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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-13
BARGAINS FOR EVERYBODY.

At A. Kahn's, the Mikado corset at 80 cents.
At A. Kahn's, Turkish bathing towels at 81
per dozen.
At A. Kahn's, Scotch Zephirs at 12i and Is
cents, sold elsewhere at 25c.
At A. Kahns, sheer white lawns at ~ cents
per yard.
At A. Kahn's. Oriental bouncing, 40 inches
wide at IS cents per yard
At A. Kahn's black lace fiouncing, 40 inches
wide, warranted all silk, 30 cents per yard.
At A Kahn's, ladies' silk hose, all shades,
81 per pair.
At A. Kahn's, beautiful embroidery from &c
per yard up to any price.
At A. Kahn's, full line Of Oriental lace in
white ecru and fancy, from &c per yard 10 25
cents perry yard.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-13

Ladies', Please Take Notice
That for every $40 purchase you will
get one pair of Fosters warran ted
five-hook kid gloves, free Of charge.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-13

Mrs. Storey, widow of Wilbur F.
Storey, of the Chicago Times, is said
TO have a large, cedar chest filled
with lace handkerchiefs. all made by
French manufacturers at the special
order of her husband, who disliked to
have her use any other kind. An
other of his whims was that she
should have quart of unset precious
stones, and he bought and bought un-
til jewel casket, made to hold just a
quart, was filled.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-13
Christian Reception.

STIT TSNIdTI N6CSPtIOTIs
Mrs. Fry tenders reception to the
active members of the societies of
Christian Endeavor of the city tomor-
row night at her residence, corner
Avenue E and Houston streets. 1t is
to be hoped all active members will
be present.
PRES. CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR,
Paine Methodist Church.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-13
Very Liberal

Very Liberal
Inducement. Go to A. Kahn and get
one pair of Fosters, hook kid gloves
free of charge. tt
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-13
Bows and Girls School Shoes

Pebble Goat, Spring and {
SIS sizes II to ?. Try
pal
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-04-05
Monkeys Stealing Corn,

DR.. Hopkins does not seem ever to have
heard of tho way in which monkeys prepare
to rob corn field Let us describe it.
When they get ready to start on their e1pe-
dition, an old monkey, the leader of the
tribe, with a staff in his hand, so as to stand
upright more easily, marches ahead on two
legs, thus being more elevated than the
others, SO as to see signs of danger more
readily. The rest follow him on all fours
The leader advances slowly and cautiously,
carefully accommodating in all directions, till
the party arrives at the corn field. He
then assigns the sentinels to their respective
posts. All being now in readiness, the rest
of the tribe ravage and eat to their hearts
content. When they retire, each one carries
two or three ears of corn along, and from
this provision the sentinels are RECALLED on ar
rival at their lair. Here we sec ability to
rule and willingness to submit to rule; 9
thoughtful preparation of means to the end
In view, and recognition of the rights
of the sentine]s to be suitably rewarded
at the close of the expedition. Wherein does
all this differ from similar foray of tribe
Of savage mena The only difference that really
exists is in degree; otherwise, it is much the
same-Popular Science Monthly.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-04-05
Explaining a Miracle.

Rabbi Haas, Of st. Paul. comes to Mime
apolis quite often, and of late has been a reg
ular attendant at the meetings of the liberal
preachers. The rabbi is a typical Old Testa-
ment student, but withaH practical man Of
affairs and possessed of a most genial nature,
especially toward young men who are inter
ested ina scholarly study of the Bible He
makes speciality of miracles While over
here on Monday last the rabbi explained one
miracle very satisfactorily to a small but in
telligent audience. He quoted the twentieth
verse OF the fourteenth chapter of Exodus,
which gives an account of the children OF
Israel crossing the Red sea on dry land and
the Egyptians getting drowned while follow
ing them.
It 1t is true" said the rabbi, ''that strong
east wind will pass right through the middle
of that lake, parting the waters on either side
like knife, and leaving a perfectly dry,
sandy bottom. The wind blowing ali night
in this case gave plenty of time for such an
action to occur. The Egyptians coming after
were drowned because the wind shifted. ~
st. Paul Pioneer Press.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-04-05
DOMESTIC SERVITUDE.
Familiarity of Servants and Masters That
Breeds Contempt.

