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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-21

mouse cleaning jobs. The day nursery
Is boon TO poor women. they are
compelled to earn some money with
winch to exc out the family living and
are often handicapped by the presence
OF from one 10 four children all under
SIX years of age. They dare not leave
the little ones to take care of them
selves all day, for in that event it is
almost certain they will get into some
mischief which will cost the mothers
earnings for the day to set right again.
lhey may be injured in one of the N.Y.
RAD pitfalls that constantly spread for
tlny ieet, or they may wander far away
from nome and require half night of
searching besides divers visits TO police
stations. And the mothers last resort
taking the children with hers al
together out of the question. 1t could
not be permitted at all. And so the
poor woman, who has no money with
which to buy food Or, fuel is much in
the position of the prisoned Israelite
who was commanded. to make bricks
without straw
For her the nurseries were estab-
llshed. There are several in Chicago,
with varying rules of government and
widely different numbers in attendance,
but the general situation as outlined is
the motive of all. Little ones are
taken when six weeks old at any hour
OF the day from $50 o'clock in the
morning.
A day nursery, when the house is
full OF children, presents one of the
most Interesting scenes imaginable.
Fifty or sixty little ones, all tidily
dressed, at all manner of occupation,
turn from book or toy to cluster around
| the visitor, for no one is to be feared
at the home. They leave the little
| rocking chairs or the low tables on
which they have spread all sorts Of
imaginary feasts; they turn from win
dOws through which they have been
studying the shifting panorama Of the
street and bend hundred questioning
eyes on the guest. They are not rude
or troublesome and are the farthest
possible remove from beggars; but
they are children, and if delicacies or
toys have been brought them their in
nocent and gleeful gratitude is most
abundant reward. In the afternoons,
when the active work of the day is
done, and after an example dinner is
disposed of, they go to sleep in the
most comfortable of beds ana cribs,
and enjoy the nap as heartily as if
mother had a parlor full of elegance
and purse full of money. They are
all devout believers in Santa Claus,
and the older ones look forward to re-
curing Chris tmastides with increas-
ing interest. Many persons with
hearts and purses both large and full
provide the funds necessary for the
support of the nurseries, and each
year children whose homes are hap
pier send to these little ones messages
of fraternal greeting in clothing, food
or toys
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-21
How Many Know 1t!

The human skin is composed OF three
LAYERS, averaging in all between one
twelfth and one-eighth of an inch IN
thickness. and in extreme cases as
,,ucb as one-fourth of an inch in thick
ness The skin area of the average
odrIt is therefore estimated at 2,OOO
eouare inches. The atmospheric pres
sure being about fourteen POUNDS u
,ho SQUARE inch, a person of medium
size IS daily and hourly subjected TO a
nressure of %, 900 pounds.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-21
A Merry Outlaw Who Robbed the Rich
and Fed the Poor.
m Prof. Morley's ''English Writers. >

| Rrom ITOl morley 'f4nSnsn writer's
To the reign of Henry III. belongs
the life of our popular English ballad
hero, Robin Hood, who was born at
Locksley, in the County of Noting
ham, about the year 1160. He was
of noble birth, and his true name was
Robert Fitzooth, said to have been
corrupted into Robin Hood. Some
German critics treat him as q nature
myth, and find in the same Robin n
form of Wooden. For us let him be
Robert. He may have had, in the
latter part of his life, at least, some
right to his reputed dignity of Earl
of Huntington. Forfeiture of his in
heritance, either by reason of the
wildness of his youth or of injustice
| done, sent him to the old refuge of
patriotic outlaws in the years follow
ing the Conquest-tO the woods,
where in days of cruel and oppressive
forest law, men ate the kings game
for their daily meat His chief
companions were Little John,
whose surname is said to have
been Nailor; William Scadlock,
Scat halock, or Scarlet; George a
Green, the pinder Tor pound-keeper);
M1cI, n ,,,illop'. CON. LN,.iop fTN11oI-
and Robins sweetheart the Maid
Marian. He gathered a company of
100stOut archers, and ballad tradi-
ton always held that ii he saw any
stout fellow whom he desired for
comrade he fought him, took IL cud-
Ceiling from him, and enlisted him
after he had thus made proof of his
strength. His forest domain was
usually at Barnsdale, i'll Yorkshire,
or in Sherwood Forest; some say
also at Plompton Park in Cumber
land. He stole only from the rich
and fed the poor with the plumber of
the abbOts, thus taking his own way
of expressing popular resentment
against the rapine Of the flying
calves and eagles figured in Walter
Maps "Apocalypse OfGOlias." Said
Robin Hood, according to the bal
lads of the people
These byshoppes and these archbyshoppes
Ye shall them bette and bynde.
and he loathed especially the abbot
of st. Mary's, York. English tradi-
ton has also painted Robin Hood
as in the rough way of a rough time
a religious outlaw. Friar Tuck was
added to his company, that he might
not neglect the duties of religion; and
there is a story told by Scottish For
dun in the fourteenth century-cur-
rent, therefore, not long after Robin
Hoods death, if not in his lifetime,
and a part of the very earliest Robin
Hood literature-that, being sur
prised by the sheriff and his company
in the thicket where he and his men
were at mass, the greater number OF
Robins men Immediately fled; but
he himself with a very few, devOutly
awaited the completion OF the service;
after which, by divine aid, they
thrashed and spoiled the whole troop
Of kings officers. Again, the oldest
of the Robin Hood ballads marks
strongly the religious element in the
character of the Encyclopaedia out
law
A good maner than had Robyn
In ande where that lie were,
Every daye or he woulde dyne
Three masses wolde he here.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-21
Call OFF Your Dog.

