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Wichita eagle., 1888-08-23
The LINK Dealers TradH.

But few people have an idea how large
an industry is represented by what may
collectively be termed the rag business. y
Belated citizens returning to their homes
with the dawn and fimsy excuses for
their waiting wives cannot fail to notice
the swarm of men, women and children
that dives in and out Of obscure places,
Selling with wolfsh avidity on all sorts Of
scraps, such as paper, iron and cigar
stumps. These go into an immense sack
carried on the back. and by the hour Of
2 the collectors may be seen at the door
of the rag mans den, bargaining for
the sale of their wares. To q junk
dealer land his tribe yearly increases
in a city like Chicago almost any
thing is welcome, and he asks DO ques-
tons. Lead pipe from vacant house.
brass castings from foundry, patterns
IN copper. pieces Of lightning rods, old
iron Of any description, paper in all forms,
from family Bible to the ephemeral daily
journal Of events, go on the scales and are
subjected to the relentless appraisement
of so much per pound. If the goods
offered for sale were stolen it is none Of
his business he asks no questions and
pays cash. The paper goes to the mills,
the metals to the foundries, and the
dealer, in the course Of time grown
wealthy, abandons his calling and seeks q
wider field under the sign Of the three
balls of Lonbardy or the seductive allure
ment Of easy payments. Chicago
Herald.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-23
Fish of the bahamas.

The fish alone are remarkable in va
riety. Among them are the black fish,
the porpoise, which seems to tumble
about in all waters; the shark, the
deadly foe of the sailor; the dolphin, in
endless pursuit of the delicate flying fish
which scuds through the air because it is
chased, and not because it enjoys it, which
same dolphin is never cooked aboard a
vessel unless silver half dollar is put in
the pot, for if the half dollar blackens
then the dolphin is full Of poison from
having sucked copper from ship bottoms;
the whipray, like the founder and with a
tail like a coachman's whip, sometimes
ten feet long; the jewish. which is to
these waters as the halibut of our north
east coast; the yellow tailed snapper, gil
gantic turtles, the catfish, the groupa,
striped snapper. bonito, Spanish mackerel,
angel fish, porkfsh, .houndfsh, and suck
ing fish.
Then there is that dread mystery to
seamen, the Portuguese man Of war that
strange formation Of maritime life, like a
mass of jelly with its ventral fins extend
ing in every direction, riding the heaviest
seas like bird, and which sea folk say is
a deadly poison to the touch; the starfish,
sea urchins, the humming bird fish, the
phosphorescent jellyfish or glow worm Of
the ocean, and other wonderful and start
lingly colored mites of these waters; be-
sides tiny caves and grottoes of white
coral, where the sponges, like dark forests,
are forever swaying with the endless mo-
ton Of the tides, and where nestle and
hide sea fans, the rainbow fish, conches
containing priceless pearls and such deli
cate elfs of the ocean as we of the land
can only imagine through fairy lore or
the witchery of dreams.-Edgar L. Wake
man in St. Louis Republic.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-23
A sutton Is not always a suit her.
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Value Of tho Eucalyptus Tree.

The eucalyptus belongs to the myrtle
tribe. 1t is said that there are as many
as $50 varieties Of the tree. They are
native to Australia, but have already
been introduced into most of the tropical
and temperate countries Of the world.
Two kinds have been chiefly cultivated.
the red gum (resinifera), and the blue
gum (globufus. which is the better
known. It is famous for its rapid
growth, as it often makes an increase in
height OF from six to nine feet year.
The tree continues growing at this rate
until it has reached an enormous size.
The products of this tree are numerous
and varied. The wood is said to be val
liable for the carpenters and builder 8
uses. The gum, or rosin. is employed in
the manufacture of soaps, perfumes,
lozenses, court plaster. inimeuts, syrups,
pomades, toilet vinegars, As well as many
preparations used for artistic purposes,
such as vanishing oils, veneer and trac-
ing paper" There has been Tor some
years established ia Paris store for the
sale OF eucalS ptus perfumery.
But By far the most valuable and i'm
portane property Of This tree is its power
Of correcting malaria Tins quality is
perhaps, due to The aromatic oil which
the tree contains, or more probably to
the drainage effected by its roots. 1t has
been proved in many countries in which
the tree has been planted. In Algeria
the cultivation Of the tree has rendered
many low living Or narshy districts in
habitable, wheSe, in the early years OF
French occupation, foreigners could Lot
live on account Of deadly .fevers.-
Youths Counoani2
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-23
md bes 7,,r1e,,hers What a 6indrsnee ner

