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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-07-26
To DiSpel Colds,

Headaches and Fevers, to cleanse
the system effectually, yet gently,
when costive or bilious, or when the
blood is impure or sluggish, to per-
manently cure habitual constipation,
to awaken the kidneys and liver to a
healthy activity, without irritating or
weakening them, use Syrup of Figs.
(6l l-5-tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-07-26
An Extra Offer,

Owing to sickness 1 desire to dis
pose of my store at bargain. have
been established in the millinery bus
mess for 20 years, and command a
trade that will induce anyone to buy
my business. Apply at once, as l am
selling all my goods at anu below
cost. 7-2l-ti Mrs. A. SCHOENERT.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-07-26
The Boss

Tin roofer is the Oldest and most sue
cessful tin roofer in the city; esta6-
lished 1866. No. q and % st. Mary's
street, opposite Turner hall.
5-17.tf GEO. WHITE.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-07-26
New Goods Arrived.

Val Lorra, the merchant tailor next
70 Commerce street bridge, has re-
ceived large line of fine spring and
GUNNER goods. He will make you
nice fitting suit at the lowest price
Call and see him. 3-+u
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-07-26
To Consumers.

ASK your grocer for the Alamo
cracker They are made fresh every
day. Factory corner Alamo and
Nueya streets, 7-7-1m
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-07-26
FRIDAY JULY, rs 1899.
IS LIFE WORTH LIVING?

Not If you go through the world dyspep-
ic, Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets are positive
cure for this worst forms of dyspepsia, ind.
gestion. Fstulency and Constipation. Sold
by Ragland Il Co., (3)
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-07-26

Gasoline 25, oil 25 and 80 C. del.
Wood, 1855 a cord; 1-2, 1925 del. NJ.
Bastian, Ag't. Protection Oil Co., 2O6
w. Houston street. Tel. 80. 4-2O-tt
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-07-26

When shopping make it your
business to see A. Kahn's 80 cent
Surah. 7-ll-tf.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-07-26

The Stockman's Friend.
sRagland's Screw Worm Annihil-
ator,,0to be had at City Drug Store,
No. S, E. Commerce st. els tt
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-13

when sum how or other we got out'n the
wargin into the run, an it wer plumb
full of water
Well, we foundered aroun fur quite
a spell, an then William Heuery he got
out an went rite off an lef me to git
out the bes way / Good. 1 hollered to
him to cum an help me, but he jes went
rite off, an I fioundered aroun an got
into hole wher it wus awful deep, an
down 1 went, mos to Chiny, I thort (;
but jes afore got quite thare I cum
up agin, an then [ scrambled out on to
the bank in Squire Roper's pastur.
WIS o settin thare restin q spell
when heerd low rumblin, IN looked
up an seen the Squire's ole Samson a
cumin fur me full tilt. l don't no how
ever it happened, but sum how got a
holt of ole Samson's tail, an away we
went, hckety cut, him belle1in every
jump an me hollerin "Holp! Holp !!
Sumbuddy stop u.s." an like things.
Well, we WIS the he'd ones of a hull
drove, an we run an run.
wus thet tired it did seam thet /
coodn't run, not another step, but eff I
ever lego thet tale. Iknowed I'd git
a toss up. Oh, laudy, how skeered I
wer! We, that is ole Samson an me,
we fin1y got long ways ahed of all
the res, an thinkin to myself, I can't go
not another jump furder, an SO I jes
lego, an insted of bein gored jes ris
rite up an flew an flew Arfter while
I cum to a big mounting, an KEEP a
tryin to fly over it. I coodn't, an lost
my grip sumhow an fell down, down
oh, awful fur.
I didn't go clean to the bottim, but
fell rite plumb into big bare din.
Thay wus an awful lot big grizzely
bares jes like what 1 seen to the circus
las fall. Well Mr.. Editur one of them
there pesky critters grabbed holt of
me an cumenced huggin', jes like
you've heerd tell of 'em doin.
Thet thare pesky critter squoze an
squoze me till jes gasped fur breth.
I looked up on to the mounting purity
quick an seen William Henery lookin
fur me. / tride to holler to him sose
he cud cum an kill thet bare thet wus
a squozin the liver outn me.
l wus thet skeered thet I couldn't
make a SCUM, when all to onct thet
bare give me sech a hug he busted a
rib, an then Icood holler, an thet woke
me up.
[ wus thet skeered I were all of a
trumble an iist wet with presentation.
Want I glad it wus only dreem.
William Henery he ses, "Golly, Hes
ter Ann, you've got the hardest ribs
I ever did see, swow I beleave I've
plumb skun my elbo a tryin to wake
you," ses he, 1T smarts like burn.
An good laws it wour no wunder thet
he wer considerably skun, fur wood
you beleave it, Mr.. Editur, he'd gone
to bed an furgot to take off my corset.
I reckon thet wus one thing mebby
thet made me hev such bad dreems.
mus quit an cook sum sparrow
grass fur supper. Your friend,
HESTER ANN SCoopER.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-13

