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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09

ALI right together. noticed one OF the Gie-
pbants-'Nero,' he was called, not the famous
Nero, but an elephant that was lost in a
steamboat fire afterward - commence to
swing his trunk. Well, that's just as common
with elephants as it is for a dog to wag his
tail, but with this one it always meant that
he was sore about something-he only did it
when he was cross.
81 was just goin' to speak to Mike and tell
him to look out, but before ] could say any
thing Nero caught the nigh lead OK round the
neck with his trunk and downed him as easy
as if it was a peanut boy. never was so
dumfounded in my life. 1t seemed as if the
big beast knew he was being made game Of
when the OK team did his work. Mike yelled
at him just in time to keep him from tramplin'
the steer The farmer was as white as your
Shirt-the worst scared man ever saw. But
the steer picked himself up, looked around,
shook himself for minute, and then charged.
He caught Nero in the knee and horned off a
piece of skin as big as hat.
Il got ready TO make myself scarce, calcu-
latin on a general scrimmage, but Nero took
it as quiet as could DO. He was bluffed out
as fair as anything you ever saw. The steer
turned to have another go at him, and Nero
turned tail and went lumberin' through the
mud, splashin' the saplings at the side of the
road to the top.
81 never saw anybody as pleased as that
old farmer in all my fe"-San Francisco
Examiner
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
Potomac Duck Hunters.

The ordinary shotgun, however perfect it
may be, is altogether too tame and inetrect-
i've a weapon for the professional Potomac
duck hunter He must have something that
mows down the game like machine. He
generally uses what he calls big gun the
barrel Of which is from ten to fifteen feet
long, and which carries pound and a half
of shot and a half pound of powder. This
engine of destruction is placed OH sort of
pivot or rest in the bow of boat or skilf,
with the muzzle extending overheard and
the butt resting against a packing of rags or
something similar in the bottom of the craft.
The man who uses it lies fat in the bottom
and approaches the ducks by means of what
is called a creeping paddle" which is very
short and is worked by hand stretched over
the side of the boat
When point has been reached sufficiently
near the ducks some movement is made to
brighten them, and as they rise in great 6ut
tering black clouds the big gun" is fired into
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09

"When a Princeton man was sick, ;" said a
graduate the other day at the University
club, "olI Dr. McCoSh would call and sec
him at his quarters to see if anything could
be done for him. Horace Porter, of the class
of 81, was i'll one day, and while he was
stretched out on his steamer chair wondering
how long it would be before he would be
able to get out on the campus, there was a
knock on the door. Whose thereP asked
Porter It's me, Dr. McCOsh,' was the an
swer in hard Scotch tongue Thinking it
was one of his fellow students, Porter re-
torted, having his Lindley Murray in mind,
You're liar If it were DR.. McCosh he
would say 1t is l. As soon as the retort was
made Porter heard feet scufiiing down the
corridor. He went to the door, opened it,
and looking down in the direction which the
stumbling walker had taken, he saw the back
of the tall, stopped form of DR.. McCOsh dis
appearing. DR.. McCosh pe> IT referred to the
incident afterward, and young Porter, who
is son of Gen Horace Porter, of New York
city, did not repeat the story until he had re-
ceived his sheepskin "-Cincinnati CONNER
cial Gazette.
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WOMEN JOURNALISTS
Mrs. Leslie Works in Close Fitting Gar
ments-Some of the Others.

