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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-12
A HELPING HAND.

How the Newsboys Assist One AsOther.
Leading the Blind.
All the milk of human kindness Is not to be
found in the hearts Of the great and proper
GUS Down among the little gamins Of News
paper row exists q charity as sweet and
springing from as pure motives as Is any car
ried on by the great incorporated institutions
and societies which grace this city. II the
busy throng which crowd that thoroughfare
had time to notice anything they would zee
several times each day some poor, blind I'M
fortunate being led through the inricscies
of the crowd by one of those grotesque,
ragged urchins whose cry Of "las terdishun"
is heard there from sunrise until long after
darkness settles down.
By following pair of this sort the other
day the reporter became convinced that the
street gamins, who, some moralists say, are
the bursting seed whence criminals grow,
have gentle, noble impulses, which would, u
properly nurtured, bring them to better
things The boy was the regulation gamin-
ragged, dirty, with pinched features, but
withal as merry as a cricket. The blind man
looked like what he was-a poor outcast, per-
haps made so by his infrmity. Through the
crowd the boy led him down into the dehy cry
room Of one Of the daily papers, and, after
placing him in a position in the line Of
'newsies" waiting for the next edition 70
come off the press, he ran out. At the door
he was stopped and under the potent influence
of bit Of silver stepped into doorway and
submitted to a little questioning.
Who's de blind fellera Why, dat's Blind
Charlie. Is he me farderI Nav. He's a
poor bloke wot live down here on Park row.
Sos . kin git de coin ter live on he has to
sell papers Wot was leadin' i'm feri Does
yer tink he could git tro' de crowd hisself
widout any eyesi Does l tink I'm good to
lead himf Nav. Why, any newsy 'ud help
Charlie or any of der blind fellers wot's in
der bisneSs Is dere odders like Charliei
Deres tree or four of 'em wot live down ere
on Park row and gifts up early likes we do.
Den dey comes out onter de street, and any
newsy wot sees 'em II lead 'em to de Office
fer papers. When dey gets stock huther
neWsy who has stand near where de blind
Teller locates II lead i'm dere. When be sells
out 'nuther newsy who sees IN II lead i'm
back, and so dey scrapeS along. We'Se all
willin' ter help 'em, except der Dagos, and
dey's too mean ter help anybody"
Inquiry of the delivery clerks proved the
boys statement to be true. There are half
dozen blind newsboys, or rather newsmen, in
this city who owe the fact that they are not
sent to the workhouse simply to the kindness
of their little co-workers. As the boy said,
the 'newsies" all know them, and whenever
they SEQ one of the unfortunates wanting to
get to the newspaper offices for a stock or at
the newspaper Office wanting to get to
favorite corner some embryonic criminal"
always volunteers as a guide.
Another incident showing the generous i'm
pulses of these outdoor waits. 1t occurred
just in front Of The Times building the other
evening:
"Hello, Stumpy," said one gamin as he met
another, "have yer fed vc4T1
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-12

lesson Of conveying that idea in the fewest
possible words
"The habit Of scratching of articles on the
corner Of table In hot haste neither spoils
the style nor perverts the idea. On the con-
trary, style is born like the color Of the
eyes; and newspaper work, rapid, fanciful,
exacting, makes the mind supple and the pen
ready. II one falls in this battlefield, it Is
because he has not strength to stand The
man who is fitted for his work will come, I'M
scathed, out of this trial by fire and demon
strate the survival of the fittest Current
Iitaratura
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-12
GINNING Swallows.

