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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-08-03
ghe Daily Eight.
FRIDAY. AUGUST. 3. 1888.
Umbrellas q Mark of Honor.

1t certainly is strange that in almost
all nations and in all ages there should
have been this same singular jealous
regal monopoly of so useful an object as
q portable sunshade, which was also
available az protection against ram.
But so it has ever been, even in the high
est civilizations of early ages. We ind IL
depicted ON some of the most ancient
sculptures of Persepolis, and also on
those of Babylon and Nineveh, but always
as distinctive mark of honor for the
great men and rulers. The Assyrian bas-
reliefs show slaves holding richly orna-
mented umbrella above the head OF the
monarch, not only in scenes of peace, but
even in time of war. 1t appears to be
fringed with tassels, and is provided on
one side with an embroidered curtain.
In these sculptures the mark of distinc-
ton is reserved exclusively for the mon
arch, and it never overshadows any other
person, however eminent. The same
thing is observed in the sculptures OF
Babylon and Nineveh, in which the king
alone is thus distinguished. OF the
ancient Mexican emperors it is likewise
recorded that not only were they borne by
relays of great mobiles, but also that four
more mobiles of high estate were appointed
to uphold the sacred umbrella which
added dignity to the imperial procession.
Even in the beginning of the present cen
tury the Mohammedan ruler of Hindustan
claimed a monopoly of the use of the
sunshade, and no one was permitted to
carry an umbrella in the imperial pres
ence.-English Illustrated Magazine.
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For Sale.

Three and one-half acres on North Flores
street; can be bought at a bargain. En-
quire early at Hambleton, Hadley & Co.
office, No, 4 East Commerce st.
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.
Money to loan and vendors lein
notes bought. Sums from 81 900 to S10,-
600 to loan at s and 10 per cent.
HAMBLETON, HADLEY 81 Co.
Bg Bear in mind that Frank J. Bel
tel keeps builders hardware and lum-
Der, at the International and Great
Northern depot. 9-11-1y
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Engines Struck by Lightning.

Railroad men say that lightning &C.
casionally strikes locomotives when they
run through thunder storms, but that it
has never been known to harm them or
the men in their cabs. The electricity
thins out and spreads all over the engine,
running off the wheels and along the
tracks when it leaves the machinery. The
impression is that the locomotives are
lightning catchers and attract bolts that
otherwise might hit the cars.-New York
SIM
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49,: - "Glutton Mass"

1t is fortunate that some rules in rela-
ton to repletion are no longer observed.
One which was noticed among the Hurons
and Canadian Agonkins by the early
French missionaries, and styled lie festin
a manager tout, consisted in the religious
obligation, sometimes attended with loss
of life, of the commandments to eat up
every particle which was set before them.
A festival, somewhat of the same nature,
was called the "glutton mass" celebrated
in England during, if not after, the reign
of Henry w. A less dangerous, because
regulated, term of repletion was preva-
lent in India, according to a Brahman ira
dition, in which the invites, before COM
mencing the carouss, bound themselves
around the abdomen with a band of
straw; and their modified feat was, not to
eat indefinitely until all had been de-
voured, but only until the straw bands
should burst. There is no survival of
this custom except in the exaggerated
hospitality, generally rustic, in which the
host persists in petitions that the guests
should continue to eat, without reference
to their apparent wishes. Modern ETH
quette shows marked improvement in
never suggesting either selection or guam
titv of observation-disclosures.
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GO TO

Saint Paul, Minneapolis, and the
famous summer resorts of the
northwest, Spirit Lake, Detroit
Lake, Lake Minnetonka, Yellow
stone Park, Lake Superior, points
via Burlington Route" through
Kansas City or st. Louis. Round
trip tickets at reduced rates now
on sale. Call on any ticket agent
or address Geo. G. Maynard, Tray
cling Passenger Agent, Dallas,
Texas. 6-l4-2m
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For dyspepsia and liver complaint you
nave printed guarantee on every bottle of
Shilohs Vitalizer. II never fails to cure. For
sale by Orynski, Thompson Co.
The Rev. Gee. H. Thayer, of Bourbon,
Ind ., says: Both myself and wife owe our
lives to Shiloh's Consumption Cure" For sale
by bowling Flood.
Are you made miserable by indigestion,
constipation, dizziness, loss of appetite, yell
low skin! Shil his Vitalizer is positive cure.
For sale by bowling & Flood.
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DuelinC I'm Italy.