and he remembers what hindrsnce ner
presence used to be ct the practice in the
blue grass meadow.
"Marse Pills des fool enough to lose
de race count Of some foolishness bout
her." he said TO himself. he can only
trust Marse Pills eyes are elsewhere than
on the grand stand. Already twice has
he strung every ring on his lance. DE
has only once more to take with his IN
erring hand the ten more rings that pro-
claim him victor. There is moments
pause, and then, with the crash of the
opening bars of music, Marse Phil is away
threading his lance through the rings
at the mares best gait. A third Of the
way aroundl Half of the way aroundl
JEFF breathes easier. Marse Phil is op-
posite to the grand stand when he glances
up to meet Polly's eyes fixed on him, so
full of pride and love and joy, he loses his
head little. What wonder? poor fellow.
It does not take quarter OF second
scarcely, but in that time Polly snatches
off her arm bracelet set thick with shin
ing stones and throws it right before
Black Bess' flying feet. Quick as the act
is, it is not quicker than loves intuition,
and in another instant Marse Phil has
strung his trophy on the lance and Is tax
ing the last ring from the hook. 1t was
gallantly done. The crowd cheered itself
hoarse: but the timekeeper from the
Judges stand called:
Twenty -one seconds"
JEFF stumbled away from the scene
dazed and Infatuated. He had so counted
on success and Marse Phil had thrown it
away in the very moment of victory for a
womans within. He hung his head as he
led Black Bess back to the stables, and
when he heard tho shouts that saluted
Capt. Edwards victory he laid his head
down on the mares neck and sobbed for
disappointment But Marse Phil had mono
Of the signs of defeat about him as he
made his way to where pretty Polly, as
duskily red as June rose, was awaiting
his coming. What was it she was saying
under cover of all the noise and confusion?
"You Won
And Marse Phil in answer to the look in
her eyes finished the sentence
"My Queen of Love and Beauty"
For the sake of beauty's eyes he had
lost the prize, but the management of the
tournament sent him, in recognition of
his superb Craftsmanship, the slender,
ewerlike pitcher that still stands on the
sideboard at Woodstock. That was the
last tournament. Before another golden
autumn rolled around, the tempest Of
war had broken over the land, and the old
south, the old, careless, idle, happy south
had ceased to be.-Elizabeth NJ. Gimer in
New Orleans Picayupe.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-23
Summer Studies in HumauiYN

Omaha Miss tat summer resort
What lot OF wedding parties there are
here.
Experienced Dame-I thought 30 at
first, but see now that l was mistaken.
Most Of the couples are only engaged.
Omaha Ms-Why, how can you tell
the difference so quickiyf
Experienced Dane-Where a couple
are engaged, my dear. the gentleman
looks after the comfort Of tie lady; when
they are married the lady looks after
the comfort Of the gentleman.-OpShs
World
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-23
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Wichita eagle., 1888-08-23

a dinner was given to the Prince OK
Wales by eminent men Of all pro-
LESSONS. The bar, the church. music,
painting and literature were all repre-
sented. The subject was discussed Of
how much a man could make with his
brains, and it was agreed that 500, 600
a year was the maximum. though .
leading painter said be could make $780,.
600 if he gave up bis vacat an.-New
York SIM
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-23
-xuzs$>lfLzs
gatlY g 4a9le
FAIRIES WASHING.