Birds are often said to possess instinct, as
distinguished from intelligence, by which is
meant, apparently that such knowledge as
they have Is Inherited, not acquired. "a
bird always builds its nest in one way" 1t Is
said, but few statements could be less exact
Our common cliff swallow, known also as
the cave swallow and the Republican" for
merly built against the face of a cliff, and as
a protection against the weather, the nest,
instead Of being open at the top, was bottle
shaped, the entrance being through kind Of
neck at the side Now that the country has
become populous, however, this swallow has
taken to nesting under the caves Of barns,
where it Is shielded from rain by the over
hanging roof.
Little by little, therefore, the wise bird has
given up Its more elaborate method of con-
struction, till now you may see, side by side,
nests that are simple mud saucers, nests that
are built in the old fashioned bottle method,
and nests half way between the two ex-
tremes, showing plainly that a process of
adaptation Is going on.
A Pennsylvania newspaper lately reported
q very clever piece of work by pair of these
same cave swallows. They had built nest
in the old style under the caves of a barn,
and when it was done an English sparrow
took possession.
The swallows made frantic efforts to dis
lodge the intruder, but could not drive her
out. Then they went deliberately to work
and plastered up the neck of the bottle with
mud, burying the sparrow alive, after which
they built another nest close by and occupied
it as II nothing had happened. Youths
royDpapion
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Curious "reething" Customs.

at would be a mistake" says jacob, Ito
other nations The measures for relieving
the dangers from the cruel attacks by the
ambushing teeth upon the unsophisticated
baby, prove better than anything else how
the maternal land professionally minds have
been impressed by awe stricken faith down to
the second half Of the Nineteenth century.
According to II. 81. Ploss, In di--erent parts
of Germany, Austria and Switzerland they
resort to the following measures: The tooth
of a colt a twelvemonth old Is worn around
the neck at the time of the increasing moon.
The paw Of q mole, bitten Off, Is sewed
in Ia bag and worn round the neck,
the baby to be licked by dogs The
head of a mouse is used as the
paw of mole Every female visitor gives
the baby a hard boiled egg. The baby is
carried to the butcher, who touches the gums
with fresh calls blood. The gums are touched
with the tooth Of q wolf or with the claw of
a crab The baby Is supplied with three
morsels from the first meal In the new resi-
dence after the wedding; bread from the
wedding feast Of q newly married couple in
good repute; a mass of lind sprouts cut at 70
o'clock on Good Friday. A bone found by
accident under the straw mattress Mother,
when first going to church after confinement,
kneels on right knee first. A man coming to
visit is silently given a coin, touches the
gums of the baby three times, end-goes to
the tavern" All these customs in cultured
Germany, in the Nineteenth century The
Hospital
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-12

for tie hills We gave q yei1 One d Sc
thieves han 'petereo our anu nad Deen LETT
behind We spurred on and saw that be In
tended to make the chase a long one. To in
.ercept him we had to make a wide detour,
and we knew darkness must be on US before
we captured him. Our mustangs showed
signs of fatigue, but a cowboy would rather
lose half dozen animals legitimately than
see one carried off by pirate So we piled
rope and spur and in a couple Of hours We
got in bullet range Of one man We began
popping at him, more to draw his fire than
anything else as we cared neither to kill him
nor cripple the horse. He couldn't hit barn
and his gun was soon useless. Then we dashed
up and one Of the boys dragged him from the
saddle We asked him no questions"
you've lost the others" he said
Vegetation was scant there, but we took
the highest We could find and dragged him
up until his head was within two inches Of
the limb and his toes criss-croSsed the ground
as he swayed He struggled frightfully and
wriggled one of his boots off The buttons
ON his clothes gave way, and when we left
him he was almost as naked as when he was
born"
SOMETHING DEAD IN FRONT
1--WE struck the trail again and halted for
O rest, The horse we had recovered was al
most played out, and the others were In a
very bad condition. The pursuit was over
for a good many hours, and we needed the
thought Of one man caught and hanged to
buoy us up. All the next day We followed,
and when we took supper we began to think
we had done the best we could Some were
for giving up the chase, but it was decided to
spend another day on the trail
"In the morning the air was loaded with
the faint Of vultures We could see the car.
rion eaters like specks against the white
clouds.
They're going to pay their respects to
the man behind us, said one Of the party.
He's finished long ago. was the reply.
Boys, theirs somethin' dead In front.
1--WE mounted again, and as we rode the
vultllres became thicker. We followed their
flight, and by midday we saw hundreds of
headstone like birds OFF on the plains. The
trail of the horse thieves was at an end. The
vultures arose and hung over us as we rode
up to the place of the feast. By the side of
the brown skinned man lay pile of bones,
wet yet but aeshless. The bones of the
horse thief were as clean as if he had been
boiled
They haven't started on this one," said
one of the boys, kicking the body that had
not been devoured.
"'Nor they won't said the man who told
us 'somethin'' was dead In front He's a
Spaniard, an 50 full of red pepper that q
vulture won't touch him had heard the
boys say that before, and did not believe it,
But there the man lay, perfect as when he
dropped from his horse through fatigue, and
by his side lay the clean bones Of a man who
had fallen with him And there he would
lie for months, and at the end Of that time
would give no signs of decomposition, but
every day the elements would steal from hin
something Of his humanity, and at last be
would become as the dust Of the plains W,
took up the trail very leisurely, and got tc
the herd without trouble. San Francisco
Chronicle
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-12
COWBOY VENGEANCE.
THEY HANG HORSE THIEVES IN A
SORT OF RELIGIOUS FERVOR.
Chree "Strays" Steal a Mustang Each and
Are Pursued-One Il Captured and
Hanged, the Others Die from Exhaus-
tiOn-Em balmed in Red Pepper.