The Italian government has devised
what may be a useful plan for diminish
ing the number of dIfels. Dueling in
Italy is allowed under certain conditions,
and it is supposed that many duels are
due to the fear of those challenged that
If they do not fight they will be treated
as towards. In future any Italian who
calls a countryman a coward because the
latter will not fight will be made to pay
an extremely heavy fDe.-Chicago Herald.
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"What did your daughter graduate inn"
asked a friend of the mother,
white silk, with a satin corsage and
elbow sleeves" was the prompt answer.
Il mean what branches, asked the
startled guest.
"Oh, her-her-why, the usual studies,
suppose" answered the perplexed
mother.--DetrOit Free Press.
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Unnatural Methods Of Study.

Our whole method of study needs revo-
lutionizing, so that a student shall rise
from his books with glow Of pleasure,
feeling not of physical exhaustion, but of
rest, if not of eXhilaration. Indeed one
should end brain task as he ends a
gymnastic exercise or exercise in the gar
den. The moment study becomes toll it
is unnatural and indicates false princi-
pies. do not say that, taking our young
people as they are, this joyous brain work
can always be secured, but that it is the
normal condition of student not previ-
ously enervated by abusive methods of
study and work.
On the contrary, l find every law of
right brain work violated-mainly through
ignorance; and the infamed brain, gorged
with poisoned blood, is whipped and
prodded to accomplish its tasks" Our
high honor students are nerve shaken,
dyspeptic, hysterical, weak eyed and
marked in early life with signs of feeble
ness. This feebleness reacts on their
mental and moral fiber, giving a sickly
piety and watery human sympathy in
the place of sturdy morality and strong
humaneness. The case with young women
students is even worse. The girl insists
upon keeping her emotional nature to the
front, and, so long as she is not broken
down entirely, finds a relief from her
tasks in sentiment, But she is liable to
break entirely, and live on, a susceptible
hysterical, pitiful and useless ife.-M
Maurice. NJ. D.. in Globe Democrat.
INNATE FAIL IRE,
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The claim is made that the first attempt
at celestial photography was made at the
Harvard College observatory, nearly forty
years ago, when daguerreotype plate was
exposed in the focus of the fifteen inch
equatorial, which was kept pointed upon
Lyra, and very good image was thus
obtained.
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New Theatre Curtain.

A new theatre curtain is made of canvas
with a backing of spongy asbestos 1t is
kept wound on roller in a trough Of
water beneath the stage.
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Bargain in Type.

Six hundred pounds of Brewer Re
man type, in cases, at zoe and 25c pc
pound. Inquire at LIGHT Office. tt
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Room for "A Fish.

Seth Green says that one may figure on
a fish for every ten square feet Of water
twelve feet deep. He may be large or
small, and lie may bite and lie nay lot,
but he is there all the same.-Detroit
Free Press
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-08-03

A Minnesota agriculturist claims that a
few drops of turpentine on the crown of
the plant will kill plaintain, burdock, dan.
deliOn and the like.
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BuckIen'S Arnica SaIve.

The BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts
Bruises. Sores Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fever
Sores letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains.
Cornt and all Skin Eruptions, positively cures
Piles or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed TO
give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price % cents per box. For saleby
Ce-ly) A. DRESS
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Advice TO Mothers,

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup should al
ways be used for Chi ldren teetnlng. 1t soothe'
the child. softens the gums, alays all pain
cures wind collie, and is the best remedy fol
darn uea. 25 cents bottle. 7-S-ly
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FLAMING FIRE IN THE VEINS.

FLAMING FIRE IN THE VEINS.
We hold positive proof that Acker's
English Blood Elixir cures all blood
poisons where cheap sarsaparillas
and so-called purifiers fail. For sale
by RAGLAND& Co. l
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Business Chances.

We have splendid business openings of a
kinds for Gentlemen and Ladies at price
ranging from 500 TO $4,000 Call on us AM
we will put you into good paying business.
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Paris, Trade in YioIets,

The enormous trade which is being
done in violets in Paris this year is re-
nortAdAto he due to- a. SEa[erY recently
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lob PRINTING-Of every description, done
J at the LIGHT Office. Satisfaction given
very time, or money refunded.
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Do NOT SUFFER ANY LONGER.

