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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-23
The Literary Wife.

Munsey's Weekly.
You ought TO see my lady paint
On leather ivory, wood or china;
Her fancy knoweth no restraint,
The highly gifted Adelina:
You ought to see the odes she writes,
The fervid, warm, impaSSionate stanZa AZ,
And note the ardor she delights
To pour into her gay romanzas!
You ought to hear her then dilate
Upon the ancient MagnasCharta:
In animated terms debate
Upon the fame of Rome or Sparta.
You ought to read the book she wrote
With such nnwonted force and power,
You ought to hear my lady quote
From Huxley, Kant and Schopenhautr!
And yet, to praise learned wife
Is not the purpose of my ditty:
You know not all my inward strife,
So, gentle reader. give me pity.
I'm at the mercy of the cook,
Oh, am tempted Oft to fee her;
My wife? She's on another book.
And nowadays seldom see her.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-23
Actiyity'of Chicago!AnarchIsts.

Actiyity'of Chica
Chicago Tribune.
A meeting of about thousand an
archists-men, women and children
was held on the West Side Sunday
Proceedings were opened by bringing
on the platform the national flag,
which was vigorously Kissed. Then
the red ensign of dynamite and treas
on was produced and was enthusiasts
tically cheered. Next came some rant
ing speeches by Russian, German and
Polish anarchists, stuffed full of treas
on and of scarcely yelled hints of the
good time of murder and robbery that
was to come, and in the bringing
about Of which they wanted their
hearers to take a hand. There is no
country on the face of the globe
where such thing would have been
tolerated. 1t is impossible to imagine
the authorities of an English, French
German or italian city remaining
apathetic when their national flag
had been insulted and the read flag
of treason applauded. What is il
that has brought the red flag to the
frontagain in Chicago? Nothing but
the election of Mr.. Cregier with the
aid of their votes. There yet remain:
eighteen mon tbs of his term. Before
they close the dynamite bombs o
1888 may be thrown again, and fresf
victims may crafty the greed fol
blood of the foreign anarchists in ou
nnidst
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-23
PRIVILEGE SALE
OF THE INTERNATIONAL FAIR
AND EXPOSITION.
On the Twenty-Sixth Day of Octo-
Der at tine Menger Hotel--An
Extensive List of Privi-

On the Twenty-Sixth Day of Octo-
Der at tine Menger Hotel--An
Extensive List of Privi-
Ieges.
The sale will take place October
Goth, at the Menger hotel, instead of
at the grounds, for the convenience
of bidders. Sealed bids will be re-
ceived up to no IN, October Goth, for
the exclusive pool privilege on the
races, and also for exclusive bar priv
ilege, which carries with it three
stands on the grounds and one under
the grand stand.
Bids for these privileges will be
opened at the Office of the secretary
in the presence of all the bidders at
500 p. M, Oct 26th, and bids will be
received up to this hour and date.
Privileges will be awarded the high
est bidder for cash.
The right to reject, all bids reserv-
ed.
The following privileges will be
sold, which will be either for exclu-
i've or single rights, according to
bids therefor:
Feed privilege.
Baggage check room.
Cigars.
Wiener Wurst.
Main restaurant.
Church restaurant.
COlored restaurant.
Fish and oysters.
Hot tamales.
Chill con carne.
Cold lunch.
Fish and oysters (wholesale.)
Crackers and cheese.
Cider, lemonade and fruits.
Peanuts.
Butcher.
Bakery.
Soda water.
Barber shop.
Rubber stamps.
Vending photographs.
Ice cream.
And any other privilege that can be
suggested. Sale begins at 10 o'clock
q. m. LOUIS j. WORKMAN,
General Manager Int. Fair Assn.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-23

WEST TEXAS stock went up peg
or two when Bishop Johnson, of this
city, made that ringing speech of his
in the New York Episcopal conven-
ton. 1t was the speech Of the whole
session and the New York papers,
who had been describing the bishop
as "plain looking man having the
appearance of a respectable ranch
owner" were startled by his broad
views and hard horse sense declara-
tions. 1t was fearless declaration OF
the necessity of nineteenth century
methods in church business. 1t ar
raigned the encroachments upon labor
as well as the encroachments of an
archistic advocates of labor privileges
and demanded of the church giving
up of its old contentious about small
matters, it's disagreements over
changes in ritual and rubric, to look
after the deeper interests of human.
ity
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-23