Familiarity of Servants and Masters That
| Breeds Contempt.
If it were possible I would always like to
obtain the views of the servants in the house
in estimating the value of a man or woman.
| To make my meaning clear, | think the
| character of a man or woman IS more often
| displayed naked to his or her domestic serv-
ants than to any one else. The valet knows
his master SO well that it has been wisely said
that no man appears great in his Wallets eyes.
The maid, be she a stylish girl of the imported
kind, OF a plain, not too well informed cook,
usually has the traits of her mistress and her
motives at her fingers ends.
| Have you ever noticed that the best men
and women you know, and especially the
women, are those who are uniformly popular
with the servants wherever they goa If you
| haven't observed this already, test the accu-
racy of my statement with your own eyes.
| Apropos of this, anincident Inoted recently
suggests itself.
A woman who applied for place as cool,
| with family in this city was subjected to q
very searching cross examination as to her
abilities and habits by the lady of the house.
At last the latter asked the woman:
EDO you drink"
The woman replied with quiet dignity,
"No, ma'am, but judging by what I've seen
in service I might ask you that question"
Asked to explain herself the woman con-
| tinued: "In both my last places my employers
| drank to excess, and led dogs life in con-
sequence. 1 do not mean to enter house
where the mistress touches drop of iquor.n
This was turning the tables with a ven
geance
Nagging and silly prediction some
| women have for interfering with everything
| and everybody they can reach are at the
bottom of great many complaints one hears
in social classes against the Nineteenth CEN
fury domestic.
There was an excellent par1or maid In GER
tain family in this county who for some rea-
son took it into her head to "better herself;a
that is she left a comfortable place for one
which promised more money. She stayed in
her new berth for exactly one year and then
| returned to the family she had worked for
first.
But that year of contact with woman
who had a real genius for nagging and an
noying her servants had made this paragon
| of parlor maid pert, impudent and inclined
to shirk her labors.
It seems to be fact, that while many SER
wants injure their mistresses' tempers and
health by their misconduct there are not a
few servants who are spoiled by the foolish
behavior of their employers.-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-04-05
Pauline Lucca's Lost Voice.

Very dismal is the account that comes to
us from Germany of the benefit and farewell
performance at Vienna of Lucca in 'sL,Afri-
eaine." One of the critics described it as
having been series of bowls and death rat
Ties" and declares that it ought never to
have been given, winding up by saying:
"Away with these whited sepulchers!" 1t is
twenty-five years since first heard Pauline
Lucca. 1t was at the Royal Opera house at
Berlin. What a singer she was then-and
what a radiantly beautiful creaturel She
was was Incompatible as Margaret in
'sFaust," and as Selika in "L'Africaine'
She was an exquisite Cherubino in ssLe Noz-
re di Figaro" and a fascinating Zerlina in
ezra Diavolo." All is ended now-the song
and the sweetness and the witchery of old.
and the renown that won the great Bismarck
himself to be photographed in the same pict-
ure with the popular little prima donna.
still possess one Of those photographs, which
keep as memento of those days of triumph
of Pauline Lucca quarter of a century ago.
Paris Cor. st, Louis Post Dispatch. ~
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-04-05
A seran of Paper Saves Her Life.

1t was just an ordinary scrap of wrapping
pa per, but it saved her life. She was in the last
stage of consumption, told by physician that she
was incurable and could live only a short time ::
she weighed less than seventy pounds. On a piece
of wrapping paper she read of DR.. Kings New
Discovery, and got sample bottle; it helped her,
she bought a large bottle, it helped her more,
bought another and grew better fast. continued
it's use and is now stYong healthy, rosy, plump.
weighing 40 pounds. For fuller particulars send
stamp to w. H. Cole, Druggist. Fort Smith. Trial
Bottles of this wondesful Discovery Free, at
Hughes & Bells Drugstore. feb22 1t
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-04-05
About Thermometers.

