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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25
Oyster Sharps in Congress.

The oyster is Washington's most popular
food. 1t is great fa~orite among public
men. To most of them the fresh, juicy oys-
ter Of Washington is a novelty. The west
erners and the members from the interior of
the south, speaking generally, never saw an
oyster in any shell except that made Of tin
until they came to the capital. Their stay
here always kills their taste for canned oys-
tiers. For three hours in the middle of every
day the two restaurants at the Capitol are
crowded with members and senators, stand
ing or sitting before heaps of Lynn Ravens
and Blue Points.
A few months after the beginning of his
term in congress and in oyster eating the
back country member becomes extremely
particular about the nativity and freshness
of the bivalves set before him. He likes to
have a wondering and admiring listener on
such occasions, constituent in state of
primitive greenness on the oyster subject.
Some of the congressional walters, always
decorous and patient have to provide them
selves with large sleeves in which to hide the
laughter that such experiences inevitably
excite 1t is fad like unto that adopted by
an occasional callow shipper snapper who
questions and discusses the wines that were
born century before he was. - Boston
CIlOha
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25
The Last Half Century.

Men of science who live today have almost
created a new world. To go back fifty years
is to go back to the slow processes of thought
and labor, that in this rushing time seem in
comparably tedious and slow. The last half
century has witnessed the greatest of Amer
lean inventions-the mower and reaper, the
rotary printing press, the sewing machine,
the India rubber industry, the horse shoe ma
chine, the sand blast for carving, the grain
elevator, the gauge lathe, the telephone, the
electric magnet Strip the world Of these
today and how greatly progress would be re-
tarded!-Albapy Journal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25
zone afternoon. some years ago, Mr.. Stew

Zone afternoon, some years ago, Mr.. Stew
art dropped into the hotel barber shop and
while he was in the chair severe snow
storm came up. l advised him, as he had
been quite ill for some time, it would be ad
visable for him to take a coupe home. l
went out to the bar and asked a cabman
what was the lowest price for taking
Mr.. Stewart home. They all knew that there
was no use asking fancy price from him,
and so was told that l could get coupe
for him for s1.25. l went back and reported.
Too much-too much he said sharply. Il
can't afford any such price. Twill ride home
in stage first, and that will only be ten
cents and so he did"
This anecdote about Mr.. Vanderbilt's care
of money came from porter of the Manhat-
tan Beach hotel: THE summer before last, 1"
he said, ~ was called to the office one after
noon, and told by the clerk that Mr.. William
H. Vanderbilt was in the house, and that he
had mislaid his travelling bag. I was told to
find it, if possible. I started out full of
dreams of sudden wealth. l went by rail to
Bay Ridge, paying my own fare, and found
that the bag was not there. Then paid an
other fare to New York and searched all
over the landing at the Battery. The bag was
not to be found.
Then paid another fare and went down to
the island, and went over into the Oriental
hotel, and there found the bag. 1t had been
taken to that hotel by mistake. brushed my
self up, busted off the bag and carried it to Mr..
Vanderbilts room, knocked gently and was
told to come in, and l presented the bag with
a great flourish, and expected, of course, that
l should at least get $40 BILL as was out
from S1.25 to $3.50 and several hours of
searching. He said quickly: Thanks, por-
ter; am glad l got it, and, opening the bag
to see if the contents were all right, revealed
the fact that there was only single shirt in
it. Then he snapped the bag shut, dived into
his trousers pocket and fshed out quarter,
by all that is holy. left that room in a
hurry, and you could have knocked me down
with feather when got out into the hall "
New York Sun.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25
Sea Water a Pest Carrier.