BLAINE's speech of welcome to the
delegates to the All-Americas con-
gress was telegraphed in full to the
South American papers. The dis
patches showing how the speech was
received there are very meagre, but
so far as stated at all the reports are
most flattering. The Mexican papers
which speak for President Diaz re.
gard the speech as the dream of an
ideal America, but the conservative
papers think that it threatens Euro
pean trade in Mexico. Altogether the
speech has attracted great attention
at home, in Europe, and in the South
Americas. Mr.. Blaine has proved
himself fully equal to the great occa-
sion and despite all malicious reports
to the contrary is warmly endorsed
by the delegates in all his utterance:
on that occasion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-23

1.-THE PROGRESS" noted for cold
fresh beer the past season will pay es-
pecial attention to keeping that popu-
lar beverage in good shape, proper
temperature during fall and winter,
COS and 610 West Commerce, just east
side of San Pedro bridge. 1O:S:1m
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-23

Mrs. NJ. E. Matthews, at Little
Red grocery, sole agent for DR.. Nc
CLIPS medicines-kidney cure, pile
remedy, stomach powders, constIpa-
ton pills, catarrh cure, rheumatic
liniment and best female medicine
"ORANGE BLOSSOM iO-2l-lm
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DR.. VIM. M. Wilke,

With sixteen years practice in Chi
cago, has permanently located in San
Antonio. He treats diseases of women
exclusively. Office and residence, 407
Avenue E, corner Fourth. Office
hours, to pm. 1922 N
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Grand Opening.

Miss M. V. Grunder kindly request is
the ladies of San Antonio and vicin-
ity to inspect her large stock of Mil
linery, Fancy Goods and Ladies'
Flu .nishings, which have now all ar
rived and will be displayed on and
after Monday, October q, at 42l East
Houston street, opp. Maverick Bank.
lO-l6-tf.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-23
Children Enjoy

The pleasant flavor, gentle action
and soothing effects of Syrup of Figs,
when in need of a laxative and if the
father or mother be costive or bilious
the most gratifying results follow it's
use, 80 that it is the best family rem
edy known and every family should
have bottle. (S)-4-19-tf
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Wanted 10 Rent

A house from 3 to 6 rooms near
Main or Alamo plaza by good ten
ant. Address Box "X," Light Office.
1927 st,
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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER, %. 1889

IT seems that the money to clinch
that asylum, 800 must be ready
by Thursday. At least the guaran-
tee in subscriptions must be ready as
the commissioners to pass upon the
title of the land meet that day. 1t
does not give much margin for loafng
around the doorstone Of good oppor-
tunity. Pile in the subscriptions.
Two more days and then comes har-
vest.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-23

Wall paper decoration, latest
style and largest assortment in the
southwest. j. c Reilly q Co. 3-27-0
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-23

carpenters and mechanics will
find a superior line of tools at A. HeU-
singers hardware store, $40 and 3l2
south side Military Plaza. lO-4tf
, 1889-10-18

The.vicar of Stratford-on-Avon preach
ed a sermon in justification of the pro-
Jected further mutilation of his church
by the erection of a huge and unsightly
reredos. The reverend gentleman's line
OF defense is highly interesting, witness
the following;
Nobody needs accuse me of want of
reverence for the poets memory, or
want Of care for his last resting place.
But, though l do not object to this
church being commonly called Shake
speare,s church, nor to receive gifts for
1t in honor Of his immortal memory
still, u primary object in promoting
its b~eatification is that it is Gods house"
Candid, at any ratel When l want
money for it, it is Shakespeare church.
When want to spend the money in ac-
cordance with my own ideas, and in de.
lance Of h general sentiment of the ma.
ton, then it is Gods house.-Londor
Truth.
, 1889-10-18

