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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-17
Objects of Chnrity.

The Maine Farmer tells of a needy farmer
for whom kind friends took up a contribu-
ton, raising $25 in money. The recipients
were grateful for the aid, and the whole
family went to the photographer and had
their pictures taken to send round to those
who had befriended them This is matched
by a Connecticut woman whose friends
raised $40 for her, and she invested the whole
sum in gold watch. She was broken down
in health and had not relation nor dollar
in the worl@ Bottom Herald
Ts:e insane DOUge.
A tramp with a new begging scheme mad.
tour of the studios in the Lakeside building
yesterday afternoon The new scheme'was
ingenious ana it worked well Walking rap
idly into Gcan Smiths studio, with both eyes
in fine frenzy rolling and quick twitching
Of the mouth, he stcadied himself against a
frame holding large canvas and said,
sharply: 81 want to ask you a favor, sir
Can you spare few pennies for poor, I'M
fortunate creature who has been five years in
the insane asylum" The big canvas shook
under the wild eyed tramps convulsive grip
and the artist cropped his palette hurried
over to him and handed him dime The
man turned on his heel and rushed out, and
Smith breathed sigh of relief That in
sane asylum story is a good one," he said,
land it should be successful. He gave me
the impression that if refused him aims he
would call his insanity into play and get even
by kicking a hole through, my big picture
Of course that caught my dime Chicago
Herald .sS
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-17
A Tailor's silvern Dream.

There's a man away out on the West Side,
on quiet little street, who runs shop which
is supposed to be tailoring establishment,
but which is in reality no more than a mend
ing bureau. If a man were to walk into his
place and order suit of clothes the proprier
tor would sustain such a shock that in all
probability his reason would return He has
put out a sign, pockets Renewed Without
Charge" and thinks he has struck it. | asked
him where he expected to make anything out
of such a practice, and he told me that the
only pockets that wore out as a rule were the
pockets that carried lots of silver; that silver
wore away and many coins were perfectly
smooth from friction, as | would acknowl-
edge. Where did this silver goa Why into
the cloth which made the pockets. Now, be
hold his plan. He would treasure up all the
old pockets that come into his possession, then
boil them down or something of that sort and
get the silver out listened and didn't smile
But how could II 1t wasn't a bit funny. 1t
was downright sad. But was there ever
another such a csszy idea2-Chicago Mail
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-17
pnn nice,s OldNrrick Horse.

Died. at the farm Of DR. Campbell near
this city, Sunday afternoon, Jimmie, in the
42I year Of his age. Jimmie was only a
horse. buJ one around which many pleasant
memories of bygoue days cling He was the
first horse owned and trained by Dan Rice
the veteran circus man, and was the one used
by Rice when he ran the famous "One Horse
Circus" p z Barnum owned him for three
years, when he was retired from professional
duties, and Ultimately Iecame the property
Of the late DIR Campbell. Even at his ex-
IRENE old agehe could still do several Of his
old tricks, and seemed delighted in perform
ing them He was the means of affording
amusement to many of our citizens in their
youthful days, and if there is heaven for
dumb beasts all unite in wishing for Jimmie
q safe haven therein. Paris Kentuckian
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-17
Free of Annoyances.

There are times in the careers of most men
when patience not only ceases 10 be virtue
but becomes positive fault, and John Over
ton, who owns the Southern hotel news
stand, has reached this critical stage He
has lost all patience with a certain class of
nuisances, yclept the information seekers"
and to one familiar with the situation Over
toms irritation will appear quite pardonable
Il don't object so much" said he ito the
stamp and postal card people, although the
Lord knows they are enough. to try the TEN
persof saint They ctivd in on you at all
hours of the day andHhrow down penny
for postal card or call for five stamps for
ten cents, as if they had a lingering idea that
you belonged to a stamp and postal card
trust and were rapidly amassing fortune
from your unholy profits
They are bad enough, as / said before be
cause they assume that your chief occupa-
ton in life is to sell stamps, but they are
ministering angels in comparison with the
people who want to know There are halt
a dozen distinct species, and they keep III,
busy regularly from 6 to every evening
There's the man who wants to know the at
fractions at all the theatres, the man who
wants to know the name of the man who
wants to know when the Kankakee and
kOkomo special pulls out, the man who
vents to know where Fourth street is. and
the man who wants to know whether st
Louis is as large as Alton. Why, sir" con
tinued Mr. Overton, when a man applies at
the key counter for the time they send him
over to me, and no less than six times, during
the past two EeS-s mep have wEitten. tele
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-17
The Sure Tip on Prophecy,