Thermometers are liable to inaccuracies
even when most carefully constructed The
freezing point is liable to be temporarily de-
pressed or elevated, a temporary fall occurring
after the Thermometer has been subjected to
great heat and a temporary elevation after it
has been repeatedly cooled. There is also q
permanent elevation, which may amount to
two degrees, and which is caused by the at
naspneric pressure on tho bulb; therefore, q
thermometer tube after being filled should be
allowed to remain for two OF three years be-
fsHs graduation York World
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-04-05
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 because
they find it not. Thousands upon thousands 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 according to directions and the
l,se persisted in, will bring you good digestion and
GUST the demon Dyspepsia and install instead
Fupepsy, We recommend Electric Bitters for
Dyspepsia and all diseases of Lives, Stomach and
Kidneys Sold at soc. and $l0O per bottle, by
Hughes & Bell, Druggists. 1ep2z IL
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-04-05
Fish, Oysters and Vegetables

W. H. WILLGoSs announces to the public that
he has opened i'll the Hurley Building, two doors
above the Postoffice, a GREEN GRoCERs STAND,
where will be found the freshest
FISH, OYSTERS and VEGETABLES.
His transportation arrang ements have been
made to assure his patrons of the very earliest de-
livery of Fish and oysters, after taken out OF the
gardens Housekeepers are invited to call and
ma Ike PERMANENT ARRANGEMENTS for their sup
plies which will be given on the most favorable
TERMS and by FREE DELIVERY at their doors.
H8- My Early Rose Potatoes from Boston are
already in Samples of these potatoes that have
sold around Staunton have yielded SeyentyFive
Pounds for One and Half. .
feb8 3m w. H. WlLLJOoS.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-04-05
RuckIantS Arnica SaINa.

The best salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter
Chapped Hands, Chilblain Corns, and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles or no pay
required. It is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction, OF money refunded Price % cents per
box. For sale by Hughes g. Robinson, Drug
lists JanZo 1y
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-04-05
A NATURAL BORN cooUETTE.

Rather inclined to be pretty,
Rather inclined to be good:
Rather inclined to vague, underlined
Feeling of sweet sisterhood
Toward the young fellows who love herr
When they have asked for her hand,
Rather inclined to a vague underlined
Feeling they don't understand.
Fact is, this maiden can't help it
Natural born coquette-
Rather inclined not to make up her mind
To marry-that is, not just yet.
Sister she'll be to them all, and
Loving and faithful and true;
Rather inclined round her finger to wind
Aboilt--say dozen or two.
Chicago Mail.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-04-05

A little girl in Baltimore was asked by her
teacher what use the interior OF Africa IS to
the soul. With wisdom beyond her years,
she answered, sit Is mostly used for purposes
Of exploration
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-01-12

ounce. A four-pound package-the
limit of weight-would cost sixty
four cents In England Il would cost
fifteen cents.
No doubt this country will In time
overtake and surpass Its greatest rival
in this department of the postal SER
vice, as Il has already done IA other
departments. There is no conceivable
limit to the expansion Of this service,
and as the service grows In amount, II
may grow cheaper. 1t Is probably too
soon TO think OF q one-cent rate for
letters, but In q very few years. at
present rates, the department will
overcome the deficiency between re-
ceipts and expenditures-it was nearly
five and a half millions during the
past year-and then the one cent rate
will come, as surely as the three-cent
rate superseded the five, and the two
the three cent rate.
Whether or not any Of the other
dreams OF those who favor extending
the postal service-postal telegraphs,
savings banks and the like-are to
come true, Is question for the future
to answer.
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-01-12

ut CLINTON sooIL.ARD.

Twas Christmas eve as softly
Slipped down the winding stair,
Without the flakes went glanctng by
Through piercing wintTy air.
Within blithe song and clatter blent
With daughters ripping hOw,
And all was light and meTriment
Benea IN the mistletoe.
But one Tspied who far apart
FROM all the rest had sttsyed,
And sDecdily, with nimble art,
crept behind the maid.
She turned. and lol within her eyes
saw the teardrops glow
"Why weep" cried. in grave surprise,
Beneath the mistlctoes"
She grAsped my arm-youll not reveal
The secret you're To hear
To quiet her distressed appeal
hade her have no fear,
she bent toward me her queenly head
And whispered, sweetly low,
Twas smelling saltsi" WAS all she said
Beneath the mistletoe' -EEchanOe.
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-01-12
To Every Lover Of Good Reading