1t is remarkable how so many of our
leading performers have all eagerly come
1t last to attempt these ~favorite charac-
ters. The interval between the days of
the classical Macready and the roman
tic" Irving is filed by n regular line Of
distinguished players. 1t must be adj
United that there is a certain ''high
flown" strain in particular passages, GER
tainly ''bombastic," and which are al
most impossible to deliver without pro-
voking n smile.
Such is the well known description of
the palace with which the sutton at
tempts to dazzle the Imagination of his
mistress. To the ordinary player this
is, of course, inexprcssibly dear, and
perhaps the most precious morsel of
fiat" in the whole. Mr.. Coghlan, who
played the part with Mrs. Langtry, Judi
ciously leveled down the strained one
into a more prosaic shape, with excellent
effect. A rather ludicrous tradition
seems to nave been ~jealousIy preserved
by all performers of the character.
When Claude returns from the wars and
meets his mistress, it is obvious that the
mere change of costume would not pre-
vent instant recognition, which is, how
ever, happily averted by the device of
sheltering his face behind his cooked
hat IND spreading plumes.
The gracious, winsome part Of Pauline
has been essayed by all our most charm
ing actresses, after being created by the
once irresistible Miss Helen Faucit, and
all, down to Miss Terry, Miss Anderson
and Mrs. Langtry, nave increased their
regulations by the performance. For
over fifty years it has held its ground
and is always performed. Nay, it has
been said that there is not n theatrical
night in the year on which it is not being
played at some theatre of the kingdom.
The young beginner, just stepping on the
boards, turns fondly to the effective
gardeners son" and is certain he could
deliver the passage ending, "Dost like
the pictureY'-a burst often laughed at,
but never failing tor tell. Every charac-
ter is good and actable, and, though we
may have seen it fifty times, as most
playgoers have, there is always n reserve
of novelty and attraction left which is
certain to interest. In his preface to the
play the author explains That he had
founded it upon his imperfect recollec-
tion of a pretty little story called 1.-THE
Bellows Member" This is the exact
truth, for the main or root" idea is
thus suggested, viz, that of n girl being
deceived into n marriage with one of
low degree to crafty the revenge of a
rejected sutton, and being afterward
gained over to love her low born i'd
mirer. The character of Pauline is to-
tally different, the original being a rather
energetic person who asserted her rights
in a very vigorous fashion.-The Gentle
mans Magazine.
, 1889-10-18
Newspaper Stories.

"oh that's only a newspaper story" is
an expression that falls with special dis
favor upon the ears of the journalist.
1t is the voicing of a sentiment that finds
its growth and development in the in
creasing recklessness of the e~ffervescent
reporter and the laxity of the average
editor and proprietor of the daily paper.
To get the news first, and to estimate its
truth afterwards, is the dominant idea
in modern journalism to entirely too
great a degree. To such an extent has
this evil grown, that, to stamp a state
ment with the faint of improbability, to
give it the cloud of doubtfulness, it is
only necessary for it to appear in a daily
paper. Our brethren of the diurnal
press must curb their reportorial Ana
niases lest they put their papers in the
position occupied by Esop's young man
who cried wolff wolfl' when there was
no wolf.-Pittsburg Bulletin.
, 1889-10-18

