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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-08
The Verdict Unanimous,

W.D. Suit, Druggist, Bippus, Ind, testi-
fieS: II can recommend Electric Bitters as
the very best remedy. Every bottle sold has
given relief in every case. One man took
six bottles, and was cured of Rheumatism of
10 years. standing" Abraham Hare,
Druggist, Bellville, Ohio, affirms: "The
best selling medicine have ever handled In
my 20 years experiences, is Electric
Bitters." Thousands of Others have added
their testimony, so that the verdict Is
unanimous that Electric Bitters do cure all
diseases of the Liver, Kidneys or Blood.
Only half dollar bottle at all drug stores.
Dreiss, Thompson & Co.'s wholesale.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-08
CITY NEWS.

Justice McAllister has returned
from Burnet.
Two buggies broke down yester-
day on the road to the fair grounds,
which needs repair very much.
The 2O-cent circus has pulled up
stacks and left for Houston.
Frank Sparrow, the well known
variety man is seriously i'll, and his
death is expected.
The nomination for county judge,
at the hands of the non-partisans last
Saturday, was not even sought after
by Justice Barnes, who is, however, a
candidate for the office.
Only a few more spaces left in the
Opera House Programme Apply
early.
Big show at the Washington to-
night. 9-lO-tf
The largest and best variety
theatre III the south is the Washing
ton. 9-10-tt
Every wheel and hoof was out
doing duty on the road yesterday,
say all the livery men.
Several applications have been re-
Fair Secretary Dickinson from Dallas
exhibitors, for space at our fair
Go and see the Pennant Winners
at the Fashion theatre. Admission
only l0c. 1O-S-lt
We don't claim the earth, but we
do claim the best show on it. Fashion
theatre. Admission 1Oc. 10-S-lt
Three more eating houses are
soon to be put up along the line of the
Arkansas Pass railway, one at IOakum
being two stories in height and one
Zone story at Wallis and Kennedy re-
spectively.
ton street and sample A. |. Lock
woods 7-year-old Frazer whisky. 1t is
like oil. 1t
The case Of HightOwer versus the
city, for damages, was decided in
favor of the city in the district court.
MIR. F. F. Collins yesterday
launched his little steamboat, pre-
viously spoken of in the LIGHT, on
the river, and several successful trial
trips were made. 1t will carry six
persons, and is run by steam, with
oil for fuel.
Best show and ample accommoda-
tons for all, and the best order at the
Washington. 9-l4-tf
Washington theatre; the largest
and coolest place of amusement in the
city. 7-31-tf
The best insurance companies are
represented by Lay & Adae, Al Sole
dad street. 3-2S-tf
Big show at the Washington
theatre tonight. Admission 10 cents.
7-31-tf
B1~ Bear in mind that Frank J. Bel
tel keeps builders hardware and lum-
Der, at the International and Great
Northern depot. 9-l1-ly
For SALE-Two fine, large build
ing lots, on proposed line of the West
End Street railway. Price $3.50. APP
ply at LIGHT office.
The Washington is the largest,
coolest and best conducted variety
theatre in the southwest. 9-l4-tf
Yesterday was a cool, pleasant
day and in the morning all the
churches had large congregations.
The fair grounds and Riverside
park were visited by hundreds of peo-
pie yesterday in all sorts of vehicles.
M. Lopez and a number of work
ingmen will make a call to meet at
Krisch's hall Friday night, for the
purpose of selecting twenty-five dele
gates to join the Peoples convention.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-08

No use to send your money away
from home, when you are in need of
any printing. Call around and see the
LIGHT. S-16-tf
Washington theatre, admission
l0c. 7-31-tf
Tin roofing from $3.50 to $500
square. Address ]. ]. Killing, 413
North street. 6-6-tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-08
Are You Going to Housekeeping

IF so, we can fire you up. We can
furnish you with your stove, stove
pots; everything you need in the
kitchen; your patent household spe-
cialties; everything for your dining
room; articles for your bed room; your
parlor ornaments; everything for your
laundry; your silver-plated ware, your
knives and forks, your butcher knives;
your lamps, refrigerators, bathing
apparatus; your brooms, and brushes,
etc. Prices lower than the lowest.
WAGNER Il CHABOT.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-08
To the Public,

We wish to inform our customers
and the general public that we have
removed our store to 235 w Commerce
street, where we will be pleased to
wait on them with full line of mil
linery and fancy goods.
MISSES KIRCHNER.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-08
Mallory Line Steamers

VIII SAIL 1rOm TaIVeSGOn fOr Now
York direct, as follows:
Nueces, Tuesday, Oct. 8.
Colorado, Thursday, Oct. II.
Comal, Saturday, Oct. Is.
Until further notice, the Texas
steamers of the Mallory line will not
stop at Key West, Fla, but sail direct
between Galveston and New York.
w. J. Young,
Genl. Southern Agent,
lO-4-7t No. Commerce st.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-08
IFirst-CIass Business Chances.