A correspondent takes me to task for my
skepticism about dreams, and says he knows
that dreams sometimes come true" Why, Of
course; 50 do l. believe that dreams some
times come true But to bring this about,
you must dream about tho incident after it
has happened, not before That's the trouble
with people who want their dreams to come
true; they are often too impatient to wait
until the thing happens before they dream.
Now when want to prove that dreams come
true, l dream about something that happened
last week, and that know happened And
then, if I can't make a dream fit all around
it, I'd better not go to sleep. I'd better not
any how, until get the dream all fixed; you
can't tell what you might dream if you fall
asleep Bob Burdette.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-17

building, on minnesota street These columns
came from one of the great French quarries
in Southern France, and the material is
known as isu sia violet" The color is u soft
violet, exquisi ely polished, with large irregu-
lar pieces of ire white aSd gray marble dis
tributed th;oI yh it. So peculiar is the for.
nation that ~ ne gentlemen who looked at it
declared it va artificial stone; that nature
didn't nal nything like that. Yet it is
solid, costly 4. rble. Mr.. Agnew, one Of the
contractors ia the building, said it reminded
him of boz I'd cheese, and the comparison
is apt II Isl most extraordinary marble
ever brought here. There is nothing like it
in Chicago q New York city it is only
found IN tl' wainscoting of the Equitable
Life buidl!" and the counter In Winslow
Lanier & G. bank is made Of it.-St. Pau
Pioneer Pre-
THE RUSSIAN POLICE.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-17
KeeninR Correct Time.

A simple method OF keeping correct time
where access To Standard time is inconvenient
is thus explained: Select two fixed points for
range of observation. If a westerly wind
can be chosen which faces any building any
where more than twenty-five to thirty feet
distant, we have as good post of observation
as we can desire Drive a nail or stick pin
into the window jamb; or, if anything more
substantial is wanted, fix a thin piece of
metal with avery small hole in it to sight
through, in any convenient place, 50 that you
can observe the.time any star sets or sink.
below the roof of the adjacent building, or
whatever may be chosen as the more remote
sight Then choose some well defined star
the brighter the better, and with your tim.
piece set right ito start with observe the
time it passes the range of your sights The
exact time, as well also as the date Of the OBJ
servation, should be recorded, then, to find
out at any subsequent time how much your
watch has varied from correct time, observe
the same star, and recollect that it sets just
3 minutes and IS. 90944 seconds earlier on any
given night than it did the preceding night.
Thus if for our first observation was taken
some night WREN the star set at hours, Il
minutes and % seconds, and at our second
observation, taken just one week later, it set
at s hours, Al minutes and 50 seconds, We
would know that our watch had kept correct
time. If it had set at hours, 45 minutes anQ
81 seconds, we would know that our watch OIL
clock had lost two minutes during the week
And similarly for any other variation. If the
time at which it>had set had been hours, 4!
minutes and SO seconds, we should see that
our watch had gained two minutes, and SC
on. If the location of our'sights admits of it
we should select star 90 degs., as nearly as
possible, from the pole star, for its apparent
motion will be greater than that of one neal
the pole, and the liability of error will b,
diminished If suitable selection can bt
made the error need not be more than three
or four seconds, and it will not be accumula
tiye.-The Locomotive
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The Matter Had Two Aspects.

The stroller was conversing with bright
society lady when the name of a local
authoreSs was mentioned. "Oh, yes" said
the lady resignedly, II suppose she Is
talented; everybody says so. But she is
such an intellectual miser and Shylock !
cannot admire <her. Now, she writes very
witty things and gets paid for it, but she
wouldn't give you a witticism in converse
ton. She keeps her talk as commonplace as
possible on the same principle as people wear
their plain clothes about their work. Of
course l know her thoughts are her stock in
trade, but stiIl where anybody, who can be
so entertaining in conversation, is silent or
stupid on principle,,you get to despise their
intellectual penuriousneSs,' and when in ad-
dition they secretly snatch up every idea that
any one else careleSsly drops, and secretes it
for their own future use, you would rather
not be in their society"
Now few days before the Stroller had
asked the local authoress why she never ap-
peared at the society lady's weekly receptions
why should II said the writer. "A society
lady has reason for every invitation she
issues. She invites me so that will help e4I
terrain, bring, as it were, some new, fresh
thoughts into the stale. vaDid conversation Of
her salon VIII Shoild ! exchange a Owe
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-17