says, whom God loyeth He chasteneth. Heis
going to pour blessing through those valleys
wider and deeper than the torrent Of disaster.
Misfortunes come in herds. In 1914 fortunes
crowns and sceptres were at the fest Of Wal
ter Scott, but one disaster after another fell
upon him One day he asked his daughter
for his pen, and that wizard hand which
gave to the world Guy Mannering,' Ivan
hoe Maid Of Perth 'Kenilworth,' could not
write his name. The multiplication of disas-
ters means the multiplication Of comforts.
''If this world is all, it's the deadest failure
In the universe and life is not worth living.
Let us be practical in our sympathies.
If you cannot go TO the relief meeting
to Be held at the Park Theatre, then give
as your conscience dictates. shall be at
that meeting and hope you all will be.
Think lovingly Of your fellowmen and
women who tonight, while you are shell
tered in comfortable homes are huddling in
the bushes on the mountains of Pennsylvania.
God have mercy on theml The time is fixed
for all our departures. am glad we do nos
know it. All want is to be right with God
and right with man. Then let the sea roar,
and the fulness thereof. Let the floods clap
their hands,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-13

ventures he had, especially in the interior.
where on one or two occasions he was
hearty starved, as not even for gold would
tome Of the peasants give the Christian
log" food. Some of the Persian customs
which the savant described TO us are very
strange, and clearly show how much the
people are still behind us.
There is one thing which displeases me
here, and that is the servile tone of the
press. If anything happens which the
Government does not wish to be known,
word is sent around, understand, to the
Sress and they do not mention syllable
IF it, otherwise the respective paper ceases
% exist, it may be for months, it may be
'orever. You can easily imagine how
stands with the law IN a country
where the press is so much handicapped.
de only can obtain justice here, many
;hlnk, who is willing and able to pay for
{, and not even from the international.
Tribunal, before which disputes are
brought in which one or both parties are
oreigners, can you expect Just and sat
sfactory Judgment, for the Judges are
Turks and the assessors only are
foreigners.
30 you see in what miserable condi--
lon is justice in Turkey. Nearly every
branch of the administration is in a SINH
ar state, as every official, from the most
Insignificant clerk to the highest dignitary,
IAN, believe, be bribed. It is therefore
lot astonishing that the Christian popu-
!ation of this country has only one wish,
Ind this is; "May the Turks soon be
1riven out of Europe"
When Turk enters a room he behaves
very differently from us; he takes off his
boots and keeps on his hat or ''fez;" and
just as he in this instance does the reverse
from what we do, so does he mismanage
everything else.
cannot conclude without expressing
my horror of the word "baksheesh," OF
Tip" 1t has haunted me in my dreams
1t night and has hung like the sword Of
Damocles over my head during the day;
1t has emptied my purse and has made me
consider every official, waiter, porter-in
TACT, nearly everybody-my enemy.
Travellers in this country must make up
heir minds to give "baksheesh" freely, as
t is, indeed, the "open sesame" to the
hearts of its inhabitants.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-13
Now for Knee Breeches.

What we sigh for just now is change
in the fashion of mems clothing. Our
coats, hats, and trousers need revision.
They are neither becoming nor COM
Portable.
The stovepipe hat is simply an
abomination; likewise the stiff felt hat.
They bind the head, and when worn for
any length of time leave a broad red
band on the forehead, natures protest
against device of the enemy.
Just look at the pictures of Washing
ton, Hamilton, Franklin, and Adams in
the galleries of the Metropolitan Opera
House. Imagine them in those twin
meal-sacks, miscalled pantaloons, or in
a nobby cutaway coat and a shiny hat !
1t takes our breath away.
The next dress reform for men will
undoubtedly include knee breeches.
They cover up those physical deformi-
ties known as bow-legs, give ore a sense
of freedom which creates the desire for
a long walk, and are altogether the
most picturesque covering for the
neither extremities of that "forked
radish" known as man.
Who will be the pioneer er?-N. Y.
Herald.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-13