$1,000
nirs' Leslie "orhs Il" 'i"se f''i"s
ments-Some OF the others.
1t is mystery to the profession of women
journalists how Mrs Frank Leslie ever man
ages to get through her work dressed as
she always is in her office When man has
a special piece of writing on hand he throws
his coat off, run his feet in pair of old shoes
or loose slippers, opens his vest and buckles
down to his desk with his arms spread over
half the desk room Ella Wheeler Wilcox
put on a Rccamicr gown that goes over jer-
sny and belts under the arms, does her feet
up in cork sandals. lies back in a big willow
rocker, and writes with her copy paper
thumbscrewcd to thirty-two inch blOtting
pad.
Mrs. John Sherwood goes to the top of her
house, where her study is located, wraps Der
self in a blanket robe of blue and custard
wool. and, seated before q gas log, she die
tatcS to her stenographcr a syndicate letter
in an hour
Mary Mapcs Dodge. Of the ST Nicholas
magazine, wears a loose suit planned after u
BRIGHTON bathing suit that fits like an old
habit, and in which she confeSscs to accom-
plisa an ocean Of work.
Even Hattie Hubbard AVER has her long
half fitting princess with Fedora that per
mits an absence Of corscta or reeds, and thus
robWl she gets through as much work as any
ten women of ordinary industry i'll the field of
labor But Mrs. Leslie prefers to sit at her
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
Only eight counties in Kansas are now
withou, railroads Five Of them are in tn
extreme southwestern part of the state.
LIVING ON SUPERSTITION.
People Who Support SOothsayers. Fortune
Tellers and Astrologers.

There are in this, as there are in oil large
cities, individuals who live because Of the
superstitious of others. The fortune tellerS. "
"astrologers," "Clairvoyants" and 'soOth
savers" flourish the year round. 1t would be
a surprise if the list of people who visit theSe
places should become known They are not
ignorant victims all of them, either, but men
and women of bright minds and great intelli-
gence But from servant girls, many of
whom are ignorant, the fortune tellers reap a
harvest, and much of their scanty earnings
go to the "soothsayer's' purse in exchange
for few words of comforting rubbish that a
schoolboy could chatter as well.
On Blank street stands certain little frame
house 1t is old and weather beaten, and a
window with vari-colOred glass would make
it an object of curiosity 1t does not look like
place where uncanny spirits abide neither
does it have supernatural appearance. Jut-
ting out from above the door is sign: Mad
am Blank, Astrologist and Fortune Teller
Gives satisfaction" Resting against the side
of the house is another sign, worn and old,
which informs the passer by that the madam
is a fortune teller, who works charts Of luck
and brings back absent friends.
A reporters ring at the door brought
woman about thirty-tive years Old witt
raven hair and black piercing eyes She was
well dressed, and informed the visitor with
a slight French accent that she was the
madam. Two middle aged and well dressed
ladies' were in the room, and the reporter
was ushered into back room to wait until
the madam had read the fortunes OF the two
ladies He did not have long to wait, and
soon he was within the Inner Temple OF the
AStrologers Home" 1t was very plainly
furnished, few chairs, bureau, a dresser
an ordinary stove, stand and bed com
priSed the furniture
There was a marked absence Of the charts
tokens and symbols usually found in such
places A great, yellow eyed cat stood
SlipkinG in one corner and a, Newfoundland
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Beware

them, notwithstanding many"dozens The
r+b, und of these gurs is SO great that they
sometimes throw the skiff back forty feet and
even sometimes sink it. The force of the re-
bound is caught by the packing in the bot
tom of the boat, and, as may be imagined,
not against the shoulder of the man who fires
it. Another device of similar character,
practiced by Potomac market hunters, is to
arrange from seven TO ten old muSket barrels
on tie edge of a boat and have the triggers
of all of them connected bya string, which,
when pulled, explodes the entire set. In this
way as many as 200 ducks have been killed at
one fire, many of them canvas backs.-Wasb.
ington Post.
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Mrs Mary Dahte
MIDWIFE
Cor. 10th street and avenue B, will
attend promptly to all calls. Charges
reasonable. 331m
Sound Legal Opinion.

E. Bainbridge, Munday Esq, county attOr-
ncy. Clay county, Texas, says: Have used
Electric BitterS with most happy results
My brother also was very low with malara
fever and jaundice, but was cured by timely
use of this medicine. Am satsncd Elect ic
Bittcrs saved his life"
Mr. ID. |. WlcOXsOn, of Horse Cave. Ky.
adds a like testimony. saying: He positively
bel ewes he would have died, had it not been
for Electric Bittcrs.
This great remedy will ward off. as well as
cure all malarial diseases, and for all kidney
liver and stomach disorders stands I'M
eQualed. Price soc and - at
DRESS, THOMPSON& COS. store
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LES.