ton mbalmed in Red Pepper.
W. G. Alexander, who for many years
lived at Bryan, Tex, told at the Palace
hotel the other night of the fate Of three
horse thieves
"a horse" said he, " was considered Of
more value in the Lone Star state some years
ago than q man. The desperate who killed
companion or who put out the light Of .
tenderfoot took high place In society, but
If hestole a horse-well, he was jerked higher
Sometimes in the speedy administration Of
justice the wrong man was strung up;
sometimes man was hoisted for taking his
own horse, but, as the victims of the mistake
never complained, little was said about the
errors. You know, the cowboys In Texas
had saying that it was better that 100 in
nocent men should be hanged than that one
horse thief should go unpublished Among
the more cultivated and reverent that was
believed to be culled from the Ten Com
mandments, and the cowboys pinned it to
the pommels of their saddles
HIS TOES CRISS-CROSSED.
"On one occasion we were driving q herd
through New Mexico, and had not a horse to
spare Every animal was in use, and we were
very careful of Them as we had a long ride
The trail was dotted with 'strays,' fellows
who had no headquarters and whose business
was that of horse stealing. One morning we
awoke to find three of our best mustangs
gone, with saddle, bride, lariat-run clean
off. Half dozen started in pursuit of the
thieves who were not more than five hours
ahead We knew they darent leave the trail,
and it was only a question of endurance on
the part Of the horses. All day we rode, but
never got a sight Of them. 1t was agreed that
we should ride for a couple of hours after
dark, end, saving the time of cooking, make
so much on the thieves. The chase began
egaih early in the morning, and the ride was
hard and fatiguing. In the afternoon we saw
. horSs=ln=n. lsaEO IT, trail end etrikA NpEau
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-12
Destruction of Butterflies.

A writer calls attention to shameful ex-
ample of wanton destruction Of beautiful In
sects Large quantities Of butterflies are col
lected in England for the purpose of ar
ranging them in geometrical or fancy pat
terms, and then, after framing, of hanging
them up for wall decorations At one place
this person saw a collection Of $1,000 offered
for sale, several rooms being lined with these
butterfly pictures.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-12
.T.w,, IspnSd Sunny 4 guess dis sdo

"Taw," iepned Sunny, 4 guess dis de
eve don't eat.n
mo coin7- asked the other.
"NixeY red" was the response. 81 owed
Gimpey fourteen cents and paid him so . o
could get some shoes"
Flows yer Appetizer was the next query
"Oh, deres never any trouble on dat line"
was the laconic response.
"Wel, Stump" said the little fellow, 'T
tell yer. l got twenty cents and l was going
to have a scrumptious feed; but reckon m
journ ter de beanery."
He took Stump's arm and the two walked
of. The beauty Of the act was that IL was
done without the least condescension, but q
frank I-may-be-there-myse -some-day air
that was delightfuL-New York Times.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-12
EupepSy.