I did not visit the seraglio, or see the
inside of any of the sultan's palaces,
but even their suburb exteriors were
treat to look at.
The bazaars are very interesting and
numerous; but the grand bazaar, called
Bezesteen, is certainly best worth seeing.
1t consists of long avenues, covered over
with lofty arches, lighted by apertures in
the roof, and branching off in every di-
rection. There you can get everything
you want; but, except you are with ma
tive, do not, under any circumstances,
give more than half the price the merchant
asks,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-13
THE TURKS.
SOME OF THE STRIKING FEAT.
URES OF CoNsTANTINoPLE.
Only Closely Yelled Women on the
Streets of the Big City-How
the Press is Muzzled-A
Land of Liberty.

Among the most striking features of
Constantinople, says letter in the New
York journal, are the minarets, of which
some of the mosques have four, or even
six. Near the summit is little gallery,
from which five times each day the
muezzin calls the "believers" to prayer.
However, by the aid of an Imperial
frman, l secured photographs of three
ladies of the harem. One of these danes
is, was informed, charming woman,
pretty and graceful, but not at all in
tellectual. The other two are fair.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-13

and instead of gauze it is made of white
calico or canbric, and how these poor
creatures can see or breathe is more than
can understand.
Apropos of Persia, I met the other day
an Austrian doctor who had just returned
from that country, and who certainly gave
us no very glorious accounts of it. The
Shah, he said, is q brute in every sense Of
the word his officials follow the example
Of their master, and as longas the Govern
ment is in such rotten condition the
country could not and would not be open
to civilization. The Austrian doctor gave
Us very graphic descriptions of the ad-
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-13

Constantinople is well supplied with
tramways, and possesses even an under
ground railroad, which runs from Pera to
Galata, and which, I think, belongs to an
English company.
There are plenty of Turkish ladies to be
seen in the streets and the bazaars, but as
they are shrouded from head to foot in
caftans or mantles, and, as over their
heads is thrown the yashmak-a thin and
gauzy yeil-which only shows the nose
and mouth, there is very little chance of
studying Turkish beauty. Some of them
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-13
museums,

It belongs to an Individual nameds
Louis Conlon, Of Montlucon, France, and )
measures seven feet in length. AS the
swner is scarcely five feet in height the =.
ength would be seriously in his way. So'
he carries it wound round his neck. At
,ther times he carries it in his hand, as
hown in the illustration. He has had
numerous offers to exhibit himself, but
10 far has resisted all offers. Yore :
Graphic.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-13

Burls, used in making veneers with re-
markable eccentricities of grain, are ex-
crescences that grow upon various trees.
such as the walnut, rosewood, mahogany,
oak and ash. They weigh from 1000 to-
5000 pounds, and the largest and best
come from Persia and Circassia, and cost /:
in the rough from tiftee1 to forty cents a.
poupd.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-13

dress in great style, their caftans being
of velvet or silk, in, the most gaudy col.
ors; and many sport neat Partisan boots,
which, by the everlasting mud in the
streets of Constantinople, they have ample
opportunity of showing. Many Of the
richer class travel in Sedan chairs.
There are numerous Persian women
here, who are even more closely veiled than
their Turkish sisters. There is no open.
ing in the 'truh- band" of the Persian lady,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-13
The Longest Beard in the World.

We give below picture of what is
probably the longest beard in existencs-
Ind which would be a fortune to its.
owner in this age of freaks and dime
museums.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-13

It has been found that, If permitted,
hogs will live from Is to 20 years OF age !;
that they commence breeding when they
are from 0 to 10 months old, and that
from one pair only in 10 years, allowing
only six to litter, male and female, up.
ward of 6,4S4, ,s58 pigs would be OBJ.
.ained.
JOHN BRIGHT used to say that in one
important respect dog is superior to
man: When man is utterly out Of
everything, he gives up; but q dog
simply curls up and SO continues to
make both ends meet.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-13
LETTER FRO.l THE CORNERS.
Hester AIMS Dream.

