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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-12

in confounding father with son.
THE prospects of closer commercial
relations, if not reciprocity between
the United States and the South
Americas, do not seem to suit John
Bull, Unzer Fritz or Johnny Crapaud.
All the same, if they suit Brother
Jonathan, the other three will hardly
be consulted.
ST. LOUIS has made greater sue
cess of her Yelled Prophets pageant
this year than ever before. The profit
of her Yelled Prophet is no unprofit-
able consideration. 1t will be other
wise with the prophet who deludes
her into false prophecies of profit to
arise from holding the Worlds fair
in 1892.
DALLAS will score big card for
her State Fair if she succeeds in Sc
curing the attendance of the all
Americas representatives, as she is
trying to do. The Trinity capital
goes for all that is in sight and gets
"HdU sue SOoS lOI WIlOh ohC Soh
The LIGHT glories in her grit.
If the weather clerk is as smiling
during the San Antonio Fair as he
has been during this week preceding
the Dallas opening the Alamo City
will see a bigger crowd than ever
assembled within her borders Shades
of Crockett; what a change q hall
century has wrought!
THERE is no question that Hill is
the undisputed leader of the New
York democracy today. He may moi
be in 1892, but he is today and can ask
for whatever there is in sight with a
certainty of securing it.. He is mas
ter of the situation, having cleal
majority of the state committee com.
mitted to his interests. He virtually
dictated the nominations, and both
factions of the party have been co
creed into acquiescence. His ole
Buffalo rival has no hold whatever
on the crank Of the machine.
| CALIFORNIA has new cause O.
complaint against Celestial John
The pig tailed carricature of civil.
cation has kept his almond eyes open
as he has done the labor of the cam.
ing factories, and having mastered
its details seems inclined to go int
business for himself and GUST the
American from the business. John
can live upon nothing and sleep on
a slab and whenever and wherever
he comes into competition with Amer
lean labor he drives it into the sea
AS in cigar making, and clothing
and boot making so will it be in can
ming, she American must go, or serve
notice on the heather to vacate the
ranch. 1t is high time that this latter
was done.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-12

THE PROGRESS" for pure Cali
fOrnia wines, at popular prices. COS
a nd 6lO West Commerce street, East
s ide of San Pedro bridge. lO-S-lm
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-12

Philadelphia Press.
DIR. Augustus Waller, of the hospi-
tai schools, has recently made a
number of experiments showing that
it is possible to detect, by existing
electrical instruments, the electric
currents generated at each beat of
the heart. Two people holding each
other by the hand, and connected
with n capillary electrOmeter, give
evidence of electrical shocks through
each other. The hands of a single
subject, dipped into two basins of
water in connection with the eletrO-
meter, give a detection of the in
strument at every beat of the pulse.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-05

Denver. ex-senator Tabor's old partner in
the Little Pittsburg NINE" A feminine
Long Branch correspondent. who possibly
may have believed what she wrote. gave
this piece OF fiction to the world. The club
men declare its truthfullness. but have
found upon investigation no shadow Of SUBJ
stantiality in it. Senator Tabor writes to
me that there is no Jim Reschler. so far as
he knows. A persistent search OF hotel
registers at Long Branch reveals no such
name. a trustworthy witness Of the alleged
play cannot be found and the whole matter
was q concoction intended to Offset George
Laws losses in public attention.
The girls at Long Branch average well to
the eye in dress and department. They are
not displaying themselves in the surf as
much as hitherto. and instances OF indec Or
Gus bathing costumes have ecome scarce.
Equestrianism is their favorite sport What
is called parasol Irritation is u new indul-
genee. and it consists in holding their gay
sunshades thus or holding them so. with
intricate meanin 8 for Irritation in each
movement. A more or less well-de1ned
code Of signal is in use. just as fans and
handkerchief have been employed In that
way. Dan cling in the barn" Is the seasons
terpsichorean innovation here as at other
watering places. It is a quite ballet-l like
departure In round dancing. and for q dis
play Of grace or awkwardness. as the case
may be, 1t has never been surpassed In
summer hotel parlors. For the handles it
is to be said that they are truly sweeter
than the girls in the matter Of costumes.
