experience becomes" writes DR.. Clous-
ton, Il tend moro to substitute milk for
stimulants. don't undervalue the latter in
suitable cases; but in the very acute cases,
both in depression and maniacal exaltation,
where the disordered working of the brain
tends rapidly TO exhaust the strength, rely
more and more on milk and eggs made into
LIQUID custards. One such case this year got
eight pints of milk and sixteen eggs every
day for three months, and under this treat
ment recovered. Iquestion whether he would
have done so under any other.
He was almost dead on admission, actually
deliriouS absolutely sleeplesS, and very nearly
pulseless. 1t was hand to hand fight be-
tween the acute disease in his brain and his
general vitality. If his stomach could not
have digested and his body assimilated
enough suitable nourishment, or if he could
not have been taken out freely into the open
air, he must have died. But today he is full
filling the duties of his position as well as he
ever did in his life. All acute mental diseases,
like most nervous diseases, tend to thinness
of body, and therefore all foods, and all treat
ments that fatten, are good. To my assist
.nts and nurses, and patients l preach the
argest ana nnesJ OF cur plDnc scnooIs, and
whose mental and physical qualifications are
far above the average, said: "Am l glad the
examinations are overt Glad1 Why, it is
like letting one out of prison-like lifting a
tons weight from me. 1t is to me terrible
ordeal These examinations Of the school
are really examinations Of me Ny pupils
standing is my standing am judged by it.
Sometimes when think that all are well pre-
pared some of them may fail me. worry and
fret to myself and within myself more than
any one knows. l labor and strain-some-
times it is almost agony-to prepare them.
heartily denounce the forcing, examining
process. 1t is wicked and wrong and I'M
reasonable and very often defeats itself. l
cannot help what l have to do, and to go
through thea. Limitations these children
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03
FOR THE LAST TIME.

shut the door and am now alone
Alone with that still form upon tn bed,
l draw the curtains back, but make no moan
As look down on my beloved dead
Mine now. o, surely may call thee so!
Now that the fret of life for thee is DER.
Quiet and cold thou lest there So low,
And thou wilt speak to me no more no more.
For the last time come to look on thee,
To stamp upon my aching heart thy charms,
And as a memory to take with me-
Hold thy dead form once more within my arms
One last long kiss upon thy lips lay;
May angels speed thee to brighter cline
Farewell forever. Now l turn away
o sweet, dead Lowell this is the last, last time.
Edith Sessions Upper.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03
FIRST SYMPTOMS OF DEATH.

Tired feeling, dull headache, pains
in various parts of the body, sinking
at the pit of the stomach, loss of APP
petite, feverishness, pirnples or sores,
are all positive evidence of poisoned
blood. No matter how it became
poisoned it must be purified to avoid
death. Acker's English Blood Elixir
has never failed to remove scrofulous or
syphilitic poisons. For sale by
RAGLAND & Co. 6
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03
EVERYTHING Else Settled.

$50 you have my daughters permission to
ask me for her hand, have you, young manT
81 am happy to say, sir, that l have"
replied the poor but worthy youth.
And / suppose" said the banker, after a
pause, you have also asked her to name the
day. About what time, sir, do you expect to
break into the familyF-Chicago Tribune.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03
A Weak Effect.

She gazing at the elephant)-What maj
esty, Georgel Such massive dignity and
conscious powerl
He-Ye-es; but don't you think, dear,
that the one small peanut he has just put
into his huge body with such a childish relish
somewhat weakens the general effecta-
Harper's Bazaar
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03
The Test of Love.

Wife-WhyI How late you srel thought
you were never coming homel What made
you stay away so longa
Husband-Don't reproach me, woman! Be
thankful that l am here so soon. Why, IL
left the grounds at the end of the twelfth
inning, with the score tel Think of that q
Lowell Citizen.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03
On the Fourth Floor.

A New York coroners physician remarks
that in his experience he has found that more
people die in the fourth floor of building
than any of the others. In the cases of sud
den deaths he says that there are more which
take place on the fourth floor in one year in
New York than in all other parts of the
houses combined. Chicago Herald
AFTER THE EXAMINATIONS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03
He Did SDlendidly.

Sunday School Teacher-JOhnnie, you did
splendidly today.
YES, maam."
II wish all the little boys In the class
would study their lessons as you do. Are
you struggling to win the prizep
Nav. Dad said he'd gimme a ticket to
the next circus if l got off my lesson without
q break New York Graphic.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03
Renorters, Work and PAY.

The pay and work of different reporters
vary widely A column day is more than
most city reporters write. The pay of such
reporters varies from S. to $40 a week-and
there are more who get IS than there are
who get $40. l doubt if the average of city
reporters pay throughout the country ex-
ceeds SIS a week -"W. II. H." in The
Writer
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03

gospel Of fatnes,-s the great dnudo;e 5o-tne
exhausting tendencies Of the disease we nave
to treat, and it would be well If all people of
nervous constitution would obey this gospel"
Herald of Health
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03
TERRIBLE FOREWARNINGS.

Cough in the morning, hurried or
difficult breathing, raising phlegm,
tightness in the chest, quickened
pulse, chilliness in the evening or
sweats at night, all or any of these
things are the first stages of consump-
ton. Acker's English Cough Remedy
will cure these fearful symptoms, and
is sold by RAGLAND & Co 10)
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03

Sir Isaac Newton's autograph, in the shape
of letter, brought S3l5 at recent sale in
England 1t was bought for Trinity college,
Cambridge.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03
Novel Violin Bridge.

An Englishman has invented violin
bridge in three sections The two outer sec
lions inclose middle section honeycombed
by more than 100 cells The general lines Of
the bridge are not departed from, except
that it is made thicker, and the increase Of
power and brilliancy is said to be very great.
New York Sun.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03
Chart of the PleiadeS.

A remarkable photo-engraved chart of the
Pleiades, showing 1926 stars from the third
to the seventeenth magnitude, has been pro-
duced at the Paris observatory.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03
The One Thing Desirable.

Rev. Dr. Hauton (after morning SERVICE
Good morning. my dear Mrs. De Twil.ing-
ham. We have had rather a small corgre
CATION this morning.
Mrs. De Twillingham-Yes, DR.. Hauton
r-t ! thought l. was verr sslect-Life.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03

A comparison of the work of English,
French and American detectives show the
latter to be IL per cent ahead all around.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03
Foraging for Her Cats.

unmistakable Worth gown plucking grass
out OF a Fifth avenu.s .dOOn=Ayl would am
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-03

What a Lady Principal Thinks of Gram
ming Methods I'm Our Schools.
-ho is principal of one Of the
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~ In all its Branches,
Al the LIGHT Job Office, No E. Commerce st.
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