This is what you ought to have, in fact you
must have it, to fully enjoy life Thousands
are searching for it daily and mourning be-
cause they find it not. Thousands upon thou.
sands of dollars are spent annually by our
people in the hope that they may attain this
boon. And yet it may be had by all We
guarantee that Electric Bitters, if used ac-
COrdng to directions and the use persisted in.
will bring you Good Digestion and GUST the
demon Dyspepsia and install instead Eupepsy.
We recommend Electric Bitters for Dyspepsia
and all diseases of Liver, Stomach and Kid
neys Sod at SOC. and 81 90 per bottle by
Dreiss, Thompson & Co., Druggists,
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Wants the Inside Track.

A lady has been arrested in Atlanta for
wanting the inside of the sidewalk. Sho not
only wants it, but she gets 1t, whenever she
goes out to walk Ono man who refused to
yield to her demand had his whiskers pulled
and his bat Knocked off, and countless scores
Of men have been pushed into the ditch The
lady says sho will have the inside track II she
has to fight for it until she dieS-Cinchnati
Commerce. GaZatta
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-12
A Fair Fight.

Pat Cole. the Irishman who killed Coombs
in fight some year since in Brunswick, on
being arrested by the sheriff, said: 1T was
q fair fight, Mr. Officer, If Coombs had killed
me wouldn't have said q word about it,
Lewiston Mel Gazette
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THE INAUGURATION.

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INAUGURATION WINDOWS TO RENT FOR THE
4th-one large parlor four windows, with bay win
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Col. and Mrs. John Hay entertained Gen. and
Mrs. Harrison, Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Morton. Mrs.
Hobson, Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Blaine, and
evening. Afterward, Mrs. Hobson held a re-
ception for Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison.
Mrs. Whitney had a large dinner party
last evening followed by small dance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aldace f. Walker gave charm
ing tea yesterday afternoon from to Sat which
many of their friends were entertained Mrs
Walker received in handsome toilet of russell
brown faille en- trdirse. with panels of brown vel
vet and front of passementerie, and was eff
GENTLY assisted by MIR. Walker, Mrs DYER Miss
Almingover, of New York; Mrs. Dow, Miss
Mumford, and Miss Roberts. The table was
decked with an oval mound of white tulips and
was furnished with every dainty known to the
confectioners art. Among the guests were
Gov. Proctor, of Vermont; Mr.. j. w. Stewart,
of Vermont; Judge Adds. Mr.. and Mrs. Van
Reypen, and Miss Swan.
Mr.. and Mrs Darlington threw open their
large house yesterday for an entertainment the
proceeds of which are to be applied to the
rooms and library and halls opened out
advantageously for the event. Mrs. Francis
Hodgson Burnett read selections from her
book, the Haworths, rendering the dialect Of
Granny Dickson" most felicitously; Master
Vivien Burnett, Little Lord Fontleroy," sang
songs to the banjo accompaniment by Mr.. ]. H.
Williams, who also played a mandolin solo,
with piano accompaniment; Mrs. Buxton sang
several songs, accompanied by Prof Be rnays
There were 800 people present. After the ex-
ercises a collation. was served in the dining
| room. The Misses Darlington most efficiently
assisted Mr.. and Mrs. Darlington in dispensing
the Inequalities of the house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Bowen and Miss Bowen,
OF Brooklyn, who are at the Arlington on their
| annual visit of a fortnight, held a card recep-
ton in their rooms yesterday from to g. Mrs.
Bowen wore . trained dress of plum and hello
| trope silk, and Miss Bowen wore a superb gown
Of brown faille. They have with them DR..
Bowen and his fancee, Miss Moore, of New
burg, and Mrs. Waldo Lincoln Of Worcester.
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Hannibal
Hamlin, Col Elliot Shepard, Col Jno. Hay, DIR.
W. A. Bartlett, Mrs. Mckay. Mrs. Russell Har-
rison, Mrs. Spaulding Mrs. Hiscock, Miss
Dawes, Mrs. ]. G. Black, Miss Grace Black, Miss
Kathleen Scott Mr.. VIM. A. Shepard, Miss
Louise Shepard. Minister Carter, Miss Voorhees,,
Mr.. 8. 8. Cox, Miss Maud Fuller, Mrs. wescott,
Mr.. and Mrs.. Geo; 3. Loring, Miss spoford,
Mrs. spinola, and Miss ,whifford.
A brilliant assemblage crowded the psrlors
| Of Professor VIM. d. Cshin. at the meeting Of
the Unity club held last night, when q proeram
Of unusual literary merit was rendered. Mr..
T. J. Whipple openened the exercises with q
song. Mr.. Charles Davies read apaper entitled
Poetry, the True Reflex Of the Age" Recita-
Dexter and Miss Bond, and songs by Miss Maud
| Wolston and Miss Cora Boyd, accompanied by
Professor Bischoff. The entertainment con.
Guided with two humorous rseitations BY M. Z.
b pax.
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NOR SALE
MARYLAND.