David Kearse, of Colorado CITY Texas, suf-
fered many years from piles; had Them cut
out and burned out, and yet was not cured.
DIR. Prentice cured him IN one treatment, and
removed the cause four years ago and they
have never returned.
A representative of the LIGHT yesterday
bad the pleasure of meeting Mr.. i. +. Adj
dOms, prominent banker OF Cheyenne, wy
Oming Territory. Mr.. AddOms came here for
the purpose of being treated by Dr. c. NJ. C.
Prentice, at the MCngcr hotel The operation
was successful one in every respect, demon
strating the wisdom of the patient in taking
so long journey to be treated by an eminent
specialist.-LTGHT, February 26th.
Mr.. AddOms had for long Lime been
troubled with a bad case of Piles. and had
been treateu by some of the best eastern
physicians without being benefited. Governor
Warren. of WyOmi"g, having been success
fully treated by DR.. Prentice year ago,
recommended Mr., AGdOms to try the Doctors
treatment, and in spite of the o. jectiOns of
home phN siCians and friends, MIR. AddOms
took the trip OF eleven hundred miles to be
treated DR.. Prentice. He has been cured,
and has returcd home happy man.
Judge NJ. ID Priests little daughter, Robbie,
OF Fort Worth, Texas. after being cross eyed
many years, was made as handsome as
Spanish beauty by DR.. Prentice strengthening
her cross eye in less than one minute. This
was only one case of cross eyes in hundred
that DR.. Prentice made perfect eyes, where
before they were badly crossed,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
How She Rejected Him.

He proposed on the way home from church
with Buffalo girl one Sunday evening She
was too young to marry, and did not want
him anyway. But she said yes" with the
stipulation that he should get her fathers
consent The young man was happy until he
discovered the next day that his adored one's
father had been dead for several years. He
has removed to another city.-Butfalo News
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There, little girl; don't cry!
They have broken YOUR doll. I know

There little girl; don't cry!
They have broken your doll, know;
And your tea set blue,
And your play house, too,
Are things of the long ago;
But childish troubles will soon pass by,
There! little girl; don't cryl
There! little girl; don't cry!
They have broken your slate, know;
And the glad wild ways
OF your school girl days
Are things of long ago;
But life and love will soon come by,
Therel little girl; don't cryi
There! little girl; don't cryl
They have broken your heart, know;
And the rainbow CLEANS
OF your youthful dreams
Are things of the long ago;
But heaven holds all for which you sigh.
There little girl; don't cry
James Whitcomb Riley.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
PILES, F1ssuRE, 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 Brin 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, 1889-03-09
Their Business Booming.

Probably no one thing has caused such
general revival of trade at Dreiss Thorn psOn
& Co.'s drug store rs their giving away to
their customers of so many free bottles of DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption
Their trade is simply enormous in his very
valuable article from the fact that it always
cures and never diSaUpOints. Coughs, Colds
Asthma, Bronchitis, Group, and all throat
diseases quickly cured. You can test it be-
fore buying by getting a trial bottle free,
large size 81 Every bottle warranted.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
A Horse in the House.

The Rev. DR. William NJ. Taylor of New
York, has in his study chair which he uses
instead of riding horseback. 1t is moved by
working two handles, and gives the rider or
the sitter about the same motion as that of a
gaIloping horse, only a little more violent.
DR. Taylor finds the exercise Of this chair
very beneficial after a long pull at his desk.
A LIFE LESSON.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09

THE EYE, EAR AND CATARRH.
PILES.

Mr.. ,. .Pue, 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 DR.. Prentice
short time ago, and in one treatment was
cured.
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PILES.
To whom Il may concern.

TO Whom It may CONCERN:
After all other treatments have failed have
used DR.. Prentice's for plies and find it a per-
1eLt 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. c. ANDERSON, st. Louis Mo.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
PILES.

