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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-13
She Ought to Know,

People are too rough in their treatment of
the hair, especially those who have long hair
Care should be taken to avoid breaking the
hair. 1t should be combed gently with a
very coarse rubber or tortoise shell comb D,
the latter is the best. Never use brush of
any kind They only irritate the scalp need
lessly. Keeping the scalp perfectly clean is
the most important thing. Shampoo the head
once a week. Produce strong lather and
clean the whole scalp thoroughly Then rinse
with clean water-soft water preferred Now
press the water from the hair with dry
towel, taking care not to rub and break the
hair, and fan it until it is dry. Wait until
the hair is perfectly dry before combing it.
and then handle it as gently as possible.
At night braid my hair and twist it into
knott then put light silk cap over it to
prevent lint from getting into the hair, and
to avoid missing and breaking the hair
People with hair that is continually falling
out, or even those that are completely bald,
can get good growth of hair by attending
to it properly. Wearing the hair done up in
tight coil is injurious, and wearing false
hair Of any kind interfges with the growth
of the real hair. At times a stimulant is
needed to soften the skin and nourish and
strengthen the roots Of the hair, but powders
and hair oil should never be used, as they
clog the hair with grease, render it sticky and
musty and obstruct the pores Of the scalp
All kinds of hair dyes and chemicals for
bleaching the hair are injurious They de
stroy the vitality of the hair, give it dead
look and cause it to fall out early.-Naomi
Sutherland in New York Mail and Express.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-13
A Judges Courtship.

The shortest courtship ever heard of was
that of an eminent jurist. He was on his
way to hold court in a town when he met a
young woman returning from market
How deep is the creek and what did you
get for your butter'" asked the judge.
Up to the knee and ninepence." was the
answer, as the girl walked on. The judge
pondered over the sensible brevity of the re-
ply, turned his horse, rode back and overlook
her
Il liked your answer just now" be said,
''and | like you think you would make a
good wife. Will YOU marry mc?" She looked
him over and said: YES" Then get up
behind me and we will ride to town and be
married"
She did get up behind and they rode to the
court house and were made one. 1t is re-
corded that the marriage was apre-eminently
h"ppy One.-New York Press.
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\ Fish Yarn.

Never but once did hear of diving for
i4h. That was morning many years ago.
While at Port Gibson, Miss, Judge Sharp
now secretary Of the Mechanics Exchange
and went out fishing on the arm of bayou.
\ log lay a couple of feet over the water and
we straddled it. Finally the judge called to
me that had bite. My toes were soaking
in the water below, and l was having first
class, lazy sort of time; but | aroused to in
tense excitement as the fish played and nib
bled. Just as yanked him out and got him
II front of my face to relieve the hook,
noticed it was fine four pound trout, the
only one | ever saw in that country, and then
he went back into the water followed
head first, and before he had got four feet
down had him in my hands. ! suppose the
fish had been stunned by striking the water
st. Louis Globe-Democrat
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-13

The lie Of tic Indian lady-thc wife of the
C2uy "cll-to-lo Hindoo-is MOI an enviable
Il Sc is fenced round with all sorts of re-
strictious and formalities She has no free
W., and she sees-cven in the character of
tie apartment she occupies, in the fact that
she cannot go outside her home without the
consent Of her husband, and in the elaborate
arrangements which are made to secure her
privacy on a jOurney-that her husband has
been taught to regard her as one who is not
to be implicitly trusted. Shut out by her ig
norance from the world Of literature and
from the employment of her mind and hands
in work, she can only waste her days in friv-
olous occupations. Prohibited by custom
from conversation with her husband except
in her own chamber, and by her want of edu-
cation from sharing in his thoughts and from
being his confidential Companion, she feels
that she is little more to him than a slave
All the Year Round.
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Obedicnt.