A tramp was arrested IN Wood
county, O., the other day for cruelty to
animals. In the course OF one week
he dubbed thirty-two farmers dogs 10
death without receiving a bite IN re-
turn, and several loads of buck-shot
fired at him failed to take effect. he
halls from Michigan, of course. free
Press.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-21
Quite Appropriate,

Yonkers Gazette: Il noticed, said
old Misft as he walked out of church
after service, that the choir made an
honest acknowledgement in one of the
RESPONSES" Indeed" said Mr.. Pew
holder; .in what part of the services
was that?" why, where they all
said we are misera BILE singers.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-21
DAY HOMES FOR BABES.
Helping Honest Working Womef
for a Trivial Fee.

Do you know what a creche is? We'll
there are lots of people who do not
know, says the Chicago Herald. Those
who have had the best opportunities OF
getting acquainted with the creche
think it an admirable institution ana
indorse it in the most hearty manner
Know, then, that creche is a day
nursery, where little children are kept
from $50 in the morning till z o'clock
at night, while mothers are out at such
irregular bits OF service as washing or
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-21

A man must first govern hlmselI ere NC
be lit to bear the government IN Ine Gull
v,onvealth.-Sir w. Raleigh.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-21
Robyn loved our dere Lady
For dOuto of dcdely synne;
Wolde he never do company harme
That only woman was synne.

The knights themselves had not u
better spirit of chivalry than this,
through which the poetry of the PEG
pie expressed what their priests had
become active in teaching them; of
homage to the Virgin, their especial
saint, type of Gods love which medi-
eval dOgmas turned so much to
wrath that required Il separate en-
bodiment.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-21

The man who wears his heart on his
.,aavo does not do it in order to beat his
way in life-Kearney enterprise
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-21

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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-30
s. A. =. TELEGRAPH co.
A New Telegraph Line Opens for
Commercial Business.

A New Telegraph Line Opens for
Commercial Business.
The San Antonio & Aransas Pass
telegraph company announces itself
as a candidate for general patronage,
throughout Texas, and particularly at
all points along the San Antonio &
Arkansas Pass railway lines. This
company has opened an office in the
Kampmann building in this city and
will pay particular attention to all
commercial telegraph busint entrus-
ted to them. They are specially pre-
pared to transmit messages to
Houston and Galveston in the
southeast to Corpus Christi and
RockpOrt on the coast. and to
all intermediate points. as Flores
vile, Beeville, Cuero, Luling, Lock-
thus have the benefit of competing
telegraph lines to these points and
the benefits that will certainly follow
to those who have such option will
certainly be hers. The complaint has
bsen long and long over the monopo-
ly enjoyed by the Western Union
lines and the Indifference, and at
tim 81 carelessness, that so generally
grows out of a monopoly of this kind.
This new line is home lime. 1t will
have deep personal interest in home
business and can be depended
upon TO transact all business COM
mitted to it promptly and with accur-
acy. 1t is greatly to be desired that
this line should meet with encour-
agement and 80 be enabled to extend
its operations and by building up
business be in position to compete all
over Texas with the old lines which
have so long held business at their
mercy. The new office in Kampmann
building is well equipped, and care
full messengers and expert operators
will take good care of all messages
entrusted to them for transmission.
This company, like the sound along
which it runs and which it serves, in
ferior in nothing and i'm everything
ready to serve its patrons.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-30
AM M USEM ENTS.