Wefind in The New York Medical Journal
that Dr. J. J. Kinyoun, assistant surgeon in
the marine hospital service, who has done
much of the archaeological work that has
proved so valuable in the detection of Asiatic
cholera in obscure stages, both in the late i'm
portations at New York and for future cases,
has made another important demonstration
with respect to the persistence of bacterial
life in the sea water Of the bay, contaminated
by the sewage of population of 100000.
The existing contaminations developed by
the end of five days colonies of bacteria rang
ing from 400 to II, 700 micro organisms per
cubic centimeter of water from various
points in the bay. Specimens of sea water,
thoroughly sterilized and inoculated with
pure civilizations of the spirilla of Asiatic
cholera, proved that for sixty-nine days the
spiriIla could be derived from that medium
and their characteristic growth produced by
cultivation. They were found to be not
only kept alive, but greatly increased in
numbers. II is inferred that infection dis
charged into our tide or sea water is by no
means disposed of. but remains a real men,
ace to our own lives, as the contiguous
shores afford every condition favorable to it's
development from the rising and falling tide.
The bane of water pollution extends even to
the lands end wherever the pernicious sys-
TEN of water carriage Of excreta is followed.
Sanitary Era.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25
whittier,s Barbara Frietchie."

Some of the relatives of the late Barbara
Frietchie in Frederick, Md, recently sent to
Mr.. John G.. Whittier, who immortalized the
venerable lady in verse, a number of table
articles which formerly belonged to Mrs.
Frietchie Mr.. Whittier acknowledged the
receipt of the articles some days ago, and
stated in his letter that he had become con-
WINGED that his poem entitled Barbara
Frietchie" was based upon a supposed incl
dent that had no foundation, but that he was
glad to know, nevertheless, that she was q
loyal woman.-Chicago Herald.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25
Mobilization of the German Army.

1t is in the arrangements for mobilization
that the German army is wonderfully per-
feet The modus operandi is as follows:
The active army is divided into eighteen
army corps, each occupying particular dis
trict and consisting of about Is, 900 men.
The general commanding the corps is re-
sponsible for its mobilization, and has in the
stores, the clothing, arms and equipment Of
the reservists and landwehr men. The de-
tails, however, are in the hands of the rail-
road authorities, and the police bureaus
Each soldier on quitting the active army re-
ports himself to the bureau Of police in his
district, where his name, age, regiment and
destination on mobilization are inscribed
From this data the police bureau furnishes
the local railroad authorities with the num-
Der of trains required and their direction.
Suppose, now, the telegram for mobiliza-
ton should be received. Each man there
upon presents himself at once at the police
bureau and receives his pass for the Journey
goes 10 the railroad station and is sent off
Immediately to the headquarters of his regi-
ment Arrived there, arms and clothing are
served out, the officers appear, take COM
mand of their companies and regiments and
in twenty-four hours an army of 500, 900 men
is raised to l, 800 900, and in three days can be
placed on the frontier with all its parts COM
plete save, of course, the mounted arms,
which require three more days to be made
ready on account of the necessity of requisi-
tioning the horses.-Gordon Smith in Phila-
delphia Times.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25

sv-diu engine, only some ~ per cent. was
made available, so per cent. of the energy
developed in the furnace being thrown away,
and it is quite common to realize no greater
efficiency than about per cent on the gross
or potential energy of the fuel In large fac
tories, that amt of the power being concen-
trated in one or two great machines, conden-
sation can be taken advantage of, and, with
water heaters, and other appliances, double
the above figures realized-but in the very
best engines, with all the latest improve
ments and Celebrations, not more than 121
per cent. has ever been realized, nor is it pos
sible to realize more, and even this 12H per
cent. can only be obtained by the finest of
wire drawing and the best of coaL-New
York Sim
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25
Cultivating "Unconscious Grace"