They have taken to navy caps and white
flannel suits. with colOred sashes and can
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are this season. Out of that prevalence of
the dstinctively American cardlg game came
this bit Of dialogue:
Father (who. having compromised on
cards. forbids his boy to touch liquor. finds
him with q straw in the demljohn) Dick.
Dick. what is this?-
Dick--You said you didn't mind poker. -
Father-"This is not poker"
Dick--Yes. it Is. I'm drawing for full
A question commonly discussed here Is
whether the games at the two great club
houses are square You would be sur
prised and amused by the partisanism.
arising sometimes to rancor. over this
seemingly inconsequential point. My own
impression is that the club proprietors are
content, as they really ought to be. with
the regular percentage in their favor. Still.
the magnif1cence of the establishments and
the immense cost Of their maintenance. to
say nothing of the admittedly princely
profits. are to a certainty paid for by the
visitors. That should be enough to deter
anybody from playing with view to es-
cape the almost inevitable expenses OF the
indulge in one periodical exploit of hum
buggery. Whenever an inordinately heavy
loss Is sustained by guest. it Is followed
by purely fictitious instance of heavy
winning by a mythical outsider. That
has happened every year or two
since these clubs were opened. The
latest of these occurrences was last
month. when the recklessly profiigate
George Law lost over $4,000 In a single
night ut the Pennsylvania Club. and that
was followed within a few days by an alto
gether fanciful account of almost equal
winnings bv millionaire Jim Reschler. OF
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approached 1t from the other side. There
was time when the West End Hotel was
in Long Branch. but the proprietors Sc
cured postofice and railway station there.
naming both West End. Later. John Hoey
made his enormous investment In Holly
wood. an adjacent park. and by donating
the ground and edifice for a new station he
has induced tne railway people to call It
Hollywood and West End. He Is now
pushing hard for a separate postoff1ce to be
called Hollywood.
But have become too materialistic in
writing letter from a frivolous watering
place. Even the heaviest dignity becomes
blithesome here. One of the most indus
trious and enjoying walters in the Long
Branch parlors is bald and bearded man
OF eighty. who takes pride as we'll as other
delight In bringing his style OF dancing
right up to date. His name Is William
Bryce. and he has made his half million in
Michigan lumber operations. but there is
nothing numbering In his wsltzes. His
partners are the prettiest and liveliest Of
the girls. and they seem more than willing
to couple themselves with him in the dance.
the reason presumably being that 1t con-
fers distinction upon them. A belle waltz
ing with a youthful beau Is not singularity
here. and it does not command particular
attention. no matter how we'll 1t may be
done, but the sight of December Bryce In
an August waltz with May is one which
holds the eyes Of the spectators from start
to finish.
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about Long Branch without paying some
attention to the gambling. which remains q
foremost, assertive, and characteristic feat-
ure OF the place. A portly. middie-aged
man. broken in health and impaired In
mind. is seen minglfng In the chance as:
sembiages. That IL the notorious Phti
Daly. the proprietor OF the Pennsylvania
Club. and Tor years so dominant In local
politics that the police and other officials
were seville in the interest OF his law
breakage. In those days he was an ag-
gressive and stalwart individual But
never since the assault made on him by q
conspiring gang of men and women In Now
York last winter has he been his old sell.
.ke Pennsylvania Club Is Open as resplen-
IDENTIFY as ever. and so is IFS equally gor-
9eous rival. the Long Branch Club. This
Season there is not even any talk OF
enforcing the law against them. Indeed.
it is doubtful whether a vote of
all the residents of West End and
Long Branch proper. temporary and per-
manent, would count up against these gam
ing houses. The villagers are never per,
mittsd to lose any money in them. and
many of them benefit by the employments
afforded in one way or another BY the clubs;
The summer visitors are 80 largely Wall
street men. turf operators and others &C
customed to taking chances. that tho farn
and roulette tables would be regretf1lly
missed by something like majority. That
may be wicked. but it Is true. Go to Nom
mouth Park race course any Gay when tho
grand stand and club house are brilliantly
crowded, and You win have to look about
you very closely to md person VINO 10 NOS
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Trapping Mosquitoes,

Three or four men were sitting on
the piazza Of seaside cottage, smok-
ing. 1t was evening. The stars were
as thick in the sky as freckles on red
headed girls face. The waves came
in on the beach with swish-swash-
swosh just as they have done ever since
the second day of the creation.