Eager and glad to the house she ran,
With q smile on her upturned face;
SYou never can guess what I've found, mamma
O. thousands OF bits Of lace
.srhe fairies have done their washing. know,
It's out on the orchard grass,
And it's spread SO close there is hardly room
For even bird TO pass.
81 picked up this fairy handkerchief,
/ wanted TO show it to you
She opened her hand-O, the sorrowful facet
There was only G drop Of dew.
Wide Awake.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-23

DeSuI!Iul NOrSeS ana IueN Sa1lSut IlueIS,
but after while it became apparent that
that contest lay between Marse Phil and
Cap. Edwards. Both were expert horse
men and both rode horses whose records
had been made on many hard run race.
Excitement in the contest had reached al
most q fever heat, when the track was
rolled for the last time, and in answer to
the bugle call Marse Phil rode into the
ring and threw up his hand in salute to
the applause that greeted bis entrance.
Ole Miss has among her treasures a
daguerreotype of him as he looked that
day. with his bright brown curls shining
above the velvet and lace Of his bizarre
costume. with his proud young ngure
drawn up to its fullest height and in his
eyes thst look of courage, of determine
ton, of victory.
"Cose I knowed Msrse Phil WIZ hand
some man, JEFF always said in speaking
of that day, but never see dat look on
his face agin till see him chargin up de
hill on Black Bess II de face OF the can
non, wild his soad u one hand en- de flag
in de yuther. Hit mex me think bout de
day Of the tournament right away, en-
God knows hit wsynt no time to be thiakio
bout home den"
Well. it was only moment Marse Phil
sat there motioniess on his horse, and
then he and Black Bess were speeding
around the ring as lightly and smoothly
as bird sweeps in circles.
God, how he ridesw man exclaimed
under his breath Il wouldn't give that
for Edwards chances" with a contempt
uous snap of the fingers: bat JEFF. who
has heard, and who In the excitement has
pushed bis way up to the railing that
shuts in the track, JEFF only grcaned. for
he has just caught sight OF pretty Polly,
her face white with suppressed anxiety.
lsaysin9 Tar oxnr from tia aRGnd akand
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-01-26
CAN GALVESTON Do IL

Mr.. John Owens, the author of the
"circular" to which attention was d.
rected In Tuesdays LIGHT, paid this o.
nee very pleasant call yesterday, when
the circular and the LIGHTS structures
were brought up for comparison. Mr..
Owens had the good sense to read the
structures upon the circular In the spirit
In which they were written and to &C.
cept them, not as personal, but as point
ing the necessity Of San Antonio's care.
fully guarding her own interests and
seeing to 1t that her position as the lead
Ing wool market of Texas is not taken
from her by her gulf coast rival. Mr..
Owens, so far from having any hostility
to San Antonio, has only the most cor
dial feelings OF good will and expresses
himself DESTROYS OF making a permanent
home In this city, his decision being
contingent upon the action Of the San
Antonio capitalists and wool men in
placing this city upon permanent foun
dations as the wool market Of Texas.
That Galveston had, under past railway
schedules and present discriminate a
decided advantage over San Antonio ia
not to be denied, and this circular will
no doubt stimulate Galveston to make
the most OF her opportunities. She en-
tiers the ring little too late, however,
this time. San Antonio is alive. and
coming. She sees how greatly imper-
illed are her cherisbed industries and
does not propose to see rival city
snatch them out Of her hand.
There lie no reason why Galveston
should be able to freight wool from bs-
yond this city to her own markets
cheaper than San Antonio can collect
that wool here and ship 1t in car load
lots to the gulf at either Houston or
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-01-26
EDITORIAL BREvITIES.