Abbott and Little Lord Fauntleroy.
The Abbott Company played to the
largest matinee ever in the Grand
opera house Saturday afternoon.
Early in the day all seats were sold,
and an additional lot of so chairs
were put i'm and sold and standing
room only was then the order. "Rose
of CASTLE, the opera given is the best
in the Abbott repertory and all who
heard 1t were at once charmed and
delighted. Another crowded au-
dience greeted" Yoemen ofthe Guard
at the night performance. The opera
is not as good as Mikado, Pinafore
or other operas of the Gilbert
Sullivan school, though it Is full Of
the peculiar movement Of all these
operas, particularly of Pinafore and
Mikado. The members of the compa-
ny got all out of it there was in 1T,
however, and Miss Abbott's Last
Rose of Summer" greatly helped 1t to
its success. The Abbott engagement
as che and her manager, Mr.. Pratt,
acknowledge, is the most successful
they have had in the state at any
time. They were surprised and de-
lighted at their reception. Crowded
houses have greeted them at each
performance, and they have pleased
every body, even the critics.
Last night the famous story OF
Little Lord Faunrleroy" was pro-
duced at the Grand. 1t is like read
ing the book which Mrs. Francis
H0dgson Burnett has written so clev-
erly, to listen to the dramatization.
The first act is dull and prosy as the
book, but two and three make up for
this slowness and every one was de-
lighted at the finale. At times the
emotional parts were so natural, so
appealing, sympathetic, that many
in the audience were moved to tears.
The company is we'll balanced.
MIR. Haswin as the earl, simply
coming out of the book to appear
on the stage. Mr.. Peakes, as the
lawyer, and Miss Rossmore, as the
adventures, also gave satisfaction,
and the title role, by Little Flossie
Ethel, carried the audience by storm
and was great triumph.
The play is being repeated at matt
nee and will be given again tonight,
tomorrow matinee and tomorrow
night.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-30
SpIendidly Organized Thieves.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. 30
What amounts to a panic, exists
among farmers OF Davidson and
adjoining counties in Middle Tennes-
see. A splendidly org anized band OF
horse thieves has been operating
there for months, without let or him
drance. 1t is estimated that within
the last six weeks, two hundred
horses have been stolen and run into
Kentucky Businesses and where it is
next to impossible to follow them or
the thieves. Not one of these animals
has been recovered. It is supposed
the thieves have q regular under
ground route into Cincinnati where
the stolen horses are sold.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-30
Appeal From Kansas Sufferers.

WICHITA, December 30.-An appeal
for aid comes from the people of
Sherman county in the western part
of the state. The cold snap
which prevailed in this section
Saturday seems to have developed
into a blizzard out west and any
where from foot to three feet OF
snow now covers the ground. The
appeal has created no surprise as it
was expected with the first severe
weather. 1t was known that settlers
on. the treeless prairies were unpre-
pared for winter, their houses for
most part are mere shells and crops
in many cases have been failures.
Many of these settlers live fifty miles
from the railroad, and should the
snow continue to fall, 1t would be i'm
possible to reach them with any
heavy freight.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-30
A Building Collapsed.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 30.-The academy
of music in course of erection on Four.
teenth and Washington Avenue, fellin
a heap at 1890 this morning, burying
several workmen. The building had
gone up as far as the third story.
Fifty workmen were on the building
a numb OF whom are reported miss
ing and the firemen were set to work
searching the ruins. This, however,
revealed but one wounded man, Will
liam Litford, who has rib broken
and is somewhat bruised. Nobody
was killed. The building is a mass
OF rubbish.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-30
Monkeyed With a Crack Shot.


ST. LOUIS, Dec. 30.-Word comes
from the Indian Territory that two
notorious Indian desperadoes named
Red Lindall and Choctaw Pete, heav-
lily loaded with "tangle foot" took
possession of the town of Tishwawa,
Christmas day and carried things
with a high hand; after completely
terrorizing the citizens and nearly
killing the town marshal, when he
attempted to arrest them. They emp.
tied drug store and tried to ride
their horses into hotel. At this
juncture a well armed stranger rode
up to the hotel and dismounted. The
outlaws ordered him away and cut
the halter Of his horse. The
stranger demonstrated, whereupon
Ch6etaw Pete covered him with
his revolver and ordered Lindell to
disarm him. AS Lindell approached,
the stranger shot him through the
heart. A duel then occurred between
Pete and the stranger and Pete was
shot through the head and killed.
Thesstranger offered to surrender but
the citizens felt more like giving him
a vote of thanks and after eating his
dinner he leisurely rode away. He
was supposed to be Winchester
Frank, the crack shot and renowned
scout.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-30
Their Thanks.

CITY HOSPITAL,
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. 90, 1889.
Editor LIGHT.
Dear Sir:-Please accept our thanks.
for the daily gift of the LIGHT; it's
radiance has dispelled the gloom of
many lonely hour and its daily ad--
vent in our midst is looked for with,
pleasurable authorization. We also.
take this occasion to thank our physi-
cian-in-chief, DIR. Braunagel, and also,
the good sisters in charge of the hos
pital for their kind care and attention.
Wishing you Happy New Year,
We are
THE PATIENTS, CITY HOSPITAL.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-30
Bold Burglary.