More piercing than the song of the
waves were the notes, and more multi
tudinous than the stars of heaven the
number of the mosquitoes that haunted
that piazza, and every one of them was
looking for blood" The men had
ceased smoking for fun. They now
puffed their pipes and cigars to keep
the mosquitoes away.
Something funny about mosquitoes"
said one, rather systematically.
"Yes, rather, was the drawing reply.
Sunny how much blood it takes to
ill one Of them up"
"No; but honest, now, do you know
that if a mosquito d get his bill down
into your hand he can't pull it out while
you hold your breath?"
"Dont believeit.
IL Is true, however, IOr L nave
tried it."
"Bet you the cigars q mosquito can
take his bill out at any time he wants
to do it, and We will try it right here.
Is it go?"
1T is, and I'll let them try" A lamp
was lighted. the cigars put out, and all
waited. In less than q minute q mos
quito had placed himself on Toms hand
and begun operations.
~Now," said Tom, and placed the
forefinger of his other hand down close
to the mosquito. 1t did not bulge. He
placed his nail against the abdomen of
the insect and whirled it around. Still
it remained fixed.
@You can do it every time, said Tom,
as he killed the mosquito and drew q
long breath.
It is fact. Go and try it.-Boston
GI0bp
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GAMBLING. The women are no exeoDooos
Rand ofthem do their bettiag very quietly:
through their escorts. and cit = plaetd . !!
havo pictured two OF them while the faee OF
fheir dollars Il being decided Others arc
open and above board. making NO enort to
conceal either their excitemento or the other
evidences Of their indulgence In wogers.
Nor arc these women always OF kind who
eenerally break the rules Of feminine de-
corum. On my last visit 70 the track
I saw q carefully reared and In NO Wise
reprehensible young daughter Of New
York millionaire seated at the front OF the
club house stand. making her bets through
the medium of q well-known bookmaker's
employee tough looking fellow. who. OF
course. could not approach her socially.
but who for this occasion was familiar
ard confidential agent She displayed con-
spicuously. before thousands OF observers.
the tickets representing her bets. and her
consultations with the bookmaker's man.
as well as her orders to him. were in or
binary conversational tones. overheard by
everybody within dozen feet. They were
informed. too. by her rapturous and mathe-
NAUTICAL explanation at the close OF the
days racing that she was q winner to the
extent OF two hundred and forty dollars.
Besides the public methods OF gambling.
quite secluded games Of poker were never
more numerous at Long Branch than they
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-05
Family Pride.

II people who are troubled with that
form of egotism which they are self
6attered into believing is family
pride" would catch hold of the idea
that in this republican country every
tub stands on its own bottom, and that
nobody can disgrace them except them
selves, they would escape much misery
The sad case of the three ladies in
Washington, belonging to cone of the
oldest families in the District" who
have gone insane as the result of
brooding in private over the shocks to
their pride, illustrates the folly of this
tendency. One of their troubles was
due to the fact that half brother con-
tracted a marriage some years ago
which was kept secret for several
months, the wife being known during
the time by her maiden name. An
other brother, q ne'er-do-well, "ac-
cepted q position" as marker in bill
iard-room.
What is there in either or both of
these occurrences to cause . poignant
feeling of personal disgrace in the
mind of any relative of the parties
who was not responsible for them?
An honorable secret marriage, with
true affection as q basis, is much more
creditable than the open sale of them
selves for money which many poor
but proud" daughters of old families
consummate. The BLACK sheep" of .
family may disgrace himself, but there
Is neither rhyme nor reason in his sis
tiers and brothers taking upon them
selves any of the shame.
The "old family" pride is one of the
most absurd and illogical of all the
survivals and apings Of 'aristocracy in
. republic of equal citizens. Some of
its vagaries are amusing, but the
Washington case is pitiful. York
World.
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barber shop he realized that he had
barely ten minutes to spare.
Coming toward the barber shop from
an opposite direction was q man, and
the way he acted convinced Ajax that
he was also after q shave.
I'll get there first or bust!" growled
Ajax.
He accelerated his walk; the stran-
ger did the same. Ajax glared at the
latter as he ran bang against him Just
on the threshold, but Ajax got in first.