Don't excite and exhaust yourself by read
ing novels" said a serious neighbor to a ner-
vous invalid, and she continued her lecture
until the patient found space to protest that
novels bored her, and her favorite dissipation
was darninG the family stockings. Thus are
we sometimes warned against the vices which
have never tempted u.s. until, perhaps, we
embrace them through very curiosity
"One cigar only after dinner" said the
doctor, adding strict injunction against cx-
cess.
After few days the patient returned to
the doctors Office to report progress
"Wen," said the physician. "A%ve you adj
hcrcd to my orders about smp!:iME."
"Yes, doctor" was the reply, but have
always been sick afterw&rl"
''Surely, then, you cannot have conlincd
goursclf to a single cigar
"Oh yes, have; but Won sc. doctor,
never smoked before, and if You don't object
| should rather try something else. "-Youths
CO!lDaniO0
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-13

The first time | met camel train near Pc
king l refined up my pony and Toasted my
eyes upon it. And although | have seen
thousands since then, find them just as
amusing as ever. The two bumped or bac-
trian camels of northern China are much big
ger than those we know at home, and have
seen few sights so picturesque as a string of
them approaching over these brown plains
\ dozen are fastened together by cord at
taching the nose of one to the tail of the
other; bell, couple of feet long, is hung
round the neck of the last to warn the driver
IN front by its Ceasing if the line breaks any
where. \ medley of bales and boxes and
clothing is sung on their backs; rudy faced
Mongols, dressed in scarlet and yellow, with
ornaments of gold and silver in profusion, sit
up aloft and smile at you as you pass The
great shaggy beasts move softly along, in
goniously out of step, lifting their sponge like
teet and dropping them again with perfect
and unvarying elaboration, the whole train
moving with the silence of dream broken
only by the jangjang of the solitary bell
Their big brown eyes looked you straight
in the face, and there is something pathetic
and reproachful in their glance You are
laughing at me-" they seem to say, land |
KNOW AIN al EXTRAORDINARY looking Cfea-
ture. But then, if you only knew it, so are
you, and it would be kinder to think of my
services than to laugh at my shape" All
day long one street of Picking is filed with
these picturesque professions, gaunt, wretched
creatures, with worn out coats and covered
with coal dust, carrying sacks of coal from
the western hills into Picking; and the far
finer and better kept animals bearing tea
away up into the north. During all my stay
in Pelsing l longed for the moment when
too should ride away at dawn toward Mon
golia in the worn tracks of these strange
beasts and their merry masters. Henry Nor
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PARTED.

Alasi my love, and yet again alasl
The winds Of fate have blown contrariwise.
And they have set us far apart, with eyes
Fixed on a rolling ocean none may pass.
On one shore |, and on the other thou,
Blown pillows tossing ever up between,
And hooking us as wistfully we lean
little over them with wearied brow.
We have no ships and we can neer set sail
Upon the vastly solemn sea of pain.
Our ships are parted wrecks that long have lain
Beneath the waves sad victims of the gale
Alas that we must live on different lands,
Nor meet again in all life's widest scope;
Yet let us hold TO heart this blessed hope;
In heaven. my love, we may again clasp hands
Susie NJ. Best
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-13
Wood Carving for Girls.

a new fancy which girls are enjoying
through busy morning hours is that of wood
carving, not in the Sorrento, machine fashion.
but with the hand work of pencil and tools.
Every one has heard of the passion for wood
carving in Sweden. Through the long, dark
winter one of the chief recreations of the
people is that of carving utensils and orua-
ments. Even the women carve thousands
and thousands of them" as a gentleman
from Sweden once said. But in this country,
and especially in the east, where there are
not many Swedes in comparison with west
ern cities, wood carving is a decided novelty.
The process is almost too slow for the impa-
tient American, but with the new leisure
which wealth is making for the cultivation
of art of all kinds there will be found time
for this especially pleasant recreation and oc
cupation.-New York Star
DIFFERENT KINDS OF SLEEP.
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a Moman's discovery.

Another wOnGeIful discovery has been
r,aip ard that too 10y a lady in tbs county.
D.seH st las euCu its clutches upon her and for
seven years she withstCOd its SCveresr tests,
but her viIuI organs were undermined and
deuIh seemed imminent. For three months
she cuugnCd necessarily and could not sleep.
She bought of us a bottle OF DR.. Kings New
Discovery tor Consumption and WAS SO much
relieved on taking first dose thar she slept all
night and with one bottle has been mIracu-
lousy cured. Her Eame is Mrs. Luther Lutz."
Thus write W. c. Hamrick y CO., of Shelby
n. C.-Get u free trial bottle at Dress. ThOmp-
son & Co.'S (2)3lS If
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A special Bargain.

