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Milford chronicle., 1889-06-07
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-12
Card EtiHuctte.

Ono gentleman asks: IF seven or eight
ladies are staying in ono house-say, Mrs.
TAYLOR and two daughters, Mrs. Brown and
three daughters, and tho Misses Sinclair, sup
posc wish to call ON them all, should | leave
seven or eight cards, or shall l simply call on
the hostessf'
Simply call on tho hostess and ask for the
others, we should say, or possibly on the two
married ladies, inquiring for the others
There is common sense in etiquette, as there
is in everything else, and gentleman must
decide these questions for himself, nor
leave cards in packs 4 card is ones self,
and must be treated as such. 1t is the
beginning and the end of etiquette, the
alpha and the omega Of social inter
course The card is the first introduction
ard final leave taking. These little pieces Of
white pasteboard, if imperishable, will, in
their amount, their many inscriptions, puzzle
the New ZeGlander WHO diSirters New York,
after 1000 years, as tho Schlemanns of to-
day are digging up old Troy. What are
they" they all ask. do they represent the
money of that buried peoplef'
Indeed, the card business being the social
exchange Of soc.-ty, nutiplies itself SO in
definitely that a wit once suggested that
there should be a clearing house for cards,
where Mr. Brown and Mr. Smith and Mr.
and Mrs. Jones should leave their cards for
each other on the LIST of January, and the in
terchange aftcrward be managed by clerks
The idea is a good one but, unfortunately,
inlpracticable, as tho sentiment of personal
friendship and attention still hinges around
the card-Nrs.' Sherwood in st. Louis Re
public
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-12

she chose, cn:-'uas' r.e commerce. or n5:r Tho
world.
Through the strait, beneath the guns OF
the fort heavy current forever runs to the
east, the water Of the Atlantic swiftly flow
ing into the inland sea and apparently not
returning, phenomenon which has caused,
up to the last few years, no little establishment
among scientists, who accounted for it by the
immense evaporation in the east of the Med
iterranean. But deep sea Investigations have
demonstrated that although the surface cur
rent through the strait always flows to the
east deep down beneath the surface there is
o counter current of cold water returning TO
the Atlantic. Above the strait stands the
mountain, the Lion Couchant, with head ], 400
feet in the air, facing the Spanish peninsula,
for such is the appearance presented by the
rock when the traveller comes in from the
sea.-Cor st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-12
QUESTIONING THE FORK.
Something Concerning the Origin Of This
Very Useful Article.


One of those heterodox fellows who may be
found to question everything asks upon what
sound principle is the law founded that for
bids the putting of the knife into the mouth
in eating. Why should a plate of steel, he
asks, be interdicted from an office that the
same steel, bifurcated, trifurCated or quadru-
furcated, may properly perform' There isno
objection to be made on the score of cutting
ones mouth for in all ages of the past, when
every body ate with the knife, nobody ever
cut his mouth. This hereto asserts that a
certain consistency of food can be "hOisted,
as a western man would say, much more
readily by a knife than by fork OF course
you can get the bulk of a mashed potato or
turnip by dexterously fishing with fork,
but you can do it much neater and in better
time with a knife, he continues; and then
the knife will secure all the gravy, which is
mostly sifted out by the operation of the
fork, and one thus loses the richest part of
the meal.
1t is a matter of history that knives played
an important part in domestic life long before
forks were Invented, and that when first the
latter implements appeared it was considered
a mark of etIe!nnacy OF ultra refinement to
use them. To such degree was this preju-
ulCt against llS.u lLuul8eCl III FIdllCt IItI Ill
the Sixteenth century the use of forks was
considered sinful in monasteries, and the
monks spit up into two parties on the
question.
Forks originally came into use to save the
fingers from soiling, and Italy was the first
place where they were used. Ben JOnson
writes of the laudable use of forks brought
into custom here as they are in Italy to the
sparing of napkins" Some time later a
writer praises the king of Hungary for eat
ing without fork without soiling his clothes.
An old writer explains why the Italian used
the fork by saying that he could not endure
to have his dish touched with his fingers, see
ing that all mems fingers are not clean alike. "
But the fork was originally and up to very
modern times used only to hold meat and
other pieces of food while the knife was cut
ting them. The putting of it into the mouth
instead of the knife was only an afterthought,
due probably to the unclean appearance of
the knife blade after it had been used to
shovel into the mouth gravies, egg yolks, acids,
etc. For this reason silver forks were made;
they are cleaner than iron and steel forks.
Every step, then, from the original use Of the
fork as a substitute for the fingers, to its
more extended use substitute for the knife,
together with the employment of silver in
place of iron, has been dictated by cleanli-
ness.-Good Housekeeping.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-12
L2mpS