Some people begin very early in life to hate
Aristides because they are tired of hearing
him called The Just"
"Why don't you walk home from school
with Minnie SPRING. mother one day asked
her little daughter. u never SEQ you to-
gether."
Nom, we're not together very much"
said the little girl, demureiy
you are in the same classes, aren't you9"
"Yesm"
And you live in the same street. 1t must
be that YOU don't think her a nice little girl"
Mamma" burst forth the child,-with q
gush of confidence, "she is so good that some
tunes almost hate herl"-Youth's Compan-
ion
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-17
GIUSEPPE ESPOSlTO.
The American Career of Brisand Who
Was the Terror of sicily.

The Young son Of a famous Italian bandit
has met with a very unromantic fate in New
Orleans Giuseppe Esposito, many years ago,
was the bold and successful leader of a band
of brigands in Italy, where his many exploits
had gained for him a European reputation
and invested his name with a terror to all
travellers III the mountains of Sicily.
To the qualities which have been ascribed
to the outlaw in song and story, he added
those of cruelty and bloodthirstiness, and the
unlucky captive who fell into his clutches, if
not redeemed by a ransom, paid the penalty
of his misfortune with his life The heart
less opposite pursued his career OF robbery
and murder against his fellow countryInen
unchecked but finally aroused the wrath OF
John Bull an act which has always been haz,
Qrdous in either an individual or a nation
lie seized an English traveller one day, and
after due notice and proper waiting the stock
of the bandit camp had not been increased by
us much as a single plaster on account of the
last adventure One of the prisoners ears was
then sliced off and forwarded to his friends
and this in turn was followed by its fellow
useful and ornamental appendage. But by
this time the British government had been
notified, and such a demand made on the
lJallan auLnOTlLleS tlGL ESCOSltOS gang was
quickly dispersed, and he was apprehended
and imprisoned. Escaping he fed to Amer
lca. and from New York went to New Or
cans In the latter city be shortly mani
tested his lofty contempt for honest pursuit.
by becoming chief of a society of blackmail
ers, an occupation hardly as gentee as the
one he had followed in his native land but
less dangerous
1t was not adventurous enough, though
and before long he got to be captain Of
small cOasting vessel, marrying in the mean
time pretty young girl of his own race. a
reward was out fer him, though, by the
Italian government and in 1880 Detective
Hennessey, now the chief of police of New Or
leans. arrested him He was sent back t,
Italy, where he was, tried, twice sentenced tt
De hung and finally sent to prison for life
The wife was left in New Orleans, with al
infant son of ESpoSitos Last week she ap
piled to the mayor to have the boy, Joeeph
and younger child placed in an orphan asy
lum a. she could not support them, and ii
was done Should the news penetrate TO the
Sici!ian dungeon of opposite, the reflection
that his child will at least be comfortably
cared for will tighten little his dark and re
vengetul eart,-Louisville Courier-Journal
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-17
Her Neighbor Obtained Leisure by Leavin.
Dust in the Corner.