IFirst-CIass Business Chances.
To rent, from the 1st of November
next, the Riverside restaurant and the
lunch counte in Scholz's saloon. An
excellent chance for live caterer to
make money. Apply to A. Scholz,
Scholz's saloon, South Alamo street.
s.. l0-S-St
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-08

Pennsylvania Coal,
Buy your Pennsylvania nut and
egg coal from the San Antonio and
Indian Territory Fuel company. 3m
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-06
The Countermaroh,

Tramp tramp, tramp!
With the morning clocks at ten,
She skinned the street with footsteps
feet,
And hustled the timid men.
Tramp, tramp, tramp!
She entered the dry goods store,
And with echoing tread the dance she led
All over the crowded floor.
She charged the throng where the bargains
were,
And everybody made way for her.
Wherever she saw painted sign
She made for that spot prompt bec-line.
Whatever was old or whatever was new
She had it down and she looked it through.
Whatever it was that caught her eye
She'd stop and price and pretend to buy;
But twas either too bad, too common or
good,
So she did, and she wouldn't, and didn't, and
would.
And round the counters aid up the stairs.
In attic and basement and everywhere,
The statesmen tainted and cash boys dropped !;
But still she shopped, and shopped, and
shopped.
And round, and round, and round, and
round,
Like winding toy with key that's wound,
She'd weave and wriggle and twist aboue,
One way in and the other way out,
Till men grew giddy TO see her go.
And by and by, when the sun was low,
Homeward she dragged her weary way,
And had sent homo the spoils of the day
A spool of silk and a hank Of thread
Eight hours-l0 cents-and dame half dead.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-06


Philadelphia Times: There are some
things a well-bred young lady never
does:
She never accepts valuable present
from gentleman acquaintance unless
engaged to him.
She never turns around to look after
any one when walking on the street.
She never takes supper or refresh :
ments at restaurant with gentleman
after attending the theater unless ac-
companied by a lady much older than
herself.
She does. not permit gentlemen to
join her on the street unless they are
very intimate acquaintances.
She does not wear her monogram
about her person or stick it over her
letters and envelopes.
She never accepts a seat from gen.
tleman in street car without thanking
him. %
She never forgets her ball room en-
gagements or refuses to dance with one
gentleman and Immediately dances with
another. ftit
She'never takes more than single
glass of wine at dinner or an enter
tainment.
She never snubs other young ladies,
even if they happen to be less popular
or favored than herself.
She never laughs or talks loudly in
public places.
She never raises her lorgnet and tries
to stare people she doesn't know out Of
countenance on the street.
She never wears clothing so singular
or striking as to attract particular at
tention in public.
She never speaks slightingly of her
mother and says she don't care"
whether her behavior meets with ma
terial appreciation or not.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-06
Maiden DiplOmacy

Boston Courier: They were sitting
together in the warm parlor, saying
little, but thinking much. But lovers
do not need to say much to be compan-
ionable.
The little clock on the mantel, for "a
considerable time, had been the only
speaker It's tick, tick, tick, seemed to
the youth to say kiss her, kiss her, kiss
her. To the maiden it said leap year,
leap year, leap year, and its reitteration
of this phrase moved the maid to break
the silence.
"How funny some people ure." she
said.
''Funny?"
Yes, some people who are going to
get married."
"Ohp"
eyes, same want to be married in a
balloon, some on the middle arch of q
bridge, some in boat, some in rail-
road train, some on horseback, some on
the edge of precipice, some down in
coal mine"
Yes have noticed it,"
"What is their object, | wonder2"
Marriage, OF course"
'But mean their object in getting
married out Of the usual way"
''Well, I'll tell you what I think.
They get married in this way SO that
they can tell their children and their
grandchildren that they were married
under peculiar circumstances, as for
instances, your mother and me, chill
dren, were married in coal mine, or
your grandmother and me, children,
were married in balloon"
:'I'll bet that's just the reason" said
the children.
''Of course it is the reason.n
There was pause. Then the maiden,
with glowing cheek, said:
1--WE been thinking, john"
"Yes," said John interrogatively.
"I've been thinking how funny it
would be-" Ia pause and a deeper
blush).
Well, Bella, you've been thinking
what?"
"I'ye been thinking how funny it
would be-"
"Yes."
IF when the subject of marriage
comes up, thirty or forty years hence,
you could point to me and say, why,
children, your grandmother proposed to
me in leap year and We were married a
few weeks after"
John is very busy these days in fur
nishIng nice little cottage, and Bella
is experimenting the making of her
wedding dress.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-06