He darted q triumphant look at the
stranger as he seated himself in the
chair.
I'll fix your he muttered. Daring
to try to get ahead of me! Haircut,
barberw
"Yes, sir"
Shampoo, barber!"
Eyes, sir"
@Shave, barber!'
"Yes, SIR"
@And- and-trim my mustache, bar
ber!"
The stranger sat; he yawned. Ajax
arose from the chair and glanced at the
clock.
@An hour and q quarterp he
chuckled. Its made me late, but I've
taught that churl lesson. He won't
try to get ahead of me next time. He
can have his shave now-ha |! hap
Just then q customer came in.
To Ajax's profound surprise the
waiting man whipped off his coat, ad-
vanced to q chair, and said, insinust-
ingly:
"Shave, sir?"
Ajax's jaws dropped.
The man had not been waiting for q
shave at all.
He was-the other barber!-Chi-
cago Ledger.
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q rustic veranda, clustered with roses
just budding, and being introduced to
''my wife, pleasant, comely old lady,
with hair like frosted silver.
The breakfast table was spread; there
was the snowy cloth, the glistening
coffee-pot; at the other end q bright
cover that I was sure would reveal ham
and eggs; there was the golden butter,
the acknowledging crusty loaf, and q
neat-handed maiden, without any fuss,
placed an extra knife, fork, plate and
chair for me.
''Tell Miss Laura breakfast is ready, I"
said the old rector. ''She is in the gar
den." Then turning to me-"A word
to put you at your ease" he said sadly.
"My poor daughter suffers from terri
BILE mental affection. Don't speak to
her. She would not answer; she rarely
even speaks to u.s.:
1 was quite prepared to see the lady I
had encountered in the wood glide into
the room and take her place opposite,
and this she did without noticing me;
and though I had been ravenously hun
cry just before, somehow her presence
SO affected me that I made but q poor
breakfast.
As we finished the poor girl rose and
glided away again, shortly afterwards
followed by her mother.
'.Poor girl !" I said involuntarily, and
then started, vexed at my indiscretion,
for the rector laid his hand upon my
arm, saying softly: :,
''Thank you!
He looked at me, as I interpreted it,
Is If he would like to be questioned, and
I ventured to say:
Has she always been soft"
"No, no." said the old man sadly;
"the flower was bright aud vigorous
once, but blight came upon It, and
since then it has faded slowly till it
dropped as you see it now. Thy king
dom come, Thy will be DONE
He said those last words in an almost
inaudible tone, but I caught two or
three; and was able mentally to fill tho
rest.
81 can hardly think it was that, {" said
the old rector sadly. ''but she has faded
away ever since this time three years
ago. when gentleman of about your
age was down here fishing"
''The old story" I said bitterly.
''No, my friend, no; he was staying ct
. little farm house close by and asked
leave to fish. just as You have, and
showed him trifle Of hospitality. /
believe him to have been . gentleman
IN every sense of the word, and at times
think he must have made . strange
impression On my poor child. He Was
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Wild flowers.
An old friend had told me of this
place, with its pretty village, its rustic
rectory and glorious trout stream; tell
ing me, too, how the gentle, kind old
rector would, if asked, give me leave to
make casts from his meadows across to
the high bank under which the fat
speckled trout lay waiting for the pretty
dancing May flies which fitted up and
down in wondrous fright, sailing aloft
and floating slowly down to the glisten-
ing water.
Continuing along the footpath to
where I had been told it turned into the
copse, on passing through which I
should find myself opposite the rectory
garden, where was going to ask leave
10 fish, I stopped short for I had sud-
denly come in view of stile, by which
stood sweet-looking English maiden,
simply dressed in holland oolored grass
cloth, with plain straw hat covering
the dark hair gathered in . cluster be-
hind. She was very pale-a pallor in
creased by the black velvet tie fastened
beneath the little plain collar round her
neck, and as I first saw her she stood
With the fingers Of her right hand light
u resting ON the little stilet while hen
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maze in them. and it is only this season
that Ayon-by- the Sea is substituted for the
Ola -iashioned Key East. Wealth and
fashion are whimsical. you know. ana VIII
not tolerate the commonplace in nomencia-
ture any more than in other things. SO
uniform is the pretentiousness at Long
Branch that the sight of tatterdemal1on
CIR! playing in the water from hydrant
with her bare feet was a sight to make me
stop and look. The modish children may
take on their shoes and stockings for the
surf. but the line for such indulgence is
drawn for them at the bluff. and a dozen OF
them were watching this unconventional
youngster with positive envy.