DEAR FRIEND: Mr.. Will &. Turner the
we'll known Publisher and Managing Editor
of CITY AND COUNTRY. that excellent sixteen
page monthly magazine published 1t Colum
bus, Ohio. has recently made an offer In con
nectIon with his publication which should Ger
tainly lie accepted by you. CITY AND GoUN-
TRY has hoen regularly published at the rate
of sl.O0 per year. for the past seven years. Mr..
Turner 10 anxious to increase his already
large circulation within the ext three mon tbs
to 5O.Ooo regular subscribers more.
To accom- lish this purpose. believing that
every subscriber will. at the expiration OF
their subscription. renew. he has devised the
following plan:
Every person desiring TO become q sub.
scriber to CITY AND COUNTRY. which. by the
way. contains each year four 10 Gre continued
stories thirty or forty tlisfrGttOHs IVA each issue.
and large amount Of iRteresfiag redding-es-
pecially 80 to the ladies-is requested to care.
fully and plainly write out two complete
copies of this letter and sign your name 1t the
bottom after the word PER-. These
copies must then be mailed by you 10 two of
your friends OF acquaintances IN some other
town or locality. who are thereby requested
to DO just as you have done. via: Write two
copies and send to two of their friends. and so
two copies, the original letter which you copy
from. together with n slip of writing paper,
cut about the size of postal card. with your
address plainly written on one side and the
address of the two 10 whom you have sent the
copies on the other side. and Is cents in silver
or postage stamps must be enclosed in a letter
and mailed to Will G. Turner. Columbus. q.
On the receipt OF these you will be placed on
the subscription list for one year. the copy for
the present month will be promptly mailed.
and also. which Is the greatest reason why
you should accept this Offer, ytre complete
nOrets In pamphlet form will be sent you by
mail, post paid. which would regularly cod
one dollar each IL bound IN cloth. DO not let
the opportunity pass. ne Mr.. Turner only pro-
poses 90 les this offer stand for q short time.
True, it REQ uires some time and work TO copy
all this twice, but you will be most hand
somely rewarded for It. -
(Slgned. WILL e. TURNER
feF.
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-01-12
The Way Women Propose.

Replying TO the question "Should
women propose marriage?" DIR. Tai
mage answered: "Why, you are cen
turtles too late in asking that question.
Women always have proposed and al
ways will propose. Words are very
weak things compared to woman's az
liability and loveliness. The most
splendid thing on earth Is a good wo-
man, and when, with all her attract
iveness, she makes up her mind that it
would be well to be the wife of some
good man, and that 1t would be equal
ly well for him, she captures him as
easily as q regiment captures one cor
poral. II does not make any differ
ence whether her tongue proposes or
not, her eyes propose, her smile pro-
poses. Until q man gets from a wo-
man proposition OF that style he
had better not make a proposition OF
his own unless he wants to be made to
feel ridiculous all his lifetime"
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-01-12
UNCLE SANS Posr-oFFIcE.
Youth'a Com ramon.

mere IL no department Oh the gov
ernment with which 50 large a part OF
the people has to do, and none with
which the people have TO deal so often,
as the post office. On an average,
every man, woman and child In the
United States both sends and receives
something by mail-a letter, a news
paper, q package, once week
throughout the year.
Indeed, hardly any feature of the
modern civilization is more striking
to one who can divest himself of the
feeling that the post-office IL matte
of course, than the development and
present extent of communication by
means of the mail
When we remember that fifty years
ago Ii cost twenty-five cents TO send q
single piece of paper, written or
printed, from Washington to Boston
that the railroad system was in its
infancy, and that letter sending was a
luxury not to be INDUCED in without
consideration, we may see what vast
change half-century has wrought.
AT present every one who can write
at all sends letters. Children are en-
cOuraged to begin correspondence with
relatives and friends as soon as they
can "print" words. Business men are
hardly more sparing of postage stamps
than their wives are of pins. And this
modern idea of the constant use of the
post-ofiice is wholly the growth oil
fifty years.
Let us compare 1888 and 1883. Fifty
years ago the mails were carried or
only nineteen hundred miles of rail-
road in the United States-four hun
dred miles less than are now operated
in the territorially small state OF Mas
sachusetts. Now the mails are carried
on 400 miles of railroad.
There are, in 1888, 81 900 post-offices
against 10000 in 1888. The revenue
OF the department was o.. 250, 900 In
1888, and more than $52 10000 in the
year ended last June.
Statistics were not kept of the num-
Der OF letters and other parcels mailed
fifty years ago, but in iSS7-SS the let
tiers transmitted numbered almost
l,770,000,000 the postal cards 372,-
600; the newspapers and period
icsls 5000, 900, and the packages
373 900 .O00-a total of 1878 900 OOC
pieces, and an average Of almost sixty
to each person of the &c, 600, 900 inhab-
itants of the United States.
American postage rates are by fal
the cheapest in the world. The Eng.
lish penny rate on letters is the sam,
as the two-cent rate, but the distanc,
traversed by letters here Is greatly il
excess of that in the united kingdom
Moreover, Great Britain has nothing
to compare with the American system
OF sending newspapers to subscriber
at q rate of one cent pound. IL costs
half-penny-one cent-to send each
paper in England-at least six times
as high q rate as that In the United
States, even il no account be taken o.
the greater distances here.
The English "parcel post" Is, how.
ever, cheaper than the American
Packages of merchandise can be sem
at the rate of three pence-six cents
for q single pound, and at rate grow.
ing smaller as the weight increases
until at eleven pounds the charge Il
only eighteen pence-or about three
and third cents pound. The United
States rate 10 uniform ut one cent an
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-01-12