DAKOTA viii probably conclude to
make application for admission ms an
undivided state, and SO compel the de-
mOcracy 10 admit her or do worse.
The Nova Scoiian hGrbors are frozen
solid for the first time In years, and the
fancy gentry take advantage OF the
bowling storms TO rob the government
offices. The Annapolis pDst-ofiloe was
rsided, and tens Of thousands OF dollars
taken.
The Waco Examiner pays a high com
pliment TO the five leading afternoon
dailies Of the state. Among these, OF
course, the LIGHT Is included. and en-
joys the proud distinction OF being the
only republican sheet on the llst.
The howl Of democratic journal over
the republican contentious In Louisiana,
comes with very poor grace from q
p iTty that WAS split up the back and
down the middle In the late canvass for
gubernatorial candidates.
AND still the Blair bill gains In favor
with the masses and shows symptoms Of
being very healthy child. The south
needs the help 1t will afford her educa-
tionsl work, and IA not going to be
blufied by party cry ofstste rights and
national interference in state educa-
tion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-01-26
THURSDAY, JANUARY, rs, 1888,
MORE FREIGHT REDUCTIONS.

MORE FREIGHT REDUCTIONS.
The Southern Pacific shows up on
schedule, and developes an average re-
duction on freights, to points west Of
this city. Of about forty per cent over
old schedules. The rates given below
are for all points west, as far as Msxon
Springs, In Preside county. The Inter-
national road claims that it Is already
making the same rates to San Antonio
from st. Louis, that IL makes from st.
Louis to Dallas and Fort Worth. The
matter most affecting this city, Is the
local rate beyond this point southwark
and westward, so far as the lnternO-
tionai Is concerned. The rates on the
Southern Pacific to points one hundred
and fifty miles eastward Of san Antonio,
are OF vital importance 10 securing to
this trade the business to which 1t Is
ligitimstely entitled. There is no reason
why Galveston should draw trade from
within one hundred miles Of this city In
any direction, and when our merchants
are really alive to their own interests
they will not permit it. The results of
combined action In securing reduced
freight rates in this city is most crafty
ing and only emphasis what the LIGHT
has always declared, that the railroads
centering here would always be found
ready to further San Antonio's interest
when San Antonio was fully alive to her
own. The S. p. freight tariff lie:
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-01-26

Galveston. In fact 1t Is not Galveston
but Houston that is the real rival Of San
Antonio for the control OF this western
wool trade. Had either OF these cities
understood their advantage during the
past five years and profited by 1t they
could have secured the wool trade OF
the west to a very large extent. Ofthe
10000, 900 pounds Of wool leaving Texas
this year, there is no question that at
least seventy five per cent passes
through Gal weston. Unit Arkansas Pass
Is opened and ocean shipments made
from that San Antonio sea port, this vii!
continue TO be the case, but 1t does not
necessarily follow that Galveston will
be any more than the sea port, the point
OF export for that shipment. San An
tonic Is nearer the wool trade Of the
west than is GalvestOn; che has now a
double line OF communication by rail
with that gulf port, and the day has
past for her to fear her rival on the
island. She has only TO fear her own SUI
Ou tuG OuC duu htl o"h
greed on the other. Let her deal liber-
ally with the wool growers, take con-
certed action for the reduction OF freight
rates so as to secure as low schedule as
is offered Galveston and there will be
no question Of her being able to retain
control OF this Important branch OF her
commerce and source Of her wealth.
One thing more she needs-that 10
well established wool exchange, In
which correct market reports and quota
tions would be made and buyer and sell
Ter kept correctly informed OF the oOndi.
ton of the market. No one thing CON
duces more to the dissatisfaction OF wool
growers than the utter imposslbility Of
determining the real state OF the market.
San Antonio Is miles behind cities Of her
class in her market reports and this mat
ter is cordially commended to the good
offices OF the Board of Trade so soon as
they have finished their work in con-
neotion with this southwestern oonyen-
ton. Give San Antonio fair market
accurate quotations, and such rates on
wool as she can now secure and CALVES
ton can go whistling for the wool trade
OF western Texas.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-01-26
A Dream of Fair Women.