button in with placid air and then
Each toollh SsiIeft hand from her book,
dropped acriimpled bill into the reposi-
tory, aud the plate was handed back to
the waiting deacon.
"a clever kidea," said the tenor.
''Each girl drops a dollar bill on with
her left band and holds out a ten with
her right hand. 1t seems the young
misses haze 10 resort to sharp devices
at times soisraise money for matinee
tickets and bonbons, eh?"
Pure blondes Rare as Snow Birds.
in the course of fifteen minutes walk
on Broadxay3the other day New York
Mail and Express reporter counted 200
women, young and old, with hair ran g.
ing from n medium brown to the darker
shades which all but artists call black.
Only thirteen women were passed who
we're of the pronounced blonde order.
| Three of these were of the reddish
| classes and the hair of two had appar-
emily been bleached. At the theater
the same evening, of fifty women within
easy range, six had fair skins, blue eyes
and light hair. They sat surrounded
| by bevy of dark women, who gave its
| prevailing tone to the complexion Of the
| house. Interest in the results observed
| led next morning to a public school.
One class of eighty girls had eight
! blondes to seventy-two average
browns and brunettes. Another of six
| ty-fve girls had sixteen fair-haired
| pupils to tifty-five standard brown heads
and darker. In a third class the pro-
| portions were seven light to fifty muddy
and dark. The statement may be haz-
arded that not above or 10 per cent of
New York women are blondes. In the
| big dry goods stores one is waited on by
salesgirls with brown bangs and brown,
hazel or gray eyes. There is a clerk in
one establishment who is celebrated
among half the shopping population for
her wonderful, babyish gold hair, the
! type commanding by its rarity instant
attention. Go anywhere where pretty
girls congregate and you meet tall,
striking-loolSlng figures with dark hair
and big, dark eyes. Is the blonde type
disappearing, ana if so, why? Among
men the proportion of blondes seems to
be trifle larger than among women.
In both sexes, however, in spite of the
strong infusion of Teutonic blood, the
dark complexion dominates. If you
don It believe it,malie some observations
when you go into a public place and
| see,
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-06
A woman's Rights Girl.
The Power of Beauty.

Boston Transcript: Had you been,'
horsecar short time since and been
listening, as the writer was, to con-
versation between q lady and con-
ductor you would have noticed q strik-
ing illustration of the power of female
lovliness. The lady passed the con-
ductor half-dollar in payment of her
fare, upon which he instantly said:
"This half-dollar is counterfeit
",Why, is itp Pm sure didn't know
it, she replied.
,'Well, I don't believe you did, said
he, gazing admirably into her pretty
face, while he retained the coin and
passed her 45 cents good money. One
of these rascally conductors must have
passed it onto you. I'll take it aud pass
it onto somebody"
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-06
Would. Tote Her Bah Skin.

Cincinnati Times-Star: A Cincinnati
lady tells story of an experience she
had several years ago with New Or
leans cousin who was visiting her, and
who with all his freshness as to north
ern ways and fashions, was exceedingly
polite. The time was winter, when
large muffs were the proper caper, and
muffs in the Crescent city were un-
known. The first day out for a walk the
young New Orleans gentleman, notic-
ing his fair cousing supporting the large
muff, mistook it for u burden, and
said:
Cousin Lucy, let me tote you'bah
skin fo' you"
mo, Cousin Thomas" responded his
companion, "all the young ladies in
Cincinnati carry them; you see it is the
fashion"
swell, I never saw but one of them
befo'," replied the young Chesterfield
land that was in Now Orleans and q
young lady was not totin' it either. 1t
was in front of brass band and on the
head of drum majah."
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-06
Practical Art for Girls.

Boston Post: Think of 500 girls paint
ing egg shellsl Three shells are sus-
pended from windows and mantels by
silken threads, or they are used as
breakfast or german favors. it is be-
lieved that decorative painting is more
remunerative than any other branch of
art and is at the present time more pop
ular in refined society than plano-play-
ing or dancing. Another fad Is embel-
ishing the table china with portraits of
the family and relatives. AT one of the
large art institutions found that an
other branch of remunerative art was
the designing of quaint and artistic COS
tunes not alone for the stage, but for
indoor occasions and fashionable per-
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-06
British Postoifce Girls.