Knowing that a cough 'can be
checked in day, and the first stages
of consumption broken in week, we
hereby guarantee Acker'sss English
Cough Remedy, and will refund the
money to all who buy, take it as per
directions, and do not find our state.
ment correct. For Sale by RAGLAND
& Co; 8
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-01-27
UNDERGROUND WONDERS.
Sub~terranean Lake Connected by o StrOn:
Continuous Current.

S-ubtefranean Lakes Connected by o Strong
Continuous Current.
At Zirknitz. in the Austrian Alps,
there is an intermittent lake. that is 4
basin which at one season Of the year
is filled with water. at another is dried
up and cultivated by the farmers of
the neighborhood. The imperial for
ester has Just examined the cOnstruc-
ton of that basin and found in one
part of it an immense cave called kar-
lOvca. which. when the surface of the
water in the basin has reached q GER
tain height, begins sucking up the
water until the basin is empty. This
cave leads to \ long series of UNDER
ground lakes. all connected with one
another by 4 continuous current. The
forester navigated the first five Of them.
Immense fields Of sand and gravel ac-
cumulate and alternately stop the cur-
rent or are carried off by it. The roof
of the caves in which this system of
waters is located at many places comes
down very low, almost touching the
water, and in such places the moving
gravel beds frequently close the pass
age and cause the waters to rise in the
higher cav The forester. with three
companions, was in one of the lakes
when the entrance was suddenly closed
by Il mass of rubbish tumbling down
from the roof. For more than eight
hours they worked as hard as they
could until they succeeded in opening
4 passage by the side of the main en-
trance, which was happily still found
dry. and they were enabled TO reach
the surface unframed. But their boat
and tools were left behind, and will be
recovered again after the water shall
have subsided.-Christian at Work.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-01-27

now l wan you, Captain Bowen. to
take charge of this man. and the
detective obeyed.
The rogue wiltcd at n and begged
to b. shielded from exposure. The
affair had been SO quietly worked that
when l went down and asked that dim
ncr he sen to the counts room and ex-
planned the reason. i. fell like 4 bomb.
Miss Ellie ut first spurDed the idea of
his guilt; but the detectives shrewd
questioning secured such Il confession
as to condemn him even in the mind of
his afianccd. and she refused to see him
again.
That night he was quietly removed.
but while liz the care OF deputy officer,
who was guarding him. he managed
to escape. and was never again seen or
heard Of by me. He was. without
doubt. the most accomplished scOundrel
on sea or land, and if living to-day is
sailing under brillian: colors some
where.-Inukec Riade.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-01-27
AS AN ART.
The Eievating Influence of Domestic Quite
Well Performed.

AssU OuAACS
Well Performed.
No fair-mindcd person, looking at
the subject through the clear medium
of reason. would say there was any
thing d%ishonorable in cooking. and
there is surely nothing that indicates
moral pcrversity in the act, of sweeping.
busting and washing dishes. There is
nothing in hOuscwork that v%itiates the
moral or weakens the physical system.
And yet homework is the very employ
ment that working girls shun Us if it
were pollution; the work which all
native-born American women regard
Us Il disgrace.
If the skill required in doin. a class
of work may be taken rs 4 standard of
its responsibility. then surely cooking
is as respectable as t~clcgraphing. or
bookkeeping. or type-writins. Cook
inc is a chemical process. and the good
cook should know as much Of the con-
%stituents with which she deals. their
chemical ailinitieS, the proportions in
| which they should be mixed. and their
reactions upon each oth.r, us the
chemists knows about his sails and
acids in his laboratory. 1t takes we'll
nigh Us much skill To manage u stove
as it does to manage a chemist retor,.
Cooking. rightly considered. is u my>-
FERROUS alchemy, 4 field of occult
science into which 40 unframed novice
should thrus. her awkward hands.
Down with the uncducated cook! Therc
is poison in her baking-pan and death
beneath her pie cru>t.
The good cook is the promoter of
peace in families. the friend Of virtue.
the handmaitcn Of piety. How can the
priest mount his pulpit stairs with right
feeling towards Gol and man with his
amateur cooks dyspcptic biscuit in his
stomach? The poor cook is the one
general enemy of mankind. Fed upon
her handiwork. the poets airy dreams
dissipate in nightmares. the statcsmea's
schemes of statscraft degenerate into
schOol-boy fancies. and the hitherto
victorious General marches his veter an
army to defeat.
But, in all seriousness. cooking is IN
art that requires long practice and
much natural aptitude. This is Il fact
that is recognized by men whose bust
ness largely consists in cooking. and
the cooks OF the great hotels Of the
country are paid rs much salary as
our college presidents. And yet cook
ing seems to be the one accomplish
ment that women hate to learn
Yankee Blade.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-01-27
PUNGENT