lei ACREs-ls miles north Of City and ) miles from
station on Met Br r. r. one Of the richest and best
1856 ACRES-Well improved. ON turnpike, i6 miles
north Of city miles from railroad station 60
200 ACRES Well improved Except DWELLING
burned, mile from Laurel, on b. & o. r. r.. ls miles
212 ACREs-l mile from station on b. So.R.R.:
miles from city: large mansion and outbuildings
lis ACRES Elegantly improved; 6 miles from city,
rrince oeorge County. Nd; gentlemans frst-class
.l35 ACREs- Highly improved; 20 miles north Of
frst-clsss Montgomery county farm: $1,000.
:5e ACRES-Sesr above: well improved; 81, 500.
from G a9Rf gs0d tpR $1,000; $4,000 mn.
Bladensb9Eg turnpike and B. o r. r. adoins 'y ss Ia
Hall and opposite Mount Vernon; u mile river front
new s-room brick house and other imp. $1,000.
On fs sIr RSty prime 2RS9i ssa 9 SsS
healthy l9cstion beautifully improved grand view q
sS1 AcsE isnsS. g mile. down
in souther q Maryland: $1,000.
from city; $4,000. VI ~e' d. !" H. 'o miles
miles, from aaa city rs o sSi saa On on
Lot, q acres acres and ~ acres adjoining Lin
&225 per acre.
100 AcREs-1o i'm woed iaSd ,or.s harm
&c; 900 fruit trees: miles from the city, with
agnhcent view OF city and all the Intervening
~; "A mile from railroad station on W. o. r. X.
256 ACREs-lOO in cultivation: land of best DUAL
iy well improved; IA miles from city miles from
1876 ACRES-l30 in cultivation: 40 in meadow
well watered; highly improved; Pennsylvsnian's
nrstelsss farm miles from city; very easy terms
III ACREs-with first-clsss improvements; |, miles
west Of Alexandria and mile from station on A, +.
1876 ACREs-4O in good timber: apple orchard of
LOCO trees improvements cost So 600: 30 miles
from city' IL miles from station on Va Mid r. r. ;
200 ACRES-l50 in cultivation: all frst-cl.ss i'm
provements near the river and adjoining Mount Yer
non; 3 miles from railroad station cas- per acre
m a5s AG miss loo in c1tv.tiop good Improve
miles from station on A., T. & r. r. r.; $1,000
$50 ACkES-Fronting on Potomac, between Alex
anaI1a ana Mount vernon, on line Of Mount Vernon
so AcREs-e miles from city: ~ miles from Falls
Church station, on W. O. r. Il: i In timber; Broom
10 ACRES.An in cultivation: broom house fine
barn: splendid view Of city and surroundns 40 T50
80 AChEs-stone house Of rooms orchard; over.
opposite reservoir: $4,000. eA
20 ACRES-Adjoining Arlington on the south: over
LOOKS CITY ana river TIE very finest piece for subd-
20 ACREs-Timber land, on heights above Anne
duct bride several fne building sitse; miles Out
number Of fine building sites of 10 acres nd
