San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-07-02
CHAPTER XXXv.

The Americans of today are so blaSe on
the matter of advertisements that it is diff
cult to attract their attention without getting
up extravagant bats for their eyes.
The most effective bait is the illustrated
advertisement. Here, for instance, is the
"Capilline, which makes the hair and whis-
kers grow as if by magic. You have to be
so careful in handling the stuff that if drop
should fall, say, on your nose, a tuft Of hair
would almost Immediately grow thereon.
On the left Of the advertisement you see
poor fellow, bald, whiskerless, and wan A
young lady is turning her back on him with
look of disgust. The illustration is entitled,
Before using apilline-Refused." On the
right, you see superb male beauty, adorned
with luxuriant growth of hair and beard.
The same young lady reposes her head on his
shoulder, and raises her rapturous eyes to his.
Underneath are the words: AFTER using
Capilline-Accepted." But the most marvel
Gus part Of it is that the use of the elixir has
changed the cut of the mans coat. First he
was dressed in a lank, threadbare, shapeless
sack; after using the magic stuff, he has
culled the following advertisement from
one of the New York papers:
"As collector or sa!esman-Slim, sleek.
slender, sharp, shrewd, sensible, sarcastic
Yank, seeks situation in some store notice
the attractive whizzing of the s's, hotel or
office, as collector or salesman; has highest
references, and push and cheek of an army
mule; can sell goods or collect bills with any
man on the continent of North America
Bucks county, Pennsylvania, included"
The next specimens AMI dyl 1t entitled
Her Heart and Cottage"
$50, hours she was lost in ecstasy, gazing
into her lovers eyes. How beautiful you
arer she said, and how happy you look!
Darling, say that it is l who am the cause of
your happiness The handsome young man
tenderly kissed the lips of his dear one Yes
he said, it is because you love me that am
so happy, but l owe my look of Respondent
health to Dr. Smiths sirup.m
On a hair dresser's shop read: ''Tonsorial
Palace-Professor Rogers has your hair cut
under his own supervision. How is it cut2-
AS you like it shakespeare.
President Cleveland, wishing one day to see
a certain circus performance, sent to retain
box. The circus proprietor Immediately
hired, and sent about the streets of the town,
a small army of sandwich men, carrying an
advertisement worded as follows:
"The president of the United States with his
/ young and beautiful wife will honor the cir
Gus with their presence this evening"
There was such a demand for seats that
hundreds of people were refused; but Mr.. and
Mrs Cleveland having heard that their
names had served as an advertisement, did
not appear.
After the performance great part of The
audience demanded the return of half their
entrance money on the ground that the pro
gTamme had not been carried out in its en-
tirety, since the president and his wife had
not made their appearance as the spectators
had been led to expect.
The circus manager was obliged to REIN.
burse, says the paper from which extract
the account.
Never lay aside an American newspaper