But I was writing about the f1tful and
sometimes foolish names Of the different
portions Of Long Branch. Just now there
Is something Of controversy over two
names for one railway station. Some
bother for new visitors Is caused thereby.
It was only last evening that saw British
tourist and his daughter interestedly view
ing the prismatic fountain in the grounds
OF the Pennsylvania Club.
And what place might this be?- the man
asked of one Of the policemen whom the
authorities assign to friendly duty around
this famous gambling house.
This Is the West End. sir" was the reply.
-and that building is the Pennsylvania
Club"
But is the Pennsylvania Club at the
West End. and are there two of them?
Halt an hour ago We saw Pennsylvania
Club at Hollywood"
It was the same establishment. He had
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left ms hsld up as Il to command

left was held up - II 10 command
silence.
Il was evident that she had heard my
approaching footsteps, for suddenly ne1
face became animated, she clasped he'
hands together, joyous smile over
spread her face, and she bounded 70
ward me.
cat last, at last I" she cried wildly
and then, when within few yards, she
stopped short, the bright look of ami
nation faded away as If the sunshine
had passed away from her young life
and, crossing her hands YEARLY upon
her breast, she stood for few moments
gazing at me as I Involuntary raised
my soft tweed hat.
"No, no, moi" she said slowly, with 6
sigh, and, looking at me again wistfuDy.
she turned away, crept through an open
ing beside the stile, and was soon gone.
''Poor girl, I said; ''there'sa sad story
attached to her life, I'm. sure"
I walked on to the stile, crossed the
wood, leaped another stile, and stood in
q pretty lane, CLOSE to q charmingly
kept garden, running down to the road
from beautiful rustic looking
house; and not many yards from me q
gray-headed old gentleman in black,
with velvet cap on his head, was busy,
trowel in hand, planting scarlet geran-
iums In one of the beds that dotted the
velvet lawn.
He looked up and started slightly as
he saw me, then bowling, he came down
to the rough trellis fence that divided
his garden from the lane.
ga nice morning." he said pleasantly,
as I raised my hat. 'tFishing, I pre-
sume2"
eyes," said, 81 was going to try"
''And you were going to ask my
leave?" he said, smiling.
81 intended to call after had been
into the village" I said, taken somewhat
aback.
"Did you leave town this morning."
said the old gentleman.
eyes," I replied, ''by the first train,
and walked across from Hautley."
'Then you must be quite ready for
breakfast" he said, referring to his
watch. "It will be ready now"
"Oh, thank you, no" I stammered,
for this offer of hospitality to q perfect
stranger was staggering. II am going
down to the inn, and then if you will
kindly permit me to whip the stream 1
shall be very glad"
"Oh, certainly, certainly" he said.
81 am an old fisherman myself, and I
believe We of the craft are somewhat
Freemasoas in our way. The May-fy
are well on, and you will have good
sport towards evening-not before"
He moved towards the rustic gate as
he spoke, and held it open.
4 "But really" stammered.
"My dear sir" said the old gentle
man, II lead such quiet life here that
a visitor from the great city is most
welcome. You will be favoring me by
coming in and partaking of our humble
fare, and besides you will get scarcely
anything at the little public house be-
low"
This to me seemed quite idyllic, but I
felt bound to refuse, till a glance at my
host decided me, and almost before I had
recovered from my establishment I was
in COSY little room. looking out upon
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A noted Sunday-school worker living
in Kansas was once asked to talk to the
children of Sunday-school on the sub
ject of temperance. He is very earnest
in the cause, and wears q bit of blue rib
bon as . badge of his principles.
Rising before the school, he pointed
TO his bit of blue ribbon and said: CHOW,
can any Of you children give me . rea-
son why I am not drunkard3"
There Was nc reply for . moment;
then . childish little voice in the rear Of
the room piped out:
''Canss this is prohibition town.
-Ysatk,s 0empaaien.