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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-31
Arour cbaptsr Story.

The friends Of a young Albanian have been
poking fun at him for some months, and with
good reason He invited young woman Of
his acquaintance to go to dance with him
He sent her flowers, and on the night of the
occasion he arrayed himself in evening dress
and was all ready to sally forth Upon con-
sulting his watch, however, he found he had
ten minutes to spare. AS he was very tired,
he thought he would lie down and,r for a
few moments, so he threw himself on the
lounge.
Suddenly he started up to find that he had
been sleeping. He knew he had just dozed a
second, but when he looked at the time he
found it was exactly O'Clock in the morn
ing.
The ball was over
The girl has never forgiven him. Albany
Express.
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Identified the Money.

ASK that lady If she lost that piece Of
money"
That was what a passenger on a street car
said to the conductor, who nudged the lady
and pointed to quarter that lay on the end
of the seat.
The lady in question started and held up
her hands, in one of which she was holding a
pocketbook. A ten cent piece .jerked out OF
it and fell in her lap.
"Yes, that's mine" she said, as she picked
up both the quarter and the dime. Every
time move drop some change out of that
pocketbook. On the Fourth of July lost 81
in small change"
Seems tine 'twouid be economy t. buy a
new one" suggested the man who had seen
the lost money.
The woman had identified her money easy
enough. Not so lady who was buying ele-
CANT trifies in down town book store
That is mine" she said politely, as she
picked up bright silver dollar that lay on a
book beside her
Only she didn't pick it up 1t was the trade
mark on the cover of that particular book,
and dollar only in seeming. When she saw
her mistake she walked haughtily out.-Ex.
change
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-31
CITY WARD BOUNDARIES

FIRST Wards bounded on the north
by w. Commerce street, east by San An
tonic river, south and west by center of 5.
Laredo street and Alazan and San Pedro
creeks. .
SECOND Wards bounded on the north
by w. Commerce street, east by center OF
s. Laredo street and Alazan and San Pedro
creeks, south and west by city limits.
THIRD Wards bounded on the east bv
San Pedro creek, north by Fredericksburg
road and city limits, west by city limits
and south by w. Commerce street.
FOURTH Wards bounded on the north
BY city limits, south by w. Commerce street,
east BY San Antonio river, west by San
Pedro creek and Fredericksburg road.
FIFTH WARD-Is bounded on the west
and north by the San Antonio river, east by
Alamo and Madre bitches and south by w.
Commerce street.
SIXTH Wards bounded on the west
by Alamo and Madre bitches and San An
tonic river, south by +. Commerce street.
north and east by city limits.
SEVENTH WARD-ln bounded on the
north by K. Commerce street, east and south
by CITY limits, west by center of Water and
Mill streets and San Antonio river.
EIGHTH Wards bounded on the north
nv K. Commerce street, west by San AntO-
MO river east by center OF Water and Mill
streets.
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Little ScaveugeIs.

Animals, birds, reptiles, insects and even
microbes have a mission to perform as scaven
gers which it is well occasionally to consider.
In the present unsanitary condition of most
tropical countries scavenger birds are indis-
pensable IF they failed for single day."
says Michelet, 'the country would become a
desert" Says Butterworth: in indolent
Africa thousands of villages depend upon
them for publication. In drowsy America,
south of Panama or Caracas, they, swiftest
of cleansers, must sweep out and purify the
town before the Spaniard rises, ere the sun
has stirred the carcass and the mass of offal
into fermentation They are the agents of a
beneficent chemistry that preserves the bal
ance of life here below. They labor for us in
a thousand places where we ourselves may
never penetrate in those deserts where the
winds are laden with the poison Of death
and woe to the inhabited world if their toll
should cease. This is, to some extent, true
of those dangerous animals and reptiles
which swarm in the swamps and jungles Of
tropical lands Even rats, which are Justly
considered such pest in many ways, do
much scavenger work, especially in large
cities. 1t is u fact worthy of note that the
plague has never visited Europe since the
migration of these rodents into that country
from Asia"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-31
A Dogs Sense of Justice.