President BrinkerhOof, of Plymouth Ma
tional Bank, Plymouth, was cured OF tern.
BILE case of piles ten years ago, and they have
never returned.
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Cataract

Mr.. l. J. II. Foster, Of Crawford Miss, was
totally blind for several years with cataract.
His eye was operated on by an eminent Ocu-
list of New Orleans. After several weeks of
fearful suff' ring his eye run out. The doctor
then said he did not believe il could be done
successfully under the existing conditions of
Mr.. Fosters system. But afterward DR.. Prem
ticc operated under precisely the same COndi-
tons and gave Mr. Foster sight Mr.. L. J. II
Fosters address is Crawford. Miss.
Judge j. NJ. Lindsey, of Gainesville, Texas.
Mr.. Lindsey is a man well and favOrably
known in Texas. He was under DR.. Prentice's
care four years ago and says in the conclusion
of a letter recently written DR.. Prentice:
Your treatment has been O. great service to
me, and I can but feel kindly toward you.
Will be glad to hear from you at any time"
Yours Truly. J. NJ. LINDSEY.
The following letter from one of the
appointments of President Cleveland will give
some idea of the value OF DR. Prentices new
SYSTEM
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
A. b. CARLTON,
Chairman Utah Commission.

Dr. Prent'ce's system of examining eyes his
own inventiOnI has been intro nee into some
of the largest hospitals of Europe. and is en-
lists Of America By this method eyes are
relieved of ali strain, and fitted so peri city,
that they regain much of their lost strength.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-09
JUDGE CARTOONS LETTER,


DEAR DOCTOR:-Before leaving for the east
wish to express my appreciation of your
treatment of a complicated case of the eyes. ]
have tried for several years to get far-seeing
glasses, and he'd concluded that | could get
none that would be OF any benefit to me. But
after saw the wonderful benefit of your sys-
TEN, take pleasure in saying that the glasses
furnished by you have restored my vision
both for reading and far-seetng to the same
condition as in my bOyhoOd. | resolved to
have you 'urnish me glasses after witnessed
your system to a beautiful young lady OF six
teen years, from Summit county, afflicted
with complicated condition of the eyesight.
She told me she had never been able to disttn-
guish ones face at a d distance of six feet. With
DR.. Prentice's glasses she could see rs well as
any one. As she looked up and down the
street, and for the frst time in her life saw
the distant mountain top, she was greatly de-
lighted. and inquired with childish III
"DO other people see this wHyT 1t emed
that new world was opened to ner view, as
novel and beautiful as "Edcn's rosy bowers"
appeared to our first parents Yours truly,
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1889-03-28
q rerriele Misfortune.

IL is u calamity of the direst kind to feel
that one physical energies are failing
in the prime IF .ife-to feel more nerve
less. more helpless. more dispirited.
weaker every day. Yet this is the I'M
happy lot of hundreds who surround us.
A source of renewed strength which
science approves, in behalf of which null
titudes of the debilitatcd have and are
every day testiiyIng, and which. in count
less instances. has buiit up constitutions
Slapped by weakness and iuiirmity and
long unidentified by other means. surely
commend- itself To all who need tonic
Hosteiter's Stomach bitters is such
meiicine-pure. botanic. soothing to the
nerves promotive of digestion and and a
fertilizer OF thc blood Dyspepsia and
nervousness fist cause. the second
a consequence Of lack of stamina-de-
part when "a course Of the bitters is tried
Al forms of malariai diseases. rheuma-
tism. kidney and bladder trouble, consti-
patton and biliousncss are annihilated by
this standard family medicine.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1889-03-28
Royal EchoS.

Rain, rain, the 2lst and 22nd, and the wheat j.
growing rapidly and the cats is fourishing 700.
The farmers is blowing for corn.
There was a social party at the residence of P.
X. Hobble, Thursday of last week.
We are sorry to hear that Hay Seed has de
cined to shove the pencil for Belle Precinct in
the future,
Amos Rains beats Gorien Finlay's time two to
one last Tuesday evening. How il MINI:
j. d. Rohr took advantage of the beautiful
roads Wednesday, and walsel to Dodge City.
Warren Lierle writes that he and Nellie Hill
Kansas.
james Jimson's Jew elry, purchased from an
eastern firm. arrived all o. K. Mr. Unison now
sports some elegant jewelry.
Mr.. Editor, please accept our thanks on y0ur
behalf. in showing up the commissioners The
farmers with you.
Messrs. Geo. Potter and Bert Merrill attended
''lo0) g-rolling" near Speareville, sunday eve
ening. They say that the boys became pretty wei
laugered.
Charlie Thome acted as substitute for II. D.
Connaway, Tuesday evening, at the party.
Mrs. Hatch, accompanied by her daughter Ida
and son James, who have been visiting Ar. and
Mrs }. n. Combs, departed "Wednesday of last
week for their home hear Fort Collins, Colorado.
Messrs. John Lierle, James Unison ara Add
Llerle, were visiting at the residence u Peter
Sprague, in Gray county, last sunday
GANBETrA
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1889-03-28