A new Boston cult that is just making its
appearance here, is what is called a tight
class" which has no reference whatever to
the effects of alcohol These classes are
trained by young woman, who is the ex-
ponent of the Delsarte theory in America,
and who has been through a course of train
ing under Mile Delsarte, in Paris. The
theory is that as the whole body is but an in
strument of the mind, every part and men,
Der needs to be trained to the most perfect
freedom. Not one person in a hundred can
make a gesture with the unconscious grace
of a child or an animal, for "the simple
reason that an arbitrary volition is so i'm
pacted in each muscle that one controls every
sinew artficially without knowing it." The
idea of these tight classes" is to break up
this artificial control, and they derive the
name from the fact that they wear tights
while practicing, which is done under the
eye Of the young female exponent of the art.
Miss Stebbins has trained hospital nurses
who declare that they have gained such sup
pleness of movement and control Of their
bodies that they are far more efficient and
can do their work with less fatigue to them
selves. But as usual the society girls in Bos-
ton were the ones who devoted themselves
to this new art. They have no end of time
and money to throw away and must have
something new to amuse themselves with.
So they have donned the close fitting cos
tune, and unconscious grace" leopard
movements" and panther freedom" are
the very latest necessity to any young wo-
man who objects to considering herself "a
contemporary of Adam. The effect is very
interesting. York World.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25
Two Anecdotes Showing the Economical
Turn of the Noted Millionaires.

Two Anecdotes Showing the Economical
Turn of the Noted Millionaires.
Many persons who marvel at the wonder
ful accumulation of money possessed by some
of their fellow citizens do not reflect upon
the fact that these accumulations are often
due to close economy in expenditure. A re-
porter lately came across two extraordinary
instances Of economy on the part Of two
millionaires, the late Alexander T. Stewart
and the late William n. Vanderbilt
~ shaved Mr. Stewart" said Fifsh ave-
nue. hotel barber, 'fOr fifteen years steadily,
when he was patron of the Metropolitan
hotel barbsrshop. In all that time be never
once thought Of presenting . gratuity. He
paid the same prios tAat any other man would
for shave or hAir out, and that was the end
Of it It was Gyen. more the custom then
than now for regular patrORs to tip their
regular BARRIERS onss in a while, cad particU-
lArly on Christmas or New Years. Thre-
fore, Mr.. Stewards omission was all the more
singular.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25
Closing the OYSTERS Shell.

A device has been patented to keep the
shell of the oyster closed from the tt.Ee IL -
captured until it is opened and set before an
epicure 1000 miles away. 1t is simple
piece of wirs twisted around the oyster shell
with pair of pincers and then scaled. Closs
an oysters mouth and he viii preserve him
self for weel1s-three months is the time
claimed Oysters were recently locked up
this way and sent to Denver, where they
were opened and found to be of an excellent
havor.-Honle Journal
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25

catastrophe wnlcn put rnem all to flight
With all their ferocity and penchant for
appropriating other peoples goods, Dacoits
are extremely religious, trait not uncom-
mon with some civilized thieves They often
build pagodas to propitiate their deity, and
50 obtain short cut to Neibhan, fully be-
lieving that they can by such acts Of piety
gain a speedier entrance into Gaudama's
bosom than their questionable acts upon
earch would entitle them to. - Charles
Aubrey in San Francisco Chronicle.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25
Sendin0 a Kiss-

After an enthusiastic lover spends two
hours hard labor over a letter to his girl,
and then mars its beauty by splitting drop
of ink on it, he first swears in very scien-
tifc manner for a few moments, and then
draws circle around the blot and tells her
it is kiss
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25
One Feature Omitted.

Millionaire Patron with wart on his nose,
The portrait is excellent, Mr. Tubes, but
you've left out one very essential feature.
Mr. Tubes-Excuse me, sir, but thought
you wouldn't care to have the-er-er-wart
reproduced.
Millionaire Patron-Confound you, sir!
I'm talking about the diamond pin-not the
wart FUDGE
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25
The Word "EOlapuEv

A perplexed reader in Riverhead, L. L,
wants to know how the word Volapuk is
pronounced. Well, it is pronounced almost
every way, but the correct way is said to be
Vo-la-pweek, with the accent on the last syl-
liable, which is spoken very quickly.-New
York Tribune
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25
At the Theatre.