For SALE: An eight room rock
house with eight lots; fronting $50
varas on one OF the principal streets
in San Antonio, convenient to street
car line. Price $4,000; terms easy. This
is a rare bargain and must be sold
quick, as the owner will not keep this
property on the market long.
If HAMBLETON, HADLEY & Co.
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=,2g r--!s bead with redouoled vigor and in
creased radiance.
Notwithstanding that the red headed man
persistently avoided the red headed woman
and vice versa, they have ever been drawn
toward each other by some mysterious, subtle
force that destroyed the power of natural Sc
lection and laughed at prejudice and scorn.
If red is really 1.-The lovers proper hue, as
Milton said, then it must include the glory of
a woman, which is her hair-ChicaGo Times.
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against the ravages OF the insect but perfectly
to inclose the woolens in material which Is
not attacked by the moth, such as cotton
cloth. Wooden goods brushed clean from
dust, folded together and put into cotton bags,
which were well tied, have been found per-
fectly intact when taken out ct the change of
the season.-New York Telegram.
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LOOK at These; 2 4 5AR E75z.

For Sale: a nearly new 10 room frame
house and two acres of irrigable land lOca-
ted on street car liue, and in one of the
healthiest parts of city, Price only S4,OO;5
One-half cash.
Cotton Gin and Engine for sale: A new 20
horse power engine and boiler with one new
go saw gin and one second hand 50 saw gin
4 in REYNOLDS press, Independent steam p imp,
200 feet / l-2 inch suction pine, saw tah" in
fact everything complete. Price, only 1900.
Address box 2, care Light.
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Its Excalient Qualities

Commend to public approval the Cali
fornla liquid fruit remedy Syrup of
Figs. 1t is pleasing to the eye, and to
the taste and by gently acting on the
kidneys, liver and bowels, it cleanses
the system effectually, thereby pro-
noting the health and comfort of all
who use it. lD
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It Was n Go.

Young Mr.. Brokaw Cwho believes in doing
everything in a business like way)-Miss
Southmayd, l am matrimonially inclined
You are my choice above all women. de-
sire to marry you. Is it a goa
Miss Southmayd freezingly)-Yes, sir.
There is the door Burlington Free Press
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-13
Protection from Moths.

For the effectual protection of wooden
goods against moths the use of cedar wood
boxes and closets is insufficient, and it is sta
tad that there IS M other r,,ao,s 80 -=--=s-
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"WHAT MEDICINES ARE MOST
CALLED FOR!0

asked the reporter Of an old druggist.
:" DIR. Pierce's preparations" he replied
"They are sold under positive guar
antee that they, will, in every case, give
satisfaction, or the money is promptly re-
funded; His 'Fayorte Prescription for all
those chronic weaknesses, nervous and other
arrangements peculiar to women, is used with
unfailing success. 1t cures weak back, bear
ng-down sensations, Irregularities and weak
nesses common to the sex, and being the
most perfect Of tonic medicines builds up
and strengthens the entire system. The de-
mand for It is constant, and l am conversant
with scores Of cases cured by it."
Returning after a few moments absence
the venerable wielder of the pestle remarked,
1.-THE number Of sarsaparillas and other, So
called, blood medicines is legion; but DIR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Outsels
them all and it is the only bloOd-purifier out
of the many which am obliged to keep upon
my shelves, that is guaranteed to benefit or
cure in all cases for which it is recommended,
or money paid for it is refunded"
I" In the line of Pills." remarked the old gen
tleman, THE little Sugar. coated Pellets ;
put up by. DR.: Pierce lead all others, both in
amount of sales and the general satisfaction
they give my customers"
Copyright, 1883, by WORLDS DIS. Med ASSN.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-05-04
THE SIEGE OF PARIS.
When the Mcnacerie Was Eaten During
the Dark Days of 1870.

