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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20
KNIGHTS OF THE GRIP.

A Pleasant Day in the Shades of
Jackson Gulch.
Yesterday was the day set apart for
|. the invasion of JacksOn's gulch, a ro-
mantle and well wooded ravine about
n miles below town on the Arkansas
Pass railway, by the city statesmen
| and their friends of the grip. The
affair was under the management of
Messrs. Ekner, Locke, Schleuning
and Richter and the arrangements
were a marvel of success. About 100
ladies and gentlemen composed
the party and the start was made from
the depot in this city about 8 O'Clock.
On their arrival at the gulch the
party left the cars and were warmly
welcomed by the hOspitable owner of
the grounds, Col. Jackson, who gave
them 1e freedom of the gulch.. NO
description of this picturesque picElc
ground is needed. Those who have
seen it need no description OF its live
oaks, springs, rocks, rug! edness and
moss. Those who have not seen 1t
should do so, and spend day i'll the
most charmingly romantic spot with
in ap hour of town, and as a descrip-
ton would only take the edge of the
novelty. it would be uncharitable to
attempt it,
The charm of the gulch consists
largely in the cool springs of water
which issue from the rocks and in the
shade which in many places is so
dense as almost TO completed exclude
The SUMS rays.
The picnic party was a jolly one,
hn hn-
tween arrival and dinner were fully
occupied exploring the recesses OF the
gulch, gathering wild flowers, and
tripping the boards Of the platform to
the music of Z0ttarelli's string tand.
Dinner was a feast of fan as well as of
good things, and the laughter which
aids digestion and the hunger which
IS always a good sauce were not want
ing. Solids and liquids in cases and
on tap disappeared with marvellous
CELEBRITY and one by one the sense OF
fulness pervaded all and the motto
"Never give up your grip was by
common consent unheeded. The
afternoon was spent as perfect PIC
ME afternoon should be, just as ones
fancy led them. A base ball game
between Drummers and Bummers
was started but the Buns got no grip
and after two innings the game was
a abandoned as saVoring too much of
hard work Dane ng, sack-racing and
other sports filed in the hours until |
the return was made at little after
six o'clock.
Thanks were voted Col. Jackson
and wife for their cordial hospitality, |
q nd an earnest Invita- iOO was EXTEND !
ed by them to the jolly plcnicers to
repeat that visit.
The Arkansas Pass was toasted for
its courtesies, and the party took cars
for home more than ever ready TO
tighten their grip Oh business after
the days recreation.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20

Mrs. Reed, Mrs. Bowen, San
Pedro park, and the old Judge Lee
homestead, on North Flores street,
have magnolia trees now in bloom.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20
Building Permits

r. w. FIanery, gallery, south side
Nolan street. ward s.
H. Stappenbeck, dwelling, north
west corner Olive and blackberry
streets, ward Z.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20
Welcome in His Old Age to Lorenzo
Siebert.

Lorenzo Siebert at 8l3 Summit ST.,
is one of two persons who drew one
twentieth of the ticket No. 10, 42O in
the March drawing of the Louisiana
State Lottery. A reporter for the
Blade called on, him and asked him to
tell about it. 1--WE are all poor men,
and tell you there were three happy
old men when we learned that we had
s., 900 to divide up. We got the money
in a few days, through the express
company, and l have put mine out at
interest to have something in my old
age" Mr.. Siebert is about so years
DID, his partner, a mddle-aged man,
and Mr.. Haas is S4.-Toledo (OhiO,
Blade, April 8.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20
FaTeWen.

Last night a farewell party was
given at Mr.. ThOs Kiolbassa's resi-
dence, East Commerce street, in hon
or of Miss Eugenia Nowierski, of
Floresville, who has been visiting her
relatives in San Antonio. There
were present Mr. and Mrs. Sobrieski,
Mr.. aud Mrs. Geo. Eckenroth, Messrs.
II. Pollok, Tom Watzlavczik, Martin
Killing, Joe Dugosh, p. T. Chieslik
Frank Zizik, Val Gorrell, S. Nowier-
ski, Fred Icke, G6o. Halamuda, and
Misses Mary and Tina GorrelI, Pau
line Weiss, Lucy Zizik, Annie
Muench, Rosa Pollok, Martha Chies-
lik, Mrs. w. Dobrowalski, Victoria
Kiolbassa, Mary Halamuda, and
others. Artzt's band gave the music,
and dancing was the order of the
evening.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20
FrOhSinn.