Miss Barlowe, who is somewhat short
sighted-Oh, mamma, look at that beautiful
white bonnet on the front row, center aislem
Mamma-S-h-h, child! That is old Mr..
Watson's bald ead."-Detroit Free Press.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25
BlObson's Success,

Popinjay-Well, BIobson, you've made
pretty good thing out of the grocery business,
haven't you!
Blobson--Oh, yes, I've made success of it
in small weigh.-Burlington Free Press.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25

China now furnishes third only of the
tea used in England. India furnishes tn,
greater part.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25

Speak the truth, but without offense.
Should this be too disagresable, be silent;
but tell no pleasant lies.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25

In paper recently read before one of the
English associations of engineers, the writer
asserted that, according to present methods
Of dealing with the motive power of the
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25

Gen. Frenont's advice to an office seeker is
10 'shut his mouth and throw away his pen. "
STEWART AND VANDERBILT.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25

WoLFs39sNs, ,d l.: in nsv Goons. c,orH,,e
Furniture, Notions. etc. Cor. Aceauia street
and Main plaza, San Antonio, Texas.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25
TERRIBLE FoREwARNINGs.

Cough in the morning, hurried or
difficult breathing, raising phlegm,
tightness in the chest, quickened
pulse, chiiIiness in the evening or
sweats at night, all or any of these
ton. Acker's English Cough Remedy
will cure these fearful symptoms, and
is sold by RAGLAND & Co. (1O
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25

S0N.o the Children. They are e.
eOOSOS pecially liable TO sudden
Colds, Coughs, Group, Whooping Cough,
etc. We guarantee Acksr's English
Remedy q positive cure. g, Il saves
hours Of anxious watching. Sold
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25

BOLTON, JNO. H.
> Auctioneer and Commission Merchant
Houston street, next to the bridge. Consign-
ments solicited.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25

PEITEL, F. J.
= For everything needed in
LUMBER or BUILDING MATERIAL
Yards at the International Railroad depot.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25

PHELPS, c. n.
I San Antonio. Mattress Factory, manufac-
Wholesale and retail
Office and Factory No. 24 and PAS Austin st.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25

HR. G. w. PHILLIPS, Dentist.
- No. 2f6 West Commerce Street, over
Jesse Bells Jewelry Store.
All work guaranteed to be the best 6-2-lm
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25

ILLIG & BRO, W. J,
Fresh Groceries and Country Produce
No 345 Dolorosa street, near San Pedro creek.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25

X RTISTIC PRINTING
~ In all its Branches,
At the LIGHT Job office, No E. Commerce St.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-25
THEATRE,

Finest and best Variety theatre in the south
Cor. Laredo and W. Commerce street. Open
day and night c. SHACKLETT. proprietor.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-22
Stanley's Last Talk.

Col. Colborne. formerly attached to
Hicks Pasha's staff, gives an interest
ing account of an interview heS had
with Mr.. Stanley. an hour before he left
Shepherds hotel, at Cairo, to COM
mence his long journey. In the course
of conversation Stanley said: ''Do you
know that the Nile itself could be
turned off with comparative ease? The.
/ VictoEla NYapza is on. a plateau like,
an inverted basin., 1t could be made,
to triekle over at any point. The
present king of Uganna is fond of his
liquor; waking up any morning after
drinking too much r'mengi' .epiant;rn
wine) overnight, he might have what
is called head on him. and feel in
a bad temper. He might then take it
into his head to turn off the Nile; he
might do this by ordering a thousand
or so natives to turn out and continue
to drop stones across the Ripon falls at
the top till they were blockaded.. To
do this would be quite possible. /
calculate this could he done by the
number of men L mention in nine
months, for the falls are very narrow.
True. the effect 9 of this could be
eOunteracted in a year or so hy reser-
voirs and dikes; but meanwhile the
population of Egypt would be starved.
His father, King Mtesc, once actually
contemplated doing this, not with a
view of creating mischief, but because
he wanted to water some particular
tract of land, and for this purpose to
make the lake dribblc over it,,
Again lighting the stumpofhi cigar,
he conversed about his probable route
and the time he would most likely take
to reach Eniin. His faithful attend
ant at last entered, and began to strap
mp the portmanteau and bag, a sign
| that the time for departure was at hand
..Tell Them" said Stanley as l wished
him every success and we shook hands,
.'tell them at home that my mission is
purely pacific" I forgot to mention
that he especially told ne that per-
baps the world might not hear
ANYTHING of him for months. LET peo-
| pie remember that if | 90 by tie route
/ now intend ]. shall have to traverse 4
tract of country utterly unknown'@hC
| pointed it out to me on his map-''and
it must not be supposed that | am lost
because / am unable to communicate
with the outer world"-the same words
that Hicks Pasha used when he started
on his second and ill-starred cam
paigu. London Times.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-22
Successful Amateur Faith-onring.