After all supplies from outside had
been cut off (22d September, 1870 it
was determined to sacrifice the inmates
of the Geological Gardens (the Jardin
des Plantes.) The animals were slagh-
tered and eaten. Geotfry Saint-Hillaire
has drawn up list from accounts kept
at the time. from which we learn that
1870 the following were sold and eaten
in the order given: One dwarf zebu,
914; two buffaloes, e12; two Sambour
stags G20; twelve carp, E6; two yaks,
Els 6s. three geese, e. Ss.; one small
zebra. El6; one lot of hens and ducks,
e34 10s.; one lot of ducks, "a 12s. {;
eleven rabbits, ca; four reindeer, E32;
two Nilgau antelopes, f40; one doe,
912; two Wapitt stays, f100; an ante
lope, f26 two camels, f160; one
yak calf, fS; two camels, f200;
two elephants. f1,080. Most of
these creatures were sold to an English
butcher named Deboos-the name, by
the way, has not an English ring-who
had shop on the Avenue de Fried
land, well stocked through the siege
with all possible and previously impos-
sible kinds of meat. Killing the ele-
plants, Castor and Pollux, presented
some difficulty. The former was fired
at three times, and was finally dis
patched by means of a steel bullet from
a Chassepot. A single shot behind the
ear brought PolluX to the ground. The
flesh Of The elephant was sold at 5Of.
to GOf. Il kilo. Trunk and feet were
regarded as particular delicacies by
the gourniets. The same butcher sold
the flesh of IA young wolf at 24f a kilo.
The flesh of the cassowaries was
bought by Baron Rothschild, one of
the best customers to Mr.. Deboos. AL
most all the parrots were consumed by
Mr.. Arsene Houssaye and DR.. Ricord.
Horses were not exposed for sale in
the Avenue de Friedland, but foals
were. and their meat was called "in-
spiriting hesh'' (viande d'elan). Ma
tional Review
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-05-04
DIVISION OF TIME,
why Sixty Seconds Make n Minute-The
SexaRcsimal system.

Why is our hour divided into 60
minutes, each minute into 60 seconds
etc.? Simply and solely because In
Babylonia there existed, by the side OF
the decimal system of notation, another
system, the sexagesimal, which counted
by sixties. Why that number should
have been chosen is clear enough, and
it speaks we'll for the practical sense
of those ancient Babylonian merchants.
There is no number which has so many
divisors as co. The Babylonians di-
vided the suns daily journey into "a
parasangs, or 720 studia. Each para
sang or hour was subdivided into 60
minutes. A parasang is about a Ger
man mile, and Babylonian astronomers
compared the progress made BY the
equinox TO the progress made by
a good walker during the same
time, both accomplishing one para
sang. The whole course of the
sun during the "a equinoctial hours
was fixed ut "a parasangs, or 720
stadia, or $50 degrees. Ibis system
was handed on to the Greeks, and Hip
parchus, the great Greek philosopher,
who lived about $50 B. c., introduced
the Babylonian hour into Europe:
Ptolemy, who wrote about 15O A. D.,
and whose name still lives in that of
the Ptolemaic system of astronomy,
gave still wider currency to the Baby
lonian way of reckoning time. 1t was
carried along on the quiet stream of
traditional knowledge through the Mid
die Ages, and, strange to say, it sailed
down safely over the Niagara of the
French Revolution. For the French,
when revolutionizing weights, meas
ures, coins and dates, and subjecting
all to the decimal system of reckoning,
were induced by some unexplained mo-
tive to respect our clocks and watches,
and allowed our dials to remain sexa
gesimal, that is, Babylonian, each hour
consisting of 60 minutes. Here you
see again the wonderful conference of
the world, and how what we call
knowledge is the result of an unbroken
tradition Of IA teaching descending
from father to son. Not more than
about u hundred arms would reach
from us to the builders of the palaces
of Babylon, and enable us to shake
hands with the founders of the oldest
pyramids and to 1hank them for what
they have done for us.-Max Muller,
in Fortnightly Review.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-05-04
TEETH OF CHILDREN.
Information of General Nature as t.
Their Care and Treatment.