NECK OR NoTHIN' HALL, !
KILKENNY CORNERS
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-13

The saloon, says Rev. DR.. Lorimsr, h like
the pendulum with the knife, employed by tho
Inquisition. 1t cuts very delicately and slowly
at first, constantly getting nearer the heart Of
the victim until death relieves him from pain,
from prolonged and scientific torture.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-07-19
The Initiative Chiuamnn.

senator Stewart. of Nevada, docs
not believe in the theory that Chinn
Innn can progress, although he may DO
AmericaniHcd i'll most particulars. Tho
otEcr day he wns telling about some
oil his strnngo experiences with the
sons of the Celestial empire. when ho
said; when We gct our first China.
mnn tn cook, he didn't know II blessed
tmhg about th. kitchen. and il became
necessary for Airs. Stewart To 10 down
and show him how To- do everything
When y@u demonstrate in mn ocular
way how things should bc done. John
never iorgots. lie is very impressions
able. Mrs. Stewart showed him how
To make biscuits. After SHE rolled the
dough shc took cutter and began tc
cut The biscuits. When the whole roll
was donc there was little trinnpulu,
piece left, and Of this she mndc Il hulf
moon, which is customary. didn't
know anything about ii NJ the tinc.
hut Mt tho end of three or four month,
discovered that every day when our
biscuits wcrc served here was n hnlf
moon among the lot. AZ the end of n
year l made inquiry about the matter
bi Mrs. Stewart, md she went into tLo
kitchen and watched :hc Chinnmnn
each time he cul his biscuits. and She
discovered that he always mndo lult
moon. and would spoil four or five bis
QUITS to Ito 80. lie Thought il WINS II D..
accrsSnrv rs the salt or the shorten
ING. w. ljdShinyi0n cor. Hrdia,,au0Iis
iCUi1ldi
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-07-19
Primitive Patriots.

Tho safety and strength OF our nation must
sver rest In tho homes Of its Hcopic.
III tho log cabins Of early days our fathers
lived. Simple homes they were, but from
within thoir mud-chinkcI wall there sprang
u hardy rnco OF men, full of lovo for homo
uuid hbcTty.
Strong In body md mind thcy laid tho
foundation of Americas greatness. Well
was their work performed, for upon that
solid rock has grow, rs years havc lelsscI,
tho Imposing structure OF cherished indie
roildenco.
Stately and grand, 1t Is worthy Of It's do
signors.
einco passed away, they hnvo loft US rich by
inheritance.
Whilst our fathers wcrc planning Amor
ica's future destiny, our sweet mothers wcro
not idle for IN their cvcr-inindful caro- for
tho welfare OF their lovctl ones, they dis
covered soiuo OF tho best remedial agents
known FOR tho relief of the sick.
Good old-fnshionod homo-curos, prepared
from roots and herbs-thoy have evcr becn
standards OF cxcollency
Though lost for II time has boon tho pro
pnration of those old-timo "hoInc-cur,S" thoy
nrp rcain revived, and arc known Ia the pub
lie rs Wmncr's log Cabin tcinc,lics, chief
among them being Warmers Log Cabin Sar-
Sapari,lu, the best OF the old-tino blood puri-
fiers.
In those times every family was lis own
doctor aud tho heroes and heroiucs Of early
days woro wonderfully hcallhful and long
lived.
America owes It's frNSlom TO tho rugged
bodies aud hc>,ltliy minds of our fathers, nnd
81 long us the spirit Of freedom thvy instillct
prevails aud Il true appreciation Of our gram
Institutions remains there is no danger Of TIL,
downfall Of tho ltcpublic.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-07-19
A SNOW Slio. Font

DR.. Nnnscn aapcrlormcd the unique
feat of crossing Greenland on snow
Shoes. lie is now lee hound on tho
Greenland coast and many nro whit.
ing eagerly to hear the inlc hich few
expected he would survive 10 tell. We
may hnve to wait until early summer
for II recital Of hs adventures DR..
Nnnscn Is M experienced explorer.
Two winters ago, accompanied only by
Ills faithful dog. he crossed on snow
shoes the munutnins from Chlis.inuii:
to icrgcn. IA unprecedented feat.
hitherto deemed impossible. \ curious
incident occurred just before starting
for Greenland He had prepared slrr; :
lag bags of ;uldrcscd kim for ,lrcl inl,
cut in the SNOW, and concluded 10
spend Il night with them hy WAY If tx
pertinent. He cruwlcd into one and
drew the mouth clio q, leaving Only his
head exposed and The l.npim engaged
for the expedition lay down in nnothcr.
Next morning DIR. Manson nwohc early,
feeling very cold, and to his surprise
found the nciEhhoring bng deserted.
On looking round The corner he cspicl
the l.npps fns! asleep in Tho SNOW, md
OH rousing them they explained, "Wo
were so hot in the bug we came ont
hero, and have had comfortable
uiuhtl"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-07-19