A gentleman residing in the suburbs is the
owner of a very large and intelligent New
foundland dog, to which he is much attached
The other day Max 1.-THE dog in question: &C
companied his master to a neighboring mar
ket, where some purchases were to be made,
and, of course, something for the dog was in
cluded in the list.
When it came to the latter investment the
purchaser was impressed with the small re-
turn secured for his money. and the dogs
glance at the same time seemed to signify
that a similar impression had taken possession
of his canine mind. The purchaser was just
about to demonstrate with the dealer, when,
turning suddenly, he caught glimpse of the
dog, who had taken his own method to get
even, and was darting through the door with
something he had seized from the bench The
dealer did not notice the theft, and the owner
of the dog thought he was justified in post
poning any remonstrance as to his purchase
until more favorable time.-New York Star
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-31
ROYAL Houses Of Europe.

The ups and downs of the reigning houses
of Europe have been much discussed Of late.
All those are recognized as being Of royal
blood members of whose families now occu
py or at one time have occupied thrones
According to official reports, there are now
81 such royal families in Europe, with 459
male members. 50 that each dynasty aver.
ages II princes. a number reached, however,
only by tel. of them OF these 81 families
Is are German, namely, the Hohenzollern,
Wittelsbach, Victim. Wurtemburg, Zahrin-
gen, Hessen, Mecklenburg, Holstein, Anhalt,
Schwarzburg, Reuss, Schaumburg, Lippe,
Waldeck, Hapsburg- Lorraine Welt. Nassau,
and Liechtenstein, six are Romantic or Latin,
namely, Bourbon, Savoyen, Braganza, Mo-
naco, Bonaparte, Berna otte, two are Sav,
namely, Obrenowitoh and Njenosh; and one
is Turkish, namely, Osman. Of the German
no less than five, and of these the historic
houses of Hohenzollern, Welt, and Hapsburg,
originated in the little Swabian Wurtemberg.
The preponderence of the German dynasties
is all the greater, because of the Al actually
existing thrones they occupy SO OF these y
are in the German Empire, IL are in other
countries, namely, ro-Hungary, Russia,
England, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Portu-
gal, Roumania, Bulgaria, Greece and Liech-
tenStein
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He Was Imposed Upon.

certain uptown man, who has just re-
turned from trip into the country, is sad
and is losing faith in humanity generally, es-
pecially his wife and mother-in law, the lat
ter living in the country. 1T was like this, T"
said he to the tourist today "You see, my
wife and visit her parents every year, and
they generally load us up on our return with
lots of nice things for the winter. Well, as
they were packing the trunk they got me to
lift in hu e sack Of what | supposed was
something nice in the way Of edibles, and my
eyes watered as thought of it and the relief
it would be to my pocketbook The ladies
smiled and | smiled Imagine my smiling
when we arrived home and unpacked that
sack and found it contained-only wood dirti
Ny wife is a great lover of household plants,
and had brought that beastIy stuff $50 miles
to use in TRANSFORMING them. Every time
she asks me If don't think the plants look
nice now smile sickly smile and remain
Der there is a man around the corner Whiting
70 see me. ALBANY journal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-31
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES OF MAILS.

PLEASANTON STAGE LINE.
Departs at 80 a. m. :arrives 4:OO p. m.
uSTOCKDALE STAGE LINE.
Departs at 500 a. M; arr yes at 7:5O p. m
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY.
Departs east at ZOO a. m. and 40 p.lm.;
departs west at 2:00p. m.
Arrives from the east at 200 p. m and 7:45
o. IN. arrives from the west at ZOO p. m.
INTERNATIONAL q GREAT NORTHERN BY.
Oen.rts north at tbs, a. m, and 2:2Op.
m. :. arrives from the north at ~: and S:45
p. m. ,d
arrive at 7:3O a. m. -
SAN ANTONIO & ARKANSAS PASS RAILWAY.
oDeparts for Galveston, Cuero and Houston
at 80 a. m; arrives at 1850 p. Ne;
Denarts for Corpus Christi and ROckp0rt
at 40 .. IN. arrives at 2:l5 p. m,
IDeparts for Kerrville at 3 80 p. M; arrives
at II: 80 p. nj.
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An, Interesting List.