Information of General Nature as to
Their Care and Treatment.
1t is not generally known that upon
the care taken of II child's teeth the
permanent teeth depend. These baby
teeth are usually thought OF very
lightly, and only the few wise mothers
are careful about preserving and keep
ing them till their proper time OF fall
ing out. AS soon as child's teeth begin
to show signs OF decay it should be
taken to thoroughly trustworthy
dentist and if the tooth can be saved
till its proper time for falling out it
should be filed. At the child's sixth
year, the permanent begin to appear,
and four large molars push through
the gums back OF the temporary teeth.
These teeth are IL great drain upon the
strength of delicate child and often
begin to decay early. This decay
should be arrested by some temporary
SLING and when the child Is older can
be replaced with gold or something
else permanent. Mothers often allow
their children's molar teeth to decay
lhip lHpg uIc
temporary. The temporary teeth
should drop out of the mouth naturally.
perfectly sound. 1t is not natural for
them to decay, as some suppose, but
this decay is caused by the child's
neglect of its toothbrush. ill-health, or
some similar cause. A good home-
made tooth powder is composed of
pulverlzed pumice-stone, and prepared
chalk, and hall the same quantity OF
orris-root. A few drops of tincture of
myrrh in tumbler of water makes
good mouth wash If the gums are
tender. The best dentists do not kill
II nerve except as lastr because
a dead tooth does not last SO long as a
live one. When nerve is killed
every atom Of the nerve matter must
be removed before the tooth Is filed or
serious consequences will ensue, A
quack dentist may give almost as much
trouble as a quack doctor. and is nearly
as harzardous an experiment. N. \.
Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-05-04
HUMOROUS GEESE.
now They Had n Good Deal of Fun with
Number of Young Pigs.

Number of Young Pigs.
A goose has perhaps the llecnost ap-
probation of humor of any animal, un-
less it be her own arch enemy, the fox.
The writer once saw in little grassy
paddock some eight or ten fat and
healthy pigs and half score of geese.
From the paddock Il narrow open gate
gave entrance into the farm-yard. and,
as evening drew on, the geese ranged
themselves in a row near this Their
mopyla. Obviously supper-time was
approaching, and the pigs wished to
return home to their troughs. Equally
clearly the geese had given each other
the word not to let them pass through
the gate which they guarded, without
paying toll
First there came up a Jolly, good
humored little pig, who trotted cheer
fully along with confidence which
ought to have disarmed criticism, till
he came among the geese. Then, with
Il caclSle and scream, every neck was
stretched to get Il bite at him, and,
squalling and yelling the poor little
porlser ran the gauntlet.
The same fate befell six or seven
moro OF his brethren in succession. each
betraying increasing trepidation as he
approached the fatal pass, and made
bolt through the corps dc gardc of geese
whose chattering and screeches of de-
light were almost undistnguishable
from human laughter.
At last the biggest pig of the party
brought up the rear. He was n pink.
heshed, clean young fellow, with fat
limbs and sides, and his ears were
cooked, and his tail sharply twisted in
the Intelligent. wde-awake manner
which so completely distinguishes the
intellectual pig from the mere swine
multitude. With loud grant Of de-
iance, this brave beast charged through
the flock OF gecae, and had actually al
most gained the gate, when large
gray goose made one grab at his fat
ham, caught up the skin in II bunch.
and gave it u tremendous pinch with
her red bealS. Needless to say, the air
was rent with tho squeals of agony OF
the injured pig, and the ecstatic.
p@ans OF the flock OF geese in chorus.
From the order in which this trans
action took place, l derived the i'm
precision that similar game OF prison
er's base probably formed the enter
tainment of the geese every evening"
Frances Power Cobb.
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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-05-04
The Elm-Tree Beetle.

This pest of the elm is the European
leaf observation-disclosures xanthomelaena.
1t is becoming a serious enemy. 1t
prefers the European elms, but very
likely will attack the American when
the European is destroyed. This beetle
is near relative to the Colorado
potato beetle, which it much resembles
in its natural history. The best remedy
rs to spray with London purple. We
find by numerous experiments that
one pound OF this poison to two hun
dred gallons OF water is effective, and
less injurious to foliage. BY use of
our powerful force-pumps this can be
thrown even to the top of quite large
trees. 1t is important that all affected
trees be treated, and so in cities IL
would be wise for the authorities to
take the matter In hand. The spray
ing should begin rs soon rs the leaves
are attacked. Prof. A. j. Cook,