"A great many people are troubled
with disease of the Ts.-Puct.
Kind wuds er pleasant toe de eah.
| but meal makes hoecake. -Judye.
Nothing is SO strong rs gen,lcness,
nothing so gentle as real strength.
The further Il man getsaway from a
dollar the bigger it looks. -YonkerS
Statesman.
December in like = silent
partner in plumbing establishment
LoWeN Courier.
The majority of people are most
generous when they have nothing to
give itehaN Times.
South America has an umbrella
bird. 1t must be famousfor flying away
and not rcturning.-Pucss.
The contributor who scarcely hopes
that his Ms. will prove available usu-
ally has good judgment. --Pucst.
"A Fighter of wrongs is, = rule. even
more poorly paid than a writer of
poetry. -NeU Haren News.
One can not make Il favorable i'm
preston by treadinS on another mans
heels.-Drake'S MnSGzine.
Some men nh STD shif'lcSs dey nd
wait twell day wuz thUsty befo' diSgin'
a wei!.-JuI2e.
"A yOun" 4 whose fathers nam
is Smith. calls himself Smyth for short.
-Drate's Ma3azane.
1t is said that the hustle is going
out OF fashion and tine blanket news.
papers are very much concerned.
AS between the cigarette and the
grade crossing it is an open question
which is the more fatal.-Pa;ia ielphia
Inquirer.
1t is said that 4 lawyer can lay
down the law. but tina: is the only thing
he once gets hold of that he is ever
willingtO lay DOWN.. Y. Ledger.
When Il man sees Il football match
for the first time he thinks it is two
base ball teams having their inning
with the umpire Yo9.kers Statesman.
Giving nothing yourself and asking
others to contribute to q monument is
what might be called monumental
cheek.'-N o. Picayane.
-''Wherc is your homc9' asked a
man of MISUNDERSTANDING stranger.
IL haven't u home at present." was
the reply. 'My wife's mother is max
ing her Il visit. '-SOmmerriNe Journal.
Sentimental young LADY, Won
der where we will he Il hundred wears
from now?' Practical young lady
''We'G probably lie members of 4 ballet,
my dcar."-NejrdSha Si0te JournnL.
Raspberry jam is made in Boston
of glucose. gelatinc. hayseed. aniline
dye. and rotten butter. The consumer
should be made Of cast-iron with cop
per lining.-AHo California.
First Little G;rl-"O, l do hate to
rip. Mamma want me to rip this old
dress all up" Second Little Girl (who
boards)-''Why don't your mamma
send the dress TO 4 laUndry??'-Chi-
cagO Trioune.
A tramp is making so a month in
Indiana by feeling babies heads and
predicting that they will grow up to be
great preachers. poets and statesmen.
1t just tickles theirfonG mothers almost
to death.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-01-27
A New Idea In Rims.

A leading jewelcr in town has solved
an idea for rings this season wslich il
destined to inspire covet,-,sarsS. If ii
has never been inspired before. IN the
female breast. OF course. nothing can
be done to him Tor thus setting lovely
women by the ears; there is no law
that a reach his ease that | know OF:
therefore all we can do is t., submit
gracefully and make some sweet
creature ecs~satically happy by giv.nr
her a 'tripartite" ring. The savin~
that two's company and thrce's IL
crowd must be regarded as altogether
~fallacious in the matter of rims. This
n in particular, at all events. consists
Of three separate circles. Zach set with
n row of five diamonds. sapphirrs,
rubies. the red. white, and blue iorrn-
ing a mnst brilliant combinations. i,
wouldn't be wise to say just how
effective these three independent
clusters are on a pretty hand. because
every girl Fan not have such u fqfchin~
present. and the majority of afpraLlc
divinity must be contented wear
some other styles. Nevertheless '.thc
triplets' is quite the gem of this rim.
givinS-time Of year.-Bostqe Herald.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-01-27
FARM N