Mr.. Editor, will try to keep you posted on the
news from this place.
Farmers through sowing oat-.
Mr.. 5. Burson and Mr.. Smith, of Ford City, was
out visiting this way Sunday.
school closes here next Friday. Miss Belle
Prchard, the teacher, has given entire satIsfac-
ton.
Ed. Winans is back from Missouri TO stay, ana
more a coming.
Mr.. Thompson, of New York. Is here looking
for land TO locate 4 colony.
James Pendeton ard 6. DorSett Is helping
10 start Masonic lodge Bucklin. It is the right
place, for all go there to trade when We can't
20 TO Dodge.
We will wager new hat that Sodyiie township
has more acres of nice wheat than any other in
the county.
Nor,
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BERT
Bloom Items.
More anol

Crown Point school, district No D. closed sat
urday. % inst.
Bloom school oper ed last week with Mr.. y. D
Wall teacher.
\ Sabbath school was organized at Bloom the
2i,h, and Will be held at II q. m, each sabbath.
All are cordially invited to attend
W. II. straney, formerly of this place, Is nov a
citizen Of Albany, Oregon.
Mr.. Bert and Oscar Hill. have been hunting
their team of mules which got away from item,
and last accounts they had not found the MUILs.
Bloom has more inhabitants living in it ROW
than at any previous time.
Wanted Some one to open up a good general
store in Bloom.
Wanted: A good blacksmith.
Wanted Some more enterprising farmers wto
will roll up their sleeves, and help show what
Ford county soil will produce.
Notice: It's time to hide Easter eggs.
Mrs. JEFF. Vandersice is again living in her own
home, At Bloom.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1889-03-28
Pleasant Hill.

Rumor says thhere will De a wedding in oGr
neighborhooi soon. and rumor always knows.
Our teacher says he is pleased TO get one-thiri
Of his pay. even. Never mind Charley, You VIII
have something coming.
Our good people are trying 10 organic q
union class. for the salvation of souls and the
spread of holiness. This i a move in the right
direction, we hope Others will do likewise.
Mrs. Starks and family arrived safe in Washing
ton Territory, cor ". state.) They started from
Dodge on Sunday night and arrived At fac"lna'
Washington Territory, Saturday night. having
Travelled sixteen hundred miles, and having pass
through thirty-six tunnels.
II would have done You good 10 seed. ID. Browns
hogs curl their caudal appendage when they learn
ed that Teacher Browns school would be ont in :
few days. and that then the buckets full Of milk
would find their way to the trough, instead OF 10
the Brown and Wilkinson castle.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1889-03-28
College Items.

\ mistake was made in announcing las;
week the time Of opening of the next
term. Ii = the Pad Of April not the 3r,!.
Tuesday april I'd.
Let all be promptly on time. and strive
from the very first hour 70 make our last
term me iiosl pi'h'a'ie 20 an
In the last days work in The classes.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1889-03-28
The Corne. Grocery.

On next Wednesday evening ut Kelly's
opera house. The Corner Grocery" will
be presented by a company of IS people,
who carry a fall band and orchestra
In speaking Of this company the New
York News. saws.
The Corner Grocery has made the big
gist kind Of a nj. al Tony Pastor. Thea
tire. The best evidence of the hit is in
the fact that hundreds of persons were
turned away from the doors of the thea
ire every evening last week. Those who
were So fortunate us to get in screamed
with delight during the tive hours and a
half which it took "a show the dolnSs of
the bad hoy and the tribUlations of his
father Michael Nolan. The play will
probably run all summer
Stoves, Stoves, Stoves. At thesec-
ond hand store. Il