In one respect, the employment Of
females in the British postotfice is act
ing way not quite foreseen by the de-
partment-namely, in the promotion OF
marriages. Especially has the Central
Hall" suffered in this respect, four ol
its most valued lady clerks having
resigned in order to enter the state mat
rimonial. But if the government is
thereby incOnvenienced, all the girls in
the department are pleased, for if they
do not win the prize of matrimony they
profit in they way of promotion by the
retirement of their fortunate sisters
st. Louis Republican.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-06
The Girls Fooled Him.

Chicago Mail: "Do you want to see a
neat game? Then watch the three
girls sitting with their father in the
fifth pew of the middle aisle" said the
tenor Of fashionable uptown church
last Sunday to a reporter who was pay
ing him visit in the choir during MORN
ing service.
The reporter fixed his eyes on the
mentioned pew. The father seemed to
be prosperous banker or merchant, a
portly, gray-whiskered, red-faced man
evidently somewhat of a martinez. AS
the deacon approached with the contri-
button box the parent drew fat wallet
from his inside pocket, opened il and
pompously handed each Of his daugh-
teos a bank note.
HE gives them tenner apiece, y
whispered the ohorister.
Each girl as she received her bill
crumpled Il carelessly in her right hand
and became absorbed in the hymnal
again, which was held in both hands.
When the silver salver was handed into
the pew the father dropped his contri-
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-06

died at her home in thatplace. During
Miss Leonard's IS girlhood she was greatly
attached to an oleander bush, the gift
OF a fri end when she was but six years
old. When in bloom the bush was COW
cred with bright scarlet flowers, and
Miss Leonard was always a patient
watcher TO see the flowers burst from
the buds. Shortly before she was taken
ill Miss Leonard had given away the
bush to an intimate friend. Last De-
cember, when the young lady began to
grow worse, the oleander bush began
putting forth buds-a strange thing at
that time OF year. The buds developed
as the young lady failed, and when her
death occurred the village OF Sterling
was searched for white flowers to put
in her coffin, but none had been found.
The day the remains we're TO be re-
moved to Bellefontaine for interment
the budding oleander bush, which its
owner, Miss Goodyear, had been pa
tiently watchdog for ten weeks to bloom,
burst into bloom, and instead of the Gus
tomary red flowers, the entire bush was
covered with snow-white ones. A
bunch of the white flowers were culled
and placed on Miss Leonard's coffin just
as the remains were being removed for
shipment to Bellefontaine.
A Woman's Rights Girl.
Lewiston journal: An eighteen-year-
old Bluehill girl, whose nearest neigh
Dor lives q quarter of mile distant,
kept house for her father and mother
while they made a visit, stayed all alone
day and night, took all the care of a
yoke of oxen, a horse, three cows and a
hog, n large flock of sheep, and hens
and chickens too numerous to mention.
AT the same time she did the fall spin
ming, and harnessed her own horse to
| take her butter and eggs to market.
Last summer she picked and sold S25
worth of berries and made pants at II
cents per pair, enough to clothe herself.
So reports the Ellsworth American.
This girl does not complain that times
are dull and nobody can do anything in
this country
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-06
Child, mother, mistress in one word, wife
A vasssar Student Works Her Way

The way Vassar student with linn
tied means helps herself through col
lege is thus told by correspondent of
the Boston Advertiser: Some of the
girls who com to Vassar are as help
less as babes. They are the daughters
of millionaires, and never brushed
their own hair or sewed button on
their boots in their lives. They are
only to glad to have some one do these
things for them, and that is how the
poorer girls make pocket money. Last
year, a pretty blue-eyed girl came to
college, and stated during the first
week that her tuition and board was
paid by kind relative, but every
penny for dress, car fare and the thou
sand and one little incidentals she
must earn herself. Soon after her ar
rival the following announcement ap-
peared on her door,
Gloves and shoes neatly mended for 10
cents each.
Breakfast brought up for 10 cents each.
Hair brushed each night for 25 cents a
week.
Beds made up at 10 cents week.
That little freshman made just $50
the first year, and that paid all of her
expenses, and good part of her tuition
fees.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-06
lremaIe E'enCers.