In England n may walk through a
county without troubling the high road.
The winding by road, with its bowery
sides, is everywhere at our service, and
everywhere, too. we find the footpath,
crossing private grounds, perhaps, as
sanctioned by some ancient right of way;
edging the little river and passing it by
the bridge. which is always to be found
where needed; bordering the farmers
fields, leading from one hospitable gate
or turnstiie to another, and finding its
way to every attractive point OF view.
England has been cultivated for SO
many centuries that scarce an acre ap-
pears which the hand Of man has not put
to some sort of service, while even in the
most thickly settled parts of our older
states there are many tracts which are
still almost in their primitive condition.
Horses, too, are cheap with us and dear
in England, 81 the English rustic is
obliged to walk where his American
cousin may ride If he will. n
But to explain why we have moi so
many footpaths as the English is not to
confess ourselves satisfied with the want
OF them: Nor is there any reason why
we should not have them in far greater
numbers. 1t costs a good deal to make
a road, but very little to make a foot
path, for, of course, we need merely n
narrow path which a well shod and SEN
sibly dressed person can traverse with a
moderate degree Of comfort-not a gravel
walk fit for slippers and muslin gowns.
Often a couple Of planks across a brook,
a few loads of earth dumped in a marshy
spot, w or three stones set as steps
against n wall or fence and a little cut
ting away of tree branches and under
growth would open up a delightful tract
of country which now is almost impossi-
BILE of approach.
Nor do we think hat the farmers or
landed proprietor's interests would suffer
bysuch trifing civilities paid to possible
pedestrians. More persons would cross
his property, put those who did cross
would do it less damage. The path might
keep even boys feet from straying into
less desirable directions, while those for
whose especial benefit it was formed
would, of course, be limited by its bounds.
If even the rudest, simplest paths were
thus generally formed in our rural
ne~ighborhoods their influence would at
once be felt in the village itself, as well
as in the summer colony.
Ask any farmers daughter why she
does not walk more and she will answer,
like the city woman, Where shall 1
walk? The road is u~nattractive, the
meadows and woods are always more or
difficult to cross and often impossible"
More paths and simple bridges and stiles
are what we need, alike in the interests
of healthful physical development and
of healthful growth in the sentiment for
nature.-Garden AID Forest.
, 1889-10-18
cenulold for mathematlcnl scnle,,

Surprise is expressed by a Photographic
contemporary that celluloid is not en-
ployed for the production of mathemati-
cal scales. Really good engineers or
other scales in ivory are rather expensive,
yet with %celluloid, when once an accurate
negative was taken, a series of transpar-
ances could be produced at a very low
cost, capable of being attached to ivory,
ebony, lockwood, ETC., as the case might
be, and the production of an intricate
and elaborate scale would in practice be
no more difficult than a simple open di-
vided scale with the usual eighths, quar
tiers, etc. For calculating scales, slide
rules, etc, it would be equally applicable,
and seeing that the original scale might
be made on paper of large size there is
no limit to the accuracy and variety of
matter that might be included. As to
exactitude, the finest details would rival
those done by the most accurate dividing
machine ever conceived.-New York
Telegram.
, 1889-10-18
Amateur rhotocraphy,. Growth.

1.-THE ranks of amateur photographers
are being swelled with a rapidly that is
simply marvellous" remarked a clerk in
a well known photographers supplies
store the other day. l had left a camera
there for repair and was complaining at
its non-appearance on the day promised.
To convince me of the pressure upon the
factory, where not only cameras but
plate holders, shutters, negative boxes
and many other appliances utilized
in the dry plate process are turned
out, the clerk proceeded to exhibit his
order book. 1t showed that amateur
photography is indeed making rapid
strides in public favor.
There were orders for all kinds of out
of the way appliances. such as huge
portrait cameras far beyond the largest
size in general use, peculiar plate hold
ers, designed by some inventive and am
bilious amateur, and lots of other photo
graphic monstrosities, from the traders
point of view. In addition to these,
however, were applications for appli-
ances in unusual quantities, a few being
from out of own agents, but the majori-
ty from wealthy amateurs, who like to
have sufficient Of everything to obviate
any possible Inconvenience. One man
wanted no less than thirty plate holders,
presumably wishing to avoid the annoy
ance of frequent trips to q dark room for
thep purpose of changing exposed plates
for fresh ones.-New York Herald.
, 1889-10-18
what. the Matter with Pq

A pious and prosperous old deacon OF
Portsmouth, N. H., lad been specializing
in pork on n "margin," and for some
months was very successful in his ven
lures, so that he saw visions OF great
wealth in the near future. But after a
time pork did not pay 80 well, and still
he kept spcculating, until asudden panic
In pork caused him to lose heavily, and
to square himself he placed an attach
ment to the mount he had lost on his
brokers, and sought to recover by law
what he had lost by luck.
This sudden catastrophe, Of course,
noised the secret of the deacon's ~specula-
tions abroad, and his unseemly haste for
wealth became the talk of the town. But
the deacon braved it down and went
about the streets with his head as high as
ever.
One evening he attended prayer meet
ing at his church, and the pastor called
upon him to lead the exercises by asking
Divine guidance. The invocation was
after the deacon's usual style. Begin
ming with the president and his cabinet,
he besought prosperity for all the rulers
OF the nation, state and city in order.
Then branching off into lesser affairs he
was praying eloquently for the financial
success of all Portsmouth, en~umerating
every trade and calling in succession,
when a sinful, mirth loving boy in the back
part of the church called out. whats
the matter with pork
A large sized hush fell on the congre-
CATION then and there, during which the
good deacon made haste to "boil down"
his remarks and take his seat. Next to
having his Investments pan put profit
ably the deacon has an ardent yearning
to find that wicked hoy. He wants to
talk with him.-Boston Globe.
, 1889-10-18
Degree. OF tho Human Voice.