The Historical society in Pennsylvania
possesses an authentic list in manuscript of
the French officers who came to the aid of
the Americans during the Revolutionary
war. Among them was the Vicomte de Fon.
tanges, major general at the siege of Savan-
nah, who commanded legion of free mulat-
toes and negroes from st. Domingo. Their
officers were Capts. Andre, Rignaud, Beau
vais and Beauregard, all men of color, who
afterward became generals under the repub-
lie, and also Henri Christophe, who later was
king of Hayti.-San Francisco Argonaut
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-31
Stories About Plaques.

Ancient. literature contains a number of
what may be called fables or parallels illus
trating the ingratitude of man as compared
with the gratitude and faithfulness of the
lower orders of creation. Every child has
heard the story of the "Piper of Hamelin, /"
who, in the year l24S, agreed, for a fixed
sum, to rid the city of the plague of rats. He
commenced piping and was quickly followed
by rats of every description, which he led
into the river Neser, where they persisted.
But the people refused to pay the piper,
and out of revenge the performance was re-
peated This time all the children in the
town were led up to hill:
When, lol as they reached the mountains side
A wondrous portal opened wide,
As If a cavern were suddenly followed,
And the piper advanced, and the children fol-
lowed. ~.
And when all were in to the very last
The door in the mountain side shut fast.
The story runs that 100 we're lost, and for
many years the inhabitants dated all event1
from the year of the calamity. From this
one would be led to believe that the story
was founded on fact, and that the improba-
BILE incidents were dovetailed in by some en-
thusiastic chronicler But the story is mere
ly another version of an oft told tale, for
which the biblical story of the plaques in
Egypt was probably the original foundation.
The nearest approach to the Bible story is
the account Of the plaques at Lorch. First
it was ants that threatened to destroy every.
thing and, after all possible remedies had
been attempted, the offer of hermit piper
was accepted He charmed the little Great
ures with his music, and led them all into the
river. The promised donation to a chapel
was not forthcoming, whereupon the hermit
piped again, and this time he led all the hogs
in the neighborhood to watery grave.
Next year crickets were the plague, and a
charcoal burner undertook to destroy them.
He charmed them into the water, but the
reward being withheld he drowned all the
sheep The third year there was a plague Of
rats, whereupon the alleged Hamelin Incl
dent was repeated-St. Louis Globe-Demo
GRAFT
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-31

me steamboat captain was IN the r1gnJ
and knew it. He meant what no said and
everybody else knew it. Associates and bro
theirs in arms came to the rescue of the Fed
eral officer and persuaded him TO retire to his
room, and when he came out of it he had
fully recovered his good humor, and imme-
diately apologized to the captain of the boat;
but we were all awfully glad when the Con-
federate reached his home, little below
Louisville, and left the boat, for as long as
he was aboard prospects were good for an
ugly collision between him and the Federal
captain.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-31
Macaulay.

MacauIay was truly oppressive. Inow un-
derstand Sydney Smith, who called Macaulay
tremendous machine for colloquial oppres-
sion. His memory is prodigious, surprising
anything l have ever known, and he pours
out his stores with an instructive but dinning
prodigality. He passes from the minutest
dates of English history or biography to a
discussion of the comparative methods of diff
ferent ancient orators, and gives you who'll
strophes from the dramatists at will H.,
can repeat every word of every article he ha
ever written without prompting; but he he
neither grace of body, face, nor voice; he
without intonation or variety, and he pouI
on like Horace's river, while we, poor rustic
foolishly think he will cease; and If you spe;
he does not respond to what you say, bu
while your last words are yet on your LIP
takes up again his wondrous tale He "
not confess ignorance of anything, though
verify believe no one would ever have |
occasion TO make the confession. l ha
heard him called the most remarkable persC
of his age, and again the most overrated one.
You will see that he has not left upon me an
entirely agreeable impression, still confess
his great and magnificent attachments and
powers.-Charles Sumner.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-31
A WAY I'm Concert.