New York is enjoying a new sensation
in the shape of bouts at fencing by nine
pretty Austrian girls. For three or four
years their assault-at-arms have been
standing entertainment in Vienna,
and they are bound to return there be-
fore the summer is over to fill many en-
gagements made long ago. The girls
have made tours of france, Italy and
their native country, and have been un-
iformly successful.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-06
Tho Kind Housemaid.

A quiet young man occupied the rear
hall bedroom on the third floor of a
Forty-irst street boarding house. He
was a pleasant, ingenious youth, and
he evidently had not been long in New
York, for he had number of ltnick-
knacks with him, and tried to make his
room look attractive, On his bureau
was the photograph of a very pretty
girl, tastefully framed, which he seemed
to regard with considerable affection
Returning from business one evening
he noticed, with much surprise, that
the photograph was gone, and immedi-
ately proceeded in search OF the cham
bermaid for an explanation.
"Mary," he said, when tho genius of
towels and bed quilts appeared, what
have you done with the picture that al
ways stood on my bureaur"
Sure, and put ii in yer trunk. YEN
find 1T in the second tray below thin
fancy weskits,"
"What did you do that forgn inquired
the boarder angrily.
"oh, ye needn't git mad, she an
swered, placidly; "in tho last letter We
got yersilf and the gal had scrap, and
] thort il ! put her pictur' away ia be
doin' the both ay yez dilicate favor"
A Remarkable oleander.
; A strange story comes from Sterling
@. SoIc lp4e ago Miss Anea Leonard
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-06

A restaurant keeper in Rockland, Me-,
attempted TO play joke on two of his GUS
toners who were in hurry to catch a Bos-
ton boat. Accordingly he went INTO his back
yard and gave perfect imitation of a steam
boat whistle. The men heard it. and grab
bing their hats and coats ran Off. The pro-
pretor of the joke could hardly stand for
laughing until he happened to think that he
had frightened the men away before they
had paid for thelr'suppers.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-06
IN THE DOMAIN OF WOMAN.
The Privileges of Leap-Year to
Women.
WAYS OF THE GENTLE SEX.
The Vassar Girls-A Poem by Ella
Wheeler Wilcox-Frills and
Freaks for Woman's
Fancy.
Three and One.
1lld Wheeler IYileor in Amertca.

EUd 0NcctcG HhCOJ w 1mCi1cd.
Sometimes she seems so gentle and so mild,
So full of sweet unreason and so weak
So prone to some capricious whim or freak,
Now gay, now fearful and now anger wild,
BY her strange moods of waywardness be-
guiled
And entertained, stroke her pretty cheek
And soothing words of peace and comfort
speak,
And love her as father loves child.
Sometimes when l am troubled and sore
pressed
On every side by fast-advancing care,
She rises up, with such majestic air,
] deem her some Olympian goddess guest,
Who brings my heart new courage, hope, and
rest
In her brave eyes dwells calm FOR my de-
spair,
And then,I seem, while fondly gazing there,
a loving child, upon my mothers breast.
Again when her warm veins are full of life
And youths volcanic tidal wave of fire
Sends the swift mercury of her pulses
higher
Her beauty stirs my heart to maddening
strife
And all the tiger in my blood is rife,
love her with lovers fierce desire
And find in her, my dream, complete, en-
tire
Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-06
A Remarkable oleander

A strange story comes from Sterling,
@. SoIc .ip4e ago Miss Anna Leonard
Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-24
SHE CHOSE A LIFE OF SHAME.
A Hastings Wife and Mother De-
serts Her Home.
CHECKED HER GRIPS FoR OMAHA,
Convicts eagle and Allinger Recap
turcd-Norfolk Introduces the Ed
ison Ltght-Burglars at Free
mont-Thc Prohibitionists.
Gone TO the Rad.

HASTINGS, Neb., June 23.-[Special Tele-
gram to THE EE.l-Mrs. Larmor recently
came here and established millinery store.
Her shameful liasons during her husbands
frequent absences. brought her under police
surveillance. Her husband went to st. Paul,
MINI, on business, few days ago, and the
misguided wife prepared deliberately to dis
pose of her business, desert her family and
abandon herself to life of shame. Her son,
aged seven, was sent to relatives in the
country, and bill of sale was made out for
the pretended consideration of 500 to an
other woman. Mrs. Larmor Travelled west
staying Friday night at Minden. An Omaha
travelling man had previously checked her
baggage to Omaha, to which place she jour
neyed yesterday. A brother of the husband
has arrived upon the scene and obtained pos
session of the goods. The husband is much
attached to his wayward wife and is expected
buck. He is determined to revenge himself
upon the author of his misery. Further rich
developments are expected.