The members an ! friends of the
Frohsinn Singing society held avery
enjoyable picnic yesterday afternoon
in the grove at the City Brewery on
River avenue. About 80 people were
present. After lunching, music and
singing was the order Of the evening
and at night dance took place at
Schuh's garden, to which the entire
company adjourned. At the brewery
the picnickers were we'll cared for by
Foreman Brewer 6. SchOber.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20
Il. Is. r RANk. 81 and 33 Alamo Plaza
The Mammoth Dry goods and Millinery of West Texas
CONFIRMED.

The favorable impression produced
on the first appearance of the agree
able liquid fruit remedy Syrup of Figs
a few years ago has been more than
confirmed by the pleasant experience
of all who have used it. and the sue
cess of the proprietors and manufac-
turers the California Fig Syrup Com
pany.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20
A Great Convenience.

Mr.. J. NJ. Nixon, manager and
agent for the Wells, Fargo Express
Co., has completed all arrangement 8
for the money order system, which is
cheap, convenient and safe. You can
buy orders from 81 to $50 at less cost
than postoffice money order, or bank
exchange.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20

Mr.. and Mrs. H. Carter have adopt
ed legally one of the orphans OF Bay
lands home. She is handsome lit
tie girl, and Will hereafter be known
as Miss Carrie Carter.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20
Pleasant PlcniCers

A small and very congenial picnic
party was that of the represen tative
MeXicans who spent the day at
Rraden park yesterday. Among the
ladies present We're Mrs. Charles
Crawford, the Misses Lacoste, Gar
ella and Barrera, Miss Dunbar, Ger
vantes. Vidauri and Retugia Flores
and Miss ZombranO of the City of
Mexico.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20
Forty'Five. Thousand S S
WORTH OF
Mems Boys Youths and Chldrens Clothing and Furnishing
Goods to be closed out AT COST.

going Clothing Furnishing
millinery departments require
be closed in all goods pertaining FURNISHING
earnest what
everything marked in plain red figures.
Mems SUITS Youths suits Boys SUITS and Chdrens suits,
your
handsome sack yourself
white and od shirts We
white and oed Shirts so cents aunded unaundd
shirts that formerly sold
price of % each White and coo shirts than
We received handsome Flannel Shirts
all included this closing
millinery Prices will
purpose, the goods must be sod
pair waists
assorted suits from 81 So
Come Early and get your sizes.
marked lower than anything e sight,
in felt cashmere object
youths shoes offered
look the red figures that will tell eeyth
n the
@. B. FRANK. 81 and 33 Alamo Plaza.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-20

The San Antonio Brewing Co.'S.
xxx Pearl is the best beer ever
offered to the public of this city.
You will find it on tap at all the lead
ing saloons. Try it for one week and
you will never drink any other. If
"A handsome line of clothing in
Prince Alberts, two button cutaway,
and all the novelties in sacks at
s-23-tf PANCOAST d Son.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-12-25
lcOpyrIght. lsso, BY American Press AsaocIatIon.J