bundles of cornStalks make good
| backing for the cellar.
Salt dissolved in alcohol viii re-
move grease spots from cloth.
New oak barrels should not he used
for vinegar. as the tannin contained i'll
TIE wood injuriously affects the vinegar.
The agricultural needs OF the coIn-
try are crying loadly for men who viii
show us the science of common things
the things that lie closest to our daily
life and necessities.
Cracker Mince Pie: Three crackers
rolled fine. two eggs n cupful sugar.
one cupful molaSses. One-half curful
water. One-!:alf cupful butter. one-haIf
cupful vinegar. spice to taste. and rails
ins. This makes three pies.-To'c.lo
Blade.
Prof. Robertson. of Canada. claims
that cream raised by the deep cold
process produces Il butter that is less
highly favored when first made. and
Is. in fact. often insipid at that time.
but its flavor increases with age. and is
ut its best when several weeks old.
Picked Oysters: Rinse the oysters
in their liquor, strain it upon them.
and let them come to 4 boil: take them
out Of the liquor to cool. Prepare ci-
der vinegar by boiling it with peppers.
a little salt. mace. cloves and nutmeg.
and when cold pour it oye- the oysters
and keep them in q covered tone jar.
-Eostoa Budget.
One Of the cheapest and best modes
Of destroying insects in pot plants is to
inver; the pot and dip the plants fo= u
few seconds in water warmed to $50
degrees. a German paper, referring
to this plan. says that the azalea will
stand 1873 degrees without injury. USu-
ally heat the water pretty well. and
pour in cool until $50 degrees is
reached.-Erookiyn Eagle.
Ginger Snaps: One large cup but
terand lard mixed. one coffee cup SUI
gar. one cup molasses. one half cup
water, one tablespoonful ginger.
tablespoonful cinnamon. one table
spoonful cloves. n tablespoonful soda:
dissolve in hot water, Hour for stiff
dough. Roll out rather thinner than
sugar cakes. and bake quickly. These
ginger snaps will keep for weeEs-if
locked uD.-Erch1H1e.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-01-27
A PHRASE.
Graphic Illustration OF 'COminE Out oi
the Little End of the Horn"

the Little End of the Horn"
An ancient painting was recently
discovered in a country shop at Rich
mond. Surrey, England. from which. il
is supposed, this saying originated. Il
measures eighteen inches by twenty
two inches long, is in 4 good state OF
preservation, and is described as fol
lows: Upon a tree. whose branches ex
tend to each side of the picture. hang:
by 4 red belt with gold tassel an enor.
nous curved horn. the ends upwards.
At the extreme left stands a man with
black velvet fiat cap. and surcoa,
trimmed with fur, rough, and gold
chains on the breast. He is superin.
tending the action of a man attired in
a purple dOublet. profusely slashed.
who wears a large felt hat and a cloak.
with a dagger in his girdle. and is en-
gagged in thrusting into the large end
of the horn IN unfortunate wretch.
whose trunk and legs (the latter loosely
bound together with 4 rope. the end of
wEicn is held by the gold-chained gen.
tleman) are inverted. and are the
only portions Of the body visible
at that part of the picture. But
ut the little end of the horn.
about six feet away as the crow
flies Tor across the radius of this in
strument of tOrture). but nine feet
along the curved surface. appear the
unhappy head and n arm of the vic
tim. At the RICH: stands a man clad
only in a shirt and ragged coat, wiring
inc his hands with a woe-beSone express
sion depicted in his c~oun:enance. On
a black ground at the bottom of the
picture is the inscription: This horn
cmbleme here doth Shove Of overtishipp
what harme doth grove from cOmeing
ont the little ende thereof" On either
side of the tree are the words in semi
gothic character: THE Sea of Trubbie."
Above the head of the parsonage in
tie velvet cap is the citation: PSALMS
81, 26: But he is ever merciful and
lendeth and hissede enjoyeth the oless-
ing" The wearer of the gold chain
is probably the sheriff, possibly the
creditor, who has brought the poor
fellow who was so foolish as to UNDER
take sureteship. bound to the tormen-
tor. He is putting him through the
horn, with elongates. and congresses
him in a most distressing fashion.
Whether the beggarly man.. who is
wringing his hands, is the debtor him
self after his passage through the horn.
Or one of his impoverished family,
there are no means Of determining.
The picture. a most graphic illustra-
ton. at least, of the proverb. Coming
out of the little end CT the horn" Is in
o good state of preservation. though it
is thought to BE- upwards of two hum
dred years cid. The name Of the artist
is unknoNn.-Johann<s FGctotvns in
S. Lssss Globe Democrat