Oil has been burned in lamps for many cen.
turtles, but no real improvement in oil lamps
was made till about 100 years ago, or about
1888 when NJ. Argand, a Swiss who lived at
London, invented the cylindrical wick and
burner, which has since borne his name.
Soon after the glass chimney was introduced
and lighting by oil was fully revolutionized
These two improvements multiplied the light
to be obtained from lamp and by producing
perfect combustion of the oil, obviated the
smoke and bad odors previously inseparable
from the use of oil lamps. Other improve
mentS followed one of the most notable be
ing the placing of the reservoir of oil below
the burner instead of above, making the
lamp much more convenient This was a
discovery of Philippe Gnard, Frenchman,
about 1907 Another Frenchman, Carcel,
contrived a mechanism to regulate the sup
ply of oil, but his contrivance was superseded
by the moderator lamp, introduced about
sixty years ago Some further notifications
of lamps followed the discovery Of petroleum,
but these are the principal features included
in the lamps of the present day, the Argand
principle being substantially Unchanged
Good Housekeeping.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-12
The Great Gibraltar.

Gibraltar is interesting on account Of the
many historic associations connected with
former days, the days when Christian and
Moore contended for mastery in the south of
Europe and waged an unrelenting contest,
which lasted for hundreds of years, even long
after the time when Charles Martel, or
Charles The Hammer" before the gates Of
Tours, rolled back the tide of Saracenic in
vasion. Not far away is Tarifa, the hill
above the town crowned with a Moorish
castle, said to be the same occupied by Tarifa,
the great Moorish chieftain, whose levies Of
toll upon the shipping which passed in and
out of the strait gave our language the word
tariff"
Places, like men, sometimes have greatness
thrust upon them, but it is impossible to
agree with the author that this is the case
with regard to Gibraltar, for the huge noun
tain of solid rock which rises from the sea on
the southwest extremity of Spain is prOmi-
nent for its remarkable geological character,
and from the most ancient times was a land
mark, one of the Pillars of Hercules. Europe
is here only nine miles from Africa, a dis
tance readily covered by the heavy guns now
mounted il; -: ..s.y4. - nd . ENGLAND. if
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-12
A Hint to Theatregoers.

notice that in leaving places of evening
amusement people almost always wrap up
their threats. This is great mistake, and
brings on the very evil they wish to avoid,
by making the throat hot and susceptible to
cold air, causing the voice to become hard
and harsh. When leaving a crowded build
ing the neck should be left uncovered and
the mouth kept closed for a few minutes;
this will warm the air before it reaches the
lungs, and prevent chest colds. Ladies can
wear a thin wrapper over the shoulders AS
a singer | have proved how valuable this
precaution will be to all who take my ad-
vice. Cor. New York Telegram
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-12

uuI umfg WITT I0r- anu usFarIeI--e, uscenued
the stairs. AS he reached the landing the
chamber door opened brusquely and-was he
mad or dreaming Piou and Ladie
were before him-Antoine, his enemy, and
Laide, his wife-terror stricken, rigid, after
the first cry of horror, as the figure that
stood like stone barring their way.
Like stone, did | sayi Yes, but for sec
ond only; then there was the report Of pis-
tol-SiX of them, one after the otherl
All, well, twas soon ended Automatically,
without disturbing himself further about the
two corpses one upon the other in a spread
ing wave of blood, Alcides lifted the light
that burned upon the chimney piece and
descended again, TO the office this time, to
write out in his great sprawling fist the paper
for tue proceS-verbal and inquest.
To-day" he began, today. the ed of May
1S-, before us, Alcides Gsstebois marechal des
logis of gendarmerie and the commandant of the
frontier post of ", do hereby declare of my
self and in my own presence that have killed, at
twelve O'Clock and eighteen minutes by shots
from revolver, Adelaide nee Fournaim, my law
full wife, and also NJ Antoine Piou, contrabandist,
whom have surprised at q time and place that
permitted no doubt of their guilty relations
In faith Of which have written out this process
verbal and recognize it as correct and in con-
forrnity with the facts in the case
"LSignedl ALcIDEs GAsTEBoIs".
This task finished, Alcides got up and pre-
pared to resume his horse, not to take up his
sentry again, but to go to the city and deliver
himself as prisoner to justice. AS he opened
the door, with last backward glance upon
his paradise changed to hell, there was q sud-
den fierce growl, a bounding body that seemed
to have been crouching at the threshold, a
leap and plunge against him. He slipped, fell
against the railing under the unforeseen as
sault, and rolled to the ground.
When the gcndarmes who had awaited him
returned i'll the morning he lay where he had
raiicn his breast and throat torn to shreds by
savage teeth.
He had been dead for hours, and above
stairs Etrannc, with bloody jaws, whined
lamentably upon the breast Of his master
Translated from the French Of Na2im for The
New York Mercury by E. c. Waggeaer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-12
Boxing as a Beautifier.