is impossible to realize that only few
years farther back there was such q
place in the center of the city as the Five
Points. Nowadays it does not take I'M
usual courage for q moderately athletic
man to walk alone in broad daylight
through any public street in the city.
Then it was not safe to do SO, and even
policemen rarely ventured alone after
dark into the region known by the old
name. Now the horse cars run through
the center of it. Broad streets have been
cut through, and old buildings replaced
with new. Factories and stores stand
where were formerly tumble down rock
cries, that had stood since the last CEN
fury, and that were swarming with the
most degraded poor and the most desper-
ate criminals. When the Rev. w. G. Van
Meter, with few friends as earnest and
determined as himself, first started q
mission school within the borders OF this
valley of the shadow Of crime, he was
repeatedly warned by the police of the
dangers he incurred, and it was some
time after the work was started before
he dared to take, even under escort, in
the middle of the day, the ladies who
were anxious to aid by teaching in the
school. 1t seems now like a story Of
foreign land and another age, but saw
in 1854 or 1866 party of dozen ladies
and gentlemen mobbed as they started
homeward from the school one Sunday
noon, hustled into the street and assailed
with volleys of obscene oaths and rotten
vegetables, and SO beset by horde of
half drunken men and women that they
were glad to escape with whole bones
and ruined garments And the police
seemed powerless to prevent or punish
such outrages, for this was no unusual
occurrence.
The region about what is now Paradise
square, for the distance of couple of
blocks in every direction, was honey
combed with blind alleys and secret pas
sages, some Of them running under
ground from one block to another. 1t
was city Of refuge for criminals, and,
though they warred and preyed upon
one another with entire lawlessness,.s they
combined as a unit to protect any one
among them from the processes of the
law. Aside from the criminals the pop
ulation consisted almost entirely, il not
quite 50, Of the poverty stricken, for
dire poverty and desperate crime then,
as very often in history, went hand in
hand.
The children, who were coaxed one by
one into the mission schoolroom, were
crowd Of little savages. Their ignor-
ance was something amazing. It was
not very uncommon to find among them
boys and girls of or years old who
did not know their full names, but who
stoutly declared that sally" or "Bill"
was the only name they had. and once
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PRICE, Is CENTS.