joining the village Of Ballston; ~ miles from city,
high, healthy and choice neighborhood ct 1900 Der
MORE THAN 200 OTHERS.
ABOVE ALL SEE THOSE MAGNIFICENT VILLA
SIT ST. q OF TO Z AcGEs; on R0ssLYN HEIGHTs,
OVERLOOKING THE ENTIRE CITY SsURPA SSH \ a a
ALL OTHER suRkOUNDINGs OF The CITY FOR
HHEs s To dssr sslffEH R AND oHf
mis-, r K sHPHERp 4 Co
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tnose present were the Chief Justice and Mrs.
Fuller and Miss Fuller, the Speaker and Mrs.
Carlisle, Mrs. Frank p Helm, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Steele, Miss Steele, Miss Queen. Mrs.
Hearst, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G. Bowen. Mrs
Dawes. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Head, of San Fran
cisco, Gen and Mrs. Vincent, Mr.. and Mrs. s.
ii. Hartmann, Mrs. and Miss Quay, Mr.. C. 8.
Noyes, Mr.. A. r. Spoford, Miss Spofford. Mrs.
Landers, and Col. John Hay.
Miss Annie Seibold, daughter Of Detective
Geo. Seibold, Of Baltimore, is visiting relatives
In this city, where she win remain until after
the Inauguration.
The Friday Night Cotillon gave their last
dance for this season last night at the Grand
The ladies receiving were Mrs. A. A. Wilson,
Mrs. Brenniman, and Mrs. C. l. Jones.
The Misses Dorsey gave their regular month
ly soiree Last evening, which was quite sue
cess.
The reception given by the wife of Bishop
Hurst and her daughter Helen, at the Riggs
house, yesterday, was largely attended They
we're assisted by Mrs. Mark Hoyt and Miss
Hoyt, Of Brooklyn, and Miss Studebaker, of In
diana Mrs. Hurst wore black velvet en- traine
with point lace. Mrs. Hoyt wore black and
heliotrope MORE, trimmed with black Jet and
lace. Miss Hoyt's dress was 0 skirt Of whits
MORE and tulle with waist Of brocaded satin.
Miss Studebaker's dress was pale pink satin
and tulle with duchesse lace. Miss Hurst wore
dress of cashmere and surah. There were q
great many guests and the floral decorations
we're very handsome.
Mrs. Col A. r. Chaplin, of Rockford, NJ, il q
guest Of Mrs n. Z. Riley at The Albany, zoe
1lfh street, also her daughter, Mrs. Elliott West
Ars L L. d. Courtney, daughter Of the late
Senator Daniel 8. Dickson, Of New York, who
has many friends in this city, 10 at the Arno.
Rev. John R Paxton and wife are the guests
Of J. W. Thompson, 1919 street northwest
Miss Sadie d. Crosby, Of New York, IL the
guest Of her cousin. Miss Bailey, ct the Gram
mercy.
Mrs Henry Beard has Visiting her for few
days her sister and husband, Nrs. and General
VIM. d. Hamilton, Of Ohio.
Mr.. q Harrison Dsvins, The sister Of u