Dust III the corner.
Harry and had been married, not so very
many years, but long enough to learn thai
there was a good deal of solid reality as well
as idealism, in keeping house together. Now
Harry is just the pink Of neatneSS, always
looks as if he had stepped from bandbox;
and will be free to confess that at the time
of our marriage my talents in the housekeep-
ing line had either not developed or had been
sadly neglected, and lookedu upon housework
as the greatest of all Affections
Ought not to have gotten married, hear
some good housekeepers say. Well, girls will
get married, even if they are know nothingS
Harry's salary would not permit of keeping
even one small girl as help, so bravely did
the best | could One by one | mastered its
letails but sweeping proved my greatest
stumbling block. Sweep could not and do
it right. Instead of the smooth, even strokes
chat leave cleanliness behind, my broom
would catch and twist, sending the dust
whirling and floating around like cloud
Those days were martyrdOm to both Harry
and myself; and although he said nothing
detrimental to me- he developed strong ad
miration for our neighbor, Mrs. c., or rather
her ways. He sang her praises constantly;
talked Of her quickness, her neat attire, and
especially her readiness to go out with her
husband on all and every occasion. She was
a leading member in church, president OF
several societies, and dear knows what alt
and yet did all her own homework.
There's a screw loose somewhere, Harry
Barton" said | one day when he had been
more ardent than usual in her praises
There's no living woman can do her work
well and CAD as that woman has since we
lived here You mark my word, there's a
screw loose somewhere
Some days later l, with head sheathed in
dust cap, and dust brush and dust cloth in
hand was vainly wondering where all the
dust could come from day after day. | had
busted so thoroughly but yesterday, and here
it was all back again, thicker than ever. But
went at it again, and the particles glistened
in the sunlight That afternoon had coca.
sion to call upon our neighbor and found her
at home That evening met Harry at the
door with look Of triumph upon my face.
could hardly wait for him to take OFT his
great coat in the hall; when after a kiss and
aSwelcome l bounced upon him literally
speakinS with 1--WE solved the mystery
What mysteryT' he asked innocently.
why, the mystery you are always talking
about - Mrs. C.s wonderful abilities !
called there this afternoon, and she. don't
keep the corners cleanm
Several years have passed since then, and
have learned both patience and how to sweep,
but the dust is mystery and a trial to me
STILL and still despairingly ask.
"Bane of good housekeeping. from whence com
est thoui"
Ella Sturtevant Webb In Good House
keeping.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-17
mak's the Skin Vera Tenner.

A minister, with a rather forid complex
ion, had gone into the shop of a barber, one
OF his Pensioners, to be shaved The bar
Der was addicted to'heavy bouts of drinking,
after which his hand was consequently un-
steady at his work. In shaving the minister
on the occasion referreds to, he inflicted a
cut sufficiently deep to cover the lower part
of the face with blood. The minister turned
to the barber and said in tone of solemn
severity; You see, Thomas, what comes of
taking too much drink" AYE" replied
Thomas, lit mak's the skin vera tenner. -
Sheffield Telegraph.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-17
4 New Relationship.

Mr.. Gutehardt ito little Ethel, 0 years old
Who was the gentleman who patted you on
the headl
Ethel-That was my father-in,aw.
Mr.. Gutehardt-What' A little girl like
you have a father-in-law' You must be
mistaken.
Ethel-Well, he used to be my regular
father. but mamma got divorce from him
-Dctrol: Free Press
GIUSEPPE ESPOSITO.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-17
Not to Be Caught.

Why" said an, old citizen of Peru, ~
have broken an OK yoke in two in the woods
where l had nothing but an ak, made an
other and got home with my load in an
hour" Somebody, thinking to catch the old
man, said: "Well, uncle, how did you make
the bow holes with your axF "Oh, said he,
II didn't make new bow holes, just knocked
out the old ones from the broken yoke and
used them. Lewiston Journal
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-17
just Climb Down a Hand Grenade

81 never could understand" said old Mrs
Goodheart, as she laid down her paper after
reading an account Of the last hotel fire,
chow so many people are incarcerated in
these awful HOROSCOPES 1t seems such an
easy matter to get out of burning hotel;
why, it's very simple to just climb down one
of them hand grenades that they have on
all the hotels nowadays There's no excuse
for being created alive If you keep your wits
about youn-Elmira Gazetta
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-17

d6iar column or ideas and a couplcof never
to-be-regained hours for cup Of tea and
Prince Albert biscuit and the privilege of be-
ing in the same room with Mrs. Bullion, Mrs
Cr9sus and their 'setf There would be
neither pleasure nor profit in it. n-Chicago
Journal
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-17

What will our population be- Who shall
sayl The United States today contains over
6O,OOOOOO people, who increase at the rate OF
about p per cent. in every decade, so that e
the close Of the next century the increment
would have run up to a total of not less than
4OQ,OQpOOO souls Tx, the poDdlation 81 d.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-17
Saved by a Relic,

While a man at Carlisle, Pa, was running
plane his coat tail got tangled and was for.
tunately TIN off. A bit of wood in hi,
pocket blocked cogwheel and saved his life
The wood was piece of John Browns scat
fold. Brooklyn Eagle
WHERE THE SCREW WAS LOOSE.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-17

grams Ole ra:nsy - tne" .. esr-:p Jlllon
branch and then crossed the lobbySsto ask
me where the telegraph counter is, st.
Louis Republic
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-17
SPECIAL OFFERINGS.