DRUGGISTS BIZ MAIL ON RECEIPT OF PRICE
BY
COCHRAN CO., Cor Union and C0ryel S, Iambsrvl N ]
r a. ARCHER, Prop, Saratoga Springs, N. n.
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Harrison, and it happened that, while the
younger daughter was the one he sought
in marriage, both the girls fell in love
with him. Sarah's passion was none
the less violent because Of its lawless
character and its utter hopelessness, and
when she learned that her sister was to
marry the man she herself loved, she left
home finally, after a terrible scene in
which she swore vengeance, defied all
authority, and spurned the love of her
father, mother and sister.
For three years nothing was heard Of
her. Her father, old before his time
with sorrow, mourned for her truly, and
would at any time have received her
back with open arms, but no word came,
and he knew too we'll the futility of
trying to track her or to lure her home
again. At last one evening she presented
herself and demanded an interview,
which was readily granted.
1t was behind closed doors, and no one
but the father ever knew just what
passed between them. He told his wife
and daughter, however, the substance of
1t. Sarah had demanded a portion of his
fortune, and had offered for it to hide
herself from him forever, to take another
name and lead her own life in her own
way.
81 told her." said the sorrowing man,
"that she should always have home
with me, no matter when she came to
claim 1t, and that would never see her
want for anything if she would come
back to me, but that, if she persisted in
the life she plainly said she proposed to
live, would do nothing for her before
or after my death. And then she left
me, saying it was forever, and cursing
me-cursing me, her father, who even
now would die for her if need be-"
For time after this nothing was heard
of the prodigal. Then one Christmas
eve she wreaked her hate, or vengeance,
as she chose to call it, in an awful crime
Mrs. Harrison's only child, boy not
quite three years old, was in one of the
public parks of the city, III charge of
nurse, when Sarah approached, and, by
pretending q violent fancy for the child,
threw the careless servant off her guard.
Whether she bribed the girl, or really
succeeded in tricking her, was never
known, but it was two hours later when
that frightened individual reported to
Mrs. Harrison that her boy had been
stolen.
II would be impossible to describe the
agony of the parents, and useless to de-
tail all the circumstances of the search
that was made. The servant gave suf-
ficiently accurate description of the
strange woman, whom she had never
seen before, for the family to know who
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GEORGE LIVED WITH AUNT SALLY.
"My wife," said Mr.. Harrison, sis
painfully, almost morbidly, anxious to
do everything she can for poor children,
especially for orphans. And about
Christmas time she seems especially
nervous about it. There is story about
it, of course, but ii is too long and too
painful to tell now" This to Mr.. Van
Meter, whose earnestness in his chosen
work made him rejoice in every new
found friend, and whose enthusiasm was
contagious.
Before long the story was. known.
Mrs. Harrison's father was a wealthy
manufacturer, whose two daughters
were the children of different mothers,
and developed as they grew to woman
hood strikingly different characteristics.
The elder one, Sarah, was the daughter
Of his first wife, who had deserted him
and her infant child to run away with
one Of his clerks. He knew little of her
story after her flight, but in the course
of year and half he learned that she
had been forsaken by her lover and had
plunged into such q terrible course of
dissipation that death had been merci-
fully speedy in oyertaking her. A year
later he married the second time.
Again daughter was born to him,
and as the two children grew up they
were treated, as nearly as possible, ex-
actly alike. Everything that money
could buy, or affection dictate, was at
their command, and every influence Of
refinement and education was exerted to
fit them for high place in society, but
whether it was some faint in the blood,
or morbid brooding over a mothers
sin and shame, something led the elder
daughter to turn away from good and
seek evil from her early youth. The
father sought in every way possible to
avert the misery which he foresaw for
himself and for her, but it was of no
avail. A hayward youth was followed
by utter recklessness as the unhappy
girl became woman. She still made
her fathers house her home, and would
spend large portion Of her time there;
but there were prolonged absences which
the family strove in every way to con-
ceal, and into which they dared not
inquire closely for fear Of shameful dis
closures. The climax came In a pecu-
liarly painful way. Among the gentle
men who visited at the house was Mr..
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but it was only one of many like stories,
and she could do very little to alleviate
the misery that was all around her.
George lived with a woman whom he.
had been taught to call Aunt Sally.
Whether she was his aunt, who his
mother or father was, whether they
were alive, or whether, indeed, he had
ever had a mother or father, were
matters concerning which he absolutely
knew nothing, even by hearsay. Aunt
Sally was negatively good to him, it APP
peared. She did not beat him, except
ing when she was drunk, which was,
however, much of the time. She let him
sleep in her room, and when she had
food she gave him some. When she was
drinking heavily she did not bother
about eating, and George had learned, as
young as he was, to keep away from her,
and get his food for himself. How or
when lie got it, only Gods ravens could
have told. Such cases are not as common
in New York as they were twenty-five or
thirty years ago, but they are found now
and again, even in these days. Who Aunt
Sally was, or why she took any interest
.i.sst~-os Ia ssn, asssesssoufssn,5 ssi,0ssts
She was fact, and her interest, faint
though it was, was q fact, and he had
not come to the age of reasoning about
facts. He only recognized them.
One day-and ii CHANGED to be Christ
mas eve--a lady and gentleman appeared
in the little room as visitors. They had
read of the mission work, the gentleman
explained, and had come from their
home in a nearby city to see it and to
give what little help was in their power.
There was a story back of it, but this
story was not told till afterward. Their
name was not Harrison, so I may call
them that.
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the kidnapper was. but Sarah had had
a sufficient start to get ON train FL,
New York. and all efforts TO trace her
were Intellectual. Had the newspapers
even at that time learned the particnlars
of the story It would have become as fa-
mous ms the Charlie Ross case bnt tba
family shrank from the exposure that
would have been inevitable and tboucl
all the detective skill that could be- pro,
cured WINS ennloved M n,,,,;cat;o,, NO !.
made IN the nress !, -
Six wears had nassed from, the dav t,,a
boy was stolen when Mr.. and Mrs Har-
rison entered the little mission scl,orI 4,
the Five Points. RI was her own lose
that had ,nade her 90 ,,sc,l;a,lv !, x; m,
TO benefit poor children: Inf thouob she
was forever searching for her own Iittle
one. boil, she and her husband had ~
most given IN the hone az ever finding
him. While Mr.. Harrison was taIkino.
with Mr.. Van Meter. however. her eao,e,.
ewes were scanning the faces of ali the
boys in the room.
Suddenly she turned male ooh
Georgew she said or pasned rather. and
without anofbar word aba f,o,, ratI,a,.
than ran TO the other end Of the room
Drowning ON her knees n front ~ tha
moor little waif who had dr;fted IN co
strangely. she seized him with both hands
and looked eagerly. almost wildly info
his evea
"Wbat is vour namay, sba sa;d 70 the
startled child
"Georoe y he said
"Georoe wbatp,
az dnnno }, be answered Machining 70
crv for he had develoned = sens;t;vaness
about his locL ~ a nro,,e,. co,,,n,;n,e,,t
of names. and. moreover he was half
FRIGHTENED nv the now frantic wonan,a
strange behavior.
Suddenly she tore oman b;s iackat an5
the moor racoed sbirt he had on and
hooking on his breast found the birth
mark She sought Then. ouich MS n flash
the whole thing bappened SO Quickly
that IL was over before her husband
reached her side--sbe gathered him into
her arms. dirt, rags and all. and kissed
him until it seemed as if she were irving
to devour him. Then, OF course. she
tainted.
It did not take long, though, for the
other ladies in the room to bring her
back to consciousness, and then such
scene as is rarely witnessed in this world
put an end to anything like the usual
order Of exercises. Mr.. Harrison was
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-12-25