TennysOn in his exquisite poem, dreams Of
long procession of lovely women of ages
past This is all very well, but the laureats
would have done the world greater service if
he had only told the women of the present
how they could improve their health and en-
nance their charms. This he might easily have
done by recommending the use OF Dr. Pierce's
FavOrite Prescription. Health is the hest
friend of beauty, and the innumerable ills to
which women are peculiarly subject, its worst
enemies. Long experience has proven that
the health of wOmankind and the "Favorite
Prescription walk hand in hand, and are in
separable. II is the only medicine for women,
sold by druggists, under positive guarantee
IRON the manufacturers, that it will give sal.
lstactlOn in every case, or money will be re.
funded. This guarantee has been printed on
the bottle-wrapper, and faithfully carried out
for many years
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-01-26

PRoHIBITIoS gets mighty black eye
in Portland, Maine, the stronghold Of le-
gal prohibition. Boys we're found drunk
In the kindergarten. primary and high
schools, This discovery was the result
OF an investigation ordered to disprove
the charges OF Rev. Bailey. who alleged
In n recent sermon that there was more
drunkenness In the city now than ever
before. The youthful drunkards were
found the morning after the school board
met, and resolved that there was no
drunkenness In the public schools.
Leading temperance men have been
foremost In unearthing the existing de-
bauchery, and are not backward 10 pro-
nouncing that prohibition was failure
after long and impartial trial. Let
Maine follow the lead OF Ohio and the
other high license states, and she will
have no such disgraceful scenes In her
public schools.
PROMINENT citizens Of Missouri are
writing Governor Morehouse not to ex-
ercise executive clemeBcy In the case
OF the Preller murderer, Brooks-M Max
we'll. The general verdict seems to.br !:
II ever hanging was In order, 1t Is 10 or
der now.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-01-26

By that mine explosion in British Co
lumbia, particulars of which were given
In yesterday afternoon dispatches, fully
ffty-seven poor fellows were huf-
ried over the divide in moments time.
The perils that these men and their
whole class are ever subjected to is not
taken into consideration when the
operators combine for reduction of ten
per cent in wages, in order to raise the
one hundred per cent profit to one hun
dred and ten. Capitals inhumanity to
labor makes countless millions mourn.
LOUISIANA republicans are all up,
dressed and sitting In the front pews
waiting for the golden day coming un-
der Nichols promise that the state
under his administration should have
fair ballot. II it has fair ballot in de-
termining who shall be governor IL may
carry q republican into the guberna-
torial chair, and then a free ballot and a
fair count will be dOubly sure.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-01-26
J. n. MAROUART.

Crescent City Boot and Shoe Fac
tory.
Has the largest and most complete stock in
the city, and defes competition with all COM
petitOrs. The following IS partial list:
Gents calf boots from 81 upward; boys
boots and shoes Of oil descriptions, in calf,
grain, button and lace.
\ fun line of heavy boots, the best in the
market; price $500. Come and examine them.
J. II. Ms $3.50 and $500 shoes, in button lace
and gaiter, are the best in the state; every
pair guaranteed.
A complete stock of gents fine button, lace
and gatter shoes. They are the finest in the
city.
In addition TO my stock of boots and shoes. /
carry all kinds of shoe polish for ladies and
children's shoes, and the celebrated 1T. NJ"
backing
Orders for any styles of boots and shoes will
De promptly executed. A nice fit and general
satisfaction guaranteed.
Repairing of gents and ladies' shoes and
boots speciality, and attended to with dis
patch and care.
HIS SPECIALTIES.
English lace hunting boots.
The riding boot.
The brewers boot
The stOckman's boot.
The boys boot.
And also slippers OF every description.
CAL and see him, ut No II Soledad street,
opposite tho courthouse.
lOlJtf SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
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