do you see that girlg' said lady to her
escort at the Metropolitan Opera house the
other evening. ''She is rather plain and or.
dinarily might attract no attention on the
street, but as she is usually seen promenading
Broadway half the men admire her beautiful
complexion. And it is natural, too. Every
afternoon before taking a walk she and a
friend put on the boxing gloves for an hour.
They whack each other over the cheeks and
necks till their faces are crimson, then dress
hurriedly, as dressing in haste goes with
women, and walk up and down the street
while the color is on. Before the complexion
has become normal in its tint they return to
their home. Gradually they have made a
reputation for having the rosiest cheeks of
any women in New York. As they sit there
in the front row now you can see how pale
their cheeks are naturally and how white
their necls. On the street they are the
healthiest looking girls in New York. BAL
timOre American
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-12
A Complimentary Letter.

DEAR DR.. PRENTICE: Before you leave
San Antonio i should like TO express my ap-
probation of the benefit have received from
your treatment of my eyes, not only as per-
sonal matter to yourself, but hoping it may
help to convince any one intending to, or
thinking of consulting you, Of your scientific
methods and your skill in the prescription of
glasses on the most exact mathematical for
mula. Two years ago my eyes were exam
ined and fitted to glasses by one of the most
eminent specialists in the east, who has also
a fine reputation as author of many scientific
treatses on optics, and the treatment of tho
most. complicated diseases of the eye. He
diagnosed mine as having incurable muscu-
lar and nerve defects which could only be re-
lieved by properly adjusted glasses,
which were ground for me according to his
prescription, and which ! believe really
saved me from blindness. greatly correcting
the sight and relieving the nerves. Still,
however. though even when In the best of
health, I suffered intensely at times from
neuralgia and inflammation of the eyes. On
consulting you and having my eyes examined
by the chart of your own invention, and be-
ing fitted with glasses made expressly for me
by your prescription, my eyes are wonderful
ly clearer and stronger. Even on wearing
them a very short time could not resume my
old glasses which till now thought perfect,
without pain, and decided decrease in visual
range. These glasses are as great an i'm
provement on others as they were at first on
my eyes without them. Only those who have
suffered with their eyes can understand what
il is to be relieved and onIy those TO whom
perfect eyesight is not only the greatest of
blessings but an absolute necessity, can fully
appreciate il.
With best wishes, ] am very truly yours,
JEAN S. II. Tucker,
San Antonio Light Office.
March s. 1882
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-12

Which is the fairest, rose or a lily?
Which is the sweetest, a peach or a pear2
Merrys cOquetish, and charming is Milly;
Dora is gentle and fair. Their.
Sweet as flower was her face when | kissed
Uove is the romance and glory of life)
Milly, my playmate, love " like a sister,
But Dora choose for my wife.
That is right, young man, marry the girl
you love, by all means, if she will have you.
Should her health become delicate and her
beauty fade after marriage, remember that
this is usually due to functional disturbances,
weaknesses, Irregularities, or painful disOr-
ders peculiar to her sex, in the cure of which
DIR. Pierce's FavOritc Prescription is guaran-
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See the printed certificate of guarantee on
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For ovcrwOrked, WORKOUT" rundown"
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-12
The Secret Of Easy Iabor.

That man is in a sad condition who is ever
making prodigious effort to do more than he
can do. 1t is just as easy for star to swing
IN its orbit as for a mote to float in a sun
beam. Nature never sweats The great law
of gravitation holds the universe on its back
as easily as miller swings over his shoulder
q bag Of wheat. The winds never run them
selves out of breath. The rivers do not weary
in their course. The Mississippi is no moro
tired than the meadow brook.
Nation.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-12
The Mealthiest Town.