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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-04

Force their way into many a household
that might be protected from their inroads
by the simple precaulion of keeping in the
house that benign family medicine and
safeguard of health Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. Particularly where there are chill
dren should it be kept on hand as prompt
remedy for infantile complaints, in their
outset easily conquerable, but which, if al
lowed to engraft themselves on the delicate
childish organism, are not easily dislodged,
and speedily work grievous mischief r.
regularity of the bowels, indigestion and
billiousness are ailments of common occur
renee in the household. Children living in
malarious regions are more liable to be
attacked with cbills and fever than adults,
and the ravages of that fell disease in their
system are speedier and more serious. In
remote localities, far from professional aid,
it is especially desirable.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-04
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Isaiah Hurlburt, Willows attorney, is in the
city.
Lawyer T. F. Wharton went to Msrysville yes
terdsy on legal business.
Miss Lille Wade, of Chico is the guest of Mrs
t. J. Hodgson, of this city.
W. J. Irvine and family have gone to Bartlett
Springs TO remain for two weeks
Miss NJ. L. Fisher, OF San Francisco, has been
visiting Mrs. J. C. Farley, OF this city.
DR.. W. A. Root and wife, of this city, have re-
turned from visit to Salt Lake City.
]. y. Killip, the San Francisco auctioneer and
pool seller, was in the city yesterday,
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yesterday:
W. H. Powers, w. Foster, New York; Ed Friend
c. Ligare Bishop Wingfeld f. Shar, s. b,
Smith, Chicago; J.. W. Buck, Facaville; Thur
low McMullin, NJ. S. Curry and daughter, Mrs
NJ. Chuman, H. S. Happing, wife and child, W
Piper, Lee Jacobs, George Guion, B. S. Snow,
Gus Stangenburger, W. B. Wiltshire, San Fran
cisco.
Arrivals at the Capital Hotel yesterday Wm
Sims and daughter Winters; James Collins and
wife. CORTLAND; f. NJ. Whitmore, Amadol
county; o. r. Runyon, Courtland; Mrs. C. L n
Vaughn, Miss S. L. Adams Miss T. G. Eloy
Colusa; C. H. Robinson Roseville; c. L. Bacon
Rocklin: Miss NJ. Mcdonald, San Francisco
Caleb Dorsey, Stanislaus: 1. N Killip, Sar
Francisco; S. A. Chambers, Oakland
Last evening the Eureka Social Club rendered
surprise to Philip Hirsch, Vice President O.
! the club, at his residence, 7.6 p street. The
| self-invited guests formed large party anG
made an evening of joyous merriment to al
| concerned. During the evening yerv pleasan
I, programme, consisting of vocal and instru
/ Mental music, was rendered by the guests, afte
! which various games were INDUCED in and /
| delicious repast was served. During the sup
| per G. w. Elkus, President of the club pre-
sented MI. Hirsch, on behalf of the members
with a beautiful diamond medal The festivi
ties were kept up until a late hour, and wheI
| the party dispersed all agreed that they had no
spent pleasanter evening for q long time.