Four Hundred Acres in City Limits
We offer for sale for short time valuable
Il act of land consisting of 400 acres all fenced
with plenty of water, just outside the city
limits; every foot of it can be cultivated, good
roads leading to it. This is a very desirable
bargain; the land is worth double what is
asked for ii.
A FAMILY CARRIAGE,
A second hand family carriage, almost as
good as new, at a very low figure.
Two SODA FOUNTAINS,
All complete. and in good order, can be
bought at One-half Of first cost.
HAMILTON, HADLRY & Co.
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Train Time Changes.

" SCHUCHARD, DRUGGIST,
San Pedro and Acequia Streets
Drugs, Chemicals, Medicines. Toilet Articles
Soaps, Chamois Skins, Sponges, Brushes Per
fumery, etc. Physicians prescriptiong care
fully compounded. 4SS
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DR.. PIERCEs PELLETS
Purely Vegetable
Perfectly Harmless !
UNEQUALED AS A LIVER PILL.

Smallest, Cheapest, Easiest to take.
Sick HcadH, 10. .HouS IirtaarEc. Canstipa-
ton, Indigestion, Bilious A7t.Si5, aid al de-
Engagements U' thc s. HcA and Bowels.
% cents vial, by Lru.s.s,S.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-02-09

Belgium, Austria ITALY, camArk
iermauv, and several SWISS c4utons,
aave prohibited The p4biic eHhib tion 0.
uyppot,c or mcsncrIc performances.
frenco viii probubIg socn follow, q, the
measure recommended by the French
association for advaar cnent 4 sci
.acc There IS a growing conviction
hat the practice Of abnormal rhe, omvna
end 70 make them nnrm il er permanent
CHARACTERISTICS Of the patent
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-02-09
XII a ia ia in Exile.

X NC ia IA, the deposed West African
mona h. who was captured some SIX
uo.;h ago hv he mar ncs Of the Brit
i,h Il An-of VA Icarus, is still prisoner
on tie Island Of st. Vincent. N the West
Indie vher' the Icar,.s landed m.
luf ging by the report recently brought
n Is a gcHtleman arriving on West
Ind d steamer. the royal e>iIe is having
! petty good time, though he pine, oc-
ca~ional.v for the companiouship Of the
$ NY or more wives let bchind Il II N
his ia.e kingdom OF op"ro,
Ia "a ], viii be remem berea. was &C
cusei Of breaking a certain treaty with
Eng and. He purchases couple of
krupp guns, il is said, and began
t. make preparations TO blow ~any
"blaw>:el" Ertisher who trespassed on
his territory 20 kingdom come. Ile
Was ind ccl BIZ British Consul General
Johnson - Iay 4 visit TO the Consulate
at the mouth Of the River Opopo for the
ALLEGED purpo G Of arraug ng matters.
He was surrounded hy marines, and al
prisoner
lie still vigorously protests that he
was not guilty Of violating any treaty
between his country and England but
/ he has q own more resigned 10 his ex.
lie
Her Ma csty," continued my infor-
mant has presented the King with a
rear admral's uniform. and he struts
aroaro i'll it as proud as peacock
"Go.crnor l lwelIen has treated hm
very ndly, and Meg ia has been
I furn she'd with a pleasant res!denc" IN
7 king~town. Every day he rides out in
style accompanied by a mounted orderly.
/ He is also said 10 have become great
favorite in socirty, and he often dimes
at the Government House. whore his
broNen ing i>h is listened TO with great
interest.
The coorcd people Of kincs'owa
treat the monarf h with great dta. O.
respect. lis Royal Highue-e has very
careless habit Of leaving Jcweiry scat
tered around !op,c in his apartment II
i, re a ei hat short time ago VII le
King a a Va en- oylng dinner al TIC
so egameat i5ouse, telegraph mes
aye announced The capture OF ble