N. Eiffel gave a concert to numerous in-
vited guests in his private apartment on the
third platform of his famous tower. An up
right piano was carried up by the elevator
and placed in the parlor, where it will I'VE
main until the tower is taken down Various
solos were played on the instrument, vocal
SELECTIONS were suag by Nile LYON. daughter
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-31
New Treatment Of Hernia.

Dr. George H. Stroup, of Pennsylvania,
says he has never failed to relieve any case Of
hernia, even after failure of taxis and other
plans, by the following: Place piece Of alb
sorbent cotton over the tumor and saturate
with ether. He says no operation for hernia
will ever be needed when this plan is followed
for sufficient time-Sanitary Era.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-31
Sudden Death,

This in Indian astronomical parlance is Q
broiled chicken, a spatchcock. When guest
or traveller arrives unexpectedly, the handiest
repast to serve is chicken; which, strutting
about in the compound at, say p. m, Is
caught, decapitated, plunged in boiling
water, plucked, singed, split, broiled and sent
to table by l;l5 p. m, which Is q sudden
death with a Observation-Disclosures Maya
zine
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-31

rev nights on these pillows. An invalid SUI
fering with lung trouble derived much bsue-
fit from sleeping upon mattress made from
pine shayingS The material is cheap and
makes pleasant and comfortable mattress,
the odor of the pine permeating the entire
room and absorbing or dispelling all unpless-
ant odors
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-31
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY.

Today one year ago, love,
Meath skies September blue,
With autumn tints agiow, love,
| sat and talked with you
My heart In rapture wild, love,
With faith and hope beat high,
Echoed each low sweet s;pb
One year ago today, love,
held your hand in mine
And watched the lovelights play, love,
Deep in your eyes divine;
September days are fair, love,
But fairest of all was this,
And never a day so rare, love,
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of the director Of Piyei's piano mandatory,
speeches were made, and the termination Of
the concert given under such singular condi-
lions was collation. served in the dining
room, whence could be seen the visitors to
the exposition 800 meters below.-Pittsburg
Bulletin
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-31
Suffering.

1t is said that Sufferers, when speaking in
a whisper, show no impeachment of speech.
This fact has been turned to account by
Coen. In his method of treatment, for the
first ten days speaking is prohibited. Dur
ing the next ten days speaking is permissi-
BILE in the whispering voice, and in the next
fifteen days the ordinary conversational tone
may be gradually employed. -Exchange.
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$76 90 TO $500 90 A d Mo oSrIHI can b. be

WV "'uue IhIuE rVI ut
ard give their whole time to the business
Spare moments may be prOfitably employed
s'so. few vacancies in towns and cities
mond, Va.
N E.-please state age and business expe.
rience W va NJ" about sending stamn 'o
rsply b FL. &Co. 4406m
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Tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis.
Three st. Louis physicians have given a
paper on tuberculosis.
The disease known as tuberculosis they
say, and when affecting the lungs as pulmo-
nary tuberculosis consumption lis very com
mon in the human being and in certain Of the
domestic animals, especially cattle. About
one-fourth of all deaths occurring in the hu-
man being during adult life are caused by it,
and nearly one-half of the entire population
at some time in life acquire it. The disease
Is the same in nature in animals and in man
and has the same cause. 1t has been proved
beyond a doubt that living germ, called the
tubercle bacillus, is the cause and the only
cause of tuberculosis. 1t does not seem nee
eSsary to state the facts upon which this as.
sertion is based, for the observation first
made by Robert Koch in 1882 has been con-
frmed so often and so completely that it now
constitutes one Of the most absolutely demon-l
strated facts in medicine tuberculosis mayl
affect any organ of the body, but most fre-l
quently first involves the lungs When thel
living germs find their way into the body they
multiply there, if favorable conditions foIj
their growth exist, and produce small newl
growths or nodules (tubercles,, which tend tel
soften. The discharges from these softenedl
tubercles, containing the living germs, are
thrown off from the body. In pulmonary
tuberculosis these discharges constitute, I'M
part, the expectoration. The germs thus
thrown of do not grow outside the living
human or animal body, except under arti
fetal conditions, although they may retain
their vitality and virulence for long periodi
Of time, even when thoroughly dried. A,
tuberculosis can only result from the action
of these germs, it follows from what
has just been said that when the disease
is acquired it must result from receiving
into the body the living germs that
have come from some other human being OF
animal affected with the disease. 1t has beer
abundantly established that the disease may
be transmitted by meat or milk from the
tubercular animal The milk glands in mich
cows often become affected with the disease
when their lungs are involved, and the milk
from such animals may contain the living
germs and be capable Of producing the disease.
Among stall fed dairy cows 20 per cent. or 80
per cent. are sometimes found to be affected
with the disease. Tubercular animals ara
also frequently killed for food, their flesh
sometimes containing the germs, and if not
thoroughly cooked is capable of transmitting
the disease Boiling the milk or thoroughly
cooking the meat destroys the germs.
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Usual Rates.