The returns for accidents On the Iail-
wnys OF The United Kingdom during the
Jear 1888 are Inlc-csins. Eleven pass.
engcrs were killed md 514 injured. as
against 25 passengers killed aud 53S in>
iurcd in 1887. Th,rc wc G 80 ini.ri,s
from other Causes an those due 10
collisions nnd mechanical dctccis. OF
scrynnls Of the com InieR there were $50
death mud 9, 1903 injuiics. Fifly-ih &c
persons Z islc'i at "fndc crossings The
to;ai IS nc riy zoe killed and q, 900 in>
)nfed IN connection one way OF another
WIN The railway sy tenn There were 30
collisions brtHcc iisscn.crs Trains nd
81 e.wccn passengers and fright traits 3.
There were 2SF / urcs Of miles tuc
greater part bclo igins to engines. In
1872 tho railway dcn,',s were i in is.
900, 600 passengers carried. 1t is now 1
in 1000, 600
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-07-19
Tie Word "Bo0m."

The verb TO boom, with all its substan.
tive, par.icipal, and other forms, has como
to stay. Here We have 20 boom, a boomer.
and Il boom; and these are doomed, OF
they boom, and arc booming, as the case
may he. If anything were needed to
give the word pcrmmcncy and univcr
salty OF acceptance Oklahoma has done
it. Originally il came from the scafarcrs.
\ vessel under full sail had her siudding
sail booms and the. booIns Of her fore and
aft sails ont. She rushed She doomed
This was transferred to the rush Of a
swollen stream. 1t doomed, or it was
booming, when It's augmented waters
rushed seward with grand and buoy.
ant wave. The booming Of the sea was
merely the description of Il sound, just
ms a certain bird note, notably the bit
tern-vulgarly known as the thunder
pumpcr--ls called a boom. From the
river to the land the transfer is easy and
natural. An infant Western town, re.
joicing in its strength and rapid growth.
was described as booming; and then the
men who artfully aided in this sudden de
vclopment were boomers. Nemark a.
~ dalespesn
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-07-19
4 Trick of the Shoe Trade.

''I want pair of French kid button
boots. Let me see the very best YOU
have"
"rhis way, please; here they are; ;
made by Ready, Sale & Co the very
best i'll the market. What size did YOU
say?"
al wear threes, SLIM"
"Ah! here we are; now, then. Fits
you like glove. If had taken your
measure couldn't have done better"
'Thcy seem to be all right. BY the
way, are these the same make of shoes
Mrs. lightfoot wears!"
''Wcll, to tell the truth, no. She
s.lways wears Il make that costs dollar a
pair more"
"Bh you said these were the very
best"
"For wear and quality-so they arc"
''rhcn why should Mrs. Lightfoot pay
dollar extra for hersi"
"Why, she won't have any other shoe
but Fitem & Co.'S because she can wear
II size smaller of theirs than she can of
any others"
"Oh! but you really don't mean to say
that could wear II Mop shoe of What's
s-namc's make, do you2"
Certainly you could. You see they
have got designer of patterns who is u
perfect genius and who understands the
human foot the same us Il schoolmister
does his y d Cs. He explained his sys
tenn to me one day, and l find he is
thoroughly posted. lis idca is, in the
first place, to abbreviate the longitudinal
pressure forward, and then, by propclling
the lateral distension sideways, he OF
course makes the shoe Il size shorter than
it would have been had lie made it the
full length"
Dear me! How simple that seems.
And you are sure | could wear Il No. 3 OF
this make2'
Positive, Here is pair. Try them
OIL and see for yourself"
"Why, these are just two nice for any.
thing. They fit perfectly They amt n
bit tight. Are you sure they are only
twosg"
"You can see for yourself Size mark
stamped in plain figures on sole and lin
ing. There it is; size 2, width A."
swell, Pll take this pair, and after
this you won't catch me wearing any
other make"
This sounds like fiction, but it is IL
literal fact. The conversation took place
Just as it is written with the exception of
the names. Although the measurements
OF the woman's foot called for No. 3,
she was fitted perfectly with II No =.
The explanation is simply this: There arc
manufacturers who, when ordering sets
of lasts, instruct the sellers to deliver
them unstamped. The stamping is done
i'll the shoe factory, each last being
marked half size or size smaller than
it measures. The uppers are numbered
to match the lasts and the deception is
comprehensive and Leather Reporter.