a very remarkable discovery has
recently been made by n lady who has
for some time been making expert
ments TO ascertain the degrees of in
teusity in a note, when sung by the
human voice. While testing the ca
pability of the ''phoneidescope," which
registers the air waves produced by
the vibration Of the voice, the idea
struck her. that, if a more sensitive
substance We're used. the disturbance
OF the air could be more accurately
registered. After many attempts, she
succeeded in finding the substance
which she was in search Of. and her
anticipations proved correct. On this
substance, Mrs. Hughes spreads a thin
layer Of colored powder. The mem
brane is then placed in the bottom Of
a kind of trumpet, into which the note
is sung. The powder, according to
the quality of the note. diffuses itself
into the most wonderful shapes, which
are then transferred 10 glass by an
other process. The forms OF flowers
and plants seem TO be the most usual
The discovery is attracting much at
lention among scientific men.-Young
Ladies journal.
, 1889-10-18
salt Water EVIDENCES.

AS you go down the steep hill at the
now cemetery which leads to the basin
of the Ocopilco. and when about halt
way down, on the right and left you will
see n bed OF shells of marine fish. 1t is
plainly defled on the wall OF either EN-
bankment, and would seem to indicate
that ut one period of the worlds history
our little Ocopilco, at times only a few
spans wide, was a large salt water river,
with ebb and flow of tide, and that some
prehistoric race gathered oysters and left
the shells piled up where they are now
visible. Who were they? Tho question
will doubtless remain forever unanswer-
ed. Not a trace of them has been found,
unless tho oyster shells mentioned be
one; but it is thought by many that this
continent was inhabited centuries before
the Indians got possession of it, and by q
race Of people well versed in the arts and
sciences. Recent discoveries of ancient
cities buried deep beneath the earth, over
which forest trees perhaps centuries old
were growing, gives color to the belief
that our continent once led the world in
fine architecture, in the science, and in
all the elegancies of refined life.-Quit-
man (Ga.) Press.
, 1889-10-18
Pebbles In the sonbonniere Box.

The bonbonniere box is part of the
summer resort girls regular equipment.
A Philadelphia girl, whose name is often
seen in the social columns during the
winter season, was recently victimized
by a heartless brother in this fashion: 1t
was at q mountain resort. The party
that sat in one of tho dark corners of the
hotel porch included the Philadelphia
girl, a member of the Germantown
Cricket club, a clerk in n Philadelphia
national bank, the middle aged pastor of
a Philadelphia Baptist church, and the
wicked brother. TIE Philadelphia girl
passed her ~bonbonniere box with the
usual invitation to the cruel brother,
who sat on her right. The brother deity
transferred to the box a handful of small
and carefully selected pebbles taken that
morning from a brook with malice pre-
pense, at the same time emptying the
toothsome little CONNECTIONS into his other
hand, under the cover of the darkness.
He then pretended to ''help himself" and
passed the box to the cricket athlete,
who promptly bit one of the pebbles, but
kept a straight face and passed the box
along. The bank clerk put three stones
in his mouth and discovered the hoax,
but, Spartan like, concealed the pebbles
and passed the box to the clergyman.
The minister had artificial teeth and the
dose was too much for him. he gagged
and removed the stones, and hen every
body but the Philadelphia girl Uttered.
The bank clerk, the cricket bowler and
the clergyman are still wondering
whether the Philadelphia girl is much
given to that sort of joking.-Philadel-
mia Press