Staten Islander ito native drayman)-
Whatll you take to move that old fashioned
clockl ...... .
Drayman estimating its value-The clock
and $10.-Epoch.
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RAILROAD TIME TABLE.

L. &c. n. R.R.
INTO EFFECT NOVEMBER -, 1889.
Nv. For st. Louis; .5:4o III
Fer st. Louis, ...,.... ......S:fO p III
For Laredo. .............--.ll 'oo LII
AR. From st. Louis, .............. 1888 a ID
From st. Louis. .l0;l5 p III
From Laredo. .............-. .3:5o p Ill
SOUTHERN PACIFIC r. X.
THROUGH EXPRESS EAST. a9 =
Leave For New o. leans, Houston and Gal
weston s 80 a. nj. and 3:l5 p. M
ARRIVE FROM THE EAST.
, Arrive from New Orleans, Houston and
Galveston, 100 and 40 p. IN.
THROUGH WEST.
Ieave for San Francisco, Ell Paso and Eagle
Pass 4.40 p. IN.
Arrive from San Francisco, FL Paso ana
Eagle Pass 500 a. m.
S.A&A.P p. r. Remission Route.
TRAINS LEAVE DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
For Cuero, Houston, Galveston. .S.45 a. 10
IS Beeville, Corpus christi ana
RockpOrt ................l :4S p. IN
Train for Kerrville. .......... -. .4IO p. IN
AR. From CuerO, Houston and
and Galveston, ............ 0:f5 p. IN.
From Corpus Christi, Rock
mort and Reeyille ..... I AZ p m.
From Kerrville.... ......... IL. OPP. IN.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-31

A supposed cat, killed with stone by
William Dennis in his yard, at Drakesville,
n. j., turned out to be "a small red fox
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-31

asked the reporter of an old druggist.
DIR. Piercc's preparations" he replied
They are sold under a positive guar
anteo that they will. In every case, give
satisfaction, or the money Is promptly re-
funded: His Favorite Prescription for all
those chronic weaknesses, nervous and other
arrangements peculiar to women, Ia used with
nnfaiiing success It cures weak back, bear
ing down sensations, Irregularities and weak
nesses common to the sex, aud being the
most perfect OF tonic medicines builds up
and strengthens the entire system. The de-
mand for II is constant, and am conversant
with scores OF cases cured by it."
Returning after a few moments absence.
the venerable wieder of the pestle remarked
the number OF sarsaparillas and other. So
called. blood medicines Is legion; but Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery outsells
them all and 1t is the only od-purifier out
OF the many which am Obliged to keep upon
my shelves. that is guaranteed to benefit or
cure in all cases for which it is recommended.
or money paid for 1t is refunded"
in the line OF Pills." remarked the old gen.
demah. 1.-THE little Sugar coated Pellets
put up by DIR. Pierce lead all Others, both In
amount Of 1ales and the general satisfaction
they give my customers"
Copyright, 1888, BY WORLDS DIS MED ASSN.