A Post reporter Yesterday afternoon
tried his hand Mt faith-epring. Hewas
standing on the front platform of an
avenue ear when the drivers nose be-
gan to bleed. After several inetfcetual
attempts had been made to. stop. the
bleeding the reporter, who learned the
driver would be seriously Inconvenience
ed, to say the least, thought he would
try an experiment. Taking piece of
paper from his pocket he handed it TO
the sufferer, with the remark: Put
that in your mouth, between the tongue
and the inside of the lower gum. It's
the greatest remedy ever known for
bleeding. We used it in our fami-
" for seven generations, and it never
failed to cure" The driver did as he
was bid, and inside of minute the
bleeding stopped. What effected the
curep Was it the efficacy of the paper
or the faith the driver had in its RENE
dial powers?- Washington Post
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-22
Lines To My Bed.
am not tickle, good old bed Of mine;
I am chanrefu1 in nv honest love:

I am not tickle, good old bed Of mine;
1 am changeful in my honest love;
Absent from thee, for thy embrace pine,
Warmer thy bosom than the brooding dove.
MY heart is never cold, old bed, to thee,
AS oft thy snowy sheets have been to me.
What though linger when the night is free,
And loter when the starry hours waue,
And midnight pauses ere come to thee,
Throbs thy white breast with any counter
pane?
Too oft am a truant from the nest
Which oft my weary head with joy hath
pressed.
But, when the rosy fingered hours of dawn
Touch with the prismatic colors ali the sky,
Oh. how love theel When the night is gone
How sweet upon thy restful heart to lie,
And nap and doze and snooze till, peal on
peal,
Rings the third bell for mornings CHEEKY
meal.
All, then, how can leave thee, gracious bed?
Health, peHce, and quiet rest find in thee;
Wrath and defiance hurl at the head
That would pronounce divorce 'twiXt thae
and me;
My love for thee, cold as the stars at night
Burns like the August sun at mornings
light.
Robert ], BurdettS
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-22

Cook" please, mum, the boarders
complain that breakfast is SO late an
supper SO early that the meals come
too close together, and they don't have
no appetite" Mrs. Slimdiet-''Well,
Jane, Tn willing to do anything to
please my guests except change the
hours of meals. Them is the rules
of the house. But there's no use max
in folks sick seein' things they don't
want. Just cook little less, ,"-FhtI-
adelphia Record.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-22

In one of our street cars the other
dav a rural rooster entered and seated
himself without attempting to pay his
fare. says the New Orleans PicdyHne.
The driver said: Captain, put your
nickel in the box. please" "Oh, no"
said the rooster with a knowing smile,
at didn't play no music when the
man ahead of me put in his nickel.
The things out of order and don't
work. I've travelled, ! have. No
music, ne nickel,s
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-22

Philadelphia dame Cat table)-"My
graeiousl You are spilling that gravy
on the carpet New waitress Cheer
fnlly)-" There's plinty more in the
kitchen, mum. - Philadelphia Record.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-22

A ladies' sacque house announced
at the end of their newspaper adyer-
tisement circulars free. on -appAca-
tion." The firm received note the
other day from a Vermont lady who
had read the and asked
them to send fur-lined one to her adj
dyess,-YQNkTs Stat<sa04N
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-22
Business Cards.
H. B. DICKINSON,

ATTORNEY AT LAW,
IA Special atlenticn given to Probate busi-
ness. ;
Ofice over Second National Bank, Ravenna
Ohio.