= writer in The Manchester Mirror says
that the wealthiest town of its size in America
is Brookline, Mass, of which the assessment
valuation is S4O7 ,454,O2S. The distinction
claimed for Brookline has been generally sup
posed to belong to Canajoharie, in New York
That village is small in comparison with the
Massachusetts, town, and the number of resi-
dents there who are many times millionaires
is considerably greater than can be counted
on the fingers Of both lands
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-12

\ social observer criticiseS what he calls
tho stupid silence" of most Americans when
dining in hotels and restaurants 1t looks,
he says, "as if every one had been quarrel
ing Instead of a CHEEKY, quick Interchange
of opinion, men and women sit solemn and
sorrowful at the table as though they were in
school" For this reason he thinks the gen.
eral use of light table wines would be good
thing, as it would promote sociability.-Chi-
cago Herald
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-12
PILES, FIssURE, AND RECITAL DISEASES.

Mr. Lindsay, president of the Gainesville
National Bank, of Gainesville, Texas suffered
many years with piles. 1t prevented him
from attending to his business. His nights
were spent in restless broken sleep. His ner-
vous system was broken down His life
knew no comfort and no pleasure. He was
treated for seven months by the Brir kerhoof
system. He at last went to DR.. Prentice who
made perfect cure in just one treatment.
This was four years ago, and no signs of the
disease have ever returned. In curing piles,
DR.. Prentice removes the cause so they never
return again"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-12
PILES.
To whom II may concern.

After all other treatments have failed have
used DR.. Prentice's for plies and find il per-
teLt success. One of the most severe cases
that ever came under my care was treated by
DR.. Flower, of Boston, and myself after the
method of DR.. Prentice, and cured at once.
DIR. J. G. ANDERSON, st. Louis Mo-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-12
March s, 1889.
PILES.

Mr.. >. Puc, OF somerset, Atascosa county,
Texas, was troubled with piles for many
years. They became so bad he could not at
tend to his business. He visited DIR. Prentice
short time ago, and in one treatment was
cured.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-12
PILES.

President Brinkerhoof, of Plymouth Ma
lional Bank, Plymouth was cured OF terri
BILE case of piles ten years ago, and they have
never returned.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-12

II SCHUCHARD, DRUGGIST,
San Pedro and Acequia Streets
Drugs, Chemicals, Medicines. Toilet Articles
Soaps Chamois Skins, Sponges, Brushes Per
fumery, etc. Physicians prescriptions care
fully compounded. 4 SO
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Chairman Utah Commission.

DIR. Prentice's system of examining eyes. his
own invention has been intro nee into some
of the largest hospitals of Europe. aud is en-
dOrsed and us d by many OF the lead ng ocu-
lists Of America By this method eyes are
that they regain much of their lost strength
DR.. Prentice will positively leave March Is.
, 1889-12-08
The Case.

On the strength of a statement made
by a citizen who is usually correct in his
position on turf topics, TIE LEADER
yesterday said that Mr.. A. Q. Beckwith
came out first best in his tilt with the
Overland Park racing club at Denver.
This is ~rroneou as witness the appended
extract from the trial docket of the
American Association received by the city
editor from Chicago yesterday.
No. 25s--Appeal OF A. c. Beckwith
from decision OF judges at Denver, Col,
ordering his expulsion from all the tracks
of the American Trotting association for
breach OF decorum. The decision of the
judges was sustained. After the board
adjourned A.. @. Beckwith made a writ.
ten apology to the Judges of the race and
to the Overland Park club association
and accompanied it with an application to
the president for temporary reinstatement.
This was granted until the May meeting
OF the board.
, 1889-12-08
THE YIADUCT.
The Latest Project for Construction
of the Crossing.

Ben f. LaRue was here all of yester'
day representing the Kansas City Bridge
and Iron company in the matter Of the
Cheyenne vladuct. He was for some
time In consultation with Mayor Riner
and viewed the visduct places at the of
fee of Engineer Huntley.
1t is probable that at its next meeting
the council will order the solicitation by
advertisement of bids for construction OF
the viaduct.
The city will make this proposition to
the builders: The successful bidding firm
to complete the viaduct and own it for a
stipulated term OF years. the city to pur-
chase eventually at the contract price.
Until acquiring proprietorship the city is
to pay an annual rental amounting to six
per sent interest on the cost of the struct-
ure. As this project is viewed favorably
by contractors it is probable that the
Union Pacific will abandon its intention
of building the viaduct.
The viaduct is to cost $45, 900.