Burglars broke In one of the rear
doors of the Progress" saloon last
night between and o'clock by re-
moving pane of glass, after which
door. Mr.. G. A. Schmicker, the pro-
prletor. was sleeping on a cot within
fifteen feet of the door but was not
awakened. The robbers only secured
thirty-two dollars, which W ere lying
on the shelf, fortunately, or unfortu-
nately for them, overlooking a cigar
box in the locker underneath the
shelf, which had over two hundred
dollars In it. Mr.. Schmicker thinks
the next time they come they won't
find him sleeping quite so soundly.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-30
The Much LIbeIied ParnslI.

DUBLIN, December 30.-Mr. Parnell
has written letter to the Freeman's
Journal in which he says he has re-
ceived no notice of having been made
respondent in the suit brought by
Capt. O'Shea against his wife for di-
vorce. Parnell also says that since
1880 he resided at Captain OShea's
house at Eltham. He was frequently
there when Captain O'Shea was alb
sent. but the latter was cognizant of
his being there. He declares that Mr..
Houston, secretary of the Loyal and
Patriotic Union, Instigated Captain
O'Shea to institute proceedings for di-
vorce in order to diminish damages
which may be awarded Parnell in his
libel suit against the Times.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-30
State News Condensed.

Deer and small game are aDunuant
this season at San Diego.
Emigrants, fifteen families strong,
have camped near San Diego.
The Bellville opera house has been
formally opened.
The $40, 900 opera house for Eagle
Pass will soon materialize.
There are some bad cases of catarrh-
al fever at Dallas.
Everybody will slaughter their hogs
now the norther has come.
The Castroville Casino club applies
for charter.
The city council of FL Paso licenses
gambling.
Some Utopia people have gone up
the river OH a bear hunt.
The Odd Fellows have moved INTO
their new hall at Uvalde.
The railroads entering Laredo are
short of cars.
Alta church festival Is miles north
of Paris, darkey cut up his brother.
Huntsville girls raised the sum of
81 81 .35 tor the confederate home.
The lumber export business is very
active at Sabine Pass.
Houston is the city of footpads;
during forty-eight hours there were
six "hold-ups" of the citizens.
The Colmesneil military company
has gone to Angelina county to sup
press riot.
A lad who was hunting at Paris
had one ear cut off and his skull IN
iurad nv hia Uun aXDlO0in0.
W. Weeks, arrested at Austin
for embezzling asylum funds, gives
1900 bond,
Little Ira Crawford, of Pleasanton,
died from an accidental shot while OIL
hunt with young comrades.
On Christmas day the residence of
Mr.. Cline at Flatonia was destroyed
by fire.
James A. Smith, a young lawyer OF
Mangum, was accidently shot through
the heart by Walter Farmer.
An extensive prairie fire is raging
east and west of Fort Worth. The
loss is already very large.
The foundations of the corn and
grist mill and the cotton gin and mill
are commenced at Laredo.
Beaver trappers along the Concho
are making quite harvestnow. The
skins sell at IS apiece.
Some bad boys wilfully damaged
with fireworks, confectionery store
at San Angelo.
The Eagle Pass club gave a formal
reception at their elegant club rooms
a few nights ago.
The contract for constructing the
vault of the First National bank Of
Bellville is let.
The Chatterbox Chatauqua is
Flatonia organization of children from
to II years of age. They gave an
entertainment and Melted $50 for the
Confederate home.
Mr.. p. A. Commander who was shot
at Willis by Geo. Abbott who was
under an attack of mental alteration,
has died.
John Horribly, new superintendent
of the Fort Worth & Rio Grande rail-
road, will on January 1st succeed Cap
tain Paddock as presidept of that road.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-30
State Art Association,

The fishing pool party for the ben
eft of the State Art association comes
off at the residence of f. r. Lane,
Laurel Heights, this evening Ali
proceeds 60 to the funds of the associ-
alton. A good attendance and plenty
Of bait are desired by the ladies hav-
ing the entertainment in charge.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-30

THE woman has forged her way to
the front in the Royal Academy,
England. The first two prizes for
landscapes were taken by women
and woman captured the ESQ prize
for water color. Verify great is the
woman of tho nineteenth century.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-30
Selling Tickets for Heaven.

A would-be wag who applied to Mr..
Mullaly at the opera house box office
window, last night, for gallery seat.
said: "How far up you got? want
to get as near heaven as can"
"Get those tickets around at the
other window" blaDdly replied Mr..
Mullaly, as he waved his hand toward
the peanut gallery window.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-30
Missionaries Murdered.

PARIS, December 3O.-Intelligence
has been here from Obock, a French
settlement on Lajurah bay, on the east
coast of Africa, that two French mis-
sionaries who were travelling from
Zellah to Harrar, under escorC of
eight Greeks, were attacked by ma
tives and the whole party murdered.