Is il boy girl? How and question
le, a
wrinkles botch butt
with
dspacement> weaknesses
o
been prepared need OF n Ition.
rs powerful nVigOrating
aud To the womb and its
rundown debitated
girls
ieRing cordial and
soothing
uad niab
exhaustion,
induces and
Prpicos
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-01-12

Gallagher should be q mail carrier
because there IL % much "letter so"
about him.-Nesc York Daily Nescs.
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-01-12
rs Greenwich -.

2ls Greenwich ST
New York. August IS. ISIS
This will certify that my son. who was troubled
for u leng time with eruption On his face, res EN-
bling Ecxen or SAlt Rheum. for which had tried
all the various remedies comprised In the stock OF
large drug store. besides numerous private prescrp-
tons without any beneficial result. Was cured In
forty eight h0urs by the use of FwaNA'@ EsZE-
ma OINTMENT. I personally know of other
wonderful cures that have resulted from the Use OF
this OINTMENT. and therefore strongly recon-
mend II for skin Diseases generally and for all tnJur
ies and Affections that require the application Of
soothing. healing and strengthening unguenL
j. II. BROWN,
OF firm Hall a Ruckel.
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-01-12
FREE READING!

II you are undecided what papers % subscribe for.
send your address, with 70 cent? silver. and we
viii forward your name TO Publishers all over the
Of every description In abundance It In the bess
investment you can make OF dime. It WIN ytsld
inoney. HUI SUBSCRIPTION AGENCY, Boz
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-01-12
SORGHUM

LITTLE book that every farmer ought TO have
is the " sorghum Hand Book for lsS9, which
may he had free. by addressing The Blymyer
Iron Works 60 of Cincinnati. q. Sorghum Is a
very valuable crop for syrup making, feed and
fodder and this pam phlet gives full information
about the different species. best modes of cult
walton, etc. send and get IL and read IL.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-12-27

been convicted of felonIous assault on
Saturday and was in jail awaiting sem
tence. Tailor Reed went down INTO the
cellar with Tenant to get coal, and an
open window gave the prisoner an oppor-
tunity to break for freedom. One hum
dred dollars reward is offered for his can
ture.
This story is going the rounds of the
press: A Milton veteran seeking for a
pension recently made out his own affi-
davit and secured Others from his COM
rades certifying that he had been wound
ed, and giving the battle and the date on
which it was fought. In due time he
was Informed that the battle in which he
was wounded took place three months
before the date of his enlistment. and he
did not get a pension.
A fire was discovered In the basement
OF the Eastman machine company's build
ing, at North Troy early Sunday morning
and destroyed their machine-shop and
foundry, Kinks carpet-lining factory.
Porter's blacksmith shop, highway
bridge and the 30O-foot wooden bridge of
the Canadian Pacific railroad over the
Missisquoi river. Parker & Kent's saw
mill was saved after desperate struggle.
Inc loss Will aggregate S23, 900,